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Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (4/5/21)
WrestleMania Week Raw isn’t letting up!
The last Raw before WrestleMania is red hot!
WWE begins WrestleMania WEEK with a Raw packed to the brim! Will Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley be rolling into their world title clash of titans?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Xavier Woods w/ Kofi Kingston VS AJ Styles w/ Omos; Woods wins.
- 2v1 Handicap Match: Elias & Jaxson Ryker VS Braun Strowman; Braun wins.
- Asuka & Rhea Ripley VS Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler; Jax & Baszler win.
- Bobby Lashley w/ MVP VS Cedric Alexander w/ Shelton Benjamin; Lashley wins.
- Matt Riddle VS Mustafa Ali; Riddle wins.
- Drew McIntyre VS King Corbin; McIntyre wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Drew McIntyre heads to the ring!
Though he faces the Rocky Mountain Machine at WrestleMania, the Scottish Warrior must make it to WrestleMania, and that’ll be hard with Bobby Lashley throwing others at him. SmackDown’s King Corbin thinks he can cash in on Lashley’s golden offer, but that confrontation will be for later tonight. McIntyre has a mic and says this is the final Raw before Mania. Just five days until WrestleMania night one, and he can’t help but think back to last year and how unique it was. Then fast-forward to now, we’re “back in business” and once again McIntyre is fighting to become WWE Champion.
So much is going through his head. Where to begin? With Corbin? Nah. The All Mighty Lashley, this match is happening. Lashley’s tried to take McIntyre out but it is happening! They’re in for the biggest FIGHT of their lives, and McIntyre can hardly wait. Such similar journeys, really, the two of them. Almost 20 years each, so many ups and downs. What is it that makes them different? “Sacrifice.” How much McIntyre is willing to give up. Lashley’s sacrificed a lot, too, traveling up and down the roads, around the world, missing special moments with the family. But when Lashley goes home, he makes up for lost time. McIntyre never had that luxury.
McIntyre left home at age 22 with one purpose in mind: becoming WWE Champion. Times were hard. There were times he wish he could go home. He remembers sitting ringside when his mother was going through chemo therapy. She told him on Skype that this is Drew’s dream, and if he comes home, she’d kick his ass herself. “Keep pushing forward. Keep sacrificing.” McIntyre did, he kept going, he gave everything to this industry! He got fired, kept going, came back, rose up and became WWE Champion! He fell off Cells, ladders, through Extreme Rules, kept sacrificing! How can Lashley beat a man who is willing to sacrifice everything?! He can’t.
McIntyre promises to run through Corbin tonight, then put a boot through Lashley’s eyes, take the title and END the All Mighty Era! But speaking of, here come Bobby Lashley and MVP! “Are you done yet, Drew?” McIntyre just goes on and on about last year. It took Drew 17 years to get here, but it took Lashley 16. There can only be one man on top. McIntyre’s time is over, and now it’s All Mighty Time. And what’s worse is that everyone is so scared of the Scottish Warrior, but Lashley saw something in McIntyre’s eyes. McIntyre is the one afraid! Lashley got McIntyre in the Hurt Lock and felt him shake, shiver, then fade out. And that’ll happen again at Mania!
Such big words! McIntyre wasn’t afraid, he just went out. But if Lashley wants to talk tough, he sent everyone after him, needed help- Lashley doesn’t need help! Did you see what he did to Shelton Benjamin? Now watch what happens to Cedric Alexander. McIntyre says who cares about waiting, let’s just do this now! MVP says that’s not how this works! WrestleMania Saturday is when this happens, and we all know right where McIntyre will be: the center of the ring, with the All Mighty, where McIntyre will lose his dignity, lose consciousness, and ultimately lose the match.
Well putting it that way, then okay, nevermind. McIntyre’s speech was nothing. Maybe he’ll be an Uber driver, an Amazon driver, or just say “Screw that” and run Lashley down! Lashley and McIntyre shout at each other, but MVP shouts over them both. This is a lot of tough talk, considering McIntyre might not even make it to Mania. Because here comes Corbin! The Wolf King tells McIntyre that he agrees with MVP. McIntyre won’t even make it to Mania so why worry about it? Corbin started something last week, and looks to finish it now! There is NO WrestleMania for McIntyre! There is NO WWE World Championship for him! Tonight, Corbin whoops McIntyre’s “punk ass!” The tough talk continues from all over, but who will be standing when it’s all over?
Xavier Woods w/ Kofi Kingston VS AJ Styles w/ Omos!
Don’t worry, this isn’t a replay, it’s a rematch! The Phenomenal One’s colossal tag partner interfered and disqualified the match last week, so now Woods and Styles go another round! Will Styles take care of this himself this week? Or will Woods get that singles series sweep before the Raw Tag Team Championship match at WrestleMania?
Before making their entrance, New Day come across Matt Riddle on his scooter. Riddle wants to say that it was messed up what Omos did last week. His power level must be WAY over 9000. And Riddle is pretty sure he’s never seen someone get as high as Kofi. But bro, Omos’ first match ever is this weekend, but do you think he can get both of them that high? Let’s hope no one gets that high this weekend. But in fact, ya bois the NEW~ DAY~ will get down when they retain their W, W, E, Raw, Tag, Team, Championships~! But Riddle has his own match with Sheamus, after getting through Mustafa Ali tonight. How’s Riddle feeling?
Well, Sheamus is a little more diesel and stinky, so he’ll be good, but Ali is more sticky, so Riddle will have to grind him down before he can break him down, know what he’s saying? But Riddle’s off to get ready. Good luck, Woods! Woods and Kofi both wonder if Riddle was talking about what they think he was talking about. Kofi is pretty sure he’s got a craving for some milk ‘n’ cookies right now… But enough about that, the New Day makes their entrance! Will they and Riddle all smoke the competition tonight?
The bell rings, Woods and Styles circle and tie up, but Styles throat chops! Styles fires off haymakers in a corner, whips Woods to ropes then hits a big hip toss! Omos and Styles are both fired up, and Styles brings Woods up. Woods fires off hands in return, but Styles shoves him then rolls him for the CALF CRUSHER! Woods is caught already, Omos likes what he sees, but Woods reaches! Kofi talks trash on Omos and then throws the mic at him! IT just bounces off!! Omos storms after Kofi into the ring, and Styles lets off of Woods! Styles chases Kofi out, Omos gets on the apron and the ref is distracted. Woods rolls Styles up with a cradle, Woods wins!!
Winner: Xavier Woods, by pinfall
GOTTEE! Turnabout is fair play, and the New Day are fired up! Will they use Omos’ inexperience against him and Styles to stay golden?
A Bugatti rolls up.
It’s Bad Bunny and Damian Priest! They’re rolling into Raw in style, but will they be all business this close to the Most Must-See Showdown at WrestleMania?
BRAAAUN~ is here!
Ahead of his Steel Cage match with the mocking and arrogant Shane McMahon, the Monster Among Men has a cage set up with the ring. Shane miscalculated when he let Braun choose the stipulation, and Braun paces about inside. “My whole life, I’ve had to deal with guys like Shane McMahon.” People would bully Braun for his size when they don’t know who he is, what he’s about. Shane tries to make stupid jokes to get under Braun’s skin, but Shane doesn’t get it. Shane doesn’t know what he’s gotten himself into. Shane can run his mouth all he wants, but when the cage door closes, “the running ends.” He’ll be locked inside with Braun.
And Braun won’t just whoop Shane’s ass for himself, but for everyone who has ever been made fun of for being stupid, and told that they would never make something of themselves! Braun is fighting for himself and for every one of them! There’s no goods, no running, no hiding, and no games! Shane will be inside a steel cage with the Monster Among Men! “At WrestleMania, Shane, at the end of our match on Saturday, while your corpse lays in the middle of this ring after I’ve ping-ponged it around this entire cage, and I rub your face into this metal and give you a taste of the agony that it puts on people’s souls being called ‘stupid,'” the last thing Shane hears won’t be “here comes the money.” It’ll be “here comes the body bag!” At WrestleMania, Shane will #GetTheseHands!
But speaking of, here comes Shane O’Mac, not at all afraid of Braun. So much anger, Braun. What did Shane ever do to him? And when Shane gave Braun the chance to choose the match, it was a test to see how far Braun’s intellect has come since grade school. But honestly, a steel cage at WrestleMania? That choice was not that stupid. On paper, people think this favors Braun. And it would, if Shane was any other man. But he is a McMahon, and he will outwit, outmaneuver and defeat Braun. And then the next morning, when Braun wakes up and look sin the mirror, he’ll say to himself, “Boy, I am stupid…”
2v1 Handicap Match: Elias & Jaxson Ryker w/ Shane McMahon VS Braun Strowman!
The Drifter and his follower appear to fight on Shane’s behalf days before WrestleMania! And perhaps thanks to Shane’s authority, there will be NO tags needed! Will Elias & Ryker soften up Strowman so Shane will have a fighting chance?
Raw returns and the bell rings, Shane watching from a very safe distance. Braun grabs Ryker but Elias attacks, only for Braun to throw him off. Braun ROCKS Elias with an uppercut, then ROCKS Ryker with a haymaker, to then SHOVE Ryker out of the ring! Braun powers Elias to a corner, clubs away on him, then stalks him as he scrambles. Braun scoops but Ryker saves Elias to RAM into him! Elias KNEES Braun in the head! Braun is against the ropes, Ryker CLOBBERS him with double ax handles! Ryker & Elias hit a DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! Ryker drops ax handles, then he and Elias stomp him together!
Elias gets the legs, drags Braun around, rains down rights, and Ryker climbs up. Ryker leaps for a DIVING HEADBUTT! Elias hurries up top while Ryker holds Braun down! Elias hits the MACHO ELBOW! Double cover, TWO!! Braun launches the two but Shane creeps closer. Ryker and Elias stomp away, hammer Braun down, and Shane takes his jacket off. Elias and Ryker throw hands, but Braun explodes out! Shane hurries away as fast as he can! Braun glares at Shane, then kicks Ryker. Braun sends Elias into Ryker and then SPLASHES them both! Braun CLUBS Elias in the chest, scoops Ryker, and hits the MONSTER SLAM!
Elias staggers into a scoop, and he gets a MONSTER SLAM! Braun covers both men, and wins!
Winner: Braun Strowman, by pinfall
The Monster just mangled two men at once! Shane thinks he still has the upper hand, but will he be broken at the hands of Braun Strowman?
Backstage interview with The Miz & John Morrison.
Kevin Patrick says he wants to ask about their match this Saturday with Bad Bunny, but then notices they have paint cans. Oh, these? Kevin acts like this is odd, but no. They’re artists! You heard of Hey Hey, Hop Hop, but they’re more than just musical artists. Painters such as Van Gogh, Monet, and now Miz ‘n’ Morrison. They have a masterpiece to create, using Bunny’s Bugatti!?! Morrison feels bad, this is a $3.6 MILLION car! But there’s a scratch! This is matching paint! In that case, let’s paint! Wait, that’ snot matching, it’s RED on a WHITE car! They write, “Hey Hey, Hop Hop” and then doodle bunnies and then write their names, too!
Miz does finger-painting like his daughters love! This is so good, right? $3.6 MILLION. Imagine what it’s worth now, right? PRICELESS! But will Bunny & Priest make the Hollywood A-Lister and Guru of Greatness pay for this?
Bad Bunny is furious backstage.
