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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Live Results & Report! (8/27/19)
Who else makes it to the King of the Ring Quarterfinals?
SmackDown continues King of the Ring!
The King of the Ring’s opening round finishes with former tag team partners facing off, and a 205 Live rivalry revisited! Who among Chad Gable, Shelton Benjamin, Mustafa Ali and Buddy Murphy advance to the next round?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- King of the Ring SmackDown Bracket: Mustafa Ali VS Buddy Murphy; Ali wins and advances to the next round.
- Bayley VS Lacey Evans; Bayley wins.
- Big E VS Randy Orton; Orton wins.
- WWE 24/7 Championship Triple Threat: Elias VS R-Truth VS Drake Maverick; Maverick wins and becomes the new WWE 24/7 Champion.
- King of the Ring SmackDown Bracket: Chad Gable VS Shelton Benjamin; Gable wins and advances to the next round.
PLAY BY PLAY
Roman Reigns has no idea what to make of this.
An attempt backstage. An attempt in the parking lot. And a wild goose chase trying to figure out who is behind it all. The Big Dog’s questions have yet to be properly answered. Buddy Murphy said it was Erick Rowan. Erick Rowan and Daniel Bryan said Murphy lied. Then Rowan and Bryan said they found the real culprit, only to reveal a strange pseudo-Rowan. Is this answer real? Or just a Big Red Herring?
Roman Reigns is in the building!
Kayla Braxton informs him that Daniel Bryan wants an apology on behalf of Erick Rowan. Roman says he will say something, but when he’s in the ring.
Kofi Kingston is here!
The dream of Kofimania continues, even if Randy Orton keeps saying it’s “stupid.” The Viper devastated the New Day, and then The Revival helped break Xavier Woods, all while Kofi was forced to watch. All of this has compelled Kofi to give Orton a rematch at Clash of Champions! But tonight in Baton Rouge, Kofi says “Orton likes to slither around this ring, talking about me being stupid.” But just who (who who who?) got they ass knocked out outta nowhere?! Kofi knows things have escalated over the last few weeks, but Orton took it to a personal level. All Kofi wanted to do was prove himself, to prove he belongs at the top, that he deserves to be champion! Orton didn’t want that, and took it to a personal place bringing up Kofi’s family. Orton and his new buddies took it to a new level taking out Kofi’s friend, Woods.
But what was the last thing we saw? Kofi walloped the Revival, it felt so good, and then had Orton “crawling up that ramp with fear in his eyes!” And Orton was afraid, because he saw the look in Kofi’s eyes that said he isn’t playing around. They’ll run it back at Clash of Champions for the WWE World Championship! Kofi will show and prove Orton was wrong all along! Kofi was ready then, Kofi is ready now! And in the end, Orton will find out why Kofi is THE W, W, E, World, Heavy, Weight, CHAMPION- “Stupid, stupid, stupid.” Orton won’t stop spamming “stupid” until Kofi is looking at him. Orton wants to show Kofi is truly stupid, but he’ll wait until Clash. But for now, Orton will show Kofi something special. Orton was thinking up ways of how to make Kofi look stupid, when someone slipped a letter under his door. Orton doesn’t really read fan mail, but this letter was written with heart, so Orton reads it now.
“Dear Mr. Orton. Stop hurting Kofi Kingston. Kofi is not stupid. Kofi is a good man, but you are a mean man, Mr. Orton. So mean that you make my hero, Kofi Kingston, cry at night. And do you want to know why I know this? Kofi Kingston isn’t just my hero, Kofi Kingston is my daddy. Signed, Kai Kingston.” How touching. Orton realized that he is in the exact hotel as Kofi and his family. Orton doesn’t need to be pen pals with Kai, he just has to go down the hall and pay him a visit. The Viper has more venom than Kofi thought, and Kofi goes to chase him down! But Orton is there to meet him at gorilla! They brawl all over until security pulls them apart. But not even that keeps them apart, and Kofi gets Orton on the table! Orton gets up but Kofi throws him into the wall! And then back on the table! Orton turns the tables on Kofi and has Kofi up, for a draping DDT to the floor!! Orton calls Kofi “stupid” again while security calls for medics. Will Kofi be able to keep the dream alive and keep his family safe from the Viper?
SmackDown returns with Big E coming out of the Doctor’s room.
Big E has a match against Randy Orton tonight. He has faith Kofi will make it to Clash, but won’t say the same for Orton. Is Big E going to exact revenge on The Viper for both Kofi and Woods?
King of the Ring SmackDown Bracket: Mustafa Ali VS Buddy Murphy!
For those who kept up with 205 Live, you know just how good this rivalry was during the past year! The Heart of 205 was denied the Cruiserweight Championship by the Aussie Juggernaut, but now the Beacon of Light shines and the Best Kept Secret is out! Will these two ignite the ring all over again? And which man moves on to the quarterfinals?
The two quickly shake hands to confirm this is going to be in good sportsmanship, and the bell rings. Murphy gets Ali to a corner but Ali turns it around to CHOP Murphy. Murphy comes back without flinching and tosses Ali to a corner! Ali escapes again and shows off his agility. Things speed up more and Ali huricanranas Murphy out. Fans fire up as Ali builds speed, but Murphy returns with a KNEE TRIGGER! Cover, TWO! Ali is rocked while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Murphy stomps a Melbourne mudhole into Ali, then drags him up to whip corner to corner. Ali rebounds off buckles into a back drop! Cover, ONE, but Murphy keeps his cool. Murphy drags Ali up to ram a knee into the back, then kick him down! Cover, TWO, but Murphy stalks Ali to the ropes. Murphy stands Ali up to CHOP him off his feet. Murphy stomps Ali around, but Ali hits back. Ali throws forearms and runs, but into a sleeper hold! Ali reaches but Murphy keeps him from ropes. Ali fights out of the hold and runs, but into a LARIAT! Murphy grimaces but doesn’t cover. Murphy eventually does cover, TWO! Perhaps Murphy’s small break cost him there. He hauls Ali up but Ali turns the suplex into a crossbody! TWO, and Murphy clobbers Ali! Cover, TWO, and Murphy wraps on a new sleeper hold.
Ali endures again, and fights his way up. Ali powers Murphy to a corner! But Murphy holds on to the head. Ali rams Murphy again, and again, and is free! But Murphy just throws him into the opposite corner, face first! Ali falls down and fans cheer the Juggernaut as he goes back to Ali. SmackDown returns to single picture as Murphy whips Ali corner to corner. Ali kicks back then boots! Ali trips Murphy to catapult him into buckles! Murphy staggers and Ali runs to flapjack dropkick Murphy down! Murphy bails out and Ali builds speed, but Murphy slides in. Ali kicks Murphy back out! Then DIVES to wipe Murphy out! Elias watches as one of these two will be his future opponent.
Ali puts Murphy in and aims from the corner. Ali baits Murphy in and roundhouses him away! Fans fire up as Ali slingshots and somersaults, but Murphy TOSSES Ali out! Murphy builds speed now, to FLY! The Juggernaut still has the legs to leap, and he wipes Ali out! Baton Rouge fires up as Murphy puts Ali back in. Murphy climbs up, leaps, but Ali gets clear of the meteora to SUPERKICK! Murphy wobbles, Ali hits the POISON-RANA! Cover, TWO!! Murphy reminds Ali why he was Cruiserweight Champion for so long. Ali gets up first and drags Murphy to a drop zone. Fans duel as Murphy anchors a foot. Ali stomps Murphy off then climbs up, but Murphy grabs him again! Murphy tucks Ali in for a SUPERKICK to POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO, AUSSIE-GOYE! BRAIN BUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Ali now reminds Murphy why it was so hard to beat him the first time!
Baton Rouge knows “This is Awesome!” but this is also not over yet! Murphy drags Ali up now, but Ali fights back. Ali ducks to ROCK Murphy, but Murphy rocks him back! Murphy strike fest, stomp the foot but gets the windmill heel kick! Murphy ends up on the apron and Ali heads over. Ali runs to tilt-o-whirl DDT Murphy off the ropes!! Ali hurries to a corner, climbs up high, and hits a 450 splash!! Cover, Ali wins!!
Winner: Mustafa Ali, by pinfall; advances to the next round
Ali gets a huge victory over a former rival! Will Ali shine even brighter in the quarterfinals?
Murphy gets up and shows respect as he offers a handshake. Ali takes it, and Murphy even raises Ali’s hand. What is next for Murphy if he’s no longer heading for the throne?
Ember Moon finds Bayley backstage.
Don’t tell her Charlotte Flair is getting to her? No, no, Bayley was just thinking back to SummerSlam. No thanks, Ember doesn’t want to go down that path. Bayley won and Ember will deal with it her way. But the next time they face off, Ember promises to win. And until then, Charlotte is not the face of the SmackDown Women’s Division, Bayley is. Bayley is the reason superstars like Ember were given a chance. This is about bringing every woman up. The best woman won, and it was Bayley.
But the Lady, Lacey Evans, walks in. If Bayley is the best, they need to raise their standards. The entire division does. Charlotte was right about one thing: Bayley is bringing the division and the title down. But Charlotte was wrong about who is the face. That’s Lacey. Pfft, yeah right. Well if these “nasties” don’t believe it, Lacey will prove it in the ring. Ember wishes Bayley luck against the Sassy Southern Belle. Will Bayley need it?
The Miz returns to SmackDown!
The Hollywood A-Lister is ready to respond to the words and actions of the “artists” with actions of his own. Will Miz be able to silence the Critic of the Critics?
SmackDown returns, and Miz speaks on the mic first. Fans say Miz is awesome, and Miz agrees. The recap package shows us that Sami is now Shinsuke’s spokesperson. Yes, it’s awful. But they used Miz TV to take their frustrations out on Miz. Sami claims he and Shin are two poets with similar philosophies. #Really? What is that? Shinsuke is a champ, Sami is a clinger. Sami was in a rut, but he latched onto someone else. Sami is a “spokesperson” because he couldn’t hack it anymore. Sami is on Shinsuke’s coattails because Sami couldn’t be it himself. Shinsuke is the Intercontinental Champion, but if he really thinks he needs Sami, then something’s wrong. And if he thinks going after The Miz is the way to the top, he’s got an even bigger problem! Miz made that title the main event, and he’ll do it again. That’s why Miz formally challenges Shinsuke to the Intercontinental Championship AT Clash of Champions!
