10 Weirdest AEW Main Events Ever
The young company has put on some very interesting final matches.
In its relatively brief existence, All Elite Wrestling has put on some great wrestling matches, some bad wrestling matches, and some wrestling matches that were so awful they've basically been scrubbed from existence. Looking at you, Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch from Revolution 2021.
Whilst that main event didn't go so well, the rest of the company's output in that department has been pretty stellar. That being said, even though they've only been around for half a decade, they've still found time to book some really odd bouts to go on last.
For this list, the term "main event" refers to the final televised match on a card, regardless of whether it was on pay-per-view on free TV. These matches aren't necessarily bad - although some of them definitely are - but they all defy conventional logic of what the final match on a major show should be.
Get ready for baffling tag teams, wild brawls, and names you never thought would get anywhere near the closing spot. Will AEW be able to top any of these oddities over the next five years? Only time will tell.
10. Jon Moxley vs Joey Janela - Fyter Fest 2019
On the whole, AEW's pay-per-view main events have played it pretty safe, with no diversions from what one might expect. That is, with the exception of their second ever one.
Fyter Fest was technically closed out by The Elite versus The Lucha Brothers and Laredo Kid, because the actual final match was an Unsanctioned Lights Out clash. On one side, there was Jon Moxley, who had caused quite a commotion by debuting for the company at the inaugural Double or Nothing. His opponent, whilst a recognisable name, was significantly further down the pecking order.
Joey Janela had been an indie stalwart for years before AEW came along, specialising in hardcore wrestling. He was the natural choice to face Moxley in this brutal match, but whilst the former Shield member rocketed up the card after his win, Janela slowly slid down it.
By the time The Bad Boy left the company in 2022, he was a lower midcarder who hadn't been in a major storyline since... well, this one. The more time passes after this match, the stranger it seems that it actually happened.