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AJ’s NXT TakeOver 36 Results & Review

Even with the sub par build, does TakeOver 36 live up to the name of the event? Did it outshine SummerSlam? See what AJ thinks!

Published

3 years ago

August 22, 2021

Adam Balaz

Alright, we got SummerSlam out of the way and they had two really good matches in my personal opinion but now we are on to the typical workhorse of WWE with the TakeOvers from NXT. WE have a ton of new and old rivalries to happen this night so we shall see how it all comes to be. Knight against Grimes, Cole and O’Reilly and Ilja with Walter with the old bouts along with Joe being provoked by Kross and Dakota turning on Raquel. This should shape up to be one hell of a night.

Results:

Cameron Grimes (w/ Ted DiBiase) vs LA Knight (c) for the Million Dollar Championship: Cameron Grimes wins via Cave In – *** ¼ – TITLE CHANGE!!!
Dakota Kai vs Raquel Gonzalez (c) for the NXT Women’s Championship – Raquel wins via Chingona Bomb – *** ¼ – TITLE DEFENSE!!
Ilja Dragunov vs WALTER (c) for the NXT UK Championship – Ilja Dragunov wins via Sleeper Hold – ****** – TITLE CHANGE!!!!!!! (And yes. That is Six Stars)
Two Out Of Three Falls: Adam Cole vs Kyle O’Reilly – Kyle O’Reilly wins via Heel Hook – *** ¾
Samoa Joe vs Karrion Kross (c) – Samoa Joe wins via Muscle Buster – *** ½ – TITLE CHANGE!!!

Review:

Cameron Grimes vs LA Knight-

They start it off with the collar and elbow and Knight puts Grimes in the corner to taunt him but Grimes gets fired up and hits LA Knight with a slap and goes all out, almost putting the Million Dollar Dream on Knight but Knight escapes. Of course, the quicker of the two in Cameron Grimes makes haste and takes the fight to the outside, even DiBiase aiding Grimes a little bit here and whips Grimes into Knight for double boots. As they make it to the ring again, Knight gets the advantage again after chopping Grimes down from the top rope and now stomping Grimes down, using some old school wrestling moves too like the bottom rope decapitator to slow Grimes down but Grimes comes back quickly with high speed offense. Knight gets things going more and more again however, blocking a Frankensteiner into a powerbomb and gets his hubris started again and loses the momentum quickly as Cameron Grimes does everything to take Knight down.

Once again, LA Knight gets more and more offense going but it’s never enough, even landing a Burning Hammer to put Grimes away but it’s still a kick out. Now, each person gets offense going but Cameron Grimes comes back and gets a hit with the midair slam and goes to take it to LA Knight but Knight shortly gets a reversal and props Grimes on the top rope, hoping to get a Avalanche Back Suplex but Grimes fights Knight off for a moment until Knight comes in to run and do an avalanche German Suplex instead.

Knight goes to hit the Blunt Force Trauma but Grimes counters it into a Million Dollar Dream but tries to kick it off the ropes for a pinfall, Grimes rolls in to keep the Million Dollar Dream in but LA Knight charges to the corner and Lawn Darts Cameron Grimes off his back. He rolls out after the fact to grab the Million Dollar Championship but the ref stops him. Ref was distracted by Grimes as Ted DiBiase hits a punch on LA Knight and some of the Million Dollar Dream before putting LA Knight back in the ring and gets Caved In to Cameron Grimes’ feet.

Dakota Kai vs Raquel Gonzalez-

The two just stare each other down, not making a move since before the bell rang until Dakota slaps Raquel and gets her angry and uses her strength to get a slight advantage until Kai uses he agility to escape. Every time Raquel gets a slight form of an advantage, Dakota goes something quickly with a kick and powder out until it got too redundant and over powers Dakota for this momentum change. After a quick pinfall, Dakota gets a small chance to get a momentum change and lands a hard Yakuza Kick that sends Raquel outside and for a quick pin but Raquel comes back with the power instead and keeps it. Every small move that Dakota uses stalls Raquel but Raquel continues with the power, blocking kicks and over moves with Powerbombs and evening the momentum with an Ally-Oop Bomb.

