Gene Blast VS Silent Jester!

NJPW returns to Osaka for another New Beginning, but can Yota Tsuji survive still the Double IWGP Heavyweight Champion? Or will Jake Lee hit his Grand Slam?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Young Lion Sendoff: Toru Yano & Togi Makabe VS Katsuya Murashima & Shoma Kato; Yano & Makabe win.
• Hiromu Takahashi & Taiji Ishimori VS Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young; Hiromu & Taiji win.
• Shingo Takagi & “Drilla” Dan Moloney VS Great-O-Khan & HENARE; Takagi & Drilla win.
• NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Bishamon & Boltin Oleg VS TMDK; Bishamon & Oleg win and retain the titles.
• IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Gabe Kidd VS Andrade El Idolo; Andrade wins and will challenge for the title.
• David Finlay VS Callum Newman; Callum wins.
• NEVER Openweight Championship: Aaron Wolf VS Ren Narita; Ren wins and becomes the new NEVER Openweight Champion.
• IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: OSKAR & Yuto-Ice VS Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura; Oskar & Yuto win and retain the titles.
• IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji VS Jake Lee; Yota wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

NJPW mourns the loss of Tadao Yasuda.

President Hiroshi Tanahashi leads the way for Hontai, as well as other members of the locker room, out to the ring to honor the great career of the King of Debt. Yasuda passes at the age of 62, wrestling with NJPW from 1994 to 2005, winning the then vacant IWGP Heavyweight Championship in 2002 against Yuji Nagata. That would be his only NJPW title reign, moving on to HUSTLE Wrestling, which is no longer active, and Yasuda would retire in 2011. He may be a one hit wonder, but he was clearly a great friend to his peers, as we see Makabe and Yano tear up a bit during the moment of silence and ten ring bell salute.

Hiromu Takahashi & Taiji Ishimori VS Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young!

It has been confirmed already that win, lose or draw, the Ticking Timebomb’s time in NJPW has come to an end. Nothing lasts for ever, and the same goes for this incredible ride. Will the Unbound Company be able to see Hiromu off with a smile? Or will the Crown of Fire and #DangerousJAY ruin it all out of spite?

Akira is already getting in Taiji’s face, as well as Hiromu’s face, but the ref has him cool off. The teams sort out and after the Unbound fist bump, Hiromu starts against Akira. The fans all cheer “HI-RO-MU! HI-RO-MU!” But then Akira slides out, and Jakob steps in, so Hiromu thinks they tagged out. But then Jakob BLASTS Taiji and Akira CLOBBERS Hiromu! The fans boo but the Empire soaks up the heat. They stomp Hiromu around, CHOP him, then push the ref aside. They double whip but Hiromu grabs ropes! Taiji jumps in and BOOTS Akira down! Then he sends Jakob to Hiromu for a mule kick.

Hiromu & Taiji double whip Jakob, but Jakob ducks their lariats! Jakob comes back but Hiromu SHOVES Taiji into him! Then Hiromu picks Taiji up for the assisted RANA! The fans fire up as the functional dysfunctional is back! Hiromu gives a thumbs up, then he whips Taiji, only for Taiji to reverse! Hiromu SPLASHES Jakob, then Taiji DOUBLE KNEES! Snapmare and DOUBLE BASEMENT DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Jakob survives but Hiromu tags Taiji. The fans rally for Bone Soldier as he bumps Jakob off buckles. Taiji whips corner to corner, but Akira anchors him! Jakob LARIATS Taiji, then puts him in the Tree of Woe!

Akira BLASTS Hiromu, then he runs corner to corner to basement DROPKICK! Taiji falls out of the Tree, Jakob hurries to cover, TWO! The fans rally for Taiji, but Akira sends Hiromu into railing! Akira soaks up more heat while Jakob drags Taiji up. Jakob turns Taiji for the NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Taiji toughs it out, but Jakob wrenches the arm. Tag to Akira and they double whip. They DOUBLE ELBOW Taiji down, then Jakob SLIDING KICKS! Akira STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cocky cover, TWO! Akira talks trash while he rains down fists, but the ref reprimands. Akira stops to drag Taiji up.

Taiji fires body shots but Akira bumps him off buckles. Akira slaps Taiji around, Taiji slaps back, and the fans fire up for the slap fight! But then Akira kicks and stomps Taiji down! Akira digs his knees into Taiji’s face, and he doesn’t stop as the ref counts! The ref backs Akira off, but Akira just rolls and runs in, basement DROPKICK! Taiji sputters and Akira pushes him to a cover, TWO! The fans rally up for Taiji but Akira BLASTS Hiromu again! Akira mocks Taiji to crawl and tag him in. Taiji fires a body shot! Taiji CLAWS Akira’s eyes, but Hiromu is still down! Jakob runs in and CLOBBERS Taiji! The fans boo but Jakob drags Taiji back and stomps him down.

The fans rally for Taiji while Jakob & Akira mug him. Akira CHOSP Taiji, then he and Jakob double whip. But Taiji crisscrosses them into each other! Taiji reels Akira in and catches Jakob, COMPLETE SHOT DDT COMBO! The fans fire up and Taiji crawls, hot tag to Hiromu! Hiromu rallies with CROSSBODY after CROSSBODY! But then Akira kicks low! The Empire double whips again but Hiromu just DOUBLE CROSSBODIES! The fans fire up for Hiromu and he runs at Akira in the corner! LARIAT, snapmare, then basement- NO, Akira dodges the dropkick! Hiromu dodges the lariat, kicks low, then uses the ref for the assisted RANA!

The fans cheer and Hiromu gives the ref a thumbs up. Then Hiromu runs up to LARIAT, snapmare, and basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! The fans rally behind Hiromu, and he shouts, “Moto!” The fans join in for one last “MOTO! MOTO! MOTO!” Hiromu reels Akira in but Akira fights the suplex! Akira CHOPS, but Hiromu tells him “MOTO!” Akira CHOPS again, “MOTO!” CHOP! MOTO! Akira pie faces Hiromu, so Hiromu CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Akira blocks one and BITES the hand! The ref reprimands and the fans boo, but then Akira slips around to spin Hiromu, SPEEDFIRE! Cover, Taiji breaks it!

Jakob storms in and TOSSES Taiji! Akira gets Hiromu up, vows to end this, and NOVA- NO! Hiromu ducks the knees and fireman’s carries! “BYE BYE!” Hiromu puts Akira on the apron! Hiromu runs, but into a SLINGSHOT CUTTER! Akira is all fire dup, and he runs, but into a POP-UP POWERBOMB! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Akira and Hiromu crawl, reach out, hot tags to Jakob and Taiji! Taiji dodges Jakob to fire forearms back and forth with him! Taiji gets the edge, but Jakob stomps a foot and KNEE LIFTS! But Taiji BOOTS in return! Taiji whips, Jakob reverses, but Taiji handsprings, only for Akira to catch him!

Akira feeds Taiji to Jakob’s forearm! Then a SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Jakob reels Taiji in for ANARCHY! Cover, Hiromu breaks it! The fans cheer but Akira TOSSES Hiromu out! Jakob has the legs and he steps through! Taiji kicks free of the Sharpshooter, then rises up. Taiji dodges a lariat to ZIGZAG! The fans fire up as Taiji decides to show off. Hiromu jumps in, they send Jay to a corner, LARIAT and ELBOW! Then a feed to a SUPERKICK! JUMP KNEE! Hiromu swings Jakob around for Taiji to gut wrench! CIPHER UTAKI! Cover, Akira breaks it! Hiromu stands Akira up but Akira ENZIGIRIS! But Taiji SUPERKICKS!

Hiromu fireman’s carries Akira, TIMEBOMB 1.5! The fans fire up with Hiromu as he runs up on Jakob. Jakob TOSSES Hiromu, dodges Taiji, roll up with tights, TWO! Taiji ducks ‘n’ dodges to LA MYSTICA! Into the BONE LOCK!! Jakob scrambles forward but Taiji rolls him back! BONE LOCK!! Jakob TAPS, Unbound Company wins!!

Winners: Hiromu Takahashi & Taiji Ishimori, by pinfall

Akira is shocked, but Taiji managed to break through and take this win! Hiromu’s final match in NJPW is a win, and he hugs it out with his long time rival as thanks for making it so. But then sore loser Akira attacks! The fans boo as Akira throws Hiromu down and throws down fists! Young Lions get in there but Akira shoves them all away! The fans boo more but Akira says boo Hiromu, HE’S the one leaving! Akira then grabs a chair and brings it into the ring! And another chair! Akira is plotting something vicious here as he JAMS Hiromu right up! The fans boo more, but Akira puts the chair around Hiromu’s neck!

Akira grabs the second chair and he takes aim! The fans boo, but ROBBIE X is here! Mr. Extreme snatches the chair, then handsprings for LETHAL INJECTION X!! Then Hiromu gets up, HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER!! The fans cheer as Akira is sent tumbling in retreat! Robbie and Taiji help Hiromu to his feet, and they celebrate together. Akira is furious, but will he just have to accept he will never get to ruin Hiromu’s legacy? As for Hiromu, where will he go now that he’s a free agent exploring the great unknown?

Shingo Takagi & “Drilla” Dan Moloney VS Great-O-Khan & HENARE!

Unbound Company scored first over The United Empire, but this is about settling a different score. The War Dragons want to tear down the Dominator & Mauler, but will they make the series 2-0? Or will Khan & Henare tie things up in the second?

The teams sort out and #Khanare just attacks! They TOSS Drilla then mug Takagi! The bell rings while the fans boo, but Khan & Henare continue to mug Takagi. They double whip, but Takagi grabs ropes! Takagi RUNS Khan over, scoop SLAMS Henare, and the fans cheer again. Takagi tags Drilla and they JAB Henare. They double whip, then DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans cheer again and the War Dragons start up the “OI! WOOF!” The fans join in, “OI! WOOF! OI! WOOF!” ELBOW DROP and DOUBLE STOMPS! Cover, TWO! Henare toughs it out but Drilla drags him back up. But Henare CHOPS!

Drilla frowns but the fans cheer him on. Drilla CHOPS back and Henare nods. Henare CHOPS, Drilla CHOPS, and repeat! The fans rally as the CHOPS keep going, faster and faster, harder and harder! Drilla fires up and he CHOPS again! And again! And again! Henare shakes it off to CHOP! Drilla sputters while Henare dusts himself off. Henare swings again but Drilla ducks it! Ripcord, but Henare blocks the chop to KICK the bad arm! Henare then RAMS Drilla, and POP-UP SAMOAN DROPS on the return! Henare BLASTS Takagi then SENTONS Drilla! Henare is all fired up and the fans cheer. Khan even sends Takagi into railing!

Henare HEADBUTTS Drilla, bumps him off buckles, then tags Khan. Khan drags Drilla to the corner and wraps the bad arm around the ropes! The fans boo but Henare keeps the ref distracted. Khan presses a chair into the bad arm, then has another chair! Khan grins before he CON-CHAIR-TOS the arm!! Then he SMACKS Takagi down for good measure! The fans boo again but Khan just tunes it out. Khan drags Drilla up, puts him in the ring, and covers, TWO! Khan kicks Drilla around, taunts him, but Drilla CHOPS and ROCKS Khan! But Khan Mongolian Chops back! Khan runs, but Drilla hurdles, ducks down, then DROPKICKS!

The fans fire up while both men are down! Khan and Drilla crawl, hot tag to Takagi! The fans cheer as the Rampaging Dragon runs up on Khan. Takagi blocks a boot and LARIATS through! Then he JABS and CHOPS on repeat! Henare CLUBS Takagi, the fans boo, but Henare & Khan regroup. They double whip Takagi, but he ducks their lariats to send Khan into Henare! Then a clinch, kick, and COMPLETE SHOT DDT COMBO! Then DOUBLE LARIATS! Cover on Khan, TWO! Takagi gets Osaka fired up, but Khan CLOBBERS him before the catchphrase even begins! Khan then puts some stank on the Mongolian Chops!

Khan Mongolian Chops again! Then he winds up, but Takagi blocks the third! Takagi uses the Mongolian Chops! Takagi ELBOWS Khan, JABS, and YUKON LARIATS! Cover, but Henare breaks it! Drilla kicks Henare and CHOPS him to the corner. Drilla CHOPS again, then Takagi has Khan. The War Dragons whip Khan & Henare into each other, then they stereo scoop SLAM! Takagi & Drilla climb, WRESTLING SUMMIT ELBOWS! The fans cheer and now Takagi gets Osaka fired up! “TOKI GA KITA!” The fans fire up and join in for “OI! OI! OI!” Tag to Drilla and they focus on Khan, RAM LARIAT COMBO!

Drilla brings Khan around, but Khan fights the double pump handle! Khan SHOVES Drilla into Takagi, then BOOTS Drilla down! The fans rally while Khan crawls, hot tag to Henare! Henare snarls and storms up on Drilla. Henare CHOPS and CLUBS again and again! Then he whips corner to corner, runs in at Drilla, NATIVE KNEE! Then the RUGBY KICK! Cover, TWO! Drilla survives, but Khan BOOTS Takagi down! Khan & Henare coordinate as Drilla rises up. IRON RIGHT into the RAMPAGE SPEAR! Then they get Drilla up, ASSISTED POWERBOMB! Cover, but Takagi breaks it! The fans fire up but Khan IRON RIGHTS to the body!

Khan TOSSES Takagi and the fans rally up again. Khan beats up on Takagi while Drilla and Henare rise. Drilla fires forearms with Henare back and forth, then Drilla gets the edge with boxing elbows! Drilla roars, runs, but Henare ducks a lariat to hit a SAIDO! But Drilla’s right up! He ducks one lariat, but not the BLINDSIDE! Henare hauls Drilla up, but Drilla fights the lift! Takagi and Henare DOUBLE LARIAT! Takagi JABS, HEADBUTTS, and Drilla GORES!! The fans fire up again as the War Dragons double pump handle! But Henare fights free! Khan runs in but Drilla SUPERKICKS Khan first! Now Takagi and Drilla each have a man!

DRILLA KILLA on Khan, BURNING DRAGON on Henare! The fans fire up again, and Takagi runs, PUMPING BOMBER on Henare! War Dragons fist bump, then they double pump handle! WAR DRAGON DRIVER!! Cover, War Dragons win!!

Winners: Shingo Takagi & “Drilla” Dan Moloney, by pinfall

And with that, Unbound Company is 2-0 already! But will this defeat humble Henare and Khan once and for all? Can the rest of the Unbound continue this momentum through the night?

Wait, Drilla grabs the mic to address the fans. Drilla says in Japanese, “Everyone… I want to thank you. Because… I HAVE RENEWED WITH NJPW!” Even Takagi is shocked! We thought Drilla was taking his leave like Hiromu, but no! He’s staying right here! Drilla wants to keep running wild in NJPW, and he even wants in on New Japan Cup! The fans cheer that! Takagi even adds, “Oi, oi, oi! Whoever retires or quits, all we’re gonna do is keep on fighting in this ring!” The fans cheer that, too! Will this New Beginning lead to bigger and better things for the War Dragons, the Unbound Company, and NJPW as a whole?

NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Bishamon & Boltin Oleg VS TMDK!

From falling short in the Tornado Ranbo to winning these titles on the Road to New Beginning, to then winning the best-of-three singles matches, Hirooki Goto, Yoshi-Hashi and the big man from Kazakhstan were able to #TurnItAllAround. But will they keep the momentum going here in Osaka? Or will Zack Sabre Jr, Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson prove The Mighty Don’t Kneel?

The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see whose reign continues through the New Beginning!

The trios sort out, and the fans cheer as Oleg steps up against Hartley. The bell rings and both big men fire up! They run in and RAM shoulders! And RAM shoulders! And RAM shoulders again! Oleg and Hartley stare down, the fans rally up, and Hartley runs the ropes to RAM Oleg! Oleg stays up and shakes that off. Oleg runs now, and he RAMS Hartley! Hartley steps back, but he returns to CHOP! Oleg CHOPS in return! The CHOPS keep going, but then Hartley kicks and UPPERCUTS! Hartley runs, but Oleg RUNS him over! Oleg BLASTS Oiwa, but ZSJ catches him to a HANGING ARMBAR! The ref counts, but Hartley scoop SLAMS Hashi!

Hartley BLASTS Goto while ZSJ lets Oleg go. Hartley runs up and CLOBBERS Oleg! The fans cheer and Hartley says “Jackson Number One!” Hartley reels Oleg in for a stalling suplex! Cover, TWO! Tag to ZSJ and ZSJ goes right to work on Oleg’s bad arm! ZSJ twists, isolates, and STOMPS the elbow! Oleg writhes but ZSJ drags him over to tag in Oiwa. They have double toeholds, then Oiwa floats to get the arm. Oiwa wrenches and whips to then DROPKICK Oleg! The fans cheer and Oiwa covers, TWO! Oiwa storms up on Oleg, drags him around, and wrenches to a wristlock. Oiwa hammerlocks the arm and RAMS Oleg into buckles!

Oiwa runs and SPLASHES Oleg! Then he whips corner to corner, but Oiwa reverses! Oleg clinches, but Oiwa fights the lift! They go around and around, and Oleg BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES Oiwa! The fans fire up while both men are down! Olega crawls, hot tag to Goto! The Fierce Warrior BLASTS ZSJ and ELBOWS Hartley, but Hartley doesn’t budge! Oiwa runs in but Goto sends him into Hartley! Goto waistlocks but Oiwa fires elbows. Oiwa runs but Goto follows, and Goto LARIATS Oiwa down! ZSJ runs in but Goto kicks him first! Snap suplex onto Oiwa! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as Oiwa toughs it out.

Goto drags Oiwa up and fireman’s carries, but Oiwa CLUBS free. Goto ROCKS Oiwa, Oiwa ROCKS Goto, and repeat! The forearms keep going, then Oiwa gets the edge! Oiwa runs, but Goto catches him, spins him, and URA G T R! Then Goto runs, but DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Oiwa swings, Goto blocks, but Oiwa DISCUS LARIATS! Then ZSJ runs in and BOOTS Hashi down! Oiwa & ZSJ drag Goto up, double whip, and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Hartley steps in and he SPLASHES down! ZSJ and Oiwa set up, NECK TWIST AND SPLASH! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Goto survives, but Oiwa fires back up!

Oiwa gut wrenches Goto, but Hashi SUPERKICKS him down! ZSJ BOOTS Hashi! Oleg SHOTGUNS ZSJ! The fans fire up as now Hartley and Oleg DOUBLE LARIAT! They keep moving, and they DOUBLE LARIAT! The “kaiju” fall and the fans fire back up! Oiwa and Goto rise, and Goto runs in! Oiwa dodges, waistlocks, and ZSJ ENZIGIRIS! Oiwa rolls for the CHAOS THEORY! Cover, TWO! Goto survives but Oiwa drags Goto back up. Oiwa winds up, runs the ropes, and spins for THE- NO, Goto ducks The Grip to fireman’s carry! USHIGOROSHI! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Goto crawls, as does Oiwa, hot tags to ZSJ and Hashi!

The Headhunter LARIATS The Front Man down! Then he hauls ZSJ up to lift and RUNNING POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! ZSJ survives but the fans fire up with Hashi! Hashi drags ZSJ back up, hooks the leg, but ZSJ fights the lift! ZSJ has the arm and he wrangles Hashi into the DISARMER! Then ZSJ hooks the other arm, and steps over it! INVERTED CLARKY CAT! Hashi endures, but ZSJ even hooks a leg! The fans rally harder, and Hashi powers his way to the ROPEBREAK! ZSJ lets go in frustration but the fans continue to cheer. ZSJ paces while Hashi sits up, and ZSJ runs in! PENALTY- NO, Hashi blocks the kick!

ZSJ fires fast hands, but Hashi SUPERKICKS! Hashi then reels ZSJ in, full nelsons, but ZSJ fights free of Karma! Wrench and BOOT to the arm, then he wrenches and PELES the other arm! UPPERCUT! PENALTY KICK! But Hashi pops up! LARIAT!! Both men are down again and the fans are thunderous! ZSJ sits up and he turns towards the Mighty corner. Hot tag to Hartley, and Oiwa BLASTS Oleg! TMDK gets Hashi up and whips him to a corner. Oiwa runs in and SPLASHES! Hartley runs in and SPLASHES! Feed to the TENZAN PLEX! Then Hartley adds a SENTON! Cover, but Oleg breaks it with a deadlift! But Hartley switches! GERMAN SUPLEX!

Oleg stands, but Oiwa LARIATS him up and out! Hartley runs up on Hashi, SPLASH in the corner! Hartley brings Hashi around, but Hashi LARIATS! Hartley doesn’t budge, and he LARIATS Hashi down! Hartley hauls Hashi back up, fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY BOMB!! Cover, TWO?!? Hashi survives and the fans are thunderous! Hartley drags Hashi up but Hashi drags him into a cradle! TWO!! Hartley escapes, but we see Goto & Oleg send Oiwa into railing! Hashi ROCKS and CHOPS Hartley, then roars as he runs! LARIAT! Hartley doesn’t budge, and he runs! Goto jumps in for DOUBLE LARIATS! But Hartleyu still stays up!

Hartley runs again, but now Oleg jumps in! Oleg LARIATS Hartley down! Oiwa gets Oleg, wrenches, and ZSJ wrenches! They wrench and wrench and wrench the arms, then switch, but Oleg ROCKS them both! ZSJ jumps on, but into a fireman’s carry! VERDICT!! Then a fireman’s carry on Oiwa, SNAP KAMIKAZE!! But Hartley EHADBUTTS Oleg down! Bishamon kicks and whips Hartley, but he DOUBLE LARIATS them down!! Osaka is thunderous as Hartley LARIATS Oleg! But Hashi SUPERKICKS Hartley! Oleg RAMS Hartley into a corner! Goto runs in and MURAMASA! Feed to Hashi for the CODE BREAKER!

Goto dragon sleepers, Hashi has the legs, and Oleg gets running! DEIMIN!! Cover, BISHAMON & OLEG WIN!

Winners: Bishamon & Boltin Oleg, by pinfall (still NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions)

It was truly a mighty battle, but Hontai’s trio continues to be the mightiest! They leave TMDK behind BARS, but who will be next to challenge them?

IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Gabe Kidd VS Andrade El Idolo!

The Unbound Company already leads 2-0 on the night, but this is much more than faction warfare. The Mad Man wants another shot at his friend and rival, Yota Tsuji, but The Benefactor just wants world domination. Andrade is also scheduled for a #1 contender’s match at AEW Grand Slam Australia, will he be bringing another golden ticket with him? Or will Gabe prove Andrade ain’t #WarReady?

The bell rings and the fans rally as the two stare down. Gabe smiles as the fans are on his side, but Andrade also smirks. Gabe then mocks the Ingobernables fist and makes it a middle finger. The two circle, tie up, and Andrade headlocks. Gabe powers up but can’t power out as Andrade holds tight. Gabe tries again and powers out of the hold, and the two RAM each other! Andrade eggs Gabe on so Gabe runs and RAMS him again! They start shoving, then they throw forearms! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth. Gabe gets the edge, but Andrade fights the clinch! Andrade waistlocks but Gabe switches!

Andrade fights the lift, switches with Gabe, but Gabe switches again. Gabe shoves Andrade, but Andrade tranquilos in the ropes! Gabe sits cross-legged to represent the Dojo! The fans cheer, and Andrade runs up! Andrade ducks a lariat, but Gabe catches the hurdle for a POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer Gabe on as he brings Andrade to the ropes. Gabe barks and the fans bark back. Gabe suplexes Andrade, but Andrade lands safe on the apron! Gabe blocks a shot to STRAIGHT RIGHT! Then he runs side to side to LARIAT Andrade down! Gabe builds speed and he fakes Andrade out! A very Naito move!

Gabe then runs outside and he BOOTS Andrade down! The fans cheer and Gabe drags Andrade up. Gabe UPPERCUTS Andrade, puts him on the apron, then climbs up after him. Gabe reels Andrade in, but Andrade fights the lift! Andrade BACKDROPS Gabe onto the apron! Gabe flops to the floor, and Andrade stretches out his back before he fetches the War Dog. Andrade stands Gabe up just to CHOP him back down. Gabe coughs and sputters but Andrade drags him into the ring. Andrade then goes up the corner, but Gabe UPPERCUTS him first! Gabe climbs up but Andrade ROCKS him! And ROCKS him!

Gabe eggs Andrade on, Andrade fires another shot, but Gabe UPPERCUTS! The fans fire up as Gabe climbs! Andrade fights the suplex, fires body shots, but Gabe HEADBUTTS! Gabe goes tot he very top, but Andrade trips him! Gabe is in the Tree of Woe, so Andrade give shim WOE- NO! Gabe avoids the stomps! Gabe dodges Andrade, Andrade goes up and out, Gabe runs back in but Andrade ROCKS Gabe! Gabe shakes that off and comes back, but into a GAMANGIRI! Gabe flops against the ropes, but Andrade brings him around. The fans get worried as Andrade aims for the outside! The ref says don’t, but Andrade suplexes! Gabe lands safe on the apron!

Gabe tries to suplex but Andrade resists. Gabe HEADBUTTS him again, then fireman’s carries! But Andrade fights with elbows! Andrade dragon sleepers for a BACKBREAKER and FINAL CUT to the apron! The fans rally while Gabe is down but Andrade steps into the ring. Andrade builds speed and TRIANGLE JUMP TORNILLOS! Down goes Gabe and the fans fire up again! Andrade flexes, then he brings Gabe up. Andrade puts Gabe in, then he climbs the corner, DROPDOWN MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Gabe survives and the fans cheer, but Andrade vows to be the Global Champion! The fans applaud as Andrade winds up to CHOP!

Andrade snapmares Gabe and runs to basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Gabe snarls as he toughs it out and the fans cheer him on. Andrade drags Gabe up for a fireman’s carry but Gabe sunset flips it! TWO, and DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Both men wobble, then they go forehead to forehead. Andrade fires a forearm and Gabe staggers around. Gabe shakes it off and fires back! Andrade fires another forearm, Gabe fires back, but Andrade fires boxing elbows! Gabe fires palm strikes! Now it’s a SLAP fight! They SLAP and SLAP and the fans fire up! Andrade gets the edge, but Gabe ROCKS Andrade! Gabe fires up, runs in, but into a BOOT!

Gabe still LARIATS through! The fans bark with Gabe, he whips corner to corner, then rebound to SMACK him off buckles! Gabe LARIATS Andrade down! The fans fire up and bark with Gabe. Gabe brings the kneepad down, and he runs up to O- NO, Andrade dodges the knee! Then he comes back, but Gabe stops the Shadow Elbow to SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Andrade stays in this and the fans fire up again. Gabe huffs ‘n’ puffs as he drags Andrade back up. Gabe reels Andrade in, suplexes, but Andrade blocks it to snap suplex! That’s just Uno Amigo! Andrade suplexes for Dos Amigos! And then some Latino Heat before THREE AMIGOS! Cover, TWO!

The fans cheer as Gabe survives again. Andrade grins as he drags Gabe into the drop zone. Andrade goes up the corner, MOONSAULT DOUBLE! Cover, TWO! Gabe survives again and now Andrade is frustrated. Gabe rolls to a corner but Andrade pounds the mat. The fans clap along, Andrade goes corner to corner, but Gabe avoids the knees! Gabe gets moving, COMEBACKER LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Andrade survives and Gabe headbutts the mat to fire up. The fans bark along again, he drags Andrade up, but Andrade is a ragdoll. Gabe flips him off again, then stands him up. But Andrade fires a forearm! Gabe fires back!

Andrade CHOPS Gabe, Gabe CHOPS back! Andrade CHOPS again and Gabe drops to his knees! The fans rally, and Gabe JABS! HEADBUTT! HEADBUTT! Then he ROCKS Andrade with an elbow! Gabe runs, but Andrade DROPKICKS him down! The fans cheer as Gabe flounders to the corner. Andrade pounds the mat again and the fans clap along. Andrade goes corner to corner and CIEN KNEES! Andrade drags Gabe to a cover, TWO! Gabe survives but Andrade drags him right up. Andrade underhooks but Gabe wrenches free! Gabe hooks arms, spins Andrade, and PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Andrade survives and the fans fire up!

Gabe roars as he goes back to the corner. Gabe waits on Andrade, then runs in, O- NO! Andrade trips Gabe, steps through, but Gabe cradle counters! TWO, and SHADOW ELBOW! Andrade hurries to underhook, THE MESSAGE!! Cover, ANDRADE WINS!!

Winner: Andrade El Idolo, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship)

And with that, Andrade is now poised to go after Yota Tsuji’s other title. Will Andrade also secure his shot at the AEW World Championship and begin his world domination? Or will having a divided focus jeopardize both opportunities? Surprisingly, he shows respect to Gabe by holding out his hand. Gabe slaps it away and takes his leave instead. What will it take for The Mad Man to be back in the title conversation?

David Finlay w/ Gedo VS Callum Newman w/ Zane Jay!

This one has been a long time coming. The Rebel led his War Dogs against Will Ospreay’s United Empire and they won that first and most brutal Dog Pound Cage Match. But now, The Prince is in charge, and instead of vowing vengeance for the Aerial Assassin, he wants to prove that HE is the most ruthless man in New Japan! Will Callum dethrone the Savage King? Or will Finlay prove that NJPW will always need The Rebel?

The bell rings and both men run right up! Callum BOOTS but then the forearms fly! The fans fire up as the shots are fast ‘n’ furious! Finlay fires a flurry, but Callum throat chops! And throat chops! Callum pulls Finlay’s hair, fires forearms, then whips. But Finlay reverses to TACKLE Callum tot he outside! Then he RAMS Callum into railing! Finlay whips Callum into more railing! The fans cheer as Finlay stands Callum up, and Finlay ROCKS Callum! They go into the crowd now, and Finlay CLUBS Callum! Callum BODY BLOWS! Finlay pokes Callum in the eye! Then Finlay whips Callum into the wall!

