This cannot wait for All Out!

Jon Moxley and CM Punk are not waiting for All Out, they want to fight NOW! Who will be the UNDISPUTED AEW World Champion in Cleveland?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Dax Harwood VS Jay Lethal; Lethal wins.
• Billy Gunn w/ The Acclaimed VS Colten Gunn w/ Austin Gunn; Colten wins.
• Britt Baker w/ Jamie Hayter & Rebel VS KiLynn King; Baker wins.
• Undisputed AEW World Championship: CM Punk VS Jon Moxley; Moxley wins and is the Undisputed AEW World Champion.
• AEW World Trios Championship Tournament, Opening Round: Death Triangle VS The United Empire; The United Empire wins and advances.

PLAY BY PLAY

Chris Jericho heads to the ring!

Le Champion, The Wizard, is here to confront his young protégé, Daniel Garcia, about whether or not Garcia is a sports entertainer, or a pro-wrestler. Fans sing Judas for him, and then Jericho gets the mic. “You sound loud tonight, Cleveland!” Fans cheer that! “Welcome to Dynamite. And last week, there was a little bit of an issue between myself and one of my favorite members of the Jericho Appreciation Society. And we agreed to come out here tonight to discuss those issues and work them out, face to face.” So Jericho introduces one of his favorite people, a future world champion, his protégé, Daniel Garcia!

Fans cheer as the Dragonslayer makes his way out, a mic already in hand, and a worried look on his face. Garcia joins Jericho in the ring and fans chant, “You’re a Wrestler!” Jericho is annoyed by that, “I’m trying to be civil about this. Please shut up!” Fans boo but Jericho tells Garcia not to listen tot he fans. they don’t understand the connection Jericho and Garcia have. Garcia had a classic match with Bryan Danielson, and he slayed the dragon. But at the end of the match, emotions were running high, and Garcia put his hands on Jericho. Garcia spun Jericho around, slapped his hand away, but Garcia had just gone through hell and was disappointed from losing.

Jericho wants Garcia to apologize. Fans boo that and chant “NO! NO! NO!” Jericho says Garcia can just apologize. Garcia says, “You knew how special that moment was to me. You knew how special it was for me to share the ring with my hero, Bryan Danielson. Thirty minutes with my hero. People are calling it the greatest match in Dynamite history and it’s not even close. Rave reviews everywhere. I hung with my hero! The people who call him the best wrestler in the world, I hung with him for thirty minutes.” Fans cheer that. “That match that I had last week, it’s the kind of match that I always dreamt having as a kid.”

When Garcia was living at home in Buffalo, he dreamt of having that kind of match and he got to have it last week! Garcia can only hope there was someone watching at home, whether it’s his little nephew, his cousin, or any random kid anywhere in the country that wants to have that match to. Garcia wants them to feel the way he felt. “And when Bryan stuck his hand out to me, while I’m knocked out in the middle of that ring, and asked me for a sign of respect, I didn’t care if people called me a wrestler, I didn’t care if people called me a sports entertainer. All I cared about was that moment! And you ruined it! You ruined that moment for me, Chris!”

Jericho takes a moment, then says, “I’m sorry that you feel that way. But I wanna remind you of this: there will be many more moments like that for you, Danny. Because you are the Greatest Technical Sports Entertainer in the World Today! It’s true!” Deep down, Garcia knows he’s a Sports Entertainer, but Jericho wants to hear him say it. Fans chant, “You’re a Wrestler!” but Jericho insists he’s a Sports Entertainer! Now say it! But before Garcia can respond, here comes BRYAN! The American Dragon makes his way to the ring while fans chant, “YES! YES! YES!” Bryan says, “Daniel, I see that your mentor here is trying to bully you into saying you’re a Sports Entertainer.”

Bryan wants Daniel to listen. He can be whatever he wants to be and Bryan respects them wrestling last week. And in Bryan’s opinion, he does agree with the fans that Garcia is a wrestler. Fans cheer for that but Jericho says, “You’re really gonna do this to me? You’re a Sports Entertainer! And I wanna hear you say it! Right now! Look at me! SAY IT! TELL ME YOU’RE A SPORTS ENTERTAINER!” Garcia tells Jericho to stop! Garcia has a mentor here, a hero here, and he ha to make this decision in public?! He can’t! He can’t do that! Just leave him alone! But then Jericho grabs at Garcia, and Garcia shoves him down! Bryan can’t help but laugh at that.

Garcia is even more conflicted, but fans tell Jericho, “You Deserve It!” Garcia storms off and Bryan looks at Jericho as Jericho gets up and composes himself. “Y’know, Chris, I’m not the biggest fan of Sports Entertainment, but that was pretty entertaining.” Jericho tells Bryan that what pisses him off is that people keep saying Bryans’ the best wrestler in the world today. Why is it, when Jericho’s been around 15 years and hasn’t seen it once? Jericho is the greatest pro-wrestler ever. And from longevity and reinvention to altering the course of wrestling history, he might well be! But when it comes to wrestling, Jericho is the last survivor of Stu Hart’s Dungeon!

Jericho remembers ever hold Stu ever taught him, he is LIONHEART Chris Jericho, and he knows more about pro-wrestling than Bryan ever will! Fans do cheer that. But Bryan wonders if that’s true. Let’s say we could ask Jericho’s mentor, Stu Hart, who is the better wrestler, Lionheart or American Dragon, who do you think he’d say? If we asked Jericho’s hero, Owen Hart, who is the better wrestler, Lionheart or American Dragon, who do you think he’d say? If Jericho and Bryan had a match right here in Cleveland, Lionheart VS American Dragon, who do you think would win?! Oh, Bryan wants Dragon VS Lionheart? Well he’s got it! At ALL OUT!

Jericho tells Bryan to keep this in mind: Last time they were in the ring together, Jericho choked Bryan out and put him out for two months. Until All Out, Bryan needs to watch his back. Because you never know when he might hit you. JAKE HAGER hits Bryan! And then hits a SPINEBUSTER! Fans boo as Jericho raises Hager’s hand, but surely the match will be made! Lionheart Chris Jericho VS American Dragon Bryan Danielson, who wins and proves they are truly the best pro-wrestler in history?

Dax Harwood VS Jay Lethal!

