AEW Results
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (3/23/22)
The Hardy Boyz raise the ante!
Things get extreme in a Revolution remix!
Once enemies, now allies, Darby Allin & Sting team with Matt & Jeff Hardy against the Andrade Family Office in a new take on AEW Revolution’s tornado tag!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- CM Punk VS Dax Harwood; Punk wins.
- 8 Man Tornado Tag: Darby Allin, Sting & The Hardy Boyz VS The AFO; Darby, Sting & The Hardy Boyz win.
- Jon Moxley & Bryan Danielson w/ William Regal VS The Varsity Blonds w/ Julia Hart; Moxley & Bryan win.
- Adam Cole VS Jay Lethal; Cole wins.
- Red Velvet VS Leyla Hirsch; Hirsch wins.
- Chris Jericho & Daniel Garcia w/ The JAS VS John Silver & Alex Reynolds w/ The Dark Order; Jericho & Garcia win.
PLAY BY PLAY
CM Punk VS Dax Harwood!
The Best in the World returns after the hellish Dog Collar Match with MJF, and Austin, Texas is all fired up! But it seems that while he finally got even with the Salt of the Earth, Punk isn’t done with The Pinnacle. FTR’s Mechanic is seen off by Cash Wheeler, and looks to do this truly 1v1 with Punk! Will Punk continue to leave the Pinnacle behind as he continues to climb the ranks?
The bell rings and fans rally up for “CM Punk! CM Punk!” already. Punk and Dax circle, they feel things out, they tie up, and Dax puts Punk on the ropes. Punk turns things around, they end up in a corner, and the ref counts. Punk lets off at 4, he backs away, and he resets with Dax. Gunn Club is spotted watching as these two tie up again. Plus, the fans are chanting, “ASS~ BOYS!” at them, so… Anyway, Dax wrenches Punk’s arm, Punk wrenches back, and he arm-drags Dax. Dax headscissors, Punk kips free, and the two stand off. They circle again, tie up, and Dax headlocks. Punk powers out, but Dax runs him over!
Dax keeps moving, he slides under but Punk arm-drags him again! Punk clamps onto the arm but Dax fights up. Dax gets frustrated but fans continue to chant for Punk as Punk shifts to a hammerlock. Fans chant, “CM Punk!” and Austin Gunn adds “SUCKS!” at the end. He’s the only one. Dax fights up, pulls hair and puts Punk in the corner, but he lets off with an elbow! And then he CHOPS! Dax EuroUppers Punk, then whips him corner to corner. Punk reverses, then scoops Dax to SLAM him down! Dax kicks Punk away to get a headlock takeover but Punk headscissors. Dax kips free and Punk arm-drags him again!
Punk is back on the arm with a top wristlock and fans are loving the technical exchange. Dax fights up, Punk hammerlocks again, but Dax slips around. Punk headlocks, Dax powers out, things speed up as Dax kitchen sink knees Punk down! Fans boo but Dax soaks it all up. Dax drags Punk up, snap suplexes, then he drops a leg! Cover, ONE! Dax is annoyed but he sits Punk up and fish hooks the face! The ref reprimands, Dax elbows Punk in the head! Dax drags Punk up to scoop and BACKBREAKER! Dax even blows snot on Punk! Cover, TWO! Dax chinlocks to keep Punk down but the fans rally up.
Punk fights up, powers out, and gets a sleeper! But Dax counters with a BIG back suplex! Punk clutches his back while fans rally. Dax snarls and sits Punk up to pull hair. The ref reprimands and Dax lets go. Dax bumps Punk off buckles, CHOPS him, and Gunn Club wants that again! Dax tells the dorks to sit down but Gunn Club just talks trash back. Fans chant “ASS~ BOYS!” and Punk CHOPS Dax! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Punk whips, Dax reverses and CLOBBERS Punk with an elbow! Dax goes up top now, for a DIVING HEADBUTT FLOP! Punk avoids disaster and fans are thunderous with the standing count.
Punk sits up at 2 of 10, gets to his feet, and Dax follows. Punk throws a haymaker, Dax gives it back! Punk forearms, Dax forearms back! Punk rebounds, ROLLING ELBOW! Dax rebounds to fire a forearm! Punk fires many forearms, then whips to CALF KICK! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up and Punk drags Dax to a leg drop! Punk goes up top now, fans rally but Dax ROCKS Punk first! And then CHOPS! And CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Dax climbs up to join Punk, but Punk resists the superplex! GOURD BUSTER! Punk catches his breath up top and fans fire up! Punk aims, but Dax trips him up!
Fans boo but Dax sits Punk back up. Dax climbs up to the very top and he brings Punk up for a SUPERPLEX! Both men are down and writhing and a standing count starts again. Dax rolls out of the ring to the apron to save himself. Dax goes up top now, DIVING HEADBUTT!! Cover, TWO!! Punk survives and Dax can’t believe it! Fans are thunderous for “CM PUNK! CM PUNK!” but Dax drags him up. Punk resists the suplex to suplex Dax and himself out of the ring! Both men crash to the floor and the ring count climbs. Cash returns to check on Dax, and Cash drums the mat to rally up the fans.
Punk and Dax sit up, Dax crawls around the way towards Cash. Punk pursues, Dax gets in the ring and Punk climbs the corner again. Punk doesn’t take as much time this time, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! But into the ANACONDA VICE!! Dax endures, flails, but he’s caught! Dax pulls hair, but Punk cranks the hold! Dax slips out, steps through, but Punk blocks the Sharpshooter to boot Dax into buckles! Then cradle, but Dax rolls it back! TWO!! Punk narrowly escapes! Dax crawls to a corner, Punk runs in, SHINING- NO! Dax blocks wizard to rebound SIT-OUT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!!!
Fans are thunderous as Punk survives again! “This is Awesome!” and both men stir as the ten count starts. Dax gets up, he brings Punk back up and whips him to ropes. Punk kicks the back drop away! Dax ends up in a corner, SHINING WIZARD to the back! Punk says night-night, fireman’s carry and GO- NO! Dax blocks and gets the legs! SHARPSHOOTER!! Punk endures, Cash is going nuts for Dax, but the ref tells Cash to stay off the apron. Punk rolls, throws hands, then monkey flips Dax! ANACONDA VICE!! Dax taps, Punk wins!!
Winner: CM Punk, by submission
A powerful showing from Dax but Punk is still Best in the World! And he’s motioning for a title belt around his waist! Will Punk get his shot at a title soon enough?
The Jericho Appreciation Society speaks.
A picture is shown of a very young John Silver, and very young Chris Jericho, at a meet ‘n’ greet. Jericho says, “What a beautiful picture. Such a heartwarming story of a 12-year-old John Silver meeting his hero and his idol, Chris Jericho. And now, in 2022, he actually gets to have a match against The Influencer. Now let’s be honest, Hungy, you just being in the ring with The Big One puts you on a different level. But it doesn’t put you on my level. I’m gonna take you to school tonight, Hungy. And it ain’t gonna be pretty.” Daniel Garcia says that just as they said last week, the JAS beats up pro-wrestlers.
Tonight, Garcia will give us a perfect example as to why a pro-wrestler could never hang in the ring with a sports entertainer like him. Jericho says they will future endeavor the Dark Order, just like they did the traitors, Santana and Ortiz, and that piece of trash, Eddie Kingston! Where even are they? Angelo Parker says he’ll go see. Oh, nothing over here! Matt Menard looks to the other side, still nothing! Hager says they’re not here and they’re never coming back! They wouldn’t dare, because this is the Jericho Appreciation Society, and that? That is entertainment.
8 Man Tornado Tag: Darby Allin, Sting & The Hardy Boyz VS The AFO!
Once enemies, now allies, The Relentless One, the Icon, as well as Matt & Jeff Hardy, are now united against Andrade El Idolo and the faction he hijacked! But Andrade is standing down, will his Butcher, Blade & Private Party get even with Darby, Sting & Team Extreme?
The AFO waits at the apron, but Darby DIVES and takes out Butcher! The bell rings and Darby fires off on Butcher, Sting goes up to CROSSBODY everyone else!! Darby RAMS Butcher into steel steps, Jeff and Matt get Private Party up. Matt TOSSES Kassidy into the railing! Then Matt stalks Kassidy up the ramp to fire haymakers! Butcher hits Darby back, then throws him into railing! Matt smacks Kassidy off the apron, Sting uses Darby’s skateboard to SMACK Quen on the back! Jeff CLOBBERS Blade over the railing! They’re both down right in front of the fans, then Sting whips Quen into railing!
Matt rains down fists on Kassidy, Butcher stalks Darby out into the crowd. Matt sets Kassidy up for Sting, STINGER SPLASH against railing! Butcher stalks Darby, ROCKS him with forearms, but Jeff and Blade have found their way over to them. Blade stalks Jeff up the steps, and we see Matt back drop Quen to the floor! Butcher stalks Darby up, Jeff hits Blade back. Jeff brings Blade along to throw into more railing. Butcher CLUBS Darby and follows him up the steps. Darby ROCKS Butcher and wraps on a SLEEPER! Darby throws crossface forearms on Butcher, and Matt is giving Quen “DELETE! DELETE!” buckle bumps!
Fans rally for Darby as he pulls hair and rakes Butcher’s eyes! But Andrade gets involved as he LASHES Darby with his belt! The ref reprimands but Andrade doesn’t care, he’s taking advantage of there being No Disqualifications! Andrade and Butcher get Darby up, to SWING into the railing, then THROW down the stairs!! Fans lose their minds and boo the AFO as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Matt gives Kassidy a SIDE EFFECT while Butcher stalks Darby in the hallway. Quen puts a trash can in the ring as Matt fires up, and Hardy kicks Kassidy, to get SMACKED by the can! Quen mocks “DELETE!” then helps Kassidy up. Quen stomps Matt out of the ring, then helps Kassidy over. Meanwhile, Butcher and Blade throw Darby around the pavilion! Jeff attacks with a trash can of his own! Fans waiting in the back get to see Jeff TOSS the can into Butcher! Blade DECKS Jeff and stomp him down! Blade is bloody but he calls to Butcher. Private Party double whip Matt hard into railing!
Blade ROCKS Sting, Butcher drags Darby along by an arm. Private Party brings Matt to the stage while Butcher seems to eye a merch table. Private Party double suplex Matt on the ramp! All three of those men are down but are stirring. Matt crawls towards the stage but Private Party are after him! Darby gets thrown into a pillar! Blade drags Sting over to the merch table and CLUBS him down, then stomps Darby. Private Party coordinate, and Quen climbs the tunnel while Kassidy drags Matt up. But Matt throws Kassidy into the side of the tunnel! Matt avoids Quen jumping down, and scoop SLAMS him on the stage!
Dynamite returns to single picture as Matt throws haymakers on Kassidy! Matt DECKS Kassidy, eggs him on, but Kassidy wants mercy! Matt did choose Private Party to be the foundation of his office, but fans say, “DELETE! DELETE!” Matt agrees, and he catches Kassidy’s sucker punch for a clinch! But Quen slides up to LOW BLOW from behind! Fans boo and Private Party drag Hardy up. Blade still throws Darby around, Private Party get Matt up, SUPER DOUBLE SIDE EFFECT off the stage! AND THROUGH TABLES!! Meanwhile, Sting and Darby have turned the tables, with Butcher on top of one!
Darby fires off on Blade, and Jeff’s found a ladder! Darby feeds Blade to Jeff’s LADDER ATTACK! Blade clutches his arm, Jeff sets the ladder up near the tables! Darby fires hands on Blade to put him alongside Butcher! Fans are going nuts as Jeff climbs up! Jeff is at the very top, and then stands on some framing of the wall! Jeff aims, SWANTON BOMB through the tables!! Fans lose their minds as Jeff and the mercenaries are down in the wreckage! Back at ringside, Private Party has risen and they’re dragging Matt back to the ring! Fans are loving “A E DUB!” for this one as Private Party puts Matt in and covers, TWO!?!
Sting has returned ringside, Kassidy rushes out, but Sting yanks the rope to jam up Kassidy! Kassidy tumbles out, Quen rushes over but into a back elbow! Sting gets in to check on Matt, but Kassidy SMACKS Sting with a chair! Sting just roars and fires up!! Sting rallies with big clotheslines on Private Party! Corner clothesline for Kassidy, STINGER SPLASH for Quen! STINGER SPLASH for Kassidy! Sting goes back for Quen but Quen dodges and Sting hits buckles! Kassidy GAMANGIRI Sting! Kassidy puts Sting up, Quen howls and runs in, GIN ‘N’ J- NO! DRAGON SLEEPER! Sting has Kassidy down, Matt gets Quen for a facelock!
Matt CLUBS away on Quen, Sting drags Kassidy back up. TWIST OF SCORPION DEATH DROP!! Both moves at once, double cover, Sting’s team wins!!
Winners: Darby Allin, Sting & The Hardy Boyz, by pinfall
Jeff and Darby return to regroup with their tag partners! These extremely relentless icons have shut down the AFO, but who will get to go after El Idolo?
Backstage interview with FTR.
A tremendous opener, very rare for Dax to be in a singles match, but there was also some problems with the Gunn Club. Cash says his best friend and brother, Dax, did what he does every time, and that is wrestle from the heart. But then you’ve got those Ass Boys who think that their dad, Billy, has people’s respect, those two get grandfathered in. No! Those two are still puppies wetting the bed. FTR right here is respect. Dax knows there’s a portion of the audience that don’t really care for FTR, and he gets that. They’ve done nasty things in the past. But there is one thing that 100% of the audience cannot say and that is that FTR are spoiled brats.
One thing FTR can’t stand is spoiled brats! Those boys think they can come into Dax’s business, Dax’s profession, and take Dax’s spots? FTR is the absolute best tag team on the planet, bar none, top to bottom, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, EVERY night! FTR is the best, so Dax won’t even call those two “Ass Boys,” that’s a gimmick name. He’ll call them Billy’s sons. And FTR will see Billy’s sons next week. #TopGuysOut. Strong words from a strong and proven team, but will they prove to Austin & Colten that they are NOT ready for this?
Jon Moxley & Bryan Danielson w/ William Regal VS The Varsity Blonds w/ Julia Hart!
The perfect brawler and the perfect wrestler are so far perfect as a tag team at 2-0. They want to mold the future of wrestling through violence, will they do just that with Griff Garrison & Brian Pillman Jr? Or will the Ivy League MVP and Bulletproof BPJ prove the future is now?
Just like last week, Moxley & Bryan don’t wait to sort out, they go right at the Blonds! The Blonds are a bit more ready than Chuck Taylor & Wheeler Yuta were, they all brawl, but Moxley throws Griff out and Bryan KICKS BPJ in the corner. Griff hits Moxley back but Moxley whips him into railing! Bryan keeps on giving KICK after KICK, but lets off as the ref counts 4. Julia Hart seems to sit and sulk, or perhaps meditate, on the ring steps. Bryan whips BPJ and kitchen sink knees him down. Bryan then tags Moxley in, they mug BPJ, and Moxley CLUBS BPJ down. Moxley scoops to SLAM BPJ then run to KICK him down!
BPJ sits up, Moxley scuffs him and CHOPS him! And CHOPS and CHOPS! Moxley runs, but into a dropkick! BPJ tags Griff, Griff runs corner to corner, and he IVY LEAGUE SPLASHES Moxley! Griff throws hands, runs but Moxley blocks the boot! Moxley gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX Griff down! Tag to Bryan, they mug Griff now. Griff sputters as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Bryan has a neck wrench but Griff endures, so Bryan headbutts him down. Griff goes to ropes, Bryan brings him up and has the neck wrench again, for another headbutt! Bryan drags Griff by a leg to turn him over, and he hooks the legs up to then get the arms. Moxley tags in before Bryan lifts Griff up into the ROMERO SPECIAL! Bryan lets Griff down enough for Moxley to CHOP him! Griff falls over and Moxley covers, TWO! Moxley drags Griff up to suplex high and hard! Cover, TWO! Moxley drags Griff up, tags Bryan in, and Moxley hangs Griff out to dry for Bryan’s FLYING KNEE! Cover, TWO!
Bryan clamps onto Griff with a facelock but BPJ rallies the fans. Griff endures and fights up, powers Bryan back, and back drops free! Hot tag to BPJ! BPJ dodges Bryan, CHOPS him, but Bryan EuroUppers! BPJ CHOPS, Bryan EuroUppers, repeat! But then Bryan KICKS away at the leg, only for BPJ to CHOP again! Bryan EuroUppers, whips, but BPJ ducks and dodges to CLOBBER Bryan with a forearm! BPJ fires up, runs in and clotheslines in the corner! Then CHOPS and suplexes for the POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!! Bryan survives but BPJ drags him back up. BPJ throws forearms in the corner, then runs in, only to be put on the apron!
Bryan forearms but BPJ counter punches! Dynamite returns to single picture as Bryan staggers away. BPJ springboards, into a KICK! Tag to Moxley, they get BPJ up, KING KONG LARIAT GERMAN SUPLEX! And then, PILEDRIVER! Cover, but Griff breaks it! Bryan gets in to EuroUpper Griff then runs, but is sent out hard! Moxley CHOPS Griff, CHOPS again, then CHOPS again! Moxley eggs Griff on and Griff fires forearms! ROLLING- Moxley DECKS Griff! Julia definitely sulks now, and might even be bored. Moxley runs, Griff BOOTS him! Griff hoists Moxley up, BPJ joins in, DROPKICK SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!
BPJ tags Griff and Griff drags Moxley up. BPJ climbs up, but Bryan gets in. Griff swings but misses, Bryan comes back to BUSAIKU KNEE Griff down! BPJ leaps, into a kick! PARADIGM SHIFT! Moxley gets Griff, Bryan has BPJ! HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS, alongside the DANIELSON STOMPS!! Bryan then drags BPJ into the LeBelle Lock while Moxley wraps Griff in the REAR NAKED CHOKE! Griff taps, Moxley & Bryan win!
Winners: Jon Moxley & Bryan Danielson, by submission
The Maniac and the American Dragon slay another team and Regal says that was incredible. Regal joins his students in the ring, and Moxley gets the mic. “I am a very, very lucky man. I am very blessed. I’ve been fortunate enough to compete against the best in the world, and I’ve been fortunate enough to compete, to learn from, the best in the world. But there’s only one man whose opinion I’ve ever cared about. His Lordship, William Regal!” Fans cheer that and chant “REGAL! REGAL!” Mox says Regal’s seal of approval is a mark of excellence, a badge of honor, and Moxley earned it! Through pain, through blood, and through torture, and even dislocated joints!
