Is Wheeler Yuta going to impress Jon Moxley?

Wheeler Yuta brings the ROH Pure Championship to AEW, but the prize he’s after is impressing Jon Moxley and joining Blackpool Combat Club! Will the Maniac approve of The Decoder?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Bryan Danielson VS Trent Beretta; Bryan wins.
• Swerve Strickland VS QT Marshall w/ The Factory; Swerve wins.
• Owen Hart Memorial Women’s Tournament Qualifier: Red Velvet VS Willow Nightingale; Velvet wins and advances to the tournament.
• Wheeler Yuta VS Jon Moxley; Moxley wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Bryan Danielson VS Trent Beretta!

The American Dragon represents the Blackpool Combat Club against #JustTrent of the Best Friends. William Regal is on commentary, he doesn’t get why Trent hangs around with “goofs” like Chuck Taylor and Orange Cassidy. Will Trent show just how serious he can get?

The bell rings and fans rally up already. They feel out the grapple, knuckle lock, and Bryan rolls to wrench and wrangle Trent down. Trent endures but Bryan twists the arm to a keylock. Trent rolls, trips Bryan and has a toehold. Bryan rolls it to a waistlock, then he pulls on the nose to KICK Trent in the back! Fans fire up but Trent scowls as the two reset. They circle, tie up in collar ‘n’ elbow, but Bryan wrenches and headlocks. Trent powers out and things speed up, Trent CLOBBERS Bryan with an elbow! Bryan shakes his head as he sits up. Fans rally as the two stare down and approach.

Fans chant, “You’re gonna get your head kicked in!” and Bryan smirks. Bryan and Trent knuckle lock, Bryan KICKS a leg, then KICKS it again. Bryan CHOPS Trent in a corner, but Trent turns it around to CHOP back! Trent whips corner to corner, but Bryan BOOTS from the corner! Bryan leaps to GUILLOTINE! Trent stays up, and powers out with a back drop! Cover, ONE!! Trent is annoyed but he clamps on with a chinlock as fans rally. Bryan fights up, powers Trent to ropes, and he puts the arms on the ropes to CHOP! Trent goes to a corner, but Bryan fires off YES KICKS! Bryan then brings Trent out to suplex, but Trent slips off!

Trent hops up, but Bryan goes to ropes, so Trent headscissors Bryan out! Trent skins the cat, fans fire up, Trent PLANCHAS into a kick! Bryan takes Trent outta the air and just soaks up all the cheers and jeers. Bryan goes back into the ring, builds up speed, and he DIVES, into Trent’s SAIDO! Payback from Trent, and he lines up a shot. Trent runs in but Bryan sends him into steel steps! The ref checks on Trent but he’s okay somehow, and Rampage goes picture in picture!

Bryan grins as he slowly gets up. Trent staggers up but drops to his knees. Bryan gets in the ring and soaks up more cheers and jeers, but Trent isn’t far behind. Trent shakes out his arms but Bryan is right on him with a chinbar, and then he drives an elbow into Trent’s shoulder! Bryan clamps on for a neck wrench, then drops another elbow! Bryan clamps the chinbar back on to grind Trent down, but Trent endures and fans rally up. Trent fights up as Rampage returns to single picture. Bryan EuroUppers Trent hard! Bryan stands Trent up to HEADBUTT him, too! Bryan taunts Trent as he slumps against ropes.

Trent scowls but Bryan scrapes him with his boot. Trent fires a forearm but Bryan EuroUppers! Bryan reels Trent in, SNAP HALF HATCH! Bryan sits up to revel in the cheers, then he does jumping jacks just to show off. Bryan goes up to the top rope, but Trent trips him up! Trent climbs, he brings Bryan up, SUPERPLEX! Both men are down and fans fire up with the standing count! Bryan and Trent sit up at 5 of 10, Trent pulls away his shoulder tape but Bryan CHOPS him! Trent CHOPS back! Bryan CHOPS, Trent CHOPS, it’s a CHOP fight! Bryan shifts to EuroUppers, but Trent ducks the enziguri to deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX!

Fans fire up and Bryan ends up in a corner! Trent runs in, to back elbow! Then TORNADO- NO! Bryan powers out to ROLLING ELBOW! And then SHOULDER CAPTURE PLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Bryan clamps on with a DRAGON SLEEPER! Trent endures, fans rally up, and Trent drags himself forward to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer as Bryan lets off, and Bryan taunts Trent to get back up. Bryan drags Trent up, cravats and throws KNEES! Bryan then lets Trent drop, and he brings him back up into a Gotch hold. Trent fights it off, has the Alabama, but Bryan sunset flips! High stack, TWO! Trent has it now, TWO!

