10 Times AEW Were Moments From Disaster

1. All In's Main Event Almost Doesn't Air

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In a sweet mirroring of another industry-altering pay-per-view, the transcendent All In show that helped birth AEW almost went off the air before the conclusion of a blistering and star-studded main event.

Rooted in the show's DNA as well as being two of the best talents in the entire industry, The Young Bucks were perfect figures to headline the show, and alongside Kota Ibushi, their trios effort against Bandido, Rey Fenix and Rey Mysterio promised electrifying, eye-popping and - crucially - futuristic action. Good job, too.

After Marty Scurll and Kazuchika Okada went approximately 10 minutes over their allotted time, the six had to hit fast forward on their match (and hit the finish) before the whole show went off the air. Bound to the timescales of pay-per-view provider, the very future of AEW could have been changed forever had the wrestlers not proven themselves capable of getting a show out in the way it was intended, rather than inadvertently screwing the paying customers out of their promised headline attraction.

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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