All Out (2022)
{{short description|All Elite Wrestling pay-per-view event}}
{{Infobox professional wrestling event
|name = All Out
|image = AEW All Out 2022 Poster.jpg
|caption = Promotional poster featuring Jon Moxley and Chicago native CM Punk
|tagline =
|promotion = All Elite Wrestling
|date = September 4, 2022
|city = Hoffman Estates, Illinois
|venue = Now Arena
|lastevent = AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door
|nextevent = Full Gear
|event = All Out
|lastevent2 = 2021
|nextevent2 = 2023
}}
The 2022 All Out was the fourth annual All Out professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It took place during Labor Day weekend on September 4, 2022, at the Now Arena in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
Fifteen matches were contested at the event, including four on the Zero Hour pre-show. In the main event, CM Punk defeated Jon Moxley to win the AEW World Championship for a second time. In other prominent matches, Chris Jericho defeated Bryan Danielson, The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson) defeated "Hangman" Adam Page and The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds and John Silver) to win the inaugural AEW World Trios Championship, and in the opening bout, MJF made a surprise return as the disguised "joker" entrant and won the Casino Ladder match. It was the first event to feature the AEW World Trios Championship.
The event became infamous for an incident which occurred during the post-show media scrum where CM Punk insulted and berated several wrestlers, leading to a legitimate backstage fight between Punk, The Elite, and backstage producer Ace Steel. Steel was released and the other four were suspended, along with four other wrestlers involved in the fight; Punk and The Elite were all stripped of their respective championships. All parties involved eventually returned to AEW within ten months after the incident, although Punk would be terminated on September 2, 2023—almost a year to the date of All Out–following a similar incident at All In with Steel released shortly after.
Production
File:Sears Centre.JPG in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, Illinois, marking the third All Out held here after 2019 and 2021.]]
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|Excalibur {{small|(Pre-show and PPV)}} |
| Jim Ross {{small|(PPV)}} |
| Tony Schiavone {{small|(Pre-show and PPV)}} |
| Taz {{small|(PPV)}} |
| Don Callis {{small|(Trios title match)}} |
| William Regal {{small|(Bryan Danielson vs Chris Jericho)}} |
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| rowspan=6|Referees |
| Bryce Remsburg |
| Mike Chioda |
| Paul Turner |
| Rick Knox |
| Stephon Smith |
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| Mark Henry |
=Background=
All Out is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event held annually during Labor Day weekend by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since 2019. It is one of AEW's "Big Four" PPVs, which also includes Double or Nothing, Full Gear, and Revolution, their four biggest domestic shows produced quarterly.{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/tony-khan-likes-big-four-aew-s-pay-view-schedule-announces-beach-break-special-january|title=Tony Khan Likes AEW's 'Big Four' Pay-Per-View Schedule, Announces 'Beach Break' Special For January|date=November 8, 2020|last=Defelice|first=Robert|work=Fightful|accessdate=March 8, 2021}} On July 13, 2022, AEW announced that the fourth All Out event would take place on September 4 at the Now Arena in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Additionally as part of All Out week, both of AEW's weekly television programs, Wednesday Night Dynamite and Friday Night Rampage, aired live from the same arena on August 31 and September 2, respectively. Tickets for all three events went on sale on July 15 with bundle packages available.{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/aew-all-out-ppv-announced-for-september|title=AEW announces All Out pay-per-view for September|work=F4wonline.com|first=Ethan|last=Renner|date=July 13, 2022|access-date=July 14, 2022}} There was also a fanfest on Saturday, September 3 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center.{{cite web|url=https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/aew-all-out-fan-fest-tickets-go-on-sale-tomorrow-august-23-10am-et|title=AEW All Out Fan Fest Tickets Go On Sale Tomorrow, August 23 @ 10am ET|date=August 22, 2022|author=All Elite Wrestling|work=All Elite Wrestling|access-date=August 22, 2022}} All Out itself was preceded by a one-hour pre-show called Zero Hour, which aired for free on AEW's social media platforms.{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/eddie-kingston-vs-tomohiro-ishii-set-for-aew-all-out-zero-hour-pre-show|title=Eddie Kingston vs. Tomohiro Ishii set for AEW All Out Zero Hour pre-show|date=August 30, 2022|last=Nason|first=Josh|work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|access-date=August 30, 2022}}
=Storylines=
All Out featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds and storylines.{{cite web|url=https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|title=How Pro Wrestling Works|last=Grabianowski|first=Ed|date=January 13, 2006|accessdate=February 8, 2019|work=HowStuffWorks, Inc.|publisher=Discovery Communications|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129050844/http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|archive-date=November 29, 2013|url-status=live}} Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, Dynamite and Rampage, the supplementary online streaming shows, Dark and Elevation, and The Young Bucks' YouTube series Being The Elite.
