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Mitchell’s AEW Double or Nothing Results & Report! (5/30/21)
Who hits the jackpot tonight?
AEW is raising the stakes for Double or Nothing 2021!
Not only is every single AEW championship on the line, but so is The Inner Circle’s future! Will MJF and The Pinnacle stand tall after Stadium Stampede II?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Buy-In – NWA Women’s World Championship: Serena Deeb VS Riho; Deeb wins and retains the title.
- Hangman Page VS Brian Cage; Hangman wins.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships: The Young Bucks VS Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston; The Young Bucks win and retain the titles.
- Casino Battle Royale 2021: Jungle Boy wins and has a future AEW World Championship match.
- Cody Rhodes w/ Arn Anderson VS Anthony Ogogo w/ The Factory; Cody wins.
- AEW TNT Championship: Miro VS Lance Archer w/ Jake the Snake; Miro wins and retains the title.
- AEW Women’s World Championship: Hikaru Shida VS Britt Baker w/ Rebel; Baker wins and becomes the new AEW Women’s World Champion.
- Sting & Darby Allin VS Ethan Page & Scorpio Sky; Sting & Darby win.
- AEW World Championship Triple Threat: Kenny Omega w/ Don Callis VS PAC VS Orange Cassidy; Omega wins and retains the title.
- Stadium Stampede 2: The Inner Circle VS The Pinnacle; The Inner Circle wins and stays together.
PLAY BY PLAY
Buy-In – NWA Women’s World Championship: Serena Deeb VS Riho!
The Woman of 1000 Holds has had this belt for a long stretch after taking it from Thunder Rosa. But now, she and the inaugural AEW Women’s World Championship face off in a rematch from the Women’s Title Eliminator Tournament, with gold on the line! Will Riho become the first woman to win both AEW and NWA titles in her career? Or will it be Serenity Now to kickoff the action?
The introductions are made, the title is raised, and we see which way Lady Luck leans in the Buy-In!
Fans fire up as the two circle. They tie up, Deeb shoves Riho away, and the two reset. Riho and Deeb tie up, Deeb headlocks, fans rally and duel and Riho throws body shots. Riho powers out but Deeb runs her over! Cover, but Riho goes Matrix to slip out! Riho runs but Deeb dodges the dropkick! Fans cheer as the two reset again, and Riho offers a handshake. Fans cheer that as Deeb considers it. Deeb SLAPS Riho! Fans boo as Deeb talks trash to Riho, but Riho SLAPS her back! Deeb kicks low, throws EuroUppers, then whips Riho to ropes. Riho handsprings and dropkicks Deeb to a corner! Riho runs corner to corner to KNEE Deeb!
Deeb staggers, Riho climbs and fans fire up! Riho leaps to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Deeb flounders to the corner, Riho whips her to ropes but Deeb reverses. Riho ducks and dodges to sunset flip! Deeb stays up, gets the arm and hooks it up for an omoplata! Riho scrambles to get to the ropes! Deeb has to let off and fans fire up. Deeb grab at Riho’s leg, brings her off ropes and DRAGON SCREWS! Fans rally and duel again, Deeb runs corner to corner and clotheslines Riho! Deeb sweeps the legs, gets Riho under the bottom rope, for the CATAPULT GUILLOTINE! Deeb soaks up the cheers and jeers as she says, “This is MY house!”
Riho sits up in the corner as Deeb heads over. Deeb gets Riho up, rocks her with EuroUppers, then gets the legs. Deeb drops elbows on the knee, turns Riho over to hook both legs, and even pulls Riho’s hair to fish hook her face! The ref counts, Deeb lets off at 4, then keeps the leg hooks so she can STOMP the knees! Riho flounders and clutches her legs, and Deeb soaks up the heat again. Deeb drags Riho up and throws more EuroUppers. Deeb shoves Riho to ropes, and catches her on the rebound into a Cobra Twist! Riho fights it, Deeb shifts to a cravat. Riho throws body shots, then flying-mares Deeb to a corner.
Riho rushes over, Deeb slips out to the apron but Riho counter punches! Riho shoulders into a GROVIT! Deeb holds on through the ropes, the ref counts and Deeb lets off, just to put the hold back on! The ref counts again, Deeb lets off again, then turns Riho for a HOTSHOT NECKBREAKER! Riho flops down, Deeb covers, TWO! Deeb grows frustrated, fans rally and duel again, and Deeb drags Riho up. Deeb wrenches, reels Riho into the inverted Gory Especial, and uses that to bend Riho way back! Riho endures, fans rally, but Deeb keeps the pressure up! Deeb RAMS Riho into buckles! Deeb has Riho up top and ROCKS her with an uppercut!
Riho wobbles, Deeb climbs up, but Riho resists the superplex! Riho fights back with body shots and haymakers! She DECKS Deeb to the drop zone! FLYING DOUBLE STOMPS! But Riho clutches her leg! Both women are down, fans fire up, and a standing count starts. Riho and Deeb slowly sit up at 5 of 10, Deeb stands at 6. Riho throws hands over and over! The forearm shots back Deeb down, but Deeb reverses the whip. Riho BOOTS Deeb, then runs to tilt-o-whirl headscissor! Deeb runs into a drop toehold onto ropes! Riho dials it up, 619!! Cover, TWO!! Deeb survives but fans fire up behind Riho!
Riho reels Deeb in, full nelson but Deeb breaks free to hook Riho up, IRON OCTOPUS! Riho fights free, but Deeb has the GUILLOTINE HOLD! Riho powers out to a NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO!! Deeb survives and “This is Awesome!” Riho goes to an apron, Deeb shoulders into a KICK! Riho climbs while Deeb is stuck, GUILLOTIN- NO! The double stomps miss and Riho holds her leg! Deeb gets that leg through the ropes, DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Deeb gets Riho up again, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Cover, TWO!! Riho survives and Deeb can’t believe it! Daily’s Place is thunderous in the setting sun as Riho gets to a corner.
Deeb runs in, Riho goes to boot but Deeb blocks! Riho kicks away with her free leg over and over, but Deeb stays up! Deeb shouts, grabs both legs, DOUBLE DRAGON SCREW!! Riho flounders, Deeb gets her up and reels her in, for a POWERBOMB! High stack cover, TWO!!! Riho still survives and Deeb can’t believe it! Deeb scowls, gets Riho up, reels her back in and underhooks the arms. Riho fights Deebtox to back drop! Deeb flounders to a corner, Riho runs in and KNEES her! Riho runs and gets around Deeb, but Deeb denies the full nelson. Deeb runs, but into a SNAP DRAGON!! Riho fires up and goes back to a corner!
Riho climbs up, Deeb stands, DOUBLE STOMPS to the back! Deeb writhes but Riho has to get her bad leg moving again. Riho aims from a corner as Deeb sits up, METEOR- NO! HALF CRAB! Deeb sits deep on the leg and Riho grits her teeth! Riho reaches for ropes, crawls and gets the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Deeb lets go but gets Riho back up. Riho throws haymakers, but Deeb DRAGON SCREWS the leg again! Deeb gets Riho up, reels her in, but Riho slips under and trips Deeb up, EURO CLUTCH! TWO!! Riho tilt-o-whirls, but Deeb denies the crucifix to get the leg and SMASH IT over and over, to the SERENITY LOCK!! Riho endures but she taps! Deeb wins!!
Winner: Serena Deeb, by submission (still NWA Women’s World Champion)
The Woman of 1000 Holds used her signature hold to finish it! How long will Serenity reign over the NWA?
Hangman Page VS Brian Cage!
Taz is on commentary rather than ringside, because The Machine took the Cowboy up on the challenge of kicking ass alone! Will the Problem Solver be the one to solve the problem that is The Path of Cage?
The bell rings and Hangman rushes Cage with fast hands! Cage shoves him away but Page comes right back! Hangman BOOTS, runs, and BOOTS again! Cage stays up so Hangman runs, but Cage CLOBBERS him! Cage POSTS Hangman, then reels him in for a pump handle and lift, but Hangman lands on his feet! SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, ONE!! Cage bails out to the apron but fans fire up as Hangman runs, TRIANGLE LARIAT off the corner! Cage falls to the floor, Hangman takes aim but Cage drags him out of the ring! Cage RAMS Hangman into railing, then throws him back in the ring. Hangman comes back and DIVES! Direct hit into railing!
Hangman aims again, for a PLANCHA, but into Cage’s arms! Cage carries Hangman around, pops him up and POST BOMBS him! Fans boo Cage but Cage drags Hangman up. Cage bounces Hangman off the apron, then whips him hard into railing! The fans are rally up for Hangman but Cage puts him in the ring and kicks him down. Cage sits Hangman up and brings him around to a corner. Cage RAMS his shoulder in, and again! Cage CHOPS Hangman, but Hangman fires forearms back! Cage JUMPING KNEES! Cage chokes Hangman against ropes! The ref counts and fans boo but Cage lets off at 4. Cage gets Hangman up to whip corner to corner hard!
Cage walks over and drags Hangman back up to scoop him. Cage uses Hangman for bicep curls, then pops him up to a SAMOAN- Hangman countered with a crucifix! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives but his ego almost got the better of him. Hangman runs and clotheslines but Cage stays up! Hangman tries again, but Cage LARIATS Hangman! Cage stands Hangman up, runs, but Hangman follows then dodges to clothesline himself and Cage out of the ring! Fans fire up for “Cowboy Shit!” as Hangman climbs a corner! SUPER MOONSAULT! Direct hit and down goes Cage! Fans are thunderous again as Hangman gets up and gets Cage into the ring.
Hangman gets to the apron, shakes out cobwebs and climbs a corner, but Cage ROCKS him first! And CHOPS him! And climbs up to join him! Cage fireman’s carries but Hangman throws elbows. Hangman adjusts to SUPER STEINER- NO! Cage drags Hangman back up for a SUPER STEINER ANYWAY! Hangman covers, TWO!! The Cowboy counters the counter but doesn’t finish this just yet! “This is Awesome!” just like the Buy-In. Hangman goes to the apron, BOOTS Cage away, but Cage SUPERKICKS in return! Cage climbs the ropes to dead lift SUPERPLEX, but Hangman slips out!? Cage avoids Hangman’s bomb, but Hangman avoids the discus to ROLLING ELBOW!
Hangman throws off the armband to DISCUS! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives again and Taz is a bit stressed on commentary. Fans rally up as Hangman gets back up. Hangman fires up and wants an Alabama lift but Cage fights it off! Cage ripcords to FOREARM! Cage fireman’s carries but Hangman lands out of the F5! Hangman’s boot is blocked and Cage KNEES him back, to then ONE-ARM SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!!! Hangman survives and shocks Cage! Cage snarls as he goes to a corner, aims at Hangman and runs corner to corner, to back elbow, GAMANGIRI, but Hangman holds ropes!
Hangman elbows Cage away, but runs into the HOTSHOT F5!! Cage goes to the apron and looks at the ramp. Cage gets Hangman back up, and DEAD LIFT SUPERPLEXES Hangman to the ramp! Fans lose their minds as both men hit hard! Cage gets up, shouts, “WHO BETTA THAN CAGE?!” Cage drags Hangman up and hoists him to the top rope. Cage then climbs back up, fireman’s carries Hangman, and SUPER F5!!! Cover, TWO!?!? Hangman survives and no one can believe it! Cage is furious, goes to the apron and takes aim? Hangman staggers up and Cage slingshots, but Hangman fireman’s carries! F5!!! Cover, TWO!!
But Hangman goes right to the apron! Taz freaks out, the fans are thunderous, BUCK- NO! GERMAN SUPLEX!! And a hard one! Cage gets Hangman back up, for a POWERBOMB, dead lift and BUCKLE BOMB! But Hangman trips Cage to a jackknife, TWO!! Hangman staggers up into Cage’s DISCUS!! Cage hauls Hangman back up, SPINNING BOMB!! Cover, TWO?!?! Hangman is still alive and the fans are thunderous! But here comes Team Taz! Hook distracts the ref while Ricky Starks gets Cage his FTW title! Taz wants Cage to do it, too, but Cage tosses the belt away!? Cage has honor, but Hangman gets him in an Alabama!
Cage fights out, throws Hangman and tells Hook to leave! Taz is furious as Cage turns around into a BUCKSHOT!! Cover, Hangman wins!!
Winner: Hangman Page, by pinfall
Taz and team may hate that Cage didn’t do things their way, but maybe they were why Cage just lost! Hangman gets some #Pageweisers and gives a toast to Daily’s Place! Hangman heads out, will he be heading for a title?
Meanwhile, Cage argues with Starks and Hooks about the deal they had but he can’t shove Starks because of the bad neck. So he shoves Hook! Is the team about to fall apart?
AEW World Tag Team Championships: The Young Bucks VS Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston!
Matt & Nick Jackson sold out and changed everything from their attitudes to their fashion sense! But the Maniac and the Mad King ain’t changing for nobody! Will being true to themselves help the wild things become kings of the tag division? Or is a Superkick Party still a Superkick Party, even without the Nike Diors?
Speaking of those shoes, Mox & Kingston have the pairs they stole from the Bucks with them as they make their entrances through the crowd! The Bucks make their braggadocios entrance, strike their pose and have the streamers fly, but Moxley and Kingston jump them! This match is already becoming a fight!
Kingston has Nick in a corner, Moxley throws Matt out to drop ax handles! Moxley makes Matt eat the streamers! The bell hasn’t rung, this isn’t even a match yet! Good thing, because Kingston chokes Nick in a corner! Moxley uses his shirt to choke Matt! Nick gets out to go after Mox, CLUB him down, and he and Matt mug Moxley! Kingston DIVES!! Direct hit and everyone goes down! Moxley gets up and is enjoying this! Moxley and Kingston get the Bucks off, throw more hands, and Kingston tears off Nick’s jacket to hit him with it! Moxley drags Matt through the crowd to throw hands in front of the middle section! Kingston throws the jacket up like LeBron’s chalk!
Fans give Mox a White Claw and he chugs it down! Kingston throws hands, Moxley keeps bringing Matt around the way, and each man mugs a Buck against railing! Moxley throws Matt into railing on one side, Kingston sends Nick to the other side! Brandon Cutler checks on Matt, gives him some cold spray, but Kingston sees him. Cutler wants him to take it easy, but Kingston DECKS him! Cutler scrambles into the ring, and into Moxley’s SLEEPER! Moxley feeds Cutlery to Kingston, for the VIOLENT CROWN! Cutler’s down, but the Bucks come back with a vengeance! Matt drags Moxley out to throw hands, and Nick stomps Kingston! The bell sounds, this is finally a match!
Nick wants Kingston to get up, and Kingston does to CHOP Nick! Moxley tosses Matt over railing! Kingston whips Nick to kitchen sink knee! Kingston sits Nick up to KICK him again and again on the back! Cover, TWO! Kingston gets Nick up, tags Moxley back in, and they mug Nick. They double whip, double shoulder Nick down, then Moxley DECKS Matt! Matt runs in, the ref stops him, and both Moxley and Kingston stomp Nick behind the ref’s back! The Bucks are getting a taste of their own dirty medicine! Fans cheer as Matt protests, and Moxley fakes a tag with Kingston. Moxley whips Kingston in to KNEE Nick, then Moxley KNEES Nick!
Mox feeds Nick to Kingston’s GOURD BUSTER! Kingston gets Nick for an STO! Cover, TWO! Nick gets to a corner, Kingston fires off machine gun CHOPS! Matt rushes over but Kingston DECKS him! Nick pokes Kingston in the eyes! Fans boo, Nick KICKS Kingston’s leg out! Tag to Matt, he runs and BLASTS Moxley off the apron, then WRECKS him with a dropkick! Matt skins the cat, he and Nick have Kingston in a corner for a ENZIGURI LARIAT COMBO! Then they go again, CANNONBALL ENZIGURI COMBO! Matt fires up but fans boo while Don Callis puts the Bucks over on commentary.
Nick holds Kingston in the corner and Matt clubs him on the back. Tag to Nick, the Bucks bring Kingston out to whip to ropes and double elbow! Fist drop splash combo! Fans boo but the Bucks soak it all up. Nick scrapes his soles on Kingston’s face, then struts around like the Macho Man. Nick taunts Mox, but runs into Kingston’s FLAPJACK HOTSHOT! Kingston hurries but Matt tags in! Matt sweeps Kingston’s leg then DECKS Moxley! Matt goes out to whip Moxley into railing! Matt goes back to Kingston, mockingly gets the fans to rally, and he “tags” off Kingston! Matt rallies on Kingston, thrusts the hips and keeps hitting him.
Matt has Kingston in a corner, rains down rights over and over, gets all 10, and powers up! Matt brings Kingston around to scoop and SLAM! Matt “Hulks Out” and runs, but Moxley trips him up! Moxley CLOBBERS Matt on the outside! Nick checks on Matt, gets him up and in, and then hurries back to his corner. Hot tag to Nick and he slingshots, into Kingston’s EXPLODER! Fans fire up while Kingston and Nick are down! Hot tags to Matt and Mox! Mox SHOTGUNS Matt into Nick, and clotheslines both Bucks in a corner! X-PLEX for Matt! X-PLEX for Nick! Mox gives Nick a PILEDRIVER! Matt gets in and fires hands with Moxley, but Moxley ROCKS Matt!
Moxley reels Matt in, traps the arms and hits a PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO!! But into a BULLY CHOKE!! Matt endures, fans fire up, but Nick stomps Mox! Nick saves Matt, gets Moxley up, and the Bucks double whip. Moxley crisscross the Bucks to DOUBLE DDT!! Fans are thunderous again as Moxley takes aim. Clothesline for Nick in a corner! Matt BOOTS Moxley but runs into a back drop! Matt is down, Nick bails out, but Good Brother Karl Anderson is here to talk trash on Mox! But Kingston sees Gallows emerging from the crowd and LEAPS to take him down! Mox dares Anderson to do something, but FRANKIE KAZARIAN leaps and tackles the Machine Gun!
The Heavy Metal Rebel fires off hands on Anderson, having vowed vengeance on The Elite for what they did to SoCal Uncensored! Fans are loving it as Kaz chases Anderson off! But wait, someone slipped something to Matt! Moxley turns around into the COLD SPRAY!! And a CAN SHOT! Nick CLOBBERS Kingston! Matt covers, TWO!! There will be no Double or Nothing screwjob! But Moxley is bleeding from his forehead! We have a “This is Awesome!” hat trick as Matt tags Nick. Matt gets Moxley up on the ramp, gut wrenches, and Nick springboards in, MELZTER DRIVER TO THE RAMP!! Callis jokes that a spot just opened up on the AEW roster!
Moxley is down as the ref counts. Moxley flounders around, staggers about as we reach 5 of 10, but the fans rally for him as he flops down. Moxley gets back up and is in at 9 of 10! Moxley eggs Matt on, then SLAPS him! Matt throws hands and now eggs Moxley on as he stomps away! Matt paces while fans boo. Matt headlocks and punches the bleeding forehead! The ref reprimands, Matt lets off but Moxley leans against ropes. Tag to Nick, Matt puts Moxley in the ropes, and Nick climbs, DRAPING SWANTON! Cover, TWO!! Nick stomps Moxley down in frustration but fans haven’t given up. Matt mocks them for cheering Moxley on as Nick stomps him more.
Tag to Matt, the Bucks kicks Moxley around, and Moxley has a crimson mask. Callis somewhat sarcastically says to stop the match as the Bucks kick and kick and DOUBLE BUZZSAW! Moxley flops over, Matt covers, TWO! Matt clamps on with a chinlock and squeezes tight. Moxley fights up and reaches for his corner, but Matt throws him down by his hair! Matt taunts Kingston, Nick drags Moxley to the ramp and chokes him! Kingston protests, the ref keeps him back and the choking continues! Matt tags Nick, the Bucks stay between Mox and Kingston and slap him around! They throw hands, pie face him, but Moxley fires off body shots!
The Bucks mug Moxley, then fist bump a la the Shield! The Bucks mock another Shield staple, but Moxley fights off the assisted powerbomb! GERMAN SUPLEX for Nick! Moxley waistlocks Matt, Matt reaches for Nick and ends up getting him in a waistlock! DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEX! Fans are fired up with Moxley and he heads for his corner! Hot tag to Kingston! Kingston rallies on the Bucks with big hands! Nick kicks low, whips Kingston to ropes, but he reverses to OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! Dropkick for Matt, then a DDT! Kingston drags Matt back up, sits him down, and wraps on a STRETCH PLUM! Nick punches Kingston but it does nothing!
Kingston lets Matt go so he can get in Nick’s face. Nick runs, into a BOOT! Kingston shakes out the bad leg, fires off machine gun CHOPS on Matt in a corner, Kingston is hitting all Four Pillars! But Nick mule kicks Kingston in the leg! Matt cravats, gets help from Nick, SLICED BREAD! Nick adds a SHINING WIZARD! Matt covers, TWO!! Kingston survives but Matt tags Nick. Nick climbs a corner, tells Kingston he’s done, and then SWANTONS onto knees! Kingston looks and sees Moxley and hurries over! Hot tag back to Mox but DOUBLE SUPERKICKS hit him first! Matt gets Moxley up, Nick climbs, but no bang as Moxley slips out! SLEEPER HOLD on Matt!
Kingston trips up Nick so he can’t save Matt! Matt drops back and Moxley wraps on the body scissors! Kingston anchors Nick, Nick kicks him away and adjusts! Matt moves around, gets free, and Nick 450 SPLASHES Moxley!! Matt covers, TWO!?! Moxley survives and Callis is furious! Matt throws down fists on Moxley’s bloody forehead, then scoops him again. Kingston trips up Nick’s slingshot! Matt has the SLEEPER again! Kingston gets in, feed and Moxley runs, but Nick trips Moxley! Nick RAMS Moxley into railing, Matt scoops Kingston, but now Moxley trips Nick! Matt gets free, someone throws in a Nike Dior? The ref takes that away, but Kingston gets Matt to a corner.
Kingston gets Matt in an Electric Chair, and Moxley has one of the other Nike Diors! After all, there were four of them! Moxley climbs, DIOR DOOMSDAY DEVICE!!! Cover, Nick breaks it in time! Nick punches away on Moxley then KNEES Kingston off the corner! Fans hope they “Fight Forever!” at this rate as Nick tags back in. Moxley sits up but Kingston is down! Nick aims and SUPER- But Mox blocks! PARADIGM- NO! Nick flips through, trips Moxley up and steps through, SHARPSHOOTER!! Moxley endures as Nick sits deep! Moxley crawls, claws, reaches, but Matt keeps Kingston away! Moxley still reaches but Nick drags him away!
Fans rally for Moxley but he’s stuck! Kingston gets free of Matt to BOOT Nick down! Matt swings on Kingston, but into a DANGEROUS SAIDO! Nick SUPERKICKS Kingston! Moxley CLOBBERS Nick! PARADIGM SHIFT!!! Cover, but Matt breaks it!! Matt wags his finger, he won’t let it end like that! All four men are down, the ref counts but Moxley stands at 4. Moxley gives Nick headbutt after headbutt, then whips him to the corner. Nick tumbles over and out to PENALTY KICK Kingston! Moxley gets Nick in a SLEEPER! But the ropes are in the way and the ref counts! Moxley drags Nick in so there’s no ropebreak!
Matt rushes in, Moxley lets Nick go to avoid a superkick! Moxley blocks another, throws it at Nick but he ducks! The Bucks reset to DOUBLE SUPERKICK Moxley again! Moxley rebounds to DOUBLE LARIAT! Moxley gets Nick up but Matt SUPERKICKS! The Bucks reset again, Nick SUPERKICKS! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS the third time around! Cover, ONE?!?! HOW?!?! Moxley shakes his head and the fans are electric! Moxley glares at Matt, Matt and Nick look to each other, DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Kingston gets in, but the Bucks dodge his clotheslines. Matt uses 52 Fake Out to get Kingston in the knee! Then Nick SUPERKICKS Kingston down!
Matt officially tags in, he and Nick have Moxley in the center! They take an arm each, call it out, B T E TRIGGER! But they hold Moxley up! They hit another BTE TRIGGER! And another! AND ANOTHER!! The Bucks let Moxley go after four shots, then cover Moxley, and the Bucks win!
Winners: The Young Bucks, by pinfall (still AEW World Tag Team Champions)
Moxley & Kingston withstood the Bucks’ attempts at cheating them out of the belts, but when the Bucks actually got serious, there was no denying it! Matt & Nick Jackson are STILL the top team in AEW! Will they continue to dominate until the end of their careers?
