AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (7/28/21)
Tonight, we Fight for the Fallen!
AEW is in North Carolina for a good cause!
Hangman Page and The Dark Order go after The #SuperElite to get themselves AEW World and World Tag Team title opportunities in an epic 5v5 elimination!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 10 Man Elimination Tag Title Eliminator: The Super Elite VS Hangman Page & The Dark Order; The Super Elite wins and denies Hangman & The Dark Order their title opportunities.
- Santana & Ortiz w/ Konnan VS FTR w/ Tully Blanchard; FTR wins.
- IWGP United States Championship: Lance Archer w/ Jake the Snake Roberts VS Hikuleo; Archer wins and retains the title.
- Six Man Tag: Christian Cage & Jurassic Express VS The Hardy Family Office w/ Matt Hardy; Christian & Jurassic Express win.
- Thunder Rosa VS Julia Hart w/ The Varsity Blonds; Rosa wins.
- Five Labours of Jericho, Chapter 2 – No Rules Match: Chris Jericho VS Nick Gage; Jericho wins and advances to the next chapter.
PLAY BY PLAY
10 Man Elimination Tag Title Eliminator: The Super Elite VS Hangman Page & The Dark Order!
Fans go nuts as Hangman Page has an opening vignette. “What is it that makes a cowboy? It’s not the boots or the buckle. It’s not the chaps, it’s not the jeans. It’s not the lasso or the cattle. It’s not the horse or the saddle. You might think they’re all long gone, but you don’t need a hat to be a cowboy. A cowboy isn’t too busy to lend a hand to a partner. Not to proud to take one, either. And when they get knocked to the dirt, bloodied and trampled, a cowboy dusts themselves off and gets back up. And they’ll stand by their partners and challenge those who have it all. And they’ll keep riding ’til they find inner peace.”
Spotlights go up one at a time to reveal Colt Cabana, Alan Angels, Preston Vance, Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, John Silver and Alex Reynolds. And up the middle is Hangman himself! The posse rolls together to the ring as Hangman wears the Dark Order purple and black! But now, “The starting line-up for your world champion Elite Squad!” At guard, Karl Anderson! The man in the middle, Doc Gallows! Forwards, Nick “Trick Shot” Jackson and “Mr. Instant Replay,” Matt Jackson! And the only person from NOOOOORTH CAROLINA, Kenny “Air” OOOOOOOOOMEEEEGAAAA! So they’re Space Jamming now? And they run through the banner to do slam dunks in the honestly non-regulation hoop. But will Hangman and his partners create their own new legacy?
The teams sort out and Hangman starts. Omega says if Hangman wants him, he’ll have to wait! Fans are thunderous for “COWBOY S*IT” as Anderson steps to Hangman. Anderson and Hangman tie up, Hangman headlocks but Anderson powers out, only for Hangman to run him over. Things speed up, Anderson leaps but into Hangman’s arms for a FALL AWAY SLAM! Fans fire up even more but the Bucks talk trash, and that allowed Omega to blindside Hangman! But the Dark Order rushes in and it is chaos! There’s brawling all over, The Elite get control and Gallows mugs Stu. The Elite call for it, but the Dark Order hits QUADRUPLE PLEXES!
The Elite bails out, the Dark Order chases after, and Reynolds climbs up. Nick goes after him but Reynolds trips him up! Reynolds gets Nick up to SUPERPLEX out onto everyone! Fans are thunderous as they lose their minds over that shot from downtown! Hangman gets Anderson up and into the ring, CHOPS him, and tags in Reynolds. Reynolds goes after Anderson but Anderson kicks back and EuroUppers. Anderson whips, “Get ‘im, boys!” Matt runs screaming in to clothesline! Nick runs screaming in to clothesline! Omega runs to JUMP and back elbow! Anderson runs in to uppercut! Gallows runs in but misses! And the rest of Dark Order drags the others out!
Reynolds tags Uno and Uno runs in to clothesline Gallows! Stu SPLASHES, Hangman clotheslines! Reynolds clotheslines! And Johnny Hungy gives Gallows a MEATY clothesline! Anderson runs in but Silver dodges, Gallows takes the uppercut! Silver KICKS Anderson, and feeds him to the Beaver Boy Blitz! STUNNER TO GERMAN, JACKKNIFE! Cover, but Gallows saves it! Gallows swings on Reynolds but is sent out with a clothesline! Anderson rolls Reynolds holding tights!! Anderson ELIMINATES Reynolds!! Fans boo as The Elite Squad gloat and celebrate. Uno steps up, though, and he calls the Machine Gun out.
But then Anderson doesn’t see the Dark Order trip up The Elite again! He’s alone with Uno, Stu, Silver and Hangman! Anderson tries to use his dance moves to diffuse the situation, but he ends up in a Dark Order pinball machine! Then a FATALITY!! Cover, Uno ELIMINATES Anderson!! Matt runs in but Uno throws forearms! Uno bumps Matt off buckles, Stu keeps him near and Silver tags in to mug Matt. Silver bumps Matt off buckles, fans are fired up to see Silver TOSS Matt across the ring! He’s freakin’ jacked, baby! Brandon Cutler hurries with the cold spray but Silver TOSSES Matt the other way!
Cutler again cools Matt down but Silver puts him in the corner as AEW goes picture in picture. Stu tags in, then tags Uno. They get Matt up but Matt throws forearms on them both! But he gets popped up into Electric Chair, then tossed into a POWERBOMB! Cover, Omega breaks it! Hangman is furious but Stu gets Matt back in the corner. Tag to Silver, they stomp and punch Matt and fire off forearms. Silver snapmares Matt then KICKS him in the chest! And again! And… CRANE KICK! Silver is fired up, he gets Matt over to the corner and Stu tags in, but both he and Uno mug Matt. Stu springboards for the elbow drop sidewalk slam! Cover, but Nick drags Stu away!
The Dark Order protests but the ref tells them to go back to their corner. Stu gets Matt back up and in an open corner to CHOP him! And whip him corner to corner, but Matt reverses, only for Stu to rebound and CLOBBER Matt! Stu keeps between Matt and the Elite, and then drags Matt back up. Stu CHOPS Matt off his feet! Matt sits up and sputters, glares at Hangman, but Stu CHOPS and forearms him! And then torture racks, but Matt fights off! Matt CLUBS away on Stu, CLAWS his back, and tags in Gallows. Matt holds Stu up, Gallows runs, but Stu switches! Gallows stops before he boots Matt, and Matt switches back, so they try again. Stu ducks and Gallows BOOTS Matt!
Stu fires off on Gallows with clubbing forearm after clubbing forearm as AEW returns to single picture! Stu gets Gallows up in the torture rack?! Gallows slips off, but Stu goes Matrix to avoid the clothesline! Kip up and PELE! Stu goes up and Uno runs in, they coordinate to 450 CANNONBALL Gallows and Matt! Cover on Gallows, Omega breaks it! The ref reprimands Omega but Silver tags in to spin and SLICED BREAD! But Nick SUPERKICKS Silver! Uno blocks a kick and gives it to the ref to hit a NECKBREAKER! Gallows ROCKS Uno with an uppercut, DECKS Hangman, and runs at Stu, only for Stu to dump him out!
Stu sees a target, goes to the apron, and SUPER SKY TWISTERS!! A rough landing for Stu and Silver checks on him. Fans fire up as Stu and Gallows get up. Gallows ROCKS Stu with an uppercut, “THIS IS AWESOME!” as Gallows keeps on Stu out in the crowd! But the ring count is climbing! Gallows runs in to YAKUZA KICK Stu over the second row of barriers! Gallows stalks after Stu, but Stu HOTSHOTS him away! Stu goes up higher?! Fans fire up as he stands on top of railing and LEAPS to CLOBBER Gallows with a flying clothesline! But the ring count is 10! That’s a DOUBLE ELIMINATION! Uno and Omega find themselves in the ring together and fans fire back up!
Uno dares Omega to hit him, so Omega kicks low! Omega fires off jabs, forearms, and whips. Uno duck sand dodges to RANA Omega down! Omega flounders up into Uno’s END OF DAYS! Cover, TWO!! The world champion sputters and Don Callis is freaking out. Uno fires up, goes up top and SWANTONS onto knees! Omega saves himself, aims from a corner, and V-TRIGGERS! Uno staggers into the Electric Chair! ONE WINGED ANGEL!! Cover, Omega ELIMINATES Uno! Omega hurries to tag Matt in and Matt waits on either Silver or Hangman. Silver runs in to SPEARS Matt right down! And fire off fast hands!
Silver lets off to give Matt big forearm shots! Matt rakes Silver’s eyes! Nick holds Silver in the corner, Matt mocks the fans clapping, then stomps Silver down. Tag to Nick, Nick taunts Hangman now and he runs in to SHINING WIZARD and BULLDOG Silver down! Nick dares Hangman to get in and he does, but the ref keeps him back. Nick scrapes his soles on Silver’s face! Fans rally with “COWBOY S*IT” as Nick gets Silver up. Sliver throws body shots! And haymakers! Silver runs, into a WHEEL KICK! The original Elite formation gloats as AEW goes to break.
AEW returns and Silver GAMANGIRIS Nick down from a corner, CANNONBALLS out onto Omega, then runs around the ring to BOOT Matt down!! Then Nick is on ropes, Silver gets in to BOOT WASH Nick down! Torture Rack, AIRPLANE SPIN TOSS! Cover, TWO!!! Nick survives and Charlotte, NC is going nuts! Hangman is still down from an apparent double apron bomb during the break, and Nick gets Silver for a backslide. Silver rolls through to KICK, KICK and SUPERKICK! Then a dead lift suplex, but Nick slips out to feed Silver to a V-TRIGGER!! Nick SUPERKICKS, Omega wants the full nelson but Silver still fights! So it’s a GERMAN SUPLEX for him instead!
Omega and Nick hurry to get Silver set up on the apron. Cutler brings the hoop over as Matt gut wrenches Silver?! Michael Nakazawa passes Omega a ball, he holds it up and Nick springboards to SLAM DUNK INDIETAKER!!! The dunk didn’t hit but the piledriver sure did! Fans boo as Nick finishes off that slam dunk and then gets Silver into the ring. The Bucks coordinate, fans chant, “YOU STILL MISSED!” but this one never misses! B T E TRIGGER!! Cover, the Bucks ELIMINATE Silver! Now they have a 3v1 advantage on Hangman, who only now gets up. Hangman checks on Silver as fans are thunderous for “COWBOY S*IT!”
The Elite all stand together as they dare Hangman to get in. Hangman watches them but Omega says they should do this properly. Omega goes back to the corner, tags in, and now Hangman has his 1v1 with the champ. Omega throws the Space Jam jersey off and talks trash with Hangman. Omega SPITS at Hangman, so Hangman fires hands! They brawl, Hangman gets the edge and runs, but into a V-TRIGGER! Omega runs, but into a ROLLING ELBOW! Hangman fires up and runs, but into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS from the Bucks! Omega hits a SNAP DRAGON! The ref reprimands but the Elite hit TRIPLE SUPERKICKS!! Cover, TWO?!?! No one can believe Hangman survived!
Omega tags Nick, he and Matt get Hangman in the ropes, and Nick climbs to DRAPING 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!??! Hangman is still in this but Omega tags back in. Omega says BANG, runs, but Hangman dodges to waistlock! Omega switches, GERMANS, but Hangman lands on his feet to CLOBBER omega! The Bucks are in, they whip but Hangman breaks the line to DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE! Fans are thunderous again as Omega clotheslines Nick out! Hangman climbs as the Elite regroups, ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Direct hit and everyone goes down! Hangman gets Omega in, hauls him up in an Alabama lift, but Omega fights that!
Omega tries to lift but Hangman fights it. Omega CLUBS, throws forearms, and CHOPS! Omega runs but Hangman pops him up for a POWERBOMB! High stack but Nick breaks it in time! Omega tags Matt in, he gets Hangman up to whip. Hangman lands on apron, BOOTS Matt, then slingshots, but Matt scoops the Buckshot! But Nick takes too long setting up, Hangman slips free to ROCK Matt! Nick springboards anyway, into a BOOT! Hangman whips but Matt reverses. Hangman resets to slingshot and DOUBLE BUCK SHOT! Cover on Matt, Hangman ELIMINATES him!! Omega is furious, he gets his belt to aim at Hangman! The ref stops that, but there are other belts to use!
Hangman ducks the belt shot to Alabama lift and DEADEYE!! Cover, TWO!?!? Omega survives but barely! Hangman resets to the apron, but Nick anchors Hangman’s foot! The ref reprimands, Hangman slingshots but Omega ducks! BELT SHOT!! Cover, TWO!?!??! Omega is apoplectic and Callis is pissed! Omega runs to V-TRIGGER Hangman at the ropes! And then V-TRIGGER again! Omega gets Hangman up, ONE WINGED ANGEL!!! The Elite win!!
Winners: The Super Elite, by pinfall; Kenny Omega and Nick Jackson are the survivors
Hangman put up the most valiant effort of AEW history, but he and the Dark Order could not defeat The Elite! And now, they have no clear route to the titles! Is there no stopping Omega and the Bucks in their reigns of terror?
Backstage interview with PAC.
Alex Marvez points out that this was meant to be a Death Triangle interview, but obviously the Lucha Brothers aren’t here. No, no, no. That’s where you’re wrong! Rey Fenix & Penta El Zero M are here, but the lads are stuck at the airport because someone has cancelled their car ride here. Pac wonders who that could be. And with that, Andrade El Idolo and Chavo Guerrero walk in and sarcastically compliment Pac. Pac looks great but is lonely. The Lucha Bros are having trouble? Well that’s alright, Andrade’s people can get Pac’s people a limousine. Oh sorry, Pac probably doesn’t know what those are. Limos are like really long cars that people ride in.
So the Lucha Bros are on their way, and in style! Chavo promises. Andrade tells his “little friend” he should learn to drive, and also learn that there are people out there just better than him. Because if Pac doesn’t, the Lucha Bros could always work for someone else. For who? Who knows. Andrade heads out, but will Fenix & Penta stay loyal to The Bastard?
