Dynamite is about to explode!

Tonight, the Hurt Syndicate officially conduct business here in AEW, and then Conglomeration and Learning Tree FIGHT WITHOUT HONOR!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Orange Cassidy & Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli & PAC w/ Wheeler Yuta; Cassidy & Darby win, by disqualification.
• Six Man Fight Without Honor: The Conglomeration VS The Learning Tree; The Conglomeration wins.
• Adam Cole VS Malakai Black; Cole wins.
• Jamie Hayter VS Penelope Ford; Hayter wins.
• Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis VS Ricochet & ???; Ricochet & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Tony Schiavone is in the ring.

He welcomes us to Manchester, New Hampshire, and says let’s start tonight by bringing in The Hurt Syndicate! The fans fire up as Montel Vontavious Porter, Shelton Benjamin & Bobby Lashley all make their way to the ring. They are all dressed to kill in those suits and ties as they join Schiavone in the ring. The fans cheer for MVP, and MVP has Schiavone hold on, “Don’t be rude.” MVP lets the fans chant for him a little more, and then he has a mic of his own. While he appreciates the introductions from Schiavone, he clearly doesn’t need one. The fans cheer, and MVP excuses Schiavone.

MVP then says, “Attention AEW viewing audience. This is an official announcement from The Hurt Syndicate.” The fans cheer as MVP introduces himself, and he is joined tonight by his business partners, his colleagues, his brothers in arms! First, The Standard of Excellence, Mr. Shelton Benjamin. A multi-time NCAA All American, one of the most decorated pro-wrestlers in the history of the industry, and as we’ve seen over the last few weeks, one of the most fearsome competitors to stand in this ring. And to MVP’s right… The fans already cheer for “Bobby! Bobby!” Yes, here stands a multi-time collegiate amateur champion, a man with an MMA fighting record of 19-0!

This is the ALL MIGHTY Champion, four times across three different companies, this IS Bobby Lashley! Now, as the Hurt Syndicate, their goal is to really “enrich the lives of younger talent.” They wanna uplift guys and help them realize their greatest potential, much in the way they did for each other. They rose up to become the fearsome threesome that they have become! And IF MVP should offer you a card… That card is like your golden ticket to success! If you accept it, it can change your life. And if you reject it… Well, this is what happens. MVP cues footage of last week, as Lashley took out Swerve, with MVP neutralizing Prince Nana.

MVP says they really, really did wanna help Swerve. They wanted to elevate Swerve! They didn’t want to make an enemy of Swerve, but Swerve wanted to make an enemy of them. But then “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Because yes, Swerve Strickland is here! But referees are already trying to stop him from going to the ring! Even Nana wants Swerve to calm down and think about this. The Hurt Syndicate dares Swerve to do something, but Nana hands Swerve a mic instead. Swerve glares at the ring as he shouts at, “BOBBY! LASHLEY! Full. Gear.” The fans fire up for that! MVP says, “We’ll see ya there, kid.”

And so, challenge issued and challenge accepted! The Realest and The All Mighty are about to throw down, but who will be the one getting hurt in New Jersey?

Orange Cassidy & Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli & PAC w/ Wheeler Yuta!

After everything that has happened since The Blackpool Combat Club betrayed Bryan Danielson, this match was bound to happen. Freshly Squeezed and The Relentless One want revenge and then some, but will they make it past two-thirds of the AEW World Trios Champions? Or will The Swiss Superman & The Bastard make Orange ripe for the picking?

Speaking of, Cassidy makes his entrance, and then dares the former BCC to come get him. Claudio & Pac figure why not, so they head right to the ramp. Yuta trails behind, but wait! Darby Allin rises up from on top of a tunnel! Darby SUPER CROSSBODIES Claudio & Pac down and the fans fire up! The ref reprimands but this isn’t a match yet as Darby keeps on Claudio and Cassidy goes after Pac! Darby HAMMERS away on Claudio, then tackles him to the LED board! Cassidy throws Pac into railing! Pac throws Cassidy into the apron! Darby has a SLEEPER on Claudio, then CLAWS at his face! Pac sends Cassidy into railing!

Claudio drops to his knees, because even Superman needs to breathe! Meanwhile, Pac SMACKS Cassidy off the desk! Yuta stays back as Claudio powers up to RAM Darby into railing! The fans boo but Pac DECKS Cassidy! The ref reprimands, but Pac puts Cassidy in the ring. Claudio sends Darby into railing! The fans chant “You’re a Bastard!” at Pac but he already knows that. Darby is right back on Claudio! Claudio runs but Darby slips down to send Claudio into railing! Pac steps into the ring, the bell rings, and this is finally a match! Pac bumps Cassidy off buckles, then runs him corner to corner to do it again.

Darby runs at Claudio, COFFIN SPLASH against railing! The fans cheer, but Pac smacks Cassidy off more buckles. Claudio UPPERCUTS Darby down! Pac paces around Cassidy, taunts him, but Cassidy stands. Pac SOBATS, then KICKS, then SOBATS again! Pac runs, but Cassidy avoids the shotgun boot! Cassidy runs to PENALTY KICK! The fans fire up and Cassidy glares at Yuta a moment before aiming at Pac. Pac rises, but Yuta barks at Cassidy. That distracts Cassidy for Pac to BOOT him! The fans boo at Yuta but Pac puts Cassidy up top. Pac SLAPS Cassidy, then climbs up after him. Pac stands on the very top, but Cassidy fights!

Cassidy fires body shots, and then he PUSHES Pac back! Pac flips and FLOPS on his belly! Cassidy adjusts to then DEEP IMPACT!! Cover, Claudio gator rolls Cassidy! BACKBREAKER! Gut wrench, BACKBREAKER! Repeat! And repeat! The fans are thunderous while Cassidy writhes, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Darby drags himself up to the apron, but Claudio tags in to BLAST him back down! Darby is furious, but Claudio goes back to Cassidy. Cassidy fires body shots, but Claudio UPPERCUTS him down! Claudio drags Cassidy over, tags in Pac, and Pac digs his boots into Cassidy. The ref counts, Pac steps off, but then Claudio stands on Cassidy’s neck! Pac blocks the ref’s view and Darby is seething. Claudio steps away, and Pac drags Cassidy up. Pac kicks Cassidy to a corner, stomps him, then taunts Darby. Pac mocks the fans, too, then whips Cassidy corner to corner hard! So hard, Cassidy tumbles up, out and to the floor!

Darby coaches Cassidy, the ref has Yuta stay back, but Claudio sneaks DOUBLE STOMPS! Cassidy writhes, Pac goes out after him, and Pac puts Cassidy in the ring. Cover, TWO! Cassidy stays in this but Pac drags him by his hair. Pac tags Claudio, Claudio stomps away on Cassidy, then clamps on a chinlock. Cassidy endures being twisted, and he fights up to his feet! Dynamite returns to single picture as Cassidy stands to fire body shots! Cassidy is free, but Claudio gut wrenches! Canadian Rack, CANADIAN BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Cassidy survives and the fans rally up, but Claudio stalks him to a corner.

Claudio drags Cassidy up but Cassidy fires body shots. Claudio clinches to keep Cassidy back, and he KNEES Cassidy low. Claudio then clamps on with a double wristlock, but Cassidy endures. Cassidy fights around again, the fans rally again, but Claudio gut wrenches Cassidy up again! Cassidy slips free! Cassidy goes to a corner, Claudio runs up, but Cassidy dodges! Claudio POSTS himself! The fans fire up as Cassidy crawls his way over! Hot tag to Darby! Pac runs up but Darby BOOTS him first! Darby leaps over, then SHOTGUNS Pac into the corner! The fans fire up and Darby goes up a corner! He SUPER COFFIN DROPS Pac on the outside!

Then Darby goes right back up! Claudio staggers over, Darby CROSSBODIES, but Claudio catches him! SPINEBUSTER, and- NO, Darby hurries to grab ropes! Claudio flips Darby up and over, Darby lands safe on the apron! Darby RAMS Claudio, then gets running, but into a BIG BACK BODY DROP! Cover, TWO!! Darby survives and the fans rally up again. Claudio watches Darby go to a corner, and Claudio runs in. Darby BOOTS him back! Darby leaps again, but into a SPIN-OUT BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Tag to Pac, and then Claudio YANKS Darby up by his legs! That flips Darby right into Pac’s GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!!

Darby survives again and Pac is furious. The ref defends his count, so Pac looms over Darby. Darby crawls, Pac stalks him, and Cassidy drags himself up onto the apron. Pac runs up to BOOT Darby! Darby sputters, Pac tags Claudio. Pac runs in and UPPERCUTS, Claudio UPPERCUTS, repeat! It is just UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT, then a kick down low! Pac suplexes for a BRAINBUSTER! Pac covers while Claudio intercepts Cassidy, TWO! Darby survives again, but Claudio TOSSES Cassidy. The fans rally but Pac drags Darby to a corner. Pac puts Darby up top, then climbs up after him. Pac is on the very top again, for a SUPER DUPER BRAINBUSTER!!

The fans are thunderous as Pac crawls to the cover. Cassidy is back in, and he slips by Claudio to break the cover! The fans fire up, Cassidy DUMPS Claudio out, and he coaches Darby on. Pac drags Darby up while the fans fire up again. Pac fireman’s carries Darby, but Darby sunset flips! Pac rolls through, stacks Darby, but Darby slips underneath Pac! Hot tag to Cassidy! The fans fire up as Cassidy baits Pac in, ducks the haymaker, then bumps Pac off buckles! Cassidy ROCKS Pac, bumps him off buckles, then runs him side to side to do the same thing! And then back the other way! Claudio runs up, Cassidy ROCKS him and bump shim off buckles!

Cassidy goes up, and he leaps, Claudio moves, CROSSBODY on Pac! Cassidy keeps moving, he ducks ‘n’ dodges Claudio, tilt-o-whirl, but Claudio stops the DDT! Claudio suplexes, into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Darby runs to hop on, CODE RED! The fans are thunderous as Cassidy DIVES onto Pac! Cassidy keeps moving, and he DIVES onto Claudio! Darby won’t be outdone, he DIVES onto Pac! The fans fire up as Darby puts Pac in for Cassidy, tilt-o-whirl, DDT! The fans fire up for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as Cassidy kips up! But Yuta gets in the ring! Cassidy dodges him to ORANGE PUNCH! Then ORANGE PUNCH for Claudio!

Cassidy goes back for Pac, elbow pad off! ORANGE- Marina Shafir BOOTS the ref?!? She came in outta nowhere and now we have a Problem! It gets worse as Moxley grabs Cassidy for a SLEEPER!! Cassidy fights, flails, but Darby gets in! SKATEBOARD SMACK on Moxley’s back! Yuta CLOBBERS Darby! Pac hands Yuta the skateboard, refs rush out, and the bell rings to end this one!

Winners: Orange Cassidy & Darby Allin, by disqualification

Darby BOOTS Yuta, gets his board back, but Pac GERMAN SUPLEXES! Darby lands out of it, to JAM Pac with the board! JAM for Yuta, JAM for Pac! Claudio is back but Darby DUMPS him out! Darby DIVES onto Yuta! The fans are thunderous as Darby keeps moving, and he ducks a briefcase shot from Marina! Claudio UPPERCUTS Darby down! The fans boo but Claudio drags Darby up. Cassidy fires back on Moxley! Claudio gorilla presses and TOSSES Darby at a POST! Refs check on Darby, but now Moxley has a GUILLOTINE on Cassidy! Cassidy fades out, and Moxley dumps him down just so he and the Death Riders can stomp him!

The fans boo but the mugging continues. Moxley then wants Yuta to look at him. Moxley wants Yuta to top this off, and Pac drags Cassidy up. The fans chant “Yuta Sucks! Yuta Sucks!” But Yuta still hits a BUSAIKU KNEE on Cassidy! But finally someone else shows up! The Conglomeration rushes out here, having seen too much to stand by any longer! But the damage has been done, and The Death Riders slip away into the night. There are 17 days left, will Cassidy be able to end Moxley’s reign of terror with an Orange Punch? Is Darby even going to be able to walk after nearly being broken in half?

Backstage interview with Ricochet.

Renee Paquette is with The One & Only, and says tonight he takes on The Don Callis Family with a mystery partner. Can we get any hints as to who that might be? Ricochet says it is a huge responsibility, as he could pick anyone in AEW. And it’s really easy when everyone in AEW has a problem with The Don Callis Family. As much as Ricochet wants to tell us, he’ll keep it a secret for later tonight. Renee says fair enough. And then in steps The Hurt Syndicate. MVP pats Ricochet on the shoulder, and Ricochet says it’s nice to see Bobby again. Didn’t they talk already? MVP says they did. They’re just wishing him good luck.

Lashley makes sure Ricochet’s tie is right, and Ricochet says, “Watch me work.” MVP promises that they will. Is this a sign that the offer to join is still open to Ricochet? Just who did Ricochet find to be his partner against Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher?

