AEW Worlds End 2024 results and grades: Kazuchika Okada wins Continental Classic; Kenny Omega, Adam Copeland return

The order of entrances for the four-way main event was: Orange Cassidy, Hangman Adam Page, Jay White and lastly, AEW World Champion Jon Moxley. Moxley, as usual, emerged from the crowd and was accompanied by Marina Shafir.

White, Page and Cassidy all began to argue as the match began and Moxley rolled to the outside. Cassidy launched himself through the ropes at Moxley and a ll three men began to focus on the AEW World Champion. The onslaught drew more of Moxley's Death Riders, Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta to ringside and the battle spilled into the crowd. Moxley's focus stayed on Cassidy while Page and White battled Castagnoli and Yuta. Eventually all four men returned from the crowd and the challengers all ganged up on Moxley again, powerbombing him through an announce table.

After the powerbomb, Page turned on White and Cassidy, with the former AEW World Champion scoring a near-fall on Cassidy twice during the next sequence. As the action continued, the camera panned up to two suites and showed Christian Cage and Hook. Cage holds a contract for a guaranteed championship match, but his Patriarchy has been feuding with Hook.

Page remained in control, punishing White and Cassidy. Page was eventually distracted by the fans for a brief moment, allowing Cassidy to gain a quick advantage with a Stundog Millionaire. It was White's turn next as he took out both Cassidy and White. As White and Page battled outside the ring, Moxley returned to the ring for a quick sequence with Cassidy. Moxley, bleeding from his head, began battling with all three men again.

Eventually, all four men rose to their feet in the center of the ring and all exchanged finishers. Cassidy was last to hit his, taking out Moxley with an Orange Punch. As he went for the pin, Page yanked the referee out of the ring and seized control of the match with a pair of Buckshot Lariats and a Dead Eye. Page's third Buckshot connected with Moxley but the referee was still incapacitated.

After a brief interlude from Cassidy, White landed Blade Runner on Moxley and went for a pin but the referee was attacked by Yuta, who returned a few moments earlier. Yuta taunted White, leaving Shafir to strike, but Switchblade hit her with Blade Runner. Yuta then connected on Busaiko Knee to White setting up Moxley for the win.

Jon Moxley defeats Jay White, Orange Cassidy and Hangman Adam Page in 15:38 to retain the AEW World Championship.

After the match, the Death Riders set their sights on White, but FTR's music hit and Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler emerged. After a short staredown, the arena went dark and Adam Copeland's music hit. Rated FTR then cleared the ring and Copeland nearly made Moxley pass out by using a piece of a steel chair to choke Moxley.

Copeland followed it up with a brief, biting promo claiming Rated FTR is "taking it all."

Will Ospreay was first to enter, with a bandaged head and bloodied face after his opening match victory against Kyle Fletcher. While Ospreay looked beaten and battered, Kazuchika Okada looked as fresh as he did before his match against Ricochet earlier in the night.

When the bell rang, both men remained in their corners, allowing for the crowd to cheer, chant and build anticipation for the upcoming match. Eventually, they locked in a collar-and-elbow tie up, with Okada briefly gaining the upper hand before eventually falling victim to an Ospreay hurricanrana and leaping cross body.

Ospreay dragged Okada around the ringside area and looked to remain in control until Okada was able to counter into a DDT onto the floor and then followed up with a second, draping DDT to Ospreay's injured head. Okada rolled back into the ring and allowed the referee to attempt to count out Ospreay. Ospreay returned to the ring to take a third DDT and Okada went for the win with a pin.

Okada remained in control, shrugging off Ospreay's attempted offense. Ospreay's bandages even fell off his head after a neckbreaker from Okada. With his wound exposed, Okada dug into Ospreay's head and then went for a suplex, which Ospreay countered to launch himself into control of the match and score a near-fall. Ospreay went for a Hidden Blade, but Okada was able to counter into a big drop, giving both men a chance to regroup.