Taz is on a special platform.
Ladies and gentlemen, the moment you’ve all been waiting for! Give it up for the NEW FTW World Champion, from New Orleans, Louisiana, it is Absolute Ricky Starks! Starks and the rest of Team Taz head out and there’s a New Orleans brass band playing him to the ring with The Saints Go Marching In! There’s even a young lady to give Starks a bouquet of roses and a kiss! Orange roses to match the title? Starks lets Hook hold onto the flowers as he gets a mic. Give it up for the band there, they were great. If Hobbs was here, he’d be loving it, but the Powerhouse is recruiting.
But two weeks ago, history was made in Austin, Texas when Starks became the NEW FTW Champion, and got rid of the garbage that is Brian Cage. Now listen up, Cage. Starks has been the glue and the anchor of Team Taz because he knows his part. Starks can let certain things slide, like when Cage was in the back vanity searching himself and trying to befriend every Tom, Dick ‘n’ Harry online while Starks was covering up the problems Cage caused. Starks can forgive that, he’s a good man. And when Cage was costing the team matches, that Starks can forgive. But what Starks can’t forgive and forget is that when Starks broke his neck, Cage didn’t even check up on him!
And when Cage didn’t check up on Starks, Starks realized Cage is just selfish, inconsiderate and doesn’t know what “Teamwork” means. Starks does! Starks also knows what it is to be a star, something Cage has been trying to figure out for the past 17 YEARS. “And when they stood you next to me, you still couldn’t get an ounce of charisma to rub off on you!” Week after week, Cage- Wait, Cage is heading out now! Starks grows very worried, as does Taz. Cage CLOBBERS the band! He takes the bass drum and SMASHES it on the drummer! And he takes the trombone into the ring to BREAK it! Starks throws the roses at Cage and runs away!
Cage glares as Starks and Hook get up the ramp to the stage. Will The Machine look to absolutely crush Starks and take back the FTW title?
AEW hears from NJPW’s Ace!!
“This is New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Master of the Century, Hiroshi Tanahashi. I’ve gotta say, the IWGP US Heavyweight Championship has quite a charm to it. I’ve won a lot of titles in my career so far, but I’ve never been the US Champ. So I’ll be challenging the winner of tonight’s title match! And I’ll be taking that title in a snap.” Big news and a big challenge issued by Tanahashi! Will it be the Murderhawk Monster or Bullet Club’s towering Tongan that gets to accept it?
Santana & Ortiz w/ Konnan VS FTR w/ Tully Blanchard!
This has been going on for months within the Inner Circle VS Pinnacle war, but now the battle of NYC VS NC finally has it out 2v2! Will Proud ‘n’ Powerful put Dax & Cash down in their hometown? Or will FTR #SayYeah to a big win between two Top 5 AEW tag teams?
The teams sort out and Ortiz starts against Cash. They circle, tie up, Cash drags Ortiz down to a cover, ONE. Cash backs off, Ortiz and Cash tie up again and Ortiz wrenches to a waistlock then ripcords to an arm-drag. Cash comes back into Ortiz’s headlock takeover! Cash fights up, throws body shots then snapmares to run and run Ortiz over. Things speed up, Ortiz leaps and manages a monkey flip on Cash! Cash tumbles out and wants a timeout! Fans cheer as Cash gets back in and he tags Dax in. Santana tags in and these two stare down. They tie up, Dax headlocks but Santana powers out. They collide with clotheslines, and again, but neither falls! Forearms fly and fans fire up!
Santana CHOPS, Dax CHOPS, repeat! Dax goes back to forearms, runs, but Santana clubs the lariat away to snap suplex! Uno amigo! Fans fire up as Santana hits Dos Amigos! Tag to Ortiz, they work together for DOUBLE SUPLEX on the Three Amigos! Cash runs in but into an assisted Sliced Bread that really becomes a dragon sleeper, POWERBOMB REVERSE DDT COMBO! Fans fire up as Ortiz wrenches Dax. Dax pulls hair, whips Ortiz, but things speed up, Dax hits a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ortiz escapes but Dax keeps on Ortiz by pulling his hair.
AEW goes picture in picture as Dax bumps Ortiz off buckles. Tag to Cash, FTR mugs Ortiz in the corner! The ref counts, Dax lets off at 4 and Cash gets in to bring Ortiz up to a headlock. Cash runs but instead of a bulldog, he CLOBBERS Ortiz down! Cover, TWO! Cash keeps Ortiz from Santana but Ortiz CHOPS back! They CHOP back and forth. Cash haymakers and KNEES Ortiz down! Cash snapmares Ortiz and wraps on a thrashing chinlock! Ortiz endures the grind, fights up, and throws body shots to get a back suplex! Both men are down but Ortiz crawls for his corner. Cash tags Dax and Dax intercepts Ortiz to whip him away and CLOBBER him! FTR soaks up the heat as AEW goes to break.
AEW returns as Ortiz rolls and ENZIGURIS Cash down! Fans fire up as both men crawl, Dax tags in again to again whip Ortiz away. But Ortiz comes back to CLOBBER Dax! Fans rally, Ortiz rolls to tag Santana in! Santana rallies on FTR, BOOT for Cash and forearms for Dax! Santana whips Dax, Dax reverses but Santana dodges in the corner to get him up for a back suplex SLAM! Then a catapult into the corner! Dax bounces off post, Santana FLIES to take out Dash! Fans fire up as Santana goes around the way to get back up his own corner. Santana leaps but Dax dodges the stomps. Santana comes back, Ortiz tags in as Dax sends Santana out!
Ortiz rolls Dax, Dax rolls through but Ortiz waistlocks. Cash is there but Ortiz RAMS Dax into him! O’Conner Roll, TWO! Ortiz uses the momentum to DIVE and take Cash out! PNP regroup, Konnan fires up the fans as Santana dodges Dax. Ortiz slingshots to sunset flip, TWO but Dax sits up into Santana’s BOOT! PNP coordinate, Ortiz gets Dax for a POWERBOMB! Tag to Santana, he’s up top, FROG SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Dax survives but fans rally up as Santana aims at him. Santana storms over to the corner to CHOP Dax, and CHOP, and CHOP! Santana whips, Dax reverses and clotheslines in a corner! Dax runs but Santana follows to clothesline him back!
Santana whips Dax back the other way, Dax comes back to clothesline! Santana stays up, roars, and reels Dax in for a GERMAN! Dax is right up, he roars and LARIATS Santana! Ortiz pops Dax up for a POWERBOMB! Cash runs in to TORNADO DDT Ortiz down! Cash wants one for Santana but Santana shoves him away, to BOOT him down! Dax runs in, Santana turns him around for another POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Fans fire up as both men are down. Konnan and Tully scowl at each other while coaching their guys up. Dax and Santana crawl, Santana tags in Ortiz first. Ortiz gets Dax but Dax cradles, TWO!
Dax DECKS Ortiz, hoists him up top, and Cash tags in. Dax climbs to join Ortiz, Cash goes to the other corner. Santana knocks Cash down! Cash clutches his arm, Santana drags Dax down to save Ortiz. Santana and Dax swing, Dax fakes Santana out for a DDT! Dax ROCKS Ortiz, climbs up again, and SUPERPLEXES! But Ortiz counters with a cradle, TWO!! Dax gets Ortiz back up, whips, but Ortiz reverses and Dax crashes into Santana. Dax gets Ortiz for a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, FTR wins!!
Winner: FTR, by pinfall
The medics check on Cash’s arm, it is bleeding! But Dax handles PNP well enough, will FTR move on from them to go after the Young Bucks again?
Tony Schiavone interviews Britt Baker & Rebel.
The AEW Women’s World Champion says that Nyla Rose has proven twice now that she does break bitches. But unfortunately for Nyla, Britt is the Baddest Bitch on the Block, and she made the Native Beast tap out with a broken freakin’ wrist! And Britt isn’t dumb, she keeps getting hurt. Reba/Rebel got hurt because she keeps protecting Britt from everyone gunning for her. So Britt says it is appropriate to find someone to help cover them both, because it sure as hell isn’t any of the fans.
Everyone watching live and at home, as long as Britt wears the title, they wear jealousy. You’re all sitting there, holding your breath, waiting for her to fail. You’re going to suffocate. Yours Truly, Britt Baker, DMD. But if Britt’s ego keeps growing, will it just make the target on her back bigger?
AEW returns with Schiavone on the stage.
“It is great to be back home in Charlotte, North Carolina. Fans, we have a very special announcement on behalf of Tony Khan and AEW. As you know, Rampage will debut on Friday night, August 13th. We now have another special announcement for Rampage. The very next week, Friday, August 20th, Rampage comes to Chicago at the United Center, for ‘The First Dance!'” Tickets on sale this Monday! Fans chant “CM PUNK!” in hopes that Chicago’s own will be there for that. Schiavone then throws it over to Alex Marvez backstage.
Marvez interviews Darby Allin & Sting!
He brings up the huge news about AEW going to Chicago for #TheFirstDance, and Darby says he’ll be there. Darby’s been around a lot of men in the world who have claimed to be the greatest. There’s only one place to really prove that: right here in AEW. “Even if you think you’re the Best in the World.” A not so veiled challenge from the Relentless One! Will Darby look to test himself against a certain straightedge?
IWGP United States Championship: Lance Archer w/ Jake the Snake Roberts VS Hikuleo!
The Ace has made it known he wants a shot at this title! But after that hellacious Texas Deathmatch with Jon Moxley, the Murderhawk Monster is ready to topple even a towering Tongan! But Hikuleo has a surprise for us all: his father, KING HAKU, is here! Will having one of the toughest men in the business in his corner help Hikuleo take this title and go after Tanahashi?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and it’s like Clash of the Titans in Carolina!
The two get face to face to stare the other down. Hikuleo is taller but Archer can still reach him with a choke grip! Hikuleo choke grips back but Archer breaks free to BOOT Hikuleo away! Archer back elbows in the corner, runs corner to corner, and back elbows again! Archer keeps going to hit another back elbow! Fans fire up as Archer climbs up and rains down fists! Hiku stops that at 5 to SIT-OUT BOMB! Cover, TWO! Archer survives, Hiku talks trash and gets Archer up to throw forearms. Hiku fireman’s carries but Archer fights off to ROCK Hiku with a right! Archer tells Hiku he ain’t nothing, then ROCKS him more! Archer runs, into a SPINNING POWERSLAM!
Hiku fires up and fans cheer him on as Archer flounders up. Hiku runs in to clothesline Archer out of the ring! Haku smiles as Hiku goes out and AEW goes picture in picture.
Hiku gets Archer up to ROCK Archer with a forearm! Archer hits back but Hiku knees low. Hiku SMACKS Archer off railing, swaggers about, but he brings Archer around to whip, only for Archer to reverse! Hiku hits railings HARD, and Archer fires up! The ref wants this to get in the ring, Archer drags Hiku up and ROCKS him with a right hand. And DOUBLE CHOPS him against railing! Hiku fires up but Archer CHOPS and CLUBS him down! Archer puts Hiku in the ring, but Haku is there to go after him! Choke grip and a RAM into the railing! Hiku keeps the ref from seeing all this and Haku gets away.
Archer slowly gets up but Hiku goes out after him. Hiku stands Archer up to CHOP him against railing! Archer staggers, Hiku chases after and CHOPS him against apron! Archer CHOPS back, gets in the ring, but Hiku pursues. Hiku kicks Archer, scoops him and SLAMS him! Hiku looms over Archer, Haku coaches him, and Hiku gets Archer up. Archer hits back so Hiku stomps him down! Hiku gets Archer back up and aims his finger gun as AEW returns to single picture. Archer grabs at Hiku’s face but Hiku headbutts him! Hiku CHOPS Archer, runs, but Archer follows to CLOBBER him! Hiku gets up and runs at Archer but Archer BOOTS him!
Hiku comes back, Archer dodges to back elbow and forearm shot! Archer reels Hiku in for a SHORT ARM CLOTHESLINE! And another! Hiku falls to a knee but Archer knuckle locks and goes up. Archer goes Old School for a QUEBRADA! Fans fire up with Archer as he gets back up. Archer drags Hiku up, hoists him to the top rope, but Hiku fights the inverted crucifix! Archer BOOTS Hiku, climbs up to join him, and gets Hiku up for a SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Hiku survives and Haku is relieved. Archer puts Hiku in a corner, gets Hiku up and hoists him up top again. Archer wants the inverted crucifix, brings Hiku out, and BLACK OUT BOMBS! Cover, Archer wins!
Winner: Lance Archer, by pinfall (still IWGP United States Champion)
#EverybodyDies, but retaining his title means Archer gets to aim at the Ace! Will the Once in a Century Talent be able to overcome the Murderhawk Monster and add this title to his incredible résumé? Or will Archer add Tanahashi to the list of great talent he has toppled?
Alex Marvez interviews Cody Rhodes.
The American Nightmare is backstage at the gorilla position, and gets off his headset as Marvez brings up Dynamite Homecoming, Cody VS Malakai Black. Cody says, “So much happening in our world-” MALAKAI ATTACKS! He DECKS Cody right next to Tony Khan, then drags him up to bring him around and throw into road cases! Cody hits back but they brawl up the steps towards the stage! Fans fire up as this brawl ends up ringside! Cody hits the Rhodes Uppercut! But Malakai gets right up to KNEE Cody down! Fans are fired up for “MALAKAI!” as he crouches by Cody. “You hear them? Welcome to the House of Black.” Will the Dark Father end the American Nightmare at Daily’s Place?
As Malakai still stands over Cody, security and other wrestlers run out to check on Cody. Malakai grabs Fuego Del Sol to give him a BLACK MASS!! Referees shout at Malakai to leave but he stays on stage, watching Fuego and Cody menacingly. Will there be anything left of Cody after Dynamite’s Homecoming?
Miro speaks.
