We now know that All In will be taking place at the Sears Center in (near) Chicago, IL on September 1st, 2018. Ticket information is coming soon.

We know a handful of stars that will be taking part in the show, and judging by twitter the hype is real. It's looking very likely that Cody Rhodes & co. will sell the place out, or come very close.

What's everyone's thoughts on this? Can we expect any big names to announce their participation over the summer? Any speculation?

Running in Chicago obviously hints at Punk. Would be pretty epic if he makes an appearance.

I think this is really cool & actually expect them to sellout.

If Punk is going to show up at a wrestling event this is the best chance.

I think a big NJPW wrestler or 2 will be on the card.

I’m thinks Okada vs Omega on US soil would be a great selling point. That and if they can pull it off a return of Punk in some capacity

I don't understand anything. What is "All In"?

It's the 10 000 seat independent show the Bullet Club are running.

It basically started off as speculation by Meltzer, where he was talking about the popularity of the Bullet Club and how they could possibly sell out a 10 000 seat arena. Of course he had no way of knowing, so the Bullet Club took it upon themselves to put that theory to the test.

I don't get the Bullet Club, but it would be cool to see them draw a huge audience. If it brings Punk back from his unofficial full-time job of following the NHL, I'll be onboard.

Better question is who is going?

PW Meet Up!

I'd love to go but there's no way I can afford a trip to Chicago this year. Sucks too, this would be a show I would travel for because I can't see tickets being very expensive and Chicago is an amazing city (been twice, would go again).

CM Punk being a full-time NHL viewer is the funniest thing ever. It's so true. Him vs. The LA Kings mascot was the feud of 2016. I think the chances of CM Punk joining the show are much lower than everyone thinks though. They picked Chicago because it's probably the biggest smark city next to Philadelphia and they know it's their best chance of a sell-out.

I'd be shocked if Okada vs. Omega III happened at this show. I don't see Okada participating at all. A lot of the talk surrounding the show has been leaning towards ROH, and I know that NJPW and ROH have a great working relationship, but I expect most of the card to be made up of those guys.

From NJPW, obviously some more Bullet Club members will probably sign on, and maybe we'll get someone like Suzuki or Ishii or maybe even Tanahashi or Naito, but that's about as big as I'd expect from NJPW.

Could see Jay White defending the US title maybe, if he gets permission.

The possibility of Punk being there is probably enough to sell out the show. But that may be a curse too since at some point there will be CM Punk chants.

I would not rule out a Punk appearence. Wrestling is weird these days and I'm almost positive New Japan are helping fund this and help. Having Punk appear would be huge.

Super smart move to book it in Chicago, you'll get people buying tickets on the off-chance Punk turns up. Best of all, he could randomly tweet that he's not appearing and people wouldn't believe it.

Chicago, for what it's worth, is also the last place a non-WWE show drew 10,000 fans in North America - WCW's Spring Stampede 2000.

Mar 7, 2018 23:40:28 GMT @admin said:

Chicago, for what it's worth, is also the last place a non-WWE show drew 10,000 fans in North America - WCW's Spring Stampede 2000.

And that was probably papered to hell and back too. I highly doubt that show had 10,000 paid customers. 

I expect them to draw 10,000 and think this will end up being the alternative wrestling (anti?)Wrestlemania with fans coming in from all over the country, if not the world. Just saw Omega vs. Cody has already been booked for ROH so I imagine the main event will either be Omega vs. Okada or Omega & Ibushi vs. Young Bucks. I expect most of the big New Japan and ROH stars to be there and would be surprised if Punk doesn't appear in some capacity. From everything I've seen and heard Cody and the Bucks are going all in to make this thing a happening.

Mar 9, 2018 1:26:03 GMT shinobimusashi said:

Mar 7, 2018 23:40:28 GMT @admin said:

Chicago, for what it's worth, is also the last place a non-WWE show drew 10,000 fans in North America - WCW's Spring Stampede 2000.

And that was probably papered to hell and back too. I highly doubt that show had 10,000 paid customers. 

Are you suggesting that people wouldn't have been rushing to pay to see three Scott Steiner five minute matches?!

Mar 9, 2018 2:17:23 GMT Baker said:

I expect them to draw 10,000 and think this will end up being the alternative wrestling (anti?)Wrestlemania with fans coming in from all over the country, if not the world. Just saw Omega vs. Cody has already been booked for ROH so I imagine the main event will either be Omega vs. Okada or Omega & Ibushi vs. Young Bucks. I expect most of the big New Japan and ROH stars to be there and would be surprised if Punk doesn't appear in some capacity. From everything I've seen and heard Cody and the Bucks are going all in to make this thing a happening.

Golden*Lovers vs. The Young Bucks is booked for Strong Style Evolved at the end of this month. That match is already happening on American soil.

Not saying it wouldn't happen again, but I expect Bullet Club will try to pull off a main event that we haven't seen before if they can't do Omega vs. Okada IV (which I very highly doubt..I just can't see Okada being at this show).

Pentagon Jr and Fenix are All In

What the fuck is happening to Bullet Club?

I know it was April Fool's but I feel like they've jumped the shark. Being The Elite has been fucking weird since Cody came on board.

Apr 5, 2018 2:41:23 GMT RT said:

I know it was April Fool's but I feel like they've jumped the shark. Being The Elite has been fucking weird since Cody came on board.

I think it’s been better because it’s became more storyline based instead of just a travel vlog. 

Na, I agree with RT, they've jumped the shark. I don't mind the story line advancement, in fact, it's probably made ROH and NJPW more easily accessible to a lot of casual fans than previously and I've enjoyed the vlog - Tama was doing one too, but wasn't as interesting. It feels like everything that made BC cool, has been replaced by a bunch of nerds.

I never cared for the travel stuff. Or the goofy stuff (e.g. Scurll and co forming a boyband). I started watching BTE when they added more storyline heavy scenes. Said scenes have been fantastic in the last couple of episodes. Cody editing Kenny's vlog. Cody and The Bucks from episode 99. It's great. I skip everything else.

It was just announced that Okada was going to be on this show.

Interesting note, CM Punk is doing a meet and greet at the Pro Wrestling Tees store... in Chicago... August 31st.

sold out

May 13, 2018 22:29:38 GMT bodyslam said:

sold out

That quickly, eh?  I bet they could've sold even more than 10K.  I wonder if they'll try for a bigger venue next year?

Double Down '19 at United Center?

Glad it sold it out and cool it happened so fast.

Didn't think it would happen. Amazing the Bucks have been able to make such a living for themselves without being under the WWE umbrella.

Only downside is they didn’t cap ticket quantities, so there’s no doubt the scalpers are going to seriously fuck fans.

May 14, 2018 2:56:15 GMT KJ said:

Only downside is they didn’t cap ticket quantities, so there’s no doubt the scalpers are going to seriously fuck fans.

Yeah I know.  Last thing you want to do is pay WrestleMania-size money for an Indy show.