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All In (2024)

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All In
Promotional poster featuring various AEW wrestlers
PromotionAll Elite Wrestling
DateAugust 25, 2024
CityLondon, England
VenueWembley Stadium
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The 2024 All In, also promoted as All In London at Wembley Stadium or simply All In London, is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It will be the second annual All In by AEW, and third All In overall. The event will take place on August 25, 2024, at Wembley Stadium in London, England, coinciding with the United Kingdom's August Bank Holiday weekend.

Production

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Background

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The event will be held at Wembley Stadium in London, England for a second consecutive year.

All In was first held as an independent professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event in September 2018, and was produced by members of The Elite in association with Ring of Honor (ROH), which retained the rights to All In.[1][2] The event inspired the formation of the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in January 2019,[3] and after AEW president Tony Khan purchased ROH in March 2022,[4] AEW revived All In as their first-ever PPV event held in the United Kingdom, which took place during the 2023 August Bank Holiday weekend at Wembley Stadium in London, England.[5] At the conclusion of the 2023 event, AEW announced that All In would return to Wembley Stadium on August 25, 2024.[6] Tickets went on sale on December 1, 2023.[7]

Storylines

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All In London at Wembley Stadium will feature professional wrestling matches that are the result of pre-existing feuds and storylines, with results being predetermined by AEW's writers. Storylines are produced on AEW's weekly television programs, Dynamite, Collision, and Rampage, and the YouTube series Being The Dark Order.[8]

The Owen Hart Cup is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by AEW – in partnership with The Owen Hart Foundation – in honor of Owen Hart. It consists of two single-elimination tournaments, one each for men and women, and the respective winners receive a trophy called "The Owen" as well as a commemorative championship belt. During Double or Nothing on May 26, AEW owner Tony Khan and Hart's widow Martha announced that the 2024 cup winners would also earn a world championship match at All In.[9] Both tournament finals occurred on the July 10 episode of Dynamite, in Hart's hometown of Calgary, Alberta.[10]

The women's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament was won by Mariah May.[10] After losing the AEW Women's World Championship at Dynamite 200 in August 2023, Toni Storm underwent a shift in character; her new persona was that of a paranoid Golden Age of Hollywood starlet, similar to the character of Norma Desmond in the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard.[11] Storm would take on the epithet of "Timeless" Toni Storm starting in October 2023, and would be accompanied by her "butler" Luther, who was portraying a similar role to that of Sunset Boulevard's Max von Mayerling, with Toni being billed from Stage 7 at Warner Bros. Studios. In November, World Wonder Ring Stardom wrestler Mariah May debuted as a "superfan" of Storm; while initially dismissive of May, Storm later took May on as her "understudy", and Storm regained the women's championship at Full Gear that month.[12] Subsequently at Revolution in March 2024, May took on Storm's old "rockstar" gimmick.[13] Throughout the following months, Storm and May's relationship developed romantic overtones, and as a gift, Storm entered May into the Owen Hart Cup: May would defeat 2023 winner Willow Nightingale in the tournament final to earn a match against Storm for the AEW Women's World Championship at All In. After the match, May turned on Storm, hitting her with the Owen Hart Cup championship belt and bloodying her in the process;[10] this explicitly aligned May's persona to the character of Eve Harrington in the 1950 film All About Eve, whose primary ambition in the film was to supplant Margo Channing – another inspiration for Storm's character – as a Hollywood star.[14]