FTR stood by Wardlow, because Pinnacle is forever! But will Dax the Ax cut down the longest reigning ROH World Champion ever? Or will he get a lethal dose of payback for standing by the Maestro of Mayhem?

Well, surprise, surprise. Seeing that Cash Wheeler returned to the back, Lethal has Sonjay Dutt & Satnam Singh return backstage, too. Who wins now that this will truly be 1v1?

The bell rings and the two circle. Fans rally up behind Dax, he and Jay tie up, and Lethal arm-drags Dax away. Dax gets up and circles with Lethal again, then tie up. Dax headlocks, Lethal powers out but Dax runs him over. Things keep moving, Dax slides under but Lethal runs, into a hip toss! Lethal kangaroo kicks, arm-drags again, but Dax headscissors! Lethal kips free, Dax headlocks for a takeover, but Lethal headscissors. Dax kips free, the two stand off and fans cheer! Lethal and Dax reset, circle, and fans rally up with “WOO~!” and chants of “F T R! F T R!” Lethal and Dax tie up, Lethal wrenches to a wristlock, but Dax rolls and wrenches back.

Dax slips through, headlocks, but Lethal powers out. Lethal hip tosses, handsprings and dropkicks Dax! Fans are torn but Lethal drags Dax up to bump him off buckles. Lethal throws hands, but Dax CHOPS! Dax stalks Lethal to a corner but Lethal kicks back. Lethal CHOPS Dax, but Dax CHOPS back! Lethal rakes Dax’s eyes! Dax pokes Letha’ in the eye! Dax CHOPS but Lethal CHOPS back! Dax CHOPS, CHOPS, but Lethal CHOPS again! Dax CHOPS and whips, but Lethal comes back, into a back drop! Fans fire up while Lethal writhes. Dax stomps Lethal’s hand, then fishhooks his nose! The ref reprimands but Dax whips Lethal.

Lethal reverses, Dax whips Lethal away on the return. Then CHOPS him again! Lethal is stinging but fans are fired up! Fans want that, “One More Time! One More Time!” so Dax CHOPS again! Dax climbs up to rain down fists! Lethal slips out, CLUBS Dax, then goes up, SUPER RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Both men are down while AEW goes picture in picture.

Lethal clutches his stinging chest but he gets back to his feet. Lethal stands Dax up for a BIG back suplex! Cover, ONE, but Lethal stalks Dax to a corner, Dax kicks but Lethal blocks to throw body shots, and a CHOP! Dax staggers away, but he CHOPS right back! Dax whips Lethal to a corner, Lethal reverses and Dax hits buckles hard! Lethal drops an elbow, covers, TWO! Lethal is annoyed but the ref defends his count. Lethal drags Dax up, scoops him, and hits a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Lethal rains down fists, clamps on a chinlock, and he grinds Dax down. Dax fights up, throws body shots and powers out, then gets Lethal with a SLEEPER!

But Lethal JAWBREAKERS right out! Both men are down while Lethal gasps for air. Lethal stands up, storms over to Dax and brings him up. Dax RAMS Lethal into a corner, digs his shoulder in, then EuroUppers! Dax EuroUppers again, CHOPS Lethal, then hoists him up top. Dax climbs up after Lethal, Lethal throws body shots and then shoves Dax down! Lethal adjusts, takes a moment to catch his breath, and Dynamite returns to single picture as he stands. MACHO- NO, Dax trips him up! Dax CHOPS Lethal, climbs up after him, but Lethal fights off the suplex! Lethal throws body shots then SUPER GOURD BUSTERS Dax down!

Dax staggers up, Lethal stands and leaps, but into a body shot! Dax then reels Lethal in, GERMAN SUPLEX! Dax holds on, Lethal throws elbows, but Dax GERMAN SUPLEXES again! Lethal still throws elbows and then he drops, but Dax turns the victory roll into a GERMAN SUPLEX! Fans fire up while both men are down again! The ref starts a standing count as both men stir. Lethal and Dax stand, Dax JABS and JABS, but Lethal kicks low! Lethal JABS, JABS and JABS! Dax ducks the haymaker to ROCK Lethal! Dax reels Lethal in, but Lethal victory rolls successfully, to get the leg! Dax scrambles to the ROPEBREAK!

Lethal holds on and Dax stands up. Dax swings, into the LETHAL COMBINATION! Cover, TWO! The backbreaker to complete shot was not enough to stop Dax! Dax gets to the apron, Lethal storms over but Dax CHOPS and CHOPS! Lethal ROCKS, CHOPS, but Dax CHOPS and shoulders in! Dax steps in but Lethal KICKs the leg! DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Dax falls to the floor,. Lethal builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit into railing! Fans fire up while Lethal drags Dax up and in. Lethal steps through but Dax resists. Lethal CHOPS before putting on the FIGURE FOUR! Dax endures, reaches out, ROPEBREAK!

Lethal lets off at 4, but he comes right back to try again. Dax boots Lethal away, then trips Lethal up to step through! Lethal fights the Sharpshooter and rolls Dax to step through again! But Dax makes it a cradle, TWO!! Dax hurries up, but Lethal mule kicks the legs out! Lethal runs and handsprings, but Dax catches Lethal to spin him around! Dax reels Lethal in, gets him up, REBOUND POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!!! Lethal survives and Dax is beside himself! Fans say “This is Awesome!” as both men slowly rise. Dax snarls, gets Lethal’s legs, steps through, but Lethal fights the sharpshooter! He BOOTS Dax into a corner, then gets the leg, DRAGON SC-

NO! Dax spins through to sit on the cover! TWO!!! Lethal trips Dax, steps through but Dax rolls Lethal, TWO, but into the SHARPSHOOTER!! Lethal is caught, but he reaches out! Dax drags him from ropes and sits deep! Wait, Sonjay returns! Dax lets Lethal go as Sonjay points his stupid pencil at him! Dax grabs Sonjay by his tie, but then dodges Lethal’s cheap shot! Dax runs back in, but is sent into Sonjay! They clack heads, and Lethal rolls Dax up! TWO!! Dax stands but into a scoop! He turns it into a cradle, TWO!! Lethal escapes but Dax waistlocks! O’Conner Roll, TWO! Dax goes up the corner to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO!

