AEW WrestleDream 2026: Four Dream Matches That Could Round Out the Card

AEW WrestleDream 2026 is scheduled for Saturday, October 17 in Orlando, and while the promotion has only officially confirmed Mercedes Monè defending the AEW Women’s World Championship against Thekla, the current storylines across the roster point toward several logical additions to the lineup in the weeks ahead.

Atop that list of possibilities is a Trios Championship defense pitting Swerve Strickland and The New Level — Kofi and Austin Creed — against Death Riders members Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, and Daniel Garcia. Strickland and his crew retained the titles at All Out 2026 over Hangman Page and Brodido, while Death Riders have been processing the loss of PAC, the longest-reigning Trios Champion in AEW history. Granting PAC’s former stable a title opportunity would be a fitting way to honor his legacy heading into the show.

On the singles side, Jon Moxley’s AEW Continental Championship could be on the line against Shingo Takagi. Takagi recently defeated Claudio Castagnoli at NJPW’s Destruction in Kobe and then called out Moxley, the Death Riders leader, directly. Although Takagi’s challenge was issued on NJPW soil, a Moxley defense against him would align neatly with WrestleDream’s original spirit as a show built around New Japan ties and Antonio Inoki’s legacy.

The tag division also has unfinished business brewing. The Young Bucks captured the AEW World Tag Team Championships at All Out by winning a Ladder Match over FTR and Cage and Cope, while Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight of the Don Callis Family earned a title shot that same night by beating Darby Allin and Steven Borden. With the Callis Family actively hunting more championship gold, a Bucks defense against Fletcher and Knight would give Don Callis’ group a chance to add hardware while the Bucks look to avenge a prior Tables Match loss.

Finally, the AEW World Championship picture could expand to include Andrade El Idolo, who won the Casino Gauntlet at All In London to lock up a guaranteed title shot. Andrade has since aligned himself with Will Ospreay’s United Empire faction. Ospreay, however, has a title defense against Kazuchika Okada set for AEW’s Grand Slam France event on October 6, meaning any Andrade cash-in or call-out would likely follow that match.

None of these four pairings have been officially booked, but each one draws directly from storylines already in motion — fresh title changes at All Out, a lingering New Japan grudge, and Casino Gauntlet fallout from All In London. AEW has a track record of stacking its WrestleDream card heavily in the weeks leading up to the show, and given how many pieces are already in place, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see some combination of these matchups officially confirmed before October 17. Fans will want to keep an eye on Dynamite and Collision in the coming weeks for the announcements that could fill out the rest of the card.