The men's tournament was won by Bryan Danielson.[10] Danielson, who made his AEW debut at the 2021 edition of All Out, most recently challenged for the AEW World Championship at Revolution in 2023; he was unsuccessful in the bout with then-champion MJF, who defeated Danielson 4–3 in an iron man match which lasted 65 minutes.[15] In a backstage interview on the following Dynamite after the match, Danielson teased a possible retirement storyline; he said his match with MJF made him realise he was putting wrestling ahead of his family.[16] On the September 9, 2023 episode of Collision, Danielson confirmed that 2024 would be his last year as a full-time wrestler.[17] Throughout the following year, Danielson would suffer a losing streak in marquee matches, which included losing the 2023 Continental Classic semi-final to eventual winner Eddie Kingston, losses in high-profile singles matches against Kazuchika Okada at Wrestle Kingdom and Will Ospreay at Dynasty, and being on the losing team in the Anarchy in the Arena match at Double or Nothing. As a result, Danielson was the first wrestler to declare for the 2024 Owen Hart Cup, on the June 6 Dynamite, and vowed to "go out on top".[18] Danielson would then go on to win the Owen Hart Cup, defeating "Hangman" Adam Page – who was himself seeking vengeance against his rival, world champion Swerve Strickland – in the tournament final.[10]

Matches

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No.Matches*Stipulations
1MJF (c) vs. Will OspreaySingles match for the AEW International Championship
2"Timeless" Toni Storm (c) (with Luther) vs. "The Glamour" Mariah MaySingles match for the AEW Women's World Championship[19]
3Swerve Strickland (c) (with Prince Nana) vs. Bryan DanielsonSingles match for the AEW World Championship[20]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change

References

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  1. ^ Howard, Brandon (May 12, 2018). "7 things to know about 'All In' – the huge indie wrestling show coming to the Chicago area". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  2. ^ Radican, Sean (January 20, 2019). "AEW/ROH News: Who owns All In footage, what will happen to the footage in the future". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Currier, Joseph (January 1, 2019). "All Elite Wrestling and Double or Nothing officially announced". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  4. ^ Raimondi, Marc (March 2, 2022). "Tony Khan, AEW CEO and son of Jaguars owner, acquires wrestling promotion Ring of Honor". ESPN. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  5. ^ Russell, Skylar (April 5, 2023). "AEW Bringing Back All In Event For United Kingdom Debut In August 2023". Fightful. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  6. ^ Nason, Josh (August 27, 2023). "AEW All In returning to London's Wembley Stadium in 2024". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  7. ^ Thomas, Jeremy (November 1, 2023). "Tony Khan Announces Ticket Sale Date For AEW All In 2024". 411Mania. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  8. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  9. ^ Thomas, Jeremy (May 26, 2024). "Winners Of 2024 Owen Hart Cup To Get World Title Shots at AEW All In". 411Mania. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d e Powell, Jason (July 10, 2024). "AEW Dynamite results (7/10): Powell's live review of Bryan Danielson vs. Hangman Page and Willow Nightingale vs. Mariah May in the finals of the Owen Hart Cup tournaments". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  11. ^ Tessier, Colin (June 12, 2024). "Tony Khan Took Inspiration From 'All About Eve' And 'Sunset Boulevard' For 'Timeless' Toni Storm, They Changed The Course Of AEW". Fightful. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  12. ^ Powell, Jason (November 18, 2023). "AEW Full Gear results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Jay White for the AEW World Championship, Hikaru Shida vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page in a Texas Death Match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on November 19, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  13. ^ Powell, Jason (March 3, 2024). "AEW Revolution results: Powell's live review of Sting and Darby Allin vs. The Young Bucks for the AEW Tag Titles in Sting's final match, Samoa Joe vs. Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page for the AEW World Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  14. ^ "Tony Khan Details the Rise of Mariah May in AEW". Wrestling On Fannation. 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  15. ^ "AEW Revolution live results: MJF vs. Bryan Danielson Iron Man match". F4W/WON. 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  16. ^ "Bryan Danielson Says It's 'Time To Go Home' After AEW Revolution Loss". 411Mania. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  17. ^ Barrasso, Justin (2023-09-10). "Bryan Danielson Makes Announcement about His Future". Sports Illustrated Wrestling News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  18. ^ "Bryan Danielson To Enter Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, 'I'm Going Out On Top' | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  19. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (July 10, 2024). "Mariah May Turns On Toni Storm After Winning Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament, Will Face Storm At AEW All In". Fightful. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  20. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (July 10, 2024). "Bryan Danielson To Challenge For AEW World Title At AEW All In, Wins 2024 Men's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament". Fightful. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
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