AEW Worlds End 2024 takes place at Addition Financial Field in Orlando, Florida. Featured matches on the card include Jon Moxley defending the AEW World Championship against Orange Cassidy, “Hangman” Adam Page, and Jay White, Mariah May defending the AEW Women’s World Championship against Thunder Rosa, and the semifinals and finals of the Continental Classic.
AEW Worlds End Card
- Pre-Sow: Toni Storm vs. Leila Grey
- Pre-Show: Jeff Jarrett vs. QT Marshall
- Pre-Show: Top Flight & The Outrunners vs. Lio Rush, Action Adretti & The Murder Machines (Lance Archer & Brian Cage)
- Continental Classic Semifinal: Kyle Fletcher vs. Will Ospreay
- Continental Classic Semifinal: Kazuchika Okada vs. Ricochet
- Tijuana Steet Fight For AEW Women’s World Championship: Mariah May (c) vs. Thunder Rosa
- AEW International Championship: Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Powerhouse Hobbs
- Dynamite Diamond Ring: MJF vs. Adam Cole
- TBS Championship: Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Kris Statlander
- Continental Classic Final: TBD vs. TBD
- AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley (c) vs. “Hangman” Adam Page vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Jay White
AEW Worlds End Results
Zero Hour Pre-Show
Renee Paquette, RJ City, and Matt Menard welcome viewers and preview the show. Mark Sterling then joins the panel, and they continue to talk about the card.
TBS Champion Mercedes Moné is shown arriving in the parking lot. Madison Rayne joins the panel and discusses the action.
Backstage, Leila Grey comments on her upcoming match against Toni Storm and notes that she had been training at the NJPW Dojo. She says it’s her turn now.
Toni Storm vs. Leila Grey
Storm and Grey feel each other out early on. Storm gains the upper hand and continues to control the action. Grey rallies and takes control. She drops Storm with a cutter and grounds the former champion. Storm fires up with a series of blows. She hits a hip attack and suplexes Grey. Grey catches Storm with a neckbreaker. Grey suplexes Storm, who cradles her and gets the three count.
Winner: Toni Storm
Storm celebrates after the bell.
Grade: B
This was short, but it was a decent way to begin the show. The fans are really buying into Toni Storm’s new persona, as they chanted “She’s a rookie”. Storm continues to gain momentum following her return, and it may be in the early going, but it seems like she’s on a collision course with Mariah May, with a rematch likely for AEW Grand Slam Australia.
Backstage, QT Marshall discusses his match with Jeff Jarrett. He says Jarrett is desperate to stay relevant, and Jeff stuck his nose in his business at ROH Final Battle. Marshall says Jarrett wants to be on the QT bandwagon because his best years are behind him.
TNT Champion Daniel Garcia and Mark Briscoe join the pre-show panel to discuss the Continental Classic. When asked about his goals for 2025, Briscoe says he wants gold. He says he thinks he’s deserving of a shot at the TNT Championship, but Garcia brushes the challenge off.
QT Marshall vs. Jeff Jarrett
Jarrett plays to the crowd, as does Marshall. Marshall and Jarrett battle for positioning. Marshall is in control early on. Jarrett sends Marshall over the ropes, but QT hangs on. Jarrett clotheslines Marshall over the ropes and struts. Marshall hits a diving uppercut and grounds Jarrett. He continues to control the action. QT traps Jarrett in a sleeper hold, but Jarrett escapes.
Jarrett rallies with a lariat and a back body-drop. He punches Marshall in the corner. Marshall goes for the Figure-Four, but Jarrett counters. Jarrett slams Marshall off the top rope and locks in the Sharpshooter. Aaron Solo gets on the apron and distracts Jarrett. Marshall rolls Jarrett up for a two-count. Marshall hits The Stroke for another two-count. Solo tries to grab Jarrett’s guitar and hand it to Marshall, but Jay Lethal fights him off. Jarrett catches Marshall with The Stroke for the win.
Winner: Jeff Jarrett
Grade: B+
Much like Marshall’s match against Big Boom AJ and Lethal’s match against Marshall at ROH Final Battle, this was old-school wrestling at its finest. Jarrett is still very good in matches like this, and Marshall’s last two matches have been a great reminder of his talent as well.
