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AEW WrestleDream Results (October 17, 2026): Will Ospreay Retains, Ilja Dragunov Arrives

ByWrestle Purists
Ilja Dragunov is introduced as AEW’s newest signing at WrestleDream 2026.

Will Ospreay retained the AEW World Championship in the first Clockwork Carnage match at WrestleDream in Orlando, scoring the deciding fall against Adam Copeland in the final seconds. Ilja Dragunov was unveiled as AEW’s newest signing, while Hangman Page, Bandido and Brody King regained the World Trios Championship from Swerve Strickland and The New Level.

AEW WrestleDream Results

  • Motor City Machine Guns defeated FTR to take a 1–0 lead in their best-of-five series. Chris Sabin pinned Cash Wheeler. The match began on Tailgate Brawl and continued onto the pay-per-view.
  • Mercedes Moné defeated Thekla to retain the AEW Women’s World Championship. Moné used her protective face mask before winning with the Moné Maker.
  • Nick Wayne defeated Chris Jericho with a small package after countering the Judas Effect.
  • The Young Bucks defeated Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight to retain the AEW World Tag Team Championship. Knight took the deciding pin after a BTE Trigger, following disagreements between the challengers.
  • Persephone defeated Dani Luna, Hyan and Queen Aminata to retain the TBS Championship. Persephone pinned Hyan with a moonsault.
  • Andrade El Ídolo defeated Tommaso Ciampa to retain the AEW National Championship. Andrade hit Ciampa with a DDT onto the title belt before finishing him with The DM.
  • Hangman Page, Bandido and Brody King defeated Swerve Strickland, Kofi and Austin Creed 2–1 to win the AEW World Trios Championship. Bandido pinned Swerve for the deciding fall. (TITLE CHANGE)
  • Jon Moxley defeated Mark Davis by referee stoppage to retain the AEW Continental Championship. Davis passed out in Moxley’s choke.
  • Will Ospreay defeated Adam Copeland, Samoa Joe, Darby Allin, Kazuchika Okada, Ricochet, Konosuke Takeshita and “Speedball” Mike Bailey in Clockwork Carnage to retain the AEW World Championship. Ospreay finished with three points, ahead of Copeland, Joe and Allin on two and Okada and Ricochet on one. Takeshita and Bailey were eliminated before the scoring stage.

Tailgate Brawl Results

  • Divine Dominion’s Megan Bayne and Lena Kross defeated Sisters of Sin’s Julia Hart and Skye Blue. Kross pinned Hart after a double chokeslam.
  • Wardlow, Josh Alexander and Jake Doyle defeated Alex Breeze, Papi D and Rhys Maddox.
  • Death Riders and The Dogs defeated Bang Bang Gang and The Conglomeration. Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia, Gabe Kidd, David Finlay and Clark Connors beat Jay White, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong and Kyle O’Reilly. Yuta pinned Colten. The match marked White’s return from injury.

WrestleDream Highlights

  • Ilja Dragunov is All Elite: Renee Paquette introduced AEW’s newest signing before the Continental Championship match. Following the recent vignettes, Dragunov made his entrance and conducted his music from the turnbuckles.
  • Ospreay denies Copeland at the last moment: Copeland was covering Okada after a spear when Ospreay broke up the pin with a Hidden Blade and pinned Copeland for his third point. Copeland initially shoved Ospreay afterwards, then shook his hand and pointed to the World Championship.
  • Moxley honours PAC: Moxley applied PAC’s Brutaliser to Davis in the closing stretch before transitioning into the choke that ended the match. Marina Shafir and Daniel Garcia encouraged him from the crowd during the match, and the Death Riders gathered around an emotional Moxley after he retained.
  • Okada eliminates Takeshita: After Takeshita eliminated Mike Bailey, Okada hit his Don Callis Family stablemate with a Rainmaker and pinned him before the final entrant arrived.
  • Swerve refuses to accept defeat: Kofi and Austin Creed handed over the trios titles and embraced Brodido after their loss. Swerve instead dropped Hangman’s belt as Page reached for it.