#EverybodyDies, but only one survives a Texas Deathmatch!

Night one was big, but night two could tear the house down! Nyla Rose goes after Britt Baker’s gold while Moxley and Archer revisit the Texas Deathmatch! Who makes it out of Texas with the titles in hand?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• The Five Labors of Jericho, Chapter 1: Chris Jericho VS Shawn Spears; Jericho wins and advances to chapter 2.
• Frankie Kazarian VS Luke Gallows w/ Karl Anderson; Gallows wins.
• Darby Allin w/ Sting VS Wheeler Yuta w/ Orange Cassidy; Darby wins.
• AEW Women’s World Championship: Britt Baker w/ Rebel VS Nyla Rose w/ Vickie Guerrero; Baker wins and retains the title.
• Orange Cassidy VS The Blade w/ The Bunny; Cassidy wins.
• IWGP United States Championship Texas Deathmatch: Jon Moxley VS Lance Archer w/ Jake the Snake Roberts; Archer wins and becomes the new IWGP United States Champion.

PLAY BY PLAY

The Five Labors of Jericho, Chapter 1: Chris Jericho VS Shawn Spears w/ Tully Blanchard!

Maxwell Jacob Friedman again gave a list of demands, and this time, it was truly Herculean! The Demo God must survive every epic challenge put before him if he wants to get his hands on the pompous puppet master! But when The Chair Man is allowed to use chairs and Jericho isn’t, will this be a sadistically short story?

But speaking of, MJF makes his way out after Spears so that he can join commentary and watch every second of this with his own eyes. Fans tell MJF, “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!” and MJF tells them to shut up. The bell rings, MJF welcomes us to the Labours of Jericho, not to be confused with Jericho in labor, although his physique does look like a pregnant woman. Spears has his chair at the ready but Jericho gets past that to ROCK Spears! And CHOP, and CHOP, and CHOP! Spears kicks low, throws hands, but Jericho hits back! Jericho whips, knocks Spears down, and fans fire up as MJF puts himself over as a genius.

Jericho grabs Spears’ chair but the ref reminds him of the rules. The ref takes the chair away and Spears mule kicks Jericho! Then CHOPS! And CHOPS! Spears CHOPS again, mocks the fans, then whips Jericho corner to corner. Jericho comes back to CLOBBER Spears! Spears goes out, Jericho runs to knock Spears off the apron! Jericho goes out after Spears to throw haymakers! Spears staggers around the way, Jericho CHOPS him, then whips him hard into railing! Fans fire up and Jericho confiscates a camera to get a shot of the arena. Fans fire up more as Jericho gives the camera back to kick Spears. Spears gets in the ring, gets his chair but Jericho CHOPS him down!

Spears bails out, fans chant “JERICHO! JERICHO!” and Jericho drags Spears up to the apron. Jericho clubs Spears, Spears grabs at a leg but Jericho kicks him down. Fans fire up with Jericho as he aims at Spears and DECKS him off the apron! Spears gets another chair from under the ring while Jericho gives thumbs up to the fans. Jericho triangle jumps but Spears throws the chair in his face!! Down goes Jericho and fans boo Spears but MJF compliments “The Canadian God.” Spears rains down fists, grabs the bad arm and stomps it down! Spears looms over Jericho, fans rally up, and Jericho CHOPS back! And throws forearms! And hits an ENZIGURI!

Fans rally but MJF says Jericho does cheap shot after cheap shot. Jericho climbs, Spears goes up, SUPER ARM-DRAG! MJF is fired up as Spears covers, TWO! Spears is annoyed but he gets the bad arm and brings it to the corner. Spears throws haymakers before he wraps the arm around the post. Spears has a chair and SMACKS the arm against the post! Spears soaks up the heat and then digs fingers into Jericho’s face. Spears CLUBS Jericho in the chest, gets in the ring, and fans tell Spears, “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!” Spears gets Jericho up, CHOPS him in the corner, then Spears flips off the fans. Spears runs corner to corner but Jericho dodges!

Jericho comes back to run Spears over! And again! Spears throws Jericho out but Jericho lands on the apron and goes up top! DOUBLE AX HANDLES! MJF claims loaded elbow pad but Jericho elbows Spears them puts him up top. Jericho CHOPS, climbs up, and throws down fists! MJF mocks the fans counting, and then Jericho hits a SUPER STEINER! Fans are thunderous and MJF is upset with Spears as Jericho runs in, but into a SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO! Jericho survives and Spears grows frustrated. Spears crawls over to get a chair. Fans rally up for Jericho as Spears wedges the chair into a corner.

Spears gets Jericho up, Jericho CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Jericho whips, Spears reverses but Jericho kicks back! Jericho runs but into a SITOUT SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! MJF protests the “slow count,” but has confidence that Spears has this in the bag. Spears goes out, gets yet another chair, and then aims as Jericho slowly rises. CHAIR SHOT to the back! Spears struts and MJF loves it. Spears sits Jericho up with the chair, reels, but Jericho trips him! Jericho turns Spears over for the WALLS OF JERICHO!! Spears endures, fans are thunderous and MJF Is furious! Jericho drags Spears away from ropes but Tully distracts! Spears taps abut the ref misses it!!

Spears gets the chair as he flails, but here comes Sammy Guevara! Sammy drags Tully down, Tully shoves him, but Sammy dodges the haymaker. Sammy backs Tully down, Spears turns back over, CHAIR SHOT!! Fireman’s carry, C4!! Cover, TWO!?! Jericho survives and Spears is shocked! Fans are thunderous for “JERICHO! JERICHO!” but MJF says he should be getting the chants since he’s beaten Jericho before. Spears gets the chair again and sets it up on top of the corner. Spears gets Jericho up, fireman’s carries again, and brings him to the corner, to get the chair! Jericho slips out before the metal C4! Jericho RAMS Spears into the corner chair! JUDAS EFFECT!! Cover, Jericho wins!!