Moxley wears that Blackpool badge of honor with pride! Just like his friend here, the great American Dragon, Bryan Danielson! These two were forged in combat! And as His Lordship said, if you wanna get in the ring and stand across from them, you better step up or get stepped on. But this message is for anybody who thinks they have what it takes to stand beside them! For anyone who thinks they have what it takes to ride with the three most sadistic individuals in this business! There are no free passes. If you have what it takes, reach deep down into your soul and find that place where you love pain! If you want a badge of honor from the Blackpool Combat Club, there’s only one way to get it: the hard way!
MJF is here.
Maxwell Jacob Friedman also has The Chair Man, Shawn Spears, with him as he goes to the ring. And though he lost that Dog Collar Match, MJF is in a great mood because he screwed over Wardlow in last week’s TNT Championship match. MJF already has a mic to have his music cut, and surprise, surprise: the ring has security right up front. MJF says Texas has as many brain cells as they do teeth, and that would be a few, so maybe just pipe down. “Wardlow, Wardlow, Wardlow. It is such a shame that you couldn’t get the job done last week. I mean, really. Especially because unlike you, I’m actually a man of my word.”
MJF says unlike Wardlow- Fans tell him to STFU, but MJF says he honors his business agreements. When he said a few weeks ago that if Wardlow won the TNT title, he could keep it, MJF meant it! That’s why it is so sad Wardlow just isn’t good enough to beat Scorpio Sky. MJF wants to talk to CM Punk now. “CM Punk, I know it, you know it, these white trash hillbilly hicks know it. I had you beat at Revolution, just like I had you beat twice in Chicago. So what did you do? You decided to cheat to win. Let me make something perfectly clear: Don’t know where, don’t know when, but there will be another match. And when there is, I’m gonna give you the most embarrassing loss of your entire career.”
But even then, it won’t be over. MJF says it won’t be over until he attends Punk’s funeral and pisses on Punk’s grave. Spears is the only one amused by that thought. MJF says, “Now to go back to the other spineless coward, the War Dog.” The fans like Wardlow? Well that’s cuz they’re inbred. Wardlow, MJF will start calling him, “Pig.” Because that’s what he is: a greedy little piggy. When MJF first met Wardlow a couple years ago- Fans chant “WARD~LOW!” and MJF says that’s good. They can chant his name, because Wardlow, if not for MJF, not for the contract Wardlow signed nearly three years ago, the people wouldn’t even know who he is!
MJF made Wardlow! When MJF met him, Wardlow didn’t have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of. And thanks to MJF, Wardlow has a beautiful roof over his and his mother’s head. And how does Wardlow repay MJF? By costing him the most important match of his life, and then having the audacity to step into MJF’s ring, speak into MJF’s mic, and ask MJF to release him from the contract? “Listen here, Piggy. You didn’t sign some ferkakta deal with some shmuck. You signed a deal with the devil! And all the devil’s deals are ironclad!” Wardlow thought he had it bad before? MJF is about to make Piggy’s life hell!
If MJF tells Wardlow to jump, he will ask, “How high?” Fans start chanting for the Jesus cosplayer, and MJF says he’ll strap Wardlow to a cross just like Jesus! How about that?! If MJF deems it fit to kick that steak mother of Wardlow’s out of his house, Wardlow can’t say a damn thing, because MJF owns him! MJF owns Wardlow! But here comes Wardlow! MJF gets worried, and security steps up, but gets BODIED! Wardlow DECKS another, but the rest swarm in! MJF wants them to hold Wardlow down, and MJF wants refs! Fans boo as Wardlow is outnumbered. MJF says the little swine doesn’t get it. Wardlow doesn’t work for AEW, he works for MJF!
And MJF doesn’t want Wardlow around no more! So he’s trespassing! That makes him like the marks who hop the barricades! But don’t worry, Piggy, MJF will keep paying Wardlow. Just to stay home! Week after week, month after month, year after year, until all the people forget Wardlow ever existed! And until Wardlow ends up the same way he was the day they met: a nobody! “Have fun in the mud, pig! Take him away!” Wardlow tells security to get off, and he walks out on his own. MJF keeps talking to say he’ll squash rumors now. Some people think The Pinnacle’s over, but that couldn’t be more wrong! Now that the big oaf is out, the Pinnacle has never been better!
And starting next week, FTR in action, The Pinnacle will move up! What do they say about The Pinnacle, Mr. Spears? “When you’re in The Pinnacle, you’re always on top.” MJF and Spears have the most obnoxious grins, but will they really keep Wardlow stuck on the sidelines until he’s a faint memory of the past?
Backstage interview with Best Friends.
Chuck Taylor, Trent and Orange Cassidy stand on one side, Wheeler Yuta’s on the other. Tony Schiavone brings up how last week, Yuta got in William Regal’s face and Regal slapped him back. This is the first time all four Best Friends have been in the same area together, but Trent won’t let Yuta explain. “You know I never liked you. But these guys trained you. They brought you into this company and they let you live on their couch. And you’re gonna repay them by running off and trying to join the William Regal Tough Guy Club? I’m done with you.”
Yuta says he loves Chuck & Cassidy to death. But yeah, he’s never really liked Trent, either. And Yuta isn’t trying to be the best friend he can be. He’s trying to be the best wrestler he can be. So you either get that or you don’t. Yuta storms off, and the others let him. Will the Decoder prove himself worthy of that Blackpool badge of honor on his own?
Adam Cole VS Jay Lethal!
The number four and number three ranked singles competitors in the men’s division clash for the first time in AEW, but they’ve met many times before in ROH, and even for the ROH World Championship. But who gets a very important win that brings them closer to the AEW World Championship and Hangman Adam Page?
The bell rings and the two circle. Fans rally up and the two tie up. Cole wrenches, wristlocks, but Lethal slips through to wrench back. Cole puts Lethal in the corner, the ref calls the ropebreak, and Cole gets a cheap shot in! Fans rally and duel as Cole fires more forearms and even stomps. Cole wrenches, whips corner to corner, but Lethal reverses to JAB! And CHOP! Lethal follows Cole to the other corner to CHOP again! Cole pushes Lethal but Lethal JABS and JABS and JABS! Lethal winds up to elbow Cole down! Lethal brings Cole up but Cole knees low. Cole throws forearms and Lethal falls against ropes.
Cole ROCKS Lethal again, taunts Letha, then wrenches to whip. Lethal reverses and hip tosses, to then cartwheel and dropkick! Fans fire up with Lethal and he covers, TWO! Lethal clamps on with a rear bearhug and he grinds Cole down. Fans rally, Cole fights up, but Lethal lifts. Cole fights that off, switches, fans duel, and Lethal switches back. Cole breaks free to PELE! Cole runs, but Lethal gets him for a LETHAL COMBINATION! Cole scrambles to ropes and then the apron. Fans rally and Lethal triangle jumps, but Cole ducks the dropkick! Cole smirks and gloats, “BOOM!” But Lethal dropkicks Cole down!
Lethal builds speed to DIVE! Direct hit but Lethal keeps moving! Lethal DIVES again! Another direct hit! Lethal wants the hattrick! Cole knows it and he moves around the corner, but Lethal DIVES over the camera man! Lethal still gets the threepeat, and reDRagon appears on stage to watch. Lethal dares them to come to ringside, and he watches Cole closely as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Lethal keeps his eyes on reDRagon as he backs away, and then he turns around into a BOOT from Cole! The one time he wasn’t looking. Cole refreshes the ring count, drags Lethal up and RAMS him into steel steps! Lethal clutches his arm and Cole cheers himself on. Cole drags Lethal up, puts him in the ring, and he drives elbows into Lethal’s shoulder. Cole drags Lethal up, turns him, and hits a NECKBREAKER! Cole dusts his hands off and then drags Lethal back up. Lethal gets a leg for a DRAGON SCREW! But Cole gets up to CLOBBER Lethal! Cole gets to a corner, makes sure his leg is good, then goes back for Lethal.
Cole drags Lethal up, bumps him off buckles, then brings him around. Lethal throws body shots but Cole knees low. Cole bumps Lethal off more buckles then walk off the leg pain. Lethal fires forearms back! But Cole snapmares him for a chinlock. Lethal endures as Cole grinds him down. Lethal fights up, throws body shots, then kicks a leg. Lethal fires a forearm, Cole gives it back. Lethal KICKS a leg, Cole fires another forearm. Lethal KICKS and Cole hobbles, but Cole ROCKS Lethal with a forearm. Dynamite returns to single picture as Lethal shows forearm but KICKS the leg again! Cole fires another forearm, Lethal ENZIGURIS!
Lethal gets the legs, fans fire up and he steps through, but Cole kicks him away! Lethal ends up on the apron, but he slingshots up and over Cole to roll him up! TWO, FIGURE- NO! Cradle counter, TWO! Lethal trips Cole, jackknifes, TWO! But Lethal holds the leg to step through! Cole gets another cradle, TWO! Cole full nelsons but Lethal drops to victory roll, for the FIGURE FOUR! Fans fire up as Cole endures! But reDRagon hurry to ringside as Lethal puts more pressure on. Cole drags himself and Lethal over, ROPEBREAK! Lethal lets Cole free and points out reDRagon. They stay back and Lethal drags Cole in.
Cole holds the apron skirt, the ref reprimands, and the ref is busy with the skirt so Fish gets on the apron! Lethal swipes at Fish, Cole rolls Lethal up! With tights! TWO, and Cole SUPERKICKS Lethal! Lethal drops, Cole brings down the kneepad! But Lethal CUTTERS first!! Fans fire up, Lethal runs and handsprings, into a SUPERKICK! Cole goes to a corner and goes up top, and Lethal flounders up into a PANAMA SUNRISE! Cover, TWO!?! Lethal survives and shocks Cole! Fans are thunderous and dueling as Cole tries to drag Lethal up. Lethal is dead weight but Cole still sits him up. Cole runs, but Lethal ducks the Boom!
Lethal O’Conner Rolls Cole, but reDRagon distracts the ref! Cole kicks out, Lethal handsprings, into a LOW BLOW!! Cole runs to hit THE BOOM!! Cover, Cole wins!
Winner: Adam Cole, by pinfall
Give a big assist to Kyle & Fish! The number four contender beats the number three, surely they swap in the rankings. Cole gets a mic to then sit up on the corner to say, “There is nobody on the planet who deserves the AEW World Championship more than me! Hangman, he stole my victory at Revolution. And two of the last three matches we’ve had, I’ve won. Because last week, in that Trios Match, when I was pinning Jungle Boy and staring at Hangman Adam Page, I saw fear. Because he knows he’s looking at the man who’s gonna take his world championship.” Cole says Page caught lightning in a bottle at Revolution. Next time, Cole shoves that bottle up Page’s ass.
Cole says HE is a champion! HE is a winner! HE brings the fight. And speaking of, the “world champion,” is a coward. Hangman doesn’t have the guts to come out here to face these three man to man. But here comes the Cowboy! Cole, Fish & O’Reilly are waiting, Hangman gets in the ring, and fans are fired up for some “Cowboy Sh*t!” Hangman puts the world title belt down, takes off his regular belt, and starts SLAPPING Cole, Fish & O’Reilly around! Hangman keeps Kyle from running so he can throw hands, but then Cole LOW BLOWS Hangman! Cole & reDRagon stomp away on Hangman!
Cole grabs the AEW World Championship and brings it over. But here comes Jurassic Express! JB and Luchasaurus, and even Christian Cage, run off Cole & reDRagon, but Cole has the world title in his possession! “It’s mine now, Hangman! Kiss your championship good-bye!” Cole thinks the belt is his already, but will he lose to Hangman like he did at Revolution?
AEW previews Dustin Rhodes VS Lance Archer.
Friday on Rampage, the Natural takes on the Murderhawk Monster! Dan Lambert says, “We have the opportunity to once and for all end the curse of the Rhodes family.” Dustin won’t let Lambert utter the Rhodes name. But Archer says Dustin cannot act like he does not know who Archer is, because they’ve met before. Archer put Dustin down hard, but Dustin says it doesn’t matter if he’s knocked down 1000 times! Dustin gets back up! Archer says Dustin is like everyone else, and #EverybodyDies. But Dustin says Friday night, on Rampage, here in Austin, Texas, Dustin’s home, he’ll kick Archer’s ass! “Because monsters die, too!”
AEW returns with Tony Schiavone in the ring.
He’s already joined by Sammy Guevara and Tay Conti, and Schiavone says last time we saw these two, Paige VanZant attacked Tay during Sammy’s TNT Championship match with Scorpio Sky. Scorpio is the new champion, Paige signed her AEW contract, but how are these two doing after all that? Sammy gets the mic to say Schiavone is right. Three weeks ago, Sammy lost the TNT title. But it is what it is, can’t change what happened, and Sammy may not have the title, but he still has this: this ring. When Sammy’s inside the ring, with or without a belt, Sammy promises to give you a show like you’ve never seen before.
Sammy promises he will do something so crazy, it makes the people who paid money for a ticket to stand up in their seats and chant, “HOLY S*IT!” And Sammy knows, he’s heard it for his whole career, that he can’t keep going like this. The bumps are going to catch up and he’ll pay for this when he’s older. Well if he’s paying for it, then screw it cuz it’s worth it! It’s worth it because of the people! He gets that you have to give something to get something, and with the fans, they are giving him everything he’s wanted in this business. “Until now.” Sammy hands the mic to Tay, and Tay says now, these two want payback!
And Paige, Tay goes off in Portuguese, and then translates it: “BITCH! You’re gonna get your ass kicked, just like you did your whole fighting career!” Sammy gets the mic back to say enough talk, it’s Tay & Sammy VS any two idiots from American Top Team, right now! But Lambert gives them “the lay of the land” as he and the Men of the Year walk out. On their side: All Ego Ethan Page, “literally the only thing Canada has gotten right in who knows how long;” Lambert himself, “the most popular co-TNT Champion of all time;” Paige VanZant, “the biggest free agency signing in the history of AEW,” who had it in her contract that she could avoid crap towns like Austin, Texas!
But if the cellar dwellers can convince their parents to give them an extra $9.99 in their allowance, maybe they can subscribe to her OnlyFans and see just why Orange Cassidy’s keeping his hands in his pockets all the time. And last but not least, the TNT Champion, Scorpio Sky, “a man who has not lost a match since Tony Khan reached puberty over a year ago!” Now on the other side, it’s Tiny Tim and his girlfriend, Lucha-WHORE-rus! American Top Team will stay on top of the combat sports mountain, looking back on all the bodies they’ve buried. So unless Men of the Year are gonna give Sammy & Tay what they’re after…
Nope, Men of the Year laugh their way to the back. Yeah, that answers that. Kiss their payback good-bye. And Lambert kisses his TNT belt. But Tay and Sammy tell Lambert that they’re living rent free in his head since he go there, but if he only knew what Tay & Sammy did while wearing those belts… He’d know they now live in his mouth, too. WHOA! Lambert is disgusted, but he still carries that belt at a distance. Will Tay & Sammy find a way to get at Paige and whoever they can from American Top Team?
AEW previews the coming FTW Championship match.
Swerve Strickland says, “Hey yo, Ricky! Baby boy. All the little sweet talking that you’re doing, especially about the new talent that’s coming into AEW, taking over your supposed show. Nah, I’m not with that. So, since we’re going to be in your hometown this week, this Friday on Rampage, Swerve isn’t only just gonna take your pride away from you… He’s going to take the FTW Championship away.”
Starks responds with, “So let me get this straight. Swerve, you’re gonna challenge me in my second home of Austin, Texas, for the FTW title, huh? I’ma go ahead and grant your wish. So how about you show up, and you can bring Keith Lee if you want to, cuz I got ‘Powerhouse’ Hobbs behind me. Because there’s only one way to do it, and that’s the Absolute Way.” Swerve says this won’t be done in Starks’ hometown. It’ll be in whose house? Swerve’s House. Will there be a new FTW Champion after these two charismatic stars collide?
Red Velvet VS Leyla Hirsch!
It’s a rematch from Rampage but with a special caveat: Kris Statlander is barred from ringside! The irony is that Statlander made sure Leyla kept things #LEGIT and didn’t use the spare crossbar like she did at Revolution. Will Leyla get away with it this time? Or will The Chef see that coming and give Leyla what she deserves?
Velvet gets on the apron and Leyla BOOTS her! So much for keeping things fair! Leyla goes out, CLUBS Velvet, the ref reprimands but Leyla whips, only for Velvet to reverse! Leyla crashes into railing, then Velvet CHOPS her! Velvet whips Leyla to the other side hard! Velvet brings Leyla up again, to whip, but Leyla reverses to send Velvet into railing harder! The ref tells Leyla to get this in the ring, but Leyla runs at Velvet, only to get an elbow! Velvet then goes up the steel steps to FLYING RANA! Leyla tumbles and fans fire up! Velvet drags Leyla up and puts her in the ring, this is finally a match!
Velvet bumps Leyla off buckles, fires off body shots with that boxing background, then she stomps a mudhole! Velvet does the splits as she digs in her boot, then she drags Leyla to center for stomps. STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, but Leyla turns it right into a gut wrench suplex! Fans boo as Leyla covers, ONE! Leyla is annoyed, Velvet hits back but Leyla CLUBS Velvet as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Leyla drags Velvet up and carries her in the gut wrench before the suplex! Cover, TWO! Leyla is annoyed again but she taunts Velvet. Velvet SLAPS Leyla! Leyla drags Velvet down to rain down fists! Leyla lets off and looms over Velvet, stalks her to a corner, then drags her up. Leyla stomps Velvet, digs her boots in now, and lets off as the ref counts. Leyla runs back in to METEORA, and SWINGING DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Leyla smirks, pushes Velvet around, then avoids the body shots. Velvet makes contact with the next shot, but Leyla BOOTS her down! Leyla soaks up the heat and paces around Velvet.
