Overview
- AEW officially announced Samoa Joe will defend the AEW World Championship in a three-way against Hangman Page and Swerve Strickland at Worlds End on Dec. 27 in Chicago, airing on HBO Max at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
- Hangman Page publicly called his shot on AEW television, and Swerve Strickland defeated Josh Alexander on Collision before declaring himself the top contender, setting up the triple threat.
- The world title bout echoes their Revolution 2024 meeting, where Joe retained by submitting Page with the Coquina Clutch.
- Kris Statlander will defend the AEW Women’s World Championship against Jamie Hayter after Hayter signaled for a shot following their tag-team win in Cardiff and accepted Statlander’s challenge backstage.
- Hayter owns a 2025 pinfall over Statlander and took part in the All Out four-way where Statlander won the title, while the Worlds End card is also slated to include Continental Classic semifinals and a final.