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Mitchell’s WWE Monday Night Raw Results & Report! (11/5/18)
The Raw After Crown Jewel is also in the UK! Will the NEW reigning, defending, undisputed Universal Champion, BROCK LESNAR, grace us with his presence?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Woman Tag: The Riott Squad VS Natalya, Bayley & Sasha Banks; No Contest.
- Jinder Mahal w/ Sunil Singh VS Apollo Crews; Crews wins.
- Raw Tag Team Championships: Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose(?) VS The Authors of Pain w/ Drake Maverick; The Authors of Pain win and become the new Raw Tag Team Champions.
- Dolph Ziggler VS Elias; Elias wins.
- Nia Jax VS Ember Moon; Jax wins.
- Finn Balor VS Bobby Lashley w/ Lio Rush; Lashley wins.
- Kurt Angle VS
Baron CorbinDrew McIntyre; McIntyre wins, Baron Corbin remains Raw Team Captain for Survivor Series.
PLAY BY PLAY
Manchester is Raw!
And everyone on the Raw roster is on the stage. Security lines the way between ramp and ring as Acting General Manager, Baron Corbin, makes his way out. The Constable is very proud of himself, and it more than likely has to do with the events of Crown Jewel. Specifically, it has to do with the WWE Universal Championship match to crown a new champion in Roman Reigns’ absence. Corbin screwed Strowman by attacking him just before the bell rang, and then Lesnar went to town. It still took an insane FIVE F5’s in a row, but The Beast got The Monster Among Men to stay down, and once again, Brock Lesnar has the Red Brand’s red belt.
Corbin welcomes the UK fans to the show, and wants them to not be worried by security ringside. Having this many is normal for someone as important as him. This season is an important one, not because of holidays where you hang out with annoying family members, but because of Survivor Series! Survivor Series pits Raw VS Smackdown, so the new Universal Champion will once again the WWE Champion, AJ Styles! Ronda Rousey will go against Becky Lynch! And of course, both the men’s and women’s 5v5 Tag Team Elimination Matches! “Every match is a chance for Raw to show it is the dominant brand.”
But there is a score to settle this year, because Shane McMahon stole the World Cup and title of “Best in the World” from Dolph Ziggler! Stephanie McMahon will address this next week, but Corbin promises dominance. And when that happens, Corbin might go from interim to permanent GM. But to ensure such dominance, Raw needs a great leader. Therefore, Corbin makes himself team captain of the men’s 5v5 squad. Of course, he can’t compete in the match as GM, so he’ll make sure Raw has the most dominant team possible. The first two men put on that team will be Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre!
And there is a third person already in mind, Braun Strowman. Now, Braun might be upset, but he’ll understand that Corbin gave him a teaching moment: you need to respect authority. And once Braun understands that, he’ll know he’s the man they need on that team.
Moving on to the women’s team, choosing the other four members will be… Captain Alexa Bliss! The Goddess heads to the ring, and thanks “Future permanent General Manager” Corbin for this position. She will follow his lead and be more of a manager than a competitor. But given her unprecedented success as a five-time women’s champion, the other women could learn a lot from her. She’s also a natural born leader, so she’s naturally the best choice for this role. Alexa says she will watch the women’s matches tonight very closely, because she wants to see some killer instinct. Raw will not lose to “The B Show” this year! The auditions start tonight with our Evolution rematch, The Riott Squad going against Natalya, Sasha Banks & Bayley!
Corbin likes the way Alexa thinks. She could get used to being in charge. Watch this. That tag team match starts– Wait, Kurt Angle is here! The actual Raw GM, though on “vacation”, has a mic of his own, and after thinking the UK fans for the praise, he says that “competing in the WWE World Cup lit a fire in me.” Angle led Team Raw to victory last year, so he wants in this year. Corbin says that was last year, and this year he makes the decisions. And he’s decided: Angle takes a permanent vacation! Angle says that when he was in charge, Raw settled things in the ring. How about Angle and Corbin have a match, and if Angle wins, he’s part of Team Raw AND is team captain! Fans want to see that! But Corbin refuses to answer.
What kind of leader is that? He wants everyone else to step up but he won’t? “You are an embarrassment to Monday Night Raw!” That gets to Corbin, and he gives Angle his match. Angle can be team captain, sure. But the only way Angle is going to Survivor Series is with a ticket. And the only way Corbin goes to Survivor Series is with crutches! Actual GM VS Interim GM, winner leads team Raw! But Corbin shouts down the match and the fans because this is still his show. But now Alexa can continue where she left off. That women’s tag match starts– BRAUN!! The Monster is here, and he heads right for the ring! The security stands no chance of stopping him! Alexa stands back as Strowman chases Corbin out and around the ring, then up the ramp!
Jinder Mahal, Drew McIntyre and more move to block Strowman’s path, but he goes through them, too! Other brawls break out as rivals go after each other, and Strowman gets through! It’s chaos in Manchester! Strowman goes backstage, and hunts for Corbin. He tells a staffer, that when he finds Corbin, he’s gonna #GetTheseHands! Will the Monster make the Lone Wolf pay for the Crown Jewel screw job?
Backstage interview with Natalya, Bayley & Sasha!
Up next is the 3v3 rematch from Evolution, do they think this outcome will be different? No, not all. Natalya is one of the strongest women on this roster, and Natty wears her father’s glasses to the ring. Tonight is for The Anvil! Will tonight also lead to spots on the Raw Women’s Survivor Series team?
Six Woman Tag: The Riott Squad VS Natalya, Bayley & Sasha Banks!
Ruby, Sarah & Liv look to even the score from the All Women’s PPV while showing The Goddess they deserve to go to Survivor Series. Will the #StartARiott in Manchester? Or will The Queen of Harts and her #LegitHuggable friends sweep the Squad?
The bell rings, and the Squad jumps all three opponents at once! Down go Bayley & Banks but Natty fires off. Natty kicks Liv and Sarah down but Ruby gets her arm. Ruby wrenches into the Riott Kick! But Natty blocks! Sharpshooter! The ref stops Liv from breaking it up, but Sarah is wide open to boot Natty down! Ruby covers Natty, TWO! Ruby drags Natty up and throws her out of the ring. Tag to Sarah, and the Kentucky Viking bounces Natty off the apron. She throws heavy rights, then throws Natty into barriers. Sarah puts Natty in at 6, covers, TWO! She keeps on Natty with a chinlock, but Natty powers her to the Squad corner. Natty throws elbows then crawls for her corner, but Sarah stomps her down.
Tag to Liv, and Sarah snapmares Natty for the Juvenile Delinquent to kick in the back. Cover, TWO! Liv puts Natty out again, and the Squad has control while we go to break.
Raw returns and Liv has Natty in a chinlock. Fans rally up and Natty gets to her feet to throw Liv off. Liv dropkicks Natty down to deny the tag. She puts Natty in a corner for furious stomps. She shrieks at the ref over the count, then stomps more. Liv backs off at 4, but misses the clothesline. Natty crawls but Liv clobbers her down. Natty slips free, hot tag to Sasha! The Boss rallies on the Squad, dropkick to Liv. She blocks a kick to give a knee, and Liv gets to a corner. She puts Sasha on the corner but Sasha gives another knee. Meteora for Sarah! Sasha climbs up, leaps at Liv, Meteora again! Backstabber and flip, Bank Statement crossface! Ruby mule kicks Sasha, then intercepts Bayley to throw her back out. She drags Liv to the Squad corner, and tags in.
Ruby goes after Sasha but runs into a backslide. She rolls through but gets a knee! Sasha bumps Ruby off buckles, tag to Bayley! Bayley goes side to side for a knee, then whips Sasha in for double knees. Sasha feeds Ruby to another of Bayley’s knee strikes, then Bayley throws hands in a corner. Ruby yanks her into buckles and gets running, but Bayley puts her on the apron for the hotshot. Ruby tumbles down and regroups with the Squad, Bayley DIVES! She hits Liv & Sarah as Ruby gets away, and Ruby comes back for an STO! Ruby catches her breath before she puts Bayley in the ring. Cover, TWO, but Ruby keeps her cool. Fans rally up for Bayley as Ruby brings her up. Bayley denies the suplex to roll her up! TWO, and Ruby knocks Bayley down. Ruby covers, TWO!
Fans continue to rally as Ruby wraps on a chinlock. Bayley endures the squeeze and fights her way up. Bayley jawbreakers free! But Ruby throws her back into the Squad corner. Sarah tags and she stomps away while Liv taunts Bayley. Fans continue to rally as Sarah brings Bayley around in a seated cobra clutch. Bayley endures the thrashing and fights her way up. Sarah reels her out and then whips her right into ropes! Cover, TWO! Sarah grows frustrated, but she tags to Liv. Liv climbs up and Sarah feeds Bayley to Liv’s knees. Liv then leaps for the facebuster. Cover, TWO! Liv throws Bayley back out, and we go back to break.
Raw returns and Bayley arm-drags Sarah off. Sarah dropkicks Bayley down, cover, TWO! Sarah and the Squad grow frustrated but the fans continue to rally. Bayley crawls to ropes but Sarah toys with her. Sarah pulls her against the ropes, lets up at 4, then drags her around by her ponytail. She taunts Bayley with tags to her team, but then Bayley blocks a kick to throw Sarah down! Both crawl, but Sarah blasts Sasha the corner first. Bayley slips out of teh scoop to tag Natty! Natty rallies on The Squad, discus for Sarah! German Suplex! Then a whip to ropes. Sarah elbows back, but her wheelbarrow ends up a facebuster! Cover, Ruby breaks just in time! Sasha throws Ruby out, but Liv enziguris Sasha down. Natty clotheslines Liv, then gets Sarah in the Sharpshooter!
Wait, Ruby has the Anvil’s sunglasses?! AND BREAKS THEM!? Natty’s heart is broken, and the Squad goes into retreat. The action stops, but Natty is still in pain. Will there Natty get vengeance for such disgusting disrespect? Or will The Goddess reward the Riott Squad for such evil actions?
No Contest
Braun Strowman continues the hunt for Baron Corbin.
The Monster bursts into the locker room, then the bathroom. He searches the stalls, but doesn’t find Corbin. He does scare one poor fellow who just finished up. The hunt continues, will Strowman get to Corbin before Angle gets him in the ring?
Crown Jewel saw a #FirstTimeEver of epic proportions!
Degeneration-X and the Brothers of Destruction met in a match for the first time, in Shawn Michaels’ first match since retiring. The four WWE legends went toe to toe, and Triple H even went through a table! HBK looked as good as he ever was, and that was the key factor in DX’s victory! HHH & HBK stood tall over The Undertaker & Kane, when and where will we see them again?
Jinder Mahal w/ Sunil Singh VS Apollo Crews!
The Modern Day Maharaja has been working to climb his way back up the rankings, but so has the amazing athlete in AC. “Ever since I left Titus Worldwide,” he’s heard so much about his potential. Potential is a nice way of saying he’s lost more than he won. But Crews will give it everything he’s got to show he is Raw’s new #HumanHighlightReel. Will that be the case? Or will Apollo simply be left with his potential?
The bell rings and the two circle. Mahal kicks low then throws hands. He has Apollo in a corner and whips corner to corner, but Apollo goes up and over to show that agility. Things speed up and Apollo dropkicks Mahal down! Cover, ONE, and Mahal throws Apollo to the apron. Apollo shoulders in, slingshots over, but Sunil distracts. Mahal hits a knee strike, covers, TWO! Mahal drives in knees and then puts Apollo in a keylock. Apollo gets up but Mahal wrangles him back down for a chinlock. Mahal puts on a half nelson chinbar, but Apollo endures. Apollo powers his way up, throws body shots, then counter punches. He mule kicks then runs to boot Mahal. He whips and leaps, but Mahal rolls him up! TWO, enziguri from Apollo!