Velvet kicks from below but Leyla puts her on ropes to dig her knee in! The ref counts, Leyla lets off at 4, and Velvet sputters. Leyla smirks and backs off. Velvet sits up and Leyla taunts her, but Velvet hits back! Leyla and Velvet scrap on the mat! Leyla CLUBS Velvet but Velvet throws body shots. Leyla ducks the clothesline to back suplex! Cover, TWO! Leyla is annoyed again but she wraps on a body scissors! Leyla squeezes Velvet, wraps on a chinlock and throws some short crossface forearms. Velvet endures as Leyla keep son the chinlock, and then Leyla focuses on the body scissors.
Velvet endures and elbows the legs. Leyla shifts to a rear bearhug as Dynamite returns to single picture. Velvet pries free, and JAWBREAKERS Leyla! But Leyla gets around, back suplex, but Velvet lands on her feet! Velvet shoves then follows to rally with LARIATS! Leyla gets up but into an arm-drag! Leyla ends up on ropes, Velvet runs to DOUBLE KNEE! Velvet dares Leyla to get up now, but Leyla pushes back. Velvet bobs ‘n’ weaves, ROCKS Leyla with a right, then kicks out the leg, CHEF’S KISS HEEL KICK! Leyla wobbles, Velvet runs, but Leyla catches the springboard for a GERMAN SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!
Leyla goes from annoyed to frustrated and she drags Velvet to a drop zone. Leyla goes up, but Velvet CLUBS her first! Velvet turns Leyla around, ROCKS her, then has the arms! ICONOCLASM! Cover, TWO!! Leyla survives and now Velvet is frustrated. Velvet tunes up the band, or perhaps preheats the oven? SCREW HIGH KICK! But Leyla rolls away to the apron before Velvet can cover! Velvet goes after Leyla, but Leyla CLUBS her and HOTSHOTS her arm in the ropes! Leyla then gets the spare crossbar! But she also hides something else in her trunks! Leyla gets in the ring, but the ref sees the crossbar!
The ref takes the obvious crossbar away, but Leyla uses the hidden tool for a WRENCH SHOT!! Cover, Leyla wins!
Winner: Leyla Hirsch, by pinfall
Again, anything but #LEGIT! But Leyla isn’t done with Velvet, either! She rains down forearms, then puts on the ARMABAR!! The ref reprimands but it doesn’t matter that Velvet taps! Here comes KRIS! No more ringside ban, she RAMS Leyla into the corner! And again and again! Kris fires off forearms, then TOSSES Leyla across the way! Leyla bails out and Kris goes back to check on Velvet. Will the Galaxy’s Greatest Alien’s new form be what finally humbles Hirsch?
Backstage interview with Jade Cargill & Mark Sterling.
Schiavone is with the still undefeated AEW TBS Champion, and “Smart Mark,” as Jade prepares for that 30th win. But who is her opponent? They’re not here to talk about that. Jade wants to talk about after the match. She’s already planning a huge celebration for going 30-0. Mark, take notes. They need money falling from the ceiling, green confetti, and green Lamborghinis. It’s going to be so much better than… Who was that girl Jade beat? Thunder Rosa. Right, whatever. But most importantly, Jade wants some fine, fine exotic dancers. And a section for her baddies, they can’t be anywhere else.
But what is Jade gonna wear? She needs to be in something fit for a champion! Nobody is like her. Green trim and… Well, she’ll keep brainstorming, Mark will keep taking notes, and Schiavone… Just cut the sh*t. Mark says you heard it hear first, a celebration fit for a queen. But will Jade overlook her competition and lose her throne before she knows it?
Tony Schiavone is on stage.
This is a very special moment for many, let’s bring out the NEW AEW Women’s World Champion, Thunder Rosa!! Austin is all fired up as La Mera Mera is here. But then Vickie Guerrero shrieks, “EXCUSE ME!” She tells Schiavone to get out of her way, and then she tells Rosa that she may think of herself as a leader, and she’ll give a little bit of credit. Fans are booing and Vickie shouts, “I SAID EXCUSE ME!” Rosa sarcastically agrees that the fans should be more polite. Vickie continues to tell Rosa that Rosa does show up bright and early on Wednesday mornings. But as far as being a Texan, do NOT insult Vickie’s state!
Vickie says Rosa can take her fake green card, start the backstroke, and return to Mexico! Rosa gets herself a mic and tells Vickie that first of all, she got her US citizenship in the state of Texas. Vickie shouts, “EXCUSE MEEEE” and says Rosa is hysterical if she thinks that means anything. And then NYLA ROSE attacks from behind! Vickie laughs as her Native Beast mauls Rosa! “THIS is a true champion! And her name is Nyla Rose! And make no mistake, she is hungrier and thirstier for this title.” Nyla gets her taste of La Mera Mera, but will she finally sink her teeth back into the title?
Chris Jericho & Daniel Garcia w/ The JAS VS John Silver & Alex Reynolds w/ The Dark Order!
The Jericho Appreciation Society is finally in action as The Influencer and Red Death are in action together. They claim to be sports entertainers, and claim they’ll beat up any pro-wrestlers, but will they be able to take down the #1 contenders in the AEW Tag Division? Or will the first wrestlers getting beat up be the Beaver Boys?
While Jericho & Garcia have Hager, Menard & Parker backing them up, Numbers 3 and 4 have 5 and 10, Alan Angels & Preston Vance. Fans still sing Judas for Jericho, and Jericho still allows it. But Menard says the fans do not appreciate the fact Jericho allows the fans to sing that song! As far as Menard is concerned, there should be no singalong! But with that said, “Daddy Magic,” “Cool Hand Ange” and “Rock Hard Hager” hop out of the ring. The teams sort out, fans chant for “JOHNNY HUNGY!” as he starts against Jericho. Jericho shows off the abs but Silver shows off the guns!
Jericho pats Silver on the head, and the shoulder, and says HE is Silver’s hero. He is Chris Jericho! Then he pie faces Silver! So Silver ROCKS Jericho with haymakers! Fans fire up, Sliver whips, then runs Jericho over! And then CLOBBERS him with an uppercut! Then scoop SLAMS, and does the cocky Jericho cover! ONE, but Silver grins at a flustered Jericho. Jericho runs into an arm-drag! Silver has the armlock and fans rally up. Silver drags Jericho over, tag to Reynolds, and they double whip Jericho to then double drop toehold and double basement dropkick! Fans rally, Silver KICKS, Reynolds uppercuts, repeat!
Silver & Reynolds double whip again, Jericho holds ropes and bails out! The fans boo but Silver goes out after Jericho to KICK him down! Silver drags Jericho up to suplex while Reynolds build speed, TOPE BRAINBUSTER! Fans fire up as Silver & Reynolds get back in. Garcia runs at them, but into a FLAPJACK UPPERCUT! Then Silver & Reynolds strike the Dark Order hand pose! Jericho is furious and he kicks the steel steps! But then he plays like he got hit, and both Menard and Parker claim Vance and Angels did that! The ref isn’t sure who to trust, so she EJECTS Vance and Angels! Fans boo but JAS is in control as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
While the ref is busy arguing with Silver, Garcia stomps away on Reynolds! Garcia roars, Jericho gets back in, and they have Reynolds in the corner. Reynolds rams Garcia with a shoulder but Jericho CLUBS Reynolds. The JAS mugs Reynolds, Jericho CHOPS Reynolds in the corner. And again! And again, and again! Jericho stomps away on Reynolds but the ref counts. Jericho lets off to flip off the fans. Jericho then goes back to Reynolds but Reynolds throws body shots and CHOPS! And CHOPS! And runs, into a haymaker! Jericho drags Reynolds up to throw out of the ring, and he distracts the ref so the JAS can mug Reynolds on the outside!
Silver protests but the JAS is getting away with all of it! Garcia drags Reynolds and puts him in for Jericho. Jericho brings Reynolds up for a BIG back suplex! Jericho has the cocky cover, TWO! Jericho keeps Reynolds from Silver, scoops and SLAMS him, then goes to the corner. Jericho climbs up, Reynolds stands and Silver warns him, but Jericho still leaps, into a dropkick! Fans fire up as both men are down! Silver and Reynolds reach for each other while Jericho flounders. Hot tag to Garcia, and he elbows Reynolds down! Garcia drags Reynolds up to SAIDO! Cover, TWO! But Garcia still flexes on Silver.
Garcia throws an uppercut to put Reynolds in the corner, then he stomps a mudhole in him. The ref counts, Garcia digs his boots in, but Jericho tags in. Dynamite returns to single picture, Jericho drags Reynolds up to put him on ropes. Jericho digs his knee in, he lets off as the ref counts 4, and Garcia gets a shot in. Jericho makes Reynolds stand up but Reynolds throws body shots and forearms! Reynolds runs, but into Jericho’s throat chop! Fans boo but Jericho runs to LIONSAULT FLOP! Reynolds avoids the impact, crawls to his corner, hot tag to Silver! Silver rallies on Jericho, whips him to ropes, and FLAPJACKS!
Garcia runs in, but he’s thrown right into ropes! Garcia tumbles out, Silver mockingly applauds, and then goes back for Jericho. Silver whips, Jericho holds ropes and dumps Silver out! Silver lands on the apron, Jericho ROCKS him first, then triangle jumps, into a GAMANGIRI! Silver knows Jericho too well! Silver then CANNONBALLS onto Garcia, he CLOBBERS Menard, BOOTS Parker, and runs at Hager, to RANA him away! Silver then goes up top and fans are thunderous! CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO!! Jericho survives but Silver fires off KICK after KICK to SUPERKICK! Silver fires up, ROLLING- CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO!!
Jericho can’t believe Silver survives! Jericho rains down fists but fans rally for Silver. Jericho drags Silver over, tags Garcia, and they CHOP and CHOP and double whip. Jericho whips Garcia so Garcia can whip Jericho in, but Silver tosses Jericho out! Garcia runs in, Reynolds tags and Silver dodges! Garcia hits buckles to get the ROUNDHOUSE to ROLLING ELBOW! GAMANGIRI, STUNNER and GERMAN SUPLEX! Jackknife bridge, TWO!!! Garcia survives the Beaver Boy Blitz and Hager is on the apron! Hager shouts to Garcia, but Silver DECKS Hager! He DECKS Menard and DECKS Parker, too!
Silver then DIVES onto Hager, but gets caught for a POWERSLAM! The ref missed it all while checking on Garcia! Reynolds goes for Garcia, but gets brought down into a cradle! TWO!! Pop-up KNEE from Reynolds! Reynolds runs, but into FLOYD THE BASEBALL BAT!! Jericho gets away with it because Garcia distracts the ref again! And then Garcia drags Reynolds around by his legs, for a SHARPSHOOTER!! Reynolds endures as Garcia sits deep!! Reynolds taps, JAS wins!!
Winners: Chris Jericho & Daniel Garcia, by submission
The Jericho Appreciation Society used teamwork and shenanigans to cheat the Dark Order out of this one! Is this a sign that the JAS will take over AEW?
My Thoughts:
A very good AEW, and quite the surprise that CM Punk wasn’t just back, but in the opener with Dax Harwood. That was an awesome match, especially for Dax as a singles guy. He used the Sharpshooter, that’s definitely a tease of the rumors where Bret Hart is coming back to AEW to replace Tully as their manager. Then the interactions with Gunn Club, the promo FTR had backstage, that’ll be a great tag match, and I bet Bret will show up after. MJF of course had a very good promo to respond to everything that’s happened since Revolution. MJF of course still wants after Punk, but it was a clever move on his part to handle Wardlow by forcing Wardlow to stay away. I bet Wardlow finds a way to defy his contract and attack in like the parking lot. Fitting, since his vignettes took place in a parking lot.
We got a great 8 Man Tag, but it was rather tricky having things happen in multiple locations as far as all the camera cuts. Great table spots in both locations, though. I figured the Faces would win, and now Andrade will have to fight for himself now. That could go either way, as Andrade could easily cheat and win and stay strong as the new leader of the faction. We got a great match out of Moxley & Bryan VS Varsity Blonds. A great detail was Julia acting very differently. Between this and her new attitude in her matches on AEW Dark, it’s all the more clear she’ll join House of Black. Moxley & Bryan of course win, Moxley has a great promo that tentatively names the faction, and with Yuta’s promo with Best Friends, Yuta is definitely becoming the first recruit.
Great previews for Rampage. Dustin VS Archer is going to be great, especially given their original match during the early days of pandemic. The FTW Championship is going to be just as great, and I’d love if Swerve won that belt. At some point, that belt has to leave Team Taz, even for just a second, and Swerve is a great guy to show his FTW side. We got a very good match from Velvet and Leyla, but of course Leyla cheats to win this time. Once again, Kris Statlander gets involved, her rematch with Leyla is coming and maybe they should make it No Disqualification just so Kris can get even with Leyla with her own brutal weapon shot.
Rosa had a good segment with Vickie and Nyla, though Vickie may have been too overbearingly shrill. I thought Nyla was going to be TBS contender but I suppose she’s still Heel, so she’ll skip that to go for the top title. Nyla will give Rosa a great first defense, but I’m thinking Rosa wins. Speaking of the TBS Championship, Jade is so confident she’ll get the 30th win, I almost feel like this sets her up for her huge first loss. I can’t wait to see who they get, but it needs to be a big name to make it all worth it. We got a fairly good promo segment with Sammy, Tay, and Lambert, and while Lambert goes for long hanging fruit, he kinda gets karma for Sammy & Tay implying very lewd things happening with the belt. We’re definitely getting Sammy & Tay VS Paige & Vanderford.
We got a great match out of Cole VS Lethal, but I feel like Cole didn’t need reDRagon to help him out there. I suppose it is more for Heel heat as Cole goes into the obvious rematch with Hangman, that he will surely lose because he was standing tall here and he stole the belt. Likewise, Jurassic Park make the save because they and reDRagon will be facing off for the tag titles, but that could go either way. It’d be pretty cool if reDRagon became the only team to have held IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag, ROH World Tag, NXT Tag and AEW World Tag Team Championships.
The JAS had a good group promo, though the only “Sports Entertainer” term was “future endeavor.” We did get a great main event with Jericho & Garcia making a great team against an already great team in Silver & Reynolds. I can’t say their in-ring style screams “Sports Entertainer,” other than perhaps Jericho pulling an Eddie Guerrero with the steps. Other than that, the distractions and cheating were the same as any Heel faction anywhere, and of course that is how JAS wins. JAS could easily go through more members of the Dark Order to build up their momentum and tag rankings, but totally expect Kingston, Santana & Ortiz to show up for revenge.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Willow Nightingale has been the Comeback Killer, but will she still be the AEW TBS Champion after facing Anna Jay? Or will Anna truly be the Star of the Show?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 10 Man Tag: Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, David Finlay & Clark Connors VS The Rascalz & Top Flight; Moxley, Claudio, Pac, Finlay & Connors win.
- AEW National Championship: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mascara Dorada; Jack wins and retains the title.
- Six Man Tag: The Conglomeration VS MXM TV; The Conglomeration wins.
- AEW TBS Championship: Willow Nightingale VS Anna Jay; Willow wins and retains the title.
- Ace Austin & Juice Robinson VS Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia; Ace & Juice win.
- Skye Blue VS Nixi XS; Skye wins.
- AEW TNT Championship: Kevin Knight VS Hook w/ The Opps; Knight wins and retains the title.
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AEW sends thoughts and prayers to Rebel.
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10 Man Tag: Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, David Finlay & Clark Connors VS The Rascalz & Top Flight!
While the Death Riders are working to rebuild Will Ospreay from the ground up, they’re still looking to dominate AEW in all aspects. Will the Maniac, the Swiss Cyborg & The Bastard get another win alongside The Dogs? Or can Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz, Myron Reed, Darius & Dante Martin get so high that no one can touch them?
The teams don’t sort out as The Rascalz just DIVE onto The Dogs! The fans fire up as then Top Flight PLANCHA onto Moxley & Pac! Claudio is caught off guard, and Myron DUMPS him out! Claudio runs back in, he pops Myron up, but Myron slips free! Myron goes Matrix, PELES, and the bell rings! Claudio tumbles out, Myron throws off his shirt and builds speed to FLY! Down go Claudio & Pac! The fans fire up as Myron high-fives with Top Flight. The Dogs turn things around on Dez & Zach, and the brawl is all over ringside! The fans cheer as Moxley whips Darius into railing! Finlay pokes Myron in the eyes!
Dante ROCKS Finlay, Finlay hits back, and Moxley CLAWS Dante’s face! Connors ELBOWS Zach, UPPERCUTS, and he bumps Zach off buckles. Connors runs up but Zach dodges! Zach ROCKS and CHOPS on repeat and the fans fire up! Finlay runs up, Zach DECKS him! Zach fires off on Connors again, then runs corner to corner, but Connors dodges! Zach BOOTS Connors away, then TORNILLOS him down! Cover, TWO! The fans rally behind Zach and he brings Connors up with a waistlock. Connors stomps feet, tags Finlay, and Finlay UPPERCUTS Zach! Finlay stomps a mudhole into Zach, but stops as the ref counts.
The fans boo but Finlay soaks up the heat with a smile. Finlay drags Zach up but Zach arm-drags free! Then he dodges, hot tag to Myron! Myron tags Dez, The Rascalz fire off strikes on Finlay! ENZIGIRI, DOUBLE STOMP, and STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, but Pac breaks it! Tags to Darius and Pac, and Darius arm-drags! Darius fires uppercuts but Pac headlocks! Darius powers up and out but Moxley sneaks a tag! KICK and LARIAT! The fans fire up as Moxley then runs corner to corner and LARIAT! Moxley rains down fists, and the fans count as Moxley goes past TEN, then BITES Darius’ forehead!
Moxley ROCKS Darius, Darius ROCKS Moxley back! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth! Darius fires a flurry, but Moxley shoves Darius away! Darius DROPKICKS Moxley down! Darius tags Dante, Top Flight double whips, but Moxley reverses! Darius goes up and out, spins Moxley to CHOP, and Dante A-LIST LARIATS! Then the snap suplex, and slingshot SENTON! Tag to Myron, but Moxley CHOPS! Myron sputters but he comes back to CHOP! Moxley CHOPS, Myron staggers, but Myron CHOPS again! Moxley CHOPS, Myron CHOPS, repeat! The fans “WOO~” as the CHOPS keep going!