Winner: Chris Jericho, by pinfall

MJF demands to cut the music and the celebration short! “Mazel tov, Chris, congratulations. You’ve passed labor number one. Although, you needed the help from your glorified young boy, Sammy ‘The Simp’ Guevara.” MJF tells the fans to shut up with the booing but they just boo harder. But MJF makes it clear that if he has anyone else come out and help him through any more, the deal is off! But since Jericho loves to break the rules so much, then why have any rules at all?

Labour Number 2 will be No Disqualifications. And it’ll be against a man who doesn’t mind breaking more rules. The most sadistic and criminal human being to ever step inside a squared circle, who once stabbed his opponent in the jugular, and once robbed a bank with no mask on! Jericho’s next opponent will be… NICK FREAKIN’ GAGE!! The deathmatch specialist has come to AEW, and has a pizza cutter with him?! Is Gage going to cut Jericho to pieces in just chapter two?!

Miro speaks.

“There have been many champions before me. But there will be no after. Because everybody is going to get to talk to the Redeemer, and I will forgive them all. For the homecoming of Dynamite in Jacksonville Florida, God’s Favorite Champion will fight. Tell me, who can beat me? This is the word of the Redeemer.” But who will it be meeting Miro back in Daily’s Place to be baptized by fire?

Frankie Kazarian VS Luke Gallows w/ Karl Anderson!

The Heavy Metal Rebel turned Elite Hunter has his next target, and it’s a big one! Will big Doc Gallows be the first to fall?

The bell rings and Kaz goes right at Gallows with fast hands! Gallows shoves him away but Kaz dropkicks him back! Kaz fires off more hands, Gallows shoves him away again but Kaz dodges. Kaz COHPS but hurts more his hand than Gallows’ chest! Gallows whips Kaz, Kaz dodges and Gallows hits buckles. Kaz goes up, missile dropkick! Gallows stays up but ends up in a corner. Kaz runs but into a BOOT! Gallows snarls as fans boo, and Gallows gets Kaz up to put him in a corner. Gallows fires off body shots, ROCKS Kaz with an uppercut, and whips him corner to corner! Kaz hits buckles, Gallows turns him around, and whips him back the other way. Kaz tumbles out and hits the floor!

Fans boo but Gallows soaks up the heat. The ref keeps Gallows in the ring but Anderson runs up and CLOBBERS Kaz! Fans boo but the Machine Gun gets away with that as AEW goes picture in picture.

Gallows soaks up the heat, fetches Kaz, but Kaz fires off haymakers! Gallows ROCKS him with another uppercut, then bumps Kaz off the timekeeper’s desk. Gallows drags Kaz back up, brings him around and whips him hard into railing! Kaz slumps down, Gallows refreshes the count, and Gallows storms up to Kaz. Gallows stands Kaz up to ROCK him with another uppercut. Gallows gets Kaz up again to ROCK him with another uppercut, then he and Anderson throw up the Too Sweet. Gallows leaves Kaz behind but Kaz gets in the ring at 7 of 10! Gallows winds up, runs, and LARIATS Kaz right down! Cover, TWO! Kaz is hanging tough but Gallows is back on him as AEW goes to break.

AEW returns and Gallows grinds Kaz down in a sleeper hold! Kaz flails, fans rally up, and Kaz fights back, only for Gallows to squeeze tighter. Fans rally again, Kaz pulls himself up with Gallows’ beard, then goes after the eyes! The ref reprimands, Kaz gets free and throws BIG haymakers! Kaz runs, ducks, dodges, and CLOBBERS Gallows! Anderson gets up on the apron to distract, but Kaz dodges Gallows’ sneak attack to back suplex high and hard! Kaz runs to springboard and LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Gallows is still strong but fans still rally for “Frankie! Frankie!” Kaz gets Gallows up, Gallows fights the chicken wing, and Anderson grabs on!

The ref is distracted with Gallows but Kaz gets Anderson with a GUILLOTINE LEG DROP! But a YAKUZA KICK gets Kaz! Gallows gets Kaz with body hands, GALLOWS’ POLE! Cover, Gallows wins!

Winner: Luke Gallows, by pinfall

It was basically a handicap match at the end, and that’s why Kaz lost! But now the Good Brothers beat up Kaz to send a message! They get Kaz up, for the MAGIC KILLER! And now Kenny Omega makes his way out! He and Don Callis, too. Callis says it’s time for all of us to see our AEW World Champion! And all these Texans better take a good look. This is what happens when you mess with The Elite! Callis and Omega join them in the ring as Gallows keeps Kaz down. This is what happens when you mess with The Elite, with the Good Brothers, and Kenny Goddamn Omega! Does Omega want anything to say?

Omega gets the mic and says, “Welcome to my humble abode, said the spider to the fly.” For months, Kaz has been a thorn in their side. The Elite Hunter? Hah! How the tables have turned, because the Elite Hunter has become the… How does it go? Callis helps Omega get through it: The Elite Hunter has become the Elite Hunted. Callis says this is just a sample of what The Elite will do to Hangman Page next week. Speaking off, here comes Hangman! Texas is fired up for the #CowboySh*t that is about to go down! Hangman gets in the ring and Callis says whoa now. Listen, Callis wants Hangman to look and see he is outnumbered 4v1!

Callis knows Hangman can count to four, and cowboys aren’t bright. Is Hangman just that stupid? Or is he just that drunk? Hangman makes Callis hold his drink, and then he fires off hands! The Good Brothers knock Hangman down! But here comes The Dark Order! Stu Grayson leads the charge as they chase off Omega and Callis and then take the fight to the Good Brothers! Anderson is stuck, he gets a ROLLING ELBOW from Reynolds, a dropkick from Silver, and a STUNNER from Reynolds! BUCK SHOT from Hangman!! This fight is coming at Fight for the Fallen, will Hangman & The Dark Order wrangle their championship opportunities in North Carolina?