Backstage, Toni Storm is asked about her win. She highlights her excitement about picking up her “first” pay-per-view. Storm says AEW is Toni Storm. Deonna Purrazzo introduces herself to Storm. Purrazzo challenges Storm to face her on AEW Collision next week, and Storm accepts.
Eight-Man Tag Team Match At AEW Worlds End
Pre-Show: Top Flight & The Outrunners vs. Lio Rush, Action Adretti & The Murder Machines (Lance Archer & Brian Cage) (with Don Callis)
Cage and Archer control the action early on. Rush and Andretti square off with Top Flight. Rush and Dante Martin go back and forth. Martin fights off Rush and Andretti. Private Party are shown watching backstage. The Outrunners double-team Rush. Andretti and Rush double-team Truth Magnum. Don Callis takes a cheap shot and helps Cage and Archer maintain the advantage. Turbo Floyd clears house with a flurry of offense. The Outrunners double-team Cage and Archer.
Cage levels Dante Martin with a clothesline. The Outrunners drop Cage with a big boot. Andretti and Rush kick them off the apron.
Top Flight double-team Rush with a DDT. Archer chokeslams Darius Martin. Cage and Archer slam Dante Martin with a chokeslam. The Outrunners clothesline Cage over the ropes. Rush hits Martin with a frog splash for the win.
Winners: Lio Rush, Action Adretti & The Murder Machines (Lance Archer & Brian Cage)
Archer argues with Rush for tagging himself in. AEW World Tag Team Champions Private Party come out and confront Andretti and Rush.
Backstage, Jay Lethal says he’s proud of Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett says he has been reflecting on his career, and on Wednesday night at Fight for the Fallen, he will make an announcement about his career.
A video package hypes up the main card.
Continental Classic Semifinal: Kyle Fletcher vs. Will Ospreay
Fletcher and Ospreay battle back and forth, and they’re evenly matched early on. Ospreay dives onto Fletcher at ringside. Fletcher catches Ospreay and powerbombs him onto the apron. Fletcher maintains the advantage. Ospreay is bleeding, and Fletcher slams him into the ring steps. Back in the ring, Fletcher continues to ground Ospreay. Fletcher licks Ospreay’s blood off his hand. Ospreay tries to rally, but Fletcher slams him into the turnbuckle.
Ospreay fires up with a back body drop and slams Fletcher into the turnbuckle. Ospreay hits a standing corkscrew splash. Fletcher drills Ospreay with some kicks. Fletcher suplexes Ospreay. Ospreay hits a Spanish Fly. Fletcher trades blows with Ospreay, who is busted wide open. Ospreay kicks Fletcher. Ospreay hits the Os-cutter. Fletcher evades the Hidden Blade and hits Ospreay with his own move. Ospreay hits Fletcher with some bloody headbutts.
They go back and forth. Fletcher nails Ospreay with a headbutt. Fletcher argues with the referee. Ospreay hits the Hidden Blade for a near fall. Fletcher evades the Hidden Blade and hits a Brainbuster for a two-count. Fletcher hits a running kick in the corner. Ospreay counters a Brainbuster and hits the Styles Clash for the win.
Winner: Will Ospreay
Ospreay celebrates after the match.
Grade: A
Ospeay and Fletcher really brought it here, and they delivered a great opener. Ospreay was busted wide open, and the blood added to the intensity of the match. The loss doesn’t really hurt Fletcher, as he has been on an incredible run in recent months. Ospreay needed a bounceback win after he lost to Fletcher at AEW Full Gear, but it’s hard to fully judge this without knowing the outcome of the tournament.
Continental Classic Semifinal: Kazuchika Okada vs. Ricochet
Ricochet and Okada feel each other out. Okada gains the upper hand. He teases going for a dropkick but slaps Ricochet in the back of the head. Okada continues to control the action. Ricochet dives onto Okada at ringside. He hits a springboard clothesline. Ricochet grounds Okada. Okada drops Ricochet with a flapjack. He spikes Ricochet with a DDT. Okada dodges a handspring off the ropes by Ricochet. Ricochet hits a standing moonsault for a two-count.