Moxley ROCKS Myron with forearm after forearm! Moxley whips, Myron ducks ‘n’ dodges to springboard and DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Myron runs up, but Moxley TOSSES him out! Marina is there to BOOT Myron down! The fans boo but Marina’s always The Problem. Claudio brings Myron up, but Dez TORNADO DDTS! But then Finlay fireman’s carries to POST Dez! Zach runs up to DROPKICK Finlay into railing! But Connors JEEP FLIPS Zach over the desk! Dante FLYING KNEES Connors outta nowhere! Only for Pac to BOOT Dante! Darius SWINGING KICKS Pac! Claudio DECKS Darius!
Myron GUILLOTINE LEG DROPS Moxley in the ropes! Myron goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES into the UPPERCUT! Claudio turns the tables and the fans fire up while Collision goes picture in picture.
Moxley flexes while he paces around Myron, then drags him around. Moxley pushes Myron to a cover, ONE! Moxley grabs Myron’s legs, stomps him in the gut, and the rest of the team is throwing The Rascalz around on the outside! Moxley drags Myron around to clamp on a headlock, and he grinds Myron down. Myron endures, just working to avoid a Bully Choke, only to end up in a straitjacket. Moxley then short arm LARIATS Myron down! Tag to Claudio, he and Moxley mug Myron, then tag to Pac. They double whip to scoop, BACKBREAKER, and basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Myron toughs it out but Pac stays close.
Pac taunts Myron and The Rascalz, then stomps Myron down. Pac bumps Myron off buckles, tags Finlay, and Finlay tags Connors. The Dogs mug Myron, then BROKEN ARROW sends Myron flying! Connors runs to BASEMENT SHOULDER TACKLE! Cover, TWO! Connors clamps onto Myron with a chinlock and grinds him down. Myron endures, Collision returns to single picture, and the fans rally up. Myron fights to his feet, fires body shots, but Connors CLUBS him down! Connors snap suplexes, then looms over Myron. Connors grabs a leg, Myron kicks at him, but Connors scuffs Myron. Myron kicks harder now and kicks free!
The fans rally but Connors grabs another leg! Connors ducks the enzigiri, and Finlay CLOBBERS Myron! The Death Riders BLAST The Rascalz & Top Flight for good measure! The fans are torn but The Dogs soak it all up. The Dogs then double suplex, but Myron lands out! He goes Matrix again to DOUBLE CUTTER! The fans fire up as Myron crawls! Hot tag to Dez! But then Top Flight & Zach DIVE to wipe out the rest! Dez fires off on The Dogs, fires a strike fest and a CUTTER on Finlay! Then he dodges Connors to handspring and PELE! Cover, TWO!! Connors survives but Dez brings him up and around.
Connors waistlocks, Dez switches, then Dez RAMS Connors into the corner! ENZIGIRI! Tag to Zach before the trip and CATAPULT into the SUPERKICK! Zach goes up, DOUBLE STOMP BACKBREAKER! Cover, Finlay breaks it! Dez kicks Finlay out, The Rascalz set up, but Finlay stops the Hot Fire Flame! Finlay HOTSHOTS Zach for Connors to bring around, and he feeds Zach to Finlay’s CANADIAN HAMMER! Zach sputters, into the SPEAR!! Cover, DEZ BREAKS IT! The fans cheer but Finlay TOSSES Dez! Zach and Connors slowly crawl, but Connors throws forearms! Connors then whips Zach, but Zach handsprings and KNEES Connors down!
The fans fire up as both men crawl, hot tags to Pac and Darius! The fans fire up as Darius slips around, backslides, TWO! LA MAGISTROL! TWO, and Darius sunset flips! Pac stays up, sits down, TWO! Darius powers through to a cover, TWO! Darius dodges Pac, tags Dante, and Dante springboards to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up again as Dante tags Darius back in. Pac runs up, Dante goes up and over, Darius GAMANGIRIS! Dante SUPERKICKS! Darius steps in, FLATLINER! Cover, Claudio breaks it! Dante kicks Claudio, he and Darius DOUBLE SUPL- NO, Claudio fights that to DOUBLE SUPLEX Top Flight!
The fans fire up as Claudio waits on someone to get up. Claudio just YANKS Dante around for THE GIANT SWING! Moxley watches it go around, and DROPKICKS Dante at TEN! Myron is back he SUPERKICKS Moxley, but Claudio has Myron! Dez jumps on for a SLEEPER! So Claudio just spins around like that before he THROWS Dez at Myron! Dez RANAS Myron so he can RAM Claudio! Then Zach runs up to ENZIGIRI! Top Flight is back, they double mule kick! Then they combine with Rascalz, TRIPLE DROPKICK!! The fans are thunderous but Finlay DOUBLE LAREIATS Top Flight! Rascalz TRIPLE SUPERKICK Finlay!
Finlay is in the corner, Dez UPPERCUTS! Zach DROPKICKS! Myron gets the boost to go up, out, and back in, but Finlay stops the Code Breaker to THROW Myron at Zach! Then DOUBLE SPEAR from The Dogs!! But Myron & Zach GAMANGIRI, and CODE BREAKER, all in stereo! But Pac & Moxley BOOT them out! Darius DECKS Pac! Moxley whips Dante, Darius gives him help up and over, then Dante helps Darius TORNADO DDT! Pac SUPERKICKS Dante, but Darius rolls Pac, TWO!! Pac escapes in time, then dodges Darius! Claudio UPPERCUTS! Pac UPPERCUTS! Moxley LRIATS! Feed to Pac’s LARIAT FROM HELL!!
And then, BRUTALIZER!!! Darius QUITS, Death Riders & Dogs win!!
Winners: Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, David Finlay & Clark Connors, by submission
What a fast ‘n’ furious start to the night! But will they have Will Ospreay operating on this same level soon enough?
BREAKING NEWS for next week!
Not only is Wednesday the THREE HOUR SPECIAL on TBS, a combination of both Dynamite & Collision, but next Saturday, live on TBS, it will be the first-ever AEW Fairway to Hell special! One hour, 8 PM Eastern, on TBS, from West Palm Beach, Florida, AEW will see who is up to par! Make sure your DVR is set so you don’t miss a moment!
The Jurassic Express is on the road again.
Luchasaurus drives but “Jungle” Jack navigates with his telescope. Full steam ahead! The road is long, dangerous, but two challengers have already been left in the dust. And if Jack knows a thing or two, there will be more. And no matter who they are, they ain’t stopping for anybody! Hold on, potty break. Bring your best, do your worst, but it won’t matter, because Jack IS the National Champion so F U! The cameraman says they’re not allowed to swear. So Jack throws him off the bus! The Jack Perry National Tour continues tonight in Peoria, but will it also end tonight? Or will Jack not stop until he’s out of gas?
AEW National Championship: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mascara Dorada!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Illinois is about that Tarzan Life!
The bell rings and the fans cheer Jack as he circles with Dorada. They shake hands and the fans applaud that show of sportsmanship. The two tie up, Jack wrenches to a wristlock, but Dorada rolls, cartwheels, then uses the ropes to flip through! Dorada arm-drags Jack away and the fans applaud. Jack nods, that was good. The two go again, circle, and Jack trips Dorada. Jack facelocks, rolls with Dorada, then shifts to a headlock. Dorada powers up but can’t power out as Jack hits a takeover! Dorada rolls to a cover, ONE, and Jack holds on. Dorada powers up and out this time, but Jack RUNS him over! The fans cheer as things keep moving, and Jack handsprings over the dropdown!
Things get going again, Jack hurdles, then MONKEY FLIPS and DROPKICKS! Jack kips up and the fans cheer! Jack takes a bow while Dorada takes a moment to catch his breath. Jack stands Dorada up to CHOP him down, then he whips Dorada to ropes. Dorada handsprings, Jack dodges, and things keep moving! Dorada FLIP RANAS and Jack tumbles! The fans fire up for Dorada now, and he brings Jack up. Jack CHOSP Dorada again, then knuckle locks. Jack goes up, up, jumps around, and arm-drags Dorada away! Dorada knuckle locks, CHOPS, and he goes up, up, steadies himself, then pinballs around to arm-drag Jack!
The fans fire up as Jack tumbles out. Dorada TORNILLOS and down goes Jack! Dorada high-fives fans, then stands on railing to have everyone cheer. The ref double checks Jack but he’s alright. Dorada has the fans chanting for “LUCHA! LUCHA!” Jack ROCKS Dorada, then POSTS Him! Then Jack swings on the corner to KICK Dorada down! Jack refreshes the ring count, runs up on Dorada, but Dorada puts Jack in the crowd! Jack SLAPS back, SLAPS again, then goes up onto the railing to bring Dorada up to join him! The fans fire up as these two brawl on the literal edge! Jack tries but Dorada fights the suplex!
Dorada fires body shots, then hops on, BARRIER DESTROYER!! The fans go nuts as both Jack and Dorada are down, and Collision goes picture in picture.
The ref checks both men, and somehow they’re both okay to continue. Dorada crawls to the steel steps and the fans rally behind him. Dorada hobbles his way over to Jack, puts him in the ring, then stomps him around. Dorada stands Jack up to CHOP! Jack sputters as he drops down, but Dorada stands him back up. Jack CHOPS Dorada, but Dorada SUPERKICKS back! Jack is down, Dorada fires up, and Dorada clamps on with a chinlock. Dorada grinds Jack down, leans on the hold, but Collision goes to break.
Collision returns as Dorada is up top! 450- NO, Dorada bails out as Jack moves! Dorada comes back, Jack dodges, but Dorada goes up and up to backflip off the corner! Dorada whips Jack corner to corner, but Jack goes up and over to GERMAN SUPELX! But Dorada lands out! Jack SUPERKICKS! Jack runs, but into a SUPERKICK! Dorada reels Jack in, suplexes, but Jack slips free to POISON-RANA! Jack runs, but into a CODE RED!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! A standing count starts, but both men are up at 4 of 10. Dorada CHOPS Jack, then ROCKS him at the ropes. Dorada fires more shots, but stops as the ref counts.
Dorada whips, Jack reverses, and Jack manages a BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Dorada survives but Jack points to the fans. The fans fire up and Jack stands Dorada up. Jack CHOPS Dorada down, then CHOPS him to the corner. Jack fires forearms in the corner, but stops as the ref counts 4. Jack whips but Dorada reverses. Dorada runs up, Jack puts him on the apron, but Dorada GAMANGIRIS! The fans fire up again as Dorada springboards, but Jack BLASTS him down! Dorada hits the floor, and Jack goes up! ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes Dorada but Jack puts him in the ring! Jack hurries to then gut wrench and deadlift!
Jack holds Dorada up, then powers through to DOCTOR BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Dorada survives and Jack is shocked, but the fans continue to rally up. Jack climbs up, rains down fists, and the fans count all the way to nine. Jack kisses his fist, but Dorada avoids ten to then tiger feint sweep the legs! Then Electric Chair Lift, STRAITJACKET NECKBREAKER!! Cover, TWO?!? Jack survives, “This is Awesome!” Dorada drags Jack to the drop zone, goes up the corner, and the fans rally again. But Jack UPPERCUTS Dorada! Jack CLUBS Dorada, then climbs up to deadlift SUPER- NO, Dorada fights it, and CHOPS Jack down!
Dorada goes back up, takes aim, and 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Jack survives and now Dorada is shocked! The fans rally again as Dorada stalks Jack to the apron. Dorada stomps away, then drags Jack up. Dorada calls his shot, but Jack THROWS Dorada away! Jack ROCKS Dorada, Dorada SUPERKICKS back! But Jack SUPERKICKS Dorada! Jack goes up, leaps, and FLYING RANAS Dorada to the floor! Jack hurries to put Dorada back in, goes back up the corner, and FLYING- KNEE from Dorada!! Dorada reels Jack in, Canadian Rack, DOMINATOR!! Cover, TWO?!?! Jack survives and no one can believe it!
Dorada is frustrated with how close and yet how far he was, but fans hope these two, “FIGHT FOREVER!” Dorada goes up, up, and aims again! SHOOTING STAR PRESS but onto knees!! Cover, TWO!! Dorada survives but Jack puts him back in the corner. Jack puts Dorada up top, climbs up after him, but Dorada ROCKS Jack! And ROCKS him again! And again! Jack holds on, Dorada SHOVES him, but Jack flips through! Jack goes up up, SUPER STEINER!! Cover, JACK WINS!
Winner: “Jungle” Jack Perry, by pinfall (still AEW National Champion)
As if that 10 Man Tag wasn’t wild, this got up there with it! Jack shows Dorada respect, and the fans cheer the continued sportsmanship. The National Tour rolls on, where will Jack go next?
AEW shares footage from after Dynamite.
Renee Paquette found Kris Statlander & Hikaru Shida returning backstage, and she tells them that they had an unfortunate loss in the tag match with Divine Dominion. Renee knows Kris missed out on making history with becoming the Triple Crown Champion, but then Shida says they almost had those tag belts! Shida doesn’t blame Kris, it wasn’t her fault. Kris gets mad and shoves Shida to the wall! Kris says of course it wasn’t her fault! It was Shida, because Shida didn’t listen, kicked Kris in the stomach for that suplex, and then kept tagging in! Shida apologizes but Kris says that’s enough out of her!
Kris was THIS close to making history, and Shida ruined everything! Shida apologizes again, and says they’ve been friends for almost seven YEARS! Shida promises to make this up to Kris. Kris storms off, but what can Shida do to keep that promise?
Six Man Tag: The Conglomeration VS MXM TV!
Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong are still the AEW World Trios Champions after facing yet another Don Callis Family formation, but now they’re preparing for Dynamite Double Jeopardy on Wednesday. Will facing Mansoor, Mason Madden & Johnny TV be more than enough to prepare Cassidy for Dax Harwood? Or will MXM TV finally have their own chance at the AEW World Trios titles?
The trios sort out and Kyle steps up against Mansoor. The bell rings, they circle, and Mansoor shows off his drop steps. He might also be mocking Kyle as he drops down and puts up a leg guard. The two circle, and Kyle KICKS Mansoor’s leg! Mansoor tags to Mason, and Mason also mocks Kyle with a kung-fu stance. Kyle just KICKS Mason’s leg! Mason shouts, “OW!” Mason tags Johnny and the fans cheer. Johnny and Kyle circle, Johnny avoids a kick and goes for the leg. Johnny cartwheels but Kyle KICKS him in the chest! Kyle puts Johnny in a corner, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count along to TEN, then Roddy tags in.
Roddy climbs up and he rains down fists! The fans count along to TEN, then Roddy tags Cassidy. Cassidy climbs up, the fans cheer, but MXM YANK Kyle & Roddy down! Then Johnny sweeps the legs! No mercy in this dojo! Johnny fires hands on Cassidy while MXM mugs Kyle & Roddy! The ref reprimands, but Johnny TOSSES Cassidy out! Then MXM TV set up, and Johnny FLIES to wipe out Roddy & Kyle! The fans are torn, but MXM build speed, to then POSE! The fans cheer, especially as Cassidy rolls in and joins them! MXM shoves Cassidy, he ducks ‘n’ dodges, then he BOOTS Mansoor while he tilt-o-whirls!
Mason stops the DDT, throws Cassidy to Mansoor, LEG LARIAT GERMAN SUPLEX COMBO! Johnny is in, STARSHIP PAIN!! Cover, Kyle breaks it! MXM mugs Roddy & Kyle, then they TOSS them out. MXM TV drag Cassidy up, and Mason Electric Chair Lifts! But Kyle trips Johnny while Roddy saves Cassidy! Then they shove Mason into Mansoor! Mansoor lands bad on his catwalk, and Kyle FLYING KNEES Johnny on the outside! Mason runs up, he LARIATS Roddy, then he blocks the Orange Punch! DOUBLE CHOP for Cassidy! Roddy CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Roddy runs, slips around, and manages an ANGLE SLAM!
The fans fire up as Roddy gives Cassidy the boost, and he guzels Mason! But Mason breaks free! Roddy helps Cassidy dodge Mason, and Kyle DUMPS Mason out! Cassidy winds up and he ROCKS Mansoor! Then he guzels to SUPER CHOKE SLAM Mansoor onto Mason! Johnny is back, but Kyle KNEES! Then AX ‘N’ SMASH! Cassidy aims, but he has them bring Johnny closer. LAZY ELBOW! Cover, Conglomeration wins!
Winners: The Conglomeration, by pinfall
Cassidy, Kyle & Roddy proved they’re more than #TVReady, they’re fight ready! But will Cassidy earn himself and the team a shot at the tag titles? Or will Dax earn FTR & Ciampa a shot at the trios titles? Wait, speaking of, Tommaso Ciampa is here! The Psycho Killer stares The Conglomeration down, then grins. He says it is just a matter of time, but will he and FTR really become the Top Guys in both tag and trios divisions?
AEW TBS Championship: Willow Nightingale VS Anna Jay!
Hikaru Shida, Queen Aminata, and Kamille all tried and failed to take this title from the Babe with the Power, giving rise to the new nickname, “The Comeback Killer.” But will that still be true against The Queen Slayer? Or will Anna truly become the Star of the Show?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Willow is still the Face of TBS!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, Anna rolls but Willow stays up. Willow hooks a leg to cover, ONE! Anna runs up but Willow headlocks for the takeover. Anna headscissors, Willow kips free, but Anna headlocks. Willow blocks the takeover, lifts Anna, and puts her on the top rope. Willow says this is the comeback, so show that fire! Anna hops down, and she fires a flurry! The fans fire up as Anna whips, but Willow reverses to RUN Anna over! The fans cheer as Willow flexes, then things speed up. Willow rolls over the dropdown, whips, but Anna ducks ‘n’ dodges to sunset flip! TWO, and both women rise!
Anna wrenches, reels Willow in, and cradles, TWO! Willow is up but Anna steps over, LA MAGISTROL! TWO, and Willow backs off. The fans applaud and Willow says that’s what she’s looking for. Anna runs up, Willow dodges, and Willow LARIATS again and again and again! Then short arm LARIAT! The fans cheer as Willow runs, but Anna avoids the senton! Willow hobbles up, Anna runs to ROLLING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Willow toughs it out but goes to a corner. Anna storms up to stomp a mudhole into Willow, but stops as the ref counts. Anna snapmares Willow, then runs to basement DROPKICK! Cover, ONE!