Six Man Fight Without Honor: The Conglomeration VS The Learning Tree!

Mark Briscoe has tried to ignore Chris Jericho, even after losing the ROH World Championship to him, but The Nueve just can’t leave Jay Briscoe’s name out of his mouth. Clearly, there is no honor in Jericho, Bryan Keith or “Big Bill” Morrissey, so there’s nothing to hold back the Sussex County Chicken or his friends in beating their asses! Will Mark, Kyle & “Big Tom” Ishii finally burn down this rotten Learning Tree? Or will they never escape the Jericho Vortex?

Dynamite returns as The Learning Tree makes his entrance, his Branches by his side. They step into the ring, Jericho waves at the crowd, and then Jericho turns around into a HAYMAKER from mark! The bell rings and the fight is on! Ishii SWATS a kendo stick away then TOSSES Keith out! Bill beats up on Kyle but Ishii storms out after Keith. Keith JAMS Ishii up with the kendo stick! Then SMACKS him on the back! Ishii snarls, Keith throws hands, but Ishii doesn’t flinch! Meanwhile, Bill hoists Mark up in a choke grip! Mark fights free, and Kyle is back to fire KICKS on Bill’s leg! Bill knees Kyle low, then TOSSES him out!

Mark fires off on Jericho in a corner, then gives Jericho a BELT SHOT with the ROH World title! Bill steps over the top rope, only for Kyle to grab his big leg! DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Mark dumps Jericho to the apron, and there’s a table already waiting! Mark CHOKES Jericho, reels him in, and the fans fire up! Jericho fights the lift! Jericho fights free, CLAWS Mark’s face, but then Ishii is there to ROCK Jericho! Mark runs to DROPKICK Jericho right into Ishii’s SAIDO, down through a table! That was there the whole time!? But then Bill BOOTS Ishii! Mark UPPRECUTS Bill, then Kyle passes him a chair!

Mark sets the chair up on the apron, and uses it to LAUNCH over the corner! Down goes Bill and the fans are thunderous! Mark high-fives fans, but then Keith and Kyle are brawling on the apron’s edge! Kyle fires off on Keith, but Keith CLAWS Kyle’s face! Keith and Kyle FALL down through the other table!! The fans are thunderous, and now Mark brings out a ladder! This has become an honorary TLC, but Bill KNEES Mark low! Bill hoists Mark up, to CHOKE SLAM through the ladder!! The fans lose their minds as all six men are down on the outside! The fans cheer for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as Dynamite goes picture in picture.

The ref checks all six men, and they’re all somehow still in this. Mark crawls away from the wreckage, Bill stirs and looks to Jericho. Jericho also stirs, but now Mark brings out a new table! Mark pushes that into the ring, hobbles and falls, but Jericho is on Ishii. Ishii CHOPS Jericho! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again! Jericho CHOPS in return! Ishii CHOPS again! They trade CHOPS, the ref wants this in the ring, but there’s no point in reprimanding when there’s no disqualifications! Bill puts some stank on a CHOP to Mark! The CHOPS between Ishii and Jericho continue, and Mark CHOPS Bill! Bill UPPERCUTS Mark!

Jericho still CHOPS Ishii, Ishii still CHOPS Jericho, and Kyle stalks Keith around the way. Jericho finally goes into the ring while Keith DECKS Kyle! Bill DECKS Mark, and he does a dance to mock him. Mark is right up to fire CHOP after CHOP! Keith CLAWS Kyle’s face! Ishii and Jericho CHOP in the ring! Keith CLAWS Mark’s face and BITES his forehead! Kyle CHOKES Keith with a wire! Jericho CHOPS Ishii, but Ishii grits his teeth. Jericho CHOPS again, and Ishii doesn’t budge. Jericho CHOPS again, but Ishii CHOPS Jericho down! Bill CHOPS Mark against the railing! Ishii and Jericho go back to trading CHOPS!

Bill stalks Mark, Mark CHOPS and ROCKS him! Dynamite returns to single picture as Mark JAMS Bill with a chair! Jericho CLAWS Ishii’s face, then stomps him to the apron. Ishii rolls away but Jericho soaks up the heat from the fans. But then Mark storms into the ring, armed with a chair! Jericho is worried, but he grabs a chair of his own. They CLASH chairs like swords, and the fans fire up! Jericho is disarmed, and Mark JAMS him up! And SMACKS him on the back! Jericho falls, Keith returns, but Mark JAMS him up! And SMACKS him down! Bill is back to BOOT Jericho! Ishii is in, Bill LARIATS him!

Kyle returns, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but runs into a BIG BOSS SLAM! The fans are torn as Bill roars and stands tall, quite literally. Bill runs at Mark, Mark dodges, Bill hits buckles! Mark UPPERCUTS! Kyle KICKS! Ishii CHOPS! Mark CHOPS! KICK! CHOP! UPPERCUT! Then Conglomeration set Bill up, HIGH LOW from Ishii & Kyle! Bill tumbles out, but Kyle goes to the apron. FLYING KNEE and down goes Bill! Jericho rolls Mark! TWO, and Jericho trips Mark! Ishii CHOPS Jericho! And CHOPS again! Mark CHOPS! Ishii CHOPS! Mark kicks Jericho low, and we see Kyle going after Bill all the way to the backstage area!

Mark underhooks Jericho, but Keith SMACKS Mark with a kendo stick! Keith SMACKS Ishii, too! Keith roars, the fans boo, but Keith climbs a corner. Ishii rises first to ROCK Keith! Ishii climbs, but Jericho CLUBS Ishii! Jericho climbs up, but Mark CLUBS Jericho! This is getting complicated, but Mark brings Jericho away from the corner! Mark hits Jericho with a POWERBOMB while Ishii SUPERPLEXES Keith! The fans are thunderous, and Keith flops out of the ring. Jericho is alone with Mark and Ishii, but we see Bill and Kyle fighting in the hallways of this arena! Bill BOOTS Kyle to keep him going.

They’ve made a roundabout way back to the arena, and Bill puts Kyle on a road case. Bill CLUBS away on Kyle, then clears a table! Bill brings it a little closer, and the fans are already losing their minds being this close to the action. Bill stands on the case with Kyle, hoists Kyle up, and SKYSCRAPER- NO, Kyle shifts to a GUILLOTINE!! Bill flails, fades, and he FALLS down through the tables!! The fans lose their minds all over again! A ref hurries to check those two while Jericho and Mark rise in the ring. Mark eggs Jericho on. This started with them, it has to end with them! Mark grabs a new ladder, and he runs up, into a DROPKICK!!

Jericho snarls, grabs a chair, and he wants Mark to get up! Mark rises, but he ducks the shot! Kick and underhooks! JAY DRILLER!! The fans are thunderous but Mark still has something planned! Mark sets up the ladder, then the table. Mark fires hands, he puts Jericho on the table, and he climbs the ladder! The fans are thunderous as he goes to the very top! SUPER DUPER FROGGY-BOW through the table!!! Cover in the wreckage, KEITH BREAKS IT!! The Bad Apple saves his leader, but Ishii is back! Keith ROCKS Ishii, runs, and LARIATS! Ishii doesn’t budge, and he LARIATS Keith in return! Ishii has Mark go and DIVE onto Keith!

Ishii drags Jericho up and tells him this is what he gets! SLIDING LARIAT!! The fans fire up as now Ishii drags Jericho back up, to suplex and BRAIN- NO, Jericho fights! Ishii suplexes again, for the BRAINBUSTER!!! Cover, Conglomeration wins!!

Winners: The Conglomeration, by pinfall

As if the Ladder War before wasn’t wild, this was a Fight Without Honor we will all remember! And Ishii picks up the ROH World Championship to tell Jericho he’s coming for the title! Will the Stone Pitbull soon be the gold Pitbull?

Moxley & The Death Riders return backstage.

They’re storming through and Moxley spots the cameras. He has everyone stop, and says, “Just so there’s no confusion, Orange Cassidy, this kid doesn’t owe you anything. Nothing. Just cuz he slept on your couch years ago, just cuz you spotted him some gas money. He owes you because you were friends? Being a nice guy doesn’t buy loyalty, money doesn’t buy loyalty. Only a cause buys loyalty. He is not your friend. He is not your student. He doesn’t belong to you, Bryan Danielson or anyone else. He is a soldier under my command.

“Darby Allin, I had high hopes for you. Frankly, you are a disappointment. There’s a time to kill, a time to heal, a time to destroy, and a time to build. What season are we in? Well, it’s a little bit of both. Maybe it’s time for y’all to stop playing at the thing you want people to think you take seriously.” The Death Riders exit the building, will their war on AEW be never ending?

Adam Cole VS Malakai Black!

In the race to face MJF at Full Gear, The Panama City Playboy checked off win number one against Buddy Matthews. But now he faces the House of Black’s Dark Father. Their career singles series against each other is 6-0 in Malakai’s favor. Will this be an unlucky number seven for Cole? Or can he finally get that one while going 2-0 in the chase?

The bell rings and the fans rally as Cole and Malakai stare down. They slowly circle, tie up, and Cole headlocks. Malakai powers up and out, RAMS Cole, and then things speed up. Malakai drops down, hurdles over, then hip tosses Cole. Cole is right up but Malakai trips him. Cover, ONE, and Cole sweeps. Cover, ONE! Malakai blocks the superkick, then simply sets the foot down. The fans cheer and the two reset. They actually shake hands and circle again. Cole and Malakai tie up, and Malakai wrenches the arm. Cole rolls, rolls, and slips free. Malakai goes after the arm again, wrenches to a wristlock, but Cole rolls.

Malakai headlocks, Cole powers up but Malakai blocks the power-out. Malakai throws Cole down, rolls him over, then stands him up with the wristlock. Cole rolls, headlocks, but Malakai powers out to wrench , hammerlock, and then he spins Cole to wrangle him. Cole keeps his arms off the mat, then stands to arm-drag free! Malakai arm-drags back! Malakai has the wristlock again and the fans rally up. Malakai then shifts to a double wristlock! Cole throws a body shot, then a SUPER- NO, Malakai blocks the kick again! Malakai KICKS the leg, and Cole hobbles out of the ring. The fans fire up and Malakai waits while Cole walks it off.

The ring count starts, but now Malakai rushes out after him. Cole kicks Malakai, then whips him into railing! Cole then brings Malakai around, btu Malakai puts Cole in first. Cole fireman’s carries Malakai, but Malakai slips out and waistlocks. Malakai RAMS Cole into a corner, but Cole bucks the O’Conner. Malakai again blocks the kick, but Cole avoids the low kick. Cole whips Malakai to a corner, but blocks a boot, only to get a KNEE! Malakai goes up, but Cole BOOTS him! Malakai goes to the apron, Cole storms over, but Malakai ROCKS Cole! Cole BOOTS Malakai down this time! Cole drags Malakai in, HEAT-

NO, Malakai denies the Heatseeker! Malakai KNEES Cole, drags him out of the ring, and then aims to FLYING- SUPERKICK! Cole finally hits the shot and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Malakai checks his teeth while Cole shakes out his leg. Cole drags Malakai up, puts Malakai in the rings, and then goes up a corner. Cole takes aim as Malakai stands, PANAMA- BACKDROP! Malakai waits on Cole to stand, but Cole ducks The End! Cole ROCKS Malakai, Malakai ROCKS Cole in return! The shots go back and forth, then Malakai fires a combo. Cole ROCKS Malakai back, Malakai fires another string! Cole KNEES low, suplexes, but Malakai slips free. Malakai waistlocks, Cole breaks free, but Malakai ROCKS him again! Malakai runs, but into a SUPERKICK! Malakai rebounds to BOOT! Cover, TWO!

Cole stays in this and Malakai stands. Malakai paces around Cole, then KICKS him down! Malakai drops a knee on Cole’s face, then drags him up. Malakai puts Cole in a corner, fires off a string of strikes, and he ROUNDHOUSES Cole down! Malakai wrenches, Cole ROCKS him! Malakai shoves and ELBOWS Cole down! Cover, TWO! Cole stays in this but Malakai stays on him with a chinlock! Cole endures the squeeze and fights up, so Malakai shifts to a hammerlock! Malakai wrangles Cole to the mat, but Cole fights back up. So Malakai trips Cole to have an INVERTED CALF KILLER! Cole kicks with the free leg until he’s free!

Malakai storms back up, but Cole fires forearms! Dynamite returns to single picture, Cole fires more shots on Malakai, but Malakai knees low! Malakai ROCKS Cole, runs, but into a fireman’s carry! USHIGOROSHI! Cover, TWO! Malakai stays in this but Cole hurries to a corner. Cole hops up, jumps again, PANAMA- NO, Malakai backdrops again! Cole sunset flips it, but Malakai rolls through! Cole runs up to DESTROYER!! Malakai is up on his feet?! And he KNEES Cole in the face!! Cover, TWO!! Cole survives and the fans fire up! Both men are down, and Malakai clutches his neck. The fans rally as Malakai drags himself up.

