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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (6/8/21)
The Go-Home to In Your House!
NXT is almost ready to TakeOver again!
Before NXT returns In Your House, the Million Dollar Man has a Priceless Announcement, and Karrion Kross confronts ALL FOUR of his challengers!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Oney Lorcan VS Austin Theory; Lorcan wins.
- Killian Dain w/ Drake Maverick VS Isaiah “Swerve” Scott w/ Hit Row; Swerve wins.
- Mercedes Martinez VS ???; Martinez.
- Grizzled Young Veterans VS August Grey & Jiro Ikemen; Grizzled Young Veterans win.
- Ember Moon VS Dakota Kai w/ Raquel Gonzalez; Moon wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Oney Lorcan VS Austin Theory!
The Boston Brawler and Johnny Gargano’s protégé brawled backstage on behalf of their leaders, and now are going to fight for themselves! Will Theory feel the fury? Or will he make it #TheWayAllDay on a Tuesday night?
The bell rings, the two tie up and go around the ropes. Theory forearms then headlocks, but Oney brings Theory down to a knee and goes after the arm. Theory endures, fights up but Oney wrenches. Theory kicks low, has Oney in a corner and fires forearms. Theory whips, Oney reverses but Theory goes up and over and dropkicks Oney down! Oney gets up into Theory’s headlock takeover. Theory says “That’s the way!” but Oney headscissors back. Oney squeezes tight but Theory moves around. Oney pushes up to add pressure, but Theory gets up and pops out of the scissors to get another headlock. Oney grinds forearms in Theory’s face but Theory holds on tight.
Fans rally, Oney fights up, and Oney powers Theory to ropes. The ref calls for the break, Oney lets off but EuroUppers! Theory EuroUppers back, but so does Oney! They go back and forth with EuroUpper for EuroUpper! Oney goes after a leg and trips Theory! Oney has a toehold but Theory endures. Fans tell Oney, “You Suck! You Suck!” but he cranks the leg to torture Theory. Oney shifts to pull on the leg harder! Theory reaches for ropes, CLUBS Oney, but Oney shifts to go for a Half Crab! Theory BOOTS Oney away, gets up and runs in to clothesline in the corner! Theory throws Oney down and slingshot STOMPS! Then a DEAD LIFT SUPLEX!
Fans fire up for Theory and he says that’s the way it is. But Oney CHOPS him! And CHOPS! Oney has Theory in a corner, stomps a mudhole in, then lets off as the ref counts. Oney brings Theory up to whip and CLOBBER with a back elbow! Oney snarls while fans boo and Theory checks his face. Theory gets up and throws body shots but Oney EuroUppers again! Oney has Theory up and throws him to the apron. Theory shoulders in but into a knee! Theory falls to the floor, Oney goes out and CHOPS him again! Theory blocks the next one to CHOP back! Theory forearms Oney then puts him on the apron.
Oney clings to ropes as Theory climbs up, and Oney TRIPS Theory! Theory lands hard on the apron then flops to the floor! Pete Dunne now strolls out to ringside and NXT goes picture in picture.
Theory sees Dunne, Oney refreshes the ring count and gets Theory in the ring. The ref warns the Bruiserweight but Dunne stays back as Oney goes into the ring. Oney clotheslines Theory in the corner, then whips him corner to corner. Theory tumbles up then back into a CHOP! Theory falls and Oney gets the legs! Oney turns Theory for the FULL Boston Crab! Theory endures as Oney sits down, and Theory reaches out to get the ropebreak! Oney lets go to stomp away on Theory’s back! Theory gets to a corner, Oney brings him up and scoops him for a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Oney clamps onto Theory with a partial camel clutch and pulls Theory back!
Theory endures, reaches for ropes again, but powers up, only for Oney to knock him down! Oney gets the camel clutch back and continues to pull Theory. Theory fights up but Oney knocks him down again! Oney soaks up the heat before he puts the camel clutch back on again. Theory refuses to give in, and he still reaches for ropes. Theory tries to pry free but Oney just shifts to a new grip. Theory still works on Oney’s hands, gets some breathing room, and gets up with Oney as a backpack! Oney CLUBS Theory with a crossface forearm to bring him back down! NXT returns to single picture as Gargano is now ringside!
Oney whips, Theory reveres, but Oney CLOBBERS Theory with a EuroUpper! Theory flounders to a corner, Oney goes corner to corner and back body block! Oney keeps moving, and hits another back body block! Oney wants a third, but he runs into a SOMERSAULT BLOCKBUSTER! The fans are fired up and Gargano coaches Theory up. Theory gets Oney with forearms but Oney EuroUppers back! These two brawl again, then Theory clotheslines Oney out of the ring! A ring count starts as Oney crawls. Oney stands at 3, gets in at 5, and shoves Theory hard out of the ring! Fans boo as Oney goes out after Theory, but glares at Gargano.
Oney stands Theory up but Theory throws Oney into boards! And then again! Theory gets Oney up and into the ring. Oney swings but into a cording hold, and then Theory CLOBBERS Oney! Theory runs in to corner clothesline, and he hoists Oney up for a FALL AWAY SLAM! Theory runs in but into a BOOT! Oney hops up, but Theory LEAPS up for an ARABIAN PRESS SPANISH FLY!? Cover, TWO!! Fans are thunderous for “NXT! NXT!” as Oney bails out. Theory glares as he follows Oney and lines up a shot. Theory runs in, but DOUBLE CLOTHESLINES knock both men down! Dunne and Gargano check on their compatriots, but spot each other. They brawl!!
Dunne throws Gargano up the ramp but referees hurry in to stop this! Gargano and Dunne keep fighting, but the refs manage to separate them. Meanwhile, Theory bumps Oney off apron and gets up. Theory is still distracted, through, and Oney SMACKS Theory off a corner! Oney hits a HALF NELSON SLAM! Cover, Oney wins!
Winner: Oney Lorcan, by pinfall
That was not the way Theory wanted that to go! Oney bails out to regroup with Dunne while Gargano checks on his guy. Will things go any better for Johnny Wrestling when he, the Bruiserweight, and the other top contenders meet again later tonight?
LA Knight is enjoying some downtime.
He sings Ted DeBiase’s theme song as he showers in his luxurious home. Knight brings up DeBiase wanting to pass on the Million Dollar Legacy, and if DeBiase wants someone to take it to unseen heights, it’s L. A. Knight! Knight thanks the woman helping him with his robe, then asks all his ladies if they want to hear a story. Meet him in the hot tub.
Cut to said hot tub, the ladies having glasses of champagne, and Knight is having them imagine how TakeOver: In Your House will end. That idiot, Cameron Grimes, will get his ass kicked in while everyone else around the world, including Grimes’ idol, the Million Dollar Man, is laughing their asses off at him! AHAHAHAHA! The ladies don’t get it but they laugh along as best they can. Alright, enough. The ladies help Knight with his Mercedes Benz, and he says DeBiase has gotten to see everything. Knight says the answer is clear: you go with L, A, Knight, yeah! But will DeBiase choose to let actions speak for themselves come TakeOver?
“Wellllll HELLO~ WWE Universe!”
Dok Hendrix is here to give us the In Your House slam jam! L I V E this Sunday, June 13th, we see Ember Moon challenge Raquel Gonzalez for her NXT Women’s Championship, Cameron Grimes and LA Knight fight over the Million Dollar Legacy, Xia Li look for vengeance on Mercedes Martinez, and of course, THE FATAL 5 WAY for THE NXT Championship! See you this Sunday, In Your House!
El Legado del Fantasma is in the ring!
Santos Escobar calls out Bronson Reed, telling him that after what he did to Escobar, and how he cost Escobar’s hermanos their NXT Tag Team Championship match, Escobar will make him pay! But here comes the COLOSSAL North American Champion himself! Reed tells Santos, “I was gonna come out here and tell you you’re full of it, but after I squished you last week, I think I emptied you out.” The replay shows it, and yes, Escobar definitely had to clean his pants out after that. Wanna see it again? Here it is on the big screen! Again, and again, and again! Legado is furious but Reed and his fans are enjoying himself.
Escobar says if Reed thinks he’s so tough, then get in the ring and do it again! “You’re on!” Reed storms to the ring, but MSK shows up to keep the numbers even! Escobar says he should’ve known. Legado backs off, Escobar vowing that they’re going to take Reed’s title and his guys are gonna take MSK’s titles! And better yet, let’s do it all at once! A Six Man Tag match, WINNERS TAKE ALL! Reed talks with MSK, and they agree. Fine! Fine! FINE! Wes Lee wants to see the squash again. The replay hits again, and again, and again. Will that happen when both the North American AND Tag Team Championships are all on the line at the same time?
Wait, here comes Hit Row! Briana “B-Fab” Brandy, “Top Dolla” AJ Francis, Ashante THEE Adonis, and of course, Isaiah “Swerve” Scott strut down the ramp and stare Legado down. They also talk some trash with the Colossal and the Must-See Kids. All these trios might meet one day, but for now, this is about the fight they picked with Big Damo and Rockstar Spud. Will the Belfast Beast be checked off Hit Row’s hitlist?
BREAKING NEWS!
That Winners Take All Six Man IS happening, and at TAKEOVER!! Will Legado del Fantasma use one match to take over two divisions?!
Killian Dain w/ Drake Maverick VS Isaiah “Swerve” Scott w/ Hit Row!
NXT returns as Dain & Drake make their entrance. Dain has Maverick stick by a corner and the bell rings. Swerve and Dain circle, fans rally and duel, and the two tie up. Dain puts Swerve in a corner, Swerve calls for the ropebreak and the ref counts. Dain lets off, Swerve shrugs it off and circles with Dain again. They tie up, Swerve pulls hair to get a headlock, but Dain wrenches and wrenches to wrangle Swerve with a wristlock. Dain digs his knees in, Swerve kips up but Dain wrenches again. Dain reels Swerve in to shoulder him down! Dain gets Swerve back up, reels him in and shoulders him down again! Hit Row coach Swerve but Dain hits a fireman’s carry takedown!
Swerve scrambles to ropes and Dain dares him to come back. Swerve BOOTS Dain, then SLAPS him! Dain snarls and Swerve bails out to regroup with Hit Row. Dain builds speed?! Hit Row gets out of the way and Dain dares them to man up. Top Dolla talks trash to distracts and Swerve blindsides Dain! Swerve whips, Dain reverses and CLOBBERS Swerve! Swerve gets back to the apron and Dain goes up and out to join him! Dain CLOBBERS Swerve against ropes! Swerve flops back into the ring, B-Fab distracts Dain and Swerve trips Dain up! Swerve mule KICKS Dain to the floor, then goes to the apron to BOOT Dain from above!
Hit Row talk smack and mock Dain’s pain as Swerve puts him in. Swerve digs forearms in for the cover, ONE! Swerve gives toying kicks, Adonis is enjoying some popcorn, but Dain wrenches and TOSSES Swerve! Swerve comes back to DECK Dain with a forearm! Swerve pushes Dain for the cover, ONE!! Swerve keeps on Dain with an armlock and a fish hook to get the chinbar. Dain endures, fans rally up, and Dain powers up to power out. Swerve BOOTS, but Dain just scowls! Swerve talks more trash, Dain blocks the boot this time, but Swerve SLAPS him again! Dain SLAPS Swerve, and the forearms fly! Dain kicks, EuroUppers and has Swerve in a corner!
Dain fires off hands, ROCKS Swerve them whips him corner to corner hard! Dain reels Swerve in to CLOBBER him with that point-blank clothesline! Dain whips, Swerve goes up and around and speeds things up, but runs into the DIVIDE! Cover, TWO!! Swerve survives but Dain drags him back up. Dain fireman’s carries, but Swerve fights free and SLAPS Dain on the back! Swerve runs but Dain follows. Swerve rolls to dodge, then somersaults to COMPLETE SHOT! HOUSE CALL!! Cover, TWO!?! Dain survives and Maverick fires up with the fans! Swerve snarls as he gets a half nelson on Dain. Swerve drags Dain up, wants the full, but Dain snapmares free to mule kick!
Dain reels Swerve back into the fireman’s carry, for a WASTELAND SLAM and BACK SENTON! Dain keeps going to the corner, but Adonis is there! Maverick CANNONBALLS to wipe Adonis out! Dolla gets Maverick for a fireman’s carry and APRON DEATH VALLEY!! Dain is furious but Dolla eggs him on. Swerve KICKS Dain’s legs out and Dain falls off the corner! Swerve grins then gets serious as he runs in to JUMP KICK Dain in the corner! Cover, Swerve wins!!
Winner: Isaiah “Swerve” Scott, by pinfall
That was a killshot on the North Ireland Nightmare! Will Hit Row move on to bigger and better? Or will they run it back in a remix against both Dain and Drake?
Poppy is here!
The Grammy award nominated favorite of the black ‘n’ gold is back! How hard will she rock the CWC this time?
Backstage interview with Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell.
Mrs. Wrestling has been vocal about how she doesn’t like Poppy hanging around NXT, and we just saw Poppy arrive. Why is Candice so against her? This right here is why! We’re again talking to The Way, but you have to bring up Poppy? Right, Indi? Actually, Indi heard Dexter Lumis came by and picked up her headphones last week, and even teared up! Indi thinks Dexter still loves her! She has to go! No, Indi, no! Why is this still happening? They weren’t a thing! They weren’t a thing! Candice is frustrated and storms off, but will she worry more about Indi falling for the Tortured Artist or about the musical artist preparing to perform?
Cameron Grimes shows off his crib this time!
Grimes hits a CANNONBALL~ into his indoor pool! Grimes also says that DeBiase is looking for a man worthy of the Million Dollar Legacy! Will it be LA Knight? Or the man in the deep-end, Cameron Grimes? Grimes is just watching his money literally burn, and using it to light his fancy cigars, only to cough on the smoke. Grimes says that just like DeBiase, he can enjoy a “fine Cubano in my spare time.” Then the Scotch is STRONG. Has DeBiase tried this before? Does he like it? Cuz Grimes loves it *cough cough*
Grimes gets a massage and tips big. Grimes even gives the masseuse a massage just cuz he can! Grimes pulls up in his Rolls Royce and admits, he hasn’t shown DeBiase anything DeBiase hasn’t seen before. But Grimes will focus on taking the Million Dollar Legacy TOOOO THEEEE MOOOON~! Will this sales pitch convince the Million Dollar Man? Or is DeBiase going to leave things in Grimes’ hands?
Mercedes Martinez VS ???
We already know Mean Ms. Martinez is heading towards TakeOver to take on Tian Sha’s living weapon, but- Oh wait! Xia Li attacks Mercedes from behind! Xia is bringing us TakeOver early as she shoves Mercedes into the apron and CLUBS he down! Xia brings Mercedes up to KICK her against barriers, and again! Xia tears Mercedes’ jacket off and puts her in the ring. Mercedes’ scheduled opponent moves aside as Mercedes fires off on Xia! Xia shoves Mercedes away but Mercedes BOOTS her down! Mercedes pursues Xia to CLUB her and CLUB her and RAM her into the apron! And then TOSS her over barriers! Referees hurry to keep Mercedes back, this fight has to wait for Sunday!
