AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (2/23/22)
It’s Tag Tag Revolution!
Who grabs the first spot in Revolution’s tag title match?
Jurassic Express will defend their AEW World Tag Team Championships at Revolution, and the first of TWO contenders will be determined in a battle royal!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW World Tag Team Championship Contenders Battle Royal: reDRagon wins and will challenge for the titles at Revolution.
- The House of Black VS Death Triangle; Death Triangle wins.
- Face of the Revolution Ladder Match Qualifier: Ricky Starks VS Preston Vance; Starks wins and advances to the Face of the Revolution.
- AEW TBS Championship: Jade Cargill w/ Mark Sterling VS The Bunny w/ Matt Hardy; Cargill wins and retains the title.
- Bryan Danielson VS Daniel Garcia; Bryan wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW World Tag Team Championship Contenders Battle Royal!
While all the other teams of AEW, such as Best Friends, the Young Bucks, reDRagon and FTR, Jurassic Express makes their way out to watch the madness! Who will be the first of two teams to earn a spot at Revolution?
The bell rings and all the teams rush into the ring! The Bucks are after Best Friends, Santana & Ortiz find FTR, reDRagon is after Private Party, but Billy Gunn wisely advises his sons, Austin & Colton, to hang back. You can’t win the match outside but you can’t lose it, either. The Dark Order’s Alex Reynolds & John Silver also mix it up, but then Butcher & Blade drag Best Friends out under the ropes to brawl. Blade shoves Chuck Taylor into steel steps, then he and Butcher get Trent up to SNAKE EYES off the barriers, then LARIAT! Reynolds DIVES to take them both out! Reynolds puts Blade back in, gets in and BOOTS Blade!
Blade dumps Reynolds up and out, then BLASTS him off the apron to ELIMINATE him! Blade flexes but Silver snarls and comes up to THRWO Blade out! Silver ELIMINATES Blade! But then the Gunn Club get in to CLOBBER Silver! Fans boo and taunt the “Ass Boys,” and Austin tries to tune them out. Santana & Ortiz creep up and fire off hands on the Gunn Club! Kyle O’Reilly mugs Matt Lee of 2point0, the Gunn Club starts fighting back on Santana & Ortiz. Colton holds ropes down and Austin whips, but Ortiz reverses and sends Austin out! Ortiz ELIMINATES Austin! Colton freaks out, and Santana grins. Big thumbs up before he dumps Colton out and ELIMINATES him!
Billy is upset his boys are out already, but then 2point0 goes after Santana & Ortiz. Drop toehold and BOOYAH elbow! But then Butcher CLOBBERS 2point0! The Bucks kick and whip Butcher but he busts through to DOUBLE LARIAT! But then reDRagon mug and whip Butcher, but he busts through their kicks! DOUBLE LARIATS! Trent CHOPS Butcher but Butcher eggs him on. Trent fires forearms but Butcher whips Trent to a corner. Butcher runs in, misses, and Trent gives him- NO! Butcher block the tornado to RUNNING JACKHAMMER! Butcher throws Trent out but Trent holds on!
Butcher ROCKS Trent but he still holds on! Butcher tries again but Chuck makes the save! They even hug! Butcher runs back in, the Best Friends toss him out and ELIMINATE him! But then reDRagon goes after Best Friends! Fish swings into SOLE FOOD HALF ‘N’ HALF! FTR mug Kyle, Trent whips Chuck in at Kyle but is put on the apron! Kyle BOOTS Trent, Chuck ROCKS Kyle! Fish staggers over, gets a leg, DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Kyle BOOTS and ELIMINATES Chuck! Trent fires off CHOPS on reDRagon, back and forth, but into an armlock! Trent gets mugged by reDRagon!
Isiah Kassidy is put on the apron, then Silver dumps Quen! Quen hits the floor, Silver ELIMINATES him! Matt Hardy saves Kassidy, but then Silver DROPKICKS Kassidy! Quen and Hardy miss, Silver ELIMINATES Kassidy! Party’s over for Private Party! Meanwhile, there’s a cluster in a corner with the Bucks, reDRagon and 2point0. FTR hangs back in one corner, Santana & Ortiz are in another, and Johnny Hungy is all alone in his corner. Silver dodges 2point0 but gets 2 FOR THE SHOW! Silver is down but Ortiz fires off on Jeff Parker! 2point0 throws Ortiz over and fire off hands! Santana rushes over to dump and DOUBLE ELIMINATE 2point0!
But then the Bucks DOUBLE SUPERKICK and ELIMINATE Ortiz! Santana reels the Bucks in, QUEBRADA into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Silver runs in, into BIG RIG from FTR! The Bucks and FTR meet again and fans fire up! But then reDRagon mugs FTR! The mutuals of Adam Cole are all cool, but then Cash CHOPS Kyle! Fish brawls with Dax, Trent is after the Bucks. Dax gives CHOP and forearm on repeat to Fish, Matt Jackson is trying to scrape Santana off the apron while Nick is after Trent. Nick SHINING WIZARDS, ROUNDHOUSES, and forearms Trent down. FTR is after Kyle while Nick BULLDOGS Trent!
Nick swaggers as the Macho Buck, Fish helps Kyle against FTR. The Bucks mug Santana but Silver gets after Matt. Nick stomps Trent down low, Kyle adds on. Fish mule kicks Cash, Nick hits Santana, Dax goes after Fish. FTR CLUBS Kyle then brings him up. The Bucks mug Santana, fans rally behind Silver as he fires off on Fish. FTR dumps Kyle out but he holds on. FTR tries again, double trophy lift, but Nick saves him! FTR whips Nick! They ELIMINATE Nick! Matt is shocked, but reDRagon is busy mugging Trent. Santana TACKLES Matt! FTR holds back while reDRagon give Trent a BUTTERFLY DDT to WHEELBARROW SUPLEX!
Santana stomps Matt down, reDRagon double whip Trent up and out, but Trent holds on! Orange Cassidy appears from under the ring! He helps Trent to get back in! Trent CLOBBERS Fish, but Kyle gets a GUILLOTINE! Only for Trent to SUPLEX Kyle! Trent clotheslines Fish, then TORNADO DDT’s! Fish is up, Trent clotheslines and ELIMINATES Fish! But then FTR pounces, only for Trent to hold onto the ropes!
AEW is picture in picture as FTR try to dump Trent up and out. Trent kicks and holds on tight! Kyle stomps Silver, Santana fires off on Matt Jackson in the corner, and FTR let off on Trent so they can mug him. Silver kicks and forearms Kyle in return, but then FTR goes after Silver! Santana CHOPS Matt, Trent fights back on FTR! CHOP and kick and repeat! Trent CHOPS Cash’s ass! FTR falls back but Trent is after them in the corner with CHOPS! Matt rains down right hands on Santana but Santana dumps Matt over! Matt holds onto the corner and Santana is frustrated. Trent tries to dump Dax but Cash reels him in, BIG back suplex!
Santana tries to scrape Matt off the ring as receipt for earlier. FTR gets Silver up, suplex but Silver knees free! Silver throws body shots to snap suplex Dax! Cash stomps Silver down for that! Cash also CLUBS Trent to keep him down. Matt gets away from Santana to turn things around on him. Trent fires off on Kyle, FTR chokes Silver on the ropes. Kyle turns things around on Trent, Trent turns things around on him repeat. Silver fires off on FTR, but that’s still 2v1! Cash kicks low, CLUBS Silver against ropes, and AEW returns to single picture. Refs keep Tully Blanchard from helping out, but Silver is still outnumbered.
But then something gets the ref’s attention elsewhere, and Tully pulls Silver over the ropes! But Silver headscissors Cash and ELIMINATES him! Take that, Tully! And now, our final six are all one man each! FTR’s Dax Harwood, the Dark Order’s John Silver, reDRagon’s Kyle O’Reilly, Best Friend’s Trent Beretta, Proud ‘n’ Powerful’s Santana, and the Young Bucks’ Matt Jackson. Fans fire up as the six try and figure out who to go after. Trent goes after Dax, Santana is after Kyle, leaving Matt to brawl with Silver! Matt JABS then whips, but Silver dodges in the corner to KICK and SNAP GERMAN!
Silver fires off more, then cobra clutch BACKBREAKERS! But Kyle KICKS and fires off on Silver, leg sweep! Dax swings, Kyle ducks. Kyle kicks, Dax ducks. Dax fakes a punch to DDT Kyle! Trent BUSAIKU KNEES Dax! Santana staggers over and stares Trent down. Fans fire up even more as these two meet again after that insane feud between PNP and Best Friends! Santana does, too, and he flips Trent off before firing haymakers! Trent gives them back and fans rally for the brawl! Santana gets the edge, spins, but into Trent’s SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Trent runs, into a DISCUS LARIAT!
Fans are thunderous, Santana runs at Trent, BOOT and Trent goes out! He’s still on the apron and he reels Santana in! Trent suplexes Santana out to join him but now they battle over suplex control! Santana gets Trent up but Trent knees free! They both throw forearms and BOOTS! Matt and Kyle BLAST them both and ELIMINATE them both! Cole’s friends are working together, and now stare down with Dax and Silver! FTR and Dark Order have no love lost for The Elite, so it’s them against Kyle and Matt! Dax CHOPS Kyle, Kyle fires back! Silver powers Matt up as Dax CHOPS Kyle again. Kyle throws knees but Dax bumps him off buckles.
Dax CHIPOS again, Kyle KICKS and KICKS in return. Matt fights Silver, Dax hammerlocks to back suplex Kyle! Kyle clutches his arm while Matt tries to power Silver out! Kyle goes out to the apron from under the ropes. Kyle catches Dax for a GUILLOTINE against the ropes! Kyle drags Dax up and out! Dax hurries to get ropes but Kyle has his arm! Dax elbows free of the armbar, and they brawl on the edge with forearms! Kyle KICKS, Dax CHOPS, repeat! Dax ROCKS Kyle, and again! Kyle wobbles, Matt pushes Silver aside, Kyle BOOTS Dax! Dax teeters, but he gets up to CHOP and ROCK and ROCK Kyle!
Dax stomps Kyle but Fish returns to SWEEP the legs and ELIMINATE Dax! Fans boo as reDRagon gets away with that one! Kyle regroups with Matt and they have Silver all to themselves. They mug Silver, bring him up, but Silver DOUBLE SUPLEXES them!! Fans are thunderous as Johnny Hungy rallies on The Elite! BIG back drop for Kyle! Matt runs in, into a drop toehold! Matt’s on ropes, Silver BOOTS him from behind! Then the SPIN DOCTOR! Silver is fired up, fans are going nuts, and Silver scoops Kyle. But Matt SUPERKICKS Silver down! Kyle gets Silver up, CHASING THE DRAGON REMIX!
Kyle says his arm is bad so Matt keeps on Silver. Matt throws Silver out, but Kyle also dumps Matt! KYLE WINS!!
Winners: reDRagon (advance to AEW Revolution)
So much for being friends with the Bucks! Jurassic Express is rather shocked, but the Bucks are furious! Nick & Matt argue with Kyle & Fish, but it won’t change what’s just happened. Will the Bucks even have make it to Revolution now? And speaking of that, here comes Hangman Adam Page! The AEW World Champion gets in, and he fires off on reDRagon for what they did last week! What do the Bucks do? Well, they’re just watching right now. Hangman DECKS Fish, DECKS Kyle, then looks a the Bucks. The Bucks wash their hands of this, but here comes ADAM COLE! Hangman blocks his superkick to CLOBBER him! And again!
Hangman rains down fists on Cole, and again the Bucks do nothing! Cole gets away, Hangman takes aim, but reDRagon saves Cole from Buck Shot! Wait, Silver CANNONBALLS reDRagon! Silver puts Kyle in for Hangman, to give Kyle BUCKSHOT! Cole is furious but fans are loving the #CowboyShit that just went down! Hangman then gets a chair to take a seat while he has a mic. “Who’s ready for story with Adam Page, baybay?” Cole is more upset now because that’s his thing!
Hangman takes a seat, and Hangman says this tale begins in 2008. A young, overconfident, smug little prick named Adam Cole entered the world of pro-wrestling. Cole became a world champion everywhere he went. “But uh, as he could see the writing on the wall and feel his world crumble around him, he clambered back to his old friends and decided to come for the most precious prize in professional wrestling, the AEW World Championship.” And Cole kept his eyes on that prize as he walked towards it step after step, never realizing that he was drawing closer and closer to a six foot hole in the ground.
And at Revolution, when Cole climbed into the ring thinking he’d leave as a champion, he took one step too close to that grave, “and the better Adam laid him down in it.” The world listened to the sound of Cole’s body hitting dirt with a freshly cut Buckshot, and that sound was BOOM. Hangman Page has called out the Panama City Playboy, what will Cole do to get his momentum back?
Backstage interview with Bryan Danielson.
The American Dragon is in the main event against Red Death, Daniel Garcia. Bryan says he’s been really impressed by Garcia, and is reminded of a younger version of Bryan. Garcia is technically excellent, vicious and violent on the mat, but the big difference is, Bryan had a great mentor in William Regal. Garcia’s hanging out with 2point0. Imagine if Garcia trained with Bryan or Moxley. That would be an entirely different level, and Bryan shows Garcia that difference tonight. But speaking of Moxley, Moxley said that before they fight together, they need to bleed together. Well, tonight, after this match, Bryan gives Moxley his answer.
Will the American Dragon win Garcia over? And will he convince Moxley to take that next step towards their partnership?
MJF heads to the ring.
Maxwell Jacob Friedman has a mic, but he doesn’t look in a good mood after CM Punk told the world they’d be having a Dog Collar Match. MJF has the music cut and then he gets in the ring. Fans chant for CM Punk and MJF says, “Guys, I get it. I used to love CM Punk, too. And I get that you guys want to boo me, I’m not exactly the easiest person in the world to like. But just give me an opportunity here.” MJF says CM Punk showed a photo that for him was “just another Friday.” For MJF, that wasn’t. He knows it’s easy to think he was raised with a silver spoon in his mouth, or that we understood his upbringing.
But there was a time in MJF’s life, where the only reason he got up in the morning was pro-wrestling. Just like all the fans, MJF loves pro-wrestling! He loves AEW! And yes, that day did mean more to MJF than just a Friday. He goes back to 2007 when he was just 11 years old. He was dealing with a litany of learning disabilities, such as a severe case of ADD. Every day in school was hell. But the one thing that MJF was good at was football. He tried out for the team, one of only two Jewish kids that tried out. Oh, any Jews in the house? Sweet. But shockingly, MJF actually made it as a starting middle linebacker. For once, he felt he fit in.
And then the next day, he’s walking around school, his teammates walk up to him and he gets excited because he thinks he’s got friends. They look angry, though. And in their hands, they have rolls of quarters. All of them decided to throw the quarters at him as hard as they could, and told him to pick the quarters up. MJF went home, cried and cried and cried, but stopped because it was Friday. That meant he would meet his hero, CM Punk. Punk, the guy MJF looked up to. CM Punk, the Best in the World! That day meant everything to MJF. MJF promised that he’d be just like his hero, CM Punk. He’d speak up for himself! A 5 foot nothing ADD Jewish kid would be the best in the world!
Fast forward to December, 2013. MJF got stronger, faster, has football scholarships, but he doesn’t care. He wants to be like CM Punk! He wants to be a pro-wrestler! MJF studies tape, watches matches, until his eyes bleed. MJF practices promos in the mirror until he gets hoarse, all because he wants to be just like Punk! But then in January of 2014, “you leave me. When I needed you most, when I believed in you, you left me! You left ALL OF US!” MJF realized that if the Best in the World couldn’t do it, then why would some dumb, ADD riddled Jewish kid be able to? So MJF packed his bags, went off to college, and quit on his dreams, burying his happiness deep down.
Until one day, MJF is in his dorm room, scrolling on Instagram, and he sees an account known as The Wrestling Classic. And they have a photograph of CM Punk shaking hands with Bryan Danielson. CM Punk, the same guy MJF believed in, the same guy who left when MJF needed him most… MJF was livid. He packed his bags, got in his car and made a new promise. MJF would become the Best in the World in spite of CM Punk. MJF promised that whatever outcast kid at school was getting bullied, had MJF to watch on his screen! MJF was not going to leave them high and dry like Punk did, the “gutless coward!”
So at Revolution, March 6th, Punk can choke MJF with the chain, whip him with it, make him bleed buckets, but MJF will not quit! If he quits, he’ll be no better than Punk. And we all know that’s not the case! Because this is Maxwell Jacob Friedman, and he is BETTER than you, and you know it!! Mic drop and the fans actually respect MJF for that. But then here comes Punk! Punk gets up on the apron, he asks what MJF is doing and MJF just shrugs. Fans are all fired up as Punk gets in the ring. MJF stays put as Punk asks if that was true. Was it? MJF has a tear in his eye as he looks at Punk.
MJF then leaves, and fans boo again. MJF leaves it at this, and Punk isn’t sure what to make of it. Will the Best in the World be able to go after the Salt of the Earth after hearing all that? Or is this just where MJF wants him?
Backstage interview with Daniel Garcia & 2point0.
Tony Schiavone brings up what Bryan Danielson said, but Jeff Parker wants to clear the air. These three walked through these doors together. And now that Garcia is becoming the best, Bryan wants to swoop in? Matt Lee says, “No one gives a rat’s ass what it would’ve been like if you and Mox were his mentor! You wanna taste?! You’re gettin’ a taste tonight!” Garcia tells Bryan that Bryan may think he needs a lesson, but one thing Garcia doesn’t need to learn is violence. He was born into that, molded by that, and he’ll be the one teaching Bryan. Will Red Death look to slay the American Dragon?
The House of Black VS Death Triangle!
Malakai Black & Brody King thought they’d finished it. But instead, they may have only awoken something much darker than even their own hearts. Will the resurrection of PENTAGON DARK burn down the House of Black?
Pac makes his entrance alone, and then with a wild look on his face, he waves to the stage. Alex Abrahantes is there as a dark priest as Penta Oscuro rises from behind the headstone! He brings a shovel to the ring, will he use that to bury the Black Throne? The teams stare down, the ref tries to sort things out, but the brawl is on! Brody throws Pac out, Malakai ROCKS Penta! But Penta SUPERKICKS Malakai out! Then he SUPERKICKS Brody down! Penta goes up, to CROSSBODY and take them both down! Fans fire up and Penta puts Malakai in the ring. Pac has the ref ring the bell then he climbs up, for a 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!!
Pac and Penta argue the count, but Pac drags Malakai up to bump him off buckles. Tag to Penta and they mug Malakai. Penta wrenches an arm, KICKS away on a leg, but then Malakai throws forearms. Malakai BOOTS, but Penta stays up to throw body shots. Pac tags in, Death Triangle mugs Malakai more. Pac BOOTS Malakai down, then kicks him around. Pack brings Malakai up but Malakai powers him back. Tag to Brody and now the House of Black mug Pac. Brody CHOPS then whips, but Pac dodges, only for Brody to CLOBBER Pac with the left! Cover, TWO!
AEW goes picture in picture as Brody scoops and SLAMS Pac. Brody runs to drop a SENTON! Brody drags Pac up to ROCK him, then he digs his boots in. The ref counts, Brody lets off, and then he tags Malakai. They mug Pac again, and then Malakai snap suplexes Pac down. Cover, TWO, but Malakai holds onto an arm. Malakai wrenches an arm, snapmares Pac then KICKS him in the back again and again. Malakai drops knees on Pac’s head, covers, TWO! Malakai kicks Pac more, then drags him up in a facelock. Malakai hooks the arms while throwing knees, then he tags Brody. They mug Pac again, then Brody CHOPS Pac off his feet!
