AEW Results
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (12/8/21)
Things heat up before Winter is Coming!
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
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Will the Scumbag go Double or Nothing?
Darby Allin told MJF to choose: A Title VS Hair match, or no title match EVER! Will MJF be vain or greedy as we head for Double or Nothing?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway; Cassidy, Cope, Christian & The Bucks win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS Westbrook; Bailey wins.
- AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight VS Brian Cage; Knight wins and retains the title.
- Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin; Ospreay wins.
- Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness; Shida & The Birds win, by disqualification.
- AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita; Darby wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
MJF arrives backstage.
Renee Paquette is there to bring up tonight’s main event is Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW World Championship. If Darby Allin wins, MJF will then have to sign a contract for Title VS Hair at Double or Nothing. Darby has made it clear that if MJF doesn’t sign said contract, Darby will never allow MJF to face him for the title again. We all know how important the title is for MJF, but is MJF willing to put his hair on the line for it? MJF just chuckles and moves on, but he notices the very bald Rick Knox, Bryce Remsburg, and the head of security, David Aponte. And then various bald members of the production staff…
And then even Christopher Daniels & Sonjay Dutt are there! Daniels and Sonjay chuckle before moving on, and then MJF sees John Silver flexing. Brandon Cutler, some arena staff, and even Tommaso Ciampa, all bald. Then last but certainly not least, Ricochet! He tells MJF that don’t worry, he’ll look great. Just not as good as Ricochet. AHA~! MJF storms off, will he have no choice but to choose between gold belt and chrome dome?
10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway!
While we know the AEW World Tag Team Championship match will be a conglomeration of I Quit Match and New York Street Fight, THE Conglomeration will be waiting on the other side for their own tag title match. And let’s not forget that Matt & Nick Jackson want their own shot at those titles again. With that, can Freshly Squeezed work together with C&C and The Bucks? Or will the Psycho Killer, the Dogs, and the Top Guys all stand tall on the road to Double or Nothing?
The teams sort out and the teams just brawl it out! The fans cheer as The Bucks have The Dogs, Cope is after Ciampa, Christian is after Cash, and Dax brawls with Cassidy! Dax bumps Cassidy off buckles but Cassidy ducks the haymaker to waistlock. The Bucks, Cope & Christian clear everyone else out, then take the brawl outside! Dax ROCKS Cassidy to send him out, and the fans fire up as Matt fires hands on 100 Proof right by commentary! Ciampa whips Cope but Cope reverses, sending Ciampa into barriers! Cash sends Christian into railing, then CLOBBERS Cassidy! Nick fires hands on Finlay, Cassidy sends Cash into railing!
Cassidy and Dax meet in the ring, Dax ROCKS and CHOPS Cassidy, but Nick sends Finlay into railing! Dax DECKS Cassidy, throws hands on Cope, but Cope fires back! The fans fire up but the ref reprimands! Cope DECKS Dax, and wait, Christian and Cash are brawling in the crowd! Same for Matt and Connors! Finlay CLAWS Nick’s face, Cassidy ROCKS Dax, and Cassidy whips. Dax reverses, Cassidy goes up and out to then SMACK Dax off buckles! Cassidy goes up, Ciampa BOOTS Nick, and Dax trips Cassidy. Dax CHOPS Cassidy, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans boo but Dax stands Cassidy up, SUPER DUPER PLEX!
Dax then rolls through to suplex again, but Cassidy STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRES! Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirls, and DDTS! Cassidy kips up, the fans fire up, but Finlay sends Nick into steel steps! #BigStoke grabs Cassidy’s foot, Cash CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax puts Cassidy in the corner to tag Ciampa. FTR and the Psycho Killer mug Cassidy! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Ciampa stands Cassidy up. Cassidy blocks the chop! And he blocks another chop! The fans cheer but Ciampa kicks low and CHOPS again! The fans boo but Ciampa soaks up that heat. Ciampa drags Cassidy by a leg, turns him over, but Cassidy fights around!
Cassidy kicks and kicks but Ciampa drags him back! Cassidy turns to BOOT Ciampa away! Dax tags in and he CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax flips them off. Dax whips Cassidy, runs up, but Cassidy dodges! Dax POSTS himself! Both men are down, hot tags to Cash and Nick! Nick rallies on FTR with haymakers, BLASTS Ciampa, but Cash kicks low! FTR whips, DOUBLE HIP- NO, Nick lands out, MEETING OF TEH MINDS! Then DOUBLE WHEEL KICK! The fans fire up as Nick then DROPKICKS Dax out! The Dogs run up, but Nick knuckle locks and CHOPS Finlay! Then Nick jumps over Connors, SUPERKICKS, and he goes for the corner!
Nick goes up, up, and “LUCHA LIBRE~!” FLYING ARM-DRAG RANA COMBO! The fans are thunderous and Nick tags Matt. Nick whips Finlay, Finlay reverses, but Nick goes up and over. Matt SUPERKICKS Finlay! Nick SHINING WIZARDS Connors, adds a GAMANGIRI, then The Bucks DOUBLE BULLDOG with the high-five! The fans fire up again as Matt winds up. Matt WRECKS FTR with a dropkick, then holds the way open, Nick FLIES onto FTR & Ciampa! But Connors back suplexes! Matt lands out, and NORTHERN LIGHTS! Roll through, NORTHERN LIGHTS! The Polar Express is getting going, and Finlay joins the ride! DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS!
The fans are electric and it’s not just the volt green! Time for a SUPERKICK PARTAY~! Wait, Stokely grabs a foot each! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Stoke can’t even trip The Bucks up. The Bucks drag Stoke in! Stoke pleads for mercy, but FTR runs up! The Bucks dodge, mule kick, then SUPERKICK for Dax! SUPERKICK for Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on The Dogs! Then FTR is sent into The Dogs before DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Ciampa runs up to waistlock but Nick switches. Ciampa BOOTS Matt away, ELBOWS Nick, but Matt dodges, PSYCHO KNEE into Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Ciampa!
The fans fire up again, and The Bucks see C&C. They point to Christian, and the fans cheer! Christian steps in, the ref reprimands but Cope argues with the ref. This distraction lets Christian LOW BLOW Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Cash! Christian covers, TWO! Cash survives, the fans boo, but Christian rains down fists while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Christian puts Cash in the corner to CHPO, CHOP, and then rain down fists! Christian goes past TEN, maybe to fifteen, then stops. Cash sputters, Stoke talks trash, but Christian grabs Stoke! Cash CLUBS Christian, Ciampa HOTSHOTS the bad arm, and Ciampa hurries to tag in. Ciampa drags Christian around, SLAMS the bad arm off the mat, then SLAMS the arm again! Ciampa POSTS Christian, and Christian falls to the apron. The ref keeps his eyes on the rest of the team so they stay back. Ciampa goes out, and he SWINGS the bad arm into the post! Christian scrambles away, clutching the arm, but Ciampa taunts Cope with a wave.
Ciampa tags Connors, Connors tags Finlay, and The Dogs stomp away on Christian. Finlay clamps onto the bad hand, bends the fingers, then JAMS them into the mat! The ref reprimands but Finlay anchors Christian while he tags in Dax. Dax CHOPS Christian, DECKS him, then taunts Cope and The Bucks. The Bucks rally the fans, Cope coaches Christian up, but Dax brings Christian around. Christian blocks a shot to hit back, but then Dax kicks low! Dynamite returns to single picture as Dax UPPERCUTS Christian back to the corner. Stoke is on commentary suddenly to say Christian tried to steal Stoke’s watch, aka the watch Stoke stole from Christian.
But Christian fires back on Dax and the whole corner! Then he and Dax DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Christian crawls, but we can see Cash and The Dogs sneaking over! They and Ciampa YANK down Cope, Cassidy and The Bucks! The fans boo but Dax drags Christian back to center. Dax kicks and scuffs Christian, then talks trash. But Christian slips around to chicken wing the arms! Dax shoves Christian away, but Christian turns around, NOGGIN KNOCKER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Cope snarls as he rises up, hot tags to Cope and Connors!
The fans fire up as The Rated R Superstar rallies on everyone! LARIAT for Cash! ELBOW for Dax! Cope TOSSES Finlay out onto Ciampa and Cash! BOOT for Connors! The fans fire up again and Cope goes to a corner. Cope is feeling it, and he aims at Connors. But then Finlay grabs a leg! The fans boo, but Nick SUPERKICKS Finlay! Connors runs up, Nick RAMS him low! Then slingshot FACEBUSTER! And cartwheel ASAI MOONSAULT! COPE-O-SETIC for Connors, TWO! The fans rally as Cope keeps focus on Connors. Cope drags Connors up, whips him to the corner, then Nick runs up! Connors puts Nick out, then he puts Matt out!
But Christian is back, and he coordinates with The Bucks, LARIAT DOUBLE ENZIGIRI on Connors! Then Cassidy somersaults for a “powerful” back elbow! Finlay runs up, Cassidy kicks the legs out! Finlay hits buckles but Ciampa runs up! Christian sends him into Cash, then dragon sleepers Ciampa. Christian sees Dax run up, kicks him low, and gets him in the same hold, DOUBLE REVERSE DDTS! The fans fire up as FTR, Ciampa and Finlay are all in drop zones! “This is Awesome!” as Cassidy, Christian and The Bucks climb the corners. Connors runs up on Cope, but Cope snatches him into a facelock!
Cope acts as air traffic control as he coordinates everyone, QUADRUPLE MACHO ELBOWS before an IMPALER!! Cover, TWO!! Connors survives and the fans can’t believe it! Ciampa and Finlay get up, The Bucks BLAST them, then DIVE! Down they go at ramp side, then Christian and Cassidy bump into each other. The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this the opener! Cassidy puts his hands up, but Christian stops him. Christian shakes his head, but then Cassidy makes Christian put his hands in his pockets! The fans fire up as Christian just THROWS Cassidy out onto FTR! Christian then goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES The Dogs!
