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Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (12/8/21)

Things heat up before Winter is Coming!

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AEW Dynamite 2021

Dynamite is ready to blow in Long Island!

Before fighting Hangman Page for the AEW World Championship, Bryan Danielson looks to kick off John Silver’s head in Long Island!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Dynamite Diamond Battle Royale: MJF and Dante Martin advance to next week’s Dynamite Diamond Ring Match.
  • 8 Man Tag: Jurassic Express & The Varsity Blonds VS The Acclaimed & 2point0 w/ Daniel Garcia; Jurassic Express & The Varsity Blonds win.
  • The Young Bucks VS Rocky Romero & Chuck Taylor; The Young Bucks win.
  • Riho VS Jamie Hayter w/ Britt Baker & Rebel; Riho wins.
  • Bryan Danielson VS John Silver; Bryan wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

MJF- No, wait, CM PUNK heads to the ring!

The Best in the World used MJF’s music to fake out the fans! Long Island is torn as many were expecting the hometown “hero” to show up. Punk gets the mic to say, “Is that all you got? Chicago was so much louder.” Punk is all smiles as fans boo. Punk has just realized why the Islanders have yet to win a game in this building. “Should I continue? Well, y’all certainly don’t disappoint, unlike your guy, MJF.” That’s why Punk is here. MJF is their guy? Fans are also torn on that. Getting hot in here for Punk. He’s wearing an AEW Four Pillars Shirt, but he replaced MJF with Britt Baker!

Punk wants to make sure their guy can’t put over a woman based on her accomplishments, it has to be about the lewds. That incel is their guy? The guy that said, to Punk’s face in Punk’s hometown, that MJF is better than Roddy Piper in Portland, when he isn’t even as good as Piper when Hell comes to frog town. In Punk’s hometown, he stepped to MJF and said they’d do it there. MJF took his sports coat off, his watch and his scarf off, and then ran! Punk can’t understand the fans jeering, just like the Islanders can’t figure out how to put a puck in a net. The Islanders beat Ottawa? That’s like when Punk beat QT Marshall a few weeks ago.

Is this what MJF wants? “That’s your guy?” Fans continue to be torn, but here’s what Punk wants. He wanted to see how the fans would react and he’s a bit taken aback. But he understands. When he was a kid, he hated Dennis Rodman, just like Chicago did, because he was on the Detroit Pistons. But then he changed to the Chicago Bulls and Rodman become Punk’s guy. That’s Punk’s “worm,” so it seems MJF is Long Island’s “worm.” Punk isn’t mad at the fans, he just feels a bit sorry. Punk has his eyes set on next week, the AEW World Championship match, Hangman Adam Page VS The American Dragon, Bryan Danielson. Punk wants next! And we gotta believe MJF wants next, too.

But there’s this thing between Punk and MJF that they need to settle before one of them, most likely Punk, goes on to fight for the AEW title. Punk keeps trying to get MJF to do this but MJF just runs away. Fans can cheer for MJF, that’s fine. If they can look themselves in the mirror still, that’s fine. But Punk knows what this looks like to an outsider: two guys arguing and they can’t tell who the idiot is. Chicago knows the idiot is MJF. Punk proposes they settle it like he has the last two weeks. Punk doesn’t want to deal with Shawn Spears, Wardlow or FTR. This is between him and MJF, who stooped as low as to bring Punk’s dog, Larry, into this. And Larry has more balls than MJF, and Larry got neutered.

So MJF has wasted enough of Punk’s time, but let’s be honest. He is having fun. If MJF is someone’s hero, Punk gets it. The Islanders haven’t won anything since 1984. So Punk puts out the challenge: him and MJF, 1v1. No more running like they do in Long Island. Stand and fight like in Chicago! And Punk has no out, but neither does MJF. MJF VS Punk, even here tonight! Fans do like the sound of that. But Punk is pretty sure MJF won’t agree to it, nor a man in this building that would agree to it. If MJF is who they back, then they’re all chicken s*it. Punk leaves with his music, but will he gets the match he wants from Maxwell Jacob Friedman?

 

A car is pulling up to the UBS Arena.

A voiceover guy says, “The difference between a hero and a villain is perspective. If you think this man is a villain, you aren’t from Long Island. You haven’t driven on the LIE with the top down while blasting Billy Joel. You haven’t grabbed some Ralph’s Ices, some Ben’s matzah ball soup, and a Bagel Boss bagel. If you don’t get that, you’re probably a poor, and most definitely mid.” The driver steps out, and of course it’s MJF. “The perspective of people from the most magical place in the world, Long Island, New York, is that this man is a hero. Allow me to list off the accomplishments of this mighty hero.

“All-state linebacker, breaking the Nassau County all-time record in tackles for a season. All-state choir tenor 2. Captain of the all-male acapella group known as the Aca-Fellas. Made Varsity his freshman year in amateur wrestling, and was never taken down. He also broke the Plainview High record in the keg stand, with an impressive one minute and 33 second chug. And yes, I know what you’re thinking. You’re correct. He pulled so many chicks. I mean, bro, it was freakin’ nuts, dude. The bottom line is, this man might not be your cup of tea. But to us Long Islanders, he’s Salt of the Earth. And that makes him better than you, and you know it.”

Dynamite Diamond Battle Royale!

This year’s Dynamite Dozen are: Lio Rush, Big Money Matt Hardy, Lee Johnson, Lee Moriarty, Matt Sydal, Wardlow, Frankie Kazarian, Jay Lethal, Team Taz’s Ricky Starks, Will Hobbs AND Dante Martin, and of course the TWO-TIME Dynamite Diamond Ringbearer, MJF! Will MJF continue into a threepeat? Or will his luck finally run out?

The bell rings, Wardlow plays bodyguard for MJF but what else is new? Wardlow clobbers Moriarty, then Johnson, then Dante, then Sydal. Jay Lethal gets around Wardlow and gets MJF up and onto the top rope! Long Island freaks out but Wardlow makes the save, and Shawn Spears is also there to make sure MJF doesn’t touch the floor. Hobbs helps Starks against Lethal while Dante goes up after Sydal! Sydal shoves Dante down then METEORAS! Starks goes after Sydal but Sydal kicks, jumps and SOBATS! Sydal pushes Starks, MJF goes after Moriarty but Moriarty throws him out! Spears has to make the save again! Wardlow gets Moriarty up and TOSSES him to ELIMINATE him!

Hobbs CLUBS Sydal, shoves him out and ELIMINATES him! Wardlow protects MJF again while Lethal CHOPS and ROCKS Hardy. Lethal scoops Hardy but Hardy holds ropes. The Bunny appears to give Hardy brass knuckles! BRASS FIST knocks Lethal down! Hardy has Lethal against ropes, gets him up and out and ELIMINATES him! But then Dante dumps and ELIMINATES Hardy! Lio goes after Dante! They stare down, but Wardlow and Hobbs CLBOBER them both! But now Hobbs and Wardlow stare down! Fans fire up and Wardlow dares Hobbs to run> Hobbs runs, RAMS Wardlow but neither falls! Wardlow runs, RAMS Hobbs, but neither falls!

Hobbs and Wardlow circle, Hobbs runs but Wardlow RAMS him then CLOTHESLINES him! Hobbs holds the rope to ROCK Wardlow, but Lio handspring heel kicks Hobbs down and ELIMINATES him!! Starks is SHOCKED! But then Lio talks trash, Starks goes to dump him out! Lio holds on and AEW goes picture in picture as Starks stomps him!

Lio KICKS Starks away. Big Shotty Lee Johnson is after Kaz, MJF gets up on the ropes to gloat and give the fans something to cheer. Lio fires off strikes, whips Starks to ropes but Starks reverses. Lio rebounds off the bottom rope to STUNNER Starks down! Kaz turns things around on Johnson, dumps him out but Johnson holds the ropes! Lio goes after Kaz, drags Starks up, Dante CLUBS Kaz down. MJF gives Wardlow a shoulder massage for the hard work he’s done. Starks holds on, Lio goes after his hands! Starks desperately hooks the apron with his foot as Lio hammers his hands! Kaz sees Wardlow in his way of MJF so he goes after Starks instead.

Kaz whips and CLOBBERS Starks with an elbow! Dante dropkicks Johnson in a corner, then Dante goes after Kaz with haymakers. Kaz knees low, Kaz back suplexes but Dante rebounds off ropes to duck and dodge, DOUBLE CROSSBODIES cancel out for those two! Starks sits up and Lio throws forearms. MJF picks his spot and STOMPS Dante, to then scurry back to the corner. Johnson bumps Dante off buckles, throws body shots, then hoists him up. Dante resists , the ref reprimands MJF hiding on the apron but it’s not like he can be disqualified. Starks fights Lio off and goes up top but Lio goes after him with haymakers!

AEW returns to single picture and Lio KICKS Starks down! MJF gets another cheap shot in on Dante! Fans are thunderous for their hero! Johnson gives Kaz a JAWBREAKER! Wardlow goes after Lio, Lio DECKS MJF! Fans boo as Kaz and Starks keep Wardlow busy! Wardlow DECKS Kaz, DECKS Starks, then choke grips Lio! He choke grips Johnson, too, but Dante DROPKCIKS Wardlow! Lio and Johnson go after Wardlow, but then MJF dumps them AND Wardlow out for a TRIPLE ELIMINATION!! MJF didn’t mean to get rid of his muscle, that was his insurance policy! But then Kaz runs in, only for MJF to dump him out and ELIMINATE him!!

But Dante and Starks are still in this, the math is on their side. The lights flash to indicate the next elimination ends this. MJF realizes that, but then Datne TOSSES Starks and ELIMINATES him?!?

Winners: MJF and Dante Martin (will battle for the Dynamite Diamond Ring next week)

Team Taz was absolutely shocked as Dante just used Team Taz to his advantage! MJF wants to shake Dante’s hand, and Dante takes it. MJF raises Dante’s hand, pats him on the back, and takes his leave. Will MJF make sure he keeps his Dynamite Diamond Ring next week? As for Dante, Starks comes back and attacks! He wants payback for the swerve! MJF looks back and considers helping Dante, but continues up the ramp. Fans are fired up, they want their hero to actually be a hero, but MJF says- Wait, he rushes back in!

MJF gets in Starks’ face, shoves him, but Starks shoves back! But then he just helps Starks beat up Dante!! MJF is always about himself, but here comes PUNK! MJF bails out, Starks wants Punk! Punk has wanted after Starks, but Dante ENZIGURIS Starks! Then Punk fireman’s carries, GO TO SLEEP! MJF “applauds,” and mockingly bows, too. Will the Salt of the Earth make sure he has his diamond ring before he faces Punk in the ring?

 

8 Man Tag: Jurassic Express & The Varsity Blonds VS The Acclaimed & 2point0 w/ Daniel Garcia!

Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus are the #1 contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Championships, but that means maintaining momentum until they get their match. Will they, Griff Garrison & Brian Pillman Jr. all have momentum after this? Or will Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, Matt Lee & Jeff Parker bring them to a screeching halt?

Platinum Max has another rap on deck! “The Acclaimed, we’re this company’s pride and joy. I’m Platinum Max, I’m an Island Boy. We pack more shows than anyone in this sport. I mean, we’re bigger in New York than New York. And if you wanna hit us with the silencer, y’all gonna take another L like the Islanders! And Jungle Boy still can’t cut a promo. We run your bitch ass outta town like Cuomo!” Bowens says, “LOOOONG ISLAAAND~! 2point0 and the Acclaimed have arrived!” The teams sort out, and JB starts against the Five Tool Player, Anthony Bowens.

JB and Bowens circle, tie up, and JB waistlocks. Bowens switches, spins to a headlock, but JB powers out. Bowens runs JB over, things speed up and JB hurdles to block the kick and spin Bowens. Bowens ducks the clothesline to CHOP! Bowens puts JB in a corner, CHOPS him, then tags in Caster. The Acclaimed double whip, JB arm-drags Bowens and ducks Caster to RANA! Parker gets in to get a CHOP and a knuckle lock. Lee gets in but JB CHOPS him and kicks him to also knuckle lock. JB goes up the ropes to rebounds and DOUBLE ARM-DRAG 2point0 out! Fans fire up for JB as he tags in BPJ. BPJ tags in Griff. BPJ then RWECKS The Acclaimed with a dropkick!

Griff builds speed to FLY and take everyone out! Long Island is fired up as BPJ gets Caster in. The Blonds CHOP Caster, and CHOP again. BPJ wrenches, whips, and Griff gives Caster a lift for the DROPKICK SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Griff keeps Caster down with a facelock and he tags BPJ back in. The Blonds mug Caster, BPJ CHOPS Caster in a corner. And again! BPJ then climbs up to rain down fists! Bowens rushes over but BPJ DECKS him! BPJ climbs up again to finish up, but Bowens anchors BPJ’s foot? The ref is busy with 2point0 as Caster slips out to shove BPJ down! Caster crawls, Matt Lee puts BPJ in the ring while talking trash, and Caster bumps BPJ off buckles.

Caster stomps a mudhole, Parker talks trash, Bowens tags in. Bowens stomps BPJ, Parker still talks trash, 2point0 soak up the heat while Bowens brings BPJ up. Bowens CLUBS away on BPJ’s neck over and over and over! Bowens says, “EVERYONE loves The Acclaimed!” Tag to Matt Lee, they mug BPJ, then Lee whips BPJ to CLOBBER him! Cover, TWO! Another cover, ONE! Another, TWO! Lee drags BPJ from the Jurassic Express to whip him into the corner! BPJ bounces off buckles, Parker tags in. 2point0 mugs BPJ, Parker drags him up and Parker whips to dropkick BPJ down! Cover, TWO! Parker drags BPJ up by his hair and throws haymakers.

Parker reels BPJ in but BPJ back drops! Caster tags in to CLOBBER BPJ! Snap suplex, float to the cover, TWO! Caster drags BPJ up, BPJ throws body shots and forearms! BPJ staggers, Caster CLUBS him in the corner. Caster bumps BPJ off the corner, tags in Parker, and Parker DECKS Griff! Parker RAMS his shoulder into BPJ, CLUBS BPJ on the neck, then brings him around but BPJ shoves him away! Lee tags in to stop BPJ with a waistlock, but BPJ throws him away! Bowens tags in, he gets around and KICKS BPJ right in the face! Bowens drags BPJ up, tags in Caster, and The Acclaimed double suplex, only for BPJ to knee free! BPJ breaks the line, hot tag to Luchasaurus!

Long Island fires up as Luchasaurus rallies on everyone! He TOSSES Parker, CLOBBERS Bowens, BOOTS Caster, then TOSSES Parker! Lee gets in and Luchasaurus TOSSES him! Then he puts Bowens with Parker and Caster with Lee! Luchasaurus back body blocks one corner, then the other, then back the other way! He misses Parker, but he comes back to CLOBBER 2point0 all at once! Fans are thunderous as Luchasaurus then choke grips each of them! But Caster CLUBS Luchasaurus! Caster taunts Luchasaurus but gets caught for a choke grip! Bowens gets caught, too, Luchasaurus CHOKE SLAMS Bowens onto Caster! But 2point0 assisted dropkick Luchasaurus to the corner!

JB tags in! HE rallies on 1point0, and COMEBACKER for Parker! Lee LARIATS JB, Griff DECKS Lee! Bowens elbows, JABs, CHOPS and SUPERKICKS Griff! BPJ spins Bowens for a BACK HAND, to a FISHERMAN MICHINOKU! Caster FLYING CLOTHESLINES BPJ, JB TORNADO DDTS Caster! And then the SNARE TRAP! Daniel Garcia gets on the apron to distract! But here comes EDDIE KINGSTON! The Mad King yanks Red Death down to RAM him into steel steps! Fans are thunderous for Kingston, JB turns back to Cater but Caster CLOBBERS him! Caster climbs up fast, MIC DROP ELBOW FLOPS!! Back to the SNARE TRAP!! Caster taps, JB’s team wins!