As Dakota rolls back in and they lock eyes but Dakota uses her kciks again to get the advantage, even landing a Kai-ropractor but Raquel kicks out of the pinfall and now on the defensive for a good amount of time until she catches Dakota and puts her to the top but it’s not enough to stun Kai. Kai gets some cheeky nandos started but as she goes for a second Yakuza Kick, Raquel stops it and lands a Super Chingona Bomb to keep the title on her shoulder.
(Aftermath: Music starts playing and Kay Lee Ray walks out to stare down Raquel, setting up Gonzalez’s next opponent.)

WALTER vs Ilja Dragunov-

(I’m not going to lie. More pissed off that this has a way better story than any of the other matches and this is the middle match. Ah… I’ll live I guess.)

The two are trying to find an opening quickly but even though Walter puts ilja in the ropes, Ilja uses his speed to dodge Walter’s Chops and does his own before they go into a headlock challenge against each other and Walter now gets the advantage, grounding Ilja. Ilja, ever resilent, tries to cut down Walter with the Leg picks and pure anger to get his advantage and actually taking it to Walter. Walter rips the bandage off of Ilja and tires to use the stitching he has to get an advantage and no matter what Walter does, Ilja keeps the headlock in until Walter goes into the corner to break it and the start to slug it out instead. Walter goes for another Chop but Ilja captures it and tries to stun that arm but Walter lift Dragunov to the top rope to break the arm bar and lands the first Chop to Dragunov into the outside as he punishes Ilja, doing and Apron Powerbomb before coming back to the ring. Walter now, putting the Sleeper on but Dragunov blocks it and goes for the rope break, which Walter obliges, only to do a German Suplex to send Ilja back into the corner. Walter now gets a Boston Crab on to stun Ilja and transitions it into a Crossface, stopping any form of Ilja to get a comeback. As things get back to a somewhat vertical, they go into a striking match and even though Ilja now gets a burst of offense going, Walter slams Ilja down, stopping the Constantine Special.

After a nearfall, Walter stomps and kicks Ilja, no matter how many times Dragunov gets up, Walter lands another Chop once Ilja stands and even a heavy Big Boot. Even then, Ilja gets some offense going, slapping and striking Walter and gets him down on the mat for a submission that Walter starts blocking, turning it into a strike fest with kicks, slaps, chops and finally stuns the big man down with a knee strike. Ilja takes too much time though after as he goes for a leaping move, caught by a palm down to the ground and a Western Lariat to fall back to the ground for another nearfall. As both men get up, Walter Chops Ilja’s back and that fires Dragunov down and takes Walter down and returns to sender, Chopping Walter’s back and now the Chop are having no effect anymore as Dragunov actually outpowers the Champion for yet another nearfall. Ilja now goes to the top and lands a dropkick on Walter, going to the other stide to do a Senton to Walter and tries to charge over to Walter but is caught in a Sleep Slam. Dragunov pops up quickly and lands his Torpedo Moskau twice to take Walter down for another nearfall.

Ilja now gets chops of his own going now and Walter Chops Ilja this time, still to no effect as he continues the fight to Walter, no matter how hard he gets hit, Ilja gets up and fights more. Walter though halts it with a missile dropkick and Powerbomb but Ilja continues to kcik out. Walter now two heavy chops and a knee to ready a powerbomb and even a big Splash to Ilja but yet again, another near fall, trying to the win now with the Sleeper but Ilja keeps getting up and blocking the Sleeper as he keeps taking down and even putting the Sleeper on Walter this time but Walter is too big and strong as Walter goes to the top with Dragunov on his back and falls to break it but Ilja goes back to put the Sleeper back on Walter, like a scrappy dog. Walter tries to get up again and drop Ilja to break the hold again but Ilja keeps it on, breaking it himself to beat down Walter with kicks and forearms and reapplies the Sleeper to make… Walter… tap.

