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Mitchell’s AEW Dark Results & Report! (5/19/20)
Another Double Dark ahead of Double or Nothing!
Dark doubles down on the action!
Double or Nothing is coming and AEW is only speeding up! Twice the action for two weeks in a row, who keeps strong before going for it all?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Hikaru Shida VS Dani Jordyn; Shida wins.
- QT Marshall VS Clutch Adams; Marshall wins.
- Marko Stunt VS Jason Cade; Stunt wins.
- The Superbad Squad VS Musa & Lee Johnson; The Superbad Squad wins.
- Fenix VS Shawn Dean; Fenix wins.
- Luther VS Jon Cruz; Luther wins.
- Private Party VS Ryan Rembrandt & Mike Reed; Private Party wins.
- Sammy Guevara VS Alan Angels; Guevara wins.
- Darby Allin VS Serpentico; Allin wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Hikaru Shida VS Dani Jordyn!
The Samurai of Stardom is THE #1 Contender to the AEW Women’s World Championship! Will she stay strong towards what is now a No Disqualifications match?
The bell rings and Dani circles with Shida. They tie up and Dani pushes Shida away, showing that “Real Mean Girl Strength.” They tie up again, Shida headlocks but Dani powers out. The two collide but neither falls, so they go again. Another shoulder collision but still neither falls. They both go and collide, Shida rebounds to run Dani over! Shida keeps moving, jumps over Dani but Dani whips to arm-drag her down. Dani runs in but Shida boots from the corner and reels Dani in for a scoop and backbreaker! Shida drags Dani to the apron, clubs her on the back, and KNEES her back in! Shida fires up but hopes we’re all staying home and staying safe. She then goes back to the ring, counter punches Dani away, but Dani kicks her back and DRAPING DDTs her down! Cover, TWO!! Shida survives that next level DDT, but Dani hits a bridging FUJIWARA!
Shida endures as Dani cranks on the arm, and the two roll. Dani throws forearms and haymakers then eggs Shida on. Shida forearms back! Shida has Dani on the ropes but the ref counts. Shida lets up at 4 to whip, but Dani reverses to mule kick. Shida avoids the next kick to kick and whip back. Dani ends up in a corner, Shida runs in for the BIG knee! Shida rolls Dani then hops up top for a missile dropkick! Cover, TWO! Dani survives but Shida is fired up. Shida drags Dani up, reels her in and tries to suplex but Dani blocks and reverses. Dani gets around to a waistlock but Shida standing switches. Dani elbows and switches back, but Shida flails free. ENZIGURI! But Dani comes back to GERMAN SUPLEX! But Shida is up to SHINING WIZARD!! Cover, TWO!?! Dani survives again but Shida just grits her teeth. Shida drags Dani up again, reels her in, but Dani breaks free to ROCK her with a right! Dani runs, into another KNEE! And then a FALCON ARROW! Cover, Shida wins!
Winner: Hikaru Shida, by pinfall
The #1 Contender is still going strong, and she’ll have to be strong to defeat the Native Beast! Will No Disqualifications help or hurt Shida’s chances against Nyla Rose?
QT Marshall VS Clutch Adams!
The Natural Nightmares may be out of commission while Dustin Rhodes recovers, but God’s Gift to Wrestling will hold it down for his team. But will Clutch’s debut grind QT’s gears and bring his momentum to a halt?
The bell rings and QT circles with Clutch. They tie up, QT powers Clutch to a corner and the ref calls for the break. Clutch kicks the bad ribs, knowing Lance Archer did a number on QT before. Clutch boasts to the cameras, “You can’t! Touch! Clutch!” But then he turns around into QT’s uppercut! Clutch flounders to a corner and QT is on him with a wrench and shoulders. QT rams Clutch again then brings him around for another wrench. Clutch knees low then rams QT into the corner. Clutch rams his shoulder in then stomps away on QT! The ref counts but Clutch tops it off with a jumping stomp. But QT turns things around to throw hands and CHOPS! QT whips, Clutch dodges but QT catches Clutch and pops him up to a suplex! Clutch asks for forgiveness but throws QT out of the ring. QT lands on his feet, shoulders back in and slingshots up and over. QT comes back but gets a kitchen sink knee! Clutch covers, ONE!
Clutch keeps on QT with more stomps to the bad ribs. QT gets away but Clutch drags him up for a suplex of his own. Clutch hangs QT out to dry and QT flops down. Cover, ONE and Clutch grows frustrated. Clutch mocks QT and goes after him, but QT throws forearms. Clutch kicks low again then whips corner to corner hard! QT hits buckles and Clutch runs in, but QT elbows him away! Clutch runs back at QT but gets tossed onto the ramp! Clutch clutches his back from landing on the solid ramp and QT hurries over. Clutch sucker punches QT but QT clotheslines Clutch into the ring! QT unloads jabs and a clothesline, then whips Clutch to ropes. Clutch kicks back, but he walks into a lethal combination! QT fires up as Clutch flounders to his feet. QT brings him in but Clutch rams QT into the corner again! Clutch brings QT out, back suplex to a facebuster! QT sits up and Clutch fireman’s carries. But QT slips out to hit a CUTTER! Cover, QT wins!
Winner: QT Marshall, by pinfall
Banged up and without back-up, QT still wins! Will QT keep racking them up in Dustin’s absence?
Marko Stunt VS Jason Cade!
Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus were back in a big way last Wednesday, even though they lost to Best Friends. Can the littlest dinosaur bring the trio back up on his own?
The bell rings and Cade ties up with Stunt and puts him in a corner. Cade slaps Stunt as he backs off, but Stunt goes after him with furious fists! Stunt hammers Cade out of the ring then builds speed to slide. Cade slides in but Stunt slingshots and dropkicks back! Stunt slingshots to sunset flip but Cade slips out, to get a KNEE! Cover, TWO! Stunt runs at Cade in a corner but misses. Cade runs back in but Stunt slips between ropes! Cade only gets buckles, then Stunt springboard elbow drops! Cover, TWO! Cade wants a timeout but Stunt is after him. The ref backs Stunt off, and Cade hotshots Stunt off the ropes! Cade gets in and drags Stunt up to put him in a corner for furious fists! The ref reprimands and Cade lets off, only to dig his boot into Stunt’s face. The ref backs Cade off, and Stunt kicks back! Stunt goes to chop but gets ROCKED instead!
Cade glares down at Stunt then drags him up for knees. Cade taunts Stunt but Stunt chops back! Cade kicks Stunt down then whips him hard into a corner! Stunt hits buckles then the mat, and Cade raises his hands like he’s won. Stunt hits back with forearms and CHOPS! Stunt is furious but Cade kicks low and ROCKS him again! Cade drags Stunt up but Stunt fights back! Stunt whips, Cade reverses and hits a back elbow in the corner. Cade goes corner to corner but Stunt evades again. Stunt returns but misses and Cade hoists Stunt up top. Stunt kicks back but Cade mule kicks, forear,s and DRAPING DDT’s! Cover, TWO!! Stunt still lives! Cade can’t believe it! Stunt’s nose is bleeding and eyes are glazed, but Cade drags him to a foreman’s carry. Pop up, to a POISON RANA!! Stunt springboard huricanranas Cade out, then DIVES! Direct hit with the Fun Size Suicida!
Stunt puts Cade back in the ring, hurries after, but runs into a boot! Cade goes up, but Stunt CHOPS him on the back! And gets Cade in a CRUCIFIX BOMB!! Stunt goes up top and hits a Fun Size 450!! Cover, Stunt wins!!
Winner: Marko Stunt, by pinfall
The smallest dinosaur just put up a big fight and gets a big victory! Will Stunt and the Jurassic Express all be able to rebound after Double or Nothing?
The Superbad Squad VS Musa & Lee Johnson!
Kip Sabian and Jimmy Havoc lost a No Holds Barred Tag Team Match to Best Friends, but have rebounded individually. Will their second outing as a team be successful against Fearless and #BigShotty?
The teams sort out and Johnson starts against Sabian. They circle, tie up and go around. Sabian gets a wristlock but Johnson rolls, handsprings and wrenches back. Johnson hammerlocks but Sabian sits down, rolls and reverses. Johnson pries the hold apart to wrench back, but Kip rolls, handsprings and wrenches again. Sabian wrings Johnson to a form of La Magistrol, TWO! Johnson headscissors back but Sabian works up and around to handstand and pop free. Sabian gets the headlock and grinds Johnson down. Johnson fights up but Sabian shifts to a wristlock. Havoc tags in and he throws body shots on Johnson with fury! Sabian was hoping it was gonna be a hand-off, but Havoc is just stomping away on Johnson! Penelope even reminds Havoc of the rules, and he lets up at 4. Havoc ROCKS Johnson with that right, then fisherman EXPLODERS!
Musa tags in and Havoc apologizes for what he did to Johnson. Havoc offers a handshake to Musa and Musa takes it. This is surprisingly clean, and then Havoc ties up with Musa to DECK him! Havoc bumps Musa off buckles and stomps away again! The ref counts but Havoc tags Sabian. Sabian says it’s fine, he just brings Musa up to headlock. Musa powers out but Sabian ducks, dodges and hurdles. He stumbles but slides to shove and calf kick! Penelope cheers her Superbad fiance as he brings Musa up for another whip. Musa reverses and sends Sabian to a corner. Sabian puts Musa on the apron but Musa counter punches! Musa shoulders in, slingshots up and over then rolls but Sabian dodges. Musa huricanranas and dropkicks Sabian down! Sabian gets to an open corner but Johnson tags in. Musa hits a running uppercut, Johnson pushes and uppercuts Sabian, then dropkicks him down! Cover, ONE!
Johnson drags Sabian over to tag in Musa. They mug Sabian and Havoc protests. The ref keeps Havoc back and this allows Sabian to RAKE the eyes! Sabian tags in Havoc and they mug Musa. Havoc cravats and snapmares Musa to then clamp on a neck wrench. Musa endures as Havoc hooks and claws while the ref is looking elsewhere. Havoc elbows Musa in the head over and over, then drags him over to Sabian. Sabian tags in, the Superbad Squad double whips, and then pop-up atomic drop and shotgun dropkick! Sabian has a cocky standing cover, TWO! Sabian drags Musa up as Johnson rallies up for his partner. Sabian cravats and cranks but Musa endures. Havoc tags in and they mug Musa more. Havoc throws more heavy rights on Musa then puts some stank on his… feint. Musa falls for it and Havoc tags in Sabian. Musa peeks and Havoc shows deuces. And then Sabian ROUNDHOUSES Musa into the eye poke! The ref reprimands but the Superbad Squad claims “incidental contact.”
Sabian drags Musa up but Musa fights back with body shots! Musa throws a kick but Sabian blocks to KNEE back! Penelpoe applauds as Sabian dusts himself off. Sabian drags Musa up, tags Havoc in, and the hand-off results in a snapmare and a PENALTY KICK! The Superbad Squad looks to the ref on the call, and the ref says the “field goal” was wide left. Boo…! But Havoc covers, TWO! Havoc drags Musa up and cranks on the facelock for a half hatch suplex! Havoc stands on Musa’s face and grinds his sole in! He drags Musa up to BITE the ear!! The ref reprimands but Havoc drags Musa up to tag Sabian in. Havoc whips Sabian for Sabian to whip Havoc, but Musa boots back! Musa puts Sabian on the apron and elbows him down! Musa dodges Havoc but Havoc gets a leg! Musa rolls and throws Havoc into buckles! Both men are down, but Musa hurries and hot tags Johnson! Johnson dropkicks Sabian for good measure, then uppercuts Havoc!
Johnson forearms and whips Havoc corner to corner to hit a BIG corner clothesline! And a snap suplex! And a kip up! Johnson fires up as Havoc sits up, for a CALF KICK! Cover, TWO!! Havoc survives and dodges Johnson, for an ACID RAIN MAKER! And a LIFTING DDT! Cover, The Superbad Squad wins!
Winners: The Superbad Squad, by pinfall
Havoc checks on Sabian who took quite a shot at the end there. The squad still wins, but will they be able to continue into the Spring?
Fenix VS Shawn Dean!
Death Triangle’s Firebird made his return by blindsiding The Sloth, and will now have to face him 1v1 this Wednesday! Will The Captain be able to slow Fenix down this close to the Casino Ladder Match?
The bell rings and Fenix circles with Dean. They tie up, Fenix steps through to go after the arm but Dean resists. Fenix still gets the wristlock and shifts around to a hammerlock. Fenix wants the other arm, too, but Dean reaches back to headlock. Dean facelocks, hammerlocks, headlocks and grinds Fenix down. Fenix endures and fights up to throw body shots. Fenix wrenches back to a wristlock but Dean cartwheels and reverses. Fenix uses a kip up as a way out, but Dean dropkicks him down! Dean salutes Fenix then runs, but Fenix follows, tiger feints and HEEL KICKS! Fenix clubs and hammers Dean at the ropes then goes for more ground ‘n’ pound. Dean fights back but Fenix gets the cross armbreaker! Dean gets a ropebreak with his legs and the ref counts. Fenix lets up at 4, but tells the ref he should use Spanish next time so Fenix knows.
Fenix goes after Dean again with forearms, then shoves him to ropes for a CHOP! Dean clutches his chest and drops to his knees, but Fenix brings him up for a suplex. But Dean suplexes back! Fenix fights out but gets a KNEE in the corner! Fenix blocks the enziguri, hops up, but gets a gamangiri! Fenix tumbles out hard, and Dean FLIES! Both men crash into the railing, but Dean fights through the pain to salute again. Dean drags Fenix up but Fenix pushes him away. Dean CHOPS Fenix back, then puts him in the ring. Fenix tiger feints away from that, but Dean comes back. Fenix enziguris, slingshots and dropkicks Dean into ropes! Fenix clamps onto Dean with a trapped-arm chinlock, and then pulls on a leg! Dean endures, Fenix changes to a fireman’s carry, but Dean fights free. Dean swings, but into a ripcord ROUNDHOUSE!
Fenix runs, but Dean dodges. Fenix tiger feints again to CHOP back! Fenix slingshots, into underhooks and a BOMB! Cover, ONE?!? Dean is shocked that Fenix lives, and he DECKS Fenix with a forearm! Fenix eggs Dean on, so Dean throws more forearms. Fenix keeps getting up and shouts, “Gimme a good one!” Dean takes off his elbow pad and throws a BIG forearm, but Fenix kips up to SUPERKICK back! Fenix runs corner to corner at Dean for a springboard sobat! He hoists Dean up top, brings him in, KINNIKUMAN BUSTER!! Cover, Fenix wins!
Winner: Fenix, by pinfall
Another victory for Fenix keeps Death Triangle strong! But will Fenix burn down Freshly Squeezed and the entire Casino Ladder field to become #1 contender?
Luther VS Jon Cruz!
Though the death dealer tasted defeat just last episode, it was in a No Disqualification match where the Superbad Squad all worked together. But excuses aside, it is on Luther to rebound! Will he do so with so many opportunities on the horizon?
The bell rings and Luther circles with Cruz. Luther haymakers away and puts Cruz on the ropes to CHOP! Luther stand Cruz up to CHOP again, then looms over him. Luther CHOPS again, stalks Cruz around the way, and then Luther shouts at his own hand to let him work. Cruz dodges Luther and fires off hands back! Cruz runs, but into a pop-up KNEE! Luther whips Cruz and BOOTS him down! Luther kicks Cruz while he’s down then brings him back up to bump off buckles. Luther forearms away on Cruz’s back then rams his shoulder in. The ref reprimands but Luther shouts at him. They argue, Luther whips Cruz and LARIATS him upside-down! “That’s how you do it!!” The original death dealer chokes Cruz on the ropes and hooks the mouth! Luther lets up to drag Cruz up, just to throw him out. Luther goes out and brings Cruz up for a scoop and slam into the barriers! Cruz writhes while Luther mocks the ring count.