Finlay pretends to conduct the choir as the fans cheer, then he stands Callum up. Finlay cravats Callum for a neck wrench and brings him back to ringside. The fans rally but the ref reprimands. Finlay SMACKS Callum off the apron, then pushes him in the ring. Finlay barks and the fans bark with him. Finlay runs in and UPPERCUTS! Callum sputters while Finlay reels him in, but Callum snap suplexes Finlay into buckles! The fans rally for Finlay while he slumps down in the corner. Callum rises up, runs back in, and he DROPKICKS Finlay back down! Finlay sputters again but the fans continue to cheer him on.

Callum drags Finlay from the corner, flexes over him, then kicks him around. Callum snapmares Finlay, sits him up, and KICKS him in the back! Callum pushes Finlay back down, kneeling cover, TWO! Finlay and Callum throw scrappy forearms, and Callum ROCKS Finlay! Callum puts Finlay in a corner, CLAWS at his face, but the ref reprimands. The fans boo but Callum stops as the ref counts. Callum SPITS at Osaka, then goes back to Finlay. Callum snapmares Finlay and clamps on a chinlock. Finlay endures, maybe even bites at Callum’s arm, but Callum pulls Finlay’s hair and squeezes tighter.

The fans rally up and Gedo coaches Finlay up. Finlay rises, fires body shots, then ROCKS Callum! Callum KNEES Finlay again and again, but then Finlay blocks one! Callum fires forearms and frees himself, only to run into the IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up while Callum writhes. Finlay smiles as he hears the fans cheer him on. Finlay kips up and the fans cheer! Finlay goes back to Callum and stomps a mudhole into him! Finlay CLUBS and HAMMERS and BITES Callum! The ref counts, Finlay stops, and the fans rally as Finlay stands Callum up. The fans bark with Finlay again, and he LARIATS Callum again and again!

The ref reprimands but FInlay goes to TEN, then the BROKEN ARROW! The fans fire up while Finlay flexes. Finlay then runs up and LARIATS Callum and himself up and out! Finlay lands on his feet and he brings Callum back up. X-PLEX on the apron! Callum flops back down, Finlay looms over him, but Zane Jay storms up. Zane says back off his guy, but Finlay kicks low and whips him away! Zane stops from hitting railing, but Finlay CLOBBERS him over the railing! The fans cheer and Finlay says that was too easy. Finlay goes back to Callum and he opens the gate. Finlay brings Callum back out to the crowd!

Finlay lifts Callum, and runs to POST BOMB him!! Callum writhes on the floor while the fans cheer Finlay! Finlay then lets the ring count handle this. Callum is still down at 9 of 20 but starts to sit up. Finlay tells the ref to hold on, and Finlay goes out to fetch Callum. Callum tries to grab at Abe-san but Finlay puts him in the ring. Finlay then lifts Callum, CANADIAN HAMMER! Cover, TWO! Callum survives but Finlay is perhaps more amused than anything. The fans continue to cheer Finlay on, and he drags Callum up for crossface forearms! Gedo cheers, the fans bark, and Finlay says one more! Crossface forearm!

Callum sputters but Finlay tells him this is why he’s the Savage King! Finlay bends fingers, JAMS them into the mat, then crossface- NO, Callum blocks the forearm! Finlay kicks the legs, runs, but Callum avoids the basement lariat! Callum RAMS and BODY BLOWS in return! Then PENALTY KICKS! The fans rally for Finlay while he sputters, but Callum eggs him on. Finlay sits up, Callum winds up, and Callum KICKS Finlay back down! Callum mocks Finlay, runs from a corner, and he PENALTY KICKS Finlay back down! Stacked cover, TWO! A bit cocky from Callum there but the fans cheer for Finlay. Callum mocks the Too Sweet, then vows to end this.

Callum tells Osaka to shut up, they’re all idiots. EXCALI- NO, Finlay dodges, backslides, and rolls through, INTO OBLIVION! Cover, TWO! Callum survives but the fans continue to cheer Finlay on! Finlay lifts Callum for a BUCKLE BOMB! But Callum SHOTGUNS!? But Finlay BLINDSIDE LARIATS! And then the lift for a POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Callum survives again but the fans continue to cheer Finlay! Finlay slashes his throat as he vows to end this! Finlay drags Callum up, suplexes, but Callum knees free! Callum suplexes, but Finlay cradle counters! TWO, and Finlay suplexes for OVER- NO! Callum blocks!

Finlay CLUBS away on Callum, fires off forearms, then ROLLING ELBOWS! But Callum ROCKS Finlay in return! And then ROLLING ELBOWS! Finlay wobbles, Callum DECKS him! Finlay flops against Callum but Callum brings him back up! The fans rally as hard as they can for Finlay, but Callum hooks the leg, FIRE- NO, Finlay flips through, gator rolls, but Callum suplexes! OVERKILL!! And EXCALIBUR!! The fans rally for Finlay even harder but he sputters as he sits back up. Callum EXCALIBURS again!! Cover, but Callum picks Finlay up!? The fans boo as Callum is toying with Finlay now!

Callum undoes his wrist tape to show off the tattoo on his wrist: The crown of the United Empire! Finlay flips Callum off, but Callum kisses the crown before he LARIATS Finlay! Then Callum hits THE PRINCE’S CURSE! Cover, Callum wins!!

Winner: Callum Newman, by pinfall

Callum mocks the Too Sweet, then makes Finlay kiss the crown. The Prince stands over the Savage King, crowning himself the most dangerous man in NJPW! But will Callum look to truly take the throne for his own?

As for Finlay, Gedo is there as he sits up. The fans cheer Finlay on as he stands back up, and Finlay takes a deep bow! It was rumored, and it would seem those rumors were true. This is Finlay’s last match in NJPW for the foreseeable future! He hugs it out with Gedo, then even goes to commentary to say goodbye to his dysfunctional teammate, Hiromu, on commentary. But both men are on parallel paths as they go out into the great unknown. Where will The Rebel’s journey take him next?

Hiroshi Tanahashi goes to the ring!

President Ace brings a folder with him, and he takes this time to make a special announcement. He thanks the fans for selling out the arena tonight, and he has some good news! WrestleKingdom was also a great night with a sold out Tokyo Dome, also airing on Asahi Network TV for the first time in 20 years. The event and the broadcast were an immense success. Because of that success, he can make this announcement! On June 14th in Osaka-Jo Hall, Dominion will be on Japanese television NATIONWIDE! Because of that, Tanahashi hopes they can sell out Osaka-Jo, so make sure you all can either get your tickets or watch from home this Summer!

The fans are very happy to hear more big things are happening for Osaka and NJPW! Will Dominion be the biggest show of the Summer for 2026?

NEVER Openweight Championship: Aaron Wolf VS Ren Narita!

The gold medalist judoka went from debuting at WrestleKingdom 20 to winning this title on his first try! NJPW is now on #WolfTime, but the House of Torture looks to change that just as quickly! Will the Souled Out Son of Strong Style ruin Wolf’s career before it his rookie year is even over? Or will Wolf NEVER give in to the darkness?

Oh but of course The House attacks Wolf during his entrance! Douki, Sho, AND Yujiro Takahashi beat Wolf down on the ramp! The fans boo but Ren smiles ear to ear like the snake he is. Yujiro whips Wolf into railing! Then Sho & Douki whip Wolf into more railing! The ref can’t do anything as Dick Togo keeps him anchored in the corner, but this isn’t even a match yet anyway! The House finally puts Wolf in the ring and the bell rings! The ref must not have any idea what was happening to let this start! Ren goes up, HELL- NO, Wolf dodges the knee! Fireman’s carry and DEATH VALLEY BOMB!

The fans fire up for Wolf as he reels Ren in, but Ren grabs the ref by the shirt! The ref slaps Ren’s hand away, but Ren BOOTS the ref during the ANGLE SLAM! Cover, but no one is there to count! Instead, The House just attacks Wolf again! The fans boo but they whip Wolf to the corner. Sho runs up, but Wolf CLOBBERS him! SAYANAGI for Yujiro! SAYANAGI for Douki! SAYANAGI again for Douki! Wolf roars and the fans fire up! But then Dick SHOVES Wolf! Wolf just gets mad, but Ren LOW BLOWS Wolf! The fans boo but Ren hits the DOUBLE CROSSER! Cover, TWO!! Wolf survives and Ren is upset with the ref!

But Ren is just distracting the ref from the SPOILER’S CHOKER! The fans boo but Wolf is vulnerable! Ren goes up, up, and HELL’S GULLOTINE!! Cover, REN WINS!!

Winner: Ren Narita, by pinfall (NEW NEVER Openweight Champion)

It took the entire House to do it, but they brought down the big bad Wolf! They even stand Wolf back up so Ren can CLOBBER Wolf with the belt! And they stomp away on Wolf, until Hontai rushes out here! Too little too late, unfortunately. Will NJPW ever learn to NEVER trust the House of Torture?

IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: OSKAR & Yuto-Ice VS Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura!

While neither team won World Tag League 2025, the Knock Out Brothers still beat The Roughneck and Heat Storm in the round robin. However, Shota & Yuya overcame Taichi & Tomohiro Ishii to earn this second chance, will this be their time to shine? Or will Oskar & Ice simply knock them out once and for all?

These teams don’t wait for introductions, they throw hands the moment the champs are in the ring! Oskar CLUBS Shota and TOSSES him out while Yuya and Yuto fire shots back and forth! The fans fire up as Oskar keeps after Shota! Yuya TACKLES Yuto, goes for an arm, and the bell finally rings! Yuto fights up but Yuya wrenches and drags him down! Oskar sends Shota into railing while Yuto ROCKS Yuya. Yuto KICKS away in the corner, but he stops as the ref counts. Then Yuto SOBATS and sits Yuya down. The fans fire up as Yuto gets gangsta! “BOMBACLAT!” And DOUBLE KNEES! Yuto drags Yuya out to rain down forearms!

Yuto brings Yuya around and bumps him off Oskar’s boot! Yuto ROCKS Yuya again and again, then Oskar tags in to back him off. Oskar steps in but Yuya BLASTS Yuto! Oskar CLUBS Yuya, brings him around, and CHOPS him down! The fans cheer as Oskar stands tall. Oskar stomps Yuya, drags him up, and scoops for the- NO, Yuya slips free, shoves Oskar away, and Shota tags in! Shota dodges Oskar, BLASTS Yuto, but Oskar avoids the dropkick! Oskar stomps away on Shota, then winds up to kick. Shota blocks but Oskar ROCKS him! Oskar runs up but only gets buckles! Shota ROCKS and CHOPS Oskar, but Oskar TOSSES Shota to the corner!

Oskar CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Oskar KNEES low, snapmares Shota away, then fires up with the fans. Shota rises, Oskar runs up, but Shota gets under Oskar’s boot! Oskar CLUBS Shota, then scoops him, but Shota fights free! Shota BOOTS back, then drop toeholds Oskar onto the ropes! Shota slingshots for the APRON DDT! The fans fire up while Oskar writhes, but Yuto runs up! Yuto ROCKS Shota, whips him, but Shota reverses! Yuto hits railing, but he comes right back! Only for Shota to kick and whip him back into railing! Yuto falls and the fans are torn as Shota stands tall. Shota then lines up a shot, and he runs up to SHOTGUN Oskar over railing!

The fans are still torn as Oskar is in No Man’s Land. The ref checks him, then tells Shota to get the match back in the ring. Shota drags Oskar up, brings him onto the railing, but Oskar fights with body shots! Shota ducks the haymaker to HOTSHOT Oskar on the railing! Then Shota runs to KNEE LIFT! Oskar sputters but Shota drags him along the railing! DRAPING DDT to the floor! The fans are torn as Shota strikes like a Viper! Shota snarls and he goes for Oskar, but the ref checks Oskar first. Oskar’s able to continue so Shota puts him in the ring. The fans rally up while Shota waits on Oskar. Oskar rises, Shota runs and LARIATS! Oskar stays up!?

Shota runs again, and LARIATS! But Oskar is still up! Shota winds up, runs again, but Oskar guzels! Shota breaks free, but Oskar ROCKS him! Shota ROLLING LARIATS, then runs to BLINDSIDE LARIAT! And then LARIAT again!! Cover, TWO! Oskar survives but Shota stays fired up! The fans rally as Shota brings Oskar back up. Shota hooks a leg for the SECOND- NO, Yuto saves Oskar, then ROCKS Shota! Then BODY BLOW, forearm, and mule kick! Shota falls and Yuto calls to Oskar. Oskar stands up and Yuto brings Shota around. Feed to the scoop, but Oskar’s own neck holds him back! And Yuya CLOBBERS Yuto!

Shota slips around Oskar while Yuya TOSSES Yuto! Shota CLUBS Oskar, Yuya ROCKS him, and then full nelsons! But Oskar BOOTS Shota and TOSSES Yuya! Then he scoop SLAMS Shota! JUMPING ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Shota survives and the fans fire up! Oskar reaches out but Yuto’s also down! Oskar clutches his neck as he stands up, and he goes to the corner to take aim. Shota rises, Oskar runs in, but Shota blocks the boot! Shota ROCKS Oskar! Oskar wobbles, Shota runs, and uses the ropes to TORNADO- NO! Oskar stops the DDT and powers Shota to a suplex! But Shota DDT COUNTERS!

The fans are torn again while both men are down! The fans rally up while Shota and Oskar stir, then they crawl over, hot tags to Yuya and Yuto! Heat and Ice meet again and the fans fire up with the forearms! They go back and forth, harder and harder, and Yuto gets the edge! Yuto ROCKS Yuya, but Yuya fires a flurry in return! Yuto ROCKS Yuya again, then whips corner to corner. Yuya goes up and over, then arm-drags Yuto for the DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Yuya stays on Yuto with SLAPS! Then an ARMBAR!! Yuto flails to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer while Yuya lets go in frustration. Yuya then storms up on Yuto and CHOPS!

Yuya wrenches and whips but Yuto reverses to KNEE low! And then BOOT! The fans cheer while Yuya falls! Yuto drags Yuya up, suplexes, but Yuya fights it! Yuya wrenches and YANKS the arm, but Yuto ROCKS him! And mule kicks! Yuto THROWS Yuya down by his hair! The fans rally again as Yuto runs, but Yuya ducks the kick! Yuya KNEES low, whips, but Yuto reverses again! Yuya goes up to CROSSBODY! Both men are down and the fans cheer again! Yuto and Yuya rise up, go forehead to forehead, but then run to BLAST their opponent’s partner! The fans fire up as Yuto and Yuya turn back to each other!