“The TNT title is known for giving an open challenge. But ever since I won it, suddenly all these challengers have dried up. But next week, God’s Favorite Champion will fight! But not because Lee Johnson asked for it, but rather he was tricked with prizes and competitions.” Miro sees Johnson’s talent, but he cannot take Miro’s divine right away from him! No one can, and we all know it! Miro is a simple man that is motivated by two things: a vengeful God and a double jointed wife. So if you think you have what it takes, you can run away or face Miro like a man. But either way, a glorious reckoning is upon you! This is the word of the Redeemer!
QT Marshall sends a note to Schiavone.
Despite how adamant The Factory’s leader was about apologizing to Schiavone for pouring the protein shake on him, QT has decided to wait until next week. That way, the entire Schiavone family could be there to witness the apology. How “benevolent” of him, but will QT actually follow through for Dynamite’s Homecoming?
Six Man Tag: Christian Cage & Jurassic Express VS The Hardy Family Office w/ Matt Hardy!
Captain Charisma has had it up to here with Big Money Matt and his moneygrubbing minions, so he is teaming up with Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus to take the fight to the HFO! Will Christian, JB and the wrestling dinosaur make Angelico & Private Party pay for everything they and Hardy have done?
The trios sort out, Christian steps up and starts with Angelico. Fans rally up, Angelico and Christian approach, but Angelico kicks low to waistlock and spin Christian to hammerlock and hip toss! Christian gets up as Angelico swaggers, but Christian keeps cool. Christian and Angelico tie up, Christian wrenches, but Angelico uses ropes to flip through, only for Christian to ROCK him with an uppercut! Christian DECKS Angelico, tags in JB, and fans fire up as they double whip and double hip toss Angelico down! JB covers, ONE! JB keeps on Angelico with a wrench, Angelico spins but JB wrenches again to keep the wristlock.
JB knuckle locks, CHOPS, and goes up and up and around to arm-drag Angelico away! Angelico gets up but into a dropkick! Fans fire up as JB goes after Angelico. Angelico throws JB at ropes and Isiah Kassidy holds them open so JB tumbles out! JB gets up to trip Kassidy off the apron and throw him into railing! But Angelico distracts the ref so Hardy can SUCKER PUNCH JB! Christian chases Hardy, as does Marko Stunt! They chase Hardy out of ringside but Kassidy puts JB in. Angelico stomps JB, tags in Kassidy and he takes off his do-rag to CHOKE JB! The ref reprimands, Kassidy lets off, but Quen chokes JB! Kassidy stomps JB down but JB fights back!
Kassidy knees low, Quen tags in, and Private Party whip JB into buckles! Quen is a step stool and Kassidy runs in, but Party in Motion hits buckles! Hot tag to Luchasaurus! He pops Quen up for a BIG flapjack! Angelico and Kassidy run in but Luchasaurus CLOBBERS them both! Luchasaurus tosses Kassidy to the corner, adds Angelico to it, and he fires off uppercuts! Luchasaurus waistlocks Angelico, Angelico grabs desperately at Kassidy, Kassidy holds ropes. Quen gets up, Kassidy grabs at him! TRIPLE GERMAN SUPLEX!! Fans are thunderous as Luchasaurus roars! Luchasaurus watches Private Party slowly rise and fans rally up.
Private Party stands, Luchasaurus double choke grips! DOUBLE CHOKE- NO! Private Party flips through the slam to SUPERKICK ENZIGURI COMBO! Luchasaurus staggers, Kassidy rushes Christian but Christian DECKS Kassidy! Christian gets in but Quen dropkicks him out! JB runs in but Quen dodges, JB rebounds but Kassidy gets Quen out of the way, Kassidy takes the LARIAT! Quen whips, JB reverses to send Quen at Luchasaurus! Choke grip, JB FLIES to take out Angelico and Kassidy! Christian tags in before Luchasaurus CHOKE SLAMS Quen! Christian is up top, he FROG SPLASHES! Cover, Christian & Jurassic Express win!
Winners: Christian Cage & Jurassic Express, by pinfall
Stunt returns to celebrate, and Christian hugs it out with his teammates. Will Christian’s undefeated streak continue until HE is the #1 contender? But wait, BLADE sucker punches Christian with brass knuckles! Big Money Matt applauds his mercenary taking the initiative, did Blade just cut down Christian’s run?
AEW hears from Nick Gage.
“Chris Jericho, what do you think you’re gonna do to me tonight that hasn’t been done to me before? Barbed wire, light tubes, I’ve been through it all! And I’m here tonight to make sure you don’t see labor number three. Because I’m the Deathmatch King! I’m gonna leave you in pain! I’m gonna leave you all cut up! You’re gonna look in that mirror and you’re gonna know that Nick Gage did that to you. You are gonna be feeling pain for the rest of your life! MDK, all day!”
Thunder Rosa VS Julia Hart w/ The Varsity Blonds!
La Mera Mera is finally All Elite, but that only means the real work begins! Will she take the two-time World Cheerleading Champion seriously and add her to the win streak?
The bell rings, the two circle, and fans rally for Rosa. Rosa and Julia tie up, Rosa headlocks and hits a takeover. Julia moves around and headscissors but Rosa kips free. They go again, Rosa headlocks but Julia fights up. Julia powers out, things speed up, and Rosa rolls Julia to a cover, TWO! Julia turns around into a sweep, cover, ONE! Julia sweeps, covers, ONE! The two stand off and fans cheer. The two circle as Julia waves to the fans and gets them to rally up. But Rosa rolls and picks a leg to trip her up! ANKLE LOCK! Julia scrambles, gets the ropebreak, but Rosa lets off. The Blonds coach Julia but Rosa is on her with forearms! And a CHOP!
Rosa bumps Julia off buckles, CHOPS her, then COHPS her again. Rosa whips Julia corner to corner and runs in to hit an A-List Lariat! Julia is down, Rosa goes up, SWINGING DOUBLE KNEES! Fans fire up as Rosa digs her boot into Julia. The ref counts, Rosa lets off and she gets Julia back up to throw forearms! Julia sputters, Rosa lets off as the ref counts, and Rosa goes corner to corner again, but Julia dodges the dropkick! Julia gets up, runs in, handsprings to a lariat! Julia headlocks but no bulldog, Rosa trips Julia to a KNEEBAR! Julia endures, crawls, reaches, and gets the ropebreak! The ref counts, Rosa lets go at 4.
Julia stands, Rosa runs in, gets around, but Julia elbows hard! Rosa holds on to RAM Julia into a corner! Rosa goes corner to corner to basement dropkick! Fans fire up as Rosa gets Julia up, scoop and FIRE THUNDER DRIVER! Cover, Rosa wins
Winner: Thunder Rosa, by pinfall
And with that, Rosa is truly ready to be All Elite! But will she become the AEW Women’s World Championship in the near future?
AEW has more in store for Dynamite Homecoming!
Not only will Malakai take on Cody and Miro defend his TNT Championship against Big Shotty Lee Johnson, there will be an NWA Women’s World Championship Contender’s Match! The Bunny takes on #LEGIT Leyla Hirsch, the winner moving on to take on Serena Deeb! Then, after that blindside attack, The Blade must now face Christian Cage fair and square! Matt Hardy has Blade’s back but Jungle Boy has Christian’s! Will Captain Charisma break The Blade’s edge as AEW returns to Daily’s Place?
Jon Moxley speaks.
“Last time you saw me, I was crawling out of a pit of barbed wire well. That’s all good, that’s easy money, that’s not what I’m here to talk about. I’m here to talk about last night, when I’m sitting at the airport bar, and I look up at the TV and I’m watching the Olympics, and I wonder, ‘How the hell did the French and the Croatian water polo teams get into Japan when I can’t?'” Moxley has business in Tokyo, from challenges going unanswered to his contracts being sent back unsigned to phone calls being unanswered.
And then the second Moxley no longer has the IWGP US Championship around his waist, now Tanahashi wants to put his pretty little face on TV, show up on Dynamite with his stupid little side ponytail. Tanahashi’s been dodging Moxley for months, but the people don’t know that. In that case, screw Tanahashi! Tanahashi’s dead to Moxley. Moxley sent his boy, Charlie, to FedEx with a stack of contracts and told him to send it to the boys in the NJPW office. We’ll see what comes through “the fOrBiDdEn DoOr~!” Moxley IS the forbidden door!
And Tanahashi, maybe you’re the only smart one here. Maybe he learned from his boys, Nagata and Suzuki, what happens. Forbidden doors might be open, but nothing good is waiting for them on the other side. Tanahashi wants the US title, Archer has it, will The Ace get the gold so that Moxley can hit two birds with one Paradigm Shift?
Five Labours of Jericho, Chapter 2 – No Rules Match: Chris Jericho VS Nick Gage!
The Demo God made it through The Chair Man and that didn’t sit well with Maxwell Jacob Friedman. Round two really raises the stakes as MJF brings in the #MDKGang leader, but Jericho is ready. He sees MJF’s ringer and raises him one PAINMAKER! Will either man even survive tonight? Or can Jericho overcome the Deathmatch king to make it into chapter three?
Jericho still revels in the fans singing Judas for him, but he gets serious as Gage makes his way to the ring. MJF then joins commentary to make sure Jericho does this on his own. He even has popcorn! The bell rings and Gage has his pizza cutter already! They circle, and Gage swipes at Jericho and catches Jericho on the arm! Jericho is bleeding but not too bad. MJF revels in that, and the brawl is on! Jericho made Gage drop his cutter and he throws hands. Jericho runs but into a SPINEBUSTER! Fans rally and duel as Gage paces. Gage runs to BOOT WASH Jericho in a corner! Jericho bails out, Gage goes out and runs in around the way to fire forearms!
Gage headbutts, Jericho staggers, but Gage taunts fans and Jericho throws hands back! Jericho whips Gage into railing! Jericho gets Gage into the ring, the one rule in this match is to win in the ring. Jericho climbs but Gage throws hands! Gage climbs up to join Jericho, and hits a SUPERPLEX! Gage holds on to get Jericho back up for a FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO! Jericho survives as fans rally and duel even harder! Gage grins as Jericho gets to a corner. Gage runs side to side again but Jericho trips him up! Jericho has the legs, turns Gage, WALLS OF JERICHO! Gage endures, MJF shouts, Gage gets the ropes but there’s no ropebreaks or disqualifications!
Gage drags himself, Jericho can’t hold on while they’re in the ropes, and Jericho lets Gage go. Gage tumbles to the floor, Jericho goes out after him and gets Gage up. Jericho throws headlock punches on Gage’s scarred scalp. But Gage RAMS Jericho into a post! Gage goes around the way to look under the ring, and he brings out… LIGHT TUBES!! MJF says, “Here we go, boys!” But Jericho has Floyd the Baseball Bat! They both get in the ring, armed with their favorites, and Jericho waits on Gage to turn around to CRACK him in the ribs! And on the back! MJF protests but this isn’t cheating in a No Rules Match!
Jericho is bleeding from the forehead, he CLUBS Gage with it, but Gage catches him for an URENAGE BACKBREAKER! MJF is happy again as Gage gets the PIZZA CUTTER back! Fans fire up as Gage brings the cutter over to Jericho, and SLICES INTO THE FOREHEAD!!! Even MJF is shocked! Fans call Gage, “YOU SICK F***!” as AEW goes picture in picture.
Gage revels in the fans calling him out for being sick, and he kisses the cutter, before he SLICES JERICHO UP MORE!! Gage lets off because he wants this torture to last the rest of the night! Jericho crawls, Gage eggs the fans on, and he gets Jericho on ropes to SLICE HIM UP MORE!! Jericho can only flail until Gage lets off and CLUBS him down! Gage goes out to fetch a chair, and then another chair, and then another chair. Gage gets back in with these chairs, gets his light tubes, and he waits on Jericho to get up. Jericho headbutts low and throws forearms! Gage kicks Jericho down, gets a chair and presses it down on him, before an elbow drop!
Gage goes back out to look under the ring again. There’s no more chairs but he makes a ring crew guy help him find something. The ring crew guy gets a PANE OF GLASS! Gage SMACKS Jericho on the back with a chair, and AEW returns to single picture as Gage puts chairs together. Gage gets the glass onto the chairs to make a makeshift glass table. Gage drags Jericho to be under the glass, and goes up top! But Jericho gets up to CLUB Gage! MJF panics as Jericho lines up the shot! Jericho climbs up to the very top, rains down fists, MJF gets pissed, and then Jericho SUPER STEINERS Gage through the glass!!! Fans lose their minds as Gage writhes in pain!
MJF is stunned, he didn’t think Jericho would take it to this level. Jericho crawls and covers, TWO!! Gage wags his finger, he isn’t done yet! Jericho throws things out of the way, MJF vows Jericho loses, but Jericho SMACKS Gage with a chair. Gage shakes his head? Jericho runs in, but no Code Breaker! SPINEBUSTER on the glass shards! Gage gets his light tube again! And SMACKS one across Jericho’s back! MJF is so happy right now as Jericho takes a LIGHT TUBE HEADSHOT! Gage gets Jericho up to PILEDRIVER Jericho on glass shards! Cover, TWO!?!? Jericho survives and Gage is upset, but not as much as MJF.
Gage gets another light tube and just breaks it on his knee! Gage has a jagged piece of the tube and JABS it into Jericho’s forehead again and again! Gage breaks another tube to DIG it into Jericho’s face!! Gage goes out to bring out MORE light tubes from under the ring! He’s got some four packs and fans can’t even imagine what Gage is up to with these. Gage brings the packs in, runs at Jericho, but Jericho SPITS MIST?! Where’d he get that from!? Jericho gets the four pack and SMASHES it on Gage’s head! JUDAS EFFECT!! Cover, JERICHO WINS!!