Fans fire up as both men have to catch their breath! Dax is up, he CHOPS Lethal, but Lethal goes for a leg. Dax steps over, CHOPS, CHOPS again, then EuroUppers! Dax EuroUppers but into hooks! Lethal wants the backslide but Dax slips out and around, O’Conner Roll! TWO as Lethal pulls tights! Lethal has the tights in his O’Conner Roll, Lethal wins!!

Winner: Jay Lethal, by pinfall

Lethal literally stole this one! Sonjay has a mic to say, “Give it up for my man, the best in the world, Jay Lethal!” And FTR, Sonjay ahs a message for them and their dumb buddy! You think you know what’s going on for All Out? Sonjay said it’d be a Trios Match, but he never told you who was on the team! So here’s a scoop for everyone: All Out will see Jay Lethal teaming with two close personal friends… MOTOR CITY MACHINE GUNS!! Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley, big names in Impact Wrestling and ROH, are coming to AEW! Will Lethal’s trio be even more lethal now? Or will The Pinnacle find a way to stay on top?

Backstage interview with Thunder Rosa.

Tony Schiavone is with the AEW Women’s World Champion, who already looks emotional. She is truly heartbroken, and feels she is letting the fans down. But she has to step down as champion, as she is unable to defend the title due to injury. So at All Out on September 4th, there will be an Interim AEW Women’s World Championship match. Toni Storm, Rosa’s friend and tag partner, Rosa hopes Toni’s dreams come true as she becomes the new interim champion.

But Rosa will remind everyone now, that this won’t stop her. This will only make her better. She will come back better and stronger, and with a bigger chip on her shoulder. Then who will face Toni at All Out to crown an Interim Women’s World Champion? It will be a FATAL 4 WAY, with the top contenders fighting it out! Toni Storm VS Britt Baker VS Jamie Hater VS Hikaru Shida!

Billy Gunn w/ The Acclaimed VS Colten Gunn w/ Austin Gunn!

Daddy Ass just wanted his sons to be as good as his boys, Max Caster & Anthony Bowens. How they were to do that, no one really knows. But now, after the betrayal by his flesh ‘n’ blood, Daddy Ass is gonna have to whoop some Ass… Boys! Will Billy do more than ground Colten tonight? Or will the youthful rebellion only grow stronger?

But speaking of The Acclaimed, Caster of course has a rap on deck! “The Gunn Club just turned into a stupid problem. Yo, Billy, I’m thinking you shoulda used a condom! Y’all about to get a savage beatin’! So bad, they gon’ call another talent meetin’! You little jerks get no respect. We wipe you out like Biden did student debt! Your whole life is a bad choice. Y’all’re not tough guys, y’all’re just Ass Boys!” Bowens of course adds, “CA-LEVELAAAND! The Acclaimed have arrived! Scissor me, Daddy Ass~!” But speaking of debt, will Billy make Colten pay for his betrayal?

The bell rings and Stokely Hathaway is frowning in the crowd. Billy and Colten circle, fans cheer on “Daddy Ass! Daddy Ass!” Colten rushes in, gets around and shoves Billy away. Colten taunts Billy, but then cowers in the corner. The ref has Billy back off and Colten comes back. Fans rally up, the two tie up, and Colten arm-drags Billy away! Colten lounges on the corner, fans chant “Who’s Your Daddy?” Billy says he is! Billy and Colten circle, tie up, Colten headlocks, but Billy powers out. Things speed up, Colten whips Billy but gets run over! Fans fire up and Colten bails out! Now Billy lounges on the corner while AEW goes picture in picture.

Austin and Colten regroup, talk things over, and Colten paces around the outside. Austin talks trash on Billy, Colten slides in, and then Colten talks trash., Billy grabs Colten by his neck and puts him in a corner! Colten kicks, whips but Billy reverses. Colten goes up but Billy stays clear, to then CLOBBER him! Colten bails back out and Billy tells his sons to “SUCK IT!” Austin is furious but then Billy storms out and scares him off. Billy goes back for Colten, brings him around, and CLUBS him down! Even The Acclaimed are stinging from that one! Billy refreshes the ring count, stalks Colten around the way, and then brings him up by an ear!

Billy has The Acclaimed move aside and the fans prepare themselves. Billy TOSSES Colten into railing! Colten flops over and Billy scissor fingers some fans. Billy stalks Colten to the ramp, gets in his way, and brings him around to TOSS into more railing! Colten writhes, Billy scissor fingers more fans, then he drags Colten up. Dynamite returns to single picture and Billy puts Colten in the ring. Austin swipes at Billy and fans boo, but Colten DECKS Billy! Billy goes to a corner, Austin shouts at Colten to strike, and Colten stomps away on Billy! The ref backs Colten off and Billy drags himself up the ropes. Colten runs in, but Billy dodges the splash!

Billy CLOBBERS Colten again! And again! Fans fire up and Billy has Colten in a corner. Billy throws BIG haymakers over and over, then stomps away on Colten! Austin shouts at his dad to stop, and the ref has Billy back off. The ref even tells Billy he has to remember, that’s his son! Billy feels conflicted, and he helps Colten stand up. But then Stokely CLOBBERS Caster with the boombox! And Austin RAMS Bowens into steel steps! The ref is distracted by that, and Colten LOW BLOWS Billy!! Colten gets Billy up for COLT 45!! Cover, Colten wins!!

Winner: Colten Gunn, by pinfall

How could Colten do that to his own father?! But Stokely joins the Gunn Sons in the ring and offers them his card. And this time, they accept it! And then Austin & Colten both stomp away on Billy! The Acclaimed get in the ring, but Austin & Colten clobber them, too! But then “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” The AEW World Tag Team Champions run the Ass Boys off! Fans are fired up for Swerve Strickland & Keith Lee, but what about The Acclaimed and Billy? Keith helps Billy to his feet, and there seems to be a brief moment of respect. But will all this drama over family and success go all out?

Backstage interview with Death Triangle and the United Empire.

Tony Schiavone says the main event is a match that’s been years in the making. The world has waited for this one. It will be The Death Triangle, PAC & The Lucha Brothers, are taking on The United Empire’s Aussie Open & Will Ospreay, in the AEW World Trios Championship Tournament! Ospreay says, “Oh, Pac, long time no see, brother. Last time we was in the ring together, it was a thirty minute time limit draw. I’m glad you got your friends with ya, cuz I’ve got mine. And we’ve got one mission, brother: ding, ding, ding! More gold for the United Empire.”