Winners: Jurassic Express & The Varsity Blonds, by submission

Kingston has the camera stick with him, though, and he wants to say something. Ortiz tries to calm Kingston down but Kingston ain’t having it. It’s hard to know what Kingston just said, but here comes 2point0 and Garcia! They attack 3v2, and Lee even uses a recycling bin to hit everyone, including security! Referees rush in, they break things up, but have things just escalated to a level 2point0 and Garcia aren’t ready for?

 

FTR and Tully Blanchard speak.

Tully says, “These two gentlemen once were the world tag team champions for AEW. They will be again, the first two-time champions. They have defeated the Lucha Brothers once, they sent a substitute, beat ’em twice. They went to their home country, and beat ’em thrice. And it is so hard to get them back in the ring. Gentlemen, let’s put this to bed.” Cash Wheeler says it is just as the legendary Tully just said. Lucha Brothers have never beaten FTR and never will. Their only victory was a fluke, it doesn’t count. No more fun and games, no more Halloween costumes. Now it is time for FTR to take their rightful spot at the top of the tag team division.

They are the absolute best, the transcendent, the torchbearers of tag team wrestling now and far into the future. Dax Harwood says Friday night on Rampage will be the biggest night of their careers. That will pay their bills, the mortgage, and fill their family’s stockings. Rampage, they become the first-ever two-time AEW Tag Team Champions, writing their names in the historic books and the annals of AEW as the greatest tag team of all time. Top Guys OUT. But will they be in the winner’s circle this Friday?

 

The Young Bucks w/ Adam Cole & Brandon Cutler VS Rocky Romero & Chuck Taylor w/ Orange Cassidy!

Matt & Nick Jackson return to action, ready to beat down Chaos, ready to beat down the Best Friends, ready to beat down Azucar & the Kentucky Gentleman! But will things not go their way their first match back?

The teams sort out, Rocky starts against Nick. Fans rally up, Nick and Rocky circle, they tie up. Nick wrenches and wristlocks but Rocky rolls, only for Nick to wrangle him. Rocky rolls and spins to hook Nick for a hip toss. Rocky has the wrist, Nick cartwheels through to wristlock back. Rocky rolls, breaks free and dropkicks Nick down! Rocky shimmies the shoulders a la Latino Heat, but the two circle again. Rocky headlocks but Nick powers out, only for Rocky to run him over. Things speed up, Nick hurdles, Rocky leaps, Rocky side steps but Nick springboards to flying arm-drag! Rocky avoids the screw high kick, Nick scoops him but Rocky headscissors out!

Rocky arm-drags Nick down to a cording hold! Fans rally, Nick fights up but Rocky wrenches and CLUBS the arm. Chuckie T tags in, they double whip Nick but Matt tags in. Nick slides out, Matt CLOBBERS Rocky! Chuck headlocks, Matt powers out, Chuck hurdles then drags matt down to a cover, TWO! Chuck arm-drags and has the cording hold! Matt fights up, Chuck wrenches, and bumps Matt off buckles. Chuck stomps Matt, tags Rocky, they double whip Matt to the corner. Chuck runs in but Matt throw shim out! Nick drags Rocky out, Matt headscissors Chuck for Nick to dropkick him down! Fans fire up but Rocky gets in to duck and go Spider-Man!

Rocky baits Nick in and dumps him out, then ducks and dodges Matt to DIVE onto Nick! Matt WRECKS Rocky with a dropkick, then skins the cat! Fans fire up all the same and Nick gets Rocky up to put him in the ring. Matt ROCKS Rocky with a haymaker, Rocky CHOPS back. Rocky CHOPS again, Matt rakes eyes! The ref reprimands, Matt stops to bump Rocky off buckles. Nick holds Rocky in place, Matt runs and handsprings, then just struts to CLAW Rocky’s back! Matt hopes everyone saw that. Matt kicks Rocky, snapmare shim down, then tags Nick in. FIST DROP SENTON COMB! Nick makes the ref pay attention to Chuck but he isn’t doing anything.

Nick bumps Rocky off buckles. Rocky fights out of the Bucks’ corner! Nick RAMS him in, then shouts, “SUPERKICK! PARTAAAY~!” Matt tags in, Nick kicks but Rocky blocks to send it into Matt! Then Rocky UPPERCUTS Nick! Rocky ducks the clothesline to hot tag Chuck! Chuck shoves the Bucks into each other, gets them both for COMPLETE SHOT DDT COMBO! Fans fire up with Chuckie T and he rallies them as he builds speed to FLY! Direct hit at the ramp! Chuck warns Cutler to back off, but then Chuck goes back to the ring. DOUBLE SUPERKICKS from the Bucks! Rocky LEAPS but the Bucks catch him and tosses him! Rocky lands on his feet, but Nick SUPERKICKS him down!

The Bucks decide to take Rocky out completely. Matt whips Rocky into railing, and Chuck is over there, too. The Bucks clap to rally the fans, they build speed to go coast to coast, but then slide out to kiss Cole on the cheeks! Fans fire up for the Super Kliq, then the Bucks get back in. Tag to Nick, he runs to the corner and goes up, out and PENALTY KICKS Chuck! Matt brings Chuck around, sets him up on the apron and holds him out, DRAPING SWANTON! Nick then mocks Cassidy by putting his hands in his pants. Matt stomps Chuck, puts him in the ring, and Nick stomps Chuck now. Tag to Matt, they set Chuck in the ropes, Nick tags back in. DRAPING SWANTON AGAIN!

The Bucks soak it all up, the cheers and the jeers, and AEW goes picture in picture as Nick digs his boots into Chuck at the corner.

Nick paces, brings Chuck up, and tags in Matt. The Bucks mug Chuck, Matt stomps him down. Chuck throws body shots and forearms in return! Matt rakes eyes! The ref reprimands and counts, Matt trips Chuck to catapult him into Nick’s GAMANGIRI! Matt sunset flips and high stacks, but Rocky breaks it! Matt gets Chuck up but Chuck rolls him up! TWO!! Matt trips Chuck, drags him over and anchors the foot as he tags in Nick. Nick stomps Chuck down, scrapes his soles off Chuck’s face, then does his Macho Man imitation. Nick drags Chuck up to wrench and whip to a corner. Nick runs corner to corner, to SHINING WIZARD! GAMANGIRI! Forearm and BULLDOG! Cover, Rocky breaks it again!

Nick points at Rocky but he goes back to his corner. Nick CLUBS Chuck down, and again, and then soaks up the heat. He even SPITS at Rocky! The ref is busy keeping Rocky back, but Chuck DECKS Matt! Chuck kicks Nick, throws haymakers, then DECKS Matt! Nick ROUNDHOUSES Chuck! Then DECKS Rocky! Nick goes to the apron but Cassidy is in his way! Cassidy puts hands in pockets! Cassidy ducks the Penalty Kick but Cole comes around to BOOT Cassidy down! Nick springboards in, Chuck dodges, Matt tags in! Chuck has Cassidy’s sunglasses on! He BOOTS Nick, goes up and over Matt, then OVERHEAD Belly2Belly suplexes Nick into Matt!

Fans fire up for Chuck, he tags in Rocky! Rocky starts up the FOREVER CLOTHESLINES on the Bucks corner to corner and back again! Matt dodges, then the Bucks dodge, but Rocky lands out of the double back suplex to DOUBLE RANA! Nick bails out but Rocky pursues, leaps off the steps, FLYING RANA! Rocky gets in to RUNNING SLICED BREAD to Matt! Cover, TWO!! Matt survives, but Rocky CHOPS him! And forearms, and CHOPS! And forearms, then whips. Matt reverses, Nick shoulders into Rocky, slingshot to FACEBUSTER! Then cartwheel to MOONSAULT, but Chuck dodges to give Nick SOLE FOOD! Matt runs in at Rocky but gets boots!

Rocky runs but into the NORTHERN LIGHTS! And then the POLAR EXPRESS! But Rocky turns the third Northern Lights into a TORNADO DDT! Fans are thunderous, Cutler gets in to spray Matt down. Cole uses this opening to get in and aim at Rocky! But Cassidy gets in to give Cole those “powerful” shin kicks. But then Nick SUPERKICKS Cassidy down! But Chuckie T SUPERKICKS Cole! Nick SUPERKICKS Chuck! Rocky EuroUppers, DECKS Nick, then spins Matt. Matt switches, Rocky switches, Matt grabs the ref! Matt switches back, but Rocky ducks and Matt gets the COLD SPRAY from Cutler!! Chuck gives Matt AWFUL WAFFLE! Rocky rolling jackknife covers, Nick breaks it!!

Chuck kicks and whips but Nick reverses to toss Chuck! Rocky fires off fast hands and a kick to Matt! Then the cravat, go to the corner, but no Sliced Bread! Matt has Rocky in position as Nick takes aim, but Rocky RANAS Matt into Nick! Backslide, TWO!?! Matt narrowly escapes, but Rocky JUMP KNEES! Matt blocks one kick, ducks the enziguri, but the HEEL KICK hits! Rocky fires up, whips Matt, but Matt reverses and slips around, double pump handle into the gut wrench! Nick returns, MELTZER DRIVER!! Cover, the Bucks win!!

Winners: The Young Bucks, by pinfall

But they’re not done! The Super Kliq beat down Chuck & Rocky! Cassidy gets in and brawls with Cole but Cole beats him down! But Wheeler Yuta gets in to go after Cole! Only to get DOUBLE SUPERKICKS from the Bucks! Cutler vlogs all of this for the Super Kliq and then they set Cassidy up, for the PANAMA SUNRISE!! Then they sit him back up, for- Wait, who is that? Mama Sue is here! So that can only mean… TRENT IS BACK!! Whoa, he cut his hair! He gets a kiss from mom before he goes to the ring! He SPEARS Cutler, and then he dares someone else to get some! Matt goes out but gets CLOBBERED!

Nick and Cole wait, but Trent still CLOBBERS Cole, and reverses Nick to a  HALF ‘N’ HALF! Then he clotheslines Nick out to join the others! Long Island is fired up, and then we get a SUPER GROUP HUG!! Got to give the people what they want! One more group hug with Sue and Kris Statlander, too! Best Friends, Roppongi Vice, CHAOS stands tall in Long Island! Will this change the pecking order between them and the Elite?

 

Backstage interview with Ruby Soho.

She’s a semifinalist in the TBS Championship Tournament but was attacked after her win by her future opponent, Nyla Rose. Her response to that attack? She’s cut off by The Bunny & Penelope Ford. They “hate” to interrupt the interview, it sounds… riveting. But the thing is, Nyla Rose told them to tell Soho that if, no wait, when Nyla wins the TBS Championship, The Bunny & Superbad Girl are first in line for title shots. So on Rampage, they’re going to have a match. Bunny, Ford & Nyla Rose VS Ruby and… Two of her friends? Sorry, does she have friends here? Ruby Soho? More like Ruby SOLO~! Ruby “laughs” and says why wait? Just fight now!

Ruby DECKS Bunny, but then Ford holds Ruby cuz “SURPRISE, BITCH!” Nyla runs in and DECKS Ruby! Vickie Guerrero cackles as the Native Beast and new pals stomp away on Ruby. But then Tay Conti & Anna Jay, with chairs, run into run them off! Looks like Ruby’s found some friends to fight against these Vicious Vixens! Will Tay, Jay & the Runaway get major momentum this Friday?

 

Tony Schiavone interviews Sammy Guevara on stage.

The Spanish God is still AEW TNT Champion, and his open challenge continues. But before Sammy can say more, Cody Rhodes walks out? The American Nightmare and former TNT Champion has a mic, but still has some serious burns on his arm from his Atlanta Street Fight with Andrade. Cody apologizes for the interruption, he just didn’t want to blindside anyone. “From one good guy to the next, your open challenge is going great. Christmas Day, your open challenge has been filled. Tony Khan just made it official. You’ll be defending the TNT title against me.” Fans boo but Cody shakes hands with Sammy and wishes the kid good luck. And then he goes back out the way he came.

Ethan Page laughs from the cheap seats? “Of course he gets the title match! Of course Cody Rhodes gets the title match, he gets to skip ahead of the line. And what happens to Ethan Page’s title match, huh? I had to jump through hoop, after hoop, after hoop, after hoop, just to get my TNT title shot! No open challenge! That’s BS.” But y’know what? Maybe if Ethan was an EVP or kissed Tony Khan’s ass, he’d get a shot quicker. But y’know who did get him his shot? DAN LAMBERT! Oh, you love him, huh? Guess what! You’re gonna get more! He’s on his way back! Scorpio Sky says damn right Lambert’s coming back!

And what’s Sammy gonna say now? Talk about being a fighting champion? Someone who faces any and everyone except the guys in the top five, right? Ethan points out that these two are in the top fight. Scorpio tells Schiavone not to give Sammy an interview. Give him BALLS! Cuz at some point, Sammy’s gotta step up to the plate, stop calling himself a champion and prove he is one! Sammy says he’s right here. Just come get him! The Men of the Year stay far, far away, but will they get a shot at the Spanish God before the year is up?

 

AEW takes a closer look at the other TBS Championship Tournament semifinal.

Thunder Rosa says, “Jade, you wanna know what I know about you? Money corrupted you.” Jade Cargill counters, “We get paid by the match, not by the hour. So we’re gonna make this quick, and we’re gonna make this money.” Rosa says Jade hit her with a chair because she didn’t have the guts or the ability to beat her clean. Mark Sterling notes Jade made quick work of Janai Kai, Rosa’s student. That is someone Rosa taught all her knowledge to. And Kai was on of Rosa’s best, right? Rosa says Jade has no respect for anyone or anything. Jade wants to get this straight for Thunder Rosa. “This is MY show.”

That won’t stop Rosa’s future of becoming the FIRST TBS Champion. But this is #ThatBitchShow. Will La Mera Mera end up Jaded when these two finally face off 1v1?

 

Riho VS Jamie Hayter w/ Britt Baker & Rebel!

The title match but the inaugural AEW Women’s World Champion looks to stay hot! Will Riho be all fired up for next week? Or are Hayters gonna hate?

The bell rings and fans rally up as the two go face to face. Hayter pie faces but Riho comes back. They tie up, Hayter puts Riho in the corner, but the ref counts. Hayter lets off, she and Riho circle. They tie up, Hayter puts Riho against ropes, but the ref counts again. Hayter lets off but Riho avoids the sucker punch to fire off forearms! Riho whips, Hayter reverse but Riho leaps! The shoulder bounces off Hayter and she scoop SLAMS Riho down! Hayter stands on Riho for the cover, TWO! Again, ONE! A lateral press now, but Riho goes Matrix to slip out! Riho kicks and runs and dropkicks but Hayter deflects that to scoop and BACKBREAKER!

Riho gets to a corner, Hayter runs in and uppercuts! Hayter chokes Riho with both hands, but lets off as the ref counts. Britt gets up and chokes Riho while Hayter argues with the ref! Britt gets away with it, but Riho still BOOTS Hayter, then tilt-o-whirls to headscissor! Riho then baits Hayter in, drop toehold to the ropes! Riho dials it up, 619! Riho goes up top fast, Hayter stands up, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Hayter bails out and gets a breather, but Britt and Rebel tell her to get in. Riho is up top, and she CROSSBODIES, only to bounce off Hayter this time! Hayter drags Riho up to POST her! And then SLAM her! Hayter shrugs and Britt talks trash.

Hayter stomps Riho, drags her up and throws her into the ring. Fans rally and duel, Hayter stomps Riho. Hayter drags Riho up to bump her off buckles. Hayter drags Riho up to run her and RAM her into the other corner! Cover, TWO! Hayter wraps on a chinlock and grinds Riho down. Fans rally up as Riho endures. Hayter leans all her weight on Riho but Riho fights up. Hayter drags Riho from the ropes to stomp her down! Hayter drags Riho up to suplex hard! Hayter drags Riho up again and puts her in a corner as AEW goes picture in picture.

