AEW All Out - Best and Worst - Former WWE Superstar debuts, Big mistake with top faction, Match continues after legendary star's injury

Matt Hardy was injured in a scary moment at AEW All Out
Matt Hardy was injured in a scary moment at AEW All Out

AEW All Out was a great night of pro wrestling although there were a couple of misses. There were three title matches on AEW All Out and none of them disappointed. We also saw the first ever Mimosa Mayhem match at AEW All Out which definitely makes the Best. The Casino Battle Royal was also great and saw the debut of a former WWE Superstar. However, his unfortunate botch is one of the worst from tonight's show.

We also had a scary moment with Matt Hardy at All Out and the decision to continue the match has to be questioned. Let's take a look at the full best and worst list from AEW All Out before I give them all away.

Get the full results of AEW All Out right here.


#3 Best - Matt Sydal's AEW debut and the Casino Battle Royal

Let's start off with the Casino Battle Royal. After the terrible segment that promoted this match on the go-home episode of Dynamite, the Battle Royal came as a pleasant surprise. It didn't take up more time than it needed to and we saw fast-paced action throughout the match including a good showing from a number of AEW stars.

The Casino Battle Royal also saw the AEW debut of former WWE, NJPW and IMPACT Wrestling star Matt Sydal. Apart from one unfortunate moment, it was a great showing for Sydal who was one of the last few to be eliminated from the match.


#3 Worst - Matt Sydal's botch at AEW All Out

Matt Sydal will want to forget this one. While his debut was great, it did include one spectacular botch soon after he came in at No.21. Sydal went for the Shooting Star Press and for some reason it went totally wrong and he landed on his back. Thankfully, Matt Sydal wasn't injured after this botch and seems to be fine.

#2 Worst - The Dark Order's booking at AEW All Out

The Dark Order looked the best they have ever during their AEW run on the episode of AEW Dynamite a couple of weeks ago where they destroyed the Nightmare Famly, following Brodie Lee's dominant win over Cody to claim the TNT Championship match. However, the AEW Dynamite following this destruction saw The Dark Order being forced to retreat by the Nightmare Family. While that was fine, when you look at the fact that The Dark Order lost both their matches at AEW All Out (including the pre-show match) it seems that all the momentum built up by the faction has gone to waste.

They really should have gotten wins to cement themselves as a force to be reckoned with.

While it did set up an interesting new dynamic between Colt Cabana and the rest of The Dark Order members and an enticing title match between Dustin Rhodes and Brodie Lee, it just seems like The Dark Order needed to win their matches at AEW All Out.

While you can blame Colt Cabana for the mishap at AEW All Out, a loss is a loss. It will be interesting to see how The Dark Order bounce back and I have faith in AEW to do it.

#2 Best - MJF and Jon Moxley's World Championship match at AEW All Out didn't disappoint

Jon Moxley faced MJF in the main event
Jon Moxley faced MJF in the main event

The main event of AEW All Out saw Jon Moxley defend the world title against MJF. The Paradigm Shift was banned from this match and this came into play throughout. Moxley was just unable to finish MJF off without it and for his part, the challenger focused his offense on Moxley's left arm and shoulder to soften it up for the Salt of the Earth, MJF's version of the Fujiwara Armbar.

MJF threw everything he had at Moxley but the champion just wouldn't stay down at AEW All Out. The finish to the match saw the Paradigm Shift come into play again. Wardlow tossed the Dynamite Diamond ring at MJF but this time he bungled the catch and dropped the ring. With the referee distracted by Wardlow who was now on the apron, Jon Moxley used this chance to nail MJF with the Paradigm Shift and pin him for the win. The match told a great story and Moxley breaking out the Paradigm Shift at the end when he saw MJF trying to cheat makes perfect sense.

#1 Worst - Broken Rules match at AEW All Out continues after Matt Hardy's scary injury

There was a scary moment with Matt Hardy
There was a scary moment with Matt Hardy

The Broken Rules match at AEW All Out between Sammy Guevara and Matt Hardy saw a very scary moment. The match started backstage and both Guevara and Hardy were on an elevated platform when both crashed through a table from the top.

This saw Matt Hardy's head hit the concrete floor. It was a really scary moment and Matt Hardy looked visibly dazed and possibly concussed. Referee Aubrey Edwards threw up the 'X' almost immediately as the doctor checked on Matt Hardy.

However, the match at AEW All Out ended up continuing for a few more minutes. The finish saw Hardy and Sammy Guevara climb another platform and Hardy then threw Guevara off it for the 10-count to quickly end the match.

AEW has been criticised for their decision to continue the match and pretty rightfully so. Even if you say Matt Hardy wanted to continue in the moment and the doctor said it was okay, it would probably have been better to end the match there.

#1 Best - Mimosa Mayhem at AEW All Out

Chris Jericho will not be happy with how the Mimosa Mayhem Match ended at AEW All Out
Chris Jericho will not be happy with how the Mimosa Mayhem Match ended at AEW All Out

Chris Jericho has done it again. The Demo God showed us his genius once again with the Mimosa Mayhem match at AEW All Out. While it sounded a little dicey on paper, the concept has proven to be a hit with its execution at the PPV.

The third match between Orange Cassidy and Chris Jericho didn't disappoint. Both AEW stars were at the top of their game tonight.

Both Cassidy and Jericho wrestled around the vats of mimosa well but the match won't just focused on that. With pinfalls and submissions also counting, the in-ring action wasn't an afterthought. Cassidy looked finished a number of times but managed to use his ingenuity to stay in the match.

The finish of the match was also great with Orange Cassidy wriggling out of a Powerbomb attempt to hit Jericho with a series of Orange Punches and knocking him into the mimosa well and pick up a huge win at AEW All Out.

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