AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (5/12/21)
AEW is The Pinnacle!
There’s a new pecking order in AEW!
After surviving Blood & Guts, MJF and The Pinnacle stand atop AEW! And with titles on the line, who will stand atop the Tag Team and TNT Divisions?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- IWGP United States Championship: Jon Moxley VS Yuji Nagata; Moxley wins and retains the title.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships, Titles VS Tag Career: The Young Bucks VS SoCal Uncensored; The Young Bucks win, retain the titles, and SCU breaks up as a tag team.
- AEW World Championship Eliminator Match: PAC VS Orange Cassidy; Double Count-Out Draw, BOTH will challenge Kenny Omega for the title at Double or Nothing.
- Thunder Rosa VS Jazmin Allure; Rosa wins.
- AEW TNT Championship: Darby Allin w/ Sting VS Miro; Miro wins and becomes the new AEW TNT Champion.
PLAY BY PLAY
IWGP United States Championship: Jon Moxley w/ Eddie Kingston VS Yuji Nagata w/ Ren Narita!
The Death Rider extended this title opportunity to Blue Justice with respect, but did not miss the disrespect given back. Now, NJPW comes to AEW, and we see if the Maniac can turn away the legend in this historic opening contest!
Moxley surprisingly comes out to “Wild Thing” as introductions are made. The IWGP belt is raised, this is under NJPW rules, and the superstition of the number four might be put to the test to open Dynamite!
Moxley draws the line, Nagata steps right to it, and Moxley shoves him. Nagata fires forearms but Moxley gives them back and fans are fired up! Moxley gives boxing elbows, whips Nagata to a corner, and runs in to clothesline! Nagata fires up but Moxley kicks low! Moxley whips, Nagata reverses and kitchen sink knees, then BOOTS Mox down! Nagata stomps, Moxley bails out and fans fire up for Blue Justice! Rocky Romero is here to watch from the bleachers as Nagata goes out. Moxley rakes Nagata’s eyes! The ref reprimands, Moxley lets off and POSTS Nagata! Moxley goes to the apron, takes aim, and leaps for a FLYING KNEE! Down goes Nagata!
Moxley gets Nagata up to throw him into railing, then hurries to refresh the 20 count. Nagata gets up, hobbles over, and gets in at 5 of 20. Moxley smirks as Nagata gets up and eggs him on. Moxley ROCKS Nagata with a forearm, then hits a lariat in the corner! And again! Moxley snapmares, runs, and PENALTY KICKS Nagata down! Moxley drops an elbow, covers, ONE!! Lance Archer and Jake the Snake watch from the bleachers, too, as Moxley dares Nagata to get up. Nagata grits his teeth but Moxley KICKS him! Nagata eggs Moxley on now and the kicks keep flying! Down goes Nagata, Moxley covers, TWO! Moxley digs fingers into Nagata’s face but lets off as the ref counts.
Moxley goes to a corner, hops up, takes aim and leaps, but into a clinch! Moxley fires elbows, Nagata ROCKS him and KICKS him in return! And KICKS! And KICKS! Nagata throws more forearms, he whips corner to corner, and runs in to BOOT Moxley, for the EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! Nagata keeps his cool, drags Moxley up, and reels him in. Moxley blocks the suplex, Nagata fires off forearms! Nagata whips, Moxley reverses, but Nagata rolls to duck! Nagata fakes Moxley out to dropkick the legs! Nagata’s still savvy as he aims again, for a KICK! And a KICK! Kingston coaches Mox and Moxley takes more KICKS!
Moxley grits his teeth and gets to his feet. Nagata throws forearms, Moxley fires back! Nagata ROCKS Moxley but he keeps hitting back! Moxley gets the edge, Nagata gives it back! Nagata runs, Moxley dodges the boot to GERMAN SUPLEX! Moxley wants Nagata to get up and he runs, to LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Nagata survives and shows us why he’s still hung around this long! Moxley vows to end it, a la Suzuki! But Nagata blocks the piledriver he knows so well! Nagata back drops Moxley away and mule kicks! Nagata runs into the corner to SHINING WIZARD! Nagata hoists Moxley up to the top rope, climbs up to join him, and reels Moxley into a SUPER EXPLODER!!
Moxley sits up, eggs Nagata on, and Nagata KICKS! Cover, TWO!! Moxley survives, Nagata drags him up and reels him in, but Moxley fights the suplex off. Moxley gets a sleeper! Another homage to Suzuki, but Nagata knows that, too! Nagata drops and drags Moxley into a SHIROMEI! The mounted Fujiwara armbar tortures Moxley, Nagata’s eyes roll to the back of his head, but Moxley still reaches out and gets the ropebreak! Nagata lets off, but he isn’t done with Moxley! Nagata wrenches an arm, but Moxley denies the elbow break to forearm! Nagata hits back, they brawl more, and Moxley wobbles. Moxley fires back, runs but into a BOOT! And ENZIGURI!
Moxley rebounds to SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! But into the Bully Choke! Nagata fights up to his feet as fans chant “This is Awesome!” Moxley shifts to a full sleeper, bleeding from his cheek where Nagata’s been hitting him. Nagata wrenches free to forearm again! Moxley gives it back, spins and DECKS Nagata! Moxley gets Nagata up for knees to the head, then a DEATH RIDER!! Cover, Moxley wins!!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by pinfall (still IWGP US Champion)
The elevated Paradigm Shift, the Death Rider, helps Moxley hold onto the title! But there is still respect here now that they’ve fought it out! Moxley bows and even drops to his knees, but Nagata returns the favor! Will these two battle it out again in the future? Will another come over from NJPW to try? Will Moxley still knock them all down?
Backstage interview with The Inner Circle.
Tonight, it is only Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager & Ortiz here. After one of the brutal matches in wrestling history, Blood & Guts, what is next? Ortiz says they have a message for The Pinnacle. All five of them were down, the Inner Circle almost had them, but then “a strange twist of fate occurred.” Max showed his true colors by pushing Jericho off the top, and had the audacity to get Santana arrested and detained, just because he stabbed MJF with a fork! MJF is lucky Santana didn’t just scoop that eye out and eat it! BITCH MOVE, MAX!! Hager says that the Pinnacle will have to kill the Inner Circle to stop them! Santana is detained but still alive! Jericho is mangled but still alive! So hide behind the victory tonight, but the Pinnacle has to admit that they failed!
Sammy says this is never gonna be over! As long as both teams are in the same company, the Inner Circle will never stop coming for The Pinnacle! So either MJF gives them another match, or tonight’s title will go from “The Coronation of The Pinnacle” to “The FUNERAL of The Pinnacle!” Give them their rematch, or get put in the grave!! An ultimatum for MJF and his team, but will they heed it?
Cody Rhodes heads to the ring!
Despite the score he needs to settle with The Factory, The American Nightmare has a major announcement for his Double or Nothing 2021 plans! We hear what they are, after the break!
AEW returns and Cody has the mic. “I know it’s rather out of style, patriotism. It’s old hate, demo day, proud of being American.” Fans still chant, “USA! USA!” Cody knows we live in a real world where you can poke fun at stuff, like the antiquated two party system or the most recent election, or even the confusion on what to do during our own National Anthem. But Cody is from a “little red, white ‘n’ blue town just like this one.” Santana, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Snoop Dogg, they all share the same jukebox and Cody has never not been proud to be an American. Fans appreciate that.
But Anthony Ogogo… He has run down and buried the USA with such vitriol and conviction. The irony is that Ogogo has a Visa courtesy of the US DOT, has a paycheck, that green, courtesy of the Treasury, and is afforded all the same rights we all have in that he can say and do what he wants, because this is America. “You talk about division, you talk about argument, from the outside in, we hear that all the time. Take it from an American, the argument is what makes us who we are.” Fans also cheer for that! Yes, there’s anger in every pocket, but our empathy outweighs our apathy.
So Cody asks Ogogo, “You didn’t come here to live the England dream. And I don’t mean to disparage across the pond, they sure know how to make a wrestler. I’ve wrestled some of the best.” Doug Williams, Gabriel Kidd, or even one of the best in the world today, PAC! But in 1986, Cody’s a country music fan and Willie Nelson came out with a song, “Living in the Promised Land.” Send us your tired and weak, we’ll make ’em strong. Sing us your far-off song and we will sing along. But here’s where Cody stops singing: When Ogogo balled up his Olympic medalist fist and put it between his ribs.
Ogogo likes to educate and pontificate on what the USA is? Then let Cody return the favor! The industry that Ogogo joined? It was an Italian immigrant who was world champion for FOUR THOUSAND AND FORTY DAYS. There is so much to love and behold here. The American Dream lives here! What about a 16-year-old young man coming from Pakistan, invents and patents the single-piece bumper, and enriches and cultivates the lives of literally everyone in the city of Jacksonville?
Prior to 1961, in Atlanta, Georgia, there was segregation, White people and Black people couldn’t attend the same schools. But in 2021, in that very same city, Cody and his wife, Brandi, are going to have a beautiful White-Black “American princess” who will have both identities, shun neither, and her dad is going to let her know that he didn’t just lay down under another man’s flag. Her dad didn’t just have a defeatist attitude when someone ran down the USA. Her dad got up off his ass and fought back! This is where we are fighting: at Double or Nothing!
Tony Khan already told the world that Double or Nothing will be full capacity! Wrestling fans will return to their seats, close up and thank God, it’ll be Cody VS Ogogo. But Ogogo won’t be wrestling the American Nightmare. Because for one night, that one night only, Cody picks up a sword that is all too heavy, but one that only Cody and Dustin have the right to pick up. For Double or Nothing, Justin Roberts, nothing on Cody’s presentation will be different, this comes from deep inside. At Double or Nothing, it will be Anthony Ogogo VS the American DREAM, Cody Rhodes! On one night, Cody’s love for family and country become one! Can he use that to shut up and knock down the British boxing box office smash?
AEW hears from SoCal Uncensored.
Christopher Daniels says, “Starting from 2015 up until now, the guys in the van were always myself, Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky, and the Young Bucks. Those were the days where I felt it was family.” But looking at the Bucks acting the way they are now, this is why he feels betrayed and hurt. Frankie Kazarian says, “If you’re gonna be influenced like prepubescent teenagers, by your friend who you perceive as ‘the cool guy,'” then that’s on the Bucks. All that’s left for SCU to do is beat them up.
SCU has made it a challenge to themselves that the next time they lose as a tag team, they are DONE as a tag team! And that’s forever! It isn’t mandated by AEW, this isn’t for story, this is a challenge. They know how good they are, and how good they can be. Undefeated for over four months, #1 contenders that are facing the champions, one of the greatest tag teams on the planet, and also former friends. Do the Bucks even get what’s on the line here? SCU has everything to lose, and everything to gain. The Bucks have seen SCU bleed, sweat and cry, so what do you think they’re gonna do, how far they’re gonna go, to get what they want from the Bucks? We’ll all find out together, because that match is next!!
AEW World Tag Team Championships, Titles VS Tag Career: The Young Bucks w/ The Elite VS SoCal Uncensored!
Matt & Nick Jackson claim they’ve gone back to who they were, but the Fallen Angel & Heavy Metal Rebel say otherwise. The fashion choices, the company they keep, those are all questionable, but the Bucks’ abilities are not! Will they win without a shadow of a doubt and destroy another great tag team? Or will going all or nothing this close to Double or Nothing pay off for Daniels & Kazarian?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and it’s titles or bust for SCU!
Kaz and Nick start and fans are on SCU’s side here. They circle, tie up, and Kaz headlocks as Don Callis joins commentary. Kaz spins to a hammerlock then drop toehold, then he slaps Nick on the head! Nick gets up in a huff and shoves Kaz but Kaz shoves back. Nick SLAPS Kaz, Kaz chases him out of the ring! Nick goes around and into the ring but Kaz kicks, knees and CLOBBERS him! Kaz ROCKS Nick, tags Daniels, and SCU double whip. Nick gets a body shot and a FLIPPING NECKBEAKER! Matt runs in but into a back suplex clothesline combo! Callis admits SCU is looking great. Daniels snapmares Nick, tags Kaz, and then slingshot elbow drops! Kaz slingshot leg drops! Cover, TWO!
Kaz keeps on Nick, bumps him off buckles, and tags Daniels. SCU double wrench, bring Nick to his knees for a kick, clothesline and DOUBLE STOMPS from Kaz! Daniels JABS Nick, whips, but Nick reverses. Matt dumps Daniels out of the ring with a back drop! The ref reprimands but Nick sucker punches Kaz! Matt tags in, Nick baits Kaz in and Matt CLOBBERS him! Fans boo as Matt runs and WRECKS Daniels with a dropkick! Matt skins the cat, Nick gets Kaz back up to throw into railing! The Bucks soak up the heat, mug Daniels on the outside, and Matt stares the camera down before giving Daniels an APRON POWERBOMB!
Nick goes up, Matt has Daniels draped from the apron, DRAPING 450 SPLASH! Matt mockingly asks the cameraman if he thinks Daniels is okay. The Bucks high-five the Good Brothers as AEW goes picture in picture.