They run up, Yuya avoids a boot but Yuto blocks a chop! Yuya still CHOPS through, then runs, only for Yuto to ROCK him! Yuto runs, but Yuya UPPERCUTS! Yuya reels Yuto in but Yuto fights with elbows! Yuto KNEES Yuya, but Yuya ducks the buzzsaw! Yuya shoves Yuto, but Yuto BOOTS and ENZIGIRIS from the corner! Yuto runs up, but Yuya ROCKS him! The fans fire up as Yuya clinches, but Yuto blocks the suplex! Short arm LARIAT! Cover, ONE?!? SAIDO! The fans fire up as both men rise again! Yuto staggers, but he drops before Yuya can lariat! The ref checks Yuto but Yuya shouts at him to get up!

Yuya drags Yuto up, fires forearm after forearm, and Yuto wakes up! Yuto and Yuya fire fast hands back and forth, and Yuya fires a flurry of SLAPS! Yuto wobbles, but he COUNTER SLAPS! Yuto fires up, winds up, and BUZZSAW! Yuya flops over, Yuto covers, TWO! Yuya survives and the fans fire up again! Yuto roars and takes aim from the corner! But Shota intercepts with a SHOTGUN! The fans are torn but Oskar tags in! Shota UPPERCUTS and ENZIGIRIS Oskar! Shota has Oskar but Oskar fights the suplex! Oskar shoves free, but Shota SHINING WIZARDS in the corner! Shota aims from the far corner, then runs in for STRIKE KNEE in the corner!

Shota puts Oskar up top, then climbs up after him! Shota goes to the very top, and he brings Oskar up for the SUPER DUPER PLEX!! The fans fire up as Yuya is now up top, DIVING BODY PRESS!! Cover, YUTO BREAKS IT! Power & Glory were not enough, and Yuto ROCKS Shota! But Shota DROPKICKS Yuto! Shota shouts to Yuya and they get Oskar up! Full nelson and Shota runs the ropes, DRAGON LARIAT SUPLEX!! But Yuya isn’t done with Oskar, he clamps onto the arms! But Yuto CLOBBERS him first! Then he BOOTS Shota off the apron! Yuto sits Yuya up for ICE HIGH! The fans fire up with Yuto as he shouts to Oskar!

Oskar rises while Yuto brings Yuya up. But Shota shoves Yuya out of the way! Shota fires forearms and ROLLING ELBOWS on the Knock Out Brothers! But AMBITION RIGHT leads to K O B DRIVER on Shota!! Osaka is thunderous for “K O B! K O B!” They get Yuya up, but Yuya DECKS Oskar! Yuya blocks a kick and HEADBUTTS Yuto down! The fans fire up again as Yuya has Yuto for the DEADBOLT PLEX!! But Oskar clamps on the NIGHTMARE SLEEPER!! Yuya flails, reaches out, and JAWBREAKERS free! Yuya runs up, but into both hands! Oskar pops Yuya up, but Yuya cradle counters! TWO!!

Yuya jumps up, RAN- NO!! Oskar stops the rana, lifts Yuya, but Yuya sunset flips it! High stack, TWO!! The fans are erupting as Yuya ENZIGIRIS Oskar! And then GERMAN SUPLEXES!! Bridging cover, TWO!! Oskar survives and the fans are ready to blow the roof off the place! Yuya drags Oskar up, hooks the arms, but Yuto is back! Feed to the KNEE!! Yuto hauls Yuya up but Oskar is tiring out! The fans rally as hard as they can, and Yuto feeds Yuya to the scoop! K O B DRIVER!!! Cover, Knock Out Brothers win!!

Winners: Oskar & Yuto-Ice, by pinfall (still IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions)

Shota & Yuya gave them the fight of their lives, but Oskar & Yuto still find a way! This is the wrestling high they’ve been chasing, but will anyone ever get higher than the Knock Out Brothers?

But wait! The lights go down, and on the tron is a message from The Demand! Ricochet says, “Hello to all of my Frequent Fliers out there, this is your captain speaking, and we are The Demand. And The Demand will be taking over Trenton, New Jersey, February 27th for New Beginning. A New Beginning where I will be calling out Taiji Ishimori, a legend in the Junior Heavyweight Division, Mr. Bone Soldier himself. Taiij Ishimori, listen, if you’re man enough, come get some. But that is not the only surprise that The Demand will be bringing to Trenton. No, no, no.”

Bishop Kaun says it has been a couple years since their World Tag League debut. They’re no longer just beasts, they’re sharks! And they smell blood in the water! Toa Liona says he can taste it and he can see it. The champs in the ring are just minnows, and the sharks are circling them! GOA has their eyes on the IWGP Tag Team Championships! Ricochet says remember: When you’re in Demand, you can make demands. And if you don’t meet their demands, you get put DOWN! The video ends and the Knock Out Brothers have the mics to respond. “Nostalgic seeing those guys. Pretty interesting. Seems Ishimori and KOB are all going to America!”

The fans cheer and Yuto says they’ll play, make money, and get high. Don’t think, just feel! Let’s get high! Tch tch, BIG UP! AKA challenges accepted! But will the Unbound Company turn their trip to the US into world domination?

IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji VS Jake Lee!

While Unbound Company and United Empire are 2-2, this is the one that truly matters! The Gene Blast became Double Champion at WrestleKingdom, and even brought back the classic title to make a statement. But will Yota’s vision for NJPW’s future continue on? Or will the Silent Jester have the last laugh?

The introductions are made by President Tanahashi, THE belt is raised, and we see who truly stands atop the mountain!

The bell rings and the fans rally for “YOTA! YOTA!” Jake conducts the choir as if to take credit, and the two slowly circle. They feel things out, then back away. They approach again, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Jake pushes Yota back a step, but Yota pushes forward. Jake’s height helps him push Yota to the ropes, but Yota turns things around. Red Shoes calls the break, and Yota pats Jake’s shoulders before he backs up. The fans cheer the sportsmanship, and Yota perhaps pokes fun at Jake by taking a bow. Jake wags his finger, and he shows Yota how to bow properly. But then Yota kicks low! Yota whips, Jake reverses, and Jake ducks to avoid the dropkick!

Jake’s mime act continues as he pretends to be surprised by what happened. Jake drags Yota up, whips him to ropes, but Yota slips around to arm-drag Jake outta the ring! The fans fire up as Yota builds speed, but Jake slides in! Yota tumbles out but then hurries back in! Jake is already out the other side, but Yota still DIVES! Jake actually makes a sound as he shouts from the impact! The fans fire up with Yota and he puts Jake in. Yota stomps Jake around, then brings him up to CHOP! Jake staggers to the ropes, groaning from the pain, but then Yota reels him in for a forearm to the back! Jake hobbles to a corner but Yota stays on him.

Yota reels Jake in for another forearm to the back! Jake hobbles but Yota cravats and snapmares him. Yota then clamps on a body scissors squeeze! Jake endures and pries at the legs while the fans rally. Jake moves around for the ROPEBREAK! The fans applaud as Yota lets go. Jake stands up in the corner but Yota is right on him again. Yota whips corner to corner, runs in, but Jake dodges. Jake runs up, but into a BOOT! Yota goes up, but Jake BOOTS him down! Yota falls to the apron and then the floor! The fans rally while Jake shakes out his leg and steps outside. Jake mockingly applauds, then takes a stroll around ringside.

Jake takes out the black glove and puts it on. Jake then stalks “Yota-sama” and brings him up. The fans cheer as Jake puts Yota in the ring, and Jake has a cocky cover. Red Shoes says no, no, that’s not good enough. Jake waves at Red Shoes dismissively before he stands Yota up. And he fishhooks Yota for some BAD VIBRATIONS! The fans are torn over that gross tactic, but Jake drags Yota up. Yota fires a forearm! And another! And another! Yota fires a flurry now, then CHOPS! Yota whips Jake to ropes but Jake GAMANGIRIS! The fans fire up and Jake does his jester dance to mock them all. Jake drags Yota right up for an atomic drop!

Yota staggers to ropes, and Jake runs up to KICK him in the butt! Jake smirks and pushes Yota over to get the legs. Yota fights the turn so Jake stomps him in the stomach! Jake then covers, TWO! The fans applaud as Yota toughs it out but Jake brings out another black glove! Jake continues to mock “Yota-sama” as he puts the glove on. Jake storms up to Yota, but Red Shoes wants Jake to stop! Jake shoves Red Shoes aside, but Yota blocks the fishhook! Jake kicks low, back suplexes, but Yota lands out! Jake CLAWS Yota’s eyes, then whips, but Yota RANAS! Jake tumbles and Yota gets up to FLATLINER!

The fans fire up with Yota as he gets back up. Yota brings Jake around and fires another flurry of forearms. Yota whips but Jake reverses, only for Yota to ROCK him and put him on ropes! Yota KICKS the ropes, and then snapmares for the basement DROPKICK! The fans cheer Yota shouting out Hiromu-chan with that combo, then he has Jake by the legs! Jake panics as he fights the turn, so Yota stomps him! PLANKING SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Yota gets the legs again, BOSTON CRAB! Jake scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Yota lets go quickly and paces around the ring. Yota comes back to bring Jake up and CHOP!

Yota CHOPS Jake again and again against the ropes! And again, and again, and again! The fans fire up with Yota as he whips, but Jake KNEES low, then DDTS Yota! Both men are down, but Jake sits up with a snarl. He throws off the glove, no longer in the mood to joke around. Jake drags Yota up and whips him to ropes for a KNEE! Then another whip and another KNEE! And another whip, but Yota reverses! Jake still KNEES low! Jake stalks Yota now, then brings him up for a suplex! Jake hangs Yota out to dry, then CLUBS and KNEES him on repeat! Red Shoes counts but Jake KNEES Yota right down!

The fans rally while Yota is down on the floor. Jake is back to poking fun at Yota, and he aims from the apron. Yota sits up, Jake runs in, but Yota blocks the kick! And TRIPS Jake up! Then Yota SMASHES Jake’s knee on the apron! Jake clings to ropes but Yota just hits a DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Jake writhes and shouts in pain while the fans rally up! Red Shoes checks on Jake but he can continue. Yota leaves Jake behind for the ring count to handle. Jake growls in pain while he sits up. The count passes 5 of 20, then 10. Jake forces himself to stand at 13 and he manages to roll into the ring at 17. Yota runs up to DROPKICK the leg!

Yota grabs the leg and DRAGON SCREWS! The fans fire up for Yota again while Jake crawls to a corner. Jake wants mercy as he gets his leg to work. Yota grins and still runs up! GENE TRIGGER in the corner! Jake wobbles, but he steps forward to fire a forearm! Yota fires back! The fans rally up as the two go forearm for forearm! Jake wobbles again but he still fires back! The forearms keep going, and even pick up speed! The fans rally harder as the shots hit harder, then Yota BODY BLOWS, kicks the bad leg, then clinches! BACKBREAKER! FLATLINER! CURB STOMP! The fans cheer the Gene Combination while Yota drags Jake up.

Yota goes to a corner, but Jake stops him with a CHOP to the leg! Jake then climbs up to get Yota for a SUPER BACK SUPLEX! The fans fire up for the big crash while Jake crawls to the cover, TWO! Yota survives and Jake grows frustrated, but the fans continue to rally. Jake smiles, even as he hobbles and takes aim. Jake runs in, but Yota gets under the boot! RUNNING POWERBOMB! GENE TRIGGER! And then a GENE- BOOT!! Jake turns things around and both men are down! The fans rally even harder now while Red Shoes checks both men. They’re both able to continue, and Jake snarls as he stands up again.

Jake eggs Yota on and Yota rises up. Jake and Yota stare down, and Yota takes a moment to gather his strength. Yota winds up and CHOPS! The fans cheer while Jake wobbles! Jake shakes it off and comes back to CHOP! A bit blunt, but Yota comes back to CHOP again! Jake drops to a knee while the fans cheer. Yota eggs Jake on, and Jake returns to CHOP! And CHOP! Yota still eggs Jake on so Jake CHOPS again! Yota winds up and CHOPS! Jake staggers away while the fans cheer! Yota eggs Jake on again, then fires a forearm! Jake fires back and the shots go back and forth! Yota fires a flurry, but Jake CLUBS the other arm!

Yota goes for the bad leg but Jake ENZIGIRIS! Yota comes back, but into a KNEE! ROUNDHOUSE! Yota falls and Jake clutches his leg but the fans continue to rally up. Jake eggs Yota on and Yota sits up. Jake aims from the corner but Yota just grins. Yota stands and backs away to a corner. Yota hits his three point stance, ready for the shootout! They both run up, but Jake then sidesteps to send Yota into buckles! GERMAN SUPLEX! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! But Jake drags Yota up for a GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! Yota endures, powers up, and suplexes! But Jake fights that, and KNEES low! GUILLOTINE FACELOCK!!

Yota endures while the fans rally up! Jake squeezes tight, Red Shoes checks on Yota, but Jake has to let go as his own leg is bothering him too much. Jake slaps the leg, then points to the sky. Jake drags Yota up, suplexes Yota, and SHEER DROP BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Yota survives and the fans fire up again! Jake drags Yota up, puts him in a corner, then goes to the far side. Jake runs in, but Yota dodges the boot! ENZIGIRI, and then Yota puts Jake up top! Yota climbs up behind him, then rains down ELBOW after ELBOW! Red Shoes is worried as Yota goes to the very top! And he dragon sleepers for the INVERTED SUPERPLEX!!

Jake flounders but Yota takes aim! GENE- KNEE!! Jake turns things around, then hauls Yota right up! CHOKE SLAM! Cover, TWO!?! The fans are thunderous and Jake reloads, FACE BREAK- HEADBUTT!! And HEADBUTT!! And- ROUNDHOUSE! But GENE BLASTER OUTTA NOWHERE!! Cover, TWO?!? Jake survives now but the fans fire up again! CURB STOMP! Jake sputters but Yota runs, CURB STOMP again! Yota roars, but Jake just laughs it all off! Jake headbutts buckles, bites the ropes, and flails around like a true maniac! But the GENE TRIGGER hits! Jake just laughs, but GENE BLASTER hits again!! Cover, YOTA WINS!

Winner: Yota Tsuji, by pinfall (still IWGP Heavyweight Champion)

Something just about snapped in Jake Lee’s mind, but his body could not make the same breakthrough! He’s helped out of the ring, and is even carried away from ringside. When and where will the Jester have another chance at the crown?

As for Yota, Tanahashi personally presents him with the top title and congratulates him on the win. Yota gets the mic to tell Jake, who suddenly sits back up, “With that, I think somewhere we have found your truth in between the lies and reality. I am looking forward to seeing what becomes of you in time to come.” Jake then flops back over and is carried away again. Yota continues by saying, “TO be honest, this might not be the right time to say this, but I have a responsibility to protect NJPW. So I have something to say in resolve. OI, BUSHI ROAD! Wrestlers are not cards in one of your games! We put our lives on the line in this ring and for these belts!

“Every wrestler has resolve, every wrestler puts their life in this ring, and more than that, we express our lives in this ring!” The fans applaud that, and Yota continues by saying he loves NJPW, he loves wrestling, and he wants the lion mark to shine even brighter. He will protect these belts, this ring, and this company. That is why Yota wants them all to be in the same line, to make this place bigger, and to walk together with him. The fans cheer Yota on for that! Yota adds that the future of NJPW is not just for him to make but for them all to make. From the staff to the fans to the wrestlers, they all have a part in that. Are you ready?

