Overview
- Kyle Fletcher pinned defending champion Kazuchika Okada in the opening Gold League match, handing the titleholder an immediate 0–1 start.
- Kevin Knight defeated Darby Allin, Jon Moxley submitted Máscara Dorada, and Claudio Castagnoli beat Orange Cassidy to close Night One.
- Early standings: Fletcher and Knight move to 1–0 with three points each, while Okada and Allin open at zero; Moxley and Castagnoli also sit on three, with Dorada and Cassidy at zero.
- AEW confirmed the two-league format feeds into semifinals where each league winner faces the opposite league’s runner-up, with the final set for Worlds End at the Now Arena on Dec. 27.
- The 12-man field was finalized after a selection show, with Kyle O’Reilly ruled out following Full Gear and notable absences including Swerve Strickland, Adam Page, Will Ospreay and MJF.