Apollo trophy lifts Mahal, and that’s no easy thing! He drops Mahal down, then standing moonsault! Cover, Apollo wins!!
Winner: Apollo Crews, by pinfall
The man with all the potential gets a win over a former WWE World Champion! Can Apollo show he’s had what it takes all along and finally get himself some gold?
Seth Rollins heads to the ring!
The Architect carries three belts with him, but don’t be confused. He has three because he’s holding both Raw Tag Team Championships. The reason for that is because Dean Ambrose abandoned his belt after attacking Rollins just after winning them back! The Lunatic Fringe has yet to explain why, even after Rollins verbally confronted him last week. Rollins stands in the ring this week and feels a bit ridiculous, but he actually hoped to have a trophy with him, too. The World Cup didn’t go his way, but also Baron Corbin helped Brock Lesnar win that Universal Championship. Considering everything Roman Reigns worked for, is fighting for now, THAT is a slap in the face. It’s a slap in the face to everyone from locker room to WWE Universe! Rollins would get in Lesnar’s face about it, but Lesnar is not here. “Shocker, I know.”
But someone who is here tonight is Dean Ambrose. Rollins still can’t believe how The Shield went from top of the world to broken apart. Ambrose wouldn’t even stand in the same ring with Rollins. Rollins could try again, but he won’t waste anyone’s time. As Manchester says, Ambrose “doesn’t have the bullocks.” So moving on, Rollins moves on to the two Raw Tag Team Championship belts. It’s not possible to defend two titles at once, but then Baron Corbin speaks to him from the titantron. Corbin, in his supposedly secure location, tells Rollins he can totally defend those titles. So Rollins and his “partner” should defend right now, against… The Authors of Pain!!
Raw Tag Team Championships: Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose(?) VS The Authors of Pain w/ Drake Maverick!
Corbin has shown favoritism to Akam & Rezar before, and now is the time for it all to matter. Will Maverick’s machines of war capitalize on a broken Shield?
The introductions, at least for those present, are made and the tag belts are raised. Rollins obviously must start by default against Akam with the bell. He gets around Akam for a waistlock, but has to bail out when he’s in AoP territory. Rollins and Akam go again, but Akam gets Rollins into the corner. Rezar tags in, but Rollins fights them off! Rollins has the fans rallying as he rallies on AoP! But as he gets Akam in a facelock, Rezar runs him over with a lariat! Rezar trash talks Rollins as he puts him into the corner. The one tag team champion is in trouble while we go to break.
Raw returns and The AoP give Rollins a sidewalk slam stomp! Cover, TWO! Akam toys with Rollins as he bounces Rollins’ head off the mat. Akam wraps Rollins in a chinlock but Rollins endures the squeeze. Fans rally up and Rollins jawbreakers free. Rollins whips but Akam reverses, sending Rollins tumbling up the corner then down. Cover, TWO, Akam tags Rezar. The AoP mug Rollins and Rezar continues to trash talk. Rezar wrenches Rollins’ neck but Rollins still endures. Rollins gets up and fights back with body shots. He backs up but runs into a takedown and hammer fists! Fans boo and jeer as Rezar trash talks again. Rezar tags to Akam, and they prepare the end. Rollins fights out! He ducks Akam to clothesline Rezar out, then fires off on Akam!
Rollins chops Akam, whips but Akam reverses. Rollins dodges to then DIVE on Rezar! He dumps Akam out, then DIVES on Akam! Maverick freaks out for his pair of behemoths, but fans fire up with Rollins. Rollins puts Akam in as the fans chant “Burn It Down!” Springboard clothesline takes Akam down. Rezar returns but he gets a slingblade! Rollins boots Akam, hops up, blockbuster! Cover, TWO! Rollins catches his breath while Maverick coaches Akam back up. Fans rally and join Rollins as he stomps out “Burn It Down!” Mule kick, but Maverick distracts! Rezar trips Rollins up and Akam clobbers Rollins. Tag to Rezar, and they set up another sidewalk slam. Rollins heasdissors out, then SUPERKICKS Akam! SUPERKICK for Rezar! Rollins hurries up top, frog splash!! Cover, TWO!!
Fans continue to rally for Rollins as he stands up. He has to hit Akam first, but then runs into a powerbomb! Rezar tags Akam, and they set up, for the Powerbomb Neckbreaker! Cover, AoP wins!
Winners: The Authors of Pain, Akam pinning; NEW Raw Tag Team Champions
Akam & Rezar won tag titles in a handicap match since Ambrose never showed. There are new champions in charge, will anyone get those titles off them? Will The Bar be ready for them at Survivor Series?
But wait, only now does Ambrose appear. He saunters his way to the ring, and fans say “You Sold Out!” Ambrose grabs a mic and sits by Rollins to ask him, “You want to know why I did what I did?” He stands up as Rollins asks why. Ambrose answers with Dirty Deeds! The Lunatic refuses to properly explain his actions, will we ever get the reason for this betrayal? Rollins does manage to get back to his feet, how will he prepare for his brand warfare match with United States Champion, Shinsuke Nakamura?
Backstage interview with Baron Corbin.
He’s been running and hiding all night, is that because he’s afraid of what he did at Crown Jewel? Corbin denies being afraid. If Strowman wants a match, fine. But Strowman doesn’t want a match, he wants to destroy Corbin! Then if he’s not running, why is he in this makeshift studio in the storage room? Corbin is upset that she gave away his position. And here comes Strowmran! He barrels through more security, and keeps walking as one guy is on his leg. Strowman stomps that guy off and continues the hunt. How will Corbin possibly stay safe until his match with Angle tonight?
Dolph Ziggler VS Elias!
The Show-Off feels the most cheated out of the World Cup when Shane McMahon inserted himself into the match. But despite how that all happened, Shane O’Mac is NOT the Best in the World. You are looking at the real best in Dolph Ziggler. But typical WWE: he scratches and claws and outperforms everyone, but then “the conspiracy kicks in.” Drew McIntyre was ejected from ringside, that’s fishy. Then the favorite D-Lister attacks Ziggler from behind. Who would allow that? A SmackDown ref. Then Shane bullied his way when Miz went down. But wait, The Drifter interrupts someone else?!
Fans sing for Elias as Elias stares at Ziggler. Elias then plays his guitar to go along with Seven Nation Army. Elias introduces himself, and tells Manchester that that is the respect he deserves. But Ziggler is making excuses and coming up with conspiracy theories. To sum it up, Ziggler’s a loser. But more importantly, Elias got off the phone with Noel & Liam Gallagher, and they heard his song about Ziggler. If he plays it, Oasis will reunite. Elias has worked miracles, but Ziggler says it’ll be a miracle if anyone’s awake after the song. Wow, almost funny. But what Ziggler should’ve done by now is shut up so Elias can sing.
Elias begins and fans clap along. He’s a global phenomenon, Ziggler’s a fool. Ziggler thinks he’s funny, everyone else thinks he’s a tool. Pack your backs, Ziggler, this ain’t your show no more. Elias is about to show us what WWE really stands for. Yes, he’s gonna show us– “Why don’t you walk down here and show me face to face?!” Well all he had to do was ask. Elias heads down to the ring, and this match will happen after the break.
The Revival speak.
Dash Wilder & Scott Dawson say that tag team wrestling isn’t a joke, it isn’t a party, it’s something to respect. The #TopGuys brought their encyclopedic knowledge of wrestling maneuvers, all the Lucha House Party brings is flips and pinatas. There’s no room for the “Loser House Party”, they’re going back to 205 Live where they belong.
Back to the ring…
The bell rings and Ziggler circles with Elias. Fans sing for Elias as he ties up with Ziggler. Ziggler gets the wristlock then hammerlock, then a takedown. Cover, ONE, but Ziggler stays on Elias. He rolls Elias for another cover, ONE, but Ziggler stays locked on. Ziggler shifts to a headlock but Elias gets up and out, only for Ziggler to dropkicks him down! Ziggler grinds Elias’ face on the ropes, then whips him to the ropes. Elias reverses and runs him over with an elbow. Elias scoops and slams Ziggler, then covers, TWO! He brings Ziggler up, headlock takeover! Ziggler works against the hold but Elias grinds him down. They stand up, Ziggler pries his way out. Elias brings Ziggler back in, but Ziggler pushes them to the ropes. Elias lets go at 4, but Ziggler elbows him!
Ziggler throws hands then hits a neckbreaker. Cover, TWO! He keeps on Elias with body scissors and a wristlock. Ziggler pulls Elias to a cover, ONE but the hold stays on. Ziggler shifts to a sleeper, but Elias works his way out of the body scissors. Elias reaches for ropes as Ziggler wrenches back. Ziggler wrangles Elias down but Elias keeps moving. Ziggler wrenches and shifts to a facelock. Elias gets up and pries his way out, but Ziggler kicks low. Ziggler whips Elias corner to corner, but Elias goes up and kicks Ziggler down! Elias hurries up top, for a Macho Elbow! But it misses! Both men are down while we go to break.
Raw returns and Elias struggles against another sleeper hold. Ziggler shifts it to a camel clutch of sorts, and grinds in his forearm. Fans sing and rally for Elias, and Elias works his way up. Ziggler spins Elias but Elias back slides, TWO! ZIggler hits a big uppercut, then rolls to another cover, ONE! The Show-Off toys with Elias but Elias gets him down. Elias throws hammering fists, but Ziggler kicks Elias’ legs. Ziggler hears the fans jeer him in song and tells them to shut up. He grinds Elias’ face on ropes again, then gives him a kidney shot and buckle bump. Ziggler throws hands but Elias counter punches. Ziggler kicks low, then hits another neckbreaker. Fans keep singing for Elias, even as Ziggler swivels his hips. Ziggler drops the elbow, covers, TWO!
Ziggler gets the sleeper on again, with body scissors. He puts his weight on Elias but Elias keeps moving. Elias kicks and flails to reach for ropes, but Ziggler squeezes tighter. They stand up, and Elias fights with body shots. Ziggler kicks, Elias chops and now it’s a brawl. Ziggler whips but Elias reverses only for Ziggler to reverse back, Elias runs Ziggler over with a shoulder! Elias catches his breath, then stalks Ziggler to a corner. Elias throws hands and stomps, but backs off at 4. He goes back over and drags Ziggler back in. He throws hands as fans fire up. Elias lifts Ziggler into the electric chair, spins him around, but Ziggler slips out. Ziggler kicks, then dodges Elias’ knee to roll him up! TWO, knee from Elias! Cover, TWO!!
Elias keeps his cool as both he and Ziggler catch their breath. Elias drags Ziggler up, but Ziggler spins to kick again. Ziggler runs but misses Famouser, into the Electric Chair to powerbomb! Cover, TWO!! Ziggler survives and Elias can’t believe it. Elias works on what else he can do, and brings Ziggler up for more fists. He chops Ziggler but Ziggler kicks low. Ziggler throws hands and headbutts, then rolls up, TWO! He jumps but Elias bucks off the ZigZag. Ziggler deflects the boot, ZIGZAG! Cover, ROPEBREAK! Elias survives and Ziggler is in shock. Fans continue to sing for Elias, and that only frustrates Ziggler more. Elias yanks Ziggler into ropes, then Drift Away! Cover, Elias wins!!
Winner: Elias, by pinfall
The Living Truth walks with a victory in a tough match. Ziggler is already on Corbin’s Raw 5-Man Team, but will Elias get himself a spot on it?
Backstage interview with Kurt Angle!