Cole rises, Malakai fires a combo! Cole fires a flurry of forearms! Malakai just fires another combo! Cole fires more shots, then 52 FAKEOUT! But then Malakai blocks the rest to trip Cole! Malakai goes up, but Cole ROCKS him first! Cole fires more shots, then he climbs up after Malakai. Cole brings Malakai up but Malakai fires hands! Malakai SUPER SUNSET FLIPS, but Cole fights with fists! Malakai POP-UP KNEES! Cole SUPERKICKS! Malakai JUMP KNEES! Malakai hurries to reel Cole in, but Cole suplexes first, for GHOSTBUSTER!! Cole rises, brings down the kneepad, and lowers- THE END!!! Cover, TWO?!?!

The fans are torn that Cole survives Malakai’s best shot! Malakai himself has a very rare look of shock on his face. Malakai thinks on what he has to do, so he stands Cole up. Malakai has Cole at the ropes but Cole shoves him away. Cole then falls over, not much left! Malakai stands Cole up, blocks a superkick and pushes the leg down, but Cole SUPERKICKS right back! Cole bumps Malakai off buckles, goes up, and hits the PANAMA SUNRISE! SUPERKICK!! And then a basement SUPERKICK! Malakai falls back and the fans are thunderous again! Cole rises, but so does Malakai. Malakai drags himself up with ropes, but then he flounders back down.

Malakai sits up, but he looks to Cole. Is he inviting Cole to do it?! Malakai sits cross legged, and Cole hits THE BOOM!! Cover, Cole wins!

Winner: Adam Cole, by pinfall

It’s hard to say which is bigger: Adam Cole finally beating Malakai Black, or Adam Cole continuing on his path towards MJF and Full Gear. Well, as we’ve seen the past few weeks, Kyle is watching this. Even as Kyle gets his arm checked by a trainer, Kyle nods in approval. Will Kyle quietly support Cole from afar as Cole looks to finally settle things with MJF?  Back in the ring, Malakai sits up. Cole says thanks, and offers a handshake. Malakai pushes the hand aside, to hug it out with Cole! The fans cheer the sportsmanship, will Malakai also support Cole in his endeavor for vengeance?

Cole then gets a mic to ask, “Who’s ready for Storytime with Adam Cole, Baybay?” The fans cheer that! Cole says first of all, Malakai Black is one of the very best Cole’s ever fought in his 16 year career. He thanks Malakai for this match. The fans cheer Malakai as he stands on the stage. Cole says there is one more person he needs to talk to, and his name is Max. This is two down, one to go. Roderick Strong still needs to win his two more, and trust Cole when he says this, they’re gonna win those matches. Because Max thinks he put roadblocks in their way, but that’s not the case.

Everyone is surely asking, if Cole gets three wins, and Roddy gets three wins, what happens at Full Gear? Cole says fortunately, he talked to one Tony Khan. And TK said it like this: If, or rather when Cole gets three wins and when Roddy gets three wins, guess what? Full Gear becomes MJF VS Adam Cole AND Roddy Strong in a Triple Threat! Max, trust Cole when he says, MJF gets the ass kicking of a lifetime from The Undisputed Kingdom, baybay! The fans cheer as the odds are no longer in MJF’s favor!

Speaking of, we see MJF losing his cool in his home. He sips wine but that doesn’t calm him down. MJF paces, grabs his phone, and he makes a call. “Yeah. I need you to pay someone a visit.” With that, the call ends. Who did MJF call? And who is this person going to “visit” in order to turn the tables back around?

Backstage interview with Jay White.

Renee is with The Switchblade and brings up the “choice words” Hangman Page had ahead of their match at Full Gear. What is his reaction to the “vile” things Hangman said? White says yeah, Hangman thinks White has no idea what Hangman is capable of. Hangman says he might break White’s ankle, he might burn White’s- HANGMAN CLOBBERS WHITE OUTTA NOWHERE!! Renee can barely get outta there because of her own broken ankle! Hangman fires hands on White, knocks spare ladders over, and they make their way out to the crowd! The fans fire up as this brawl goes to the side of the stage!

Hangman shoves White away, DECKS a security guard, and then takes the guy’s chair! The fans boo but White ROCKS Hangman! White fires more shots, and he KNEES Hangman again and again! White UPPERCUTS, then he grabs that chair! But Hangman TACKLES White into the railing! The fans are torn as Hangman puts White’s leg up! White fights back, Hangman CLUBS him, and he pushes the leg down between barriers! White screams in pain, but Hangman CLUBS away on the leg! Hangman has White caught, and then grabs the chair! But JUICE runs in to take the chair! The fans fire up and Juice dares Hangman to go for him!

White gets free, and he fires hands on Hangman! White sends Hangman into railing, then into the ring! Hangman bails out and runs away. White grabs a mic to tell hangman not to run away again. White would love to know what Hangman was going to do to him at Full Gear. Here’s what White will do to Hangman: He will beat Hangman, he will embarrass Hangman, he will dismantle him, and have fun doing it! The fans will have fun watching White do that! The fans cheer in agreement there. Hangman says he’s gonna leave White behind? Hangman was NEVER ahead of White, and he never will be!

White says at Full Gear, the Hangman will Breathe with the Switchblade once more, and that leg will be Hangman’s downfall! And maybe, just maybe, White will be the first ever to make the Hangman tap out! Hangman doesn’t like that, huh? Well too bad! If he doesn’t like it, then White, Juice, and the Gold Members in Manchester, New Hampshire have two words for ya! GUNS UP! The heat keeps turning up on this one! Will Hangman be the one to burn for it?

Backstage interview with Kris Statlander.

Renee catches the #BornAgainKristen as she enters, and says it is official! Full Gear, AEW TBS Championship, Mercedes Mone VS Kris Statlander. How does it feel to possibly have that title around her waist again? Kris says Mone can’t change the fact that Kris will be the NEW TBS Champion. Renee wishes Kris luck, but then someone almost runs Kris over?! It was Kamille & Mone!! Mone says Kamille MISSED Kris! Is she stupid or just dumb? Never mind, just go out and get her! Kamille does as she’s told, but Kris already had Mone! The CEO wants to hit someone with her car!? Kris picks Mone up but Kamille makes the save!

Kris grabs Kamille then, and SMACKS her off the side of the car! Kamille elbows back, tries to get back in the car, but Kris CLUBS her first! And then SLAMS the door shut on Kamille’s arm!! The Brickhouse falls apart, and Kris SLAMS Mone on the hood! Oh, of course it’s a Mercedes. Security finally rushes in, but the damage has been done. Will Kris make Mone pay for trying some vehicular manslaughter?

The Patriarchy is here!

And there is extra special security here as Christian Cage, Kip Sabian, Nick Wayne & Mother Shayna are about to confront the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil, Hook. Christian grabs a mic, and he tells Manchester, “Sit down and shut your mouths while I conduct my business.” The fans boo but Christian is sure we’re wondering about the security detail. Christian just wants a chance to explain himself. So when Hook comes out, this is all for everyone’s protection. First thing’s first, he formally welcomes Kip to the Patriarchy. You might wonder how this came to be after all the cat ‘n’ mouse games these past few months.

And it was that Christian realized Kip was just trying to get his attention. That much like a lot of you, he is a fatherless loser just looking for some guidance. But there was one moment that stood out among all else, and the footage replays: Kip snatching the pen, and then Christian almost running into the Death Riders… Now, people here in Manchester, NH might not understand so he’ll spell it out for them. Kip had the foresight to realize what was happening. If Christian had signed his Casino Gauntlet contract, the Death Riders would interfere to cost Christian the match, and this contract would be gone forever.

Because of Kip Sabian, Christian stands here #AndStill the reigning, defending, undisputed NEXT AEW World Champion. Kip applauds but the fans boo. Christian says in that moment, Kip did more for him than any of his other sons have. Christian says he loves Kip, and the two hug it out. Nick is a bit unsure about this, but here comes Hook! The fans fire up and Hook has a mic of his own. “Whatever it is that you have to say, make it good, and make it fast, cuz I don’t have much patience.” Christian says yes, of course. Never mind the security, let’s just talk. Christian will say it straight: Hook is a wild card.

Hook has those crazy eyes, is a problem, a bull in a China shop, an ass kicker, and what happened here on Dynamite a few weeks ago, don’t mistake it. That wasn’t a beating, that wasn’t an attack. Christian needs a son like Hook. Christian needed to be sure Hook could be disciplined to fall in line. But he also realized that if Hook was going to be Christian’s son, Hook couldn’t have that “other voice” in his ear. That other voice was Taz, so yes, Christian admits to the attack. It was from a place of love and caring, but Christian hit Taz in the knee with a lead pipe. The question now is, Taz saw Christian’s face. Why did Taz not just tell Hook it was Christian?

The answer is simple: Taz realized Christian could take Hook to heights not even Taz could imagine. Hook, your father is a legend in this business. Just as Taz and he’ll tell you. Hook’s father was the face of the “outlaw promotion,” a big fish in a little pond. And what happened when he got to the big stage with the bright lights? He buckled under the pressure! He hung up his boots, put the headset on, and hid behind the announce table. So the question to Hook is: Does he want to be an announcer like his father? Or does he want to be a renowned and revered world champion like The Patriarch himself, Christian Cage?

Christian says he regrets not taking things with Taz just a touch further. As he looks around, it is clear to Christian, no one even cares Taz is alive. The fans boo, but Christian says he needs Hook. In this moment, he’ll tell Hook to his face: Christian wishes Taz was DEAD! The fans boo even harder and Hook seethes. Hook storms right through the security and gets in the ring! Kip runs up, into REDRUM! Christian saves Superbad but he ends up in REDRUM! Nick saves Christian, the special squad gets in, but Hook throws them all around! Hook puts the last guy in REDRUM!! Hook glares at Christian but Christian grins.

The Patriarchy wants to build their deck with this wild card, but is Hook too wild to ever be tamed?

Backstage interview with Don Callis.

Alex Marvez is with THE scumbag leader of the Don Callis Family and brings up the new tag team of Brian Cage & Lance Archer have simply been dominant. Callis says no more 50-50, they are squashing everyone! Wait, who is this? This man hands Callis an envelope, and a box. Callis looks at the envelope, it has a lot of money in it. And the box has a shiny ring inside. The man then says there is a voice message for Callis. “Hey, Don, it’s The Devil.” MJF wants Callis to take care of a baybay for him. And if he gets that job done, there’s another envelope like that one waiting for him.

And if Callis scratches that ring… Well, let’s just say there are a lot more men in suits that can scratch him up, too. MJF’s messenger leaves, and Callis puts on the Dynamite Diamond Ring. Callis laughs as one devil made a deal with another. Will The Murderhawk Monster & Machine simply be mercenaries for MJF to take out the Undisputed Kingdom?

Jamie Hayter VS Penelope Ford!

It was two years ago that these two teamed up, and while one would become AEW Women’s World Champion, the other would be stuck at home with a severe injury. Hayter feels Ford has made this way too personal for no good reason, but will Ford still have her revenge? Or will she return only to find Hayter still hits hard?

Wait, Ford SHOVES Hayter off the corner during her entrance! The bell rings, fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Ford goes up and up to APRON KNEE DROP! Hayter sputters but Ford mocks her pain. Ford storms in to rain down fists on Hayter’s chest and ribs! The ref counts, Ford lets off, and then run sin. Hayter dodges, Ford gets stuck on ropes! Hayter hauls Ford up for a BIG back suplex! The fans fire up as now Hayter rains down fists! The ref reprimands, Hayter lets off to say it’s fair given what Ford did. Hayter then has Ford in a corner to CHOP! And CHOP again! Hayter stomps away on Ford, then stops as the ref counts.

Hayter has Ford against ropes for a flurry of forearms! The ref counts, Hayter runs, but Ford runs up to BOOT! Ford drags Hayter up, whips her to a corner, then runs corner to corner. Handspring and BACK ELBOW! Ford then goes side to side, HIGH BOOT WASH! Ford reels Hayter in, snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Ford frowns, then knees on Hayter to choke her! The ref counts, Ford steps off and pretends it was all an accident. Ford drags Hayter up to scuff her, but Hayter fires body shots! Ford BOOTS Hayter down, then drags her up. Hayter fires shots but Ford CLUBS Hayter down. Ford puts Hater on ropes to CHOKE!

The ref counts, Ford mocks the fans and then steps away. Ford drags Hayter up, brings her around, but Hayter JAWBREAKERS! Hayter ROCKS Ford, runs, but Ford KICKS the legs out! Hayter falls into ropes, then Ford SHOTGUNS her in the back! Cover, TWO! Hayter stays in this but Ford goes to the apron. Ford climbs, soaks up some heat, then MOONSAULT FLOPS! Hayter basement DROPKICKS! Then a suplex, for a BRAINBUSTER! The fans fire up with Hayter and she shrieks! But Ford goes Matrix to avoid the lariat! CUTTER! Cover, TWO!! Hayter survives and now Ford shrieks in anger!