Luther puts Cruz in and pulls on his hair, ears and beard just to toy with him. Cruz tries to get away but Luther drags Cruz back into the ring. Luther clubs and scoops Cruz for a backbreaker! Luther stretches Cruz across his knee but Cruz refuses to quit. Luther is convinced Cruz gave up but that’s not what the ref heard. Cruz gets to a corner and Luther digs his boot in. Luther lets up at 4 to bring Cruz up. Luther whips Cruz corner to corner but Cruz boots back! Cruz boots again then runs to throw forearms! Cruz tries to scoop but Luther clubs him down! Luther drags Cruz up, reels him in, and hits a swinging inverted suplex! Luther drags Cruz into the FISH HOOK CAMEL CLUTCH! Cruz taps, Luther wins!
Winner: Luther, by submission
The ruthless red-eyed lover of lethal leaves Cruz wishing he just left the ring. Will Luther look to leave all of AEW feeling ill?
Private Party VS Ryan Rembrandt & Mike Reed!
Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy had a great time in their return last week, especially since they won. But will the Remarkable Rembrandt and #TheUpgrade redeem themselves tonight?
The teams sort out and we start with Rembrandt and Quen. Quen and Rembrandt tie up, Quen waistlocks and slams Rembrandt down. Rembrandt backs off fast and comes back to circle with Quen again. They tie up, Quen facelocks but Rembrandt wrenches free. Quen handstands and huricanranas to then dropkick Rembrandt hard! Quen facelocks again and tags in Kassidy. Private Party double whips, crisscrosses, but Rembrandt sends them into each other. Quen catches and spins Kassidy, then helps him go up and around to huricanrana Rembrandt into ropes! Private Party want to Kid ‘n’ Play but Reed runs in. Private Party leap frogs and calf kicks Reed down! Kassidy brushes himself off while Rembrandt returns. Kassidy facelocks and CHOPS Rembrandt, then kick hops it. Kassidy throws body shots and whips but Rembrandt reverses. Reed swipes Kassidy but Kassidy hits Rembrandt away. Kassidy goes out, mule kicks Reed, but Rembrandt hotshots Kassidy down!
Quen kicks Rembrandt for that and the two start brawling. Quen CHOPS Rembrandt then argues with the ref. Rembrandt goes after Kassidy but Kassidy resists the suplex. Kassidy slips out, waistlocks, but Rembrandt standing switches. Rembrandt ducks the elbow to NORTHERN LIGHTS! Cover, TWO! Rembrandt keeps Kassidy down with a hammerlock. He cranks on the arm and drags Kassidy up to bring him over. Tag to Reed and Reed wrenches to a Russian Leg Sweep LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Reed brings Kassidy back up and throws a BIG uppercut! Reed taunts Kassidy and brings him up again. Tag to Rembrandt and Reed whips Kassidy for an atomic drop. Rembrandt KNEES Kassidy down and covers, TWO! Rembrandt keeps his focus as he drags Kassidy up. He brings Kassidy over again and Reed tags in. Rembrandt and Reed mug Kassidy then double whip. Kassidy goes up and over and over to hot tag Quen!
Rembrandt runs in but is rolled into Reed a la wheelbarrow. Quen uses Rembrandt to step up for the enziguri on Reed! Rembrandt gets back up but Quen kicks and PELES! Quen watches Rembrandt regroup with Reed before he PESCADOS! Quen puts Rembrandt in the ring and kicks and elbows him to the corner. Tag to Kassidy and Quen whips Rembrandt. Rembrandt reverses but Quen slides under to pump handle trap him. Kassidy runs to step stool into the throwback STUNNER! Kassidy holds Rembrandt in place for Quen to flip up and KICK back! Then Private Party works together for SLICED BREAD! Cover but Reed breaks it! Quen dynamic dropkicks Reed but Reed throws Quen out. Kassidy runs in, SILLY STRING DDT!! Cover, but Reed isn’t legal! Rembrandt runs in, but he gets an enziguri and springboard facebuster! Private Party coordinate and Kassidy goes up. SWANTON BOMB! Cover, Private Party wins!
Winners: Private Party, by pinfall
No need for Gin ‘n’ Juice, save that for the party backstage! Will Quen and Kassidy keep climbing back up to get back towards the AEW World Tag Team Championships?
Sammy Guevara VS Alan Angels!
The Spanish God prepares for war alongside the Inner Circle in the first-ever Stadium Stampede match! Will he clip Angels wings to show how ready he is to defeat The Elite?
The bell rings and Sammy already lounges on the top rope. Angels waits so Sammy hops down to circle with him. Angels says Sammy doesn’t impress anyone, he’s just a punk. Sammy pie faces Angels and dares him to back all that up. They tie up, go around and end up on the ropes. The ref counts, Sammy drags Angels off to a headlock and grinds him down. Sammy shifts to a hammerlock then waistlock and slams Angels down. Sammy floats all over Angels, lounges, and then waistlocks again. Angels fights up and reverses to a wristlock. Sammy spins, flips and wrenches back. Angels rolls, rolls, and trips Sammy up. Angels glares at Sammy and then speeds things up. Sammy leaps up and flips over to dropkick Angels down! Sammy kips up and takes a bow for those watching at home, before hitting a Sammyrooni. Sammy smiles but Angels CHOPS him! Sammy knees back and CHOPS Angels down! Sammy snap suplexes and floats over, TWO! He drags Angels up by his beard and back suplexes, but Angels slips out to land on his feet.
Angels kicks, kicks and runs, to roll off Sammy’s back for an arm-drag takedown! And into a CROSSFACE! Sammy scrambles around and rolls back, TWO! Sammy gets up, Angels dodges and dropkicks him down! Angels mocks the Sammyrooni but admits he isn’t very good at break dancing. Sammy drops an elbow but misses! Angels stalks Sammy to ROCK him with a left! Angels runs, ducks, and springboards, into a KNEE! Sammy swaggers about and slicks back his hair, convinced that he’s got this done. Sammy drags Angels up to club him down! Sammy toys with Angels now and puts him on the ropes. He stands on Angels to choke him but the ref counts. Sammy jumps off at 4, and runs back in to kick the ropes! The ropes jam Angels and Sammy tells commentary to say how great he is. Angels throws body shots but Sammy throws hands. Sammy fireman’s carries and shows off with squats. Angels turns the squats into a crucifix roll-up! TWO and Sammy LARIATS Angels down!
Sammy stomps Angels’ arm before bringing him back up for a stalling suplex. Sammy holds Angels up and marches around before dropping Angels down! Sammy goes up top and aims, only to hop down. Angels blocks the slap! Angels ROCKS Sammy but Sammy CHOPS back! Angels CHOPS but Sammy CHOPS! Angels kicks and punches but Sammy dodges the roundhouse to BACK HAND! But Angels HEEL KICKS! Both men fall to the mat! A standing count begins but both men stir. Sammy stands at 3 but Angels is at the ropes at 4. Sammy swings, Angels dodges and rallies with forearms! Angels fires off a strike fest and enziguris! Angels handsprings and runs, but into a waistlock and shove. Angels goes out to the apron to enziguri! And step-in SHOTGUN! Angels kips up and fires up as he reels Sammy in! Sammy fights out of the fireman’s carry, pushes and goes perpendicular, KNEE! Sammy torture racks, for the GTH, Go To Hospital! Cover, Sammy wins!
Winner: Sammy Guevara, by pinfall
Angels falls to the Spanish God, and now Sammy is ready for Double or Nothing! Will the #BestEver and the Inner Circle be victorious in the first-ever Stadium Stampede?
Darby Allin VS Serpentico!
The undead daredevil hasn’t been in the mood to hear Taz try and give him advice after the last second loss to Cody Rhodes in the TNT Championship Tournament. But will he be able to rebound against the debuting #SNAKEMAN?
The bell rings and Serpentico steps to Darby. They tie up, go around, and Darby headlocks to a takeover. Serpentico fights up and tries to power out but Darby holds on tight. Darby hits another headlock takeover but Serpentico scrambles to the ropes. Serpentico gets a ropebreak with the legs but Darby doesn’t let go until 4. Serpentico gets up and circles with Darby again. They tie up, Serpentico gets the arm to wrench to a shoulder breaker. Darby rolls but Serpentico wrangles him back down. Darby fights up, breaks free and bumps shoulders, then things speed up. Serpentico stays low but Darby springboards and arm-drags! Darby goes after Serpentico in the corner, but Serpentico claws his eyes! Serpentico KNEES Darby out of the ring! Serpentico goes out to fetch Darby and whips him hard into steel steps! Darby writhes but Serpentico drags him up. Serpentico puts Darby in then slingshot stomps him down! Cover, TWO!
Serpentico rains down rights on Darby then looms over him. Darby hits back but Serpentico ROCKS him with a right. Serpentico goes to the apron and bumps Darby off the buckles. He grinds Darby’s face on the ropes then steps in for a CUTTER! Cover, TWO! Serpentico goes to the corner and runs back in, but Darby uses the ref as a shield! Darby sucker punches Serpentico then fires off on him in the corner! Darby runs into a boot, but he SHORYUKENS Serpentico up top! Darby climbs up to join Serpentico and hits a SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Serpentico survives but both men slowly stir. Darby throws forearms and whips but Serpentico reverses. Serpentico catches the trust fall but Darby goes after the wrist! Serpentico clubs Darby on the back then runs, only for Darby to TOSS Serpentico out of the ring! Serpentico crashes into barriers and Darby goes up top, for a SUPER COFFIN DROP!
Both men are down on the outside but Darby gets up first. Darby puts Serpentico in the ring and drags Serpentico from the corner. Darby hooks up the legs, throws Serpentico, LAST SUPPER! Cover, Darby wins!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall
Darby redeems himself with the figure four leg clutch, and now he’s on track for something big come Double or Nothing! Will Darby prove he’s just fine on his own in the Casino Ladder Match?
My Thoughts:
I’m not sure “double” was enough to describe this episode clocking in at 87 minutes! But it works out since this is AEW Dark’s go-home before Double or Nothing this Saturday. Shida’s opener was a good one, but Dasha is going to drive me crazy with how she says “Hikaru.” Has no one, not even Hikaru herself, corrected Dasha on this? That alone might be a reason Hikaru won’t win. QT and Marko got good wins, but Marko always seems to take so much damage, even in a filler match. Marko really is the biggest underdog in wrestling anywhere in the world. The Superbad Squad had a good tag match but I hope Sabian isn’t legitimately hurt. He didn’t respond to Johnson’s baseball slide dropkick, maybe he got his bell rung by Musa’s elbow during the tag sequence. That duo just got into a groove, so it’d be a shame if they had to slow down.
Fenix got a good match out of Shawn Dean, Luther is still very, very odd as a character, and Private Party had a really good match but with a sloppy ending. Maybe Rembrandt and Reed are still finding their flow at the same time Quen and Kassidy are still shaking off ring rust. Alan Angels continues to give great matches even in losing, and that only helps make Sammy look even better. The Stadium Stampede match is going to be great, and I can’t wait to see how Dynamite handles the go-home segment for that. And while Serpentico will tell you (on his Twitter) that he isn’t Jon Cruz and vice-versa, we all know Dark is recorded and not live, so the man behind the mask could be pulling double duty this episode. Either way, he gave Darby a much better match than Cruz gives Luther or other opponents. I wouldn’t mind seeing more of Serpentico instead. And Darby winning means he’s going into the Casino Ladder Match strong, but I can’t be sure his chances given how that match works. We can expect at least one Coffin Drop from atop a ladder, that much I know.
My Score: 8.1/10
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There’s a Collision Down Under!
AEW returns to Australia to hit another Grand Slam! But can Brody King beat MJF again and become the new AEW World Champion?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW Continental Championship: Jon Moxley VS Konosuke Takeshita; Time Limit Draw, Moxley retains the title.
- AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championships: The Babes of Wrath VS #MEGABAD; The Babes win and retain the titles.
- AEW World Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Hangman Page VS Andrade El Idolo; Hangman wins and will challenge for the title at Revolution.
- Mixed Tornado Tag Hair VS Hair Match: Toni Storm & Orange Cassidy VS Marina Shafir & Wheeler Yuta; Toni & Cassidy win, and Yuta loses his hair.
- AEW TNT Championship Ladder Match: Kyle Fletcher VS Mark Briscoe; Kyle wins and retains the title.
- AEW World Championship: MJF VS Brody King; MJF wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW Continental Championship: Jon Moxley VS Konosuke Takeshita!
The Maniac called out The Alpha for this match, wanting to avenge that loss during the Continental Classic round robin phase. On top of that, Moxley is daring Konosuke to do this without the Don Callis Family like Moxley knows Konosuke can be. Can Konosuke rise to the challenge and become the champion?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who sets the tone for Grand Slam!
The bell rings and the fans fire up as the two stare down. Moxley and Konosuke slowly circle while the fans duel. They tie up, Konosuke headlocks, but Moxley powers up and out. Konosuke RAMS Moxley, Moxley RAMS Konosuke, and repeat. Konosuke then BOOTS Moxley, reels him in, but Moxley slips fere of the suplex! Moxley underhooks but Konosuke arm-drags free! The fans cheer the standoff while the two reset. They circle again, feel things out, and knuckle lock. They go shoulder to shoulder in a Test of Strength while the fans duel. Konosuke wrenches but Moxley full nelsons. Konosuke breaks that, wrangles Moxley, but Moxley headscissors.
Konosuke pushes back and moves around, and he traps Moxley’s legs so he can pop free. The two stare down and the fans fire up again! Konosuke then pats Moxley on the shoulder before he backs up. The two reset again and the fans rally. The two tie up, Moxley wrenches the arm for a double wristlock, but Konosuke endures. Konosuke trips Moxley and floats to a headlock. Moxley fights up, “This is Awesome!” as Konosuke hits a takeover. Moxley fights up and powers out to a headlock of his own. Moxley wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then wristlocks. Konosuke wrenches through, slips around, and wristlocks back.
Moxley moves around while the fans rally, and he rolls before he breaks free and CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” but Konosuke CHOPS back! Moxley snarls and comes back with a CHOP! Konosuke CHOPS, Moxley CHOPS, repeat! The “WOO” echoes out again and again as the CHOPS keep going! Moxley fires up, but then he kicks low! He reels Konosuke in but Konosuke BACKDROPS free! Konosuke runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then TAKESHI- NO, Moxley ducks the lariat! And then he builds speed to DIVE onto Konosuke! A rough landing at the ramp and the fans go nuts, but Moxley shakes it off as he stands up.
Moxley brings Konosuke up and ROCKS him with a haymaker. The fans sing while Moxley ROCKS Konosuke again and again! Moxley fires body shots and forearms, then stalks Konosuke along the railing. Moxley whips Konosuke into railing! Then he points to the other section! Fans cheer as Moxley whips Konosuke again, sending him into more railing! The fans cheer while Moxley flexes, and he points to the fans. Moxley then storms up on Konosuke, whips, but Konosuke reverses! Moxley hits railing, then Konosuke BOOTS Moxley! Konosuke refreshes the ring count while the fans cheer him on, then he fetches Moxley.
Konosuke ROCKS Moxley, puts him in the ring, then storms up, but into a BOOT! Moxley reels Konosuke in, lift and PILEDRIVER! Konosuke flops to ropes so Moxley flexes while the fans cheer. Moxley drags Konosuke up, CHOPS him, then ROCKS him! Moxley stands on Konosuke in the corner but the ref counts. Moxley steps off at 4, then he brings Konosuke back up. Konosuke fires a forearm in return! And another! And another! Moxley pokes Konosuke in the eyes! The fans are torn but Moxley TOSSES Konosuke out. Then Moxley SHOTGUNS Konosuke down! The fans fire up again while Collision goes to break.