Cope calls out a shot, runs, but into a SHATTER MACHINE!! FTR snatches Cope outta nowhere, Connors makes the cover, but Cassidy breaks it! The fans fire up as now FTR has Cassidy surrounded. But Cassidy “unleashes” his kicks! The fans go nuts with every shot, but FTR shoves Cassidy! SHATTER- DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on Cash! Cassidy fights free of Dax, but Dax blocks Nick’s Superkick! Dax sends it into Matt! Nick SUPERKICKS through after all! Finlay clinches, IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER on Nick! Matt feints the kick to DDT! But then Ciampa KNEES Matt down! Christian chicken wings Ciampa, turns him around, KILLSWITCH!
Connors JEEP FLIPS Christian! Connors then stalks Cope while the fans boo. Connors lines up a shot, Cope rises to his feet, Connors runs in! But Cope jumps over Connors’ spear, sending it into Dax! The fans fire up, Stoke freaks out, and The Bucks join Cope in the ring. They TRIPLE SUPERKICK Connors! Cassidy is in, ORANGE PUNCH! SPEAR from Cope!! Cover, C&C Conglomeration Bucks win!
Winners: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks, by pinfall
Another star-studded 10 Man Tag, and it was a huge win for all the hungry contenders. Christian doesn’t wanna celebrate, but he does signal that he and Cope will be champions. Will putting their tag team legacy on the line be enough to take the gold? Or will Double or Nothing be the last night that team reeks of awesomeness?
Will Ospreay continues to train with The Death Riders.
They’re outside this time, Claudio Castagnoli playing some wall ball with Marina Shafir and Pac. Daniel Garcia says, “Tonight is the night that we’ve all been waiting for: The Aerial Assassin, Will Ospreay, is cleared and back on Dynamite. And rumor has it, the kid’s been working real hard and he’s got some new tricks up his sleeves. So Young Boy Billy, tonight you gotta show me something, c’mon.” Garcia gets a quick turn in on wall ball while cameras move over. Ospreay is maintaining a neck bridge while Jon Moxley uses Wheeler Yuta as a living dummy to show just how to push and pull and bend and twist on the various chinlocks and headlocks.
Use the right arm to push against the head, then snake in the left arm for the sleeper. Pry and shoot. Moxley asks how Ospreay feels. Ospreay lets off the bridge and says honestly, the best he’s felt in forever. Moxley asks if Ospreay remembers the night he won the Best of the Super Juniors. Yeah, 2019. AKA a lifetime ago. Ospreay was carefree, flew like a bird, for no other reason than that’s just what birds do. So simple back then, chasing that feeling, like no other feeling in the world. Can’t really grab it in your hands for more than a few seconds. The joy of doing it. Then everybody comes in and tries to make it so overcomplicated.
Years pass, life happens, a family starts, responsibilities show up, bad things happen, bad choices catch up to you, and it’s all weight on your shoulders. You feel like you can’t fly. But Moxley will tell you something: Nothing is different. Nothing has changed. All those things are still gonna be there, but you can still fly. You’re just more dangerous now. You’re a bird of prey. So tonight, when you got out there, don’t go out there to protect anything. Not your neck, your image, your reputation, or what you’ve built in your career. Go out there to give something. Moxley checks on Yuta and says dammit, if you’re gonna snap a headlock, snap the headlock!
Moxley storms off to instruct his pupil, but will Ospreay use everything he has been taught to great effect? Or will he have to fold against Ace Austin?
Chris Jericho speaks.
“You wanna face Jericho in a match of my own design, Ricochet? A spectacle so innovative, so imaginative, it cannot be contained, it can only be witnessed. Well, be careful what you demand, because you’ve made a few enemies yourself, Ricochet. And now a match designed specifically to settle scores without any, and I mean AAANY~, limitations has gotten even bigger.” Chris Jericho & The Hurt Syndicate were just looking for two more, but “Jungle” Jack Perry said he can bring four: himself, The Young Bucks, and KENNY OMEGA! Jericho tells Ricochet that this is no longer what he designed, but it is a devil’s dance of destruction! Ricochet’s destruction!
Ricochet got what he wanted, now can he handle it? Bald. The first-ever SEVEN VS SEVEN Stadium Stampede, who will even survive?
Ricochet & The Demand respond.
They stand with Mark Davis of the Don Callis Family and Ricochet says we all know Jericho does a lot of talking out of his ass while The Demand gets things done. Just like Davis did when he defeated Jack for the AEW National Championship at Fairway to Hell. Hold it with pride, Davis, Ricochet knows you’ll do it well. Davis says he’s got this. Ricochet says Davis has joined the dream team, but he’s not the only one. Because compliments to Ricochet’s golfing buddy, Don Callis, look who else he’s sending: Andrade El Idolo! Gracias, amigo. But it doesn’t stop there, the train keeps rolling. Ricochet was just approached by two guys who have an ax to grind with the superkick sidekicks.
These two wanna fill out the last two spots, so who is Ricochet to say no to The Dogs? Finlay & Connors storm in, and Finlay says to put it simple, they will fight The Bucks in the streets, in the ring, but guess it’s fighting at Double or Nothing! If they want violence, if they want carnage, if they want chaos, who better than The Dogs?! The Dogs bark and Liona roars, but will these seven stand tall in the Big Apple?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS BK Westbrook!
JetSpeed has a lot of momentum on their side, and as stated last week at Fairway to Hell, they’re looking to grab up all the gold they can. Will Speedball keep on rolling towards his own golden opportunity? Or will #Supastud prove his own worth?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two step up. Bailey bows in respect, offers a handshake, but Westbrook goes to roll Bailey up! Bailey stays on his feet, then steps over to sit down on a cover, TWO! Westbrook ducks a Penalty Kick, avoids the moonsault, and the sweep! Bailey dodges, Westbrook tiger feints through the ropes, but Bailey handsprings up and over! The fans fire up as Bailey ducks an elbow to whip. Westbrook goes up, around, but kinda fumbles his tumble. The fans cheer and jeer him for his attempt, but Westbrook blocks the boot! Westbrook FLIPS Bailey, springboards in, but Bailey dodges! TIME ADVENTURE!
Bailey pushes Westbrook down, goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the ULTIMATE WEAPON! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: Mike Bailey, by pinfall
Another fast ‘n’ furious finish, and Bailey’s on a hot streak! But now, the other side of JetSpeed looks to keep it up! But just who is Kevin Knight defending the TNT Championship against? It’s… BRIAN CAGE!? The Machine finally returns to action, and he has the Don Callis Family with him! Will Cage be able to ground Knight and take this title back to the family?
AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight w/ “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who betta!
The bell rings, Cage runs up, but Knight dodges! Knight fires haymakers, Cage shoves him, but Knight dodges. Knight CHPOS, but Cage doesn’t budge! Cage makes the pecs dance, so Knight CHOPS again! The fans cheer as Cage eggs Knight on. Knight urns, leaps, but into Cage’s arms! Cage uses Knight to do curls, then THROWS knight! Knight lands out, RAMS Cage, but Cage comes back! Knight RAMS Cage again, but it’s still not enough! Knight tries a bigger SHOULDER TACKLE, but Cage stays standing! Knight runs one more time, ducks ‘n’ dodges, SATELLITE- NO, Cage stops the DDT! Cage THROWS Knight away!
Knight staggers, Cage SUPERKICKS him down! “Who betta than Cage?!” The fans fire up as Cage storms up on Knight, stands him up, and bumps him off buckles. Cage RAMS into Knight, stands him up, then RAMS again! The ref counts, Cage CHOPS, and the fans cheer. Bailey rallies the fans but Archer coaches Cage, and Cage whips Knight hard into the corner! The fans are torn as Cage hauls Knight up. Cage ROCKS Knight, CHOPS him, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Cage stops at 4, then Cage stalks Knight. Cage stands Knight up, whips him to the corner, then runs in, only for Knight to BOOT! Cage still LARIATS!
Cage hauls Knight up, whips him to ropes, but Knight grabs ropes. Knight DUMPS Cage out, then DROPKICKS him down! Cage sputters, the fans fire up, and Knight builds speed to DIVE! But he bounces off Cage! Cage then fireman’s carries, APRON F5! Knight sputters but Cage goes up the steps to soak up cheers and jeers, all while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cage refreshes the ring count, drags Knight up again, and hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Knight writhes, Cage refreshes the count again, then he whips Knight into barriers! Knight practically falls into the laps of the front row! But Cage brings Knight around to CHOP him down! Cage soaks up the cheers and jeers before he brings Knight around again. Cage SMACKS Knight off the apron, then puts him in the ring. Cage storms into the ring, drags Knight by his legs, and ties the legs up into a TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Knight endures as Cage sits deep! Knight powers up, fights his way forward, and he reaches to the ROPEBREAK!
The ref counts, Cage lets go at 4, but Cage brings Knight up. Knight CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Cage still doesn’t back down. Knight fires more shots, but Cage UPPERCUTS him down! Cage digs his boot into Knight at the corner, but he stops as the ref counts. Cage drags Knight up, puts him in a corner, and LARIATS! Cage wrenches to then SAIDO Knight away! Knight flounders to the apron, Cage soaks up more cheers and jeers, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Knight rises to fire forearms on Cage, but Cage ROCKS Knight in return! Cage slingshots Knight into a facelock, for a SPIRALING SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!
Knight survives and Cage is frustrated, but Cage decides to write Knight off. Cage drags Knight up, reels him in, and suplexes, DRILL- NO, Knight slips free to waistlock. But Cage ELBOWS Knight, whips, but Knight jumps up! SATELLITE- NO, Cage goes for ropes! Knight HOTSHOTS Cage for it! Then Knight springboards back in, MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count starts while the fans rally up. Cage goes to a corner but he runs up on Knight. Knight bobs ‘n’ weaves, fires off shots, then fires a flurry of haymakers! But Cage grabs and TOSSES Knight to a corner!
