AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (1/12/22)
Spanish God VS Red Death!

Who will be the interim TNT Champion in Raleigh?
Sammy Guevara became interim TNT Champion on Battle of the Belts, but Daniel Garcia is coming for it as AEW continues in NORTH~ CAROLINA! Will the Spanish God survive Red Death?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- CM Punk VS Wardlow w/ MJF; Punk wins.
- Dante Martin VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs w/ Ricky Starks; Dante wins.
- Hikaru Shida VS Serena Deeb; Deeb wins.
- Matt Hardy w/ Private Party VS Penta El Zero M w/ Alex Abrahantes; Penta wins.
- The Acclaimed VS Bear Country; The Acclaimed wins.
- Interim AEW TNT Championship: Sammy Guevara VS Daniel Garcia; Guevara wins and retains the interim title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Adam Cole heads to the ring!
Raleigh fires up as he, Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly are here together. Cole gets a mic and asks, “Who’s ready for story time with Adam Cole, baybay? 2021 was a great year for the three of us. And 2022 is going to be even better. Because let me remind each and every one of you, I have not been pinned since I’ve been here in AEW. I have not been made to submit, and I am undefeated in singles competition. And on top of that, the boys are back together!” Cole, Kyle and Fish, the baddest team on God’s green! “Boy sand girls, it’s a new era here in AEW.” But wait, whoa. The Young Bucks would like to know what’s going on here.
Seeing how Matt Jackson kicked COVID’s ass in just two days, he and Nick could join them. Thanks for the invite. Kyle says with love and respect, there was no invite for the Bucks in Jacksonville, but that didn’t stop them and “Landon” from going to the ring during their match with the Super Friends. They didn’t need help winning that. Fair, fair. Kyle is right. Matt and Nick say reDRagon are one of the best team sin pro-wrestling. They didn’t need that help. The Bucks will play nice. But they want to make one thing clear: “This is our company. We are the longest reigning AEW Tag Team Champions in company history.” And their new year’s resolution is to get those belts back.
Wow so funny, reDRagon has that same resolution! Fish, tell ’em! Yes, the exact same resolution. And there is not a single team on this planet that will stand between Kyle, Fish and those titles. And that includes the Bucks. Cole is excited, and this is what they need: some friendly competition. This is what makes them the very best! It’s what makes them the greatest faction in AEW. Just look at the other factions. Best Friends? “What an absolute joke!” But speaking of, here come Best Friends! Orange Cassidy, Trent, Chuck Taylor, Wheeler Yuta and even Kris Statlander get in the ring with Cole and his friends.
“For the love of God, would someone cut that stupid music off?” Cole tells Cassidy, “What could you possibly have to say that is of any importance whatsoever?” Cassidy then TACKLES Cole! And the fight is on! Cassidy rains down forearms on Cole while Trent SPEARS Matt! Kyle and Fish go after Yuta, Nick SUPERKICKS Trent! Chuck gives Nick a SEXY CHUCKIE KNEE! Kyle hits Chuck with a ROLLING ELBOW! Fish throws Yuta out, but Cassidy is still raining down on Cole! The Bucks and reDRagon take the fight to the others, but Cutler gets in, to be DUMPED out onto them all! But Cole LOW BLOWS Cassidy!
But Statlander stands in Cole’s way! Cole talks trash, but here comes Britt Baker! Britt CLOBBERS Statlander to hit a CURB STOMP! DMD then sets Cassidy up for Cole’s SUPERKICK! And then THE BOOM! Cole and all his friends stand tall, and then he sets up for the Bucks. But before they can give Cole kisses on the cheek, Britt steps in to give him a kiss on the lips! Will AEW be all about The Boom from now until the end of time?
AEW takes a closer look at Wardlow.
“They call him, ‘The Conductor of Violence,’ who strikes fear in all men. He is the maestro who orchestrates destruction with his encore of violence, over and over and over and over again. But is this timeless tale with an unforgettable ending doomed to end in tragedy? Or will his Symphony of Powerbombs live forever?” We find out if this is the night the music dies, after the break.
CM Punk VS Wardlow w/ MJF!
The Best of the World just wants a fight with the Salt of the Earth, but Maxwell Jacob Friedman decided to hide behind another member of Pinnacle. Will the War Dog once again do MJF’s dirty work? Or will Punk remove one more piece on the board to leave MJF exposed?
The bell rings and fans are all fired up for Punk. Wardlow shrugs that off as he circles with Punk. Punk slips out but Wardlow goes out to blocks his path to MJF. Punk goes back to the ring, MJF tells fans to shut up, and Wardlow box jumps to the apron. Wardlow shows off his dancing pecs then ties up with Punk. Wardlow shoves Punk to the corner and MJF laughs it up. Punk shrugs it off, ties up with Wardlow and headlocks. Wardlow endures the grind, fans rally up and powers up to power out. Punk rebounds but Wardlow runs him over! Wardlow waits on Punk as he gets up and stretches. Punk and Wardlow tie up, and Wardlow powers Punk back to a corner.
Fans are rallying for Punk and he dodges a haymaker to fire off on Wardlow! But Wardlow ROCKS Punk, CLUBS him down, then stomps Punk on the back. Wardlow drags Punk up to RAM him in the corner. Wardlow pushes Punk down as the ref counts, and Wardlow circles him like a shark. Punk goes to a corner, Wardlow stomps him, and then ROCKS him with a haymaker. Wardlow whips corner to corner, runs in but Punk dodges. Wardlow stops himself but Punk KICKS the leg! Punk fireman’s carries, Wardlow slips off! Wardlow kicks low, reels Punk in, but Punk drops and bails out. Punk catches himself while AEW goes picture in picture.
Punk nods, respecting Wardlow’s size and strength. Punk goes back into the ring, Wardlow says it was that close. The two of them tie up, Punk wrenches an arm to a hammerlock, but Wardlow elbows free. Wardlow CLUBS Punk, stalks him to the corner, then RAMS into his back! Wardlow digs his shoulder in, lets off as the ref counts, then turns Punk around to RAM him in the stomach. Wardlow EuroUppers, then paces. Punk kicks back, goes after a leg, but Wardlow blocks a kick to throw Punk into the corner! Wardlow whips corner to corner, Punk tumbles up and out and to the floor! Wardlow shouts about his dominance and MJF is there to smugly smirk at Punk.
Punk drags himself back onto the apron, Wardlow heads over but Punk shoulders into him. Punk shoulders him again, then slingshots, but Wardlow catches him! And RAMS him into a corner! Wardlow stomps away on Punk, backs off as the ref counts, and then he storms back up to drag Punk up. Wardlow whips Punk corner to corner hard and Punk bounces off buckles! Wardlow soaks up the heat while fans rally up for Punk. Wardlow stands Punk up, whips him corner to corner again, then runs in, into a BOOT! Punk goes up, reels Wardlow in, but Wardlow TOSSES Punk off the tornado DDT!
Wardlow drags Punk up, reels Punk in, and MJF is sure happy to see this. But Punk slips out of the bomb to ROUNDHOUSE! Wardlow just gets mad! Punk kicks low, front kicks hard, then LARIATS! But Wardlow stays up! Punk runs, LARIAT, but Wardlow is still up! Punk hits another LARIAT, Wardlow just wobbles. Punk dodges Wardlow’s clothesline to fire off clubbing shots, then he hurries to a corner! Springboard FLYING LARIAT! Down goes Wardlow and fans fire up! MJF is getting annoyed as Punk goes to a corner. Punk runs corner to corner at Wardlow, SHINING WIZARD! And he flips off MJF!
But Wardlow gets Punk up, POWERBOMB! Wardlow fires up and MJF mockingly asks, “What’s the matter, Punk?!” Wardlow gets Punk up again, POWERBOMB! That’s one encore, are we going to see the symphony? MJF riles up the crowd and Wardlow drags Punk back up. Wardlow reels him in for a third POWERBOMB! And rolls him through for a FOURTH! And then again, for a FIFTH!! One foot cover, but MJF wants Wardlow to wait?! MJF wants even more. MJF wants at least two more bombs, but fans boo for MJF trying to tell Wardlow what to do. Wardlow sighs, drags Punk up, reels him back in, SIXTH POWERBOMB!
MJF still wants lucky number seven! So Wardlow drags Punk back up, gets him back up, and there’s POWERBOMB NUMBER SEVEN! MJF taunts the fans, “I can’t hear you! What happened to your CM Punk chants?” Punk manages to crawl tot he apron, and Wardlow goes outside. MJF tells Wardlow to put him through the table! MJF says Wardlow has a job to do, so do it! Wardlow drags Punk over, reels him in, and gets Punk up for an EIGHTH POWERBOMB, through the table!! Fans boo and MJF soaks it all up. The ref starts a ring count, the medic asks if Punk even wants to continue, and somehow, Punk is crawling!
Punk reaches out at 6 of 10, MJF wants Punk to quit, and the fans are thunderous for “CM PUNK! CM PUNK!” Punk is up at 9 and in at 9.5!! MJF is furious, Wardlow gives him a look, and MJF says this isn’t ending in a pin. Just powerbomb Punk again! “What do I pay you for?!” Wardlow sighs, drags Punk up but Punk’s even more of a rag doll than he was before! But then Punk springs to life for a cradle! PUNK WINS?!?!
Winner: CM Punk, by pinfall
And MJF is fuming! Punk stays alive and stays undefeated! MJF gets in the ring, he demands the music stop playing, and then he stares Wardlow in the eyes. “You will never the big match!” MJF is blaming Wardlow?! And he shoves Wardlow! And he jabs his finger into Wardlow’s chest! Wardlow grabs that finger, MJF tries to remind him who the boss is, but here comes Shawn Spears! The Chair Man keeps the peace in the Pinnacle, but Wardlow storms off. Can not even an accountabilibuddy help patch up the damage MJF’s ego has done?
Dante Martin VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs w/ Ricky Starks!
Angel Dorado was almost Angel Diamante if not for Absolute making sure he didn’t win the Dynamite Diamond Ring. Will Team Taz’s personal titan make sure Dante doesn’t even get a chance at another match after tonight? Or can Dante use what he’s learned since his previous match with Hobbs on top of his incredible speed to finally turn the tide?
Dante and Hobbs don’t even wait for the bell, Dante rushes Hobbs at the ramp and a brawl is on! Hobbs knees Dante, throws him in, the bell rings, and Dante ENZIGURIS! And ENZIGURIS! And then runs, to CROSSBODY Hobbs and himself out of the ring! Dante fires off forearms, Hobbs shoves him back into the ring. Hobbs gets up, Dante dropkicks him back down! Dante goes to the apron to LEAP, but into Hobbs’ arms! SPINEBUSTER to the floor! Hobbs looms over Dante as the ring count starts. Hobbs drags Dante up, TOSSES him into the ring this time, and Starks is loving what he is seeing as Hobbs stomps Dante down.
Hobbs hauls Dante up, suplexes and then SLAMS Dante down. Hobbs dares Dante to get up, then drags him up for another suplex and SLAM! Hobbs sneers then grins as he looms over Dante. Hobbs digs his hands into Dante’s head and digs Dante’s head into the mat. Hobbs lets off, Dante goes to a corner and he throws body shots back. Dante fights up, runs, but Hobbs CLOBBERS him! Hobbs says this is too easy, and he rains down fists on Dante’s head. Hobbs clinches but Dante kicks from below! Hobbs wobbles as Dante keeps kicking! Dante throws more body shots, but Hobbs CLUBS Dante down.
Dante crawls, Hobbs brings him back up, and he has the torture rack! Dante fights, KNEES free, and Hobbs staggers! Fans fire up, Dante runs, but Hobbs BODY CHECKS Dante! Cover, TWO! Dante is still in this and Team Taz argues with the ref. Hobbs drags Dante up, whips him to the corner hard, then hauls Dante up. “What’re you gonna do to me? Huh? HUH?!” Hobbs throws EuroUppers, whips Dante corner to corner, and Dante tumbles up and out to hit the floor! Starks gets his shots in while the ref is busy with Hobbs! Starks keeps going until AEW goes picture in picture.
Starks plays innocent while Dante writhes. Starks seems to tell Dante this is his fault, but Dante drags himself up to the ring. Hobbs grins as Dante gets on the apron, and he KNEES him down! Starks gets more cheap shots in! Starks gets away it it again, Hobbs waits on the ring count, but Dante drags himself up. The ref keeps Hobbs back, and that allows Starks to get one more shot in! Starks throws Dante in for Hobbs, and Hobbs stands on Dante’s neck and shoulder! The ref counts, Hobbs lets off, and Dante drags himself up. Hobbs eggs Dante on, Dante throws body shots, but Hobbs pushes him around.
Dante keeps throwing body shots, but Hobbs picks him up with one arm! Hobbs carries Dante around before the SIDEWALK SLAM! Hobbs drags Dante up, almost toying with him now, and he shouts out Taz at commentary before throwing down fists. Hobbs punches Dante for Starks, too. This third one is for Hook! And AEW returns to single picture as Hobbs tells Dante he signed the contract! This fourth punch is for the swerve! Dante comes back with a HUGE forearm! Hobbs is staggered! Dante gets up, Hobbs shoves him away, but runs into a BOOT! Dante springboards up, but into the torture rack!
Dante fights with all he has, dodges Hobbs, and springboard SHOTGUNS! Hobbs wobbles, Dante runs, but Hobbs put shim on the apron. Dante ENZIGURIS! Fans fire up with Dante and he climbs up to MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!! And with authority! Hobbs bails out, Starks talks to him, but Dante goes up to TORNILLO! Direct hit and down goes Hobbs! Fans fire up with Dante, Starks pleads with Hobbs to get back up and finish this! Hobbs is up, goes through the ropes, Dante BOOTS him down! Dante hurries as Hobbs gets up, but Hobbs CLOBBERS Dante again! Both men are down and fans fire up!
Dante crawls his way to the apron as the standing count climbs. Starks lurks that way but the ref spots him. Here comes JAY LETHAL! Lethal trips Starks, Dante springboards for the NOSEDIVE! Cover, Dante wins!!
Winner: Dante Martin, by pinfall
Lethal gets Dante outta there! Taz protests but Lethal evened the numbers! Will Dante have allies to help him fight Team Taz?
Backstage interview with Chris Jericho.
James Marvez says Pro-Wrestling Illustrated named The Inner Circle as their Faction of the Year for 2021. Jericho says that is a great honor, but it is no surprise. Since day one in AEW, their mission statement never wavered. They promised to take over the company, the country, and the world! They are the biggest, baddest band of blood brothers this world has ever seen. That is why during Sammy Guevara’s match with Daniel Garcia, if “Terrence & Philip” get involved, the Inner Circle will cut them down. Eddie Kingston pops in and says hey to Jericho. Still talking about all those guys? Jericho should mind his business.
Kingston says no one cares about Sammy, especially not Kingston. Kingston just wants after Garcia, because of what he did to Kingston’s knee. It’s all messed up. As for Santana & Ortiz, the reason they’re not world tag team champions is Jericho. Jericho tells Kingston to shut his mouth. Kingston tells Jericho to make him. Jericho says the Inner Circle is family. It doesn’t matter what happens on the streets of New York or in the indies, but in the big leagues, The Inner Circle dominates! They and Sammy Guevara! So Kingston can just get outta here! Santana speaks up, saying they should get this s*it together.
Kingston asks Ortiz his opinion, but Ortiz just leaves. Jake Hager follows them out, and Kingston says so much for Jericho’s brothers. Jericho says he is going to be in Sammy’s corner. If Kingston wants to be ringside, fine. But keep in mind, if 2point0 gets involved, Jericho will kick their asses. If Kingston gets involved, Jericho might kick his ass, too. Kingston’s begging Jericho to try. Jericho says Kingston can GFY for now, but will the Mad King do no such thing?
MJF storms back out in a tantrum.
“I hate to interrupt this program, even though I’m the only real star on it… You keep your hillbilly mouths shut while I’m talking!” MJF knows Punk is still backstage and in a world of pain. But he won, congrats. Fans call MJF an A-Hole, but MJF knows that Punk got powerbomb’d to oblivion! That was a fluke victory over an oaf! But Punk won’t win next week! MJF makes sure Punk takes his first L in AEW! Next week, MJF will give us the watch we’ve all been waiting for! NO more running, no more hiding! You want that match?! Then next week, CM PUNK VS SHAWN SPEARS! Even when he’s pissed, MJF is a coward. Will the Chair Man find a way to stop the Best in the World?
Cole and friends speak.
Kyle asks Landon to let them know when they’re live. Matt & Nick correct him, it’s Brandon. You sure? Cutler is touched the Bucks stood up for him, but then they tell him to shut up. Cole tells Best Friends that these five have whooped them over and over and over again. It’s gotten to a point where it’s just getting silly. Even Kris Statlander. She thought she was safe, but guess again. Britt walks in to say hey. Adam and Britt would officially like to challenge Statlander & Cassidy to a Mixed Tag Match next Dynamite. See you there! Cut, Brandon Butler. No, it’s Cutler. SHUT UP, BLANDON! Shut up! No eye contact!