On the June 3, 2022, episode of Rampage, AEW World Champion CM Punk, who had won the title just days prior at Double or Nothing, announced that he was injured and required surgery. He initially wanted to relinquish the title; however, AEW president Tony Khan decided that an interim champion would be crowned until Punk's return, after which, Punk would face the interim champion to determine the undisputed champion. Jon Moxley was crowned as interim champion at AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door on June 26.{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=AEW-NJPW Forbidden Door results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the Interim AEW World Title, Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada vs. Hangman Page vs. Adam Cole for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title, Thunder Rosa vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Will Ospreay vs. Orange Cassidy for the IWGP U.S. Title|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/06/26/aew-njpw-forbidden-door-results-powells-live-review-of-jon-moxley-vs-hiroshi-tanahashi-for-the-interim-aew-world-title-jay-white-vs-kazuchika-okada-vs-hangman-page-vs-adam-cole-for-the-iw/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=June 26, 2022|access-date=June 26, 2022}} At the Quake by the Lake special episode of Dynamite on August 10, Punk made his return and confronted Moxley, entering into a title dispute.{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/08/10/8-10-aew-dynamite-results-powells-live-review-of-jon-moxley-vs-chris-jericho-for-the-interim-aew-world-championship-darby-allin-vs-brody-king-in-a-coffin-match-penta-oscuro-and-rey-fe/|title=8/10 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Chris Jericho for the Interim AEW World Championship, Darby Allin vs. Brody King in a Coffin Match, Penta Oscuro and Rey Fenix vs. Andrade El Idolo and Rush in a tornado tag match, Jade Cargill vs. Madison Rayne for the TBS Title, Ricky Starks vs. Aaron Solo|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|last=Powell|first=Jason|date=August 10, 2022|access-date=August 11, 2022}} A match to determine the undisputed AEW World Champion was then scheduled at All Out. However, due to heated confrontations between the two, it was announced that the match would instead take place on the August 24 episode of Dynamite, where Moxley quickly defeated Punk due to the latter reaggravating an injury, becoming the undisputed AEW World Champion in the process.{{cite web|last=Barnett|first=Jake|title=8/24 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of CM Punk vs. Jon Moxley for the unified AEW World Championship, Death Triangle vs. Will Ospreay and Aussie Open in an AEW Trios Title tournament match, Dax Harwood vs. Jay Lethal, Billy Gunn vs. Colten Gunn, Britt Baker vs. KiLynn King, Chris Jericho and Daniel Garcia meeting|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/08/24/8-24-aew-dynamite-results-barnetts-live-review-of-cm-punk-vs-jon-moxley-for-the-unified-aew-world-championship-death-triangle-vs-will-ospreay-and-aussie-open-in-an-aew-trios-title-tournament-mat/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=August 24, 2022|access-date=August 25, 2022}} The following week on Dynamite, Moxley issued an open contract for a championship match at All Out, in which Punk signed the contract. The championship rematch was then subsequently scheduled for All Out.{{cite web|last=Barnett|first=Jake|title=8/31 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks vs. Will Ospreay and Aussie Open in an AEW Trios Titles tournament semifinal match, Bryan Danielson vs. Jake Hager, Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter vs. Hikaru Shida and Toni Storm, AEW World Champion Jon Moxley promo|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/08/31/8-31-aew-dynamite-results-barnetts-live-review-of-kenny-omega-and-the-young-bucks-vs-will-ospreay-and-aussie-open-in-an-aew-trios-titles-tournament-semifinal-match-bryan-danielson-vs-jake-h/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=August 31, 2022|access-date=August 31, 2022}}
Post-event media scrum