Brody drags Pac back up, scoops him, but Pac fights free! Pac runs but into a BOOT! Brody looms over Pac, and drags him up into a neck wrench. Pac endures as Brody digs his elbow into Pac’s head! Then Brody shifts to have an arm, CLUBS away on Pac’s chest, then covers. TWO, and Brody grows frustrated, but he taunts Pac and brings him up. Brody CLUBS Pac down, then stands Pac up to CHOP him off his feet again. Brody dares Pac to get up, then snap suplexes him down! Cover, TWO! Brody is frustrated again but he drags Pac back up. AEW returns to single picture as Brody CLUBS away on Pac’s back.
Fans rally but Brody taunts Penta. Penta run sin but into a knee! Brody puts Pac on Penta’s shoulders in an Electric Chair, and Brody CHOPS Pac into giving Penta a POISON-RANA! Fans fire up as Brody takes out Death Triangle with one move! Deaths Triangle regroups outside, Brody slashes his throat and builds speed! Malakai tags in before the DIVE! Direct hit on both Penta and Pac! Brody puts Pac in for Malakai, METEORA! ROUNDHOUSE to SNAP GERMAN! Bridging cover, but Penta breaks it! Malakai whips Penta out, then tags to Brody. Malakai drags Pac up, Brody waistlocks, and Malakai runs. But Pac kicks free, Malakai’s knee hits Brody!
Pac sobats and runs, Penta tags in before Pac ENZIGURIS Malakai down! Brody LARIATS Pac inside out, but Penta CROSSBODIES! All four men are down and fans fire up! A standing count begins, and it’s 5 of 10 before Malakai sits up. Malakai staggers over to get Penta up. Brody heads over, but Pack saves Penta from Dante’s Inferno! Pac rams Brody into Malakai and Malakai tumbles out of the ring! Brody fires off forearms and CHOPS on Death Triangle, then Brody runs, into a BOOT from Pac! Brody wobbles but stays up. Brody runs again, into another BOOT! Brody whips Pac away, runs in at the corner but misses!
Malakai tags in before Pac GERMAN SUPLEXES Brody! Death Triangle DOUBLE SUPERKICK Brody! Fans fire up as Pac goes to a corner and Penta brings Brody up. “CERO! MIEDO!” but Malakai gets in! Penta blocks the mist!! Then wheelbarrow for a victory roll, Death Triangle wins!!
Winners: Death Triangle, by pinfall
But Brody CLOBBERS them for it! Brody scoop SLAMS Pac onto Penta! Brody digs his boots into Penta’s face and neck! Malakai sputters, having his mist smothered back into him. Brody CLUBS away on Penta for it, then digs his fingers into Penta’s face. Pac gets up but Brody DECKS him! Malakai breathes again, and he CLOBBERS Abrahantes. Malakai gets Penta’s shovel! Brody hauls Penta up, scoop SLAMS him, and Malakai gets in the ring. Malakai has the shovel, and he aims it at Penta’s neck! But then the lights go out! That’s usually the House of Black’s move, but when the lights come up, BUDDY MATTHEWS is here!!
Malakai has seen a ghost! He can’t believe Buddy is here and neither can the fans! But at least the fans are excited about this! Brody and Malakai stay back as Buddy stands in between them and Death Triangle. But then Buddy KNEES Pac and stomps away on Penta! It was all an act from Malakai! Brody then goes out to CLOBBER security before they can stop this! Buddy rain s down fists on Penta, but Malakai pulls him away. Buddy is all fired up, Brody finishes mauling security, and he brings out a batch of chairs! Malakai has Buddy move aside as he gets a chair. Buddy helps put Penta on the chair, and Malakai tells Buddy to finish this.
Buddy has the arms, and he CURB STOMPS Penta into the chair! The lights go out again, and when they come back, the House of Black is gone. Their power grows by one, is all of AEW going to #FadetoBlack?
AEW hears from Britt Baker and Thunder Rosa.
The AEW Women’s World Champion says when Thunder Rosa walked through the door, she became a star. It was “Thunder! Rosa!” and that was it. But then La Mera Mera says, “Britt Baker and friends~! Oh my God, Britt, guess what? There’s a contract signing to make this official for Revolution on March 6th. You and your little friends have to come and show up.” Britt questions if Rosa is really a star. Britt beat her, Rosa never beat her on paper. That has to sting. Rosa says she’s bringing the pen, Britt can bring her friends and pals. Because guess what? This time, it will count.
Eddie Kingston heads to the ring!
And the Mad King is rather surprised security (probably not the guys Brody King demolished) is already here. He and Chris Jericho are of course having a face-to-face meeting here, but Kingston doesn’t get what this is about. He mocks them by standing next to them with hands together in front of him, just like them. Then Le Champion makes his entrance! Fans sing Judas for Jericho as he gets in the ring and gets himself a mic. Kingston says, “Okay, we’re done now? Are we done massaging your ego with that song? Are we done? Good!” First off, why is the cameraman in the ring? Kingston hates that guy.
Second, what is with the security? Jericho tells Kingston to calm down, but Kingston says he can’t because he doesn’t know these guys. Jericho says security is here so they can talk like men. No fighting like common street thugs, which Jericho knows Kingston likes to see himself as. Oh, Kingston’s a thug? Jericho doesn’t know Kingston. Fans rally behind Kingston as Kingston says, “This dude… Give me a second, because in all honesty, I have no idea why we’re doing this. I’m not a ‘sports entertainer,’ Chris. I’d rather just fight you.” But since Jericho won’t fight here, Kingston asks Tony Khan a favor. Give him any two women wrestlers here. Do something!
This is a wrestling company, not a sports entertainment company. Maybe go down the block for that. Fans are all fired up after that one! Jericho says they are just down the road from Stamford, so maybe he’ll give Kingston some sports entertainment. Except at least this one will be entertaining. Jericho has a story for Kingston about Kingston. “When I first heard that you were coming to AEW, Eddie, everyone in the locker room was so excited.” But Jericho had no idea who the hell Eddie Kingston was. He kept an eye on the independent scene but maybe he’d just missed Kingston. Maybe they meant Eddie Edwards.
But then, Jericho saw Kingston and realized why he’d never heard of him. Kingston just looks like a jobber. But wait, then Jericho saw the match against what’s his name, and heard that promo, and Jericho realized, that though he never heard of Kingston, Kingston was good. Kingston is very good. He’s special! He’s got what it takes to go to the top! And Jericho said that a few days later. And Jericho even said it’d be only a matter of time before Kingston was a huge Babyface in AEW because the people will love him! And he’s right! Kingston asks, “The hell’s a Babyface?”
But Jericho continues to say that it was such a good feeling seeing Kingston busting his ass and getting over and overcoming his issues. Kingston finally, after all those years, signed a contract with AEW and made it to the big time at the age of 38. Everyone was so happy for Kingston! He deserves it, they’re excited, except for Jericho. Jericho didn’t give two shits about the sob story or about Eddie. And the reason why is because Jericho saw Kingston is just jealous of Jericho. Kingston didn’t make it until he was 38, but Jericho made it when he was just 22. Worldwide, man!
By the time Jericho was 38, he’d main-evented PPVs, toured the world, headlined arenas, was a multiple time world champion, and had made millions. Kingston is jealous! Oh, is Jericho done? Nope. Jericho says the reason Kingston is jealous is because deep down, Kingston doesn’t believe he can ever achieve what Jericho has, or can ever be on Jericho’s level. Well first off, “Christopher,” talking about this and that, do you want a cookie? Guess who doesn’t care? The only reason Jericho main-evented all over is because Kingston wasn’t there. Kingston is a different type of cat, dog. He doesn’t leech off people. He isn’t a lying carny or undercut people.
Kingston’s the type to tell the promoters to F off because he’ll do what he does and be himself until he dies. And he can look himself in the mirror. Now Jericho is out here, doing this, saying that, but Kingston doesn’t want to talk to Jericho. Jericho’s just sucking the blood outta Kingston but Kingston’s blood is too tough for Jericho. Kingston doesn’t pump Kool-Aid, y’know? Jericho can do this to the young guys, telling them they have bright futures and to work with him, PFFT! Kingston would rather do things on his own. And y’know what? Kingston just wants to fight. So how about it? Kingston VS Jericho, at Revolution. C’mon!
Jericho will answer that, but first he has a question of his own. Has Kingston ever heard of “Achievophobia?” Does Kingston know what that means? No, he just has a GED. Well, it means the fear of success. And that is Kingston to a T. Kingston is terrified to make it to the top, the level that Jericho lives on. If he did, he’d fall right off the other side and Kingston knows it. Kingston sees himself and his destiny as one of a failure. Jericho’s read the stories, the family history. Kingston shared it with the world. His first hero was his uncle, and he was a failure. Kingston drops his mic, he’s not for talking anymore.
But Jericho continues. Kingston also looked up to his father, a failure. Deep down, Kingston thinks he’s a failure, too. Jericho’s seen guys like him come and go and he knows what the problem is: Kingston doesn’t think he can win the big one. Kingston challenging Jericho, in this company, JERICHO is the big one! Not Moxley, not Bryan, not Punk, not Hangman Page. Jericho is the big guy in AEW! The Influencer, the Demo God, Le Champion, and if Kingston wants that at Revolution, then he’s got it! Jericho VS Kingston is happening! But like Jericho said, Kingston can’t win the big one and he won’t.
But if he does, Jericho swears to God he will look Kingston in the eye, shake his hand and tell him that he has his utmost and ultimate respect. That will mean Jericho helped Kingston get over what’s holding him back, and that is the fear of success. Ya dig?! Kingston picks the mic back up to tell Jericho this: They have the match, great. But don’t give him the Jericho that did the mimosa match. Don’t give him the Jericho that MJF shoved off the cage. Give Kingston the Jericho that was AEW’s first world champion! The Jericho that bled buckets in Tennessee! The Jericho that got respect from Kingston’s heroes.
Give Kingston the Jericho that turned WCW upside-down! Give Kingston the Jericho that his close friend Paul Levesque hated! Give Kingston that, or else Kingston will eat him alive. Fans are fired up again, and Jericho tells Kingston, “I’m gonna give you that Chris Jericho and so much more, Eddie Kingston. And I’ll say it again. I can see it in your eyes right now. You don’t believe that you can beat me. You don’t believe that you can win the big one. And your opinion of yourself deep down inside is the same opinion that I have of you. You are nothing more than a loser, and you always will be. You can’t win the big one, ever. Hit my music!”
Jericho leaves, working on the self doubt lurking inside Kingston. Will the Jericho Kingston wants be the very thing that takes him out? Or can the Mad King finally break through?
The Andrade Hardy Family Office meets backstage.
Big Money Matt tells El Idolo that he will be the winner this Friday on Rampage. Andrade is bringing the AEW TNT Championship to the AHFO as he takes out Sammy Guevara. But is Andrade going to tag Isiah Kassidy in like he did on Elevation? Andrade doesn’t need anyone in his corner to win. But they are a company. They have each other’s backs. Of course! Hardy was just teasing. Of course Andrade wins. But since Kassidy did win it for them on Monday, how about they get Andrade, Hardy and Kassidy in a Six Man against Sting, Sammy and Darby in the first-ever TORNADO TRIOS match at Revolution?
A huge challenge has been issued, but will the Icon, Spanish God and Relentless One make the AHFO regret gambling like that?
Face of the Revolution Ladder Match Qualifier: Ricky Starks w/ “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS Preston Vance!
Keith Lee, Wardlow and “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs have all qualified for this match, making it more like a land of giants than a ladder match. Will the FTW Champion add himself to give Team Taz a mathematical advantage? Or will the Dark Order’s Number 10 be the fourth giant in?
The bell rings and fans rally up as the two circle. They tie up, Vance throws Starks down, but Starks gets up in a huff. Starks dusts himself off and ties up with Vance again. Starks waistlocks, headlocks, but Vance powers out to run Starks over. Things speed up, Starks hurdles and kicks low. Starks CLUBS Vance, brings Vance around to whip, but Vance reverses. They ram shoulders, Starks tries again and fires a forearm. Starks runs and runs Vance over! Starks strikes a pose, but Vance gets up. Vance TOSSES Starks to the corner and CHOPS, forearms, repeat! Vance climbs up, rains down fists, but Starks slips out at 5.
Vance stalks Starks and ROCKS him with a right. Vance has Starks in a corner, brings him up, but STarks wrenches, kicks and TORANDO- NO! Vance blocks to suplex, and he holds Starks up! Fans rally and count, Vance drops Starks at 10! Fans fire up with Vance while AEW goes picture in picture. Vance covers, TWO!
Vance keeps cool, he stalks Starks again, and brings Starks up to throw forearms. Vance runs, but Starks sidestepse to hit Vance in the back with forearms! Starks springboard stomps Vance down, then swaggers about. Starks mocks the Dark Order hand, but Vance throws body shots. Starks CHOPS, then scoops to BACKBREAKER! Starks kisses his biceps, then slaps Vance around. Starks brings Vance up, RAMS into him at the corner, and then again. The ref counts, Starks lets off and knees Vance low. Vance goes down in a heap, so Starks hops up the corner to soak up the heat. Starks strikes another pose, then drops a stomp on Vance’s ribs!
The ref counts as Starks digs his boots in, but Starks lets off. Starks swaggers while Vance slowly gets up. Vance throws more body shots, but Starks CLUBS him down! Starks runs to drop a BIG elbow! Cover, TWO! Starks hears the fans chanting but brings Vance around. Vance ROCKS Starks with a right, then CHOPS! Vance ROCKS and CHOPS Starks in the corner, and repeat! Starks CHOPS back, then knees low. Starks throws forearms, Vance staggers and Starks kicks him at the ropes. Starks clubs and CHOPS, AEW returns to single picture as he whips. Vance ducks, dodges, and RAMS Starks down!
Starks flops out of the ring as fans fire up with Vance! Vance goes out to get Starks, but Starks slides into the ring. Vance pursues, catches Starks and pops him around, FULL NELSON! Starks scrambles, goes up the corner, but can’t get free! Vance shoves him and hits a DISCUS LARAIT! That was for Mr. Brodie! Vance wants to finish this off, he drags Starks up, FULL NELSON!! Starks pulls the mask!! Vance lets go to secure the mask, Starks runs to SPEAR!! Cover, Starks wins!
Winner: Ricky Starks, by pinfall (advances to the Face of the Revolution)
Hobbs cheers Starks, the FTW Champion is going to Revolution! Will Team Taz be guaranteed to take that brass ring and go after the TNT Championship next?
The Cutler Cam is live.
Adam Cole is in a bad move but reDRagon is feeling great after their win in the battle royal. Fish tells Brandon to keep it rolling, they’re going to the PPV! But then the Bucks storm in and are upset that one, Cutler is rolling, and two, reDRagon cheated them! That was a double cross! A what? Kyle claims he blacked out when he did that to Matt. Hell, they’ve still got a shot in next week’s Casino Battle Royal. Nick is still mad but Matt calms him down because that’s true. They have a shot. And now, they’re even more motivated. They’ll go to the PPV to kiss reDRagon’s ass! Oh well good luck~!
Cole shouts at reDRagon to stop egging the Bucks on. For the love of God, Cole has enough on his plate, he wants his friends to all get along. They’re a team! Then tell the Bucks! Well he’s telling reDRagon! Alright, well, Landon, stop rolling. Cole is again left alone, torn between two sides. Will Cole be able to focus on Hangman at all with this going on?
AEW TBS Championship: Jade Cargill w/ Mark Sterling VS The Bunny w/ Matt Hardy!
Still undefeated at 27-0, the money just keeps rolling in for the Jade Brand. But with the AHFO’s “wascally wabbit” coming for her, will Cargill be able to keep this #ThatBitchShow? Or will it soon be The Bunny’s show?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who brings home the green and gold!
Jade and Bunny stare downface to face, then back up to tie up. They go around and Jade puts Bunny on the ropes. The ref counts, Jade lets off then SLAPS Bunny! Bunny ties up with Jade again, but Jade puts her in a corner. Bunny pulls hair to turn things around, but lets off at 4 to pie face Jade! Jade BOOTS Bunny down! Jade drags Bunny up, wrenches an arm to a wristlock, then brings her up with a straight arm lever! Jade SLAMS Bunny down, then drops a leg on the arm! Jade has the short arm scissor, then does push-ups to show off. Jade does three, flexes, then rolls Bunny into an omoplata!
Jade shifts to a hammerlock as Bunny fights up. Bunny moves around and throws Jade out to the apron! Bunny shakes out the bad arm, storms over, ducks the haymaker and HOTSHOTS Jade down! Jade sits on the apron, Bunny hits a SLIDING FOREARM to the back! Bunny then RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS Jade into railing! The ref checks them both as AEW goes picture in picture.
Bunny and Jade are both okay, and now Big Money Matt walks out to ringside. What took him so long? Hardy tells sterling, “DELETE”! Sterling says no but Hardy keeps saying, “DELETE! DELETE! DELETE!” Manager chases lawyer around, Bunny gets in and DROPKICKS Jade headlong into buckles! Cover, TWO!! Jade survives being jammed but Bunny stomps her around. Bunny even CLAWS Jade on the back !Bunny whips but Jade blocks! Jade whips and scoops Bunny for a FALL AWAY SLAM! Jade kips up and smiles as fans fire up. Bunny writhes, Jade drags her back up and fireman’s carries.
Bunny fights off, shoves Jade and waistlocks, but Jade bucks the O’Conner Roll. Bunny ducks the boot to CULB away on Jade’s back! Bunny storms up, RAMS Jade into buckles, and then stomps a mudhole into her! The ref counts, Bunny lets off, but runs in corner to corner for another SLIDING FOREARM! Bunny laughs right into the camera, then covers. TWO!! Jade survives and Sterling breathes easy. Bunny seethes, wraps Jade up in a straitjacket stretch, but Jade endures. Bunny brings Jade back with body scissors but Jade fights up to her feet and RAMS Bunny into buckles! AEW is single picture as Jade dribbles and DUNKS on Bunny!
Jade fireman’s carries Bunn but Bunny claws her eyes! Bunny brings Jade around, kicks low and runs, KNEE LIFT! Jade staggers, Bunny runs in to THESZ- NO! SPINEBUSTER! Hardy gets on the apron to distract the ref, and he tosses the brass knuckles in! But then Sterling gives Jade the belt! Each woman has a shiny weapon while STerling and Hardy argue. Belt shields knuckles, and then the ref sees the evidence! Aubrey Edwards EJECTS Hardy! Oh, and also EJECTS Sterling! She could tell they each did something shady! Bunny rolls Jade! TWO!!! SUPERKICK! SUPERKICK!! Bunny reels Jade in, DOWN THE- NO! Chicken wings, JADED!! Cover, Jade wins!!
Winner: Jade Cargill, by pinfall (still AEW TBS Champion)
And still undefeated! She moves up to 28-0, and this is still #ThatBitchShow! Schiavone says to mark it on the board, but Jade snatches the mic to tell him to cut the shit! She is 28-0, soon to be 30 and 50 and zero! So the question is, who’s next? No, better yet, who’s left?! But before Jade can even say “open challenge,” here comes TAY CONTI! The Brazilian Blackbelt Beauty has a mic to say, “Hey, Jade. I’m not just next. Actually, I’m the one who’s gonna beat your ass, bitch!” Jade counters with, “At Revolution, bring it.” Tay does, as she gets right in the ring and right in Jade’s face! Jade eggs Tay on with a kiss on the forehead.
Tay swings on Jade, but Bunny gets in! Bunny fires off on Tay, but Tay shoves her away, spins her, TAY K O!! Jade then BOOTS Tay down! Jade holds up the belt right over Tay, but then here comes Anna Jay! Jay has a chair so Jade takes her leave. Will Tay get her revenge at Revolution? Or is there just no stopping Jade?
Backstage interview with Keith Lee.
