WrestleDream (2025)

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WrestleDream
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Promotional poster featuring Kris Statlander, Samoa Joe, "Hangman" Adam Page, "Timeless" Toni Storm, Jon Moxley, and Darby Allin
Promotion All Elite Wrestling
DateOctober 18, 2025
City St. Louis, Missouri
Venue Chaifetz Arena
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The 2025 WrestleDream is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It will be the third annual WrestleDream and will take place on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri. This will be AEW's second PPV event held at the venue, after Dynasty in April 2024, and the first WrestleDream to take place outside of the U.S. state of Washington. The annual event is a memorial for New Japan Pro-Wrestling founder Antonio Inoki.

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Production

Background

The event will be held at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri. Chaifetz arena.jpg
The event will be held at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri.

WrestleDream is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced every October by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since 2023. The event is held in honor of Antonio Inoki, the founder of AEW's Japanese partner promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), who died in October 2022. [1] [2] The name of the event is a reference to Inoki, who AEW owner Tony Khan called "wrestling's greatest dreamer". [3]

On July 21, 2025, AEW announced that the third WrestleDream would take place on October 18, 2025, at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri. [4] This will mark the promotion's second PPV event to take place at the venue, following Dynasty in April 2024, as well as the first WrestleDream to take place outside of the U.S. state of Washington. Tickets for WrestleDream went on sale July 28. [5]

Storylines

WrestleDream will feature professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds and storylines. [6] Storylines are produced on AEW's weekly television programs, AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision .

At Dynamite: Grand Slam on September 25, 2024, Jon Moxley defeated Darby Allin for Allin's AEW World Championship opportunity at the 2024 WrestleDream. At Rampage: New Year's Smash on December 27, 2024, Moxley and the Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Marina Shafir, Pac, and Wheeler Yuta) attacked Allin and threw him down a stairwell, taking him out of action for several months. Allin would make his return at All In on July 12, 2025, repelling from the ceiling and helping fend off the Death Riders during Moxley's AEW World Championship defense in the main event, which he lost to "Hangman" Adam Page. At Forbidden Door on August 24, Allin took part in a Lighst Out Steel Cage match against Moxley and Castagnoli's team, where Allin's team won. At All Out on September 20, 2025, Allin was defeated by Moxley in a coffin match when returning Death Riders member Pac attacked Allin and cost him the victory. Later that same night, Allin emerged from the coffin backstage and attacked Moxley with a steel pipe, zipped him up inside of a body bag, and lit the body bag containing Moxley on fire. On the following Dynamite on September 24, Allin, armed with a flamethrower, confronted Jon Moxley and challenged him to an "I Quit" match for WrestleDream, and the match was made official. [7]

During the Dynamite 6th Anniversary Show on October 1, 2025, AEW World Champion "Hangman" Adam Page teamed with two-thirds of the AEW World Trios Champions The Opps (Samoa Joe and Powerhouse Hobbs) to defeat the Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, and Daniel Garcia) in a trios match. Following the match, an argument ensued between Page and Joe, with Joe accusing Page of stealing his tag-in and trying to show him up during the match. Joe then vehemently stated that Page has never beaten him in the past, before striking Page in the face. This led to Page challenging Joe to a match at WrestleDream for Page's World Championship, which Joe accepted. [8] [9]

At All Out on September 20, 2025, Kris Statlander won the AEW Women's World Champion in a four-way match by pinning then champion "Timeless" Toni Storm, winning the title for the first time in her career. During the Dynamite 6th Anniversary Show on October 1, Storm challenged Statlander to a singles match for the title, which Statlander accepted for WrestleDream. [8]

Matches

No.Matches*Stipulations
1P FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) (with Stokely) vs. JetSpeed ("Speedball" Mike Bailey and Kevin Knight) Tag team match [10]
2P Eddie Kingston and Hook vs. TBA Tag team match [10]
3P Harley Cameron and Willow Nightingale vs. Divine Vanity (Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford) Tag team match [10]
4P Roderick Strong and The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly, and Tomohiro Ishii) vs. Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia, and Pac) Eight-man tag team match [10]
5 Darby Allin vs. Jon Moxley "I Quit" match [11]
6 "Hangman" Adam Page (c) vs. Samoa Joe Singles match for the AEW World Championship [9]
7 Kris Statlander (c) vs. "Timeless" Toni Storm Singles match for the AEW Women's World Championship [12]
8 Jurassic Express (Jack Perry and Luchasaurus) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) Tag team match [13]
The winners receive a $500,000 cash prize.
9 Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Mark Briscoe Singles match for the AEW TNT Championship [14]
10 Brodido (Bandido and Brody King) (c) vs. Don Callis Family (Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita) (with Don Callis) Tag team match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship [15]
11 Jamie Hayter vs. Thekla Singles match [16]
12 The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, and MVP) vs. The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, and Toa Liona) Tornado Trios match [17]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match will be broadcast on the pre-show
*Card subject to change

References

  1. ↑ Defelice, Robert (September 30, 2022). "Antonio Inoki Passes Away At Age 79". Fightful. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  2. ↑ Nason, Josh (February 4, 2021). "AEW, New Japan Pro Wrestling Established Working Relationship". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ Carey, Ian (August 27, 2023). "Tony Khan announces AEW WrestleDream PPV, Full Gear date & location". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  4. ↑ Rubbelke, Nathan (July 21, 2025). "Pro wrestling event coming to St. Louis". St. Louis Business Journal . Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Chaifetz Arena To Host AEW WrestleDream on October 18". All Elite Wrestling . July 21, 2025. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  6. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  7. ↑ Thompson, Andrew (September 24, 2025). "Darby Allin Issues Challenge To Jon Moxley For I Quit Match At AEW WrestleDream". Fightful.com. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Howard, Ryan (October 1, 2025). "AEW Dynamite live results". F4WOnline.com . Archived from the original on October 2, 2025. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  9. 1 2 Rumsey, Connel (October 1, 2025). "AEW World Championship Match Set: Adam Page vs Samoa Joe At WrestleDream". WrestleTalk. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Powell, Jason (October 16, 2025). "AEW Collision lineup: New matches added to Saturday's WrestleDream pre-show on TNT and HBO Max". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  11. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (September 27, 2025). "Darby Allin vs. Jon Moxley 'I Quit' Match Official For AEW WrestleDream". Fightful. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  12. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (October 1, 2025). "Kris Statlander To Defend AEW Women's Title Against Toni Storm At AEW WrestleDream". Fightful. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  13. ↑ Russell, Skylar (October 7, 2025). "Young Bucks To Face Jurassic Express In $500K Tag Bout At AEW WrestleDream". Fightful. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  14. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (October 7, 2025). "Kyle Fletcher To Defend AEW TNT Title Against Mark Briscoe At AEW WrestleDream". Fightful. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  15. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (October 7, 2025). "Kazuchika Okada And Konosuke Takeshita To Challenge For AEW Tag Team Titles At AEW WrestleDream". Fightful. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  16. ↑ Thompson, Andrew (October 11, 2025). "Thekla vs. Jamie Hayter Set For AEW WrestleDream" . Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  17. ↑ Thompson, Andrew (October 11, 2025). "The Hurt Syndicate vs. The Demand Added To AEW WrestleDream" . Retrieved October 15, 2025.
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