Hangman Page is here!
The AEW World Champion is here, having gotten past Bryan Danielson with last week’s TBS premiere. But then, who is next? Hangman gets the mic, and he says, “These past two months, I’ve spent 90 minutes in this ring against one of the best in the world. I have poured sweat, I have spilt enough blood, to float a battleship, all for this. The ultimate prize, the most important thing in all of wrestling, the AEW World Championship. And it’s still mine, dammit!” Fans cheer for that. But Hangman says 90 minutes is just not enough. It is a new year, and the records have all reset. The Hangman needs a new challenger.
“I really hate to interrupt,” says Dan Lambert. Hangman wants someone to shoot him now. But Lambert says seeing Hangman in the ring reminds him of the cowboys he used to watch. Guys like Cowboy Bill Watts from Oklahoma, Stan “The Lariat” Hansen of Borger, Texas, and Terry & Dory Funk Jr. from Amarillo. Now we get Hangman, “The East Coast Urban Cowboy” all the fans can relate to. Hangman says he’s here for a challenger. If Scorpio or Ethan want a shot, they can just come and tell him to his face. He definitely didn’t want to hear from the walking Facebook profile like Lambert. So he can just go ahead and spit out what he wants to say.
Lambert wants Hangman to understand, he came out here to compliment Hangman. Lambert gets how good Hangman is. Those matches with Bryan are among the best Lambert’s seen in 40+ years of being a fan. But the thing Lambert respects most is the fact that Hangman didn’t take the Cody Rhodes path of backstage politics. When Hangman won the title and the idiot fans chanted, “You Deserve It,” Hangman looked them all in the eye and told them, “No, I earned it.” And Hangman is right, he has earned everything he has in this company. Except this persona he’s using as a gimmick.
That guy in the Village People can put on jeans and a hat and sing YMCA, but that doesn’t make him a cowboy. So Hangman should do himself a favor: Keep the title, the money, the adulation of the fans, and all that comes with it. But for the love of God, stop disrespecting the legacies of the Dick Murdochs and Blackjack Mulligans that preceded Hangman, because anybody coming from the Carolinas or the Virginias pretending they’re something they aren’t “just comes across as being completely full of cowboy sh*t.”
Fans boo but Hangman wants to get this right. Growing up on a farm 90 miles from here, with 100 head of cattle, isn’t cowboy sh*t? Turning down six figure contracts to come here, help start this company, then win the world title isn’t cowboy sh*t? Well, Hangman came looking for a challenger but got Lambert instead, so how about Lambert get in the ring and let Hangman shove his size 12s up his ass and show him who the real cowboy is? Well that ain’t happening, so Lambert will take his leave. But here comes LANCE ARCHER! The Murderhawk Monster still has unfinished business with Lambert!
Lambert gets in the ring, he says this is the company’s fault! Lambert even had milk cartons out for Archer! The world champion is right there, don’t miss this opportunity! Archer reels back, but he CLOBBERS Hangman! Maybe he heard Lambert at the end there! Lambert runs away, Archer stomps away on Hangman! Archer JAMS Hangman with a chair! And then SMACKS him on the back with it! Lambert counts his lucky stars as Archer sets the chair up, puts Hangman in a corner and fires a BIG haymaker! Archer hoists Hangman up top, inverted crucifix, BLACKOUT onto the chair!! Fans boo but will Archer crush Hangman and take the title from the wreckage?
Backstage interview with the Arn, Brock Anderson & Lee Johnson.
Tony Schiavone is sure they’ll all be scouting tonight’s TNT Championship main event, but this is quite the tag team, too. Arn is so proud of Brock & Lee, and they know it. Arn just told them that they’ll experience something they haven’t. You can smell it, you can feel it. This is Four Horsemen country. But then FTR walk in and applaud, because Arn is right. Tully Blanchard says you can smell it and feel it. But if you wanna relive it, get rid of the deadweight and join The Pinnacle. Cash Wheeler says they may be blood, but The Pinnacle can do more for the Anderson name than Brock ever could.
Dax Harwood is pretty sure he’s the son Arn wishes he had. But how about the greatest tag team on God’s green earth take on Brock & Lee? Brock’s fine with it. Lee says let’s do it. Tully and Arn shake on it and Dax says, “See you next week, Dad.” Will the Son of the Enforcer and Big Shotty be able to shoot down FTR?
AEW hears from Jade Cargill & Mark Sterling.
Sterling says Jade did it just as they said she would, and now she has the TBS Championship. And having a title means more money in the winner’s purse! Jade says for herself that she did everything she said she would when she first stepped foot in AEW. This is her title, and we are all watching #ThatBitchShow. Who will be the first to step up and challenge Jade for that title? Will they even stand a chance of taking it from her?
Hikaru Shida VS Serena Deeb!
The Full Metal Warrior and the Professor of Professional Wrestling have gone back and forth, and things have only gotten meaner and nastier. Will this fourth time be the final time? Or just another in a long series of showdowns?
Speaking of nasty, Deeb attacks Shida from behind on the ramp with a CHOP BLOCK! Deeb takes Shida’s kendo stick, kicks Shida down, then stalks Shida. “You want this?!” But Shida kicks the stick away! Deeb drags Shida up, EuroUppers, then gets the leg to SMASH it against the steel steps! Deeb goes in the ring to soak up the heat and the ref checks on Shida. Deeb wants Shida to get in the ring and Shida refuses to let this stop her. Shida hops up on one good foot, drags herself up the steps and into the ring, and the bell sounds! Deeb goes fight after Shida in the corner, stomps a mudhole, but lets off as the ref counts 4.
Fans boo but Deeb just drags Shida up to put the good leg on the rope and DRAGON SCREW the bad one! Deeb puts the foot on the ropes for a STRADDLE ATTACK! And another! And then another! Fans boo more but Deeb just soaks it up. Shida gets up to throw a body shot but she falls over on the one good leg. Deeb stomps away on the bad leg, then hits a GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Deeb digs at the kneepad to bring it down but Shida throws hands. Deeb SLAPS Shida, fans rally up but Deeb tears the KT tape away! The ref reprimands, but Deeb gets an arm. Deeb turns Shida over into the omoplata, and she SMASHES away on the knee! SERENITY LOCK!!
Shida endures, reaches out, but the ref is calling it!
Winner: Serena Deeb, by referee stoppage
Deeb wins by stacking the deck before the match even started. Shida is pissed, she didn’t give up, but the medic gets in the ring. Deeb gets Shida’s kendo stick back, and she storms up to swing at the ref! And at the medic! They get out of the ring, and Deeb fires off on Shida’s leg! Deeb wants to destroy Shida, but more referees rush out to stop her! Shida’s friends, Anna Jay, Tay Conti and Skye Blue also go out to make sure Deeb doesn’t go back for more. Deeb says mission accomplished, but will she have to watch her back for when Shida returns for revenge?
Backstage interview with Christian Cage & Jurassic Express.
Schiavone talks with Captain Charisma and the NEW AEW World Tag Team Champions, and that is music to Christian’s ears. First off, well wishes to Rey Fenix, they hope he heals up and comes back soon. Schiavone asks Jungle Boy what’s next, and he says it’s whoever wants a piece. JB & Luchasaurus worked hard to get the titles, they’ll work even harder to keep the titles. So any of the top five teams, they can come get some. In walk the Dark Order’s John Silver & Alex Reynolds. They want some top five? Christian says yes, so if these to happen to see one, send them their way. Whoa, okay. They are top five! Top five hunks, top five meat, top five tag team!
And if you’re throwing out challengers, what about Friday? They can go on a double date: Jurassic Express with Silver’s & Reynold’s fists! JB says that’s good to him, and Luchasaurus roars his agreement. The tag champions are going on a Rampage, will they make it through Number Three and Number Four to take on the rest of the Top Five?
Matt Hardy w/ Private Party VS Penta El Zero M w/ Alex Abrahantes!
Carolina’s own Big Money Matt is here, and he says, “Penta, I’m so sorry your brother got injured in the downfall of the Lucha Bros. But your downfall truly began when my team of five beat your team of five a few weeks ago on Dynamite.” So tonight, in Hardy’s backyard of Raleigh, and in front of his beautiful family, Hardy will DELETE Penta and send him to the hospital to join Fenix. Will Penta show that Cero Miedo can’t be deleted, even in Hardy Country?
The bell rings, Penta and Hardy circle as fans rally up. Penta tells Hardy, “LISTEN! CERO! MIEDO!” But Hardy counters with “DELETE!” “CERO! MIEDO!” “DELETE!” Repeat. Penta decides to dramatically take off his glove, tosses it to Alex, touchdown! “CERO! MIE-” DELETE! Penta sobats, headlocks, Hardy powers out and runs Penta over! Hardy spams DELETE, but runs into a SUPERKICK! Penta struts to the corner, stands Hardy up to run and… CHOP! Uno! Penta CHOPS again, and says dos! Penta swings but Hardy dodges to CHOP, and AEW goes picture in picture!
Hardy CHOPS again, and he says that’s two! Hardy CHOPS and he gets three! Hardy whips, Penta goes up and over in the corner to clothesline, GAMANGIRI, and then sweep the legs for a running SUPERKICK! Hardy bails out, Quen & Kassidy are there, but Penta runs in, to DIVE into a haymaker! Hardy drags Penta out to RAM him into steel steps! Hardy then bumps Penta off the apron, and again, and then whips him into railing! Penta slumps down, Hardy refreshes the count, mocks Cero Miedo and throws down fists! Hardy puts Penta back in, soaks up the cheers and jeers, then scoops to SLAM Penta down! Hardy goes up the corner, powers up, and hits the AX HANDLE! Cover, TWO!
Hardy keeps Penta down with a chinlock and grinds him into the mat. Penta endures, even as Hardy pushes up to drop down. Penta fights up, throws body shots, then forearms. Penta runs, but into a back elbow! Hardy drops a leg, covers, TWO! Hardy drags Penta up, and bumps him off buckles! Again and again, all three levels! Hardy throws up the V1 as AEW returns to single picture. Hardy whips, Penta stops himself to KICK back, then he ducks and dodges to SLINGBLADE! And then SLINGBLADE again! Hardy gets up, into a tilt-o-whirl BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Penta keeps his cool while Hardy survives.
Fans rally up, both men rise, and Penta reels Hardy in. “CERO! MIEDO!” But Hardy fights the package to kick and facelock! Penta fights the Twist so Hardy hits a DDT! Cover, TWO! Hardy ROCKS Penta in the corner with a haymaker, puts him up top and fires off more haymakers, then climbs up to join him. Penta fights back with body shots, slips under and SUPERKICKS the leg out! Hardy falls and gets caught in the Tree of Woe, and Penta goes up top! WOE STOMPS! Penta drags Hardy to the cover, TWO!! Hardy survives again and Private Party is greatly relieved. Fans rally up as Hardy goes to the apron.
Penta goes out to join Hardy, CHOPS him, but Hardy CHOPS back! Penta CHOPS, Hardy CHOPS, they go back and forth with CHOP after CHOP! Penta kicks low, reels Hardy in, and he tucks the arms! Hardy fights free, throws another haymaker, but Penta gives it back! Now they brawl with big shots, Hardy catches Penta for an APRON SIDE EFFECT! Hardy puts Penta in, covers, TWO!! Penta survives now but Hardy just says, “DELETE! DELETE!” Kick and TWIST- NO! Penta shoves free and ENZIGURIS Hardy in the corner! Penta puts Hardy up top, climbs up after him, but Hardy throws back elbows! Penta falls, Hardy adjusts and fans fire up! MOONSAULT FLOPS!
Penta aims, Hardy stands, SUPERKICK, and Penta tucks Hardy in! “CERO! MIEDO!” FEAR FACTOR!! Cover, Penta wins!
Winner: Penta El Zero M, by pinfall
Hardy had hometown advantage but it wasn’t enough! Alex gets in the ring with Penta to call out Malakai Black! “Malakai! I’m going to show you something about respect.” Because Penta has CERO- Oh no! The lights go out! And when they come back up, Malakai is in the ring! And he BOOTS Alex! He and Penta brawl, Malakai throws knees, but Penta SUPERKICKS! ROUNDHOUSE from Malakai! Malakai tears at the mask!! But here comes Griff Garrison and Brian Pillman Jr.! The Varsity Blonds and Penta beat up Malakai, but Julia Hart is telling them to stop? Why?! Malakai laughs as he sits up, and his usually blue eye is now red…!
Malakai points at the Blonds and Penta, and then the lights go out again! When the lights come back up, it’s BRODY KING!! And he BOOTS BPJ, CLOBBERS Griff and CHOPS Penta down! King then THROWS Griff into BPJ, and CLOBBERS Penta! King runs corner to corner to CANNONBALL BPJ! Malakai rises and fans are going nuts! They get Griff up, suplex TOSS to a POWERSLAM! The House of Black has finally started showing itself! Will they soon consume AEW from the inside?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander, Leyla Hirsch & Red Velvet.
Schiavone is with this trio as this Friday, they will be on Rampage in a 3v3. But Schiavone wants to talk about Statlander teaming with Cassidy for Dynamite’s Mixed Tag Match next week. Statlander says that’s right, Schiavone’s good friend, Britt, is- Leyla speaks up, wanting them to not be selfish. They have the Rampage match first. Shouldn’t Statlander focus on that first? Selfish? Statlander isn’t the one that is always trying to get the pin. Statlander wants to help all her friends. If she couldn’t handle it, she wouldn’t have accepted it, so just let Statlander make her own decisions.
Velvet speaks up to keeps the peace. If they even stand a chance this Friday against Nyla Rose, Penelope Ford & The Bunny, Velvet needs them both to get it together. Be cool. Hirsch and Statlander promise to keep this civil, but will it only become a civil war on Rampage?
The Acclaimed VS Bear Country!
Max Caster & Anthony Bowens are currently the #1 ranked team in AEW, with the most tag wins in AEW history already at 32. And as always, Platinum Max has a diss rap on deck. “The Acclaimed leaving opponents all motionless. They ain’t got a shot, like Novak Djokovic. We got Carolina jumpin’, and Bear Country’s got erectile dysfunction. It’s just what I imagined. Y’all look way worse after the 10 Year Challenge. And this goes out to Darby & Sting. Y’all’re too bitch to even walk in our ring.” Bowens shouts to Raleigh that The Acclaimed have arrived, but will Bear Boulder & Bear Bronson take that top spot from them?
The bell rings and Bear Country runs The Acclaimed over with stereo shoulder tackles! Boulder & Bronson DECK each of them, then they get each of them up! Bronson scoop SLAMS Caster, then Boulder trophy lifts Bowens to SLAM him onto Caster! Bronson SENTONS them both, and fans fire up as Bronson drags Bowens over. Bronson bumps Bowens off the buckle, tags Boulder in, and then whips Boulder in for a back elbow! Boulder feeds Bowens to Bronson’s own back elbow, then Boulder drags Bowens back up. Tag to Bronson, Boulder feeds Bowens to Bronson’s scoop. Bowens slips out to shove the Bears into each other!
Tag to Caster, then Bowens fires off with haymakers and CHOPS on repeat! Caster climbs, Bowens SUPERKICKS Bronson, then Caster CROSSBODIES! Caster air guitars and fires up as AEW goes picture in picture.
Caster chokes Bronson on the ropes while also throwing down punches. The ref counts, Caster lets off, and Bowens chokes Bronson on the ropes! Bowens gets away with it, Caster throws hands but Bronson fights out of the Acclaimed corner! Caster drop toeholds and basement dropkicks Bronson down! Cover, TWO! Caster CLUBS Bronson, bumps him off buckles, and he tags Bowens in. The Acclaimed mugs Bronson, then double suplexes him! Cover, TWO! Bowens throws forearms and elbows on Bronson over and over, CLUBS Bronson down, then says, “Everyone loves The Acclaimed!”
Bowens drags Bronson up, but Bronson resists the whip to reach for Boulder. Bowens holds on, Bronson throws forearms, but Bowens holds on. Bowens ducks a forearm for a straitjacket NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Bowens grows frustrated while Bronson grits his teeth and shakes his head. Bowens gets Bronson up, he tags Caster, and The Acclaimed mug Bronson more. Caster lets off as the ref counts, then he tags Bowens back in. They mug Bronson more, Bowens turns Bronson and hits another NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Bowens wraps on a chinlock and he grinds Bronson down.