(If this match doesn’t win actual match of the year, I’m done with wrestling. That was FUCKING BRILLIANT)

Kyle O’Reilly vs Adam Cole –

(First Match – Traditional Match)
Both of them go for a kick and just go into a slug fest with the kicks but Kyle gets the advantage and starts taking it to Adam Cole on the outside, ping ponging Cole between the steps and barricade until Adam Cole goes to get a little bit of a fight, setting the Brainbuster spot from before until it’s stopped and Kyle O’Reilly comes back with more strikes of his own and now getting a armbreaker attempt, rolling it into an Ankle Lock and Adam Cole comes back and hits a stepup knee strike and both men go back to outdo each other each move, countering each other move until Kyle catches the Panama Sunrise into a roll up for the first pin.

O’Reilly – 1
Cole – 0

(Second Match – Street Fight)
We are now in a street fight as the weapons are coming from the two and Kyle actually comes out and takes the advantage early to land a hard knee strike with a trash can and stuns Cole. Adam Cole gets into the ring and since O’Reilly takes too much time and Cole kicks him down and Kyle lands ribs first and now Adam Cole has a target as they return to the ring and targets Kyle with a chair to the ribs, digging and driving it into O’Reilly’s ribs. Now Kyle is too damaged to continue as Cole props a chair in the corner and whips O’Reilly into them but Kyle tries to dodge and hits his ribs on the post instead as Kyle and keeps hitting Kyle’s ribs. Cole grabs a Kendo Stick and beats Kyle down, faking a Last Shot with a Backstabber with the Kendo to assist and hooks the Lockjaw (aww how cute. He used Britt Baker’s move) as he keeps the fight going to Kyle and telling him to stay down but Kyle refuses and takes the offense to Cole, trying to damage the knee now but Kyle’s ribs are hurting him more, running into the corner with the chair to hit the ribs more and they take each other down.

They roll out after and it’s targeting on Adam Cole to grab a chain to get an advantage but Kyle has one too, going to the Hockey Fight spot and Adam Cole gets the superkick to get an advantage but only a near fall this time. Adam Cole crawls away to the ramp to bait Kyle but O’Reilly stuns Cole with a chokehold and tosses Adam into the barrier below to get a new momentum swing, trying his own Brainbuster to the steel steps but Adam Cole lands a DDT on the outside to prevent that from happening and puts Kyle back in the ring. Adam Cole returns to the ring and has the steel chairs in the ring back to back but Kyle counters it and lands an Ushgeroshi to stop him. Kyle goes to the top to drop the knee but Adam catches Kyle, lands Kyle on the chairs and hits the Last Shot for the tie.

O’Reilly – 1
Cole – 1

(Third Match – Steel Cage)

As the cage lowers, medics come in to talk to Kyle O’Reilly but Cole does more damage to Kyle to get more of an advantage. Kyle still unable to move after a powerbomb to the announce table as the personnel latches the cage together.

They get the cage together and Adam Cole just tosses O’Reilly all around the cage but as the trash talk continues, Kyle gets angry and takes it to Adam Cole, between the cage and ropes as he lands the knee the first time, missing the second and Adam Cole tries to land the Last Shot again but mises and Kyle hits one of his own for a nearfall. Kyle tries to get an advantage but Adam hits a low blow and climbs the cage. Kyle tries to stop him but gets thrown off and Adam Cole stops climbing and hits the Panama Sunrise for a nearfall. Adam Cole now grabs a bag and it’s handcuffs Kyle to the ropes as he trash talks more, superkicking him but Kyle catches the last one and O’Reilly applies a one handed Heel Hook and Adam Cole taps out.