Ford drags Hayter up while the fans rally. Ford fireman’s carries, then pops her up, but Hayter lands out! Hayter hooks Ford up, HAYTERADE!! Cover, Hayter wins!

Winner: Jamie Hayter, by pinfall

That’s right, Hayter hits that hard! Ford’s wrath will not be satisfied, will she just have to let it go? Will Hayter get to go after a championship in time for Full Gear?

Mina Shirakawa is coming!

The Fighting Gravure Idol knows we all want Mina, and so she’ll give us what we want. Wait, did the image go half black ‘n’ white with a QR Code? Could this return be surprisingly timeless?

AEW takes a closer look at Kazuchika Okada,

Jim Ross says The Rainmaker is one of his favorite talents ever. Truck loads of charisma and skill, he’s in the top five of wrestlers in the world. Most people who are knowledgeable have him on that list, and some might even have him as number one, he is that special. Excalibur narrates that Okada has the chance to enter rarified air in pro-wrestling. With FOUR G1 Climax wins already to his name, a win in this year’s Continental Classic could tie him with NJPW legend, “Mr. G1,” Masahiro Chono and his five round robin victories. Okada himself says, “Who is Chono? Chono is not an international star like The Rainmaker!”

Okada says he IS the greatest tournament wrestler in the history of the world! Okada is Japan’s greatest export! The Continental Championship will not only defend his title but his pride as one of the greatest international stars of all time in this year’s Continental Classic. Will Okada’s fifth round robin trophy not be a G1 but a C2?

BREAKING NEWS for Collision!

Given what they’ve done to Orange Cassidy, the Death Riders will now have to answer to The Conglomeration, with the AEW World Trios Championships on the line! Will Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly & Tomohiro Ishii take away these titles before Cassidy becomes a Freshly Squeezed AEW World Champion? Or will Pac, Claudio & Yuta take away the only friends Cassidy has left?

Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis VS Ricochet & ???

The Don Callis Family has taken a lot from Will Ospreay. The Alpha took the International Championship for his own while The Protostar took Ospreay’s trust and broke it. But neither of them expected The One & Only to step up to them both. Ricochet wants to take down Takeshita for taking that title, but who did he find to join him? Ricochet makes his entrance, mic in hand, and he has everyone hold on. Ricochet says “you two morons” made a mistake saying Ricochet could choose anyone in AEW as a partner.

Ricochet did some research, a little bit of digging, and he found that as of October 4th of this year, a certain someone’s contract with the Don Callis Family has… expired. See, this man is upset because he feels The Don Callis Family just forgot about him. Allow Ricochet to introduced his really pissed off partner, “P-P-P-P-POWERHOUSE.” The fans go wild seeing Will Hobbs return! Not the Will that Kyle was calling out, but one he should’ve been concerned about! Ricochet & Hobbs run in, the bell rings, and the brawl is on! Hobbs is after Kyle while Ricochet is after Konosuke and the ref wants this to sort out!

Ricochet and Konosuke fall out of the ring, then Konosuke SHOVES Ricochet into the commentary desk! Hobbs and Kyle still fight in the ring, but Konosuke slides in. The Callis Family whip Hobbs, but he comes back to CLOBBER them both! The fans fire up as Hobbs paces. Hobbs & Ricochet then pursue the Callis Family to the ramp. Ricochet BOOTS Konosuke while Hobbs sends Kyle into railing! Ricochet drags Konosuke up, UPPERCUTS him, and Hobbs sends Kyle into more railing! Ricochet sends Konosuke into railing, and the fans fire up. Hobbs whips Kyle into even more railing! Ricochet CHOPS Konosuke, but Konosuke gets mad.

Ricochet CHOPS, and CHPOS, but Konosuke DECKS him! Hobbs beats up on Kyle some more, then goes after Konosuke. Konosuke is down holding an ankle but Hobbs stomps him. Ricochet rolls into the ring while Hobbs throws hands on Konosuke. Hobbs joins Ricochet, and Ricochet climbs to hop onto Hobbs’ shoulders! The fans fire up as they balance, and then Ricochet ARIHARA MOONSAULTS onto The Callis Family! The fans are thunderous, and Ricochet feeds Kyle to Hobbs. Hobbs paces while Kyle shakes out the cobwebs. Hobbs hauls Kyle, says “I’m back~!” and he suplexes. Stall and SLAM at five!

Kyle writhes in pain but Hobbs points to Ricochet. The fans cheer, and Hobbs tags Ricochet in. They double whip Kyle, to then DOUBLE- Well, no, Hobbs CLOBBERS Kyle and Ricochet cheers and flexes. Ricochet is already having too much fun here, and he covers Kyle, ONE! Ricochet gets the fans fired up again as he goes corner to corner, but Kyle puts him on the apron. Ricochet ROCKS Kyle, BOOTS Konosuke, then RAMS Kyle, but Kyle has Ricochet by the head! DRAPING DDT! Konosuke runs up to sucker punch Hobbs! Hobbs doesn’t even budge! The ref stops Hobbs from storming in but that lets The Callis Family double GOURD BUSTER!

Then Konosuke & Kyle run, to BOOT SANDWICH Ricochet down! The fans boo again while Kyle flexes, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Kyle tags Konosuke and Konosuke drags Ricochet up. Konosuke suplexes, for a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ricochet is tougher than that, but Konosuke clamps on with a chinlock. Ricochet endures, Hobbs rallies Manchester, but Konosuke wrenches Ricochet’s arm. Tag to Kyle, the Callis Family mugs Ricochet, and Kyle taunts Hobbs. The ref has to again stop Hobbs, and Kyle ELBOWS Ricochet in the head. Cover, TWO! Kyle clamps onto Ricochet with a headlock and grinds him down. Ricochet endures, fights around, and stands back up. Ricochet fires body shots, then forearms, then a CHOP! Ricochet whips, Kyle reverses, and Ricochet hits buckles hard!

Ricochet falls back, but Kyle rains down fists! The ref reprimands, Hobbs storms in and he kicks Kyle off Ricochet. The ref stops Hobbs from doing more, and Kyle tags in Konosuke. Konosuke stands on Ricochet’s face while soaking up heat, but steps off as the ref counts. Konosuke ROCKS Ricochet to a corner, then whips him corner to corner hard! Ricochet falls in a heap, and Konosuke saunters over. Konosuke then goes up the corner, taunts the fans, and SUPER SENTONS! Direct hit! Cover, TWO! Ricochet stays in this, but Konosuke drags him up. Konosuke snapmares Ricochet into a chinlock, and he grinds Ricochet into the mat.

Ricochet endures, the fans rally up, and Ricochet fights to his feet. Ricochet fires body shots, then ROCKS Konosuke with a forearm! Ricochet runs, but into an ELBOW from Konosuke! Dynamite returns to single picture as Konosuke soaks up more heat. The fans rally, Adam Cole is watching now that we all know MJF hired The Don Callis Family. Konosuke shoves Ricochet to a corner, but Ricochet ELBOWS Kyle down! Konosuke runs in, Ricochet dodges, but Konosuke keeps Ricochet back. Ricochet fires elbows to fight the lift, but Konosuke shoves him away again. Ricochet handsprings to BACK ELBOW!

The fans fire up while both men are down! Ricochet crawls, hot tag to Hobbs! Kyle jumps in but Hobbs CLOBBERS him! And CLOBBERS him! Hobbs runs to RAM Kyle into Konosuke! Hobbs keeps going, LARIAT for Kyle while Konosuke ducks! Konosuke runs up, but into a SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up and Hobbs runs corner to corner, but into a BOOT! Konosuke goes up, Hobbs ROCKS him! The fans fire up as Hobbs climbs. Hobbs picks Konosuke up, SUPER SPINNING POWERSLAM! Cover, Kyle breaks it! Kyle CLUBS Hobbs, but Hobbs is just annoyed. Hobbs TOSSES Kyle up and out!

The fans fire up as the straps come down! Hobbs goes back to Konosuke as Konosuke rises up. SPINE- NO, Kyle slips free to ALPHA ELBOW! Hobbs drops to a knee, but then he laughs it off! Hobbs scowls at Konosuke, the fans fire up for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as the forearms fly! Konosuke fires boxing elbows, then RONLLING- Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke first! Hobbs waistlocks, Konosuke switches, and GERMAN SUPLEX! But Hobbs is up! Konosuke runs, into a LARIAT! The fans are thunderous as Hobbs and Konosuke crawl, hot tags to Kyle and Ricochet! Ricochet fires off hands! ROLLING- Kyle BOOTS Ricochet first!

Kyle has Ricochet in a corner, and whips corner to corner. Ricochet goes up and over, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then springboards, but Kyle catches him! Kyle pops Ricochet up, LAST RIDE!! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives, but Kyle tags Konosuke. They both run in at Ricochet, DOUBLE HELLUVA KICK! SUPERKICK for Hobbs! Konosuke hops up the corner, Kyle suplexes Ricochet up to him. “This is Awesome!” as Konosuke- RICOCHET SUPER RANAS! Then he DUMPS Kyle out! Ricochet hurries up a corner while Konosuke is in the drop zone! Ricochet 450- NO, Ricochet must bail out as Konosuke moves! JUMPING KNEE!

Konosuke vows to end it now, and he drags Ricochet up. Suplex and RAGING- NO, Ricochet slips free! Ricochet waistlocks but Konosuke bucks the O’Conner. Konosuke rolls back, and he headscissors Ricochet into a victory roll! And then from there, a WHEELBARROW GERMAN!! Ricochet lands out?! And Ricochet waistlocks, but Konosuke fires elbows! So Ricochet jumps up, POISON- NO, Konosuke stops that and flings Ricochet back up! Kyle is up top, for a DOOMSDAY DEVICE! PLANCHA onto Hobbs! Konosuke covers, TWO!! Ricochet survives and the fans are thunderous! Kyle says blow him up! KUROSU!!

Konosuke takes aim, runs up, POWER DRIVE- NO, Ricochet avoids the knee to wrench and ENZIGIRI! Konosuke wobbles, into a SUPERKICK! Konosuke is down, Ricochet locks ‘n’ loads, but Kyle anchors Ricochet’s foot! Hobbs CLOBBERS Kyle!! Konosuke ALPHA ELBOWS Ricochet! Konosuke powers up, builds speed, but Hobbs runs up! Konosuke avoids the lariat to GERMAN SUPLEX! Hobbs flounders but Ricochet springboards, FLYING- NO, Konosuke stops the rana again! POWER- RANA!! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet won’t stop, he goes back up the corner! Ricochet SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Cover, TWO?!?!

The fans are thunderous again as Konosuke survives! Ricochet just reloads, and SPIRIT GUN!! Cover, Ricochet & Hobbs win!

Winners: Ricochet & Will Hobbs, by pinfall

But Kyle isn’t done! He SMACKS Hobbs with a chair! Ricochet doesn’t realize it until Kyle is in! SMACK to Ricochet! And SMACK again! Kyle chucks the chair away, stands over Ricochet, and he drags Ricochet up. BUT WAIT! Mark Davis is back! Dunkzilla has been trying to use words, but now he has to use physicality! He pushes Kyle back off of Ricochet, then tries to bring him out of the ring, but Kyle pushes Mark. Kyle isn’t playing this game! Mark is up in Kyle’s business and he ain’t having it! Kyle shoves Mark, so Mark SHOVES Kyle down! Mark throws off his jacket to tell Kyle that if he has to beat some sense into Kyle- LANCE ARCHER ATTACKS!

The Murderhawk smacks Mark off buckles, fires forearms, and Brian Cage is here, too! Archer laughs as he feeds Mark to Cage’s LARIAT! But here comes Adam Cole! Cole knows they’re coming for him anyway, so he’s after them first! Konosuke intercepts Cole, they brawl to the back, and the fans fire up! BREAKING NEWS that Cole VS Konosuke will be Cole’s third match! Will Cole succeed in reaching MJF? Or will The Alpha earn Callis that second envelope of money? As for Archer & Cage, they sit Mark up and CLAW his face! Kyle grabs the SCREWDRIVER! BUT WAIT! Will Ospreay IS here!!

The fans are thunderous, and Kyle’s seen a ghost! The Aerial Assassin runs in to TACKLE Kyle! Archer & Cage drag Ospreay off Kyle but Ospreay fires on them! Mark is up, ENZIGIRI for Cage! Archer grabs Mark, but Mark ENZIGIRIS him, too! Hobbs gives Archer a SPINEBUSTER! Ricochet V-TRIGGERS Kyle, and then Ospreay give- NO, Kyle scrambles away! Kyle sensed it coming and avoids Hidden Blade! The traitorous Aussie Arrow can run but he can’t hide, will he have no choice but to answer for what he’s done?