Sami makes his entrance, and laughs at Miz’s challenge. Clearly no one understands the bond between Sami and Shin. But Sami is a “liberator,” because he liberated Shinsuke! Shinsuke feels freer and stronger in years! But what’s truly laughable is that Miz thinks he can be the Intercontinental Championship like it’s his. News flash: Shinsuke is THE Intercontinental Champion! Shinsuke is an artist! Shinsuke is a poet! Shinsuke is the KING of Strong Style! And Miz is the King of Soft Style. But someone as selfish as Miz can’t understand someone so selfless as Sami. That’s fine. But maybe Miz needs respect beaten into him. Okay then, why doesn’t Sami get in this ring already. That’s not how it works. Then maybe Miz will go out to beat respect into Sami. Miz takes off his jacket and gets out of the ring but Sami warns him. Because Shinsuke attacks from behind!
Shinsuke throws Miz into barriers while Sami mocks and laughs at Miz! Shinsuke rams knees into Miz. “Look at the artistry of Shinsuke Nakamura!” Shinsuke throws Miz into the LED apron, then runs down the ramp for a KINSHASA! Sami laughs the entire time at Miz’s pain. Shinsuke puts Miz in the ring and Sami thanks him. Sami then goes in the ring and says Miz “with no respect for artistry” is getting what he deserves. Give Miz his close-up, Shin! KINSHASA again! Sami shouts it at the top of his lungs, but fans boo. Sami declares Shinsuke “YOUR Intercontinental Champion,” but will this only give Miz the match he wants?
Elias plays his guitar backstage.
But he jumps up when he sees Kevin Owens walk in. Doesn’t Kevin know how to knock? This is Shane’s office, by the way. The door was open, so no need to knock. And why is Elias in Shane’s office? He’s about to be King of the Ring, so he can do whatever he wants. And Kevin lost, so he shouldn’t even bother Elias. Okay but Kevin is just here to see Shane. Shane’s not here. Not at all? Finally, Kevin is getting the message. Kevin thanks Elias for the update, and leaves. What is Kevin going to do while Shane isn’t here to abuse his power?
Bayley VS Lacey Evans!
The Huggable Bayley beat Nikki Cross on Raw, but now she’ll face the Sassy Southern Bell on SmackDown! Can Bayley stay white hot as Charlotte Flair is hot on her heels?
SmackDown returns as Lacey makes her entrance. Lacey struts down the ramp while teasing the fans, then goes to the ring. The bell rings but Lacey takes her time with her hat and gloves. She tosses her gloves up but Bayley sees the chap shot coming! They go to ropes but Bayley lets up. Bayley looks for where the gloves went, but she’s ready to arm-drag Lacey down! Lacey rushes Bayley to a waistlock but Bayley trips Lacy up. Bayley rolls Lacey to arm-drag her again! Bayley has the armlock, but Lacey gets up, only for Bayley to jam her arm. Bayley has the arm again, and brings Lacey around to high-five the wristlock! Lacey endures as Bayley shifts over to a rear mount and another armlock. Lacey powers her way up and scoops Bayley for a slam!
Lacey glares down at Bayley as she stomps her. Fans rally for Bayley but Lacey kicks her to a corner. Lacey bumps and stomps Bayley, but backs off at 4. Lacey runs in for the headstand, but Bayley shoves her over and knees her back! Bayley slides out to trip Lacey up, and clothesline her down! Fans fire up for Bayley as she catches her breath. But here comes Charlotte, strutting down the ramp herself. Bayley keeps her eyes on The Queen, and even asks if Charlotte wants a seat. The tension grows as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again, and Lacey has Bayley in a very ladylike cobra clutch. Charlotte watches ringside as Bayley fights back, only for Lacey to whip her to a corner. But Bayley goes up and crossbodies! Cover, TWO! Lacey knees low and hits a falling DDT! Then she gator rolls Bayley to the apron! Lacey wrings Bayley’s arm into the apron edge! Lacey kicks Bayley’s arm against the LED, but the referee counts. Lacey kicks Bayley again and takes her time strutting about before getting in the ring. Bayley gets to a corner but Lacey is on her. Lacey wraps the arm in the ropes and even adds a headscissor! Lacey lets up at 4 then rams Bayley into buckles. Lacey sits Bayley down to stomp, and finally gets that swinging bronco buster! Lacey pushes Bayley out of the corner to cover, TWO!
Lacey grabs Bayley’s arm to drop knees on it! Bayley crawls but Lacey uses Bayley’s own headband as a weapon. Cover, TWO! Lacey keeps on the bad arm and wraps it on the ropes. The ref counts and Lacey lets up at 4. Lacey drags Bayley up to a hammerlock, but Bayley gets to the ropes. Bayley brings Lacey through the ropes now to return the favor! Bayley lets up at 4 to then run and dropkick Lacey off the ropes! Cover, TWO! Charlotte says, “Aw shucks,” but then Lacey knees Bayley down. Lacey kicks Bayley hard in the leg, then bounces Bayley’s face off the mat. Lacey stands on Bayley’s bad arm as she slaps her around. Then Lacey stomps the arm! Lacey boasts but Bayley hits back. Lacey whips but Bayley goes up and out, to then bait Lacey into a forearm! Bayley avoids the leg sweep to bounce Lacey off buckles! And then other buckles!
Bayley catches Lacey’s leg and puts it through the ropes! Bayley fires off on Lacey, and then runs in to run Lacey over! Bayley rallies with big lariats! Fans fire up as Bayley goes side to side to knee smash Lacey in the corner! Then she trips Lacey up and goes to get the Figure Four!? A Trailer Hitch version at that! Lacey gets the ropebreak and Charlotte just smiles at Bayley’s attempt. Lacey throws Bayley out to the apron and Bayley has to worry about Charlotte. Bayley hotshots Lacey away, then powers up, but Lacey counters the belly2belly with an arm wringer! Lacey drags Bayley to a drop zone and heads up top. Lacey leaps up, leaps again, Sassiest Moonsault Ever! Cover, TWO!? Lacey cannot believe it! But Bayley gets out of the ring, so Lacey has to go out after her. Bayley throws Lacey into barriers! And drags her out for a draping suplex!
Both women are down and a ring count begins! Bayley is up at 8 and in, but Lacey is in at 9.5! Oklahoma roll, TWO! Lacey trips Bayley to a jackknife bridge, TWO! Bayley throws forearms and rocks Lacey. Bayley whips but Lacey reverse to a roll up, but Bayley rolls through to knee Lacey down! Lacey stands, and gets a BAYLEY2BELLY! Cover, ROPEBREAK!! Charlotte is moderately amused by this. Bayley drags Lacey up and tries again but Lacey kicks her away. Lacey spins Bayley for a neckbreaker! Rolling back, into a boot! Bayley stands, grabs Lacey again, overhead suplex! Bayley keeps going, putting Lacey in a drop zone. Fans fire up as Bayley stares Charlotte down. Bayley climbs, leaps, MACHO ELBOW! Cover, Bayley wins!!
Winner: Bayley, by pinfall
A second match this week, but Bayley toughs it out to win! Charlotte “applauds” Bayley, but also shows ten fingers to remind Bayley her 10th reign is on its way. Will the Queen take back her throne in her own hometown? Or will Bayley spoil the homecoming by keeping the title?
Backstage interview with Daniel Bryan & Erick Rowan.
The Planet’s Champions still expect The Big Dog to apologize. They presented Roman with the “despicable individual” responsible for everything that has happened. And as of this moment, there has still been no apology. They will NOT leave the arena until Roman says, “Erick Rowan, Daniel Bryan, I am sorry.” Will Roman say those words to them? Or will they not be leaving Baton Rouge any time soon?
Big E VS Randy Orton!
#ForeverTheRKO has done what they want to The New Day, taking out Xavier Woods with a leg-breaking stomp last week. Orton took Kofi Kingston down with a vicious table DDT, but will Big E be enough on his own to get revenge?
AWWWWW~ Baton Rouge~! SmackDown returns as Big E makes his entrance! Despite the energy in the usual introduction, Big E gets very serious very quickly as he heads down the ramp. The bell rings, and Big E runs right at Orton! Big E throws big body shots, then he throws Orton out of the ring. Big E follows to whip Orton into steel steps! Orton crawls away but Big E is on him. “You’ve got Hell to pay, and I’m here to collect!” Big E throws Orton over the announce desk and into barriers! Big E dares Orton to get back up as he goes to refresh the count. Orton crawls and Big E is on him again. Orton pokes Big E’s eyes! Orton throws Big E but Big E sends Orton up and over barriers! Fans get The Viper right in their laps! Big E then drags Orton back up by his ear and puts him in the ring. Big E covers, TWO!
Big E keeps his cool as he drags Orton up. He has Orton in the abdominal stretch, and does add those New Day Spanks, with extra stank! Big E then whips and runs Orton over with an elbow! Cover, TWO! Big E likes that, he’s ready to play Orton’s game. Big E sits Orton up then stands him up. But Orton rakes Big E’s eyes! Orton sends Big E into the post! Orton yanks on Big E’s arm, then whips him corner to corner. Big E comes out with a clothesline! Big E rallies with more, and fans fire up. Big E follows Orton to the apron, and takes aim, for a BIG SPLASH! But Orton moves and Big E gets only apron edge! Big E flops to the floor and Orton follows him back to the announce desk. Orton drags Big E up, for a back suplex onto the announce desk! Big E writhes to the floor while Orton sits on the corner. SmackDown goes to picture in picture as Orton takes a breather.
