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Mitchell’s NJPW WTL x BOSJ Results & Report! (12/4/20)
Who will be great in round 8?
World Tag League enters the penultimate round!
It’s round 8 and World Tag League is almost through! But who pushes through to be leader of the block this close to the final?
NOTE: NJPW no longer wants to feed AXS TV now that it is with Anthem and Impact Wrestling. But never fear, I will cover NJPW in the spirit of AXS in providing the most important matches of the show.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- World Tag League 2020: Dangerous Tekkers VS Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens; Dangerous Tekkers win.
- World Tag League 2020: YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto VS Evil & Yujiro Takahashi; Hashi & Goto win.
- World Tag League 2020: FinJuice VS Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii; FinJuice wins.
- World Tag League 2020: The Empire VS Guerrillas of Destiny; Guerrillas of Destiny win.
- World Tag League 2020: HenarACE VS SANADA & Shingo Takagi; Sanada & Takagi win.
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Here are the current World Tag League standings!
Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii: 5-2
FinJuice: 4-3
Guerrillas of Destiny: 4-3
The Empire: 4-3
The Dangerous Tekkers: 4-3
SANADA & Shingo Takagi: 4-3
YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto: 4-3
EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi: 3-4
Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens: 2-5 [ELIMINATED]
HenarACE: 1-6 [ELIMINATED]
Dangerous Tekkers VS Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens!
The IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions are still on the outside of the finals but are going for a final push! The Rogue General and the Crown Jewel are completely out of the running, but will they be spoilers instead?
The moment the champions are in the ring, Bullet Club attacks! Owens clubs and stomps Taichi while Fale is after ZSJ! The bell rings to put this on record, ZSJ throws forearms back on Fale! Owens helps out Fale and they mug ZSJ! Owens goes back after Taichi while Fale keeps on ZSJ. Fale bounces ZSJ off the apron while Owens pushes Taichi around. Fale taunts and stares into the camera, but ZSJ whips Fale into railing! And Taichi POSTS Owens! Fans cheer as ZSJ gets back in the ring and Fale pursues. Fale CLUBS ZSJ but ZSJ European Uppercuts! ZSJ fires off more but Fale DECKS him with one! Cover, but Fale’s also choking ZSJ!
The ref sees that and reprimands. Fale stops, whips ZSJ hard into a corner, and watches ZSJ bounce off buckles. Fale glares at Taichi and then Fale stomps ZSJ. Fale puts ZSJ in the corner and chokes him! The ref counts, Fale stops at 3. ZSJ rolls away but Fale stays close. Fale drags ZSJ up and whips ZSJ back to the corner. ZSJ goes up, under and around to then duck and leap to get the guillotine! Fans cheer and Fale fights to stay up. Fale powers up but can’t throw ZSJ off! Fale RAMS ZSJ into a corner instead! ZSJ sputters, but he dodges Fale and tags in Taichi! Taichi chokes Fale! But Fale chokes Taichi back! Taichi uses both hands, but Fale pries free.
Fale grabs ZSJ, but the Tekkers break free, dodge, and fire off kicks and EuroUppers! Taichi wants to send this fast, but ZSJ can’t suplex Fale, he’s too big! So Taichi tries the Alabama lift but Fale is still too big! Fale CLUBS Taichi, tags in Owens, then throws Taichi out for Owens to whip into railing! Fale goes after ZSJ while Owens rains down rights and knees Taichi down! Owens stands on Taichi’s chest, but ZSJ has Fale’s arm! ZSJ wrenches the arm but Fale fights back. Owens bumps Taichi off the apron then pushes him in the ring. Owens drags Taichi up, whips him, and Fale returns to body shot. Owens knee lifts, Fale LARIATS! Cover, ZSJ breaks it!
Fale clubs ZSJ, throws him out, then goes out. ZSJ runs back to his corner while Owens runs at Taichi. Taichi dodges, ZSJ gets in to EuroUpper! Feed to the BUZZSAW! ZSJ dropkicks Fale while Taichi covers, TWO! Fans fire up with Taichi and off come the pants! Taichi aims as Owens rises, but Owens dodges the superkick! Taichi dodges the knee, but Owens denies Dangerous with elbows! Owens Jewel Triggers the Ax Bomber away, and spins Taichi for a neckbreaker! Owens calls for Fale and they get Taichi up. But ZSJ intercepts the Grenade with an IRON OCTOPUS!
Taichi elbows Owens away, Alabama lift, but Fale tips it over! Owens has Taichi tucked in but ZSJ tips the package driver over! Taichi Alabama lifts again, but Owens sunset flips! Taichi reaches out, Fale BOOTS him down! Cover, TWO!! ZSJ finally lets Fale go but Owens forearms him! Fale grabs ZSJ, but ZSJ gets away and the SUPERKICK hits Fale! Taichi runs in, Owens moves and the AX BOMBER sends Fale out! Owens comes back to O’Conner roll, TWO!! Taichi barely escapes, JEWEL TRIGGER! Owens drags Taichi back up but ZSJ gets Owens in a sleeper hold! Feed to the sobat, EuroUpper and ROUNDHOUSE! ZSJ scoops, TENSHOU ZACK DRIVER! Cover, the champions win!
Winners: Dangerous Tekkers, by pinfall; now 5-3, Fale & Owens are now 2-6
When it rains, it pours for Bullet Club’s third stringers! Will this be a pivotal point for the Sliest Wrestler and the Submission Master?
YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto VS Evil & Yujiro Takahashi w/ Dick Togo!
Two teams holding on for dear life in the World Tag League are both hoping to #TurnItAllAround! But will Chaos’ Head Hunter and Fierce Warrior be able to #GetBackUp when Darkness Falls?
The Bullet Club Low Sweets, Evil mocks the clapping, and then the teams sort out. Evil starts with Hashi and the two slowly circle. Then Yujiro sneak attacks Hashi! Evil DECKS Goto, and helps Yujiro mug Hashi in the middle of the ring. Bullet Club whips Hashi corner to corner, Evil runs in but Hashi dodges to then elbow Yujiro down! Evil kicks, runs but gets run over! Fans cheer as Hashi stomps Evil to ropes. Hashi CHOPS Evil at the ropes, Evil calls for the ropebreak, but Hashi CHOPS him again! Hashi throws forearms, whips Evil, but Evil reverses and Dick takes a swipe! Evil whips Hashi, Hashi dodges and comes back, HEAD HUNTER!
Fans fire up as Hashi brings Evil over and bumps him off buckles. Tag to Goto and Chaos double whips. They double shoulder Evil, then hip toss senton! Goto drags Evil up and fans fire up as Chaos hammers away on Evil’s back. Yujiro runs in but he gets hammered, too! Goto glares at Dick and chases him around the way, and Hashi is there! They hammer Dick! Fans fire up for Chaos as they go back to the ring. Goto brings Evil up, clubs him, but Evil rakes eyes! The ref counts, Evil stops and whips Goto, surprise~! The buckles are bare! Goto hits steel, but Hashi gets in, only for Evil to whip him into the bare buckles!
The ref reprimands, but Yujiro drags Goto out and Evil kicks Hashi out. Yujiro rakes Goto’s eyes, Evil whips Hashi into railing, and the ref has his hands full with Bullet Club problems! Evil grabs the buckle pad to SMACK Hashi with! Yujiro stomps Goto, Evil bumps Hashi off buckles, and Dick just runs interference. Evil drags Hashi into the ring, stomps a leg, and Hashi goes rolling back out. Yujiro throws Goto into railing while Hashi hobbles. Evil puts Goto in, kicks him around, then tags in Yujiro. Yujiro stomps Goto but fans rally up. Yujiro snapmares Goto and drops a leg, an elbow and a headbutt! Cover, TWO! Yujiro argues the count but the ref says it was fair.
Yujiro drags Goto up and whips him to the bare corner! Goto hits steel, Evil tags in, and Evil wrenches Goto’s arm to reel him into the cobra twist! Bullet Club form the chain, Evil to Yujiro to Dick to railing! The ref spots that and reprimands! The ref counts, Dick and Yujiro let go at 4! Goto flops down but Evil looms over him. Evil stands on Goto’s head, fans rally up, but Evil brings Goto up. Goto CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Goto runs, Evil kicks back and rakes- No, Goto blocks that and kicks Evil in return! Goto DECKS Yujiro then grabs at Evil. Evil reverses the whip but Goto stops from hitting buckles to dodge and send Evil into buckles! Goto hits a BIG back suplex!
Fans fire up as both men are down, and Goto crawls to hot tag Hashi! Hashi rallies on Bullet Club, and makes sure to hotshot Dick, too! Evil runs in, Hashi CHOPS him! Hashi runs corner to corner to CHOP again! Evil reverses the whip but Hashi CHOPS, mule kicks and hangs Evil out to dry! Hashi runs to dropkick Evil down! And then basement dropkicks! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up with Hashi as he drags Evil up and reels him in, but Evil resists the lift. Hashi clubs away, but Evil trips Hashi and gets the legs! Hashi holds off the Sharpshooter and hits Evil away! Evil kicks and whips but Hashi reverses to drag Evil down to the BUTTERFLY LOCK!
Fans fire up but Evil pulls at Hashi’s ears! Hashi gets up, the ref reprimands but Evil is free! Hashi kicks, but Evil gives that to the ref and mule kicks Hashi down! Tag to Yujiro and Yujiro drags Hashi up to put on the ropes. Yujiro runs to BOOT Hashi! Yujiro runs again but Hashi dodges to spin back kick! Hot tag to Goto! Yujiro is in a corner, Goto runs in to MURAMASA! And BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Goto drags Yujiro up, fireman’s carries, but Yujiro rakes Goto’s eyes! Yujiro blocks a kick, throws Goto down and basement boots! Yujiro whips Got to a corner and BOOTS him! Yujiro snapmares, runs, but Goto dodges and Hashi basement dropkicks!
Hashi DECKS Evil, drags Yujiro up, GOTO BUSTER! But Chaos isn’t done! Dragon sleeper and lift, but Yujiro fights out! Evil drags Hashi out and Yujiro hits a FISHERMAN BUSTER on Goto! Evil distracts the ref and Dick gets Yujiro his pimp cane! Yujiro aims as Goto rises, CANE SHOT! Cover, Hashi breaks it! Hashi stomps Yujiro but Evil still distracts the ref! Dick uses the SPOILER CHOKER on Hashi! Hashi fights it off! Hashi powers up and pulls the choker away to DECK Dick! Evil runs in but gets a SUPERKICK! Yujiro CLOBBERS Hashi and fires up! Goto flounders up, Yujiro reels him in for the INCOLLE SLAM! Cover, TWO!!
