AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Fight for the Fallen Results & Report! (7/13/19)
All Elite fights for a good cause!
AEW fights to benefit others!
To help the victims of gun violence and their families through such trying times, AEW is willing to give all of their proceeds for this event as charity! This isn’t about money, but about helping others, and of course, for the pride of being the best of the best on this night! Who gains some momentum before going All Out in August?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW Buy-In: Sonny Kiss VS Peter Avalon w/ Leva Bates; Kiss wins.
- AEW Buy-In: Britt Baker and Riho VS Bea Priestley and Shoko Nakajima; Priestly and Nakajima win.
- Six Man Tag: Jimmy Havoc, Darby Allin & Joey Janela VS Shawn Spears, Sammy Guevara and MJF; Spears, Guevara & MJF win.
- Brandi Rhodes VS Allie; Brandi wins.
- Triple Threat Tag: The Dark Order VS Angélico and Jack Evans VS Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus; The Dark Order wins and will face Best Friends at All Out.
- Hangman Adam Page VS Kip Sabian; Page wins.
- SoCal Uncensored VS The Lucha Brothers; The Lucha Brothers win.
- Kenny Omega VS Cima; Omega wins.
- The Young Bucks VS The Rhodes Brothers; The Young Bucks win.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW Buy-In: Sonny Kiss VS Peter Avalon w/ Leva Bates!
The Librarians are back, but the fans will not be quiet. Peter scowls at the booing and jeering fans as he and Leva take the ring. Fans already tell Peter, “You Suck!” but he tells them, “Shhhh!” Peter introduces himself and Leva and asks the fans to be quiet in the “library.” They have something very important to tell the fans in Jacksonville. But before he can speak, the sassy Sonny and his new friends in the Jacksonville Jaguar cheerleaders make their entrance! Fans make noise for him, the cheerleaders and Jackson Deville as they head to the ring. Will the “Concrete Rose” be too much for Peter to handle?
The bell rings and Jacksonville is on Sonny’s side. Sonny and Peter circle, but Peter tells Sonny to shush. Sonny brushes that off as he and Peter circle again. But Peter says shush again, so Sonny grabs the finger! Sonny kicks but Peter flips him. Sonny lands, leap frogs, but the wheelbarrow is reversed to a shove and a shush. Peter runs but Sonny follows to huricanrana! And then wheelbarrow to arm-drag! And splits! Fans fire up with Sonny as he handsprings corner to corner to SLAP Peter! And then taunts with a twerk. Sonny mule kicks but the heel kick is blocked to a dropkick! Cover, TWO! Peter keeps his cool as he drags Sonny up into a chinlock.
Fans rally as Sonny endures. Peter shifts to an arm surfboard but Sonny fights up to booty bump free. Sonny runs but into a leg lariat! Peter covers while shushing, TWO! Fans cheer Sonny on as Peter drags Sonny back up. Peter suplexes but Sonny blocks! Sonny suplexes Peter! Cover, TWO! Peter dropkicks Sonny right down! Cover, TWO! Peter grows frustrated but Leva has pointers from him from their book. Peter throws Sonny out hard, and then distracts the ref while Leva brings Sonny up to put on the apron. That didn’t seem like the plan according to Peter, but Peter drags Sonny up. Sonny fires off forearms! But Peter hits low. Peter whips Sonny to a corner but gets the ax kick!
Sonny slips off Peter’s back, dropkick-flips and uppercuts! Sonny spins Peter for an exploder! And kip-up! Sonny goes Spider to dodge the boot and then PELES Peter down! Then Sonny twerks for the moonsault! Cover, TWO! Peter stays in this and now Leva is on the apron. Leva distracts with her book and Peter rolls Sonny up! TWO, but Peter enziguris Sonny down! Fans say “Reading Sucks!” as Peter fireman’s carries. Rolling senton to moonsault a la Omega! But Sonny gets clear! Sonny hits a boot then hops up to drop the splits! Cover, Sonny wins!
Winner: Sonny Kiss, by pinfall
The Concrete Rose is successful in his AEW singles debut! Will this just be the first of many for the young star? Will the Librarians ever get things to go their way?
Backstage interview with The Rhodes Brothers.
Cody and Dustin are reunited in the ring tonight, but the main attraction is that this show is here to help those affected by gun violence. It is amazing to have this tag team dream match, but it is even better to give this check to a community that needs it.
How do they feel about facing the Young Bucks? Well there is no controlling the pace, but the Bucks are all #WestCoastOffense. But there is no expectations put on the Rhodes boys, but what happens when they go after a single body part? It’s new school versus old school, and that goes the Rhodes’ way. The old school is why there’s a new school. The #Brotherhood will powerslam the Bucks so hard, their souls leave their bodies. “You’re only as good as we allow you to be.”
One last question: How is Cody doing after that Fyter Fest chairshot? If he wasn’t 100%, he wouldn’t be here today. He could talk about Shawn Spears, but the satisfaction of beating an enemy is nothing compared to the friendly rivalry they have with the Bucks. The Brotherhood vows to be better than the Bucks, but will they be able to back it up?
AEW Buy-In: Britt Baker and Riho VS Bea Priestley and Shoko Nakajima!
The DMD teams with the Joshi Idol for the first time, against new-to-AEW killer Kiwi and Big Beast of Stardom! Which sides wins this first-time-ever tag match?
The teams sort out and for the first time in AEW, it’s Baker and Shoko! The bell rings and fans are already fired up as the two stare down. They circle, and Baker gets the wristlock. Tiny Shoko endures the headlock and fights out. She wrenches out then keylocks but Baker spins around. Shoko headlocks to get a big headlock takeover. Baker headscissors back but Shoko works her way around to bridge into a Boston Crab! Fans love it, but Baker gets the ropebreak. Shoko lets Baker go and the two circle again. They tie up and Shoko ducks under. Baker grabs the tail and pulls her back! To kick her down!
Fans don’t like Baker bullying the beast but she whips Shoko to the corner. Shoko slips out then under then shoulders in to somersault and dropkick! Tag to Bea and she stomps Baker out! Fans cheer as Bea bumps Baker on buckles. Bea whips corner to corner then runs in, but Baker dodges to arm-drag Bea down. Baker rolls Bea to a cover, ONE! Baker Northern Lights then gets confused? She makes it to Rhio and tags! Riho leaps with a crossbody to cover, TWO! Bea reverses the whip but Riho handsprings to dodge. Riho leaps but into a scoop and slam! Bea stomps Riho down then drags her arm around to hammerlock, and STOMP!
Riho clutches the arm as she gets to the corner. Bea grinds her boots into Riho and doesn’t even care about fans booing. She lets up at 4 to then Fujiwara the arm. Riho reaches with her leg for the ropebreak and fans cheer as Bea lets her go. Bea drags Riho up to tag in Shoko. Shoko takes the hand-off and clubs the arm. Shoko snapmares and yanks the arm! Riho endures as Shoko does it again then covers, TWO! Shoko slams the arm then drags Riho over. Bea tags back in and kicks the arm. Riho runs away to a corner but Bea wraps the arm in the ropes. Bea pulls on it until the ref counts 4. Bea gives Riho an armbar DDT, but fans rally up for Riho. Riho fires back with forearms, but Bea ROCKS Rioh with a right!
Tag to Shoko and they mug the bad arm in the corner! Fans are divided as Baker comes in to save Riho. But the ref puts her back in her corner, and Bea and Shoko continue to mug Riho behind the ref’s back! Shoko plays innocent before she snapmares and runs a basement blockboster! Shoko wraps on a headscissor to squeeze Riho. She rolls and jams Riho into the mat over and over! Shoko covers, TWO! Shoko handstand splashes down, cover, but Riho slips out! Riho dropkicks Shoko down! Fans rally up as Riho drags Shoko over and tags in Baker. Baker takes Shoko and clubs away. Baker whips Shoko tot he corner and hits a shining wizard! Then she runs for a neckbreaker on the go! Cover, TWO!
Baker clubs Shoko and drags her up, but Shoko slips out for a Lethal Combination! Soho bulldogs Baker into buckles then climbs up top. Fans rally up as Baker staggers into the missile dropkick! But all the way to Riho for a tag! Riho hits Bea but Shoko whips. Wheelbarrow into stomps from Riho to Shoko! Riho runs but Bea gets a cheap shot in! Riho hits her for that, but runs into Shoko’s huricanrana! 619! Shoko drags Riho up but Riho blocks the Northern Lights. Riho runs and tilt-o-whirls to headscissor Shoko! Now Riho dials it up, only for Bea to ROUNDHOUSE her! Baker SLINGBLADES Bea! Shoko hits Baker for a CLIMAX! Riho hits Shoko and now the Joshi brawl!
Fans are on Riho’s side as she and Shoko keep trading forearms. They pick up speed, but their partners run in to DECK each Joshi! Tags and now Bea and Baker face off! Fans fire up as the tension mounts. A new brawl starts as each woman hits the other with big forearms and elbows! They pick up speed just like Riho and Shoko! Bea gets the edge but Baker ducks to spin Bea around, fisherman but Bea slips out. Bea misses the kick and Baker kicks low. Baker puts Bea in a corner to fire off andwhip corner to corner. Bea goes up and around to triangle meteora! Cover, TWO! Baker lives but Bea keeps her foc us.
Bea drags Baker up, runs, but into a SUPERKICK! Baker spins Bea around, butterfly suplex! Cover, TWO! Now Bea survives and Baker is shocked. Baker watches Bea in the corner as fans rally up. Baker throws more forearms then whips again. Riho joins in but Bea boots Baker. Bea puts Riho on the apron then roundhouses her down! Baker catches her breath but walks into a boot. She comes back wit kicks of her own but Shoko dropkicks Baker out! Shoko runs and DIVES! Tope Suicida from the little kaiju! Fans chant for “A E Dub!” as Shoko feeds Baker to Bea. Bea drags Baker up, single leg back suplex! And bridge! TWO!?
Bea is furious, but she won’t let up on Baker. She drags Baker to a drop zone and Shoko is up top, KAIJU SENTON! Bea covers, but Riho stomps it out! Riho drags Baker to safety and then tags in! Fans rally as the idol runs and meteoras Bea in the back! Cover, TWO! Riho keeps her cool as Baker comes back in. They coordinate but Shoko anchors Riho. Baker fights with Bea at the ropes while Rioh fights Shoko off. Bea shoves Baker away but gets the guillotine dropkick! Baker drags Bea out for a draping DDT! Cover, TWO!? Bea survives but fans fire up for Riho. Riho runs in at Bea, but misses! Tag to Shoko and she runs in at RIho for a BIG forearm! Then she keeps going, only to get Riho’s knee! NORTHERN LIGHTS! Cover, TWO!?
Riho won’t let that slow her down, she climbs back up. IDOL STOMPS! Cover, TWO!? Shoko must actually be a kaiju to survive! Shoko hits a lariat, then drags Riho over to a corner. Butterfly DDT a la the Lunatic, then Shoko climbs back up. Shoko leaps, KAIJU SENTON FLOPS! Shining Wizard to the back, but huricnarana outta nowhere! Cover, Shoko and Bea win!!
Winners: Shoko Nakajima and Bea Priestly, Shoko pinning
A victory snatched from the jaws of defeat! Bea and the Beast make a formidable tag team, but now things head for the AEW Women’s Championship. Will one of the winners be a front-runner for that title?
But then Baker and Bea brawl afterwards! The two aren’t done with each other, and fans want to “Let Them Fight!” Will these two get that chance as we draw closer to a Women’s Championship crowning?
Backstage interview with Kip Sabian.
Mr. Superbad is here, to make sure everyone knows his nickname’s pronunciation. But for now, Hangman Page is considered the favorite. Is he really the underdog? He knew this question was coming. People seem to think Page is that much better and Sabian is just filler. But Sabian isn’t here to sit back, cash checks and just be happy with being on the roster. He’s here to prove he’s not just the best in the UK, but in the world. Sabian is no underdog, he has a point to make. Then would winning tonight mean he’s in line for the world title? Yes, that would be the proper way. But he needs to get something off his chest.
Sabian has no animosity towards Hangman, seriously. But he does have a problem that Hangman being The Elite just gets him things. But Hangman talking the talk, he seems to forget who Sabian is. Hangman is too focused on CHris Jericho and All Out. But he’s going to see what Sabian can really do. He’ll be first in line for that belt. Hangman needs to bring his best, because he won’t be ready for Superbad otherwise.
Good ol’ JR once again joins AEW commentary!
Jim Ross is ready to get this show really going! Tonight will leave fans going to bed buzzing just like he is!
AEW has kept us on the edge of our seats.
Fans were in utter awe and screaming at the top of their lungs, because AEW has made us feel again. AEW made us remember what it is to BE a fan of pro-wrestling. But tonight, a young contender will be tested. Will UK’s Superbad derail the Problem Solver this close to All Out? What will Y2J have to say about it? The Chief Branding Officer hits the ring for the first time in AEW, and the AEW World Tag Title tournament is taking shape. The best of the best will battle, and a dream match will come true! All in this #FightfortheFallen!
Six Man Tag: Jimmy Havoc, Darby Allin & Joey Janela VS Shawn Spears, Sammy Guevara and MJF!
Very eclectic combinations will fight to maintain momentum, but will these teams really hold together? At Fyter Fest, it was the Perfect 10 who gave Cody that wicked chairshot, and it was the #SaltoftheEarth who was among the first to check on Cody. Will it be all business tonight? Or will things get personal very, very quickly?
Shawn insists he be introduced as the “Chair Man.” Get it? Well, MJF seems to not like the pun, either. As for Sammy and Allin, they’re ready to rip at each other as soon as they’re both present. But teams sort out, and we begin with MJF and The Bad Boy. Fans are fired up as the bell rings. But MJF says we’re about to witness greatness,a nd he tells Shawn to take notes. But Janela hip tosses and dropkicks MJF! Shawn applauds as MJF gets a mule kick. Janela wrenches and tags in Havoc. Havoc clubs and wrenches MJF, then bites the fingers! The ref repriamnds Havoc but he keylocks and STOMPS MJF’s arm! Havoc keeps on the arm but MJF gets up. Fans tell him, “F*ck him up, Jimmy, f*ck him up!”
Havoc wrenches and bites MJF more, but MJF wrenches back! Fans boo but Havoc flips MJF off before spinning and snapmaring into a crucifix cover. TWO, but Havoc hammerlocks the bad arm. And then bites the other hand! Havoc lets up to wrench. MJF says Shawn is doing something., and then gets away with poking Havoc’s eyes! MJF scoop slams then brags. He tags in Sammy, but Janela tags in. Sammy mule kicks Janela then CHOPS him in the corner! Sammy whips Janela corner to corner to ram his shoulder in and enziguri Janela out. He springboards but Janela ducks the crossbody! Janela German Suplexes Sammy into buckles!
Fans fire up for Janela as the tags Havoc back in. Havoc gets a knee from Sammy but clobbers him back! Havoc bumps Sammy on buckles then sweeps the legs. He runs side to side to hit Shawn just because, then boot washes Sammy down! Havoc hops up and leaps, but rolls as Sammy dodges. Sammy hits another knee! Sammy swaggers and tags in Shawn. Fans boo the Perfect 10 as he stares down Havoc. But Darby Allin wants in! So Havoc tags him in! Fans fire up for the undead daredevil as he dares Spears to hit him. But Spears tags out instead. Sammy swaggers and flips Darby off. But Darby wrenches, rings and armbars! Sammy gets the ropes and Darby lets off.
Things speed up, Darby goes sky high on that arm-drag! He rams Sammy in the corner and tags in Janela. The Bad Boy runs in and tackles Sammy! He whips Sammy corner to corner but misses the second tackle! Sammy runs in but gets a huricanrana and forearms. Janela whips but Sammy reverses. Things speed up as Sammy shows off and dropkicks Janela down! Kip-up and a bow from the Best Ever as he tags in MJF. MJF soaks up the heat as he brings Janela to the apron. But then Janela fireman’s carries! MJF slips out to hotshot and forearm smash! Janela goes down and MJF flexes. But Spears tags in to put Janela in and fire off stomps in the corner! He lets up at 4 to back suplex Janela down hard.
Spears stomps Janela then glares at everyone around. He drags Janela up to CHOP! Janela takes a cheap shot on Sammy, but Sammy tags in. Sammy double CHOPS Janela, but Janela fights back. Sammy digs his fingers into Janela’s face then snapmares for a headlock. Fans rally and Janela fights up. Janela fades but gets a second wind. He gets to his feet as Jacksonville cheers, and he jawbreakers free! But Sammy double stomps him down! Sammy drags Janela back in a waistlock and Spears tags in. But MJF tags off Spears. MJF brings Janela out to throw him by his hair, and soak the heat up. MJF mocks the Perfect 10 cartwheel! Spears wants at MJF but Janela lariats him down! MJF laughs, but Janela elbows MJF down!
Janela flounders and finds his corner. MJF tags Sammy, Janela tags in Havoc! Havoc arm-drags Sammy into the corner! Then he throws EuroUppers on Spears and MJF! Spears boots back but gets a SHORYUKEN! Havoc fireman’s carries and hits Spears into MJF, to then death valley slam Spears ON MJF! But Sammy tackles Havoc to the corner! Fans boo the bragging Best Ever, and Havoc puts him on the apron. Havoc dodges Spears and then sends MJF into Spears! Havoc climbs over them to drag Sammy up top, for a SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO! Havoc dumps and doges Spears and MJF, but Darby tags in.
Sammy knees Havoc out, but Darby slingshots up and over to spin around for a flipping stunner. Cover, but Spears breaks it. Janela hits Spears but MJF wrings Janela into buckles! Havoc has MJF for the ACID RAIN MAKER! Backstabber from Sammy to Havoc! Fans are on Darby’s side but Sammy kicks him down. Sammy aims at Janela to slingshot onto the apron. Shooting Star misses but he lands on his feet to SUPERKICK Janela! then Sammy DIVES onto Havoc! And FLIES out onto Janela! Then he hits Darby with a standing Spanish Fly! Cover, TWO!! Fans love “A E Dub!” as Sammy is shocked.
Sammy drags Darby to a drop zone, then he climbs up top. Janela drags Sammy off in a fireman’s carry, arpon Death Valley Driver!! Fans loser their minds over that sadism, but Spears shoves Sammy into the ring. Spears tags in off him while Darby rolls MJF. Wheelbarrow then springboard tornillo! Spears gives Darby an Ushigoroshi, to a RUNNING Death Valley! Cover, Spears and team win!
Winners: Shawn Spears, Sammy Guevara & MJF, Spears pinning
Well, “team” is a loose term for this trio. The “Chair Man” took advantage of the chaos, but is he going to establish his own Perfect 10 Order?
Brandi Rhodes VS Allie!
For the first time in AEW, Mrs. American Nightmare will wrestle! The Chief Branding Officer has been through so much already in her wrestling career, but this match could make or break her. On the other hand, the Cherry Bomb is ready to take that next step. Whose career will be defined here tonight?
The bell rings and Brandi offers Allie a handshake. Allie accepts, but “THIS! IS! KONG!!” Allie knew better but she fell for it! Awesome Kong is here, returning the favor for Brandi from Double or Nothing. Allie throws hands on Brandi and hits a bulldog! Brandi kicks back then bumps Allie in the corner. Brandi throws hands then whips but Allie reverse to a Russian leg sweep! Senton to cover, TWO! Brandi scrambles to a corner but Allie storms in for a CHOP! Allie glares at Kong before she whips Brandi. Brandi whips but Allie goes up to crossbody! Brandi escapes but falls for Allie’s trap! Allie roundhouses Brandi down, but Kong gets her attention. They stare down, but Allie plays it smart, only to get wrecked by a dropkick!
Brandi stomps Allie and tells her to stay down. Brandi goes to get some water to cool off. She brings the bottle to Allie, to pour it on her head! Brandi drags Allie up to bump off the apron, and again! Kong likes what she sees as Brandi puts Allie in. Brandi runs to knee Allie down! Cover, ONE! Brandi grins as she stomps Allie. She drags Allie up to bump her off buckles and stomps her in the corner. Brandi backs off at 4 but Allie turns the tables! Allie fires forearms and a CHOP, but Brandi headlocks. Allie powers out but Brandi runs her over. Things speed up, SUPERKICK from Brandi to Allie! Cover, TWO!
Brandi rains down rights on Allie and Kong likes the aggression. The ref backs Brandi off but she puts Allie on the ropes to choke her. Brandi kicks the ropes to jam Allie then covers, TWO! Allie gets mad but Brandi toys with her. Allie mule kicks the bad leg! But Kong takes a swipe! And Brandi knees Allie down! Waistlock to takedown and cover, TWO! Brandi grows annoyed, but she toys with Allie more. Fans rally for Allie and Allie fires herself up. Allie slaps Brandi then rolls her up, TWO! Brandi kicks but is caught into a neckbreaker! Kong is mad now as a standing count begins. The count passes 5 but Brandi is against the ropes. Allie is up at 7, and the two start throwing forearms!
Fans are on Allie’s side as she and Brandi go back and forth. Allie gets the edge and rallies on Brandi with clotheslines! She whips but Brandi reverses, but misses. Allie goes side to side for a forearm, then another! She sweeps the legs and runs corner to corner, for the Sliding D! Cover, TWO! Brandi staggers about but Allie fireman’s carries. Brandi slips out as fans duel. Allie switches but Brandi elbows out. Brandi runs but Allie follows for a bulldog! Allie crawls to a cover, TWO! Fans rally again as both women get to ropes. Allie stalks Brandi and reels her in for a dragon sleeper! But Brandi snapmares out to get to a corner. Brandi boots Allie then hops up top, tornado snap suplex! Cover, TWO!