Willow goes back to a corner, Anna runs up, but Willow slips outside. Anna still ROCKS Willow first! Willow falls to the floor, avoids a kick from Anna, then trips Anna up! Willow goes to the apron, the fans bark and Willow smiles. CANNONBALL! Down goes Anna and the fans fire up! Willow is feeling it, and even does heart hands with some fans, while Collision goes picture in picture.
Willow high-fives fans before going back to Anna. She puts Anna in the ring, pushes her to a cover, TWO! Anna toughs it out, but Willow drags her up and scoops for a SLAM! Willow pushes Anna to another cover, TWO! Anna is tougher than that, but Willow brings her up for a whip. Willow runs up to CHOP Anna, then reels her in for a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Willow brushes it off. Willow drags Anna up, but Anna fires body shots! Anna wrenches, but Willow ducks the hook kick to ROCK Anna! Willow then wrenches and clinches to RUSSIAN LEG SEWEP! Then KOJI KLUTCH!
Anna endures as Willow puts on the pressure! Anna pries at the hold but Willow clamps down tighter. Anna kicks, fights around, and rolls to a cover, TWO! Willow lets Anna go, ROCKS her again, then ROCKS her again! Anna crawls to ropes but Willow is on her. Willow fires off in the corner, then whips corner to corner. Willow runs up and BACK BODY BLOCKS! Willow rubs it in with a dance, then reels Anna in. Anna fights the suplex to cradle, TWO! Both women stand, and Anna wrenches to HOOK KICK! Willow still ROCKS Anna on return! Willow wobbles, but she brings Anna up as Collision returns to single picture.
Willow whips and SPINEBUSTERS! High stack, TWO! Anna survives but Willow stays cool. Willow fireman’s carries but Anna kicks free! Anna waistlocks, ducks an elbow, but Willow ROCKS her again! Willow runs up, but Anna dodges in the corner! Anna ELBOWS, ROCKS, and whips Willow, but willow reverses. Willow runs up, Anna dodges, then Anna runs up, LEG LARIAT! Anna reels Willow in for the TORNADO BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Willow survives and the fans rally up. Anna drags Willow up, hooks her, but Willow turns that around to backslide! TWO, and Anna wrenches to hook Willow again!
Willow fights free, whips Anna to a corner, then BACK BODY BLOCKS and LARIATS! Willow puts Anna up top, fires up, and climbs up after Anna. The fans fire up already for the SUPERPLEX! But Willow holds on and rolls through to then hoist Anna up, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Anna survives and Willow is stunned! Willow drags Anna up, brings her around, and gut wrenches, but Anna fights with body shots! Anna wrenches and HOOK KICKS! Finally a hit with that, and Anna hits a FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Willow survives and now Anna is shocked! Anna hurries to clamp on, QUEENSLAYER SLEEPER!!
The fans rally as Willow fights up, but Anna becomes a backpack! Willow RAMS Anna into a corner, then scoops, but Anna fights free! Anna shoves Willow, runs up, but Willow dodges! Gut wrench, BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB! Cover, Willow wins!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall (still AEW TBS Champion)
Anna sure put up a fight, but Willow is 4-0 as the Comeback Killer! Willow helps Anna to her feet to show there is respect here, and they also hug it out. But will no one, no matter who they are or what they’ve been up to, dethrone the Face of TBS?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander, Hikaru Shida, Harley Cameron & Mina Shirakawa.
Renee Paquette is with all four women in a familiar situation, and thanks them all for accepting the No Physicality Agreement. Renee understands Shida has something to say. Shida says yes! Shida again says she is so sorry, Stat, and that she will make it up to her! That’s why Shida got Kris another tag match! But against THESE TWO! Harley acts surprised, and sarcastically asks if Shida is really allowing herself to wrestle someone not on her level. Can she even talk to someone “not” on her level or what? How does this work? Shida says enough, Harley! You don’t even deserve to touch the kendo stick! Shida then uses Japanese to hide her comments about Harley & Mina having nothing but bosoms.
Mina says enough! Stat, how can you still trust Shida? How can you give her another chance? And… Where was Kris the night Toni was attacked? Shida says enough about Toni! Harley tries to reason with Kris, but Kris storms off. So is that a yes to the match? Mina apologizes to Harley, Harley says she has no idea what to say, but will the Wild Aussie & Fighting Gravure Idol let their actions speak for them against #Shidalander?
Ace Austin & Juice Robinson VS Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia!
The Bang Bang Gang has been struggling to stay afloat, and now they go up against The Death Riders’ Decoder & Dragon Slayer! Will Yuta & Garcia keep the momentum going from what Moxley and the others did earlier tonight? Or can these Collision Cowboys ride off into the Peoria sunset with a win?
Moxley joins commentary for this match, and he admits that 10 Man Tag was a tornado of a match, where you just hang out, pray, and trust your skills to see you through. The teams sort out and Juice starts against Yuta. They circle, Juice tests the ropes, then feel things out. The fans cheer Juice, but Yuta BLASTS Ace! Garcia CLOBBERS Juice, then he and Yuta mug Juice! The fans boo but Yuta bumps Juice off buckles. Tag to Garcia, he and Yuta mug Juice more, then they double whip. They DOUBLE ELBOW Juice down, then Garcia does push-ups just to show off. Garcia then drags Juice up, around, and brings him over.
Yuta tags in, they mug Juice again, and they double whip again. Juice stops himeslf, BOOTS Yuta, then ELBOWS Garcia! Juice calls to Ace before the hot tag! Ace dodges Yuta, ROCKS Garcia, then ELBOWS Yuta! Ace kicsk Garcia, uses him as a pommel horse to KICK Yuta, then he RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS Garcia! “CLICK CLICK” BOOM DROP! But then Yuta mule kicks Ace! The fans boo but Yuta CHOPS Ace. Yuta whips, Ace rolls under to drop toehold and ENZIGIRI! Yuta writhes but Ace runs to SHOTGUN! Yuta tumbles while Ace kips up and the fans fire up! Ace CHOPS Yuta, then whips corner to corner. Yuta reverses, but Ace slips into the ropes!
Yuta staggers from hitting buckles, but Garcia runs up. Ace BALASTS him, ROCKS Yuta, then avoids the sweep with the handstand! Only for Yuta to DORPKICK him down! The fans boo but Yuta BLASTS Juice! Garcia stomps Ace, Marina joins in, and the fans boo again. Moxley says this is just the art of tag team wrestling. Garcia puts Ace in for Yuta, Yuta covers, ONE!! Ace toughs it out but Yuta brings him up by his hair. FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Yuta clamps onto Ace’s hair! The fans boo but Yuta soaks up the heat. Tag to Garcia, Garcia brings Ace up and bumps him off buckles, then Collision goes picture in picture.
Garcia climbs up, he rains down fists, stops at nine and puts up his dukes. But no dancing here, he just hops down to bump Ace off buckles. Garcia scoops and SLAMS Ace, then tags Yuta. Yuta climbs up to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Ace is tougher than that, but Yuta clamps on with a chinlock. Ace reaches out but Yuta clamps on a straitjacket. Yuta grinds his forearm into Ace, but Ace fights up to fire body shots. Yuta ripcords Ace to ELBOW him down! Tag to Garcia, they stomp away, but the ref reprimands. Yuta stops at 4, but Garcia stands on Ace at the ropes! Garcia stomps away, stops at 4, then taunts Juice.
Yuta gets a cheap shot in while the ref holds Juice back. Garcia bumps Ace off buckles, but the ref backs him off. That lets Yuta DUMP Ace out, and Marina is again there to cause problems! Yuta puts Ace back in, high-fives and fist bumps Marina, and Garcia stands on Ace! The ref counts, Garcia counts along, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns as the Death Riders continue to mug Ace. They shove him to the corner, then Garcia sends Yuta in for the BODY BLOCK! Garcia LARIATS, Yuta ELBOWS, repeat! The Cycle of Violence continues until Ace BOOTS Yuta and ELBOWS Garcia! The fans fire up as Ace hurries, but the Death Riders THROW him back! And they BLAST Juice together! Then they DOUBLE SHOTGUN Ace down! Marina & Moxley love it but they’re the only ones. Garcia reels Ace into a PERUVIAN NECKTIE! The fans boo, but Juice rises up. Ace reaches out, pries free, and has the ROPEBREAK! Garcia drags Ace back up but Ace fires body shots!
Ace reaches out but Garcia CLUBS him down! Garcia back suplexes, but Ace lands out! Yuta grabs Ace, but Ace BOOTS Garcia and ELBOWS Yuta! Garcia FLIPS Ace, but Ace RAMS Garcia! Slingshot sunset flip, but Garcia rolls through! Ace BOOTS Gracia way, then fireman’s carries! Garcia fires elbows, but Ace does a squat before the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Ace and Garcia crawl, hot tags to Yuta and Juice! Juice RUNS Yuta over, THROWS Garcia in, then CLOBBERS Yuta! And CLOBBERS him again! Juice LARIATS Garcia back out, then ELBOWS Yuta down! SENTON!
The fans fire up for Juice, and he CROSSBODIES Garcia down! Juice talks trash on Moxley, but Garica throat chops him! Moxley says keep your eye on the ball. Yuta DIVES, but Juice uses Garcia as a shield! the fans cheer the friendly fire, and Jucie SMACKS Yuta off the desk! Yuta is busted right open! Juice fires up, the fans pump it up with him, and Juice JABS! JABS! JABS! “JUICE! JUICE! JUICE!” Garcia gets up, but he gets the LEFT HAND O’ GOD! Yuta runs up, but Juice JABS, JABS, JABS! Marina gets up, and Juice thinks about it. But Yuta rolls Juice up! TWO and Yuta bumps into Marina! The fans cheer as Juice then O’Conner Rolls, TWO!
Juice staggers, comes back, and LEG LARIATS Yuta down! Cover, Garcia breaks it in time! The fans boo but Ace is in! Ace ROCKS Garcia, KNEES, KICKS, and runs up in the corner! Garcia BOOTS Ace, then DUMPS him out! Juice whips Yuta, but Yuta sunset flips! Rewind into Garcia’s PILEDRIVER!! Yuta goes up, Garcia positions Juice just right, FASTBALL SPECIAL!! Cover, TWO!! Moxley is frustrated for his guys, and Yuta snarls through his crimson mask! Yuta aims, BUSAI- NO, Juice ducks the knee! But Garcia SHOTGUNS! But Ace FLYING CHUCKS! Yuta wrenches Ace, RIGHT ANGLE SLAM!
Yuta fires up, he brings Juice around, but Juice hits the LEFT HAND O’ GOD! Then the JUICE BOX!! Cover, BANG BANG GANG WINS!
Winners: Ace Austin & Juice Robinson, by pinfall
Moxley is honestly stunned, but he admits that was good stuff. Saturday nights are alright for a fight, and Garcia CLOBBERS Juice! Yuta LOW BLOWS Ace! The Death Riders are sore losers, Moxley says you don’t go calling him out and get away with it. Garcia CHOKES Juice, Yuta stomps Ace, but “GUNNS UP!” YES, Austin & Colten Gunn are both back! And they rush in to CLOBBER the Death Riders! They fire off on Moxley, but Yuta 7 Garcia come back for more! The Gunns DECK those two, then wait on Moxley! But Marina saves The Maniac from a 3:10 to Yuma! Yuta runs in, he gets the 3:10 TO YUMA!!
The fans fire up as The Bang Bang Gang is now four men strong! Colten gets a mic to shout, “The Collision Cowboys are back, baby! This is OUR show! And if you’re not down with that, we’ve got two words for ya!” “GUNNS UP!!” Marina is pissed, but will The Death Riders settle this with Bang Bang Gang soon enough?
Backstage interview with The Divine Dominion.
Lexy Nair is with Megan Bayne & Lena Kross, and Megan says no, she’s not with them, she’s beneath them. Just like this entire Women’s Division. Lena says Divine Dominion just defeated Stat & Shida, two former world champions, and two of the best in this company. And yet they crumbled at Divine Dominion’s feet! What two other women even have a prayer? Can Lexy think of them? Wanna try? N-NO, absolutely not. Then the only hope this Women’s Division has is if the gods themselves take mercy on their souls and strike these two down. Otherwise, just stop trying. Megan & Lena have spoken, but will that challenge soon be matched?
Skye Blue VS Nixi XS!
The Chicago Skye looms dark over Peoria, especially after she and the Triangle of Madness misted Persephone full in the face just to cheat a win last week. But will Skye make sure to leave her opponent black ‘n’ blue tonight? Or will the Alien Girl shine through with neon colors?
The bell rings and Skye just BOOTS Nixi down! Then she scuffs Nixi, talks trash on her, and pie faces her around. Skye TOSSES Nixi out, then runs up, only for Nixi to BOOT her back! Skye ROCKS Nixi, then runs up again, to BOOGT WASH her to the floor! Skye scowls as she stalks Nixi on the outside, and she brings Nixi up to SMACK her off steel steps! And again, and again, and again! The fans cheer Skye as she puts Nixi on the apron. Skye drags Nixi out for a DRAPING SWINGING NECKBREAKER to the floor! Nixi writhes but Skye puts her back in the ring. Skye swaggers while the fans cheer, then she climbs up the corner.
Nixi slowly rises so Skye revels in the cheers a little more. Nixi ROCKS Skye, but Skye ROCKS her back! They brawl up top, but Skye slips under to tuck Nixi in! CHEEKY NANDOS! Then Skye gets under Nixi for a RUNNING POWERBOMB! Flip over and KNEE!! Cover, but Skye lets up! The fans re torn, but Skye shouts out Julia Hart with the dragon sleeper! She drops down, DESCENT INTO MADNESS! Nixi TAPS, Skye wins!
Winner: Skye Blue, by submission
Skye shows her arsenal is deepening, just like the darkness in her heart! Will all parts of the Triangle of Madness soon be shining with gold?
AEW TNT Championship: Kevin Knight VS Hook w/ The Opps!
The Jet used MJF’s own tricks against him to keep this title, and now he has his shot at Darby Allin’s AEW World Championship this Wednesday. But will Knight still be bringing this gold with him? Or will the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil finally make himself the Face of TNT?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see whose luggage will be a little heavier as they leave Illinois!
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Knight and Hook circle, tie up, and Hook slips around to waistlock. Hook picks a leg, trips Knight, then eggs him on. The fans boo but Knight brushes it off. Knight asks Shibata if he taught Hook that trick. Shibata ignores Knight, but Knight and Hook tie up again. Hook headlocks, wrenches, then wristlocks. Knight rolls, handsprings, and wrenches to snapmare. Knight drops a KNEE on the arm! Hook scrambles away but Knight calls to Shibata, saying he knows Shibata knows these tricks. Knight does squats like back in the dojo, and the two tie up again. Knight powers Hook back, Hook turns things around, and they go along ropes.
The ref counts as the two keep going around and around, then they return to center. Hook waistlocks, Knight switches, but Hook switches back. Knight wrenches, hammerlocks, and the fans rally. Hook reaches back to hit the SAYANAGI! Hook runs but Knight stays low. Knight hurdles, then HIP TOSSES, but Hook handsprings through! Knight dodges Hook’s lariat, Hook HIP TOSSES, but now Knight handsprings through! The fans cheer while Knight strikes a pose, but Hook runs up! Knight arm-drags Hook, then arm-drags again, but Hook avoids the dropkick! The fans boo as Hook scrambles to the corner.
Knight taunts Hook & Shibata, but Shibata coaches Hook up. Hook kicks low, ROCKS Knight, then fires body shots and backhands in the corner! Knight turns things around to return the body shots and forearms! Knight UPPERCUTS, the fans fire up, but Hook avoids the haymaker! Hook fires more body shots, then a HEADBUTT! Hook wobbles, too, but he still soaks up heat from the fans. Hook stalks Knight to a corner, brings him around to whip, but Knight grabs ropes to stop. Knight DUMPS Hook out, then DROPKICKS him down! Shibata coaches Hook, Knight aims to PLANCHA, but Hook dodges!
Shibata stands in the way, Knight asks what’s up, but Shibata runs up! Knight dodges, goes up the steps, but Hook dodges that! EXPLODER into the fans! The other fans cheer as Knight is down, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Hook soaks up more heat as he swaggers around the way, but the ref checks Knight. Knight rises up but the ref has Hook stay back. That just lets Shibata DUMP Knight to ringside! And even stomp him! Hook argues with the ref as a further distraction so Shibata can stand Knight up. Hook KNEES Knight, then whips him hard into railing! Hook CLUBS Knight, soaks up heat, then goes to the ring. Hook argues with the ref more, but that lets Shibata line up a shot! Shibata BOOTS Knight into the crowd! The fans cheer again, they don’t mind Collision being interactive. Shibata puts Knight in for Hook to cover, TWO!
Hook is frustrated but Shibata coaches him up. Hook drags Shibata up, but Knight fires body shots! Knight ROCKS Hook, shakes out his hand then runs, only for Hook to follow! Hook CLOBBERS Knight, covers, TWO! Shibata argues the count but no, it was fair. Hook clamps onto Knight with a SLEEPER! Knight endures, even as Hook leans on him. Knight fights around, reaches out, then fires body shots! Collision returns to single picture as the fans rally. Knight fires shots, Hook shoves, but Knight returns! STAELLITE- NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Knight survives and Hook is furious!
Hook hauls Knight up, fires body shots, then ROCKS Knight. Hook whips corner to corner, but Knight comes back to LARIAT! The fans fire up as Knight keeps going, SHOULDER TACKLE! Knight whips, Hook reverses, but Knight goes up and over! Knight comes back, LEAPING LARIAT! Hook sputters away but Knight kips up! The fans fire up and Knight runs up to scoop and SLAM! The fans cheer as Knight says “TOO FLY!” UFO SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Hook survives but the fans still rally behind Knight. Shibata coaches Hook and Hook rises up. Knight also stands, and Knight runs up, SATELLITE- NO, Hook powers free!
Hook goes to a corner, Knight runs up and blocks a boot! Knight ROCKS Hook, hoists him up top, but Hook kicks Knight away. Knight returns to the UPPER ROOM! Hook goes tumbling away to the far corner! Shibata is worried but Knight grins. Knight says this is for Shibata-sensei! HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! The fans cheer Knight using Shibata’s signature, and that just pisses Shibata off! Knight puts Hook in the drop zone but Hook grabs at the ref. Knight climbs up, but Shibata shakes the ropes! The fans boo as that trips Knight up! Knight is stuck on his cockpit, but Hook goes up after him! Hook clinches but Knight fires body shots!