The fans applaud again as Yota proves just how serious he is about the sport he loves. The streamers fly as he holds up THE IWGP Heavyweight Championship! But then Yota says hold on, wait, there’s something more he needs to say. He cannot let things end like this. So all of Unbound Company, please join him in the ring. With that, Shingo Takagi, Taiji Ishimori, Robbie X, Drilla Moloney, Gedo, even Daiki Nagai and the Knock Out Brothers all walk out here to step into the ring. And Yota tells Hiromu-chan to get in here, too! Hiromu is a bit surprised, but Yota says he’s the guest of honor for this moment.

Hiromu hops off commentary and the fans cheer him on. Hiromu rolls into the ring and Yota says whatever happens for Hiromu in the future, from the bottom of Yota’s heart, know that Hiromu has Yota’s support. With that, Hiromu is given the mic so he can say a few words. The fans cheer Hiromu on, and he tells, “Yota-sama, arigato.” Hiromu is truly thankful for being given the time to speak. Hiromu’s also really fired up by what Yota’s been saying. So maybe then, Hiromu can speak his mind? Hiromu has been told by a lot of people that there’s nothing left for Hiromu in NJPW, nothing left for him as a Junior Heavyweight.

But no, there’s a ton of stuff left! Hiromu has said so many times that he wants to be a Junior Heavyweight Champion, a Heavyweight Champion, and wrestle in the main event. But right now, Hiromu doesn’t think he can do that. He hates himself for it, but just as he though that, he thought of something else. As Hiromu thought on it, he found a new dream. Hiromu has no regrets in leaving NJPW for now. So he doesn’t know if people will accept this, or what they’ll think, but Hiromu’s dream is again be Junior Heavyweight Champion, to win the Heavyweight Championship, and wrestle on “prime time!” And there’s one more belt that he wants!

With burning ambition, Hiromu thanks everyone for the 16 years! This isn’t goodbye, but see you later! Until we meet again, let’s have “Moto!” “Moto!” “Moto!” “Moto!” “Moto!” “Moto!” “Moto!” “Moto!” “Moto!” “MOTO!” “MOTO!” A life without regrets, a life full of fun, a life where we enjoy NJPW, and a life where we enjoy Hiromu Takahashi! The fans cheer Hiromu on again, and he gives one last fist bump with all the boys! OSU! The fans cheer the bittersweet moment, and wait, Yuto is crying? Hiromu is front and center for one last photo op. Then they toss Hiromu up with a hip-hip-hooray, until they end up dropping Hiromu.

Hiromu coughs and sputters and Takagi pretends to give CPR. The good mood clearly shows everyone is optimistic about the future. The Unbound Company will carry on in the absence of Hiromu and Finlay, what new heights will they reach together?

My Thoughts:

A great event for New Beginning in Osaka, all thriller no filler (the match I skipped was a kickoff show match to send the Young Lions off). And they confirmed that Hiromu and Finlay were both leaving NJPW while confirming Drilla is staying, and maybe being a bit more coy about Gabe Kidd still going back and forth between NJPW and AEW. After all, Gabe didn’t come out at the end there with Unbound Company. Hiromu’s last match being a win while Taiji scored the fall was good stuff, as it works in story to frustrate Akira. And with War Dragons winning their match, it made sense Drilla would announce his renewed contract here.

On the flipside, Finlay losing to Callum also works for story as Callum is being built as the new star, perhaps specifically “top gaijin” in NJPW. Great match, and Callum adding that crown tattoo gimmick to his moveset is good stuff. He still borrows Overkill but perhaps he can make the crown tattoo lariat a replacement for that move. Finlay not saying anything about leaving might’ve just been from emotions, but also there probably wasn’t anything to add. Fans knew from the internet dirt sheets that he was leaving, so they probably all understood. The questions is, will Finlay go to AEW? Or will he go to WWE where his dad and brother work?

Cool news about Dominion being televised for Japanese viewers, it’s crazy to think they haven’t been able to watch their own top promotion “for free” on their cable or whatever. And then, I figured House of Torture would cheat in that NEVER Openweight title match, but man, they really upped things here. Wolf had a great showing in overcoming most of it, but the match was rather quick overall. Also something that might’ve flown under the radar is that Evil is already out of NJPW, perhaps headed to NOAH to join Naito and Bushi over there in their LIJ remix faction. For that matter, so is Sanada, so none of the classic LIJ members are in this new Unbound Company…

I’m also a little surprised TMDK lost the Six Man title match, but I did have a feeling ZSJ and Oiwa were both a bit above these belts and should be going for bigger titles. Great match from Gabe and Andrade, and Andrade getting the win here works. For one, Gabe still has story in AEW with Darby Allin to wrap up. Also, we got a lot of Yota VS Gabe last year, Yota VS Andrade is something fresh. Andrade is getting hot right now, but I don’t think he’ll win against Hangman at AEW Grand Slam: Australia. Hangman Page has the stronger story with MJF, and it’d let Andrade focus on Yota for New Beginnings: USA.

Speaking of which, good on The Demand to call out some NJPW stars for big matches at New Beginnings: USA. Knock Out Brothers VS Shota & Yuya might’ve been match of the night because the fans were just so hot for it. Well, they were hot when it was anyone other than Shota doing cool stuff. And I suppose Oskar & Ice retaining kinda had to happen cuz how awkward would it be if Yuya won for the team and the fans only half accept it? KOB VS GOA will be a great match, but I would think that’s a win for KOB. Ricochet VS Taiji for the National Championship will also be great, but I would also think Ricochet retains. If someone takes that title off Ricochet, it’d have to be someone who can go back and forth between AEW and their home company much easier, like a CMLL star.

Great main event for the IWGP (World) Heavyweight Championship, though it was perhaps a little too cerebral at first to follow such a hot tag match. Jake got to show a lot of this “Silent Jester” personality, though, especially with that craziness at the end. But in the end, Yota winning makes sense, he is pretty much the guy in NJPW right now. Him calling out Bushi Road was pretty wild, too, but it might be speaking to the real backstage policies that clearly lost NJPW a LOT of their best talent the last year or more. Okada, Ospreay, and quite a lot of names are in AEW or moving there, then the LIJ members are going to NOAH, something needs fixing so that NJPW doesn’t have to keep “rebuilding.” Hopefully Yota’s version of the Punk pipebomb will spark that change.

My Score: 9/10

Time to strap in and see who wins the belt!

Thekla pushed Kris Statlander too far, and now for the AEW Women’s World Championship, they’re having a STRAP MATCH!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Six Man Tag: Jon Moxley, PAC & Claudio Castagnoli VS Konosuke Takeshita, Mark Davis & Josh Alexander; Moxley, Pac & Claudio win.
• AEW TNT Championship: Tommaso Ciampa VS Kyle Fletcher; Fletcher wins and becomes the new AEW TNT Champion.
• Orange Cassidy & Roderick Strong VS Daniel Garcia & Clark Connors; Cassidy & Strong win.
• AEW World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Triple Threat: The Young Bucks VS The Rascalz VS Private Party; The Young Bucks win and will challenge for the titles.
• AEW Women’s World Championship Strap Match: Kris Statlander VS Thekla; Thekla wins and becomes the new AEW Women’s World Champion.

PLAY BY PLAY

Tony Schiavone is in the ring.

Schiavone welcomes us to Dynamite live from Southern California, and he says we’re starting with a special face-to-face. First, welcome out The Cleaner, Kenny Omega! The fans cheer as indeed, The Best Bout Machine makes his way out to the ring, complete with pyro! And now, welcome out Swerve Strickland! The fans cheer again as The Realest makes his way to the ring, Prince Nana always in the groove. Schiavone notes how last week, things broke down during Kenny’s match with Andrade El Idolo. To be honest, we’ve seen the looks, we’ve felt the tension, and it goes as far back as Maximum Carnage.

Schiavone wants to start with Swerve, as it seems most of the tension is coming from him. What’s going on? Swerve says he has stuff to get off his chest. It’s been lingering for awhile. Five years ago, Kenny Omega was on top of the game, on top of the industry. So conveniently, that was the last time Kenny had the AEW World Championship, as well. Not only that, but Kenny was The Cleaner, the Best Bout Machine, and some even called him the God of Pro-Wrestling. Everyone outside of AEW was itching for a chance to face off with Kenny, Swerve included. Then in 2022, Swerve finally arrives to AEW, makes it to the top, becomes world champion in just TWO YEARS.

But where is Kenny? Where’s The Cleaner? Where’s the Best Bout Machine? While Swerve is busy becoming the most undeniable man in AEW, Kenny was nowhere to be found. Swerve says don’t get him wrong, he saw Kenny pop up here and there, even showing up in the Tokyo Dome. Hell, Swerve even teamed with that guy last year in Anarchy in the Arena. But while Swerve was at the top of AEW, Kenny was either laid up in a hospital bed or suspended. Seems like a false prophet of wrestling if you ask Swerve. But during Kenny’s absence, the congregation starts looking for someone else to follow, a new prophet.

Now, Swerve won’t call himself a god or nothing, but everywhere they go, the “church” sings, “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” And now, Kenny suddenly wants to march back in here, feeling the best he has in years! Kenny’s all healthy and good, and inserts himself into the title circle with the rest of them. It almost feels like Kenny was using his EVP power. Is that what he’s trying to do? Cuz Swerve had to fight with a couple EVPs the last couple years, a couple idiots that like to stroke their own egos, abuse their power, and Swerve ended that last Summer. So Swerve doesn’t care if they call Kenny a god or not, if he uses his power to step ahead of Swerve, Swerve puts you down.

Kenny picks up a mic and asks, “Are we good? Can I talk now?” Kenny will be the first to correct Swerve on one detail: Kenny never called himself the God of Pro-Wrestling; that’s a name the people gave him. And while Kenny never erected altars or asked the people to pray to him or praise him, they still made signs, wore the shirts, and cheered him on. The fans respect AEW as the place where the best wrestle, and they know that if they see Kenny Omega in a match, they are going to get the absolute best outta him! Now if that’s the power of a god or not, that’s in the eye of the beholder.

But Kenny takes the fans’ faith as a great responsibility. For them to believe in Kenny for this one final journey to the top of the mountain and do it the right way… Swerve, you ask the question, “Whose House?” It might be Swerve’s House, but to question Kenny Omega…? The lights are on, but nobody’s home. And if Swerve needs someone else to burn the house down, well, Kenny’s got a friend who’s got the experience. And yeah, Swerve’s right, a bit of the old Kenny is feeling good. He’s shown up and shown out. And Kenny is feeling like championship material, and that he doesn’t need EVP power to do it because he’s been getting wins.

And if not for Swerve last week, Kenny would’ve had plans for Australia, he would’ve had plans for Revolution, and he might even be champion right now! But Kenny knows how much Swerve believes in himself. Kenny isn’t asking Swerve to believe in Kenny. Kenny is asking something rather simple: he’s asking for a fight! Kenny sees the way Swerve looks at Kenny with disrespect. Kenny’s seen how Swerve whispers sweet nothings in Nana’s ears like he has something planned. But Kenny isn’t giving Swerve the chance. This ends and this ends now. If Swerve wants the match, he’s got it. If this is about padding records, then that’s what they’ll do.

So, Swerve… Kenny will make it simple. Accept the challenge, or yield. Swerve says Kenny must be scared, he must be nervous. Because Swerve’s generation is already ahead of Kenny’s. They’re lapping him! But if Kenny wants to go face to face with The Most Dangerous- Oh, right, Kenny totally forgot about that! The Most Dangerous Man on the Planet! The one that gives everyone the heebie jeebies! Well if you ask Kenny, it ain’t Swerve. In fact, the Most Dangerous Man in AEW would have to be Brody King. The fans bark for Brody, but Swerve says what he was going to say was… How about Swerve puts Kenny in the hospital bed, and this time Kenny won’t be getting back up.

Kenny says that’s an idea. SLAP! The fans fire up seeing that! Swerve scowls and he takes off his jacket while Kenny takes off his watch and rolls up his sleeves. Swerve says Kenny’s made his choice. Whatever happens next is on Kenny. Swerve TACKLES Kenny and they start scrapping! Kenny gets on top of Swerve but then things spill outside! Swerve RAMS Kenny into railing, then THROWS him into more railing! And then the steel steps! Swerve is furious as he gets Kenny up, but Kenny THROWS Swerve over railing! Kenny picks up a chair and pursues through the crowd! He SMACKS Swerve on the back! And again!

The fans fire up as things move through the crowd and Kenny fires fast hands! Swerve hits back, and he whips Kenny into a trash can! Then he SMACKS Kenny off it! Swerve then SMACKS Kenny with the can! Things keep moving and they go to around the stage! Swerve pushes Kenny onto the ramp, stomps him down, then brings him up to CLUB away! Kenny fires back! Kenny ROCKS Swerve, follows him along, and THROWS him into the LED! V-TRIGGER into the LED! The fans fire up as Kenny takes off his shirt and stands tall over Swerve. Then Kenny drags Swerve up, Electric Chair Lifts, but Swerve fights free!

Swerve SPEARS Kenny off the stage, and they CRASH DOWN THROUGH A TABLE! The fans lose their minds while security hurries out here. They make sure both men are okay before helping them out of the wreckage. The Cleaner and the Realest are still raging, what will it take to settle the score?

Backstage interview with Kyle Fletcher & Don Callis.

Renee Paquette is with the Protostar and The Jackal, noting we are just moments away from a first-time-ever match. Fletcher is challenging Tommaso Ciampa for the TNT Championship, but we’re also just days away from Grand Slam: Australia. There’s a lot of pressure on Kyle, but- Callis says no, Kyle is not under pressure, The Don Callis Family gives the pressure. Kyle will beat Ciampa, then he’ll go on to a hero’s welcome in Australia. Callis asks Kyle how he’s feeling, and Kyle says it’s just as Don says, Kyle lives for this. Kyle loves the pressure, he thrives under the bright lights, and tonight, he takes his TNT Championship back. Kyle will then go home and get his hero’s welcome.

But one question for Don: Will he let Kyle do this on his own? Wait, Callis gets to sit back with feet up on the commentary desk as he watches the great Kyle Fletcher? Yes, Kyle would love that. Callis would also love that! See you out there! Kyle heads out and Callis says that’s like the son he’s never had. But then will Don be a proud papa when the Aussie Arrow hits the mark and brings home the gold? Or will Ciampa make sure no one will survive?

Six Man Tag: Jon Moxley, PAC & Claudio Castagnoli VS Konosuke Takeshita, Mark Davis & Josh Alexander!

Ahead of their AEW Continental Championship match in Australia, The Maniac and The Alpha lead their factions into one more battle in this war for power! Will the Death Riders get payback for that loss a few weeks ago? Or will there be no stopping the Don Callis Family from having everything they want?