Grand Slam: Australia returns as Moxley covers Konosuke, TWO! Moxley clamps onto Konosuke with an armlock, and he bends Konosuke’s arm into a keylock, that is then combined with a Ground Cobra Twist! The fans rally as Konosuke endures, but Moxley shifts to a chinbar. Konosuke fights up, fires body shots, but Moxley knees low! Moxley runs, but into a BOOT! Konosuke whips, Moxley reverses, but the TAKESHITA LINE hits! The fans fire up with Konosuke as he and Moxley go to corners. Konosuke runs up, HELLUVA KICK! Konosuke then reels Moxley in, BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally up as Moxley survives, but Konosuke goes to a corner. Konosuke climbs, but Moxley ROCKS him first! Moxley climbs up, but Konosuke fires body shots! Konosuke CLAWS Moxley’s back, a very Moxley thing to do! Konosuke then SUPER SUNSET FLIP- NO, Moxley holds onto the ropes! And he rains down fists! The fans count all the way to nine, then Moxley BITES Konosuke’s head! The ref counts but the fans cheer, and then Konosuke lifts Moxley anyway! LAST RIDE!! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke grows frustrated as Moxley survives, but the fans cheer “A E DUB!” for making this the opening match.
Moxley stands, and he fires a forearm! Konosuke fires back, Moxley staggers, but the forearms keep going! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth, faster and faster! Konosuke fires boxing elbows, then the ROLLING- CUTTER! Moxley turns things around and the fans fire back up! Moxley sees Konosuke going to the apron so he follows him out there. Moxley still lines up a shot, runs in, APRON CURB STOMP! Konosuke flops to the floor while the fans fire up again! Moxley lets the ring count climb on this one, and Konosuke finally sits up at 5 of 10. Konosuke staggers at 7, flops back down, but he hurries back up! Konosuke slides in at 9.9!
But Moxley CURB STOMPS again!! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives, and we hit the five minute warning! Moxley has the BULLY CHOKE, but Konosuke fights around quickly! Konosuke reaches out, claws at the hold, but Moxley drags him back for the body scissors! The fans rally as hard as they can as Konosuke keeps fighting! Konosuke gets a second wind, h e pries the hold open, but Moxley just shifts to an ARMBAR! Konosuke stacks it, TWO! ARMBAR!! Konosuke and kicks and reaches the ROPEBREAK! Moxley holds until the ref counts 4, and he waits on Konosuke to rise up. The fans are now solidly behind Konosuke as he stands up.
Moxley JABS Konosuke, gets in his face, then BOOTS him! Konosuke snarls and eggs Moxley on. Moxley BOOTS him again, and again! Konosuke still eggs Moxley on so Moxley fires a flurry of forearms. Moxley flips Konosuke off, runs the ropes, but Konosuke blocks the boot and clinches for an EXPLODER! The fans fire up as both men stand! Another EXPLODER for Moxley! Then a WAGAMAMA KNEE!! Cover, TWO!! Moxley survives and the fans are thunderous! Konosuke roars and the fans are with him! Konosuke clinches again, but Moxley fights the Exploder! Konosuke grabs that arm, pump handle for a T-BONE! Cover, TWO!
Moxley survives and the clock is ticking! The fans rally up again as Konosuke brings down his kneepad. Konosuke aims, runs in, WAGAMAMA- NO, Moxley dodges! SLEEPER! But Konosuke switches the SLEEPER onto Moxley! Moxley switches, Konosuke switches, repeat! Moxley underhooks, DEATH RIDER DDT!! Cover, TWO!??! Konosuke survives and no one can believe it! Moxley is furious, but he vows to end it now. Moxley drags Konosuke up, underhooks, but Konosuke wrenches free! “This is Awesome!” as Konosuke HEADBUTTS! Moxley HEADBUTTS back! ONE MINUTE LEFT! The HEADBUTTS go back and forth!
The fans fire up as DOUBLE HEADBUTTS collide! Moxley and Konosuke both stagger back into corners! THIRTY SECONDS! Both men says crew it and run up! LARIAT!! Cover, ONE?!?! ALPHA ELBOW!! Cover, ONE?!?! WAGAMAMA KNEE!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Moxley survives, and THE BELL RINGS! TIME’S UP!!
Time Limit Draw; Moxley retains the title
The fans are torn, this was a 20 minute barn burner! The Maniac survives, but he and Konosuke get forehead to forehead again. They’ve still got fight, so Moxley pie faces Konosuke! Konosuke ROCKS Moxley! RAGING FIRE!! The fans cheer as Konosuke stands tall, showing he’s still The Alpha! Will these two run it back one more time to prove who is truly the best?
AEW hears from Kris Statlander and Thekla.
The Galaxy’s Greatest says, “I was made for the championship, I was bred for the championship, I bleed for the championship, and I still have more blood left to give!” But the Toxic Spider says, “I don’t give a s*it! You can cry, you can bleed, you can try to ruin my life, but everybody’s going to remember this night as the night this company became TOXIC! Big Stat Daddy, you walked right into my trap. And I walked out as a champion!” Kris says she had everything Thekla wanted, and now she’ll be everything she doesn’t. Thekla says they’re a lot alike, though. They took each to Hell. “The only difference is, I loved it!”
Kris says we are looking at the consequences of everything Thekla did since coming to AEW. Karma isn’t a b*tch, it’s a Cosmic Killer. As it stands, these two are 1-1, so when and where will these two battle one more time?
AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championships: The Babes of Wrath VS #MEGABAD!
While Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron lost to Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford in a Title Eliminator, the champs are ready to turn the tide and give Harley a grand homecoming! Is it time to #FeelTheWrath? Or will all of Sydney have no choice but to #BowDown?
The introductions are made, the tag titles are raised, and we see if Australia will celebrate or commiserate!
The teams sort out and Harley starts against Megan. The bell rings and Harley rushes Megan! But Megan catches the Thesz Press! Harley still throws fast hands, but Megan RAMS her into a corner! Megan runs in again but Harley dodges and fires off stomps! The fans fire up, but Ford attacks Harley! The fans boo but Willow CLUBS Ford! The Babes send Ford into Megan, then Willow SPLASHES them both! Then they whip Ford corner to corner, and the Babes SPLASH in stereo! Harley then climbs up, and she coordinates with Willow. Willow fires LARIAT after LARIAT while Harley rains down fists!
The fans count along, and we go all the way to nine before a short arm LARIAT and punch number TEN! The fans cheer, Harley runs to wheelbarrow with Willow, SPLASH but onto knees! Megan CLOBBERS Willow, then she bumps Harley off buckles! Megan KNEES Harley low, tags Ford, and Ford stomps away. The ref counts, Ford stops to give a little booty bump. Ford bumps Harley off buckles, tags Megan, and Megan KNEES Harley again and again! Ford mocks Harley’s pain while fans boo, and then Megan CHOPS! Megan runs in, but Harley BOOTS her away! Harley ELBOWS Ford down, too! Then she dodges Megan!
Harley hurries, hot tag to Willow! Willow fires off forearms on Megan, then runs the ropes, but into a BODY CHECK From Megan! Megan runs, but into a GERMAN SUPLEX from Willow! Megan tumbles out but Ford kicks low. Ford whips, Willow reverses, but Ford handsprings, into a GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up while Megabad regroups outside. Willow CANNONBALLS them both! The fans fire up with Willow and she puts Harley in. Then she puts Megan in, and Willow sends Ford into Megan! BACK BODY BLOCK, LARIAT, and a snapmare on Ford. Willow sends Megan into Ford, then goes up to DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICK!
The fans fire up with Willow, she covers Megan, TWO! Megan is tougher than that, but Willow stays cool while Collision goes picture in picture.
Willow stalks Megan to a corner, CLUBS her, then whips her corner to corner, but Megan reverses. Willow cartwheels through, but Megan ducks the enzigiri! Megan scoops to FALL AWAY SLAM! Willow tumbles away while Megan snarls. Megan stomps Willow, then brings her up to CLUB her down. Megan short arm LARIATS, then short arm LARIATS again! And again! Willow fires body shots, but Megan LARIATS her down again! Cover, TWO! Megan is annoyed but she tags Ford. They mug Willow, then Ford CHOPS and CLUBS her. Ford puts Willow on ropes to CHOKE her! The ref counts but Megabad soaks up heat.
Ford stops at 4, she brings Willow around, but Willow fireman’s carries! Ford slips free, CLUBS Willow, then goes Matrix to headscissors! Megan runs in and CLOBBERS Willow as Collision goes to break.
Grand Slam: Australia returns with Willow and Megan both down! A standing count starts but both women crawl for their corners, hot tags to Ford and Harley! The fans fire up as Harley LARIATS Ford again and again! Then she ducks ‘n’ dodges to SLINGBLADE! Harley rains down fists, and she shouts, “FEEL THE WRATH~!” The fans cheer that while Harley waistlocks Ford. But Megan storms in and waistlocks Harley! Harley elbows Megan, Megan shoves her, but Harley ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl DDT! The fans fire up again, and Harley goes up a corner! Megabad regroups, but Harley CROSSBODIES them down!
Harley stays fired up and she aims from another corner! Harley DOUBLE CHOPS Ford, DOUBLE CHOPS Megan, then repeat! ROUNDHOUSE for Megan, a whip for Ford, but Ford reverses. Megan kicks low, Ford BOOTS Harley, Megan BOOTS Harley into the schoolgirl roll-up! TWO! Harley survives and the fans fire up! Ford drags Harley up, tags Megan, and Megan hoists Harley up in the Electric Chair! But Willow trips up Ford! Ford kicks Willow away, to ASAI MOONSAULT! But then Harley victory rolls Megan, TWO! Megan stands, into another ROUNDHOUSE! Harley whips corner to corner, Megan reverses, but Harley goes up and-
NO, Megan stops the over to wheelbarrow and- Arm-drag from Harley! Into a HALF CRAB! Megan endures as Harley sits deep! But Ford runs up, SHOTGUN! The fans boo but Willow is back to CHOP Ford right down! The fans fire up, but then Megan SHOTGUNS Willow! Harley kicks Megan, reels her in, AUSTRALIAN DESTROYER! The fans are thunderous as all four women are down! A standing count starts, but the teams find each other at 4 of 10. The Babes fire forearms, Megabad fires back, and repeat! They all stand, they all fire shots, and Megabad ROCKS The Babes! They whip, but The Babes reverse!
Harley’s ROUNDHOUSE hits Ford but Megan ducks Willow’s. Willow SHOVES Megan into Ford, then Harley wrenches Megan! BOOT LEG SWEEP COMBO! Willow tags in and Harley hops on! DOUBLE SENTON on Megan! Cover, TWO!! Megan survives but Willow fires up! Willow fireman’s carries, then she tags Harley. Harley climbs while Willow hits the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Willow runs up on Ford but Ford DUMPS her out! Harley SWANTON FLOPS as Megan moves! Hot tag to Ford and she gets Harley up! But Harley JAWBREAKERS free! Harley runs, but Ford goes Matrix for the STUNNER!
Megan runs up, LEAPING LARIAT! Then she DIVES onto Willow! Ford is up top, SUPERBAD MOONSAULT FLOPS as Harley moves! Backslide, with a high stack! BABES WIN!!
Winners: The Babes of Wrath, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions)
It was a wild ride, but Harley & Willow stay in the driver’s seat when it comes to the Women’s Tag Division! Wait, who is this sliding in from the outside?! She hoists Harley up for a T K O!! That’s Lena Kross! And then, while Willow is shocked, Megan gets back in the ring! Megan SPEARS Willow!! The fans boo as Megan and Lena stand face to face as towering female titans. Ford says why argue? They can all be Superbad friends! Megan holds up the TBS Championship along with the tag title. Is Megabad not going to stop until they dominate AEW?
The Demand speaks.
Ricochet says “Jungle” Jack thought he was gonna get revenge for Luchasaurus. What happened? They were in Vegas, and as the saying goes, you gotta know when the hold ’em, you gotta know when to fold ’em. And Ricochet says Jack should just fold now while he’s behind. If not, Ricochet promises that something bad will happen very soon! AHA~! Does this mean the One & Only finally done with Tarzan Life? Or will Jack simply wait for the right time to strike back?
AEW World Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Hangman Page VS Andrade El Idolo!
The Millennial Cowboy got screwed out of the world title six ways to Sunday, but he could get right back to the title picture here on a Saturday! But will it be all about #CowboyS*it in Los Angeles? Or will it be The Idol that leads AEW towards Revolution?
The bell rings and the two circle. The fans also boo Don Callis being here, but the two tie up. Andrade headlocks, but Hangman powers up and out. Andrade RUNS Hangman over, has a cocky cover, ZERO as Hangman is right up! Hangman CHOPS, but Andrade shoves him. Hangman CHOPS again, Andrade CHOPS back, but Hangman CHOPS again! Now they fire forearms, and Hangman gets the edge there, too! The fans cheer while Hangman whips. Andrade reverses, hurdles, but Hangman DROPKICKS the handspring! Andrade sputters, Hangman goes to the apron, slingshot and BUCK- NO, Andrade kicks low!
Andrade underhooks, Hangman powers out, but Andrade goes tranquilo in the ropes! Callis again butchers Spanish as he says, “mooey, mooey tranquilo.” But Hangman just BOOTS Andrade to the floor! Then a PLANCHA! The fans fire up while a cameraman is almost wiped out! Hangman brings Andrade up, but Andrade fires body shots. Andrade SMACKS Hangman off the apron! Then he CHOPS Hangman! The ring count starts while Andrade flirts with a young woman in the front row. She asks for a selfie, he gives it, and she even gives him a kiss on the cheek. But Hangman BOOTS Andrade down! The young lady is still intrigued by Hangman. So she takes a selfie with him, too!
The fans cheer but Hangman says sorry, no kisses, he’s married. Hangman hurries after Andrade and CHOPS him! Hangman puts Andrade in the ring, then storms in to CHOP again! Andrade CHOPS back, then he shoves Hangman to a corner. Andrade CHOPS again and again and again, then he whips Hangman to ropes. Hangman reverses, scoops, and FALL AWAY SLAMS! Then kips up! The fans fire up as Hangman also STANDING SHOOTING STARS! Cover, TWO! Andrade survives but Hangman stays close. The fans rally, Hangman CHOPS, and he hoists Andrade up top. Hangman CHOPS again before he climbs.
Andrade blocks the suplex, pries free, and HEADBUTTS! Hangman wobbles, Andrade goes up, SUPESR SUNSET- NO, Hangman fights with fists! Andrade staggers away, and Hangman QUEBRADAS for a gut wrench! Andrade slips free, whips, but Hangman reverses. Andrade goes up and over, but Hangman BOOTS him! The fans fire up again as Hangman takes aim. Triangle jump- NO, Andrade jumps up to get him! INVERTED SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO! Hangman survives and the fans fire up while Collision goes picture in picture.
Hangman and Andrade slowly stir, and they go to ropes. Andrade storms up on Hangman, pulls his hair, and CHOKEs him on the ropes! The ref counts, Andrade stops at 4, and he kicks Hangman out of the ring. Andrade storms after Hangman to CHOP him against commentary! Andrade then ROCKS Hangman, SMACKS him off a chair, then makes him take a seat. Andrade soaks up cheers and jeers, then storms up, but into body shots! Hangman makes Andrade take a seat, then he runs in, only for Andrade to LASH him with the protecting covering! Then he SMACKS Hangman off the bare railing!
The ref reprimands Andrade but he just soaks up the cheers and jeers. Andrade puts Hangman in the ring, covers, TWO! Hangman toughs it out but Andrade stays close. Andrade clamps on a chinlock and grinds Hangman down. Hangman endures, but Andrade leans on the hold. Andrade shakes his head as Hangman tries to fight around. Hangman rolls to a cover, TWO! Andrade holds on tight as Grand Slam returns to single picture. The fans rally for Hangman as he fights back up, but Andrade THROWS him down! Andrade soaks up the heat while he stalks Hangman. Andrade scuffs Hangman and eggs him on.
Hangman scowls as Andrade pie faces him. Hangman ROCKS Andrade! Andrade ROCKS Hangman! Hangman ROCKS Andrade again! Andrade ROCKS Hangman again! Hangman fires forearms, then runs the ropes, but into the BOOT! Andrade says he’s too smart. Then he runs, but Hangman follows! Hangman blocks a boot, Andrade ducks a lariat, GERMAN SUPLEX! Hangman lands out, DISCUS LARIAT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Hangman and Andrade rise up, go to corners, and Hangman headbutts buckles to fire up. Hangman runs in and LARIATS Andrade! Then he whips Andrade for a POP-UP POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!
