Background in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
All Out is an annual
professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV)
event held in September by
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since 2019. It is one of AEW's "Big Five" PPVs, which also includes
All In,
Double or Nothing,
Full Gear, and
Revolution, their five biggest annual shows produced throughout the year. On May 20, 2025, the
Toronto Sun reported that the seventh annual All Out would take place on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at
Scotiabank Arena in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, breaking AEW's tradition of hosting the event in the
Chicago metropolitan area, and subsequently in the United States, as all prior non-
COVID-19 pandemic era events were held either at
Now Arena in the
Chicago suburb of
Hoffman Estates, Illinois, or at Chicago's
United Center for the
2023 event. It was also AEW's second PPV event to take place in Canada and at this venue, after
Forbidden Door in 2023. Tickets went on sale on June 2.
Broadcast All Elite Wrestling pay-per-view events are available on
Prime Video in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. In the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, they are also offered via traditional cable and satellite providers, including
DirecTV,
Sling TV, and
Dish Network, as well as through
PPV.com and
YouTube. In Canada, they are available on traditional PPV providers, PPV.com, and YouTube. Select international markets can access events through PPV.com,
Triller TV, and YouTube. Events are also shown at all
Dave & Buster's and Tom's Watch Bar locations across the United States. On September 3, 2025, AEW announced that beginning with All Out, its pay-per-views would also be available in the United States on
HBO Max, with subscribers getting an exclusive discounted price of
US$39.99, compared to US$49.99 on other platforms. The
go-home show,
September to Remember, which was
simulcast on
TBS and HBO Max took place on September 17 from
Canada Life Place in
London, Ontario, consisting of
Dynamite, a special one-hour episode of
Collision, and the half-hour preview
Countdown to All Out. All Out was scheduled to air at 3 p.m.
Eastern Time (ET), preceded by the pre-show
Saturday Tailgate Brawl: All Out at 2 p.m. ET, which aired on
TNT. The event was originally scheduled for a start time of 8 p.m. ET, but on September 3, 2025, it was announced that the event would be moved up to 3 p.m. ET to prevent a direct
counterprogramming attempt by
WWE's
Wrestlepalooza. This would have been the first AEW PPV event to go head-to-head with a WWE main roster PPV and
livestreaming event, as previously, only select WWE
NXT livestreaming events had aired directly against AEW's PPVs.
Storylines All Out featured 14
professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and
storylines. Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs,
Dynamite and
Collision. At
Fight for the Fallen on January 1, 2025,
Adam Copeland teamed with
FTR (
Cash Wheeler and
Dax Harwood) as the trio Rated-FTR and defeated
Death Riders (
Claudio Castagnoli,
Jon Moxley, and
Wheeler Yuta). On the January 4 episode of
Collision, Rated-FTR defeated
The Learning Tree (
Big Bill,
Bryan Keith, and
Chris Jericho), establishing themselves as a trio. Copeland continued his feud with the Death Riders, losing to Castagnoli and Moxley in a
Brisbane Brawl with
Jay White at
Grand Slam Australia and unsuccessfully challenging Moxley for the
AEW World Championship at
Revolution. At
Dynasty on April 6, Rated-FTR unsuccessfully challenged the Death Riders (Castagnoli,
Pac, and Yuta) for the
AEW World Trios Championship. After the match, FTR attacked Copeland, turning heel in the process. Three months later at
All In on July 12, Copeland returned and rescued
Christian Cage from a post-match beatdown by FTR and
The Patriarchy.