Hayter TOSSES Riho across the ring, then stomps her back down. Hayter drags Riho around to put on the ropes and choke her! The ref counts, Hayter lets off to gloat, and then she goes back to Riho to scuff her with a boot. Hayter drags Riho around, puts her back on ropes and chokes her again. The ref counts, Hayter stomps Riho as she lets off, and then Britt pushes Riho down! Hayter soaks up the heat as she drags Riho back up and SLAMS her back down. Hayter stands on Riho’s back at the ropes but lets off as the ref counts. Hayter stands on Riho’s head, Britt taunts Riho with the AEW Women’s title, then Hayter lets off.

Hayter drags Riho back up again, stomps her, then CLUBS her! Hayter kicks Riho around, stands on her chest, and AEW goes to break.

AEW returns and Hayter suplexes, but Riho fights it! Hayter blocks the cradle counter to suplex high and hard! Hayter stomps Riho, but Riho fires forearms back! Riho whips but Hayter blocks to reverse it. Hayter runs in but into boots! Riho runs to tilt-o-whirl, but Hayter makes it a BACKBREAKER! Hayter whips Riho hard into a corner, then CLUBS her on the rebound. Hayter choke grips, but Riho turns the lift into a wheelbarrow, victory roll, STOMP 182! Both women are down and Britt is suddenly worried! Hayter gets frustrated as she rolls to ropes. The ring count climbs, Rebel coaches Hayter, and the count is 5 of 10.

Riho gets to ropes, Britt gets upset, but Hayter gets up. Hayter drags Riho up, and Riho fires off forearms on Hayter! Hayter forearms back, scoops Riho but Riho slips out to roll up! TWO, but Riho hurries to a corner. Riho runs back, full nelsons but can’t lift! Hayter elbows free, Riho staggers away. Hayter runs in, only gets buckles, Riho full nelsons to DRAGON SUPLEX!! Cover, TWO!! Fans fire up as Riho brings Hayter up and reels her in! Hayter blocks the Northern Lights to CLUB Riho and suplex! BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!?! Riho survives and Britt is furious! Hayter CLUBS away on Riho’s back, then drags her up to CHOKE SLAM BACKBREAKER!! Cover, TWO?!?!

Hayter gets Riho’s leg for a HALF CRAB! Riho endures, Britt wants her to give up already! Hayter bends Riho way back, but Riho refuses to quit! Riho crawls, reaches out, but Hayter drags her away! Riho uses that to roll and get up to sunset flip! TWO! Hayter stagger sup and BOOTS Riho! Riho stays up, Hayter runs but into a JUMP KNEE! Riho runs in again, tilt-o-whirl, CODE RED!! Cover, TWO!?!? Hayter survives and Riho is beside herself! The fans fire up but Britt is frustrated. Riho goes up top, DIVING DOUBLE STOMPS!! Cover, TWO?!!? Riho keeps her cool, she kicks Hayter to another drop zone and goes up top again. But Hayter stops her with forearms!

Hayter climbs, CLUBS away on Riho, then brings her up. Riho fights the superplex, throws furious fists of her own, and then shoves Hayter down! But Rebel anchors Riho! Riho KICKS Rebel, Hayter ROCKS Riho! Hayter climbs, CLUBS Riho, then hoists her up for a fireman’s carry! But Riho fights again! Riho turns this into a SUPER CRUCIFIX BOMB!! Hayter flounders, fans lose their minds, Riho SOBATO DOUBLE KNEES!! Cover, Riho wins!!

Winner: Riho, by pinfall

What an epic! Riho survives, but Britt attacks from behind! Britt furiously forearms Riho in the back, then gets the glove! Rings of Saturn, LOCK JAW!! The ref stops Britt but Britt scuffs Riho on the way out. “You will never be champion again!” Will Britt back up those words? Or will she be made to eat them?

 

BIG matches are set for Rampage!

Not only will we see the Six Woman Tag of Nyla, Ford & Bunny VS Ruby, Tay & Jay, as well as the AEW World Tag Team Championship rematch, Lucha Brothers VS FTR, but after everything that went down between Chaos and the Super Kliq, we will see Wheeler Yuta VS Adam Cole!

Taz announces that Dante Martin & Lio Rush may have swerved Team Taz, but this Friday, it will be the in-ring debut of HOOK, against Fuego Del Sol! Taz says the world will see Hook is all that and a bag of chips!

 

AEW Revolution returns in March 2022 in Orlando, Florida!

It’ll be a Revolution weekend, as well, with Rampage on Friday, March 4th, AEW Fanfest on March 5th, and the PPV live on Sunday, March 6th! Get your tickets starting Friday, 12/17 at 10 AM Eastern!

 

Winter is Coming is getting even hotter!

We will once again see Serena Deeb VS Hikaru Shida. Deeb says everyone’s wanted to see the best women’s wrestler become inaugural TBS Champion, and Shida took that away! But Shida says Deeb spoiled everything! Now Shida will hunt Deeb down and make her pay! If Shida thinks having her leg smashed in with a steel chair was the worst, think again! Deeb has 1000 ways to hurt someone! Bad blood is boiling, but who will be left out in the cold next Dynamite?

 

Schiavone interviews The Varsity Blonds & Julia Hart.

They won the 8 Man Tag earlier and are at 21 wins! Things are looking up, but then the lights turn off! The lights return, and MALAKAI BLACK is on stage with them! But why? He sprays mist into Julia’s face, and then disappears as the lights go dark again! What is this attack about?! What does the Dark Father have against the Blonds!?

 

Bryan Danielson VS John Silver!

The American Dragon hasn’t actually checked off every member of the Dark Order, but he’s going after who he considers the strongest member, but also the biggest joke in the faction. Will the Meat Man be the perfect appetizer for this vicious vegan before he goes after Hangman Page? Or will Johnny Hungy be too much for the GOAT?

The bell rings and fans fire up as the two stare down. Fans rally for “JOHNNY HUNGY!” and Bryan laughs. But he isn’t laughing with Silver, he’s laughing at Silver. They tie up, Bryan wrenches and clamps onto an arm, but Silver slips through to wrench back. Silver wristlocks, Bryan rolls, hooks a leg and chinbars to bring Silver around. Bryan ha the arm, Silver powers out and things speed up, only for Bryan to run Silver over! Bryan soaks up the heat then eggs Silver on. Silver gets up, he ties up with Bryan and headlocks. Bryan powers out, things speed up again, Silver runs Bryan over and flexes! He’s friggin’ jacked, baby!

Bryan runs in but Silver picks him up to TOSS him! And he flexes again! Bryan gets to a corner, Silver waits on him now. Bryan takes his time as fans rally up. Bryan calls for a test of strength, Silver approaches and they knuckle lock. But then Bryan KICKS, KIKCS and KICKS Silver to ropes! Bryan EuroUppers, whips Silver to ropes, but Silver ducks and ROUNDHOUSES back! And KICKS and KICKS and KICKS! The ref counts, Silver lets off, Bryan gets a foot. Bryan drags Silver out to SLAM the leg on the apron! Bryan then spins Silver around to EuroUppers him again and again on the apron! The ref starts a ring count, Bryan lets off to then get on the apron, and GUILLOTINE KNE DROP!

Bryan asks, “Who’s the best?!” and fans are torn while AEW goes picture in picture.

Bryan takes his time returning to the ring while Silver crawls in. Bryan walks into body shots but he clinches Silver to a cravat to throw a BIG knee! Silver falls over, Bryan paces. Silver gets to a corner, Bryan digs his boot in! The ref counts, Bryan lets off at 4, and then soaks up the cheers and jeers from Long Island. Bryan stalks Silver to ropes, brings him up and EuroUppers! Bryan goes up the corner, eggs the fans on, then missile dropkicks Silver down! Bryan kips up to again soak up all the cheers and jeers. Bryan drags Silver around by the legs, ties them up, then KNEES Silver in the side of the head! And again! And again!

Bryan digs his knee in, lets off to drop another knee, then he lets off to listen to the fans. Silver sits up, Bryan drags him up but Silver CHOPS! And ROCKS Bryan with forearms! But Bryan just EuroUppers Silver back down! Bryan taunts the fans, paces around, then goes to a corner. Bryan hops up, waits on Silver to stand, and missile dropkicks again! Bryan kips up again to continue soaking it all in. AEW returns to single picture as Bryan bumps Silver off buckles. Bryan CHOPS Silver, KICKS him, then CHOPS again. Bryan KICKS, digs his boot in and taunts Silver. The ref counts, Bryan lets off at 4, and Bryan again soaks it all up.

Bryan drags Silver up for another EuroUpper. Bryan whips corner to corner, Silver reverses but runs into a boot! Bryan goes up top, leaps again, but Silver turns dropkick into POWERBOMB! Both men are down, a standing count starts as fans rally and duel. Bryan sits up at 4, stands at 5, and Silver follows. Bryan KICKS and KICKS but Silver KICKS back! Bryan KICKS and KICKS, Silver KICKS and KICKS and KICKS! Bryan blocks a kick but Silver rolls to get an ankle pick to a HEEL HOOK!! Bryan scrambles, stomps Silver with his free foot but Silver eggs him on! Silver WRENCHES the foot back, Bryan scrambles to the ROPEBREAK!

Bryan bails out but Silver goes to the apron! CANNONBALL! Down goes Bryan and fans fire up with Silver! Silver follows Bryan back into the ring, runs in but Bryan spins him around, backslide! Silver rolls off to KICK, KICK and SUPERKICK! Waistlock, GERMAN SUPLEX, but Bryan lands on his feet to BUZZSAW! Fans boo as Bryan wags his finger. Bryan says “Too easy!” Bryan aims from a corner, fans chant “NO! NO! NO!” but Bryan runs in, but Silver gets around to roll-up! TWO!! Bryan runs back in, but Silver trips him to the ropes! BOOT to the back, then SNAP GERMAN! Bridging cover, TWO!! Silver was so close and fans are fired up!

Silver snarls and calls for it! He torture racks Bryan, but Bryan rakes eyes! Bryan ROLLING ELBOWS Silver, and rams elbow after elbow into Silver’s head and shoulders! Again and again and again, but he won’t finish Silver like that! Bryan brings Silver up, Gotch hold, PILEDRIVER! Minoru Suzuki would be proud of that one! Then Bryan gets a DOUBLE ARMBAR! Silver is OUT, Bryan wins!!

Winner: Bryan Danielson, by submission

Bryan probably won this by knockout, too, with that piledriver. But Bryan gets a mic to say, “Whoa, whoa, whoa. Let’s see. Uno, head kicked in. Cabana, head kicked in. Alan Angels, head kicked in. Johnny Hungy… Oh. Wait a second. I’m nothing if not a man of my word. I promised to kick his head in. I promised to kick his head in! Just like I’m gonna kick Hangman’s head in next week.” Bryan goes back to Silver, gets the arms, DANIELSON STOMPS! But here comes HANGMAN! Bryan doesn’t see him until Hangman’s throwing hands on him! Bryan scrambles away, Hangman is fired up!

Fans fire up for “COWBOY SH*T!” and Hangman gets a mic! “Next week, I’m gonna stomp the cowboy sh*t outta you!!” Winter is Coming, and the AEW World Champion is coming for Bryan’s head! Will Hangman slay the American Dragon?


My Thoughts:

What a great episode here, that also acted as a go-home to next week’s big themed episode. Deeb VS Shida Round 3 is going to be awesome, but I’m a little surprised they didn’t up the ante into a No Disqualification match. Though I suppose it wouldn’t prove anything for these two incredibly technical wrestlers if it came down to using chairs and Shida’s kendo stick. Then we also got great set-up for Rampage, that AEW World Tag Team Championship match is going to be wild. After a great tag match of Bucks VS Chaos, getting Yuta VS Cole is an interesting move. But how awesome to see Trent back! We’re definitely (or at least should definitely) get an 8 Man Tag now.

CM Punk had a great promo to open the night, basically being Heel to the Long Island crowd. MJF had a great vignette to introduce him before the battle royal. I figured MJF would be a finalist, and I like the touch of him “accidentally” eliminating Wardlow. That can definitely come back to fuel Wardlow turning on MJF and ditching the Pinnacle. Dante swerving Team Taz was quite the surprise, and maybe, just maybe, Dante gets that ring off MJF. Between Wardlow being very close to leaving MJF, and even Punk getting involved to screw MJF, Dante has a good chance of getting the ring. Either that or Team Taz screws Dante and MJF still has the ring.

The Men of the Year end up Heels that make good points when it comes to Cody slipping in and getting the TNT Championship match for Christmas week. Maybe Sammy defends against Scorpio at Winter is Coming to see who faces Cody. Also, Cody is definitely being tongue in cheek about still being Face with that line about “Good guy to good guy.” If Cody is going to win that title back, it’s going to be because he turns Heel, even if he doesn’t acknowledge he’s become a Heel. Riho had an awesome match with Hayter, showing a lot of toughness and the ability to come back, but I don’t really see her taking the title off Britt.

We got a great 8 Man Tag, and I love that Caster brought back the promo-Cuomo rhyme. The Faces winning makes sense, Jurassic Express needs momentum for their eventual title match, and apparently the Blonds are going to be the new targets of Malakai Black for whatever reason. Maybe a “sins of the father” angle for BPJ? Kingston getting involved was great, and then having Ortiz end up part of the brawl with 2point0 and Garcia must mean that The Inner Circle gets involved since 2point0 and Garcia went after Jericho. That’s going to be a great build and Six Man Tag, no matter the combination on the Face side.

We got a great promo vignette from Rosa and Jade, and then we got a good set-up for a Six Woman Tag on Rampage. As I’ve said for the Dark and Elevation articles, Vickie Guerrero really should establish a larger female faction of “Vicious Vixens.” Penelope might as well join up, and Bunny might be Hardy Family Office but she might as well be considered a member. The Heels probably win the Six Woman Tag to give the math to Ruby on the TBS Championship Tournament match. That way, Ruby can be the Face that faces Jade Cargill and puts her over as the inaugural champion.

Then we got an awesome main event, probably Silver’s best singles match or even best match period. He gave Bryan a run for his money as they were basically mirror images. But Bryan’s experience and Heelish ways got the win, and then Hangman making the save was a great closing moment. Their match next week is going to be awesome, but I don’t see Hangman losing here, his reign is still too new. Honestly, I don’t see Hangman losing for some time, even with AEW Revolution being later than previous years with it at the beginning of March. A rematch with Kenny Omega, a match with Adam Cole, or a match with MJF, maybe. But we’re going to be in the Cowboy Shit Era for a good run to help with the move to TBS.

My Score: 9.1/10


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Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (3/27/24)

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The #BillyGoat and The Wrestler finally meet again!

As AEW prepares for Dynasty, Will Ospreay prepares for Bryan Danielson by taking on the man he just beat, THE Katsuyori Shibata!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Will Ospreay VS Katsuyori Shibata; Ospreay wins.
  • AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarterfinals: The Young Bucks VS Private Party; The Bucks win and advance to the semifinals.
  • AEW TBS Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Kris Statlander VS Willow Nightingale VS Skye Blue VS Anna Jay; Willow wins and will challenge Julia Hart for the title.
  • AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarterfinals: Orange Cassidy & Trent Beretta VS The Undisputed Kingdom; Cassidy & Trent win and advance to the semifinals.
  • AEW World Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Swerve Strickland VS Konosuke Takeshita; Swerve wins and will challenge Samoa Joe for the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

Will Ospreay VS Katsuyori Shibata!

The Aerial Assassin wants to slay the American Dragon and prove himself the best wrestler alive today! But that means keeping pace with Bryan Danielson while doing things he’s never done before. Ospreay admitted he got “the piss” beat out of him seven years ago, but will he have redemption here tonight? Or is Ospreay still not better than The Wrestler?

The bell rings and the fans fire up already as these two circle. The fans sing “Ospreay~, Ospreay Ospreay Ospreay~! Ospreay~, Ospreay~!” while Ospreay and Shibata feel things out. Shibata avoids Ospreay’s takedown to then waistlock and bring Ospreay around. Ospreay moves, blocks the chinlock, but Shibata just slips around to another waistlock. Shibata gets a top mount and he eggs Ospreay on. They grapple, Shibata finds his way through to go for an arm, ARMBAR! Ospreay gets a ROPEBREAK and Shibata lets off quickly. The fans applaud this opening exchange and start to duel as the two reset.