Brandi’s frustration boils up and she argues with the referee. Kong is also seething as Brandi and Allie crawl to opposite corners. Brandi runs in but into a SUPERKICK! Allie reels Brandi into the fireman’s carry, for a running Death Valley! She crawls to the cover, but Kong drags Brandi out from under! Fans boo and Allie is losing her cool. Allie tells the ref and the ref warns Kong, but Brandi catches Allie in a cradle! TWO, and Brandi is furious. She swings but into the dragon sleeper! Allie has Brandi in the body scissors, too! Kong distracts the ref while Brandi taps!! Allie lets go and has had it with Kong! She tells the ref to do something about this, but he doesn’t have any ideas. Brandi rakes Allie’s eyes! SPEAR TACKLE! Cover, Brandi wins!!
Winner: Brandi Rhodes, by pinfall
The CBO wins, in large part thanks to her mighty new partner in crime. Is Kong doing this for a very special favor down the line? And for that matter, Kong practically coaches Brandi into beating Allie down more! Brandi feeds Allie to Kong for the underhooks, but someone comes to the rescue! It’s AJA KONG!! Kong stares down with Kong and they circle in the ring. Jacksonville loses its mind over this stare down, but referees and security hurry to keep the peace. Fans want to “Let Them Fight!” but we don’t see it here. Brandi tells Awesome Kong to wait for a better time. Will Kong VS Kong go down on the road to an AEW Women’s Champion?
Triple Threat Tag: The Dark Order VS Angélico and Jack Evans VS Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus!
Evil Uno and Stu Grayson sent their message to the Best Friends, Chuckie T & Trent Barreta, at Fyter Fest that they’d be seeing them again soon. Now the Dark Order fights to qualify for All Out’s major opportunity! Can they get past two other elite tag teams to fight for the right to a first round bye?
The teams sort out and Evans starst with Grayson. Grayson already body checks Evans around then powers him to a corner. Grayson CHOPS Evans then runs in. Evans boot SGraysn tthens pringboards, but into a double hand overhead toss! Grayson kips up and drags Evans to throw at the corner. He dares Aneglico to come in, so Angelico does! Angelico dodges Grayson to jab away. Grayson powers Angelico bakc and things speed up, Grayson dropkicks Angelico down! Grayson drags Angelico up into a torture rack, but Angelico fights out, only to get a BIG urenage! Fans are admittedly impressed as Grayson stalks Angelico.
Grasyon holds a hand up to crossface but Evil Uno wants in. Grayson tags him in and Uno bites Angelico’s ear! The ref reprimands Uno but Uno wipes his mouth. Angelico sweeps and Eddy Gordo kicks! Tag to Jungle Boy! Jungle Boy chops Uno then acrobatically arm-drags Uno around! Things speed up and Jungle Boy huricanranas and dropkicks Uno down! Fans fire up but Uno rakes the eyes! Uno snaps Jungle Boy’s nose! THe ref reprimands Uno but then Uno uses teh ref as a sheld. He blocks JB’s kick to hit a neckbreaker! Fans boo but Uno takes a boy. But JB tags in Luchasaurus! The dinosaur glares at Uno, and Uno realizes the trouble he’s in!
Uno mans up to SLAP Luchasaurs, but tags out to Angelico! Angelico tags to Evans, and now Evans has to face Luchasaurus. They argue but Evans fires up, only to bounce off Luchasaurus. Luchasaurus easily blocks the elbow to CHOP Evans down! Luchasaurus tosses Evans then tags in JB. T Hey combine to dropkick and boot wash Evans, then Luchasuarus Wheelbarrow suplexes Evans to the Dark Orders corner! Grayson tags in and tackles JB to tag Uno. JB fights back and hotshots Uno down! JB goes up and over Grayson to hit a BIG uppercut! He rolls Grayson to CHOP away! Grayson shoves JB and Uno dumps JB out! Uno then back suplexes JB to the apron! Grayson slingshot sentons JB on the apron! Uno covers, TWO!
Uno stalks JB as fans rally up. Tag to Grayson and the Dark Order stomp away on JB. Fans boo but the Dark Order soaks up the heat. Grayson CHOPS JB then tags in Uno. Uno and Grayson stomp JB more, then Uno drags JB up. Uno CHOPS JB but JB chops back! But the Dark Order mug JB more as they tag again. Fans boo as Uno gets a bite in on JB. Grayson drags JB but JB kicks back. Grayson hauls JB up but JB enziguris back! JB is down but Uno keeps Grayson in. Uno tags in and dropkicks Luchasaurus down! JB scrambles but Uno keeps him from Evans and Angelico. JB escapes the back suplex, but Evans and Angelico are tripped up by Grayson! Uno cannonballs JB, then climbs up top for a SWANTON! Cover, TWO!
Luchasuarus is furious but Uno taunts him as he brings JB over. Uno CHOPS JB but JB dodges, only to get haymakers. Uno taunts Luchasaurus but JB springboard spears! Fans fire up, Luchasaurus tags in! Grayson tags in, too, but he gets a body shoot! Luchasaurus BOOTS Uno then fires off on Graysno! And he grabs both Angelico and Evans! They break free but misse their kicks! Tail Whip kick for Angelico, roundhouse for Evans, STANDING MOONSAULT! Jacksonville is thunderous as Luchasaurus spins Evans up for a choke grip. JURASSIC CHOKE SLAM onto Angelico! JB Shooting Star presses them both! Grayson moonsaults, into a Tombstone Age! Cover, but Uno breaks it!
THe Dark Order go after Luchasaurus but Uno gets a knee and roundhouse! Luchasaurus fireman’s carries, for a spinning death valley! Tag to JB, and Grayson staggers about. A Boy and His Dinosaur double whip but Grayson ducks and double PELES! Grayson stalks JB but he gets hands from Evans and Angelico! Evans dropkicks Luchasaurus and Angelico whips JB. Angelico whips Evans in for a handspring back elbow! Angelico lifts, Evans double stomps for the back suplex! Angelico puts on a trailer hitch, but Uno breaks it to break it up! Evans rolling roundhouses Uno! Tag and Evans spins to kick JB. Angelico adds on, Last Chancery Buzzsaw! Then Angelico helps Evans for the 450! Cover, TWO!?
Angelico tags back in and he keeps on JB. Fans keep cheering, but Angelico vows to end it. He powerbomb lifts to a Canadian rack and crucifix, BLACK TIGER BOMB! JB falls but Evans tags in. Evans climbs up but Marko Stunt trips Angelico up! Stunt climbs and has Evans, for a SUPER STEINER!! But he’s not a legal competitor! The referee EJECTS Stunt, but Luchasaurus says it’s okay. Because if Stunt’s leaving, he might as well be of use! Luchasaurus throws Stunt at Angelico! JB and Luchasaurus coordinate on Evans, Candian wrack and TAIL WHIP GO TO SLEEP! Then, back supelx powerbomb!! Cover, but Uno breaks it! Luchasaurus is furious with Uno and the chase is on!
Grayson tags in from Evans, but into a choke grip. Uno saves Grayson and chop blocks Luchasaurus for Grayson to dropkick. JB is all alone, rising knee, and “GET OVER HERE” overhead suplex onto Luchasaurus! Senton splash combo! Cover on JB, TOW!?! Tag to Uno and the Dark Order looks to end him! Gory Especial, with blockbuster! FATALITY! Cover, The Dark Order wins!
Winners: The Dark Order, Evil Uno pinning; will face Best Friends at All Out for the first round bye opportunity
Evil Uno and Stu Grayson keep their promise to Chuckie T and Trent. But which team wins at All Out to get a huge advantage in the AEW Tag Team Championship Tournament?
Hangman Adam Page VS Kip Sabian!
The Problem Solver vows to work harder than ever for the fans. Mr. SUUUUPerbad claims it’s lip service to hide the favoritism. Who proves they’re more worthy of the opportunities given as AEW grows bigger and bigger?
The bell rings and the two technically handshake. Fans are fired up for Hangman but Sabian doesn’t let that bother him. They tie up and Hangman arm-drags Sabian fast. The two stand off and go again. Hangman wrenches to a wristlock but Sabian spins through to wrench back. Hangman rolls and pries free to hammerlock then snapmare Sabian. Sabian turns around but Hangman kips up to break free, and fans cheer this exchange. The two catch their breath to circle again. They tie up and Hangman headlocks. Sabian endures the grind, and fans build to a rally. Hangman holds on as Sabian tries to power out. Sabian works on an escape and arm-drags, but Hangman goes back for the headlock. The two back off and fans cheer again.
Sabian and Hangman tie up again, and now Sabian headlocks. Hangman powers out then dodges to run Sabian over. But Sabian kips right up! Hangman CHOPS Sabian down for that! Sabian CHOPS Hangman back, and now Hangman is having fun. Hangman CHOPS Sabian, and Sabian CHOPS Hangman. They go back and forth, then Sabian shifts to haymakers. Hangman gives it back and the two throw heavy rights. Sabian staggers more and Hangman returns to CHOPS. The forearms and elbows fly, Sabian kicks but Hangman spins to elbow Sabian down! Hangman cools off while Sabian gets to ropes. Hangman whips and scoops Sabian to Fall Away Slam! Then kip up!
Hangman clotheslines Sabian out and walks off the bad leg. He goes out to fetch Sabian, taking the steps to make it easy. He puts Sabian in at 8, but Sabian triangle enziguris Hangman down! Sabian builds speed to get a haymaker back! Hangman catches his breath while the count returns. He returns at 4, then walks around Sabian. Fans duel as Hangman drags Sabian up to a fireman’s carry. Hangman tosses Sabian to the mat, then fires the fans up. Hangman pump handles and throws Sabian to a bridging cover, TWO! Sabian crawls away but Hangman keeps his cool. Fans rally again as Hangman runs, but Sabian puts him on the apron.
Sabian dodges but fakes Hangman out to boot him down! Then Sabian DIVES to jam Hangman into barriers! Sabian gives the jeering fan a kiss! He puts Hangman in and takes aim, to springboard missile dropkick! Cover, TWO! Sabian keeps his cool as he goes corner to corner, big enziguri to snapmare and shining wizard! Cover, TWO! Sabian goes at Hangman with a mounted armlock. Hangman endures and fans rally up. Hangman fights up and out of the hold but Sabian clubs him back. Sabian whips but Hangman reverses, only to run into a boot. Sabian hops up and leaps for a double stomp! Cover, TWO! Hangman survives and Sabian is running out of ideas.
Fans rally up again as Sabian goes after the bad leg. Hangman kicks with his good leg and Sabian reels away. Sabian runs into a belly2belly into buckles! Both men are down and a standing count begins. The count reaches 5 before Hangman sits up. Hangman stands at 7, but Sabian stands right after. Hangman fireman’s carries but Sabian fights out. Sabian runs but into the fireman’s carry, rolling senton! Hangman manages a basement dropkick and standing shooting star! Cover, TWO! Sabian survives and Hangman is too tired to be frustrated. Fans rally up as a new standing count begins. Hangman is up at 4, then stalks Sabian to a corner.
Hangman throws Sabian to the apron but then Sabian bumps him off buckles! Sabian springboards for a tornado DDT! Cover, TWO! Sabian catches his breath and keeps his cool as he sits Hangman up. Penalty Kick! Cover, ONE!? Hangman grits his teeth as Sabian Penalty Kicks again! He SPITS at Sabian!? Sabian stomps and Penalty Kicks then covers, TWO! Sabian is growing frustrated while Hangman crawls away. Fans rally again as Hangman CHOPS Sabian. Sabian throws hands and we have another brawl. They hit back and forth, but Hangman gets an edge with forearms and CHOPS! Hangman whips but Sabian reverse, to pop-up knee and haymaker! Sabian spits on Hangman, but runs into a discus lariat!
Both men are down again but Sabian rolls to safety on the apron. Hangman gets up as fans duel. Hangman drags Sabian up to a corner, and then to the top rope. Sabian fights back and headbutts Hangman down to the apron. Sabian adjusts and fans fear what’s coming. Double stomps miss as Hangman moves, then Hangman back suplexes Sabian to the apron! Hangman has Sabian down on the floor as he climbs up. Sabian gets up as Hangman MOONSAULTS! Fans lose their minds, but the bad knee takes the worst of it! A ring count begins as both men are down on the outside. Hangman drags Sabian up and into the ring. He crawls after to cover, TWO! Sabian still has life but Hangman is on him with the good leg.
Hangman drags Sabian up, powerbomb lift, and bombs him on the ramp!! Fans lose their minds all over again as Sabian is down on the platform! The ring count climbs past 5 but Sabian does come to. Sabian crawls to the ring at 9 and gets in at 9.5! Fans cheer Sabian’s heart but Hangman wants to end it. Hangman hobbles over, goes to the top rope, and drags Sabian up to join him. SUPER SWINGING NECKBREAKER!! Cover, TWO!? Sabian survives and Hangman can’t believe it! Time is running out, too! Hangman hobbles and drags Sabian up again. Alabama lift but Sabian grabs ropes to escape. Sabian has the bad leg but Hangman fights him back. Sabian uses the leg as his lifeline! Hangman ROCKS Sabian, but Sabian still Dragon Screws!
Both men are down again as Hangman crawls away. Fans rally up as Sabian stirs. Sabian springboards, huricanrana and cover! TWO as Hangman reverses, TWO! Sabian sunset flips, TWO, Hangman sits on it, TWO! Hangman jackknifes to Alabama, DEAD-EYE! Cover, Hangman wins!
Winners: Hangman Adam Page, by pinfall
And with a minute to spare! Hangman toughs it out with just over a month before his All Out title match. Will Hangman have a chance of beating Chris Jericho to become AEW’s first world champion?
Wait, who is that Dark Order Creeper returning? Clothesline and a rain of rights! And then knees to the head and a whip to a clothesline! Code Breaker!? Oh of course… It’s CHRIS JERICHO! Y2J promised to be here, but to think he’d treat Page like Naito. Judas Effect to Hangman’s bloody head! Jericho wants Hangman to know this is what he can expect. Then he flips the fans off because he still hasn’t gotten his thanks.
SoCal Uncensored VS The Lucha Brothers!
Another first-time-ever in AEW! The Fallen Angel accompanies the Heavy Metal Rebel and the Closer to the ring as they prepare for Pentagon and Fenix! But of course, they pick up the mic and let Jacksonville know, “This is the WORST TOWN I’ve Ever Been to!” But that’s fine, this is a bad town with a special place in their hearts. They may not be SoCal but they get some respect via the Jaguar colors. And they’ll give some California Love to #DUVAL! And with that, let’s say three little letters to make Kaz’s day. Give a loud and proud, “S C U!”
But after that, the fans give a louder and prouder “CERO! MIEDO!” for Pentagon and Fenix! The teams trash talk but sort out, and fans duel as we begin with Frankie Kazarian and Fenix!
Kaz and Fenix tie up and go around the ring. They break and Fenix backs off to a corner. Fenix wants a test of strenght but gets the leg. He trips Kaz then speeds up, but boucnes off Kaz’s shoulder. Fenix tries again but Kaz follows to run him over! Kaz lets out an “S C U!” but things speed upa gain. Fenix sweeps but Kaz gest uot. Kaz sweept sbut Fenix gets out and then the two kip-up and stand off. Fenix shoves but so does Kaz, and now Pentagon and Scorpio Sky jump in. The referee keeps the peace but fans want the fight. Tags to Scorpio and Pentagon, and these two circle now.
Fans duel more and Pentagon soaks it up. Pentagon puts Cero Miedo in Scorpio’s face! Scorpio gives it back with “S C U!” Pentagon walks up, and gives Cero Miedo harder. Scorpio wipes his face, copies the swagger, and kick-steps to give a stronger “S C U!” Pentagon ups the ante by taking his glove off. He tosses it to the ref, who misses the catch. Boo! They try again, and this time it’s a touchdown! “CERO! MIE-” Scorpio blocks but Pentaogn headlocks. Scorpio powers out and tackles him down! Scorpio scrambles up to clothesline Pentagon down. He drags Pentagon over to bump off buckles then whip corner to corner. Pentagon puts Scorpio up in a headstand, to SUPERKICK down! Kaz runs in, gets kicks, and a DOUBLE SUPERKICK!
Fenix and Pentagon Cero Miedo together to slide out and SUPERKICK Daniels! Then SUPERKICK Scorpio! Pentagon strips off Daniels’ shirt, to CHOP! Fenix gives Scorpio a CHOP, too! Fans fire up as Pentagon holds Daniels for Fenix to DIVE, but he gets his brother! Daniels hops up, ARABIAN PRESS! Fans fire up with the Fallen Angel as he feeds Fenix to Kaz and Scorpio. The ref EJECTS Daniels! Fenix and Pentagon make sure Daniels leaves, but they forget about Kaz until he DIVES onto them! Kaz has Fenix and LAUNCHES him into the ring! Scorpio stomps Fenix then tags Kaz. SCU drags Fenix over to hook the legs for the wheelbarrow catapult! Cover, TWO! Kaz keeps on Fenix with a scoop and slam, then a springboard leg drop! Cover, TWO!
Kaz keeps on Fenix as fans rally back up. Kaz clubs away on Fenix and wrangles him down in a chinlock. Fenix endures and reaches but Kaz keeps him from Petnagon. Scorpio tags in and SCU coordinate in the corner. Big shoulder tackle then a sweep to the swinging dropkick! Kaz kips up and fans cheer SCU on. Scorpio drags Fenix to a cover, TWO! Scorpio brings Fenix over and Kaz tags in. Kaz mugs Fenix then facelocks to grind Fenix down. Fans rally with “ANIMO! ANIMO!” as Fenix fights up. Kaz clubs Fenix down but Fenix denies the suplex. Fenix gets away and SUPERKICKS Kaz back!
Fenix dodges to springboard sobat Kaz down! He crawls for his brother, but Kaz drags him away. Fenix breaks free of teh waistlock to PELE Kaz down! Hot tags to Scoprio and Pentagon! Slingblade for Scorpio! Slingblade for Kaz! SUPERKICK for Scorpio! SUPERKICK for Kaz! Scorpio hits Fenix then throws him out but gets a SUPERKICK and hook kick! Lucha Bros have Kaz in a corner, enziguri and somersault forearm! Scorpio runs in but is put up top, in the tree of woe. The Lucha Bros combine for a monkey flip senton! They get both SCU down and Pentaon hops up for double stomps! Cover, TWO!
Fans rally up and Pentagon hits Scorpio. Pump handle, SUPERKICK and then Fenix aims at Kaz. Package driver for Scorpio while Fenix gets a splash on Kaz. Cover, TWO! Fans rally again as Pentagon drags Scorpio back up. Fenix climbs again but Kaz disrupts. Pentagon gets a guillotine leg drop, then Kaz shoulders and slingshots over Fenix for a BIG German Suplex! Kaz is on Pentagon but gets a CHOP! And a kick, then a whip. Kaz rolls off the back for a backstabber into Scorpio’s boot! Scorpio hops up, combines with Kaz for double stomp Unprettier! But they brag too long, and get DOUBLE CUTTERS from Fenix! Fenix puts Scorpio on the apron, cutter from Pentagon to Scorpio on the apron! Kaz hits Fenix then puts him up top.
Kaz climbs but Fenix fights him off. Scorpio comes back and climbs up, but Fenix fights him off, too. Scorpio hits a big right, then boosts Kaz up for a SUPER TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO!! Fans are loving this as Pentagon SUPERKICKS Kaz. Pentagon fires off CHOPS on SCU, then says Cero Miedo, before running into Kaz’s DDT! Fenix returns but SCU knees low. SCU whips Fenix at Pentagon, but Pentagon puts his brother on the apron. SUPERKICK for Scorpio, Fenix climbs as Kaz is put on the apron. Fenix is up top, walk the ropes for dumdum stomps! Pentagon gives Scorpio the DESTROYER! Cover, TWO!? Pentagon packages, Fenix dumdum stomps the Package Driver! Cover, Lucha Brothers win!
Winners: The Lucha Brothers, Pentagon pinning
Fenix and Pentagon get their first win in AEW! The AAA Tag Team Champions are rolling, will they be part of the AEW World Tag Team Championship tournament?
Daniels returns, and the Lucha Brothers use a golden ladder to wipe him out! Then they hit Kaz with it! Pentagon sets up this ladder while Fenix makes sure SCU is out of the ring. Pentagon takes up the mic and fans cheer “CERO MIEDO!” as he drums. The Lucha Brothers climb up their golden ladder to speak. “Jacksonville~! Oi!” To everyone here, the Lucha Brothers vow they are THE BEST tag team on the planet! And to the Young Bucks, “cabrones,” what about a Ladder Match to truly determine who is the best? All Out will prove who is the universe’s best! Cero Miedo, ANIMO!
Kenny Omega VS Cima!
This first-time-ever is truly incredible. Not just for the legitimate wrestling skill and star power between these two, but the fact that these two have been in and out of Japan without ever crossing paths before! AEW brings them both into the same ring at the same time, but who is it that takes the very first victory between icons?
The bell rings and fans are fired up already as these two circle. Fans already say Omega and Cima is awesome, and then they tie up. The two are even but Omega waistlocks. Cima moves around to wrench but Omega gives it back. Cima kicks Omega away and the two stand off. The Terminator drums are already present as Omega comes back to tie up with Cima in a test of strength. They go shoulder to shoulder and grind down to a knee. Omega wrenches the wrists and brings Cima to his knees. But Cima rolls back to reverse the wrists. Omega gets to ropes and Cima lets him go.
Cima and Omega go again and Cima headlocks. Omega powers out but Cima runs him over! Cima checks his hair then runs but Omega speeds things up. Omega dodges but Cima arm-drags Omega back. Cima whips again but Omega sunset flips. Cima rolls through and double stomps Omega down! Omega gets to a corner but Cima is on him with stomps. Cima whips Omega but Omega holds onto ropes. So Cima kicks Omega hard. Cima whips again but Omega reverses to CHOP back! Omega CHOPS more, but Cima reverses the whip. Omega goes up and over to huricarnana but Cima rolls him up, TWO! Into a butterfly lock!
