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Mitchell’s WWE Monday Night Raw Results & Report! (11/5/18)

The Raw After Crown Jewel is also in the UK! Will the NEW reigning, defending, undisputed Universal Champion, BROCK LESNAR, grace us with his presence?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Woman Tag: The Riott Squad VS Natalya, Bayley & Sasha Banks; No Contest.
- Jinder Mahal w/ Sunil Singh VS Apollo Crews; Crews wins.
- Raw Tag Team Championships: Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose(?) VS The Authors of Pain w/ Drake Maverick; The Authors of Pain win and become the new Raw Tag Team Champions.
- Dolph Ziggler VS Elias; Elias wins.
- Nia Jax VS Ember Moon; Jax wins.
- Finn Balor VS Bobby Lashley w/ Lio Rush; Lashley wins.
- Kurt Angle VS
Baron CorbinDrew McIntyre; McIntyre wins, Baron Corbin remains Raw Team Captain for Survivor Series.
PLAY BY PLAY
Manchester is Raw!
And everyone on the Raw roster is on the stage. Security lines the way between ramp and ring as Acting General Manager, Baron Corbin, makes his way out. The Constable is very proud of himself, and it more than likely has to do with the events of Crown Jewel. Specifically, it has to do with the WWE Universal Championship match to crown a new champion in Roman Reigns’ absence. Corbin screwed Strowman by attacking him just before the bell rang, and then Lesnar went to town. It still took an insane FIVE F5’s in a row, but The Beast got The Monster Among Men to stay down, and once again, Brock Lesnar has the Red Brand’s red belt.
Corbin welcomes the UK fans to the show, and wants them to not be worried by security ringside. Having this many is normal for someone as important as him. This season is an important one, not because of holidays where you hang out with annoying family members, but because of Survivor Series! Survivor Series pits Raw VS Smackdown, so the new Universal Champion will once again the WWE Champion, AJ Styles! Ronda Rousey will go against Becky Lynch! And of course, both the men’s and women’s 5v5 Tag Team Elimination Matches! “Every match is a chance for Raw to show it is the dominant brand.”
But there is a score to settle this year, because Shane McMahon stole the World Cup and title of “Best in the World” from Dolph Ziggler! Stephanie McMahon will address this next week, but Corbin promises dominance. And when that happens, Corbin might go from interim to permanent GM. But to ensure such dominance, Raw needs a great leader. Therefore, Corbin makes himself team captain of the men’s 5v5 squad. Of course, he can’t compete in the match as GM, so he’ll make sure Raw has the most dominant team possible. The first two men put on that team will be Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre!
And there is a third person already in mind, Braun Strowman. Now, Braun might be upset, but he’ll understand that Corbin gave him a teaching moment: you need to respect authority. And once Braun understands that, he’ll know he’s the man they need on that team.
Moving on to the women’s team, choosing the other four members will be… Captain Alexa Bliss! The Goddess heads to the ring, and thanks “Future permanent General Manager” Corbin for this position. She will follow his lead and be more of a manager than a competitor. But given her unprecedented success as a five-time women’s champion, the other women could learn a lot from her. She’s also a natural born leader, so she’s naturally the best choice for this role. Alexa says she will watch the women’s matches tonight very closely, because she wants to see some killer instinct. Raw will not lose to “The B Show” this year! The auditions start tonight with our Evolution rematch, The Riott Squad going against Natalya, Sasha Banks & Bayley!
Corbin likes the way Alexa thinks. She could get used to being in charge. Watch this. That tag team match starts– Wait, Kurt Angle is here! The actual Raw GM, though on “vacation”, has a mic of his own, and after thinking the UK fans for the praise, he says that “competing in the WWE World Cup lit a fire in me.” Angle led Team Raw to victory last year, so he wants in this year. Corbin says that was last year, and this year he makes the decisions. And he’s decided: Angle takes a permanent vacation! Angle says that when he was in charge, Raw settled things in the ring. How about Angle and Corbin have a match, and if Angle wins, he’s part of Team Raw AND is team captain! Fans want to see that! But Corbin refuses to answer.
What kind of leader is that? He wants everyone else to step up but he won’t? “You are an embarrassment to Monday Night Raw!” That gets to Corbin, and he gives Angle his match. Angle can be team captain, sure. But the only way Angle is going to Survivor Series is with a ticket. And the only way Corbin goes to Survivor Series is with crutches! Actual GM VS Interim GM, winner leads team Raw! But Corbin shouts down the match and the fans because this is still his show. But now Alexa can continue where she left off. That women’s tag match starts– BRAUN!! The Monster is here, and he heads right for the ring! The security stands no chance of stopping him! Alexa stands back as Strowman chases Corbin out and around the ring, then up the ramp!
Jinder Mahal, Drew McIntyre and more move to block Strowman’s path, but he goes through them, too! Other brawls break out as rivals go after each other, and Strowman gets through! It’s chaos in Manchester! Strowman goes backstage, and hunts for Corbin. He tells a staffer, that when he finds Corbin, he’s gonna #GetTheseHands! Will the Monster make the Lone Wolf pay for the Crown Jewel screw job?
Backstage interview with Natalya, Bayley & Sasha!
Up next is the 3v3 rematch from Evolution, do they think this outcome will be different? No, not all. Natalya is one of the strongest women on this roster, and Natty wears her father’s glasses to the ring. Tonight is for The Anvil! Will tonight also lead to spots on the Raw Women’s Survivor Series team?
Six Woman Tag: The Riott Squad VS Natalya, Bayley & Sasha Banks!
Ruby, Sarah & Liv look to even the score from the All Women’s PPV while showing The Goddess they deserve to go to Survivor Series. Will the #StartARiott in Manchester? Or will The Queen of Harts and her #LegitHuggable friends sweep the Squad?
The bell rings, and the Squad jumps all three opponents at once! Down go Bayley & Banks but Natty fires off. Natty kicks Liv and Sarah down but Ruby gets her arm. Ruby wrenches into the Riott Kick! But Natty blocks! Sharpshooter! The ref stops Liv from breaking it up, but Sarah is wide open to boot Natty down! Ruby covers Natty, TWO! Ruby drags Natty up and throws her out of the ring. Tag to Sarah, and the Kentucky Viking bounces Natty off the apron. She throws heavy rights, then throws Natty into barriers. Sarah puts Natty in at 6, covers, TWO! She keeps on Natty with a chinlock, but Natty powers her to the Squad corner. Natty throws elbows then crawls for her corner, but Sarah stomps her down.
Tag to Liv, and Sarah snapmares Natty for the Juvenile Delinquent to kick in the back. Cover, TWO! Liv puts Natty out again, and the Squad has control while we go to break.
Raw returns and Liv has Natty in a chinlock. Fans rally up and Natty gets to her feet to throw Liv off. Liv dropkicks Natty down to deny the tag. She puts Natty in a corner for furious stomps. She shrieks at the ref over the count, then stomps more. Liv backs off at 4, but misses the clothesline. Natty crawls but Liv clobbers her down. Natty slips free, hot tag to Sasha! The Boss rallies on the Squad, dropkick to Liv. She blocks a kick to give a knee, and Liv gets to a corner. She puts Sasha on the corner but Sasha gives another knee. Meteora for Sarah! Sasha climbs up, leaps at Liv, Meteora again! Backstabber and flip, Bank Statement crossface! Ruby mule kicks Sasha, then intercepts Bayley to throw her back out. She drags Liv to the Squad corner, and tags in.
Ruby goes after Sasha but runs into a backslide. She rolls through but gets a knee! Sasha bumps Ruby off buckles, tag to Bayley! Bayley goes side to side for a knee, then whips Sasha in for double knees. Sasha feeds Ruby to another of Bayley’s knee strikes, then Bayley throws hands in a corner. Ruby yanks her into buckles and gets running, but Bayley puts her on the apron for the hotshot. Ruby tumbles down and regroups with the Squad, Bayley DIVES! She hits Liv & Sarah as Ruby gets away, and Ruby comes back for an STO! Ruby catches her breath before she puts Bayley in the ring. Cover, TWO, but Ruby keeps her cool. Fans rally up for Bayley as Ruby brings her up. Bayley denies the suplex to roll her up! TWO, and Ruby knocks Bayley down. Ruby covers, TWO!
Fans continue to rally as Ruby wraps on a chinlock. Bayley endures the squeeze and fights her way up. Bayley jawbreakers free! But Ruby throws her back into the Squad corner. Sarah tags and she stomps away while Liv taunts Bayley. Fans continue to rally as Sarah brings Bayley around in a seated cobra clutch. Bayley endures the thrashing and fights her way up. Sarah reels her out and then whips her right into ropes! Cover, TWO! Sarah grows frustrated, but she tags to Liv. Liv climbs up and Sarah feeds Bayley to Liv’s knees. Liv then leaps for the facebuster. Cover, TWO! Liv throws Bayley back out, and we go back to break.
Raw returns and Bayley arm-drags Sarah off. Sarah dropkicks Bayley down, cover, TWO! Sarah and the Squad grow frustrated but the fans continue to rally. Bayley crawls to ropes but Sarah toys with her. Sarah pulls her against the ropes, lets up at 4, then drags her around by her ponytail. She taunts Bayley with tags to her team, but then Bayley blocks a kick to throw Sarah down! Both crawl, but Sarah blasts Sasha the corner first. Bayley slips out of teh scoop to tag Natty! Natty rallies on The Squad, discus for Sarah! German Suplex! Then a whip to ropes. Sarah elbows back, but her wheelbarrow ends up a facebuster! Cover, Ruby breaks just in time! Sasha throws Ruby out, but Liv enziguris Sasha down. Natty clotheslines Liv, then gets Sarah in the Sharpshooter!
Wait, Ruby has the Anvil’s sunglasses?! AND BREAKS THEM!? Natty’s heart is broken, and the Squad goes into retreat. The action stops, but Natty is still in pain. Will there Natty get vengeance for such disgusting disrespect? Or will The Goddess reward the Riott Squad for such evil actions?
No Contest
Braun Strowman continues the hunt for Baron Corbin.
The Monster bursts into the locker room, then the bathroom. He searches the stalls, but doesn’t find Corbin. He does scare one poor fellow who just finished up. The hunt continues, will Strowman get to Corbin before Angle gets him in the ring?
Crown Jewel saw a #FirstTimeEver of epic proportions!
Degeneration-X and the Brothers of Destruction met in a match for the first time, in Shawn Michaels’ first match since retiring. The four WWE legends went toe to toe, and Triple H even went through a table! HBK looked as good as he ever was, and that was the key factor in DX’s victory! HHH & HBK stood tall over The Undertaker & Kane, when and where will we see them again?
Jinder Mahal w/ Sunil Singh VS Apollo Crews!
The Modern Day Maharaja has been working to climb his way back up the rankings, but so has the amazing athlete in AC. “Ever since I left Titus Worldwide,” he’s heard so much about his potential. Potential is a nice way of saying he’s lost more than he won. But Crews will give it everything he’s got to show he is Raw’s new #HumanHighlightReel. Will that be the case? Or will Apollo simply be left with his potential?
The bell rings and the two circle. Mahal kicks low then throws hands. He has Apollo in a corner and whips corner to corner, but Apollo goes up and over to show that agility. Things speed up and Apollo dropkicks Mahal down! Cover, ONE, and Mahal throws Apollo to the apron. Apollo shoulders in, slingshots over, but Sunil distracts. Mahal hits a knee strike, covers, TWO! Mahal drives in knees and then puts Apollo in a keylock. Apollo gets up but Mahal wrangles him back down for a chinlock. Mahal puts on a half nelson chinbar, but Apollo endures. Apollo powers his way up, throws body shots, then counter punches. He mule kicks then runs to boot Mahal. He whips and leaps, but Mahal rolls him up! TWO, enziguri from Apollo!
Apollo trophy lifts Mahal, and that’s no easy thing! He drops Mahal down, then standing moonsault! Cover, Apollo wins!!
Winner: Apollo Crews, by pinfall
The man with all the potential gets a win over a former WWE World Champion! Can Apollo show he’s had what it takes all along and finally get himself some gold?
Seth Rollins heads to the ring!
The Architect carries three belts with him, but don’t be confused. He has three because he’s holding both Raw Tag Team Championships. The reason for that is because Dean Ambrose abandoned his belt after attacking Rollins just after winning them back! The Lunatic Fringe has yet to explain why, even after Rollins verbally confronted him last week. Rollins stands in the ring this week and feels a bit ridiculous, but he actually hoped to have a trophy with him, too. The World Cup didn’t go his way, but also Baron Corbin helped Brock Lesnar win that Universal Championship. Considering everything Roman Reigns worked for, is fighting for now, THAT is a slap in the face. It’s a slap in the face to everyone from locker room to WWE Universe! Rollins would get in Lesnar’s face about it, but Lesnar is not here. “Shocker, I know.”
But someone who is here tonight is Dean Ambrose. Rollins still can’t believe how The Shield went from top of the world to broken apart. Ambrose wouldn’t even stand in the same ring with Rollins. Rollins could try again, but he won’t waste anyone’s time. As Manchester says, Ambrose “doesn’t have the bullocks.” So moving on, Rollins moves on to the two Raw Tag Team Championship belts. It’s not possible to defend two titles at once, but then Baron Corbin speaks to him from the titantron. Corbin, in his supposedly secure location, tells Rollins he can totally defend those titles. So Rollins and his “partner” should defend right now, against… The Authors of Pain!!
Raw Tag Team Championships: Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose(?) VS The Authors of Pain w/ Drake Maverick!
Corbin has shown favoritism to Akam & Rezar before, and now is the time for it all to matter. Will Maverick’s machines of war capitalize on a broken Shield?
The introductions, at least for those present, are made and the tag belts are raised. Rollins obviously must start by default against Akam with the bell. He gets around Akam for a waistlock, but has to bail out when he’s in AoP territory. Rollins and Akam go again, but Akam gets Rollins into the corner. Rezar tags in, but Rollins fights them off! Rollins has the fans rallying as he rallies on AoP! But as he gets Akam in a facelock, Rezar runs him over with a lariat! Rezar trash talks Rollins as he puts him into the corner. The one tag team champion is in trouble while we go to break.
Raw returns and The AoP give Rollins a sidewalk slam stomp! Cover, TWO! Akam toys with Rollins as he bounces Rollins’ head off the mat. Akam wraps Rollins in a chinlock but Rollins endures the squeeze. Fans rally up and Rollins jawbreakers free. Rollins whips but Akam reverses, sending Rollins tumbling up the corner then down. Cover, TWO, Akam tags Rezar. The AoP mug Rollins and Rezar continues to trash talk. Rezar wrenches Rollins’ neck but Rollins still endures. Rollins gets up and fights back with body shots. He backs up but runs into a takedown and hammer fists! Fans boo and jeer as Rezar trash talks again. Rezar tags to Akam, and they prepare the end. Rollins fights out! He ducks Akam to clothesline Rezar out, then fires off on Akam!
Rollins chops Akam, whips but Akam reverses. Rollins dodges to then DIVE on Rezar! He dumps Akam out, then DIVES on Akam! Maverick freaks out for his pair of behemoths, but fans fire up with Rollins. Rollins puts Akam in as the fans chant “Burn It Down!” Springboard clothesline takes Akam down. Rezar returns but he gets a slingblade! Rollins boots Akam, hops up, blockbuster! Cover, TWO! Rollins catches his breath while Maverick coaches Akam back up. Fans rally and join Rollins as he stomps out “Burn It Down!” Mule kick, but Maverick distracts! Rezar trips Rollins up and Akam clobbers Rollins. Tag to Rezar, and they set up another sidewalk slam. Rollins heasdissors out, then SUPERKICKS Akam! SUPERKICK for Rezar! Rollins hurries up top, frog splash!! Cover, TWO!!
Fans continue to rally for Rollins as he stands up. He has to hit Akam first, but then runs into a powerbomb! Rezar tags Akam, and they set up, for the Powerbomb Neckbreaker! Cover, AoP wins!
Winners: The Authors of Pain, Akam pinning;Â NEW Raw Tag Team Champions
Akam & Rezar won tag titles in a handicap match since Ambrose never showed. There are new champions in charge, will anyone get those titles off them? Will The Bar be ready for them at Survivor Series?
But wait, only now does Ambrose appear. He saunters his way to the ring, and fans say “You Sold Out!” Ambrose grabs a mic and sits by Rollins to ask him, “You want to know why I did what I did?” He stands up as Rollins asks why. Ambrose answers with Dirty Deeds! The Lunatic refuses to properly explain his actions, will we ever get the reason for this betrayal? Rollins does manage to get back to his feet, how will he prepare for his brand warfare match with United States Champion, Shinsuke Nakamura?
Backstage interview with Baron Corbin.
He’s been running and hiding all night, is that because he’s afraid of what he did at Crown Jewel? Corbin denies being afraid. If Strowman wants a match, fine. But Strowman doesn’t want a match, he wants to destroy Corbin! Then if he’s not running, why is he in this makeshift studio in the storage room? Corbin is upset that she gave away his position. And here comes Strowmran! He barrels through more security, and keeps walking as one guy is on his leg. Strowman stomps that guy off and continues the hunt. How will Corbin possibly stay safe until his match with Angle tonight?
Dolph Ziggler VS Elias!
The Show-Off feels the most cheated out of the World Cup when Shane McMahon inserted himself into the match. But despite how that all happened, Shane O’Mac is NOT the Best in the World. You are looking at the real best in Dolph Ziggler. But typical WWE: he scratches and claws and outperforms everyone, but then “the conspiracy kicks in.” Drew McIntyre was ejected from ringside, that’s fishy. Then the favorite D-Lister attacks Ziggler from behind. Who would allow that? A SmackDown ref. Then Shane bullied his way when Miz went down. But wait, The Drifter interrupts someone else?!
Fans sing for Elias as Elias stares at Ziggler. Elias then plays his guitar to go along with Seven Nation Army. Elias introduces himself, and tells Manchester that that is the respect he deserves. But Ziggler is making excuses and coming up with conspiracy theories. To sum it up, Ziggler’s a loser. But more importantly, Elias got off the phone with Noel & Liam Gallagher, and they heard his song about Ziggler. If he plays it, Oasis will reunite. Elias has worked miracles, but Ziggler says it’ll be a miracle if anyone’s awake after the song. Wow, almost funny. But what Ziggler should’ve done by now is shut up so Elias can sing.
Elias begins and fans clap along. He’s a global phenomenon, Ziggler’s a fool. Ziggler thinks he’s funny, everyone else thinks he’s a tool. Pack your backs, Ziggler, this ain’t your show no more. Elias is about to show us what WWE really stands for. Yes, he’s gonna show us– “Why don’t you walk down here and show me face to face?!” Well all he had to do was ask. Elias heads down to the ring, and this match will happen after the break.
The Revival speak.
Dash Wilder & Scott Dawson say that tag team wrestling isn’t a joke, it isn’t a party, it’s something to respect. The #TopGuys brought their encyclopedic knowledge of wrestling maneuvers, all the Lucha House Party brings is flips and pinatas. There’s no room for the “Loser House Party”, they’re going back to 205 Live where they belong.
Back to the ring…
The bell rings and Ziggler circles with Elias. Fans sing for Elias as he ties up with Ziggler. Ziggler gets the wristlock then hammerlock, then a takedown. Cover, ONE, but Ziggler stays on Elias. He rolls Elias for another cover, ONE, but Ziggler stays locked on. Ziggler shifts to a headlock but Elias gets up and out, only for Ziggler to dropkicks him down! Ziggler grinds Elias’ face on the ropes, then whips him to the ropes. Elias reverses and runs him over with an elbow. Elias scoops and slams Ziggler, then covers, TWO! He brings Ziggler up, headlock takeover! Ziggler works against the hold but Elias grinds him down. They stand up, Ziggler pries his way out. Elias brings Ziggler back in, but Ziggler pushes them to the ropes. Elias lets go at 4, but Ziggler elbows him!
Ziggler throws hands then hits a neckbreaker. Cover, TWO! He keeps on Elias with body scissors and a wristlock. Ziggler pulls Elias to a cover, ONE but the hold stays on. Ziggler shifts to a sleeper, but Elias works his way out of the body scissors. Elias reaches for ropes as Ziggler wrenches back. Ziggler wrangles Elias down but Elias keeps moving. Ziggler wrenches and shifts to a facelock. Elias gets up and pries his way out, but Ziggler kicks low. Ziggler whips Elias corner to corner, but Elias goes up and kicks Ziggler down! Elias hurries up top, for a Macho Elbow! But it misses! Both men are down while we go to break.
Raw returns and Elias struggles against another sleeper hold. Ziggler shifts it to a camel clutch of sorts, and grinds in his forearm. Fans sing and rally for Elias, and Elias works his way up. Ziggler spins Elias but Elias back slides, TWO! ZIggler hits a big uppercut, then rolls to another cover, ONE! The Show-Off toys with Elias but Elias gets him down. Elias throws hammering fists, but Ziggler kicks Elias’ legs. Ziggler hears the fans jeer him in song and tells them to shut up. He grinds Elias’ face on ropes again, then gives him a kidney shot and buckle bump. Ziggler throws hands but Elias counter punches. Ziggler kicks low, then hits another neckbreaker. Fans keep singing for Elias, even as Ziggler swivels his hips. Ziggler drops the elbow, covers, TWO!
Ziggler gets the sleeper on again, with body scissors. He puts his weight on Elias but Elias keeps moving. Elias kicks and flails to reach for ropes, but Ziggler squeezes tighter. They stand up, and Elias fights with body shots. Ziggler kicks, Elias chops and now it’s a brawl. Ziggler whips but Elias reverses only for Ziggler to reverse back, Elias runs Ziggler over with a shoulder! Elias catches his breath, then stalks Ziggler to a corner. Elias throws hands and stomps, but backs off at 4. He goes back over and drags Ziggler back in. He throws hands as fans fire up. Elias lifts Ziggler into the electric chair, spins him around, but Ziggler slips out. Ziggler kicks, then dodges Elias’ knee to roll him up! TWO, knee from Elias! Cover, TWO!!