Ospreay pushed Okada away from his corner with a kick, and the Aerial Assassin went to the top turnbuckle, but the Rainmaker rushed to shove him off. Ospreay's leg got caught in the ropes and he briefly sold a knee injury which Okada quickly targeted. Outside the ring, however, Ospreay was able to regain and maintain control with an Oscutter from the barricade. Ospreay returned to the ring and Okada barely beat the ten count. Ospreay landed a second Oscutter for another near-fall.

The match flipped back into Okada's favor with a sudden counter by the Rainmaker, who followed up a neckbreaker with a big elbow drop from the top rope. The pace and intensity picked up immensely as Okada and Ospreay battled with ferocity, with the latter landing a Styles Clash for a near-fall and then the former getting a stunning near-fall of his own after a tilt-a-whirl slam and Rainmaker.

Ospreay continued to look worse for wear, unable to go toe-to-toe with Okada after his intense battle with Fletcher earlier in the night. Okada, rather than putting away Ospreay, taunted and allowed his opponent back to his feet. As Okada lined up another Rainmaker, Ospreay countered suddenly into a standing Spanish fly for a near-fall. Ospreay lined up the Hidden Blade but Okada countered with a drop kick. Ospreay then lined up an Oscutter but was met with another drop kick. Finally, Ospreay was able to land a Rainmaker and Storm Breaker but Okada kicked out.

The finish was remarkable and came quickly as Ospreay and Okada traded finishers and counters, but ultimately Okada remained the Continental Champion after another Rainmaker put away the Aerial Assassin for good.

Kazuchika Okada def. Will Ospreay in 19:10 to win the Continental Classic and remain AEW Continental Champion.

After the match, Okada shook Ospreay's hand. Afterward, Christopher Daniels came out to announce that he was no longer an EVP for AEW and announced the return of Kenny Omega. Omega had been out for an extended period while dealing with illness.

Omega made his way to the ring to present Okada with the Continental Championship, seemingly renewing one of the great rivalries in all of professional wrestling.

These two put on a Match of the Year candidate at Full Gear last month, making this one of the most anticipated matches on the Worlds End card.

Kris Statlander wasted no time making her way to the ring while Mercedes Moné played the heel champion role perfectly prior to the match introductions.

The two tied up after a brief staredown, with Statlander showing off her power advantage but shoving her into the turnbuckle and then sending her to the floor with a shoulder tackle. Moné tried to utilize her speed but Statlander seemed to match her move for move. Eventually, Moné used an arm drag to send Statlander out of the ring and then hit a baseball slide to gain the upper hand.

Outside the ring, Moné utilized the steel steps and barricade to her advantage. As Moné went for a leaping move off the barricade, Statlander caught her and carried the champion up to the ring apron and slammed her on it. Statlander continued to show off her power with a series of offensive maneuvers before a fallaway slam sent the action back to the apron.

Both women fought to the top turnbuckle outside the ring and after several teases, Moné slipped through the turnbuckles and planted Statlander onto the apron with a powerbomb. Statlander began to grab at her back and it became a focal point of Moné's offense.

Statlander managed to break up Moné's assault with some clotheslines, but the champion countered a suplex attempt into a Backstabber for a near-fall. The champion then continued to target Statlander's back with a straight jacket submission hold. Statlander ultimately fought her way back to her feet and began to slam Moné into the turnbuckle. Moné yanked Statlander down by her hair and climbed to the top rope for a Meteora attempt. Statlander caught Moné in midair and slammed her to the ground, finally regaining control of the match with a flurry capped off by a deadlift German suplex and near-fall.

With the champion on her heels, Statlander lifted her up to the top turnbuckle, looking for a high-impact move. Moné managed to counter by sending Statlander head-first into the middle turnbuckle and then landed a tornado DDT for the match's latest near-fall. Moné, frustrated, didn't just land the Three Amigos suplex sequence, she landed SEVEN in a row to set Statlander up for a frog splash, which she connected on. Moné went for the pin immediately, but Statlander kicked out.