My Thoughts:

A great Dynamite here, lots of great moves that were expected and a lot unexpected, but also some moves that were unexpected yet not so great. Great promo to open the show, and I figured Swerve would show up. Swerve VS Lashley for Full Gear is of course where this was going, so I appreciate Swerve not dragging it out with a big speech. Two weeks until the PPV, we’ll get plenty of that from MVP before the match anyway. Great match from Cassidy & Darby VS Claudio & Pac, and honestly, what a great way to disqualify the match in Marina just booting the ref. Also WOW, Darby being thrown at a post… I hope he’s okay, haven’t heard anything otherwise.

And the beatdown on Cassidy was a good segue to get Conglomeration out there and then have their match with Jericho’s team. Great stuff being it was a Fight Without Honor. I’m more surprised there was no blood like there was in Ladder War. But multiple table spots was a big hit with Manchester, especially that one with Kyle and Bill. Mark not winning with the Froggy-Bow going through a table was a bit booty, though. Yes, last week teased Jericho VS Ishii, but why false finish us like that then? At the same time, Death Riders VS Conglomeration for the trios titles will be some great stuff, but I feel like Jericho’s gonna disqualify that match since he and Ishii are going to battle over the ROH World Championship.

Jay White had a great promo that turned into a brawl with Hangman, that then turned back into a promo. I almost thought White would add a stipulation to their match but whatever, they’ll still have a great one under normal rules. It could go either way, but it feels like Hangman cheats to win and this forces the feud to continue. Very good video package and promo for Okada ahead of the Continental Classic, can’t wait to see his run in that tournament, and who else will be in it with him.

Very good promo from Christian Cage to help explain the Kip Sabian turn, but the rest was just his long version of “It was ME, Austin! It was me all along!” And Christian of course uses a combination of “dead” and “dad” in his promo to piss Hook off, and Hook of course stood tall taking out truly faceless goons. I did appreciate Nick’s reaction to being on the other end of the favoritism scale, and there’s half a chance Nick turns on Christian over this Kip stuff. That would help Hook get one over on a former world champion, and in a roundabout way, Hook can say that if Christian does become champion, then Hook is owed the next shot.

Speaking of Superbad, good match from Mrs. Superbad and Hayter, but it was rather quick, and of course Hayter won. Maybe Hayter gets a match with Mariah May at Full Gear, but I did like that the Mina Shirakawa hype video has a Toni Storm tease in it now. And really good stuff with Kris, Kamille & Mone. Been a minute since someone tried to hit someone else with a car, and then Kris got to hit the car with Mone. This isn’t the go-home moment but it already feels like Kris is going to lose to Mone, even after taking out Kamille with the car door.

Cole VS Malakai was great, though the fans did seem torn like they were with Cole VS Buddy. As I said with that match, Malakai also deserves to be doing something more than being fed to another story, but still. What is unexpected and disappointing is that TK has decided to overthink this story with MJF. Instead of MJF pitting Cole and Roddy against each other in round 3, he wastes money paying Don Callis to have one of his guys lose. At least, that is if the Triple Threat teased is the plan now. It just doesn’t sit right, mostly because my idea is a much better way for MJF to mess with Cole.

Ricochet bringing Hobbs back was awesome stuff, and we got an awesome match with them, Konosuke & Kyle. Great win for Ricochet on Konosuke, so there’s all we need for an International Championship match at Full Gear. Again, Cole VS Konosuke just seems wrong when Brian Cage or Lance Archer are also available and can totally take losses for the sake of story. But it was great to see Mark Davis AND Will Ospreay here, too. There’s at least a Six Man Tag right there of Kyle, Cage & Archer VS Ospreay, Ricochet & Hobbs for next week while Cole VS Takeshita happens. But even without that, Kyle VS Ospreay has to be happening at Full Gear, and could go either way with how Kyle really is being built as a star.

My Score: 8.9/10

Will Anna Jay truly be the Star of the Show?

Mariah May still thinks Anna Jay doesn’t belong in AEW, but will she be proven wrong in the worst way when the AEW Women’s World Championship is on the line?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Day of the Dead Match: Thunder Rosa VS Harley Cameron; Rosa wins.
• Kyle Fletcher VS Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes; Kyle wins.
• Brian Cage & Lance Archer VS Shaun Smith & Joe Keys; Cage & Archer win.
• PAC w/ Blackpool Combat Club VS Action Andretti; Pac wins.
• Lio Rush VS Ariya Daivari w/ The Premier Athletes; Lio wins.
• Roderick Strong w/ The Undisputed Kingdom VS Shane Taylor w/ Shane Taylor Promotions; Roddy wins.
• AEW Women’s World Championship: Mariah May VS Anna Jay; Mariah wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

Tony Schiavone is in the ring.

He welcomes us live to Collision in Philadelphia, but he is not alone! Daniel Garcia, The Conglomeration, The Outrunners, FTR, and pretty much ever team in AEW are all here, because we are welcoming in the NEW AEW World Tag Team Champions, Private Party! Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy already have drink service going as they strut past La Faccion Ingobernable, The Premier Athletes, MXM Collection, Grizzled Young Veterans and Shane Taylor Promotions (which now includes The Infantry for those who missed last Thursday’s ROH). Quen & Zay go to the ring to join their VIPS in the ring.

Schiavone welcomes them to the ring, and says Private Party turned out one of the most tremendous performances he has seen. The fans chant, “You Deserve It!” and even the other AEW stars clap along. Schiavone says after a seven MONTH reign, The Young Bucks lose so that Quen & Zay become the champs. Quen & Zay say they can’t hear Schiavone, the fans are saying something. “You Deserve It!” Okay, okay, real talk, they love y’all. At the beginning of this year, Private Party came in and said, “New Year, New Champs.” Well, it took them a long, long time, but Philly, we did it! The fans cheer that!

Zay says he even swore on his mom that they were gonna win, and Philly, when a man swears on his mama, you better believe it. Now, Matthew, Nicholas, Young Bucks, Private Party wants to thank you for making them earn this. Because every time they get in the ring with The Bucks, Private Party has gotten better, and better, and better, and they have the titles to prove it! And with that said, you probably wanna know what’s next, right? Well, Philly, here’s what is next. Not shots, no, that’s later. Zay promises. But speaking of shots… They are willing to defend these titles up against anybody and everybody. And they mean everybody!

Quen & Zay stare down FTR as the #TopGuys, and they start shoving! Garcia steps in for Private Party and the Outrunners step in for FTR. Truth Magnum wants everyone to take it easy, take it easy. If they’re anything like Truth, and Truth knows he is, then you came here for one reason and one reason only: To celebrate the five year journey of Private Party! The fans all cheer that! Tell ’em, Turbo! Turbo says what’s in the past is in the past, Bucks are gone, the Party is here. That was their time then. Now it’s Private Party’s time! And the sign outside doesn’t say “FTR” or “Private Party,” or even “Outrunners.” It says A E W! Where the best teams wrestle!

The fans fire up for that! The teams all hug it out because yes, this is about good times, not grudges. And so with that said, the party is never gonna end! Because everyone knows there ain’t no party like a Private Party, and that’s a flex. The fans cheer, but the teams on the stage don’t really care. Will one of those teams come looking to ruin the party?

Mariah May arrives backstage.

“Blow it out your arse.” Well that’s not very nice of The Glamour.

Anna Jay arrives backstage.

“Mariah, you said you couldn’t be beaten? Well I can, I have, and I will. Philly, get ready for your new AEW Women’s World Champion.” The Queenslayer is ready to take the throne, but will she still not be THE Star of the Show?

Backstage interview with The Acclaimed.

Renee Paquette is with Max Caster & Anthony Bowens and says they gotta talk the AEW Tag Team Division. A lot has changed, such as the NEW AEW Tag Team Champions being Private Party. The Acclaimed are the winningest team in AEW, what is their take? Bowens says he doesn’t say this often, but from the Scissor King to Private Party, he congratulates them. They’re even proud of Private Party as fellow homegrown AEW stars. BUT! Do not let that fool you. The Acclaimed is the best tag team to ever do it in this company! And they are coming back for those titles.

Caster says THAT’S RIGHT! Two time champs and they’ve been doing this all year. Now, just because it is Private Party and not the Young Bucks, hey, there’s a lot in common here. But what’s not in common is that Quen & Zay do not have the Best Wrestler Alive on their team! And everyone knows that when Acclaimed and Private Party lock up, there is only one outcome possible. And why is that? It’s because EVERYONE loves The Acclaimed! Uh, Caster kinda took Bowens’ line from him, even after cuing him up… Caster wants to get serious. Private Party are still come-up, the fans haven’t really taken to them.

But the fans, they love The Acclaimed. If the fans loved Private Party like they love The Acclaimed, then Quen & Zay would have friendship bracelets comin’ out the wazoo like Caster. And Caster also gets money! Hard earned cash! Wait, does he still have the Hurt Syndicate card? Oh, that’s to Caster’s final point. Private Party does not have the attention of MVP, him begging them to join like he is The Acclaimed. Oh, and as for the answer to that, Caster says, “I dunno. I dunno.” But what Caster does know is that Private Party, when those belts are on the line, it’s time to- Now Bowens interrupts to say “NUT UP, OR SHUT UP!”

Why? Because EVERYONE loves The Acclaimed! There’s some passive aggressive dysfunction going on here. Do Caster & Bowens need to worry about each other before they worry about gold?

Day of the Dead Match: Thunder Rosa VS Harley Cameron!

La Mera Mera did not appreciate this Outcast mocking the face paint that represents this solemn tradition. Will Rosa celebrate those who have passed on by adding Harley to the list? Or will this insane Aussie actually get one over the former AEW Women’s World Champion?

The bell rings and Harley is not intimidated by the display around the ring. Harley shoves Rosa, Rosa SHOVES back! The fans fire up, but Harley knees low. And kicks! And ENZIGIRIS! Harley says SHE is La Mera Mera now! But then Rosa storms up behind her, and says no she’s not~! Rosa THROWS Harley, then Harley comes back. Rosa dodges, arm-drags Harley, and mule kicks! Then ENZIGIRI! The fans fire up with Rosa and she watches Harley go to the apron. Rosa runs, and she WRECKS Harley with a dropkick! The fans fire up more as Rosa brings Harley around. Rosa SMACKS Harley off the apron, then CHOPS!

Rosa brings out a trash can lid, but also a board. Tribute to R. Smooth and a SMACK to Harley! Then SMACK with the trash can lid! Harley writhes, but Rosa SMACKS her again! Rosa drags Harley up to CHOP and knuckle lock. Rosa goes onto the railing, but she does need some help. Fans help her balance, and she tightrope walks, only for Harley to YANK her down! Rosa lands on railing, then Harley throws her down from the railing! Harley CHOKES Rosa, insists she is the new La Mera Mera, and then brings her up to whip into steel steps! Harley brings the board with the lovely panting on it, then goes back for Rosa.

Harley whips, Rosa reverse, and Harley goes through the board! Rosa says SHE is La Mera Mera! The fans fire up and Collision goes picture in picture.

Rosa dumps another painted board onto Harley, then stomps it apart on her! Harley is stuck in wood wreckage while Rosa grabs a trash can. Rosa puts the can in the ring, slides in a few other things, then adds chair after chair. Rosa brings out a TABLE! The fans like that as Rosa puts that in the ring. Rosa goes back for Harley, SAMCKS her off the apron, and Harley falls and flounders. Rosa brings out a chair, and she SMACKS Harley! Harley writhes, and Rosa DIGS the chair into her! Rosa drags Harley up again, SMACKS her off the apron, then POSTS her! Rosa storms up but Harley JAWBREAKERS back! Then RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS to the floor!

Harley covers, but this isn’t Falls Count Anywhere. Harley puts Rosa in the ring, drags her around, and clamps on with a SEATED COBRA TWIST! Rosa endures, fights up, and fires body shots. But Harley grinds Rosa into a modified abdominal stretch! Rosa endures, fights with fists, and Collision returns to single picture right as Rosa hip tosses Harley! Rosa CHOPS Harley, runs, but Harley LARIATS! Harley runs, but Rosa follows to LARIAT! Rosa runs but Harley LARIATS again! Harley runs, Rosa LARIATS again! Rosa fires forearms, then runs, but Harley dodges! Both women come back, DOUBLE FACEBUSTERS!

The fans fire up while both women are down! Rosa rises, she finds Harley, but Harley fires a forearm first! Rosa hits back! They go back and forth, shot for shot, and then Rosa has the edge! CODE BREAKER! Harley flops back, Rosa drags her to a cover, TWO! Rosa is annoyed but she goes for a chair. Rosa sits that chair up, then adds another. Those chairs face each other, then Rosa goes out to look for more. She brings in the big painted skull board, and she puts that across the chairs like a bridge. Rosa grins and she looks for Harley. Harley SMASHES a pinata on Rosa’s head! And again! And again! The candy is everywhere!

Harley drags Rosa up, suplexes, and Rosa crashes down through the board! Cover, TWO!! Rosa survives and the fans fire up! Harley SMACKS Rosa off a chair, then again, then again! Harley sits Rosa down and again shouts Harley is La Mera Mera! Harley runs, but Rosa dodge! Harley crashes into just chair! Harley hobbles, Rosa has the chair, and she SMACKS Harley on the back! And SMACKS her again! Harley writhes, but Rosa has the trash can! The trash can goes around Harley, and Rosa KICKS, KICKS and KICKS! Rosa treats Harley like a heavy bag, then RAMS her into a corner for more KICKS!