Mercedes storms into the ring, still wanting her match!? Has Xia softened Mercedes up enough for a young upstart to take advantage?
The bell rings, and Mercedes KNEES her opponent down! Mercedes drags her opponent up, reels her in to a fireman’s carry, and hits the AIR RAID CRASH! Cover, Mercedes wins!!
Winner: Mercedes Martinez, by pinfall
“Xia! You messed with the wrong one!” Mercedes has sent a message of her own, but will she be able to capitalize and crush Tian Sha’s assassin?
Backstage interview with Breezango.
McKenzie welcomes Tyler Breeze & Fandango back to NXT, but asks them how they feel about Walter’s orders to Imperium. Fandango hushes “Makakenzie” and says he has questions for her: One, does she like their shirts? Yes. Then two, why is Walter so angry? Hasn’t he been German Champion for nine years now? Breeze corrects Dango, it’s NXT UK Champion, and yes he’s been a dominant force all over Europe. Then that makes him the Bruno Sammartino of Europe. Yeah, but they need to worry about Fabio and Marsupial. No, no, Breeze, it’s Fabian and Marcel. Oh Dango’s going to correct him now?
Well point is, Imperium is after them. Breeze saw the propaganda video, just like Dango did. They have sour grapes over losing the titles to Breezango. So Breezango needs to beat Imperium again on their way back to the titles, which means Imperium will disappoint Walter again. Dango shows off a bit more chest before taking his exit with Breeze, but will the Lord of the Dance and Prince Pretty have to get ugly to overcome the Ring General’s soldiers?
Triple H and William Regal welcome Poppy back.
They’re happy to have her again, and HHH wants to tell her how much he loves her newest tracks. All the new tracks she is allowing them to use, from Eat to Say Cheese, it’s all awesome. But when will the album “drop?” Poppy says it’s dropping right NOW! What? Really? She’s just gonna push a button and boom? Yep. Sweet! Do it! Done. So okay, hold on. All she did was push a button on her phone, and boom, world premiere of the Poppy “Eat” NXT Soundtrack? All five tracks? Yes! From Spotify to Apple music and iTunes, all of it, for the whole world? Yep. Technology’s amazing. HHH loves it. So does Poppy.
Dexter Lumis walks in, looks at Poppy, and offers her a custom piece of artwork! Poppy is honored and thanks him for it. She even gives him a hug! Indi walks in and misunderstands! She runs away crying and screaming, and now Dexter might have found him in the dog house. Well, that’s awkward. How can Lumis make this up to Indi?
Cameron Grimes pulls up into the parking lot.
And then so does LA Knight! Well about time! Yeah it is. And it’s about time Grimes take his trash, turn it around and drive it out of here. Security keeps these two from arguing, because DeBiase will be waiting in the ring. Well they can’t keep the Million Dollar Man waiting. Grimes says Knight looks like a waiter: BEGGIN’ FER TIPS! HAHAHA! Knight is BROKE! Says the rich troll living under the bridge. Yeah, so rich, he lives under TWO bridges! Grimes gives a big tip to the security guard to get something nice for his family. Oh wait, he doesn’t have a family! AHAHAHA! Anyway…
Ted Debiase is in the ring!
“Well before I make this absolutely Priceless Announcement, I would like for Cameron Grimes and LA Knight to join me here in the ring.” Grimes says he’ll take all the time he needs but Knight says Grimes just makes noise to make noise. Knight slaps Grimes’ money out of his hand then leaves him behind as he goes to gorilla. Knight makes his entrance but Grimes cuts the music off to put HIS song on! Grimes struts past Knight and goes to the ring, but Knight follows after while asking DeBiase if Grimes is really who he wants for this. Grimes counts his money and fans sing along with his song, but DeBiase has them get to business.
“Gentlemen, this Sunday is the ultimate test.” They’ve both proven themselves worthy, but it is time for them both to literally climb the ladder of success! A ladder descends from above, and it’s gold! It’s gonna be a MILLION DOLLAR LADDER MATCH! Knight says it has been abundantly clear since day one that he walks head and shoulders above the rest of the wrestlers. This Sunday, it doesn’t matter if Knight has to knock Grimes’ head off or climb the ladder, there is no hill he won’t climb or hillbilly he won’t step on, because there is only ONE man that can carry the Million Dollar Legacy, and that’s him! And why is that? That’s because this is L A Knight’s game!
Hillbilly? Grimes says Knight might be right, Grimes may be a hillbilly and a bit smelly, but he’s worth a million bucks! This hillbilly lives on the hilltop, looking down on Knight! Grimes knows DeBiase said this isn’t about the fame or the money, it was about what happens in between the ropes! Well what happens when Grimes is between these ropes and turnbuckles and in front of the people, Grimes cannot be beat! So take his money, take his fame, because he’ll take the legacy straight TO! THE! MOON~! Grimes climbs, and says as he looks to the top of the CWC, he doesn’t see what he’s supposed to be reaching for! DeBiase, what is Grimes reaching for?
DeBiase is glad Grimes asked. Gentlemen, bring it in. The security guards bring in a big briefcase, set it on the table for DeBiase, and open it up for him. Gentlemen, DeBiase wants you to know that you will be fighting, crawling, grabbing and using every fiber of their energy for what is inside here. THE MILLION DOLLAR CHAMPIONSHIP!! Knight and Grimes are beside themselves with excitement and awe! At TakeOver, the winner of this ladder match will be the NEW Million Dollar Champion! AHAHAHAHAHAHA! Now THAT is a legacy worth carrying! Will it be Knight’s belt, yeah? Or will Grimes take this title with him TO THE MOON~?
Something’s going down backstage!
Security and referees are rushing in to stop Kyle O’Reilly and Karrion Kross from fighting! Regal rushes in to tell them to stop! None of this is happening tonight! Kross and Kyle are still snarling, but will they be able to wait until Sunday?
“The following announcement has been paid for by the Ever-Rise.”
Friends of the show, they have big news for you! Your boys, THE Ever-Rise, are hosting the TakeOver: In Your House pre-preshow! It’s available on all social and digital platforms! Now you might be asking yourself, what is that? It’s the show before the preshow! And if you didn’t know, now you know! Wait, that’s Hit Row’s catchphrase. But it’s really good. Well, see you Sunday! Ever-Rise RULES! Okay that one is theirs.
Grizzled Young Veterans VS August Grey & Jiro Ikemen!
Zack Gibson & James Drake want to settle things with Old Man Ciampa and Toothless Timmy, but for now, they’ll have to settle for 205 Live’s life of the party tag team! Will #RetroAG and The Handsomest Man be able to survive against Liverpool’s Number One and Mr. Mayhem?
Gibson and Grey start and fans chant, “Gibson Sucks!” Grey and Gibson tie up, Gibson waistlocks and SLAMS Grey. Gibson shifts to a facelock, Grey gets up but Gibson wrenches an arm to a wristlock. Gibson wrangles Grey, Grey gets up and handsprings to wrench back. Grey headlocks, Gibson powers out but Grey headscissors Gibson down! Gibson gets up in a huff but Grey wrenches his arm. Tag to Jiro, he takes the hand-off, but Gibson pulls hair to throw Jiro down! Gibson gets Jiro up and grinds the headlock, but Jiro powers out to speed things up! JACKET PUNCH! Gibson flounders up and Jiro smiles as he reels him in. Gibson dumps Jiro to the apron but Jiro shoulders back!
Jiro springboards up and over to headscissor Gibson! Fans fire up with Jiro but Gibson jawbreakers back! Gibson sucker punches Grey, gets Jiro up and pulls his jacket up over his head! Jiro gets free to fire off PALM STRIKES! Jiro fires off fists then whips, but Gibson reverses to a headlock. Drake tags in, GYV speeds things up, and Drake sweeps the legs for Gibson to basement dropkick! Jiro flounders, MAYHEM IN MOTION for Grey! Fans fire up because that is still good, and GYV have their secret handshake. Drake KICKS Jiro’s bad leg and then twists it with a standing toehold! Drake eggs Jiro on then stomps and kicks the bad leg more!
Drake drags Jiro around, drops an elbow on the knee, then tags Gibson. GYV get Jiro up, they double scoop for a double slam into ropes! Jiro writhes, Drake talks trash, and Gibson gets Jiro’s leg. Jiro BOOTS Gibson, but Gibson kicks low! Tag back to Drake, SHINBREAKER and hand-off to DRAGON SCREW! Drake has the leg and he turns Jiro for a HALF CRAB! But here come Ciampa & Thatcher! GYV regroup but the grizzled old veterans just take seats at ringside. Jiro crawls, hot tag to Grey! Grey rallies on GYV with big haymakers! Grey fires off on Drake, Gibson goes after him but gets a JAWBREAKER to NECKBREAKER!
Grey runs and CHOPS Drake, then whips Drake around to reel him in for a BULLDOG! Grey fires up with the fans and he goes up top. TIGHTROPE CROSSBODY! Direct hit and fans fire up more! Grey has the arms hooked, but Drake denies So Much Prettier to then CLOBBER him! Drake seethes, tags Gibson, and Drake DECKS Jiro! They get Grey up for TICKET TO MAYHEM!! Cover as GYV stares down with Ciampa & Thatcher, GYV win!
Winners: Grizzled Young Veterans, by pinfall
Jiro & Retro did what they could but it wasn’t enough to overcome these former NXT UK Tag Team Champions! GYV get mics and hope the lads are listening! GYV is DONE with them, yet here they are, lingering like a bad smell! GYV are here for MSK and the tag titles! They’ve already proven they’re better, but Ciampa & Thatcher have only proven they’re two hooligans! Well GYV doesn’t get it, right? GYV isn’t getting their shot without going through Ciampa & Thatcher! Gibson gets angrier, but then Ciampa & Thatcher throw their chairs at him and Drake! Gibson wants Ciampa & Thatcher to listen. “If it’s a scrap you want, then it’s a scrap you’ll get!”
GYV VS Ciampa & Thatcher, no tag rules! TORNADO TAG to finish this the old fashioned way! Oh well GYV needs to know about Ciampa & Thatcher! They love tornadoes! They don’t need to tag! And they sure as hell don’t need to wait! Ciampa & Thatcher rush the ring but GYV bails out! Thatcher’s said it before and he’ll say it again: “I’m going to enjoy breaking your limbs!” The song says, “No one will survive,” and will that be true when young and old grizzled veterans collide in a match with no restraints?
Candice LeRae is storming towards gorilla.
What is she going to do and say as soon as she hits the ring? We’ll find out, after the break!
NXT hears from Bobby Fish.
The Infamous One is working out his frustrations in his own personal gym, and he tells Oney that he hasn’t forgotten. Will Fish sink his teeth right into the Boston Crab once he’s back in the ring?
Candice LeRae heads to the ring!
The Poison Pixie goes it alone, and she gets a mic to get to the point. “Poppy, Poppy, Poppy. I am so sick of hearing about Poppy!” The fans chant Poppy’s name and Candice says Poppy hijacked her interview last week, and then stole Indi’s man! And don’t act like you didn’t know Dexter Lumis was Indi’s man! Everyone loves #InDex! Now because of Poppy, Indi has left the building in tears, completely devastated. So Poppy has two options: The easy way, facing Candice right now, or the hard way, where Candice “properly introduces” Poppy to the parking lot. Poppy’s own music plays because here she comes!
Poppy tells Candice, “I don’t wrestle. But I know someone who does.” It’s IO SHIRAI! The Evil Genius is back, and she has no love lost for Candice! Candice panics as Shirai and Poppy head to the ring together. Poppy helps Shirai with her jacket, and then Shirai TACKLES Candice! Shirai gets Candice up for a FLAPJACK! Candice ends up on ropes, Shirai hits the TIGER FEINT! Shirai goes up and up and MISSILE DROPKICKS Candice out of the ring! The fans are fired up, Shirai and Poppy high five and toss their hair back. Candice is furious, but is there no way avoiding Shirai?
Dok Hendrix gives us more In Your House slam jam!
What a night it has been! And the card just keeps getting bigger and better! The Six Man Winners Take All, for the North American AND Tag Team Championships! Xia Li’s TakeOver debut is getting spicier, and the stakes are raised as Grimes and Knight now compete in a MILLION DOLLAR CHAMPIONSHIP LADDER MATCH! And again, Ember and Raquel battle for the NXT Women’s Championship, and the FATAL 5 puts THE NXT Championship on the line between the very best today!
NXT shares footage from during commercial.
As Poppy and Shirai were heading back to the back, they crossed paths with Raquel and Dakota making their way to gorilla. Shirai tells Raquel to be ready for when she comes back for the title, but Raquel just smirks.
Ember Moon VS Dakota Kai w/ Raquel Gonzalez!
The Evolved Shenom wants the NXT Women’s Championship back just as badly as anyone else, but this is about what happened to her friend and tag partner, Shotzi Blackheart! Will Ember’s Law punish #CobraKai before going after Gonzalez and the gold at TakeOver?
The bell rings and Ember rushes in but Dakota dodges. Dakota swings kicks but Ember dodges, and vice-versa. Kicks hit kicks, forearms hit forearms, and the two stand off while fans cheer. Dakota shoves Ember, Ember shoves back! They tie up, go around and Ember puts Dakota in a corner. They go around more, Dakota puts Ember in a corner and dribbles her off buckles. Ember powers Dakota to the far side, the ref counts as Ember dribbles Dakota, but Ember lets off at 4. Ember argues with the ref, but Dakota YANKS Ember into buckles! Dakota goes side to side for a BOOT WASH! Dakota drags Ember to a cover, TWO!
Fans rally and duel, Dakota CLUBS Ember, then brings Ember up to bump off buckles. Dakota digs her boot in, the ref counts and Dakota lets off. Raquel talks trash, Ember swipes at her, but Dakota get Ember up to whip her hard into a corner! And then another BOOT WASH! Cover, TWO! Dakota grows frustrated, CLUBS Ember again, then stomps her. Dakota stands on Ember’s chest, the ref counts, but Ember shoves Dakota away. Dakota CLUBS Ember again, fans rally and duel, Dakota pie faces Ember. Then SLAPS her! Ember roars, but Dakota knees low! Dakota whips, Ember handsprings through the hip toss to arm-drag and dropkick!
Dakota is in a daze but Ember wants her to get up! Ember sweeps the legs, runs and BASEMENT COMPLETE SHOTS! Cover, TWO! Raquel was ready to get in, but she doesn’t have to as Dakota survives. Ember clamps onto Dakota’s jaw and then her hair, and CLUBS Dakota on the back! Dakota goes to a corner, Ember is after her again and snapmares her to KICK her in the back. Ember talks trash to Raquel, stands on Dakota’s head then stands her up. Ember ROCKS Dakota with an uppercut, then whips her corner to corner. Ember back body blocks, then whips Dakota back the other way. Dakota slips out to the apron to throw hands but Ember hits back!
