Coming out of this weekend’s pro wrestling extravaganza of WWE Wrestlepalooza and AEW All Out both on Saturday, September 20, try as they might to put a damper on AEW with the WWE using counter-programming tactics with the never-before-heard-of new premium-live-event, and their premiere on their new streaming home ESPN, in the end critics and pundits are giving the night to AEW for its overall show, as opposed to the lackluster one delivered by the WWE.

While AEW All Out 2025 from the ScotiaBank Arena in Toronto, Canada was not picture-perfect and AEW’s pay-per-views tend to go exceedingly long, there were some very exciting memorable moments that won our hearts.

So, below are are top five takeaways starting with our favorite at number 1.

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1. Jack Perry returns seemingly as “Jungle” Boy Jack Perry and reunites with Luchasarus

After the Young Bucks didn’t win the AEW tag team championships in a four-way ladder match. Suddenly Jack Perry came out of nowhere and confronted the Nick and Matt Jackson in the ring. This all stems from the ‘Bucks’ hanging up on a call from Perry, who for the last few years has been in total heel-mode. As TV and soap fans know, Perry is the son of the late actor Luke Perrym the former star of Beverly Hills 90210 who passed away at 52. And, it looks like some of those acting chops have been inherited by his son, since Jack delivered in a pivotal moment in his AEW career.

Suddenly, the ‘Bucks’ were about to hit the BTE Trigger on Perry, when suddenly the lights went out in the arena. Next, on the video screen played clips of Jack at the cemetery where he had previously buried his ‘Jungle Boy’ moniker, digging up the casket he previously put six feet under, and strapping it to his truck and traveling down the road. Cut to: a scene in a lab where Perry has ‘Killswitch’ the former monster Luchasarus. Suddenly, he wakes up.

Back inside the arena, the lights come up as Luchasarus is the ring and he choke slams the Young Bucks. Next, Perry tells Luchasarus to get rid of his Killswitch belt, so he throws it in the audience and the two former tag team partners and friends hug it out! The crowd goes wild as Jungle Boy’s theme music hits, “Ah oh oh oh oha,” singing and chants fill the arena.  It was the feel-good moment of the night.  Hopefully, this week on ‘Dynamite’ or ‘Collision,’ we see the duo return to form.

2 WWE’s got AJ Lee, well, AEW brought back Beth Copeland (Phoenix)

In a perfect counter-programming move by AEW, while WWE had their mixed-tag match coming up between CM Punk and the returning AJ Lee vs. Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch, during the opening tag team match at All Out, featutinh Canada’s own Adam Copeland and Christian Cage, FTR’s manager, Stokely Hathaway pulled the referee out of the ring when his team was about to lose the match. However to make the save and srunning down the ring ramp was Beth Copeland (Phoenix) who speared Stokley.

After winning the match, and as Beth, Adam, and Christian were celebrating in the ring, Kip Sabian of the former ‘Patriarchy’ aligning himself with FTR, handcuffed Adam Copeland to the ropes and delivered a devastating pile driver to Beth as her husband watched in horror. This opens up the door for story and developments in the months to come.

3. Adam Copeland pays homage to John Cena with a Five Knuckle Shuffle

Many wrestling fans know that one of John Cena’s all-time rivalries was with Adam “Edge” Copeland when the latter was in the WWE. As names get bantered about and speculations reigns supreme of just who Cena’s last match will be with before he retires in December, many hope it will be “Edge.” However, that doesn’t seem likely now that Copeland is over at the rival AEW.

However, during his match with FTR, Copeland paid tribute to Cena, delivering Cena’s patented Five Knuckle Shuffle and Attitude Adjustment. Was this done as a signal to Cena, or Copeland’s way of saluting him as the GOAT from afar? Stay tuned.

4. A stunned “Timeless”Toni Storm loses the AEW Women’s World Championship to Kris Statlander

If you blinked you missed the shocking pin, in the fatal four-way match that Storm asked for taking on all competitors who wanted a shot at her title belt, but in the end, it came back to bite her. What was great about this moment was going in to All Out, no one had Storm losing the title to anyone including Statlander.

In the twist, Kris used the Seat Belt hip toss which “Death Riders” member Wheeler Yuta suggested for her to use weeks ago. The way Statlander is being presented, we don’t know if she will be revealed to be a full heel and join the ‘Riders’ or splinter off with Yuta, or be an admirable babyface champion. Statlander, who was one of the original wrestlers in the company when they started back in 2019, shared how this was a long-time coming in the post-show media scrum, citing how knee injuries had derailed her, and how this is a moment marked by perseverance as she is overcome adversity to be the new Women’s champ

5. PAC is back, just in time to put Darby Allin in a coffin.

In the Darby Allin vs. “Death Rider” leader, Jon Moxley’s coffin match, things were looking up for Allin after now ring-announcer Bryan Danielson pointed to Darby to go inside his gym bag. Once he did while on the outside of the ring, it revealed a plastic bag, which is what Moxley used to suffocate Danielson with. Now Allin returned the favor, and was about to close the lid on the coffin with a bleeding Moxley in it. Suddenly a returning PAC, who had been out for several months from an injury, took out Allin and saved the day and the match for the “Death Riders” and Moxley.

Now, the “Death Riders” have PAC and Daniel Garcia is his new heel turn rejuvenating their clique, although it’s still unexplained what they’re reason is behind their destructive ways and being so heinous. Maybe one day we will find out?

As for great wrestling matches which AEW always serves up in spades, there were two on top of the list during All Out. The main event featuring Hangman Adam Page defeating Kyle Fletcher to retain his AEW World championship and Kazuchika Okada retaining the AEW United Championship over Konosuke Takshita and Mascara Dorada. The latter, delivering move after incredible move.

OVERALL GRADE: A – 

AEW All Out gave us a surprise title change, major returns, a feel-good moment and some incredible wrestling, what more could you want!?

So, what was your favorite moment from AEW All Out? Did you enjoy it more or less than WWE Wrestlapalooza? Let us know in the comment section.