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All In
Promotional poster featuring Bullet Club
(Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks)
DateSeptember 1, 2018
CityHoffman Estates, Illinois
VenueSears Centre
Tagline(s)The Biggest Independent Wrestling Show Ever

All In (stylized as ALL IN) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks. It is scheduled to take place on September 1, 2018 at the Sears Centre in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The event will air live on traditional PPV outlets, Fite TV, Honor Club and will later be available on the NJPW World streaming service.[6] The event will include Zero Hour, an hour long pre-show airing on WGN America. The event – while independently produced – will feature wrestlers from Ring of Honor (ROH), Impact Wrestling, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).

Currently, the event has ten confirmed matches, with two being on the pre-show. The show's main event is scheduled to be a six-man tag team match pitting The Golden Elite against Bandido, Fénix, and Rey Mysterio.[7] Matches scheduled on the undercard include Nick Aldis defending his NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship against Cody Rhodes, a singles match between Kenny Omega and Pentagon, a singles match between Kazuchika Okada and Marty Scurll, a singles match between Joey Janela and Hangman Page, a singles match between Christopher Daniels and actor Stephen Amell, a four-way match between Madison Rayne, Tessa Blanchard, Britt Baker, and Chelsea Green, and a ROH World Championship defense featuring Jay Lethal against the winner of the Over Budget Battle Royale. The Zero Hour pre-show is scheduled to include the 15-person Over Budget Battle Royale and a tag team match pitting The Briscoe Brothers against SoCal Uncensored.

The event marks the first non-WWE or World Championship Wrestling promoted professional wrestling event in the United States to sell 10,000 tickets since 1993.[8]

Production

Background

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentators Don Callis
Excalibur
Ian Riccaboni
Ring announcers Justin Roberts
Bobby Cruise
Referees Earl Hebner
Jerry Lynn
Paul Turner
Rick Knox
Todd Sinclair
Interviewers Alicia Atout
Sean Mooney

In May 2017, a fan asked Wrestling Observer Newsletter journalist Dave Meltzer on Twitter if ROH could sell 10,000 tickets and Meltzer responded: "Not any time soon". Cody Rhodes took Meltzer's remark as a challenge and responded: "I'll take that bet Dave". Eventually, the idea evolved from a ROH show to a self-funded event (with ROH's official sanctioning),[9] promoted by Rhodes and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson).[8][10] It was later announced that Kenny Omega, Brandi Rhodes, and actor Stephen Amell would be participating in the event.[11]

Sears Centre, the location of All In

On December 31, 2017, Rhodes and The Young Bucks announced on Being the Elite that they were looking at different venues to hold the event.[12][13][14] It was later reported by Pro Wrestling Insider that the event was set to be held in Chicago.[15] On January 10, 2018, it was announced that the event would take place on September 1.[16][17][18] On March 5, All In's venue was revealed as the Sears Centre located in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, Illinois.[19][20] Over the comings weeks, independent wrestlers would be announced to take part in the show, including Pentagon, Fénix, Kazuchika Okada, Deonna Purrazzo (though she would later be removed after signing with WWE), Tessa Blanchard, Jay Lethal, Chelsea Green, Marty Scurll, and Hangman Page.[21][22][23][24] Additionally, it was announced that to coincide with the event, Conrad Thompson would hold Starrcast,[25] a fan convention which would feature numerous wrestlers, wrestlingand podcast personalities including Jeff Jarrett, Eric Bischoff, Bruce Prichard, Diamond Dallas Page, and Macaulay Culkin.[26][27][28][29] During the All In press conference on May 13, it was announced that Rey Mysterio and NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis would be taking part in the event.[9]

Tickets for the show were put on sale on May 13 and sold out in less than 30 minutes despite Rhodes and The Young Bucks announcing only one match for the show.[30][31] In the months leading up to the event, All In announced more wrestlers to take part, including MJF, Madison Rayne, Kota Ibushi, SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, and Scorpio Sky), Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent?) and The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe).[32][33][34][35] During this time, Rhodes and The Young Bucks started a YouTube series called All Us, chronicling the lead-up to the event.[36] On July 13, it was announced that Alicia Atout, Bobby Cruise, Don Callis, Excalibur, Ian Riccaboni, Justin Roberts, and Sean Mooney would serve as All In's broadcast team,[37] with Timmy Baltimore being announced as a commentator on August 27.[38] Bandido was announced for the show on July 25.[39] On August 6, it was announced on Being the Elite that All In's main card would broadcast on pay-per-view and Fite TV,[40] with an hour long pre-show called Zero Hour airing on WGN America at 6:00 p.m. eastern time.[40] Later that day, it was announced that the event's main card would also broadcast on ROH's streaming service Honor Club.[41] Additionally on August 6, Jordynne Grace, Moose, Rocky Romero, Colt Cabana, and Ethan Page were announced for the show.[42] From August 15 until August 18, Brian Cage, Billy Gunn, Jimmy Jacobs, and Marko Stunt were announced for the show.[43][44][45][46] On August 23, Brandon Cutler was announced for the show.[47] Punishment Martinez was announced for the show on August 27.[48] On August 29, it was announced that All In would be available for on demand viewing on NJPW World, after being broadcast live.[6]