Matt drops knees on Daniels’ head! Matt mocks the fans clapping, and starts thrusting hips before he stomps Daniels down. Matt paces, drags Daniels up and bumps him off buckles, then tags Nick. Matt catapults Daniels into Nick’s GAMANGIRI! Then they combine, springboard DOUBLE STOMPS onto Daniels, driving him into Matt’s knees! Nick taunts Kaz and the ref is busy keeping Kaz back, the Bucks fake a tag! Matt digs his boots into Daniels’ head, the ref counts and Matt apologizes. Matt defends he is the rightful tag partner, but Nick is choking Daniels behind the ref’s back! Matt tags Nick in so the ref can see, then they combine for the slingshot senton and fist drop!
Matt keeps mocking fans rallying for SCU, Nick taunts Kaz, and then Nick bumps Daniels off buckles. Nick wrenches, whips, but Daniels reverses. Nick flips through the ropes and comes back but into Daniels’ STO! Both men are down, they crawl, hot tags to Kaz and Matt! Kaz dodges Matt to ROCK Nick, then he DECKS Matt! Kaz rallies on the Bucks with clotheslines, but Matt reverses the whip, only for Kaz to BLAST him with forearms! Kaz scoops and SLAMS Nick, to springboard leg drop! Cover, TWO! Kaz keeps fired up nd the fans are with him! Kaz gets Nick up and puts him in a corner, tag to Daniels.
AEW returns to single picture as Kaz feeds Nick to Daniels’ back elbow! Daniels hops up, Kaz helps set Nick up with double knuckle locks, for the FLYING STOMP! Daniels WRECKS Matt with a dropkick now, and SCU double whip to hip toss and NECKBREAKER BOMB COMBO! Cover, TWO!! Nick survives but Daniels tags Kaz in. Matt runs in, he saves Nick from Celebrity Rehab but swings into CELEBRITY REHAB for himself! Daniels runs to forearm Nick, then gets him up to give to Kaz. Kaz has the gut wrench, but Matt shoves Daniels off the corner! Kaz swings on Matt, Matt avoids that to shoulder in, but into the GUILLOTINE LEG DROP!
Nick aims and SHINING WIZARDS, ROUNDHOUSES and forearms Kaz, to then BULLDOG! Nick goes up and out to PENALTY KICK Daniels from the apron! Fans boo and Nick shoulders into Kaz. Nick slingshots, for the FACEBUSTER! Nick soaks up the heat and he sees Daniels is back up. Nick goes outside to SUPERKICK Daniels into the post! Daniels is busted open!! Nick is shocked at the damage he just did, but he says that was awesome! “It’s a wrap!” Nick goes back to Kaz in the ring, but Kaz slingshots Nick in for a CUTTER!! Cover, TWO!! Kaz almost caught Nick but he sees what happened to Daniels!
Kaz goes back to Nick but Nick ROUNDHOUSES! Kaz wobbles, Matt tags in, and Matt gets a look at Daniels for himself. Matt hurries to get Kaz up, BUCKLE BOMB ENZIGURI COMBO! Kaz staggers into Matt’s fireman’s carry, MORE BANG- NO! Kaz slips out of the fireman’s carry to waistlock and O’Conner Roll! TWO, Nick leaps in, but Kaz gets both Bucks for NORTHERN LIGHTS O’CONNER COMBO!! Double cover, TWO!!! That was almost it but not enough! Kaz dumps Nick out to the ramp, Matt scoops but Kaz cradle counters! So the GOOD BROTHERS distract the ref!! This is at least 7 before Kaz lets off! Kaz runs Gallows off, but runs into Matt’s BOOT!
Matt goes up, but Kaz catches him for a… Not a bomb? A STYLES CLASH!?!? A shout-out to another old friend of The Elite! Cover, Nick barely breaks it in time!! Fans are thunderous, “This is Awesome!” Nick gets Kaz up, Kaz throws him out and slingshots him in, but no cutter! Nick blocks it, and feeds Kaz to Matt’s SUPERKICK! Matt gut wrenches, TOMBSTONE! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, DANIELS breaks it!! Daniels is still here, crimson mask and all, and he dodges a superkick to kick, underhook, ANGEL’S WINGS!! Daniels staggers up and helps Kaz to their corner! Daniels tags back in, but how much can Daniels give?! Matt SPEARS Daniels down, and punches the wound!!
Matt is furious as he demands Daniels get up! Daniels wobbles, Matt powers up, but no kick! Daniels kicks low, hooks, but his back is giving up! Matt back drops free! Matt wags his finger, looms over Daniels, and Callis is more worried about the new ring gear getting blood stains. Matt points it out, too! That just angers Matt more, and he fake cries as he references HBK VS Flair! “I’m sorry! I love you!” SUPERKICK!! Cover, TWO!?!? Daniels survives!?!? Fans are going nuts for SCU as Matt is losing his mind! Matt drags Daniels up, but into an URENAGE! Daniels goes to a corner, BEST MOON-
NO! The blood loss makes him wobble! Daniels tries again, BEST MOONSAULT EVER AFTER ALL! Cover, Nick breaks it!! The ref argues with Nick, but Daniels clotheslines him out! Karl Anderson gets on the apron, Daniels DECKS him! Daniels staggers, drags Matt up, but Matt SPRAYS Daniels in the face?!? Somehow, Brandon Cutler slipped Matt a can of that cold spray!! Daniels staggers about, Matt SUPERKICKS Kaz off the corner, then CAN SHOTS Daniels in the head!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Daniels is not giving up, this is how much the titles AND SCU mean to him!! Nick tags in, the Bucks are furious as they sit Daniels up, for the B T E TRIGGER!! Cover, Matt blocks Kaz, the Bucks win!
Winners: The Young Bucks, by pinfall (still AEW World Tag Team Champions)
Kaz is stunned, and Cutler has the audacity to use the cold spray on the Bucks right away! SCU lost the match, don’t have the titles, and are no longer a team under their own bet with themselves! What does this mean for the Fallen Angel and Heavy Metal Rebel in the future?
AEW cameras hurry to catch what’s developing backstage!
Eddie Kingston is at The Elite’s dressing room, Moxley right behind! They barge in, and trash it all! The Elite aren’t here yet, but their stuff is, so everything is fair game! Why do they have a Jaguars helmet? Kingston throws that into a wall, Moxley goes to the bathroom to trash everything in there! Will The Elite have the guts to respond to that tonight? Or at all?
Backstage interview with Christian Cage.
Captain Charisma has had his issues with Taz, from the rejected recruitment to last week’s biased Technique By Taz segment, critiquing Christian’s wrestling abilities. It had as much credibility as Christian critiquing Taz’s ability at a buffet table. Nobody is denying that at one point in time, Taz was a bad, bad man. But right now, Taz isn’t going to step through the ropes, back up what he is saying, but Christian is! So here’s how it is: Tony Khan gave Christian an open contract for a match. Next week, Team Taz can send anyone they want, Christian will be waiting.
But what Christian really wants to talk about right now is Double or Nothing’s Casino Battle Royale. Did you know that the winner of that match gets a shot at THE AEW World Championship whenever they want? Christian is all in, all the chips on the table! Christian vows to win that match and- Matt Sydal walks in to say Christian shouldn’t get too far ahead of himself. Matt’s back in that match, too, and he wants redemption. Well good to see you again, Matt, and yeah, Christian saw how things didn’t go so well for him. But things aren’t going to fall into place for him. Haha, hilarious. But Matt has a surprise for Christian. Not a Hall of Fame worthy one, but still.
Matt says to forget about Team Taz for a minute, because HE signed the open contract on the match. So before winning the battle royal, Matt will beat Christian and his #OutWorkEverybody hype train, live on Dynamite. The third eye is staring Captain Charisma down, who will be the first to blink?
AEW World Championship Eliminator Match: PAC VS Orange Cassidy!
The Bastard has beef with the Best Bout Machine going back to Dynamite’s inception, and is one of the only men to have a win over him in AEW. On the other hand, Freshly Squeezed didn’t have any grudge with Omega until Omega disrespected him last week. And when it comes to PAC VS Cassidy, these two have history of their own! Who gets one up on the other before going after Omega’s gold?
The bell rings and fans are dueling already as Cassidy and Pac stare down. Cassidy takes off the sunglasses, and puts them on Pac! Pac takes them off, and BREAKS them with his bare hands! Cassidy raises his hands, but it’s a fake out to get Pac to swing on him! Cassidy dodges, gets Pac up in the Alabama, BEACH BREAK!! Cover, TWO!! Pac’s arrogance cost him and he bails out of the ring. Fans are fired up as Cassidy puts his hands in his pockets and builds speed! NO HANDS DIVE! And he has SPARE sunglasses! Fans are even more fired up as Cassidy gets Pac up and RAMS him into railing!
AEW goes picture in picture as Cassidy checks with the ref about the ring count. Cassidy fetches Pac, to RAM him into more railing! Cassidy refreshes the ring count, stalks up behind Pac and gets him up, but Pac KNEES low and hard! Pac whips but Cassidy reverses to send Pac into even more railing! Pac is perhaps too sore to be upset, and Cassidy keeps track of the count. Cassidy whips Pac back the other way to send him over the railing! Cassidy paces, refreshes the count again, and sees Pac getting up. Cassidy heads over, and Pac HOTSHOTS him on railing! Cassidy sputters and gasps, Pac stomps him down, and AEW goes to break!
AEW returns and Cassidy is down on the outside again. Pac fetches him, to whip him hard into railing! The ref counts, fans boo, and Pac drags Cassidy up and around to throw him into more railing! Pac soaks up the heat, drags Cassidy back up and back into the ring. Fans are still on Cassidy’s side but Pac stomps him down! Pac soaks up the heat, digs his knee into Cassidy’s head, and uses ropes for leverage! The ref counts, Pac lets off at 4, and Orange is now red in the face. Pac climbs a corner, aims as fans rally up, and Cassidy stands to get a missile dropkick! Pac kips up with ease! He glares at the ref and then goes to another corner.
Pac climbs up again, aims, and again missile dropkicks Cassidy down! Cassidy is a lump but Pac isn’t done with him yet. Pac climbs back up top, Cassidy stands again, to get a third missile dropkick! Cover, TWO! Pac seethes as Cassidy survives but the ref defends the count was fair. Fans sing for Cassidy but Pac drags him to a drop zone. Pac climbs up again, but Cassidy slowly rolls away to the far side. Pac hops down to hurry over and stomp him down! Fans boo, Pac scowls and climbs back up. Cassidy is still in the drop zone, but he rolls under the corner! Fans cheer as Cassidy even starts to lounge, and gives a thumbs up!
Pac flips Cassidy over before he drags him up, but Cassidy sends Pac into buckles! Pac scowls, runs after Cassidy, but gets sent into buckles! Cassidy wheelbarrows to victory roll, TWO!! Pac back KICKS, whips, and SUPERKICKS Cassidy down! Pac drags Cassidy back up to reel him in, for a LIGER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!??! Cassidy more falls over than kicks out and Pac is stunned! Pac looms over Cassidy, kicks him out of the ring, and lets the ring count climb. A count-out can still win this match, will Cassidy get up? AEW goes picture in picture as fans rally for Freshly Squeezed!
Pac soaks up the heat coming from the fans, the ref goes out to check Cassidy and make sure this isn’t more serious. Cassidy is fine to continue, Pac talks trash to some fellow wrestlers watching ringside, and the count restarts. Cassidy slowly stirs, drags himself up at 5 of 10, and into the ring at 6! Pac drags Cassidy over to a cover, TWO! Pac wraps on a headlock and grinds Cassidy down. Cassidy keeps his shoulders up, pushes Pac’s face with a forearm, but Pac brings him around to CLUB him to a corner. Pac digs his boots in, the ref counts and Pac stops at 4. A disqualification can lose this for Pac, too, so he has to be careful.
Pac paces while Cassidy crawls. The ref wants Pac to give Cassidy space, and also has medics coming over to check. Pac gets fans riled up as AEW returns to single picture. Don Callis comes out here? Callis says Kenny Omega is a busy man, he wants to know who he’s wrestling already! Pac storms after Callis but Callis says he just wants a winner. Wait, Kenny is sneaking in from the other side! Omega has his AEW World Championship belt and he CLOBBERS Pac with it!! The ref misses it all because she was arguing with Callis! Callis “apologizes” and Omega slips away! Both Pac and Cassidy are down and everyone but the ref knows!
Fans chant, “Kenny Sucks!” at Omega as he and Callis slither away. The standing count is past 5 of 10, and then reaches 9!! It’s a DOUBLE COUNT OUT?!?!
Double Count-Out Draw
Well, Callis isn’t a ref, but what he sees here is that there is no winner! That means Omega has NO opponent for Double or Nothing! He’s got the night off, where does he want to go? “Fuel up the Harley, fuel up the Kawasaki Ninja! Don, I thinks we should go on a little bit of a road trip, because what we got here, ain’t two winners! It ain’t one winner! It’s two LOSERS! Who would pay money to see that?!” But Schiavone excuses himself and says he’s been informed- Omega stops that right here and now! Omega gets his sunglasses, puts those on, and Schiavone says he has just been told that at Double or Nothing, there WILL be a world title match. And in this case, “double” is literal, because it will be a Triple Threat! Omega VS PAC VS Cassidy for the title!!