Orton wipes the sweat from his brow before refreshing the count. Orton then fetches Big E, but that’s a lot of dead weight. Orton refreshes the count again, and lets Big E crawl on his own. Big E gets to his feet, but Orton is on him, with another back suplex to the desk! Orton leaves Big E behind as the count begins again. Big E slumps off the desk, but Orton just grins as he watches Big E crawl. Orton goes out again, hauls Big E up, and hits him with a third desk back suplex! Big E flops to the floor now, and Orton leaves him behind again. Orton watches Big E will himself off the floor. SmackDown returns to single picture as Orton goes back out. Orton drags Big E up a fourth time, but Big E fights back! Big E gives Orton a suplex to the announce desk! Orton has a taste of his own medicine, and Big E grins as he puts Orton back into the ring. But Big E walks into Orton’s dropkick! Orton covers, TWO!
Orton keeps his cool as he looms over Big E. Orton stomps Big E’s hand, then the other hand. He pulls on Big E’s ear as he taunts his pain. Fans rally with “New! Day Rocks!” and Big E sits up. Orton runs, into an overhead belly2belly! And then another! Orton staggers up, Big E baits him into the third belly2belly! Big E swivels his hips, runs, but The Revival is there! Big E wallops them and avoids an RKO, to scoop Orton! Orton powers out and sends Big E at the ref! The ref gets out of the way, but misses seeing The Revival double cheap shot Big E! RKO!! Cover, Orton wins!
Winner: Randy Orton, by pinfall
#ForeverTheRKO is successful in downing the New Day again! And now the #TopGuys join Orton in the ring to add on. Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder drag Big E up and whip him, into the RKO MACHINE!! Is the New Day going to survive Clash of Champions, let alone retain their titles, against this vicious new trio?
Backstage interview with Chad Gable.
The underdog of the King of the Ring tournament is underestimated by his opponent, Shelton Benjamin, most of all. But Benjamin should know better being they were former tag partners. When it’s all said and done, it will be Benjamin looking up at Gable. But Benjamin comes by looking for Gable, aka “Shorty” Gable. If anyone sees him, let Gable know Benjamin’s looking for him. Jokes aside, is Gable going to show that taller doesn’t mean better?
Ladies and Gentlemen: Elias.
The Drifter is sitting in the throne! He already thinks he is the King of Drifters! Elias vows that when he wins King of the Ring, fans will scream, “Long Live Elias!” Many legends have worn the crown, from Kurt Angle to Brock Lesnar to Edge. None of them can wear the crown the way he does. This is a sight to behold, with crown, scepter and guitar by his side. Elias is a king we can believe in. Oh what is he doing, trying to reason with a bunch of “swamp people”? But wait, Kevin is sneaking up behind him! And he decks the would-be king! Kevin fires off furious fists and forearms, and then puts Elias in the ring! Elias hits back, and throws off his jacket. But it and the belt slows him down, so Kevin gets a STUNNER! Elias falls, and the Prizefighter gets a tiny bit of revenge for being screwed out of the tournament. Will Kevin hear about this from Shane when Shane returns?
As for Elias, he is still 24/7 Champion, and Shane isn’t here to pause the rules. Truth sneaks in, covers Elias, but Maverick pulls him off! Maverick throws Truth down hard and goes after Elias himself! Cover, Maverick wins!!
Winner: Drake Maverick, by pinfall;Â NEW WWE 24/7 Champion
Rockstar Spud is so excited he has the belt back! Now he can finally #ConsummateTheMarriage with Mrs. Renee Michelle-Maverick! That is, if Maverick can hold onto that belt long enough.
King of the Ring SmackDown Bracket: Chad Gable VS Shelton Benjamin!
SmackDown returns as the Gold Standard waits in the ring for “Shorty G.” Gable makes his entrance now, and he eyes longingly at the throne. He joins Benjamin in the ring, and this opening round finale begins with the bell!
Gable ducks Benjamin to throw forearms. Benjamin reverses the whip and gets Gable with a SPINEBUSTER! Benjamin covers, TWO! Benjamin stomps Gable and drags him up for a snap suplex. Benjamin taunts “Shorty” but Gable trips Benjamin up! Jackknife cover, TWO! Gable whips Benjamin but Benjamin reverses again, and hard! Gable bounces off buckles and Benjamin covers, TWO! Andrade Almas and Zelina Vega watch as the winner of this meets El Idolo in the next round. Benjamin stomps and taunts “Shorty” more. Gable SLAPS Benjamin! Gable fires off with strikes of all kinds, then gives a mule kick! Gable runs for the rolling kick! Benjamin is down, but he gets up to get a running neckbreaker! Gable dodges Benjamin for a BIG German Suplex, but Benjamin LARIATS right back!
Benjamin shakes out the cobwebs to haul Gable up. Gable dodges, waistlocks, but Benjamin elbows out and rolls to a takedown! Into an Ankle Lock! Gable rolls to throw Benjamin out! Gable cannonballs, but Benjamin catches him! To swing him into barriers! Benjamin drags Gable back into the ring, and hauls Gable up top. Benjamin climbs to join Gable, but Gable fights him off! Benjamin falls into a drop zone, Gable turns around, Gable MOONSAULTS! But he lands on his feet when Benjamin dodges! Benjamin KNEES Gable down! Benjamin lifts Gable in a powerbomb, but Gable sunset flips right through! Cover, Gable wins!!
Winner: Chad Gable, by pinfall; advances to the next round
The underdog takes a huge victory from the jaws of defeat! But will Chad be #ReadyWillingAndGable to beat El Idolo in the quarterfinals?
Roman Reigns heads to the ring!
The Big Dog promised to say something to Daniel Bryan & Erick Rowan, but will it be what they want him to say? But before Roman can speak, Bryan interrupts on the titantron. It’s so easy, it’s just two little words. Just say, “I’m sorry.” Roman asks the fans if he should apologize. The fans say, “NO! NO!” Well Bryan is int he back, so let’s be clear, should Roman apologize? “NO!” Well let’s try this. Let’s double check the video and if it feels right, Roman will apologize. The video is of course footage of the original night in question. The man in a hoodie with the big red beard is seen walking just at the edge of the frame. Rowan tries to explain but Bryan gets mad and even SLAPS Rowan! Bryan hates liars and tells Rowan to get out of his sight. Bryan grabs a mic and shouts “I hate liars!” Bryan trusted Rowan for the last year, and now he’s been betrayed! Bryan claims to not know a thing about that!
Bryan appears on stage and says Rowan has betrayed Bryan! Someone has told Rowan to do this, but it’s not Bryan! It wasn’t Bryan! Rowan has been lying this whole time, but Roman won’t hear Bryan out. Roman SPEARS Bryan the moment Bryan is in the ring! Has Roman seen through the sham? Or is there still someone pulling the strings from the shadows?
My Thoughts:
This SmackDown was another weird show. Things were going so great to start, but then there was a grind by the end. Too many recap packages, for one. It felt like another go-home before a go-home week. The matches should’ve been swapped a bit, because Ali VS Murphy was the best match of tonight. They proved why 205 Live has been the most underrated program in the WWE. It was quite the surprise Ali made it through to the next round, as their opponent, Elias is a Heel, and both Ali and Murphy are working as Faces. But Ali makes for a good match-up with Elias, though Vega is likely going to factor in again. Meanwhile, Gable VS Benjamin was okay, and it’s great for Gable to be moving on to face Almas, which will be a better match. I have been hoping for The Fiend to get in on this match, and he would start by attacking and replacing Gable, but perhaps there is a bigger moment for him to do that as the tournament nears the end. He might even do it in the finals, depending on who the finalists are.
Speaking of Elias, it was great for Kevin Owens to get back at him while Shane was away. That’s a natural move for Kevin to stick it to them both. And best of all, Elias loses the title to Drake Maverick! I can’t wait for the rest of the week, Maverick trying to find time to consummate with Renee Michelle. They might, and probably should, carry this into tonight’s 205 Live. Then we get a pretty great Bayley VS Lacey match, with Charlotte watching to add another dimension to this. Bayley’s Bayley2Belly suplexes weren’t the cleanest tonight, but it’s great that she again wins with the flying elbow drop. Bayley VS Charlotte will be another great match, and so far so good on the NXT Horsewomen all being on Clash of Champions and heading for Banks VS Bayley at Survivor Series.
I thought Miz was going to have a match with Sami, but guess now. But Sami and Shinsuke beating Miz down again does add to Miz’s Face heat on the way to Clash of Champions. Sami calling Miz the King of Soft Style was a nice nod to a story we didn’t get with Miz, Shinsuke and Bryan last year, so maybe now that Miz is Face and not Heel, he comes out of this the winner. The story with Orton and Kofi also did good again, as Orton’s plan worked well against The New Day. There is a big chance #ForeverTheRKO comes out of Clash of Champions all champions themselves, but there’s still a good chance The New Day is heroically triumphant. I almost feel like a Six Man Tag for all the titles could be possible, but the Winner Takes All format has been used too much already in 2019. Separate matches also adds the drama of interference, Orton helping Revival and vice-versa. They of course did that tonight to help Orton against Big E in a great match that made Big E look like he was ready for a major singles title.
Roman’s segment with Bryan and Rowan should not have closed the show, but Vince is going to want what Vince wants. It seems video evidence undoes the horrible fake-out Bryan and Rowan concocted with that doppelganger. Bryan did great with his denial and berating of Rowan. Bryan comes off as the Lex Luthor DC Comics should’ve cast, and Roman is doing well as the hero to counter him. Roman VS Bryan should be the Clash of Champions match, but there’s mystery back in this story. Fingers crossed that it’s still Luke Harper behind the scenes. And for that matter, what a totally skipped over triumph! Rowan has his first name back!!
My Score: 8.3/10
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Honor Club hits a new landmark!
ROH on Honor Club hits Episode 100! And to make this big deal a bigger deal, QT Marshall challenges Komander for the ROH World TV Championship! Will QT bring the DOOM~?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Katsuyori Shibata VS Shane Taylor w/ Shane Taylor Promotions; wins.
