AEW WrestleDream: Will Ospreay retains World Title in inaugural Clockwork Carnage match

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) held its WrestleDream pay-per-view at the Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, Florida. The event featured the debut of the Clockwork Carnage match for the AEW World Championship. Will Ospreay successfully retained his title, finishing with three points to defeat challengers including Adam Copeland, Darby Allin, Samoa Joe, Kazuchika Okada, Ricochet, Konosuke Takeshita, and Mike Bailey.

In the women’s division, Mercedes Moné retained the AEW Women’s World Championship against Thekla. Other championship results included Jon Moxley retaining the Continental Championship against Mark Davis, and Andrade El Idolo defending the AEW National Championship against Tommaso Ciampa. The New Level (Kofi Kingston and Austin Creed) lost the AEW World Trios Championship to the team of Hangman Adam Page, Bandido, and Brody King.

The event also saw the highly anticipated debut of Ilja Dragunov. Additionally, AEW head Tony Khan addressed the free agency of KAIRI, noting interest in the possibility of her joining the roster, while also confirming that Dragunov’s arrival had been delayed by visa issues.