Goto survives but Yujiro sits him up. Goto denies Pimp Juice and blocks the mule kick! Yujiro throws a forearm, fireman’s carries, but Goto slips off to dragon sleeper! Yujiro slips through to suplex but Goto slips out! Hashi SUPERKICKS Yujiro and Goto fireman’s carries! SUPERKICK USHIGOROSHI! Chaos DECKS Evil and Dick! They drag Yujiro back up, G Y W!! Cover, Chaos wins!!
Winners: Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi, by pinfall; now 5-3, Evil & Yujiro are now 3-5
No, wait, now things are bad for Bullet Club, because the King of Darkness and his team are out of the running! And Goto and Hashi are at the doorstep of the finals! Will they get in and #TurnItAllAround?
FinJuice VS Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii!
Surely Juice Robinson and David Finlay looked like unlikely winners of the 2019 World Tag League, but they did it! And now they’re up against perhaps the most unlikely leaders of this year’s block! Will FinJuice knock the Producer and the Pitbull down a peg as the 2020 finals draw closer?
Yano sanitizes the ref and then gets impatient about the check. Juice finishes taking off his entrance attire and the teams sort out. Yano insists he start and fans cheer. Juice starts and the bell finally rings. Fans rally up as Juice and Yano circle. This rematch from G1 has a lot of trash talk already. Juice gets Yano’s wrist but tries to bring him to Finlay. Yano pulls back to reach for Ishii but Juice kicks and drags Yano. Tag to Finlay, Finlay goes up to drop ax handles! Juice scoops and slams Yano, then scoops and slams Finlay onto Yano! Cover, TWO! Finlay clamps onto Yano, brings him over and tags in Juice. Juice drops ax handles then snapmares Yano.
Finlay runs to basement uppercut, and Juice adds a splash! Cover, TWO! Juice keeps his eyes on Ishii as he brings Yano up. Fans rally as Juice wrenches Yano and tags in Finlay. Finlay goes up to drop ax handles on Yano’s arm again. Ishii runs in but FinJuice kick him to double BULLDOG! Yano has the buckle pad loose! He SMACKS Finlay and SMACKS Juice! The ref reprimands but Yano throws the pad away to complain about the double team. Ishii goes after Juice, Yano whips Finlay into bare buckles as Juice goes into railing! Yano stomps Finlay, drags Finlay up and bumps him off pad to tag Ishii. Ishii CHOPS Finlay, and CHOPS, and CHOPS!
Ishii kicks at Finlay and CHOPS, but Finlay CHOPS again! And again! Ishii doesn’t budge so the two go forehead to forehead. Finlay CHOPS, Ishii CHOPS! Ishii DECKS Juice, drags Finlay up and tags in Yano. Chaos mugs Finlay and Yano whips Finlay back to bare buckles! Fans cheer but Finlay writhes. Yano taunts Juice then stomps Finlay down, to whip him back into bare buckles! Tag to Ishii, and Ishii taunts Juice. Ishii clubs Finlay, reels Finlay into a back suplex! Cover, TWO! Fans cheer and rally as Ishii kicks at Finlay. Ishii stands Finlay up to CHOP again, and again! Juice taunts Ishii then rallies the fans. Ishii throws forearms but Finlay grits his teeth!
Finlay forearms back then back suplexes, but Ishii fights that off with elbows! Ishii suplexes but Finlay slips out to back suplex up and over! Fans rally as both men are down. Finlay crawls, hot tag to Juice! Juice elbows Ishii down, then Yano, then Ishii! And Yano again! Juice drops a back senton on Yano! Ishii kicks Juice and runs, into the FULL NELSON SLAM! Fans fire up with Juice and Juice looks for Yano. Yano is not there so Juice whips Ishii to the bare corner! Ishii gets buckles, Juice runs in and clotheslines! Juice keeps moving, CANNONBALL! Cover, ROPEBREAK! Juice keeps his cool and pumps up. Fans clap, “Juice! Juice! Juice!” as he pumps up.
Ishii rises, Juice aims and JABS! JAB! And JAB! JAB! JAB! But Ishii ROCKS Juice back! Ishii whips, Juice reverses and BOOTS, but Ishii roars! Ishii forearms, runs, but they collide shoulders! Juice roars, ROCKS Ishii then fireman’s carries, but Ishii slips off. Ishii ducks Juice’s elbow, throws a forearm, then runs, but into Juice’s LEG LARIAT! But Ishii is right back up!? Ishii roars and gets Juice in the POWERSLAM! But Juice pops up! They ram shoulders, Ishii ducks the left hand to suplex Juice up and over! Both men are down, fans fire up, and Ishii tags in Yano! Yano brings Juice up, whips at the bare corner, but Juice goes up and over! Juice rolls, hot tag to Finlay!
Finlay fires off on Yano, Yano reverses the whip but Finlay flying uppercuts! Yano goes to the bare corner, Finlay hits a back body block! Finlay goes up, Yano ducks under and atomic drops! Yano and Ishii whip Finlay to the bare corner, but Finlay stops himself! Finlay dodges Yano to send him into buckles, and then uppercuts Ishii! Juice runs in to LEAPING LARIAT Ishii! Juice runs at Yano to corner clothesline! Finlay corner uppercuts, then FinJuice combine, backbreaker elbow drop! Cover, TWO!! Yano survives and fans fire up! Juice tags in, FinJuice drags Yano up. Finlay runs, SHOTGUN LEG SWEEP! Cover, but Ishii breaks it in time!
Finlay kicks Ishii out and fans fire up! Ishii gets back in but Juice clubs him. FinJuice double whip Ishii to DOUBLE FLAPJACK! Finlay tags back in, FinJuice drags Yano up to double whip. Yano holds ropes, dodges Juice and shoves Finlay into Juice. Finlay comes back, Juice hits LEFT HAND O’ GOD! JUMPING KNEE from Finlay, Juice chicken wings Yano, but Ishii attacks Juice first! Finlay leaps at Ishii but Ishii shoves away his stunner! Yano rolls Finlay up, TWO!! Ishii runs but Finlay forearms! Juice headbutts Ishii, but FinJuice sees Yano’s low blows coming! But then Ishii clobbers FinJuice from behind! Yano cradles Finlay while Ishii shoves Juice, but Juice still breaks the cover!
Ishii and Juice brawl, Ishii gets around the Left Hand to GERMAN Juice! Finlay gives Ishii the half nelson BACKBREAKER! Finlay runs but Yano sends him into bare buckles! Yano rolls Finlay, TWO! Finlay waistlocks but avoids the low blow! Yano waistlocks but Finlay uses that to roll Yano into GRANBY! Cover, FinJuice wins!!
Winners: FinJuice, by pinfall; now 5-3, Yano & Ishii are now 5-3
The 2019 World Tag League winners beat the team at the top, so now THEY are now on top! Does this mean Finlay and Juice are going back to back?
The Empire VS Guerrillas of Destiny!
Great-O-Khan and Jeff Cobb are just a step behind the block leaders, as are Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa. But will the Dominator and the Hawaiian Hulk conquer even GOD to become World Tag League leaders?
As usual, the Empire does not budge as the other team enters the ring. They kinda photobomb GOD posing in that way. But GOD Low Sweets and the teams sort out. Cobb starts with Loa and fans rally up at the bell. Loa and Cobb circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. They break, stare down, and tie up again. Cobb manages to power Loa back but only a step, and the two break again. Fans cheer this showing of strength, and Loa huddles up with Tama for a moment. Loa comes back, circles with Cobb, and they tie up. Loa gets Cobb back but Cobb puts Loa in the corner, then they go around the ropes. And around to other corners, and then Cobb headlocks.
Loa powers out, things speed up, Loa hurdles and then they ram shoulders. They keep going, Cobb hurdles and they ram shoulders! Cobb rebounds to ram but so does Loa! They keep ramming again and again and again! Fans fire up as they keep going and going! Cobb eggs Loa on and now forearms fly! Fans rally as the brawling picks up speed! Loa gets the edge, but Cobb knees low! But Loa pokes eyes! Loa runs, slips out of the scoop and shoves Cobb to dropkick him down! Fans cheer as Loa tags Tama, but Cobb runs Tama over! Cobb drags Tama up, rocks him with a right and puts him in the corner. Cobb stomps away while Khan holds Tama in but Red Shoes reprimands.
The Empire lets off and Tama tries to fight back but they mug Tama and rake eyes! Tag to Khan, the Empire mugs Tama more, and then Khan judo throws Tama down! Khan arm-triangles Tama and squeezes tight! Tama flails and kicks to get the ropebreak! Khan leans on Tama even as he lets off at Red Shoes’ count. Khan stomps Tama, sucker punches Loa and growls. Tama hits back but Khan CLUBS him down! Khan drags Tama up, bumps him off buckles, tag to Cobb. Cobb headbutts Tama in the ribs, scoops him and carries him around. Cobb stares Loa down while giving knees to Tama’s ribs! Cobb hits a BACKBREAKER, then just TOSSES Tama aside! Cover, ONE!?
Cobb tries again with a forearm in Tama’s face but Red Shoes says that’s too much like a choke. Cobb lets off, tags Khan in, and the Empire mugs Tama in the corner. Khan stalks Tama, waistlocks and drags him up, and squeezes tight with a rear bearhug. Khan rams Tama into the corner, then climbs up to sit on Tama’s head! Loa runs in and knocks Khan down to the floor! Cobb goes after Loa and they brawl! Cobb throws Loa out and stalks Tama. Khan gets back in. Khan facelocks Tama and drags him up. Khan throws in knees, Cobb comes in and The Empire double whip. The Empire double shoulders Tama down then Cobb sucker punches Loa for good measure. But Loa gets back in and goes after Cobb!
Khan goes after Loa but Tama goes after Khan! Tama clubs Khan, clubs Cobb, but Cobb throws Tama out! Khan clubs Loa, Cobb throws Tama into railing and then headbutts him. Tama goes up the ramp while Loa headbutts Khan back! Cobb pursues Tama, Tama hits Cobb then hurries back to the ring. Loa whips Khan into railing! Tama headbutts Cobb, and throws him into railing, too! Red Shoes has his hands full now as he tries to get everyone back in the ring. But Tama whips Khan into Loa’s LARIAT! Fans cheer but the brawling continues as Cobb comes back to club Loa! Tama CLUBS Cobb to the ramp and a ring count starts. Tama rains down rights as the count climbs.