- Taya Valkyrie VS Lady Frost; wins.
- The Beast Mortos VS ???
- The Gates of Agony VS ???
- Leila Grey VS ???
- The Outrunners VS ???
- ROH World Television Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS QT Marshall; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
[Due to scheduling conflicts, coverage will be on delay]
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The Bruv and Best Bout Machine have some business to handle.
While The Hurt Syndicate goes for the AEW World Tag Team Championships, Will Ospreay wants to talk with Kenny Omega about The Don Callis Family.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW World Tag Team Championships: Private Party VS The Hurt Syndicate; The Hurt Syndicate wins and becomes the new AEW World Tag Team Champions.
- Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS AR Fox; Swerve wins.
- Hangman Page VS Tyler Shoop; Hangman wins.
- Julia Hart VS Jamie Hayter; Hayter wins.
- Adam Copeland VS PAC; Cope wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
He welcomes us to Dynamite in Knoxville, Tennessee, then welcomes out the Aerial Assassin, Will Ospreay! The fans fire up as Ospreay makes his way to the ring, and then Schiavone says Ospreay asked for this face-to-face, so here is… KENNY OMEGA! The fans cheer again as now The Best Bout Machine makes his way out here! And he gets a lot of pyro! Omega joins Ospreay and Schiavone in the ring, the fans chant for “KENNY! KENNY!” Schiavone says it is his honor to be in the ring with two of the greats. Ospreay wanted to have this talk, so the floor is his. Ospreay tells Kenny thanks for coming out to join him here. And glad he’s not dead.
Ospreay can’t remember the last time they were in the same ring and not throwing punches at each other, but a lot has changed since Omega’s been away. Ospreay has got nothing to do with the Don Callis Family, and has been trying to change AEW from within. Ospreay didn’t like how Callis was doing business, so he is doing everything in his power to stop it. And to be honest, Omega’s come back at a really bad time. Moxley holds the world title hostage, Ospreay has been trying to get after them, but he keeps running into the Callis Family, and he can’t do this on his own anymore. The fans like where this is going.
Ospreay knows he and Omega have had their differences, but- Omega takes the mic for himself. “Stop. Stop. You said you didn’t remember the last time we faced each other in a ring? Well, Will, let me remind you. It was Forbidden Door. And in that match, not only did you drop me on my head and almost break my neck, but you stabbed me in the head with a screwdriver, the same one that Don had used months before. As far as I’m concerned, that makes you no better than him. And why did you do it, Will? Why? All because you were trying to prove that you were the best. You were trying to prove that you were better than me.
“Well, Will, not only did I not believe you were better than me back then, but I sure as hell don’ believe you’re better than me now. And it took diverticulitis to almost kill me for people to even know that you existed. So now that I’m back, Will, now that I’m back… Congratulations on being number two, because number one is standing right here in front of you. So if you’re here to apologize and ask for my help, the answer is no chance in hell. Because I will never trust someone like you, bruv!” Ospreay gets in Omega’s face and tells him, “Listen here, you little p*ick!” Ospreay makes sure Omega doesn’t look away, but then here comes Don Callis himself.
Omega and Ospreay are still mad with each other but Callis says, “Well look at these two prima donnas!” But like before, Omega rushes him at the ramp! The fans cheer, but here comes Konosuke Takeshita! The Alpha brawls with Omega to keep Callis safe! Ospreay is conflicted, but then Kyle Fletcher attacks Omega! Ospreay hates Kyle more than he does Omega, so he goes after the Protostar! The fans fire up as the brawl just gets bigger! Ospreay puts Kyle in the ring, ducks ‘n’ dodge shim, then RAN- NO! Kyle stops that to pop Ospreay up! But Ospreay pops free, dodges, and handsprings! NEURALIZER KICK!
The fans fire up as Ospreay fires off on Kyle in a corner! But Konosuke drags Ospreay down! ALPHA ELBOW! But Omega gets Konosuke! SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! Omega fires up and the Terminator Drums begin! Omega builds speed, but Kyle SUPERKICKS him down! The fans boo while Kyle seethes. Kyle drags Omega up to toss him out, but fans tell off Callis. Kyle BOOTS Ospreay over railing! Callis and Konosuke mug Omega! Kyle grins, and he uses a chair to LAUNCH himself into Ospreay! The fans boo while Kyle stands Ospreay up, and whips him, only for Ospreay to reverse! Kyle is sent into barriers and Ospreay beats Kyle down!
But wait, the rest of the family is here! Lance Archer goes after Ospreay! The fans boo but the Murderhawk hauls Ospreay up for a CHOKE- NO, Ospreay goes to the railing! Ospreay fires hands, but Archer LOW BLOWS! Then he DECKS Ospreay into the upper deck! The fans boo as Archer climbs up with ease, but Ospreay fires hands in return! Archer CLUBS Ospreay, they go up into the crowd, and cameras do their best to find where they went! They go down the stairs at the back! Brian Cage has appeared to beat up Omega, and Archer sends Ospreay into the merchandise stands! But Omega fires hands on Cage, and on Konosuke!
Archer CHUCKS a table, Ospreay dodges it! Ospreay ROCKS Archer, fires more shots, but Archer ROCKS Ospreay in return! Archer slides Ospreay along the merch table like it’s a bar fight! Cage CLUBS Omega, Archer drags Ospreay up, but Omega throws trash cans at the others! Omega CLUBS away on Archer, but Archer just grabs him now! But Ospreay and Omega work together! They mug Archer, then DOUBLE SUPLEX him through the tables! The fans are thunderous, but then Cage returns! He CHUCKS a trash can into Omega’s face! Cage, Konosuke and Kyle mug Ospreay and Omega 3v2 while Callis checks Archer.
The brawl goes around the back side of the bleachers, Konosuke puts Omega in a SLEEPER while Kyle and Cage CHOKE Ospreay! Omega breaks free, but Konosuke CLAWS Omega’s eyes! Konosuke reels Omega in, but Omega fights free of the suplex! Konosuke ROCKS Omega again, but now security has appeared! The brawling keeps going, but Ospreay breaks free to ROCK Cage and ROCK Kyle! Ospreay runs up, but Kyle ALLEY-OOPS him, only for Ospreay to grab the railing up above! Ospreay kicks Kyle away, then wait! Omega is climbing the lighting truss! They coordinate, and they DOUBLE ARIHARA MOONSAULT onto the Don Callis Family!!
The fans are losing their minds as Omega and Ospreay stand together! They climb up the truss so they can see Callis as he cowers on stage! Omega has a mic again, and he tells Callis, “We saw what you did to your boys! You saw what we did to your boys! Don Callis, the next time we get a chance, it’s gonna be you we put six feet down under! And speaking of down under, oh boy do I have an idea. Will, you wanted an apology? Maybe it’s me that should apologize. I should’ve trusted you from the beginning. So what do you say, Will? What do you say, people? Let’s restore that feeling we were looking for, in Brisbane, Australia!
“Grand Slam is gonna be me and Will against the hometown boy~, Kyle Fletcher, and Takeshita. Oh yeah, Takeshita, my little young boy! Takeshita & Fletcher, Ospreay & Omega, Australia, LET’S GO!!” The fans love that! Omega says it has been awhile, but let’s say it together, shall we? Goodbye, MWAH! And good, night, BANG!! Now hit his music, cuz he’s scared of heights. The music plays, Ospreay & Omega climb down, but will they tear the Callis Family down once and for all?
The Death Riders speak.
Jon Moxley says, “Tonight, we bring you AEW in Knoxville, Tennessee. The elite, the best of the best, we bring you Pac in the main event. Adam Copeland went to sleep in 2011, woke up in 2025, in a world where he doesn’t belong, in a world that he doesn’t understand. Where the animals are bigger, faster, stronger, meaner, and smarter. But there are plenty of weak, pathetic creatures around here, and we’d be glad to just throw your carcass on top of the pile, Adam. Adam Copeland’s neck is handing on by a thread, man. Bryan Danielson’s neck was hanging on by a thread, too. I finished the job for him. Darby Allin had a death wish for his career. I gave it to him.
“What I’m saying, Cope, is that maybe the next time you go to the doctor, you get some bad news. Maybe your next doctor’s visit is a worse case scenario. And in that case, I won’t lose even a little bit of sleep over it. I don’t sleep much, anyway, I don’t have time to sleep. I don’t have time for relics from the past, there’s too much work to do. We’re building a future.” Moxley leads the way out, will this be the last night AEW goes Rated R?
AEW World Tag Team Championships: Private Party VS The Hurt Syndicate!
Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy won these titles after putting it all on the line against The Young Bucks, but now they might have to do that all over again in this title defense. Can they keep the party going even against men who hurt people? Or will the All Mighty & the Standard of Excellence make good on their SHOTS, SHOTS, SHOTS?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and who are the real VIPs in AEW!
The teams sort out and the fans duel as Lashley starts against Quen. Lashley stares Zay down, then circles with Quen. Quen slips around to headlock but Lashley powers up to SLAM Quen down! Lashley then runs, but Quen dodges the lariat to PELE! Lashley staggers, Zay tags in, and we get some PARTY IN MOTION! Lashley staggers some more, but he comes back to LARIAT Zay! Lashley hushes the fans, then he drags Zay up. Lashley shoves Zay to the corner, LARIATS him again, then tags Shelton. Shelton stomps Zay, brings him up, and DECKS him! Shelton looms over Zay, scoops him, but Zay slips free to shove Shelton into a shoulder from Quen!
Shelton staggers, Zay runs up, and Quen is there for some SILLY STRING! Tag to Quen and he brings Shelton back up! Zay climbs, Private Party hit the SWANTON NECKBREAKER COMBO! Cover, ONE!! Shelton is tougher than that but Private Party keeps on Shelton. But Lashley grabs Quen at the ropes! Quen fires elbows, Zay CLUBS away on Shelton, then Zay runs to triangle jump STUNNER! Lashley falls, but here comes Shelton! Private Party DUMP him out, then they both build speed! DOUBLE DIVES, but into clinches! DOUBLE OVERHEAD SUPLEXES! MVP says they’re throwing a Private Party! Get it?
