Dynamite is ready to blow in Long Island!

Before fighting Hangman Page for the AEW World Championship, Bryan Danielson looks to kick off John Silver’s head in Long Island!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Dynamite Diamond Battle Royale: MJF and Dante Martin advance to next week’s Dynamite Diamond Ring Match.
• 8 Man Tag: Jurassic Express & The Varsity Blonds VS The Acclaimed & 2point0 w/ Daniel Garcia; Jurassic Express & The Varsity Blonds win.
• The Young Bucks VS Rocky Romero & Chuck Taylor; The Young Bucks win.
• Riho VS Jamie Hayter w/ Britt Baker & Rebel; Riho wins.
• Bryan Danielson VS John Silver; Bryan wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

MJF- No, wait, CM PUNK heads to the ring!

The Best in the World used MJF’s music to fake out the fans! Long Island is torn as many were expecting the hometown “hero” to show up. Punk gets the mic to say, “Is that all you got? Chicago was so much louder.” Punk is all smiles as fans boo. Punk has just realized why the Islanders have yet to win a game in this building. “Should I continue? Well, y’all certainly don’t disappoint, unlike your guy, MJF.” That’s why Punk is here. MJF is their guy? Fans are also torn on that. Getting hot in here for Punk. He’s wearing an AEW Four Pillars Shirt, but he replaced MJF with Britt Baker!

Punk wants to make sure their guy can’t put over a woman based on her accomplishments, it has to be about the lewds. That incel is their guy? The guy that said, to Punk’s face in Punk’s hometown, that MJF is better than Roddy Piper in Portland, when he isn’t even as good as Piper when Hell comes to frog town. In Punk’s hometown, he stepped to MJF and said they’d do it there. MJF took his sports coat off, his watch and his scarf off, and then ran! Punk can’t understand the fans jeering, just like the Islanders can’t figure out how to put a puck in a net. The Islanders beat Ottawa? That’s like when Punk beat QT Marshall a few weeks ago.

Is this what MJF wants? “That’s your guy?” Fans continue to be torn, but here’s what Punk wants. He wanted to see how the fans would react and he’s a bit taken aback. But he understands. When he was a kid, he hated Dennis Rodman, just like Chicago did, because he was on the Detroit Pistons. But then he changed to the Chicago Bulls and Rodman become Punk’s guy. That’s Punk’s “worm,” so it seems MJF is Long Island’s “worm.” Punk isn’t mad at the fans, he just feels a bit sorry. Punk has his eyes set on next week, the AEW World Championship match, Hangman Adam Page VS The American Dragon, Bryan Danielson. Punk wants next! And we gotta believe MJF wants next, too.

But there’s this thing between Punk and MJF that they need to settle before one of them, most likely Punk, goes on to fight for the AEW title. Punk keeps trying to get MJF to do this but MJF just runs away. Fans can cheer for MJF, that’s fine. If they can look themselves in the mirror still, that’s fine. But Punk knows what this looks like to an outsider: two guys arguing and they can’t tell who the idiot is. Chicago knows the idiot is MJF. Punk proposes they settle it like he has the last two weeks. Punk doesn’t want to deal with Shawn Spears, Wardlow or FTR. This is between him and MJF, who stooped as low as to bring Punk’s dog, Larry, into this. And Larry has more balls than MJF, and Larry got neutered.

So MJF has wasted enough of Punk’s time, but let’s be honest. He is having fun. If MJF is someone’s hero, Punk gets it. The Islanders haven’t won anything since 1984. So Punk puts out the challenge: him and MJF, 1v1. No more running like they do in Long Island. Stand and fight like in Chicago! And Punk has no out, but neither does MJF. MJF VS Punk, even here tonight! Fans do like the sound of that. But Punk is pretty sure MJF won’t agree to it, nor a man in this building that would agree to it. If MJF is who they back, then they’re all chicken s*it. Punk leaves with his music, but will he gets the match he wants from Maxwell Jacob Friedman?

A car is pulling up to the UBS Arena.

A voiceover guy says, “The difference between a hero and a villain is perspective. If you think this man is a villain, you aren’t from Long Island. You haven’t driven on the LIE with the top down while blasting Billy Joel. You haven’t grabbed some Ralph’s Ices, some Ben’s matzah ball soup, and a Bagel Boss bagel. If you don’t get that, you’re probably a poor, and most definitely mid.” The driver steps out, and of course it’s MJF. “The perspective of people from the most magical place in the world, Long Island, New York, is that this man is a hero. Allow me to list off the accomplishments of this mighty hero.

“All-state linebacker, breaking the Nassau County all-time record in tackles for a season. All-state choir tenor 2. Captain of the all-male acapella group known as the Aca-Fellas. Made Varsity his freshman year in amateur wrestling, and was never taken down. He also broke the Plainview High record in the keg stand, with an impressive one minute and 33 second chug. And yes, I know what you’re thinking. You’re correct. He pulled so many chicks. I mean, bro, it was freakin’ nuts, dude. The bottom line is, this man might not be your cup of tea. But to us Long Islanders, he’s Salt of the Earth. And that makes him better than you, and you know it.”

Dynamite Diamond Battle Royale!

This year’s Dynamite Dozen are: Lio Rush, Big Money Matt Hardy, Lee Johnson, Lee Moriarty, Matt Sydal, Wardlow, Frankie Kazarian, Jay Lethal, Team Taz’s Ricky Starks, Will Hobbs AND Dante Martin, and of course the TWO-TIME Dynamite Diamond Ringbearer, MJF! Will MJF continue into a threepeat? Or will his luck finally run out?

