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Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (5/31/21)
Happy Memorial Monday Night Raw!
Raw runs it back to get on track to Hell in a Cell!
Drew McIntyre and Kofi Kingston go around again to determine a #1 contender to Bobby Lashley’s WWE Championship, on a Memorial Monday Night Raw!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Beat the Clock Challenge: Charlotte Flair VS Nikki Cross; Cross wins.
- Xavier Woods VS Randy Orton w/ Matt Riddle; Orton wins.
- Shayna Baszler VS Reginald; Reginald wins.
- Mace & T-Bar VS Lucha House Party; Mace & T-Bar win.
- Sheamus VS Ricochet; Ricochet wins.
- Sheamus VS Humberto Carrillo; Carrillo wins.
- Naomi & Lana VS Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke; Rose & Brooke win.
- Shelton Benjamin VS Cedric Alexander; Alexander wins.
- Raw Tag Team Championships: AJ Styles & Omos VS Elias & Jaxson Ryker; Styles & Omos win and retain the titles.
- WWE World Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Drew McIntyre VS Kofi Kingston; McIntyre wins and will challenge Bobby Lashley for the title at Hell in a Cell.
PLAY BY PLAY
WWE and Raw celebrate Memorial Day.
“They didn’t volunteer to die. They volunteered to defend values which make up what we call civilization.” – President Ronald Reagan
A narrator asks, “What does it mean to be selfless? To have the courage to put all else first for a greater cause. In every generation, there are those who put everything before themselves. And on this day, we honor them. The brave men and women who fought for our freedom. From the first World War to Desert Storm. From Normandy to Afghanistan. Today, we look back at the moments, the events, that define our history. The struggles, they’re battles. And remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. President Ronald Reagan once said…” “As we honor their memory today, let us pledge that their lives, their sacrifices, their valor, shall be justified and remembered for as long as God gives life to this nation.”
“Today, we show our gratitude. To those who shaped us, who guided us, who ensured our values would live forever. Today, we show reverence and respect. Today, we say, ‘Thank you.'”
Jimmy Smith joins Raw commentary!
And what a night to start! Smith is here to join the fans in honoring our military and enjoying all the action and entertainment that’s in store!
Raw opens with Miz TV!
The Miz returns and is not a zombie as he welcomes us back to the Most Must-See WWE Talk Show ever! Miz puts himself over as he welcomes back the ONLY two-time Grand Slam Champion, himself! And not a moment too soon, because Raw has been really tough to watch without Miz commanding the ship. It’s not all his fault, though. He apologizes for that match. “That match… That Lumberjack match with Damian Priest… I was injured. For the first time in my illustrious career, my body gave way and… What is that smell?”
John Morrison is wearing garlic! He’s taking no chances after what happened at Backlash! That was a sticky situation, so now he’s prepared for anyone or anything that might come for the host with the most, and the Moist Voice. Aliens, vampires, plumbers, whatever! Because in addition to the garlic, he also has his patented #DripStick! It’s a simple pump water gun filled with holy water. Miz missed Morrison so much. Morrison says the same about The Miz. Miz says he had an epiphany while he was away. He knew he had to get back because we’re going on the road soon! The fans all want to see these must-see stars in person!
And Miz also had the realization that he has accomplished so much in his story book career that he has to give back! He has to use his platform to support stars like Morrison, and his guests tonight! Speaking of which, the challenger to the Raw Women’s Championship at Hell in a Cell, welcome the Queen, Charlotte Flair! Morrison “sings” along with the theme as Charlotte struts down to the ring. Morrison helps her with the ropes, but she doesn’t like the garlic necklace. Maybe it’s just the smell. Miz welcomes her to the show and she asks about the smell. It’s the anti-supernatural garlic!
But anyway, in about three weeks, Charlotte could return to Raw the how-many-time women’s champion? Fourteen time, but who’s counting? Other than them! Miz ‘n’ Morrison overdo the laughing and she’s immediately annoyed. But what everyone has to realize is that Rhea Ripley had her fairy tale victory, but real life is different. Sometimes dreams become nightmares, and in three weeks, Charlotte sends the Nightmare to hell. But speaking of, Rhea makes her entrance! Miz ‘n’ Morrison rock out and annoy Charlotte more than Rhea walking to the ring does. Rhea helps herself into the ring and takes the mic to say, “Charlotte, you’re going to send me to hell? You can GO to hell!”
Miz keeps things from getting physical, this is Rhea’s first time on Miz TV so let’s deep dive into who Rhea really is, why she’s so mysterious, what her tattoos mean and why she has such a strong exterior. Pop quiz from Morrison: what’s Rhea’s favorite garlic bread recipe? Miz asks Morrison what he’s going on about, and Morrison just wants to make sure Rhea’s not a vampire. Rhea laughs because of how DUMB that is! She’s not a vampire! Oh ok. She’s a nightmare to everyone in the Raw Women’s Division. If they want to interview her after HIAC, after she’s defeated Charlotte, she’ll still be Raw Women’s Champion.
Charlotte says Rhea couldn’t even beat Nikki Cross last week. True! And as a champion, you should beat all challengers. Though, that was a Beat the Clock two-minute challenge. #LossToCross. Rhea did let time get away from her as she was showing her dominance, and lost by time running out. Which Charlotte rubbed in her face not two seconds after. Charlotte rubs it in again here, too. Rhea couldn’t beat Cross so what makes her think she can beat Charlotte? Wait, here comes Nikki Cross! She wasn’t a scheduled guest but Miz allows it. Nikki apologizes for crashing the show but she’s a big fan. She couldn’t wait to get out here.
Last week, Nikki beat the champion! Rhea stands up but Nikki says it would only be fair if she challenged the winner from HIAC. Charlotte says if life was fair, Charlotte would already be champion. Rhea says that if there was four minutes and not two, Nikki wouldn’t even be standing here. But they’re cool, and Rhea admits Nikki earned some respect. Well thanks, Rhea! But listen, Charlotte! Nikki COULD beat Charlotte in two minutes, too! Then would it be fair for her to challenge the winner of HIAC? Charlotte gets up now and says this is ridiculous. She could beat Nikki in ONE minute. But Nikki SLAPS Charlotte! Morrison ‘n’ Miz like the fire, but they keep this from getting physical.
Charlotte says, “You’re on, you little troll!!” The Queen wants to make Nikki pay for her insolence, but will one minute really be enough time?
Beat the Clock Challenge: Charlotte Flair VS Nikki Cross!
Raw returns, and to be fair to both Nikki and Charlotte, this is still a two minute challenge. But either way, can Nikki earn her way to a title opportunity?
The bell rings, and Nikki dodges Charlotte to slide out and taunt her. Charlotte seethes, chases Nikki but Nikki gets back in the ring! Nikki taunts Charlotte more, Rhea says the clock is ticking, and Charlotte gets back in, only for Nikki to go back out! Charlotte blames Rhea for this but Rhea says she should focus. Nikki baits Charlotte but Charlotte misses! We’re nearing a minute as the cat ‘n’ mouse continues. Rhea ends up in Charlotte’s way, and Charlotte says this is all Rhea’s fault. The ring count is climbing, Charlotte gets in the ring and Nikki runs to duck and dodge. Charlotte knees low, brings Nikki around but Nikki shoves her. Charlotte CLOBBERS Nikki but we’re at 30!
Charlotte gets Nikki up, hoists her up top, but Nikki fights back! We’re at 15 seconds as Nikki hits a TORNADO DDT! Charlotte flounders, Nikki dropkicks her, and time is up! Nikki wins again!
Winner: Nikki Cross
The Queen is furious that she got suckered into the games! She still blames Rhea, but will she only have herself to blame if she doesn’t pull off the win at Hell in a Cell?
Matt Riddle talks with Damian Priest backstage.
The Bro cannot wait. Priest says all the celebrating they can do in every city! That means Riddle can scooter all the way down to Texas! Maybe he can learn some Español, “akka” Spanish. Wait, AKA? Si! Well alright, sure. Okay how do you say, “Bro?” Hermano. Alright, that’s an easy one. How about, “I’m hungry.” Tengo hambre. Cool, he’ll work on that one. How about, “Where’s my daddy?” Donde esta mi papi. I’M your papi! Eddie Guerrero! Nice. Okay, okay. How about, “Hey, Randy!” Hey, Randy. Really? That simple? Even “bro” is- Oh! Hey, Randy! Hola, amigo! Riddle has missed him so much! How’s he doing?
Orton says he saw what Riddle did last week, using the RKO. Yeah, sorry, he should’ve asked permission first, and he isn’t sure what came over him, but it just came outta nowhere! Orton admits that that was a hell of a match with Xavier Woods and Orton was impressed. There are things they can work on, and if they’re going to be a team, they might as well go all the way. So while he might regret this later, Orton wants Riddle to watch his match and learn some things. Seriously? Aw shucks, Randy! Last week, Riddle hitting the RKO, he realized it’s about that high angle velocity cuz when he pushed off his foot and got Woods around the head-
Orton hushes Riddle, and he zips the lip. Orton takes the key, and tosses it. Riddle scoots on to look for it, but that’s easier said than done. Wait, what? Anyway, will Riddle take plenty of notes on how the RKO really looks?
Xavier Woods VS Randy Orton w/ Matt Riddle!
Switching from Mortal Kombat to Power Rangers, Woods goes from Sub-Zero to the White Tiger! Kofi Kingston is the Green Dragon Ranger, but he has to prepare for the Scottish Warrior. Will Woods be safe alone against The Viper?
Raw returns as Orton makes his entrance. Somehow Riddle found that key because he’s hyping Orton up as he scoots up behind him. The bell rings, they tie up, and Orton headlocks. Woods powers out but Orton runs him over, then gets him up. Woods denies the RKO and arm-drags Orton to an armlock! Orton gets up, Woods grinds the arm, then wrenches and knees Orton to a corner. Woods whips Orton corner to corner but Orton reverses. Woods goes up and over, but Orton catches up him to hit a SNAKE EYES! Woods bails out while Riddle cheers, and Orton pursues. Woods hits back, Orton kicks low to bounce him off the desk again and again!
The ring count climbs but Orton gives Woods a DESK BACK SUPLEX! Orton leaves Woods behind, Riddle cheers him on and Raw goes to break!
Raw returns and Orton grinds Woods down with a headlock. Riddle rallies for Orton while Woods fights up. Woods throws body shots, pries the hold apart and hits an elbow breaker! Orton falls back and clutches that elbow. Woods ENZIGURIS Orton down and Riddle is a bit worried. Riddle coaches Orton and cheers him on, and Orton goes back to Woods. Woods CHOPS Orton, then throws haymakers! CHOP, haymaker, repeat, faster and faster! Woods has Orton on the ropes but Orton knees low! Orton whips Woods to ropes but Woods ducks and dodges to slide under and ROLLING ELBOW! Orton is down and Riddle is really worried!
Woods gets up, runs, and hits a SLIDING COMPLETE SHOT! Cover, TWO!! Orton survives and Riddle breathes a sigh of relief. Both men are down but Riddle keeps rallying. Orton goes to a corner, Woods runs in and forearm smashes! Woods climbs, rains down punches, but Orton pulls an ear then pokes an eye! Orton gets Woods off the corner for a POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO! Woods survives and Riddle is getting frustrated on Orton’s behalf. Orton shoves Woods to the apron, Riddle likes how he literally used his head. Orton wants Riddle to watch this one as he gets Woods through ropes.
Riddle likes this one, but Woods know sit well! Woods gets in to ARM CODE BREAKER! And FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Orton endures, Riddle cheers the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Woods lets go at 4, and Orton kicks low! Orton is faster with it this time, DRAPING DDT! Orton hears the voices in his head as he watches Woods rise! Woods stands, but denies the RKO again! Backslide, TWO! KNEE from Woods, then he runs, but into a scoop! Orton borrows BRO DEREK!?! Cover, Orton wins!!
Winner: Randy Orton, by pinfall
Riddle gets in the ring to celebrate with Orton hitting his move! RKBRO is becoming simpatico! And the poses? AND THE- Nope, nevermind, Orton reconsidered. But maybe soon!
MVP and the ladies head to the “executive suite.”
The bottles are popping, and the All Mighty arrives! The ladies are happy to see him and are already fawning all over him and the title. Will Bobby Lashley be just fine staying away from tonight’s main event?
Shayna Baszler VS Reginald!
The Queen of Spades is always in a bad mood by default, but the losing and distractions and disappointment only adds to all of that to put her in a foul mood! The sommelier screwing things up was the last straw, but will Shayna snap Reggie like a twig to get her and the Irresistible Force back to the way things were?
Raw returns and Reggie tells Nia that he does not need her protection. He can handle this himself. He survived Sasha Banks and Tamina, so he’ll be fine. But that was all with Nia there! Reggie says she can watch the match from gorilla to see for herself. Nia reluctantly agrees to the deal, and Reggie heads to the ring. The bell rings and Reggie wants Shayna to understand, they’re a trio. But she told him to stay out of things last week, so this is what he gets! Shayna kicks, but Reggie flips to evade! And then again! And then he goes up and over in a corner, only for Shayna to run him over! Shayna says he’s had this coming. Reggie ducks a Penalty Kick, rolls Shayna up, TWO!
Shayna has Reggie’s arm! She twists it, whips but Reggie reverses. Shayna sees the trip-up coming and whips him again. Reggie reverses but she runs him over, only for him to handspring through! Reggie scoops and SLAMS Shayna! Reggie feels bad, he didn’t want to make this worse than it was. Shayna gets his leg, he flips away and then dodges, but Shayna runs him over again. She gets a leg to DDT it! Reggie writhes, Shayna gets the leg again, and she drops elbows on the knee over and over! Shayna twists the leg and digs a knee into the knee! Reggie endures, grits his teeth, but she turns him over and isolates the foot, to STOMP it!
Reggie writhes as he clutches the leg again. Shayna paces about, and KICKS him in the leg! Reggie gets to ropes, Shayna drags him back to center for another toehold! Shayna leg scissors the leg and twists the foot! Reggie endures but Shayna keeps on the slicer, to then SMASH the knee into the mat! Shayna paces as Reggie hobbles to a corner, Shayna runs in, he boots but she blocks! Shayna YANKS Reggie from the corner and has an ANKLE LOCK! Reggie endures, rolls and sends Shayna into buckles! Shayna comes back, he ducks a kick to SPINNING CROSSBODY! Shayna is down and Reggie hurries to a corner!
Reggie manages to climb with one good foot, and MOONSAULTS! But Shayna moves! He lands on his feet but that only messes him up more! Shayna is a shark with blood in the water, KIRAFUDA- FIRE?! The pyro of the ring goes off and spooks Shayna! Reggie victory rolls, REGGIE WINS?!?
Winner: Reginald, by pinfall
The sommelier beat a two-time NXT Women’s Champion and WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion!! Shayna is furious but Nia is elated! Nia gives Reggie a big hug, but what does this mean for the tag team partnership?
Backstage interview with Drew McIntyre.
All that stands between him and another WWE World Championship match is Kofi Kingston. Is he ready? Tonight is all about Kofi VS McIntyre. No Lashley or MVP, no BS. McIntyre respects Kofi, has known him a long time and knows he’s a great family man and a great friend. Everything Kofi’s gotten, he’s earned. Maybe a couple weeks ago, if McIntyre hadn’t interfered, Kofi would’ve still won. Kofi said as much himself. Even though McIntyre grabbed MVP’s cane so MVP wouldn’t hit Kofi with it and then hit Lashley. Who is McIntyre to question another former world champion?
McIntyre isn’t one to judge, but once upon a time, he was just like Kofi, putting everyone else’s needs before his own. That cost him. He lost everything and had to change everything. He had to think of himself, and sacrifice things. Part of those sacrifices was choosing not to extend his family. Kofi fights for his kids, of course he does. But McIntyre chose not to have kids right now so that he could invest everything, all the days, hours, minutes, seconds, into this industry. But one day, there will be a Lil’ Drew crawling around, who McIntyre will tell about Scottish folklore and legend. McIntyre’s favorite is the one about the 6’5″ fire-breathing Scottish dragon slayed The Beast, something Kofi never did.
So while McIntyre respects Kofi and likes him a lot, tonight is about McIntyre willing to do everything Kofi isn’t, and run right through him to go to HIAC and face Lashley to get that title back! So to answer the question, McIntyre is MORE than ready! Now bugger off. But will a Claymore be what ends #KofiMania2 before it even begins?