Elias keeps his cool as both he and Ziggler catch their breath. Elias drags Ziggler up, but Ziggler spins to kick again. Ziggler runs but misses Famouser, into the Electric Chair to powerbomb! Cover, TWO!! Ziggler survives and Elias can’t believe it. Elias works on what else he can do, and brings Ziggler up for more fists. He chops Ziggler but Ziggler kicks low. Ziggler throws hands and headbutts, then rolls up, TWO! He jumps but Elias bucks off the ZigZag. Ziggler deflects the boot, ZIGZAG! Cover, ROPEBREAK! Elias survives and Ziggler is in shock. Fans continue to sing for Elias, and that only frustrates Ziggler more. Elias yanks Ziggler into ropes, then Drift Away! Cover, Elias wins!!
Winner: Elias, by pinfall
The Living Truth walks with a victory in a tough match. Ziggler is already on Corbin’s Raw 5-Man Team, but will Elias get himself a spot on it?
Backstage interview with Kurt Angle!
The Olympic Gold Medalist could win his way to being team captain. Is there any concern to not only facing Corbin but having his first match on television in years? Corbin is dangerous, and is a threat, but Angle knows his weakness and how to beat him. Angle has that fire inside him again, and he’s going to go to Survivor Series as Team Captain! “Oh it’s true, it’s DAMN true!”
Ronda Rousey is here!
The Baddest Woman on the Planet is still Raw Women’s Champion after Evolution. Nikki Bella got a lot of help from sister Brie in that match, but even so, Rowdy Ronda was too much for even them. Now Ronda looks to her first Survivor Series brand warfare and a match with SmackDown Women’s Champion, Becky Lynch.
Manchester is happy to see Ronda and she’s happy to see them. But Becky says she’s going to rip Ronda’s arm off? “It’s cute, it’s adorable, actually.” It’s easy to see why fans love Becky. Manchester sure does. There’s no doubt that Becky worked hard to again become champion. She’s “The Man”, figuratively speaking. Becky put on the performance of a lifetime at Evolution, and she has Ronda’s respect. But don’t mistake that for weakness. Ronda is the last woman on Earth anyone wants to provoke.
Back when Becky’s alarm was waking her up for school, Ronda’s mom was waking her up by going after her arms. While Becky was at clown college, Ronda was an Olympian. And while Becky was a stewardess serving snacks, Ronda was having the most dominant reign MMA has ever seen. But yeah, Becky’s changed herself and Ronda loves it like everyone else. However, a new attitude isn’t going to beat Ronda. Ronda is “a natural born killer, beaten to a fine edge” after years waking up wanting to be the single greatest athlete ever. Two weeks until Survivor Series, so Ronda wants Becky to bring all the rage, angst, resenment and more because Ronda wants a challenge. Becky says she’s “The Man”, but Ronda IS the Baddest Bitch on the Planet! Ronda throws down her mic as she throws down the gauntlet. Will Becky survive Survivor Series?
But wait, here comes Nia Jax! The Irresistible Force is #1 Contender after winning the Evolution Battle Royal, and never did finish her fight with Ronda at Money in the Bank. Nia picks up the mic and likes seeing Ronda all fired up. It’s got Nia fired up, too. But Survivor Series and Evolution are similar: Ronda will be fighting for Raw, the most dominant brand in WWE, and Ronda won’t let them down. However, after Survivor Series and she makes Becky tap, Nia will be waiting, “champ”. Ronda likes the sound of that. When and where will this epic rematch happen?
Speaking of rematches, Ember Moon appears for hers with Nia!
Nia Jax VS Ember Moon!
Just as the new partnership WWE enters says, it’s time to #GirlUp! The Prophecy of Flame wants to show she can hang with the Game Changer, but will she be able to Eclipse Nia on the former champ’s road back to the title?
Raw returns as the bell rings. Ember and Nia approach and Ember gets a waistlock. Nia throws her off, but Ember’s back up. Ember runs but into a scoop. She slips out and kicks away, but her whip is blocked. Nia whips Ember right out of the ring and to the floor! Nia fetches and puts Ember back in the ring. Ember kicks Nia as she enters, then gets her in a corner. Ember runs in, handspring forearm smash! She keeps moving, but Nia pushes her off. Ember dodges, but bounces off of Nia! Nia squashes Ember with a corner splash then tosses her across the way. She squashes Ember again, then throws her again. Ember sits up but Nia stomps her back down. Nia covers, TWO! Ember crawls but Nia stalks her. Nia brings Ember up in a cobra clutch as fans rally.
Ember works against the hold, but Nia holds tight as she bends Ember. Fans sing for Ember, and Ember works her way out. She fights with elbows, then rolls, but Nia stays standing. Nia pulls Ember up with one hand, but Ember kicks with both legs. Nia headbutts Ember down! She drags Ember back up, scoops, snake eyes! Then she runs in to run Ember over! Nia runs, but Ember dodges the leg drop! Ember and Nia are slow to getting up, but Nia is on Ember first. Ember kicks Nia away, then runs in. She spin kicks, knee lifts and more kicks. She fires a forearm and Nia is dizzy. Ember springboards for the crossbody! TWO, but Ember roars! Spinning forearm! Cover, TWO!! The power shocks Ember, and then Nia shoves her to a corner.
Ember dodges, climbs, but Nia denies the tornado DDT. Enziguri! Ember runs, but into a pop-up Samoan Drop! Cover, Nia wins!
Winner: Nia Jax, by pinfall
Ember put up quite the fight, but Nia pulls it off. But wait, here comes Tamina again. The Daughter of Superfly again heads to the ring to stare Nia in the eyes. The cousins look down at Ember, then at each other, then back at Ember. Tamina drags Ember up, for her own Samoan Drop! Nia seems stunned but doesn’t go after Tamina herself. Nia nods?! Tamina turns Ember over for a Boston Crab, and Nia adds her leg drop! And an elbow, then another! The family is together, because blood is thicker than fire. Will the cousins combine forces to conquer all of the Raw Women’s Division?
Backstage interview with Finn Balor.
The Extraordinary Man won against Bobby Lashley last week, but by Disqualification. Will the mugging from last week happen again? Finn admits Lashley is probably the most powerful and explosive man he’s ever faced. And on top of that, he’s just getting more and more vicious. It didn’t feel good when little runt Lio Rush was slapping Finn around while Lashley had the full nelson on, but Finn knows walking out here in Manchester as a truly unified city, because Balor Club is for everyone.
Another backstage interview with Baron Corbin.
The Lone Wolf isn’t getting away from Strowman, but apparently he can’t get away from Charli Caruso, either. She keeps finding him! And that means Strowman keeps finding him! Tell Angle that he has an “emergency” and their match is off. Angle will be taking on Drew McIntyre instead. Strowman comes running in and Corbin hops in his car! The car gets away just in time, so Strowman is left with no satisfaction. Will someone else become Strowman’s target tonight?
Finn Balor VS Bobby Lashley w/ Lio Rush!
Balor Club comes to Manchester, but the Heavyweight came back to Dominate. These two go around one more time, will Finn get even? Or will he just get beaten down physically and verbally all over again?
Before the match, Lio says “The Big Man is here!” As is the Man of the Hour. Though, Lio wishes they were in Liverpool. But that’s okay, because look at Lashley. Michelangelo couldn’t sculpt a better piece of art. Lio has Lashley show “The Greatest Pose of All Time.” His butt? Lio laughs it up, but getting serious, it isn’t an insult. Lashley is just showing off the most developed gluteus maximus and leg muscles. Lashley respects Manchester, he loves Manchester! But it doesn’t seem they love him, and that upsets Lashley. Now he’ll beat up Balor even worse than last week. And it’ll be like he’s beating up Manchester in his mind. Finn makes his entrance, and we begin, after the break.
Raw returns as the bell rings, and Finn circles with Lashley. Fans chant “Too Sweet! Woop Woop!” but Lashley kicks low. Lashley drags Finn up to put him in a corner with a buckle bump, then clubs him down. He stomps on Finn, then puts hima gainst the ropes to choke him. Lashley bakcs off at 4, but dumps Finn off the ropes. Fans boo but Lio cheers as Lashley stomps Finn. Lashley brings Finn up for a snap Fisherman suplex. Cover, TWO! Fans rally up for Finn and Finn fights back. Lashley kicks low then runs, but Finn blows past him to blast him with a dropkick! Lashley bails out, so Finn builds speed. Lio trips Finn up behind the ref’s back! Lashley comes back to throw hands and cover, TWO! He wraps Finn up in a chinlock, but fans jeer in song.
Finn endures and gets his way up, but Lashley throws Finn down! Cover, ONE, so it’s back to the chinlock. Fans rally up and Finn gets up again. Lashley brings him down with a neckbreaker! Cover, TWO! Lashley grows frustrated with Finn as he throws hands in a corner. He grinds a boot into Finn, but backs off at 4. Lashley runs back in, but Finn boots him. Finn dodges Lashley and then hits a forearm smash. Lashley stays standing so Finn goes for the legs. Lashley lifts, Finn sunset flips, TWO! Finn goes for and gets the legs, then double stomps! Finn fires up, and runs in at Lashley for the chop! He whips but Lashley reverses. Finn goes up but gets caught, but he slips out to hit a slingblade! Fans fire up with Finn as he takes aim. But Lashley runs Finn over with a lariat!
Lashley runs in but Finn dodges. Lashley blocks the kick and rocks Finn with an elbow! He drags Finn up, for a deadlift into the Vertigo Suplex! Cover, TWO!! Finn is tougher than Lashley thinks, but Lashley drags Finn u p in a gut wrench. Finn rolls out, and rolls Lashley up, TWO! Lashley is getting mad as Finn gets to a corner. Lashley runs in but Finn slips out and kicks him down! Finn climbs up top, but Lio distracts. Lio runs away as Finn steps near, but Lashley is up. Finn leaps over him, tosses Lashley out, then builds speed. Lio is there, so Finn dropkicks him down! Fans fire up over that one, but Finn isn’t done. Finn runs at Lio, but into Lashley’s tackle! Lashley puts Finn into the barriers, then into the ring. Lashley drags Finn up, gut wrench, spinning dominator! Cover, Lashley wins!
Winner: Bobby Lashley, by pinfall
Lashley finally gets on the board against Finn, but Lio has the assist. Will Finn be able to get back at him another day? Or will Lashley move on to a title?
Drew McIntyre makes his entrance now, but he does lock eyes with Lashley. The Scottish Terminator doesn’t back down from teh Rocky Mountain Machine, but neither does Lashley. Lio is the one who talks his big man down, and they leave. Surprisingly, McIntyre actually helps Finn up? But just as Finn thanks him, McIntyre gives Finn a Claymore kick!! McIntyre defends Corbin’s position as captain against Angle in our main event!
Kurt Angle VS Baron Corbin Drew McIntyre!
What was meant to be actual GM VS interim GM turned into the Lone Wolf hiding from The Monster all night. Corbin won’t risk being destroyed before Survivor Series, so he’s put it on someone else to take care of the Olympic Gold Medalist. Can McIntyre defeat the WWE Hall of Famer returning to action? Or will Angle win his way onto Team Raw as well as become it’s new captain?
Angle goes right at McIntyre! He stomps away in a corner, then throws hands. The ref backs Angle off and wants him to wait for the bell. The bell does ring, and the attack is back on! Angle still stomps and punches McIntyre in a corner, but gets a headbutt! McIntyre takes a moment to steady himself before giving back a rain of right hands. McIntyre stomps Angle in a corner now, then tears off Angle’s shirt for chops! He keeps on Angle with an armlock and chinbar, but fans rally up. Angle feeds off the energy but McIntyre wrangles him back down. McIntyre grinds his forearm in Angle’s face, then wrenches the neck with the chinbar.
Fans continue to rally and Angle wills his way back up. Angle throws hands then runs, but into a back elbow! Cover, ONE! McIntyre drags Angle up for a neckbreaker. Fans continue to cheer Angle on, but McIntyre keeps on him with another armlock. Angle gets up again, even as McIntyre pulls on the arm. Angle throws hands but McIntyre knees low. McIntyre CHOPS Angle, then whips him corner to corner. Angle dodges, Angle Slam!! But McIntyre slumps out of the ring. We go to one last break as Angle realizes his missed window.
Raw returns again as McIntyre hits another neckbreaker! Cover, TWO! McIntyre stomps Angle out of frustration, then deadlifts him for a suplex. Cover, TWO! McIntyre stalks Angle to ropes, then reels him in for a lariat. He wraps on another armlock and chinbar to pull and wrench Angle again. Fans again rally and Angle gets up. Angle throws hands, fakes out the back drop to kick McIntyre, but still runs into an overhead belly2belly! Cover, TWO! McIntyre keeps his cool, but then fires off punches and stomps on Angle in a corner. He backs off at 4, to snapmare Angle out and into the armlock chinbar.
Angle again endures and fans again rally up. Angle gets up once more, and throws more hands. He gives McIntyre a jawbreaker, but runs into a scoop. He slips out, and gets a German Suplex! And another! And then the hat trick! The straps come down as Angle fires up. Angle stalks McIntyre, but McIntyre escpaes the slam. Angle runs, but into the Claymore!! McIntyre doesn’t cover just yet, though, he watches Angle slowly stir. Angle sits up, but McIntyre grins. “is this it? This is the legendary Kurt Angle?” Fans rally for Angle, but McIntyre gives him a free shot at the leg. Angle gets it, but McIntyre clubs away. Angle falls and McIntyre stomps him. McIntyre taunts Angle as he gets low to stare him in the eyes.
Angle slowly stands and McIntyre again gives him a free shot at the leg. McIntyre grins and laughs, but Angle fires up and goes after him. They go around and McIntyre just clubs away on Angle’s back, almost endlessly. Angle is down but McIntyre grins. Fans rally as McIntyre dares Angle to look him in the eyes. “You’re an embarrassment to yourself! You’re an embarrassment to your bloody family!” McIntyre forces Angle to look him in the eyes, but that only angers Angle! Angle gets the leg, and the Ankle Lock!! McIntyre realizes his mistake, but he manages to push Angle off. His leg still hurts, but he manages to stand. McIntyre steals the Angle Slam!! But McIntyre still doesn’t end this. Because he steals the Ankle Lock! Angle endures the hold he made famous! McIntyre even grapevines! Angle taps, McIntyre wins!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by submission; Baron Corbin remains Raw Team Captain
The Olympic Gold Medalist fails to take back some semblance of control on Raw. McIntyre was perhaps just too big, too strong, and too sadistic for even a Hall of Fame icon like Angle. Will Angle ever regain former glory?
My Thoughts:
This Raw was quite the step up from last week’s, which was bogged down by trying to be an aftermath and go-home hybrid. This Raw is making the transition from Crown Jewel to Survivor Series somewhat smoothly at this point. I wish Strowman did more damage tonight in his hunt for Corbin, but the segments with Corbin hiding and Charli giving him away were pretty fun. Next week we’ll have Lesnar back on Raw, so maybe Strowman will just go after him to take out all his frustrations.
I know Alexa said she wanted to see killer instinct and ruthless aggression, but I feel like the idea of Ruby crushing Jim Neidhart’s glasses in front of Natty’s eyes was a step too far. She should’ve teased it so that Sarah or Liv could’ve gotten the better of Natty. Then with Nia, Ember and Tamina, I like the idea of teaming the Samoan cousins together, that just makes sense. Now, while there is no Women’s Tag Division right now, I hope a move like this motivates the main roster to figure that out. Honestly, it’s not like there are that many men in either show’s Men’s Tag Divisions, so why worry about how many women each show has? At the very least, having more titles will keep women’s stories from becoming superficial and repetitive.
It’s great Apollo wins, he needs to finally get some shine. Elias also has a great match with Ziggler, which helps Elias be more Face, and adds to Ziggler’s story of feeling cheated. Corbin essentially screwing Rollins over really adds to his own Heel Authority factor, but Rollins still looked great against the AoP. Naturally AoP win because Ambrose chose to stay out of the match, and I think that while Maverick is their manager, Akam & Rezar are actually the first “Corbin Guys”. Ambrose again refuses to give a reason for his attacks on Rollins, but I still think it’s about being called “Lunatic” and being underappreciated as a friend the way Strowman’s Pack said leading into Super Show-Down. It would mean a lot for Raw if these two had an Intercontinental Championship match for the Survivor Series go-home, so that no one knows who Nakamura faces that Sunday.
Rousey has a pretty good promo to respond to Becky’s. It was good for her to counter what Becky said on SmackDown, and this continues to establish that this Women’s Champion VS Champion is going to be great. Finn VS Lashley was pretty good this week, and may have been better than the others just on Lio not shouting “Lashley! Lashley!” as loud as he can. Lashley wins so that he doesn’t look weak always losing, but then there’s Mixed Match Challenge tomorrow to add to their story, so who knows who goes over in the end. I’m hoping Finn. Speaking of, I thought Angle was going over but McIntyre looked incredible. It raises McIntyre’s level and forwards a “crisis of confidence” for Angle. Angle might turn things around if he finally gets that match with Corbin, but Corbin might keep ducking him until a different Big Four.
My Score: 8/10
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A Second City Saint, a Wise Man and a Visionary walk into an arena…
After revealing “The Favor,” CM Punk and Paul Heyman will both be here tonight on Monday Night Raw in Minneapolis, but so will Seth Rollins!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Lyra Valkyria VS Bayley; Lyra wins and retains the title.
- Six Man Tag: El Grande Americano & The Creed Brothers VS The LWO; Americano & The Creeds win.
- WWE World Tag Team Championships: The War Raiders VS The New Day; New Day wins by disqualifications, the War Raiders retain the titles.
- PENTA VS Dominik Mysterio w/ Carlito; Penta wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Adam Pearce is in the ring.
The Raw General Manager welcomes Minneapolis to the show, and he knows we all saw what happened last week revolving around the WWE Women’s World Championship. The situation needs to be address, so please welcome out THE champion, Iyo Sky! The fans cheer as the Evil Genius makes her way out, her title already sitting on the pedestal in the ring. She shakes Pearce’s hand and then takes up a mic. The fans cheer, Iyo bows in thanks, and Pearce now welcomes out Iyo’s opponent, Bianca Belair! The fans are a bit more torn about The EST, but she still makes her way out here to join Iyo and Pearce in the ring.
Bianca points to the WrestleMania sign, but then Pearce welcomes out the wild card, “representing Judgment Day,” Rhea Ripley! Mami makes her way out, and Pearce must be out of sorts if he thinks she’s still part of that group. Rhea and Bianca each have mics now as Pearce welcomes them all here, and says he takes responsibility for last week. He was wrong. Wrong to put Bianca in that position as referee, wrong to assume any of the three could handle this like professionals. The fans boo Pearce there, but he says there is one way to right this wrong: Iyo Sky will defend the WWE Women’s World Championship IN A TRIPLE THREAT!
The fans love that idea! Iyo and Bianca aren’t so happy, but Pearce wants everyone to sign the new contract. Bianca says a couple weeks ago, this would’ve pissed her off because she earned her way to WrestleMania. Win Elimination Chamber? Did that. Be special guest ref? Did that. But she didn’t do all that just so Rhea could just waltz into the match with them! But she doesn’t care anymore, because she is not afraid of Rhea. She went through Elimination Chamber, watched two of her closest friends tear each other apart, and she still won! If she can overcome all that, of course she can overcome a Triple Threat!
The fans rally for Rhea but Bianca says no, Bianca WILL be Women’s World Champion, and she will go through Rhea to get it! Bianca signs her part, and Rhea says, “You really think I’m scared of you?” Bianca tells Rhea to shut up and just sign her part. She whined enough to get here, so here is what she wants! Rhea signs, and then throws the contract back at Bianca! Bianca catches it, but Iyo has them both hold on. Only for Rhea to push her side! Iyo says screw it! She storms out of the ring but Pearce brings her the contract. Iyo says yeah, okay. But then she springboard MISSILE DROPKICKS Rhea AND Bianca!
Iyo smiles as she signs her part of the contract, and then holds up the belt! The fans like that! Will Iyo not be some underdog afterthought champion? Will she have the formula for defeating The Brutality AND EST?
Judgment Day is in the clubhouse.
Carlito is upset that he’s only a 77 on 2K25, but that cracks everyone else up. Finn Balor walks in and says he can’t believe the announcement! A Fatal 4 Way for the Intercontinental Championship: Bron Breakker VS Penta VS Finn VS Dom! That’s incredible! Finn didn’t realize Dom wanted the shot, too. But hey, the more the merrier, right? Liv says that’s what she was thinking when she suggested Pearce put Dom in the match. Because what’s better than one member of The Judgment Day fighting for the title on the Grandest Stage of Them All? Finn says, “Two.” Yes! Now that doubles the odds of them bringing that title back.
Because it doesn’t matter who wins, so long as it’s one of them, right? Of course not! And Finn knows the people are saying Dom doesn’t have what it takes. That Dom isn’t tough enough. That Dom doesn’t have the killer instincts. That he’s just a loser! But tonight, Dom gets to prove them wrong when he beats Penta all by himself, because Finn beloves in him. Finn pats Dom on the shoulder, then heads out, but Dom asks the others what he’s supposed to do. Carlito says don’t worry, he’s got Dom’s back. Oh! And Mall of America! Biggest mall in America! Carlito’s gonna check it out. Will Judgment Day (not) be fine at WrestleMania?
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Lyra Valkyria VS Bayley!
The Morrigan promised the Role Model to give her a fair shot after making it through Raquel Rodriguez, and since she did that, here’s that match! Will Lyra regret giving #GrandSlamBayley this shot at her gold? Or will she still hold on to the #ShinyShiny?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who brings this belt down the Road to WrestleMania!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They feel things out, clinch, and Bayley goes for a leg. Lyra rolls Bayley, ONE, Lyra facelocks but Bayley trips her up! Bayley goes to stack but Lyra moves around. Bayley facelocks, Lyra wrenches out to wristlock, but Bayley headlocks. They fight for control, and Lyra wrangles Bayley to then chinbar. The fans duel as Bayley fights up, but Lyra snapmares. Bayley stands to wrench, Lyra waistlocks but Bayley facelocks. Bayley headlocks, but Lyra powers up and out. Lyra drops down, hurdles, but Bayley avoids the monkey flip! Lyra kips up but Bayley rolls her up, TWO!