The Olympic Gold Medalist could win his way to being team captain. Is there any concern to not only facing Corbin but having his first match on television in years? Corbin is dangerous, and is a threat, but Angle knows his weakness and how to beat him. Angle has that fire inside him again, and he’s going to go to Survivor Series as Team Captain! “Oh it’s true, it’s DAMN true!”
Ronda Rousey is here!
The Baddest Woman on the Planet is still Raw Women’s Champion after Evolution. Nikki Bella got a lot of help from sister Brie in that match, but even so, Rowdy Ronda was too much for even them. Now Ronda looks to her first Survivor Series brand warfare and a match with SmackDown Women’s Champion, Becky Lynch.
Manchester is happy to see Ronda and she’s happy to see them. But Becky says she’s going to rip Ronda’s arm off? “It’s cute, it’s adorable, actually.” It’s easy to see why fans love Becky. Manchester sure does. There’s no doubt that Becky worked hard to again become champion. She’s “The Man”, figuratively speaking. Becky put on the performance of a lifetime at Evolution, and she has Ronda’s respect. But don’t mistake that for weakness. Ronda is the last woman on Earth anyone wants to provoke.
Back when Becky’s alarm was waking her up for school, Ronda’s mom was waking her up by going after her arms. While Becky was at clown college, Ronda was an Olympian. And while Becky was a stewardess serving snacks, Ronda was having the most dominant reign MMA has ever seen. But yeah, Becky’s changed herself and Ronda loves it like everyone else. However, a new attitude isn’t going to beat Ronda. Ronda is “a natural born killer, beaten to a fine edge” after years waking up wanting to be the single greatest athlete ever. Two weeks until Survivor Series, so Ronda wants Becky to bring all the rage, angst, resenment and more because Ronda wants a challenge. Becky says she’s “The Man”, but Ronda IS the Baddest Bitch on the Planet! Ronda throws down her mic as she throws down the gauntlet. Will Becky survive Survivor Series?
But wait, here comes Nia Jax! The Irresistible Force is #1 Contender after winning the Evolution Battle Royal, and never did finish her fight with Ronda at Money in the Bank. Nia picks up the mic and likes seeing Ronda all fired up. It’s got Nia fired up, too. But Survivor Series and Evolution are similar: Ronda will be fighting for Raw, the most dominant brand in WWE, and Ronda won’t let them down. However, after Survivor Series and she makes Becky tap, Nia will be waiting, “champ”. Ronda likes the sound of that. When and where will this epic rematch happen?
Speaking of rematches, Ember Moon appears for hers with Nia!
Nia Jax VS Ember Moon!
Just as the new partnership WWE enters says, it’s time to #GirlUp! The Prophecy of Flame wants to show she can hang with the Game Changer, but will she be able to Eclipse Nia on the former champ’s road back to the title?
Raw returns as the bell rings. Ember and Nia approach and Ember gets a waistlock. Nia throws her off, but Ember’s back up. Ember runs but into a scoop. She slips out and kicks away, but her whip is blocked. Nia whips Ember right out of the ring and to the floor! Nia fetches and puts Ember back in the ring. Ember kicks Nia as she enters, then gets her in a corner. Ember runs in, handspring forearm smash! She keeps moving, but Nia pushes her off. Ember dodges, but bounces off of Nia! Nia squashes Ember with a corner splash then tosses her across the way. She squashes Ember again, then throws her again. Ember sits up but Nia stomps her back down. Nia covers, TWO! Ember crawls but Nia stalks her. Nia brings Ember up in a cobra clutch as fans rally.
Ember works against the hold, but Nia holds tight as she bends Ember. Fans sing for Ember, and Ember works her way out. She fights with elbows, then rolls, but Nia stays standing. Nia pulls Ember up with one hand, but Ember kicks with both legs. Nia headbutts Ember down! She drags Ember back up, scoops, snake eyes! Then she runs in to run Ember over! Nia runs, but Ember dodges the leg drop! Ember and Nia are slow to getting up, but Nia is on Ember first. Ember kicks Nia away, then runs in. She spin kicks, knee lifts and more kicks. She fires a forearm and Nia is dizzy. Ember springboards for the crossbody! TWO, but Ember roars! Spinning forearm! Cover, TWO!! The power shocks Ember, and then Nia shoves her to a corner.
Ember dodges, climbs, but Nia denies the tornado DDT. Enziguri! Ember runs, but into a pop-up Samoan Drop! Cover, Nia wins!
Winner: Nia Jax, by pinfall
Ember put up quite the fight, but Nia pulls it off. But wait, here comes Tamina again. The Daughter of Superfly again heads to the ring to stare Nia in the eyes. The cousins look down at Ember, then at each other, then back at Ember. Tamina drags Ember up, for her own Samoan Drop! Nia seems stunned but doesn’t go after Tamina herself. Nia nods?! Tamina turns Ember over for a Boston Crab, and Nia adds her leg drop! And an elbow, then another! The family is together, because blood is thicker than fire. Will the cousins combine forces to conquer all of the Raw Women’s Division?
Backstage interview with Finn Balor.
The Extraordinary Man won against Bobby Lashley last week, but by Disqualification. Will the mugging from last week happen again? Finn admits Lashley is probably the most powerful and explosive man he’s ever faced. And on top of that, he’s just getting more and more vicious. It didn’t feel good when little runt Lio Rush was slapping Finn around while Lashley had the full nelson on, but Finn knows walking out here in Manchester as a truly unified city, because Balor Club is for everyone.
Another backstage interview with Baron Corbin.
The Lone Wolf isn’t getting away from Strowman, but apparently he can’t get away from Charli Caruso, either. She keeps finding him! And that means Strowman keeps finding him! Tell Angle that he has an “emergency” and their match is off. Angle will be taking on Drew McIntyre instead. Strowman comes running in and Corbin hops in his car! The car gets away just in time, so Strowman is left with no satisfaction. Will someone else become Strowman’s target tonight?
Finn Balor VS Bobby Lashley w/ Lio Rush!
Balor Club comes to Manchester, but the Heavyweight came back to Dominate. These two go around one more time, will Finn get even? Or will he just get beaten down physically and verbally all over again?
Before the match, Lio says “The Big Man is here!” As is the Man of the Hour. Though, Lio wishes they were in Liverpool. But that’s okay, because look at Lashley. Michelangelo couldn’t sculpt a better piece of art. Lio has Lashley show “The Greatest Pose of All Time.” His butt? Lio laughs it up, but getting serious, it isn’t an insult. Lashley is just showing off the most developed gluteus maximus and leg muscles. Lashley respects Manchester, he loves Manchester! But it doesn’t seem they love him, and that upsets Lashley. Now he’ll beat up Balor even worse than last week. And it’ll be like he’s beating up Manchester in his mind. Finn makes his entrance, and we begin, after the break.
Raw returns as the bell rings, and Finn circles with Lashley. Fans chant “Too Sweet! Woop Woop!” but Lashley kicks low. Lashley drags Finn up to put him in a corner with a buckle bump, then clubs him down. He stomps on Finn, then puts hima gainst the ropes to choke him. Lashley bakcs off at 4, but dumps Finn off the ropes. Fans boo but Lio cheers as Lashley stomps Finn. Lashley brings Finn up for a snap Fisherman suplex. Cover, TWO! Fans rally up for Finn and Finn fights back. Lashley kicks low then runs, but Finn blows past him to blast him with a dropkick! Lashley bails out, so Finn builds speed. Lio trips Finn up behind the ref’s back! Lashley comes back to throw hands and cover, TWO! He wraps Finn up in a chinlock, but fans jeer in song.
Finn endures and gets his way up, but Lashley throws Finn down! Cover, ONE, so it’s back to the chinlock. Fans rally up and Finn gets up again. Lashley brings him down with a neckbreaker! Cover, TWO! Lashley grows frustrated with Finn as he throws hands in a corner. He grinds a boot into Finn, but backs off at 4. Lashley runs back in, but Finn boots him. Finn dodges Lashley and then hits a forearm smash. Lashley stays standing so Finn goes for the legs. Lashley lifts, Finn sunset flips, TWO! Finn goes for and gets the legs, then double stomps! Finn fires up, and runs in at Lashley for the chop! He whips but Lashley reverses. Finn goes up but gets caught, but he slips out to hit a slingblade! Fans fire up with Finn as he takes aim. But Lashley runs Finn over with a lariat!
Lashley runs in but Finn dodges. Lashley blocks the kick and rocks Finn with an elbow! He drags Finn up, for a deadlift into the Vertigo Suplex! Cover, TWO!! Finn is tougher than Lashley thinks, but Lashley drags Finn u p in a gut wrench. Finn rolls out, and rolls Lashley up, TWO! Lashley is getting mad as Finn gets to a corner. Lashley runs in but Finn slips out and kicks him down! Finn climbs up top, but Lio distracts. Lio runs away as Finn steps near, but Lashley is up. Finn leaps over him, tosses Lashley out, then builds speed. Lio is there, so Finn dropkicks him down! Fans fire up over that one, but Finn isn’t done. Finn runs at Lio, but into Lashley’s tackle! Lashley puts Finn into the barriers, then into the ring. Lashley drags Finn up, gut wrench, spinning dominator! Cover, Lashley wins!
Winner: Bobby Lashley, by pinfall
Lashley finally gets on the board against Finn, but Lio has the assist. Will Finn be able to get back at him another day? Or will Lashley move on to a title?
Drew McIntyre makes his entrance now, but he does lock eyes with Lashley. The Scottish Terminator doesn’t back down from teh Rocky Mountain Machine, but neither does Lashley. Lio is the one who talks his big man down, and they leave. Surprisingly, McIntyre actually helps Finn up? But just as Finn thanks him, McIntyre gives Finn a Claymore kick!! McIntyre defends Corbin’s position as captain against Angle in our main event!
Kurt Angle VS Baron Corbin Drew McIntyre!
What was meant to be actual GM VS interim GM turned into the Lone Wolf hiding from The Monster all night. Corbin won’t risk being destroyed before Survivor Series, so he’s put it on someone else to take care of the Olympic Gold Medalist. Can McIntyre defeat the WWE Hall of Famer returning to action? Or will Angle win his way onto Team Raw as well as become it’s new captain?
Angle goes right at McIntyre! He stomps away in a corner, then throws hands. The ref backs Angle off and wants him to wait for the bell. The bell does ring, and the attack is back on! Angle still stomps and punches McIntyre in a corner, but gets a headbutt! McIntyre takes a moment to steady himself before giving back a rain of right hands. McIntyre stomps Angle in a corner now, then tears off Angle’s shirt for chops! He keeps on Angle with an armlock and chinbar, but fans rally up. Angle feeds off the energy but McIntyre wrangles him back down. McIntyre grinds his forearm in Angle’s face, then wrenches the neck with the chinbar.
Fans continue to rally and Angle wills his way back up. Angle throws hands then runs, but into a back elbow! Cover, ONE! McIntyre drags Angle up for a neckbreaker. Fans continue to cheer Angle on, but McIntyre keeps on him with another armlock. Angle gets up again, even as McIntyre pulls on the arm. Angle throws hands but McIntyre knees low. McIntyre CHOPS Angle, then whips him corner to corner. Angle dodges, Angle Slam!! But McIntyre slumps out of the ring. We go to one last break as Angle realizes his missed window.
Raw returns again as McIntyre hits another neckbreaker! Cover, TWO! McIntyre stomps Angle out of frustration, then deadlifts him for a suplex. Cover, TWO! McIntyre stalks Angle to ropes, then reels him in for a lariat. He wraps on another armlock and chinbar to pull and wrench Angle again. Fans again rally and Angle gets up. Angle throws hands, fakes out the back drop to kick McIntyre, but still runs into an overhead belly2belly! Cover, TWO! McIntyre keeps his cool, but then fires off punches and stomps on Angle in a corner. He backs off at 4, to snapmare Angle out and into the armlock chinbar.