Bronson endures, fights up, and AEW returns to single picture as he throws back elbows. Bowens knees low, reels Bronson in, but Bronson is too big for even the Five Tool Player to bomb! Bronson back drops then SITS on Bowens! Fans fire up, Bronson crawls, hot tags to Caster and Boulder! Boulder rallies on the Acclaimed, DOUBLE LARIATS! Boulder scoops and SLAMS Caster, then FLAPJACKS Bowens! Caster staggers over, Boulder gets him and Bowens in choke grips. The Acclaimed both kick free, then run, into DOUBLE SWINGING SHOTS! Tag to Bronson, and the Bears combine! Bear Electric Chair, but Bowens drags Caster away from the BEAR BOMB!
Bowens dumps Boulder out but he comes right back, only for Bowens’ ROLLING ELBOW to take him down! But Bronson clotheslines Bowens out of the ring! Caster rolls Bronson up, TWO! Bronson DECKS Caster! Caster goes to a corner, Bronson runs in, but Caster dodges and Bronson hits buckles! Caster distracts the ref, Bowens HOTSHOTS Bronson down! Caster hurries up top, MIC DROP ELBOW! Cover, The Acclaimed win!
Winners: The Acclaimed, by pinfall
The number one team stays the number one team! They’re rolling on, but will Bowens & Caster look to go from platinum to gold? Wait, as they exit, it’s the snow, the crow, and… STIIIIING! Sting has his baseball bat and he backs The Acclaimed back down the ramp. Darby FLIES in from the ring!! Down goes Caster, and then Sting CLOBBERS Bowens! Bowens crawls for his boombox but Sting SMACKS it with the bat! Darby puts Caster back in the ring, runs in corner to corner, COFFIN SPLASH! Sting joins Darby in the ring, Sting drags Caster up into the SCORPION DEATH DROP! Will the Icon and the Relentless One prove The Acclaimed are all talk?
AEW hears from PAC.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Bastard. Your sight may never return. You may never see again.” Again… Here we go again. Pac is alone and desolate. Is this just another setback? Is it ever going to come back? Malakai may have blinded Pac, but he sees everything. “And it’s funny. I’m not angry. I appreciate the blessing.” Now Pac’s perspective is different. And his vision has never been so clear. Will the blinded Bastard look to tear down the House of Black soon enough?
Backstage interview with Matt Hardy & Private Party.
Schiavone knows this loss wasn’t what Hardy wanted in his home state, and Hardy says no, it isn’t. This is very frustrating. Maybe Hardy is too focused on the future of AEW, the HFO and his team. Maybe Hardy should focus more on Hardy, because something has to change. But then in walks Andrade El Idolo. Tranquilo, Hardy, take it easy. Penta is not worth it. Andrade offers Hardy water and whiskey. Hardy hands the boys the alcohol. Andrade does agree, Hardy needs to focus. He is a businessman, and Andrade is a businessman, and they both love money. Andrade wants to work with Hardy on a deal. This will benefit Hardy, and of course it will benefit Andrade.
Hardy is intrigued. He’d love to talk business with Andrade. Not in front of the world, though. They’ll go to Hardy’s office. Is Big Money Matt moving on from Private Party to El Idolo?
Interim AEW TNT Championship: Sammy Guevara VS Daniel Garcia!
Cody Rhodes took the title on Christmas, but wasn’t medically cleared to defend it for Battle of the Belts. The Spanish God defeated the Natural substitute, but now has Red Death in his face. Will Sammy still be the one waiting for Cody’s return? Or will Garcia take that away from Sammy and move on to the American Nightmare?
Jericho and Kingston are uneasily both in Sammy’s corner, though 2point0 apparently stayed in the back. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who leaves Carolina with the gold!
Garcia and Sammy tie up right away, break, then tie up again. Garcia waistlocks, Sammy headlocks for the takeover, but Garcia headscissors. Garcia moves around, pops free, but Garcia SLAPS! Sammy SLAPS, Garcia goes for a leg but Sammy drags him down and the two scrap. Sammy has the top mount but Garcia still hits back. Fans are fired up as Sammy has Garcia in a corner and the hands keep flying. The ref calls for the break but Garcia gets a cheap shot! The ref reprimands, Garcia drags Sammy up to EuroUpper! Garcia CLUBS Sammy on the neck, then brings Sammy around to snapmare and KICK in the back!
Sammy gets up in a huff to kick, snapmare and KICK in return! Garcia is up, he SLAPS, but Sammy SLAPS back. Garcia is rocked, Sammy clotheslines him right out! Sammy then runs and TORNILLOS to take Garcia out! Sammy poses on the floor and fans are all fired up! Sammy drags Garcia up, Kingston is there and talking trash to both Sammy and Garcia, and Sammy puts Garcia in. Sammy drags Garcia up, CHOPS him, and then follows Garcia to a corner. Sammy CHOPS Garcia again, then follows Garcia across the way. Garcia kicks, but Sammy dodges the chop to CHOP Garcia down!
Garcia pushes Sammy but Sammy gets a facelock to snap suplex Garcia real tight! Cover, ONE, but Sammy keeps Garcia down. Sammy sits Garcia up, slashes the throat and then torture racks! Garcia fights free, waistlocks but Sammy switches. Sammy shoves Garcia, hurdles over then flips over, but jumps into a BACKBREAKER! Sammy bails out and Garcia checks his teeth as AEW goes picture in picture.
Garcia goes out to fetch Sammy, drags him up and RAMS him into the apron! Garcia puts Sammy in, covers, TWO! Garcia mockingly applauds Sammy’s toughness, then drops knees into Sammy’s back. Sammy goes to a corner, Garcia stalks him and then digs his boot into him again and again on the ropes! Sammy tries to kick back but Garcia drags him up to CHOP him! Garcia whips, Sammy ducks and dodges to sunset flip! Garcia rolls through, gets the legs, and turns Sammy for a BOSTON CRAB! Sammy endures, Garcia sits deep on the hold and stares Jericho down, but Sammy gets to the ROPEBREAK!
Garcia lets off, kicks Sammy’s hand off the rope, then paces. Kingston talks some trash but Garcia drags Sammy to dig a knee into his back. Garcia ties up the legs, hooks an arm, and has the Bow ‘n’ Arrow stretch! Garcia bends Sammy way back, but Sammy pops to a cover, TWO! Garcia gets up to CLOBBER Sammy with an elbow! Cover, TWO! Garcia is annoyed, but he talks trash back to Kingston. The ref keeps Kingston out of the ring, Garcia stands on Sammy’s head. Garcia drags Sammy up as AEW returns to single picture. Sammy fights the back suplex with elbows to Garcia’s head and neck, but Garcia CLUBS him on the back.
Garcia snarls, reels Sammy in, back suplex but Sammy lands on his feet to rally on Garcia! Sammy whips, Garcia reverses but Sammy dodges to then RAM into Garcia! ENZIGURI! But Garcia bails out before Sammy can springboard. But Sammy decides to TRIANGLE JUMP SENTON!! Fans fire up and Jericho coaches Sammy up! Sammy points to his knee, but he’s still able to get up. Sammy drags Garcia up, puts him in the ring, and fans rally up. Sammy goes up top, but Garcia trips him! Sammy hits buckles on the way down, Garcia BLINDSIDE LARIATS! Then BACK SUPLEX DRIVER! Cover, TWO!!
Garcia is frustrated, Jericho cheers Sammy while Kingston taunts Garcia. Garcia says he’s not done, and he gets the legs again. Garcia drags Sammy but the fans rally up, and Sammy cradles! TWO, Sammy BOOTS Garcia! Torture rack, GO TO- NO! Garcia blocks the knee and trips Sammy up to get the SHARPSHOOTER! Sammy endures, Garcia pulls on the knees, then shifts his grip to pull way back on the legs! Sammy endures, shakes, and drags himself forward, to the ROPEBREAK! Fans fire up, Garcia lets go at the ref’s count, and he drags Sammy up. Garcia reels Sammy in but Sammy back drops him away!
Garcia runs in at the corner, but his dropkick only gets buckles! Sammy gets up, fans fire up, and Sammy drags Garcia up in a dragon sleeper! Sammy hits a CROSS RHODES! A message sent to Cody and Sammy covers, TWO!! Sammy is frustrated as the American Nightmare’s move doesn’t help him. Sammy stomps Garcia, goes to the apron and springboards, but leaps into a REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Garcia can’t keep Sammy down but he hits a BACK2BACKBREAKER! BULLY CHOKE! Sammy fights up, Garcia spins him around, PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO?!? Sammy survives and shocks everyone!
Garcia is furious, but he gets up. Fans rally, Garcia drags Sammy up, but Sammy ENZIGURIS back! Both men are down again, but 2point0 attack Kingston from the crowd! Then they get Jericho! Fans boo as Matt Lee & Jeff Parker RAM Jericho into barriers! Garcia drags Sammy up, reels him back in, but Sammy wrenches out to KNEE Garcia down! Then torture rack, but Parker gets on the apron! Sammy SUPERKICKS Parker, Garcia rolls Sammy up with tights! TWO!! Garcia runs, but is sent into Lee! Torture rack, GO TO HOSPITAL!! Cover, Sammy wins!!
Winner: Sammy Guevara, by pinfall (still Interim AEW TNT Champion)
Garcia’s pals failed to help him, and David Crockett gives this title to Sammy. But then 2point0 come back for more as they attack Sammy! Kingston and Jericho get in! Jericho CLOBBERS 2point0, and he uses Floyd the baseball bat on Parker! Kingston doesn’t get his turn, and he’s pissed with Jericho! Kingston says Jericho is selfish, but they’re both forgetting about their common enemies! Will Garcia & 2point0 continue to take advantage while the Mad King and Le Champion keep fighting each other?
My Thoughts:
A great episode of Dynamite here, and a lot of great story blending as usual. Cole and his many mutual friends had a really good segment, and I like that Kyle kept up the gag of calling Cutler “Landon.” And I like that this is how they have Cole and Britt interact onscreen, them beating up Cassidy and Statlander. Their Mixed Tag next week is going to be really good, and it was also good that Statlander having to balance her many mutual friends is putting stress on the tension already going on between her and Hirsch. The Six Woman Tag of Hirsch, Velvet & Statlander VS Nyla, Ford & Bunny is going to be really good, but could also be the moment that breaks up the friendship.
We got a really good Wardlow vignette, and what great stuff with him, Punk and MJF. MJF actually encouraging Wardlow to do more damage, then demanding Wardlow do more damage, and it costing Punk was a classic trope in action. I was really hoping tonight was Wardlow’s night to turn on MJF, but it seems Wardlow is still in The Pinnacle and he could still wait until he wins the TNT title to clobber MJF with. And then I totally forgot about Spears, I should’ve known MJF would use him, too. As for the rest of The Pinnacle, I like that FTR & Tully confront Arn. Arn’s got a team he’s coaching, Tully has a team he’s coaching, pitting them against each other is great stuff.
Dante VS Hobbs was great stuff, and I really find it surprising that it was Jay Lethal who helped Dante against Hobbs and Starks. Lio Rush is surely still dealing with family things after his grandmother’s death, so he couldn’t be here to obviously support Dante. Lethal joining Lio and Dante would be a great next step for Lio’s faction and Lethal’s time in AEW. Hangman Page had a great segment, even with Lambert involved, because Hangman had great burns on Lambert. Lance Archer returning was a great surprise, and what a swerve with him going after Hangman. Rankings wise, Archer might still have to fight his way up to the world title, but even just one of those contender eliminator matches between Hangman and Archer is going to be awesome.
Cargill and Sterling have a decent promo but Cargill’s lines were literally recycled from a video package we got on Battle of the Belts. I feel like we could’ve gotten her squashing a rando seen on Elevation or Dark in this same space of time to let actions speak for her. We did get Shida VS Deeb as the literal midcard match here, and I appreciate the story beat of Deeb basically cheating to win because of the pre-match attack, but couldn’t AEW have given this match a little more time to really milk Deeb’s viciousness and Shida’s toughness? I do appreciate that Shida has allies stepping up for her, and Deeb will probably tear into Skye Blue just as bad as she did Shida.
Good promo from Christian Cage & Jurassic Express, as well as the interaction with Silver & Reynolds. Their tag title match on Rampage is going to be great stuff, but I’m pretty sure Jurassic Express wins. The Acclaimed are #1 team for now, with the win over Bear Country, but that felt like filler just to give Sting & Darby a reason to come out and attack. What happened to the diss track video? Caster promised it, I hope we get it on Rampage or next week’s Dynamite to hype up the match with Sting & Darby that The Acclaimed are going to end up losing. Then maybe Darby & Sting work their way up towards the titles for a killer match with Jurassic Express.
Hardy VS Penta was great stuff, and Penta won big here. Everything with Malakai and the Blonds and then Brody King showing up was great. The House of Black is building, but I almost thought Julia Hart was going to reveal she’s a member of the team since she was the one telling everyone to stop beating Malakai up. Pac has a really good vignette, I can’t wait to see him take off the blindfold to have crazy looking eyes just like Malakai, and then they have an awesome match. Then I like that Andrade is making a deal with Hardy, and honestly, the HFO has spun its wheels so letting everyone loose might help Private Party and The Blade & The Butcher get going in the tag division again.
Kingston had a good interaction with the Inner Circle, and I like the parts Kingston and Jericho played in the main event. Sammy and Garcia had an awesome match, really gritty stuff, and commentary even reminded us how young these two are, so these two are only going to get better. This could even be a feud that propels these two through the next few years. Sammy winning was natural, as was 2point0 going after him to get Kingston and Jericho involved in the ring. This is still leading me to think of the “can they coexist?” tag match of Kingston & Jericho against 2point0, and that could go any which way. We might even end up with Kingston VS Jericho if 2point0 gets the better of them.
My Score: 8.6/10
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Ricky Starks finds a way to up the intensity from All Out!
As if a Strap Match wasn’t enough, Ricky Starks wants revenge on Bryan Danielson in a Texas Death Match!! Will this be an ABSOLUTE blood bath?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW TNT Championship Triple Threat: Luchasaurus VS Christian Cage VS Darby Allin; Christian wins and becomes the new AEW TNT Champion.
- Hook & Rob Van Dam VS Matthew Menard & Angelo Parker w/ Jake Hager; Hook & RVD win.
- Julia Hart w/ Brody King VS Kiera Hogan; Julia wins.
- Jay White w/ Bullet Club Gold VS Andrade El Idolo; White wins.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships: FTR VS The Workhorsemen; FTR wins and and retains the titles.
- Texas Death Match: Ricky Starks VS Bryan Danielson; Bryan wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Darby Allin speaks.
“Tonight I win back the championship that changed my life from Christian Cage and Luchasaurus. I’m not a stupid man, I know this is gonna be a Handicap match. But I am gonna walk out the new Face of TNT.
Christian Cage speaks.
“Tonight on Collision, Darby, you’re challenging myself and Luchasaurus in a three way match for the TNT Championship. Let me remind you that Sting is not allowed at ringside and I don’t like your chances. We will remain the Face of TNT now and forever. Do you understand me?”
Ricky Starks speaks.
“Bryan Danielson, you have never tapped me out. I passed out. You’re talking to a guy that’s been to Heaven, so if you’re looking test God, look no further than Absolute Ricky Starks. Tonight, I put you six feet under.”
Bryan Danielson speaks.
“Ricky Starks, you’re in a lot of trouble for challenging me to a Texas Death Match. A match where to win, you have to knock somebody down and keep them down. Here’s the thing, people have been trying to keep me down my entire career, and nobody has succeeded yet. And Ricky, you sure as Hell won’t succeed tonight either.” Will the American Dragon once again slay the Absolute?
AEW TNT Championship Triple Threat: Luchasaurus VS Christian Cage VS Darby Allin!
As the Relentless One just said, this might as well be a Handicap Match, because you can bet Captain Charisma and his Right Hand of Destruction are united in destroying Darby. Will Darby even survive this match? Or will he find a way back to former glory?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who really wears that title after this!
The bell rings and Darby is wary of his enemies. Fans rally for Darby, but Christian bails so this turns into a 1v1 match. Luchasaurus and Darby circle, and Luchasaurus taunts Darby with a test of strength. Darby throws POCKET SAND! And then he DIVES onto Christian! Darby RAMS Christian into steel steps, then puts him in the ring! Darby hurries to CODE RED! Cover, TWO!! Darby keeps moving and he DIVES onto Luchasaurus! Down goes the dinosaur! But Christian pokes Darby in the eyes, and HOTSHOTS him to the floor! Luchasaurus is up and he drags Darby over to RAM into railing!
Fans rally for Darby but Luchasaurus is on him again! Luchasaurus whips Darby into more railing! Fans actually duel as Luchasaurus fetches a chair for Christian then puts Darby in. Christian soaks up the cheers and jeers, then he sits Darby in the chair to CHOKE him on the ropes! Christian stands on Darby, the ref reprimands but there’s nothing to be done in a Triple Threat. Christian drags Darby up, and CHOKES him against the chair’s back! Christian says Darby did this to himself. But then Darby throws hands! Luchasaurus CHOKES Christian, then BACK SUPLEXES him and the chair!
