A former employee has called out AEW over a high-risk spot at WrestleDream.
All Elite Wrestling presented WrestleDream from St. Louis, Missouri, on October 18, 2025. The main event featured Darby Allin and Jon Moxley in an “I Quit” match. Toward the closing moments, Mox attempted to make Darby quit by pushing and holding him inside a fish tank for several seconds, giving the impression he was drowning Allin.
A resilient Darby refused to give up before his former tag team partner, Sting, arrived to help him take out The Death Riders and Mox. There’s no denying the whole match wasn’t for the faint of heart watching live in the arena and at home.
Former AEW coach Sarah Stock took to X (formerly Twitter) to criticize the promotion for allowing such a dangerous stunt, implying that young viewers might try to replicate it at home and hurt themselves in the process.
“You know who should stop this? Mothers. With their remote control. This is worse than the plastic bag over the head. Kids are going to end up dead trying this stuff at home. @aew,” she wrote.
Former WWE superstar defends Sarah Stock amid AEW criticism
Former WWE superstar Matt Morgan came to Sarah Stock’s defense amid her criticism of the AEW WrestleDream spot.
In a post on X, Matt praised Stock as being one of the most respected people he’s ever worked with in the industry.
“Sara Stock is one of the most respected by far & away people I’ve ever worked in this business with! Any locker room she’s a part of when designing matches as an agent, you’re lucky to be a part of it as a talent! So when she says something like this? Everybody needs to be friggin’ listening!”
Sarah Stock’s comments led to a heated response from AEW’s Amanda Huber on social media.
Huber pointed out that the spot aired at midnight on a pay-per-view event, not television. She also pointed out that Stock has been in similar situations, implying she was being hypocritical and told her to “fuck all the way off.”
Huber says Stock also “decided to use a video of me working with the kids grief center to defend her bullshit.” Stock replied, saying Huber, a 20-year veteran of the wrestling business, was showing her ignorance. However, Huber continued to state that her issue was with blaming AEW for the spot, where parents shouldn’t allow their kids to view the “extreme” content, instead of calling on AEW to police it.
“I don’t disagree with you at all. Again, it’s not my taste,” wrote to another user on Twitter/X. “My point was just that claiming the “kids” when it was a Darby/ Mox “I quit” match on PPV at midnight and while also having done dangerous inimitable spots was disingenuous to me. Then to bring kids who are grieving into it as a gotcha moment is trash. I truly appreciate the respectful discussion ? Stay well my friend.”