Statlander turned the tides by evading Moné's double knees in the corner and then, after a sequence of counters, hit a package piledriver for a near-fall. The two women then traded blows in the center of the ring before action spilled outside again. As the two women rolled outside, the ring apron was ripped off and Moné hit Statlander with the Money Maker finisher. The referee began to count out both women. Just as it appeared as if Statlander would get counted out, Moné broke the count and tied Statlander up in the steel support beams for the ring. Moné would break the referee's count again and pummel the challenger.

As the referee counted, Statlander undid her boot to escape and caught Moné with two F5s, one on the ring apron and one for a near-fall back inside the ring. Statlander attempted to follow up by climbing to the top rope but Moné shoved her off balance and immediately grabbed the challenger, delivering a tombstone piledriver onto the ring apron. The referee began his count again and as Moné celebrated at nine, Statlander dove back into the ring.

Angered, Moné screamed "why won't you die," slapped Statlander and locked in a submission. Statlander fought to the bottom rope to break the hold, frustrating the champion even more and drawing "fight forever" chants from the crowd. As Statlander attempted her Saturday Night Fever finisher, Moné reversed into an ankle lock on Statlander's exposed foot. Statlander managed to escape by powering Moné into the ropes.

The finish came as Statlander rolled through several pins and Moné eventually was able to counter her way into a pin of her own to score her second victory in a row over Statlander.

Mercedes Moné def. Kris Statlander in 24:35 to retain her TBS Championship.

Moné exited the ring area first, allowing Statlander to get her flowers for yet another classic showdown.

Konosuke Takeshita got the more pronounced entrance of the two, with flames as he stood atop the ramp. Don Callis joined the announce team for the match.

The action started out with a hard-hitting exchange between Takeshita and Powerhouse Hobbs, with the latter sending the champion flying out of the ring with a huge shoulder tackle. Hobbs stayed on the offensive, delivering huge forearm shivers to Takeshita ringside and taunting Callis in the process. Hobbs continued his onslaught by repeatedly slamming Takeshita into the ring apron.

Hobbs attempted to send Takeshita back into the ring but had his eyes raked. Takeshita then lifted Hobbs up and dropped him knee-first onto the ring apron. Hobbs suffered a knee injury that kept him out of action and was part of the build for this match. Takeshita continued to focus on Hobbs' knee, using the ring post and ropes to his advantage.

After a tease of a ring-to-floor suplex from Hobbs to Takeshita, the champion suplexed the challenger into the ring, keeping the upper hand. Takeshita went for a lariat but Hobbs was able to just crash through it and delivered a cross body for his first significant offense in a while. Hobbs scored a near-fall with a running power slam but continued to sell his knee injury.

Hobbs' brief momentum was halted as Takeshita was able to counter another slam attempt into a modified piledriver for a near-fall. Hobbs and Takeshita followed with another sequence of trading blows before the champion was able to deliver a German suplex. Hobbs blocked a knee strike attempt and countered a clothesline with a scoop power slam before hitting a massive lariat of his own for another near-fall.

Takeshita was able to pull off a Blue Thunder Bomb with a sudden counter but Hobbs kicked out at one, startling Don Callis ringside. Hobbs climbed to the top rope but was met by Takeshita on the top turnbuckle. Hobbs fell, selling the knee injury, and a second attempt resulted in a superplex from Takeshita to Hobbs. Takeshita followed with a top-rope senton and went for a knee strike but Hobbs countered with a massive spine buster.

In danger, Takeshita attempted to roll out of the ring. Hobbs caught him and eventually managed to hit an avalanche scoop powerslam on Takeshita. Hobbs continued to nurse his knee injury, removing his brace after the massive maneuver. Takeshita noticed the weak point and pounced, eventually locking in a guillotine choke and hitting his Raging Fire finisher for the win.

Konosuke Takeshita def. Powerhouse Hobbs in 15:36 to retain the AEW International Championship.

MJF made his entrance first, drawing a mixed reaction from fans, but was wearing a "Better Than You BayBay" robe, paying homage to his time as a tag team with Adam Cole. Undisputed Kingdom members Mike Bennett and Matt Taven were shown ringside guarding the Dynamite Diamond Ring during his entrance.

