All Elite Wrestling plans to end the year with a bang at AEW Worlds End! The second-ever Continental Classic winner will be decided, as well as the AEW World Championship and more. Get caught up to speed with everything you need to know about the show, as well as predictions for every match from our esteemed panel of experts:
AEW Worlds End 2024 date, start time
AEW Worlds End will air live on Saturday, December 28, 2024 from the Addition Arena in Orlando, Florida. It will begin at 8pm ET.
How to watch AEW Worlds End 2024
AEW Worlds End will be available to purchase from traditional pay-per-view, YouTube, TrillerTV, FiteTV, and PPV.com. It will cost $49.99.
AEW Worlds End 2024 card and predictions
Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher (Continental Classic Semifinal)
Darius: I think the finals is going to have to be a Gold League member versus a Blue League member, and because I simply cannot see Kyle Fletcher vs. Ricochet being the finals, I have to give it to Ospreay. Furthermore, I think this creates an interesting story for Ospreay and Fletcher’s eventual third match. Fletcher beat Ospreay mostly clean in their first match, but if Ospreay wins a Continental Classic-style match, it will be a completely clean win for Ospreay. How does Kyle react to a defeat against his former friend now that he’s supposedly moved beyond him? It’s an interesting story, and it starts with one win.
Winner: Will Ospreay
Ryan: I love that AEW has made the decision to host the semifinals of the C2 on the same night of the finals. It gives them the opportunity to run a night long story which has the power to dramatically up the quality of any PPV. It would seem in my mind that if that’s the goal then Ospreay is the man to tell that story with. Two demons of Ospreay’s past to overcome in one night just seems too simple and good to pass up.
Winner: Will Ospreay
Kazuchika Okada vs. Ricochet (Continental Classic Semifinal)
Darius: As I said above, I can’t see Fletcher and Ricochet going to the finals, and I also don’t imagine that a rematch between Ospreay and Ricochet days after their last match is in the cards. Okada walked into this tournament as a fairly dominant champion, and after the draw with Garcia and the loss to Fletcher early in the tournament, I think Okada’s going to counteract that momentary loss of momentum by at least getting to the tournament finals.
Winner: Kazuchika Okada
Ryan: I imagine AEW will want to continue to sell the idea that Okada is potentially the greatest tournament wrestler alive. With that in mind it wouldn’t seem to make sense to remove him from the tournament in the semifinals. For years in his career Okada has been a “final boss” wrestler, and this seems like exactly the time to portray him as such.
Winner: Kazuchika Okada
Will Ospreay OR Kyle Fletcher vs. Kazuchika Okada OR Ricochet (Continental Classic Final)
Darius: Maybe this is just the years of watching New Japan talking, but I could see Okada taking this whole thing. Ospreay has already had a crazy year with a PPV main event, two title wins, and multiple matches of the year. Meanwhile, Okada has had a title all year, but it’s been a fairly muted affair. I think Okada winning AEW’s prestigious fall tournament and celebrating it as a huge feat could raise the tournament’s notoriety while also putting a nice feather in Okada’s cap after this first year in the company.
Winner: Kazuchika Okada
Ryan: So, with it being down to Okada vs Opreay in my mind, who comes out on top? I don’t know what benefit there is in continuing to have Okada hold this title. It made sense when the new Elite was a significant focus of AEW programming, but with that slowing down, Okada will need a new direction. At the same time, the story of Ospreay overcoming his demons vs. Fletcher and Okada, who he’s struggled against his whole career, seems like the best story that could be told with the four of these wrestlers.
Winner: Will Ospreay
MJF (c) vs. Adam Cole for the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring
Darius: Man, just give Adam Cole the stupid ring. I’ve been predicting MJF to lose this ring for years now, whether to Wardlow for thematic completion or to Orange Cassidy for comedic ends. He’s held on for five years now, and to combat the MJF fatigue that I think a lot of people are feeling, I think taking away a core part of his character — one which often leads to same-y match finishes — will force MJF to change in at least a small way. This won’t fix my personal issue, as I have babyface Adam Cole fatigue, but at least we can fix part of the MJF problem.
Winner: Adam Cole
Ryan: Let me preface by saying I’m one of the many people who is much more interested in seeing what these two performers do after this than what they’re doing now. So I’m predicting the one thing which might feel like a finale, and that’s Adam Cole beating MJF clean. There’s no interference, but knowing these two performers I could see Cole pulling one over on MJF and performing MJF’s ring spot on MJF himself. It could work as a symbolic passing of the ring.