The teams sort out and The Bastard starts against Dunkzilla. The fans rally as the two stare down, then they tie up. Davis SHOVES Pac down and he eggs Pac on. Pac stands, the two reset, and they tie up again. Pac manages to power Davis back a step, but Davis THROWS Pac back down! Pac backs up and tags to Moxley. The fans cheer as Moxley and Davis circle, then tie up. Davis powers Moxley back a step but Moxley powers Davis back. Davis puts Moxley in the corner, the ref counts, but Moxley ROCKS then CHOPS on repeat! Moxley eggs Davis on, and Davis CHOPS Moxley down! Davis roars while Moxley backs off.

The fans boo Davis, but then cheer as Claudio tags in. The fans cheer as Swiss Cyborg ties up with Dunkzilla. They go around and around on the ropes, but Claudio avoids the chop to UPPERCUT! Davis CHOPS again, but Claudio shakes it off to UPPERCUT! Davis CHOPS again! Claudio UPPERCUTS again! Claudio headlocks but Davis powers up and out. Claudio RAMS Davis, but Davis comes back to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Davis headlocks but Claudio powers up and out, only for Davis to RUN him over! The fans are torn as Davis drags Claudio up. Davis suplexes but Claudio fights that!

Davis still tires but Claudio suplexes now! Claudio manages to hold Davis up before the SLAM! The fans fire up for Claudio’s insane strength! Davis hurries to the Callis corner and he tags in Konosuke! The fans fire up as these two fire forearms! Claudio KNEES low, then whips, but Konosuke BOOTS Moxley! Konosuke goes out after Moxley, leaving it to Davis and Alexander to go after Pac and Claudio! The fans are torn but Konosuke sends Moxley into railing! Alexander does the same to Claudio! Davis TOSSES Pac out the side while Konosuke and Alexander mug Moxley and Claudio! Moxley fights back and scraps with Konosuke on the floor!

Alexander sends Claudio into barriers, then Davis adds on! Konosuke stomps Moxley, then helps with Claudio. Konosuke RAMS Claudio into barriers! Konosuke puts Claudio back in, then stands him up to whip. Claudio catches the hurdle into a BACKBREAKER! Tag to Pac! Pac STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Pac brings Konosuke up, but Konosuke YANKS him into buckles! Tag to Alexander and he ROCKS Pac! Alexander whips Pac to a corner, then runs in, but Pac dodges! Pac runs back in, but Alexander puts him on the apron! Pac BOOTS Konosuke away, ROCKS Alexander, but Konosuke YANKS Pac down!

The fans are torn as Konosuke sits Pac up on the apron, CHOPS him, and Alexander hits the BODY CHECK! The Don Callis Family soaks up the heat while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Alexander taunts Moxley before he drags Pac up by his nose. Alexander CLUBS Pac, Davis taunts Claudio, and the Callis Family mugs Pac behind the ref’s back! They CHOKE him against the barriers, then CLUB him down! Alexander brings Pac around and puts him in the ring. The Walking Weapon drags Pac back up, wrenches an arm, and YANKS it! Alexander looms over Pac, wrenches his arm again, then hammerlocks. Tag to Davis and they mug Pac. Davis drags Pac back up, scoops him, and SLAMS him! Then SENTONS! Kneeling cover, TWO! Pac is tougher than that, but Davis drags him up to tag Konosuke.

The mugging continues, Konosuke wrenches and snapmares Pac, to then ARM JAMMER! Konosuke then gets the other arm for another ARM JAMMER! Konosuke sits Pac up for a Ground Cobra Twist! Pac endures, reaches out, but Konosuke thrashes him around as Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans rally and the Death Riders coach Pac up. Pac rises and HIP TOSSES free! Konosuke tags Alexander and he BLASTS Moxley down! Claudio seethes, but Pac suplexes Alexander! The fans cheer as both men are down again! Pac and Alexander crawl, hot tags to Davis and Claudio! The fans fire up as Claudio UPPERCUTS again and again!

Alexander storms up but he gets UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT! Claudio puts Alexander in a corner, and runs to UPPERCUT Davis in the other! Then UPPERCUT for Alexander! UPPERCUT for Davis! Another UPPERCUT for Alexander! Claudio trips Alexander and SWINGS him around! The fans cheer as Alexander goes around and around, until Davis BOOTS Claudio! Davis fires shots, runs, but Claudio ducks to SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Davis survives but Claudio stays focused. Claudio reels Davis in, but Davis BACKDROPS! Claudio sunset flips it, TWO! Davis is up but Claudio runs in! Davis dodges, runs in, but into an UPPERCUT!

Davis staggers back, but he returns to LARIAT after all! Both men are down and the fans fire up again. Davis and Claudio stir, they crawl for their corners, hot tags to Moxley and Konosuke! The fans fire up as Maniac and Alpha fire forearms! Konosuke gets the edge, then ROLLING- FOREARM from Moxley! Moxley runs, but into a spin and suplex! Moxley slips free, spins Konosuke, but Konosuke fights the underhooks! ALPHA ELBOW! Konosuke runs, but into a LARIAT from Moxley! Both men are down and the fans are fired up again! But Moxley’s right up in a fury! He underhooks, but Davis ENZIGIRIS! Pac SUPERKICKS Davis!

Alexander runs up, dodges a boot, and GERMAN SUPLEXES Pac! But Claudio BOOTS Alexander! ALPHA ELBOW knocks Claudio down! Moxley runs up, but into a clinch! EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! Moxley survives and “This is Awesome!” as both men rise. Konosuke runs up, but Moxley dodges! Claudio UPPERCUTS! Pac ELBOWS! And repeat! The cycle of violence continues, then they feed Konosuke to a CUTTER! Cover, Davis breaks it! Pac and Claudio get Davis and Alexander outta the ring, but then the Death Riders are sent into barriers! The fans cheer on “A E DUB!” for making this the opening match!

Konosuke and Moxley slowly rise. Moxley reels Konosuke in, SLEEPER! But Davis tags in! Davis runs up to ROCK Moxley! Alexander and Konosuke run in, BOOT LARIAT COMBO! Then they feed Moxley to Davis’ GERMAN SUPLEX! Konosuke adds a GERMAN SUPLEX! Alexander adds a GERMAN SUPLEX! Alexander holds on, drags Moxley up, ripcord and DOUBLE ELBOWS! Then the REBOUNDER for Davis! Cover, PAC BREAKS IT! The fans fire up but Konosuke and Davis clear Pac and Claudio out. The fans cheer for “These Six Guys! These Six Guys!” as Davis tags Alexander in. The Don Callis family mugs Moxley and the fans boo.

Davis drags Moxley up, Konosuke lines up a shot, and he runs, but into an UPPERCUT from Claudio! Pac BOOTS Davis while Claudio LARIATS Konosuke up and out! Pac then PLANCHAS onto Davis! Moxley gets Alexander in a SLEEPER! Then the DEATH RIDER DDT!! Cover, Death Riders win!

Winners: Jon Moxley, PAC & Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall

That was fast and furious, and the Death Riders come out on top! Moxley tells Konosuke that this is what he can expect in Australia! But how will the shootout go when it is truly 1v1 for the title?

AEW TNT Championship: Tommaso Ciampa VS Kyle Fletcher!

The Psycho Killer went directly from hottest free agent to #AllElite to the NEW Face of TNT, but he is going to be a fighting champion no matter what! Will Ciampa prove the Protostar is not the greatest TNT Champion of all time? Or will the Aussie Arrow hit the bull’s eye here tonight?

The introductions are made, “Silvey” is ready, and we see who is truly championship material!

Just as Callis said, he has joined commentary to watch this match with his own eyes. Callis also claims Lance Archer is with him merely as protection from “The Sickos” here in California. The bell rings and the fans cheer as Ciampa and Kyle stare down. Kyle then bails out and the fans boo. Kyle soaks up the heat, but Ciampa gets in Kyle’s way. Kyle says okay, they’ll go back to the ring. Ciampa steps in and holds the ropes open. Kyle goes in through the other side and he circles with Ciampa. They tie up, Ciampa headlocks, but Kyle powers up and out. Ciampa RAMS Kyle, Kyle rebounds to RUN Ciampa over!

Kyle flexes and the fans are torn. But Ciampa stands right back up and spins Kyle around for a BOOT! Ciampa CHOPS Kyle on the back, then dodges to ROCK and CHOP! Ciampa whips, Kyle reverses to ROCK Ciampa! Kyle runs, but into another BOOT! Ciampa runs, but into a BOOT! Kyle CHOPS Ciampa on the back now! Kyle runs, but Ciampa dropkicks the legs out! Ciampa stomps Kyle’s hand, SLAPS him in the face, then CHOPS him! And BOOTS him! And kicks again and again! Ciampa sits Kyle up for a BASEMENT DDT! Kyle bails out and the fans fire up. Ciampa runs but Kyle avoids the dropkick to SUPERKICK!

Kyle then reels Ciampa in for an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Ciampa writhes, Kyle shoves Ciampa in, and he scoops to RIB BREAKER! Then SWINGING BACKBREAKER! Then FULL NELSON SLAM! Cover, TWO! Ciampa survives and the fans fire up, but Kyle clamps on with a chinlock. Ciampa endures, fights up, and he JAWBREAKERS free! Kyle staggers, but he runs up on Ciampa, only for Ciampa to ELBOW him away! Ciampa runs up, but into a scoop! Ciampa slips free, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and LEAPING LARIATS! The fans fire up for Ciampa and cuss Callis out just because. Ciampa CHOPS Kyle, whips, but Kyle reverses.

Ciampa comes back and BOOTS Kyle down! The fans cheer Ciampa, and he tells Callis off, too! The fans cheer more, but Kyle GAMANGIRIS Ciampa! Kyle then runs up, but Ciampa TOSSES him out! And KNEES him off the apron! Ciampa hurries to fetch Kyle, and sends him into the barriers! Kyle slumps into the chair, Ciampa blows a kiss to Archer, and he KNEES Kyle against the barriers! The fans fire up as Ciampa pats himself on the back. Ciampa drags Kyle up, and runs him into the railing! The fans fire up while Ciampa refreshes the count. Ciampa runs in, but Kyle slips around! SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF on the floor!

The fans are torn while both men are down, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Kyle catches his breath while Archer coaches him up. Kyle rolls into the ring just to refresh the count, then he fetches Ciampa. Kyle puts Ciampa back in the ring, takes aim from a corner, and he runs corner to corner to ROCK Ciampa! Kyle then wrenches and hits a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Ciampa survives but Kyle stays focused. Kyle looms over Ciampa, then stomps him on the back! Kyle checks his chin while he stands over Ciampa. Kyle then stomps Ciampa back down! Kyle rains down fists on Ciampa but the ref reprimands. Kyle shifts to ELBOWS, then he stops to bring Ciampa back up. Kyle reels Ciampa in, but Ciampa fights the lift!

Kyle fires Kawada Kicks, then lifts, but Ciampa still fights! Ciampa manages to lift, but Kyle fights it! They go back and forth, Ciampa BACKDROPS but Kyle sunset flips! TWO, and both men fire a forearm! Then both men BOOT the other down! Dynamite returns to single picture while the fans fire up! Ciampa and Kyle slowly rise, and Kyle goes to a corner. The fans duel, and Kyle runs in, only for Ciampa to dodge! Kyle tumbles up and out to the floor! Ciampa goes out and lines up a shot. Ciampa runs in, but Kyle avoids the knee! Ciampa crashes into the steel steps and tumbles down! Kyle hurries to position the steps, and he drags Ciampa up!

But Ciampa fireman’s carries Kyle instead! Ciampa goes up, and PSYCHO DRILLER on the steel steps!! The fans lose their minds as Kyle writhes in agony! Ciampa crawls away himself, his own knee and back taking some of that. The ring count climbs, Kyle drags himself in at 7 of 10, but the PSYCHO KNEE finds him! Cover, TWO!! Kyle survives and Ciampa can’t believe it! The fans rally up as Ciampa underhooks. “This is Awesome!” as we hit ten minutes, the halfway point of the time limit. Kyle fights the underhooks, wrenches and wrenches, then suplexes, but Ciampa slips free! REVERSE DDT! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as Kyle survives!

Ciampa is beside himself, but he sees Kyle go to the corner. Ciampa storms over, hoists him up, and CHOPS! The fans rally as Ciampa CHOPS again! Ciampa climbs up, and he fireman’s carries again! Kyle slips free, gets under, but Ciampa BITES Kyle’s face! The fans cheer while Kyle staggers. Kyle GAMANGIRIS back! Kyle goes up, brings Ciampa around, SUPER BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Ciampa survives and the fans fire up! But Kyle hoists Ciampa up, for a LAST RIDE BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Ciampa survives again and Kyle cannot believe it! The fans are loving it, though, as the standing count begins. Kyle and Ciampa stir, and they go to opposite corners.

Kyle aims and runs in, GAMANGIRI! Then a suplex, but Ciampa slips to the apron! Ciampa KNEES Kyle through the ropes! Kyle tumbles out, Ciampa takes aim, FLYING- NO! Kyle stops the senton to APRON POWERBOMB! Kyle puts Ciampa back in, runs up and GAMANGIRIS again! Then the suplex, but Ciampa knees free! Ciampa swings but into a half nelson! Ciampa elbows free, but Kyle shoves him at the ref! Then GAMANGIRI in the corner! BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, TWO?!!? Ciampa survives and everyone is shocked, especially Kyle! Callis is also shocked, and the fans aren’t sure if the ref is to blame or what.

Kyle puts Ciampa up, SMACKS him, then he goes up to get him! SUPER- NO, Ciampa slips free to GERMAN SUPLEX! PSYCHO KNEE!! Cover, TWO!?!? Kyle survives but Ciampa just brings the kneepad down! But Kyle SUPERKICKS! PSYCHO KNEE RETURNS!! Cover, TWO?!?!? HOW?!? Kyle survives and even Callis is freaking out! A standing count begins while the fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Kyle and Ciampa rise up at 5 of 10, but we hit the five minute warning. Ciampa ROCKS Kyle, ROCKS him again, but Kyle feebly hits back. Ciampa sits Kyle up so he can ROCK him again! Kyle SPITS at Ciampa!

The fans are torn but Ciampa just grins. And he BOOTS Kyle! And SLAPs, SLAPS, SLAPS! ROLLING- NO, Kyle scoops for a LAWN DART!! ENZIGIRI this time! Kyle shouts in Ciampa’s face, “The title is MINE!” Kyle runs corner to corner again, but into a PSYCHO KNEE!! And then the suplex, BRAINBUSTER on Kyle!! Cover, TWO?!?!?! Kyle is absolutely nuts as he dares Ciampa to hit him again!! Ciampa runs up, but into a MICHINOKU DRIVER! Ciampa is up, Kyle winds up, LARIAT! Kyle hauls Ciampa up again, BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, KYLE WINS!!