Cage runs up, Knight dodges, and Knight runs back in. Knight ducks ‘n ‘dodges, FLAPJACK DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Cage bails out! Knight builds speed and FLIES! Cage catches him?!? The fans go nuts as Cage lifts, but Knight RANAS Cage into POST! The fans cheer as Knight hurries to get space. Knight runs, goes up the apron, and LEAPING LARIATS! Down goes Cage! The fans fire up with Knight, he puts Cage in the ring, and he hurries up the corner. Archer creeps up, but Bailey SUPERKICKS him! The fans cheer, but Cage CLUBS Knight! Cage then climbs up, and he deadlift SUPERPLEXES! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up as Knight survives, but Archer guzels Bailey! Bailey fights free of the choke slam to mule kick Archer! Cage runs up, but Bailey springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes the Murderhawk Monster! knight springboards, Cage dodges, but Knight leaps the discus lariat! SATELLITE DDT finally lands! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives and Knight is beside himself! Knight hurries to run in at the corner, but Cage ELBOWS him away! Cage goes up, but into the UPPER- NO! Cage stops the rana! Cage YANKS Knight up to the top, for a SUPER- UPPER ROOM!! Knight still throws Cage, then goes up top!
Knight aims, MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH!! Cover, KNIGHT WINS!!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
The Machine was out for 14 months and yet no ring rust to be found! However, The Jet is just #2Fly2Stop! Bailey brings mics into the ring to say, “Congratulations to The Jet on a hell of a win!” Knight says much appreciated. But like he said, they’re red hot right now! And Brian Cage, welcome back! Cage took Knight to his limits, but The Jet is still standing as TNT Champion. But Knight can’t get over how last week, he couldn’t get the job done becoming #Jet2Belts. Bailey says forget last week. Knight IS a future AEW World Champion! Bailey says he knows it, and everyone here knows it! The fans cheer that!
Knight says he appreciates the support from Bailey and Ashville. Bailey is always in his corner, Knight is always in Bailey’s. And if Bailey keeps it up, he’ll be singles champion, too. Bailey says yeah, Knight got him thinking. Tonight, Darby VS Takeshita, BAILEY WANTS NEXT! Bailey says Takeshita was his greatest rival in Japan, but they’ve yet to have a singles match in AEW. And Darby, as much as Bailey wants to see MJF go bald…! Bailey is coming for Darby’s AEW World Championship! JetSpeed daps it up, will they become a 2 Fly 2 Man Power Trip?
AEW reveals the Men’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament Brackets!
This year’s tournaments will go through Double or Nothing, and the finals will coincide with Forbidden Door 2026 on Sunday, June 28th in San Jose, California! The winner of each tournament will then challenge for THE AEW World Championship and AEW Women’s World Championships on August 30th at All In: London! And so, for the opening round, it will be: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis; Claudio Castagnoli VS Brody King; then Double or Nothing has both Samoa Joe VS Will Ospreay, and Swerve Strickland VS Bandido!
“Jungle” Jack Perry speaks.
“Mark Davis… I’m sure you feel some congratulations are in order. But you’re not champion to me. You see, you’re built like an Australia grizzly bear, yet you still needed somebody to hit me in the back with a golf club for you to beat me. At Stadium Stampede, bring your friends, bring any weapon you want, and I will crack you over the skull with it. Because anything goes. But after that, it’s back to grass roots, because it is you and me, fighting for a shot at the world title at All In: London. And in the Owen Hart Tournament, I will prove to you beyond a shadow of a doubt that I’m a better wrestler than you. I am the FUTURE world champion!
“And if you don’t like that, F YOU!” Jungle Jack is sharpening his knife, but will his edge be razor sharp when it comes time to cut down Dunkzilla?
Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin!
We’ve seen the Aerial Assassin training with The Death Riders, he’s won gold with his old friends in The United Empire, and now he’s about to face a dangerous man at Double or Nothing. Will Ospreay be more than ready for Samoa Joe after tonight? Or will he fail to even get past The Inevitable?
The bell rings and the fans cheer Ospreay as he stares down with Ace. Ospreay offers a handshake, Ace accepts, and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. They circle, tie up, and Ospreay wrenches to wristlock. Ace rolls, handsprings, and wrenches, but Ospreay rolls, kips up, and wrenches back. Ospreay hammerlocks, Ace rolls to kip up and wrench to then armlock. Ospreay endures the grind, fights around, and he arm-drags Ace down. Ace endures, fights around, and rises up. Ace shoots through to waistlock but Ospreay switches. Ospreay hits the headlock takeover, Ace headscissors, but Ospreay kips free.
The fans cheer the standoff, and the two reset. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and go shoulder to shoulder in a Test of Strength. The fans rally as Ace pushes Ospreay back. Ace has Ospreay down for a knuckle lock cover, ONE as Ospreay gets his arm up. Ace pushes it down, cover, ONE as Ospreay gets the other arm up. Ace tries again, ONE as Ospreay bridges! Ace jumps up, but Ospreay holds the bridge! That training truly pays off! Ace jumps, Ospreay gets him for a MONKEY FLIP! The fans fire up as Ospreay then arm-drags! Ospreay wristlocks and he bends the fingers! Ospreay isolates the arm to then STOMP it!
Ace clutches his arm as Ospreay shows his training already. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then whips Ace. Ace reverses, he blocks a boot, but not the AX KICK! Ospreay headlocks, Ace powers up and out, but Ospreay RUNS him over! Things keep moving, Ace drop toeholds to ENZIGIRI! And basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Ace facelocks Ospreay, turns him, NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Ospreay ROCKS Ace, ROCKS him again, and again! Ace trips Ospreay, hooks up the legs, and he turns Ospreay over to tie the legs up! MUDA LOCK! The fans rally as Ospreay endures being bent back, and he crawls forward to the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer while Ace lets go. Ospreay checks his neck but he is alright to continue. Ace drags Ospreay up, reels him in, but Ospreay wrenches out to SOBAT! Ospreay whips, Ace reverses, but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to RAN- NO! Ace blocks to swing Ospreay up into a fireman’s carry! Ace does a squat for the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Ace flexes, covers, TWO! Ospreay stay sin this while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ace is frustrated already, but he stalks Ospreay to ropes. Ace kicks Ospreay around, CLUBS him down, but Ospreay fires back. Ace bumps Ospreay off buckles, kicks and ROCKS him, then snapmares. Ace KNEES Ospreay in the back, then clamps on with a chinlock. Ospreay endures, even as Ace cranks the neck, and Ospreay fires shots from below. Ace DECKS Ospreay for it! Ospreay rises up, but Ace DECKS him again! Ospreay sits up again, so Ace BOOTS him down! Ace waits on Ospreay, then BOOTS him again! Ospreay goes to a corner, Ace CHOPS him, then reels Ospreay in for a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Ospreay toughs it out but Ace drags him around.
Ace steps over, traps Ospreay in a headscissors, then grinds him down. Ospreay endures, even as Ace puts on the squeeze. Ospreay fights around, rises up, and Electric Chair Lifts Ace! Ace slips free to ROCK Ospreay in the back! Ace CLUBS Ospreay to a corner, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Ace backs off, and Ace CHOPS Ospreay! Ospreay ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay! Ace KICKS the leg, CHOPS Ospreay down, then brings Ospreay back around. Ace rains down ELBOWS on Ospreay before he clamps on another chinlock. Ospreay endures as Dynamite returns to single picture, and the fans rally up.
Ospreay fires body shots, Ace puts him in the corner, but Ospreay BOOTS him away! Ospreay is on the apron, he springboards back in, PIP PIP CHEERIO! The fans fire up with Ospreay as he watches Ace rise up. Ospreay ducks a shot, atomic drops, then KNEES, ROUNDHOUSES, and STANDING SKY TWISTERS! Cover, TWO! Ace survives that quick string of moves, but Ospreay brings him back around. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then KICKS the bad arm! And KICKS again! And again! But Ace blocks one to ROCK Ospreay! Ace whips, Ospreay handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK!
The fans fire up while Ace bails out! Ospreay has the fans shouting “OI! OI! OI!” as he takes aim. But Ace avoids the plancha! Ospreay blocks the kick, only for Ace to handstand out of the sweep! Ace avoids another sweep, but Ospreay avoids the kick! Ace avoids yet another sweep by going up and over the corner! Ace WRECKS Ospreay with a dropkick, then aims to PLANCHA after all! Down goes Ospreay and the fans fire up! Ace drags Ospreay up, but Ospreay puts him int he ring! Ace rewinds to headscissor, but Ospreay pops Ace up to SUPERKICK the arm out! Ospreay then climbs up, takes aim, and BLINDSIDE FOREARM!
The fans fire up as Ospreay springboards, OSCUTTER! Cover, TWO! Ace survives and Ospreay is stunned! Ospreay just shakes it off, goes to the corner, and takes aim. Ace slowly rises up, but he ducks the Hidden Blade to DOUBLE STOMP! Ospreay sputters, Ace falls back, and now Ace takes aim. Ace runs corner to corner to A-LIST LARIAT! Then he LARIATS again and again! Ace hoists Ospreay up top, then slips outside to ENZIGIRI! Ospreay wobbles, Ace gets space, and Ace runs up! FLIPPING RANA! The fans fire up as Ace is ready to deal the winning hand! But then Ospreay pops Ace up, and gets him in position! STYLES- NO, Ace pops free!
