All Out 2021 Thoughts
All Out 2021 was the 3rd annual All Out event produced by AEW. It took place September 5, 2021 at the Now Arena in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Also AEW's first PPV outside of Daily's Place in Florida. With the ongoing rumor of CM Punk debuting in AEW, Punk's arrival saw a trend in Pro Wrestling even giving AEW their highest PPV buyrate of all time and a sold out arena less than 20 minutes on sale. Total of 10 matches on the card would feature CM Punk taking on Darby Allen in his first match in 7 years. Kenny Omega defending his belt against Christian Cage, Jericho battling MJF to where he must retire if he loses. The Young Bucks defended the Tag Belts against the Lucha Bros.
The Good - My god what was good? The crowd, the atmosphere, the matches, just about everything. The Young Bucks vs. The Lucha Bros ended up as an outstanding match of the year candidate. All 4 stars gave it there all and the intense moments had fans in excitement. It was awesome seeing the Lucha Bros win the big belt. The Young Bucks heat from the crowd actually made them look like tremendous heels (something I didn't look at them as for awhile). MJF vs. Chris Jericho was also amazing and it looks to be the end of a chapter in the rivalry as Y2J pulling off the win was an astonishing moment. Props to MJF putting up the fake entrance. CM Punk vs. Darby Allin showed Punk hasn't lost a step and he was in great shape and not washed up like many haters tried to declare him as. Last the Main Event was better than I thought and Omega since being a heel has done a great job at changing his style of not getting the crowd too hype over him. The debuts of this show blew the rough off the place. Bryan Danielson, Adam Cole, Ruby Soho were all huge moments and hell they got everyone across the internet talking. I was in tears seeing Danielson. I was a huge fan of him since ROH. Everything else on the card was fabulous including the Women's match which was the best AEW Women's match since March.
The Meh - Didn't like the call of Ruby Soho winning. Not so angry but I feel like it wasn't a right call.
The Bad - QT Marshall vs. Paul Wight was a lackluster but not to be taken seriously.
Overall - I rarely say this, but that was a perfect PPV. Nothing to even look back on as atrocious. I'm not joking. AEW gave fans exactly what they wanted and this show probably the best PPV in years. It was great seeing fans. Across the world talking about something not WWE for a change and AEW certainly changed a lot for the pro Wrestling business.
Score - 10 out of 10: One of the Greatest of all Time
0 = Terrible:
1 = Bad/Lackluster:
2 = Decent:
3 = Good:
4 = Awesome:
5 = One of the Best of all Time:
1. Miro vs. Eddie Kingston: TNT Championship - 3.5/5
2. Jon Moxley vs. Satoshi Kojima - 3/5
3. Kris Statlander vs. Britt Baker: AEW Women's Championship - 4/5
4. Young Bucks vs. Lucha Bros: AEW Tag Team Championship (Steel Cage) - 5/5
5. Casino Battle Royal - 3/5
6. MJF vs. Chris Jericho: Final Fight - 3.5/5
7. Darby Allin vs CM Punk - 4/5
8. QT Marshall vs. Paul Wight - 1.5/5
9. Kenny Omega vs. Christian Cage: AEW World Championship - 4/5
Best Match - Lucha Bros vs. Young Bucks
Worst Match - QT Marshall vs. Paul Wight
Most Memorable Moment - Bryan Danielson and Adam Coles debuts
Top 5 Performers
1. Young Bucks/Lucha Bros
2. CM Punk
3. Darby Allin
4. Kenny Omega
5. Christian.