The bell rings, Wardlow plays bodyguard for MJF but what else is new? Wardlow clobbers Moriarty, then Johnson, then Dante, then Sydal. Jay Lethal gets around Wardlow and gets MJF up and onto the top rope! Long Island freaks out but Wardlow makes the save, and Shawn Spears is also there to make sure MJF doesn’t touch the floor. Hobbs helps Starks against Lethal while Dante goes up after Sydal! Sydal shoves Dante down then METEORAS! Starks goes after Sydal but Sydal kicks, jumps and SOBATS! Sydal pushes Starks, MJF goes after Moriarty but Moriarty throws him out! Spears has to make the save again! Wardlow gets Moriarty up and TOSSES him to ELIMINATE him!

Hobbs CLUBS Sydal, shoves him out and ELIMINATES him! Wardlow protects MJF again while Lethal CHOPS and ROCKS Hardy. Lethal scoops Hardy but Hardy holds ropes. The Bunny appears to give Hardy brass knuckles! BRASS FIST knocks Lethal down! Hardy has Lethal against ropes, gets him up and out and ELIMINATES him! But then Dante dumps and ELIMINATES Hardy! Lio goes after Dante! They stare down, but Wardlow and Hobbs CLBOBER them both! But now Hobbs and Wardlow stare down! Fans fire up and Wardlow dares Hobbs to run> Hobbs runs, RAMS Wardlow but neither falls! Wardlow runs, RAMS Hobbs, but neither falls!

Hobbs and Wardlow circle, Hobbs runs but Wardlow RAMS him then CLOTHESLINES him! Hobbs holds the rope to ROCK Wardlow, but Lio handspring heel kicks Hobbs down and ELIMINATES him!! Starks is SHOCKED! But then Lio talks trash, Starks goes to dump him out! Lio holds on and AEW goes picture in picture as Starks stomps him!

Lio KICKS Starks away. Big Shotty Lee Johnson is after Kaz, MJF gets up on the ropes to gloat and give the fans something to cheer. Lio fires off strikes, whips Starks to ropes but Starks reverses. Lio rebounds off the bottom rope to STUNNER Starks down! Kaz turns things around on Johnson, dumps him out but Johnson holds the ropes! Lio goes after Kaz, drags Starks up, Dante CLUBS Kaz down. MJF gives Wardlow a shoulder massage for the hard work he’s done. Starks holds on, Lio goes after his hands! Starks desperately hooks the apron with his foot as Lio hammers his hands! Kaz sees Wardlow in his way of MJF so he goes after Starks instead.

Kaz whips and CLOBBERS Starks with an elbow! Dante dropkicks Johnson in a corner, then Dante goes after Kaz with haymakers. Kaz knees low, Kaz back suplexes but Dante rebounds off ropes to duck and dodge, DOUBLE CROSSBODIES cancel out for those two! Starks sits up and Lio throws forearms. MJF picks his spot and STOMPS Dante, to then scurry back to the corner. Johnson bumps Dante off buckles, throws body shots, then hoists him up. Dante resists , the ref reprimands MJF hiding on the apron but it’s not like he can be disqualified. Starks fights Lio off and goes up top but Lio goes after him with haymakers!

AEW returns to single picture and Lio KICKS Starks down! MJF gets another cheap shot in on Dante! Fans are thunderous for their hero! Johnson gives Kaz a JAWBREAKER! Wardlow goes after Lio, Lio DECKS MJF! Fans boo as Kaz and Starks keep Wardlow busy! Wardlow DECKS Kaz, DECKS Starks, then choke grips Lio! He choke grips Johnson, too, but Dante DROPKCIKS Wardlow! Lio and Johnson go after Wardlow, but then MJF dumps them AND Wardlow out for a TRIPLE ELIMINATION!! MJF didn’t mean to get rid of his muscle, that was his insurance policy! But then Kaz runs in, only for MJF to dump him out and ELIMINATE him!!

But Dante and Starks are still in this, the math is on their side. The lights flash to indicate the next elimination ends this. MJF realizes that, but then Datne TOSSES Starks and ELIMINATES him?!?

Winners: MJF and Dante Martin (will battle for the Dynamite Diamond Ring next week)

Team Taz was absolutely shocked as Dante just used Team Taz to his advantage! MJF wants to shake Dante’s hand, and Dante takes it. MJF raises Dante’s hand, pats him on the back, and takes his leave. Will MJF make sure he keeps his Dynamite Diamond Ring next week? As for Dante, Starks comes back and attacks! He wants payback for the swerve! MJF looks back and considers helping Dante, but continues up the ramp. Fans are fired up, they want their hero to actually be a hero, but MJF says- Wait, he rushes back in!

MJF gets in Starks’ face, shoves him, but Starks shoves back! But then he just helps Starks beat up Dante!! MJF is always about himself, but here comes PUNK! MJF bails out, Starks wants Punk! Punk has wanted after Starks, but Dante ENZIGURIS Starks! Then Punk fireman’s carries, GO TO SLEEP! MJF “applauds,” and mockingly bows, too. Will the Salt of the Earth make sure he has his diamond ring before he faces Punk in the ring?

8 Man Tag: Jurassic Express & The Varsity Blonds VS The Acclaimed & 2point0 w/ Daniel Garcia!

Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus are the #1 contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Championships, but that means maintaining momentum until they get their match. Will they, Griff Garrison & Brian Pillman Jr. all have momentum after this? Or will Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, Matt Lee & Jeff Parker bring them to a screeching halt?

Platinum Max has another rap on deck! “The Acclaimed, we’re this company’s pride and joy. I’m Platinum Max, I’m an Island Boy. We pack more shows than anyone in this sport. I mean, we’re bigger in New York than New York. And if you wanna hit us with the silencer, y’all gonna take another L like the Islanders! And Jungle Boy still can’t cut a promo. We run your bitch ass outta town like Cuomo!” Bowens says, “LOOOONG ISLAAAND~! 2point0 and the Acclaimed have arrived!” The teams sort out, and JB starts against the Five Tool Player, Anthony Bowens.