Ace trips Ospreay, steps through, ties up the legs, TRAILER HITCH BRIDGE! TWO!! Ospreay escapes, but Ace KNEES, KICKS, and fireman’s carries! Ace tucks Ospreay to then swing him out, AIR RAID FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and Ace is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” as Ace stalks Ospreay to a corner. Ace ROCKS Ospreay again and again, then hoists Ospreay up top. But Ospreay fires shots in return! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, goes up, but Ospreay pushes on Ace’s arm! Then he HOTSHOTS the arm as he drops down, and he tucks Ace in! CHEEKY NAN- NO, Ace dodges! Ace RAMS low, springboards in and FLYING- LIGER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Ace survives again! Ospreay roars, the fans are with him, and he ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, and repeat! They go back and forth, then Ospreay KICKS! Ace fires another forearm, Ospreay kicks, then Ace CHOPS! They go back and forth again, but Ace CHOPS and ROKCS, until Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! CHOP! Ace HEEL KICKS! Ace shakes out the bad arm, runs up, but Ospreay dodges to then ROLLING ELBOW! And HOOK KICK! Then the underhooks for the STORM- NO, Ace pops free, then goes to a corner. Ospreay runs up but Ace goes sideways! Ospreay hits buckles, Ace hits the FLYING CHUCK!
The fans fire up as Ace shuffles the deck, and runs up for the0 NO, Ospreay BACKDROPS Ace, but Ace lands on his feet! HIDDEN BLADE!! Ospreay isn’t done with just one, he aims from the corner and… Ace flops over! The fans boo but Ospreay shows no mercy. He just runs up to PENALTY KICK the bad arm! Then a FLYING ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Ace TAPS, Ospreay wins!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by submission
That might’ve been Ospreay’s first win by submission ever! He signals that his neck is no longer a problem, and he shows Ace respect for that fight. Ace accepts the handshake again, and Ospreay is moving on towards Double or Nothing with a great amount of momentum. But wait! SAMOA JOE is here! He and The Opps walk out on stage, and with mic in hand, Joe says, “Ospreay, Ospreay… OSPREAY, OSPREAY!” Joe is clearly mocking the chants for Ospreay, and the fans give genuine chanting and even singing in return. Joe says he just wanted to make sure Ospreay was listening, because these past few weeks, it seemed like Ospreay had a hard time hearing him.
Despite Ospreay’s best efforts, fate has put them on a collision course in the opening round of the Owen Hart Cup. The fans like the sound of that! Joe say she is here for one reason and one reason alone. He wants to speak about choices and consequences. Ospreay could’ve made the right choice and get a bye in this tournament, because that is what Joe would do for one of his friends. But Ospreay chose poorly. He could’ve been with the team that would do nothing but support and enhance Ospreay, but he decided to be a lapdog for Moxley and the Death Riders. The fans boo, Ospreay says he’s not a Death Rider.
Joe says Ospreay has made his choice, and come Double or Nothing, Joe makes Ospreay suffer the consequences. But Joe leaves Ospreay in peace tonight, for he has his date with destiny. But unfortunately, Joe’s friends, Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Bowens, still feel slighted, and he doesn’t put leashes on his friends. Shibata & Bowens storm down the ramp, Ospreay ready to fight them both if he has to. But then The Death Riders appear! Ospreay may not have officially joined the club, but the Death Riders aren’t going to let their investment go to waste! The Opps say they’re #NeverLacking, but that doesn’t seem to be the case now!
Shibata & Bowens back down while Moxley, Marina, Claudio, Yuta, Garcia & Pac all step up to support Ospreay. Joe says, “Soon. Soon.” The fans cheer the Death Riders, or at least Moxley, but Bowens promises Joe is gonna kill you, Ospreay! The dream match for Double or Nothing is on, but will the training with The Death Riders make Ospreay the new King of Harts?
BREAKING NEWS for next week!
If you liked last week’s THREE HOUR block of AEW, then you’ll love this next one! Portland, Maine, the last Wednesday before Double or Nothing, Dynamite & Collision are combining forces again! Three hours all on TBS and HBO Max, make sure your DVR is set accordingly!
Backstage interview with Don Callis & Konosuke Takeshita.
Renee is now with The Invisible Hand & The Alpha, saying tonight is a huge opportunity in the main event, Konosuke facing Darby Allin for THE AEW World Championship. Konosuke could be heading into Double or Nothing as a- Callis stops Renee there to say Konosuke will be heading into Double or Nothing as a DOUBLE champion! But then MJF steps in, apologizes for the interruption but says Renee’s doing a great job. The Scumbag tells Konosuke that while it’s been a minute since the two of them have talked, three years actually, back when MJF beat him… MJF has seen Konosuke develop into truly one of the best wrestlers in the world!
MJF believes that tonight, Konosuke beats Darby for the title, goes to DON to beat Okada, and MJF can’t think of a better match than Konosuke VS MJF Part 2 for the world title. How’s that sound? MJF offers a handshake, Konosuke shakes his hand, but in Japanese, Konosuke tells MJF that he’ll beat the crap out of him. Thankfully, MJF doesn’t know Japanese. Callis says that was a nice pep talk MJF just gave, and MJF says yes, he knows. That kid needs to win, okay? MJF can’t let Darby turn him into some disgusting, bald freak! No offense, Callis looks great. But look, there is only one foolproof way to know MJF won’t be put in that situation.
So if things get hairy… MJF hands over the Dynamite Diamond Ring! Callis smiles, and say she understands what to do with it. But then in steps Andrade. El Idolo takes off his hat to shake out his amazing head of hair, and smiles at MJF. MJF frowns and leaves. Callis says here’s the deal: Takeshita will bring the world title home to the Don Callis Family tonight! Andrade asks, “How you know?” Callis says aye dios mio, he seriously doesn’t know where Andrade learned English. Andrade says one way or another, the next time, that will be HIS title. Callis says yes, he knows, it’s all good. Callis is a man of many talents, but will his family be dripping with gold thanks to a diamond ring?
AEW now announces the Women’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament brackets!
Double or Nothing will see Willow Nightingale, the reigning Queen of Harts, take on Alex Windsor, while we will see Persephone VS Hazuki, Skye Blue vs Sareee, and Mina Shirakawa VS Athena! Champions from around the world are gathering for this tournament, but who will be headed to Forbidden Door, and then All In: London?
Backstage interview with The Conglomeration.
Renee Paquette is now with Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, and Willow Nightingale. Renee commends Cassidy on his part in the 10 Man Tag victory. But it seems that there is even more business to attend to. Cassidy says yes, the team has a shot at THE AEW World Tag Team Championships. It doesn’t matter who it is, they’re getting their shot, but the thing is… They still haven’t decided on which two will be. Kyle says Cassidy & Roddy should go for the gold, but Roddy shouts, “KYYYLE~! Thank you.” Kyle says of course. But that’s cuz he’s got gold to chase for himself!
The same man that put Kyle on the shelf for months is the man that Kyle submitted twice, and will submit again. Jon Moxley, Continental Champion, when are we doing this? Willow says speaking of gold, she is still the TBS Champion. But she is also in the Owen Hart Cup. She won this tournament before, she’ll do it all over again, so that she can have all the gold for herself at All In: London. She knows she can, and she will! Then Conglomeration has it all in order? Cassidy says hold on, there’s something missing. They should do a Word of the Day. Why haven’t they done one in so long? Roddy shouts for “MAAARK~!” And yes, Mark Briscoe returns!
The Sussex County Chicken is all fired up, and he says the Word of the day is reunification! For Mark Briscoe is back with his boys and his girls, The Conglomeration! But he’ll put this plain and simple: Tommaso Ciampa! Next Wednesday, Briscoe’s after your ass, son! You hear him? But before that, Saturday Night Collision is in HIS hometown, Salisbury, Maryland! That’s just 4.4 miles from where Briscoe originated on this earth! They’re gonna conglomerate and it’s gonna be a a hell of a time! Are you ready!? Willow and Kyle are fired up, Briscoe goes wild, and the team heads out. Cassidy admits, that was a lot of yelling.
But while The Conglomeration is ready to go Double or Nothing, will they soon have even more gold in the collection? Or are these high and lofty a little too much even for them?
Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness!
With the news of both the AEW Women’s World Championship Fatal 4 Way for Double or Nothing, and the Owen Hart Cup brackets, this trios match is about much more than just settling scores! Will the Shining Samurai be just as sharp as Jamie Hayter going into that title match? Or will Thekla, Skye Blue & Julia Hart continue to bring them down by any means necessary?
The trios sort out and Jamie steps up against Thekla as both a rematch from their 1v1 title match, and a preview of what’s to come in the next. They circle, but then Skye CLOBBERS Jamie! Julia steps in, but so do Shida and Windsor! The Triangle throws hands on Shida & The Birds, then triple whip. But all three reverse, a BOOT for Thekla, a DDT for Skye, and a BACKBREAKER for Julia! The fans cheer as The Triangle bails out! Shida goes out to keep after Skye while Windsor goes after Julia. Jamie gets Thekla back in the ring while Shida and Windsor have the Sisters of Sin in the corners of the barriers. The fans cheer as they all rain down fists!
Windsor, Jamie & Shida all go to nine, then wind up for TEN! The fans cheer again while Thekla sputters. Jamie snap suplexes, but Skye ROCKS Shida! Jamie stomps Thekla, Windsor SLAMS Julia off barriers, and Jamie stomps a mudhole in the corner. The ref counts, Jamie lets off, but Skye and Windsor meet while tightrope walking the barriers! Skye and Windsor trade shots, they wobble a bit, then Skye DECKS Windsor! Skye keeps from falling into the crowd, but Jamie gets her! Windsor joins in and the Birds double gorilla press, SNAKE EYES off the apron! The fans fire up, but Thekla is up top! SUPER CROSSBODY onto The Birds!
The fans fire up again and Thekla is feeling it while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Thekla stomps Windsor, CLUBS Jamie, then helps Skye. But Shida runs up, only for Thekla to ELBOW her down! The Triangle has control again, they ROCK Jamie and Shida and Windsor, then send them all to the desk. The Triangle CHOP again and again and again! Then they wind up, but feint chops to SMACK all three off the apron! The Triangle soaks up the cheers and jeers before putting Jamie back in the ring. Thekla brings Jamie up, snapmares her down, then basement SUPERKICKS! Cocky cover, TWO! Thekla drags Jamie to the corner, tags Julia, and Julia runs up to LARIAT! Then she goes side to side to ELBOW Jamie down!