Copeland and Cage reunited as a tag team at
Forbidden Door and defeated The Patriarchy (
Killswitch and
Kip Sabian). It was their first time teaming since 2011. On the August 27 episode of
Dynamite, Copeland and Cage challenged FTR to a match at All Out in Toronto, the hometown of both Copeland and Cage, which was later made official. This will be the first time ever Copeland and Cage have teamed together on a pay-per-view in Canada. During the All Out media call,
Tony Khan announced that the match would open the PPV. On the October 24, 2024, episode of
Dynamite,
MVP handed a business card to
Ricochet as part of an ongoing recruitment to join the newly formed stable
The Hurt Syndicate. At
Holiday Bash on December 18, MVP took back the card and tore it up, rescinding his offer. In July 2025,
Gates of Agony (
Bishop Kaun and
Toa Liona), shortened their name to GOA and aligned with Ricochet. At Forbidden Door, they cost The Hurt Syndicate (
Bobby Lashley and
Shelton Benjamin) their
AEW World Tag Team Championship by attacking them during their three-way tag team match. After Ricochet and GOA unsuccessfully challenged The Opps (
Katsuyori Shibata,
Powerhouse Hobbs, and
Samoa Joe) for the AEW World Trios Championship on the August 27 episode of
Dynamite, The Hurt Syndicate attacked Ricochet and GOA following the match. On the September 3 episode of
Dynamite, Ricochet and GOA challenged The Hurt Syndicate to a trios match at All Out, which was later made official. On the September 3, 2025, episode of
Dynamite,
Mercedes Moné defeated
Alex Windsor to retain the
AEW TBS Championship. After the match, Moné continued to attack Windsor until a returning
Riho hit a double foot stomp off the top rope onto Moné to break it up. Riho then held up the TBS Championship, and a title match was later made official for All Out. Riho had previously been out of action since July 2024 after an arm injury and visa issues. At
Grand Slam on September 25, 2024, Jon Moxley defeated
Darby Allin for Allin's AEW World Championship opportunity at
WrestleDream. At
New Year's Smash on December 27, 2024, Moxley and his stable Death Riders attacked Allin and threw him down a stairwell. Allin returned at All In on July 12, 2025, and attacked Moxley during Moxley's AEW World Championship defense in the main event, which he lost to
"Hangman" Adam Page. At Forbidden Door, Allin teamed with
Hiroshi Tanahashi,
Will Ospreay, and
Golden Lovers (
Kenny Omega and
Kota Ibushi) to defeat
Gabe Kidd, Death Riders, and
The Young Bucks (
Matt Jackson and
Nick Jackson) in a
Lights Out Steel Cage match. On the August 27 episode of
Dynamite, Allin issued a challenge to Moxley for a match at All Out. On the September 6 episode of
Collision, Moxley accepted his challenge and said he would be putting Allin "in the ground". Later that night, it was announced that it would be a
Coffin match. At All In: Texas on July 12, 2025,
Mark Briscoe and
MJF entered first and second, respectively, in the men's
Casino Gauntlet match. In the closing sequence, Briscoe delivered his finishing move, the
Jay Driller, on
Roderick Strong and attempted to pin him, but MJF threw Briscoe out of the ring and scored the pinfall himself, earning a future AEW World Championship match. On the August 6 episode of
Dynamite, MJF defeated Briscoe in a grudge match. During the finish, MJF executed the
Heatseeker on Briscoe, who placed his foot on the ropes. However, the referee failed to see it, and MJF was awarded the pinfall victory in a controversial finish. On the September 6 episode of
Collision, MJF challenged Briscoe to a match and told him to choose a stipulation and location. Briscoe responded that he wanted the match to take place at All Out, but did not reveal the stipulation. On the September 13 episode of
Collision, held during AEW’s multi-week residency at the
2300 Arena, Briscoe referenced
Sabu and his history of putting opponents through tables. He then noted since AEW's broadcast deal is with
TNT Sports (TBS, TNT, or TruTV), he wanted a "T&T" match. Briscoe subsequently called MJF a “generational prick” and revealed that the stipulation would be a
Tables 'n' Tacks match. On the September 3, 2025 episode of
Dynamite, AEW World Champion "Hangman" Adam Page and
Don Callis Family's
AEW TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher were involved in an
eight-man tag team match where Page's team defeated Fletcher's team. Following the match, Fletcher and his Don Callis Family stablemates attacked Page and his teammates. Fletcher would challenge Page to an AEW World Championship match at All Out on the September 6 episode of
Collision, which was made official on the September 10 episode of
Dynamite on the condition that the entire Don Callis Family were banned from ringside during the match. During the contract signing at
September to Remember on September 17, Page revealed to Fletcher another stipulation in the contract; if any member of the Don Callis Family interfered, Fletcher would be disqualified and stripped of the TNT Championship. == Reception ==