Mace & T-Bar VS Lucha House Party!
The towering titans are back in action after missing out on that All Mighty Open Challenge a couple weeks ago. But will these monsters mangle Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado to start taking over the tag division?
Raw returns as LHP makes their entrance. The teams sort out, T-Bar starts with the Golden Lynx, and T-Bar rushes in! Lince dodges, fires off hands and kicks but T-Bar shoves him away to then run him over! Lince flounders up to a corner, T-Bar runs in to back body block! T-Bar gets Lince up to a fireman’s carry but Lince fights free, to a SLEEPER! Lince is a backpack, Metalik tags in but T-Bar throws Lince away. Metalik ENZIGURIS, Lince dropkicks legs out, then Lince gives Metalik a boost for a SPLASH! Cover, ONE!! Metalik gets T-Bar up but that’s too much man to suplex! Mace reaches out and tags in, T-Bar scoops Metalik! Metalik slips out, but gets a HIGH LOW!!
Mace drags Metalik up to suplex and NECKBREAKER! Mace runs to drop a BIG elbow! Cover, TWO!! Metalik survives but Mace keeps right on him. Tag to T-Bar, Mace dribbles Metalik while T-Bar runs. Mace gets Metalik up for T-Bar’s BOOT! Cover, TWO!! Metalik is still in this but T-Bar ROCKS him with right hands. Tag to Mace, they stomp mudholes into Metalik, then T-Bar tags back in. Mace lines up the shot but Lince gets in to dropkick him! Metalik BOOTS T-Bar, LHP dump Mace out! T-Bar BOOTS Metalik but Lince DIVES at Mace! But into his SCRAPBUSTER! Metalik springboards into a BOOT from T-Bar!
Tag to Mace, he and T-Bar dead lift Metalik for HIGH JUSTICE!! Cover, T-Bar & Mace win!
Winners: T-Bar & Mace, by pinfall
They promised the extinction of Lucha House Party, and this was damn near close to that! Will these brutal behemoths do the same to the rest of the Raw roster?
Alexa Bliss and Lily swing backstage.
Alexa saw what happened! It was so exciting! What a night for Reggie! What better way to celebrate his win than him joining them on Alexa’s Playground? Be there or be square! Will Reggie accept the invite to this twisted play date?
Sheamus heads to the ring!
The Celtic Warrior is a fighting champion, emphasis on fighting, but what does he have planned tonight? We’ll find out after the break!
Raw returns and Sheamus has a mic to say, “Look at that! Another week, another victory for your valiant United States Champion!” And he can’t wait to go on the road again so he can defend HIS title in every major city in America. But the problem is in WWE is that people don’t lose like real men. Humberto and Ricochet can’t take losses. They’d rather try and embarrass their champion. But here’s a message for you lads: go buy some participation trophies because that’s the closest you’re going to get to the title!
Sheamus cues up footage from last week, where he beat Carrillo with some controversy, then added insult to injury, only for Ricochet to attack him! Ricochet and Carrillo both took to the air to hit Sheamus over and over, which is why he’s a little upset this week. Sheamus asks if those two look like championship material. That’s nothing! Where Sheamus comes from, that’s just scumbag behavior! Everyone asks why he hasn’t defended his title since WrestleMania 37, and there’s the answer! The Open Challenge was designed and created by him so he could find someone worthy enough at this beauty of a belt! Carrillo and Ricochet have only shown that they’re not fit to lace his boots!
Sheamus is smart, he won’t face those guys in a Triple Threat. But he will go back-to-back cuz that’s the kind of champ he is! And when he’s done with both, he’ll send them both back to obscurity! The question is, which one of those Muppets is brave enough to take the first arse kicking? Sheamus waits, and it’s the ONE AND ONLY first!
Sheamus VS Ricochet!
The bell rings and the hands start flying! Sheamus CLUBS Ricochet, whips him to ropes, but Ricochet kicks back! Ricochet fires off more hands, Sheamus hits low and scoops, but Ricochet slips off! Ricochet dumps Sheamus out, builds speed and slides, but into Sheamus’ body shots! Sheamus scoops and FALL AWAY SLAMS Ricochet into barriers! Sheamus drags Ricochet up and puts him back in the ring, then climbs up. Ricochet stands, Sheamus leaps for a FLYING LARIAT! Ricochet gets turned inside-out, but Sheamus drags him up. Carrillo makes his entrance? This isn’t a Triple Threat or Handicap, but it is a DISTRACTION! Ricochet rolls Sheamus up, and WINS!!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall
The Fella is FURIOUS! Dale Gas just got the better of Sheamus and now it’s HIS turn! Sheamus is so mad, will he cost himself against Carrillo?
Sheamus VS Humberto Carrillo!
Raw returns and Ricochet is still ringside to watch this match, but Sheamus stomps a mudhole into Carrillo in a corner! The ref counts, Sheamus lets off to argue about Carrillo’s joking around, and then he whips Carrillo corner to corner. Sheamus runs in to RAM Carrillo, runs to knee lift and keeps going to CLOBBER Carrillo! Sheamus glares at Ricochet but Ricochet stays back. Sheamus throws hands on Carrillo but Carrillo fights back. Sheamus knees low, whips Carrillo to the corner, but Carrillo boots back. Carrillo hops up but Sheamus YANKS him down! Carrillo goes to the apron, Sheamus drags him up and bends him against ropes!
The ref counts, Carrillo pries free of Sheamus’ grip to throw elbows! Carrillo HOTSHOTS Sheamus away, then steps in to leap, into the IRISH CURSE! Ricochet admits that hurt. Ricochet coaches Carrillo but Sheamus stomps Carrillo and kicks him at the ropes. Sheamus stalks Carrillo to a corner, gets him up and reels him in to CLOBBER him! Sheamus says he can do this all day! Especially since he’s getting paid. Sheamus gives Carrillo Beats of the Bodhrain in the center of the ring, then clamps on with a chinlock. Sheamus stretches Carrillo back, Ricochet and fans rally for Carrillo, and Carrillo fights up. Carrillo throws body shots and then a JAWBREAKER!
Sheamus staggers, Carrillo goes to a corner. Sheamus runs in but Carrillo dodges to POST him! Ricochet taunts Sheamus, Sheamus swings on Carrillo but Carrillo fires off CHOPS and forearms! Carrillo kicks, Sheamus spins him, DRAGON WHIP! Sheamus staggers again, Carrillo dropkicks him down! Sheamus staggers up, Carrillo runs in but Sheamus catches him and puts him on ropes, to DECK him! Carrillo tumbles down, Ricochet checks on him, but Sheamus goes out to BOOT Ricochet down! Sheamus’ nose is busted and he bleeds on himself, but he revels in it! Sheamus puts Carrillo in, talks m ore trash to Ricochet, but Carrillo builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit!!
Carrillo gets Sheamus in the ring, goes up top, and leaps for a CROSSBODY! Sheamus catches Carrillo, swings him and SLAMS him! Sheamus smiles through the blood and he drags Carrillo back up to talk trash. Sheamus is pissed about the busted nose but he’s aiming from the corner, Ricochet gets in but Sheamus catches him! Carrillo hits a FLYING CHUCK!! Roll up, Carrillo wins!!
Winner: Humbert Carrillo, by pinfall
Sheamus wanted to face them both, and he LOST to both! Granted, this felt like a Handicap match, the very thing Sheamus was trying to avoid! Will the fighting champion have no choice but to put that championship on the line now?
Eva Marie speaks.
“The WWE is where everything took off for me.” It’s where her journey to greatness started. But there came a point where she needed to take a break and find herself. She wanted to see how that hard work could apply to other things. Life will knock you down, but you have to have the courage to get back up. You have to fight to earn your way and for what you want in life. So she’s back to finish the fight she started. Not only will she be a voice for herself, but for the superstars in the making. This is Eva-Lution.
Naomi & Lana VS Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke!
The Ravishing Glow and the #SexyMuscleFriends both want after Natalya & Tamina and those WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships! But that means going through each other! Will Mandy & Dana feel the glow? Or will they flex on Naomi & Lana on the road to the gold?
Raw returns as Mandy& Dana make their entrance, and the champions are on commentary to watch this closely. The teams sort out, Dana and Lana start. They tie up, Lana headlocks, but Dana powers out. Lana rolls, dares Dana to do something, and things speed up. Lana hurdles, rolls but Dana leaps over to return the favor. Naomi tags in and Lana rolls Dana to a lateral press, for Naomi to drop a leg, brother! Naomi takes over the cover, TWO! Naomi keeps on Dana with a facelock, then shifts to a headlock for a buckle bulldog! Lana tags in and she hits a regular BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Natty says she taught Lana everything she knows, but Lana doesn’t know everything Natty knows.
Lana tags Naomi back in, they hand off Dana to wrench for a headlock. Dana powers out, Naomi stops herself to elbow back. Naomi wheelbarrows but Dana SLAMS her down! Dana drags Naomi up and over to tag in Mandy. They double whip and double FLAPJACK! Mandy covers, TWO! Mandy stalks Naomi to ropes, digs her knee into her, then lets off as the ref counts. Mandy waistlocks to SLAM Naomi, then holds on. Naomi reaches for Lana but Mandy keeps her away with another SLAM! Mandy still holds on, whips Naomi to the corner, then runs in but Naomi fires off forearms! Naomi DECKS Dana, fireman’s carries Mandy, and hits a MODIFIED GUTBUSTER!
Naomi BUZZSAWS Mandy, covers, TWO! Naomi drags Mandy up and over, tags in Lana, and they have Mandy. Dana runs in but Naomi tosses her out! But as Naomi PLANCHAS Dana, Mandy and Lana switch waistlocks back and forth! Mandy O’Conner Rolls but has to KNEE FROM A ROSE to Naomi first! Lana rolls Mandy up, TWO!! Lana trips Mandy, jackknife, TWO as Mandy bridges out! Mandy has the arms, Lana slips free but Mandy whips her to the corner. Lana BOOTS back, Dana gets up but Lana ROCKS her! Mandy RAMS Lana, Dana tags in! The SMF coordinate, for a FLYING NECKBREAKER SAMOAN DROP! Cover, SMF win!!
Winners: Dana Brooke & Mandy Rose, by pinfall
Dana & Mandy call out Tamina & Natty and the champs are ready! Will the statement making, bone breaking, title taking second generation superstars make sure they’re titles aren’t taken so easily?
Shelton Benjamin VS Cedric Alexander!
The Gold Standard says he’s a survivor, but he’s 1v1 with PRIME! Something’s gotta give, but will Benjamin shut Alexander’s mouth once and for all?
Raw returns and Alexander makes his entrance, talking trash all over again. The bell rings and Benjamin BOOTS Alexander down! Benjamin drags Alexander up to club and hammer and reel Alexander in. Alexander thumbs Benjamin’s eye to avoid the bomb! Alexander dodges and ducks to NEURALIZER! Cover, ALEXANDER WINS?!
Winner: Cedric Alexander, by pinfall
Alexander talks trash again because he just punked out the veteran! Is there no denying that it is #PRIMETIME?
Elias talks with Jaxson Ryker backstage.
“We are up against AJ Styles and Omos tonight for the tag team titles!” Ryker, are you listening? Does he understand what they’re up against? Omos almost threw Elias through the LED boards! Elias was almost electrocuted again! He knows they have a huge opportunity and can win, Ryker showed that against AJ Styles last week. Styles is no match for Ryker but Omos is a different breed! He’s barely human! He’s bigger than anyone Elias has ever seen! Is Ryker listening? Elias needs to know Ryker has his back. Has Ryker ever been to battle like this before? Ryker finally snaps out of it, and asks if Elias has ever been in battle. Ryker served in Iraq. Is that all the answer Elias needs for tonight?
Backstage interview with Kofi Kingston.
Kevin Patrick knocks on the New Day’s door and Kofi says hey. Kofi knows this is about McIntyre’s words earlier, but Kofi’s going to address what McIntyre didn’t say. Kofi read between the lines, and felt like McIntyre implied the connections Kofi has with family and friends are somehow detriments. Oh~ no~! The reason Kofi is so successful is because of family and friends. He pushes himself for them. But why is McIntyre acting like he can take cheap shots? Kofi respects everything McIntyre has done in the industry, all his sacrifices to be at the top. But what Kofi doesn’t respect is the shots he takes when saying McIntyre slayed the Beast and Kofi didn’t.
Kofi knows what happened between himself and Brock Lesnar, he was there. The people know, they saw it. But if you blinked, you probably missed it. But if McIntyre wants to take cheap shots, then allow Kofi to give one! Don’t forget what happened two short weeks ago when Kofi did what McIntyre hasn’t in months, though it feels like three years. McIntyre’s had so many chances and yet he has not been able to beat Lashley. Regardless of how it happened, Kofi pinned the WWE World Champion, Bobby Lashley, on his first try!
So McIntyre is going to run through Kofi? No, Kofi and McIntyre are going to go out there, give it everything they’ve got. Blood, sweat, tears, effort, energy, all here tonight, and when it’s all said and done, Kofi will beat McIntyre. Then Kofi goes to HIAC to beat Bob Lashley again to become the NEW! TWO TIME! W, W, E, World, Heavy, Weight, wait for it… Wait… CHAMPION! Will #KofiMania2 be inevitable?
Raw Tag Team Championships: AJ Styles & Omos VS Elias & Jaxson Ryker!
The Phenomenal Grand Slam Champion and his MASSIVE amigo are going to defend their titles on television against The Drifter and one battle-hardened, hard hitting veteran. But will Styles & Omos be ready now that they’re standing together?
Raw returns as Elias & Ryker make their entrance. The introductions are made, the titles are raised, and we see if the challengers can be more than phenomenal!
The teams sort out, Styles starts against Ryker, but Elias ambushes Styles! Ryker bails out because now it’s Elias starting against Styles instead! Elias gets Styles up to bump him off buckles, then CHOPS him! Elias fires off forearms, Styles flounders but Elias CHOPS him! And ROCKS him! Styles reaches for Omos but Elias whips him to the open corner. Elias runs in but Styles BOOTS him! Styles ROCKS Elias with haymakers, stomps him down, then gets him up for a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Elias grits his teeth while Styles looms over him. Elias throws body shots and snap suplexes in return! Cover, ONE! Elias drags Styles up to DECK him!
Elias drags Styles up, snapmares and drops a knee! Elias runs, but Ryker tags in without warning. Ryker gets Styles up but Styles throws hands! Styles whips, Ryker reverses but Styles slides out to trip up Elias! Styles then gets back in the ring before Ryker can get him, and Styles DECKS Ryker! Styles builds speed to WRECK Ryker and send him into Elias, who tumbles onto the announce desk! Omos is fired up for that phenomenal move as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Ryker drags Styles up for a suplex! Cover, TWO! Ryker clamps on a chinlock and grinds Styles down. Styles endures, fights his way up and throws body shots. Ryker turns Styles around to RAM him into buckles, face first! Styles is dazed as Ryker gets him back up. Ryker snapmares and clamps on another chinlock. Styles endures again, fights his way up, and throws more elbows! Ryker spins Styles around again but Styles ducks to PELE! Both men are down and the ThunderDome screens fire up! Both men crawl, hot tag- Elias leaves the corner?! Styles tags Omos and Ryker doesn’t understand what’s going on!
Omos stalks up behind Ryker, Ryker turns around, and Omos clamps on a CLAW!! Omos THROWS Ryker to a corner, Elias leaves up the ramp and Omos back elbows Ryker down! Omos drags Ryker up to whip corner to corner hard, and Ryker crumbles! Omos runs corner to corner to BACK BODY BLOCK! Ryker flops down, Omos looms over him, and drags him back up. Omos says Ryker’s not talking tough anymore as he reels him in for a LARIAT! Elias is watching and feels bad, but not bad enough to go back to the ring. Styles tags in, takes aim and springboards, PHENOMENAL FOREARM! Cover, Styles & Omos win!
Winners: AJ Styles & Omos, by pinfall (still Raw Tag Team Champions)
The Drifter drifts away, why did he ditch his tag partner? And even then, what duo can possibly stand to the towering Omos and Phenomenal AJ Styles?
Nia checks in with Reggie backstage.
She knows she’s been acting like a Nervous Nelly and she saw him handle himself in the ring, but is he sure he wants to accept Alexa’s invitation? She’s kinda weird… But what can go wrong? A lot! Reggie appreciates her concern, but he will be fine. Alright, but just be careful because they still need to celebrate. He can call if he needs her. Reggie agrees and goes looking for The Playground. Will he find his way there? Will he regret it if he does?