In the post-event media scrum, CM Punk took issues with certain members of the wrestling media as he addressed backstage issues with colleagues in AEW.{{cite news|last1=Defelice|first1=Robert|last2=Lambert|first2=Jeremy|title=CM Punk Details Issues With Colt Cabana, EVPs, And Hangman Page|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/cm-punk-details-issues-colt-cabana-evps-and-hangman-page|access-date=September 6, 2022|work=Fightful|date=September 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905054508/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/cm-punk-details-issues-colt-cabana-evps-and-hangman-page|archive-date=September 5, 2022|url-status=live}} Punk first described Scott Colton (Colt Cabana) as someone who "didn't want to see me at the top", discussed their lawsuits against each other, and said he "hasn't been friends with this guy since at least 2014, late 2013". Later on, Punk stated Colton "shares a bank account with his mother, which tells you all you need to know about what kind of character that is". Punk denied rumors that he had attempted to get Colton fired, which AEW president Tony Khan corroborated. Punk also criticized "irresponsible people who call themselves EVPs" (AEW's executive vice presidents are Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson), saying that they "couldn't fucking manage a Target" and accused them of having "spread lies and bullshit and put into the media that I got [Colt Cabana] fired when I have fuck all to do with him, want nothing to do with him. Do not care where he works, where he doesn't work. Where he eats, where he sleeps".{{cite news|last=Currier|first=Joseph|title=CM Punk goes off on Colt Cabana, AEW EVPs, Hangman Page at All Out media scrum|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/cm-punk-goes-off-on-colt-cabana-aew-evps-hangman-page-at-all-out-scrum|access-date=September 6, 2022|work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|date=September 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905055840/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/cm-punk-goes-off-on-colt-cabana-aew-evps-hangman-page-at-all-out-scrum|archive-date=September 5, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Radican|first=Sean|title=CM Punk sounds off on Young Bucks and others at All Out media scrum, talks Cabana, more|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2022/09/05/cm-punk-addresses-his-reported-role-in-getting-cabana-sent-to-roh-sounds-off-on-young-bucks-hangman-page-mjf-and-immature-talent-in-aew/|access-date=September 6, 2022|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=September 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905061915/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2022/09/05/cm-punk-addresses-his-reported-role-in-getting-cabana-sent-to-roh-sounds-off-on-young-bucks-hangman-page-mjf-and-immature-talent-in-aew/|archive-date=September 5, 2022|url-status=live}} Punk later indicated that he was trying to "sell tickets, fill arenas", while the EVPs were acting as "stupid guys [who] think they're in Reseda" (a reference to Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, an independent promotion where Omega and The Young Bucks wrestled for a number of years).
Next, Punk called "Hangman" Adam Page "an empty-headed fucking dumb fuck" who went "into business for himself" on national television, and further alluded to Page as "somebody that hasn't done a damn thing in this business [that has] jeopardized the first million dollar house that this company has drawn off of my back". Punk later said regarding Page: "Our locker room, for all the wisdom and brilliance it has, isn't worth shit when you have an empty-headed idiot, who has never done anything in the business do public interviews and say, 'I don't really take advice'". Punk went on to describe MJF as a "supremely talented individual" but also added that "the grass it not greener on the other side, the grass is greener where you water it, and [MJF] likes to shit where he eats instead of watering the grass".{{cite news|last=Renner|first=Ethan|title=CM Punk on MJF's AEW return: 'I'm tired of wrestling these pricks'|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/cm-punk-on-mjfs-aew-return-im-tired-of-wrestling-these-pricks|access-date=September 6, 2022|work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|date=September 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905075146/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/cm-punk-on-mjfs-aew-return-im-tired-of-wrestling-these-pricks|archive-date=September 5, 2022|url-status=live}} Punk then proclaimed to an interviewer, "I'm hurt, I'm old, I'm fuckin' tired, and I work with fucking children".{{cite news|last=Rueter|work=Cageside Seats|first=Sean|title=Wrestling fans are having fun writing reviews for the bakery Punk plugged during his gripebomb|url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/aew/2022/9/12/23349543/aew-all-out-media-scrum-cm-punk-tirade-eating-muffins-funny-reviews-mindys-bakery|date=September 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912195159/https://www.cagesideseats.com/aew/2022/9/12/23349543/aew-all-out-media-scrum-cm-punk-tirade-eating-muffins-funny-reviews-mindys-bakery|archive-date=September 12, 2022|url-status=live}}