The fans cheer as the two stand off. They circle and feel things out again. Lyra waistlocks, Bayley switches, repeat, then Lyra shoves to drop toehold. Lyra headlocks but Bayley slips out and has the arm! LA MAGISTROL, but Lyra rolls through to return the LA MAGIST- NO, Bayley stuffs it to a cover, TWO! Bayley says it was that close. Lyra storms up, kicks, but Bayley blocks to KNEE Lyra! Lyra staggers to the corner, Bayley runs up, SUNSET- NO, Lyra stops that and reels Bayley into her own sunset, TWO! They clinch, Lyra UPPERCUTS, but Bayley forearms! They go back and forth, Lyra kicks and kicks and sweeps the legs!
Lyra basement DROPKICKS, then she NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Bayley stays in this and the fans rally up. Lyra stands Bayley up to then whip her to the corner. Bayley reverses, Lyra goes up and over and cartwheels! Lyra comes back, leg scissor takedown, then Lyra steps through! Lyra holds onto Bayley’s legs to turn her over! Bayley fights but Lyra has the arms, MEXICAN SURFBOARD! Bayley endures, and Lyra swings her around! Lyra drops Bayley, flips her into a ghost pin, TWO! Lyra looms over Bayley, then brings her up again. Lyra UPPERCUTS Bayley to a corner, but Bayley ELBOWS in return.
Bayley storms up, puts Lyra on ropes and grinds forearms into her face. The ref counts, Bayley stops to whip, but Lyra reverses. Bayley ducks ‘n’ dodges, and avoids the leg lariat! Lyra gets stuck, but she manages to dodge Bayley! Bayley tumbles out, Lyra WRECKS her with a dropkick! The fans fire up as Lyra puts Bayley in the ring, then climbs for a CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Bayley stays in this and Lyra is a bit frustrated, but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Bayley has Lyra down with a HALF CRAB! Lyra powers up, turns over, and BOOTS Bayley away! The fans rally up, Bayley rises, but Lyra fires a forearm! Bayley fires back! Lyra ROCKS Bayley, but Bayley ROCKS Lyra! Lyra fires a flurry, then runs up, but Bayley puts her in the ropes! HOTSHOT! Lyra flops to the floor, Bayley goes out the side! DAREDEVIL DROPKICK through the corner! The fans fire up and Bayley goes back inside. Bayley builds speed and DIVESÂ but Lyra moves! Bayley crashes ‘n’ burns, Lyra builds speed, but Bayley stops the dropkick! BAYLEY2BELLY on the floor!
The fans fire up and a ring count starts! Both women are down at 5 of 10, but Lyra sits up at 7. Both women rise up, and they spring in at 9! The fans fire up as this continues! Bayley crawls over to Lyra, brings her up and fireman’s carries, but Lyra fights around to swing and arm-drag! Lyra then ENZIGIRIS and Bayley staggers! Lyra gut wrenches for a DOCTOR BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Bayley survives and Lyra is frustrated, but she hurries to to fireman’s carry. Bayley fights free, but Lyra KNEES low! Lyra fireman’s carries, but Bayley flails free! Bayley runs to KNEE Lyra down! Cover, TWO!! Lyra survives and Bayley can’t believe it!
The fans rally up as both Bayley and Lyra rise. Bayley has Lyra in a corner and puts her up top. Bayley climbs up, the fans duel, and Lyra resists the suplex! Lyra fires body shots and CLUBS Bayley, to then slip down and bring her off the corner! Bayley fights free, runs back in, SUNSET FLIP BUCKLE BOMB! Lyra flops down, Bayley drags herself to the apron, and the fans rally up again. Lyra grabs at Bayley’s foot to anchor her but Bayley kicks free. Bayley rises up, but Lyra has Bayley in the ropes! Lyra then drags Bayley in, uses the corner, TORNADO DDT! Lyra then rolls through, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up as Lyra covers, TWO!!
Bayley survives and Lyra frowns, but “This is Awesome!” Lyra goes to the corner, climbs to the top, and she watches Bayley rise. TURN OF- NO, Bayley SLAMS Lyra down, turns her over, BOSTON CRAB! Lyra endures while the fans fire up! Lyra claws her way over, reaches out, but Bayley drags her away from the ropes! Bayley sits deep on the hold, but Lyra pries at the legs! Bayley shifts, ROSE- NO, Lyra rolls through, trips Bayley, jackknife bridge! LYRA WINS!!
Winner: Lyra Valkyria, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion)
Bayley is stunned, but Minneapolis gives a standing ovation! Lyra found a way to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, and she shows Bayley respect. Bayley nods and slaps Lyra’s hand away!? But then Bayley knows that’s not right, and she HUGS Lyra! These two are still going on to Friday Night SmackDown to be part of that big Women’s Tag Team gauntlet, could they both be going to Mania together?
Backstage interview with Bert Kreischer.
Cathy Kelley welcomes the actor-comedian, and brings up his new Netflix special. But before Bert can go on about it, Team American Made interrupts! Chad Gable says it’s great to see Bert! He’s a big fan of Bert’s, and surely Bert is a big fan of Gable’s, because it’s the only reason Bert would be here. Gable’s the only real star to come outta Minnesota. Too bad for everyone that Gable isn’t competing tonight. But what he does have is his guys, the Creed Brothers, taking down the LWO in tag team action, as well as seeing the greatest luchador of all time, El Grande Americano! Bert says this is awkward, but he isn’t here for them.
The Alpha Academy steps in and Bert hugs it out with Otis! Then they both rip off their shirts! Gable shouts, “Idiots!” American Made storms off, and Otis tells, “Minneapolis, we’re coming, man~!” Bert is all fired up, but will we still see everything Gable just said? Or will the LWO get some payback on Julius & Brutus?
Backstage interview with AJ Styles.
Jackie Redmond is with the Phenomenal One, and says Logan Paul had quite the audacity to do and say what he did last week. But where is Styles’ head at going into that match? Styles says he’s in a good place. He gets to embarrass Logan Paul on the Grandest Stage of Them All, because you can’t beat experience. But then Karrion Kross interrupts with, “Experience? How did that experience work for you last week? And who exactly got embarrassed? Explain this whole situation to me, please.” Styles asks what Kross wants from him, and Kross says Styles knows what he wants: to help Styles. WWE needs the Styles that can get the job done.
What Styles is that? What is this obsession Kross has with that Styles? Kross says it’s because Styles needs to win at WrestleMania! If Styles loses, they ALL lose! WWE NEEDS Styles! Oh, if that’s what Kross wants, fine! Styles will talk with Pearce, and then next Monday Night Raw, Styles will give Kross a taste. Styles heads out, and Scarlett has Kross stand down. “That worked.” Kross says he agrees. Is Kross pushing Styles’ buttons actually for a good reason?
Six Man Tag: El Grande Americano & The Creed Brothers VS The LWO!
While it’s “hard to imagine,” Chad Gable managed to bridge the gap between the so-called greatest luchador of all time with Team American Made. Will Gable be celebrating here in his hometown, despite “not” competing here tonight? Or will Dragon Lee, Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde throw them all into the Gulf of America?
The trios sort out, and Brutus starts, but Dragon Lee calls out Americano for what he did last week. Brutus says they don’t have to listen to Dragon, so Cruz starts instead. Brutus TACKLES Cruz, goes for a top mount, then a rear mount. Cruz fights up, Brutus hammerlocks, but Cruz reaches back to FLYING-MARE! Cruz then bypasses, but Brutus CLOBBERS him! The fans boo but Brutus tags Julius. Julius runs up, but Cruz arm-drags him down! Tag to Wilde, they double whip, then DOUBLE ELBOW! Wilde runs, Cruz helps out, HIP TOSS SPLASH COMBO! Cover, TWO! Wilde keeps Julius down, but Julius throws Wilde by his hair!
Wilde reaches up to headscissor and swing! The fans cheer as Wilde RANAS Julius, then runs up, goes up, crucifix takedown! Julius fights off the armbar, Brutus and El Grande storm in and stomp Wilde! Dragon Lee & Cruz get in there, it’s a wild brawl, and the fans fire up! LWO triple whip everyone to corners, then they crisscross! LARIATS! LARIATS! And then DROPKICKS! LWO stands tall while Americano Made regroups. “L! W! O!” then TRIPLE TOPE CONJILO! The fans fire up as LWO stands tall! They put Americano Made in the ring, Lee tags in, and everyone goes up to the top rope! But Americano Made trips them all up! TRIPLE SUPERPLEX!!
The fans fire up as all six men are down in the ring, and Raw goes to break!
Raw returns and Lee fires body shots on Julius. Julius DECKS Lee, then he BLASTS the LWO corner! The fans boo but Julius whips Lee to a corner. Julius runs up, but into a BOOT! Lee DECKS Brutus, then goes up the corner. Julius is up after Lee and fires hands! Julius goes to the very top, but Lee trips him into the Tree of Woe! WOE STOMPS! The fans fire up, Lee and Julius crawl, hot tags to Brutus and Cruz! Cruz springboards to CROSSBODY! Then he LARIATS! He BLASTS Americano! Then he runs to RANA Brutus to a corner! Julius runs up, Cruz dodges, POP-UP RANA! Cruz runs at Brutus, GAMANGIRI!
Cruz brings Brutus in, ANARCHY! Cruz throws off his shirt and then throws it to the fans! Free souvenir! Cruz goes up, up, and SWANTON BOMBS! Then he DIVES onto Julius!! The fans fire up with Cruz, but Americano gets in! Cruz GAMANGIRIS him away, springboards, but Americano ducks under! Americano waistlocks. Cruz switches, repeat, and Americano O’Conner Rolls! TWO, and Cruz BOOTS Americano! Tag to Lee and Lee brings Americano in! Cruz goes up, LWO hits a BLOCKBUSTER- SPANISH FLY!?! Americano turned that around! But now Lee has him all alone. Lee is furious over the disrespect, and he BOOTS Americano!
Lee reels Americano in, hoists him up, SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! Julius SHOOTING STARS that apart!! The fans fire up while everyone is down at ringside! “This is Awesome!” and Rey coaches his guys. Wilde uses Cruz as a boost to SUPER TOPE onto Brutus! Cruz LARIATS Julius out, then he has the ref move aside! Cruz goes up, up, TRIANGLE TORNILLO onto Julius!! The fans are thunderous, but wait! Ivy slips a metal panel to Americano! He puts that in his mask! Rey saw that, he tells Americano to get off the corner! Americano HEADBUTTS Rey with the loaded mask!! But Lee trips Americano up! Lee goes up, and says he’s gonna reveal the truth!
But Americano HEADBUTTS Lee!! Lee falls, Americano DIVING HEADBUTTS!! Cover, Americano Made wins!
Winners: El Grande Americano & The Creed Brothers, by pinfall
Rey tries to explain what happened, but he’s so dazed from the loaded headbutt. Will nothing stop El Grande Americano from taking over the WWE?
GUNTHER is here!
Minneapolis boos Der Ring General as he struts out here, wearing the World Heavyweight Championship around his waist, as well as a very politician style suit ‘n’ tie. Gunther stands on the desk, even as fans chant, “We Want Jey!” Gunther steps down, grabs a mic, and then goes into the ring. He holds up the title and has a big smile on his face as the fans boo. But then Jey Uso appears! Gunther is even more amused as Minneapolis now bounces with Main Event Jey, but Jey is not really in the mood to YEET right now. Jey, dressed all in black, glares at Gunther as he makes his way down the steps to ringside.
The fans still YEET and bounce for Jey as he walks up the steel steps into the ring. Gunther grins and lets Jey step inside. The fans still “YEET! YEET! YEET!” but then Jey snatches the mic out of Gunther’s hand! Gunther is rather surprised, but still smiling as Jey seethes behind his sunglasses. Jey takes those off, the fans “YEET!” even harder, and Gunther starts to chuckle. The fans rally with “UCE! OH! UCE! OH!” as Jey gathers his thoughts. Jey tells Gunther, “You have a mother. You got a mom. You talk to your mom? What do y’all talk about? Family stuff? She ask you like, ‘How’s the wife? How’s the grandson doing?'”
You walk your dog, cook food, regular family stuff, right? Fans “YEET!” for that. Jey says he’s got a mom, too. Wanna know what they talked about this week? You wanna know what he had to tell her? Her oldest son, laid up in a hospital bed. Her oldest son, 15 stitches across the forehead. Wanna know what she asked Jey? She said, “Why didn’t you protect him, Joshua?” As a grown man, Jey ain’t eve lied to her, and he won’t do that now. He said he was afraid! Afraid of Gunther! Gunther had Jey! Gunther had the drop on Jey, three steps ahead of him, playing chess while Jey’s playing checkers! But that wasn’t enough for Gunther, was it?
Gunther had to get family involved. We all know how Jey feels about his family, especially Jimmy. The fans rally behind Jey while he paces. Gunther violated Jimmy, left him a bloody pulp, while Jey was zip tied to the ropes! Jey watched as Gunther painted Jimmy’s blood all over his body. Jimmy’s blood is on Jey’s hands, too! Jey ain’t never felt so hopeless, helpless, disrespected, pissed off, mad, angry, and damn near scared! Gunther made the whole world stop! He violated Jey’s twin brother in front of him! That made Jey’s heart stop. You know what the crazy thing is, Uce? In Jey’s darkest moment, right here in front of the world, a lightbulb went off. Ain’t that something?
You wanna know what Jey realized? You wanna know what Jey knows now, Uce? Gunther, look at Jey: Jey ain’t afraid no more. The fans fire up for that! “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Gunther is a bit rattled himself right now, but Jey tells him no. Before WrestleMania, Gunther needs to hug and kiss his family. Before WrestleMania, Jey will lay his head down and say a prayer. He will pray about Gunther, but more so for himself. Jey will ask the Lord to forgive him for the man he is about to become. Because at WrestleMania, Jey will get Gunther! Jey will get Gunther for Jey, for Jimmy, for the whole damn family, and Jey will take that World Heavyweight Championship!!
The fans are thunderous for Jey as he throws down the mic and truly throws down the gauntlet! Will nothing stop what is coming for Gunther in just 12 days time?
Natalya & Maxxine Dupri talk with Adam Pearce backstage.
The Queen of Harts says, “It’s one thing to team with Maxxine, it’s another to team with her in a gauntlet match.” Pearce understands, but this is WrestleMania season! Go into the deep end! Natty says fine, and Pearce wishes this duo good luck. Rey walks in, and Pearce already knows what he’s going to ask. We all saw what happened out there, so Pearce will let Rey have Gable wherever and whenever he wants. Oh, no, Rey doesn’t want a match with Gable. He wants “the idiot” who has been disrespecting everything Rey stands for! The guy who’s been making a mockery out of everything Rey has worked his entire life for, the art and tradition of lucha libre!
And that means Rey wants El Grande Americano! Rey will expose him for the fraud that he is! Rey will pick the place, though, on where he’ll face that guy. Pearce says yes, out of respect for Rey, he’ll do it. Then it’ll be Rey Mysterio VS El Grande Americano… at WrestleMania! Pearce says then it is official! Muchos gracias. Rey heads out, but is this really a case of two birds with one stone?
WWE World Tag Team Championships: The War Raiders VS The New Day!
This is quite the storied rivalry that Raw reignites tonight. Erik & Ivar have gone to Ragnarök and back with Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston, but that was a very different New Day back then. Will the Raiders stay golden this close to WrestleMania? Or will Woods & Kofi once again be W, W, E, World, Tag, Team, Champions~?
Raw returns and the War Raiders have made their entrance. The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who is truly the best team in WWE today!
The teams sort out and Ivar starts with Kofi. Kofi dodges Ivar, headlocks, but Iva powers out to fireman’s carry. Kofi slips free, shoves, drops down then hurdles over, but Ivar stops himself. Ivar then CLOBBERS Kofi, and he scares Kofi with just showing haymaker! Kofi bails out, Woods calms him down, and Kofi goes back to the ring. Tag to Woods, and then Woods slowly goes around the outside. Erik tags in, he runs up, but Woods stays back. Kofi slips in, that distracts Erik, and Woods slides in so he can BLINDSIDE Erik! The fans boo but Woods stomps away on Erik! The fans boo more but Woods soaks up the heat.
Erik CHOPS Woods, Woods ROCKS Erik, and Woods rains down fits! Tag to Kofi, he stomps away, then he tags Woods! The stampede has begun, and then Kofi tags back in. Woods goes to send Kofi in, but Erik CLOBBERS them both! The fans fire up as Erik tags Ivar! Ivar scoops Kofi for a SIDEWALK SLAM! Ivar then runs to SPLASH! The fans fire up and Ivar tags Erik. Erik whips Kofi to the corner, Kofi goes up and over, then comes back, but into a scoop and SLAM! Erik tags Ivar, then he scoops Woods! Erik SLAMS Woods, Ivar scoops and SLAMS Kofi! Ivar says “UP!” and Erik scoops hm! Erik SLAMS Ivar onto Kofi!
The fans fire up as Erik brings Woods around to TOSS him! The Raiders have The New Day on the outside, but Woods ELBOWS Erik! And he grabs a chair! But Erik DECKS Woods first! Ivar whips Kofi hard into barriers, then Erik calls to him. The Raiders say “WAR! WAR! WAR!” and Ivar SPLASHES Woods against the barriers! The fans fire up again while the Raiders stand tall and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Woods has Ivar in the corner. The fans chant, “NEW! DAY SUCKS!” Ivar shoves Woods away, Woods comes back, but into a SEATED SENTON! Both men are down, the fans rally, hot tags to Kofi and Erik! Erik CLOBBERS Kofi, CLOBBERS him again, then reels Kofi in for an EXPLODER! The fans fire up, Woods is back, but Erik scoops to GUT BUSTER! Ace Ten Mao! But Kofi runs up, only for Erik to dodge and URENAGE! Tag to Ivar, they catch Woods, THOR’S HAMMER! Then the pop-up for Kofi, and the WAR MACHINE!! Cover, WOODS BREAKS IT! The fans are torn but Erik TOSSES Woods!
Woods has a chair! The ref is busy with Erik but Ivar stops Woods! They tug-o-war, and Ivar takes the chair! He SMACKS Woods down, but the ref saw that!
Winners: The New Day, by disqualification (War Raiders retain the titles)
Ivar explains to the ref what was going on, but the ref already made his decision. The only silver lining is that Champion’s Advantage comes into play. But then Kofi SMACKS Ivar with the chair! Erik fires hands on Kofi, Woods is up to CLUB Erik! They beat Erik down while the fans boo, but Kofi wedges that chair into the corner. The New Day drags Erik up to RAM him into the chair! The fans boo but New Day says THEY are the best, not anyone else! They then TOSS Ivar into the timekeeper’s area! The ref reprimands, but Woods brings out more chairs! Woods slashes the throat, he wants to end the Raiders!
Woods sits that chair up, then drags Erik up and over. Woods puts Erik’s head against the chair, and Kofi climbs up! The ref reprimands, but here come producers and other refs! They stop Woods & Kofi from injuring Erik! The New Day is furious, but will they have their day?
PENTA VS Dominik Mysterio w/ Carlito!
Adam Pearce really raised the ante on WrestleMania 41 as we will be getting an Intercontinental Championship Fatal 4 Way. But will those odds not matter to the Man with Cero Miedo? Or will “Dirty Dom” prove he can actually do things all by himself?
Raw returns Dom has already made his entrance. The bell rings, Dom and Penta circle, and the fans chant, “Dom, You Suck!” The two tie up, Penta puts Dom in the corner, but the ref counts. Penta backs off, he and Dom reset, and Dom flexes. The fans boo but the two tie up. Penta waistlocks, Dom switches, Penta switches, repeat. Penta then CHOPS, but Dom CHOPS! Dom kicks, CLUBS, and he fires off on Penta! The fans boo but Dom stomps Penta as he stands back up. Dom soaks up the heat, then drags Penta up. Dom whips Penta to a corner, then runs in and LARIATS! Dom pushes Penta down but the fans boo Dom more.
Dom tunes up the booing, but Penta fires body shots! Dom knees low, ROCKS Penta, then brings him around to put in the corner. Dom fires body s hots, then RAMS into Penta again and again. The ref backs Dom off, but then Dom goes up the corner in his fuzzy sheepskin boots to soak up the heat. Dom then whips Penta to ropes, but Penta ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! The fans fire up while Dom flounders! Penta scoops to BACKBREAKER! The fans cheer as Penta runs, SLING-DOG! Dom flounders out of the ring and the fans rally for Penta! Penta goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES! Down go Dom & Carlito, and the fans fire up while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Penta is up top. Dom climbs up after him, but Penta throws hands! Dom backs off, Penta leaps, but into a kick! Dom snap suplexes for Uno Amigo! Then he snap suplexes for Dos Amigos! The fans boo, but Dom still hits THREE AMIGOS! Cover, TWO! Dom drags Penta up, but Penta breaks free! Penta dodges a lariat, but Dom trips him onto the ropes! The fans boo as Dom dials it up, but Penta SUPERKICKS! Dom flounders to a corner, Penta runs in and GAMANGIRIS! Penta sits Dom down, then headstands for the DROPKICK! Penta drags Dom to a cover, TWO! The fans rally while Penta stands again.
Penta brings Dom around, pump handles, but Dom slips fere! Dom SUPERKICKS, but not the strongest! Dom runs, to DESTROYER! And then he DROPKICKS Penta to the ropes! Dom redials, 619! Penta falls back, Dom goes up, FROG SPLASHÂ onto knees! Penta cradles Dom, TWO! The fans fire up while both men are down! Dom drags Penta up, fireman’s carries, but Penta fights free! Penta dodges a lariat, wrenches and WRINGS Dom’s arm! Penta traps one arm, grabs the other, but Dom resists! Penta SLAPS Dom, and shouts, “CERO! MIEDO!” SACRIFICE!! Dom clutches that arm, but Penta pump handles! PENTA DRIVER! Cover, Penta wins!