Backstage interview with Brian Cage.

Earlier, Team Taz announced this via social media: Taz himself said “History was made last week on Dynamite. We crowned a brand new FTW Champion in Absolute Ricky Starks. I’m so proud of you, man.” Starks thanks Taz for that and asks the fans hold their applause. He just wants to cordially invite everyone in Charlotte, NC next week as they’re putting together one of the BIGGEST celebrations you will ever see ever. And being from New Orleans, Starks knows somethin’ about partying. So he guaran-damn-tees that the NEW FTW Champion is going to show up and show out in Absolute fashion.

Cage’s response to this? Are they still here? Nope. Well, next week, a celebration for the new champion. Cage says that works out. He loves parties. Will the Machine make sure he has a very special gift for Starks and all of Team Taz?

Darby Allin w/ Sting VS Wheeler Yuta w/ Orange Cassidy!

The Relentless One is living up to that name, because after winning last week’s Coffin Match, and still crashing through the coffin just because he could, Darby is back in action tonight! But will the Decoder do his mentors proud by taking down one of the brightest stars in AEW?

The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, break and reset. Fans are fired up for Darby as he wrenches, shifts to a hammerlock, but Yuta spins. Darby spins with him to keep the hammerlock on! Yuta spins again but still Darby goes through. Darby then snapmares, trips, covers, ONE as Yuta goes Matrix! But Darby is ready and he drags Yuta down with a ghost pin! TWO, and Darby is after the arm. Yuta shoves Darby away and Darby hits buckles ribs first! Cameras point out that Bullet Club’s Hikuleo is watching this very closely. Yuta runs in but Darby dropkicks him down! Darby gets an arm, stomps it, and then drags Yuta up with a facelock.

Yuta blocks the suplex, throws a body shot, then mule kicks! Yuta hurries to get Darby up to suplex and he hangs Darby out to dry! Darby flops off the ropes, Yuta covers, TWO! Yuta keeps on Darby in a corner, throws more body shots, but Darby turns it around to CHOP and CHOP and CHOP! Darby whips, Yuta reverses and runs in but into boots! Darby goes up, Yuta trips him up! Yuta wrenches, hooks Darby up and has an IRON OCTOPUS! Darby endures as an elbow digs into his ribs! Darby waddles over to the ropebreak with his face! The ref counts, Yuta lets off, but he waistlocks.

Darby fights it off and Yuta rewinds as he skins the cat, to get around and GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Yuta hurries to a corner, goes up top, but Darby trips him up! Darby climbs, gets Yuta up, and SUPERPLEXES! Both men are down from that impact and fans are fired up. Cassidy and Sting each coach their protégé, but they look at each other. Fans fire up just for that stare down, and Cassidy puts his hands in his pockets! Sting gives Cassidy Sloth Style shin kick!? The audacity! But then Cassidy gives it back!? It’s a kick fight outside the ring! Cassidy powers up, but Sting blocks Sweet Shin Music with a kick of his own!

Sting gives a Sloth Style beating of the chest, and then Darby shouts at them, “What’s going on?” But Wheeler rolls Darby up!! TWO!! Wheeler hurries to hook Darby up, GHOST PIN, TWO!! Darby escapes his own pin type, but Wheeler keeps going! Darby slips out of the double chicken wing cradle, gets around, THROWBACK STUNNER! Fans fire up as Darby goes up, for the COFFIN DROP!! Cover, Darby wins!!

Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall

Through the pain in his ribs, and the odd distraction at ringside, the Relentless is victorious! Will Darby take a moment to finally rest up and get back to 100%? Or will he keep rolling on, despite the bad ribs?

Cassidy checks on Yuta, but gets jumped by The Blade!! The Hardy Family Office’s merciless mercenary wants after Cassidy already! Wait, he just used the brass knuckles on Cassidy! Did he just make sure his match with Cassidy doesn’t happen tonight?!

AEW looks back to the Moxley VS Archer Texas Deathmatch in NJPW.

Jon Moxley speaks first, “What do you do when something’s outside your house at night? Do you huddle the people you love in the basement? It comes back a second time, what do you do? Do you board the doors shut? It comes back a third time, do you just grab a shotgun, go outside and take care of business?” Archer says “Aw hell yeah, it’s part two of the Texas Deathmatch, right here in my hometown, my backyard.” Archer’s been waiting a year and a half for this one. A year and half to get back HIS IWGP United States Championship! Moxley has always had respect for Archer, but the stakes have been raised too high. Moxley vows to get Archer before Archer gets him.

Archer vows to break Moxley, put him down and make it so he never gets up. The stars at night are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas, but Moxley’s about to see stars when he gets knocked out. Moxley will make Archer feel alone in his hometown. Tonight, Texas Deathmatch II, and one way or another, it’s over.

AEW Women’s World Championship: Britt Baker w/ Rebel VS Nyla Rose w/ Vickie Guerrero!

The Doctor finally put her money where her mouth is when she got this title off the Full Metal Warrior, Hikaru Shida. But there’s been a back and forth between her and the Native Beast, both in the ring and on the mic. Now Britt will have to put up or shut up yet again, can she keep hold of the gold against a hangry Nyla?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Britt’s first defense is also her last!