Multiple wrestling publications, including Fightful, PWInsider, and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, later reported that Punk's comments were followed by a fight between Punk, Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks, and Ace Steel—an AEW coach who is Punk's trainer and long-time friend. The Young Bucks and Omega were reportedly injured in the fight.{{cite news|last=Nason|first=Josh|title=CM Punk, Ace Steel fight with Young Bucks, Kenny Omega after AEW All Out|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/cm-punk-ace-steel-fight-with-young-bucks-kenny-omega-after-aew-all-out|access-date=September 6, 2022|work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|date=September 5, 2022}}{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Mike|title=Lots of stories of backstage fight at AEW PPV, here is what we know|url=https://pwinsider.com/article/162804/lots-of-stories-of-backstage-fight-at-aew-ppv-here-is-what-we-know.html?p=1|access-date=September 6, 2022|work=PWInsider|date=September 5, 2022}}{{cite news|last=Van Boom|first=Daniel|title=CM Punk's Explosive AEW Press Conference Comments Explained|url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/cm-punks-explosive-aew-press-conference-comments-explained/|access-date=September 6, 2022|work=CNET|date=September 5, 2022}}
Aftermath
As a result of the physical altercation following the All Out post-event media scrum, AEW president Tony Khan suspended all involved, which included CM Punk, Ace Steel, Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, Pat Buck, Christopher Daniels, Michael Nakazawa, and Brandon Cutler.{{cite magazine|first=Justin|date=September 7, 2022|last=Barrasso|title=Report: AEW Members Suspended After 'All Out' Altercation|url=https://www.si.com/wrestling/2022/09/07/aew-members-receive-suspensions-altercation-cm-punk-kenny-omega|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907123825/https://www.si.com/wrestling/2022/09/07/aew-members-receive-suspensions-altercation-cm-punk-kenny-omega|archive-date=September 7, 2022|url-status=live}} On September 7, Khan opened that night's episode of Dynamite with a pre-taped video, announcing that the World and Trios Championships were vacated, effective immediately, although did not acknowledge the incident or give an explanation. Death Triangle (Pac, Penta, and Rey Fénix) became the new Trios Champions by defeating Best Friends (Chuck Taylor, Trent Beretta, and Orange Cassidy) in a previously scheduled match that Khan converted into a title match. The show also featured the start of a tournament to crown a new World Champion, with the final taking place on September 21 at Dynamite: Grand Slam.{{cite web|url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/aew/2022/9/7/23342017/tony-khan-announces-aew-world-trios-title-are-vacated-all-out-brawl-punk-elite|title=Tony Khan announces AEW World & Trios title are vacated|first=Sean|last=Rueter|website=Cageside Seats|date=September 7, 2022|access-date=September 7, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/aew/2022/9/7/23339914/aew-dynamite-results-live-blog-sept-6-2022-all-out-fallout-mjf-punk-elite-brawl|title=AEW Dynamite results, live blog (Sept. 6, 2022): All Out fallout|first=Claire|last=Elizabeth|website=Cageside Seats|date=September 7, 2022|access-date=September 7, 2022}} At Grand Slam, Jon Moxley defeated Bryan Danielson in the tournament final to win the AEW World Championship for a record third time.{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=9/21 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Bryan Danielson for the vacant AEW World Championship, Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee vs. The Acclaimed for the AEW Tag Titles, Claudio Castagnoli vs. Chris Jericho for the ROH Title, Toni Storm vs. Athena vs. Britt Baker vs. Serena Deeb for the Interim AEW Women's Title, Pac vs. Orange Cassidy for the AEW All-Atlantic Title|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/09/21/9-21-aew-dynamite-results-powells-live-review-of-K-Train-vs-bryan-danielson-for-the-vacant-aew-world-championship-swerve-strickland-and-keith-lee-vs-the-acclaimed-for-the-aew-tag-titles-clau/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=September 21, 2022|access-date=September 22, 2022}}
The suspensions of Buck, Daniels, Nakazawa, and Cutler were lifted about two weeks after All Out; according to Dave Meltzer, an independent investigation commissioned by AEW apparently determined that those individuals were trying to break up the fight.{{cite news|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/christopher-daniels-michael-nakazawa-no-longer-suspended-by-aew|title=Christopher Daniels, Michael Nakazawa no longer suspended by AEW|first=Ian|last=Carey|website=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|date=September 15, 2022|access-date=September 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915134752/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/christopher-daniels-michael-nakazawa-no-longer-suspended-by-aew|archive-date=September 15, 2022|url-status=live}}