Double or Nothing Casino Battle Royale 2021!
Paul “Big G” Wight joins commentary for this one, because it’s a big show! We know 20 entrants, but there will again be a mystery 21st! Who drew the wild card tonight? And will they be a factor in this opportunity for a future AEW World Championship match?
Per the rules, AEW “shuffles the deck,” and we start with the Clubs first! And first out for that group, it’s CHRISTIAN CAGE! Fans are fired up to see Captain Charisma live and in person, but he’s joined by Matt Sydal, Will Hobbs, Dustin Rhodes and The Acclaimed’s Max Caster! “Yo! Christian Dustin off the cobwebs. He used to be interestin’, when he had an Edge. Ey yo, Sydal, you trippin’! Climb to the top, I’mma catch your ass slippin’! Ey yo, Dustin, yo, Dustin, look at me. Dustin, look at me! It’s Dustin in the place, but you’re so ugly, you should paint your whole face! You know I’m so great, Double or Nothing is my showcase!” Platinum thinks he’ll go and win it, but will he be feeling like a deuce in a minute?
The bell rings, this starts as Hobbs goes after Christian and Dustin goes after Caster! Sydal goes after Hobbs given their history against each other, but Hobbs shoves him away. Sydal comes right back, Dustin goes to throw Caster! Caster holds on desperately as Dustin tries to scrape him off the apron! Caster pokes Dustin in the eye, kicks him low, and has him in a corner for haymakers. Sydal KICKS Hobbs in the legs, but Caster knees Sydal low! The clock is ticking to two minutes as Sydal KICKS Caster in the leg! Dustin and Christian stomp Hobbs down while Sydal Question Mark Kicks Caster! Caster yanks Sydal into ropes, but Sydal SOBATS!
Sydal goes to push Caster out but Caster elbows him away. Hobbs elbows Dustin away, stomps Christian, but Dustin claws Hobbs’ back! Caster pops Sydal up for a KNEE! Caster whips and ELIMINATES Sydal! Dustin throws Hobbs over but Hobbs holds on! Christian CHOPS Caster, and CHOPS him again! Christian hoists Caster up but Caster fights him off. Caster tries to shove Christian out while Dustin tries to scrape Hobbs, but both Christian and Hobbs hold on. Hobbs kicks Dustin away, Christian elbows and CLUBS Caster! We’re under 40 seconds as Caster whips Christian but Christian slips off the scoop!
Hobbs CLOBBERS Dustin while Christian whips Caster up and over! Caster hits the ramp and then the floor, Christian ELIMINATES Caster! The clock ticks down as Hobbs digs his boots into Christian. The timer hits zero, and we have… the Diamonds! Dustin goes after Hobbs as Matt Hardy and Isiah Kassidy are here to represent the Hardy Family Office! But they lie in wait as the others come out! Dustin throws Hobbs over but Hobbs holds on, and the HFO jump the Dark Order’s Preston Vance! But he’s ready, and DECKS Kassidy! Vance blocks Hardy’s kick to spin him around and BOOT him down! Kassidy gets up, Vance blocks his kick, too, and pops him up for a POWERBOMB!
Vance leaves the HFO behind and The Factory’s Nick Comoroto enters! Vance goes after Hobbs, the Freak Beast wants after Dustin! And then Chaos Project’s Serpentico is being forced to enter by Luther! Luther hurries back to the back and Vance back drops Serpentico! Vance whips, Serpentico dodges, wheelbarrow but STUN GUN GERMAN SUPLEX! Serpentico flounders up, Vance clotheslines and ELIMINATES Serpentico!! The SNAKEMAN is done already, but now Comoroto stares down Number 10. Comoroto pie faces Vance so Vance throws hands! Comoroto and Vance brawl, Comoroto knees low and scoops, but Vance slips out to SPINEBUSTER!
Fans fire up with Vance and we’re already at a minute left this round! Vance clotheslines Comoroto against ropes again and again, but Comoroto stays up. Vance runs, into a SPEAR!! The Freak Beast is like a wrecking ball! He gets Vance up, throws him out, but Vance holds on! Dustin gets involved, dumping Comoroto AND Vance over, and ELIMINATES them both!! The Natural’s still got it, but now Hobbs is after him! Hobbs pushes Dustin, Comoroto has Dustin’s cow bell! Comoroto CLOBBERS Dustin!! Fans boo but the Freak Beast doesn’t care! Hobbs hauls Dustin up and over and dumps him out to ELIMINATE him! But Christian gets Hobbs with a KILLSWITCH!
Time’s up, and here come… the Hearts! But before they start appearing, Hardy finally gets in the ring! Fans fire up for Hardy and Christian, but Kassidy chop blocks Christian from behind! Hardy applauds Kassidy, but here come BOTH Varsity Blonds! Griff Garrison & Brian Pillman Jr. attack Hardy and Kassidy! They double whip the HFO at each other, then BOOT them both down! The Dark Order’s BOOM BOOM, Colt Cabana is here! Cabana jumps in and JABS away on Hardy! Flip, flop, fly, but Kassidy goes after Cabana, only to get the BIONIC ELBOW! Anthony Bowens comes in to avenge Caster! He fires off on the Blonds, JAB and CHOP then a BRAINBUSTER for BPJ!!
But the last heart is Penta El JOKER! And he tells Bowens, CERO! MIEDO! SUPERKICK! Penta fires off CHOPS on Cabana and BPJ, then BOOTS Hardy! BRONCO BUSTER on BPJ! The fans join in with Cero Miedo, but Bowens BLINDSIDES him! Bowens throws hands, Cabana dumps Hardy out but Hardy clings to the post. Kassidy dumps and ELIMINATES Cabana! The Blonds go after Bowens and Penta, dropkick and SPINEBUSTER! They throw and ELIMINATE Bowens! Kassidy pretends like he helped out and gives a thumbs up, but BPJ knees him low! Griff rushes Hardy but gets dumped to the apron!
Hardy clubs at Griff’s hands but he holds on to fire forearms back! Hardy DECKS and ELIMINATES the Ivy League MVP! Penta goes after BPJ and fans chant “Cero Miedo!” Penta CHOPS and jabs BPJ, whips him to ropes but BPJ stays in the ring. Penta hauls BPJ up, GAMANGIRIS, but HFO go after them both! It’s of note that Christian and Hobbs have been resting on the outside having gone out under the ropes, both clearly waiting for better opportunities. Penta turns things around on Hardy for a GAMANGIRI! Penta throws down hands on Hardy, Kassidy hoists BPJ up and the countdown is 20 seconds. BPJ hits a double ax handle on Kassidy!
BPJ drags Kassidy to ropes, Kassidy fights back, and the countdown is zero! All that’s left are the Spades! And first out is Jungle Boy! The fans are thunderous for him already! JB and Penta are face to face, and Penta tells JB “CERO! MIEDO!” JB swings on Penta, Penta dodges to SLINGBLADE! JB is back up but gets another SLINGBLADE! BACKBREAKER! Marq Quen joins to make HFO one man stronger! Quen and Kassidy go after BPJ but he fights them off! But they still hit GIN ‘N’ JUICE!! They get BPJ up, throw him out and ELIMINATE him! The Factory’s Aaron Solow is here, but he is indeed solo right now!
For those wondering, QT Marshall wasn’t cleared to compete so Solow is taking his spot. Then, the Dark Order’s Evil Uno is here! He has a brand new look as he fires off on Hardy! And lastly, BIG SHOTTY, LEE JOHNSON! He surely wanted after QT but any Factory member is good enough! He ENZIGURIS Solow, but Solow HIGH SCREW KICKS! Solow whips, Johnson lands on the apron and shoulders back in! Johnson shovels Solow out to the apron, they brawl on the edge, and Johnson elbows Solow down to ELIMINATE him! But Hardy BLASTS and ELIMINATES Johnson! The HFO is dominating this but Uno and JB fight back! Uno hits a COMPLETE SHOT on Kassidy!
Uno gets Penta up to throw hands while JB grinds Hardy down. Quen attacks JB, Uno BOOTS Penta. Uno runs in but Penta dumps him out, ENZIGURIS and ELIMINATES him! JB LEAPS at Penta, and uses a RANA to ELIMINATE him!! JB skins the cat but Hobbs is back! Hobbs CLOBBERS Quen! And SPINEBUSTERS Kassidy! Christian is back as Hardy winds up but Hobbs CLOBBERS him, too! JB fires forearms on Hobbs but Hobbs choke grips JB to TOSS him into a corner! Christian and Hobbs brawl again, Hobbs runs at a corner but Christian dodges the splash! Christian hoists Hobbs up but Hobbs holds ropes! Christian gets him loose and ELIMINATES Hobbs!!
The wild card has yet to be dealt, but we have Jungle Boy, Christian, and the #HardyParty as our final five right now! Hardy and his team regroup, Christian and JB slowly stand back up, and battle lines have been drawn! The HFO attacks, Hardy going after JB while Private Party is after Christian! The fans count it down, here comes the 21st man! It’s… LIO RUSH!! The Man of the Hour has been #NJPWStrong but he’s ready to be All Elite! Rush rushes the ring, leaps over Quen to CROSSBODY Kassidy, then he baits Quen into a leap frog and POISON RANA! Kassidy runs in but Rush jumps all around him, slides under and KANGAROO KICKS him!
Rush springboards, whip and redirect, for a SPANISH FLY! Rush is fired up but Hardy storms up to him, to whip him at ropes! Rush rebounds, back hands, and fires off fast hands! Rush whips, Hardy reverses but Rush rebounds again, for the STUNNER! Fans are fired up as Rush says this is his time! He has his pick of the field, goes after Kassidy, but Quen saves him. Quen shoves Rush around, but Rush fires off fast hands! Rush ROCKS Quen, Kassidy runs in but is sent to the apron! Quen runs in, Private Party has Silly String, but Rush was ready and pushes them back! Rush clubs at their hands, Hardy dumps and ELIMINATES Rush!!
The HFO celebrate together, keeping the final five as it was before the Rush! Now they go after JB and Christian again! Private Party chokes Christian, Hardy scoop SLAMS JB, then they call their shot! “DELETE! DELETE!” JB stands up, stops the Twist, but gets a SIDE EFFECT! Hardy drags JB up, whips but JB rebounds to LARIAT! JB and Quen brawl, Quen whips but JB stays on the apron. Christian fights Kassidy, goes after Quen and throws him out. Kassidy attacks Christian, whips but Christian reverses! Private Party tries Silly String again but JB SUPERKICKS it apart, and ELIMINATES Kassidy in the process!
JB then sweeps Quen’s legs, Christian WRECKS Quen with a dropkick and ELIMINATES him! Captain Charisma, Jungle Jack Perry and Big Money Matt are the final three! Hardy just realizes this and is very worried. He wants Christian and JB to take it easy, but the fans are singing for Tarzan Boy! Hardy says the veterans should team together! Christian fist bumps Hardy, they corner JB, but then Christian tosses and ELIMINATES Hardy!! Now it’s just him and JB! Fans are electric as that world title opportunity is one step away! JB and Christian approach, Christian kicks low and whips but JB fights it off!
JB RAMS Christian to a corner, and tries to hoist him out! Christian fights that off, fans are fired up as JB still gets him up top! Christian keeps fighting, he BOOTS JB away then leaps to FLYING UPPERCUT! Christian gets JB up, whips but JB slips free to mule kick, front kick and ENZIGURI! Fans are thunderous as they rally and duel. JB gets Christian up, Christian shoves him away and even ducks the rebound lariat to REVERSE DDT! Christian wants JB to get up so he can get Rated R! JB slowly rises, Christian runs in but JB fireman’s carries the Spear and gets Christian to the ropes! Christian fights free, whips JB, but JB holds on!
JB skins the cat, but Christian is there! JB has Christian in a facelock and drags him over! Christian lands on the apron, JB kicks at him, then slips into the ropes! Christian catches him but gets a SWING KICK for it! JB boots, but into underhooks! JB fights free, goes up the corner, but Christian shoves him! JB swings around the corner to safety! Christian hurries inside the ropes, runs at JB, but JB shoulders into him! JB shovels Christian up and over, and WINS!!
Winner: Jungle Boy (earns a future AEW World Championship match)
Captain Charisma did #OutWorkEveryone by being among the first entries and making it to the end, but he did NOT win it all! Jungle Boy, an AEW original, now has his shot at the AEW World Championship! Fans chant “YOU DESERVE IT!” and perhaps they’re right! Jurassic Express comes out to celebrate with him, and Christian lingers in the ring. The veteran shows his respect to this young star by saying he better go win that belt! But just like everyone else, Jungle Boy has to wait and see who even has the title after tonight! Will JB be taking on a Bastard, Freshly Squeezed, or the belt collecting Best Bout Machine over the summer?
Shawn Dean and special guests are on stage.
The Captain and AEW take this moment to honor and thank the US Armed Forces K9 units and service dogs! Please contact your local senator and ask they support PAWS Act S.613 to help disabled veterans receive service dogs and fight against veteran suicide.
AEW has a Memorial Day tribute.
“Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.” – General George S. Patton.
“Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.” – President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
“Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices.” – President Harry S Truman.
AEW thanks the fighting service men and women, as well as those who gave their lives, for the freedoms we have today.
Cody Rhodes w/ Arn Anderson VS Anthony Ogogo w/ The Factory!
For one night only, the American Nightmare becomes the American Dream to defend the honor of his home against The Guv’nor, Britain’s Olympic bronze medalist boxer with hands of stone! Will Cody represent that moniker proudly and to the very end? Or is the tale of the tape already a telling sign of how this will go?
The bell rings, Cody gets around Ogogo’s haymaker and waistlocks. Ogogo goes to ropes, Cody lets off and the two reset. Ogogo swings again but Cody gets the arm! Cody tries to drag Ogogo down but they end up on ropes again. The ref counts, Ogogo bucks Cody back but Cody kicks low! Cody drops for the Rhodes Uppercut! Cody gets up but Ogogo BODY SHOTS! Cody staggers up, Ogogo wrenches for the OLYMPIC SLAM! Cover, TWO! Cody survives Ogogo’s take on the Olympic Gold Medalist’s move! Cody gets to a corner, Ogogo runs in but Cody goes up and over and gets Ogogo for a SPINNING POWERSLAM! But Cody can’t cover from the pain in his stomach!
Cody goes after Ogogo’s arms, gets him up and reels him in for knees into the stomach! Cody scoops, Ogogo slips off and shoves. Things speed up. Ogogo hurdles and BOOTS Cody down! Cody winces but Ogogo taunts him. Cody gets up, gets a leg, trips Ogogo and gets chicken wings! Cody bridges for CATTLE MUTILATION! Ogogo endures, flails, but refuses to give up so Cody lets him free. Ogogo bails out to regroup with QT, but Cody runs and DIVES into a forearm shot! Ogogo gets in, but Cody gets around him to a waistlock. Ogogo switches to GERMAN SUPLEX! Ogogo clutches his arms but he taunts Cody as he KICKS him in the side!
Ogogo paces, scuffs Cody and flips off the fans before running for an elbow drop! Cover, TWO! Cody grimaces but Ogogo covers again, ONE!! Ogogo argues the count, Arn coaches Cody up and Cody gets a leg. But Ogogo rakes Cody’s eyes! Ogogo runs corner to corner and EuroUppers! Then runs to LARIAT Cody inside-out! Cover, TWO! Ogogo grows frustrated but QT coaches him. Cody ends up on that side, Ogogo distracts the ref and QT sucker punches Cody! Ogogo covers, TWO! Arn storms over to QT and fans fire up as he chases QT up the ramp with a chair! QT tells Arn to stay back, but Ogogo goes for the elbow drop again. Cody dodges and Ogogo hits mat!
Cody stomps Ogogo’s hand and hammers the bad arm. Ogogo wrenches and fireman’s carries to a SWINGING SLAM! Cover, TWO! Fans rally for Cody but Ogogo tells them to shut up. Ogogo whips Cody, Cody KICKS Ogogo back! Cody runs but Ogogo sends him into ropes! Cody flounders, Arn checks on him while QT checks on Ogogo and his bad eye. Ogogo is bleeding from the forehead, over the good eye! Cody bobs ‘n’ weaves and throws body shots, showing Ogogo he can box just like him! Cody kicks a leg out then hits a bulldog! Fans fire up with Cody as Ogogo flounders. Cody has Ogogo in the ropes and punches the forehead!
Cody whips, Ogogo reverses, but he gets a CODY CUTTER for it! The ref checks on Ogogo but he is okay to continue. Cody gets Ogogo up and puts him on the top rope. Cody ROCKS Ogogo, throws body shots, then climbs up top. Ogogo throws hands and DECKS Cody! Cody hits the mat, Ogogo hops down, but then reconsiders? Ogogo climbs up, wanting to prove he’s a pro-wrestler! FROG SPLASH!! Ogogo flounders from his own rib pain but does cover, TWO!! Cody survives and grimaces again as he gets up. The ref double checks the bloody wound but Ogogo is okay to continue. Ogogo runs corner to corner to EuroUpper! Ogogo runs again but into a dropkick!
Cody gets the leg, lets out a “WOO~!” and puts on the FIGURE FOUR LEG LOCK! Ogogo endures, QT pushes the rope to be closer to him, but the ref reprimands him. Ogogo crawls over, reaches out, but he PUNCHES Cody! It’s a cover, TWO!! Cody survives but Ogogo turns things over to reverse the pressure! Cody lets the leglock go and both men slowly stand. Ogogo hobbles over to Cody, has him in the ropes, but Cody backwards headbutts! Dragon sleeper, but Ogogo snapmares free to BODY SHOT! And UPPERCUT! Cody is down, Ogogo covers, but Cody’s hand is under the rope! QT protests but it is obvious Cody has the ropebreak!
Ogogo drags Cody back up, gut wrenches, and hits a CLIFFHANGER! Cover, TWO!! Cody survives and Ogogo is beside himself! Fans rally up while Ogogo grows frustrated. Ogogo fires himself up, gets Cody up and reels him in, pop-up but Cody elbows back! Cody hooks Ogogo up in the reverse Gory, for DINN’S FIRE!! Cover, Cody wins!!
Winner: Cody Rhodes, by pinfall
QT is seething, but his best blue chipper just got beat by the Nightmare Family’s founding father! Cody goes out to celebrate with the people, but will he continue to carry the banner forward for family and country?
AEW TNT Championship: Miro VS Lance Archer!
The Bulgarian Barbarian has been pushing the Murderhawk Monster’s buttons, but he crossed the line at the Double or Nothing Fan Fest weigh-in when he attacked Jake the Snake out of nowhere! Will Archer make sure that The Best Man has the worst night of his life? Or will this be a second Double or Nothing that Archer is denied this title?
The introductions are made, but Miro doesn’t even get in the ring because Archer FLIES out at him! Archer takes Miro down but keeps on him with furious fists!
Archer throws Miro into the ring, the bell sounds to get this on the record, and Archer runs to back elbow Miro! And then again to elbow him again! Archer goes corner to corner again, Miro meets him halfway, and double clotheslines hit but neither falls! Archer BOOTS Miro down, then brings him to a corner with a knuckle lock. Archer climbs, fans fire up and Archer goes Old School, to then MOONSAULT! Cover, ONE!! Miro bails out but Archer is enjoying this as he goes out after him. Miro throws body shots and EuroUppers, then bounces Archer off railing! Miro drags Archer around by his hair, they brawl more, and Archer blocks a table bump to bump Miro off the table! And POST him!
The ref says to get this back in, but Archer CHOKE SLAMS Miro through the timekeeper’s table! Fans are fired up while the ref checks on Miro. Miro is somehow okay, but fans are on Archer’s side as he puts Miro in. Archer stalks Miro to a corner but Miro bails back out. Archer sees that, slides back out the side, and he waits as Miro staggers around the way. Fans boo and Archer runs in, but Miro catches him! Miro OVERHEAD Belly2Belly suplexes Archer onto the wrestlers watching ringside! Miro then hops the railing and gets Archer up to OVERHEAD Belly2Belly Archer back over! Miro goes after Archer CLUBS him, puts him in the ring, and stomps him into a corner.
The ref counts, Miro lets off with a haymaker, but Archer shoves Miro. Miro knees low, whips corner to corner then splashes! Miro soaks up the heat from the fans then runs corner to corner, into a CROSSBODY from Archer! Archer is seething as he demands Miro get up. Archer kicks low, knee smashes, then runs. Miro dodges to WHEEL KICK! Miro welcomes all the cheers and jeers as he circles Archer. Archer sits up, and Miro KICKS him! Miro sits Archer up with his ponytail, and KICKS him again! And again for another KICK! Miro wants another but Archer blocks to ROCK, ripcord and reel Miro in for the HELLACOASTER! Cover, TWO!!
Archer is fuming but he still has more to try. Archer stomps Miro to a drop zone, climbs up top, and fans fire up as he MOONSAULTS but flops! ROUNDHOUSE from Miro, then a fireman’s carry to SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO!! Archer survives but flounders to a corner. Miro fires himself up, fans rally and duel, and Miro stomps around. But wait! Jake The Snake IS here! And he has a bag! Is there a descendant of Damian in there? But Miro drags Jake into the ring! Archer rushes over but into a BEST KICK! Miro grabs Jake’s bag and shakes it around! Miro TOSSES the bag away! Animal cruelty!!
Miro stalks Jake as he flounders up, but Archer intercepts for a CHOKE SLAM!! Cover, TWO!! Miro survives but Archer is snarling! Archer drags Miro up, hoists him up to the top and ROCKS him. Miro SLAPS Archer, Archer SLAPS back, it’s a SLAP fight! Archer ROCKS Miro again, drags him out with the inverted crucifix but Miro fights free! Miro fires off kicks to Archer’s leg, then runs, into a DERAILER!! Miro falls out of the ring, Archer goes out and gets him up into the ring. Archer is on the apron but Miro gets him in the ropes. Archer choke grips but Miro kicks the ropes to hit Archer low! Miro snap suplexes Archer up and in! Then hits another BEST KICK!
Fans fire up, and Miro shouts “GAAAAME! OOOOVER!” He stomps Archer, and locks on the camel clutch! Archer endures, gets up but Miro KNEES him in the back over and over! GAME OVER is in DEEP!! Archer endures, but he’s OUT! Miro wins!!
Winner: Miro, by submission (still AEW TNT Championship)
#EverybodyDies, but Miro’s reign still lives! If Miro can stop the Murderhawk, what hope does anyone have against him?
All Out is back in Chicago!
“Ignited by a common passion, these are the moments, and this is the city that helped launch All Elite Wrestling.” AEW returns to the Windy City in September. The most incredible moments are still to come. “Welcome back to the show,” Sunday, September 5th!
AEW Women’s World Championship: Hikaru Shida VS Britt Baker w/ Rebel!
The Full Metal Warrior made it to one YEAR as champion, but The Doctor says that’s long enough. Britt always says she’s the Face of the AEW Women’s Division, but will she be the champion of it? Or will Shida go beyond one year and on towards a second?
The introductions are made, the newly redesigned belt is raised, and we see who defines the next era of AEW Women’s Wrestling!
The fans rally and duel but DMD has a lot of fans in Daily’s Place tonight. Britt and Shida get face to face, and then the forearms fly! Shida knees low, has Britt against ropes, but Britt blocks the whip to turn things around. More forearms fly, Britt rolls Shida to the armlock! Shida slips free to run but Britt avoids the Tamashi knee! Fans cheer as the two stand off and circle again. They tie up, Britt wrenches, hammerlocks, and half nelsons to spin and snapmare to an armlock! Britt gets the crucifix pin, TWO! Britt tries a lateral press, TWO! Shida gets around to waistlock and drag Britt up to SLAM her! Fans fire up and duel as Shida has the legs! Shida hammers Britt to get her in a BOW ‘N’ ARROW!
Shida readjusts, Britt pops free but Shida has the body scissors. Britt and Shida throw forearms in that position, Shida turns Britt to a cover, TWO! Shida adds a motorcycle stretch to this, Britt fights up but Shida bends her back against boots! Britt endures so Shida BOOTS her away! Shida gets Britt up, Britt throws a forearm but Shida whips her. Britt holds ropes to avoid the dropkick then bails out. Britt regroups with Rebel, Shida waits because she has Champion’s Advantage. Britt gets in but Shida slips out. Rebel talks trash, Shida goes up but Britt KNEES her in the ropes! Britt gets Shida in a corner and chokes her! The ref counts, Britt lets off at 4 to ROCK Shida with a forearm!