JB and Bowens circle, tie up, and JB waistlocks. Bowens switches, spins to a headlock, but JB powers out. Bowens runs JB over, things speed up and JB hurdles to block the kick and spin Bowens. Bowens ducks the clothesline to CHOP! Bowens puts JB in a corner, CHOPS him, then tags in Caster. The Acclaimed double whip, JB arm-drags Bowens and ducks Caster to RANA! Parker gets in to get a CHOP and a knuckle lock. Lee gets in but JB CHOPS him and kicks him to also knuckle lock. JB goes up the ropes to rebounds and DOUBLE ARM-DRAG 2point0 out! Fans fire up for JB as he tags in BPJ. BPJ tags in Griff. BPJ then RWECKS The Acclaimed with a dropkick!

Griff builds speed to FLY and take everyone out! Long Island is fired up as BPJ gets Caster in. The Blonds CHOP Caster, and CHOP again. BPJ wrenches, whips, and Griff gives Caster a lift for the DROPKICK SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Griff keeps Caster down with a facelock and he tags BPJ back in. The Blonds mug Caster, BPJ CHOPS Caster in a corner. And again! BPJ then climbs up to rain down fists! Bowens rushes over but BPJ DECKS him! BPJ climbs up again to finish up, but Bowens anchors BPJ’s foot? The ref is busy with 2point0 as Caster slips out to shove BPJ down! Caster crawls, Matt Lee puts BPJ in the ring while talking trash, and Caster bumps BPJ off buckles.

Caster stomps a mudhole, Parker talks trash, Bowens tags in. Bowens stomps BPJ, Parker still talks trash, 2point0 soak up the heat while Bowens brings BPJ up. Bowens CLUBS away on BPJ’s neck over and over and over! Bowens says, “EVERYONE loves The Acclaimed!” Tag to Matt Lee, they mug BPJ, then Lee whips BPJ to CLOBBER him! Cover, TWO! Another cover, ONE! Another, TWO! Lee drags BPJ from the Jurassic Express to whip him into the corner! BPJ bounces off buckles, Parker tags in. 2point0 mugs BPJ, Parker drags him up and Parker whips to dropkick BPJ down! Cover, TWO! Parker drags BPJ up by his hair and throws haymakers.

Parker reels BPJ in but BPJ back drops! Caster tags in to CLOBBER BPJ! Snap suplex, float to the cover, TWO! Caster drags BPJ up, BPJ throws body shots and forearms! BPJ staggers, Caster CLUBS him in the corner. Caster bumps BPJ off the corner, tags in Parker, and Parker DECKS Griff! Parker RAMS his shoulder into BPJ, CLUBS BPJ on the neck, then brings him around but BPJ shoves him away! Lee tags in to stop BPJ with a waistlock, but BPJ throws him away! Bowens tags in, he gets around and KICKS BPJ right in the face! Bowens drags BPJ up, tags in Caster, and The Acclaimed double suplex, only for BPJ to knee free! BPJ breaks the line, hot tag to Luchasaurus!

Long Island fires up as Luchasaurus rallies on everyone! He TOSSES Parker, CLOBBERS Bowens, BOOTS Caster, then TOSSES Parker! Lee gets in and Luchasaurus TOSSES him! Then he puts Bowens with Parker and Caster with Lee! Luchasaurus back body blocks one corner, then the other, then back the other way! He misses Parker, but he comes back to CLOBBER 2point0 all at once! Fans are thunderous as Luchasaurus then choke grips each of them! But Caster CLUBS Luchasaurus! Caster taunts Luchasaurus but gets caught for a choke grip! Bowens gets caught, too, Luchasaurus CHOKE SLAMS Bowens onto Caster! But 2point0 assisted dropkick Luchasaurus to the corner!

JB tags in! HE rallies on 1point0, and COMEBACKER for Parker! Lee LARIATS JB, Griff DECKS Lee! Bowens elbows, JABs, CHOPS and SUPERKICKS Griff! BPJ spins Bowens for a BACK HAND, to a FISHERMAN MICHINOKU! Caster FLYING CLOTHESLINES BPJ, JB TORNADO DDTS Caster! And then the SNARE TRAP! Daniel Garcia gets on the apron to distract! But here comes EDDIE KINGSTON! The Mad King yanks Red Death down to RAM him into steel steps! Fans are thunderous for Kingston, JB turns back to Cater but Caster CLOBBERS him! Caster climbs up fast, MIC DROP ELBOW FLOPS!! Back to the SNARE TRAP!! Caster taps, JB’s team wins!

Winners: Jurassic Express & The Varsity Blonds, by submission

Kingston has the camera stick with him, though, and he wants to say something. Ortiz tries to calm Kingston down but Kingston ain’t having it. It’s hard to know what Kingston just said, but here comes 2point0 and Garcia! They attack 3v2, and Lee even uses a recycling bin to hit everyone, including security! Referees rush in, they break things up, but have things just escalated to a level 2point0 and Garcia aren’t ready for?

FTR and Tully Blanchard speak.

Tully says, “These two gentlemen once were the world tag team champions for AEW. They will be again, the first two-time champions. They have defeated the Lucha Brothers once, they sent a substitute, beat ’em twice. They went to their home country, and beat ’em thrice. And it is so hard to get them back in the ring. Gentlemen, let’s put this to bed.” Cash Wheeler says it is just as the legendary Tully just said. Lucha Brothers have never beaten FTR and never will. Their only victory was a fluke, it doesn’t count. No more fun and games, no more Halloween costumes. Now it is time for FTR to take their rightful spot at the top of the tag team division.

They are the absolute best, the transcendent, the torchbearers of tag team wrestling now and far into the future. Dax Harwood says Friday night on Rampage will be the biggest night of their careers. That will pay their bills, the mortgage, and fill their family’s stockings. Rampage, they become the first-ever two-time AEW Tag Team Champions, writing their names in the historic books and the annals of AEW as the greatest tag team of all time. Top Guys OUT. But will they be in the winner’s circle this Friday?

The Young Bucks w/ Adam Cole & Brandon Cutler VS Rocky Romero & Chuck Taylor w/ Orange Cassidy!