Trent hurries to a corner, Bryan runs in, but Trent dodges! The dropkick hits buckles, Trent gets Bryan up to TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO! Trent is beside himself, but fans fire up. Trent drags Bryan up from a corner, puts him back up top, and he CHOPS! Fans duel as Trent climbs up, but Bryan slips out underneath to trip Trent up! Bryan then goes up to drag Trent up, SUPER BACK- CROSSBODY! Trent turned it, he covers, TWO!! Bryan survives but both men are slow to standing. Fans rally up, Trent drags Bryan up and ROCKS him with a forearm! Bryan KICKS back, but Trent ROCKS Bryan again!

Bryan KICKS, Trent eggs him on! Bryan KICKS, Trent forearms, but Bryan fires off more kicks! Bryan hits a ROLLING ELBOW, but Trent ROLLING ELBOWS back! Then Trent ducks Bryan’s elbow to HALF ‘N’ HALF! Bryan goes flying, Trent gets up, LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Bryan survives again and the fans are thunderous! Bryan gets to ropes but Trent storms over there. Trent stand Bryan up, ROCKS him with forearm after forearm, and he starts raining down on Bryan! The ref counts, Trent lets off to shout at Bryan. Trent runs, but Bryan follows and BUSAIKU KNEES! Bryan drags Trent in, Gotch hold for the PILEDRIVER!!

But Bryan wags his fingers, he isn’t done with that! Fans fire up as Bryan snarls and shouts, “You wanna see me kick his head in?!?” “YES!!” Bryan gets the arms, and he gives Trent those DANIELSON STOMPS! Then Bryan locks on the omoplata for a REVERSE GROVIT! Trent taps, Bryan wins!

Winner: Bryan Danielson, by submission

Regal on commentary says he loves the little details. The American Dragon did his part for the BCC, but will the Maniac do the same in tonight’s main event?

Rampage is LIVE next week!

And at an earlier time, too! 7 Eastern, and it’ll have the AEW World Championship TEXAS DEATHMATCH, Adam Page VS Adam Cole! Who proves to be the deadlier Adam?

Backstage interview with Hook.

Lexi Nair says the world has been quietly anticipating what the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil has to say. But he chooses to not say anything. Is there anything on his mind? Nope, he’s just eating chips and listening to music. He heads out, but Danhausen says, “Gotcha this time!” Nope, Hook just throws his chips away. Danhausen decides to try what’s left in the bag. Do these give Hook his power? Well, probably not. How many times will Danhausen try to curse Hook?

Rampage returns with Dam Lambert & The Men of the Year in the ring.

The TNT Champion says, “I made the brave decision to get rid of the open door challenge, because I was looking for someone to step up. I was looking for someone to separate themselves from the rest of the pack and prove that they think they’ve got what it takes to do what nobody has been able to do in 394 days!” But Sammy Guevara says, “Will you please shut the hell up?!” Honestly, Scorpio, that title isn’t supposed to make the man, the man is supposed to make the title. And right now, Scorpio makes the title mean NOTHING. As for Dan Lambert, what is HE going to do? Say something offensive or sexist? They’re all used to it by now, they won’t be bothered by it.

Sammy wants Tay to do a favor. Translate “Sexist Piece of Sh*t” into Portuguese, please. Oh, that’s easy! “Dan Lambert.” Lambert says he’s actually here to save them from themselves! He may not be fluent in Tay’s broken English, but he thinks Tay said Dan is sexist. Maybe he is, but he’s also a father. And the father in him thinks their parents have suffered enough humiliation for one lifetime. The father in Dan is gonna give them advice! “When you run your mouths, talk a little bit more about what you do in this damn ring than what you do in the bedroom!” Sammy tells Lambert that they’re not here for a lecture! This isn’t a talk show, this is a wrestling show, they want a match!

Ethan Page says we all get it! Sammy & Tay want a match. They may not have put this together, but All Ego doesn’t lace up his boots unless we’re talking big money marquee. And he gets it, Spanish God VS Scorpio or Spanish God VS All Ego is big money, because Sammy is a PILLAR~! But as a pillar, Sammy is the first crack in the foundation! Sammy & Tay are just a PR disaster waiting to happen! Not only that, but Ethan is a dad, too. He tells Gabriella Page at home, even though she’s asleep because he’s a good parent, that Ethan prays she never end up like Tay. Sammy says he doesn’t give a sh*t about Ethan’s kid. Sammy just wants a match!