Angle again endures and fans again rally up. Angle gets up once more, and throws more hands. He gives McIntyre a jawbreaker, but runs into a scoop. He slips out, and gets a German Suplex! And another! And then the hat trick! The straps come down as Angle fires up. Angle stalks McIntyre, but McIntyre escpaes the slam. Angle runs, but into the Claymore!! McIntyre doesn’t cover just yet, though, he watches Angle slowly stir. Angle sits up, but McIntyre grins. “is this it? This is the legendary Kurt Angle?” Fans rally for Angle, but McIntyre gives him a free shot at the leg. Angle gets it, but McIntyre clubs away. Angle falls and McIntyre stomps him. McIntyre taunts Angle as he gets low to stare him in the eyes.
Angle slowly stands and McIntyre again gives him a free shot at the leg. McIntyre grins and laughs, but Angle fires up and goes after him. They go around and McIntyre just clubs away on Angle’s back, almost endlessly. Angle is down but McIntyre grins. Fans rally as McIntyre dares Angle to look him in the eyes. “You’re an embarrassment to yourself! You’re an embarrassment to your bloody family!” McIntyre forces Angle to look him in the eyes, but that only angers Angle! Angle gets the leg, and the Ankle Lock!! McIntyre realizes his mistake, but he manages to push Angle off. His leg still hurts, but he manages to stand. McIntyre steals the Angle Slam!! But McIntyre still doesn’t end this. Because he steals the Ankle Lock! Angle endures the hold he made famous! McIntyre even grapevines! Angle taps, McIntyre wins!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by submission; Baron Corbin remains Raw Team Captain
The Olympic Gold Medalist fails to take back some semblance of control on Raw. McIntyre was perhaps just too big, too strong, and too sadistic for even a Hall of Fame icon like Angle. Will Angle ever regain former glory?
My Thoughts:
This Raw was quite the step up from last week’s, which was bogged down by trying to be an aftermath and go-home hybrid. This Raw is making the transition from Crown Jewel to Survivor Series somewhat smoothly at this point. I wish Strowman did more damage tonight in his hunt for Corbin, but the segments with Corbin hiding and Charli giving him away were pretty fun. Next week we’ll have Lesnar back on Raw, so maybe Strowman will just go after him to take out all his frustrations.
I know Alexa said she wanted to see killer instinct and ruthless aggression, but I feel like the idea of Ruby crushing Jim Neidhart’s glasses in front of Natty’s eyes was a step too far. She should’ve teased it so that Sarah or Liv could’ve gotten the better of Natty. Then with Nia, Ember and Tamina, I like the idea of teaming the Samoan cousins together, that just makes sense. Now, while there is no Women’s Tag Division right now, I hope a move like this motivates the main roster to figure that out. Honestly, it’s not like there are that many men in either show’s Men’s Tag Divisions, so why worry about how many women each show has? At the very least, having more titles will keep women’s stories from becoming superficial and repetitive.
It’s great Apollo wins, he needs to finally get some shine. Elias also has a great match with Ziggler, which helps Elias be more Face, and adds to Ziggler’s story of feeling cheated. Corbin essentially screwing Rollins over really adds to his own Heel Authority factor, but Rollins still looked great against the AoP. Naturally AoP win because Ambrose chose to stay out of the match, and I think that while Maverick is their manager, Akam & Rezar are actually the first “Corbin Guys”. Ambrose again refuses to give a reason for his attacks on Rollins, but I still think it’s about being called “Lunatic” and being underappreciated as a friend the way Strowman’s Pack said leading into Super Show-Down. It would mean a lot for Raw if these two had an Intercontinental Championship match for the Survivor Series go-home, so that no one knows who Nakamura faces that Sunday.
Rousey has a pretty good promo to respond to Becky’s. It was good for her to counter what Becky said on SmackDown, and this continues to establish that this Women’s Champion VS Champion is going to be great. Finn VS Lashley was pretty good this week, and may have been better than the others just on Lio not shouting “Lashley! Lashley!” as loud as he can. Lashley wins so that he doesn’t look weak always losing, but then there’s Mixed Match Challenge tomorrow to add to their story, so who knows who goes over in the end. I’m hoping Finn. Speaking of, I thought Angle was going over but McIntyre looked incredible. It raises McIntyre’s level and forwards a “crisis of confidence” for Angle. Angle might turn things around if he finally gets that match with Corbin, but Corbin might keep ducking him until a different Big Four.
My Score: 8/10
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Will the Ivy League MVP earn a title shot?
The NEW ROH World Champion, Mark Briscoe, is here to step onto the Proving Ground with one of Maria Kanellis’ baby boys, Griff Garrison! Will Griff make Maria proud? Or will he reach for the sky?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Bryan Keith VS Aaron Solo; wins.
- The Infantry VS The Iron Savages w/Jacked Jameson; win(s).
- Six Woman Tag: Diamante, Leila Grey & Taya Valkyrie VS Kiera Hogan, Leyla Hirsch & Trish Adora; win.
- Lady Frost VS Marti Belle; wins.
- Beast Mortos VS Nick Comoroto; wins.
- Abadon VS Allysin Kay; wins.
- ROH World Championship Proving Ground Match: Mark Briscoe VS Griff Garrison w/ Cole Karter & Maria Kanellis; wins and
- Lee Johnson VS JD Drake; wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
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There is truly a Paradigm Shift in pro-wrestling today!
Returning triumphant from the Windy City Riot, Jon Moxley brings the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship to AEW Dynamite! But will someone from NJPW come after him?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Mixed Tag Match: Adam “Edge” Copeland & Willow Nightingale VS Brody King & Julia Hart; Brody & Julia win.
- Six Man Tag: Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks VS PAC, Penta El Zero Miedo & Daniel Garcia; Okada & The Bucks win.
- Deonna Purrazzo VS Mariah May w/ Toni Storm & Luther; Deonna wins.
- Orange Cassidy VS Shane Taylor w/ Shane Taylor Promotions; Shane wins.
- Will Ospreay VS Claudio Castagnoli; Ospreay wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Jon Moxley heads to the ring!
Indianapolis, Indiana fires up as the NEW IWGP World Heavyweight Champion walks in from the back of the crowd! The Maniac shocked the world when he defeated Tetsuya Naito in Chicago and added NJPW’s top prize to his already incredible list of accolades. Moxley goes to the ring, gets the mic, and the fans chant for him as he says, “One of the first championships I ever won, y’know, Salvation Army Community Center at Fountain Square right here in Indianapolis.” The fans cheer that! Moxley continues by saying even back then 20 years ago, he was swimming up stream, never had help.
In fact, a lot of people tired to tell him what he can and can’t do, what he can and can’t accomplish. His words to those people now is the same as back then: kiss his ass and watch him! Watch as he climbs mountain after mountain after mountain. Because being great is not about what others say, it’s about what’s inside. Now, if you didn’t know, this is THE IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. The fans chant “You Deserve It!” and Moxley say this title is steeped in history, illustrious to the extreme, and he has been chasing it for five years. Five years of pain, heartache, wins and losses, pints of sweat and blood, thousands of miles across the ocean.
Five years ago, people said Moxley holding this title, and live on American TV, was impossible. But it wasn’t impossible. Not if they knew what was inside Moxley. That is what this is all about. When your back is against he wall, how deep can you dig? When you feel you have nothing left, choking on your own blood, how deep are you willing to dig and how far are you willing to go? Are you willing to dare to show the world how great you are? THAT is what AEW is about! The fans cheer that, too! Moxley says this brings him to his point: The Don Callis Family. The fans boo now, but Moxley continues.
There are very talented individuals in league with Don Callis. Don Callis is a creep. The fans cheer that! Moxley says he has no time for Callis, but he is feeding these guys lies and those guys are buying it. And then those guys put a hit out and tried to hurt Moxley’s friend and teammate, Bryan Danielson. Now, if you’re putting a target on Bryan’s back, you might as well put one on Moxley’s. You wanna get violent? You wanna be tough guys? Well, you’re welcome to come find Moxley, he’ll be here all night. But he suspects that maybe, he’s not their type. What he could do is run up on them with a tire iron. He could run them over in the parking lot.
But he gets the sense that that wont’ teach the DCF anything. So he’ll pick the biggest, baddest, meanest one of all of ’em, “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs, and challenge Hobbs to a match one week from tonight in the main event of Dynamite in Jacksonville, Florida. Hobbs will accept, because in that match, Hobbs will find out just how out of his depths he is stepping to the IWGP World Champion. Because Moxley won’t make it quick or easy. He will drag Hobbs to the deepest waters that there are, and Hobbs will look around and see no shore. When he asks the ref for the rescue, Hobbs will know the difference between him and Moxley, and that Callis is feeding him lies.
Hobbs will know that he, like everyone else in this business, NO ONE can touch Moxley! There are a lot of great wrestlers in this world, but there is and only ever will be ONE Jon Moxley! The fans fire up for that, but will Hobbs survive the homecoming at Daily’s Place?
Mercedes Mone speaks.
“Last week, somebody attacked me in the dark because they were too afraid to face me in the light. But as the CEO, I always get right back up. And as the CEO, I can’t wait to pay back that b*tch that attacked me last week. Lights off, huh? That sounds a little too familiar, Julia Hart.” Mercedes didn’t think Julia was the kind to be a coward. Or maybe, it was someone who wants us to think it’s Julia? Maybe it’s someone who doesn’t wanna face Mercedes when she’s healthy. Either way, Mercedes puts the entire division on notice, and she will watch that Mixed Tag Match. But remember this: There’s a price to pay when you mess with Mone.
Mixed Tag Match: Adam “Edge” Copeland & Willow Nightingale VS Brody King & Julia Hart!
Speaking of that Mixed Tag, Dynamite is about to get Rated R as the TNT Champion and the Babe with the Power are stepping to the King of Death and the TBS Champion! Will Copeland & Willow have the edge going into Dynasty? Or will even now, The House Always Win?
Wait! Willow is down and out! A medic checks her but she says she’s fine. Kris Statlander & Stokely Hathaway aren’t so sure, but there is Dynasty to think about. And then the lights go out in the arena! And when they come back up, surprise! Brody is in the ring and he CLOBBERS Edge! Julia laughs from the stage as Brody TOSSES Edge out. The fans hoot and bark as Brody whips Edge hard into the barriers! Brody CHOPS Edge, stalks him, then whips him into more barriers! Brody makes Edge take a seat, fires off forearms, then hoots as he gets space. The fans hoot along and Brody comes back, to CROSSBODY Edge against the LEDs!
Brody stands, the ref reprimands but this isn’t even a match yet! Did the House just take out their enemies in quick fashion? Edge crawls towards the ring, he isn’t gonna let the House have their way! Edge drags himself up to the apron and into the ring, and the fans fire up as the bell rings! Brody runs up to SPLASH in the corner! Edge falls over, Brody storms around, then Brody drags Edge up as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Brody CHOS Edge, has him on ropes, and CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Brody steps back, and Julia gets a cheap shot in! Then she CHOKES Edge while the ref is still busy with Brody! Brody storms up on Edge, suplexes high and hard, then stalks up behind Edge. Brody drags Edge up, ROCKS him, and Edge ends up in a corner. Brody digs his boots in, the ref counts again, but Brody lets off at 4. Edge sits down in the corner and Brody gives him scuffing, toying kicks. Brody lets off to stand Edge up, and CHOP him down! Brody CHOKES Edge on ropes again, but lets off as the ref counts.