Rosa sits Harley down, then brings a table over! Rosa stands the table up and the fans fire up! The table is more a ramp, and Rosa runs to use it! Rosa FLYING DROPKICKS the trash can! Cover, Rosa wins!!

Winner: Thunder Rosas, by pinfall

La Mera Mera is STILL La Mera Mera! Rosa stands tall, but will she be waiting on the other side of tonight’s AEW Women’s World Championship match?

Backstage interview with The Undisputed Kingdom.

Lexy Nair is with Roderick Strong, Mike Bennett & Matt Taven and notes Roddy has his match with Shane Taylor tonight. This counts to MJF’s challenge, but Roddy shouts “SHANE!” Roddy knows Shane is a bad man, but he is just an obstacle on the road to Full Gear. As bad as Adam Cole wants to get his hands on MJF, Roddy wants that even more, because he wants to beat MJF within an inch of his life! Then Adam can finish the job. But enough about MJF, let’s talk about The Kingdom! Big win on Rampage last week, and Adam Cole is better than ever. But before Cole gets his second win on Wednesday against Malakai Black, Roddy needs his first!

Taven agrees. The Kingdom has made the changes that needed to be made. The Kingdom wants those AEW World Tag Team Championships, but tonight is about Roddy, the wrestling legend! But then Brian Cage & Lance Archer walk in. Why is Lexy wasting time with amateurs? They’re on the road to Max? Please. There is a road of devastation The Machine & Murderhawk Monster are on! City after city! Archer tells them all to sit their asses down while they watch a real tag team at work. Because as Archer says, #EverybodyDies! Taven asks who even are those Melvins. Will these two teams be on their own Collision course when it comes to the tag titles?

Kyle Fletcher VS Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes!

The Protostar thinks Will Ospreay is a coward just for not showing up after being hurt so bad he’s bedridden. But will Kyle be able to focus on his own business here tonight? Or will the Commander of the Skies make Kyle his third win in as many days between ROH, Rampage and Collision?

Kyle takes his time with his elaborate entrance attire, acting like he’s Tetsuya Naito fused with Taichi or something. The bell rings and Kyle throws his pants at Komander, to then BOOT him down! The fans boo but Kyle dusts himself off. Kyle paces while Komander flounders. Kyle smirks as he drags Komander up, and he scoops Komander to swing and TOSS! Komander flounders to a corner while the fans boo, and Abrahantes coaches him up. Kyle soaks up the heat, and he storms over to drag Komander up. Kyle CHOPS and Komander sputters as he goes to a corner. Kyle scoops and SLAMS Komander again!

Kyle paces, then looms over Komander. Kyle scoops Komander, puts him in the Tree of Woe, and he pushes on the legs. Kyle then KICKS away on Komander’s chest! The ref counts, Kyle sneaks kicks in while arguing. Kyle soaks up more heat while Komander flops out of the Tree. The fans rally but Kyle drags Komander up. Kyle whips corner to corner, runs in, but Komander dodges! Kyle hits buckles, but he keeps after Komander. Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges him, but springboards into Kyle’s arms! Kyle pops Komander up, but Komander crucifix takedown! TWO, and things speed up! Tilt-o-whirl RANA! DROPKICK!

The fans fire up as Komander has Kyle in a corner. Komander CHOPS, but Kyle gets mad! Komander CHOPS, but Kyle puts Komander in the corner. Komander dodges to CHOP, CHOP, and CHOP! Komander knuckle locks, KICKS, CHOPS, and goes up, up, and around, only for Kyle to SHOVE Komander down! Komander hits railing and the fans boo! Kyle grins then storms out after Komander. Kyle brings Komander up to APRON POWERBOMB! Kyle leaves Komander behind to flex, and fans boo while Collision goes picture in picture.

Komander writhes but is somehow still in this. Kyle taunts the fans, then fetches Komander off the floor. Kyle dusts himself off, drags Komander up, and runs him into railing! Kyle paces while he soaks up more heat. Kyle drags Komander up, puts him in the ring, and then takes his time stepping inside. Komander crawls but Kyle stalks him to then stomp him. Kyle stomps Komander at the ropes, the ref reprimands, but Kyle digs his boots in. Kyle flexes before stepping away, and Kyle mockingly apologizes. Kyle soaks up more heat from the fans, and Collision goes to break.

Collision returns and Kyle has Komander back in the Tree of Woe. Kyle runs corner to corner, but Komander sits up! Kyle goes up but Komander has him for SUPER SLICED BREAD! The fans fire up as Kyle bails out. Komander builds speed to slide, but Kyle slides in! Kyle DIVES and sends Komander into the desk! Kyle throws Komander into the ring, then eh BOOTS Abrahantes just because! The fans boo but Kyle smirks. Komander sees that and is pissed! He goes up and up to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes Kyle and the fans fire up! Komander checks Abrahantes, and Abrahantes says don’t worry about him, go after Kyle!

Kyle is in the drop zone, Komander climbs ups! But Kyle runs in, so Komander leaps over! Kyle scoops, Komander slips free to mule kick, SUPERKICK, and run! Kyle swings, Komander dodges, but then Kyle blows throw Komander’s lariat! Kyle runs in, into a SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO!! Kyle survives and Komander is stunned! The fans rally up, Komander aims, and he runs in at Kyle to go up and up and MOONSAULT! INTO BOOTS!! Kyle hauls Komander up, for a LAST RIDE!! Cover, TWO?!? Komander survives, that wasn’t the last one after all! Kyle seethes, and he drags Komander back up.

Kyle underhooks, and then smirks. The fans boo because they know what he’s doing. TIGER- RANA!! Cover, TWO!! Komander almost had Kyle! But Kyle scoops, only for Kmoander to slip free! Kyle hits buckles, Komander goes up and up, POISON- NO!! Kyle blocks, and he flips Komander up, but Komander RANAS Kyle out to the floor! But Kyle lands on his feet and keeps hold! So Komander POISON-RANAS Kyle to the floor!! The fans go nuts, “This is Awesome!” Komander puts Kyle in, but Kyle clings to ropes. Komander goes to the apron, blocks a kick to KICK, KICK, and APRON DESTINO!?!

Komander shoves Kyle into the ring, then hurries up, up and MOONSAULT!! Cover, TWO?!?! Kyle survives and no one can believe it! But Komander hurries to run in again, but into a LARIAT!! Kyle seethes, foams from the mouth like a rabid animal, and he runs corner to corner! GAMANGIRI!! Then Kyle puts Komander up top, climbs, TOP ROPE- NO, Komander slips free! Komander KICKS a leg out, Kyle hobbles, and Komander springboards! FLYING DESTROYER!!! Kyle flops out of the ring and the fans are thunderous! Kyle sits up in a daze but Komander aims from the far side of the ring!

Komander tightrope walks for the DOUBLE JUMP MOONSAULT!! Down goes Kyle but Komander puts him int he ring. Fans are still losing their minds, but Komander goes back up. CIELITO- NO, Kyle hits the ropes enough to trip Komander up! Kyle drags Komander off ropes, for a BRAINBUSTER!! But Kyle won’t let it end here, he wants to do damage! Kyle stands Komander up, runs in, GAMANGIRI!! And then with a sinister grin, Kyle puts Komander up top. Kyle climbs up, for the TOP ROPE BRAINBSUTER!!! Cover, Kyle wins!

Winner: Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall

The Protostar cut his hair, cut his ties with The United Empire, and has brought out something truly dark within himself. And now he rains down fists on Komander just because he can! But wait, here comes Mark Davis! The former Aussie Open stares down in the ring, and Kyle dares Mark to do something then. Mark says Kyle’s the one who’s afraid to do something. Kyle leaves, because he’s leaving Mark behind. But will Dunkzilla have to be the one to slap some sense into The Aussie Arrow?

Jack Perry speaks.

“A lot’s changing these days. Some for the better, and some remains to be seen. The only thing that-” Daniel Garcia interrupts by stepping in. Garcia says don’t be scared, he just wants to talk. What he wanted to do was come into Perry’s little hideout, grab him by the throat and push him against the wall again. But then he realized he needed to be nice and try a different approach. Aggression isn’t the best way to communicate with someone like Perry. Because someone like Perry and someone like Garcia, they’re very different people.

Perry was handed everything in his life since he was a kid, up until right now. But Garcia has been dealing with “pretentious pieces of trash like you” his entire life. What would Perry ever know about someone like Garcia? Honestly, he wants to know. Perry says he knows Garcia because he’s been Garcia. Everything Garcia believes in, Perry already believed. Perry already fought for everything Garcia thinks he’s fighting for now, because this was Perry’s dream. Just like it was Garcia’s. And Perry gave his everything to this because he loved it. Because he needed it. But it turned its back on him all the same.

But Perry sees this now for what it really is, and Garcia has seen just as well as Perry what kind of person succeeds here. Garcia has seen firsthand who his heroes really are. And yet Garcia still thinks there’s good and bad? “They” can’t even tell the difference. But Garcia is afraid to be the person he has to be, to sacrifice everything for what he loves, and that is why he is not ready. Perry leaves, but will Garcia come to understand what he’s talking about?

Brian Cage & Lance Archer VS Shaun Smith & Joe Keys!

Kyle just won big for the Don Callis Family, and now it is time for the newest members to do the same. #EverybodyDies, but will there be no team better than these Murder Machines?

The teams sort out and Cage starts against Keys. The bell rings and Cage CLOBBERS Keys! Then he BLASTS Smith! cage whips Keys corner to corner, UPPERCUTS, then GAMANGIRIS! Then GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up with Cage and he tags Archer. Archer bumps Keys off buckles, t hen runs corner to corner to ELBOW! Archer keeps moving, and he ELBOWS Keys again! Keys sputters, but Archer runs to ELBOW him again! Archer then short arm LARIATS Keys down! Keys dodges the next one, hot tag to Shaun! Shaun springboards, Archer dodges, but then Shaun ducks ‘n’ dodges. Archer scoops him for a BOSS MAN SLAM!

Archer drags Shaun up, puts him up top, and he tags Cage before he CLOBBERS Shaun to the floor! Cage drags Shaun up the apron, and deadlift SUPERPLEXES! The fans fire up, but Keys is back! Keys CLUBS Archer, but Archer CHOKE SLAMS him! Cage hauls Shaun up, CHOKE SLAM POWERBOMB!! Cover, Cage & Archer win!

Winners: Brian Cage & Lance Archer, by pinfall

They said they’re on a path of destruction, and that means no mercy! Archer hoists Keys up, Cage RAMS into Shaun! BLACKOUT BOMB for Keys! DRILL CLAW for Shaun!! Archer laughs as he then drags Keys up and feeds him to Cage. But here comes The Undisputed Kingdom! They run Cage & Archer off, is this just a preview of what we’ll get down the line? And we again see Kyle O’Reilly watching. He may be Conglomeration, but he seems proud of his former friends for turning over some new leaves.

Backstage interview with AR Fox.

Lexy is with the Whole Fox’n Show and says he had such a great showing against Ricochet. What is next for him? Fox says he just has to get… Nick Wayne steps in, accompanied by his mom, Shayna, and new ally in Kip Sabian. Nick says, “Sup, Fox? Funny how I’m just now seeing you after all this time has passed.” It’s been a year, year and a half, right? A lot has changed since then. Nick has since learned from his “father,” Christian Cage, that you never, ever forget who wronged you, and to always hold a grudge. Fox’s biggest mistake was jumping him in the Wayne wrestling school last year.

But Nick is a man now. He’s changed! He’s not the little boy Fox used to know. Didn’t he see what they did to Hook? And on Wednesday, Hook is supposed to face Christian, but he might not even show up. Fox tells Nick to hold on. Hook or not, Fox will face Nick next week for Collision. Fox adds, “Don’t sleep on Hook.” Fox leaves, Nick laughs off that warning. But will Nick learn a lesson when he faces Fox 1v1?

Kris Statlander speaks.

“I’ve been replaying that moment over and over in my mind, and it really pisses me off. Mercedes, I’m sorry that I crushed your Brickhouse, that I tore up your safety net. But if you’re everything that you say you are, then me coming for your TBS title at Full Gear should be no big deal. You walk around here like you’re better than everyone in AEW who put in the work day in and day out. Yet, you shield yourself with your entourage as you run away and hide in your private dressing room. You’re afraid. Because you know that I’m locked in, and that the target is you. Be prepared to prove your worth, Mercedes.

“Because last year at Full Gear, I only walked in as the TBS Champion. But this year, I’m walking out the  NEW TBS Champion!” Will #BornAgainKristen be the TWO-TIME Face of TBS?

Jon Moxley is here!

