Folks, it’s been revealed, and let me tell you, it’s absolutely stunning—many people are saying, absolutely stunning—why Darby Allin didn’t walk away with the AEW World Championship at WrestleDream. According to the legendary Dave Meltzer, who knows things, very smart guy, Allin was supposed to beat Bryan Danielson. I mean, it was practically written in the stars, folks. Local hero, Tacoma crowd, everything was lining up perfectly. But like so many times in life, when you think you’re about to skateboard into victory, a guy named Jon Moxley shows up and ruins everything. Classic Mox!
Now, originally—get this—Danielson was supposed to get Allin-ated at WrestleDream. That was the plan all along! Ever since Danielson nabbed the belt at All In at Wembley Stadium, there was this whole setup for Allin to literally roll through and be the hometown hero. But suddenly, Moxley decided, “Hey, let’s beat people up and cause chaos after All Out,” and BOOM, just like that, the plans hit a Moxley-sized wall. Meltzer calls it a “pivot,” I call it a wrestling coup.
Darby Allin, bless his adrenaline-filled heart, was so close to gold. He even put his title shot on the line in a match with Mox at “Grand Slam.” That’s like betting your whole allowance on whether you can ollie over a cactus—big risk, folks, big risk. Naturally, Moxley won, because he’s like that one friend who keeps breaking your toys and laughing about it. This left poor Darby to face Brody King at WrestleDream instead. Tough break.
But here’s the kicker, folks. Allin still got involved in the main event beatdown courtesy of Mox and his Blackpool Combat Club goons. The conspiracy theorists—great minds, smart people—are already whispering that Allin is being set up for an eventual triumph over Mox. Like Rocky Balboa, but with more face paint and fewer punches to frozen meat.
Now, I know what you’re thinking: “If Darby was the plan, why change it?” Well, according to ratings gurus—and we’ve got the best ones, the very best—the TV numbers for AEW Dynamite aren’t looking great. But fear not, because they just signed a massive deal with Warner Bros. Discovery. So ratings, schmatings, folks. When you’ve got a fat media deal in your pocket, who cares about the numbers, right?