Knight SHOVES Hook away, climbs back up, but Hook is right on him for a SUPER DUPER BELLY2BELLY!! Knight flounders, Hook runs up, LARIAT! TAZ PLEX! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives and we hit the ten minute halfway point! Knight PENALTY KICKS, another Shibata signature! Cover, TWO!! Another cover, TWO!! Knight survives and Shibata is frustrated! Shibata tells Hook to end this! Hook snarls, storms around, and he demands Knight rise again! Knight sits up, Hook sneaks up behind him, REDRUM!!! Knight flails, drops, and victory rolls! TWO!! Knight and Hook stand, Knight slips around, O’Conner Roll! TWO, but Knight BLASTS Shibata first!!
The fans cheer, but Hook runs up again! GERMAN SUPLEX, but Knight handsprings through!! Then Knight LARIATS Hook down! Then Knight waits on Hook, for the SATELLITE DDT!! Knight puts Hook in a drop zone, hurries up a corner, and takes aim… MOTHERSHIP SPLASH!! Cover, KNIGHT WINS!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
Hook tried to take this title, even had Shibata-sensei there to tip the scales, but it just wasn’t enough to stop The Jet from taking off! But will Knight soon make himself a double champion? Or will Darby Allin’s relentless reign not stop just yet?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision to follow a great Dynamite, but naturally status quo is kept with all these title matches. I liked the Jurassic Express National Tour vignette, and that was an awesome match in Jack VS Dorada. Anna Jay also looked great in her return, but of course Willow wins to keep the TBS title. Good promo from after Dynamite with Kris being rightfully angry with Shida, and good promo from #Shidalander with Harley & Mina. I feel like they can do a two-in-one, where Shidalander falls apart to set up their feud, while also giving Harley & Mina reason to become a team to help bolster the Women’s Tag Division.
Speaking of, very good promo from Divine Dominion to address how they’re dominating the division. There are only so many teams in the tag division so we need an influx of more, maybe have some crossover with Stardom and CMLL real quick, really spice things up as we get closer to Forbidden Door. Skye Blue of course won, and pretty dominantly at that. I can’t tell if Julia Hart is resting from an injury or what but she wasn’t even ringside for Skye, hopefully things are alright. Very fun trios match from Conglomeration VS MXM TV, great win for Conglomeration, but AEW needs to figure out more trios. Putting Ciampa with FTR is still a great team, but they gotta get longer running teams going, like LFI or maybe even Shane Taylor Promotions.
Awesome stuff with that 10 Man Tag, so wild and chaotic in a good way, but I figured Death Riders & Dogs would win. The Dogs need to stay afloat without Gabe Kidd as their anchor, and there’s the whole story with Ospreay that Death Riders need to stay strong for. Great tag match from Yuta & Garcia VS Ace & Juice, too, and great win for Bang Bang Gang. Especially with a return from Austin & Colten Gunn, because now we can get Bang Bang Gang VS Death Riders in an 8 Man Tag, someone going after the Continental Championship for it, who knows what else. For that matter, Bang Bang Gang needs to get back in those tag and trios divisions to at least bolster the ranks.
And great main event with the TNT Championship. Hook looked good for most of this, but the German Suplex was a bit janky. Thankfully, Knight is so tall and athletic that he made himself look even cooler in his escape. Knight of course won, mostly because it is more exciting if he has a chance of becoming Jet Two Belts. He won’t, because Darby and MJF are still building towards their rematch for Double or Nothing, but Knight will look awesome again. If anything, Knight VS Shibata should be the TNT title match for Double or Nothing, that’s a great story of student and teacher they can easily reference in the build.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Jet VS Scumbag, Relentless VS Violence!
On the same night that Darby Allin defends the AEW World Championship against Brody king, Kevin Knight defends the TNT Championship against MJF! Will the landscape of AEW change all over again?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW TNT Championship: Kevin Knight VS MJF; Knight wins and retains the title.
- The Brawling Birds VS Emily Jaye & Jordan Blade; The Brawling Birds win.
- AEW International Championship: Kazuchika Okada VS Ace Austin; Okada wins and retains the title.
- Adam Copeland & Christian Cage VS Roppongi Vice; Cope & Cage win.
- AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championships: The Divine Dominion VS Hikaru Shida & Kris Statlander; Divine Dominion wins and retains the titles.
- Rush VS Steven Fuerte; Rush wins.
- AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Brody King; Darby wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW TNT Championship: Kevin Knight VS MJF!
The Jet called out The Scumbag for sneaking away with a win when they battled for the AEW World Championship, and wants to prove that this title is for truly the best wrestlers! But will Knight be #2Fly2Stop? Or will Maxwell Jacob Friedman look to put more gold on his resumé?
The introductions are made, and MJF makes sure Justin Roberts says, “He doesn’t hail from a white trash state like Virginia…” The belt is raised, and we see who is truly the Face of TNT!
The bell rings and the fans fire up already. The two step up, but MJF kicks low! MJF TOSSES Knight out, then hurries to THROW Knight into the steel steps! Then he whips Knight hard into the railing! Knight writhes, the fans boo, but MJF soaks up heat. MJF talks trash as he reels Knight in, lift shim up, and BARRIER BOMBS him! The fans boo but MJF takes the camera to film while he scuffs Knight. “He’s a nobody!” MJF puts Knight in the ring, tells fans to shut up, and he pushes Knight to a cover, ONE!! Knight toughs it out but MJF clamps on tight. The fans rally as Knight endures and fights around. Knight rises, fires body shots, then runs.
Knight ducks ‘n’ dodges to springboard and CROSSBODY! Knight keeps moving, ducks ‘n’ dodges more, but MJF ELBOWS Knight down! The fans boo but MJF drags Knight up again for a back suplex. Knight lands out, back suplexes, but MJF lands out! Another back suplex, but into the CUTTER! Cover, TWO! MJF argues with the ref but the count was fair. MJF huffs ‘n’ puffs as he storms over to Knight at the apron. The fans taunt him about his hair but MJF just frowns. MJF drags Knight up, but Knight HOTSHOTS MJF away! Knight hurries in, slides under, then hurdles over to SATELLITE DDT! Both men are down but the fans fire up!
The fans rally again as both men rise up. MJF stands first, storms up, but Knight counter punches! Knight fires haymakers, fires body shots, then has MJF on the ropes! The fans fire up as Knight fires off, but the ref backs Knight off! Knight storms back up, whips, but MJF reverses. Knight goes up and over, hurdles again, then DROPKICKS! The fans fire up as both men are back down! But then Knight kips up! Knight is feeling it, and he runs up to UFO SPLASH! Cover, TOW! MJF survives but Knight stays cool. Knight drags MJF around, then climbs the corner. The fans cheer as Knight aims, but MJF hurries out of the ring!
The fans boo but Knight hops down to PLANCHA! Down goes MJF and the fans fire up again! Knight puts MJF back in, but MJF hurries back out! The fans boo again, but Knight builds speed! Knight DIVES and down goes MJF yet again! The fans cheer as Knight gets MJF in the ring, but then MJF bails out another side. The fans boo but Knight shrugs and builds speed again. Knight FLIES and that’s three for three! The fans cheer as Knight stands tall on the desk! Knight then brings MJF back into the ring, but MJF says let’s make it four. MJF goes to the ramp side, but Knight says might as well complete the set!
Knight aims, springboards, and FLYING LARIATS MJF down at the ramp! All four sides belong to Knight and the fans are thunderous! Knight drags MJF up, puts him in the ring a fifth time, and now MJF is stuck in the drop zone. Knight is up top, but then MJF just goes to the far side. Knight runs up, MJF DUMPS Knight out, and then the HEAT- NO, Knight powers out! Knight springboards, MJF gets under, but Knight comes back and sunset flips! MJF flails to stay standing, but Knight brings him down to a cover! TWO and MJF sits on Knight, TWO as Knight sunset flips again! TWO and both men stand! SATELLITE denied into a CUTTER! Cover, TWO!
The fans cheer as both men are down again. Knight crawls away to a corner, MJF runs up, but Knight goes up and over. MJF ELBOWS Knight, goes up top, and calls his shot. But Knight BODY SHOTS first! Knight goes up to get MJF, but MJF resists. Knight CLUBS away on MJF, but MJF SHOVES Knight! Knight backflips, but he hobbles from the landing. MJF wobbles, Knight still goes to the UPPER ROOM! MJF is down but Knight clutches his knee. Knight fights through the pain to go to the apron. The fans rally behind Knight as he climbs again, MOTHERSHIP FLOP as MJF moves! MJF hobbles over to Knight, he grabs the leg!
MJF steps through, but Knight BOOTS him away! MJF hits buckles, Knight runs up, but Knight’s leg buckles! MJF SUPERKICKS Knight, then goes up for the LONG ISLAND SUNSRISE! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives the Sunrise and MJF is beside himself! The fans rally up again while both men are down, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Knight and MJF stir, Knight still clutching the bad leg. The ref checks him but Knight says he can still go. Knight goes to the ropes, hobbles around, but MJF runs up to KICK the leg out! Knight flounders but MJF stalks him. MJF KICKS the leg out again! Knight flounders against the ropes before falling down. MJF drags Knight to center, talks trash about the leg, then turns Knight over for the HALF CRAB! Dynamite returns to single picture as the fans rally and Knight endures! Knight powers up, crawls his way forward, but MJF drags him back to center! MJF sits deep, even CLUBS the leg, but Knight manages to turn over and BOOT MJF away!
The fans cheer as Knight hobbles up, but he still can’t run! MJF grins, then goes up the corner again, for the LONG- SUPERKICK! Knight suckers MJF in and hurries up the corner himself! The fans fire up for the MOTHERSHIP SPLASH!! But Knight can’t make the pin from how he landed so hard! Knight crawls his way back to cover, TWO!! MJF survives thanks to that delay, but the fans know, “This is Awesome!” Knight pounds the mat in frustration, then clutches his leg as he crawls over to the ropes. MJF is on the apron, Knight hobbles and runs up, but MJF blocks the kick! DRAGON SCREW in the ropes! MJF is foaming at the mouth!
MJF DDTS the foot again and again and again! MJF blows snot AND spits on Knight! The fans boo but MJF just snarls as he looms over Knight. MJF Alabama Lifts, and he ALABAMA SLAMS Knight down! Kneeling cover, TWO!! MJF covers again, TWO! Another cover, ONE!!! The fans fire up as Knight refuses to stay down! MJF is furious but the fans cheer Knight on! MJF storms outside, grabs the belt, then snarls as he goes back to the ring. The fans boo but the ref reprimands MJF. Th eref takes the belt, but duh! Dynamite Diamond Ring! But Knight LOW BLOWS MJF first!! Knight cradles, KNIGHT WINS!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall
MJF is absolutely shocked! He got outsmarted! He got beat at his own dirty game! But then MJF CHOP BLOCKS Knight! The sore loser then scares the ref off before he winds up with that diamond ring. But wait! DARBY ALLIN literally drops in from the ceiling! Darby unhooks himself from the harness, then storms into the ring to dragon sleeper MJF! SCORPION DEATH DROP!! Darby makes sure justice is served, and the fans cheer him on as he gets a mic. MJF also gets a mic, and MJF says, “You people suck! Darby, real typical. Two peas in a pod! Two low life cheaters getting along, huh?!”
But joke’s on you! MJF doesn’t care about Knight, this match doesn’t count, he was barely trying! The fans laugh given how MJF’s red, sweaty and gasping for air. But MJF says what he cares about is HIS Triple B, HIS AEW World Championship! The fans boo but MJF says shut up! MJF wants his rematch! Darby paces, but the fans already chant “NO! NO! NO!” Darby also says, “NO! I’m not giving you that rematch until you put something on the line! And if I survive tonight with Brody King, I think I know exactly who deserves a shot next week.” MJF says MJF, but Darby looks to The Jet. The fans cheer but MJF says don’t even think about it!
But Darby indeed says, it will be Kevin Knight! The fans cheer, but then BRODY KING shows up! The King of Death stares The Devil down, then moves past him to join Darby and Knight in the ring. Brody and Darby stare down, then Brody says, “I have some bad news for you, Darby, cuz you’re not gonna survive tonight! And Jet, I got even worse news for you. Next week, you’re not gonna be facing Darby Allin. You’re gonna be facing the NEW AEW World Champion! ROOF!” The fans cheer that, and Brody returns backstage. The main event is gonna be wild, but who carries the title into next Wednesday?
Backstage interview with Adam Copeland & Christian Cage.
Renee Paquette is with The Rated R Superstar and Captain Charisma, and notes that Cage has a fractured arm, how is he feeling? Cage says his arm feels fine, don’t worry about the arm. Then they also have to address FTR upping the ante on their New York Street Fight by making it part I Quit match. Do they accept? Cage says, “We accept!” Cope says that’s a bit quick given Cage’s history with I Quit matches in AEW. Just saying… Cage says if he’s told you once, he’s told you a thousand times, he never said those words! He didn’t! Cage storms off, Cope says he totally did. But neither of them will say it again. Will C&C be more than ready to make the Top Guys give up?
The Brawling Birds VS Emily Jaye & Jordan Blade!
Jamie Hayter may have missed a week, but she’s back to 100% and ready to pick up where she left off. But will she and Alex Windsor be able to bounce back from losing to Thekla back to back? Or will they get caught off guard by Lady Stunner & The Ankle Breaker?
The teams sort out and Jamie steps to Jordan. They circle as the fans rally, then Jamie blocks a kick to ROCK Jordan! Then she BLASTS Emily just because before she BOOTS Jordan! Jamie bumps Jordan off buckles, DOUBLE CHOPS, then tags Alex. Alex DOUBLE CHOPS, then she tags Jamie! Another DOUBLE CHOP, and then tag back to Alex for a DOUBLE CHOP! Jamie tags back in, The Birds wind up, but Emily runs in! The Birds DOUBLE ELBOW Emily before they DOUBLE DOUBLE CHOP Jordan! Jamie then hauls Jordan up to snap suplex! SLIDING LARIAT and then ground ‘n’ pound! Jamie brings Jordan up, Windsor joins in, DOUBLE HEADBUTTS!
Then they set up, The Birds DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICH! Jordan sputters, right into TWO BIRDS ONE STONE! Cover, The Brawling Birds win!
Winners: The Brawling Birds, by pinfall
Yep, it’s like Jamie wasn’t even out a week! But will they make sure to settle the score with The Triangle of Madness on the road to Double or Nothing?
The Triangle of Madness speaks.
Thekla says everybody says Thekla, why do you always call people “dumb b*tches?” Thekla would love to stop calling people dumb b*tches, but there are just too many dumb b*tches in AEW! Skye Blue adds that what happened on Collision to Persephone was entirely The Birds’ fault. But getting mist in the face was the best thing to ever happen to Skye, so maybe it opens Perse’s eyes, too. So what happened to Jamie & Alex? They’re supposed to be the big bad Brawling Birds, but they just can’t seem to handle a little ol’ Toxic Spider. Thekla’s advice is to stick with the tag team, because when it is 1v1, Thekla is everything, and they are nothing!
The AEW Women’s World Champion continues to be confident in her toxic dominance, but will someone come along and figure out how to wipe this spider out?
AEW International Championship: Kazuchika Okada w/ Don Callis VS Ace Austin w/ Juice Robinson!
While The Rainmaker wants his fight with The Alpha, Konosuke Takeshita, he still has a duty to defend this title. Will Okada prove what a real champion looks like? Or will The Inevitable make him Fold?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who wins this gamble!
The bell rings and Callis admits, Ace has impressive quads. Too bad his hometown of Atlantic City is a dump. The fans tell off Callis even though he’s just on commentary, and the two tie up. Ace and Okada push each other back and forth, but Okada’s height becomes his leverage. Okada has Ace in a corner, but the ref counts. Okada lets off, then fakes the chop. Okada pats Ace on the shoulders, then stomps low! The fans are torn as Okada stomps a mudhole, but he backs off as the ref counts. Okada soaks up heat, then he ROCKS Ace with a forearm. Okada whips, Ace ducks and rolls to drop toehold and ENZIGIRI!
The fans cheer while Ace steps over to cradle, TWO! Ace DROPKICKS Okada down and the fans fire up! Ace KICKS Okada in the back, then CLUBS his arm. The fans rally as Ace lines up a shot and ROCKS Okada. Okada goes to a corner, Ace KICKS and CLUBS him. Ace whips Okada to ropes but Okada reverses, only for ace to fireman’s carry! Ace does squats to then DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! The fans fire up for “The Quad God” as he poses. Ace runs up, Okada dodges, and Okada comes back. Ace slips into the ropes and Okada hits buckles! Ace then slips back inside to FLYING CHUCK! Okada staggers while the fans fire up again!
Okada bails out, Ace takes aim, but Okada avoids the plancha! Ace avoids the leg sweep, and Okada is stunned to see the handstand! Okada applauds, that’s impressive even to him. But then Ace DROPKICKS Okada again, then PLANCHAS! Okada avoids the impact, kicks low, and DDTS to the floor! Ace writhes and Okada grins while the fans applaud. The ref checks Ace while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Okada “apologizes” to the ref, then drags Ace up. Okada RAMS Ace into the railing! The ref reprimands, Okada rolls into the ring, but only to refresh the count. Okada then RAMS Ace into more railing! Ace drops to his knees, Okada offers a high-five, and a young fan returns it. The fans applaud that, then Okada offers one to Callis. They high-five, cheapening the moment. Okada puts Ace in the ring, Ace checks his head, but Okada brings him up. Okada bumps Ace hard off buckles! Okada slaps Ace around, then stands him up to whip hard into buckles again! Ace falls back, checking his mouth, but his mouthguard did its part to protect his teeth.
