About AEW WrestleDream 2025
AEW WrestleDream is a pay-per-view (PPV) event organized by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The first event took place on the first anniversary of the passing of Antonio Inoki. WrestleDream is held in honor of Inoki. He was the founder of New Japan Pro-Wrestling and, to quote AEW’s CEO Tony Khan, “wrestling’s greatest dreamer”.
The third edition AEW WrestleDream event will take place on October 18, 2025, at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri.
| Event Name | AEW WrestleDream |
| Date | October 18, 2025 |
| Stadium | Chaifetz Arena |
| Location | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Stadium Capacity | ~10,600 Fans |
| Main Event | TBD |
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AEW WrestleDream 2025 Match Card
Matches
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||||||
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| 1P | FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) (with Stokely) vs. JetSpeed ("Speedball" Mike Bailey and Kevin Knight) | Tag team match | ||||||
| 2P | Eddie Kingston and Hook vs. TBA | Tag team match | ||||||
| 3P | Harley Cameron and Willow Nightingale vs. Divine Vanity (Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford) | Tag team match | ||||||
| 4P | Roderick Strong and The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly, and Tomohiro Ishii) vs. Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia, and Pac) | Eight-man tag team match | ||||||
| 5 | Darby Allin vs. Jon Moxley | "I Quit" match | ||||||
| 6 | "Hangman" Adam Page (c) vs. Samoa Joe | Singles match for the AEW World Championship | ||||||
| 7 | Kris Statlander (c) vs. "Timeless" Toni Storm | Singles match for the AEW Women's World Championship | ||||||
| 8 | Jurassic Express (Jack Perry and Luchasaurus) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) | Tag team match The winners receive a $500,000 cash prize. | ||||||
| 9 | Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Mark Briscoe | Singles match for the AEW TNT Championship | ||||||
| 10 | Brodido (Bandido and Brody King) (c) vs. Don Callis Family (Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita) (with Don Callis) | Tag team match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship | ||||||
| 11 | Jamie Hayter vs. Thekla | Singles match | ||||||
| 12 | The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, and MVP) vs. The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, and Toa Liona) | Tornado Trios match | ||||||
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Background of the AEW WretleDream 2025 matches
"Hangman" Adam Page (c) vs. Samoa Joe
On October 1, 2025, AEW World Champion "Hangman" Adam Page appeared at the Dynamite 6th Anniversary Show alongside two-thirds of the AEW World Trios Champions. The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, and Daniel Garcia) will lose to the Opps (Samoa Joe and Powerhouse Hobbs) in a three-way fight.
After the match, Page and Joe got into a brawl, during which Joe claimed that Page had stolen his tag-in and attempted to show up during the fight. Joe slapped Page across the face after stating unequivocally that he had never lost to Page before. This led to Joe accepting Page's challenge to wrestle at WrestleDream for Page's World Championship.
Kris Statlander (c) vs. "Timeless" Toni Storm
For the first time in her career, Kris Statlander won the AEW Women's World Champion title after defeating then-champion "Timeless" Toni Storm in a four-way bout at All Out on September 20, 2025. During the October 1 Dynamite 6th Anniversary Show, Storm challenged Statlander to a singles match for the title, and Statlander agreed to compete in WrestleDream.
Darby Allin vs. Jon Moxley
There will be an I Quit match between Jon Moxley and Darby Allin. This is AEW's second-ever I Quit match; the first occurred at Full Gear 2020 during Moxley's World Championship defense, when he used a bulldog choke to make Eddie Kingston talk. With the assistance of a recently returned PAC, Moxley defeated Allin in the last seconds. Later in the show, Allin escaped his restraints and burned a bodybagged Mox with an aerosol spray flamethrower.
Jon Moxley beat Darby Allin at Dynamite: Grand Slam on September 25, 2024, allowing Allin to contend for the 2024 WrestleDream AEW World Championship. At Rampage: New Year's Smash on December 27, 2024, Moxley and the Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Marina Shafir, Pac, and Wheeler Yuta) assaulted Allin and threw him down a stairs, leaving him out of commission for several months. Allin would return to All In on July 12, 2025.
When is AEW WrestleDream 2025?
AEW WrestleDream 2025 will take place on Sunday, October 18, 2025. This will be the third WrestleDream event in history.
Where is AEW WrestleDream 2025?
Chaifetz Arena will host AEW WrestleDream 2025. Situated on the campus of Saint Louis University, Chaifetz Arena is a multipurpose venue with 10,600 seats in St. Louis, Missouri. On August 28, 2006, the arena's construction got underway, and on April 10, 2008, it opened for the fans.
AEW WrestleDream 2025 Timings
AEW WrestleDream 2025 will take place on October 18, 2025, and will begin at 8 PM EST/5 PM PST. The possible start timings of the event in different countries are as follows:
- USA - 8 PM EST/5 PM PST
- United Kingdom - 1 AM (October 19)
- Saudi Arabia - 3 AM (October 19)
- India - 5:30 AM (October 19)
- Japan - 9 AM (October 19)
- Australia - 10 AM (October 19)
AEW WrestleDream 2025 Tickets
The tickets for AEW WrestleDream 2025 are on sale on Ticketmaster and other supported ticketing sites.
Where to watch AEW WrestleDream 2025?
Fans can watch AEW WrestleDream 2025 on these platforms across the world:
U.S.: HBO Max, Amazon Prime, PPV.com, Sling, YouTube, Fubo, DirecTV, Sling, and Dish. The PPV will also be shown at Dave and Busters.
Rest of the World: Amazon (selected countries), TrillerTV, PPV.com, and YouTube.
WrestleDream History
AEW and NJPW began a partnership in 2021, where wrestlers from the two promotions regularly showed up at the other company. Their partnership further expanded in June 2022 when they organized the AEWxNJPW: Forbidden Door event. On October 1, 2022, NJPW’s founder and pro-wrestling legend, Antonio Inoki, passed away.
He was an inspiration to many, including AEW’s co-founder and CEO, Tony Khan. At the AEW All In media scrub in August 2023, Khan announced that the company will be organizing a PPV named AEW WrestleDream on October 1, 2023, the first anniversary of Inoki’s passing. The event is named WrestleDream because Khan considered Inoki as “wrestling’s greatest dreamer”. The event was renewed in 2024 and confirmed to be an annual affair.
AEW WrestleDream 2024 Results
The results of the AEW WrestleDream 2024 are shown below.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | ||||
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| 1P | Brian Cage defeated Atlantis Jr. (c) by pinfall | Singles match for the ROH World Television Championship | ||||
| 2P | Anna Jay defeated Harley Cameron by pinfall | Singles match | ||||
| 3P | The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) (with "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn) defeated MxM Collection (Mansoor and Mason Madden) (with Rico) by pinfall | Tag team match | ||||
| 4P | The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy and Kyle O'Reilly) and The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd and Truth Magnum) (with Rocky Romero) defeated The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds and John Silver) and The Premier Athletes (Ariya Daivari and Tony Nese) (with "Smart" Mark Sterling, Josh Woods, and Evil Uno) by pinfall | Eight-man tag team match | ||||
| 5 | Jay White defeated "Hangman" Adam Page by pinfall | Singles match | ||||
| 6 | Mariah May (c) defeated Willow Nightingale by pinfall | Singles match for the AEW Women's World Championship | ||||
| 7 | Jack Perry (c) defeated Katsuyori Shibata by pinfall | Singles match for the AEW TNT Championship | ||||
| 8 | Konosuke Takeshita (with Don Callis) defeated Will Ospreay (c) and Ricochet by pinfall | Three-way match for the AEW International Championship | ||||
| 9 | Hologram defeated The Beast Mortos 2–1 | Two out of three falls match | ||||
| 10 | Darby Allin defeated Brody King by pinfall | Singles match | ||||
| 11 | The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) (c) defeated Private Party (Zay and Quen) by pinfall | Tag team match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship | ||||
| 12 | Mark Briscoe (c) defeated Chris Jericho (with Big Bill) by pinfall | Singles match for the ROH World Championship | ||||
| 13 | Jon Moxley (with Marina Shafir) defeated Bryan Danielson (c) by technical submission | Singles match for the AEW World Championship | ||||
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FAQs on AEW WrestleDream 2025
A. AEW WrestleDream will take place on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
A. Chaifetz Arena is the venue for AEW Wrestle Dream on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
A. Pakistani-American Billionaire Shahid Khan and his son Tony Khan are the co-founders and co-owners of All Elite Wrestling.