Ember drags Dakota through ropes, Dakota fights with body shots, but Ember CLUBS her! Dakota gets up, ROCKS Ember back, then trips her up to ROCK her again! Dakota SPINS Ember into the post! Ember flops to the floor as NXT goes picture in picture!
Dakota takes a moment while Ember is dazed on the floor. Dakota gets in the ring to let the count handle this, but Ember sits up at 5 of 10. Ember drags herself up and in at 7, but Dakota stomps her down at the ropes! Dakota drags Ember around, smears Ember’s face into the mat, but lets off as the ref reprimands. Dakota dribbles Ember off the mat, covers, TWO! Dakota snarls and dribbles Ember off the mat again. Dakota gets Ember up, Ember throws body shots and rolls Dakota up, TWO! Dakota BOOTS Ember right down! Cover, TWO!! Ember survives and Dakota is frustrated. Dakota CLUBS Ember, reels her in and puts on a body scissor squeeze!
Ember endures, pushes back to a cover, TWO! Dakota clubs away on Ember’s back then squeezes tighter. Ember still endures, works to pry the scissors apart, but Dakota turns her around. Ember pushes back to another cover, TWO and Dakota lets Ember free to LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Dakota is seething but she drags Ember around for a cravat neck wrench. Ember endures again, fights up, but Dakota snapmares. Ember handsprings through! Only for Dakota to throw her by her hair! Dakota wraps on a sleeper and squeezes tight! Ember fights up, Dakota hops on as a backpack, but Ember rolls for a SENTON! Dakota lets go and both women are down!
Ember and Dakota get up at the same time, Dakota swings into Ember’s BACK SUPLEX! Ember starts rallying with forearms and an ENZIGURI! Dakota ends up in a corner as Ember fires up! The CWC fire up with Ember as she snapmares Dakota. Ember climbs, leaps, FLYING CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Dakota survives but Ember keeps her cool. Ember drags Dakota up to CLUB her down. Ember runs but Dakota reels her in. Ember breaks free to SUPERKICK, but runs into a FOREARM! Dakota runs, Ember follows but Dakota side steps to BOOT her at ropes! Dakota snapmare and KICKS Ember in the back, then runs, only for Ember to duck and kip up and HOOK KICK!
Ember gets Dakota back up, dragon sleeper to a SOMERSAULT STUNNER!! Cover, TWO!! Dakota survives but again Raquel was ready to rush in. The CWC is thunderous as Ember gets Dakota in another dragon sleeper. Ember pulls back on the hold to squeeze the air out of Dakota, but Dakota fights up to her feet. Dakota turns things around to have a dragon sleeper of her own, TWISTING FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Ember lives and Raquel is frustrated must of all! Dakota drags Ember up, gives her Kowata Kicks, and then an extra round! Ember blocks to throw Dakota, but Dakota SCORPION KICKS and then BOOTS Ember!
Ember ends up in a corner, Dakota goes Around the World for a BOOT! Cover, TWO!! Dakota and Raquel are both beside themselves as Ember survives. Fans rally and duel, Dakota gets Ember up to fireman’s carry, but Ember fights free! Ember Electric Chair lifts, pops Dakota around, LIGER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Now Ember feels the frustration as Dakota bails out. Raquel goes to Dakota’s side but Ember rushes out. Dakota gets in the ring and Raquel blocks Ember’s way. The ref is busy checking on Dakota so Raquel takes a swing, but Ember dodges boot to ROCK Raquel! Ember goes to the apron and dumps Dakota out! Ember builds speed to DIVE! Direct hit on BOTH targets!
The CWC is thunderous for “NXT! NXT!” as Ember puts Dakota in and BOOTS her! Ember hurries to a corner while Dakota is dazed! Ember goes up top, but Raquel gets in to BOOT her down!!
Winner: Ember Moon, by disqualification
Ricky Desperado doesn’t care about Dakota’s win-loss record, so long as she gets to extinguish Ember! But she’s too busy checking on Dakota and Ember attacks! But that’s a 2v1 situation as Dakota hits Ember! Ember shoves Dakota away to BOOT her! Raquel DECKS Ember now! Raquel snarls and gets Ember back up, hooks the leg, DESPERADO- STUNNER?!? Ember counters Raquel’s power and runs in, but Raquel puts her on the apron! Only to run into a HOTSHOT! Ember climbs again, for an ECLIPSE!!
The Prophecy of Flame lights the champion up and grabs the title! Ember tells Raquel to hold onto that for her until Sunday. Will the Shenom become a TWO-TIME NXT Women’s Champion after TakeOver?
Karrion Kross speaks.
“GENTLEMEN! You have all been afforded an opportunity to be face-to-face with me tonight. But you don’t have to wait until Sunday to feel what it’s like to get flat-lined! You think you’re going to take me out? You really believe that? Now is your opportunity to show the world what you can really do. Don’t be late. Tick-tock.” Kross and Scarlett head for gorilla, but will the end come early for someone at the end of NXT?
NXT returns with Kross, Scarlett and Regal in the ring.
Regal reminds Kross who the general manager is around here. Kross is champion, but he doesn’t run the brand! Regal has seen enough chaos tonight, this is NOT happening now! Kross tells Regal he doesn’t run ANYTHING. And Regal barely runs NXT, this show has been out of control for a very, very long time. Now, we’re in Kross’ world, and he’s telling Regal that he is not leaving until his four challengers show up and get their asses kicked. But Kyle shows up and says he’s right here! Now clearly the “gas station weasel,” Adam Cole, got under Kross’ skin, and Kyle doesn’t get that. Kross is the champion and the most dominant one yet, but with the thinnest skin.
Kyle can tell because it’s that vein in Kross’ forehead that is always about to burst. It is the snarling and flexing and the compensating. Kross is insecure because he knows it is a matter of time before a guy like Kyle walks down the ramp and takes the title from him! Wow, someone call a doctor because those are sick burns! Gargano enters in from the timekeeper’s area and gets up on the commentary desk to ask Kross if he’s going to let a guy in a jean jacket talk to him like that. Kross is supposed to be the biggest and baddest dude here. Well, he’s not Johnny Wrestling, and he’s definitely not Johnny TakeOver.
But Kross IS the NXT Champion. If Gargano were Kross, which he isn’t, he’d choke Kyle out right now! But be careful not to stumble over there, we all know Kross isn’t the most graceful guy in the ring. Kross tells “Johnny Mark” that if he wants to get off the desk and into the ring, Kross will show- Dunne tells Kross to shut his mouth! Dunne is sick of all this talking and waiting. The Bruiserweight wants to show everyone why HE is the baddest in NXT, and then on Sunday we can just call him champion! But then Adam Cole talks via titantron to say, “Well, well, well. If it isn’t the four chumps I absolutely humiliated last week!”
Cole isn’t about to go down there after already embarrassing them all. But in that ring, Kross is the biggest MORON of them all. Kross says he’s the champ and thinks he’s unbeatable. Cole is pretty damn sure he “beat” Kross last week with that verbal annihilation, and Kross couldn’t do a damn thing back. Kross tricks people into thinking he’s a tough guy, just cuz he wants to face all four at once. Cole sees right through that. The idea of going 1v1 with ol’ Adam Cole Baybay has Kross shaking in his boots! Kross doesn’t want the world to see Cole run circles around him! Cole doesn’t blame Kross, but will remind him that Cole doesn’t need to beat Kross to win.
Cole might beat Johnny Wrestling again, or maybe beat Pete Dunne again. Or maybe he’ll beat the guy who doesn’t even deserve to be in this match, (Kyle O’Reilly) or maybe he’ll beat Kross. Then he’ll show everyone that Kross’ reign has been one big fat disappointment. Cole will let these boys get back to their hissy fits, and see them all on Sunday. Kyle says that Cole is clearly too much of a bitch to be here tonight and kick things off early, but Kyle ain’t. Kyle gets in Kross’ face and Kross asks who Kyle is exactly. Kyle SLAPS Kross in the face! Kross DECKS Kyle, Dunne gets in and stomps Kross, and then Dunne and Kyle mug Kross together!
Security rushes the ring, but Dunne and Kyle just go after them! Kross gets to the far side, but Gargano is there! Gargano slingshot SPEARS Kyle, but Dunne fires off hands on Gargano! Gargano and Dunne brawl, Kross interrupts to DECK Gargano and TOSS Dunne! Gargano gets up but Kross TOSSES him! Security guards get in, they each get TOSSED! Kyle gets up to fire off on Kross! Kross shoves Kyle and BOOTS him down! Kross is seething, more security gets in and restrains Kross, leaving him open to Gargano’s SUPERKICK! And Dunne’s ENZIGURI! And then they throw security out! Kross is in a corner, Kyle gives him a HELLUVA KICK! Sami would be proud!
Gargano SUPERKICKS Kyle! Dunne BLASTS Gargano! Kyle ROLLING ELBOWS Dunne! Kyle roars, but Kross gives Kyle an APOCALYPSE ELBOW!! Kross grabs his title and says it is one versus EVERYONE! But wait, Cole IS here as he SUPERKICKS Kross from behind!! And AGAIN! Scarlett freaks out as Cole hits the LAST SHOT!! The Panama City Playboy just played everyone and shouts, “SAY HELLO TO THE CHAMP!” The CWC is thunderous for Cole as HE holds up the title! Cole already held this belt for over 400 days, is he about to take over and hold it for another 400?
My Thoughts:
What an amazing go-home! Not at all like how Raw tends to do them. For one, no filler of any kind. No recap packages that we don’t need because promos already take care of a lot of that, and no filler matches where it’s just copy-paste from last week. Though, I suppose Dok Hendrix didn’t need to re-hype matches he hyped before. But we got some fairly over-the-top and hilarious vignettes from Knight and Grimes to hype up DeBiase’s big news tonight, along with their TakeOver match. It is the most natural and exciting move for DeBiase to bring THE Million Dollar Championship to NXT for someone to have. I really hope Grimes wins, he really can make the most out of this because of his charisma and comedic sense.
I haven’t been the biggest fans of Legado just because Escobar overused Mendoza & Wilde in helping him in the early days of his Cruiserweight Championship reign, but I am all for this Six Man, double title match. We get Reed VS Escobar, which 1v1 would’ve been awesome, but now we can see Reed take on Wilde & Mendoza, we can see Escobar take on Lee & Carter, maybe there can be colossal tag moves from Reed and MSK. Also, it saves space on the TakeOver card. Putting the belts up like this, this match could go either way, but I can’t see Reed and Escobar being one and done. Legado wins to be golden and then Reed gets his rematch on perhaps NXT Great American Bash 2021.
The transition from the Legado-Reed-MSK segment to Hit Row with Maverick and Dain was very good. Another trio that will be coming for those same titles reminds everyone of that very mission, and then Hit Row works together to mess with Dain and help Swerve win. That is about on par with how Legado has operated, so it got great Heel heat and is showing where Swerve is in those power rankings. I am pretty sure that Dain and Drake will regroup to take on Adonis and Top Dolla, that is a great match up because they parallel each other with the big strong hoss and the smaller, faster guy, but I would think Hit Row wins there, too.
I really like that Xia Li attacking Mercedes did not cancel Mercedes’ match with, uh, whoever that was. Mercedes is proving she is tough as nails, and that TakeOver match is going to be some brutal stuff. I feel like since Mercedes stood tall here, and won way back at MYC, Xia Li wins at TakeOver. GYV of course get a win off 205 Live’s Grey & Jiro, and of course they set up a grudge match with Ciampa & Thatcher, but I really like that it’ll be Tornado Tag rules. That is going to be awesome for the post-TakeOver episode, could really go the distance if they need to fill for time, and can definitely act as the unofficial contender’s match to go after the winners of TakeOver’s Winners Take All.
Breezango had a good promo to call out Imperium in return, Ever-Rise plugging their own social media show was good, and I like that Ever-Rise used Hit Row’s catchphrase to call them out, too. Oney VS Theory was a great opener, it was also a good vehicle to get Dunne and Gargano to interact, but something about Oney using distraction to win makes sense. Oney and Dunne are the Heels fans still like to treat as Heels while Theory was getting cheered, so it gets good Heel heat for Oney and Dunne. Kyle scrapping with Kross randomly seems a bit unneeded since we all knew there would be a face-to-face segment, but I suppose it was to add to Kross saying Regal has no control of NXT anymore.
I knew even with last week that Candice accusing Poppy of just pulling a Bad Bunny meant she was going to start “pulling a Bad Bunny,” but I do like that Poppy already has a natural proxy to go with. Io Shirai brawling with Candice works on many levels, as did that moment backstage where Shirai glared at Raquel. Tying in the #InDex drama makes me think we’re getting The Way VS Shirai & Poppy, non-title, but maybe the real plan is Shirai and Poppy recruit another proxy so that Shirai and this other superstar take The Way on in a title match. At the same time, Franky Monet calling Shirai out a few weeks ago makes me think Franky will “ruin” that stuff and make a high profile feud out of it.
Ember VS Dakota was a great main event match, but I had a feeling Raquel would interfere. Dakota was losing either way so of course the Heel champion makes sure their contender gets wrecked. But Ember turns things around and stands tall, so she clearly isn’t winning at TakeOver. Then the face-off closing, it had great promos and great brawling, and I should’ve known Cole was lying about not being at the CWC. Kross stood tall until Cole knocked him down and stood even taller, so as I figured, Kross is totally pinning Cole to send him off to RawDown. Kross can fill the Summer with the other feuds, anyone’s guess as to who takes Kross out, if it’s happening at all this year.
My Score: 9.3/10
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The Road to the Tokyo Dome goes through KOPW!
As 2024 nears an end, Great-O-Khan defends the KOPW Championship one more time, against a former KOPW Champion in Taichi! Who will be THE 2024 King of Pro-Wrestling?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Chase Your Dream Match: Shoma Kato VS Hiromu Takahashi; Hiromu wins.
- Boltin Oleg VS Satoshi Kojima; Boltin wins.
- Triple Threat Tag: Jeff Cobb & Jakob Austin Young VS Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson VS Ren Narita & Yujiro Takahashi; Narita & Yujiro win.
- DOUKI & Taka Michinoku VS El Desperado & Master Wato; Desperado & Wato win.
- Fatal 4 Way: Kevin Knight VS Robbie Eagles VS Francesco Akira VS “Drilla” Dan Moloney; Eagles wins.
- Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club War Dogs; LIJ wins.
- Shota Umino & Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita; ZSJ & Fujita win.
- KOPW Championship Three Stages of Hell: Great-O-Khan VS Taichi; Khan wins and is the definitive 2024 KOPW Champion.
PLAY BY PLAY
After the Triple Threat Tag…
The House of Torture of course cheated to win, but they wouldn’t leave it at that! They waited until the United Empire and TMDK argued with each other to then attack them all! Yujiro Takahashi CLUBS Oiwa down while Narita shoves Cobb into big Hartley Jackson! And then Narita JAMS Cobb with the pushup bar! The fans boo but Narita JAMS Oiwa up, too! The Souled Out Son of Strong Style is so proud of himself as he holds up his NJPW World TV Championship, but wait. Christmas music starts playing? The fans clap along as surprise! Santa and his reindeer are here! Well, one reindeer. But shouldn’t the House of Torture be on the naughty list?