O’Reilly – 2
Cole – 1

(The crowd is chanting bullshit even though the writing is Adam Cole is going somewhere else… so… in the words of Daniel Bryan. Fickle…)

Samoa Joe vs Karrion Kross –

The crowd solely chanting for Joe and Kross is annoyed by it, just kicking Joe by the feet a little bit before Joe finally cracks and gets a flurry of strikes started, even landing his Enziigiri and keeps the attack going, soccer kicks and elbows as Kross tries to get a head of steam but gets caught in a Coquina Clutch for a short moment until Karrion switches out and does the Doomsday Seito and gets the advantage with his forearm strike. Karrion keeps the offense going on the outside momentarily and both men go back to even, not giving the other a moment to breathe, Joe taking Kross back outside and does his Suicide Forearm Dive to take Kross down. That however, makes Joe winded as he does it and Kross takes advantage. Kross flips off the crowd to get to rush Joe but gets caught in a Scoop Slam and Joe takes the control again. Joe gets a powerbomb off and he breaks it into an STF instead of the Crab he usually does and turns it into a Crossface but only for a rope break. Kross goes ruthless again and hits hard on Joe, basically looking like he expected more as he takes Joe down with a DDT and pins Joe for another nearfall. Karrion starting the trash talk and it provokes Joe a little more and takes Kross down to go back to even.

Kross tries to strike Joe to the corner but Joe comes in and gets a comeback started, striking back and now getting the steam going; Senton Drops, Big Boot, kicks and after a near fall, he puts another Coquina Clutch in and drops Kross to the ground and Kross rolls out of the Clutch, into a Kross Jacket and Joe looks to fade until he gets a rush of adrenaline to get up but Kross makes sure Joe is still down, readying the Forearm Stirke to the back of the head but getting it scouted into a Uronagi. Kross tries to go to the top but Joe hits an Enziguri and lands the Muscle Buster on Karrion Kross to become the first Three Time NXT Champion.

Final Thoughts

Well, as expected, Takeover was better than SummerSlam but that’s not saying much when NXT doesn’t have Alexa Bliss and a Doll going against Eva Marie and Doudrop since Piper Nivens isn’t allowed to shine. Anyway, how to dissect this night? Cameron Grimes won which, as much of an LA Knight fan I am, that was correct in my opinion and a given. Joe winning, they already positioned Kross to be on RAW so again, a given. Raquel beat Dakota which was expected but I also was hoping that they would do more with that like until WarGames or something. Kay Lee Ray is still amazing to show up but, I was kind of expecting more to come out of this boiling point. We hopefully for the time being don’t have to go through the Independent Equivalent of Randy Orton and John Cena so, there’s that… Um… what else?

Oh yes. The absolute marvelous performance of Ilja Dragunov and Big Van Valter where it showed that even Walter is still human and fell to the resilience and persistence of Ilja to give us something that shows that hard work, never giving up and wanting to get things done and succeeding, will make sure you get what you rightfully deserved. That was match of the year for me, I don’t care what anyone says. I broke that damn star system, if Dave can, AJ will and that was your God damn match of the year.

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Mitchell’s AEW Rampage Results & Report! (5/1/24)

Jay White is on a Rampage!

Published

2 hours ago

May 1, 2024

Steven Mitchell

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After battling in the Casino Gauntlet, and then over the Unified AEW & ROH Trios Championships, Jay White and Dante Martin are on a Rampage to go 1v1!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Jay White VS Dante Martin; wins.

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Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (5/1/24)

Kenny Omega returns!

Published

4 hours ago

May 1, 2024

Steven Mitchell

What will The Cleaner have to say to The Elite?

Finally, Kenny Omega returns to AEW! But given how his friends, The Young Bucks, gave Tony Khan a piledriver, will his homecoming be a dour one?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

AEW TNT Championship: Adam “Edge” Copeland VS A member of The House of Black; Edge wins and retains the title.
Samoa Joe VS Isiah Kassidy; Joe wins.
Claudio Castagnoli VS Brian Cage; wins.
Serena Deeb VS Mariah May w/ Toni Storm & Luther; wins.
FTW Championship: Chris Jericho VS Katsuyori Shibata; wins and

PLAY BY PLAY

Tony Khan speaks.