Pac tells Will, “What you need to understand is that we have been waiting far too long for this opportunity. So we’ve made a decision. Tonight, gentlemen, we’re not gonna kill ya. We’re gonna murder ya! Because All Elite Wrestling is Death Triangle territory, and tonight, United Empire, you find out the hard way.” Will Rey Fenix, Penta El Zero M and the All-Atlantic Champion be the ones conquering the AEW Trios Division? Or will the Commonwealth Kingpin and the NJPW Strong Tag Team Champions stake their claim for the glory of the Empire?

Britt Baker w/ Jamie Hayter & Rebel VS KiLynn King!

After the unfortunate news that La Mera Mera is down and out, this match has much higher stakes now! The Doctor is in the title picture, but could King Krazy earn herself a future opportunity tonight? Or will the Steel City’s favorite dentist be giving King a different kind of crown?

The bell rings and fans fire up. Britt talks trash then fires off forearms! King shoves Britt, Britt ducks the roundhouse but King blocks the superkick. King spins Britt to mule kick her, then runs the ropes. Britt avoids the boot, runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then SLINGBLADES King down! King gets to a corner, fans boo Britt, but some do still spell it out, “D! M! D!” Britt winks then fires off forearms on King! Britt whips King corner to corner, but King goes up to missile dropkick her down! King hurries to full nelson, but Britt breaks free and slips around. Ripcord ROLLING ELBOW! King goes back to a corner and Britt storms over to fire off forearms.

King hits back, they scrap, and Britt chokes King in the corner! The ref counts while fans chant “Pittsburgh Sucks!” Britt tells them no it doesn’t! She runs back at King, but King goes up and over to mule kick again! King fire sup for The Land, and she runs corner to corner, only for Britt to hit a BUCKLE SHOT! Britt goes out and she drags King into the corner to pull her shoulder into the post! The ref counts, Britt lets off and soaks up the heat from the Browns fans. Britt gets in the ring, drags King around and throws down elbows! Brit then ghost pins, TWO! Britt pie faces King around but King snarls.

Britt pie faces King again but King fires off forearms! Britt pushes King but King throws more forearms! Britt gives them back, then a mule kick! Britt runs, but King avoids the stomp to roll Britt! Britt rolls through, King boots a lariat away to ROUNDHOUSE and GERMAN SUPLEX! Fans fire up with King and she drags Britt back up. King full nelsons, lifts, and then flips Britt around for a SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Britt survives but King drags her back up. Fireman’s carry, but Britt fights free. Britt shoves King into a corner, then SUPERKICKS her down! And then another SUPERKICK! Britt runs to CURB STOMP!

Britt brings out her glove! Fans are torn but mostly booing. Britt clamps onto King with the RINGS OF SATURN, and then spells it out, “D! M! D!” LOCKJAW!! King taps, Britt wins!

Winner: Britt Baker, by submission

Britt gets the mic to tell Cleveland, “Isn’t it a shame about Thunder Rosa? It’s sad. But let me remind you, when the champion was Dr. Britt Baker, DMD, I wrestled my entire title reign with a broken freakin’ wrist, because that’s what a champion does!” As for the PPV, we still have half of #ThunderStorm, so luckily, Toni, she can finally be on a PPV and someone gives a damn. That’s because she’ll be in the ring with Britt. But speaking of, here she comes! Toni storms right to the ring, but Hayter runs her down and CLOBBERS her! Britt says Hayter is in that match, too! Hayter and Storm brawl, but Hayter throws Storm into the ring!

Fans boo as Hayter stomps Storm and Rebel gives Britt a Terrible Towel to wave around. But wait! Here comes the fourth woman in the Fatal 4, HIKARU SHIDA! The Full Metal Samurai has her kendo stick! She runs off Britt and her crew! Storm VS Shida VS Britt VS Hayter, who stands tall as the winds of change blow in the Windy City?

Backstage interview with The Acclaimed and Swerve In Our Glory.

Tony Schiavone is now with Caster, Bowens and the AEW World Tag Team Champions. Tony was going to talk with The Acclaimed but they’re a bit banged up right now. Swerve says yeah, they got whooped on. But it’s fine, Swerve & Keith didn’t mind coming out there to save them. Swerve In Our Glory loves The Acclaimed! Keith says to be honest, Caster & Bowens are ranked. More importantly, they’ve been ranked. So the save wasn’t just because of the love, but because they are worthy challengers for the AEW World Tag Team Championships at All Out.

Caster says, “Yo, listen. It’s nice you think we’re worthy, it’s nice that you saved us, but we don’t need your praise, we don’t need your help. Because we are the best homegrown tag team in AEW, and we are the winningest tag team, so I think we proved it.” Bowens says yes, AND The Acclaimed are the uncrowned champions of AEW! But now, they’ll take those tag titles home because like you said, EVERYONE loves The Acclaimed! Then is this match on for All Out? Will The Acclaimed have no choice but to #BaskInTheirGlory?

Undisputed AEW World Championship: CM Punk VS Jon Moxley!

This was meant to be the main event of All Out, but because tensions ran high to the point of exploding into fist fights, The Best in the World and the Blue Eyed Battler are battling it out in Cleveland! Will CM Punk prove he’s truly the best in the world today? Or will Moxley prove that “interim” was a meaningless asterisk and that he has been THE champion all along?

The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and in the end, only one man will hold THE belt of AEW!

Fans are thunderous already as the bell rings. Punk and Mox stare down, fans duel, and then Moxley and Punk circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Moxley powers Punk back step by step. Punk pushes back, puts Mox in a corner, but Moxley turns it around. The ref counts, Mox lets off to then ROCK Punk! Mox fires off forearms and the fans are thunderous! The ref backs Moxley off and Moxley eggs Punk on! Punk gets up, and he SLAPS Moxley! Punk fires forearms in return, he backs Moxley down to the other corner, then he rains down haymakers! The ref counts, Punk throws knees, so the ref has to back Punk off.