Fans are cheering for everyone other than Nyla and Vickie, right to Paul Turner the ref. Britt and Nyla tie up, Britt whips but Nyla runs her over. Nyla just grins as fans boo, and the two circle again. Britt runs in but into a waistlock! She fights off the suplex as fans cheer, “DMD! DMD!” Britt arm-drags Nyla down, drops knee after knee on the arm, then rolls to hammerlock the arm. Nyla endures as Britt sits on the hold and pulls harder. Britt leans on the arm, Nyla fights up and clubs at Britt’s legs. Britt becomes a backpack but is RAMMED into buckles. Nyla clutches the bad arm, Britt rushes in but Nyla blocks the arm-drag! Britt gets around to roll Nyla up, TWO!

Britt keeps after the bad arm and uses it to flip Nyla over to a cover, ONE!! Britt keeps focused as she gets Nyla up and she fires off forearms! Britt runs but into a fireman’s carry and GORILLA PRESS SLAM! Then a BACK SENTON! Nyla rains down forearms and dribbles Britt off the mat! Fans boo as Nyla mocks, “This is who you came for?!” Nyla drags Britt up, fans rally, and Nyla hangs Britt out to dry. Nyla goes to a corner, climbs up, but Rebel saves Britt from the flying knee! Nyla storms over but Britt shoulders into her. Nyla staggers, runs in at the corner, but into a BUCKLE SHOT! Fans fire up as AEW goes picture in picture.

Britt stomps a mudhole into Nyla, lets off as the ref counts, but goes out to drag Nyla into the post. Britt pulls on the arm to dig Nyla into the steel, and then scuffs Nyla as she lets off. Nyla swipes at Rebel as she gets too close, but Britt gets in to drag Nyla up. Britt wraps the bad arm around ropes to pull, the ref counts, but Britt kicks the bad arm as she lets off. Britt gets Nyla up, Nyla throws body shots! Nyla reels Britt in but Britt wrenches out of the suplex to ARM CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO! Britt keeps her cool and Vickie laughs as she’s still confident in Nyla. Britt goes after Nyla’s arms, clubs her in the shoulder, and has a hammerlock chinlock combo.

Nyla endures, Britt throws in more elbows, then she drags Nyla up to RAM the bad shoulder into buckles! Then hits a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, TWO! Vickie cheers while Britt grows frustrated. Britt gets the bad arm again, clubs it as she has the armlock, then gets Nyla up again. Nyla throws more body shots but Britt ROCKS her with forearm after forearm! Nyla ROCKS Britt back with one! Britt BOOTS Nyla then whips her to ropes, but Nyla holds ropes to stop. AEW returns to single picture, Britt fires off forearms and runs, only to spin into an URENAGE! Nyla roars as she gets Britt back up, and scoops Britt for a BACKBREAKER! And then another!

Nyla bends Britt against her knee, gets her back up, and FALL AWAY SLAMS! Fans boo but Vickie is happy that Nyla stalks Britt to a corner. Nyla runs in to SPLASH! Britt sits down, Nyla calls her shot, and then CANNONBALLS but into buckles! Britt avoids the move that once broke her nose, then runs to SLINGBLADE Nyla down! Britt gets Nyla up for a flurry of forearms, but Nyla whips. Britt stops to backslide! Cover, TWO!! Nyla barely escapes, fans are upset by the weird count, but Britt DDT’s Nyla down! Cover, TWO!! Nyla is somehow still in this but fans boo. Rebel gets Britt her glove, now a shiny red, but she takes too long putting it on. Britt turns around into Nyla’s choke grip!

Nyla lifts for a CHOKE- No, Britt victory rolls! TWO!! Britt gets the arms, Rings of Saturn! But Nyla fights the Lockjaw to a fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Nyla gets Britt back up, reels her in, and hangs Britt out to dry again! Nyla wants this, and she climbs up again! Rebel hurries over, but Vickie is in her way! GUILLOTINE KNEE! Cover, TWO!! Britt survives and fans fire up for “DMD! DMD!” Nyla reels Britt in, Britt blocks and spins out to fisherman SCREW! Britt lines up a shot, SUPERKICK! Nyla stays sitting up, so Britt SUPERKICKS her again! Cover, TWO!! Nyla barely survives again but Britt drags Nyla back up.

Britt runs, but into the choke grip! CHOKE SLAM! Cover, TWO! Britt survives and Nyla is growing desperate. Britt gets to a corner, Nyla hurries over but Britt knees low! Britt runs, hooks Nyla up, CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Nyla continues to survive by the skin of her teeth, but Britt tries an Oklahoma Roll, TWO! Britt runs to CURB STOMP Nyla down! Nyla sits up, so Britt hits ANOTHER CURB STOMP! Cover, TWO!??! Britt can’t believe how tough the Native Beast really is! Nyla throws hands, Britt gives them back! Britt runs into a BIG forearm! Nyla falls, too, and fans fire up as both women are down! A standing count climbs but Rebel distracts the ref!

Britt crawls to a corner, and grabs the title belt! Britt aims but she copies the Guerrero classic! She tosses the belt to Nyla and plays like she got hit! Rebel stops distracting but now Vickie grabs at the ref! Britt sits up to see what the hold-up is, and Nyla gives her the belt! Nyla pretends that Britt is threatening her! The ref sees that, Britt drops the belt! Nyla kicks low, reels Britt in, BEAST BOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!? Britt survives?!? The fans are thunderous as Nyla gets Britt up again. Nyla goes for another but Britt slips out, takes Nyla down and floats to Rings of Saturn! Hand in, LOCKJAW!! Nyla endures, but she’s caught! Nyla nods and taps, BRITT WINS!

Winner: Britt Baker, by submission (still AEW Women’s World Champion)

The Doctor is not a one and done! She gets it done, and she is still the face of the AEW Women’s Division! Will this mean big things next month for AEW in #Brittsburgh?

AEW holds a press conference for the coming tag team grudge match.