He storms his way back to see the vandalism with his own eyes! Now he’s even angrier! But then Miz BLINDSIDES him! Morrison gets Bunny up and the two mug Bunny, before they throw him into the hood of another car! “This is what happens when you disrespect us! This is what happens when you play with us!” Miz drags Bunny by his hair and says he doesn’t respect Bunny! He’ll run Bunny at Mania just like he ruined the car! WWE officials chase Miz & Morrison off, Priest hurries over and asks what happened. Priest realizes just who it was, Pearce shouts for a medic. They check Bunny, but will Priest make sure Miz & Morrison are the ones who’ll need a hospital?
BREAKING NEWS for WrestleMania!
After the chaotic brawl on last Friday Night SmackDown, there will be two major matches in regards to the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships! First, on Saturday, it will be a Tag Team Turmoil, Naomi & Lana VS Dana Brooke & Mandy VS The Riott Squad VS Natalya & Tamina! The winner goes on to Sunday to face Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler for the titles!
Asuka & Rhea Ripley VS Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler w/ Reginald!
The Empress of Tomorrow and Aussie Nightmare are going to clash at WrestleMania, but it was the challenger who chose to accept the challenge from the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions! Is Rhea going to use the Irresistible Force and Queen of Spades to soften the Raw Women’s Champion up? Or is she planning on using Nia & Shayna to show Asuka what she’s in for?
Raw shares backstage interview footage from earlier tonight. How does Rhea plan on coexisting with Asuka tonight after flipping a table onto her last week? Rhea says she won’t share a thing about her strategies. But the question is, what about Asuka? And coexisting is a given since they’re up against Nia & Shayna. Asuka will just have to wait to rip into Rhea this Sunday at Mania. With that, Rhea makes her entrance to join Asuka. Will there be coexistence or mutually assured destruction when Raw returns from the break?
Raw returns and the tag team champions make their entrances, Reggie still following Nia. But Shayna tells him to stay way behind them. The teams sort out, Shayna starts against Asuka and the two circle. They tie up, Shayna gets an arm and wrenches but Asuka wrenches through to wristlock then headlock. Shayna endures the grind, powers out, but Asuka rams her with a shoulder! They both stay up so they start shoving. Shayna mocks Asuka for losing a tooth, then runs. Shayna gets around Asuka to shove but Asuka runs Shayna over! Asuka stands on Shayna’s head to pull on the arm, then wrenches the arm to yank!
Asuka reaches over, but Rhea doesn’t want to tag! Shayna ROCKS Asuka, now Rhea tags in. Rhea circles with Shayna, they tie up, and Shayna waistlocks. Rhea switches, Shayna blocks the lift, and then wrenches free. Rhea scoops and TOSSES Shayna away! Nia tags in, and Rhea smiles as she welcomes the challenge. Nia shoves, Rhea fires off haymakers! Rhea goes to scoop but Nia fights that off to scoop instead! Rhea slips off, and tags Asuka in with a pat on the head! Asuka is upset more about the way she tagged, but goes in after Nia! Nia shoves her away, fireman’s carries, but Asuka slips off to back kick! Asuka tilt-o-whirls to the IRON OCTOPUS!
Nia endures, stays up and powers out to run Asuka over! Cover, TWO! Asuka survives but Nia drags her up. Nia shoves Asuka to a corner, runs in and splashes! Asuka flops down, crawls, but Nia looms over her. Nia pushes Asuka, Asuka hits back, but Nia drags Asuka up to whip her to a corner. Asuka dodges and Nia hits buckles, then turns around into the CODE BREAKER! Hot tags to Rhea and Shayna! Rhea dodges Shayna and BOOTS her down! Rhea DECKS Nia, Reggie distracts but gets caught! Shayna CHOP BLOCKS Rhea’s leg out! Shayna tags Nia, and Nia brings Rhea to the announce desk, just to RAM Rhea into apron! Rhea writhes as Raw goes to break!
Raw returns again and Shayna keeps Rhea down by standing on a leg, then she STOMPS the ankle! Rhea writhes and even Asuka feels that pain. Shayna kicks Rhea’s leg, then drags her to a cover, ONE! Nia is annoyed, tags in, and the champions work together to whip, scoop and SLAM Rhea down! Nia runs to drop an elbow! Cover, TWO! Asuka coaches Rhea but Nia drags Rhea over to tag Shayna. They mug Rhea in the corner, Shayna snapmares Rhea to KICK her in the back! Cover, TWO! Shayna drags Rhea by her leg to HEEL HOOK! Rhea endures as Shayna twists the foot around! Rhea fights and kicks with her free leg! Shayna drops an elbow on the bad leg over and over!
Shayna stands on the leg again, drags Rhea away, and tags in Nia. Nia stands on Rhea’s leg now and has a standing toehold! Rhea endures her leg being bent and she swats at Nia, only for Nia to drop a leg on the leg! Nia looms over Rhea as she crawls, then drags her up into a seated cobra clutch! Rhea fights up, fights free with her free arm, and kicks Nia’s legs out to then basement dropkick! Both women crawl, hot tags to Asuka and Shayna! Asuka dropkicks Shayna, dodges Nia and ROUNDHOUSES her! Asuka hits a hip attack on Shayna, then one on Nia! ROUNDHOUSE for Shayna! And a SNAP GERMAN! Asuka runs to SLIDING WIZARD! Cover, TWO!!
Asuka stays fired up and she heads up top! But Rhea SHOVES Asuka down?! Rhea doesn’t care about this tag match anymore, she’s just going to destroy her Mania opponent with an atomic FACEBUSTER! Rhea feeds Asuka to Shayna and Shayna hits a KNEE! Cover, the tag champs win!!
Winners: Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler, by pinfall
The Nightmare shouts, “I’m not ready for what?!” Asuka fell for Rhea’s trap, but will she get even at WrestleMania? Or will the Riptide dethrone the Empress on the Grandest Stage of Them All?
Cedric Alexander finds MVP backstage.
MVP asks what he’s doing, and it better not be to beg to get back in. Alexander grabs MVP by his collar, and Benjamin walks over to say he better listen. Alexander tells MVP that his greed will cost him. Last week, MVP had the audacity to tell these two they were an embarrassment! That they’re incompetent! MVP is a parasite who needed the Hurt Business to hold him up now that he’s a “crippled, past-up has-been.” Alexander may not win tonight, but he’ll give Lashley a scar he’ll remember him by. And Alexander will be watching as McIntyre defeats Lashley and exposes MVP for the fraud he is. Alexander lets MVP go, and Benjamin straightens his suit for him. Benjamin looks at the THB necklace they got MVP, and tells him to keep his “crippled ass” out of the ring.
Sarah comes by to ask if MVP is at all concerned about Lashley’s match coming up tonight. No, MVP is never concerned for Lashley. MVP is disappointed in “the arrogant, ungrateful attitude” that Alexander & Benjamin are showing. Let’s not forget that it’s because of MVP that they became tag team champions, have the fancy suits and are even relevant again! Before MVP, Alexander had never been to a five-star steakhouse. Lashley walks over and asks what happened, but MVP say sit’s fine. Lashley vows to break Alexander in half! Will there be anything left of #PRIMED after tonight?
Backstage interview with Nia, Shayna & Reggie.
Congrats on tonight’s win, but are they confident about their title defense at WrestleMania against the Tag Team Turmoil winner? Does Sarah need a drink of water after the longest question ever? Of COURSE these two are confident! So dumb! But The Ravishing Glow, Lana & Naomi walk over and say they can think of a few reasons why the champs should be worried. Oh, right, because these two are really scary. But then Dana & Mandy walk over and ask, “What about us?” What about you? But then SmackDown’s Tamina & Natty storm in! They don’t even go here! Why- But now the Riott Squad gets in on this! Wait, wait, Billie Kay wants in. Does she even have a partner? Carmella is reviewing her resumé so…
NO! All of you have a match on Saturday. The winner faces the champs on Sunday. They don’t have time for this. They head out to let their contenders argue. Who rises up to challenge the Irresistible Force & Queen of Spades on the Grandest Stage of Them All?
Bobby Lashley w/ MVP VS Cedric Alexander w/ Shelton Benjamin!
We just saw Alexander get in the face of Montel Vontavius Porter and Lashley not take that lightly. Will the Rocky Mountain Machine pulverize PRIMED as an example to McIntyre?
Raw returns again and the former Hurt Business members are already ringside. MVP is on commentary, Benjamin is in Alexander’s corner, but then he sneaks in to attack Lashley! Benjamin and Alexander mug Lashley 2v1 and the match isn’t even underway! MVP doesn’t mind, he just talks old times with Samoa Joe. Lashley fights back but the 2v1 continues! Lashley shoves Benjamin away, DECKS Alexander and then throws knees on Benjamin! Lashley throws the Gold Standard out and MVP says that’s why he wasn’t worried. The bell rings and now Alexander is 1v1 with Lashley. Alexander throws hands but Lashley DECKS him, then scoop SLAMS him!
Lashley talks trash, bumps Alexander off buckles and RAMS into him over an dover! The ref counts, Lashley brings Alexander out for a NECKBREAKER! Lashley glares at Benjamin on the outside before he drags Alexander up to TOSS him! Lashley paces, drags Alexander up and TOSSES him the other way! Lashley drags Alexander up throws him out and Benjamin checks on him. The ref starts a ring count, Lashley paces but Benjamin gets Alexander up. The count is 6 of 10, Alexander hobbles but Lashley pursues. Alexander gets in and jumps on Lashley as he returns, only for Lashley to TOSS him again! Alexander sputters to a corner, Lashley runs in and RAMS into him!
Lashley drags Alexander around, suplexes and holds him up to SLAM him down! Lashley still glares at Benjamin, then tells MVP this is it. Alexander gets to the apron but Lashley hauls him up to ROCK him! Lashley drags Alexander in just to throw him back out! Then Lashley goes out and grins as he drags Alexander back up. Lashley fireman’s carries Alexander to POST him!! Alexander is down again and Lashley roars as Raw goes to break!
Raw returns again, and Lashley leans on Alexander in a neck wrench. Alexander throws hands from below but Lashley just digs his knuckles into Alexander’s head! Alexander fights up but Lashley ROCKS him with a right! Alexander back kicks then front kicks then dropkicks! Lashley stays up and gets Alexander for a COMPLETE SHOT! Lashley grows annoyed with Alexander and drags him up to throw him out again! Lashley goes back out, glares at Benjamin, then drags Alexander up to fireman’s carry again. But Benjamin saves Alexander from another post shot! Lashley storms after Benjamin but Alexander sends Lashley into the steps!
Alexander gets in the ring, builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit and Lashley hits barriers! Alexander keeps going to DIVE again! Another hit and another collision with barriers! Lashley shoves Alexander into the ring but Alexander handsprings for the NEURALIZER! Alexander runs in but is put on the apron, but he ENZIGURIS back! Alexander climbs, leaps, missile dropkick! Cover, ONE?!! Alexander is shocked but MVP says he’s still confident in Lashley. Alexander clubs away on Lashley’s back, but Lashley shoves him away. Alexander ends up on the apron, he BOOTS back then steps in, but into a ALL MIGHTY SPINEBUSTER!
Lashley roars again, drags Alexander back up, and gut wrenches to the DOMINATOR!! Lashley isn’t done there, he stalks Alexander as he stirs. Benjamin wants Lashley to stop but MVP mocks Benjamin with the begging and pleading. Lashley says it’ll stop, with this! A whip and another ALL MIGHTY SPINEBUSTER!! And then the HURT LOCK!! Alexander is out, Lashley wins!
