On Saturday night, Chicago emerged as the epicenter of professional wrestling, both AEW All out! and WWE x AAA Worlds Collide runs through the area. By: Fightful Select’s latest reportthe last show was organized specifically to influence All Out’s ticket sales. To the surprise of WWE officials, however, All Out still sold out crowd.
“I was kind of surprised they would say that because we’ve done very, very well,” said AEW CEO Tony Khan. All Out Post-show Media scrumreferring to the report. “AEW is having an incredible year. We were Sports Illustrated’s Pro Wrestling Ad of the Year. Why would they be surprised that we would sell out? We’ve sold out this arena many times and AEW is having a fantastic year. I think anyone who underestimates AEW would be wrong. If AEW ever succeeds and AEW continues to succeed. carpet, every time we get up and fight.”
From start to finish, Khan believes that All Out turned out to be an “amazing event”. The respective show opened with a singles match between Jack Perry and Katsuyori Shibata, before former AEW World Champion Samoa Joe made his return. Later in the main event, Will Osprey successfully defended the AEW World Championship against John Moxley.
“We’re having a great year in 2026 and we’ve had a great year in 2025,” Khan added. “I think this year was better.
AEW All Out emanated from the NOW Arena on a live pay-per-view. WWE x AAA Worlds Collide, meanwhile, ran as a live event from the Allstate Arena, but is scheduled to air on YouTube this Wednesday night.
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