AEW WrestleDream 2025 Review 19.10.2025.
RIP Sam Rivers.
As I woke up this morning and checked out the news on my phone. I was saddened to hear the death of Limp Bizkit base player Sam Rivers. Sam was part of the entrance that brought The Undertaker to the ring at WrestleMania 19, as the bands hit Rollin became his intro, also the video package to Mania 17 that featured My Way that highlighted The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin's rivalry, is highly regarded as one of the WWF 's best from this time period, and a reminder that Sam did things his way. RIP Sam Rivers. Shout out to Bryan from the RockFeed Youtube Channel, for delivering this news. Check out the video if you haven't.
Jetspeed vs FTR.
This was a treat that followed on from the Tailgate show, and it was superb. From both teams having great chemistry, and the near falls falling into place perfectly. FTR got the win, thanks to a certain glorious man, who still can't get any of those ladies of the Night.
Jamie Hayter vs THEKLA.
I liked this. Charlie Thesz, the widow of Lou Thesz was sat at ringside, and by the looks of it she was having a lovely time, she would be used at a moment in this Match. From both ladies chucking each other around like wet towels, to this acting like a lesson into how to manipulate manouvers, and turn them into great submission holds. Both ladies helped guide the last series of exchanges, that saw Hayter get the win with a lariot.
The 500K Match The Young Bucks vs Jurassic Express.
I liked this. From The Young Bucks only having £32.17 to their name, which led to fans having a field day, and mugging them off with their own cash, to them even chanting. You've got no money. This was a lofi Match that became a high tail thriller. As I sit here on a Sunday Afternoon it would take me a while to mark of all of their exchanges move by move, so i'm just going to leave you with this. The main arc of this paved way for everything to breathe, and the near falls were perfectly placed. Jurassic Express got the win with their awesome count down to doomsday finisher. Jurassic Express tried to offer the hand of friendship to The Young Bucks, but this got rebuffed after TDCWO attacked them, leaving Kenny Omega to make the save.
The Demand vs The Hurt Syndicate Tornedo Trios Match.
I didn't like this. Even though this Match fell into the platau of anything can happen. I felt this was a bit predictable, and this caused the Match to suffer in my opinion. The Hurt Syndicate got the win, and will now face the Opps at a later date.
Kyle Fletcher vs Mark Briscoe AEW TNT Championship.
Did this Match meet the standard that I thought it was going to hit, well if i'm being honest no, but that doesn't mean that this was a bad Match, infact quite the opposite. This was a decent effort from both men, that started from an underwhelming point, that turned into a hard thought battle. The reason why this didn't hit my ceiling is because i've seen both men do better. Kyle retained.
Both Ladies Championship Matches.
Because these Matches were right next to one another. I thought this would be best to marry these two together. I wasn't a fan of Kris Statlander vs Timeless Toni Storm for the AEW Womens Championship, because it felt over booked, and uneven in it's execution, whilst Mercedes Mone challenged anyone from the locker room to a winner takes all Match. Her opponent was Mina Shirakowa, now don't get me wrong I like Mina, I just felt that this was a predictable affair that offered up absolutely nothing. Mercedes beat Mina to become the new ROH Interim Womens Championship, whilst Statlander retained against the timeless one. This would lead to Renee Paquette later on interviewing a lost looking Toni, who cried on the shoulder of Mina. New Tag Team me thinks?
Brodido vs Konosuke Takeshita And Kazuchika Okada AEW Tag Team Championship.
This is a Match of the year contender, and by far the Match of the night. The Matches within the Match told a solid story, as the moments delivered, from Bandido selling his injured shoulder being a main plot point. Brody king proving that he isn't human, and the final exchanges leading to Brodido retaining. AEW did something during this that they're great at, teasing the future, and building up their next big hit. Takeshita vs Okada screams this point. The teases during the in ring storytelling were sensational.
Samoa Joe vs Hangman Adam Page AEW World Heavyweight Championship.
I liked this, but I didn't love it, and this is because it fell into pit of predictability, and this was a shame. Did it ruin my enjoyment no, infact I thought that it was refreshing to see this balance of styles play out in a Match. Hangman got the win, and then The Opps turned heel and attacked him.
Jon Moxley vs Darby Allin I Quit Match.
Judging by the metric on line, some fans thought that this went over the line, when it came to the execution of the violence, so to those people all I have to say is this. In 2016 the film Watership Down caused the BBFC to be taken to task, and over rule its classification from a U to a PG here in the UK, this came after a screening on Easter Sunday of that year on Channel 5, when complaints to Ofcom were made. Even though the film would get a PG today if released, the overall violence in the film, helps unlock the story. What i'm trying to say is this. I get that some of the things that were shown could be triggering to some, whilst on the other hand fans do need to unlock the violence, in order for the story of the Match to make sense. I personally liked this, and felt that AEW didn't go far enough within its own confines of the I Quit Stipulation. Darby making Mox say I quit wasn't just survival of the fittest. It was a look at were the company can go with Darby Allin, off the back of this. Oh and hello Papa Sting.
Overview Of Aew WrestleDream 2025.
As the year starts to come into it's last months, i'm starting to think what were the best PPV's of the year, and were does this one go in that list, to me this doesn't Match AEW's earlier efforts, but it had some very solid moments, and Matches, one being a Match of the year contender, so all I can say is this. If you enjoyed the PPV as a stand alone show, then that's all that matters.
AEW WrestleDream 2025 is by AEW Standards a high 7/10.