Britt grins, and wrenches Shida to then roll her to a hammerlock. Shida reaches back to get up but Britt becomes a backpack. Shida RAMS Britt into buckles and is free, and she whips corner to corner. Britt reverses but Shida dodges to RANA! Shida keeps moving and dropkicks Britt out of the ring! Shida pursues, and RAMS Britt into railing! Shida gets a chair, the ref tells her no, but she sits the chair up to use it as a launching pad! Britt runs at her but Shida goes up to the apron! Shida KNEES Britt from up there, then climbs a corner. Shida LEAPS and CROSSBODIES both Britt and Rebel! Fans fire up and duel as Shida puts Britt on the apron.
Shida CLUBS away, then lines up a shot. Shida runs but Britt spins to KICK Shida down! Britt goes out to stand on Shida’s head! Britt drags Shida up to put her in the ring and stands on Shida’s head again before stomping away. Britt gets Shida up for a cravat and throws knees. Fans rally and duel again, Britt DECKS Shida with a forearm! Shida hits back but Britt facelocks and underhooks. Shida resists the butterfly to wrench out and arm-drag Britt. Britt holds on to turn Shida around, and CURB STOMP! Britt gets the glove from Rebel, and it’s extra stylish for Double or Nothing! Britt goes to Shida, goes after an arm, but Shida scrambles away!
Britt stomps away on Shida at the ropes, drags her up, and BUTTERFLY SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO! But Britt tries again, TWO! Britt grows annoyed with Shida and she pie faces Shida around. Britt gets Shida up, throws forearms, then digs her hand into Shida’s face. Britt taunts, runs corner to corner, but Shida BOOTS! Shida turns things around, but runs into a BUCKLE SHOT! Rebel coaches Britt as she gets up and gets Shida out of the corner. Britt stands on Shida’s head, the ref counts so Britt covers, TWO! Britt toys with Shida now, Shida blocks the kick and gets up, only for Britt to ROCK her! Shida fires up as Britt throws more forearms! Britt talks trash, and Shida fires off!!
Shida tackles Britt and rains down furious fists! The fans fire up now as Shida bumps Britt off buckle over and over! Shida whips corner to corner, runs in and KNEES Britt! Shida rolls and runs back in to KNEE her again! Shida sits Britt down to go side to side and BOOT WASH! Fans fire up with Shida and she makes sure the cameras see her fish hook Britt’s face! Shida drags Britt up, but Britt blocks the suplex! Britt drags Shida down, they get back up, and Shida manages a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Shida runs, BLINDSIDE KNEE!! Cover, TWO!! Shida is a bit surprised but she’s more determined to finish The Doctor now!
Shida gets Britt up, Britt blocks and wants a fisherman but Shida knees her in return! Shida throws hands, Britt returns them! This brawl is getting nasty! Britt kicks low, Shida ENZIGURIS! Britt wobbles but comes back to SUPERKICK! Britt drags Shida up, FISHERMAN SCREW! Cover, TWO!! Shida survives but Britt drags her back up. Britt runs but Shida trips her up out of the stomp! STRETCH MUFFLER! Britt crawls, ROPEBREAK! Shida fires off furious fists but has to let off. Rebel coaches Britt up and she SUPERKICKS again! Britt runs, to SLINGBLADE! Britt gets Shida up, Alabama lifts, and hits an AIR RAID CRASH! Cover, TWO!!
But Britt has the arms! She goes for the Rings of Saturn but Shida resists! Britt throws elbows, Shida scrambles around, and fans duel as they struggle on the mat! Britt switches sides to get the Rings of Saturn! Shida flails, reaches, but Britt pushes off ropes! They get up, Shida has a fireman’s carry! Britt slips off and CLUBS Shida down! Britt gets Shida up, Shida pulls Britt’s hair! Britt swings into Shida’s waistlock! Britt throws elbows but Shida holds on and even throws knees into Britt’s back! GERMAN SUPLEX! Britt sits up, BASEMENT FOREARM! Cover, TWO!! Britt survives and Shida is shocked!
Shida drags Britt back up, brings her over to a corner and hoists her up top. Shida climbs up, fans duel again, and Shida fireman’s carries! Britt fights, drops to the apron, but holds on and fights back. Shida drags Britt back up, and SUPERPLEXES! Shida crawls to the cover, TWO!! Britt survives but Shida is seething as she gets her up. Shida fireman’s carries, climbs, but Britt sunset flips, TWO! Shida has the leg, STRETCH MUFFLER! She gets an arm, NUMERO DOS! But Rebel grabs the belt and uses it to distract Shida! Shida swipes at Rebel but she gets away. Britt rushes in, Shida is ready and gets around to waistlock.
Britt switches, but Shida runs at ropes, Rebel’s crutch hits Britt!! Shida rolls Britt up, TWO!??! Britt survives her own failed attempt at a screwjob! But Shida gets Britt up, FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!!! Shida can’t believe Britt survives! Shida aims, the ref is busy with Rebel again! The ref EJECTS Rebel this time! Britt has the belt! Shida takes it, but Britt SUPERKICKS! Britt lines up the shot, CURB STOMP on the belt!! Cover, TWO?!!?? How?!? But Britt drags Shida to the Rings of Saturn, and goes for Lockjaw, only for Shida to roll it to a cover! TWO!! Shida flounders to a corner, runs back in, and KNEES Britt down!
But Shida won’t end it here! She powers up, takes aim again, TAMASHI!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?! Shida doesn’t understand why Britt lives, and Britt rolls her up!! TWO!! RINGS OF SATURN!! LOCKJAW!!! Shida taps, Britt wins!!
Winner: Britt Baker, by submission (NEW AEW Women’s World Champion)
Rebel returns to celebrate with The Doctor! Tony Schiavone even walks on stage to hug Britt and congratulate her! The Shida Era is over, we enter the Age of the Role Model, but will she reign as long as Shida? Or maybe even longer?
Sting & Darby Allin VS Ethan Page & Scorpio Sky!
The Icon and the Relentless have found themselves the targets of All Ego & The Face of the Revolution. Ethan wants to end Darby’s run as the underdog darling, and Scorpio says the Stinger Man has lost his sting. But will they be the first to see why both men have lasted this long?
Ethan & Scorpio have color coordinated gear while Darby rides through the desert with Sting. “It’s showtime.” Darby’s face paint now matches Sting’s, and he DIVES out onto Ethan and Scorpio! Direct hit into railing, Sting goes after Scorpio and RAMS him into railing! Darby stands on Ethan’s head on bare concrete! Then he JAMS the railing into Ethan while Sting is still throwing Scorpio around. Sting and Scorpio go up the ramp but Scorpio rakes Sting’s eyes! Ethan RAMS Darby into the apron, while Scorpio suplexes Sting to the ramp! But Sting pops right back up! Scorpio stands on the stack of chips, but he feels Sting breathing on his neck.
Scorpio turns around, Sting SHOVES Scorpio down onto Ethan! Sting takes off his shirt and LEAPS to CROSSBODY both men! The fans are going nuts over the Icon taking flight again! Darby gets Scorpio in, the bell rings and this is a match! Darby RAMS Scorpio into the corner, fires off hands, and fans chant, “You Still Got It!” Sting whips Darby into Scorpio over and over, then LAUNCHES him at Ethan, before whipping him into Scorpio again! Sting hits a BULLDOG! Sting looms over Scorpio, howls and the fans howl back! Sting wrenches Scorpio, tags Darby in, and Darby climbs up to drop ax handles on Scorpio’s arm.
Darby wrenches Scorpio’s arm again, Sting tags in, and he YANKS Scorpio’s arm. Sting wraps the arm around ropes, tags in Darby, and they mug Scorpio. Ethan protests but Darby WRINGS Scorpio out to get the Fujiwara! Scorpio fights up, powers up but Darby lands on his feet out of the suplex! Darby wristlocks, goes up the ropes, but Ethan trips him up! The ref reprimands Ethan while Darby hits the mat! Fans boo and Ethan shrugs like he did nothing wrong. Scorpio aims at Darby from the apron, and slingshots for the CUTTER! Ethan enjoys that but fans boo as Scorpio brushes off the face paint smudged on his chest.
Ethan tags in, talks trash to Sting, and gets Darby up. Ethan TOSSES Darby into the corner! Fans chant “Ego Sucks!” as he hauls Darby up to TOSS him into the other corner! Ethan soaks up the heat and Scorpio acts like he can’t be sure what he’s hearing. Ethan puts Darby in their corner, tags Scorpio in, and they both stomp Darby. Scorpio gets Darby up, snapmares him and scrapes soles on his face! Scorpio gets Darby up, Darby throws hands but Scorpio reels him in for a BACKBREAKER! Scorpio bends Darby back against his knee, but Darby bends Scorpio’s fingers! Ethan tags in, Scorpio anchors Darby and Ethan drops an elbow on him!
Ethan mocks Sting’s howl then gets Darby up for a suplex, high and hard! Ethan flexes and makes faces and Scorpio is amused. Darby sits up, Ethan puts him in the corner and Scorpio tags in. They mug Darby, Scorpio gets him up and whips him into the corner! Ethan claws at Darby while Scorpio taunts Sting. Darby fights back, Scorpio runs in and back suplexes, but Darby lands on his feet! Hot tag to Sting! Sting rallies on Ethan but Scorpio gets after him. Sting pushes Scorpio, but the ref says she didn’t see the tag?! Ethan and Scorpio used misdirection well, and now Scorpio drags Darby out of the ring and all around ringside!
Scorpio gets Darby up to throw him into the ring, tags in Ethan, and Ethan mockingly has Darby hold his hand out to Sting. Ethan then drags Darby up and gorilla presses, to TOSS Darby into the crowd!! Darby’s family become his crash pad and fans lose their minds! Sting checks on Darby, and has to drag him up and over. Ethan mockingly dares Sting to put Darby in and see what happens. Sting stands Darby up as the ring count climbs, but he isn’t sure what to do. Darby revives and gets in at 9.9!! Ethan is furious and he drags Darby to the corner. Ethan tells Sting this is what they get, and then gets Darby up to the crucifix. Darby kicks Scorpio and hooks the corner!
Darby gets to the top rope to fire off elbows on Ethan! Darby adjusts to get a SLEEPER! Ethan reaches for Scorpio but Darby traps his arms! Ethan powers up to RAM Darby into buckles! But Darby hits the THROWBACK STUNNER! Fans fire up, Darby hot tags Sting for real now! Scorpio runs in but Sting rallies on him! Sting whips Scorpio into Ethan, then whips him corner to corner. Sting hits the SPLASH on Scorpio! And a STINGER SPLASH on Ethan! Sting clotheslines Scorpio out, kicks Ethan low and goes up to hit a CODE RED!? Cover, TWO!! Fans are thunderous and Darby wants back in!?
Sting looks to Ethan, tags Darby in, and Darby climbs up. But Scorpio trips Darby up! Sting DECKS Scorpio but Ethan chop blocks Sting! Ethan stomps the bad leg, the ref reprimands but Ethan turns his attention to Darby. Ethan has the arms, to ICONOCLASM Darby onto Sting! Ethan then gets Darby back up, blows a kiss to Sting, and gets Darby up, but Sting trips Ethan! Sting has the SCORPION DEATHLOCK!! But Sting isn’t the legal man! That’s alright, Darby puts on the FUJIWARA! Scorpio gets in to get Darby’s leg for a HEEL HOOK! These are dueling submissions that don’t count, and yet Ethan and Darby are shouting at each other!
Ethan and Darby start SLAPPING each other!! And then gouging at each other’s eyes!! The ref reprimands Sting and Scorpio, they’re not the legal men! She’s counting, Sting and Scorpio let off at 4! Scorpio hurries away to his corner, and then Sting reluctantly goes back to his. Darby and Ethan are down, fans rally up, and both men crawl around. They find their corners, and hot tag Scorpio and Sting! The Icon stares down Scorpio, a man who was once a fan. They fire off haymakers, Scorpio kicks the bad leg and KICKS it again! “You’re done, Sting!” But Sting stays standing, and beats his chest! Sting whips, Scorpio avoids the splash! Slingshot, but no cutter! SCORPION DEATH DROP!! Cover, Sting & Darby win!!
Winners: Sting & Darby Allin, by pinfall
The Icon’s not a shell of his former self, he IS that same man the world saw all those years ago! And with his young protégé, Sting might be right back at the top! Will they take over AEW and make it a relentless Stinger Summer?
AEW World Championship Triple Threat: Kenny Omega w/ Don Callis VS PAC VS Orange Cassidy!
From AAA to AEW to Impact, The Cleaner is becoming a belt collector, but “let’s call a spade a spade.” The Bastard has unfinished business with the Best Bout Machine, and he doesn’t exactly respect Freshly Squeezed. But the King of Sloth Style isn’t a novelty, he isn’t a gimmick, he isn’t a mascot, and he’s looking to prove that to the doubters tonight! No count outs, no disqualifications, no Champion’s Advantage for the man with more simultaneous championships than anyone in wrestling today! What are the odds that something wild will happen at Double or Nothing?
The introductions are made, AEW’s belt is raised, and we see who overcomes two opponents at once!
Pac storms at Omega and Omega gets in the ropes! The ref reminds him there are no DQ’s so ropebreaks don’t really save him. Omega shoves Pac, argues with the ref, and then sucker punches Cassidy! Pac goes after Omega, throws forearms with him, but Omega rakes eyes! Omega headlocks and grinds Pac, but Pac powers out, only for Omega to run him over! Pac kips up, so Omega shoves him again. Callis is back on commentary as Omega runs, redirects, but gets a BOOT from Pac! Pac runs, ducks and dodges, and DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! Cassidy pops back up and fans fire up as he surveys the situation. Cassidy slowly covers Pac, ONE! He covers Omega, ONE!
Cassidy argues the count but the ref says one is one. Not two? No, not two. Okay. Cassidy watches Omega and Pac gets up as fans cheer. Pac and Omega are both annoyed with Cassidy, and Cassidy shows hands up. Pac and Omega swing but Cassidy dodges, to DOUBLE RANA! Cassidy has Omega alone now, but he DIVES Pac into the wall! Cassidy gets back in to tilt-o-whirl DDT Omega down! Cover, TWO!! Omega barely escapes but Cassidy powers up his fist! Omega gets up, and RAMS into Cassidy! Cassidy clubs Omega but Pac BOOTS him! Pac gets Omega, slingshots up and over and RANAS him down!
Omega bails out and Pac hurries after, to MOONSAULT! Direct hit and Omega is down! Callis admits he’s afraid of Pac as Pac goes to Cassidy. “This is Awesome!” as Pac gets Cassidy up. Pac bumps Cassidy off buckles, digs his boots in, and doesn’t have to stop until he wants to! And he doesn’t want to, as he stands on Cassidy’s neck! Pac lets off since that still won’t win him anything, and goes to the corner. Pac climbs, watches like a hawk, and Cassidy stands to get a SHOTGUN missile dropkick! Cassidy ends up in the far corner! Pac scowls as he goes to the apron and he climbs another corner. Cassidy staggers up, but Omega runs in! Pac SHOTGUN missile dropkicks Omega!
Pac hurries back up, he watches both opponents, and gets a DOUBLE SHOTGUN MISSILE DROPKICK! And then he just kips right up! Pac digs his boots into Omega, lets off to whip him corner to corner, but Omega reverses. Pac runs into Cassidy, Omega run sin but Pac dodges. Omega hits Cassidy, BOOTS Pac, then puts Cassidy in ropes. Pac clubs Omega, whips but Omega reverses again to fireman’s carry! “YOU! CAN’T! ESCAPE!” Rolling senton for Pac, DRAPING BACKSTABBER for Cassidy! Omega gets up and has fans fired up as he goes back to Pac. Omega drags Pac up, bumps him off buckles, then grinds his face on ropes!
Fans have the Terminator drums going as Omega drags Pac up to a BIG back suplex! Cover, ONE! Omega keeps his cool, paces around Pac, and drags him up to CHOP! Pac sneers, Omega CLUBS him on the back, to CHOP him again! Pac fires forearms in return! They brawl, Pac gets the edge again, then talks trash. Omega BOOTS Pac into buckles! Omega talks trash on Pac now, but he turns around into Cassidy’s victory roll! TWO, Cassidy runs but into a tilt-o-whirl BACKBREAKER! Omega drags Cassidy back up while Pac bails out. Omega CHOPS Cassidy, keeps him standing, and scoops for a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!
Fans cheer as Cassidy gets to a corner. Omega is after him, gets him up and fans rally up. Omega mocks the Cassidy thumbs up then shoves Cassidy to ropes, to CLUB him on the back! Omega flexes, gets Cassidy up again, and repeats the shove. Cassidy holds ropes, elbows Omega, but Pac drags Cassidy out to fire forearms! Omega WRECKS them both with a dropkick! The Terminator Drums start again. Omega builds speed and FLIES! Direct hit onto both Cassidy and Pac! Omega has a wild look in his eyes as he gets back up. Omega gets Cassidy up, puts him in the ring, and says this is it! He gets Cassidy up to a suplex, for STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRE!
Cassidy grits his teeth, he might be getting serious! Cassidy Alabama lifts but Omega sunset flips through! Cassidy sits on it, TWO! Omega sunset flips, TWO! Cassidy sits, TWO! Omega sunsets, TWO! Cassidy jackknifes, TWO as Omega gets one arm up! Cassidy pushes it back down, TWO as the other arm comes up! A third try, Omega bridges, but Pac 450 SPLASHES it apart!! All three men are sputtering from that sandwich they were just in, and the fans are losing their minds! Pac gets up first and goes to the apron. Pac springboards but Omega gets under and around, SNAP DRAGON! Cassidy runs in to victory roll, but Omega makes it a SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX!
Cassidy flounders, Omega gets Cassidy for another SNAP DRAGON! Omega loads up, takes aim, double BANG! V-TRIGGER for Cassidy! V-TRIGGER for- NO! Pac side steps to SNAP GERMAN! Omega wobbles, Pac SUPERKI- NO! Omega blocks the kick but not the BOOT! Pac runs, Cassidy is used as a shield, V-TRIGGER! Omega full nelsons but Pac breaks free! Pac aims, Omega ducks, SUPERKICK to Cassidy! Omega LARIATS Pac! Fans are thunderous as Omega has Pac in one corner and Cassidy in the other. Omega runs corner to corner to V-TRIGGER Cassidy in the back! “Up we go!” Omega hoists Cassidy up top, climbs up to join him, and wants the full nelson!
Cassidy resists the super dragon, Omega gets him to let go of the corner, but Cassidy powers up! TO PUT HIS HANDS IN HIS POCKETS!! Omega can’t get Cassidy off the corner, or hands out of pants! Pac joins in, to SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX Omega!! But Cassidy stays up top! He adjusts, and NO HANDS SWANTONS Pac on the outside! Cassidy goes in the ring, no-hands kips up, but Omega kicks low and reels Cassidy in, for a TIGER DRIVER 98! Cover, TWO!! Cassidy survives and Callis protests the count but Omega gets Cassidy back up. Omega slashes the throat, but sees Pac returning. Pac punches and springboards but Omega catches him! ONE WINGED-
NO! Pac resists, so Omega hits COYT’S WRATH instead! Bridging cover, TWO!! Fans hope they “Fight Forever!” at this rate, but it has to end somehow! Omega brings knee pads down and sits Cassidy up. Omega slaps Cassidy around to then POINT-BLANK V-TRIGGER! He isn’t done, either, as he sits Cassidy up for another! Omega wags his fingers, he still isn’t done! Cassidy puts his hands up, and IN HIS POCKETS! Then flops over… Omega drags Cassidy up but Pac is back and he ROCKS Omega with forearms! Pac back kicks, runs, but Omega CHOPS! Omega boots then V-TRIGGERS! Omega runs, Cassidy pushes Pac out of the way, SNAP MICHINOKU on Omega!
But then Pac drags Cassidy up for a BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!?! Callis breathes easier as Cassidy survives and keeps Omega’s reign alive. Fans are loving “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for this one! Pac drags Cassidy up, puts him on the top rope, and climbs up to join him. Pac gets Cassidy up but Omega CLUBS Pac! Cassidy takes a tumble, Omega gets Pac in the Electric Chair! And then climbs the corner! But Pac turns it to a SUPER SUNSET BOMB! Omega staggers up and Pac puts him on the top rope now. Pac climbs up, to SUPER FALCON ARROW! Cassidy throws Pac out to cover Omega, TWO!!! Callis almost chokes on his spit and fans are going nuts, “That Was Three! That Was Three!”
Omega bails out, Pac gets back in, and Cassidy stands. These two stare down, and Cassidy unleashes the Shin Kicks! Pac LOW BLOWS! No DQ but totally not cool! Pac runs to FLY out onto Omega! The Fosbury Flop hits, and Pac goes up top! BLACK ARROW for Cassidy!! Cover, Omega barely breaks it in time! Omega drags Pac up, but Pac puts him in a corner to ROUNDHOUSE! Pac pushes Omega down into a drop zone, fans still say “This is Awesome!” as Pac goes back up. Callis says fans are sick, but Pac BLACK ARROW flops! Omega Electric Chair lifts, folds, but Pac fights again to have a STANDING BRUTALIZER!!
ORANGE PUNCH!! Omega falls against ropes, Pac falls to the floor! Cassidy gets Omega up, BEACH BREAK!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?! Omega survives and no one can believe it! Callis chuckles but fans are convinced “That Was Three,” too! Pac gets in and stomps Cassidy while Omega gets to an apron. Pac kicks but Cassidy blocks the low blow! Cassidy seems conflicted, but he doesn’t resort to returning the favor. Pac KNEES him for it, reels him in, and gets him up, only for Cassidy to slip out and ORANGE PUNCH! Omega returns but misses his V-Trigger, ORANGE PUNCH! Callis freaks out and storms off commentary!!
Fans are electric as Cassidy is finally fired up! Cassidy aims at Pac, ORANGE PUNCH!! Cover, but Callis drags the ref out!! The ref reprimands Callis and Callis argues with him, but Cassidy turns his eyes on the weasel! Callis runs away, Cassidy climbs up, but Omega anchors him! Cassidy kicks at Omega as fans curse out Callis. Omega climbs, throws hands, but Cassidy headbutts him! And again! And again! Omega wobbles, but Cassidy sends him down with another headbutt! Cassidy leaps, Pac blocks the Deep Impact to hit a NORTHERN LIGHTS! To BRUTALIZER! Omega hurries in and stomps Pac! Pac still holds on! So Omega attacks the ref!!
Fans are booing loud as ever as Omega resorts to a new low! Callis gives Omega the Impact belt to BELT SHOT Pac! Then he gets the AAA belt, to BELT SHOT Pac again! Omega reloads with the TNT belt, fans call BS, but Pac takes a THIRD BELT SHOT! Omega says he has one more in the arsenal, and Callis hands him the AEW World Championship! Pac flounders ,Omega loads up with #PrettyPlatinum, A FOURTH BELT SHOT!! Omega holds up his belts, but Cassidy ORANGE PUNCHES him down!! Cassidy flounders to the cover but the ref is still out cold! Wait, Aubrey gets in!! Cover, TWO!!??! Omega has the ghost pin, OMEGA WINS?!?!
Winner: Kenny Omega, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
The Elite rushes out to celebrate with their champion! Cassidy tried the hardest he ever has, and yet it wasn’t enough to overcome the stacked deck Callis prepared for Omega. If this is what awaits, does any challenger stand a chance?
BREAKING NEWS!
AEW Full Gear 2021 is set! Saturday, November 6, in St. Louis! Who will pass through the Gateway to the West having proved they’re the best?
Tony Schiavone is in the ring with big news!
If you haven’t heard, AEW has a new show coming to TNT! It will be known as AEW Rampage, and it debuts Friday, August 13th, 10 PM Eastern! But they’ll have a very special analyst signed for this weekly show, and this same man will be a coach on Rampage! It’s… MARK HENRY!!! The World’s Strongest Man is here and fans are going nuts! Mark Henry will be on this week’s Friday Night Dynamite to speak more on this!
MORE BREAKING NEWS!
That same Friday Night Dynamite will see Dustin Rhodes VS Nick Comoroto in a BULLROPE MATCH! The Young Bucks keep on fighting, but in a non-title match, against Death Triangle’s PAC & Penta El Zero M! The Nightmare Family keeps battling the Factory as Cody Rhodes & Lee Johnson take on QT Marshall & Anthony Ogogo 2v2! Britt Baker has her championship celebration for her huge win tonight! And in two weeks, Jungle Boy gets his championship opportunity against Kenny Omega! Will that be enough time to prepare for all the lowdown, dirty tricks Don Callis will have up his proverbial sleeves?