Alex Marvez says Keith Lee was the first to make it into the Face of the Revolution match, and the field has grown ever since. Lee says it has substantially grown. Wardlow, big bad Hobbs, and now Starks. Starks is the only one he’s familiar with, actually. Starks says that’s right, and he walks right into view. Old faces, new territory. Starks puts bass in his voice as he says, “Hello, Keith Lee. How are you?” Starks knows Keith is new here, so here’s the rules: Team Taz runs things around here, and Starks ‘n’ Hobbs don’t care where you’ve come from or what you’ve done. Here, you start all over. So stay in your lane and mind your p’s and q’s. That’s all.
Hobbs snarls at Keith, but Starks says to save it for Revolution. Keith can take his time, they’ll be around. Has the Limitless One just become a target for Team Taz? Or has Team Taz just become a target of Keith Lee’s?
AEW is returning to Las Vegas!
May 25th is Wednesday Night Dynamite! May 27th is a LIVE Friday Night Rampage! And then on Sunday, May 29th, it will be AEW Double or Nothing 2022! It is the week fans have been waiting for, get your tickets on Friday, March 4th!
Bryan Danielson VS Daniel Garcia!
The American Dragon faces yet another young name he mentioned a few weeks ago. Bryan brought out the violence within Lee Moriarty, will he get plenty more of that from Red Death? Or will he get more than he bargained for from 2point0’s “son?”
The bell rings and fans fire up already as the two stare down from across the ring. They circle, feel things out, and tie up with knuckle locks. They go around, Bryan puts Garcia on ropes, traps an arm behind Garcia’s back, then ROCKS him with a forearm, and then with a EuroUpper! Bryan eggs Garcia on, uppercuts again, but Garcia gives those back. Bryan EuroUppers again and Garcia staggers away. Bryan eggs Garcia on but Garcia comes back. They circle, Bryan wants a leg but Garcia gets around to a waistlock. Garcia CHOPS but Bryan grins! Garcia eggs Bryan on now, then CHOPS again. Bryan shoots in, gets a leg pick and steps through for the Indian Deathlock!
Bryan taunts Garcia while SLAPPING him, and throwing down body shots! Garcia endures while doing his best to guard but Bryan drags him up into underhooks, BUTTERFLY SUPLEX into ARMBAR! Garcia clasps hands, Bryan shifts, omoplata but Garcia rolls. They go around, Bryan still gets the LeBelle Lock! Garcia still gets the ropebreak, so Bryan lets off at 4. Bryan gives Garcia a boot to the face, but Garcia is right up! Garcia forearms, Bryan EuroUppers again. Bryan puts Garcia in a corner, whips him corner to corner but Garcia reverses. Bryan goes up and over, things speed up and Bryan dodges, only for Garcia to CHOP BLOCK!
Fans fire up while Garcia seethes. AEW goes picture in picture as Garcia drags Bryan to step through for a toehold of his own! Garcia pulls back on almost a kneebar type, and he holds on as Bryan rolls to then tie Bryan’s legs up in a figure four. Garcia takes a moment to soak it all in before he rains down forearms on Bryan! Bryan rolls but Garcia still has the leg. Garcia drops elbows on the knee, but Bryan catches Garcia! Garcia clasps hands, hooks a leg with his legs, and has an ANKLE LOCK! Bryan rolls through to get on top and dig his knuckles into Garcia’s face! Garcia kicks Bryan away and gets to a corner.
Bryan storms over to drag Garcia up and stands him up in the corner. Bryan KICKS Garcia, but Garcia shakes his head. Bryan KICKS him again, and Garcia staggers on his knees. Bryan KICKS Garcia down again, then waits on him to get up. Garcia kicks Bryan, throws EuroUppers, and he DECKS Bryan with one! Garcia goes out to drag Bryan to the corner! Garcia SLAMS a leg into the post! Bryan winces but Garcia gets the bad leg again. Garcia SLAMS the leg into the post again! Garcia digs his knuckles into the leg but lets off as the ref counts. Garcia gets in the ring to stop the ring count, and he drags Bryan up to CHOP him to the corner.
Bryan staggers to another corner, Garcia is on him again with another CHOP! Garcia stalks Bryan to a third corner, for another CHOP! Bryan turns it around to CHOP and CHOP and CHOP and CHOP! Garcia blocks the kick, DRAGON SCREW! Garcia catches his breath, covers, TWO! Garcia seethes as he stalks Bryan to ropes. Garcia has the leg as AEW returns to single picture. Bryan hobbles but Garcia still DRAGON SCREWS him again! The ref reprimands about the ropebreak but Garcia apologizes. Garcia stands Bryan up to ROCK him with a forearm. Garcia then suplexes but Bryan blocks!
The ref counts the ropebreak but Garcia still tires. Bryan blocks again, to then suplex Garcia out to the floor! Garcia hits apron on the way down, Bryan waits for him to stand. FLYING KNEE! Fans fire up while Garcia checks his jaw. Bryan gets up, snarls and gets Garcia up to fireman’s carry and put him in the ring. Bryan then climbs the corner, leaps, missile dropkick! Bryan asks the fans if they want violence and they say “YES! YES! YES!” Bryan gets a leg, KICKS it, and then KICKS it again! Bryan drags Garcia by that leg for a HALF CRAB, to a HEEL HOOK! Garcia endures, reaches for Bryan’s face, but Bryan wrenches the foot!
Garcia gets Bryan’s foot for a HEEL HOOK! They have dueling submissions, but they also stomp each other over and over and over! Bryan sits up to rain down elbows! The two get away from each other, but Bryan comes back to get the arms. TIGER SUPLEX! Bridging cover, ONE!! So Bryan gest CATTLE MUTILATION!! Garcia refuses to quit, and he powers up and around to roll and ANKLE LOCK! Bryan endures, Garcia stomps his head to keep him down! But Bryan turns, pushes Garcia down with his legs, and then rains down more elbows! Bryan has the knuckle locks for a cover, TWO as Garcia gets one arm up!
The two fight up, forehead to forehead, but they throw forearms while still keeping the knuckle locks! They go back and forth like this, wobble, and then fire more shots! Bryan breaks the knuckle locks to SLAP Garcia! Bryan spins, but into Garcia’s choke grip! Bryan breaks free so Garcia SLAPS him! DRAGON- NO! Bryan blocks the screw to get DANIELSON STOMPS! And then TRIANGLE HOLD!! No hands, all flex! Garcia is OUT, Bryan wins!!
Winner: Bryan Danielson, by submission
Now that was violence! Bryan gets himself a mic, and he has the music stop so he can speak. “Garcia, that is exactly what I wanted to see. Was Garcia violent enough?” Fans are torn. But 2point0 jump Bryan from behind! They won’t stand for Bryan bullying their boy, but here comes MOXLEY! Fans go nuts as the Maniac storms down through the crowd and to ringside! 2point0 spot him and go after him, but he fights through to throw Matt Lee out, then clotheslines Jeff Parker out to join him! Garcia gets in with a chair, but Bryan stops him! So Garcia just goes bare handed, into a PARADIGM SHIFT!! And a nasty one!
Moxley kicks Garcia out, and now Moxley watches Bryan closely. Bryan has the chair, but he promised Moxley would get an answer. Fans chant “This is Awesome!” as Bryan gets the mic to say, “So, in order for us to fight together, we need to bleed together. I don’t need this to make anybody bleed.” The chair is tossed aside, and Bryan says if Moxley wants a match at Revolution, he’s got one! “But don’t be surprised if you’re the only person bleeding.” Will Maniac and American Dragon shed plenty of blood, sweat and tears before becoming the most violent duo AEW has ever seen?
My Thoughts:
Another great Dynamite with a lot more set up for Revolution. For one, we got an awesome Tag Battle Royal to open things. Battle royals are one of the spots AEW shines because they know how to innovate that kind of match. It was great for it to come down to six different halves of teams, and then from there, using the story of Cole and his friends to the advantage. I thought the Bucks were gonna get this one, so that was a good move to have reDRagon win this one. They also skillfully incorporated things with Hangman into this, where he goes after reDRagon more for himself than to help the Bucks, and then the Bucks don’t return the favor.
Hangman did great in his promo, we got a good set-up for Hangman & Dark Order taking on Undisputed Era, and this will all play into the go-home math for both the AEW World and World Tag titles. Cole and all his mutual friends also had a good promo to further the dysfunction in the group. We got one hell of a promo from MJF tonight. I heard the story about MJF being bullied for being Jewish back when he did that interview with Cody Rhodes in the early days of AEW, but it’s still a strong story when also tied into his passion for pro-wrestling. This could’ve been MJF’s Face turn, but I doubt it changes much of anything for Revolution. That Dog Collar match will still be brutal, and it could go either way.
House of Black VS Death Triangle was a very good match, and Penta Oscuro had quite the epic entrance. But what a way to take away from all that for Brody to beat the hell out of Penta and Pac, and then Buddy Matthews (FKA Buddy Murphy) to swerve them and be part of the House of Black. I hope Fenix can return soon so that they can have a Six Man match. We got a good promo vignette to announce the AEW Women’s World Championship contract signing for Rampage, I expect Mercedes Martinez to reinforce Rosa if Britt and her team start something. And then Britt VS Rosa is going to be an awesome match, this is the match I was hoping they’d give us last year, and this could finally be the time Rosa takes the title off Britt.
Kingston and Jericho had a great promo segment, which seems to be easy as anything for these two. They’re having the match I expected this whole time, it’s going to be awesome, and it could go either way. I’m leaning towards Kingston as Jericho has done a good job putting over the other guys he’s feuded with. We got a good AHFO group promo to hype up both the TNT Championship match this week and give us a big Tornado Trios match for Revolution. I feel like the AHFO will break even: if Andrade loses the TNT title match, he, Hardy and Kassidy find a way to win the tornado match.
It feels like Hardy is on his way out of his own faction so that it’ll end up the Andrade El Idolo Office or something. He wasn’t ringside with Bunny until late in the match, but he did add quite a bit to things once he was there. Naturally, Jade Cargill still wins, and I like that they jumped right into her next challenger. Tay getting knocked down was fine but Anna Jay rushing out there almost undercuts Tay being the challenger. But at the same time, people would wonder where Jay was if she didn’t since she’s Tay’s friend and tag partner. I don’t see Tay winning at Revolution but she will definitely give Jade an awesome match.
Great Face of the Revolution qualifier out of Starks VS Vance, but after Cole found a way to cheat Vance’s Full Nelson, of course Starks had his own way of doing that. Starks and Hobbs both being in the ladder match is going to be a great element to the match, and they’re probably going to be why Keith Lee doesn’t win. Great to hear AEW is going back to Vegas for Double or Nothing this year, that is going to be a wild week for AEW. Then we got a great main event out of Bryan VS Garcia. Of course Bryan won, and of course Bryan is going to have a match with Moxley at the PPV. That match could go either way, but it is guaranteed to be bloody, and I would love if they do still become a team no matter who wins.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Will Dax & Cash learn to Fear The Red Death?
FTR put the blame on Daniel Garcia for how things went down between them, but now Garcia plans on taking one of the Top Guys out!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Ricochet VS Angelico w/ Serpentico; Ricochet wins.
- 8 Man Tag: The Don Callis Family VS The Outrunners, Bandido & AR Fox; The Don Callis Family wins.
- Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn VS Lee Johnson w/ Blake Christian; Bowens wins.
- Willow Nightingale VS Kris Statlander; Kris wins.
- Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander VS The Dark Order; Takeshita & Alexander win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Dralistico; Bailey wins.
- Daniel Garcia VS Dax Harwood w/ Cash Wheeler & Stokely Hathaway; No Contest.
PLAY BY PLAY
Toni Storm is here!
Or rather, she’s still here given just last night, the TIMELESS AEW Women’s World Champion won a Fatal 4 Way Eliminator. And now she’s in the special box seat “balcony” with mic in hand. Detroit cheers and she blows kisses before saying, “So many men have taken a shot at me in here, I’m feeling like Abraham Lincoln. I will never forget my first. It was messy, it was sweaty, and painful. But I only wanted more. Once a month, once a week, twice a week, I was hooked. But then, it only became more risky. One at a time, then two at a time. And three at a time! Incorporating random objects, all the while being watched by perverts.”
The fans cheer being perverts but then Toni says, “One day, it will not end well for me. It will break my body and soil my soul. But in the end, I know it’s what I was born to do. And if you think I was referring to sexual intercourse, then get your minds out of the gutter!” Toni takes a moment before she continues, “Because the best bang could not compare to fighting for this!” She holds up the title and the fans cheer more! “I am not waiting for a Hayter or a CEO. So next week, line up the next batch of slop tarts, because baby wants to binge!” The fans also like the sound of that! Toni says spit on it and sit on it, and let’s get TIMELESS~!
The fans applaud and Toni takes a bow. Beach Break just got that much bigger, but who will take their shot at The Tramp that is The Champ?
Backstage interview with Paragon.
Lexy Nair is with Adam Cole, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly to ask them about the 2 Out of 3 Falls last Saturday. Roddy says that to say they’re disappointed is an understatement. He and Kyle are one of the best teams on this planet, and they thought it’d be like riding a bike. But it has been a bit more difficult than they thought. Kyle agrees that they’re frustrated and disappointed, but what they aren’t doing is taking anything away from themselves. They’re the Paragon and they’re still one of the best tag teams out there. And any other day, any other time, 99 out of 100, Kyle & Roddy win that match.
Cole agrees, and he knows that was tough last week. But they are one of the best teams in the world. There will be plenty of chances to prove that this year. But in step the Grizzled Young Veterans and Zack Gibson says say that again. He can’t believe Paragon has the nerve to stand here sulking and complaining. Honestly, this three are three of the best ever. The problem is, they’ve gone soft! They’ve forgotten what it is to fight for their sport. So any time they’re ready, GYV will remind them what that’s like. Kyle & Roddy say why not. GYV will be the first time that gets stomped on Paragon’s way back to the top!
GYV laugh that off then take their leave. But when and where will Liverpool’s Number One & Mr. Mayhem take on the Savior of the Backbreaker & the Violent Artist?
Ricochet VS Angelico w/ Serpentico!
The One & Only just got a big win last night alongside the Young Bucks, but now he looks to get a win on his own. Will Ricochet make Detroit #OuttaThisWorld two nights in a row? Or will tonight belong to Spanish Announce Project’s South African Stud?
The bell rings and the fans rally as Angelico and Ricochet circle. They feel things out, circle more, then Angelico leaves Ricochet hanging by smoothing his hair. Ricochet says ha ha, more bald jokes. Ricochet waistlocks, the fans chant, “He Has Hair!” but Ricochet hammerlocks and snapmares to then ghost pin, TWO! Ricochet taunts Angelico that this is professional wrestling, not modeling. Angelico trips Ricochet to cover, ONE! Angelico has a cording hold and he keeps Ricochet from the ropes. Ricochet wrenches, but Angelico gets the cording hold back! Ricochet endures, reaches out, but Angelico arm-drags him to the mat!
The fans cheer more, but Ricochet kips up. Angelico wrangles him back down! Ricochet claws at Angelico but Angelico polishes the bald head! The fans cheer and Angelico keeps on the arm. Ricochet fights up again, but Angelico wrangles him back down! Angelico gives Ricochet more polish, then stands him up to wrench and cording hold. Ricochet throws a body shot, flips up and over, but Angelico switches arms for a modified Cobra Twist! Angelico holds up his hand and the fans cheer, but Ricochet fights free and bails out. The fans boo but then Angelico sneaks up to clamp on shoulder claws!
Ricochet fights back, and he THROWS Angelico to the floor! Ricochet skins the cat, then TORNILLO PLANCHAS! Ricochet takes down Angelico, taunts Serpentico, then goes storming off to grab a chair! Ricochet chases off #SNAKEMAN, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Ricochet gets up on the barrier to soak up more heat, and he even flicks sweat off his bald head! Ricochet puts Angelico in the ring, stalks him to ropes, then CHOKES him! The ref counts, Ricochet backs off, and Serpentico coaches Angelico. Angelico sputters but Ricochet brings him up for a snapmare. Ricochet digs his knee into Angelico’s back as part of the chinlock. Angelico endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Angelico is free, runs the ropes, but Ricochet DROPKICKS him down! Ricochet taunts the fans, covers Angelico, TWO! Angelico is tougher than that but Ricochet covers again, ONE! And again, ONE! And again, ONE!!
Ricochet throws a fit and SLAPS Angelico down before arguing with the ref. The ref defends the count, so Ricochet just stomps away on Angelico’s back! Ricochet taunts the fans, goes back to stomp Angelico and kick him around, then he kicks Angelico to the ropes. Angelico rises to BODY BLOW! And JAB! Ricochet staggers back, Angelico fires more shots! Angelico runs, KICKS the backdrop away, then runs again, only for Ricochet to FLAPJACK him off ropes and JUMPING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Angelico survives and Collision returns to single picture. Ricochet storms his way to a corner while the fans boo.
Ricochet aims and 450- NO, he has to bail out as Angelico moves! Ricochet comes back but Angelico dodges again, Ricochet hits only buckles! Angelico swings, Ricochet dodges and shoves to TIGER WALL KICK! And SOBAT! KNEE! But Angelico KNEES in return! Ricochet rebounds to V-TRIGGER! ROLLING- NO, Angelico clinches for a LIFTING FLATLINER! The fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count starts, Ricochet and Angelico stir, and they rise at 5 of 10. Angelico counters a punch and then fires haymakers! Angelico whips, Ricochet reverses, but then Ricochet catches the leap!
Angelico fights Ricochet’s clinch with elbows, then whips, but Ricochet reverses, Angelico LEAPING LARIATS! And LEAPING LARIATS again! The fans fire up and Angelico storms up to Ricochet. Angelico whips, Ricochet reverses, but Angelico reverses back! COBRA TWIST, and the HEAD SLAPS! The fans fire up as Angelico just takes Ricochet to task! Ricochet sputters and staggers around, Angelico kicks and Canadian Racks! YOYO SLAM, into a hammerlock and HALF CRAB! Ricochet endures, reaches out, but Angelico gets the other arm! Ricochet kicks with his free leg and has the ROPEBREAK! The fans boo but Angelico lets go.
Ricochet goes to the apron, Angelico storms up, but Ricochet HOTSHOTS him! And then FLICKS the ropes at Angelico to hit down low! Ricochet then springboards and FLYING LARIATS! The fans boo but Ricochet runs for a STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Ricochet just keeps going, dragon sleeper for the VERTIGO!! Ricochet rolls back, locks ‘n’ loads, and SPIRIT GUN!! Cover, Ricochet wins!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall
Ricochet made sure Angelico was done before he got the 1-2-3, and now he gets the mic. “Go ahead. C’mon, I can’t hear you! I can’t hear you!” The fans boo and taunt him more and Ricochet says he welcomes it all! Their boos mean NOTHING to him, because he sees what they cheer for. And c’mon, if you cheer for the Detroit Lions, that means you’re dumb as hell. If you were smart, if you had any amount of common sense, you’d be cheering for him! The fans keep taunting him with “They’re Not Bald!” But Ricochet says the Eagles won the Super Bowl, what’re they talking about? They should be cheering him, because he’s been here less than a year and he’s beaten most of the favorites!
Brody King, Will Ospreay, Mike Bailey, Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe, Swerve Strickland, and even Kenny Omega! All of them are AEW legends, and Ricochet beat them all! But wait, speaking of legends… Ricochet points out the living legend, Zach Gowen! Ricochet remembers growing up, watching wrestling, he was a huge fan of Zach Gowen. Huge fan. He remembers when big Brock would beat him up and down the arena, that was awesome. But the thing is, Daddy Gowen used to be on this side of the barriers, but now he’s on the other side of them. What happened, Zach? Doesn’t have a leg in the fight anymore?