Matt & Nick Jackson return to action, ready to beat down Chaos, ready to beat down the Best Friends, ready to beat down Azucar & the Kentucky Gentleman! But will things not go their way their first match back?

The teams sort out, Rocky starts against Nick. Fans rally up, Nick and Rocky circle, they tie up. Nick wrenches and wristlocks but Rocky rolls, only for Nick to wrangle him. Rocky rolls and spins to hook Nick for a hip toss. Rocky has the wrist, Nick cartwheels through to wristlock back. Rocky rolls, breaks free and dropkicks Nick down! Rocky shimmies the shoulders a la Latino Heat, but the two circle again. Rocky headlocks but Nick powers out, only for Rocky to run him over. Things speed up, Nick hurdles, Rocky leaps, Rocky side steps but Nick springboards to flying arm-drag! Rocky avoids the screw high kick, Nick scoops him but Rocky headscissors out!

Rocky arm-drags Nick down to a cording hold! Fans rally, Nick fights up but Rocky wrenches and CLUBS the arm. Chuckie T tags in, they double whip Nick but Matt tags in. Nick slides out, Matt CLOBBERS Rocky! Chuck headlocks, Matt powers out, Chuck hurdles then drags matt down to a cover, TWO! Chuck arm-drags and has the cording hold! Matt fights up, Chuck wrenches, and bumps Matt off buckles. Chuck stomps Matt, tags Rocky, they double whip Matt to the corner. Chuck runs in but Matt throw shim out! Nick drags Rocky out, Matt headscissors Chuck for Nick to dropkick him down! Fans fire up but Rocky gets in to duck and go Spider-Man!

Rocky baits Nick in and dumps him out, then ducks and dodges Matt to DIVE onto Nick! Matt WRECKS Rocky with a dropkick, then skins the cat! Fans fire up all the same and Nick gets Rocky up to put him in the ring. Matt ROCKS Rocky with a haymaker, Rocky CHOPS back. Rocky CHOPS again, Matt rakes eyes! The ref reprimands, Matt stops to bump Rocky off buckles. Nick holds Rocky in place, Matt runs and handsprings, then just struts to CLAW Rocky’s back! Matt hopes everyone saw that. Matt kicks Rocky, snapmare shim down, then tags Nick in. FIST DROP SENTON COMB! Nick makes the ref pay attention to Chuck but he isn’t doing anything.

Nick bumps Rocky off buckles. Rocky fights out of the Bucks’ corner! Nick RAMS him in, then shouts, “SUPERKICK! PARTAAAY~!” Matt tags in, Nick kicks but Rocky blocks to send it into Matt! Then Rocky UPPERCUTS Nick! Rocky ducks the clothesline to hot tag Chuck! Chuck shoves the Bucks into each other, gets them both for COMPLETE SHOT DDT COMBO! Fans fire up with Chuckie T and he rallies them as he builds speed to FLY! Direct hit at the ramp! Chuck warns Cutler to back off, but then Chuck goes back to the ring. DOUBLE SUPERKICKS from the Bucks! Rocky LEAPS but the Bucks catch him and tosses him! Rocky lands on his feet, but Nick SUPERKICKS him down!

The Bucks decide to take Rocky out completely. Matt whips Rocky into railing, and Chuck is over there, too. The Bucks clap to rally the fans, they build speed to go coast to coast, but then slide out to kiss Cole on the cheeks! Fans fire up for the Super Kliq, then the Bucks get back in. Tag to Nick, he runs to the corner and goes up, out and PENALTY KICKS Chuck! Matt brings Chuck around, sets him up on the apron and holds him out, DRAPING SWANTON! Nick then mocks Cassidy by putting his hands in his pants. Matt stomps Chuck, puts him in the ring, and Nick stomps Chuck now. Tag to Matt, they set Chuck in the ropes, Nick tags back in. DRAPING SWANTON AGAIN!

The Bucks soak it all up, the cheers and the jeers, and AEW goes picture in picture as Nick digs his boots into Chuck at the corner.

Nick paces, brings Chuck up, and tags in Matt. The Bucks mug Chuck, Matt stomps him down. Chuck throws body shots and forearms in return! Matt rakes eyes! The ref reprimands and counts, Matt trips Chuck to catapult him into Nick’s GAMANGIRI! Matt sunset flips and high stacks, but Rocky breaks it! Matt gets Chuck up but Chuck rolls him up! TWO!! Matt trips Chuck, drags him over and anchors the foot as he tags in Nick. Nick stomps Chuck down, scrapes his soles off Chuck’s face, then does his Macho Man imitation. Nick drags Chuck up to wrench and whip to a corner. Nick runs corner to corner, to SHINING WIZARD! GAMANGIRI! Forearm and BULLDOG! Cover, Rocky breaks it again!

Nick points at Rocky but he goes back to his corner. Nick CLUBS Chuck down, and again, and then soaks up the heat. He even SPITS at Rocky! The ref is busy keeping Rocky back, but Chuck DECKS Matt! Chuck kicks Nick, throws haymakers, then DECKS Matt! Nick ROUNDHOUSES Chuck! Then DECKS Rocky! Nick goes to the apron but Cassidy is in his way! Cassidy puts hands in pockets! Cassidy ducks the Penalty Kick but Cole comes around to BOOT Cassidy down! Nick springboards in, Chuck dodges, Matt tags in! Chuck has Cassidy’s sunglasses on! He BOOTS Nick, goes up and over Matt, then OVERHEAD Belly2Belly suplexes Nick into Matt!

Fans fire up for Chuck, he tags in Rocky! Rocky starts up the FOREVER CLOTHESLINES on the Bucks corner to corner and back again! Matt dodges, then the Bucks dodge, but Rocky lands out of the double back suplex to DOUBLE RANA! Nick bails out but Rocky pursues, leaps off the steps, FLYING RANA! Rocky gets in to RUNNING SLICED BREAD to Matt! Cover, TWO!! Matt survives, but Rocky CHOPS him! And forearms, and CHOPS! And forearms, then whips. Matt reverses, Nick shoulders into Rocky, slingshot to FACEBUSTER! Then cartwheel to MOONSAULT, but Chuck dodges to give Nick SOLE FOOD! Matt runs in at Rocky but gets boots!

Rocky runs but into the NORTHERN LIGHTS! And then the POLAR EXPRESS! But Rocky turns the third Northern Lights into a TORNADO DDT! Fans are thunderous, Cutler gets in to spray Matt down. Cole uses this opening to get in and aim at Rocky! But Cassidy gets in to give Cole those “powerful” shin kicks. But then Nick SUPERKICKS Cassidy down! But Chuckie T SUPERKICKS Cole! Nick SUPERKICKS Chuck! Rocky EuroUppers, DECKS Nick, then spins Matt. Matt switches, Rocky switches, Matt grabs the ref! Matt switches back, but Rocky ducks and Matt gets the COLD SPRAY from Cutler!! Chuck gives Matt AWFUL WAFFLE! Rocky rolling jackknife covers, Nick breaks it!!

Chuck kicks and whips but Nick reverses to toss Chuck! Rocky fires off fast hands and a kick to Matt! Then the cravat, go to the corner, but no Sliced Bread! Matt has Rocky in position as Nick takes aim, but Rocky RANAS Matt into Nick! Backslide, TWO!?! Matt narrowly escapes, but Rocky JUMP KNEES! Matt blocks one kick, ducks the enziguri, but the HEEL KICK hits! Rocky fires up, whips Matt, but Matt reverses and slips around, double pump handle into the gut wrench! Nick returns, MELTZER DRIVER!! Cover, the Bucks win!!

Winners: The Young Bucks, by pinfall

But they’re not done! The Super Kliq beat down Chuck & Rocky! Cassidy gets in and brawls with Cole but Cole beats him down! But Wheeler Yuta gets in to go after Cole! Only to get DOUBLE SUPERKICKS from the Bucks! Cutler vlogs all of this for the Super Kliq and then they set Cassidy up, for the PANAMA SUNRISE!! Then they sit him back up, for- Wait, who is that? Mama Sue is here! So that can only mean… TRENT IS BACK!! Whoa, he cut his hair! He gets a kiss from mom before he goes to the ring! He SPEARS Cutler, and then he dares someone else to get some! Matt goes out but gets CLOBBERED!

Nick and Cole wait, but Trent still CLOBBERS Cole, and reverses Nick to a  HALF ‘N’ HALF! Then he clotheslines Nick out to join the others! Long Island is fired up, and then we get a SUPER GROUP HUG!! Got to give the people what they want! One more group hug with Sue and Kris Statlander, too! Best Friends, Roppongi Vice, CHAOS stands tall in Long Island! Will this change the pecking order between them and the Elite?

Backstage interview with Ruby Soho.

She’s a semifinalist in the TBS Championship Tournament but was attacked after her win by her future opponent, Nyla Rose. Her response to that attack? She’s cut off by The Bunny & Penelope Ford. They “hate” to interrupt the interview, it sounds… riveting. But the thing is, Nyla Rose told them to tell Soho that if, no wait, when Nyla wins the TBS Championship, The Bunny & Superbad Girl are first in line for title shots. So on Rampage, they’re going to have a match. Bunny, Ford & Nyla Rose VS Ruby and… Two of her friends? Sorry, does she have friends here? Ruby Soho? More like Ruby SOLO~! Ruby “laughs” and says why wait? Just fight now!

Ruby DECKS Bunny, but then Ford holds Ruby cuz “SURPRISE, BITCH!” Nyla runs in and DECKS Ruby! Vickie Guerrero cackles as the Native Beast and new pals stomp away on Ruby. But then Tay Conti & Anna Jay, with chairs, run into run them off! Looks like Ruby’s found some friends to fight against these Vicious Vixens! Will Tay, Jay & the Runaway get major momentum this Friday?

Tony Schiavone interviews Sammy Guevara on stage.

The Spanish God is still AEW TNT Champion, and his open challenge continues. But before Sammy can say more, Cody Rhodes walks out? The American Nightmare and former TNT Champion has a mic, but still has some serious burns on his arm from his Atlanta Street Fight with Andrade. Cody apologizes for the interruption, he just didn’t want to blindside anyone. “From one good guy to the next, your open challenge is going great. Christmas Day, your open challenge has been filled. Tony Khan just made it official. You’ll be defending the TNT title against me.” Fans boo but Cody shakes hands with Sammy and wishes the kid good luck. And then he goes back out the way he came.

Ethan Page laughs from the cheap seats? “Of course he gets the title match! Of course Cody Rhodes gets the title match, he gets to skip ahead of the line. And what happens to Ethan Page’s title match, huh? I had to jump through hoop, after hoop, after hoop, after hoop, just to get my TNT title shot! No open challenge! That’s BS.” But y’know what? Maybe if Ethan was an EVP or kissed Tony Khan’s ass, he’d get a shot quicker. But y’know who did get him his shot? DAN LAMBERT! Oh, you love him, huh? Guess what! You’re gonna get more! He’s on his way back! Scorpio Sky says damn right Lambert’s coming back!

And what’s Sammy gonna say now? Talk about being a fighting champion? Someone who faces any and everyone except the guys in the top five, right? Ethan points out that these two are in the top fight. Scorpio tells Schiavone not to give Sammy an interview. Give him BALLS! Cuz at some point, Sammy’s gotta step up to the plate, stop calling himself a champion and prove he is one! Sammy says he’s right here. Just come get him! The Men of the Year stay far, far away, but will they get a shot at the Spanish God before the year is up?

AEW takes a closer look at the other TBS Championship Tournament semifinal.