Winner: Bobby Lashley, by submission
Benjamin attacks Lashley to get him off Alexander! Lashley catches Benjamin for a COMPLETE SHOT! Lashley stands tall as MVP says emotions cloud judgment. Lashley puts Benjamin in the HURT LOCK! MVP says this is all business, not personal, but Lashley sure seems to have a lot of rage. Will that same rage wreck McIntyre at WrestleMania?
Priest talks with Bunny backstage.
Priest and Bunny are going to address what Miz and Morrison did to the Bugatti, but will they be able to keep their cool this close to WrestleMania?
Bad Bunny & Damian Priest go to the ring!
Priest says Miz & Morrison crossed a line! It’s just because Bunny is a Grammy award winning, record smashing entertainment icon while they’re just yesterday’s news. Miz is so obsessed with Bunny that he couldn’t hold the WWE Championship for more than one week. If Miz & Morrison thought Priest & Bunny clowning them before was bad, they haven’t seen anything yet! It’s easy to beat someone down 2v1, so at WrestleMania, Priest wants to even the odds! Let’s make this a full tag team match, 2v2, Miz & Morrison VS Bunny & Priest! Bunny adds that, “I just came here, following my dreams, believing in my dreams, because i love this business. I love and respect every superstar.”
But Bunny remembers when he used to watch Raw, SmackDown and all the PPV’s with his dad and brothers and friends, the whole family. Bunny has a lot of good memories with the WWE, but now… Now Bunny isn’t sure how to feel. He isn’t what to think with this experience. Bunny came here to perform, to do a job, and is happy to have performed his song for Booker T! He loves and respects Booker, just like he does HHH, Stone Cold, the Undertaker, Ric Flair, ALL the legends! He even used to respect The Miz. But Miz doesn’t respect Bunny back, and didn’t from day one. And for no reason! Yes, Bunny did what he did, he isn’t a pro-wrestler, but he’s still man.
Miz broke Bunny’s TV set, he disrespected his DJ who is like a brother, and disrespected Bunny’s career, music and fans! For no reason! Bunny did jump from the top rope at the Royal Rumble, but c’mon! If even fans get that wouldn’t they do what Bunny did given a chance? Bunny translates all this to Spanish, and then says that’s no reason to attack someone with a guitar, paint his car. Who does the Miz think he is? Miz is a legend, Bunny respects that, but Miz doesn’t respect Bunny. “You crossed the line, bro.” Bunny doesn’t know why, and now he doesn’t care. This Saturday, WrestleMania, Bunny will show Miz to respect him as he shuts Miz’s mouth and whips his ass! You know where these two are from!? Bunny says that he will make Miz his bitch!!
Miz and Morrison mockingly applaud the “performance,” but it’s no Hey Hey, Hop Hop. Miz will make this clear: Bunny doesn’t belong here! WWE is THEIR world, Bunny’s overstayed his welcome. Miz promises to embarrass and hurt Bunny so that he’ll go crawling home. They accept the tag team challenge! Now, forget about the Bugatti, this stretch limousine is priceless. Miz and Morrison drive off, but they’ll have no choice but to face a furious Bunny and Archer of Infamy! Will Bunny & Priest #LiveForever when they defeat two of the best at the Showcase of the Immortals?
Sheamus talks with Mustafa Ali backstage.
The Fella knows he’s on his way to his match with The Bro, but there’s something he needs to know. Ali says there’s no need. “That space cadet represents everything that I want to change about Monday Night Raw.” Riddle killed Retribution and Ali isn’t US Champion! Sheamus has his match at Mania, but tonight, Ali owns Riddle! Sheamus tells Ali to relax. Sheamus and Ali don’t have much in common but there is one thing: their complete and utter dislike of the burnout holding onto the US Championship. Sheamus will be ringside rooting for Ali from commentary! But then Riddle flies through with the scooter! Will Ali bring Riddle back down from his high going into Mania?
Matt Riddle VS Mustafa Ali!
Raw returns as Ali makes his entrance. Sheamus also makes his entrance to go to commentary, and get in Riddle’s head. The bell rings, Ali and Riddle circle, and Riddle goes for a leg. Ali holds him off to get a headlock, but Riddle powers out. They tie up with a test of strength, Ali stands on a hand and wrenches the other. Riddle rolls, drags Ali into a Triangle Hold! ALi makes it a cover, TWO! Ali shoots in to waistlock but Riddle switches. Ali switches, Riddle gets an arm but Ali pulls hair. The ref counts, Ali lets off but ROCKS Riddle in the corner. Riddle tackles Ali, Ali kick shim away but runs into a GUT WRENCH! Riddle drags Ali up but ALi rolls Riddle up, TWO!
Sheamus gets annoyed already but Ali headlocks. Riddle powers out, but Ali dropkicks back! Cover, TWO! Ali clamps right on with a chinlock, but Riddle fights up. Riddle powers up but Ali throws a hand! Ali runs but Riddle tosses him up and out! Riddle then goes to the apron for a PENALTY KICK! Ali is down, Riddle drags him up and puts him in. Riddle takes Sheamus’ hat to put it on and mock Sheamus. But Ali returns to Russian Leg Sweep Riddle to the floor! Sheamus says that’s what Riddle gets, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Ali fires off on Riddle in a corner! The ref counts, Ali lets off but digs his boots into Riddle. Ali lets off again, then comes back to do it again. But Riddle fights up as he holds onto the boot, and he sweeps the leg! Riddle fires off fast hands, Ali shoves and ducks a kick to shove Riddle to ropes. Riddle sunset flips, Ali rolls through to stomp Riddle’s foot! Ali aims from a corner and runs to KICK Riddle in the side! Cover, TWO! Riddle still gasps and sputters but Ali drags him up into a body scissor squeeze! Riddle endures, Ali says Riddle doesn’t deserve the US title, but Riddle fights to get up. Ali is a backpack as Riddle RAMS him into buckles! And more buckles!
Riddle runs to BACKPACK BROTON! Both men are down, but Riddle gets to a corner. Riddle runs at Ali to rally with kicks and forearms, then spins Ali for a PELE! Riddle kips up and forearm smashes! Riddle goes side to side to forearm again! BROSPLODER! Kip up and Ali ducks the kick, dodges the moonsault, but the BROTON hits! Sheamus gets frustrated with Ali, but ALi catches Riddle to a KOJI KLUTCH! Ali calls it #LightsOut, but Riddle moves around and slips out to DEADLIFT FISHERMAN BUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! TRIANGLE! Riddle has Ali now, but Ali scrambles to the ropebreak! Riddle lets off and Sheamus is annoyed.
Sheamus admits, Riddle is great in the ring, but Sheamus is better. Ali throws Riddle into ropes! ALi spins Riddle around to suplex and GUTBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Riddle survives and Ali is furious! Ali shouts that Riddle is still unworthy, and he SLAPS Riddle around! Riddle boots, runs in but Ali elbows! Ali goes up and leaps, but the tornado is blocked! Riddle glares at Sheamus scoops Ali for the BRO DEREK!! Cover, Riddle wins!
Winner: Matt Riddle, by pinfall
Sheamus is furious but Riddle stares him down! WrestleMania, The Bro VS The Fella, only ONE leaves United States Champion!
Backstage interview with Drew McIntyre.
Is he threatened by Corbin’s desire to still take Lashley up on the offer and take McIntyre’s place at WrestleMania? “Heavy is the head that wears the crown.” You’d think someone with a giant melon head like Corbin’s would have a bigger brain so that he’d realize it’s foolish to go after McIntyre right before Mania and the world championship match. But McIntyre gets it. These are huge stakes. Corbin can take McIntyre out to take his spot in a Mania main event. McIntyre could say all sorts of horrible things about Corbin, but the truth is, Corbin’s big, dangerous and even in a normal match, will do whatever it takes to get the job done. With these stakes, he’d step on his own grandma to win.
But McIntyre says he’ll do the same as every time: Claymore to the eyes, straight through to Mania, him and Lashley, a date with destiny and McIntyre takes the title back! Will the Scottish Warrior slay the Wolf King before doing even worse to the Rocky Mountain Machine?
Drew McIntyre VS King Corbin!
In the main event of the last Raw before WrestleMania 37’s epic weekend event, this could be what makes or breaks the coming clash between McIntyre and Lashley! Will Corbin remove and replace McIntyre from the Showcase of the Immortals? Or will he just help sharpen the Claymore for when it aims at the All Mighty?
Sarah interviews Lashley backstage if a change in the main event changes how he’ll feel about the match? Well, there’s a huge “if” on whether McIntyre survives. McIntyre said he’d give Lashley an all mighty ass whooping, but that won’t be possible once he puts McIntyre in the Hurt Lock and puts him to sleep! Lashley is watching this main event closely, but Raw goes to break!
Raw returns once more and MVP has joined commentary on behalf of Lashley. The bell rings and the two tie up. Corbin powers McIntyre to ropes but McIntyre turns it around, only for the two of them to go all around the ring. They separate, and both men acknowledge the other’s strength. They tie up again, are in a deadlock now, but Corbin gests around to waistlock. McIntyre pries at the hold but Corbin headlocks him. McIntyre powers out, Corbin runs him over, but McIntyre gets right up. Corbin talks a little smack, MVP mockingly asks if McIntyre is alright, and McIntyre ties up to get a waistlock. McIntyre gets a half nelson, then shifts through to a cravat, then a headlock.
Corbin endures the grind, but can’t power out as McIntyre holds tight! Lashley is still watching as Corbin powers McIntyre to ropes. McIntyre lets go but Corbin throws a cheap shot! Corbin runs but McIntyre follows to run Corbin over! Corbin bails out and McIntyre grins. McIntyre wants MVP to be taking notes for Lashley while Corbin paces. Corbin gets back in, ties up with McIntyre and puts him in a corner. Corbin throws haymakers and body shots, then argues with the ref. McIntyre ROCKS Corbin with haymakers in return! McIntyre whips, runs Corbin over with an elbow then covers, ONE!! Corbin surprises McIntyre just a bit but McIntyre stomps Corbin’s hand!
McIntyre hauls Corbin up, snap suplexes him, then covers, TWO! Corbin took a little longer that time but McIntyre is focused. McIntyre drags Corbin up, CHOPS him, then throws hands in a corner. McIntyre whips corner to corner, Corbin reverses and runs in, but has to slide out. Corbin slides in to LARIAT! Cover, ONE!! Now McIntyre surprises Corbin, but Corbin puts McIntyre on ropes to choke him! The ref counts, Corbin lets off, and Corbin looms over McIntyre in a corner. Corbin digs his boots in, the ref counts and Corbin lets off. Corbin rains down rights, then stomps, but the ref counts. Corbin stops and stalks McIntyre around the ring.
Corbin whips McIntyre corner to corner hard and McIntyre bounces off buckles! Corbin smirks and MVP likes what he sees. Corbin looms over McIntyre and MVP tells Corbin to finish it! Corbin talks some trash, drags McIntyre up and back suplexes for a SLAM! Cover, TWO! McIntyre grits his teeth, Corbin brings him up and whips him corner to corner, but McIntyre comes back to rally with clotheslines! McIntyre whips, then OVERHEAD SUPLEXES Corbin! Then clinches for another OVERHEAD SUPLEX! Corbin swings but into McIntyre’s NECKBREAKER! McIntyre kips up, fires up, and glares at MVP. MVP mockingly asks how it’s going.