The count is 9 of 20 as Loa rakes Khan’s eyes. Tama goes in at 12 but Cobb drags him back out at 14! Cobb throws forearms, the count is 16! Cobb gets in, but Tama drags him out! The count resets and GOD clubs the Empire. Tama chokes Cobb against railing but Khan uppercuts Loa! Tama clobbers Khan down! Red Shoes goes out to reprimand all four but Loa bumps Cobb off the apron. Tama POSTS Khan and the count begins again. The count is 10 of 20 but Tama asks for a timeout. No such thing in wrestling, so Tama puts Khan in at 14. Fans cheer as this continues in the ring, and Loa tags in to slingshot senton! Tama slingshot sentons, Loa covers, TWO!
Loa keeps his cool as he brings Khan back up. Khan breaks free but Loa throws forearm after forearm! Khan roars and judo throws Loa down! Loa gets up but Khan tags in Cobb! Cobb and Loa ram shoulders again and again, then Cobb gets under Loa to bring him to a corner! Cobb rams Loa more, whips him out to whip him back in, then runs in for the leaping back elbow! Loa dodges to corner clothesline! Loa runs but Cobb scoops him! Pop-up to stalling suplex, but Loa fights out before the slam! Loa throws knees and an enziguri! Loa runs but Cobb reels him in! Loa fights off the waistlock, runs, but into a SUPERKICK!
Cobb keeps Loa up, runs, but Loa follows! Cobb bucks off the roll, runs at Loa and dodges, but Loa dodges, DOUBLE CROSSBODIES COLLIDE! Both men are down and crawling, and they hot tag to Khan and Tama! Tama throws forearms but Khan stays standing! Khan grabs Tama with the iron claw, but Tama fights free! Tama throws a strike fest, then runs, into a BOOT! Khan grits his teeth while fans fire up, and Khan clamps the claw back onto Tama’s head. Khan hits Mongolian Chops! And again! And again! Tama staggers into the Mongolian palm strike! Khan powers up the claw again, clamps back on, and drags Tama back up! But Jado distracts!
Khan throws Tama aside to glare at Jado. Khan gets Jado with the claw! Red Shoes counts but Tama brings Khan off Jado! Tama fights off the claw, Loa returns and the brothers throw hands on Khan! GOD dragon sleepers and lifts, TONGAN TWIST! Cover while Loa intercepts Cobb, TWO!! Khan survives but GOD regroups. Loa helps Tama up, and they coordinate. Loa drags Khan up, rams him into a corner, then Tama runs in. Khan dodges the splash to BOOT Loa, and Cobb returns to hit the leaping back elbow on Tama! Fans fire up as The Empire coordinate. Cobb gut wrench suplexes Tama, dodges Loa and clotheslines Loa and himself out of the ring!
Khan drags Tama up to gut wrench and suplex! Khan uses his claw to cover, TWO! Tama defies the cocky claw cover, but Khan powers up again. Khan clamps on the claw, drags Tama back up, ELI- Tama grabs at Red Shoes! Jado KENDO STICK SMACKS Khan!! GUN STUN!! Cover, GOD wins!!
Winners: Guerrillas of Destiny, by pinfall; now 5-3, The Empire is now 4-4
There is still a team alive for Bullet Club! Can Tama and Loa take a top spot in the block before it’s too late?
HenarACE VS SANADA & Shingo Takagi!
Toa and Tanahashi are tragically the last place team in the 2020 World Tag League. But perhaps they can be a spoiler for Los Ingobernables de Japon’s Cold Skull and Dragon? Or will the bad hand they’ve been dealt only get worse?
Everyone has big entrance jackets to take off, and HenarACE show off the muscles. Fans cheer and Henare dares Takagi to step up to him. Takagi tells Henare to hold on a second, because he wants Tanahashi. But Henare says he’s chicken. Instead, it will be Tanahashi and Sanada to start, and fans rally at the bell. Tanahashi feels the claps are “Let’s Go Ace!” but they could easily be “L I J!” or “SA-NA-DA!” Sanada and Tanahashi circle, tie up, and Tanahashi waistlocks. Sanada switches, Tanahashi switches, then goes for a full nelson. Sanada breaks that, hammerlocks an arm, but Tanahashi drop toeholds!
Tanahashi shifts to a headlock, hits a takeover, but Sanada headscissors back. Tanahashi pops out, Sanada reverses the roles with this headlock takeover but Tanahashi headscissors. Sanada pops out but Tanahashi plays air guitar. Fans cheer and Tanahashi tosses the guitar to Henare, who puts it aside. Tanahashi and Sanada reset, circle, but Henare wants in to go after Takagi. Tanahashi tags him and Henare dares Takagi to do the same. Fans rally up for that idea, and Takagi talks with Sanada. Takagi lets Sanada give Henare a go, and those two circle. Henare and Sanada circle but Henare takes a swing at Takagi! Takagi stays back, Sanada clubs and whips Henare. Henare dodges to hit Takagi!
Takagi gets mad now and wants in! Sanada gives the tag, and Henare is right after Takagi! Fans fire up as Henare fires off forearms and knees! Henare whips corner to corner, Takagi reverses, blocks a boot and hits a clothesline! But Henare turns it around to fire off forearms! Takagi eggs him on so Henare throws forearms and body blows! Henare fires up, builds speed, but Takagi withstands the clothesline. Takagi gives forearms from all sides, runs and rams Henare but Henare rebounds to run Takagi over! Henare Tomahawks Sanada then Tanahashi gets in. HenarACE throw hands then double whip, to double elbow and Tomahawk Elbow combo! And flex!
HenarACE put Takagi in the Double Half Crab! Takagi endures but Red Shoes counts, so HenarACE lets him go. Henare stomps Takagi and taunts him. Takagi is stubborn so Henare keeps hitting him with those toying boots. Takagi eggs Henare on so Henare keeps hitting him. Fans rally up as Takagi blocks the kick to shoulder, JAB and LARIAT Henare down! Sanada gets in to DECK Tanahashi! LIJ throws HenarACE out and the brawling continues! Takagi whips Henare into railing, then whips him the other way into even more railing! Henare goes down, Sanada RAMS Tanahashi into railing, too, and Takagi stands on Henare’s head.
Takagi kicks at Henare now, and gives him a swift stomp to the back. Takagi puts Henare in and fans cheer that this continues in the ring. Takagi stands on Henare’s body, stomps a bit, but tops it off with a double stomp as Red Shoes counts. Tag to Sanada, fans rally up but LIJ keeps stomping Henare down. Red Shoes reprimands but LIJ double whip, elbow drop and elbow drop then drop a senton! Cover, TWO! Sanada keeps his cool as he drags Henare into a chinlock. Henare endures the knee in his back, Tanahashi rallies the fans back up. Henare fights up, fights back, and scoops, but Sanada blocks! Sanada throws elbows, scoops Henare and slams him down!
Tag to Takagi and Takagi taunts Henare as he looms over him. Takagi gives toying kicks, then he sucker punches Tanahashi! Takagi drags Henare up and suplexes high and hard! Takagi jumps to drop a knee on Henare’s chin! Cover, TWO! Fans cheer while Henare checks his jaw. Takagi drags Henare up into a seated stretch, and throws elbows into the shoulder. Takagi chinbars for a neck wrench then CLUBS Henare down! Takagi smirks as Tanahashi rallies the fans again. Takagi wrenches Henare, tags Sanada, and Sanada climbs up to drop ax handles on the arm. LIJ bring Henare back up, double whip, knee at the ropes, then snapmare for the basement dropkick!
Takagi DECKS Tanahashi while Sanada covers Henare, TWO! Fans cheer as Henare is still in this, but Sanada brings him back up. Henare throws forearms and CHOPS Sanada! Henare scoops, Sanada slips out to kick and whip! Henare catches the hurdle for a POWERSLAM! Fans fire up as both men are down! Sanada and Henare crawl, Tanahashi reaches out as far as he can, hot tag to the Ace! Tanahashi rallie son LIJ with forearms and elbows, then he dropkicks Sanada’s legs out! Tanahashi intercepts Takagi at the ropes to DRAGON SCREW! Tanahashi blocks Sanada’s kick to DRAGON SCREW! Fans fire up with Tanahashi as he gets the legs for the CLOVERLEAF!
Sanada endures, crawls and gets the ropebreak! Tanahashi lets go fast and stalks Sanada. Tanahashi brings Sanada up, scoop slams him to a drop zone, then goes to the second rope. SOMERSAULT SENTON! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up with Tanahashi again as he runs. Sanada fireman’s carries but Tanahashi fights free! Sanada elbows and whips, but Tanahashi reverses! Sanada goes out, springboards in and missile dropkicks Tanahashi down! Fans fire up again as both men are down! Takagi is back and Sanada heads over to tag him in! Takagi talks a little smack before he gives toying kicks to Tanahashi. Takagi steps on Tanahashi’s head, but Tanahashi gets mad.
Tanahashi fires off a forearm, but Takagi gives it back! The two are fast and furious already and fans are fired up! Tanahashi gets the edge, EuroUppers, but Takagi elbows! JABS! But Tanahashi SHOTEIS! Takagi holds off the Twist, throws body shots, and suplexes, but Tanahashi fights that to TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Both men are down, fans rally up, and Henare is back! Hot tag to the Hammerhead! Henare throws forearms on Takagi, as well as knees! Henare whips corner to corner, runs in and corner clotheslines! Henare whips again, Takagi reverses but Henare blocks! Henare spins and SAMOAN DROPS! Fans fire up with Henare and Henare goes to a corner.
Henare climbs up top, aims, and leaps for a FLYING SHOULDER TACKLE! Cover, TWO! Takagi grits his teeth and shakes his head but Henare brings him back up. Henare reels Takagi in, suplexes but Takagi blocks! Henare gets Takagi up but Takagi fights it off! Henare tries again, gets Takagi up but Takagi slips off! Takagi waistlocks, Henare throws elbows then switches. Takagi fires off elbows and gets Henare in a corner! Sanada runs in to elbow Henare, Takagi hits a clothesline! Then the calm-and-fury combo, BOOT to LARIAT to KICK to DROPKICK SAIDO! Cover and Sanada intercepts Tanahashi, TWO! Sanada throws Tanahashi into railing then regroups with Takagi.
Henare fights LIJ with forearms and CHOPS! Takagi eggs Henare on then LIJ double kick and whip! Henare tackles Sanada! Takagi kicks, but Henare suplexes! Fans fire up and Tanahashi gets back in. HenarACE coordinate on Takagi, SLING SWEEP! Cover, Sanada breaks it! Tanahashi drags Sanada up and out, stomps him down, and fans rally up! Henare aims at Takagi and fires up. Takagi stands, but he stops the rampage to knee and DDT! Tanahashi holds Sanada back but Takagi sits Henare up. SLIDING- NO! Henare dodges the lariat, but he swings into NOSHIGAMI! Tanahashi and Sanada keep fighting as Takagi fires up with “OI! OI! OI!”
