AEW has ended another successful year with its second annual Pay-Per-View Worlds End. The great event on Saturday presented the finals of the Continental Classic and several high relevance fighting. Now, there is an important statement that is going viral, comparing the opening of Worlds End with the recent combat between CM Punk and Drew McIntyre of WWE. Veteran journalist Dave Meltzer also shared his thoughts about it.
The Worlds End 2024 event began with Toni Storm defeating Leila Gray at the Pre-Show Zero Hour. Jeff Jarrett then beat QT Marshall, while Lio Rush, Action Andretti, Lance Archer and Brian Cage defeated Truth Magnum, Turbo Floyd, Darius Martin and Dante Martin. The main billboard opened with Will Ospreay defeating her friend becoming a rival Kyle Fletcher in the semifinals of the C2, which ended in just over sixteen minutes, ensuring Ospreay a place in the finals of the championship.
WWE brought back his ple bad Blood on October 5 in Atlanta. The opening of Hell in a Cell of 31 minutes saw CM Punk defeat Drew McIntyre to gain his rivalry. Fans and analysts greatly praised punk and McIntyre for their performance, and Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer granted the fight five complete stars.
Australian air murderer and arrow also received praise for their performances at AEW Worlds End. Talking about fighting Wrestling Observer RadioMeltzer said that the fight was better than Punk against McIntyre and described it as possibly the best opening of a payment event in the story:
“Will Ospreay against Kyle Fletcher could have been the best opening combat in a payment event in history. It is definitely at the top … I am trying to remember some better fight. I could have won the fight of the year in many, many years, and it was not even the best fight of the billboard.”
Meltzer continued:
“Punk against McIntyre has the advantage, in a sense, because it was the climax of a great rivalry and it was a very well done Cell in a Cell, but as for the fight itself, Ospreay against Fletcher was much better.”
Meltzer has not revealed his qualification for Ospreay against Fletcher until the moment of this writing. However, he mentioned that Ospreay's performance at AEW Worlds End was one of the best one -day performances in the history of wrestling.
AEW dynamite update: Fight for the Fallen
AEW will present the sixth annual edition of Fight for the Fallen in Dynamite this Wednesday to benefit Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Next, the updated billboard:
- Jamie Hayer against Julia Hart's return
- Jeff Jarrett will make an announcement about his career
- Adam Copeland and FTR against The Death Riders: Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta and Claudio Castagnoli
The first 2025 AEW Dynamite will also serve as the great debut of All Elite in Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville. The event will be transmitted simultaneously by TBS and Max.