Thunder Rosa says, “Jade, you wanna know what I know about you? Money corrupted you.” Jade Cargill counters, “We get paid by the match, not by the hour. So we’re gonna make this quick, and we’re gonna make this money.” Rosa says Jade hit her with a chair because she didn’t have the guts or the ability to beat her clean. Mark Sterling notes Jade made quick work of Janai Kai, Rosa’s student. That is someone Rosa taught all her knowledge to. And Kai was on of Rosa’s best, right? Rosa says Jade has no respect for anyone or anything. Jade wants to get this straight for Thunder Rosa. “This is MY show.”

That won’t stop Rosa’s future of becoming the FIRST TBS Champion. But this is #ThatBitchShow. Will La Mera Mera end up Jaded when these two finally face off 1v1?

Riho VS Jamie Hayter w/ Britt Baker & Rebel!

The title match but the inaugural AEW Women’s World Champion looks to stay hot! Will Riho be all fired up for next week? Or are Hayters gonna hate?

The bell rings and fans rally up as the two go face to face. Hayter pie faces but Riho comes back. They tie up, Hayter puts Riho in the corner, but the ref counts. Hayter lets off, she and Riho circle. They tie up, Hayter puts Riho against ropes, but the ref counts again. Hayter lets off but Riho avoids the sucker punch to fire off forearms! Riho whips, Hayter reverse but Riho leaps! The shoulder bounces off Hayter and she scoop SLAMS Riho down! Hayter stands on Riho for the cover, TWO! Again, ONE! A lateral press now, but Riho goes Matrix to slip out! Riho kicks and runs and dropkicks but Hayter deflects that to scoop and BACKBREAKER!

Riho gets to a corner, Hayter runs in and uppercuts! Hayter chokes Riho with both hands, but lets off as the ref counts. Britt gets up and chokes Riho while Hayter argues with the ref! Britt gets away with it, but Riho still BOOTS Hayter, then tilt-o-whirls to headscissor! Riho then baits Hayter in, drop toehold to the ropes! Riho dials it up, 619! Riho goes up top fast, Hayter stands up, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Hayter bails out and gets a breather, but Britt and Rebel tell her to get in. Riho is up top, and she CROSSBODIES, only to bounce off Hayter this time! Hayter drags Riho up to POST her! And then SLAM her! Hayter shrugs and Britt talks trash.

Hayter stomps Riho, drags her up and throws her into the ring. Fans rally and duel, Hayter stomps Riho. Hayter drags Riho up to bump her off buckles. Hayter drags Riho up to run her and RAM her into the other corner! Cover, TWO! Hayter wraps on a chinlock and grinds Riho down. Fans rally up as Riho endures. Hayter leans all her weight on Riho but Riho fights up. Hayter drags Riho from the ropes to stomp her down! Hayter drags Riho up to suplex hard! Hayter drags Riho up again and puts her in a corner as AEW goes picture in picture.

Hayter TOSSES Riho across the ring, then stomps her back down. Hayter drags Riho around to put on the ropes and choke her! The ref counts, Hayter lets off to gloat, and then she goes back to Riho to scuff her with a boot. Hayter drags Riho around, puts her back on ropes and chokes her again. The ref counts, Hayter stomps Riho as she lets off, and then Britt pushes Riho down! Hayter soaks up the heat as she drags Riho back up and SLAMS her back down. Hayter stands on Riho’s back at the ropes but lets off as the ref counts. Hayter stands on Riho’s head, Britt taunts Riho with the AEW Women’s title, then Hayter lets off.

Hayter drags Riho back up again, stomps her, then CLUBS her! Hayter kicks Riho around, stands on her chest, and AEW goes to break.

AEW returns and Hayter suplexes, but Riho fights it! Hayter blocks the cradle counter to suplex high and hard! Hayter stomps Riho, but Riho fires forearms back! Riho whips but Hayter blocks to reverse it. Hayter runs in but into boots! Riho runs to tilt-o-whirl, but Hayter makes it a BACKBREAKER! Hayter whips Riho hard into a corner, then CLUBS her on the rebound. Hayter choke grips, but Riho turns the lift into a wheelbarrow, victory roll, STOMP 182! Both women are down and Britt is suddenly worried! Hayter gets frustrated as she rolls to ropes. The ring count climbs, Rebel coaches Hayter, and the count is 5 of 10.

Riho gets to ropes, Britt gets upset, but Hayter gets up. Hayter drags Riho up, and Riho fires off forearms on Hayter! Hayter forearms back, scoops Riho but Riho slips out to roll up! TWO, but Riho hurries to a corner. Riho runs back, full nelsons but can’t lift! Hayter elbows free, Riho staggers away. Hayter runs in, only gets buckles, Riho full nelsons to DRAGON SUPLEX!! Cover, TWO!! Fans fire up as Riho brings Hayter up and reels her in! Hayter blocks the Northern Lights to CLUB Riho and suplex! BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!?! Riho survives and Britt is furious! Hayter CLUBS away on Riho’s back, then drags her up to CHOKE SLAM BACKBREAKER!! Cover, TWO?!?!

Hayter gets Riho’s leg for a HALF CRAB! Riho endures, Britt wants her to give up already! Hayter bends Riho way back, but Riho refuses to quit! Riho crawls, reaches out, but Hayter drags her away! Riho uses that to roll and get up to sunset flip! TWO! Hayter stagger sup and BOOTS Riho! Riho stays up, Hayter runs but into a JUMP KNEE! Riho runs in again, tilt-o-whirl, CODE RED!! Cover, TWO!?!? Hayter survives and Riho is beside herself! The fans fire up but Britt is frustrated. Riho goes up top, DIVING DOUBLE STOMPS!! Cover, TWO?!!? Riho keeps her cool, she kicks Hayter to another drop zone and goes up top again. But Hayter stops her with forearms!

