Pac defended his AEW All-Atlantic Championship on American soil for the first time at AEW All Out, and Kip Sabian returned to the AEW ring.
Sabian had been sidelined with an injury since he had surgery in May 2021. Prior to All Out, he last wrestled in an AEW ring in the Arcade Anarchy match in March 2021. He returned to the ring at a British Wrestling Revolution show on July 1, 2022. He officially came back to AEW on the August 24 episode of Dynamite, where he cost Pac and the Lucha Brothers their match in the AEW World Trios Championship
At the Zero Hour pre-show ahead of All Out, Pac defended the title against Sabian. “The Bastard” emerged victorious in a hard-fought bout by pinning his opponent with the Black Arrow.
Precision attack from #AEW All-Atlantic Champion PAC! #AEWAllOut: #ZeroHour is LIVE at https://t.co/nps7VUI9fm! pic.twitter.com/W8EBOsifd2
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 4, 2022
Here’s how the match broke down, courtesy of our play-by-play coverage:
Pac takes control and dumps Sabian to the mat. Sabian sends the champion out of the ring and hits a split-legged moonsault. Pac drops his opponent with a brainbuster on the floor. Back in the ring, the two men trade blows. Pac drops the challenger with a barrage of strikes. They exchange shots, and Sabian plants Pac with a dragon suplex. Pac fires back with a suplex of his own. Sabian hits a brainbuster and slams Pac for a two count. Pac wrenches Sabian’s ear and floors him with a forearm. After a few stomps, he hits the Black Arrow for the win.
Winner and still AEW All-Atlantic Champion: Pac
After the match, Pac is about to do an interview with Tony Schiavone when Orange Cassidy interrupts. Pac says Cassidy isn’t a wrestler and tells him to go to the back of the line. Back in the ring, Sabian is yelling at his cardboard box.
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