Okada hits Ricochet with a neckbreaker over his knee. He keeps rolling with an elbow drop. Ricochet spikes Okada on his head. He hits a Shooting Star Press for a two-count. Ricochet nails Okada with a knee, but Okada fires back with a dropkick. Okada catches Ricochet with a slam and hits the Rainmaker for the win.
Winner: Kazuchika Okada
Swerve Strickland comes out after the match and congratulates Ricochet for making it as far as he did in the tournament. He notes that Ricochet said that he would win the tournament. Strickland says that Ricochet blew it. He tells Ricochet that he expected him to run his mouth, and that’s exactly what he’s done. Strickland says Ricochet talks a lot of mess, and he’s going to clean it up. Prince Nana comes out with a wagon full of toilet paper. He hands it to the fans in the front row. Strickland tells the fans to wish Ricochet a happy new year, and the fans throw the toilet paper at Ricochet. Strickland wishes Ricochet a happy new year and walks away.
Grade: B
This was a weird one. Given the talent involved, it should have been a Match of the Night contender. Instead, it never really reached the next level. The drop-off between this and Ospreay/Fletcher was apparent. It wasn’t a bad match, but you’d expect much better. The post-match with Strickland was fun.
Will Ospreay is still bloody backstage, as a doctor is checking on him. He comments on his win and looks forward to facing Kazuchika Okada. Ospreay asks the fans for their support. Ospreay says he’s going to Disney World when he wins, and he says, “Let’s F*cking Go.”
Tijuana Steet Fight For AEW Women’s World Championship: Mariah May (c) vs. Thunder Rosa
Rosa comes to the ring with a pinata, and she has a chain over her shoulders. She hugs her father, who’s in the front row. May confronts Rosa’s father. Rosa takes the fight to May and takes control early on. They battle back and forth, and Rosa maintains the advantage. May leaves the ring and heads up the ramp. Rosa follows her, but May drops her with a DDT. May sips some tequila and spits it into Rosa’s face. Rosa tackles May through a wooden board with a spear.
May hits Rosa with a trash can. Rosa gets May back in the ring and gains the upper hand again. Rosa gets a two-count with a Death Valley Driver. Rosa dumps the pinata, which is full of thumbtacks. May slams Rosa onto some thumbtacks with the Mayday. May goes over to Rosa’s father and takes his cane.
Rosa dodges a running knee, forcing the champion to hit the steel steps. Rosa hits May with her father’s cane. She hits a shotgun dropkick. Rosa chokes May with a chain. May blinds Rosa with some sand and hits a piledriver off the apron and through a table for the win.
Winner and still AEW Women’s World Champion: Mariah May
Grade: B
Good showing for both May and Rosa. As with Ricochet/Okada, you’d expect more from the talent involved. This fell short of some of the other hardcore women’s matches AEW has had. Still, the weapon spots were good, especially the pinata full of tacks and the match-ending piledriver. Nothing wrong with May picking up a solid win over a former champion.
Dynamite Diamond Ring: MJF vs. Adam Cole
Mike Bennett and Matt Taven are at ringside to protect the Dynamite Diamond Ring. MJF heads to the outside when the bell rings, and Cole follows him. MJF slams Cole into the steps, and he’s busted open. MJF sends him into the ring post. Back in the ring, MJF grounds Cole. MJF catches Cole with a powerbomb over his knee. Cole rallies with some strikes. He hits a backstabber and a neckbreaker.
MJF catches Cole with a chop block and targets his leg. He slams Cole’s leg into the steel steps. MJF’s head gets bounced off the ring post, and he is busted open. Cole rallies and punches MJF in the corner. Cole spikes MJF with Panama Sunrise and hits the Boom for a two-count. MJF takes Cole’s leg out again. MJF and Cole trade blows after MJF yells that he never gave a damn about Cole. Cole kicks him, but MJF takes him down and traps him in the Figure-Four. Cole reverses the pressure, and MJF reaches the ropes.
MJF confronts Bennett and Taven at ringside, He falls down and pretends that they hit him. The referee makes Bennett and Taven leave ringside. MJF grabs his Dynamite Ring, but Cole superkicks him. Cole gets the ring, but MJF kicks him below the belt and hits the Heatseeker for the win.