The Maniac leads his brutal “Death Riders” in from the crowd. It’s just Wheeler Yuta & Marina Shafir right now, but surely Claudio Castagnoli & Pac can’t be far behind. The fans are torn, but Moxley is amused that he has fans cheering him on at all. Moxley has a mic to say, “We are live in Philadelphia…! The home of Orange Cassidy. Who in three weeks, says he’s gonna ‘cut the head of the snake’ and win the AEW World Championship. Orange Cassidy wants to be the king? Well, he’s got the right idea but it’s not that simple. See, Orange, the game doesn’t begin on November 23rd at Full Gear. The game has already begun.

“The question isn’t whether or not you can slay the dragon in the ring. The question is whether or not you can even make it to Full Gear, with your body and your mind in tact. Orange Cassidy brings the AEW World Championship home to Philadelphia! Wouldn’t that be something? Wouldn’t that be something for you all to be proud of? Philly, I’ve given you something to be proud of. I know Philadelphia better than most. I cut my teeth here, I know what kind of person it takes to make it in Philadelphia. Philadelphia is a city that produces champions!” The fans cheer that!

Moxley says Philly has hard nosed people with grit, guts and determination. People of unshakeable character! Like Wheeler Yuta! The fans are a bit torn on The Decoder, but Moxley says they are honest, hard-working people who do their job. Moxley loves Yuta, he would do anything for Yuta. Yuta understands sacrifice! Yuta understands putting ego aside for the mission, for the goal, for the objective. Yuta understands what it is to fight for something bigger than himself. Wheeler Yuta is a Philadelphia HERO! Wait, Action Andretti makes his way out here? Moxley is intrigued by Action saying he cannot listen to this for another second!

Yuta is a hometown hero? Action is pretty sure Philly thinks Yuta is NOT what Philly is about. From that scruffy beard, he looks like he came from Amish town, straight off a horse and buggy! And if you wanna talk about anybody representing Philly, talk about HIM, Action Andretti! And if there is one thing about Action and his people, when you’re in his city, they ain’t about talking. They’re about action! The fans cheer that! Action is here, by himself, and he ain’t here to talk. he’s here to throw hands with anyone from BCC right here and now! What’s up!? The fans fire up and Yuta says okay, because THE BASTARD attacks!

The fans boo but Pac stomps away on Action! Pac CHOKES Action against ropes! The fans boo but Moxley lets Pac have his fun. A ref is here, and it’s Philly’s own Bryce Remsburg. Action tells Bryce to ring the bell, so the match is on!

PAC VS Action Andretti!

The bell rings, Pac CLOBBERS Action, whips him corner to corner, then back the other way! Action flops down, Pac storms up and he CHOKES Action! The ref counts, Moxley taunts Action, but Pac stops at 4. Action sputters but Pac talks trash. Pac BOOTS Action in the corner, CHOKES him again, then stops as the ref counts. Pac drags Action up to TOSS him out, and then Pac steps out to the apron. Pac looms over Action like a vulture, but Collision goes picture in picture.

Pac drags Action up, brings him around, and CHOPS him against railing! Pac taunts the fans, CHOPS Action again, and then talks more trash before he scoops and SLAMS Action on the floor! Pac soaks up heat, then goes back to Action. Pac refreshes the ring count to then drag Action up. Pac whips Action hard into railing! Pac storms up on Action to bring him up again. Then Pac THROWS Action into railing! Action flounders but Pac leaves him behind. Moxley mockingly coaches Action up, and Action drags himself to the steps. Action drags himself back into the ring, but Pac storms over to him.

Pac CHOPS Action, CHOPS him again, then follows him to a corner. Pac ROCKS Action, digs his boot in, but lets off as the ref counts. Pac drags Action from the corner, paces around him, but Action rises up. Pac drags Action up, reels him in, and snap suplexes! Collision returns to single picture as Action writhes. Pac watches him rise up, then runs in to UPPERCUT! Pac snapmares Action, taunts the fans, then clamps on a headlock. Action endures, fights around, and the fans rally up. Action fights up, but Pac whips. Action reverses, Pac reverses back, btu Action handsprings to BACK ELBOW! The fans fire up while both men are down!

Pac rises, Action crawls to a corner, and Philly is behind their hometown boy. Pac runs in, Action goes up and out to RAM into Pac. Action slingshots up and over, keeps on moving, ducks ‘n’ dodges again, to then DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Action now, and he builds speed to FLY! Down goes Pac and the fans fire up! Action puts Pac in, hurries after, and he climbs a corner to rain down fists! The fans count as Action gets to nine before Pac picks him up! Action slips free, dodges, Pac ducks a kick, but not the ENZIGIRI! Action runs, springboards, FLYING CHUCK! Action mule kicks, CHOPS, BUZZSAWS, and then suplexes for the FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!

The fans rally up and Action goes to the apron. But Yuta distracts the ref! Marina JAMS Action in the leg with the briefcase! The fans boo but the ref missed it all! Action drags himself up in a corner, but Pac BOOTS him! Pac puts Action up top, then climbs up, for a SUPER DUPER PLEX! Action sputters but Pac just clamps on the BRUTALIZER!! Action TAPS, Pac wins!

Winner: Pac, by submission

Pac holds on, even after the bell! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but Pac won’t stop! Action is passing out, but here comes Orange Cassidy! Well, sort of. He’s in the crowd and the fans cheer. Cassidy says he has to say something real quick. “Go birds.” The fans cheer that. Cassidy says he loves Philly. So does Yuta. Remember all the times they had here? Remember when Yuta got started training and Cassidy helped him? Remember when Yuta fell on tough times, needed a place to stay, so he slept on Cassidy’s couch? They had a roommate. What was his name? Oh, yeah, Chuck Taylor. Does Yuta remember him?

Cassidy remembers that Yuta. The guy he’s looking at right now, that’s not him. The old Yuta would have never let anyone wrap a chair around his mentor’s neck and CRUSH it! The man in the ring now thinks that Jon Moxley, the guy who wants to BURN AEW down to the ground, cares about him!? Moxley does not care about Yuta, never has, and is just using Yuta. Cassidy needs to show Yuta and everyone else that Moxley is not the man he says he is. How does he do that? By putting a stop to all the false promises! In two weeks, just a few hours up the road via the 95, Full Gear in New Jersey.

Cassidy will bring back the old Yuta, bring back AEW, beat Moxley and become the NEW AEW World Champion! The fans fire up for Cassidy but Moxley and Yuta are both saying it won’t happen. Moxley tells Yuta to go get Cassidy, but Yuta says what does it matter. Moxley SLAPS Yuta and tells him to do it! Yuta reluctantly storms out after Cassidy, with a chair! Cassidy says hold on. He puts his hands in pockets! Yuta is annoyed, but Moxley tells him to just swing on him already! Cassidy says fine, if that’s what Yuta wants. Yuta hesitates, so Cassidy snatches the chair! Cassidy then dodges a punch to ORANGE PUNCH Yuta!

Moxley is pissed and now he hurries out there! Cassidy makes his way up the stands, and the fans cheer! Yuta is punch drunk from the Orange Punch, will Moxley end up like this in just three weeks?

Malakai Black speaks.

“Idle hands do the devil’s work. Have you ever heard that phrase, Adam? It means for those who sit still too long, they are more prone to do bad or evil things. And I have been sitting still and idly by for so long that I have become a shadow. So you and I are becoming relics of an era bygone. And why? Why am I being so cordial, Adam? Well maybe I want you to become the person to end all this for me. To silence these things that I have in my head. Maybe I want you to muffle the noises. Because if you don’t, I will drag you down so deep that the blackest black you have ever seen will not compare to what I will show you.”

Backstage interview with Kyle Fletcher & Konosuke Takeshita.

Lexy is with The Don Callis Family’s Protostar & Alpha, and congratulates Kyle on the win. Kyle stops her there and says he is done talking about the past. Davis, Ospreay, they all wanna drag him into the past when he wants to look to the future. The Don Callis Family is looking into the future, and their future looks like gold! AEW gold at that. Private Party, congrats on becoming tag team champions, but it was only a few months ago when Kyle & Konosuke beat them in a match, so it is time for them to jump back into the Tag Team Division. There is no one Kyle wants to win those belts with than Konosuke, and they can even jump in this Wednesday.

And there is someone else Konosuke wants to get his hands on, right? Konosuke nods and calls out Ricochet in Japanese. Then in English, “Wednesday, I will end you.” Kyle says Ricochet can bring any one he wants, literally anyone, Kyle doesn’t care. The Don Callis Family heads out, will they completely take over AEW?

Lio Rush w/ Top Flight VS Ariya Daivari w/ Mark Sterling!

The Bad Child lost just last night on Rampage, but he is looking to turn things around and speed things up. Will he prove he is the Man of the Hour? Or will Daivari prove that the Premier Athletes Rule?

The bell rings, the fans boo as Daivari holds up the merch shirt, but then Daivari throws it to Lio. Daivari fires off on Lio in a corner, but lets off as the ref counts. Daivari scoops Lio to SLAM him, then says, “ATHLETES!” The fans say, “SUCK!” Daivari whips, Lio holds ropes then BOOTS back! Lio whips, Daivari reverses but Lio springboards to RANA! Lio runs to LARIAT Daivari in a corner, then he fires off hands! Lio stomps, the ref has him back off, but then Lio goes back for more! The ref counts, he has to pry Lio back, and Daivari runs up to LARIAT! Lio bails out, Top Flight has to back Sterling and Josh Woods off.

Daivari fetches Lio into the ring, then drags him up. Daivari fireman’s carries, but Lio slips free. Lio waistlocks, Daivari switches and goes for the full nelson. Lio slips under, ducks ‘n’ dodges ‘n’ redirects! Roll up, TWO! Daivari dragon sleepers for the REVERSE DDT! Cover, TWO! Lio stays in this but Daivari drags him up. Daivari CHOPS, but Lio CHOPS back! Daivari fires a haymaker, Lio fires a haymaker! They go back and forth, then Lio fires hands! Daivari kicks low, but Lio ROCKS him again! Lio whips, Daivari reverses but Lio fires off fast hands! Lio runs, but Daivari follows! Lio ducks then returns to LARIAT!

Lio suplexes for a FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO! Daivari stays in this and the fans rally up. Lio says it is almost time, and he goes up the corner. Daivari bails out, but Lio just hops down to build speed, and Lio DIVES! Woods takes the hit for Daivari! Lio hurries back in, and he DIVES to take out Sterling! The fans fire up but Daivari whips Lio. Lio swings, RANAS Daivari down, then hurries to put him back in the ring. Lio has Daivari in a drop zone, climbs a corner, but Daivari springs up! Lio jumps over, but Daivari wrenches him to DDT! Daivari slashes his throat and drags Lio up. Hammerlock and- NO, Lio ducks!

Lio shoves Daivari, then rebounds, RUSH HOUR! Daivari falls, Lio climbs, and it’s the FINAL HOUR! Cover, Lio wins!

Winner: Lio Rush, by pinfall

Lio redeems himself from Rampage, but he is still seething. Will Top Flight take the fight to Moxley’s Death Riders for how they did Action?

Backstage interview with MXM Collection and Johnny TV.

Mansoor & Mason Madden POSE, then so does Johnny. MXM are impressed, and Lexy brings up how Johnny was watching MXM’s previous match. Johnny wanted this time so the floor is his. Johnny says little known fact: fashion saves more lives than doctors. And last week, Johnny made a trip to the ER. But Lexy wouldn’t know anything about that, she doesn’t live in Hollywood like Johnny. Johnny has been doing this a long time, he’s seen it all, and he’ll tell them that MXM has “it.” Mason says that means so much coming from Johnny. Mansoor says MXM is the gift that keeps on giving, and receiving. But words like that are a true gift.

Johnny says if they ever wanna collab, feel free to slide into his DMs. Johnny poses, and then he magically slides away! Mansoor says that man knows how to make an exit. Then MXM slowly lower down off screen. But then will MXM join TV in taking AEW by storm?

Roderick Strong w/ The Undisputed Kingdom VS Shane Taylor w/ Shane Taylor Promotions!

We heard the Savior of the Backbreaker speak earlier, and he is looking to get started on his own three match challenge. Will Roddy be able to break big bad Shaney T. to then go after MJF? Or will Roddy learn how to rumble, bad man, rumble?

The bell rings and Roddy circles with Shane. They tie up, Shane powers Roddy back, but the ref counts. Shane lets off slowly, but then BODY SHOTS! Shane talks trash, JABS, JABS, JABS, then stomps away on Roddy! The ref counts, Shane lets off, but the fans rally for Roddy. MJF watches from home and is smirking as Roddy is in trouble. But Roddy fires off shots on Shane, forearms and CHOPS, and he backs Shane down! Carlie Bravo distracts and Shane DECKS Roddy! The Kingdom argues with STP’s Infantry, but Shane hauls Roddy up. Shane puts Roddy in a corner, talks trash, and CHOPS!

