By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
AEW All In Pre-Show
London, England, at Wembley Stadium
Streamed live August 30, 2026, on social media
-Renee Paquette, Mick Foley, Jeff Jarrett, and Paul Wight hosted the pre-show from a desk elevated off the main floor.
-Ring announcer Arkady Aura delivered the introductions while the wrestlers in the opening match made their entrances. The Opps debuted new entrance music.
1. “The Opps” Hook, Katsuyori Shibata, Anthony Bowens, and Action Andretti vs. Lio Rush and “The Rascalz” Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz, and Myron Reed. Excalibur, Taz, and Tony Schiavone were on commentary. Reed jumped over the top rope and pulled Andretti off the apron with a cutter on the floor. Ouch. Later, Rush springboarded into a Stunner on Bowens. Rush followed up with a top rope splash before pinning Bowens.
“The Opps” Hook, Katsuyori Shibata, Anthony Bowens, and Action Andretti defeated Lio Rush and “The Rascalz” Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz, and Myron Reed in 9:10.
Powell’s POV: The guys in this match now know what it’s like for bands that open concert festivals. The floor opposite the hard camera is nearly full, but there are a lot of open seats throughout the stadium with fans still arriving. Hell, some fans probably haven’t even left their homes or hotels if they don’t care about the pre-show. The match was fine, but I vote for a Satnam Singh Memorial Battle Royal (he’s very much alive) to get everyone on the show.
-The Demand and The Dogs spoke backstage about the Trios Roulette Royale.
2. Kris Statlander and Harley Cameron vs. Julia Hart and Skye Blue. The heel duo isolated Cameron. Statlander took a hot tag and had Hart set up for her finisher when Blue ran in and superkicked her. Hart applied a submission hold that Cameron broke with a kick. Cameron tagged in. Blue put Cameron down with a neckbreaker. Hart tagged in and joined Blue in double superkicking Cameron before covering her for a near fall. Cameron came back with a crucifix bomb on Blue. Statlander hit a discus lariat on Hart, but Blue put her down with a knee strike. A short time later, Statlander hit Hart with Sunday Night Fever and then covered her for the three count…
Kris Statlander and Harley Cameron beat Julia Hart and Skye Blue in 9:55.
Powell’s POV: This was, well, fine, much like the opening match. It’s unclear whether Statlander and Cameron are going to be a regular team.
-A Grand Slam Paris video package aired for Tuesday, October 6 at Adidas Arena.
3. Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, QT Marshall, and Big Boom AJ (w/Big Justice) vs. Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty, Shawn Dean, and Carlie Bravo (Trish Adora, Christyan XO). MVP was not with The Hurt Syndicate duo. Before the match, Big Justice gave Lashley and Benjamin an envelope filled with cash. Schiavone said Bravo is the most obnoxious man he’s ever been around, which is crazy since Tony knows Jonny Fairplay, who will join Sean Plichta and me on tomorrow’s Pro Wrestling Boom podcast.
Anyway, Bravo broke up a pin by slapping the back of Lashley’s head. The crowd chanted “You f—ed up.” Bravo punched Lashley, and then he and Dean performed a double-team move. A short time later, Adroa and XO climbed on the apron and argued with the referee, allowing Big Justice to enter the ring and join his father in doing stereo spears on Bravo and Dean. Lashley hit his finisher on Bravo before pinning him.
Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, QT Marshall, and Big Boom AJ beat Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty, Shawn Dean, and Carlie Bravo in 11:25.
After the match, Big Justice presented Lashley and Benjamin with a giant $50,000 check with The Rizzler’s face on it…
Powell’s POV: Big Justice got his shit in. Imagine the money spent on travel and lodging for the pre-show so far, and that’s not including the seven-team trios match. You guessed it, the match was fine.
-Bryan Danielson’s entrance theme played while the pre-show hosts were chatting. Danielson made his entrance. The fans popped big. Danielson sat down at the broadcast table. Danielson said the last time he was in Wembley Stadium was the greatest moment of his career, and he expects the same to be true for some of the wrestlers on this show.