Stadium Stampede 2: The Inner Circle VS The Pinnacle!
Chris Jericho and company challenged The Elite to this very match type last year, and did not win. They challenged MJF’s faction to Blood & Guts, and did not win. This rematch has some of the highest stakes possible, because if Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager, Santana & Ortiz lose again, they are no longer a faction! Will this be the end of the Inner Circle?
My Jerkoff- er, Maxwell Jacob Friedman’s limousine pulls right into TIAA Bank Field’s, well, field, and he hops out. He calls out Jericho and his boys, and wonders if they’re afraid of The Pinnacle. “You should be! Chris, do you remember when you told me the worst was yet to come? Well guess what? For the first time in your miserable life, you were right.” But Jericho didn’t know he was talking about tonight and talking about himself, because MJF swears tonight is the LAST night of the Inner Circle! “Because my name is Maxwell Jacob Friedman, and I’m better than you, and you know it!”
But the Inner Circle’s music hits, and they REPEL DOWN THE SCOREBOARD! Fans sing Judas for them as they descend onto the battlefield! MJF seems in disbelief, but the Inner Circle is ready for war. MJF hypes himself up as the Inner Circle walk down the bleachers, but where is the rest of the Pinnacle? MJF runs back inside his limo as the Inner Circle rush up to it. But there are other motors revving, and the Pinnacle rides in on FTR’s truck! MJF is staying safe in his limo while his minions battle for him! Wardlow and Hager, Spears and Sammy, Santana and Dax Harwood, Ortiz and Cash Wilder!
It is a scrap all around the field, mixing and matching, and Spears brings Sammy to the ring at the 50 yard line! Sammy tackles Spears in return, a bell rings and now Stadium Stampede begins! Sammy rains down hands, Spears turns it around to give hands back. Ortiz throws Cash into walls, while Wardlow and Hager avoid falling into a bonfire?! Spears whips Sammy to the apron but Sammy GAMANGIRIS! Sammy springboards and CUTTERS! Spears writhes but Sammy heads to the apron. Sammy KICKS Wardlow away, goes up top, and SHOOTING STARS! Spears moves, Sammy lands on his feet but runs into a BLUE THUNDER BOMB!
MJF creeps out, feeling confident now that he’s safe. But Jericho was waiting for him! The team leaders are alone, and MJF says, “Bring it, you piece o’ shit.” Jericho steps up and they brawl in the red zone! Jericho CLUBS MJF down, rains down fists, while Santana, Ortiz and FTR go up the bleachers. Cash throws dust in Santana’s eyes! Jericho opens the car trunk, MJF stops from being crushed by the door, and uses a FIRE EXTINGUISHER to blast Jericho in the face! MJF shouts, “Screw you, Jericho!” and runs away. Jericho, enraged, gives chase into the backstage area!
The brawling in the bleachers continues as Santana bowls Cash into chairs. Spears eggs Sammy on while Jericho and MJF run through the halls. MJF wants to talk this out but Jericho knocks him down! Jericho puts MJF in a trash bin and SMACKS him! MJF throws HOT COFFEE into Jericho’s face! Then SMACKS him with a landline phone! “Sorry, Chris can’t come to the phone right now, he’s too busy swallowing his own teeth!” MFJ DECKS Jericho, hangs up the phone, and claws Jericho’s eyes! “I’M THE GOAT NOW!!” Jericho gets away, and SHOUTS into a megaphone, right in MJF’s ears! Then Jericho has cookie sheets to CLAP MJF’s head!
Jericho gets MJF up, JABS him against the coffee station, then slides him on the wet floor. MJF goes under a table, but Jericho RAMS the table into him! Then SMACKS him with the wet floor sign! Jericho stalks MJF, has the trash bin again and SMACKS MJF around with it. Jericho drags MJF up, CLUBS him in the face, then chases him into the staff room! Jacksonville Jaguar fans cheer for seeing Charlie Strong and Urban Meyer. Jericho’s given a football, and he throws it at MJF! Then another one! Urban hands Jericho a spare laptop, and Jericho SMACKS MJF over and over with it! Hopefully that one wasn’t important. But then MJF rakes Jericho’s eyes!
MJF grabs a Jags helmet, but Jericho dodges! MJF whiffs, Jericho DECKS MJF! Jericho makes MJF take a seat, and wheels him into the other room, sending him flying into a table! Jericho wishes the Jags luck this season as he heads into that room. MFJ crawls and Jericho taunts him. Jericho gets MJF up but MJF punches the bad arm! MJF talks trash back but gets SMACKED by the rotating whiteboard! MJF crawls away again and Jericho tells him to run away like a bitch! Jericho throws things at MJF, MJF tries to throw them back, but Jericho tackles MJF through a door into the hall!
Wardlow and Hager brawl somewhere in the back! Wardlow smacks Hager off an AC unit, Hager kicks but Wardlow blocks to SPINEBUSTER Hager onto boxes! Wardlow then opens up the cold storage and throws Hager inside! But Hager stops the door from shutting, BOOTS Wardlow, but Wardlow uses water jugs to SMACK Hager around! Hager blocks, Wardlow kicks low and fireman’s carries! Hager slips off and shoves Wardlow at cold storage! They charge in, fight among the slabs of meat, but Wardlow has an icicle! Hager avoids the ice shank to SPINEBUSTER Wardlow! Hager throws Wardlow back out of the freezer, and SMACKS him with a plastic crate!
They brawl further in the warehouse, Hager fires off kicks and knees, then a big haymaker! Hager rushes Wardlow but he dodges, and Hager punches a mobile metal cabinet! Wardlow rams Hager with the cabinet! Wardlow gets Hager up to RAM him into the cabinet over and over, then DECKS him! Wardlow asks if Hager’s had enough yet, and Hager sits up. Wardlow DECKS him again! Hager flips Wardlow off! Wardlow KNEES Hager down! Wardlow catches his breath but Hager gets up. “Where you going?” Hager double dirty birds, so Wardlow runs and RAMS Hager through a wall and into the kitchen! “I told you, Hager!”
Sammy searches for Spears now and calls him out. Spears bangs on something, and Sammy sees Spears sits with the CHAIRS! All the chairs used for the stadium, and it’s a chair battle! Sammy ROCKS Spears, Spears mule kicks, and Sammy leaps off one chair for a FLYING FOREARM! Sammy sits up some chairs, but Spears headbutts! Sammy takes a seat and Spears BOOTS him down! They leave the chair room behind and Spears throws hands. Spears whips Sammy at a wall but Sammy runs up the wall, Eddy Gordo Kicks then fires off more hands! Spears shoves Sammy away, pops him up to the forklift, but Sammy FLYING RIDER KICKS, then swings to dropkick Spears!
Sammy lines up a shot, leaps, but Spears catches him! Spears pops Sammy around, to LAWN DART him into a garage door! Sammy clutches his head while Spears checks his face. Spears then sees some other items. Bolt cutters? No, no. Steel pipe? Nope. Baseball bat? No, that’s Jericho’s thing. Oh, of course! A chair! Spears swaggers over, but Sammy jumps in and KNEES Spears down! Spears staggers up and Sammy is after him again! They go into the warehouse and Spears RAMS Sammy into the scissor lift! Sammy knows those things a little too well… Spears staggers around, and finds extension cords! But so does Sammy, and he gets Spears first!!
Spears is turning purple but Sammy lets him go. Spears looks up and drags Spears onto crates. Sammy hammers away, then climbs up to the top of the shelving unit! Spears gets away so Sammy jumps down, only for Spears to SMACK him with a ladder! Sammy staggers and flounders, and Spears finds a pair of handcuffs?! Spears cuffs Sammy to the shelving unit! Spears says Sammy’s done, and leaves him behind. Spears calls out for his team, but Sammy finds the bolt cutters Spears threw away!
Apparently, Santana and Ortiz have followed FTR to one of the small clubs within Daily’s Place. They take bottles and SMASH them on the heads of the random guys getting in their way! FTR moves up, and they toss aside those getting in their way! They’re wrecking everyone that isn’t Pinnacle or Inner Circle, and then they sit at a table together? They have a toast, then DJ KONNAN plays a classic as the two top tier tag teams throw down! Dax and Ortiz, Santana and Cash, the brawl goes all over! The mad ball gets caught but Ortiz just tackles Dax! Ortiz digs his fingers into Dax’s face, and then SMACKS him with a drink tray! Cover, TWO!
Ortiz uses the drink tray to choke Dax! Konnan intercepts Tully’s cheap shot! Ortiz DECKS Tully! Santana says he’ll treat Tully like he did his boys! WOOD SPLINTER TO THE HEAD! FTR rushes in to hit back! Santana uses Cash’s own belt to LASH him! Dax uses chairs and tables but Ortiz stays up. They throw hands again, Santana LEAPS onto Cash to cover, TWO! Ortiz bowls Dax into trash cans! Ortiz grabs a trash can to SMACK Dax over and over and over! And over and over! And over and over! The can is distorted, but now Cash is throwing bottles at Ortiz! Santana returns to RAM Cash into the elevator doors! One opens up, they end up inside, and Santana stomps away on Cash!
Wardlow taunts Hager as he crawls around, and he KICKS him in the side. Wardlow grabs a wooden pallet and SLAMS it down, but Hager dodges! Hager uses the tackle dummies to throw Wardlow off, then ROCKS him! Wardlow throws Hager onto the back of a buggee, and gets up to dribble Hagger off its roof! Wardlow climbs up to join him, gets Hager up, but Hager fights off the bomb! LOW BLOW! No disqualifications! Hager gets Wardlow up for a CHOKE SLAM through shelving! Hager roars and stands tall! Then we go back to Jericho and MJF as they brawl through more of the office area.
MJF goes after the bad arm, but Jericho punches him away. MJF BOOTS Jericho, Jericho falls against a cardboard cut-out of Shahid Khan. Jericho dodges MJF’s punch, MJF hits wall! MJF clutches his bad hand, and Jericho says MJF’s in so much trouble. What? SMACK with the cut-out! Jericho stalks MJF but MJF literally slams a door on him! MJF takes Jericho’s bad arm, stretches it out along a desk, then SLAMS it! MJF stands on the arm! And STOMPS it! Jericho hobbles away but now MJF stalks him. MJF mocks Jericho but Jericho ROCKS him with a right hand! Jericho has a STAPLER! MJF begs for mercy, but Jericho STAPLES business cards to MJF’s head!! Then RIPS ’em off!
Jericho gets MJF up, and throws him over the boardroom table. Jericho goes around and runs, but into MJF’s TRIANGLE PUNCH! MJF and Jericho end up on the table, and MJF drags Jericho up! PILEDRIVER to the table!! Cover, TWO!!! Jericho survives and MJF is furious! MJF gets a claw hammer!? Why was that here? MJF gets Jericho’s arm, stretches it out and says this is what he gets! But Jericho BOPS MJF with a trash bin! Jericho opens up a closet, and finds Floyd the Baseball Bat! MJF rushes right into a BASE HIT! Jericho uses the bat to CHOKE MJF! And JAM him in the ribs!
Jericho bounces MJF off a desk, and tells MJF he really is an A-hole. Jericho RAMS MJF through glass! Jericho drags MJF back up and MJF is bleeding from the forehead! But Jericho isn’t done with MJF yet! Meanwhile, Spears is still looking for his teammates. But the Inner Circle Motorcycle Club is here! They chase Spears down the hallway! Spears knows what Sammy feels like now with last year’s golf cart! Back to Jericho, he’s dragging MJF out to the pavilion and bouncing him off bins. They’re heading towards Daily’s Place! Jericho BOOTS MJF further along, and the very back row of fans is seeing this up close and personal!
Jericho SMACKS MJF with signs, punches him down the stairs, and CROTCHES him on the railing! MJF tumbles, sputters, but Jericho gets him up. MJF SLAMS Jericho’s bad arm on railing! There goes the brace! Look out below for a free souvenir! MJF is going nuts as he tries to dump Jericho to the lower deck!! The ref reprimands, Jericho fights MJF off and BASHES him with a spotlight projector! Jericho drags MJF up into a POWERBOMB through a cart! Daily’s Place is thunderous as we see Spears running for Daily’s Place! He thinks he’s safe, but uh, Sammy has a GOLF CART! The tables have truly turned!!
Sammy chases Spears all the way down the ramp then RAMS him down! Sammy climbs the cart and fans are thunderous again as The Spanish God goes to ringside! Sammy gets a chair, chases Spears into the ring, but Spears fireman’s carries! Sammy gets free and to the apron, and GAMANGIRIS! Sammy springboards, into a CHAIR SHOT!! Cover, TWO!!! Sammy survives and Spears is shocked! “This is Awesome!” but far from over as Spears gets up. Spears goes back to the chair, watches Sammy rise, and then sits him up. He says, “You should’ve stayed down!” Sammy just flips him off! Spears aims, for a CHAIR SHOT!! Cover, TWO!?!? Sammy survives a headshot and Spears is in shock!
Fans are thunderous again but Sammy barely stirs. Spears gets the chair again, brings it over to a corner and wedges it in. Spears goes back to Sammy, drags him over, and looks to repeat the night the Pinnacle debuted. Fans rally for the Inner Circle and Sammy torture racks for GO TO HOSPITAL!! But he can’t make the cover as Spears flounders around! Sammy grits his teeth, throws off his vest, and stalks Spears to the chair! Sammy returns the favor, CHAIR SHOT CURB STOMP!!! Sammy goes up the corner, the fans fire up as he aims, SAMMY 630 SENTON!! Cover, the Inner Circle wins!!
Winners: The Inner Circle, by pinfall (they stay a faction)
Jericho, Santana, Ortiz and Hager find their way to the ring to celebrate with Sammy! They are united and victorious over their most hated enemies, and get to sing Judas along with the fans once again! Is this only the beginning of a brand new chapter for the Inner Circle?
My Thoughts:
Another awesome AEW PPV, and especially for the first one with a full crowd at Daily’s Place. All of the matches were great, though I will say a few of them felt like the outcomes were obvious before. The NWA Women’s Championship was not going to change hands with it being on the Buy-In, and it not being AEW’s place to decide that stuff anyway. Likewise, the AEW Women’s Championship was of course changing hands because Shida made it to one year, she had her moment on Dynamite, though admittedly a short moment. My only gripe with that match was it perhaps had one too many false finishes. I haven’t really felt that way about a match before, but it started to get that way here, like with Rebel smacking Britt and she somehow surviving. Other than that, Britt of course deserves to be champion after all the hard work she’s put in.
Sting & Darby were of course going to win, it’s STIIIIIIING~! But the match was awesome, and I did appreciate that, after I had said something about it for an AEW Dark/Elevation, Ethan & Scorpio now have matching gear. Ethan & Scorpio are likely still top five in the tag division rankings, and they need to bide their time while the Bucks are still Heels. I will say the Bucks VS Moxley & Kingston was awesome stuff, and for a second felt like it could’ve been Moxley’s & Kingston’s, but it did create a strong character beat for the Bucks to win because they stopped cheating and just did their moves. I like the detail of Kaz getting involved, I wonder if things circle back where Kaz joins Mox & Kingston in an anti-Elite trio.
Cody VS Ogogo was about as expected, with the wrestler winning because this is wrestling, but him going the extra mile to be AEW’s Captain America or something is the same stuff that turned some people off to Cody a couple weeks ago. The Memorial Day message and honoring veterans is appreciated, but no more “USA VS World” as a motivation for story, please. Miro VS Archer was great, but I feel a bit of story got lost because it was part of some kind of fan fest segment that I suppose was part of the countdown special on Saturday. Even so, the match was great, Miro gets heat for throwing a bag that obviously wouldn’t have a real snake in it, and I am a bit surprised he retained. Archer hasn’t gotten much at all since joining AEW, so I thought this was that night. Maybe he’ll get another shot at All Out or Full Gear, since both were already advertised for when and where.
A little surprised the Casino Battle Royal didn’t go first, but Hangman VS Cage was an awesome opener. I don’t think Cage losing because of Team Taz distracting him weakens Hangman, but I am wondering if this really does help Hangman get to the world title by All Out. The rift within Team Taz is growing, so I wouldn’t be surprised if the moment Starks is healthy, he has it out with Cage. The Casino Battle Royal was good, but I felt like it went really fast. Lio Rush is a great wild card, though obviously a lot of people were expecting a lot of other possibilities. Rush showing up strengthens the AEW NJPW relationship, so everyone shut up about WWE and NJPW, that was about Daniel Bryan.
Jungle Boy winning was the right choice. He is young and supremely popular, and no offense to Christian, but he’d give any of the three in the world title match a much better match than Christian. However, Omega was another of the guaranteed winners of that Triple Threat, especially with Callis nearby. The heat on Callis was nuclear and Cassidy got one hell of a showing. Omega VS JB in a couple weeks makes sense, and then maybe we get Omega VS Cassidy 1v1 for a top level Dynamite on the way to All Out. Omega VS Hangman is still going to be my pick for All Out 2021, bringing both their relationship and Hangman’s personal AEW story full circle, but Cassidy has to get something at some point.
Stadium Stampede 2 was awesome stuff, just like last year. They said it wasn’t going to be as goofy as last year, but it was still plenty goofy with the repelling off the TIAA titantron, the theatrical chair room moment, PNP and FTR beating up Dark stars pretending to be bar goers, and so much of Jericho VS MJF. Hager and Wardlow was the most serious fight of the four, with PNP VS FTR a good second. It was cool to see Konnan and all these other cameos, tough. But in the end, it was clear the Inner Circle would win because Pinnacle stood tall, and fans really like the Inner Circle. They have good chemistry, and it’s not like them being together prevents them from going for gold. If anything, they should be even more focused on that, with PNP going for tag, Hager and/or Sammy going for TNT and of course Jericho going for the world title again.
My Score: 9.5/10
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Is Thursday night alright for fighting?
AEW Spring Breakthru continues as Collision is brewin‘ up a TNT Championship Open Challenge! Will it be all about the BOOM for Adam Cole, Baybay?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kevin Knight VS Lance Archer w/ Don Callis; Knight wins.
- Josh Alexander & Konosuke Takeshita VS Rocky Romero & Tomohiro Ishii; Alexander & Takeshita win.
- 2v1 Handicap Match: Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Rebecca Scott & Ashley Vox; Megan wins.
- AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Adam Cole VS Claudio Castagnoli; Cole wins and retains the title.
- Six Man Tag: La Faccion Ingobernable VS Rosario Grillo, Leon St. Giovanni & KM; LFI wins.
- ROH World Television Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Nick Wayne; Nick wins and becomes the new ROH World TV Champion.
- Mercedes Mone & Harley Cameron VS Kris Statlander & Julia Hart; Kris & Julia win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Marina Shafir storms out here!
She throws some poor rando around on stage, and then kicks her off stage, to then storm into the ring. Marina intimidates Arkady Aura into giving up her mic, then here come the Death Riders! Claudio Castagnoli SHOVES a cameraman down, then SMASHES the camera! Then he CHOKE SLAMS the cameraman through a table! Wheeler Yuta beats up more equipment, the fans boo these sore losers, because clearly this is all in response to losing the AEW World Trios Championships just last night. Boston tells off Yuta but he just uses that as motivation. Jon Moxley is in the ring, waiting for all of this to calm down a bit.
Marina gives Moxley the mic, and Moxley tells the fans and everyone celebrating last night better enjoy it now. “Hobbs, Swerve, Shibata, enjoy it now! Because it’s the last chance you’re gonna have to celebrate for a long time!” The fans boo, but Moxley tells The Young Bucks he officially doesn’t like them, he doesn’t like looking at them, so they better stay in their own lane. They cross the line with Moxley, he swears to God that they are never seen or heard from again, and he means that! Fans are torn there, but Moxley says from the first day he started in this sport, there was one undisputed baddest man in pro-wrestling. That man is Samoa Joe.
The fans cheer for “JOE! JOE! JOE!” and Moxley says he has always shown Joe respect, treated him with reverence. The fans sing, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Yuta tells them to shut up! Moxley says he has given Joe that reverence, he has given Joe his space, and it could’ve stayed that way. But Joe started something that Moxley has to finish. Because Moxley doesn’t know any other way, he will not run, he will not hide, he will not roll over and die. he knows no other way to do this but to fight Joe to the death for the AEW World Championship! Tomorrow, now, for better or worse! Mox will be clear: He is challenging Joe!
The fans again chant for “JOE! JOE! JOE!” Moxley says that’s all he’s gotta say. Joe’s known Moxley long enough to know exactly what he’s dealing with. Moxley then storms off, leading the Death Riders away. Will Samoa Joe accept that challenge, and perhaps even go Double or Nothing?
Kevin Knight VS Lance Archer w/ Don Callis!
The Jet is feeling real good having his share of $400,000, and he’s preparing for next month’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors tournament. But will Knight still be too fly? Or will he be sent crashing down by the Murderhawk Monster?
The moment Archer hits the ring, he hits Knight! Archer fires off in a corner, the bell rings, and the ref counts. The fans boo but archer only stops to throw his jacket at Knight! Then he THROWS Knight out of the ring! The fans tell Callis off like they did last night, but Archer SMACKS Knight off the LED walls! Archer says night-night, Knight! He CLUBS Knight down on the stage, then drags him up to TOSS him down the ramp! Knight flounders to the apron but Archer steps inside to stop the ring count. Archer goes out to drag Knight up, choke grips, and CHOKE- NO, Knight flips free! Knight blocks a boot, ROCKS Archer, then goes up the corner, BIG triangle jump DROPKICK!
The fans fire up as night goes to the apron, springboards, QUEBRADA! They fall on the ramp and the fans fire up! Knight storms after Archer as they go into the ring, then Knight climbs up. Knight leaps to SEATED- NO, Archer catches Knight! Knight fights and RANAS Archer into a corner! Knight stomps and UPPERCUTS on repeat! Knight then stomps a mudhole, but stops as the ref counts 4. The fans fire up with Knight, but Archer LARIATS Knight inside-out! The fans boo but Archer drags Knight back up. Short arm LARIAT! Callis applauds while Archer rains down forearms on Knight’s head.
The ref reprimands about pulling hair but Archer tells him to shut up! Archer stomps Knight, paces around him, then drags him up. Archer CLUBS Knight on the back, then stalks him to a corner. Archer CHOPS Knight but the fans rally, “Let’s Go, Kevin!” Archer whips, Knight sunset flips, but Archer stays up! But Knight avoids the punch! Knight runs to SLIDING SHOULDER TACKLE! Archer tumbles out of the ring, Knight runs, and he WRECKS Archer with a dropkick! Archer pinballs off the desk, then Knight goes up the corner. But Callis grabs at Knight’s foot! The fans boo, Callis gets away with that, but Archer drags Knight down!
Archer ROCKS Knight, then SWINGS him into the steel steps! Archer is all fired up, Callis is happy, but the fans boo while Collision goes picture in picture.
Archer drags Knight up, brings him around, and whips him hard into railing! Knight sputters, the fans cheer him on, but Archer brings Knight up. Archer ROCKS Knight, sits him in a chair, and then runs up to BOOT him down! Knight slumps against the barriers while Archer refreshes the count. But this just lets Callis get his shots in! Callis hammers Knight, but stops before he gets caught. Callis talks smack on the fans, especially that one guy in the third row. Archer stands Knight up against barriers, calls out a small child in their father’s arms, and then CHOPS Knight! Archer drags Knight along the way, taunts more fans, but Knight fires body shots!
Knight CHOPS Archer, but Archer isn’t even bothered! Archer whips Knight back into the ring, then storms in after him. Archer looms over Knight, stands on Knight’s hand, then steps off as the ref reprimands. Archer taunts Knight, stands him up, and pulls hair to put him in the corner. Archer climbs up, taunts the fans, and he smothers Knight! Archer rains down fists, but he stops short of ten to rob the fans the satisfaction! Spring Breakthru returns to single picture and Archer runs corner to corner. ELBOW! Archer keeps moving, and he ELBOWS Knight again! Archer wants more, so he runs again, to ELBOW Knight again!
