Why AEW WrestleDream 2025's Main Event Finish Felt Rushed (AEW News)

Fans tuning into Saturday's lengthy AEW WrestleDream pay-per-view might've been slightly surprised to see the main event's finish seem a little rushed. After 25 solid minutes of doing everything they could think of during a wild 'I Quit' match, Jon Moxley submitted quickly to Darby Allin's version of the Sharpshooter/Scorpion Deathlock.

Then, the show went off the air abruptly as Allin celebrated.

Now, The Wrestling Observer's Bryan Alvarez has shed some light on exactly why AEW cut the PPV feed so soon after Moxley called it quits. According to Alvarez, "they were completely out of time" and the sudden ending was down to "a timing issue". That wasn't the only thing All Elite boss Tony Khan had to concern himself with over the weekend.

The Missouri Pro Wrestling Commission were on hand for the bout, and they reportedly weren't too chuffed with Allin slicing up his own arm mid-bout. There were genuine concerns that the Commission members in attendance would step in and stop the headliner if that kind of violence continued, but Alvarez put most of the blame on timing.

Pro wrestling legend Sting popped back up for the first time in a while to help his old protege secure the win over Mox, and there was a unique spot involving a fish tank that caught some attention online from fans and critics. Some industry insiders didn't like it, but a few fans have defended AEW's spot on social media.

So, there you go - Allin's celebration post-match was cut off due to timing problems. It's just as well AEW didn't go full blown WCW here by clipping the feed whilst the main event was in progress. That happened back at WCW's Halloween Havoc 1998 during DDP vs. Goldberg, and is often pointed to as one of the worst moments in the promotion's erratic history.