Takagi brings Henare up, wheelbarrows and Sanada gets in, WHEELBARROW CUTTER! Cover, TWO!! Sanada intercepts Tanahashi, CLUBS him, then goes to Henare. Henare HEEL KICKS Sanada! Takagi CHOPS Henare! Henare CHOPS Takagi! Takagi likes the fire and he LARIATS! Henare withstands point-blank Pumping, and gives a LARIAT back! Takagi stays up, the two go forehead to forehead, then run, DOUBLE LARIATS! Neither falls but Takagi throws forearms from all sides! Takagi gets over 10 shots in! Over 15! Henare ROCKS Takagi with big palm strikes! Takagi stays up to elbow, HEADBUTT, but Henare HAMMERHEADBUTTS!!
Both men wobble, fans fire up and Henare gets a second wind! Henare runs, into a clothesline at ropes! Takagi runs, Henare dodges, SPEAR! Cover, TWO!! Fans are thunderous as Henare fires himself up again! “AOH! AOH! AOH!” Takagi slowly rises, Henare runs in, but PUMPING BOMBER hits!! But Henare gets up!? And he catches Takagi to TOA- NO! Pump handle, MADE IN JAPAN!!! Cover, Tanahashi breaks it! Sanada grabs Tanahashi, throws him out, and then PLANCHAS! Direct hit and down goes Tanahashi! Takagi focuses on Henare as he rises. Takagi runs, PUMPING BOMBER!! Cover, TWO!?!? Henare survives and shocks LIJ!
Fans are thunderous again and Takagi drags Henare up. Takagi gets Henare up to pump handle and fireman’s carry, LAST OF THE DRAGONS! Cover, LIJ wins!!
Winners: Sanada & Shingo Takagi, by pinfall; now 5-3, HenarACE is now 1-7
What a powerful battle! But in the end, the Dragon could not be slayed, and Cold Skull did not melt! But Takagi seems to be telling Henare he did great, only to then also literally kick him out of the ring. Mixed message, don’t you think? Fans cheer as Takagi gets the mic. “Osu, osu. It’s been about a year since we’ve been here, and of course me and Sanada had to win.” And Takagi will say this about Henare: he’s gotten pretty tough! But Takagi is still a little tougher. But during the next three days, it’s Beppu, Kagoshima then Fukuoka. And there’s only one team on all three shows! Who is that? Don’t worry, he’ll tell you. It’s them! Takagi and Sanada!
Do you know why they’d do that? They talked about it and it’s real simple: “Because we love the hell out of Kyushu!” So they can’t come back to Kyushu empty handed. Takagi vows to still be NEVER Openweight Champion then, but maybe he and Sanada come back as the tag team champions! That’s all for Takagi, he thinks Kyushu should hear from Sanada. Fans clap for that idea. Sanada tells Takagi that it needs to be louder, so the fans get louder! They clap, “SA-NA-DA! TA-KA-GI!” Takagi will let Sanada handle the rest, so that Takagi can rest! The fans cheer as Sanada takes up the mic.
“Our first events in Kyushu all year, shall we do the thing?” It takes a moment, but the lights do go down. The fans become the stars with their phone lights, and Sanada tells us, “I’ve got something to tell you guys. Me and TKG are cover stars of Weekly Pro-Wrestling.” And they’re gonna win World Tag League 2020! “Oi, Beppu! See you next time!” Will LIJ be on that cover again when they have the World Tag League Trophies and a shot at the titles?
Here are the NEW World Tag League standings!
The Dangerous Tekkers: 5-3
SANADA & Shingo Takagi: 5-3
FinJuice: 5-3
Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii: 5-3
Guerrillas of Destiny: 5-3
YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto: 5-3
The Empire: 4-4
EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi: 3-5 [ELIMINATED]
Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens: 2-6 [ELIMINATED]
HenarACE: 1-7 [ELIMINATED]
My Thoughts:
What a wild round! SIX teams at 5-3!!! The ninth round is going to be amazing because of the possibilities! Obviously a 6-3 team is in but there could be just one or even three, and it’s going to come down to tiebreaker wins. I can’t wait.
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Who is the Face of ROH TV?
Leila Grey called out Red Velvet, and now they’re fighting for the gold! Who will be the ROH Women’s World Television Championship?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- ROH World Television Championship Proving Ground Match: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Lee Johnson w/ EJ Nduka; wins and
- Sammy Guevara VS Aaron Solo; wins.
- Serpentico VS Brandon Cutler; wins.
- Blake Christian VS Evil Uno; wins.
- Queen Aminata VS ???
- ROH Women’s World Television Championship: Red Velvet VS Leila Grey; wins and
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[Due to scheduling conflicts, coverage will be on delay]
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Will the Last Outlaw get his shot?
Jeff Jarrett wants one more run at the top, and that means winning the AEW World Championship! But he has to get through Claudio Castagnoli first!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Will Ospreay VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family; Ospreay wins.
- High Stakes: Jeff Jarrett VS Claudio Castagnoli; Claudio wins and denies Jarrett a title opportunity.
- Ricochet VS AR Fox; Ricochet wins.
- Jay White VS Wheeler Yuta; White wins.
- AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone VS Yuka Sakazaki; Mone wins and retains the title.
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Will Ospreay VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family!
Huntsville, Alabama fires up already as The Aerial Assassin clashes with The Machine! Will the Don Callis Family make sure the Grand Slam: Australia super tag team match does NOT happen? Or will there be no denying The Best Bout Bruvs their vengeance?
The bell rings and the fans fire up again. Callis grabs a mic, though, and that ruins the mood. Callis tells Ospreay he has something very important to say. Ospreay needs to take a good look at the tron. Omega is down! Callis laughs as someone has already beat up The Cleaner, and now Cage goes after Ospreay! The fans boo as Cage hammers away in the corner! Cage soaks up the heat, but Ospreay CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Cage knees low, whips Ospreay to ropes, but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges then RAN- NO! Cage stops that, brings Ospreay up, but Ospreay fights free! Ospreay fires a shot but Cage ROCKS him!
Cage whips Ospreay to a corner, but Ospreay BOOTS in return! Ospreay goes up and FLYING RANAS! The fans fire up while Cage bails out. Callis doesn’t like that but Ospreay storms up to PLANCHA! Cage steps aside, and then he CLOBBERS Ospreay! The fans boo but Cage soaks up the heat. Cage storms up on Ospreay, scoops him, but Ospreay slips free to POST Cage! Ospreay refreshes the ring count, he fires hands on Cage, then he whips, only for Cage to block! Cage whips Ospreay, Ospreay goes up onto the barriers! Cage runs up, Ospreay ROCKS him, then BLOCK- NO! Cage stops the blockbuster to carry Ospreay around the way!
Cage marches with Ospreay up in the air, and Callis says put him down at his feet! Ospreay tries to fight free, but Cage keeps Ospreay up to then SLAM him down! Cage slides into the ring, argues with the ref, and that lets Lance Archer attack! Archer SMACKS Ospreay off the desk, and then Callis gets his own shots in! The fans boo but Callis goes back to his seat at commentary. Archer tells fans to shut up, but then Cage SMACKS Ospreay off the desk again! And gives him an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Ospreay writhes, Cage gives Callis a hug, and Callis says Cage is a stud! Cage goes back for Ospreay in the ring, and he hoists Ospreay up.
Cage RAMS Ospreay into the corner, RAMS him again, then hoists him up again. Cage runs Ospreay corner to corner to RAM him in again! Ospreay sputters but Cage stands him up. Ospreay CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Cage CHOPS in return! Cage whips Ospreay to CALF KICK! The fans boo but Cage soaks up the heat. Cover, ONE, but Cage clamps on a chinlock. Ospreay endures, fights up, and he JAWBREAKERS free! The fans fire up as Ospreay fires shots! Ospreay whips, Cage reverses, tilt-o-whirls, and BACKBREAKERS! Then a gut wrench and BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Ospreay stays in this but Cage stays on him with a rain of fists!
Cage paces, taunts the fans, and looms over Ospreay. Cage drags Ospreay up, bumps him off buckles, then CHOPS! Ospreay sputters, Cage whips him corner to corner, and Ospreay hits the buckles hard! Ospreay falls back, Cage covers, ONE!! Ospreay shows grit and the fans rally up. Cage drags Ospreay up, shoves him to ropes, and ROCKS him in the back! Cage clamps on a bearhug but Ospreay endures the squeeze. The fans rally, Ospreay reaches out, and Ospreay fires shots! Ospreay HEADBUTTS free, ROCKS Cage, but Cage ROCKS Ospreay! And CHOPS him again! Cage whips, Ospreay handsprings and NEURALIZER KICKS!
The fans fire up and Ospreay reaches out. Then Ospreay kips up and the fans cheer! Ospreay fires shots on Cage, whips him to ropes but Cage reverses. Ospreay grabs ropes to stop himself, then he KICKS in return! Cage fights the saido, CLUBS Ospreay on the neck, then whips him to a corner. Ospreay BOOTS Cage away, goes up, but Cage GAMANGIRIS! Cage goes up, but Ospreay slips under! Ospreay tucks Cage in to CHEEKY NANDOS! The fans fire up and Ospreay springboards, PIP PIP CHEERIO! Cover, TWO! Cage survives and Ospreay grows frustrated, but the fans rally up again. Callis pounds the apron to coach Cage up.
Ospreay powers up the arm and the fans fire up! The elbow pad is off, but Cage UPPERCUTS, GAMANGIRIS, and GERMAN SUPELXES! Ospreay lands out, then he DUMPS Cage to the apron! Ospreay BOOTS Cage down, and he builds speed to SASUKE SPECIAL! Down goes Cage and the fans are thunderous! Ospreay drags Cage up, puts him in, and fans cheer “A E DUB!” for making this the opener! Archer creeps over, Ospreay sees him and the ref has him stay back, but Cage CLOBBERS Ospreay! Cage drags Ospreay to a corner, deadlift SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and the fans fire up!
Ospreay shakes his head while Cage huffs ‘n’ puffs. Cage drags Ospreay up to a fireman’s carry, F 5- RAN- NO!! Cage stops the counter, pops Ospreay up, but Ospreay slips out the back! HOOK KICK! Then Ospreay SWATS the lariat to HOOK KICK again! OSCUT- NO! Cage stops that to ripcord, ROLLING ELBOW and DISCUS LARIAT! Then a SITOUT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives again and Callis is furious! The fans rally as Ospreay and Cage go to corners. Cage runs up, LARIAT, and then he has Ospreay on the apron again. Cage climbs, brings Ospreay to the very top, and he fireman’s carries Ospreay!