Omega endures and reaches as fans rally up again. Omega wiggles and crawls but Cima pulls tight. They rock back and forth and Omega manages the ropebreak. Cima lets Omega go and stomps Omega down. Cima slingshot sentons, then takes time to catch his breath. He stomps Omega and then hauls him up. Fans rally as Omega resists the suplex. Omega throws haymakers back but Cima CHOPS him. Omega CHOPS back. Cima headlocks then runs, but into a boot. Big back suplex drops Cima! High stack cover, TWO! Omega keeps his cool as he drags Cima around. He drops a fast elbow, covers, TWO!
Omega drags Cima into a headlock but Cima endures. Fans rally again as Omega drags Cima up. Cima fights out then runs, but Omega ducks down to jump, into a CHOP! But Omega huricanranas back! Cima bails out and the Terminator drums begin again. Omega kneels then rises. He runs but Cima returns to enziguri him in the face! Omega still moves to hit the running DDT! Cover, TWO! Omega clutches his nose, still bad from Double or Nothing. He drags Cima up, but Cima slips out. Cima has Omega, AOI SHODOU! Cover, TWO! Omega survives but Cima isn’t deterred. Fans rally up again and Cima stalks Omega to the corner. He whips Omega but Omega reverses. Cima goes up to headscissor but Omega pops out to windmill Cima in the back!
Cima is on buckles and Omega backs off to take aim. Omega run in, V-TRIGGER! Then he puts Cima up top and climbs up behind him. Omega full nelsons but Cima resists. Omega elbows away on Cima’s back then tries something else. An Electric Chair up top!? Cima fights out and spins around to SUPER POWERBOMB Omega down! The referee checks but Omega is okay to continue. Cima drags Omega around to a drop zone and climbs. Cima leaps but the Meteora hits the mat! Omega stands and goes after the legs. He stomps and yanks the legs, then has Cima in a corner. Omega stands Cima for a CHOP, then wrap the leg on the ropes! The ref reprimands so Omega lets up, to kick the leg! Omega puts Cima’s leg on the ropes again, to drop a stomp on it!
Omega circles but Cima fights back with body shots and forearms. Cima shakes the legs out but his kick is blocked. Omega elbows the knee then fireman’s carry. “You Can’t Escape!” Moonsault gets knees! Cima uses a double-edged tactic to save himself, but he dodges Omega to CHOP away! Omega chop blocks the bad leg! Then SNAP DRAGON! Cima teeters before flopping back down. Omega drags Cima up, Electric Chair lifts, tucks Cima in, but Cima slips out! Backstabber! Another double-edged move given those bad knees. Omega goes to the apron and fans rally up. Cima runs over to dropkick Omega to the railing! Omega shakes the cobwebs out while Cima fires his legs up. Cima slingshots but misses! Omega gives Cima a shinbreaker to the apron!
Omega catches his breath and has the timekeepers clear out. He takes their table and brings Cima over to it. He bounces Cima off the tiny table, then lifts. Cima fights out to back suplex Omega, but Omega lands on his feet. They brawl and Omega facelocks, but it’s Cima who snap suplexes Omega down! Cima refreshes the count the puts Omega on the timekeeper table! He climbs up high, SUPER METEORA TO THE TABLE!! Fans cheer for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Cima gets up and hobbles over to Omega. Fans duel as Cima puts Omega in the ring. Cima climbs the ropes to springboard Meteora Omega in the back! then from the FRONT! Cover, TWO!! Cima would be frustrated if not for his knee pains.
Fans say “This is Awesome!” all over again as Cima goes to a corner. Omega is up but checking his nose. Cima leaps but the Meteora is caught to a buckle bomb! And a SNAP DRAGON! V-TRIGGER! Cover, TWO!! Omega doesn’t stop, Aoi Shodou Ushigoroshi combined! Then, BANG! V-Trigger again! Electric Chair, tuck, but Cima slips out to Alabama lift. Omega resists and clubs away on Cima’s back. Omega powerbomb lifts but Cima DDT counters! Both men are down again and fans are loving this! A standing count begins but hits 5 before Cima sits up. Omega follows but Cima is on him for another Alabama lift. Omega resists so Cima slaps away with palm strikes. V-Trigger point blank! Then another! Underhooks, lift, but Cima slips out to lift. Omega sunset flips but gets a meteora drop!
Cima gets to a corner and climbs up again. Omega gets another meteora! Fans love “Both These Guys!” as this match continues. Omega is on the apron but Cima follows. Fans hope they “Fight Forever!’ but there is a time limit. Cima Alabama lifts, to an apron Air Raid Crash! “You Killed Kenny! You Bastard!” Because here’s another Meteora! ROPEBREAK! Both men are down from exhaustion, and fans rally up. Ten minutes left and Cima has Omega in a drop zone. Omega anchors Cima’s feet but Cima breaks free. Omega anchors him again but Cima clubs away harder. Cima SLAPS Omega as he sits up, but Omega stands. Cima CHOPS but Omega SLAPS. Now it’s a SLAP fight!
Both men wobble but Omega fires off more slaps. Cima gives them all back with interest! Omega fires forearms and another SLAP, then fires up, to get a roundhouse! He still hits the roaring elbow, then runs, into a dropkick! Cima runs, but his knees give out, V-TRIGGER to the back! Underhooks, TIGER DRIVER! Cover, TWO!?! Cima and Omega will not die, but Omega has a silver bullet. BANG, but Cima dodges, hooks, and Dragon Cradles! TWO!? V-Trigger! Electric Chair, ONE-WINGED ANGEL! Cover, Omega wins!!
Winner: Kenny Omega, by pinfall
This first-ever meeting was an instant classic! Omega finally has a singles win in AEW, can he translate this into his second when he and Jon Moxley go all out at All Out?
Chris Jericho returns!
This was Y2J’s scheduled time to speak, though he already did plenty when he attacked Hangman Page. Jericho picks up the mic to say, “I’m looking at the blood of Hangman Page on my hand right here, right now. Can you see it?” Do they see the Hangman’s blood? Jericho has just wanted one thing from AEW: a thank you. Shut up, fans, he doesn’t mean you. Aw… But Jericho realized the “Jerksonville” fans don’t mean a thing anyway. Is that not good? What about “Jagoffville?” They want to boo Jericho!? Well fine, boo! “Let the entire White Trash Riviera here you boo Chris Jericho!”
But as he was saying, the thank you means nothing. Jericho will get his thank you one at a time as he beats every single wrestler in AEW. And he’ll start with Hangman. If Jericho wasn’t here, the fans wouldn’t be here! They’d be out panhandling or recycling bottles, but no they’re here tonight. AEW was started by Jericho, made legit by Jericho, and the TV deal (starting in October) was sealed by Jericho. This goes beyond thanks. This is something that bothered Jericho since Double or Nothing, when he found out a battle royal would determine one of the contenders. Of course Jericho beat Omega, but he watched that battle royal closely.
Was it gonna be the guy with no legs? Joey Janela with a cig stuck to his forehead? The Young Bucks’ cabana boy? No, they were all eliminated, and one man was left: Hangman. Fans cheer for Hangman but Jericho says Hangman is in fact one of the best wrestlers he’s seen in a long time. Fans like Hangman, right? But ever since then, Jericho has been obsessing over his match with Hangman. If Jericho beats Hangman, and he will, it is just another notch in his belt! He is the GOAT, right? Shut up! But if Jericho loses to Hangman, it will be the beginning of the end for AEW, and for Y2J. If Jericho loses, where does he go from there? So Jericho HAS to beat Hangman! He became obsessed with it!
And that’s why Jericho attacked tonight, leaving Hangman in the pool of his own blood. It is to show everyone to never trust Jericho. Jericho will prove at All Out, he is THE AEW World Champion. He will prove that without him, AEW wouldn’t exist. And all you fans wouldn’t even be here, huh? More importantly, Jericho will prove again that Hangman is “a little b*tch!” He encourages fans to cheer, but Hangman is here!! Hangman attacks Jericho for what he did earlier tonight! Referees and security rush the ring but Hangman decks them all! Then he goes at Jericho again! They brawl all over the ring but now the locker room hurries to keep this fight from happening. But Hangman busts through!
Jericho bails out of the ring and Daniels keeps him from fighting fans! Jericho goes around the outside and up the ram while Hangman is kept in the ring. Fans chant, “Thank You, Hangman!” as Jericho is herded to the back. Hangman is still seething, too, even with one good eye. Just how badly will Hangman and Jericho beat the hell out of each other when they go All Out?
The Young Bucks VS The Rhodes Brothers!
Matt and Nick Jackson have been among the best tag teams in the world for years, and certainly among the best brother tag teams ever. However, there is another pair of brothers they need to prove themselves again. Matt and Nick poked fun at Cody and Dustin from their emotional Double or Nothing moment, but will they be having the last laugh? Or will the #Brotherhood take over tag team wrestling?
Fans already cheer for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as the teams stand across from each other. The teams sort out, and we start with Cody starts with Nick for a younger brother battle. The fans rally up and Cody offers a handshake. Nick takes it because they’re all still friends. Cody and Nick circle and tie up. Cody gets a leg but Nick gets the ropebreak. The ref counts and Cody lets up. Cody and Nick circle again as fans duel. They tie up and Cody wrenches. Nick rolls and spins and handsprings but Cody headlocks. Cody takeovers but Nick headscissors. Roles reverse and the two stand off as fans cheer again. Cody wants another handshake but Nick kicks it away. Cody sees how it is, and they circle again.
They tie up and Nick headlocks. Cody powers out but they bump shoulders. Neither man falls and Cody flexes. Nick runs and they collide again. That one stings Nick, and Cody flexes. Nick SLAPS Cody, then runs to dodge and slide out. Cody pursues but Nick swings a kick and moonsaults, but Cody gets clear of it all. Things return to the ring, Cody cartwheels but Nick snapmares Cross Rhodes away. Nick misses the superkick but says it was close. The shoving begins and the big brothers run in! The ref keeps the peace and everyone cools off. Cody and Nick tie up again and Cody headlocks. Dustin tags in and he atomic drops Nick into Cody’s slap, bulldog added on! Matt runs in but gets the Rhodes uppercuts!
The Rhodes boys clothesline Matt out and fans fire up! They focus on Nick with body shots and stomps. But Matt returns to double knee Dustin and Cody down! The Bucks go after Dustin, alley-oop dropkick! Cody returns but gets the headscissor dropkick! Matt and Nick double slingshot onto the Rhodes brothers! They regroup and mock the “I need my older brother!” hug. Nick fetches Dustin to put in. He wrenches the arm then tags Matt. Matt climbs and drops ax handles on the arm. Dustin turns things around to CHOP Matt! Dustin whips but Matt reverses and Nick trips him up. Matt dropkicks Dustin down, then Nick slingshots to hit the X-Factor. And he moonsaults onto Cody! Classic Nick.
Fans duel as Matt circles Dustin. Matt throws hands on Dustin in the corner up and down until Dustin sits down. The ref backs Matt off but Matt comes back to tag Nick in. The Bucks double suplex Dustin down then Nick covers, TWO! Nick elbows Dustin down then rakes the eyes. Dustin scrambles up but Nick kicks him back down. Nick tags Matt and they mug Dustin in their corner. Matt rams his shoulder in over and over, but Dustin clubs back. Nick tags in as Dustin suplexes. Nick saves Matt, and they double dropkick Dustin down! They drag Dustin from Cody to scrape his face. Nick spits at Cody but the ref keeps Cody in the corner.
Tag to Matt and the Bucks mug Dustin more. Dustin CHOPS back but Matt haymakers. Another CHOP, but Matt jawbreakers Dustin down. Matt keeps Dustin down with a facelock but fans rally up. Dustin fights his way up but Matt grinds him down again. The fans still rally and Dustin fights up again, but Nick hits Cody down. But the Bucks turn around into a DOUBLE back drop! Dustin hurries to his corner but Cody’s not there. Matt rolls Dustin, lets go, and runs into Dustin’s SPINEBUSTER! Both big brothers are down and fans rally up. Dustin crawls but Nick trips Cody! Nick mocks Dustin to tag in, but Dustin uppercuts him down! Matt LARIATS Dustin back, then takes a moment to catch his breath.
Fans duel as Dustin stands. Matt runs in but gets an elbow. Nick runs in but gets the other. Dustin climbs up high, and crossbodies onto both Bucks! Fans give that an ovation as Dustin fires up. Cody returns and tags in! Cody rallies on Matt with forearms, then the same for Nick! He blocks Nick’s kick to a dragon screw, then suplex tosses Matt down! Nick dodges but gets an elbow. Cody climbs for a BIG moonsault! Cody keeps moving to FLY onto Matt at the ramp! Fans are thunderous for the American Nightmare as he looms over Matt. Cody drags Matt from the Young Buck bucks and into the ring. Cody undoes his weight belt, and takes Matt to the woodshed with that SMACK! He then puts Matt up top and climbs up to rain down rights.
Cody a has dragon sleeper, for the INVERTED SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO! Fans cheer as Cody stalks Matt again. Matt slowly stands, Cody kicks low, and tucks Matt in. Cody lifts but Matt escapes Dinn’s Fire to shove Cody into buckles. Matt runs in but only gets post as Cody goes up and over! Tag to Dustin as Nick checks on Matt. Dustin slams Matt’s arm into the post! Dustin clubs away on Matt then drags him up and around to throw the arm on the mat. He stomps Matt over and over then wrenches. Tag to Cody and Cody hops up to drop ax handles. Cody throws Matt back into buckles, then stomps a mudhole into the bad arm. He also spits at Nick in return for earlier.
The referee keeps Nick back as Cody drags Matt up. Cody wrenches and gives the arm a shoulder breaker. Tag to Dustin and Dustin kicks the arm. Dustin keeps on it with a wristlock and a hotshot onto ropes! He clamps onto Matt’s arm and jams it. This is the strategy the Rhodes boys talked about earlier tonight as Dustin keeps on that arm. Dustin then DECKS Nick with an uppercut. Cody gets a cheap shot in before Dustin wraps the arm around the ropes. The ref counts but Dustin just clubs away on Matt’s chest! The ref gets Dustin to stop and Dustin tags in Cody. Cody whips Matt for a hip toss, then a short-arm-scissors. Matt endures and fans rally up. Matt turns and rolls to a cover, ONE!
Cody kicks Matt’s bad arm with a roundhouse! He yanks Matt’s arm against ropes, then tags in Dustin. Dustin whips Matt into buckles, making sure that shoulder hits. Dustin stomps a mudhole in, then tells the ref to leave him alone. He goes back to stomp Matt more, then drags him up to grind an elbow into the shoulder. Matt endures as Dustin grinds him down and wrenches the arm. Fans rally up as Matt fights back with haymakers. Dustin knees low and throws Matt into another post! Cody tags, stomps Matt into the floor then throws the arm into railing. Cody puts Matt back in and soaks up the heat and cheer. Fans duel as Cody suplexes but Matt resists. Matt spins to Northern Lights, roll through for another lift. Cody slips out to drag Matt down into a Fujiwara!
Matt endures again and gets the ropebreak. Cody lets up but comes back on Matt. Matt hits Dustin down, then denies the bulldog with a huge shove! Cody keeps moving but Matt dumps him out onto the ramp! Fans rally as Matt crawls. Cody hurries back in but gets Matt’s SPEAR! Both Matt and Cody are down, but fans rally up again. Matt is up, hot tag to Nick! Nick bobs ‘n’ weaves then fires off! All those kicks rock Cody, shining wizard in the corner! Dustin runs in but that just helps Nick hit the clothesline bulldog combo! Cody elbows Nick back but Nick mule kicks his legs out. Dustin puts Nick on the apron but Nick kicks and dumdum stomps Dustin down! Then he gives Cody the draping backstabber!
Nick calls for the Superkick Party, but Cody blocks. Nick sweeps and wants the Sharpshooter but Cody denies. Both Rhodes run into shoulders, and both Bucks slingshot sunset flip to Sharpshooters! But Dustin and Cody power out, to trip the Bucks up into double Figure Fours! Fans “WOO~!” as the Bucks endure now. Matt gets a ropebreak and Dustin lets go. Cody lets go, too, but then the Rhodes boys hit their uppercuts. All four brothers stand, all four brothers hit clotheslines! Now all four brothers are down but the fans are rallying. “This is Wrestling!” and it’s far from over! Nick and Cody are in the ring and stand, Nick powers Cody to a corner. Dustin tags in and Cody goes up and over. Powerslam for Nick! Powerslam for Matt!
Fans fire up with Dustin as he then aims at both bucks. COdy joins in, cannonball and a FLYING splash! Fans are thunderous for “A E DUB!” as the Rhodes put Nick back in. Dustin blocks the kick and gives an uppercut. He spreads Nick open and goes corner to corner, but Matt tags in. Matt waits for Dustin to turn around to SUPERKICK! Dustin staggers into Matt’s gut wrench, but Nick is intercepted by a Beautiful Disaster! Another for Matt, and now the Rhodes boys combine! ELEVATED CROSS RHODES! But Nick is back, and he swantons the cover apart! All four brothers are down again but the fans are still loving it!
Another standing count begins and fans rally up. The younger brothers bail out and Matt goes at Dustin. Dustin throws an uppercut, but Matt haymakers back. Dustin uppercuts again, but Matt haymakers again. The brawl continues and picks up speed! Nick and Cody join in, too! But then the ref gets hit by a stray hand! Double Powerslams take the Bucks down! But the ref can’t make a count so the Rhodes boys set the Bucks up for something special. They go corner to corner, DOUBLE Shattered Dreams! Then double twisting suplexes! Cover, TWO!! The Bucks still live and they get out of the ring. This is still awesome to the fans as Cody climbs and leaps, into SUPERKICKS!
The Bucks have Dustin alone and they know it. Fans rally up behind Dustin as he throws hands on both Bucks! He gives jab after jab, and pumps it up like daddy did! Dirty birds for Matt, bionic backhands for Nick! But then a SUPERKICK in return! Shining Wizard to Macho Elbow! Cover, TWO!! Fans duel again as Matt grits his teeth. Matt runs at Dustin in the corner but gets a kick. Dustin hops on for a DESTROYER! Cover, TWO!! Fans rally and Dustin still feels it. Dustin tags Cody in and he sends Nick’s kick into Matt. Then Cody SUPERKICKS Nick, grabs Matt, but Nick SUPERKICKS Cody back! The Bucks think, and as Cody stands again, they give him DOUBLE SUPERKICKS to the back! Cover, but Dustin breaks it!
The Rhodes regroup, as do the Bucks. Fans hope they “Fight Forever!” as the Rhodes both stand together. The Bucks rush them, to steal the uppercuts! But then they get SUPERKICKS from the Rhodes! To give them back! Stolen Cross Rhodes! Cover, TWO!! Cody survives his own move, but the Bucks are not done. Nick FLIES onto Dustin, then coordinates with Matt. Matt gut wrenches, Nick springboards, MELTZER DRIVER! Cover, the Young Bucks win!
Winners: The Young Bucks, Matt Jackson pinning
Brothers went to war, and the Jacksons beat the Rhodes this night. Is this the last time we’ve seen Dustin and Cody teaming together? Is this the last time we’ve seen these two brotherhoods battling? And will we see these brothers in the race for the AEW World Tag Team Championships? And what of the Lucha Brothers’ challenge for the ladder match?
But because they’re still friends, Nick and Matt want to check on Cody. Dustin keeps them back to help Cody up first. The Rhodes stand across from the Bucks, and Matt has the mic. “Things got a little competitive out here. And I know for weeks on end, Nick and I have been making fun of you guys.” But it was in the spirit of competition. The Bucks have been everywhere and faced everyone. They heard the myth of the Rhodes Brothers. It was this legend. Matt doesn’t watch that stuff, so he didn’t see any of that. “But dammit, you two are one of the best tag teams we’ve ever been in the ring with!”
Music plays, and the time has come! Mr. Khan is here to present the check AEW is giving to the Victim Assistance Advisory Council. Cody breaks down the numbers, but it’s $150,000 in all! Fans cheer this most of all! AEW wanted to help those affected, and this money will be responsibly sourced and distributed in the city of Jacksonville! “And I don’t know if we are still on the air, but I’ll say this: you can’t counter program what AEW is doing.” Maybe you can counter Cody, the Bucks or Brandi, but you can’t counter the “damn revolution that is All Elite Wrestling!!” Fans agree to that! So Cody has a question for everyone: when AEW hits TNT, are you coming with them? “YES!!”
Well Cody has no catchphrase, but Omega does. So Omega might be able to customize it to tonight. Cody hands the mic over to the Cleaner! Omega thanks Cody for that intro and thanks the fans for supporting this cause. Today was not just about making a statement with wrestling, but that they’ll do something for this community to honor the selflessness of the fans. But this is a conundrum. As much as Omega wants to bid adieu, this doesn’t seem like the day for that. So while Omega wants to say good-bye and good night, bang, no. Just the good bye and good night. Actually, let’s have fun since this is the end. It will be “boing.” No one ever got in trouble for bouncing around. So with that, Omega bids you adieu. Good bye, MWAH, and good, night, BOING!
My Thoughts:
Another AMAZING night for AEW! They’re practically at a 100% success rate. Again, not a bad match on the card. And all these matches got time to breathe. Which is actually a great bonus here, and why Fight for the Fallen ended up longer than the other AEW PPVs. All the winners felt right given the stories of the matches, so I can’t really complain about booking, either. The Librarians, Avalon and Bates, are obviously great Heel jobbers to put over Faces, but I feel like Bates VS Allie was better than Avalon VS Kiss. The women’s tag of Baker & Riho VS Priestly & Nakajima was really fun, really good, and with the hype for Priestly coming into AEW, she had to win to make it all worth it.
I was surprised that the Six Man Tag was scheduled for the Buy-In but ends up a main card match, but again that’s because the matches were all given plenty of time. It was brilliant work for MJF and Shawn Spears to not get along at all, but to also have Spears be the reason his team wins anyway. I think this gives us a rare Heel VS Heel rivalry for All Out and AEW TV, where fans just choose a side and go from there. That in itself will be something to make AEW stand out. I was surprised to see Brandi bring out Awesome Kong, but I probably shouldn’t have been. Brandi is morphing into the Heel wrestler/authority figure and is actually doing it rather well. And then the surprise of Aja Kong showing up, we better get Kong VS Kong on the road to a women’s champion.
