At AEW All Out, Will Ospreay successfully defended his World Championship against Jon Moxley in a highly contested match where Ospreay's perseverance overcame Moxley’s brutality and an unexpected intervention from The Death Riders. Despite earlier hints of a strange alliance between the two fighters, Ospreay ended their relationship by burning The Death Riders' flag before the bout. Following his victory, Ospreay expressed interest in challenging Kazuchika Okada next for his title at Grand Slam France on October 6.
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Story summary
Will Ospreay, who spent months training with The Death Riders to hone his wrestling skills for an AEW World Championship title defense, defeated Kenny Omega at All In in September. Despite initial friction, Jon Moxley became Ospreay's opponent for the championship match at AEW All Out on October 15th. Ahead of their bout, Ospreay publicly distanced himself from The Death Riders by burning their flag. During the match, Moxley dominated with brutal moves like a DDT and piledrivers, but Ospreay ultimately retained his title despite being in danger multiple times throughout the contest.
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Will Ospreay was in The Death Riders’ dojo for months trying to hone the visceral side of his pro wrestling athleticism in hopes of winning the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) World Championship.
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Ospreay → try → Championship
He built a strange relationship with Jon Moxley in the meantime but failed to earn the respect of the rest of the faction.
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He → build → faction
Ospreay and The Death Riders split up ahead of the Brit’s AEW World Championship match against Kenny Omega at All In.
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Ospreay → split → In
However, it was Moxley who handed Ospreay the Union Jack before he entered Wembley Stadium and later defeated Omega to win the title.
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he → hand → title
The odd couple type of relationship flashed again after All In.
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type → flash → In
AEW owner Tony Khan made Moxley the first opponent for Ospreay.
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Moxley → make → Ospreay
It all culminated into the brawl at All Out.
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It → culminate → Out
Ospreay appeared to completely sever ties with The Death Riders when he lit their flag on fire before the match.
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he → appear → match
Moments later, the fight began.
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fight → begin → ?
Moxley, with his slow and methodical pace, tried to inflict maximum damage.
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Moxley → try → damage
He nailed a DDT on Ospreay from the top turnbuckle.
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He → nail → turnbuckle
He worked on Ospreay’s neck from here, nailing a piledriver on the champion in the middle of the ring.
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He → work → ring
When Ospreay tried a springboard cutter, Moxley countered that as well.
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Moxley → try → that
Moxley had Ospreay’s number, but he didn’t have Ospreay’s heart.
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he → have → heart
A quick reversal led to a powerbomb and pin attempt.
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reversal → lead → powerbomb
Ospreay hit Moxley with a Hidden Blade but with the referee down, the rest of The Death Riders jumped into the match to give Moxley an advantage.
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rest → hit → advantage
Luckily, Ospreay had backup.
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Ospreay → have → backup
Andrade El Idolo and "Speedball" Mike Bailey backed up Ospreay to even the odds.
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Idolo → back → odds
Alex Windsor, fresh off a Chicago street fight, came out to take care of Marina Shafir.
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Windsor → come → Shafir
Moxley came to his own decision.
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Moxley → come → decision
He had a briefcase in his hand and seemed to fight with himself over whether to use it.
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He → have → it
He smashed Ospreay in the head after some deliberation.
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He → smash → deliberation
Still, Moxley couldn’t secure the victory.
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Moxley → secure → victory
Ospreay’s heart took over.
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heart → take → ?
He pulled the elbow pad off his right arm and nailed Moxley with one final Hidden Blade.
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He → pull → Blade
He pinned Moxley, picking up the win in his first title defense.
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He → pin → defense
Ospreay and Moxley shook hands after their fight.
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Ospreay → shake → fight
It appeared that Ospreay’s rivalry with The Death Riders had come to a close.
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rivalry → appear → close
Who steps up next was anyone’s guess, but Ospreay appeared to make that decision for everyone.
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Ospreay → step → everyone
In the post-event media scrum, Ospreay said he wanted Kazuchika Okada to challenge him for the title.
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Okada → say → title
Okada seemingly accepted.
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Okada → accept → ?
The match will take place at Grand Slam France on Oct. 6.
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match → take → Oct.
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