Winner: Penta, by pinfall
Cero Miedo is undefeated, and he just proved Dom can’t do it on his own! But here comes Carlito! Carlito CLOBBERS Penta, then throws more hands! Penta fires back, but Dom anchors Penta’s legs! Carlito hits the BACKSTABBER! The fans boo as Dom & Carlito mug Penta, but then HERE COMES BRON! The fans bark it up for the Badass Intercontinental Champion! Carlito runs out there to intercept, but Bron SPEARS Carlito! Bron hit Carlito so hard, Bron then flips through to stand back up! Bron goes after Dom, Dom dodges, but a SPEAR hits Dom! Bron is seething, he aims at Penta, and he SPEARS!!
The fans bark even louder as Bron just demolished three men in under a minute! But then Finn gets Bron! EYE OF THE HURRICANE! The fans boo as The Prince takes advantage. Finn tells Penta that this title is HIS, cabron! Finn doesn’t even really pay attention to Dom as he holds up the belt. But Bron is up! Finn runs away before he gets destroyed! Finn doesn’t have to beat everyone, he just has to pick his opening, same as he did tonight. Will that be enough to take this title home to the Judgment Day? Or will Bron show he can defy the odds with brawn alone?
Paul Heyman is here!
“Ladies and gentlemen,” The Wise Man gives his introductions, and he wants to state a couple of things for the record so that we can get it out of the way and move on to WrestleMania. Item Number 1: Heyman will always be loyal to his Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns. The fans are torn, but Heyman continues. Item Number 2: Heyman will always be loyal to his best friend in the world, CM Punk! The fans are again torn, but Heyman says just because he is loyal to both of them does not mean he will ever in his life be disloyal to either of them. “So when it comes to WrestleMania, let’s get one thing perfectly clear!”
Seth Rollins is here! The fans fire up and sing along, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” as Rollins struts out in denim bellbottoms and what appears to be a robe or coat made from recycled denim. Rollins grabs a mic as he revels in the singing from Minneapolis. Rollins smiles at Heyman, then tells Minneapolis, “Welcome to Monday Night Rollins!” The fans cheer, and Rollins says in case you don’t know, he will introduce himself! He is a Visionary, he is a Revolutionary, he IS Seth! FREAKIN’! Rollins! But tonight, it isn’t about him! Tonight is about… Paul… Heyman…! And Heyman’s out here talking about loyalty, which is why Rollins wants to be out here.
Rollins wants to ask Heyman a question that has been on everyone’s minds: Whose side is Heyman on? Who IS Paul Heyman? Who does he wanna be? Is he the very best friend~ to CM Punk? The fans chant for “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” Or is Heyman the Special Counsel, the Wise Man, to Roman Reigns? “O T C! O T C!” Rollins hears Heyman out here right now, trying to convince all of us, including himself, that he can do both at the same time! And Heyman… It occurred to Rollins over the past week that Heyman is neither. Heyman smirks as Rollins takes off his sunglasses.
Rollins knows Heyman’s spiel: Roman Reigns plucked him from obscurity~! He brought Heyman to the Island of Relevancy~! Roman Reigns doesn’t give a DAMN about Heyman! Roman Reigns uses Heyman! Y’know what Roman likes Heyman for? Shining his shoes, booking his private jets, ordering his steaks, and handing him his ula fala. That is what Roman has Heyman for. Roman Reigns does not respect Heyman. Don’t play dumb! Here’s a history lesson: WrestleMania 40! Roman Reigns loses the WWE Championship in the main event thanks to… Hmm, hmm, hmm… A very well-dressed Visionary.
Roman then does what he does best, and he disappears. Does he take Heyman with him? No! He left Heyman in the “very caring” hands of Solo Sikoa, and the rest of The Bloodline. Did they treat Heyman well? Were they kind to him? No! Every single day, they treated Heyman like he was the scum of the Earth! Every single day, we all waited, we all wondered, “Is Roman Reigns gonna come save Paul Heyman?” Did Roman come to Heyman’s rescue?! No. He left Heyman to be massacred in his hometown, in front of his own children. Jacob & Azalea Heyman had to watch their father be put through a table because Roman Reigns doesn’t care about him!
And y’know who else wasn’t there? Heyman’s best friend in the world~, C… M… Punk. “Best friends love each other, Paul. They’re there for each other. They don’t use each other when it’s convenient. Ten years ago, CM Punk walked out on every single person in this arena, and you included. He walked out on you, too! Did he take you with him, Paul? No! He tried to tear down everything that you were building here! And when he came back, did he come back because you asked him to come back? Did he come back and embrace you, and take you with him on his ride? No!” Punk & Paul sure love to reminisce and romanticize about WarGames.
But let Rollins remind you that CM Punk was not the first choice for Team Roman at WarGames, Rollins was. Stop him when he’s telling lies! Heyman admits, that is true. Rollins declined, but Punk was the last and only choice left. Did he join Team Roman out of the goodness of his heart because he loved Heyman? No, it’s because he used it to get a favor out of Heyman! Heyman tears up a bit as Rollins says Punk is NOT Heyman’s best friend. Punk loves no one but himself. And to be honest, Heyman, and with Minneapolis, Rollins feels bad for Heyman. Heyman is in a very difficult, unenviable position. He is between a rock and a hard place.
The easiest solution for everyone involved would be Heyman removing himself from the situation entirely, letting Rollins, Punk and Roman battle it out for the soul of this industry! But Heyman can’t do that? Or he won’t? He won’t betray his Tribal Chief, he won’t betray his best friend, Rollins understands that. If only there was a solution. If only there was a way they could remove Heyman from the situation… Rollins circles Heyman like a denim shark, and Rollins says, “It’s for your own good.” Rollins will take it as a privilege to remove Heyman from this situation right here, and right now. The fans boo and Heyman glares at Rollins.
Rollins says it’ll be quick and easy. Just a boot to the head, then a stomp, and it’s all over. Nobody’s here to save Heyman. Roman isn’t here. CM Punk… What’s that thing he likes to say? He’s not here to make friends, he’s here to make money. So the question then is… How much is Heyman worth? Is he worth this much? And Rollins slaps Heyman in the arm. Rollins wonders… Is it this much? And now he SLAPS Heyman in the face! C’mon, Paul… Rollins pushes Heyman around, but Heyman shouts, “Don’t put your damn hands on me again!” The fans fire up for Heyman, but Rollins smiles.
Rollins SMOTHERS Heyman into a corner, but here comes Punk! Seems Punk does care, and he slides right in! Rollins and Punk brawl, Punk TACKLES Rollins to the mat and rains down fists! They go out of the ring, the fans fire up, and Punk THROWS Rollins over the desk! The brawl continues against the barriers, into the Hydration Station, and then around the way! Rollins throws Punk, but then Punk throws Rollins into steel steps! Punk pulls those apart, and he drags Rollins over to throw hands! The fans fire up as Punk smothers Rollins with the steel! Punk then lines up a shot, runs in and- NO, Rollins gets away before a stomp!
Punk slides into the ring to pursue, but Rollins STOMPS Punk!! The fans fire up and Heyman is devastated! Heyman checks on Punk, but Rollins takes aim! CURB STMOP just short of Heyman! Heyman is scared silent, and Rollins takes the mic to say, “Now you owe me a favor.” What?! Rollins can’t be serious! But will the Visionary put Heyman in a lose-lose situation in Vegas?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw here, though it feels rather slim without John Cena or even Cody Rhodes showing up. But given they already gave us their hottest promo battle, and a really well done video package, I feel like we’ve gotten all the math we’ll get for that match. In place of Cena and Cody live, we did get that powerful promo from Jey. This fire Jey is bringing, he surely must be winning at WrestleMania. And naturally, the Women’s World Championship Triple Threat is finally official with a speed run version of a contract signing. Iyo standing tall here with just one more episode to go, I wonder if that is the go-home math signaling someone else (Bianca?) wins the title.
A great opening match with Lyra VS Bayley, and I figured Lyra would win. An intriguing detail was Bayley almost disrespecting Lyra, and now they’ll be going to SmackDown as a team. I don’t see them winning the gauntlet, but perhaps there is something to how Liv & Raquel want to be a Two Woman Power Trip. Maybe Bayley & Lyra do win, but Liv & Raquel want an Intercontinental Championship match in return, really upping things for WrestleMania weekend. Also, I don’t see Natalya & Maxxine winning with Natty being so down about having to team with Maxxine for a gauntlet, not just a one-fall match.
Very good promo from Styles and Kross, because in the end, Kross just doesn’t want Logan Paul winning at WrestleMania. Which I agree with, and not even in kayfabe. But Styles VS Kross will be really good stuff, can’t wait to see Styles bring out his aggression. Really fun promo from Gable with Bert Kreischer and Alpha Academy, and a great Six Man Tag of LWO VS Americano Made. That was probably one of LWO’s better showings because Wilde got to do that wild tope and Cruz got to do his own high-flying. But of course there was cheating for Americano Made, and now we’re getting Rey VS Americano. Duh, Rey has to snatch that mask off Gable at some point or this is for naught.
Very good tag title match, but I was a little surprised we got it here. At the same time, New Day winning by disqualification and then beating War Raiders down, surely we get a rematch of this for either the go-home into WrestleMania or even as part of WrestleMania. Two nights and I’ve lost count of how many matches, they might be able to do something with this. Good stuff in building the Men’s Intercontinental Championship Fatal 4. Judgment Day continues to have passive aggressive dysfunction, and then Penta VS Dom was a very good main event match. Good win for Penta, but of course Judgment Day beats Penta down. Bron and Finn getting involved was good stuff, too, there are all sorts of possibilities with that Fatal 4.
And a great closing segment with Rollins confronting Heyman. There has been this notion that perhaps Heyman joins Rollins, and that feeling was kinda coming and going during Rollins’ promo. Rollins and Punk had a good brawl, and Rollins standing tall to then “spare” Heyman was good stuff. Rollins wanting his own favor also feeds that notion, but I personally don’t see it happening because at this point, I’m not sure it’d make sense. Heyman staying with Roman and upsetting Punk makes sense. Heyman joining Punk and leaving Roman also makes sense. Heyman choosing Rollins after being threatened doesn’t make sense.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Will the reign of terror finally come to an end?
AEW’s most dangerous men, Jon Moxley and Swerve Strickland, battle for THE World Championship, and the right to lead this Dynasty!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Zero Hour – Six Man Tag: AR Fox & Top Flight VS Nick Wayne & The Cru; Nick & Cru win.
- Zero Hour – Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge: Max Caster VS Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn; Bowens wins.
- 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Will Ospreay VS Kevin Knight; Ospreay wins and advances.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships: Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin w/ MVP VS “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith; Lashley & Benjamin win and retain the titles.
- 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Mercedes Mone VS Julia Hart; Mone wins and advances.
- AEW World Trios Championships: The Death Riders VS Rated FTR; The Death Riders win and retain the titles.
- AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm VS Megan Bayne; Toni wins and retains the title.
- 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Kyle Fletcher VS Mark Briscoe; Fletcher wins and advances.
- ROH World Championship Title VS Mask: Chris Jericho VS Bandido; Bandido wins and becomes the new ROH World Champion.
- AEW TNT Championship, No Time Limit, Full Ringside Ban: Daniel Garcia VS Adam Cole; Cole wins and becomes the new AEW TNT Champion.
- AEW International Championship Triple Threat: Kenny Omega VS Ricochet VS “Speedball” Mike Bailey; Omega wins and retains the title.
- AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley VS Swerve Strickland; Moxley wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the AEW Dynasty Zero Hour!
Join Renee Paquette, RJ City & Jeff Jarrett in discussing, analyzing and predicting all of the action here in the City of Brotherly Love!
Backstage interview with Ricochet.
Lexy Nair is with The One & Only and brings up his challenge for the AEW International Championship being in a rather unusual circumstance. Ricochet wanted Kenny Omega, but now he’s got Omega and Mike Bailey. Where is his head at? Ricochet says it is no secret that since his AEW debut, he has been on the quest for championship gold. And despite his Herculean efforts, he has been screwed all along the way. Whether that was AEW stacking the odds in Triple Threats, some prancing, dancing manager, or a bunch of jackasses in the crowd, Ricochet has been screwed.
But now, they are in Philadelphia, the city of champions! Nothing will stop him from being the NEW AEW International Champion, and showing everybody why Ricochet is Outta This World! AHA~! Ricochet heads out, but will he fly like an eagle and become a champion?
Zero Hour – Six Man Tag: AR Fox & Top Flight w/ Leila Grey VS Nick Wayne & The Cru w/ The Patriarchy!
There is a lot of history here, as we’ve seen The Whole Fox’n Show win $300,000 alongside Darius & Dante Martin, but we’ve also seen Fox assault The Patriarchy’s Prodigy within an inch of his life. Darius & Dante used to be on the same team with Lio Rush & Action Andretti, but ambition and ego got in the way. Nick claims he is only fighting Fox for himself, but will he and The Cru still stand tall together? Or will Fox & Flight soar like the eagle here in Philly?
The teams sort out and Philly is fired up for “A R FOX! A R FOX!” as he starts against Action. The bell rings, but then Action bails out. The fans boo, The Cru laughs, but Fox FLIES! Down goes The Cru! Top Flight goes after Nick and then helps with The Cru! The fans fire up as Dante throws down hands, Darius stomps, and Fox puts Nick in the ring. Nick bails out, The Cru rushes in, but Fox fires kicks and hands on them first! The fans fire up, Fox runs, but The Cru split the difference! Lio grabs a leg, Action hits a NECKBREAKER! Cover, Darius BOOTS Lio onto it! Darius whips, Lio reverses, and Nick trips Darius!
Nick drags Darius out but Darius DECKS Nick! Dante half nelsons Lio but Lio fights and arm-drags free! Dante runs up, Lio slips under, and Action CLOBBERS Dante! Action tags Lio in, the Cru storms up on Fox again, and they fire hands! The fans boo, Action CHOPS, and The Cru double whip. Fox KICKS Lio, TOSSES Action, then goes Matrix to dodge Lio! Hot tag to Darius! The fans fire up as things speed up! Darius CLOBBERS Lio, BLASTS Nick, then BOOTS Lio! Darius keeps moving, and he BULLDOG HOTSHOTS Lio! SUPERKICK for Action! GAMANGIRI for Lio! But Nick RAMS Darius into steel steps! Darius tumbles and the fans boo, but Nick eggs Philly on!
Kip Sabian makes a cameraman focus on Nick, the “star” of the show, and Nick drags Fox Darius into the ring. Lio stomps Darius, rains down fists, but the ref reprimands. Lio lets off to taunt Dante, “SUCK IT!” Lio bumps Darius off buckles, tags Action, and Action fires hands. Action tags Nick, Nick stomps Darius and snapmares him. Nick drops a leg, then covers, TWO! Nick stays on Darius with kicks, then he bumps Darius off buckles. Tag to Lio and he stomps Darius. The fans rally but Lio snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Lio keeps Darius down with a facelock but the fans rally again. Darius fights as Dante & Fox coach him up.
Darius reaches out, Lio grinds the hold, then Lio gator rolls Darius away. Tag to Action and he stomps Darius. Action kicks Darius and talks trash but the fans rally again. Darius CHOPS Action, then UPPERCUTS! Action CLUBS Darius, then he snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Darius is tougher than that, but Action clamps on with a chinlock. The fans rally as Darius endures, but Action thrashes him around. Action drags Darius up, RAMS him into the corner again and again, then tags Lio. Lio snapmares Darius, then KICKS him in the back. Lio swaggers, then he sucker punches Dante! The ref keeps Dante back, and Lio CLAWS Darius’ face!
The fans boo, Lio grins, and Lio brings Darius around to wrench. Darius fires body shots, but Lio CLUBS him down. Lio gator rolls Darius again and tags Nick. Nick stomps Darius now, but the fans boo more. Nick drags Darius up, snapmares and KICKS! Cover, ONE!! Darius is toughing it out but Nick keeps him down with a facelock. Nick drags Darius over, tags Lio, and they mug Darius. Darius fires body shots in return, then he ROCKS Lio! And ROCKS him again! The fans fire up but Lio BOOTS Darius! Then he sucker punches Fox! But Darius DROPKICKS Lio! Both men are down, and the fans fire up again!
Darius crawls, Lio shakes out the stars, and Darius hot tags Dante! The fans fire up as Dante rallies on Lio, then whips. Lio reverses, runs up, but Dante slips out, goes up and around, and GAMANGIRIS! Dante SUPERKICKS Nick, then springboards in, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Lio stays in this but the fans fire up with Dante. Dante hurries to a corner and climbs. Kip is creeping up but Dante stares him down. Action sneaks a chain necklace to Lio! Lio runs up, but Dante SUPERKICKS him down! And he sees the chain! They both scramble for it! They tug-o-war while Kip keeps the ref distracted!
Dante THROWS Lio out, but Action rolls Dante up! TWO, and Lio is back to roll Dante, for Action to BOOT! Lio fires a fast strike fest, then Cru DOUBLE BRAINBUSTERS! Cover, Darius breaks it! Darius TOSSES Lio, then goes out to throw hands! The fans fire up while Action stands Dante up. Action torture racks, but Dante fights free! Dante flips up and over Action, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then springboards to LARIAT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Action and Dante crawl, hot tags to Nick and Fox! A fated encounter as Fox RAMS into Nick! Fox goes up, up, but Nick avoids the 450 attack! Only for Fox to flip through and CANNONBALL Action!
Nick reels Fox in, but Fox hits the ANARCHY! Lio is back, he kicks Fox, and then whips. Fox reverses, then runs up to A-LIST LARIAT! Fox ELBOWS Action, skins the cat, and DROPKICKS Lio to then roll and STUNNER Action! Fox dodges Lio, then DOUBLE CUTTERS Lio & Nick!! The fans are thunderous and Fox has targets all around the ring! Fox builds speed to FLY! Down goes Cru! Then he FLIES and Fox takes out Nick! The fans fire up more as Fox puts Nick back in! Fox runs, and he FLIES to take out Cru again! Fox is right up top, Philly roars for the SWANTON but onto knees! Nick runs up, but Fox goes Matrix!
Nick SUPERKICKS Fox! Darius is back in, he slips around Nick and hits a SPANISH FLY! But Action mule kicks, knee lifts, and ROLLING ELBOWS! Darius CHOSP! Action ROUNDHOUSES! Action whips, Darius reverses, but Action handsprings to BACK ELBOW! Dante slides in but Action shoves him. Dante springboard SHOTGUNS! Lio slides in, he bobs ‘n’ weaves to whip, but Dante reverses. Lio reverses that, Dante reverses back, but gets RUSH HOUR! Fox BOOTS Lio! Nick BOOTS Fox! Nick goes up, but Fox is right up after him! LOW MEIN PAIN!! The fans are thunderous but Kip distracts the ref again!
Leila YANKS Kip down! And then dares Superbad to do something! But Shayna SHOVES Fox off the corner!! WAYNE’S WORLD!! Cover, Nick & Cru win!!
Winners: Nick Wayne & The Cru, by pinfall
It may not have been The Patriarchy, but the numbers game is the same! Has the Prodigy found teammates that actually respect him? Will Nick use this momentum as he goes into NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors?
Zero Hour – Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge: Max Caster VS ???
Platinum Max promised just last night on Collision to do this, so here he is. He shows off his “official” document, and he has them cut his music like a certain other Max. “Philadelphia, you are lookin’ live at the Best Wrestler Alive!” The fans boo, but Caster says, “There’s been a lot of names talked about with this match. But we all know that the Maximaniacs here in Philly only wanna say one name and one name only. Guys, it’s time to chant my name! ‘Let’s Go, Max! You’re the Best Wrestler Alive! Let’s Go, Max! You’re the Best Wrestler Alive!'” Wait, the fans are actually trying it? But Caster says you gotta match his inflection!
The fans try but Caster stops them. Even when he gets what he wants, it isn’t enough. Caster tells Philly they are allegedly the greatest sports city in the United States. Allegedly! So what he needs right now is for them to show up for him like they did all the great Philly athletes in history. They need to show up for the Best Wrestler Alive, Platinum Max, and here’s something that’ll make them feel at home. Caster unzips the jacket, to reveal a BEN SIMMONS Philadelphia 76ers jersey! The fans boo, but Caster says let’s try this again! Just like you would for Simmons… “Let’s Go, Max! You’re the Best Wrestler Alive!”
The fans change it to “Worst Wrestler Alive,” so Caster says they’re not as great as New York like where he’s from. The fans boo but Caster says time for business. Who can survive the Best Wrestler Alive? We all look to the stage, and then the lights go out! A new song plays, and it’s ANTHONY BOWENS! Philly erupts as The 5 Tool Player has returned and he looks better than ever! And he even has Daddy Ass with him! Will the Scissor King, The Pride of Pro-Wrestling, finally shut Caster up?
The fans cheer, “F HIM UP, BOWENS, F HIM UP!” Caster points to his document, but Bowens snatches it and TOSSES it! They shove each other, the ref has them back up, and Bowens puts his entrance attire aside. The bell rings, Caster runs up, but Bowens DECKS him! Bowens eggs on the Best Wrester Alive to then mule kick, front KICK, and FAMOUSER! The fans fire up and Bowens says “Throw ’em up!” Everyone puts up their scissors, and Bowens winds up to show ROCK!! Cover, Bowens wins!
Winner: Anthony Bowens, by pinfall
Caster is 0-8 at his own challenge, but the biggest thing about this is that Bowens is ready to make history! Will nothing and no one stop The 5 Tool Player from being THE Face of AEW?
When the chance is in front of you to build a legacy…
… how will you seize it? What lengths do you go to in your mind? Where do you allow yourself to go physically? Because any true Dynasty only exists when you win. On a night like this, in a city built by a championship grit, the moment is yours, so take it!
2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Will Ospreay VS Kevin Knight!
The Aerial Assassin and The Jet teamed together and were victorious, but now they must test each other as opponents. Ospreay already called his shot for All In: Texas, will he hit this one out of the park? Or will Knight be #2Fly2Stop now that he’s All Elite?
The bell rings and the fans sing for “OSPREAY~, OSPREAY OSPREAY OSPREAY~!” Knight smiles and brushes that off. Ospreay and Knight shake hands, the fans cheer the sportsmanship, and the two tie up. Knight wrenches to wristlock, but Ospreay uses the ropes to flip through. Ospreay wrenches and wristlocks, but Knight fights up. Knight rolls, handsprings, and wrenches to WRING Ospreay! The fans are torn as Knight smiles and eggs Ospreay on. Ospreay runs up, Knight hurdles then REVERSE MONKEY FLIPS Ospreay! Ospreay goes to a corner, Knight runs up to LARIAT, then he cravats for a snapmare.