MVP tells the guys to bring Zay over. Shelton whips Zay to Lashley, and he SPINEBUSTERS Zay through the desk!! MVP says, “We Hurt People!” The fans are thunderous, and The Hurt Syndicate stalks Quen while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref wants the Syndicate to back off, and then he checks Zay. Doc Sampson also checks, and we get a quick replay from high above to see just how hard Zay hit the desk. The Syndicate stands down for the moment, and Quen also checks on Zay. Zay is stirring but MVP wants Doc to call it now. Shelton storms back out to scoop and SLAM Quen on the floor! Shelton puts Quen in the ring, Lashley RAMS into Quen again and again! The ref counts, Lashley stops at 4, and he lets Quen sputter in the corner. Lashley looms over Quen, Dynamite returns to single picture, and Lashley fires elbows! Lashley whips corner to corner, runs up, but into a BOOIT!
Quen goes out, Lashley ROCKS him first! Lashley runs to BLAST Quen off the apron! Tag to Shelton and he runs up on Quen to send him into apron, then railing, and back again! Quen hits railing again and he falls to the floor! Shelton drags Quen up and fans want that “One More Time!” Shelton obliges and he THROWS Shelton into the railing! Quen falls in a heap while Shelton refreshes the ring count. Shelton puts Quen in, the fans rally behind the Syndicate, and Shelton TOSSES Quen overhead! Cover, ZAY BREAKS IT! Zay still lives and the fans are torn! MVP says he’s not even mad, that is impressive.
Shelton drags Quen up while Zay goes back to the corner. Tag to Lashley, and Lashley throws elbows and haymakers! The ref counts, Lashley stomps Quen down, and Lashley digs his boot in! The fans fire up while Lashley scuffs Quen. Tag to Shelton, he drags Quen up, and fans duel as Shelton DECKS Quen! Quen stands, kicks, but Shelton blocks! Shelton FLIPS Quen, but Quen lands on his feet to ENZIGIRI! The fans fire up while both men crawl! Hot tag to Zay! Shelton runs up but Zay ROCKS him first! Zay fires more shots, but Shelton knees low! Shelton whips, then pops Zay up, but Zay DROPKICKS back! The fans fire up while both men rise.
Zay clinches, but Shelton SHOVES Zay into the corner! Shelton runs in, but Zay dodges! Shelton hits buckles, then Zay goes up! Zay hits a FLYING FLATLINER! Quen adds a 450 SPLASH! Zay covers, Lashley breaks it! Lashley goes back to the corner, Shelton kicks! Zay blocks, but gets the DRAGON WHIP! Tag to Lashley and he storms right up on Zay! Lashley scoops, Zay slips free, and Zay shoves Lashley into Quen’s forearm! Zay SUPERKICKS, Quen GAMANGIRIS, Zay rolls Lashley up! TWO!! Lashley is up to SPEAR Zay inside-out!! Cover, QUEN BREAKS IT! The fans fire up, but here comes Shelton!
Shelton waistlocks Quen to GERMAN SUPLEX! Then GERMAN SUPLEX again! Quen flounders, Lashley hauls Quen up for the MILE HIGH SPINEBUSTER! Shelton runs at Zay, STEP-UP KNEE! Then Lashley SPEARS Zay again!! Cover, Hurt Syndicate wins!
Winners: The Hurt Syndicate, by pinfall (NEW AEW Tag Team Champions)
They certainly hurt people! They just crashed the party, crushed the party, and now they have the gold! Will nothing stop the Hurt Syndicate from owning AEW?
Mariah May speaks.
“I am the most disrespected champion in AEW history. I have raised this title to a level it had never seen before. Every match, every moment, every massacre. And I made it all look so good! And how does this company repay me? By enabling a deranged woman, for a second time. This is what you have for your champion? A woman I played like a dysfunctional fiddle and beat without blinking an eye? Fine. Let’s play your game, and I will scramble her shallow brain even worse than I did the first time! And when she’s gasping for air whilst I’m grasping my gold, every fan and every person in AEW will realize one thing: You don’t deserve me! Toni Storm? I can’t wait to ‘meet’ you.”
Backstage interview with Toni Storm.
Renee Paquette is with said challenger, and says this Saturday Night Collision, Toni will meet Mariah face-to-face ahead of their AEW Women’s Championship match at Grand Slam: Australia. What does Toni anticipate will happen? Toni says she’s just so nervous and excited! She doesn’t know what she’s gonna say. Harley Cameron walks in and says yes! Excellent! Harley says from “one non-quirky Australian to another,” she just wants to wish her good luck. Toni says there’s no reason Harley can’t wrestle in Australia, too! Really? Yeah!
Toni knows people think she’s a bit of a Bogan, but mate, they put on one hell of a match for two Sheilas fat assing around in a couple of budgie smugglers, don’t you think? And then Harley busted out the guitar, Toni was like, “Good on ya!” Harley says cheers, mate! She admits, when she first met Toni, she thought Toni was a bit of a neg, but Toni sure had one bloody ripper of a show! Good on ya! That’s the type o’ Sheila she’d do a shoey with! Toni says, “See you in Australia.” Harley says yeah, see you in Australia! The Aussies are bonding, but will the Homecoming in Jacksonville go smoothly? Or will The Glamour be spewin’ (real mad) on Collision?
Backstage interview with Jeff Jarrett.
Alex Marvez is with Double J and brings up the heinous things MJF had to say. Before Marvez can ask more about that, Karen steps in and wants a minute with Jeff. Marvez steps aside and Karen wants him to remember what they talked about. Last week, getting down in the mud with MJF, that is not who Jeff is anymore. Karen didn’t like it, she was upset by all that, and it reminded her- He knows, he knows. He gives her a kiss on the forehead, then heads to the ring! The fans cheer for The Last Outlaw, and he puts his guitar aside so he can get the mic. “What’s up, Knoxville?” The fans cheer and Jarrett says it is great to be back in the Volunteer State!
Jarrett was driving up the I-40 and gathering his thoughts, figuring out how he’d address things from last week, another fellow Tennessean came to mind. One of his greatest mentors, none other than The King, Jerry Lawler! The fans are a bit torn on that name, but Jarrett brings up a tag match early in his career. Jarrett was on right before Lawler, and Lawler was watching that match. And for the better part of 30 minutes, these two guys candidly beat Jarrett’s ass. But not only physically but verbally. As Jarrett was making his last ditch effort throwing some haymakers, he threw some verbal jabs himself.
As Jarrett was returning to his dressing room, right there was The King. He shut the door and got in Jarrett’s face. Lawler told Jarrett, “What the hell are you thinking out there? Don’t ever get in the gutter with your opponent.” Jarrett will just say this: Sometimes, it’s great to come back home to remember who you are. The fans cheer that! Jarrett tells MJF that he will find out exactly who The Last Outlaw is! “Max, we’re gonna settle this Southern style. Somehow, somewhere, some place. No lights, no camera. As we say around here in Knoxville, I’m gonna take you out to the woodshed and beat your ass!”
The fans cheer, and Jarrett says enough about the one hit wonder! Let’s get back tot he fans! Because the fans inspired Jarrett, gave him that juice, to get in the Owen Hart Cup last year. And let’s get real, the fans have given Jarrett a gift. You ask what that gift is, and well, that gift is of a 57-year-old man believing in himself that he can become the AEW World Heavyweight Champion! The fans cheer that! So then, let’s get to business. AEW World Champion, Jon Moxley…! Let’s get out here and talk. The fans are surprised Double J is calling out The Maniac, but here come The Death Riders!
Specifically, CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI slips into the ring! He spins Jarrett around, and he UPPERCUTS Jarrett right off his feet! The Swiss Superman grabs the mic. Claudio tells Jarrett, “Nobody gets to Jon Moxley without getting through me first. Let me give you one piece of advice, Outlaw. Stay out of our business.” Claudio leaves Jarrett behind, and he even punts the AEW mic box into the crowd. But Jarrett grabs another mic to tell Claudio, “Turn your ass around! You know me better than this. You’re gonna have to kill me to stop me!” The fans fire up as Jarrett stands back up.
Jarrett says Mox is his target, so Claudio, how about this? If Jarrett beats Claudio next week, he gets that title shot! Claudio says, “Beating you lifeless? An interesting proposition. See you next week.” Jarrett says it’s on! It’s on in Huntsville, Alabama! Can The Last Outlaw make it through Moxley’s “emissary” so that he can go right for the king?
Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS AR Fox!
The Most Dangerous Man in AEW has put The One & Only Ricochet on notice, but it seems he has someone else from his past to deal with first. Will Swerve bury his past so he can focus on his future? Or will Swerve’s House soon belong to the Whole Fox’n Show?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Fox and Swerve circle, then they feel things out. Swerve dodges a boot to headlock, but Fox fires body shots. Swerve CLUBS Fox, the forearms start flying, then Fox kicks low. Fox suplexes, Swerve fights that to suplex! Fox fights that, they both fight for suplex control, and then Fox ends up on the apron! Swerve blocks a shot to ELBOW Fox down! Swerve then slingshots up and out, to then MOONSAULT onto Fox! The fans fire up while Swerve stands over Fox. Swerve drags Fox up and into the ring. Swerve goes up the corner while Fox sits up, FLYING- NO, Fox BOOTS the uppercut away!
Wait, picture in picture lets us know that Ricochet is in the building, golden scissors in his lapel pocket! Where’s he headed? Fox CLUBS Swerve, then wraps an arm around the ropes. Fox KICKS the rope to jam the arm, then he CLUBS away on the shoulder. Fox runs, but Swerve follows and runs Fox over! The fans fire up while Fox flounders. Swerve grabs legs, spins Fox around, and gator rolls Fox to deadlift suplex! The fans cheer on “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Swerve seethes, even as Nana keeps the chants going. Swerve stalks Fox to a corner, then ROCKS him! Swerve digs his boot in, the ref counts, but Swerve steps off to stand Fox up. Swerve turns Fox for a NECKBREAKER! Swerve holds on, drags Fox back up, and hits another NECKBREAKER! Swerve then drags Fox up and puts him through ropes. Swerve brings Fox out and turns him again, for a DRAPING NECKBREAKER! Swerve completes a vicious take on the Three Amigos, then covers, TWO! Fox survives and Swerve is annoyed, but Swerve also knows his old rival is just that tough.
