AEW Worlds End SCOOPS THREAD!

Welcome to the AEW Worlds End SCOOPS thread. We'll be updating this as the show goes on.

• MJF being added to the AEW World's End main event has been in the cards since at least mid-November.

• A number of wrestlers on the show will be heading to Japan after the Wednesday episode of Dynamite.

• There was a segment on AEW this week where Kenny Omega mentioned that he had to take care of some things. We're told this specifically was to reference him possibly being in the world title scene soon.

• Wrestlevotes learned that Christian Cage is not at AEW Worlds End. He's in Bridgeport, CT at a hockey Game

• In regards to Tony Khan telling Jon Alba of Sports Illustrated that he's making more of the creative decisions than ever -- we're told by sources in the company that is absolutely true. It was stated that Tony Khan is more "in the weeds" than he's been in years, especially during football season. Khan has missed a few Jacksonville Jaguars games this year due to his AEW obligations, where he rarely ever missed any. Another source said that Tony Khan was very proud of the awards recognition the company got for 2025.

• A number of wrestlers set for Wrestle Kingdom are leaving the States late in the week for Japan.

• As revealed during our interview this week, Harley Cameron won "Funniest Wrestler of the Year" in the Fightful Awards for the second straight year. The full awards show will take place in January.

• When we've asked about Chris Jericho within the company, we've been told that he hasn't come up when discussing ongoing plans. Jericho usually discusses his creative directly with Tony Khan.

• A number of AEW sources pointed to Hyan and Maya World making it onto Zero Hour as an example of how working squash matches can benefit talent. Both are highly regarded in AEW.

• We're told that Hyan and Maya World's signings were finalized in the last couple of weeks.

• There were some close to Okada that told us they were a little surprised to see him already facing Konosuke Takeshita, and they were interested in how everything would pan out with Wrestle Kingdom looming.

• After the Okada/Takeshita match, a lot of the same sources reached out surprised that an actual finish happened in the match.

• Stokely Hathaway was okay after his spot.

Betting Odds

• Darby Allin is a big favorite over Gabe Kidd, and those odds have gotten wider this week.

• FTR are the biggest favorites on the show. Kris Statlander is also one of the biggest, after starting out with a very slim margin.

• Babes of Wrath are huge favorites. We have them as heavy favorites.

• We have MJF as our very safe bet to win the AEW World Championship. MJF is the favorite, followed by Samoa Joe, Hangman Page and then Swerve Strickland.

• Okada is a slight favorite over Takeshita, with Fletcher a slight favorite over Moxley. Both of these are too close to call.

• Death Riders are a slight favorite over the Conglomeration.