McIntyre aims as Corbin rises, and kicks low to underhook the arms! Corbin scrambles to deny Future Shock, then bails out. McIntyre pursues but Corbin trips him on the apron! Corbin whips but McIntyre reverses to POST Corbin! McIntyre then whips Corbin into steel steps! McIntyre has a wild look in his eyes as Raw goes to break!
Raw returns once again as McIntyre fires off on Corbin in a corner! The ref counts, McIntyre lets off to drag Corbin up, for a NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Corbin survives as McIntyre shows more of his arsenal. McIntyre SLAPS Corbin, Corbin throws a haymaker and now it’s a brawl! McIntyre windmills haymakers on Corbin, then lets off as they’re on the ropes. Lashley is still watching as McIntyre shoves Corbin. Corbin holds ropes, puts McIntyre on the apron, and ROCKS him with an uppercut! Corbin POSTS McIntyre and McIntyre hits the floor! MVP claps but tells Corbin to stay on McIntyre!
Corbin drags McIntyre up, brings him around and bumps him off the desk! MVP likes this “table service” as Corbin puts McIntyre back in. Corbin drives elbows into McIntyre’s neck and shoulders, but the ref reprimands the hair pulling. Corbin talks trash, McIntyre ROCKS Corbin! Corbin hits back, drags McIntyre up, but McIntyre throws more hands! McIntyre CHOPS then reels Corbin in. Corbin denies the suplex to suplex McIntyre back! Cover, TWO!! McIntyre is still in this and MVP grows frustrated. Corbin drags McIntyre up, roll shim, and has a Pluma Blanca while throwing down furious elbows!! Corbin lets off and McIntyre clutches his jaw.
MVP says this is Corbin’s chance, and Corbin drags McIntyre back up. McIntyre hits back with haymakers and CHOPS! McIntyre runs but into a choke grip! For a CHOKE SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Corbin seethes as McIntyre survives. McIntyre gets to a corner, Corbin runs in, but McIntyre dodges! Corbin slides out, slides in but into a SPINEBUSTER! Jackknife cover, TWO! Corbin survives and McIntyre is just a bit surprised. McIntyre keeps on Corbin with a facelock, and shifts to underhooks, but Corbin RAMS McIntyre into a corner. McIntyre elbows back hard, then runs, but into a SIDEWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! Corbin is furious but McIntyre still lives!
MVP shouts, “Corbin, do you want to go to WrestleMania?” Corbin reels McIntyre in but gets a GLASGOW KISS! then a FUTURE SHOCK!! Cover, TWO!?! Corbin survives and McIntyre is beside himself. McIntyre goes to the corner, goes out and climbs up, but Corbin ROCKS him first! Corbin throws more hands, climbs up after him, rains down some rights, and stands McIntyre up. SUPERPLEX! Corbin crawls to a cover, TWO!! McIntyre isn’t done yet and now MVP is speechless. McIntyre rolls away to a corner, Corbin goes to the other. McIntyre grits his teeth, clutches his back, but he glares at Corbin. McIntyre crawls that way, stands up, but Corbin ROCKS him!
McIntyre hits back! Corbin hits again, but McIntyre kicks low! Corbin throws another haymaker but McIntyre kicks, haymakers, CHOPS, and runs into DEEP SIX!! Cover, TWO!! MVP excuses himself from commentary to talk to Corbin. “IT’s not about beating McIntyre! It’s about taking him out! Take him OUT!” MVP hands his cane over, and Corbin nods. Corbin aims at McIntyre, but McIntyre dodges to CLAYMORE!! Cover, McIntyre wins!!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by pinfall
MVP clearing things up only cost Corbin! The Scottish Warrior slays the Wolf King, and now only has one match to go! Will the next five days be the All Mighty Era’s last? But wait, here comes Lashley! MVP meets Lashley at the stage, and Lashley stares McIntyre down. Who will give more of themselves in order to have the WWE World Championship?
My Thoughts:
Not a great go-home but not an awful one. This did suffer from the usual go-home problems of just too many recaps and commercial breaks. Just, so much, even for what happened in this episode. We didn’t need to recap what happened to Bunny’s car right before he and Priest talked about it. But now, the info that leaked months ago is finally verified, we’re getting a tag match of Bunny & Priest VS Miz & Morrison, so that it isn’t all on Bunny going against Miz to win. The promos were good, though, and it seems like Miz is being hypocritical. He wasn’t respected for coming in as a reality show guy, but says Bunny doesn’t belong as just a celebrity fan. This should be used as material but it isn’t because Vince doesn’t know what “continuity” means.
The promo before the Woods VS Styles rematch was fun because of Riddle using weed references, but I feel like that all took longer than the match. Woods getting the quick win on Styles thanks to Kofi and Omos distracting Styles surely means that somehow, someway, Omos and Styles win the titles. That’s going to be big for Omos, and means WWE/Vince sees a lot of potential in him, let’s just hope Vince doesn’t get bored and leaves Omos wallowing in the midcard one day. Speaking of Riddle, I like that his other gag is interrupting other people with his scooter fly-by. Sheamus and Ali had a good segment, Ali VS Riddle was a really good match, and Riddle VS Sheamus is going to be great and could go either way.
Braun had a good promo about how he’s doing this for those bullied mentally and emotionally, though he might’ve missed a few things here and there. I still don’t think a steel cage was the best stipulation, but maybe it’s just a way to literally keep the fight contained to the ring rather than having a Last Man Standing type spill out towards fans when we’re supposed to keep social distance and whatnot. No idea who wins this but it’d be a shame if Shane did through his cheating. Braun’s had a decent Mania run, winning the Raw Tag Team Championships and looking strong, so I would hope he wins to stand tall for those he’s representing.
I had a feeling Rhea would make sure Asuka lost the tag match tonight as she’s going Heel for this story, but I didn’t think she’d attack Asuka herself. That was a good twist, as Rhea isn’t the kind to run away and avoid things, so that much still carries over from Face Rhea. Asuka will definitely want revenge and that will add to the intensity of their match, and I personally hope Asuka retains. The tag champions get momentum but the Tag Turmoil to determine their challengers is only slightly what I was expecting. I hope this one time, WWE throws away their Face VS Heel requirement and let Natty & Tamina win so we can get a really great match, each team having a technical type and a powerhouse. Then Natty & Tamina should win when Nia & Shayna fall apart, because neither Natty or Tamina has had anything in quite some time.
The world title story was pretty good tonight, with Lashley settling things with Benjamin & Alexander. It is sad to know that the Hurt Business split was all Vince, but who else’s idea would it have been? Lashley is dominant again, but McIntyre VS Corbin was a great match to be the main event here. They started a bit late on this whole thing of a bounty on McIntyre’s head, it didn’t really feel like McIntyre was ever going to miss Mania, but I suppose they get an A for effort. Lashley VS McIntyre will be really good if it even just matches tonight’s match. It’d be pretty wild for McIntyre if he becomes a 3-time champion in the span of just one year, but it’s hard to say he won’t get this win. You might as well flip a coin because both Lashley and McIntyre have been putting in work, either one is worthy.
My Score: 8/10
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Mitchell’s NJPW New Beginning in Osaka Results & Report! (2/11/26)
New beginnings, but for who?
Gene Blast VS Silent Jester!
NJPW returns to Osaka for another New Beginning, but can Yota Tsuji survive still the Double IWGP Heavyweight Champion? Or will Jake Lee hit his Grand Slam?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Young Lion Sendoff: Toru Yano & Togi Makabe VS Katsuya Murashima & Shoma Kato; Yano & Makabe win.
- Hiromu Takahashi & Taiji Ishimori VS Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young; Hiromu & Taiji win.
- Shingo Takagi & “Drilla” Dan Moloney VS Great-O-Khan & HENARE; Takagi & Drilla win.
- NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Bishamon & Boltin Oleg VS TMDK; Bishamon & Oleg win and retain the titles.
- IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Gabe Kidd VS Andrade El Idolo; Andrade wins and will challenge for the title.
- David Finlay VS Callum Newman; Callum wins.
- NEVER Openweight Championship: Aaron Wolf VS Ren Narita; Ren wins and becomes the new NEVER Openweight Champion.
- IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: OSKAR & Yuto-Ice VS Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura; Oskar & Yuto win and retain the titles.
- IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji VS Jake Lee; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
NJPW mourns the loss of Tadao Yasuda.
President Hiroshi Tanahashi leads the way for Hontai, as well as other members of the locker room, out to the ring to honor the great career of the King of Debt. Yasuda passes at the age of 62, wrestling with NJPW from 1994 to 2005, winning the then vacant IWGP Heavyweight Championship in 2002 against Yuji Nagata. That would be his only NJPW title reign, moving on to HUSTLE Wrestling, which is no longer active, and Yasuda would retire in 2011. He may be a one hit wonder, but he was clearly a great friend to his peers, as we see Makabe and Yano tear up a bit during the moment of silence and ten ring bell salute.
Hiromu Takahashi & Taiji Ishimori VS Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young!
It has been confirmed already that win, lose or draw, the Ticking Timebomb’s time in NJPW has come to an end. Nothing lasts for ever, and the same goes for this incredible ride. Will the Unbound Company be able to see Hiromu off with a smile? Or will the Crown of Fire and #DangerousJAY ruin it all out of spite?
Akira is already getting in Taiji’s face, as well as Hiromu’s face, but the ref has him cool off. The teams sort out and after the Unbound fist bump, Hiromu starts against Akira. The fans all cheer “HI-RO-MU! HI-RO-MU!” But then Akira slides out, and Jakob steps in, so Hiromu thinks they tagged out. But then Jakob BLASTS Taiji and Akira CLOBBERS Hiromu! The fans boo but the Empire soaks up the heat. They stomp Hiromu around, CHOP him, then push the ref aside. They double whip but Hiromu grabs ropes! Taiji jumps in and BOOTS Akira down! Then he sends Jakob to Hiromu for a mule kick.
Hiromu & Taiji double whip Jakob, but Jakob ducks their lariats! Jakob comes back but Hiromu SHOVES Taiji into him! Then Hiromu picks Taiji up for the assisted RANA! The fans fire up as the functional dysfunctional is back! Hiromu gives a thumbs up, then he whips Taiji, only for Taiji to reverse! Hiromu SPLASHES Jakob, then Taiji DOUBLE KNEES! Snapmare and DOUBLE BASEMENT DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Jakob survives but Hiromu tags Taiji. The fans rally for Bone Soldier as he bumps Jakob off buckles. Taiji whips corner to corner, but Akira anchors him! Jakob LARIATS Taiji, then puts him in the Tree of Woe!
Akira BLASTS Hiromu, then he runs corner to corner to basement DROPKICK! Taiji falls out of the Tree, Jakob hurries to cover, TWO! The fans rally for Taiji, but Akira sends Hiromu into railing! Akira soaks up more heat while Jakob drags Taiji up. Jakob turns Taiji for the NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Taiji toughs it out, but Jakob wrenches the arm. Tag to Akira and they double whip. They DOUBLE ELBOW Taiji down, then Jakob SLIDING KICKS! Akira STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cocky cover, TWO! Akira talks trash while he rains down fists, but the ref reprimands. Akira stops to drag Taiji up.
Taiji fires body shots but Akira bumps him off buckles. Akira slaps Taiji around, Taiji slaps back, and the fans fire up for the slap fight! But then Akira kicks and stomps Taiji down! Akira digs his knees into Taiji’s face, and he doesn’t stop as the ref counts! The ref backs Akira off, but Akira just rolls and runs in, basement DROPKICK! Taiji sputters and Akira pushes him to a cover, TWO! The fans rally up for Taiji but Akira BLASTS Hiromu again! Akira mocks Taiji to crawl and tag him in. Taiji fires a body shot! Taiji CLAWS Akira’s eyes, but Hiromu is still down! Jakob runs in and CLOBBERS Taiji! The fans boo but Jakob drags Taiji back and stomps him down.