Santa Claus walks over, and he gets the mic. He sounds familiar as he tells, “Narita-san… You have a Christmas present waiting. Would you like it now?” Narita asks what the heck is going on. Santa steps into the ring and offers Narita the little tiny bag. Narita snatches the bag, then he and Yujiro look at it. The fans asks, “Nani nani? <What is it?>” Narita tells them to shut up. Narita gets the bag open and pulls out… Blue sunglasses! With LED lights! The fans cheer as the lights go down! “E! L! P!” EL PHANTASMO IS HERE! The Headbanga has been battling cancer, but he’s here in Korakuen Hall!
Narita is furious but ELP slides right into the ring! Narita & Yujiro run away, but the fans cheer ELP on as he stands side-by-side with Jado Claus. ELP gets the mic now, and the fans cheer him on. ELP takes a moment before saying, in Japanese, “Cancer. Cancer… I’ve beaten cancer! And I love Korakuen!” But ELP asks Jado-san how to say a certain something in Japanese. He whispers it, but then Narita & Yujiro attack! The fans boo these cowards, but then Narita says Merry Christmas! But ELP BOOTS him, ELBOWS Yujiro, then dodges Narita to SUDDEN DEATH! Jado Claus DECKS the Tokyo Pimp!
ELP again asks Jado, and Jado says on behalf of ELP, that ELP is going to wrestle tomorrow night! And… Then he’ll be at the Tokyo Dome! ELP grabs the NJPW World TV Championship! ELP looks it over, and looks to the crowd, and then to Jado, but then Jeff Cobb and Ryohei Oiwa get in the ring. Cobb asks if ELP’s good. ELP is good. Are they good? Then let’s turn it up a notch! FATAL 4 WAY for the TV Championship! Narita snatches his belt, gets out of the ring, and tells everyone to shut up! The odds just got stacked against the House of Torture, will the New Year have a NEW NJPW World TV Champion one way or another?
Shota Umino & Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita!
Ahead of battling for THE IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, The Roughneck and The Front Man bring some back up! The Ace is also preparing to fight Evil, will he and Shota bring a Once in a Century Paradigm Shift? Or will ZSJ and the Japanese Young Punk prove The Mighty Don’t Kneel?
The teams sort out and Shota starts against ZSJ. The fans cheer this WrestleKingdom preview, and Korakuen duels between “SHOTA! SHOTA!” and “ZAKU! ZAKU!” ZSJ and Shota feel things out, then knuckle lock. ZSJ clinches but Shota fights back with his own clinch. ZSJ slips around to chinbar but Shota wrenches to a wristlock. ZSJ rolls, tries another chinbar but Shota cranks the wristlock. ZSJ bridges, spins, slips around and wrangles Shota! Shota kips up to WRING the arm, but ZSJ UP KICKS! The fans cheer as the two reset. Shota and ZSJ circle, feel things out, and knuckle lock. ZSJ then stands on Shota’s hand!
ZSJ has another hand and twists the wrist! Then he has both arms for a motorcycle stretch but Shota fights up. Shota turns things around, and he fights ZSJ as ZSJ tries to turn them back. ZSJ keeps trying, and he pushes through, but Shota spins things right back around! The fans cheer while Shota digs a foot into ZSJ’s back. ZSJ flips, kips up, spins things around, but Shota spins them back! The fans cheer, and Shota spins ZSJ. ZSJ dodges the lariat, Shota blocks a kick, but ZSJ ducks the enzigiri! Shota avoids the Penalty Kick and arm-drags ZSJ, but ZSJ headscissors! Shota kips free, avoids a leg pick, and the fans cheer!
Shota dares ZSJ to go for the leg but the two reset again. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and each man breaks free of one. They back off, and Shota tags in Tanahashi. The fans cheer, ZSJ tags in Fujita, and Korakuen strongly supports President Ace. Tanahashi and Fujita circle, tie up, and Tanahashi powers Fujita back. The ref counts, Tanahashi lets off slowly, but then Fujita turns things around! Tanahashi turns things around, and repeat! The ref counts, Fujita lets off slowly, but then both men block a kick! They argue over who lets go first, and eventually agree for a mutual break. They set the feet down, but then Fujita holds on!
Fujita CHOPS Tanahashi, then whips. Tanahashi reverses but Fujita ducks ‘n’ dodges to GAMANGIRI! The fans fire up and Fujita aims from a corner. Fujita runs corner to corner but Tanahashi BOOTS him! Shota CLOBBERS Fujita, then eggs ZSJ on! ZSJ runs up, Shota blocks a kick and he sends ZSJ into Tanahashi’s ELBOW! Shota CLOBBERS ZSJ and the fans fire up. Shota pursues ZSJ to the outside and CLUBS him down! Shota clamps onto ZSJ with a chinlock but the ref reprimands. Tanahashi CHOPS Fujita, but Fujita CHOPS Tanahashi! The fans fire up as Fujita storms back up, but he blocks a boot!
Fujita DRAGON SCREWS Tanahashi’s leg! Fujita kips up, ZSJ sends Shota into railing, and Fujita stomps Tanahashi. The fans rally and Fujita brings Tanahashi up to CHOP! Fujita eggs Tanahashi on, CHOPS him again, then CHOPS again! Tanahashi flounders and ZSJ tags in. ZSJ drags Tanahashi up to UPPERCUT! Tanahashi ends up in the TMDK corner, ZSJ UPPERCUTS him again! ZSJ says, “Mada mada!” and he UPPERCUTS again! Tanahashi falls, ZSJ tags in Fujita, and Fujita brings Tanahashi up. Fujita CHOPS again, and then CHOPS again! Tanahashi is stinging and using the ropes for defense while the fans rally up.
Tanahashi storms up but Fujita CHOPS! Tanahashi CHOPS, Fujita CHOPS! Tanahashi falls and Fujita BLASTS Shota! Tag to ZSJ and he grabs a leg. Fujita also grabs one, they drag Tanahashi to center, and then they both go after arms. Then they shift, ZSJ has an arm while Fujita has a leg! Then they both have legs again! Then ZSJ has a leg and Fujita has an arm! Then back to the arms! They both isolate the arms for DOUBLE STOMPS! The fans cheer, the ref reprimands and ZSJ “apologizes” with a bow. ZSJ stands on one of Tanahashi’s legs to then twist the other! Tanahashi endures, even as ZSJ TWEAKS the ankle!
ZSJ twists the foot the other way, flips Tanahashi over, and shifts around to have a headscissor and armlock! Shota stomps ZSJ but Fujita goes after Shota! Fujita TOSSES Shota, ZSJ tags Fujita back in. Fujita stomps Tanahashi, KICKS him in the back, but Tanahashi gets mad! Fujita KICKS Tanahashi but Tanahashi fires up! Fujita KICKS and CHOPS, but Tanahashi fires forearm after forearm! Fujita CHOPS again! Tanahashi grits his teeth but Fujita CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! SHOTEI! Fujita falls but so does Tanahashi! The fans rally up while both men crawl, hot tag to Shota! Shota rallies on Fujita with big forearms and elbows!
Shota whips, Fujita reverses, but Shota dropkicks the legs out! ZSJ runs up and RAMS Shota! Then ZSJ runs, but into Shota’s DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Shota goes to Fujita. Shota whips corner to corner, runs up, and UPPERCUTS! Shota reels Fujita in, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Shota doesn’t mind. Shota clinches but Fujita fights the suplex with elbows. Shota runs up, but Fujita wrenches, waistlocks, but Shota ELBOWS free! Shota whips, Fujita reverses and DROPKICKS! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Fujita crawls, hot tag to ZSJ!
ZSJ runs up to BOOT Shota! Shota stays up so ZSJ runs to BOOT him again! And BOOT him again! Shota roars and ROCKS ZSJ! Shota runs to ROCK ZSJ again! ZSJ UPPERCUTS, Shota eggs him on, repeat! Shota UPPERCUTS and ZSJ roars! ZSJ UPPER- NO, Shota hooks the arm, but ZSJ wrenches out of the backslide to PELE the arm! Then ZSJ basement DROPKICKS Shota! The fans fire up while Shota clutches a leg and an arm. ZSJ kicks him around, scuffs him and taunts him. The fans rally, the ref checks Shota, but Shota is okay to continue. ZSJ stands Shota up to UPPERCUT! And UPPERCUT!
Shota clinches to EXPLODER! Both men are down and the fans rally again! Shota crawls, hot tag to Tanahashi! Fujita runs up, but Tanahashi blocks a kick to DRAGON SCREW! Payback for earlier! Tanahashi runs up at ZSJ in a corner, blocks a boot, and DRAGON SCREWS! Tanahashi put some stank on that one! Then he goes up the corner for a SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! ZSJ stays in this but the fans continue to rally! “GO ACE! GO ACE!” echoes out as Tanahashi runs, but ZSJ catches him into a COBRA TWIST! Tanahashi endures, then throws elbows into ZSJ’s leg. Tanahashi gets free to DRAGON SCREW again!
ZSJ writhes, Tanahashi ties the legs up, but ZSJ kicks at him! Tanahashi blocks a kick to GROUND DRAGON SCREW! And now, TEXAS CLOVER- NO, ZSJ fights the turnover and reels Tanahashi into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Tanahashi endures and the fans rally up, but Shota gets in! Shota stomps away on ZSJ, but then Fujita MISSILE DROPKICKS Shota! Fujita brings Tanahashi up but Tanahashi SHOTEIS him down! ZSJ is after Tanahashi but he avoids the shotei! ZSJ SLAPS Tanahashi, then PENALTY KICKS! Cover, TWO!! Tanahashi survives but ZSJ gives him a NECK TWIST! The fans fire up as ZSJ stand Tanahashi up.
ZSJ scoops but Tanahashi fights that, to a TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! The fans fire up but Tanahashi isn’t done! TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Tanahashi stands ZSJ up again, but ZSJ scoops to ZACK DRIVER!! Cover, ZSJ & Fujita win!
Winners: Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita, by pinfall
Shota can’t believe The Ace fell, but this is why ZSJ is the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion! Will ZSJ do this all to Shota when they’re 1v1 in the Tokyo Dome? Or will Shota prove he’s mightier than The Mighty?
KOPW Championship Three Stages of Hell: Great-O-Khan VS Taichi!
The Dominator has, well, dominated as KOPW Champion for a long stretch of 2024, but the Holy Emperor did close out 2023 with this title. Granted, Taichi says that win, lose or draw, this is his final KOPW Championship match. As such, tonight’s stipulation is a sort of “Best Of” compilation as we go Best 2 Out of 3. Part one: a no ropes Sumo Rules match! Part two: Yoshinobu Kanemaru as special guest referee? Well, he would be a neutral party… And part three, if needed, will be a LAST MAN STANDING MATCH! Will Taichi “retire” from this truly freestyle division standing tall? Or will Khan truly conquer KOPW for the United Empire?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, but Taichi also brings back the trophy for the occasion, and it’s time to end the year in style!
Sumo Rules!
Both men finish preparations with weight belts and some stretching. They square up, the ref says go and they RAM into each other! The fans rally as both men go for those weight belts to use as leverage. They go around, get very close to the ring edge, but then Khan moves things away. Khan THROWS Taichi, but Taichi stays on the ring so the sumo match continues. They reset and go again! Taichi pushes Khan back with both hands, but Khan digs in his heels! They clinch, go around, and Taichi goes for the edge! Khan pulls on Taichi’s leg to get around, but Taichi uses that to steer Khan to another edge! But Khan hits a fireman’s carry takeover!
Khan drags Taichi up but Taichi fights off the throw! They clinch and fight for control again. They each try to lift with the belt! Khan has Taichi near the edge, but then Taichi has Khan near the edge! Khan is teetering and the fans fire up! Taichi THROWS Khan to the floor, Taichi wins the fall!
Khan: 0; Taichi: 1
Special Guest Referee!
The fans are thunderous as Taichi takes the Sumo Rules fall, but now we go to a much more complicated situation. The ropes have to be put back up, sure, but now the Heel Master of all people is going to be the referee! The time it takes to set up the ropes is a reprieve for both sides, especially Khan as he has to catch his breath and refocus. Once the ropes are up, both men wait in the ring. All that is left is the buckle pads, and of course, Kanemaru himself. Kanemaru gets a proper introduction and entrance before he goes to the ring, and wow, he’s even wearing an official NJPW referee shirt with the lion mark on it.
Referee Kanemaru does his check and he even tells Taka Michinoku to watch himself. Kanemaru does a far less thorough check of Khan than Taichi! Did the Empire pay Kanemaru off?! Kanemaru has Taichi cool off, then whispers something to Khan! The bell rings, the fans rally for Khan, and Khan circles with Taichi. They tie up, Taichi powers Khan to ropes, and Kanemaru calls for a ropebreak. Then he has a fast count! Taichi lets off before 4 and argues with Kanemaru! Kanemaru says that’s his count, deal with it. Khan and Taichi reset, tie up, and Khan puts Taichi on ropes. Kanemaru pays more attention to Taka than Taichi!
The fans can’t help but laugh as Kanemaru finally does count, and now it’s really slow! Taichi protests, but Khan pulls Taichi’s arms. Then he CHOPS Taichi and stops at “3!” Khan then goes after Taichi, wrenches and wristlocks, and Kanemaru is asking if Taichi gives up!? Taichi tells him to shut up, but Khan kicks and CLUBS Taichi. Khan whips, Taichi BOOTS Khan down, then covers! Kanemaru strolls over to count! And it’s so slow! “TWO” and the fans cheer. Taichi is upset, but Khan rolls Taichi up! SO FAST!! TWO!! Taichi is getting pissed but Kanemaru backs away. Taichi stomps Khan, and Kanemaru’s untying a buckle pad?!
Taichi stomps Khan around, Khan leaves the pad there loosely, and Taichi whips. Khan reverses, and SURPRISE! bare buckles! Taka protests but Kanemaru SMACKS him with the pad! Khan plays dumb, and then he stands on Taichi’s lower back. Taichi has the ropes, but Kanemaru kicks the arm away! Khan has Taichi’s other arm, Taichi keeps grabbing for ropes but Kanemaru keeps kicking the hand away! Khan drags Taichi up, brings him around, and ROCKS him in the back! Taichi goes to a corner, Khan Mongolian Chops him on the back! And Mongolian Chops again! And Mongolian Chops again! Kanemaru doesn’t bother counting at all!
Taka protests, Kanemaru warns him, but then Khan hops up to sit on his throne! The fans cheer while Taichi endures, and only now does Kanemaru count! Khan asks hold on, hold on, so Kanemaru stops counting! Khan hops down, and then he puts Kanemaru up on the throne! Khan gets the fans to join in on the “Ohh…! HMPH!” Kanemaru isn’t into it so he hops down. Khan apologizes to Kanemaru, then he kicks Taichi around. Taichi gets up to fire hands! Khan kicks low, whips, but Taichi reverses to wrench and HOOK KICK! The fans fire up while both men are down. Taichi stands, and he drags Khan up into SEITEI JUJIHOU!