Moxley HEADBUTTS Punk back! Moxley spins, but Punk ROUNDHOUSES! But Punk also falls, clutching his foot! That was the bad foot that he broke and had to get surgery for! Did he just break it again hitting Moxley’s head?! The ref checks, he calls the medic over, but Punk hobbles after Moxley. Moxley CLOBBERS Punk, then rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Punk grabs the arm but Moxley just keeps throwing shots! Punk is almost a ragdoll! Moxley then grabs the bad leg and twists it in a toehold! Punk endures so Moxley lets off and reels Punk in, DEATH RIDER!! Fans are thunderous while Moxley paces around!

Moxley aims a finger gun at Punk, BANG, and he drags Punk up. Another DEATH RIDER!! Cover, MOXLEY WINS!!

Winner: Jon Moxley, by pinfall (UNDISPUTED AEW World Champion)

Well damn! Moxley may have gotten lucky over Punk hurting his own foot, or maybe Punk got cocky thinking he could come back so soon, but either way, we just got the fastest AEW World Championship match ever! Moxley carries around both belts, one of them heading home while the other will be around his waist. Will Moxley turn right around from this and defend the belt at All Out? As for Punk, will he even be able to return after what just happened to him?

Backstage interview with Christian Cage.

Tony Schiavone reminds us of what Jungle Boy did to Captain Charisma just last week, and we can tell from the brace on Christian’s arm that it was serious damage. The challenge was made for All Out, and Christian Cage says he extended an olive branch to JB. Christian was giving JB one last opportunity to apologize to him for costing them the AEW World Tag Team Championships. Christian was giving JB one last opportunity to apologize for the personal and hurtful things JB said about Christian. Yes, Christian acknowledges he said awful things to JB, but the difference is, Christian wasn’t coming from a place of malice. That was tough love!

Christian says he was motivating JB in order to bring out the best version of him! But JB isn’t smart enough to see that because he thinks he’s better than he is, and thinks he’s smarter than he is. JB is not and never will be as smart as Christian Cage, you understand? JB has the audacity to challenge a living legend in this business to a match at All Out?! To make it even better, JB tries to maim and injure Christian! But that’s fine. Jack can’t throw anything at Christian that Christian hasn’t already seen. Christian’s seen it all! He’s done it all!

So in Chicago at All Out, JB finds out Christian is not average. If you wanna see average, you take that camera and scan the crowd of Cleveland! But Christian is an anomaly, he is special! And at All Out, even with Christian at less than 100%, JB finds out that he is not and never will be in Christian’s league! “Jungle Boy. I accept your challenge.”

Ricky Starks is here!

The Absolute heads to the ring, ready to respond to everything “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs has said and done to him since that betrayal a few weeks ago. Starks says, “Let’s get down to business, huh? I haven’t been in the best of moods, because quite frankly, I’m hurt and I’m pissed off! From dealing with Team Taz being over, losing the FTW title, dealing with QT and the Factory, and of course, I’ve got to deal with Powerhouse Hobbs turning his back on me! I got veterans back there telling me, ‘Hey, man, this is show business, it ain’t friends business, Ricky.’ And I understand what you’re saying, but I thought that I was the exception!

“I thought I was the exception because hey, I had a friend in Hobbs, a partner in crime. I had that guy who I trusted. Last year when I broke my neck, this guy called me every single week, checked up on me, made sure that I was okay mentally and physically. A guy that wanted to see me make a big comeback here. But the thing about people wanting to see you do good, is that they never want to see you do better than them.” Fans applaud that. “And don’t forget, Hobbs! When you were standing around in Jacksonville in a bedazzled T-shirt, being Britt Baker’s security guard, you were playing background player then!

“Then you met me and I showed you what it meant to have a seat at my table! If I ate, you ate! If I had the spotlight, I made sure it was big enough for the both of us! And you got the nerve to sit up here and blame me?! But I shoulda known. Because when you decided to turn your back on a nightmare, I should’ve known it’d happen to me. And that is exactly what you did. But you ended up hitting me in my neck, man! My neck, and you know that I was close to losing this all again!” Fans cheer Starks on as he gets real emotional now.

“I called you my friend, I considered you my friend! But you know what I call you now? I call you a low down, dirty, slime ball, scheming snake! And where I’m from, we cut the heads off of snakes!” Starks throws off his shirt and shouts, “And since you wanna quote New Jack City so much, here’s one for ya, jack! How about you bring your five dollar ass to Chicago, and fight me at All Out!?” Fans want to see that one! Will Starks give Hobbs an absolute fight in Chicago?

Jon Moxley speaks backstage.

“Oh, I’m sorry! Was that not how that was supposed to go? Best in the World my ass! Oh, the people that’re surprised right now? They’re the same people that wanted to write my obituary the moment CM Punk came back! They’re the same people who wanted to call me INTERIM champion, the same people who ALWAYS write me off! And those people, they don’t matter. They never did. Because the truth is, the answer to every problem, any problem you might have in professional wrestling, the answer is always Jon Moxley! There is only ONE Jon Moxley! There is nobody that can do what I do like I do! I AM professional wrestling!

“I’m not just some guy, I am THE GUY in the industry! And there are no limitations to what I can do, and I don’t follow any rules. Everybody’s always asking, ‘When is it gonna be my time? When is my time coming?’ I’m telling you, my time is right now. Right this minute, 2022, we’re living in it! My time is now! My time is right GADDAMN NOW!!” The Maniac is back on top and only getting started! Who will dare step to him for that title next?

Rampage is also ramping up!

First, another of the AEW Trios Championships Tournament matches as the House of Black takes on The Dark Order. But will it be Uno or Vance that joins Silver & Reynolds against Malakai, Buddy & Brody? Then, the Mixed Tag grudge match happens as Sammy Guevara & Tay Melo take on Ortiz & Ruby Soho! And then, in answering a TNT Championship Open Challenge, the Hollywood Hunk, Ryan Nemeth, steps to Wardlow! Speaking of champions, the AEW TBS Champion, Jade Cargill, will speak on what, and perhaps who, is next for her! Then last but certainly not least, the ROH World Championship is on the line as Claudio GADDAMN Castagnoli takes on The Natural, Dustin Rhodes!

AEW World Trios Championship Tournament, Opening Round: Death Triangle VS The United Empire!

