WrestleDream (2023)

WrestleDream (2023) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It took place on October 1, 2023 at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. It was the first WrestleDream event held by AEW. The event was held as a tribute show for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) founder Antonio Inoki on the one-year anniversary of his death.

The main event of the show saw Christian Cage defeat Darby Allin in a two out of three falls match to keep his AEW TNT Championship. During the match, Cage ended up spearing the referee. He would pick up his TNT Championship and go to hit Allin with it but had the title taken away by Nick Wayne. Wayne then hit Allin with the title himself and turned heel. Cage then got the pinfall victory on Allin for his second fall.

The event was also notable for the debut of Adam Copeland, previously known as Edge for 25 years in WWE. He saved Sting from a beatdown from Christian Cage, Nick Wayne, and Luchasaurus. In the post-event media scrum, it was announced by AEW owner Tony Khan that Copeland had signed a contract to compete full-time with AEW.

Matches
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes1Athena, Billie Starkz, Keith Lee, and Satoshi Kojima defeated Shane Taylor Promotions (Lee Moriarty and Shane Taylor), Diamanté, and Mercedes Martinez)Eight-person mixed tag team match5:452Claudio Castagnoli (with Jon Moxley) defeated Josh BarnettSingles match8:153Luchasaurus defeated Nick WayneSingles match4:554Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) (c) defeated TMDK (Bad Dude Tito, Mikey Nicholls, and Shane Haste)Trios match for the AEW World Trios Championship9:205MJF (c) defeated The Righteous (Dutch and Vincent)2-on-1 handicap match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship9:406Eddie Kingston (c) defeated Katsuyori ShibataSingles match for the ROH World Championship and Strong Openweight Championship11:007Kris Statlander (c) defeated Julia Hart (with Brody King)Singles match for the AEW TBS Championship9:008The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) defeated The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix) (with Alex Abrahantes), The Gunns (Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn), and Orange Cassidy and HookFour-way tag team match for a AEW World Tag Team Championship match in the future12:409Swerve Strickland (with Prince Nana) defeated "Hangman" Adam PageSingles match20:1510Ricky Starks defeated Wheeler YutaSingles match9:5511Bryan Danielson defeated Zack Sabre Jr.Singles match22:4512The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita, Will Ospreay, and Sammy Guevara) (with Don Callis) defeated Chris Jericho and The Golden Elite (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi)Trios match22:3513FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) (c) defeated Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis)Tag team match20:2514Christian Cage (c) defeated Darby Allin 2–1Two out of three falls match for the AEW TNT Championship25:25 

References

Category:2023 in sports
Category:2023 in the United States
Category:All Elite Wrestling shows
Category:Sports in Seattle