AEW All In delivered everything a WrestleMania-type show should along with another perfect moment in the close of a wrestling legend’s career. There were surprises, long-term stories paid off and plenty of matches that will be talked about for a long time at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday. Four new champions were crowned, and icon returned and a former WWE star made his debut in what was a very strong outing for AEW outside maybe one questionable booking decision and one match that fell a little short of the hype.
Here are five takeaways from All In: Golden Years Bryan Danielson’s storied career added one of its greatest chapters with Swerve Strickland being the perfect foil. Strickland threw everything at The American Dragon. He bloodied him with a Death Valley Driver on the ring bell.
He kicked him in front of his family sitting ringside as the crowd hung on every big move from Danielson — whose career was on the line — as he tried to turn the match back in his favor. Danielson rolled out of a pin after a House Call kick to the head. He began eating kicks from Strickland as the crowd began the “YES!” chant.
The menacing Strickland blocked the first Busaiku Knee before “Hangman” Adam Page jumped out of the crowd and was pushed off by a ton of security. It was the opening Danielson needed. He hit two Busaiku Knees — the first of which Strickland kicked out of — before rolling the champion into the LeBell Lock.
Strickland was able to wiggle slightly fr.