Kanemaru might be stuck, he can’t ignore Khan tapping. But then Kanemaru drags Khan over to the ropes! Taichi is frustrated with Kanemaru but Kanemaru says that’s a ropebreak. Taichi storms up on Kanemaru, but then Khan waistlocks! Ripcord and SAYANAGI! Both men are down again and the fans rally up! Taichi goes to a corner, Khan runs in, but Taichi dodges! GAMANGIRI! The fans fire up and Taichi snarls. Taichi TAKES OFF THE PANTS! The pants were a bit stubborn, but still. But then Kanemaru “checks” Khan just to stay between him and Taichi! Taichi says move or else! Kanemaru says he’s the ref!
Kanemaru kicks Taichi, CLAWS Taichi’s eyes, then traps his arms! Khan gets up to IRON RIGHT!! Kanemaru “scolds” Khan, then “checks” Taichi. Khan rests in a corner and Kanemaru drags Taichi up for him. Taichi CHOKES Kanemaru! Kanemaru kicks low! Kanemaru whips Taichi into a corner, ELBOWS him, then Khan LARIATS! Khan snapmares and covers, Kanemaru wants more first! Khan sits Taichi up for a BASEMENT DROPKICK! Now cover, TWO!! Taichi survives so Kanemaru hurries to get his whiskey! Khan takes a swig, and Kanemaru sets Taichi up! WHISKEY MIST into Kanemaru! Taichi hits the GEDO CLUTCH, but Kanemaru really can’t count now!
Taichi lets off of Khan since there was no count to be had. Taichi drags Kanemaru up, but Khan WHISKEY BOTTLE SHOTS Taichi! IRON CLAW!! Kanemaru calls for the bell? He just hands the win to Khan without counting, so now we’re all tied up!
Khan: 1; Taichi: 1
Kanemaru has fulfilled the contract, Khan gives him the envelope of money. Khan even makes sure we all see how many thousands that is! Kanemaru heads out, is he going to party hard for the holidays? But that aside, it is time for the final fall!
Last Man Standing!
Taichi gets the mic first, and tells Khan that if that’s how Khan wants to do it, then Taichi will get down and dirty with Khan! No lumberjacks, no special guests, just the straight up ten count, and it can happen anywhere in Korakuen Hall! Khan says bet! The announcement is made for the official rule change, and now we have the final fall! Khan rushes Taichi on the outside, then whips him into railing! And we’re already going into the crowd! Khan throws Taicihi at English commentary, but big Hartley is a solid wall for Chris. Khan then drags Taichi up into the bleachers, and the fans clear out of the way!
Khan CHOKES Taichi with a chair, then lets off to clear chairs out of the way. The Young Lions try to help but Khan gets mad at them and pushes them aside. Khan drags Taichi up, knees him low, and then reels him in! But Taichi fights the sayanagi! Taichi SHOVES Khan, Khan falls to the floor but gets up, only for Taichi to CROSSBODY! Down goes Khan and Red Shoes hurries over. Both men are down but Taichi sits up. The count starts and Khan is still down at 5 of 10! Khan hurries to get up, and Taichi stomps him down! Taichi drags Khan back up into the bleachers, but we go the other way.
Taicih KICKS Khan down, Young Lions keep the fans back again, and Taichi drags Khan along. They keep moving through the crowd, and Taichi shoves Khan into chairs! Khan sputters but Taichi drags him up again. Taichi KNEES Khan, then drags him up. They go back down to floor level, and then Taichi aims at chairs! Taichi whips but Khan reverses and he BOWLS Taichi into chairs! Not quite a strike but he got a good number of those chairs! Khan pops the railing loose from the special corner piece, and he brings that corner piece over! Khan SMACKS Taichi with the steel! Taichi staggers away but he sits in a chair.
Khan starts folding chairs to stack them on the floor. Khan then uses one chair as a leash to drag Taichi over! Khan CLUBS Taichi, adds that one chair to the pile, and then snap suplexes Taichi onto the chairs! Taichi writhes but Khan rises up. Khan roars and the fans fire up! The count begins again but Taichi slowly sits up at 4. Taichi rises up, and he stands at 8! Khan brings Taichi around in a headlock, and they go to the orange bleachers! Khan uses the gate to smother Taichi, then they go up to the higher level! The fans fire up but then fans have to move! Khan KNEES and CLUBS Taichi, then whips Taichi at the exit door!
Taichi tumbles into the hallway! Khan drags Taichi back into the arena and uses the HITSUJIGOROSHI against the chairs! Taichi endures as Khan chokes him, then Khan lets him go! Red Shoes checks on Taichi, Taka coaches him, but the count begins. Khan sits in a chair to relax while he waits. Taichi sits up at 7, and stands at 9! Khan storms up on Taichi to CLUB him on the back! Khan headlocks Taichi, brings him to the other section, and he gets up close to the fans for photo ops. Khan then whips, but Taichi reverses, and Khan is sent into the wall! Taichi leaves Khan behind while the count begins again.
Khan sits up so Taichi KICKS him back down! Taichi drags Khan up, KICKS him again, and Khan falls to his knees. Taichi drags Khan up by his ponytail, and he goes close to the stairs that lead to the back! Khan fights the suplex, and for his life, but then he turns things around! Taichi fights the suplex, throws hands, and then DDTS Khan to the floor! Red Shoes checks both men, then starts the count. Taichi shakes out his arms and sits up at 4. Taichi stands at 6 but Khan is still down at 8! Khan drags himself up at 9! Taichi CLUBS Khan down, then brings him back up. Taichi brings Khan back to ground level, then snapmares him hard for a KICK!
Khan is in agony but Taichi drags him back up. But Khan RAMS Taichi into the railing! Taichi sputters while also sitting in a chair. Khan staggers away to ringside, and he goes looking under the ring. Khan brings out a trolly cart? Khan JAMS Taichi up using his own mic stand, then leaves him behind. Khan brings out a TABLE! Fans rally up as Khan puts the table on the trolly, then he staggers over to Taichi. Khan CLUBS Taichi down, then SHOVES him onto the table trolly combo. Khan has fans clear out, and then he SNOW PLOWS the chairs with Taichi on the cart!! The fans fire up as Khan stands over Taichi.
Khan drags Taichi up, and he brings the table along, too. Khan kicks chairs out of the way as he returns to the upper deck! Khan SMACKS Taichi off the edge, then he clears out space. Khan sets the table up, then he goes up to fetch Taichi. Khan JAMS Taichi up with a chair, then SMACKS him! Taichi writhes, fans rally, and Khan drags Taichi up. Khan vows to end this! IRON CLAW, and ELIMI- NO! Taichi fights Khan off! Taichi stumbles away through the crowd, but then grabs himself a chair. Taichi runs up to JAM Khan right in the face! Taichi then steals Khan’s idea to choke grip and CHOKE SLAM down through the table!!!
Khan writhes and the fans go nuts! Taichi hobbles around while Red Shoes counts Khan. Khan is still down at 5! Still down at 7! 9! KHAN GRABS RED SHOES’S HAND!! Khan survives, and though he has a couple bloody cuts on his back, he crawls his way to the ring. Taichi eggs Khan on and the fans are thunderous! Khan drags himself into the ring, Taichi runs, AX BOMBER!! The fans fire up and the count returns! Khan is still down at 5, stirs at 6, sits up at 7, and he rises at 8! So Taichi just runs up to AX BOMBER!! Khan drops to his knees, flops over, but he’s already pushing himself back up! Taichi runs again, AX BOMBER!!
Khan staggers around but he stays on his feet! Taichi says fine, AX- SAYANAGI!! Khan turns things around, and he AX BOMBERS in return!! Both men are down and the fans rally as hard as they can! The count is on both men, and Khan crawls for ropes at 5! Taichi slowly sits up at 6, and both men go to corners at 7! Red Shoes waits on them to rise up, and then Taichi fires up! Taichi runs up, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Neither man falls, so Taichi BOOTS! Khan BOOTS back! Taichi URAKENS! Khan MONGOLIAN CHOPS! Taichi SOBATS! Khan BODY BLOWS! Both men drop to knees, but they also grab at each other.
The fans rally as Khan and Taichi slowly rise. They are forehead to forehead, and then Taichi AX BOMBERS! Khan drops to his knees, Taichi BUZZSAWS, but Khan blocks it! Khan ROCKS Taichi with a right! And then Khan reels Taichi in, but Taichi Alabama Lifts! BLACK- NO, Khan fights into a GUILLOTINE! Taichi is stuck in the body scissors!! Taichi flails, even taps out, but that’s not how Last Man Standing works! Khan squeezes tighter and tighter, Taichi fades, and Red Shoes checks! Khan lets Taichi go and the count begins! Khan rises at 6, and Taichi is somehow up at 9!! So Khan clamps on an IRON CLAW!
Khan lifts Taichi, but Taichi slips free! Taichi shoves Khan and ROCKS him! DANGEROUS SAIDO!! But Khan is staggering to his feet?! Khan goes to a corner, flounders along ropes, but he isn’t down yet! The fans rally hard while both men fight to their feet! SUPERMAN PUNCH from Khan! PELE from Taichi! Both men are down again! Red Shoes starts the count on them both, and the fans rally even harder! Taichi is up at 7! Khan grabs Red Shoes at 9 again!! Taichi roars, Korakuen is with him, and he powers up! TENSHI JUJI- NO!! Khan blocks, and he hooks Taichi! Taichi CLUBS away on Khan, but Khan still lifts! ULTIMATE ELIMINATOR!!
Both men are down again and the fans rally as hard as they can! The count is on both men, and they’re both down at 5! At 7! 9! Khan pushes up, but he FLOPS back down!! DOUBLE TEN! IT’S A DRAW!! What does that mean for the belt!? Red Shoes goes out to talk with Abe-san, and then the announcement is made. In the end, with it being 1-1-1, a true draw, it all goes to KHAN!
Winner: Great-O-Khan, by pinfall (DEFINITIVE 2024 KOPW Champion)
Khan flips Taichi off, one last insult added on top. Khan is given the belt back, but Taichi grabs his trophy. Taichi steps up to Khan, and gives him the trophy, saying it is rightfully his now. Taichi shows Khan that respect, and Khan returns it with a handshake. Khan “retires” Taichi from KOPW, what will the Holy Emperor look to do in 2025?
As for Khan, he grabs the mic, and he asks Taichi to wait a moment. “You served this title for three years. We will honor your glory!” The fans applaud that, and Khan asks the previous champion to come closer. No, closer. The fans cheer Taichi on as he steps closer to ringside. Khan says Taichi served this title well, so here is his reward. Khan is giving the trophy back? Taichi says no, he gave that to Khan out of respect. Khan says to Taichi and to everyone to listen well. “We are the last KOPW Champion!” Everyone is a bit surprised to hear that.
Khan says, “As an alternative, on January 4th in the Tokyo Dome… as THE last KOPW Champion, We demand that the January 4th match determine the next IWGP World Heavyweight Championship challenger!” The fans are really intrigued by that idea! Khan throws down the belt, and Chris makes sure English speakers understand what Khan is suggesting. The New Japan Ranbo determining a #1 contender? Khan says that these are the words of the final KOPW Champion, The Great-O-Khan! “HAIL US, PEASANTS!” A New Year, a new era? Will Khan’s revolution bring glory to the United Empire?
My Thoughts:
A very good night for Road to Tokyo Dome, though I did skip a lot just because I didn’t have a lot of time today. But luckily I was skimming through, or I would’ve missed ELP’s great return. Congratulations on him beating cancer, and I like that they’re adding him to the NJPW World Television Championship match. It makes sense given ELP’s beef with the House of Torture, and honestly, why not just have ELP win? Not even so much for getting over cancer (though kind of that, too) but because fans love ELP and it’d help him solidify his singles run with Hikuleo long gone for WWE.
Really good stuff in the other tune-up matches, such as #DespeWado winning and the chaotic end to the Fatal 4 Way. Eagles won to help him and Fujita have momentum, but there is still more to the Road to Tokyo Dome first. Honestly that tag Fatal 4 could really go any which way they want so I’m not sure how the go-home math would even work. And Gedo of course took the loss against LIJ. Yota Tsuji is aiming for David Finlay and the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship, but who knows how things go before we get to WrestleKingdom.
Very good tag match from Shota & Tanahashi VS ZSJ & Fujita, and it was technically a surprise for Tanahashi to take the loss. This works on many levels, as Tanahashi should be figuratively on the ropes going into his match with Evil, and this gives Fujita equal momentum alongside Eagles. And then great main event, Khan and Taichi really went the distance with this one. And it all makes sense after Khan reveals this is the end of the KOPW Division. Khan wants to make the New Japan Ranbo to basically be the Royal Rumble and that is pretty cool. I think they could keep the belt to represent that contender’s status the same as the G1 Climax having a briefcase, because that KOPW belt actually looks pretty nice.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Rockin’ around the Christmas Collision!
The Continental Classic continues on Christmas Collision, with crucial points on the line this close to AEW Worlds End! Who will finally take the lead in Gold League?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Will Ospreay VS Ricochet; Ricochet wins.
- Kris Statlander VS Penelope Ford; Kris wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Shelton Benjamin VS Daniel Garcia; Garcia wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Mark Briscoe VS The Beast Mortos; Briscoe wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli; Claudio wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current Continental Classic Gold League standings!
Claudio Castagnoli: 2-1, 6 points
Will Ospreay: 2-1, 6 points
Ricochet: 2-1, 6 points
Darby Allin: 2-1, 6 points
Brody King: 2-2, 6 points
Komander: 0-4, 0 points [ELIMINATED]
Here are the current Continental Classic Blue League standings!
Kyle Fletcher: 3-1, 9 points
Kazuchika Okada: 2-1-1, 7 points
Mark Briscoe: 2-2, 6 points
Shelton Benjamin: 2-1, 6 points
Daniel Garcia: 1-1-1, 4 points
The Beast Mortos: 0-4, 0 points [ELIMINATED]
Ian Riccaboni is in the ring.
He has Big Boom AJ & Big Justice with him in the Hammerstein Ballroom, and yes, they’re ready to bring the BOOM~! They’re ready to watch the action tonight, and even the final face-to-face of MJF and Adam Cole. AJ says if MJF is gonna bring the doom, then you know he and Big Justice will bring the BOOM~! But tonight, their guy, Adam Cole will bring the BOOM~ too! And of course we have big Continental Classic action! Daniel Garcia VS Shelton Benjamin in a critical showdown, and while Shelton is tough, Garcia is going to bring the BOOM~! Plus, Mark Briscoe battles The Beast Mortos! The Chicken is their guy, time to bring the BOOM~!