Ricochet laughs at his own offensive joke, and then asks where that fire is now. He pushes Zach around, security rushes in and Ricochet says he wasn’t doing anything! They’re just talking! Then he BOPS each and every guard! They like that? Ricochet THROWS one guy into railing! Ricochet does his own commentary as he sends another one into the steel steps! Then he puts the third one in the ring, and says Zach might like this. The fans boo but now Ricochet brings out THE SCISSORS! Ricochet cuts this guy’s hair up! But Zach jumps into the ring!! The fans cheer as Zach snatches the scissors from Ricochet!
The fans cheer as Zach asks what is wrong with Ricochet! Ricochet says sorry, sorry! But then he KICKS Zach’s leg out! And then SPIRIT GUN!! The fans boo even more but Ricochet isn’t done with Zach. He takes Zach’s prosthetic leg away! The fans boo as loud as they can as Ricochet leaves with the leg! Ricochet isn’t just humiliating Zach Gowen, he’s committing a crime! Ricochet holds the leg up as a trophy, then mockingly limps with it. Will anyone ever humble the ego that is #OuttaThisWorld?
8 Man Tag: The Don Callis Family VS The Outrunners, Bandido & AR Fox!
Don Callis himself dared Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd to find a friend so they could settle things with Roppongi Vice and the Family, but the Outrunners did better than that! They found TWO friends! Will the Most Wanted ROH World Champion and the Whole Fox’n Show help the Youngest Men Alive humble Callis’ cronies? Or will Trent Beretta, Rocky Romero, Lance Archer & Kyle Fletcher use them to take out all of their frustrations?
Callis of course joins commentary while the teams sort out. Callis calls tonight “Don Callis Championship Wrestling,” and says Detroit boos him and his Family because it is a city of losers. Kyle Fletcher starts against Bandido and the fans fire up. Kyle and Bandido circle, the fans rally up more, and they tie up. They go around, Kyle puts Bandido on the ropes. The fans rally for Bandido and he dodges the chop to CHOP! Kyle swings, Bandido dodges and headlocks. Kyle powers up and out, Bandido RAMS him, but Kyle rebounds to RUN Bandido over! Kyle flexes, the fans boo, but then Turbo flexes and the fans cheer.
So Kyle BOOTS Turbo off the apron! Kyle runs, Bandido dodges, hurdles, but Kyle leaps over. The fans tell Callis off while things keep moving. Bandido slips around to tilt-o-whirl RANA! And then DROPKICK! Kyle falls against ropes, Trent tags in, and Trent CLOBBERS Bandido! The fans boo, Trent rains down fists, and the ref reprimands. Trent stops to tag in Rocky. Roppongi Vice mugs Bandido, then they DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! But Bandido lands out, tags AR Fox, and Fox BOOTS Rocky! And BOOTS Trent! Fox goes up, up, and CANNONBALLS! The fans fire up but here comes the Murderhawk Monster!
Archer scoops Fox into the crucifix lift! But Fox slips free, goes Matrix to dodge, and he ENZIGIRIS! Archer tumbles out, Fox whips Rocky to the corner, Rocky runs into Turbo’s BOOT! Truth adds a HAYMAKER, then Fox tags Turbo. Turbo brings Rocky around to wrench and wristlock. Truth tags in as they whip and atomic drop, UPPERCUT HART ATTACK! Trent is back, but he runs into a DOUBLE HIP TOSS! The fans fire up with The Outrunner as they run at the corners! BACK ELBOWS in stereo for RPG Vice! Then Outrunners trade, more ELBOWS in stereo! Then a feed to the BULLDOG LARIAT COMBO! The fans fire up while The Outrunners wind it up!
“Turbo Floyd! You-” Well, Trent gets Rocky out of there, they do NOT give the people what they want. Archer is back and he double choke grips! DOUBLE CHOKE SLAM!! Archer BLASTS Fox & Bandido off the corner, Kyle is there to beat them up, and the fans boo as Archer stomps away on Truth! Archer stands on Truth in the corner and laughs while Collision goes picture in picture.
Archer stalks Truth tot he Callis corner. Rocky tags Archer in and they mug Truth. Archer bumps Truth off buckles, then whips him corner to corner hard! Truth falls to the mat, Archer puts him back in the corner, and Archer looms over him. Truth rises up to fire CHOPS, but archer eggs him on! Truth fires haymakers, then runs, only for Archer to DECK him! Tag to Trent and Trent stalks Truth while Archer TOSESS Turbo! Trent CHOKES Truth, CHOPS him, then talks trash. Trent winds up to CHOP again! Trent brings Truth over to bump off buckles, then he tags in Rocky. RPG Vice mugs Truth, whips him to a corner, and Kyle joins in.
Rocky runs up to ELBOW Truth, then Trent adds an ELBOW of his own! Kyle runs to forearm SMASH! Archer runs in and ELBOWS Truth down! Rocky covers, TWO! Truth survives the onslaught, but Rocky wrenches an arm. Tag to Kyle and Kyle KICKS then arm! Kyle mocks Truth reaching out for his corner, then stomps Truth down. Kyle stalks Truth to the ropes, mockingly holds Truth’s hand out, then scoops and SLAMS him in a snap! Kyle taunts Bandido, then he brings Truth up. Truth fires hands, but Kyle scoops and SLAMS again! Collision returns to single picture and he BLASTS Truth’s corner! Bandido avoids the shot and shouts at Kyle!
Kyle taunts Bandido, but Truth fires hands! The fans fire up but Kyle BOOTS Truth! Kyle suplexes, but Truth counters with a cradle! TWO, and Kyle is up, only for Truth to juke! Hot tag to Bandido! Kyle kicks but Bandido deflects and waistlocks. Kyle switches, shoves and runs up, but Bandido SUPERKICKS! Bandido goes up, up, and TORNILLOS! Down goes Kyle and he bails out! RPG Vice attack Bandido from behind! RPG Vice double whip, Bandido grabs ropes and he BOOTS them back! The Outrunners are in and they stereo ATOMIC DROP! RPG Vice tumble up and out of the ring! Archer runs in, Bandido holds the ropes down, but Archer doesn’t fall for it!
Archer ROCKS Bandido, but the Outrunners DUMP him out! The fans fire up as the Callis Family regroups by the ramp. Fox returns, and he coordinates with Bandido! Whip and pop-up, SUPER CANNONBALL!! The fans fire up as Fox hits a strike! And then The Outrunners form a staircase! Bandido runs to step, step, and ESCALARA CONJILO!! The fans are thunderous as Bandido puts Kyle in! The Outrunners set Kyle up and then wind it up! “Turbo Floyd! You sonova b*tch!” HANDSHAKE DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Fox adds a SWANTON BOMB! Bandido adds a FROG SPLASH!! Cover, The Family breaks it!
The fans boo but The Outrunners brawl with the Family! Things tumble out of the ring, but Bandido aims at Kyle on the ropes! Bandido deals the hand, BLACKJACK- NO, Kyle switches through! DRAGON SUPLEX, but Bandido lands out! Bandido ducks ‘n’ dodges and tilt-o-whirls, but Kyle stops the DDT to MICHINOKU DRIVER!! The fans are thunderous while both men are down! Kyle and Bandido crawl, hot tags to Fox and Trent! Fox RAMS Trent, goes up, up, and leaps over Trent to somersault and CANNONBALL Kyle! Then Fox wrenches Trent, catches the leg, and FISHERMAN BUSTERS! Archer grabs Fox, shoves him back, but Fox returns to DRAPING DDT!
Fox sees Rocky, Rocky kicks first, then Rocky whips. Fox reverses, Rocky is in the corner, Fox hits an A-LIST LARIAT! Kyle runs up but Fox ELBOWS him away! Fox skins the cat to DROPKICK Rocky and then backwards roll, CUTTER for Kyle! Then Fox avoids Rocky to hit a CUTTER!! The fans are electric and Fox has Kyle on the ropes! Fox builds speed, but Trent anchors his foot! Kyle hits a CALF KICK! The Outrunners BLAST Trent, but Archer CROSSBODIES The Outrunners! Bandido springboards in but Kyle catches him! Kyle calls to the boys, RPG Vice hit a DOUBLE JUMP KNEE! The fans boo but Fox is up!
Fox dodges RPG Vice, BOOTS Kyle, then DOUBLE CUTTER RPG Vice! The fans are thunderous again as Fox goes up, up, but Kyle distracts the ref! Archer grabs Fox, and he SUPER CHOKE SLAMS him down! RPG Vice then sits Fox up, wrenches and double pump handle! JACKAL DRIVER!! Cover, Don Callis Family wins!
Winners: The Don Callis Family, by pinfall
Trent shouts that no one will ever disrespect them again! Will Callis’ pack of jackals devour anyone and everyone that stands in their way?
BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break!
After the assault and humiliation that we saw earlier tonight, Zach Gowen is going to make his return to wrestling! Will Zach get revenge on Ricochet for taking things too far?
Jon Moxley speaks.
“So, we’re through the obligatory preamble, casualties on both sides. Last night, you took out my number one lieutenant. Now I could vow revenge and talk about all the things I’m gonna do to Samoa Joe once I get him inside that steel cage. But that would be rather rote, and probably mostly untrue. What do we know? The consensus is Samoa Joe is gonna kick my ass. And yeah, there’s nobody on the planet better at getting their ass kicked than me. The question isn’t whether Joe will beat me up. The question is, how long can he do it? Five, eight minutes? Ten? 20? 25? I’ve got all night.
“I know you don’t think very much of me, Joe, but you are one of the guys that I have genuine respect for. You are the embodiment of a champion. But you’re not the AEW World Champion, I am. And I know that no matter what happens to me inside that steel cage in Chicago, no matter what Hell is put on me, no matter what I am put through in that steel cage, I know I have been through worse. I have been through the kind of Hell, I have weathered the kind of storms, I have faced down the kinds of demons that would keep these kids up at night. So I don’t need to be feared or respected by you or anybody else. I just need you to show up.
“I don’t get along with the rest of the world because I am not like the rest of the world. And believe it or not, next week, there is nowhere else in the world I would rather be than locked inside a steel cage in Chicago with the AEW World Championship hanging in the balance, with the baddest man in pro-wrestling, Samoa Joe. I didn’t build my foundation on sand. When the storm comes through, the only thing that matters is who is the last man standing.” The Maniac has issued his ultimatum, will he ultimately be the baddest man in AEW?
Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn VS Lee Johnson w/ Blake Christian!
The Pride of Pro-Wrestling is ready to prove he’s worthy of all the opportunities before him, but that means having others step to the plate. #BigShotty thinks he can get a hit off the 5 Tool Player, but will he be able to go yard? Or will he just get Molly Whopped and sent back to the dugout?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Bowens. Bowens and Lee tie up, Bowens wrenches and wristlocks, but Lee wrenches back. Bowens slips through, wrenches and hammerlocks, then he spins and snapmares Lee to an Oklahoma Roll! TWO, and Bowens tries a cradle, TWO! Lee is up to headlock back, but Bowens powers up and out. Lee goes up and over, baits Bowens into a waistlock, but Bowens switches. Lee switches, then he shoves Bowens! “You’re nothing!” The fans boo and Bowens scowls. Lee talks more trash, but Bowens CHOPS Lee off his feet! Bowens stalks Lee to a corner, CHOPS again, and the fans “WOO~!”
Bowens CHPOS again, and again, and again! Bowens then stomps a mudhole into Lee! The ref counts, Bowens steps off at 4, and Bowens apologizes. Lee bails out, Bowens pursues, and Lee tries to apologize. But then Lee bumps into Daddy Ass! Lee looks and sees Billy, apologizes to him now, but Bowens ROCKS Lee! Bowens whips Lee hard into barriers and the fans fire up! Bowens puts Lee in the ring, but Lee kicks low! Lee eggs Bowens on, whips, but Bowens hurdles and mule kicks! Front kicks! FAMOUSER! The fans fire up and Bowens wrenches to lift Lee, SWING OUT FACEBUSTER! Cover, ONE?!?
Billy is annoyed, but then Blake gets on the apron! Bowens backs the Vanilla Babyface off, but then he dodges Lee’s sneak attack! Bowens fireman’s carries, Lee slips free and shoves Bowens to ropes. Billy wants after Blake but the ref keeps him back. Bowens ELBOWS Lee away, but Blake swipes at him! Lee then DUMPS Bowens out! Bowens staggers up, Lee FLIES, and he gets just enough of Bowens to take him down! Then Lee and Blake mock the scissor fingers! The fans boo but Lee puts Bowens in the ring. Lee reels Bowens in, suplexes, but Bowens slips free! Bowens shoves Lee away, runs up, and he blocks the boot! But not the ENZIGIRI!
Lee SUPERKICKS Bowens, runs, but into the Rock, Paper, Scissors, SUPERKICK! The fans fire up and Bowens shows them how it’s done! He puts up the scissors, then shouts for his shot! But Blake gets on the apron! Bowens grabs Blake, Lee rolls Bowens up with tights, TWO!! MOLLY WHOP!! Cover, Bowens wins!
Winner: Anthony Bowens, by pinfall
Blake tried to tip the scales, but then he also storms into the ring! Billy gets in Blake’s way and Blake backs up. Blake “apologizes,” but then he takes a swing! Billy stops that and TOSSES Blake out! Billy says “SUCK IT!” Bowens grabs a mic to tell Detroit, “What you just saw was the Pride of Professional Wrestling! The perfect combination of power, athleticism, intelligence, the look, and The It Factor. And I am in a really good mood, so y’know what? Billy, throw ’em up! Detroit, throw ’em up! And make some noise!” And they SCISSOR FINGER~! For old time’s sake, Bowens embraces the old gimmick. But will nothing stop Bowens from making himself a contender?
The Gates of Agony are here!
Detroit cheers as Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona walk out to the ring, but they grab mics so they can talk. Kaun calls out Bryan Keith & Big Bill. “You think you’re gonna walk through these Gates unscathed, unburned, and redeem yourselves in the eyes of Chris Jericho?” The fans boo and Kaun says, “Hell no, Paradise has to be earned. And these Gates right here? They’re gonna stop you in your tracks.” Liona says, “And this time, we’re not doing it in a parking lot! Y’know why? Because we’re in Detroit! Why not do this right here, right now!?” The fans cheer and Liona tells Big Bill & Bryan Keith, you heard the people! Get out here and fight!
The shirts come off, and here come the Redwood & Bad Apple! They go right to the ring and the brawl is on! The fans fire up as Bill has Kaun and Keith has Liona! Bill hammers away on Kaun in a corner, Liona ROCKS Keith, but Keith roars! Keith runs, only for Liona to LARIAT him down! Bill BOOTS Liona down! Bill goes out after Liona, but then Keith LARIATS Kaun and himself up and out of the ring! Bill and Liona brawl, Linoa shoves Bill into railing and CLUBS him! Keith and Kaun brawl on the floor, Liona SMACKS Bill off steel steps! Liona fires up, the fans are torn, and Liona runs in, only for Bill to send him into railing! In fact, Liona goes over the railing!
Keith staggers but Kaun keeps after him. Kaun brings Keith to the ramp but Keith elbows free! Keith runs but Kaun fireman’s carries! SAMOAN DROP down through tables!! Fans lose their minds, and somehow Liona is up! Liona and Bill now brawl on the stage, even as security and producer Kevin Matthews try to stop this! But there’s no stopping it, and Bill BOOTS Liona! Liona wobbles, but then he roars! Liona SPEARS Bill off the stage and down through tables!! The fans lose their minds all over again! The Gates and the Branches are down around ringside, is the Learning Tree impressed watching this at home?
AEW hears from Anna Jay & Harley Cameron, as well as Penelope Ford & Megan Bayne.
The Queenslayer says, “Megan, you really like to pick fights, huh? I don’t care how big you are, how hard you hit, I will wrap my arms around you and make you sleep!” The Superbad Girl says Anna has been gone a long time, and the Megasus says things have changed. There is a new animal in this jungle, and having a pure heart, fat ass and good friends isn’t gonna cut it. But the wild Aussie tells the Megasus, “I bet your back is blown out after the fight that I brought last night!” Anna says don’t say it like. Ford tells Harley to stop hiding behind Anna’s fat ass already. Ford & Megan want them to fight and learn that mercy is the one thing they never mastered.
Harley shouts that she and Anna will SLAY THE MEGASUS, and all will FEEL THE WRATH! And so BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break Collision! Anna Jay VS Megan Bayne will happen next Saturday when Collision returns to TNT!
Willow Nightingale VS Kris Statlander!
Former friends, bitter enemies, and now maybe somewhere in between, the Babe with the Power and the Galaxy’s Greatest will battle 1v1 once more! But will we truly see she’s a #BornAgainKristen when this fight helps her make amends with Willow? Or will nothing Kris does matter, and Willow will smile anyway?
The bell rings and the two circle. The two start pushing, and then shoving, and then Willow wrenches to wrangle Kris. Kris fights up to wrench back and headlock, but Willow powers out to headlock in return. Kris powers up and out, then reels Willow in for her own headlock. Willow THROWS Kris away and the fans fire up! Willow wants Kris to take this serious, so Kris runs up to waistlock. Willow fights the lift and switches, Kris fights the lift in return. Willow powers through to SLAM Kris all the same! The fans fire up more while Kris grows frustrated. Kris storms up, but Willow boops her on the nose!
The fans are torn but Kris says if that’s how it’s gonna be… And she SLAPS Willow! Willow swings, Kris dodges and Kris trips Willow to then basement CROSSBODY! Kris mocks the Willow smile ‘n’ pose, TWO! Kris mocks the smiling but then Willow SLAPS her! The fans fire up so Kris CHOSP! Willow CHOPS! Is that a spider on the screen? The CHOPS keep going and the fans “WOO~!” Willow then fires off forearms! And an ENZIGIRI! Kris sputters to a corner, Willow storms up, and the fans cheer as she bumps Kris off buckles! Then she brings Kris to another corner for another buckle bump! And then the third corner! And the fourth corner!
The fans fire up as Willow completes the lap, snapmares Kris and BOOTS her down! Willow whips Kris again, but Kris sunset flips! TWO, Willow sits up into a BUZZSAW! Cover, TWO! Kris huffs ‘n’ puffs but she CHOSP! And ROKS! And CHOPS! Kris hooks the arms but Willow flips that around to a backslide, TWO! Kris Oklahoma rolls, TWO! Willow has the cover, TWO! Kris has it back, TWO! Both women stand, Kris scoops, but Willow slips free! Willow shoves Kris, Kris goes up the corner, BACK ELBOW! Kris flexes and the fans are torn, but she hurries to cover, TWO! The fans rally and Kris brings Willow up.
Kris runs, but Willow POUNCES her! PERIOD! Kris tumbles out, the fans fire up, and the ring count starts. Willow goes to the apron and she CANNONBALLS! The fans fire up more as Kris goes down! Willow high-fives the front row, then she goes back to drag Kris up. Willow reels Kris in, but Kris suplexes first! A hard landing on the floor and we’re past 5 of 10! Kris rolls in at 7, but rolls out while Willow rolls in. Kris grabs Willow and brings her back out while Collision goes picture in picture.
Kris brings Willow around to hit another suplex to the floor! Kris soaks up cheers and jeers, puts Willow back in the ring, and then soaks up more cheers and jeers. Kris runs and LARIATS Willow in the corner! Then she scoop SLAMS, covers, TWO! Willow is still in this but Kris stays on her. Kris whips Willow, Willow reverses, and Willow stays back as Kris goes up. Willow then CLUBS Kris on the back, and she reels Kris in for a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Willow reels Kris into a GROUND OCTOPUS! Kris endures as Willow twists her around! Kris pushes it to a cover, TWO! Both women stand, Kris kicks low and snapmares for a body scissor squeeze!