Julia snapmares Jamie to a cover, TWO! Julia is annoyed but she rains down fists. The ref reprimands, Julia stops, but then she sucker punches Windsor! And Shida, too! Julia then drags Jamie over, bumps her off buckles, and tags in Skye. Skye stomps Jamie around, then digs her boot in! The ref counts, Skye stops at 4, then she brings Jamie up. Jamie fires forearms and CHOPS, but Skye THROWS Jamie down by her hair! The ref reprimands again but Skye rains down forearms. Skye snapmares Jamie, mule kicks her, then covers, TWO! Skye frowns but she stomps Jamie down. Skye tags Julia while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Skye whips Jamie into Julia’s grasp, and Skye BLASTS Shida & Windsor while Julia tags Thekla. Julia has Jamie in the TARANTULA, and Skye sends Windsor in for Thekla’s HANGING HEADSCISSORS! Skye runs up to DOUBLE SHOTGUN The Birds! The fans are torn but Thekla says that’s how the Triangle does it, baby! Thekla then aims to MISSILE- NO, Jamie gest under! Thekla lands out, but Jamie BOOTS her down! Jamie looks at Shida, Shida is hesitant, but Shida tags in! The fans cheer as Shida sends Theknla to the corner, then JUMP KNEES! Shida keeps moving, she BLASTS Skye! Julia ROCKS Shida back!
Julia storms in but Shida kicks her and whips her into Thekla! Shida KNEES them both in the corner! Then Shida puts Thekla sideways in the corner, reels Julia in, and she snap suplexes Julia into Thekla! The fans fire up as Shida then suplexes Thekla high and hard! Cover, TWO! Shida stands Thekla up, Thekla swings but Shida ROCKS her first! And ROCKS her again! Thekla wobbles, swings, but Shida catches Thekla for another forearm! Shida runs the ropes but Thekla mule kicks! Thekla SMACKS Shida, then she dodges a boot to DECK Shida! Thekla talks trash on Shida, then drags her up to tag in Julia.
Julia tags Skye, then tag back to Thekla. The Sisters of Sin hit the DOUBLE GOURD BUSTER and DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Thekla hits the bridge, and she aims for the SPIDER SPEAR! Cover, but The Birds CLOBBER The Sisters of Sin onto it! The fans fire up a Windsor DECKS Skye and Jamie HEADBUTTS Julia! The Birds drag Shida to safety, Windsor tags in, and she CLOBBERS Thekla! Windsor CLUBS away, then fires the fans up. Jamie steps in, BOOT RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Basement LARIAT! And then Windsor lifts! Jamie runs up, but Skye trips Jamie! The fans boo but Skye sends Jamie into steel steps!
Thekla sends Windsor into buckles! Tag to Julia before Shida runs up, TAMASHII KNEE on Thekla! Skye SUPERKICKS Shida! Jamie is back to clinch and HAYTBREAKER! Julia runs up, slips around, SOLE FOOD! Julia kips up, but Windsor is there to whip Julia to ropes! Skye tags in before the SPINEBUSTER! Skye SUPERKICKS Windsor, then brings her up! Skye hops on, CODE- NO, Windsor pops free! Skye SUPERKICKS again, but Windsor HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up as Jamie joins in again, and they DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICH! Then they set Skye up, and Jamie says let’s try this again!
Jamie runs the ropes, but Thekla slides in, BELT SHOT on Jamie!! No question that the ref saw that! The Triangle is disqualified!
Winners: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds, by disqualification
The Toxic Spider doesn’t care about this win, she just wants to do damage! Skye gets Windsor in a DRAGON SLEEPER! The ref stops Thekla from sing the title belt again, so Thekla just takes off her own belt! And she LASHES Windsor while Skye holds her down! More refs rush out here, but Julia MISTS the newbie in the face! Julia stomps away on Jamie, not caring about fines or consequences, either! The fans boo, and Shida is bailing on the Birds? Shida cares more about her chances in that Fatal 4 Way than anything else. But then Willow, Mina, and even Thunder Rosa rush out here! They chase The Triangle off with belts of their own!
The fans cheer as The Babe, the Fighting Gravure Idol & La Mera Mera save the day. But will Jamie make sure Thekla and Shida pay for this at Double or Nothing?
AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita!
They say “card subject to change,” and that is true even for the best in the world. Kazuchika Okada’s real family takes priority, but his Don Callis Family brother was more than happy to step up for this opportunity. Will The Alpha already have two belts by the time he and The Rainmaker battle over the International Championship? Or will Darby truly be relentless in his pursuit of being the best fighting champion in AEW history?
The introductions are made, THE belt is raised, and we see who goes to Double or Nothing on top!
Callis joins commentary to say that while Darby’s been breaking his own body, Konosuke has perfected “rejuvenation training,” aka relaxing on a beach and sipping sake! The bell rings, and Darby SHOTGUNS Konosuke out! Then Darby DIVES, but Konosuke catches him! Konosuke POSTS Darby, then THROWS him into railing! Konosuke THROWS Darby into the ring, the fans fire up for both guys, and Konosuke hurries to BOOT Darby off the apron! Darby falls in front of commentary but Konosuke gets him right back in the ring. Cover, ONE!! The fans rally as Darby shows his grit, but Konosuke snarls.
Konosuke drags Darby up, Darby fires forearms, but the ALPHA ELBOW knocks Darby down! The fans fire up while Konosuke looms over Darby. Konosuke stands Darby up, and THROWS him into a corner! Darby bounces off the buckles and is bleeding from the mouth already! Konosuke stands Darby up, hoists him up top, then he climbs up after him. But Darby BITES Konosuke, CLUBS him down, and leaps for a CROSSBODY, but he bounces off Konosuke! The fans fire up again as Konosuke whips Darby for a BACKDROP! Darby got serious hangtime there, and he flounders out of the ring. Darby coughs and sputters but the fans rally up.
Konosuke goes out after Darby but Darby SMACKS him! Konosuke KNEES low, KNEES him again and again and again! Konosuke KNEES Darby against the barriers, then refreshes the count. Konosuke whips Darby hard into railing! Darby sputters as he leans against the railing, but Konosuke positions the steel steps. Konosuke then fetches Darby, lines up a shot, but Darby fights the suplex! Darby CLAWS Konosuke’s back, then fires a shot. Konosuke DECKS Darby in return! Darby slumps against the steps, Konosuke runs up, but Darby dodges! Konosuke’s knees hit the steps and he tumbles over! Darby then runs up the steps to SHOTGUN Konosuke down!
The fans fire up while both men are down on the floor! Konosuke checks his knee before he crawls around, and Darby gets in the ring so he can build speed! Darby DIVES! Direct hit on Konosuke but Darby’s the one who hits the desk! The fans fire up while both men are down again, but Darby rises up to get Konosuke on the apron! Darby fires forearms, then goes up a corner! COFFIN- NO, Konosuke catches him for a SUPER BLUE THUNDER BOMB to the floor!! The fans go nuts again and Callis says that’s the end of Darby Allin, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref hurries to check Darby but Callis tells Doc Sampson to call it. Darby is somehow still in this, so Konosuke storms his way over. Konosuke drags Darby up, puts him in the ring, then paces around him. Konosuke runs the ropes to LARIAT! Darby flips inside-out, Konosuke covers him, TWO!! Darby still has fight inside but he’s also dazed. Konosuke clamps onto Darby with a chinlock and squeezes tight. Darby endures, even as Konosuke leans on him with his much-taller frame. Darby reaches out, fights around, and rises up, only for Konosuke to CANADIAN RACK BOMB! Darby sputters all over again while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Konosuke sits back as he watches Darby crawl to the apron. Konosuke storms his way over, but Darby RAMS low! Slingshot sunset flip, but Konosuke rolls through! Only for Darby to kick the legs out! Darby catches Konosuke to a GUILLOTINE! Konosuke endures the squeeze, fights up to his feet, and he powers out to THROW Darby! Darby lands out, fires shots, and RAMS low! Darby then hops on, but Konosuke stops Code Red! Konosuke swings Darby around, tucks him in, BASTARD DRIVER! And WHEELBARROW GERMAN! The fans fire up and Callis says that’s true power! Darby sputters again and Konosuke vows to end this.
Konosuke runs corner to corner, HELLUVA KICK!! Then he hoists Darby up top, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans freak out already for the SUPER DUPER GERMAN SUPLEX!! Bridging cover, TWO!!! Callis is freaking out as much as the fans, and he protests the count! Konosuke is furious, but he aims for the WAGAMAMA KNEE!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Darby survives by nanoseconds, and Konosuke is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” but now CLØN rushes out here! He distracts the ref, and Callis hurries to take the Dynamite Diamond Ring off his finger to put it in Konosuke’s hands! Konosuke thinks about it, but The Alpha has honor!
The fans cheer as Konosuke wants to do this his way! But then Darby runs up, cradles, TWO!! Konosuke escapes, ALPHA ELBOW!! Darby is down, dazed, but still moving! Konosuke drags Darby up again, goes back to the corner and back to the top rope. The fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but it has to end somehow! Darby fights against the lift with headlock punches! Then he hops on, SUPER CODE RED!! Konosuke staggers up, Darby leg scissors, steps through, LAST SUPPER!! TWO?!?! Konosuke escapes again, then bails out! So Darby just goes up top! SUPER COFFIN DROP!! Direct hit and both men are down again!
The fans are thunderous as Konosuke and Darby stir. A ring count climbs, Callis complains that some people just gotta follow directions and run the play! Coach Callis pulled Konosuke outta obscurity, Konosuke would do anything! Now he’s got some gold, some fame, and gets a mind of his own! Callis complaining aside, the ring count is climbing! Darby drags himself in at 9, but Konosuke YANKS him back out! That refreshes the count, and Konosuke vows to end this for real now. Konosuke points to the steel steps, and he drags Darby up onto them with a deadlift RAGING- NO, Darby knees Konosuke, turns things around, and FULL METAL SCORPION DEATH DROP!!!