Swerve stalks Fox to ropes, and he CHOPS! Fox is stinging, but Swerve fireman’s carriers him. Fox grabs ropes, gets himself to the apron, and he HOTSHOTS Swerve away! Fox runs to BASEMENT CUTTER! Fox soaks up cheers and jeers, Nana rallies the fans, but Fox grabs the bad arm to SLAM it on the mat! Swerve goes to a corner, Fox fires body shots and forearms, then bumps him off buckles. Fox hammerlocks Swerve to RAM that shoulder into the buckles! Swerve staggers away, drops to his knees, and Fox soaks up more heat. Fox even scares Nana off! Fox scuffs Swerve, taunts the fans, but Swerve snarls.
Fox scuffs Swerve again, but Swerve stands. Fox BOOTS him down! Fox taunts Swerve, kicks him again, and Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans rally again but Fox gives more taunting kicks. Swerve stands, blocks a kick, then slips around to scoop and BACKBREAKER! Fox scrambles away while the fans fire up. Swerve storms out after Fox, but Fox scurries back into the ring! Swerve pursues, but Fox catches him in the ropes with a DRAPING DDT! Fox strikes like a Viper and Swerve flops to the floor. The fans boo but Fox goes to the apron, and he uses the corner, MOONSAULT ATTACK! Down goes Swerve!
The fans are torn but Nana is worried as Fox puts Swerve in the ring. Fox slingshots, springboards, and RAN- NO! Swerve hoists Fox up, POWERSLAM! The fans fire up with Swerve and he watches Fox flounder. Swerve runs up to UPPERCUT in the corner! Then he mule kicks, snapmares, and goes up the corner, for the FALLING UPPERCUT! The fans fire up as Swerve hits the Griddy! Swerve then aims as Fox flounders, “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” But Ricochet runs up with the scissors!! Swerve dodges, then he swings on Ricochet! Ricochet runs away, laughing at Swerve, but Nana has a pipe! Pipe beats scissors, boy!
Ricochet dares Nana to come get him, but Fox BOOTS Swerve in the corner! Fox puts Swerve up top, then goes up, ARABIAN PRESS FLY!! Cover, TWO!! Fox is furious and he goes up, up, and 450Â FLOPS as Swerve moves! Swerve hurries to stand Fox up! Half nelson and BIG PRESS- NO, Fox victory rolls through! TWO!! Swerve escapes, but Fox goes Matrix! But Swerve rebounds and somersaults, FLATLINER! And then the HOUSE CALL!! Swerve isn’t done, he’s going up top again! KILL STOMPS!! Cover, Swerve wins!
Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall
Ricochet tried to ruin everything, but he only added fuel to the fire! However, even after all that, Swerve shows Fox respect. They shake hands, but Ricochet grabs a camera to get on the tron! Ricochet tells Swerve, “The risks you take… These are the risks you take when you think it’s okay to bully and embarrass people. Like last week, when everybody though tit was okay to boo me and take away my time to speak whenever I got something to say. But that’s okay, I’ll give you that one. Because next week, you all will be forced to hear everything that I’ve got to say, and believe me, I’ve got a lot to get off my chest. Ain’t that right, Prince Nana?”
The camera pans over, and Ricochet is holding those scissors to Nana’s throat! Ricochet says he could gut Nana like a fish for what he did last week, thinking he could embarrass him! But Ricochet needs Nana to tell Swerve that this may be his house, but there is a new landlord, and rent is due! Swerve is fuming as he storms to the back! Ricochet laughs as he leaves again, and Nana is able to breathe again. Ricochet says he’s the dangerous one now, but is he really just playing with fire?
The Learning Tree speaks.
Chris Jericho says, “Hi, guys~! Welcome to another New York Minute, coming to you live from Knoxville, right here, nestled in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. But unfortunately this week, we’re a little bit more dour, a little bit more somber, because The Learning Tree lost last week on Maximum Carnage: Collision. We were essentially beaten by The Outrunners and Powerhouse Hobbs, even though we tried to take Will Hobbs out before the match. But we failed at that, didn’t we, Bill?” Big Bill says, “As the Learning Tree always says, ‘Failures are the signposts on the road to success.'” Jericho looks at Bill with disappointment.
Is that really what Bill’s going to say? Is he really comfortable with losing, and then trying to attribute it to a learning moment? Well, learning moments only work if you learn from them! When is Bill going to start using the knowledge Jericho is bestowing upon him!? They lost because of Will Hobbs! So what’s Bill gonna do about it? Bryan Keith also asks what Bill’s gonna do! Bill says “LT” is right. No more New York Minute, and Bill says that he and Hobbs went face to face. Hobbs may have won the match, but he did not beat Bill! And that is because Hobbs can’t beat Bill!
And you wanna know why? Because Big Bill is the biggest and baddest man in this entire company! Hell, the entire industry! So you know what he’s gonna do? Saturday, Jacksonville, Bill is going to find Hobbs! Jericho & Keith nod, will The Redwood crush The Powerhouse?
MJF is here!
But wait, he’s not the one scheduled for a match, is he? He’s certainly not dressed for it. MJF has them cut his music, and then he steps into the ring to tell whoever that is to get out. The fans boo but the guy does as he’s told. MJF tells Jarrett that he wants to say, “from the bottom of my heart, you deserve to give every single wrestling fan an apology after your actions last week. But if anybody deserves an apology more than anybody else, it’s me. Let’s face it, Jeff, when I offered to help you win the AEW World Championship, as long as I was first in line for a world title shot… I didn’t do it because I believe in you! No no no.
“I did it because I thought you would be the easiest to manipulate, and damn sure the easiest to beat.” The fans boo but MJF says the fact Jarrett actually thinks that in the year 2025, that he will be the next AEW World Champion without MJF’s help goes to show that Jarrett’s about as senile as he looks! The fans boo more but MJF tells Jarrett this: If Jarrett isn’t yet, by the time Claudio is done beating him next week, Jarrett will be. MJF knows Jarrett thinks that if he grinds hard enough, if he works hard enough, he’ll earn himself more time in the only sport and occupation Jarrett has ever known and loved.
But Jarrett, MJF is going to tell you the truth: Pro-wrestling doesn’t love Jarrett anymore. These fans don’t even love Jarrett anymore! The fans boo, then they chant, “DOUBLE J! DOUBLE J!” MJF takes off his sunglasses to get serious. The hicks can chant all they want, but it doesn’t change the fact that Jarrett is about to find out the hard way that sometimes, you’re better off making a deal with the devil instead of defying him! MJF drops the mic, soaks up the heat, and clearly isn’t done with The Last Outlaw. But wait! Hangman Page makes his way out here! And he is scheduled for a match.
The Blackhat Cowboy storms into the ring, and he tells MJF to get outta here. MJF says okay, okay, and then he leaves. Hangman is coming off winning that brutal Texas Death Match with Christopher Daniels, will he just keep the violence going?
Hangman Page VS Tyler Shoop!
The bell rings and Hangman BOOTS Tyler Shoop down! Then he stands Shoop up, whips him, and LARIATS him down! Cover, Hangman wins!
Winner: Hangman Page, by pinfall
Shoop da whoop, that was fast! But Hangman isn’t done as he just hammers away on Tyler’s head! Then he underhooks for ANGEL’S WINGS!! The ref reprimands but Hangman uses Daniels’ finisher on this poor kid! WAIT! Daniels is here!? The Fallen Angel has a mic but also a neck brace. Hangman storms up and asks if he wants to get his ass beat again! Daniels says no, he isn’t here to fight. He never wanted to fight in the first place. Daniels swears, all he ever wanted to do was be a friend. But perhaps he messed that up. Every time he approached Hangman, it was like pouring gasoline on a fire.
Then Hangman attacked Daniels, said what he said, and Daniels let his own ego escalate this to the point where he accepted the most violent match against the most violent man. Daniels does regret that, and he will for the rest of his life. Because after that Texas Death Match, that last Buckshot, all that damage to his neck over the years… Daniels has been advised to never wrestle again. The fans don’t like hearing that, but Daniels says he is here to tell Hangman face to face that Hangman wins. Hangman won Daniels’ last match, so this is goodbye. And sorry. Daniels hopes Hangman can be happy now.
Daniels moves on, and Hangman is rather stunned. He tells the cameraman to get out of his face, what is the Cowboy to do knowing he retired The Fallen Angel?
Mercedes Mone is here!
The CEO is backstage as she tells “Knoxvillllle~! Say hello to your C E O, Four Belts Mone!” Renee Paquette finds Mone and congratulates her on the win at WrestleDynasty. Mone is now also the Rev-Pro Undisputed Women’s Champion! She has four belts in her collection, but from the minute she walked into AEW, she’s been talking about taking things global. She’s done just that, but we’re still early in 2025. What else does she have planned? Mone says Renee is so right. She is a global champion now, having wrestled all over the world! The UK, Japan, and she’ll soon wrestle in Australia! Mone cannot wait to see who gets on the Money Train next.
Wait, that guitar… It’s Harley! Harley sings her hello to Mone, and that if she wants a challenge for Australia, Harley’s here to say G’DAY! Harley is a local, so you know she will not quit! You may know her backstage as the woman with the tiiipping point! Yeah! She’s crazy! A little insane~! Her point is, what she’s getting at, is she’ll right the Mone Train! Feel the wrath! Feel the wrath! Four belts is a little much, it can’t be good for your back. Feel the wrath! Harley will make it plain, she’ll ride the Mone~ Train~! So what does she say? Mone smiles and says Harley, darling, she has wrestled all around the world, fighting the very best!