Hangman Page VS Kip Sabian was really good, and they’re clearly pushing the story that Hangman will have the uphill battle. Especially with Jericho attacking him, very truly referencing how he attacked Tetsuya Naito with that mask and ambush. Jericho’s promo after and the brawl that happened were great for the story, and this AEW World Championship match is going to be something else. For that matter, Omega VS Cima was insane! I don’t know what fans were reacting to off camera in the middle, but who cares, the real attraction was the number of meteoras Omega took. Omega wins because at this point, he did have to. While he’d only had one match in AEW before, these events are all AEW has right now, and Omega needs momentum to face Moxley at All Out.
Tonight was clearly a tag team night, though. The Triple Threat Tag was the most given result of the night, since the Dark Order went after Best Friends at Double or Nothing, then sent a message at Fyter Fest. Even so, all three teams shined, so that’s all any fan can ask for. Dark Oder VS Best Friends at All Out will surely be a great match and either team could win at this point. SCU VS Lucha Brothers was amazing, and Lucha Bros win because they apparently want the Bucks to challenge them for the AAA tag titles again just to make a point to everyone. I feel like Lucha Bros should win that ladder match to retain the titles. Bucks VS Rhodes was an insane main event, and the only thing anyone could say is that it was almost midnight in Florida so fans were legit tired from how awesome the whole night was.
Given the challenge posed by Lucha Bros, the Bucks had to win. They also needed to win just on the virtue of the Rhodes not having teamed in a long time, and Dustin just getting up there in age. Then the closing section making it to air was a good call, it was so great to see this technically “behind the scenes” moment of just how much AEW is giving to this cause. Cody’s talk of “counter programming” is obviously aimed at WWE and the Evolve 10th Anniversary special also being tonight, but I’m not going to pass judgement. It is what it is, it’s not like TV networks don’t do the same with any given show or event. I’ll just say there are fans like myself crazy enough to want to watch it all in the same weekend.
My Score: 9.1/10
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Will Dax & Cash learn to Fear The Red Death?
FTR put the blame on Daniel Garcia for how things went down between them, but now Garcia plans on taking one of the Top Guys out!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Ricochet VS Angelico w/ Serpentico; Ricochet wins.
- 8 Man Tag: The Don Callis Family VS The Outrunners, Bandido & AR Fox; The Don Callis Family wins.
- Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn VS Lee Johnson w/ Blake Christian; Bowens wins.
- Willow Nightingale VS Kris Statlander; Kris wins.
- Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander VS The Dark Order; Takeshita & Alexander win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Dralistico; Bailey wins.
- Daniel Garcia VS Dax Harwood w/ Cash Wheeler & Stokely Hathaway; No Contest.
PLAY BY PLAY
Toni Storm is here!
Or rather, she’s still here given just last night, the TIMELESS AEW Women’s World Champion won a Fatal 4 Way Eliminator. And now she’s in the special box seat “balcony” with mic in hand. Detroit cheers and she blows kisses before saying, “So many men have taken a shot at me in here, I’m feeling like Abraham Lincoln. I will never forget my first. It was messy, it was sweaty, and painful. But I only wanted more. Once a month, once a week, twice a week, I was hooked. But then, it only became more risky. One at a time, then two at a time. And three at a time! Incorporating random objects, all the while being watched by perverts.”
The fans cheer being perverts but then Toni says, “One day, it will not end well for me. It will break my body and soil my soul. But in the end, I know it’s what I was born to do. And if you think I was referring to sexual intercourse, then get your minds out of the gutter!” Toni takes a moment before she continues, “Because the best bang could not compare to fighting for this!” She holds up the title and the fans cheer more! “I am not waiting for a Hayter or a CEO. So next week, line up the next batch of slop tarts, because baby wants to binge!” The fans also like the sound of that! Toni says spit on it and sit on it, and let’s get TIMELESS~!
The fans applaud and Toni takes a bow. Beach Break just got that much bigger, but who will take their shot at The Tramp that is The Champ?
Backstage interview with Paragon.
Lexy Nair is with Adam Cole, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly to ask them about the 2 Out of 3 Falls last Saturday. Roddy says that to say they’re disappointed is an understatement. He and Kyle are one of the best teams on this planet, and they thought it’d be like riding a bike. But it has been a bit more difficult than they thought. Kyle agrees that they’re frustrated and disappointed, but what they aren’t doing is taking anything away from themselves. They’re the Paragon and they’re still one of the best tag teams out there. And any other day, any other time, 99 out of 100, Kyle & Roddy win that match.
Cole agrees, and he knows that was tough last week. But they are one of the best teams in the world. There will be plenty of chances to prove that this year. But in step the Grizzled Young Veterans and Zack Gibson says say that again. He can’t believe Paragon has the nerve to stand here sulking and complaining. Honestly, this three are three of the best ever. The problem is, they’ve gone soft! They’ve forgotten what it is to fight for their sport. So any time they’re ready, GYV will remind them what that’s like. Kyle & Roddy say why not. GYV will be the first time that gets stomped on Paragon’s way back to the top!
GYV laugh that off then take their leave. But when and where will Liverpool’s Number One & Mr. Mayhem take on the Savior of the Backbreaker & the Violent Artist?
Ricochet VS Angelico w/ Serpentico!
The One & Only just got a big win last night alongside the Young Bucks, but now he looks to get a win on his own. Will Ricochet make Detroit #OuttaThisWorld two nights in a row? Or will tonight belong to Spanish Announce Project’s South African Stud?
The bell rings and the fans rally as Angelico and Ricochet circle. They feel things out, circle more, then Angelico leaves Ricochet hanging by smoothing his hair. Ricochet says ha ha, more bald jokes. Ricochet waistlocks, the fans chant, “He Has Hair!” but Ricochet hammerlocks and snapmares to then ghost pin, TWO! Ricochet taunts Angelico that this is professional wrestling, not modeling. Angelico trips Ricochet to cover, ONE! Angelico has a cording hold and he keeps Ricochet from the ropes. Ricochet wrenches, but Angelico gets the cording hold back! Ricochet endures, reaches out, but Angelico arm-drags him to the mat!
The fans cheer more, but Ricochet kips up. Angelico wrangles him back down! Ricochet claws at Angelico but Angelico polishes the bald head! The fans cheer and Angelico keeps on the arm. Ricochet fights up again, but Angelico wrangles him back down! Angelico gives Ricochet more polish, then stands him up to wrench and cording hold. Ricochet throws a body shot, flips up and over, but Angelico switches arms for a modified Cobra Twist! Angelico holds up his hand and the fans cheer, but Ricochet fights free and bails out. The fans boo but then Angelico sneaks up to clamp on shoulder claws!
Ricochet fights back, and he THROWS Angelico to the floor! Ricochet skins the cat, then TORNILLO PLANCHAS! Ricochet takes down Angelico, taunts Serpentico, then goes storming off to grab a chair! Ricochet chases off #SNAKEMAN, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Ricochet gets up on the barrier to soak up more heat, and he even flicks sweat off his bald head! Ricochet puts Angelico in the ring, stalks him to ropes, then CHOKES him! The ref counts, Ricochet backs off, and Serpentico coaches Angelico. Angelico sputters but Ricochet brings him up for a snapmare. Ricochet digs his knee into Angelico’s back as part of the chinlock. Angelico endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Angelico is free, runs the ropes, but Ricochet DROPKICKS him down! Ricochet taunts the fans, covers Angelico, TWO! Angelico is tougher than that but Ricochet covers again, ONE! And again, ONE! And again, ONE!!
Ricochet throws a fit and SLAPS Angelico down before arguing with the ref. The ref defends the count, so Ricochet just stomps away on Angelico’s back! Ricochet taunts the fans, goes back to stomp Angelico and kick him around, then he kicks Angelico to the ropes. Angelico rises to BODY BLOW! And JAB! Ricochet staggers back, Angelico fires more shots! Angelico runs, KICKS the backdrop away, then runs again, only for Ricochet to FLAPJACK him off ropes and JUMPING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Angelico survives and Collision returns to single picture. Ricochet storms his way to a corner while the fans boo.
Ricochet aims and 450- NO, he has to bail out as Angelico moves! Ricochet comes back but Angelico dodges again, Ricochet hits only buckles! Angelico swings, Ricochet dodges and shoves to TIGER WALL KICK! And SOBAT! KNEE! But Angelico KNEES in return! Ricochet rebounds to V-TRIGGER! ROLLING- NO, Angelico clinches for a LIFTING FLATLINER! The fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count starts, Ricochet and Angelico stir, and they rise at 5 of 10. Angelico counters a punch and then fires haymakers! Angelico whips, Ricochet reverses, but then Ricochet catches the leap!
Angelico fights Ricochet’s clinch with elbows, then whips, but Ricochet reverses, Angelico LEAPING LARIATS! And LEAPING LARIATS again! The fans fire up and Angelico storms up to Ricochet. Angelico whips, Ricochet reverses, but Angelico reverses back! COBRA TWIST, and the HEAD SLAPS! The fans fire up as Angelico just takes Ricochet to task! Ricochet sputters and staggers around, Angelico kicks and Canadian Racks! YOYO SLAM, into a hammerlock and HALF CRAB! Ricochet endures, reaches out, but Angelico gets the other arm! Ricochet kicks with his free leg and has the ROPEBREAK! The fans boo but Angelico lets go.
Ricochet goes to the apron, Angelico storms up, but Ricochet HOTSHOTS him! And then FLICKS the ropes at Angelico to hit down low! Ricochet then springboards and FLYING LARIATS! The fans boo but Ricochet runs for a STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Ricochet just keeps going, dragon sleeper for the VERTIGO!! Ricochet rolls back, locks ‘n’ loads, and SPIRIT GUN!! Cover, Ricochet wins!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall
Ricochet made sure Angelico was done before he got the 1-2-3, and now he gets the mic. “Go ahead. C’mon, I can’t hear you! I can’t hear you!” The fans boo and taunt him more and Ricochet says he welcomes it all! Their boos mean NOTHING to him, because he sees what they cheer for. And c’mon, if you cheer for the Detroit Lions, that means you’re dumb as hell. If you were smart, if you had any amount of common sense, you’d be cheering for him! The fans keep taunting him with “They’re Not Bald!” But Ricochet says the Eagles won the Super Bowl, what’re they talking about? They should be cheering him, because he’s been here less than a year and he’s beaten most of the favorites!
Brody King, Will Ospreay, Mike Bailey, Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe, Swerve Strickland, and even Kenny Omega! All of them are AEW legends, and Ricochet beat them all! But wait, speaking of legends… Ricochet points out the living legend, Zach Gowen! Ricochet remembers growing up, watching wrestling, he was a huge fan of Zach Gowen. Huge fan. He remembers when big Brock would beat him up and down the arena, that was awesome. But the thing is, Daddy Gowen used to be on this side of the barriers, but now he’s on the other side of them. What happened, Zach? Doesn’t have a leg in the fight anymore?
Ricochet laughs at his own offensive joke, and then asks where that fire is now. He pushes Zach around, security rushes in and Ricochet says he wasn’t doing anything! They’re just talking! Then he BOPS each and every guard! They like that? Ricochet THROWS one guy into railing! Ricochet does his own commentary as he sends another one into the steel steps! Then he puts the third one in the ring, and says Zach might like this. The fans boo but now Ricochet brings out THE SCISSORS! Ricochet cuts this guy’s hair up! But Zach jumps into the ring!! The fans cheer as Zach snatches the scissors from Ricochet!
The fans cheer as Zach asks what is wrong with Ricochet! Ricochet says sorry, sorry! But then he KICKS Zach’s leg out! And then SPIRIT GUN!! The fans boo even more but Ricochet isn’t done with Zach. He takes Zach’s prosthetic leg away! The fans boo as loud as they can as Ricochet leaves with the leg! Ricochet isn’t just humiliating Zach Gowen, he’s committing a crime! Ricochet holds the leg up as a trophy, then mockingly limps with it. Will anyone ever humble the ego that is #OuttaThisWorld?
8 Man Tag: The Don Callis Family VS The Outrunners, Bandido & AR Fox!
Don Callis himself dared Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd to find a friend so they could settle things with Roppongi Vice and the Family, but the Outrunners did better than that! They found TWO friends! Will the Most Wanted ROH World Champion and the Whole Fox’n Show help the Youngest Men Alive humble Callis’ cronies? Or will Trent Beretta, Rocky Romero, Lance Archer & Kyle Fletcher use them to take out all of their frustrations?
Callis of course joins commentary while the teams sort out. Callis calls tonight “Don Callis Championship Wrestling,” and says Detroit boos him and his Family because it is a city of losers. Kyle Fletcher starts against Bandido and the fans fire up. Kyle and Bandido circle, the fans rally up more, and they tie up. They go around, Kyle puts Bandido on the ropes. The fans rally for Bandido and he dodges the chop to CHOP! Kyle swings, Bandido dodges and headlocks. Kyle powers up and out, Bandido RAMS him, but Kyle rebounds to RUN Bandido over! Kyle flexes, the fans boo, but then Turbo flexes and the fans cheer.
So Kyle BOOTS Turbo off the apron! Kyle runs, Bandido dodges, hurdles, but Kyle leaps over. The fans tell Callis off while things keep moving. Bandido slips around to tilt-o-whirl RANA! And then DROPKICK! Kyle falls against ropes, Trent tags in, and Trent CLOBBERS Bandido! The fans boo, Trent rains down fists, and the ref reprimands. Trent stops to tag in Rocky. Roppongi Vice mugs Bandido, then they DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! But Bandido lands out, tags AR Fox, and Fox BOOTS Rocky! And BOOTS Trent! Fox goes up, up, and CANNONBALLS! The fans fire up but here comes the Murderhawk Monster!
Archer scoops Fox into the crucifix lift! But Fox slips free, goes Matrix to dodge, and he ENZIGIRIS! Archer tumbles out, Fox whips Rocky to the corner, Rocky runs into Turbo’s BOOT! Truth adds a HAYMAKER, then Fox tags Turbo. Turbo brings Rocky around to wrench and wristlock. Truth tags in as they whip and atomic drop, UPPERCUT HART ATTACK! Trent is back, but he runs into a DOUBLE HIP TOSS! The fans fire up with The Outrunner as they run at the corners! BACK ELBOWS in stereo for RPG Vice! Then Outrunners trade, more ELBOWS in stereo! Then a feed to the BULLDOG LARIAT COMBO! The fans fire up while The Outrunners wind it up!
“Turbo Floyd! You-” Well, Trent gets Rocky out of there, they do NOT give the people what they want. Archer is back and he double choke grips! DOUBLE CHOKE SLAM!! Archer BLASTS Fox & Bandido off the corner, Kyle is there to beat them up, and the fans boo as Archer stomps away on Truth! Archer stands on Truth in the corner and laughs while Collision goes picture in picture.
Archer stalks Truth tot he Callis corner. Rocky tags Archer in and they mug Truth. Archer bumps Truth off buckles, then whips him corner to corner hard! Truth falls to the mat, Archer puts him back in the corner, and Archer looms over him. Truth rises up to fire CHOPS, but archer eggs him on! Truth fires haymakers, then runs, only for Archer to DECK him! Tag to Trent and Trent stalks Truth while Archer TOSESS Turbo! Trent CHOKES Truth, CHOPS him, then talks trash. Trent winds up to CHOP again! Trent brings Truth over to bump off buckles, then he tags in Rocky. RPG Vice mugs Truth, whips him to a corner, and Kyle joins in.
Rocky runs up to ELBOW Truth, then Trent adds an ELBOW of his own! Kyle runs to forearm SMASH! Archer runs in and ELBOWS Truth down! Rocky covers, TWO! Truth survives the onslaught, but Rocky wrenches an arm. Tag to Kyle and Kyle KICKS then arm! Kyle mocks Truth reaching out for his corner, then stomps Truth down. Kyle stalks Truth to the ropes, mockingly holds Truth’s hand out, then scoops and SLAMS him in a snap! Kyle taunts Bandido, then he brings Truth up. Truth fires hands, but Kyle scoops and SLAMS again! Collision returns to single picture and he BLASTS Truth’s corner! Bandido avoids the shot and shouts at Kyle!
Kyle taunts Bandido, but Truth fires hands! The fans fire up but Kyle BOOTS Truth! Kyle suplexes, but Truth counters with a cradle! TWO, and Kyle is up, only for Truth to juke! Hot tag to Bandido! Kyle kicks but Bandido deflects and waistlocks. Kyle switches, shoves and runs up, but Bandido SUPERKICKS! Bandido goes up, up, and TORNILLOS! Down goes Kyle and he bails out! RPG Vice attack Bandido from behind! RPG Vice double whip, Bandido grabs ropes and he BOOTS them back! The Outrunners are in and they stereo ATOMIC DROP! RPG Vice tumble up and out of the ring! Archer runs in, Bandido holds the ropes down, but Archer doesn’t fall for it!
Archer ROCKS Bandido, but the Outrunners DUMP him out! The fans fire up as the Callis Family regroups by the ramp. Fox returns, and he coordinates with Bandido! Whip and pop-up, SUPER CANNONBALL!! The fans fire up as Fox hits a strike! And then The Outrunners form a staircase! Bandido runs to step, step, and ESCALARA CONJILO!! The fans are thunderous as Bandido puts Kyle in! The Outrunners set Kyle up and then wind it up! “Turbo Floyd! You sonova b*tch!” HANDSHAKE DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Fox adds a SWANTON BOMB! Bandido adds a FROG SPLASH!! Cover, The Family breaks it!
The fans boo but The Outrunners brawl with the Family! Things tumble out of the ring, but Bandido aims at Kyle on the ropes! Bandido deals the hand, BLACKJACK- NO, Kyle switches through! DRAGON SUPLEX, but Bandido lands out! Bandido ducks ‘n’ dodges and tilt-o-whirls, but Kyle stops the DDT to MICHINOKU DRIVER!! The fans are thunderous while both men are down! Kyle and Bandido crawl, hot tags to Fox and Trent! Fox RAMS Trent, goes up, up, and leaps over Trent to somersault and CANNONBALL Kyle! Then Fox wrenches Trent, catches the leg, and FISHERMAN BUSTERS! Archer grabs Fox, shoves him back, but Fox returns to DRAPING DDT!
Fox sees Rocky, Rocky kicks first, then Rocky whips. Fox reverses, Rocky is in the corner, Fox hits an A-LIST LARIAT! Kyle runs up but Fox ELBOWS him away! Fox skins the cat to DROPKICK Rocky and then backwards roll, CUTTER for Kyle! Then Fox avoids Rocky to hit a CUTTER!! The fans are electric and Fox has Kyle on the ropes! Fox builds speed, but Trent anchors his foot! Kyle hits a CALF KICK! The Outrunners BLAST Trent, but Archer CROSSBODIES The Outrunners! Bandido springboards in but Kyle catches him! Kyle calls to the boys, RPG Vice hit a DOUBLE JUMP KNEE! The fans boo but Fox is up!
Fox dodges RPG Vice, BOOTS Kyle, then DOUBLE CUTTER RPG Vice! The fans are thunderous again as Fox goes up, up, but Kyle distracts the ref! Archer grabs Fox, and he SUPER CHOKE SLAMS him down! RPG Vice then sits Fox up, wrenches and double pump handle! JACKAL DRIVER!! Cover, Don Callis Family wins!
Winners: The Don Callis Family, by pinfall
Trent shouts that no one will ever disrespect them again! Will Callis’ pack of jackals devour anyone and everyone that stands in their way?
BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break!
After the assault and humiliation that we saw earlier tonight, Zach Gowen is going to make his return to wrestling! Will Zach get revenge on Ricochet for taking things too far?
Jon Moxley speaks.
“So, we’re through the obligatory preamble, casualties on both sides. Last night, you took out my number one lieutenant. Now I could vow revenge and talk about all the things I’m gonna do to Samoa Joe once I get him inside that steel cage. But that would be rather rote, and probably mostly untrue. What do we know? The consensus is Samoa Joe is gonna kick my ass. And yeah, there’s nobody on the planet better at getting their ass kicked than me. The question isn’t whether Joe will beat me up. The question is, how long can he do it? Five, eight minutes? Ten? 20? 25? I’ve got all night.
“I know you don’t think very much of me, Joe, but you are one of the guys that I have genuine respect for. You are the embodiment of a champion. But you’re not the AEW World Champion, I am. And I know that no matter what happens to me inside that steel cage in Chicago, no matter what Hell is put on me, no matter what I am put through in that steel cage, I know I have been through worse. I have been through the kind of Hell, I have weathered the kind of storms, I have faced down the kinds of demons that would keep these kids up at night. So I don’t need to be feared or respected by you or anybody else. I just need you to show up.
“I don’t get along with the rest of the world because I am not like the rest of the world. And believe it or not, next week, there is nowhere else in the world I would rather be than locked inside a steel cage in Chicago with the AEW World Championship hanging in the balance, with the baddest man in pro-wrestling, Samoa Joe. I didn’t build my foundation on sand. When the storm comes through, the only thing that matters is who is the last man standing.” The Maniac has issued his ultimatum, will he ultimately be the baddest man in AEW?
Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn VS Lee Johnson w/ Blake Christian!
The Pride of Pro-Wrestling is ready to prove he’s worthy of all the opportunities before him, but that means having others step to the plate. #BigShotty thinks he can get a hit off the 5 Tool Player, but will he be able to go yard? Or will he just get Molly Whopped and sent back to the dugout?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Bowens. Bowens and Lee tie up, Bowens wrenches and wristlocks, but Lee wrenches back. Bowens slips through, wrenches and hammerlocks, then he spins and snapmares Lee to an Oklahoma Roll! TWO, and Bowens tries a cradle, TWO! Lee is up to headlock back, but Bowens powers up and out. Lee goes up and over, baits Bowens into a waistlock, but Bowens switches. Lee switches, then he shoves Bowens! “You’re nothing!” The fans boo and Bowens scowls. Lee talks more trash, but Bowens CHOPS Lee off his feet! Bowens stalks Lee to a corner, CHOPS again, and the fans “WOO~!”
