Saturday, October 17 · Addition Financial Arena · Orlando, Florida
AEW delivered a championship-heavy night at WrestleDream, featuring title defenses, major title changes and the first-ever Clockwork Carnage match for the AEW World Championship.
The event also featured a dramatic Trios Championship showdown and a hard-fought Continental Championship defense by Jon Moxley.
Tailgate Brawl results
Beginning main Show
FTR vs. Motor City Machine Guns — Best-of-five series, Match 1 Motor City Machine Guns won; series 1–0
Pre Show
Divine Dominion vs. Sisters of Sin Divine Dominion won
Death Riders and The Dogs vs. Bang Bang Gang and The Conglomeration Death Riders and The Dogs won
Don Callis Family vs. Alex Breeze, Papi D and Rhys Maddox Don Callis Family won
Will Ospreay survived a dangerous eight-man championship contest against Adam Copeland, Darby Allin, Kazuchika Okada, Konosuke Takeshita, Ricochet, Samoa Joe and “Speedball” Mike Bailey.
The chaotic match brought together contrasting styles, heavy strikes and high-risk aerial offence, with Ospreay ultimately leaving Orlando still holding AEW’s top championship.
Match-by-match results
AEW Women’s World Championship
Mercedes Moné def. Thekla
Moné retained the title after a controversial finish.
She used her protective face mask while the referee was distracted, then connected with the Moné Maker to secure the pinfall.
2. AEW World Tag Team Championship
The Young Bucks def. Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight
Matt and Nick Jackson retained their championships against the Don Callis Family challengers.
The challengers’ teamwork and chemistry proved to be a major obstacle, but the champions survived.
3. AEW Continental Championship
Jon Moxley def. Mark Davis
Moxley retained by putting Davis to sleep in a sleeper hold.
The emotional aftermath saw his Death Riders teammates help him from the ring, making this one of the evening’s most powerful moments.
4. AEW World Trios Championship — Two out of Three Falls
Adam Page and Brodido def. Swerve Strickland and The New Level, 2–1
Hangman Page, Bandido and Brody King reclaimed the Trios titles in a chaotic encounter.
After the teams traded falls, Bandido pinned Strickland to deliver the decisive result.
Tension between Page and Strickland remained unresolved after the bell.
5. AEW National Championship
Andrade El Ídolo def. Tommaso Ciampa
Andrade retained after countering Ciampa’s attempts to use the championship belt and a chair.
The champion eventually connected with the DM for the pinfall.
6. AEW TBS Championship — Four-Way Match
Persephone def. Dani Luna, Queen Aminata and Hyan
Persephone survived three challengers in a fast-paced title defence, keeping the championship amid the chaos of a multi-person contest.
7. Singles Match
Nick Wayne def. Chris Jericho
Wayne defeated the veteran in their latest chapter, adding an important victory to his young career and giving the rivalry another decisive moment.
Major developments
Ilja Dragunov joins AEW
The former WWE star was announced as AEW’s newest signing, adding another internationally recognized performer to the roster.
The New Level faces an uncertain future
Kofi Kingston and Austin Creed showed sportsmanship after losing the Trios titles, but Strickland refused to reconcile with Page.
The group’s future could become one of AEW’s leading storylines.
Best match: Clockwork Carnage for the AEW World Championship
Most emotional moment: Jon Moxley’s Continental Championship defence
Biggest title change: Hangman Page and Brodido reclaiming the World Trios Championship
Most controversial finish: Mercedes Moné’s victory over Thekla
WrestleDream 2026 delivered a strong mix of championship wrestling, emotional storytelling and future storyline developments.
Ospreay remained on top, Moné escaped with her title, Moxley demonstrated resilience, and Page’s team reclaimed the Trios gold.
The biggest question coming out of Orlando is whether Strickland’s unresolved conflict with Page will lead to another major singles showdown, while the announcement of Dragunov’s signing gives AEW another intriguing direction for the weeks ahead.