What gives Schiavone the right to do this?! This is from Tony Khan! WHAT?! Omega says they don’t know him! He’s not wrestling two people! Well this is what Tony Khan has decided! Omega blames the ref but the fans are fired up! Omega says he’s going back to Winnipeg, but will he have no choice but to return to Jacksonville to defend his title?
The Elite find their dressing room in disarray!
Matt Jackson tells Brandon Cutler to record this! They want to know who did this to their stuff! Anderson says this is where they sit in a circle and praise the Lord! This was their sanctuary! Gallows knows it was Kingston and Moxley, who have been disrespectful of the best faction in wrestling ever, and it’s been going on for long enough! “Matt, Nick, it’s time to man up! What’re you guys gonna do about it?!” The Bucks first talk about what they did to SCU, one of the best tag teams in the business, and they put them out to pasture without even batting an eye. SCU LATER! But next week, these fighting champions are fighting again, against the new #1 contenders, the Varsity Blonds!
Matt mockingly asks Brian Pillman Jr. if he wants to be like his dada and be a tag team champion, too. The Blonds can step to the Bucks, the best in the business, and see how that turns out! But for once, “the most selfless Christian men in this business” do something for themselves. They’ll settle a personal grudge! Moxley, Kingston, what you boys doing at Double or Nothing? You up? How about they cordially invite your butts to a dang ol’ SUPERKICK PARTY!! Titles or no titles, the Bucks are giving the Maniac and the Mad King the match they want! But will Bulletproof BPJ and the Ivy League MVP make sure the Bucks stop being golden first?
Backstage interview with Hangman Page and The Dark Order.
Alex Marvez asks Hangman’s recent thoughts on his loss to Brian Cage and his subsequent drop in the rankings from #1 to #5. The Dark Order say it’s alright. Alan Angels knows personally it ain’t bad being Number 5. Evil Uno says they will help him get right back to the top! Stu Grayson can even get even with Brian Cage for him! Alex Reynolds says he’ll take on Hook, too. Hangman tells them all that it’s fine. It was gonna happen sooner or later, right? Ranked #1, riding high, it was inevitable that he’d lose. Granted, it took three guys jumping him on the stage first, then a belt shot to the back of his head and a powerbomb that nearly blew his lungs out his mouth, but Cage won.
But Hangman wonders if Cage didn’t so much beat him, as Taz did calling the shots. And if Hangman is someone like Brian Cage, knows what he’s thinking as a guy who has dedicated his whole life to pro-wrestling, then he’s not satisfied with that win. Hangman dares Cage to leave Taz, Ricky Starks, bless his heart, and his junior high band camp friends backstage, to meet Hangman 1v1 and earn a spot. If Hangman loses then, that’s fine, he’ll accept it. As for Cage, it’s Double or Nothing. Oh wait that’s the name of the PPV! Is that on purpose? That’s so smart! John Silver pointed out the obvious, but obviously we’re going one more round! Will Page redeem himself in a rematch with Cage?
The Pinnacle heads to the ring!
Wearing a crown on his head, MJF has two lovely young ladies accompany him personally as he, Wardlow, Tully Blanchard, FTR and Shawn Spears go to the ring. MJF gets the ladies to kiss his Dynamite Diamond Ring, which was itself pivotal in the Blood & Guts victory. Other ladies hold the ropes open as the Pinnacle goes into the ring and MJF gets a mic. MJF says he told us he was going to take Chris Jericho’s spot and his crown, and now MJF is the Demo God and King of AEW! And now we will refer to HIM as the Greatest of All Time! Don’t boo, bow! And not just to him, but to the greatest group of men to ever exist! Bow to The Pinnacle!
“Hell, bow to the biggest drawers professional wrestling has ever known. I don’t know if you mouth-breathing boors have heard about this, but for the first time ever, we ranked #1 on cable last week.” And you have The Pinnacle to thank for it! They broke a record on Canada’s TSN, even, because of the Canadian hero they had in Shawn Spears! Zoom in on the Chair Man! A Canadian God! But MJF is glad fans are bringing up The Inner Circle, because they’re down two men. One because he stabbed MJF like a coward, and the other because he tripped and fell. Which is why MJF is so perplexed as to why oh why The Inner Circle would want a rematch!
But MJF’s a young, benevolent king. Would the people like to see a rematch? YES! Are you sure? YES! Then MJF says NO! HAHAHA! Tully takes over and asks if anyone knows what it’s like to be at the top, looking down at all the others. Tully’s been there many times in the past! But this group of guys here, with MJF and his crown, the Pinnacle took everything The Inner Circle could dish out! Blood & Guts, we saw this group of men take everything The Inner Circle had, and in the end, the Inner Circle is panicking, begging MJF not to throw Jericho off, and they gave up! That was the end of the story! “Ladies and gentlemen, when you quit, you stinking quit!”
The Pinnacle is the top of the world! The finest things, they deserve! Five of the greatest looking women Jacksonville has to offer! Tully has a present for his guys that he spent THOUSANDS on, for the finest wrist jewelry you can have. For those who don’t understand, these are very expensive watches. Each man gets one and they’re very grateful to Tully. Every time they look at those, they can question anything else, but they look at these and think, “This was a present from Tully Blanchard!” This is what The Pinnacle is about! They’re on top of the world, looking down on everyone else! But what is that honking? Who is ruining The Pinnacle’s party? The Inner Circle, that’s who!!
Sammy, Ortiz and Hager cruise in with a jeep and a trailer full of A Little Bit of the Bubbly! MJF says they’re not interested anymore. MJF detained Santana, and we’re never seeing Jericho again! So drive off, you’re team is dead! But JERICHO says, “Hey, Max! Can you hear ’em cheering?” Jericho, arm in a heavy cast and brace, is in the trailer! Fans are thunderous as Jericho says, “Just let me get this straight. We’re gonna ask you again: Will you give us a rematch? Yes or no?” MJF is furious and says that once again, the answer is NO! Okay, so… That’s a what? IT’S N-O, NO!! Then get him! The Inner Circle hoses The Pinnacle down with the bubbly!! A LOT OF IT, TOO!
The Pinnacle is slippin’ and slidin’ in the champagne, this is a bit more than a toast! Sammy makes sure to really get Spears with it, too. MJF is furious but he’s also floundering around in the ring! MJF tells fans to shut up about it! If the Inner Circle wants a match, then Double or Nothing! The same match the Inner Circle lost last year: STADIUM STAMPEDE!! But don’t celebrate just yet! Ain’t nothing funny gonna happen this year! If the Inner Circle loses this time, they must DISBAND FOREVER!! Take it or leave it! Even more is at stake than there was for Blood & Guts! Will the Inner Circle take back their spot atop AEW or have to say good-bye?
Jim Ross interviews Britt Baker.
Good ol’ JR says he is looking forward to Double or Nothing, Hikaru Shida VS Britt Baker for the AEW Women’s World Championship. It was about a year ago today when Britt fought Shida, not a great outcome for Britt with the broken nose and the blood. Yes, Britt needed reconstructive surgery and was out for five months after. The pain can either hurt you or change you. Britt’s been the baddest bitch on the block since then, JR’s words, not hers. And so, it is poetic that Shida broke her nose, and look at The Doctor now. It is poetic that the monster Shida created is the one that will dethrone her. Unless Shida just up and kills Britt. But turns out, Britt is “pretty ****ing hard to kill.”
JR asks Britt if she feels she’s taking it too far, getting too emotionally invested in this match. Tony Khan and several stars of AEW were having a photoshoot with Forbes, that is a big deal, and then Britt took it upon herself to take over. She and Shida brawled because of it. Was that a smart move? JR knows Britt is smart. Britt says she’s brilliant. But then what does this mean to Tony Khan and to her? Does Britt not care about anyone else? Britt says she just wanted to have pictures with the current champion when that article drops. The PPV is on May 30th, the Forbes article is for June. There will be a new champion by then.
But Britt says it’s fine, JR and the others can paint her to be the villain. It’s what they’ve always done, and Britt will just keep autographing the best selling artwork that comes from it. JR says Shida might feel a bit cornered, and that the deck may be stacked. Perhaps her time is coming. He knows this will be physical, with a lot of urgency. Britt agrees, Shida has had the title for a year, and a difficult year at that. Shida was champion, kept the AEW Women’s Division alive when it was riddled with injuries, travel restrictions, all that. The division was on life support.
But Britt is the FACE of this division, the Role Model, the heart, the soul, the pulse. When you have a pulse, you don’t need a machine keeping you alive. So after Double or Nothing, the division will live when Britt becomes champion. That’s a guarantee from DMD. Will the Doctor be in and finally take over the division? Or will Shida be celebrating her one year anniversary as champion still as champion?
BIG NEWS for Double or Nothing/Memorial Day Weekend!
Double or Nothing will be May 30th, but Friday, May 28th, it will be a special edition of AEW Dynamite! And then on Saturday, May 29th, it will be AEW Fan Fest! Be sure to get your tickets this Monday, May 17th, so you don’t miss out on any of that!
Thunder Rosa VS Jazmin Allure!
The Role Model may be going after the Full Metal Warrior and the AEW Women’s World Championship, but La Mera Mera is going to be waiting on the other side! At least, as long as she doesn’t let herself get too cocky. Will Rosa be ready for whoever comes out of Double or Nothing with the belt?
The bell rings and the two circle. Fans sing for Rosa and she knees Allure, CHOPS her, then fires off forearms and CHOPS against the ropes! Rosa CHOPS Allure in a corner, then RAMS her shoulder in! And again! And again! Rosa bumps Allure off buckles, CHOPS her again, and again! Rosa whips, Allure reverses and runs in to back elbow! Allure runs corner to corner but Rosa dodges this time, to then SHOTGUN dropkick Allure down! Fans fire up with Rosa and she stomps Allure down. Rosa drags Allure up, scoop SLAMS her, then runs and runs to drop a back senton! Cover, TWO!
Rosa keeps her cool, drags Allure back up, and scoops her, for the backbreaker to the FIRE THUNDER DRIVER! Cover, Rosa wins!
Winner: Thunder Rosa, by pinfall
The roll isn’t stopping, it isn’t slowing down! Hikaru Shida, Britt Baker and even Serena Deeb better watch out for Rosa, she’s coming for it all!
BREAKING NEWS for next week!
Speaking of Serena Deeb, she returns to AEW next week to defend the NWA Women’s World Championship against Red Velvet! Will the young, rising star surprise everyone against one of the best in the world? Or will Serena still be waiting for Rosa when the time finally comes to face off again?
And the challenge has been accepted! Brian Pillman Jr. and Griff Garrison are going for gold against the Young Bucks! Will the Varsity Blonds made to look like JV against the best tag team in the world? And with Double or Nothing’s USA VS UK battle inbound, Anthony Ogogo gets in the ring against Austin Gunn! Will the Son of a Gun just be target practice for Ogogo’s body shots?
Schiavone interviews Jade Cargill!
The top free agent has another manager courting her, as Mark Sterling, lawyer to MJF, says he can get her the same big money deal he got MJF last year. What is her response to that business offer? Or what of Matt Hardy and Vickie Guerrero? Who is handling her business? Jade Cargill handles her business! As far as managerial offers go, she’s still listening. But she’s her own boss, because she’s #ThatBitch!
AEW hears from Darby Allin.
What’s his condition after being thrown down a concrete staircase? He doesn’t have time to think about that. Not right now. Darby literally dropped everything after that just to go to Seattle. He grew up here, with the skateparks. He likes coming back to remind him of who he is and how far he’s come. Trashy as it is, Darby loves everything about it. The first thing he heard Miro talk about is glass ceilings. But what has Miro done since he’s been here? “Honestly, what have you done since you’ve been here? One second you’re playing video games, then the next second, you’re someone’s best man.” Miro kept saying the world will see what he’s capable of now that the leash is off. Darby isn’t buying it.
Miro can say Darby’s this and that, but at least Darby knows who Darby is. Does Miro know who Miro is? “Look at me, you generic son of a bitch!” Miro is NOT taking the TNT Championship from him! Miro says it is his destiny, but Darby says Miro will have to admit he is one of the toughest men he’s ever faced. And he faces him, NEXT!
AEW TNT Championship: Darby Allin w/ Sting VS Miro!
The Relentless Face of the Network always gets back up after someone knocks him down. But The Best Man says he’ll make sure Darby never gets up again! Will Darby make it through his historic tenth title defense? Or will he not make it through the last 10 minutes of the night?
The introductions are made, but Miro doesn’t wait for the belt to be raised as he attacks Darby at the ropes! Miro drags Darby in, throws him to ropes, and Darby clutches a leg. Miro gets Darby up to fire off hands and stomps Darby down! The ref reprimands, Miro lets off and demands the bell ring already! The ref tells Miro to back off so he can check Darby but Miro throws Darby into the ropes! Miro continues to demand the bell ring but Darby flops out of the ring. Miro storms out after Darby, then TOSSES him across the way! Miro drags Darby up and RAMS him into railing! Fans boo but Miro doesn’t care, he drags Darby up. “Am I underwhelming?!”
