Will Saturday be the end of the Death Riders or the beginning of a new chapter in their reign of terror as we preview AEW Worlds End 2024?
As All Elite Wrestling moves into a new era with their big television and streaming deal starting in 2025, we have some really personal feuds and great matches heading into their final pay-per-view of 2024. It is time for the 2nd annual Worlds End in Orlando, Florida.
This card has a strong lineup of eight matches. We have five titles on the line, a personal feud for the Dynamite Diamond Ring, and the crowning of the latest AEW Continental Classic winner. Let us look at what a strong card in Orlando should be.
AEW Worlds End 2024
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Ricochet
(Continental Classic Semifinal)
For this year’s Continental Classic, the semi-finals are occurring on the Worlds End pay-per-view. Kazuchika Okada, the reigning AEW Continental Champion, finished with ten points in the Blue League. He is also one of the greatest tournament wrestlers of all time. He has previously won the G1 Climax tournament four times. Can he add to his legacy on Saturday night?
He will be facing Ricochet, the Gold League winner. Ricochet has certainly embraced his darker side in recent weeks. He has used dirty tactics to pick up his victories. The crowd has certainly turned on him too.
Who will win the battle between two of the most hated wrestlers in All Elite Wrestling? They are both among the best wrestlers in the world. Who will be most willing to go the extra mile to win and reach the finals of the Continental Classic?
AEW Worlds End 2024
Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher
(Continental Classic Semifinal)
The very personal rivalry continues between former friends Will Ospreay and Kyle Fletcher. The stakes are quite high in their latest match, which will determine who advances to the Continental Classic finals.
Kyle Fletcher, the Blue League Winner, has certainly been on a roll since defeating Will Ospreay at AEW Full Gear. He wants to prove once and for all that he isn’t living in the shadow of Ospreay’s legendary career. Another victory over his former friend will go a long way towards that goal.
Will Ospreay, the Gold League runner-up, has a chance for revenge. Kyle Fletcher was one of the closest friends in his life, and the betrayal at WrestleDream certainly cut deep.
Can he defeat his former friend and get a chance at the Continental Classic? It could be another instant classic if this match is anything like their match at AEW Full Gear.
AEW Worlds End 2024
Kazuchika Okada (c) or Ricochet vs. Kyle Fletcher or Will Ospreay
(Continental Classic Final for the AEW Continental Championship)
The Continental Classic has been a great tournament in 2024. And it will end with the semi-finals and finals at AEW Worlds End. The winner will claim the tournament crown and the AEW Continental Championship.
We could have some unique storylines in the finals. We could have another match in the Ricochet/Will Ospreay rivalry. It is a chance for Kyle Fletcher to prove himself on the biggest stage possible.
Could Okada reclaim his crown as the greatest tournament wrestler of all time? It should be a fitting end to another wonderful Continental Classic.
AEW Worlds End 2024
Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Powerhouse Hobbs
(AEW International Championship)
Powerhouse Hobbs sadly suffered a knee injury in April 2024. It kept him out of action for nearly six months, and the Don Callis Family seemingly forgot about him.
When Hobbs returned as Ricochet’s mystery tag team partner on November 6th, Dynamite, he set his sights on the Don Callis Family and the AEW International Champion Konosuke Takeshita. Can Takeshita survive the motivated Hobbs? It is certainly the Champion’s biggest test to date.
AEW Worlds End 2024
Mariah May (c) vs. Thunder Rosa
(Tijuana Street Fight)
(AEW Women’s World Championship)
Mariah May has been nothing but vicious since winning the AEW Women’s World Championship at All In. She has defended the title successfully six times in her four-month reign. What is next for our champion?
Enter Thunder Rosa. Rosa never lost the AEW Women’s World Champion, she simply had to vacate the title after a horrible back injury that cost her a year of her career. She wants her title back.
Mariah May has made her latest feud personal by mocking Rosa’s father. They will now face off in a Tijuana Street Fight. What does that entail? The advantage in this style of match seems to favor Rosa. Can May hold onto her title in such an extreme setting?
AEW Worlds End 2024
Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Kris Statlander
(AEW TBS Championship)
Mercedes Moné has had quite a year in 2024 in All Elite Wrestling. She won the AEW TBS Championship in her first match in the company. She won the NJPW Strong Women’s Title just one month later. And she has successfully defended both multiple times this year. Can she wrap up 2024 with another title defense?
Kris Statlander gave Mercedes her toughest test for the title at AEW Full Gear. It was a brutal and physical match. Mercedes was lucky enough to leave with the title that night, but Statlander gave her all she could handle.
On Saturday night in Orlando, Kris gets another shot. With Mercedes Moné potentially looking ahead to a huge match at January 5th Wrestle Dynasty, will she overlook Statlander? If she does, Kris Statlander could finally reclaim the TBS Championship again.
AEW Worlds End 2024
MJF vs. Adam Cole
(AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring)
It is the match over a year in the making.
Adam Cole and MJF became the very best of friends in 2023. They won the ROH Tag Team Championship together. They main-evented Wembley at AEW All In 2023. That was what made it all the more shocking when it was Adam Cole who betrayed MJF and revealed himself to be “The Devil” at last year’s Worlds End.
Injuries temporarily derailed the feud between the two. That is until Adam Cole returned from injury at AEW WrestleDream in October and set his sights on MJF yet again. He finally won the Dynamite Diamond Ring Battle Royal and a match against Kyle O’Reilly to get his shot against Max.
The Dynamite Diamond Ring is a major part of Max’s personality. He has won it all five previous years and has used it to win many matches in AEW. Can Cole take something that means so much to MJF? It will be a truly personal battle on Saturday night.
AEW Worlds End 2024
Jon Moxley (c) vs Orange Cassidy vs. Hangman Adam Page vs. Jay White
(AEW World Championship)
The Death Riders have been running over AEW since September. Their motives are stilln’t exactly clear, but they seem to be attacking everyone who isn’t worthy of being in AEW. But is Moxley’s hold over the AEW World Championship finally in danger?
It will be a four-way match at Worlds End. Orange Cassidy has been leading the war against Moxley for months. He was cheated out of the title at WrestleDream, but he gets another shot in this chaotic match.
The other two competitors in the World Title match are Hangman Adam Page and Jay White. Although they have been feuding recently, they have been working together to fight the Death Riders.
What will happen to this uneasy alliance when the World title is on the line? And can Moxley overcome these incredible odds yet again? We know the Death Riders will try anything to hold the gold on Saturday night.
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