Andrade survives that hard landing but Hangman stays focused. The fans rally as Hangman stalks Andrade to the apron. Hangman brings Andrade up, ROCKS him with a forearm, and Andrade falls back against the corner. Hangman eggs Andrade on, and Andrade hits back! Hangman ROLLING ELBOWS Andrade! Then he Alabama Lifts! But Andrade sunset flips! Hangman rolls through to SLIDING LARIAT! The fans fire up while Andrade flops to the floor. Hangman drags Andrade up, puts him in, then goes to the corner. The fans rally as Hangman climbs, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Andrade survives and Hangman grows frustrated.
The fans rally as as Hangman rises again. Hangman waits on Andrade, then Alabama Lifts! Andrade fights that, slips free, and suplexes! That’s Uno Amigo, and then Andrade hits another! Dos Amigos, and then Andrade gives some Latino Heat before THREE AMIGOS! Cover, TWO! Hangman survives and the fans cheer “EDDIE! EDDIE!” Andrade goes to a corner, climbs up, and MOONSAULT DOUBLE! Cover, TWO! Hangman survives but both men rise up slowly. Andrade whips Hangman to a corner, runs up, but Hangman puts Andrade on the apron! Triangle jump LARIAT! The fans fire up and Hangman aims, PALNCHA but Andrade dodges!
Andrade triangle jumps to TORNILLO! But Hangman catches him!? FALL AWAY SLAM into railing! Andrade writhes on the floor while the fans fire up again! Hangman puts Andrade in the ring, then aims! Slingshot and- SHADOW ELBOW! Cover, TWO!! Hangman survives that turnaround and the fans fire up! Andrade pounds the mat, the fans rally up, and Andrade builds speed, CIEN KNEES! Then Andrade hoists Hangman up, LA SOMBRA DDT!! Cover, TWO!! Hangman survives and Andrade is shocked! Andrade throws a bit of a fit, but he underhooks. Hangman trips Andrade to a jackknife, ONE!
Andrade sunset flips it, ONE! Hangman has the jackknife bridge again, ONE as Andrade bridges up! hangman lifts, DEADEYE!! Callis freaks out while both men are down! Hangman crawls to the apron, but Callis leaves commentary to argue with the ref! The fans boo, but Hangman just slingshots and- LOW- NO!! Hangman blocks it, to then spin Andrade and LOW BLOW back!! Then Hangman scares Callis off to go to the apron. Slingshot and BUCKSHOT!!! Cover, HANGMAN WINS!
Winner: Hangman Page, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the AEW World Championship)
Callis tried to cheat this one for Andrade, but it only cost him in the end! And now in just over a month, The Cowboy either faces The Scumbag or the King of Death! Who will be Hangman’s target at Revolution?
Mixed Tornado Tag Hair VS Hair Match: Toni Storm & Orange Cassidy VS Marina Shafir & Wheeler Yuta!
Things have escalated in a rather odd way for The Conglomeration and Death Riders. Mixed tag after mixed tag, and now it’ll end with a malicious makeover as the loser of the fall will be shaved BALD! Will TIMELESS & Freshly Squeezed end up freshly shaved? Or will The Problem & Decoder have to figure out how to cover up their shame?
Well, Toni & “Citrus Boy” don’t even wait to be in the ring! They take the fight to Marina & Yuta on the outside! The bell rings, the fans fire up, and the brawl is on! Cassidy has Yuta in the stands while Marina CLUBS Toni along. They brawl in another section, the fans sing for Toni, but Yuta kicks Cassidy low! Marina takes someone’s drink and chugs it! Toni CHOPS in return! The fans boo Yuta while he CHOKES Cassidy with his jacket! Toni drags Marina along, Yuta shoves Cassidy down, but Marina turns things around on Toni. Marina ROCKS Toni, then runs up, but Toni dodges the boot! Toni fires off on Marina while Cassidy goes after Yuta!
The fans fire up as Cassidy whips, but Yuta reverses to send Cassidy into railing! Toni HAMMERS Marina against railing, but Yuta appears to CLUB Toni’s leg! The fans boo as Yuta brings Toni around and reels her in! PILEDRIVER on the road cases!! The fans boo even harder while Yuta lets Toni fall to the floor! Marina fist bumps Yuta while the Death Riders soak up the heat. The ref, the medical team, and even Luther hurry to check on Toni, leaving Marina & Yuta to mug Cassidy! They beat Cassidy up through the crowd, and Yuta even CHOKES Cassidy with a fan’s banner! The fans boo as hard as they can but Yuta just soaks it all up.
Luther carries Toni away, is she out of the fight already? Marina TOSSES Cassidy, then Yuta drags Cassidy into the ring. The fans boo as Yuta GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO! Yuta mockingly pats Cassidy while Collision goes picture in picture.
Yuta rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS on Cassidy, then stops to smooth his hands through his hair. Marina fires off on Cassidy in the corner, then brings him around, only for Cassidy to RAM her into a corner! Yuta BODY BLOWS Cassidy, then CHOKES him on the ropes. Yuta even CLAWS Cassidy’s face! Cassidy sputters to a corner, Marina eggs him on and pushes him around. Cassidy turns around but Marina BODY BLOWS, ROCKS him with a forearm, then sits him down! Yuta soaks up heat while mockingly asking where Toni went. Marina KICKS Cassidy in a corner, stalks him, and Yuta stands Cassidy up to CHOP him down!
Yuta runs to basement DROPKICK Cassidy down! Yuta soaks up heat while he flexes, and Marina drops an ELBOW on Cassidy! The Death Riders are toying with Cassidy while Collision goes to break.
Grand Slam: Australia returns as Marina has Cassidy in a clinch to mockingly pat his head. She dances with him like Toni would, and wait! TONI IS BACK! Yuta storms up to her but Toni LOW BLOWS him! Toni storms into the ring and she gets around Marina to GERMAN SUPLEX! Toni eggs her on, then gets her again! GERMAN SUPLEX! And GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up again as Toni gives Cassidy the dip! Cassidy swoons, and then he tangos with Toni for the BACKHAND on Marina! Then another BACKHAND! Then another- NO, Marina blocks the backhand, BOOTS Cassidy, then fires KNEES into Toni!
Toni sits in the corner, but Cassidy lifts Marina! BEACH BREAK! Yuta is back and he is stunned to see what happened! But then Yuta and Cassidy stare down, hesitant on what to do. Cassidy covers, Yuta breaks it, and Yuta drags Cassidy up. Yuta DECKS Cassidy, then he scrapes Toni outta the ring. The fans boo but Yuta soaks up the heat. Yuta reels Cassidy in, suplexes, but into STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRE! Yuta staggers, but he rewinds, only for Cassidy to tilt-o-whirl DDT! The fans fire up with Cassidy, but then he sees it’s just him and Marina. Cassidy’s still a gentleman, but he says screw it! The elbow pad comes off!
But Marina rolls Cassidy up! TWO, and she has a leg! Cassidy fights around, reaches out, but Yuta is in! Yuta pulls Cassidy’s hair and tells him to tap! But then Toni gets Yuta with the TONI CHICKENWING MANEUVER!! Yuta flails and reaches out! Marina tells Yuta to endure! Cassidy endures, Yuta endures, the fans are going nuts! Toni and Marina let the boys go so they can scrap! The fans fire up as Toni fires a haymaker, but Marina CHOPS! Toni fires a flurry of forearms, but Marina says DO BETTER! Marina CHOPS, then BOOTS, then runs up, but into a HEADBUTT! BUSAIKU KNEE FROM YUTA TO TONI!! Cover, Cassidy YANKS Yuta away!
The fans fire up while everyone is down! Yuta and Marina regroup to mug Cassidy. The fans mock Yuta, “Yuta is a Sheila!” Yuta stands Cassidy up, Marina runs up, but Cassidy BOOTS her away and ELBOWS Yuta! Cassidy has his hands up, but then Yuta runs up! Cassidy dodges, BUSAIKU KNEE hits Marina! Yuta panics, and Cassidy dodges him to DIVE onto Marina! The fans fire up and Toni GERMAN SUPLEXES Yuta! Toni headbutts the buckles, then gives Yuta the SWEET HIP MUSIC! Feed to the ORANGE PUNCH!! And then a STORM ZERO!! Cover, TONI & CASSIDY WIN!
Winners: Toni Storm & Orange Cassidy, by pinfall (Yuta must shave his head)
The fans cheer as not only do Toni & Cassidy win, but Yuta loses! Mina Shirakawa even brings the stool and Luther brings out the barber tools! Yuta panics, but the fans chant “BALD! BALD! BALD!” Yuta is freaking out, and he kicks the stool! The fans boo but that’s welching! There’s no welching in wrestling! The stool is sit back up, the fans call Yuta a chicken, but then MOXLEY is here? And even with a black eye, Moxley tells Yuta he has to be a man of his word! Yuta is reluctant, but he goes back and honors the deal. The fans chant, “You Deserve It!” Yuta sits on the stool, and with Marina holding his hand, Mina gets to cutting!
Toni gets a turn with the scissors, and then Cassidy gets right to it with the electric razor! Sorry not sorry. Cassidy works his way through the jungle that is Yuta’s hair, and we get a nice runway going. Wait, Luther gets a turn? He gets a bit more out of the way, then Toni joins in. Moxley pats Yuta on the back, leaving it at this. Will Yuta ever live this down?
AEW TNT Championship Ladder Match: Kyle Fletcher VS Mark Briscoe!
While Tommaso Ciampa got in the mix with his debut victory and Triple Threat defense, The Protostar was unstoppable in taking back this title. Now, the Aussie Arrow has returned home to Sydney, wanting a true hero’s welcome! But to prove he’s truly the greatest TNT Champion ever, Kyle is willing to give the Sussex County Chicken one last fight with him, and they have truly raised the stakes! Game 7 will settle this once and for all, but who will truly reach for the sky?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised high above, and it’s time to #ManUp Down Under!
The bell rings and the fans cheer while both men look up at the belt. Then they start throwing haymakers! The fans fire up, but Briscoe gets the edge! Briscoe UPPERCUTS, then whips, but Kyle reverses. Briscoe grabs ropes, Kyle runs up, but Briscoe ELBOWS him! Briscoe TOSSES Kyle out, then builds speed to DIVE! Down goes Kyle and the fans fire up! Briscoe drags Kyle up to CHOP! “WOO~!” Briscoe goes for a ladder but Kyle blocks the bump. Briscoe CLUBS Kyle, swings, but into a SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF on the floor! Kyle stands, shakes it off, and he goes for a ladder. The fans cheer as Kyle brings that ladder to the ring.
But Briscoe DROPKICKS the ladder into Kyle! The fans boo but Briscoe UPPERCUTS Kyle down! Briscoe takes that ladder, leans it against the ring, but Kyle grabs at it. Briscoe UPPERCUTS Kyle, then SMACKS him off the ladder! Briscoe then stands this ladder back up, brings Kyle over, and snap suplexes him onto the floor! Briscoe then goes up the ladder! The fans are torn as Briscoe aims, but Kyle jumps up to get Briscoe! ROCKET LAUNCHER onto the apron! The fans go nuts while Kyle now takes aim! Briscoe rises up, and Kyle MOONSAULTS! Direct hit and the fans fire up for Kyle! Kyle drags Briscoe into the ring, then adds the ladder.
Kyle places the ladder up on top of a corner, then whips Briscoe in. Briscoe stops short, then blocks a shot to JAB, JAB, JAB! UPPERCUT! The fans are torn as Briscoe runs, but Kyle scoops him! LAWN DART into the ladder! The fans go nuts again while the ladder is flung across the ring from the impact! Kyle revels in the cheers, then he gets the much taller ladder into the ring. Briscoe is busted open and bleeding all over himself as Kyle climbs. But Briscoe rises to drag him down! Briscoe CLUBS Kyle, SMACKS him off rungs, then clinches for a SUPER RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Both men are down, but Briscoe roars as he rises up!
The fans are torn as Briscoe has the crimson mask, but he also grabs another ladder, while Collision goes picture in picture.
Briscoe takes this shorter ladder and lifts it up. Kyle stands, and Briscoe BATTERING RAMS him down! Kyle sputters while Briscoe grins that missing-tooth grin. Briscoe props the shorter ladder up against ropes while we see Kyle is now bloodied, too. Briscoe goes out to BOOT Kyle down! Then he ROCKS Kyle, punching right at the bloody forehead! Briscoe makes Kyle look at the camera, then shoves him down so he can fetch a third ladder! And a fourth! Briscoe makes sure these are nearby, but then Kyle CLOBBERS him! Kyle SMACKS Briscoe off one ladder, then puts that in the ring. Kyle creates a ladder bridge between this ladder and the fourth.
Kyle goes for Briscoe but Briscoe HEADBUTTS him! Then whips him into the ladder bridge! Kyle sputters while Briscoe fires up. Briscoe drags Kyle up, throws hands, then goes to the apron. Kyle staggers around, but Briscoe brings him around. Briscoe has Kyle on the apron, but Kyle ENZIGIRIS! And SUPERKICKS! Briscoe flounders while Kyle sputters and catches his breath. Grand Slam: Australia returns to single picture, and Kyle reels Briscoe in! Kyle aims for the ladder! Briscoe fights off the suplex, ROCKS Kyle, and Kyle holds onto the ropes! Briscoe UPPERCUTS Kyle, then runs side to side! Briscoe BOOTS Kyle into sitting on the ladder!
Briscoe then goes up a corner! Everyone freaks out already, FROGGY-BOW on the ladder bridge! Both men fall while that ladder stays in one piece! The fans go nuts again while Briscoe goes back into the ring. Briscoe climbs the central ladder but the fans are torn. Kyle flounders his way back in and the fans cheer him on! Briscoe is so close to the top, but Kyle anchors his foot! Briscoe fires down ridge hand chops, kicks free of Kyle, then climbs again. Kyle drags him back down! Kyle has Briscoe for a POWRBOMB down through the ladder!! The fans go nuts as that smaller ladder shatters, and both men are down on the mat!
The fans rally as Kyle rises, and he goes to the central ladder! Kyle climbs, but Briscoe drags him back down. Kyle SUPERKICKS Briscoe! And SUPERKICKS again! Briscoe flounders around, but Kyle runs up to GAMANGIRI! Kyle asks Briscoe if he really wants to play that game! Kyle goes out, finds a fifth ladder, and he puts that in the ring. Kyle sets this ladder up in a corner and makes it a bridge with the central ladder. Kyle then climbs up and brings Briscoe up to join him! The fans are already freaking out again as Kyle goes to suplex. Briscoe fires body shots, and he BITES that bloody forehead! The fans boo but Briscoe says it takes like shrimp on the barbie!
Briscoe then jumps down, UPPERCUTS Kyle, then climbs up again. Briscoe CLUBS Kyle, the fans chant “Please Don’t Die!” Briscoe underhooks Kyle, but now Kyle fights the lift! But Briscoe lifts, JAY DRILLER through the ladder bridge!! The fans go nuts again while both men are down in the wreckage! Briscoe reaches up, drags himself over to the ladder, and starts to climb! The fans boo, but Briscoe is almost there! Kyle springs up, and he climbs up the other side! Kyle grabs Briscoe’s left arm, but Briscoe CLUBS away with the right! Kyle falls, Briscoe steadies himself, and Briscoe climbs up! He has a fingertip on the belt, but Kyle’s back up!
Kyle CHOPS Briscoe, CLUBS away on him, then takes aim at the mat! The fans fire up already for the SUPER DUPER BRAINBUSTER!! The fans go nuts while both men are down again! Kyle crawls over, drags the ladder into place, but Briscoe brings in another ladder! Briscoe CLUBS Kyle on the back, then he stands this new ladder up next door! Briscoe climbs as fast as he can, and he BODY BLOWS Kyle! And again! And then CHOPS! Briscoe HEADBUTTS Kyle, HEADBUTTS again, and Kyle droops down! But Kyle SHOVES Briscoe’s ladder! Briscoe falls into a HOTSHOT! Kyle is wobbly, but he rises up! Kyle grabs the belt, brings it down, AND WINS!!