Miro DECKS Darby, the ref says he has to get this in the ring to start the match! Miro just THROWS Darby again! Miro CLOBBERS Darby over the railing! Fans boo as Miro stares Sting down and even smiles! Miro goes back to Darby, drags Darby up and encourages fans to rally for Darby, so that he can OVERHEAD Belly2Belly Darby back to ringside! Miro drags Darby back up, Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page are watching this like a comedy from the bleachers! Miro puts Darby in the ring, the ref checks with Darby but Darby sputters something about starting already, and Miro KNEES Darby down! The match still hasn’t started and Miro DECKS Darby!
Miro stomps around, Darby finally gets his jacket off, and the ref asks if he still wants to do this. Darby can barely stand but he says yes, and the bell rings! BEST KICK!! Cover, TWO!! Darby survives but Miro thinks that was three! The ref says no, it was two! Darby bails out as Miro argues with the ref. Miro goes out, Darby SHOTGUN dropkicks him! Miro stays up but Darby SHOTGUN dropkicks him into railing! Darby fires off hands, Miro shoves him away but Darby gets around. Miro blocks the throwback stunner, and aims for a post, only for Darby to slip free and POST Miro first! Miro staggers about, Darby gets in the ring and builds speed to CANNONBALL TOPE!!
Miro is down, Darby goes up!?! SUPER COFFIN- NO! Miro catches Darby for a GERMAN SUPLEX! Miro roars right into the camera, but he does have to catch his breath and clutch his ribs, as AEW goes picture in picture.
Miro storms back over to Darby and looms over him as fans jeer and taunt him. Miro puts Darby in, covers, TWO! Darby is still in this, but Miro is still seething. Miro pushes Darby around, and KICKS him, and then Scorpio and Ethan go after Sting!! They RAM him into railing, and then scurry away before the ref sees them! Medics go to check Sting, other refs come out to usher Ethan & Scorpio further away, and Miro SLAMS Darby down! Miro KICKS Darby, but Darby grits his teeth! Darby eggs Miro on, and Miro gets him up. Darby fires forearms! Miro staggers, Darby throws body shots, then whips. Miro reverses hard and Darby bounces off buckles!
Miro digs his knees in at the ropes, the ref counts and Miro lets off at 4. Miro paces, Darby drags himself to a corner, and Miro again soaks up the heat from the fans. Miro drags Darby up but Darby flops back down. Miro gets Darby up to EuroUpper him back down! Miro drops an elbow, drags Darby to the apron, and CLUBS him! Then BOOTS him! Then BOOTS him again! Miro pushes Darby in, taunts him, and avoids Darby’s kicks from below as AEW returns to single picture.
Miro mocks Darby, gets the foot and drops an elbow on the knee! Miro gut wrenches to POWERSLAM Darby! Darby flops to a corner and the ref checks on him, but Darby refuses to end it here. Miro drags Darby up, wraps on a bearhug, and fans rally for Darby. Miro squeezes Darby tight, Sting manages to stand, and Darby reaches for a ropebreak! Miro CLUBS Darby down, roll him away from ropes, but Darby still reaches. Miro drags Darby up for a standing bearhug but Darby throws elbows to get free! Miro shoves Darby, blocks boots and spins Darby around for a back suplex! Darby lands on his feet and hops on for a sleeper hold!
Darby is a backpack as Miro staggers around! Darby shakes out the bad arm but shifts his sleeper and tightens the grip! Miro drops to a knee! Fans are fired up, but Darby’s arms are weakening, and Miro gets a ropebreak! Darby lets go, and Miro goes outside. Darby follows and leaps on to club Miro down! Darby fires off crossface forearms and puts on a sleeper hold, but the ref wants this to return to the ring. Miro gets to the timekeeper’s table, grabs the TNT belt, but the ref grab sit, too! Miro lets that go, Darby pinches Miro’s nose closed! Miro manages to run and RAM Darby into the side of the stage! Darby lets go and Miro can breathe, but both men are down!
Fans rally up for Darby and cheer, “This is Awesome!” Miro drags himself up, drags Darby up, but the ring count is 5 of 10! Miro drags Darby over and gets him in at 8! Miro gets in at 9 and fans cheer as this match continues! Miro snarls and stalks Darby, then stomps him down! Miro SLAMS Darby’s arm on the mat, pulls off the tape and goes right after the shoulder with big elbows! Miro RAMS Darby into buckles, hauls him back up and SLAMS him into ropes! Darby clutches his legs from the whiplash but Sting is there to coach him up. Miro soaks up more heat from the fans, and Sting gives Darby a fist bump to encourage him.
Darby gets up and Miro offers him a free shot. Darby SLAPS Miro, Miro shoves him but runs into boots! Darby chop blocks a leg! Darby runs and rolls to get around to THROWBACK! And a cradle! TWO!! Miro swings, Darby ducks and dodges but runs into a pop-up, that he turns into another STUNNER!! Darby heads up top fast, for the COFFIN DROP into a waistlock?! GERMAN SUPLEX, but Darby lands on his feet! Miro runs but gets buckles, a roll up, TWO!! Darby almost gets Miro there, but he keeps moving! Darby headbutts low, hops on, YOSHITONIC!! Cover, TWO!! Miro survives but Darby is after the arm!
Miro endures the Fujiwara, fights up, and trips Darby, into GAME OVER!!!! Darby is OUT, Miro wins!!
Winner: Miro, by submission (NEW AEW TNT Champion)
Miro makes Darby suffer, but lets go so that he can hold the title! And now Scorpio & Ethan return to go after Sting again! Sting is ready this time and he fights them off! But Scorpio KICKS the bad leg! The Dark Order runs out to run them off! Miro gloats over Darby, “I’m the network now!” But wait, is that Lance Archer?! Jake the Snake tells Archer to hold off, but Miro welcomes the Murderhawk Monster to try! Will we see these two behemoths collide soon enough?
My Thoughts:
What an amazing episode! Three title matches, of course one opens tonight. Moxley VS Nagata certainly had the intensity of a NJPW Strong Style match but could have been a touch more. Moxley retaining makes sense in that he still needs to be strong in this feud with the Young Bucks. Speaking of which, Bucks VS SCU was amazing, definitely what a Titles vs Tag Career match should’ve looked like, but I am a little disappointed that SCU lost. But I suppose with Scorpio having moved on to be with Ethan, maybe SCU was just ready to break up since it was just The Addiction. A shame it was because of cheating, but that’s so Bucks have even more Heel heat than normal.
Kingston and Moxley should’ve known that while they were trashing The Elite’s dressing room, The Elite was still mostly in the ring. This is a TV show that is televised live. As for The Elite’s response, I thought it was pretty funny for The Elite to be that upset. I suppose The Bucks are going to build momentum while giving Dynamite title matches and thereby ratings with their title matches. The Bucks have to have these belts by Double or Nothing, right? I don’t think there’s been an AEW PPV without the tag titles, so Bucks VS Mox & Kingston has to be for the titles to make it all work in the wrestling logic we’re all used to.
Speaking of wrestling logic we’re used to, I appreciate that Cody makes note that pro-wrestling, certainly in America, is about patriotism and it’s a bit cliché. Or rather, the support of your country. In the UK, it is “UK is Face, other places are Heel,” and same for Japan and Mexico and I’m sure anywhere else. That said, Cody then leans right into it, which I appreciate but do feel it’s odd because he just prefaced that this shouldn’t be about patriotism. Either way, Cody VS Ogogo now made for Double or Nothing is great, it is very big for Ogogo to be this early in his wrestling career and he’s getting a high profile PPV match.
As for Cody becoming “The American Dream” for just one night, this sounds like he wants to take advantage of a loophole while he can. Most times, copyright and competition in wrestling is about “You can’t use this on television/cable.” Double or Nothing is a PPV, therefore not on cable, so he can do it for just this match with Ogogo because it feeds the USA VS Not USA element of the story. At the same time, I am sure this is not the end for Nightmare Family VS The Factory, and I do hope The Factory recruits more people so we can get more battles between them and the Nightmare Family, which is still pretty big.
And speaking of things not being over, I am both surprised but not surprised that we’re getting more Inner Circle VS Pinnacle already. I like that they kayfabe’d Santana’s injury concerns as him being arrested, it foreshadowed a bit of a Stone Cold Steve Austin theme the Inner Circle was going for with tonight. Them ruining The Pinnacle’s party with their version of the beer truck water cannon was definitely a Stone Cold shout out, and I should’ve realized The Inner Circle would get the second-ever Stadium Stampede. If the stipulation is “Inner Circle loses, they break up,” this has to mean they win this time, right? But at the same time, I can’t see there being a third faction match, with Blood & Guts and Stadium Stampede II already being huge moments.
Christian Cage has a decent promo calling out Team Taz, but I can see why Matt Sydal is the one going after him: Ricky Starks unfortunately has a fractured neck, that is going to keep him out for at least three months, and hopefully it is only those three months. Christian VS Starks was the clear next part of Christian VS Team Taz, and I suppose instead of being redundant with a Christian VS Hobbs rematch, getting someone as comparative to Starks as possible in terms of having a speedy fighting style works. As for the promo, I like that Sydal gave Christian shade on the workhorse hype that hasn’t been fulfilled yet, but of course Christian is going to tough it out and win.
Hangman and the Dark Order had another fun promo together, and Hangman VS Brian Cage at Double or Nothing is going to be great. I am thinking Hangman wins the rematch to get back on track, his pacing is working out perfectly so that he can challenge the AEW World Champion at All Out 2021. PAC VS Cassidy was a great match, but I should’ve figured Omega would screw the “serious threat” over, but I like that it only screws him over. In a vacuum, AKA ignoring WWE spamming singles title Triple Threats, this Triple Threat is exactly what Omega deserves to be put through for how he’s acted, and is a first-time-ever for any singles title in AEW. But at the same time, I think Omega wins by using his opponents against each other, as well as the No Disqualification rule to allow interference.
Britt has a great interview promo with JR, Rosa has a good squash win, and it’s great that next week will be the return of Serena Deeb and the NWA Women’s World Championship. Britt sure looks like the heavy favorite going into Double or Nothing, and I suppose it’s never too soon for another Britt VS Rosa match. But I wonder if it’s going to be Britt VS Rosa for just the AEW title, or if Rosa gets her rematch with Deeb first, wins the NWA title, and then we get #WinnerTakesAll at say All Out, or perhaps on the anniversary episode of Dynamite for 2021. Britt may have put her Heel twist on it that she is going to be why the division thrives, but this women’s division is starting to come alive.
Darby’s vignette before the main event was good, but I think he could learn to bring his aggression out verbally a bit better. He didn’t sound as mad as he should have calling Miro an SOB. Darby VS Miro was an awesome match, though, but Scorpio & Ethan going after Sting on the side could’ve been done a bit better. Did they really need to go after him during a picture in picture segment, and then again when things were done? Just do the time after the match and have the Dark Order come out and Archer and then we close the show. Miro winning makes a lot of sense, but especially with him wearing his TNT title trunks tonight. It was like taking “win face” and “win entrance” to a new level with “win attire.” You don’t get custom trunks like that to then look like a dork for failing.
I’m thinking Miro VS Archer for the TNT title and Ethan & Scorpio VS Sting & Darby in perhaps another cinematic are both going to be at Double or Nothing. Double or Nothing is already looking to be an awesome PPV to shift things from Spring to Summer, a lot could change for AEW’s title landscape and that turnover could help them keep running high in the ratings while competing with regular sports, just as they should be.
My Score: 9.4/10
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It’s about to go down in O-Town!
AEW Dynamite arrives in Orlando, and it’s about to get ugly as the Death Riders and Don Callis Family go to war in a Six Man STREET FIGHT!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Samoa Joe VS “Speedball” Mike Bailey; Joe wins.
- Six Man Street Fight: Jon Moxley, Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta VS Hechicero, Lance Archer & Rocky Romero; Moxley, Garcia & Yuta win.
- FTR VS Alec Price & Jordan Oliver; FTR wins.
- Kenny Omega VS Josh Alexander; Kenny wins.
- Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa VS Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford; Megan & Penelope win.
- Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Kevin Knight; Swerve wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
“Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the AEW Champion of the World, M J F!” Orlando is a bit torn seeing The Scumbag make his way out to the ring. MJF gets his pyro rain and flicks his gum as he struts down the ramp, “Triple B” around his waist and his Dynamite Diamond Ring on his finger. He stands with Schiavone, and Schiavone says last week, MJF successfully defended the AEW World Championship against Bandido. MJF tells Schiavone to shut his “fat triple chin,” it is bad enough he has to look at the dumb shmucks in the crowd tonight. MJF hopes Schiavone can keep his geriatric hand up so the mic is at MJF’s mouth, okay?