Winner: Chris Jericho, by pinfall
MJF is pissed off all over again and ruins the celebration! “You gimps keep your mouths shut!” MJF tells Chris that as he sits there in more pain than he’s ever been in, listen to MJF. They both know Jericho can’t make it to wrestling MJF, Jericho’s a mess! Fans boo but MJF tells them to shut their mouths. Jericho won’t survive, especially not with what MJF has in store for Labour Number 3! MJF says the stipulation will be Jericho has to hit a move off the top rope to win. And as far as the opponent goes, unfortunately for Jericho, this guy’s known to hold a bit of a grudge. Roll tape.
Flashback to Dynamite, 11/13/19, Jericho said MJF looks like his parents “got horny while they were watching me beat up Juventud Guerrera 25 years ago on WCW Saturday Night, and nine months later, your little twerp ass popped out.” Who the hell is Juventud? Google it, kid. Back to the present, MJF says that was “one hell of a joke.” But unfortunately, MJF did google him! Labour Number 3 is against one of the greatest luchadors in pro-wrestling history, coming back to TNT after 15 years, all to face his oldest and most bitter rival! THE JUICE, JUVENTUD GUERRERA!! Fans go nuts at hearing that news, will Homecoming have the Juice to stop Jericho?
My Thoughts:
Wow, what a wild episode. First off, we didn’t get a lot of time on the No Rules Match but WOW everything that happened in it. It was like last week’s Texas Deathmatch, but condensed into the most brutal moments. It was natural for Jericho to make it through, but thinking about it, they should’ve tried to save this for a later labor. Unless they just couldn’t secure Juventud until now. I feel like they’re raising the bar so high, the fourth labor will be a letdown compared to these first three. Jericho will still find ways to win, so I can’t wait to see what top rope move Jericho dusts off to get the win.
Miro has a good promo going into the match he’ll definitely win against Lee Johnson, Britt had a good promo for herself, and Rosa of course beats Julia and I really hope they stay on track for an All Out match between Rosa and Britt. I am a little disappointed in how the story is going for The Elite and Hangman, though. I thought this was going to be the night where Hangman secures his shot for All Out, but that didn’t work out. We got great entrances from both teams, but I felt like that alone was why Dark Order should’ve won. Commentary made note that with Hangman out of the top five for now, Christian moving up, I almost dread that Christian gets his shot at All Out.
The Six Man of Christian & Jurassic Express VS HFO was very good, but I guess they’re trying to drag the feud out. Christian VS Blade is going to be good but I just feel like something is off in the pacing of this feud with Christian and Matt Hardy. FTR VS PNP was very good but it definitely seems Cash’s injury to his arm that was legit bleeding brought about a truncated version of the finish. Maybe these two teams go again and they’re all more careful with corner posts and bare skin. Cody getting jumped by Malakai was great stuff, as was Malakai striking down Fuego just because he could. Cody VS Malakai is going to be great, but again, I hope Malakai still stands tall.
Tanahashi having a message for the IWGP US Champion was a great surprise, but him throwing his hat in the ring definitely signaled to me that Archer was winning. Archer was still winning anyway, Hikuleo is promising but not at that level just yet. Getting to see Haku was great, though. But Moxley calling Tanahashi out was also pretty cool. It’d be a shame if Archer lost the title already but it just feels like Moxley VS Tanahashi is the big match for the title in the eyes of NJPW.
My Score: 9/10
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It’s a violent end to a legendary friendship!
Former Best Friends, Trent Beretta & Chuck Taylor, have been through many Parking Lot Brawls, but this is their first time as enemies! Will there be broken bones to go along with the broken hearts?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Parking Lot Brawl: Trent Beretta VS Chuck Taylor; Trent wins.
- Thunder Rosa VS Deonna Purrazzo; Rosa wins.
- “Big Bill” Morrissey VS Trevor Blackwell; Bill wins.
- Katsuyori Shibata & Daniel Garcia VS Shane Taylor Promotions; Shibata & Garcia win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Parking Lot Brawl: Trent Beretta VS Chuck Taylor!
Years of friendship, thrown away, and why? Because #JustTrent had a problem with Freshly Squeezed having more success in AEW than them? Because #JustTrent had a problem with Cassidy as a person? Because #JustTrent turned out to be the selfish one in the relationship? Well, then will #JustTrent get his ass kicked? Or will he take advantage of how Chuckie T. is a Kentucky Gentleman?
Trent stares Chuck down while we hear the crowd of other wrestlers taunting him. Trent takes a swing, but Chuck dodges to fire off hands! The brawl is on, and Chuck gets the edge! Chuck ROCKS Trent, then SMACKS him off a car hood! And then off the car door! Chuck drags Trent up, but Trent RAMS Chuck into the car! And throat chops him just because! Trent gets space, runs back in, but Chuck dodges so Trent hits the passenger door! Chuck gets a trash can lid and he stands Trent up. Trent jumps through the open window but Chuck drags him back out. Trent kicks low, and he gives Chuck a CAR HOOD BACK SUPLEX!
Trent grabs the trash can lid, SMACKS Chuck right in the head and Chuck falls down! The crowd boos but Trent opens a car trunk to bring out a trash can, a dustpan and a baseball bat! Chuck storms up but Trent CHUCKS the trash can into Chuck’s face! Chuck flounders and Trent smirks. Trent SMACKS Chuck with the trash can, CLUBS him around, and Chuck is busted open! The white car has red polka dots on it now, and Trent talks trash, “This is what you wanted?!” Trent runs up, but Chuck POP UP POWERBOMBS Trent onto a car hood! Trent writhes, Chuck staggers around, and Chuck brings Trent around.
Chuck headlocks Trent before he SMACKS him off another car door. Trent goes around the back and then up onto a truck! Chuck follows, and he CLUBS Trent in the chest! But Trent slips under, and he CLAWS Chuck’s bloody face! Trent DECKS Chuck and Chuck falls through drywall sheets! Trent looms over Chuck as he crawls out of the wreckage. Trent stalks Chuck, brings him around and SMACKS him with the trash can lid! Trent hoists Chuck onto a car roof, SMACKS him again, then goes back to the truck. Trent climbs onto the roof of the truck, to FLYING ELBOW from car to car! Cover, TWO!!
Trent is furious, but Chuck is still in this as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Trent fumes, paces around, and goes back to the goodies. He brings out… Is that a screwdriver?! And he JABS Chuck in the head with it!! And then he DIGS it into Chuck’s forehead!! As if he wasn’t already bleeding badly!! Trent leaves Chuck behind, to fetch what looks to be a flat screen TV. Then he brings out a wood door!? Did someone visit Home Depot before coming here? Chuck CHOPS Trent in return then fires haymakers! Trent CLAWS Chuck’s face! Trent grabs that TV and CHUCKS it, only for Chuck to duck it! Rampage returns as TV screen hits windshield! Chuck kicks low to snap suplex Trent through the door!!
The crowd is losing its minds as Trent crawls. Chuck gets Trent’s legs, to CATAPULT him into the truck’s tailgate!! The crowd fires up while Chuck gets a sinister look on his face. Chuck takes a piece of that drywall to SMASH it on Trent! Chuck gets that trash can, he SMACKS Trent with it! Chuck sees the pile of extra goodies nearby, and he uncovers some light tubes! But first, he’ll clean up the mess, he SMACKS Trent with the dust pan! And SMACKS him again and again! And then one more shot with the trash can! Trent writhes, but Chuck drags Trent up. Chuck SMACKS Trent off the tailgate, then clears some space.
Chuck climbs up, but Trent ROCKET LAUNCHES him onto the light tubes!!! The tubes shatter under Chuck’s back! Trent sputters, he’s bloody now, too. Trent puts Chuck against the car hood and stands on him! Trent soaks up the heat, but Chuck TRIPS Trent! Trent writhes, Chuck reels Trent in, Canadian Rack, RAZOR’S EDGE onto a windshield!! Trent writhes while fans chant “HOLY CHUCK!” Chuck covers Trent on the hood, TWO!! Trent survives and hurries around the back of this sedan. Chuck snarls, goes up after Trent, and they meet on the roof. They’re both so bloody as they fire forearms back and forth!
The crowd cheers Chuck and boos Trent, and as the two swing wild, they end up HUGGING! You GOT to give the people what they want, right? They stand, Chuck ROCKS Trent and reels Trent in, but Trent LOW BLOWS!! Trent has Chuck now, PILEDRIVER ON THE CAR ROOF!!! And then, SNAKE BITE!! Trent is choking Chuck out!!! Chuck IS out, Trent wins!!
Winner: Trent Beretta, by submission
The Best Friends tore each other apart, but it is #JustTrent that stands tall in the end. He’s clearly lost the respect of his peers given how the other wrestlers are chanting “You Suck! You Suck!” But wait, Trent isn’t done? He has a monkey wrench!? Cassidy & Kris step forward to say no, this is going too far! Trent says this is all Cassidy’s fault! And SMASH, Trent hits Chuck’s leg with the wrench, and even shatters the glass behind it!! Chuck clutches the already recovering leg, and now Cassidy wants after Trent! Kris stops Cassidy, Trent’s still got the wrench! Trent escapes into the shadows of the arena, what darkness is living in Trent’s heart?
Don Callis is watching this.
And he seems to like the sadistic savagery he just witnessed. Trent may not have Best Friends anymore, but could he end up with a whole new family?
Backstage interview with Kyle O’Reilly.
Arkady Aura is with #CombatKyle and brings up his impressive showing in Dynamite’s Casino Gauntlet this past Wednesday. But we all want to know, what is next for her? Well, on Saturday, May 11th, AEW is coming to his hometown! Collision in Vancouver, British Columbia! The Rogers Arena, the same building an 11-year-old Kyle saw his first wrestling show ever. And at that show, Kyle told his dad that he was gonna do this one day. Papa O’Reilly said, “Oh yeah, sure you will, kid.” But somehow, Kyle pulled it off. 25 years later, he’s coming back home to do the one thing he’s ever been good at and that’s wrestling.
Kyle is going to take on the best wrestlers this world has to offer, right here in AEW, where the best wrestle. Kyle is ready for a fight, who will take him up on that in two weeks?
Thunder Rosa VS Deonna Purrazzo!
La Mera Mera and The Virtuosa could not coexist in the race for the AEW Women’s World Championship, and now they will Rampage against each other! Who will stand tall, ready for another shot at the title?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Deonna and Rosa step up, talk a little trash, then Deonna pie faces Rosa! Rosa swings but Deonna catches the arm! Rosa avoids the takedown to knee low! They tie up again, go around and around, and Deonna puts Rosa in a corner. The ref counts, Rosa powers her way out but Deonna headlocks. Rosa powers up and out, but Deonna RAMS her! The two stay up, Deonna eggs Rosa on then kicks her low! Deonna whips, Rosa blocks the hip toss, but then Deonna blocks a hip toss! Rosa avoids the lariat to DECK Deonna! Rosa rains down fists but the ref reprimands.
Rosa sits Deonna up, clamps on a COBRA CLUTCH, and she grinds Deonna down. The fans rally but Deonna fights up. Deonna throws hands, then wrenches, but Rosa breaks free. Deonna BOOTS Rosa, then has the arm for the ARMBAR DDT! Deonna dusts herself off as she paces, then she KICKS Rosa’s arm. And KICKS it again! Rosa goes to ropes, Deonna pushes her down and ties her up in Paradise! Rosa is stuck, Deonna soaks up the cheers and jeers, and then runs to DROPKICK Rosa out of Paradise! Deonna stands Rosa up but Rosa ROCKS her first! Deonna stands, Rosa RAMS into her then bumps her off buckles.
Rosa goes up and up to leap, but Deonna blocks the rana and has a BOSTON CRAB! They’re in the ropes, the ref counts, and Deonna lets go. Rosa crawls to the corner, Deonna paces while soaking up the heat. Rosa stands, builds speed, and she WERCKS Deonna with a dropkick! Rosa fires up despite the pain in her back, and she kicks Deonna. Deonna stands, Rosa CHOPS her against the post! And CHOPS her again! Deonna ducks, Rosa chops post! Deonna SUPERKICKS Rosa down, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Deonna steps on Rosa’s face, steps away, and Rosa staggers up to railing. Deonna storms up but Rosa kicks her low. Rosa then runs Deonna side to side to POST her! But then Deonna RAMS Rosa into apron! And SMACKS her off it! Deonna snarls, brings Rosa around, and she puts Rosa in the ring. Cover, TWO! Deonna clamps onto Rosa to pull her arms in, for a straitjacket stretch! Rosa endures, fights up, but Deonna turns that into a BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Rosa is still in this, and she is feeding off the energy of the fans! Rosa stands, and she ELBOWS Deonna! And body shots! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again!
Rosa has Deonna in a corner to UPPERCUT! Rosa runs corner to corner and back again, but Deonna dodges! Rosa POSTS herself and falls to the apron! Deonna storms back over, brings Rosa up and wraps the bad arm against ropes! The ref counts, Deonna KICKS the ropes as she lets off, and Rosa clutches the elbow. Deonna returns but Rosa RAMS into her! Deonna CLUBS Rosa, has her in a corner, and HEADBUTTS the lower back as Rampage goes to break.
Rampage returns and Deonna runs in, but into an ELBOW! And then a BOOT! Rosa goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Rosa as she rises up! Deonna runs in, Rosa dodges to fire forearm after forearm! Deonna shoves, Rosa ENZIGIRIS! Rosa runs, to SHOTGUN BOOT! Deonna flounders to ropes, Rosa pounds the mat and the fans rally again. Rosa runs side to side to DROPKICK again! Cover, TWO!! Deonna toughs it out while Rosa shakes out her arm. Rosa drags Deonna up, but Deonna SOBATS! Deonna runs to KNEE LIFT and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Deonna wants the Fujiwara but Rosa rolls free!
Deonna BOTOS Rosa down, covers, TWO! Rosa is still in this and the fans rally up. Deonna is frustrated but she fireman’s carries Rosa. Rosa fires elbows, waistlocks, but Deonna pries the hold open! Deonna waistlocks, Rosa victory rolls and STOMP 182! The fans rally up again and Rosa covers, TWO! Deonna stays in this but Rosa stays on her. Rosa drags Deonna to a drop zone, goes to a corner and climbs. But Deonna rises and catches the leap! FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! Rosa endures, reaches out, pushes Deonna over to get a REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Deonna is in the body scissors but she fights around!