In Gold League, we have Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli, and the Swiss Superman is a DOOM~! Let’s go, Darby, bring that BOOM~! And then a match everyone wants to see, the fireworks rematch of Will Ospreay VS Ricochet! If you’re a fan of high-flying wrestling, this is the right night to be right here in AEW! Ricochet and their guy, Ospreay, will bring the BOOM~! But speaking of, that match is up first! The Aerial Assassin joins AJ & Big Justice in giving a BOOM~, but will Ricochet make sure tonight is #OuttaThisWorld?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Will Ospreay VS Ricochet!
Wait, are the fans throwing white streamers or is that… No, yeah, it’s toilet paper! Ospreay laughs at the fans basically calling Ricochet crap. Ricochet throws the toilet paper back! The bell rings and we’re on the clock. The fans fire up for Ospreay as he and Ricochet circle. The fans also sing, “F HIM UP, OSPREAY, F HIM UP!” Ricochet shrugs that off, he and Ospreay tie up, and then Ricochet rolls. Ospreay shoots in, waistlocks, but Ricochet switches. They go around, Ricochet gator rolls with Ospreay, then floats to a headlock. Ricochet wrenches, hammerlocks then headlocks again. Ospreay powers up and out, Ricochet runs him over, but Ospreay kips up!
The fans cheer and Ospreay smiles as he and Ricochet reset. They tie up, go around, and Ricochet wrenches to a wristlock. Ospreay rolls, wrenches and wristlocks, but Ricochet spins and wrenches to hammerlock. Ospreay reaches back, headlocks and hits a takeover. Ricochet rolls to a cover, TWO! Ospreay holds onto the headlock but Ricochet powers up and out. Ospreay runs Ricochet over, Ricochet bails out, and then Ospreay handsprings to fake Ricochet out! The fans cheer as Ospreay superhero lands out, and Ricochet is annoyed. Ospreay holds ropes open for Ricochet, but Ricochet goes around the way to step in on his own.
The fans boo Ricochet being a bad sport but Ricochet ignores that. Ospreay and Ricochet knuckle lock, then Ricochet kicks low! And CHOPS! Ricochet whips, Ospreay reverses, but Ricochet rolls off Ospreay’s back! Things keep moving, Ospreay avoids the handspring to then duck ‘n’ dodges and RANA! But Ricochet handsprings through! The fans fire up, and Ospreay arm-drags Ricochet down! The fans cheer while Ricochet endures the grind. Ricochet fights up and puts Ospreay on ropes. The ref counts, Ricochet and Ospreay slowly let g o, and Ricochet SLAPS Ospreay! Ospreay CHOPS Ricochet!
Ospreay takes a swing, Ricochet ducks under to roll back and RANA! But now Ospreay handsprings through! Ricochet dodges to waistlock but Ospreay bucks the O’Conner. Ricochet arm-drags Ospreay down, but Ospreay headscissors back! Ricochet pops free but Ospreay arm-drags! Ricochet headscissors, Ospreay pops free, and Ospreay handsprings, but Ricochet catches him! Ricochet then THROWS Ospreay into the Tree of Woe, and Ospreay falls down! The fans boo while Ospreay bails out, but Ricochet FOSBURY FLOPS! The fans boo but Ricochet takes the toilet paper to wipe himself, then he SMOTHERS Ospreay with it!
The fans boo that literally disgusting act of disrespect, but Collision goes picture in picture.
Ricochet taunts the fans, then drags Ospreay up. Ricochet puts Ospreay in, soaks up more heat, then KNEE-BOARD SENTONS! Ricochet swaggers to taunt the fans more, then he goes back to Ospreay. Cover, ONE!! Another cover, TWO! Ricochet taunts the fans more, then goes back for Ospreay. Ricochet stands Ospreay up to CHOP, and Ospreay goes to a corner. Ricochet RAMS into Ospreay, RAMS him again, then snapmares to UPPERCUT in the back! Cover, TWO! Ospreay stays in this but Ricochet drags him into a motorcycle stretch. Ospreay endures while Ricochet digs a knee into the back. Ospreay fights up, fights with elbows, then runs, but into a DROPKICK!
Ospreay is down in a daze but Ricochet has to shake out the stars in his own head. Ricochet covers, ONE! Ospreay then uses that one to flip off Ricochet. Ricochet RAMS Ospreay in the back! Ricochet then clamps on with a chinlock, and he digs his knee into Ospreay’s back. Ospreay endures, even as Ricochet JAMS Ospreay. Collision returns to single picture as the fans rally for Ospreay again. Ospreay fires up, fires hands, but Ricochet RAMS him into a corner. Ricochet runs up, RAMS into Ospreay, then goes to the apron. Ospreay takes a swing but Ricochet dodges and gets around him to GERMAN SUPLEX! Ospreay lands out!
Ospreay runs, handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! Ospreay goes to the apron, takes aim, and he springboards to PIP PIP CHEERIO! Down goes Ricochet, Ospreay covers, TWO! Ospreay stays focused and the fans rally up. Ospreay drags Ricochet up, CHOPS him, then CHOPS him again! Ricochet staggers, Ospreay runs, but Ricochet TIGER WALL KICKS! Forearm, SOBAT, and Ricochet runs, but into a POP-UP, and STYLES- NO, Ricochet sits up, slips free, and he underhooks Ospreay for a FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ospreay survives but Ricochet goes up.
Ricochet has to double clutch, the fans let him hear it, but Ricochet still MOONSAULTS! Ricochet lands out as Ospreay moves, and Ospreay runs up, but into an ELBOW! Ricochet handsprings, but into a pop-up, Electric Chair, spin around, STYLES CLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives and Ospreay is surprised. Ospreay pulls on the elbow pad and the fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” as Ospreay aims, but Ricochet bails out! The fans boo but Ospreay storms after Ricochet. They’re both on the apron and Ospreay goes up a corner. Ricochet anchors Ospreay first! Then Ricochet has the Electric Chair Lift!
Ospreay fights free, fights off a nelson, then he KICKS Ricochet! Ospreay runs, but into a pop-up APRON DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! The fans chant “You Still Suck!” but Ricochet adds a SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Ricochet puts Ospreay in, then springboards to 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives, but then Ricochet AX KICKS! Dragon sleeper, inverted suplex, VERTIGO! Cover, TWO!? Ospreay survives and Ricochet is shocked! Ricochet snarls and he aims from a corner. The fans rally for Ospreay but Ricochet loads up. SPIRIT- NO, Ospreay ducks under! Ospreay gets up, Ricochet blocks a kick!
Ricochet V-TRIGGERS, then he reels Ospreay in! But Ospreay fights out of the bomb, but then Ricochet returns the favor! Ricochet suplexes, into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Ospreay springboards for the OSC- CUTTER FROM RICOCHET!! Ricochet hurries to get Ospreay up, powerbomb into fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! SPIRIT- HIDDEN BLADE!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Ospreay and Ricochet both slowly sit up and the fans rally as hard as ever. Ricochet and Ospreay stare down, talk a bit of trash, then stand up. Ospreay draws a line in the sand and dares Ricochet to step up.
Ricochet steps right up, they stand toe to toe, literally! They start firing forearms! The fans cheer Ospreay, boo Ricochet, and Ricochet wobbles! But then Ricochet comes back with forearm after forearm! Ospreay wobbles, but he grins as he rises and roars! Ospreay fires a flurry on Ricochet, then ROCKS him! Ricochet flops over, Ospreay hauls him up! But Ricochet grabs at the ref! Ospreay kicks Ricochet’s arm away, but then Ricochet RAMS Ospreay into the ref! The fans boo but then Ricochet hurries to HOOK KICK! And VERTI- NO, Ospreay slips free to underhook! STORM BREAKER! Cover, but the ref is down!
The fans count, Ospreay would’ve won twice over! Ospreay calls to the ref, the ref sputters around, and Ospreay goes up. But then Ricochet kicks the ref into ropes! Ospreay gets tripped up and the fans boo more! Ospreay is confused as to what happened, but SPIRIT GUN hits the mark!! Cover, RICOCHET WINS!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Ospreay earns 0)
The One & Only got away with murder, but there’s nothing that can be done now! Ricochet has NINE points, will he be headed to Worlds End?
Adam Cole heads to the ring!
The fans cheer as the Panama City Playboy returns to the Hammerstein Ballroom, and yes, they join in for the “BOOM~!” and the “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY~!” Cole grabs a mic, but he keeps his eyes on the ramp. That’s because we all know who’s next. MJF makes his entrance, but with a handful of security guards in front of him first. And not even AEW security, that’s his own personal security. MJF grabs a mic and has them cut his music. The fans boo but MJF tells them, “If I wanted your help, I’d ask for it. Sit down and shut up.” The fans tell MJF to STFU, but MJF shrugs that off.
MJF tells Cole that MJF is frustrated. It’s because for the past few months, MJF has had to listen to Cole say MJF is Cole’s biggest enemy! If memory serves, and MJF’s memory always does because unlike the fans here, he isn’t a complete moron… Didn’t Cole turn on MJF? But then does Cole realize he has bigger enemies out there? Like spray tan, cracks in the floor, gusts of win, and maybe… a cavity. Because last MJF heard, Cole’s dentist isn’t seeing him anymore. Cole was already staring daggers into MJF, but now he’s pissed. MJF has Cole calm down, and he tells the fans to shut up so he can shoot straight.
When MJF was the longest-reigning and greatest AEW World Champion of all time, Cole was nothing more than MJF’s cute little sidekick. That ate Cole up inside. Cole wanted to be MJF. Cole wanted #TripleB. But the sad truth is, Cole had many opportunities to win the title before MJF got anywhere near it. It’s almost like when it comes to Cole being elite enough to become world champion, just like his “s*itty little ankle,” Cole blows it. MJF laughs at his own joke, and then tells the fans he is talking, it is not that complicated. But this is why MJF doesn’t buy the hogwash that Cole turned on MJF because MJF would turn on Cole first.
Cole turned because he, like all these shmucks, is jealous of MJF. And who can blame Cole? MJF is rich, handsome, funny, entertaining, and then look at Cole. For crying out loud, Cole used to be ADAM COLE BAYBAY. Now, he’s just a crack baby! Cole asks if MJF is done. Was that the last line? Because it felt like MJF practiced that for two weeks in front of a mirror. But MJF killed it, really. Cole could come back with childish comments to hurt MJF’s feelings, but he won’t. Cole could mention MJF has had two surgeries on that fake head of hair of his while only in his 20s, which is hilarious, but he won’t.
Cole could talk about how MJF pulled some strings to get his girlfriend hired, like the real politician he is, but Cole won’t go there. Cole could talk about how every single time MJF enters a room, everyone waits for him to leave because he is loud, obnoxious and annoying as hell. But Cole won’t go there. Because Cole is not like MJF. They are nothing alike. That is why the friendship was ruined. Because, MJF, the truth is you say Cole is a failure, but in virtually every wrestling company Cole has worked for, he is the longest-reigning champion in so many!
In this very building, Cole bled BUCKETS against Kyle O’Reilly, wanting to prove he was one of the best in the world, and that is exactly what he did! Does Cole have regrets? Sure. Are there things Cole wishes he could take back? Absolutely. But Cole does NOT regret turning on MJF. The only reason it drives MJF insane is because Cole beat MJF to it. That’s MJF 101: Get close to someone, then turn on them. It’s what MJF does. Cole just did it better than MJF, and MJF knows it.
But Cole has been thinking, trying to understand what’s going on in MJF’s head, and he finally figured it out. MJF is terrified of having anyone close to him, because he feels it is a weakness. That hit a chord? Because not only does MJF act like a child, he thinks like a child! MJF knows in his heart that he was going to be the one to turn on Cole first! DAMN RIGHT HE WAS!!! MJF realizes he let the cat out of the bag. MJF says congrats, Cole, he solved the mystery! A regular Scooby-Doo! Great job, Adam.
But you want the truth? Here it is. The fact of the matter is, last year at Worlds End, MJF had every intention on stabbing Cole in the back that night. Cole just got lucky. When #BetterThanYouBaybay started, MJF didn’t give a damn about Cole. Cole was nothing more than a pawn. But MJF will admit, he did eventually start to care. For the first time in MJF’s life, he cared about someone else. Fans mockingly go, “Aww…” But MJF says that is just when Cole became a liability. And since Cole’s “a fragile little freak,” him jumping off that ramp and exploding his ankle made him a distraction!
Distractions, liabilities, emotions, there are no room for those when all you should be concerned with is maintaining the world championship! But Cole doesn’t get it, does he? Last year was a fluke. Cole ain’t the Devil, he just beat the Devil to it. But this year, Worlds End, December 28th, the same show where Cole tried to end MJF’s world, MJF ENDS Cole!! MJF throws down the mic and the fans are torn. Cole smirks and says MJF ends things then? Well, how about Cole ends this? COLE DECKS MJF! The guards rush in, but Cole fights them off! MJF sends more but Cole SUPERKICSK! And SUPERKICKS! And SUPERKICKS!
But then MJF LOW BLOWS Cole! MJF tells the fans to shut up! MJF takes out the Dynamite Diamond Ring! But then The Kingdom rushes out here! MJF runs away from Matt Taven & Mike Bennett, but he vows this ends at Worlds End. We have one week left, is that the last week Cole has in AEW? Or will MJF finally lose the one thing he has left in that diamond ring?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander.
Lexy Nair is with the #BornAgainKristen and brings up her trying to make amends with Willow Nightingale last night, as well as making the save when Harley Cameron & Penelope Ford were beating Willow up. Kris says what she and Willow have to discuss is between them. But as far as her and Penelope go, they’ve got a lot of history, and if Ford wants a fight, Kris will give her a fight. Then speaking of history, Kris still has her eyes set on the TBS Championship, can she tells us more on that?
Kris says she looked back on 2024 and she had a downward spiral that started with losing that title. Maybe if she wins it back, Kris will right her wrongs. On that note, Mercedes Mone, you don’t have an opponent for Worlds End so here Kris is. Let her know when you’re ready for round two. Kris heads out, will she prove to everyone that she is still the Galaxy’s Greatest?
Backstage interview with Orange Cassidy.
AEW returns and Lexy is now with Freshly Squeezed. In exactly one week, he will compete against three other men for the AEW World Championship. There are a lot of combustible elements at play, and Cassidy says yeah, we saw that on Dynamite. Jay White, Hangman Page and Cassidy can’t exactly have a conversation. So really, Cassidy wants them to listen. “Between now and Worlds End, Jon Moxley can run and hide. He can hide behind his goons, he can run away in a pickup truck. But when that bell rings in seven days, he has nowhere to go. He will be in the ring with us. Us three. And you both know that we need to remove Jon Moxley from the equation.
“We can. We’ve done it. And after that, us three, we can fight for the AEW World Championship and one of us will become the AEW World Champion. Just something to think about. See you guys on Dynamite.” Cassidy is ready to remove the Maniac from the throne, but will the Switchblade and Cowboy listen to reason?
Kris Statlander VS Penelope Ford!
As Kris just said, she’s calling out The CEO in hopes of one more TBS Championship match. But will the Superbad Girl be more like the Grinch for Kris this Christmas?