The fans boo but MJF says, “Ladies and gentlemen, and I do use that term very loosely around these parts… You are looking at a man who wears beautiful watches, a man who wears custom suits, a man who wears diamond rings, Burberry shoes, Burberry scarves. I ride in helicopters, private jets, and limousines, and I’ve got the baddest girl you’ve ever seen. And do you know why, folks? it’s because I’m the best wrestler on God’s green earth. And if you don’t believe me, ladies and gentlemen, here is the proof: THE prize that every wrestler in this sport wishes they could obtain, Pretty Platinum, Triple B, the AEW World Championship.”
The fans are torn again, but MJF says, “Real gold, real diamonds, real platinum. This belt costs more than all of you miserable losers could possibly dream of having in your bank accounts. So if you ever see some shmuck on your TV screen in my sport claiming that they’re the best of the best and their name ain’t MJF, grab the remote and change the channel, cuz the only thing coming outta their mouth is the same thing coming outta their ass! I AM the World’s Champion! I hold the grandest prize of ’em all. I am professional wrestling, baby.
“And last week, Bandido was the first of many in a long line of losers to find out the hard way that 2026 is the Year of the Devil, and ain’t nobody on my level.” The fans boo as MJF holds up the belt with both hands to show it off, only for BRODY KING to appear! The fans cheer as the King of Death walks right down the ramp and to the ring, which has MJF very worried. Brody steps right to MJF, and Schiavone lets MJF have the mic for this. Brody gets his own mic while the fans cheer him on. MJF is a bit squirrely as Brody tells him he’ll be honest. After what MJF did to Bandido last week, the only thing Brody can think of is all the ways he wants to hurt MJF.
There is nothing that would bring Brody more joy than putting his fist through MJF’s chest and ripping out his spine! But, Brody won’t do that. MJF sighs in relief, but Brody says we all know MJF has no spine, he’s just a b*tch. The fans chant, “JUST A B*TCH!” Brody knows if he put his hands on MJF, he’ll never get what he wants. And what Brody wants is a match, so he can choke the life outta MJF, drop him on his head, and take the world championship, right here, right now, TONIGHT! Brody barks, the fans bark with him, and that’s quite the challenge! MJF says okay, he’ll just be over here if that’s cool.
MJF goes to a corner and says that is an interesting proposition. First of all, to think this over, if MJF could have complete silence from the morons for just a minute, that’d be great. The fans boo instead, but MJF says upon reflection, he thought long and hard and has to say no. And he’ll make it clear: It is not because MJF is afraid, that’s ridiculous! No, no, no. MJF gets it: Brody comes out here, barks, the morons bark back. The barking makes sense, because when MJF thinks about Brody King, the phrase that comes to mind is, “All bark, no bite.” Brody comes out here and challenges the world champion to a title match? “On what grounds, my big, burly friend?”
Who has Brody beaten? Oh, right, tomato cans, jabronies, and jobbers. If Brody wants the world champion, the greatest wrestler on earth, Brody has to beat elite talent. Until then, this match is not going to happen. The fans boo, but MJF says he wants to make one more thing clear: If Brody ever interrupts MJF ever again, they’ll have a prob- Brody steps up and MJF steps back. MJF says he has a lot on his plate, a busy schedule, a lot of competition to consider, so- Brody barks at MJF and MJF skitters to the apron. MJF tells the fans to shut up! MJF’s outta here! The Scumbag is a rat, but he’s also a chicken. Will Brody take a bite out of AEW if it means he gets his hands on MJF?
Backstage interview with Hangman Page & #JetSpeed.
Renee Paquette is with the NEW AEW World Trios Champions, and says what a week they have had. The Cowboy promised to take everything from Samoa Joe, and now he, Kevin Knight & “Speedball” Mike Bailey are champions. In moments, we see Bailey VS Samoa Joe 1v1 while Knight faces Swerve Strickland. They are wasting no time tonight. Hangman says tonight is a night for celebration. If they’re the trios champions now, they should decide on a trios name. Knight says he’s been thinking on that. He came up with #JetSetRodeo. Bailey says “Horse C-” WHOA! Um, Hangman suggested something like that before, not gonna work.
But Knight & Bailey are in big matches tonight against former world champions. This Saturday on Collision, Hangman has his own against Katsuyori Shibata. Whoa, for real? Yeah, he just made it now. Bailey says he’s got Joe, and he knows Knight has a huge challenge ahead of him with Swerve. Bailey wants Knight to fully focus on that while Bailey does what he does best. Knight says will do. Hangman says he doesn’t have to say this, because they’ve been around the world several times, but Bailey’s never faced Joe 1v1. Joe is tough, sturdy, robust, and hits hard. But Bailey is fast, flexible, and if he can outlast Joe, he will beat Joe.
The team fist bumps and Bailey heads out. Knight asks Hangman for advice on how to face Swerve. Hangman takes a moment, and says that’ll be one hell of a main event. The Cowboy heads out, will The Jet be able to fly high over Swerve’s House? Or will he be brought down by the Most Dangerous Man in AEW?
Samoa Joe VS “Speedball” Mike Bailey!
As Hangman just said, the Samoan Submission Specialist is strong, sturdy, and sadistic, but Speedball is, well, fast and agile. Which style wins out to kick off Dynamite in Orlando?
The bell rings and the fans rally up for Speedball already. Joe bails out and the fans boo, but Bailey tells Joe to get in the ring. Joe brushes that off, and he soaks up some heat from Orlando as he walks around the way. Joe then steps back in the ring and circles with Bailey. They tie up, Joe powers Bailey to a corner, but the ref counts. Joe smothers Bailey before he JABS! And JABS! Joe HEADBUTTS Bailey to sit him down, then HEADBUTTS again! The ref reprimands, the fans rally, but Joe drags Bailey up to ROCK him with a forearm. Bailey fires back, but Joe HEADBUTTS Bailey down again. Joe whips, Bailey reverses, but Joe blocks!
Joe whips through but Bailey BOOTS Joe! Joe snarl while Bailey runs, and Bailey BOOTS Joe again! Bailey runs, Joe blocks this time, but Bailey wrenches through to KICK Joe’s leg! And KICK, and KICK! Then KICK Joe in the chest! Joe swings, Bailey dodges, and Bailey DROPKICKS! Joe tumbles out of the ring while the fans fire up. Bailey runs, but Joe blocks the baseball slide to drag Bailey out! Joe CHOPS Bailey down and the fans are losing their minds! Bailey coughs and sputters while Joe talks trash. Joe stands Bailey up, SMACKS him off a chair, then gets space. Bailey sits up, Joe runs back in, but Bailey DROPKICKS Joe down!
The fans fire up as Bailey goes into the ring and builds speed! Bailey baseball slides this time, then he ASAI MOONSAULTS! Down goes Joe and the fans fire up again! Bailey is feeling that energy, and he shoves Joe into the ring, but wait! Here come Hook & Shibata! The fans boo The Opps but the ref tells them to stay back. Bailey goes into the ring, Joe ELBOWS him away! Then BOOTS him outta the ring! And then Joe distracts the ref so Shibata & Hook can mug Bailey! They RAM Bailey into the apron, stomp him around, then put Bailey in the ring. The fans boo and protest the ref not doing his job, but Joe stomps Bailey while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Joe drags Bailey up, snapmares, and CHOPS him on the back! Then Joe KICKS Bailey in the chest! Joe runs to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Bailey toughs it out but Joe stays focused. Joe drags Bailey up, but Bailey fires body shots! Joe POSTS Bailey and lets him fall out of the ring. Again, Joe distracts so The Opps can mug Bailey! Shibata even kicks Bailey into the ring! Shibata & Hook play innocent while Joe looms over Bailey. Joe stomps Bailey, Mongolian Chops him, then Mongolian Chops again! Joe clamps on a shoulder claw and he grinds Bailey down. Bailey endures, fights to his feet, and breaks free to ELBOW Joe!
Bailey runs, but Joe ELBOWS Bailey down! Joe is all fired up while he soaks up heat. Joe covers, TWO!! Bailey survives and Joe is annoyed. Joe clamps onto Bailey with a chinlock, and even digs his knee into Bailey’s back. Bailey endures again, pries at the hold, and fights up to fire body shots. Joe CLAWS Bailey’s face! The ref reprimands, Bailey backs away to a corner, but Joe storms over to stand Bailey up. Joe CHOPS and Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans rally for Bailey and he CHOPS! Joe CHOPS again! Joe whips Bailey corner to corner, then runs up, but Bailey BOOTS Joe! Bailey goes out, GAMANGIRIS, then goes up!
Bailey leaps to MISSILE DROPKICK Joe down! The fans fire up while Bailey rises again! Hook & Shibata are annoyed as Bailey aims, SOBAT! AX KICK! And KICK! Joe sits down, Bailey winds up, STANDING SHOOTING FLOP as Joe moves! Joe runs, SENTON FLOP as Bailey moves! Then basement SUPERKICK! Bailey goes up, aims again, SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Cover, TWO! Joe survives and the fans can’t believe it! Bailey is also surprised, but he sees Joe going to the ring. Bailey KICKS Joe’s leg, then goes out to the apron to join him. Joe CHOPS, then HEADBUTTS, then he reels Bailey in.
Joe back suplexes, but Bailey lands inside the ring! Bailey SWEEPS the legs! Bailey goes back out, and lines it up, MOONSAULT KNEE DROP only gets apron! Joe then distracts the ref so Shibata can APRON SNAP SUPLEX! Then just like Saturday, they slide off the apron so Shibata can snap suplex to the floor! And then a SHIN BREAKER! Shibata puts Bailey in, the ref misses it all, and the fans boo. Joe stomps Bailey, stomps him again, then mocks the clapping. The fans still rally for Bailey, even as Joe stomps Bailey more. Joe stands Bailey up, ROCKS him, but Bailey fires back! And CHOPS! And CHOPS!
Joe lifts Bailey to tie up the legs! DOUBLE KNEE BREAKER! Bailey writhes and Joe grins while the fans boo. Joe grabs a leg for a HEEL HOOK! The fans rally as Bailey endures, and Bailey fights his way to the ROPEBREAK! Joe lets go in annoyance, and he talks trash on Bailey. Joe JABS Bailey, then stalks him to the ropes. Joe KICKS Bailey’s leg, eggs him on, and Bailey stands. Joe KICKS again and Bailey drops to his knees. The fans rally for, uh, horse… Anyway, Joe kicks, but Bailey blocks, only for Joe to roll into the KNEEBAR HEEL HOOK COMBO!! Bailey flails, reaches out, and has the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer while Joe lets go, but Joe still has Bailey where he wants him. Bailey rises, but Joe KICKS the leg out! Joe grins as he toys with Bailey, and Bailey stands, into another KICK! Bailey flips head over heels, and Joe winds up again. Bailey stands, but he avoids the sweep this time! The fans cheer the crane stance! Joe says yeah right. CRANE KCIK! And PENALTY KICK! And MOONSAULT KNEE-DROP! The fans fire up as Bailey then BUZZSAWS! Cover, TWO!! Joe survives and Bailey is stunned, but the fans continue to rally up. Bailey slowly rises, as does Joe, and Bailey powers up! Bailey spins for the TIME ADVENTURE!
Bailey shoves Joe down, goes up the corner, but Hook distracts! Bailey leaps, but Joe moves! Bailey hobbles, Hook grabs him, but Bailey ELBOWS Hook down! Joe runs up, Bailey dodges! Roll up, but Shibata tries to distract the ref! Cover, TWO!! Joe ducks a roundhouse, COQUINA CLUTCH! But Bailey kicks off the corner! Roll up and cover, TWO!! Joe lets Bailey go, but a HEEL KICK hits!! Bailey hurries up top, but Hook distracts the ref so Shibata can anchor Bailey! Joe ROCKS Bailey, tucks him in, MUSCLE BUSTER!! Cover, Joe wins!
Winner: Samoa Joe, by pinfall
You might as well put this as a 3v1 Handicap win for The Opps, but the fans aren’t the only ones upset by this. MJF is watching backstage, he knows Joe is also in the title chase. Will MJF have to face Joe again in the future? Or will someone else catch MJF first?
Six Man Street Fight: Jon Moxley, Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta VS Hechicero, Lance Archer & Rocky Romero!
The Maniac’s past is coming back to haunt him, as the scar left on Don Callis is the whole reason Don’s “family” wants to end the Death Riders! Will Red Dead & The Decoder help Moxley show us what a real family looks like? Or will the Alchemist, Murderhawk Monster & Azucar remind us that #EverybodyDies?
Don Callis of course joins commentary, claiming Moxley is a sociopath, and in a world without pro-wrestling, Moxley would be living behind a fence, if you catch his meaning. Archer, Hechi & Rocky are armed as they head to the ring, but The Death Riders don’t even wait for the introductions before they go after the DCF! The fans fire up as the brawl is on at ringside! Moxley is after Archer, Garcia has Rocky and Yuta has Hechi! Garcia fires knees into Rocky but Hechi CLUBS Yuta down. Moxley sends Archer into railing and practically dumps him into the front row! Hechi swings the trash can lid but Yuta dodges!