Fans freak out for the SUPER F5!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!! Archer SWATS it, but the ref sees that! The fans tell the ref to do it, Archer and Cage defend the innocence, and Cage reels Ospreay in. Ospreay RANAS Cage into Archer! Cage runs back up, Ospreay slips through the lariat to then lift and tuck! STYLES CLASH!! Cover, Ospreay wins!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall
Callis is even more upset because his Murder Machines failed! Or did they? Because now Archer attacks Ospreay from behind! The fans boo, and then chant for “KENNY! KENNY!” but we saw Omega taken out by who knows! The Murder Machines DOUBLE LARIAT Ospreay, then they stand on Ospreay’s face! The fans boo more, but wait! Omega is still making his way out here? And with a chair! Omega dodges Archer, JAMS him up, and SMACKS him on the back! Then he CHUCKS the chair at Cage’s face!! Callis is furious, how is Omega up after what happened to him? Omega swings on Archer but Archer gets outta there!
Omega and Ospreay stand together against Archer, but Kyle Fletcher & Konosuke Takeshita show up! Now the Callis Family mugs Ospreay & Omega 4v2! This is just like before, and the fans boo as Archer JAMS Omega with the chair! Konosuke scoops Omega, Kyle scoops Ospreay! BASTARD DRIVER AND TOMBSTONE IN SYNC!! The fans boo but Callis stands with his men. Omega tries to fight back but he just gets beat up more! We still don’t have an answer on who the newest Family member will be, but will Callis even need them if they can tear Omega & Ospreay apart before Grand Slam?
Backstage interview with Swerve Strickland.
Well, not quite, as Renee Paquette waits outside his locker room, hoping for a word about Ricochet’s threatening Prince Nana. Wait, Hangman Page barges through, and says no one is in there. Renee asks what Hangman is even doing, he says it is none of her business. Then can Hangman comment on Christopher Daniels announcing the end of his in-ring career? Nope, no time. But then Hangman literally bumps into MJF. These two stare down, but then Hangman moves on. MJF says unbelievable. The Cowboy walks around like he’s King S*it just because the fans like him. No matter what he does, Hangman did nothing wrong~!
But MJF even so much as breathes funny and it is all over for him. How hypocritical. MJF mutters to himself but Renee asks how he feels about Jeff Jarrett’s match where he could win a title opportunity with Moxley. Renee snaps MJF out of ranting to himself, and MJF apologizes, it’s the ADHD. But MJF is not gonna let anybody ruin his mood tonight. Because tonight, he proves his words aren’t just beautiful poetry but prophecy. Tonight, Double J learns that as MJF said, you’re better off making a deal with The Devil than defying him. Jarrett learns that the hard way when he goes out there alone to face one of the most dangerous men AEW has to offer in the man-horse, Claudio Castagnoli!
And that is all because of Jarrett’s narcissism, and his refusal of MJF’s sweetheart deal. MJF has a new offer, and unfortunately for Jarrett, it is one he can’t decline. It goes like this: The Last Outlaw’s Last Ride! Ain’t that great? MJF grins, but will he have to eat his words when Jarrett finds a way to defeat the Swiss Cyborg?
“Powerhouse” Will Hobbs speaks.
“Unfortunately, Big Bill, I wasn’t cleared to travel to Dynamite tonight. But just as we went off that stage on Collision, I told we’re going to Hell. When I’m cleared to come back, I’m gonna show you that Hell is just the beginning.” When and where will The Book of Hobbs finish this chapter with The Redwood?
High Stakes: Jeff Jarrett VS Claudio Castagnoli!
Well, just as the Wolf of Wrestling said, The Last Outlaw is going up against the Death Rider’s workhorse, all for his shot at Jon Moxley and the AEW World Championship! Will Double J win here to go on to “the big one?” Or is this where Jarrett’s ride ends?
The bell rings and the fans rally up for Jarrett. Jarrett and Claudio tie up, go around, go along ropes, and end up in a corner. The ref counts, Claudio lets off slowly, but then takes a swing! Jarrett avoids the cheap shot to UPPERCUT Claudio! Claudio headlocks, Jarrett powers up and out, but Claudio runs him over! Things keep moving, Jarrett drops down then arm-drags! And HIP TOSSES! Jarrett whips, JAPANESE ARM-DRAGS, and the fans fire up! Jarrett puts Claudio in a corner, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count along, but Claudio stops Jarrett at 4 to then atomic drop! Claudio runs, and he LARIATS Jarrett down! Cover, TWO!
Claudio argues with the ref but the count was fair. Claudio drags Jarrett up, reels him in, but Jarrett powers up to back drop free! But Claudio sunset flips, Jarrett rolls through, and Jarrett has the legs! FIGURE FOUR! The fans “WOO~!” while Claudio flails! Claudio crawls over to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Jarrett lets go fast, and the fans cheer while Claudio bails out. Jarrett waits on Claudio and the fans rally behind “DOUBLE J! DOUBLE J!” Claudio waves to the crowd? Oh, of course! Wheeler Yuta is here! The Decoder is dressed and ready for his match against Jay White, but he looks ready to go now if he has to!
Jarrett storms out and dares Yuta to do something, but the ref has Yuta stay back. Now Claudio waits on Jarrett in the ring, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref has Jarrett leave Yuta alone, and he tells Yuta to stay back. Jarrett returns to the ring, dodges Claudio and puts him on ropes! Jarrett runs to then STRADDLE ATTACK! The fans cheer as Jarrett does the Fargo Strut, then runs back in, only for Yuta to warn Claudio! Claudio dodges and TOSSES Jarrett out of the ring! The ref keeps Claudio from going out there, but that lets Yuta attack Jarrett! Yuta gets away with it all and Claudio goes out the side. Claudio SMACKS Jarrett off the barriers, then stalks him around the way. Claudio then lifts Jarrett to hit SNAKE EYES off railing! Claudio puts Jarrett in the ring and clamps on a COBRA CLUTCH!
Jarrett endures while Claudio thrashes him around. Jarrett fights up, fires body shots, but Claudio HOTSHOTS him on ropes! Jarrett sputters, Claudio kicks him out to the floor, and again the ref keeps Claudio in the ring. Yuta creeps up, but the ref senses him this time! Yuta backs off, Claudio goes out, and Claudio puts Jarrett in the ring. Claudio tells the ref not to worry about Yuta, but then Jarrett fires body shots! Jarrett ROCKS Claudio, fires more shots, but Claudio BOOTS him down! And hits a LEG DROP, brother! Cover, TWO! Claudio clamps onto Jarrett with a chinlock and grinds him down while Dynamite returns to single picture.
The fans rally as Jarrett fights to his feet. Jarrett fires body shots, then powers Claudio to a corner. Jarrett whisp corner to corner but Claudio reverses, then follows in for an UPPERCUT! Snapmare and cover, TWO! Jarrett toughs it out and the fans rally some more. Claudio grabs the legs, but Jarrett kicks him away! Claudio comes back to DOUBLE STOMP! Cover, TWO! Jarrett stays in this and the fans cheer, but Claudio gives scuffing, mocking kicks. Claudio whips but Jarrett catches him for a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! The fans fire up and both men stand. Claudio fires hands on Jarrett, then UPPERCUTS!
Claudio UPPERCUTS again and Jarrett staggers around. Claudio UPPERCUTS, Jarrett HAYMAKERS! They go back and forth, the fans cheer Jarrett but boo Claudio. Jarrett gets the edge but Claudio kicks low! Claudio winds up to UPPERCUT, but Jarrett DECKS him in return! The fans fire up with Jarrett and he swings more shots and even some KICKS! Jarrett trips Claudio, steps through, but Claudio BOOTS him away! Claudio runs up in the corner again, but Jarrett dodges! Claudio is stuck, Jarrett kicks at the free leg! Claudio hobbles around but Jarrett winds up, only for Claudio to block! Jarrett aims, but Claudio ducks the enzigiri!
Claudio grabs both legs, for the GIANT SWING!! Claudio goes around and around, but can only manage half a dozen rotations because of the damage to his own leg! Claudio steps through on Jarrett and turns him over, SHARPSHOOTER! The fans boo but Jarrett endures! Jarrett reaches out while Claudio sits deep! Yuta tells Jarrett to just tap out, but the fans rally! Jarrett powers up, pushes back, and he has Claudio’s legs! Jarrett has the SHARPSHOOTER! Jarrett does this for Owen! Claudio endures, but Yuta slides a chair in! Yuta then distracts the ref, Jarrett lets Claudio go, and Jarrett DECKS Yuta!
The fans cheer, but Claudio grabs the chair! The ref ushers Yuta out, but Jarrett dodges the chair! Jarrett wrenches Claudio, reels him in, but MOXLEY is here!! The Maniac hits a PARADIGM SHIFT!! The fans boo but Moxley & Yuta bail out so that Claudio can hook Jarrett up! GOTCH NEUTRALIZER!! And then he hauls Jarrett up again, GOTCH NEUTRALIZER AGAIN!! Cover, Claudio wins!
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall (denies Jeff Jarrett a world title match)
Marina Shafir is also ringside now, just to hold up the briefcase that holds the world title. The Death Riders screw Double J over, but it took almost ALL of them to do it! Is this a sign that they fear Double J’s grit and determination? As for the Last Outlaw, he slowly sits up from taking all those big shots, the fans cheering him on. Jarrett thanks the fans, but here comes MJF… Jarrett sighs while he struggles to stand up, and MJF struts out here with another stupid grin on his face. MJF goes right to the ring, mic in hand, and he tells Jarrett, “I just wanted to come out here to say…” HE CLOBBERS JARRETT WITH THE DYNAMITE DIAMOND RING!!
The fans boo as MJF grins again and stands over Jarrett. MJF picks the mic back up to say, “As you know, I truly respect my elders. And that’s precisely why I’m not gonna say I told you so.” MJF leaves Double J behind, but will the Scumbag actually man up and go for gold? Or is he just going to wait it out while The Maniac continues his reign of terror?
Backstage interview with Ricochet.
Renee is with the One & Only and says earlier today, she tried to get a word with Swerve Strickland, but he is nowhere to be found. But she has been informed that should Swerve interfere in Ricochet’s match tonight, Swerve will effectively forfeit the match the two of them were set to have next week in Atlanta. Really? Ricochet likes that. Because finally, Swerve is out of Ricochet’s business. Well, Renee knows Ricochet has a lot he wants to get off his chest, so what’s on his mind? Ricochet says no, no, we aren’t doing this right now. Look at how Ricochet is dressed. Does she take him for some kind of hoodlum?