Willow endures, even as Kris adds a half nelson to the mix! Willow fights around, reaches out, and throws elbows! The nelson is undone but Willow still elbows away at the legs! Kris lets Willow go, the two stand up, and Kris CHOPS! Willow seethes and winds up to CHOP back! Kris ROCKS Willow! Willow CHOPS Kris! Kris ROCKS Willow, Willow ROCKS Kris, and repeat! The shots go back and forth, then Willow fires a flurry! Kris fires her own flurry in return! Both women wobble, then they fire more shots! Collision returns to single picture as the shots keep going! Willow then slips around and GERMAN SUPLEXES!
Kris rises, and she gets around Willow to GERMAN SUPLEX! Both women stand, DOUBLE LARIATS collide, and both women fall back! The fans fire up while Kris and Willow go to opposite corners. Kris and Willow rise, then Willow runs up to back body block! Kris dodges the lariat and UPPERCUTS! Kris runs side to side to KNEE Willow! Kris whips, Willow cartwheels and BOOTS! Kris kips up to PELE! Kris runs, but Willow hits a SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO!! The fans are thunderous and Willow has Kris in a corner. Willow LARIATS point blank again and again and again! The fans count all the way to nine, but Kris dodges ten!
Willow blocks the superkick, fireman’s carries, and she bumps Kris off buckles before- NO, Kris slips free! Kris waistlocks but Willow CLUBS away! Kris shoves Willow but Willow avoids the snap powerslam! Willow gut wrenches but Kris trips her! Jackknife bridge, TWO and Willow sunset flips it! TWO and both women stand! SUPERKICK from Kris! Kris runs to SCISSOR KICK! Cover, TWO!! Willow survives and Kris is shocked! The fans are thunderous and Kris hauls Willow up. Kris has the leg, but Willow wrenches and fireman’s carries, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Kris survives and Willow is beside herself!
Detroit is thunderous as Willow puts Kris in the corner. Willow bumps Kris off buckles, then she climbs up to rain down fists! The fans count, but Kris slips out to CLUB Willow on the back! Kris goes up and she has Willow on the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Both women are down and the fans go wild! Kris and Willow slowly rise again, and Kris takes aim! Kris winds up and DISCUS- LARIAT from Willow!! The straps come down and Willow hauls Kris up! BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!!! But Kris flounders all the way out of the ring! Willow rises, but Wheeler Yuta is here. Yuta taunts former friend Kris, but this is to distract the ref!
Marina Shafir gets Willow with a CHAIN!! Marina CHOKES Willow, then KICKS her down! The fans boo but the Death Riders leave ringside. Kris has no idea what happened, she just tucks Willow in! STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER!! Cover, Kris wins!!
Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall
The Problem flips off Willow and Detroit as she finally gets revenge on Willow. Will Willow be able to smile when she’s this pissed off at Marina?
Skye Blue speaks.
“Next week, Beach Break, AEW is back in Chicago. And so am I. I’m back, and I’m a violent little thing.” The Chicago Skye is dark and brooding once again, but will her future be bright?
Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander VS The Dark Order!
Before they take on Will Ospreay & Hangman Page for Beach Break, The Alpha & Walking Weapon are going to make an example out of the Cowboy’s former friends. Will this be the end of The Dark Order once and for all? Or can Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds survive despite not having the Numbers?
Well, Konosuke & Alexander don’t even wait, they just attack! The bell rings, Konosuke TOSSES Uno and Alexander runs up on Reynolds! Reynolds dodges, runs back in, but Alexander ELBOWS him down! Then BOOTS him! Konosuke uses his own jacket to LASH Uno with those studs! Alexander throws his jacket off to keep on Reynolds, and the ref is so busy with Alexander that he misses Callis CLAWING Uno’s eyes! Alexander whips Reynolds, Reynolds goes up and over, but then Alexander puts him on the apron! Reynolds avoids the shoulder to GUILLOTINE KNEE DROP!
Alexander staggers away, the ref is distracted, and Konosuke YANKS Reynolds down! Konosuke sits Reynolds on the apron, CHOPS and hits a DRIVE-BY, then Alexander adds his CROSSBODY CHECK! Reynolds is down, Uno runs up, but Alexander dodges for the ALPHA ELBOW to take Uno down! Alexander puts Reynolds back in the ring, bumps him off buckles, and he tags Konosuke. Konosuke wrenches and reels Reynolds in, BLUE THUNDER- NO, Reynolds fights the bomb! Reynolds reaches out for Uno, but Konosuke reels him in! BIG back suplex, but Reynolds lands out! Reyhnolds shoves Konosuke aside, hot tag to Uno!
Uno ducks ‘n’ dodges and RANAS! The fans fire up and Uno tags Reynolds back in! They double whip Konosuke, but he breaks their double lariat! Reynolds dodges as Konosuke LARIATS Uno down! Reynolds comes back but into the BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Hot tag to Alexander, and he hoists Uno up into the Electric Chair! Konosuke goes up, JUMP KNEE DOOMSDAY!! Then they haul Reynolds up, DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOWS!! And from there, STRAITJACKET PILEDRIVER!! Cover, Callis Family wins again!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander, by pinfall
Not only are these two rolling towards Beach Break, but Konosuke is red hot going into his NEVER Openweight Championship defense tomorrow night, NJPW Resurgence in California! Will all of the wrestling world soon belong to the Don Callis Family?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Dralistico!
This match came about because La Faccion Ingobernable was upset Kevin Knight’s team won that $400,000 tag match and they decided to make him pay for it physically. LFI essentially screwed The Jet out of a Continental Championship opportunity, but Bailey is going to fight for his friend! Will Bailey start by taking out El Toro Blanco’s brother?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. The two tie up, Dralistico puts Bailey in a corner, but the ref counts. Dralistico backs off, and he CHOPS! Dralistico fires hands, the ref counts, but Dralistico tells Bailey off. Dralistico runs, but Bailey blocks the superkick! Bailey swings, Dralistico ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Bailey drops down, hurdles over, and KICKS Dralistico down! The fans fire up while Dralistico bails out. Bailey builds speed, but Dralistico ducks the baseball slide! Bailey kicks, Dralistico blocks and flips Bailey! Bailey lands safe, but then Dralistico avoids the wall kick to ROCK him! Bailey comes back, Dralistico pops Bailey up, and Bailey mule kicks!
Bailey ASAI MOONSAULTS and down goes Dralistico at the ramp! The fans fire and Bailey hurries into the ring. Bailey is all fired up while Dralistico sputters. Bailey goes back out after Dralistico, then he drags Dralistico up. Bailey KICKS, and CHOPS, and then brings Dralistico around. Dralistico CLAWS the eyes! The fans boo but Dralistico RANAS Bailey into the steel steps! Then a SUPERKICK into the steps! Dralistico tranquilos and fans boo while Collision goes picture in picture.
Dralistico nods as the fans rally, and he stalks Bailey. Dralistico drags Bailey up, SMACKS him off the steel steps, then refreshes the ring count. Dralistico pretends he can’t hear the fans booing but he sees them give him thumbs down. Dralistico storms up on Bailey to CHOP him against railing! Dralistico then whips Bailey into the railing! Dralistico hops up onto the barriers so he can soak up the heat. Bailey crawls to the apron but Dralistico shoves him into the ring. Dralistico sits Bailey up, clamps on a GROUND COBRA TWIST, but Bailey endures! Dralistico throws down fists, then tells the fans to shut up!
Dralistico goes back to Bailey, stomps him, then drags him to a drop zone. Dralistico springboards to SWANTON BOMB! Cover, TWO! Dralistico tells everyone to tranquilo, then he stands Bailey up for a HEADBUTT! Dralistico looms over Bailey, stalks him to the ropes, and then KICKS a leg out! Dralistico puts Bailey on the ropes to CHOKE him! Collision returns to single picture as the fans boo and the ref counts. Dralistico stops at 4, then he KICKS Bailey in the leg! And he KICKS the leg again! Bailey hobbles, Dralistico kicks but Bailey blocks! Bailey KICKS and KICKS and KICKS in return! Then he CHOPS Darlistico in the corner!
The fans fire up but Dralistico turns things around. Dralistico CHOPS Bailey, but Bailey just snarls! Bailey puts Dralistico in the corner to KICK! Dralistico CHOPS! Bailey KICKS again! Dralistico CHOPS again and again and again! Bailey just KICKS again and again and again! The fans fire up as both men fire up and Dralistico fires forearms now! The fans are thunderous and Bailey comes back to KICK! Dralistico KICKS, Bailey KICKS, repeat! KICK for KICK, then Bailey unleashes the LIGHTNING KICKS! Dralistico avoids the thrust kick, but Bailey ducks a heel kick! Both men KICK, but then Bailey kicks a kick away to HEEL KICK Dralistico down!
The fans are thunderous as Bailey busts out that Tae Kwan Do! Dralistico rises, Bailey SOBATS, AX KICKS, and BUZZSAWS! Bailey then runs to SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Bailey drags Dralistico right up, suplexes and FALCON ARROW into the drop zone! Bailey climbs up, takes aim, and ULTIMATE- NO, Bailey has to bail out as Dralistico moves! Bailey rolls through, but Dralistico dropkicks the legs out! Dralistico then floats over, LA MAGITROL, TWO!! Bailey has Dralistico’s arm and steps over, but Dralistico rolls through, only for Bailey to sit on the sunset! Cover, TWO! Dralistico finishes the sunset, TWO!
Bailey kicks, misses, but then STANDING MOONSAULT! Dralistico moves again so Bailey lands out! Dralistico jumps the sweep, jumps on, CRUCIFIX DRIVER!! The fans are thunderous as Bailey flounders! Dralistico reaches down to knuckle lock, but Bailey denies the cover with a Monkey Flip, into a DESTROYER!! The fans are electric as Bailey has Dralistico in the corner! Bailey runs up, but Dralistico DREAMCAST KICKS first! Bailey goes to the apron. Dralistico storms out after him, and Dralistico reels Bailey in. Bailey fights the underhooks, and he Alabama Lifts! Dralistico sunset flips but Bailey stays up!
Bailey breaks free and MOONSAULT KNEE DROPS on the apron! Dralistico coughs and sputters as he rolls into the ring and the fans fire up again! Bailey aims, spins, HEEL KICK!! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: “Speedball” Mike Bailey, by pinfall
The sequel was even better than the original! This rematch between Speedball and Prince of Silver was incredible, but wait! Here comes Rush himself! Bailey dares El Toro Blanco to bring those horns because he wants to keep on fighting! Rush says wait your turn, perro! When and where will Bailey look to take the bull by his horns and bring him down?
BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break: Dynamite!
Given Toni Storm wants more and more action, and since Chicago is Skye Blue’s backyard, they’ll be meeting in an AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Fatal 4 Way! Who will the two mystery participants be? And will anyone be able to score on the Whore We All Adore this close to Double or Nothing?
Daniel Garcia VS Dax Harwood w/ Cash Wheeler & Stokely Hathaway!
For the longest time, Red Death respected FTR and FTR respected him. But after FTR selfishly betrayed Adam Copeland and put themselves ahead of everyone else, Garcia could not stand by and do nothing. Garcia dared one of the Top Guys to step up, will he take that Top Guy out? Or will this (emotionally) hurt FTR more than it hurts Garcia?
The bell rings and Dax circles with Garcia. Garcia is also wary of how Cash and #BigStoke are moving around ringside. The fans taunt Dax with “BALD! BALD! BALD!” so it isn’t just Ricochet anymore. Dax and Garcia tie up, go around, and Garcia puts Dax in the corner. The ref counts, Garcia lets off slowly, but he pats Dax on his bald head. Dax brushes that off, he and Garcia circle again, and then they tie up. They go around, Dax puts Garcia in a corner, and the ref counts. Dax lets off slowly, but he sucker punches Garcia! The fans boo but Stoke likes that! The ref reprimands but Garcia shakes off the cheap shot.
Dax storms up and ROCKS Garcia again! And CHOPS! Garcia staggers away but Dax storms up to CHOP again! Garcia goes to another corner, but then he CHOPS in return! Dax turns things around to CHOP again! But Garcia CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Dax CHOPS right back! Garcia sputters as he sits down in the corner. Dax huffs ‘n’ puffs and goes back for Garcia, but Garcia CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Dax headlocks, Garcia powers up and out, but Dax runs him over! Garcia trips Dax, HAMMERS away with fists, but Dax gets up. Garcia keeps after him with a CHOP in the corner!
Garcia whips corner to corner, runs up, but Dax ELBOWS him away! Dax runs up, SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Garcia is down and the fans boo but Stoke & Cash cheer Dax on. Dax stomps and drops knees on Garcia at the ropes! The ref counts, Dax backs off, and Garcia checks his own neck. Cash talks trash, the ref has him back off, and Cash says he’s just talking! He’s allowed to do that, right? The fans still taunt Dax with “BALD! BALD! BALD!” Dax stands Garcia up, reels him in, but Garcia fights the lift! Dax pulls on Garcia’s hair to then CHOP him! Garcia bails out, Dax pursues, and Dax brings Garcia around.
Dax talks trash on the fans, then reels Garcia in. Garcia fights the lift again, trips Dax up, and then CATAPULTS Dax into the POST! The fans fire up while Dax falls in a heap! Garcia stands, rolls into the ring, but just long enough to refresh the count. Dax is busted open and Garcia is right on that bloody forehead! Dax wants mercy but Garcia only backs off to get space. Garcia puts up his dukes, does his dance, and then runs in for a DROPKICK! Dax hits barriers, but Garcia runs again! Another DROPKICK into the barriers! And then a third DROPKICK into the barriers! The fans fire up with Garcia as he goes one more time, only for Cash to stand in the way!
The fans boo as Cash says no more! Garcia seethes, and he still runs up, but Dax LARIATS Garcia down! Cash bought Dax time, and now Dax huffs ‘n’ puffs through his crimson mask. Dax puts Garcia in the ring, then he grabs the ring bell! The ref stops Dax and they tug-o-war over it! Dax lets the ref have the bell, but then Garcia trips Dax! Garcia steps through, and he turns Dax over for the DRAGON TAMER!! But Stoke distracts the ref, letting Cash drag Garcia out! DRAPING NECKBREAKER to the floor! Cash points to commentary to give a thumbs up, but wait! DADDY MAGIC is here! The fans cheer as Matt Menard CLOBBERS Cash!
The fans fire up, Stoke freaks out, and Menard fires off on Cash in a corner! Detroit is all fired up as Collision goes picture in picture!
Cash runs away to the back but Menard pursues! Now things are a bit more even, with Stoke coaching a bloodied and dazed Dax. Dax staggers to his feet, goes over to Garcia, and drags him up to put him in the ring. Dax talks more trash on the fans, then he storms in after Garcia. Dax suplexes and hits a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Garcia is still in this and Dax grows frustrated. The ref checks Dax while the fans rally behind Garcia. Dax is okay to continue, and he brings Garcia up, only for Garcia to cradle! TWO!! Dax stands and LARIATS Garcia down! Dax huffs ‘n’ puffs and TOSSES Garcia to the apron! Dax brings Garcia through the ropes, to then CHOP!
Dax KICKS and ROCKS Garcia on repeat! Then he reels Garcia in for a DRAPING DDT! Cover, TWO! Dax rains down fists without hesitation! Dax hears the fans taunting him so he dares them to do something. Dax holds the ropes open but obviously no one takes the offer. Dax drags Garcia up, CHOPS him, and he storms up on Garcia at the ropes. Garcia ROCKS and CHOPS in return, but Dax CHOPS again! Garcia sputters and falls back while Dax soaks up the heat. Dax paces around Garcia, taunts Detroit more, and Collision returns to single picture. The fans boo as hard as they can but Dax talks trash on Garcia now.
Dax kicks at Garcia, egging him on. Garcia scowls as Dax pie faces him! The fans rally, Garcia rises, and Dax looks worried. Dax SLAPS Garcia, but Garcia just clamps onto Dax’s neck! Dax breaks fere, Garcia CHOP, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Garcia CHOPS away on Dax at the ropes! The fans fire up and Garcia whips, but Dax reverses. Garcia LARIATS, Dax staggers, so Garcia runs again! Another LARIAT but Dax still stays on his feet! Garcia runs, Dax ROCKS him, and then Dax whips. Garcia reverses, Dax reverses to wrench, but Garcia dodges the lariat to LARIAT! Down goes Dax and the fans fire up!
Stoke is frustrated for Dax as the fans rally up. Garcia storms up on Dax to climb up. Garcia rains down fists, and the fans count all the way to nine. Garcia foams at the mouth before he hits TEN! The fans fire up, Garcia waistlocks, but Dax holds onto a buckle pad! That pad comes loose, Garcia still hits a SAIDO! The fans fire up as Garcia covers, TWO!! Dax survives but Garcia goes for the legs. Dax CLAWS at Garcia’s face and shoves him away! Garcia still gets the legs and trips Dax up! DRAGON- NO, Dax fights and BOOTS Garcia into the bare steel! SLINGSHOT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO?!?! Garcia survives and Detroit is thunderous!
Stokely is seething and Dax is pissed, but the fans continue to rally for “DANNY! DANNY!” Dax goes up, and Garcia CHOPS first! Garcia climbs, brings Dax up, and they go to the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX!! And then a roll through! Garcia hoists Dax up to the top rope again, and goes back up top! Another SUPER DUPER PLEX!! But Garcia isn’t done, he’s taking Three Amigos to a new level! The fans are thunderous as Garcia goes to the next corner, hoists Dax up, and climbs again! The fans want the hattrick, and Garcia brings Dax up! SUPER DUPER THREE AMIGOS!!! Both men are down and the fans are electric!
Stokely is furious as Garcia crawls to a cover! ROPEBREAK!! Garcia miscalculates and that works out for Dax! “This is Awesome!” and that might be an understatement! Dax and Garcia rise, go forehead to forehead, and then they go forearm for forearm! Garcia gets the edge and the fans love it! Garcia BOOTS Dax out of the ring, then pursues! Stoke has to run away before Garcia CLOBBERS Dax from behind! They go into the crowd, the fans fire up as they’re even closer to the action now! This brawl goes through the stands, around behind commentary, and Dax SMACKS Garcia off railing! And then off more railing!
Schiavone & Nigel just mind their own business, and yet Dax still feels the need to push Nigel’s headset off him! The fans boo and Nigel seethes. Nigel stands up, Dax dares him to do something! Detroit tells Dax he done F’d up, but Nigel just puts his headset back on. Nigel says he is a professional, but a professional commentator. Dax is the wrestler, so Nigel will not touch him. Dax SHOVES Nigel down! Nigel is furious but Dax already storms off to find Garcia. Dax puts Garcia in the ring, but Garcia reels Dax in! Dax fights the lift, Stoke barks from the apron! The ref backs stoke off, but Dax LOW BLOWS Garcia!
But now Nigel is storming down to ringside! Garcia fights the lift and Nigel is on the apron! Dax storms up on Nigel, but Nigel RAMS Dax down low! UPPERCUT! But Cash is back! He kicks Nigel low, reels him in, but Nigel WRINGS Cash out! Garcia LARIATS Dax up and out, and clearly by now the ref has just thrown this one out!
No Contest
Menard is back and he LARIATS Cash up and out! The fans fire up as Menard, Garcia and McGuinness stand tall together! FTR kept pushing buttons but they pushed the wrong ones! Will Stoke, Dax & Cash have to fear the repercussions of their actions?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision, but it apparently caught a bit of the Go Home Syndrome. There were quite a few recap packages I skipped but clearly they are working to hype Beach Break for next. Moxley’s newest promo was alright, didn’t really add much, because as I said just last night, Moxley surely finds a way to retain with help from The Death Riders. I will say, it made a lot of sense for the remaining Death Riders to cost Willow. Marina and Willow still have beef, and I’m still hoping on my idea from last night: Shayna Baszler shows up, teams with Marina, we get Shayna & Marina VS Willow & Kris. Let’s up the ante and get another classic Street Fight Tag out of Kris & Willow.