Yuta DECKS Hechi, rains down fists, and Garcia sends Rocky into railing! Moxley and Archer have ended up in the crowd as they brawl! Yuta DECKS Hechi, Moxley and Archer are already in the upper deck, and Moxley throws hands on Archer! Yuta kicks Rocky around, Moxley ROCKS Archer, and Garcia puts a trash can around Hechi’s leg. Garcia STOMPS the can to crush Hechi’s leg inside it! Hechi writhes, Garcia STOMPS the leg again, and Yuta stalks Rocky around the way with that trash can lid. Archer turns things around on Moxley and SMACKS him off railing! Garcia STOMPS Hechi’s leg again! Archer CLOBBERS Moxley with a trash can of his own!
Yuta keeps after Rocky in some other part of the crowd, and Garcia puts Hechi in an ANKLE LOCK! Hechi TAPS, but it only counts if it’s in the ring! Archer DUMPS Moxley over railing, Yuta chases Rocky back to ringside, and Archer AX HANDLES Moxley! Hechi rolls to kick at Garcia, Rocky hits Yuta back, and Moxley CHUCKS a chair at Archer! Rocky JAMS Garcia, SMACKS him, but Yuta sends Rocky into railing! Moxley rains down fists on Archer, the fans count along, and Moxley goes past TEN to about EIGHTEEN! Then Moxley & Garcia send Yuta in for an ELBOW! Garcia LARIATS! Moxley LARIATS! And repeat!
The fans cheer the cycle of violence, then the Death Riders CLOBBER Rocky as he steps into the ring. Archer gets up to guzel Moxley, and guzel Garcia, but that leaves him open for Yuta to DROPKICK! Then Moxley & Garcia DOUBLE LARIAT Archer up and out! Archer stumbles around, Yuta builds speed, and Yuta DIVES onto Archer! Archer tumbles away while Garcia & Moxley mug Hechi. Yuta follows Archer, but Archer grabs him! CHOKE SLAM through the timekeeper’s table! The fans go nuts as Archer roars and rises again! Moxley jumps on Archer for a SLEEPER! Archer breaks free, and Rocky runs Garcia all the way around while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Archer sends Moxley into railing while Rocky feeds Garcia to Hechi’s trash can attack! Hechi stomps Garcia around, then stands him up. Hechi wrenches Garcia’s arm, double wristlocks, and Archer CHOKES Moxley against the railing. Rocky helps Hechi torture Garcia with another armlock. Archer dares Marina to try something, then he ROCKS Moxley with a right! Hechi & Rocky let Garcia go since falls only count in the ring, and Hechi puts Moxley in. Rocky scoop SLAMS Garcia, then goes up to the apron. Rocky hits a DIVING DOUBLE STOMP on Garcia! Hechi ROCKS Moxley, UPPERCUTS, and Moxley flounders to a corner.
Hechi grabs Moxley’s leg to wrap it around the ropes. Moxley endures, even as Hechi YANKS the leg. Archer JAMS Garcia with a chair, then SMACKS him on the back! Garcia scrambles away but the fans cheer him on. Rocky rains down fists on Moxley, then does his soccer slide taunt. Hechi taunts Marina while Archer puts a trash can in the ring. Archer keeps Garcia from getting in the ring while Hechi has an ANKLE LOCK on Moxley! Rocky adds a CROSSFACE! Moxley endures double submissions but refuses to give up! Archer taunts Marina again while Hechi rolls Moxley into a GROUND OCTOPUS!
Moxley endures while Rocky and Archer soak up heat. Archer CLAWS Moxley’s face, and even BITES his forehead! Moxley refuses to give up, so Archer goes out to talk with Callis on how to end Moxley. Dynamite returns to single picture while Hechi shifts into a wristlock and omoplata. Hechi KNEE DROPS the bad arm, but Garcia returns! Garcia fires hands on Rocky, but Hechi CHOP BLOCKS him! Hechi & Rocky mug Garcia while Archer has Moxley in a corner. Rocky CHOPS Garcia, and CHOPS again. Yuta sputters in the wreckage while Hechi & Rocky put the trash can over Garcia. They DOUBLE DROPKICK the can!
The fans boo while Garcia sputters and writhes. Moxley tries to stand but his leg won’t let him. The DCF taunt Moxley but the fans rally up. Moxley says fine then! Moxley fires forearm after forearm and kick after kick, but he gets mugged 3v1! The fans boo but Archer puts Moxley in the corner. Archer HAMMERS away, then Rocky wedges the trash can into Moxley’s face. Hechi dazzles with his magic, then runs up, only for Moxley to CHUCK the trash can at him! Moxley then TOSSES Rocky up and out, and he ROCKS Archer! Moxley fires forearms while the fans fire up, but Archer eggs him o n! Moxley runs, but Archer CROSSBODIES!
Archer goes out and looks under the ring. He brings out a TABLE! The fans are torn, they love tables but don’t like the DCF. Archer puts the table in the ring, stands it up in a corner, but Marina gets in the ring!? The fans fire up as Archer turns around to see The Problem. Archer chuckles, and guzels Marina! Marina fires shots but he ignores those, CHOKE- TRIANGLE HOLD?! Marina has Archer caught, but Archer reaches down. Marina SLAPS Archer, slips around, and has the leg! ANKLE LOCK! Moxley runs to CUTTER! The fans are thunderous and Moxley takes aim! But Archer dodges! Moxley stops from hitting the table, but Archer scoops him!
Archer runs and POWERSLAMS Moxley through the table!! The fans go nuts, but Garcia is up! Yuta is even crawling towards ringside! The fans fire up as Garcia guzels Archer! Archer breaks free, but Garcia CHOPS! Archer scowls but Garcia eggs him on. Archer runs up, but Garcia dodges, and Yuta BUSAIKU KNEES! And then BUSAIKU KNEE STO COMBO!! The fans fire up for the Death Riders, but here come Rocky & Hechi! They each wrench and hook up these former ROH Pure Champions in COBRA TWISTS! But Yuta and Garcia both endure, power up, and power out of the holds! Yuta wrenches, Garcia leg picks, OCTOPUS HOLD and ANKLE LOCK!!
Marina taunts Hechi now as he and Rocky endure! The fans rally as Garcia and Yuta put on the pressure, but Hechi rolls to throw Garcia out! Rocky powers out of Yuta’s hold, but Moxley is up! Rocky ROCKS Moxley, LARIATS Yuta up and out, but Moxley ducks a kick to reel Rocky in! Moxley also KICKS Hechi and reels him in, DOUBLE DDTS! The fans fire up for Moxley, and he hurries out to fetch something from under the ring. It’s a board covered in barbed wire!! And wait, is there broken glass and tacks glued to that, too?! The fans tell Moxley he is sick, but Moxley reels Rocky in. Rocky slips free to GUILLOTINE!
Moxley stays up, powers out, and he suplex- NO, Rocky knees free! Archer guzels! CHOKE SLAM onto the death board!! Fans lose their minds while Archer covers, but Yuta & Garcia both break it! Archer TOSSES Garcia, he TOSSES Yuta, and he goes out after them both. Moxley’s back si so bloody already… Archer CANNONBALLS onto Yuta & Garcia! Archer then drags Yuta up, SMACKS him with a trash can, and then continues up the ramp. “This is Awesome!” as Archer aims off the stage?! But PAC hobbles out here! Pac CRACKS Archer with the crutches! And again! And again! Archer hops off the ramp!
Pac holds out the crutch, but for who? CLAUDIO comes running up, and he takes the crutch like a baton in a relay race of pain! FLYING CRUTCH ATTACK on Archer! The fans are loving this as Claudio then SMACKS Archer off some power box, and it SPARKS from the impact! The fans are loving this, but Hechi is freaking out! Hechi hurries up the ramp, but Marina LOW BLOWS him! And BUSAIKU KNEE from Yuta! Moxley snatches Rocky into a BULLY CHOKE!! Rocky is fading already! Rocky manages to roll free, but Garcia is here! Kick and PILEDRIVER! Garcia is all fire dup, he steps through, DRAGONTAMER!!
Rocky endures, Moxley runs, CURB STOMP!! DEEP CLUTCH!! Rocky is OUT!! Death Riders win!
Winners: Jon Moxley, Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta, by submission
Moxley then goes right to Don on commentary, as if waiting for his response to all this. Marina hands Moxley a mic, and Moxley says, “Hey. You just tell your boy, he knows where to find me.” Moxley leaves with the Death Riders, but which “boy” is Moxley speaking of? Or does it really matter when The Death Riders are ready, willing, and able to kick all of the family’s ass?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
On top of Hangman VS Shibata, we will also see Andrade El Idolo VS Magnus, as well as Kyle Fletcher & Konosuke Takeshita VS Austin AND BILLY Gunn! Will The Don Callis Family make up for losing big here tonight?
BREAKING NEWS for next week’s Dynamite!
AEW will be in Austin for Wednesday, January 28th, and things are truly bigger in Texas! The BIG duo of Mark Davis & Jake Doyle are cashing in their title match, they want FTR and the AEW World Tag Team Championships! Plus, EL CLØN gets his shot at Mark Briscoe and the AEW TNT Championship, will the Don Callis Family bring in new gold to replace what they lost?
The Triangle of Madness speak.
Thekla tells Kris Statlander she’s giving out title shots to everybody! Mercedes Mone, Toni Storm, Jamie Hayter. All no problem, easy peasy cheesy. But when Thekla pins Kris once, Kris gets all angry and asks what Thekla wants to do about it. Well, Thekla wants to give Kris one more week to enjoy her life. One more week to prepare her friends and family, and one more week to pretend Thekla is intimidated by her alien a-hole routine. Then, next Wednesday in Austin, Thekal gets her title match. Is that okay, Big Stat Daddy? Then Skye Blue says the Triangle has room for more. Julia Hart tells Willow Nightingale that she is TBS Champion, but they never had their rematch.
So this Saturday on Collision, Julia wants it! And she’ll wring every ounce of hope out of Willow! Skye says this is the Year of Sin, and Thekla adds that if you like the taste of toxic, then you can drown in it! The Triangle of Madness wants all of the gold, will they get what they want? Or only what they deserve?
FTR VS Alec Price & Jordan Oliver!
Stokely Hathaway is already ringside as “Bustah & The Brain” make their entrance, and he tells them that they chose the wrong night to try and impress the world. Davis & Doyle, hopefully you two are watching somewhere ahead of your big title match next week on Dynamite. Oh, one thing: Everyone, please visit HelpBigStoke.com, please donate a little something something for his “injuries.” And lastly, give it up for the THREE-TIME AEW World Tag Team Champions, Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood, F T R! The #TopGuys make their entrance, but will they make an example out of the new guys? Or can Price & Oliver earn their own golden tickets to those titles?
The teams sort out and Cash starts against Oliver. They tie up, Cash wrenches an arm and puts on the pressure. Oliver switches, half nelsons, but Cash hooks a leg to help the standing switch. Cash then SLAMS Oliver down, and he slaps Oliver around before he clamps on a headlock. Cash grinds Oliver down but the fans rally up. Oliver fights up, moves around, and powers up and out. Cash RUNS Oliver over, keeps moving, and he RUNS Oliver over again. Things keep moving, Oliver leaps, Cash catches him, but Oliver turns slam into cradle! TWO! Cash is up to kick Oliver low! Cash CHOPS Oliver in the corner, then whips corner to corner.
Oliver goes up and over, keeps moving, and he goes up and over again! Then he HIP TOSSES, then ELBOWS Cash down! And DROPKICKS him! Dax runs up, Oliver DROPKICKS him out! The fans fire up and Price jumps in. Bustah & Brain build speed, to DOUBLE DIVE! Down goes FTR at the ramp! The fans fire up as Price & Oliver put FTR back in the ring, but FTR bails out again. Price FLIES to take them both out! The fans fire up as Price puts Cash back in, and Oliver is up top! CROSSBODY! Cash rolls through to cover, TWO! Price FLYING DOUBLE STMOPS! Cover again, TWO! The fans fire up while Oliver brings Cash up.
Oliver wrenches Cash, tags Price, and they CLUB the arm. Price wrenches, but Cash short arm LARIATS! Cash shakes out his arm, then he drags Price up to tag Dax. FTR mugs Price in the corner, the fans boo, and the ref counts. Cash backs off, Dax CHOPS Price in the corner, then UPPERCUTS! CHOP and UPPERCUT on repeat, then he brings Price up. Dax whips but Price jumps right to the top rope to go up and over! Price keeps moving, he whips but Dax reverses, only for Oliver to tag in. Price whips Dax now, and Oliver BODY BLOWS! Price FAMOUSERS! Oliver basement DROPKICKS! Price triangle jump DROPKICKS Cash!
The fans fire up as Oliver O’Conner Rolls, TWO! Sunset flip, TWO! Dax gets to his feet but Oliver wrenches. Dax CHPOS, JABS, and LARIATS! Then he FLAPJACKS Price! Dax short arm LARIATS Price inside-out! The fans boo but then Oliver CHOPS! Dax CHOPS, then CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Dax snarls, then he hoists Oliver up top. Dax CHOPS again, and again, and again! Dax CHOPS Oliver red in the chest! Cash climbs, but Price jumps up to get him! SUPER STEINER! SUPER- CROSSBODY from Oliver! Cover, TWO!! The fans are shocked but Stoke says Paul Turner’s the best ref in the world right now.