The two feel things out to a knuckle lock, but then Ospreay kicks low and CLUBS Shibata. Ospreay then snapmares, puts on a chinlock, and he grinds Shibata down. Shibata endures, uses his own leg as a lever and pries the chinlock open. Shibata wrenches to wristlock, but Ospreay spins and breaks to trip Shibata with an ankle pick. Osprey has the toehold but Shibata turns over, uses his leg to reel Ospreay in for a headlock, and then hits the takeover! The fans cheer but Ospreay headscissors. Shibata moves around, pops free, and then stands to kick! Ospreay narrowly avoids it and the fans fire up again!

Ospreay takes a breath and the two reset again. They tie up collar ‘n’ elbow, but Shibata powers Ospreay back to ropes. The ref counts, Ospreay turns things around, but then Ospreay lets off slowly. But then Ospreay CHOPS! Shibata just gets in Ospreay’s face! Shibata knees low, bumps Ospreay off buckles, and he fires off forearms! The fans fire up, Shibata runs corner to corner, but Ospreay SHOTGUNS! The fans fire up and Shibata scrambles to a corner, Ospreay fires forearms on Shibata now, sits Shibata down with them, then fires up to go corner to corner, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Ospreay uses Shibata’s won move!

The fans fire up while Shibata bails out, and Ospreay PLANCHAS! Direct hit and down goes Shibata! The fans fire up again, the ring count starts, and Ospreay says, “Yes, bruv!” Ospreay brings Shibata up, CLUBS him and puts him in the ring. But Shibata gets moving, and he BOOTS Ospreay right down! Shibata goes out to fetch Ospreay but Ospreay fires forearms! Shibata just eggs Ospreay on! Ospreay fires more forearms but Shibata backs him down by just stepping forward! Shibata then UPPERCUTS Ospreay, and suplexes Ospreay to the floor! Then he KICKS Ospreay in the back! Ospreay writhes but Shibata leaves him behind.

The fans are torn as Shibata sits cross-legged in the ring while the count climbs. Shibata decides to go back out after Ospreay and put him in the ring. The fans rally and duel, Shibata stomps Ospreay around, then gets the legs to stomp. Shibata steps right through to the FIGURE FOUR! Ospreay blocks the main leg but Shibata powers through! Ospreay sits Shibata up and they start throwing forearms! The leglock is let go so Shibata can CLUB Ospreay! Ospreay CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Shibata fires a forearm, shoots around, SAIDO! Ospreay writhes again and the fans rally up as Dynamite goes picture in picture!

Shibata dusts himself off, drags Ospreay to center, and again steps through, only for Ospreay to again block the main leg! Shibata powers through to have the FIGURE FOUR! Ospreay endures, reaches out, but Shibata puts the pressure on! Ospreay falls back, but that makes this a cover, TWO and Ospreay sits back up! Ospreay works to turn things over but Shibata works to stop him! Ospreay tires again, and again, and he turns the hold over! Now Shibata endures! Shibata turns things right back over, but Ospreay has the ROPEBREAK! Shibata lets the hold go so he can shake out his own legs.

Shibata drops a knee on Ospreay’s knee! Ospreay goes to a corner, Shibata CHOPS! And CHOPS! Ospreay falls to his knees, so Shibata CLUBS him! Ospreay glares at Shibata so Shibata CHOPS and ROCKS him! Ospreay hobbles away, comes back, and he fires a forearm! Shibata eggs him on so Ospreay fires more forearms. Shibata ROCKS Ospreay with one! Ospreay goes to a corner and falls over. Shibata brings Ospreay up, whips him to KNEE him low, then CLUB him down, and KICK him in the back! Shibata KICKS Ospreay again, gives him some scuffing kicks, but now Ospreay sits cross-legged to egg Shibata on!

Shibata kicks, and KICKS, and Ospreay falls over! But then Ospreay gets up in a rage! Ospreay fires forearms, Shibata gives them back, and Ospreay fires a streak of ’em! Shibata ROCKS Ospreay, whips, and Dynamite returns to single picture as Ospreay handsprings and NEURALIZERS! The fans fire up while Ospreay gets up to TOSS Shibata out! Then Ospreay PLANCHAS but Shibata moves! Shibata kicks low, whips Ospreay into the LED barrier, then runs up to BOOT him! The fans fire up as the action comes to them, then Shibata brings Ospreay around. Shibata whips Ospreay back at the LED, but Ospreay leaps up and over!

Shibata runs up but Ospreay ROCKS him back! Ospreay uses the barrier to FLYING FOREARM Shibata down! Ospreay puts Shibata in, aims from the apron, and springboard for PIP PIP CHEERIO! Cover, TWO! Shibata stays in this but he’s dazed. Ospreay brings Shibata up, the fans sing again, but Shibata fights the underhooks. Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks, but Shibata stands. Ospreay CHOPS, but Shibata just gets in Ospreay’s face! Ospreay fires forearms but Shibata again backs Ospreay down by just stepping forward! Ospreay fires forearms again and again, but Shibata DECKS him! Ospreay sits up in a daze, so Shibata whips him and BOOTS him in a corner!

Shibata fires a flurry of forearms, then runs, but Ospreay follows to CHOP! But Shibata fires forearms and an UPPERCUT! Shibata runs, Ospreay follows again, BOOT! But Shibata just comes back with more forearms! Ospreay eggs Shibata on so Shibata CHOPS, JABS and repeat! Then CHOP, CHOP and CHOP! Shibata runs corner to corner to HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! The Wrestler shows Ospreay how that move’s done, and then he hauls Ospreay up. HALF HATCH! Cover, TWO! Ospreay shakes his head, he’s tougher than that! Shibata keeps his cool, he brings Ospreay up, and the fans rally again.

Shibata clamps on but Ospreay fights the cobra twist! Ospreay switches the twist onto Shibata! Shibata endures, switches it right back, but Ospreay fights his way around! Shibata shifts into an IRON OCTOPUS! Ospreay endures, fights his way around, ROPEBREAK! Shibata lets off to KNEE, and GERMAN SUPLEX! Ospreay lands out to SNAP GERMAN! But Shibata’s up to GERMAN SUPLEX! Ospreay avoids the boot to SUPERKICK! Ospreay whips, Shibata reverses but Ospreay handsprings, Shibata blocks the Neuralizer to the STF!! The fans fire up as Ospreay endures and Shibata has a higher angle on the hold! But Ospreay still gets the ROPEBREAK!

Shibata lets go, has Ospreay in a corner, and he brings Ospreay up to ROCK him with a haymaker! And another! The ref counts, Shibata lets off, and Ospreay sneaks up to SLAP! Shibata wobbles, but he CROSS COUNTER! Shibata KICKS Ospreay down, shakes out the stars, then sits Ospreay up so he can PENALTY- NO, Ospreay ducks! But the KICK from behind hits! Shibata runs again, PENALTY- NO, Ospreay blocks it this time! Ospreay stands to fire forearm after forearm, but Shibata ROCKS him! Ospreay shakes his head and fires up, and the fans are with him as he fires forearms! But Shibata ROCKS Ospreay with one!

Ospreay shakes his head, comes back to fire more forearms, but then Shibata ROCKS him again! Ospreay leans on Shibata, so Shibata fires a flurry of forearms! Shibata KICKS Ospreay down, but Ospreay springs up to ENZIGIRI! The fans are thunderous as both men are down! A standing count starts, Ospreay rises and he prepares the elbow! Shibata sits up, but he ducks the Hidden Blade! Shibata also ducks the roundhouse, to have the SLEEPER! Ospreay grits his teeth, reaches out, but Shibata gets that arm, SLEEPER SUPLEX! Ospreay staggers up but into the SLEEPER HOLD! Ospreay is fading already!

The ref checks Ospreay, and the hand drops once! The fans rally, and Ospreay gets a second wind! Ospreay fights up, runs to ropes and he TOSSES Shibata tot he apron! Shibata gets up but Ospreay avoids the shoulder ram to STOMP him! Ospreay then hurries to the corner, springboard, MISSILE DROPKICK! Shibata flops down, Ospreay calls his shot! Springboard, OSCUTTER!! Cover, ONE?!?! Shibata roars and LARIATS!! Cover, ONE?!?! Shibata and Ospreay DOUBLE LARIAT! And DOUBLE LARIAT! SUPERKICK from Ospreay and he calls it again, but Shibata SLEEPERS! Ospreay shifts around to SAIDO!

Shibata gets up, Ospreay runs in, HIDDEN BLADE!! Cover, TWO!?!? Shibata survives but Ospreay brings him in! Underhooks and STORM DRIVER 93!! But Shibata sits up with a roar! Ospreay HIDDEN BLADES!!! Cover, Ospreay wins!!

Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall

An instant classic to say the least, these two showed how elite Strong Style can be! But in the end, the Aerial Assassin avenges his defeat seven years ago! Ospreay shows Shibata respect with the deep bow, and Shibata returns it. Ospreay certainly looks ready for Bryan Danielson, but will he be able to slay The American Dragon and establish his Dynasty?

 

AEW takes a closer look at Bryan Danielson.

Excalibur narrates that you can ask any professional wrestler who is the greatest technician of this or any generation, and one name is on the list: Bryan Danielson. This unassuming kid from Aberdeen, Washington who traveled the world to become an all-time wrestling icon began his journey under the tutelage of Shawn Michaels, and The American Dragon was born. He made his name in the independent circuit before landing in ROH, where for nearly a decade, Bryan laid the promotion’s groundwork as a Founding Father of Honor. Bryan would main event from the very first event to winning multiple world championships.

Bryan would also go global with NJPW, and eventually WWE. But at the height of his career, having become one of the most decorated champions in pro-wrestling history, Bryan had what he loved above all else ripped away. Years of sacrifice for the sport that is his life left Bryan medically unable to compete. Yet, through unflinching determination to regain his ultimate passion, Bryan would fight the steepest of odds and make his in-ring return after three years away. And then in 2021, he shocked the world when he made his AEW debut, showing again why he is an all-time great, and testing the limits of his body against the best pro-wrestlers in the world today.

Bryan himself said he “will not go gently into that good night.” If this is his last year, he is calling his shots! This will be the most epic year of his career. And that means checking off the dream match of American Dragon VS Aerial Assassin! Who will prove they are THE best in the world today?

 

Backstage interview with The Young Bucks.

Renee Paquette is with the AEW EVPs, Matthew & Nicholas Jackson. Tonight, they are in action in the AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament against a team that defeated them in the inaugural- Nick gets mad already and claims this is some kind of ambush! Such negativity! Unprofessional, Renee! Is this how she conducts all her other interviews? Where is Alex Marvez? Nick would rather Marvez conduct this interview, he’s also better looking. Matt calms Nick down and says they’ll circle back to that question. What they do want to talk about is that they returned to AEW a couple months ago, with some goals and objectives.

The first one being, well, retiring “Sting’s old ass.” Did that! Second goal: Restructuring The Elite. And how’d they do that? Well, they made some room and brought in The Rainmaker, Kazuchika Okada! By the way, did you see Okada’s big Continental Championship win last week? Holy crap that was awesome! And all on his own. Big surprise to everyone backstage, but of course Okada did that fair and square! Just like The Bucks will win tonight! They asked Rainmaker, come, chill out in the back, they’ve got this. But to the question, the biggest goal, the most important one out of everything, is to get their AEW World Tag Team Championships back.

And Renee mentioned the upset last time that ruined Matt’s entire life for an entire year. What do you do to right that wrong? You beat them back! You beat Private Party! See, lightning never strikes twice! And The Bucks will be one step closer to getting their titles back. Let’s have a great show, Renee’s doing awesome, fist bump. But one note: Maybe try smiling more. That’s all. Matt heads out and Nick still prefers Marvez. But will The Bucks really make up for the past? Or will history simply repeat itself?

 

Kazuchika Okada arrives in style!

Still driving the red Ferrari, the NEW Continental Champion is here to watch his pals in action.

 

AEW Double or Nothing is returning to Las Vegas!

Five years running, the AEW Memorial Day weekend tradition returns to Sin City and the MGM Grand! Tickets on sale this Saturday, 10 AM Pacific!

 

AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarterfinals: The Young Bucks VS Private Party!

We just heard from The Bucks about their goals for 2024, but they may have misinterpreted how things went down with Sting at Revolution. Will they make no mistake and come through on this match? Or will Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen be the one getting their shot (shot shot) at the semifinals?

The teams sort out and Matt starts against Kassidy. The fans rally up while Matt offers a fist bump. Kassidy slaps that away and gets in Matt’s face! Matt pie faces Kassidy, so Kassidy pie faces back! They pie face more, then Matt kicks low! Matt whips, Kassidy rolls Matt up, TWO! Matt runs up, into another roll up, with bridge! TWO, and Matt CLOBBERS Kassidy! The fans boo but Matt brings Kassidy around. Tag to Nick and they mug Kassidy. The Bucks then double whip, but Quen tags in! Kassidy gets Matt, Quen sunset flips Nick, stereo covers! TWO!! The Bucks escape, then block kicks from Private Party.

Matt and Nick trade who has who, then they FLIP them both! Quen & Kassidy both land out, to SUPERKICK the Bucks! The fans fire up while the Bucks bail out, and Private Party builds speed! They DOUBLE DIVE and take The Bucks down! The fans fire up as Kassidy rains down fists on Matt! Quen & Kassidy bring Nick around to put him in the ring. Quen whips but Matt reverses, Quen gets sent over the barriers! Matt kicks Kassidy, whips him, but Quen helps Kassidy SILLY STRING to the floor! The fans fire up but Nick PENALTY KICKS Kassidy from the apron! Nick hurries but Quen meets him on the barrier!

Nick and Quen brawl, Nick pokes Quen in the eye! Nick then brings Quen up to SUPER FALCON ARROW to the floor! The fans lose their minds, The Bucks hurry back into the ring, and they want a count out! Quen writhes, we watch Okada approving backstage, and we pass 5 of 10! Kassidy hurries to get Quen up, but we’re past 7! 8! Quen flops in at 9! Nick stomps Quen around, then tags in Matt. The Bucks drag Quen up to double whip to ropes. But Quen ducks the double elbows to shove Nick into Matt! But Nick kicks low, and he suplexes Quen onto Matt’s knees! Then Nick BLASTS Kassidy down!

The Bucks soak up the heat from Quebec City, and then regroup as Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Matt paces around, stomps Quen, then CLUBS him down. Matt CLUBS Quen again, then pushes him to the ropes. Matt jumps to STOMP Quen down! The ref counts, Matt lets off and brings Quen up. Matt whips Quen to the corner hard and Quen bounces off buckles. Matt swaggers up, Nick soaks up heat from the fans, and Matt brings Quen around to scoop and SLAM! Tag to Nick and he slingshot SENTONS! Nick then runs to KNEE Quen in the back! Nick throws in KNEE after KNEE, then stares Kassidy down. The ref keeps Kassidy back, and Nick CHOKES Quen on the ropes! The ref misses all this because he’s arguing with Kassidy!

The ref finally looks over and Nick lets off, then they argue and that allows Matt to scuff Quen. Nick tags Matt in, they get Quen up and whip, but Quen reverses to send Nick to the corner! Nick goes up and over, Matt runs in but Quen ELBOWS him! Nick returns, he’s put on the apron. Quen runs up but Matt scoops! BACKBREAKER, and Nick slingshot LEG DROPS! The Bucks soak up more heat, Matt covers, Kassidy breaks it! Nick kicks Kassidy and TOSSES him out! Nick then goes out to reel Kassidy in! APRON POWERBOMB! Kassidy writhes while Nick soaks up more heat. But Quen throws body shots on Matt!

Matt CLUBS Quen, then brings him around for a chinlock. Quen endures, even as Matt leans on him, and Quen throws body shots. Dynamite returns to single picture as Matt trips Quen and CATAPULTS him into a GAMANGIRI! Nick goes up while Quen falls back, but Kassidy hurries over to SHOVE Nick down! The fans fire up, Matt rushes Kassidy but gets a HOTSHOT STUNNER for it! Quen runs up to SIDE EFFECT! The fans fire up and rally as Quen crawls, hot tag to Brother Zay! Kassidy dodges Matt, to HOTSHOT STUNNER Nick! Kassidy CLOBBERS Matt, CLOBBERS him again, then whips him to ropes.

Matt reverses, Kassidy slides out and avoids Nick, but is put back on the apron! Kassidy RAMS into Matt, mule kicks Nick, GAMANGIRIS Matt, then blows a kiss before he ASAI MOONSAULTS Nick down! The fans are thunderous as Kassidy gets back up to springboard and CROSSBODY onto Matt! Cover, TWO!! Matt survives and Kassidy is surprised! Quebec rallies for Private Party as Kassidy stalks Matt. Kassidy says “DELETE! DELETE!” and Matt stands, into the kick! TWIST OF- NO, Matt shoves Kassidy away, and Nick trips him up! Matt CLOBBERS Kassidy while fans boo. Matt drags Kassidy up and he tags in Nick.

The Bucks put Kassidy up top, CLUB him, and then climb up after him. Matt has the cravat, Nick is underneath, SLICED BREAD BOMB!! Cover, QUEN BREAKS IT! The fans fire up, Matt runs back in, but Quen dodges to PELE! Matt falls, flounders his way over to Nick, and Quen drags Kassidy to the Private Party corner. The fans rally, Kassidy reaches up, tag to Quen! Nick runs up, Quen fires forearms on him, on Matt, and back again! The fans rally but Matt kicks low. Matt scoops, Quen slips free, but Nick CLUBS Quen in the back, to GERMAN SUPLEX! Quen flounders to an apron and Nick goes out after him.

Nick stomps Quen, drags him up, and APRON GERMAN SUPLEXES!! Quen writhes, Nick puts him in, and tag to Matt. Matt says this is it! Nick goes up, Matt brings Quen up for the scoop, but Kassidy anchors Nick! Quen victory rolls, TWO!!! That was what got The Bucks last time but they managed to escape! Nick kicks Kassidy away, Matt ROCKS Quen, then CLUBS him again and again! Matt brings Quen around, Nick stands back up. Fireman’s carry, but Quen slips free to shove Matt into Nick! Kassidy gets in, Quen goes up to RANA, GIN ‘N’ JUICE!! Nick flounders out of the ring but Quen tags Kassidy.

Private Party gets Matt up, and they’re going to steal MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK!! Cover, NICK BREAKS IT! The fans boo as Nick hammers away on Kassidy! Nick points to someone, goes out of the ring, and he grabs the ring bell!? The fans boo as Nick is abusing his EVP power! But the ref grabs the bell from Nick! Kassidy LARIATS Nick, but Matt LOW BLOWS Kassidy! There goes fair and square! But wait, Quen has one of the title belts!! BELT SHOT!!! The fans fire up as Matt tastes karma! Cover, Nick helps with the ROPEBREAK!! Nick grins as he gets away with that one but Private Party cannot believe this!

Kassidy drags Matt over, he tags Quen, and Quen goes up. 630 SENTON FLOPS as Matt moves!!! Matt hurries to tag Nick, they get Quen up, for E V P TRIGGER!!! It wasn’t the cleanest but it was effective! Cover, The Bucks win!

Winners: The Young Bucks, by pinfall (advance to the semifinals)

Okada again nods his approval. The Rainmaker has a title, is it only a matter of time before Matthew & Nicholas join him?

 

BREAKING NEWS for Collision!

For starters, it’s back! Live this Saturday, 8 PM Eastern, and with the other AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarterfinals! The Infantry overcame The House of Black with help from Mark Briscoe, but now they’re looking to say yeah to beating FTR! Will Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo be marching into the semifinals? Or will Dax & Cash prove they’re still Top Guys? And in their big return to action (no pun intended), Ricky Starks & “Big Bill” Morrissey take on Top Flight’s Dante & Darius Martin! Will this tournament soon be Absolute? Or will Angel Dorado & Air Wolf book themselves a flight to the semifinals?

 

Don Callis speaks.

“Tonight, Swerve’s House comes tumbling down. A tornado known as The Alpha, Konosuke Takeshita, is coming. Swerve, our résumé is very clear: We beat Kenny Omega not once but twice; we destroyed Chris Jericho; we destroyed Darby Allin. You wanna bring Prince Nana and the little back-up dance, you go right ahead. You are standing between us and what we want. I am so sick of hearing about Swerve’s House, this little fantasy you’ve constructed for yourself, because you see, your house is on my street. Your house is in the Don Callis Family’s neighborhood. And all those houses are mine. I take what I want, and then I take a little more.

“And tonight, Takeshita is gonna take everything from you, including your opportunity to become the #1 contender. Tonight, the Alpha burns it all down.” Callis has promised big things, but will Takeshita live up to these great expectations?

 

Mercedes Mone arrives backstage!

The CEO arrives in style, struts her way to gorilla, and is going to join commentary for this star-studded #1 contender’s match in the women’s division!

 

AEW hears from Darby Allin.

He’s hanging out with THE Tony Hawk pro-skater, and notes that originally, he was hoping to climb Mount Everest right about now for Tony’s charity, The Skatepark Project, but uh… broke his foot. So does Tony wanna tell us about the project? Of course. This is a foundation to bring public skate parks to underserved areas, operating for over 20 years now. They’ve funded the creation of almost NINE HUNDRED skate parks in that time, and it is important to Tony because it was never lost on him how lucky he was to have a skatepark to go to as a kid. It was his place of belonging and community, where he cut his teeth, and he wants to give that same access to skater kids all over the world.

Darby adds that he wouldn’t be here without skateboarding, so this cause means the world to him. If you wanna donate, just go to Skatepark.org to help out. Darby can’t climb a mountain, but this is Plan B. Darby lets his foot be part of Tony’s handstand grab in the halfpipe! We wish Darby a speedy recovery, and we hope the Skatepark Project has even greater success.

 

Backstage interview with Hook and Chris Jericho.

Renee is with the FTW Champion and The Ocho, and first congratulates Hook on that big win over Jericho last week. Renee brings up Jericho having a proposition for Hook, so what is up? Jericho says what’s up is that a few weeks ago, he said he wanted to see what it was like to face Hook 1v1, to see if Hook is as good as the people say. And after having that match, Hook exceeded expectations. Right out of the gate, he suplexed Jericho right on his head and he didn’t let off. Hook got his first pinfall win, and off Jericho, and Jericho is okay with that. Jericho is proud of Hook, because he saw some things he never had before.

Jericho’s never had a wrestling school, never managed anyone, but he’s also never been in the ring with someone like Hook. Hook’s skills are so highly tuned yet still raw. So Jericho wants to say that after 33 years in the business, if Hook wants any advice from Jericho, Jericho will gladly help sharpen Hook’s skills so he can be the world champion Jericho knows Hook can be. So like he said, if Hook wants his advice, Jericho is here for him. Hook appreciates the praise, and of course he’ll take that advice. He’s Chris Jericho. But being Chris Jericho, Hook knows who Jericho is. Okay, that’s fair. And Jericho knows who Hook is, and more importantly, who Hook can be.

Jericho offers a fist bump, Hook accepts, and Hook says, “Let’s get it.” Jericho says yeah, let’s get it, and he also fist bumps Renee. With The Wizard now his mentor, is it only a matter of time before the Cold Hearted Handsome Devil goes for the top prize in AEW?

 

Mercedes Mone makes her entrance!

The fans chant for the “C E O! C E O!” as she struts down to join commentary. We’re about to see the Galaxy’s Greatest, the Babe with the Power, Chicago Skye and the Star of the Show battle it out, who wins their shot at the Princess of the Black Throne?

AEW TBS Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Kris Statlander VS Willow Nightingale VS Skye Blue VS Anna Jay!

The bell rings and Skye SUPERKICKS Kris! Willow LARIATS Skye! Anna rolls Willow up, TWO! Willow swings, but Anna wrenches to HOOK KICK! Anna whips, Willow reverses, but Anna uses that to LEG LARIAT Skye off the apron and onto Kris! Willow runs up but into a BOOT! Anna runs in to ELBOW Willow in the corner, ROCK her, then whip. Willow reverses, then fires up before she runs in, back body block! And clothesline! Snapmare, then BOOT! The fans rally, Willow runs, and she SPLASHES! Cover, TWO! Skye runs in to CLUB away on Willow, then bumps her off buckles. Skye stomps away in the corner but fans boo.

Willow elbows Skye but Skye CLUBS Willow then digs her boot in! Willow powers out of that, but Skye storms after Willow. Skye tries to suplex but Willow’s too strong! Willow wrenches out, but Skye kicks low. Skye then DDTS Willow down! Willow flounders, Skye hurries to cover, but Kris breaks it! Kris hauls Skye up to scoop and SLAM! Kris runs to SLIDING LARIAT! Anna adds a BASEMENT BLOCKBUSTER on Skye! Kris SLIDING LARIATS Anna! Cover, TWO! Kris scoops, Anna slips free and shoves, then follows, but Kris runs her over! The fans fire up as Kris flexes, and she gets Anna up. Kris runs, but Skye tirps her!

Skye spins Kris around to SUPERKICK! Willow POUNCES Skye, PERIOD! The fans fire up and Stokely Hathaway loves it! Willow tells Mone to remember that one, but the fans chant “C E O! C E O!” while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Willow goes back tot he ring, but Anna HOTSHOTS her down! Anna tells Mone to watch her, but Kris trips Anna up! Kris throws hands and CLOBBERS Anna, then CHOPS her against the apron! Anna crawls away, Kris kicks her in the butt! Kris goes for Skye but Skye ROCKS her first! Skye CLUBS Kris, stalks her, but Kris hits back with body shots. Willow CLUBS Anna around the way, stomps her down, but Skye looms over Kris. Skye drags Kris up while Willow keeps on Anna. Skye SMACKS Kris off steps, and Willow scoop SLAMS Anna! Kris hits Skye back, CHOPS her against barriers, then keeps after her.

Anna SMACKS Willow off steps, CLUBS her, and Kris DECKS Skye! The fans fire up for Kris while Willow kicks Anna in return. Stokely coaches on his ladies, but Skye SUPERKICKS Kris! Anna and Skye mug Willow, then bring her up to double whip hard into the LED barrier! Willow writhes, but Kris DOUBLE SPEARS Anna and Skye! Kris puts Skye in, covers, TWO! Skye survives but Kris drags her back up. Kris CLUBS Skye, kicks, but Skye blocks to KNEE! That looks like something Mone does! Skye reels Kris in to SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Skye then runs, but Willow is up to SPINEBUSTER her down!

Willow sees Anna run up and takes a swing, but Anna catches her for a COMPLETE SHOT! Kris is back, and she DISCUS LARIATS Anna! All four women are down and even Mone is loving it. Dynamite returns to single picture as the four meet at center. Anna trades forearms with Kris while Skye trades shots with Willow. They go back and forth, stand back up, and the forearms fly harder! Willow and Anna ROCK Kris and Skye, then Anna BOOTS Willow! Skye runs to BOOT WASH Willow outta the ring! Kris runs in, Anna dodges but Skye blocks to send the arm into Anna anyway! But Kris still ROCKS Skye!

Kris CHOPS Anna, ROCKS Skye, repeat! Then ROUNDHOUSE for Anna! Skye is in a corner, Kris UPPERCUTS her! Kris reels Skye in, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Skye survives and Mone can’t help but love it. Kris kicks Skye away, drags Anna to the drop zone, then climbs up. But Anna ROCKS Kris first! Anna goes up after Kris, CLUBS away on her, and she SUPERPLEXES! Cover, Willow SENTONS them both!! The fans fire up, Skye blocks Willow to again Mone Knee! Skye tries to fireman’s carry but Willow fires elbows! Willow gut wrenches, BABE WITH THE POWER- RANA!! Cover, TWO!!

Willow stands, into a SUPERKICK! Skye runs, hops on, CODE BLUE!! Cover, KRIS BREAKS IT!! Kris saves her friend but also the match! Kris gets Skye up, POWER BREAKER!! Skye flounders away, Kris drags her back, but Anna hooks Kris into the Gory Especial! GORY BOMB onto Skye! Anna double covers, TWO!! Anna snarls, she drags Kris up by her hair, and she clamps on the QUEENSLAYER! But Kris powers out, and feeds Anna to Willow’s SHOTGUN! But now, Kris and Willow are the two standing tall. Willow says let’s do this, pal! Kris says okay, but then Skye LARIATS them both! No effect!

Kris & Willow kick Skye, whip her, but Skye ducks to send Willow into Kris! Then she SUPERKICKS, whips, but Willow reverses! Willow runs in but Skye dodges! Skye ROCKS Willow, but Willow comes back! Skye BOOTS Willow in the ropes, brings her to the apron, and full nelsons! Willow fights free, fireman’s carries, and APRON DEATH VALLEY DRIVERS!! Skye flops down, Mone’s jaw drops just like Quebec’s! Willow high fives the fans but Anna brawls with Kris! Anna clinches, Kris fights free and gut wrenches! The tuck and- VICTORY ROLL! TWO!! Anna hurries up, but Kris gets around! Anna tosses Kris out, to LEG LARIAT!

But Willow is back in, to gut wrench and BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!!! Cover, Willow wins!!

Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the AEW TBS Championship)

Mone says alright, she accepts Willow’s that good. But wait! JULIA HART runs in to BELT SHOT Willow from behind!! The fans boo but the Princess grins as she holds up the title. Then she glares at Mone over at the desk. Mone stands and walks right up to the ring. Julia holds the title up at Mone, then runs away before Kris can get her! Willow is still getting her shot at Dynasty, will she add that TBS Championship to her list of accolades? Or will the House Always Win?

 

Backstage interview with Dustin Rhodes.

Renee is with The Natural, and says he is currently 3-1 in 2024. Every time he steps back inside the ring, he reminds us all just how much of a badass he is. What is next for Dustin? He does feel he’s started 2024 with a bang. “Everybody on this roster is very, very talented. Every single match I’ve had here in five years has been really, really good. Bangers, all of ’em. Nothing’s different. Surprisingly, right now, at 55 years old, I’m still as passionate as I have ever been.” But then in steps The Butcher, belittling what Dustin is saying. Well what does Butcher want? He heard Dustin wants a fight. Oof, Butcher, your breath…

Butcher says it’s his mustache, it has its own musk. But look him in the eyes. Dustin wants a match? Remember that Bunkhouse Match? Oh yeah he does. Then how about Friday on Rampage, Dustin and Butcher cash some receipts? Oh, Butcher wants receipts? He thinks Dustin’s just some stepping stone? Oh absolutely. Well, if you want it, then you got it. Friday Night Rampage it is! But just remember this: You’re gonna find out why Dustin is The Natural Born Legend. Everyone loves Dustin, even Canada. Butcher can’t wait. This is gonna be quite the shootout, but will it be a good Friday for the living legend?

 

“Timeless” Toni Storm visited Turner Classic Movies!

Ben Mankiewicz introduces himself and then congratulates Toni Storm for not only being AEW Women’s World Champion, but also for “helping redefine the artistry of professional wrestling.” Toni says that’s so sweet. And she congratulates Ben on… whatever it is he does around TCM. One small note, though: crispen your annunciation. No one says “crispen” in America really, but sure, he’ll work on it. Now repeat after her. Chin up. Chin up. Tits out. Uh, no, he won’t say that. And watch for the shoe~! What? She tosses her shoe over her shoulder as she leaves, and now he understands. But will AEW’s leading lady continue to be a modern classic even through Dynasty?

 

Swerve Strickland speaks.