Cole garnered a stronger reaction during his entrance, which it is built to do by default.

When the bell rang, Cole started aggressive beating MJF outside the ring and attempting to go for the Panama Sunrise right away but MJF rolled out of the ring. Cole followed MJF, but he was sent into the steel steps and busted open. MJF began taunting the crowd and Cole as he continued to punish his former friend.

MJF stayed in control, slowing down the action with a headlock and snuffing out any brief flurries of offense from Cole, including scoring a near-fall after an innovative powerbomb neckbreaker. As MJF went to add insult to injury and land a Panama Sunrise on Cole, he countered with a superkick and hit his biggest move to that point with a brainbuster.

With MJF on the defensive, Cole went for Panama Sunrise for a second time, but MJF evaded and Cole sold a knee injury that the Dynamite Diamond Ring holder immediately exploited. Cole suffered an ankle injury in 2023 that kept him out of action for a year, which played into his feud with MJF.

As MJR went to slam Cole's leg into the ring post again, Cole pulled MJF head-first into the steel and busted him open as well. Cole battered a bloodied MJF into the corner and finally landed Panama Sunrise and a running knee to the back of MJF's head for the closest near-fall of the match so far.

Cole went for a second knee strike but MJF leaped to his feet and took his foe out with a shoulder tackle to the leg. Both men taunted one another with trash talk before fighting in the center of the ring. Cole landed a superkick after MJF spit in his face but MJF was unfazed, eventually locking Cole in the Figure Four. Cole eventually fought his way into a reversal of the leverage and forced MJF to break the hold.

As the referee checked on Cole, MJF made his way over to Taven and Bennett and the Dynamite Diamond Ring. Rather than fighting the two Undisputed Kingdom members, MJF faked himself getting driven into the steel steps. MJF called for the referee who sent Taven and Bennett away from ringside, leaving MJF to retrieve the ring.

MJF went back into the squared circle, but Cole was savvy to his plan and took the ring himself. As the referee was distracted and Cole lined up a punch wearing the ring, MJF delivered a low blow and a Heatseeker to pick up the win.

MJF defeats Adam Cole in 14:35

After the match, MJF grabbed a steel chair and put Cole's leg inside of it, threatening to break his ankle again. As MJF lined it up, Roderick Strong came out for the save and Kyle O'Reilly dragged MJF to the ring. Surrounded, MJF was taken out by O'Reilly and Strong before being hit in the head with the Dynamite Diamond Ring by Cole.

Thunder Rosa was first to make her entrance, bringing a piñata and steel chain with her. Rosa embraced her father, who was seated ringside for the match. Mariah May followed and both women drew strong reactions from the crowd. May sauntered around the ring and stood in front of Rosa's father, leading the challenger to attack.

Rosa's intensity led her to land a senton and she went for the win less than a minute into the contest. May was able to recover for some brief offense before Rosa continued her assault and going for another pin attempt.

After the second near-fall, Rosa went under the ring and began pulling out weapons for the street fight. May escaped the ring as chairs and a garbage can were tossed in. The two women battled to the top of the ramp where May landed a DDT and scored her first near-fall of the match. May pulled out a bottle of tequila, took a sip and spit it out onto Rosa. Infuriated, Rosa speared May through a setpiece and went for another pin.

A garbage can came into play as Rosa and May fought back ringside. May then got hit with a bottle by Rosa and then action went back into the ring. Rosa stayed on top, driving a steel chair into the throat of May, but the champion quickly swung things back her way with a sudden headbutt and running knee. May then used the chair herself by delivering a blow to Rosa's back.

Rosa would score the next near-fall after a spinning Death Valley Driver and then the challenger retrieved her piñata, which she broke open and revealed it to be filled with thumbtacks. Rosa went for a package piledriver but May countered into May Day onto the tacks for another near-fall. Rosa rolled out of the ring but was sent into the steel steps.