Bowens CHPOS again, and again, and again! Bowens then stomps a mudhole into Lee! The ref counts, Bowens steps off at 4, and Bowens apologizes. Lee bails out, Bowens pursues, and Lee tries to apologize. But then Lee bumps into Daddy Ass! Lee looks and sees Billy, apologizes to him now, but Bowens ROCKS Lee! Bowens whips Lee hard into barriers and the fans fire up! Bowens puts Lee in the ring, but Lee kicks low! Lee eggs Bowens on, whips, but Bowens hurdles and mule kicks! Front kicks! FAMOUSER! The fans fire up and Bowens wrenches to lift Lee, SWING OUT FACEBUSTER! Cover, ONE?!?
Billy is annoyed, but then Blake gets on the apron! Bowens backs the Vanilla Babyface off, but then he dodges Lee’s sneak attack! Bowens fireman’s carries, Lee slips free and shoves Bowens to ropes. Billy wants after Blake but the ref keeps him back. Bowens ELBOWS Lee away, but Blake swipes at him! Lee then DUMPS Bowens out! Bowens staggers up, Lee FLIES, and he gets just enough of Bowens to take him down! Then Lee and Blake mock the scissor fingers! The fans boo but Lee puts Bowens in the ring. Lee reels Bowens in, suplexes, but Bowens slips free! Bowens shoves Lee away, runs up, and he blocks the boot! But not the ENZIGIRI!
Lee SUPERKICKS Bowens, runs, but into the Rock, Paper, Scissors, SUPERKICK! The fans fire up and Bowens shows them how it’s done! He puts up the scissors, then shouts for his shot! But Blake gets on the apron! Bowens grabs Blake, Lee rolls Bowens up with tights, TWO!! MOLLY WHOP!! Cover, Bowens wins!
Winner: Anthony Bowens, by pinfall
Blake tried to tip the scales, but then he also storms into the ring! Billy gets in Blake’s way and Blake backs up. Blake “apologizes,” but then he takes a swing! Billy stops that and TOSSES Blake out! Billy says “SUCK IT!” Bowens grabs a mic to tell Detroit, “What you just saw was the Pride of Professional Wrestling! The perfect combination of power, athleticism, intelligence, the look, and The It Factor. And I am in a really good mood, so y’know what? Billy, throw ’em up! Detroit, throw ’em up! And make some noise!” And they SCISSOR FINGER~! For old time’s sake, Bowens embraces the old gimmick. But will nothing stop Bowens from making himself a contender?
The Gates of Agony are here!
Detroit cheers as Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona walk out to the ring, but they grab mics so they can talk. Kaun calls out Bryan Keith & Big Bill. “You think you’re gonna walk through these Gates unscathed, unburned, and redeem yourselves in the eyes of Chris Jericho?” The fans boo and Kaun says, “Hell no, Paradise has to be earned. And these Gates right here? They’re gonna stop you in your tracks.” Liona says, “And this time, we’re not doing it in a parking lot! Y’know why? Because we’re in Detroit! Why not do this right here, right now!?” The fans cheer and Liona tells Big Bill & Bryan Keith, you heard the people! Get out here and fight!
The shirts come off, and here come the Redwood & Bad Apple! They go right to the ring and the brawl is on! The fans fire up as Bill has Kaun and Keith has Liona! Bill hammers away on Kaun in a corner, Liona ROCKS Keith, but Keith roars! Keith runs, only for Liona to LARIAT him down! Bill BOOTS Liona down! Bill goes out after Liona, but then Keith LARIATS Kaun and himself up and out of the ring! Bill and Liona brawl, Linoa shoves Bill into railing and CLUBS him! Keith and Kaun brawl on the floor, Liona SMACKS Bill off steel steps! Liona fires up, the fans are torn, and Liona runs in, only for Bill to send him into railing! In fact, Liona goes over the railing!
Keith staggers but Kaun keeps after him. Kaun brings Keith to the ramp but Keith elbows free! Keith runs but Kaun fireman’s carries! SAMOAN DROP down through tables!! Fans lose their minds, and somehow Liona is up! Liona and Bill now brawl on the stage, even as security and producer Kevin Matthews try to stop this! But there’s no stopping it, and Bill BOOTS Liona! Liona wobbles, but then he roars! Liona SPEARS Bill off the stage and down through tables!! The fans lose their minds all over again! The Gates and the Branches are down around ringside, is the Learning Tree impressed watching this at home?
AEW hears from Anna Jay & Harley Cameron, as well as Penelope Ford & Megan Bayne.
The Queenslayer says, “Megan, you really like to pick fights, huh? I don’t care how big you are, how hard you hit, I will wrap my arms around you and make you sleep!” The Superbad Girl says Anna has been gone a long time, and the Megasus says things have changed. There is a new animal in this jungle, and having a pure heart, fat ass and good friends isn’t gonna cut it. But the wild Aussie tells the Megasus, “I bet your back is blown out after the fight that I brought last night!” Anna says don’t say it like. Ford tells Harley to stop hiding behind Anna’s fat ass already. Ford & Megan want them to fight and learn that mercy is the one thing they never mastered.
Harley shouts that she and Anna will SLAY THE MEGASUS, and all will FEEL THE WRATH! And so BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break Collision! Anna Jay VS Megan Bayne will happen next Saturday when Collision returns to TNT!
Willow Nightingale VS Kris Statlander!
Former friends, bitter enemies, and now maybe somewhere in between, the Babe with the Power and the Galaxy’s Greatest will battle 1v1 once more! But will we truly see she’s a #BornAgainKristen when this fight helps her make amends with Willow? Or will nothing Kris does matter, and Willow will smile anyway?
The bell rings and the two circle. The two start pushing, and then shoving, and then Willow wrenches to wrangle Kris. Kris fights up to wrench back and headlock, but Willow powers out to headlock in return. Kris powers up and out, then reels Willow in for her own headlock. Willow THROWS Kris away and the fans fire up! Willow wants Kris to take this serious, so Kris runs up to waistlock. Willow fights the lift and switches, Kris fights the lift in return. Willow powers through to SLAM Kris all the same! The fans fire up more while Kris grows frustrated. Kris storms up, but Willow boops her on the nose!
The fans are torn but Kris says if that’s how it’s gonna be… And she SLAPS Willow! Willow swings, Kris dodges and Kris trips Willow to then basement CROSSBODY! Kris mocks the Willow smile ‘n’ pose, TWO! Kris mocks the smiling but then Willow SLAPS her! The fans fire up so Kris CHOSP! Willow CHOPS! Is that a spider on the screen? The CHOPS keep going and the fans “WOO~!” Willow then fires off forearms! And an ENZIGIRI! Kris sputters to a corner, Willow storms up, and the fans cheer as she bumps Kris off buckles! Then she brings Kris to another corner for another buckle bump! And then the third corner! And the fourth corner!
The fans fire up as Willow completes the lap, snapmares Kris and BOOTS her down! Willow whips Kris again, but Kris sunset flips! TWO, Willow sits up into a BUZZSAW! Cover, TWO! Kris huffs ‘n’ puffs but she CHOSP! And ROKS! And CHOPS! Kris hooks the arms but Willow flips that around to a backslide, TWO! Kris Oklahoma rolls, TWO! Willow has the cover, TWO! Kris has it back, TWO! Both women stand, Kris scoops, but Willow slips free! Willow shoves Kris, Kris goes up the corner, BACK ELBOW! Kris flexes and the fans are torn, but she hurries to cover, TWO! The fans rally and Kris brings Willow up.
Kris runs, but Willow POUNCES her! PERIOD! Kris tumbles out, the fans fire up, and the ring count starts. Willow goes to the apron and she CANNONBALLS! The fans fire up more as Kris goes down! Willow high-fives the front row, then she goes back to drag Kris up. Willow reels Kris in, but Kris suplexes first! A hard landing on the floor and we’re past 5 of 10! Kris rolls in at 7, but rolls out while Willow rolls in. Kris grabs Willow and brings her back out while Collision goes picture in picture.
Kris brings Willow around to hit another suplex to the floor! Kris soaks up cheers and jeers, puts Willow back in the ring, and then soaks up more cheers and jeers. Kris runs and LARIATS Willow in the corner! Then she scoop SLAMS, covers, TWO! Willow is still in this but Kris stays on her. Kris whips Willow, Willow reverses, and Willow stays back as Kris goes up. Willow then CLUBS Kris on the back, and she reels Kris in for a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Willow reels Kris into a GROUND OCTOPUS! Kris endures as Willow twists her around! Kris pushes it to a cover, TWO! Both women stand, Kris kicks low and snapmares for a body scissor squeeze!
Willow endures, even as Kris adds a half nelson to the mix! Willow fights around, reaches out, and throws elbows! The nelson is undone but Willow still elbows away at the legs! Kris lets Willow go, the two stand up, and Kris CHOPS! Willow seethes and winds up to CHOP back! Kris ROCKS Willow! Willow CHOPS Kris! Kris ROCKS Willow, Willow ROCKS Kris, and repeat! The shots go back and forth, then Willow fires a flurry! Kris fires her own flurry in return! Both women wobble, then they fire more shots! Collision returns to single picture as the shots keep going! Willow then slips around and GERMAN SUPLEXES!
Kris rises, and she gets around Willow to GERMAN SUPLEX! Both women stand, DOUBLE LARIATS collide, and both women fall back! The fans fire up while Kris and Willow go to opposite corners. Kris and Willow rise, then Willow runs up to back body block! Kris dodges the lariat and UPPERCUTS! Kris runs side to side to KNEE Willow! Kris whips, Willow cartwheels and BOOTS! Kris kips up to PELE! Kris runs, but Willow hits a SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO!! The fans are thunderous and Willow has Kris in a corner. Willow LARIATS point blank again and again and again! The fans count all the way to nine, but Kris dodges ten!
Willow blocks the superkick, fireman’s carries, and she bumps Kris off buckles before- NO, Kris slips free! Kris waistlocks but Willow CLUBS away! Kris shoves Willow but Willow avoids the snap powerslam! Willow gut wrenches but Kris trips her! Jackknife bridge, TWO and Willow sunset flips it! TWO and both women stand! SUPERKICK from Kris! Kris runs to SCISSOR KICK! Cover, TWO!! Willow survives and Kris is shocked! The fans are thunderous and Kris hauls Willow up. Kris has the leg, but Willow wrenches and fireman’s carries, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Kris survives and Willow is beside herself!
Detroit is thunderous as Willow puts Kris in the corner. Willow bumps Kris off buckles, then she climbs up to rain down fists! The fans count, but Kris slips out to CLUB Willow on the back! Kris goes up and she has Willow on the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Both women are down and the fans go wild! Kris and Willow slowly rise again, and Kris takes aim! Kris winds up and DISCUS- LARIAT from Willow!! The straps come down and Willow hauls Kris up! BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!!! But Kris flounders all the way out of the ring! Willow rises, but Wheeler Yuta is here. Yuta taunts former friend Kris, but this is to distract the ref!
Marina Shafir gets Willow with a CHAIN!! Marina CHOKES Willow, then KICKS her down! The fans boo but the Death Riders leave ringside. Kris has no idea what happened, she just tucks Willow in! STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER!! Cover, Kris wins!!
Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall
The Problem flips off Willow and Detroit as she finally gets revenge on Willow. Will Willow be able to smile when she’s this pissed off at Marina?
Skye Blue speaks.
“Next week, Beach Break, AEW is back in Chicago. And so am I. I’m back, and I’m a violent little thing.” The Chicago Skye is dark and brooding once again, but will her future be bright?
Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander VS The Dark Order!
Before they take on Will Ospreay & Hangman Page for Beach Break, The Alpha & Walking Weapon are going to make an example out of the Cowboy’s former friends. Will this be the end of The Dark Order once and for all? Or can Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds survive despite not having the Numbers?
Well, Konosuke & Alexander don’t even wait, they just attack! The bell rings, Konosuke TOSSES Uno and Alexander runs up on Reynolds! Reynolds dodges, runs back in, but Alexander ELBOWS him down! Then BOOTS him! Konosuke uses his own jacket to LASH Uno with those studs! Alexander throws his jacket off to keep on Reynolds, and the ref is so busy with Alexander that he misses Callis CLAWING Uno’s eyes! Alexander whips Reynolds, Reynolds goes up and over, but then Alexander puts him on the apron! Reynolds avoids the shoulder to GUILLOTINE KNEE DROP!
Alexander staggers away, the ref is distracted, and Konosuke YANKS Reynolds down! Konosuke sits Reynolds on the apron, CHOPS and hits a DRIVE-BY, then Alexander adds his CROSSBODY CHECK! Reynolds is down, Uno runs up, but Alexander dodges for the ALPHA ELBOW to take Uno down! Alexander puts Reynolds back in the ring, bumps him off buckles, and he tags Konosuke. Konosuke wrenches and reels Reynolds in, BLUE THUNDER- NO, Reynolds fights the bomb! Reynolds reaches out for Uno, but Konosuke reels him in! BIG back suplex, but Reynolds lands out! Reyhnolds shoves Konosuke aside, hot tag to Uno!
Uno ducks ‘n’ dodges and RANAS! The fans fire up and Uno tags Reynolds back in! They double whip Konosuke, but he breaks their double lariat! Reynolds dodges as Konosuke LARIATS Uno down! Reynolds comes back but into the BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Hot tag to Alexander, and he hoists Uno up into the Electric Chair! Konosuke goes up, JUMP KNEE DOOMSDAY!! Then they haul Reynolds up, DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOWS!! And from there, STRAITJACKET PILEDRIVER!! Cover, Callis Family wins again!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander, by pinfall
Not only are these two rolling towards Beach Break, but Konosuke is red hot going into his NEVER Openweight Championship defense tomorrow night, NJPW Resurgence in California! Will all of the wrestling world soon belong to the Don Callis Family?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Dralistico!
This match came about because La Faccion Ingobernable was upset Kevin Knight’s team won that $400,000 tag match and they decided to make him pay for it physically. LFI essentially screwed The Jet out of a Continental Championship opportunity, but Bailey is going to fight for his friend! Will Bailey start by taking out El Toro Blanco’s brother?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. The two tie up, Dralistico puts Bailey in a corner, but the ref counts. Dralistico backs off, and he CHOPS! Dralistico fires hands, the ref counts, but Dralistico tells Bailey off. Dralistico runs, but Bailey blocks the superkick! Bailey swings, Dralistico ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Bailey drops down, hurdles over, and KICKS Dralistico down! The fans fire up while Dralistico bails out. Bailey builds speed, but Dralistico ducks the baseball slide! Bailey kicks, Dralistico blocks and flips Bailey! Bailey lands safe, but then Dralistico avoids the wall kick to ROCK him! Bailey comes back, Dralistico pops Bailey up, and Bailey mule kicks!
Bailey ASAI MOONSAULTS and down goes Dralistico at the ramp! The fans fire and Bailey hurries into the ring. Bailey is all fired up while Dralistico sputters. Bailey goes back out after Dralistico, then he drags Dralistico up. Bailey KICKS, and CHOPS, and then brings Dralistico around. Dralistico CLAWS the eyes! The fans boo but Dralistico RANAS Bailey into the steel steps! Then a SUPERKICK into the steps! Dralistico tranquilos and fans boo while Collision goes picture in picture.
Dralistico nods as the fans rally, and he stalks Bailey. Dralistico drags Bailey up, SMACKS him off the steel steps, then refreshes the ring count. Dralistico pretends he can’t hear the fans booing but he sees them give him thumbs down. Dralistico storms up on Bailey to CHOP him against railing! Dralistico then whips Bailey into the railing! Dralistico hops up onto the barriers so he can soak up the heat. Bailey crawls to the apron but Dralistico shoves him into the ring. Dralistico sits Bailey up, clamps on a GROUND COBRA TWIST, but Bailey endures! Dralistico throws down fists, then tells the fans to shut up!
Dralistico goes back to Bailey, stomps him, then drags him to a drop zone. Dralistico springboards to SWANTON BOMB! Cover, TWO! Dralistico tells everyone to tranquilo, then he stands Bailey up for a HEADBUTT! Dralistico looms over Bailey, stalks him to the ropes, and then KICKS a leg out! Dralistico puts Bailey on the ropes to CHOKE him! Collision returns to single picture as the fans boo and the ref counts. Dralistico stops at 4, then he KICKS Bailey in the leg! And he KICKS the leg again! Bailey hobbles, Dralistico kicks but Bailey blocks! Bailey KICKS and KICKS and KICKS in return! Then he CHOPS Darlistico in the corner!
The fans fire up but Dralistico turns things around. Dralistico CHOPS Bailey, but Bailey just snarls! Bailey puts Dralistico in the corner to KICK! Dralistico CHOPS! Bailey KICKS again! Dralistico CHOPS again and again and again! Bailey just KICKS again and again and again! The fans fire up as both men fire up and Dralistico fires forearms now! The fans are thunderous and Bailey comes back to KICK! Dralistico KICKS, Bailey KICKS, repeat! KICK for KICK, then Bailey unleashes the LIGHTNING KICKS! Dralistico avoids the thrust kick, but Bailey ducks a heel kick! Both men KICK, but then Bailey kicks a kick away to HEEL KICK Dralistico down!
The fans are thunderous as Bailey busts out that Tae Kwan Do! Dralistico rises, Bailey SOBATS, AX KICKS, and BUZZSAWS! Bailey then runs to SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Bailey drags Dralistico right up, suplexes and FALCON ARROW into the drop zone! Bailey climbs up, takes aim, and ULTIMATE- NO, Bailey has to bail out as Dralistico moves! Bailey rolls through, but Dralistico dropkicks the legs out! Dralistico then floats over, LA MAGITROL, TWO!! Bailey has Dralistico’s arm and steps over, but Dralistico rolls through, only for Bailey to sit on the sunset! Cover, TWO! Dralistico finishes the sunset, TWO!
Bailey kicks, misses, but then STANDING MOONSAULT! Dralistico moves again so Bailey lands out! Dralistico jumps the sweep, jumps on, CRUCIFIX DRIVER!! The fans are thunderous as Bailey flounders! Dralistico reaches down to knuckle lock, but Bailey denies the cover with a Monkey Flip, into a DESTROYER!! The fans are electric as Bailey has Dralistico in the corner! Bailey runs up, but Dralistico DREAMCAST KICKS first! Bailey goes to the apron. Dralistico storms out after him, and Dralistico reels Bailey in. Bailey fights the underhooks, and he Alabama Lifts! Dralistico sunset flips but Bailey stays up!
Bailey breaks free and MOONSAULT KNEE DROPS on the apron! Dralistico coughs and sputters as he rolls into the ring and the fans fire up again! Bailey aims, spins, HEEL KICK!! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: “Speedball” Mike Bailey, by pinfall
The sequel was even better than the original! This rematch between Speedball and Prince of Silver was incredible, but wait! Here comes Rush himself! Bailey dares El Toro Blanco to bring those horns because he wants to keep on fighting! Rush says wait your turn, perro! When and where will Bailey look to take the bull by his horns and bring him down?
BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break: Dynamite!
Given Toni Storm wants more and more action, and since Chicago is Skye Blue’s backyard, they’ll be meeting in an AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Fatal 4 Way! Who will the two mystery participants be? And will anyone be able to score on the Whore We All Adore this close to Double or Nothing?
Daniel Garcia VS Dax Harwood w/ Cash Wheeler & Stokely Hathaway!
For the longest time, Red Death respected FTR and FTR respected him. But after FTR selfishly betrayed Adam Copeland and put themselves ahead of everyone else, Garcia could not stand by and do nothing. Garcia dared one of the Top Guys to step up, will he take that Top Guy out? Or will this (emotionally) hurt FTR more than it hurts Garcia?
The bell rings and Dax circles with Garcia. Garcia is also wary of how Cash and #BigStoke are moving around ringside. The fans taunt Dax with “BALD! BALD! BALD!” so it isn’t just Ricochet anymore. Dax and Garcia tie up, go around, and Garcia puts Dax in the corner. The ref counts, Garcia lets off slowly, but he pats Dax on his bald head. Dax brushes that off, he and Garcia circle again, and then they tie up. They go around, Dax puts Garcia in a corner, and the ref counts. Dax lets off slowly, but he sucker punches Garcia! The fans boo but Stoke likes that! The ref reprimands but Garcia shakes off the cheap shot.
Dax storms up and ROCKS Garcia again! And CHOPS! Garcia staggers away but Dax storms up to CHOP again! Garcia goes to another corner, but then he CHOPS in return! Dax turns things around to CHOP again! But Garcia CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Dax CHOPS right back! Garcia sputters as he sits down in the corner. Dax huffs ‘n’ puffs and goes back for Garcia, but Garcia CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Dax headlocks, Garcia powers up and out, but Dax runs him over! Garcia trips Dax, HAMMERS away with fists, but Dax gets up. Garcia keeps after him with a CHOP in the corner!
Garcia whips corner to corner, runs up, but Dax ELBOWS him away! Dax runs up, SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Garcia is down and the fans boo but Stoke & Cash cheer Dax on. Dax stomps and drops knees on Garcia at the ropes! The ref counts, Dax backs off, and Garcia checks his own neck. Cash talks trash, the ref has him back off, and Cash says he’s just talking! He’s allowed to do that, right? The fans still taunt Dax with “BALD! BALD! BALD!” Dax stands Garcia up, reels him in, but Garcia fights the lift! Dax pulls on Garcia’s hair to then CHOP him! Garcia bails out, Dax pursues, and Dax brings Garcia around.