Winner: MJF
MJF gets a steel chair after the bell and goes to attack Cole, but Roderick Strong makes the save. Kyle O’Reilly stops MJF from leaving. O’Reilly and Strong double-team MJF. Cole hits MJF with the ring. Cole, O’Reilly, Strong, Bennett, and Taven stand tall.
Grade: B+
MJF and Cole delivered, given the length of their feud. The match was overdue, both due to the injuries that affected the plans and the creative for the story since Cole returned. It was somewhat inevitable that the outcome would be disappointing because this match came long after the peak of the feud. MJF winning was surprising, as it seemed like a given that Cole would finally get his revenge. Cole needed the win here, and he didn’t get it. The Undisputed Kingdom reunion was questionable, as it seems like that part of the story is being dragged out too.
AEW International Championship: Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Powerhouse Hobbs
Takeshita and Hobbs trade blows. Hobbs overpowers Takeshita and sends him to the outside. He maintains the advantage. Takeshita slams Hobbs knee-first. He continues to target Hobbs’ knee. Hobbs rallies with a flurry of offense. Takeshita counters a slam and spikes Hobbs on his head. Hobbs and Takeshita trade clubbing blows. Hobbs slams Takeshita for a two-count. Takeshita hits Hobbs with a chop block and hits a Blue Thunder Bomb. Hobbs rallies and tries to head to the top rope, but his leg gives out.
Takeshita hits a superplex and a senton. Hobbs fires back with a spinebuster. Hobbs hits an avalanche powerslam. Takeshita kicks Hobb’s knee and hits a running knee. He traps Hobbs in a guillotine. Takeshita hits Raging Fire for the win.
Winner and still AEW International Champion: Konosuke Takeshita
Grade: B+
This one had a bit of a different flavor compared to the rest of the card, as it was a hoss fight. They told the story of Hobbs fighting through his knee injury well. Takeshita winning was a bit of a lock, as he is set to face Shingo Takagi in a title match at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19. Still, this was a solid title defense for him, and it was good to see Hobbs in a title match.
Backstage, Kazuchika Okada comments on his upcoming match against Will Ospreay.
TBS Championship: Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Kris Statlander
Moné and Statlander battle for positioning. Statlander overpowers the champion early on. Moné sends Statlander to the outside. Moné gets a two-count on a pin attempt. She gets another two-count. Statlander slams Moné and hits a backbreaker. Moné catches Statlander with a powerbomb on the apron. “The CEO” continues to control the action as she hits running knees in the corner. She keeps Statlander grounded. Statlander rallies with a slam. Statlander suplexes Moné. Moné rallies with a DDT and the three Amigos.
Moné hits a Frog Splash. Statlander gets a two-count with a package piledriver. Moné hits the Moné Maker on the floor. Moné breaks the referee’s count so Statlander doesn’t get counted out. She traps Statlander’s leg in part of the apron and hits a diving knee. Statlander slams Moné onto the apron. Moné spikes Statlander with a piledriver-like slam on the apron. Statlander narrowly avoids getting counted out.
Moné traps Statlander in an STF, but Statlander reaches the ropes. Statlander rallies, but Moné catches her in an ankle lock. Statlander escapes and gets a two-count with a pin attempt. Moné stacks Statlander up and pins her for the win.
Winner and still TBS Champion: Mercedes Moné
Grade: A
This was just as good, if not better, than their match at AEW Worlds End. Moné had another great showing and continues to prove her doubters wrong, as she has turned things around, compared to where she was earlier in her AEW run. Hopefully, Statlander will benefit from this loss, possibly with a new wrinkle to her character or a new rivalry. Regardless, she looked very strong in defeat.
Continental Classic Final: Will Ospreay vs. Kazuchika Okada
Ospreay comes out with his head bandaged after his match earlier. Okada and Ospreay feel each other out and battle back and forth early on. Ospreay sends Okada to the outside and dives onto him. Okada catches Ospreay with a DDT on the floor. He again DDTs Ospreay onto the floor. In the ring, he grounds Ospreay. Ospreay rallies and rocks Okada with a back handspring kick off the ropes. Okada gains the upper hand and hits a knee-breaker on the floor. Ospreay nails Okada with a superkick and an Os-cutter on the floor.