“Tonight comes down to Swerve and Takeshita, to be ranked number one. Now we all know, to be truly number one in the pro-wrestling industry, you gotta hold the AEW World Championship gold. And that is Samoa Joe. Takeshita, you’ve been probably one of the best competitors I’ve ever seen over the last couple months. You’ve been doing your thing. But our motivation’s been vastly different. Mine is for something bigger than me, and that’s history. I’m not taking this lightly. So Takeshita, after I get past you, it’s me and Samoa Joe, one on one, no distractions.”

Swerve then tells Joe, “I didn’t forget what you did to me. And when I finally get you one on one for that championship, you’ll never forget what I do to you.” Swerve’s House is ready, but will this soon be Swerve’s Dynasty?

 

AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarterfinals: Orange Cassidy & Trent Beretta VS The Undisputed Kingdom!

While Roderick Strong took away the AEW International Championship, Freshly Squeezed and his Best Friends feel stopping Matt Taven & Mike Bennett from getting more tag titles is fitting revenge. Will Cassidy & #JustTrent do whatever it takes to be avenged? Or will there only be more gold in the Kingdom’s future?

The teams sort out and Trent starts against Bennett. The bell rings, the two circle, but then Cassidy steps in? Cassidy says it’s okay, just hold on. He walks over and DECKS Taven! The fans fire up as Cassidy goes out after Taven, and Trent fires off on Bennett in a corner! Trent stomps away, Cassidy ROCKS Taven, then ROCKS him again! Trent keeps after Bennett, whips him to ropes but Bennett reverses to CLOBBER him! Taven turns things around on Cassidy to whip him into steel steps! Bennett whips Trent, Trent ducks and DIVES onto Taven! The fans fire up and Trent stands Taven up, but Bennett FLIES out onto them both!

The fans fire up as Cassidy climbs! Cassidy waves hi, then SUPER TRUST FALLS onto The Kingdom! The fans are thunderous as Best Friends shake hands! Trent gets Bennett in, Chuckie T gives him a supportive butt pat, and Trent storms into the ring. Bennett kicks low, CHOPS, then bumps Trent off buckles. Tag to Taven, The Kingdom stomps and mugs Trent, but the fans rally for Best Friends. Taven whips, Trent reverses but Taven goes up and over. Taven then dodges Trent to DROPKICK him down! Bennett cheers as Taven BLASTS Cassidy off the apron! The fans boo but Trent gets Taven for a GERMAN SUPLEX!

Trent GERMAN SUPLEXES again, but Taven throws elbows to fight the hattrick. Taven powers Trent into the corner, tags Bennett, and they mug Trent. Trent fights back with forearms and elbows, but Tavne CLAWS Trent’s eyes! The Kingdom double whips, but Trent holds ropes! Trent BOOTS Taven, dodges Bennett then drops down to STANDING METEORA! Taven mule kicks Trent then SUPERKICKS him down! Cassidy protests, the ref has him stay back, but the ref misses Bennett bring Trent to the apron! APRON PILEDRIVER!! Bennett scurries away and Roddy applauds as Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Roddy applauds, but Bennett talks smack on the fans in the front row. Bennett brings Trent up to then rebound and BOSTON BAYONET! Down goes Trent, but Bennett brings him back up and in. Cover, TWO! Trent stays in this but Bennett stays on him with a hard whip to the corner! Tag to Taven and then Bennett whips Trent back in for the BOOT! Trent goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Taven is annoyed with Trent’s toughness but he clamps on a chinlock. Trent endures as Taven leans on him, and then Bennett mocks Cassidy putting hands up. But instead of putting his hands into imaginary pockets, Bennett just flips everyone off.

The fans rally, Trent fights up and he throws body shots. Taven ENZIGIRIS Trent in return! Tag to Bennett and he runs up to basement BOOT! Cover, TWO! The Kingdom is frustrated but Cassidy coaches Trent up. Bennett brings Trent around to stomp him down, then eggs him on. Bennet SLAMS Trent’s arm off the mat, then stands Trent up for a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Trent is tougher than that so Bennett tags Taven. Taven goes up and soaks up some heat, only for Trent to get up and bring him down into a SAIDO! Both men are down, Bennett is upset but Cassidy is fired up. Hot tag to Bennett, and he stops Trent from reaching Cassidy!

Dynamite returns to single picture as Bennett CATAPULTS Trent into a ROUNDHOUSE! Trent falls back, Taven goes up, ELBOW DROP! High stack, TWO! Trent is showing that grit but Bennett talks trash on Cassidy. Tag to Taven, The Kingdom whips to SPIENBUSTER and LIONSAULT, onto knees! Trent saves himself, hurries over, hot tags to Bennett and Cassidy! Cassidy bumps Bennett off buckles, goes up top, and CROSSBODIES! Then he runs at Taven, only to be put on the apron. Cassidy bumps Taven off buckles, goes up top again, and he CROSSBODIES Taven now! Cassidy keeps moving, ducks ‘n’ dodges Bennett to tilt-o-whirl, but Bennett stops it!

Bennett suplexes Cassidy, only to get STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! But JUST THE TIP of the knee from Taven! Bennett gets Cassidy up, Taven is in the opposite corner, and they hit the PROTON PACK! Cover, TWO!! Cassidy survives and the fans fire up again! Chuck rallies Quebec but The Kingdom reset. Taven climbs, Bennett reels Cassidy in, but Trent SHOVES Taven down! Trent climbs, Cassidy turns things around on Bennett! STRONG ZERO BEACH BREAK!! Cover, TWO!!! Bennett survives #BeachZero but the fans rally up again. Cassidy drags Bennett up, tags Trent, and now Trent brings Bennett up.

But Taven SUPERKCIKS Trent! Cassidy leaps, Taven gets under, but Trent just uses that to TORNADO DDT! Cassidy tilt-o-whirl DDTS! Then BUSAIKU KNEE! The fans fire up as Trent and Cassidy… get distracted by Roddy holding up the International title! But then Chuck YANKS Roddy down! So Roddy DECKS the Kentucky Gentleman! Cassidy chases Roddy all around, Roddy drops the belt and Cassidy DIVES out onto him! Trent runs up on Bennett but runs into a kick! Bennett reels Trent in, but while the ref’s checking on Cassidy, Chuck TRIPS Taven! Trent trips Bennett, jackknife bridge, BEST FRIENDS WIN!!

Winners: Orange Cassidy & Trent Beretta (advance to the semifinals)

Turns out, two can play at the numbers game! Or is it six? Whatever! Best Friends are facing Young Bucks, making the semifinals that much bigger for both teams! Oh wait, Best Friends HUG, only for the Bucks to interrupt! Matthew & Nicholas are making sure everyone remembers the EVPs still have the power. But apparently not the power to make the Codyvator- er, EVP Lift, go any faster. Will Cassidy & Trent make the inaugural Dynasty PPV Freshly Squeezed? Or will the Bucks prove blood is thicker than Orange Punch?

 

Backstage interview with Kyle O’Reilly.

Renee is now with #CombatKyle and congratulates him on his big return win a couple weeks ago on Collision. How did it feel to finally be back in that ring? Kyle says you can prepare yourself mentally and physically, but there’s no way to get ready for what it’s actually like to get in that ring in front of a live crowd and pull it off. It felt good to rip the Band-aid off, it really did. But it is a deep, deep roster here in AEW, and there is no such thing as an easy match. True, so let’s talk Undisputed Kingdom. They came out there to celebrate with him, is he having any second thoughts on doing this alone?

Kyle says he loves those guys, but no, no regrets. He did it on his own in his return, he’ll do it on his own this week. Collision in London, Ontario, Kyle proves he belongs. Kyle is ready to chase the dragon, but will he be able to keep this going all on his own?

 

Adam “Edge” Copeland speaks.

The Rated R Superstar was backstage after Dynamite last week, and he said, “When you decide to dedicate your life to this, you dream of nights like this. Your hometown, against a man that you’ve known for 40 years, to hear that audience, to hear them sing my music to me. It’s one of those nights that I’ll take with me to the grave.” Edge is sore, bloody, but he got the TNT Championship. This feels like the first time he’s properly won a title since 2011. “Tonight, it felt like that chapter closed. That 40 year story is closed. It’s time to move on. It’s time for me to defend this TNT Championship. Collision, London, the Cope Open’s back.

“To anybody who wants to step up, feel free. There’s more at stake now, too, and I don’t plan on losing it any time soon.” Collision is about to get Rated R in its return, who looks to go toe to toe with the NEW Face of TNT?

 

MORE breaking news for Collision!

On top of the AEW World Tag Team Championship tournament, on top of The Cope Open, there will be a BIG Six Man Tag! Lance Archer & The Righteous tried to tear down the Swiss Superman, but now he’s got back-up! Bryan Danielson & Katsuyori Shibata are teaming with Claudio Castagnoli to take the fight to Vincent, Dutch & the Murderhawk Monster! Will this Collision prove #EverybodyDies? Or will The Wrestler make a great fit alongside the Blackpool Combat Club?

 

AEW World Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Konosuke Takeshita w/ Don Callis!

We have heard from The Realest, and we heard from the head of the Don Callis Family. The time for talk is over, only actions can prove your worth! There can be only one, so who will be THE ONE that faces Samoa Joe in St. Louis?

The bell rings and of course Callis joins commentary, saying the French Canadians are outta control. Nana gets everyone chanting, “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” as Swerve and Takeshita circle. They stare down, and Swerve surprisingly offers a handshake. Takeshita surprisingly takes it, but then neither man lets go. They use that as part of the grapple, and they move around to find openings. Swerve steps over, headlocks, but Takeshita wrenches out. Takeshita grinds the shoulder, Swerve trips Takeshita and has the leg, and then floats to headlock. Takeshita slips out the back to waistlock.

Takeshita shoots the half nelson for the cover, ONE as Swerve goes Matrix! The fans applaud the exchange as the two reset. Callis admits Swerve is a great athlete with sneaky strength, but Takeshita is still the best rope to rope wrestler in the company. The two tie up, Swerve headlocks, but Takeshita knuckle locks through to power up and put Swerve on the ropes. Takeshita lets off slowly, but then lands a cheap shot! The ref reprimands, Takeshita whips, but Swerve flips up and around and stares Takeshita down! Takeshita runs in, Swerve sunset flips, but Takeshita stays up. Swerve goes Matrix again to avoid the fist drop, and he rolls Takeshita up, TWO!

Swerve doesn’t let Takeshita go far, he floats around and rolls him for a short arm scissor! Takeshita hurries to the ROPEBREAK! Swerve lets go quickly and Callis admits Swerve has incredibly smooth transitions. The fans rally up, Takeshita rushes in but Swerve dodges to mule kick! Swerve whips Takeshita, Takeshita ducks ‘n’ dodges to TAKESHITA LINE! The fans are torn but Takeshita soaks up the heat. Swerve checks his jaw, and we see Samoa Joe watching backstage. Is Joe upset Swerve is struggling or angrily hoping Swerve loses? Takeshita storms up on Swerve, ROCKS him, then has him in a corner.

Takeshita digs boots in, the ref counts, and Swerve does his best to kick at Takeshita, but Takeshita lets off with a stomp. Takeshita whips, Swerve reverses and UPPERCUTS! Swerve then snapmares Takeshita to go up and FALLING UPPERCUT! The fans fire up and Swerve hits the Griddy! Callis says Swerve needs to learn, you don’t pander to the fans! Swerve drops a knee on Takeshita’s face, then clamps on with a chinlock. Takeshita fights up quickly but Swerve throws body shots. Swerve puts Takeshita in ropes, fires more body shots, then turns him for a NECKBREAKER HOTSHOT!

Takeshita writhes and flops to the apron while the fans rally up. Swerve drags Takeshita in, kneels on the cover, TWO! Swerve keeps cool and drags Takeshita up. Takeshita fires a forearm! Swerve gives it back, Takeshita gives another, and Swerve throws another! Takeshita grabs Swerve by the hair to Muay Thai KNEE him! Takeshita kicks, Swerve blocks, and Swerve slips around to clinch and BACKBREAKER! Swerve rolls into the facelock, but Takeshita suplexes first! BRAINBUSTER! Takeshita snarls while fans boo, and Swerve goes to a corner. The ref checks Swerve, Swerve says he’s fine but hard to say, and Takeshita storms over.

Takeshita brushes the ref aside, puts Swerve in a corner and he rains down forearms! Callis likes what he sees as Takeshita grinds the forearm in Swerve’s face. The ref counts, Takeshita lets off at 4, and Swerve clutches a shoulder. Takeshita drags Swerve up, ROCKS him, and Swerve leans against ropes to stay up. Takeshita stands Swerve up to ROCK him again, but Swerve SLAPS back! Takeshita fires a flurry of forearms, then runs in, only for Swerve to sidestep! SNAP GERMAN! But Takeshita’s right up to DECK Swerve! Swerve flops out of the ring and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Takeshita shakes out his arms and scowls while the ring count climbs. Swerve is still down at 4 of 10 but Nana slaps the steps to rally the fans. Takeshita goes out to fetch Swerve, and he hammerlocks the bad arm to POST it! Swerve falls in a heap and Takeshita storms up on him, but the ref says to get this back in the ring. Takeshita drags Swerve up, puts him in the ring, then has Swerve under the ropes for the ROPE GUILLOTINE! Swerve sputters, goes to a corner, but he scowls as he works on the bad arm. Takeshita paces, Swerve turns around, into a HELLUVA KICK! Takeshita hauls Swerve up to scoop and SLAM!

Takeshita goes up the corner, soaks up the heat, and then SUPER SENTONS! Kneeling cover, TWO! Takeshita gives Swerve a taste of what he did earlier, but then drags him into a chinlock. Takeshita grinds Swerve down, even steps over to trap a leg, but Swerve still endures. Swerve reaches out, but then Takeshita pushes him down for a NECK TWIST! Takeshita then goes back for the chinlock, adding a rear mount for more leverage. Swerve still endures and Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans rally up, Swerve fights to his feet, but Takeshita pulls hair to wrangle Swerve back down! So Swerve twists Takeshita’s nose!

The fans rally, the ref reprimands both guys, so Swerve lets go to CHOP! Takeshita winds up to ROCK Swerve! Swerve ROCKS Takeshita, they go back and forth faster and faster! Takeshita winds up to ROCK Swerve again! Swerve leans on ropes again, Takeshita runs in, but Swerve TOSSES Takeshita up and out! Swerve then builds speed, and HANDSPRING RANAS! Swerve still managed that move even with the bad arm, and he puts Takeshita back in. Swerve goes up, Takeshita turns around, CROSSBODY! Cover, ONE!! Callis says that sends a message there, and Swerve definitely looks frustrated.

Swerve goes back to Takeshita to drag him up and fire fast hands! And even some kicks! Swerve winds up, but the bad shoulder holds him back! Takeshita DECKS Swerve again!! The ref checks Swerve as Swerve is in a daze, and Callis says to just call it now. But also, Callis wants Takeshita to show no mercy! Takeshita runs up, Swerve ducks the lariat! Swerve waistlocks, Takeshita switches and shoves Swerve to the apron, then Takeshita runs up. Swerve RAMS into Takeshita, but the shoulder hurts more! Swerve still goes up and over to get in, somersault, but into the fireman’s carry! LANDSLIDE! SHOTGUN BOOT!

Swerve tumbles out, the fans boo Takeshita as he builds speed, but Takeshita FLIES! Direct hit at the ramp and the fans can’t help but fire up! Takeshita hopes Joe saw that, and the fans rally for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Takeshita drags Swerve up and around to go up the steel steps and to the apron. Takeshita grins as he steps back in with Swerve, and then Takeshita goes up the corner. Takeshita drags Swerve up and he wants to repeat Revolution! But Swerve throws hands to fight that off, and he then SLAPS Takeshita! And SLAPS! And SLAPS! Takeshita HEADBUTTS Swerve down! But Swerve takes out the legs!

Takeshita is stuck in the ropes, for the BOOT and DRAPING DDT!! Swerve goes up the corner, Callis is concerned but Takeshita stirs. Swerve aims to SKY TWISTER! Cover, TWO!! Takeshita survives and Swerve is frustrated again! Nana says he was close, and the fans know “This is Awesome!” Swerve hauls Takeshita up, goes to half nelson, but Takeshita fights it! Swerve still tries but Takeshita elbows him away. Takeshita reaches for a corner, Swerve reels him back in! But Takeshita switches to hop up, POISON-RANA!! Swerve staggers up, into a BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!! Swerve survives and shocks Takeshita!