So until American Top Team gives them something, Sammy & Tay are gonna come out here again and again, making their lives a living hell. If you were mad about the car, just wait until next week. See ya later, bitch! Sammy & Tay head out, but just what will they do to force American Top Team’s hand?

Chris Jericho presents his Sports Entertainer of the Week.

“Due to his homegrown leadership and commitment to the Nightmare Factory and his choices of colognes and BMW’s,” Jericho says QT Marshall is the Sports Entertainer of the Week. But while QT won this, is he about to lose in whose house? SWERVE’S HOUSE!

Swerve Strickland VS QT Marshall w/ The Factory!

The bell rings, the two circle, and they tie up. Fans rally for Swerve as QT headlocks. Swerve powers out but QT runs him over! QT mocks Swerve’s pose, but Swerve hooks QT’s leg with legs! Swerve then gets up to grind QT’s shoulder, but QT scoops. Swerve slips off, O’Conner Roll then handsprings to headscissor! QT staggers up into a hip toss! Swerve floats to a jackknife, TWO! QT flounder sup, kicks back and whips, but Swerve handsprings up and out of the ring! Fans fire up while Swerve sees Solo and Comoroto creeping. He stares them down as Rampage goes picture in picture.

The Factory stands down and Swerve goes up to the apron, and he shoulders QT away. Swerve slingshots up and over to sunset flip but QT stays up. Swerve slips out the back, shoves QT out, then goes to the apron to BOOT QT down! Solo checks on QT and the ring count starts. Swerve waits on QT to get up, and then he leaps for ax handles! Swerve bumps QT off the apron, puts him in the ring, and then goes up the corner. Swerve aims but QT gets up while Solo distracts. Swerve jumps over QT, ducks one lariat, but not the SOUTHPAW! The ref knows what was going on, though, so he EJECTS The Factory!

QT is freaking out as his proteges go up the ramp! QT hurries after Swerve with haymakers in the corner, as well as stomps. The ref counts, QT lets off, and QT drags Swerve up to CLUB him. Swerve shoves back but QT kicks low. QT pushes Swerve around, drag shim up but Swerve throws hands! And CHOPS! Swerve whips, QT reverses but Swerve ducks and dodges, only for QT to CLOBBER him! QT grins as he looms over Swerve and Rampage goes to break.

Rampage returns and Swerve hits a running forearm! QT staggers but Swerve runs to forearm again! QT stays up so Swerve runs again, ducks and dodges to CLOBBER QT down this time! Fans fire up and Swerve back elbows in the corner! Swerve snapmares QT, goes up, FLYING UPPERCUT! Fans fire up and chant, “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” QT arm-drags out of the half nelson then pop-up HAYMAKER! QT calls for it, he reels Swerve in, but no Diamond Cutter! Swerve BOOTS from the corner, goes out then steps in, basement dropkick! SOMERSAULT COMPLETE SHOT! Fans fire up and Swerve gives QT a HOUSE CALL! Cover, Swerve wins!

Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall

But Ricky Starks hops off commentary to have the “garbage” music turn off. Starks tells Swerve that this is the deal. They have unfinished business, Keith and Hobbs have unfinished business. So Dynamite in New Orleans, it will be a tag match! “So bring that big ol’ bozo, Keith Lee, with you, I’ma bring my homie, Powerhouse Hobbs, and we gonna do the damn thing and get it poppin’ like I’ve been trying to since day one!” Absolute has issued the challenge, and Swerve is all for it! Will Team Taz find out that in Swerve’s House, everything is limitless?

AEW hears from Marina Shafir.

The Problem tells Jade Cargill, “I’m begging you to solve me.” The TBS Championship showdown is coming, will Shafir simply be number 30? Or will she be the one in 29-1 that takes both streak and title away from #ThatBitch?

Owen Hart Memorial Women’s Tournament Qualifier: Red Velvet VS Willow Nightingale!

So far, Toni Storm, Jamie Hayter and Hikaru Shida have earned their spots in this inaugural tournament. But now, The Chef and #EyeCandy are looking to cook up something real sweet in Boston! Who moves on to join in as the fourth seed of the bracket?