Knight runs, SLIDING SHOULDER TACKLES, then covers, ONE!! Ospreay is tougher than that but Knight keeps cool. Knight stomps Ospreay, UPPERCUTS him, then wrenches and whips. Ospreay grabs ropes, then he FLAPJACKS Knight! Ospreay BOOTS Knight right out of the ring! The fans are thunderous already and Ospreay PLANCHAS! Down goes Knight at the ramp! The fans fire up, Ospreay bows to the Owen Hart Cup itself, and he puts Knight back in the ring. Ospreay springboards, PIP PIP CHEERIO! Cover, TWO! The fans rally while Ospreay keeps his focus on Knight. Ospreay brings Knight up, and CHOPS!
The fans “WOO~” and Ospreay stalks Knight to a corner. Ospreay CHOPS Knight again! Knight goes to a corner, but he puts Ospreay in the corner to CHOP back! But Ospreay clamps on with a COBRA TWIST! Knight endures, but Ospreay digs his knuckles into Knight’s ribs! The fans rally, Knight pries at the hold, and Knight hip tosses free! Knight then drags Ospreay up, but Ospreay CHOPS! Ospreay whips Knight to a corner, but Knight comes back and CLOBBERS Ospreay! And CLOBBERS him again! Knight whips, Ospreay reverses, but Knight goes up and over to come back and LARIAT! The fans fire up with Knight now!
Knight scoops Ospreay, SLAMS him, then UFO SPLASHES! Cover, TWO! Ospreay is still in this and the fans rally up. Knight drags Ospreay up to fireman’s carry, but Ospreay slips free to spin Knight around! Knight fights the suplex, then Knight suplexes, but Ospreay STUN DOG MILLIONAIRES! Ospreay whips, Knight reverses, but Ospreay NEURALIZER KICKS! The fans fire up, Ospreay crawls to a cover, TWO! Knight stays in this and Ospreay nods. The fans rally up as Ospreay prepares the elbow pad. Ospreay aims from a corner, Knight rises, HIDDEN- NO, Knight hurdles over! And BOOTS in return!
Knight runs, BOOTS again, then reels Ospreay in! GERMAN SUPLEX, but Ospreay lands out! Ospreay CHOPS, runs, but Knight runs up! Ospreay gets around to SNAP GERMAN! Ospreay holds on, but Knight fires elbows! Ospreay CHOPS again, then runs, but into a DROPKICK! Knight gets air again and fires up! The fans cheer, Knight runs, but into a SPANISH FLY! Both men are down and the fans fire back up! Ospreay rises first, and he drags Knight up. Ospreay CHOPS Knight back down! Ospreay stands Knight up again, and CHOPS! The fans rally and duel, and Knight stays on his feet! Ospreay CHOPS Knight again!
Knight glares up at Ospreay, shakes his head, so Ospreay eggs him on. The fans fire up as Knight fires a forearm! Ospreay CHOPS! Knight forearms, Ospreay CHOPS, repeat! Ospreay fires up, the fans are with him, and he CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Knight shakes his head, roars, and he fires forearm after forearm! The fans fire up as Knight fires shot after shot, then DECKS Ospreay!! Knight brings Ospreay up, whips, but Ospreay reverses! Knight ducks the chop to CHOP, then runs, into the TIGER WALL KCIK! Knight DROPKICKS first! Knight goes corner to corner but Ospreay BOOTS him! Ospreay goes up, Knight sends him to the UPPER ROOM!
Ospreay tumbles out, Knight builds speed, but Ospreay dodges! Knight slides out, goes up and over the corner to PLANCHA! Down goes Ospreay and the fans are thunderous! Knight says L F G, then puts Ospreay in the ring. Knight runs up, SATELLITE- NO, Ospreay puts Knight on the apron! Knight ROCKS Ospreay, but Ospreay KNEES him in return! Ospreay runs, FLYING SUNSET FLIPS, but Knight holds onto the ropes! Ospreay pries Knight free, tucks him in, but Knight sits back up! SATELLITE DDTÂ to the ramp!! The fans are thunderous again, and even losing their minds, while both men are down.
Referee Aubrey Edwards checks both men, and somehow they’re both okay to continue. Knight rolls into the ring, but Ospreay is still down at 5 of 10! Ospreay stirs at 6, rises at 8, but Knight SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODIES! Direct hit at the ramp! The fans are electric as Knight puts Ospreay in, then somersaults for the SATELLITE DDT!! Cover, TWO!?! Ospreay survives all those high impacts and Knight is shocked! The fans rally and Knight goes a corner. “This is Awesome!” as Knight aims, springboards, but Ospreay dodges! Ospreay runs up, slips through the lariat, then hauls Knight up! Knight RANA, but Ospreay blocks it!
Ospreay raises Knight up, but Knight RANAS after all! Cover, TWO!!! Ospreay narrowly escapes and Philly is giving this a standing ovation! Ospreay ROCKS Knight, Knight wobbles but roars! Ospreay SWATS the lariat, HOOK KICKS, then calls his shot! OSC- DROPKICK! Antiair from Knight connects, then he hurries to the corner! Knight is up top, U F O LANDING!! Cover, TWO!?!? Ospreay survives and Knight can’t believe it! Knight goes to a corner while the fans duel as hard as they can, and Knight springboards in! FLYING- CUTTER!! Ospreay hurries to springboard, but Knight catches him to a backslide! TWO!!!
Ospreay hauls Knight up to POWRBOMG, then STYLES CLASH!!! Cover, TWO!?!? Ospreay doesn’t hesitate, he just springboards, OSCUTTER!! Cover, TWO!!!! Knight survives again, but Ospreay aims again! HIDDEN BLADE!!! Cover, Ospreay wins!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
Knight wants to be #The1YouLookUp2, but Ospreay is still #OnAnotherLevel. They shake hands to show respect, and while Ospreay moves on in The Owen, Knight prepares for the Best of the Super Juniors. Will both these men be hoisting up trophies before the end of the summer?
AEW World Tag Team Championships: Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin w/ MVP VS “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith!
The Hurt Syndicate crashed the Private Party, they outdrew The Gunns, and they ran through the Outrunners. Needless to say, they’ve been dominant. But The Redwood & Bad Apple were given an ultimatum from Chris Jericho: They need to win something that matters, or be cut off from The Learning Tree. Will Bill & Keith finally win when it matters? Or will Lashley & Shelton show them how they hurt people?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who’s really the biggest and the baddest!
The teams sort out and MVP joins commentary. Lashley starts against Keith and the fans rally up. Keith backs off to a corner and the ref has Lashley step back. Keith then steps out from the corner, circles with Lashley, but then he tags Bill. The fans cheer for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Lashley and Bill stare down. They circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Lashley pulls hair, puts Bill in the corner, and he tags Shelton. Bill CLUBS Lashley then ROCKS Shelton! BOOT for Lashley, BOOT for Shelton, then Bill LARIATS Lashley up and out! Bill runs to LARIAT Shelton up and out! The fans fire up for Bill as he gets himself fired up!
Bill waits on the Hurt Syndicate, and MVP leaves commentary to he can huddle up with them. Philly cheers Bill on more while Lashley storms back into the ring. But then Shelton tags in, so Bill goes out after him! Bill ROCKS Shelton, puts him in the ring, but Shelton STEP-UP KNEES Bill! The fans fire up while Bill flops in! Shelton tags Lashley and they get Bill up. They mug Bill, Lashley bumps Bill off buckles, then RAMS into him again and again! The fans are torn, the ref counts, but Lashley lets off to flex. Lashley bumps Bill off buckles, tags Shelton, and Shelton fires hands. Shelton then winds up, but Bill UPPERCUTS!
Shelton dodges a lariat, waistlocks, but Bill powers him to the corner. Tag to Keith and Bill scoops Shelton to SLAM! Keith drops a KNEE on Shelton’s face! Cover, ONE!! Keith rains down fists, then lets off to stand Shelton up. Keith ROCKS Shelton, but Shelton snarls. Keith ROCKS Shelton, but Shelton LARIATS Keith! Shelton whips Keith, then BACKDROPS him! The fans fire up while Keith writhes. Shelton puts Keith in the corner, fires hands, then he tags Lashley. Shelton digs boots into Keith, and Lashley runs up, but he blocks Keith’s boot! Lashley LARIATS Keith down, and the fans fire up for Lashley!
Lashley drags Keith up, TOSSES him out, then tags Shelton. Shelton goes after Keith, and he RAMS him into the barriers! Then the apron! Then the barriers! Then the apron again! Shelton brings Keith around, to THROW into the barriers! The fans cheer and sing, “We Hurt~ People!” Shelton drags Keith back up and into the ring, then stalks him. Shelton keeps Keith from Bill, then tags Lashley. The Syndicate mugs Keith, then Lashley stares Bill down while he suplexes Keith! Lashley holds Keith up, and with one hand, before the SLAM! Cover, TWO! Keith snarls as he toughs it out, but Lashley stays on him for a gut wrench!
Lashley has the Canadian Rack, but Keith lands out of the Dominator! Lashley ducks a kick, rolls Keith up, TWO! Both men stand, Lashley runs up, but Keith sends him into buckles! The fans rally as Keith and Lashley crawl, hot tag to Shelton! Shelton pushes Keith back, blocks a boot, then kicks, only for Keith to block! Keith ducks the Dragon Whip! Hot tag to Bill! Bill LARIATS Shelton, DECKS Lashley, then LARIATS Shelton again! Bill sends Lashley into a corner, runs up and SPLASHES! SPLASH for Shelton! Another SPLASH for Lashley! Another SPLASH for Shelton! BOOT for Lashley and the fans fire up again!
But Shelton GERMAN SUPLEXES Bill?! Cover, TWO!! Bill snarls as he stays in this, but Shelton fires hands! Bill glares at Shelton while the fans sing, “We Hurt~ People!” Shelton runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Bill scoops for the SCRAPBUSTER! Cover, TWO! MVP is a bit worried but claims he’s on his feet to get a better look. Bill grabs Shelton for the SKYSCRAP- ARM-DRAG! And SUPERKICK! Shelton has Bill in a corner, runs up, but Bill BOOTS Shelton down! Tag to Keith, and Bill runs in for a SPLASH! But Lashley CLOBBERS Keith! Lashley then catches Bill to FLATLINER! The fans fire up while Lashley stalks Bill!
Lashley reels Bill in, but Bill scoops Lashley! SNAKE EYES, and a LARIAT! Lashley is outside the ring, Bill goes out after him! MVP argues with the ref as Bill runs up, but Lashley sends him into barriers! Lashley runs up, but into BOOTS! MJF is there?!? SUCKER PUNCH from MJF, then Lashley SPEARS Bill!! MJF applauds and the fans cheer! Lashley is pissed, he can’t believe MJF just helped him take out Big Bill! Lashley storms back to the corner, MJF shrugs, and The Syndicate sees Keith is all alone. Keith knows it, too, and Shelton GERMAN SUPLEXES him! Lashley adds a SPEAR!! Cover, Hurt Syndicate wins!
Winners: The Hurt Syndicate, by pinfall (still AEW World Tag Team Champions)
Maxwell Jacob Friedman said he’d prove himself to the Hurt Syndicate, and he gave them the unsolicited assist. Will Montel Vontavious Porter have to talk with him about it later? As for Bill & Keith, will this be the last straw with The Learning Tree?
2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Mercedes Mone VS Julia Hart!
The (self-proclaimed) greatest TBS Champion is facing a former TBS Champion, both of them wanting to win the Women’s Owen Hart Cup. Will #FourBeltsMone soon upgrade to five? Or will the Princess of the Black Throne soon become the Queen of Harts?
The bell rings and the fans duel. The two circle, tie up, and Mone waistlocks. Hart switches, then headlocks, but Mone powers up and out. Hart handsprings over and the fans cheer. Hart smiles, but Mone kicks low! Mone whips, but Hart blocks the hip toss! Mone blocks a hip toss, but Hart knees low and flips up and over! Mone takes a swing, Hart ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl and RANA! Mone flounders to a corner, the fans fire up, and Hart runs up, only to be sent into buckles! Mone stomps a mudhole in, then digs her boots into Hart. The ref counts, Mone steps off and throws her armbands at Hary.
Harley Cameron is watching backstage with “Mini Mone,” and Mercedes Mone scoops Hart. Mone puts Hart in the Tree of Woe, then Mone stomps another mudhole in. The ref reprimands, Mone sneaks some heel kicks, then she gut wrenches Hart off the corner for CIPHER- NO, Hart victory rolls it! TWO and Mone victory rolls it! TWO, and Mone goes for the Gory Especial! Hart fights that to a backslide, TWO! Mone CHOPS! Hart sputters, Mone knuckle locks, and Mone goes up, up, but she slips! Mone arm-drags anyway, but the fans boo. Mone just does her dance to show it doesn’t matter. Mone then runs in at the corner, but Hart dodges!
Hart runs side to side, and Hart ELBOWS Mone! Hart wrenches the arm, and now she goes up the corner! Hart tightrope walks to go Old School! The fans cheer and Hart runs to BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Hart dribbles Mone off the mat and the fans fire up! Cover, TWO! Mone bails out but Hart storms out after her. Mone grabs Hart’s legs, Hart kicks her away, then cartwheels to dodge! But Mone still RAMS her into the barriers! Mone then goes to the apron, and she METEORAS to the floor! Mone grins and points to the Owen Hart Cup. The fans duel, Mone drags Hart up and makes her look at the trophy. Mone puts Hart in the ring, covers, TWO!
Mone is annoyed but she clamps onto Hart to KNEE her in the back again and again! Mone runs and METEORAS! Cover, TWO! Hart stays in this and Mone is annoyed. Mone paces, the fans rally up, but Mone drags Hart to her feet. Mone scoops and SLAMS Hart, then pretends she can’t hear the fans. Mone clamps onto a chinlock while the fans duel, and Hart endures as Mone squeezes tight. Hart fights up and JAWBREAKERS free! Then she cradles Mone, TWO! Mone DROPKICKS Hart down! Cover, TWO! Mone grows frustrated but she looms over Hart. Mone drags Hart up, reels her in, and snap suplexes!
Mone rises up, that’s just Una Amiga. Then she hits Dos Amigas! The fans boo, but Hart wrenches and WRINGS Mone’s arm! Then STANDING MOONSAULT, but onto knees! Mone covers, TWO! Hart stays in this and Mone is furious! Mone drags Hart up and scoops her into the Tree of Woe! Mone stomps away again, then sits down to mock Hart. Mone SLAPS Hart, then goes out to the apron. Mone soaks up the cheers and jeers, then climbs up the corner, only for Hart to sit up! SPIDER SUPLEX! The fans fire up while Hart shakes her head. Mone runs back in, but Hart sits up! Mone POSTS herself, falls to the floor, and Hart is up top! SUPER CROSSBODY!
The fans fire up while both women are down! Hart drags Mone up and puts her in the ring, but Mone scoops her! Hart tilt-o-whirls through to DDT! Cover, TWO! Mone survives and Hart grows frustrated. Hart drags Mone up, runs, and tilt-o-whirls again, but Mone stops that to CIPHER UTAKI! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Mone and Hart crawl to center, and Mone brings Hart up. Mone goes for the Gory Especial, but Harty sunset flips! Mone stops that, drags Hart up, but Hart trips Mone to a jackknife bridge! TWO, Mone high stacks! TWO, and Mone Gory Especials! Hart fights it, so Mone THROWS her to the corner!
Mone SLAPS Hart, then runs, but Hart goes up to catch Mone into a TARANTULA!! Mone endures, the fans fire up, and Hart lets go at 4. Hart then steps in, tilt-o-whirl and IRON OCTOPUS! Mone endures, reaches out, and fights her way over to RAM Hart into buckles! Roll-up and TWO! Hart kicks, Mone blocks, and Mone KNEES her! Mone staggers up, into BOOTS! Hart stomps Mone for good measure before she climbs the corner. The fans fire up, and HART SAULTÂ into BOOTS! BACKSTABBER! Mone drags Hart back up, another BACKSTABBER! The fans boo while Mone looms over Hart. Mone clamps on, but Hart fights the drop!
Hart pries free, ELBOWS Mone, then ROCKS her! Hart runs, slips around, CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Both women are down and the fans fire up again! Hart grabs at Mone, but Mone reels her into the CROSSFACE!! Hart endures, reaches out, but Mone is between her and ropes! Hart pries at the hold, and opens it up to put on the HARTLESS LOCK!! Mone flails, the fans are thunderous, but Mone pushes to a cover, TWO!! Mone has the CROSSFACE again!! Hart’s arms are free but the facelock is on tight! The fans rally for Hart as she crawls, rolls, and has the cover! TWO, but the CROSSFACE is on deep!
Hart endures, the fans rally harder, and Hart keeps fighting! Mone shifts sides to pull way back! Hart keeps clawing at the mat, rolls again, then slips out to OKLAHOMA ROLL! TWO!! Mone has the SEATBELT! Mone wins!!
Winner: Mercedes Mone, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
The CEO had one of her toughest matches yet, but she’s the one that cashes in! We now see Athena is watching backstage, and Athena will face Harley Cameron in their own opening round match. Who will Mone meet in the semifinals?
AEW World Trios Championships: The Death Riders VS Rated FTR!
These teams have battled before, but that was when Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta & Pac were trying to keep Adam Copeland from the AEW World Championship. That mission had Dax Harwood feeling like he and Cash Wheeler were taking a backseat on a detour that went nowhere, but that disagreement has since ironed out. Will Cope, Dax & Cash soon reign together? Or will the Swiss Cyborg, Decoder & Bastard continue to hold these titles hostage?
Philly sings Metalingus to the end, just for Cope, “CHANCE TO FEEL ALIIIIIIIVE~!” Then The Death Riders make their entrance, and the fans boo. The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see which side falls apart first!
The trios sort out and Dax starts against Pac. They circle, the fans rally behind Rated FTR, but also chant, “F U, YUTA!” Dax and Pac tie up, go to a corner, and they turn things around back and forth. Pac is in the ropes as a defense and the ref has Dax back up. Dax and Pac reset, tie up, and Pac headlocks. Dax powers up and out, but Pac runs him over! Pac runs, Dax drops down, but Pac slides under a boot to roll Dax up! TWO, and Pac waistlocks to O’Conner BRIDGE! TWO, but Pac wrenches Dax to a BACKDROP! Pac drags Dax over, BRUTALIZER, but Dax has the ROPEBREAK! Pac lets go and Dax is frustrated already.
Cope & Cash coach Dax to keep cool, then Cope tags in. The fans cheer as The Rated R Superstar tells off Claudio & Yuta. Cope and Pac tie up, they end up in a corner, and the ref counts the break. Pac lets go, but then wrenches the arm! Tag to Yuta and Philly boos their hometown villain! Yuta wrenches Cope to YANK the arm, then he wristlocks. Cope pulls Yuta’s shaggy beard and TOSSES him to a corner! Cope ROCKS Yuta, ROCKS him again, then tags Cash. Cope whips Yuta for Cash to slingshot SHOULDER TACKLE! Cover, ONE!! Yuta stands but Cash CHOPS him! Yuta goes to a corner, Cash UPPERCUTS! And CHOPS!
Cash bumps Yuta off buckles, wrenches him, then tags Cope. They whip Yuta for a DOUBLE FLAPJACK! Yuta flounders, but Pac runs in! So he gets a DOUBLE FLAPJACK! Claudio tags in then runs up, but Cope & Cash dodge for Dax to fire haymakers! Claudio staggers, Cash & Cope join in! Rated FTR pinballs Claudio, then Cash goes up! Cope & Dax hoist Claudio up to Cash for a SUPER POWERSLAM! Cover, but Yuta is in! Dax LARIATS Yuta, Cope LARIATS Pac! Cash covers, TWO! Claudio bails out, Cash DIVES out onto him! The fans fire up with Cash and he puts Claudio back in the ring.
Cash climbs, but Pac runs up! Cash kicks at Pac, the ref backs Pac off, but Yuta SHOVES Cash into the UPPERCUT! Claudio drags Cash over, tags Pac, and the Death Riders stomp away! The ref counts, Pac tells the fans off, and then Pac glares at Dax. Cash sputters to ropes, but he’s far from his team. Pac stomps Cash, then runs to BOOT him down! Pac soaks up the heat, then he drags Cash over. Tag to Claudio, the Death Riders mug Cash and Claudio stomps a mudhole in! The ref counts, and Claudio tags Yuta in. The fans boo even louder now, but Yuta & Claudio still mug Cash. Yuta snapmares Cash, drops a knee, then covers, ONE!
Yuta clamps onto Cash with a chinlock and he grinds Cash down. Cash fights up, fires body shots, then he headlocks. Yuta powers up and out, drops down, but Cash catches him into a POWERSLAM! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Pac runs in and BLASTS Dax, but Cope DECKS Pac! Pac crawls, he brings Yuta with him, hot tag to Claudio and- Dax?! Dax takes that from Cope so he can fire hands on all of the Death Riders! Dax rains down fists int he corner on Claudio, then CROSSBODIES Pac! Atomic drop for Yuta, then a whip, but Yuta reverses, only for Dax to reverse back and LARIAT! Dax whips Claudio, Claudio reverses, but Dax reverses to LARIATR!
Claudio stays up and roars! Dax LARIATS again, and again, but then Claudio dodges to POP-UP- NO! Backslide! TWO!! Claudio stands, but Dax trips him! Yuta scrambles in to DECK Dax! Cope grabs Yuta for the GRINDHOUSE CROSSFACE! Claudio is up, he trips Cash! Dax trips Pac! DUELING SHARPSHOOTERS!! The fans are thunderous as Claudio and Dax trade SLAP after SLAP! They let the others go so they can slap and fire furious fists! Dax runs, into a POP-UP UPPERCUT! Cope runs up, Claudio POP-UP UPPERCUTS! Claudio LARIATS Cash, then roars! The fans fire up, but then Yuta tags in so now they boo!