Winner: Kyle Fletcher (still AEW TNT Champion)
The boyhood dream has come true! A hero’s welcome, a championship victory, and an epic finale in this storied rivalry, all at once for The Aussie Arrow! Will nothing stop The Protostar from proving he IS the Greatest TNT Champion of all time?
AEW World Championship: MJF VS Brody King!
The Scumbag has always been smug and insufferable, but he was humiliated in the Title Eliminator with his challenger in Las Vegas. Will The Devil of AEW avenge what happened in Sin City? Or will nothing stop The King of Death from finally having his crown?
The introductions are made, the title is raised, and we see who is truly the top dog in AEW!
The bell rings and the fans fire up as both men stare down. The barks show Sydney is strongly behind Brody, but then MJF bails out to turn it all into booing. MJF goes to the crowd to stand on a chair and soak up all that heat. Brody waits on MJF to come back, but MJF tells the fans to shut up as they call him “WANKER! WANKER!” MJF storms into the ring, ties up with Brody, and Brody SHOVES MJF down! MJF bails out again and the fans bark more. Brody waits on MJF again, and MJF storms back in. They go again, but MJF kicks low! MJF mocks the barks, then headlocks, but Brody powers up and out!
MJF ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Brody fireman’s carries. MJF slips free, waistlocks, but Brody bucks the O’Conner. MJF dodges one lariat, but not the SOUTHPAW! The fans fire up while MJF flounders to a corner. Brody goes after MJF, and he hushes the fans. Brody CHOPS MJF and the fans fire up again! They want that “One More Time!” so Brody obliges. CHOP! MJF shouts in pain but Brody stands him up. Brody puts MJF up top, then gorilla presses him! MJF freaks out before the SLAM! MJF goes to a corner, the fans bark again, and Brody runs in for the CANNONBALL, but he only gets buckles! MJF may’ve suckered Brody into that one!
MJF hurries to get the leg and he SWINGS it into the post! The fans boo but MJF SLAMS Brody’s bad leg into the post again! And again! MJF soaks up heat as he stands on the apron, then he tells them to “SUCK IT!” MJF stalks Brody, CLUBS him down, then pulls on the bad leg! MJF has almost a Calf Killer but the fans rally as Brody endures. Brody sits up, and he CLUBS MJF again and again! Brody reels MJF in, lifts, but MJF fights free of the rack! CHOP BLOCK! MJF then brings out the kangaroo stance! The fans boo this nonsense coming back, but MJF aims from the corner. KANGAROO SHOTGUN!
MJF kips up, then he flips off the fans. The fans boo MJF while Brody hobbles on the outside. MJF builds speed, and he DIVES! Direct hit on Brody, then MJF puts Brody in the ring. MJF kicks the bad leg, runs the ropes, and sunset flips, only for Brody to stay up! Brody SENTONS but MJF moves! MJF grabs the bad leg, turns Brody over, ANKLE LOCK and GRAPEVINE! The fans rally for Brody as he endures and fights around. MJF puts on the pressure but the fans continue to bark. Brody claws his way forward, drags MJF along with him, and he makes the ROPEBREAK! MJF lets go in frustration while Collision goes picture in picture.
MJF paces while Brody writhes. MJF steps on Brody’s bad leg as he goes to the corner, and MJF soaks up more heat. MJF then stalks Brody, and he KICKS the leg out! MJF then snapmares Brody, grabs the leg, and DDTS the foot! MJF does laps around Brody just to rub it in, then he mocks the fans clapping for Brody. MJF runs the ropes, and he T-BAGS Brody! MJF is amused with himself, and he might be the only one. But then Brody is on his feet! MJF turns around into a CHOP! Brody dribbles MJF’s head off buckles! The ref counts but Brody stops at 4. MJF ELBOWS Brody, but Brody runs back up, only for the bad leg to give out as Collision goes to break!
Grand Slam: Australia returns once more, and MJF has the ANKLE LOCK back on Brody’s bad leg! But Brody rolls and THROWS MJF outta the ring! Brody fights through the pain and builds speed, to then DIVE onto MJF! Direct hit at the ramp and the fans fire up again! Brody clutches the leg, the ring count climbs, and we pass 5 of 10. MJF springs to life to roll in, and the fans rally for Brody. Brody rolls in at 7, MJF runs up and LARIATS! But MJF’s the one holding his arm after that! Brody CHOPS MJF down! And CHOPS him again! Brody drags MJF up, bumps him off buckles, then BACKDROPS him away!
The fans fire up for Brody while MJF flounders away. Brody lines up a shot, and he runs back in, but MJF bails out again. Brody stops short of the cannonball, and he has MJF on the ropes! SLEEPER! But MJF BITES Brody’s arm! The ref reprimands but MJF stops so he can get away. Brody pursues, but he shakes out both his arm and his leg. MJF leans on a chair, Brody stands him up, but MJF takes a swing! Brody blocks, then ROCKS MJF, and BITES him on the forehead! Brody makes MJF take a seat, then he gets space. The fans bark as Brody then runs back in, CROSSBODY against railing! MJF sputters after being squashed while the fans fire up!
The ring count climbs again, and Brody rises at 5 of 10. The fans cheer Brody on as he drags MJF up, and he puts MJF in at 7. Brody storms around, the fans bark, “Brody Brody Brody! BARK BARK BARK!” CANNONBALL! Direct hit this time! Cover, TWO!! MJF survives and Brody grows frustrated. The fans continue to rally as Brody rises again. Brody drags MJF up, reels him in, and gut wrenches, but MJF slips free! SLEEPER! MJF becomes a backpack! Brody’s leg gives out and Brody’s on the mat! MJF squeezes tight but the fans rally up again. The ref checks the arm, it drops once! The ref checks again, but BANDIDO is here!
The fans cheer as Bandido tells his amigo, his hermano, to never give up, just as Brody told him! Brody rises up and the fans cheer again! Brody rises to his feet, MJF as a backpack, for a BACKPACK SENTON! The fans fire up again while both men are down! Bandido keeps cheering Brody on, but MJF slumps out of the ring. Brody sees MJF out there, and he builds speed again!? But MJF catches Brody in the ropes! APRON DDT! MJF and Brody both slump to the floor! Bandido coaches Brody while MJF rolls into the ring. MJF wants that count, and we get to 5 of 10! The fans bark as hard as they can as Brody sits up at 7!
Brody stands, MJF DIVES, but Brody turns that into a fireman’s carry! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER into a chair and the railing behind it!! The fans go nuts again while both men are down! Bandido tells Brody to keep fighting, the fans rally up, and the ring count starts again. We pass 5 of 10 again, but Brody sits up at 6. Brody hobbles around at 7, Bandido reminds Brody he needs to get MJF in! Brody drags MJF up, but we’re at 8! 9! Brody puts MJF in and they’re in at 9.9!! The fans cheer as Brody still has a chance! Brody clutches the bad leg while MJF crawls. MJF brings out his Dynamite Diamond Ring!!
The fans boo as MJF puts the jewelry on his pinkie. But the erf knows it, too! The ref and MJF argue, then the ring is confiscated. Brody DECKS MJF! The fans fire up again as Brody now has MJF on the ropes! MJF already knows what’s coming, SLEEPER!! MJF is dangling off the apron! Brody drops MJF, goes out to fetch him, and the fans rally up again. Brody hobbles over, drags MJF up, and gut wrench for the GONZO BOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!? MJF survives and no one can believe it! Bandido even argues the count on Brody’s behalf, but no, it was a fair count. Bandido paces while he rallies the fans up for Brody again.
Brody and MJF stir, rise up, and Brody runs up on MJF! But MJF drop toeholds him into the ropes! Brody flops to the apron, MJF goes out after him, and he grabs the bad leg! MJF yanks the kneepad away, then CLUBS away on Brody’s neck. MJF goes for the rest of the padding, CLAWS Brody’s face to keep him down, then has the knee exposed! MJF BITES the knee! The ref reprimands, MJF argues back, but then MJF goes to the apron. MJF lifts Brody, but Brody fires body shots! Brody reels MJF in! But MJF grabs ropes! MJF is free, Brody’s leg buckles, and Brody has to back away. But then he ELBOWS MJF away!
Brody goes up the corner, and he has MJF for another HANGING SLEEPER!! But MJF punches away on the bad knee! MJF is free again, and he pulls Brody’s beard! MJF scoops Brody, for an APRON TOMBSTONE?!?! Bandido is just as shocked! MJF slumps into the ring, he drags Brody up, and the fans rally as hard as they can for Brody. But MJF hits the HEATSEEKER!! Cover, MJF WINS!
Winner: MJF, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
Brody’s miscalculation on that first cannonball may have been what cost him, because it gave MJF the perfect target to go after. But now, Hangman heads out here, and he already has the contract for AEW Revolution! Hangman signs his part, and he leaves it to MJF to sign his. MJF holds up the world title, but then he flinches as Hangman shows punch! The fans cheer Hangman as he heads back out. Revolution will now be Scumbag VS Cowboy, but who will survive the battle in Los Angeles?
My Thoughts:
A great Grand Slam special, and it definitely worked as a substitute for a PPV. They also made sure to limit promos tonight, the only new material was Kris and Thekla each talking after their match on Dynamite. Clearly, there needs to be another match for Revolution, and they might do Last Woman Standing or even I Quit to properly escalate from the Strap match. The same goes for Ricochet and Jack Perry. Ricochet is going to defend the AEW National Championship at NJPW’s New Beginning in the USA in a couple weeks, but I would think Ricochet retains there. Jack Perry could even show up, attack Ricochet, and set up something No DQ based for Revolution.
Moxley VS Takeshita with a time limit draw was a wild move, and I bet we get the rematch for Revolution, too. The Australian crowd also got to cheer all their heroes. The Babes of Wrath won the tag title match, but then Lena Kross shows up to help the sore losers attack back. Not sure the point of that move, the fans should’ve been allowed to enjoy the celebration. Toni & Cassidy VS Marina & Yuta was really fun stuff, and I’m pleasantly surprised the ladies took shots from the guys. Great win for the Faces, and we all knew Yuta was taking that loss. Moxley making sure Yuta went through with it was good stuff, Moxley is definitely the most honorable member of the Death Riders.
Kyle VS Briscoe was an awesome ladder match, one of the best 1v1 ladder matches in a long time, and honestly one of the only 1v1 ladder matches I’ve seen across all the different companies. Great win for Kyle not just because they were in Sydney, Australia, but because it was a great finale to the feud with Briscoe. Not sure why we waited so long for “Game 7” from these two, but the timing all worked out. Who knows who Kyle faces next, but I would think Ciampa would want a rematch. Great match from Hangman VS Andrade, and a great main event from Brody VS MJF, but it was already in the cards: Hangman VS MJF 1v1 to settle things. We’re gonna get a great build to Revolution the next four weeks, and who knows who wins at the PPV.
My Score: 9.1/10
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Time to strap in and see who wins the belt!
Thekla pushed Kris Statlander too far, and now for the AEW Women’s World Championship, they’re having a STRAP MATCH!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Jon Moxley, PAC & Claudio Castagnoli VS Konosuke Takeshita, Mark Davis & Josh Alexander; Moxley, Pac & Claudio win.
- AEW TNT Championship: Tommaso Ciampa VS Kyle Fletcher; Fletcher wins and becomes the new AEW TNT Champion.
- Orange Cassidy & Roderick Strong VS Daniel Garcia & Clark Connors; Cassidy & Strong win.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Triple Threat: The Young Bucks VS The Rascalz VS Private Party; The Young Bucks win and will challenge for the titles.
- AEW Women’s World Championship Strap Match: Kris Statlander VS Thekla; Thekla wins and becomes the new AEW Women’s World Champion.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
Schiavone welcomes us to Dynamite live from Southern California, and he says we’re starting with a special face-to-face. First, welcome out The Cleaner, Kenny Omega! The fans cheer as indeed, The Best Bout Machine makes his way out to the ring, complete with pyro! And now, welcome out Swerve Strickland! The fans cheer again as The Realest makes his way to the ring, Prince Nana always in the groove. Schiavone notes how last week, things broke down during Kenny’s match with Andrade El Idolo. To be honest, we’ve seen the looks, we’ve felt the tension, and it goes as far back as Maximum Carnage.
Schiavone wants to start with Swerve, as it seems most of the tension is coming from him. What’s going on? Swerve says he has stuff to get off his chest. It’s been lingering for awhile. Five years ago, Kenny Omega was on top of the game, on top of the industry. So conveniently, that was the last time Kenny had the AEW World Championship, as well. Not only that, but Kenny was The Cleaner, the Best Bout Machine, and some even called him the God of Pro-Wrestling. Everyone outside of AEW was itching for a chance to face off with Kenny, Swerve included. Then in 2022, Swerve finally arrives to AEW, makes it to the top, becomes world champion in just TWO YEARS.
But where is Kenny? Where’s The Cleaner? Where’s the Best Bout Machine? While Swerve is busy becoming the most undeniable man in AEW, Kenny was nowhere to be found. Swerve says don’t get him wrong, he saw Kenny pop up here and there, even showing up in the Tokyo Dome. Hell, Swerve even teamed with that guy last year in Anarchy in the Arena. But while Swerve was at the top of AEW, Kenny was either laid up in a hospital bed or suspended. Seems like a false prophet of wrestling if you ask Swerve. But during Kenny’s absence, the congregation starts looking for someone else to follow, a new prophet.
Now, Swerve won’t call himself a god or nothing, but everywhere they go, the “church” sings, “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” And now, Kenny suddenly wants to march back in here, feeling the best he has in years! Kenny’s all healthy and good, and inserts himself into the title circle with the rest of them. It almost feels like Kenny was using his EVP power. Is that what he’s trying to do? Cuz Swerve had to fight with a couple EVPs the last couple years, a couple idiots that like to stroke their own egos, abuse their power, and Swerve ended that last Summer. So Swerve doesn’t care if they call Kenny a god or not, if he uses his power to step ahead of Swerve, Swerve puts you down.
Kenny picks up a mic and asks, “Are we good? Can I talk now?” Kenny will be the first to correct Swerve on one detail: Kenny never called himself the God of Pro-Wrestling; that’s a name the people gave him. And while Kenny never erected altars or asked the people to pray to him or praise him, they still made signs, wore the shirts, and cheered him on. The fans respect AEW as the place where the best wrestle, and they know that if they see Kenny Omega in a match, they are going to get the absolute best outta him! Now if that’s the power of a god or not, that’s in the eye of the beholder.
But Kenny takes the fans’ faith as a great responsibility. For them to believe in Kenny for this one final journey to the top of the mountain and do it the right way… Swerve, you ask the question, “Whose House?” It might be Swerve’s House, but to question Kenny Omega…? The lights are on, but nobody’s home. And if Swerve needs someone else to burn the house down, well, Kenny’s got a friend who’s got the experience. And yeah, Swerve’s right, a bit of the old Kenny is feeling good. He’s shown up and shown out. And Kenny is feeling like championship material, and that he doesn’t need EVP power to do it because he’s been getting wins.
And if not for Swerve last week, Kenny would’ve had plans for Australia, he would’ve had plans for Revolution, and he might even be champion right now! But Kenny knows how much Swerve believes in himself. Kenny isn’t asking Swerve to believe in Kenny. Kenny is asking something rather simple: he’s asking for a fight! Kenny sees the way Swerve looks at Kenny with disrespect. Kenny’s seen how Swerve whispers sweet nothings in Nana’s ears like he has something planned. But Kenny isn’t giving Swerve the chance. This ends and this ends now. If Swerve wants the match, he’s got it. If this is about padding records, then that’s what they’ll do.
So, Swerve… Kenny will make it simple. Accept the challenge, or yield. Swerve says Kenny must be scared, he must be nervous. Because Swerve’s generation is already ahead of Kenny’s. They’re lapping him! But if Kenny wants to go face to face with The Most Dangerous- Oh, right, Kenny totally forgot about that! The Most Dangerous Man on the Planet! The one that gives everyone the heebie jeebies! Well if you ask Kenny, it ain’t Swerve. In fact, the Most Dangerous Man in AEW would have to be Brody King. The fans bark for Brody, but Swerve says what he was going to say was… How about Swerve puts Kenny in the hospital bed, and this time Kenny won’t be getting back up.