The fans are torn as Archer has his hattrick, and he looms over Knight again. Archer taunts Knight, slaps him around, but Knight fires a body shot! Archer nods, eggs Knight on, and Knight fires more hands! The fans fire up, but Archer DECKS Knight! Archer drags Knight around, has a cocky cover, ONE!! Knight is tougher than that as a former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, and he flips Archer off! Archer grabs at him, Knight cradles, TWO!! Archer almost got caught, but he BOOTS Knight for that! And GERMAN SUPLEXES! Knight lands on his face and Archer grins. The fans rally for Knight but Archer puts him in a corner.
Archer hoists Knight up top, ROCKS him, then lifts Knight in the reverse crucifix! Knight flails, BLACKOUT- NO, Knight lands out! But Archer grabs him! CHOKE- DROPKICK! Knight turns things around, then fires hands! The fans rally as hard as they can for Knight as Knight fires shot after shot! Knight whips, Archer reverses, but knight slips to the outside! Archer hits buckles, Knight springboards in, but Archer gets clear. Knight comes back, but into a BOOT/STOMP! Archer drags Knight right up, then goes up the corner with him! The fans fire up already as Archer lifts Knight, but Knight fires elbows!
Knight fires body shots now, Archer pushes him back, but Knight returns, to the UPPER ROOM! Knight rolls and UFO SPLASHES! Cover, TWO! Archer is still in this, but Knight runs corner to corner, only for Archer to dodge! Arche comes back, DERAILER!! Archer hauls Knight up, BUCKLE BOMBS, and CHOKE SLAMS! Cover, TWO?!?! Knight survives and Callis is furious! Archer snarls but he drags Knight back to a corner. The fans rally as hard as they can for “KEVIN! KEVIN!” but Archer walks the tightrope! But Knight trips Archer up! Archer is stuck on the ropes, and Knight DROPKICKS him down!
The fans fire up as Knight springboards, FLYING FOREARM to the floor! The fans fire up and Knight puts Archer in! Knight springboards, but Archer catches him! Knight HOTSHOTS that arm, then springboards again, FLYING LARIAT!! Cover, Knight wins!!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall
The Jet flies high and takes the win! Will this literally big win help Knight take over the BOSJ?
The Opps speak.
After Dynamite went off the air, the NEW AEW World Trios Champions regrouped backstage. Samoa Joe said, “Do you understand the unusual thing about predators? Predators tend to think they are the largest and most evil thing in the jungle. They think that nothing pursues them because they are the pursuers. Tonight, the Death Riders learned that wasn’t the case. See, we are The Opps. We are not a movement, we are not an understanding between gentlemen, no. We are men who only need an opportunity and excuse to commit violence. We are men like Shibata. We are men like myself. And now, Death Riders, you learned we are men like Willy Hobbs.
“We are The Opps. We are your AEW Trios Champions. And we are coming for so much more.” The Death Riders were the hunters but are now the hunted, will their reign of terror end thanks to The Opps?
BREAKING NEWS for next week’s Collision!
While Collision will return to Saturday nights, it will also have to wait until after coverage of the NBA Playoffs. The silver lining? It’ll be live from coast to coast! Make sure you schedule accordingly so you don’t miss a minute of the Playoff Palooza!
Backstage interview with Jamie Hayter & Kris Statlander.
Renee Paquette is with these two ahead of their Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament match, set for next week on Dynamite. It is a semifinal match, and yet this is also the first time Kris and Jamie face off 1v1. The winner goes on to Double or Nothing to face Mercedes Mone in the tournament finals, but Kris stops Renee there. Enough about Mone. And enough about Toni Storm, honestly. There are plenty of other women in this locker room who work just as hard, if not harder, than those two. Jamie says she won’t disagree there. Jamie works hard, Kris works hard, and Jamie won’t stand here to give endless pats on the back.
But Jamie also knows Kris is good, being a former TBS Champion. And Kris knows Jamie is good, being a former AEW Women’s World Champion. They both know they can go, and this right here has been a long time coming. Whoever wins this, they better go all the way. See you Wednesday, mate. That match is for Dynamite, but will Kris get a leg up on Mone in the tag match later tonight?
Tony Schiavone reads a letter from FTR.
Given the suspension as announced last night, Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler are not allowed in the building, so they sent this message instead.
“Dear Tony & Nigel, I (Dax) wish I could take back everything we did to you guys last week. It was completely unacceptable, unnecessary, and unwarranted. I honestly think the punishment for us wasn’t severe enough.” Schiavone explains it is a suspension for a week, without pay. Dax’s letter continues to say, “Tony, I would never have gone through with the piledriver with you. You said some things about my daughter that I won’t hold against you. But in the heat of the moment, I felt I was justified to scare you a little. I love you, Tony.” Schiavone rolls his eyes, the fans boo because they don’t believe Dax’s words.
Schiavone explains this next part is addressed to Nigel. “I never wanted things to get physical between the three of us, I know your body, and your mind for that matter, is very fragile.” Nigel rolls his eyes at the passive aggressiveness there. “I’m sure you were thinking the same thing with emotions as we were. Even though you probably knew there was no way you could ever beat us up, LOL. Again, my sincerest apologies to you both, and I hope we can just move forward in a professional and productive manner. With love, Dax Harwood.” The fans still boo the ingenuine sentiments, and Nigel sarcastically accepts the apology. Will FTR ever actually learn their lesson?
Josh Alexander & Konosuke Takeshita VS Rocky Romero & Tomohiro Ishii!
The Walking Weapon couldn’t defeat the Cowboy, so he goes and sucker punches him after the match, then seemingly joins forces with The Don Callis Family! Will Alexander get his first win alongside The Alpha? Or can Azucar & Stone Pitbull conglomerate their way to a victory?
The teams sort out and Ishii starts against Konosuke in a battle of Openweight Champions! The fans fire up as Ishii and Konosuke go toe to toe, then they start shoving! The forearms start flying, the fans fire up, and Ishii gets the edge! Ishii runs, but Konosuke BOOTS him! Konosuke whips, Ishii reverses, and then Ishii ducks the lariat to waistlock. Ishii ducks an elbow, but Konosuke ROCKS Ishii! Konosuke reels Ishii in, but Ishii suplexes first! Konosuke fights free, then runs up, and they RAM shoulders! The fans fire up and Ishii runs to RAM Konosuke again! Konosuke returns, runs through the chop and he CLOBBERS Ishii!
Ishii is up, he runs through a chop and then CLOBBERS Konosuke! Konosuke is back up, both men run in, and they RAM each other down! The fans fire up while Konosuke and Ishii back off. Tag to Rocky and Alexander and the fans rally again. The two circle, tie up, and Alexander waistlocks. Rocky switches, Alexander switches, and Alexander SLAMS Rocky down! Rocky brushes that off while the fans rally. The two circle, tie up, and Rocky wrenches. Alexander knees low, whips, but Rocky slides under! Rocky wheelbarrows and arm-drags! Alexander comes back, Rocky dodges and RANAS! The fans fire up while Rocky gives some Azucar Heat!
Rocky runs up, Alexander DUMPS him to the apron, but Rocky UPPERCUTS! Alexander distracts the ref so that Konosuke can YANK Rocky down! Konosuke DOUBLE CHOPS Rocky, then DRIVE-BY DROPKICKS! Rocky sputters while Collision goes picture in picture.
Alexander runs to BODY CHECK Rocky off the apron! The Don Callis Family soaks up the heat, then they fetch Rocky off the ground. Alexander puts Rocky on the apron, CLUBS him, then slides in. Alexander has the ref watch Ishii, and then he stomps Rocky around. Alexander scoops and SLAMS Rocky, then tags Konosuke. Konosuke goes up to SUPER SENTON! Cover, TWO! Rocky stays in this, but Konosuke stays on Rocky with a snapmare and KCIK! Konosuke tags Alexander and Alexander stalks Rocky. Alexander drags Rocky from the ropes to drop a knee! Cover, TWO! Alexander stalks Rocky to the ropes, then bumps him off buckles.
Alexander CHOPS Rocky, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Konosuke has Rocky up top! Rocky fights the back suplex with fists, then he BITES Konosuke! The ref reprimands, but Rocky cravats to hit a SUPER SLICED BREAD! The fans fire up while both men crawl, hot tags to Alexander and Ishii! The fans fire up as these two RAM, and RAM, and then Ishii ROCKS Alexander! Ishii whips, Alexander reverses, but Ishii comes back to CLOBBER Alexander! And SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Alexander survives but Ishii runs, only for Konosuke to get a cheap shot in! Ishii DECKS Konosuke for it! Alexander waistlocks, Ishii fights and switches, but Konosuke runs in!
Alexander ducks, Konosuke BOOTS Ishii! Konosuke runs, he and Ishii DOUBLE LARIAT! Konosuke rebounds to LARIT Ishii down! Rocky runs up, wrenches Konosuke, and kicks off Alexander to TORNADO DDT! Ishii LARIATS Konosuke back down, but Alexander kicks! Ishii blocks, feed to Rocky for a kick and UPPERCUT! Then Ishii hits a GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up more as Ishii runs, and he LARIATS Alexander down! Cover, Rocky blocks Konosuke, but Konosuke SHOVES Rocky onto Ishii! The match is saved but the ref reprimands everyone for being in the ring. Ishii and Rocky argue, but Konosuke has Rocky!
Rocky avoids the forearm, so Konosuke DECKS Ishii! Alexander BOOTS Rocky out of the ring! Alexander torture racks Ishii, for the TOWER HACKER BOMB!! Cover, TWO?!? But into an ANKLE LOCK!! Rocky sends Konosuke into railing! Ishii endures, reaches out, but Rocky storms in! Rocky springboards to CROSSBODY Alexander! The fans fire up, but Konosuke runs in! Rocky DUMPS Konosuke out, then PLANCHAS! Ishii LARIATS Alexander, suplexes, but Alexander fights it! Alexander wrenches, Ishii wrenches back, but Alexander gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, ROCKY BREAKS IT!
The fans fire up as we get another save! Rocky brings Alexander i, but Alexander waistlcoks. Rocky fights free, throws an elbow, then a HAYMAKER! Rocky reels Alexander in, but Alexander hits a GOURD BUSTER! Alexander hoists Rocky up, but Ishii helps Rocky RANA! Rocky KICKS Alexander, cravats, and Ishii gives him the boost! SHIRA- NO, Alexander slips free! Rocky waistlocks Alexander, Ishii runs up, but Alexander ducks! The LARIAT hits Rocky! Then Alexander rolls Ishii up, with tights! TWO!! Alexander fires a flurry of elbows, but Ishii roars! Ishii runs in, but into a GERMAN SUPLEX! But he’s right back up!?
Alexander runs up, Ishii SWATS a lariat, then ROCKS Alexander! Alexander ROCKS Ishii, but Ishii HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up while both men fall! A standing count starts, but Ishii crawls hover, hot- WHAT?! Rocky leaves Ishii hanging?! WHY?!? The fans boo, but Konosuke BOOTS Ishii! Then feed to a GERMAN SUPLEX! Alexander holds on, ripcord, DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOWS!! Then a POWERBOMB!! High stack, Don Callis Family wins!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander, by pinfall
Rocky looks conflicted, but they why did he leave Ishii all alone to begin with?! Callis celebrates with his guys, will nothing stop the family from taking over AEW? Rocky goes back to help Ishii, but Ishii shoves Rocky! Ishii asks what the heck, but wait! Is that TRENT BERETTA!? Rocky CLOBBERS Ishii, and Trent takes off the jacket! Trent rains down fists on Ishii now, and the Callis Family returns?! Trent was Don Callis Family the last time we saw him, and it seems he still IS Don Callis Family! Callis explains to Konosuke that it’s fine, and he gives Trent the monkey wrench! The very thing that took Trent out almost a year ago!
Rocky stands Ishii up, and says goodbye. Trent CLOBBERS Ishii with the monkey wrench!!! Trent & Rocky are in the Family, will AEW soon belong to them?
Backstage interview with Mercedes Mone.
Lexy Nair welcomes in #FourBeltsMone, and Mone again says, “Bostooon~! Say hello to your C E O!” Lexy congratulates Mone on defeating Athena last night and advancing to the Women’s Owen Hart Cup finals at Double or Nothing. She will either face Kris or Jamie, and Kris is someone Mone has had a lot of history with. Mone stops Lexy there and says that history is where Mone won them all. Tonight, she is in the main event in another tag match alongside Harley Cameron. Mone already groans as Harley brings out “Mini Mone!” “Bostooooon~! Say hello to your C E O~!” Mone says she already did that.
Mini Mone knows Main Mone doesn’t wanna talk to Harley right now, but she has assured Mini Mone that things will be different this time. They better be! Now now, talk to Mini Mone. She’s not gonna do that! Harley, just stay out of the way and not be such a loser! Harley pouts but Mone says there’s no reason to be sad. Mini Mone says yeah, there’s no crying in wrestling! Damn right! Wait, wait, why is she talking like the puppet’s real!? Harley starts singing “Ride the Money Wrath Train~!” Mone says no no no! Mone storms off, but the train is on the tracks either way. Mini Mone says, “See you tonight!” Will The CEO and the wild Aussie stay on track as we head for Double or Nothing?
2v1 Handicap Match: Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Rebecca Scott & Ashley Vox!
The wrath of the Megasus has yet to be satiated, so she is again doubling up on opponents. Will even Everyone’s Favorite Flight Attendant & The Reel Catch #BowDown?
The bell rings and Vox & Scott DOUBLE DROPKICK! The fans fire up as they bring the fight to Megan with fast hands! They double whip, but Megan crisscrosses them into each other, then DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEXES!! The fans fire up as Megan roars, and she reels Vox in! Megan hauls Vox up to POWERBOMB! And deadlift for ANOTHER POWERBOMB! And ANOTHER POWERBOMB!! Vox flounders away while the fans fire up! Megan aims at Scott, runs in, and LEAPING LARIATS! Megan is all fired up, and she hauls Scott up, FATE’S DESCENT onto Vox!! Double cover, Megan wins!
Winner: Megan Bayne, by pinfall
Vox & Scott tried, but they could not stop this female titan! Megan then sits them both up and tells them, “BOW DOWN!” Megan SMACKS them off the mat! The Superbad Girl raises Megan’s hand in victory, will nothing stop Megan from storming back up the mountain?
Anthony Bowens speaks.
“Throughout my life, I’ve been told ‘no’ so many times. But if I wanted it bad enough, I always found a way. And here in AEW, I won’t take ‘no’ for an answer. My name is Anthony Bowens. I am AEW’s 5 Tool Player. The perfect combination of power, athleticism, intelligence, the look, and The It Factor. I am the Pride of Professional Wrestling, led by a badass. I intend to use every tool necessary to climb to the top of AEW. And oh, yeah, I intend to win gold. Let’s make history. So the question is, who’s next to step to the plate and get their ass Molly Whopped by THE Five Tool Player?! That journey starts now. Don’t believe me? Well I’ve got five tools and one rule: Prove them wrong!”
AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Adam Cole VS ???
The Panama City Playboy is in Boston, ready to make this City of Champions undisputed! But who will step to this paragon of wrestling? CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI! The Death Riders never left the building, they were just lurking from the shadows! But will the Swiss Cyborg snatch away this title to make up for the one he lost?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who brings the boom!
The bell rings and the two tie up. Claudio powers Cole right to a corner, lets off as the ref counts, but then Cole avoids the sucker punch! Cole fires fast hands, the fans fire up, but the ref counts. Claudio scoops Cole first to SLAM him down! Claudio looms over Cole, drags him up, and he whips Cole, only for Cole to reverse. But Claudio bounces off buckles to BOOT Cole down! The fans boo but Claudio stalks Cole. Claudio drags Cole up, scoops again, but Cole fights around to a SLEEPER! The fans cheer, but Claudio RAMS Cole into buckles. Claudio is free, but Cole BOOTS him, then JUMP NECKBREAKERS! Cover, ONE!!
Cole hurries to headlock, but Claudio powers up and lifts Cole, only for Cole to sunset flip! Claudio drags Cole right up, but Cole fires forearms! The fans fire up as Cole whips, btu Claudio reverses. Cole grabs ropes, 52 Fake Out! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! Claudio stays in this but Cole runs up to BOOT him back down! Claudio bails out, throws a fit, but then Cole BOOTS him off the apron! The fans fire up for “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!” Claudio goes to the apron, Cole storms up on him, but Claudio trips Cole up! Claudio drags Cole out, Cole fires forearms, but Claudio knees low! Claudio whips Cole hard into barriers!
Claudio winds up, runs up, but Cole dodges! Now Claudio hits the barriers! Cole fires forearms, stalks Claudio around the way, and he fires forearms again. Claudio YANKS Cole into the barriers! The ring count climbs, Claudio hauls Cole up, BARRIER BACK SUPLEX! Cole flops to the floor and the fans lose their minds! Claudio refreshes the ring count, but he does wait on Cole. Cole slowly crawls, so Claudio goes out to fetch him. Claudio UPPERCUTS Cole, Cole staggers around, and Claudio military presses him! Claudio TOSSES Cole out into the crowd! The fans go nuts again, and they cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this possible.
Claudio storms into the ring, soaks up the heat, and the ref checks Cole. That was a rough landing on that hardwood floor, but it seems Cole is okay to continue. The fans rally for Cole as he hobbles his way back to ringside. Cole rolls in, but Claudio runs up to LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Cole stays in this but Claudio clamps onto him with a chinlock. Cole endures, the fans rally, but Claudio squeezes tight. Cole fights around, fights to his feet, and the fans fire up as Cole fires body shots. But Claudio knees low, then TOSSES Cole back out! Cole flops to the floor, the fans boo more, but Claudio just soaks it all up as Collision goes picture in picture.
Cole gets checked by Doc Sampson, given that big bruise right on his side. The ring count climbs all the while, and Claudio paces as he waits on a verdict from Doc. Cole seems to be okay to continue, and he crawls his way over. Cole grabs at the apron skirt, drags himself up, and springs in at 9! Claudio is right on him and rains down fists! Claudio is all fired up, and also sports a cut on his arm from hitting these barriers. Claudio scoops to hit a BACKBREAKER, and then he bends Cole against his knee! Cole endures, throws hands from below, but Claudio shoves him down! Cole avoids the elbow drop! Claudio snarls, but Cole fires a forearm!
Claudio UPPERCUTS, Cole fires another forearm, repeat! Claudio looms over Cole but Cole still comes back with a forearm! The shots go back and forth, but then Claudio smothers Cole with a chinlock! Cole endures and fights back up, but Claudio pushes him down to the mat! Claudio leans on the hold as he grinds Cole down. Cole fights up again, fires body shots, and Spring Breakthru returns to single picture. Claudio ROCKS Cole, runs, but Cole ROCKS Claudio! Claudio UPPERCUTS into a backslide! TWO, and Cole fireman’s carries, but Claudio fights free! Claudio whips, UPPERCUTS, then whips corner to corner.
Claudio runs in and UPPERCUTS! Then he whips corner to corner again, for another UPPERCUT! Claudio tries again, but Cole SUPERKICKS him down! The fans fire up while a standing count begins again! Cole is in a corner, but Claudio rises up to get him. Cole JAWBREAKERS, then ELBOWS, then BOOTS! Claudio still comes back, Cole gets around, BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Cole is frustrated and sore, but he still stands up. The fans fire up as Cole is in the corner, and he climbs up the ropes! Cole aims, Claudio stands, PANAMA- BACKDROP! Claudio wags his finger, then he storms up, but has to fight off another fireman’s carry!
Claudio short arm LARIATS, then he drags Cole up! Claudio reels Cole in, but Cole BACKDROPS! Claudio just manages to land out, but Cole SUPERKICKS again! Cole now fireman’s carries, for USHIGOROSHI! Cover, TWO! Claudio stays in this and Cole is frustrated, but the fans rally up behind Cole. Cole goes back to the corner, hops up again, and Claudio’s up. PANAMA SUN- NO, Claudio trips and SWINGS Cole! The fans are torn as Cole goes around and around! TEN and Claudio THROWS Cole! Cover, TWO!! But into a CROSSFACE! Claudio pulls back on Cole but Cole endures! The fans rally as Cole reaches out. Cole rolls to a cover, TWO!
Claudio THROWS Cole to a corner! Claudio runs, UPPERCUTS, and then runs again! But Cole DUMPS Claudio out! Claudio HOTSHOTS Cole, hurries up the corner, then leaps, into a SUPERKICK! Cole covers, TWO!! Claudio is still in this, but both men are running on fumes. Cole rises up, brings down the kneepad, and says it’s time. But Claudio stops Cole to waistlock, only for Cole to PELE! Cole runs, into a POP-UP UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO!! Cole survives and Claudio is in disbelief! Cole goes to a corner as Claudio snarls and rises up. Claudio runs up, UPPERCUTS, and UPPERCUTS, and UPPERCUTS!
The ref backs Claudio off, the fans boo, but Claudio just seethes. Cole drags himself up with the ropes, Claudio runs back in, UPPERCUT! UPPERCUT! UPPERCUT! Claudio just UPPERCUTS and ELBOWS away! The ref backs Claudio off, warns him to listen to authority, but Claudio goes back in for more UPPERCUTS! The fans rally for Cole as he takes these shots, but then Claudio hoists him up top! Claudio climbs, goes to the very top, SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Cover, ONE, and into a ghost pin! COLE WINS!!!
Winner: Adam Cole, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
Claudio is in shock! But perhaps his anger got the better of him as he could’ve done things different. But the rest of the Undisputed Kingdom/Paragon is here to celebrate with their guy! Will Cole, Roddy & Kyle all be rolling on the road to Double or Nothing? Wait, now Claudio FLIPS the desk over in his anger! And then he stands it up on it’s side to tip it the other way! And another way! Yuta and Moxley hurry out here to try and calm Claudio down, and the fans taunt Claudio, “That’s expensive! That’s expensive!” They even chant “LOSERS! LOSERS!” The Death Riders storm off, what will satiate their anger?
Backstage interview with “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith.
Lexy Nair is with the former Learning Tree Branches, The Redwood & The Bad Apple. She brings up how last week, Chris Jericho said he wasn’t angry, he was just disappointed, and then he left them to themselves. Where do they go from here? Bill says Jericho was disappointed in them, but Bill is disappointed in Jericho. Jericho is supposed to be the leader, and yet he walks out on them? Quite honestly, Bill is getting… angry. Keith wants Bill to chill. Not right now. What? What’s the difference? They talked about this in private, what’s the difference with it being now? Keith says it is like Bill just said: It was in private.
Keith knows Jericho said they were family, and that means something to Keith. And he just feels that if they’re family, they should handle this like family, and that is internally. And maybe, if Bill didn’t put Jericho on blast last week, Jericho wouldn’t have left. Bill understands, family is very important. That is why Keith wants to get back in the good graces of Jericho. Bill gets that. He just isn’t sure they should be living and dying at the whims of Jericho. Either way, the strategy moving forward is the same: They need to get in the ring, crack some skulls, and stack some wins. Lexy, to answer the question of what’s next, that is next.
Bill heads out, Keith follows, but will they do better or worse without The Nueve?
Six Man Tag: La Faccion Ingobernable VS Rosario Grillo, Leon St. Giovanni & KM!
Finally, El Toro Blanco has returned! Rush leads Dralistico y The Beast Mortos into action again, will LFI finally stampede through AEW?
The trios sort out and LFI just attacks! Dralistico has Grillo, Rush has KM and Mortos as LSG! Things spill out side, LFI send their opponents into barriers, and then Darlistico CHOPS Grillo! Rush stomps KM, Dralistico stomps Grillo, and Mortos is back in the ring. The fans fire up with Mortos, and Dralistico sends Grillo into more railing! Rush regroups with his hermanos, both literal and in arms. Dralistico CHOPS LSG, Mortos SPLASHES, and then Mortos whips LSG corner to corner for another SPLASH! Mortos whips LSG to ropes now, for a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Tag to Dralistico and he springboards in, FLYING CODE BREAKER!
LSG flounders around and the fans fire up. KM tags in, but Dralistico SOBATS, KICKS, and ENZIGIRIS! The fans fire up as Dralistico tags in Rush! The fans fire up and Rush SUPERMAN PUNCHES KM! Then he DECKS LSG, HEADBUTTS Grillo, and he lets Dralistico FLY! Down go LSG and Grillo! Rush then says, “You mess with the bull…” YOU GET THE BULL’S HORNS!! KM takes those right in the face! Cover, LFI wins!
Winners: La Faccion Ingobernable, by pinfall
LFI makes quick work, and Rush says LFG! Will these three be like bulls in a China shop when it comes to the AEW Trios Division?
Backstage interview with Kevin Knight.