Edge sputters, Brody drags him around, and Brody whips Edge hard into the corner! Edge falls, Brody storms up and stands on Edge’s face, but the ref counts. Brody steps back, Edge goes to the apron, but Julia is there to CHOKE him! The ref is none the wiser and Julia mocks the fans. Brody has Edge under ropes for the GUILLOTINE CATAPULT! Brody drags Edge back up, and CHOPS him to a corner. Brody CHOPS again, Dynamite returns to single picture, and Brody hoists Edge up top. Brody climbs up to rain down fists! Brody only goes to three before he hauls Edge up, but Edge fights the superplex!
The fans fire up as Edge and Brody trade body shots. Edge then HEADBUTTS away on Brody, and BITES his forehead! Edge DECKS Brody off the corner, then adjusts. Brody stands, Edge FLYING LARIATS! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Julia coaches Brody, he sits up to fire a forearm! Edge fires back, they go shot for shot, then Brody CHOPS! Edge CHOPS! They CHOP, throw forearms, and the fans fire up behind Edge! Edge kicks and IMP- NO, Brody throws him away! Edge dodges the lariat to LARIAT! Brody stays up so Edge runs up to clothesline in a corner! And again! And again!
Edge fires shots, runs side to side, then BOOTS Brody! The fans fire up as Brody leans on the ropes! Edge runs again, for another BOOT! Edge huffs and puffs and he brings Brody around, IMPALER! Cover, TWO! Brody is still in this and Julia coaches him up. Edge stays on Brody, but Brody TOSSES him to the corner! Edge BOOTS back, goes up, and FLYING BLOCKBUSTERS! The fans fire up as Edge rises, and he has a wild look as he goes to the corner. Edge runs in, but Brody LARIATS him down! Julia is fired up, and Brody drags Edge to a corner. Brody storms around as he hoots, then he runs corner to corner to CANNONBALL but only gets buckles!
The fans fire up as Edge and Brody are both down! Julia coaches Brody, the fans rally, and here comes Willow! Taped up as she is, Willow’s on the corner! Brody drags Edge up and in, but Edge reaches out! Willow tags in! She goes up and she CROSSBODIES Brody! Then she chases after Julia! Julia says no no no, but then Edge SPEARS Brody! Willow hoots now, the fans join in, and Willow gives Brody a CANNONBALL! Julia runs in with a chain! CHAIN PUNCH!! The fans boo as Julia says the House Always Wins! Edge LARIATS Brody out of the ring, but Julia clamps on the HARTLESS LOCK! Willow is OUT, The House of Black wins!
Winners: Brody King & Julia Hart, by submission
The Princess of the Black Throne made sure to have an ace up her sleeve to take this one from Willow! But wait! Here comes Mone! And she has a chair! Julia laughs as she slips away, taking her title with her. The House of Black won tonight, but will they establish their Dynasty?
As for Mone and Willow, well Mone still has the chair and is considering her options. Edge slides back in, so Mone stands down. Edge shakes Mone’s hand, long time no see. Mone still wants to go Double or Nothing, but will she be facing the Keeper of Secrets? Or will it be a long awaited rematch with the Babe with the Power?
Backstage interview with Samoa Joe.
Renee Paquette says we’re just four days away from Dynasty, a PPV where the AEW World Championship will be on the line 1v1, Samoa Joe VS Swerve Strickland. Renee says that in this situation, just Joe and Swerve, how does Joe see Swerve as an opponent? Well, first, Joe viewed Swerve as a worthy adversary. Someone who some day might be a great champion. But for now, he’s just a nuisance. Joe says Swerve is not someone who has overwhelming speed, strength, size, no. He’s just someone who keeps standing back up after getting knocked down. No matter how many times Joe puts Swerve in the dirt, Swerve just gets back up.
To Joe, that doesn’t seem like a prerequisite to becoming a champion, that’s a punching bag. Then Renee wants to run this back to last week on Dynamite. Joe is always calm, cool, collected and in the driver’s seat. But after last week, Swerve getting his shot in on Joe, then Swerve & Nana holding up the AEW World Championship, Joe’s reaction… Walk us through what that was. As expected, Joe was worried his property was in the hands of someone who will never possess it. That maybe this belt would need to be disinfected before it could be TV ready. You don’t know where Nana’s been!
As for Swerve, Joe will focus on his track record and what he represents. It seems that with every title Swerve has challenged for, he has come up short. Is that not right? Seems like Swerve’s a choke artist. Every championship, every opportunity, every time he tries, he comes just so close, then swerves off target. History will repeat itself at Dynasty, as at Dynasty, Joe will do what he always does, and that is destroy the opposition, cement his legacy as the greatest AEW World Champion of all time, and for Swerve, “my friend, unfortunately you are a choke artist. And come Dynasty, you won’t have to worry about it. I’ll be the one choking you out instead.”
The One True King of Wrestling has spoken, but will he still end up dethroned by The Realest?
AEW takes a closer look at The Young Bucks VS FTR Part 4.
But as the highlights of ladder matches and of All In London 2023 play, the Bucks themselves interrupt. This package sucks, who edited this together? Cut, cut! The video stops, and we cut to gorilla. Matthew Jackson “apologizes” to FTR, but tonight’s episode is already running short on time, so they gotta bump this from the show. But Matthew promises, the full package will go on social media. And Nicholas sure hopes FTR is watching, because they’re about to beat their friends’ asses in a really cool Six Man Tag. And yeah, it’s a tune-up for Dynasty! A ladder match for the tag titles? Are you kidding? The Bucks perfected that match!
And the Bucks will then become AEW’s first-ever THREE TIME World Tag Team Champions. But what about tonight, Rainmaker? Kazuchika Okada says, “Hey, Pac! You will not make it to Dynasty. You are a dead man!” Cue the music, time for the badass entrance using that elevator thing. But will the New Elite really be rolling into St. Louis with momentum? Or are they underestimating the Top Guys’ allies?
Six Man Tag: Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks VS PAC, Penta El Zero Miedo & Daniel Garcia!
The trios sort out and The Rainmaker starts against The Bastard as a preview of their Continental Championship match. The fans rally behind Pac, but then The Bucks CLOBBER him, and Okada BLASTS Pac’s corner! The fans boo as The Elite stomps away on Pac, then the Bucks stand down. Okada tags Nick, he storms up but Pac SOBATS! KICKS! And SOBATS! Pac runs to SHOTGUN BOOT! The fans fire up and Pac tags Penta. They double whip, double hip toss, then they coordinate, STANDING MOONSAULT LEG DROP COMBO! Cover, TWO! Penta runs up to KICK Nick in the leg! The fans rally with “CERO! MIEDO!” as Penta has Nick on ropes.
Penta whips, Nick reverses, and Matt gets a cheap shot! Penta GAMANGIRIS Matt, but Okada BOOTS Penta down! The fans boo as Nick distracted the ref the entire time. Nick stomps Penta, tags Matt, and Matt rains down fists! The fans boo, but Matt tags Nick back in. The Bucks double whip Penta to a corner, then Matt runs in, only for Penta to TOSS him out! Nick runs up, Penta makes him handstand on the corner, and Penta SUPERKICKS! Nick staggers, Penta tags Garcia! Garcia rallies on Nick, wrenches and clinches, HALF HATCH! The fans fire up as Garcia clotheslines in a corner! Garcia goes up, and he rains down fists!
The fans count all the way to nine, then Garcia winds up to DO HIS DANCE! Garcia lets off, runs up on Okada and BLASTS him! Garcia LARIATS Nick, whips him to ropes, but Nick reverses. Okada trips Garcia and drags him out! But Garcia ROCKS Okada first! Matt runs up, Garcia DECKS him! But Nick PENALTY KICKS from the apron! Nick BLASTS Pac off the apron, Matt YANKS Penta down, and The Elite attacks while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Matt drags Penta up to whip him into railing! Penta tumbles over into the front row! Nick sends Pac into railing, then soaks up the heat. Matt throws hands on Pac, and he mocks Garcia’s dance, too! Okada puts Garcia in the ring for Nick, Matt mocks the front row, and Nick rains down fists on Garcia! Nick goes all the way to nine, so also mock the dance! Nick lets off to tell everyone that’s a FINE! Nick stomps Garcia, kicks him around, then he tags Okada. Okada storms up to CLUB Garcia, then he drags Garcia around. Okada snapmares Garcia, runs and basement DROPKICKS! The bucks applaud while Okada stands over Garcia.
Okada tags Matt, Matt drags Garcia up and whips him into the corner. Matt runs up but into an ELBOW! Garcia storms up, but Matt scoops for a BACKBREAKER! Nick tags in, slingshot LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Garcia grits his teeth, he pie faces Nick, but Nick drops a knee on Garcia’s back. Matt gets on a mic to talk to Taz, and to also say hi to Excalibur and Tony Schiavone. Nick CHOKES Garcia on ropes, lets off at 4, and he runs up to SHINING WIZARD! Matt keeps doing his own play by play as Nick bumps Garcia off buckles. Dynamite returns to single picture, Okada holds Garcia in place and Nick runs in, but Garcia BOOTS Nick!
Garcia elbows Okada away, CHOPS Nick, repeat! Matt is concerned on “commentary,” Nick runs back in but Garcia sends him into Okada! Matt says to get him, but Nick waistlocks Garcia. Garcia wrenches to SAIDO free! Matt asks for the tag, Nick tags him, and Matt still holds onto the mic as he stomps Garcia! Matt says it’s fine, he’s got this. Matt promises the ref he won’t hit Garcia with the mic. Matt instead talks trash, shouting, “You think you’re better than me, Garcia?! HUH!?” Matt then pie faces Garcia! Matt eggs on “the kid,” dares Garcia to show him the reason they hired him, and Garcia gets up to reel Matt in!
Matt freaks out, saying he’s sorry, they’re good! But Garcia still gives Matt the SAIDO! The fans fire up while Garcia crawls, hot tag to Pac! Pac RAMS into Matt, slingshots up and over then keeps moving to CLOBBER him! And CLOBBER him again! Pac whips, Matt reveres but Pac stops, sidesteps and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Nick runs in, but he also gets a SNAP GERMAN! The Bucks stagger up, Pac climbs a corner, DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICK! The Bucks bail out, the fans fire up, and Pac goes up a corner! ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes both Bucks and the fans are thunderous! Pac even dares Okada to get some! Okada says he’s not legal, he can’t!
Pac still taunts Okada, but then Matt CLOBBERS Pac from behind! Okada tags in, now he’s legal. Okada then BLASTS Penta, and Nick steps back in. Okada and Nick get Pac up, they double whip him to a corner, then Okada sends Nick in. Pac puts Nick on the apron, Matt’s on the other side, and Okada runs in, DOUBLE GIRI ELBOW COMBO! Okada then brings Pac up, Alabama Lifts, and REVERSE NECKBREAKER! Cover, Penta KICKS it apart! The fans fire up while Pac and Okada are both down! They stir, crawl, hot tag to Penta! CROSSBODY for Okada! Penta runs, SLINGBLADE for Nick! SLINGBLADE for Matt!
Penta catches Okada, tuck and pump handle, MADE IN JAPAN!! Cover, The Bucks break it! The fans boo but Nick rains fists down on Penta. The Bucks whip Penta to Okada, but Penta wheelbarrows and victory rolls, DOUBLE SATELLITE- NO, The Bucks back drop free! Garcia storms up, blocks Nick’s superkick to send it into Matt! Then Garcia reels Nick in, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Matt superkick feints to DDT Garcia! Pac is up, he HOTSHOTS Matt, then slingshots to CUTTER! The fans are thunderous as Pac glares at Okada. Pac drags Penta to the corner, tags in, and “This is Awesome!” as we get that title match preview after all!
