All In is a

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(PPV) event, produced by the American promotion

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(AEW). The inaugural event was held independently in September 2018 and inspired the creation of AEW a few months later in January 2019. That inaugural event was promoted by members of The Elite, in association with

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(ROH), which retained the rights to the event. The Elite would become executive vice presidents of AEW, and the company established a spiritual successor to All In called All Out. After AEW president

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purchased ROH in March 2022, he obtained the rights to All In and revived the event in 2023 as an annual summer PPV for AEW. All In subsequently became the biggest show of the year for AEW and their flagship/marquee event, similar in comparison to

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's WrestleMania, and is one of AEW's "Big Five" PPV events, along with All Out,

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, Full Gear and

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. The inaugural 2018 event, held at the

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, was notable for being the first non-WWE or

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(WCW) promoted professional wrestling event in the United States to sell 10,000 tickets since 1993. The 2023 event, which was held at

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, had an attendance of 72,265, the biggest in AEW's history and one of the biggest in professional wrestling. It would also be AEW's first PPV held in the

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and in an

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stadium. The 2025 event will be AEW's first PPV event held in a

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and in the

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. It will also be the first professional wrestling event to be held at

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Production

Background

The inaugural All In was a

(PPV) event that was independently produced by members of a wrestling stable called The Elite in association with the American

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(ROH). It was held on September 1, 2018, at the

in the

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suburb of

. The event was notable for being the first non-

(WCW) promoted professional wrestling event in the United States to sell 10,000 tickets since 1993. The success of All In would lead to the formation of

(AEW) a few months later in January 2019, with The Elite becoming executive vice presidents of the new company with

as its owner and president. On the first anniversary of All In, AEW established a

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titled All Out. At the time, Khan wanted to use the All In name for AEW, but he created All Out to avoid a lawsuit with ROH, which owned the rights to All In. Khan would subsequently purchase ROH in March 2022, in turn obtaining the rights to All In. AEW All In 2023

On the April 5, 2023, episode of ''

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'', AEW announced that they would revive the All In name for a PPV to be held at

during the United Kingdom's

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weekend on August 27, titled " All In London at Wembley Stadium". The event marked AEW's debut in the United Kingdom and was the promotion's first PPV to be held outside of North America. "All In London" would proceed to sell 60,000 tickets within the first three days (including pre-sale). It would go on to log a paid attendance of 72,265. After the main event, which saw MJF defend the

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against

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, it was announced that All In would return to Wembley on August 25, 2024. On August 15, 2024, it was announced that the 2025 event would be held on Saturday, July 12 at

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, marking AEW's first PPV event to be held in a

and in the

. This will also be the first professional wrestling event held at Globe Life Field. AEW president Tony Khan has since referred to All In as the company's biggest show of the year, a position previously held by

, in turn becoming one of AEW's "big five", along with Double or Nothing, All Out, Full Gear, and

, the company's five biggest annual events. Along with the announcement of the 2025 event, it was also revealed that All In would return to Wembley Stadium in

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, but its exact date has not been confirmed.

Events

Footnotes

References

External links

* {{All Elite Wrestling events, All In All Elite Wrestling shows Professional wrestling shows Recurring events established in 2018