Deonna rises, to BACKPACK SENTON! Deonna is free, the fans fire up, and Deonna brings Rosa back up. Deonna SLAPS Rosa, then reels her in! Gotch Hold, but Rosa jackknife bridges! TWO, Deonna sunset flips, TWO! Prawn hold, TWO! FUJIWARA!! Rosa rolls it to a cradle, ROSA WINS!!
Winner: Thunder Rosa, by pinfall
Deonna thought she had the perfect formula but Rosa says she just beat her at wrestling! But then Deonna CLOBBERS Rosa at the ramp! The fans boo but Deonna drags Rosa up to RAM her into the bleachers! Rosa slumps down, but Deonna digs her boot in! Deonna SLAPS Rosa around, tells the ref to shut up, and she SLAPS Rosa more! So Rosa SLAPS back! They brawl on stage and then out to the ledge of the upper level! The fans fire up as they keep going! Security rushes in, the fans boo, but Deonna flips Rosa off! It seems nothing was settled here, will these two look to go Double or Nothing?
Backstage interview with The Undisputed Kingdom.
Arkady Aura is with Roderick Strong, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett as she notes Will Ospreay is the NEW #1 Contender to the AEW International Championship. Taven says hold on, before we get started here, “Not Lexy,” as three guys who care deeply about neck health, and as two guys who nursed someone from the brink of paralysis (aka Roddy), The Kingdom wishes a very speedy recovery to “the world’s greatest boss. TK, stay strong, buddy.” Roddy then shouts that “WILL… Ospreay. Congratulations, you did it! You have signed, sealed and delivered the downfall, demise and destruction of The Aerial Assassin at Double or Nothing.”
Roddy says the world can sing Ospreay’s praises, but none of that matters when you step in the ring with Roddy. Just like all the ones before, Roddy will dismantle Ospreay, he will BREAK Ospreay, and he will make Ospreay fall in front of The Savior of the Backbreaker. Roddy’s confidence is strong, but will Roddy be the one feeling the End of Heartache after taking on the #BillyGOAT?
“Big Bill” Morrissey VS Trevor Blackwell!
The human skyscraper says he wants to sit under the Learning Tree, but Chris Jericho’s gonna need a bigger tree if he’s to give guidance to Big Bill. Will Bill prove he is worthy of The Wizard’s sage advice?
The moment Bill is in the ring, he SPLASHES Trevor right in the corner! The bell rings, Bill runs to BOOT Trevor down! Trevor flounders around, Bill runs corner to corner and SPLASHES again! Trevor flops around, Bill wants Jericho to watch this. Bill said he’d show Jericho he is worthy, and we do see Jericho watching backstage, holding the FTW Championship on his shoulder and oddly still wearing a #LionHook shirt… Jericho nods as Bill CLUBS Trevor on the back! Bill then tells Jericho to watch him! Scoop and BIG BOSS SLAM!! Cover, but Bill lets off! Bill wags his finger, he wants Jericho to see more.
Bill brings Trevor up, reels him in, and short arm LARIATS! Cover, but again Bill lets off! Bill is having too much fun at poor Trevor’s expect. Bill says Jericho’s gonna wanna teach him. Bill hoists Trevor up for the SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAM!! One foot cover, a very Jericho move, and Bill wins!
Winner: “Big Bill” Morrissey, by pinfall
Trev might want to change his last name to Well-done, because he got roasted. Bill wants Jericho’s guidance, does he even need it when he can do all this?
BREAKING NEWS for Rampage!
Rampage won’t be following up Collision next week but it also won’t be back on Friday just yet. For AEW’s return to Canada, Rampage is going to be BACK TO BACK with Dynamite! Get ready for a truly All Elite Wednesday!
Katsuyori Shibata & Daniel Garcia VS Shane Taylor Promotions!
The Wrestler said during Collision earlier tonight that he was going to take on Shane Taylor Promotions by himself if he had to, but then the Dragonslayer offered his help. Now they’re both going to take on #TAIGASTYLE and Big Bad Shaney T. himself! Garcia wears basic trunks and boots to match Shibata, will The Wrestlers win out? Or will STP rumble, bad man, rumble?
The moment all four men are in the ring, Shibata CLOBBERS Lee Moriarty and then he and Garcia both go after Shane! The fans fire up as they stomp and kick Shane right out of the ring! Then they go out to keep after him! Shibata whips and BOOTS Shane into railing! Garcia fires off on Lee, then Shibata adds an UPPERCUT! Shibata whips and BOOTS Lee against railing! Garcia stomps Shane, Shibata snap suplexes Lee to the floor! Shibata leaves them behind to go into the ring and sit cross-legged! Garcia sits with him! The fans fire up and the two go out again. The brawling continues but Shane throws heavy hands!
Lee ROCKS Garcia, Shane puts Shibata in, and Shane storms in after Shibata. Lee sends Garcia into railing, but Shibata fires hands on Shane! Shibata KICKS and KICKS, but Shane blocks the boot! Shane JABS Shibata and Shibata falls back! Shane talks trash, the fans boo, but Shane drags Shibata up. Shane HEADBUTTS Shibata, tags Lee, and they mug Shibata. Lee stomps a mudhole in, lets off as the ref counts, but he sneaks mule kicks on Shibata the whole time! Shibata trips Lee, stomps him, but Lee gets up to RAM into Shibata! Lee brings Shibata around, suplexes, but Shibata slips free to waistlock!
Lee elbows free, kicks, but Shibata blocks! Lee KNEES Shibata but Garcia tags in! Shibata BOOTS Lee, Garcia LARIATS! Garcia DROPKICKS Shane, gets around Lee, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! And then another TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Garcia brings Lee up again but Lee suplexes! Garcia slips free, spins Lee and kicks low, to then TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! The trifecta is complete and the fans fire up! Garcia storms up on Lee, brings him up, and UPPERCUTS! The fans rally for Garcia, he CHOPS Lee to ropes. And CHOPS Lee against ropes! Garcia runs, but Shane trips him! Lee distracts the ref so Shane can DRAPING DDT to the floor!
Shibata protests but Lee mocks him by sitting cross-legged. The ring count climbs, Garcia drags himself up at 3 of 10, slides in at 5, but Lee stomps Garcia at the ropes! Lee drags Garcia up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Shane. Shane pushes Garcia against the buckles, to then CHOP! Garcia seethes and he fires forearm son Shane! The fans fire up, Garcia throws more shots, then leaps, but into Shane’s arms! Shane RAMS Garcia into a corner, then CHOPS! Shane runs up, but Garcia BOOTS! Garcia spins, but Shane ROCKS him first! And URENAGES! And then SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO!
Shane seethes but he keeps Garcia from Shibata, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Shane mocks Garcia’s dance, drags him up, but Garcia CHOPS! Garcia staggers, but Shane fires body shots in the corner! Shane ROCKS Garcia, tags Lee, and STP mugs Garcia. Garcia flounders to ropes, Lee CHOKES him! The ref counts, Lee steps away, and he stomps Garcia around. Lee wraps an arm around the ropes, then fishhooks Garcia! The ref counts, Lee lets off, and Garcia feeds off the energy of the fans. Lee brings Garcia up but Garcia fires forearm sand CHOPS! Lee gets around, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO! Garcia stays in this but Lee stays on him with a wrench. Tag to Shane, and Lee hooks Garcia up in a COBRA TWIST, just so Shane can KNEE Garcia down!
Shane has Garcia on ropes, ROCKS him with a forearm, then scoops him for SNAKE EYES! Garcia slumps down in the corner, Shane drags him back up, and TOSSES him out! Shane goes out to then put Garcia against railing. Shane ROCKS Garcia, talks trash on fans, then brings Garcia around to scoop and SLAM him to the floor! Shane talks more trash on the fans, Lee has him cool off, and Shane brings Garcia up again. Shane puts Garcia in, tags Lee, and then Lee clamps on with a top wristlock and stretches Garcia out! Garcia endures, turns to fight the pressure, but Lee CLUBS him down. Lee drags Garcia up, tags Shane, and Shane scoop SLAMS!
Shane runs to SPLASH Garcia again! Rampage returns to single picture, Shane drags Garcia to a drop zone, and he goes up a corner. The fans boo but Shane blows them a kiss. FALLING SPLASH FLOPS as Garcia moves! T he fans fire up, but Lee KICKS him down! Lee hurries back and tags in, then he drags Garcia up. Lee wrenches, wristlocks, but Garcia endures. Lee SNAPS the fingers! The fans boo Lee being so villainous, but he drags Garcia up. Lee bumps Garcia off buckles, Shane holds Garcia up, but Garcia fights free with boots and haymakers and elbows! The fans fire up, Garcia sends Lee into Shane!
Lee hurries to waistlock but Garcia switches, SAIDO! The fans are thunderous as Lee and Garcia crawl! Hot tags to Shane and Shibata! Shibata BOOTS Shane! Shane roars, Shibata runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges and BOOTS! Shibata whips to BOOT Shane in the corner! Shibata fires forearms, the ref counts, but Lee runs up. Shibata DECKS him! Garcia RAMS Lee into a corner, climbs up, and while Shibata fires forearms on Shane, Garcia rains down fists! Garcia goes all the way to nine, then DOES HIS DANCE! Shibata and Garcia coordinate, DOUBLE HYDRAULIC DROPKICKS! The fans fire up and Garcia stands Shane up. Shibata runs in to BOOT!
Shibata CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS Shane, then CHOPS, CHOPS and JABS! Garcia does his dance while Shibata JABS and CHOPS to the rhythm! The fans are loving this, as now Garcia runs in to KNEE Shane! Shibata & Garcia get Shane up, to DOUBLE SUPLEX!! Cover, ONE?!? Shane has power to spare, but Garcia BOOTS him! Shibata BOOTS him! They go again, but this time Shane DOUBLE SUPLEXES them!! The fans boo but Shane tags in Lee. Lee runs up to clothesline Shibata, and JAB! And CHOP! JAB! CHOP! JAB! CHOP! Shibata just scowls at Lee! Lee says okay, and he fires more JABS and CHOPS!
Shibata steps into the shots, so Lee eggs him on! Shibata ROCKS Lee! Shane runs up, HEADBUTTS, then Lee HALF HATCH SLAMS! Cover, TWO!! Shibata toughs it out and STP grows frustrated. Lee drags Shibata up, kicks then waistlocks, but Shibata fights the lift! Shane storms in, helps Lee put on the full nelson, and Shane promises to knock Shibata out! But Shibata BOOTS Shane first! Garcia jumps on for a SLEEPER! Shibata switches on Lee for a SLEEPER!! The fans fire up as STP start fading out! Shane fires up to RAM Garcia into buckles! But Shibata BOOTS him! And Garcia SAIDOS!! Shibata PENALTY KICKS Lee!! Cover, The Wrestlers win!
Winners: Katsuyori Shibata & Daniel Garcia, by pinfall
Shibata helps Garcia stand up, and Garcia is proud to have won alongside one of his heroes! And with the fans cheering him on, Garcia sets up… to DO HIS DANCE! Will this momentum help Shibata avenge Hook and take that FTW Championship off of Chris Jericho? Or will The Learning Tree have some things to teach Shibata?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here, though I was oddly more excited when I thought it was just Deonna VS Rosa and the Parking Lot Brawl. But even so, at least Bill squashing a dude was used in story. He was showing off, he’ll surely have Jericho’s blessing if he helps defeat Shibata on Dynamite, but a part of me almost wants this to be all a trap. Bill was teammates with Ricky Starks in a feud against Jericho, and if Jericho is being obliviously arrogant then maybe Bill is using that against Jericho, too. But either way, let’s just hope this story helps Bill get going rather than slow him down like the #JerichoVortex has always done.
The Parking Lot Brawl was moving maybe a bit fast for me, especially with how there were some obvious spots already set up when they arrived, such as the drywall draped across the truck bed. But they surely got bloody, and in the end, Trent won out because he was willing to sink to the lowest low. And then they’ve written Chuck off again with that monkey wrench to the shin, so Cassidy VS Trent is definitely a Double or Nothing match. And something is just telling me that if Kris is gonna turn out to be the villain in the Willow Nightingale story, she’s probably gonna screw Cassidy over to help Trent, too.
Really good match from Deonna VS Rosa, and with Rosa getting a quick pin then that brawl, we’re clearly getting more out of them. Good promo from Kyle O’Reilly to hype AEW’s newest Canada tour, and good promo from The Kingdom to tie in their old Neck Health Awareness gag to the Tony Khan piledriver angle. Roddy calling out Ospreay, I would definitely think Ospreay wins the title at Double or Nothing. And really good tag main event from Shibata & Garcia VS Shane Taylor Promotions. STP keeps getting great showings even in losing, but Lee took the loss here to keep Shane himself strong. Great win for Shibata but this just adds to the go-home math where Jericho retains the FTW Championship on Dynamite.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Guns up for all the Jacksonville Gold Members!
Another three hour block of All Elite Wrestling starts with a Collision! But will the Bang Bang Gang still be the best three man unit ever? Or will Top Flight go from the coldest to the goldest trio in the game?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Unified AEW & ROH World Trios Championships: Bullet Club Gold VS Top Flight; Bullet Club Gold wins and retains the titles.
- Rey Fenix w/ Alex Abrahantes VS The Beast Mortos; Fenix wins.
- Rush VS Martin Stone; Rush wins.
- Toni Storm w/ Mariah May & Luther VS Anna Jay; Storm wins.
- The Acclaimed VS Grizzled Young Veterans; The Acclaimed win.
- AEW World Championship: Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Claudio Castagnoli; Swerve wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Swerve Strickland is here!