Tony Schiavone presides as moderator for the sit-down between the Inner Circle’s Santana & Ortiz, and the Pinnacle’s FTR. Tully Blanchard is with Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood, but Konnan is not here with Proud ‘n’ Powerful. Fight for the Fallen next week, 7/28/21, in Charlotte, North Carolina, we will see this go down. Schiavone gives the floor to FTR.

Dax starts by revisiting how these two teams come from two different parts of the United States, but that they ain’t that different. All four men came from poverty, and Dax has respect for PNP as wrestlers. But as men, there’s not an ounce. Schiavone gives Santana & Ortiz a chance to respond. Ortiz says while FTR were “playing pattycake elsewhere,” PNP have been in AEW since day one. FTR attacked PNP’s family! Now they’re just a pitstop on the road to the tag titles. Santana gets up and says enough of this “pro-wrestling” stuff. He has a picture of his mother, 15 years old after having him. Another picture: Mom’s first apartment, “a sh*thole in the Bronx!”

A third picture, in the newspaper: his mom took the fight with the slumlords to court, just so they and others could have a decent place to live. Dax interrupts and says there are only three things he really cares about in this world: God, his family, and pro-wrestling. The only thing left to do in Charlotte is to show up and have FTR beat PNP’s ass! The two teams rush each other at the podium but security keeps this from going down here! That’s because it will go down in just 7 days! Will either team be walking away from this powder keg in the ring?

AEW returns and Schiavone is in the ring.

Back live in the one and only great state Texas, but he brings up how his guest has called out Death Triangle and promised something big on the horizon. He’s already made a name for himself worldwide and is here in AEW, it is Andrade El Idolo! Andrade makes his way out, his butler behind him. Schiavone welcomes Andrade to Dallas, and Andrade says to tranquilo. This interview starts with Andrade El Idolo’s surprise! The butler shows Schiavone his tablet, and Schiavone is rather shocked! Schiavone says, “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the new executive consultant to Andrade El Idolo… CHAVO GUERRERO!

WHAT!? Chavito is back in wrestling!? The link to Vickie Guerrero runs deep as Chavo is here in AEW! Chavo and Andrade hug it out and Chavo gets the mic. “Wow! You remember! Well of course you remember, because this is Dallas, Texas, baby!” So Chavo hears AEW is the place to be. When Chavo went backstage, he couldn’t believe all the talent back there. What a great time to be a wrestling fan! But with all due respect to everyone backstage, “I don’t see anybody that has as much talent as this man right here,” Andrade El Idolo! But wait! Death Triangle appears! Fans go nuts as PAC, Penta El Zero M, with Alex Abrahantes, AND Rey Fenix are here together again!

Pac gets the mic and is seething. “OI OI OI OI OI!! Mister Andrade! I don’t know who you think you are.” Last week, they heard their name come out of his mouth. “So ladies and gentlemen, for the record, let it be known that Death Triangle hides from no one.” Andrade says thanks for coming! Yes, really, he means it. But… Fenix, Penta. You guys are good. But with Andrade, you could be great! Look, listen! The fans are chanting “CERO! MIEDO!” as Andrade says, if they joined him and Chavo, La Raza, amigos, they could build an empire! Why are they with little Pac? Look at Andrade, the elite superstar! The watch, the suit, etc.

Chavo takes the mic to say that while the luchadors understand Spanish, Pac only knows English so here’s the explanation. This isn’t a dig, it’s just that this is how it goes. They’re all talented, no question. But when Chavo and Andrade look at Death Triangle’s waists… There’s no shine! There should be! So if they want to change that, start listening to Andrade. Andrade gets the mic back to ask Penta and Fenix to ask a question. “Why do you work for Pac?” Now they can work for Andrade El Idolo! Pac says he isn’t sure what planet Andrade’s on. But the Lucha Bros don’t work for Pac. Death Triangle is a team! A family! A brotherhood!

Fenix speaks up in Spanish to make sure Andrade understands, they are together as familia! And y’know what? They are the REAL faces of Latinos! Penta says his part, and Alex translates: “Penta says…! Why would we want to join a group with you, when you’re not even on our level?” Death Triangle rushes the ring and Andrade wants them all to tranquilo. Everyone can work for Andrade! Even Pac. Look, there’s Chavo, his butler. Refs hurry out to keep this from turning into a fight, and Andrade’s growing corporation slips away before Death Triangle can get loose. Will Death Triangle make it their business to humble El Idolo?

AEW shares what went down just before going on air.

The Hardy Family Office’s Angelico and Private Party came out to tell the fans why Big Money Matt wasn’t going to be in Dallas tonight, but Marko Stunt interjected. Fun Size didn’t liking how they were treating Jora Johl as a lackey and then rushed the ring! Stunt got beat up for it, but then Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus rushed out to help him! But then Christian Cage showed up to even the odds! The HFO bailed out, but now we hear from Captain Charisma!

“Four of you to take out little Marko Stunt? Y’know, after last week, after I beat Matt Hardy in the middle of that ring, I thought that’d be the end of it. Finally, the end between you and I, Matt. But I guess not.” So here’s a suggestion: Fight for the Fallen, Christian, JB & Luchasaurus VS Angelico & Private Party, and the HFO is done for good! Will Captain Charisma lead the charge in shutting down Big Money Matt’s pro-wrestling Ponzi scheme?

Backstage interview with The Factory.

Alex Marvez brings up QT Marshall pouring Aaron Solow’s protein shake on Schiavone’s head. Solow has another drink this week, so Marvez is wary, but he does ask if QT feels he should apologize. QT says Marvez shouldn’t be so nervous. Marvez didn’t disrespect The Factory like Schiavone did. They won’t pour anything on Marvez’s head. But yes, QT does feel an apology is in order. Next week in the ring, Schiavone can meet QT in the ring, and Schiavone will get an apology. With that, Marvez sends it back to ringside. Will QT really admit he was in the wrong?

