AEW has announced a new segment and a new stipulation for Saturday’s WrestleDream pay-per-view. The previously announced Hurt Syndicate vs. The Demand trios match will now take place under tornado tag rules, a change revealed on Wednesday’s Dynamite episode.
In addition to the match stipulation, TBS Champion Mercedes Mone will make an appearance at the pay-per-view. Mone is set to celebrate passing Jade Cargill as the longest-reigning TBS Champion in company history. Her appearance was announced during a backstage promo on Dynamite, though it was not specified if she will be wrestling at the show.
The updated card for AEW WrestleDream, scheduled for Saturday, October 18, at 8 p.m. Eastern time, is as follows: AEW World Champion Hangman Page defends against Samoa Joe; AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander defends against Toni Storm; an I Quit match featuring Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin; TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher defends against Mark Briscoe; AEW Tag Team Champions Brody King and Bandido defend against Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita; a $500,000 tag team match with The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) vs. Jurassic Express (Jack Perry and Luchasaurus); the Tornado Trios Match: The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, MVP) vs. The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona); Jamie Hayter vs. Thekla; and TBS Champion Mercedes Mone’s appearance.
Before the main show, the AEW Saturday Tailgate Brawl will take place at 7 p.m. Eastern time, featuring FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) vs. JetSpeed (Kevin Knight and Mike Bailey); Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron vs. Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford; The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Tomohiro Ishii, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong) vs. The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia); and Eddie Kingston and Hook vs. a TBA opponent. With these new additions, AEW WrestleDream 2025 is shaping up to be a night of significant matches and celebrations, further cementing its place in the company’s annual calendar of marquee events.