Prince Nana again leads the way as the NEW AEW World Champion makes his way out here. The Realest opened Dynamite with a win, but he walks back out to Daily’s Place to stand in the ring to finally acknowledge his victory at Dynasty. Nana says, “Ladies and gentlemen, the man standing in front of you today is the Boss of Bosses! The man standing in front of you today is the Anointed One in Professional Wrestling! The man standing in front of you is one hell of a wrestler. And he’s none other than the AEW World Heavyweight Champion, Swerve Strickland!” The fans cheer and chant, “Thank You, Swerve!”
Swerve says what a week we’ve had here in AEW! Let’s run it down: a NEW TBS Champion in Willow Nightingale; by the grace of God, Adam Cole can walk; Adam Copeland got misted in the face by The House of Black; Will Ospreay and Bryan Danielson tore the house down; and then… Jack Perry returned. The fans boo but Swerve says Jack’s back in AEW, and he struck Tony Khan, the founder of AEW, who put his faith in Swerve. On top of that, The EVPs, the Young Bucks are again the AEW World Tag Team Champions, and they hit Tony Khan with the whatever it is driver, and now TK is in a neck brace and who knows when we’ll see him in healthy condition.
Now, Swerve will be the first to tell everyone, he’s done some horrible things. Once, twice, three, four times. But something about four elite athletes beating down a non-fighter in TK, that sounds like a b*tch move to him. The fans echo “B*TCH MOVE!” but Swerve wants to get to business. The most important thing that happened this week is Swerve went into Dynasty and he made history by dethroning Samoa Joe and becoming the NEW AEW World Champion! Now, a pet peeve of his is those going around calling themselves “Best in the World.” But make no mistake, the Best in the World is the one holding this title right here!
Last week, it was Samoa Joe. This week, it’s Swerve, baby. And Swerve got here by fighting, but also by making sacrifices. Swerve says the night he won this title, he went to his daughter. She said, “Dad, I love you, I’m so proud of you. But I feel like I just don’t know you.” That hit Swerve to his core. His relationship with his children is everything. But he’s missed birthdays, holidays, basketball games, dance recitals, Father-Daughter dances, and he can’t make up for lost time. But what he can do is set the example and blaze a trail, to make sure this was all worth it. The fans cheer that!
Swerve continues by saying AEW has set people in front of him and he’s knocked them all down! Kyle Fletcher was just one. Now, how about an Open Challenge for the AEW World Championship? But only to someone who really wants to fight! So how about it, Jacksonville? We’re entering a new era in AEW, the Dynasty Era! And the elite of that era is whose house? “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” But then here comes Claudio Castagnoli! The Swiss Superman is in a suit, not his gear, but he does get in the ring. Claudio circles Swerve, then takes the mic and holds up a finger. The fans still chant, but Claudio says, “You’re on.”
Swerve says see you later tonight then, in whose house? But then Claudio snatches the mic again! “It’s gonna be mine.” The fans are intrigued but Claudio is looking to end Swerve’s Dynasty the same week it started! Will the Swiss Superman bring even more gold to the Blackpool Combat Club?
Tony Khan has a medical update.
He is feeling grateful and blessed that he can still walk, talk and work, as was seen during the NFL Draft with Tony Khan alongside his father, Shahid, in the Jacksonville Jaguars war room. However, the doctors have advised TK not to travel, so he will be monitoring AEW Dynamite in Winnipeg remotely. Will that mean The EVPs will be in control of things in person this Wednesday…?
Unified AEW & ROH World Trios Championships: Bullet Club Gold VS Top Flight!
When it comes to Six Man Tags, the Bang Bang Gang runs this! But while they have six belts for the three of them, will that only weigh them all down against one of the fastest moving and fastest rising teams? Or will Jay White & The Gunns shoot Action, Darius & Dante outta the sky?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who holds all the trios gold!
The trios sort out, White starts against Dante and the two talk a little trash over how the Casino Gauntlet went on Wednesday. The fans rally for Angel Dorado as he ties up with the Switchblade, but White headlocks. Dante powers up and out, but White runs him over! White bumps Dante off buckles, but Dante dodges to fire off forearms! White knees low, bumps Dante off buckles again, but Dante dodges to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP again! Dante whips corner to corner, White reverses, but Dante BOOTS back! Dante runs up to CHOP! And CHOP! White swings, Dante ducks to KICK, KICK and KICK!
White blocks a kick to DRAGON SCREW the leg! Dante writhes, White drags him up, and White CHOPS Dante to the corner. White CHOPS again, brings Dante over and tags in Colten. They mug Dante, then Colten sucker punches Action! Colten tags Austin, they whip Dante to body shot, knee lift, and LARIAT! Cover, TWO! The fans taunt the “ASS~ BOYS!” but Austin drags Dante up. Austin bumps Dante off buckles, tags White, and White RAMS into Dante again and again! White hushes everyone, to CHOP! Dante sits down, Colten tags in, and Colten drags Dante up to suplex high and hard! Cover, TWO!
Colten keeps Dante from his team, then tags Austin. The Gunns mug Dante, then Austin whips. Dante holds ropes, BOOTS Austin, then DECKS Colten! But White trips Dante up! The fans boo but Dante dodges White to slide in, dodge Austin, and Darius sneaks a tag! Dante ducks Austin to DIVE onto White! Darius rallies on the Gunns, then fires off hands! Darius whips, Action reverses, but Darius atomic drops! Darius then BULLDOG HOTSHOTS Austin, GAMANGIRIS, and the fans fire up! Action jumps in, Darius kicks Colten away, then he holds ropes down so Action can FLY! Down goes Colten! STEP-IN FLATLINER on Austin! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally, Darius builds speed, and Darius slides, but Austin dodges! White CLOBBERS Darius! White drags Darius up for an APRON GOURD BUSTER! The fans are torn but Collision goes picture in picture.
White slides in to cover Darius, TWO! White is annoyed but he scuffs Darius then stands on him. The ref reprimands, but White drags Darius up. Darius fires body shots but White CLUBS him down. Cover, TWO! Tag to Colten, and BCG mugs Darius. Colten brings Darius around to bump him off buckles, then stomp and DECK him! Colten soaks up the heat, digs his boot into Darius, but lets off as the ref counts. Tag to White, and he drags Darius up to JAB! And JAB! And CHOP! White brings Darius around to TOSS back out! White then goes out to fetch Darius, the Gunns and Top Flight keeping each other at bay.
White SMACKS Darius off the apron, then the Gunns hop into the crowd to start up a “Too Sweet!” chant. White CHOPS Darius, and now the Gunns start a “One More Time!” chant! White refreshes the ring count first, argues with the ref, and that allows the Gunns to mug Darius! The Gunns get away with that while the ref is busy with White and Dante, but then Darius fires hands on the Gunns! Darius slides into the ring, White anchors him on the outside, and Collision returns to single picture. Darius BOOTS White into railing, hurries for his corner, but The Gunns YANK Dante and Action down! The fans boo but White clamps onto Darius.
White mockingly holds Darius’ hand out to no one, then stands him up to CHOP! White brings Darius around, taunts Action, then CHOPS! White wrenches, but Darius ROCKS White! And ROCKS him again! White CHOPS Darius but Darius PELES! Both men are down, White tags Colten! Colten tags Austin, they get in Darius’ way, then double whip him to the corner. Austin sends Colten in but Darius dodges, Colten hits buckles! Austin runs up, but Darius goes up and over and handsprings to hot tag Action! Action rallies on the Gunns, BLASTS White for good measure, then keeps going! The fans fire up for Action as he whips Austin.
Austin reverses, Action handsprings, DOUBLE BACK ELBOW for the Gunns! Action kips up, then he runs in at Austin! UPPERCUT in the corner! Colten runs in, but is sent into Austin! Action DECKS Austin, goes up and SPLIT-LEG, but rolls through as Austin moves so he can PELE Colten! Then SPANISH FLY for Austin! Cover, TWO! Austin survives but Action rallies the fans. Colten and White get Austin outta there, but Dante FLIES onto them all!! The fans are thunderous as Austin flounders back up. Dante whips, Austin reverses, but Darius helps Dante go up and over! Dante then helps Darius TORNADO TAG!
Darius drags Austin into place for Action’s STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO!! Austin survives the onslaught, White and Colten drag Darius & Dante out! The Martins are sent into railing, but Action WRECKS White & Colten with a dropkick! Action goes up, but Colten distracts the ref! That lets White trip Action up! Action lands on his landing strip, and then White tags in! White says it’s done, he drags Action down, but Dante flies in! White catches Dante for an URENAGE! Darius runs up, arm-drags free of the Urenage, but turns around into a 3:10 TO YUMA! White goes back for Action, SNAL SLEEPER SUPLEX, but Action lands through!
Action BOOTS White, SUPERKICKS, then goes from a corner to SHOTGUN! White hits buckles, ends up in a drop zone, and Action goes to the apron! Action springboards, White gets away! Action ducks ‘n’ dodges but handsprings into BLADERUNNER!! Cover, BCG wins!
Winners: Bullet Club Gold, by pinfall (still Unified World Trios Champions)
The six shooter still had one in the chamber, and that’s the first defense for the Bang Bang Gang! Will they continue to prove they’re the best three man team in the game today?
The House of Black speaks.
Brody King says they told Adam Copeland what was coming, and the match at Dynasty went exactly how they said. And what’s interesting is, Brody now has two wins over the TNT Champion. They remind Adam of his own #CopeOpen, and The House accepts. But who knows? It might be Brody, it might be Malakai, it might be Buddy. On May 1st in Winnipeg, Edge finds out when the world finds out.
Rey Fenix w/ Alex Abrahantes VS The Beast Mortos!
Finally, the Immortal Firebird is back in action! But what an opponent to face as the minotaur of lucha has now evolved into something even more menacing! Will Fenix be able to fly like never before? Or will Mortos make him crash and burn?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Fenix. Fenix and Mortos tie up, Mortos shoves Fenix, then powers him to a corner. Mortos CHOPS, then swings, but Fenix dodges to CHOP back! And CHOP again! And CHOP again! Fenix fires off CHOPS but Mortos just snarls. Mortos TOSSES Fenix to the corner, CHOPS and CHOPS and ROCKS Fenix with a right! The fans rally for Fenix as Mortos whips, but Fenix reverses. Mortos reverses back but Fenix springboards to CROSSBODY, into Mortos’ arms! Mortos swings Fenix, Fenix slips free and shoves, but Mortos rolls off Fenix’s back! Fenix dodges Mortos, Tiger Feints, but Mortos rolls to avoid the kick!
Mortos runs in but Fenix pops him up! Mortos rebounds, and then SNAP POWERSLAMS! The fans fire up for this “LUCHA! LUCHA!” exchange, and Fenix bails out. Mortos builds speed to TORNILLO! Down goes Fenix and Mortos roars! Mortos drags Fenix up, UPPERCUTS him, then puts him in the ring. Mortos stalks Fenix to a corner, then stands him up. Mortos clotheslines, and then whips. Mortos runs in to clothesline again! Mortos fires up, runs up, but into a SOBAT! Fenix SOBATS again, KICKS, then runs up, but into a BOOT! And SLING-DOG! Fenix gets spiked but staggers to his feet, only for Mortos to ROLLING CRUCIFIX DRIVER!
Fenix staggers back up, into a DISCUS LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Fenix survives that onslaught but Mortos roars! Abrahantes says animo, but Mortos grabs legs. Mortos DDTS a foot! Fenix writhes, but Mortos steps over for a toehold. Fenix kicks with his good leg, gets free, and runs up. but into a SHIN BREAKER! Mortos ties the legs up again, for a NAVARRO DEATH ROLL! Fenix endures as he’s now in the TRAILER HITCH! Mortos puts the pressure on Fenix, but he endures, crawls, reaches out, but Mortos thrashes! They roll, and end up in the ROPEBREAK! Mortos lets Fenix go and Fenix bails out.
The fans rally for Fenix but Mortos goes out after him. Mortos stands Fenix up to SLAP him back down! Mortos drags Fenix up to tear at the mask! The ref reprimands, Mortos lets off and refreshes the ring count. Fenix staggers, Mortos brings him around, and Mortos POSTS Fenix! Fenix staggers, Mortos snarls at Abrahantes, then Mortos SLASH Fenix again! Mortos puts Fenix in and covers, TWO! So Mortos goes back to the mask! The ref reprimands and fans boo but Mortos still pulls at the eye hole! The ref argues with Mortos, and Fenix gets up. Fenix throws a feeble forearm, Mortos DECKS him again!
Mortos again tears at the mask! The fans rally for Fenix but Mortos brings him around, stomps him down, then has the bad leg around ropes. Mortos runs, but Fenix is up, so Mortos CLOBBERS him! Mortos soaks up the heat while Collision goes picture in picture.
Mortos stands on Fenix’s head! The ref reprimands, Mortos steps away, then Mortos puts Fenix in the ropes. Mortos again pulls at the mask! The ref reprimands, Mortos lets off and soaks up the heat. Fenix flounders to the ramp, then the steps, but Mortos pursues. Mortos brings Fenix up for a FACEBUSTER on the steel! Mortos snarls as he looms over Fenix. Fenix stands, but Mortos winds up to SLAP him down again! Fenix flops against railing, but Mortos tears at the mask’s eye hole! The fans boo and Fenix gets away, but Mortos SLAPS him back down! Mortos puts Fenix in, scares Abrahantes off again, then storms into the ring. Mortos stomps Fenix around, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns, Mortos fireman’s carries, but Fenix fights free! The fans fire up as Fenix fires elbows, but Mortos HEADBUTTS him! Mortos runs, but into a BOOT! Fenix dodges, CHOPS, then goes up and up, but Mortos SLAPS him! Fenix uses that to get the RANA! Fenix then ducks ‘n’ dodges, Tiger Feint REWIND! Mortos falls, Fenix crawls to the cover, ONE?!? Mortos has more power than Fenix expected but the fans rally as hard as they can! Fenix winds up to BUZZSAW! But Mortos just shakes it off?! Fenix SUPERKICKS! Mortos stands, into another SUPERKICK! Fenix then gets around, reels Mortos in, but Mortos is so big!