Okada fires a forearm, Pac gives it back, and they keep going back and forth! Pac gets the edge, then whips, but Okada reverses. Okada runs up, into a SUPERKICK! The fans are thunderous as Pac goes up the corner! But Matt trips Pac up! Pac crashes down to the mat, but the fans rally as Garcia rises! Pac crawls over, hot tag to Garcia! Garcia fires off forearms on Okada, then CHOPS! Garcia runs, into a DROPKICK! Okada drags Garcia up, scoops, but Garcia slips free to trip him! Jackknife bridge, TWO!! Okada escapes, gets around, and sends Garcia into DOUBLE GAMANGIRI! Then gut wrench and TOMBSTONE!!
Penta runs up, but Okada dodges the slingblade! Okada scoops Penta to TOMBSTONE!! Nick & Matt get in, DOUBLE SUPERKICKS into the RAINMAKER!! Cover, New Elite wins!
Winners: Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks, by pinfall
The Continental Champion smirks as he looms over the Dragonslayer, but The Bucks sit Garcia back up! E V P TRIGGER!! Garcia suffers for being friends with FTR, and then the Bucks bring out a ladder! Penta gets up but Matt DECKS him! Matt stomps Penta, stands on him, and Nick brings Garcia over. Scoop SLAM onto the ladder! Garcia writhes, but the Bucks still aren’t done! They open the ladder, stick Garcia inside, and then squeeze it shut on him! Okada & Matt hold Garcia down while Nick climbs up, but Pac returns! Pac runs the New Elite off with that bell hammer! The Bastard already had reason enough to go after them, but will he take out his rage on Okada?
As for The Bucks, they’ve got the momentum and the upper hand going into that Ladder match! Will they be the ones making history? Or will Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood be the ones to establish their Dynasty?
Dynamite returns with Taz in the ring.
The Suplex Machine promised Chris Jericho to set up a meeting with Hook, so he’s here as moderator as Lionheart makes his entrance. Jericho joins Taz in the ring, followed by Hook. Taz has the mic while fans chant “HOOK! HOOK!” Taz says he’s just here to make sure things go nice and easy. There have been some issues between both Jericho and Hook. That said, Jericho has the floor. Jericho has the mic to say he’s known Taz for 30 years, and he appreciates Taz getting Hook to come out here. And to Hook, Jericho thanks him for coming out here. Jericho just wants to clear up some things.
The reason Jericho pulled Hook off the apron last week was not to mess with Shibata. Shibata ended up collateral damage. Jericho just wanted to get Hook’s attention and let him know it felt like Hook wasn’t listening to him as much as he should. The fans boo and Hook eats chips while Jericho says he is doing this all for Hook. Some say Jericho’s the greatest of all time at this. Others talk about the learning tree. Jericho says he IS the learning tree. The fans boo more but Jericho wants Hook to think about the people who listened to Jericho’s “perfect parables,” his pearls of wisdom. Every single one of them has gotten to that next level.
MJF, Orange Cassidy, Eddie Kingston, Daniel Garcia, Jon Moxley, Will Ospreay, and so many more! Everyone that has come into the “Jericho Vortex” has come out the other side a better performer, a better wrestler, and to be honest, a better person. That is what Jericho wants for Hook. He wants them to scale to the highest of heights together. They can reach the top of Wizard Mountain so they can both breathe in the rarified air of Jericho and reach the top! Jericho knows he can get Hook there. So what does Hook say? Is he ready to put the animosity aside so he can sit under the brilliant branches of the learning tree?
The fans are booing and saying no. What does Hook say? “No!” The fans cheer and Jericho looks disappointed. What does Hook mean, “no?” Hook says he doesn’t need Jericho’s help. Dude, c’mon. Don’t be stupid. Taz stops Jericho there, but Jericho tells Taz to stop. The fans boo but Jericho says he’s doing what Taz should’ve done 30 years ago and give this kid some proper guidance! Seriously! But this is what Jericho is talking about. He needs to get Hook away from all this dead weight that’s been holding him back his entire life. Taz says Jericho needs to calm down but Jericho says Taz needs to stop.
Jericho again tells Hook that he has had people his whole life telling him how good he is, how he’s a future world champion, including Taz, his father. But Jericho says Hook is not as good as he thinks he is! The fans boo more and Taz speaks up again, only for Jericho to SHOVE him! The fans boo even harder, and now Hook is mad! Hook drops the mic, he storms up to Jericho, and then he SHOVES Jericho into a corner! Hook tells Jericho that he crossed the line. You wanna see how good Hook is? He’ll go another round with him, anytime, anywhere! Now get outta his ring! Jericho says Hook doesn’t mean that, but Hook says it again, get outta his ring!
Hook lets Jericho go and the fans sing “Hey hey hey, Goodbye~!” Jericho slowly takes his leave, trying to smooth things over, but it’s too late for that. When and where will the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil get his hooks into Lionheart?
Backstage interview with Swerve Strickland.
Renee now sits down with the #1 contender to the AEW World Championship. In just a matter of days, Swerve’s career could change. Swerve could become the NEW AEW World Champion at Dynasty. In order to do that, he has to beat Joe. We heard from Joe earlier, what is Swerve’s reaction to Joe calling him a “choke artist?” Swerve chuckles at that. He’ll ask back, does Renee agree with Joe that Swerve’s a choke artist? No, she does not. He doesn’t think so, either. Joe talked about Swerve stumbling, title opportunity after opportunity. He isn’t wrong about that. Swerve has stumbled out the gate, stumbling throughout his career.
But guess what? Swerve’s always fallen forward into success. Just in this past year alone, Swerve was put in a coffin, got back up. He got stapled, body thrown into barbed wire, and he got back up. Not but a couple weeks ago, a man punched him in the face with a chain, bloodied him, and Swerve is still here. Swerve always gets back up. That’s his military upbringing, his warrior ethos: never give up, never quit. So Joe, call Swerve whatever you want. Punching bag, choke artist, a parasite, but guess what? This Sunday at Dynasty, he’ll also be calling Swerve the NEW AEW World Champion. “Whose house?”
Renee asks what makes Swerve so confident about Sunday? Swerve thinks about it, and says with all due respect, it isn’t something he should be answering to Renee. He should be saying this to Samoa Joe. Swerve takes off the mic, takes off his jacket and his hat to get up in the camera. Swerve promises to tell Joe this to his face, in that ring, tonight! Swerve storms off, but will Joe bother to meet him out there?
Deonna Purrazzo VS Mariah May w/ Toni Storm & Luther!
While The Virtuosa won’t be part of the sequel title picture with the leading lady, she’ll gladly take out the understudy! Will Deonna make sure Mariah can’t help Timeless Toni against Thunder Rosa? Or will Mariah make her mentor proud?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, go around, and Mariah shoves Deonna down. Mariah pulls on Deonna’s hair, they tie up again, and Mariah puts Deonna in the corner. Mariah ROCKS Deonna, whips corner to corner but Deonna reverses. Deonna runs in, blocks a boot, THROWS Mariah by that leg, then runs to KNEE LIFT and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Roll through, but Mariah scrambles out of the ring! The fans fire up as Storm is there to check on her protege, but Deonna builds speed! Storm gets Mariah out of the way as Deonna baseball slides, and Mariah DECKS Deonna!
Mariah whips Deonna into barriers, Storm taunts the “loser,” then Mariah puts Deonna back in. Deonna swings, Mariah ducks and ROUNDHOUSES! Mariah rams a shoulder in, only to get caught! Deonna drags Mariah out for a DRAPING DDT! Cover, TWO! Mariah goes to a corner, Storm coaches her, but Deonna runs up, Mariah goes up and over, ROCKS Deonna again, then puts Deonna up top. Mariah runs up to STRATUS- NO, Deonna shoves her away! So Mariah SHOVES Deonna to the floor! The fans cheer as Mariah poses, and Storm taunts Deonna again as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref is busy with Mariah, and that lets Storm step on Deonna’s face! Mariah goes out to kick Deonna around, then CHOPS her against the apron. Mariah puts Deonna in, kicks her around, and then drags Deonna up. Mariah runs to SHOTGUN Deonna down! Cover, TWO! Mariah keeps calm, Storm coaches her and Mariah CHOPS Deonna. Mariah puts Deonna in a corner, bumps her off buckles, then digs her boot in. The ref counts, Mariah lets off, but Deonna dodges the chop to CHOP! And CHOP! Mariah knees low, snapmares, then she clamps on a chinlock. Deonna endures, even as Mariah thrashes her around.
Deonna fights up, but Mariah throws her by her hair! The ref reprimands, Mariah “apologizes,” then she kicks Deonna around. Mariah brings Deonna through the ropes to CHOKE her! The ref counts, Mariah lets off at 4, then she stalks Deonna to a corner. Mariah fires forearms, stomps a mudhole in, then lets off again. Mariah digs her boot into Deonna, lets off as the ref counts, then whips her corner to corner hard! Mariah runs in, Deonna ELBOWS her back, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Deonna ELBOWS Mariah again, goes up the corner, but Mariah runs up! Deonna BOOTS Mariah, then hits a FLYING KNEE on Mariah’s arm!
Deonna runs up to LARIAT Mariah, then whips her to ropes. Mariah reverses but Deonna KICKS back! And LARIATS again! The fans fire up as Deonna covers, TWO! Deonna is annoyed but she brings Mariah up. Mariah ROCKS Deonna! Deonna ROCKS Mariah! The forearms go back and forth, faster and faster, then Deonna gets the edge! Deonna runs up, but Mariah ROCKS her at ropes! Mariah runs, but Deonna catches her to the BACK2BACKBREAKER, and right into a takedown! FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! Mariah scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Deonna lets go at 4.
Deonna drags Mariah up, CHOPS her, and Mariah ends up in a corner. Deonna whips corner to corner, Mariah reveres but Deonna dodges to BOOT! Cover, TWO! Mariah survives but Deonna drags her right up. Deonna reels Mariah in, vows to end this, and lifts, but Mariah slips free of the bomb! HEADBUTT! Deonna flops into a corner, Mariah takes aim! Storm and the fans rally up, KISS THIS!! Mariah hits the hip attack, then TORNADO DDTS! Cover, TWO!! Deonna survives and shocks Mariah! Mariah drags Deonna up, Storm wants this to end. Mariah fireman’s carries, Deonna sunset flips! But Mariah sits on it! TWO!!
Deonna finishes the sunset flip, DEONNA WINS!!
Winner: Deonna Purrazzo, by pinfall
But Storm attacks Deonna! She and Mariah beat down The Virtuosa, but here comes Thunder Rosa! She CLOBBERS Luther, then dodges Mariah to BOOT Storm! Then ROUNDHOUSE for Mariah! La Mera Mera shoves Mariah out, has the fans all fired up, and Deonna gets in Rosa’s face. They argue, shove, and then Mariah trips Deonna to drag her out! Mariah and Deonna brawl, Storm takes aim, to kick Rosa low! But Rosa wrenches back to DECK Storm! Rosa gets Storm into a CAMEL CLUTCH, and brings out lipstick! Rosa SMEARS it all over Storm’s crazy face! Rosa gets payback for Storm disrespecting the face paint!
Storm scrambles away, Luther doing his best to clean her up. The Storm and the Thunder are about to clash, which force of nature will reign over the AEW Women’s Division?
Backstage interview with Bullet Club Gold.