The fans rally for Taiji while Jakob & Akira mug him. Akira CHOSP Taiji, then he and Jakob double whip. But Taiji crisscrosses them into each other! Taiji reels Akira in and catches Jakob, COMPLETE SHOT DDT COMBO! The fans fire up and Taiji crawls, hot tag to Hiromu! Hiromu rallies with CROSSBODY after CROSSBODY! But then Akira kicks low! The Empire double whips again but Hiromu just DOUBLE CROSSBODIES! The fans fire up for Hiromu and he runs at Akira in the corner! LARIAT, snapmare, then basement- NO, Akira dodges the dropkick! Hiromu dodges the lariat, kicks low, then uses the ref for the assisted RANA!
The fans cheer and Hiromu gives the ref a thumbs up. Then Hiromu runs up to LARIAT, snapmare, and basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! The fans rally behind Hiromu, and he shouts, “Moto!” The fans join in for one last “MOTO! MOTO! MOTO!” Hiromu reels Akira in but Akira fights the suplex! Akira CHOPS, but Hiromu tells him “MOTO!” Akira CHOPS again, “MOTO!” CHOP! MOTO! Akira pie faces Hiromu, so Hiromu CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Akira blocks one and BITES the hand! The ref reprimands and the fans boo, but then Akira slips around to spin Hiromu, SPEEDFIRE! Cover, Taiji breaks it!
Jakob storms in and TOSSES Taiji! Akira gets Hiromu up, vows to end this, and NOVA- NO! Hiromu ducks the knees and fireman’s carries! “BYE BYE!” Hiromu puts Akira on the apron! Hiromu runs, but into a SLINGSHOT CUTTER! Akira is all fire dup, and he runs, but into a POP-UP POWERBOMB! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Akira and Hiromu crawl, reach out, hot tags to Jakob and Taiji! Taiji dodges Jakob to fire forearms back and forth with him! Taiji gets the edge, but Jakob stomps a foot and KNEE LIFTS! But Taiji BOOTS in return! Taiji whips, Jakob reverses, but Taiji handsprings, only for Akira to catch him!
Akira feeds Taiji to Jakob’s forearm! Then a SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Jakob reels Taiji in for ANARCHY! Cover, Hiromu breaks it! The fans cheer but Akira TOSSES Hiromu out! Jakob has the legs and he steps through! Taiji kicks free of the Sharpshooter, then rises up. Taiji dodges a lariat to ZIGZAG! The fans fire up as Taiji decides to show off. Hiromu jumps in, they send Jay to a corner, LARIAT and ELBOW! Then a feed to a SUPERKICK! JUMP KNEE! Hiromu swings Jakob around for Taiji to gut wrench! CIPHER UTAKI! Cover, Akira breaks it! Hiromu stands Akira up but Akira ENZIGIRIS! But Taiji SUPERKICKS!
Hiromu fireman’s carries Akira, TIMEBOMB 1.5! The fans fire up with Hiromu as he runs up on Jakob. Jakob TOSSES Hiromu, dodges Taiji, roll up with tights, TWO! Taiji ducks ‘n’ dodges to LA MYSTICA! Into the BONE LOCK!! Jakob scrambles forward but Taiji rolls him back! BONE LOCK!! Jakob TAPS, Unbound Company wins!!
Winners: Hiromu Takahashi & Taiji Ishimori, by pinfall
Akira is shocked, but Taiji managed to break through and take this win! Hiromu’s final match in NJPW is a win, and he hugs it out with his long time rival as thanks for making it so. But then sore loser Akira attacks! The fans boo as Akira throws Hiromu down and throws down fists! Young Lions get in there but Akira shoves them all away! The fans boo more but Akira says boo Hiromu, HE’S the one leaving! Akira then grabs a chair and brings it into the ring! And another chair! Akira is plotting something vicious here as he JAMS Hiromu right up! The fans boo more, but Akira puts the chair around Hiromu’s neck!
Akira grabs the second chair and he takes aim! The fans boo, but ROBBIE X is here! Mr. Extreme snatches the chair, then handsprings for LETHAL INJECTION X!! Then Hiromu gets up, HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER!! The fans cheer as Akira is sent tumbling in retreat! Robbie and Taiji help Hiromu to his feet, and they celebrate together. Akira is furious, but will he just have to accept he will never get to ruin Hiromu’s legacy? As for Hiromu, where will he go now that he’s a free agent exploring the great unknown?
Shingo Takagi & “Drilla” Dan Moloney VS Great-O-Khan & HENARE!
Unbound Company scored first over The United Empire, but this is about settling a different score. The War Dragons want to tear down the Dominator & Mauler, but will they make the series 2-0? Or will Khan & Henare tie things up in the second?
The teams sort out and #Khanare just attacks! They TOSS Drilla then mug Takagi! The bell rings while the fans boo, but Khan & Henare continue to mug Takagi. They double whip, but Takagi grabs ropes! Takagi RUNS Khan over, scoop SLAMS Henare, and the fans cheer again. Takagi tags Drilla and they JAB Henare. They double whip, then DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans cheer again and the War Dragons start up the “OI! WOOF!” The fans join in, “OI! WOOF! OI! WOOF!” ELBOW DROP and DOUBLE STOMPS! Cover, TWO! Henare toughs it out but Drilla drags him back up. But Henare CHOPS!
Drilla frowns but the fans cheer him on. Drilla CHOPS back and Henare nods. Henare CHOPS, Drilla CHOPS, and repeat! The fans rally as the CHOPS keep going, faster and faster, harder and harder! Drilla fires up and he CHOPS again! And again! And again! Henare shakes it off to CHOP! Drilla sputters while Henare dusts himself off. Henare swings again but Drilla ducks it! Ripcord, but Henare blocks the chop to KICK the bad arm! Henare then RAMS Drilla, and POP-UP SAMOAN DROPS on the return! Henare BLASTS Takagi then SENTONS Drilla! Henare is all fired up and the fans cheer. Khan even sends Takagi into railing!
Henare HEADBUTTS Drilla, bumps him off buckles, then tags Khan. Khan drags Drilla to the corner and wraps the bad arm around the ropes! The fans boo but Henare keeps the ref distracted. Khan presses a chair into the bad arm, then has another chair! Khan grins before he CON-CHAIR-TOS the arm!! Then he SMACKS Takagi down for good measure! The fans boo again but Khan just tunes it out. Khan drags Drilla up, puts him in the ring, and covers, TWO! Khan kicks Drilla around, taunts him, but Drilla CHOPS and ROCKS Khan! But Khan Mongolian Chops back! Khan runs, but Drilla hurdles, ducks down, then DROPKICKS!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Khan and Drilla crawl, hot tag to Takagi! The fans cheer as the Rampaging Dragon runs up on Khan. Takagi blocks a boot and LARIATS through! Then he JABS and CHOPS on repeat! Henare CLUBS Takagi, the fans boo, but Henare & Khan regroup. They double whip Takagi, but he ducks their lariats to send Khan into Henare! Then a clinch, kick, and COMPLETE SHOT DDT COMBO! Then DOUBLE LARIATS! Cover on Khan, TWO! Takagi gets Osaka fired up, but Khan CLOBBERS him before the catchphrase even begins! Khan then puts some stank on the Mongolian Chops!
Khan Mongolian Chops again! Then he winds up, but Takagi blocks the third! Takagi uses the Mongolian Chops! Takagi ELBOWS Khan, JABS, and YUKON LARIATS! Cover, but Henare breaks it! Drilla kicks Henare and CHOPS him to the corner. Drilla CHOPS again, then Takagi has Khan. The War Dragons whip Khan & Henare into each other, then they stereo scoop SLAM! Takagi & Drilla climb, WRESTLING SUMMIT ELBOWS! The fans cheer and now Takagi gets Osaka fired up! “TOKI GA KITA!” The fans fire up and join in for “OI! OI! OI!” Tag to Drilla and they focus on Khan, RAM LARIAT COMBO!
Drilla brings Khan around, but Khan fights the double pump handle! Khan SHOVES Drilla into Takagi, then BOOTS Drilla down! The fans rally while Khan crawls, hot tag to Henare! Henare snarls and storms up on Drilla. Henare CHOPS and CLUBS again and again! Then he whips corner to corner, runs in at Drilla, NATIVE KNEE! Then the RUGBY KICK! Cover, TWO! Drilla survives, but Khan BOOTS Takagi down! Khan & Henare coordinate as Drilla rises up. IRON RIGHT into the RAMPAGE SPEAR! Then they get Drilla up, ASSISTED POWERBOMB! Cover, but Takagi breaks it! The fans fire up but Khan IRON RIGHTS to the body!
Khan TOSSES Takagi and the fans rally up again. Khan beats up on Takagi while Drilla and Henare rise. Drilla fires forearms with Henare back and forth, then Drilla gets the edge with boxing elbows! Drilla roars, runs, but Henare ducks a lariat to hit a SAIDO! But Drilla’s right up! He ducks one lariat, but not the BLINDSIDE! Henare hauls Drilla up, but Drilla fights the lift! Takagi and Henare DOUBLE LARIAT! Takagi JABS, HEADBUTTS, and Drilla GORES!! The fans fire up again as the War Dragons double pump handle! But Henare fights free! Khan runs in but Drilla SUPERKICKS Khan first! Now Takagi and Drilla each have a man!
DRILLA KILLA on Khan, BURNING DRAGON on Henare! The fans fire up again, and Takagi runs, PUMPING BOMBER on Henare! War Dragons fist bump, then they double pump handle! WAR DRAGON DRIVER!! Cover, War Dragons win!!
Winners: Shingo Takagi & “Drilla” Dan Moloney, by pinfall
And with that, Unbound Company is 2-0 already! But will this defeat humble Henare and Khan once and for all? Can the rest of the Unbound continue this momentum through the night?
Wait, Drilla grabs the mic to address the fans. Drilla says in Japanese, “Everyone… I want to thank you. Because… I HAVE RENEWED WITH NJPW!” Even Takagi is shocked! We thought Drilla was taking his leave like Hiromu, but no! He’s staying right here! Drilla wants to keep running wild in NJPW, and he even wants in on New Japan Cup! The fans cheer that! Takagi even adds, “Oi, oi, oi! Whoever retires or quits, all we’re gonna do is keep on fighting in this ring!” The fans cheer that, too! Will this New Beginning lead to bigger and better things for the War Dragons, the Unbound Company, and NJPW as a whole?
NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Bishamon & Boltin Oleg VS TMDK!
From falling short in the Tornado Ranbo to winning these titles on the Road to New Beginning, to then winning the best-of-three singles matches, Hirooki Goto, Yoshi-Hashi and the big man from Kazakhstan were able to #TurnItAllAround. But will they keep the momentum going here in Osaka? Or will Zack Sabre Jr, Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson prove The Mighty Don’t Kneel?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see whose reign continues through the New Beginning!