But Harley, you haven’t even won a match on AEW TV yet! Not this year, last year, or ever. So that’s gonna be a hard “noru!” Now get away from her. Mone leaves, still singing the song, and Renee says it was pretty good. Will Harley turn her fortunes around by getting a win on TVÂ and then facing The CEO?
Julia Hart VS Jamie Hayter!
Speaking of Harley’s losses, she lost to The Princess of the Black Throne, and that match only started because Julia misted her in the face instead of Hayter! Julia and Jamie look to settle things in this rematch, will this be another Hartless victory? Or will Hayter Hit Harder than ever?
The bell rings and both women run up! Hayter BOOTS Julia down! Julia bails out, Hayter pursues, and she brings Julia around the way to THROW into railing! The fans fire up and Hayter brings Julia back up. Hayter whips Julia all the way into the LED barriers! The fans cheer, Hayter refreshes the ring count, and Julia staggers up. Hayter storms back up on her, but Julia kicks low! Julia RAMS Hayter into the apron,. RAMS her into the barriers, then whips. Hayter reverses and Julia hits the steel steps! The fans fire up again while Hayter storms up on Julia. Hayter puts Julia in the ring, goes up a corner, and she leaps to MISSILE DROPKICK!
The fans rally, Hayter covers, TWO! Hayter keeps on Julia but Julia JAWBREAKERS free! Julia ROCKS and whips Hayter, then runs up to LARIAT in the corner! Julia goes side to side to ELBOW Hayter! Julia runs again, but into an ELBOW! Hayter goes up, but Julia YANKS her down! Hayter hits buckles, Julia DRIBBLES her off the mat! Cover, TWO! The fans rally again while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Julia stomps Hayter around, CLUBS her, then clamps on a chinlock. Julia grinds Hayter down but Hayter endures. Hayter fights up, fires body shots, and she’s free! Hayter runs, sunset flips, TWO! Julia sits on the cover, TWO! Hayter sunsets again, TWO! Julia SUPERKICKS Hayter down! Julia then puts Hayter on ropes to CHOKE her! The ref counts, Julia stops at 4, and Hayter sputters. Julia drags Hayter up, SCRAPES her face against the ropes, then SCRAPES her face off more ropes! The ref reprimands but Julia fires a forearm. Hayter fires back! The two go forearm for forearm, but Hayter hits harder!
Julia throws Hayter by her hair! Cover, TWO! Hayter is tougher than that, but Julia CLUBS her down! Julia rains down fists from both sides, but Hayter fires elbows! Hayter gets on Julia with a rain of fists! Julia does her best to guard but Hayter stands her up! So Julia throws Hayter by her hair again! And she drops a leg! Cover, TWO! Julia snarls as she clamps onto Hayter with a motorcycle stretch! Julia digs her knee in while she pulls Hayter’s arms back! Hayter endures, fights up, but Julia throws her down again! The ref reprimands but Julia covers, TWO! Julia grows frustrated but she drags Hayter up to put her in a corner.
Julia fires hands, but she lets off as the ref counts. Julia stomps a mudhole, digs her boots into Hayter’s face, then steps off to stand Hayter up. Wrench and STO! Julia puts Hayter in the drop zone and stomps her while Dynamite returns to single picture. Julia then climbs the corner, but Hayter anchors her feet! Julia kicks Hayter away, but Hayter comes back to CHOP BLOCK! Julia sits down on the corner and Hayter CLUBS away! Hayter climbs up, pulls Julia’s hair, and hits a SUPER BACK SUPLEX! Both women are down but the fans fire up! The ref checks, both women are still in this, so a standing count starts.
Hayter and Julia slowly rise, and they stand at 6! The forearms go back and forth, but Hayter gets the edge! The fans rally, Hayter whips, but Julia reverses. Hayter throws Julia by her hair now! And then again! Hayter then gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Julia staggers up, into another GERMAN SUPLEX! Julia staggers, into a third GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up while Hayter roars! Hayter pops Julia up for a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Julia survives but Hayter clamps onto a leg! HALF CRAB! And she sits deep on it! Julia endures, reaches out, and claws her way forward! ROPEBREAK!
The fans are torn but the ref counts. Hayter lets go at 4 and stalks Julia. Hayter CLUBS Julia, whips her, and then scoops her! But Julia tilt-o-whirls into an IRON OCTOPUS! Hayter endures while the fans duel, but Hayter powers up to BACKBREAKER! Hayter bends Julia back, but Julia powers free with a hair pull! Cover, TWO!! Hayter and Julia stand, run up, and Julia slips around, CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Hayter survives and Julia staggers to her feet. Julia runs to BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Julia drags Hayter up again, but Hayter clinches! HAYTBREAKER!! And then the ripcord, HAYTERADE!! Cover, Hayter wins!!
Winner: Jamie Hayter, by pinfall
The rematch is Hayter’s revenge, and we’re tied! When and where will we see these two give us the rubber match? Wait, Hayter gets a mic to tell Julia that time after time, after attempted murder, is she feeling like that tonight? Hayter isn’t one to “butter someone else’s bread,” but she has a very heavy respect for women like Julia who do what they wanna do, no matter what anyone says. Julia moves to the beat of her own drum. Even if it’s spitting that crap in Hayter’s face, or trying to kill her with an arrow. But no matter what, Julia has the people behind her, and two big men standing by her side. Except here she is, all alone, and she’s still “a tough b*tch.”
The fans cheer and Hayter says they’ve each won one. Whenever Julia wants number three, she’s got it! Hayter heads out, when and where will Hayter VS Hart Round 3 happen?
“Powerhouse” Will Hobbs speaks.
“Hey, Big Bill, word around town is that you plan on lookin’ for ole Powerhouse Hobbs this Saturday on Collision. Well guess what? Jacksonville’s where I got my start, and you don’t have to look for me very hard. Cuz I’ll be waiting for ya in the parking lot.” The challenge was thrown out, will The Redwood fight Hobbs on the streets?
Swerve regroups with Nana backstage.
Swerve is pacing, and he says, “Oh, yeah, Ricochet, you big and you bad. You think you big and bad with those scissors in your hand now, right? Yeah? GOOD! Because that’s what you’re gonna need against the most dangerous man in AEW! Two weeks from now, Atlanta, Georgia, the chase is done! The lion finally gets his hands on that freakin’ rodent! And maybe, just maybe, I catch it a little sooner than that.” Ricochet is pushing all the wrong buttons, is he going to have Swerve blow up even before AEW reaches Atlanta?
The House of Black speaks.
Brody King walks with Buddy Matthews and Julia Hart, as well as his Pitbull, and he says, “For years, we’ve had a voice to guide us. That voice was all but deafening. Now, that voice has gone silent.” Buddy adds, “And we are done living in the shadows.” Julia says, “It’s time to honor ourselves.” No rules, no leaders, no gods or masters. Just… violence! When they bark, they bark together! When and where will these three release the hounds?
Adam Copeland VS PAC!
The Rated R Superstar was given a warning, a not so subtle threat, from The Death Riders’ leader, Jon Moxley, ahead of this match. Will The Bastard make good on The Maniac’s promise to put Cope back in retirement? Or will this simply be Cope clearing out a pawn before going for the king?
The bell rings and the fans rally for Cope. The two circle, tie up, and Cope powers Pac to a corner. The ref counts, Cope lets off cleanly, and the two reset. Pac and Cope circle again, then feel things out. They knuckle lock but then Pac KICKS a leg! Cope shakes that off as he and Pac circle again. They tie up, Pac waistlocks, then he trips Cope and has that leg. Pac then floats to a facelock, but Cope slips out to hammerlock in return. Pac reaches back, stands up, and he switches the hammerlock onto Cope. Cope drop toeholds and he floats to a chinlock. Pac has the ROPEBREAK, and Cope lets go cleanly.
The fans cheer as Cope backs off, and Pac steps back in. The two go again and tie up with knuckle locks. Cope trips Pac, covers, ONE! The two back away and the fans cheer. Cope and Pac reset again, tie up collar ‘n’ elbow, and Pac puts Cope on the ropes. The ref counts, Pac lets off slowly, but then he kicks low! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Pac whips. Cope goes up and manages to RANA Pac out of the ring! The fans fire up and Cope builds speed, but Pac returns! Pac puts Cope on the apron, he builds speed, but now Cope puts Pac on the apron! Cope swings but Pac RAMS him low! Pac slingshots up and over, but Cope bails out!
Cope blows snot while Pac takes aim, and then Cope trips Pac up! Cope drags Pac out to the apron so he can wheelbarrow, and FACEBUSTER off the steel steps! The fans fire up for Cope and he drags Pac up by his hair. Cope whips Pac hard into the barriers, then refreshes the count. Cope storms up on Pac, the fans want that “One More Time!” Cope stands Pac up to GOURD BUSTER onto the barriers! Pac flops down, the fans cheer, and Cope refreshes the count again. Cope goes back to Pac, stands him up, and brings him around. Cope SMACKS Pac off the desk! Pac staggers away but Cope puts him in the ring.
Pac bails out the side but Cope pursues. The fans boo Pac but he suckers Cope into a kick to the leg! Pac SMACKS Cope off the apron! The ref reprimands but Pac snarls while Cope clutches his neck. Pac attacks with stomps! Pac digs his boot into the neck but the ref counts. Pac backs off and the ref reprimands him more. The fans boo but Pac just acts like he can’t hear them. Pac goes into the ring while the ref checks Cope. Cope slowly rises, but Pac is watching like a hawk! PLANCHA! Down goes Cope and the fans boo more, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Pac eggs the fans on while Cope is dazed. Pac goes back to Cope, drags him up, and brings him around the way. Pac whips Cope into railing! Cope falls in a heap but Pac leaves him behind. Pac goes up to the apron to soak up the heat, and he even mockingly applauds. Pac goes after Cope again, puts him in the ring, and pushes him to a cover, ONE!! Cope’s tougher than that but Pac clamps on with a chinlock. Cope endures, even grabs at Pac’s face, but Pac holds on. Pac stands Cope up to snap suplex! Cope flounders but Pac watches him closely. Cope goes to a corner, stands himself up, and Pac runs in! UPPERCUT!