Renee is now with the ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions, but she has to get the Gunns to stop tapping the mic. This is a very exciting time in AEW as Dynasty is just days away. BCG asked for this time, what is going on? Jay White says it is very exciting but Renee doesn’t seem that excited. This is supposed to be her favorite time of the week! She gets to talk with the who? Bang Bang Gang. Aw c’mon, say it with feeling! Yeah, like this! BANG BANG GANG! The Bang Bang Gang has been having a blast the last couple of months. They did some scissoring, learned new catchphrases, sold new merch, made new friends, got new fans, and the boys even hung out with their old man.
And now everyone can see just how much better off Austin & Colten are without Daddy Ass and with #StepdaddySwitch. And y’know what? They’ll fulfill their destiny at Dynasty! How did this all start? Surprise, surprise, it is all about the gold. They are the ROH Six Man Champs, and Acclaimed have what BCG wants! The Acclaimed are the AEW World Trios Champions! They’ll put it all on the line, #WinnersTakeAll! And then we will see that THE greatest three man unit today is the Bang Bang Gang! And if you ain’t down with that, they’ve got two words for ya: GUNS UP! Jay White & The Gunns want it all, but will they lose it all in St. Louis?
The Acclaimed respond.
Daddy Ass says, “Well. It seems that you three have finally grown a set and showed everybody what your true intensions are, and that’s to get a shot at the championships that we now hold. Well, Jay White, I’ve already beaten the life outta you. And as for those other two, hell, I’ve been beating the hell out of them since they were little kids. You called down the thunder, well now you’ve got it.” Anthony Bowens says, “That’s right, Jay White. You wanna fight? This Sunday on Dynasty, you want us to put the AEW Trios titles on the line? Well guess what? We accept your challenge. So bring your little Ass Boys, bring your big golden bat, because guess what?
“The Scissor King has got a big golden bat of your own, and you can choke on it!” Max Caster says that’s right, “Twinkblade and the Ass Boys. You guys wanna make challenges? Well let us in on the fun, too. Just for old times, let’s run it back! Two on two, Acclaimed and the Ass Boys on Collision this week, and we’re gonna beat your ass, I’ve got no doubts about it! Because…” “EVERYONE! LOVES! THE ACCLAIMED!” The stakes have been raised, who will establish their Dynasty in the Zero Hour?
Orange Cassidy VS Shane Taylor w/ Shane Taylor Promotions!
Trent Beretta turns on Freshly Squeezed and now it’s all falling apart. And who better to kick someone when they’re down than Big Bad Shaney T. Boy? Will Shane rumble, bad man, rumble? Or will Cassidy fight like a man with nothing left to lose?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Cassidy. But then Ogogo and Moriarty close in. Shane tells his guys it’s fine, he’s got this. Ogogo and Moriarty stand down. Shane eggs Cassidy on about how he took out Shibata. Shane even says Cassidy can give the people what they want and put his hands in the pockets. Cassidy puts his hands up, and then in the pockets! The fans cheer, Cassidy dodges Shane and SHOTGUNS! Shane stays up, Cassidy kips up, then he dodges again! Another SHOTGUN, another kip up, and Cassidy runs to SHOTGUN again! Shane stays up in a corner, but Cassidy runs in. Shane swings, Cassidy ducks ‘n’ dodges and tilt-o-whirls, but Shane blocks!
Shane suplexes, Cassidy kicks and flails, but ends up on ropes. Shane hits LONDON TOWER! Cassidy flops out of the ring, Shane distracts the ref, and Moriarty stomps away on Cassidy! Moriarty THROWS Cassidy into barriers, then puts him in the ring. Moriarty acts innocent, and Shane puts Cassidy in the corner. Shane taunts Cassidy, puts his arms around ropes and hands in the pockets. Shane winds up to CHOP! Cassidy sputters as he drops to his knees. Cassidy flops out of the ring again, but the ref tells Moriarty & Ogogo to back off while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cassidy clutches his neck, slowly sits up, but Shane goes out after him. Shane winds up and hushes the fans, only to throw Cassidy into the ring. Shane won’t do what the fans want, and he drags Cassidy up into a corner. Shane wraps the arms around ropes again, tucks them back in the pockets, and then argues with the ref. Shane ROCKS Cassidy, Cassidy flops against ropes, and Shane taunts him while stalking him. Shane puts Cassidy in a corner, talks trash and pie faces, but Cassidy fires haymakers! Cassidy fires off shot after shot, then winds up, but Shane bobs ‘n’ weaves and HEADBUTTS! Cassidy flops out of the ring again!
Moriarty mockingly cheers Cassidy on while Shane goes out to fetch him. Shane puts Cassidy on the apron, and CLUBS him! Shane then goes up to the apron, lines up the shot, APRON LEG DROP! Cassidy sputters as he flounders away, and Shane storms back in after him. Shane taunts Cassidy, and Cassidy “unleashes” body shots. Shane pie faces Cassidy, Cassidy fires more shots, then winds up. Shane encourages the fans to fire up, too, but then Cassidy SUPERKICKS! Shane wobbles, but he DECKS Cassidy! Shane stalks Cassidy to a corner, stands Cassidy up, and Dynamite returns to single picture.
Shane fires off hands, but Cassidy dodges the chop! Cassidy runs in, Shane puts him on the apron, but Cassidy ducks to ROCK Shane back! And bumps him off buckles! ROCK, BUMP, repeat! Cassidy dribbles Shane off the buckles over and over, then lets off as the ref counts. The fans fire up, Cassidy climbs up, but while Shane distracts the ref, Ogogo grabs a foot! Cassidy shakes Ogogo off but Moriarty gets the other foot! Cassidy kicks him away, too, but Shane choke grips! Shane has Cassidy with both hands, but Cassidy throws hands! Shane still holds Cassidy up so Cassidy fires off faster and faster shots!
Shane lets Cassidy go, Cassidy runs to tilt-o-whirl, but Shane blocks the DDT again! Shane suplexes, into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Shane wobbles, Cassidy runs to DIVE onto Moriarty! Cassidy then DIVES onto Ogogo! Cassidy keeps moving, takes aim, ORANGE- NO, Shane dodges! But Cassidy dodges, only for the SOUTHPAW to hit! Cover, TWO! Cassidy survives, Shane huffs and puffs, and Shane drags Cassidy up. Shane vows to end this, and he tucks Cassidy in, only for Cassidy to fight free! Cassidy tries to Alabama Lift?! Shane’s too big! Shane KNEES Cassidy, but Cassidy ORANGE PUNCHES!! Off comes the elbow pad, Cassidy reloads, ORANGE- HAYMAKER from Shane!
Cassidy wobbles, Shane winds up again, but ORANGE PUNCH!! Cover, Cassidy wins!!
Winner: Orange Cassidy, by pinfall
But then Moriarty clamps on a SLEEPER!! The fans boo as Ogogo storms in and unbuttons his sleeves. The fans boo as STP mugs Cassidy! Ogogo shows off the Olympic level left hand, and then Shane says this isn’t it! Get Cassidy up! Ogogo & Moriarty drag Cassidy to his feet, but here comes Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal! But then BLAM, someone hits Daniels with a chair! And BLAM, same for Sydal! IT’S TRENT!!! Trent CHUCKS the chair into Sydal’s face! The fans boo, and Trent is still wearing the shirt, “Trent & Orange Win The Big One.” Trent glares at Cassidy, STP is a bit confused, but the fans tell off #JustTrent.
STP get Cassidy up again, and Shane DECKS Cassidy!! The fans boo harder, but Cassidy is put in the BORDER CITY STRETCH!! Cassidy suffers as Trent leaves. Best Friends no more, but did Trent just watch the end of Orange Cassidy?
PROGRAMMING REMINDER for Saturday!
This Saturday, April 20th, the night before Dynasty, it is Collision AND Rampage back-to-back for THREE hours of All Elite Wrestling! Make sure your DVR is set accordingly so you don’t miss a minute of Dynasty Weekend!
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
Just 24 hours before all their title matches on Dynasty, Okada & The Young Bucks are back in action against Pac & FTR! Will The New Elite win another trios match? Or will the #TopBastards have momentum going into St. Louis?
Roderick Strong speaks.
“Kyle, your comeback was sweet. I swear to you, I smiled and I cried because I was so happy to have you back. But there’s something that you didn’t realize.” Roddy is of course referring to how Kyle could do it on his own, so long as he didn’t get in Roddy’s way. Roddy finishes by saying, “When we step into the ring, I am going to break you, and I am going to end you forever!” Another friendship turned sour all because of pride and greed, but will the Savior of the Backbreaker be Kyle’s doom? Or will there be no End of Heartache when Kyle takes the International Championship away from The Undisputed Kingdom?
Will Ospreay VS Claudio Castagnoli!
The Don Callis Family tried to break the Blackpool Combat Club, and they just about did it to Bryan Danielson at the end of Collision last Saturday. Will the Swiss Superman exact some revenge on behalf of the American Dragon? Or will the Aerial Assassin simply sharpen his blade using Claudio’s body?
Dynamite returns as Claudio makes his entrance. Don Callis has magically appeared on commentary because “the golden goose,” “The King of the Bangers,” is here thanks to him. The bell rings and Claudio immediately UPPERCUTS Ospreay to the corner! Claudio drags Ospreay to a cover, TWO!! Claudio keeps the hot start going as he hauls Ospreay up, reels him in, and tucks the arms! RICOLA- NO, Ospreay slips free to ROCK Claudio, whip, but Claudio reverses. Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges and RAN- NO, Claudio blocks the rana to pop Ospreay around into a BACKBREAKER! Ospreay clutches his back while fans are torn.
The fans rally for Ospreay as hard as they can, but Claudio stands Ospreay up to ROCK him! Claudio storms up on Ospreay in the corner, throws a body shot, but Ospreay CHOPS in return! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Claudio UPPERCUTS Ospreay down! The fans fire up, Claudio whips Ospreay to a corner, then runs up, into a BOOT! Ospreay goes up to FLYING RANA! Claudio tumbles away, gets up, but Ospreay BOOTS him out of the ring! The fans fire up, Ospreay aims but Claudio moves. No plancha and the fans boo, but Ospreay storms out after Claudio to CHOP him again! Ospreay ROCKS Claudio, but Claudio RAMS Ospreay into barriers!
The fans rally, Claudio RAMS Ospreay into railing! Claudio whips Ospreay at the LED, but Ospreay leaps over! Claudio runs up, but Ospreay ROCKS him first! Ospreay then goes up onto the barrier, to FLYING FOREARM! Down goes Claudio and the fans fire up! Ospreay SMACKS Claudio off aprons, fires shots, then puts Claudio in the ring. Fans sing for “OSPREAY~, OSPREAY OSPREAY OSPREAY~!” as he goes up the apron. Ospreay springboards but Claudio trips him up! Fans boo but Claudio drags Ospreay in, runs side to side, and DOUBLE STOMPS! The fans boo as Claudio stands on Ospreay and stomps around.
The ref reprimands and counts, Claudio steps off at 4, but then DOUBLE STOMPS again! Claudio brings Ospreay up, scoops, and hits a BACKBREAKER! Claudio bends Ospreay back against his knee, but Ospreay endures. Ospreay gets his hands in, throws hands on Claudio and stands up. They trade forearms, the fans rally, and Claudio eggs Ospreay on. Ospreay ROCKS Claudio! Claudio ROCKS Ospreay! Ospreay fires a flurry, but Claudio ROCKS him again! Claudio brings Ospreay around to ROCK him in the back! Claudio eggs Ospreay on, whips, but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl and again, DEJA VU RANA!