Kenny says that’s an idea. SLAP! The fans fire up seeing that! Swerve scowls and he takes off his jacket while Kenny takes off his watch and rolls up his sleeves. Swerve says Kenny’s made his choice. Whatever happens next is on Kenny. Swerve TACKLES Kenny and they start scrapping! Kenny gets on top of Swerve but then things spill outside! Swerve RAMS Kenny into railing, then THROWS him into more railing! And then the steel steps! Swerve is furious as he gets Kenny up, but Kenny THROWS Swerve over railing! Kenny picks up a chair and pursues through the crowd! He SMACKS Swerve on the back! And again!
The fans fire up as things move through the crowd and Kenny fires fast hands! Swerve hits back, and he whips Kenny into a trash can! Then he SMACKS Kenny off it! Swerve then SMACKS Kenny with the can! Things keep moving and they go to around the stage! Swerve pushes Kenny onto the ramp, stomps him down, then brings him up to CLUB away! Kenny fires back! Kenny ROCKS Swerve, follows him along, and THROWS him into the LED! V-TRIGGER into the LED! The fans fire up as Kenny takes off his shirt and stands tall over Swerve. Then Kenny drags Swerve up, Electric Chair Lifts, but Swerve fights free!
Swerve SPEARS Kenny off the stage, and they CRASH DOWN THROUGH A TABLE! The fans lose their minds while security hurries out here. They make sure both men are okay before helping them out of the wreckage. The Cleaner and the Realest are still raging, what will it take to settle the score?
Backstage interview with Kyle Fletcher & Don Callis.
Renee Paquette is with the Protostar and The Jackal, noting we are just moments away from a first-time-ever match. Fletcher is challenging Tommaso Ciampa for the TNT Championship, but we’re also just days away from Grand Slam: Australia. There’s a lot of pressure on Kyle, but- Callis says no, Kyle is not under pressure, The Don Callis Family gives the pressure. Kyle will beat Ciampa, then he’ll go on to a hero’s welcome in Australia. Callis asks Kyle how he’s feeling, and Kyle says it’s just as Don says, Kyle lives for this. Kyle loves the pressure, he thrives under the bright lights, and tonight, he takes his TNT Championship back. Kyle will then go home and get his hero’s welcome.
But one question for Don: Will he let Kyle do this on his own? Wait, Callis gets to sit back with feet up on the commentary desk as he watches the great Kyle Fletcher? Yes, Kyle would love that. Callis would also love that! See you out there! Kyle heads out and Callis says that’s like the son he’s never had. But then will Don be a proud papa when the Aussie Arrow hits the mark and brings home the gold? Or will Ciampa make sure no one will survive?
Six Man Tag: Jon Moxley, PAC & Claudio Castagnoli VS Konosuke Takeshita, Mark Davis & Josh Alexander!
Ahead of their AEW Continental Championship match in Australia, The Maniac and The Alpha lead their factions into one more battle in this war for power! Will the Death Riders get payback for that loss a few weeks ago? Or will there be no stopping the Don Callis Family from having everything they want?
The teams sort out and The Bastard starts against Dunkzilla. The fans rally as the two stare down, then they tie up. Davis SHOVES Pac down and he eggs Pac on. Pac stands, the two reset, and they tie up again. Pac manages to power Davis back a step, but Davis THROWS Pac back down! Pac backs up and tags to Moxley. The fans cheer as Moxley and Davis circle, then tie up. Davis powers Moxley back a step but Moxley powers Davis back. Davis puts Moxley in the corner, the ref counts, but Moxley ROCKS then CHOPS on repeat! Moxley eggs Davis on, and Davis CHOPS Moxley down! Davis roars while Moxley backs off.
The fans boo Davis, but then cheer as Claudio tags in. The fans cheer as Swiss Cyborg ties up with Dunkzilla. They go around and around on the ropes, but Claudio avoids the chop to UPPERCUT! Davis CHOPS again, but Claudio shakes it off to UPPERCUT! Davis CHOPS again! Claudio UPPERCUTS again! Claudio headlocks but Davis powers up and out. Claudio RAMS Davis, but Davis comes back to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Davis headlocks but Claudio powers up and out, only for Davis to RUN him over! The fans are torn as Davis drags Claudio up. Davis suplexes but Claudio fights that!
Davis still tires but Claudio suplexes now! Claudio manages to hold Davis up before the SLAM! The fans fire up for Claudio’s insane strength! Davis hurries to the Callis corner and he tags in Konosuke! The fans fire up as these two fire forearms! Claudio KNEES low, then whips, but Konosuke BOOTS Moxley! Konosuke goes out after Moxley, leaving it to Davis and Alexander to go after Pac and Claudio! The fans are torn but Konosuke sends Moxley into railing! Alexander does the same to Claudio! Davis TOSSES Pac out the side while Konosuke and Alexander mug Moxley and Claudio! Moxley fights back and scraps with Konosuke on the floor!
Alexander sends Claudio into barriers, then Davis adds on! Konosuke stomps Moxley, then helps with Claudio. Konosuke RAMS Claudio into barriers! Konosuke puts Claudio back in, then stands him up to whip. Claudio catches the hurdle into a BACKBREAKER! Tag to Pac! Pac STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Pac brings Konosuke up, but Konosuke YANKS him into buckles! Tag to Alexander and he ROCKS Pac! Alexander whips Pac to a corner, then runs in, but Pac dodges! Pac runs back in, but Alexander puts him on the apron! Pac BOOTS Konosuke away, ROCKS Alexander, but Konosuke YANKS Pac down!
The fans are torn as Konosuke sits Pac up on the apron, CHOPS him, and Alexander hits the BODY CHECK! The Don Callis Family soaks up the heat while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Alexander taunts Moxley before he drags Pac up by his nose. Alexander CLUBS Pac, Davis taunts Claudio, and the Callis Family mugs Pac behind the ref’s back! They CHOKE him against the barriers, then CLUB him down! Alexander brings Pac around and puts him in the ring. The Walking Weapon drags Pac back up, wrenches an arm, and YANKS it! Alexander looms over Pac, wrenches his arm again, then hammerlocks. Tag to Davis and they mug Pac. Davis drags Pac back up, scoops him, and SLAMS him! Then SENTONS! Kneeling cover, TWO! Pac is tougher than that, but Davis drags him up to tag Konosuke.
The mugging continues, Konosuke wrenches and snapmares Pac, to then ARM JAMMER! Konosuke then gets the other arm for another ARM JAMMER! Konosuke sits Pac up for a Ground Cobra Twist! Pac endures, reaches out, but Konosuke thrashes him around as Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans rally and the Death Riders coach Pac up. Pac rises and HIP TOSSES free! Konosuke tags Alexander and he BLASTS Moxley down! Claudio seethes, but Pac suplexes Alexander! The fans cheer as both men are down again! Pac and Alexander crawl, hot tags to Davis and Claudio! The fans fire up as Claudio UPPERCUTS again and again!
Alexander storms up but he gets UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT! Claudio puts Alexander in a corner, and runs to UPPERCUT Davis in the other! Then UPPERCUT for Alexander! UPPERCUT for Davis! Another UPPERCUT for Alexander! Claudio trips Alexander and SWINGS him around! The fans cheer as Alexander goes around and around, until Davis BOOTS Claudio! Davis fires shots, runs, but Claudio ducks to SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Davis survives but Claudio stays focused. Claudio reels Davis in, but Davis BACKDROPS! Claudio sunset flips it, TWO! Davis is up but Claudio runs in! Davis dodges, runs in, but into an UPPERCUT!
Davis staggers back, but he returns to LARIAT after all! Both men are down and the fans fire up again. Davis and Claudio stir, they crawl for their corners, hot tags to Moxley and Konosuke! The fans fire up as Maniac and Alpha fire forearms! Konosuke gets the edge, then ROLLING- FOREARM from Moxley! Moxley runs, but into a spin and suplex! Moxley slips free, spins Konosuke, but Konosuke fights the underhooks! ALPHA ELBOW! Konosuke runs, but into a LARIAT from Moxley! Both men are down and the fans are fired up again! But Moxley’s right up in a fury! He underhooks, but Davis ENZIGIRIS! Pac SUPERKICKS Davis!
Alexander runs up, dodges a boot, and GERMAN SUPLEXES Pac! But Claudio BOOTS Alexander! ALPHA ELBOW knocks Claudio down! Moxley runs up, but into a clinch! EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! Moxley survives and “This is Awesome!” as both men rise. Konosuke runs up, but Moxley dodges! Claudio UPPERCUTS! Pac ELBOWS! And repeat! The cycle of violence continues, then they feed Konosuke to a CUTTER! Cover, Davis breaks it! Pac and Claudio get Davis and Alexander outta the ring, but then the Death Riders are sent into barriers! The fans cheer on “A E DUB!” for making this the opening match!
Konosuke and Moxley slowly rise. Moxley reels Konosuke in, SLEEPER! But Davis tags in! Davis runs up to ROCK Moxley! Alexander and Konosuke run in, BOOT LARIAT COMBO! Then they feed Moxley to Davis’ GERMAN SUPLEX! Konosuke adds a GERMAN SUPLEX! Alexander adds a GERMAN SUPLEX! Alexander holds on, drags Moxley up, ripcord and DOUBLE ELBOWS! Then the REBOUNDER for Davis! Cover, PAC BREAKS IT! The fans fire up but Konosuke and Davis clear Pac and Claudio out. The fans cheer for “These Six Guys! These Six Guys!” as Davis tags Alexander in. The Don Callis family mugs Moxley and the fans boo.
Davis drags Moxley up, Konosuke lines up a shot, and he runs, but into an UPPERCUT from Claudio! Pac BOOTS Davis while Claudio LARIATS Konosuke up and out! Pac then PLANCHAS onto Davis! Moxley gets Alexander in a SLEEPER! Then the DEATH RIDER DDT!! Cover, Death Riders win!
Winners: Jon Moxley, PAC & Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall
That was fast and furious, and the Death Riders come out on top! Moxley tells Konosuke that this is what he can expect in Australia! But how will the shootout go when it is truly 1v1 for the title?
AEW TNT Championship: Tommaso Ciampa VS Kyle Fletcher!
The Psycho Killer went directly from hottest free agent to #AllElite to the NEW Face of TNT, but he is going to be a fighting champion no matter what! Will Ciampa prove the Protostar is not the greatest TNT Champion of all time? Or will the Aussie Arrow hit the bull’s eye here tonight?
The introductions are made, “Silvey” is ready, and we see who is truly championship material!
Just as Callis said, he has joined commentary to watch this match with his own eyes. Callis also claims Lance Archer is with him merely as protection from “The Sickos” here in California. The bell rings and the fans cheer as Ciampa and Kyle stare down. Kyle then bails out and the fans boo. Kyle soaks up the heat, but Ciampa gets in Kyle’s way. Kyle says okay, they’ll go back to the ring. Ciampa steps in and holds the ropes open. Kyle goes in through the other side and he circles with Ciampa. They tie up, Ciampa headlocks, but Kyle powers up and out. Ciampa RAMS Kyle, Kyle rebounds to RUN Ciampa over!
Kyle flexes and the fans are torn. But Ciampa stands right back up and spins Kyle around for a BOOT! Ciampa CHOPS Kyle on the back, then dodges to ROCK and CHOP! Ciampa whips, Kyle reverses to ROCK Ciampa! Kyle runs, but into another BOOT! Ciampa runs, but into a BOOT! Kyle CHOPS Ciampa on the back now! Kyle runs, but Ciampa dropkicks the legs out! Ciampa stomps Kyle’s hand, SLAPS him in the face, then CHOPS him! And BOOTS him! And kicks again and again! Ciampa sits Kyle up for a BASEMENT DDT! Kyle bails out and the fans fire up. Ciampa runs but Kyle avoids the dropkick to SUPERKICK!
Kyle then reels Ciampa in for an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Ciampa writhes, Kyle shoves Ciampa in, and he scoops to RIB BREAKER! Then SWINGING BACKBREAKER! Then FULL NELSON SLAM! Cover, TWO! Ciampa survives and the fans fire up, but Kyle clamps on with a chinlock. Ciampa endures, fights up, and he JAWBREAKERS free! Kyle staggers, but he runs up on Ciampa, only for Ciampa to ELBOW him away! Ciampa runs up, but into a scoop! Ciampa slips free, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and LEAPING LARIATS! The fans fire up for Ciampa and cuss Callis out just because. Ciampa CHOPS Kyle, whips, but Kyle reverses.
Ciampa comes back and BOOTS Kyle down! The fans cheer Ciampa, and he tells Callis off, too! The fans cheer more, but Kyle GAMANGIRIS Ciampa! Kyle then runs up, but Ciampa TOSSES him out! And KNEES him off the apron! Ciampa hurries to fetch Kyle, and sends him into the barriers! Kyle slumps into the chair, Ciampa blows a kiss to Archer, and he KNEES Kyle against the barriers! The fans fire up as Ciampa pats himself on the back. Ciampa drags Kyle up, and runs him into the railing! The fans fire up while Ciampa refreshes the count. Ciampa runs in, but Kyle slips around! SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF on the floor!
The fans are torn while both men are down, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Kyle catches his breath while Archer coaches him up. Kyle rolls into the ring just to refresh the count, then he fetches Ciampa. Kyle puts Ciampa back in the ring, takes aim from a corner, and he runs corner to corner to ROCK Ciampa! Kyle then wrenches and hits a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Ciampa survives but Kyle stays focused. Kyle looms over Ciampa, then stomps him on the back! Kyle checks his chin while he stands over Ciampa. Kyle then stomps Ciampa back down! Kyle rains down fists on Ciampa but the ref reprimands. Kyle shifts to ELBOWS, then he stops to bring Ciampa back up. Kyle reels Ciampa in, but Ciampa fights the lift!
Kyle fires Kawada Kicks, then lifts, but Ciampa still fights! Ciampa manages to lift, but Kyle fights it! They go back and forth, Ciampa BACKDROPS but Kyle sunset flips! TWO, and both men fire a forearm! Then both men BOOT the other down! Dynamite returns to single picture while the fans fire up! Ciampa and Kyle slowly rise, and Kyle goes to a corner. The fans duel, and Kyle runs in, only for Ciampa to dodge! Kyle tumbles up and out to the floor! Ciampa goes out and lines up a shot. Ciampa runs in, but Kyle avoids the knee! Ciampa crashes into the steel steps and tumbles down! Kyle hurries to position the steps, and he drags Ciampa up!
But Ciampa fireman’s carries Kyle instead! Ciampa goes up, and PSYCHO DRILLER on the steel steps!! The fans lose their minds as Kyle writhes in agony! Ciampa crawls away himself, his own knee and back taking some of that. The ring count climbs, Kyle drags himself in at 7 of 10, but the PSYCHO KNEE finds him! Cover, TWO!! Kyle survives and Ciampa can’t believe it! The fans rally up as Ciampa underhooks. “This is Awesome!” as we hit ten minutes, the halfway point of the time limit. Kyle fights the underhooks, wrenches and wrenches, then suplexes, but Ciampa slips free! REVERSE DDT! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as Kyle survives!
Ciampa is beside himself, but he sees Kyle go to the corner. Ciampa storms over, hoists him up, and CHOPS! The fans rally as Ciampa CHOPS again! Ciampa climbs up, and he fireman’s carries again! Kyle slips free, gets under, but Ciampa BITES Kyle’s face! The fans cheer while Kyle staggers. Kyle GAMANGIRIS back! Kyle goes up, brings Ciampa around, SUPER BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Ciampa survives and the fans fire up! But Kyle hoists Ciampa up, for a LAST RIDE BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Ciampa survives again and Kyle cannot believe it! The fans are loving it, though, as the standing count begins. Kyle and Ciampa stir, and they go to opposite corners.