On October 18, Ace Steel was released from AEW.{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Bryan|title=Ace Steel released from AEW|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/ace-steel-released-from-aew|access-date=October 21, 2022|work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|date=October 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019101422/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/ace-steel-released-from-aew|archive-date=October 19, 2022|url-status=live}} Steel was rehired in early 2023 to work in a remote capacity and to produce CM Punk's segments upon Punk's return to AEW.{{cite web|url=https://www.sescoops.com/news/aew-personnel-shocked-ace-steel-rehiring|title=Key AEW Personnel "Shocked" by Ace Steel's Secret Rehiring|date=May 19, 2023|first=Rayan|last=Sayyed|work=SEScoops|access-date=June 18, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sescoops.com/news/ace-steel-attended-collision-premiere|title=Where Was Ace Steel During CM Punk's Collision Return|date=June 18, 2023|first=Anutosh|last=Bajpai|work=SEScoops|access-date=June 18, 2023}}
On November 19, in addition to resuming their positions as Executive Vice Presidents, The Elite (Omega and The Young Bucks) returned at AEW's next PPV, Full Gear, where they faced Death Triangle for the Trios Championship in a losing effort.{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=AEW Full Gear results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. MJF for the AEW World Championship, The Acclaimed vs. Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee for the AEW Tag Titles, Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter for the Interim AEW Women's Title, Death Triangle vs. The Elite for the AEW Trios Titles, Saraya vs. Britt Baker|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/11/19/aew-full-gear-results-powells-live-review-of-jon-moxley-vs-mjf-for-the-aew-world-championship-the-acclaimed-vs-swerve-strickland-and-keith-lee-for-the-aew-tag-titles-toni-storm-vs-jamie-hayter/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=November 19, 2022|access-date=November 19, 2022}} This was later announced to be the first in a Best of Seven Series for the titles.{{cite news |last1=Powell |first1=Andrew |title=AEW Announces Trios Championship Best Of Seven Series |url=https://tjrwrestling.net/news/aew-trios-championship-best-of-seven-series/ |access-date=January 10, 2023 |work=TJR Wrestling |date=November 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120192331/https://tjrwrestling.net/news/aew-trios-championship-best-of-seven-series/ |archive-date=November 20, 2022 |url-status=live}} The Best of Seven Series would go all the way to the seventh and final match on the January 11, 2023, episode of Dynamite where The Elite defeated Death Triangle in a ladder match to become two-time AEW World Trios Champions.{{cite web|title=The Elite Win Best Of Seven Series & AEW World Trios Championships On 1/11 Dynamite|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/elite-wins-best-seven-series-aew-world-trios-championships-111-dynamite|last=Russell|first=Skylar|date=January 11, 2023|access-date=January 11, 2023|website=Fightful|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112031014/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/elite-wins-best-seven-series-aew-world-trios-championships-111-dynamite|archive-date=January 12, 2023|url-status=live}}
CM Punk suffered a torn triceps injury at the event that put him on hiatus for nine months.{{cite news |last1=Mohan |first1=Sai |title=Update On Injury CM Punk Suffered At AEW All Out |url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1001890/update-on-injury-cm-punk-suffered-at-aew-all-out/ |access-date=December 17, 2022 |work=Wrestling Inc |date=September 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910041212/https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1001890/update-on-injury-cm-punk-suffered-at-aew-all-out/ |archive-date=September 10, 2022 |url-status=live}} During the hiatus, there had been reports that Punk and AEW were in talks regarding a buyout of his contract.{{cite magazine|last1=Currier |first1=Joseph |title=Report: AEW Working on CM Punk Contract Buyout After 'All Out' Brawl |url=https://www.si.com/wrestling/2022/10/21/aew-cm-punk-contract-buyout-all-out-brawl |access-date=December 18, 2022 |magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=October 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021164741/https://www.si.com/wrestling/2022/10/21/aew-cm-punk-contract-buyout-all-out-brawl|archive-date=October 21, 2022|url-status=live}} In April 2023, there were reports that Punk and AEW were planning Punk's return to the promotion on June 17 for the debut episode of AEW Collision taking place in Chicago, which were then confirmed by Tony Khan on the May 31 episode of Dynamite.