The fans fire up as Claudio bails out! Ospreay gets fans to join in “OI! OI! OI!” then he runs up to PLANCHA! But Claudio catches him! APRON BACKBREAKER! Ospreay writhes, Claudio soaks up the heat, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Claudio stomps Ospreay around, drags him up, and then whips him hard into the LED barrier! Claudio leaves Ospreay behind to step into the ring, and he lets the ring count handle this. Ospreay rises, clutches his side and hobbles his way into the ring. Claudio is there to stomp away on him! Claudio drags Ospreay up, Ospreay fires a forearm! Claudio fires back, they throw forearms back and forth again, but then Ospreay snapmares and KICKS Claudio! Claudio gets right up to snapmare and run, to UPPERCUT Ospreay! Cover, ONE!! Ospreay stays tough and Claudio grows frustrated. Claudio then clamps on with a chinlock.
Ospreay endures, fights up, throws body shots, then puts Claudio in a corner. Ospreay whips corner to corner but Claudio reverses, and Ospreay hits buckles hard! Claudio does a little victory lap before he cheers himself on. Then he drops an ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Claudio clamps a chinlock right back on, and the modified S grip lets him wrench Ospreay’s head. Dynamite returns to single picture as Ospreay endures, fights up, and throws body shots. Claudio knees low, runs, but into the TIGER WALL KICK and ENZIGIRI! Ospreay whips, Claudio reverses but Ospreay handsprings to NEURALIZER KICK!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Callis says he told Ospreay in their strategy meeting that he needs “moves in bunches” to take down Claudio. The standing count starts, but both men stir. Claudio drags himself up with ropes, but Ospreay just kips up! “This is Awesome!” and Ospreay fires up! Ospreay runs in corner to corner, BOOT! Ospreay shoves Claudio down, goes to the apron, springboard and PIP PIP CHEERIO! Cover, TWO! Ospreay keeps calm while he brings Claudio back up. Ospreay underhooks, but Claudio blocks the lift! So Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! Claudio UPPERCUTS! Claudio UPPERCUTS but Ospreay catches it!
Ospreay backslides, TWO! But then Ospreay steps through to SHARPSHOOTER! The fans fire up as Claudio endures his favorite hold! But as such, Claudio powers up, trips Ospreay, and now Claudio has the SHARPSHOOTER! Ospreay endures, the fans rally, but Claudio sits deep! Claudio reaches back, hooks an arm, and shifts to a CROSSFACE! The fans duel as Claudio rolls Ospreay from ropes! Ospreay rolls to a cover, TWO! Claudio BOOTS Ospreay, whips, but Ospreay handsprings again! Claudio gets under, ducks ‘n’ dodges, springboard, into a SUPERKICK! Underhooks, TIGER DRIVER! Cover, TWO!!
Ospreay is beside himself while both men are down, but the fans are thunderous! The fans want them to “FIGHT FOREVER!” but this match has a time limit! Ospreay rises, he brings Claudio in and underhooks again, but Claudio still resists! Ospreay fires more Kawada Kicks, but Claudio RAMS him into a corner! Claudio lets off slowly, and pokes Ospreay in the eyes! The fans boo but Claudio UPPERCUTS again and again from all sides! The ref reprimands but Claudio UPPERCUTS until Ospreay sits down! Claudio then reels Ospreay in, short arm LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Ospreay stays in this but Claudio stays focused.
Claudio scuffs Ospreay, the fans rally, and Ospreay rises. Claudio scuffs Ospreay more, slaps him around, but Ospreay fires a forearm. Claudio forearms back! The forearms turn to UPPERCUTS as Claudio fires from all sides! An UPPERCUT knocks Ospreay down, but he kips up to PELE! The fans fire up while Claudio wobbles, comes back, but Ospreay slips through the lariat! Ospreay reels Claudio in, but Claudio slips out of the bomb to UPPERCUT! Tuck the arms, RICOLA- RANA!! Cover, TWO!!! Claudio escapes but the fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Ospreay aims as Claudio rises, BUZZSAW and HEEL KICK!
Ospreay calls his shot, goes to the ropes and springboards, but Claudio catches him! Torture rack, BURNING HAMMER!! Cover, TWO!!! Ospreay survives and the fans fire up again! Claudio calls his shot now, and he sits Ospreay up. Claudio runs, runs, but Ospreay SPANISH FLIES!! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives, but off comes the elbow pad! Ospreay aims, runs up, but into a POP-UP UPPERCUT!! Cover, TWO!!! Callis came outta his seat but Ospreay is still in this! Claudio says it’s time, and the fans fire up! Claudio gets Ospreay’s legs, for the GIANT SWING! But Ospreay sits up!? And slips through to DDT!!
Ospreay goes up and up and LEAP OF FAITH!! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives that sky twister, but Ospreay aims! HIDDEN BLADE!!! Cover, Ospreay wins!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall
The Aerial Assassin takes down the Swiss Superman in an instant classic! Even Callis says that’s incredible! But wait, Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher & Will Hobbs show up to mug Claudio! The fans boo, but Ospreay is rather surprised by this. Callis takes no responsibility for what his guys are doing, but Takeshita still drags Claudio to the ramp. This is like at the end of Collision! But unlike last time, here comes MOX! The fans fire up as the DCF regroups in the ring, only for Moxley to jump in from the crowd! Moxley fires hands on everyone, but that’s still a 3v1 fight! Hobbs and Fletcher mug Moxley, but he throws Kyle away to fire off with Hobbs!
Claudio is up, he DUMPS Takeshita into the stands! Moxley sends Hobbs running, and now the BCC regroups! Ospreay is still confused and upset and he storms off. Will the #BillyGOAT still get a fair fight with Bryan Danielson at Dynasty? Will Moxley humble Hobbs as part of AEW Homecoming? Well BREAKING NEWS for Collision tomorrow night! Bryan Danielson returns to action alongside Claudio Castagnoli to take on Kyle Fletcher & Konosuke Takeshita, IN A BUNKHOUSE BRAWL! Will the American Dragon breathe fire and burn down the Don Callis Family all in one weekend?
Swerve heads to the ring!
Just as he promised, and with Nana by his side, The Realest is here. He has the music cut to say that this Sunday in St. Louis, the main event of Dynasty, it is Swerve challenging Samoa Joe for the AEW World Championship. The fans chant “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve gets in the ring and says he was asked earlier tonight, how does he believe he’s going to defeat Joe? That answer is simple: remember last week, when he knocked Joe on his ass and had him scurrying like a little b*tch? Joe had fear in his eyes! He was quivering! Swerve was standing there, the title above his head, and it looked mighty good on him.
Joe showed Swerve everything he needed to see. Joe was scared! The fact that Joe knows Swerve’s gonna beat him and win the title. Swerve’s just out here with the people of Indianapolis, he’s just waiting on Joe to come out here so he can say all this to Joe’s face, like a man. So Swerve’s here, Nana’s here, so Joe, bring your Sweet Tooth ass out here! Swerve waits, and here comes Joe! But security stands in the way! This is the man Swerve wants, and he says he just wants to talk, so he can knock Joe’s ass out again! The cluster of Joe and the security guards gets closer and closer, so Swerve goes up and up! Swerve SUPER STOMPS the whole thing apart!!
The fans lose their minds as Swerve stares Joe down! Swerve says he is taking this from Joe, and then the fists fly! Joe whips Swerve into steel steps! Joe puts Swerve in the ring, fetches his belt, and says Swerve’s taking nothing from him! Joe storms into the ring, smirks as Nana checks on Swerve, and then Joe mocks Nana’s dance. Nana turns around and says hold on now! Joe storms up on Nana, but Swerve gets up to BOOT Joe! Swerve aims, for a HOUSE CALL! Joe is down but Swerve goes up! The fans are thunderous, but Joe trips Swerve up! Nana panics as Joe tells Swerve that he is NOT that man!
Joe HEADBUTTS Swerve, tucks him in, and hits the MUSCLE BUSTER!! Joe looms over Swerve, picks up the title, and holds it up high. Will this be the scene at the end of Dynasty? Or will Swerve finally have his moment?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite as the go-home to Dynasty, great escalating of things between Blackpool Combat Club and Don Callis Family. Moxley has a really good opening promo, and he surprisingly calls out Hobbs. Ospreay has an awesome main event with Claudio, and of course Ospreay wins to have momentum going into Dynasty. And I do appreciate that he is against how the Don Callis Family is doing things. They didn’t need to beat up Claudio, he isn’t even part of Dynasty, and now that even backfired as there’s going to be a BIG tag match on Collision as one last go-home to Dynasty. Pretty sure Bryan & Claudio win that so Bryan has momentum, too, making Dynasty’s dream match much more unpredictable.
Good promo from Mercedes Mone, and I like that her hair was colored to match the new Dynamite colors. But also, good detail for her to think how I was thinking, the attack on her could’ve just been Willow making us think it was Julia. Really good Mixed Tag with how someone, apparently Julia, attacked Willow beforehand. It ended up mostly an Edge VS Brody match that way, but good heroic entrance by Willow. But of course the House cuts corners to win, and great save by Mone to run Julia off. This does tease Mone VS Julia but I’m very certain the go-home math says Willow wins the TBS Championship to make Double or Nothing the rematch from the NJPW Strong Women’s title tournament.
Also good stuff in the AEW Women’s World title story as Deonna VS Mariah was a great match. Good win for Deonna, but of course Storm attacks her and that brings out Rosa. Rosa stands tall here, so the math indicates Storm retains. But at the same time, there’s still potential for Storm and Mina Shirakawa to fight over Mariah as opposed to fighting over a title. Or maybe they’ll fight over both? After all, May is Double or Nothing, so it could be a bit of both. Or like, Storm retains the title, but Mina “wins” Mariah to her side, #RoseGold does stuff in AEW or even ROH, and Storm will be without one of her insurance policies.
Great stuff in the story of New Elite. I actually liked The Bucks interrupting the hype package because it started too FTR friendly, and we got a great Six Man Tag. Of course The New Elite beat Pac, Penta & Garcia, but I was kinda hoping FTR was going to make the save to better set up the Six Man Tag I honestly thought we were getting tonight. Pac & FTR VS Okada & Bucks has to go really wonky, though, that’s a lot of go-home math that affects many titles. Meanwhile, Jericho’s face to face with Hook went about as expected in that Jericho ruins it cuz of his ego. Him shoving Taz was the unexpected part but it got Hook mad, and so we’re definitely getting Hook VS Jericho for the FTW Championship at some point.
Good promo from Roddy to hype up his match with Kyle, maybe Kyle has a tune-up match during Collision or Rampage this Saturday so he has momentum going into the match. Great match from Cassidy VS Shane, and while Shane Taylor Promotions interfered a lot, Cassidy winning was of course happening. STP beating him down, and Trent stopping the save was some wild stuff, though. A little surprised no one’s interviewed Trent, or tried and then get shot down by Trent, but him still wearing the “win the big one” shirt kinda implies what broke him. The moment they didn’t win the big one, after all the losses leading up to this, Trent finally gave up on Best Friends.
I am very happy that Acclaimed VS Bang Bang Gang is going to be Winners Take All for the trios titles. Good promos from both sides, but I just hope the winners will bring their AEW and ROH titles to both Collision and ROH TV on Honor Club. We finally got Kyle Fletcher back on ROH TV, the other male champions of ROH need to show up. And uh, for that matter, if Wheeler Yuta is unable to compete at all with his injury, Tony Khan needs to figure out what to do with the ROH Pure Championship. But I think we all know what’s going down with the AEW World Championship. Great promos from both Joe and Swerve, then a great final confrontation to close the night. And per the math, Joe stands tall, meaning Swerve is taking that title at Dynasty.
My Score: 8.9/10
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