Orange Cassidy VS The Blade w/ The Bunny!

After that ambush, Freshly Squeezed is feeling freshly bruised! But he’s not one to back down from a fight, will he find a way to keep from being beaten to a pulp again?

The music hits, but Cassidy doesn’t come out from the tunnel. Blade and Bunny wait, but they think this should be a win by forfeit at this rate. Wait, Cassidy slips in from the crowd! Fans fire up as Cassidy throws off the jacket, the glasses, and puts on the armband. Cassidy taps Blade on the shoulder, Blade turns around, and Cassidy takes him down! The bell rings as Cassidy fires off hands! Blade shoves him away but Cassidy comes back! Blade ducks the Orange Punch and fans fire up for “FRESHLY SQUEEZED!” Cassidy chases Blade back into the ring but Blade stomps him down! Blade gets Cassidy in a corner, the ref counts, and Blade lets off at 4.

Cassidy sits up and dodges Blade as he runs in, to trip him up and rain down rights! Blade shoves Cassidy away, things speed up, and Blade hurdles then drops. Cassidy comes back but Blade flounders! Blade says his leg is bothering him, and he does have a knee brace from previous injuries. The ref checks, Bunny does, too, but Cassidy isn’t sure if he trusts this. Bunny checks the leg for Blade, but Blade was faking after all! SHOTGUN BOOT! Fans boo as Blade shoves off with squats! Blade gets Cassidy up, suplexes, STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRE! Cassidy gets Blade back for playing possum, and Cassidy goes up top!

Fans rally up but Blade CHOPS Cassidy at the corner! Blade throws hands, Cassidy blocks but Blade trips him up! Blade climbs, gut wrenches, and SUPER GUT WRENCH BOMBS Cassidy to the corner! Cassidy tumbles to the floor and writhes as AEW goes picture in picture.

Blade stalks Cassidy, drags him up, and whips him hard into railing! Cassidy writhes more, Bunny laughs at his pain right in his face, but the ref backs her off. Blade gets Cassidy up, and whips him back into more railing! Blade refreshes the ring count, has the camera get in tight as he brings Cassidy up again, to whip into a POST! Cassidy flies off, Blade gets a chair and stands on it to soak up the heat. The ref checks on Cassidy but he gets up. Blade puts Cassidy in the ring, kicks him around, then whips him to a corner hard! Cassidy bounces off buckles, writhes on the mat, but gets to ropes. Blade gets him up to CHOP him to a corner!

Blade whips Cassidy corner to corner hard again, and Cassidy again bounces off buckles. Blade tells fans to hush as he paces around. Blade then stands on Cassidy’s head at the ropes, and the ref counts. Blade lets off at 4, drags Cassidy up again and CHOPS him in a corner. AEW returns to single picture as Blade CHOPS Cassidy again! Blade gets Cassidy up, whips him corner to corner, and Cassidy tumbles up and out. Cassidy sees Blade coming and bumps him off buckles! And again! And then off another corner’s buckle! Cassidy climbs, fans fire up, and Cassidy CROSSBODIES! Cassidy keeps moving, tilt-o-whirl DDT! Cover, TWO!

Bunny gets on the apron to argue with the ref, but KRIS STATLANDER appears and trips her up! Statlander and Bunny argue, Blade gets out of the ring but Cassidy builds speed! Blade uses Statlander as a shield as Cassidy DIVES! The Galaxy’s Greatest Alien takes the hit! Cassidy realizes what happened, but Bunny turns him around to shout at him. Blade swings on Cassidy but Cassidy ducks it! Cassidy waistlocks and shoves Blade into Bunny! Now things are even! Cassidy then gets Blade up, but the back holds him back! Blade CLUBS Cassidy, gets him in the ring, but Cassidy rolls under, around, and tilt-o-whirls again!

But Blade blocks it and grins as he suplexes to hang Cassidy out to dry! Blade runs and LARIATS Cassidy inside out! Gut wrench for a JUMPING TOMBSTONE! Cover, TWO?!! HOW?! Blade is furious but the fans are thunderous! Blade gets Cassidy up, gut wrench, but Cassidy fights the bomb to Alabama lift! But again the back gives up! Blade KICKS Cassidy in the face, Cassidy wobbles, but he still hits BEACH BREAK!? Cover, TWO?!?!? Blade barely survives, and now Bunny is shrieking as she’s on the apron! Statlander grabs at her just as she throws the brass knuckles to Blade! The knuckles go too far, and Blade has to flounder after them!

Blade gets the knuckles on his fist, Cassidy turns around, but Cassidy ducks to ORANGE- NO! Blade ducks, winds up, but Cassidy ORANGE PUNCHES first! What a quick refill! Cover, Cassidy wins!

Winner: Orange Cassidy, by pinfall

Bunny is furious but Cassidy doesn’t even want his hand raised? Cassidy has the brass knuckles, puts them on, and BRASS ORANGE PUNCHES Blade down!! And then he puts those in his pocket! Has Orange Cassidy made it clear to the HFO to make their money at someone else’s expense?

Backstage interview with Chris Jericho.

Alex Marvez asks about the unbelievable news of the No Disqualification match with Nick Gage. Jericho faces away from the camera as he says, “If MJF is going to bring in the most demented and violent man in the business today to face Chris Jericho, then next week, I’m going to bring in the most violent and demented version of Chris Jericho to face Nick Gage.” That’s why next Wednesday, Fight for the Fallen, in a No Rules Match, it’s Nick Gage VS… THE PAINMAKER!! Jericho has used this persona to defeat some of the best in NJPW, will he simply add another to the list?

BREAKING NEWS for Fight for the Fallen!