With Rosa incapacitated, May taunted Rosa's father by stealing his cowboy hat and cane. May then pulled out barbed wire and wrapped it around her leg, charging at Rosa after. Rosa evaded and May hit the exposed steps. Rosa then took her father's cane and pummeled the champion with it.

The crowd cheered as Rosa returned under the ring and yanked out a table, setting it halfway up ringside. Rosa used the table as a ramp, running up it and launching herself into May for a missile dropkick. Rosa rolled May back into the ring for a pin but the champion kicked out.

Rosa then began choking out May with the steel chain, but she dropped it to grab a steel chair and smash May's face into it. Rosa resumed her choke but May grabbed a bag of dirt that was brought (in kayfabe, probably) from a graveyard in Tijuana and used it to blind Rosa. May then delivered a piledriver to Rosa, sending her through a table ringside and picking up the win.

Mariah May def. Thunder Rosa in 13:25 to retain her AEW Women's World Championship.

With Will Ospreay having advanced, the second semifinal immediately followed as current Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada was set to take on Ricochet.

Ricochet was first to enter, drawing mostly jeers from the crowd. He did get an impressive pyro during his entrance, however. The Rainmaker Okada got a more positive reception from the crowd, in addition to his money cannons going off as he walked down the ramp.

Counter to the Ospreay-Fletcher match, this contest started off a bit more slowly, with two collar-and-elbow tie ups and a much slower, more traditional pace. Ricochet quickly picked things up by sending Okada out of the ring with a hurricanrana. As he taunted the crowd and attempted to execute a running high-flying move he was met by a big boot from Okada, who gained the upper hand afterwards.

With Okada outside on the ring apron, Ricochet yanked his leg and Okada began to sell an inner-leg/groin injury. Ricochet followed up with a suicide dive and then returned to the ring to deliver more punishment and score a near-fall with a crucifix pin.

Ricochet taunted the crowd and delivered chops to Okada, who fought through them and rose to his feet. Okada would plant Ricochet with a counter and slam him to the mat. Okada kept up the offense with a running elbow in the turnbuckle and a DDT for a near-fall. As Okada went for a gut-wrench powerbomb, Ricochet countered and began a sequence where he would land a back drop, springboard moonsault and standing moonsault on Okada, with a near-fall sprinkled in.

The heel sprinted to the top turnbuckle, looking for a 630 or Shooting Star Press but Okada evaded. Ricochet rolled through but was hit with an innovative neckbreaker and Okada regained the upper hand. As Okada went for the Rainmaker, the two exchanged an impressive sequence of counter wrestling. Ultimately, Ricochet came out on top, planting Okada with a rough-looking modified piledriver and then hitting a Shooting Star Press for a pair of near-falls.

Ricochet stayed in control for a short period after with a series of kicks, but an Okada counter helped the Continental Champion set up the Rainmaker and score the win, advancing to face Will Ospreay.

Kazuchika Okada def. Ricochet in 12:55 to advance to the Continental Classic Final.

After the match, Swerve Strickland's music hit and he emerged with a microphone at the top of the ramp. Swerve cut a solid promo on Ricochet, eventually calling out Prince Nana with a wagon filled with toilet paper. Nana handed out the rolls to fans and they tossed them into the ring at Ricochet.

Starting off with a bang, the Continental Classic semifinal match between Will Ospreay and Kyle Fletcher was the first match of the night. The winners of both semifinal matches would have to wrestle again for the Continental Championship in the final later in the night.

Ospreay was first to come out and really ignited the crowd. Fletcher got a strong reaction himself as the heel/one of the centerpieces of Don Callis' stable.

An unreal opening sequence featured counter after counter with a breakneck pace. Ospreay pinned Fletcher for about half a count before the latter rolled out of the ring and allowing the athletes and crowd to breathe a bit. As Fletcher came back into the ring, you could see a red handprint from Ospreay on his chest.