Winner: Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall (NEW AEW TNT Champion)

The Aussie Arrow would not be denied his epic homecoming! He fought beyond his limits and finally has this title back! Renee Paquette is here to interview Kyle, and she gives him a congratulations on having this title back. He was very confident coming into tonight, said he wanted to do it on his own, and that he did. What is next for Kyle? Kyle says he made it very clear earlier when he said he was coming home with THE TNT Championship! So that is exactly what he plans to do. Despite being all banged up, he will show up in Sydney, Australia as champion! And he will receive the hero’s welcome he deserved last year!

And because Kyle IS the Greatest TNT Champion of All Time, he will defend the title in his hometown, against anybody from anywhere, he does not care! Because he is THE GREATEST TNT CHAMPION TO EVER LIVE! But then reach for the sky, boy! Mark Briscoe is here, mic in hand! Briscoe asks Kyle if he heard that correctly. Now, listen, son, you’ve come a long way. It wasn’t long ago that Kyle was a mop-headed young man trying to figure things out. And now look at him! A TWO-TIME TNT Champion! Congrats, big dog, you deserve it. Kyle says he knows all that. But that being said, Kyle’s also got a damn big mouth, and his ass might not be able to cash the checks that the mouth is writing!

Because there’s history here, Kyle! They done battled six times now, split things down the middle at 3-3! And hey, man, Briscoe can be rather impatient, so he’ll be happy to give Kyle home court advantage for game seven. That is, if Kyle ain’t scared. Kyle says no, no, no, he is sick and tired of Briscoe’s dumb little face! They might be 3-3, but Kyle is sick and tired of seeing him in the ring. But… Kyle did say he’d face anyone from anywhere… So CHALLENGE ACCEPTED! BUT…! Number seven deserves to be bigger and better than all the rest, and Kyle wants it to be the final chapter in their story. So whoever wins in Sydney will be the very best.

Briscoe says he loves to reach for they sky? Then how about they reach for the TNT Championship! If Briscoe wants Game 7, then it’ll be a LADDER MATCH! Briscoe indeed loves that! The final battle between Briscoe and Fletcher has been made, but who will truly stand tall as these two fight to end it all?

AEW shares footage from last week.

The Babes of Wrath regrouped after losing that Title Eliminator. Harley Cameron felt awful for letting Willow Nightingale down, but Willow says it’s fine, it happens. They’ll give Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford a title match, but they’ll do it somewhere special. Somewhere that Harley has homefield advantage. Grand Slam: Australia! Harley says yeah, this time last year, a lot of people thought Harley was just the goofy girl with the puppet. But now, thanks to Willow, Harley is a babe with wrath! They are THE Babes of Wrath, they are THE AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions!

And when they take Megan & Penelope down, it’ll be in front of Harley’s entire family! Time to show ’em what wrath really means! See you Down Under! The title match is set, but will Willow & Harley humble the #MEGABAD Bayne & Ford? Or will it be far from a happy homecoming?

Orange Cassidy & Roderick Strong VS Daniel Garcia & Clark Connors!

Freshly Squeezed teams up with The Savior of the Backbreaker despite the latter insisting he is NOT Conglomeration. But they can both agree on disliking the Death Riders and pretty much all their new friends. Will Cassidy & Roddy stay strong together? Or will Red Death and 100 Proof have them drowning their sorrows?

The teams sort out and Moxley joins commentary. Moxley speaks on the looming Hair VS Hair Mixed Tag Match, and says Toni Storm might look good bald. Cassidy starts against Connors, but then Roddy tags himself in. Roddy runs up and KNEES Connors, then fires off CHOPS in the corner. Roddy whips corner to corner and Connors almost tumbles outta the ring! Roddy says he doesn’t even know why he’s teaming with Cassidy, but Connors KNEES him in return. Connors headlocks, Roddy powers up and out, but Connors redirects to CLOBBER Roddy! The fans are torn but Connors runs. Roddy drops down, then DROPKICKS!

The fans fire up and Roddy brings Connors up. Roddy CHOPS Connors against ropes, then fireman’s carries. Connors fights free, shoves Roddy, but Roddy BOOTS him! Garcia distracts Roddy, and Connors CLOBBERS him! The fans boo as Connors HAMMERS away on Roddy! Tag to Garcia and he stomps away on Roddy. Garcia digs his boots in and soaks up the heat, then steps off as the ref counts. The fans boo but Garcia drags Roddy up. Garcia CHOPS, and CHOPS, then swings, but into a clinch! HALF NELSON BACKBREAKER! Roddy puts Garcia in the corner, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count along, all the way to TEN!

Cassidy tags in but that upsets Roddy. Cassidy doesn’t understand why, but then he dodges as Roddy runs up! CHOP for Garcia! Cassidy climbs up now, and he rains down ONE! The fans cheer Cassidy and that just annoys Roddy. Garcia staggers up, and he gets a SLEEPER! Cassidy fires body shots but Garcia facelocks! Garcia suplexes, but into STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRE! Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirls, but Garcia shoves him away. Garcia then runs past Cassidy, slips around, and has the SLEEPER! Then a SAIDO! Garcia flexes and soaks up heat while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Cassidy goes to a corner but Garcia stands him up. Garcia rains down fists, goes to nine, then puts up his dukes. But no dancing, Garcia doesn’t do that anymore. Garcia soaks up heat over that, but Cassidy SHOTGUNS him down! Connors hurries in and puts Cassidy in the corner. The ref reprimands but Garcia tags Connors in. Connors and Garcia stomp away, then stop as the ref counts. Garcia taunts the fans while Connors dares Cassidy to tag Roddy. Cassidy crawls, but Connors CLOBBERS him! Connors soaks up more heat, then eggs Cassidy on. Cassidy rises up and reaches out, but Connors CLOBBERS him again!

Connors stands over Cassidy as he soaks up the heat, then he taunts Roddy. Connors waits on Cassidy, Cassidy raises his hands, and he dodges Connors! Connors crashes into a corner! Cassidy crawls but Garcia CLOBBERS him first! Garcia puts Cassidy in a corner, stomps away on him, but stops as the ref counts. Connors storms back up to BODY BLOW Cassidy! Connors tags Garcia, Garcia drags Cassidy up, but Cassidy fights for the corner! Dynamite returns to single picture as Garcia CLUBS away on Cassidy. The fans boo but Garcia suplexes, STUN- NO! Garcia stops that for a FULL NELSON! Cassidy endures, and reaches for his pockets!

The fans rally but Garcia fights back! Cassidy powers up more, and has his hands in his pockets! The nelson is broken, Connors runs in, but Cassidy BOOTS him away, then RAMS Garcia into Connors! Cassidy hurries but Garcia & Connors throw him back! Cassidy still DUMPS Garcia out, then ducks under Connors! Connors crashes into ropes, and Cassidy revs up for the kip up! The fans fire up as Cassidy hurries, but Roddy leaves Cassidy hanging! The fans boo but Roddy says he’s still NOT Conglomeration! Moxley is very amused that Roddy waited until now to do this. Connors then JEEP FLIPS Cassidy!

Garcia stomps away on Cassidy, tags in Connors, and Connors stomps away on Cassidy! Tag back to Garcia and they both stomp away! The fans boo but Garcia and Connors just soak up heat. Connors ROCKS Cassidy, then Garcia stalks Cassidy to a corner. Garcia whips Cassidy corner to corner, but Cassidy goes up and out! Cassidy BOOTS Connors, but Garcia has a SLEEPER! Cassidy flails, but then Connors SPEARS him down! The fans boo but Connors & Garcia just soak up the heat. Then they whip Cassidy into the barriers! Connors fires up and he runs in, but Cassidy jumps over! Connors crashes into the barriers!

Garcia BOOTS Cassidy, puts him in the ring, but DARBY ALLIN SNATCHES CONNORS!! The fans fire up as The Relentless One not only returns from being left for dead, but he drags Connors off into the night! Garcia is freaking out, and Cassidy DIVES onto him! Cassidy puts Garcia in, throws off the elbow pad, ORANGE- NO, Garcia trips him to have the legs! But Cassidy cradles Garcia! CASSIDY & RODDY WIN!!

Winners: Orange Cassidy & Roderick Strong, by pinfall

Moxley is flabbergasted, but he tells Garcia to stand down, they can let Connors handle Darby. And then TONI STORM is present in the VIP Skybox! The Timeless One blows a kiss of congratulations to “Citrus Boy,” and Cassidy waves hi. Toni has the mic to say, “Children of California, lend me your ears. I am Timeless Toni Storm, and I have made peace with my life choices. Marina Shafir, you Mixed Martial A-hole! At Grand Slam: Australia, if you knock me out cold in front of my friends, my family, and my former lovers, then you deserve to shave my head. But I will evolve into the most beautiful bald bastard this world has ever seen!”

The fans cheer, and Toni continues by saying if she is able to defeat Marina, she will shave Marina’s head so close to the skull, they’ll put a price tag on her and sell her at Spirit Halloween! And as for Wheeler Yuta, he is the most annoying little s*it we have ever seen! But speaking of, The Decoder shouts back, “ENOUGH! ENOUGH! ENOUGH!” The fans boo but Yuta storms out on stage. The fans already tell Yuta off but he says, “Bring her out.” Wait, what? MARINA SMOTHERS MINA!! And then Garcia goes after Cassidy! Toni is shocked, because now Yuta uses scissors to cut a lock off Mina’s hair!! Yuta says they’re not joking! Toni & Cassidy are leaving bald!!

The fans boo as Garcia tells Cassidy that’ll be him on Saturday! The Death Riders leave, having done their damage. But will Toni make them all pay for what they’ve done to her work wife?

AEW shares footage from after last Wednesday.

Don Callis regrouped with Andrade El Idolo and said he was very happy. They should celebrate! Andrade beat Kenny Omega! Just like Callis knew he would! Everything is coming up Don Callis Family! Andrade and Callis shake hands on that, and Callis says this is how they do it! They’re a team! They’re a family! And Callis knew Andrade was the man to take out Kenny! Andrade is back in AEW with the DCF because of the unfinished business. And it got settled 1-2-3! And Andrade IS the next AEW World Champion! Hangman Page, in Australia, you’re gonna find out that when you get in the way of Andrade & The Don Callis Family, you get run over.

Andrade thanks Callis for believing in him. And Hangman, you stupid little idiot, you will learn that you are just in his way.

Hangman responds.

“At Grand Slam: Australia, I thought it would be Kenny and I again. I wanted that, I needed it, because if I’m going to challenge for the world championship, I need to know I can beat the man that I once beat for it. But that’s not what I’m getting. In Australia, I’m wrestling Andrade El Idolo. He’s one of the best wrestlers in the entire world, I’ll give him that. But in Australia, Andrade, no te quitas los pantalones <you won’t be taking off those pants>.” Instead, Andrade will meet his end. See you Down Under. The Millennial Cowboy has issued his warning, but will El Idolo heed it? Or will Andrade make sure to slip into the DMs?

JetSpeed speaks.

Mike Bailey says they are THE AEW World Trios Champions, and they’re looking for challengers. But right now, Hangman Page is set to win the AEW Men’s World Champion. Kevin Knight adds that it is admirable that Hangman is a champion still looking for more gold. So maybe JetSpeed should do the same. It could be the tag team championships, or considering Knight beat a former TNT Champion, maybe some singles belts. Bailey says the important thing to note is that in 2026, #JetSetRodeo is coming for all the gold! Then when and where will Bailey & Knight wrangle themselves some new golden opportunities?

AEW World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Triple Threat: The Young Bucks VS The Rascalz VS ???

Speaking of such opportunities, Matt & Nick Jackson are one step away from another match with their greatest rivals, FTR! However, that means making it through Dezmond Xavier & Myron Reed, but also a mystery team to be revealed right here and now! “Oh my gawd, is that Private Party?” IT IS! Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen are back at 100%, and they’re ready to go from former champions to future champions! Who will come out of this star-studded match with their shots (shots, shots) at Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler?

The fans chant, “Welcome Back! Welcome Back!” for Private Party and they appreciate it. The teams sort out and in this Triple Threat, only two teams are legal at one time. Isiah starts against Dez, they shake hands, and then “Zay” headlocks Dez! Dez powers up and out but Zay RUNS him over! The fans cheer and things keep moving. Dez drops down, Quen tags in, and Zay slips free of the scoop. Zay shoves Dez to Quen and Quen puts him on the apron! Zay triangle jump STUNNERS Dez, but Myron RAMS Quen! Myron avoids Zay to GUILLOTINE LEG DROP, then he goes up top! Myron leaps but into an atomic drop! Zay adds an ENZIGIRI!

Dez is back, but he runs into a DOUBLE FLAPJACK! Dez staggers, Matt tags in, and Matt tags Nick. The Bucks and Private Party meet again after a long time, and they shake hands and fist bump. But then The Bucks DOUBLE SUPER- NO! Private Party blocks those! Then they fire hands with The Bucks! The fans fire up, Nick ROCKS Quen and Matt TOSSES Zay. Matt PLANCHAS out onto Zay while Quen shoves Nick away. Nick RUNS Quen over, then keeps moving. Nick handsprings over, waistlocks Quen, but Quen BOOTS Matt away. Quen then switches with Nick but Nick switches back, and Matt sunset flips to make Nick GERMAN SUPLEX Quen!

The Bucks regroup to BLAST The Rascalz down! Zay returns to fire hands, then he TOSSES Nick out! Nick lands safe on the apron, BOOTS Zay away, and Matt wheelbarrows Zay for Nick’s slingshot FACEBUSTER! The fans fire up with The Bucks, but Dez tags in. Myron jumps in, too, and he TOSSES Matt out while Dez rolls Nick! TWO, but then Dez slips around. Nick elbows free, he runs up on Myron, but Myron dodges! The Rascalz dodge again, then Myron ENZIGIRIS! Dez BODY BLOWS, Myron KICKS low, then they KICK and KICK and DOUBLE STOMP! The fans are torn while The Bucks bail out. Myron builds speed to FLY!

Myron brings down The Bucks, but Quen runs up to DROPKICK Dez! Then he sets up for Zay, PARTY IN MOTION! Down goes Nick and The Rascalz! But then Matt BOOTS Quen and WRECKS everyone with a dropkick! But Dez DROPKICKS Matt! Dez goes up, up, and SUPER SHOOTING STAR ATTACK! All six men are down on the outsides and the fans are loving “A E DUB!” as Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Dez puts Nick in the ring, and he stomps Nick while Myron returns to the corner. STANDING SHOOTING STAR, TWO! Dez drags Nick up, brings him over, and Myron tags in. The Rascalz mug Nick, then Myron ROCKS him. Myron bumps Nick off buckles, then follows Nick to another corner. Myron bumps Nick off buckles again, then off even more buckles. Tag to Dez and he runs in for an UPPERCUT! Dez wrenches Nick’s arm, whips, but Nick reverses to ELBOW Dez away! Quen tags in and he LARIATS Nick! Quen stomps away, then he makes it the beat, “Stomps, stomps, stomps!” “What we want?” “Stomps, stomps, stomps!” “What we need?”