Great promo from Toni Storm to open the night, and good to hear Skye Blue is back. Another Fatal 4 Way Eliminator makes me wonder if one of the mystery entrants ends up taking the loss. There was also that spider during Kris VS Willow, which I believe is a teaser for Thekla. Thekla could easily jump into the Fatal 4 Way and get close to winning, but who knows. And as I said last night, not sure why they’re holding Athena back from doing much of anything right now. With Supercard of Honor now delayed to July to coincide with All In: Texas, Athena should really be getting involved more on AEW TV so people don’t forget she exists.
Very good stuff with Bowens VS Lee, and I appreciate the albeit lazy way they changed Bowen’s logo so that it doesn’t resemble the Shane Taylor Promotions’ STP. Bowens of course wins, but his promo after was pretty much the same as his other ones. At least he did one last scissoring with Billy. Bowens is unfortunately not going to get a title story right now with all the champions preoccupied in something else. Though honestly, I feel like there is a way for Okada VS Bowens to be a great match, and then someone violates the Continental Rules so that Okada loses without really losing. Best way I can think of is Swerve is hunting The Bucks, they go ringside, and since Bucks are associate with Okada, that’s a violation on his part, and it adds more heat to whatever big thing Double or Nothing has planned.
Great stuff from the Don Callis Family in all their matches. I wasn’t expecting a big 8 Man Tag, and I’m a little disappointed Brody King wasn’t one of the participants, but maybe that’s the next phase. Great showing from the Faces, especially AR Fox. Fox is in a similar boat to Bowens where he certainly deserves title opportunities but TK just isn’t seeing how to write it. But between that and the dominance Konosuke & Alexander over Dark Order, it feels like the Don Callis Family get their comeuppance with Hangman & Ospreay winning next week.
Ricochet VS Angelico was rather outta nowhere but it was still a great match. It was also clearly a vehicle so Ricochet could start beef with Zach (Zack?) Gowen and give us a Beach Break match between them for the real deepcut long time wrestling fans. Much like Bowens and Fox, I feel like Ricochet is waiting on a title to be freed up from story so he can go get those titles. Such as Paragon now feuding with Grizzled Young Veterans for a minute, which in a way keeps Adam Cole isolated. TK should’ve just given us Ricochet VS Cole for the fun of it because Ricochet VS Cole would be incredibly fun stuff. They could even revisit their NXT history if they wanted to.
Great stuff with Gates of Agony and Learning Tree, that was much better than last week’s. I really hope this gives us a Tornado Tag match. For that matter, why aren’t we getting that in the story of Anna Jay & Harley Cameron VS Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford? Good promo from those teams to hype up… just Anna VS Megan… It’d make Beach Break Collision feel all the bigger but whatever, maybe they feel Ford still isn’t up to speed after that Fatal 4 Way last night. But doing a chaotic tag match could help iron out some of that so that Ford can just focus on what she is good at with the gymnastics and throwing hands.
And awesome stuff with Garcia VS “Dax the Axe” in the main event. And yeah, I didn’t put it in myself, but they’re really committing to that as Dax’s ring name right now. Great to see Menard helping Garcia, and even Nigel standing up for himself against Dax. A “No Contest” result was a little odd but I suppose that’s like saying it is a draw where no one goes over. But with the Faces standing tall, maybe Nigel steps in and teams with Garcia right now for Double or Nothing so that Garcia teaming with Cope is the All In moment.
My Score: 8.8/10
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To prepare for his AEW World Championship Steel Cage match with Jon Moxley, Samoa Joe faces Claudio Castagnoli! But will it really just be Claudio out there?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Fatal 4 Way: Toni Storm VS Penelope Ford VS Thunder Rosa VS Anna Jay; Toni wins and denies all three a title match.
- ROH World Television Championship Mystery Opponent: Nick Wayne w/ The Patriarchy VS Rhino; Nick wins and retains the title.
- Six Man Tag: Ricochet & The Young Bucks VS Swerve Strickland, Mark Briscoe & “Speedball” Mike Bailey; Ricochet & The Bucks win.
- AEW Continental Championship Eliminator: Kazuchika Okada VS Kevin Knight; Okada wins and denies Knight a title match.
- Samoa Joe VS Claudio Castagnoli; Joe wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Hangman Page is here!
Motor City fires up for that #CowboySh*t as the Men’s Owen Hart Cup finalist makes his way out to the ring. Hangman grabs a mic and says, “I don’t know that I’ve ever understood, after everything that I’ve done, why even one of you would cheer for me, but…” The fans cheer and chant for “COWBOY SH*T!” and Hangman continues, “I just want to let you know that it does make a difference, so thank you.” The fans applaud and Hangman says he probably shouldn’t have to say it, but the past two years for him have been “some kind of special Hell.” And after what happened to his family, he wanted revenge, he wanted justice, and he’d found it!
Hangman took from another man his only hopes and dreams, and Hangman nearly killed him! And after their steel cage match, Hangman stood at the top of the ramp and thought he’d finally feel some kind of joy, some kind of closure, to an awful chapter of his life. But he felt nothing. Hangman thought that maybe if he went and finished the job, he’d have his closure, but he couldn’t do it! The fans now chant, “Tell Us Why! Tell Us Why!” Hangman says he doesn’t know why. But since he couldn’t find that closure, he took that anger, bottled it up, and he unleashed it on anyone who got in his way, because he thought that’d give him catharsis! But all it did was tear down everyone around him!
“So I had to make a decision. Swerve Strickland…” The fans chant for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Hangman tells Swerve that he will never forgive what Swerve did to him. And he will probably never forget. But for Hangman, he will have to put it behind him. Hangman made his decision to enter this year’s Owen Hart Cup, and he defeated Josh Alexander in the first round, and then in front of his friends and family, Hangman defeated Kyle Fletcher in the second. And finally, at Double or Nothing, for a chance at the AEW World Championship, Hangman wrestles who everyone says is the BEST wrestler in the world, Will Ospreay.
The fans cheer, and then here comes Ospreay! Detroit fires up even more as the Aerial Assassin walks to the ring to be face-to-face with the Cowboy. The fans are losing their minds just from these two staring down! There’s also a “Happy Birthday!” chant for Ospreay. Ospreay apologizes for interrupting Hangman’s “therapy session,” but isn’t it a bit strange the amount of promotions they’ve both been part of, and this is the first time they’ve even spoken to one another? Just for Ospreay, it is a pleasure to meet The Hangman. And in that same breath, Ospreay wants to apologize, he sees Hangman’s been through a lot.
Ospreay’s seen it with his own eyes, and he’s seen it through the fans’ eyes. “We have watched your journey, my man. I understand how much this match means to you. I get it. I’ve seen it. We’ve all seen it. One of my favorite moments in wrestling, mate, one of my favorite moments is when you took these misfits known as The Dark Order, and you showed ’em leadership, and you showed ’em what it takes to be a cowboy, bruv.” The fans cheer that! Ospreay says from there, how Hangman rode that support and became THE AEW World Champion, “mate, it was perfect!” The fans also cheer that.
But Ospreay continues, “It’s just, after you lost it, everything changed, didn’t it? I understand. I get it. You’ve had a rough couple o’ years. I spotted something last week. Last week, after you beat Kyle Fletcher, I and these people saw something we ain’t seen from you in a long time. You smiled again.” The fans cheer that, too! Ospreay says we hadn’t seen that from The Cowboy in a long time. And while everyone here, including Ospreay, really wants Hangman to beat those demons and go reclaim his spot as the “main character” of AEW, Ospreay has a problem with that. At Double or Nothing, Ospreay is not losing.
See, while Hangman has been finding himself, he’s been tearing this place apart! Does Ospreay even need to mention Jeff Jarrett, Christopher Daniels, or even one of Ospreay’s best friends, Swerve Strickland? See, Ospreay has been doing all of Hangman’s jobs! Has Hangman been doing media? NOPE, Ospreay’s been doing it! Has Hangman been doing meet ‘n’ greets? NOPE, Ospreay’s been doing it! Has Hangman been taking photos with kids and their families? NOPE, Ospreay’s been doing it! And the best bit of it is, when they ring the bell, Ospreay is the one showing AEW is where the best wrestle! OSPREAY, NOT HANGMAN!
And what? All because Hangman is smiling again, all because Hangman’s found himself, he thinks he can just take that spot back? That don’t mean Cowboy Sh*t to Ospreay, bruv! The fans are torn, but Ospreay says all of this, he understands it is about Hangman’s redemption, but it is far too little and far too late! This is not about Hangman’s redemption, this is about Ospreay’s ascension! Ospreay and Hangman get up in each other’s face, but then The Don Callis Family shows up! With Josh Alexander, Lance Archer, Konosuke Takeshita, Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta at his back, Don Callis has a mic to say, “Y’know, Ospreay…!”
The fans boo a lot but Callis continues with how every day, Ospreay shows us just how stupid he is! The dumbest day of Ospreay’s life was when he left the Don Callis Family! The fans tell Callis off but Callis says just to prove how stupid Ospreay is, does Ospreay even know what is standing in the ring with him? Does he even know what that is next to him!? Callis will tell ya! “That is a violent, mentally unstable sociopath who put his mentor in the retirement home and he can’t walk!” The fans boo, Hangman is riled up but Ospreay has Hangman stand down. The fans again tell Callis off.
Ospreay says he’s already had enough of Callis’ talking! Why not do us a favor, Callis, and bring any two of your guys down to the ring right now so Ospreay and Hangman can- But then Hangman brushes Ospreay’s hand away. Callis says he sees what’s going on here. But y’know what? Hangman and Ospreay can’t even get through a segment together without wanting to kill one another! This is the first good idea Ospreay’s ever had! Callis will take any two members of his family to put against Ospreay & Hangman, so long as Hangman doesn’t have another mental breakdown before next week!
The fans boo more and they tell Callis to STFU. Ospreay and Hangman stare down as the Callis Family leaves, but what hand will be dealt this close to Double or Nothing?
FTR visit commentary…?
Cash Wheeler, Dax Harwood & Stokely Hathaway just walk over, and #BigStoke has the mic to tell Tony Schiavone, “Lemme ask you a question.” The fans boo but Stoke asks Schiavone if he has an issue with FTR. Does Nigel McGuinness have an issue with FTR? Because if Stoke recalls correctly, FTR issued an apology. But week after week after week after week, Schiavone has something negative to say about them, and more importantly, something negative to say about Stokely! The fans boo but Stokely says last Saturday Night Collision, Schiavone said Stoke was a snake in the grass! A snake in the grass…!
But y’know what Schiavone is? He’s a decrepit, pale, pasty piece of- Schiavone stops Stokely there and says that’s enough. The fans cheer for Tony, and Tony stands to ask Stokely & FTR to politely leave. But Stokely SHOVES Schiavone! Schiavone gets back up but FTR stand in the way. Cash tells Tony to relax! He’s so tense! Loosen up a bit. This isn’t even about Schiavone. Daniel Garcia says he wants answers, but why did FTR do what they did to him? He gave them no choice! Garcia made that decision himself. FTR saw themselves as father figures to Garcia, and Garcia turned his back on them!
So like Cash’s father taught him, sometimes you learn lessons the hard way! Tomorrow night, Thursday Night Collision, here in Detroit, Cash promises Garcia that it’ll hurt them a lot more than it will Garcia… emotionally. The fans boo, but Dax smirks as he says, “Tony… Tell Nigel we’ll see him tomorrow night. Top Guys, out.” FTR leave, but will they survive their Collision with Red Death?
Harley Cameron and Anna Jay talk backstage.
The wild Aussie tells the Queenslayer that tonight, Anna goes into battle and comes out with a title match! Don’t think about anything else! Anna says Harley’s had her fat ass’s back out there, and she’ll have her fat ass again tonight, right? With both hands! Harley has the T, Anna has the A! Tenacity and aggression! Uh, yeah, and the other kind. Those, too! So Toni Storm, Thunder Rosa, Penelope Ford, “Who wants to get choked out!?” YEAH! That was definitely the closing line! Giddy-up! Anna hops onto Harley and they head to gorilla! Will Anna prove she’s the Star of the Show? Or will Dynamite still be Timeless?
AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Fatal 4 Way: Toni Storm VS Penelope Ford VS Thunder Rosa VS Anna Jay!
The bell rings and Anna goes right at Ford, still wanting to settle scores from the past few weeks! Rosa and Toni stay back a moment, still allied as ThunderStorm/ThunderTits. Ford and Anna go to the outside, and Anna sends Ford into railing! The fans fire up, and now the friendly rivals tie up. Toni headlocks, Rosa powers up and out, but Toni runs her over! Things keep moving, Rosa ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl RANA! Rosa DROPKICKS Toni, Ford sends Anna into steel steps, and Rosa runs to DROPKICK Toni against ropes! Cover, TWO! Ford gets in there to whip Rosa, but Rosa dodges, arm-drags, and lateral presses! TWO!
Ford is up but Rosa scoops her for a SLAM! Rosa then rallies the fans, runs the ropes, but Ford avoids the splash Rosa belly flops and Ford runs up to wheelbarrow! Victory roll, but Rosa rolls into the ropes! Ford runs to DROPKICK Rosa! Cover, Anna breaks it! Anna pushes Ford into the ropes, stands her up, and ROCKS her! Anna runs up, avoids the shoulder from Ford, and KNEES her in the ropes! And LEG LARIATS, then HOTSHOT NECKBREAKERS! Anna drags Ford to a cover, Toni breaks it! The fans cheer and Toni fires forearms on Anna! Toni ROCKS Anna, reels her in, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, Ford LOW BLOWS Toni!
The Superbad Girl is naturally the first to use the No Disqualification rules and the fans boo. Toni tumbles out, Ford throws Anna out to join her, and then Ford ASAI MOONSAULTS! Direct hit and the fans fire up, but now Rosa climbs! Ford has Toni & Anna, Rosa SUPER CROSSBODIES onto them all! La Mera Mera wipes out all three weras and the fans are thunderous! Rosa rises again as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Rosa stomps Anna, drags her up, and SMACKS her off steel steps! Toni stands, she and Rosa call truce, and Rosa drags Ford up while Toni goes for Anna. Ford fires forearms on Rosa, Toni sends Anna into barriers, and Ford CHOPS Rosa. Toni CHOPS Anna! Toni then kicks Ford, CLUBS her down, and Rosa helps out. ThunderStorm mugs Ford, then puts her in the ring. They drag Anna up, scoop for the BACKBREAKER and LEG DROP! Rosa covers but Toni stops her! Toni covers, but Rosa stops her! They argue, Toni kicks low, and then Toni TOSSES Rosa! Toni goes back for Ford, headscissor squeeze!
Ford endures but Rosa returns. Toni apologizes but Rosa grabs her for a headscissor squeeze! Now Toni endures, but Anna is back! Anna grabs Ford’s legs, powers up, and she turns the chain over! Ford endures multiple submissions, but Toni is still stuck between Rosa’s legs! Anna can’t hold on any longer, she lets go and everyone is separated! Anna and Rosa stand to fire forearms while Ford and Toni go to corners. Anna ROCKS Rosa, Rosa ROCKS Anna, and then they both fire up! They both run, and DOUBLE FOREARMS knock them both down! Toni rises, but so does Ford, and now they start trading shots!
Dynamite returns to single picture, the fans cheer Toni and boo Ford. Toni gets the edge and the fans fire up! But Ford takes a swing! Only for Toni to catch her in a GERMAN SUPLEX! Rosa returns to KNEE Toni down! Anna rises but Rosa is on her first! Rosa CHOPS, then whips, but Anna grabs ropes! Anna ELBOWS Rosa back, then BOOTS her! Rosa falls, the fans rally and Anna covers, TWO! Anna snarls, but then Ford yanks Anna down! They brawl on the outside, Anna ROCKS Ford and snap suplexes her to the floor! Anna rises, but she has to duck Rosa’s dropkick! Rosa and Anna brawl outside, and Rosa DDTS Anna to the floor!
The fans fire up and Toni is back. ThunderStorm regroups, but Ford is up top! ARIHARA MOONSAULT!! Ford wipes out the ThunderStorm and the Star, and Detroit cheers because that was legit! Ford puts Anna in, Anna goes away to a corner, and “This is Awesome!” as Ford handsprings in! Anna dodges, then runs up to LEG LARIAT! Toni runs to SPLASH them both! Ford & Anna sit down, Toni keeps moving, and she says kiss this! SWEET HIP MUSIC for two! Then she sets up for Rosa! Rosa runs up, THUNDER IN MOTION DROPKICK! Ford takes the shot, then ThunderStorm reels her in!
Ford fights the suplexes, and here comes Megan Bayne! It was only a matter of time before The Megasus made her presence known. Megan storms into the ring, Rosa runs up, but Megan BOOTS Rosa down! Then she LARIATS Toni! The fans boo as Megan eggs Rosa on. Rosa rises, into the FLYING LARIAT! Megan smirks, but Anna is up! The fans fire up as Anna steps to Megan, but then Megan dodges a shot to fireman’s carry! Anna slips free and fires forearms! The fans fire up, but Ford CLUBS Anna! Anna gest mad and DECKS Ford! But then Megan LARIATS Anna! Megan hauls Anna up, reels her in, and lifts her up, BAYNE BOMB!
BUT HERE COMES HARLEY! And she has a lead pipe! She dodges Megan, LARIATS Megan up and out, abut then Megan drags her out! Harley dodges and JAMS Megan up! And CLUBS her on the back! Harley keeps after Megan with that equalizer and the fans are thunderous! Harley runs Megan off to the back, only for Ford to have Anna in the MUTA LOCK!! But Toni runs up to LOW BLOW Ford in return! The fans fire up as Toni now locks on the T C M!! Ford TAPS, Toni wins!!
Winner: Toni Storm, by submission (denies her opponents a title opportunity)
Toni’s Classic Move gets the job done, and Rosa shows respect with the secret handshake and chest bump. The Timeless AEW Women’s Champion is 12-0, but will she be ready for whoever comes out of Arizona as the Queen of Harts?
CRU appears ringside.
As Dynamite returns from break, Lio Rush & Action Andretti decide they want to watch the show in person.
The Hurt Syndicate is here!
Detroit fires up as Montel Vontavious Porter, Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin make their entrance. The fans sing, “We Hurt~ People!” as MVP & the AEW World Tag Team Champions go to the ring. MVP has the mic and says, “Attention AEW viewing audience. This is an official announcement from the Hurt Syndicate. Standing to my right is the Standard of Excellence, Shelton Benjamin. And to my left is the All Mighty, Bobby Lashley. The Hurt Syndicate are the AEW World Tag Team Champions. But I have a question. This is AEW, right? This is where the best wrestle, right? Well, where are all the best tag teams stepping up to challenge us for the tag team championships?
“Who is gonna take the tag team titles off of these two gentlemen? We like to hurt people, but who’s gonna hurt us? I wanna know! Is there anybody that has what it takes to step up and take the titles from the Hurt-” Wait! Top Flight is here! Darius & Dante Martin have mics, and Darius tells MVP, “Look, look, look, look, look. I’ma be real. Top Flight, we’ve been a little down on our luck lately. Which is exactly why we can’t look at this challenge and not see it as an opportunity. Teams like CRU are afraid to step up because you hurt people.” MVP says, “That’s what we do. Would you like to be next?” CRU talks trash even though they’re several rows back…
Darius says that’s fine, they’ve been hurt before. They get up every single time! MVP respects that. Darius says you’re looking at a team that just won’t die! Hurt Syndicate can try their best. And they know they’re the underdogs. They know no one’s gonna put money on them. But guess what? They have proven before that they can get in the ring with championship caliber teams and hold their own. And Dante knows they can do it again. So Motor City! Y’all wanna see a miracle? The fans are torn, but then MJF CLOBBERS DARIUS! And he DECKS Dante! The fans are torn but the Scumbag is ready to show Lashley how he can hurt people!