Dax talks trash on the fans, then reels Garcia in. Garcia fights the lift again, trips Dax up, and then CATAPULTS Dax into the POST! The fans fire up while Dax falls in a heap! Garcia stands, rolls into the ring, but just long enough to refresh the count. Dax is busted open and Garcia is right on that bloody forehead! Dax wants mercy but Garcia only backs off to get space. Garcia puts up his dukes, does his dance, and then runs in for a DROPKICK! Dax hits barriers, but Garcia runs again! Another DROPKICK into the barriers! And then a third DROPKICK into the barriers! The fans fire up with Garcia as he goes one more time, only for Cash to stand in the way!
The fans boo as Cash says no more! Garcia seethes, and he still runs up, but Dax LARIATS Garcia down! Cash bought Dax time, and now Dax huffs ‘n’ puffs through his crimson mask. Dax puts Garcia in the ring, then he grabs the ring bell! The ref stops Dax and they tug-o-war over it! Dax lets the ref have the bell, but then Garcia trips Dax! Garcia steps through, and he turns Dax over for the DRAGON TAMER!! But Stoke distracts the ref, letting Cash drag Garcia out! DRAPING NECKBREAKER to the floor! Cash points to commentary to give a thumbs up, but wait! DADDY MAGIC is here! The fans cheer as Matt Menard CLOBBERS Cash!
The fans fire up, Stoke freaks out, and Menard fires off on Cash in a corner! Detroit is all fired up as Collision goes picture in picture!
Cash runs away to the back but Menard pursues! Now things are a bit more even, with Stoke coaching a bloodied and dazed Dax. Dax staggers to his feet, goes over to Garcia, and drags him up to put him in the ring. Dax talks more trash on the fans, then he storms in after Garcia. Dax suplexes and hits a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Garcia is still in this and Dax grows frustrated. The ref checks Dax while the fans rally behind Garcia. Dax is okay to continue, and he brings Garcia up, only for Garcia to cradle! TWO!! Dax stands and LARIATS Garcia down! Dax huffs ‘n’ puffs and TOSSES Garcia to the apron! Dax brings Garcia through the ropes, to then CHOP!
Dax KICKS and ROCKS Garcia on repeat! Then he reels Garcia in for a DRAPING DDT! Cover, TWO! Dax rains down fists without hesitation! Dax hears the fans taunting him so he dares them to do something. Dax holds the ropes open but obviously no one takes the offer. Dax drags Garcia up, CHOPS him, and he storms up on Garcia at the ropes. Garcia ROCKS and CHOPS in return, but Dax CHOPS again! Garcia sputters and falls back while Dax soaks up the heat. Dax paces around Garcia, taunts Detroit more, and Collision returns to single picture. The fans boo as hard as they can but Dax talks trash on Garcia now.
Dax kicks at Garcia, egging him on. Garcia scowls as Dax pie faces him! The fans rally, Garcia rises, and Dax looks worried. Dax SLAPS Garcia, but Garcia just clamps onto Dax’s neck! Dax breaks fere, Garcia CHOP, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Garcia CHOPS away on Dax at the ropes! The fans fire up and Garcia whips, but Dax reverses. Garcia LARIATS, Dax staggers, so Garcia runs again! Another LARIAT but Dax still stays on his feet! Garcia runs, Dax ROCKS him, and then Dax whips. Garcia reverses, Dax reverses to wrench, but Garcia dodges the lariat to LARIAT! Down goes Dax and the fans fire up!
Stoke is frustrated for Dax as the fans rally up. Garcia storms up on Dax to climb up. Garcia rains down fists, and the fans count all the way to nine. Garcia foams at the mouth before he hits TEN! The fans fire up, Garcia waistlocks, but Dax holds onto a buckle pad! That pad comes loose, Garcia still hits a SAIDO! The fans fire up as Garcia covers, TWO!! Dax survives but Garcia goes for the legs. Dax CLAWS at Garcia’s face and shoves him away! Garcia still gets the legs and trips Dax up! DRAGON- NO, Dax fights and BOOTS Garcia into the bare steel! SLINGSHOT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO?!?! Garcia survives and Detroit is thunderous!
Stokely is seething and Dax is pissed, but the fans continue to rally for “DANNY! DANNY!” Dax goes up, and Garcia CHOPS first! Garcia climbs, brings Dax up, and they go to the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX!! And then a roll through! Garcia hoists Dax up to the top rope again, and goes back up top! Another SUPER DUPER PLEX!! But Garcia isn’t done, he’s taking Three Amigos to a new level! The fans are thunderous as Garcia goes to the next corner, hoists Dax up, and climbs again! The fans want the hattrick, and Garcia brings Dax up! SUPER DUPER THREE AMIGOS!!! Both men are down and the fans are electric!
Stokely is furious as Garcia crawls to a cover! ROPEBREAK!! Garcia miscalculates and that works out for Dax! “This is Awesome!” and that might be an understatement! Dax and Garcia rise, go forehead to forehead, and then they go forearm for forearm! Garcia gets the edge and the fans love it! Garcia BOOTS Dax out of the ring, then pursues! Stoke has to run away before Garcia CLOBBERS Dax from behind! They go into the crowd, the fans fire up as they’re even closer to the action now! This brawl goes through the stands, around behind commentary, and Dax SMACKS Garcia off railing! And then off more railing!
Schiavone & Nigel just mind their own business, and yet Dax still feels the need to push Nigel’s headset off him! The fans boo and Nigel seethes. Nigel stands up, Dax dares him to do something! Detroit tells Dax he done F’d up, but Nigel just puts his headset back on. Nigel says he is a professional, but a professional commentator. Dax is the wrestler, so Nigel will not touch him. Dax SHOVES Nigel down! Nigel is furious but Dax already storms off to find Garcia. Dax puts Garcia in the ring, but Garcia reels Dax in! Dax fights the lift, Stoke barks from the apron! The ref backs stoke off, but Dax LOW BLOWS Garcia!
But now Nigel is storming down to ringside! Garcia fights the lift and Nigel is on the apron! Dax storms up on Nigel, but Nigel RAMS Dax down low! UPPERCUT! But Cash is back! He kicks Nigel low, reels him in, but Nigel WRINGS Cash out! Garcia LARIATS Dax up and out, and clearly by now the ref has just thrown this one out!
No Contest
Menard is back and he LARIATS Cash up and out! The fans fire up as Menard, Garcia and McGuinness stand tall together! FTR kept pushing buttons but they pushed the wrong ones! Will Stoke, Dax & Cash have to fear the repercussions of their actions?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision, but it apparently caught a bit of the Go Home Syndrome. There were quite a few recap packages I skipped but clearly they are working to hype Beach Break for next. Moxley’s newest promo was alright, didn’t really add much, because as I said just last night, Moxley surely finds a way to retain with help from The Death Riders. I will say, it made a lot of sense for the remaining Death Riders to cost Willow. Marina and Willow still have beef, and I’m still hoping on my idea from last night: Shayna Baszler shows up, teams with Marina, we get Shayna & Marina VS Willow & Kris. Let’s up the ante and get another classic Street Fight Tag out of Kris & Willow.
Great promo from Toni Storm to open the night, and good to hear Skye Blue is back. Another Fatal 4 Way Eliminator makes me wonder if one of the mystery entrants ends up taking the loss. There was also that spider during Kris VS Willow, which I believe is a teaser for Thekla. Thekla could easily jump into the Fatal 4 Way and get close to winning, but who knows. And as I said last night, not sure why they’re holding Athena back from doing much of anything right now. With Supercard of Honor now delayed to July to coincide with All In: Texas, Athena should really be getting involved more on AEW TV so people don’t forget she exists.
Very good stuff with Bowens VS Lee, and I appreciate the albeit lazy way they changed Bowen’s logo so that it doesn’t resemble the Shane Taylor Promotions’ STP. Bowens of course wins, but his promo after was pretty much the same as his other ones. At least he did one last scissoring with Billy. Bowens is unfortunately not going to get a title story right now with all the champions preoccupied in something else. Though honestly, I feel like there is a way for Okada VS Bowens to be a great match, and then someone violates the Continental Rules so that Okada loses without really losing. Best way I can think of is Swerve is hunting The Bucks, they go ringside, and since Bucks are associate with Okada, that’s a violation on his part, and it adds more heat to whatever big thing Double or Nothing has planned.
Great stuff from the Don Callis Family in all their matches. I wasn’t expecting a big 8 Man Tag, and I’m a little disappointed Brody King wasn’t one of the participants, but maybe that’s the next phase. Great showing from the Faces, especially AR Fox. Fox is in a similar boat to Bowens where he certainly deserves title opportunities but TK just isn’t seeing how to write it. But between that and the dominance Konosuke & Alexander over Dark Order, it feels like the Don Callis Family get their comeuppance with Hangman & Ospreay winning next week.
Ricochet VS Angelico was rather outta nowhere but it was still a great match. It was also clearly a vehicle so Ricochet could start beef with Zach (Zack?) Gowen and give us a Beach Break match between them for the real deepcut long time wrestling fans. Much like Bowens and Fox, I feel like Ricochet is waiting on a title to be freed up from story so he can go get those titles. Such as Paragon now feuding with Grizzled Young Veterans for a minute, which in a way keeps Adam Cole isolated. TK should’ve just given us Ricochet VS Cole for the fun of it because Ricochet VS Cole would be incredibly fun stuff. They could even revisit their NXT history if they wanted to.
Great stuff with Gates of Agony and Learning Tree, that was much better than last week’s. I really hope this gives us a Tornado Tag match. For that matter, why aren’t we getting that in the story of Anna Jay & Harley Cameron VS Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford? Good promo from those teams to hype up… just Anna VS Megan… It’d make Beach Break Collision feel all the bigger but whatever, maybe they feel Ford still isn’t up to speed after that Fatal 4 Way last night. But doing a chaotic tag match could help iron out some of that so that Ford can just focus on what she is good at with the gymnastics and throwing hands.
And awesome stuff with Garcia VS “Dax the Axe” in the main event. And yeah, I didn’t put it in myself, but they’re really committing to that as Dax’s ring name right now. Great to see Menard helping Garcia, and even Nigel standing up for himself against Dax. A “No Contest” result was a little odd but I suppose that’s like saying it is a draw where no one goes over. But with the Faces standing tall, maybe Nigel steps in and teams with Garcia right now for Double or Nothing so that Garcia teaming with Cope is the All In moment.
My Score: 8.8/10
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To prepare for his AEW World Championship Steel Cage match with Jon Moxley, Samoa Joe faces Claudio Castagnoli! But will it really just be Claudio out there?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Fatal 4 Way: Toni Storm VS Penelope Ford VS Thunder Rosa VS Anna Jay; Toni wins and denies all three a title match.
- ROH World Television Championship Mystery Opponent: Nick Wayne w/ The Patriarchy VS Rhino; Nick wins and retains the title.
- Six Man Tag: Ricochet & The Young Bucks VS Swerve Strickland, Mark Briscoe & “Speedball” Mike Bailey; Ricochet & The Bucks win.
- AEW Continental Championship Eliminator: Kazuchika Okada VS Kevin Knight; Okada wins and denies Knight a title match.
- Samoa Joe VS Claudio Castagnoli; Joe wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Hangman Page is here!
Motor City fires up for that #CowboySh*t as the Men’s Owen Hart Cup finalist makes his way out to the ring. Hangman grabs a mic and says, “I don’t know that I’ve ever understood, after everything that I’ve done, why even one of you would cheer for me, but…” The fans cheer and chant for “COWBOY SH*T!” and Hangman continues, “I just want to let you know that it does make a difference, so thank you.” The fans applaud and Hangman says he probably shouldn’t have to say it, but the past two years for him have been “some kind of special Hell.” And after what happened to his family, he wanted revenge, he wanted justice, and he’d found it!
Hangman took from another man his only hopes and dreams, and Hangman nearly killed him! And after their steel cage match, Hangman stood at the top of the ramp and thought he’d finally feel some kind of joy, some kind of closure, to an awful chapter of his life. But he felt nothing. Hangman thought that maybe if he went and finished the job, he’d have his closure, but he couldn’t do it! The fans now chant, “Tell Us Why! Tell Us Why!” Hangman says he doesn’t know why. But since he couldn’t find that closure, he took that anger, bottled it up, and he unleashed it on anyone who got in his way, because he thought that’d give him catharsis! But all it did was tear down everyone around him!
“So I had to make a decision. Swerve Strickland…” The fans chant for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Hangman tells Swerve that he will never forgive what Swerve did to him. And he will probably never forget. But for Hangman, he will have to put it behind him. Hangman made his decision to enter this year’s Owen Hart Cup, and he defeated Josh Alexander in the first round, and then in front of his friends and family, Hangman defeated Kyle Fletcher in the second. And finally, at Double or Nothing, for a chance at the AEW World Championship, Hangman wrestles who everyone says is the BEST wrestler in the world, Will Ospreay.
The fans cheer, and then here comes Ospreay! Detroit fires up even more as the Aerial Assassin walks to the ring to be face-to-face with the Cowboy. The fans are losing their minds just from these two staring down! There’s also a “Happy Birthday!” chant for Ospreay. Ospreay apologizes for interrupting Hangman’s “therapy session,” but isn’t it a bit strange the amount of promotions they’ve both been part of, and this is the first time they’ve even spoken to one another? Just for Ospreay, it is a pleasure to meet The Hangman. And in that same breath, Ospreay wants to apologize, he sees Hangman’s been through a lot.
Ospreay’s seen it with his own eyes, and he’s seen it through the fans’ eyes. “We have watched your journey, my man. I understand how much this match means to you. I get it. I’ve seen it. We’ve all seen it. One of my favorite moments in wrestling, mate, one of my favorite moments is when you took these misfits known as The Dark Order, and you showed ’em leadership, and you showed ’em what it takes to be a cowboy, bruv.” The fans cheer that! Ospreay says from there, how Hangman rode that support and became THE AEW World Champion, “mate, it was perfect!” The fans also cheer that.
But Ospreay continues, “It’s just, after you lost it, everything changed, didn’t it? I understand. I get it. You’ve had a rough couple o’ years. I spotted something last week. Last week, after you beat Kyle Fletcher, I and these people saw something we ain’t seen from you in a long time. You smiled again.” The fans cheer that, too! Ospreay says we hadn’t seen that from The Cowboy in a long time. And while everyone here, including Ospreay, really wants Hangman to beat those demons and go reclaim his spot as the “main character” of AEW, Ospreay has a problem with that. At Double or Nothing, Ospreay is not losing.
See, while Hangman has been finding himself, he’s been tearing this place apart! Does Ospreay even need to mention Jeff Jarrett, Christopher Daniels, or even one of Ospreay’s best friends, Swerve Strickland? See, Ospreay has been doing all of Hangman’s jobs! Has Hangman been doing media? NOPE, Ospreay’s been doing it! Has Hangman been doing meet ‘n’ greets? NOPE, Ospreay’s been doing it! Has Hangman been taking photos with kids and their families? NOPE, Ospreay’s been doing it! And the best bit of it is, when they ring the bell, Ospreay is the one showing AEW is where the best wrestle! OSPREAY, NOT HANGMAN!
And what? All because Hangman is smiling again, all because Hangman’s found himself, he thinks he can just take that spot back? That don’t mean Cowboy Sh*t to Ospreay, bruv! The fans are torn, but Ospreay says all of this, he understands it is about Hangman’s redemption, but it is far too little and far too late! This is not about Hangman’s redemption, this is about Ospreay’s ascension! Ospreay and Hangman get up in each other’s face, but then The Don Callis Family shows up! With Josh Alexander, Lance Archer, Konosuke Takeshita, Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta at his back, Don Callis has a mic to say, “Y’know, Ospreay…!”
The fans boo a lot but Callis continues with how every day, Ospreay shows us just how stupid he is! The dumbest day of Ospreay’s life was when he left the Don Callis Family! The fans tell Callis off but Callis says just to prove how stupid Ospreay is, does Ospreay even know what is standing in the ring with him? Does he even know what that is next to him!? Callis will tell ya! “That is a violent, mentally unstable sociopath who put his mentor in the retirement home and he can’t walk!” The fans boo, Hangman is riled up but Ospreay has Hangman stand down. The fans again tell Callis off.
Ospreay says he’s already had enough of Callis’ talking! Why not do us a favor, Callis, and bring any two of your guys down to the ring right now so Ospreay and Hangman can- But then Hangman brushes Ospreay’s hand away. Callis says he sees what’s going on here. But y’know what? Hangman and Ospreay can’t even get through a segment together without wanting to kill one another! This is the first good idea Ospreay’s ever had! Callis will take any two members of his family to put against Ospreay & Hangman, so long as Hangman doesn’t have another mental breakdown before next week!
The fans boo more and they tell Callis to STFU. Ospreay and Hangman stare down as the Callis Family leaves, but what hand will be dealt this close to Double or Nothing?
FTR visit commentary…?
Cash Wheeler, Dax Harwood & Stokely Hathaway just walk over, and #BigStoke has the mic to tell Tony Schiavone, “Lemme ask you a question.” The fans boo but Stoke asks Schiavone if he has an issue with FTR. Does Nigel McGuinness have an issue with FTR? Because if Stoke recalls correctly, FTR issued an apology. But week after week after week after week, Schiavone has something negative to say about them, and more importantly, something negative to say about Stokely! The fans boo but Stokely says last Saturday Night Collision, Schiavone said Stoke was a snake in the grass! A snake in the grass…!
But y’know what Schiavone is? He’s a decrepit, pale, pasty piece of- Schiavone stops Stokely there and says that’s enough. The fans cheer for Tony, and Tony stands to ask Stokely & FTR to politely leave. But Stokely SHOVES Schiavone! Schiavone gets back up but FTR stand in the way. Cash tells Tony to relax! He’s so tense! Loosen up a bit. This isn’t even about Schiavone. Daniel Garcia says he wants answers, but why did FTR do what they did to him? He gave them no choice! Garcia made that decision himself. FTR saw themselves as father figures to Garcia, and Garcia turned his back on them!
So like Cash’s father taught him, sometimes you learn lessons the hard way! Tomorrow night, Thursday Night Collision, here in Detroit, Cash promises Garcia that it’ll hurt them a lot more than it will Garcia… emotionally. The fans boo, but Dax smirks as he says, “Tony… Tell Nigel we’ll see him tomorrow night. Top Guys, out.” FTR leave, but will they survive their Collision with Red Death?
Harley Cameron and Anna Jay talk backstage.
The wild Aussie tells the Queenslayer that tonight, Anna goes into battle and comes out with a title match! Don’t think about anything else! Anna says Harley’s had her fat ass’s back out there, and she’ll have her fat ass again tonight, right? With both hands! Harley has the T, Anna has the A! Tenacity and aggression! Uh, yeah, and the other kind. Those, too! So Toni Storm, Thunder Rosa, Penelope Ford, “Who wants to get choked out!?” YEAH! That was definitely the closing line! Giddy-up! Anna hops onto Harley and they head to gorilla! Will Anna prove she’s the Star of the Show? Or will Dynamite still be Timeless?
AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Fatal 4 Way: Toni Storm VS Penelope Ford VS Thunder Rosa VS Anna Jay!
The bell rings and Anna goes right at Ford, still wanting to settle scores from the past few weeks! Rosa and Toni stay back a moment, still allied as ThunderStorm/ThunderTits. Ford and Anna go to the outside, and Anna sends Ford into railing! The fans fire up, and now the friendly rivals tie up. Toni headlocks, Rosa powers up and out, but Toni runs her over! Things keep moving, Rosa ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl RANA! Rosa DROPKICKS Toni, Ford sends Anna into steel steps, and Rosa runs to DROPKICK Toni against ropes! Cover, TWO! Ford gets in there to whip Rosa, but Rosa dodges, arm-drags, and lateral presses! TWO!
Ford is up but Rosa scoops her for a SLAM! Rosa then rallies the fans, runs the ropes, but Ford avoids the splash Rosa belly flops and Ford runs up to wheelbarrow! Victory roll, but Rosa rolls into the ropes! Ford runs to DROPKICK Rosa! Cover, Anna breaks it! Anna pushes Ford into the ropes, stands her up, and ROCKS her! Anna runs up, avoids the shoulder from Ford, and KNEES her in the ropes! And LEG LARIATS, then HOTSHOT NECKBREAKERS! Anna drags Ford to a cover, Toni breaks it! The fans cheer and Toni fires forearms on Anna! Toni ROCKS Anna, reels her in, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, Ford LOW BLOWS Toni!
The Superbad Girl is naturally the first to use the No Disqualification rules and the fans boo. Toni tumbles out, Ford throws Anna out to join her, and then Ford ASAI MOONSAULTS! Direct hit and the fans fire up, but now Rosa climbs! Ford has Toni & Anna, Rosa SUPER CROSSBODIES onto them all! La Mera Mera wipes out all three weras and the fans are thunderous! Rosa rises again as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Rosa stomps Anna, drags her up, and SMACKS her off steel steps! Toni stands, she and Rosa call truce, and Rosa drags Ford up while Toni goes for Anna. Ford fires forearms on Rosa, Toni sends Anna into barriers, and Ford CHOPS Rosa. Toni CHOPS Anna! Toni then kicks Ford, CLUBS her down, and Rosa helps out. ThunderStorm mugs Ford, then puts her in the ring. They drag Anna up, scoop for the BACKBREAKER and LEG DROP! Rosa covers but Toni stops her! Toni covers, but Rosa stops her! They argue, Toni kicks low, and then Toni TOSSES Rosa! Toni goes back for Ford, headscissor squeeze!
Ford endures but Rosa returns. Toni apologizes but Rosa grabs her for a headscissor squeeze! Now Toni endures, but Anna is back! Anna grabs Ford’s legs, powers up, and she turns the chain over! Ford endures multiple submissions, but Toni is still stuck between Rosa’s legs! Anna can’t hold on any longer, she lets go and everyone is separated! Anna and Rosa stand to fire forearms while Ford and Toni go to corners. Anna ROCKS Rosa, Rosa ROCKS Anna, and then they both fire up! They both run, and DOUBLE FOREARMS knock them both down! Toni rises, but so does Ford, and now they start trading shots!