Renee catches up to The Jet as he and “Speedball” Mike Bailey say hey. A big congratulations for Knight in winning against Archer. Renee is pretty sure that match came about because Callis didn’t like the rejection he got in trying to recruit Knight and Speedball. Knight says pretty much, but that’s understandable. He doesn’t think the Don- Ricochet steps in, backwards hat and military coat not really going together, but he tells Knight to shut it. Ricochet says these goofs are not the story of the week. The story is how they screwed Ricochet last week and stole that prize money!
Speedball says if by “screwed,” Ricochet means Speedball’s team beat him fair and square to win 400 stacks, then yeah, he got screwed. Ricochet says first, you pinned Mortos, not Ricochet. And seeing as how they’re the new guys here, here’s some “veteran advice.” Don’t upset the top talent in AEW. You don’t disrupt the chain of command. And since Knight and Speedball are so low, at the bottom of the pole, take his advance before something bad happens. Knight says Ricochet has it all twisted, they respect him. Knight and Speedball respect the game, the in-ring talent, the hot wife, all of that.
But anything that Ricochet can do, the Jet can, too. In fact, here’s something he can do that Ricochet can’t. And then he shakes them dreads! Ricochet says here’s what he can do: he can smack Knight in his mouth! Then do it then! Maybe he will, if Knight keeps talking! Knight fakes a slap and makes Ricochet flinch! Ricochet says okay, he wants trouble now. Yeah, Knight needs that. Speedball says okay, just not tonight. Speedball and Knight head out, Renee tosses her hair and leaves. But will the One & Only find he’s the only one with a problem?
ROH World TV Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Nick Wayne!
If Christian Cage is to be believed, this match has come about all thanks to him pulling the strings. But at the same time, he told his “son” that he’d have to win this one on his own. Will The Prodigy make The Patriarch of the Patriarchy proud? Or will the Commander of the Skies ruin Christian’s “gift?”
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who’s the real star of ROH TV!
The Code of Honor is not upheld as Nick SPITS at Komander! The bell rings, the fans boo, and Komander DORPKCIKS Nick! Komander fires off hands in the corner, Nick scurries away but Komander keeps on him! Komander CHOPS, Nick kicks low, and then Nick ROCKS Komander. Nick storms up, but Komander kicks, mule kicks, front kicks, and CHOPS! The fans fire up, Komander whips, but Nick reverses. Komander rolls off Nick’s back, then blocks the chop to knuckle lock and CHOP! Komander goes up, up, jumps around, and then FLYING RANAS! The fans fire up again while Nick flounders away.
Komander runs in, Nick TOSSES him to the ramp! Nick comes back, but Komander GAMANGIRIS him down! Komander goes up with Nick in the drop zone! But Nick hurries away, no Cielito. Komander still tightrope walks to ARABIAN PRESS, only for Nick to put him on the apron! Komander RAMS into Nick, springboards, and CROSSBODIES! Then DROPKICKS! The fans fire up while Nick bails out to the ramp. Komander aims, springboards, but Nick dodges! Komander comes back, Nick puts him in the ring, then he ducks a haymaker to HOTSHOT! Komander falls and the fans boo, but Nick checks his teeth.
We see Christian Cage, Kip Sabian & Mother Shayna are watching this backstage as Nick hurries back in the ring. Nick stomps Komander, RAMS him into a corner, then puts him up top. Komander wobbles, Nick winds up to CHOP, then Nick climbs. Komander fires hands and Nick backs off. Komander hops down, springboards, but Nick SHOVES him down! Komander crashes to the floor and Collision goes picture in picture.
Abrahantes coaches Komander, and Nick goes outside to taunt the fans. Nick then fetches Komander to THROW him into railing! Komander writhes, Nick soaks up heat much like he did during Prelude to Spring Breakthru. Nick fetches Komander again, puts him in the ring, and taunts the fans before stepping inside. Cover, TWO! Nick is annoyed but he looms over Komander. Nick drags Komander up, throws him into the ropes, then CHOKES him! The ref counts, Nick steps off and he taunts the fans before he CHOKES Komander again! The ref counts again, Nick steps off, and Komander sputters while Nick swaggers around.
Nick drags Komander up, brings him around, and snapmares for a leg drop! Cover, TWO! Komander stays in this and Nick grows frustrated. Nick tells the fans to shut up, but Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Nick again has Komander on the ropes, literally. Nick whips Komander then KNEES him against the ropes! Nick soaks up the heat, whips Komander again, but Komander springboards to go up and FLYING ARM-DRAG! Then he reels Nick into a EURO CLUTCH! TWO!! Nick escapes in time, but Komander CHOPS! And CHOPS! Nick kicks low, runs, but Komander scoops to BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up while both men are down! Abrahantes and Boston rally for “KO-MAN-DER!” Nick goes to a corner, Komander runs up, but Nick dodges! Nick runs in, but Komander puts him up top, ROCKS and CHOPS him, then triangle jump ENZIGIRIS!
Nick flops to the ramp and the fans fire up! Komander builds speed, and he FLIES to SWANTON Nick on the ramp! A rough landing no matter what, but Komander still kicks Nick in the ring. Komander aims from the corner, tunes up the band and the fans join in. Komander runs, goes up, up, and MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Nick survives but the fans taunt him with “Whose Mom?” “NICK’S MOM!” Komander drags Nick up, torture racks, but Nick fires hands! Nick is free, he goes to a corner, but Komander runs up. Nick goes up and over, victory rolls, TWO! Komander runs back in, but Nick sends him hard into buckles!
The fans boo while Nick takes aim. Nick kicks but Komander ducks it! Komander RAMS Nick into the corner, then hops up, POISON-RANA! Cover, TWO! Nick survives and both men are down while the fans fire back up. Komander goes back to the corner, aims and springboards, but Nick slips around! DRAGON SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Nick is stunned, but he takes aim again! Komander rises, into Nick’s ROUNDHOUSE! Then up, up, WAYNE- TIGER FEINT sweeps the legs! And then a FLYING DESTROYER!! Nick tumbles out of the ring, staggers around, and the fans are thunderous as Komander builds speed!
Komander goes up, up, and ARIHARA MOONSAULTS!! Direct hit on Nick and Boston is erupting! Komander puts Nick in, “This is Awesome!” as Komander climbs again. Nick is in the drop zone, for CIELITO LINDO onto BOOTS!! Nick turns things around, then takes aim, ROUNDHOUSE! Nick roars, reels Komander in to pump handle and PRODIGY PLEX!! Cover, NICK WINS!!!
Winner: Nick Wayne, by pinfall (NEW ROH World Television Champion)
Boston doesn’t like it, but Nick Wayne just became the youngest singles champion in ROH! The Patriarchy is certainly proud, but then Christian Cage leaves Shayna and Kip to go off somewhere. Will he prepare some other gift for his Prodigy as celebration?
Hologram is loading.
And Hologram will return to action next week for Playoff Palooza! Will the incredible win streak continue?
Top Flight speaks.
Dante Martin calls out Action Andretti & Lio Rush to say, “Guess what? We just came from Tony Khan’s office, and there’s no more running, there’s no more hiding, no more ducking, because we have a match next week.” Darius says it isn’t just any match. This has been going on for far too long, so they’re over the wrestling part of this. They want to fight The Cru! Forget the rules, forget the tags, it is a TORNADO TAG MATCH! Leila Grey tells Action & Lio that they’ll see ’em next week for Collision: Playoff Palooza. That is, if The Cru has the balls to show up. Well hold on, The Cru shows up now!
Lio & Action tell Top Flight that they don’t have to wait! Security steps in and keeps this from getting out of hand, but what will happen when there’s nothing holding these teams back?
BREAKING NEWS for a future Dynamite!
It will be AEW’s return to Portland, Oregon, June 11th, when AEW does the unthinkable! It will be the first-ever AEW Summer Blockbuster, a FOUR HOUR edition of Dynamite! That’s right, F O U R!! Get tickets next Thursday, or at least set your DVRs so you do not miss what could be an instant classic!
Toni Storm is here!
The Timeless AEW Women’s World Champion was present last night to watch from afar, but now she wants to get a closer look at tonight’s main event!
Mercedes Mone & Harley Cameron VS Kris Statlander & Julia Hart!
The CEO is reluctant to step back into the ring alongside the wild Aussie, but Harley’s probably the only person who would team with her at this point. Can Harley help Mone keep the Money (Wrath) Train on track? Or will the #BornAgainKristen and the Princess of the Black Throne make a winning combination?
The teams sort out and Mone starts against Kris for both a revival of their rivalry, and also a teaser of what could be for the Owen Hart Cup finals. The two tie up, and Kris SHOVES Mone down! The fans cheer as Kris flexes, but Mone tags Harley. Harley and Kris tie up, and Kris SHOVES Harley away! Harley tags Mone back in, and then picks up Mini Mone! Wait, wait, Harley tags in Mini Mone? Is this a substitution or a 3v2 Handicap now? Harley THROWS Mini Mone at Kris, which Kris easily catches. Kris passes Mini Mone to Julia, how just puts Mini Mone down to step on! Harley tries to roll Kris up but Kris stays up.
Kris drags Harley to her feet, then slips around to roll Harley up! Harley rolls through, Oklahoma Rolls back, TWO! Kris runs up, Harley headlocks, but Kris powers up and out. Harley tilt-o-whirls and HARLEY-GO-ROUNDS! Kris ends up in a corner, the fans fire up, and Harley shouts, “Feel The Wrath~!” Harley runs in, Kris dodges, and then Kris runs in. Harley ELBOWS Kris, has Kris in the ropes, and sunset flips! TWO! Kris kicks, then deadlifts Harley for a suplex! The fans fire up, Kris tags Julia, and Julia takes the handoff to wrench and YANK Harley’s arm! Julia YANKS the arm again and again, then goes up the ropes.
Julia knuckle locks, then tightrope walks! The fans fire up as Julia hits an OLD SCHOOL! Then she adds a BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Cover, but Mone breaks it! The fans cheer, but Julia drags Harley up. Harley JAWBREAKERS, then runs, dodges, and ENZIGIRIS! Tag to Mone, but Julia drop toeholds! Julia dribbles Mone off the mat, but Mone gets free. Mone goes to a corner, Julia runs up and ELBOWS! Julia runs side to side, tags Kris, then goes back to ELBOW Mone again! Kris runs in and KNEES Mone down! Kris brings Mone around to scoop, and FALL AWAY SLAMS! The fans fire up while Mone flounders out and Kris flexes.
Kris goes to the apron, Mone blocks the kick, but Kris handstands out of the throw! Kris also avoids the sweep of her arms, but Mone goes up! Kris avoids the meteora, and they both stop as the other shows haymaker! They then look at Toni Storm, and then they both ROCK the other! Julia and Harley run up, but Mone and Kris DECK them! Then they fire fast hands with each other! The fans fire up, Kris KNEES low, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Kris reels Mone in and FLAPJACKS her off the apron! Mone flounders, Kris stands on her while doing the CEO dance! Kris hauls Mone up and into the ring, covers, TWO! Kris drags Mone up, tags Julia, and they mug Mone. Julia ROCKS Mone, whips her to a corner, but Mone reverses. Mone runs up, blocks boots and ROCKS Julia! Julia is in the ropes and Mone hits the STOCK DROP! Mone huffs ‘n’ puffs before she drags Julia to a cover, TWO! Mone is annoyed but she drags Julia up again. Mone snapmares Julia, runs, and METEORAS! Cover, TWO! Julia stays in this but Mone taunts Kris. Mone dares Julia to crawl to Kris, but then she bumps Julia off buckles.
Mone tags Harley and they mug Julia. Harley brings Julia around, whips her to ropes, and ELBOWS her down! Cover, TWO! Harley stays between Julia and Kris, then brings her around. Julia JAWBREAKERS free, then CLUBS Harley. Julia CHOPS Harley at the ropes, CHOPS her again, then fires forearms. The ref counts, Julia backs off, but then Julia whips Harley to ropes. Harley ducks ‘n ‘dodges, and DOUBLE LARIATS take them both down! The fans rally while Julia and Harley crawl, and Spring Breakthru returns to single picture as they hot tag Mone and Kris! The fans fire up as Mone CHOPS, knuckle locks and goes up, up, and FLYING ARM-DRAGS!
Mone does her dance, then runs corner to corner, DOUBLE KNEES! Mone reels Kris in, the fans rally, and Mone snap suplexes! That’s Una Amiga, and then Mone gets Kris up for Dos Amigas! then THREE AMIGAS! But Kris stops it before quatro! Harley makes the save, and she helps Mone, only for Kris to DOUBLE SUPLEX! Kris rolls through?! DOS DOUBLE SUPLEX! Kris rolls through again and THREE DOUBLE SUPLEX!! The fans are thunderous, we see Jamie Hayter watching backstage and applauding, and Kris puts Mone & Harley in the drop zone! Kris goes up, but Harley rolls with Mone to avoid the 450 Splash!
The fans fire up as Kris tags Julia while Mone and Harley seem to have a tender moment of friendship. Julia ruins the moment with a STANDING MOONSUALT! Julia then tilt-o-whirls Mone, but Mone stops that to RAM Julia into the corner! And then she puts Julia in the Tree of Woe for KNEE after KNEE after KNEE! Mone goes out, goes up, but Julia SPIDER SUPLEXES her away! Harley runs up, Julia sits up to then roll back, and she takes a swing! Harley reels Julia in for a NECKBREAKER! Kris kicks Harley, reels her in, and hits a NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB! But then Mone METEORAS Kris! Julia stalks Mone, runs up, wrench and STO!
Julia puts Mone in the drop zone, goes back up the corner, and HART SAULT gets KNEES! The fans fire up while Julia and Mone are both down! Julia and Mone stir, “This is Awesome!” as a standing count starts. Mone and Julia stir at about 4 of 10, crawl for their corners, hot tag to Kris! Kris fires off on Mone with forearms! Kris ROUNDHOUSES Mone, BLASTS Harley, and then runs up on Mone. Mone hooks her into the Gory Especial! Kris fights free, scoops Mone, but Mone kicks and flails! Kris’ legs give out, they both flop down, and the two fight on the mat. Kris powers up to her feet, but Harley tags in!
Harley brings Mone out of the gut wrench, but Kris hits the DISCUS LARIAT! Kris kicks, Mone blocks, and Mone KNEES Kris in return! Mone whips, Kris reverses, and Mone is sent into Julia’s TARANTULA!! But Harley rolls Kris up! TWO!! Mone is stuck as Kris scoops Harley and hits a BACKBREAKER! Then Kris cording holds Harley’s arm, kisses the bicep, and hits the Hayterade?! Cover, Kris & Julia win!
Winner: Kris Statlander & Julia Hart, by pinfall
That wasn’t just the game winner Kris hit on Harley, it was a message sent to Jamie! Luther helps Toni Storm to the ring so she can applaud Kris, and even blow a kiss! Will Kris go Double or Nothing with Mone to then go All In with Toni? Or will Kris feel a Hayterade from the source?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision to not just wrap Spring Breakthru but to keep things going immediately from last night. Very good promo from The Opps after their win, and some great stuff with The Death Riders for once. The Death Riders throwing a fit was good stuff, and Moxley had a good promo to call out Samoa Joe. Moxley wants his match with Samoa Joe, that’s a great detail in itself, and that is going to be a great match for Double or Nothing. Claudio stepping up to Adam Cole’s Open Challenge was also cool, and that was a great match. Cole surviving was a good touch, especially with how it just pissed Claudio off more.
Very good promo from Bill & Keith, and it feels very obvious that Keith will betray Bill to side with Jericho. We will get Bill VS Jericho, Keith will screw Bill, but then something will happen where Bill gets his rematch and wins over Jericho in the end. Really good “letter” from FTR to keep up their passive aggressive nature, and you can bet they’ll just do all the same things again next week when they’re back. Great to see LFI back in full force, but let’s just hope they actually get going this time around. There could even be some interesting intertwining of stories if LFI challenge for the trios titles at Double or Nothing, putting Joe in a double header situation since he’ll face Moxley for the world title.
Good promo from Top Flight with Cru to hype up next week’s Collision. But does every post-basketball Collision need a nickname? And as nicknames go, “Playoff Palooza” sounds more like a promotional deal run at a supermarket or car dealership. Really good stuff from the Don Callis Family tonight. Great match from Knight VS Archer and a great win for Knight. Knight and Speedball have a good promo with Ricochet, and a match of Knight VS Ricochet would be awesome, I hope we see it before Knight’s off for Best of the Super Juniors.
Great tag match of Alexander & Takeshita VS Ishii & Rocky, and I should’ve realized watching ROH Prelude to Spring Breakthru was teasing something for tonight. Rocky was salty over that loss there, and then he got even saltier during this match. Great to see Trent back, and now Roppongi Vice is Don Callis Family! They can be the tag team of the faction while Konosuke, Kyle Fletcher and now Josh Alexander all go for singles titles. Awesome ROH World Television Championship match from Komander and Nick Wayne, and again to my surprise, the Prelude foreshadowed stuff. Nick brought momentum into this match, he won this title, and unless he loses it back to Komander at like Supercard of Honor, he probably will bring the title to NJPW BOSJ.
Another great handicap match win for Megan Bayne, but she’ll still be spinning her wheels until after Double or Nothing with all this other stuff going on. Great promo from Mone, Harley & Mini Mone before their main event tag match, and same for Kris having a good promo with Jamie Hayter. That was of course a great match, and Kris winning using Jamie’s finisher was wild. I feel like with Toni Storm paying more attention to Kris, that’s a sign Kris is beating Jamie to face Mone at Double or Nothing. It’s still anyone’s guess who wins the Cup, because Toni VS Kris and Toni VS Mone are both great matches.
My Score: 8.9/10
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AEW returns to Boston for a Spring Breakthru! But will Bean Town’s own Mercedes Mone move on in the Women’s Owen Hart Cup? Or will the Fallen Goddess derail the Money Train?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semifinal Round: Mercedes Mone VS Athena; Mone wins and advances to Double or Nothing.
- 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Hangman Page VS Josh Alexander; Hangman wins and advances to the semifinals.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships: Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin VS The Gates of Agony; Lashley & Shelton win and retain the titles.
- 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semifinal Round: Will Ospreay VS Konosuke Takeshita; Ospreay wins and advances to Double or Nothing.
- AEW World Trios Championships: The Death Riders VS The Opps & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs; The Opps & Hobbs win and become the new AEW World Trios Champions.
PLAY BY PLAY
BREAKING NEWS for tonight!
Before cameras were rolling, the Death Riders attacked the already hurting Hook, so now he is ruled out of action for tonight! Even so, Samoa Joe & Katsuyori Shibata will still battle Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta for the AEW World Trios Championships. Will it end up a 3v2 Handicap? Or can the Opps find another partner in time for the main event?
2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semifinal Round: Mercedes Mone VS Athena!
Boston fires up as their C E O is here, one match away from going Double or Nothing for the Owen Hart Cup. But will #FourBeltsMone get a win over the Forever ROH Women’s Champion? Or will Athena prove she is every bit the Fallon Goddess, the Minion Overlord, the American Joshi, and THE most dominant women’s champion in all of wrestling today?
The bell rings and the fans are strongly behind “C E O! C E O!” Mone. Mone and Athena stare down, slowly circle, and hear the fans are already losing their minds for this veritable dream match. Athena and Mone tie up, go around, and Mone arm-drags Athena. They tie up again, Athena arm-drags Mone now. They tie up a third time, end up on the ropes, then tumble out to the apron and ramp! The fans fire up, the ref reprimands, but Mone and Athena stand up to go up the ramp and to the stage! They finally break, and both women tell the other that the cup is theirs. The fans fire up as Athena and Mone reset to tie up on stage!
Mone waistlocks, Athena fights it, and they go all the way back down the ramp, to tumble into the ring this time! The fans fire up as the two fight up, and Athena reaches back to headlock. Mone powers up and out, they RAM shoulders, and the fans fire up more. Mone and Athena stare down, tie up, and then Athena arm-drags! Athena trips Mone to a cover, ONE! Mone trips Athena to a cover, ONE! Athena hits an Oklahoma Roll, TWO! Mone reels Athena in, hooks the arms and turns her for a backslide, TWO! Athena mule kicks, her fans getting louder for her, and Athena reels Mone in for a cradle! TWO, and the two roll and roll and roll!
The fans fire up as the two keep rolling, rolling, rolling, and then finally stops for Mone, TWO! Both women stand up, a bit dizzy, and the fans fire up again. Athena eggs Mone on, Mone storms up on her, and the two tie up again. They’re in another deadlock, but Athena powers Mone back. They’re on the ropes, the ref counts, and Athena slowly lets go. Athena whips, Mone tilt-oi-whirls and rolls Athena up, TWO! Athena kicks, Mone blocks, and Mone KNEES Athena! The fans duel and Mone runs, sunset flip BUCKLE BOMB! Shoutout to an old friend and Mone runs corner to corner. METEORA! Cover, ONE!!
Mone is shocked, but Athena is a champion of over 857 days for a reason. Mone drags Athena up, brings her in, turns her again, Gory especial! But Athena flips through, reels Mone into a reverse sunset! TWO, and Athena wrenches Mone to SOBAT! And ENZIGIRI! Mone goes to a corner while the fans fire up. Athena runs, handspring and LARIAT! The fans fire up as Athena cradles again, TWO! Mone stays in this, Athena is annoyed, but the fans fire up more. Athena ROCKS Mone, reels her in, and UPPERCUTS! The fans decide to cheer on the Celtics since they can all agree on that, and Athena whips Mone to ropes.
Mone ducks ‘n’ dodges, tilt-o-whirls, and LA MYSTICA into the STATEMENT MAKER CROSSFACE! Athena endures, reaches out, and fights around. Mone flips over to block the ropebreak, but Athena uses that to roll Mone for a cover! ROPEBREAK, but then they both tumble to the apron then the floor! Mone still has the crossface on! The ref reprimands, but Mone just wants Athena to pass out at this point! The ring count starts, Mone lets go of Athena, then drags her up. Mone whips, but Athena reverses and she puts Mone int he ring! But Mone METEORAS at the apron! Athena’s stuck in the ropes, dangling over the floor!
The fans fire up as Mone goes back to the apron, stands over Athena, and does her dance! Athena tries to sit up, but Mone waves bye-bye. WOE STOMPS miss as Athena reclines back! Mone hobbles as a leg jams, and Athena grabs her! STUNNER to the floor! The fans fire up again while both women are down, and Dynamite goes picture in picture!
The ref seems to let off on the ring count with both women stirring slowly. Aubrey Edwards checks, Athena and Mone are okay to continue, so Aubrey ushers them into the ring. Athena rises up, brings Mone around to SMACK her off the apron, and then stalks after her as she goes to railing. Athena CHOPS Mone, the fans fire up, and Mone is sputtering as she staggers away. Athena storms up but Mone pushes her to railing, then CHOPS her in return! Mone puts Athena in the ring, storms up and HIP DROPS! Mone then clamps on for a chinlock and stretches Athena back. Athena endures, fights up, and Mone is a backpack!
Athena hits a BACKPACK STUNNER! Cover, TWO! Mone stays in this, then crawls to a corner, but Athena seethes as she storms over to her. Athena fires forearms, whips corner to corner, then runs up, only for Mone to slip out to the apron! Athena hits buckles, Mone pulls her into the ropes, then climbs up for the STOCK DROP! Cover, TWO! Athena survives and Mone is growing frustrated. It doesn’t help that fans are now torn down the middle. Mone drags Athena up, whips, but Athena reverses to TOSS Mone out! Athena builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit and they hit the desk! Both women are down again and the ref has to check them again.
Mone and Athena are still in this, and Athena slowly crawls her way over to Mone. Mone tries to get away while Spring Breakthru returns to single picture. The fans duel, “Fallen Goddess!” “C E O!” as Athena and Mone hear the ring count. They both spring in at 9.5! Mone and Athena go forehead to forehead, then go forearm for forearm! Athena ROCKS Mone, but then Mone ROCKS Athena! The forearms keep going, then Mone changes toa CHOP! Athena CHOPS, Mone CHOPS again! Athena fires a flurry of strikes, but Mone blocks the mule kick to spin and DECK Athena! But Athena kips up to SUPERKICK Mone!