Quen stomps away at the ropes, then stops as the ref counts. Quen drags Nick around, bends him against the ropes, and stops as the ref counts 4. Quen stalks Nick but Nick fires back! Quen KNEES low, puts Nick in the corner, and RAMS him! Zay tags in, he stomps away on Nick, but stops as the ref counts. Zay taunts Matt, but Nick ROCKS him! Nick ROCKS Quen, but Zay CHOPS Nick! Nick ROCKS Zay, ROCKS Quen, but Zay RAMS Nick into the corner! Private Party mugs Nick but stops as the ref counts. Zay tags Quen, Quen digs his boots in, but the ref counts. Quen stops at 4 and Dynamite returns to single picture.

Quen tags Zay and Private Party brings Nick around to double whip. Nick handsprings through the double hip toss to then give Private Party a meeting of the minds! Nick blocks a shot, CHOPS Zay, then goes up to “LUCHA LIBRE~!” FLYING ARM-DRAG RANA COMBO! The fans fire up and Nick crawls for his corner, hot tag to Matt! Matt RAMS Zay, slingshots up and over, then he BLASTS The Rascalz! Matt dodges Zay, gets under, NORTHERN LIGHTS! The Polar Express gets moving as Matt NORTHERN LIGHTS again and again! Quen is up, but he gets added to a DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS! The fans fire up for Matt and he WRECKS The Rascalz!

Matt skins the cat, SLICED BREAD on Zay! Quen kicks low, gives a Michael Jackson HEEHEE before he whips Matt. Matt reverses, runs in, but is put on the apron! So he just DIAMOND DUSTS Dez! Nick gives Quen the SHINING WIZARD, GAMANGIRI, ELBOW and then BULLDOG LARIAT for Private Party! The fans fire up with Nick, Matt joins back in, and they go up the corners! The Bucks coordinate, MACHO ELBOW AND SWANTON IN STEREO! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as this continues, and we see Hook watching from the skybox. What could the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil be planning?

Matt tags Nick before he drags Zay up. Matt puts Zay on the ropes, Nick DOUBLE STOMPS him into the – RANA?! Quen runs in and PELES Nick! Zay WRECKS Dez, then Quen fireman’s carries Nick! Zay goes up top, DOUBLE STOMP and FLYING FLATLINER in one go! Then the LAWN DART CUTTER! Cover, but Dez breaks it! Dez then hurdles Quen, sends Zay at him, but Private Party busts out the SILLY STRING! The fans fire up but here comes Myron! Fireman’s carry on Zay, and Myron puts him on the ropes for a DRAPING FLATLINER! Matt feints superkick to DDT Myron! Quen clinches for a SIDE EFFECT!

Nick SUPERKICKS Quen! Zay ducks the spin kick to SUPERKICK back! But Nick kips up to SUPERKICK! The fans are all fire dup as FOUR men kip up, just to DOUBLE DOUBLE LARIAT all down! Nick and Zay both kip up, they dodge, and Nick hits a ROLLING DESTROYER!! All six men are down and the fans are thunderous! A standing count starts on whoever is legal, but all the teams regroup. Nick tags Matt, Dez tags off Zay. Dez ROCKS Matt, but Matt ROCKS Dez! Dez ROCKS Matt! Matt ROCKS Dez! Dez rebounds to ROCK Matt! Dez fires fast hands and runs the ropes, but Matt pops him up for Nick’s SUPERKICK!

The Bucks then DOUBLE SUPERKICK! The fans fire up again as Nick goes to the apron. Matt gut wrenches, but Zay YANKS Nick down! Dez hops up, POISON-RANA! Zay mule kicks Nick and Quen is there to get him! But Myron runs up, FLYING CUTTER onto Nick and Quen! The fans fire up as Myron hurries back over, tag to Dez! Dez hits a CANCUN TORNILLO, then Myron adds a 450 SPLASH! Cover, NICK BREAKS IT! The fans fire up while Dez is beside himself! Myron & Dez regroup and they get Matt. CATAPULT into a SUPER- NO, Matt blocks that kick, and Nick SUPERKICKS Myron! Matt STOMPS Dez!

Nick & Matt aim, but Myron goes Matrix to avoid double superkicks! Myron springboards, but into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Dez ducks lariats, handsprings, but into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Quen leaps in, into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS!! B T E TRIGGER!! The Bucks then get Myron up, and Nick resets outside! MELTZER DRIVER!! Cover, BUCKS WIN!

Winners: The Young Bucks, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Championships)

Even with the wild card in the mix, Matt & Nick busted out a Superkick Party to win their way back to the- Oh, wait, FTR is here to interrupt the celebration. The fans boo as Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood wheel Stokely Hathaway out here. They let #BigStoke sit at ringside while Dax & Cash step into the ring. Dax has a mic to say they come in peace, just give them a moment. Relax, relax. The two greatest tag teams of a generation, EIGHTEEN world tag team championship reigns between them, and if Dax is being honest, there was a time that Dax was a bit jealous of The Bucks.

How does it feel to know now that as far as greatest tag teams of all time go, The Bucks are sitting comfortably at second place? But Dax pulls the same gag where he doesn’t let The Bucks answer, because Dax knows that if it was him, and his rivals were considered the absolute best of all time, it would bother him. But think about it like this: Every company that FTR has worked for, they have been successful. In the case of The Bucks, in order to be successful, they had to go and make their own company. Does that bother them? Because Dax- SUPERKICK! Then SUPERKICK for Cash! The fans cheer and Stokely is shocked!

The Bucks hold up the belts, and then they decide to go say hey to Stoke. Stoke can’t scoot his wheelchair away in time, and he has to pretend he’s happy to see them. The Bucks smile, and then they feint hitting Stoke with superkicks. They let him have the belts to hold onto, because it’s only a matter of time. When and where will we see AEW’s greatest tag teams fight to prove they’re THE best team ever?

AEW Women’s World Championship Strap Match: Kris Statlander VS Thekla!

The Galaxy’s Greatest had a plan for what tonight’s match would be, but then those plans changed when The Triangle of Madness insisted on attacking her and beating her down. But The Toxic Spider using a leather belt to whip her inspired #BigStatDaddy into upping the ante. Now these two will be inseparable as they fight to survive! But will Thekla be another casualty of the Cosmic Killer? Or will she turn the leather strap into her sinister web?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who truly beats the other!

Kris is the one bringing the strap and she already has it around her wrist. Thekla straps in on her end and the bell rings. Both women gather up some slack as they tug-o-war. The fans rally for Kris as she reels Thekla in, and Thekla ends up dropping to her knees. Thekla wants Kris to take it easy, then she narrowly avoids getting lashed! Thekla slides out of the ring but Kris reminds her she can’t go far! Kris drags Thekla back and BOOTS Thekla down! Kris then whips Thekla to the corner, then whips her to the other corner! Kris LARIATS in the corner, then uses the strap in the short arm LARIAT! The fans cheer while Thekla sputters.

Kris drags Thekla by her arm all around the ring! The fans cheer as Kris just YANKS Thekla over. Kris talks trash, then she stomps Thekla. Kris drags Thekla along, wanting Thekla to get some rugburn from the mat. Thekla bails out of the ring again but Kris follows. Thekla LASHES Kris in the face! Then LASHES her on the back! Kris KNEES low in return! And POSTS Thekla! Kris snarls, winds up, but Thekla ducks! Strap lashes post but Kris pursues Thekla. Kris gathers up that slack, but Thekla dodges! Strap hits apron, but then Kris keeps Thekla from sliding into the ring! Kris BOOTS Thekla down again and the fans fire up!

Kris drags Thekla up, and up, and then whips her into railing! The fans cheer as Kris drags Thekla back up. Kris scoops Thekla to hit a BACKBREAKER! Kris stands tall as the fans cheer her on. Kris then pushes Thekla around, and whips her at the steps! But Thekla jumps up, and she YANKS Kris into the steel! Then Thekla flips Kris off, and shouts, “This is MY game! This is MY show!” Kris is busted open from how she hit the steps and Thekla mocks the blood dripping out. Thekla makes the camera look right at it, then she ELBOWS away on that wound while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Thekla DIGS her elbow into the forehead and Kris can only endure! Thekla BITES Kris’s forehead, then pushes her down. Kris sputters but Thekla looms over her from the apron. Kris CLUBS at Thekla but Thekla kicks her down. Thekla then goes through the corner to pull Kris into the post! And YANK her into the post again! Thekla drags Kris in, CLUBS the bloody wound, then wipes her hands off on the ref! The ref is disgusted but Thekla then gathers up slack to LASH Kris! Kris writhes but Thekla CHOKES her! Kris flails and sputters as Thekla thrashes her around! Thekla drags Kris up and snapmares her for the basement SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO!

Kris snarls as she toughs it out, but Thekla gathers up more slack. Thekla LASHES Kris again, and again, then GAGS her with the strap! Kris endures as Thekla almost has a crossface with the strap! Kris fights around, fights to her feet, and snapmares free as Dynamite returns to single picture! Then Kris RAMS Thekla into a corner! Kris puts Thekla up top but Thekla BOOTS her away! Thekla wraps Kris up for a HANGING HEADSCISSORS! Kris endures, claws at the legs, but Thekla finally lets her go. The fans are torn but Thekla grins. But Kris wraps the strap around her for a CHOKNE!! The fans fire up while Kris asks how Thekla likes it!

But Thekla reaches back to GOUGE the eyes! Kris staggers around, and Thekla uses the straps to yank Kris into a HOTSHOT! Kris falls but Thekla gets her through the ropes. Thekla CHOKES Kris, then BOOTS her back down! Thekla grins, goes up the corner, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Kris survives but Thekla keeps on her with a LASHING! And LASHING! Thekla hits the Spider Stance, but Kris YANKS the arms out! Kris SUPERKICKS Thekla down! Kris then SHOVES Thekla into buckles, and UPPERCUTS! Kris runs to BOOT WASH Thekla! Kris reels Thekla in for the SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!

Thekla survives and Kris is furious. Kris drags Thekla to a drop zone then climbs up top. But Thekla LASHES Kris again! Thekla goes up to the very top, but Kris ROCKS her! Thekla sits on the top rope, Kris HEADBUTTS her, but Thekla sits up to LASH her again and again! Thekla grins and brings Kris up, SPIDER SUPERPLEX! Kris writhes while Thekla hangs on the corner. Thekla then sits back up, but Kris rises up! And LASHES Thekla on the back! And again, and again! Then while in the Tree of Woe! The fans fire up as Kris then gut wrenches Thekla off the corner. Thekla fights free, winds up, but Kris dodges! DISCUS LARIAT! Cover, TWO!

Thekla survives and Kris is beside herself! Kris stares Thekla down through that crimson mask. They fire forearms back and forth, but then Thekla SPITS at Kris! Kris uses the strap to cravat Thekla for the short arm LARIAT! Kris then winds up to LASH Thekla again and again! Kris drags Thekla up, BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Thekla survives and Kris cannot believe it! The fans rally up even harder, and Kris winds up to lash herself?! Kris is all fired up now, and she BLUE- NO, Thekla fights free! Thekla slips around to LASH Kris on the back! Then Thekla CHOKES Kris again! But Kris avoids the stomp!

Kris reels Thekla back in, wraps her up, and LASHES her! And LASHES her! And then gut wrenches for the TOMBSTONE!! But SKYE BLUE rushes out here! She distracts the ref so that Julia Hart can slither in! But Kris dodges to LASH Julia! And she LASHES Skye! But Thekla reels Kris in for the SPIDER SPEAR!! Thekla then traps Kris’ hands with the strap! Kris sits up, into the CURB STOMP!! Cover, THEKLA WINS!!

Winner: Thekla, by pinfall (NEW AEW Women’s World Champion)

Even after all the blood, sweat and tears, it still took the Triangle of Madness to tear down The Cosmic Killer! The Toxic Spider has god, the Sisters of Sin beat up Kris, and Kris is all alone because Willow & Harley are already in Australia! BUT WAIT! Jamie Hayter & Alex Windsor are here! The Brawling Birds are armed with hammers and pipes! They scare off The Triangle of Madness, but Thekla still shows off the belt. Will things only get more and more toxic in AEW from here on out?

My Thoughts:

A great episode of Dynamite here as not only a go-home to Grand Slam: Australia but just in general. Great promo from Kenny and Swerve to put this grudge into perspective, and then great brawl to come of it and set up their match for next week. Very good promos from Andrade and Callis, as well as from Hangman, to hype up their match at Grand Slam. That match could probably go both ways, but I would think it is Hangman facing MJF at Revolution given their history and how World’s End went. Good promo from JetSpeed to say they’re gonna aim for other titles, a rare Three Man Power Trip could be an interesting story.

Great stuff with Don Callis Family, Death Riders and Conglomeration to hype up a lot of the Grand Slam card. That was a great Six Man Tag for Death Riders to get a lick back over DCF, but with Moxley scoring the fall, I wonder if this means things are now in Konosuke’s favor to win in Australia. Again, it’d make a lot of sense if they then A) have Konosuke and Okada fight to reunify the Unified Championship and B) have Death Riders mutiny and reject Moxley. Though, the latter might not be so clear anymore as Death Riders are helping the former War Dogs integrate with AEW.

Great tag of Garcia & Connors VS Cassidy & Roddy, and they were able to build multiple stories at once. Roddy ditching Cassidy has got to finally get it through to The Conglomeration that Roddy does not want any part of them. And then Cassidy overcoming the odds thanks to Darby is great for building another Darby VS Gabe match. But then to make sure the go-home match is a wash, Toni got a good promo in, only for Death Riders to beat Cassidy down and humiliate Mina. I still wonder if Mina “accidentally” costs Toni & Cassidy their hair. That mixed tag match will still be a lot of fun, and the result alone will be reason to watch.

Then we got a lot of great surprises in all the title related matches. Fletcher VS Ciampa was an instant classic, PPV level even, but at the same time, Fletcher winning out felt a little heavy-handed. Obviously this leads to Fletcher VS Briscoe 7 being made, but at least it’ll be a ladder match. That’ll be an awesome match, it could really go either way, and yeah, this better be the end of things for this feud for like, a solid year. And at this point, maybe it should be Kyle retaining. For one, they’re gonna be in Australia, the Australian fans should get to cheer Kyle as well as Harley & Willow. For another, Kyle and Ciampa can have a rematch at Revolution to do even crazier stuff than tonight.

Private Party returning for the Triple Threat tag is great, I don’t know why they weren’t back sooner unless it was for a legit injury or two. But then The Bucks still winning out is a shame for Private Party, but whatever, we’re getting Bucks VS FTR whatever number we’re on. No idea who wins out, but it’ll be another great match. And then Kris VS Thekla was a great main event with that strap match. Side note: AEW is doing the overrun so much for Dynamite, and now Grand Slam is gonna be 2.5 hours minimum, AEW really just wants to do a three hour TV show, huh? And I figured Thekla would win because of Julia & Skye. Classic Heel stuff, and now we can definitely get a rematch for Revolution. The Brawling Birds showing up was a nice touch, I wonder if they and Sisters of Sin have a match next week.

My Score: 8.9/10