Storylines

All In will feature professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers will portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[49]

On April 10, Joey Ryan was killed on Being the Elite by a mystery assailant in a Japanese hotel room.[50] On June 4 on Being The Elite, Japanese police arrested Arrow star Stephen Amell for Ryan's murder.[51] On July 16, it was revealed that Christopher Daniels had framed Amell for the murder.[52] On August 6 on Being The Elite, it was announced that Amell, who had recently been released from prison, would face Daniels at All In.[40] On August 27 on Being The Elite, Daniels and Amell would have their final confrontation before the event, with Amell warning Daniels that he would put him through a table just like he did during his debut in ROH.[53]

Cody Rhodes, who will challenge for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship at All In

During the May 13 All In press conference, NWA president Billy Corgan announced that Nick Aldis would defend the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship against Cody Rhodes.[54] If Rhodes wins, he and his father Dusty Rhodes will become the first father-son duo to win the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship.[55] During ROH's Honor United tour in London on May 27, it was announced that if Rhodes was able to reclaim the ROH World Championship before All In, then the match would become a Winner Takes All match for both the NWA and ROH world championships.[56] Cody received his ROH World Championship match on June 29 at Best in the World, but failed to capture the title despite Aldis trying to help him to win the match.[57][58] Cody would receive a second title opportunity during the June 30 tapings of Ring of Honor Wrestling, but lost again.[59] The match, now solely for the NWA title, was officially sanctioned by NWA management on July 31.[60]

On June 8 at a WrestlePro event, Madison Rayne and MJF defeated Burnard the Business Bear and Flip Gordon to qualify for All In.[32] On the August 7 episode of All Us, a four-way match between Rayne, Tessa Blanchard, Britt Baker, and Chelsea Green was announced.[61]

On July 5, it was announced that Marty Scurll would be taking on Kazuchika Okada at the event.[36] Scurll began training with Nick Aldis to become a heavyweight on Being the Elite in preparation for the match against Okada.[62][63] Over the subsequent episodes of Being the Elite, multiple wrestlers would dismiss Scurll's chances of defeating Okada, including The Young Bucks, Jack Swagger, Rey Mysterio, Zack Sabre Jr., and Okada himself.[63][40][64][65] On August 27 on Being The Elite, Scurll responded to all doubts, stating he would defeat Okada at the event.[53]

On July 16 on Being The Elite, Joey Janela greeted Matt Jackson and Marty Scurll, immediately drawing the ire of Jackson.[66] On July 23, it was announced that Joey Janela would face Hangman Page at All In.[67] Later that day on Twitter, Page would send a warning to Janela and proclaim himself a "Joey Killer".[68] On August 27 on Being The Elite, Janela would provoke Page during an autograph session.[53] On August 29, it was announced that the match would be a Chicago Street Fight.[69]

On July 30, it was announced that Bandido, Fénix, and Rey Mysterio would take on The Golden Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, and Kota Ibushi) in a six-man tag team match.[70] On August 27, during Being The Elite, Mysterio and actor Theo Rossi would mock The Young Bucks.[53]

On August 6, it was announced that the 15-person Over Budget Battle Royale and a tag team match between The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) and SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) would occur on the Zero Hour pre-show.[71][42] Shortly after, SoCal Uncensored started training for their match against The Briscoe Brothers at All In.[72]

On August 7, it was announced that Jay Lethal would defend the ROH World Championship against the winner of the Over Budget Battle Royale.[73][74][75]

On August 12, it was announced that Kenny Omega would face Pentagon at All In.[76]

Matches

No.Matches*Stipulations
1Nick Aldis (c) vs. Cody Rhodes (with Brandi Rhodes)Singles match for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship[70]
2Kazuchika Okada vs. Marty ScurllSingles match[70]
3Joey Janela (with Penelope Ford) vs. Hangman PageChicago Street Fight[70]
4Rey Mysterio, Fénix, and Bandido (with Theo Rossi) vs. The Golden Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, and Kota Ibushi)Six-man tag team match[70]
5Christopher Daniels vs. Stephen AmellSingles match[77]
6The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) vs. SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky)Tag team match[42]
7Over Budget Battle Royale15-person Battle Royale to determine the #1 contender to the ROH World Championship[71]
8Madison Rayne vs. Britt Baker vs. Chelsea Green vs. Tessa BlanchardFour-way match[78]
9Jay Lethal (c) vs. Over Budget Battle Royale winnerSingles match for the ROH World Championship[79]
10Kenny Omega vs. Pentagón Jr.[80]Singles match[76]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change

Announced participants in the Over Budget Battle Royale

Name Date Announced
Jordynne Grace August 6, 2018
Moose
Rocky Romero
Colt Cabana
Ethan Page
Brian Cage August 15, 2018
Billy Gunn August 16, 2018
Jimmy Jacobs August 17, 2018
Marko Stunt August 18, 2018
Brandon Cutler August 23, 2018
Punishment Martinez August 27, 2018
Austin Gunn August 31, 2018

See also

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