No, they will do this in a more formal setting this Saturday on Collision. As for tonight, “the powers that be” have decided to further bully Ricochet by putting him in a match against AR Fox one week before one of the biggest matches in Ricochet’s career. So if you don’t mind, let him take care of that situation real quick. Renee wishes him luck but he says no need. The music hits and Ricochet makes his entrance. Will Dynamite be #OuttaThisWorld? Or will it be the Whole Fox’n Show?
Ricochet VS AR Fox!
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Ricochet is annoyed already and he talks trash on Huntsville. Ricochet and Fox circle, tie up, and Ricochet pulls hair to put Fox in a corner. The ref counts, the fans boo, but Ricochet lets off to then shove Fox. Ricochet eggs Fox on, Fox runs up, and Fox gets around to headlock. Ricochet powers up and out, Fox RUNS Ricochet over, then keeps moving. He RUNS Ricochet over again, then ducks a lariat to hit a headlock takeover. Ricochet rolls that to a cover, ONE and Fox holds onto the headlock. The fans cheer but Ricochet fights around. Ricochet fights up, fires body shots, then powers out.
Fox goes up the corner, Ricochet stops the rana but Fox mule kicks and FLYING STUNNERS! Ricochet staggers, Fox suplexes, SPINNING BRAINBUSTER! Ricochet tumbles out of the ring and the fans fire up. Fox feeds off that energy, then builds speed to FLY! Direct hit on Ricochet and the fans fire up again! Fox then whips Ricochet into barriers, runs in, and BOOTS Ricochet! The fans fire up while Ricochet staggers away. Fox bumps Ricochet off the barriers, CHOPS him, and then high-fives fans. Fox CLUBS Ricochet, has him on the apron and climbs up to join him. Fox fireman’s carries, but Ricochet slips into the ring!
Ricochet shoves Fox, then APRON HIP TOSSES him! Fox writhes on the floor while Ricochet soaks up the heat, Ricochet builds speed, but rolls to a stop and taunts the fans for thinking he’d give them something. The fans boo but Ricochet soaks it up, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ricochet talks trash on the fans, goes out to fetch Fox, and DECKS him with a right! Ricochet whips Fox hard into railing, then soaks up more heat. Ricochet brings Fox up and puts him in the ring. Ricochet slingshots to KNEE-BOARD SENTON! Ricochet taunts the fans more, then stomps Fox down. Ricochet stomps away at the ropes, Fox bails out of the ring, but Ricochet pursues. Fox kicks but Ricochet blocks to CHOP! Fox staggers away, slips into the ring, but Ricochet stalks him. Fox snarls and he CHOPS! Fox fires hands, but Ricochet UPPERCUTS him down! Ricochet runs to UPPERCUT Fox in the back!
Ricochet then runs and BASEMENT UPPERCUTS! Ricochet soaks up more heat, then clamps onto Fox with a motorcycle stretch! Fox endures the knee in his back while Ricochet pulls on the arms. Fox fights, stands, and fires body shots! But Ricochet CLAWS Fox’s back! Ricochet puts Fox in the corner, CLAWS his back again, then tells the ref to back off. Ricochet stands Fox up to CHOP! Ricochet RAMS into Fox, ROCKS him with a forearm, then snapmares him into a chinlock. Ricochet again digs his knee into Fox’s back, but Fox endures while the fans rally. Dynamite returns to single picture as Fox fights up.
Fox fires hands, runs, but into a DROPKICK! The fans boo but Ricochet tells them to shut up. Cover, TWO! Ricochet ELBOWS Fox in the head, then DECKS him! Ricochet stand Fox up but Fox fires forearms! Ricochet wobbles, Fox runs, but Ricochet SPINEBUSTERS Fox down! Ricochet scuffs Fox, and the fans boo as he pretends to be The People’s Champion! Ricochet runs to drop the PEOPLE’S MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Fox survives but Ricochet reels him in. Ricochet suplexes, but Fox knees free! Fox fires forearms, Ricochet fires forearms back, and they both ROCK each other! And DOUBLE LARIAT!
Ricochet takes another swing, Fox dodges! Fox comes back, Ricochet dodges! DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide and both men are down! The fans fire up while both men stir. Ricochet staggers around, comes back, but Fox fires haymakers! Fox whips, Ricochet reverses, but Fox goes Matrix to dodge the lariat! Fox then ENZIGIRIS and Ricochet wobbles! Ricochet takes another swing, but Fox blocks! Fox wrenches, then he blocks a kick! FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives and Fox can’t believe it! The fans rally and Fox hauls Ricochet up. Fox tucks the arms but Ricochet slips out the back!
Ricochet ELBOWS Fox from the corner, then goes up, only for Fox to ENZIGIRI! Fox hits an ICONOCLASM, steps over and RIPCORD CUTTERS! Fox is right up top, 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives again and Fox is shocked! Ricochet crawls to the apron, “This is Awesome!” as Fox game plans. Fox drags Ricochet back in but Ricochet holds the ropes! Ricochet kicks free, but Fox has Ricochet in the ropes! Fox drags Ricochet up, fireman’s carries, but Ricochet still clings to ropes! Fox pulls Ricochet free, so now Ricochet grabs the ref! The ref reprimands, Ricochet lets go but Fox lets him down. RECOIL from Ricochet! Cover, TWO!!
Fox survives and now Ricochet is shocked! The fans fire up and Fox sputters back to life. But Ricochet locks ‘n’ loads, SPIRIT GUN!! And then the dragon sleeper, the VERTIGO!! Cover, Ricochet wins!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall
That was indeed #OuttaThisWorld, but Fox gave as good as he got right to the end! But Ricochet brings out the golden scissors!? BUT WAIT! SWERVE IS HERE! Swerve trips Ricochet and throws him into the barriers! The fans fire up as Swerve fires off on Ricochet, then throw shim around ringside! And then into steel steps! Ricochet sputters and Swerve snarls, and then Swerve puts Ricochet in the ring. But then Ricochet uses Fox as a shield! Ricochet even has the scissors against Fox’s neck to threaten him like he did Nana! Swerve stands down and Ricochet retreats. But with one week to go, will Ricochet enter Swerve’s House only to NOT make it out in one piece?
AEW shares a snippet from Closeup with Renee Paquette.
We got a little taste on Saturday during Collision, now we get a little more as Renee asks Jon Moxley about the AEW World Championship itself. From the moment Moxley won it, he’s kept it hidden. First a garbage bag, now the briefcase. Why is it Moxley is essentially holding this title hostage? Moxley asks back why anyone needs to see the belt. What does anyone get out of it? Do they want to take a picture of it? Is this a petting zoo? Why does anyone need to see it when they don’t know anything about it? They don’t understand it on any level. They don’t understand what a world championship means, what it is about, what it takes to be a world champion.
Moxley IS the AEW World Championship! He is the living definition of what it is to be a champion. Want to see it? Take a look at it, because it’s right here. HE is the AEW World Championship, it lives here. It isn’t something you hold, it isn’t something you show off, it isn’t something you take pictures with. It lives in the heart! It has to be cultivated, grown, forged in the white hot fires of struggle and combat. And as we heard from Collision, Moxley is trying to build a THOUSAND Moxleys! He wants to backfill AEW, so that means he must put them through what he went through, and maybe even worse.
The Maniac’s reign of terror is much deeper than we knew. But will it ever come to an end?
The Learning Tree speaks.
Chris Jericho says, “Hi, guys~! Welcome to another New York Minute, coming to you live this week from Huntsville, Alabama, home of the Crimson Toad.” Bryan Keith adds, “ROLL TOAD!” Jericho says a lot is going on with The Nueve, like his new movie, Dark Match, premiering in theaters and on Shudder this Friday night. It’s violent, it’s gory, it’s fun, just like The Learning Tree! But speaking of violent, we also saw last week on Collision, Big Bill took out Will Hobbs! Tells us about it, Redwood! Bill says what “LT” said last week really struck a chord with him. It is one thing for Bill to share the teachings of Jericho with the world, but it’s another to put those words into action.
Bill feels now that he understands Jericho’s words in a way that he never did before. He feels… Stronger. Jericho says yes, when he hears Bill say that, it makes Jericho very proud. Jericho is very proud… of himself, for being such a great mentor! And Jericho told Bill to take out Hobbs, but permanently. Bill didn’t do that, so Bill will have to work a little bit harder next time. But Bill will get that chance again this Saturday, as Jericho & Bad Apple Bryan Keith take on those other heathens who beat them in that 12 Man Tag at Maximum Carnage, The Outrunners! Jericho says the Outrunners claim to have been around for decades, but Jericho’s never seen them anywhere but AEW, EVER!
Keith says that’s a Mandela Effect! Jericho says this Saturday, The Youngest Men Alive get taught a lesson from the smartest men alive, and Big Bill will make Jericho proud for real this time. That’s all! Another New York Minute! Thanks, guys~! Jericho’s cocky smile turns into a sneer, but will he and Keith really bring down Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum? Or will the Learning Tree get a Total Recall?
Jay White VS Wheeler Yuta!
The Switchblade has been after The Death Riders for months now, and he especially owes The Decoder for all the underhanded ways he’s gotten involved in White’s title matches. Will Yuta learn to Breathe with the Switchblade? Or will he just ruin another night for Jay White?
White is wary as he puts his jacket aside. Yuta runs up, but White catches him to a clinch! BLADE- NO, Yuta slips free and bails out! White taunts Yuta, Yuta says the bell hasn’t even rung! Oh, he’s one to talk about playing fair! The ref has White back up and Yuta slowly steps back into the ring. The fans chant “YUTA SUCKS! YUTA SUCKS!” The bell rings now, but Yuta bails out again. The fans boo but Yuta takes his time coming back. White says it’s fine, he’s got time. Yuta paces, the ring count hits 5 of 10, and Yuta steps in again. They tie up, Yuta headlocks but White slips out to headlock in return.
Yuta pulls hair to put White in a corner but the ref counts. The fans boo, Yuta lets go, but White pulls Yuta’s beard! The fans cheer, the ref reprimands, but White brings Yuta around. Yuta breaks free but White CHOPS him! White takes another swing, Yuta ducks and wrenches the other arm to then wristlock. White spins, Yuta wrenches, repeat, but then White rolls. White wrenches and spins Yuta to CHOP it down! The fans cheer while White grabs a leg. White pushes the leg down to sit Yuta up, and White CHOPS Yuta down again! And again! White pushes the leg down a third time, Yuta stays down, so White stomps him!