Luchasaurus goes to cover but Christian tells him no, they need to do more damage. Luchasaurus goes out to fetch more items, but Christian covers Darby! TWO! Darby is still in this but Christian TOSSES him out! Christian goes out to stand Darby up, and CHOPS him against the railing! Darby staggers, Christian and Luchasaurus surround him, then they double whip him hard into steel steps! Darby tumbles up and over, fans boo Christian, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Christian flexes, then stalks Darby. Christian SMACKS Darby off steps, then Luchasaurus brings Darby around to CHOP against the apron. Darby flops over and Christian is there to whip him into more railing! Darby staggers all around, Christian & Luchasaurus stalk him to the other corner. Christian gets the chair again to JAM Darby! And again! Darby staggers and stumbles away but Christian follows after. Christian pushes Darby into the ring, then brings him up. Christian has Luchasaurus stand back. Christian talks trash right to Darby’s face, pie faces him and smears the face pain before he CHOPS and CHOPS!
Christian tells Luchasaurus what to do, then he runs at Darby. Darby dodges to send Christian out! Darby fires off on Luchasaurus, but Luchasaurus shoves him back and HEADBUTTS him down! Luchasaurus stands on Darby’s back! Darby endures, even as Luchasaurus steps all over him! Darby crawls to a corner, Luchasaurus brings him up and Christian throws hands on Darby! Collision returns to single picture as the mugging moves to the corner. Fans boo as Christian & Luchasaurus double whip Darby into a corner. Luchasaurus runs in but Darby dodges and Luchasaurus POSTS himself!
Fans fire up as Christian runs in, Darby dodges and he POSTS himself! Roll up, TWO! Oklahoma roll, TWO! Christian kicks low to suplex, but Darby slips out, SCORPION DEATH DROP! Fans fire up as Darby climbs! But Luchasaurus drags Christian to safety! So Darby just SUPER COFFIN SPLASHES!! Fans are thunderous as both men go down! Darby puts Luchasaurus in the ring, climbs up, and Luchasaurus stands. Darby MISSILE- NO, Luchasaurus catches him! JURASSIC- NO, Darby slips out! Darby BOOTS Luchasaurus, then hits a DIAMOND DUST! But Christian has the title belt!
Christian aims but Darby ducks! SHOTGUN! Down goes Christian! Darby runs in but Luchasaurus catches him, JURASSIC CHOKE SLAM! Darby flops out of the ring and Luchasaurus sees the belt. It is rightfully his, so he picks it up! Fans cheer that he finally holds HIS belt! Christian storms in but Luchasaurus won’t give it back! Christian asks for the belt back, fans say “IT’S YOUR BELT! IT’S YOUR BELT!” Luchasaurus still hands the belt over to Christian, but then Darby shoves Christian into Luchasaurus! And then Darby BELT SHOTS Luchasaurus!! Cover, TWO?!? Luchasaurus survives but Darby PENALTY KICKS!
Darby goes up to COFFIN DROP!! But Christian returns to POST Darby! Cover on Luchasaurus, CHRISTIAN WINS!!
Winner: Christian Cage, by pinfall (NEW AEW TNT Champion)
Well, at least now Christian will be rightfully holding onto this belt. Sleazy as he is, Captain Charisma truly reigns as the Face of TNT, will Darby have to move on to a new goal? As for Luchasaurus, he sees Christian’s hand be raised, and then Christian hugs him? Well, when one wins, they both win, right? Christian has Luchasaurus lift him onto his shoulders, then Christian raises the belt high above his head. Will Luchasaurus ever be his own man? Er, dinosaur.
Backstage interview with The Don Callis Family.
Alex Marvez is with Konosuke Takeshita, Sammy Guevara and Don Callis himself, and says that the wrestling world is buzzing with what we saw on Rampage. Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho are united, along with Kota Ibushi, and challenged the DCF for WrestleDream! Don says it makes him sick just thinking about Omega and Jericho on the same side, when Don is the one who put them both on the map! And now, they’re name dropping Kota Ibushi. Ibushi is a wrestling legend, but his weakness is Kenny Omega. Kenny Omega loves Kota Ibushi, they are closer than brothers, and that kind of emotion makes them weak! They always have been!
Don isn’t worried. As great as Omega, Jericho and Ibushi are, Don has Sammy Guevara, who left Jericho laying. Don has Konosuke, “The Alpha,” who earned that name when he beat Omega twice in one week! And Don has another family member. This man beat Jericho and Omega in the course of two months, and that is WILL OSPRAEY! So you want WrestleDream to become a nightmare? Don doesn’t think so. Omega, Ibushi & Jericho will face the strongest Don Callis Family ever! See you in Seattle, where they finish it once and for all!!
Backstage interview with Christian & Luchasaurus.
Collision returns as Tony Schiavone congratulates the NEW TNT Champion. Christian says yes, every legitimate title defense has solidified him as the UNDISPUTED TNT Champion! He dedicates this victory to Nick Wayne’s mom, and Nick Wayne’s late father, who must’ve been cheering Christian on from Heaven. But anyway, Christian is finally finished with Darby once and for all, bring on the next challenger! Actually, Tony Khan just announced that Christian’s first defense will be at WrestleDream in Seattle. And it will be a classic match-up. They’ve gone back and forth, so this will be BEST 2 OUT OF 3 FALLS!
Christian is furious! He storms off to find Tony Khan, but will it matter? Will Darby finally have justice against Captain Charisma?
Hook & Rob Van Dam VS Matthew Menard & Angelo Parker w/ Jake Hager & Anna Jay!
The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil just beat the former Jericho Appreciation Society members last night in a Mixed Six Tag with help from his new friends. But now he joins forces with an old friend of his dad’s! Will Hook and RVD prove they’re a one of a kind team? Or will they underestimate the sports… enner-tay-ners?
The teams sort out and fans are fired up for RVD already. RVD lets Hook start against Daddy Magic, though, and fans still rally behind Hook. They tie up, Menard arm-drags, and Menard gloats. Fans boo but Hook resets with Menard. They tie up, Hook waistlocks, hammerlocks, and he trips Menard to a facelock. Menard fights up but Hook spins and hammerlocks and headlocks and hits the takeover! Hook then goes for an arm, but Menard fights against the top wristlock. Menard knees low, tags Parker, and Parker whips. Hook holds ropes, ELBOWS Parker back, but Anna trips Hook up! Parker CLOBBERS Hook and stomps away!
Fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Parker tags Menard. They double whip Hook to a corner, Parker whips so Menard can whip him into the corner but Hook dodges! Hook then wrenches Menard, and points to the corner! Fans fire up as Hook tags in RVD! RVD takes the handoff, he wrenches to a wristlock and fans rally up. RVD brings Menard around, arm-drags him away, but then Parker CLOBBERS RVD! Fans boo but Menard throws hands. Menard whips, RVD rolls off Menard’s back and body scissor roll-up! TWO, but RVD blocks a kick to WHEEL KICK! Parker kicks RVD, but RVD blocks the buckle bump and KICKS back!
RVD goes up to JUMP KICK! “You Still Got It!” RVD watches the ex-JAS regroup, but they get away before he can dive! So he just gets everyone to join in on a “ROB! VAN! DAM!” Hager throws a fit for his team, but Collision goes picture in picture.
RVD waits as Menard & Parker talk strategy. Menard slowly returns, talks some trash, and he seems to call out Hook. RVD obliges and tags Hook in. Hook and Menard circle, then Menard kicks low! Menard whips Hook into Parker’s boot! The ref reprimands but Menard stomps Hook around. Menard soaks up the cheers and jeers, and then distracts the ref so Parker can CHOKE Hook! RVD protests but Parker tags in to throw hands. Parker JABS, then whips Hook to DROPKICK him down! Cover, TWO! Hook is still in this while Collision goes to break.
Collision returns as Parker tags Menard. They double whip Hook but Hook holds ropes to KICK Menard and TOSS Parker! Menard rushes in but Hook TOSSES him out! Hook hurries but Parker intercepts with a tackle! Fans boo but Parker drags Hook away from RVD. Hook wrenches free, clinches, and hits the EXPLODER! Fans fire up while Hook and Parker are down! Hook crawls, Anna shouts at Parker to move, but Menard crawls in as fast as he can. Hot tag to RVD! RVD rallies on Daddy Magic! Then he SUPERKICKS Cool Hand Ange! WHEEL KICK for Menard! RVD runs, for the ROLLING THUNDER!
RVD covers but Menard kicks it apart! Fans boo Menard but he brings RVD up. Menard scoops, RVD slips free and blocks a kick to step over and WHEEL KICK! Fans fire up as RVD goes to a corner. But then Anna distracts the ref and Hager has a chair! RVD dodges to KICK the chair into Hager! Hook gets in Anna’s face, Parker storms up on him, but Hook turns it around, REDRUM!! RVD goes up, takes aim, FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH!! Cover, #HookVanDam wins!
Winners: Hook & Rob Van Dam, by pinfall
Michigan’s own comes back home and wins big! Will RVD have one more title run in him? Will Hook’s newest run not be stopped?
Eddie Kingston speaks.
He has two titles to defend now, with the ROH World Championship in one hand and the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship in the other. And he knows WrestleDream is AEW’s love letter to the late, great Antonio Inoki. The Mad King wants to face the man who best embodies Inoki’s vision today, and that is Katsuyori Shibata. This won’t be just about the NJPW Openweight but also the ROH World title. He wants Shibata to bring his all because that’s what Eddie is gonna do. But then, will Eddie remain the two belt king? Or will we soon see The Wrestler become a TRIPLE CHAMPION?
The Dark Order speaks.
John Silver says, “This world has gotten outta control.” Alex Reynolds says it’s just too much, too fast, and it needs to stop. Evil Uno asks us who we will turn to “when it’s all done?” Happy music plays over destruction and desolation. “You need structure. You need rules. You need order. The Dark Order! Because The Dark Order is good! And we’re here for you!” Uno sneaks in some Italian, “But not forever.” Will you trust these creepy grins? Will you #JoinDarkOrder?
The Kingdom speaks.
Matt Taven says “Neck health is important!” Best Friends are a bunch of liars! When Trent hurt his neck, was Chuck by his bedside? NO! And now these Melvins wanna take away what The Kingdom earned, what they deserve, their shot at the ROH World Tag Team titles!? They will show these dorks what people who don’t celebrate neck health deserve! And Mike Bennett says Chuckie T got some of that last night. A punch to the wiener and a piledriver! So next Saturday is piledrivers in support of neck health! And then they will see how close Best Friends really are, how strong they really are. They aren’t stronger than The Kingdom, and they damn sure ain’t #NeckStrong!
Julia Hart w/ Brody King VS Kiera Hogan!
The Lady of the House was truly Hartless against Skye Blue last night, bringing out The Babe with The Power. However, Willow Nightingale was then attacked backstage to keep her from competing tonight! So Skye’s other friend is stepping up! Will the Hottest Flame burn this witch down? Or will the House always win?
The bell rings and Kiera rushes up to ROCK Julia! And again and again! The fans rally up as Kiera whips Julia into ropes, runs side to side and HIP ATTACKS! Kiera bumps Julia off buckles, waistlocks, but Julia bucks the O’Conner. Julia runs up to throw Kiera down by her hair! Fans rally, Julia stands on Kiera’s hair and pulls the arms! The ref reprimands, Julia steps off at 4 to then stomp Kiera down! Brody says to stay on her so Julia CLUBS away on Kiera! Julia kicks Kiera around, drags her up and SMACKS her off the mat! Julia stomps Kiera again, drags her back up, then snap suplexes! Julia grins as she then rains down fists!
The ref reprimands about closed fists so Julia lets off. To then let off with one more! Julia paces around Kiera, brings her up, but Kiera throws hands! Kiera ROCKS Julia, BOOTS her, then ROUNDHOUSES! Julia wobbles, Kiera runs in, but Julia spins Kiera for an STO! Standing MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Kiera is still in this but Julia is still on her with a chinlock! Kiera endures, fans rally up, and Kiera fights up. Kiera throws body shots, blocks a punch to give a punch, then ducks ‘n’ dodges to CLOBBER Julia! And again! Kiera runs in to SHOTGUN Kiera into the corner! Fans fire up as Kiera goes corner to corner, but Julia sends her into buckles!
Julia drags Kiera up to throw her by her hair again. Brody says keep on Kiera, so Julia whips her to a corner. BACK ELBOW! Julia grins as she snapmares, and then KICKS Kiera in the back! Julia drags Kiera up, SMACKS her off the mat, and then runs, to BLINDSIDER! Julia says the House always wins. HARTLESS STRETCH!! Kiera taps, Julia wins!
Winner: Julia Hart, by submission
A 25-0 win streak for The Lady of the House, but she isn’t satisfied! She puts Kiera back into HARTLESS!! But here comes Skye Blue! She was on the other end of this so she’s making the save now! But again, Julia hides behind Brody. But then Brody moves and Julia BLACK MISTS Skye!! Julia strikes again! Brody asks, “Do you see this? Do you see this!? This will not end! This violence will not end! 25 matches, over two dozen bodies stacked, and this will not end until we get to the one. The last loss! KRIS STATLANDER! Next Sunday, Seattle, Washington, WrestleDream, put your TBS title on the line. Or the body count continues to rise.”
But Julia wants Kris to understand: The House ALWAYS wins. Will the Galaxy’s Greatest look to end the streak? Or will the TBS Championship fade to black?
The Righteous speak.
Death walks. You dig what they’re saying? Ol’ Vincent & Dutch are pure, are divine, and are the corpse of decency nailed to a post of greed and moral decay, draped under the shadow of purity. But now they expose MJF & Adam Cole, and purify the lie that is “Better Than You, Baybay.” You dig what they’re sayin’, man?
Jay White w/ Bullet Club Gold VS Andrade El Idolo!
The Switchblade and his Bang Bang Gang called out The Face of Latino Wrestling, saying White’s reputation is more widespread than Andrade’s. Will White make Andrade famous for losing to him? Or will Andrade become famous for beating Jay White?
The bell rings and the fans already taunt the “ASS~ BOYS~!” White says this is Andrade’s moment in the spotlight! They tie up, go around, and Andrade powers White to the corner. The ref counts, Andrade lets off slowly, but White SLAPS him! White uses ropes as a defense and the ref backs Andrade off. White and Andrade reset, Juice is liking this, but then Andrade headlocks. Fans rally up, White endures the grind, and White powers up and powers out. Andrade runs White down, and then goes to run, but Juice is in the way! The ref reprimands but White knees Andrade! White headlocks and hits the takeover.
Juice and the Gunns shout “ARMAS ARIBA!” Andrade endures, fights up, and he powers out. White slides out, says to heck with it, but Andrade slides! White dodges, Andrade dodges back, and Andrade CHOPS White down! White sputters but Andrade puts him in the ring. Andrade climbs, leaps, CROSSBODY! Andrade bounces off the cover, but he drags White back up. BCG are worried as Andrade snap suplexes! Uno AMigo! Fans fire up as Andrade hits Dos Amigos! Andrade gets White up again, gives us some Latino Heat, then hits THREE- NO, White silps free and pulls hair! The ref rephrimands, they’re in the corners and Andrade HEADBUTTS!
White BOOTS back, goes up, but Andrade triangle jump DROPKICKS White to the floor! BCG hurry to check on their captain but Andrade goes out after him. Andrade puts White in, covers, ONE! Austin rubs it in, that was UNO! Andrade seethes but he drags White up. Andrade whips White to the corner, but White dodges the splash to clothesline and DDT! Cover, TWO! Andrade stays in this but White stays focused. White goes to the corner to CHOP! White RAMS into Andrade again and again, the ref counts but White lets off at 4. To then CHOP! White whips corner to corner but Andrade blocks to BOOT!
Andrade goes up but White CHOPS again! White fireman’s carries, to TKO HOTSHOT! And then White BLASTS Andrade down! Andrade hits railing, BCG swarm like a pack of hyenas, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Colten does a victory lap for White and White goes out to fetch Andrade. White brings Andrade around to SMACK him off the apron, then he pulls hair to APRON GOURD BUSTER! Andrade falls to the floor, Juice taunts him with a dance, and White flexes as he refreshes the ring count. White and the BCG all flex and pose, then White puts Andrade in the ring. Cover, TWO! Another cover, TWO! A third cover, TWO!! White is frustrated but the count is fair. White stalks Andrade to the ropes to CHOKE him and fishhook his face! The ref counts, White lets off, and Andrade CHOPS! And BOOTS! White blocks a boot to DRAGON SCREW!
White strums the air guitar to let Tanahashi know he’s thinking of him. Then he GROUND DRAGON SCREWS the same leg! Andrade writhes to the ropes but White wraps the bad leg around them! The ref reprimands, White lets off, and then White drags Andrade up to HALF HATCH into the corner! Then White gets the legs to high stack, TWO! Andrade is still in this and White is frustrated. White drags Andrade into a chinlock and he grinds Andrade down. But Andrade fights up as Collision returns to single picture! The fans rally, White grinds Andrade down again, but Andrade still endures.
