WrestleDream was broadcast on multiple platforms worldwide.[8] In the United States, the event was livestreamed on HBO Max, Prime Video, Fubo, PPV.com, and YouTube. HBO Max subscribers could access the event priced at $39.99, compared to $49.99 on other platforms.[9] It also aired on Prime Video in Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, and on YouTube in Canada, South Korea, France, Japan, Italy, Brazil, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Pay-per-view events are also available via traditional cable and satellite providers, including DirecTV, Sling TV, and Dish Network, in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Select international markets had access through TrillerTV and PPV.com.
Following the October 15 episodes of Dynamite and Collision, TNT and HBO Max aired Countdown to WrestleDream. The Saturday Tailgate Brawl pre-show took place at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), which was simulcast on TNT and HBO Max.
Storylines
WrestleDream featured 13 professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds and storylines.[10] Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, Dynamite and 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: Texas 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 Lights OutSteel Cage match, in a team captained by Will Ospreay and they would defeat the opposing team featuring Castagnoli and captained by Moxley. 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.[11]
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 ChampionsThe 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.[12][13]
At All Out on September 20, 2025, Kris Statlander won the AEW Women's World Champion in a four-way match by pinning defending champion "Timeless" Toni Storm. During the Dynamite 6th Anniversary Show on October 1, Storm challenged Statlander to a one-on-one match for the title, which Statlander accepted for WrestleDream.[12]
Reception
The "I Quit" match included a spot where Moxley attempted to drown Allin in a fish tank. The spot was criticized by former AEW coach Sarah Stock, being worried about the violence being emulated by children.[14] On the other hand, Bully Ray defended the spot, stating "Everybody knows what they're getting with AEW".[15]
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