Takeshita snarls as Swerve stirs. Swerve slowly rises, Takeshita brings him around for boxing elbows! Then he ROCKS Swerve again! Swerve leans on the ropes again, Takeshita grabs at him, but Swerve hooks free with his leg to ROCK Takeshita with a right of his own! Takeshita sits back, shakes out the stars, and Swerve nods. Swerve runs up, blocks a boot, and he yanks Takeshita, somersault into the JUMP KNEE! Swerve ends up in a corner, but he goes up and over as Takeshita runs in! O’Conner but then EDDY GORDO RANA! Takeshita stands, into the SOMERSAULT FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! Takeshita survives and Callis is worried now!

Swerve goes to the corner and fans fire up as he goes up! Swerve takes aim for the- Wait, Takeshita bails out to the apron. Swerve just adjusts to APRON KILL STOMP!!! Swerve pushes Takeshita back in while fans lose their minds! Swerve reloads as he climbs back up, for the KILL- POWERBOMB!! Flip through and suplex, BRAIN- NO, Swerve slips free to CHOP Takeshita on the neck! Then half nelson, BIG PRESS- NO, victory roll! Then the WHEELBARROW GERMAN!! Swerve flounders, sits up, into the POWER DRIVE KNEE!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Swerve survives and shocks everyone! Callis was even ready to celebrate!

The fans rally up as hard as they can, and Takeshita drags Swerve up again. Takeshita puts Swerve up top as fans hope they “FIGHT FOREVER!” Dynamite’s already into the overrun, hopefully they don’t go forever! Takeshita climbs up after Swerve, waistlocks, but Swerve fights the lift! Swerve throws hands then ELBOWS Takeshita down! Swerve adjusts, reloads, KILL- NO, Takeshita dodges! Takeshita then runs up, BLUE THUNDER- RANA! Swerve sends Takeshita into buckles! Takeshita falls back, into the HOUSE CALL! One more try as Swerve goes up! KILL STOMPS!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? HOW?!?!?

Callis is so excited, he loves the shock on the faces of Swerve and Nana! Swerve hurries to get Takeshita up, half nelsons, but Takeshita breaks free! Takeshita ducks the chop, then swings, but Swerve ducks the haymaker! RISING HEADBUTT!! Takeshita wobbles, but he JUMP KNEES in return!! Swerve stays up, runs up, POP-UP KILL STOMPS!!! Swerve hauls Takeshita up, half nelson, BIG PRESSURE DRIVER!!! Cover, Swerve wins!!

Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the AEW World Championship)

Quebec is thunderous, Callis is upset, and from the looks of it, Samoa Joe is also unhappy he’ll have to face Swerve 1v1. Renee even walks over to ask him how he feels about having said 1v1 match with Swerve. Joe says, “How do I feel? What’s baffling to me is how he’s feeling right now. This is a man celebrating the biggest fate he’s ever gonna catch in his life. And next week, Swerve, when you walk down to that ring and you sign on the dotted line, I am gonna make sure that you UNDERSTAND what you are asking for. You think you’re ready? No. No. You’re not that man.” The King of Wrestling Television storms off, but will he lose his throne to Swerve’s Dynasty?


My Thoughts:

A great Dynamite here, so much great build towards Dynasty. Amazing opening match from Ospreay VS Shibata, great win from Ospreay so that he’ll be ready for Bryan, and then good move following it up with a career retrospective type hype video on Bryan. Awesome #1 contender’s Fatal 4 for the TBS Championship. We didn’t really get any fighting between Kris and Willow, which is actually quite clever, and great win for Willow. Julia of course goes after her, but I feel like that indicates Julia is losing the title and Willow will carry this belt in a feud with Mercedes Mone.

Really good promo from Dustin Rhodes and The Butcher to set up their match on Rampage, and I like that someone finally brought up the Bunkhouse match again. Really good little promo from Kyle O’Reilly to make it clear he’s having another match. And I like that AEW let Darby help plug Tony Hawk’s charity, I’m not even a skater but I appreciate them wanting to help all these kids out there who are or want to be. Good promo from Jericho and Hook to set up not a match but a manager-client relationship. You’d hope Jericho is going to be an honest manager but just as Hook implied, there is always a chance Jericho turns on Hook and we still get them fighting for the FTW title.

Great promo from Edge to give us his feelings after that big win in the I Quit match but to also pivot things towards the Cope Open’s return, just as I was hoping. A bit redundant, though, as they kinda snuck in the announcement during one of the tag matches. They should really just understand what the plan for the show is before having commentary bother with saying stuff like that. Anyway, the Cope Open is going to be awesome, can’t wait to see who becomes Edge’s first defense that he’ll of course win. And great though rather random bit with Toni Storm and Ben Mankiewicz, she didn’t even mention Deonna Purrazzo or Thunder Rosa. Maybe Tony Khan’s still writing that stuff.

A great promo from The Bucks with Renee to lead into their match with Private Party, and that was an awesome match. Of course The Bucks win, both because they’re definitely heading for the titles and they were going to get their win back after all these years. Best Friends VS The Kingdom was also great stuff, and I really liked Best Friends turning the cheat around on The Kingdom. Cassidy & Trent VS Bucks is going to be great, too, but as I’ve said before, this tournament has to be leading to Bucks VS FTR Round 4. FTR will beat Infantry, then beat winner of Top Flight VS Starks & Morrissey, Dynasty will add to AEW’s biggest tag team rivalry.

And of course, awesome stuff in the AEW World Championship story. Great promo from Callis and Swerve, amazing main event from Swerve VS Takeshita, like PPV level in itself. Swerve of course wins, and Samoa Joe had a great promo to respond to it. That contract signing segment will definitely be some good stuff, and their 1v1 match at Dynasty will be match of the year level for sure.

My Score: 9/10


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Mitchell’s AEW Rampage Results & Report! (3/20/24)

Toronto’s on a Rampage!

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Rampage? On a Wednesday?!

Don’t worry, it’s still Wednesday! But Rampage is LIVE on TBS, and a Wild Card will be dealt! Best Friends or Don Callis Family, who moves on to round two in the AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament Wild Card: Orange Cassidy & Trent Beretta VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Kyle Fletcher; Cassidy & Trent win and advance to the quarterfinals.
  • Katsuyori Shibata VS Kevin Matthews; Shibata wins.
  • Konosuke Takeshita w/ Don Callis VS Rocky Romero; Takeshita wins.
  • Street Fight: Kris Statlander & Willow Nightingale w/ Stokely Hathaway VS Julia Hart & Skye Blue; Julia & Skye win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Bullet Club Gold speaks.

They have a skeleton prop with the sign, “Darby On Everest.” It even has a taped up foot! The BCG is having a BBQ poolside in someone’s backyard, and Colten says, “As you can see, The Bang Bang Gang is not in miserable Toronto. We are in sunny Florida.” Sun’s up, guns up! And the reason why is because they handled some Big Business last week. Jay White saved a man’s life! That’s what they’re calling breaking Darby’s foot? Colten says Jay even saved Max Caster’s rap career and Anthony Bowens’ modeling career. The Gunns once took the tag titles from The Acclaimed, so how about they take the AEW Trios titles?

Austin says as far as their old dog of a dad goes, how did he not see this coming given their relationship? Maybe this time, they take Billy out back and put him out to pasture. They don’t need him anymore! Jay finishes cooking and says yeah, they don’t need Daddy Ass. White’s taking care of these boys, just like he’s taken care off this new friend with a fresh coat of gold~! He’s painted Sting’s baseball bat to give it a much-needed sprucing up. White isn’t an artist like Darby, but maybe Darby can give White some pointers seeing as how White saved his life from that mountain. Now Darby is free to do almost anything he wants.

White says “almost” because Darby won’t be climbing Everest this year. Darby will train, his foot will heal, and maybe next year or the year after, maybe then Darby can try and conquer the mountain to breathe that Everest air. But just ask The Acclaimed & Daddy Ass, White is bigger than Everest! Darby will not conquer him, and he will NOT Breathe with the Switchblade! Then they all shout at the prop Darby as it rides down the water slide and into the pool. Darby, no~! The BCG is joking around now, but will all their enemies be having the last laugh?

 

Renee Paquette is on stage.

She welcomes us to Rampage, and then welcomes out her guest, The Acclaimed! The fans fire up as Caster & Bowens make their entrance, sans Billy. Max oddly references the other Max by saying, “Cut my music, cut my music. Yo!” “Yo!” “Yo!” “Yo!” “YO!” “YO!” “Listen…! We should’ve known. We should’ve known. Last week, The Bang Bang Gang, our former partners, attacked us right in that ring, left us laying, and as you can see, only two of the Trios Champs are here tonight. Billy Gunn not even cleared to travel after what happened to him last week.” Fans boo and Caster says Billy got hit in the head by The Switchblade.

Let’s hear how you feel about that! Let them hear you, Toronto! Toronto boos Jay White, and Caster says he feels the same, and apparently White feels the same about Toronto! White didn’t even wanna show up tonight in Toronto. But Acclaimed show up even when they’re demoralized, when they get attacked, when they get hurt, because they don’t get scared. And Jay, you are pretty scared. Caster would be scared too if he was some light heavyweight pretend tough guy who hides behind his Ass Boys! The fans chant “ASS~ BOYS! ASS~ BOYS!” Caster says White thinks he saved Darby’s life? Allow Caster to “save” White then.

Caster offers a one-way, first class ticket to anywhere he wants to go. Back home to New Zealand, back to Japan, it doesn’t matter, so long as it is not AEW. And if White is smart, he’d take the offer, but he won’t because he ain’t smart. Wanna know how Caster knows White ain’t smart? “How?” “Because only a stupid person would piss off the best wrestler alive! Only a stupid person piss off The Acclaimed. And when you bring your stupid ass back here with your Ass Boys, we’ll be there to ruin your life and hunt you down!”

Bowens adds, “And Toronto, I apologize if I’m not the happy-go-lucky Bowens that you’re used to. But I’m pissed off! Because there’s three people that didn’t have the BALLS to show up to Canada. Instead, they showed some video, sitting by the pool, talking about the trios titles and Darby. And it didn’t really make much sense to me until I realized, there’s a little bit more to that. And that is that there’s a teeny tiny part of you that deep down knows that you guys are not elite enough! Austin, Colten, there is a beautiful video package highlighting the beautiful history of the AEW tag team titles, and you weren’t good enough to be in it!

“Jay White, maybe you should’ve listened to the internet and signed some place else, because you brought your raggedy ass all the way over here, you went through the Continental Classic, and you LOST! You got a shot at the AEW World Heavyweight Championship, and you LOST to MJF with one leg! And the only reason why you’re holding a title around your waist is because The Acclaimed helped you. YOU need to stop blaming everyone else for your shortcomings, and YOU need to blame yourself! You are NOT a savior, you are NOT a catalyst, you are a coward, and I am counting down the days until we beat your ass silly!”

The fans fire up and Bowens says here’s something they need to see. Cameraman, swing around. Toronto! Throw those scissors high in the air! The fans join in, then Bowens says put the index finger down, and join them in showing the Bang Bang Gang how you really feel! Jay, the Acclaimed never needed you, they never will! This is the only gang they need! Because EVERYONE loves The Acclaimed!! The intensity has been turned up to eleven, will Caster, Bowens & Billy cut down Bullet Club Gold once and for all?

 

AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament Wild Card: Orange Cassidy & Trent Beretta VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Kyle Fletcher!

This Freshly Squeezed combination for Best Friends has been making it work! They’re 3-0 between both AEW and ROH, but this fourth match is the one that matters most! Will they be moving on to the quarterfinals to go after The Undisputed Kingdom? Or will the Don Callis Family look to start Rampage strong with the first win of this unique combination?

The teams sort out and Cassidy starts against Hobbs. The fans rally up as Cassidy puts his hands up. Cassidy reaches for his pockets, but Hobbs runs up! Cassidy dodges, swings, but Hobbs dodges the Orange Punch to SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Trent breaks it! Fletcher kicks Trent and CLUBS him down, then Hobbs helps mug him. They TOSS Trent out, Fletcher goes out after him, and then he and Hobbs RAM Trent into railing! Both men leave Trent behind, but Cassidy DIVES! Hobbs catches Cassidy to SLAM him on the apron! And SLAM, and SLAM! Hobbs shoves Cassidy in, talks trash, and Cassidy crawls.

Hobbs aims, runs corner to corner, and SPLASHES! Cassidy falls, Hobbs soaks up the heat, and he mockingly puts his hands in his straps. Hobbs hauls Cassidy up to whip him to another corner, but Cassidy dodges and the SPLASH hits buckles! Hobbs tumbles up and out to the floor! Fletcher hurries in but Cassidy boots him away, hot tag to Trent! Trent dodges Fletcher, drops then STANDING METEORA! Fletcher stands, Trent clotheslines him up and out! Fletcher and Hobbs regroup, Trent climbs, and Trent SUPER CANNONBALLS! Direct hit and the fans fire up! Trent then puts Hobbs in the ring and hurries after him.

Trent CHOPS Hobbs, CHOPS again, then CHOPS again! Fletcher runs in but is sent into Hobbs! GERMAN SUPLEX for Fletcher, then Trent forearms Hobbs! Trent runs to ELBOW Fletcher, then reels Fletcher in, TORNADO- NO, Fletcher blocks that, hands Trent off to Hobbs, and then Hobbs pops Trent up! PENDULUM BOMB! The fans boo while the Family hugs it out, NOT what the people want as Rampage goes picture in picture.

Hobbs rains down forearms on Trent, then paces. Hobbs drags Trent up, scoops him, and hits a BIG sidewalk slam! Trent writhes, Hobbs covers, TWO! Hobbs keeps Trent from Cassidy, tags in Fletcher, and they mug Trent. Fletcher soaks up the heat and pretends he can’t hear the fans. Fletcher taunts Cassidy, goes back to Trent, and he bumps Trent off buckles. Fletcher stands Trent up to KICK low! Then he stands Trent up so he can KICK again! Fletcher whips corner to corner hard and Trent falls to his knee! Rampage returns to single picture, the fans rally for “BEST FRIENDS! BEST FRIENDS!” but Fletcher fireman’s carries.

Trent slips free and he TORNADO DDTS! The fans fire up while Fletcher flounders away! Trent crawls, Hobbs runs in! Trent TOSSES Hobbs, then hot tags Cassidy! Cassidy climbs to CROSSBODY Fletcher! Cassidy keeps going, eh DIVES and takes out Hobbs! Cassidy hurries back in, dodges Fletcher, and tilt-o-whirl DDTS! Cover, Hobbs breaks it! Hobbs goes to his corner, Fletcher hurries over, and Fletcher tags Hobbs. Hobbs runs up but into a SUPERKICK! Hobbs stays up! And he ROCKS Cassidy with a forearm! Hobbs keeps Cassidy from falling, then torture racks! Hobbs bends Cassidy, Fletcher intercepts Trent!

Trent spins things around to POST Fletcher, then he fires forearms on Hobbs! Hobbs doesn’t flinch so Trent fires more shots! Cassidy goes to sunset flip, Hobbs stays up! He eggs Trent on, so Trent BUSAIKU KNEES Hobbs into the sunset high stack! TWO!! Hobbs escapes, but Cassidy “unleashes” the kicks! Then he stomps and stomps and stomps! The fans fire up but Hobbs blocks one to SHOVE Cassidy down! Then he CLOBBERS Cassidy! Fans boo but Hobbs tags Fletcher. Fletcher watches Cassidy flounder to a corner, then he runs corner to corner to forearm! Trent runs up but Fletcher gets around to HALF ‘N’ HALF!