Fans rally more as Andrade keeps fighting. White shakes his head but Andrade stands to throw body shots! White throws Andrade down by his hair! The ref reprimands but White storms back up, into a cradle! TWO!! White kicks the bad leg! Andrade falls and clutches that knee, but White sits him up. White CHOPS! Andrade sputters and White talks trash, but Andrade pie faces him! Andrade eggs White on so White CHOPS him! Andrade still eggs White on so White CHOPS! White finger guns, but Andrade dodges, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Fans fire up as both men are down! The standing count starts and both men stir.
BCG coach White, White drags Andrade up, and “This is Awesome!” as they go forearm for forearm! Andrade CHOPS, White CHOPS! Andrade CHOPS, White wobbles and staggers, but White comes back to CHOP! Fans rally as the CHOPS just keep going! White kicks, Andrade blocks to DRAGON SCREW! And then DRAGON SCREW again! Andrade runs, ducks ‘n ‘dodges to CLOBBER White! Fans fire up but the BCG worries for White. Andrade kips up! El Idolo has plenty of gas left in the tank and he has White in a corner. Andrade goes corner to corner, for CIEN- NO, the BCG drags White out to safety. So Andrade goes up to ARIHARA MOONSAULT!!
Fans are thunderous as Andrade takes out the whole Bang Bang Gang! Andrade puts White in, climbs up again, and then MOONSAULTS, lands on his feet, DOUBLE MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!! White survives and Andrade is frustrated, but the fans are loving this! Andrade looms over White, brings White up, and reels him in, White drops down but Andrade CLUB S him! Andrade full nelsons, White break sit to switch, but Andrade fights the sleeper! White CHOPS! And CHOPS! White runs, but into a BOOT! Fans fire up as White flops down. Andrade drags White up but White SAIDOS Andrade up and out of the ring!!
The ref hurries to check but Andrade is somehow able to continue. White drags Andrade up and into the ring, storms up on him, and clinches, for the URENAGE! Cover, TWO!?! White pushes that arm back down, TWO!!! Andrade survives but just barely! White clamps onto Andrade with a sleeper, brings him up, but Andrade fights the suplex. White staggers, blocks the boot, KNEE BREAKER! Andrade shouts about his leg, which has given him trouble in the past. But White CHOPS! And CHOPS! Both men hobble, but Andrade boot feints to ELBOW!! Cover, TWO!??! White survives and fans are loving this match all over again!
White and Andrade stir, then White crawls to a corner. Andrade stands, fires up and runs, CIEN SHADOWS!! Then the hammerlock, LA SOMBRA DDT!!! Cover, Juice helps White with the ROPEBREAK! Fans boo as BCG gets away with one! Andrade is beside himself, but he drags White around by a leg. Fans “WOO~!” as Andrade steps through! FIGURE FOUR! White endures, the “WOO~” echoes out, but White CLUBS away at Andrade’s leg! Andrade pushes up to the FIGURE EIGHT! The Ass Boys distract the ref so Juice can CLOBBER Andrade with his Cowboy of the Month award!! White is free of the leglock!
White drags Andrade’s deadweight up to hit BLADERUNNER!!! Cover, White wins!
Winner: Jay White, by pinfall
Andrade being alone was doomed from the start with Juice and the Gunns backing White up! And then they all taunt Andrade while he’s down! Andrade takes his first AEW loss, but will he back for venganza? (Vengeance in Espanol.)
Ortiz speaks.
“All In, Wembley Stadium. Did to me what you’ve been doing to me the last 14 years of my life. You used me, then you walked away. Sure did have a lot to say on social media. Sure did have a lot to say on TV. And then when I confronted you… Called you over and looked you in your eyes, you walked away. Tough keyboard warrior. You did what you always do: You ran from your problems. Guess what? You’re not gonna be able to run much longer.” Will there be a clash of the proud ‘n’ powerful on the horizon?
Shane Taylor Promotions speaks.
Shane Taylor himself says that on paper, Shane Taylor VS Keith Lee may not seem like much of a rivalry. But Keith knows better, doesn’t he? They came into ROH at the same time, established “The Pretty Boy Killers” and DOMINATED the tag division. Lee Moriarty says to tell ’em! Shane says that from ANS to War Machine to The Briscoes, they took ’em all out! But then Keith went to go work for “the other billionaire,” while Shane stayed and became an ROH legend! The world got to see Keith be limitless, but now it is Shane’s time on the biggest stage! And the only thing standing in the way IS Keith.
Shane says if it is to feed his family, then he will put Keith in the GROUND! Before Shane takes everything Keith has, Keith must step in the ring with The Best Damn Technical Wrestler, Lee Moriarty. Will #TAIGASTYLE bring Keith down to size? Or will Moriarty #BaskInHisGlory?
AEW World Tag Team Championships: FTR VS The Workhorsemen!
The open challenge of opportunities continues as Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler give JD Drake & Anthony Henry their shot. But with WrestleDream and a rematch with Aussie Open on the horizon, will the Top Guys get caught off guard? Or will FTR be bringing the gold to Seattle?
Speaking of, Aussie Open is here! Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis are dressed to the nines and they join commentary to watch this one with their own eyes. The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who are the true Top Guys!
The teams sort out and Cash starts against Henry. They circle, feel things out, and Cash denies Henry a leg takedown. Henry comes back, gets around to a waistlock, but Cash fights up to facelock. Henry slips free, gets around again, facelocks again, and then gator rolls to hammerlock! Cash has the ROPEBREAK, and the two separate. They reset, circle, and tie up. Henry gets an arm to wrench it but Cash slips around to fireman’s carry takeover! Henry headscissors but Cash kips up. Henry wrenches, wristlocks, but Cash rolls, kips up and wrenches to WRING Henry out! Fans cheer but Henry keeps moving!
Henry kips up to then back drop, step over, and Oklahoma Roll! TWO, and Henry DROPKICKS Cash down! Henry drags Cash up, wrenches, tag to JD. They mug Cash, JD whips Cash toa corner but Cash avoids the chop! JD avoids a chop, and the two stare down. Tag to Dax, and fans rally up. Dax and JD step up, tie up, and Dax headlocks. JD powers out, Dax RAMS JD, but JD CHOPS! Fans fire up seeing how hard that one hit! JD puts Dax in the corner to CHOP again! JD eggs Dax on so Dax CHPOS! And CHOPS! AND CHOPS! Dax whips, JD reverses to atomic drop, then scoop and SLAM! FALLING HEADBUTT! Cover, ONE!!
JD keeps on Dax, bumps him off buckles, and CHOPS! Tag to Henry, and he runs to then come back and forearm smash! Tag to JD, feed to the LARIAT! NECK TWIST! SLINGSHOT SENTON! Cover, TWO! Dax hangs in there but JD looms over him. JD stomps Dax, throws hands, then tags Henry. The Workhorsemen CHOP and KICK and KICK and KICK! Dax snarls and eggs Henry on so Henry KICKS! Dax CHOPS! Henry KICKS! Dax CHOPS! They go back and forth, KICK and CHOP! Henry SOBATS, but Dax suplexes to a BRAINBUSTER! Both men are down and fans fire up again! Henry wobbles but he tags JD.
JD runs to swing on Cash but Cash dodges, only for the LARIAT to get him! JD keeps moving, SHINING WIZARD! Dax ends up in the Workhorsemen corner, and JD CANNONBALLS! Tag to Henry, Henry goes up, and JD tags back in. Henry DIVING DOUBLE STOMPS! Then Henry FLIES to take out Cash! JD is up< SCRAP METAL MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!! Dax survives being squashed and the fans lose their minds just from seeing it! But wait, Cash has Henry, GORY BOMB to the apron!! Dax runs up on JD but JD ROCKS him! JD goes up, to FLYING- POWERBOMB!! Step through into SHARPSHOOTER!!
JD endures, fans rally, but JD taps! FTR wins!
Winners: FTR, by submission (still AEW World Tag Team Champions)
Aussie Open says okay, then it’s on! WrestleDream will mark the anniversary of the instant classic back at Royal Quest! Mark Davis gets a mic to say, “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!” The fans reply “OI OI OI!” Davis says congrats, and keep those belts bright. Because FTR is in the fight of their lives! Fletcher knows Aussie Open says it a lot, but FTR once said themselves that Aussie Open is the best tag team in the world today! And they’ve heard the complaints, “What happened to the Aussie Open that took FTR to the limit in a five star classic?” Well, they admit they haven’t lived up tot he hype, but that is why they challenged FTR to this match!
Aussie Open needs to prove to to the people, they need to prove it to FTR, and they need to prove it to themselves that they ARE everything they say they are! Dax has a mic to say yeah, okay. Aussie Open were sacrificial lambs to Max and his best friend. They were sacrificial lambs to Chris Jericho and his best friend. But what Dax wants from them, what he is begging them on his hands and knees, he wants the biggest, baddest bastards in the world, because on October 1st, WrestleDream, Aussie Open faces THE BEST TAG TEAM IN HISTORY! Fans cheer that! And Dax says if Aussie Open don’t bring that, then don’t even show up. #TopGuysOut.
Backstage interview with CJ Perry.
Lexi Nair is with Miro’s hot and flexible wife, and says this is the first time we’ve seen her since she surprised everyone at All In London, which was also the first time anyone in wrestling has seen her in two years. So the question is, why now? CJ says that The Redeemer, who she loves so much, has lost his way. She wanted to help him be champion again. But unfortunately, he’s rather preoccupied with the past and… temptations. But then in steps Miro! He says his only temptation is her. And her temptation is this: the lights, the cameras, the fame. It changes you. CJ says she loves the hustle, the puzzle, the chase, and helping those she loves! It makes her come alive!
Miro says his righteous path was to save “them.” And if CJ stays, that means he’d have to… To what? Save her? What were their wedding vows again? Well, they each have to do what they each have to do. They will each walk their own paths. But if there is any love in Miro’s heart for CJ, then please, do not lay a hand on any of her future clients she’s going to manage here. Okay? Can he promise that? Miro leaves without giving an answer. Will pro-wrestling come between husband and wife?
BREAKING NEWS for WrestleDream!
As if it wasn’t already big enough, the TBS Championship IS on the line! Kris Statlander is giving Julia Hart her shot, but will Mama Kris be the one running the house after October 1st? Plus, a massive Fatal 4 Way Tag match! The Young Bucks, The Gunns, The Lucha Brothers and #OrangeHook battle for an AEW World Tag Team Championship opportunity, any time they want it! Who will have some highly valuable golden tickets in their pockets?
Texas Death Match: Ricky Starks VS Bryan Danielson!
These two truly went all out in their Strap match, and while The American Dragon won, Ricky Starks holds to the fact he didn’t tap out, he passed out! Will that unstoppable fighting spirit help Starks win this even more brutal rematch? Or will this be an Absolute thrashing that puts this one to bed?
Starks attacks Bryan the moment he’s in the ring! The bell sounds and Starks fires off hands! Bryan gets up to hit Starks back, they scrap in the corner and Starks gets the edge! Starks stomps away on Bryan, stands him up, and CHOPS! And CHOPS! Starks throws body shots, UPPERCUTS, then goes up the corner to rain down fists! Fans count to five but Bryan DUMPS Starks out! Bryan builds speed to DIVE! Down goes Starks and fans fire up! Bryan finally gets his jacket off to drag Starks up and CROTCH Starks on railing! Bryan runs to CLOBBER Starks! Bryan then goes out after Starks and throws hands!
Bryan then hits Starks with someone’s drink! And RAMS him into the trash can! And then dumps the trash on Starks! Bryan goes after Starks with headbutts, going up the bleachers! Bryan KICKS and KICKS and KICKS! Fans chant “YES! YES! YES!” Bryan drags Starks up, ROCKS him with a left, then brings him along, only for Starks to send him into barriers! Starks RAMS Bryan into more barriers, then runs up, into a body shot! Bryan KICKS Starks against barriers, again and again and again! Fans fire up as Bryan then HEADBUTTS Starks and pushes him along back to ringside. Starks goes over the railing on his own but Bryan is after him!
Bryan HEADBUTTS, Starks CHOPS, then Starks TOSSES Bryan into the front row! The fans help Bryan up, as does security, but Starks goes to the apron. Starks springboards to CROSSBODY into the pile!! Fans lose their minds while Collision goes picture in picture.
Starks dumps Bryan back to ringside and then drags himself up and over. Starks stands Bryan up to CHOP! Bryan staggers away to commentary but Starks storms after him, Bryan SMACKS Starks off the desk! And CHOPS him against the desk! And again! And again! Bryan HEADBUTTS, and HEADBUTTS, and HEADBUTTS again! Bryan snarls, puts Starks in the ring, then storms up to get a leg. Bryan twists the ankle to turn Starks over, then he grabs the other leg. Bryan hooks the legs up, and he fishhooks Starks’ face! Then Bryan gets the arms, and pulls, pulls and pulls Starks into the ROMERO SPECIAL!
Starks endures, Bryan sets him down, and then Bryan drags Starks into the DRAGON SLEEPER as Collision goes to break!
Collision returns and Starks is clawing at Bryan’s face! Starks has a mic so everyone can hear him egging Bryan on. Then Starks dribbles Bryan’s face off the desk! Bryan’s forehead is busted open! Starks lets Bryan fall over, then throws hands right to the wound! Fans rally for Bryan and boo Starks, but Starks drags Bryan up to put in the ring. Starks drags Bryan to the corner, to YANK him into the post! Starks ROCKS Bryan, SLAMS the leg into the post, then ROCKS Bryan again! Starks uses the microphone to jam at the wound! Fans boo but Starks grabs a chair. Starks has Bryan’s leg, to SMACK it against the post!
Bryan writhes away into the ring but Starks is after him. Starks CHOKES Bryan with the chair! Then Starks JAMS Bryan! Starks then traps Bryan’s leg inside the chair! Fans boo more as Starks goes up the corner! But Bryan gets free and he SMACKS Starks! And SMACKS him again! And again! And again! Starks is stuck up top and Bryan brings him up to throw hands! Bryan climbs up, brings Starks tot he very top, but Starks trips Bryan! Starks throws more hands, and BITES the bloody forehead! Starks SPITS, then he throws down fists! Fans tell Starks he’s sick, but he just does his pose! Only for Bryan to punch back!
Bryan adjusts, to SPIDER SUPERPLEX Starks down! Fans fire up as Bryan manages to sit up again! Bryan huffs ‘n’ puffs and adjusts position again, to MISSILE DROPKICK! Starks is sent tumbling into the other corner, and Bryan is getting a second wind! Starks sits up as the standing count starts, but Bryan KICKS him! And KICKS him! And KICKS! “YES! YES! YES!” Bryan winds up, to BUZZSAW! Fans fire up while Starks flounders. The standing count starts again but Starks grabs at the chair. Bryan is in the corner, aims and runs in, but Starks CHUCKS the chair into his face!! Fans boo as Bryan goes down!
Starks stomps Bryan, the standing count starts, and fans chant for tables. Starks brings Bryan up by his hair, mocks the “Yes! Yes! Yes!” while treating Starks like a rodeo horse, and Collision goes picture in picture again.
Starks drops a knee on Bryan! And then another! Starks goes out to look under the ring, ignoring the table, to then bring out a STRAP! Starks swings that around, he wants to continue where All Out left off. He LASHES Bryan, and LASHES him again, and again! Then Starks CHOKES Bryan with the strap! Bryan endures but Starks hits a STRAP BULLDOG! Starks lets off for the standing count to start, and Bryan is still floundering at 5 of 10. But Bryan rolls out of the ring to get back to his feet! Starks hurries out after Bryan but into a CHOP! Bryan UPPERCUTS, ROCKS, and then POSTS Starks! Starks falls over and Bryan staggers away.
Bryan’s crimson mask is growing but he can still see Starks. Bryan drags Starks by a leg, but Starks SMACKS Bryan with a steel chain! Bryan ends up back in the ring but still down for the standing count. Starks grins and gets in to wrap the chain around his fist. Starks aims to FULL METAL KNUCKLE! Collision returns to single picture as Bryan staggers, then drops to his knees. Starks swings again but Bryan dodges to ROUNDHOUSE! Starks staggers around, Bryan runs back in and CHOPS! Starks CHOPS! Bryan CHOPS! They throw hands and CHOPS, and then Bryan KICKS and KICKS! Starks blocks to SLAP, SLAP, and so on!