The bell rings, the two circle and tie up. Velvet waistlocks but Willow pries free to switch. Fans rally, Willow SLAMS  Velvet down then rolls her to a bridge, TWO! Willow smiles and Velvet nods as the two circle. They tie up, Velvet wrenches, hammerlocks, but Willow switches that onto Velvet. Velvet endures, elbows back and reaches back, to go up for a flying-mare! Willow staggers up, things speed up, and Velvet CALF KICKS! Willow stays up, Velvet arm-drags her down and has the armlock. Willow fights up, fans rally and Willow whips Velvet away to run her over! Willow flexes and fans fire up!

Willow runs, rolls, and bypasses, but Velvet ducks and leaps, Willow runs her over again! Cover, TWO! Willow drags Velvet up, scoops her, and SLAMS her! Then Willow runs, but Velvet avoids the senton! Fans fire up, Velvet puts Willow in a corner and fires off with hands! That boxing background shows itself, then Velvet stomps Willow. Velvet digs her boots into Willow and she stirs it up. The ref counts, Velvet lets off at 4, and she brings Willow up to fire forearms. Velvet whips but Willow handsprings, then spins Velvet around, snap suplex! Then the SENTON! Cover, TWO! Willow grows frustrated but fans fire up!

Willow climbs the corner, all the way to the top! MOONSAULT FLOPS! Velvet managed to avoid most of that, and she rallies with big forearms! Velvet drop toeholds Willow to ropes, then runs to DOUBLE KNEE her, and YANK the ropes to put her down! JUST DESSERTS! Cover, TWO!! Willow survives and fans fire up! Velvet brings Willow up to throw haymakers, then runs, into a SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO!! Willow grows frustrated again but fans are still behind her! Willow ROCKS velvet, Velvet ROCKS Willow! Willow CHOPS, so Velvet CHOPS! Willow and Velvet trade more shots, Velvet gets the edge! Velvet runs, but Willow POUNCES!

Fans are thunderous as Willow stands up and roars! The straps come down, CANNONBALL in the corner! Cover, TWO!! Velvet survives and Willow is beside herself! Willow drags Velvet up, reels her in, suplexes, but Velvet slips out to BACKSTABBER! She flips Willow over, runs, SCREW HIGH KICK! Cover, Velvet wins!

Winner: Red Velvet, by pinfall (advances to the Owen Hart Tournament)

Velvet soaks up the cheers and jeers from Boston, she’s ready to make history! Who else will join this fab four in the women’s bracket?

Just announced for Dynamite in New Orleans!

The ROH World Television Championship makes its AEW debut as MINORU SUZUKI defends the belt against SAMOA JOE! Hell, just Suzuki VS Joe is big, but who will be leaving Louisiana with the gold?

Backstage interview with Tony Nese.

Lexi Nair upsets The Premier Athlete by apparently not having the same enthusiasm for him as she did everyone else. Does she know who he is? He is the hottest free agent signing in AEW history! But she’s yuckin’ it up with goofs like Hook and Danhausen! Nese wants to get what he deserves! But in walks Mark Sterling. He agrees with Nese, actually. Nese might have seen some of his work with MJF and Jade. Maybe what Nese needs is proper legal representation. Let’s walk ‘n’ talk. Has Smart Mark just added another heavy hitter to his stable?

Mark Henry speaks with tonight’s main eventers.

He knows Wheeler Yuta has had a big week already as the NEW ROH Pure Champion, and he took Bryan Danielson to the limit. What does he have in store for Jon Moxley? Wheeler’s no stranger to Moxley. Moxley embarrassed Yuta in minutes their first time, but the second time they fought, Yuta came that close. Moxley may not want to listen to what Bryan has to say about him, but Wheeler Yuta is NOT the same guy he was before. Mox beat him, bruised him, battered him, so there is nothing left Mox can do to Yuta! Yuta is not afraid! He is the ROH Pure Champion, and tonight he earns respect!

Moxley finally looks at the camera as he says, “Let’s be very, very clear. It’s not my job to show you respect! I’m not your friend, I’m not your buddy, I don’t care what William Regal thinks about you, this ain’t Pure Rules! Tonight, I have one job: spill your guts all over the mat to find out exactly, finally, once and for all, what you are really made of!” Well there’s been enough talk. It’s time for the main event! Will the Decoder show Moxley that what he’s made of is worthy of joining the Blackpool Combat Club?

Wheeler Yuta VS Jon Moxley!