The trios sort out, and the fans cheer as Oleg steps up against Hartley. The bell rings and both big men fire up! They run in and RAM shoulders! And RAM shoulders! And RAM shoulders again! Oleg and Hartley stare down, the fans rally up, and Hartley runs the ropes to RAM Oleg! Oleg stays up and shakes that off. Oleg runs now, and he RAMS Hartley! Hartley steps back, but he returns to CHOP! Oleg CHOPS in return! The CHOPS keep going, but then Hartley kicks and UPPERCUTS! Hartley runs, but Oleg RUNS him over! Oleg BLASTS Oiwa, but ZSJ catches him to a HANGING ARMBAR! The ref counts, but Hartley scoop SLAMS Hashi!
Hartley BLASTS Goto while ZSJ lets Oleg go. Hartley runs up and CLOBBERS Oleg! The fans cheer and Hartley says “Jackson Number One!” Hartley reels Oleg in for a stalling suplex! Cover, TWO! Tag to ZSJ and ZSJ goes right to work on Oleg’s bad arm! ZSJ twists, isolates, and STOMPS the elbow! Oleg writhes but ZSJ drags him over to tag in Oiwa. They have double toeholds, then Oiwa floats to get the arm. Oiwa wrenches and whips to then DROPKICK Oleg! The fans cheer and Oiwa covers, TWO! Oiwa storms up on Oleg, drags him around, and wrenches to a wristlock. Oiwa hammerlocks the arm and RAMS Oleg into buckles!
Oiwa runs and SPLASHES Oleg! Then he whips corner to corner, but Oiwa reverses! Oleg clinches, but Oiwa fights the lift! They go around and around, and Oleg BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES Oiwa! The fans fire up while both men are down! Olega crawls, hot tag to Goto! The Fierce Warrior BLASTS ZSJ and ELBOWS Hartley, but Hartley doesn’t budge! Oiwa runs in but Goto sends him into Hartley! Goto waistlocks but Oiwa fires elbows. Oiwa runs but Goto follows, and Goto LARIATS Oiwa down! ZSJ runs in but Goto kicks him first! Snap suplex onto Oiwa! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as Oiwa toughs it out.
Goto drags Oiwa up and fireman’s carries, but Oiwa CLUBS free. Goto ROCKS Oiwa, Oiwa ROCKS Goto, and repeat! The forearms keep going, then Oiwa gets the edge! Oiwa runs, but Goto catches him, spins him, and URA G T R! Then Goto runs, but DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Oiwa swings, Goto blocks, but Oiwa DISCUS LARIATS! Then ZSJ runs in and BOOTS Hashi down! Oiwa & ZSJ drag Goto up, double whip, and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Hartley steps in and he SPLASHES down! ZSJ and Oiwa set up, NECK TWIST AND SPLASH! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Goto survives, but Oiwa fires back up!
Oiwa gut wrenches Goto, but Hashi SUPERKICKS him down! ZSJ BOOTS Hashi! Oleg SHOTGUNS ZSJ! The fans fire up as now Hartley and Oleg DOUBLE LARIAT! They keep moving, and they DOUBLE LARIAT! The “kaiju” fall and the fans fire back up! Oiwa and Goto rise, and Goto runs in! Oiwa dodges, waistlocks, and ZSJ ENZIGIRIS! Oiwa rolls for the CHAOS THEORY! Cover, TWO! Goto survives but Oiwa drags Goto back up. Oiwa winds up, runs the ropes, and spins for THE- NO, Goto ducks The Grip to fireman’s carry! USHIGOROSHI! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Goto crawls, as does Oiwa, hot tags to ZSJ and Hashi!
The Headhunter LARIATS The Front Man down! Then he hauls ZSJ up to lift and RUNNING POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! ZSJ survives but the fans fire up with Hashi! Hashi drags ZSJ back up, hooks the leg, but ZSJ fights the lift! ZSJ has the arm and he wrangles Hashi into the DISARMER! Then ZSJ hooks the other arm, and steps over it! INVERTED CLARKY CAT! Hashi endures, but ZSJ even hooks a leg! The fans rally harder, and Hashi powers his way to the ROPEBREAK! ZSJ lets go in frustration but the fans continue to cheer. ZSJ paces while Hashi sits up, and ZSJ runs in! PENALTY- NO, Hashi blocks the kick!
ZSJ fires fast hands, but Hashi SUPERKICKS! Hashi then reels ZSJ in, full nelsons, but ZSJ fights free of Karma! Wrench and BOOT to the arm, then he wrenches and PELES the other arm! UPPERCUT! PENALTY KICK! But Hashi pops up! LARIAT!! Both men are down again and the fans are thunderous! ZSJ sits up and he turns towards the Mighty corner. Hot tag to Hartley, and Oiwa BLASTS Oleg! TMDK gets Hashi up and whips him to a corner. Oiwa runs in and SPLASHES! Hartley runs in and SPLASHES! Feed to the TENZAN PLEX! Then Hartley adds a SENTON! Cover, but Oleg breaks it with a deadlift! But Hartley switches! GERMAN SUPLEX!
Oleg stands, but Oiwa LARIATS him up and out! Hartley runs up on Hashi, SPLASH in the corner! Hartley brings Hashi around, but Hashi LARIATS! Hartley doesn’t budge, and he LARIATS Hashi down! Hartley hauls Hashi back up, fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY BOMB!! Cover, TWO?!? Hashi survives and the fans are thunderous! Hartley drags Hashi up but Hashi drags him into a cradle! TWO!! Hartley escapes, but we see Goto & Oleg send Oiwa into railing! Hashi ROCKS and CHOPS Hartley, then roars as he runs! LARIAT! Hartley doesn’t budge, and he runs! Goto jumps in for DOUBLE LARIATS! But Hartleyu still stays up!
Hartley runs again, but now Oleg jumps in! Oleg LARIATS Hartley down! Oiwa gets Oleg, wrenches, and ZSJ wrenches! They wrench and wrench and wrench the arms, then switch, but Oleg ROCKS them both! ZSJ jumps on, but into a fireman’s carry! VERDICT!! Then a fireman’s carry on Oiwa, SNAP KAMIKAZE!! But Hartley EHADBUTTS Oleg down! Bishamon kicks and whips Hartley, but he DOUBLE LARIATS them down!! Osaka is thunderous as Hartley LARIATS Oleg! But Hashi SUPERKICKS Hartley! Oleg RAMS Hartley into a corner! Goto runs in and MURAMASA! Feed to Hashi for the CODE BREAKER!
Goto dragon sleepers, Hashi has the legs, and Oleg gets running! DEIMIN!! Cover, BISHAMON & OLEG WIN!
Winners: Bishamon & Boltin Oleg, by pinfall (still NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions)
It was truly a mighty battle, but Hontai’s trio continues to be the mightiest! They leave TMDK behind BARS, but who will be next to challenge them?
IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Gabe Kidd VS Andrade El Idolo!
The Unbound Company already leads 2-0 on the night, but this is much more than faction warfare. The Mad Man wants another shot at his friend and rival, Yota Tsuji, but The Benefactor just wants world domination. Andrade is also scheduled for a #1 contender’s match at AEW Grand Slam Australia, will he be bringing another golden ticket with him? Or will Gabe prove Andrade ain’t #WarReady?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two stare down. Gabe smiles as the fans are on his side, but Andrade also smirks. Gabe then mocks the Ingobernables fist and makes it a middle finger. The two circle, tie up, and Andrade headlocks. Gabe powers up but can’t power out as Andrade holds tight. Gabe tries again and powers out of the hold, and the two RAM each other! Andrade eggs Gabe on so Gabe runs and RAMS him again! They start shoving, then they throw forearms! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth. Gabe gets the edge, but Andrade fights the clinch! Andrade waistlocks but Gabe switches!
Andrade fights the lift, switches with Gabe, but Gabe switches again. Gabe shoves Andrade, but Andrade tranquilos in the ropes! Gabe sits cross-legged to represent the Dojo! The fans cheer, and Andrade runs up! Andrade ducks a lariat, but Gabe catches the hurdle for a POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer Gabe on as he brings Andrade to the ropes. Gabe barks and the fans bark back. Gabe suplexes Andrade, but Andrade lands safe on the apron! Gabe blocks a shot to STRAIGHT RIGHT! Then he runs side to side to LARIAT Andrade down! Gabe builds speed and he fakes Andrade out! A very Naito move!
Gabe then runs outside and he BOOTS Andrade down! The fans cheer and Gabe drags Andrade up. Gabe UPPERCUTS Andrade, puts him on the apron, then climbs up after him. Gabe reels Andrade in, but Andrade fights the lift! Andrade BACKDROPS Gabe onto the apron! Gabe flops to the floor, and Andrade stretches out his back before he fetches the War Dog. Andrade stands Gabe up just to CHOP him back down. Gabe coughs and sputters but Andrade drags him into the ring. Andrade then goes up the corner, but Gabe UPPERCUTS him first! Gabe climbs up but Andrade ROCKS him! And ROCKS him!
Gabe eggs Andrade on, Andrade fires another shot, but Gabe UPPERCUTS! The fans fire up as Gabe climbs! Andrade fights the suplex, fires body shots, but Gabe HEADBUTTS! Gabe goes tot he very top, but Andrade trips him! Gabe is in the Tree of Woe, so Andrade give shim WOE- NO! Gabe avoids the stomps! Gabe dodges Andrade, Andrade goes up and out, Gabe runs back in but Andrade ROCKS Gabe! Gabe shakes that off and comes back, but into a GAMANGIRI! Gabe flops against the ropes, but Andrade brings him around. The fans get worried as Andrade aims for the outside! The ref says don’t, but Andrade suplexes! Gabe lands safe on the apron!
Gabe tries to suplex but Andrade resists. Gabe HEADBUTTS him again, then fireman’s carries! But Andrade fights with elbows! Andrade dragon sleepers for a BACKBREAKER and FINAL CUT to the apron! The fans rally while Gabe is down but Andrade steps into the ring. Andrade builds speed and TRIANGLE JUMP TORNILLOS! Down goes Gabe and the fans fire up again! Andrade flexes, then he brings Gabe up. Andrade puts Gabe in, then he climbs the corner, DROPDOWN MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Gabe survives and the fans cheer, but Andrade vows to be the Global Champion! The fans applaud as Andrade winds up to CHOP!
Andrade snapmares Gabe and runs to basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Gabe snarls as he toughs it out and the fans cheer him on. Andrade drags Gabe up for a fireman’s carry but Gabe sunset flips it! TWO, and DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Both men wobble, then they go forehead to forehead. Andrade fires a forearm and Gabe staggers around. Gabe shakes it off and fires back! Andrade fires another forearm, Gabe fires back, but Andrade fires boxing elbows! Gabe fires palm strikes! Now it’s a SLAP fight! They SLAP and SLAP and the fans fire up! Andrade gets the edge, but Gabe ROCKS Andrade! Gabe fires up, runs in, but into a BOOT!
Gabe still LARIATS through! The fans bark with Gabe, he whips corner to corner, then rebound to SMACK him off buckles! Gabe LARIATS Andrade down! The fans fire up and bark with Gabe. Gabe brings the kneepad down, and he runs up to O- NO, Andrade dodges the knee! Then he comes back, but Gabe stops the Shadow Elbow to SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Andrade stays in this and the fans fire up again. Gabe huffs ‘n’ puffs as he drags Andrade back up. Gabe reels Andrade in, suplexes, but Andrade blocks it to snap suplex! That’s just Uno Amigo! Andrade suplexes for Dos Amigos! And then some Latino Heat before THREE AMIGOS! Cover, TWO!