“Welcome to AEW Dynamite. I’m here live in Jacksonville, Florida, and I’ll be producing tonight’s show here in the offices of the Jaguars. I wish I could be live there in Winnipeg for Kenny Omega’s return in his hometown tonight at a perfect time. Unfortunately I’m not cleared to leave Jacksonville, Florida, due to the actions of AEW’s Executive Vice Presidents, Matthew & Nicholas Jackson, and the reinstated Jack Perry.” Something’s going wonky with Tony’s video as he explains the head and neck injuries suffered… And then The Bucks cut in to say they’re “losing” Tony. Technical difficulties. Sorry, TK, they lost connection.

But hey, Tony may not be here, but the Bucks are. And some of you may be asking, how is that cool after what they did last week? How are they not fired? Well, see, iron clad contracts, with a founder’s clause. They won’t get into the details, but let’s just say that they and their colleagues are not going anywhere. And in those same details, it says that if Tony Khan cannot physically be at an event, the EVPs would succeed him. In other words, The Bucks are in charge now! With that said, they’re going to run the new show open! It’s all Elite, as in all Bucks, all Jack and all Okada! They said they wanted to change the world, is that change just more of themselves?

Swerve Strickland is here!

Winnipeg cheers as Prince Nana leads the way for the AEW World Champion! Swerve takes the mic to say, “What’s going on, everybody? Three matches, three shows, in one week. That is the type of champion that All Elite Wrestling deserves, and that is the type of champion that Swerve said he was always gonna be.” The fans cheer that! Swerve says what AEW does not deserve are selfish, greedy, childish, power hungry EVPs that think they can just throw their weight around without any kind of consequences. Swerve stands on his words: What the Bucks did was a b*tch move. Now that’ll be handled at some point, but Swerve will get to business.

Who is going to be Swerve’s opponent for Double or Nothing? The fans ask “WHO? WHO? WHO?” and Swerve says he doesn’t know. Winnipeg doesn’t know. But whoever it is, come, present yourself. But wipe your feet before you step into whose house? “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” But then The Bucks interrupt on the tron. They tell the champ congrats. But guess who else are champs: The Bucks! And uh, they also wanted to stop by because something else has been bothering them. It seems that success has gone to Swerve’s head. The first time he talks after winning the big one, and he badmouths his bosses, the EVPs, on national television, and using curse words?

The network hated that, that is a fine. And maybe Swerve just needs a dose of humility. How do you do that? Well, how about The Bucks arrange the very best, the perfect opponent, for Swerve at Double or Nothing? This man happens to be one of the best Canadian pro-wrestlers of all time. He’s a former champion, and hasn’t been around. But he’s waiting at the go position, ready to meet Swerve! Hit the music in three, two, one. GO! It’s… Christian Cage?! The fans are a bit torn as they were hoping for a different Canadian star, but The Patriarch leads Mother Shayna, Nick Wayne & Killswitch/Luchasaurus to the ring.

Christian gets a mic as he goes up onto the apron. He steps inside, Shayna Wayne by his side, but Nick and Killswitchasaurus lurking outside. There are fans who cheer on Christian, and then he sucker punches Swerve with the mic!! Christian fires off hands and knocks Swerve down, and Nana can only cower in a corner! But Swerve gets up to fire back! And he DECKS Nick! And he BOOTS Killswitch! But then Shayna gets in Swerve’s face. Killswitchasaurus turns Swerve around to HEADBUTT him! And he CLOBBERS Nana! Christian snatches the world title, drags Swerve up, KILLSWITCH on the belt!!

The fans are again torn, but Christian then drags Nana up! He holds Nana in place so Nick can hit WAYNE’S WORLD! Christian then goes back to the mic, and he looms over Swerve to tell him, “There’s something you should know about me. I never forget. I haven’t forgotten that some months ago, you broke into my son, Nick Wayne’s gym and left him in a pool of his own blood. I haven’t forgotten- Keep it down while I’m conducting my business!” The fans boo but Christian says he didn’t forget that at one time, they were a tag team at the biggest show in the history of this business, and Swerve lost! Swerve embarrassed Christian!