On top of Painmaker VS #MDKAllDay, and Proud ‘n’ Powerful VS FTR, Hikuleo is ready to make his AEW in-ring debut against whoever wins the IWGP US Championship deathmatch! But will there even be anything left of the winner to “welcome” Hikuleo? Plus, Tony Khan himself will announce a MAJOR new live event for AEW! What will it be, where will it be, and when will it be?

And of course, the 5v5 ELIMINATION TAG happens, where if Team Hangman wins, he and the Dark Order get their matches for the AEW World and World Tag Team Championships! Will this finally be the moment Hangman and his new friends have been waiting for?

And news for AEW Dynamite Homecoming!

When AEW returns to Daily’s Place for the last time in a long time, it will feature the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes, taking on The Dark Father, Malakai Black! Will Cody make Malakai pay for trying to put him out of his misery?

IWGP United States Championship Texas Deathmatch: Jon Moxley VS Lance Archer w/ Jake the Snake Roberts!

The Maniac and the Murderhawk Monster went wild in NJPW, but that was only the beginning. They’ve battled once before in AEW for AEW’s World Championship, but that might look like a warm-up compared to this one! And when this can only end in submission or knockout, just how far will both men go to end the other?

Moxley makes his entrance from the crowd as he loves to do, but Archer comes out from the tunnel with kendo sticks and pyro! The introductions are made, and Moxley hits Archer at the ropes! The ref rings the bell and this one fires off already! Moxley headlocks and punches but Archer hits back. Moxley headbutts, heads out of the ring and fetches those kendo sticks, and he SMACKS Archer on the back, then SMACKS him on the leg! And SMACK to the back again! Archer choke grips Mox but Mox breaks free to throw a forearm! Archer hits back and it’s a forearm brawl! Fans fire up as they go faster and faster, then Archer ROCKS Moxley!

Moxley HEADBUTTS Archer, runs, but into a DERAILER! Archer hurries after Moxley outside the ring, and CANNONBALLS off the apron! Fans are fired up as the ref keeps up with them, and Archer SMACKS Mox with a kendo stick! And SMACKS him again! The kendo stick breaks so Archer drops that. Archer runs in but Moxley sends him into railing! And then Moxley TACKLES Archer and knocks him through the railing! Fans are fired up for “A E DUB!” as they start fighting up towards the bleachers! Moxley throws hands, Archer ROCKS Mox! Mox sits on railing, Archer shoves him over! They go further up, Archer throws more forearms but Moxley hits back!

They brawl, Moxley gets the edge and sends Archer down towards ringside. Archer shakes out the cobwebs but Moxley LEAPS to KNEE Archer towards railing! Archer grabs a fan in a Hybrid2 hoodie!? And he THROWS him at Moxley! Fans go nuts as Archer drags Moxley back to ringside! Archer stalks Moxley, runs in but Moxley dodges to clothesline Archer out! Moxley runs, and DIVES into a forearm! Jake the Snake was smacking the ring steps, that must’ve been to warn Archer. Speaking of those steps, Archer gets those, moves them around, and pulls up ring mats on the floor! Archer drags Moxley over to this bare patch, scoops him, but Moxley slips off!

Moxley kicks low, DDT to the bare floor!! Moxley leaves Archer behind as the standing count begins! Much like a Last Man Standing, if Archer can’t get up before 10, he loses! Fans are thunderous as the count climbs, we’re at 5 of 10, but Jake the Snake walks over to disrupt the ref a little. Archer gets up, Jake coaches him on, and Archer gets up at 8! Archer is busted open, though, but Moxley has a FORK!? Is he Abdullah? Moxley GOES AFTER THE WOUND WITH THE FORK!!! Fans tell Moxley, “YOU SICK F***! YOU SICK F***!” Moxley just takes a bow as AEW goes picture in picture.

Archer is in a daze, Moxley sits him up to DIG the fork into the bloody wound!! Moxley lets off so Archer can bleed! Moxley gets the fans fired up as he wipes the blood off on his pants. Archer manages to sit up but Moxley gets a table! Moxley sets the table up as Archer slowly drags himself up with the ropes. Moxley then gets a second table! Moxley has both tables by the ring, Archer has a crimson mask that matches his red braids, but Moxley gets chairs! Moxley puts them in the ring, with a trash can lid on the side, and then the can itself. Archer crawls for these weapons but Moxley hurries in. Archer body shots then ROCKS Moxley over and over and over!

BUT MOXLEY HAS THE FORK!! He jabs Archer over and over with it!! Archer shoves Moxley away then KNEES him down! Archer gets Moxley up, scoops, but Moxley slips off to chop block a leg! Moxley kicks the leg, puts the trash can in the corner then grabs a chair. Moxley JAMS Archer’s leg with the chair, then gets the bad leg for a DRAGON SCREW! Moxley takes the chair, puts Archer’s leg through it, and hops up the corner! AEW returns to single picture as Moxley gets the fans fired up again, and he JUMPS to STOMP the chair!! Archer’s leg gets the nutcracker treatment and fans rally and duel as the standing count begins.

Archer is down at 5 of 10, but he refuses to give up so he fights his way up at 7 of 10 again. Moxley has the trash can lid, but Archer PUNCHES it into Moxley’s head! Both men are down and fans are loving this as the standing count is on both men. Archer and Moxley stir, “This is Awesome!” and Moxley eggs Archer on. Moxley throws hands, Archer swings but misses. Moxley hits again, Archer swings and connects. It isn’t very strong given the blood loss. Moxley JABS Archer, and JABS, and talks trash to JAB. “You ain’t s*it, Lance!” And then Moxley BITES THE WOUND!! Moxley is savage, but he runs into LARIAT!