More fast-paced action culminated outside the ring with Ospreay taking out Fletcher with a front flip and then he set up the steel steps. Fletcher countered Ospreay's offense, attempting to whip him into the steps but the Aerial Assassin vaulted over them. As he came back and went for a hurricanrana, Fletcher caught him for the second time in the match and powerbombed Ospreay into the ring apron.

With Ospreay incapacitated and busted open, Fletcher taunted the crowd before returning the action into the ring. Fletcher kept up the aggression, kicking Ospreay and getting the crimson blood on his all white boots, then spreading it on his chest and licking his hand. Ospreay was able to get some quick offense in but got sent head-first into the turnbuckle. Ospreay, despite bleeding profusely, attempted to fight back against Fletcher in the middle of the ring and finally regained momentum with a big clothesline and back body drop.

Ospreay hit a standing corkscrew moonsault for a near-fall before climbing to the top rope, Fletcher avoided and the two men traded high impact moves, culminating in a standing Spanish fly for a near-fall in Ospreay's favor. Both men exchanged massive chops in the center of the ring and engaged in yet another frantic exchange where Ospreay hit an Oscutter for another near fall.

The next sequence featured a poisonrana from Ospreay and a Hidden Blade from Fletcher, leaving both men laid out in the center of the ring. Meeting head-to-head on their knees, the former friends traded headbutts as the worked to their feet. Fletcher countered an Ospreay attack into a rollup near the ropes, Fletcher grabbed the ropes for leverage but got caught by the referee. Ospreay landed a hidden blade shortly after and a near-fall.

Fletcher would score a pair of near-falls of his own in the moments that followed with a brainbuster and Liger Bomb, drawing "this is awesome" chants from the crowd. Fletcher hit a pair of big kicks and attempted another brainbuster but Ospreay countered into a spike hurricanrana and immediately into a Styles Clash for a sudden victory.

Will Ospreay def. Kyle Fletcher in 16:20 to advance to the Continental Classic Final.

After his win over QT Marshall, Jarrett was seen backstage and he revealed he would make an announcement about his career Wednesday on AEW Dynamite, the first show to be simulcast on Max as part of AEW's new deal with Warner Bros. Discovery.

Jarrett is 57 years old, and despite looking phenomenal from a physique and in-ring standpoint, it's hard not to imagine his announcement will likely be along the lines of a retirement tour — or interrupted by someone else to start a new feud.

The Outrunners got by-far the biggest reaction from the crowd as all four tag teams made their entrances. After a pre-match skirmish between all eight men, the match started with Lance Archer and Darius Martin.

Archer and Cage dominated the early portion of the match, but after Andretti tagged himself in discord began between to fester between the two heel teams, allowing Darius to tag in Dante Martin. As Martin went for a high-flying move, Archer thwarted him for a brief moment. Amid all of this, AEW World Tag Team Champions Private Party were shown backstage watching the match.

The Outrunners finally made their way into the match, unleashing tandem inverted atomic drops on Andretti and Rush. Rush briefly distracted the referee and Truth Magnum got taken out by Archer in the heel team's corner. Even with the heels in control, there was drama as Cage tagged in to the dismay of Rush and Andretti. Don Callis would get involved ringside by punching Magnum with the ref's back turned.

Archer and Cage continued their assault of Magnum, but the Outrunner member nearly made a hot tag after a jawbreaker. Cage rushed to attack Turbo Floyd, sending him off the ring apron. Finally, Floyd got the hot tag and he cleared house with the help of tandem kicks from Top Flight. The Outrunners would unleash a pair of tandem moves on Cage and Archer before Top Flight joined and both teams landed the double-bicep elbow drop.

Chaos ensued as all eight men got into the action, with Rush and Andretti landing simultaneous kicks and suicide dives to take out the Outrunners. The Murder Machines returned to the ring and brutalized Top Flight to score a near-fall that was broken up by The Outrunners. Archer had momentum but Rush tagged himself in and landed a frog splash on Dante Martin to pick up the win.

Lio Rush, Action Andretti and the Murder Machines def. The Outrunners and Top Flight in 10:47.

After the match, Private Party confronted Andretti and Rush, the No. 1 contenders for their championship.

QT Marshall continues to lean into his "Big Doom" persona established ahead of his Full Gear Zero Hour matchup against "Big Boom" AJ last month. Marshall was welcomed by boos — he's a brilliant comedic heel.

Jeff Jarrett got a strong ovation from the crowd and naturally brought his trademark guitar to the ring with him. The two men showed off their contrasting reactions immediately after the bell, riling up the crowd which was surprisingly hot for this match.

Jarrett and Marshall traded offense early, going back and forth with classic wrestling sequences, showing off their fundamentals and technical expertise. Each got chances to play to the crowd, which chanted "you've still got it" for Jarrett and "you still suck" for Marshall.

Marshall gained the upper hand and scored a near-fall after a back springboard into a step-up enziguri. He followed up with with a sleeper/headlock but Jarrett reversed into a sidewalk slam. Jarrett picked up the pace with a pair of clotheslines and a back body drop before delivering 10 turnbuckle punches to Marshall and a step-up enziguri of his own.

Jarrett caught Marshall climbing to the top rope and turned that into a gorilla press slam, following up with a sharpshooter. With Marshall in the submission hold, Aaron Solo rushed to ringside and allowed Marshall to escape the hold and nearly win the match with the referee distracted.

As Solo tried to hand Marshall Jarrett's guitar, Jay Lethal rushed to ringside to prevent further interference. After a Stroke finisher, Jarrett scored a pair of near-falls before finally winning the match.

Jeff Jarrett def. QT Marshall in 9:28.

Toni Storm got a pretty big ovation from the crowd. She's still very over despite being out of action for a while and suffering from storyline amnesia. Fans even began chanting "she's a rookie" in the match's opening stages.

The match started relatively slowly, with both women showing off their mat work. Storm was first to gain an advantage, using her power and a clever counter to put Grey on the defensive. Grey would land an impact neckbreaker after a quick rollup to turn the tides.

Grey and Storm went toe-to-toe briefly in the center of the ring before the former locked in a dragon sleeper. Grey continued to lean into the crowd's support of Storm by working heel, taunting Storm. Eventually, Storm leaped on Grey, pummeled her and then landed a hip attack and fisherman's suplex into a pinning combination for a near-fall.

The biggest move of the match to came as Grey landed a near-fall of her own after a second-rope neck breaker. The finish came shortly after as Storm reversed a suplex attempt from Grey into a small package roll up for the win.

Toni Storm def. Leila Grey in 6:58.

Toni Storm gets her first opportunity on an AEW pay-per-view tonight ...

OK, not really. Storm has played up this amnesia angle since returning to AEW a few weeks back. She's ditched the "Timeless" gimmick that propelled her to the top of the AEW women's division and has been pretending as if the past several years just didn't happen. I'm not too sure where this new persona/angle is going but I trust Storm enough to get it over even more than she already has.

While the main card isn't set to kick off for another 90-ish minutes, there will be three matches contested on the lead-in portion of the show, Zero Hour.

Here are the matches:

Toni Storm vs. Leila Grey

Jeff Jarrett vs. QT Marshall

8-man tag match: The Outrunners and Top Flight vs. Lio Rush, Action Andretti and the Murder Machines

Here's a rundown of the 8 matches for tonight's main card, beginning at 8 p.m. ET:

AEW World Championship match: Jon Moxley (c.) vs. Jay White vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Hangman Adam Page

AEW Women's World Championship match: Mariah May (c.) vs. Thunder Rosa in a Tijuana Street Fight

TBS Championship match: Mercedes Moné vs. Kris Statlander

AEW International Championship match: Konosuke Takeshita (c.) vs. Powerhouse Hobbs

Continental Classic Final: TBD vs. TBD (winner becomes AEW Continental Champion)

Continental Classic semifinal: Kyle Fletcher vs. Will Ospreay

Continental Classic semifinal: Kazuchika Okada (c.) vs. Ricochet

MJF vs. Adam Cole for the Dynamite Diamond Ring