The fans cheer as Gabe survives again. Andrade grins as he drags Gabe into the drop zone. Andrade goes up the corner, MOONSAULT DOUBLE! Cover, TWO! Gabe survives again and now Andrade is frustrated. Gabe rolls to a corner but Andrade pounds the mat. The fans clap along, Andrade goes corner to corner, but Gabe avoids the knees! Gabe gets moving, COMEBACKER LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Andrade survives and Gabe headbutts the mat to fire up. The fans bark along again, he drags Andrade up, but Andrade is a ragdoll. Gabe flips him off again, then stands him up. But Andrade fires a forearm! Gabe fires back!
Andrade CHOPS Gabe, Gabe CHOPS back! Andrade CHOPS again and Gabe drops to his knees! The fans rally, and Gabe JABS! HEADBUTT! HEADBUTT! Then he ROCKS Andrade with an elbow! Gabe runs, but Andrade DROPKICKS him down! The fans cheer as Gabe flounders to the corner. Andrade pounds the mat again and the fans clap along. Andrade goes corner to corner and CIEN KNEES! Andrade drags Gabe to a cover, TWO! Gabe survives but Andrade drags him right up. Andrade underhooks but Gabe wrenches free! Gabe hooks arms, spins Andrade, and PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Andrade survives and the fans fire up!
Gabe roars as he goes back to the corner. Gabe waits on Andrade, then runs in, O- NO! Andrade trips Gabe, steps through, but Gabe cradle counters! TWO, and SHADOW ELBOW! Andrade hurries to underhook, THE MESSAGE!! Cover, ANDRADE WINS!!
Winner: Andrade El Idolo, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship)
And with that, Andrade is now poised to go after Yota Tsuji’s other title. Will Andrade also secure his shot at the AEW World Championship and begin his world domination? Or will having a divided focus jeopardize both opportunities? Surprisingly, he shows respect to Gabe by holding out his hand. Gabe slaps it away and takes his leave instead. What will it take for The Mad Man to be back in the title conversation?
David Finlay w/ Gedo VS Callum Newman w/ Zane Jay!
This one has been a long time coming. The Rebel led his War Dogs against Will Ospreay’s United Empire and they won that first and most brutal Dog Pound Cage Match. But now, The Prince is in charge, and instead of vowing vengeance for the Aerial Assassin, he wants to prove that HE is the most ruthless man in New Japan! Will Callum dethrone the Savage King? Or will Finlay prove that NJPW will always need The Rebel?
The bell rings and both men run right up! Callum BOOTS but then the forearms fly! The fans fire up as the shots are fast ‘n’ furious! Finlay fires a flurry, but Callum throat chops! And throat chops! Callum pulls Finlay’s hair, fires forearms, then whips. But Finlay reverses to TACKLE Callum tot he outside! Then he RAMS Callum into railing! Finlay whips Callum into more railing! The fans cheer as Finlay stands Callum up, and Finlay ROCKS Callum! They go into the crowd now, and Finlay CLUBS Callum! Callum BODY BLOWS! Finlay pokes Callum in the eye! Then Finlay whips Callum into the wall!
Finlay pretends to conduct the choir as the fans cheer, then he stands Callum up. Finlay cravats Callum for a neck wrench and brings him back to ringside. The fans rally but the ref reprimands. Finlay SMACKS Callum off the apron, then pushes him in the ring. Finlay barks and the fans bark with him. Finlay runs in and UPPERCUTS! Callum sputters while Finlay reels him in, but Callum snap suplexes Finlay into buckles! The fans rally for Finlay while he slumps down in the corner. Callum rises up, runs back in, and he DROPKICKS Finlay back down! Finlay sputters again but the fans continue to cheer him on.
Callum drags Finlay from the corner, flexes over him, then kicks him around. Callum snapmares Finlay, sits him up, and KICKS him in the back! Callum pushes Finlay back down, kneeling cover, TWO! Finlay and Callum throw scrappy forearms, and Callum ROCKS Finlay! Callum puts Finlay in a corner, CLAWS at his face, but the ref reprimands. The fans boo but Callum stops as the ref counts. Callum SPITS at Osaka, then goes back to Finlay. Callum snapmares Finlay and clamps on a chinlock. Finlay endures, maybe even bites at Callum’s arm, but Callum pulls Finlay’s hair and squeezes tighter.
The fans rally up and Gedo coaches Finlay up. Finlay rises, fires body shots, then ROCKS Callum! Callum KNEES Finlay again and again, but then Finlay blocks one! Callum fires forearms and frees himself, only to run into the IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up while Callum writhes. Finlay smiles as he hears the fans cheer him on. Finlay kips up and the fans cheer! Finlay goes back to Callum and stomps a mudhole into him! Finlay CLUBS and HAMMERS and BITES Callum! The ref counts, Finlay stops, and the fans rally as Finlay stands Callum up. The fans bark with Finlay again, and he LARIATS Callum again and again!
The ref reprimands but FInlay goes to TEN, then the BROKEN ARROW! The fans fire up while Finlay flexes. Finlay then runs up and LARIATS Callum and himself up and out! Finlay lands on his feet and he brings Callum back up. X-PLEX on the apron! Callum flops back down, Finlay looms over him, but Zane Jay storms up. Zane says back off his guy, but Finlay kicks low and whips him away! Zane stops from hitting railing, but Finlay CLOBBERS him over the railing! The fans cheer and Finlay says that was too easy. Finlay goes back to Callum and he opens the gate. Finlay brings Callum back out to the crowd!
Finlay lifts Callum, and runs to POST BOMB him!! Callum writhes on the floor while the fans cheer Finlay! Finlay then lets the ring count handle this. Callum is still down at 9 of 20 but starts to sit up. Finlay tells the ref to hold on, and Finlay goes out to fetch Callum. Callum tries to grab at Abe-san but Finlay puts him in the ring. Finlay then lifts Callum, CANADIAN HAMMER! Cover, TWO! Callum survives but Finlay is perhaps more amused than anything. The fans continue to cheer Finlay on, and he drags Callum up for crossface forearms! Gedo cheers, the fans bark, and Finlay says one more! Crossface forearm!
Callum sputters but Finlay tells him this is why he’s the Savage King! Finlay bends fingers, JAMS them into the mat, then crossface- NO, Callum blocks the forearm! Finlay kicks the legs, runs, but Callum avoids the basement lariat! Callum RAMS and BODY BLOWS in return! Then PENALTY KICKS! The fans rally for Finlay while he sputters, but Callum eggs him on. Finlay sits up, Callum winds up, and Callum KICKS Finlay back down! Callum mocks Finlay, runs from a corner, and he PENALTY KICKS Finlay back down! Stacked cover, TWO! A bit cocky from Callum there but the fans cheer for Finlay. Callum mocks the Too Sweet, then vows to end this.
Callum tells Osaka to shut up, they’re all idiots. EXCALI- NO, Finlay dodges, backslides, and rolls through, INTO OBLIVION! Cover, TWO! Callum survives but the fans continue to cheer Finlay on! Finlay lifts Callum for a BUCKLE BOMB! But Callum SHOTGUNS!? But Finlay BLINDSIDE LARIATS! And then the lift for a POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Callum survives again but the fans continue to cheer Finlay! Finlay slashes his throat as he vows to end this! Finlay drags Callum up, suplexes, but Callum knees free! Callum suplexes, but Finlay cradle counters! TWO, and Finlay suplexes for OVER- NO! Callum blocks!
Finlay CLUBS away on Callum, fires off forearms, then ROLLING ELBOWS! But Callum ROCKS Finlay in return! And then ROLLING ELBOWS! Finlay wobbles, Callum DECKS him! Finlay flops against Callum but Callum brings him back up! The fans rally as hard as they can for Finlay, but Callum hooks the leg, FIRE- NO, Finlay flips through, gator rolls, but Callum suplexes! OVERKILL!! And EXCALIBUR!! The fans rally for Finlay even harder but he sputters as he sits back up. Callum EXCALIBURS again!! Cover, but Callum picks Finlay up!? The fans boo as Callum is toying with Finlay now!
Callum undoes his wrist tape to show off the tattoo on his wrist: The crown of the United Empire! Finlay flips Callum off, but Callum kisses the crown before he LARIATS Finlay! Then Callum hits THE PRINCE’S CURSE! Cover, Callum wins!!
Winner: Callum Newman, by pinfall
Callum mocks the Too Sweet, then makes Finlay kiss the crown. The Prince stands over the Savage King, crowning himself the most dangerous man in NJPW! But will Callum look to truly take the throne for his own?
As for Finlay, Gedo is there as he sits up. The fans cheer Finlay on as he stands back up, and Finlay takes a deep bow! It was rumored, and it would seem those rumors were true. This is Finlay’s last match in NJPW for the foreseeable future! He hugs it out with Gedo, then even goes to commentary to say goodbye to his dysfunctional teammate, Hiromu, on commentary. But both men are on parallel paths as they go out into the great unknown. Where will The Rebel’s journey take him next?
Hiroshi Tanahashi goes to the ring!
President Ace brings a folder with him, and he takes this time to make a special announcement. He thanks the fans for selling out the arena tonight, and he has some good news! WrestleKingdom was also a great night with a sold out Tokyo Dome, also airing on Asahi Network TV for the first time in 20 years. The event and the broadcast were an immense success. Because of that success, he can make this announcement! On June 14th in Osaka-Jo Hall, Dominion will be on Japanese television NATIONWIDE! Because of that, Tanahashi hopes they can sell out Osaka-Jo, so make sure you all can either get your tickets or watch from home this Summer!
The fans are very happy to hear more big things are happening for Osaka and NJPW! Will Dominion be the biggest show of the Summer for 2026?
NEVER Openweight Championship: Aaron Wolf VS Ren Narita!
The gold medalist judoka went from debuting at WrestleKingdom 20 to winning this title on his first try! NJPW is now on #WolfTime, but the House of Torture looks to change that just as quickly! Will the Souled Out Son of Strong Style ruin Wolf’s career before it his rookie year is even over? Or will Wolf NEVER give in to the darkness?
Oh but of course The House attacks Wolf during his entrance! Douki, Sho, AND Yujiro Takahashi beat Wolf down on the ramp! The fans boo but Ren smiles ear to ear like the snake he is. Yujiro whips Wolf into railing! Then Sho & Douki whip Wolf into more railing! The ref can’t do anything as Dick Togo keeps him anchored in the corner, but this isn’t even a match yet anyway! The House finally puts Wolf in the ring and the bell rings! The ref must not have any idea what was happening to let this start! Ren goes up, HELL- NO, Wolf dodges the knee! Fireman’s carry and DEATH VALLEY BOMB!
The fans fire up for Wolf as he reels Ren in, but Ren grabs the ref by the shirt! The ref slaps Ren’s hand away, but Ren BOOTS the ref during the ANGLE SLAM! Cover, but no one is there to count! Instead, The House just attacks Wolf again! The fans boo but they whip Wolf to the corner. Sho runs up, but Wolf CLOBBERS him! SAYANAGI for Yujiro! SAYANAGI for Douki! SAYANAGI again for Douki! Wolf roars and the fans fire up! But then Dick SHOVES Wolf! Wolf just gets mad, but Ren LOW BLOWS Wolf! The fans boo but Ren hits the DOUBLE CROSSER! Cover, TWO!! Wolf survives and Ren is upset with the ref!
But Ren is just distracting the ref from the SPOILER’S CHOKER! The fans boo but Wolf is vulnerable! Ren goes up, up, and HELL’S GULLOTINE!! Cover, REN WINS!!