Elias hurries away backstage.
He’s looking around because he’s worried Ryker will find him, but Kevin Patrick finds him first. Kevin asks him why he did that to Ryker, and Elias says Ryker has become unhinged. When Ryker came to Elias, he knew he could rely on Elias. Ryker opened up to Elias and his genius. Elias knew that he could help Ryker focus his strength and mold him into something special. But last week, when Elias was in danger, Ryker ran away! Ryker’s priorities are out of whack! But Ryker beat AJ Styles last week. Yes, with Elias’ help! Where was Ryker when Elias needed help?
Now, Ryker is a veteran and Elias respects that, truly. Ryker is also an incredible athlete with strength and stamina through the roof but he’s unpredictable. That is what worries Elias. WWE is about to get back on the road, millions of people who finally get to Walk With Elias again. But the idea of being locked in a car, driving for hours and hours at a time with Ryker makes Elias sick. Elias won’t be around him anymore. Will Ryker make Elias regret walking away from him?
Alexa welcomes us to The Playground!
She and Lily are so excited. So much so, that Lily is getting impatient. Alexa wants to introduce us to their new friend, Reginald! Have a seat, Reggie. Alexa promises they don’t bite. Well, she doesn’t. But Reggie, she wants to congratulate him on his win over Shayna! That’s pretty neat. How does he feel about it? Aside from what happened to his leg, he feels great. It’s not often that- Sorry, Lily has a question first. But what is it? Reggie can’t answer what he doesn’t know. Oh, right, sorry! You can’t hear her, duh~! Lily wants to know about his time in Cirque de Soleil. She loves the circus!
But Shayna shows up to throw Reggie down! And beat him up! Alexa covers Lily’s eyes as Shayna throws Reggie out of the playground. Shayna takes a seat now, and Alexa hates to say this, but she wasn’t really invited. It’s only because Lily doesn’t like her. Sorry. Is that so? Well, Alexa’s becoming a big problem. Shayna showed us how she handles problems. So before things get out of hand, maybe they should have a little chat. See you next week, Alexa. In the ring. Shayna gets right in Lily’s face and says she’s just a stupid doll. Shayna heads out, but will she regret being a bully?
The Viking Raiders talk with Mansoor backstage.
Erik & Ivar tell Mansoor that before every live event, he needs to make sure he’s well rested and well fed. That’s going to be really important when the WWE gets back on the road. And the roar of a live crowd? That is something you will never forget! But to get the fans really pumped up, you need a chant or a war cry. Try something like… “RAID!” Mansoor takes a second, and gives a big strong “RAAAAID!!” Now he’s getting it! And don’t forget to have fun out there. And don’t suck. Welcome to Raw, kid! Mansoor appreciates that, but then he turns around and sees Mustafa Ali.
Mustafa tells Mansoor not to trust people here. They’re all just trying to get ahead, and they will stab you in the back. Believe him, he knows. Don’t trust the Viking Raiders or anyone! Then why should he trust Mustafa? Now you’re getting it. Whose path will Mansoor follow as WWE gets back on the road?
MVP and Lashley continue to party with the ladies!
Kevin Patrick walks in to ask for a quick interview. He knows they’ll be watching the main event, but do they have a preference? Would Lashley rather face McIntyre or Kofi again at HIAC? MVP says they’re going to love learning who will lose in a world title match at HIAC. But instead of talking about destruction, let’s talk positive things! KofiMania was one of MVP’s favorite moments. McIntyre took a long road to the title. They respect both men and their stories, but not as competition.
Lashley reminds us that he beat McIntyre at WrestleMania 37, and without McIntyre, Kofi would’ve never beat Lashley. But it is funny that they’re focused on someone doesn’t even compete here instead of realizing that none of them will take this title from him. MVP says he’d love to be ringside for this, but Pearce made it very clear that they’re banned since he doesn’t like their “viewing habits.” Harsh, but the executive suite with the ladies and the champagne is way better than a 90 day suspension with no pay. So it doesn’t matter. Neither one will end the All Mighty Era. Now get out of here, Kevin, you’re ruining the mood.
WWE World Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Drew McIntyre VS Kofi Kingston!
The Scottish Warrior and Power of Positivity Power Ranger are finally going to settle this one! Both men want the world title back around their waist, and are willing to go through hell at Hell in a Cell to get that belt! But who will go through the other to punch that golden ticket?
The bell rings and McIntyre RAMS Kofi to a corner! McIntyre stomps, punches and keeps Kofi cornered to CHOP! Kofi gets away, McIntyre stalks after him and ROCKS him with a right hand! McIntyre whips Kofi to ropes, Kofi gets around and goes for the crucifix takedown but McIntyre stays up! Kofi shifts to sunset flip, TWO! McIntyre is up but Kofi rolls him up, TWO! McIntyre CHOPS Kofi down and Kofi ends up in a corner! McIntyre looms over Kofi, stands him up and CHOPS him again! Kofi is stinging but McIntyre brings him up, and runs to the ropes! Kofi turns that into a body scissor toss that sends McIntyre tumbling!
Kofi then SPRINGBOARD TRUST FALLS! Direct hit and Kofi fires up as Raw goes to break!
Raw returns and Kofi fires off on McIntyre in a corner! McIntyre shoves him away and hits a GLASGOW KISS Headbutt! McIntyre snarls, drags Kofi up for a dead lift suplex! And McIntyre holds him up, Kofi tries to fight free, but McIntyre SLAMS him down! Cover, TWO! McIntyre drags Kofi back up, ROCKS him with a right, and stomps him in the corner! McIntyre drags Kofi up again, reels him in, but Kofi swings around the lariat to a GUILLOTINE! McIntyre endures, powers up and gets the suplex! Kofi knees through this time to cradle, TWO! BUZZSAW! Kofi BOOTS McIntyre down then rebounds off ropes to SPLASH! Cover, ONE!!
Lashley and his ladies watch as McIntyre gets up. Kofi KICKS McIntyre in the side, has him in a corner, and throws hands! Kofi stomps, goes corner to corner, and forearm smashes! Kofi keeps moving, and he forearm smashes again! Kofi runs, McIntyre dodges and OVERHEAD Belly2Belly suplexes! McIntyre grits his teeth as he glares at Kofi. McIntyre hauls Kofi up to TOSS him overhead again! Kofi flounders into the corner, the ref checks on him, but he’s okay to continue. McIntyre scoops Kofi, but Kofi counters to another cradle! TWO, and McIntyre BOOTS Kofi! McIntyre fires off hands against the ropes but lets off as the ref counts 4!
Kofi flounders against the ropes, McIntyre gets him back up, but he swings into the SOS!! Cover, TWO!! McIntyre survives but this is what he’s been known for since facing Lesnar at WrestleMania 36! Kofi keeps moving, but McIntyre bails out before a Boom Drop. Kofi climbs up and SUPER TRUST FALLS, but is caught! McIntyre TOSSES Kofi over barriers and into LED boards on the other side! Kofi writhes and McIntyre seethes as Raw goes to break!
Raw returns once again and McIntyre has Kofi in another corner. McIntyre stomps him, drags him up, and whips him corner to corner hard! Kofi bounces off buckles and McIntyre looms over him again. McIntyre drags Kofi up, shoves and scoops for a tilt-o-whirl BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Kofi survives but McIntyre clamps on for a motorcycle stretch. McIntyre digs that knee into Kofi’s back, but Kofi endures, showing why WrestleMania 35 was the original #KofiMania! Kofi fights up but McIntyre knees him in the back! McIntyre has Kofi in a corner to CHOP him again! McIntyre puts Kofi up top, throws hands, then climbs up to join him.
McIntyre throws hands but Kofi hits back! They brawl, McIntyre gets the edge with haymakers and headbutts! McIntyre fireman’s carries Kofi, but Kofi moves around to SUPER POWERBOMB!! McIntyre is down and Kofi crawls to a cover, TWO!! McIntyre gets one arm up and Kofi can’t believe it! Kofi bobs ‘n’ weaves around McIntyre to fire off DOUBLE CHOPS! And a dropkick! McIntyre kicks back, whips Kofi to a corner, but Kofi goes up and up to dropkick again! Cover, TWO! Kofi keeps his focus as he gets McIntyre back up. Kofi headbutts McIntyre! Kofi aims from a corner, powers up with the “NEW! DAY ROCKS!” clapping, and spins… but no Trouble In Paradise!
McIntyre swings on Kofi but back into SO- NO! McIntyre underhooks Kofi for a SWINGING BUTTERFLY, into the FUTURE SHOCK!! Cover, TWO?!!? Kofi survives and McIntyre is shocked! McIntyre sits up and looks at Kofi. McIntyre gets Kofi up to a fireman’s carry, but Kofi fights free! Kofi boots from a corner, then runs, into a SPINEBUSTER! Jackknife cover, TWO!! McIntyre is growing frustrated as Kofi survives again! McIntyre shakes his head and gets Kofi back up. McIntyre underhooks again, but Kofi slips out to SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO!! That’s still not enough but Kofi still has more to try!
Kofi goes to a corner while McIntyre is down. Kofi climbs, but McIntyre gets up to ROCK him with a right! McIntyre growls, climbs up to join Kofi again, but Kofi trips him up! Kofi fires off headbutts and haymakers on McIntyre! McIntyre is in a Tree of Woe, but he sits right up to TOSS Kofi away! McIntyre gets out of the Tree, takes aim from the corner, and he demands Kofi stand up. Kofi drags himself up in the opposite corner, CLAY- TROUBLE IN PARADISE!!! Kofi crawls to the cover, ROPEBREAK!!! McIntyre survives by mere inches and Kofi is stunned! Kofi drags McIntyre back up, throws hands in a corner, then whips corner to corner.
McIntyre reverses, Kofi goes up and up and RANAS! McIntyre falls out of the ring, Kofi goes to the apron to PENALTY KICK! And FLYING STOMP!! Kofi hurries to get McIntyre up and in! Kofi climbs, McIntyre writhes, Kofi leaps, into a CLAYMORE?!?! Cover, McIntyre wins!!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the WWE World Championship)
This was truly a match worthy of a championship! McIntyre didn’t steamroll Kofi like he said he would, but he did win out. Kofi and McIntyre show respect for each other with a handshake, but Lashley shows up now that the ringside ban has been lifted! Lashley holds up the title but McIntyre says it’s only a matter of time! Will the Scottish Warrior survive hell and the All Mighty to once again be on top of the world?
My Thoughts:
Tonight was somehow decent, but I did fear it was another non go home episode coming down with Go Home Syndrome at a certain point. It was the recaps again, but they stopped around Sheamus’ double header. And speaking of that, I should’ve figured Sheamus was going to get his comeuppance here. He wasn’t going to win both, and it would be a bit rough on the math to have Sheamus win one and lose the other. Sheamus fighting through that bloody nose was badass, though. I have a feeling WWE is copy and pasting another Triple Threat here, and Sheamus can use Ricochet and Carrillo against each other so he comes out the winner.
Miz TV to open was alright, as was the Beat the Clock Challenge copy and paste. At least this time, Nikki was the one putting the pressure on her opponent, as she should have with Rhea last week. Charlotte and Rhea are now even in that regard, and it’s great for Nikki to finally be involved in things. But whether it’s Rhea or Charlotte after HIAC, I don’t see Nikki beating either in a match with no time limits. Meanwhile, I should’ve figured Alexa and Lily would mess with Shayna. Reggie won but ended up paying for it, and if we’re getting Shayna VS Alexa next week, that might finally give us an idea as to how Lily will get involved in the ring.
Good to see Naomi & Lana VS Mandy & Dana tonight to get a Raw team going after the Women’s Tag Champions. It was a good match, #SexyMuscleFriends winning makes sense as Lana is still just outside of being a championship level superstar. Plus, Mandy & Dana having strength and athleticism makes for a good match up with the technical Natty and even stronger Tamina. Though I will say again, this would be the one time I would actually welcome another Triple Threat. Raw’s contenders, Mandy & Dana, battling SmackDown’s contenders, the Riott Squad, as well as the champions would make for a very exciting title match at a PPV where both brands would be present by default.
I like that instead of getting superstars giving promos right to the camera to hype up WWE’s return to touring, they integrated them into conversation promos that also advanced story. Mansoor being new to Raw, he’s basically a clean slate in terms of Face and Heel, so I like that there was a lightside VS darkside moment. Does Mansoor trust the Viking Raiders about, uh, being a healthy and responsible Face? Or does he believe Mustafa Ali and become a shark Heel that only looks out for himself? At the very least, Mansoor VS Mustafa would be a great match, and maybe even a great tag team to battle the Viking Raiders.
Priest, Riddle and Orton were good in the other conversation promo. They basically reworked what Riddle said on Raw Talk last week, which makes it seem like Raw Talk doesn’t matter to them. But it does make it canon that Orton approves of Riddle using the RKO. Orton VS Woods was a really good match, not quite Riddle VS Woods last week, but I love that Orton used the Bro Derek in return now. We have to be getting Styles & Omos VS RKBRO at HIAC for the titles, we just have to. Styles & Omos of course retain their titles, but I feel it’s a shame Elias & Ryker break up as a team. The RawDown Tag Divisions have so little as it is, they should’ve let those two stick together a little longer.
Elias’ turn on Ryker of course turns Ryker into a Face, and using a Memorial Day Raw as the time for it was a logical move. Elias VS Ryker is going to carry these two to at least HIAC, maybe a little past that, and WWE will have a new patriotic and beefy Face they’ll try and get fans to rally behind, not having learned from how AEW and Cody Rhodes have gotten some flack over making a USA VS Not USA angle out of Cody Rhodes VS Anthony Ogogo. Ryker is still a good powerhouse wrestler who doesn’t really have to say much, and he could’ve had Elias as his musical hype man, but I guess Elias as a Face just doesn’t work for WWE.
But what the hell with Benjamin VS Alexander tonight? For one, immediately getting a tiebreaker match here seems too soon. One or both of them should’ve been facing other singles competitors as a way to one-up each other. And then they’d have the tiebreaker that’d be the best match of them all. But Alexander made Benjamin look like a chump! I can get if Benjamin is entering a crisis of confidence story where he has to redeem himself, but it just seems way too easy for Alexander to cheat Benjamin and win like that. Benjamin has been with the WWE too long to be treated like that, even if it is to put a young star over.
Lashley and MVP partying with the ladies all night was at least the logical move. If they couldn’t be ringside, they’d play up the Hurt Business big money gimmick. I am curious as to Lashley mentioning something in his promo about “someone who doesn’t even compete here.” “Here” meaning Raw, and I assume that person in question is Roman Reigns. But no one mentioned Roman did they? Tonight or last week. But if it is to keep the parallel alive and to set up Lashley VS Roman at Survivor Series, I like that at least someone is planting that seed.
Then the promos from McIntyre and Kofi were both great, McIntyre VS Kofi was an awesome main event, PPV worthy in itself, but I am both a little surprised and disappointed they defaulted to McIntyre. I do get that if you go back to over a year ago, Backlash 2020, that was McIntyre VS Lashley round one, McIntyre won. WrestleMania 37 was round two and Lashley won. HIAC 2021 would be round three and the true blow-off, and then both men can wash their hands of the feud. But just because fans aren’t in the arena to pop for Kofi winning, I know we all would’ve been excited at home to see it happen.
Perhaps this is WWE already planning ahead for once. Whether it’s McIntyre or Lashley winning at HIAC, Kofi can face the champion at MITB for his long overdue rematch for the title. KofiMania 2 may not happen at WrestleMania, but as long as it happens, the live fans will love it. So long as Mr. MITB doesn’t cash in and take it away from him again on that same night, that is.
My Score: 8.1/10
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CHAIRSHOT RADIO NETWORK PODCAST SPECIALS
Attitude Of Aggression Podcast & The Big Five Project (chronologically exploring WWE's PPV/PLE history)
TheChairshot.com PRESENTS...IMMEDIATE POST WWE PLE REACTIONS w/ DJ(Mindless), Tunney(DWI) & Friends
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Classic POD is WAR
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Will The Ruler’s reign feel the Great Rush?
The summer is hot but NXT is hotter! The Great American Bash is in Hotlanta, and Oba Femi defends his NXT Championship against Yoshiki Inamura!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Jasper Troy VS Je’Von Evans; wins.