Claudio has Dax by the legs and SWINGS him around! We go to TEN and Yuta DROPKICKS Dax! Cover, TWO!! Dax survives and Yuta is furious! The fans tell Yuta off but he rains down fists on Dax! Yuta tags Claudio, they get Dax up, then tag to Pac. They send Dax to a corner, Yuta ELBOWS, Claudio UPPERCUTS, Pac ELBOWS, and repeat! The cycle of violence continues, then feed to the gut wrench! Pac gives Dax a TOMBSTONE while Claudio BLASTS Cope! Yuta is up top, FASTBALL SPECIAL! Pac goes up, ANOTHER FASTBALL!! Cover, Cash breaks it!! The fans are thunderous as Cash saves this one for the team!
Claudio drags Dax up, puts him in the corner, then Yuta sends him in. Dax dodges, Claudio POSTS himself! Dax dodges Yuta to hot tag Cope! Cope CLOBBERS Yuta & Pac, then whips Yuta for a BACKDROP! Cope DECKS Pac, FLAPJACKS Yuta, then IMPALER for Pac! Cover, TWO!! Pac survives and the fans fire up again! Cope hauls Pac up, hoists him to the top rope, and he tags Cash. Cash tags Dax, and they go to the adjacent corners! Cope brings Pac up for the SUPERPLEX! There’s Power, Cash hits GLORY! Dax hits DIVING HEADBUTT! Cover, Claudio breaks it! The fans boo, but Claudio BOOTS Cash! Cope LARIATS Claudio!
Yuta MISSILE DROPKICKS Cope, then kips up! Dax POP-UPÂ SLINGSHOT POWERBOMBS Yuta! But Pac ghost pins Dax, TWO!! Pac clamps on with the BRUTALIZER!! Dax endures, Claudio intercepts Cope, and Yuta hurries to grab Cash in a SLEEPER! The fans boo but Cash drags Yuta from the ropes! Cash runs to FALL onto Pac! The fans are thunderous as Cash saves Dax again! Claudio and Cope are on the outside, and Cope whips Claudio into railing! The fans rally for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” while Pac crawls away. Pac tags Yuta, the fans boo, but Yuta aims at Dax. Dax stands, but SHATTER MACHINE hits! Cope SPEARS Yuta!! Dax covers, CLAUDIO BREAKS IT!!
The fans can’t believe it as this one keeps going! Cash drags Pac up, and suplexes Pac and himself up and out of the ring! Cope has Claudio on the outside, but now Claudio whips Cope into railing! Cope comes back to SPEAR Claudio down!! Dax and Yuta are in the ring and “This is Awesome!” Cope slides in, and he’s in a corner. Yuta rises up, Cope runs in, but Yuta hurdles! Cope avoids spearing Dax, but Yuta shoves Cope into Dax! Then BUSAIKU KNEE on Dax! Cover, DEATH RIDERS WIN!
Winners: The Death Riders, by pinfall (still AEW World Trios Champions)
The Decoder gets a win in his hometown, and they hate him for it! But it was really the fact Rated FTR was not 100% on the same page that allows the Death Riders to survive! Will their reign of terror define AEW in 2025?
As for Rated FTR, they are frustrated with how this went, but Cope still offers Dax his hand. Their miscommunication did cost them, but they hug it out. The fans cheer as the three stand together, but then Dax reels Cope in!? PILEDRIVER?!? The fans boo and Cash is stunned! How could Dax do that to a man with a bad neck like Cope?! But then Dax grabs chairs!! Dax storms into the ring, and he puts one down to put Cope’s head on it! And he has the other chair, to offer to Cash?! Dax wants Cash to have the honors?! Cash says hell no, and he SHOVES Dax down! The fans cheer Cash having the level head, and he helps Cope up.
Cash then feeds Cope to Dax?! SHATTER MACHINE?!?! FTR is united after all, and now they hit a FULL METAL MIND BREAKER!!!! Cope is helpless as Dax puts the chair back under Cope’s head, but then Cash takes the other chair after all! CON-CHAIR-TO!!! And then ANOTHER CON-CHAIR-TO!!!! FTR don’t even let the medics get in, and Cash steals the neck brace to wear it mockingly! Cash hops onto the stretcher and Dax pretends to give him CPR. Cash “revives” and he says Cope needs the brace more than he does. Dax & Cash leave Cope, and now the medical team can put on the neck brace and even place Cope on the backboard.
From there, Cope is taken out of the ring and put on the stretcher to be wheeled to the back. The fans cheer in hopes Cope will be alright, but it might be too soon to tell. Needless to say, the question isn’t “What’s next for FTR?” but #WhyFTRWhy?
AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm w/ Luther VS Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford!
After the epic conclusion to the incredible trilogy against Mariah May, Timeless Toni has perhaps shifted genres to star in a mix between Greek mythology and gritty sports drama. The underdog champion even gives us her take on a Rocky Balboa training montage for her entrance! But will she unlock the Eye of the Tiger? Or will this be more Wrath of the Titans?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who eats thunder and craps lightning!
The bell rings, the fans rally behind Toni, and the two storm up. They tie up, and Megan powers Toni to a corner. The ref counts, Megan lets off with a smirk, but the fans rally for “TONI! TONI STORM~!” The two tie up, but Megan throws Toni away! Toni storms back up, headlocks, but Megan powers up! Megan powers out, then she runs Toni over! Megan soaks up the heat while Toni rises up. Megan scoops, Toni slips free to waistlock, but Megan RAMS her into a corner! Megan runs, but into a BOOT! Toni then goes up and over, keeps moving, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Megan catches the crossbody! Megan pops Toni around, but Toni slips free!
Toni RAMS Megan into a corner, whips, but Megan reverses. Toni goes up and up to CROSSBODY! The fans fire up but Ford panics! Toni KICKS Megan, KICKS again, then KICKS, but Megan blocks! EXPLODER! The fans boo but Megan looms over Toni. Megan drags Toni up, scoops her, and holds her up before she SLAMS him down! Megan “kicks dirt” at Toni, then drags her back up. Megan whips Toni to the corner, Toni bounces off buckles, and Megan scoops! The fans rally for Toni but Megan gives her a FALL AWAY SLAM! Megan runs and BOOTS Toni off the apron! Luther is there to help coach Toni, but Megan builds speed!
Megan DIVES, and down goes Luther at the ramp! Toni kicks Megan and uses Luther as a boost for a TORNADO DDT to the floor! The fans fire up and Toni drags Megan up into the ring. The fans rally as Toni climbs, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Megan is still in this and she goes to the ropes. Toni is on Megan with a whip, but Megan reverses. Ford trips Toni up while Megan distracts the ref! Then Megan BOOTS Toni down! The fans boo but Ford applauds while Megan paces. Megan drags Toni up, then RAMS her into a corner! Megan RAMS Toni in again and again and again, but she stops as the ref counts 4.
Megan snarls and winds up to CHOP! Megan talks trash on the fans, then whips Toni corner to corner. Megan runs in and SPLASHES, then she BUTTERFLY SUPLEXES! Toni writhes and Megan is having fun now. Megan soaks up the heat while Toni crawls to ropes. Ford taunts Toni then cheers on Megan as Megan scuffs Toni again and again. The ref backs Megan off, but Ford CHOKES Toni! Ford gets away with that, and Megan drags Toni up. Toni fires body shots, but there isn’t much to them. Megan short arm LARIATS! And short arm LARIATS! And then short arm LARIATS again! Megan is toying with Toni at this point but the fans still rally.
Megan drags Toni up, puts her on the ropes and CHOKES her! Ford poses with Megan but the ref counts. Megan stops at 4, then Ford CHOKES Toni again! The fans boo but Ford licks Toni! And no biting this time! Toni still gets up to CHOP Megan, and CHOP, and forearm, and repeat! Toni runs, and THESZ- NO, Megan catches Toni to OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Then another OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Ford loves it, and Megan hauls Toni up again! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Megan drags Toni to a cover, TWO!! Toni stays in this and Ford argues the count. Megan just rains down forearms! Cover, TWO!
Megan SLAPS Toni! Megan stalks Toni to the ropes, CHOKES her again, then lets off. Ford storms up to CHOKE Toni some more! The fans boo, but Luther drags Ford away with an Electric Chair! Ford freaks out, Megan is furious, but now things are even! Toni fires forearms on Megan and the fans fire up! Megan swings, misses, and Toni ROCKS Megan! Megan roars, Toni dodges, and Toni hits the THESZ PRESS! And rains down fast hands! The fans fire up but Megan pushes free. Toni roars and she runs in for a SPLASH! The fans fire up as Toni hits a TORNADO DDT! Toni isn’t done, she ties up Megan’s legs for a QUEEN ANGELITO STRETCH!
Megan endures, reaches out, and the fans rally as Toni pulls on the facelock! But Megan powers up with her arms alone, and she drags Toni along to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Toni lets go in frustration, but Toni brings Megan in. Megan BACKDROPS Toni to the apron! Toni ROCKS Megan, Megan ROCKS Toni! Megan goes up the ropes and brings Toni in with a deadlift BACK SUPLEX! Megan then drags Toni to the drop zone, goes up the corner, but Toni waistlocks! Megan ELBOWS Toni away, climbs more, but Toni is right after her! SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX!! A rough landing for them both and the fans are stunned!
The fans rally for “Women’s Wrestling!” while both women are down, and the standing count climbs. We pass 5 of 10, but both women sit up at 7. Toni grabs Megan to CLUB her! Megan ROCKS Toni! Toni ROCKS Megan, but Megan ROCKS Toni! The forearms keep going, then Toni fires a flurry! Toni has Megan in the corner and fires more shots! The fans are thunderous for Storm, but Megan BOOTS her! Megan runs, but Toni dodges! SNAP GERMAN! Megan flounders, Toni has her closeup, but Megan stops the hip attack! Megan carries Toni for a GERMAN SUPLEX of her own! Megan huffs ‘n’ puffs and drags Toni back up!
Megan suplexes, for the FALCON DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Toni survives and the fans fire up! Megan is furious, but she drags Toni up to the fireman’s carry! Toni hits a crucifix takedown, TWO! Toni dodges the boot, waistlocks, but Megan switches! Toni fights the German Suplex to switch and GERMAN SUPELX! Megan flounders to a corner and the fans fire up! SWEET HIP MUSIC! But Megan rises?! So Toni HEADBUTTS her back down! Toni goes to the corner, she gets another closeup, and she runs in, SWEET HIP MUSIC!! And then a THIRD SWEET HIP MUSIC!! Toni isn’t done, here’s THE FOURTH!!
Toni drags Megan up for STORM ZERO!! Cover, ONE?!?!? Megan is truly superhuman and Toni has no idea what to do! Toni kicks Megan low, reels her in, but Megan BACKDROPS free! And LARIATS! And LEAPING LARIATS!! Megan isn’t done, she hauls Toni up for a SIT-OUT POWERBOMB!! The fans boo but Megan drags Toni up again. Fireman’s carry, and “BOW! DOWN!!” FATE’S- CRADLE!! TONI WINS!!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Champion)
In a very Rocky way, the champ took hit after hit but still pulled out the victory! Megan is still a monster, will she simply go on a rampage until she’s back again?
2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis VS Mark Briscoe!
For the fourth time already, we see The Aussie Arrow and the Sussex County Chicken cross paths in a 1v1 showdown. Kyle trails in the series and that really sticks in his craw. Will Mark #ManUp and make things 3-1? Or will The Protostar be the one taking a step closer to the Owen Hart Cup?
Mark makes his entrance and Kyle DIVES onto him at the ramp! The fans boo but Kyle puts Mark in the ring and the ref rings the bell! OFF COME THE PANTS, and Kyle GAMANGIRIS Mark in the corner! Kyle then brings Mark in, grins, and suplexes, but Mark cradle counters! TWO! Mark clinches to EXPLODER! Kyle tumbles out, Mark builds speed, but Mark blocks a boot to UPPERCUT! Don Callis is on commentary to complain about Redneck Kung-Fu, just like he did on Collision. Mark goes to the apron to join Kyle, but Kyle SUPERKICKS him first! Kyle then runs up, but Mark BACKDROPS Kyle to the apron!
The fans fire up while Kyle hobbles around, and Kyle BLOCKBUSTERS to the floor! Mark grabs a chair, tosses it into the ring, but the ref tells him not to use it. The fans boo because they know how Mark gets down. Mark says, “Boo this man!” The fans boo the ref, but the chair is still put aside. Mark WRECKS Kyle with a dropkick, then he fires hands. Mark stomps Kyle down, then high-fives the front row. Mark goes up onto the barriers, the fans cheer more, and BANG BANG! FOLEY ELBOW DROP! Philly appreciates that, and Mark goes looking. Mark brings out another chair! The fans cheer as Mark puts that in the ring.
The ref reprimands Mark, so Mark just puts more chairs in! The ref does his best to clear those out but Mark keeps adding more chairs! The fans cheer as Mark finally sits one up! Mark builds speed but Kyle gets in! SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALFÂ onto the chair! Cover, TWO!! Mark survives being hoisted on his own petard, and we see Konosuke Takeshita watching. Konosuke likes how his felly Don Callis Family member is doing, but the fans rally for #DemBoys! Kyle KICKS Mark to a corner, then fires forearms and body shots! The ref counts, Kyle sits Mark down, and then he soaks up the heat! The fans boo Kyle while he flexes on the corner.
Kyle hops down and drags Mark up. Kyle wrenches and scoops to SLAM, then he paces. The fans tell off Callis even though he’s just on commentary. Kyle tells the fans to hush, then he drags Mark up. Mark CHOPS, ROCKS, and repeat! The fans fire up but Kyle scoops and SLAMS Mark again! Kyle then basement SUPERKICKS! Kyle grins, brushes himself off, then taunts Mark. Mark goes to ropes, Kyle eggs him on, but Mark REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUTS! Mark CHOPS and ROCKS Kyle, then UPPERCUTS again! Mark whips, Kyle reverses, but Mark goes up, out, only for Kyle to BOOT him down!
The fans boo but Kyle brushes off his boot. Kyle then goes out and fetches Mark. Kyle reels Mark in, then hoists Mark up for an APRON POWERBOMB! Mark falls in a heap but Kyle grins. Kyle drags Mark up, to APRON POWERBOMB again! Kyle drags Mark up again, but the ref wants him to stop. Kyle says fine, fine. But then he BARRIER BOMBS Mark instead!! Kyle leaves Mark behind, and he soaks up the heat while he flexes again. Mark flounders while the ring count climbs, and Kyle paces while he waits. Mark drags himself up at 6, flops at 7, but springs in at 9! The fans cheer and Kyle is annoyed. Mark drags himself up while the fans rally again.
Kyle runs corner to corner, GAMANGIRI!! And then he hoists Mark up top, climbs up to join him, and Kyle hushes the fans. But Mark fires body shots! The fans fire up as Mark BITES Kyle’s forehead! Mark SHOVES Kyle down, Kyle tumbles, and Mark aims! MISSILE DROPKICK! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! A standing count starts, and now we see Brody King watching. Kyle stalks Mark, but Mark CHOPS! And ROCKS! And CHOPS! Kyle bumps Mark off buckles to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Mark CHOPS back! And CHOPS again! And again! Kyle knees low, KNEES again, then KNEES again!
Kyle soaks up heat, then runs the ropes, but Mark dodges and comes back! Kyle dodges, and DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Both men are down again and the fans fire back up! The fans rally, Mark and Kyle rise up, and they both nod. They fire forearms back and forth! Mark ROCKS Kyle, Kyle ROCKS Mark, repeat! The fans fire up as the shots keep going, then Mark gets the edge! Mark winds up, but Kyle BOOTS first! Kyle whips, Mark ducks ‘n’ dodges to CLOBBER Kyle! Kyle goes to a corner, Mark runs up, and Mark LARIATS! Mark reels Kyle in, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Kyle survives but Mark is not deterred!
Mark drags Kyle up, CHOPS, then fireman’s carries. Kyle grabs ropes, Mark pries him free, but Kyle gets around! Mark fights the Half ‘n’ Half, elbows free, but Kyle SUPERKICKS! Kyle reels Mark in, but Mark slips out of the bomb to fireman’s carry! Kyle fights free of that to reverse suplex and gut wrench, to LAWN DART! The fans fire up while both men are down! Kyle and Mark stir, and Mark is on the apron. Kyle reels Mark in through the ropes but Mark fires body shots. Kyle KICKS Mark, then goes to the apron! Kyle brings Mark in, but Mark fireman’s carries! Kyle fights free again to ENZIGIRI! And SUPERKICK!
Kyle reels Mark in, grins, and suplexes to APRON BRAINBUSTER!! Kyle drags Mark into the ring, suplexes again, another BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Mark survives and shocks Kyle! Callis storms off commentary to argue with the ref, but that was a fair count! Kyle drags Mark up, puts him in the corner, and he puts Mark back up top. Kyle SLAPS Mark, then climbs. Kyle suplexes Mark, but Mark slips free! Mark SLAPS Kyle on the back! And then straitjacket and torture racks! But Kyle grabs the ropes! Mark SLAPS Kyle’s back again, then goes up to HEADBUTT the back of Kyle’s head again and again!
Mark lifts Kyle with the crucifix, for a B T BOMB!!! Cover, TWO!?!?! Kyle survives, but Mark SLIDING LARIATS! Mark hurries up and the fans are thunderous! FROGGY-BOW!! Cover, TWO?!?!?! Kyle survives again and Callis can breathe again! Mark reaches for the sky and calls his shot! Underhooks, but Kyle spins and victory rolls, TWO! Mark rolls Kyle up, TWO!! Mark kicks low, underhooks, but Kyle wrenches out and suplexes! But Mark slips free again! Straitjacket, torture rack, CUTTHROAT DRIVER!!! Callis is freaking out, but both men are down! Philly is thunderous, but then Kyle flops out of the ring!
Mark says whatever, and he goes up top! Mark aims to SUPER FROGGY-BOW!!! Mark hurries to get Kyle back in, and he goes right back up! FROGGY-BOW!!! But into BOOTS!! Kyle runs and GAMANGIRIS again! Then GAMANGIRISÂ again!! Kyle hoists Mark right up top, climbs right up after him, and shouts as he hits the TOP ROPE BRAINBUSTER!!!! Cover, KYLE WINS!
Winner: Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
The series is 2-2, but Kyle gets his win in the spotlight! Will The Protostar soon stand atop all of AEW?
ROH World Championship Title VS Mask: Chris Jericho VS Bandido!
The Learning Tree can never leave anything at just a victory. He already beat The Most Wanted in a standard title match, but he still felt Bandido needed to learn his place. Jericho humiliated and perhaps even traumatized Bandido’s family by beating Gravity down in front of their mother and sister, and then he stole Gravity’s mask! Bandido took his brother’s mask back, but now he must put his own mask on the line tonight. Will Bandido win it all or lose it all here in the City of Brotherly Love?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly El Campeon de Honor!
The Code of Honor is skipped, the bell rings, and CODE BREAKER outta nowhere!! Cover, TWO!! Bandido survives that sudden shot, but Jericho rains down fists! The fans boo Jericho but he mocks them. Jericho CHOPS Bandido, whips him, then CLOBBERS him! LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Bandido stays in this but Jericho soaks up the heat. Jericho wants Bandido’s mom & sister to see as he rains down fists! Jericho CHOPS Bandido, then CHOPS again! Jericho whips, Bandido handsprings, but Jericho dodges! Jericho BOOTS Bandido down, then BOOT- NO, Bandido goes Matrix and even headstands!
Jericho runs up, Bandido dodges, then TOSSES Jericho out! Bandido runs to DIVE! Direct hit at the ramp but Bandido reloads! The fans fire up as Bandido FLIES! Down goes Jericho at the ramp! The fans fire up, Bandido drags Jericho up, and Bandido whips Jericho hard into railing! And then into more railing! Bandido hugs his mom and tells her, “Tranquilo.” Bandido puts Jericho in the ring, climbs up the corner, and TORNILLO! Cover, TWO! Jericho stays in this but Bandido argues it. The count is the count, so Bandido drags Jericho up. Bandido reels Jericho in, suplexes, and he holds Jericho up with one arm!
The fans count with Bandido, and he goes past TEN to then go to TWENTY! Then THIRTY!! The count keeps going and Philly loves it! FORTY!! Jericho is red in the face as we hit FIFTY!! Then SIXTY!! A full minute of suplex and the fans fire up! Cover, TWO!! Jericho survives but the fans rally behind Bandido! Bandido drags Jericho up, whips him to a corner, but Jericho reverses. Bandido goes up, out, and Jericho is sputtering from that stalling suplex! Jericho flops out of the ring, so Bandido DROPKICKS him into the post! Bandido fires forearms, then runs up again, but Jericho pops him up! POWERBOMB from apron to floor!!
The fans fire up while both men are down! The ref checks and somehow Bandido is still in this. Jericho stands and soaks up the heat. But then he stares down Bandido’s mom! “You gonna cry again?!” Mom and daughter, and all of Philly, cheers for Bandido! Jericho flips them all off for it! Jericho goes back to the ring as the count climbs. Bandido is still down at 7 of 20, then 10! Jericho soaks up the heat, then lounges in the corner. Bandido rises at 12, but he still needs to drag himself up. Bandido rolls in at 15! The fans chant at Jericho, “Please Retire!” Jericho drags Bandido up to hit a BIG back suplex! Cocky cover, TWO!
Jericho paces while the fans boo. Jericho SLAPS Bandido while he’s down! Bandido sits up but Jericho slaps him more. Bandido SLAPS! Jericho SLAPS! It is a SLAP fight! Bandido fires a flurry of forearms, then runs, but into a BOOT! Cover, TWO! Jericho is annoyed but he mocks the fans booing him. Jericho drags Bandido up, but Bandido blocks the punches to fire body shots! They brawl, and Jericho gets the edge again! Jericho whips, Bandido KICKS him, then runs! Tilt-o-whirl and DDT! Jericho tumbles away and the fans fire up! Bandido feeds off that energy and he shakes the ropes! Bandido SOBATS, KNEES, and JUMP SOBATS!
