There will likely be a number of gold on the road at AEW’s All In Texas pay-per-view on July 12, a lot in order that two of the show’s biggest matches will consist of wrestlers who’re already champions. In the ladies’s division, Mercedes Moné is literally covered in gold each time she makes her entrance as she has titles from CMLL, RevPro, and EWA to go together with her AEW TBS Championship, and he or she will likely be seeking to add “Timeless” Toni Storm’s AEW Women’s World Championship to her collection when she challenges Storm at Globe Life Field. Elsewhere, Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada will likely be merging their AEW International and Continental Championships to form the brand new AEW Unified Championship in a “Winner Takes All” match.
Given the importance of each these matches, it should come as no surprise that Fightful Select have confirmed that each Moné vs. Storm, and Omega vs. Okada have been planned for months. By way of the AEW Unified Championship match, that has been within the works since before Omega returned to the corporate at Worlds End in December 2024, and that the concept of him being the AEW International Champion by the point he gets around to facing Okada was also an idea conceived in 2024.
As for Moné and Storm, that has also been the working plan for All In Texas because the first few months of 2025 despite some reports suggesting otherwise. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer had noted that the unique plan for Storm was to be involved with Mariah May in some capability, potentially the “Hollywood Ending” match that ended up happening at Revolution, but that was scrapped once AEW knew May was leaving for WWE. Nevertheless, Fightful have since debunked that rumor, stating Moné and Storm was at all times the plan, even with Moné being open to losing to ROH Women’s World Champion Athena throughout the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament.