Every AEW PPV Ranked From Worst To Best

1. All Out 2021

AEW Full Gear 2021
AEW.com

AEW took just over two years to perfect the PPV formula.

All Out 2021 was a masterpiece: the apex of what the company sought to achieve. It was a euphoric blast of fan service, yes, but that is a bad take almost, not that fan service isn't great. An entertainment entity should want to please its base. But All Out wasn't a hollow procession of pops because in the legendary post-main event angle, AEW set up at least the next PPV cycle. It was productive. It built.

The show rocked.

Trimming the undercard attractions by several minutes to stunning effect, the discipline and sequencing yielded the very best from the strong style opening double-header and Britt Baker's stripped-back banger against Kris Statlander. Lucha Bros. Vs. Young Bucks was the most emotionally intense stunt war ever. CM f*cking Punk returned! And in doing so reminded us how of Bret Hart's awesome stuff still totally works!

Even the very good but not as acclaimed stuff was great. MJF Vs. Chris Jericho was so much better and harder than expected, and the Kenny Omega Vs. Christian Cage main event was superbly crafted.

The wrestling world changed at All Out 2021 - into something incredibly special.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!