Oliver drags Dax up, bumps him off buckles, and CHOPS! Tag to Price, they hoist Dax up, but Cash runs up! Price fires off forearms on Cash, but Dax CLAWS Oliver’s face! Dax TOSSES Oliver, then avoids Price’s springboard! Price runs up, Dax blocks a kick and flips him! Price lands on his feet, but runs into a SHATTER MACHINE!! Cover, FTR wins!
Winners: FTR, by pinfall
Price & Oliver gave FTR a run for their money, but FTR did prove why they’re AEW World Tag Team Champions. But will they be ready for what Davis & Doyle are bringing? Or will Dunkzilla & Something Wicket take the #TopGuysOut?
Kris Statlander, Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron speak.
The Cosmic Babes of Wrath are backstage, and Kris doesn’t think Thekla gets it. Underneath this title is a lot less cosmic and a lot more killer. Her body is built for performance, her heart is built to fight, and her mind can get sicker than even Thekla can dream of. So if Thekla wants to drown Kris in toxicity, she’ll take Thekla down with her. But on Collision, if anyone wants an Eliminator, Kris will gladly show you what she means. Harley likes the sound of that! Willow says that for her, this TBS Championship has been about silencing doubt. Mercedes Mone knows that, and Julia Hart, Willow’s been waiting almost two YEARS to get in that ring, look you in the eyes, and do it again.
So Saturday, if Julia wants her rematch, Willow can’t wait to powerbomb her in the middle of that ring and show you why the light always exposes the dark, especially in the Sunshine State. Harley says she is so here for it! And she will also be there for it! And, well, she didn’t think on what else she was gonna say, but Skye Blue, don’t think they forgot about you and your little spooky self. If Skye interferes in any way, Harley will punch her right in the face! Who are they? BABES! What do they have? WRATH! And they have every title that you want. So let’s go have some fun. Talk about a Collision! Who survives when there’s gold, and a grudge, on the line?
Kenny Omega VS Josh Alexander!
Speaking of gold, The Best Bout Machine wants to be more than a former champion, and is going to fight his way up the ranks to earn his shot. And speaking of grudges, he wants revenge on the Walking Weapon what injured his best friend, Kota Ibushi! Will it be two birds with one stone here tonight? Or will the Don Callis Family screw Kenny all over again?
Well speaking of, Alexander attacks Kenny from behind during his entrance! The fans boo but Alexander keeps after Kenny down the ramp, and even RAMS him into the apron! The ref reprimands, the fans cuss Callis out, but Alexander CHOKES Kenny using his own shirt! Alexander sends Kenny into the steel steps, then watches him writhe. The fans rally for Kenny while Callis joins commentary, and Alexander pulls up the floor mats?! The ref reprimands again, but Alexander still goes to Kenny. But Kenny fires body shots in return! The fans fire up as Kenny backs Alexander down! And then whips, only for Alexander to reverse!
Kenny stops from hitting the barriers, and he ELBOWS Alexander away! Kenny then jumps up the barriers to QUEBRADA to the floor! The fans fire up again and Kenny hurries into the ring. Kenny aims and PLANCHAS! Down goes Alexander and the fans fire up again! The ref wants this to finally be in the ring, so Kenny puts Alexander in. The bell finally sounds, and Kenny CHOPS Alexander. And CHOPS again! Kenny whips corner to corner, Alexander reverses, but Kenny BOOTS back! SLAM DUNK! Cover, TWO! The fans rally, “F HIM UP, KENNY, F HIM UP!” Kenny stands Alexander up, but Alexander JAWBREAKERS!
Alexander runs, but into a RANA! Alexander tumbles, the fans rally up, and Kenny starts the Terminator Drum. Kenny builds speed, Alexander is up, but Kenny BOOTS him! Kenny runs again, but Alexander avoids the boot to ROCK Kenny! Scoop and APRON POWERSLAM! The fans boo while Kenny writhes, but Callis enjoys what he sees while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Alexander CLUBS Kenny, then brings him around to SMACK him. Alexander slides back into the ring, stomps away on Kenny, but stops as the ref reprimands. Alexander stalks Kenny to a corner, stomps him more, then stands him up to climb up. Alexander rains down fists, but stops at three to BITE Kenny’s forehead! The ref reprimands again, Alexander steps back, but then he CHOKES Kenny on the ropes! The ref counts, Alexander stops at 4, and he brings Kenny up to CLUB him on the neck. Kenny staggers but Alexander stalks him. Alexander CLUBS Kenny again, but then Kenny fires hands!
Dynamite returns to single picture as Alexander ROCKS and CHOPS Kenny. Kenny CHOPS in return, and CHOPS again! And again! Kenny runs, but into a KITCHEN SINK KNEE! Alexander then torture racks Kenny, swings him, and TOWER HACKER BOMB! Cover, ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer as Kenny survives by a literal foot! Alexander chuckles and is amused by that clever move. The fans rally for Kenny, but Alexander brings him up by the wrists! KAMI-GOYE! The fans boo as Alexander uses Ibushi’s move! Kenny is furious n ow as he sits back up. Alexander stands Kenny up to fireman’s carry, and he goes up a corner!
The fans rally as Kenny fights with elbows! But Alexander keeps Kenny for the SUPER ROLLING SENTON! Cover, TWO!! Kenny survives and the fans fire up again! Alexander is annoyed, and he stalks Kenny to the apron. Alexander kicks Kenny down, then goes out to pursue. Alexander talks trash to the fans, then goes back to where he cleared the floor mats! Alexander brings Kenny around, says this is for Callis, and scoops. But Kenny slips free! He whips Alexander into a POST, then he full nelson! SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX on the bare concrete!! The fans fire up while Alexander writhes! Kenny rolls into the ring, and the Terminator Drums return!
Kenny builds speed, then FLIES! Down goes Alexander on the bare concrete! A bit double-edged even for Kenny, but he stands tall as the fans cheer. Kenny puts Alexander in the ring, then goes up the corner, BLINDSIDE MISSILE DROPKICK! Kenny then hurries to get Alexander up, AOI SHODOU! Cover, TWO! Alexander survives, but Kenny stays cool. BANG and a V- NO! ENZIGIRI from Alexander! Then he suplexes Kenny and himself up and outta the ring! Callis mockingly asks if Kenny is okay, but the ref has him stay back. Kenny and Alexander sputter while the fans rally up. Both men rise while the fans cuss Callis out.
Kenny stumbles towards the ring, Alexander leans on commentary. Kenny storms up to ROCK Alexander! Alexander ROCKS Kenny! The shots go back and forth, the fans cheering Kenny and booing Alexander! Alexander and Kenny both snarl as the shots keep going! They start giving JABS and haymakers even! Kenny fires off fast hands, but Alexander CLAWS Kenny’s eyes! The ref reprimands, but Kenny BODY BLOWS Alexander! Then he DRIBBLES Alexander off the desk! Callis shouts for Kenny to stop, but Kenny scares Callis off into the crowd! Kenny goes back to ringside, rolls into the ring, but Alexander grabs a leg! ANKLE LCK!
Alexander drags Kenny out, but Kenny kicks at him! Alexander SLAMS the bad leg on the apron! Alexander then rolls into the ring, hobbles a bit himself, but he drags Kenny up. Kenny blocks the suplex, fires body shots, and he tries to suplex! Alexander breaks free, blocks a kick, and he hits a DRAGON SCREW! Callis sheepishly returns to the desk while Alexander BODY CHECKS Kenny off the apron! The fans boo again but Alexander drags Kenny up. Alexander puts Kenny in, Callis coaches him up, “Bring it home to daddy!” Alexander slides into the ring, into a V-TRIGGER!! Kenny then reels Alexander in, POWERBOMB!
Flip-over, V-TRIGGER! Cover, TWO!! Alexander survives but Kenny vows to end this! Electric Chair Lift, tuck and ONE WINGED ANGEL!! Cover, Kenny wins!
Winner: Kenny Omega, by pinfall
Callis frowns as another member of his family loses in a big way! Kenny grabs a mic while the fans cheer him on, and he says, “Uncle Don, I’ll give you credit. You struck while the iron was hot. You struck knowing I wasn’t at my full potential, knowing that I was nowhere near 100%! But… In my new home of Orlando, Florida… Yes, I do live here now… I am happy to report that I haven’t felt this good in years!” The fans cheer that! Kenny says you don’t have one member, not even ONE, on the DCF roster that can beat him where he is right now! So quit while you’re ahead, or lick your wounds and come back for him AFTER he wins the AEW World Championship!
Now, Kenny would love to sit and talk our ears off all night long, but unfortunately, he must bid us adieu. So goodbye, MWAH! And good, night, BANG! Will the first and only AEW Grand Slam Winner soon be back on top of the world? Or will someone make sure to get in his way?
Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa w/ Luther VS Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford!
The Timeless Love Bombs have had a score to settle with The Megasus for quite some time, and now it is the Superbad Girl backing her up instead of The Problem, Marina Shafir. Will Toni & Mina avenge the brutality that was Blood & Guts once and for all? Or will even they be made to #BowDown?
The teams don’t sort out, they just brawl! The bell rings and the ref reprimands, but Megan puts Toni in one corner while Penelope has Mina in the other. The KNEES and fists fly, then Megan CHOPS Toni! Megan & Penelope coordinate, then they whip Toni & Mina at each other, only for the Love Bombs to dosido and ROCK Megan & Penelope in return! Penelope tumbles out of the ring while Toni stomps a mudhole into Megan! Toni snapmares Megan, Mina PENALTY KICKS, and Toni adds a PENALTY KICK of her own! Then Toni scoops Mina to YOYO SLAM her onto Megan! Cover, ONE!!
Mina tags Toni, they hurry to mug Megan, then they double whip. Mina trips Megan for Toni to basement DROPKICK! Then Mina TORNILLOS onto Megan! Toni covers, TWO! Toni tags Mina back in, the Love Bombs double whip again, but Megan blocks! Toni & Mina kick low, double whip after all, but Megan DOUBLE LARIATS! Mina goes down but Toni dodges in time, only for Megan to scoop her! FALL AWAY SLAM! Toni tumbles away while the fans boo, but Megan snarls and goes to Mina. Megan drags Mina up, scoops to a fireman’s carry, and she THROWS Mina out onto Toni! Not a direct hit but that makes it worse for Mina!
Megan “kicks dirt” at the Love Bombs while she soaks up heat. The ref starts a ring count while Toni checks Mina. Toni helps Mina stand at 5 of 10, but then Megan THROWS Penelope onto them both! A direct hit this time, and Penelope kisses her evil bestie on the cheek while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Megan & Penelope fetch the Love Bombs, and while Penelope sends Toni into barriers on one end, Megan sends Mina into barriers on the other end! Penelope then digs her boots into Toni while Megan stands Mina up to smother against the barriers. Megan CLUBS Mina down, then puts her in the ring. Penelope whips Toni hard into railing! Toni writhes, Megan steps in and drags Mina around. Penelope sends Toni into steel steps while Megan short arm LARIATS! Megan then drags Mina up, tags Penelope in, and Penelope almost frolics as she goes corner to corner. She handsprings all the way back to ELBOW!
Megan SPLASHES Mina, Penelope BOOTS her, then feed to a scoop and SLAM! Ford steps up onto Megan for a MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Penelope huffs ‘n’ puffs, but she kicks and scuffs Mina. Mina eggs her on, so Ford kicks her more! Penelope then tags Megan, and they mug Mina in the corner. Megan RAMS into Mina again and again, then brings her out for a BIG suplex! Cover, TWO! Mina survives the onslaught but Megan drags her up. Tag to Penelope and the mugging continues. BOOT and TABLE TOP, then a cover, TWO! Penelope drags Mina around to whip her back into the corner.
Tag to Megan as Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans rally for “Timeless Love Bombs!” as Penelope whips Mina. Mina takes a swing but Penelope goes Matrix to then headscissor Mina into Megan’s BOOT! Cover, TWO! Mina survives again and the fans rally up. Toni warns Megan what’s waiting for her, but Megan bumps Mina off buckles. Megan CHOPS Mina, Penelope taunts her, and Megan taunts Toni. Megan runs up, but into Mina’s BOOT! Mina ELBOWS Penelope, dodges Megan, but she has to crawl! Megan waistlocks to deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX! Mina tumbles to the apron, but she hurries up and around to FLYING CHUCK!
The fans fire up for Mina as she goes up again! MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Megan and Mina are down! Mina crawls, as does Megan, hot tags to Ford and Toni! The fans fire up as Toni SHOTGUNS Penelope! And SHOTGUNS again! Then snapmare, snapmare, and snapmare, to then BOOT! Ford flounders, the fans fire up, and Toni brings Penelope around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Toni DECKS Megan for good measure! Toni runs at Penelope, SWEET HIP MUSIC! Tag to Mina and she goes up! But Megan storms in! Megan SHOVES Toni into Mina! Then she runs up again, but Toni DUMPS her to the apron!