Kyle aims and runs in, GAMANGIRI! Then a suplex, but Ciampa slips to the apron! Ciampa KNEES Kyle through the ropes! Kyle tumbles out, Ciampa takes aim, FLYING- NO! Kyle stops the senton to APRON POWERBOMB! Kyle puts Ciampa back in, runs up and GAMANGIRIS again! Then the suplex, but Ciampa knees free! Ciampa swings but into a half nelson! Ciampa elbows free, but Kyle shoves him at the ref! Then GAMANGIRI in the corner! BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, TWO?!!? Ciampa survives and everyone is shocked, especially Kyle! Callis is also shocked, and the fans aren’t sure if the ref is to blame or what.
Kyle puts Ciampa up, SMACKS him, then he goes up to get him! SUPER- NO, Ciampa slips free to GERMAN SUPLEX! PSYCHO KNEE!! Cover, TWO!?!? Kyle survives but Ciampa just brings the kneepad down! But Kyle SUPERKICKS! PSYCHO KNEE RETURNS!! Cover, TWO?!?!? HOW?!? Kyle survives and even Callis is freaking out! A standing count begins while the fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Kyle and Ciampa rise up at 5 of 10, but we hit the five minute warning. Ciampa ROCKS Kyle, ROCKS him again, but Kyle feebly hits back. Ciampa sits Kyle up so he can ROCK him again! Kyle SPITS at Ciampa!
The fans are torn but Ciampa just grins. And he BOOTS Kyle! And SLAPs, SLAPS, SLAPS! ROLLING- NO, Kyle scoops for a LAWN DART!! ENZIGIRI this time! Kyle shouts in Ciampa’s face, “The title is MINE!” Kyle runs corner to corner again, but into a PSYCHO KNEE!! And then the suplex, BRAINBUSTER on Kyle!! Cover, TWO?!?!?! Kyle is absolutely nuts as he dares Ciampa to hit him again!! Ciampa runs up, but into a MICHINOKU DRIVER! Ciampa is up, Kyle winds up, LARIAT! Kyle hauls Ciampa up again, BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, KYLE WINS!!
Winner: Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall (NEW AEW TNT Champion)
The Aussie Arrow would not be denied his epic homecoming! He fought beyond his limits and finally has this title back! Renee Paquette is here to interview Kyle, and she gives him a congratulations on having this title back. He was very confident coming into tonight, said he wanted to do it on his own, and that he did. What is next for Kyle? Kyle says he made it very clear earlier when he said he was coming home with THE TNT Championship! So that is exactly what he plans to do. Despite being all banged up, he will show up in Sydney, Australia as champion! And he will receive the hero’s welcome he deserved last year!
And because Kyle IS the Greatest TNT Champion of All Time, he will defend the title in his hometown, against anybody from anywhere, he does not care! Because he is THE GREATEST TNT CHAMPION TO EVER LIVE! But then reach for the sky, boy! Mark Briscoe is here, mic in hand! Briscoe asks Kyle if he heard that correctly. Now, listen, son, you’ve come a long way. It wasn’t long ago that Kyle was a mop-headed young man trying to figure things out. And now look at him! A TWO-TIME TNT Champion! Congrats, big dog, you deserve it. Kyle says he knows all that. But that being said, Kyle’s also got a damn big mouth, and his ass might not be able to cash the checks that the mouth is writing!
Because there’s history here, Kyle! They done battled six times now, split things down the middle at 3-3! And hey, man, Briscoe can be rather impatient, so he’ll be happy to give Kyle home court advantage for game seven. That is, if Kyle ain’t scared. Kyle says no, no, no, he is sick and tired of Briscoe’s dumb little face! They might be 3-3, but Kyle is sick and tired of seeing him in the ring. But… Kyle did say he’d face anyone from anywhere… So CHALLENGE ACCEPTED! BUT…! Number seven deserves to be bigger and better than all the rest, and Kyle wants it to be the final chapter in their story. So whoever wins in Sydney will be the very best.
Briscoe says he loves to reach for they sky? Then how about they reach for the TNT Championship! If Briscoe wants Game 7, then it’ll be a LADDER MATCH! Briscoe indeed loves that! The final battle between Briscoe and Fletcher has been made, but who will truly stand tall as these two fight to end it all?
AEW shares footage from last week.
The Babes of Wrath regrouped after losing that Title Eliminator. Harley Cameron felt awful for letting Willow Nightingale down, but Willow says it’s fine, it happens. They’ll give Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford a title match, but they’ll do it somewhere special. Somewhere that Harley has homefield advantage. Grand Slam: Australia! Harley says yeah, this time last year, a lot of people thought Harley was just the goofy girl with the puppet. But now, thanks to Willow, Harley is a babe with wrath! They are THE Babes of Wrath, they are THE AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions!
And when they take Megan & Penelope down, it’ll be in front of Harley’s entire family! Time to show ’em what wrath really means! See you Down Under! The title match is set, but will Willow & Harley humble the #MEGABAD Bayne & Ford? Or will it be far from a happy homecoming?
Orange Cassidy & Roderick Strong VS Daniel Garcia & Clark Connors!
Freshly Squeezed teams up with The Savior of the Backbreaker despite the latter insisting he is NOT Conglomeration. But they can both agree on disliking the Death Riders and pretty much all their new friends. Will Cassidy & Roddy stay strong together? Or will Red Death and 100 Proof have them drowning their sorrows?
The teams sort out and Moxley joins commentary. Moxley speaks on the looming Hair VS Hair Mixed Tag Match, and says Toni Storm might look good bald. Cassidy starts against Connors, but then Roddy tags himself in. Roddy runs up and KNEES Connors, then fires off CHOPS in the corner. Roddy whips corner to corner and Connors almost tumbles outta the ring! Roddy says he doesn’t even know why he’s teaming with Cassidy, but Connors KNEES him in return. Connors headlocks, Roddy powers up and out, but Connors redirects to CLOBBER Roddy! The fans are torn but Connors runs. Roddy drops down, then DROPKICKS!
The fans fire up and Roddy brings Connors up. Roddy CHOPS Connors against ropes, then fireman’s carries. Connors fights free, shoves Roddy, but Roddy BOOTS him! Garcia distracts Roddy, and Connors CLOBBERS him! The fans boo as Connors HAMMERS away on Roddy! Tag to Garcia and he stomps away on Roddy. Garcia digs his boots in and soaks up the heat, then steps off as the ref counts. The fans boo but Garcia drags Roddy up. Garcia CHOPS, and CHOPS, then swings, but into a clinch! HALF NELSON BACKBREAKER! Roddy puts Garcia in the corner, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count along, all the way to TEN!
Cassidy tags in but that upsets Roddy. Cassidy doesn’t understand why, but then he dodges as Roddy runs up! CHOP for Garcia! Cassidy climbs up now, and he rains down ONE! The fans cheer Cassidy and that just annoys Roddy. Garcia staggers up, and he gets a SLEEPER! Cassidy fires body shots but Garcia facelocks! Garcia suplexes, but into STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRE! Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirls, but Garcia shoves him away. Garcia then runs past Cassidy, slips around, and has the SLEEPER! Then a SAIDO! Garcia flexes and soaks up heat while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cassidy goes to a corner but Garcia stands him up. Garcia rains down fists, goes to nine, then puts up his dukes. But no dancing, Garcia doesn’t do that anymore. Garcia soaks up heat over that, but Cassidy SHOTGUNS him down! Connors hurries in and puts Cassidy in the corner. The ref reprimands but Garcia tags Connors in. Connors and Garcia stomp away, then stop as the ref counts. Garcia taunts the fans while Connors dares Cassidy to tag Roddy. Cassidy crawls, but Connors CLOBBERS him! Connors soaks up more heat, then eggs Cassidy on. Cassidy rises up and reaches out, but Connors CLOBBERS him again!
Connors stands over Cassidy as he soaks up the heat, then he taunts Roddy. Connors waits on Cassidy, Cassidy raises his hands, and he dodges Connors! Connors crashes into a corner! Cassidy crawls but Garcia CLOBBERS him first! Garcia puts Cassidy in a corner, stomps away on him, but stops as the ref counts. Connors storms back up to BODY BLOW Cassidy! Connors tags Garcia, Garcia drags Cassidy up, but Cassidy fights for the corner! Dynamite returns to single picture as Garcia CLUBS away on Cassidy. The fans boo but Garcia suplexes, STUN- NO! Garcia stops that for a FULL NELSON! Cassidy endures, and reaches for his pockets!
The fans rally but Garcia fights back! Cassidy powers up more, and has his hands in his pockets! The nelson is broken, Connors runs in, but Cassidy BOOTS him away, then RAMS Garcia into Connors! Cassidy hurries but Garcia & Connors throw him back! Cassidy still DUMPS Garcia out, then ducks under Connors! Connors crashes into ropes, and Cassidy revs up for the kip up! The fans fire up as Cassidy hurries, but Roddy leaves Cassidy hanging! The fans boo but Roddy says he’s still NOT Conglomeration! Moxley is very amused that Roddy waited until now to do this. Connors then JEEP FLIPS Cassidy!
Garcia stomps away on Cassidy, tags in Connors, and Connors stomps away on Cassidy! Tag back to Garcia and they both stomp away! The fans boo but Garcia and Connors just soak up heat. Connors ROCKS Cassidy, then Garcia stalks Cassidy to a corner. Garcia whips Cassidy corner to corner, but Cassidy goes up and out! Cassidy BOOTS Connors, but Garcia has a SLEEPER! Cassidy flails, but then Connors SPEARS him down! The fans boo but Connors & Garcia just soak up the heat. Then they whip Cassidy into the barriers! Connors fires up and he runs in, but Cassidy jumps over! Connors crashes into the barriers!
Garcia BOOTS Cassidy, puts him in the ring, but DARBY ALLIN SNATCHES CONNORS!! The fans fire up as The Relentless One not only returns from being left for dead, but he drags Connors off into the night! Garcia is freaking out, and Cassidy DIVES onto him! Cassidy puts Garcia in, throws off the elbow pad, ORANGE- NO, Garcia trips him to have the legs! But Cassidy cradles Garcia! CASSIDY & RODDY WIN!!
Winners: Orange Cassidy & Roderick Strong, by pinfall
Moxley is flabbergasted, but he tells Garcia to stand down, they can let Connors handle Darby. And then TONI STORM is present in the VIP Skybox! The Timeless One blows a kiss of congratulations to “Citrus Boy,” and Cassidy waves hi. Toni has the mic to say, “Children of California, lend me your ears. I am Timeless Toni Storm, and I have made peace with my life choices. Marina Shafir, you Mixed Martial A-hole! At Grand Slam: Australia, if you knock me out cold in front of my friends, my family, and my former lovers, then you deserve to shave my head. But I will evolve into the most beautiful bald bastard this world has ever seen!”
The fans cheer, and Toni continues by saying if she is able to defeat Marina, she will shave Marina’s head so close to the skull, they’ll put a price tag on her and sell her at Spirit Halloween! And as for Wheeler Yuta, he is the most annoying little s*it we have ever seen! But speaking of, The Decoder shouts back, “ENOUGH! ENOUGH! ENOUGH!” The fans boo but Yuta storms out on stage. The fans already tell Yuta off but he says, “Bring her out.” Wait, what? MARINA SMOTHERS MINA!! And then Garcia goes after Cassidy! Toni is shocked, because now Yuta uses scissors to cut a lock off Mina’s hair!! Yuta says they’re not joking! Toni & Cassidy are leaving bald!!
The fans boo as Garcia tells Cassidy that’ll be him on Saturday! The Death Riders leave, having done their damage. But will Toni make them all pay for what they’ve done to her work wife?
AEW shares footage from after last Wednesday.
Don Callis regrouped with Andrade El Idolo and said he was very happy. They should celebrate! Andrade beat Kenny Omega! Just like Callis knew he would! Everything is coming up Don Callis Family! Andrade and Callis shake hands on that, and Callis says this is how they do it! They’re a team! They’re a family! And Callis knew Andrade was the man to take out Kenny! Andrade is back in AEW with the DCF because of the unfinished business. And it got settled 1-2-3! And Andrade IS the next AEW World Champion! Hangman Page, in Australia, you’re gonna find out that when you get in the way of Andrade & The Don Callis Family, you get run over.
Andrade thanks Callis for believing in him. And Hangman, you stupid little idiot, you will learn that you are just in his way.
Hangman responds.
“At Grand Slam: Australia, I thought it would be Kenny and I again. I wanted that, I needed it, because if I’m going to challenge for the world championship, I need to know I can beat the man that I once beat for it. But that’s not what I’m getting. In Australia, I’m wrestling Andrade El Idolo. He’s one of the best wrestlers in the entire world, I’ll give him that. But in Australia, Andrade, no te quitas los pantalones <you won’t be taking off those pants>.” Instead, Andrade will meet his end. See you Down Under. The Millennial Cowboy has issued his warning, but will El Idolo heed it? Or will Andrade make sure to slip into the DMs?
JetSpeed speaks.
Mike Bailey says they are THE AEW World Trios Champions, and they’re looking for challengers. But right now, Hangman Page is set to win the AEW Men’s World Champion. Kevin Knight adds that it is admirable that Hangman is a champion still looking for more gold. So maybe JetSpeed should do the same. It could be the tag team championships, or considering Knight beat a former TNT Champion, maybe some singles belts. Bailey says the important thing to note is that in 2026, #JetSetRodeo is coming for all the gold! Then when and where will Bailey & Knight wrangle themselves some new golden opportunities?
AEW World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Triple Threat: The Young Bucks VS The Rascalz VS ???
Speaking of such opportunities, Matt & Nick Jackson are one step away from another match with their greatest rivals, FTR! However, that means making it through Dezmond Xavier & Myron Reed, but also a mystery team to be revealed right here and now! “Oh my gawd, is that Private Party?” IT IS! Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen are back at 100%, and they’re ready to go from former champions to future champions! Who will come out of this star-studded match with their shots (shots, shots) at Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler?
The fans chant, “Welcome Back! Welcome Back!” for Private Party and they appreciate it. The teams sort out and in this Triple Threat, only two teams are legal at one time. Isiah starts against Dez, they shake hands, and then “Zay” headlocks Dez! Dez powers up and out but Zay RUNS him over! The fans cheer and things keep moving. Dez drops down, Quen tags in, and Zay slips free of the scoop. Zay shoves Dez to Quen and Quen puts him on the apron! Zay triangle jump STUNNERS Dez, but Myron RAMS Quen! Myron avoids Zay to GUILLOTINE LEG DROP, then he goes up top! Myron leaps but into an atomic drop! Zay adds an ENZIGIRI!
Dez is back, but he runs into a DOUBLE FLAPJACK! Dez staggers, Matt tags in, and Matt tags Nick. The Bucks and Private Party meet again after a long time, and they shake hands and fist bump. But then The Bucks DOUBLE SUPER- NO! Private Party blocks those! Then they fire hands with The Bucks! The fans fire up, Nick ROCKS Quen and Matt TOSSES Zay. Matt PLANCHAS out onto Zay while Quen shoves Nick away. Nick RUNS Quen over, then keeps moving. Nick handsprings over, waistlocks Quen, but Quen BOOTS Matt away. Quen then switches with Nick but Nick switches back, and Matt sunset flips to make Nick GERMAN SUPLEX Quen!
The Bucks regroup to BLAST The Rascalz down! Zay returns to fire hands, then he TOSSES Nick out! Nick lands safe on the apron, BOOTS Zay away, and Matt wheelbarrows Zay for Nick’s slingshot FACEBUSTER! The fans fire up with The Bucks, but Dez tags in. Myron jumps in, too, and he TOSSES Matt out while Dez rolls Nick! TWO, but then Dez slips around. Nick elbows free, he runs up on Myron, but Myron dodges! The Rascalz dodge again, then Myron ENZIGIRIS! Dez BODY BLOWS, Myron KICKS low, then they KICK and KICK and DOUBLE STOMP! The fans are torn while The Bucks bail out. Myron builds speed to FLY!
