30 Best AEW Matches Ever (So Far...)

24. The Elite Vs. Hangman Page, John Silver & Alex Reynolds (All Out 2022)

Swerve In Our Glory Vs. the Acclaimed was such a magical match that its legacy has emerged unscathed from the catastrophic events of Brawl Out: the incendiary press conference that fundamentally destroyed the AEW “feeling”.

The Elite Vs. the Dark Order, on the same show, is the fabled “Nobody ever talks about this match” match. Nobody wanted to talk fiction and match quality in the aftermath of All Out 2022 because it no longer mattered. This match is as forgotten as it was incredible.

Utterly note-perfect and as tight as a space shuttle door, this was a layered frenzy of trios warfare. It didn’t strive for spectacular creativity - it was shockingly low on high spots - instead opting for constant motion and an utterly absurd level of technical precision. Not one move in a super-intricate chain did not look as perfect as it could have possibly looked. The intent behind everything was stunning. No one wrestler in the match took a move without feeling like they were blindsided by it.

Brain-melting exhilaration morphed into a big fight feel and a moving scene, when Kenny Omega and Hangman Page were drawn back together. The anticipation was built incredibly well throughout, and when they came to blows, they leapt across the entire breadth of the ring to get at one another, conveying a primal need to compete.

This was such a dizzying warp-speed action-dense effort that the fans, having taken leave of their senses entirely, bought that of all people John Silver was going to pin Kenny Omega with his wheelbarrow pin reversal of the One-Winged Angel.