Ospreay hits an Os-cutter in the ring for a two-count. Okada catches Ospreay with a neckbreaker. Okada gains more momentum with a dropkick. Ospreay hits the Styles Clash for a two-count. Okada hits the Rainmaker for a near fall. Ospreay is bleeding again, and Okada suplexes him. Ospreay counters the Rainmaker and hits a Spanish Fly. Okada and Ospreay battle back and forth. Ospreay evades the Rainmaker, hits one of his own, and gets a near fall with the Stormbreaker.
Ospreay counters the Rainmaker. Okada counters the Hidden Blade. They keep trading counters, and Okada hits the Rainmaker for the win.
Winner of AEW Continental Classic 2024 and still AEW Continental Champion: Kazuchika Okada
Okada extends a handshake to Ospreay, and he accepts. Christopher Daniels comes out and congratulates Okada. e says that he would present Okada with the title, but he can’t do that. He announces that he is no longer an EVP for AEW, but “this man is.” Kenny Omega comes out, making his first appearance in AEW since May. He brings the AEW Continental Championship to the ring. Omega gives the title to Okada and stares him down. Okada raises the title. Omega claps for him and leaves.
Grade: A+
Okada and Ospreay delivered the match of the night, as they lived up to the hype following their unforgettable clashes in NJPW. Okada needed a big win to head into 2025 with momentum, and he got it. Ospreay looked strong in defeat, as he was a bloody mess earlier in the show. The Omega return topped it all off and set up a major match down the road.
AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley (c) vs. “Hangman” Adam Page vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Jay White
Page and White argue. Moxley heads to the outside, and Cassidy dives onto him. The challengers gang up on Moxley. Claudi Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta come out and bring Moxley into the crowd. Cassidy, Page, and White follow them. Marina Shafir attacks Cassidy. White and Page brawl with Castanoli and Yuta. Security intervenes and escorts Castagnoli and Yuta to the back. Moxley grounds Cassidy.
Cassidy hits Moxley with the Orange Punch. The challengers powerbomb Moxley through the announce table. White and Page go back and forth. Page slams Cassidy. Christian Cage and HOOK are separately shown watching in the crowd. Page drops Cassidy with a big boot and sends him into the steps. Cassidy rallies with a flurry of offense. White drops Cassidy with a suplex.
Moxley returns to the ring, and Cassidy kicks him. Moxley drops Cassidy with a cutter. Page and Moxley trade blows. Cassidy catches Moxley with a DDT. White takes the fight to Moxley and Page. Cassidy hits the Orange Punch. He hits Moxley with an Orange Punch, but Page pulls the referee out of the ring. Page hits White with a Buckshot Lariat and drops Moxley with a Deadeye. He hits Moxley with a Buckshot Lariat. Cassidy gets a two-count with a pin attempt. Page hits Cassidy below the belt. White hits Moxley with a Bladerunner, and Yuta attacks the referee. White drops Shafi with the Bladerunner. Yuta nails White with a running knee. Moxley hits White with the Death Rider for the win.
Winner and still AEW World Champion: Jon Moxley
The Deathriders try to attack White after the bell. FTR come out, and Adam Copeland comes out with them. FTR fight off the Death Riders. Copeland stares down Moxley and hits him with a Spear. Copeland grabs a piece of a chair and wrenches Moxley in an STF with it. Moxley escapes. Copeland calls out Moxley and says Rated FTR is taking it all.
Copeland and FTR stand tall to end the show.
Grade: B
The main event was a miss, compared to several of the other matches on the card. The Death Riders getting involved took away from the action, and the outcome was never really in doubt. This was a flat way to end the show, but Copeland’s return helped conclude the night on a better note.
Grade: B+
The matches that delivered carried the show, namely both Ospreay matches and Moné’s bout. May’s match against Rosa was solid, as was Takeshita’s match with Hobbs. MJF and Cole had one of the better matches on the card, even if the creative was questionable. The disappointing main event is hard to overlook, and so Worlds End fell short of AEW’s standard, but the show overall was saved by Omega and Copeland returning. That should be a shot in the arm heading into 2025.