Fans fire up but Bryan dodges, only for Starks to SPEAR!! Starks roars, and he wraps the chain around Bryan’s neck! Just like Bryan did with the strap!! Starks bends Bryan back and squeezes tight! Bryan is fading, but he shakes his head! Bryan isn’t giving up, but he might pass out like Starks did! Bryan is purple!! Starks lets go, and he wants the count! The count begins, Bryans putters and stirs, but is still down at 5 of 10. Starks watches from the corner as we hit 8 of 10! Bryan rises up at 9, but Starks grabs the chain again! Starks squeezes tight, and then drags Bryan up into a HANGMAN’S GORY ESPECIAL!
Bryan kicks and goes to ropes! Bryan uses ropes to get up and over and get free!! Fans are thunderous but Starks is primed to run in! SPEAR into a takedown!! LEBELL LOCK!!! Starks flails, grabs the chain and he throws hands! But Bryan grabs that chain, to wrap it around Starks!! Starks freaks out as he relives All Out!! Starks is purple, and he passes out! The count starts, Bryan keeps on Starks with the chain, but Starks revives!? Starks powers up, powers out and he rains down fists!! Fans are thunderous, but Bryan just turns things around! Fans are even more fired up! Bryan lets off on Starks and both men rise.
Bryan HEADBUTTS! Starks throws a haymaker! HEADBUTT! Haymaker! HEADBUTT!! Both men flop over! Bryan shakes out the stars, “This is Awesome!” The count is 6 of 10, both men stand. Starks swings a chair, but Bryan dodges! Bryan returns to BUSAIKU KNEE through the chair!! Fans fire up again as Starks flounders. Bryan says it is time to kick Starks’ head in!! Bryan gets Starks’ arms, and he fires DRAGON STOMPS!! Again and again and again, and again and again and again! But Starks SPITS at Bryan! So Bryan just STOMPS him more!! Fans fire up, Starks checks his face but also has blood coming from his eyebrow.
Bryan backs off, brings down his kneepad, and he wraps the steel chain around his knee! Fans are loving “A E DUB!” for giving them this main event, and Bryan stares Starks up. Bryan runs in to FULL METAL KNEE!!! Starks is down, and the count begins! Bryan crawls away at 5 of 10, drags himself up at 8, and the count hits TEN! Bryan wins again!!
Winner: Bryan Danielson
Starks wanted revenge, but he only got another vicious fight and crushing defeat. Big Bill and Wheeler Yuta come out to check on their respective allies. Bill helps Starks stand, as does Yuta with Bryan. Yuta and Bill get at each other, but Starks has them all stand down. Is this Starks’ way of showing Bryan respect for the absolute war they just went through? And where does Starks go from here?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision here, and some more added to WrestleDream just as I was hoping. Julia had a good match with Kiera, she mists Skye, but instead of calling out Willow for a PPV match, she wants Kris and the TBS Championship. That will be a good match for WrestleDream but I feel like Kris wins that. Really good tag title match from FTR VS Workhorsemen but of course FTR wins so that their match with Aussie Open is now a title match. No idea who wins that but we all know it will be a match of the year contender. And I think something rather interesting is that Fatal 4 Way contenders tag match, and that detail about a title match “at any time.” Is a team going to win and then Money in the Bank those AEW tag titles away from whoever wins? Because that’d be awesome, actually.
Speaking of which, really fun tag match of Hook & RVD beating Menard & Parker. Of course Hook & RVD win, which helps give Hook & Cassidy momentum going into that WrestleDream Fatal 4. RVD is probably in AEW to be part of the fun, have more of these really good matches, but I can’t really say he is actually after another title reign of some kind. Then big stuff from Eddie Kingston, putting up TWO championships up in his match with Shibata. That’s one huge first defense for the ROH World Championship, but I would think Eddie retains. As awesome as it’d be to see one man with three singles titles, there’s no good story of Eddie losing the belts he worked so hard to have so soon.
Don Callis has a good promo in response to the Six Man Tag challenge, but of course Will Ospreay is the third man, even though I would’ve loved for them to bring in someone really good that really needs something to do. But whatever, Ospreay brings star power, and there is story here already where Ospreay’s faced all three men, Omega, Ibushi & Jericho. It’ll also be an awesome match with Ospreay in it, but I would think Jericho & The Golden Lovers win. It’d also be great if Daniel Garcia helped tip the scales in Jericho’s favor, completing the double turn of Garcia and Guevara and perhaps giving us Garcia VS Guevara.
Really good TNT Championship Triple Threat that was really a handicap match. While I was thinking Christian was going to force Luchasaurus to give him the win, Christian instead opportunistically takes the win from Darby in where he has to pin Luchasaurus. And yet we’re getting a Best 2 Out of 3 Falls match at WrestleDream. That will make WrestleDream even longer, but maybe that is where it all comes to a head with Nick Wayne being in this story. Great match from White VS Andrade, but of course Bullet Club Gold helps White win that one. I know there hasn’t been a lot of interaction between Andrade and La Faccion Ingobernable since Andrade turned Face, but this would be the time for LFI to show their new aggression while also helping Andrade against BCG.
And of course, a great Last Man Standing match in the main event. Oh, yeah, that was a Last Man Standing match they dressed up as Texas Death even though it wasn’t like we weren’t going to notice. Literally earlier this year, AEW Revolution, Hangman VS Moxley, THEIR Texas Death Match was Knockout, Standing Count or Submission/Verbal Forfeit. But I guess since they already played their hand of Starks taking a loss by fainting, meaning Starks would never tap out or say “I Quit,” they could only go with the KO/ten count finish. Still a great match, but I’m just a stickler for labeling things what they are, and this as Last Man Standing, not Texas Death. But I did like Starks having Bill stand down. Makes me think that Starks could be a future ally to the BCC.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Rampage goes big for Grand Slam!
AEW doubles up on Rampage, and we see a massive Fatal 4 Way to determine #1 contenders to the ROH World Tag Team Championships!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Darby Allin & Sting VS Christian Cage & Luchasaurus; Darby & Sting win.
- Mixed Six Match: Kris Statlander & OrangeHook VS Anna Jay, Matthew Menard & Angelo Parker; Kris & OrangeHook win.
- ROH World Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way match: The Hardy Boyz VS The Righteous VS Best Friends VS The Kingdom; The Righteous win and will challenge MJF & Adam Cole for the titles at AEW WrestleDream.
- AEW World Trios Championships: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn VS The Dark Order; The Acclaimed & Billy win and retain the titles.
- Skye Blue VS Julia Hart w/ Brody King; Julia wins.
- Mike Santana VS Dirty Bulk Bronson; Santana wins.
- ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships: The Mogul Embassy w/ Prince Nana VS The Hung Bucks; The Hung Bucks win and become the new ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions.
PLAY BY PLAY
Darby Allin & Sting w/ Nick Wayne VS Christian Cage & Luchasaurus!
The Relentless Icons won at All In London, but Captain Charisma’s complaint is that his Right Hand of Destruction was not his tag partner. Now that Christian and the TNT Champion are the legal men, will the result be different? Or will Darby be rolling into the “Triple Threat” title match tomorrow night on Collision?
Christian talks quick strategy with Luchasaurus, and they rush up to bait the Relentless Icons in! Christian ducks away from Sting but Darby gets right on Luchasaurus with a SLEEPER! Christian rushes in after all but Sting fires off on him first! Sting dribbles Christian off buckles! Luchasaurus pries free to THROW Darby! Sting TOSSES Christian out then pursues, and the bell finally rings. Luchasaurus runs at Darby but Darby dodges, Luchasaurus gets caught up on the ropes! Darby then runs to DROPKICK Luchasaurus down to the ramp! Sting sends Christian into steel steps while Darby DIVES into Luchasaurus!
Fans rally up as Darby stands Luchasaurus up, but Luchasaurus HEADBUTTS him down! Christian fights back on Sting but Sting ROCKS Christian! But Luchasaurus POSTS Darby! Darby falls to the floor, Nick calls to Sting. They check Darby, he is still breathing but very dazed from that rough landing. Sting helps Darby up, Darby hobbles over, and Darby says he’s okay. Darby slides in at 6 of 10 but Luchasaurus drags him over. Tag to Christian and Christian stomps Darby down! Christian CHOPS Darby, stalks him along the way, then CLUBS him down! Christian stands on Darby’s neck at the ropes, but lets off as the ref counts.
Darby sputters, Christian drags him up, and tag to Luchasaurus. They mug Darby, and Luchasaurus CLUBS Darby down! Luchasaurus scoops to SLAM Darby down! Luchasaurus snarls, whips Darby hard into the corner, and then tags Christian. Christian says he, or Luchasaurus, will be TNT Champion, but fans boo. Christian taunts Sting, goes back to Darby, and Christian brings Darby around. But Darby fights back with forearms! Darby whips, Christian reverses but Darby springboards to COFFIN SPLASH! Both men are down, Luchasaurus rushes in to BLAST Sting! Christian anchors Darby’s leg, then tags Luchasaurus.
Rampage goes picture in picture as Luchasaurus stands on Darby’s head! Luchasaurus then stomps Darby, stalks him to ropes, and clamps on. Luchasaurus CHOPS, then scoops, then carries Darby around, for a SWINGING SIDEWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! Darby hangs tough, but Luchasaurus brings him up. Christian tags in, they mug Darby more, and then Christian stands on Darby’s face! The ref counts, Christian steps off to snapmare Darby and neck wrench! Darby endures, but Christian claws his face! The ref reprimands, Christian lets off, and then sits Darby up just to claw his face again!
Darby fights up, throws elbows, then runs, but into an ELBOW! Rampage returns to single picture as Christian covers, TWO! Christian grows annoyed but he drags Darby up and tags Luchasaurus. They mug Darby more, and then Luchasaurus hauls Darby up. Darby pries the hand away from his throat, but Luchasaurus ROCKS him! Luchsasurus shakes out his hand, choke grips and JURASSIC- NO, Darby lands out! But Christian HOTSHOTS Darby! Into the JURASSIC CHOKE SLAM!! Cover, but Sting breaks it! Fans rally but Luchasaurus tags Christian. Christian goes up to DIVING FLOP as Darby moves!
Darby and Christian crawl as fans fire up! Both men stand, Darby sunset flips but Christian stays up! So Darby lets off, hot tag to Sting! Sting rallies on Christian! Fans fire up, Sting whips but Christian kicks back! Sting just beats his chest! SPINEBUSTER! Luchasaurus runs in but gets fast hands! Sting backs Luchasaurus down into the corner! Christian runs in but is send into Luchasaurus! Sting runs to STINGER SPLASH them both! SCORPION DEATH DROP on Christian! Darby fires off on Luchasaurus! Then feeds him to the dragon sleeper! Darby goes up, SCORPION COFFIN DROP COMBO!!
Christian stagger sup, into a SHOTGUN from Darby! Darby snarls, Sting SPLASHES Luchasaurus! The ref is distracted, Christian pokes Darby in the eyes! Christian chicken wings and turns Darby but Nick distracts him! Darby then rolls Christian up to jackknife bridge! The Relentless Icons win!!
Winners: Darby Allin & Sting, by pinfall
Fans cheer as the Prodigy of Rain City gets one over on Captain Charisma! But Christian glares at Nick. Will the jokes about Nick’s mom stop for something far more serious, and dangerous? Or will this all be a distraction in tomorrow night’s glorified handicap match?
Mixed Six Match: Kris Statlander & OrangeHook VS Anna Jay, Matthew Menard & Angelo Parker w/ Jake Hager!
The Galaxy’s Greatest reunites with her best friend, as well as a new friend! Freshly Squeezed joins forces with the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil, will their less talk more rock combination help Mama Kris put the Star of the Show, Daddy Magic and Cool Hand Ange to bed?
The trios sort out and the FTW Champion starts against Menard. The two circle as fans rally up, and Menard talks trash. “You wanna taste?! I don’t think so!” Then Menard tags in Parker! Parker and Hook circle, but then Parker tags Menard. Anna applauds, but Hook TOSSES Parker, then SAYANAGIS Menard! REDRUM!! Menard scrambles and tags to Anna! Hook obeys the rules and lets off of Menard, and also steps aside so Kris can step in. Fans fire up as the TBS Champion and Anna circle. Anna kicks low, but Kris blocks the whip! Then Kris hip tosses Anna away! Fans fire up as Kris flexes, but Anna dodges the splash to LEG LARIAT!
Anna wrenches and HOOK- NO, Kris blocks the kick to suplex! Kris holds Anna up and fans fire up, for the SLAM! Kris kips up and flexes again! Parker storms in, the ref steps him, but that’s a distraction so Hager can CLOBBER Cassidy! Kris gets distracted and Anna SUPERKICKS her down! Tag to Parker while Hook backs Hager down. But Menard CLOBBERS Hook now! And then Menard RAMS Hook into railing! Fans are torn as Menard drags Hook up to put in the ring. Parker drags Hook up to snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Parker drags Hook back up to throw hands! Parker reels Hook in to hit a BIG back suplex!
Parker scuffs Hook, tags Menard, and they coordinate to BACKBREAKER and RUNNING KNEE! Cover, TWO! Fans are torn as Menard talks more trash, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Menard stands Hook up, but Hook pushes him back to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Menard wobbles but he kicks back, and whips him hard into a corner! Hook falls and the former JAS soak up the heat. Menard stomps Hook, sucker punches Cassidy, then stomps Hook more! Menard drags Hook up to whip him hard into the ex-JAS corner. Tag to Parker, they stomp away on Hook, then soak up more heat. Parker scuffs Hook at the ropes, mocks Cassidy’s “devastating” kicks, then stands Hook up. Parker whips, then DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Hook hangs in there but Parker drags him up and reels him in. But Hook back drops him away!
parker hurries to drag Hook over and tags in Menard. Menard stomps Hook, kicks him around, then drags him up. Hook throws body shots, but Menard whips him hard into another corner! Menard drags Hook up again, CHOPS him against the ropes, then talks some trash. Menard CHOPS again, fires haymakers, but Hook hits back! And again! And again! But Menard SMACKS Hook down! Menard soaks up the cheers and jeers as Rampage goes to break.
Rampage returns as Menard & Parker double whip Hook, but Hook ducks the double clotheslines to DOUBLE LARIAT! Fans fire up as Hook hurries over, hot tag to Cassidy! New York goes nuts as Cassidy bumps Parker off buckles, bumps Menard off buckles, then repeat! Cassidy climbs up, takes aim, but both Menard & Parker turn around! So Cassidy hops down, to put his hands in his pockets! Cassidy dodges double clotheslines to then DOUBLE SHOTGUN! And kip up! Cassidy builds speed to then DIVE onto Hager! Payback on Big Hurt! Cassidy runs in, tilt-o-whirls but Menard blocks! Parker joins in, but Hook saves Cassidy from the double suplex!
Hook CLUBS Parker & Menard, helps Cassidy, but then Anna CLUBS #OrangeHook! Anna adds on, but then so does Kris! Kris & OrangeHook TRIPLE SUPLEX the ex-JAS!! Fans are thunderous and Cassidy throws off the elbow pad! ORANGE- NO, Parker gets under! Feed to the drop toehold, BOOYAH ELBOW! Cassidy gets a taste, but Hook hits a T-BONE on Parker! And a T-BONE on Menard! Fans fire up again as Hook T-BONES Parker onto Menard! Anna is furious, but the ref has to keep her back! Hager gets up to CLOBBER Hook!! Fans boo but Cassidy hits an ORANGE PUNCH on Hager!! Anna is still distracting, then she jumps on Cassidy! QUEENSLAYER!
But Kris pries Anna off Cassidy into an Electric Chair Lift! Anna freaks out, Cassidy intercepts Parker to feed to Hook’s REDRUM!! Kris SLAMS Anna down! Menard falls, ORANGE PUNCH for Parker!! Cover on Parker, OrangeHook & Kris win!
Winners: Kris Statlander & OrangeHook, by pinfall
A great win for the TBS Champion, the FTW Champion and Freshly Squeezed! Will this momentum carry them all through into WrestleDream?
It’s an all new QTV.
Harley Cameron asks if they wanna see her impersonation of a hot dog. Uh, sure. Harley just goes rigid. Huh. What does Joe Blow think? Uh- Johnny TV springs on the scene and says they must’ve had a great time in Montreal. Wait, Solo wasn’t invited to that. Oh, uh, that sucks. But let’s rrrroll the footage! Harley says this is awkward, but that only works when she asks for it. “RRRRRRROLL~ the footage, gov’nah!” Footage rolls of QT Marshall defending his title in Lutte Academie, the French Canadian wrestling indie. QT pounded that guy’s ass like a turkey! Oh, hey, nice sunglasses, Solo! Remember the handshake? Hecc yeah!
They do the shake, blast off, and then QT texts! He needs a tag partner for next week! Someone with fresh breath, long hair, and has known for a long time. Someone he can trust not matter what. Solo says that’s him! It has to be! No, bro, that’s Johnny! Gotta go, see you next week. Awkward… But will the combined powers of QT & Johnny be unstoppable?