Christian’s been waiting for the right moment to make him answer for those mistakes, and Swerve went and won the world championship. It seems like there’s no better time than right now to make Swerve pay for those mistakes. Christian will embarrass Swerve the same way Swerve embarrassed him. Christian will end Swerve’s reign before it even begins, and make him a footnote in the history of AEW! The fans boo more but Christian says he heard that speech last week, Swerve talking about his path to this title, how grueling it was and how he put every ounce of himself into it, to where his own daughter doesn’t even know him.

Christian tells Swerve that when he’s done with Swerve, Swerve’s daughter won’t want to know him! But Christian will promise Swerve this: Swerve’s daughter will have a father she can be proud of for the rest of her life! Christian tells Winnipeg that the same way the Colorado Avalanche walked into their house and took their championship dreams away, Christian will walk into Swerve’s House at Double or Nothing and rip this AEW World Championship from his hands. But Swerve, know this: “The pain has just begun.” And with that, Luchasaurus PULLS Swerve’s hair out of his head! Luchasaurus shows off the braid, will that only be the first trophy The Patriarchy takes?

AEW TNT Championship: Adam “Edge” Copeland VS ??? w/ The House of Black!

After defeating The Rated R Superstar, as well as Mark Briscoe & Eddie Kingston, at Dynasty, the House of Black has answered the call of the #CopeOpen. However, they’re going to keep us guessing until the very moment it’s time to fight! Malakai Black speaks from the shadows that everyone expected him to come out here, all the bells and whistles. But why should Malakai fight Edge now, when watching what he did to Edge infiltrating Edge’s mind is so much more rewarding? Malakai laughs, but then who is coming for the gold? It’s the Aussie Juggernaut, Buddy Matthews! The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if the House Always Wins!

The bell rings and the fans rally up as Edge and Buddy stare down. The two tie up, Buddy headlocks, but Edge powers up and out. They RAM shoulders and neither falls. The two reset, tie up again, and Edge headlocks. Buddy powers up and out, they RAM shoulders, and again neither falls. The fans rally as the two circle, tie up, and Buddy headlocks for the takeover. Buddy holds off the headscissors but Edge powers through. Edge has the headscissors, Buddy kips free, but turns around into a headlock takeover. Buddy headscissors, Edge kips free, but Buddy sweeps to a cover! ONE, and Edge sweeps to a cover, ONE!

Buddy kip sup and stares Edge down and the fans cheer. Edge and Buddy circle, tie up, and Buddy waistlocks. Edge pries at the hold, switches back, and he CLUBS Buddy. Edge back suplexes, Buddy lands out and RANAS! Edge tumbles out, Buddy builds speed, but then he stops as Edge is ready. The two stare down, Edge eggs Buddy on, and Buddy kicks him. Buddy whips, Edge reverses and TOSSES Buddy out! Edge builds speed but Buddy hurries in, Edge DUMPS Buddy back out! Edge gets moving and DIVES! Down goes Buddy and the fans fire up! Edge shakes out his arms and gets to his feet as Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Edge storms his way over to Buddy at the ramp, drags him up, and sends him into the steel steps! Edge refreshes the ring count, then stalks Buddy to the barriers. Edge brings Buddy around to whip him hard into the railing! The fans fire up as Edge storms over to Buddy, CLUBS him on the back, but then Buddy kicks back! Buddy SMACKS Edge off barriers, makes him take a seat, then runs to KNEE Edge into barriers! Buddy shoves Edge down, then brings him back up to ROCK him with a forearm! Buddy puts Edge in the ring, storms his way up the steps, and then storms up to Edge. Edge throws body shots and forearms in return!

Edge has Buddy in a corner, but Buddy shoves Edge away. Buddy runs up, into a kitchen sink knee! Buddy sits up clutching his stomach, but Edge pushes him down for a cover, TWO! Buddy bails out, Edge pursues, and Edge brings Buddy around to SMACK off steel steps! Edge ROCKS Buddy with forearm after forearm, but then Buddy WRINGS Edge’s arm into the apron! Buddy rolls into the ring, Edge drags himself back up, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Buddy runs up but Edge fires hands! Edge bumps Buddy off buckles, then HOTSHOTS him! The fans rally and Edge drags himself back up, to RAM into Buddy, only for Buddy to make it a DDT!

