AEW WrestleDream 2025 Preview - October 18, 2025: Start Time, Ticket Info, How to Watch, Final Match Card, and What to Expect

AEW’s WrestleDream lands at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis tonight with a stacked pay-per-view that promises big title matches, brutal personal endings, and a $500,000 grudge fight that could steal the show. This is the promotion’s first WrestleDream outside Washington and the first PPV since Double or Nothing to kick off at a prime evening hour on the East Coast — so expect electricity in the building and on the stream.

Below: the start time, how to watch, the full announced card, quick match previews, and a short Wrestling.news | Backstage Take on the storyline beats heading into tonight.

When & Where

Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025
Main Card Start: 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT (HBO Max & PPV providers)
Zero Hour Tailgate Brawl Pre-Show: 7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT — free on YouTube, HBO Max & TNT
Venue: Chaifetz Arena — St. Louis, Missouri

How to Watch / Live Stream

Streaming: HBO Max (U.S.), plus PPV on Prime Video, PPV.com, Fubo, YouTube (where available), and internationally on Triller. The one-hour Tailgate Brawl pre-show airs free on TNT and AEW’s YouTube at 7pm ET.

🎟️ Ticket Info

Only 8% of tickets remain through our official ticket affiliate, StubHub. Prices currently start as low as $37, with best-view seats still available for $1,468. If you’re in or near the St. Louis area, don’t wait — these final seats are expected to sell out fast as the event draws closer.

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Final Match Card

• Hangman Adam Page (c) vs. Samoa Joe — AEW Men’s World Championship
• Kris Statlander (c) vs. “Timeless” Toni Storm — AEW Women’s World Championship
• Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin — “I Quit” Match
• Brodido (Bandido & Brody King) (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada & Konosuke Takeshita — AEW World Tag Team Championships
• Mercedes Moné — TBS Championship Open Challenge
• Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Mark Briscoe — TNT Championship
• Young Bucks vs. Jurassic Express — $500,000 match
• Jamie Hayter vs. Thekla
• The Demand (Ricochet, Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun) vs. The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin & MVP) — Tornado Trios

Tailgate Brawl Pre-Show Matches

 FTR vs. JetSpeed; Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford vs. Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron; plus The Conglomeration & Roderick Strong vs. Death Riders; Eddie Kingston & HOOK in action.

Match Previews — What to Expect

Hangman Page (c) vs. Samoa Joe — AEW Men’s World Title
This is a classic clash of styles: Hangman’s whiskey-soaked resilience vs. Joe’s brutal, submission-driven offense. Their history has simmered for months; Joe’s credibility as a former world champion and trios titleholder makes this far from a throwaway challenger spot. If Joe wins, this reshapes AEW’s main event picture instantly.

Kris Statlander (c) vs. Toni Storm — AEW Women’s World Title
Statlander’s meteoric title rise collides with Toni’s veteran hunger. Statlander must prove her All Out victory wasn’t a fluke; Toni wants the belt back and the record fifth reign. Expect hard striking, intensity, and high drama.

Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin — “I Quit”
This will be savage. These two have traded everything — brutality, mind games and cinematic spots — and the “I Quit” stip removes the safety net. Moxley will try to break Darby’s spirit; Darby will fight to prove he won’t say the words. Don’t sleep on the storytelling here.

Brodido (c) vs. Okada & Takeshita — AEW World Tag Titles
Okada’s presence ups the stakes dramatically. He and Takeshita have chemistry — and friction — that makes this unpredictable. Brodido are tested around the world; if they retain, it cements them as truly global champions.

Young Bucks vs. Jurassic Express — $500,000 Match
Big-money, big ego. This is personal revenge plus payday for both sides. Expect chaos, ladder-style risks, and high-impact tag psychology.

Mercedes Moné — TBS Open Challenge
Moné just defended in Mexico and is daring anyone to add more hardware to her collection. With AEW’s international ties, this could produce a cross-promotion shock or a big inter-brand throwdown.

Other undercard matches all carry meaningful heat — TNT title rubber match, Hayter vs. Thekla’s personal feud, and a tornado trios brawl that could be brutal and decisive.

Wrestling.news | Backstage Take

WrestleDream landed in the perfect spot on the calendar: it’s late enough to carry long-term consequences but early enough to set winter narratives. AEW has stacked the card with three genuine “heat” matches that will drive discussion: Page vs. Joe, Moxley vs. Allin, and Statlander vs. Storm. Those three outcomes will steer AEW’s creative through the next quarter.

Two things to watch closely: 1) how AEW protects or elevates new champions — Dragging the company forward depends on smart booking after tonight, not just instant shock; and 2) how international star power is integrated — Okada/Takeshita and Moné’s open challenge show Tony Khan’s willingness to mix global names into AEW’s storylines. If the finishes feel meaningful and not merely reactive, WrestleDream could be the PPV that quiets critics and fuels momentum into the holidays.

Bottom line: if AEW wants to convert tonight’s buzz into sustained ratings and merch sales, they need clean outcomes where titles change for the right reasons and long-term rivalries are given clear narrative direction. Expect fireworks — and be ready for at least one headline moment that everyone will talk about Sunday morning.

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