Winner: Ren Narita, by pinfall (NEW NEVER Openweight Champion)
It took the entire House to do it, but they brought down the big bad Wolf! They even stand Wolf back up so Ren can CLOBBER Wolf with the belt! And they stomp away on Wolf, until Hontai rushes out here! Too little too late, unfortunately. Will NJPW ever learn to NEVER trust the House of Torture?
IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: OSKAR & Yuto-Ice VS Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura!
While neither team won World Tag League 2025, the Knock Out Brothers still beat The Roughneck and Heat Storm in the round robin. However, Shota & Yuya overcame Taichi & Tomohiro Ishii to earn this second chance, will this be their time to shine? Or will Oskar & Ice simply knock them out once and for all?
These teams don’t wait for introductions, they throw hands the moment the champs are in the ring! Oskar CLUBS Shota and TOSSES him out while Yuya and Yuto fire shots back and forth! The fans fire up as Oskar keeps after Shota! Yuya TACKLES Yuto, goes for an arm, and the bell finally rings! Yuto fights up but Yuya wrenches and drags him down! Oskar sends Shota into railing while Yuto ROCKS Yuya. Yuto KICKS away in the corner, but he stops as the ref counts. Then Yuto SOBATS and sits Yuya down. The fans fire up as Yuto gets gangsta! “BOMBACLAT!” And DOUBLE KNEES! Yuto drags Yuya out to rain down forearms!
Yuto brings Yuya around and bumps him off Oskar’s boot! Yuto ROCKS Yuya again and again, then Oskar tags in to back him off. Oskar steps in but Yuya BLASTS Yuto! Oskar CLUBS Yuya, brings him around, and CHOPS him down! The fans cheer as Oskar stands tall. Oskar stomps Yuya, drags him up, and scoops for the- NO, Yuya slips free, shoves Oskar away, and Shota tags in! Shota dodges Oskar, BLASTS Yuto, but Oskar avoids the dropkick! Oskar stomps away on Shota, then winds up to kick. Shota blocks but Oskar ROCKS him! Oskar runs up but only gets buckles! Shota ROCKS and CHOPS Oskar, but Oskar TOSSES Shota to the corner!
Oskar CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Oskar KNEES low, snapmares Shota away, then fires up with the fans. Shota rises, Oskar runs up, but Shota gets under Oskar’s boot! Oskar CLUBS Shota, then scoops him, but Shota fights free! Shota BOOTS back, then drop toeholds Oskar onto the ropes! Shota slingshots for the APRON DDT! The fans fire up while Oskar writhes, but Yuto runs up! Yuto ROCKS Shota, whips him, but Shota reverses! Yuto hits railing, but he comes right back! Only for Shota to kick and whip him back into railing! Yuto falls and the fans are torn as Shota stands tall. Shota then lines up a shot, and he runs up to SHOTGUN Oskar over railing!
The fans are still torn as Oskar is in No Man’s Land. The ref checks him, then tells Shota to get the match back in the ring. Shota drags Oskar up, brings him onto the railing, but Oskar fights with body shots! Shota ducks the haymaker to HOTSHOT Oskar on the railing! Then Shota runs to KNEE LIFT! Oskar sputters but Shota drags him along the railing! DRAPING DDT to the floor! The fans are torn as Shota strikes like a Viper! Shota snarls and he goes for Oskar, but the ref checks Oskar first. Oskar’s able to continue so Shota puts him in the ring. The fans rally up while Shota waits on Oskar. Oskar rises, Shota runs and LARIATS! Oskar stays up!?
Shota runs again, and LARIATS! But Oskar is still up! Shota winds up, runs again, but Oskar guzels! Shota breaks free, but Oskar ROCKS him! Shota ROLLING LARIATS, then runs to BLINDSIDE LARIAT! And then LARIAT again!! Cover, TWO! Oskar survives but Shota stays fired up! The fans rally as Shota brings Oskar back up. Shota hooks a leg for the SECOND- NO, Yuto saves Oskar, then ROCKS Shota! Then BODY BLOW, forearm, and mule kick! Shota falls and Yuto calls to Oskar. Oskar stands up and Yuto brings Shota around. Feed to the scoop, but Oskar’s own neck holds him back! And Yuya CLOBBERS Yuto!
Shota slips around Oskar while Yuya TOSSES Yuto! Shota CLUBS Oskar, Yuya ROCKS him, and then full nelsons! But Oskar BOOTS Shota and TOSSES Yuya! Then he scoop SLAMS Shota! JUMPING ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Shota survives and the fans fire up! Oskar reaches out but Yuto’s also down! Oskar clutches his neck as he stands up, and he goes to the corner to take aim. Shota rises, Oskar runs in, but Shota blocks the boot! Shota ROCKS Oskar! Oskar wobbles, Shota runs, and uses the ropes to TORNADO- NO! Oskar stops the DDT and powers Shota to a suplex! But Shota DDT COUNTERS!
The fans are torn again while both men are down! The fans rally up while Shota and Oskar stir, then they crawl over, hot tags to Yuya and Yuto! Heat and Ice meet again and the fans fire up with the forearms! They go back and forth, harder and harder, and Yuto gets the edge! Yuto ROCKS Yuya, but Yuya fires a flurry in return! Yuto ROCKS Yuya again, then whips corner to corner. Yuya goes up and over, then arm-drags Yuto for the DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Yuya stays on Yuto with SLAPS! Then an ARMBAR!! Yuto flails to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer while Yuya lets go in frustration. Yuya then storms up on Yuto and CHOPS!
Yuya wrenches and whips but Yuto reverses to KNEE low! And then BOOT! The fans cheer while Yuya falls! Yuto drags Yuya up, suplexes, but Yuya fights it! Yuya wrenches and YANKS the arm, but Yuto ROCKS him! And mule kicks! Yuto THROWS Yuya down by his hair! The fans rally again as Yuto runs, but Yuya ducks the kick! Yuya KNEES low, whips, but Yuto reverses again! Yuya goes up to CROSSBODY! Both men are down and the fans cheer again! Yuto and Yuya rise up, go forehead to forehead, but then run to BLAST their opponent’s partner! The fans fire up as Yuto and Yuya turn back to each other!
They run up, Yuya avoids a boot but Yuto blocks a chop! Yuya still CHOPS through, then runs, only for Yuto to ROCK him! Yuto runs, but Yuya UPPERCUTS! Yuya reels Yuto in but Yuto fights with elbows! Yuto KNEES Yuya, but Yuya ducks the buzzsaw! Yuya shoves Yuto, but Yuto BOOTS and ENZIGIRIS from the corner! Yuto runs up, but Yuya ROCKS him! The fans fire up as Yuya clinches, but Yuto blocks the suplex! Short arm LARIAT! Cover, ONE?!? SAIDO! The fans fire up as both men rise again! Yuto staggers, but he drops before Yuya can lariat! The ref checks Yuto but Yuya shouts at him to get up!
Yuya drags Yuto up, fires forearm after forearm, and Yuto wakes up! Yuto and Yuya fire fast hands back and forth, and Yuya fires a flurry of SLAPS! Yuto wobbles, but he COUNTER SLAPS! Yuto fires up, winds up, and BUZZSAW! Yuya flops over, Yuto covers, TWO! Yuya survives and the fans fire up again! Yuto roars and takes aim from the corner! But Shota intercepts with a SHOTGUN! The fans are torn but Oskar tags in! Shota UPPERCUTS and ENZIGIRIS Oskar! Shota has Oskar but Oskar fights the suplex! Oskar shoves free, but Shota SHINING WIZARDS in the corner! Shota aims from the far corner, then runs in for STRIKE KNEE in the corner!
Shota puts Oskar up top, then climbs up after him! Shota goes to the very top, and he brings Oskar up for the SUPER DUPER PLEX!! The fans fire up as Yuya is now up top, DIVING BODY PRESS!! Cover, YUTO BREAKS IT! Power & Glory were not enough, and Yuto ROCKS Shota! But Shota DROPKICKS Yuto! Shota shouts to Yuya and they get Oskar up! Full nelson and Shota runs the ropes, DRAGON LARIAT SUPLEX!! But Yuya isn’t done with Oskar, he clamps onto the arms! But Yuto CLOBBERS him first! Then he BOOTS Shota off the apron! Yuto sits Yuya up for ICE HIGH! The fans fire up with Yuto as he shouts to Oskar!
Oskar rises while Yuto brings Yuya up. But Shota shoves Yuya out of the way! Shota fires forearms and ROLLING ELBOWS on the Knock Out Brothers! But AMBITION RIGHT leads to K O B DRIVER on Shota!! Osaka is thunderous for “K O B! K O B!” They get Yuya up, but Yuya DECKS Oskar! Yuya blocks a kick and HEADBUTTS Yuto down! The fans fire up again as Yuya has Yuto for the DEADBOLT PLEX!! But Oskar clamps on the NIGHTMARE SLEEPER!! Yuya flails, reaches out, and JAWBREAKERS free! Yuya runs up, but into both hands! Oskar pops Yuya up, but Yuya cradle counters! TWO!!
Yuya jumps up, RAN- NO!! Oskar stops the rana, lifts Yuya, but Yuya sunset flips it! High stack, TWO!! The fans are erupting as Yuya ENZIGIRIS Oskar! And then GERMAN SUPLEXES!! Bridging cover, TWO!! Oskar survives and the fans are ready to blow the roof off the place! Yuya drags Oskar up, hooks the arms, but Yuto is back! Feed to the KNEE!! Yuto hauls Yuya up but Oskar is tiring out! The fans rally as hard as they can, and Yuto feeds Yuya to the scoop! K O B DRIVER!!! Cover, Knock Out Brothers win!!
Winners: Oskar & Yuto-Ice, by pinfall (still IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions)
Shota & Yuya gave them the fight of their lives, but Oskar & Yuto still find a way! This is the wrestling high they’ve been chasing, but will anyone ever get higher than the Knock Out Brothers?
But wait! The lights go down, and on the tron is a message from The Demand! Ricochet says, “Hello to all of my Frequent Fliers out there, this is your captain speaking, and we are The Demand. And The Demand will be taking over Trenton, New Jersey, February 27th for New Beginning. A New Beginning where I will be calling out Taiji Ishimori, a legend in the Junior Heavyweight Division, Mr. Bone Soldier himself. Taiij Ishimori, listen, if you’re man enough, come get some. But that is not the only surprise that The Demand will be bringing to Trenton. No, no, no.”
Bishop Kaun says it has been a couple years since their World Tag League debut. They’re no longer just beasts, they’re sharks! And they smell blood in the water! Toa Liona says he can taste it and he can see it. The champs in the ring are just minnows, and the sharks are circling them! GOA has their eyes on the IWGP Tag Team Championships! Ricochet says remember: When you’re in Demand, you can make demands. And if you don’t meet their demands, you get put DOWN! The video ends and the Knock Out Brothers have the mics to respond. “Nostalgic seeing those guys. Pretty interesting. Seems Ishimori and KOB are all going to America!”
The fans cheer and Yuto says they’ll play, make money, and get high. Don’t think, just feel! Let’s get high! Tch tch, BIG UP! AKA challenges accepted! But will the Unbound Company turn their trip to the US into world domination?
IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji VS Jake Lee!
While Unbound Company and United Empire are 2-2, this is the one that truly matters! The Gene Blast became Double Champion at WrestleKingdom, and even brought back the classic title to make a statement. But will Yota’s vision for NJPW’s future continue on? Or will the Silent Jester have the last laugh?
The introductions are made by President Tanahashi, THE belt is raised, and we see who truly stands atop the mountain!
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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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