The fans rally while both men are down. Edge and Buddy rise up, and Buddy stomps Edge to a corner. Buddy stomps a mudhole in, the fans boo and the ref counts. Buddy stomps Edge more, then CHOKES him! The ref counts and fans boo but Buddy lets off at 4. Buddy drags Edge up, snapmares and KICKS him in the back! Edge writhes while Buddy soaks up the heat. Buddy sits Edge up, runs and stops to clamp on a chinlock! Buddy grinds Edge down, almost has a Bulldog Choke, but Edge endures. The fans rally up as Edge moves around, then rises to his feet. Edge RAMS Buddy into a corner, but Buddy holds on tight!

Edge flails, pries at the hold, and he RAMS Buddy into the corner again! Buddy won’t let go, and Edge starts to fade! The fans rally up again and Edge fights up. Edge RAMS Buddy in again, gets free this time, and comes back, but into a BOOT! Buddy runs up, but into a FLAPJACK! The fans fire up while both men are down again! Buddy rolls to the apron on one side, Edge goes to another. Edge finds Buddy at the corner, but Buddy fires hands! Buddy climbs up now, but Edge resists the lift! The fans fire up as Edge throws body shots then haymakers! Buddy gives those right back, they hockey scrum right up top!

Buddy HEADBUTTS and both men fall back! They both hit apron and then the floor! The fans fire up while the ring count begins. Both men stir at 4 of 10, flounder at 5, and sit up at 7! They stand at 9 and slide in! The fans fire up as this match continues, and the two start throwing forearms! Edge gets the edge, but Buddy still hits back! Edge stands, reels Buddy in but Buddy wrenches out to shove and FOREARM! Buddy runs, but Edge follows to FOREARM! Edge runs, Buddy swings, Edge dodges, but then Buddy dodges! DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! The fans fire up again as both men are down!

The ref checks both men, Buddy sputters and has some blood in his mouth. Medics are called over, is Buddy already done for? He gets checked on while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

The ref double checks Edge, he seems alright. Buddy is still coughing for air, but there doesn’t seem to be any critical damage done, so the match continues. Both men stand, and they fire haymakers! The hockey scrum is back, Edge ROCKS Buddy then KNEES him low! Buddy backs to a corner, Edge whips him corner to corner hard! Buddy coughs for air again as he doubles over. The ref checks him, Buddy says he’s good to go so Edge digs his knee into Buddy’s face! The ref counts, Edge drags Buddy up, and Edge DECKS Buddy with a forearm! The ref again checks on Buddy, but he refuses to stay down, so Edge DECKS him again!

Buddy sits up in a daze, so Edge brings him up to DECK him again! The ref has Edge stay back to double check on Buddy, but somehow Buddy is hanging in there. Dynamite returns to single picture, and Edge CHOPS Buddy in the corner! And CHOPS again! Edge keeps Buddy standing, then climbs up the corner. Edge rains down fists and the fans count all the way to TEN! But Buddy YANKS Edge down into the buckle! And again, and again, and again! Then Buddy gets up and under Edge, for a SITOUT POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Edge survives but Buddy is too sore to be upset. The fans rally up as both men stir, and Buddy rolls his way to the apron.

Buddy drags himself up, climbs a corner, but Edge runs up to trip him up! Buddy lands on the crossbar, and then Edge BOOTS him! Edge then climbs up the corner, he CLUBS Buddy on the back again and again, and he brings Buddy to the top rope. Edge fires a few more fists, but Buddy hits back! Buddy SMACKS Edge off buckles, then goes up and over to SUNSET FLIP! Edge holds onto the ropes so Buddy lets off. Edge mule kicks Buddy right in the chest! But Buddy comes back to UPPERCUT! Buddy climbs, Edge fights the superplex and shoves him away. Buddy comes right back to try again, but he just gets more body shots!