The fans go nuts again while Konosuke writhes! Konosuke flops off the steps, Darby crawls into the ring, and Darby just climbs the corner again! SUPER DUPER COFFIN DROP!!! Konosuke might be unconscious! Darby still hauls Konosuke into the ring, pushes him to a cover, TWO?!?!? Konosuke survives and Darby is furious! But Darby just reloads, COFFIN DROP but onto knees!!! Ghost pin, TWO!!! Darby escapes but the WAGAMAMA KNEE finds him!! Konosuke hauls Darby up, but Darby pops free! Trip, step through, and SCORPION DEATH LOCK!!! Konosuke endures, reaches out, but Darby sits deep!!
Callis says don’t even think about it! Konosuke almost does, but he bites his own thumb to ignore the pain in his back! Konosuke reaches out, crawls his way forward, and he fights to the ROPEBREAK!!! But Darby is right up top! COFFION DROP on the back!! Then Darby goes right back up, COFFIN DROP again!!! Cover, DARBY WINS!!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
Callis is steaming, but Darby overcomes Konosuke to avenge that loss in the Continental Classic! But it also took so much out of him just to do it! Darby still asks for a mic and one is brought to him. Darby sits up against the ropes, has them cut his music, and he tells MJF to get his ass out here! There’s a contract MJF needs to sign! The ring crew hurries to bring in a table and some chairs for that very contract signing, and MJF makes his entrance. MJF reluctantly makes his way down the ramp, and both men meet at the table. Darby grins with blood still in hiss teeth, and he signs his part of the contract without hesitation, unlike MJF.
The fans already chant “BALD! BALD! BALD!” at MJF, and Darby pushes the contract to his side of the table. MJF grabs the pen, reaches out, but then steps away. MJF scratches his chin as he thinks on this, and the fans just chant, “BALD! BALD! BALD!” again. MJF takes a mic to say he’ll explain something to Darby, looking like he has rabies. But see, MJF is happy for Darby, he hopes Darby’s had fun holding MJF’s AEW World Championship. The fans boo that, but MJF says deep down, there is a small part of him, like the size of a North Carolinian p*nis small. That small part of MJF feels bad for Darby, because he’ll never hold this again!
Darby’s got about a good a chance of holding this title as Hangman Adam Page does again. MJF says guys like Darby are a dime a dozen, here today and gone tomorrow, stuntmen who burn the candle at both ends. In this life, people like all these fans here like to pretend that life is about making friends and family and children. The only thing that matters in life is your legacy. And Darby’s legacy will be that of the kid who had his 15 minutes of fame. They’ll pretend like Darby made a lasting impact, but the fact of the matter is, he hasn’t. He hasn’t! They’ll know deep down that Darby Allin was just a little pr*ck who got lucky.
They’ll know that Darby was too reckless and stupid to stay on top. And after May 24th, Double or Nothing, in that sh*thole of Queens, New York, y’know what MJF’s legacy will be? He’ll go down as the guy who became a THREE-TIME World Champion at just 30 years of age, unprecedented in this sport. And MJF will go down, when it’s all said and done, as the Greatest of All Time! THAT is the difference between them! Darby Allin brags about climbing a mountaintop. But when it comes to professional wrestling, Maxwell Jacob Friedman IS the mountaintop! The fans boo but MJF soaks it up. Darby tells MJF to SHUT UP!
Only someone like MJF who is so vain would think that the number one most important thing in this world is his legacy. Darby doesn’t care about legacy, he cares about living in the moment! And in this moment, Darby just wants MJF to sign the contract. Then at Double or Nothing, Darby makes Maxwell Jacob Friedman a BALLD HEADED B*TCH!! MJF frowns but the fans cheer that! MJF grabs the pen again, and with no choice, he signs on the dotted line! Then he TACKLES Darby! The fans boo as MJF beats up Darby after the war he went through with Konosuke! MJF CHUCKS an armchair outta the ring, FLIPS the table, then picks up his Dynamite Diamond Ring.
MJF puts the ring on his finger like always, then winds up to DECK Darby!! The fans boo but MJF just soaks it all up. MJF throws off his jacket, picks up the belt, and he stands over Darby with it. But then MJF isn’t done with Darby, he puts Darby on the top rope! MJF climbs up to join him, and drags Darby into position! But wait! Kevin Knight runs out here to chase MJF off! The Jet still owes The Scumbag a receipt, but it seems we’ll all have to wait on that. Will MJF still take back the title at Double or Nothing? Or will Darby keep the belt and take MJF’s dignity?
My Thoughts:
An awesome episode for Dynamite as things heat up towards Double or Nothing. Awesome 10 Man Tag to open, great win for the Faces, not that it added much to FTR VS C&C. Good promo from Jericho to look back on Stadium Stampede and hype up this year’s match. Good promo from The Demand with Davis and The Dogs, and I suppose this maximizes the feuds as well as the alliances throughout the locker room. Who knows who wins but the match will still be awesome, just as the original was. Good promo from Conglomeration, too, Cassidy & Roddy going after FTR while Kyle VS Moxley happens on the side, that’s great stuff.
Speaking of Moxley, great promo from him and Ospreay. Moxley’s semi-turn has really brought out his sage philosophical side. Great match from Ospreay VS Ace, and while Ospreay could always bring out his aggression, seeing him use more technical wrestling and even winning with a submission is good stuff. Good promo from Joe, and I liked Death Riders backing Ospreay up. Very good Owen Hart Cup brackets this year, Joe VS Ospreay is a great choice given this story, but I would think Ospreay wins that one. Good promo from Jack Perry to call out Davis, and I suppose Jack can win in the Owen Cup to then move on from the National title.
Great seeing Brian Cage back, he gave Knight an awesome match, but with JetSpeed wanting to go on a Two Man Power Trip, it makes sense Kevin won out. Same for Bailey beating Westbrook, even though Westbrook maybe went too hard on his own acrobatic escape. Great stuff in the Six Woman Tag, and I appreciate Shida didn’t ditch until after the match. Willow, Mina & Rosa might get their own Six Woman Tag with Triangle of Madness after that interaction, but also can’t wait to see if Willow can go back-to-back as Queen of Harts. For that matter, I personally would love to see Athena use the Owen Cup to move on from being ROH Women’s World Champion, but that depends on how Supercard of Honor goes this Friday.
And of course, another wild instant classic from Darby as he overcomes Takeshita. I knew the diamond ring would come into play with that reverse effect, good way of protecting Takeshita in the loss. Good stuff with MJF tonight, too, such as the opening segment’s parade of bald men to send the message to MJF. That was also a unique contract signing segment in that it came together so quickly after the main event match. Good stuff from MJF as always, and of course he attacks Darby. I feel like either Knight should not have made the save, or both parts of JetSpeed should’ve made the save. It just seems odd that only Knight cared about saving Darby. The closing moment was much better when it was MJF standing over Darby with the belt.
My Score: 9/10
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Live from West Palm Beach, Florida, Darby Allin defends the AEW World Championship against PAC on a Fairway to Hell!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW National Championship: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis w/ Don Callis; Davis wins and becomes the new AEW National Champion.
- AEW Women’s Tag Team Championship Eliminator: The Divine Dominion VS Ruthie Slay & Rachel Ley; The Divine Dominion wins and denies Slay & Ley a title match.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS Kiran Grey; Bailey wins.
- AEW World Championship No Count Outs Match: Darby Allin VS PAC; Darby wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW National Championship: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis w/ Don Callis!
The Jurassic Express National Tour arrives in SoFi Center Arena, the same place the TGL takes place! But will Tarzan Life win this rematch from Dynasty? Or can Dunkzilla make good on this mulligan?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if the Don Callis Family adds more gold to the collection!
The bell rings, the fans cheer, and Callis joins commentary to humble brag that he already played 42 holds with Ricochet, Tony Khan and Richard Goodell. Jack gets the fans to cheer for him, and to boo Davis. The two circle, Davis runs up but Jack dodges! Jack fires off forearms, Davis TOSSES Jack to a corner, and the fans already tell Callis off. Jack dodges Davis to CHOP, CHOP, and CHOP, but Davis turns things back around! Davis THROWS Jack away, but Jack comes back to SHOTGUN Davis! Jack then climbs up and rains down fists! Davis stops Jack at 5 as he lifts him off the corner! But Jack fights with more fists, and he RANAS Davis away!
Jack runs up, Davis pops him up to the apron, but Jack ENZIGIRIS! Jack goes up, up, but Davis slips under the jump! Davis runs up, but Jack dodges! Davis tumbles up and out of the ring, Jack goes up top, ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Direct hit and the fans fire up! Jack waves hi tot he camera, then he puts Davis back in the ring. Davis shoves Jack away, Jack dodges, and he SHOTGUNS Davis down! Davis flounders but Jack runs up again, and he uses the corner to swing, only for Davis to block! Davis LAWN DARTS Jack into the rope! Then LARIATS him down! The fans boo but Davis refreshes the ring count.
Davis storms over to Jack while the fans rally up. Davis drags Jack up, brings him around, and CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” as that one echoes out. Davis snarls as he stares into the camera, then he drags Jack up. Davis puts Jack in the ring, rolls in after him, and stalks Jack to ropes. The fans rally for Jack but Davis bends Jack back against the ropes! The ref counts, Davis stops at 4, but Jack CHOPS! And CHOPS! Davis eggs Jack on, so Jack CHOPS! Davis CHOPS Jack down! Davis soaks up the heat, then he goes back to Jack. Davis bumps Jack off buckles, then brings him around to TOSS across the way! Davis takes his time following Jack and kicks him around.
The fans rally for Jack but Davis is on him again. Davis whips Jack to ropes, but Jack slides under! JAWBREAKER! Davis wobbles, Jack goes to ropes, but Davis runs up. Jack BOOTS Davis, slips outside and ROCKS Davis again, then slingshots, but into a FOREARM! Davis then runs to BLAST Jack off the apron! The fans boo Davis but he soaks it up while Collision goes to break.