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
And he says that after Dynamite, this guy has a lot to answer for. Though, we already knew he was a snake in the grass. Ladies and gentlemen… Don Callis. Fans boo as the patriarch of the Don Callis Family walks out with “The Alpha,” Konosuke Takeshita and goes to the ring. Schiavone has to admit, Callis is many times a step ahead, and he is eating up how the fans all around the world just HATE him! Schiavone says Callis deserves all of it. Callis takes the mic and fans boo as he says just wants to say… “A few weeks ago, the wrestling world was abuzz! The wrestsling world was abuzz at my so-called pursuit of Chris Jericho.
“I didn’t end up with Jericho, but I ended up with the man I really wanted, the newest member of the Don Callis Family… SAMMY! GUEVARAAA~!” The fallen Spanish God makes his way out now, dressed to impress. Fans boo more as Sammy joins his “family” in the ring. Sammy soaks up all the heat, but Schiavone asks, “You actually call this man family?” Sammy says he can’t hear Schiavone, but that might be from all the booing. Sammy tells Don, “Believe it or not, I hated you. I hated you for a long time.
“I hated you almost as much as they hated you. And it’s because this whole time, I thought you were trying to rip apart my family. But really, you were just trying to show me I never really had one. Until now!” They hug and fans boo more. Sammy says why did he betray Jericho on Wednesday? The reason is because for the past four years, he has been holding Sammy back! Jericho has taken Sammy for granted, just like all the fans have! Fans boo more but Sammy says yeah, yeah, yeah. Last year, it was “F YOU SAMMY!” Earlier this year, it was “LET’S GO, SAMMY!” Well Sammy is done with such fickleness! He doesn’t need the fans!
Sammy is done trying to earn the fans’ love. He has a hot, hot wife, a beautiful baby girl and a fat bank account! Fans boo Sammy but Sammy says Jericho is DEAD to him, and never wants to see him again! But wait! Judas plays and fans fire up! Jericho is here, and he rushes the DCF! Jericho DECKS Konosuke, ROCKS Sammy, fires off on Konosuke again to TOSS him out, then he ROCKS Sammy! Sammy scurries away but Callis CLUBS Jericho! Jericho scowls at Callis and fans say Callis F’d up now! But Konosuke returns to SMACK Jericho with a chair! And again! And again! And again!!
Fans boo but then Sammy has Konosuke stop. Because Sammy takes the chair to SMACK Jericho now! And again! And again!! Sammy unleashes that resentment and rage! Konosuke drags Jericho up, Sammy helps, and Callis tells Jericho this is what he gets! Callis throws punches, but hurts his own hand! So he brings out the SCREWDRIVER!! Fans freak out, but here comes KENNY OMEGA!! The Cleaner is back, with a metal pipe!! Omega runs the DCF off and fans are thunderous! Jericho staggers up to his feet and he bumps into Kenny. Both men are on guard, but upon seeing who it is, Jericho cools off.
Omega drops the pipe, and he nods before leaving. Will Omega and Jericho see that the enemy of their enemy is truly a friend in the fight against the treacherous, disgusting and conniving Don Callis?
Rampage returns as Alex Marvez finds Kenny Omega.
Marvez says Omega and Jericho, in the same ring together, working together against Don Callis! Kenny stomps Marvez there. Do they really think Kenny did any of that for Jericho? That he cares about Jericho? This is bigger than Jericho! This is about Kenny taking care of Callis. But then Jericho walks over. Jericho tells Kenny that he says this once: he appreciates Kenny making that save, but he also knows the reason it happened. Just as Kenny was saying, this is not about them becoming friends. This entire company was based on the Omega VS Jericho rivalry. But now, something that Callis never thought would happen: Jericho and Omega are UNITED in taking Callis out!
The match Callis put together in Tokyo, it is now a nightmare come to life. And as far as Sammy goes, he is the real Judas. But so Jericho suggests they team up for real and take out the Don Callis Family, at WrestleDream! Omega tells Callis that he stabbed Omega in the back, betrayed his best friend in Jericho, and threatened someone Kenny loves in Kota Ibushi. That scar on Callis’ head that he blames on Omega, after they’re done with him, Callis will look like Freddy Krueger. WrestleDream, October 1st, will become a Wrestle Nightmare. DCF VS Jericho, Omega and Ibushi! Who you got?! They’ll be waiting.
ROH World Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way match: The Hardy Boyz VS The Righteous VS Best Friends VS The Kingdom!
All teams with history in ROH, all teams with history with the tag titles, but only one team gets to go on to their WrestleDream against MJF & Adam Cole. Will Matt & Jeff DELETE the competition? Will Dutch & Vincent bring about an Autumn Sunset? Will Chuck Taylor & Trent Beretta get a shot at finally becoming champions? Or will Mike Bennett & Matt Taven go after the men that (emotionally) hurt Roderick Strong?
In this Fatal 4 Way, only two teams are legal at a time, so the ref calls for them to sort things out. But then tensions build between old rivals in Best Friends and The Kingdom, as well as new rivals in The Hardys and The Righteous. The ref can sense where this is going, and he rings the bell right as the brawl begins! Taven has Trent, Mike has Chuck, Dutch has Matt (Hardy) and Vinnie has Jeff! Then The Kingdom and Righteous put Best Friends and Hardys up top, fire off more hands with them, but then Best Friends and Hardys knock The Righteous and Kingdom down! Four corner V1! QUADRUPLE AX HANDLES!
The Hardys give thumbs up to Best Friends, and then Best Friends offer it. But the group hug is denied! Fans boo as The Hardys are sent outside, followed by Best Friends. Mike RAMS Chuck into railing, Dutch builds speed, but the KICK OF THE KING takes him down! Taven builds speed to FLY! He takes down The Righteous and Hardys! Trent gets in the ring and fans fire up! Trent builds speed, but Chuck stops him! They HUG! You GOT to give the people what they want! The Best Friends then BLAST The Kingdom, and they DOUBLE TOPE to take everyone out! Fans are thunderous as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Best Friends put Taven in, Matt Hardy is after him, and he ROCKS Taven with a forearm. And another! Taven drops to a knee, Hardy bumps him off buckles! “DELETE! DELETE! DELETE!” The ref counts, Hardy finishes up, and fans rally. Hardy drags Taven up, brings him around, tag to Jeff. The Hardys double whip, then double ELBOW, and then FIST DROP SENTON COMBO! Cover, TWO! Jeff drags Taven up, snapmares, and basement dropkicks! But then Chuck tags in off Jeff! Tag to Trent and Best Friends get Taven up. Forearm and SOLE FOOD HALF ‘N’ HALF! Mike shouts at Trent but Trent keeps his focus on Taven.
Trent runs in at the corner to BACK ELBOW! Then Trent keeps moving, but Taven ducks and sends Trent out! Mike YANKS Trent down to BOSTON BAYONET! Mike mocks Jeff’s dance moves, but then backs off as the Hardys step to him. Taven then CLOBBERS Trent! Taven puts Trent in the ring, stalks him, and keeps him from Chuck. Trent anchors a leg, tags Mike, and Mike CLAWS Trent’s eyes! The ref reprimands but Mike again mocks Jeff. Mike drags Trent up, bumps him off buckles, and CHOPS him down! Mike then BOOTS Trent, stands him back up, and snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Trent hangs tough but Mike tags Taven.
The Kingdom gets Trent up, feed to a BOOT, then a FOREARM, then Taven goes up. Trent ducks and the MISSILE DROPKICK hits Mike! Taven panics, apologizes, and Rampage returns to single picture. The Kingdom keeps Trent from Chuck! Then they DECK Chuck! Trent BOOTS Mike, dodges Taven and TORNADO DDTS! Fans fire up while Trent and Taven are down. Vinnie reaches out to tag off his old enemy, and Hardy tags off Trent. Hardy rallies on Vinnie, then hits a SIDE EFFECT! Cover, ONE!! Tag to Jeff, the Hardys whip Vinnie to BOOT, JAWBREAKER, and then NECKBREAKER! Jeff SPLASHES down, covers, TWO!
Jeff wrenches to CLUB Vinnie’s arm. Tag to Matt, they mug Vinnie, and then double whip. Dutch runs in but is sent into Vinnie! Matt sets up, Jeff runs, POETRY IN MOTION! Matt tags Jeff back in, and Jeff hits an atomic drop, then the leg splitting leg drop! Basement dropkick to add on! And an elbow drop! Cover, Dutch breaks it! Jeff kicks Dutch but no Twist yet! BOSS MAN SLAM! Taven ENZIGURIS Dutch! Vinnie ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Mike whips Vinnie but Vinnie BOOTS! Vinnie ROCKS Mike, feeds him to a BOSS MAN SLAM! Matt Hardy runs in but into a BOSS MAN SLAM!!
Chuck sneaks a tag off Jeff Hardy, Trent BUSAIKU KNEES Vinnie! Trent runs but Dutch catches him! Trent slips free of the Boss Man Slam to feed Dutch to a SEXY CHUCKY KNEE! Then a GERMAN SUPLEX! Taven runs in to BOOT Trent! “That’s for Adam Cole, ya dummy!” But Taven turns around into a SUPERKICK from Chuck! Chuck drags Taven up, wrenches, but Mike stops Sole Food! Taven distracts the ref, Mike PUNCHES CHUCK IN THE WIENER!! Mike reels Chuck in, Taven goes up, HAIL MARY!! Cover, TRENT BREAKS IT! Fans fire up as Jeff tags in off Taven! Taven is furious but Jeff gives Chuck a TWIST OF FATE!
Jeff throws his shirt off! Jeff goes up a corner, but Vinnie tags in off Jeff! SWANTON BOMB on Chuck, but Dutch drags Jeff out! Vinnie SWANTON BOMBS!! Cover, The Righteous win!!
Winners: The Righteous, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the ROH World Tag Team Championships)
Fans don’t like it, but Vinnie snipes this one, and now he and Dutch will face MJF & Cole in Seattle! Will The Righteous expose the false friendship for what it is? Or will the brochachos continue to prove they are Better Than You Baybay?
Wait, Taven RAMS Trent into railing! He is furious that he and Mike lost! Mike CHOKES Chuck with a chair! Taven SMACKS Trent with a chair! They are violating their PSAs about neck health by endangering the neck health of Best Friends! Mike SMACKS Chuck off a chair! Fans boo while The Kingdom storms off, what will it take for the OGK to finally get back to the ROH World Tag titles?
Mike Santana speaks.
“Now it’s time for you to understand what this all truly means to me. Going away for this injury was the easy part. Handling what goes on in here (the heart) and up here (the mind) was the hard part. That was the true test. I spent 30 DAYS staring out a treatment center window, wondering just where my life went. And I realized I’ve survived way too damn much to just piss it all away. And here I am, for the world to see. And I’m hungrier than ever. Everybody is food. You get in between me and my money, I will put you down. You get in between me and feeding my daughter, I put you down.
“And realize this: Whether it’s here, whether it’s anywhere, I’m gonna get mine. If you don’t like it, you fight me or fire me! But you have two options: Either get down, or lay down.” There is a fire raging inside Mike Santana, will he use it to blaze a trail to the top of the mountain?
AEW World Trios Championships: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn VS The Dark Order!
While everyone loves the diss tracks and the scissor fingers and the bright colors, it would seem Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds & John Silver would have us believe Max Caster, Anthony Bowens & Daddy Ass are the bad guys in all this. But if they’re the heroes of this story, does that mean the Dark Order will prevail? Or will they fail to end the Scissoring World Tour?
But speaking of a diss track…! “Acclaimed on the mic, and it sounds so pretty. Damn it feels good to be in New York City! Oh my God, the Dark Order! The number one cure for a sleep disorder! The group is smaller than I remember. Now we gotta fight against the three worst members! And we beat you down proper. Have all y’all laid up like Aaron Rodgers.” Ouch… But Bowens takes the mic to shout, “NEW YOOORK CITAAAAY~! The Acclaimed have arrived! Scissor me, Daddy Ass~!” And he does! But will those scissors cut down The Dark Order before they ever rebuild?
The trios sort out and Caster starts against Reynolds. The fans rally up and sing “OH~ Scissor Me Daddy~!” Caster and Reynolds circle, tie up, and go around. Reynolds waistlocks, throws Caster down, then pulls on an ear to get a headlock. Caster fights up, throws body shots, and then headlocks back. Reynolds powers up and out, but Caster runs him over! Caster says “SUCK IT!” then runs, but Reynolds hurdles. Caster BACKHANDS Reynolds! And says “SUCK IT!” again! Reynolds runs in, but into an arm-drag! Caster keeps on the armlock but Reynolds fights up. Reynolds puts Caster in the corner and Silver tags in.
Uno pulls Caster’s hair to keep him in the corner, the reprimands, but Silver & Reynolds mug Caster! The ref counts, Silver lets off to say “I’m freakin’ jacked, baby!” But Caster fights back and RAMS Silver into the corner! Tag to Bowens and he kicks Silver. Silver shoves Bowens but Bowens fires off haymaker after haymaker after haymaker! Self-scissor and Bowens DECKS Silver! “EVERYONE loves The Acclaimed!” Tag to Billy, he and Bowens double whip to double ELBOW! They wind up, and scissor before the ELBOW DROP! Billy then scoops to SLAM Silver! Tag to Caster, they hold Silver open as Bowens goes up!
SCISSOR ME- NO, Reynolds HOTSHOTS Bowens down! Uno DECKS Billy, BOOTS Caster, and then Reynolds RAMS Bowens into railing! Uno drags Billy out to POST him! Silver STRADDLE ATTACKS then GERMAN SUPLEXES Caster! Bridging cover, TWO! The Dark Order regroup, to mock the scissor fingers! Fans boo but Silver looms over Caster. Silver bumps Caster off buckles as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Silver tags Reynolds, they mug Caster, then Reynolds brings Caster around for a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Caster hangs tough but Reynolds grinds his forearm into Caster’s face! The ref reprimands, Reynolds lets off at 4, then he tags Uno. Reynolds bumps Caster of Uno’s boot, then Uno CHOPS Caster! Uno scoops to BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Uno argues with the ref, but then drags Caster back up. Uno brings Caster around, but Caster fights his way towards his corner! Caster reaches out but Uno turns him for a NECKBREAKER! Uno drags Caster up as Rampage returns to single picture, and bumps him off more buckles.
Uno tags Silver, and Silver snapmares Caster. Silver KICKS Caster in the chest! Silver taunts Bowens & Billy, but backs off to then drag Caster up. Silver KICKS Caster down, then he taunts Bowens & Billy again. Silver stands Caster up but Caster throws hands! But Silver gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Caster ends up in the Dark Order corner and Uno tags in. Uno stomps a mudhole into Caster, but lets off as the ref counts. Uno gets in the ref’s face, and that allows Silver to CHOKE Caster! Fans boo but Uno drags Caster up. Fans rally but Reynolds tags in, the Dark Order mugs Caster. Silver says Dark Order freakin’ rules!
Reynolds CLUBS Caster, stands on his face, and says the Dark Order claw is a real hand sign! Reynolds stomps Caster, drags him up, and then bumps him off buckles. Tag to Uno, and Uno CHOPS Caster! Tag back to Reynolds, and Uno keeps Caster stuck so Reynolds can run and ELBOW! Uno SPLASHES, then short arm LARIATS! Reynolds covers, TWO! Fans rally for Caster as he crawls, but Reynolds intercepts to scissor finger with him! Then Reynolds sucker punches Bowens! The ref keeps Billy back, but then Caster back drops! Reynolds sunset flips but Caster sits on it, TWO! Reynolds hurries up, but Caster hot tags Billy!
Fans fire up as Daddy Ass starts whooping some ass! Billy TOSSES Uno, TOSSES Silver, then back drops Reynolds! Fans fire up more as Billy says “SUCK IT!” FAMOU- NO, Reynolds sips out to ROLLING ELBOW! Billy drops to a knee and Reynolds shouts “Suck this, Billy!” Reynolds runs, but into a LARIAT! Tag to Bowens! Bowens drags Reynolds but Reynolds cradle counters! TWO!! Reynold swings but Bowens spins him for the Five Tool Strike Fest! SUPERKICK knocks Reynolds down! Fans fire up as Bowens tags Caster. The ARRIVAL, and then the MIC DROP! Cover, Silver shoves Bowens down to break it!
Silver BOOTS Bowens out, distracts the ref with the arguing, and Uno has a title belt! Uno aims, BELT SHOT on Caster!! Uno gets away with the evidence, Reynolds covers, TWO?!?! Caster survives and Uno is furious! But Billy CLOBBERS Uno! Silver CANNONBALLS Billy! Reynolds hauls Caster up, he and Silver start up the WOMBO COMBO! But Caste turns Stunner into FAMOUSER! Bowens POSTS Silver, crotch first! Bowens tags in and the Acclaimed get Reynolds up! Double trophy lift, into an ORANGE CRUSH!! Cover, Acclaimed win!!