{{cite news|last1=Henry|first1=Justin|title=Report: CM Punk's AEW Return "Tentatively Planned"|url=https://cultaholic.com/posts/report-cm-punk-s-aew-return-tentatively-planned|access-date=April 13, 2023|work=Cultaholic|date=April 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413224119/https://cultaholic.com/posts/report-cm-punk-s-aew-return-tentatively-planned|archive-date=April 13, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Droste|first=Ryan|title=Report: AEW Collision Will Debut From Chicago in June|url=https://www.sescoops.com/news/aew-collision-cm-punk-chicago|access-date=April 18, 2023|work=SEScoops|date=April 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418133751/https://www.sescoops.com/news/aew-collision-cm-punk-chicago|archive-date=April 18, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/wwe/news/cm-punks-aew-return-officially-confirmed-aew-collision-june-17-chicago/|title=CM Punk's AEW Return Officially Confirmed|date=May 31, 2023|first=Connor|last=Casey|work=ComicBook.com|access-date=May 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601004415/https://comicbook.com/wwe/news/cm-punks-aew-return-officially-confirmed-aew-collision-june-17-chicago/|archive-date=June 1, 2023|url-status=live}} Punk appeared on the June 14 episode of Dynamite in a vignette promoting his return for the premiere of Collision.{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/cm-punk-says-he-has-scores-settle-and-lot-say-617-aew-collision|title=CM Punk Says He Has Scores To Settle And A Lot To Say On 6/17 AEW Collision|date=June 14, 2023|first=Jeremy|last=Lambert|work=Fightful|access-date=June 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615005806/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/cm-punk-says-he-has-scores-settle-and-lot-say-617-aew-collision|archive-date=June 15, 2023|url-status=live}} On June 17, Punk returned to AEW on the debut episode of Collision, with all parties involved in the post-event media scrum altercation having returned to AEW.{{cite web|url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/aew/2023/6/17/23764085/aew-collision-results-live-blog-june-17-2023-cm-punk-premiere|title=AEW Collision results, live blog (June 17, 2023): CM Punk is back!|date=June 17, 2023|first=Geno|last=Mrosko|work=Cageside Seats|access-date=June 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618010106/https://www.cagesideseats.com/aew/2023/6/17/23764085/aew-collision-results-live-blog-june-17-2023-cm-punk-premiere|archive-date=June 18, 2023|url-status=live}} However, following another backstage altercation that occurred just a couple of months later at All In on August 27, this time between Punk and Jack Perry, Punk was terminated from his AEW contract on September 2, almost exactly a year after the All Out incident.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/fannation/wrestling/news/breaking-cm-punk-finished-in-aew|title=Breaking: CM Punk Finished In AEW|date=September 2, 2023|last=Barrasso|first=Justin|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=September 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902221813/https://www.si.com/fannation/wrestling/news/breaking-cm-punk-finished-in-aew|archive-date=September 2, 2023|url-status=live}} A few days later, Ace Steel was also released from AEW.{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/ace-steel-released-from-aew-2|title=Ace Steel released from AEW|date=September 7, 2023|last=Carey|first=Ian|work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|access-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907215848/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/ace-steel-released-from-aew-2|archive-date=September 7, 2023|url-status=live}}
Results
{{Pro wrestling results table
| times = {{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=AEW All Out Zero Hour pre-show results: Powell's live review of Eddie Kingston vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Pac vs Kip Sabian for the AEW All-Atlantic Championship, Hook vs. Angelo Parker for the FTW Title, Sammy Guevara and Tay Melo vs. Ruby Soho and Ortiz for the AAA Mixed Tag Team Titles|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/09/04/aew-all-out-zero-hour-pre-show-results-powells-live-review-of-eddie-kingston-vs-tomohiro-ishii-pac-vs-kip-sabian-for-the-aew-all-atlantic-championship-hook-vs-angelo-parker-for-the-ftw-title-s/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=September 4, 2022|access-date=September 4, 2022}}{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=AEW All Out results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. CM Punk for the AEW World Championship, Toni Storm vs. Britt Baker vs. Jamie Hayter vs. Hikaru Shida for the Interim