Rampage returns as Yuta makes his entrance from the stage, and then Moxley makes his from the crowd. But Yuta DIVES out onto Moxley!! Yuta fires off, whips Moxley into steel steps, and then brings him up to keep on him! Moxley gets his jacket off as they go staggering into the crowd! Yuta CHOPS Moxley, CLUBS him, then fires off while Moxley sits in an open chair! Moxley pushes Yuta away and goes back towards ringside. Moxley kicks low, but Yuta blocks the bump to smack Moxley off railing! Yuta stalks Moxley more, CLUBS him again, and they get in the ring. Moxley shoots around to GERMAN SUPLEX!

The ref calls for the bell and this match is officially on! Moxley drags Yuta up, suplexes high and hard, then paces. Yuta gets himself to a corner, Moxley run sin, and he clotheslines! Then CHOPS, and CHOPS, and CHOPS! Yuta CHOPS back, and CHOPS again, and CHOPS again! Moxley BOOTS Yuta down! Cover, ONE! Moxley drags Yuta back up, straitjacket and palm strikes to the face! Then he claws Yuta’s face! Fans rally and duel, the ref reprimands and Moxley lets off. Moxley eggs Yuta on so Yuta CHOPS again! And again! And again! Moxley HEADBUTTS then runs, but Yuta atomic drops!

Moxley goes to a corner, Yuta runs in but is TOSSED! Moxley goes out after Yuta, and STOMPS his head into steps! The ref reprimands, Moxley leaves Yuta behind and Yuta is busted open! Boston fires up as Rampage goes picture in picture!

Moxley eggs Yuta on and Yuta drags himself into the ring. Moxley watches Yuta bleed, then BOOTS him in the head! Moxley digs his fingers into the forehead! Yuta fights back but Moxley CLUBS him! Moxley has Yuta in the corner, digs his fingers into the forehead again, then CHOPS Yuta! Yuta swings but misses, Moxley CHOPS him again! Yuta CHOPS back! But then he falls over. Moxley shrugs as if to ask what’s going on, but he gets Yuta up for an X-PLEX! Yuta flounders out of the ring and Moxley wipes Yuta’s blood off on his pants. Yuta sputters, Moxley goes out after him, and he drags the bloody Decoder up to ROCK with a haymaker!

Yuta staggers to steps, Moxley throws more hands, and Moxley revels in having more blood on his hands. Moxley runs back in but is sent into steel steps! Yuta wipes his blood from his face, Moxley gets to his feet, and both men get in the ring. Yuta goes to a corner and looks around in a daze through that crimson mask. Yuta sees Moxley, he goes up the corner, but Moxley ROCKS him first! Moxley climbs up after Yuta, CLAWS Yuta’s back, and then brings Yuta up for a SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Yuta is still in this, but Moxley wraps him right up in the straitjacket! Moxley digs his knee into the back but Yuta endures.

The ref checks the wound, it is still bleeding, and Yuta fights up as fans rally. Yuta powers out to throw body shots! Yuta runs, but Moxley scoops for a BACKBREAKER! Moxley then ties up the legs in a TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Yuta endures but Rampage goes to break!

Rampage returns quickly, Yuta hurries to go for the ropes! ROPEBREAK as Yuta’s face is dripping red! Moxley lets off at 4, and Yuta manages to sit up. Moxley pie faces Yuta around, and eggs Yuta on. Yuta CHOPS, CHOPS and fires off forearms! Moxley knee slow, whips, but Yuta rewinds and tosses Moxley out! Yuta hurries to go up the corner, for a SUPER CROSSBODY through the timekeeper’s table!! Fans lose their minds as the ref helps both men out of the wreckage. Fans hope they “FIGHT FOREVER!” but this has to end somehow! Moxley gets in the ring while Yuta sputters through his deep crimson mask.

The ring count starts, the medic checks on Yuta but Yuta wants to keep going. Yuta drags himself over at 4 of 10, gets in at 5, and fans fire up as Yuta isn’t done yet! Yuta runs in, gets around Moxley, backslide, TWO! But then Yuta deadlift GERMAN SUPLEXES! Yuta holds on, to GERMAN SUPLEX again! Moxley fights with elbows, then ROLLING ELBOWS! Yuta stays up to spin Moxley again, OLYMPIC SLAM! Yuta wipes off blood on his own chest, and then he gets Moxley’s arms! Yuta copies THE DANIELSON STOMPS!! Fans are thunderous with “YES! YES! YES!” and Yuta goes up top! FLYING SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!!