- NXT Women’s North American Championship: Sol Ruca w/ Zaria VS Izzi Dame w/ Tatum Paxley; wins and
- NXT North American Championship Falls Count Anywhere Match: Ethan Page VS Ricky Saints; wins and
- The Fatal Influence VS Jordynne Grace & Blake Monroe; win(s).
- NXT Championship: Oba Femi VS Yoshiki Inamura w/ Josh Briggs; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
[Due to scheduling conflicts, coverage will be on delay]
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Attitude Of Aggression Podcast & The Big Five Project (chronologically exploring WWE's PPV/PLE history)
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AEW’s biggest show goes even bigger in Texas!
AEW goes All In in Globe Life Field, and Hangman Page goes all in with Jon Moxley! It will be TEXAS DEATH for the AEW World Championship!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Zero Hour – 8 Man Tag: The Sons of Texas VS Shane Taylor Promotions; The Sons of Texas win.
- Zero Hour – 8 Man Tag: Big Boom AJ & The Conglomeration VS The Don Callis Family; Big Boom & The Conglomeration win.
- Zero Hour – FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway VS The Outrunners; FTR wins.
- AEW World Trios Championships: The Opps VS The Death Riders; The Opps win and retain the titles.
- Men’s Casino Gauntlet: MJF wins and has a title shot for the AEW World Championship.
AEW TNT Championship: Adam Cole VS Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis- Vacated AEW TNT Championship Fatal 4 Way: Kyle Fletcher VS Daniel Garcia VS Dustin Rhodes VS Sammy Guevara; Dustin wins and is the new AEW TNT Champion.
- EVP Titles VS Title Opportunities: The Young Bucks VS Will Ospreay & Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana; Ospreay & Swerve win and strip The Bucks of their EVP status.
- Women’s Casino Gauntlet: Athena wins and has a title shot for the AEW Women’s World Championship.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships Triple Threat: The Hurt Syndicate VS #JetSpeed VS Christian Cage & Nick Wayne w/ The Patriarchy; win(s) and
- AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm VS Mercedes Mone; wins and
- AEW Unified Championship: Kazuchika Okada VS Kenny Omega; wins and
- AEW World Championship Texas Deathmatch: Jon Moxley VS Hangman Page; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the All In: Texas Zero Hour!
Join Renee Paquette, RJ City, Jeff Jarrett and wellll~… Paul Wight in discussing, analyzing and predicting all the action about to happen here in Texas!
BREAKING NEWS!
Adam Cole is NOT medically cleared to compete tonight, and perhaps for the immediate future! That means the TNT Championship is VACATED, and there will be a NEW champion crowned! It will be a Fatal 4 Way of Sammy Guevara, Daniel Garcia, Dustin Rhodes, and the man who would have faced Adam Cole, Kyle Fletcher! One way or another, we get a NEW Face of TNT!
Zero Hour – 8 Man Tag: The Sons of Texas w/ Kevin Von Erich VS Shane Taylor Promotions!
The ROH World Tag Team Championship match was not enough to settle things, so now Dustin Rhodes, Sammy Guevara & The Von Erichs are taking on Lee Moriarty, The Infantry and Shane Taylor himself in a “High Noon shootout!” But knowing that Dustin & Sammy are now in the TNT Championship Fatal 4 Way, will they be able to focus on STP? Or will they be pulling their punches so they still have something left to give?
The teams sort out and the Spanish God starts against #TAIGASTYLE. The fans rally up for Sammy as he and Lee circle. They tie up, Lee waistlocks but Sammy switches. Lee wrenches out and has the IRON OCTOPUS! Sammy powers out to throw Lee down! Sammy CHOPS, whips, then hurdles, backflips, and DROPKICKS! Lee is down, Sammy kips up smooth! The fans cheer, Sammy takes a bow, and Sammy brings Lee over. Tag to Marshall Von Erich, and a feed to the scoop and SLAM! But Lee bails out before the elbow drop! Lee tags Carlie Bravo, but Marshall dodges to DISCUS LARIAT! The fans cheer, and Marshall ELBOW DROPS!
Marshall drags Lee up, headlocks, tag to Ross Von Erich. The Von Erichs double whip Carlie to a corner. Ross BOOTS and Marshall LARIATS! Snapmare, PENALTY KICK, and then Marshall STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Ross keeps Carlie close with a headlock, Carlie powers out and Dean tags in. Ross ROCKS Dean, but Carlie ROLLING ELBOWS Ross! Dean DECKS Ross, stomps away, then RAMS him into the corner! STP mugs Ross from all angles! The fans boo but STP stops as the ref counts. Dean tags Carlie, The Infantry mugs Ross, then Dean BLASTS the Sons of Texas while Carlie ROCKS Ross!
Carlie puts Ross in the STP corner, Dean hits a forearm SMASH! Then Dean FLIES to wipe out Marshall and Sammy! Carlie TOSSES Ross out, tags Shane, and Shane builds speed going around the outside! Shane SPLASHES onto Marshall! Shane gets going, he CLOBBERS Dustin, he CLOBBERS Sammy, and he CLOBBERS Ross! The fans do cheer the path of destruction, and Shane hauls Ross into the ring. Shane looms over Ross, drags him up, but Ross fires body shots. Ross tries to scoop but Shane’s too big! Shane throws Ross to a corner, then he CHOPS! Shane huffs ‘n’ puffs, Dean shouts, “That’s a man! That’s a man right there!”
Shane ROCKS Ross, runs in again, but Ross dodges the splash! Ross waits as Shane wobbles, and manages to scoop SLAM! The fans fire up while both men are down! Ross and Shane crawl, but Ogogo talks trash to Kevin Von Erich! The fans boo Ogogo but Kevin says he doesn’t want any trouble. Ogogo says he’ll put Kevin in the ground! But then wait! Wyatt & Wayne Rhodes, Dustin’s nephews, are here! They back Ogogo off, and hot tags to Dean and Dustin! The fans fire up as The Natural rallies on The Infantry, BLASTS Shane & Lee, then DOUBLE LARIATS The Infantry! Dustin fires off more LARIATS, then he whips Dean!
Dean reverses, Dustin says, “Not Today!” UPPERCUT! Dean rebounds into the SNAP POWERSLAM! Carlie runs up, SNAP POWERSLAM! Dustin has Dean, dragon sleeper and the fans fire up! CROSS RHODES! Cover, Shane Taylor Promotions breaks it up! The brawl is on and the fans rally! STP has a Son of Texas in each corner, they throw hands, then they coordinate. They all whip, but the Sons reverse! STP crashes into each other, and we get QUADRUPLE IRON CLAWS!! The fans fire up, but Ogogo sneaks in! The ref sees him, tells him to back down, but Kevin gets in the ring! Ogogo says bring it, old man! Kevin SLAPS Ogogo, and clamps on the IRON CLAW!!
The fans are thunderous as we get a Iron Claw pin, Sons of Texas win!
Winners: The Sons of Texas, by pinfall
STP picked a fight with the wrong cowboys! The ROH World Tag Team & World Six Man Tag Team Champions all stand tall, but Dustin and Sammy look to each other for a moment. They know they’re going to be opponents now in tonight’s TNT Championship match. Can they stay brothers in arms as they fight to be the Face of TNT?
Zero Hour – 8 Man Tag: Big Boom AJ & The Conglomeration VS The Don Callis Family!
The iconic “Costco Guys” just want to have fun, but they are ready to get serious if it means humbling some bullies like the Don Callis Family! Big Boom AJ is ready to conglomerate with Tomohiro Ishii, Hologram & Kyle O’Reilly, will they be victorious? Or will Hechicero, Roppongi Vice & Lance Archer make sure #EverybodyDies?
The teams sort out and the Callis Family just attacks! The fans boo as Rocky stomps HOlogram, Archer beats up Ishii, Trent beats up Kyle, and Hechi fires off on AJ! The Callis Family all run in, but Team Big Boom dodges! They all have a man and fire off hands! Ishii ROCKS and CHOPS Archer while we go to TEN punches! Then the Don Callis Family is sent into each other! Archer is the only one standing, so Team Big Boom mugs him! They TOSS Archer, he’s pissed, and now things sort out. Ishii & AJ double whip Rocky, double SHOULDER TACKLE, then AJ hits a BELLY2BELLY! Cover, TWO!
AJ stays cool as he brings Rocky up. Tag to Kylea dn teh fans rally. AJ hits Rocky with a BACKBREAKER, Kyle adds a KING KONG KNEE DROP! Kyle drags Rocky up, tags Hologram, whip and DROPKICK for Rocky! MOONSAULT KNEE DROP COMBO! Rocky scrambles away, Hechicero tags in! HEchi scoops HOlogram, Hologtram slips free, Hechi drop toeholds and body scissors to a cover, TWO! Hologram jackknife bridges but Hechi roll shtoruhg! Hologram kips up, victory roll to a susnet flip, TWO! Hologram runs up, hip toss and rebound into a vcitory roll, TWO! Both men stand, Hehich ducks, goes Matrix, and wag shis finger.
Thigns speed up, Hologram sunset flips again! Hechi drags him up, pops him up, but HOlogram RANAS to a cover! TWO, and both men run up! Hologram dodges, hurdles, but inot a FLAPJACK! The fans fire up as Hechi dazzles with his alchemy. Hechi stomps Hologram, whips him, but Kyle sneaks a tag. Hologram RANAS Hechi and Kyle is on him with knees! Kyle fires a strike fest, then wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER! Rocky runs up, Kyle DECKS him! Trent distracts Kyle, Hechi dropkicks the legs out! Basement DDT! Archer tags in, he SHOVES Ishii and AJ down, then he whips Kyle to the corner. Archer runs up to ELBOW!
Archer keeps moving, and he ELBOWS again! Archer keeps going, a third ELBOW! Archer then TOSSES Kyle out of the ring! Tag to Trent, he has the ref check his arm, and that lets Rocky KNEE Kyle down! Rocky sits Kyle up in front of Big Justice & Rizzler to stomp away on Kyle! Rizzler & Justice step to Rocky! The fans cheer, but then Trent PIE FACES Justice! The fans boo, how could Trent do that to a kid?! AJ storms over to protect his son, and Ishii backs AJ up. AJ runs after Trent, Trent hurries away into the ring! Rocky SMACKS Kyle off the apron before he puts him in. Trent KNEES Kyle down, covers, TWO!
Trent grins as he continues to be scum. Tag to Rocky, Rocky builds speed, and he basement DROPKICKS! Rocky then slides for his soccer celebration! The fans boo but Rocky tags Trent. Trent kicks Kyle around, the fans rally, but Trent KICKS Kyle. Trent BLASTS AJ down! The fans boo more, but Kyle ROCKS Trent with forearm after forearm! Trent ROLLING ELBOWS! Kyle yoyos to LARIAT! The fans fire up, hot tag to HOlogram! Hechi tags in, Hologram SOBATS, HEEL KICKS, and whips! Hechi reverses but Hologram duck s’n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl, DEJA VU, into the victory roll! TWO!! Hechi escpes, RPG Vice is in!
Hologram sends Trent into Rocky, HEEL KICKS Trent, then he SPANISH FLIES with Rocky! Hechi DROPKICKS Hologram! Hechi whips, Ishii tags in! Hologram reveres, but now Archer tags in! Hologram ducks ‘n’ dodges to DIVE onto Hechi! The fans fire up, and now Ishii steps to Archer! Ishii LARIATS, and LARIATS, and LARIATS! Archer is still on his feet! Ishii blocks a boot, ROCKS Archer, and goes to suplex! Archer is too big! Ishii wrenches Archer, whips, but Archer reverses. Ishii dodges Archer to kick low! Ishii tries again, but Archer suplexes for a FALCON ARROW! The fans boo but Archer stands Ishii up again.
Ishii fires forearms but Archer DECKS him! Archer suplexes Ishii again, but Ishii fights it! ISHII SUPLEXES ARCHER! The fans fire up while both men are down! Hot tags to Rocky and Big Boom AJ! AJ fires hands on Rocky, on Trent, and fans “BOOM!” with every shot! Archer is in but AJ fires a “BOOM!” Archer doesn’t budge! Archer choke grips AJ! But AJ breaks free! Archer kicks low, whips, but AJ grabs ropes. AJ dodges and he LARIATS Archer up and out! SPINEBUSTER for Trent! Rocky runs up to KICK low! Rocky gives some Azucar Heat, then runs, but into a gorilla press! AJ THROWS Rocky out onto Archer!
AJ has Trent, powers up, and teh fans chant “BOOM!” But Hechi ROCKS AJ! Hechi fires hands on AJ in the corner, then whips corner to corner. Hechi STEP-UP KNEES in the corner! But Hologram is up top! Hechi turns around into the FLYING CROSSBODY! Hologram runs up, Hechi whips him away but Hologram reverses! GUILLOTINE TORNADO from Hechi! AX ‘N’ SMASH from Kyle! Kyle KICKS Trent, KICKS Rocky, repeat! Kyle runs, into a DOUBLE JUMP KNEE! Ishii & AJ are up but RPG Vice CLAW their eyes! They beat up on AJ & Ishii in corners, and Rocky calls for their own “boom!” DOUBLE FOREARMS! Ishii and AJ spring up!
The fans fire up as Ishii and AJ back RPG Vice down by tanking those forearms! Then they DECK RPG Vice! The fans fire up as AJ & Ishii roar! BOOM! LARIAT! Archer is in and he ROCKS AJ! CHOKE SLAM on Ishii! BOOT for AJ! Hologram springboards to FLYING RANA! Hechi is back, Hologram goes up, but Kyle is in! Hologram swings and RANAS Hechi, Kyle DUMPS Hechi out! Then Kyle PLANCHAS! Archer & Hechi catch him, but Hologram is up top! SUPER CANNONBALL and down go Hechi & Archer! Then AJ has Rocky! He powers up, but Trent SUPERKICKS! The fans boo Trent but he soaks up the heat.
Trent and Rocky aim from the corners, and Trent runs up, into a LARIAT from AJ! The fans fire up and Justice nods. AJ fires up, the fans are with him, and Justice gets in the ring? Justice wants to get back at Trent! JUSTICE SPEAR! The fans cheer and Big Boom Father & Son hug it out! Rocky is back but AJ kicks him, for the POWER BOOM!! Cover, The Big Boom Conglomeration wins!
Winners: Big Boom AJ & The Conglomeration, by pinfall
AJ hugs it out with his friends and his son, it is another big win for the Big Boom! Will the “fifteen minutes of fame” continue until they bring the BOOM to the whole world?
Zero Hour – FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway VS The Outrunners!
Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler beat Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd in an instant classic 2v2, though with a little help from #BigStoke. But then an 8 Man Tag allowed the Youngest Men Alive to get payback alongside #JetSpeed. This match is here to settle the score once and for all, who will be the ones to bury the past and finally move on from the fallen friendship?
The teams sort out and Truth starts against Dax. The bell rings, the fans rally up, and the two circle. They tie up, Dax hits a headlock takeover but Truth headscissors. Dax kips free, hits another takeover, but Truth again headscissors. Dax kips free and hits another takeover, but Truth headscissors again. Dax kips free and Truth SMACKS him down! Dax goes to ropes, Cash tells Truth to back off, and Truth lets Dax get up. The two reset, tie up, and Dax top wristlocks. Truth fights to stay up but Dax grinds him down. Truth kneels, but the fans rally back up. Cash runs in to top wristlock the other arm! Truth flips through to DOUBLE ARM-DRAG!
Truth DROPKCISK Dax, DROPKCIKS Cash, and Turbo joins in! They double whip FTR, FTR slides under, but The Outrunners DECK FTR! Cash bails, Turbo scoops Dax, but then Cash returns to make the save! FTR regroups on the outside with Coach Stoke, and they huddle up. The fans boo but Dax returns slowly, just to tag Cash. The ref says that doesn’t count, Dax was on the outside! Truth drags Dax in, wrenches, but Dax CLAWS Truth’s eyes! The fans boo but FTR bends the rules like always. Dax CHOPS Truth, tags Cash legally, and he SMACKS Truth off Cash’s knees. Cash UPPERCUTS Truth, whips him, but Truth reverses to BACKDROP!
The fans fire up and Truth runs up, FLYING HEADSCISSORS! Truth ROCKS Cash, tags Turbo, and they whip, BODY SHOT, KNEE LIFT, and then BIG back suplex! Turbo covers, fisherman even, TWO! Cash scrambles to a corner, Turbo runs in, but Dax saves Cash! Turbo hits buckles, FTR whips him hard, and Turbo tumbles up and out! Turbo clutches his leg and Cash tags Dax. Dax storms over, the ref keeps Truth back, and Dax sends Turbo into railing! The fans boo but Dax frowns. Dax pushes Turbo in the ring, drops an ELBOW on the leg again and again, then steps over to FIGURE FOUR! Turbo endures while the fans rally up!