Yuta sputters, sits up, and White CHOPS him yet again! Yuta goes to a corner, White brings him around, but Yuta kicks. White blocks, and CHOPS! White whips, Yuta reverses but White reverses back to CHOP! White runs, sniffs out the backdrop and KICKS Yuta! White whips, then BACKDROPS Yuta! The fans cheer, Guns Up for the Huntsville Gold Members! Yuta avoids the chop, comes back, but White pops Yuta up to sit on the top rope! The fans cheer while Yuta clutches his death rider, and then White CHOPS him to the floor! Yuta crawls, White goes out after him, and White CHOPS Yuta again! The fans “WOO~!” while Yuta sputters.
White refreshes the ring count, drags Yuta up and SMACKS him off the barrier! White refreshes the count yet again, and fans want more! White SMACKS Yuta off the barriers again! The ref wants this in the ring, White says give him a minute, but Yuta dropkicks White’s leg! Yuta goes to the apron, but White yanks him down! White swings, Yuta dodges, and he drop toeholds White into the apron! White sputters and wobbles, Yuta SHOVES him into steel steps! White falls back, Yuta argues with the ref, and then Yuta SLAMS White’s leg into the steel steps! And he does it again! The ring count climbs again, but Yuta drags White around.
Yuta traps White’s leg in the frame of the ring! Yuta STOMPS the leg! The fans boo but Yuta pushes White into the ring. White rolls away, clutching that knee, but Yuta stalks him. White CHOPS, but Yuta stomps White! Yuta hooks the leg, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Yuta keeps White down with a leglock, and he drops a KNEE on the knee! White endures while Yuta keeps the leg trapped. Yuta flexes while soaking up the heat, but White pulls hair. Yuta steps through for a spinning toehold! White endures, Yuta mocks the clapping, but White KICKS at Yuta with his free leg. Yuta GROUND DRAGON SCREWS White!
White crawls away to the ropes, goes to the apron, but Yuta kicks him to the floor. Yuta goes out but White CHOPS him down! The fans fire up, but Yuta trips White! Yuta SLAMS the bad leg into the LED barriers! And though Excalibur said it a few seconds ago, now Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Yuta drags White around the way, puts him back in the ring, and he pushes White to a cover. TWO, but Yuta keeps White down for another cover, TWO! Another cover, TWO! Yuta is annoyed, White CHOPS him but Yuta SLAPS White! Yuta has the toehold and twists the foot. White CLAWS Yuta’s back but Yuta TWISTS the ankle! Yuta steps through for another toehold, then ties the legs up in a deathlock! Yuta stands and taunts White. White grabs Yuta’s beard, but Yuta breaks free to bridge back! White endures, reaches out, and he crawls around. Yuta taunts White to go for the ropes, and White flails as he inches closer.
White fights and fights, and finally has the ROPEBREAK! Yuta mockingly applauds while the ref counts, and Yuta lets the leglock go at 4. Yuta stomps White, has him in the corner, and then he puts the bad leg on the ropes. Yuta stands on the bad leg, the ref counts, and Yuta steps off at 4. Yuta argues with the ref, but White stands up to CHOP! White hobbles Yuta CHOPS him in return! White flops into the corner, but he CHOPS in return! Yuta ROCKS White with a forearm, then stalks him along the ropes. White stands to ROCK Yuta! White hobbles as he storms up on Yuta, and Yuta ROCKS White back!
Dynamite returns to single picture, White CHOPS again, but Yuta KICKS the bad leg! White flops against the ropes and Yuta mocks the fans. White comes back to CHOP! The fans rally, Yuta storms up, but White CHOPS again! White roars, the fans fire up, but Yuta kicks the bad leg! White falls back, Yuta mocks the roar, then he storms up on White in the corner. Yuta hoists White up to the top rope, “YUTA SUCKS!” but he CLAWS White’s eyes! Yuta climbs up behind White, but White fights the lift! White CLUBS Yuta again and again, then ELBOWS him! Yuta falls off the corner, White slips down, and White swings.
Yuta dodges, but White blocks the kick! DRAGON SCREW! Now Yuta hobbles around, and White is on Yuta in the corner! White puts Yuta up top, climbs up the ropes, but Yuta fires body shots! Yuta BITES White’s forehead! White drops back, the ref reprimands, but Yuta hops down. White LARIATS in the corner! And then he hoists Yuta back up! White climbs to the very top, and hits a SUPER DUPER PLEX! Cover, TWO! Yuta stays in this but White is focused. Both men stand, White storms up on Yuta, and White JABS, JABS, and CHOPS! Then JAB! JAB! CHOP! White reels Yuta in to clinch, but Yuta fights with forearms!
White KNEES low, clinches again, URE- NO, Yuta arm-drags to a lateral press! TWO and White has a ghost pin! TWO, both men stand, and Yuta swings! White catches him, spins him to the SLEEPER, but Yuta spins free and CHOP BLOCKS the bad leg! Yuta then clamps on and turns White over, HALF CRAB! The fans boo but Yuta pulls on that leg! White endures, reaches out, and fights to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, the ref counts, and Yuta lets go, shouting, “I have ’til five!” Yuta acts like he’s Bryan Danielson here, then he goes back to White. Yuta drags White up, wrenches and lifts, but White fights free!
White hobbles on the bad leg, Yuta runs up to KICK the leg out! The fans boo but Yuta hits the PAIN THRILLER! Cover, TWO!! White survives and Yuta is frustrated, but Yuta clamps onto White with HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! White glares at Yuta, blocks a shot, and then arm-drags free! Yuta comes back, into the URENAGE! Both men are down but the fans rally behind White, White drags himself up with ropes, drags Yuta up into the clinch, but Yuta slips free! Schoolboy, with tights! TWO!! White CHOPS Yuta, Yuta rewinds in the ropes and slips around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!!
White escapes, Yuta is furious, and Yuta hurries right to a corner! Yuta climbs, even with his own bad leg, and he DIVING- NO, he has to roll through as White dodges. Yuta ELBOWS White away, then powers up the leg! Yuta runs in, BUSAI- NO, White catches Yuta outta the air, BLADERUNNER!! Cover, White wins!
Winner: Jay White, by pinfall
White snatches that one away in the blink of an eye, but he isn’t done! White stands Yuta up again, for another BLADERUNNER! The fans want that “One More Time!” so White says why not! White hobbles back to Yuta, but here comes Moxley & Marina! White sees The Maniac on the apron, but then Claudio slips in from behind! Claudio CLOBBERS White, and now he and Moxley stomp away on White! Yuta flounders, but here comes Rated FTR!! Cope, Dax & Cash run The Death Riders off, but Moxley grins as he dares Cope to come get him. Cope helps White up, and Dax gets a mic.
“It’s a little different, huh? It’s a little different because it’s even, it’s an even fight right now. Death Riders, I know how you operate. And here’s the thing, I don’t hate how you operate. But what I do hate is when you try to end a 67-year-old man who is my idol, Ricky Morton. That’s what I got a problem! Right now, tonight, one of my favorite wrestlers of all time, one half of the greatest tag team, The Midnight Express, Dennis Condrey, is here! In Dennis Condrey’s name, on Collision, FTR VS The Death Riders, in a Midsouth Street Fight!” The fans like the sound of that! Dax says, “See y’all there.” Will the Top Guys make sure The Death Riders finally get what they deserve?
Renee Paquette is on stage.
She welcomes out the AEW Women’s World Champion, Mariah May! The Glamour walks out on stage, says it is great to be in Huntsville, “but looking around, maybe we should change the first letter to a C?” The fans get what she means, but Renee moves things along. We have seen the metamorphosis of “Timeless” Toni Storm, who Mariah will be defending the title against at Grand Slam: Australia. Mariah seemed a bit shaken- Oh, wow, we’re doing this? Toni Storm playing the part of Toni Storm, the RETURN~ of Toni Storm! This isn’t real, Renee! None of it is! Toni Storm is NOT real! Mariah then snatches the mic from Renee while the fans chant “TONI! TONI!”
Mariah scowls at the fans, then says, “You want to play the role of Toni Storm? Okay, why don’t you play the Toni Storm who gave her heart to a woman who used her for her gold? No, no, why don’t you play the Toni Storm who’s most memorable moment was bleeding and crying in my hands?” The fans boo but Mariah says maybe Toni should play the Toni who walked out of Wembley Stadium and Japan and Mexico, because she couldn’t touch Mariah. Mariah smirks while fans boo, and Mariah says Toni can play whatever Toni she’d like, because the ending stays the same. Mariah doesn’t need to rope play. When you’re this good, you don’t need to change a thing.
Mariah says, “I am the Woman From Hell, and I always will be. And I will remind you for the rest of your life. Look now and never forget, for this is your AEW Women’s World Champion!” Mariah holds up the title, but with just over two weeks left, will she lose it all to the woman she took it all from?
AEW checks on on The Gunns.
Austin & Colten have been watching from home, looking back on their rise to the top, and working on making it back. When and where will it be #GunnsUp again?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
On top of Jericho & Keith VS The Outrunners, we will see Samoa Joe & Hook team up against Nick Wayne & Kip Sabian! Will The Patriarchy’s “sons” be able to stop the Samoan Submission Machine and the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil? Then, after hearing Mariah speak tonight, “Timeless” Toni Storm will give her response! And then, after the tense stare downs from last week’s Homecoming, Daniel Garcia is putting up his TNT Championship in a Triple Threat! Kyle O’Reilly and Lee Moriarty are stepping up, but will either of them take this title from Red Death?
The Hurt Syndicate speaks.
Montel Vontavious Porter says, “Normally, we would gloat. But we’re gonna celebrate. First, because we’re classy gentlemen who conduct business, I would like to recognize the former AEW Tag Team Champions, Private Party. Zay, Quen, they’re warriors, they fought hard. It wasn’t their fault they ran into the most devastating tandem in ALL of professional wrestling. These tag team titles are going to stay here as long as we want them. We are putting everyone on notice. The All Mighty, Bobby Lashley. The Standard of Excellence, Shelton Benjamin. Hurt Syndicate will accept any challenge from any challenger. Any time, any place.
“We are the Hurt Syndicate, and we hurt people.” Then who will dare step up against this dangerous and powerful pair?
The Don Callis Family speaks.
Don Callis himself says, “We are the true one-percenters of professional wrestling.” Konosuke Takeshita is not only the AEW International Champion, he is the NEVER Openweight Champion after defeating Shingo Takagi at WrestleKingdom 19 and Tomohiro Ishii at WrestleDynasty. They will do what they do everywhere in the world, whatever ring they step into, and win 1-2-3! Will that be the case when AEW arrives in Australia?
The Vendetta speak.