Okada stands Ace up but Ace fires a body shot! And a CHOP! Ace then lifts Okada, but Okada fights free to kick and DDT! Okada pushes Ace over to the cover, TWO! Ace is tougher than that but Okada brushes it off. Okada paces, sneaks a middle finger at the fans, then scuffs Ace. Okada kicks Ace around while Dynamite returns to single picture. Ace stands but Okada Alabama Lifts, tucks, and REVERSE NECKBREAKERS! The fans rally as Okada brings Ace up again. Okada scoops to SLAM Ace in the drop zone! Standard formula says Okada goes up, and he aims for the MACHO ELBOW! Direct hit, and Okada winds up… The Rainmaker Middle Finger!
Okada drags Ace up, wristlocks, but Ace fights the ripcord! They run around and tumble out of the ring! The fans rally up as Ace is on the apron. Okada stands, but he blocks Ace’s Penalty Kick! Okada THROWS Ace, Ace handstands again! Ace then handsprings over the sweep! PENALTY KICK! The fans fire up as Okada staggers around the way. Ace builds speed to FOSBURY FLOP! Ace just manages to clear the apron and the fans fire up for that! Ace gets Okada up and into the ring. Ace climbs, springboards, but Okada dodges! But then Ace fireman’s carries! Okada slips free, ROLLING- NO, Ace blocks to KNEE low!
Ace KICKS and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS! Then “CLICK CLICK!” BOOM DROP! The fans fire up for Ace as he runs corner to corner, forearm SMASH! Ace pushes Okada out, springboards, and FLYING LEG DROPS! Cover, TWO!! Okada survives and Ace is stunned! Ace takes out his ace card, and runs up for- A BOOT! Ace still reels Okada in, but Okada fights the suplex. Ace wrenches, Okada rolls Ace, TWO! Okada CLUBS Ace down! Okada drags Ace up, whips him to ropes, but Ace avoids the dropkick! Ace then lines up the shot again, THE- NO, Okada pops Ace up, but Ace sunset flips! TWO!! Okada rises, BOOTS, and Ace falls!
Okada lines up a shot, he runs up, but he blocks a boot. Okada flips Ace, Ace lands safe on the apron and ROCKS Okada! Ace steps in again, FLYING- DROPKICK! The anti-air hits hard, then Okada ripcords! RAIN- NO, Okada ducks it to backslide! TWO!! Callis freaks out at how close that was! Ace runs, but into the DROPKICK! Okada snarls, gut wrenches, and TOMBSTONES!! Okada roars because he’s not done! Okada ripcords for THE RAINMAKER!! Cover, Okada wins!
Winner: Kazuchika Okada, by pinfall (still AEW International Champion)
Ace was so close to the jackpot, but Okada isn’t one of the best ever for nothing! Mark Davis congratulates his Don Callis Family brother, while Callis himself SMOTHERS Ace for pushing Okada this far! Juice Robinson scares Callis off, but then wait! Konosuke Takeshita is here! The Alpha stares down Okada, and signals that he’s taking that title. Will Takeshita avenge himself for that Continental Classic controversy? Or will no one dry up the reign?
A country town is in chaos!
They’re all running away from the saloon as someone is putting the hurt on everybody. This man then picks up a wanted poster, the bounty for The Most Wanted, Bandido. And that man… is Swerve Strickland! Prince Nana hands Swerve his lighter, and Swerve burns the bounty. Is The Outlaw about to enter Swerve’s House, and never return?
The Death Riders speak.
While Marina Shafir grapples with Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia says, “This is who we are, and this is how we train. You don’t get to be the best out there until you’re the best in here first.” But then look who walks in! Will Ospreay is here, and Jon Moxley says he has arrived! Did Ospreay get cleared? Nope. Might as well say it now, though: Ospreay is going to Japan, he and the Empire boys have a big title match, and then we’ll see. Moxley says, “Loyalty. You are too good to be true.” Moxley looks to Pac, kinda pokes at him, then says first thing’s first: Moxley needs Ospreay to drop everything.
Everything up here in the mind. The clouds, the vision, the thing that makes you see things up there. Then everything in the heart. The tugs, the pulls. And then everything in the gut, the anger that burns a hole. Drop it all. Excess baggage, they don’t need it. The feelings Ospreay has about Moxley, drop ’em. They don’t need excess baggage. Moxley makes no promises, he is not a miracle worker. But when Moxley makes a commitment to something, he sees it through all the way to the end. All he asks is the same in return. Ospreay nods and says okay. Moxley says beautiful! Ospreay and Pac stare down, but they leave it at that.
Ospreay asks where’s the ring. Moxley says they don’t need a ring. They’re starting from the ground up. The rest is proprietary, so sorry. Moxley pushes the cameraman out of the room, and now the real work begins. Will, or rather, can Ospreay survive the Death Rider dungeon and come out a stronger wrestler on the other side?
FTR is here!
Fairfax boos as the AEW World Tag Team Champions and #BigStoke make their way to ringside, but to sit by commentary so they can watch this next match.
Adam Copeland & Christian Cage VS Roppongi Vice!
While C&C want revenge on FTR so badly, they’re willing to stake their career as a team on it, this is to settle a different score! Will this tag team that reeks of awesomeness bring down Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta? Or will tonight belong to Azucar & #JustTrent?
The teams sort out and Cage starts against Rocky. The fans rally while Cage keeps that bad arm away from Rocky. They tie up, Rocky wrenches the bad arm, then wristlocks. Cage powers Rocky to a corner, the ref counts, but Cage backs off at 4. The fans cheer while Cage talks trash on FTR. Cage and Rocky reset, feel things out, but Rocky kicks low. Rocky wrenches, CLUBS, and CLUBS the bad arm. Rocky CLUBS away on the arm, then wrenches again. Cage KNEES low, then runs, but into a DROPKICK! Rocky slides for the soccer celebration, but Cage snatches him! REVERSE DDT! Cover, TWO!
Cage tags Cope and the fans cheer as they THROW Rocky into the corner again and again and again! Then BOOT LEG SWEEP COMBO! Cover, TWO! Rocky toughs it out, but Cope flips off FTR. Cope whips Rocky but Rocky KICKS back! Tag to Trent but Cope kicks and CLUBS Trent! Cope whips, Trent reverses, then Trent drops down to STANDING METEORA! Trent snarls, covers, TWO! Cope is tougher than that but Trent stalks Cope to a corner. Trent pie faces Cope, CHOPS him, then CHOPS again! Trent whips corner to corner, Cope reverses and Trent tumbles up, down, and into a BOOT! The fans cheer as Cope stands tall.
Cope drags Trent up, but Trent powers free! Cope drop toeholds Trent onto the ropes, tags Cage, and Cage stands on Trent to CHOKE him! The ref counts, Cage steps down, and he slingshots to the outside. Cope SPLASHES Trent before Cage UPPERCUTS him down! Cage then drags Trent out, THROWS him into barriers, and the fans cheer as Cage drags him up again. Cage ROCKS Trent, brings him around, and he SMACKS Rocky along the way! Cage puts Trent against the post, but Cash Wheeler shouts at him. Cage grabs Cash through the ropes, but Trent wrenches the bad arm, to SWING it into the POST!
The fans boo as FTRPG Vice are talking trash on C&C, but even Stokely talks trash from commentary. Wait, who is this standing up in the matching hoodies? It’s THE CONGLOMERATION! The fans cheer as Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong make their presence known, and Stokely senses it. Stoke turns around to see Conglomeration having snacks, and Stoke takes a swing!? Cassidy dodges that easily, and then SMACKS Stoke with the popcorn! FTR is furious, but they end up brawling with Conglomeration! RPG Vice mugs Christian while Conglomeration handles FTR & Stokely, off into the crowd!
The fans fire up as this brawl moves through the aisleway, and Cassidy is giving Stokely a noogie to his bald head! But Trent sets Cage up for Rocky’s FLYING KNEE! RPG Vice still has control while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Rocky talks a lot more trash on Cage, but Cope scares him off! The ref reprimands everyone, and Cope backs off while Trent stands Cage up. Trent whips Cage hard into railing! Trent then tags Rocky, and Rocky digs his boot into Cage’s bad arm against the railing! Rocky puts Cage in the ring, stomps the bad arm again, then drags Cage around. Tag to Trent, they double wrench to double BODY BLOW! Then they run to JUMP KNEE and LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Cage toughs it out but Trent slaps him around. Trent drags Cage up, snapmares, and he clamps on a top wristlock! Cage endures, Cope coaches him, and the fans rally up.
Cage rises, fires body shots, then runs the ropes, but into a kick! Trent hits an ARMBAR DDT! Cover, TWO! Cage scrambles to ropes but Trent tags Rocky in. Rocky steps on Cage very much like Cage would, then steps off as the ref counts. Rocky argues with the ref and with Cope, letting Trent SMACK Cage in the distraction! Cope seethes but he can’t do anything while Rocky traps Cage’s arm for an ELBOW JAMMER! Rocky then double wristlocks the arm and puts on the pressure. Cage endures, fights back up, and Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans rally again as Cage wrenches out, but Rocky wrenches to headlock, only for Cage to hit a BIG back suplex!
Both men are down and the fans rally harder! Rocky crawls, hot tag to Trent! Trent BLASTS Cope, the fans boo, but Trent tags Rocky back in. Trent puts Cage on the ropes, Rocky DOUBLE STOMPS Cage down for Trent to SLIDING KNEE! Cover, but Cope breaks it! The fans cheer but Rocky keeps Cage from Cope. Cage fires a body shot, but Rocky KICKS the bad arm! And KICKS, and KICKS, then CHOPS! Rocky puts Cage up top, climbs up after him, and goes for the arm. Cage fires body shots, shoves Rocky back, but Rocky returns for a SUPER ARM-DRAG! Then the ARMBAR! Cage endures while the fans rally up again!
Cage fights around, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer while Rocky lets go in frustration. Tag to Trent and he storms up on Cage. Trent ROCKS Cage but Cage fires hands in return! Cage fights off RPG Vice, sneaks under Trent, but Rocky tags in! Rocky whips Cage to a corner, but Cage ELBOWS him away! Cage goes up, but Rocky grabs the arm! But Cage CLAWS Rocky’s face! Cage then TORNADO DDTS Rocky! The fans fire up while both men are down again! Cage and Rocky crawl, hot tags to Trent and Cope! The fans fire up as Cope BACKDROPS Trent! Then FLAPJACKS! Then he whips corner to corner, runs up, but into an ELBOW!
Trent has Cope, TORNADO- NO, Cope denies the DDT, then hits the IMPALER! Cover, but Rocky runs up! Cope moves, the ELBOW DROP hits Trent! The fans cheer, and Cope ROCKS Rocky! And CHOPS Trent! Cope runs, but into a DOUBLE JUMP KNEE! And then another DOUBLE JUMP KNEE! Trent Alabama Lifts Cope while Rocky climbs, but Cage SHOVES Rocky down! And a BOOT into the CODE RED! Cover, but Rocky breaks it! Cage has Rocky but Rocky CLAWS Cage’s face! Rocky runs, but Cage SMACKS him with the brace! Trent CLOBBERS Cage! But Cope SPEAR- NO, Trent leaps over! Roll-up, with feet on the ropes! The ref sees it in time!
The fans cheer as Trent is caught cheating! Trent argues with the ref, then pleads with him. But Cope runs up, only for Trent to BOOT him! Trent runs up, but Cope pops him up, for Cage’s SPEAR! Cover, C&C win!
Winners: Adam Copeland & Christian Cage, by pinfall
They may be less than 100% physically, but they’re still 100% mentally! As for emotionally, Cage grabs a chair and brings it into the ring. Given the role RPG Vice played in Cage’s arm injury, he SNAPS the crossbar of the chair off, and he hands it to Cope! Bent as it is, Cope uses it to GAG Trent! TORONTO SMILE!! Cage grabs a mic and he asks Trent, “Do you know what to say?! Say it!” Trent shouts, but the crossbar is kinda muddying it into “I qwimt!” They take the bar out and Cage asks again. Trent shouts, “I QUIT! I QUIT!” Cope lets Trent go and the fans cheer. Cage says, “I will never say ‘I quit,’ you little b*tch.”
Cope & Christian have their payback on RPG Vice, but now it will be a matter of getting their revenge on FTR. Will Cash & Dax prove they’re truly the best tag team of all time? Or will they have to admit defeat in the worst way possible?
Backstage interview with Chris Jericho.
Renee Paquette is with Y2J and brings up that this is twice now that Ricochet has defeated him with the “Ricosault.” Does Jericho think there is any validity that this Ricosault is an improvement on the Lionsault? Jericho says what he does think is that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But he’s not really flattered right now, he’s more pissed off. But here’s the thing, Ricochet has obviously been following Jericho’s career very closely. But not close enough because if he was- THE DEMAND ATTACKS! Ricochet, Kaun & Liona beat Jericho down 3v1, then get him up to his knees. Ricochet asks if this is what Jericho wanted. Is this what Jericho thought this would be in his big return to AEW?!
No more jokes, no more games, no more subliminal messages! Ricochet told Jericho to leave or get hurt! Look at him! What do you gotta say?! Is this what you wanted?! Jericho says, “Eat s*it, bald!” Ricochet HAMMERS away on Jericho, then RIPS the shirt away! Then The Gates of Agony THROW Jericho into a road case! Ricochet says that’s what you get! Then Ricochet uses the case to backflip over Jericho, and says, “You’re not even worth it. AHA~!” The Demand leaves Jericho down and out, but will they be the ones to kick him out of AEW?
AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championships: The Divine Dominion VS Hikaru Shida & Kris Statlander!
Megan Bayne & Lena Kross have been a dominant team since Dynasty, and are perhaps the most dominant team of all time! But will they make these former AEW Women’s World Champions #BowDown? Or can #Shidalander truly become the Galaxy’s Greatest Duo?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who has true power!
The teams sort out and Shida starts against Lena. The bell rings and Shida DROPKICKS Lena! Then she fires a shot on Megan, but Megan doesn’t move! Shida fires shots on Lena, on Megan, but then Lena KNEES low! Lena bumps Shida off buckles, RAMS into her again and again, but stops as the ref counts. Shida fires more shots on Lena, but Lena THROWS Shida away! The fans applaud, as does Megan, but Shida BOOTS Lena away! Shida runs up, but Lena RUNS her over! Lena soaks up cheers and jeers, then drags Shida up to bump her off buckles. Tag to Megan, Divine Dominion double whip, and they DOUBLE SHOULDER Shida down!
The fans are torn but Megan soaks it all up. Megan drags Shida up, back suplexes, but then counters Shida’s sunset flip into a FALL AWAY SLAM! Not the cleanest throw but an effective one. Megan “kicks rocks” at Shida, then runs up, but Shida slips around! Shida waistlocks, she RAMS Megan into a corner, then runs corner to corner to JUMP KNEE! Shida climbs up and the fans cheer, but Megan stops Shida before she even starts! Shida still throws hands, slips free, and kicks low. Shida runs, but Megan blocks the jump knee! SPINEBUSTER! Shida tumbles out while Megan seethes. Shida is frustrated but she storms back in!
Shida dodges Megan, CLAWS Megan’s face, then she grabs her kendo stick! But Kris grabs it, telling Shida to stop! They argue, but then Kris uses the stick to yank Shida out of the way! Megan POSTS herself instead of hitting Shida! Shida tags Kris, they have Megan in the ropes, and then Shida kicks Kris?! Oh, so she can snap suplex her into Megan! A unique attack, but Kris drags Megan up. Megan RAMS Kris into the Divine Dominion’s corner! Tag to Lena, they double whip Kris, but Kris ducks ‘n’ dodges to DOUBLE RAN- NO! The champs stop Kris to SLAM her down! Then they drag Kris up, bring her in, and DOUBLE SUPLEX! But Kris lands out!
Kris BOOTS Lena, DUMPS Megan, but Lena ROCKS Kris! Lena whips, Kris reverses and ELBOWS Lena, then PELES! Lena staggers, Kris gut wrenches and tucks, but Lena drops down! So Kris makes it a cross-legged cover, TWO! Kris ends up on ropes, Lena blocks the ref’s view, Megan hits a DRIVE-BY DROPKICK! Megan grins as she gets one in, then Lena Electric Chair Lifts Kris! To HOTSHOT her on the ropes! Divine Dominion is indeed dominating as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Divine Dominion revels in the cheers and jeers, then Lena argues with the ref before she brings Kris up. Lena bumps Kris off buckles, tags Megan, and Megan stomps away in the corner. Megan stops as the ref counts, but that lets Lena CHOKE Kris! Megan drags Kris up, RAMS into her again and again, then CHOPS! Tag to Lena, and Megan BLASTS Shida for good measure! Then a SPLASH and BUTTERFLY PLEX for Kris before Lena adds a SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Kris survives but she’s isolated with Shida down on the floor. Lena stomps Kris down, then stalks her to the ropes. Lena CHOKES Kris, the ref counts, but Lena steps back.
Kris flounders around but Lena drags her up. Kris fires body shots but Lena CLUBS her. Lena snapmares, runs, and SLIDING- NO, Kris turns that into a ghost pin! TWO, and Lena LARIATS Kris down! Lena snarls as she covers, TWO! Lena clamps onto Kris with a chinlock and grinds her down. Shida is back on the corner, and she rallies with the fans for Kris to get up. Kris rises, but Lena THROWS her back down by her hair! Lena “apologizes” to the ref, then covers, TWO! Kris toughs it out but Lena keeps on her. Lena stands Kris up, but Kris JAWBERAKERS! And throat chops! And LEG SWEEPS! Dynamite returns as Kris crawls!
Lena tags Megan, and Megan runs up to BLAST Shida! Then Divine Dominion reel Kris in for a DOUBLE- NO, Kris fights the suplex! Kris fires CHOP after CHOP after CHOP on the champs! The fans fire up as she runs, then DOUBLE RANAS! The Divine Dominion tumbles around, Shida reaches out, but Megan drags Kris back! Kris fights the fisherman, but Megan BOOTS her! Kris rebounds to DISCUS LARIAT! Both women are down again and the fans fire up! Kris crawls, reaches out, but so does Megan. Hot tags to Lena and Shida! The fans fire up as Shida fires off on Lena! Lena ROCKS Shida, but Shida fires another flurry!