Fenix tries to suplex, manages to pick Mortos up, and flips him into a GUTBUSTER! Both men fall, Fenix crawls to the cover, TWO! Mortos is still in this but Fenix keeps his cool. The fans rally up again, and Mortos crawls. Fenix aims from a corner, runs up, and pops up to KICK Mortos! Fenix keeps moving, SPRINGBOARD- HEADBUTT!! Mortos takes Fenix out of the sky and the fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” A standing count starts, the two slowly rise, and Fenix uses ropes to get up at 6 of 10. Mortos stands at 7, roars, and runs up, but Fenix dodge! Mortos’ knee hits buckles and he tumbles up and out!
Fenix goes up a corner, the fans fire up, and Fenix SUPER TORNILLOS! Direct hit and down goes Mortos! Fenix stands, the fans are thunderous again, and Fenix drags Mortos into the ring. Fenix says animo and he high-fives some fans. Fenix goes to a corner, springboards in, and leaps, but into Mortos’ arms! Fenix fights free, scoops, but Mortos turns that right around! LUNG BLOWER! Mortos isn’t done there, he whips Fenix to scoop and torture rack, right into a WIDOW’S PEAK!! Cover, TWO?!? Fenix survives and Abrahantes is all fired up! The fans rally up again, too, but Mortos roars as he looms over Fenix!
Mortos sits Fenix up, runs, but Fenix kips up to SUPERKICK! SUPERKICK! And then SUPERKICK! Mortos is still on his feet so Fenix goes up and up and tightrope PENALTY KICKS! Mortos staggers, into another SUPERKICK! Fenix goes back to the corner and goes back up! The fans fire up for the FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO?!?! Mortos survives and shocks everyone! Fenix hurries to a corner, he runs up at Mortos to somersault, but Mortos catches him! Mortos pops Fenix up but Fenix victory rolls through that, and WINS!!
Winner: Rey Fenix, by pinfall
By the seat of his pants, Fenix wins his return match! Fenix celebrates with the people, will Fenix be back on top of AEW soon enough?
Backstage interview with Orange Cassidy.
Arkady Aura says Freshly Squeezed was attacked by #JustTrent last Dynamite, and that ultimately forced Chuck Taylor’s hand in choosing sides. The Kentucky Gentleman chose Cassidy, where is his head at right now? Cassidy knows Trent said a lot of things that Cassidy is still working through. But what is on his mind most now is that later tonight on Rampage, those two are fighting in a Parking Lot Brawl. Cassidy is afraid of what Trent and Chuck are going to do to each other. Kris Statlander walks in and tells Cassidy that “he needs us. Let’s go.” Cassidy nods and leaves with the Galaxy’s Greatest. Will Chuck’s real friends be there for him, win or lose?
Rush VS Martin Stone!
From one return to another, El Toro Blanco also gets back in action! But will the leader of La Faccion Ingobernable be tranquilo? Or will he lose his cool taking on The Gov’nah?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Rush. Rush stares Stone down, Stone rushes up, but Rush dodges to SNAP GERMAN! And then Rush KNEES Stone down! Stone tumbles out of the ring but Rush goes out after him. Rush sends Stone into railing! And then into more railing! Rush stomps away, the ref counts and then storms out to stop him! Rush lets off, smirks as he fetches a chair, and he puts that in the ring. The ref hurries to get the chair, so that lets Rush use camera cables to LASH Stone! And LASH again! Rush puts Stone in the ring, storms in after him, and kicks him low! Rush pulls Stone’s shirt down, so he can CHOP!
Rush whips corner to corner, runs in, but Stone dodges! Stone runs up but Rush ROCKS him! Rush roars, then OVERHEAD SUPLEXES Stone into buckles! Rush takes aim, Stone flounders around, and Rush FOREARMS Stone down! Rush then goes corner to corner, “If you mess with the bull…!” You get BULL’S HORNS!! Cover, Rush wins!
Winner: Rush, by pinfall
El Toro Blanco just crushed Stone, will he soon stampede his way up to some gold? But wait, Rush isn’t done! He DECKS Stone, stomps away, then goes corner to corner to again use THE HORNS!! Rush laughs while Stone flounders away. Will Rush be ruthless all the way to the top of AEW?
Backstage interview with Serena Deeb.
Arkady Aura is now with The Professor of Professional Wrestling, and says that Deeb came out to touch the AEW Women’s World Championship. What message is Deeb looking to send? Deeb says it’s a very simple one. On one hand, we have the great champion, Toni Storm, someone everyone loves, and one of the greatest champions in this company’s history. On the other, we have the undefeated Professor, the obvious #1 contender. After everything Deeb’s been through, how hard she had to fight to get back here, failure is not an option. It is now or never!
And after four years of being told how great she is, and how she SHOULD be champion, it is time to prove it. It is time to accomplish something she has yet to do, and that is become THE AEW Women’s World Champion. Deeb tells Storm this isn’t a movie, this is real-life. And as such, will Deeb bring Storm crashing down to reality?
Toni Storm w/ Mariah May & Luther VS Anna Jay!
The Leading Lady didn’t appreciate how The Queenslayer tried to slay her protege, who wasn’t even Anna’s opponent on Wednesday! Will Storm prove Anna is NOT the Star of the Show? Or will Anna jump the line to a title shot with a win here tonight?
The bell rings, the two circle, and the fans rally up. They tie up, go around, and then they break. Storm says, “How DARE you!” The two reset, the fans rally again, and they tie up. Storm waistlocks, Anna switches, but Storm wrenches out. Anna slips through to wrench back and wristlock. Storm reaches out but Anna keeps her from ropes. Anna headlocks, grinds, thrusts, and repeat. Anna endures, powers up to pop out the back and she headlocks in return. Storm endures as Anna grinds, then she brings Anna to her knees. Storm headlocks for the takeover, but Anna headscissors. Storm kips free, and the fans cheer the standoff.
Anna and Storm reset, circle, and then Storm kicks low! Storm ROCKS Anna, ROCKS her again, then whips. Anna reverses, runs up and LEG LARIATS in the corner! Anna snapmares, mocks the fans chanting for Storm, and then gives a HIP ATTACK! Storm is upset, and she hits a THESZ PRESS! Storm rains down fast hands, and the fans fire up! Storm gives Anna the HIP ATTACK! And another! And then another! Storm winds up, the fans cheer, and Storm HIP ATTACKS! Anna flounders to the apron, Mariah is there to mock her, and then Storm runs to HIP ATTACK Anna into Mariah! Storm realizes her mistake, but she puts Anna in the ring.
Storm helps Maria up, checks her over, and she seems okay. Storm hurries up but Anna gets her for a NECKBREAKER! Storm flops down and Anna soaks up the heat while Collision goes picture in picture.
Anna storms out after Storm, stalks her around the way, but Storm CHOPS! Anna CHOPS back! Anna CHOPS Storm, then soaks up the heat. Storm scrambles away to hide behind Mariah and Luther, then she gets in the ring. Anna storms in but Storm stomps her at the ropes! The ref counts, Storm drops knees on Anna! Anna flounders to a corner, but Storm scrapes her boot off Anna’s face. Storm stands Anna up to CLUB her in the chest, then CHOP her! Storm bumps Anna off buckles, but Anna turns things around to CHOP! Storm flounders, Anna CHOKES her on ropes! The ref reprimands and counts, but Anna lets off at 4.
Anna drags Storm around, puts her in a corner, and digs her boot in again. The ref counts, Anna lets off, and Storm sits down. Anna grabs the sign Mariah is holding, and RIPS it! Mariah is devastated but Anna goes back to CLUB Storm! Anna CHOKES Storm, thrashes her around, then lets off as the ref counts. Anna CLUBS Storm while Luther rallies the fans. Storm rises as Anna fires more forearms! Storm ROCKS Anna in return! Anna snarls and ROCKS Storm! Storm CHOPS back! Anna CHOPS, Storm CHOPS, then they go back to forearms! Anna fires a flurry, runs, but Storm HEADBUTTS! Both women fall as Collision returns to single picture!
The fans rally for Storm as she rises in a corner. Anna runs up, into an ELBOW! Storm then goes up and over, runs in, blocks boots, and she has Anna in the ropes! DRAPING BACKSTABBER! Then a DDT! Then a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Not quite perfect but Storm keeps her cool. Storm drags Anna up, chokes her, but Anna wrenches out to HOOK KICK! Anna Gory Especials for the GORY BOMB! Cover, TWO! Storm survives the shoutout to Tay, but Anna clinches. Storm fights free, then hits a SKY HIGH! Cover, TWO!! Anna survives and the fans rally up again as Storm goes to ropes.
Storm drags Anna up, reels her in, but Anna wrenches out! FLATLINER! And a roll into the QUEENSLAYER!! Storm flails as she’s caught in body scissors! The fans rally as Storm endures and fights around! Storm rises up, Anna as a backpack, for a BACKPACK SENTON! Anna lets go and Storm is free! Storm is ready for her close-up! SWEET HIP MUSIC!! STORM ZERO!! Cover, Storm wins!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall
And with that, revenge is sweet for Timeless Toni! Mariah celebrates with her mentor, but what will Storm think of Deeb’s challenge?
Orange Cassidy finds Chuck Taylor.
Cassidy hands Chuck his pup, and Chuck is glad everyone’s here. He wants everyone to hear this. Whatever happens out there, no one is to interfere. Chuck has to do this on his own. Cassidy accepts those terms and takes Pup Taylor back. Will the Kentucky Gentleman be able to settle things once and for all with #JustTrent?
The Acclaimed w/ Billy Gunn VS Grizzled Young Veterans!
Max Caster & Anthony Bowens may no longer be AEW World Trios Champions, but surely they will look to get back at the Bang Bang Gang. However, they’re up against a team SSSSOOOON~ to be recognized as the best team in the world! Will Zack Gibson & James Drake make sure everyone knows to #GritYourTeeth? Caster has a diss track, though! “Acclaimed on the mic, bring the flavor like Bailey’s. Damn it feels good to be back here in Daily’s! Grizzled Young Vets, I can only yawn. Drop you on your little as necks like Tony Khan! Drop the ball like it’s tic-tac-toe. We gonna send these dudes back to the Impact Zone! Grit my teeth? Do not make me laugh! You better bite the pillow when we get up in dat ass!”
Bowens tells “JEEEACKSONVILLE~! The Acclaimed have arrived! Scissor Me, Daddy Ass!” And he does! But will this homecoming be a less than happy one for the AEW homegrown talent?
The teams sort out, Caster starts against Liverpool’s Numbah One. Gibson tells Caster to ignore the fans and the two tie up. They go around, Caster headlocks, but Gibson rolls to a cover, ONE! Caster holds on, Gibson fights up, and Gibson powers Caster around to a wrench, hammerlock and then tags Drake. Drake wrenches, wrangles Caster, then traps the arm to SNAP LOCK it! Drake kips up, the fans boo, but Drake grabs Caster’s arm. Caster throws body shots but Drake ROCKS Caster. Drake whips, Caster ducks ‘n dodges! Bowens sneaks a tag, SUNSET BACKBREAKER NECKBREAKER COMBO! Cover, ONE!!
Bowens keeps on Drake while the fans sing, “OH~ Scissor Me, Daddy!” Bowens CHOPS, CHOPS, then CHOPS again! Drake fires forearms with Bowens and the fans fire up! Bowens fires more shots, but Drake powers him back. Gibson tags in, leapfrog and bypass leads to DOUBLE LARIATS! Drake talks trash, as does Gibson, and Gibson fires forearms! Gibson reels Bowens in but Bowens fights the suplex! Gibson CLUBS Bowens, but Bowens snap suplexes Gibson! Tag to Caster, but Gibson JAWBFREAKRS Bowens and whips Caster. Caster reverses, they drop, bypass, kick and SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!!
Caster keeps on Gibson, whips, but Gibson holds ropes. Gibson BOOTS Caster, DECKS Bowens, but Caster gets around to kick and UPPERCUT! Caster whips, Gibson tags Drake and they drop, dropkick, and basement dropkick Caster! Then MAYHEM IN MOTION takes out Bowens! The GYV soak up the heat while Collision goes picture in picture.
Gibson goes out to fetch Caster, and brings him around so Drake can add on, PLANCHA BACKBREAKER COMBO! The ring count climbs but GYV put Caster in the ring. Gibson has Caster on the apron, has a cravat, and then he SLAMS Caster on the edge! Caster sputters while reaching out, but Gibson keeps him from Bowens. Gibson CLOBBERS Caster, talks some trash, then drags Caster up to DECK him! Caster flounders to the corner, Drake tags in and he runs in to ELBOW! Gibson adds a clothesline, Drake DROPKICKS! Drake taunts Bowens, then DECKS Caster! Caster flounders but Drake KNEES him in the back.
Drake clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Caster down. Caster endures, the fans rally up, and Caster fights up to a BIG back suplex! Both men crawl, hot tag to Gibson and he hurries after Caster while Collision goes to break!
Collision returns, Gibson tags back in and the GYV double whip Caster. Caster holds ropes, BOOTS Drake, then TOSSES Gibson! Caster ELBOWS Drake away but Gibson trips him up! Gibson drags Caster out but Caster DECKS him! Drake DIVES onto Caster! Drake goes to the corner, Gibson puts Caster in, and Gibson brings Caster around to back suplex! Gibson clamps on with a chinlock but Caster endures. Gibson talks trash to Daddy Ass while Daddy Ass coaches Caster. Caster fights up, reaches out, but he throws body shots! Gibson keeps hold of an arm but Caster fires more hands! Gibson reaches out, tag to Drake!