The Bastard is All-Atlantic Champion while Rey Fenix & Penta El Zero M are former AAA and AEW World Tag Team Champions. Aussie Open are the inaugural NJPW Strong Tag Team Champions, while their leader, the Commonwealth Kingpin, is DUAL Rev-Pro British and IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion. But we all know the world is not enough, and there is always more gold to collect! Which trio takes the first step to global domination in this inaugural AEW World Trios Championship tournament?

AEW returns as Death Triangle makes their entrance. Best Friends are watching from the crowd, knowing they’ll potentially face the winner of tonight’s match. The trios sort out, Fenix starts against Ospreay. The bell rings and Ospreay runs Fenix right over! Things speed up, Fenix hurdles but Ospreay leaps over. They keep moving, Ospreay hurdles but Fenix leaps over! Ospreay runs to RANA but Fenix handsprings through! Fenix runs to RANA, but Ospreay handsprings through! Ospreay handsprings to the ropes, but Fenix gets under his flip! Fenix handsprings now, but Ospreay handstands out of the cutter! Fenix ducks the Buzzsaw and kips up, Cleveland goes wild!

Ospreay and Fenix circle, Fenix offers a handshake but Ospreay slaps it away! Ospreay BOOTS Fenix, Penta rushes in to SUPERKICK Ospreay! Kyle Fletcher rushes in to BOOT Penta! Pac SUPERKICKS Fletcher, but Mark Davis gets in to BOOT The Bastard! The trios regroup and stare down! The ref wants them to back down, but the brawl pops off and fans fire up again! Ospreay RAMS Pac into a corner, Davis & Fletcher CLUB the Lucha Brothers down! Aussie Open then double whips Fenix, but Fenix handsprings to DOUBLE CUTTER! Aussie Open falls out of the ring but Ospreay CHOPS Fenix! Penta gets up but Ospreay kicks him low.

Ospreay CHOPS Pac, then he runs the ropes, but Penta & Pac double back drop him! Ospreay gets big air then bails out! Fans fire up with Death Triangle as they coordinate, “CERO! MIEDO!” Pac builds speed, the Lucha Brothers follow him, TRIPLE TOPE CONJILO!! Direct hit on all three targets and Death Triangle has Cleveland on their feet! Fenix puts Ospreay in the ring, CLUBs him on the back, then CHOPS him in the corner! Ospreay is stinging already but Fenix snapmares him. Penta runs in, wheelbarrows with Fenix, VICTORY ROLL SPLASH! Cover, ONE!! Fenix drags Ospreay up and tags in Pac, then CHOPS Ospreay again!

Ospreay is stinging all over again, but Pac stands Ospreay back up to CHOP him right down! Tag to Penta, and Penta drags Ospreay up. Penta hushes the crowd, and he CHOPS Ospreay, too! Ospreay grits his teeth and clutches his chest while fans chant, “CERO! MIEDO!” Penta wrenches Ospreay’s arm, tags Fenix, and Fenix springboards to drop AX HANDLES on the arm. Fenix SLAPS Ospreay, snapmares him and basement dropkicks him in the back! Cover, ONE!! Ospreay is showing the toughness of a G1 Climax Finalist while AEW goes picture in picture.

Fenix drags Ospreay up, RAMS into him, then tags Penta back in. Penta wrenches Ospreay’s arm again, and KICKS Ospreay’s leg! Ospreay hobbles, but he JABS Penta! Penta KICKS Ospreay’s leg out from under him! Penta then drags Ospreay up, tags Fenix back in, and Fenix KICKS the leg. Fenix dropkicks Ospreay down, then rallies the fans. Fenix drags Ospreay up, CLUBS him, snapmares him, and clamps onto both arms. Fenix traps one and pulls on the other, but Ospreay endures. Fenix adds a chinbar but then shifts to a ghost pin, TWO! Fenix CLUBS Ospreay but Ospreay RAMS Fenix into a corner.

Ospreay CHOPS Fenix, and CHOPS him again, giving Fenix payback for earlier. Fenix dodges the third chop to CHOP Ospreay off his feet! Fenix drags Ospreay up again to snapmare and clamp back onto the arm. Fenix almost has a Fujiwara Armbar but Ospreay resists and endures. Ospreay crawls but Fenix pulls back on the arm, to then grab at the other! Fenix pulls the arm back but Ospreay resists, so Fenix powers him to another ghost pin! TWO, and Fenix SUPERKICKS Ospreay! Ospreay slumps through the ropes, and Fletcher hurries over to make sure Pac doesn’t do anything. Pac stays back and Fletcher coaches Ospreay on.

Fenix rallies the fans again while Ospreay sits back up. Fenix storms up on Ospreay but Ospreay resists the whip by holding ropes. Fenix ROCKS Ospreay, whips but Ospreay still holds on! Dynamite returns to single picture and Fenix ROCKS Ospreay again. Fenix CHOPS, then whips, but Ospreay reverses! Davis trips Fenix and Ospreay BLASTS the Death Triangle corner! Davis then drapes Fenix out for Fletcher’s DOUBLE STOMPS! The United Empire turns the tide and Ospreay goes up top! SUPER SKY TWISTER to take out Penta & Pac! The fans fire up as Ospreay gets in the ring. Aussie Open is there to help Ospreay with a RAILGUN DROPKICK into Fenix! Cover, TWO!!

Fenix survives but Ospreay drags Fenix up. Fans chant “This is Awesome!” as Ospreay brings Fenix to the Empire’s corner. Ospreay tags in Fletcher, and Fletcher tags in Davis. Aussie Open drags Fenix up to double whip him to ropes. They double CHOP Fenix down, then Fletcher PENALTY KICKS and Davis SENTONS! Davis has a cocky cover, TWO! Davis kicks at Fenix, rains down forearms, then lets off to taunt Pac. Davis drags Fenix up, scoops him and SLAMS him, but fans rally for Fenix. Davis tags Fletcher, Fletcher mocks the fans and taunts Pac. Fenix pushes Fletcher but Fletcher pie faces him.