The bell rings and the fans rally as Kris circles with Ford. They tie up, Kris powers Ford to a corner, then throws Ford back into the corner! The ref counts, Kris lets off, but Ford shoves her! Kris ROCKS Ford, TOSSES her, then runs up on her. Kris whips, drops down, then hurdles over. Kris CLOBBERS Ford and the fans fire up as she flexes. Kris drags Ford up, reels her in, and suplexes, and she holds Ford up! The fans cheer and Kris goes all the way to TEN, but Ford slips into a SLEEPER! Kris pries the hold open and she brings Ford around for another suplex! The fans fire up as Kris holds Ford up for five before the SLAM! Cover, TWO!
Kris drags Ford up, whips her to the corner, but Ford goes up, only for Kris to Electric Chair Lift! Kris climbs, Ford fights with fists, and she shoves Kris down! Ford steadies herself, then hits a FLYING BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ford is frustrated but she storms up on Kris. Ford bumps Kris off buckles but the fans rally behind Kris. Ford stomps a mudhole, but she lets off as the ref counts. Kris goes to the apron, but Ford jumps up to drop KNEES on her! The fans boo but Ford soaks up the heat, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Ford brings Kris around to THROW her into railing! Ford soaks up more heat, then drags Kris up and RAMS her into the apron! Ford refreshes the count, then stalks Kris around the way. Ford whips Kris into the steel steps! Kris falls over in a heap but Ford drags her up into the ring. Ford covers, TWO! Kris stays in this but Ford kicks her around. Ford CHOKES Kris on the ropes, thrashes around, but lets off as the ref counts. Ford drags Kris up and whips her to ropes, then LARIATS as Collision goes to break.
Christmas Collision returns and Ford CHOKES Kris on the ropes again! The ref counts, Ford lets off and Kris sputters to the apron. Ford runs and goes up, up, and KNEE DROPS on only apron! Kris then SHOTGUNS Ford off the apron! The fans fire up and Kris brings Ford up, to THROW into railing! Kris puts Ford in the ring, the fans fire up, but Ford kicks low. Ford reels Kris in, but Kris suplexes, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ford flounders to a corner but Kris has the fans rallying behind her. Kris runs up to UPPERCUT! Kris goes side to side but Ford dodges the knee! Ford hits a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!
Ford wasn’t quite perfect there but she watches Kris go to a corner. Ford runs corner to corner, handsprings, but Kris catches her! The fans fire up as Kris GERMAN SUPELXES, but Ford lands out! but Kris goes Matrix to dodge! So does Ford! STUNNER! Ford runs, Kris does her best to follow, but Ford hops up for a POISON-RANA! Cover, TWO!! Kris survives and the fans fire up! Ford is beside herself, but she drags Kris to a drop zone. Ford goes up top, and MOONSAULTS BUT FLOPS as Kris moves! Kris hurries to deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX! And then GERMAN SUPLEX again! The fans fire up as Kris scoops to tuck Ford in! STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER! Cover, Kris wins!
Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall
Ford gave Kris quite the fight, but Kris came out on top! Wait, here comes Mone! Kris did call the CEO out, so Santa Mone says, “Ho, ho, ho ho ho! New York Citaaaay~! Please say hello to your C E O! Kris, after the year I’ve been having, I was planning on taking Worlds End off. I was planning on going to the Ritz in Boston.” The fans boo Boston, but Mone says since it’s the holidays, Mone feels like being nice. She already beat Kris once anyway, so she’ll just beat her twice! At Worlds End, you see that money changes everything, because Mone is the greatest TBS Champion of all time!
The challenge has been accepted, and Mone is looking to be busy before the New Year. Will Kris make her regret it?
Big Boom AJ & Big Justice return to the ring.
They’re getting Christmas Collision ready to bring the BOOM, but out comes Chris Jericho, who is still ROH World Champion after overcoming Matt Cardona last night at Final Battle. And he has Bryan Keith & “Big Bill” Morrissey with him as he asks if AJ has a permit for being here tonight. Did they talk with Mayor DeBlasio? Because they certainly didn’t run this past Jericho. Do they know who he is? Big Justice says yeah, he knows! “You’re a JACKASS!” Jericho is taken aback, but the fans agree with Justice. The Bad Apple says this is why dumbass kids should be sitting and not heard. Jericho says yeah!
And if being a jackass means he’s the King of New York, then Jericho’s the biggest jackass! And besides, Jericho talks for everyone here saying we do not want AJ & Justice here! The fans boo, they disagree with Jericho. But Jericho says they don’t even have Costcos in New York! New Yorkers shop at bodegas. Fans are torn, because they kind of agree. Jericho says his favorite is the Walgreens a few blocks over in Flushing. And speaking of Flushing, that’s where AJ & Justice belong: in the toilet! This is the Hammerstein Ballroom, the House that Jericho built! The fans boo that, it’s the House that Hardcore built.
But Jericho says there’s no time for goofy gimmicks like BOOM~, or bandit masks, or scissoring! Scissor me, Bad Apple~! But then wait! The Acclaimed is here! Well, Anthony Bowens is, at least. Bowens pushes past The Learning Tree and he joins AJ & Justice in the ring. Bowens has the music cut, and he tells Jericho that he doesn’t get why Scissor King is catching strays, but you caught his attention. Jericho is trying to intimidate a man in a walking boot and an 11 year old child while spouting nonsense about being the King of New York. Why doesn’t Jericho do what he has asked so many others in the past: SHUT THE HELL UP!
The fans cheer but Big Bill says, “As the Learning Tree always says, when a man tries to silence another man, he’s probably afraid of the truth.” The fans do cheer Big Bill because he is from New York. Bowens says he has no idea what that means, Bill. But he does know we’re live on TNT, Christmas Collision, Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City! So Chris, why not walk your ass to this ring and get it whipped by the Scissor King?! Jericho says if Bowens wants him to do that, then not tonight. Jericho waves bye, but AJ says hold on, listen up. We know Jericho is running scared, but we know at some point, Bowens will get to bring the-
Bowens stops the Boom? Because he wants to scissor! AJ says okay, and they SCISSOR BOOM~! But is that true? Will Anthony Bowens be the one to tear down the Learning Tree and be a champion?
Backstage interview with The Vendetta.
Lexy is now with Deonna Purrazzo & Taya Valkyrie, and they’ve got a hot streak going. Deonna’s message last week was ominous, but who was it for? Taya says there are so many options. Everyone deserves a slice of The Vendetta. There’s Mercedes, Mariah, Toni Storm, even Lexy could get some, so watch your back. Speaking of Toni, she stumbles in and apologizes for interrupting. She just wants to say hi to everyone, hello. Oh, Deonna, a pleasure. Deonna says she knows who Toni is. R-Really? So cool! Taya says she’ll make a guess: Toni has a tattoo on her leg, a little duck with a knife through it.
Wow, how’d Taya know? Deonna says no no no, she is not doing this again. She does not get what sick crap Toni’s up to, but she is already done with it. So for Dynamite’s Miracle on 34th Street, Toni VS Taya! Taya says she’ll make Toni forget everything! Toni nervously thanks The Vendetta, and says this is a big opportunity to face someone like Taya. Toni leaves, Deonna and Taya sigh, and Lexy has no idea what to say. Is Toni’s mind unraveling before our eyes? Or is there still a bit of Timeless inside Toni Time?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Shelton Benjamin VS Daniel Garcia!
This showdown was inevitable, but it’s even more fitting after The Standard of Excellence beat up the TNT Champion just because he stood up to the Hurt Syndicate. Will Shelton continue to bring the pain? Or will he not survive Red Death?
The bell rings and Garcia goes right at Shelton! Garcia fires hands but Shelton RAMS him into the corner! Shelton fires hands but Garcia turns things around to fire more shots! The ref counts, Shelton shoves Garcia back, but Garcia runs up to fire hands! Shelton shoves Garcia again, but Garcia gets under the lariat to waistlock. Shelton fights the lift but Garcia shoves him to SLAP! And CHOP! Shelton just grins and he picks Garcia up again! Shelton TOSSES Garcia away and Garcia goes to ropes. Shelton brings Garcia back up, scoops and SLAMS him, then brings him up again. Scoop SLAM! Shelton drags Garcia up and puts him in a corner.
Shelton whips corner to corner hard and Garcia falls! The fans sing, “We Hurt People!” Shelton drags Garcia around, stomps him around, then TOSSES Garcia out hard! Garcia sputters but Shelton storms outside. Shelton brings Garcia up but Garcia fires hands! Shelton RAMS Garcia into the apron, then railing, then back to the apron! And repeat! Garcia falls in a heap and the fans fire up. Shelton grins as he drags Garcia up, to then THROW into steel steps! Shelton leaves Garcia behind and the ring count climbs on Garcia. Garcia drags himself up at 7 but Shelton goes out after him again.
Shelton puts Garcia in the ring, then grabs at him. Garcia grabs ropes but Shelton stomps him. Shelton stands Garcia up to DECK him! The fans cheer but Shelton brings Garcia up again. Garcia fires a forearm, then he CHOPS! Shelton eggs Garcia on, so Garcia CHOPS! Shelton grins, Garcia CHOPS, but Shelton DECKS him again! The fans duel but Shelton whips Garcia to ropes, for a BIG backdrop! Garcia flounders and Collision goes picture in picture.
Shelton stalks Garcia to the ropes, brings him up and around, then puts him on other ropes so he can CHOKE him! The ref counts, Shelton steps off, and Garcia coughs and sputters to a corner. Shelton stalks behind Garcia, stands him up, and winds up to ROCK Garcia! Garcia flounders against ropes then falls to the mat! Shelton stands over Garcia, drags him up and puts him in the corner. Shelton throws hands and Garcia stumbles. Garcia falls, but Shelton stands on him. Shelton stomps Garcia, drags him up, but Garcia fires up! Garcia breaks free to fire CHOPS and forearms on repeat!
Garcia whips, Shelton reverses and Shelton BOOTS Garcia down! Cover, TWO! Shelton is still amused, and he clamps onto Garcia with a chinlock. Garcia endures as Shelton grinds him down, and Garcia fights up, only for Shelton to wrangle him back down! Shelton leans all his weight on the hold and he squeezes tight. Garcia fades but the fans rally, and Garcia gets a second wind! Garcia fights up, Christmas Colilsion returns to siongle cipture, and the fans duel as Garcia fires hands! Garcia runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then SHOTGUNS SHelton down! The fans fire up and Garcia aims from a corner. Garcia runs up, Shelton gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX!
The fans are torn while Shelton storms around. Shelton waits on Garcia, waistlocks, GERMAN SUPLEX! Garcia flops around but Shelton stalks him to the ropes. Shelton goes to the apron, runs up, but Garcia BOOTS him! Garcia takes a swing, but Shelton waistlocks! Garcia holds ropes to fight off the suplex to the floor! Garcia stands up and elbows Shelton away! Then Garcia LEAPS, but into Shelton’s clinch! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY to the floor! Garcia flounders, fans sing, “We Hurt People!” Shelton runs up but Garcia drop toeholds him into a chair! Shelton sputters and the fans rally up. Garcia makes Shelton take a seat, then rains down fists!
The fans count along and Garcia goes to nine, puts up the dukes, then hits TEN! Garcia gets space, runs back in, and he SHOTGUNS Shelton outta the chair! The fans are thunderous as Garcia goes back for Shelton. Garcia drags Shelton up but Shelton pushes him away. Shelton LARIATS Garcia, then rolls into the ring. The ring count starts, the fans help Garcia stand, and the fans fire up! Garcia hurries to the ring, but Shelton BOOTS, only for Garcia to block! DRAGON SCREW! Garcia runs, Shelton gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Even with a bad leg, Shelton has so much strength! Shelton storms up in the corner, but Garcia dodges!
Shelton’s knee hits buckles, and Garcia leg scissor rolls him! Garcia steps through for the DRAGON TAMER!! Shelton endures and the fans fire up! Garcia sits on the hold, but Shelton powers up! Shelton powers out of the hold, has Garcia’s legs, and he turns Garcia over into a QUEEN ANGELITO STRETCH! Garcia endures, reaches out, and he army crawls his way forward! But Shelton drags Garcia back! Garcia cradles Shelton! TWO!! Shelton escapes, but Garcia BOOTS him! Shelton SUPERKICKS Garcia! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Shelton covers, TWO!! Garcia barely gets out of that and Shelton is furious!
“This is Awesome!” as Shelton looms over Garcia. Shelton drags Garcia up, but Garcia trips Shelton! Jackknife bridge, GARCIA WINS!!
Winner: Daniel Garcia, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Shelton earns 0)
A Christmas Collision miracle? Who knows! But Garcia is still alive in the C2, but Lashley snatches Garcia into a SLEEPER! The fans boo but MVP hands the pimp cane to Shelton! But here comes Mark Briscoe, and he has a chair! Security wants this to stop before it gets out of hand, and even producers get out here! But wait! Is that Swerve Strickland rushing in from the crowd?! It is! He goes right up top to SUPER SWERVE STOMP the Syndicate and security guards! Garcia gets free of the pile, Mark Briscoe is with him, and now the locker room hurries out here to stop this from getting worse!
The fans chant, “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” and Nana eventually hands the mic to Swerve. “Bobby FREAKIN’ Lashley! Didn’t I say I was gonna get my hands on you by the end of ’24? By the end of 2024, I said I was gonna get my hands on you, and that’s what I did, courtesy of the most dangerous man in AEW. Whose house?!” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve is still aiming for Lashley’s head, will he and Lashley have it out at Worlds End?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Mark Briscoe VS The Beast Mortos!
After getting a couple shockers, The Sussex County Chicken could easily jump up to the front of the block with one more! But will he #ManUp and bring down the menacing minotaur? Or will The Beast be a massive spoiler for Briscoe?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock again. The fans rally and duel while both men fire up. They RAM shoulders, and then fire forearms! The fans fire up as Mark gets the edge, but Mortos swings! Mark dodges to CHOP, then fire forearms! Mark ROCKS Mortos, whips, but Mortos reverses and SPLASHES Mark! Mortos runs but Mark follows to LARIAT! Mark runs, Mortos follows, but Mark dodges to CHOP! And CHOP! And forearm! And Mongolian Chop! Mark fires forearms against the ropes, then roars. Mark runs but Mortos follows to UPPERCUT! The fans fire up, Mortos runs but Mark follows to FOREARM!
Mark runs, Mortos follows, and he slingshots to hook and backslide, TWO! Mark trips Mortos to jackknife, TWO! Mortos gets around, hammerlock and cradle, TWO! Mark slips around to roll Mortos, TWO! Both men stand, both men dodge, and the fans cheer the standoff. The fans cheer “BOTH THESE GUYS! BOTH THESE GUYS!” as they reset. Mark and Mortos run up to RAM shoulders again! And again! Mortos is getting the better of this, and he CLOBBERS Mark! The fans cheer Mortos while Mark goes to ropes. Mortos runs in but Mark TOSSES him up and out! Mortos clutches a leg, stands up, but Mark runs!