Cope falls, Pac covers, TWO! Pac is annoyed but Cope’s highly decorated for a reason. Pac stomps and kicks Cope around, then he taunts the fans. Pac goes up the corner, and he watches Cope rise. Pac leaps to MISSILE DROPKICK! Pac kips up, and he again taunts the fans by acting like he can’t hear them. Cover, TWO! Cope is still in this but Pac stays on him with stomps. Pac clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Cope down. Cope endures, Dynamite returns to single picture, and the fans rally up. Cope fights around, but Pac squeezes tight! Cope pushes up off the mat, the fans rally harder, and Cope fires body shots! Pac suplexes Cope!
Cope flounders back to a corner, Pac runs up, but Cope BOOTS him! Cope runs up to SHOTGUN Pac! Pac tumbles to the opposite corner and the fans fire up! A standing count begins, but Cope and Pac stir at 3 of 10. They sit up, and Pac uses ropes to stand at 5 of 10. Cope follows, then runs in, but Pac ELBOWS him away! Pac runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but the FLAPJACK finds him! The fans fire up again while both men are down! The fans rally as both men stand, and Pac goes to the apron. Cope hobbles over, but Pac HOTSHOTS him away! Pac then springboards, but Cope gets under! Cope comes back, Pac ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Cope hits a SKY HIGH! Cover, TWO!!
Pac survives and shocks Cope! Cope drags Pac back up, reels him in, but Pac is a ragdoll. Cope huffs ‘n’ puffs but the fans fire up behind him! Cope stands Pac up, but Pac pushes him away. Pac flops back down and the fans boo, but Cope won’t let off. Cope drags Pac up but Pac wrenches and KICKS the leg! Pac KICKS away, then SOBATS! And KICKS! And SOBATS again! Pac runs, but Cope follows! Cope then LARIATS Pac inside-out! The fans are thunderous as Pac is in a daze! Cope hauls Pac up, IMPALER DDT! Cope then goes to a corner, wild look in his eyes. Pac rises, Cope takes aim, and Cope runs in! But Pac jumps over!
Cope keeps from hitting buckles, and Pac runs in! But Cope pops Pac up to a fireman’s carry! Pac makes it a STANDING BRUTALIZER!! Cope endures as Pac pulls on the arms! Cope falls into the ROPEBREAK! Pac lets go in frustration but the fans rally up again. Pac watches Cope slowly sit up, and then he waistlocks! Deadlift- NO, Cope fires elbows! Pac shoves Cope and BLINDSIDE SUPERKICKS!! Pac then runs to BOOT Cope in the back! Pac shoves Cope and SNAP GERMANS! The ref reprimands Pac about the neck, but Pac clamps on the BRUTALIZER!! The Bastard shows no mercy! Cope is fading, but he powers up!
The fans rally as Cope manages to lift Pac, and shifts him around into an AIR RAID CRASH! Both men are down again and the fans rally again! Cope goes back to a corner, takes aim at Pac, and he BLINDSIDE SPEARS him! Pac writhes, the fans want that “One More Time!” Cope obliges and he SPEARS Pac head-on!! But the neck is holding Cope back! Cope crawls over, but Pac rolls away. Cope stalks Pac to the ropes, brings him up, and he fireman’s carries for a spin and T K O!! Cover, COPE WINS!
Winner: Adam Copeland, by pinfall
That was a brutal battle between Bastard and Rated R Superstar, but that swinging cutter gives Cope the win! But wait, Marina Shafir has commandeered a camera! She films The Death Riders mugging The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express while FTR is forced to watch! Moxley says it’s like he told Cope: it’s a jungle out here. CON-CHAIR-TO for Ricky Morton!! Moxley tells Cope to stay right there, they’ll be right out. The Death Riders go to the ring from the crowd side! Cope realizes he’s all alone with his friends tied up backstage! Moxley and his minions surround the ring, then they storm in! It’s a 3v1 mugging! The fans boo but Pac is back up, so now it’s 4v1!
The neck is the target of every punch and kick, but wait! JAY WHITE is here! The Switchblade wants his pound of flesh, and Yuta runs up! White LARIATS Yuta, then he fires forearms on Claudio! Claudio shoves White, runs up, but White DUMPS him into the crowd! White then gets in the ring, TOSSES Pac, but Moxley kicks White! Moxley says this is what White gets! But White clinches Moxley! YUTA LOW BLOWS WHITE! Just like the Casino Gauntlet! Now White gets beat up 3v1 as Marina joins in! Pac and Claudio return, they drag White back and make him watch as Moxley sits Cope up. Moxley reminds Cope that the neck’s holding on by a thread.
BULLY CHOKE!! Moxley cranks on the neck as hard as he can! Cope is sputtering, turning red, and Claudio keeps White down! The fans boo as Cope can only suffer! Cope is fading out! Moxley lets go and he tells Cope he will break him!! The Death Riders leave Cope behind, their ultimatum being issued. Can no one stop this reign of terror?
My Thoughts:
A great episode for Dynamite, even with some unexpected changes. Tony Khan put on social media that the extreme winter weather made for some travel issues, so we did not get Samoa Joe VS Nick Wayne tonight, that will have to wait for a later time. But even with that, they adjusted well, to where you wouldn’t even think something had changed. The opening segment might’ve gotten more time for that brawl because of Joe VS Wayne no longer happening, but it was still all a very natural move for Omega and Ospreay to be united against The Don Callis Family. We’re already getting word of Omega & Ospreay VS Konosuke & Kyle, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we still got Omega and/or Ospreay against Brian Cage and/or Lance Archer over the next few weeks.
Very good promos to hype Homecoming this Saturday. Mariah referencing Toni being delusional again was good stuff, and I loved how extra Aussie Toni got being around Harley. And clearly Toni inspired Harley as Harley went right up to Mone to challenge her. But Mone also has a good counter point, Harley has to win for once. I don’t even think that’s a “wins and losses matter in AEW” kind of thing, either, that’s just standard pro-wrestling logic. I would think this means Harley either gets a win at Homecoming or some show between now and Grand Slam. Surely Harley will get a match for Grand Slam, and Mone will of course want to be on that card, so it just makes sense.
Very good tag title match, but a shame Private Party’s reign had to end already. There’s an argument to be made that more former WWE guys get over AEW homegrown talent, but this would fit a lot better if Daniel Garcia was still part of the story. Then Garcia would be fending off The Hurt Syndicate as they go for the TNT Championship, with Private Party and even Menard & Parker backing him up. But it isn’t the first odd story pivot TK’s done, and it doesn’t seem to be the last, as we might be getting that out of MJF and Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett has a good promo, and he does seem to be getting away from MJF for the time being, instead having a match with Claudio to see if he gets that title match with Moxley for what I would think is Grand Slam: Australia.
MJF meanwhile might be pivoting to facing Hangman Page. MJF does have a good promo on telling Jarrett they’ll get back to their feud eventually, but then Hangman makes sure to still have his squash match. It was mostly so Daniels could come out and tell us all that he is done with in-ring competition. It was also done well to kayfabe the reason, and use that to affect Hangman. After all, causing someone’s retirement could be what rattles Hangman back into being a more reasonable cowboy. And it’ll be something MJF can prey upon in their potential feud. There’s also that link of “Fallen Angel” Daniels and “AEW Devil” MJF, Hangman fighting his inner demons, all that.
Good promos from The Learning Tree and Powerhouse Hobbs, and while we are possibly getting some sort of parking lot brawl match from Hobbs VS Bill, I hope Jericho being angry with Bill gets us back on track towards Bill ditching Jericho. They were so close to it months ago when Jericho was feuding with Mark Briscoe, and they could really make a fan favorite Face out of Bill. A lot of fans already like Bill, and Bill turning on Jericho would definitely win more over. Bill and Hobbs could even learn to respect each other and be a duo of big meaty men. And as it stands, the endgame is probably Hobbs VS Jericho, ROH World Championship optional.
Very good match of Hart VS Hayter, and naturally Hayter won here to tie things up. Hayter had her own “You don’t need to be House of Black” promo with Julia, and even showed her respect so that we can definitely expect the tiebreaker for Grand Slam: Australia. But given Hayter said all that, it seemed a bit redundant for the formerly House of Black to have their promo tonight. They should’ve saved that video for Collision, when Brody King & Buddy Matthews are going to face The Gates of Agony and could debut the group’s new name at the same time. I mean, we’re still getting that latter part, but this promo would’ve really added to that.
Very good match from Swerve VS Fox, but of course Ricochet tried to screw Swerve over. Swerve still wins, but I do like that he showed respect to Fox to move past that betrayal last year. Good promo from Ricochet as he “threatened” Nana, and it’s a shame WWE never saw this in Ricochet, because he’s doing pretty good as psycho Heel. Swerve’s follow-up promo was good, but maybe a touch redundant in how he said he wants to end this before Atlanta. He said that last week, but clearly this is going to go to Atlanta, so no real point in saying it. What should happen is Swerve asking to escalate that match to some kind of stipulation. But one way or another, it feels like those scissors are going to come into play.
And then very good stuff with the Death Riders story. Moxley is a good promo guy, but his promo once again went one debate point longer than it needed to. He could’ve easily just left it at “And I won’t lose any sleep over it.” But no, he added on and it just felt weird. Great match from Cope VS Pac, and I’m a little surprised the Death Riders didn’t try to screw Cope over. But then clearly we see why: they mugged FTR and Rock ‘n’ Roll Express! Then they do the same to Cope, and even Jay White as White goes for the save.
I do appreciate that there’s room here for Cope and White to make amends from their feud given their common enemies, but I feel like we need Austin & Colten Gunn back so that they can help with the numbers game. Then we can get Bang Bang Gang VS Death Riders for the trios titles while Cope and Moxley fight over THE world title.
My Score: 8.8/10
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