Archer rallies on Moxley, reels him in, ripcord but Moxley dodges to waistlock and GERMAN SUPLEX! Archer is right back up!? BOOT! Archer gets Moxley up and ripcords, for the HELLACOASTER!! If only he could cover! The count climbs, Archer is up at 4 and Moxley is up at 6, to get a TRASH CAN SMASH! Archer throws the can up the ramp, sits a chair up and then gets the other. Moxley staggers to a corner, Archer sits the chairs together, face-to-face. Archer puts Moxley up top, inverted crucifix, but Moxley slips out to LOW BLOW! All legal in a Texas Deathmatch but it isn’t very sporting. Moxley sees Archer’s chairs and turns them around!

Moxley slashes his throat but Archer choke grips! CHOKE SLAM on the chair edge!! Moxley writhes and fans are electric! Moxley gets to a corner as the standing count hits 5 of 10! Moxley drags himself up at 8, and fans are fired up as Archer BOOTS him down! Archer roars, runs corner to corner, but into a LARIAT! Moxley hurries to hit PARADIGM SHIFT! Archer is down, the count begins, and Moxley paces about. Archer springs up at 3!?! And he double dirty birds Moxley! But Moxley gets the FORK!! JAB JAB JAB to the forehead!! Mox lets off, the count begins again but Moxley plans ahead. Moxley brings out A BARBED WIRE BOARD?!

Moxley uses the board of barbed wire as the cherry on top of his double table! Archer crawls over, the standing count being over, and Moxley gets him on the apron. Moxley underhooks the arms, fans anticipate disaster, but Archer has Moxley’s fork!! JAB JAB JAB to Moxley’s forehead!! Archer then choke grips, and CHOKE SLAMS Moxley through his barbed wired covered tables!!! The standing count begins, Archer watches Moxley down in the wreckage, and the count hits 10! ARCHER WINS!!

Winner: Lance Archer, by technical knockout (NEW IWGP United States Champion)

Both men raised the stakes from their previous battles, and in the end, it was Moxley who busted. But Hikuleo gets right up in the ring to stare down Archer! Archer is big but so is Hikuleo! Fans are losing their minds at this teaser, will Fight for the Fallen be just as furious as Fyter Fest?

My Thoughts:

Another great night for Dynamite and a great second night of Fyter Fest, on par with last week for sure. Opening with the Labours of Jericho was a great choice, it was a very good opener. It was a good choice for it being Sammy stopping Tully’s interference was the right move, Sammy VS Spears has of course been the plan in the background of the other Inner Circle VS Pinnacle feuds. But what a shock that AEW brought in Nick Gage given what MJF literally said about him because it’s all true. And I suppose they’re calling it “No Rules,” not just No Disqualifications, as a weird way of saying it is No Holds Barred or Extreme Rules, however you want to say, “This is going to be nuts!”

We got a good promo from Miro to hype up Dynamite: Homecoming in a couple weeks, but he didn’t name an opponent so that is probably going to be decided in the next two weeks. There are a lot of names I’ve been wanting to see from Elevation to get a shot, I’m sure it’ll be a great match no matter who is against him. Kaz VS Gallows was good but I should’ve figured Anderson would help Gallows to win that. Omega and Callis showing up to talk trash was fine, but I don’t think it really worked for Omega to suddenly struggle with the easiest wordplay in the world. But Hangman and the Dark Order coming out to take the fight to them again was very good, that 10-Man is going to be great, I have a feeling Hangman is the last man for his team to somehow win it all.

Team Taz had a decent promo to set up a segment for next week, and Brian Cage had a decent add-on to that. The Absolute Party being crashed is going to be fun, I bet All Out has the FTW Championship rematch in at least the Buy-In. We got a very good match from Darby VS Wheeler, but I think the best part was the “confrontation” between Cassidy and Sting. That match needs to happen at some point. Darby wins to prove his toughness, and Blade going after Cassidy was a good touch before their match. That match was very good, as was the “overbooking” with Statlander and Bunny. Cassidy wins and gets to show some edge using the knuckles himself, I wonder if “Serious Cassidy” is the one who gets a title finally.

Baker VS Nyla was a really good match, but I feel like it lost a lot of steam with the weird near fall where fans were adamant about the ref getting it wrong. Then from that point on, Nyla seemed a bit thrown off or groggy, that made it trickier for Britt to do things, but I figured Britt was winning anyway because of just how over she is. Britt is definitely gracing Pittsburgh with her presence, maybe for both Dynamite and Rampage’s premiere episode to make it a big week. We got a pretty good press conference promo, but Dax again recycled material. Santana’s material was strong, and that tag match for Fight for the Fallen is going to be badass.

We got a great segment with Andrade bringing CHAVO to AEW, and then establishing that this is a feud with Death Triangle. I do like that Andrade was hoping to team with them, with Pac optional, but their series of matches are going to be great, too. Then we’re also getting Cody VS Malakai at Homecoming, that is going to be very good but again, I would hope Cody lets Malakai get this win to establish him in AEW. QT’s promo about apologizing to Schiavone is interesting, I’m pretty sure this is a trick to sucker Schiavone into an even more humiliating moment, and I hope Dustin goes out to defend Schiavone because WE NEED the grudge match blow-off of Dustin VS QT, maybe even bigger than that.

Tony Khan announcing a new live event for the AEW calendar is pretty exciting. That could be any number of things as I haven’t heard any rumblings of this news anywhere, sounds like it’ll be a lot of fun. And then that main event was a metric ton of fun in the form of badass brutality! A FORK!? Holy crap! This was the best match in the Mox VS Archer rivalry, it reference all the other ones and escalated things, and I was really surprised but also happy to see Archer win. Archer has been waiting for something big for a long time, this is that. Next week is big for Hikuleo to debut in AEW in a championship match against a big name like Archer, but I feel like Archer wins to maybe take this title over to NJPW Strong or even Resurgence.

My Score: 9.2/10