Hayter climbs, CLUBS away on Riho, then brings her up. Riho fights the superplex, throws furious fists of her own, and then shoves Hayter down! But Rebel anchors Riho! Riho KICKS Rebel, Hayter ROCKS Riho! Hayter climbs, CLUBS Riho, then hoists her up for a fireman’s carry! But Riho fights again! Riho turns this into a SUPER CRUCIFIX BOMB!! Hayter flounders, fans lose their minds, Riho SOBATO DOUBLE KNEES!! Cover, Riho wins!!

Winner: Riho, by pinfall

What an epic! Riho survives, but Britt attacks from behind! Britt furiously forearms Riho in the back, then gets the glove! Rings of Saturn, LOCK JAW!! The ref stops Britt but Britt scuffs Riho on the way out. “You will never be champion again!” Will Britt back up those words? Or will she be made to eat them?

BIG matches are set for Rampage!

Not only will we see the Six Woman Tag of Nyla, Ford & Bunny VS Ruby, Tay & Jay, as well as the AEW World Tag Team Championship rematch, Lucha Brothers VS FTR, but after everything that went down between Chaos and the Super Kliq, we will see Wheeler Yuta VS Adam Cole!

Taz announces that Dante Martin & Lio Rush may have swerved Team Taz, but this Friday, it will be the in-ring debut of HOOK, against Fuego Del Sol! Taz says the world will see Hook is all that and a bag of chips!

AEW Revolution returns in March 2022 in Orlando, Florida!

It’ll be a Revolution weekend, as well, with Rampage on Friday, March 4th, AEW Fanfest on March 5th, and the PPV live on Sunday, March 6th! Get your tickets starting Friday, 12/17 at 10 AM Eastern!

Winter is Coming is getting even hotter!

We will once again see Serena Deeb VS Hikaru Shida. Deeb says everyone’s wanted to see the best women’s wrestler become inaugural TBS Champion, and Shida took that away! But Shida says Deeb spoiled everything! Now Shida will hunt Deeb down and make her pay! If Shida thinks having her leg smashed in with a steel chair was the worst, think again! Deeb has 1000 ways to hurt someone! Bad blood is boiling, but who will be left out in the cold next Dynamite?

Schiavone interviews The Varsity Blonds & Julia Hart.

They won the 8 Man Tag earlier and are at 21 wins! Things are looking up, but then the lights turn off! The lights return, and MALAKAI BLACK is on stage with them! But why? He sprays mist into Julia’s face, and then disappears as the lights go dark again! What is this attack about?! What does the Dark Father have against the Blonds!?

Bryan Danielson VS John Silver!

The American Dragon hasn’t actually checked off every member of the Dark Order, but he’s going after who he considers the strongest member, but also the biggest joke in the faction. Will the Meat Man be the perfect appetizer for this vicious vegan before he goes after Hangman Page? Or will Johnny Hungy be too much for the GOAT?

The bell rings and fans fire up as the two stare down. Fans rally for “JOHNNY HUNGY!” and Bryan laughs. But he isn’t laughing with Silver, he’s laughing at Silver. They tie up, Bryan wrenches and clamps onto an arm, but Silver slips through to wrench back. Silver wristlocks, Bryan rolls, hooks a leg and chinbars to bring Silver around. Bryan ha the arm, Silver powers out and things speed up, only for Bryan to run Silver over! Bryan soaks up the heat then eggs Silver on. Silver gets up, he ties up with Bryan and headlocks. Bryan powers out, things speed up again, Silver runs Bryan over and flexes! He’s friggin’ jacked, baby!

Bryan runs in but Silver picks him up to TOSS him! And he flexes again! Bryan gets to a corner, Silver waits on him now. Bryan takes his time as fans rally up. Bryan calls for a test of strength, Silver approaches and they knuckle lock. But then Bryan KICKS, KIKCS and KICKS Silver to ropes! Bryan EuroUppers, whips Silver to ropes, but Silver ducks and ROUNDHOUSES back! And KICKS and KICKS and KICKS! The ref counts, Silver lets off, Bryan gets a foot. Bryan drags Silver out to SLAM the leg on the apron! Bryan then spins Silver around to EuroUppers him again and again on the apron! The ref starts a ring count, Bryan lets off to then get on the apron, and GUILLOTINE KNE DROP!

Bryan asks, “Who’s the best?!” and fans are torn while AEW goes picture in picture.

Bryan takes his time returning to the ring while Silver crawls in. Bryan walks into body shots but he clinches Silver to a cravat to throw a BIG knee! Silver falls over, Bryan paces. Silver gets to a corner, Bryan digs his boot in! The ref counts, Bryan lets off at 4, and then soaks up the cheers and jeers from Long Island. Bryan stalks Silver to ropes, brings him up and EuroUppers! Bryan goes up the corner, eggs the fans on, then missile dropkicks Silver down! Bryan kips up to again soak up all the cheers and jeers. Bryan drags Silver around by the legs, ties them up, then KNEES Silver in the side of the head! And again! And again!

Bryan digs his knee in, lets off to drop another knee, then he lets off to listen to the fans. Silver sits up, Bryan drags him up but Silver CHOPS! And ROCKS Bryan with forearms! But Bryan just EuroUppers Silver back down! Bryan taunts the fans, paces around, then goes to a corner. Bryan hops up, waits on Silver to stand, and missile dropkicks again! Bryan kips up again to continue soaking it all in. AEW returns to single picture as Bryan bumps Silver off buckles. Bryan CHOPS Silver, KICKS him, then CHOPS again. Bryan KICKS, digs his boot in and taunts Silver. The ref counts, Bryan lets off at 4, and Bryan again soaks it all up.