Taya Valkyrie has the cameraman come in close. “Moments from now, we’re gonna witness Mercedes Mone defend her TBS Championship VS Yuka. UGH!” Deonna Purrazzo says, “We both know that could have been me, it should have been me, and it would have been me, if it wasn’t for Harley Cameron.” Taya says Harley loves sticking her “balloons” where they don’t belong, and Deonna says this world wasn’t built for women like them. That is why they must TAKE what they deserve. So Harley, now you belong to The Vendetta. Saturday Night Collision, they are coming to collect. The Virtuosa then dismisses the cameraman, will Harley pay for doing the right thing?
AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone VS Yuka Sakazaki!
The CEO may be the FOUR-BELT BOSS, but she is still up for a challenge. She turned down Harley Cameron as Harley hasn’t won anything on AEW TV, ever. But then Harley made sure the Wrestling Magical Girl had a fair chance in Homecoming’s Fatal 4 Way last Saturday Night Collision. Will Yuka thank Harley for that by defeating Mone? Or will The CEO still be the Face of TBS?
The introductions are made, the AEW belt is raised, and we see if Mone holds onto the hardware!
The bell rings and the two circle. Mone and Yuka tie up, go around, and the fans are on Yuka’s side. Mone wrenches, wristlocks, but Yuka spins, wrenches, and wristlocks in return. Mone rolls, kips up, and wrenches to hammerlock. Yuka endures, fights up and spins around to top wristlock! Mone slips under but Yuka headlocks. Mone powers out to headlock in return, but Yuka powers up to power out. Mone RUSN Yuka over, soaks up the heat while she does her dance, but Yuka kips up! Yuka wags her finger, runs, and she jumps over the dropdown. Things keep moving, and Yuka RUNS Mone over! The fans cheer and Yuka does her own CEO dance!
Mone swipes, Yuka jumps it, and she snapmares Mone! Mone bridges up and snapmares Yuka, but Yuka bridges up! Mone shoves Yuka, but Yuka avoids the arm-drag! The fans cheer as Yuka body scissors, and she rolls Mone around and around, and around again! Cover, TWO! Mone escapes and then ducks a sliding lariat! Ghost pin, TWO! Mone CHOPS! The fans “WOO~!” and Mone grins. Yuka swings, Mone blocks her and goes up, up, and then FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Mone dusts herself off while Yuka tumbles away. Yuka bails out, Mone builds speed, but Yuka blocks the basement dropkick! Yuka spins Mone around, then says neener-neener!
Mone kicks, Yuka ducks it, but Mone grabs Yuka by the hair! Mone says you wanna neener-neener HER?! Mone whips, Yuka goes up the apron and TIGER FEINT KICKS Mone down! The fans fire up with Yuka and she goes up the corner! Mone stands, Yuka aims, but Mone scrambles away! The fans boo and Yuka pouts. Yuka hops down while Mone wags her finger. Yuka goes to the apron, kicks, but Mone blocks! Mone trips Yuka, Yuka hits the apron, and then Mone goes up! METEORA to the floor! The CEO does her dance again, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Mone soaks up heat while the ref checks Yuka. Yuka’s still in this, so Mone stands her up. Mone brings Yuka around the ring in a mocking victory lap, then THROWS her into the apron! Mone CHOPS Yuka, puts her in the ring, then covers, TWO! Yuka stays in this and Mone is frustrated already. Mone drags Yuka up, brings her around, and bumps her off buckles. Mone stomps a mudhole into Yuka, stands on her, then steps off as the ref counts. Mone runs back in, but she blocks Yuka’s boot! Yuka tries another kick, Mone blocks that, and Mone puts Yuka in the ropes. Mone ROCKS Yuka, then hits the STOCK DROP! Cover, TWO!
Yuka stays in this and Mone is annoyed. Mone storms back up on Yuka, drags her up by her hair, then scoops her, only for Yuka to slip free! Yuka has the arms for a motorcycle stretch, but then throws Mone down into a cover, TOW! Mone hurries to her feet and she DROPKICKS Yuka down! Yuka flounders, but she still kicks Mone from below. Mone stomps away on Yuka, drags her up and scoops again, for the SLAM! Mone kneels on the cover, TWO! Yuka stays in this but Mone stays on her by clamping on a chinlock. Yuka endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Mone THROWS Yuka down by her hair, then dusts herself off.
Mone soaks up more heat, KNEES Yuka in the back again and again and again, then puts her in the motorcycle stretch! Yuka endures, fights up to her feet, but Mone pushes her back down! Mone pulls on the arms but Yuka still endures! Yuka fights up, Mone cranks the arms, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Yuka still fights and the fans rally behind her. Yuka kicks Mone, ROCKS her, then fires more shots! Mone shoves Yuka, blocks a kick, and KNEES Yuka! Mone reels Yuka in, puts one out, and lifts Yuka, but Yuka RANAS Mone away! The fans fire up while Yuka goes to a corner. Mone runs in, but Yjka dodges! Mone crashes into buckles!
Mone falls back, hobbles up, and Yuka GAMANGIRIS! Yuka then springboards up, up, balances herself, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! The fans fire up again and Yuka brings Mone up. Yuka suplexes, BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Mone stays in this but Yuka runs, SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Mone survives again but Yuka keeps her cool. Yuka suplexes Mone again, but Mone slips free and spins Yuka around! Mone suplexes, Una Amiga! Then Dos Amigas! The fans boo but Mone hits THREE AMIGAS! Cover, TWO!! Yuka survives and Mone is frustrated. Mone shakes her head, drags Yuka around and stomps her down.
Mone steps on Yuka, heads for the corner, and fans boo as Mone climbs. Mone grins as she gives some Latina Heat, but Yuka is up! Yuka runs up to UPPERCUT! The fans fire up as Yuka climbs and fires forearms! The fans count along, Yuka hits TEN, and then brings Mone up! SUPERPLEX! Both women are down but the fans fire up! Yuka crawls her way over, covers, TWO!! Mone survives and Yuka grows a bit frustrated. Yuka drags Mone up, wrenches and hammerlocks, then she picks Mone up! MERRY-GO- NO! Mone slips free, Gory Especial, MONEY- NO!! Yuka lands out!! SUPERKICK!
Mone staggers around, Yuka wrenches and hammerlocks again! MERRY-GO-ROUND~ FACEBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Mone still survives and now Yuka is angry! Mone crawls to a corner, Yuka runs in, but Mone ELBOWS her away! Mone goes up to get Yuka for DEADLY NIGHTSHADE! And then BACKSTABBER into the STATEMENT MAKER!! Yuka endures the crossface, reaches out, rolls Mone, TWO!! Mone swings, misses, and Yuka ROLLING ELBOWS! Mone drops to her knees, Yuka rolls her into the SEATBELT! TWO!! Mone escapes and goes back to a corner. Yuka runs up, blocks boots, and she puts Mone in the ropes!
Yuka ENZIGIRS, then DRAPING GERMAN SUPLEXES! The fans are thunderous while Mone flounders! Yuka goes up the ropes, MAGICAL GIRL SPLASH onto knees!! Mone saves herself, cradles Yuka, TWO!! Yuka escapes, but Mone KNEES her in the face! And then a POWERBOMB! Mone flips Yuka over, hooks her into the Gory Especial, MONEY MAKER!! Cover, Mone wins!
Winner: Mercedes Mone, by pinfall (still AEW TBS Champion)
Mone got quite the fight from Yuka, but she not only holds onto this title, but she stays the FOUR BELT BOSS! Will anyone ever end The CEO’s world domination?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite here, and it moved rather smoothly. I can’t be sure, but it felt like there was less talking and more story told through action. Great opening match from Ospreay VS Cage, and they hit all the beats: Omega got attacked backstage; Ospreay still wins despite Archer and Callis getting involved; Don Callis Family beats Ospreay up; Omega makes the save; Don Callis Family still beats him and Ospreay up. I feel like the teaser of the “sixth man” was a little soon if Ospreay & Omega were still going to be on the defensive, but maybe we’ll see the reveal during the tag match for Grand Slam: Australia. It would certainly be a big moment for their newest “biggest show.”
Plus, great story intertwining, it was a bit like the AEW of old. Hangman looking for Swerve but not finding him, then bumping into MJF was good stuff. MJF of course talked smack on Jarrett before Jarrett VS Claudio, and Jarrett VS Claudio was some great stuff. But wow, Moxley needing to get involved to screw over Jarrett? I feel like Claudio could’ve just given Jarrett a low blow and it would’ve been the same. But I suppose Jarrett really being down and out gave MJF his opening to add on, which of course all but guarantees we’re getting MJF VS Jarrett, probably also for Grand Slam: Australia. Again, it’s AEW’s new big special, they’re not having MJF miss that.
Ricochet had a good promo getting all cocky because he thought he was safe, and then he had a great match against AR Fox. Swerve appearing from under the ring (at least I think that’s where he was, the cameras didn’t catch where he came from) was great, and he got to beat up on Ricochet a bit. Ricochet still got away before Swerve could truly stand tall, but this was the go-home to their match next week in Atlanta, and Swerve certainly has the edge on Ricochet. That would usually indicate Swerve loses, and I could see Ricochet cheating to do it. I feel like they could easily set a bigger, better match for Grand Slam, maybe even Revolution, we’ll have to wait and see.
Good snippet from that Moxley interview for Closeup, thought it didn’t add too much to what we got on Collision last week. White VS Yuta was a great match, and while White won, the Death Riders of course came out to go after him. That then of course brought out Rated FTR, but surprisingly no brawl. FTR putting out the challenge for the Midsouth Street Fight is good stuff, and that match will be some awesome stuff, and also hard to call. We also got a good vignette from The Gunns, so maybe we will get them returning to help White against the Death Riders, and then we can actually get a World Trios Championship already.
Good promo from Hobbs to explain why he couldn’t be here tonight, and this was surely legit given that wild fall off the stage in Daily’s Place. Any number of bumps, scrapes, bruises and such could’ve happened when crashing down through tables and hitting the ground, and Hobbs is still only just returning from injury, they can’t risk him getting injured again. Good “New York Minute” from The Learning Tree, but the highlight was Jericho’s continued condescending towards Big Bill. Bill really needs to turn on Jericho before this story is over, and I’d love if Bill also ranted about all the things Jericho got wrong about the USA while trying to be “The King of New York.”
Good promo from Mariah to respond to that confrontation with Toni Storm, and Toni’s promo on Collision will surely be good stuff. Good promo from Vendetta, I feel like whatever match they have with Harley should end up Harley’s win. Then Harley can throw that win in Mone’s face because she wants that title shot in Australia. Speaking of, awesome main event from Mone VS Yuka, probably one of Yuka’s best matches in AEW. But of course Mone won, she’s been going strong and probably will keep going until Kamille comes back or we get another crossover of AEW, NJPW and other partners, aka Forbidden Door: London.
My Score: 8.9/10
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