Roddy goes to another corner, the Kingdom coaches him up, and he kicks! And CHOPS! Shane TOSSES Roddy, CHOPS again, then talks trash. Shane DECKS Roddy, and Roddy flops out of the ring. STP is there to taunt Roddy but The Kingdom backs them off. Shane pursues Roddy on the outside but Roddy slides inside. Roddy DROPKICKS Shane! Then Roddy fires off haymakers and CHOPS on the outside! Shane shoves Roddy away, slides into the ring, but Roddy pursues. Roddy RAMS Shane, slingshots, but Shane DECKS him again! Shane slingshots Roddy up into a DRAPING STUNNER! Roddy writhes, the fans rally, but Collision goes picture in picture.

Shane stands on Roddy at the ropes! The ref reprimands, Shane steps off, and Roddy sputters. Roddy drags himself up with ropes, but Shane DECKS him! Shane RAMS Roddy into the corner, then RAMS him again! Roddy CLUBS Shane but Shane ROCKS Roddy! Roddy stumbles to a corner but Shane is right on him again. Shane TOSSES Roddy across the way! Roddy flounders to the corner, and Shane runs up to LARIAT! Roddy sputters, Shane gets in his face, and then Shane stands Roddy up, to TOSS him again! Roddy flounders, the Kingdom coach him, but Shane CLOBBERS him in the corner!

Shane talks trash on Bennett & Taven, then goes for Roddy. But Roddy KICKS and fires forearms! Roddy runs, ducks a lariat, but not the SOUTHPAW! Cover, TWO!! Roddy survives and Collision goes to break.

Collision returns and Shane CLUBS away on Roddy’s neck! Then he HEADBUTTS Roddy down! Roddy flops half out of the ring, but Shane stalks over. The fans rally for Roddy, but Shane is on the apron. Shane lines up the shot, but Roddy moves! The leg drop hits apron! Roddy rises to his feet, runs up, and he WRECKS Shane with a dropkick! Shane staggers around, but Roddy goes to the apron. Roddy FLYING LARIATS! Down goes Shane and Philly fires up! Roddy drags Shane up but Shane ELBOWS Roddy back. Shane slides into the ring, Roddy runs in, and he RAMS Shane! And then RAMS him again!

Roddy keeps going, forearm to the back! Forearm from the side! LEPAING LARIAT! Cover, ONE?!? Shane has power to spare but it seems so does Roddy. Roddy rises and the fans rally again. Shane blocks the Angle Slam, and he headlock punches Roddy! Shane blocks a boot, shoves Roddy down, but Roddy dodges the knee to SICK KICK! Roddy hoists Shane in for the ANGLE SLAM!! Cover, TWO!! Shane survives and The Kingdom can’t believe it! Roddy rises again, the fans rally behind him, and he takes aim. STRONG- NO, Shane dodges the knee to ROCK Roddy! RIPCORD URENAGE! And then a SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO!!!

The fans are thunderous as Roddy survives! STP is in disbelief, but Shane rises up. Shane drags Roddy up, ROCKS him again, and then reels him in! Shane calls for it, GAR- NO, Roddy wrenches out! Roddy ducks both lariats to then STRONG KNEE!! Cover, RODDY WINS!!

Winner: Roderick Strong, by pinfall

Shane kicks out at 3.01 but that is NOT enough! The Kingdom celebrates with Roddy, and MJF is no longer so smug. Will MJF’s plan backfire to where both Roddy and Adam get three wins in a row? Or will the Wolf of Wrestling find a way to worm out of this situation?

BREAKING NEWS for the AEW World Tag Team Championships!

Private Party said they’ll face anybody and everybody, so Tony Khan has put together a Full Gear 4 Way Contenders Series! Next week, November 9th, Collision in Providence, we see Outrunners VS Top Flight! November 13th, Dynamite in Bridgeport, we see The House of Black VS FTR! And in two weeks, November 16th, Collision in Albany, we see LFI VS The Acclaimed! The winners of each match move on to Full Gear to take on the champions! Will Quen & Zay be able to survive the best of the best in AEW?

Mina Shirakawa is coming!

Since the world wants Mina, Mina wants to give the fans what they want! But when and where will the Fighting Gravure Idol return to AEW?

AEW Women’s World Championship: Mariah May VS Anna Jay!

It was Battle of the Belts where The Glamour faced The Queenslayer in a title eliminator. But since Mariah underestimated Anna, she got caught for a loss! Now, after weeks of trying to bully and belittle her, Mariah must face Anna again, title on the line! Will Mariah’s reign end before she even gets to celebrate it? Or will she keep Anna from being the Star of the Show by any means necessary?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who has the spotlight!

The bell rings and the two circle. The fans rally up, the two tie up, and Mariah pulls hair to put Anna in a corner. The ref counts, Mariah lets off, to SLAP! Anna shoves Mariah, and the two reset. They tie up, Anna wrenches to then headlock. Mariah fights up, powers out, but Anna runs her over! Anna runs, hops over the dropdown to then headlock takeover! Mariah keeps her shoulders up, but she fights to a headscissors. Anna kips free, but Mariah kicks low. Mariah headlocks, Anna fires body shots, and then Anna powers out. Mariah blocks hip toss, but so does Anna! Anna fires knees, then runs, to ROLLING NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!!

Anna keeps on Mariah with a whip. Anna runs up to HEEL KICK! But Mariah DOUBLE CHOPS back! Mariah lifts Anna to BUCKLE BACK SUPLEX! Mariah then CLUBS away on Anna’s head and neck! The fans boo and the ref checks Anna, but Mariah paces. Mariah then storms  back over, CLUBS Anna again, and has her in ropes. Mariah pulls Anna back, then gives her a mocking kiss on the cheek. The ref counts, Mariah lets off, and she SHOTGUNS Anna in the back! Anna writhes and Mariah soaks up heat while Collision goes picture in picture.

Mariah paces around more, then stalks Anna to a corner. Mariah drags Anna up, CHOSP her, and Anna sputters away to another corner. Mariah CHOPS her again! Mariah stalks Anna to yet another corner, and whips her corner to corner hard! Anna falls and Mariah shrugs. Mariah mocks the fans by clapping for Anna, before she snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Anna toughs it out but Mariah is unbothered. Mariah drags Anna up, clamps on a chinlock, and she squeezes tight. Mariah leans on Anna, Anna endures, and Anna fights up to throw body shots! Anna runs, but Mariah scoops for a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!

Mariah grows annoyed with Anna, but she drags Anna back up. Mariah KICKS Anna in the back, stomps her down, then runs, to SHOTGUN Anna in the back! Cover, TWO! Mariah clamps onto Anna with a chinlock, but then adds the arms for a straitjacket stretch! Anna endures, even as Mariah digs a knee into her back. Mariah then KNEES Anna in the back! Anna fights up, fights around, and Collision returns to single picture as Mariah throws Anna down by her hair! Anna goes to a corner, the fans boo, and Mariah runs in. Anna dodges and Mariah hits buckles! Anna fires a forearm, then another, and another!

Anna fires off a flurry, then whips corner to corner. Mariah hits buckles, but Anna whips her back the other way! Mariah shoves Anna back, but Anna dodges the haymaker to FLYING FOREARM! And FLYING FOREARM again! And then SHOTGUN! The fans fire up with Anna while Mariah goes to a corner. Anna runs in, but Mariah goes up and over to sunset flip! Anna rolls through, jackknife bridge! TWO, but Anna hurries to clinch! FLATLINER! Then BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Mariah stays in this but the fan rally for Anna. Anna drags Mariah up, whips her to the corner, then runs in to LEG LARIAT!

Anna hoists Mariah up, wrenches, DANGEROUS JAY KCIK! And then ICONO- NO! Mariah ahs a HANGING SLEEPER! The ref counts, Mariah lets go, and Anna stumbles. Mariah MISSILE DROPKICKS! Mariah roars, hauls Anna up, SAIDO! Cover, TWO!! Anna survives and Mariah is frustrated. The fans rally up as Mariah brings Anna in. Anna wrenches out to hook Mariah up! Mariah swings free to HEADBUTT! And RUNNING KNEE! Cover, TWO!! Mariah is shocked but the fans fire up! Mariah fireman’s carries, but Anna slips free! Mariah ELBOWS Anna away, then puts her in ropes! Mariah drags Anna out but Anna RAMS into her!

Anna has Mariah in the ropes now, DRAPING HOTSHOT! Mariah flops down, Anna goes to the corner. Anna hops up, but Mariah runs up to get her! But no Stratusfaction here! Anna adjusts, to BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Mariah survives and Anna is growing frustrated. Anna drags Mariah up, clamps on, QUEENSLAYER!! With body scissors to boot! Mariah endures, flails around, reaches out, but Anna turns her from the ropes! Mariah kicks around, claws at Anna, but Anna holds on tight! Mariah throws elbows but the body scissors are so tight! Mariah is fading! But then she flips back, cover, TWO!!

Anna lets go in time and the fans fire up! Anna runs up, but into a FLAPJACK HOTSHOT! Mariah then rolls Anna into a LEG CLUTCH CRADLE! MARIAH WINS!

Winner: Mariah May, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Champion)

The Glamour laughs maniacally as she proves she’s still the better wrestler! A technical move takes down Anna, showing she still has much to learn in this ring. Mariah caresses the belt, but then she actually offer a hand? Anna takes it, only for Mariah to leave her hanging. Will anyone ever humble Mariah? Or will AEW always be All About May?

My Thoughts:

A great Collision here, though they really jammed it full. Very good opening promo with Private Party and a lot of the other teams in AEW. Classic move to have Faces in one spot and Heels in another. I like that there’s some tension between Private Party and FTR because Private Party would of course want to beat another top team like that. But I also like The Outrunners being the peacekeepers here. That contender series is pretty good, too, though why the hell can’t it all just be one night? I mean, I get it, there are a lot of stories going on, some teams need to be open to do those moments. But at the same time, they could’ve easily done this all next Saturday, and then the rest of the build is the teams interacting with each other.

Though to that counterpoint, Top Flight ended up getting got by the BCC, now slowly becoming The Death Riders (Tony Schiavone let that name slip once in his commentary). Moxley does the opposite of what a Heel would do in that he compliments the town they’re in. He compliments Philly for being tough, hardworking and honest, but then tries to put that on Yuta when we’ve all seen Yuta be only two of those things right now. Action stepping up thinking he was fighting Yuta was some good stuff, but it kinda took the match with Pac to get Philly on Action’s side. Pac of course won, but great stuff with Cassidy calling Yuta out for how he changed. Cassidy and Darby have their match with Pac & Claudio on Wednesday, I feel like Yuta’s gonna affect the decision.

Lio VS Daivari was good, though overbooked with Sterling & Woods being around, but like… That was filler. It still works out better when Action got beat up by Pac, but I don’t know, beating Daivari only gets so much these days. On the flipside, Komander and Kyle had an awesome match to mostly help make Kyle look awesome in his newest Heel persona. The jacket is cool, the pants are cool, but then they’re tearaway, hence my comment about Taichi. Kyle gets a great win, and he has a good promo with Konosuke calling out Private Party and Ricochet. I feel like Ricochet is going to bring Ospreay with him just to shock Kyle and piss him off, and then we’ll get an awesome tag match that helps set up the two grudge matches, Ricochet VS Konosuke and Ospreay VS Kyle.

Very good promo from The Acclaimed, and not even because they’re calling out Private Party to get in on the tag title series again. It was good from how they were each passive aggressive to the other. Caster clearly wants to be singles guy but he also seems to think he still needs Bowens by his side. Caster still having the Hurt Syndicate card and simply having an “I dunno” response, there’s gotta be something that happens with The Acclaimed and Hurt Syndicate on Dynamite or something. Caster will say yes, Bowens will say no, they will fight, and no matter the result, Caster will join Hurt Syndicate.

Cage & Archer have a good promo with Undisputed Kingdom, and then of course Cage & Archer annihilate a team to build themselves up. Roddy VS Shane was also a great match, especially with Infantry now Heels and barking at Roddy. Great win for Roddy to start on his three match streak. Good promo from Malakai to call out Adam Cole, but Cole is definitely still winning. I still sense that MJF is going to make Cole and Roddy face each other so that only one can win three matches in a row and get their Full Gear match with MJF. Kyle watching Kingdom continues to be intriguing, I wonder if he leaves Conglomeration to join Kingdom and make it five guys.

And bookending the night with great women’s matches was itself a great move. Rosa VS Harley was a great Day of the Dead match, because it was basically a Day of the Dead themed Street Fight. Great win for Rosa, but I figured she was winning anyway. Harley has made great strides in the ring, though, so kudos to her, too. And then Mariah VS Anna was about equal to their Battle of the Belts match, but I do like that, on the same day we saw Cody Rhodes counter a sleeper to a pin and win, Mariah tried but didn’t win. Mariah still wins with some other roll-up move, and I figured Mariah was going to retain. We even got a Mina teaser before the main event, so clearly they’re getting back to building to Marina VS Mina.

My Score: 8.8/10