AEW Women's Title, Chris Jericho vs. Bryan Danielson, Ricky Starks vs. Powerhouse Hobbs, "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry vs. Christian Cage, Casino Ladder Match|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/09/04/aew-all-out-results-powells-live-review-of-jon-moxley-vs-cm-punk-for-the-aew-world-championship-toni-storm-vs-britt-baker-vs-jamie-hayter-vs-hikaru-shida-for-the-interim-aew-womens-title-ch/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=September 4, 2022|access-date=September 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905104016/https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/09/04/aew-all-out-results-powells-live-review-of-jon-moxley-vs-cm-punk-for-the-aew-world-championship-toni-storm-vs-britt-baker-vs-jamie-hayter-vs-hikaru-shida-for-the-interim-aew-womens-title-ch/|archive-date=September 5, 2022|url-status=live}}
| match1 = The Jericho Appreciation Society (Sammy Guevara and Tay Melo) (c) defeated Ortiz and Ruby Soho by pinfall
| stip1 = Mixed tag team match for the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/aew-all-out-2022-aaa-mixed-tag-titles-sammy-guevara-and-tay-melo-vs-ortiz-and-ruby-soho-result|title=AEW All Out 2022 - AAA Mixed Tag Titles - Sammy Guevara And Tay Melo vs. Ortiz And Ruby Soho Result|date=September 4, 2022|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|work=Fightful|access-date=October 12, 2023}}
| time1 = 6:00
| note1 = pre
| match2 = Hook (c) defeated Angelo Parker (with Matt Menard) by submission
| stip2 = Singles match for the FTW Championship{{cite web|last=Defelice|first=Robert|title=Action Bronson Gets Physical Following FTW Title Match At AEW All Out 2022|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/action-bronson-gets-physical-following-ftw-title-match-aew-all-out-2022|work=Fightful|date=September 4, 2022|access-date=October 12, 2023}}
| time2 = 3:55
| note2 = pre
| match3 = Pac (c) defeated Kip Sabian by pinfall
| stip3 = Singles match for the AEW All-Atlantic Championship{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/aew-all-out-2022-aew-all-atlantic-title-pac-vs-kip-sabian-result-orange-cassidy-appears|title=AEW All Out 2022 - AEW All-Atlantic Title - PAC vs. Kip Sabian Result, Orange Cassidy Appears|date=September 4, 2022|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|work=Fightful|access-date=October 12, 2023}}
| time3 = 10:00
| note3 = pre
| match4 = Eddie Kingston defeated Tomohiro Ishii by pinfall
| stip4 = Singles match{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/aew-all-out-2022-eddie-kingston-vs-tomohiro-ishii-match-result|title=AEW All Out 2022 - Eddie Kingston vs. Tomohiro Ishii Match Result|date=September 4, 2022|last=Defelice|first=Robert|work=Fightful|access-date=October 12, 2023}}
| time4 = 13:25
| note4 = pre
| match5 = MJF{{efn|MJF wasn't revealed as The Joker until the end of the main event.}} (with Stokely Hathaway, Ethan Page, Lee Moriarty, Colten Gunn, Austin Gunn, and W. Morrissey) defeated Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Penta El Zero Miedo, Rey Fénix (with Alex Abrahantes), Rush, Andrade El Idolo (with José the Assistant), and Dante Martin
| stip5 = Casino Ladder match{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|title=Casino Ladder Match At AEW All Out Hijacked By Stokely Hathaway, Won By The Joker|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/casino-ladder-match-hijacked-stokely-hathaway-won-joker|work=Fightful|date=September 4, 2022|access-date=October 12, 2023}}
{{small|Winner received a future AEW World Championship match.}}
| time5 = 14:15
| match6 = The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson) (with Brandon Cutler and Michael Nakazawa) defeated "Hangman" Adam Page and The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds and John Silver) by pinfall
| stip6 = Tournament final for the inaugural AEW World Trios Championship{{cite web|last=Defelice|first=Robert|title=Inaugural AEW World Trios Champions Crowned At AEW All Out 2022|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/inaugural-aew-world-trios-champions-crowned-aew-all-out-2022|work=Fightful|date=September 4, 2022|access-date=October 12, 2023}}
| time6 = 19:50
| match7 = Jade Cargill (c) (with Kiera Hogan and Leila Grey) defeated Athena by pinfall
| stip7 = Singles match for the AEW TBS Championship{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/aew-all-out-aew-tbs-title-jade-cargill-vs-athena-result|title=AEW All Out 2022 - AEW TBS Title - Jade Cargill vs. Athena Result|date=September 4, 2022|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|work=Fightful|access-date=October 12, 2023}}
| time7 = 4:20
| match8 = Wardlow and FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) defeated Jay Lethal and The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) (with Satnam Singh and Sonjay Dutt) by pinfall