Dynamite returns to single picture, the fans cheer Toni and boo Ford. Toni gets the edge and the fans fire up! But Ford takes a swing! Only for Toni to catch her in a GERMAN SUPLEX! Rosa returns to KNEE Toni down! Anna rises but Rosa is on her first! Rosa CHOPS, then whips, but Anna grabs ropes! Anna ELBOWS Rosa back, then BOOTS her! Rosa falls, the fans rally and Anna covers, TWO! Anna snarls, but then Ford yanks Anna down! They brawl on the outside, Anna ROCKS Ford and snap suplexes her to the floor! Anna rises, but she has to duck Rosa’s dropkick! Rosa and Anna brawl outside, and Rosa DDTS Anna to the floor!
The fans fire up and Toni is back. ThunderStorm regroups, but Ford is up top! ARIHARA MOONSAULT!! Ford wipes out the ThunderStorm and the Star, and Detroit cheers because that was legit! Ford puts Anna in, Anna goes away to a corner, and “This is Awesome!” as Ford handsprings in! Anna dodges, then runs up to LEG LARIAT! Toni runs to SPLASH them both! Ford & Anna sit down, Toni keeps moving, and she says kiss this! SWEET HIP MUSIC for two! Then she sets up for Rosa! Rosa runs up, THUNDER IN MOTION DROPKICK! Ford takes the shot, then ThunderStorm reels her in!
Ford fights the suplexes, and here comes Megan Bayne! It was only a matter of time before The Megasus made her presence known. Megan storms into the ring, Rosa runs up, but Megan BOOTS Rosa down! Then she LARIATS Toni! The fans boo as Megan eggs Rosa on. Rosa rises, into the FLYING LARIAT! Megan smirks, but Anna is up! The fans fire up as Anna steps to Megan, but then Megan dodges a shot to fireman’s carry! Anna slips free and fires forearms! The fans fire up, but Ford CLUBS Anna! Anna gest mad and DECKS Ford! But then Megan LARIATS Anna! Megan hauls Anna up, reels her in, and lifts her up, BAYNE BOMB!
BUT HERE COMES HARLEY! And she has a lead pipe! She dodges Megan, LARIATS Megan up and out, abut then Megan drags her out! Harley dodges and JAMS Megan up! And CLUBS her on the back! Harley keeps after Megan with that equalizer and the fans are thunderous! Harley runs Megan off to the back, only for Ford to have Anna in the MUTA LOCK!! But Toni runs up to LOW BLOW Ford in return! The fans fire up as Toni now locks on the T C M!! Ford TAPS, Toni wins!!
Winner: Toni Storm, by submission (denies her opponents a title opportunity)
Toni’s Classic Move gets the job done, and Rosa shows respect with the secret handshake and chest bump. The Timeless AEW Women’s Champion is 12-0, but will she be ready for whoever comes out of Arizona as the Queen of Harts?
CRU appears ringside.
As Dynamite returns from break, Lio Rush & Action Andretti decide they want to watch the show in person.
The Hurt Syndicate is here!
Detroit fires up as Montel Vontavious Porter, Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin make their entrance. The fans sing, “We Hurt~ People!” as MVP & the AEW World Tag Team Champions go to the ring. MVP has the mic and says, “Attention AEW viewing audience. This is an official announcement from the Hurt Syndicate. Standing to my right is the Standard of Excellence, Shelton Benjamin. And to my left is the All Mighty, Bobby Lashley. The Hurt Syndicate are the AEW World Tag Team Champions. But I have a question. This is AEW, right? This is where the best wrestle, right? Well, where are all the best tag teams stepping up to challenge us for the tag team championships?
“Who is gonna take the tag team titles off of these two gentlemen? We like to hurt people, but who’s gonna hurt us? I wanna know! Is there anybody that has what it takes to step up and take the titles from the Hurt-” Wait! Top Flight is here! Darius & Dante Martin have mics, and Darius tells MVP, “Look, look, look, look, look. I’ma be real. Top Flight, we’ve been a little down on our luck lately. Which is exactly why we can’t look at this challenge and not see it as an opportunity. Teams like CRU are afraid to step up because you hurt people.” MVP says, “That’s what we do. Would you like to be next?” CRU talks trash even though they’re several rows back…
Darius says that’s fine, they’ve been hurt before. They get up every single time! MVP respects that. Darius says you’re looking at a team that just won’t die! Hurt Syndicate can try their best. And they know they’re the underdogs. They know no one’s gonna put money on them. But guess what? They have proven before that they can get in the ring with championship caliber teams and hold their own. And Dante knows they can do it again. So Motor City! Y’all wanna see a miracle? The fans are torn, but then MJF CLOBBERS DARIUS! And he DECKS Dante! The fans are torn but the Scumbag is ready to show Lashley how he can hurt people!
MJF rains down fists on Darius, stands him up, and POSTS him! MJF drags Dante up, and Dante’s already a bit busted open. MJF throws hands on Dante to work on that wound, then he storms over and BITES Darius’s face!! The fans chant “We Hurt~ People!” as MJF stands Dante up. MJF tells Lashley to look at the blood! MJF reels Dante in, and hits an APRON POWERBOMB! MJF storms up to the apron, blood staining his tank top, and he steps to Lashley. The fans fire up as MVP hands MJF a mic. “I! HURT! PEOPLE!!” The fans cheer that, but Lashley is stoic. Lashley takes the mic from MJF, then looks to MVP.
The fans again sing, “We Hurt~ People!” Lashley sees what MJF has done, and he smiles. “I’ll have an answer for you next week.” The fans boo, but MJF takes what he can get. Will the All Mighty accept the Devil of AEW into the fold?
The Elite speak.
Nicholas Jackson does not appreciate Excalibur cueing them up, and tells the commentary team to have more enthusiasm when you’re pitching to your Founding Fathers! Matthew says they should all have enthusiasm right now because it is a huge night for The Elite! We have the Rainmaker in singles action! Kazuchika Okada tells Kevin Knight that tonight, Okada makes him a b*tch! And of course, their new trios partner, Ricochet. But Matt has to ask, this match was Ricochet’s idea. Why is Ricochet so eager to team with the #YoungBizzles? Ricochet says he knows The Bucks have a little Swerve problem. And Ricochet has already beaten Swerve twice.
That means Ricochet has Swerve’s number! And Ricochet has already beaten “Speedball” Mike Bailey and Mark Briscoe, and so if they just follow his lead tonight, he promises to take them to victory! The Bucks like the sound of that, and they all fist bump. They tell him they’ll see him out there, and Ricochet says, “See you, Bosses!” Ricochet heads out, The Bucks go to their office, but wait! The Death Riders are there…! Is there something The Bucks can help them with? The Bucks step inside, Marina Shafir closes the door. What business will The Maniac AEW World Heavyweight Champion have with the EVPs?
ROH World Television Championship Mystery Opponent: Nick Wayne w/ The Patriarchy VS ???
Right as The Prodigy is about to take off for Japan and the NJPW Best of the Super Juniors tournament, it would seem the “Sins of the Father” will be visited upon him. Someone from Christian Cage’s past wants after this title, but that’s a long list of enemies. Will Nick be able to pass this new test of his faith? Or will he be flying to Japan with much lighter luggage?
AEW returns and the challenger is revealed: IT’S RHINO!! The fans go wild as the manbeast from Michigan is here! The belt is raised, the bell rings, and Detroit is already fired up as Rhino and Nick circle. The two tie up, Rhino SHOVES Nick down, and the fans fire up! Nick bails out and is already frustrated, but Christian coaches him up. Nick goes back into the ring, circles with Rhino, then dodges. Nick kicks low, throws hands, then runs, but Rhino runs him over! The fans fire up as Rhino whips Nick to a corner. Rhino runs up, Nick BOOTS him, then Nick goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! Nick flexes but the fans boo.
Nick storms up to stomp Rhino in the corner but the ref counts. Nick digs his boots in while the fans rally behind Rhino. The ref has Nick back off, but then Nick clamps on a chinlock. The fans boo but Rhino endures and fights up. The fans rally as Rhino fires body shots, but Nick throws him down by his hair! The ref reprimands but Nick picks out the strands on his fingers. Nick soaks up the heat, then STANDING MOONSAULTS, only to FLOP as Rhino moves! The fans rally and Rhino rises up. Rhino fires haymakers on Nick, then whips and LARIATS Nick down! Nick gets up but Rhino ELBOWS him down!
Rhino whips Nick to a corner, runs in and RAMS him! Then Rhino clinches for a BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up but Christian is worried. At least, he acts worried. Kip Sabian distracts the ref and Christian goes after Rhino! The fans boo but Rhino avoids being tripped up. Nick runs in, Rhino still hits him with a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Nick survives and Rhino is annoyed but the fans rally up. Rhino goes to a corner, takes aim, and Nick rises up. Rhino runs up but is sent into buckles! Nick then chicken wings, KILLSWITCH! Cover, NICK WINS!
Winner: Nick Wayne, by pinfall (still ROH World Television Champion)
Rhino had to deal with distractions and Nick comes out on top! Christian snatches the belt from the ref to personally hand it to Nick, but not without “explaining” he was doing this for Nick’s own good. The fans call BS, especially as Christian lingers with the belt. Nick asks for it back, Christian just drops it on the floor! Will Nick’s time in NJPW for the BOSJ be much needed time away from his jealous father?
Rush speaks.
El Toro Blanco tells Kevin Knight, “You cost me $100,000, and now you owe me that money! And you will pay with blood! Just remember: When you mess with the bull… you get the horns!” Rush has put Knight on notice, but will Knight focus more on earning a golden ticket to the Continental Championship?
Six Man Tag: Ricochet & The Young Bucks VS Swerve Strickland, Mark Briscoe & “Speedball” Mike Bailey!
Well, if we’re talking about being “robbed” of $100,000, then The One & Only knows what that is like when he lost that big money 8 Man a few weeks ago. Ricochet has since then avenged himself of that loss, much like he has with Swerve’s House. But will Ricochet & The EVPs make tonight #OuttaThisWorld? Or will The Most Dangerous Man help the Sussex County Chicken & Speedball be like Swerve’s new track and go #OuttaControl?
The trios sort out and fans cheer on “Whose House?” as Swerve steps up against Ricochet. Ricochet taunts Swerve and his team that he’s got their numbers, but then Swerve points out how The Bucks seem to be inching away. Ricochet turns around and sees that, and asks what they’re doing! The Bucks say Ricochet’s got this, right? Ricochet argues with them, they push him back, and Swerve DECKS Ricochet! And then DECKS him again! And again, and again! Swerve kicks low, fires more hands in the corner, then stomps away! The fans fire up, Swerve HAMMERS Ricochet, but the ref counts.
Swerve lets off of Ricochet, then fireman’s carries for a SNAKE EYES! Swerve runs and BOOTS Ricochet down! Swerve scares The Bucks off, then goes back for Ricochet. Tag to Briscoe and then Briscoe tags Bailey. The Bucks are warry of them, too, and then Swerve has Bailey hop up onto his shoulders in a Chair Lift. Then Swerve THROWS Bailey at Ricochet to RANA! Briscoe adds a SLIDING LARIAT! Bailey covers, TWO! Ricochet stays in this, but Bailey SLAPS him on his bald head! The fans fire up for that! Bailey drags Ricochet up, whips, but Ricochet reverses. Bailey grabs ropes, Nick runs up, but Bailey DECKS him!
Ricochet runs up but into an ELBOW! Matt grabs Bailey’s foot, Bailey kicks free, but Ricochet CLOBBERS Bailey from behind! The fans boo but Swerve runs in! Ricochet gets Swerve for a JAWBREAKER! Ricochet then whips Swerve into a DOUBLE GAMANGIRI from The Bucks! Briscoe runs up but Ricochet KNEES him! The Bucks coordinate, ALLEY-OOP DROPKICK! The fans boo more but Ricochet & The Bucks set everyone up at the ropes! DOUBLE SLINGSHOT SENTONS from The Bucks to Swerve and Briscoe, Ricochet KNEE-BOARD SENTONS Bailey! Then The One & Only poses with The Bucks while the fans boo.
But uh, Swerve’s team stands up! The Elite turn around, see punches coming and run away! The fans fire up but Ricochet & The Bucks huddle up. They talk strategy, go to the apron, but then The Bucks leave Ricochet alone like before. Bailey BOOTS Ricochet and he falls onto The Bucks! The Bucks scramble up to their feet, as does Ricochet, but Bailey SUPERKICKS Ricochet! Swerve’s team all take aim, DOUBLE PLANCHA for The Bucks while Bailey ASAI MOONSAULTS onto Ricochet! The fans are thunderous for all this high flying, and Swerve’s team keeps after The Elite with punches. Briscoe even BITES Matt’s forehead!
The ref reprimands, Bailey puts Ricochet in the ring and whips him corner to corner hard! Tag to Briscoe and he winds up. “This is Awesome!” as Briscoe REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUTS! Ricochet wobbles, Bailey adds a CANADIAN TAE KWAN DO UPPERCUT! They’re very similar. Then Bailey & Briscoe DOUBLE UPPERCUT Ricochet down! The fans fire up more, and Briscoe brings Ricochet around, only for Ricochet to TOSS Briscoe out! Nick PENALTY KICKS Briscoe! Swerve runs up, but Ricochet sends him into a shoulder RAM from Nick! Nick then hits a slingshot FACEBUSTER! And a cartwheel MOONSAULT onto Briscoe!
Ricochet hits a GERMAN SUPLEX on Swerve! Matt intercepts Bailey, ROCKS him, then drags him out along the ropes! Nick goes up, DRPAING DOUBLE STOMP SLINGSHOT BOMB COMBO!! Nick ESCALARAS onto Swerve! Ricochet springboard 450 SPLASHES onto Bailey!! Detroit can’t help but be fired up for all this, and Dynamite goes picture in picture!
The Bucks & Ricochet soak up cheers and jeers, then they focus on Briscoe. They double whip him corner to corner, and Nick runs up to LARIAT! Matt adds his own LARIAT, and then Ricochet adds another LARIAT! Ricochet snapmares Briscoe so they can TRIPLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! Ricochet winds it up, and then just like last time, The Bucks lend Ricochet their hair for the photo op. It doesn’t really work as well this time, it just gives Ricochet a big runway and two long curtains on the side… The Bucks then go to the corner and Ricochet whips Briscoe in. Briscoe hits buckles hard then slumps down.
Matt tags in and he stands Briscoe up. Briscoe fires body shots and backs Matt down, but Matt scoops to BACKBREAKER! Nick tags in and adds the LEG DROP! Nick taunts Briscoe’s team, Ricochet taunts the fans, and Nick drags Briscoe back up. Nick scrapes his soles off Briscoe’s face, then stalks him to a corner. Nick CHOKES Briscoe with a boot, stops as the ref counts, and then whips Briscoe corner to corner. Nick runs in and SHINING WIZARDS! Briscoe sits down but Nick stands him up to reel him in. Nick suplexes, Briscoe slips free, and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS! Both men are down and the fans rally up!
Briscoe and Nick crawl, but then Matt BLASTS Swerve & Bailey! Nick tags Ricochet and Ricochet stomps away on Briscoe! Ricochet soaks up heat, then stalks Briscoe to a corner. Briscoe CHOPS him first! And CHOPS him again! Ricochet CLAWS Briscoe’s eyes! The ref reprimands, Ricochet stops, only for Ricochet to CHOKE Briscoe on the ropes! The ref counts and Ricochet stops again while Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans rally but Ricochet reels Briscoe in. Briscoe fights the lift, so Ricochet CLUBS him and KNEES him for it! Ricochet talks trash, runs the ropes, but Briscoe ducks ‘n’ dodges!
Ricochet BACKDROPS Briscoe on return but Briscoe lands on his feet! Briscoe reaches out but Ricochet waistlocks! Briscoe breaks free and PELES Ricochet! The fans fire up as Ricochet falls! Both men crawl, hot tags to Bailey and Matt! Detroit fires up as Speedball BOOTS Matt and fires LIGHTNING KICKS on Nick! ENZIGIRI sends Nick down, then a SOBAT rocks Matt! AX KICK and BUZZSAW! The fans fire up as Bailey takes aim, STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Matt stays in this but Bailey stays fired up! Bailey brings Matt up, hits a FALCON ARROW into the drop zone, then he goes up the corner!
Nick hurries over to anchor Bailey but Bailey BOOTS him away! Matt bails out, so Bailey FLYING RANAS Nick onto Matt! The fans fire up as The Bucks both fall down! Bailey puts Matt back in, hurries back up, and the fans cheer “A E DUB!” for making this match happen! Bailey is up top, and he ULTIMATE- NO, he has to bail out as Matt moves! Bailey turns around as Matt runs in, but into a SPANISH FLY! Cover, Ricochet breaks it! The fans boo but Swerve storms in! Ricochet ROCKS Swerve, but Swerve BOOTS Ricochet! Both men block a boot, then they see Briscoe and Nick running in! Both men let the other go so they can each go Matrix!
Swerve and Ricochet each kip up, Ricochet CHOPS Briscoe while Swerve BOOTS Nick! Then Ricochet dodges Swerve to DOUBLE STOMP! Briscoe clinches for an EXPLODER! Then he gives Nick an EXPLODER! The fans fire up but Matt feints the superkick to DDT! But Bailey is up top again, and he MISSILE DROPKICKS Matt! Ricochet STANDING SHOOTING STARS Bailey! But a HOUSE CALL connects on Ricochet! Nick gives Swerve a DESTROYER!! Only for Swerve to go Super Saiyan! HOUSE CALL!! All six men are down and Detroit is electric! Everyone else bails out except Bailey, and he crawls his way to the corner!
The Bucks hurry and they anchor Bailey! Nick then BLASTS Swerve! The Bucks aim at Bailey, but Bailey HEEL KICKS the Superkicks away!! Nick blocks Bailey’s kick, but then Bailey blocks Matt’s kick! Bailey hands Matt’s foot to Nick, Matt goes Matrix to avoid Bailey’s kick! Bailey BOOTS Nick! Then he dodges Matt, hot tag to Swerve! Swerve LARIATS Matt! And UPPERCUTS Nick! Roll and UP KICK for Matt! Then another UPPERCUT for Nick! Swerve snapmares Nick and goes up, FALLING UPPERCUT! Hit that Griddy! Ricochet runs up but Swerve TOSSES him out! More Griddy! HIP TOSS for Matt, then a gator roll!
Swerve suplexes but Nick makes the save! The Bucks reel Swerve in, but Swerve DOUBLE SUPLEXES! Ricochet FLYING- NO! Swerve stops the rana to pop and POWERSLAM! The fans are electric as the Most Dangerous Man stands tall! And he blocks Matt’s superkick to slip around and BACKBREAKER! Briscoe is back, Swerve feeds Matt to his fireman’s carry! ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Briscoe then whips Bailey in, PENALTY KICK! And MOONSAULT KNEE DROP! Briscoe goes up while Bailey WRECKS Ricochet with a dropkick! FROGGY-BOW for Matt!! Cover, NICK BREAKS IT! Briscoe CHOPS and TOSSES Nick, then goes to the apron!
Swerve goes up, Briscoe says BANG BANG, but Ricochet anchors Swerve’s foot! Swerve hops down to DECK Ricochet, and then Briscoe adjusts to BLOCKBUSTER Nick! Bailey GOLDEN TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS Ricochet! Swerve jumps in but Matt catches him to a cradle!! ELITE WINS!!
Winners: Ricochet & The Young Bucks, by pinfall
Swerve is as shocked as anyone! After all the chaos, it was a technical move that ends this! Ricochet brags that he still has Swerve’s number! Will nothing stop The One & Only from being as elite as The Elite? The, THE Elite?
Backstage interview with Will Ospreay.
Renee Paquette is now with The Aerial Assassin to bring up the tag match of Ospreay & Hangman VS Don Callis Family. We saw how tense it was out there earlier tonight, and they’re so close to the Owen Hart Cup finals at Double or Nothing. How will this shake out next week? Ospreay hopes to God that- MJF interrupts… MJF asks “Billy Boy” how he’s doing, but then says it doesn’t matter, he doesn’t really care. MJF just wants to do a shameless plug real quick: Go to ShopAEW.com to get yourself a beautiful replica Dynamite Diamond Ring today! Make him richer while you get poorer! Ospreay asks what MJF even wants.
MJF says, “What I want? Will, what is up with all this hostility, my man? I’m a fan. I came over here simply to tell you I hope you win this whole entire Owen Hart Cup tournament. Truly. And do you wanna know why? I know you’re a little bit slow, so I’ll explain the whole thought process to ya. I want you to go to All In: Texas, and I want you to win my AEW World Championship. So that way, when I wrestle you, I’m gonna get another easy dub. Taking the belt off you will be like taking candy from a lil’ Bri’ish baby.” Ospreay says, “Aww. That’s adorable, mate. Thank you so much. But if it was gonna be that easy, why weren’t you in the Owen Hart Tournament?”
Ospreay says MJF can work hard, right? And he could’ve easily talked with Tony Khan. MJF is in TK’s pocket, right? Oh, right, it’s maybe because there’s some little bit of fear that stepping into the ring with Ospreay again will go down like it did last time: Ospreay picking MJF up, dumping him on his head, and losing power in his arms. MJF chuckles and says okay. Understand something. Ospreay is clearly the reason there are instructions on shampoo bottles. MJF will explain this: MJF hopes they do wrestle again. Because if they do, Ospreay finds out yet again that ain’t nobody on the level of the Devil!
MJF turns to leave, but Ospreay yanks him back in! Ospreay says that’s where MJF is wrong. Ospreay IS on that level, because he is on another level! The Assassin puts the Scumbag on notice, then apologizes to Renee. Will we see MJF and Ospreay go another round somewhere down the line? Or will Hangman throw a wrench into both of their plans?
Sit-down interview with Jamie Hayter.