Bryan drags Silver up for another EuroUpper. Bryan whips corner to corner, Silver reverses but runs into a boot! Bryan goes up top, leaps again, but Silver turns dropkick into POWERBOMB! Both men are down, a standing count starts as fans rally and duel. Bryan sits up at 4, stands at 5, and Silver follows. Bryan KICKS and KICKS but Silver KICKS back! Bryan KICKS and KICKS, Silver KICKS and KICKS and KICKS! Bryan blocks a kick but Silver rolls to get an ankle pick to a HEEL HOOK!! Bryan scrambles, stomps Silver with his free foot but Silver eggs him on! Silver WRENCHES the foot back, Bryan scrambles to the ROPEBREAK!

Bryan bails out but Silver goes to the apron! CANNONBALL! Down goes Bryan and fans fire up with Silver! Silver follows Bryan back into the ring, runs in but Bryan spins him around, backslide! Silver rolls off to KICK, KICK and SUPERKICK! Waistlock, GERMAN SUPLEX, but Bryan lands on his feet to BUZZSAW! Fans boo as Bryan wags his finger. Bryan says “Too easy!” Bryan aims from a corner, fans chant “NO! NO! NO!” but Bryan runs in, but Silver gets around to roll-up! TWO!! Bryan runs back in, but Silver trips him to the ropes! BOOT to the back, then SNAP GERMAN! Bridging cover, TWO!! Silver was so close and fans are fired up!

Silver snarls and calls for it! He torture racks Bryan, but Bryan rakes eyes! Bryan ROLLING ELBOWS Silver, and rams elbow after elbow into Silver’s head and shoulders! Again and again and again, but he won’t finish Silver like that! Bryan brings Silver up, Gotch hold, PILEDRIVER! Minoru Suzuki would be proud of that one! Then Bryan gets a DOUBLE ARMBAR! Silver is OUT, Bryan wins!!

Winner: Bryan Danielson, by submission

Bryan probably won this by knockout, too, with that piledriver. But Bryan gets a mic to say, “Whoa, whoa, whoa. Let’s see. Uno, head kicked in. Cabana, head kicked in. Alan Angels, head kicked in. Johnny Hungy… Oh. Wait a second. I’m nothing if not a man of my word. I promised to kick his head in. I promised to kick his head in! Just like I’m gonna kick Hangman’s head in next week.” Bryan goes back to Silver, gets the arms, DANIELSON STOMPS! But here comes HANGMAN! Bryan doesn’t see him until Hangman’s throwing hands on him! Bryan scrambles away, Hangman is fired up!

Fans fire up for “COWBOY SH*T!” and Hangman gets a mic! “Next week, I’m gonna stomp the cowboy sh*t outta you!!” Winter is Coming, and the AEW World Champion is coming for Bryan’s head! Will Hangman slay the American Dragon?

My Thoughts:

What a great episode here, that also acted as a go-home to next week’s big themed episode. Deeb VS Shida Round 3 is going to be awesome, but I’m a little surprised they didn’t up the ante into a No Disqualification match. Though I suppose it wouldn’t prove anything for these two incredibly technical wrestlers if it came down to using chairs and Shida’s kendo stick. Then we also got great set-up for Rampage, that AEW World Tag Team Championship match is going to be wild. After a great tag match of Bucks VS Chaos, getting Yuta VS Cole is an interesting move. But how awesome to see Trent back! We’re definitely (or at least should definitely) get an 8 Man Tag now.

CM Punk had a great promo to open the night, basically being Heel to the Long Island crowd. MJF had a great vignette to introduce him before the battle royal. I figured MJF would be a finalist, and I like the touch of him “accidentally” eliminating Wardlow. That can definitely come back to fuel Wardlow turning on MJF and ditching the Pinnacle. Dante swerving Team Taz was quite the surprise, and maybe, just maybe, Dante gets that ring off MJF. Between Wardlow being very close to leaving MJF, and even Punk getting involved to screw MJF, Dante has a good chance of getting the ring. Either that or Team Taz screws Dante and MJF still has the ring.

The Men of the Year end up Heels that make good points when it comes to Cody slipping in and getting the TNT Championship match for Christmas week. Maybe Sammy defends against Scorpio at Winter is Coming to see who faces Cody. Also, Cody is definitely being tongue in cheek about still being Face with that line about “Good guy to good guy.” If Cody is going to win that title back, it’s going to be because he turns Heel, even if he doesn’t acknowledge he’s become a Heel. Riho had an awesome match with Hayter, showing a lot of toughness and the ability to come back, but I don’t really see her taking the title off Britt.

We got a great 8 Man Tag, and I love that Caster brought back the promo-Cuomo rhyme. The Faces winning makes sense, Jurassic Express needs momentum for their eventual title match, and apparently the Blonds are going to be the new targets of Malakai Black for whatever reason. Maybe a “sins of the father” angle for BPJ? Kingston getting involved was great, and then having Ortiz end up part of the brawl with 2point0 and Garcia must mean that The Inner Circle gets involved since 2point0 and Garcia went after Jericho. That’s going to be a great build and Six Man Tag, no matter the combination on the Face side.

We got a great promo vignette from Rosa and Jade, and then we got a good set-up for a Six Woman Tag on Rampage. As I’ve said for the Dark and Elevation articles, Vickie Guerrero really should establish a larger female faction of “Vicious Vixens.” Penelope might as well join up, and Bunny might be Hardy Family Office but she might as well be considered a member. The Heels probably win the Six Woman Tag to give the math to Ruby on the TBS Championship Tournament match. That way, Ruby can be the Face that faces Jade Cargill and puts her over as the inaugural champion.

Then we got an awesome main event, probably Silver’s best singles match or even best match period. He gave Bryan a run for his money as they were basically mirror images. But Bryan’s experience and Heelish ways got the win, and then Hangman making the save was a great closing moment. Their match next week is going to be awesome, but I don’t see Hangman losing here, his reign is still too new. Honestly, I don’t see Hangman losing for some time, even with AEW Revolution being later than previous years with it at the beginning of March. A rematch with Kenny Omega, a match with Adam Cole, or a match with MJF, maybe. But we’re going to be in the Cowboy Shit Era for a good run to help with the move to TBS.

My Score: 9.1/10