Jericho falls, the fans fire up, and Bandido runs, but into a DROPKICK! Bandido goes to the apron, and Jericho shouts at Bandido’s mom again! The fans boo Jericho, but Bandido gets up to jump and SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Jericho survives but mom and sister still cheer Bandido. Bandido goes up, up, but Jericho trips him! Jericho CHOPS Bandido, and CHOPS, and then climbs up the corner. Jericho soaks up heat, then he rains down fists! Jericho goes to NUEVE! “Hi, guys!” TEN! SUPER- NO!! Bandido stops the Super Steiner and hoists Jericho back up! But Jericho SUPER RANAS after all!!
Jericho rises, the fans boo, but Bandido gorilla presses Jericho! One arm! And the SLAM! Then Bandido goes up, up, and Latino Heat before the FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Bandido shouts out Eddie but Jericho knew Eddie well! The fans rally for Bandido as he rises back up. Jericho goes to a corner, Bandido runs in, but Jericho puts him on the apron! Bandido GAMANGIRIS, goes up top, and he TORNILLOSÂ into a CODE BREAKER!! Cover, TWO!! Bandido survives and the fans fire up! Bandido and Jericho sit up, and they’re back to back. They look over their shoulders at each other, and they nod. Time for five paces to the corners!
The fans rally as both men march, but then Jericho SUCKER PUNCHES Bandido! Roll up, feet on the ropes! TWO!! Jericho goes up, “Hi, Guys~!” But Bandido stops the headscissors! Jericho shifts to roll Bandido into a cradle, TWO!! Bandido BOOTS Jericho, reels him in, gut wrench and torture rack! X KNEE!! Jericho staggers, he’s on the ropes! Bandido deals the hand, BLACKJACK- NO, Jericho stalls, then victory rolls, TWO!! Both men stand, Jericho trips Bandido! WALLS OF JERICHO!! Bandido endures as Jericho sits deep on that back! Bandido claws at the mat, the fans rally, and Bandido powers up to fight his way forward!
Jericho still sits deep on the hold, but Bandido still makes the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Jericho holds on but the ref counts! Jericho lets go at 4, but he shoves the ref! The ref warns him, the fans fire up, and Bandido SUPERKICKS Jericho! Both men are down again and the fans rally! Wait! Bryan Keith hobbles out here! The ref stops The Bad Apple, but GRAVITY is here! Gravity fires off hands on Keith to help protect his brother! More refs come out here, but Jericho grabs Floyd the Baseball Bat!! The fans boo, but Jericho CLOBBERS Bandido!! Jericho hides the evidence, then he crawls over to cover! JERICHO WINS?!?!
Winner: Chris Jericho, by pinfall (still ROH World Champion)
Wait, Aubrey hears from Bandido’s mom and sister. They protest how this happened, but Jericho wants this to wrap up already. The family exposes the BAT! The fans cheer but Jericho is furious! The refs all talk this out, and Justin Roberts makes the announcement: This match must CONTINUE! The fans cheer as justice is served, but can Bandido recover after taking that shot? Wait, Jericho grabs Bandido’s sister!! But she SLAPS Jericho!! Bandido BOOTS Jericho, then scoops him! Torture rack and X KNEE!! Jericho staggers to the ropes, BLACKJACK 21 PLEX!! Bridging cover, Bandido wins!!
Winner: Bandido, by pinfall (NEW ROH World Champion)
Now THIS is justice! Bandido regains the title he never truly lost, and he also keeps his mask and defends his family’s honor! If Jericho is no longer champion, what is The Learning Tree to do now?
AEW TNT Championship, No Time Limit, Full Ringside Ban: Daniel Garcia VS Adam Cole!
It has been quite the back and forth between these two. While the Undisputed Kingdom has had 2Point0’s number in trios matches, interference ruined the first TNT Championship match, and then time ran out on the second. But now there’s nothing to it but to do it! Will Red Death prove himself under the spotlight? Or will this title finally be Undisputed?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly worthy of this title!
The bell rings and the fans fire up. Cole and Garcia step up, talk a bit of smack, and then they tie up. They’re in a deadlock, then break, and tie up again. They break, and Garcia pie faces Cole! Cole pie faces back! The forearms fly and the fans fire up! The fans duel as Garcia kicks low then CHOPS Cole in the corner. Cole turns things around to ROCK and CHOP Garcia! Cole whips, Garcia dodges the boot and SHOTGUNS Cole down! Philly is torn while Cole goes to a corner. Garcia runs up to LARIAT Cole in the corner, then he wraps Cole’s arms around the ropes! The ref counts while Garcia pulls, and Garcia lets go to put a leg on the ropes!
Garcia CHOPS Cole, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count along, Garcia stops at nine to wind up, and TEN! The fans cheer but Garcia wags his finger, because he goes for another round! But Cole DUMPS Garcia out at 15 total! Cole hits a SUPERKICK and Garcia hits the floor! The fans rally and duel as Cole goes to the apron. Cole takes aim, but Garcia avoids the Panama Sunrise! Cole hobbles from the bad foot jamming! Garcia SHOTGUNS Cole into railing! The fans rally while Garcia gets space. Cole flounders, but Garcia storms up to stomp away on the bad leg! The ref has Garcia back off so he can check Cole.
Cole is in the ring, and he insists he can continue. Garcia and Cole circle, but Garcia still dropkicks the bad leg! Cole clutches the foot but Garcia grabs it! Garcia GROUND DRAGON SCREWS the leg! Cole crawls to ropes, Garcia puts him in a corner to fire body shots. The fans rally, Garcia puts Cole’s leg in the ropes and pulls! The ref counts, Garcia lets go, to then DROPKICK the leg! Cole falls over in a heap while fans are torn. Garcia puts the leg on the ropes to stand on it! The ref counts, Garcia steps off, and Garcia drags Cole around to hook up the legs. Cole resists while the fans duel, but Garcia rises up to do his dance! Then he STOMPS the legs!
Basement dropkick and Garcia covers, TWO! Cole stays tough but Garcia drags him up. Cole fires body shots, Garcia backs off, but then he grabs that bad leg! DRAGON SCREW, and FOOT DDT! Then Garcia pushes on the knee to JAM it! The fans rally while Cole writhes in pain, but Garcia is ice cold focused. Garcia storms up on Cole, but Cole fires body shots! Cole stands, swings, but Garcia slips around and reels Cole in! TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Garcia drags Cole up again, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! That’s double and Garcia drags Cole up again! But Cole suplexes! Garcia fights that, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Garcia grins and he drags Cole up again.
Garcia reels Cole in, but Cole fireman’s carries! USHIGOROSHI! That was double-edged given the bad leg, but Cole refuses to let that stop him! Both men rise up, Garcia runs in at the corner, but Cole ELBOWS him away! And BOOTS him! Cole goes up the corner, PANAMA SUN- NO, Garcia backdrops through and steps into the legs! But Cole makes it a cradle! TWO, and Garcia LARIATS Cole down! The fans fire up and Garcia snarls. Garcia drags Cole up, reels him in, but he hesitates. Cole fights the lift, but Garcia CLUBS away! Garcia now Gotch holds, for the lift and SPINNING PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Cole survives and Garcia is frustrated.
The fans rally and duel, “F HIM UP, DANNY, F HIM UP!” Garcia looms over Cole while Cole flounders. Garcia brings down the kneepad! Cole ROCKS Garcia first! And then ROCKS him again! And again! Garcia ROCKS Cole, Cole ROCKS Garcia, and they go back and forth! Cole BOOTS Garcia, but Garcia snarls and BOOTS in return! Cole and Garcia fire up, and they DOUBLE FOREARM! And DOUBLE BOOT! Cole swings, Garcia dodges and SAIDOS! But Cole rises up! Garcia runs, into a BOOT! Garcia clamps onto Cole’s neck! Cole breaks free but Garcia CHOPS in return! And CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS!
Garcia winds up, but Cole SUPERKICKS! Cole falls over with the bad leg, and Garcia falls onto him! It’s a cover, TWO and Cole has the ghost pin! TWO!! Garcia survives and the fans fire up again! Cole and Garcia rise up slowly, and Cole uses his bad leg to SUPER- NO! Garcia blocks the kick, and twists it into an ANKLE LOCK!! Cole endures, reaches out, but Garcia drags him away from ropes! GRAPEVINE!! Cole still endures, still fights forward, and the fans rally as he claws his way to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts but Garcia holds until 4. Cole rolls out of the ring and flops to the floor, but Garcia rolls out to pursue.
The fans rally, Garcia drags Cole up, and Garcia sends Cole into the steel steps! The knees hit hard and Cole falls over! Garcia stands on Cole’s foot, then goes up the steps. Garcia winds up to mock the Adam Cole Baybay! Cole rises up but Garcia reels him in! Garcia says a quick prayer for forgiveness, but Cole CLUBS at Garcia’s legs! Cole fires a body shot, and now he’s up there with Garcia! Cole ROCKS Garcia, then suplexes, GHOSTBUSTER!! Garcia falls to the steps then the floor! Cole rests on the steps, the fans rally up, and Cole takes aim for the PANAMA SUNRISEÂ to the floor! Philly loses its mind as Cole puts Garcia in!
Cole fires up and he brings down his kneepad! Cole runs, but Garcia falls! Another Boom denied and Cole is beside himself. Cole hobbles over to drag Garcia up, but Garcia cradles! TWO!!! Cole narrowly escapes, and he runs up, only for the bad knee to give out! So Garcia goes up!? PANAMA SUNRISE?!? Garcia uses Cole’s move against him, and now THE BOOM!!! Cover, TWO!?!? Cole survives both his own moves, and Garcia is seething! Garcia SLAMS the leg against the mat again and again! Garcia drags Cole up, reels him in, but Cole still fights the lift! Garcia lets Cole go, and he thinks about the corner…
Garcia drags Cole to the corner, puts him up top, but he hesitates a moment. The fans rally up as Garcia climbs! The ref says not to do this, but Garcia lifts Cole up! Cole fights the driver and fires body shots! Cole HEADBUTTS again and again, then HEADBUTTS one more time! Garcia falls down, Cole adjusts his position, and PANAMA SUNRISE!!! The fans fire up, Cole goes back up the corner, for another PANAMA SUNRISE!!! The fans fire up even more as Cole rises again! The kneepads are down, Cole gets moving, THE BOOM!!!! Cover, COLE WINS!!!
Winner: Adam Cole, by pinfall (NEWÂ AEW TNT Champion)
Adam Cole’s 17 year anniversary is commemorated in the best way possible! After setback after setback, he finally has singles gold in AEW! But he also shows Garcia great respect by offering a hand. The fans cheer, and Garcia stands back up. Garcia shakes Cole’s hand, and the fans cheer more! But if Garcia still isn’t ready for the brightest lights and the biggest stages, when will he be ready?
AEW International Championship Triple Threat: Kenny Omega VS Ricochet VS “Speedball” Mike Bailey!
After thwarting diverticulitis, The Cleaner doubted if he’d ever even be able to return. But not only did he return, he proved that even his “new normal” was championship caliber when he dethroned The Alpha, Konosuke Takeshita. The Dynasty International Eliminator Tournament gave us quite the diet of amazing talent, but there was controversy in that Fatal 4 Way, thus bringing about this epic three way! But will Omega prove he is still better than even two great opponents? Will the One & Only make this title #OuttaThisWorld? Or will they both get bounced in Speedball Bailey’s AEW PPV debut?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is THE Best Bout Machine!
The bell rings and the fans rally up already. Ricochet tries to convince Bailey to work with him against Omega, but Bailey just storms up on Ricochet. Ricochet bails out, the fans boo, so Bailey and Omega square off after all. The fans rally while the two circle, and the fans duel “SPEEDBALL!” “KENNY!” “SPEEDBALL!” “KENNY!” The two tie up, go around, and end up on ropes. They go around and into a corner, then back to ropes, then to another corner. Ricochet watches from a distance, then he slithers in as the two are stuck on ropes. Ricochet storms up and spins Bailey around, but then narrowly avoids a roundhouse!
Ricochet bails out again, Bailey storms up to the ropes, but Omega O’Conner Rolls him! TWO and Omega tumbles to the outside! Ricochet RAMS Omega into the desk! Then Ricochet RAMS into Bailey, slingshots up and over, then whips. Bailey reverses, bypasses, and hurdles to then drop down! Ricochet grabs ropes to stop himself, and says he’s too smart. But Omega CLAWS at Ricochet’s head, and throws Ricochet down! Ricochet tumbles away, Bailey runs up but Omega ROCKS him! Omega bumps Bailey off buckles, then goes up the corner! CROSSBODY! The fans fire up for Omega and he brings Bailey back up.
Omega CHOPS Bailey, CLUBS him, then whips corner to corner. Bailey reverses, runs up, but Omega BOOTS him away! Bailey comes back, Omega goes up and over, then comes back to RANA! Bailey tumbles out, Ricochet slides in, and he RAN- NO, Omega shoves that down to Oklahoma Roll into an ARMBAR! Ricochet scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Omega lets go and Bailey kicks Omega. Bailey whips, Omega reverses, and Omega dodges the handspring. Bailey fires the Lightning Kicks! But Ricochet waistlocks Bailey! Omega runs, but Bailey ducks, the BOOT hits Ricochet! The Lightning Kicks continue!
Bailey ENZIGIRIS Omega out and the fans fire up! Bailey builds speed but Ricochet is waiting! Bailey avoids the springboard, then dodges again to SLINGSHOT RANA Omega on the outside! The fans fire up again, and Bailey brings Omega up, only for Ricochet to PLANCHA! Omega and Bailey split up, and Ricochet finds himself surrounded! Bailey says, “Bald!” and SLAPS Ricochet on the head! Omega says, “Bald!” and SLAPS Ricochet on the head! The fans cheer as they then DOUBLE SLAP Ricochet! Bailey then kicks Omega, whips, but Omega reverses to fireman’s carry! Omega goes around the way, “YOU! CAN’T!”
Wait, Bailey does escape as he flails and slips down! Bailey is in the front row and he SLAPS Omega! And he SMACKS Omega off the barriers! Bailey has Omega dangling, and he KICKS, KICKS, KICKS! Bailey hops up, the fans fire up, and Bailey sets up, only for Ricochet to grab him! Bailey grabs Ricochet’s ears, but Ricochet CLAWS Bailey’s eyes! Ricochet fireman’s carries, DEATH VALLEY DRIVERÂ onto Omega’s back! Ricochet says he looks too damn good while he stands over Omega and Bailey. Ricochet drags Omega up, RAMS him into the corner, but fans taunt Ricochet with, “You’re Still Bald! You’re Still Bald!”
Ricochet puts Bailey in, stomps him around, and soaks up the heat from the fans. Ricochet stomps Bailey more, puts him under the ropes, and then jump stomps! Ricochet CHOKES Bailey on the ropes, and he tells the fans, “I can do what I want!” Ricochet drags Bailey to a cover, ONE! The fans chant, “Bald Forever!” Ricochet DROPKICKS Omega off the apron, then storms up on Bailey. Bailey CHOPS, but Ricochet CHOPS him down! Ricochet drags Bailey up to scoop and BACKBREAKER! Then he scoops and hits another BACKBREAKER, then a SIDEWALK SLAM! Ricochet sees Omega coming so he handspring kicks him back down!
Bailey waistlocks, Ricochet switches, but Bailey fires elbows! Ricochet gets under to NORTHERN LIGHTS, rolls through, and deadlift– NO, Omega saves Bailey from that to kick Ricochet low. The fans rally and Omega CHOPS Ricochet in the corner! And CHOPS! And SLAPS! CHOP! SLAP! Omega whips corner to corner, runs in, but Ricochet goes over! Bailey catches Ricochet, Omega runs up, but Ricochet BOOTS him away! Ricochet sends Bailey into Omega, then NECKBREAKER DDT COMBO! Bailey tumbles out and the fans fire up! Omega bails out, Ricochet builds speed, and Ricochet DIVES to take out Bailey!
Ricochet hurries back in, DIVES and takes out Omega! Ricochet commandeers Schiavone’s headset to tell everyone that he is that damn good! He can take out Speedball, he can take out Omega, and at the same damn time! There’s nobody out here that can- Bailey DROPKICKS Ricochet down! The fans fire up, Bailey takes the headset and apologizes to Schiavone for Ricochet. Bailey puts Ricochet in the ring, then goes up the corner. The fans fire up for Bailey as he MISSILE DROPKICKS! Ricochet flounders and the fans fire up more! Bailey winds up, SOBATS, then AX KICKS! And ROUNDHOUSES!
The fans fire up more as Bailey aims, RUNNING SHOOTING STARÂ FLOPS as Ricochet moves! Omega fireman’s carries Bailey, “YOU! CAN’T! ESCAPE!” ROLLING SENTON, and then the MOONSAULTÂ FLOPS as Bailey moves! Ricochet springboards, FLYING LARIAT! LIONSAULTÂ FLOPS as Omega moves! Bailey has Omega for a turn and backslide, TWO as Ricochet pushes it over! Ricochet then double stacks them, TWO! The fans fire up, Ricochet swings but Bailey sends him into Omega! Bayley then hooks them both up, and manages a DOUBLE CRUCIFIX TAKEDOWN! TWO!! Ricochet CHOPS Omega, and swings on Bailey!
Bailey slips around, Ricochet fights the backslide, but Omega gets them for a DOUBLE BACKSLIDE! TWO!! DOUBLE BUZZSAWS hit Omega! DOUBLE ROUNDHOUSES take Ricochet and Bailey out! The fans are thunderous and even giving a standing ovation! “This is Awesome!” while all three men stir. They all sit up, and Ricochet fires a shot on Omega. Bailey hits Ricochet, Omega hits Bailey, then Ricochet hits Bailey. Bailey hits Omega, Omega hits Ricochet, Bailey hits Omega again! All three men stand, Bailey fires fast hands on Omega, but Ricochet CLAWS Bailey’s eyes! Omega TOSSES Ricochet, then stands Bailey up.
Omega CHOPS Bailey, but Ricochet is back to CLAW Omega’s eyes! Bailey CLUBS Ricochet, TOSSES him out, but Omega ROCKS Bailey! And ROCKS him again! The fans fire up as Omega JABS, JABS, JABS, then winds up, to CHOP! Bailey falls over, but he gets up as he gets mad! The fans rally as Bailey KICKS! And KICKS! Omega shakes his head, so Bailey KICKS again! Omega falls and the fans fire up with Bailey! But Ricochet grabs Bailey by the hair! Bailey breaks free to SUPERKICK! Then Bailey goes up and TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS! The fans fire up again as Bailey rises. Omega WRECKS Bailey with a dropkick!
The fans start the Terminator Drums already! Omega feels that, and he rises up to build speed! Omega FLIES, and down go Ricochet & Bailey! The fans are thunderous as Omega still hits the classic! Omega drags Ricochet up and into the ring, and fans hope they “Fight Forever!” Omega grabs at Bailey, Bailey fights him off, so Omega goes to the ring, But Ricochet DROPKICKS Omega down! Ricochet builds speed to FLY! Down go Omega and Bailey! The fans boo but Ricochet goes back into the ring. Ricochet builds speed again, but Bailey is up! Bailey jumps over Ricochet, and he ASAI MOONSAULTS Ricochet and Omega down!
The fans fire up again and cheer Speedball on as he puts Omega in the ring. Bailey RANAS Omega into a cover, TWO! Omega sunset flips, Bailey rolls through, but Omega avoids the Penalty Kick! Omega avoids the standing moonsault, but Bailey fights the powerbomb lift! Bailey backdrops, Omega sunset flips, and Ricochet is back! Bailey BACKDROPS Ricochet onto Omega! Bailey then MOONSAULT KNEE DROPS on the double stack!! The fans are thunderous and Bailey aims at Omega! Spin and HEEL KICK!! Cover, Ricochet YANKS the ref! The fans boo but Ricochet grins! Bailey is furious but Ricochet tells him to chill.
Bailey rains down palm strikes on Ricochet! The fans fire up, Ricochet pushes free and flops out of the ring! Bailey storms out after Ricochet, rains down more shots, but Ricochet again pushes free. Ricochet hurries back into the ring, but Bailey grabs his feet! Bailey drags Ricochet out to fire hands on the apron! Bailey goes up, and he stomps Ricochet in the gut! Then he APRON MOONSAULT KNEE DROPS but only gets apron!! Ricochet avoids disaster but Bailey is clutching his knee! The ref checks Bailey, Ricochet CHOP BLOCKS Bailey but also hits the ref! The fans boo as Ricochet doesn’t care, and he goes back to Omega.
Ricochet mocks Omega’s pain, then CHOPS! And CHOPS! But Omega pie faces Ricochet! Ricochet comes back, but into a BOOT! Omega goes up, Ricochet somersaults to SHORYUKEN! Ricochet CHOPS Omega, climbs up after him, and fires hands! The fans don’t count, they just chant “BALD!” Ricochet says fine, and he BITES Omega’s forehead! But Bailey is back to KICK Ricochet! Bailey climbs up, and he SUPER DUPER POISON-RANAS!!! Ricochet tumbles away and the fans are thunderous! Bailey goes back for Omega, even with the bad leg, but Omega ALLEY-OOPS Bailey off buckles! SNAP DRAGON!!
Bailey is down in a heap but Omega has a wild look in the eyes! Omega sees Ricochet rising up, and he brings him into the full nelson! SNAP DRAGON!! Bailey staggers up, hobbles around, and Omega has him again! SNAP DRAGON!! The fans rally up, Omega brings Bailey back up, and fans want it “ONE MORE TIME!” Omega obliges, but Bailey fights it! Bailey grabs Ricochet! Ricochet fights, but Omega CLUBS away on them both! DOUBLE DRAGON!!! The fans are thunderous as both Ricochet and Bailey flounder around! It’s another standing ovation as Omega has his pick of targets.
Omega brings out two finger guns, “BANG!” V-TRIGGER for Ricochet! V-TRIGGER for Bailey! Bailey tumbles right out, Ricochet staggers to his feet, but Omega pops Ricochet up! Electric Chair, but Ricochet flails free! Ricochet pulls hair to get the dragon sleeper! VERTI- NO, Omega slips free! Ricochet ELBOWS Omega, goes up, but Omega catches him! Electric Chair for the COYT’S WRATH!! Bridging cover, TWO!! The fans are thunderous again as Bailey returns. Omega has Bailey for the Electric Chair! Bailey slips free, shoves Omega into Ricochet, HEEL KICK! Omega fights the backslide, but Ricochet adds a high stack, feet on the ropes! TWO?!?!