MJF rains down fists on Darius, stands him up, and POSTS him! MJF drags Dante up, and Dante’s already a bit busted open. MJF throws hands on Dante to work on that wound, then he storms over and BITES Darius’s face!! The fans chant “We Hurt~ People!” as MJF stands Dante up. MJF tells Lashley to look at the blood! MJF reels Dante in, and hits an APRON POWERBOMB! MJF storms up to the apron, blood staining his tank top, and he steps to Lashley. The fans fire up as MVP hands MJF a mic. “I! HURT! PEOPLE!!” The fans cheer that, but Lashley is stoic. Lashley takes the mic from MJF, then looks to MVP.
The fans again sing, “We Hurt~ People!” Lashley sees what MJF has done, and he smiles. “I’ll have an answer for you next week.” The fans boo, but MJF takes what he can get. Will the All Mighty accept the Devil of AEW into the fold?
The Elite speak.
Nicholas Jackson does not appreciate Excalibur cueing them up, and tells the commentary team to have more enthusiasm when you’re pitching to your Founding Fathers! Matthew says they should all have enthusiasm right now because it is a huge night for The Elite! We have the Rainmaker in singles action! Kazuchika Okada tells Kevin Knight that tonight, Okada makes him a b*tch! And of course, their new trios partner, Ricochet. But Matt has to ask, this match was Ricochet’s idea. Why is Ricochet so eager to team with the #YoungBizzles? Ricochet says he knows The Bucks have a little Swerve problem. And Ricochet has already beaten Swerve twice.
That means Ricochet has Swerve’s number! And Ricochet has already beaten “Speedball” Mike Bailey and Mark Briscoe, and so if they just follow his lead tonight, he promises to take them to victory! The Bucks like the sound of that, and they all fist bump. They tell him they’ll see him out there, and Ricochet says, “See you, Bosses!” Ricochet heads out, The Bucks go to their office, but wait! The Death Riders are there…! Is there something The Bucks can help them with? The Bucks step inside, Marina Shafir closes the door. What business will The Maniac AEW World Heavyweight Champion have with the EVPs?
ROH World Television Championship Mystery Opponent: Nick Wayne w/ The Patriarchy VS ???
Right as The Prodigy is about to take off for Japan and the NJPW Best of the Super Juniors tournament, it would seem the “Sins of the Father” will be visited upon him. Someone from Christian Cage’s past wants after this title, but that’s a long list of enemies. Will Nick be able to pass this new test of his faith? Or will he be flying to Japan with much lighter luggage?
AEW returns and the challenger is revealed: IT’S RHINO!! The fans go wild as the manbeast from Michigan is here! The belt is raised, the bell rings, and Detroit is already fired up as Rhino and Nick circle. The two tie up, Rhino SHOVES Nick down, and the fans fire up! Nick bails out and is already frustrated, but Christian coaches him up. Nick goes back into the ring, circles with Rhino, then dodges. Nick kicks low, throws hands, then runs, but Rhino runs him over! The fans fire up as Rhino whips Nick to a corner. Rhino runs up, Nick BOOTS him, then Nick goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! Nick flexes but the fans boo.
Nick storms up to stomp Rhino in the corner but the ref counts. Nick digs his boots in while the fans rally behind Rhino. The ref has Nick back off, but then Nick clamps on a chinlock. The fans boo but Rhino endures and fights up. The fans rally as Rhino fires body shots, but Nick throws him down by his hair! The ref reprimands but Nick picks out the strands on his fingers. Nick soaks up the heat, then STANDING MOONSAULTS, only to FLOP as Rhino moves! The fans rally and Rhino rises up. Rhino fires haymakers on Nick, then whips and LARIATS Nick down! Nick gets up but Rhino ELBOWS him down!
Rhino whips Nick to a corner, runs in and RAMS him! Then Rhino clinches for a BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up but Christian is worried. At least, he acts worried. Kip Sabian distracts the ref and Christian goes after Rhino! The fans boo but Rhino avoids being tripped up. Nick runs in, Rhino still hits him with a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Nick survives and Rhino is annoyed but the fans rally up. Rhino goes to a corner, takes aim, and Nick rises up. Rhino runs up but is sent into buckles! Nick then chicken wings, KILLSWITCH! Cover, NICK WINS!
Winner: Nick Wayne, by pinfall (still ROH World Television Champion)
Rhino had to deal with distractions and Nick comes out on top! Christian snatches the belt from the ref to personally hand it to Nick, but not without “explaining” he was doing this for Nick’s own good. The fans call BS, especially as Christian lingers with the belt. Nick asks for it back, Christian just drops it on the floor! Will Nick’s time in NJPW for the BOSJ be much needed time away from his jealous father?
Rush speaks.
El Toro Blanco tells Kevin Knight, “You cost me $100,000, and now you owe me that money! And you will pay with blood! Just remember: When you mess with the bull… you get the horns!” Rush has put Knight on notice, but will Knight focus more on earning a golden ticket to the Continental Championship?
Six Man Tag: Ricochet & The Young Bucks VS Swerve Strickland, Mark Briscoe & “Speedball” Mike Bailey!
Well, if we’re talking about being “robbed” of $100,000, then The One & Only knows what that is like when he lost that big money 8 Man a few weeks ago. Ricochet has since then avenged himself of that loss, much like he has with Swerve’s House. But will Ricochet & The EVPs make tonight #OuttaThisWorld? Or will The Most Dangerous Man help the Sussex County Chicken & Speedball be like Swerve’s new track and go #OuttaControl?
The trios sort out and fans cheer on “Whose House?” as Swerve steps up against Ricochet. Ricochet taunts Swerve and his team that he’s got their numbers, but then Swerve points out how The Bucks seem to be inching away. Ricochet turns around and sees that, and asks what they’re doing! The Bucks say Ricochet’s got this, right? Ricochet argues with them, they push him back, and Swerve DECKS Ricochet! And then DECKS him again! And again, and again! Swerve kicks low, fires more hands in the corner, then stomps away! The fans fire up, Swerve HAMMERS Ricochet, but the ref counts.
Swerve lets off of Ricochet, then fireman’s carries for a SNAKE EYES! Swerve runs and BOOTS Ricochet down! Swerve scares The Bucks off, then goes back for Ricochet. Tag to Briscoe and then Briscoe tags Bailey. The Bucks are warry of them, too, and then Swerve has Bailey hop up onto his shoulders in a Chair Lift. Then Swerve THROWS Bailey at Ricochet to RANA! Briscoe adds a SLIDING LARIAT! Bailey covers, TWO! Ricochet stays in this, but Bailey SLAPS him on his bald head! The fans fire up for that! Bailey drags Ricochet up, whips, but Ricochet reverses. Bailey grabs ropes, Nick runs up, but Bailey DECKS him!
Ricochet runs up but into an ELBOW! Matt grabs Bailey’s foot, Bailey kicks free, but Ricochet CLOBBERS Bailey from behind! The fans boo but Swerve runs in! Ricochet gets Swerve for a JAWBREAKER! Ricochet then whips Swerve into a DOUBLE GAMANGIRI from The Bucks! Briscoe runs up but Ricochet KNEES him! The Bucks coordinate, ALLEY-OOP DROPKICK! The fans boo more but Ricochet & The Bucks set everyone up at the ropes! DOUBLE SLINGSHOT SENTONS from The Bucks to Swerve and Briscoe, Ricochet KNEE-BOARD SENTONS Bailey! Then The One & Only poses with The Bucks while the fans boo.
But uh, Swerve’s team stands up! The Elite turn around, see punches coming and run away! The fans fire up but Ricochet & The Bucks huddle up. They talk strategy, go to the apron, but then The Bucks leave Ricochet alone like before. Bailey BOOTS Ricochet and he falls onto The Bucks! The Bucks scramble up to their feet, as does Ricochet, but Bailey SUPERKICKS Ricochet! Swerve’s team all take aim, DOUBLE PLANCHA for The Bucks while Bailey ASAI MOONSAULTS onto Ricochet! The fans are thunderous for all this high flying, and Swerve’s team keeps after The Elite with punches. Briscoe even BITES Matt’s forehead!
The ref reprimands, Bailey puts Ricochet in the ring and whips him corner to corner hard! Tag to Briscoe and he winds up. “This is Awesome!” as Briscoe REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUTS! Ricochet wobbles, Bailey adds a CANADIAN TAE KWAN DO UPPERCUT! They’re very similar. Then Bailey & Briscoe DOUBLE UPPERCUT Ricochet down! The fans fire up more, and Briscoe brings Ricochet around, only for Ricochet to TOSS Briscoe out! Nick PENALTY KICKS Briscoe! Swerve runs up, but Ricochet sends him into a shoulder RAM from Nick! Nick then hits a slingshot FACEBUSTER! And a cartwheel MOONSAULT onto Briscoe!
Ricochet hits a GERMAN SUPLEX on Swerve! Matt intercepts Bailey, ROCKS him, then drags him out along the ropes! Nick goes up, DRPAING DOUBLE STOMP SLINGSHOT BOMB COMBO!! Nick ESCALARAS onto Swerve! Ricochet springboard 450 SPLASHES onto Bailey!! Detroit can’t help but be fired up for all this, and Dynamite goes picture in picture!
The Bucks & Ricochet soak up cheers and jeers, then they focus on Briscoe. They double whip him corner to corner, and Nick runs up to LARIAT! Matt adds his own LARIAT, and then Ricochet adds another LARIAT! Ricochet snapmares Briscoe so they can TRIPLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! Ricochet winds it up, and then just like last time, The Bucks lend Ricochet their hair for the photo op. It doesn’t really work as well this time, it just gives Ricochet a big runway and two long curtains on the side… The Bucks then go to the corner and Ricochet whips Briscoe in. Briscoe hits buckles hard then slumps down.
Matt tags in and he stands Briscoe up. Briscoe fires body shots and backs Matt down, but Matt scoops to BACKBREAKER! Nick tags in and adds the LEG DROP! Nick taunts Briscoe’s team, Ricochet taunts the fans, and Nick drags Briscoe back up. Nick scrapes his soles off Briscoe’s face, then stalks him to a corner. Nick CHOKES Briscoe with a boot, stops as the ref counts, and then whips Briscoe corner to corner. Nick runs in and SHINING WIZARDS! Briscoe sits down but Nick stands him up to reel him in. Nick suplexes, Briscoe slips free, and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS! Both men are down and the fans rally up!
Briscoe and Nick crawl, but then Matt BLASTS Swerve & Bailey! Nick tags Ricochet and Ricochet stomps away on Briscoe! Ricochet soaks up heat, then stalks Briscoe to a corner. Briscoe CHOPS him first! And CHOPS him again! Ricochet CLAWS Briscoe’s eyes! The ref reprimands, Ricochet stops, only for Ricochet to CHOKE Briscoe on the ropes! The ref counts and Ricochet stops again while Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans rally but Ricochet reels Briscoe in. Briscoe fights the lift, so Ricochet CLUBS him and KNEES him for it! Ricochet talks trash, runs the ropes, but Briscoe ducks ‘n’ dodges!
Ricochet BACKDROPS Briscoe on return but Briscoe lands on his feet! Briscoe reaches out but Ricochet waistlocks! Briscoe breaks free and PELES Ricochet! The fans fire up as Ricochet falls! Both men crawl, hot tags to Bailey and Matt! Detroit fires up as Speedball BOOTS Matt and fires LIGHTNING KICKS on Nick! ENZIGIRI sends Nick down, then a SOBAT rocks Matt! AX KICK and BUZZSAW! The fans fire up as Bailey takes aim, STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Matt stays in this but Bailey stays fired up! Bailey brings Matt up, hits a FALCON ARROW into the drop zone, then he goes up the corner!
Nick hurries over to anchor Bailey but Bailey BOOTS him away! Matt bails out, so Bailey FLYING RANAS Nick onto Matt! The fans fire up as The Bucks both fall down! Bailey puts Matt back in, hurries back up, and the fans cheer “A E DUB!” for making this match happen! Bailey is up top, and he ULTIMATE- NO, he has to bail out as Matt moves! Bailey turns around as Matt runs in, but into a SPANISH FLY! Cover, Ricochet breaks it! The fans boo but Swerve storms in! Ricochet ROCKS Swerve, but Swerve BOOTS Ricochet! Both men block a boot, then they see Briscoe and Nick running in! Both men let the other go so they can each go Matrix!
Swerve and Ricochet each kip up, Ricochet CHOPS Briscoe while Swerve BOOTS Nick! Then Ricochet dodges Swerve to DOUBLE STOMP! Briscoe clinches for an EXPLODER! Then he gives Nick an EXPLODER! The fans fire up but Matt feints the superkick to DDT! But Bailey is up top again, and he MISSILE DROPKICKS Matt! Ricochet STANDING SHOOTING STARS Bailey! But a HOUSE CALL connects on Ricochet! Nick gives Swerve a DESTROYER!! Only for Swerve to go Super Saiyan! HOUSE CALL!! All six men are down and Detroit is electric! Everyone else bails out except Bailey, and he crawls his way to the corner!
The Bucks hurry and they anchor Bailey! Nick then BLASTS Swerve! The Bucks aim at Bailey, but Bailey HEEL KICKS the Superkicks away!! Nick blocks Bailey’s kick, but then Bailey blocks Matt’s kick! Bailey hands Matt’s foot to Nick, Matt goes Matrix to avoid Bailey’s kick! Bailey BOOTS Nick! Then he dodges Matt, hot tag to Swerve! Swerve LARIATS Matt! And UPPERCUTS Nick! Roll and UP KICK for Matt! Then another UPPERCUT for Nick! Swerve snapmares Nick and goes up, FALLING UPPERCUT! Hit that Griddy! Ricochet runs up but Swerve TOSSES him out! More Griddy! HIP TOSS for Matt, then a gator roll!
Swerve suplexes but Nick makes the save! The Bucks reel Swerve in, but Swerve DOUBLE SUPLEXES! Ricochet FLYING- NO! Swerve stops the rana to pop and POWERSLAM! The fans are electric as the Most Dangerous Man stands tall! And he blocks Matt’s superkick to slip around and BACKBREAKER! Briscoe is back, Swerve feeds Matt to his fireman’s carry! ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Briscoe then whips Bailey in, PENALTY KICK! And MOONSAULT KNEE DROP! Briscoe goes up while Bailey WRECKS Ricochet with a dropkick! FROGGY-BOW for Matt!! Cover, NICK BREAKS IT! Briscoe CHOPS and TOSSES Nick, then goes to the apron!
Swerve goes up, Briscoe says BANG BANG, but Ricochet anchors Swerve’s foot! Swerve hops down to DECK Ricochet, and then Briscoe adjusts to BLOCKBUSTER Nick! Bailey GOLDEN TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS Ricochet! Swerve jumps in but Matt catches him to a cradle!! ELITE WINS!!
Winners: Ricochet & The Young Bucks, by pinfall
Swerve is as shocked as anyone! After all the chaos, it was a technical move that ends this! Ricochet brags that he still has Swerve’s number! Will nothing stop The One & Only from being as elite as The Elite? The, THE Elite?
Backstage interview with Will Ospreay.
Renee Paquette is now with The Aerial Assassin to bring up the tag match of Ospreay & Hangman VS Don Callis Family. We saw how tense it was out there earlier tonight, and they’re so close to the Owen Hart Cup finals at Double or Nothing. How will this shake out next week? Ospreay hopes to God that- MJF interrupts… MJF asks “Billy Boy” how he’s doing, but then says it doesn’t matter, he doesn’t really care. MJF just wants to do a shameless plug real quick: Go to ShopAEW.com to get yourself a beautiful replica Dynamite Diamond Ring today! Make him richer while you get poorer! Ospreay asks what MJF even wants.
MJF says, “What I want? Will, what is up with all this hostility, my man? I’m a fan. I came over here simply to tell you I hope you win this whole entire Owen Hart Cup tournament. Truly. And do you wanna know why? I know you’re a little bit slow, so I’ll explain the whole thought process to ya. I want you to go to All In: Texas, and I want you to win my AEW World Championship. So that way, when I wrestle you, I’m gonna get another easy dub. Taking the belt off you will be like taking candy from a lil’ Bri’ish baby.” Ospreay says, “Aww. That’s adorable, mate. Thank you so much. But if it was gonna be that easy, why weren’t you in the Owen Hart Tournament?”
Ospreay says MJF can work hard, right? And he could’ve easily talked with Tony Khan. MJF is in TK’s pocket, right? Oh, right, it’s maybe because there’s some little bit of fear that stepping into the ring with Ospreay again will go down like it did last time: Ospreay picking MJF up, dumping him on his head, and losing power in his arms. MJF chuckles and says okay. Understand something. Ospreay is clearly the reason there are instructions on shampoo bottles. MJF will explain this: MJF hopes they do wrestle again. Because if they do, Ospreay finds out yet again that ain’t nobody on the level of the Devil!
MJF turns to leave, but Ospreay yanks him back in! Ospreay says that’s where MJF is wrong. Ospreay IS on that level, because he is on another level! The Assassin puts the Scumbag on notice, then apologizes to Renee. Will we see MJF and Ospreay go another round somewhere down the line? Or will Hangman throw a wrench into both of their plans?
Sit-down interview with Jamie Hayter.
Dynamite returns as Renee is now with one half of the Women’s Owen Hart Cup Finals. Renee says we’re just two-and-a-half weeks away from Double or Nothing, Hayter VS Mone in that tournament finals. The winner then goes on to All In: Texas for a shot at the AEW Women’s World Championship. Renee wants Hayter talk about what this opportunity means to her. Hayter says what this means to her surely means more than what it does to Mercedes, that’s for true. Mone was talking with Renee last week about “Scooby-Doo characters” and her legacy. Pfft! Utter nonsense. Hayter will be damned if Owen Hart’s legacy is represented by Mercedes Mone.
Mone is virtually the antithesis of what Owen stood for! Hayter doesn’t even care about all that, though, because she wants to get to know the real Mercedes Mone. The woman behind the hype. Not the catchphrases, not the brand, not the cheap, egotistical, obnoxious woman that we know today. Renee says regardless of personal feels for Mone, there is no denying what Mone has accomplished throughout her career. Renee notes her talk last week, Mone said Hayter reminded her a lot of Mone. Hayter stifles a laugh and says that’s an insult. They’re not anything alike! Hayter doesn’t claim to be the best or worst, she’s not claiming to be this or that.
Hayter simply reciprocates actions and energy. Mone runs away like she owes Hayter money! Hayter doesn’t have Mone’s resumé, her accolades, her match catalogue or her “star power.” But what Hayter has is integrity, grit, truth, and more of a reason to hurt Mone! This isn’t even about gold or glory now. This is about showing Mone that she is NOT untouchable. Mone cannot just walk around here, do what she wants, say what she wants, like she’s the second coming. Renee does bring up Hayter’s time away with her back injury. Hayter says there’s no need to talk about that. It is irrelevant. She is fine, good to go.
The point is, Mone is looking past Hayter, and that is fine. But then Mone rushes in and attacks! Hayter is ready, and Hayter chases Mone down the hall! So far, it’s going how Hayter said! But will it be that easy for Hayter to punch her ticket to Texas? Or will The CEO find a way to get ahead?
Wait, wait, wait, they’re coming out to ringside! They’re brawling in the special box seats! Hayter CHOKES Mone, but Mone slips away, and safely to the floor! Mone keeps running, Hayter pursues, and they brawl again! Mone still tries to flee, and she KICKS Hayter away! Mone goes to the stage, Hayter pursues, and then Hayter blocks a haymaker! Mone dodges the Hayterade and runs away into the night! Hayter says there she goes, running away again. Hayter stands by the cup, but Mone returns to CLOBBER her! The fans boo as Mone puts on the STATEMENT MAKER!! Mone shouts Hayter will NEVER have what she has!!
