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7. Flip Gordon Did It First

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Assuming all goes without a hitch, Adam Cole and AEW World Champion MJF will be the first performers to wrestle twice in one night at Wembley Stadium, assuming you don't count Bret Hart working for himself and the British Bulldog when he main-evented against a forgetful Davey Boy Smith at SummerSlam 1992.

They won't be the first to go from the pre-show to the main card on an All In, though.

Shining as one of The Elite's sidekicks (and arguably Being The Elite's biggest breakout star as the show itself drew near), Flip Gordon was drawing cult acclaim at perhaps the best-ever time in the industry to be courting that specific audience. Affable and funny through the YouTube lens and a terrific sympathetic babyface across from Cody Rhodes' irrational hatred of him, viewers and punters were as desperate for him to get on the card as he was.

Wishes were granted when he used the Over Budget Battle Royale to seal a spot, last eliminating Bully Ray to earn a (failed) shot at ROH Champion Jay Lethal later that night.

Of course, he wouldn't have needed to go through all that had Plan A been successful...

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett