AEW All Out 2026 Predictions: Wrestling Inc. Picks The Winners

It’s Saturday, and you know what that means — AEW All Out 2026 comes your way tonight from the Now Arena in Chicago, Illinois. As of this writing there are 11 matches on the card, with two of those taking place on the Tailgate Brawl before the show. And now, it’s time for Wrestling Inc. to predict every single one of them!

How have our prediction results been of late? Well, the answer is “mixed.” We went 6-3 at AEW All In and 2-2 at Sunday Night’s Main Event, so it’s safe to say our record has been better. All Out isn’t the easiest card in the world to pick, either, though we did come to unanimous decisions on several matches. Here at WINC, we remain confident in our ability to manifest spoilers rather than predictions, and we believe our collective consensus knows what Tony Khan plans to put forward tonight. Who will come out on top at All Out 2026? Let’s get to the picks!

Kicking off the proceedings for this year’s AEW All Out card will be an Eight-Man Tornado Tailgate Brawl, taking place on the Tailgate Brawl pre-show. The Bang Bang Gang — coached by Juice Robinson who will absolutely get involved at some point because the man is a lunatic — will go to war with Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Yuta of the Death Riders and David Finlay and Clark Connors of The Dogs.

This is a feud that has essentially stemmed from the original feud between The Bang Bang Gang and The Dogs, but thanks to Gabe Kidd being a member of both The Dogs and The Death Riders, the two groups have come together to help each other out when the time is needed. The Dogs will help The Death Riders take out Will Ospreay, and The Death Riders will help The Dogs take out The Bang Bang Gang. However, they will need all the help they can get on Saturday because we here at Wrestling Inc. see Jay White and his “Collision Cowboys” getting the win.

Due to the fact that the match is on the pre-show, it’s easy to see this one going either way since there aren’t that many stakes involved other than pride. With that said, the absence of both Gabe Kidd and Claudio Castagnoli due to being in Japan for NJPW Destruction in Kobe instead is something that really weakens the heel’s chances. Missing the unhinged nature of Kidd and the raw power of Castagnoli can’t be overlooked, especially when The Bang Bang Gang are firing on all cylinders. A Castagnoli would be able to stop Austin and Colten Gunn dead in their tracks, and a Kidd would withstand the brutal kicks of Ace Austin, so not having them there really boosts The Bang Bang Gang’s chances of winning.

At the end of the day, it’s a pre-show match that will have a bit of plunder and a bunch of chaos. A loss won’t really harm either side, so why not start the night with a nice babyface victory?

Written by Sam Palmer

After calling out Samoa Joe, “Jungle” Jack Perry has been tasked with going through the Opps first. Thus, he will be facing Katsuyori Shibata at All Out. 

It will be just the second time they share the ring in singles action, with Perry previously having beaten Shibata to retain the TNT Championship at WrestleDream in 2024. That contest lasted less than 10 minutes and came during Perry’s run as the heel “Scapegoat.” This time the roles are reversed and it will be Shibata entering the match the villain. That doesn’t necessarily change the perception of how the match will go though, with 91% of the Wrestling Inc. staff poll backing Perry to get the win. 

With the win tied to a potential feud with Joe, it feels almost a foregone conclusion that Perry will go through Shibata and continue the story. Stranger things have happened but it would arguably feel bizarre to have him fall at the first hurdle. It also works against Shibata that he has not won a singles match since August last year, beating Max Caster on “AEW Collision.” He is 6-20 in AEW since 2022.

Written by Max Everett

As we mentioned in our Draws & Duds column, the outcome of this tag team match seems predictable to the majority of Wrestling Inc. staff: Darby Allin and Steven Borden will walk away as the number one contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Championships.

All Out will mark Borden’s very first pay-per-view match, and we imagine that AEW CEO Tony Khan wants to maximize that aspect to the fullest. The up-and-coming wrestler is already on an upward trajectory, both in popularity and in the ring, so why would you not continue that trend? AEW fans, on social media and in live attendance, have quickly attached themselves to Borden. Meanwhile, inside AEW’s squared circle, he remains undefeated, having racked up wins in numerous dark matches and two televised ones on “AEW Dynamite” so far.

It’s also worth noting Borden is the son of wrestling icon Sting, and given the dynamics of this upcoming match, there’s real potential to create a full-circle moment that links him, his father, and Allin all in one fell swoop. Allin, of course, enjoyed an AEW Tag Team Championship reign alongside Sting in early 2024. Together at AEW Revolution, the pair successfully defended the titles in Sting’s last match, which left Allin alone and forced to vacate them shortly after.

With Sting now retired, the next best and most meaningful option for Allin to potentially regain the titles alongside is Sting’s son. Whether they would actually dethrone the AEW World Tag Team Champions, we don’t know. But the chance to create a symbolic, heartfelt moment in the meantime is simply too good to pass up. That’s why the majority of us are betting on the Borden-Allin team over the Don Callis Family (who continue to fracture in real time) at All Out.

Written by Ella Jay

With AEW Women’s World Champion Mercedes Mone out of action for All Out due a broken nose she sustained winning the title at All In, a number one contender for her gold will be determined on Saturday. Two former champions will go head to head, with Thekla taking on Willow Nightingale, and 75% of us believe the “Toxic Spider” is going on to challenge Mone at AEW WrestleDream next month.

Nightingale and Mone already had a five-star banger at Wembley Stadium, so it’s probably a little early to run that one back, even though the women are tied at two wins each over the course of the last three years. It’s also a match that needs both women at 100%, which currently isn’t the case. “The Babe with the Power” is still battling an injury coming out of All In, one that she fought through only to lose to Mone on the big stage, and she’s sporting a brace on her wrist. While she’s still able to compete this weekend, Thekla is most certainly going to use that to her advantage at All Out.

Following All In, Thekla and Mone had a heated confrontation on the microphone, before Nightingale returned to insert herself into the title picture, looking for a rematch. While it initially looked like AEW was going to set up a triple threat match between these women, it just wasn’t meant to be, thanks to injuries. We believe that Thekla and Mone will go one-on-one at WrestleDream next month, after the “Toxic Spider” goes over Nightingale on Saturday.

Written by Daisy Ruth

Divine Dominion are strong and confident, but Saturday they will be fighting in a Chicago Street Fight against a team that literally has “Brawl” in their names. Even their most ardent supporter has to admit that it will be an uphill climb for Lena Kross and Megan Bayne.

For this reason, not a soul on the Wrestling Inc. Staff thinks that Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor are in danger of losing their AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championships. Divine Dominion have done their best to make themselves seem like legitimate challengers, but the Brawling Birds seem to have been made to be tag champions. When they teamed up, it only seemed like a matter of time before they’d win, and now that they’re here, as champions, no one thinks the reign is ending any time soon.

AEW shows are long, and sometimes there’s a match that feels like an easy way to buoy a sinking crowd. A Brawling Birds win over Divine Dominion feels like just the shot of adrenaline a show might need as it drags on.

Written by Ross Berman

Having changed hands a whopping eight times this year, the AEW World Trios Championships are the most hot-potatoed titles in all of AEW right now. Still, we at Wrestling Inc. are confident that their current holders, Swerve Strickland and The New Level, will defy that trend at All Out.

We’re so confident that all of us (100%) are betting on the trio to successfully defend the titles against “Hangman” Adam Page, Bandido, and Brody King. Brodido and Page, of course, are the predecessors to Strickland and New Level, having held the titles for 25 days before losing them in a highly-competitive Trios Roulette Royale at AEW All In.

That same event marked the highly-anticipated AEW debuts of Kofi and Austin Creed, formerly known as WWE’s Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. Kofi and Creed arrived with a wave of momentum and support, and if we were AEW booker Tony Khan, we’d keep that rolling until a storyline warrants otherwise.

Right now, The New Level are still finding their footing in AEW. They, alongside Strickland, have successfully defended the titles against The Rascalz, The Conglomeration, and The Demand, three of AEW’s top trios. A win over Brodido and Page, decorated champions under the AEW banner, would fittingly take them to the next level.

If for nothing else, we find it simply too soon for Strickland and The New Level to lose their championship gold. The AEW World Trios Championships have long been overshadowed, partly due to their frequent changes in holders. A lengthy reign from Strickland and The New Level might be able to change that perception.

Written by Ella Jay

Tommaso Ciampa has demanded “The Rainmaker” show up for his match with Kazuchika Okada on Saturday night. Not the Okada who calls everyone a b**** and laughs all day long — “The Rainmaker.” The man who has produced some of the greatest matches of all time, beaten some of the best wrestlers of all time, and has done things in wrestling that some people could only dream of. That is who Ciampa wants to wrestle on Saturday — but looking at our predictions, that might be too much for the “Psycho Killer” to handle.

Some of us here at Wrestling Inc. think that Ciampa actually has a chance. After all, Ciampa walked into AEW back in January and won the AEW TNT Championship in his very first match — the guy has the credentials to beat most people in the company. Plus, it would make the current story within The Don Callis Family a bit more interesting as Kyle Fletcher could brag about the fact that he has beaten Ciampa and claim that Okada has let the family down by losing.

With all that said though, Okada has just gotten the AEW International Championship back and having him lose it right away just seems like a bad move all around. There’s nothing wrong with short title reigns — just look at Kyle Fletcher and Konosuke Takeshita’s most recent reigns with the International Title for example — but now feels like the right time to build up Okada as the champion you would love to see lose because he is such a chickens*** heel, only for him to show up in every defense and remind you why he is considered one of the best in the world.

Once all is said and done, Ciampa might regret asking for the best version of Okada because at All Out, “The Rainmaker” will be retaining his title.

Written by Sam Palmer

One hundred percent of the Wrestling Inc Staff think that Andrade El Idolo will retain his AEW National Championship over Pac. 

How you know?

Well, let’s face it, Andrade has been on fire. People love his catchphrase, his selfies, his wrestling; the whole package is working right now. Pac might be a fine wrestler, but there is literally nothing to suggest that he has the momentum to stop the commercial and artistic success that has been Andrade’s 2026.

There will come an end to this reign, simply because Andrade is too popular not to move on to bigger things, but it will not be on Saturday. Expect many more of Andrade’s weekly scheduled defenses throughout the fall, at least until someone with a little more substance steps up to the plate. Pac has been, and continues to be, something of a non-entity in the singles division. His days as the inaugural International Champion are long ago, and we don’t think he has a chance in this one.

Written by Ross Berman.

Little under a month since dethroning Maya World to become TBS Champion, Persephone is scheduled to defend her title for the third time in an open challenge at All Out. 

That of course stuck voters on the Wrestling Inc. staff poll with just one concrete option to vote for, with anyone both within the company and outside of it able to answer. That means that Persephone could be fielding anyone from Kris Statlander to KAIRI to Mara Sade or, as reports have suggested, Dani Luna.

It’s also, therefore, a question of whether a new face would be taking the title on their first night, or whether there is someone waiting in the wings who could upset Persephone, as she and a returning Britt Baker did in the first place. 

Nevertheless, 64% of voters predicted her to retain the title, giving her the majority backing. That being said, the 36% who did vote for a new champion saw it being one person and one person alone: KAIRI. That’s a backing that she will not only sign for AEW, but will be debuting in this moment and further taking the title from Persephone, though reports indicate she’s not yet All Elite.

Written by Max Everett

Three of the best tag teams in professional wrestling history are set to face off in a ladder match at All Out, and it very well could be a match for the ages. Christian Cage and Adam Copeland will defend their AEW Tag Team Championships in what many consider a dream match, as they’re up against FTR and the Young Bucks. It’s not an entirely easy one to call, but 67% of us predict that Matt and Nick Jackson will become the first-ever four-time AEW tag champs.

The Bucks stood tall, literally, while standing on a ladder on stage, after their promo segment involving the other teams on Wednesday’s edition of “AEW Dynamite.” During that promo, they mentioned this may very well be the last time they challenge for the tag team titles, as, despite their name, they’re not getting any younger. That came on the heels of other comments alluding to retirement made by the team, which were followed by the report that their contracts are up in 2027. Another big dream feud on the table for AEW is the Young Bucks vs. the New Level, something we’d imagine the company wants to get to sooner rather than later.

Even if the Bucks don’t actually have plans to retire anytime soon, Cope and Cage have had a solid run together, likely their last, with the tag gold, reigning for 126 days as of Saturday. This is seemingly the big match that they were working toward when they won the gold from FTR initially back at Double or Nothing in May, so it makes sense, to 67% of us, at least, that they’d drop the gold here. As for the other 33%, it’s split evenly between those who favor Cope and Cage to retain and those who believe FTR will get the titles back.

Written by Daisy Ruth

This weekend, Will Ospreay will make his first-ever defense of the AEW World Championship, and there could hardly be a more appropriate opponent than Jon Moxley. In addition to being a former four-time AEW World Champion, Moxley has a personal connection to Ospreay, having tried to take the younger wrestler under his wing throughout much of this year. Though Ospreay has resisted joining the Death Riders, Saturday’s main event should show whether or not the champion has learned anything from his would-be mentor.

Although it’s not hard to envision Moxley holding the world title once again, it seems much more likely that he’s meant to serve as a formidable first challenger in Ospreay’s reign, which feels like it’s going to last a good, long while. By defeating Moxley, Ospreay will be able to add some “legitimacy” to his title run, while also typing up the loose end that is the Death Riders and proving once and for all that he learned all the right lessons from Moxley.

There are still some question marks surrounding the match, however, which may be leaving some of our Wrestling Inc. writers in doubt. Despite putting together his own wing of United Empire as backup, Ospreay will still be outnumbered, with both Moxley’s crew and potentially members of NJPW’s United Empire gunning for him. Still, it would be a huge shock to see Ospreay lose the title this quickly after finally capturing it last month, so he feels like the safe bet despite lacking the numbers advantage.

Written by Nick Miller