Mortos slides in, dodges, and he SPEARS Mark! The fans fire up and Mortos roars while Collision goes picture in picture.
Mark rolls to a corner while Mortos headbutts buckles. Mortos then runs corner to corner to DROPKICK Mark! Mark sputters, Mortos drags him to a cover, TWO! Mark stays in this but Mortos drags him into a chinlock. Mark endures, even as Mortos leans on the hold. Mark fights up as the fans rally, and Mark fires body shots. Mortos THROWS Mark down! Mortos then CRANKS Mark’s neck, then KICKS him in the chest! Cover, TWO! Mark is still in this and he goes to ropes. Mortos storms up but Mark CHOPS! Mortos SMACKS Mark and Mark falls into a corner. Mortos stomps Mark, then digs his boots in!
The ref reprimands and counts, Mortos steps off, then Mortos snapmares Mark so he can step on Mark’s face! Then NECK TWIST! Cover, TWO! Mark stays in this and he goes back to ropes. Mortos waits on Mark to stand, then SMACKS him down! Mark dangles out of the ring in the ropes, but Mortos goes after a leg while Collision goes to break.
Christmas Collision returns and Mortos has Mark in a corner. Mortos whips corner to corner, then runs up to UPPERCUT, CHOP, and HEADBUTT! Mark staggers and the fans rally up for Mortos. Mortos brings down his kneepads, runs corner to corner, but Mark dodge! Mortos hits buckles then falls to the outside! The fans fire up as Mark then WRECKS Mortos with a dropkick! Mark builds speed and he DIVES, direct hit on Mortos! The fans fire up and Mark even hugs a few! Mark tosses a chair into the ring, and fans rally for #DEMBOYS. Mark sets the chair up, but Mortos anchors Mark’s legs! Mortos then SMACKS Mark!
Mortos drags Mark to the apron, Mark fires forearms. Mortos shoves Mark, but Mark fireman’s carries! Mortos fires elbows to get free! Mark REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUTS! Then APRON GERMAN SUPLEXES! Mortos falls to the floor while the fans lose their minds! Mark rises up, takes aim, and he fires the fans up more. Mark goes up a corner, for a SUPER SKY TWISTER! The fans are thunderous and Mark high-fives the front row. Mark then goes back to the ring and builds speed! Mark uses the chair to FLY! Direct hit and Mark even lands on his feet! The fans fire up and Mark hurries to get Mortos back up.
Mark puts Mortos in the ring, “This is Awesome!” as Mark takes aim. FROGGY-BOW onto knees! Mortos saves himself there, and then roars! Mortos whips Mark, scoops him, and has the torture rack! BEAST BACKBREAKER! Then Mortos hauls Mark up for a POWER BREAKER!! The fans fire up for Mortos and he DISCUS- NO, Mark dodges, runs, but into a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO!! Mark survives and the fans fire up again! Mortos snarls, hauls Mark up, and then scoops! But Mark slips free! Mark crane kicks, then underhooks! But Mortos backdrops free! Mark rises, Mortos runs, but into a fireman’s carry!
Mark hits a ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Then Mark goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the FROGGY-BOW!! Cover, TWO?!? Mortos survives but Mark shakes his head. Mark just goes back up top! Mortos sits up and roars! But Mark still FROGGY-BOWS!! And then he underhooks, lifts, JAY DRILLER!! Cover, Mark wins!
Winner: Mark Briscoe, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Mortos earns 0)
And with that, Mark is now even with Kyle Fletcher, who Mark already beat earlier on! That is all the difference between the one seed and the two seed, how will this final round shake out?
Julia Hart speaks.
“Jamie, Jamie, Jamie. I’m no coward. What you call tricks, I call advantages. I suggested that you watch your back. I gave you all the warnings. So I’m not understanding why you feel the need to call me classless and sneaky. I thought I was being more than reasonable. I know you’re strong, but are you smart? Are my ‘tricks’ too much for you? I guess we’ll find out January 1st, Fight for the Fallen. But remember: The House Always Wins.” The Princess of the Black Throne is ready, but will she learn Hayter Hits Hard?
Backstage interview with Mariah May.
Alex Marvez is with the AEW Women’s World Champion and says in one week’s time, it will be Mariah VS Thunder Rosa for the title, in a Tijuana Street Fight! Marvez notes that Mariah not only had some harsh words for Rosa, but for her father, as well. Mariah says, “Aw~, Papa Rosa is gonna be in the front row. Is that to watch the match? Or does Thunder need a new mami?” But speaking of Rosa, she RAMS Mariah right into the door! And dribbles her off it, too! Mariah pulls hair, Rosa tries to choke Mariah, and then Mariah shoves Rosa away. Mariah calls Rosa crazy, but Rosa says she’s not done with Mariah!
Rosa storms after Mariah into the hall, and then to the stage area! Mariah has made it to ringside, Nigel tries to warn her, but Rosa CLOBBERS Mariah! Rosa rains down fists, then stomps away! Rosa SMACKS Mariah off steel steps, then grabs a chair! Mariah sputters, but gets away before Rosa swings the chair! Security rushes out here for the third time tonight, and Rosa LEAPS! The cluster keeps her away from Mariah but fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” Rosa holds up the AEW Women’s World Championship, will she send the “Woman From Hell” back where she came from in order to have the gold again?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli!
While The Relentless One has been after each and every Death Rider, he gets one served up to him on a silver platter. But will Darby bring down the Swiss Superman before the final round? Or will Claudio crush Darby’s hopes and dreams this close to Christmas?
But before Claudio even gets in the ring, Darby DIVES out onto him! The fans fire up as Darby fires fast hands! Claudio gets away but Darby pursues, jumps on, and throws more hands! Claudio carries Darby up the ramp to then THROW him down! Darby writhes, Claudio drags him up, and Claudio gorilla presses! Darby slips free, goes to the entry, and then dodges Claudio to send him into the light truss! And then he shoves Claudio into it again! Claudio falls, and now Darby climbs up!? The fans fire up as Darby is up on the camera balcony! Darby SUPER CROSSBODIES Claudio down!
Claudio tumbles down the ramp and Darby sputters while fans lose their minds. The ref checks Darby, his fall was still really wicked. Claudio sits up in a daze as he’s now ringside, and somehow Darby pursues! They both get in the ring, the bell rings, and Darby runs up! But into a POP-UP UPPERCUT!! Cover, TWO!! Darby survives and Claudio is already frustrated. Claudio drags Darby by his legs, to GIANT SWING~! The fans count as Darby goes around and around, and Claudio goes past TEN, past FIFTEEN, past TWENTY, and all the way to THIRTY!! Darby flounders out of the ring while Collision goes picture in picture.
The ref goes out to check on Darby, and somehow he’s okay to continue. Claudio steps out to fetch Darby, and lift shim up with one hand! Claudio then gut wrenches and carries Darby, to SLAM him onto railing! And DUMP him down! Claudio drags Darby up again, gut wrenches again, and he TOSSES Darby onto the railing! Darby flops back down and clutches his lower back, but Claudio leaves him behind. The ring count begins but Darby sits up. Claudio goes out after him again, and brings him up to CHOP! Darby staggers away to a corner, Claudio storms up and CHOPS again! Darby flops down but Claudio looms over him.
Claudio gets space, runs up, and he UPPERCUTS Darby against railing! Darby stumbles away, Claudio goes to the ring, but Darby rolls in, just to roll back out. Darby earns himself some time, but then Claudio storms out after him. Darby hurries int he ring to get away, but Claudio is after him there, too. Claudio stands on Darby’s hands, then stomps them! Darby writhes, but Claudio stomps his hands more! Darby goes to a corner. Claudio stands him up and CHOPS! Claudio UPPERCUTS, CHOPS, and Christmas Collision returns to single picture. The fans duel, Darby fires hands, but Claudio UPPERCUTS!
Claudio whips, Darby springboards, COFFIN- NO, Claudio catches Darby! Darby fights free, runs, but Claudio runs up! Darby DUMPS Claudio, then runs to DIVE! Direct hit at the ramp! The fans fire up again and Darby puts Claudio in. Claudio rolls out the far side but Darby DIVES again! Claudio is sent into railing but Darby goes up a corner! The fans fire up for the SUPER COFFIN SPLASH! Direct hit and both men are down again. The ref starts the ring count, the fans rally up, and Darby refreshes the count. Darby LEAPS onto Claudio for a SLEEPER! Claudio goes to steel steps and he steps up, but Darby squeezes tight!
Claudio steps back down, and he runs into the timekeeper’s area! BACKPACK SENTON through the table! The fans lose their minds again while Claudio leaves Darby behind in the wreckage. Darby stirs, the ref starts another ring count, and Darby crawls. “This is Awesome!” as Darby leaps in at 7! Claudio runs but Darby slips around! O’Conner Roll, TWO, springboard and SPALSH! Cover, TWO! Ghost pin, TWO! Claudio is up, but Darby sunset flips! Claudio stays up, and DOUBLE STOMPS! Claudio deadlifts Darby to then TOSS him out of the ring! Darby hits apron on the way out and fans tell Claudio he’s sick!
Claudio goes out after Darby and drags him up again. Claudio scoops and then POSTS Darby! And POSTS him again! Claudio TOSSES Darby aside, rolls into the ring, but only to refresh the count. Claudio then drags Darby by a leg and brings him over. Claudio SWINGS Darby into steel steps!! Claudio puts Darby in the ring, stands him up, and runs to LARIAT! Darby flips through the air! Claudio covers, TWO!! Darby survives and Claudio is frustrated. The fans rally for Darby but Claudio rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Then Claudio tucks the arms, RICOLA- CODE RED!! Cover, TWO!! Claudio escapes in time!
The fans rally while both men are down again. Darby and Claudio slowly rise, and Ricochet watches, very amused as Darby is his next opponent in the round robin. Darby crawls to a corner, climbs up, but Claudio UPPERCUTS! Claudio HEADBUTTS Darby, then climbs up again. Claudio brings Darby up and suplexes, but Darby fights around! SUPER SCORPION DEATH DROP!! The fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as Darby rises up. Darby climbs to the very top, COFFION DROP onto knees! Claudio saves himself, then he hauls Darby up. Straitjacket and RICOLA~ BOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!?
Darby survives and shocks Claudio! Claudio argues with the ref but the count was fair! Darby’s just that tough! Claudio goes back to Darby and ripcords him into the RICOLA~ BOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!?! HOW?!? Claudio goes outside, and he brings out something from under the ring. He also has a chair! The ref takes the chair from Claudio, but Claudio has BRASS KNUCKLES! BRASS KNUCKLE PUNCH!!! Cover, CLAUDIO WINS!
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Darby earns 0)
The Swiss Superman screws over Darby, but then he gets that chair back. But wait, Ospreay slides into the ring! And HE has the brass knuckles that Claudio tossed aside! Ospreay dares Claudio to do something, but Claudio simply leaves. Does this mean Ospreay’s ready to ride against the Death Riders with Darby? Or will we see a Miracle on 34th Street send Ospreay and Darby to Worlds End?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision here as the last one before Worlds End, and therefore a bit of a go-home in itself. While the continued feud of MJF and Cole has still been a bit clunky since they did the double turn, their faceoff did a good job addressing some of that. They got good digs at each other as always, and MJF snapping and revealing “the truth” was their big move to recover this story. We of course got a brawl, and good save by The Kingdom. It feels like MJF still finds a way to hold onto the diamond ring, but c’mon, how fitting is it for Cole to get a diamond.
Good bit with Toni Storm and The Vendetta, and Deonna’s reaction to Toni was great. Deonna is justified in thinking this is still an act from Toni, not a legitimate psychological problem, and Toni VS Taya will be good stuff. Good promo from Kris Statlander, good match from her and Penelope Ford, and of course a good win for Kris. Good promo from Mone to make Worlds End official, but as I’ve been saying, Mone is more likely to lose the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship as part of the big NJPW Tokyo Dome weekend. The irony is, Mina Shirakawa is her challenger and Mina shows up plenty in AEW, so I don’t know how that math is supposed to work.
Good promo from Mariah May as it also turned into a brawl with Thunder Rosa. As it stands, Rosa standing tall holding up the belt means she is NOT winning at Worlds End, but they could still give us a little more from Rosa and Mariah on Dynamite’s Christmas episode to turn the tables. Good promo from Julia Hart to respond to Jamie Hayter, they’ll have a good match. Good promo from Orange Cassidy to try and reason with Jay White and Hangman Page, but that’s all the more reason Moxley likely uses the challengers all against each other like he did on Wednesday. Though, it would be fun if they at least started the match all annihilating Moxley with their finishers, making us think it’ll work out in favor of “Team AEW.”
Good stuff with Big Boom AJ & Big Justice here tonight, both hyping up the show but also interacting with Jericho’s group and even Anthony Bowens. They’re adding some more foreshadowing to The Acclaimed breaking up, and I guess we’re supposed to see this as a positive move, Bowens feuding with Jericho. Unless Bowens is going to be the guy that dethrones Jericho for whatever ROH cable TV debut/return is planned, the Jericho Vortex strikes again. Bowens should be going for an AEW midcard title, but right now, those are all tied up what with the C2 going on and the International Championship being tied up in Worlds End and NJPW plans.
Speaking of the C2, great stuff with all the matches tonight. Shelton VS Garcia was great stuff, and while Garcia gets the win, they’re still giving us some set-up for a TNT Championship match of Garcia VS Shelton. Mark Briscoe of course made the save, but great surprise for Swerve to show up. Lashley VS Swerve for Worlds End just needs to be said, it already feels a given. All that brawling was also a good segue into Mark VS Mortos, and another great showing for Mortos, even in losing. But as Mark has already had all his matches and is at 9 points, Kyle doesn’t even need to win against Garcia, he just needs to draw so that Mark will be out, and Garcia with him.
While Ospreay VS Darby on Wednesday raised the bar, Ospreay VS Ricochet still had great stuff of its own. Plus, Ricochet is bringing out more of his Heel side what with using the ref, and Ricochet’s win puts the pressure on Ospreay for Christmas Dynamite. Now, no offense to Brody King, but I’m thinking Ospreay wins that to take one of the semifinal spots. Darby VS Claudio tonight was also great, but Darby doing his best Sting off the truss was not the best when he gets that whiplash on the floor. I really thought that match was going to be called for concussion protocol, but Darby’s weirdly indestructible.
Claudio still cheats this win so there’s more heat on the Death Riders and Darby is also behind the 8 ball. Ospreay making the save was good, we can definitely have another “Team AEW” VS Death Riders with Ospreay joining Darby and a couple others, but the way they did the order of matches, Claudio’s got a seemingly easy ride against Komander for Christmas. Though, how awesome would it be if Komander pulled off the spoiler? Or if they were really going to add some drama, they should create a situation where the Death Riders end up ringside, violating the Continental Rules of no cornermen and that disqualifies Claudio. Claudio misses out on the semifinals because of a technicality, sending Ospreay and maybe Ricochet to the semifinals.
My Score: 8.8/10
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