AEW All In London is such a big show that Tony Khan has said people in attendance will want to be in their seats as soon as the Zero Hour pre-show begins, because it’s kicking off with some championship matches — including one pairing the two men who will face off later for the grandest prize in AEW.
Those would be AEW World Champion MJF and Adam Cole, affectionately known collectively as Better Than You, Bay-Bay. The unlikely bromance that blossomed between the two men after they were unwillingly thrown together as a tag team has delighted fans and become one of the best ongoing stories in pro wrestling.
There’s a feeling one might turn on the other before or during their main event match in London, but they’ll need to keep it together during Zero Hour if they want to wrest the ROH World Tag Team Championship from Aussie Open. The United Empire duo has staked a claim to being one of the best tag teams in the world, and it would be surprising to see them drop the belts if MJF and Cole are at odds.
The other match added to Zero Hour will be one the champion didn’t even want to have. Jack Perry intended to retire the FTW Championship before London, but instead he’ll be trying to make sure former champ Hook doesn’t take it back.
The reality is setting in that this is really happening, and the crowd at Wembley looks extremely live. Let’s see what Zero Hour holds.
AEW All In 2023 Zero Hour Results:
Adam Cole and MJF def. Aussie Open by pinfall to become the new ROH World Tag Team Champions
Boos rain down on the champs as Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher attack the challengers before the bell. Davis covers MJF as soon as the bell rings, but like, nice try.
MJF shrugs after using a thumb to the eye on both Aussies, but he still can’t get a tag to Cole since Adam is hauled off the apron. The world champ signals for the Kangaroo Kick, getting the fans to chant for it, but Fletcher won’t let that happen.
Finally, MJF rolls to his corner and tags in Cole, who runs over Fletcher and hits a Backstabber for two. It looks like a Double Clothesline might be cooking, but the champs head out to the floor. Cole wants MJF to dive to the floor, but Aussie Open catches up with and beats up Adam first.
The champs end up getting tricked into clotheslining each other, and the crowd erupts as MJF hits them both with the Kangaroo Kick. Fletcher eats the Double Clothesline, and Better Than You, Bay Bay is golden.
Mercedes Moné is shown in the crowd.
Hook def. Jack Perry by submission to become the new FTW Champion
Hook seems unamused as Perry rides in via limo, and the two men meet to start the match over by the car. That vehicle is used as a weapon by both men, and Perry tries a cover for two.
A suplex breaks the windshield of the car and looks like it has caused both men to start bleeding a bit too. They finally make it to the ring, where Perry teases the Coast to Coast, then hops down and gives the crowd the double bird.
Hook tries to rally but takes a German suplex for two. Some back and forth leads to Perry using a trash can to down his foe, though he crashes and burns on a moonsault when he takes too long to taunt the fans. Hook uses the trash can to set up clubbing blows, then locks in Redrum. Perry fights it for a bit but then is forced to tap out.