Refs rush out here to stop Mone, but Mone only stops once she’s pulled Hayter way back! The fans boo as The CEO now stands by the cup. Will nothing stop the Money Train from railroading Hayter?
Backstage interview with Willow Nightingale.
Alicia Atout is with the Babe with the Power and says the last few months for her have been really busy. It includes some great success, even in Japan. But here in AEW, it seems Willow still has a lot to settle with the Death Riders. Willow says yeah, she does. And luckily, she isn’t alone. The list of people who wanna end the Death Riders just keeps getting longer and longer, and Willow can appreciate that. But she also wants to be the first one to just shove her fist into Marina’s face! A hand reaches out, Willow gets spooked, but it’s Kris Statlander! Kris tells Willow that if Willow doesn’t wanna talk in the back, then they’ll have to have it out on camera.
Willow says she doesn’t think there’s anything that needs to be said. She heard Kris, she gets where Kris is at, and she gets Kris was sorry. So like, what? Kris is now disappointed she lost in The Owen? Last year, Willow could’ve won The Owen, and it’s all because of Kris. Kris doesn’t want Willow going there, but Willow says this conversation is over anyway. Kris goes to leave but then Willow reconsiders. She says if Kris wants to meet in the middle of the ring… Then how about tomorrow night, Thursday Night Collision, here in Detroit, Willow knows a whole bunch of sickos would love to see it! So what does Kris say?
Willow offers a handshake, Kris accepts the handshake, and Kris says if there’s nothing more to be said, then see her there. Kris does leave, and Willow smiles. Will these former besties get out all the tension between them when they go 1v1 on Collision?
AEW Continental Championship Eliminator: Kazuchika Okada VS Kevin Knight!
The Rainmaker told The Jet that he’s going to humble him, but jets are know to still fly through the rain. Will Okada cross another name off the list of contenders? Or will Kevin be feeling #2Flyy as he also prepares for Best of the Super Juniors?
Wait, Rush attacks Knight during his entrance! The fans boo but El Toro Blanco is making good on his warning! Dralistico is also here so La Faccion Ingobernable mugs Dralistico! Security rushes out, Dralistico fires hands on them, and Rush stands Knight up. Rush tells Knight that he said he’d pay! Knight is sent into the steel steps! And then into railing! And then railing again! Security steps in but Rush still CHOKES Knight! But Bailey rushes out here to SUPERKICK Dralistico! Bailey dares Rush to fight him now but Rush shoves Knight down. Rush tells Bailey he’ll be next. LFI falls back, but what about Knight’s opportunity with Okada?
Okada is nonchalant about all this as Knight says no, he doesn’t want to give this up. Bailey helps Knight with his jacket, and Knight manages to roll into the ring, so the match IS on. But now Bailey has to leave ringside per Continental Rules, so he wishes his friend good luck. The bell rings, and Okada runs up to ELBOW Knight! Okada kicks Knight low and hits a DDT! Cover, TWO! Knight is still in this and the fans fire up! Okada is amused, and he drags Knight up to Alabama Lift. Knight sunset flips through, TWO! Okada and Knight stand up and Knight fires a forearm! But Okada DECKS Knight!
Okada whips Knight to ropes, and then FLAPJACKS! Cover, TWO! Knight stays in this and now Okada’s annoyed. Knight goes to a corner but Okada storms up on him. The fans duel as Okada kicks at Knight. Okada drags Knight up, gut wrenches, but Knight fights free! Knight ROCKS Okada with forearm after forearm! Knight UPPERCUTS, the fans fire up, and both men go to corners. Knight runs in but Okada puts him up top! Okada DROPKICKS Knight down to the apron and then Knight falls to the floor! Knight writhes and Okada just waits inside while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref checks Knight but Knight refuses to let this stop the match. Okada goes out after Knight, brings him up, and RAMS him into the railing! Okada laughs at the fans, especially a little girl in the second row. Okada drags Knight up, RAMS him into the railing again, and then laughs at the little girl again! The little girl gets upset and hides behind her mom while Okada goes back to the ring. Okada waits as the ring count climbs. Knight crawls towards ringside at 5 of 10, drags himself up at 7, and rolls in at 8. Okada is right on Knight with a turn and NECKBREAKER! Okada lets Knight writhe a bit before standing over him.
Okada SLAPS Knight! Knight glares up at Okada, but Okada SLAPS him again! Knight rises, Okada SLAPS him again! Knight comes back to CHOP Okada! Okada brushes that off, so Knight CHOPS again! Knight fires a forearm, Okada fires back, and Knight wobbles! Okada ROCKS Knight and puts him in a corner. Okada digs his boot into Knight’s neck, and practically pushes him out of the ring! The ref reprimands but Okada backs off. Knight sputters on the apron, Okada goes back to bring him in, but Knight fires body shots! Okada UPPERCUTS Knight and Knight falls back down! Okada stands Knight up to whip corner to corner.
Knight goes up, up, and FLYING LARIATS! Both men are down and Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans rally for both men as they rise, and Knight roars! Knight runs and SPLASHES Okada in a corner! Knight stomps and UPPERCUTS on repeat! Then Knight stomps a mudhole into Okada! The ref counts, then backs Knight down. The fans boo, but Okada pokes Knight in the eyes! The fans boo more, but Okada whips Knight. Knight reverses to SKY2HIGH! Cover, TWO!! Okada survives and Knight is frustrated. The fans rally, Knight rises again while Okada goes to a corner. Knight runs in, but Okada BOOTS him!
Okada goes up, but Knight jumps up to the UPPER ROOM! The fans fire up as Knight somersaults and UFO SPLASHES! Cover, TWO! Okada stays in this, proof of his championship caliber toughness. But Knight roars, runs up, only for Okada to fight the Satellite DDT into a REVERSE NECKBREAKER! Okada drags Knight up, scoops and SLAMS, then he goes to the corner! Standard formula says MACHO ELBOW! The fans fire up as Okada stands, and Okada winds up the… MIDDLE FINGER~! The fans are torn, and Okada oddly censors his own middle finger for some of the fans. Okada drags Knight up, ripcords, but Knight reels him in for a cradle! TWO!!
Okada is up, Knight has him for a backslide! TWO! Okada is back up, he spins Knight, but Knight hurdles the lariat! Then Knight PELES! Okada falls and the fans fire up again! Knight hurries to a corner and he climbs up! MOTHERSHIP SPLASH onto knees!! Knight sputters as Okada saves himself! Okada grits his teeth, drags Knight up to whip, but Knight avoids the dropkick! Knight runs, but Okada BOOTS him! Both men roar and the fans fire up! Okada UPPERCUTS, whips, but Knight reverses and DROPKICKS! Both men are down again, but Knight still rises! The fans are thunderous as Knight goes to the corner!
Knight springboards in, but into an ANTIAIR DROPKICK!! Ripcord and RAINMAKER!!! Cover, Okada wins!
Winner: Kazuchika Okada, by pinfall (denies Knight a title match)
Give the assist to Rush, but The Rainmaker still gets the job done. Wait, now he drags Knight up for another RAINMAKER!!! The fans boo as Okada shows no mercy! RAINMAKER again!!! And then another ripcord, but Knight falls! And then here comes Bailey! Speedball runs Okada off, but Okada still has a smug smile. Knight has to catch a flight to Japan, but will Bailey make sure Okada pays for his arrogance?
The Don Callis Family speaks.
Don Callis himself says, “The Outrunners tried to challenge RPG Vice? Who do you two idiots think you are? Y’know, I was wrestling in the ’80s, I knew a lot of dirtbags like you! So why don’t you get yourselves a couple of other stupid idiots to be your partner, and you can take on the Don Callis Family, and I will kick your ass all the way back to Tennessee like it’s 1983!!” Wait, did he say he will? Well, will Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd find someone willing to take on
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
It has been decided that Dax Harwood will take on Daniel Garcia in response to his challenge last week. Will Dax the Ax make good on FTR’s word to make this one hurt? Plus, after the confrontation we saw between them, Bailey will take on Dralistico as payback for what LFI did to Knight! Will Speedball strike out the Prince of Silver? And speaking of baseball terminology, the 5 Tool Player is about to throw some heaters at “Big Shotty” Lee Johnson for stepping to the plate last week. Will Bowens make sure to #MollyWhopp Lee back to the dugout?
BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break!
The Don Callis Family has decided: Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander will take on Hangman Page & Will Ospreay! Can Cowboy and Assassin coexist? Or will the Owen Hart Cup Finalists fall to The Alpha & The Walking Weapon?
Backstage interview with The Hurt Syndicate.
Alicia catches MVP, Lashley & Shelton on their way out, and brings up Lashley telling everyone that we have to wait until next week to find out if MJF is officially getting the thumbs up. Can’t he just let us know now where things stand now? Lashley says he is very protective of the Syndicate, but apparent legal counsel advises him to say no more. The answer will be made public next week. MVP introduces longtime legal counsel to the Hurt Syndicate, Harrison Landow. And well, when he speaks, they listen. See you next week. The Syndicate heads out, but will MJF’s attack on Top Flight have been in vain?
Samoa Joe VS Claudio Castagnoli!
The Samoan Submission Specialist and The Opps have been putting The Death Riders on the defensive, and Joe himself has accused Jon Moxley of no longer having the guts to fight a real fight. Moxley took offense to that remark last week, but he will still let his Swiss Cyborg handle things first. Will Claudio soften Joe up for Moxley and that Steel Cage title match? Or will Joe prove it is the Death Riders who are soft?
The fans already sing, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” but Claudio takes his time entering the ring. The bell sounds, the fans rally up, and the two circle. They tie up, go around, and Joe powers Claudio back. Claudio turns things around to put Joe in the corner, then he grinds his forearms in. The ref counts, but he has to get in there to back Claudio off. Claudio eggs Joe on, the two circle, and they feel things out. They tie up, Joe powers Claudio back, and they end up on the ropes. They go around, end up in a corner again, with Joe in control. The ref counts, he backs Joe off, but Claudio throat chops! The ref reprimands and fans boo but Claudio goes after Joe!
Claudio fires fast hands from all sides and the ref counts. Claudio UPPERCUTS again and again until the ref reaches 4. The ref backs Claudio off, but Claudio jukes him, only for Joe to dodge Claudio! COQUINA CLUTCH!! Joe has Claudio by the head, but Claudio steps through the ropes! The ref counts, Joe lets go at 4, but then Joe LARIATS Claudio down! Joe goes out to then whip Claudio into barriers! Joe storms up, whips him again, and Claudio hits railing hard! The fans fire up and Joe SMACKS Claudio off the top of barriers! Joe CHOPS Claudio, refreshes the ring count, but Claudio scoops to SNAKE EYES off the barriers!
Joe sputters and falls while fans boo, but Claudio RAMS Joe into barriers! Claudio UPPERCUTS Joe, then gets space. Claudio runs back in, but into the URENAGE to the floor! The fans fire up while Claudio writhes. Joe aims at Claudio, runs in and BOOTS Claudio! The fans fire up and Joe brings Claudio into the ring. Joe stalks Claudio but Claudio goes to the apron. Claudio then RAMS into Joe, RAMS him again, and UPPERCUTS! Claudio JABS, CHOPS, and JABS again! Claudio CHOSP, but now Joe is getting mad! The fans rally as Claudio UPPERCUTS and CHOPS, but Joe CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS!
The fans “WOO~” with every CHOP, then Joe whips corner to corner. Joe runs up and ELBOWS! And PELES! Claudio sits down, the fans fire up, and Joe snarls. Joe has Detroit behind him as he hoists Claudio up top. Joe CHOPS again, then tucks Claudio in! Claudio fights that by CLAWING Joe’s eyes! The ref reprimands, Claudio stops, but then Claudio jumps down to HOTSHOT Joe’s arm! Joe falls back, Claudio hurries in, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Claudio stomps Joe down, then paces around. Claudio HIP DROPS Joe, then clamps on a chinlock stretch! Joe endures, even as Claudio pulls on the hold. Joe fights to his feet, but Claudio wrangles him back down! Claudio grinds Joe down with the side headlock, then adds an arm for a straitjacket! Joe endures, fights up, and HEADBUTTS free! Joe ROCKS Claudio, CHOPS him, then runs, only for Claudio to BOOT him down! Claudio goes to a corner, goes along the ropes, and then SPRINGBOARD ELBOW DROPS! Cover, TWO! Joe survives and Claudio is furious, but the ref defends the count.
Claudio pushes Joe back down, runs and DOUBLE STOMPS! Cover, TWO! Claudio is frustrated but this is why Joe is a former AEW World Champion, and why he dethroned the Death Riders as AEW World Trios Champions. Claudio drags Joe back around to DOUBLE STOMP! And DOUBLE STOMP! And DOUBLE STOMP again! Claudio then clamps on with a COBRA CLUTCH! Joe endures and the fans rally up. Joe stands, but Claudio fires knees down low! Joe drops to his knees and Claudio squeezes tighter! Joe still endures but Claudio grinds him down to the mat! The ref checks but Joe is still in this.
Joe rises up, Claudio wrangles him again, but he also smothers Joe! The ref reprimands, Claudio lets go and “apologizes,” mockingly asking for clarification on what was wrong. Claudio then clamps back on with the Cobra Clutch as Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans chant at Claudio, “You Suck!” Joe fights up but Claudio throws knees! Claudio goes back to the Cobra Clutch and thrashes Joe around! Joe endures, the fans rally, and Joe fires hands! But Claudio fires more knees! Claudio runs, but into a SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Joe whips Claudio to a corner, then reels him in for an atomic drop!
Joe runs to BOOT Claudio down, then SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Claudio stays in this but Joe stays focused. The fans rally behind Joe and he brings Claudio up. Joe fireman’s carries but Claudio slips free, and he shoves Joe at the ref! Joe stops short, but then Claudio pokes Joe in the eyes again! Claudio runs, runs, and runs to LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Joe survives and Claudio grows frustrated. Claudio drags Joe up, reels him in, but Joe BACKDROPS free! Claudio lands on his feet! Claudio dodges Joe, springboards and FLYING UPPERCUTS! Claudio snarls while fans are torn, and Claudio calls for it! Claudio grabs the legs, but Joe kicks free!
Claudio staggers, Joe turns him around and reels him in by his tights! COQUINA CLUTCH!!! CLAUDIO TAPS, JOE WINS!!
Winner: Samoa Joe, by submission
The Swiss Cyborg got caught, but here comes reinforcements! Joe dares the Death Riders to make a move, so Wheeler Yuta jumps the barriers! Marina and Moxley follow, they’re flanking the ring! But WILL HOBBS is here! And the Powerhouse is armed with a chair! The fans fire up as The Opps have the numbers and the “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Moxley backs away, but Hobbs tells him, “Watch this!” Claudio stands up, into a CHAIR SHOT! Claudio falls and the fans want “One More Time!” Joe says okay, and Hobbs SMACKS Claudio again! Moxley seethes but he is still standing at the barriers.
Joe sets the chair down, drags Claudio over, and Joe gives Moxley one more chance to do something. Moxley doesn’t move, so Joe hits a FULL METAL GOURD BUSTER!! Joe avenges Hook and Shibata, but will Joe save all of AEW from Moxley’s reign of terror? Or will The Maniac find a way to survive Beach Break in the Windy City?
My Thoughts:
A great episode of Dynamite here, but not without odd choices. CRU continue to be chihuahuas barking at bigger dogs, and then oddly enough, Top Flight kinda do the same thinking they’ll get at Hurt Syndicate for the titles. MJF going after them to “hurt people” made for a fitting move in that moment, but then Lashley making us wait and them bringing in some lawyer for the Syndicate is disappointing. Are they really dragging this out for Double or Nothing? Why not give us the “moment of truth” tonight, then next week has some sort of official “swearing in,” and then we get shenanigans that give us a Double or Nothing match. I feel like TK’s sense of pacing continues to be a problem…
Good promo from FTR and Stokely to call out Schiavone & Nigel as well as Garcia, and Dax VS Garcia will be great stuff. I still sense Adam Copeland returns to join Garcia and settle things with FTR. Good promo from Willow to call out Marina and the Death Riders, and I like the segue back into the Willow-Kris story. They’ll have a great match tomorrow, but I don’t know what’ll happen with it if Willow is to also still feud with Marina. Unless newly released Shayna Baszler shows up to team with Marina, Kris & Willow getting on the same page doesn’t seem likely. Side note, Shayna and Marina should be part of the ROH Women’s Pure Championship tournament.
Great promo from Hangman and Ospreay to open the show, looking back on continuity and even getting a bit meta with the “main character of AEW” stuff thrown around. But of course The Don Callis Family wants after them and all their other enemies. Konosuke & Alexander VS Ospreay & Hangman will be awesome stuff for next week, but I feel like Alexander takes the loss so Ospreay and Hangman both head for Double or Nothing with momentum. Then with Roppongi Vice and I assume Lance Archer facing The Outrunners, I feel like my idea of Brody King teaming with Truth & Turbo is going to become a reality. It just makes sense given Brody had that brawl with Archer last week.
Great promo from Harley and Anna before the Fatal 4, and then a great Fatal 4 match. Ford was a touch off on those pinfall breaks but that was a minor thing. Naturally, Megan got involved, which cued Harley to do the same, and clearly we’ll get Megan & Ford VS Harley & Anna in a great tag match. Toni winning out is fine, but it just seems odd they did this at all. I still hope Athena steps up so we can have Champion VS Champion at Double or Nothing to go double or nothing on titles. And then with how Hayter VS Mone is going, there’s still a chance we can go all in at All In with Mone putting up at least the TBS title against both the AEW & ROH Women’s titles.
But given the great interview promo from Hayter and the obvious ambush from Mone, there’s also still a chance Hayter VS Storm happens as a rematch from long ago. Then Mone and Athena can still go title for title in Texas as TBS Championship VS ROH Women’s World Championship. Very good stuff with that open challenge for the ROH World TV title, and it was great for Rhino to be in his hometown. But naturally, whoever was showing up would be cheated out of the win. Nick Wayne is going to bring that title with him to Japan, I just wonder if he’s bringing The Patriarchy with him. At the very least, Christian should keep AEW viewers up to date with every little win or loss Nick has in the BOSJ like the overbearing and jealous father he is.
Great promo from The Elite & Ricochet to hype up their matches, and what an intriguing move to have The Death Riders meet The Bucks in their office. Though, they didn’t light the scene very well, I only knew it was The Death Riders from Claudio’s bald head and white shirt. And then of course when it was Marina closing the door. But we got an awesome Six Man Tag of Ricochet & Bucks VS Swerve, Briscoe & Bailey. Rather surprising win for the Heels but I suppose that ups the animosity between The Elite and Swerve. Also, good promo from Rush followed by a pretty good ambush on Knight. Okada VS Knight was a great match but I figured Okada would win. Bailey is clearly going to get an eliminator next, and that’ll be awesome, too.
And of course, a great main event of Joe VS Claudio. Great win for Joe, and naturally the Death Riders would rush out there. Great counter with Hobbs showing up, and it works that The Opps “take out” Claudio. With Pac out from an actual injury and then Hook and Shibata kayfabe sidelined from what Death Riders did to them, things are a bit more even now. But even then, Yuta & Marina can still interfere, Hobbs & Willow can still counter, only for Moxley to still somehow win against Joe because I don’t think Beach Break is where a title change this big is going to happen. It still feels like Double or Nothing gives us Anarchy in the Arena 2025, Death Riders making a deal with The Elite to take on The Opps, Swerve, and Kenny Omega, who was conspicuous by his absence tonight.
My Score: 8.8/10
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