Winners: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn, by pinfall (still AEW World Trios Champions)
The Dark Order showed their true colors with trying to cheat this one, and the Scissor World Tour continues! But will Uno, Reynolds & Silver try again? Or will Caster, Bowen s& Daddy Ass move on to bigger and better?
Skye Blue VS Julia Hart w/ Brody King!
Chicago Skye got a great Six Woman Tag win last night in ROH, but now she is back to fighting for herself. Will she be able to shine in the darkness? Or will the House always win?
The bell rings and the two stare down. Fans rally up as the hats come off, and then the two slowly circle. They approach but Julia dodges. Julia smirks but Skye rolls her eyes. They reset and Julia offers a handshake. Skye is wary, but she still accepts. And then Julia reels Skye in to whisper something to Skye? Skye gets mad but Julia SLAPS her first! Skye fires off forearms! Fans fire up but Julia shoves Skye. Skye blocks a kick to KNEE Julia! Skye runs up to reel Julia in, snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Skye drags Julia up and fireman’s carries, but Julia fights free to waistlock. They go to ropes but Skye turns O’Conner into a crossbody! Cover, TWO!
Skye hurries to smack Julia off buckles! Skye swaggers, runs corner to corner, but Julia trips her into buckles! And throws her down by her hair! Julia kicks Skye around, then rains down fists! Fans boo but Julia scowls, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Julia stomps Skye around, CLUBS her down, then CLUBS her again! Julia clamps on a chinlock and she stretches Skye back. Skye endures, reaches out, so Julia throws her down. Julia stomps Skye, drags her up and bumps her off buckles. Julia SLAPS Skye, then CHOPS her! Skye flounders along the ropes but Julia brings her up to whip and CLOBBER her! Julia paces around while Skye writhes. Julia drags Skye up, CLUBS her, then stomps her down. Julia scuffs Skye around, drags her up and SLAPS her again! Skye flounders to a corner, but Julia fires off forearms! Julia digs her boots in but lets off as the ref counts.
Skye sputters but Julia stands her up. Julia whips Skye corner to corner hard, then runs in, only to get buckles! Skye schoolgirl bridges, TWO! Julia KICKS Skye down! And CLUBS her! Julia chinlocks to grind Skye down to the mat, but Skye endures as Rampage goes to break.
Rampage returns and Skye SLAPS Julia! Julia SLAPS back! Skye fires off forearms! Fans fire up with Skye, then she whips. Julia holds ropes but Skye SHINING WIZARDS! Snapmare and then SUPER- NO, Julia blocks the kick but not the BASEMENT ROUNDHOUSE! Cover, TWO! Julia hangs tough but fans rally up. Skye goes to the corner and she climbs up. Julia staggers, and she trips Skye! Julia goes up to throw hands but Skye hits back! Julia CLUBS Skye but Skye ROCKS Julia! Julia sits on the ropes but she fights with forearms! Skye ROCKS Julia again and Julia leans way back! But Julia sits up, SPIDER SUPERPLEX!
Fans fire up as Julia hangs upside-down like a bat! Then she hops down to MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Julia grows frustrated but Brody says to end this! But Skye covers! TWO, Julia has the ghost pin, TWO! Skye full nelsons but Julia powers out to ROCK Skye! And SUPERKICK! Julia runs to BLINDSIDER! “The House always wins.” HARTLESS!! Skye taps, Julia wins!
Winner: Julia Hart, by submission
Julia is undefeated on the year, but she isn’t done! She puts Skye back into HARTLESS!! Skye taps more, the ref reprimands, but Julia makes her suffer! Wait! Here comes Willow Nightingale! The Babe with the Power is Skye’s friend, and she makes the save! Julia scurries away to hide behind Brody. Julia wags her finger and has a sinister little smile. Is the Lady of the House going to target the 2023 Queen of Harts?
Bullet Club Gold speaks.
Colten Gunn busts out the Espanol, bringing up how tomorrow night on Collision, Jay White is going to wrestle Andrade. Austin says you gotta roll those R’s more. It’s “Andrrrade El Idolo~!” Juice shows off his “rrrrrr~~” and then Jay White walks over. He loves it when you get Juice purring. But no, boys, it is Andrrrade El Iiidolooo~! Oooh~! But see, the thing is, White is familiar with Andrade. A world class athlete who has traveled the world over. But White knows Andrade. They met in 2015 in Japan. Andrade didn’t know White, probably doesn’t even remember, but why would he?
But Andrade knows him now as The Switchblade, Jay White. The WORLD knows Jay White, just like the world knows the Bang Bang Gang, Bullet Club Gold, #TopShelfGunns! And Andrade El Idolo, you want the world to know your name and ask for his name in the same breath as White’s. Well lucky for Andrade, tomorrow night on Collision, Michigan will know your name when Jay White BEATS Andrrrade El Idolo~! And then his moment in the spotlight ends with two words: ARMAS ARRRRRIBAAAA!! BCG is guaranteeing a “GOALLLL~!” but will they be the ones learning a thing or two?
Mike Santana VS Dirty Bulk Bronson w/ The Iron Savages!
We’ve heard the story and we’ve heard the warnings, but time to see it in action! Will the Bronx Boricua Badass burn down his beefy ‘n’ bulky opponent?
The bell rings and fans rally up as Santana circles with Bronson. Santana gets on the corner to soak up all the energy coming from the crowd. Then he ties up with Bronson, they go around, and Bronson puts Santana in a corner. Santana turns it around, the ref counts and Santana lets off, but Bronson ROCKS him! Bronson then storms up to fire off hands! Bronson bumps Santana off buckles, fires off haymakers, but the ref counts. Bronson says he’s gonna BUST~! But Santana CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Bronson kicks low, runs, but Santana BOOTS him! Santana waistlocks, Bronson switches but Santana bucks the O’Conner to roll and CUTTER!
Fans fire up and Santana aims from a corner now. Bronson stands, into the DISCUS LARIAT! Santana is all fired up and the fans are with him! Bronson bails out but Santana DIVES! Direct hit and down goes Bronson! Fans are thunderous as Santana puts Bronson in the ring. Santana goes corner to corner to CANNONBALL! Santana drags Bronson up, reels him in, and he underhooks to Canadian Rack, GUTBUSTER! Cover, Santana wins!
Winner: Mike Santana, by pinfall
A victorious return, but wait! Ortiz is on stage? Proud ‘n’ Powerful have parted ways, but now these two stand face to face. Ortiz says if Santana’s ready to talk, he’s ready to listen. Santana just walks past Ortiz so Ortiz says okay, if that’s how it is… Will PNP ever be a team again? Will they even reunite as friends?
Mark Henry welcomes us back to Rampage.
“Tonight, Swerve’s Mogul Embassy, and Hangman Adam Page & The Young Bucks now come to a head as the ROH Six Man Championships hang in the balance. Well, it looks like there’s been enough talk. It’s TIME for the main event!” Will Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona continue their reign of terror? Or will Matt, Nick & The Cowboy have these belts for a second time?
ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships: The Mogul Embassy w/ Prince Nana VS The Hung Bucks!
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who is truly the elite trio!
The Code of Honor is upheld as this is an ROH sanctioned bout. Then the Embassy attacks! The Gates of Agony go after The Bucks while Cage is after Page! Kaun whips Matt and Liona whips Nick but the Bucks hold ropes! The Gates rush in but the Bucks dump them out! Fans fire up as the Bucks DOUBLE PLANHA and bring the Gates down! Hangman fires back on Cage with haymakers, then a ROLLING ELBOW into the DOUBLE DROPKICKS! Fans fire up as the Bucks slide and anchor Kaun, and then Hangman BOOTS Kaun down! The Bucks catch Kaun, bring him around to drape him out, and Hangman remembers this one!
Fans fire up as Hangman goes to the apron, to DRAPING SHOOTING STAR! Fans are thunderous and even Hangman is surprised he pulled it off. Nick PENALTY KCIKS Liona, RAMS into Cage, then slingshots to FACEBUSTER! Then cartwheel MOONSAULT for LIona! Slingshot DESTROYER for Cage! Matt is up top, to MACHO ELBOW! Fans are thunderous as The Hung Bucks get in together. They sit Cage up, B T E- “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” The Mogul himself is here! Hangman snarls at Swerve but Swerve and his fur coat stay on stage. Nana does his dance, though!
Hangman steps out to the ramp to stare Swerve down but Swerve just blows him a kiss. The Gates CLOBBER The Bucks! Kaun & Lona get Matt up, Cage coordinates with them, ROCK-A-BYE BOMB!! Cover, Hangman breaks it in time! Liona TOSSES Hangman out, then Cage deadlift SUPERPLEXES Nick! The Gates fires each other up, then Kaun whips Liona in. Matt ELBOWS Liona away! Kaun runs in but into a BOOT! Matt goes up but Kaun kicks the legs out! DRAPING BACKSTABBER and then an ELBOW DROP from Liona! The Embassy roars while the fans boo, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Kaun tags in to drag Matt up and ROCKS him in a corner! And CHOP! Kaun stalks Matt as he staggers away, then tags in Liona. The Gates mug Matt, Liona stomps a mudhole in then digs his foot into Matt’s throat! The ref counts, Liona lets off, and then Liona hauls Matt up to scoop. Liona puts Matt on ropes to throw KNEE after KNEE! The ref counts, Liona just fires off more and more, but he lets off at 4. Tag to Cage, Liona stomps Matt and then Cage drags him up. Cage bumps Matt off buckles, then UPPERCUTS! Matt hits back but Cage ROCKS him! Cage whips corner to corner, Matt bounces off buckles and into a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!
Cage drags Matt up, shoves him and ROCKS him in the back! Tag to Kaun, he shoves and ROCKS Matt in the back! Tag to Liona and the mugging continues! They stomp and stomp until Matt falls out of the ring! Liona tags Cage back in and Cage fetches Matt. Cage whips Matt hard into railing! Cage soaks up the heat, “Who betta!?” Cage puts Matt back in the ring, covers, TWO! Cage drags Matt into a chinlock and grinds him down. Matt endures, fights up, and throws body shots. But Cage KNEES Matt low! Cage then BLASTS Nick off the apron! The ref reprimands but Matt fights his way out of the Embassy corner!
Cage runs in but Matt sends him into Kaun, knocking Kaun off the apron! Cage keeps Matt from Hangman but Matt SUPERKICKS Liona! But Cage SPLASHES Matt in the corner! Cage hoists Matt up top, CLUBS him on the back, then climbs up after Matt. Cage again soaks up heat, but Matt fires punches and elbows in return! Rampage returns to single picture, Matt knocks Cage down! Cage is in the drop zone, fans rally up and Matt adjusts, to CROSSBODY The Gates! Matt then hurries in, dodges Cage, tag to Hangman! The Cowboy rallies on The Machine with haymakers! The fans fire up as Hangman whips but Cage reverses.
Hangman slides under, BOOTS, but Cage reels him in! GERMAN SUPLEX, but Hangman lands on his feet! Nana is freaking out but Kaun grabs Hangman! Cage runs in but Hangman BOOTS him! Hangman ROCKS Kaun, then triangle jump LARIATS Kaun down! Hangman keeps moving, and he triangle jump MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Cage hangs tough but fans rally with Hangman. Hangman goes to the apron, but the Gates anchor him! So the Bucks DOUBLE DIVE to take the Gates out! Hangman slingshots, but Cage catches him in Alabama position! WATER WHEEL DROP!! Cover, TWO!!
Fans are thunderous but Cage hauls Hangman up. Swerve is still stoic on the ramp, but Cage puts Hangman on the top rope. Cage goes up but fans rally for Cowboy Shid! Cage fireman’s carries, but Hangman flips it to a SUPER STEINER!! Cage staggers up, into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Kaun runs in, into a SUPERKICK! Liona runs in, into a SUPERKICK! Liona stays standing, and he roars, only to get DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Liona tumbles out, Matt gets Kaun up! The Bucks coordinate but Matt’s back holds him back. So Hangman scoops Kaun, Nick springboards, but Cage catches him! Cage deadlifts Nick to a fireman’s carry!
Kaun turns things around on Hangman to have a fireman’s carry, and then Liona returns to fireman’s carry Matt! The Embassy coordinate, SAMOAN DROP, AIR RAID CRASH and an F5 all at the same time!! Cover on Hangman, TWO?!? Hangman is still in this and fans are thunderous! The Embassy argues with the ref but Nana says to focus. The Embassy regroups, and Cage whips Kaun in to SPLASH! Liona sends Cage in to UPPERCUT! Kaun sends Liona in to clothesline! feed to Kaun’s full nelson, Cage picks Hangman up and Liona is up top, HAMMOCK SPLASH BOMB!! Cover, Nick SUPERKICKS it apart!!
The Gates swarm Nick and beat him down! They get him up, Cage coordinates with them again, but Nick flips up and out of the rock-a-bye! Nick SUPERKICKS Cage while Matt SUPERKICKS Liona! Kaun gets a SUPERKICK! The Gates stay up!? They DOUBLE LARIAT The Bucks! But Hangman DOUBLE BUCK SHOTS The Gates!! Cage swings, misses, Hangman Alabama Lifts to DEADEYE!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Cage survives but Hangman doesn’t worry, he just reloads on the apron. But Swerve is approaching. Hangman slingshots, Cage dodges, and Swerve is now face to face with Hangman. Hangman turns around into a DISCUS!!
Cage gets Hangman up, DRILL- VICTORY ROLL!! THE HUNG BUCKS WIN!!!
Winners: The Hung Bucks, by pinfall (NEW ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions)
The Elite wins big, but Hangman goes right back to glaring at Swerve! Pyro goes off to celebrate The Hung Bucks becoming TWO-TIME Six Man Tag Team Champions, having ended one of the most dominant trios in either AEW or ROH! But this doesn’t change what is coming. Hangman and Swerve will put pen to paper on Wednesday to make their WrestleDream match official. Will Swerve’s House have something waiting for the Cowboy in Colorado?
My Thoughts:
A great two hours for Rampage here, though I am not going to advocate for this being a regular thing. Great opening tag from Darby & Sting VS Christian & Luchasaurus, and I like that Nick Wayne costs Christian this match. Darby taking on Christian and Luchasaurus in that TNT Championship Triple Threat which will really is a handicap match could also be a way to hand the feud off to where Christian has matches with Nick Wayne over this “Your dad is dead, I will be a better dad” gimmick. Now I don’t know if that means Darby wins the title or not, but it feels more likely he loses since Christian and Luchasaurus are going to work together.
Great Mixed Six but of course Kris & OrangeHook win. This was the first outing of Cassidy & Hook as a team, so they weren’t going to lose, and certainly not to the former Jericho Appreciation Society. And while Hook is FTW Champion, this does feel like they’ll eventually make it to some tag title match so that Cassidy can add to his resume. Great Fatal 4 Tag, but The Righteous winning was a big surprise to me. I thought WrestleDream would be when they pull the trigger on The Kingdom VS MJF & Cole and that pushes things towards a brochacho break-up. Seems not, they might be saving that for Full Gear in LA. And Kingdom might bide their time with a feud with Best Friends.
Good promo from Callis and Sammy, and really good stuff with Jericho going after them all, and then Kenny making the save. I was a little confused as to where Kota Ibushi was supposed to come into this until Jericho made the challenge of a Six Man Tag a la All In London. But at the same time, it prompts the Don Callis Family to grow, as it should, and maybe Callis keeps it a surprise until WrestleDream. Really good promo from Mike Santana before he of course beat Bronson, and I really like that Ortiz appeared. People have been wondering how much shoot and how much work we’re seeing in their social media exchanges, but I would think this hints at it being more a worked shoot, playing off the tension that has perhaps already been resolved.
Really good AEW Trios title match, with Dark Order looking good in their new gear, white with purple highlights. But I figured The Acclaimed would retain, they’re not losing on TV. Good match from Skye VS Julia, and Julia winning was only a slight surprise given all the momentum Skye’s been building. But Willow making the save was good stuff, and I really do think we need someone to be feuding with Willow over her winning the Women’s Owen Hart Cup. Should’ve been doing that the whole time, but whether it’s AEW or ROH, Tony Khan’s got the book and we’ve all talked about those issues.
And a great main event for the ROH World Six Man titles, but with how fast and furious the Hung Bucks were going at the start of the match, I really thought they were losing. Swerve showed up, he could’ve easily screwed Hung Bucks over, but he was putting it on Hangman to mess things up and that actually cost The Mogul Embassy. I was talking this whole time about how that kinda buries ROH, and unless The Hung Bucks show up on like next week’s ROH episode, I still hold to that. Adam Cole & MJF haven’t been on ROH TV even though they’re the tag champs, so it just makes ROH seem like an afterthought despite them constantly using the various ROH champions on AEW programming. And if The Hung Bucks beat the near unbeatable Embassy, who is even going to beat the Bucks without cheating so, so hard?
My Score: 8.9/10
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