Edge brings Buddy up, for a SUPER IMPALER!! Both men are down as Edge can’t make the cover! The fans are thunderous as Edge crawls over, cover, TWO!! Buddy survives, showing some serious toughness! The fans cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” and then fire up as Edge rises! Edge takes aim from a corner as Buddy rises up. Edge runs in, but into a KICK! And a KNEE! And another KNEE! Buddy then suplexes, JACKHAMMER!! Cover, TWO!! But into a CROSSFACE!! Buddy has Edge caught, but Edge endures and fights around. Edge reaches out, the fans rally as hard as they can, and Edge turns things into a cradle! TWO!!

Buddy swings, but into an OLYMPIC SLAM! We reach the 20 minute mark, time is running out! Edge finds the cover, TWO!! Buddy is still in this after everything he’s taken, but Edge aims to finish this. Buddy rises, Edge runs in, but Buddy sends him into buckles! Buddy then fireman’s carries, to GO TO SLEEP!! Buddy staggers back but he aims! Buddy runs up, but Edge dodges the stomp! Edge shoves and SPEARS!! Cover, EDGE WINS!

Winner: Adam “Edge” Copeland, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)

The Rated R Superstar retains, but in many ways survives this challenge! But there’s rage boiling over and he CLUBS away on Buddy! Edge goes out and looks around, and he finds two chairs! Everyone knows what Edge does with chairs, and he gets in the ring! Buddy flounders, stands, but Edge SMACKS him back down! Edge puts that chair under Buddy’s head, and then gets the other chair! Fans are torn, but is Edge really gonna do this? Edge seems to be conflicted, as well, but then the lights go out! When the lights come back up, MALAKAI BLACK is there! The Dark Father tells Edge to do it!? Do what he was going to! And even Buddy wants it!

Edge raises the chair, but then aims at Malakai! The lights go out again, and the House is gone. Was The Rated R Superstar about to give in to his darkness? Or will the guiding light of being TNT Champion help keep him safe against the House of Black?

Samoa Joe VS Isiah Kassidy!

The King of Wrestling Television may have lost his crown, but he hasn’t lost what made him champion in the first place. Will he get back on track with a win tonight? Or will Brother Zay earn a title shot (shot shot) of his own by pinning the former champion?

The bell rings and fans sing “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Zay brushes that off as he and Joe circle. They feel things out, but Zay gets back, and he grabs Joe’s towel! Zay mocks Joe, does a dance, and Joe smirks. Joe CHOKES Zay using the towel! The ref counts, Joe lets off, but Zay claws the eyes! Zay tells Joe he wants none of this! Zay runs, but Joe FLAPJACKS him! Joe then JABS! JABS! JABS! Joe fires off on Zay in the corner, then OVERHAND CHOPS! Joe applauds with the fans while Zay bails out. Joe builds speed, but he stops the dive as Zay slides in. Joe goes back to the apron but Zay runs up to triangle jump STUNNER!

Joe falls back, Zay fires up and builds speed, and Zay FLIES, but Joe just steps aside! Zay crashes ‘n’ burns as fans cheer Joe’s signature dodge! Joe drags Zay up, puts him in the ring, and the singing continues, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Joe drags Zay up, but Zay throat chops! The fans boo but Zay hobbles, runs, and flapjack DROPKICKS! Joe ends up in a corner, Zay hobbles over and rains down fists! And elbows! Zay MONKEY FLIP- NO, Joe is just too big for that! Joe puts Zay up top, HEADBUTTS, then tucks him in! MUSLCE BUSTER!! Joe drops into the cover, and wins!

Winner: Samoa Joe, by pinfall

Championship or not, Joe is still a dangerous man! Will all the champions of AEW have to watch out for Joe coming after them?

Skye Blue speaks.

“Willow Nightingale, my former best friend. You’re a damn fraud! You know last time one-on-one in that ring, I had you pinned. If it weren’t for that bald b*tch on a leash, Stokely Hathaway… And Julia and I, last time in Canada, we beat both you and Statlander in a Street Fight. So you know I have your number because I have proved it every damn week. And if you’re even half the woman that you say you are, come prove it tonight on Rampage, and put the TBS title on the line.” The Chicago Skye has made the challenge, will Willow go on a Rampage with her?