Jon Moxley retains AEW Continental Title against Mark Davis at WrestleDream

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We all know that the shocking death of his friend and Death Riders’ teammate Benjamin “PAC” Satterley had beaten Jon Moxley’s spirit nearly to submission. In-story, there was also his World title loss a night before PAC died. But we all knew what was really wearing on Mox tonight (Oct. 17) at WrestleDream. .@ReneePaquette breaks down the mental toll on Jon Moxley heading into his AEW Continental Title match against Mark Davis. Watch #AEWWrestleDream LIVE on PPV! pic.twitter.com/YEG8LU0wsS — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 18, 2026 After he made his first PPV entrance since losing The Bastard, Mox faced The Don Callis Family’s Mark Davis. The big Aussie’s job in WrestleDream’s AEW Continental championship match was to beat the ever-loving crap out of Mox. He did it well. GOOD GRIEF! @DUNKZILLADavis #AEWWrestleDream ➡️ https://t.co/v0czAv7nvl pic.twitter.com/XyrWqglste — TDE Wrestling (@tde_gif) October 18, 2026 It left the Death Riders’ leader questioning if he could go on. Marina Shafir repeated the mantra she’s said to him repeatedly over the past few weeks — there’s no way around it or under it, they have to go through it. A powerful moment between Jon Moxley and the Death Riders ❤️ Watch #AEWWrestleDream LIVE on PPV! pic.twitter.com/5O3Q0mWxON — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 18, 2026 Which he did, finally making Davis pass out in a sleeper. Mox followed retaining with a cathartic outburst, then collapsed. His teammates picked him up and helped him out as Nigel McGuinness said, “sometimes you lead, and sometimes you are led”. #AndSTILL 🏆 @JonMoxley retains the #AEW Continental Championship with the Death Riders by his side! Watch #AEWWrestleDream LIVE on PPV! pic.twitter.com/yvqTBqME5T — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 18, 2026 Powerful stuff, at least to this writer. Share your reaction in the comments. Get a complete rundown of everything from WrestleDream in our live blog here. Comment along with the show there, too. And if you enjoy that, a faster version of the same conversation with less ads is available in the Game Chat on the new SBNation app!

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After a bloody battle with "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis, Jon Moxley retained his AEW Continental Title at AEW WrestleDream 2026.