4. Maya World vs. CMLL Women’s Champion Persephone for the TBS Championship. Danielson said Persephone wrestles 15-20 matches per month and would be the first one to calm down despite the crowd being so big. Persephone dominated the offense. World rallied and went up top for her finisher. Persephone distracted the referee while a masked person climbed on the apron and shoved World off the top rope. Persephone performed a Razor’s Edge-style powerbomb on World before pinning her.
CMLL Women’s Champion Persephone defeated Maya World in 11:50 to win the TBS Championship.
After the match, Persephone celebrated her win. The masked person entered the ring. Danielson wondered who hated World more than anyone. The masked person put World in the Lockjaw. Danielson said it might not be the person he thought it was. The masked person removed her black and yellow mask to reveal herself as Britt Baker. The fans popped, and then Baker exited the ring…
Powell’s POV: Baker is finally back. Her last match was on November 13, 2024. The fans have been waiting for his moment, so I’m surprised they brought her back as a heel. This won’t make life easy for World and the other babyfaces she faces.
-Thekla made her entrance. She hopped onto the pre-show hosts’ desks and declared that she was back. “Wembley, where are my dumb bitches at?” Thekla asked. She said she was going to sit back with a spicy margarita. She said she would never forget what AEW Women’s Champion Willow Nightingale did to her. Thekla said shit will get toxic. She struck her spider pose on the desk…
Powell’s POV: Thekla was really well received by the live crowd. I like the idea of her calling the fans “dumb bitches” since the fans reacted so favorably to her using those words to describe the other female wrestlers. She mentioned Willow Nightingale, so Thekla is still a heel, but she should eventually have a good babyface run.
-Backstage, Lexi Nair interviewed Persephone, who had both her title belts on her shoulders. She said The It Girl isn’t it anymore. She said a wise doctor taught her to work smarter, not harder. Britt Baker entered the picture. She said she’s been watching, and she knew who was a little too comfortable. Baker mentioned having mutual enemies. Persephone brought up Thunder Rosa getting in her business and then said she had someone new in her corner…
-Arkada Aura stood in the ring and introduced the first two teams in the Trios Roulette Royale. She said two teams would start the match and new entrants would arrive every few minutes. She said an elimination occurs when a participant is thrown over the top rope and both feet touch the floor. She said the last member or members of the final team standing would be declared the AEW Trios Champions…
5. “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” Hangman Page, Bandido, and Brody King vs. “The Dogs” David Finlay, Clark Connors, and Gabe Kidd vs. “The Demand” Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, and Toa Liona vs. “The Death Riders” Claudio Castagnoli, Pac, and Wheeler Yuta vs. “The Conglomeration” Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, and Kyle O’Reilly vs. “The Bang Bang Gang” Jay White, Austin Gunn, and Colten Gunn vs. a wildcard team in a seven-team Trios Roulette Royale for the AEW Trios Titles. The Bang Bang Gang and The Dogs started the match. A few minutes into the match, they showed a roulette graphic on the big screen that stopped on The Demand, who came out as the third entrants. Connors speared Colten off the apron and eliminated him.
The Conglomeration were the fourth entrants. Liona eliminated Austin Gunn. The Death Riders came out with Marina Shafir and entered through the crowd as the fifth entrants. Strong and Shafir squared off. Strong avoided a kick and then gave his wife a backbreaker. Later, Strong and O’Reilly were eliminated by a group of wrestlers.
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly were the sixth entrants. A group of wrestlers eliminated King. After several minutes passed, all of the remaining wrestlers were down in the ring. The broadcast team wondered who the final entrants would be. Excalibur closed the pre-show by telling fans to join them for the biggest pay-per-view of the year. The screen went black before the final entrants arrived…
My review of the AEW All In London main card is available in a separate report via the main page.