10 Exact Moments AEW Forced You To Be ALL IN
Brotherly wars, squeezing out the magic, and those other AEW moments that made you ALL IN!
All In 2018 was an industry-changing moment.
Not only did Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks prove Dave Meltzer and much of the wrestling world wrong in selling out the Sears Centre Arena for the event, but this electric night proved that a new era of wrasslin' was very much on the horizon.
Fans wanted an alternative. Something fresh and undiluted. And many decided they were fully committed to the Elite ride there and then.
Others, however, fell in love with all things AEW along the way, with everything from jaw-dropping debuts, to world class epics giving them no choice but to tune into Dynamite (and the occasional Rampage) each and every week from that moment forward.
Fast forward five glorious years, and Tony Khan's promotion is now on the verge of putting on their second-ever All In PPV, with this one now going down in London's Wembley Stadium in front of a frankly staggering 65,000+ All Elite lovers.
So, now feels like as appropriate a time as any to take a look back at those iconic, important, and undeniable moments that suddenly turned AEW doubters into believers...
10. PAC Is Freshly Squeezed (Revolution 2020)
For a whole host of glorious reasons, Revolution 2020 was a hugely significant night for the 'Land of All Elite.'
This was the evening that boasted arguably the greatest match of modern times in The Young Bucks vs. Kenny Omega & 'Hangman' Adam Page over the AEW World Tag Team Championship.
But it was another contest that arguably made as much of an impact on audiences when all was said and done.
Though nowhere near as spectacular, detailed, or emotionally-charged as that aforementioned Elite encounter, Orange Cassidy finally trying against the mother of all BASTARDS still very nearly left the Wintrust Arena with a gigantic hole in it.
Hell, to this day, the clip of 'Freshly Squeezed' unleashing a flurry of devastating superkicks on PAC with his hands in his pockets still ranks as one of the most viewed AEW YouTube clips of all time with a massive 40 million (!) views.
The crowd and folks at home were having the time of their damn lives watching this half-arsed legend p*ss off the violent Geordie with his trademark mind games. And for many, it was this surreal, ingenious, and undeniably hilarious moment that kick-started their love for all things Elite.