Fenix throws body shots but Fletcher doesn’t flinch. Fletcher eggs Fenix on, pie faces him more, but Fenix shoves him. Fletcher scoop SLAMS Fenix, then scowls. Fletcher drags Fenix up and tags in Davis. They keep Fenix from Death Triangle, wrench both arms, then pinball Fenix between forearms! Fenix ducks the double shot and Aussie Open clash elbows! Aussie Open hurries to try again, but Fenix ducks again! And this time is even harder! Fenix CHOPS Fletcher, CHOPS Davis, repeat! Fenix knuckle locks with both of them, kicks Fletcher then kicks Davis, then goes up and up and DOUBLE FLYING ARM-DRAGS!

Hot tag to Penta! Penta goes up top, for a DOUBLE CROSSBODY! Penta SLINGBLADES Davis! He SLINGBLADES Fletcher! Penta wheelbarrows with Davis to victory roll and CRUCIFIX DRIVER Fletcher!! Penta then stalks Davis, to SOBAT and reel him in! “CERO! MIEDO!” Penta tucks but Davis fights out to ROCK Penta! Penta SUPERKICKS back! Ospreay rushes in, Penta whips him, but Ospreay handsprings to NEURALIZER! Penta staggers into Davis’ fireman’s carry, and Fletcher is back! POP-UP KICK! Penta wobbles, Fletcher goes up top, and Davis scoops Penta, FLYING CUTTER! Cover, Fenix breaks it in time!

Ospreay storms in, TOSSES Fenix out, and AEW goes picture in picture again. Ospreay goes out after Fenix while Fletcher RAMS Penta into railing! Best Friends are right there so Fletcher taunts them, and Ospreay CHOPS Fenix into the front row! In the ring, Davis rains down fists on Penta then CHOKES him! The ref reprimands, Davis lets off, and then he drags Penta over to the Empire’s corner. Davis tags Ospreay in, Ospreay BOOTS Penta, then BOOTS him again! Ospreay reels Penta in for an ELBOW and Penta goes down! Ospreay stands on Penta’s head, the ref counts, and Ospreay lets off to soak up the heat.

Ospreay sits Penta up to go after the mask! The ref reprimands but Ospreay almost has the mask off! The ref counts, Ospreay lets off and argues with him. Ospreay drags Penta back up, bumps him off buckles, then soaks up more heat. Ospreay stands Penta up to DECK him! Ospreay drags Penta up, kicks low, and suplexes. Ospreay holds Penta up for a few seconds before the SLAM! Cover, TWO! Penta sits up and eggs Ospreay on! Fans rally, Ospreay stands Penta up and they go forehead to forehead. Penta tells Ospreay to listen: “CERO! MIEDO!” Ospreay ROCKS Penta, Penta ROCKS Ospreay! Ospreay ROCKS Penta again, so Penta ROCKS Ospreay again!

Penta eggs Ospreay on and Ospreay ROCKS him! Penta wobbles but he ROCKS Ospreay back! Ospreay winds up, but he pokes Penta in the eye! Aussie Open applauds and Ospreay whips Penta into an open corner. Penta SUPERKICKS Ospreay back as Dynamite returns to single picture. Ospreay comes back but Penta tosses him up! Ospreay headstands on the corner, but Penta SUPERKICKS him down!! Ospreay flounders and Penta tags Pac! Pac shoulders into Ospreay, slingshots up and over to then DOUBLE SHOTGUN Aussie Open off the corner! Pac dodges Ospreay to SNAP GERMAN! Fans fire up as The Bastard scowls!

Pac stalks Ospreay, waistlocks and deadlifts Ospreay! Ospreay flails, gets the ropes, but Fenix tightrope walks to PENALTY KICK him! Pac finishes the GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and Pac is annoyed. Pac lines up a shot from the far side, but Aussie Open drags him out! So the Lucha Brothers do the same to Ospreay! Aussie Open and the Lucha Brothers get in the ring and they brawl! Fans are thunderous but the ref reprimands. Aussie Open get the edge, and they suplex in stereo, only for both brothers to slip out! The Lucha Brothers shove Aussie Open at each other, then DOUBLE SUPERKICK!

The Lucha Brothers shout, “CERO! MIEDO!” But Aussie Open DOUBLE BOOT in return! Aussie Open shouts for the Empire, but Pac and Ospreay slip in to STEREO DOUBLE POISON RANA!! Fans are losing their minds as Kingpin and Bastard stare down! Ospreay and Pac soak it all up, and they get forehead to forehead! The forearms start flying as fans praise “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Ospreay gets the edge, but Pac SOBATS! And front kicks! And SOBATS again! Pac runs, into the Tiger Wall Kick and ENZIGURI! Ospreay runs, but into another SNAP GERMAN! But he’s right on his feet! Springboard, OSCUTTER!! But all six men are down as fans are electric!

A standing count starts and Ospreay stirs at 4 of 10. Pac stirs at 6, both men slowly sit up and Ospreay drags Pac up at 8. Ospreay wrenches an arm, and CHOPS Pac off his feet! Ospreay staggers around, drags Pac back up, and he bumps Pac off buckles. Ospreay hoists Pac up top, climbs up after him, but Pac slips out and crotches Ospreay on the ropes! Ospreay manages to get around, but Pac climbs up after him now! Pac brings Ospreay up, for a SUPER BRAINBUSTER!!! But Pac can’t make the cover! Fenix drags Fletcher up but Fletcher whips Fenix into railing! Cleveland is still loving this as AEW goes picture in picture one more time!

Penta rushes in to SUPERKICK Fletcher down! Davis BOOTS Penta! Fenix BOOTS Davis! All four of them are down on the outside while Ospreay crawls to a corner. Fenix roars as he gets back up, but Davis runs in to CLOBBER Pac! Davis rains down forearms, but Fenix gets in to protest. The ref reprimands Fenix and reprimands Davis and they both bail out. Ospreay stands up, he wobbles over to Pac and brings him up to HEADBUTT him back down! Pac flounders against ropes as fans rally, and Ospreay brings him up to scoop for the SPIN-OUT BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Ospreay roars in frustration, but then Aussie Open attacks Death Triangle’s corner!