Myron brings down The Bucks, but Quen runs up to DROPKICK Dez! Then he sets up for Zay, PARTY IN MOTION! Down goes Nick and The Rascalz! But then Matt BOOTS Quen and WRECKS everyone with a dropkick! But Dez DROPKICKS Matt! Dez goes up, up, and SUPER SHOOTING STAR ATTACK! All six men are down on the outsides and the fans are loving “A E DUB!” as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Dez puts Nick in the ring, and he stomps Nick while Myron returns to the corner. STANDING SHOOTING STAR, TWO! Dez drags Nick up, brings him over, and Myron tags in. The Rascalz mug Nick, then Myron ROCKS him. Myron bumps Nick off buckles, then follows Nick to another corner. Myron bumps Nick off buckles again, then off even more buckles. Tag to Dez and he runs in for an UPPERCUT! Dez wrenches Nick’s arm, whips, but Nick reverses to ELBOW Dez away! Quen tags in and he LARIATS Nick! Quen stomps away, then he makes it the beat, “Stomps, stomps, stomps!” “What we want?” “Stomps, stomps, stomps!” “What we need?”
Quen stomps away at the ropes, then stops as the ref counts. Quen drags Nick around, bends him against the ropes, and stops as the ref counts 4. Quen stalks Nick but Nick fires back! Quen KNEES low, puts Nick in the corner, and RAMS him! Zay tags in, he stomps away on Nick, but stops as the ref counts. Zay taunts Matt, but Nick ROCKS him! Nick ROCKS Quen, but Zay CHOPS Nick! Nick ROCKS Zay, ROCKS Quen, but Zay RAMS Nick into the corner! Private Party mugs Nick but stops as the ref counts. Zay tags Quen, Quen digs his boots in, but the ref counts. Quen stops at 4 and Dynamite returns to single picture.
Quen tags Zay and Private Party brings Nick around to double whip. Nick handsprings through the double hip toss to then give Private Party a meeting of the minds! Nick blocks a shot, CHOPS Zay, then goes up to “LUCHA LIBRE~!” FLYING ARM-DRAG RANA COMBO! The fans fire up and Nick crawls for his corner, hot tag to Matt! Matt RAMS Zay, slingshots up and over, then he BLASTS The Rascalz! Matt dodges Zay, gets under, NORTHERN LIGHTS! The Polar Express gets moving as Matt NORTHERN LIGHTS again and again! Quen is up, but he gets added to a DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS! The fans fire up for Matt and he WRECKS The Rascalz!
Matt skins the cat, SLICED BREAD on Zay! Quen kicks low, gives a Michael Jackson HEEHEE before he whips Matt. Matt reverses, runs in, but is put on the apron! So he just DIAMOND DUSTS Dez! Nick gives Quen the SHINING WIZARD, GAMANGIRI, ELBOW and then BULLDOG LARIAT for Private Party! The fans fire up with Nick, Matt joins back in, and they go up the corners! The Bucks coordinate, MACHO ELBOW AND SWANTON IN STEREO! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as this continues, and we see Hook watching from the skybox. What could the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil be planning?
Matt tags Nick before he drags Zay up. Matt puts Zay on the ropes, Nick DOUBLE STOMPS him into the – RANA?! Quen runs in and PELES Nick! Zay WRECKS Dez, then Quen fireman’s carries Nick! Zay goes up top, DOUBLE STOMP and FLYING FLATLINER in one go! Then the LAWN DART CUTTER! Cover, but Dez breaks it! Dez then hurdles Quen, sends Zay at him, but Private Party busts out the SILLY STRING! The fans fire up but here comes Myron! Fireman’s carry on Zay, and Myron puts him on the ropes for a DRAPING FLATLINER! Matt feints superkick to DDT Myron! Quen clinches for a SIDE EFFECT!
Nick SUPERKICKS Quen! Zay ducks the spin kick to SUPERKICK back! But Nick kips up to SUPERKICK! The fans are all fire dup as FOUR men kip up, just to DOUBLE DOUBLE LARIAT all down! Nick and Zay both kip up, they dodge, and Nick hits a ROLLING DESTROYER!! All six men are down and the fans are thunderous! A standing count starts on whoever is legal, but all the teams regroup. Nick tags Matt, Dez tags off Zay. Dez ROCKS Matt, but Matt ROCKS Dez! Dez ROCKS Matt! Matt ROCKS Dez! Dez rebounds to ROCK Matt! Dez fires fast hands and runs the ropes, but Matt pops him up for Nick’s SUPERKICK!
The Bucks then DOUBLE SUPERKICK! The fans fire up again as Nick goes to the apron. Matt gut wrenches, but Zay YANKS Nick down! Dez hops up, POISON-RANA! Zay mule kicks Nick and Quen is there to get him! But Myron runs up, FLYING CUTTER onto Nick and Quen! The fans fire up as Myron hurries back over, tag to Dez! Dez hits a CANCUN TORNILLO, then Myron adds a 450 SPLASH! Cover, NICK BREAKS IT! The fans fire up while Dez is beside himself! Myron & Dez regroup and they get Matt. CATAPULT into a SUPER- NO, Matt blocks that kick, and Nick SUPERKICKS Myron! Matt STOMPS Dez!
Nick & Matt aim, but Myron goes Matrix to avoid double superkicks! Myron springboards, but into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Dez ducks lariats, handsprings, but into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Quen leaps in, into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS!! B T E TRIGGER!! The Bucks then get Myron up, and Nick resets outside! MELTZER DRIVER!! Cover, BUCKS WIN!
Winners: The Young Bucks, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Championships)
Even with the wild card in the mix, Matt & Nick busted out a Superkick Party to win their way back to the- Oh, wait, FTR is here to interrupt the celebration. The fans boo as Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood wheel Stokely Hathaway out here. They let #BigStoke sit at ringside while Dax & Cash step into the ring. Dax has a mic to say they come in peace, just give them a moment. Relax, relax. The two greatest tag teams of a generation, EIGHTEEN world tag team championship reigns between them, and if Dax is being honest, there was a time that Dax was a bit jealous of The Bucks.
How does it feel to know now that as far as greatest tag teams of all time go, The Bucks are sitting comfortably at second place? But Dax pulls the same gag where he doesn’t let The Bucks answer, because Dax knows that if it was him, and his rivals were considered the absolute best of all time, it would bother him. But think about it like this: Every company that FTR has worked for, they have been successful. In the case of The Bucks, in order to be successful, they had to go and make their own company. Does that bother them? Because Dax- SUPERKICK! Then SUPERKICK for Cash! The fans cheer and Stokely is shocked!
The Bucks hold up the belts, and then they decide to go say hey to Stoke. Stoke can’t scoot his wheelchair away in time, and he has to pretend he’s happy to see them. The Bucks smile, and then they feint hitting Stoke with superkicks. They let him have the belts to hold onto, because it’s only a matter of time. When and where will we see AEW’s greatest tag teams fight to prove they’re THE best team ever?
AEW Women’s World Championship Strap Match: Kris Statlander VS Thekla!
The Galaxy’s Greatest had a plan for what tonight’s match would be, but then those plans changed when The Triangle of Madness insisted on attacking her and beating her down. But The Toxic Spider using a leather belt to whip her inspired #BigStatDaddy into upping the ante. Now these two will be inseparable as they fight to survive! But will Thekla be another casualty of the Cosmic Killer? Or will she turn the leather strap into her sinister web?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who truly beats the other!
Kris is the one bringing the strap and she already has it around her wrist. Thekla straps in on her end and the bell rings. Both women gather up some slack as they tug-o-war. The fans rally for Kris as she reels Thekla in, and Thekla ends up dropping to her knees. Thekla wants Kris to take it easy, then she narrowly avoids getting lashed! Thekla slides out of the ring but Kris reminds her she can’t go far! Kris drags Thekla back and BOOTS Thekla down! Kris then whips Thekla to the corner, then whips her to the other corner! Kris LARIATS in the corner, then uses the strap in the short arm LARIAT! The fans cheer while Thekla sputters.
Kris drags Thekla by her arm all around the ring! The fans cheer as Kris just YANKS Thekla over. Kris talks trash, then she stomps Thekla. Kris drags Thekla along, wanting Thekla to get some rugburn from the mat. Thekla bails out of the ring again but Kris follows. Thekla LASHES Kris in the face! Then LASHES her on the back! Kris KNEES low in return! And POSTS Thekla! Kris snarls, winds up, but Thekla ducks! Strap lashes post but Kris pursues Thekla. Kris gathers up that slack, but Thekla dodges! Strap hits apron, but then Kris keeps Thekla from sliding into the ring! Kris BOOTS Thekla down again and the fans fire up!
Kris drags Thekla up, and up, and then whips her into railing! The fans cheer as Kris drags Thekla back up. Kris scoops Thekla to hit a BACKBREAKER! Kris stands tall as the fans cheer her on. Kris then pushes Thekla around, and whips her at the steps! But Thekla jumps up, and she YANKS Kris into the steel! Then Thekla flips Kris off, and shouts, “This is MY game! This is MY show!” Kris is busted open from how she hit the steps and Thekla mocks the blood dripping out. Thekla makes the camera look right at it, then she ELBOWS away on that wound while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Thekla DIGS her elbow into the forehead and Kris can only endure! Thekla BITES Kris’s forehead, then pushes her down. Kris sputters but Thekla looms over her from the apron. Kris CLUBS at Thekla but Thekla kicks her down. Thekla then goes through the corner to pull Kris into the post! And YANK her into the post again! Thekla drags Kris in, CLUBS the bloody wound, then wipes her hands off on the ref! The ref is disgusted but Thekla then gathers up slack to LASH Kris! Kris writhes but Thekla CHOKES her! Kris flails and sputters as Thekla thrashes her around! Thekla drags Kris up and snapmares her for the basement SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO!
Kris snarls as she toughs it out, but Thekla gathers up more slack. Thekla LASHES Kris again, and again, then GAGS her with the strap! Kris endures as Thekla almost has a crossface with the strap! Kris fights around, fights to her feet, and snapmares free as Dynamite returns to single picture! Then Kris RAMS Thekla into a corner! Kris puts Thekla up top but Thekla BOOTS her away! Thekla wraps Kris up for a HANGING HEADSCISSORS! Kris endures, claws at the legs, but Thekla finally lets her go. The fans are torn but Thekla grins. But Kris wraps the strap around her for a CHOKNE!! The fans fire up while Kris asks how Thekla likes it!
But Thekla reaches back to GOUGE the eyes! Kris staggers around, and Thekla uses the straps to yank Kris into a HOTSHOT! Kris falls but Thekla gets her through the ropes. Thekla CHOKES Kris, then BOOTS her back down! Thekla grins, goes up the corner, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Kris survives but Thekla keeps on her with a LASHING! And LASHING! Thekla hits the Spider Stance, but Kris YANKS the arms out! Kris SUPERKICKS Thekla down! Kris then SHOVES Thekla into buckles, and UPPERCUTS! Kris runs to BOOT WASH Thekla! Kris reels Thekla in for the SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!
Thekla survives and Kris is furious. Kris drags Thekla to a drop zone then climbs up top. But Thekla LASHES Kris again! Thekla goes up to the very top, but Kris ROCKS her! Thekla sits on the top rope, Kris HEADBUTTS her, but Thekla sits up to LASH her again and again! Thekla grins and brings Kris up, SPIDER SUPERPLEX! Kris writhes while Thekla hangs on the corner. Thekla then sits back up, but Kris rises up! And LASHES Thekla on the back! And again, and again! Then while in the Tree of Woe! The fans fire up as Kris then gut wrenches Thekla off the corner. Thekla fights free, winds up, but Kris dodges! DISCUS LARIAT! Cover, TWO!
Thekla survives and Kris is beside herself! Kris stares Thekla down through that crimson mask. They fire forearms back and forth, but then Thekla SPITS at Kris! Kris uses the strap to cravat Thekla for the short arm LARIAT! Kris then winds up to LASH Thekla again and again! Kris drags Thekla up, BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Thekla survives and Kris cannot believe it! The fans rally up even harder, and Kris winds up to lash herself?! Kris is all fired up now, and she BLUE- NO, Thekla fights free! Thekla slips around to LASH Kris on the back! Then Thekla CHOKES Kris again! But Kris avoids the stomp!
Kris reels Thekla back in, wraps her up, and LASHES her! And LASHES her! And then gut wrenches for the TOMBSTONE!! But SKYE BLUE rushes out here! She distracts the ref so that Julia Hart can slither in! But Kris dodges to LASH Julia! And she LASHES Skye! But Thekla reels Kris in for the SPIDER SPEAR!! Thekla then traps Kris’ hands with the strap! Kris sits up, into the CURB STOMP!! Cover, THEKLA WINS!!
Winner: Thekla, by pinfall (NEW AEW Women’s World Champion)
Even after all the blood, sweat and tears, it still took the Triangle of Madness to tear down The Cosmic Killer! The Toxic Spider has god, the Sisters of Sin beat up Kris, and Kris is all alone because Willow & Harley are already in Australia! BUT WAIT! Jamie Hayter & Alex Windsor are here! The Brawling Birds are armed with hammers and pipes! They scare off The Triangle of Madness, but Thekla still shows off the belt. Will things only get more and more toxic in AEW from here on out?
My Thoughts:
A great episode of Dynamite here as not only a go-home to Grand Slam: Australia but just in general. Great promo from Kenny and Swerve to put this grudge into perspective, and then great brawl to come of it and set up their match for next week. Very good promos from Andrade and Callis, as well as from Hangman, to hype up their match at Grand Slam. That match could probably go both ways, but I would think it is Hangman facing MJF at Revolution given their history and how World’s End went. Good promo from JetSpeed to say they’re gonna aim for other titles, a rare Three Man Power Trip could be an interesting story.
Great stuff with Don Callis Family, Death Riders and Conglomeration to hype up a lot of the Grand Slam card. That was a great Six Man Tag for Death Riders to get a lick back over DCF, but with Moxley scoring the fall, I wonder if this means things are now in Konosuke’s favor to win in Australia. Again, it’d make a lot of sense if they then A) have Konosuke and Okada fight to reunify the Unified Championship and B) have Death Riders mutiny and reject Moxley. Though, the latter might not be so clear anymore as Death Riders are helping the former War Dogs integrate with AEW.
Great tag of Garcia & Connors VS Cassidy & Roddy, and they were able to build multiple stories at once. Roddy ditching Cassidy has got to finally get it through to The Conglomeration that Roddy does not want any part of them. And then Cassidy overcoming the odds thanks to Darby is great for building another Darby VS Gabe match. But then to make sure the go-home match is a wash, Toni got a good promo in, only for Death Riders to beat Cassidy down and humiliate Mina. I still wonder if Mina “accidentally” costs Toni & Cassidy their hair. That mixed tag match will still be a lot of fun, and the result alone will be reason to watch.
Then we got a lot of great surprises in all the title related matches. Fletcher VS Ciampa was an instant classic, PPV level even, but at the same time, Fletcher winning out felt a little heavy-handed. Obviously this leads to Fletcher VS Briscoe 7 being made, but at least it’ll be a ladder match. That’ll be an awesome match, it could really go either way, and yeah, this better be the end of things for this feud for like, a solid year. And at this point, maybe it should be Kyle retaining. For one, they’re gonna be in Australia, the Australian fans should get to cheer Kyle as well as Harley & Willow. For another, Kyle and Ciampa can have a rematch at Revolution to do even crazier stuff than tonight.
Private Party returning for the Triple Threat tag is great, I don’t know why they weren’t back sooner unless it was for a legit injury or two. But then The Bucks still winning out is a shame for Private Party, but whatever, we’re getting Bucks VS FTR whatever number we’re on. No idea who wins out, but it’ll be another great match. And then Kris VS Thekla was a great main event with that strap match. Side note: AEW is doing the overrun so much for Dynamite, and now Grand Slam is gonna be 2.5 hours minimum, AEW really just wants to do a three hour TV show, huh? And I figured Thekla would win because of Julia & Skye. Classic Heel stuff, and now we can definitely get a rematch for Revolution. The Brawling Birds showing up was a nice touch, I wonder if they and Sisters of Sin have a match next week.
My Score: 8.9/10
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