AEW All Out 2026 took a troubling turn when the tag team match pitting Darby Allin and Steven Borden against Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight was stopped by the referee following an apparent injury to Borden.
The match was awarded to Fletcher and Knight after medical personnel attended to Borden at ringside. The situation was treated as legitimate rather than part of the planned match presentation, and the broadcast later confirmed that Borden had been transported to a hospital. Tony Schiavone stated during the show that Borden was conscious and responsive and had arrived for treatment.
There is no confirmed diagnosis or further information on the nature or severity of Borden's injury at this time. The most important update provided during the broadcast was that he was responsive while receiving medical care.
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Match takes an unsettling turn late
The bout began with Fletcher targeting Borden before the opening bell. As Borden posed, Fletcher pulled at his leg, causing him to fall. Once the match officially began, Fletcher made it clear that he wanted to start with the rookie, backing Borden toward the ropes as Knight joined him in attempting to gain control.
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Allin quickly stepped in before Fletcher and Knight could establish a prolonged two-on-one attack. He sent both opponents out of the ring, creating space for Borden to show some offense. Borden took Fletcher over with an armdrag, then followed it by bringing Knight into the match and scoring another deep armdrag. He continued the sequence with a shoulder tackle and a dropkick on Knight.
Allin tagged in and initially worked Knight with a side headlock. Knight fought free with punches and exited the ring, where Fletcher and Knight soon shifted the momentum through teamwork. The pair began to isolate Allin, mirroring their early effort to keep Borden under control.
Knight pulled Allin's leg against the ropes, while Fletcher knocked Borden from the apron. Knight then sent Allin into the barricade and delivered him into position for Fletcher, who dumped Allin onto the ringside steps. Fletcher and Knight maintained control from there, repeatedly keeping Allin in their corner and using double-team offense whenever an opportunity presented itself.
Allin and Borden rally before stoppage
Fletcher tagged in without Allin realizing it and drove him into the turnbuckles with a lawn dart. He also spat in Borden's direction, an act that intensified the tension between the teams and gave Allin an opening to fight back. Allin capitalized with a Scorpion Death Drop.
Borden entered after the exchange, though the referee did not see the tag. Fletcher then threw Allin to the floor, leaving Borden to take on both opponents in the ring. Borden brought Fletcher and Knight down repeatedly as he attempted to swing the match in his team's favor.
The pivotal sequence came when Borden went for a Stinger Splash. He missed and crashed to the floor, after which Fletcher and Knight sent him into the barricade. Allin answered with a tope suicida onto Fletcher, only for Knight to leap from the announce desk to take Allin out.
Knight placed Allin back in the ring and put him in the Tree of Woe. Borden intervened, pulling Allin free before climbing to the top rope. Borden and Knight then leapt toward one another. On the way down, Borden appeared to land hard and strike his head on the mat. He remained down following the move.
The action immediately changed as medical attention became the priority. Doc Sampson checked on Borden, and the match was subsequently called off. Fletcher and Knight were declared the winners via referee stoppage.
Medical response takes priority
The presentation following the incident reflected the seriousness of the situation. Cameras did not remain focused on Borden after the match, allowing medical personnel to work without the continued spotlight of the live broadcast.
It was later reported that Borden left the venue on a stretcher. Confirmation also emerged that the injury was legitimate and not an angle. Those details made the stoppage especially sobering, as the match had featured a conventional competitive structure until the final exchange between Borden and Knight.
Professional wrestling is built around controlled risk, but moments like this underline how rapidly conditions can change when a wrestler lands awkwardly or suffers a hard impact. The immediate decision to end the match, rather than continuing toward a planned finish, put Borden's condition first.
That decision was followed by the hospital update delivered by Schiavone later in the event. The statement that Borden was conscious and responsive offered a measure of reassurance amid an understandably alarming sequence, though it does not establish what injuries, if any, may be identified after evaluation.
Fletcher and Knight receive the official victory
From a results standpoint, Fletcher and Knight leave All Out with the official win. However, the competitive outcome was understandably secondary to Borden's well-being.
The match had given Borden several opportunities to show his offense alongside Allin, including the early armdrags, shoulder tackle and dropkick, as well as the later rally against both Fletcher and Knight. Allin also played his familiar role as a relentless risk-taker, enduring extended punishment before creating openings for a comeback.
Fletcher and Knight, meanwhile, effectively controlled much of the contest through calculated isolation of Allin and frequent double-team tactics. Their aggression toward Borden added another layer to the match before the apparent injury ended it prematurely.
Still, none of those in-ring developments matter as much as Borden's condition after the final spot. The scene left the wrestlers, officials and audience shaken, with the medical response becoming the sole focus once it was clear Borden was unable to continue.
What is known and what remains unclear
As of the update delivered during AEW All Out, several key points are established: Borden's match was stopped due to an apparent injury, the situation was legitimate, he was taken from the venue on a stretcher, and he arrived at a hospital conscious and responsive.
What remains unknown is equally important. No specific injury has been publicly confirmed, and there is no timetable for Borden's recovery or any indication of when he might return to AEW competition. It would be premature to speculate beyond the information made available during the broadcast and in the immediate aftermath.
For now, attention remains on Borden receiving appropriate treatment and a full assessment. The hope is that the encouraging detail that he was conscious and responsive will be followed by further positive news once medical professionals are able to evaluate his condition completely.
AEW All Out will be remembered for its matches and results, but the ending of this tag team contest cast a serious shadow over the event. Allin and Borden versus Fletcher and Knight began as a physical showcase with an escalating rivalry dynamic. It ended with an abrupt and necessary referee stoppage, a hospital transport, and concern for Borden above all else.
Further updates on Steven Borden's condition will be important as they become available. Until then, the official result stands as a win for Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight, while the wrestling world awaits clearer news on Borden following the frightening incident.
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