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ALL IN is an upcoming professional wrestling event promoted by Cody and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson). The event is scheduled to take place in Chicago on September 1st. ALL IN aims to be the biggest Independent Wrestling event in history, featuring stars from NJPW, ROH, Impact Wrestling, NWA, Lucha Underground etc.
The upcoming event is already being talked about due to the fact that it became the first Professional Wrestling event since 1993, not promoted by WWE, to sell more than 10,000 tickets in the United States. All tickets were sold out in around 30 minutes. Expectations are pretty high from this event.
The event already features a stacked card filled with dream matches like Nick Aldis vs. Cody for the NWA title, Pentagon vs. Kenny Omega and the Golden Elite vs. Bandido, Fenix and Rey Mysterio. The show has also roped in honorary Bullet Club member and Celebrity Stephen Amell, who would be facing Christopher Daniels in a singles match.
Now it makes sense from the marketing perspective to announce big names like Rey Mysterio, Pentagon etc. beforehand instead of keeping their appearances as a surprise. However, you can still expect some surprise appearances during the show and listed here are 5 such possible appearances.
#5 Bullet Club OG
After Kenny Omega retained his IWGP World Heavyweight Title against Cody at NJPW G1 Special, he and the Young Bucks were attacked by fellow Bullet Club members Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa and King Haku. Hangman Page, Marty Scurll, Cody and other superstars tried to intervene but their efforts backfired. The trio started to refer to themselves as the Bullet Club OG and recruited Bad Luck Fale, Taiji Ishimori and a few other wrestlers.
Expect The Bullet Club OG to invade ALL IN as the show is being promoted by Cody and The Young Bucks and is going to feature other Bullet Club Elite members like Marty Scurll, Hangman Page and Kenny Omega too.
So, an invasion angle or a chilling confrontation between the two groups should be expected which could lay the groundwork for a multi-man tag team match between Bullet Club OG and Bullet Elite down the line.
#4 CM Punk
CM Punk has himself said that he wouldn’t be appearing at ALL IN and Cody also revealed that a full offer was made to CM Punk to appear but that didn’t go right too. All signs point to CM Punk not appearing at ALL IN as he has expressed his interest in staying away from Professional Wrestling, for the time being at least.
As you all may know, CM Punk is scheduled to appear for a Meet & Greet on 31st August. The Meet & Greet would take place in the Pro Wrestling Tees store in Chicago. Now, Pro Wrestling Tees is also sponsoring the ALL IN event so although it’s being said that there’s no chance that CM Punk would appear at ALL IN, do expect him to show up in some capacity.
A deal could be made during the Meet & Greet or there’s already a deal which we aren’t of aware of yet. CM Punk wouldn’t be wrestling for sure but a guest appearance couldn’t be ruled out completely at this point.
#3 Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho has been having a great year so far as he has been a part of 2 quality feuds and matches in NJPW. Chris Jericho is also the current IWGP Intercontinental Champion. His music career has been going good and he is all set to host a cruise in October featuring Impact Wrestling vs. ROH matches, other wrestling matches, music and much more.
Chris Jericho has said that he wouldn’t be wrestling for any promotion in the US, except for WWE. However, the rumours of him signing with Impact Wrestling in 2019 and the heavy involvement of the Young Bucks and other Bullet Members on his cruise suggest otherwise. Chris Jericho doesn’t even need to wrestle at this event.
An appearance featuring a confrontation with Okada or any other NJPW star to set a future match for the IWGP Intercontinental title would be sufficient.
#2 Neville
After being absent from in-ring action for nearly a year, Neville was finally released by WWE a few days ago. Even his profile has been moved to WWE’s alumni section. Neville’s frustrations with the creative forced him to sit out the remainder of his contract with WWE. Now that Neville is finally a free agent, expect him to make a return to the Independent Circuit soon.
The earliest we could see Neville is at the ALL IN event. Neville could win the Over Budget Battle Royale and challenge Jay Lethal for the ROH World title later in the evening or he could simply appear after a match and challenge the winner for a future match. Neville could also be a part of an impromptu match. Possibilities of Neville’s role at ALL IN are endless at this point.
#1 Jake Strong
Jack Swagger was released from WWE in 2017. After his release, Swagger started wrestling on the Independent Circuit. He is also signed to Bellator MMA promotion as a Heavyweight. Swagger also joined Lucha Underground as “The Savage” Jake Strong. Jake Strong has been having a good time in Lucha Underground so far and he will be pushed even harder as the season progresses.
With Top Lucha Underground stars like Pentagon, Fenix and Brian Cage appearing at ALL IN, it would make complete sense for Jake Strong to be a part of the event too. Strong was also seen working out with Marty Scurll and the Young Bucks in an episode of Being the Elite (Young Buck’s Vlog series on Youtube). Jake Strong has been booked as a monster Heel on the Independent Circuit so far.
So, it would only be a matter of time before he becomes a top draw for shows like Lucha Underground and eventually he would be signed by ROH or Impact Wrestling so expect him to appear in some capacity at ALL IN, most probably in the Over Budget Battle Royale or during a segment where he assaults someone and puts him in an Ankle Lock.
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