On October 12th, 2024 AEW aired the 2nd annual Wrestle Dream live in Tacoma Washington inside Tacoma Dome & can watch it on Triller TV, PPV.com, YouTube (Under a membership).
Note: This review will be shorter then normal as it be the last few mins of the match.
ROH Television Title Match
Atlantis Jr (c) vs. Brian Cage (Pre Show)
Atlantis Jr gets Brain Cage up on his shoulders then connects with a spinning sit out powerbomb and goes for another pin.
Cage kicks out and Atlantis Jr ascends to the top rope then lands a Frog Splash and pins Cage.
Cage kicks out and looks to land Drill Claw but Atlantis Jr rolls him up.
Cage kicks out once again and hits Drill Claw for the win.
Winner & New ROH Television Champion: Brian Cage (11:00) (NEW CHAMPION!!!)
Rate: 6
Anna Jay vs. Harley Cameron (Pre Show)
Harley Cameron & Anna Jay then teeter on the ropes but Jay escapes and lands a kick on Cameron to trip her. She follows it up with the Gory Bomb for the win.
Winner: Anna Jay (8:20)
Rate: 4
Tag Team Match
MxM Collection (Mason Madden & Mansoor) vs. The Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens) (Pre Show)
Rico looks to drag Mansoor into the ring but Billy Gunn sneaks up behind him and connects with a Famouser.
Mansoor checks on Rico but Anthony Bowens sneaks up behind him and lands The Arrival.
Max Caster then tags in and connects with Mic Drop for the win.
Winners: The Acclaimed (11:25)
Rate: 6
8 Man Tag Team Match
The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly) & The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum) vs. The Premier Athletes (Tony Nese & Ariya Daivari) & Dark Order (Alex Reynolds & John Silver) (Pre Show)
Orange Cassidy tags in and connects with Orange Punch on Ariya Daivari and pins him but Smart Mark Sterling puts Daivari’s foot on the bottom rope to break the fall.
The Conglomeration then double team on Sterling to take him down and The Outrunners then send Daivari crashing into the mat with Total Recall for the win.
Winners: The Conglomeration & The Outrunners (11:30)
Rate: 6
Hangman Page vs. Jay White
Jay White fires off right hands and chops on Hangman Page then sends him crashing into the mat with a uranage and goes for a pin.
Page kicks out and White catches him with a snap dragon suplex then sets up for Blade Runner.
Page sees it coming and lands a Deadeye on him.
He looks to follow it up with Buckshot Lariat but White sees it coming and catches him with Blade Runner for the win.
Winner: Jay White (16:29)
Rate: 7
Women’s Title Match
Mariah May (c) vs. Willow Nightingale
Willow Nightingale sends Mariah May crashing into the corner with a Death Valley Driver and goes for another pin but May kicks out.
May then hits an avalanche hurricanrana to Nightingale then rocks her with a running knee and follows it up with Storm Zero for the win.
Winner & Still Women’s Champion: Mariah May (10:52) (STILL CHAMPION!!!)
Rate: 7
TNT Title Match
Jack Perry (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata
Jack Perry hits a hanging DDT on Katsuyori Shibata off the ring apron and goes for a pin but Shibata kicks out. Shibata locks in a Sleeper on Perry but Perry counters into a pinfall for the win.
Winner & Still TNT Champion: Jack Perry (9:20) (STILL CHAMPION!!!)
Rate: 6
-After the match Perry continues beating down Shibata and hits him with the TNT Title. He looks to hit him with it a 2nd time but Daniel Garcia’s music hits and he runs down to the ring to confront Perry. He stares him down but Perry slides out of the ring. MJF’s music hits and he makes his way out. He slides in the ring and captures Garcia’s attention, opening the door for Perry to clock him from behind with the TNT Title.
-MJF rains down right hands on Garcia and tells Garcia it’s been a while since he’s seen him. He tells him that it took him some time to track down his Dynamite Diamond Ring but he found it and Garcia will now kiss it. He places it on his pinky finger and looks to clock Garcia with it but Adam Cole’s music hits and he makes his way out. He runs down to the ring looking to get some retribution on MJF but MJF retreats before he can clock him. He then helps Garcia up and shows his respect for him.
International Title Triple Threat Match
Will Ospreay (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita vs. Ricochet
Konosuke Takeshita spots the table he set up on the outside and sends Ricochet crashing through it with a belly 2 back piledriver.
When Takeshita gets back in the ring, he walks into a pair of Hidden Blades on him.
He goes for a pin but Don Callis appears and pulls the referee out of the ring.
He then looks to hit Ospreay with the screwdriver but Ospreay wrestles it from him.
A hooded figure then appears and hits Ospreay with the screwdriver then reveals themselves to be Kyle Fletcher.
This opens the door for Takeshita to land a jumping knee on Ospreay for the win.
Winner & New International Champion: Konosuke Takeshita (20:42) (NEW CHAMPION!!!)
Rate: 9 (Recommend)
-After the match Fletcher sends Ospreay crashing into the mat with Tiger Driver 91 and celebrates with Takeshita & Callis.
-Prince Nana introduces Swerve Strickland and he makes his way out to the ring.
-Strickland says it feels a little weird not having the AEW World Title but being in his hometown of Tacoma is making him a little happier. He says he still feels a little pain then says he wanted to address the fans and tell them about the past, present and future.
-MVP interrupts Strickland and makes his way down to the ring with Shelton Benjamin. MVP tells Strickland that it’s good he wants to talk about the future and says he must be in deep contemplation as he ponders what’s next for him and continues dodging his calls and messages. He says that he and Strickland go way back but says his career seems to be floundering a little bit. He says he’s become good at taking former champions and reminding them of what it takes to be great in order to regain the championships they should have.
-MVP invites Strickland to talk business, and Strickland recalls the great advice MVP gave him and he lost to him in a match they had on the independents. He tells Benjamin that he was a big inspiration to him and his 12 year old self would be crying if he could see him standing in the ring with him right now then says he’s been watching AEW the past few weeks.
-Strickland tells Nana that MVP isn’t wrong in what he’s been saying and says the past couple months have been tough on them. He tells Nana that he lost a Lights Out Steel Cage Match, his childhood home, and the AEW World Title because of him but he also gave him all those things. He says sometimes he can’t find Nana before they have to go to the ring but he’s still family and he doesn’t turn his back on family for anyone.
-Strickland tells MVP that he’s not interested in joining him & Benjamin because they’re in his house now. Benjamin stares down Strickland and says Strickland is either with them or against them. Officials then run down to the ring to keep Strickland & Benjamin apart.
2 Out Of 3 Falls Match
The Beast Mortos vs. Hologram
1st Fall
Hologram dumps The Beast Mortos back in the ring and charges at him in the corner but Mortos catches him with a boot and a Samoan Drop. He looks to score a fall but Hologram kicks out.
Hologram & Mortos then teeter on the top rope but Hologram fights off Mortos and flies to level him.
He transitions into a pin to score the 1st fall.
Hologram 1-0
2nd Fall
Mortos then gets Hologram up on his shoulders and hits a pair of backbreakers before turning him inside out with a clothesline to win the 2nd fall.
The Beast Mortos 1-1
3rd Fall
Hologram ascends back up to the top rope and looks to fly but Mortos catches him with a Samoan Drop and pins him.
Hologram kicks out and gets Mortos up on his shoulders then connects with a spinning sit out powerbomb for the win.
Winner: Hologram (2-1) (16:43)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
Darby Allin vs. Brody King
Darby Allin fires off headbutts on Brody King as he stands on the middle turnbuckle then sends him crashing into the ring steps and follows it up with a Coffin Drop.
He dumps King back in the ring and connects with a Coffin Drop to his spine for the win.
Winner: Darby Allin (12:27)
Rate: 7
AEW World Tag Team Titles Match
Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson) (c) vs. Private Party (Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy)
Isiah Kassidy gets Nicholas Jackson up on his shoulders and sends him crashing into the mat.
Marq Quen connects with a 450 Splash and Kassidy follows it up with a moonsault off the ropes.
Young Bucks then double team on Quen and connect with EVP Trigger on Kassidy.
Young Bucks then set up for a 2nd EVP Trigger on Kassidy after he kicks out of the first but Kassidy avoids it and rolls up Matthew.
Matthew kicks out and Young Bucks then hits TK Driver to Kassidy for the win.
Winners & Still AEW World Tag Team Champions: Young Bucks (15:49) (STILL CHAMPIONS!!!!)
Rate: 7
ROH World Title Match
Mark Briscoe (c) vs. Chris Jericho
Mark Briscoe looks to land Froggy Bow on Jericho but Jericho counters into a Codebreaker and goes for a pin. Briscoe kicks out and Jericho connects with Jay Driller. He goes for a pin but Briscoe kicks out.
Briscoe then becomes fired up and lands a series of strikes on Jericho before connecting with an inverted Death Valley Driver and Froggy Bow.
He points up to the sky in honor of his brother Jay Briscoe then lands Jay Driller for the win.
Winner & Still ROH World Champion: Mark Briscoe (15:18) (STILL CHAMPION!!!)
Rate: 6
AEW World Title Match
Bryan Danielson (c) vs. Jon Moxley
Bryan Danielson hits an open palm strike to Jon Moxley but Moxley sends him crashing into the mat with a piledriver and wears him down with a submission.
Danielson fades and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner & New AEW World Champion: Jon Moxley (26:52) (NEW CHAMPION!!!)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
-After the match Moxley grabs a bag and looks to use it on Danielson as Marina Shafir, Trios Champions Claudio Castagnoli & PAC joins Moxley in the ring. Wheeler Yuta & Darby Allin run down to the ring to even the odds, and Yuta checks on Danielson. Allin stares down Moxley but turns around into a running knee from Yuta.
-Allin is taped to the ropes and Yuta puts Danielson to sleep using the bag. Members of the roster including Private Party & Jeff Jarrett look to run down to the ring to save, but Moxley, Shafir, PAC & Castagnoli take them down. A chair is then placed on Danielson’s neck & Castagnoli lands a stomp on it. Orange Cassidy and a medical official untape Allin from the ropes as a stretcher is brought out to ringside and Danielson is loaded onto it as Allin, Cassidy, Daniel Garcia, Hook and everyone else watches to close out Wrestle Dream.
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