The fans fire up as Athena gut wrenches Mone, tucks her in, but Mone kicks and flails! Mone turns this around on Athena, powers up to keep Athena up, but then Athena fights to turn this back around! The fans are thunderous as Mone turns it around again! CIPHER UTAKI! The fans give a standing ovation while both women are down! Mone crawls to cover, TWO!! Athena is still in this and Mone is beside herself. Mone looks to the cup, hears the fans dueling, and she drags Athena to the corner. Mone goes up, reels Athena in, and TORNADO DDTS! Then a tilt-o-whirl, DDT!! Cover, TWO!! Athena survives and Mone is in shock!
“This is Awesome!” as Mone thinks on what more she must do to end this. Mone drags Athena up, fans hope they “Fight Forever!” but this is just the start of the show! Mone SLAPS Athena, reels her in, and snap suplexes! That’s Una Amiga, and Mone brings Athena up again. Dos Amigas, and Mone brings Athena up again! Mone gives Athena THREE AMIGAS, but she’s not done! Mone gives some Latina Heat, but Athena wrenches out! Athena shoves, pops Mone up, POWERBOMB! High stack, deadlift, and POWERBOMB again! And POWERBOMB AGAIN! Athena flips Mone over, reels her back in, and Canadian Racks!
But Mone slips around to hit a BACKBREAKER! Both women are down again and the fans are thunderous! Mone drags Athena back up, ROCKS her, but Athena fires back! Athena UPPERCUTS, but Mone fires a flurry of forearms! The fans are torn as Mone just HAMMERS away! Mone soaks up the cheers and jeers, but Athena fireman’s carries! ROLLING DEATH VALLEY, then a cover, TWO! Mone scrambles away to a corner while Athena snarls. Athena storms up on Mone, but Mone ROCKS Athena first! Mone fires another forearm, and another, the fans continue to duel, and Mone whips. Athena reverses and UPPERCUTS to the back!
Athena goes side to side, Mone dodges and runs back in, METEORA! Athena tumbles out of the ring while Mone scowls. Mone goes out to the apron, brings Athena up, and reels her in for a waistlock. She’s aiming for the floor! Athena holds onto the ropes for dear life! Mone shifts to get back up, then CLUBS the arms! Athena grabs the middle rope to stop the suplex! Athena powers up to stand on the apron, only for Mone to now shift and SUNSET FLIP! Athena still holds onto the ropes! Mone reaches up like a spider to get her legs involved, but Athena just stomps away on Mone! The fans fire up as Athena roars!
Athena scowls, drags Mone up with a waistlock, but now Mone holds onto the ropes! Mone elbows free, then slips around to Gory Especial! Athena fights free, pushes Mone, and BOOTS her down! Mone sputters but Athena is in the ropes, to SNAP POWERSLAM Mone on the apron! Athena drags Mone in for a cover, TWO!! Mone survives and now Athena is growing frustrated. The fans are thunderous again as Athena clamps on with a CROSSFACE! Athena wants to make a statement of her own with this! Mone endures, reaches out, and Mone kicks off the ropes! They roll around, and now Mone has the CROSSFACE!!
Athena endures, fights up, rolls to a cover, TWO! Mone lets go in time, but then Athena reels her in! Athena hauls Mone up for a Canadian Rack! But Mone fights free again! Mone shoves Athena into a corner, BLINDSIDE LARIATS, then Mone brings Athena around. Athena dodges the haymaker to CHOP! Athena and Mone are both running on fumes but Athena hauls Mone up to the Canadian Rack, SIDEWINDER! But Mone flops out of the ring! The fans are torn while Athena is pulling at her hair in frustration! Athena sees Mone floundering on the floor, goes out and lines up a shot, then runs in, only to be THROWN into railing!
Athena writhes from that crash and Mone has a sinister grin. Mone drags Athena up, puts her on the barriers, but Athena drags Mone up to join her! The fans rally as both women sit up, then stand up! The SLAPS start going off! Athena ROCKS Mone, reels her in, and hits a GOURD- NO, Mone lands out! Athena leaps, Mone dodges, but Athena comes back to SHOTGUN Mone into the LED barriers! Athena puts Mone in, goes up a corner, O- NO!! Mone blocks the stunner to rolling body scissor clutch! Cover, MONE WINS!!
Winner: Mercedes Mone, by pinfall (advances to Double or Nothing)
It was a true epic between these two, but Mone wins in her hometown! And now- TONI STORM IS HERE! The Timeless AEW Women’s World Champion is here among her people in the upper deck to applaud the first finalist in the 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Tournament. Will Mone not just go Double or Nothing but hit the jackpot and go All In with Toni in Texas?
Backstage interview with Hangman Page.
Renee Paquette is with the Cowboy, and says she will try this question again from last week. Coming up in mere moments, he faces the Wild Card in the Owen Hart Cup. How has he prepared for this match? Hangman says it is the Wild Card, how can he- The Elite interrupts. The Young Bucks step in and say hey, been a minute. In fact, it was last year’s Blood & Guts when Hangman walked out on them and cost them the entire match. But hey, Matt knows Hangman’s about to apologize, but they’ve already forgiven him, it’s all good. Nick says my God in Heaven, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, does Hangman look good!
And Nick knows that Hangman is happy now, because the Bucks cost Swerve the world title like Hangman wanted. It’s like they’re best friends again. This is great. Now, one more thing. This whole issue Hangman has with Moxley and the Death Riders? Yeah, they can fix that. They’ll patch things up. Because between you and them, the Death Riders are crazy. But The Elite are sure they can get the Death Riders on their side. So here’s what Hangman is gonna do. Hangman is gonna win The Owen, he’ll bring the world title back to The Elite, let The Bucks handle the rest. You got this, Hanger! Go get ’em, champ!
Nick & Matt walk out, but Okada hangs back long enough to ask Hangman, “Why you always angry? Smile! Like this!” Okada has a big goofy grin, Hangman just heads out. Okada says, “B*tch!” Hangman storms back in and Okada apologizes. Just smile. Hangman leaves again, and Okada rolls his eyes. Will the Rainmaker learn not to push Hangman’s buttons if he knows what’s good for him?
2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Hangman Page VS ???
Spring Breakthru returns as The Cowboy makes his entrance. The Elite is backing his play for the Cup and the AEW World Championship, but who is Hangman even facing? We’ve been waiting since the brackets were announced, and the answer is… JOSH ALEXANDER! The fans go nuts as the Walking Weapon is in Boston! Will Alexander make an impact on this year’s Owen Hart Cup?
The bell rings, the fans fire up already, and Hangman stares down Alexander. The two circle, the fans duel, and the two tie up. They break, reset, and tie up again. They break again, circle some more, and they tie up. Hangman goes for an arm, wrenches to a wristlock, but Alexander rolls, wrenches, and BACKDROPS Hangman to then have a wristlock. Hangman fights around, rolls and handsprings up to wrench and headlock. Alexander powers up and out, Hangman RAMS him, but Alexander stays up! The fans cheer, and Hangman fires a forearm! Alexander fires a forearm, Hangman fires back, repeat!
Hangman fires a flurry, puts Alexander in a corner, but Alexander ELBOWS him! Alexander runs through Hangman to then come back and BOOT him down! The fans fire up and Alexander paces around Hangman. Alexander stands Hangman up to CHOP! The fans “WOO~!” and Alexander CHOPS Hangman in the corner! Alexander wrenches, whips, but Hangman reverses to scoop and FALL AWAY SLAM! Hangman kips up, the fans fire up, and Hangman runs corner to corner, LARIAT for Alexander! Hangman snapmares, runs, but Alexander avoids the sliding lariat! Alexander blocks a boot, spins Hangman, but Hangman ROLLING ELBOWS!
Hangman whips Alexander, Alexander reverses, then Alexander runs up. Hangman puts him on the apron and Alexander hobbles. Hangman runs to triangle jump LARIAT! Alexander falls to the apron then the floor while the fans fire up. Hangman storms up, takes aim, but Alexander avoids the plancha! FLAPJACK off the apron! Alexander huffs ‘n’ puffs while Hangman staggers away. Alexander runs up, but Hangman avoids a boot! Alexander gets stuck on the railing and Hangman BOOTS him in return! Hangman refreshes the ring count, then goes up along the ramp. Hangman aims from the stage…!?
Hangman FLYING LARIATS Alexander off the railing! The fans lose their minds while Hangman scowls and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Hangman refreshes the ring count again, then fetches Alexander. Hangman puts Alexander in the ring, covers, TWO! Hangman keeps his cool as he brings Alexander up. Hangman ROCKS Alexander, ROCKS him again, and has him in the corner. Hangman fires more forearms, but Alexander turns things around to fire forearms in return! Alexander CHOPS Hangman, then signals one more time. Alexander runs, but Hangman BOOTS him! Hangman goes up, but Alexander hurries to fireman’s carry! ROLLING SENTON! Alexander goes up the corner, FLYING KNEE! cover, TWO! Hangman stays in this but Alexander stays focused.
Alexander drags Hangman around by a leg, then pulls on that leg. Hangman fights the toehold, throws hands, but Alexander stomps away on the leg! Alexander then hits as GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Hangman crawls to ropes but Alexander is right on him. Alexander brings Hangman up for a BIG back suplex! Alexander paces around Hangman, brings him around, and drops a KNEE! Cover, TWO! Hangman is frustrated with himself, but Alexander KNEES him in the back! Alexander clamps on with a chinlock and he grinds Hangman down. Hangman endures, fights up, and Spring Breakthru returns to single picture.
The fans rally, Hangman fights up, and Hangman JAWBREAKERS free! Hangman stands, but Alexander BELL CLAPS him! Then GERMAN SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO! Hangman stays in this but Alexander stays cool. Alexander looms over Hangman, drags him back up and reels him in. Hangman fights the lift, but Alexander CLUBS away on Hangman’s back! Alexander runs, LARIATS, but Hangman stays up! In fact, Hangman looks pissed! Alexander eggs Hangman on, so DOUBLE LARIATS collide! And DOUBLE LARIATS collide again! Alexander BOOTS the next lariat away, then ducks the southpaw to GERMAN SUPLEX! But Hangman lands out!
Hangman runs up to DISCUS LARIAT!! The fans are thunderous while both men are down! A standing count starts, and both men are still down at 5 of 10. They rise up at 6, and Alexander goes to the apron. Hangman storms out to join him, and the fans fire up already. Hangman stands Alexander up to Alabama Lift, but Alexander CLUBS Hangman down! Alexander reels Hangman in, but Hangman BACKDROPS Alexander on the apron! Alexander slumps down while Hangman steadies himself. The fans fire up for Hangman as he climbs a corner! Hangman goes up to the top, ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Direct hit on Alexander!
Hangman puts Alexander in, dodges a lariat to POP-UP POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Alexander survives and Hangman is a bit surprised, but the fans continue to rally and duel. Hangman brings Alexander up to scoop, but Alexander fights that to gut wrench! But Hangman drops, only for Alexander to stuff the victory roll! Cover, TWO! Hangman runs up, Alexander dodges, BLINDSIDE FOREARM! Then a torture rack, TOWER HACKER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Hangman survives, but Alexander has the ANKLE LOCK!! Hangman endures, reaches out, crawls forward, and has the ROPEBREAK! Hangman uses that to stand and ENZIGIRI!
Alexander wobbles, Hangman goes up the corner again, QUEBRADA into a reverse suplex, for a TOMBSTONE!! Cover, TWO!! Alexander survives, this is why he’s a former two-time Impact World Champion! The fans rally up, both men rise, and Hangman is on the apron! But Alexander scrambles away to deny the Buckshot! The fans are torn, but Hangman storms back in. Hangman runs up, but Alexander avoids the boot to ROCK Hangman, and then scoop him, APRON POWERSLAM!! Alexander sits Hangman up on the apron to then run and BODY CHECK him to the floor! The fans fire up as Alexander puts Hangman back in!
Alexander pounds the mat, the fans fire up, and Alexander reels Hangman in. Alexander lifts but Hangman skips free! Alexander ducks the enzigiri and has the ANKLE LOCK! But Hangman turns over to BOOT Alexander away! Alexander rebounds, Hangman cradles, HANGMAN WINS!!
Winner: Hangman Page, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
Alexander is shocked! Hangman just got him with a technical move! Hangman will be facing Kyle Fletcher in the semifinals, and speaking of, “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!” The Protostar makes his presence known, Don Callis by his side. The Don Callis Family wants to dominate Double or Nothing, but Hangman dares Kyle to do something about it now. Callis moves aside, he still has to be here for Konosuke Takeshita’s match later. Hangman storms up to the ramp, Kyle takes a swing, and the brawl is on! The fans fire up as Hangman runs up, but Kyle TOSSES him back into the ring! Kyle runs corner to corner, but into a LARIAT!
The fans fire up as Hangman takes aim, but Callis whispers something to Alexander? Kyle scrambles out of the ring, and Alexander CLOBBERS Hangman from behind?! Why would he do that?! The straps come down, and Alexander drags Hangman up, POWERBOMB!! What did Callis say to convince Alexander to do this? Is Alexander the newest member of the Don Callis Family?! The fans tell Callis off, but this all lets Kyle drag Hangman up. Suplex and BRAINBUSTER!! Will this be how it goes in the eventual Owen Hart Cup semifinal match? Or will the Aussie Arrow be shot down by a Buckshot?
The Patriarchy speaks.
Specifically, Nick Wayne says, “The Patriarchy is a hierarchy. And who’s at the top? The father. So when the father disappears, either the whole structure collapses on itself, or someone needs to-” Kip Sabian notices someone off screen, and he taps Nick on the shoulder. Nick asks what’s going on, then looks over. It’s CHRISTIAN CAGE! Christian walks over and says, “Daddy’s home, Nick. It’s been quite a month for you, hasn’t it? And I’ve been watching from afar, and I couldn’t happen to notice one of those weeks, you said you knew the reason why I executed the contract at Revolution and didn’t stick to the plan. But you wanted to say it to my face. Well, say it.”
Nick says the reason Christian didn’t stick to the plan is because he wouldn’t be able to live with himself if Cope became AEW World Champion before Christian did. Oh, is that what Nick thinks? Well, that’s what Nick thinks, so it isn’t a fact, it’s just an assumption. And to assume makes an ass out of you and me. But what is fact is, the last time they saw each other face to face, Nick had a fire lit under him. Christian liked that. Make no mistake, Christian gave Nick this month to find himself. To find the confidence to keep that flame growing. Christian was impressed with what Nick did while Christian was away.
So impressed, in fact, that Christian got Nick something. It has been a lifelong dream for Nick to wrestle for NJPW, in the Best of the Super Juniors tournament. So Christian took it upon himself to procure a spot for Nick in that tournament. Now, the best way to get ready for a tournament like BOSJ, Nick, is to keep your momentum going. That is what they will do. Christian will keep Nick very busy until it is time to head for Japan. That starts tomorrow night, Collision: Spring Breakthru, here in Boston. Nick will face one of the best super juniors in the world, Komander, for his ROH World Television Championship.
Christian knows Nick will go out there, win that match, and do it by himself. Nick’s gonna that title home to The Patriarchy, isn’t he? Because Christian knows his baby boy wouldn’t intentionally let his father down, now would he? Christian pats Nick on the cheek, to then basically SLAP him! Nick is fuming, Mother Shayna calms him down, but Christian has her and Kip follow him out. The Patriarchy’s Prodigy has that fire inside, but will that flame blaze a trail to the top of the wrestling world? Or is it going to burn him up inside?
FTR has been suspended!
Given their actions last week, both threatening Tony Schiavone & Nigel McGuinness, as well as going too far with Matthew Menard, Angelo Parker and Daniel Garcia, Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler have been suspended for one week, and their paychecks for this week have also been docked as a fine. Will this time off help FTR realize where they’ve gone wrong?
AEW World Tag Team Championships: Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin VS The Gates of Agony!
While the All Mighty & Standard of Excellence neither want nor need Maxwell Jacob Friedman, they do need to defend the titles. And while the Hurt Syndicate hurts people, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona are pretty sure they break people. Will the Gates of Agony once again be golden? Or will the Gates be ripped right off the hinges?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who really brings the pain!
The teams sort out and Liona just CLOBBERS Lashley & Shelton! Liona fires off on Shelton, the fans boo, but Liona CHOPS! Liona whips, Shelton turns the backdrop into a DDT, but Liona is right up! Liona HEADBUTTS Shelton in the chest! MVP is on commentary now as Liona calls to Kaun. The Gates coordinate, and Liona runs to HIP ATTACK Shelton in the corner! Kaun runs in and METEORAS! Then Kaun PLANCHAS onto Lashley! Liona covers Shelton, TWO! The fans rally, Liona tags Kaun, and now they get Shelton up. They mug Shelton in an open corner, the ref counts and reprimands, and the fans are torn.
Kaun CHOKES Shelton, lets off as the ref counts, and Kaun mockingly applauds. Kaun CLUBS Shelton, ROCKS him, then ROCKS him again. Kaun whips, Shelton reverses, but Kaun blocks a kick! The DRAGON WHIP still finds him! The fans fire up as Shelton drags Kaun up and brings him over. Tag to Lashley and he runs to RAM Kaun in the corner! The fans fire up as Lashley RAMS Kaun again and again! Lashley turns Kaun, Kaun slips free and CHOPS! Kaun runs, but Lashley blows past him, then clinches for a FLATLINER! The fans sing, “We Hurt~ People!” as Lashley suplexes high and hard!
The fans fire up for Lashley as he goes corner to corner, but Kaun ELBOWS him away! Lashley LARIATS Kaun up and out! Lashley goes out to then RAM Kaun into railing! Lashley leaves Kaun behind while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Lashley tags Shelton, Shelton drags Kaun up to RAM him into the apron! And then the railing! Then back to the apron! Then back to the railing! Shelton throws Kaun into the ring, storms up and brings Kaun around, scop and TOSS! Shelton paces around Kaun, drags him up, and then TOSSES him back out! Tag to Lashley and Lashley storms over to Kaun. The fans fire up as Lashley THROWS Kaun over the desk! Kaun takes the desk hood with him, and MVP talks trash while Kaun’s on the floor. Lashley returns to drag Kaun up and around, just to THRWO him into railing! Kaun slumps down and Lashley revels in the cheers.
Lashley drags Kaun back up, puts him back in the ring, and Lashley stalks Kaun. Lashley drags Kaun up, but Kaun fires forearms! Kaun CHOPS, but Lashley KNEES low! Lashley whips Kaun to a corner, but Kaun goes up, only to get caught! OKLAHOMA STAMPEDE! Cover, ONE!! Kaun stays in this, proof of how the Gates were once ROH World and ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions. Lashley tags Shelton, they mug Kaun, then Shelton stands Kaun up. Kaun fires a forearm, Shelton fires back, and repeat! Spring Breakthru returns to single picture as Kaun fires a flurry! Shelton ROCKS him with just one!
Shelton drags Kaun up, fires a flurry of his own, and then whips Kaun to ropes. Kaun ducks ‘n’ dodges, then Shelton dodges, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! The fans fire up while both men are down! Shelton and Kaun crawl, hot tag to Liona! Liona runs in, fires forearms, then whips. Shelton ducks ‘n’ waistlocks, but Liona fires elbows. Liona shoves Shelton, then SAMOAN DROPS on the return! Liona basement SUPERKICKS, then he runs to SENTON! Cover, Lashley breaks it! Lashley bumps Liona off buckles again and again, then shouts to Shelton to get up. But Liona grabs Lashley by the neck! Liona puts Lashley in the corner, and he fires an UPPERCUT!
Liona roars, then fires POINT-BLANK LARIAT again and again! The fans count along, Liona goes to nine, then reels Lashley in, only for Lashley to slip around! HURT LOCK!! Liona is caught, but Kaun BOOTS Lashley down! Liona then LARIATS Lashley up and out! Tag to Kaun, Liona goes out to go after Lashley! Liona whips Lashley hard into railing! Kaun SHOTGUNS Shelton! Kaun hauls Shelton back up, fireman’s carries, but Shelton slips free! Shelton waistlocks, Kaun fires elbows, and Kaun runs, but into a SUPERKICK! The fans fire up as Shelton now waits on Kaun to get up. GERMAN SUPLEX!
Shelton stays fired up, he hits another GERMAN SUPLEX! Liona runs in, Shelton DUMPS him out! Liona lands on his feet, talks trash, but Lashley SPEARS Liona down! MVP is fired up, Boston is loving it, and the Hurt Syndicate has Kaun isolated. Shelton runs up to KNEE, then tag to Lashley! SPEAR!! Cover, Hurt Syndicate wins!
Winners: Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin, by pinfall (still AEW World Tag Team Champions)
The Gates of Agony may dominate ROH, but The Hurt Syndicate still runs AEW! And wait, here comes MJF. Lashley is annoyed by this scumbag’s persistence, but the fans cheer as MJF makes his way to the ring. MJF has the mic to tell them to cut his music, and the fans cheer him on. MJF says, “Ladies and gentlemen, enough about how great I am. Although, I am enjoying it, don’t get me wrong. But give it up for the Hurt Syndicate, baby!” The fans cheer, and MVP says see? MJF’s not all bad. The fans sing, “We Hurt~ People!” but MJF says no, Boston is way too white, and they’re not even on the same beat, so just stop.
But here’s the deal: As they know, MJF brings a lot to the table. Montel knows this, Shelton knows this–and he looks great by the way–and well, not to name names, but some of us are slow learners. Lashley gets mad because we know who he means, and MVP asks MJF why he has to do that. MVP gets Lashley to calm down, and MJF apologizes. Did he say a name, though? Boston says no, he didn’t. MJF thanks them for having his back. Now, when MJF talks about the talent he brings to the table, he’s not talking about his own. No, no, because MJF has some talent in the back that is just dying- MVP says MJF just needs to put the cards on the table, he already pissed Lashley off as it is.
MVP says he loves Max and, but get to the point. MJF says he loves Montel, too. But they’re gonna really like this. Bring ’em out! The Hurt Syndicate music plays as some of Boston’s finest ladies make their way out on stage. MJF seems to have piqued the Hurt Syndicate’s interest as these eight ladies make their way to the ring. MJF has the music cut, the ladies have towels to dry the guys down, and MJF says the Hurt Syndicate can have a night on the town with all these lovely ladies. All MJF requests are the three thumbs up for him to join up. The floor is theirs. MVP asks Shelton and Lashley to do this one more time.
MVP still gives his thumbs up. Shelton? Shelton, pay attention! Shelton stops staring at the ladies long enough to say this is all very nice. But uh, he might need a little more time. Boston boos, MJF tells them it’s cool, it’s fine, everybody shut up! But what does Shelton mean more time? They’ve been talking about this for weeks! Shelton says he’s gonna need some time. Shelton… Are you saying you want the watch on MJF’s wrist? Yes, exactly. MJF knew he liked Shelton! Okay, okay, hear him out. MJF will give him this watch. All Shelton needs to do is give the thumbs up. The fans cheer, and Shelton looks between watch and ladies, then holds out his hand.
Shelton smiles, and gives a thumbs u- Uhhh… Lashley is staring Shelton down… So Shelton gives a thumbs down!? Lashley intimidated Shelton into saying no! MJF says c’mon! They must be out their da- mocracy! MJF loves him some democracy! And he respects the power of the vote! Hell, MJF even respects the power of the people! Maybe not these people, but you get his point. Shelton, what MJF thinks is that he’s growing on Shelton. And tell you what. As a token of his appreciation, MJF will still give him the watch. In fact, if Shelton still wants the ladies, he can still have the ladies. The fans cheer that!
And just know that when MJF joins the Hurt Syndicate, there will be plenty more watches ‘n’ women where that came from. MJF steps out, and he says one more thing, “Bob.” MJF respects him, he is the All Mighty, he’s known for being strong. But y’know what MJF’s known for? Getting what he wants. MVP keeps Lashley calm, the fans chant “He’s Our Scumbag!” MJF asks Lashley if he knows why MJF gets what he wants. He’ll tell you why. It’s because he is Maxwell Jacob Friedman, and he’s better than you, and you know it. MJF drops the mic then takes his leave. But if possessions and pleasures won’t tempt Lashley, what must MJF offer to change his mind?
AEW returns and…
Alicia Atout catches The Hurt Syndicate and MJF’s ladies heading out. She congratulates them on the impressive win, but brings up that MJF is very persistent. MVP stops her there, wanting to talk with the guys first. MJF asks MJF’s ladies to give them a second, but not to wander off too far now. Lashley again says he still doesn’t trust MJF. MVP knows, but he says Lashley is having a personal reaction to MJF. This is business. Look at it from the business standpoint. MVP knows MJF can be… Annoying? Yes, annoying, but think businesswise. They can still use MJF to get what they want. So all MVP is asking is for Lashley to ease up.