The ref checks Jack but Davis goes out to fetch him. Davis grabs a towel to CHOKE Jack with it! The ref reprimands, Davis stops, but then he sits Jack up on the railing. Davis CHOPS Jack into the crowd! Davis leaves Jack behind while the ring count climbs. Jack drags himself up while the fans cheer him on, and Jack gets help getting up and over the barriers. Jack stumbles back to the ring, safe at 8! Davis storms up and tells the fans this is on them. But Jack dodges the chop, to SMACK Davis! And ROCK him again, and again, and again! Davis just scoops Jack to SLAM him down! And SENTON! Davis roars while Jack sputters on the mat!
Davis paces around Jack, pushes him down for a cocky cover, ONE!! But Davis bends Jack back with the chinlock stretch! Jack endures, reaches out, then BITES Davis’ hand! The ref reprimands but Jack lets go, and Davis snarls again. Jack CHOSP Davis, CHOPS again, and CHOPS again! Jack winds up, but Davis blocks! Davis then CLAWS Jack’s face as he pushes him into the corner. The ref reprimands, but Davis storms back up on Jack to suplex, BROKEN ARROW! Jack tumbles while Davis soaks up heat. Davis stands on Jack for a cocky cover, TWO! Davis kicks at Jack, almost toying with him now.
Jack sits up to fire body shots! Fairway to Hell returns to single picture as Davis CLUBS Jack. Jack UPPERCUTS Davis! Davis KNEES Jack low! Davis whips, but Jack hits the COMEBACKER! It just bounces off Davis’ barrel chest! Davis hauls Jack up, but Jack slips free to fire forearms! Davis shoves Jack, Jack ducks ‘n’ dodges, FLYING FOREARM! Davis wobbles, then drops to a knee! The fans fire up with Jack as he roars! Jack runs corner to corner, but into an ELBOW! Davis hoists Jack up top, then climbs up to join Jack. Jack fires body shots, then he BITES Davis’ hand! Jack fires haymakers on Davis’ head, then SMACKS him off buckles!
Jack positions himself just right, and leaps to SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! Davis survives and Jack is beside himself! Davis and Jack go to the apron, and Davis LARIATS Jack against the ropes! Then he suplexes, but Jack fights with knees! Jack lands safe, then BOOTS Davis! Davis roars, but Jack SUPERKICKS! Jack goes up, leaps again, FLYING RANA to the floor! The fans fire up for Jack and “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Jack hurries to swing, TIGER FEINT KICK from the post! Jack goes up the corner while Davis stumbles into the ring, BLINDSIDE MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO!! Davis survives and Jack is rather surprised.
Jack goes to a corner, and says time to make a sacrifice! Jack runs in, but Davis LARIATS Jack first! Davis THROWS Jack to a corner, runs side to side, SLIDING FOREARM! Davis pushes Jack to a cover, TWO!! Jack survives and the fans fire up again! Davis rains down fists, then rises up. The fans boo Davis but he drags Jack up. Davis puts Jack on the ropes, runs, and- JACK RANAS! Cover, TWO! SUPERKICK! SUPERKICK! And then SUPERK- NO, Davis blocks the third to shove and DISCUS LARIAT! Then SNAP PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO?!? Jack survives again and the fans fire back up! Callis coaches Davis as he drags Jack up.
Davis brings Jack up in the corner with a gut wrench! The fans freak out for the SUPER- STEINER!! Jack turns things around on Davis just in time! The fans are thunderous but Callis rushes to ringside! The fans all boo Callis, but wait! RICOCHET slides into the ring! Still dressed in his golf course attire, he CRACKS Jack with his nine iron!! Ricochet hides, Davis deadlifts Jack, COUNT TO PAIN!! Cover, DAVIS WINS!
Winner: Mark Davis, by pinfall (NEW AEW National Champion)
Talk about a handicap! Callis AND Ricochet gave Davis quite a considerable one, and now Davis has his first singles title in AEW! The Jurassic Express National Tour has just been run off the road, but will Jack be able to get his revenge?
Collision returns, and Jack Perry is on the phone.
He tells someone, “Let’s do it. Thank you, guys.” Jack ends his call, then shows his frustration. Winning the National Championship in his hometown, in front of his friends and family, was one of the proudest moments of his entire life. And yet Ricochet and Callis had to end that for him. But he happens to know that Chris Jericho & The Hurt Syndicate are looking for two more partners for Stadium Stampede. And Jack go to thinking, the show is called Double or Nothing. So how about instead of two, Jack brings FOUR! The ELITE! Jack, The Bucks, and KENNY OMEGA! See you there. Ricochet may have just messed himself over, will he regret ever getting involved tonight?
Backstage interview with Don Callis, Mark Davis and Ricochet.
Renee Paquette is with the Jackal, Dunkzilla and the Bald Eagle as she says she was going to congratulate Davis on the title win, but after Jack putting out that news, what is their reaction? Callis says he’s thrilled! Jack just gifted him his ultimate fantasy! A chance to beat up Jericho, The Bucks AND Kenny, all on one night? Callis would’ve paid good money for that, and Jack, you dumbass, just gave it away from free! Ricochet says The Don Callis Family must be joining The Demand for Stadium Stampede. Well, given the way Ricochet just used that golf club, the National Champion will gladly stand beside him!
Ricochet says playing golf with Tony Khan has really improved his swing, so see you all there. Callis says yes, let’s go have a drink at the 19th Hole and talk about which of the many members of the Don Callis Family are going to join Ricochet in the slaughterhouse! Ricochet says oh yes, so many great choices to choose from! Callis & Ricochet head out, just how massive will this Stadium Stampede match get?
AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator: The Divine Dominion VS Ruthie Slay & Rachel Ley!
Megan Bayne & Lena Kross are so dominant, they don’t even think this match is going to last five minutes! But while there’s a time limit, will there be no limit to how devastating the Megasus & Aussie Amazon can be? Or will Slay & Ley manage to survive the day?
The teams sort out, Lena starts against Slay, and the clock is ticking! Slay DROPKICKS, but Lena doesn’t budge! Ley ENZIGIRIS, but Lena still doesn’t flinch! Ley & Slay double kick, but Lena blocks the double whip! Lena whips them, ELBOWS Slay and SPIN-OUT SIDEWALK SLAMS Ley! Then she scoops Slay to SLAM her onto Ley! Lena drags Ley up, whips her to the corner, then runs up to LARIAT! And ELBOW! Tag to Megan and the Divine Dominion run side to side! BOOT from Lena, BOOT from Megan! Then GERMAN SUPLEX! Ley tumbles, the fans cheer, and Megan tags Lena back in. Lena storms up on Ley to GERMAN SUPLEX again!
The fans cheer as Lena tags Megan back in. We’ve hit 90 seconds, but it feels like forever for Ley as Megan GERMAN SUPLEXES again! Megan kips up, then she stalks Ley. Megan eggs Ley on, slaps her around, then drags her up. Megan fireman’s carries, but Slay manages to tag in! Slay runs up, but Megan scoops her! FALL AWAY SLAM SAMOAN DROP COMBO! They’ve made it two minutes but that might be all! Tag to Lena, she and Megan get Slay up, DIVINE INTERVENTION! Cover, Divine Dominion wins!
Winners: The Divine Dominion, by pinfall (denies Slay & Ley a title opportunity)
Two minutes and 15 seconds is all Slay & Ley got, will any team last even that long? Or will the Divine Dominion continue to dominate AEW until the end of time?
BREAKING NEWS for Double or Nothing!
The Triangle of Madness may have misted Persephone and injured Alex Windsor, but that only heaps on more trouble for the champion! Thekla must now defend her AEW Women’s World Championship in a FATAL 4 WAY! Thekla VS Jamie Hayter VS Kris Statlander VS Hikaru Shida, is The Toxic Spider about to get squashed? Or will she need her Sisters of Sin now more than ever?
BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
The annual tradition is back! The 2026 Owen Hart Memorial Tournament begins, with the brackets for both men’s and women’s divisions to be announced on Wednesday! Who makes the cut? And who will become the King & Queen of Harts?
Don Callis speaks, again.
“Just moments away from the AEW World title match between Darby Allin and Pac, and gentlemen, just wanted to let you know that the Don Callis Family, no matter who wins tonight, the Don Callis Family will be waiting for the winner. This Wednesday on Dynamite, the Don Callis Family will take the AEW World title from one of you. And y’know, it’s already been a great night, a big night, for the Don Callis Family! We won gold, but can’t wait to get some more. And on the subject of that, Okada has had to go to Japan to take care of some very important family business. But don’t worry, lads, because I have someone in mind to take his spot this Wednesday in the world title match.
“And it is none other than the firstborn of the Don Callis Family, Konosuke Takeshita, The Alpha!” Takeshita steps in, and Callis tells him, “You’re gonna be the world champion! If you listen to me like you always have, you will be successful, and you will finally fulfill the destiny that I had for you when I plucked you out of obscurity and made you the replacement for Kenny Omega. You’re the best wrestler in the world when you’ve got my game plan in your head. Go win the title.” Konosuke tells Don that he was going to take the International Championship, but now he is the person who will bring the world title back to the Don Callis Family! Unlike Okada.
Takeshita heads out, will he still make himself a double champion when he adds #PrettyPlatinum to the NJPW World Television Championship?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS Kiran Grey!
This match was on standby in case the Divine Dominion didn’t need all five minutes of their time, and now it’s a chance for Speedball to shine! But will he keep his momentum going from last Wednesday’s super show? Or will he get lost in the Grey Area?