| stip8 = Six-man tag team match{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|title=Dax Harwood's Daughter Finley Scores First AEW Victory At AEW All Out|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/dax-harwood-s-daughter-finley-scores-first-aew-victory-aew-all-out|work=Fightful|date=September 4, 2022|access-date=October 12, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/samoa-joe-returns-aew-all-out-2022-pinnacle-defeat-jay-lethal-and-motor-city-machine-guns|title=Samoa Joe Returns At AEW All Out 2022; The Pinnacle Defeat Jay Lethal And Motor City Machine Guns|date=September 4, 2022|last=Defelice|first=Robert|work=Fightful|access-date=October 12, 2023}}
| time8 = 16:30
| match9 = Powerhouse Hobbs defeated Ricky Starks by pinfall
| stip9 = Singles match{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/aew-all-out-powerhouse-hobbs-vs-ricky-starks-result|title=Samoa Joe Returns At AEW All Out 2022; The Pinnacle Defeat Jay Lethal And Motor City Machine Guns|date=September 4, 2022|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|work=Fightful|access-date=October 12, 2023}}
| time9 = 5:05
| match10 = Swerve In Our Glory (Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland) (c) defeated The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) (with Billy Gunn) by pinfall
| stip10 = Tag team match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship{{cite news|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/aew-all-out-2022-aew-tag-title-match-swerve-our-glory-vs-acclaimed-match-result|title=AEW All Out 2022: AEW Tag Title Match - Swerve In Our Glory vs. The Acclaimed Match Result|date=September 4, 2022|last=Defelice|first=Robert|work=Fightful|access-date=October 12, 2023}}
| time10 = 22:30
| match11 = Toni Storm defeated Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. (with Rebel), Jamie Hayter, and Hikaru Shida by pinfall
| stip11 = Four-way match for the interim{{efn|Storm's reign was later declared official after Thunder Rosa relinquished her lineal championship on the November 23, 2022, episode of Dynamite.}} AEW Women's World Championship{{cite news|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/new-aew-interim-women-s-champion-crowned-aew-all-out|title=New AEW Interim Women's Champion Crowned At AEW All Out|date=September 4, 2022|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|work=Fightful|access-date=October 12, 2023}}
| time11 = 14:20
| match12 = Christian Cage (with Luchasaurus) defeated "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry by pinfall
| stip12 = Singles match{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/luchasaurus-turns-jungle-boy-jack-perry-aew-all-out|title=Luchasaurus Turns On 'Jungle Boy' Jack Perry At AEW All Out|date=September 4, 2022|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|work=Fightful|access-date=October 12, 2023}}
| time12 = 0:20
| match13 = Chris Jericho defeated Bryan Danielson by pinfall
| stip13 = Singles match{{cite news|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/aew-all-out-2022-bryan-danielson-vs-chris-jericho-match-result|title=AEW All Out 2022 - Bryan Danielson vs. Chris Jericho Match Result|date=September 4, 2022|last=Defelice|first=Robert|work=Fightful|access-date=October 12, 2023}}
| time13 = 23:40
| match14 = Darby Allin, Sting, and Miro defeated The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, and Buddy Matthews) (with Julia Hart) by pinfall
| stip14 = Six-man tag team match{{cite news|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/aew-all-out-2022-house-black-vs-sting-darby-allin-and-miro-result|title=AEW All Out 2022 - House Of Black vs. Sting, Darby Allin, And Miro Result|date=September 4, 2022|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|work=Fightful|access-date=October 12, 2023}}
| time14 = 12:10
| match15 = CM Punk defeated Jon Moxley (c) by pinfall
| stip15 = Singles match for the AEW World Championship{{cite news|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/mjf-returns-aew-all-out-2022|title=MJF Returns At AEW All Out 2022|date=September 5, 2022|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|work=Fightful|access-date=October 12, 2023}}{{cite news|last=Defelice|first=Robert|title=CM Punk Wins AEW World Championship For A Second Time At AEW All Out|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/cm-punk-wins-aew-world-championship-second-time-all-out|access-date=October 12, 2023|work=Fightful|date=September 5, 2022}}
| time15 = 19:55
}}
=AEW World Trios Championship Tournament=
{{#section-h:AEW World Trios Championship|Inaugural tournament}}
See also
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References
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External links
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