Dynamite returns as Renee is now with one half of the Women’s Owen Hart Cup Finals. Renee says we’re just two-and-a-half weeks away from Double or Nothing, Hayter VS Mone in that tournament finals. The winner then goes on to All In: Texas for a shot at the AEW Women’s World Championship. Renee wants Hayter talk about what this opportunity means to her. Hayter says what this means to her surely means more than what it does to Mercedes, that’s for true. Mone was talking with Renee last week about “Scooby-Doo characters” and her legacy. Pfft! Utter nonsense. Hayter will be damned if Owen Hart’s legacy is represented by Mercedes Mone.
Mone is virtually the antithesis of what Owen stood for! Hayter doesn’t even care about all that, though, because she wants to get to know the real Mercedes Mone. The woman behind the hype. Not the catchphrases, not the brand, not the cheap, egotistical, obnoxious woman that we know today. Renee says regardless of personal feels for Mone, there is no denying what Mone has accomplished throughout her career. Renee notes her talk last week, Mone said Hayter reminded her a lot of Mone. Hayter stifles a laugh and says that’s an insult. They’re not anything alike! Hayter doesn’t claim to be the best or worst, she’s not claiming to be this or that.
Hayter simply reciprocates actions and energy. Mone runs away like she owes Hayter money! Hayter doesn’t have Mone’s resumé, her accolades, her match catalogue or her “star power.” But what Hayter has is integrity, grit, truth, and more of a reason to hurt Mone! This isn’t even about gold or glory now. This is about showing Mone that she is NOT untouchable. Mone cannot just walk around here, do what she wants, say what she wants, like she’s the second coming. Renee does bring up Hayter’s time away with her back injury. Hayter says there’s no need to talk about that. It is irrelevant. She is fine, good to go.
The point is, Mone is looking past Hayter, and that is fine. But then Mone rushes in and attacks! Hayter is ready, and Hayter chases Mone down the hall! So far, it’s going how Hayter said! But will it be that easy for Hayter to punch her ticket to Texas? Or will The CEO find a way to get ahead?
Wait, wait, wait, they’re coming out to ringside! They’re brawling in the special box seats! Hayter CHOKES Mone, but Mone slips away, and safely to the floor! Mone keeps running, Hayter pursues, and they brawl again! Mone still tries to flee, and she KICKS Hayter away! Mone goes to the stage, Hayter pursues, and then Hayter blocks a haymaker! Mone dodges the Hayterade and runs away into the night! Hayter says there she goes, running away again. Hayter stands by the cup, but Mone returns to CLOBBER her! The fans boo as Mone puts on the STATEMENT MAKER!! Mone shouts Hayter will NEVER have what she has!!
Refs rush out here to stop Mone, but Mone only stops once she’s pulled Hayter way back! The fans boo as The CEO now stands by the cup. Will nothing stop the Money Train from railroading Hayter?
Backstage interview with Willow Nightingale.
Alicia Atout is with the Babe with the Power and says the last few months for her have been really busy. It includes some great success, even in Japan. But here in AEW, it seems Willow still has a lot to settle with the Death Riders. Willow says yeah, she does. And luckily, she isn’t alone. The list of people who wanna end the Death Riders just keeps getting longer and longer, and Willow can appreciate that. But she also wants to be the first one to just shove her fist into Marina’s face! A hand reaches out, Willow gets spooked, but it’s Kris Statlander! Kris tells Willow that if Willow doesn’t wanna talk in the back, then they’ll have to have it out on camera.
Willow says she doesn’t think there’s anything that needs to be said. She heard Kris, she gets where Kris is at, and she gets Kris was sorry. So like, what? Kris is now disappointed she lost in The Owen? Last year, Willow could’ve won The Owen, and it’s all because of Kris. Kris doesn’t want Willow going there, but Willow says this conversation is over anyway. Kris goes to leave but then Willow reconsiders. She says if Kris wants to meet in the middle of the ring… Then how about tomorrow night, Thursday Night Collision, here in Detroit, Willow knows a whole bunch of sickos would love to see it! So what does Kris say?
Willow offers a handshake, Kris accepts the handshake, and Kris says if there’s nothing more to be said, then see her there. Kris does leave, and Willow smiles. Will these former besties get out all the tension between them when they go 1v1 on Collision?
AEW Continental Championship Eliminator: Kazuchika Okada VS Kevin Knight!
The Rainmaker told The Jet that he’s going to humble him, but jets are know to still fly through the rain. Will Okada cross another name off the list of contenders? Or will Kevin be feeling #2Flyy as he also prepares for Best of the Super Juniors?
Wait, Rush attacks Knight during his entrance! The fans boo but El Toro Blanco is making good on his warning! Dralistico is also here so La Faccion Ingobernable mugs Dralistico! Security rushes out, Dralistico fires hands on them, and Rush stands Knight up. Rush tells Knight that he said he’d pay! Knight is sent into the steel steps! And then into railing! And then railing again! Security steps in but Rush still CHOKES Knight! But Bailey rushes out here to SUPERKICK Dralistico! Bailey dares Rush to fight him now but Rush shoves Knight down. Rush tells Bailey he’ll be next. LFI falls back, but what about Knight’s opportunity with Okada?
Okada is nonchalant about all this as Knight says no, he doesn’t want to give this up. Bailey helps Knight with his jacket, and Knight manages to roll into the ring, so the match IS on. But now Bailey has to leave ringside per Continental Rules, so he wishes his friend good luck. The bell rings, and Okada runs up to ELBOW Knight! Okada kicks Knight low and hits a DDT! Cover, TWO! Knight is still in this and the fans fire up! Okada is amused, and he drags Knight up to Alabama Lift. Knight sunset flips through, TWO! Okada and Knight stand up and Knight fires a forearm! But Okada DECKS Knight!
Okada whips Knight to ropes, and then FLAPJACKS! Cover, TWO! Knight stays in this and now Okada’s annoyed. Knight goes to a corner but Okada storms up on him. The fans duel as Okada kicks at Knight. Okada drags Knight up, gut wrenches, but Knight fights free! Knight ROCKS Okada with forearm after forearm! Knight UPPERCUTS, the fans fire up, and both men go to corners. Knight runs in but Okada puts him up top! Okada DROPKICKS Knight down to the apron and then Knight falls to the floor! Knight writhes and Okada just waits inside while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref checks Knight but Knight refuses to let this stop the match. Okada goes out after Knight, brings him up, and RAMS him into the railing! Okada laughs at the fans, especially a little girl in the second row. Okada drags Knight up, RAMS him into the railing again, and then laughs at the little girl again! The little girl gets upset and hides behind her mom while Okada goes back to the ring. Okada waits as the ring count climbs. Knight crawls towards ringside at 5 of 10, drags himself up at 7, and rolls in at 8. Okada is right on Knight with a turn and NECKBREAKER! Okada lets Knight writhe a bit before standing over him.
Okada SLAPS Knight! Knight glares up at Okada, but Okada SLAPS him again! Knight rises, Okada SLAPS him again! Knight comes back to CHOP Okada! Okada brushes that off, so Knight CHOPS again! Knight fires a forearm, Okada fires back, and Knight wobbles! Okada ROCKS Knight and puts him in a corner. Okada digs his boot into Knight’s neck, and practically pushes him out of the ring! The ref reprimands but Okada backs off. Knight sputters on the apron, Okada goes back to bring him in, but Knight fires body shots! Okada UPPERCUTS Knight and Knight falls back down! Okada stands Knight up to whip corner to corner.
Knight goes up, up, and FLYING LARIATS! Both men are down and Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans rally for both men as they rise, and Knight roars! Knight runs and SPLASHES Okada in a corner! Knight stomps and UPPERCUTS on repeat! Then Knight stomps a mudhole into Okada! The ref counts, then backs Knight down. The fans boo, but Okada pokes Knight in the eyes! The fans boo more, but Okada whips Knight. Knight reverses to SKY2HIGH! Cover, TWO!! Okada survives and Knight is frustrated. The fans rally, Knight rises again while Okada goes to a corner. Knight runs in, but Okada BOOTS him!
Okada goes up, but Knight jumps up to the UPPER ROOM! The fans fire up as Knight somersaults and UFO SPLASHES! Cover, TWO! Okada stays in this, proof of his championship caliber toughness. But Knight roars, runs up, only for Okada to fight the Satellite DDT into a REVERSE NECKBREAKER! Okada drags Knight up, scoops and SLAMS, then he goes to the corner! Standard formula says MACHO ELBOW! The fans fire up as Okada stands, and Okada winds up the… MIDDLE FINGER~! The fans are torn, and Okada oddly censors his own middle finger for some of the fans. Okada drags Knight up, ripcords, but Knight reels him in for a cradle! TWO!!
Okada is up, Knight has him for a backslide! TWO! Okada is back up, he spins Knight, but Knight hurdles the lariat! Then Knight PELES! Okada falls and the fans fire up again! Knight hurries to a corner and he climbs up! MOTHERSHIP SPLASH onto knees!! Knight sputters as Okada saves himself! Okada grits his teeth, drags Knight up to whip, but Knight avoids the dropkick! Knight runs, but Okada BOOTS him! Both men roar and the fans fire up! Okada UPPERCUTS, whips, but Knight reverses and DROPKICKS! Both men are down again, but Knight still rises! The fans are thunderous as Knight goes to the corner!
Knight springboards in, but into an ANTIAIR DROPKICK!! Ripcord and RAINMAKER!!! Cover, Okada wins!
Winner: Kazuchika Okada, by pinfall (denies Knight a title match)
Give the assist to Rush, but The Rainmaker still gets the job done. Wait, now he drags Knight up for another RAINMAKER!!! The fans boo as Okada shows no mercy! RAINMAKER again!!! And then another ripcord, but Knight falls! And then here comes Bailey! Speedball runs Okada off, but Okada still has a smug smile. Knight has to catch a flight to Japan, but will Bailey make sure Okada pays for his arrogance?
The Don Callis Family speaks.
Don Callis himself says, “The Outrunners tried to challenge RPG Vice? Who do you two idiots think you are? Y’know, I was wrestling in the ’80s, I knew a lot of dirtbags like you! So why don’t you get yourselves a couple of other stupid idiots to be your partner, and you can take on the Don Callis Family, and I will kick your ass all the way back to Tennessee like it’s 1983!!” Wait, did he say he will? Well, will Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd find someone willing to take on
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
It has been decided that Dax Harwood will take on Daniel Garcia in response to his challenge last week. Will Dax the Ax make good on FTR’s word to make this one hurt? Plus, after the confrontation we saw between them, Bailey will take on Dralistico as payback for what LFI did to Knight! Will Speedball strike out the Prince of Silver? And speaking of baseball terminology, the 5 Tool Player is about to throw some heaters at “Big Shotty” Lee Johnson for stepping to the plate last week. Will Bowens make sure to #MollyWhopp Lee back to the dugout?
BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break!
The Don Callis Family has decided: Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander will take on Hangman Page & Will Ospreay! Can Cowboy and Assassin coexist? Or will the Owen Hart Cup Finalists fall to The Alpha & The Walking Weapon?
Backstage interview with The Hurt Syndicate.
Alicia catches MVP, Lashley & Shelton on their way out, and brings up Lashley telling everyone that we have to wait until next week to find out if MJF is officially getting the thumbs up. Can’t he just let us know now where things stand now? Lashley says he is very protective of the Syndicate, but apparent legal counsel advises him to say no more. The answer will be made public next week. MVP introduces longtime legal counsel to the Hurt Syndicate, Harrison Landow. And well, when he speaks, they listen. See you next week. The Syndicate heads out, but will MJF’s attack on Top Flight have been in vain?
Samoa Joe VS Claudio Castagnoli!
The Samoan Submission Specialist and The Opps have been putting The Death Riders on the defensive, and Joe himself has accused Jon Moxley of no longer having the guts to fight a real fight. Moxley took offense to that remark last week, but he will still let his Swiss Cyborg handle things first. Will Claudio soften Joe up for Moxley and that Steel Cage title match? Or will Joe prove it is the Death Riders who are soft?
The fans already sing, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” but Claudio takes his time entering the ring. The bell sounds, the fans rally up, and the two circle. They tie up, go around, and Joe powers Claudio back. Claudio turns things around to put Joe in the corner, then he grinds his forearms in. The ref counts, but he has to get in there to back Claudio off. Claudio eggs Joe on, the two circle, and they feel things out. They tie up, Joe powers Claudio back, and they end up on the ropes. They go around, end up in a corner again, with Joe in control. The ref counts, he backs Joe off, but Claudio throat chops! The ref reprimands and fans boo but Claudio goes after Joe!
Claudio fires fast hands from all sides and the ref counts. Claudio UPPERCUTS again and again until the ref reaches 4. The ref backs Claudio off, but Claudio jukes him, only for Joe to dodge Claudio! COQUINA CLUTCH!! Joe has Claudio by the head, but Claudio steps through the ropes! The ref counts, Joe lets go at 4, but then Joe LARIATS Claudio down! Joe goes out to then whip Claudio into barriers! Joe storms up, whips him again, and Claudio hits railing hard! The fans fire up and Joe SMACKS Claudio off the top of barriers! Joe CHOPS Claudio, refreshes the ring count, but Claudio scoops to SNAKE EYES off the barriers!
Joe sputters and falls while fans boo, but Claudio RAMS Joe into barriers! Claudio UPPERCUTS Joe, then gets space. Claudio runs back in, but into the URENAGE to the floor! The fans fire up while Claudio writhes. Joe aims at Claudio, runs in and BOOTS Claudio! The fans fire up and Joe brings Claudio into the ring. Joe stalks Claudio but Claudio goes to the apron. Claudio then RAMS into Joe, RAMS him again, and UPPERCUTS! Claudio JABS, CHOPS, and JABS again! Claudio CHOSP, but now Joe is getting mad! The fans rally as Claudio UPPERCUTS and CHOPS, but Joe CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS!
The fans “WOO~” with every CHOP, then Joe whips corner to corner. Joe runs up and ELBOWS! And PELES! Claudio sits down, the fans fire up, and Joe snarls. Joe has Detroit behind him as he hoists Claudio up top. Joe CHOPS again, then tucks Claudio in! Claudio fights that by CLAWING Joe’s eyes! The ref reprimands, Claudio stops, but then Claudio jumps down to HOTSHOT Joe’s arm! Joe falls back, Claudio hurries in, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Claudio stomps Joe down, then paces around. Claudio HIP DROPS Joe, then clamps on a chinlock stretch! Joe endures, even as Claudio pulls on the hold. Joe fights to his feet, but Claudio wrangles him back down! Claudio grinds Joe down with the side headlock, then adds an arm for a straitjacket! Joe endures, fights up, and HEADBUTTS free! Joe ROCKS Claudio, CHOPS him, then runs, only for Claudio to BOOT him down! Claudio goes to a corner, goes along the ropes, and then SPRINGBOARD ELBOW DROPS! Cover, TWO! Joe survives and Claudio is furious, but the ref defends the count.
Claudio pushes Joe back down, runs and DOUBLE STOMPS! Cover, TWO! Claudio is frustrated but this is why Joe is a former AEW World Champion, and why he dethroned the Death Riders as AEW World Trios Champions. Claudio drags Joe back around to DOUBLE STOMP! And DOUBLE STOMP! And DOUBLE STOMP again! Claudio then clamps on with a COBRA CLUTCH! Joe endures and the fans rally up. Joe stands, but Claudio fires knees down low! Joe drops to his knees and Claudio squeezes tighter! Joe still endures but Claudio grinds him down to the mat! The ref checks but Joe is still in this.
Joe rises up, Claudio wrangles him again, but he also smothers Joe! The ref reprimands, Claudio lets go and “apologizes,” mockingly asking for clarification on what was wrong. Claudio then clamps back on with the Cobra Clutch as Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans chant at Claudio, “You Suck!” Joe fights up but Claudio throws knees! Claudio goes back to the Cobra Clutch and thrashes Joe around! Joe endures, the fans rally, and Joe fires hands! But Claudio fires more knees! Claudio runs, but into a SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Joe whips Claudio to a corner, then reels him in for an atomic drop!
Joe runs to BOOT Claudio down, then SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Claudio stays in this but Joe stays focused. The fans rally behind Joe and he brings Claudio up. Joe fireman’s carries but Claudio slips free, and he shoves Joe at the ref! Joe stops short, but then Claudio pokes Joe in the eyes again! Claudio runs, runs, and runs to LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Joe survives and Claudio grows frustrated. Claudio drags Joe up, reels him in, but Joe BACKDROPS free! Claudio lands on his feet! Claudio dodges Joe, springboards and FLYING UPPERCUTS! Claudio snarls while fans are torn, and Claudio calls for it! Claudio grabs the legs, but Joe kicks free!
Claudio staggers, Joe turns him around and reels him in by his tights! COQUINA CLUTCH!!! CLAUDIO TAPS, JOE WINS!!
Winner: Samoa Joe, by submission
The Swiss Cyborg got caught, but here comes reinforcements! Joe dares the Death Riders to make a move, so Wheeler Yuta jumps the barriers! Marina and Moxley follow, they’re flanking the ring! But WILL HOBBS is here! And the Powerhouse is armed with a chair! The fans fire up as The Opps have the numbers and the “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Moxley backs away, but Hobbs tells him, “Watch this!” Claudio stands up, into a CHAIR SHOT! Claudio falls and the fans want “One More Time!” Joe says okay, and Hobbs SMACKS Claudio again! Moxley seethes but he is still standing at the barriers.
Joe sets the chair down, drags Claudio over, and Joe gives Moxley one more chance to do something. Moxley doesn’t move, so Joe hits a FULL METAL GOURD BUSTER!! Joe avenges Hook and Shibata, but will Joe save all of AEW from Moxley’s reign of terror? Or will The Maniac find a way to survive Beach Break in the Windy City?
My Thoughts:
A great episode of Dynamite here, but not without odd choices. CRU continue to be chihuahuas barking at bigger dogs, and then oddly enough, Top Flight kinda do the same thinking they’ll get at Hurt Syndicate for the titles. MJF going after them to “hurt people” made for a fitting move in that moment, but then Lashley making us wait and them bringing in some lawyer for the Syndicate is disappointing. Are they really dragging this out for Double or Nothing? Why not give us the “moment of truth” tonight, then next week has some sort of official “swearing in,” and then we get shenanigans that give us a Double or Nothing match. I feel like TK’s sense of pacing continues to be a problem…
Good promo from FTR and Stokely to call out Schiavone & Nigel as well as Garcia, and Dax VS Garcia will be great stuff. I still sense Adam Copeland returns to join Garcia and settle things with FTR. Good promo from Willow to call out Marina and the Death Riders, and I like the segue back into the Willow-Kris story. They’ll have a great match tomorrow, but I don’t know what’ll happen with it if Willow is to also still feud with Marina. Unless newly released Shayna Baszler shows up to team with Marina, Kris & Willow getting on the same page doesn’t seem likely. Side note, Shayna and Marina should be part of the ROH Women’s Pure Championship tournament.
Great promo from Hangman and Ospreay to open the show, looking back on continuity and even getting a bit meta with the “main character of AEW” stuff thrown around. But of course The Don Callis Family wants after them and all their other enemies. Konosuke & Alexander VS Ospreay & Hangman will be awesome stuff for next week, but I feel like Alexander takes the loss so Ospreay and Hangman both head for Double or Nothing with momentum. Then with Roppongi Vice and I assume Lance Archer facing The Outrunners, I feel like my idea of Brody King teaming with Truth & Turbo is going to become a reality. It just makes sense given Brody had that brawl with Archer last week.
Great promo from Harley and Anna before the Fatal 4, and then a great Fatal 4 match. Ford was a touch off on those pinfall breaks but that was a minor thing. Naturally, Megan got involved, which cued Harley to do the same, and clearly we’ll get Megan & Ford VS Harley & Anna in a great tag match. Toni winning out is fine, but it just seems odd they did this at all. I still hope Athena steps up so we can have Champion VS Champion at Double or Nothing to go double or nothing on titles. And then with how Hayter VS Mone is going, there’s still a chance we can go all in at All In with Mone putting up at least the TBS title against both the AEW & ROH Women’s titles.
But given the great interview promo from Hayter and the obvious ambush from Mone, there’s also still a chance Hayter VS Storm happens as a rematch from long ago. Then Mone and Athena can still go title for title in Texas as TBS Championship VS ROH Women’s World Championship. Very good stuff with that open challenge for the ROH World TV title, and it was great for Rhino to be in his hometown. But naturally, whoever was showing up would be cheated out of the win. Nick Wayne is going to bring that title with him to Japan, I just wonder if he’s bringing The Patriarchy with him. At the very least, Christian should keep AEW viewers up to date with every little win or loss Nick has in the BOSJ like the overbearing and jealous father he is.
Great promo from The Elite & Ricochet to hype up their matches, and what an intriguing move to have The Death Riders meet The Bucks in their office. Though, they didn’t light the scene very well, I only knew it was The Death Riders from Claudio’s bald head and white shirt. And then of course when it was Marina closing the door. But we got an awesome Six Man Tag of Ricochet & Bucks VS Swerve, Briscoe & Bailey. Rather surprising win for the Heels but I suppose that ups the animosity between The Elite and Swerve. Also, good promo from Rush followed by a pretty good ambush on Knight. Okada VS Knight was a great match but I figured Okada would win. Bailey is clearly going to get an eliminator next, and that’ll be awesome, too.
And of course, a great main event of Joe VS Claudio. Great win for Joe, and naturally the Death Riders would rush out there. Great counter with Hobbs showing up, and it works that The Opps “take out” Claudio. With Pac out from an actual injury and then Hook and Shibata kayfabe sidelined from what Death Riders did to them, things are a bit more even now. But even then, Yuta & Marina can still interfere, Hobbs & Willow can still counter, only for Moxley to still somehow win against Joe because I don’t think Beach Break is where a title change this big is going to happen. It still feels like Double or Nothing gives us Anarchy in the Arena 2025, Death Riders making a deal with The Elite to take on The Opps, Swerve, and Kenny Omega, who was conspicuous by his absence tonight.
My Score: 8.8/10
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