Trent ends up in a corner, Fletcher runs in to GAMANGIRI! GAMANGIRI for Cassidy! Fletcher suplexes but into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE and a HALF ‘N’ HALF from Trent! The fans are thunderous, and Best Friends HUG! You GOT to give the people what they want! But then Hobbs CLOBBERS them both!! Hobbs brings down the straps, stomps Cassidy on the outside, then stands on him! The ref reprimands, Hobbs hauls Cassidy right up to TOSS him into the LED apron! Cassidy writhes but Hobbs tells him to get up. Hobbs steps on Cassidy and pulls hair to bend Cassidy back! The ref reprimands and Hobbs lets off.

Hobbs reels Cassidy in, but Trent SUPERKICKS from the apron! Cassidy Alabama Lifts?! STRONG ZERO BEACH BREAK to the floor!! But Fletcher DIVES onto Trent! SUPERKICK for Cassidy! Fletcher puts Cassidy in and runs up, but has to dodge the Orange Punch! Cassidy tilt-o-whirls, but into Fletcher’s SPINNING TOMBSTONE!! Cover, TWO!! Fletcher is furious, he tastes blood in his mouth, and he glares at Cassidy. Cassidy flounders to a corner, Fletcher runs corner to corner, GAMANGIRI! Fletcher puts Cassidy up top, climbs up after him, but Trent CLUBS Fletcher first! Trent climbs up behind Fletcher for a SUPER HALF ‘N’ HALF!!

Cassidy resets as Fletcher rises, DEEP IMPACT!! Trent SPEARS Hobbs on the outside!! Cassidy throws off the elbow pad, takes aim as Fletcher rises, ORANGE PUNCH!!! Cover, Best Friends win!!

Winners: Orange Cassidy & Trent Beretta, by pinfall (advance to the quarterfinals)

Another victory for Best Friends and now they’re going to the next round! Will they avenge Cassidy’s loss of the International Championship by defeating The Kingdom and denying them more gold?

 

Katsuyori Shibata VS Kevin Matthews!

The Wrestler had an instant classic with Bryan Danielson on Collision last week, and he’ll undoubtedly have another one with Will Ospreay next week on Dynamite. Will Shibata simply use this match in Toronto as a tune-up? Or will #BigKM get a big W?

The bell rings and the two tie up. Shibata fires forearms with KM and the fans rally behind Shibata. Shibata gets the edge, he puts KM in a corner and just hammers away! The ref counts, Shibata runs corner to corner and back again, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Shibata drags KM up, for the HALF HATCH! Cover, TWO! KM is still in this but Shibata kicks him around. The fans continue to rally, and Shibata fires more forearms! Shibata runs but KM LARIATS! KM roars but fans boo as he hauls Shibata up. Fireman’s carry, but Shibata slips around to the SLEEPER! KM flails, but he drops fast! He’s already so red in the face!

Shibata lets go to run and PENALTY KICK! High stack, Shibata wins!

Winner: Katsuyori Shibata, by pinfall

Now that the Wrestler is all warmed up, is he going to be more than ready for Will Ospreay next week?

 

Adam “Edge” Copeland and the locker room celebrate!

The Rated R Superstar is still bloody from the I Quit Match main event from Dynamite that technically bled over into Rampage. He toasts with Daniel Garcia, Matt Sydal, Best Friends, Top Flight and a few others. They spray the champagne and finish the bottles, will Edge paint the town red tonight?

 

Konosuke Takeshita w/ Don Callis VS Rocky Romero!

While the snake that is Don Callis made the match of The Alpha VS Swerve Strickland for next week on Dynamite, this match was in the books before that. Will Takeshita use Azucar as a tune-up before taking on The Realest? Or will Rocky catch Takeshita looking past him and add to the Family’s misfortunes?

The bell rings and the two circle. The fans rally up, they tie up, and Takeshita shoves Rocky away. Takeshita eggs Rocky on with “C’mon~!” Rocky stands, resets with Takeshita, and they tie up. Rocky waistlocks, headlocks, but Takeshita puts Rocky up top with ease. Takeshita pats Rocky on the head to mock the height difference, and Rocky smiles sarcastically. Rocky hops down to get face to, well, chest with Takeshita. Takeshita eggs Rocky on, so Rocky CHOPS! And CHOPS! Rocky eggs Takeshita on, Takeshita winds up, but Rocky ROCKS him first! The fans fire up and Rocky swaggers as Takeshita falls back!

Rocky headlocks, Takeshita powers up and out, but Rocky slides under the boot, ducks ‘n’ dodges then RANAS! The fans fire up with Rocky and he winds up to run at Takeshita in the corner. One clothesline, two clotheslines, but then Takeshita BOOTS! Takeshita runs, Rocky dodges, but runs into a POP-UP LANDSLIDE! Takeshita keeps moving, SLIDING KICK! Rocky tumbles all the way out of the ring and fans fire up! Takeshita storms out after Rocky as Rampage goes picture in picture.

Takeshita brings Rocky up to RAM him into railing! Takeshita brings Rocky around to POST, then stalks him around the way. Takeshita drags Rocky up, winds up, and DECKS him! Callis applauds but he’s the only one. Takeshita pretends he can’t hear Toronto, then he puts Rocky in the ring. Takeshita then pulls Rocky back with a chinlock stretch. Rocky endures so Takeshita stomps him down! Takeshita brings Rocky up to CLUB him, but Rocky KICKS Takeshita’s leg! And KICKS! And KICKS again! Takeshita sits down and dares Rocky to kick him! Rocky says bet, and he KICKS! Takeshita shakes his head, so Rocky KICKS again!

Takeshita wags his finger, but Rocky KICKS again! Takeshita stands to fire hands, then snapmare. He fakes the kick to then FOREARM Rocky down! Callis loves it, but again he’s the only one. Takeshita goes back to Rocky, brings him up, and hits a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Rocky flounders over to a corner and Takeshita storms over. Takeshita hoists Rocky up top again, then climbs up behind him. No more playing around this time as Takeshita brings Rocky up. Rocky fires hands to fight the suplex! Rocky even HEADBUTTS! Rocky cravats, for the SUPER SLICED BREAD! Both men are down and the fans rally up!

Callis coaches Takeshita and Takeshita goes to the apron. Rocky runs up to DECK Takeshita, then he builds speed! Rampage returns to single picture as Rocky DIVES! Direct hit and down goes Takeshita! The fans fire up as Rocky gets in and builds speed gain! Another DIVE and down goes Takeshita! Rocky wants the hattrick and he builds speed again! Rocky DIVES but Takeshita catches him for a BRAIN- NO, Rocky slips free! Takeshita takes a swing, Rocky ducks, and Takeshita’s forearm hits POST! Rocky gets back in the ring to DIVE! There’s the hattrick! The fans fire up while Takeshita clutches his arm.

Rocky puts Takeshita in the ring, then runs up, RUNNING SLICED BREAD! Cover, TWO! Takeshita is still in this but Rocky drags him by the arm. Rocky gets the other one, and he DARK ARMBARS! Takeshita writhes, Rocky hurries to get the bad arm for a wrench, step-over and then ARMBAR! Takeshita endures, Callis gets on the apron! The fans boo but Rocky lets Takeshita go. Callis hurries away, Takeshita stands and HELLUVA KICKS in the corner! Takeshita shoves Rocky down, runs up, but Rocky avoids the knee to UPPERCUT! HAYMAKER! Then cravat, for the SLICED- NO, Takeshita stops that to BASTARD DRIVER!!

But then Takeshita deadlifts into the BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO?!?! No one can believe Rocky survives! Takeshita snarls, but “This is Awesome!” as Takeshita hauls Rocky up. Suplex, FALCON- NO, Rocky slips free to backslide! TWO!! JUMP KNEE from Rocky! Takeshita blocks a kick, ducks the enzigiri but the REWIND HEEL! Takeshita wobbles, rebounds, Rocky runs in, into the TAKESHITA LINE!! Takeshita shakes out the bad arm, throws off the elbow pads, and he aims to ROLLING ELBOW!! But that’s not the end! Takeshita deadlifts for the FALCON ARROW!! Cover, Takeshita wins!

Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall

The Alpha takes the win and rebounds from his loss to Ospreay at Revolution. Will Takeshita look to take Swerve out of the running and go after the world title? Or will Don Callis regret sending Takeshita into Swerve’s House?

 

Mark Henry welcomes us back to Rampage.

“Toronto, run for cover, duck ‘n’ hide, these women are taking it to the streets. Willow Nightingale & Kris Statlander take on Julia Hart & Skye Blue.” This grudge has been building and it reaches the climax! Looks like there’s been enough talk. It’s TIME for main~ event! Who survives when there’s nothing to stop them from going too far?

Street Fight: Kris Statlander & Willow Nightingale w/ Stokely Hathaway VS Julia Hart & Skye Blue!

Big Stoke joins commentary as The Galaxy’s Greatest Babes with the Power still have those chairs from earlier tonight. On the flipside, the TBS Champion and her sinister sidekick have kendo sticks painted black ‘n’ blue. The teams rush each other at the ramp and the bell rings as they all fire off! The chairs beat the sticks and then the chairs beat up Julia & Skye! Then Willow & Kris uses the sticks to SMACK Skye & Julia around! The fans fire up and Stoke says this is how the clubs used to be like in the early 2000s! Things get back in the ring and Julia CLUBS Kris! Skye runs up but Willow avoids the elbow drop!

Julia SMACKS Kris off the chair, then sits the chair up. Willow CHOKES Skye in the corner with a kendo stick! Julia makes Kris take a seat, then CHOPS her! Julia runs but Kris drop toeholds her onto the chair! Willow TOSSES Skye while Kris puts Julia through the chair!? Willow runs to BOOT Julia out of the chair! Kris then sits Julia back up, chair still involved, and she lifts them both! Kris hits a CHAIR POWERSLAM! Then Willow SHOTGUNS the whole mess down! The fans fire up the savage ingenuity, Kris covers Julia, TWO!! Julia survives, but Willow finds a table! The fans fire up as Willow smiles and puts that in the ring.

Kris helps Willow get the table in, but Skye YANKS Willow down! Skye stomps Willow, CLUBS her, then RAMS her into the LED! Skye storms into the ring to CLUB Kris, then BOOT her down! The fans are torn as Skye CLUBS Kris more. Julia gets in, with that LONG NAIL! The same one they’ve used on Mark Briscoe! Skye holds Kris up and Julia runs in, but Kris slips free! The nail SPIKES Skye!!! Fans freak out, as does Julia, and Kris sends Julia into buckles! Fans tell Julia she done goofed as Rampage goes picture in picture.

Kris reels Julia in but Julia fights the suplex. Julia slips around to a SLEEPER HOLD! Kris stays on her feet, aims for the corner, and BACKPACK SENTONS through the table!! The fans go wild while both women are down in the wreckage! Skye rises up, her forehead starting to bleed. She goes looking for things under the ring, but Willow CLOBBERS her! Willow digs at Skye’s forehead, ROCKS her with rights, then SMACKS her off the steel steps. Willow then GRINDS Skye’s face into the steel! Kris meanwhile kicks Julia out of the ring, then goes help Willow bring out a new table! The fans cheer as that one is set up at ringside.

Kris & Willow keep looking, and they find another table! This is set up next to the other, but Julia hurries to find something of her own. Julia puts chairs in the ring, but Kris stomps her down! Willow stomps Skye, too, and they brawl again. Kris has that kendo stick again and she SMACKS Skye with it! Willow puts Skye in the ring, Kris SMACKS Julia but Julia kicks Kris low. Julia gets the stick to SMACK Kris! Willow has a chair to SMACK Skye! Julia SMACKS Kris again, but Willow puts Skye in a corner. Julia CHOKES Kris, Willow wedges a chair into Skye’s face. Willow runs to CANNONBALL the chair into Skye! Cover, TWO!

Skye survives, and Kris ROCKS Julia! Then Kris CHOPS Julia! Willow gets the chair again, and she SMACKS Skye on the butt! Kris clears out old table wreckage and grabs at Julia, but Julia throws in more chairs! Willow helps Kris drag Julia into the ring, but Julia gets a chair! Julia SMACKS Kris in the head! Willow SMACKS Julia with a kendo stick, but Skye SMACKS Willow with a chair! Kris snatches the chair from Skye, sits it up, and kicks Skye low. Kris reels Skye in to FALCON ARROW onto the chair!! Rampage returns and the fans are thunderous as all four women are down! Kris wedges that chair into a corner while Willow POSTS Skye.

Julia stands, “This is Awesome!” and she runs in. Kris sends her into the chair! Kris ROCKS Julia, runs side to side, and BOOT WASHES her into the chair! Skye and Willow brawl by those two tables, and Willow scoop SLAMS Skye! Skye writhes, the forehead slowly bleeding a bit more, and then Willow starts clearing off commentary’s desk! Stokely loves it! Willow finds Skye, brings her back around and puts her on the desk. Willow climbs up to join Skye, the fans fire up, and Willow reels Skye in! Skye CLUBS away on the legs, then SUPERKICKS Willow! Skye hops on, CODE BLUE on the desk!! The desk didn’t break but maybe Willow did!

Kris whips Julia into steel steps, SMACKS her off them again and again, and Julia sputters as she slumps. Skye brings out the little black bag?! Skye pours it out in the ring, and yes, it’s THUMBTACKS! Stokely and Menard are each freaking out, but Kris says she has a black bag of her own! And it’s bigger! It has even MORE tacks! The two brawl, Kris fires off hands and she puts Skye up top! Kris CLUBS Skye, reels her in, but Skye throws body shots! Skye slips under, tucks Kris in, CHEEKY NANDOS, into a POWERBOMB onto the tacks!!! High stack, TWO!!! Kris survives and Skye is furious, but just look at all the tacks in Kris’ back!

Skye gets a handful of tacks? And she makes Kris eat ’em! SUPERKICK!! Cover, TWO!!! The fans tell Skye she’s sick but she just smiles. Skye drags Kris to a drop zone, goes up a corner, but Willow rises! Willow CLUBS Skye, fireman’s carries, and DEATH VALLEY DRIVERS through the tables!!! The fans are thunderous and Stoke says he’s proud of his girls! Julia stacks chairs, brings Kris around, but Kris back drops free, putting Julia on the chairs! Julia writhes but Kris goes up the corner! Kris aims, 450 SPLASH onto just chairs!!! Julia hurries to clamp on the HARTLESS LOCK!!!! Kris shrieks in pain but she taps, House of Black wins!!

Winners: Julia Hart & Skye Blue, by submission

The extreme amount of experience under their belts wasn’t enough, The House Always Wins! Just what are Kris & Willow to do now that the Princess of the Black Throne and the darkening Skye stand tall?


My Thoughts:

An amazing Rampage here, probably one of the best in a long time. For one, good bit backstage with Edge celebrating with the young Face wrestlers and Matt Sydal. Any of those young guys could be a challenger for Edge on the way to Dynasty should he bring back the Cope Open. And then, I didn’t want to laugh as hard as I did at the Darby skeleton prop but I could not help it, it was just so outta nowhere. Great promo from Bang Bang Bullet Club Gold, and awesome promo from The Acclaimed bringing out that intensity. While this is a new take on their past feud, it’s still gonna be great with this being how The Acclaimed is going into the grudge match.

Great tag match for the tag title tournament, and while on paper, Hobbs and Fletcher really shouldn’t be losing, story did dictate that Best Friends face Undisputed Kingdom. Great match for Takeshita with Rocky, but of course Takeshita was winning that one, even before he was going into a match with Swerve. Same goes for Shibata beating KM, but hey, KM is a big dude and he’s fortunate to have even gotten any hits in on Shibata. And of course just an amazing Street Fight Tag for the main event. The women’s division may not get as many matches as we’d like on any given show, but they have been raising the bar when it comes to these matches.

Julia & Skye winning was a big surprise, as was the finish not involving Willow, but maybe this still leads us to Julia VS Willow because they want to prove something to the other in a 1v1 match? As I said in Dynamite, this still needs to give us Willow VS Mercedes in a rematch from their NJPW Strong Women’s Championship match.

My Score: 8.9/10


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