Turbo reaches out, and he has the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and Dax lets go reluctantly. Dax drags Turbo and YANKS the leg! Dax steps over again, but Turbo BOOTS him into the corner! Dax hits POST, but Cash tags in! Cash goes up, leaps, but into a scoop! POWERSLAM! The fans fire up while both men are down! Turbo and Cash crawl, hot tag to Truth! Truth rallies on FTR with big HAYMAKERS and CHOPS! Truth DROPKICKS Cash, DROPKICKS Dax, then goes to Cash in a corner! Truth rains down fists, the fans count, but Dax stops Truth at 3! Truth ROCKS Dax! And dribbles him off the buckles! All three levels! And then the POST
Truth LARIATS Cash up and out, then he roars as he goes to the apron. Truth stalks Cash, CHOPS him, then CHOPS him again! Cash wants mercy but Truth CHOPS him again! Truth shoves Cash in, but Cash clinches! Dax tags in, FTR whips, but Truth DECKS Dax! And ROCKS Cash! Truth whips Cash to a corner, Cash reverses, and Cash runs up, Truth goes up and over, then LARIATS Cash! Dax LARIATS Truth! Dax drops LEG, ELBOW, and HEADBUTT! Cover, TWO! Dax drags Truth up, whips him to ropes, and has the SLEEPER! Truth endures, reaches out, and the fans rally again! Truth slips around to hit a BIG back suplex!
Truth and Dax crawl, Cash tags in! Cash intercepts Truth and keeps him from Turbo! Truth fires haymakers, reaches out, and repeat! Cash whips Truth, RAMS him at the ropes, then dumps him out! Cash PLANCHAS, but FLOPS as Truth moves! The fans rally as both men are down and the ring count climbs. Dax hurries to put Cash back in, and then Dax tags in! Dax sees Truth struggling, he rushes in and POUNCES Truth! The fans boo but Dax reels Truth in to snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Dax chinlocks to grind Truth down, but Truth fights up. Dax clinches to keep Truth back, then he scoops to SLAM!
Dax drops an elbow but misses! And misses again! Truth RAMS from the apron! Truth DECKS Cash, slingshots up and over Dax to sunset flip, but Cash breaks it in time! Truth slips away form Cash, he leaps, but FTR catches him! They keep him from Turbo, but Truth DOUBLE DDTS! The fans fire up and Turbo reaches out! Truth crawls, but Cash YANKS Turbo down! Turbo and Cash brawl, Dax YANKS Truth from the corner! Dax DECKS Turbo, then helps Cash up top, ROCKET LAUNCHER SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Truth survives and the fans fire up again! Stokely is upset but Dax says fine, he’ll just hurt Truth more.
Dax kicks and slaps Truth around, shoves him into the FTR corner, but Truth fires hands! The fans fire up as Truth DECKS Cash, then DOUBLE LARIATS with Dax! Both men are down again, Cash crawls in! The ref stops Cash, then SHOVES him out! Stokely distracts the ref now, and the ref misses the hot tag! Dax & Cash mug Truth! The fans boo but FTR knows how to bend the rules far too well! Cash sends Dax in, Truth dodges! Dax POSTS himself, Truth HURLDES Cash, hot tag to Turbo! The fans fire up as Turbo rallies on FTR! Haymaker after haymaker, scoop SLAM after scoop SLAM! Turbo SLAMS Dax again and he flexes!
The fans fire up with Turbo and he LARIATS Cash! And LARIATS Dax! And back to Cash! Back to Dax! BULLDOG LARIAT COMBO! Truth steps in, the fans fire up, “Turbo Floyd! You son-” NO, Cash runs up! But Turbo scoops to SLAM him onto Dax! “YOU SONOVA BISH!” DOUBLE ELBOW DROPS! Cover on Dax, TWO!! Dax survives and the fans can’t believe it! Turbo scoops, but Cash trips Truth! Cash YANKS Truth into the post! Turbo runs up, Cash catche shim! Dax runs up, but Turbo dodges! FTR avoids colliding, Turbo BLASTS Chas! Dax rolls Turbo with tights, TWO!! Dax shouts to Cash and Cash goes up.
Dax reels Turbo in, but Truth SHOVES Cash down! Turbo lifts Dax, Truth is up, LARIAT SPINEBUSTER! Jackknife bridge, TWO!!! Dax survives and the fans can’t believe it! Turbo whips, Dax reverses, but Turbo sunset flips! Dax stays up, Cash hurries in, but Truth BLOCKBUSTERS Cash! Turbo has the sunset, TWO!!! Stokely rallies for FTR but the fans rally for the Outrunners! Outrunners brawl with Dax, they DECK Cash and whip Dax! But Cash CLOBBERS Truth! Dax ROCKS Turbo, but Turbo throws hands on FTR! Dax shoves Turbo, Cash goes up and over, and SHATTER- NO, there’s no gas for the lift!
Truth CLOBBERS Cash! TOTAL RECALL OUTTA NOWHERE!! Cover, STOKELY YANKS TURBO AWAY!!! The fans boo and Turbo is pissed! The ref doesn’t have any clue what happened, but Turbo does! Turbo chases Stokely into the ring! Turbo has Stoke, but Dax rolls Turbo, feet on the ropes!! FTR WINS!!
Winners: FTR, by pinfall
Another travesty as Stokely influences the win! The Top Guys survive the Outrunners, but will they be moving on to those AEW World Tag Team Championships?
“When there is something real…”
“…you can feel it. Moments forever etched, destines realized. On one day, under the Texas sun, real will be felt.” Are you ready to go All In?
AEW World Trios Championships: The Opps VS The Death Riders!
Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata & “Powerhouse” Hobbs have been standing in the way of The Death Riders’ total control of AEW, but now Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta bring in a Mad Man! Will Gabe Kidd be just the wild card needed to take the titles back? Or will The Opps be #NeverLacking?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we kick off All In with gold!
The trios don’t sort out, they just brawl! The fans fire up as Joe throws Yuta out, goes after him, but Yuta CHOPS! Joe doesn’t even flinch, and he CHOPS Yuta in return! Hobbs and Claudio go out, they brawl with Yuta and Joe, leaving Shibata and Gabe to pick up where they left off on Thursday! CHOP for CHOP and the fans fire up! The brawling on the outside cools off, but these CHOPS keep going! The fans fire up as the CHOPS echo out through Globe Life Field like homeruns! DOUBLE CHOP and Shibata is down! Shibata is right up, he LARIATS Gabe! Gabe is up, DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down!
The fans fire up as both men sit up cross-legged! They stand, and now they fire forearms! Shibata DECKS Gabe and the fans fire up! Shibata stomps Gabe, brings him over, and tags Joe! The fans rally but Gabe gets away to tag Yuta. The fans rally for “JOE! JOE! JOE!” as he and Yuta circle. They tie up, Yuta waistlocks, but Joe wrenches free. Yuta rolls, handsprings, and drop toeholds, but Joe is too sturdy! Joe headlocks Yuta and grinds him down. Yuta endures, fires body shots, and he powers out. Hobbs steps in and daps it up with the ref so that he misses Joe pulling Yuta’s hair! The fans cheer The Opps giving the Death Riders a taste of their own sneaky medicine!
Joe grinds the headlock, the fans taunt Yuta with “Get a Haircut!” Yuta powers out but Joe pulls hair again, Hobbs again distracting the ref. Yuta fires body shots, powers up and out but he stops the hair pulling! Joe DECKS Yuta! Joe JABS Yuta again and again, then CHOPS him in the corner! Joe whips corner to corner, runs to back ELBOW then PELE! The fans fire up as Yuta falls over! Joe tags Hobbs and the fans fire up for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs whips Yuta to a corner, Yuta bounces off but into another whip! Yuta hobbles and Hobbs reels him in! Hobbs suplexes Yuta, holds him up, and waits for TEN before the SLAM!
The fans cheer, Hobbs drags Yuta away from his corner to tag in Shibata. The fans cheer as the Opps mugs Yuta. Shibata snapmares Yuta, scrapes his sole off Yuta’s face, then KICKS Yuta in the back. Shibata fires forearms into Yuta’s back, then pushes him to a cover, ONE! Shibata bumps Yuta off buckles, tags Hobbs, and Hobbs stomps Yuta. Yuta CHOPS but Hobbs just frowns. Joe SLAPS Yuta on the back! The fans fire up, Shibata SLAPS Yuta on the back! Hobbs stands Yuta up to CHOP Yuta in the chest! Tag to Shibata and he CHOPS Yuta! Shibata snapmares Yuta, runs and BOOTS Gabe! Shibata turns around, Yuta DROPKICKS him down!
Yuta tags Claudio and Claudio fires off UPPERCUTS! Claudio CHOPS Shibata, CHOPS again, then CHOPS again! And again! Shibata CHOPS! Claudio UPPERCUTS! Claudio eggs Shibata on, so Shibata UPPERCUTS! Claudio UPPERCUTS! They go UPPERCUT for UPPERCUT, Claudio gets the edge, and Claudio whips. Claudio runs in and UPPERCUTS! Claudio runs, Shibata follows, and Shibata BOOTS! Shibata fires forearms, runs corner to corner and back again, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Shibata brings Claudio up, HALF HATCH PLEX! Cover, TWO! Shibata tags Joe, Joe CHOPS! And JABS, JABS, JABS! Then a snapmare, CHOP, and KICK!
Joe runs to FLASH ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Joe and Gabe talk some trash, but that lets Claudio blindside Joe! Claudio dumps Joe out for Gabe & Yuta to stomp away! The fans boo, The Death Riders soak up heat, and they put Joe in. Claudio drags Joe up to bump him off buckles. Tag to Gabe, they mug Joe, and Gabe talks trash as he SLAPS Joe! Gabe tags Yuta, Yuta fires hands, then he climbs up to rain down fists! Yuta BITES Joe, the ref reprimands and the fans boo. Tag to Claudio, Claudio UPPERCUTS Joe, and he puts Joe in a corner. The fans rally, Claudio runs and DROPKICKS Shibata! The ref keeps Hobbs back while Claudio talks trash.
Claudio goes to Joe but Joe CHOPS! And CHOPS! Claudio CHOKES Joe! The ref reprimands, Claudio lets go to CLUB Joe down, and then clamps on a SLEEPER! Gabe taunts Joe while he endures but the fans rally up. Joe rises, fires body shots, but Claudio KNEES low! Claudio whips, Joe reverses and SWEEPS the legs! Then SENTONS on top! The fans rally while both men are down! Joe and Claudio crawl, hot tag to Hobbs! Hobbs rallies on the Death Riders! LARIAT for LARIAT, then SPLASH for SPLASH, it is all “MEAT!” Short arm LARIAT for Claudio and the fans fire up! Hobbs brings the straps down, but Gabe CHOPS him!
The fans tell Gabe he messed up, and Hobbs LARIATS Gabe! Claudio UPPERCUTS Hobbs! Claudio whips, Hobbs reverses and SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Yuta breaks it! The fans boo but Shibata BOOTS Yuta! Gabe BOOTS Shibata! Hobbs LARIATS Gabe up and out! Claudio POP-UP UPPERCUTS Hobbs! Cover, TWO! Tag to Yuta and he climbs. Claudio hoists Hobbs up in an Electric Chair?! DOOMSDAY- POWERSLAM from Hobbs!! Cover, Claudio breaks it!! The fans fire up, Hobbs tags Shibata! Shibata whips Yuta, Joe steps in. Shibata BOOTS Yuta! Hobbs LARIATS! Joe ELBOWS Yuta! Snapmare and PENALTY KICK! Shibata covers, Death Riders break it!
Claudio & Gabe mug Hobbs, take it to the outside, but Hobbs fires hands on Claudio! “This is Awesome!” as Claudio SWINGS Hobbs around, and into the railing! Yuta and Shibata rise, and Shibata ROCKS Yuta! Yuta rewinds, slips around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Tag to Gabe and he SAIDOS Shibata! Shibata’s right up!? Gabe ROCKS Shibata, suplexes, BRAINBUSTER! Cover, ONE?!?! The fans fire up but Gabe HEADBUTTS Shibata! Shibata drops to his knees, but Gabe stands him up. Shibata DECKS Gabe! Hot tag to Joe! The fans fire up as Joe and Gabe fire off fast hands! Joe has the edge and the fans fire up!
Gabe BITES Joe’s forehead! The fans boo, Gabe runs, COME- SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, Death Riders break it again! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but the Death Riders stomp way on Joe! Claudio drags Gabe to the corner, Yuta tags in, and Yuta climbs again. Claudio is there to lift Yuta, but Hobbs SPLASHES them both! Gabe TACKLES Hobbs outta the ring! But Shibata BOOTS Yuta! Joe tucks Yuta in! MUSCLE BUSTER!! Cover, OPPS WIN!
Winners: The Opps, by pinfall (still AEW World Trios Champions)
The mercenary was not able to help The Death Riders reclaim this gold, and that does not bode well for The Death Riders! But then they beat up on The Opps anyway! The fans boo but Gabe and Claudio each have Shibata and Joe! GOTCH STYLE PILEDRIVERS IN STEREO! Yuta SMACKS away on Hobbs with a chair! The fans boo but Yuta sends that chair in for Claudio. Claudio puts the chair around Joe’s neck! CHAIR GUILLOTINE STOMP!!! The fans boo as Claudio mockingly drops the belt on Joe. Did they just make sure Hangman has no help in tonight’s Texas Deathmatch?
Men’s Casino Gauntlet!
After being motivated by Maxwell Jacob Friedman’s rotten scumbag personality, Mark Briscoe is ready to not just win this match, but to rip MJF in half to do it! But there is still a huge line-up waiting right behind the curtain, can the Sussex County Chicken and the Snake of Long Island finish this before it gets out of hand?
As promised by winning those Fatal 4 Way matches, Mark Briscoe and MJF start as the first and second entries respectively. Surprisingly, MJF gives over the Dynamite Diamond Ring to the ref. Perhaps he feels he doesn’t need it to beat Briscoe. The bell rings and the two run up! MJF rolls Briscoe, TWO! Briscoe swings again, MJF backslides, TWO! MJF cradles, TWO! Briscoe TACKLES MJF and CHOKES him! The ref pries Briscoe off MJF, MJF goes toa corner, and Briscoe runs up. MJF sends Briscoe into buckles! MJF stomps Briscoe, then whips and WRINGS him into buckles! The fans boo but MJF soaks up the heat.
MJF flexes but he’s wasting time on the blind countdown. MJF scoops to SLAM Briscoe, then sits him up. MJF rallies the fans, builds speed, and he THRUSTS into Briscoe! But Briscoe gets up, the fans fire up, and MJF grins as he turns around. CHOP! CHOP! And forearm! Briscoe whips, MJF reverses, BACKDRPO but Briscoe lands out! Briscoe CHPOS, fires hands, but MJF shoves him back! Briscoe CLOBBERS MJF! Briscoe runs up to LARIAT in the corner! Briscoe calls his shot, and here’s the last ten seconds! MJF resists the Jay Driller, and number three is… RICOCHET! The One & Only is lucky to be in here this early!
The fans are torn as Ricochet gets on the apron, distracts Briscoe, but MJF CLOBBERS Briscoe! The fans taunt Ricochet with “BALD! BALD! BALD!” MJF offers a handshake, Ricochet takes it, and these snakes beat up Briscoe together! They stomp a mudhole, talk trash, and stomp him again. Ricochet & MJF mug Briscoe, each getting a turn to punch. MJF CLUBS Briscoe, snapmares, and he sits Briscoe up for Ricochet’s basement BOOT! MJF and Ricochet both soak up the heat, but now the countdown is back! Number four is… BANDIDO! The ROH World Champion, the Most Wanted, is ready for a shootout!
Bandido rushes into the ring, the fans fire up, but MJF & Ricochet don’t get the hype. They shake hands again, but then MJF CLAWS Ricochet’s eyes! Bandido fires off on Ricochet, but Ricochet kicks low! Ricochet SLAPS Bandido, whips, but Bandido reverses and trophy lifts! ONE HAND SLAM! But MJF rolls Bandido up! TWO, and Briscoe is back! Bandido runs up, MJF tosses Bandido, but Briscoe LARIATS MJF up and out! Ricochet returns but Briscoe TOSSES Ricochet! Then he WRECKS Ricochet with a dropkick! The fans fire up and Briscoe says BANG BANG! FOLEY ELBOW! Briscoe then runs up on MJF, BLOCKBUSTER!