But into a CROSSFACE!! Moxley endures, reaches out, fans are thunderous again! Yuta smothers Moxley with that grip, but Moxley rolls it back to a cover, TWO! Yuta is right up, into a LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Yuta survives and Moxley is beside himself! Boston says, “This is Awesome!” as Moxley eggs Yuta on. Yuta gets up, Moxley throws haymakers, but Yuta just eggs him on! Then Yuta gives the shots back! Moxley BITES Yuta’s forehead! Moxley puts Yuta up top, hurries up after him, but Yuta BITES Mox back! And CLAWS Moxley’s back! Moxley gets away, Yuta LEAPS, into a kick! PARADIGM SHIFT!! Cover, TWO!?!?!

Moxley is shocked! Hardly anyone survives that! But somehow, someway, Yuta did! And Boston is here for it! But then Moxley gets the BULLY CHOKE! Yuta endures, wags his finger, but Moxley just cranks it harder! Yuta fights and slips out, but Moxley drives in KNEES! Moxley still eggs Yuta on, so Yuta eggs Moxley on! Moxley runs, but Yuta dodges the boot! Roll up, TWO!! BULLY CHOKE!! Yuta copies Moxley now! But Moxley kicks and flails, fights to his feet, and lifts. Yuta CLUBS Moxley, for a SLEEPER! Moxley fades, Yuta drops back, but Moxley rolls back! HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Moxley is not letting off, Yuta can’t defend himself!

Moxley lets off before the ref calls it, and runs, to REGAL KNEE! Then DEATH RIDER!! Cover, TWO!?!? Is Yuta even human?! Moxley just wraps on the REAR NAKED CHOKE and squeezes the life outta Yuta! Yuta is OUT, Moxley WINS!

Winner: Jon Moxley, by submission

Moxley said he didn’t care what Bryan and Regal said about this kid, but he just saw for himself that Yuta can survive a hell of a lot! Regal and Bryan appear, the BCC are all shocked, especially when Yuta sits back up! Yuta dares any of them to bring it on, and Boston is behind him! Regal scowls, but the fans are saying, “Shake his hand!” Yuta gets to his feet, he stares Regal down, and then Regal extends his hand! Yuta unclenches his fists, to take that handshake! Yuta writes “BCC” on his own chest in his own blood, does this all mean he’s in the Blackpool Combat Club?

My Thoughts:

What an AWESOME Rampage here this week! A great opener from Bryan and Trent, with Regal adding on commentary a bit of his own feelings on Trent. Bryan wins to further himself up the ranks while also perhaps adding to Trent’s edge that could separate him from Best Friends more. Good segment with Hook again not speaking and Danhausen again failing to curse him. At some point, Hook’s gotta speak to tell Danhausen to either leave him alone or have a match with him. Nese getting upset with Lexi was a good touch to his Heel arrogance, and I like that Sterling is reaching out to other clients. Maybe Sterling can help MJF replenish The Pinnacle with Wardlow out and potentially FTR leaving.

Shafir’s one line promo was pretty good, and she had a good highlight reel. As I said with Dynamite, this could go either way. Jade winning over an MMA pro-wrestler will be big for her, or she loses to someone who is legit and that isn’t really that bad for her first loss. Leaning towards Jade retaining, they’re going to have a great match. The Lambert, Men of the Year and #SamTay segment was… Well it was on par with all the other segments they’ve been having and that is to say it was just good. Ethan’s part was probably the highlight, with Sammy basically copying Brock Lesnar once telling Heath Slater that he doesn’t give a damn about his kids.

Jericho saying QT was Sports Entertainer of the Week for reasons not related to being a pro-wrestler was pretty funny. Swerve VS QT was a really good match, and of course Swerve wins. Starks calling Swerve out was good, and the tag match we’re getting is going to be great stuff. Velvet VS Willow was a really good match, and Boston was really behind Willow, but Velvet has the star power in AEW so she gets the win. Maybe Willow will at least be a big part of the ROH Women’s Division after her great match at Supercard of Honor. Then holy crap, Suzuki VS Joe, that’s going to be awesome on Dynamite.

And speaking of awesome, this was a true star making performance for Yuta. A PPV level match, probably best match of his life, and this is after he got the Pure Championship. Yuta surviving Moxley’s best finishers was nuts, and while Moxley still wins, it is pretty clear that Yuta is now the BCC’s first recruit from the new generation. Yuta is gonna represent them strongly in ROH, and this makes it so we could get a Six Man Tag, BCC VS Best Friends, and we get to see Yuta take the fight to Trent.

My Score: 8.8/10