Grey is already starting trouble as he pushes Bailey. The ref backs him off, then the bell rings. Grey runs up, but into a BOOT! Bailey then PENALTY KICKS, STANDING KNEE-SAULT, then Bailey waits on Grey. Grey ducks the buzzsaw and bails out! The fans boo but Bailey TRIANGLE JUMP MOONSAULTS! Down goes Grey and the fans fire up! Bailey daps it up with The Jet, then he climbs up the corner. But Grey goes after him! They brawl up top, Grey fires a flurry, but Bailey fires back! Bailey SHOVES Grey down, takes aim, but Grey hits the ropes! Bailey is tripped up onto his speedballs, but Grey dribbles him off the buckles!
Grey CLUBS Bailey into a Tree of Woe, then soaks up the heat before he stomps Bailey! Grey tells Bailey to stay down but Bailey grabs that leg! Bailey uses that to drag himself back up, and he ROCKS Grey again! Bailey dribbles Grey off buckles, then HEADBUTTS him! Grey falls, Bailey takes aim, ULTIMATE WEAPON! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: “Speedball” Mike Bailey, by pinfall
A fast win for Speedball, and Knight gets the mic. he says he likes that! Speedball is red hot right now. And though The Jet didn’t get two belts on Wednesday, he’s still the Face of TNT. Now, the future of AEW is wide open, so why not they make it to the top together? They shake hands on it, will JetSpeed shift gears to become a Two Man Power Trip? What belt(s) will they aim for next?
AEW World Championship No Count Outs Match: Darby Allin VS PAC!
Anticipating how wild this one can get given the nature of their grudge, AEW decided to remove some of the obstacles standing in their way. They can’t do anything they want, but they can definitely go anywhere they want here in the SoFi Center! But will Darby even up the career series between them? Or will it be 3-1 in favor of The Bastard?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who takes this belt to Dynamite!
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Darby. Darby hops outside already, and he goes around the crowd to be on the golfing green! This is No Count Outs, so he wants to take full advantage of it already! He dares Pac to join him, so Pac heads over to the green! They fire hands on the rough and the fans fire up! Darby ducks, fires hands then HEADBUTTS Pac down! Darby brings Pac up but Pac BACKDROPS Darby! Pac then brings Darby closer to the bunker! Pac suplexes, Darby fights free, and he fires hands! Darby runs up, CODE RED into the sand trap! The fans go nuts seeing what is surely the first one of those ever!
Pac gets himself out of the sand and ends up on the fairway. Darby pursues, runs up, and ROCKS Pac1 they’re near another sand trap, and Darby SHOTGUNS Pac into the sand! The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this madness a reality! Darby goes after Pac, but Pac throws sand in Darby’s eyes! Pac then hauls Darby up to BELLY2BELLY SUPLEX Darby into the sand trap! Darby sputters, but Pac clamps on the BRUTALIZER! The ref reprimands, this isn’t Falls Count Anywhere! But fans know “This is Awesome!” as Pac makes Darby suffer! Darby sputters again as Pac lets him go, then shakes out the sand in his boots.
Pac drags Darby up with a headlock, but then decides to fireman’s carry! And gorilla press to THROW Darby back into the bunker! The fans boo but Pac soaks up that heat. Darby sputters and coughs while Collision goes picture in picture.
Darby sputters as he sits up, but Pac brings him back around. Pac brings Darby around, dumps him down, and soaks up more heat. Pac then brings Darby along the fairway, CLUBS him on the neck, and stalks him as they return to the crowd. They then return to ringside, then the ring itself, and Pac covers, TWO! Darby toughs it out, but Pac stalks him to the corner. Pac uncovers a crossbar before he stands Darby up. Fairway to Hell returns to single picture as Pac tiles the tag rope to Darby’s chain necklace! Darby can’t get free before Pac BOOTS him! The ref reprimands, but Darby SPITS at Pac! Pac takes that defiance and BOOTS Darby again!
Pac then has Darby’s legs, and YANKS him from the corner! The tag rope breaks and Darby flounders around. Pac whips to then BACKDROP Darby 450 degrees! Pac then builds up speed, but Darby avoids the lariat! The fans fire up as Darby slingshots back in and dragon sleepers for the SCORPION DEATH DROP! Cover, TWO! Pac and Darby are both down while the fans rally up again. Darby crawls to a corner, climbs up top, and he watches Pac rise. Pac turns around, but he manages to trip Darby up first! Pac then climbs up after Darby, hauls him up, and SUPER DUPER FALCON ARROWS! Cover, TWO!! Darby survives and the fans fire up again!
Pac frowns while Darby flounders out of the ring. The fans rally for Darby while Pac takes his time going to the outside. Pac looks under the ring, and he brings out a table! The fans cheer but the ref reprimands, this isn’t No Disqualifications! Pac still sets the table up nearby, making sure it lines up with the corner. Pac puts Darby on the table, then climbs up said corner. The fans freak out, anticipating what Pac is planning, and he steadies himself as he takes aim. Pac SUPER SHOOTING STARS but only gets table!! Darby avoids disaster, and Pac is somehow still in this after his crash landing! Darby puts Pac in, trips him, and steps through!
The fans fire up as Darby steps over, SCORPION DEATHLOCK!! Pac endures, reaches out, but Darby sits deep! Pac fights, claws, reaches out, and powers his way forward! ROPEBREAK! Darby lets Pac go, and Pac waves to the back. Well, of course The Death Riders are here! Darby spots Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia & Marina Shafir storming down the aisle, but then Pac CLOBBERS him! A distraction tactic is good enough as Pac now turns the proverbial tables. Then he signals for them to get something, and they bring out another table! The fans chant, “On The Green!” but Pac doesn’t care about that. He scoops Darby to go up the steel steps!
The fans boo as Pac tucks Darby in, TOMBSTONE on the steel steps! The fans go nuts as Darby flops to the floor! Wait, wait, wait, now The Death Riders have STACKED tables?! Pac smirks as he brings Darby back up, and he fireman’s carries Darby to bring him over. Darby goes to the backstage area while Collision goes picture in picture.
Pac carries Darby all the way around to the backstage area, because this is the only place to get upstairs! Pac SMACKS Darby off a wall on the way to the stairs, and the ref reprimands while Pac scares off curious fans. Pac drags Darby up the stairs with a headlock, and they go to the upper deck! Pac brings Darby past the nice bar and lounge area, the ref and Death Riders making sure fans don’t get too close. Pac SMACKS Darby off another wall, then drags Darby through this VIP seating area to go to the balcony. Pac stomps Darby to keep him down, then drags him to the balcony railing! And lo and behold, those stacked tables are right there!
The ref reprimands and the fans are freaking out already, but Pac is looking to toss Darby! Darby clings to the railing but Pac CLUBS him. Pac then drags Darby up, but Darby fires body shots! Fairway to Hell returns to single picture as Darby fights desperately! Darby CLAWS Pac’s back, but Marina shouts at Darby! The ref keeps her back, but that lets Pac LOW BLOW Darby! The Problem continues to be just that, but also the insurance policy for the Death Riders! Pac stands Darby up, and THROWS him off!! Darby crashes down through the tables!!! The fans lose their minds all over again while Pac hurries to go back downstairs!
AEW medical staff is already checking Darby as he’s down in the wreckage, but Pac says screw that! He fireman’s carries Darby and puts him back in the ring! Pac covers, TWO!!! Darby survives and the fans are thunderous! Pac and The Death Riders are in shock! Pac falls back to a corner as he shakes his head. Pac argues with the ref, but 2.99 still isn’t 3! The fans rally for Darby, but Pac storms over to him. Pac looms over Darby, Yuta slides a chair into the ring, but the ref snatches it away! Only for Marina to slide the title belt in! Pac takes aim while Darby rises, but then Darby springs to life! Pac has seen a ghost, or maybe a zombie!
Pac winds up, but Darby LOW BLOWS! And BELT SHOTS!! Darby gets Pac in place, goes up top, COFFIN DROP!! Cover, DARBY WINS!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
Pac said it himself, Darby is the indestructible boy! But can Darby keep this up? Or will The Alpha come through on his promise and bring this title back to the Don Callis Family this Wednesday?
My Thoughts:
A great hour of AEW here as this special edition of Collision, though “Fairway to Hell” is such a random thing to begin with. They must’ve made a business deal with SoFi and TGL, which to me might be more AEW helping TGL get noticed on a national scale. And changing the status quo with the National Championship was quite the surprise, but that’s still great for Davis. Ricochet being the reason why, and then that compelling The Elite jumping into Stadium Stampede is a bit convoluted. I get they’re using continuity of how Kenny hates Callis and vice-versa, but it undercuts what I was hoping for in Hurt Syndicate getting to introduce new members. But hey, 7v7 is pretty wild, too.
I appreciate Divine Dominion adding something to their squash matches with that five minute goal. Slay & Ley already set a good time with over two minutes, and I’m sure two minutes will be the average as they just dominate all summer. And it seems Alex Windsor is gonna be out a little longer than expected, given that adjustment for Double or Nothing. A Fatal 4 Way is still good for how Thekla can use her challengers against each other, or be protected in a loss if they choose. It also helps bring in the Shidalander story, but it also feels like we’re skipping chapters. That Fatal 4 Way can probably get us to the team breaking up and Shida turning on Statlander for their own feud.
Bailey VS Grey probably was a legit standby match, that went quick. And Knight had a decent promo saying he and Bailey are still gonna be JetSpeed going for all the gold. Not sure if that comes true or just sets things up for the team to fall apart. And then a really wild main event with the “No Count Out” match. They probably could’ve just called that No Holds Barred but they wanted to add heat on how The Death Riders were cheating the second half of that match. Both table spots were risky, but obviously Darby did the crazier one. AEW really needs to be careful not to push it much further than that, though.
Then the news of Okada being out for Dynamite, hopefully it’s nothing too tragic with his family. But Takeshita as the substitute is a good choice, this helps build the Okada VS Takeshita match at the same time as building Darby up. Pretty sure MJF accepts the terms of Title VS Hair, and it’d be very MJF if he were to announce that while attacking Darby to close the show on Wednesday.
My Score: 8.8/10
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