The fans fire up with Briscoe, MVP is upset on commentary, and Briscoe high-fives with Bandido. They circle but Ricochet is back! Ricochet RAMS Bandido, Briscoe DUMPS them both out! Bandido and Ricochet brawl, the countdown is back, and number five is… KONOSUKE TAKESHITA! The Alpha fell short in that ROH World Championship match, but he is ready to skip the line to the very front! Konosuke slides in, dodges Briscoe to fire off haymakers! Konosuke whips, Briscoe reverses, TAKESHITA LINE hits! Ricochet runs in, Konosuke puts him on the apron, but Ricochet ROCKS Konosuke!
Ricochet springboards, Konosuke ducks under, but Ricochet TIGER WALL KICKS, SOBATS, and FRONT KICKS! But he swings into Konosuke’s BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO! And now Bandido is in! They finger gun, then Bandido dodges to SOBAT, FRONT KICK, and SUPER- NO, Konosuke blocks to flip Bandido! Bandido lands out, Konosuke scoops, but Bandido slips free to SUPERKICK! And then DROPKICK int he corner! Bandido runs, he avoids Konosuke’s kick to POISON-RANA! The fans fire up but MJF CLOBBERS Bandido! The fans boo but Bandido whips, only for MJF to catch him into the POWER BREAKER! Cover, TWO!
MJF argues the count but the ref defends it. MJF says he’s gonna take the mask like he did Mistico! MJF drags Bandido up, but the countdown is here! Bandido resists and number six is… MISTICO! MJF knows he’s in trouble now! The Talisman of CMLL runs down the ramp and the fans fire up as he slides in! MJF and Mistico stare down as Me Muero plays and the fans sing along! MVP says this isn’t Mexico, even though this is close, Mistico doesn’t have hometown advantage! MVP wants MJF to stop this farce and fight Mistico! Mistico gets the fans more fired up, and now the brawl is on! Mistico gets the edge and the fans cheer!
Mistico whips, MJF reverses, but Mistico dodges to handspring and back ELBOW! But then Konosuke is in! Mistico CHOPS him, knuckle locks and goes up, up, and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Konosuke tumbles out, Bandido steps in, and the fans fire up as these two speed up! Mistico RANAS Bandido out! Mistico climbs up the corner, steadies himself, and SUPER CROSSBODIES! Down goes everyone else! Mistico puts MJF in so he can tilt-o-whirl and LA MYSTICA!! MJF flails, reaches out, and the fans are thunderous! Briscoe hurries in, he STOPS MJF from tapping out, to clamp on his own FUJIWARA!!! But Konosuke CLOBBERS them all!
The fans boo but MJF scurries away. The countdown is back as Konosuke throws hands! Number seven is… JOSH ALEXANDER! The Walking Weapon can now back up his fellow Don Callis Family member as Konosuke keeps after Briscoe and Mistico. Alexander GERMAN SUPLEXES Briscoe! BELLY2BELLY for Mistico! GERMAN SUPLEX for Ricochet! Bandido BOOTS Alexander, Konosuke CLAWS Bandido’s eyes! Feed to Alexander for a scoop, and an APRON POWERSLAM! Konosuke sits Bandido up, Alexander runs to BODY CHECK! Konosuke FLIES and wipes out pretty much everyone! The fans fire up while the Callis Family returns to the ring.
The Callis Family revels in cheers and jeers, but the countdown is back. Number eight is… ANTHONY BOWENS! The 5 Tool Player is in the game, will he Molly Whop his way to a homerun? Bowens shoves Alexander into Konosuke, then fires haymakers! Bowens whips, Alexander reverses, but Bowens hits a FLOATING DDT! Bowens kicks Konosuke, wrenches and NECKBREAKERS! MJF is up but Bowens mule kicks, front kicks, and FAMOUSERS! The fans fire up, Ricochet wrenches but Bowens ducks the kick to BOOT! Bowens torture racks, REVERSE ANGLE SLAM! Briscoe steps up, they shake hands, and they fire forearms!
Briscoe and Bowens keep going, shot for shot, and Briscoe gets the edge! But he runs into Rock, Paper, Scissors, SUPERKICK! The fans fire up, but here comes Alexander & Konosuke! Bowens turns around to see the Callis Family, and he says, “SUCK IT!” They DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOW instead! GERMAN SUPLEX after GERMAN SUPLEX! Ricochet is in, he fights off the Callis Family, PELE for Alexander! KNEE for Konosuke! Konosuke BOOTS back! Konosuke goes up, Ricochet GAMANGIRIS, then he ELBOWS Alexander! Ricochet handsprings, but into an Electric Chair! Toss and KENE!! Cover, TWO!?!? Ricochet survives and the fans fire up!
The countdown is back, and number nine is… RODERICK STRONG! The Savior of the Backbreaker is here, will it be the End of Heartache for the Casino Gauntlet? MJF runs away from Roddy as he runs down the ramp! But Roddy catches up to KNEE him down! Roddy fires hands, ducks ‘n’ dodges, LEAPING LARIAT on Konosuke! BACKBREAKER for Alexander! Ricochet RAMS low, slingshots, but into a BACKBREAKER! Konosuke scoops, Roddy slips free to STRONG KNEE! And then ANGLE SLAM! Cover, Alexander breaks it! Roddy CHOPS Alexander, Alexander knees! Alexander runs, into a fireman’s carry!
Alexander scoops, Konosuke BOOTS Roddy into the BACKBREAKER! Then a feed to the LIGER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Roddy survives, and the countdown is back! Number ten is… BRODY KING! The fans fire up for the King of Death and he runs up, only to get mugged by the Callis family! They double whip, but Brody DOUBLE LARIATS! Brody LARIATS again and again, then he CHOPS and CHOPS! Brody roars, runs, but into DOUBLE BOOTS! But Bandido SUPERKICKS Alexander and SUPERKICKS Konosuke!
Bandido runs, gets a boost, DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICK! Brody helps Bandido up and sends him in at Alexander! BOOT! LARIAT! Then they do the same for Konosuke, BOOT and LARIAT! “This is Awesome!” but Ricochet KNEES Bandido outta the ring! Ricochet dodges Brody, but runs into the BLACKHOLE SLAM! Brody stands tall, the fans bark, and Brody looks to the corners. But MJF O’Conner Rolls! TWO and MJF tumbles out! Brody is after MJF on the apron! SLEEPER!! The fans fire up but MJF CLAWS free! MJF flips the fans off, steps inside, but Brody dodges him to SPLASH in the corner!
CANNONBALL on Ricochet! CANNONBALL on Konosuke! And a CANNONBALL on Alexander! The fans fire up as Brody lines up one more shot! He has the Turkey, can he get the spare? CANNONBALL!! Cover, Ricochet breaks it! Ricochet kicks Bandido but he blocks! SUPERKICK! Brody scoops Ricochet to SLAM him! Bandido goes up, aims, Latino Heat and FROG SPLASH! Bandido and Brody high-five, and even Brody gives some Latino Heat. But the Callis Family attacks! Konosuke LARIATS Brody and himself out, and Alexander LARIATS Bandido and himself out! Ricochet stands tall, and he cheers himself!
But the countdown is back, and number 11 is… JUICE ROBINSON!! The Juice has returned! Ricochet is freaking out as #RockHardRobinson storms into the ring. Juice RAMS Ricochet, then JABS, JABS, JABS! “JUICE! JUICE! JUICE!” LEFT HAND feint, and a SLAP on that bald head! Then LEFT HAND O’ GOD! The fans fire up, Juice runs in at the corner, LARIAT! Juice runs to LARIAT again! Ricochet sputters, the fans fire up with Juice as he FULL NELSON SLAMS Ricochet! Cover, TWO! Juice drags Ricochet up, but Ricochet phowers up and out! Wait, Bishop Kaun gets Ricochet to safety! Toa Liona CLOBBERS Juice!
The fans boo but there are no disqualifications in a gauntlet like this! Ricochet goes up to SHOOTING STAR PRESS on Juice! Cover, TWO?!?! Juice survives and the fans fire up! Ricochet has the Gates play defense, they CLOBBER Briscoe, Bowens, and everyone else that gets up! The Gates stand Juice up, OPEN THE- WAIT! THE GUNNS ARE HERE! The fans fire up as Austin & Colten have chairs! Austin FLIES down the ramp to take out Bishop! Colten JAMS and SMACKS Liona! The fans fire up, Ricochet turns around, 3:10 TO YUMA!!
The fans fire up as the Bang bang Gang shout for Juice to get the roll-up! Cover, MJF breaks it! Gates and Gunns brawl back up the ramp and the fans rally! The countdown is back and we’ve made it to number 12… KOTA IBUSHI! The Golden Star is here not just to help Kenny Omega, but he could very well make himself the #1 contender! Ricochet and MJF stagger around in the ring, Ibushi runs in and dodges Ricochet to ELBOW MJF! KICK for Ricochet! KICK for MJF! KICK for Mistico! KICK for Roddy! The fans fire up, KICK for Bandido! KICK for Alexander! KICK for Briscoe! KICK for Juice!
Konosuke swings, Ibushi dodges, KICK for Konosuke! Brody is up, KICK for Brody, but he stays up! KICK! Ibushi whips, Brody reverses, but Ibushi LEG LARIATS! Bowens is in, he swings, Ibushi fires off a strike fest! SOBAT and KICK! The fans fire up, STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Bowens is still in this but Ibushi stays cool. The countdown is back while Ibushi fires forearms on Bowens. Bowens kicks in return, and lucky number 13 is… THE BEAST MORTOS! The fans fire up and this ungovernable minotaur rushes the ring! He DECKS Ibushi! He dodges to HEADBUTT Briscoe, DOUBLE LARIAT Bandido y Mistico, then he LARIATS, ELBOWS, and GAMANGIRIS Briscoe!
Alexander runs in, Mortos THROWS him onto Briscoe! Ricochet JUMP KNEES, and he fires off CHOPS! Mortos reverses the whip to scoop, torture rack, and BACKBREAKER DROP! Ricochet writhes, but Brody is up! The big men RAM! And CHOP! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” SPEAR from Mortos! Bowens runs up, Mortos scoops, CIPHER UTAKI! Konosuke is in, Mortos LARIATS him down! Roddy shouts at “BEEEEEAST~!” Roddy says Mortos is still his bud! The fans cheer, but Mortos HEADBUTTS Roddy down! Mortos doesn’t care about the past, he only moves forward! Mortos climbs up but Mistico GAMANGIRIS! And GAMANGIRIS! And GAMANGIRIS!
Mistico goes up to get Mortos, and SUPER DUPER STEINERS! Cover, TWO! Mortos survives and everyone is down! Mistico slowly sits up, there is brawling outside, Ricochet SHOOTING STAR PRESSES Mistico! Cover, TWO! Ricochet dragon sleepers, but Bandido SUPERKICKS Ricochet! Bandido reels Ricochet in, gut wrench and torture rack! X KNEE! Ricochet sputters, flounders to the ropes, and Bandido deals the BLACKJACK- NO, Konosuke adds on! Time to bust with the DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEX! But then a STRONG KNEE hits! Underhooks and TIGER DRIVER! Cover, Alexander breaks it!
Roddy JAWBREAKERS and CHOPS Alexander, then runs, only for Alexander to dodge, ROCK, and torture rack! TOWER HACKER BOMB!! Cover, FROGGY-BOW from Briscoe! Bowens CHOPS Briscoe, CHOPS, and CHOPS, and whisp! Briscoe boots but Bowens blocks to put him in ropes! ENZIGIRI and SIDEWINDER! Cover, Brody breaks it! Brody CHOPS Bowens down, scoops him, GONZO BOMB!! But Juice is in! He dodges Brody to LEFT HAND O’ GOD, and the BIG back suplex! Cover, but Mortos breaks it! Mortos runs up, slips around, and he shoves Juice for the POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! But now Ibushi fires strikes!
Mortos wobbles, ducks a kick, but not the LARIAT! Ibushi fires up, the fans are with him, and he has the wristlocks! KAMI-GOYE!! But Roddy STRONG KNEES Ibushi! Roddy suplexes, END OF HEARTACHE!! Cover, MJF breaks it! MJF says shove it but the fans boo. Roddy fires off elbows on MJF! Roddy runs up, MJF pops Roddy up to MULE KCIK! ALABAMA SLAM and jackknife bridge, TWO!! MJF is furious, he CLAWS Roddy’s face, and he CHOPS! MJF whips, Roddy ducks ‘n’ dodges to SICK KICK! Both men are down and so is everyone else in this match! The fans are thunderous, and finally, the countdown returns!
The fans stand, number 14 is… MAX CASTER! The Best Wrestler Alive makes his way to the ring, mic in hand. “Texas, you are looking live at the Best Wrestler Alive! And I know this match has lacked some serious star power. But lucky for all the Maximaniacs here at Globe Life Field, you get to chant my name! Let’s Go, Max! You’re the Best Wrestler Alive!” He does it right at Bowens on the floor! Caster goes to the ring, but Bowens grabs his leg! STRONG KNEE and down go the former Acclaimed! Briscoe and Roddy trade CHOPS, then forearms! Roddy swings, Briscoe wrenches and underhooks, but Roddy fireman’s carries! GUT BUSTER DROP!
Roddy runs, but Briscoe LARIATS! And then underhooks for the JAY DRILLER!! But MJF THROWS Briscoe out! MJF takes the cover, MJF WINS!!
Winner: MJF, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the AEW World Championship)
MVP celebrates with his guy as this “wolf of wrestling” continues to be a worm! MJF shows off the contract he stole from everyone else, but who will it be he’s targeting next? Will “Dictator Jon” keep his reign of terror going? Or will Hangman Page free us all from the Death Riders’ death grip?
Stokely Hathaway speaks.
“We are officially done with The Outrunners. And like I said earlier this week, FTR will be watching the AEW World Tag Team Championship match up close and in person. But one caveat, breaking news: FTR, they will be the special guest commentators for that tag team championship match. So to the champions, Hurt Syndicate, to JetSpeed, to Christian Cage & The ROH World Television Champion, Nick Wayne, FTR says they hope that everyone just has a good time. Top Guys Out.” Well, great… But will Cash & Dax have more than just verbal input on the Triple Threat?
Adam Cole is here!
Despite what’s going on, Adam Cole is still here tonight, and he makes his way out to ringside so he can watch this match in person. The fans cheer him on as he grabs the mic to say. “It’s… It’s really hard to put this into words, but I wanted to come out here and talk to you all. Very sorry that I let everybody down and I can’t wrestle tonight. I have some health issues going on at the moment that not only will not allow me to defend this championship tonight, but I am going to be gone for awhile. And, uh… I don’t even wanna think about talking about retiring, because I am not in the right head space.
“But I wanted to have this opportunity to come out and talk to you all, if this is indeed goodbye, because you are the best damn wrestling fans in the world.” The fans applaud, and Cole gets emotional. The fans cheer him on more, which only makes it a bit harder for him. Cole thanks them for that, and says since he was 9 years old, he dreamt of being a pro-wrestler. All the fans made that dream come true, supporting him across multiple promotions all over the world, they have no idea what that means to him. With his highest highs and even his lowest lows, they have been supportive through it all and he will love them forever for it.
Cole does his best to keep going, and says he won’t take any more time, this is the best PPV you’ve ever seen going right now. We will have a NEW TNT Champion tonight, and once again, you will watch AEW do PPV like nobody else does. And from him and everyone in AEW, thank you for making AEW what it is, thank you for making it so special, and he thanks them all for making his life so special. He loves us all, thanks us all, good night. The Paragon hugs it out and the fans chant #ThankYouAdam. And we get to say it one more time, “ADAM COLE BAYBAY!” They say never say never, so when and where will we see Cole again?
Vacated AEW TNT Championship Fatal 4 Way: Kyle Fletcher VS Daniel Garcia VS Dustin Rhodes VS Sammy Guevara!
Adam Cole’s misfortune now opens the way for someone’s greatest victory in AEW! The Aussie Arrow was meant to battle the Panama City Playboy, and he beat Red Death to get here. Meanwhile, the Sons of Texas were triumphant not just today but last night, keeping the ROH World Tag Team Championships around their waist. Who will defy these four way odds to be THE Face of TNT?