Lena ROCKS Shida again, then whips, but Shida reverses, only for Lena to block! Shida fires a flurry, Lena shoves her away, but Shida dodges! Shida goes up, up, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! The fans fire up for Shida and she runs the ropes, but Megan snatches her! Lena BOOTS Shida while the fans boo. Lena whips, Shida dodges to KNEE Megan down! Then she drop toeholds Lena into Megan! And then Shida DOUBLE SLIDING KICKS them down! The fans fire up as Shida hurries to the apron! Shida aims to DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICK! Divine Dominion is down but Shida rises again! The fans chant “HOLY SHIDA!” as she brings Lena around.
Shida puts Lena in the ring, drags her up, and reels her in, but Lena fights the suplex! Lena suplexes, Shida slips free, but Lean HOOK KICKS! Kris tags in and fires off shots! Lena ducks a kick to ROCK Kris! Lena whips, Kris goes up, but Megan traps her! Lena YANKS Kris down, then tags Megan! Lena forearm SMASHES, then ELBOWS Kris! Lena runs side to side, and so does Megan! BOOT follows BOOT, then Megan GERMAN SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO!! Kris survives and the fans fire up! Megan drags Kris up, ROCKS her, then whips her. Kris reverses, Lena tags in, but Kris goes Matrix to avoid Megan’s flying lariat! Kris kips up, but into Lena’s SUPERKICK!
Shida runs up to ROUNDHOUSE Lena! SHOTGUN BOOT from Megan to Shida! Kris BLUE THUNDER BOMBS Megan! Then she ROUNDHOUSES Lena! The fans fire up as Divine Dominion is stacked on top of each other, and Kris climbs a corner! Kris aims to 450 SPLASH!! Two for one on the impact and Kris hurries to cover Lena, TWO?!? Kris is stunned but Lena is dazed. Kris hauls Lena up, but Shida tags herself in! Kris is upset but she SLAMS Lena down for Shida to METEORA! Then the FALCON ARROW!! Cover, TWO?!? Lena survives again and now Shida is shocked! Shida aims for the KATA- NO, Megan intercepts with a BELLY2BELLY!
But Kris SUPERKICKS Megan! Lena waistlocks Kris, Kris switches, but Lean switches back. Megan returns, BOOT GERMAN SUPLEX COMBO! Then they get Shida up, DIVINE INTERVENTION!! Cover, Divine Dominion wins!
Winners: Divine Dominion, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions)
Granted, Shida went a bit rogue changing things on Kris there, but it’s hard to deny that Megan & Lena have the stats to reign forever and ever! Will no one, no matter who they are or what they’ve done, ever dethrone Divine Dominion?
Programming note for next week!
Wednesday, May 6th, North Charleston, South Carolina is in for a treat! They don’t just get AEW Dynamite, they get AEW Collision as a THREE HOUR COMBO! All live on TBS and HBO Max, make sure you schedule accordingly so you don’t miss a minute of the action!
Backstage interview with The Don Callis Family.
Renee Paquette is now with The Jackal himself, as well as Andrade El Idolo, and speaks to the incredible tear- MJF steps in and says, “No, no, no, Renee, I’m sorry, incredible tear? Here’s what you have done. You have ruined this company! Thanks to you, Darby Allin is on a reign of terror!” Andrade says okay, how you know? W-what? How does MJF know? Because Darby is world champion, that’s how! How you know? Because Don told MJF that Andrade lost his contender’s match! How you know? Because MJF saw it later with his own two eyes! Andrade again asks, “How you know?” Andrade smiles, and MJF says (sarcastically) that Andrade’s real funny.
MJF then shoves Andrade! Callis steps in and has them stop. Andrade is Callis’ money man. MJF is THE money man! Business is business. MJF doesn’t have a belt, there’s no reason for Andrade to fight MJF. And MJF, you need to get that belt back! They’re all better off when MJF is on top! So let’s just focus on business, guys. Okay? Just this once? MJF storms off one way, Andrade the other, and Callis says, “Wild horses, they’re gonna run. What’re you gonna do?” Callis follows Andrade, but will The Real Latino Man accept this truce with The Scumbag?
Rush VS Steven Fuerte!
From wild horses to El Toro Blanco, Rush has certainly been on a stampede since returning from injury. However, he is only getting hungrier and hungrier for gold around his waist. Will that stampede finally lead him to opportunities at Double or Nothing? Or will he have to make due with an appetizer?
The bell rings and Fuerte offers a handshake. Rush DECKS Fuerte instead! Fuerte tumbles out of the ring, Rush goes out after him, and Rush THROWS Fuerte into barriers! The fans fire up as Rush then THROWS Fuerte back into barriers, then stomps away! The ref counts but Rush fires body shots! Rush SMACKS Fuerte off the barriers, then snarls as he drags Fuerte back up. Rush puts Fuerte in the ring, watches him flounder to the corner, and he CHOPS! Fuertes falls, Rush puts him in the corner, then rains down forearms! The ref counts, especially as Rush stomps away! The ref backs Rush down, and Rush just pumps it up!
The fans chant for “RUSH! RUSH! RUSH!” Rush goes corner to corner, “You mess with the bull…! You get the horns!!”” BULL’S HORNS! Cover, Rush wins!
Winner: Rush, by pinfall
Rush made quick work of this one, then he grabs the mic to say cut his music, but in Espanol. Rush continues by saying that he is done with all these dogs! He is Rush, and remember! When you mess with the bull… You get the HORNS! Who else will be trampled under El Toro Blanco as he hunts after gold?
Backstage interview with The Opps.
Renee Paquette is now with Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata, Hook, and newest member, Anthony Bowens. Renee says Joe is back, looked great back in action, but what is the game plan moving forward? Joe says, “Game plan… Maybe a declaration of intent. Well, it is simple. The Opps, we intend to reassert our dominance here in AEW. How do we plan to do that? I’ll tell you. We plan to do it with men like Katsuyori Shibata, fury made flesh, a man who is kind enough to put on a kick pad so he doesn’t cave in your head when he kicks your skull off.
“We’re gonna do that with men like Anthony Bowens, multiple time world tag team champion here in AEW. A man who has been undervalued, underappreciated, and most importantly, underestimated. And you will see the best version of him now in The Opps. Then we come to Hook, a man who intends to become the new King of Television when he captures the TNT Championship this weekend on Collision. But more importantly, our reign to the top, it includes strategic acquisition. And that brings me to you, Will Ospreay. Y’see, Will, I hope and I pray that you’re not suffering from Stockholm Syndrome.
“Because those boys in the Death Riders, they had you in the very same position that they saved you from not too long ago, and you know who came and took you out of that? We did, Will. We had your back. So you have to ask yourself, what kind of relationship do you want? Do you want one of convenience? Or one of confidence? Because The Opps are here, and the choice is yours.” That is quite the offer from the Samoan Submission Specialist. But will Ospreay change sides now that he’s already started down the road with the Death Riders? Or will he help The Opps get back on top?
FTR speaks.
Dynamite returns as #BigStoke informs us he just spoke with Tony Khan. Orange Cassidy, they have an “interesting proposition.” Next week, Dynamite Double Jeopardy! Cassidy goes 1v1 with Dax the Ax, and IF Cassidy wins, he and any member of The Conglomeration can challenge for the AEW World Tag Team Championships! But WHEN Dax wins, FTR gets the shot at the AEW World Trios Championships! And Stoke knows ol’ OC is begging for Stoke to get in the ring so they can be face to face, but guess what? That is not gonna happen. Stoke thinks they have a pretty good third partner, and it is the man who took Darby to his limit.
In steps Tommaso Ciampa! The Psycho Killer says last time he and FTR teamed up, if he remembers correctly, Ciampa shelfed Mark Briscoe indefinitely. This time, they take them trios titles. Ciampa picks the popcorn crumb from Stokely’s beard, and says, “Top Guys out.” Ciampa eats the crumb, then waves goodbye. Will these three truly be a dangerous combination? Or can Freshly Squeezed earn himself and… someone… another title opportunity?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
On top of Hook challenging The Jet for the TNT Championship, we will see The Death Riders & The Dogs team up again, but against the combination of The Rascalz & Top Flight! Another 10 Man Tag, but which side comes out on top? Then there’s more gold on the line in Peoria, Illinois, as “Jungle” Jack Perry defends the AEW National Championship against Mascara Dorada! Will the King of the Ropes add more gold to the collection? Or will Jack Perry continue to live his best Tarzan Life? Then the Bang Bang Gang hopes to rebound from Ace’s loss tonight as they go 2v2 with Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta! Will Juice & Ace win big? Or will The Death Riders dominate the night?
And lastly, “Comeback Killer” Willow Nightingale put out the challenge last week and it has been answered! Anna Jay returns to action, and she challenges for the AEW TBS Championship! Will Anna truly be the Star of the Show? Or will the Babe with the Power overpower The Queenslayer?
AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Brody King!
The Relentless One promised to be a fighting champion, and so far that is mission accomplished. But he also promised that Kevin Knight gets the next shot next week! Will Darby continue to keep his promises? Or will the King of Death throw those plans for a loop?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we add another chapter to this storied and brutal rivalry!
The bell rings and the fans are fired up already. The rivals step up, shake hands, then back up, only for Darby to SHOTGUN Brody! Darby fires off fists, Brody shove him away, but Darby comes back with fists! Darby springboards, but into a CHOP! Darby is stinging but Brody clamps on a SLEEPER! Darby grab ropes, the ref counts, but then Brody SLAPS Darby’s hands down to GERMAN SUPLEX him away! Darby tumbles all the way to the corner, and Brody roars as he runs! CANNONBALL! Brody hauls Darby up, Canadian Racks, but Darby fights free! Darby goes to another corner, and he BOOTS Brody away!
Darby goes up but Brody CHOPS! Brody climbs, Darby CLUBS away, and Darby hops on for a SUPER CODE RED! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and bails out while the fans fire up. Darby snarls, builds speed, and DIVES! But he just bounces off of Brody’s body?!? Even Darby has to smile about that, that was wild! Brody drags Darby up and CHOPS him! Darby staggers around the way but Brody follows. Brody brings Darby up, CHOPS him again, and he grabs a chair! The ref reprimands but Brody tells fans to move aside. Brody sits the chair up, makes Darby take a seat, and CHOPS him for good measure. Brody barks, fans join in, and Brody runs up!
But Darby trips Brody and Brody hits the chair! The fans rally as Darby hurries to take that chair for his own. Darby sets it up, brings Brody up, and Darby makes Brody take a seat. Darby fires forearms, CLAWS Brody’s back, then he climbs up the corner! The fans fire up because they know this means SUPER MISSILE DROPKICK! Direct hit on Brody but Darby also writhes from that landing! The fans are thunderous while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref checks Darby but he insists he’s okay. Brody is okay to continue, as well, and both men slowly sit up. Darby hobbles and rolls into the ring, followed by Brody. They slowly stand, and Darby hobbles over to fire forearm after forearm! Brody DECKS Darby with just one! Brody leans on the ropes while he catches his breath, and Darby slowly sits back up. Brody brings Darby around to CHOP him back down! Darby sputters but Brody drags him back up. Brody ROCKS Darby, whips corner to corner hard, and Darby falls to the mat! Brody storms over to Darby, stands him up, and scoops for a SLAM! Cover, TWO!
Brody stays on Darby with another scoop and SLAM! Another cover, TWO! Darby toughs it out and Brody grows frustrated. Brody drags Darby up again, scoops and SLAMS again, then covers, TWO!! Darby continues to survive, and now Brody is oddly amused. Brody looms over Darby, but Darby fires shots at the legs. Brody CHOPS Darby down! Then SENTONS onto Darby! Darby sputters and clutches his leg, it was trapped under him when the senton hit! Brody shrugs, not his fault. Brody looms over Darby but Darby crawls away. Brody stalks Darby, brings him up, and Dynamite returns to single picture for the lift. Darby GUILLOTINE FACELOCKS to counter!
Brody puts Darby on the ropes, fires body shots, and then he CHOPS Darby down! Darby hits apron before he hits floor! The fans rally and bark while Brody argues with the ref. Brody goes out after Darby, drags him up, and CHOKE SLAMS him on the apron! Brody says this is what Darby wanted, so he clears the desk! The fans cheer, and Brody even puts the desk lid off to the side. Brody paces, and watching from the skybox, it’s Kevin Knight. The TNT Champion is facing one of these two next week, so naturally he wants to watch with his own eyes. But then Darby JUMPS on Brody’s back! Darby has a SLEEPER!
Darby squeezes tight, but Brody stays on his feet! Brody runs with Darby as a backpack, CANNOBNALL down through the desk hood!! Fairfax loses their minds as both men are down in the wreckage! We get a quick look backstage to see MJF is watching this, too. The ref checks and both men are able to continue. Brody is up first and he drags Darby around. Brody scoops but Darby fights free! Darby SHOVES Brody into the desk! That corner edge gets Brody right in the stomach! Darby hurries to finish clearing the desk, and he throws hands on Brody! And even SLAPS, SLAPS, SLAPS! Brody SLAPS back!
Darby sputters on the desk, and now Brody climbs up to join him! The fans go nuts as Brody reels Darby in. Darby fires body shots and shots on the legs, but Brody CHOPS Darby! SLEEPER!! Brody dangles Darby like he has before, but Darby CLAWS Brody’s eyes! Brody lets go, Darby hurries back up, CODE RED ON THE DESK! The desk does not break, but both men might be busted up from that landing! The fans lose their minds all the same while the ref checks both men. Darby is up and in the ring, sore as he is, but Brody rises. Darby shakes out the bad leg, builds speed, and he DIVES! Direct hit and they hit the desk again!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Darby sits up, then manages to hobble his way over. Brody follows, they roll into the ring, and Darby goes up the corner! But Brody trips Darby up, then CHOPS him into the Tree of Woe! Brody then sits Darby up, just so he can CHOP Darby again! Brody barks as he storms around, and then he runs up to CANNONBALL!! Darby sputters but Brody drags him up, just to short arm LARIAT him back down! Cover, TWO!! Darby survives and shocks Brody! Brody hauls Darby right up, runs, CLOTHESLINE FROM HELL!! Cover, TWO!!! Darby survives again and Brody is beside himself!
The fans are thunderous for Darby as he sits up in a daze. Brody shakes his head, unsure how Darby is still doing this. Brody YANKS Darby up, runs up, but Darby dodges the splash! Brody sputters from hitting buckles, and Darby CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again! Darby HEADBUTTS Brody, but that just pisses Brody off! Brody THROWS Darby onto a cameraman!! The camera is fine but Darby writhes on the ground! Brody storms out after Darby, grabs him by the legs, but Darby claws at the floor mat! The mat is pulled up as Brody drags Darby along! The fans fire up as the camera seems to be along for the ride!
Darby kicks at Brody, kicks free, then hurries to his feet. Brody CHOPS Darby and Darby staggers away. The fans rally and bark, and Brody runs up for a CANNONBALL THROUGH RAILING!! But Darby narrowly avoids that human car wreck!! The fans go nuts as Darby hurries to finish pulling up floor mats! Darby has exposed a good portion of concrete, but he makes sure to roll into the ring to stop the count. Brody storms back up on Darby, but Darby BITES Brody’s hands! The ref reprimands but Brody ROCKS Darby! Brody reels Darby in, and he looks to the floor! The fans freak out but Darby fights the suplex!
Darby SLAPS Brody’s hands, then slides under! SUNSET BOMB on bare concrete!! The fans go nuts again, but Darby isn’t done! Darby climbs, aims, and SUPER COFFIN DROP!!! Direct hit, and a solid one at that! The ring count climbs again, and Darby rolls in at 4 of 10. Brody is down at 6, but he rises at 7! Brody stands at 9, and he lunges in at 9.9! Only for Darby to COFFIN DROP again!! Then COFFIN DROP again!! Cover, DARBY WINS!!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (still AEW World Championship)
This newest chapter might’ve been their greatest, if not CRAZIEST, one yet! And in the end, Darby’s relentless nature carries him through again! Knight nods, knowing exactly what to expect for next week. But will Knight make it through the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil on Collision to then bring that TNT Championship to the dance? As for Brody, he and Darby shake hands as great rivals and friends. Darby makes sure to look at Knight up in the skybox, will Darby be able to survive his own reign going this hard week after week?
My Thoughts:
An awesome Dynamite that they really stacked with title matches. But at the same time, status quo kept and all in awesome ways. Honestly, part of me is surprised that Knight retained against MJF, because of the “Double or Nothing” idea of Darby VS MJF, title for title. But at the same time, maybe Darby is going to make MJF put up his ability to challenge for the world title, same as in MJF VS Hangman. Great win for Knight all the same, and he’ll have a very good match against Hook on Collision, and against Darby Allin next week. Darby VS Brody was an awesome main event, like PPV quality, holy crap, but great win for Darby.
MJF had a great promo with Callis & Andrade to further that feud and its slow burn. I would think that win, lose or draw with Darby, MJF will feud with Andrade for the summer. A great match for Ace Austin against Okada, but again, of course Okada won out so he and Takeshita will still have their title match. Great promo from Thekla & Skye to call out Brawling Birds, and Brawling Birds of course win their match tonight. I still wanna see that Triple Threat of Thekla VS Windsor VS Persephone with someone becoming a double champion, but it feels like it might be Thekla VS Windsor VS Hayter just so Thekla obviously gets away with a win.
Great women’s tag title match, #Shidalander getting their best showing yet, obviously. But given the story they’re building, of course Shidalander loses. Divine Dominion VS Brawling Birds definitely needs to happen for All In London, so all these other matches are just biding time on that. Rush continues to bide his time, but between the TNT Championship and the National Championship, Rush needs to get one of those to vindicate himself here in AEW. Great tag match from C&C VS RPG Vice, but also a great appearance by Conglomeration to go after FTR. They’re already building that story even before Double or Nothing, which is clunky, but I like the idea of the Double Jeopardy. Though, with that, FTR & Ciampa are definitely getting their match for the trios titles.
And great stuff in this story of Will Ospreay’s recovery. Great promo from Ospreay with the Death Riders, but then The Opps just jump in and want to recruit him now? That’s weird. I suppose there is still good continuity here, because Face Opps did fight against Heel Death Riders, and so the factions are double-turning and the feud is continuing. I am pretty sure Ospreay sticks to Death Riders in this, and there’s still so much missed opportunity not having Max Caster as part of Bowens’ story with The Opps. But hey, if it gives us Ospreay VS Shibata and Ospreay VS Joe through such a feud, who am I to question it?
My Score: 9.1/10
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