MVP will give Lashley his word: The moment MJF steps outta line… Well, they’ll save that for later. Right now, can we just have a good night? Shelton asks, “Please?” Lashley says sure thing. Ladies, shall we? Yass~! Lashley, Shelton, MVP and the ladies head out to enjoy the Boston nightlife, but will the All Mighty actually give in to the Devil of AEW?
2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semifinal Round: Will Ospreay VS Konosuke Takeshita!
Stemming from the Don Callis Family dysfunction and fallout, these two are 1-1 from their instant classics last year. Aerial Assassin once again battles The Alpha, who takes the tiebreaker to go Double or Nothing?
Callis of course joins commentary for this one, but is annoyed that there’s another Callis cosplayer. The bell rings and the fans fire up behind Ospreay. The fans lose their minds already as Ospreay and Konosuke stare down. The two slowly circle, the fans fire up more, and the two tie up. Konosuke waistlocks, Ospreay switches, but Konosuke wrenches out. Ospreay rolls and gets free, and Konosuke applauds. The two reset, feel things out, knuckle lock, and then go shoulder to shoulder. Ospreay rolls back, spins, and wrangles Konosuke with a top wristlock. Konosuke fights up, trips Ospreay and has a toehold.
Ospreay uses his free leg to drag Konosuke down. Konosuke clasps hands to fight the armbar, but his shoulders are down so it’s a cover. TWO as Konosuke sits up, and he works to stack Ospreay. ONE as Ospreay pushes Konosuke back down. Konosuke rolls, traps Ospreay’s legs with his own, then waistlocks. Konosuke shifts to get a half nelson, and he turns Ospreay over to a lateral press, ONE! The two stand off and the fans tell off Callis. Callis looks over his shoulder at the fans flipping him off while Konosuke and Ospreay go to corners. Callis says he does not appreciate this treatment, he is simply helping “elevate” commentary.
Ospreay and Konosuke tie up, Konosuke powers Ospreay to a corner, but the ref counts. Konosuke lets off, but then winds up! Ospreay avoids the elbow and wags his finger. The fans cheer and Konosuke nods. Ospreay and Konosuke reset, tie up, and Konosuke pulls hair to put Ospreay on the ropes! The ref counts, Konosuke lets go at 4, but then he tries to sneak a headlock, only for Ospreay to turn things around. Ospreay lets off, to CHOP! The fans fire up while Konosuke goes to the corner. The ref has Ospreay hold on, and the fans fire up as Ospreay backs off. Boston sings for “Ospreay~! Ospreay Ospreay Ospreay~!” as Konosuke storms up.
Ospreay and Konosuke tie up again, and Konosuke headlocks, Ospreay powers up but Konosuke holds on tight. Ospreay fights up, fires body shots, then powers out, only for Konosuke to run him over! But Ospreay kips up! Only for Konosuke to throw him down by his hair! The fans boo but Konosuke smirks and runs. Ospreay stays low, hurdles over, but Konosuke leaps! Things keep moving, Ospreay arm-drags to have the armlock! The fans fire up for Ospreay while Konosuke fights up. Konosuke pulls hair again, the ref counts, so Konosuke whips Ospreay to ropes. Ospreay KICKS the backdrop away, then runs, but into a POP-UP- RANA!!
The fans fire up again and Ospreay feeds off that energy! Ospreay runs up and CHOPS in the corner! Then he snapmares Konosuke along the ropes, goes to the apron, and slingshot SENTONS! The fans fire up and Ospreay paces. Ospreay drags Konosuke up while the fans chant “BRUV! BRUV! BRUV!” Ospreay stands Konosuke up, but Konosuke fires a forearm. Ospreay SOBATS, whips, but Konosuke reverses. Ospreay handsprings, Konosuke lets him go up and over! Konosuke runs now, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then TAKESHITA LINES! Callis fires up, as does Boston, and Ospreay goes to a corner. Konosuke runs in, but Ospreay BOOTS first!
Ospreay goes to the apron, ROCKS Konosuke, then goes up, only for Konosuke to catch him! Fireman’s carry and FACEBUSTER! Basement BOOT! Ospreay tumbles out of the ring, and Konosuke builds speed! Konosuke FLIES, and down goes Ospreay! The fans fire up again while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Konosuke checks his legs then crawls over to Ospreay. Konosuke drags Ospreay up, whips him hard into railing, then soaks up the cheers and jeers from Boston. The Callis cosplayer cheers Konosuke on while he puts Ospreay in the ring. Cover, TWO! Ospreay’s still in this but Konosuke clamps onto Ospreay with a chinlock. Ospreay endures, fights up, but Konosuke clinches for a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Konosuke then clamps right back on with the chinlock! Ospreay endures again while Konosuke leans on the hold. Ospreay fights up, Spring Breakthru returns to single picture, and the fans rally for Ospreay again.
Ospreay fires body shots, but Konosuke shoves him to ROCK him in the back! Ospreay drops to his knees, but Konosuke brings him back up. Konosuke reels Ospreay in, but Ospreay fights the lift with elbows. Konosuke shoves Ospreay again to again ROCK him in the back! Ospreay grits his teeth as he drops to his knees, but Konosuke winds up the arm. Konosuke whips, but Ospreay handsprings to NEURALIZER KICK! The fans fire up while both men are down again! Ospreay goes to the corner, Konosuke goes to the other. Ospreay runs up, but Konosuke puts him on the apron! Ospreay ROCKS Konosuke, goes up, but Konosuke catches him again!
Ospreay fights back this time to ROCK Konosuke, then PIP PIP CHEERIO! Cover, TWO! Konosuke is still in this, but Ospreay fires up again! Boston is with Ospreay as he drags Konosuke up. Ospreay has a wristlock, and he CHOPS Konosuke! The fans “WOO~!” and Ospreay stands Konosuke back up. Ospreay CHOPS again! Ospreay whips, Konosuke reverses, but Ospreay blocks a shot to CHOP! Ospreay runs, but into a BOOT! Konosuke runs to LARIAT Ospreay down! The fans fire up again, they are loving “Both These Guys!” Konosuke drags Ospreay up, clinches, but Ospreay fights the lift with more elbows!
Ospreay fires a forearm, but Konosuke ROCKS Ospreay in return. Konosuke runs, into a TIGER WALL KICK! ENZIGIRI! Konosuke wobbles, but he still clinches Ospreay for an EXPLODER! But Ospreay’s right back up! Only to take another EXPLODER! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay stays in this but Konosuke stays calm. The fans rally up, and they hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” But there’s still a main event to go! Konosuke puts Ospreay in the drop zone, then climbs up the corner. But Ospreay rises to CHOP! Ospreay ROCKS Konosuke, climbs up, but Konosuke trips Ospreay up! Ospreay HOTSHOTS off the top rope, then Konosuke reels him back in!
Konosuke vows to end it here! Konosuke drags Ospreay up to SUPER- STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE!! Ospreay turns things around on Konosuke and they both go to the ramp! Springboard, OSCUTTER to the ramp!! Both men writhe while the fans lose their minds again! Callis is worried for Konosuke while Ospreay rolls back inside. The ring count is climbing, Konosuke is still down at 7 of 10! He rises at 8, crawls for the ring, and manages to roll in at 9.5! But Ospreay goes COAST2COAST! Then he goes up top, for a LEAP OF FAITH!! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives but Ospreay just reloads! The fans fire up as Ospreay waits on Konosuke.
Ospreay springboards, OSC- BLUE THUND- RANA!! A counter for a counter! Ospreay runs, Konosuke staggers to his feet, and into the OSCUTTER!! Cover, TWO!!! Konosuke survives and Boston is stunned! The fans again hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” while both men stir. Ospreay brings Konosuke up, underhooks, but Konosuke fights free of Storm Breaker! Konosuke ducks a roundhouse, double pump handles to FLIP Ospreay, but Ospreay arm-drags! Cover, TWO! Konosuke has the victory roll, TWO! Ospreay O’Conner Rolls but Konosuke rolls through to wheelbarrow GERMAN SUPLEX! And then O’Conner Bridge! TWO!!!!
The fans cannot believe it and Callis is furious, but Ospreay escapes with nanoseconds to spare! Ospreay stirs and Konosuke crawls over to him. Konosuke and Ospreay go forehead to forehead, then stand to go forearm for forearm! The fans rally and duel, they sing for “OSPREAY~, OSPREAY OSPREAY OSPREAY!” Konosuke ROCKS Ospreay, but he wobbles as he stays on his feet! Ospreay comes back to fire another forearm, but Konosuke ROCKS him again! Ospreay staggers around this time, but he grits his teeth as he fires back up! Ospreay fires a flurry of forearms, but the ALPHA ELBOW staggers Ospreay again!
Konosuke fires shots in the corner, the ref counts, and the ref has to back Konosuke down! Konosuke has the ref step aside so he can tell Ospreay to get up. Ospreay fires up to BOOT Konosuke! And BOOT! And BOOT, but Konosuke blocks! ALPHA ELBOW!! Ospreay falls in a heap and Boston is thunderous! The ref checks on Ospreay, and somehow, he isn’t out of this yet. Callis tells Konosuke to kurose, aka kill him! Konosuke drags Ospreay up, calls his shot, and RAGING- NO, Ospreay fights the suplex, wrenches free and then ducks a shot to full nelson! Konosuke elbows free but Ospreay HOOK KICKS him!
Ospreay winds up to SUPERKICK! Konosuke winds up, Ospreay SWATS the elbow to then HOOK KICK again! Konosuke drops to his knees, Ospreay prepares the arm! HIDDEN- NO, Konosuke flops right over! The fans boo but the ref checks Konosuke. Ospreay has the ref step aside like Konosuke did, but then Konosuke springs up to ALPHA ELBOW!! Konosuke was playing possum, and now he hits a BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!? Ospreay survives and shocks Konosuke! The fans rally as hard as they can while Konosuke rises up. Ospreay rises, Konosuke runs, but Ospreay dodges! They come back, Konosuke LARIATS, but Ospreay flips and lands on his feet!!
Ospreay springboards, OSC- ALPHA ELBOW!!! Antiair hits the target! Konosuke covers, ONE?!?! HIDDEN BLADE!!!! Cover, ONE?!?!?!? Boston is erupting, Schiavone shouts, “What’re we watching?!” Both men run up, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Ospreay slumps down and Konosuke grins. Konosuke drags Ospreay up and reels him in, and then he underhooks the arms?! STORM- NO, Ospreay slips free, double pump handles, and he FLIPS Konosuke into position, BASTARD DRIVER!! Ospreay turns a steal into a steal! And then he deadlifts for the WHEELBARROW GERMAN!! But Konosuke HIDDEN BLADES?!?!?
Konosuke flounders, but so does Ospreay, and Ospreay avoids the cover! The fans are electric while both men are down! Callis takes a deep breath while the standing count begins. Both men stir at 4 of 10, then Ospreay reaches up at 5. Both men are still down at 7, but they’re rising at 8! We hit 9, and both men stand! The fans fire up, HELLUVA KICK in the corner!! Ospreay falls, Konosuke climbs, but Ospreay rises up again! Ospreay ROCKS Konosuke, ROCKS him again, then climbs up, only to slip! Ospreay slaps himself to focus again, and the fans fire back up. Ospreay climbs, but Konosuke fires forearms!
Konosuke throws shots, but Ospreay RISING HEADBUTTS! Boston cheers as hard as they can, and Ospreay brings Konosuke to the very top! Konosuke fires shots, and then he winds up, SUPER TAKESHITA LINE!! But Ospreay lands on his feet!! Konosuke is stunned, and then HIDDEN BLADE!!! Cover, TWO!?!?!?!? HOW?!?! Ospreay goes back to the corner, throws off the elbow pad, but a POWER DRIVE KNEE finds him! RAGING- RANA!! Cover, TWO, but Ospreay just gets Konosuke’s legs! Ospreay drags Konosuke up, STYLES CLASH!!! Cover, TWO!?!??!!? What is Konosuke even made of?!? Boston is thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!”
Ospreay runs, HIDDEN- BACKSLIDE! TWO!! POWER DRIVE KNEE!!! Konosuke runs, but Ospreay slips through the lariat to underhook, lift, STORMBREAKER!!!! Cover, OSPREAY WINS!!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall (advances to Double or Nothing)
Callis is furious, no more “Proto-shita” finals for him! Ospreay and Konosuke pushed the limits of what is even possible, but will Ospreay win the whole damn thing at Double or Nothing?
BREAKING NEWS for Spring Breakthru Collision!
On top of the ROH World TV Championship match Christian Cage arranged for Nick Wayne, we will get a tag match of Mercedes Mone & Harley Cameron VS Kris Statlander & Julia Hart! Could this be a sampling of what’s to come in the Owen Hart Cup? Plus, Adam Cole puts up the TNT Championship in an Open Challenge! Who will step to the champion in this city of champions? This and more as Collision’s live on a Thursday night!
AEW World Trios Championships: The Death Riders VS The Opps & ???
As mentioned at the start of the night, Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta made sure The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil was in no shape to compete tonight. But even so, the Samoan Submission Specialist and The Wrestler will not let this opportunity at both gold and vengeance pass them by. The question is, will there be a new third man? Or will The Opps be caught lacking?
The Death Riders make their entrance in from the crowd as usual, which is pretty daring given how packed the venue is tonight. As for The Opps, we see Joe & Shibata step on stage, but they’re not alone! POWERHOUSE HOBBS IS HERE!! Will the Book of Hobbs have a chapter about ending the reign of terror? The introductions are made, but then the brawl is on! The fans fire up and the bell rings, Hobbs has Yuta, Shibata has Claudio, and Joe has Moxley! The fans fire up as Moxley spills out of the ring with Joe while Claudio drags Shibata outside. Yuta ducks ‘n’ dodges Hobbs, but then Hobbs CLOBBERS Yuta!
Claudio and Shibata trade heavy forearms, Joe SMACKS Moxley off the apron, and Hobbs whips Yuta to a corner. Yuta staggers, Hobbs CLOBBERS him again! Yuta flounders into the corner, the fans chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs whips Yuta corner to corner, runs in and SPLASHES! Hobbs shouts, “MEAT!” and the fans chant “MEAT!” with every big lariat! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs then grins as he winds up to “MEAT!” Moxley storms in and he CLUBS Hobbs! That just pisses Hobbs off! The fans tell Moxley he messed up! Moxley bails out, but then Yuta CLUBS Hobbs! Same result as with Moxley!
Hobbs scoops Yuta, carries him around, then hits a RUNNING POWERSLAM! Hobbs tags Joe and the fans cheer. Hobbs stands Yuta up for Joe to JAB! JAB! JAB! Joe fires hands high and low, backs Yuta into a corner, then fires up! RIDGE HAND CHOP! Joe whips corner to corner, runs up, and back ELBOWS, to then PELE! Yuta flops down, Joe stares Moxley down, and fans sing, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Joe drags Yuta up, CHOPS him in the corner, then tags Shibata. The fans fire up again as Shibata UPPERCUTS Yuta! And again! And then CHOPS! CHOPS! CHOPS! Shibata snapmares Yuta, runs, and he BOOTS Moxley!
Shibata then clamps onto Yuta and grinds him down. Yuta endures, pries at the hold, and fans taunt Yuta. Yuta fights up, powers up and out, but Shibata BOOTS Moxley again! Yuta CLUBS Shibata, then TOSSES Shibata out. Yuta distracts the ref so Claudio can run and THROW Shibata into railing! The fans boo but Hobbs backs Claudio off. The ref has Hobbs stay back, and Yuta goes out to fetch Shibata. Yuta drags Shibata into the ring, tags Moxley, and the fans boo as Moxley flips off Joe. Joe storms in, the ref stops him, and Moxley KICKS Shibata down! Tag to Claudio, the Death Riders mug Shibata. Claudio drags Shibata up but Shibata CHOPS!
Shibata CHOPS, Claudio eggs him on, repeat! Claudio blocks a chop to short arm LARIAT! Claudio soaks up the heat, then he stomps Shibata. The fans rally, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Claudio drags Shibata up, pushes him to a corner, and UPPERCUTS! Claudio stomps Shibata, tags Moxley, and Moxley runs corner to corner to LARIAT! And then LARIAT! And LARIAT! Tag back to Claudio, the mugging continues, then Claudio tags Yuta. Yuta taunts Hobbs & Joe, Claudio stands Shibata up, and Yuta stomps Shibata down. The ref reprimands but Yuta hooks a leg, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Y uta clamps onto the leg for a toehold. Shibata endures, even as Yuta twists the ankle. Yuta drops an elbow on the knee, then tags Moxley. But then Joe & Hobbs storm in!
The ref stops Joe & Hobbs, Moxley taunts them, and then Moxley drags Shibata around. Moxley stomps Shibata, turns him over, and CLAWS Shibata’s back! The ref reprimands and counts as Moxley CLAWS Shibata more! Moxley fishhooks, the ref counts again, and Moxley pushes Shibata down at 4. Moxley drags Shibata up, has a facelock, and he drags Shibata over to the corner. Tag to Claudio, the mugging continues, and Claudio brings Shibata around for a BIG suplex! Cover, TWO! Shibata stays in this but Claudio stays on him with a top wristlock. Shibata endures, fights around, but Claudio knees him low!
Claudio pushes on the wristlock and grinds Shibata back down. Spring Breakthru returns to single picture while the fans rally behind Shibata. Shibata fights up, but Claudio TOSSES him out! Moxley storms up on Shibata, but Hobbs hurries over to stop that. The ref is busy with Claudio and Moxley, which lets Marina CHOP BLOCK Hobbs! The fans boo but Marina flips them all off. Yuta drags Shibata up and into the ring for Claudio, and Claudio eggs Shibata on. Claudio SLAPS Shibata, kicks him around, but Shibata CHOPS! Claudio ROCKS Shibata! Shibata CHOPS Claudio! Repeat! Claudio shoves Shibata, catches him to a SLEEPER, but Shibata slips around to get a SLEEPER!
The fans fire up as Claudio flails! Claudio JAWBREAKERS free, Shibata staggers into the Death Rider corner, but then Shibata BOOTS Claudio! Shibata crawls away from the corner, the fans rally up, but Claudio whips Shibata back in! BOOT for Moxley! Claudio and Shibata trade forearms again, and Shibata backs Claudio down! Shibata fires a flurry, then an UPPERCUT! Shibata DECKS Yuta, but Claudio UPPERCUTS Shibata! Claudio BOOTS Shibata, but Shibata stays on his feet! Shibata clinches Claudio, BACK HEEL TRIP! The fans fire up while both men are down! Shibata and Claudio crawl, hot tags to Yuta and Joe!
Joe DECKS Yuta again and again, then atomic drops! Joe runs to BOOT Yuta down! And adds a SENTON! Cover, TWO! Yuta stays in this but Joe stays on him, only for Yuta to CLAW Joe’s eyes! Yuta runs, but into a SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, Moxley breaks it! Moxley tags in, then he goes looking under the ring! Moxley grabs a chair! The Maniac no longer cares about winning but about using Champion’s Advantage! The ref tells Moxley to stop right there, but then WILLOW NIGHTINGALE is here! She snatches the chair from Moxley! And she flips him off! Joe BOOTS Moxley down! Yuta goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK Joe!
Shibata BOOTS Yuta! Claudio POP-UP UPPERCUTS Shibata! Hobbs SPINEBUSTERS Claudio! Moxley SHOTGUNS Hobbs! Joe is back as Moxley runs, and Moxley BOOTS Joe! Joe LARIATS Moxley! All six men are down around ringside and Boston is thunderous! Willow coaches The Opps, but now The Young Bucks walk out here? The EVPs are surely going to sway things in the Death Riders’ favor now, given they grab some chairs. But wait! Someone in the crowd snatches Matt’s chair?! IT’S SWERVE STRICKLAND! And he DECKS Matt! Nick runs up, but Swerve BOOTS him! Swerve goes up, DOUBLE KILL STOMPS for The Bucks!!
The fans are thunderous as Boston is now “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve then TOSSES Matt over railing! And he TOSSES Nick onto Matt! The Bucks go tumbling away! Joe is in the corner, Moxley runs up, but Joe URENAGES him down! But Claudio UPERCUTS Joe! Shibata BOOTS Claudio! Shibata pushes Claudio out, they brawl on the ramp! SLEEPER!! Claudio is caught, Shibata sits him down, then runs to PENALTY KICK! Then back to the SLEEPER! Joe puts Moxley up top, tucks him in, but Yuta CLUBS Joe! The fans boo as Yuta fires hands, then runs, but Joe swings! Yuta ducks that to DIVE onto Hobbs, but Hobbs catches him!
Hobbs URENAGES Yuta on the desk! The desk does not break but Hobbs snarls. Marina SMACKS Hobbs with a chair!! The ref missed that but Willow didn’t! Willow runs up to LARIAT Marina!! The fans are thunderous, but Moxley drags Joe up! Underhooks and- NO, Joe wrenches out, COQUINA CLUTCH!!! Moxley is caught, and he’s RIGHT OUT! OPPS WIN!!
Winners: The Opps, by submission (NEW AEW World Trios Champions)
No more reign of terror in the trios division, this one was for Hook! Joe personally gives Hobbs the belt, the pyro goes off, and Boston is all fired up! The Death Riders retreat, and Will Ospreay leads the way as the AEW locker room comes out here to celebrate! The champagne bottles pop off and it’s a toast to The Opps, but perhaps we’re burying the lead as Joe took out THE AEW World Champion! Will Joe look to also dethrone “The One True King” and truly restore the feeling here in AEW?
My Thoughts:
An awesome episode of Dynamite here, a lot more than I expected for a themed episode. At the same time, it was a lot of tournament and big story stuff, so they were of course going to go hard. I was a little surprised by the match order, but when they kayfabe’d away Hook being out of action, it did make sense for them to push the trios title to the main event. At the same time, bringing in Hobbs as the third man, adding a lot of overbooking and tying in more story, that was a great way to dethrone the Death Riders and close out the show. Hobbs being a champion again is great for him, and I really do think they should parley this into Joe VS Moxley for the world title at Double or Nothing.
Mercedes Mone VS Athena really could’ve been a main event in itself, but it was still an awesome match even as the opener. Mone winning is fine because Boston, and while I was thinking it’d be Mone VS Athena at All In for the TBS Championship, I suppose they could swing it where it is title for title, TBS Championship and ROH Women’s Championship both on the line. I say that because I still feel like Kris Statlander could be going to All In to face Toni. A little confusing as to why we can’t just get Kris VS Hayter tomorrow night, but Mone & Harley VS Kris & Julia will still be really good. It just feels like they’re giving away the Double or Nothing match just so Mone can have matches both nights in Boston.
Very good promo from The Patriarchy with Christian Cage now being passive aggressive towards Nick Wayne. I like how Christian is taking kayfabe credit for Nick getting in the Best of the Super Juniors, and I do like Nick VS Komander for Collision. No idea if Nick wins that match or not, as it’d be a shame if Nick’s storyline is the reason Komander’s reign comes to an end. But at the same time, how great would it be for the ROH World Television Champion to be part of BOSJ and that big round robin tournament? Though at the same time, something about what Christian said certainly made it feel like Nick will lose, so maybe not.
Great match from Hurt Syndicate VS Gates of Agony, even with Kaun & Liona obviously set up to fail. MJF of course showed up, and while I figured MJF would bribe Hurt Syndicate, I didn’t think it’d be with ladies. Also I think a few, if not all, of the ladies were wrestlers. The redhead was Sloane Jacobs, if I’m not mistaken. But great stuff with Lashley intimidating Shelton into voting against MJF. I feel like MJF should reveal he has been watching the episodes back cuz he wants to keep an eye on the Hurt Syndicate’s “private” conversations, and he can call out MVP for being two-faced saying the Syndicate would just be using MJF for their own gains.
Good promo from Hangman with The Elite, and Okada was cruising for a bruising. Josh Alexander was a great Wild Card, and he has a great match with Hangman, but it made sense for Hangman to win. Alexander possibly joining Callis Family with that bit after is intriguing, but Kyle is now on top going into their semifinal match. I would think that means Hangman wins to go to Double or Nothing. Ospreay VS Konosuke was insane, it might as well have been for the Owen Hart Cup already. Great win for Ospreay, and now even if Kyle defies go home math, Ospreay VS Hangman and Ospreay VS Fletcher are both awesome choices to put on PPV.
My Score: 9.1/10
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