Ricochet is shocked but the fans fire up again! Ricochet grabs Bailey’s foot, and DRAGON SCREWS him! Ricochet shouts, “I’M WINNIIING~!” The fans boo but Ricochet scuffs Omega. Ricochet eggs on Omega, “You supposed to be the Best Bout Machine, huh?” Ricochet drags Omega up, reels him in, and puts one out! But Omega DUMPS Ricochet out of the ring! Omega runs at Bailey, but Bailey THRUST KICKS! Omega staggers, Bailey powers up, and SPINNING ROUNDHOUSE!! Bailey goes up the corner, takes aim again, ULTIMATE WEAPONÂ misses! The knees take damage again! Omega sees his opening, SNAP- NO, Bailey switches!
Omega drop toeholds to a KNEEBAR!! Bailey endures, reaches out, but Ricochet aims from the apron! Springboard and 450 onto Omega!! Cover, TWO!!! Ricochet hurries to a corner, but then he goes for Bailey. Bailey victory rolls! TWO, but Ricochet SWEEPS the legs! Ricochet dragon sleepers, VERTIGO!!! Cover, TWO!?!? Bailey survives and Ricochet is shocked! Ricochet goes to a corner, the fans rally for Omega and Bailey, but Ricochet locks ‘n’ loads. SPIRIT- NO, Omega trips Ricochet and drags him out! Omega runs in, Bailey dodges! Roll up, high stack, TWO!!! Omega escapes in time, but Bailey hits a TIME ADVENTURE!!
Bailey hits another heel kick on Omega, and now he goes up! But Ricochet SHOVES Bailey down onto Omega! Bailey clutches that bad leg, Omega sputters in the drop zone, and Ricochet goes up top! SHOOTING STAR PRESS!! Cover, TWO!! Omega survives again and Ricochet is pissed at the ref! The ref defends the count, the fans boo Ricochet, but Ricochet DROPKICKS Bailey! Bailey is in the drop zone now, and Ricochet climbs up again. SHOOTING STAR onto the knees! Bailey cradles Ricochet, TWO!! Bailey hobbles, Ricochet sits up, and Ricochet wants mercy? Bailey SLAPS Ricochet, fires palm strikes, then a BUZZSAW! BUZZ- NO, Ricochet blocks the second!
Ricochet CLUBS the bad leg, then drags Bailey up to CLUB it again! The fans boo but Ricochet says he’s too smart. Ricochet goes to a corner, then comes back, but the Crane Stance stops him! Ricochet laughs, as if this is Daniel-san IRL. This isn’t gonna work! But the CRANE KICK hits after all!! The fans are thunderous while Bailey goes up! ULTIMATE WEAPON!!! But Bailey can’t make the cover! Bailey hobbles his way back, finally covers, V-TRIGGER!! Omega roars and the fans fire up with him! Omega drags Bailey up, turns him around, Electric Chair Lift! Ricochet shoves them both into the corner!
Bailey is stuck up top, Ricochet POISON-RANAS Omega! Ricochet goes up, dragon sleepers Bailey, but Bailey fights with body shots! Ricochet pulls hair, goes up and dragon sleepers again! But Omega CLUBS Ricochet’s legs! Omega gets up and under Ricochet! And has an Electric Chair Lift?!? SUPER ONE WINGED ANGEL!!!! Cover, OMEGA WINS!!!
Winner: Kenny Omega, by pinfall (still AEW International Champion)
Bailey is stuck in the Tree of Woe, he was literally so close and yet so far away from stopping that! But in the end, that shows why Omega is still THE Best Bout Machine! But wait! Kazuchika Okada is here! Philly fires up as the Rainmaker, the Continental Champion, makes his way out here to stare down his old rival. The fans love this stare down, but Omega steps out as he’s already done his job tonight. Will Omega and Okada soon battle again to reignite their rivalry?
AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley w/ Marina Shafir VS Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana!
The Maniac’s reign of terror has all but defined AEW in 2025, from destroying Bryan Danielson to screwing over multiple contenders, some at the same time. But now, he may have run into a man even more dangerous than him. Moxley asked the question and tonight, we may get the answer: How far is Swerve willing to go to make AEWÂ whose house? SWERVE’S HOUSE!
But for his entrance, this isn’t just Swerve. This is STATIC SHOCK STRICKLAND! Does that mean he’s about to shock Moxley? Speaking of, Moxley makes his entrance from the bowels of the arena, Marina Shafir again by his side. The introductions are made, the briefcase is raised, and it is time to see who leads the Dynasty!
The bell rings and the fans fire up already. Moxley and Swerve stare down, feel things out, and Moxley talks a bit of smack. They feel out a knuckle lock but Moxley pie faces Swerve. They go again, Swerve gets a leg and he drags Moxley down. Swerve rear mounts, throws some hands, but Moxley bucks and slips out the back. Moxley hooks a leg, tries for a cover but Swerve keeps his arms up. Moxley top mounts, then hooks the arm! ARMBAR, but Swerve pops right out to float and go for an arm in return! Moxley shifts but Swerve hooks his head. Moxley still fights, but ends up in a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Moxley endures, Swerve rolls him, ghost pin, ONE!!
Moxley gets up and the fans applaud this opening exchange. Swerve and Moxley circle, but Swerve stays low and uses a leg guard. Moxley and Swerve knuckle lock, then Swerve rolls to hook a leg! Swerve powers Moxley into the drop toehold, then rear mounts again. Swerve wants the arm but Moxley wrenches to double wristlock. They end up in the corner, the ref counts, and Moxley lets go slowly. Moxley then sucker punches Swerve! Swerve ROCKS Moxley in return! And ROCKS him again, and again, and again! The fans fire up, Swerve snapmares and goes up, FALLING UPPERCUT! Swerve hits the Griddy and the fans fire up!
Swerve stomps Moxley, then paces around. The fans rally for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” as he and Moxley knuckle lock again. They go shoulder to shoulder in the Test of Strength, then they go forehead to forehead. They go back to shoulders, and Moxley cranks the knuckle locks. Moxley eggs Swerve on, but Swerve grits his teeth and stands back up. Moxley kicks and CHOPS Swerve, CHOPS again, then whips. Swerve handsprings up and around to then sidestep and SNAP GERMAN! Moxley is up but the EDDY GORDO RANA sends him out! Swerve hurries to the apron and he BOOTS Moxley down!
The fans fire up for Swerve and Swerve stalks Moxley. Swerve BOOTS Moxley, brings him around the way, and whips him into railing! The fans cheer while Moxley slumps down. Swerve grabs a water bottle, takes a drink, and then he BOOTS Moxley! Moxley goes to commentary, Swerve brings him into the ring at 7 of 10. Swerve climbs up, Moxley stands, and Moxley DECKS Swerve! Swerve hits apron then the floor! The fans boo, Moxley argues with the ref, and Marina steps on Swerve! Nana protests but that’s the least The Problem could do. Moxley goes out to drag Swerve up, and he stands on Swerve to STOMP him on the steps!
The fans boo but Moxley whips Swerve hard into the other steps! Moxley leaves Swerve behind, we’re at 5 of 10, but then the ref and Mox argue again. Marina KICKS Swerve down! The fans boo, Nana protests, but they have no solution to The Problem after Moxley took out Willow Nightingale. Moxley has Swerve in the ring and fires forearms, even scraping them in! Moxley fires some quick headbutts, then more forearms! The fans boo but Moxley paces around while Swerve sputters. Moxley drags Swerve up to TOSS him out, and the fans rally, only for Moxley to AX HANDLE from the apron! Moxley TOSSES Swerve over the desk!
Commentary has to clear out as Swerve falls down! Moxley digs his fingers into Swerve’s face then stomps him down! Moxley storms off, Swerve sputters, and the ref reprimands. Commentary has to watch from the other side of the desk now, but Swerve is busted open! Moxley drags the steel steps around, then comes back to BOOT Swerve! Moxley drags Swerve up and over, and he fishhooks Swerve’s mouth! Moxley BITES Swerve’s bloody forehead! The fans tell Moxley he’s sick, but Moxley rains down fists on Swerve’s head! Swerve is stuck on the steel steps as Moxley BITES him again! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Moxley stops at 4.
Swerve snarls as he rises up. Swerve goes into the ring but Moxley drags him back out. Moxley storms in and argues with the ref again, then he goes out after Swerve. Swerve fires body shots, but Moxley KNEES low! Moxley drags Swerve up the steps, underhooks, and FULL METAL PARADIGM SHIFTS! The fans boo, Moxley flips them and Swerve off, then he leaves Swerve behind. Swerve blinks through the blood while the ring count climbs. We hit 7 of 10, then 8! Marina lurks nearby, but Swerve springs in at 9.9!! Moxley drags Swerve in while the fans rally up. Moxley lifts Swerve for a PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO!
Swerve survives but Moxley keeps on him with a knee in the back. Moxley pulls on a leg, then the other, and he ties those up! Moxley pulls Swerve’s hair to sit him up, and he rains down fists! Moxley DIGS his fingers in, then BITES Swerve’s forehead! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Moxley shoves Swerve down. Moxley keeps the legs tied up and then headscissors. Swerve endures this unique pretzel hold and the fans rally up. Moxley shifts around again to again pull Swerve’s hair. Moxley throws more forearms, then backs up to flip the fans off. PENALTY KICK! Swerve sits back up while the fans boo Moxley.
Moxley drags Swerve up, suplexes, and X PLEXES! Swerve sputters after that crash landing, but he rises back up. Philly lets Moxley have it but he just soaks it up. Moxley storms back over to Swerve, eggs him on, and the fans rally for Swerve. Moxley mockingly asks Swerve if he’s good, then he BITES Swerve’s forehead again! The ref reprimands, Swerve takes wild swings, and he hits Moxley! And again! And again! Moxley just eggs Swerve on! Swerve CHOPS, CHOPS, but Moxley says he knows Swerve can hit harder than that. So Swerve ROCKS Moxley with a right! Moxley grins and comes back to fire a forearm!
Swerve fires back, the shots go back and forth! The fans cheer Swerve and boo Moxley as the two pick up speed! Swerve wobbles, Moxley SLAPS him! So Swerve SLAPS back! Swerve fires another forearm, another forearm, and a BOOT! Then another BOOT! Another BOOT! Swerve runs, but Moxley ROCKS him! Moxley runs, but Swerve dodges to waistlock. Moxley wrenches to a KIMURA! The fans boo but Swerve endures! Swerve fights around, the fans rally, but Moxley powers into the ARMBAR! Swerve fights, kicks at Moxley, and powers his way around, only for Moxley to have a TRIANGLE HOLD! Nana coaches Swerve and Swerve fires body shots.
Swerve clasps hands, powers up to his feet, and he clinches Moxley so he can deadlift Moxley! POWERBOMB!! Both men are down but Philly fires up! Swerve snarls as he rises up, then runs up. Moxley dodges a boot, but Swerve fights the waistlock. Swerve ROCKS Moxley, runs corner to corner and ROCKS him! BOOTS him! ROCKS him again! BOOTS him again! Swerve whips corner to corner, then HIP TOSSES! Gator roll, deadlift and BRAINBUSTER! Swerve crawls to the cover, TWO! Moxley stays in this but Nana tells Swerve he is this close. But Moxley sits up to get the REAR NAKED CHOKE! Swerve rolls back to a cover, TWO!!
Moxley kicks, Swerve blocks and slips through, BACKBREAKER! Swerve then goes to the corner, rolls back, but Moxley CUTTERS first! The fans rally, Moxley gets mad now, and he drags Swerve into the underhooks. Swerve wrenches out, kicks, and he hooks Moxley up into the inverted Gory Especial! Moxley slips free, and hits an INVERTED HEADLOCK TAKEOVER, into the BULLY CHOKE!! The fans rally as Swerve endures, and Swerve fights around, only to end up back in the REAR NAKED CHOKE! The fans continue to rally as Swerve continues to fight, but Moxley shifts his grip again.
Swerve fights free of the body scissors, stands up, and he pushes off a corner! They roll back, Swerve is free, and he somersault FLATLINERS! The fans fire up, and we get a HOUSE CALL!! Cover, TWO!! Moxley survives but Swerve shouts, “JON!!” HOUSE CALL AGAIN!!! But Swerve isn’t going to cover? Swerve goes back to a corner, and he reloads! “Whose House?!” But Moxley LARIATS first!! Moxley shakes out his arm, but Swerve is up! HOUSE CALL!!! The fans are thunderous while both men are down! Moxley rolls away, a standing count starts, and Marina slides in, briefcase in hand! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but NANA storms in!
The fans fire up as Nana tells Marina to stop being a problem! Marina just CLOBBERS Nana!! The fans boo but Marina kicks Nana out of the ring! But Swerve stalks behind Marina! But Moxley storms up on Swerve! Swerve dodges, the CUTTER catches Marina!! The fans fire up as Swerve now kicks Moxley, and steals PARADIGM SHIFT!! Cover, TWO!!! Moxley survives his own move and Swerve cannot believe it! The fans rally as hard as they can for Swerve, and he goes back to the corner! Swerve climbs up, takes aim, but Moxley stands! Moxley SHOVES Swerve to the floor! The fans boo but Moxley avoids the killshot!
Swerve flounders, the fans tell Moxley off, but Moxley goes out to look under the ring. Moxley drags out a ladder! Moxley tells off the fans, and then he brings that ladder over. Moxley stands that ten footer up near the steel steps but also Spanish commentary. There’s just enough room for that, and then Moxley says, “Whose house is it now?!” Moxley goes up the steel steps, tells the fans to shut their mouths, and he uses a GUILLOTINE CHOKE to bring Swerve around. Moxley makes Swerve climb the ladder, then he goes up the other side! The ref reprimands, the fans freak out just anticipating this!
Moxley throws hands on Swerve, then BITES the forehead! Moxley wants to get that wound bleeding again before he hauls Swerve up! Swerve fires body shots! Swerve CLAWS Moxley’s back! The fans cheer as Mox tastes some of his own medicine! Swerve SMACKS Moxley off the ladder, throws more hands, then he BITES Moxley’s forehead! Moxley starts to fall back, and Swerve hops over to join him on that side! KILL STOMPSÂ down through the desk!!! Philly loses their minds and cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as both men go down! The ref checks both men, and while Swerve clutches a knee, it seems both men are okay to continue.
Swerve and Moxley both crawl out of the wreckage, Swerve going under the ladder. Hopefully that isn’t bad luck… Moxley flounders off to one side, Swerve goes to the other. They both stand and roll into the ring while the fans rally as hard as they can. Moxley and Swerve crawl, they lock eyes, and they head to center. They go forehead to forehead, then Moxley pie faces Swerve. Moxley eggs Swerve on, then fires as forearm! Swerve SLAPS! Moxley fires a forearm, Swerve fires back! Moxley wobbles, but he ROCKS Swerve! Swerve ROCKS Mox! Both men rise up, and now they throw haymakers! The ref reprimands but the shots keep going!
Moxley CHOPS, Swerve CHOPS, repeat! Then they fire forearms! The fans cheer Swerve, boo Moxley, repeat! Moxley kicks a leg out and Swerve falls! Marina is back and she slips a chair into the ring! The fans boo but the ref is busy helping Swerve. Moxley takes aim, Swerve ducks, the chair flies into the ref’s face!! The fans are shocked and Moxley is pissed, but the ref is down in a heap! Swerve reels Moxley into the Inverted Gory Especial! VERTEBREAKER!! Both men are down, Swerve clutching his knee, but here comes HANGMAN PAGE! The Cowboy vowed to never let Swerve be world champion again, is this that time?
But then Hangman also looks at Moxley, a man he hates just as much. But then Pac, Claudio & Yuta attack Hangman! They save Moxley from a potential Buckshot, then stand him up. Yuta runs up, but Claudio is sent into the BUSAIKU KNEE! Hangman TOSSES Pac, LARIATS Yuta, but Moxley reels Haman in! Hangman turns that into a DEADEYE! Claudio drags Hangman out to RAM him into the steps! But here comes The Opps! Samoa Joe told everyone that he, Hook & Shibata would be watching closely, and now they’re after the AEW World Trios Champions! The fans fire up as The Opps run Moxley’s minions off to the back!
Swerve has a chair! He CHUCKS it into Moxley’s face! Moxley falls, Swerve drags him into the drop zone! The fans are thunderous as Swerve climbs the corner! Swerve lines up the shot, K I L L S T O M P S!!! But where’s the ref?!? Swerve has to crawl back to the cover because of the bad leg! THE LIGHTS GO OUT?!? And when they come back up, THE YOUNG BUCKS HAVE SWERVE!? Matthew & Nicholas Jackson hit an E V P TRIGGER!!!! The fans boo, why’re The Bucks back to do this?!? Moxley covers, the ref is back to count, Moxley wins!
Winners: Jon Moxley, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
The prodigal EVPs return to screw over Swerve, and it makes no sense! Moxley’s reign of terror was saved again, what will it take to save AEW from this madness?
My Thoughts:
Another great PPV for AEW, but this Death Riders double reign of terror is certainly… something. With the trios title match, all that actually works out. We saw FTR slowly turning Heel in their quick feud with The Undisputed Kingdom. Dax was the one most blatantly passive aggressive and salty about stuff, and I figured after losing the title match tonight, we’d get something like this. It was definitely brutal of them to do multiple Con-Chair-To shots, but that was good Heel heat. But in tonight’s main event, after an awesome match where the overbooking made sense, from Hangman wanting to screw both enemies, and then The Opps basically calling their shot on the trios titles, we get that?
The last time we saw the Young Bucks in AEW, they were running scared. They were shredding documents, hiding evidence, and just getting away from the company in general. So much so, they went back to NJPW to have a short reign with the IWGP Tag Team Championships. It’s not even so much that Swerve was guaranteed this win, given we’ve still got the Owen Hart Cup to determine who goes to All In. Is this solely based on how Swerve led Team AEW against Team Elite? Is this to lead to the “unlikely” duo of Swerve & Hangman taking on The Bucks? That’s rather wild, mostly because it means Tony Khan is actually thinking this through on levels above the rest of us.
Moving on from that, everything else was 100% A-OK. Very good Zero Hour, and I’m surprised they kept it to just two matches. Great Six Man Tag from Fox & Top Flight VS Nick & Cru. Good win for the Heels, and I feel this still can help build Nick’s departing from The Patriarchy. Nick will also have a great time in Best of the Super Juniors, can’t wait to see him face some of those great names in NJPW and beyond. I was saying Bowens should answer the challenge, he did, and that was a great return for him. Small quibble is that 5TP resembles STP (Shane Taylor Promotions), and I’m surprised we didn’t get anything from STP tonight despite them talking smack on The Opps.
Awesome stuff in the Owen Hart Cup’s opening around, with Ospreay VS Knight being an awesome first match for the main card. I figured Ospreay was going to win this but Knight looked amazing all the same, and as I said in the play by play, Knight will also being going into the BOSJ and I’m personally hoping he’ll have a great run there. Kyle VS Mark Part 4 was perhaps a show stealer in itself because they really cranked things up a notch. Much like with Ospreay over Knight, Kyle over Mark was the expected outcome, because that gives us the potential of Ospreay VS Kyle one more time in the finals.
Mone VS Hart was good, but a little janky at parts. It can’t even be Hart that was rusty or something because she’s been back for a minute, it could just be they were going for fast pace and high difficulty without really ironing out the wrinkles. Either way, Mone was expected to win, so this is fine. Good detail of the other entrants watching these matches, such as Harley and Athena watching Mone VS Hart, and Brody and Konosuke watching Kyle VS Mark. Surely Athena beats Harley to then face Mone, while I think Konosuke beats Brody to then face Ospreay, really giving Ospreay an amazing match even before the finals.
Very good stuff with the Learning Tree stories. Hurt Syndicate VS Bill & Keith was great, and fans still love Bill, even in Philly where he’s from New York and there’s all that old rivalry and stuff. But I kinda sensed MJF would get involved, and Hurt Syndicate couldn’t do anything about it, they just had to accept his help. That does add some intrigue to that story, and with Bill & Keith having lost again, that puts them on thin ice with Jericho. Though Jericho won’t really be one to talk, as he lost to Bandido. I’m not sure why they needed to “reverse the decision,” other than they wanted to give reason for Bandido’s mom & sister to get more physically involved. But of course Bandido won this. He isn’t losing his mask, and Jericho is finally no longer ROH World Champion. Guess the TV deal fell through.
Awesome stuff from Toni VS Megan, especially everything in Toni’s Rocky Balboa homage. They did a perfect job in playing up Toni as the underdog champion and Megan as this super human, but then it was great that a technical thing like that cradle won. While the Women’s Owen Hart Cup feeds All In, Double or Nothing is still open, maybe we wait and see who doesn’t win their way to the finals to see who challenges Toni. Great TNT Championship match, really good stuff playing up Cole’s bad foot, and that makes for a great win for Cole. It’s perhaps unfortunate timing for Garcia, as the other midcard titles are spoken for and he’s not getting in on the world title story at this point.
Last but certainly not the least, Omega VS Ricochet VS Bailey was perhaps the new best Triple Threat I’ve ever seen. For the longest time, Samoa Joe VS AJ Styles VS Christopher Daniels in TNA from like 20 years ago was that. There have perhaps been Triple Threats that matched that, but this has to have surpassed all of those. It wasn’t just the strikes, the speed, the hard hitting spots, but it also had the character work and the comedic elements that have helped Ricochet become such a great Heel in a relatively short time. Epic win for Omega, but then it makes a lot of sense for Okada to show up.
It was only a matter of time before Omega and Okada would have it out, and both of them being midcard champions, hard to avoid the temptation of a Winner Takes All. Or even a title unification. Double or Nothing and All In are each fitting PPVs by their names. Unification would feel like AEW conceding to the point that they’ve got too many titles and that they need to consolidate them. But at the same time, maybe they do have one too many because this was a huge PPV and they still couldn’t put all the belts on the line.
My Score: 9.1/10
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