Davis sends Penta into railing while Fletcher suplexes Fenix for a BRAINBUSTER to the floor! Ospreay puts Pac up top again, ROCKS him, then climbs up after him. Pac throws body shots and forearms, but Ospreay eggs him on! Pac fires off more forearms, but Ospreay fires off more HEADBUTTS! Ospreay stands on the very top, but Pac shoves him down!! Ospreay crashes into the drop zone and Pac adjusts! Pac stands, but Ospreay trips him up! A receipt for earlier! Ospreay climbs up and cravats Pac! Pac resists but Ospreay drags him onto his shoulder! Ospreay stands but Pac fights off whatever this is! Fenix runs in to go up and JUMP SOBAT Ospreay!

Ospreay wobbles, Fenix climbs up after him, but Ospreay fights him off! Fenix gets crotched as Dynamite returns to single picture one more time! Fenix GAMANGIRIS Ospreay! Fenix climbs up again, Ospreay throws body shots, but Fenix still SUPER STEINERS! OSPREAY LANDS ON HIS FEET!! Fans lose their minds all over again, but Fenix somersault CUTTERS! Penta gets in, builds speed, and he FLIES onto Davis! Fenix goes up to TORNILLO onto Fletcher! Pac stands up, he has Ospreay in the drop zone! BLACK ARROW!!! But onto Ospreay’s knees!!! Cradle, TWO!?!? Ospreay hurries to get Pac up and hook him! STORMBREAK- RANA!!! Pac covers, TWO!?!?!

Tag to Fenix, he springboards but Davis CLOBBERS him outta the sky!! Penta SUPERKICKS Davis, Fletcher SUPERKICKS Penta! Penta comes back, uses Davis as a step, DESTROYER for Fletcher!! Ospreay staggers up, looks for Pac and finds him in a corner. Fans are electric all over again, and Pac elbows Ospreay away! Pac goes up, for a QUEBRADA TORNADO DDT!! Ospreay is down again, Pac goes up top again, and fans are fired up! But Fletcher drags Ospreay out of the drop zone! Pac is pissed, but he just adjusts where he is on the corner, to be on the post itself! SUPER ARIHARA MOONSAULT!!

Fans are thunderous as Pac takes out Ospreay and Fletcher, but then Pac is spooked by the box headed Kip Sabian! Pac tells Kip to stop stalking him already. Pac snatches the box away, and it’s NOT Kip!? It’s some young guy with a big black eye and duct tape on his mouth, who wants Pac to show mercy! But then WHAM! The REAL Kip Sabian attacks Pac from behind! Kip drapes Pac on the railing, MAGIC SCREW!! Mr. Superbad is back, and he just screwed The Bastard over! And the ref missed all of it while tending to Fenix! Davis rushes in to CLOBBER Fenix! Then Davis keeps moving to clothesline in the corner, and then LARIAT Fenix inside-out!

Fletcher returns to SHOTGUN Penta! Ospreay gets in and the Empire is all fired up! Ospreay turns Fenix, Aussie Open double wrench the arms, and this time, TRIPLE FOREARMS!! Aussie Open drags Fenix back up, hold him up with the double pump handles, and Ospreay springboards! OS-COREALIS!!! Cover, the Empire wins!!

Winners: The United Empire, by pinfall (advance to the semifinals)

What a shocker! Just as Death Triangle had this one, Ospreay & Aussie Open turn it all around! Maybe it’s a bracket buster for some, but the Kingpin and his soldiers stand tall!

WAIT! Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks are here!! Fans go wild for THE ELITE! Omega & The Bucks are set to take on the United Empire next week, but Ospreay is daring Omega to get in the ring NOW! Fletcher & Davis stand down, but the Bucks still aren’t sure. Omega says it’ll be fine and starts heading down the ramp, only for Don Callis to stop him! Callis desperately wants Omega to wait, for both his health’s sake and for the big money showdown. Who wins this amazing dream match that’s going down in the Trios Tournament?

My Thoughts:

A great episode of Dynamite here tonight, and definitely a wild one. First, not having the world title match be the main event foreshadowed shenanigans, but I could not have guessed it would go that way. I suppose it’s clever that they used Punk’s bad foot that way, but wow, I did not expect it to become a squash! Moxley had a great promo after, but then, are we setting up a PPV match in just the go-home episode next week? That’s a bit wild. Then in a more unfortunate twist, the current injury curse strikes again as Thunder Rosa is hurt. But we’re getting quite the interim championship match. Britt has a great match with KiLynn, and of course we have a brief brawl of the four contenders.

Because this is an interim championship match, it could go any which way, but I feel like Hayter’s there to take the pin. It’d be great if Toni Storm took the win here, but there’s a chance Britt wins this and then Toni chases her going into Full Gear. Rampage has a lot of stuff this week, and I would think Jade Cargill’s going to talk trash on Athena to set up their title match. Wardlow VS Nemeth for the TNT Championship will surely go Wardlow’s way, but there will be shenanigans after to add to the coming trios match. Dax VS Lethal was an awesome match, and Sonjay of course introduces the swerve. Lethal & Motor City Machine Guns VS The Pinnacle is going to be awesome, and I bet this sets up FTR VS MCMG for the ROH World Tag Team Championships.

We got an awesome promo from Starks to hype up his match with Hobbs, he showed great emotion. That one could be a show stealer. We also got a very good promo from Christian Cage to make his match with Jungle Boy official. We got a very good match out of Billy VS Colten, especially with the overbooking of Stokely and Austin attacking The Acclaimed. Of course the Sons of a Gunn join Stokely’s stable, I feel like All Out will be where that faction officially debuts. They might even attack during Swerve In Our Glory VS The Acclaimed for the tag titles. Good promo from those teams, that match is going to be great stuff, but one way or another, I don’t see Keith & Swerve losing just yet.

Great opening promo segment with Jericho, Garcia and Bryan. Garcia is doing great in showing emotional conflict, and of course we’re getting Jericho VS Bryan at All Out now. Garcia might get involved in that, and that will be where he shows his true colors. Personally, hoping he swerves Jericho and joins BCC but I have a bad feeling he’ll swerve Bryan and stay JAS. And we got a great promo from Pac and Ospreay to hype up that amazing main event! As I’ve said this whole time, I thought we were getting Death Triangle VS La Faccion Ingobernable to then lead us to Death Triangle VS Best Friends, but hell, The Elite VS The United Empire is too good to pass up. I’m pretty sure The Elite wins, and they have a very good chance of being the inaugural Trios Champions.

My Score: 8.8/10