Toni Mongolian Chops Megan, then coordinates with Mina! The Love Bombs both run, DOUBLE HIP ATTACKS on Megan & Penelope! The fans fire up as now Toni gives Mina a boost. Mina goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES Megan & Penelope! Payback for earlier and the fans are loving this! Mina puts Penelope in for Toni, then Mina climbs! “This is Awesome!” as we get the FLYING SLINGBLADE! Cover, Megan breaks it in time! Toni storms up on Megan, but Megan TOSSES Toni! Mina runs up to ROUNDHOUSE! Megan wobbles, Mina runs, but Megan swings! Mina dodges, but Penelope KNEES Mina, and Megan SHOTGUN BOOTS her!
Megan then demands Mina get up. She picks Penelope up for the ASSISTED CUTTER! Cover, TONI BREAKS IT IN TIME! The fans fire up, and Toni ROCKS Megan! Penelope ROCKS Toni! Mina ROLLING ELBOWS Penelope! Megan ROCKS Mina! Toni kicks Megan and DDTS! The fans fire up, but Penelope goes Matrix to STUNNER! But Mina URAKENS Penelope! The fans fire up as Mina gets the legs! FIGURE FOUR- LEAPING LARIAT!! Megan takes Mina down, then she hoists her up! Penelope climbs, for a DIVINE DOOMSDAY!! Marina appears outta nowhere to SMOTHER Toni! Cover, Megan & Penelope win!
Winners: Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford, by pinfall
MOTHER’S MILK keeps Toni from saving Mina! The fans boo, but Toni still has to deal with The Problem! As for Megan & Penelope, will they move on towards the Women’s Tag Team Championships? Or will the Love Bombs not be denied their vengeance?
Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Kevin Knight!
Naturally, The Realest wants after the AEW World Championship, the same as Brody King, Samoa Joe, Hangman Page, and Kenny Omega. However, The Jet wants to prove he didn’t just get lucky in the Continental Classic with those wins over Darby Allin and Kazuchika Okada. Will Knight prove he is worthy of the crown? Or will he get lost in Swerve’s House?
MJF is pointed out in the skybox, bottle service standing at the ready, as he watches another of his potential challengers. The bell rings and the fans chant for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve and Knight circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Swerve finds a point of leverage, but Knight turns that around to put Swerve in the corner. The ref counts, the two move out of the corner but are still in the clinch. Swerve hits a fireman’s carry takeover, then he floats to a headlock. Knight moves around but ends up in a facelock. Swerve brings Knight up, then BROKEN ARROW! The fans cheer while Knight goes to a corner.
The fans rally again as the two circle. They tie up, Knight headlocks, but Swerve wrenches free to then bend the fingers. Swerve spins Knight, arm-drags, then waistlocks to O’Conner Roll. Knight pops free but Swerve headscissors, only for Knight to handspring through! The fans cheer the standoff, and Swerve smiles. Knight and Swerve reset, then Swerve shoots in for a leg. Knight up kicks, but Swerve jumps the dropdown. Knight hurdles. Swerve shoves him, but Knight arm-drags Swerve down for the armlock! The fans cheer while Knight flexes. Swerve headscissors, Knight kips free, and then Swerve runs up!
Knight holds the ropes down to DUMP Swerve out, but Swerve handsprings through to land safe on the outside! The fans cheer, but then Swerve avoids the dropkick! And the plancha! Knight just readjusts and PLANCHAS off the corner! The fans fire up with Knight and he high-fives the front row. Knight puts Swerve in the ring, goes up the corner, and CROSSBODIES! Knight bounces off the cover, but he hits a bit of the Griddy. The fans cheer and Knight goes for Swerve, but Swerve grabs the hand to bend fingers! Knight goes up the corner, the ref counts the break, but Swerve CHOPS Knight off the corner!
Knight tumbles to the apron, one hand holding onto the ropes for dear life! Knight lets go so he can walk away, but Swerve hurries after him. Swerve brings Knight to the steps, reels him in, but Knight BACKDROPS Swerve to the floor! Swerve writhes in front of commentary while Knight resets. Knight runs, goes up to the apron, and DROPKCKS Swerve down! The fans fire up while both men are down, but MJF gives a smug shrug and a raise of the glass. MJF sips his bubbly while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Swerve and Knight stir, but Knight stands first. Knight brings Swerve over to the ring but Swerve shove shim away. Swerve rolls into the ring on his own, but Knight springboards in. Swerve avoids Knight, Knight comes back, but Swerve fires body shots! Knight kicks, Swerve blocks and slips around, BACKBREAKER and DROPKICK! Knight tumbles out, Swerve goes to the apron, and Swerve BOOTS Knight down! Swerve then shakes out his arm while the ring count starts. Swerve has a drink of water, pours some on Knight, maybe a little for his fallen friend, Profit, then he follows Knight around the way.
Knight CHOPS Swerve, but Swerve CHOPS Knight down! Knight drags Swerve up, puts him in the ring, then stomps Knight down. Swerve digs his knee into Knight’s neck, the ref counts, and Swerve steps off. Swerve waits on Knight, soaks up the cheers, then stomps Knight again. Swerve pulls Knight back with a chinlock stretch, but Knight endures while the fans rally. Knight fights around, but Swerve stays between him and the ropes. Dynamite returns to single picture once again, and Knight fires body shots. Knight ROCKS Swerve, whips him, but Swerve reverses. Knight hits buckles hard, then Swerve scoops to torture rack, RACK DROP!
The fans rally up while Swerve watches Knight writhe. Swerve goes up the corner, eggs Knight on, and Knight sits up. FALLING UPPERCUT! Swerve hits the Griddy, then shoots a three pointer for UCF. The fans cheer, Swerve grabs a leg, but Knight fights the turnover. Swerve still pushes, then he KICKS and KICKS. Knight kicks in return, but Swerve turns Knight for more kicks! Knight kicks Swerve away, then fires a forearm. Swerve eggs Knight on, so Knight fires more shots! Swerve shoves Knight, Knight ROCKS Swerve! The fans cheer that, and even Swerve is impressed. Then he grabs Knight to wrench, but Knight suplexes first!
The fans fire up, MJF is mildly impressed, and both men rise up again. Knight fires hands, avoids a boot, and fires more shots! Swerve shoves Knight, Knight hurdles over the chop! Knight then ROCKS Swerve, whips him, but Swerve reverses. Knight goes up and over and around, LEAPING LARIAT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Swerve flounders to a corner, the fans rally for “JET! JET! JET!” Knight rises, he scoops Swerve, and he SLAMS Swerve down! Then the UFO- NO, Swerve moves! Then somersault FLATLINER on Knight! The fans fire up again, and Swerve aims from a corner.
“Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” But Knight avoids the House Call! UFO SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Swerve is still in this and the fans rally up. MJF looks more worried than anything, and Knight runs up. Swerve FLAPJACKS Knight, then runs and BOOTS him down! Swerve hoists Knight up, bumps him off buckles, then puts him up top. Swerve climbs, half nelsons, but Knight fights with elbows. Knight adjusts, then SUPER SUNSET FLIPS, only for Swerve to hold onto ropes! Swerve ROCKS Knight, but Knight comes back to flip and SUPER SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB after all! Then a somersault and SATELLITE DDT! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up as Swerve survives! MJF says wrap it up already! Swerve goes to the apron, Knight goes out after him, and they both stand. Knight fires as haymaker, Swerve fires back! Knight SUPERKICKS! Then SATELLITE- NO, Swerve stops the DDT to fireman’s carry! APRON DEATH VALLEY DRIVER!! The fans fire up again and Swerve puts Knight in the ring. “This is Awesome!” as Swerve drags Knight out of the ring, and they go up onto the barriers! The fans are freaking out already for the STUFF PILEDRIVER on the barriers!! The fans go nuts again as they cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Swerve rolls into the ring to let the count handle this.
Knight sputters as the count is 5 of 10, but he still isn’t up. Knight rises at 7, stands at 8, and he hobbles his way over. Knight falls, but he leaps back in at 9.9! Swerve applauds with the fans, and then goes up top! 450 SPLASH!! Then the dragon sleeper!! Knight endures, fades, but gets a second wind! Knight fights up, fires some knees, but Swerve puts him in the corner. Swerve puts Knight up top, climbs up after him, and has him on the very top! The fans fire up as Knight fights back! Knight hops down, fans still chant “Please Be Careful!” as Swerve adjusts. Knight ROCKS Swerve, then goes up, to the UPPER ROOM!!
The fans are going nuts again as Knight hurries to another corner! He aims at Swerve, to go COAST2COAST!! Then Knight goes back up, for the MOTHERSHIP SPLASH!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!! Swerve survives by a literal foot and Knight cannot believe it! The fans are thunderous as this continues! “This is Awesome!” as Knight aims from a corner. Time to fly! HOUSE CALL!?! The fans go nuts as Knight then fireman’s carries, but Swerve fires a flurry! Knight still powers up to GUT- NO, Swerve lands out to SOBAT, HAYMAKER, and- ROLLING ELBOW from Knight! BOOT from Swerve! Knight and Swerve DOUBLE BOOT!
Then they both run, duck ‘n’ dodge, and LEAPING- HOUSE CALL!!! Swerve elevates, and he brings Knight up for a reverse Gory Especial!? VERTEBREAKER!! And that’s not all, half nelson for the BIG PRESSURE!! Cover, Swerve wins!
Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall
MJF is not pleased! Swerve and Knight made some magic here in Orlando, and while the former AEW World Champion proved he’s still in the picture, The Jet proved he’s not that far behind. Will The Scumbag have to worry about both of them as he looks to set a new record with this reign? Or will someone beat them to the punch?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite here to follow Maximum Carnage and bridge the gap to what is shaping up to be a huge episode next week, too. Very good opening promo from MJF with Brody King to not only tease that possible title match, but to also establish MJF as a bit of a throughline given his other archenemies were in action tonight. Great promo from Hangman & JetSpeed, and of the suggested names, Jet Set Rodeo is great, especially since it references Jet Set Radio, and is just not Horse C*ck. It’s a silly gag but no, we need a name we can say in public. But also, a great character detail as Hangman gives Bailey tips on Samoa Joe, but Hangman holds back with Swerve. Hangman is trying to be cool with Swerve, so he doesn’t wanna sell Swerve out, but he hates Joe so he doesn’t give a damn.
Joe VS Bailey was great, even with the overbooking from the remaining Opps. That overbooking helped protect Bailey in his loss but still gave Joe the win he needed to stay in the title chase. Omega VS Alexander was great stuff, and Callis continues to be a hilarious Heel for how quickly he runs away from Omega. Great win for Omega, too, and he kinda left things open ended. Either there’s gonna be Omega VS Andrade, or Omega gives us dream matches with others as part of him building his record towards a title match. Though, Omega VS Andrade can oddly still happen as part of that, as Andrade is already building momentum for himself via Collision.
The Don Callis Family probably needs to focus on the Death Riders anyway. That Six Man Street Fight was awesome, mostly because it did not stay to just 3v3, as I knew it would (wouldn’t?). But how awesome that it also got fans to accept all of the Death Riders, not just Moxley, as a Face. Though, to be fair, this was the age old tactic of turning Heels into Faces by pitting them against even more hated Heels. Great win for Death Riders here, and Moxley was perhaps calling out Okada through that parting message. Okada lost to Moxley in the C2 finals, he surely will want that Continental Championship back, and Moxley is likely glad to give Okada a rematch where both men are 100%.
Awesome first showing from Price & Oliver against FTR, but it was really funny for Stokely to be clearly showing off how he’s spending that money people are kayfabe donating to him. That wheelchair was all tricked out, and commentary even mentioned new shoes. FTR wins, of course, and they’re going to have an awesome match with Davis & Doyle next week. I did not think they’d do the match so soon, but maybe they want things to be a big surprise when D&D win. But like, what’re the odds they win on TV? There’s also the TNT Championship match, and as I said last week, Clon’s win streak ending so early would be a little disappointing.
Great tag match from Love Bombs VS Megan & Penelope, but I had a feeling Marina would interfere to help Megan & Penelope win. Marina is only Tweener right now given this story, and maybe Love Bombs recruit a third for a Six Woman Tag to finally settle things. Great promos from Triangle of Madness and Cosmic Babes of Wrath. Kris’s open challenge will be a great match but an obvious win for Kris, while Willow VS Julia could go either way. The Triangle could cheat things so that Julia takes that title, but that feels like a shame for Willow’s second reign. But I mean, something’s gotta give when it comes to Willow’s double championship reign, so maybe the TBS title is the one that can be hot potato’d around.
And awesome main event from Swerve VS Knight. That was an instant classic, and Knight really did prove himself here. That was practically a title match in itself, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Knight goes for Okada’s International Championship given the win in the C2. But for now, Swerve still wins out because he also needs that momentum towards the world title. MJF already feels the walls closing in, maybe AEW puts together a big contender’s tournament at some point. Grand Slam: Australia is a good spot for at least crowning a contender, then that guy and MJF build towards Revolution.
My Score: 9.1/10
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