Garcia catches Cole on his way out, and they hug it out. Garcia knows what it is to come back from injury, and he encourages Cole that he can do the same. The introductions are made, the belt is on display, and we see who is truly ready to go All In!
The bell rings, and Fletcher BOOTS Garcia! He dodges Dustin, BOOTS Sammy, then BOOTS Dustin! The fans are torn but Kyle CLUBS Dustin! Kyle whips, Dustin wrenches and kicks low. Sammy joins in, DOUBLE SUPLEX! Then SLIDING KNEE from Dustin, STANDING MOONSAULT from Sammy! Kyle bails out, the Sons of Texas shake hands, but Kyle trips Dustin up! Garcia runs up, Sammy hits a takeover, cover, ONE! Garcia sweeps covers, ONE! They go back and forth, cover for cover, and Kyle waits. The two stop, but they dodge Kyle to DOUBLE DROPKICK! Sammy kips up smooth and the fans fire up.
Sammy struts and spinaroonis! Sammy poses, the fans cheer, and Garcia puts up his dukes! Garcia does his dance! Sammy stands and says okay, hold on. Sammy puts his dukes up, and he does Garcia’s dance! Kyle runs up, Garcia & Sammy kick and whip! Kyle breaks the lariats to DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up, Dustin UPPERCUTS Kyle! And UPPERCUTS again! Dustin CHOPS, UPPERCUTS, and repeat! Dustin lets off but Kyle BOOTS him down! Kyle KICKS Dustin’s leg out, then drops an ELBOW on the leg! And again! And again! Kyle clamps on a toehold and rains down fists! Kyle then drops a knee on the knee!
Sammy gets Kyle up but Kyle TOSSES him out! Garcia runs up but Kyle BOOTS him! Kyle TOSSES Garcia back out, then he says this is HIS night! This all belongs to him! Kyle drags Dustin to the ropes to HIP DROP the bad leg! Dustin writhes, Kyle stalks him, then he stomps Dustin! Garcia and Sammy are back, they each ROCK Kyle, then they fire hands with each other! The fans fire up as Garcia fires a flurry! Garcia backs up, runs up, but Sammy clinches! SPANISH FLY to the floor! The fans fire up while both men are down! Kyle rises, he stalks Dustin, and he drags Dustin up to scoop and MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO!
Kyle mockingly applauds, then drags Dustin around. Kyle steps over, ties up the legs, and “WOO~!” FIGURE FOUR! Dustin endures and reaches out! Kyle THRASHES around, the fans rally, and Dustin reaches out! Garcia trips Sammy up, and he steps through! FIGURE FOUR! The fans fire up for these dueling submissions! The Sons of Texas endure, reach out, and the fans rally up! Dustin and Sammy work to turn towards each other, and they put the pressure on Garcia and Kyle! Garcia and Kyle claw at each other and tell the other to tap! They start firing SLAPS instead! The fans fire up as the SLAPS go harder and harder!
The leglocks are undone and all four men are down. The fans rally up and the four rise. Sammy and Garcia fire hands, Dustin and Kyle fire hands! Things speed up, fast ‘n’ furious, then Kyle BOOTS Dustin! Sammy UPPERCUTS Garcia! Kyle SUPERKICKS Sammy! Kyle runs but Sammy DUMPS him out! Sammy dodges Garcia, GAMANGIRIS, then ASAI MOONSAULTS Kyle! Sammy kips up, the fans fire up, and Sammy goes up! Garcia CHOPS him first! Garcia climbs, brings Sammy up, and they’re on the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Garcia rolls through to put Sammy up top again! Garcia climbs back up, another SUPER DUPER PLEX!
The fans fire up as Garcia brings Sammy up again! Garcia hoists Sammy back up top, climbs up again, but Kyle hurries to CLUB Garcia! And CLUB Sammy! Kyle fires off on them both while the fans boo! Kyle climbs up, but Garcia adds him to the mix?! DOUBLE SUPERPLEX! The elevated Three Amigos works out, and Garcia covers Sammy, TWO! Garcia huffs ‘n’ puffs and drags himself up with ropes. Garcia runs up on Sammy to LARAIT! Garcia rains down fists and teh fans count! Kyle YANKS Garcia down, Garcia dodges and adds him to it! Garcia rains down more fists! Garcia goes to nine, winds it up, TEN!
Garcia turns around, Dustin SNAP POWERSLAMS! SNAP POWERSLAM for Kyle, too! The fans fire up but Kyle kicks low. Kyle whips, Dustin hops on, DESTROYER! Dragon sleeper! CROSS RHODES!! Cover, TWO!! Kyle survives and Dustin can’t believe it! Dustin puts Kyle in a corner, CHOPS him, and then opens Kyle up! The fans fire up and Dustin takes aim! Kyle panics, but Garcia says wait! Garcia says don’t do that to Kyle? Why? Because Garcia wants to do it! SHATTERED DREAMS from Red Death! The fans fire up, and then Sammy steps in! He wants Dustin to wait, Sammy has next! SHATTERED DREAMS from the Spanish God!
And now the fans fire up with Sammy and Garcia! They let Dustin have his turn, SHATTERED DREAMS from The Natural! Kyle’s Aussie Arrow is probably broken, but then Sammy runs up on Garcia! Garcia dodges, SUPERKICK hits Dustin! Sammy whips, Garcia blocks the dropkick! Garcia has the legs, BOSTON CRAB! Sammy endures, reaches out, and he turns slightly! Garcia steps back over, Sammy boots him away! Sammy leaps, CODE BREAKER! Shoutout to Jericho before the torture rack! GO TO HOSPITAL! Cover, DUSTIN BREAKS IT! The Sons of Texas are both stunned, but it is every man for himself…
Dustin and Sammy argue, but then Garcia shoves Sammy into Dustin! Roll-up, TWO! Sammy wrenches, suplexes, and that’s Uno Amigo! Sammy snap suplexes for Dos Amigos! Garcia fights but Sammy still hits THREE AMIGOS! The fans rally for “EDDIE! EDDIE!” as Sammy goes up! Latino Heat and FROG SPLASH, onto knees! Garcia has the legs, steps through, DRAGON TAMER!! Sammy endures, even as Garcia sits deep! But Kyle drags Garcia out, hauls him up, APRON POWERBOMB! Sammy runs up, but into an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Kyle GAMANGIRIS Dustin, and he reels Dustin in! The fans are torn as Kyle stands Dustin back up.
Kyle runs to GAMANGIRI again! Kyle reels Dustin in but Sammy is up top! FLYING CUTTER!! But then Garcia reels Sammy in! PILEDRIVER!! But Dustin ghost pins Garcia! TWO!! Garcia clamps onto Dustin’s neck! Dustin breaks free but Garcia CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Garcia whips, Dustin hops on, DEST- NO, Garcia rolls through and has the legs! DRAGON TAMER!! Dustin endures as Garcia sits deep! The fans rally, Dustin reaches out, and he turns over! Cradle, DUSTIN WINS!!!
Winner: Dustin Rhodes, by pinfall (NEW AEW TNT Champion)
Sammy was just nanoseconds shy of breaking that cover, and now The Natural is the TRIPLE CHAMPION! Even he is in disbelief, but he is crying tears of joy as he is handed this title. The Von Erichs and Dustin’s nephews return to celebrate Dustin becoming the Face of TNT, and they hoist him onto their shoulders! And in the end, Sammy shows Dustin respect with a handshake and hug. The fans all cheer, will nothing stop The Sons of Texas from shining like stars?
EVP Titles VS Title Opportunities: The Young Bucks VS Will Ospreay & Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana!
The Founding Fathers have been more like dictators, and that has sparked a rebellion here in AEW! The Aerial Assassin & The Realest have taken up the sword in order to bring down these tyrants, but not without a cost! If they are victorious, Matthew & Nicholas Jackson are no longer Executive Vice Presidents! If they fail, then they are barred from the AEW World Championship scene for the next TWELVE MONTHS! Will going All In be worth it for Ospreay & Swerve? Or will The Bucks make them regret gambling with their careers?
Jojo Offerman is here to sing Ain’t Nobody Loves Me Better for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” The fans cheer as Swerve & Ospreay stand together in gold and red. The Bucks still enter as the Founding Fathers, and they salute themselves as they get the pyro. Then they “sail” down to ringside as Justin Roberts reads their message to the people, which is a complete farce of spin and propaganda. They can’t even get their banner up! The fans boo as Matt & Nick march their way through the crowd and to ringside. The teams sort out, and the fans rally up as Ospreay starts against Matt. They circle, feel things out, and the fans sing for Ospreay.
Matt and Ospreay tag in, Ospreay headlocks but Nick tags in. Matt powers up and out, Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges, but DOUBLE ELBOWS knock him down! Swerve runs in, but into a GUT BUSTER, then the NECKBREAKER BACKBREAKER COMBO! Swerve and Ospreay regroup on the outside, they talk strategy, then Ospreay storms in. Matt tags back in but Swerve tags in, too. Swerve and Matt circle, Matt drop toeholds and Nick slingshots to LEG DROP! Ospreay is back in, the Bucks DOUBLE DROPKICK! Swerve kicks matt, but Nick gets him for a knuckle lock! Nick goes up, “LUCHA LIBRE~” onto Swerve and Ospreay!
Matt hits a DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS! Swerve & Ospreay bail out while The Bucks pose. The fans boo but Ospreay and Swerve talk it out again. Swerve returns to the ring, Nick tags Matt, so Swerve tags Ospreay. The fans rally up, Ospreay and Matt circle, but Ospreay BLASTS Nick! Ospreay kicks Matt, CLUBS him, then CHOPS him! Tag to Swerve, they double whip, DOUBLE ELBOW! Nick runs in, DOUBLE HIP TOSS! Gator roll, deadlift, CHASING THE DRAGON! Then a scoop SLAM for Matt! Swerve sets up, Ospreay uses him for a step, STANDING SKY TWISTER! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up and Ospreay brings Matt up.
Ospreay ROCKS Matt, tags Swerve, and Swerve lines up a CHOP! Swerve wrenches, snapmares, and knee drops! Tag to Ospreay, they bring Matt up to mug him with haymakers. They whip Matt to a corner, Swerve sends Ospreay in, but Matt dodges! matt ROCKS Ospreay, then sends Nick in for the FLYING RANA! Nick goes out to PENALTY KICK Swerve! The Bucks run up on Ospreay, Ospreay BOOTS Matt and ELBOWS Nick! Matt kicks back, but runs into the TIGER WALL KICK and ENZIGIRI! Ospreay goes up the ropes but Matt trips him! Nick hits the DRAPING SWANTON! The Bucks push Ospreay to the apron and they go again, DRAPING SWANTON to the floor!
The fans boo but The Bucks soak it up. Matt says time to end it! He gut wrenches, Nick aims, but Swerve LARIATS Nick up and out! The Bucks regroup but Swerve FOSBURY- NO, They dodge him and DOUBLE SUPERKICK Swerve down! The fans are torn but The Bucks leave Swerve & Ospreay behind. Ospreay rolls in, Matt CLUBS him, and Matt puts Ospreay in the corner. Matt fires body shots, Ospreay fires haymakers! Nick traps Ospreay, the Bucks mug Ospreay, but the ref reprimands. Matt snapmares Ospreay, tags Nick, FIST DROP SLINGSHOT SENTON COMBO! Nick taunts Swerve but the ref keeps him back.
The Bucks “tag” and then stomp away on Ospreay! The fans boo but the ref lets the “tag” count. But Ospreay CHOPS! And CHOPS! Matt CLAWS Ospreay’s eyes! Matt CHOKES Ospreay on ropes, stops at 4, and mockingly asks what the fans are saying. The fans boo and taunt the Bucks, but Matt CLUBS Ospreay. Ospreay ROCKS Matt, Matt CLUBS Ospreay, repeat! Matt RAMS Ospreay in the corner! Matt sends Ospreay into Nick for the SHOULDER TACKLE! Nick tags, slingshots, FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ospreay toughs it out but Nick keeps Ospreay from Swerve. Tag to Matt, and Matt drops a knee on Ospreay’s face! Cover, TWO!
Matt clamps onto Ospreay with a chinlock but the fans rally. Ospreay endures, fights up, but Matt trips him! Tag to Nick, CATAPULT, but Ospreay blocks the gamangiri! He throws Nick down, then DOUBLE KNEE DROPS Matt! The fans fire up, but Nick runs to BLAST Swerve! The fans boo but Nick looms over Ospreay. Ospreay CHOPS! And CHOPS! Matt CLUBS Ospreay, The Bucks double whip, but Ospreay handsprings! The Bucks pass him up and over, but he ducks the superkicks to handspring, DOUBLE NEURALIZER! The fans fire up and Ospreay rises! Roll and hot tag to Swerve! The fans fire up as Swerve rallies on The Bucks with BOOTS!
Swerve CLUBS and ROLLING ELBOWS Nick, then rolls to UP KICK Matt! UPPERCUT and snapmare for Nick, then Swerve goes up! FALLING UPPERCUT! And he hits the Griddy! But Matt throat chops him! The fans boo but Matt gives Nick a boost, FLYING- NO, Swerve stops the Rana to swing and POWERSLAM! Then somersault FLATLINER for Matt! Cover on Nick, TWO! The fans rally up as Swerve climbs! Nick runs up, Swerve leaps over. Nick kicks low, Matt intercepts Ospreay! The Bucks whip, but Swerve & Ospreay duck to STEREO RANA! The Bucks bail out, the fans fire up, and “BRUV! BRUV! BRUV!”
Ospreay & Swerve aim to DOUBLE PLANCHA! Down go The Bucks! The fans fire up more and they put Nick in. Nick crawls, the fans rally for “A E DUB!” as Ospreay & Swerve DOUBLE HOTSHOT, and then DOUBLE BOOT! Nick sputters, Swerve goes up and out! Ospreay also goes up, and Ospreay SKY TWISTERS Matt while Swerve SKY TWISTERS Nick! Cover, TWO!! The fans can’t believe it but “This is Awesome!” Swerve drags Nick over, tags Ospreay, and Ospreay underhooks Nick. Swerve goes up, Ospreay lifts Nick, but Matt anchors Swerve! Matt SHOVES Swerve, Nick escapes, and Matt waistlocks!
Ospreay switches but Matt RAMS him into a corner! Nick runs in, SHINING WIZARD on Ospreay! Matt cravats, Nick helps out, SLICED BREAD! SHINING WIZARD! Tag back to Matt and he drags Ospreay up! Matt hangs Ospreay out to dry, and Nick goes up! DOUBLE STOMP launches Ospreay into the POWERBOMB! Nick PLANCHAS out onto Swerve! Matt has the cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and the fans fire up! Matt huffs ‘n’ puffs, and he scuffs Ospreay while the fans sing for him. Matt tells Ospreay to wake up and show him something! Ospreay stands, Matt fires a haymaker! Ospreay fires up and the fans are with him!
Matt fires hands, Ospreay storms around! The hands fly fast ‘n’ furious and the fans cheer Ospreay! Ospreay fires a flurry! Matt wobbles, Ospreay runs, but Matt sends him into Nick’s BOOT! LARIAT! Matt then triangle jump AX HANDLES Swerve! Tag to Nick and he goes to the apron. Nick winds up, slingshots, BUCK- NO, Ospreay slips through! Nick slips free of a bomb, elbows Ospreay, but Ospreay HOOK KICKS! Matt runs in and kicks low! Ospreay TIGER WALL KICKS! Nick SUPERKICKS Ospreay! swerve BOOTS Nick! Matt SUPERKICKS Swerve! Matt wheelbarrows Ospreay to VICTORY FACEBUSTER!
Swerve PENALTY KICKS Matt! Nick SUPERKICKS Swerve! Ospreay blocks a kick, Matt SUPERKICKS! The Bucks run to DOUBLE DESTROYER!! But Ospreay & Swerve stay up! HIDDEN BLADE and a HOUSE CALL!!! The fans are thunderous as all four men are down! The fans rally up, Ospreay and Swerve drag the Bucks to drop zones. “This is Awesome!” as both Swerve and Ospreay climb. They aim, but The Bucks spring up to trip them up! The fans boo but Nick tags Matt in. They go up after Ospreay and Swerve now, but Ospreay and Swerve throw hands! The fans rally as the four brawl up top! Ospreay & Swerve DOUBLE HEADBUTT!