Winner: Adam Cole
Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Powerhouse Hobbs for the AEW International Championship
Darius: I am very excited that Hobbs is back in business, but not excited enough to sacrifice my boy Takeshita over it. This should be a fun match between two men who were pretty much a tag team for a few months there, and I’m wondering if their tag chemistry will translate to a cool singles match. We know Takeshita can bring it, so this is really a test to see if Hobbs can keep up. If he can, that’s awesome — but Takeshita still has to walk away as champion.
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita
Ryan: It’s awesome to see Hobbs getting this spot, and that AEW are following up on his previous relationship with the Don Callis family in some way. I think this could be a sleeper for one of the best matches on the whole card. With that said, Takeshita just seems to be the perfect guy to carry the International Championship right now. He can be the best match on any card, will travel to other promotions, has built-in heat with his association with Callis and just generally feels like he’s only getting started.
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita
Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Kris Statlander for the TBS Championship
Darius: I have been extremely frustrated with Kris Statlander’s nonsensical face turn, but that doesn’t detract from the excellent output Kris has had in the ring recently, especially against Mercedes Moné. My primary prediction for the match is that it goes over 20 minutes since the last Statlander/Moné match was the longest women’s match in AEW history at 19 minutes and some change. As for the match result, I would be excited to see a title change despite my critiques of Stat’s character, but I just don’t see Mercedes losing it on Saturday, especially with Wrestle Dynasty so close.
Winner: Mercedes Moné
Ryan: This has sort of a feel of early AEW wherein the selling point was often how good of a match the two performers could put on. With these two I don’t know that I necessarily care all that much about the story, but I’m dying to see them lock up again. They have incredible chemistry and have the potential to put on the best match in the history of AEW’s women’s division. I also think they have a potential third match in them, and I have to imagine how we’ll get there. It would be super exciting to see someone push Moné to her absolute limit and finally give her a challenge she can’t overcome. I don’t think it’s time for a loss yet, but what does her character do when they go to a time-limit draw and the narrative is that Statlander had her number?
Winner: Time-limit draw
Mariah May (c) vs. Thunder Rosa for the AEW Women’s World Championship (Tijuana Street Fight)
Darius: I feel bad, man, because this is a match between two wrestlers who I know are big deals in the division and who I also know — or at least hope — will put on a great match, but I’m just not invested in either of them right now. I’m not even sure why this is a street fight outside of the success of Mariah’s recent feud and street fight with Anna Jay. Just because I’m not sure how a title win for Thunder Rosa would even look right now, I have to go with the champ.
Winner: Mariah May
Ryan: This match feels like it’s here because Mina wasn’t available to work this date, and they had to have her match at Winter is Coming. I’m hopeful, though, that each woman will take the opportunity of somewhat low expectations coming into the match and blow viewers away. Rosa hasn’t had a big marquee match in a while and it’s exciting to see her get a chance back on this stage. That being said, because of how little time she’s spent in the main event recently and ongoing story with Toni Storm and Mariah May, it’s almost impossible to see Rosa winning this match.
Winner: Mariah May
Jon Moxley (c) vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Hangman Adam Page vs. Jay White for the AEW World Championship
Darius: I would be absolutely fine with any of these four winning the championship, but I think this match will ultimately tell the same story as their recent tag match. The question is classic: “Can they coexist?” The answer is simple: “No.” The challengers will gang up on Mox to start, but I can’t see their teamwork lasting long. Plus, with this being a no-DQ match by default, I can absolutely see the Death Riders being a constant presence in this one. I hate to say that my boy Hangman is eating the pin, but as the one most blinded by anger, I see him being Mox’s eventual target. Whoever goes down, Mox is walking out with his briefcase and, while I’m at it, he’s going to beat Christian Cage right after the match, too.
Winner: Jon Moxley, twice
Ryan: I love that all of these wrestlers are getting this spotlight, and for the three challengers, the opportunity to step up to the plate. However, from the start, it’s hard to imagine Moxley losing here for a myriad of reasons. Primarily, it’s hard to imagine this being the match to create the mega-face that the company seems to have wanted when they put the belt on Moxley at WrestleDream. OC could be the guy, and so could Jay White, but I don’t think AEW will crown their next mega-face in a four-way match. I do think this match will likely set up many interesting things for the company’s main event scene going into the new year. I’m hoping for Hangman playing the spoiler for Jay White, just like he did Swerve at the beginning of the year, and setting up Mox vs .White one-on-one at Grand Slam in Australia.
Winner: Jon Moxley
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