AEW: David Finlay on His Decision To Join AEW Over WWE NXT, Bryce Remsburg on Jon Moxley Being The “Ace” Of AEW Locker Room, All Out 2026 Attendance & Early PPV Buys

David Finlay Comments on His Decision To Join AEW Over WWE NXT

A recent episode of the Talk Is Jericho podcast featured David Finlay as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Finlay’s thoughts about his decision join AEW instead of WWE NXT following his departure from NJPW this past February.

“Just overall package of obviously pay and schedule… All my friends are in AEW. My brother and dad are in NXT. It would have been cool but it’s like, ‘No, I want to go keep doing what I’m doing, have the freedom to do what I want to do.’ If I can be with my friends, that’s a great bonus. I think I would have struggled with re-humbling myself to the level that they would have wanted me to humble myself to. It’s like, ‘I’ve already been here. I’ve already proven myself.’”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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Bryce Remsburg Comments on Jon Moxley Being The “Ace” Of AEW Locker Room

As noted before, this past Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was held in tribute to the late “PAC” Benjamin Satterley. This show featured AEW, many AEW talents, and the Satterley Family paying tribute to Satterley throughout the show. AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley also paid tribute to Satterley in a speech given after the show.

AEW referee Bryce Remsburg recently reflected on Instagram about AEW’s tribute show to Satterley and how Moxley is the “ace” of the AEW locker room for how he treats people well when they need it the most.

“Ace of the ring. Ace of the locker room.

Mox waited until he knew the camera was not on us and came up behind me and put his hands on my shoulders and said ‘this is intense, but we’re gonna get through it together’

Proud to play for this team.”

Bryce Remsburg calls Jon Moxley the ace of the AEW locker room. pic.twitter.com/Ls8ZHegJrD

— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) October 2, 2026

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AEW All Out 2026 Attendance & Early PPV Buys

AEW reportedly drew a sold out attendance of 9,456 for their All Out 2026 event on September 26 at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

While no estimated numbers range were given, Dave Meltzer reported that All Out’s current pay-per-view buys were above that of this past June’s Forbidden Door 2026 and this past July’s Redemption events but below this past March’s Revolution 2026 and this past April’s Dynasty 2026 events based on early numbers and data.

In regards to breakdowns, Meltzer reported that All Out’s buys were around the same overall as this past June’s Forbidden Door 2026 event in the United States but it was up outside of the U.S. compared to Forbidden Door.