The Bucks wobble, Ospreay & Swerve DOUBLE SUNSET FLIP, but then The Bucks RAN- NO! Swerve & Ospreay tuck them in, STEREO STYLES CLASH!!! Cover, TWO!?!? Both Bucks survive, but the fans rally for the Phenomenal One there! Ospreay has Matt, underhooks and Swerve is up top! KILL STOMP STORM BREAKER!!! Cover, NICK BREAKS IT! Swerve is stunned but he doesn’t bother worrying about Nick. Swerve goes to the corner, fans hope these teams “Fight Forever!” but Swerve calls for “Whose House?” Nick trips Swerve! Ospreay tags in, Nick sends Swerve into steel steps! Nana checks Swerve, Nick SUPERKICKS Nana!!
The fans boo but Nick doesn’t care. Nick GAMANGIRIS Ospreay into Matt’s roll up, feet on the ropes! TWO!! The Bucks can’t cheat their way to a win here! Ospreay waistlocks, but Matt grabs the ref! LOW BLOW MULE KICK! The fans boo as The Bucks again have to resort to lows! Matt scoops Swerve, Nick aims from the apron! TK DRIVER to the floor!! The fans boo but The Bucks go back to Ospreay! Nick steals HIDDEN BLADE!!! Matt hauls Ospreay up, fireman’s carries, and Nick goes up! MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK!! Cover, TWO!!! The fans are thunderous as Ospreay survives, and The Bucks are furious!
The fans sing for “Ospreay~! Ospreay, Ospreay, Ospreay~! Ospreay~, Ospreay~!” But Matt tags Nick, and The Bucks loom over Ospreay. The fans rally as The Bucks sit Ospreay up, E V P- NO, Ospreay kips up, springboards, but The Bucks block the cutter! DOUBLE FALCON ARROW, to E V P TRIGGER!! Cover, SWERVE BREAKS IT!! The fans are electric as Swerve saves his and Ospreay’s future! The fans rally up for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve fires fast hands on The Bucks! The Bucks kick low, take aim, but Swerve blocks to send Nick’s kick into Matt! Ospreay rolls Nick, TWO!! Swerve has Nick, Ospreay runs up, Nick ducks! HIDDEN BLADE hits Swerve!!
The fans freak out, so does Ospreay, and POISON-RANA!! E V P TRIGGER!!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Ospreay survives and the fans are electric! The Bucks seethe, and Matt scoops Ospreay! Nick is up, springboard, T K DRIVER!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Has anyone ever kicked out of that move?!? The fans sing for Ospreay again but The Bucks regroup. Matt tags in, they drag Ospreay up, and they put him on the ropes. SUPERKICK! SUPERKICK! And SUPERKICK! SUPERKICK! The SUPERKICKS keep going, but Matt says they gotta do something worse. They both aim, but Swerve crawls over to shield Ospreay! The fans fire up for the power of friendship!
The Bucks say that’s fine, SUPERKICK for Swerve! Another SUPERKICK! Swerve still stands! The Bucks SUPERKICK again and again, but Swerve just gets angry! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Then E V P TRIGG- NO, Swerve blocks!! HE holds those legs, HIDDEN BLADE on Nick!! Wrench, backslide, into a gut wrench! Swerve goes up, KILL STOMP DRIVER!!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?! Matt survives a take on his own finisher, but Swerve says time to kill ’em! Matt sits up int a HIDDEN BLADE!!! Swerve keeps Nick back, but Nick still BARRELS into the cover! Swerve TOSSES Nick, then goes out to FLYING KILL STOMP!!
Swerve hurries to the corner, Ospreay tags him in! No elbow pads, they both aim at Matt! HIDDEN BLADE HOUSE CALL SANDWICH!!!! Cover, OSPREAY & SWERVE WIN!!!!
Winners: Will Ospreay & Swerve Strickland, by pinfall (The Young Bucks lose their EVP status)
Founding Fathers or not, The Bucks are no longer in charge! They cannot abuse their power, they have no power, so how will they stomach being just like everyone else?
Women’s Casino Gauntlet!
The Galaxy’s Greatest won the right to be the first, The Megasus won the right to be the second, they are the only ones guaranteed anything in this match! But will this golden opportunity be gone in the blink of an eye? Or will Kris Statlander and Megan Bayne find themselves lost in the midst of chaos?
The bell rings and the fans rally up as Kris and Megan stare down. Megan calls for a Test of Strength, Kris obliges, and they knuckle lock. They go shoulder to shoulder, they push each other, then Megan kicks low. Kris ROCKS Megan, runs, but Megan ROCKS Kris. Megan runs, Kris ROCKS Megan! Kris suplexes, Megan blocks, but then Kris blocks Megan’s suplex. They fight for control, and Megan FALCON ARROWS! Cover, TWO! Kris is tougher than that but Megan fires fast forearms! Megan runs up, Kris wrenches and torture racks, ANGLE SLAM! The fans fire up as Kris follows Megan outside, and MOONSAULTS off the corner!
The fans fire up and Kris puts Megan in fast. But then Megan DIVES!? The Megasus can fly after all! Megan puts Kris in, Penelope Ford is already ringside to coach Megan up, and Megan fireman’s carries! FATE’S- NO> Kris lands out ot ROUNDHOUSE! Fireman’s carry, FATE’S DESCENT?!? Kris kips up, and the countdown is already here! Number three is… WILLOW NIGHTINGALE! Kris frowns but the Babe with the Power is here! No time for friendship, these two throw forearms! The fans fire up, Willow scoops and SLAMS! But Kris UP KICKS! Kris runs, Willow avoids the scissor kick to SPLASH!
Willow whips, pops Kris up, SPINEBUSTER! Willow stands Kris back up, reels her in, but Megan LEAPING LARIATS! The fans fire up and Willow sputters. Megan drags Willow up, fires forearms, but Kris joins in!? They DOUBLE CHOKE SLAM Willow! The countdown is back again already, and number four is… TAY MELO! The Brazilian Blackbelt rushes down the ramp to her new music, and she dodges Megan to shove and ROCK her! Kris waistlocks Tay, Tay ELBOWS Kris, then kicks off Megan for a CUTTER! Tay BOOTS Megan in the corner! And she BOOTS Kris in a corner! But Megan fireman’s carries! FATE’S-
NO, Tay wrangles Megan down into the RINGS OF SATURN! Megan endures, the fans rally, but Ford stomps Tay! The fans boo but the Superbad Girl doesn’t care, it’s no disqualifications! The ref reprimands, Ford exits, and Megan CLUBS Tay. Megan hoists Tay up, but Anna Jay grabs Ford! Ford kicks her away, but wait! HARLEY CAMERON is here! “FEEL THE WRATH!” she SHOVES Ford down! TayJay mugs Megan! They hit Megan with a DOUBLE DDT!! The fans fire up for Harley, and now Harley & Anna have Ford! They fire off forearms on Ford! Ford KNEES Anna, SLAPS her, but then she has to run away from Anna & Harley!
The fans fire up and the countdown is here! Number five is… THEKLA! The Toxic Spider makes her way out here, will she capture the golden ticket in her web? The fans fire up as Thekla mule kicks Tay! Thekla DECKS Tay, tilt-o-whirl RANAS Willow, and BOOTS her on the ropes! Then she BOOTS Willow again! The fans fire up as Thekla goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES Kris & Megan! Thekla fires up with the fans and she puts Kris in. Thekla BUZZSAWS Kris, covers, Tay breaks it! Tay and Thekla throw hands, Tay wrenches to a Gory Especial, TAY K O!! But Willow POUNCES Tay, PERIOD!
The fans are thunderous and Willow has Thekla! Gut wrench, BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, KRIS BREAKS IT! Kris hoists Willow up in an Electric Chair, Megan is up top! DOOMSDAY DEVICE!! All the women are down, and the countdown is back! Number five is… JULIA HART! The fans fire up as the Princess of the Black Throne makes her way out, not in any particular rush. She and Skye Blue then sprint in, Julia goes up to DOUBLE MOONSAULT Kris & Megan! Skye takes Kris out of the ring so Julia can go Old School with Megan! Julia SLIDING LARIATS, Skye adds a PENALTY KICK! Julia runs, tilt-o-whirls, IRON OCTOPUS!
But Tay is in and she drags Julia into a GOTCH PILEDRIVER! Cover, Thekla breaks it! Thekla DECKS Tay, and she does the spider-walk! The countdown is back, number six is… QUEEN AMINATA! The fans fire up as we all know things have been toxic between her and Thekla! Aminata rushes in, ducks a kick, then gives a kick! FISHERMAN- NO, Thekla slips free to ROCK Aminata! Aminata wobbles, but she HEADBUTTS back! Skye beats up on Kris while Thekla and Aminata fire SLAPS back and forth! Thekla fires body shots then haymakers! The fans fire up with Thekla, then she SOBATS! Thekla runs, but Aminata DECKS her!
Aminata reels Thekla in, FISHERMAN SCREW! Thekla goes to ropes, Aminata runs in, OFF WITH HER HEAD!! Cover, but Willow SENTONS! Willow drags Aminata up to bump her off buckles! Willow hoists Aminata up top, Skye & Julia go after her! But Willow crisscrosses them into each other! Willow climbs up to rain down fists on Julia! Skye CLUBS Willow tucks her in, CHEEKY NANDOS! Julia then goes up to get Willow while Thekla has Aminata! DOUBLE SPIDER SUPERPLEXES! Thekla and Juilia hang upside-down and nod to each other again. But the countdown is back! Number seven is… MINA SHIRAKAWA!
The fans cheer as the NEW (interim) ROH Women’s World Television Champion is here! She runs up, dodges Skye and SLINGBLADES! Then she DECKS Thekla, SOBATS Julia, and TORNADO DDTS! The fans fire up with Mina, but Kris and Megan BOOT her down! They double whip Mina, Mina reverses and BOOTS Kris! Mina ROCKS Megan, victory rolls Kris, and she ties up the legs! Mina grabs Megan for a DDT SNAP LOCK COMBO! The fans fire up with Mina but Skye is back! Skye ROCKS Mina, whips, then runs in. Mina dodges, Skye goes up, and Mina SHOTEIS! Mina brings Skye into an Electric Chair, GLAMOROUS SPIN!
Mina ties Skye up in the FIGURE FOUR! The countdown is back, number eight is… ATHENA! The ROH Women’s World Champion is ready to go All In! The fans fire up, and she CLOBBERS Julia & Skye! She dodges Mina, pops her up, POWERBOMB! High stack, deadlift, and POWERBOMB! Tay jumps on for a SLEEPER! Thekla runs up, Athena scoops her! BACKPACK STUNNER FACEBUSTER COMBO! Athena DIVES onto Kris, SHOTGUNS Megan, and the fans are thunderous! UPPERCUT for Tay, forearm for Thekla, handspring LARIAT for Mina! Aminata kicks, Athena blocks and scoops, TOMBSTONE!! Cover, Willow breaks it!
Willow whips Athena, the countdown is back! Athena goes up to CODE BREAKER! Number nine is… THUNDER ROSA! The fans fire up as La Mera Mera, the other Texas star, is here! Rosa rushes in, and she LARIATS Athena! And ELBOWS her! And DROPKICKS her to a corner! The fans fire up and Rosa runs in for an ELBOW! Athena sits down, Rosa runs and HYDRAULIC DROPKICKS! Then LIGHTNING DROPKICK on the ropes! EXPLODER! The fans fire up and Rosa brings Athena up to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! And then a COBRA CLUTCH! Aminata CLUBS Rosa, dodges the haymaker, and tilt-o-whirls to RANA!
Kris runs up, she tilt-o-whirl RANAS! Willow tilt-o-whirl RANAS! Megan tilt-o-whirl RANAS?! The countdown is back as Rosa tilt-o-whirl RANAS Megan! And number 10 is… SYURI?!? We only just heard how the Karate Girl of Stardom would be making her way here, and here she is already! Syuri rushes into the ring, and she dodges Rosa to SHOTGUN! Then she KNEES Rosa, reels her in, DDT! Athena rises, the fans fire up, and these two circle. They run up, Syuri dodges but Athena blocks a kick! Syuri ducks a kick to BACKSTABBER! Mina storms into the ring, she and her old friend say hey, but then Mina SOBATS! Syuri SOBATS!
Mina runs, dodges, Syuri avoids the kicks, then BOOTS back! Syuri snapmares Mina, winds up, and KICKS! Then she runs to PENALTY KICK! The fans fire up but the countdown is back already! Number 11 is… ALEX WINDSOR! Another highly anticipated wild card has been played, and she runs up to fire forearms on Syuri! These two rivals trade shots, Windsor gets the advantage, then she TOSESS Syuri through ropes. DRAPING DDT! Windsor hauls Syuri up for an ANGLE SLAM! Kris sends Megan into railing while Windsor runs up, only for Syuri to BOOT her! And RANA! Syuri runs, wheelbarrows, BULLDOG!
The fans fire up and Syuri ROCKS Willow. Syuri runs, Windsor scoops! BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Rosa is up, Windsor DECKS her! The fans fire up as Windsor stands Syuri up. Syuri and Windsor fire forearms back and forth again! Windsor again gets the edge, but Syuri KNEES low! Syuri runs, Windsor ROCKS her! Windsor runs, Syuri KNEES her! Syuri runs, gets around, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! But Windsor stands to ROCK Syuri! And GERMAN SUPLEX! But now Syuri rises! Windsor blocks a kick to HEADBUTT! Syuri dodges to JUMP KNEE! Cover, EVERYONE breaks it! The fans fire up as it is chaos all over again!
There is brawling in ever corner, and even outside, and the fans are thunderous! Aminata and Kris furious fight in center, Willow bumps Megan off buckles, but Megan bumps her off buckles! Megan stomps away, “Women’s Wrestling!” has Texas all fired up! Things slow down here and there, but we have Thekla, Rosa, Mina, Julia, Kris and Aminata in the ring. Mina whips Julia to a corner, Rosa whips Thekla. They rush in, but into STEREO TARANTULAS!! The fans fire up, and Aminata gives Kris CHOCOLATE KISSES! AH! AH! AH! AH! YEEEEAH~! Megan SHOTGUNS Aminata down!
Kris stands, she RAMS Megan first, then drags her to the apron! But Megan APRON GOURD BUSTERS Kris! They’re both down, Athena and Willow brawl! Willow fireman’s carries, APRON DEATH VALLEY!! Windsor DISCUS LARIATS Willow! Syuri CODE BREAKERS Windsor! Tay DECKS Syuri! Megan rises, the fans fire up, and wait, Megan climbs the corner?! But Kris gets under her! The fans go nuts for the SUPER POWERBOMB onto everyone else! The fans are electric as all 11 are down! Julia, Thekla, Mina and Rosa return to the ring, and Rosa and Mina DECK the spooky spider girls!
Mina and Rosa trade CHOPS, Rosa whips, then Rosa runs in and ELBOWS Mina! Rosa runs up again, but Mina dodges this time! Mina ROCKS Rosa, climbs up, and she reels Rosa in for the FLYING SLINGBLADE! Rosa flounders, the fans fire up, and Mina runs up, but Rosa ROCKS her first! Rosa fires LIGHTNING KICKS, then a SOBAT! And a KNEE! Mina ducks the enzigiri! ROLLING ELBOW! Then BLINDSIDE ROLLING ELBOW! BUZZSAW! Mina powers up, the fans fire up, URAKEN!! Mina has the legs, but Athena goes up! Mina steps through on Rosa, but into an O FACE from Athena!!! Cover, ATHENA WINS!!
Winner: Athena, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the AEW Women’s World Championship)
The Fallen Goddess, the Minion Overlord, the American Joshi, the ROH Gatekeeper, the FOREVER ROH Champion, and now… number one with a bullet! When and where will Athena get her shot at the AEW Women’s World Champion? And will it be Timeless Toni or The CEO that she’s aiming for?
AEW World Tag Team Championships Triple Threat: The Hurt Syndicate VS #JetSpeed VS Christian Cage & Nick Wayne w/ The Patriarchy!
The saying goes, “Be careful what you wish for.” Montel Vontavious Porter dared, maybe even begged, the AEW Tag Division to step up to Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin, and now two teams did just that! Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey were first, and took quite the beating on the road to All In. But then, the “father and son” duo decided to just interject themselves based on legacy alone. Will Knight & Bailey be 2Fly2Stop? Will The Patriarchy take advantage of opportunity? Or will the All Mighty & Standard of Excellence simply hurt people?
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