Drake runs in to take Caster’s other hand, and GYV send Caster to their corner. Drake runs in to UPPERCUT, Gibson clothesline, but Caster ducks the wheel kick! Hot tag to Bowens! Bowens rallies on GYV with haymakers and CHOPS! ROLLING ELBOW for Drake! ROLLING ELBOW for Gibson! Bowens fires off strikes then hits the FAMOUSER! “EVERYONE! LOVES THE ACCLAIEMD!” But Drake ELBOWS Bowens! Caster sneaks a tag, Bowens dodges Drake, FOREARM SMASH, ELBOW, then another FOREARM! Feed to the scoop SLAM, and Bowens goes up! Caster holds Drake open, SCISSOR ME TIMBERS!
Bowens & Caster scissor finger, and then they get Drake up! Suplex and assist for the CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! Cover, TWO!! Drake survives and shocks The Acclaimed! Caster tags Bowens, but then Gibson YANKS Bowens down! Caster drags Gibson up, but Gibson RAMS him into a corner! Drake runs up, GRIT YOUR TEETH!! Caster wobbles, GYV DUMP him out to the ramp!! Caster even hit lighting on the way down! Bowens rises, sees it is 2v1, but he still fights! Bowens dodges Drake, BOOTS Gibson, then switches with Drake to spin him, snapmare, and RUNNING KNEE! Gibson is up, but he gets haymakers from Bowens!
Bowens goes up, but Gibson sweeps the legs! DRAPING CODE BREAKER! Drake is on the other corner, and he goes COAST2COAST!! Bowens gets obliterated, Drake covers, TWO!!! Bowens survives and GYV is fuming! Drake tags Gibson back in, they get Bowens up, and Gibson says THEY are the best! GYV talks trash on Billy, they aim from corners, but Billy throws off his shirt! Caster runs up to CLOBBER Drake! And he ROCKS Gibson! Bowens gives Gibson Rock Paper Scissors SUPERKICK! Tag to Caster! THE ARRIVAL, and then THE MIC DROP!! Cover, Acclaimed win!!
Winners: The Acclaimed, by pinfall
Even after an intense battle, Caster & Bowens come back to win it! Is this just the start of the comeback tour for The Acclaimed on the road to Double or Nothing?
Backstage interview with Katsuyori Shibata.
Arkady is now with The Wrestler, and she brings up the issues with Shane Taylor Promotions. But at the same time, he is going to be challenging Chris Jericho for the FTW Championship. Any last words before that match? Shibata uses his Google Translate voice-to-text to “say” that he is going to chop down The Learning Tree and take Jericho’s title. And any plans for Shane Taylor? Shibata “says,” Rampage will see him take on STP alone. But then Daniel Garcia steps in. Garcia tells Shibata-san that he has respect for him. If Shibata needs help against STP, Garcia will help him. What does he say?
Shibata takes a moment to type it out, and says okay. Save the last dance for him. Garcia nods and dances his way off screen. Will the Dragonslayer help The Wrestler take the fight to Big Bad Shaney T. Boy?
AEW World Championship: Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Claudio Castagnoli!
The Realest is a fighting champion to be sure! Winning the title at Dynasty, denying a challenger on Dynamite, and now putting the gold up on Collision, will this still be Swerve’s House? Or is the Swiss Superman about to put Blackpool Combat Club back on top?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who survives this Collision!
The bell rings and the two shake hands to show there is respect. They circle, feel things out, and tie up. Claudio powers Swerve to a corner, the ref counts, and Claudio lets off. The fans are torn as the two reset and circle again. Swerve rolls to get a leg, but Claudio gut wrenches. Claudio gets around to waistlock and he drags Swerve down. Swerve moves around, Claudio facelocks, but Swerve fights up. Swerve pries the hold open to knuckle lock and the two go shoulder to shoulder. Claudio bends Swerve back, has a cover, ONE as Swerve gets an arm up! Claudio puts that arm down to cover, ONE as Swerve has the other arm up!
Claudio pushes Swerve down again, TWO as Swerve bridges up. Claudio jumps on but Swerve stays up! Claudio tries again but Swerve uses that to MONKEY FLIP! Swerve rolls back but Claudio MONKEY FLIPS! Both men are down, TWO as one side goes up! The rest, but that’s another double cover, TWO as the other side rises up! They rest, double cover, TWO as they double bridge! The fans fire up as they stare down upside-down! They turn over, keeping the knuckle locks, and they stand to go forehead to forehead. The fans rally, but Claudio wrangles Swerve down again. Swerve avoids his hand getting stomped, then he rolls to wrangle Claudio!
Claudio avoids his hand getting stomped, and the fans cheer the standoff. They shake hands again, approach, and Swerve trips Claudio. Swerve runs, Claudio drops down then hurdles over, but Swerve avoids the flip to roll Claudio, Claudio rolls Swerve, TWO! Claudio headlocks, Swerve powers up and out, then drops to jumps, into a BACKBREAKER! The fans boo as Claudio mocks, “Whose House?” Claudio stalks Swerve, UPPERCUTS, then runs up to clothesline Swerve up and out! Swerve flounders along the ramp but Claudio pursues. Claudio CLUBS Swerve, follows him up to the stage, and Claudio ROCKS Swerve.
Swerve CHOPS, fires forearms, then ROCKS him. Claudio staggers away, Swerve leaps to RANA Claudio down the ramp! Claudio tumbles back to the ring, and Swerve clotheslines Swerve into the ring! Swerve goes up and up and CROSSBODIES! Claudio sits up while Swerve storms around. Swerve turns Claudio for a NECKBREAKER! Roll through, and then another turn, for another NECKBREAKER! Swerve holds on as he drags Claudio back up and then puts him in ropes! Swerve turns Claudio for a NECKBREAKER HOTSHOT! Claudio flops to the floor while the fans rally up. The ring count starts, Claudio refreshes it at 5 of 10.
Swerve lets Claudio take his time, and Claudio goes back to the apron. Swerve storms up but Claudio RAMS into him! Claudio fires a forearm, Swerve gives it back, repeat! They brawl with the ropes between them, and Swerve ROCKS Claudio! Claudio ROCKS Swerve, then HOTSHOTS him! Swerve staggers away, Claudio steps in but Swerve KICKS the ropes! Claudio tumbles back down. Swerve goes to the apron, and Swerve PNEALTY- NO, Claudio blocks and ROCKS Swerve back! Claudio trophy lifts Swerve, to then THROW into the wall! The fans boo as Swerve flops to the floor! Claudio runs up, to UPPERCUT Swerve back down!
Claudio stands on the timekeeper’s desk to soak up heat, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Swerve writhes but Claudio drags him back up. Claudio FLAPJACKS Swerve off railing! Swerve sputters but Claudio keeps after him with forearms. Swerve hits back but Claudio ROCKS him, then puts him against the apron to CLUB away! Nana protests but Claudio lets off after ten shots! Claudio steps into the ring, does a victory lap, but Swerve crawls into the ring. Claudio fires off hands, UPPERCUTS, then brings Swerve around to snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Claudio keeps Swerve down with a chinlock and leans on the hold. Swerve endures, fights up, reaches out, but throws hands. Claudio shoves Swerve to ropes, and catches him for a SLEEPER!
Swerve flails and reaches out again, but Claudio squeezes tight! Swerve is fading as he drops to his knees! Nana coaches and the fans rally up, and Swerve fights to his feet! Swerve throws body shots, Collision returns to single picture, and Claudio shoves. Swerve BOOTS, Claudio rebounds and BOOTS Swerve! Swerve stands, Claudio runs up but Swerve puts him on the apron! Swerve sweeps the legs, Claudio dangles on the apron, and Swerve SUPERKICKS Claudio down! The fans fire up as Swerve goes to the apron, lines up the shot, and BOOTS Claudio! Swerve puts Claudio in the ring, goes up the corner, and FALLING UPPERCUTS!
Swerve hits the Griddy and the fans fire up! Claudio staggers up, but he UPPERCUTS in return! Swerve goes to a corner. Claudio mocks the Griddy, then runs up, but into BOOTS! SOMERSAULT FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! Nana argues the count but Swerve keeps his focus. The fans fire up with Swerve, he runs up and CHOPS! Swerve runs up again, but Claudio ELBOWS! Claudio runs up, into a HIP TOSS! Gator roll and deadlift, but Claudio wrenches out to UPPERCUT! Gotch hold, but Swerve back drops! Claudio sunset flips it, but Swerve rolls through to SLIDING FOREARM! Cover, TWO! Claudio bails out while Nana grows frustrated.
Swerve shakes out his arms while he pursues Claudio. Nana tells Swerve he is the man, and Swerve runs up at Claudio! Claudio pops Swerve up tot he upper level! Swerve stomps Claudio’s hands to keep him away! Swerve says hey to commentary, before he FOSBURY FLOPS to the floor!! The fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Swerve puts Claudio in, goes up the corner, and aims for the 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives and Swerve gets frustrated, but “This is Awesome!” Swerve brings Claudio up but Claudio fights the nelson! Claudio trips Swerve, has the legs, but Swerve kicks him away! Claudio DOUBLE STOMPS back!!
Swerve sits up with fury in his eyes that Claudio would dare use his move! Swerve UPPERCUTS Claudio to use Claudio’s move! The UPPERCUTS go back and forth, Swerve holding his own! Swerve fires body shots, then a SOBAT, then a HAYMAKER then a ROUNDHOUSE! But Claudio rebounds to LARIAT! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous again! Fans hope they “Fight Forever!” but there’s still Rampage to do tonight! Swerve gator rolls and deadlifts Claudio for the BRAINBUSTER! Swerve then goes to the corner, goes up top, and he takes aim! KILL STOMPS!! Cover, TWO?!?!
Swerve is fuming that Claudio would dare survive that move! Claudio sits up again, into the HOSE- NO, Claudio blocks and SWINGS Swerve around!! The fans are torn but Swerve is still going around and around! Claudio goes to TEN, then picks up speed to go to FIFTEEN! Claudio steps through, for the SHARPSHOOTER!! Swerve endures, claws around, but Claudio sits deep! Swerve fights forward, reaches out, but Claudio shifts to a CROSSFACE! Swerve rolls but ends up further away from ropes! Claudio pulls on the hold, but Swerve still fights! The fans rally, Swerve powers through to roll Claudio up, TWO!!
Claudio fires down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Then he gets Swerve up, Gotch hold, but Swerve grabs Claudio’s leg to block! Claudio fires off forearms and UPPERCUTS! Claudio powers up, runs and LARIATS!! Cover, TWO!!! Swerve survives and shocks Claudio! Claudio seethes, drags Swerve back up and reels him in to try one more time! Gotch hold, but Swerve slips up and out! DDT!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Swerve crawls to the corner, drags himself up to the top, and he turns around, to SWERVE- NO, Claudio stays on his feet, and hits a POP-UP UPPERCUT!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?
Claudio can’t believe it but Swerve survives one of his best shots! Swerve goes to a corner, drags himself up, and Claudio roars! Claudio UPPERCUTS and UPPERCUTS and UPPERCUTS, again and again and again! The ref counts., Claudio lets off, then jukes to UPPERCUT! Claudio brings Swerve out, to UPPER- NO, Swerve hooks an arm and backslides, TWO!! Swerve goes to a corner, Claudio runs in but Swerve goes up and over! Claudio POSTS himself! Swerve reels him in, GERMAN SUPLEX! Claudio sits up, into a BOOT! Claudio roars, Swerve roars, and Swerve runs, but into a POP UP- DOUBLE STOMPS!!!
The fans are thunderous as Swerve reloads, for the HOUSE CALL!! Cover, Swerve wins!
Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
It was a shootout ’til the end, and in the end, Swerve had more ammo in his arsenal! But he still shows Claudio respect by offering a handshake. Claudio stands, and he shakes Swerve’s hand. The Realest is rolling on, but who will look to go Double or Nothing with him in just one month’s time?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision, even with it having to be slightly delayed by NBA Playoffs. There was criticism out there that Swerve didn’t get a chance to talk on Dynamite, but he still had a really good promo to open Collision, and it worked better that he’d be able to reference the attack on Tony Khan from Dynamite. Swerve subtly calls out a lot of wrestlers within AEW, and technically some outside of AEW, by saying he doesn’t like people just calling themselves “Best in the World.” He and Claudio had an awesome main event match, though maybe a false finish too many. Swerve of course retained, and can’t wait to see who a now EVP dominated AEW chooses as Swerve’s opponent. It would be hilariously corrupt of The Bucks to make it Jack Perry.
Great Six Man title match tonight, solid first defense for Bang Bang Gang. Great tag match from Acclaimed with Grizzled Young Veterans, but it makes sense Acclaimed would win as the AEW home team. I’m just not sure where Acclaimed go from here other than Billy Gunn saying they can return to the tag division and challenge The Bucks. After all, FTR got pretty banged up in the ladder match and it’d be a bit soon for them to get a rematch against The Bucks. Swerve could team up with The Acclaimed if they’re all going to target The Elite, and vice-versa, going towards Double or Nothing.
Great return matches for Rey Fenix and Rush, but I didn’t think Rush would just do a squash match. Fenix, Pac and Penta all being healthy at the same time, Death Triangle going for the trios titles? Lucha Bros going for tag titles? And I’m really hoping LFI truly gets going here in AEW, also going for the trios titles or something like that. Really good promo from Cassidy with Kris and then Cassidy with Chuck to hype up the Parking Lot Brawl, that thing is gonna kick off Rampage and be wild stuff. Good promo from House of Black to call out Edge, but you can bet this won’t be the only time they go for the TNT Championship. Edge will surely beat Buddy or Brody, and then it’s Malakai challenging at Double or Nothing.
Good promo from Shibata and Garcia to set up a tag match for Rampage, that’ll be great stuff. Good interview promo for Deeb, though it doesn’t add all that much from everything else she’s said to this point. Storm VS Anna was a very good match, and of course Storm won. No Mina showing up was a little surprising, but there’s plenty of time to build the mentor love triangle. Deeb VS Storm will be great stuff, and depending on how they play this, there’s half a chance Deeb wins because Storm will end up preoccupied with Mina and Mariah being so close. Deeb can take the title and face Deonna, Rosa, and a number of others while Storm and Mina fight over Mariah quite literally.
My Score: 8.8/10
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