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Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (4/4/22)

The Raw AFTER Mania!

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WWE Raw 2022

The Most STUPENDOUS WrestleMania hangover, anyone?

Raw has a new Women’s Champion, and we all have a NEW Undisputed WWE Champion, but perhaps biggest of all tonight, VEER MAHAAN RETURNS!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Championship Contenders Match: Sasha Banks & Naomi VS Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan; Sasha & Naomi win and deny Rhea & Liv a title match.
  • Dominik Mysterio w/ Rey Mysterio VS The Miz; Miz wins.
  • NXT Championship: Dolph Ziggler w/ Robert Roode VS Bron Breakker; Breakker wins and becomes the new NXT Champion.
  • Carmella & Queen Zelina Vega VS Shayna Baszler & Natalya; No Contest.
  • Six Man Tag: Finn Balor & RKBRO VS Austin Theory & The Usos; Theory & The Usos win.
  • The Street Profits VS The Alpha Academy; changed to…
  • Texas Tornado Tag: The Street Profits VS The Alpha Academy; The Street Profits win.

PLAY BY PLAY

The lights go down.

Fans are already chanting, because yes! “Wrestling has more than one… Royal family.” CODY RHODES opens Monday Night Raw! The American Nightmare returned to the WWE, took on Seth Rollins and won! Fans fire up with Cody as he walks down the ramp and to the ring. And then pyro goes off. Cody gets the mic as fans chant his name, and then fans chant, “Welcome Back!” Cody smiles, soaks in the moment, and then gets fired up! “So, what do you guys wanna talk about?” It has been 47 days from the abrupt news of his free agency, and other than that, he remained silent.

Cody heard stories, whispers and theories that were nonsense. Everyone thinks the decision to return to the WWE was difficult. It was not. It was simple, really. “The star that left them in the dust. The man standing here now having signed a multi-year agreement with World Wrestling Entertainment, and if there was…” Fans chant, “You Deserve It!” and Cody says, “If there was a glimmer of doubt, a shred of trepidation, the moment I rose up in front of 70 something THOUSAND fans, the moment I made the walk at a WrestleMania and defeated one of the best superstar wrestlers in any era, that being Seth Rollins, that doubt was eradicated!”

Cody is an avid reader and he stumbled across a quote. “A man often finds his destiny the path he takes to avoid it.” So if you’ll humor Cody, let’s look at the tron, if you will. Dusty Rhodes holds up the world title in Madison Square Garden on 9/26/77. “Right there is my father, the American Dream, Dusty Rhodes. It’s so simple to say, ‘That’s my father.’ But in reality, yeah, he’s a legend. Yeah, he’s a Son of a Plumber, a common man, he’s all those things. To me, he was my hero.” Cody gets a bit choked up and fans cheer for “Dusty! Dusty!” That photo was taken in 1977, MSG, and Dusty is holding what would eventually go to Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker, and HBK. Oh, and HHH, too.

Cody has a quick story that makes it all very simple to him. This very photo of his father was on the mantle in his parents’ bedroom until his father’s last day. And as Cody got “hip” to the industry, he worked up the courage to ask, but fumbled the words. “I didn’t know you were a champion like Hulk Hogan.” Dusty looked at him with the same eyes that liberty has, and he said very sternly yet patiently, the champion’s advantage. Dusty had won the match, but because it was by count-out, he did not take home the title. So 8 year old Cody wasn’t sure what to do. Right then and there, at 8 years old, Cody knew not what he wanted but NEEDED to do!

Cody needed to win that title right there! Cody was going to bestow it into the hands of Dusty Rhodes and tell him, no one can take it from Dusty now! Many have followed the journey, but those new to it, that dream died. Right in front of Cody. That opportunity passed. Or did it? Yes, Cody cannot physically put the belt into Dusty’s hands, but he certainly will put it on the waist of the American Nightmare! Fans cheer that on and then chant, “You Can Do It!” Cody says with that in mind, the silence is broken and his intentions are clear. Cody stands before us ready, finally ready, and he will do it. HE will give the distinction that his family has long since been denied!

Cody will do it for us, for himself, for the Rhodes family! He will do it for the American Dream, Dusty Rhodes! But then SETH ROLLINS makes his entrance! The Architect lost but he doesn’t seem in a bad mood at all in his light pink suit with purple and silver sequins. Rollins joins Cody in the ring, swaggers a bit as fans sing his theme, and then he looks Cody in the eye. Cody tosses the mic aside, and Rollins smiles. Cody offers a handshake, fans chant “YES! YES! YES!” and Rollins takes it! There is respect here, but will Seth Freakin’ Rollins have something planned to stop Cody’s dream from coming true?

 

Championship Contenders Match: Sasha Banks & Naomi VS Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan!

The NEW WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions made everyone #FeelTheBossGlow in that Fatal 4 Way, but now they take on #Liv4Brutality with a title opportunity on the line! Will Sasha & Naomi prove they’re LEGIT? Or will Rhea & Liv turn this dream come true into a living nightmare?

Raw returns as Liv & Rhea make their entrance. The teams sort out, Rhea starts against Naomi. They stare down as fans rally up, then tie up. Naomi gets around, but Rhea wrenches out to HEADBUTT! Rhea suplexes, carries Naomi around, and Liv counts it out for her. Rhea goes all the way to 10, then 15, then 20! SLAM on 21! Cover, TWO! Rhea still smiles, and she brings Naomi up to whip her to ropes. Naomi ducks with a slide, then elbows back! Naomi mule kicks, tags Sasha, and they DOUBLE BUCKLE BULLDOG! Sasha tags Naomi back in before the VADER BOMB! Naomi SPLIT LEG MOONSAULTS! Cover, Liv breaks it!

Sasha gets in to throw Liv out, then Sasha goes to the apron for a METEORA! Direct hit and down goes Liv! But Rhea goes out to CANNONBALL Sasha down! Naomi PLANCHAS to take out Rhea! Fans fire up, Naomi gets fired up, too, and she checks on Sasha. Naomi hurries back to the ring and gets Rhea in. Fans rally up, Naomi drops a leg! Cover, TWO! Rhea is still in this but Team BAD still has control as Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again and Rhea has Naomi down in a body scissors squeeze. Rhea thrashes Naomi around but Naomi pushes back to a cover, TWO! Naomi is free, but Rhea mule kicks her first. Rhea whips, Naomi goes up to springboard FLYING CHUCK! Both women are down and fans fire up! Naomi and Rhea crawl for their corners, going past each other, hot tags to Liv and Sasha! Sasha KNEES Liv, then steps in to RANA her down! Liv ends up in a corner, Sasha runs in, DOUBLE KNEES! She goes again, METEORA! Then side to side, BOOT WASH! Sasha fires up, climbs up, and leaps, METEORA! Cover, TWO!

Sasha is shocked that Liv still lives! Fans fire up while Sasha shakes her head. Sasha brings Liv up, spins her around, but Liv victory rolls, TWO! Sasha swings but Liv goes Matrix to roll Sasha, TWO! Liv ENZIGURIS and down goes Sasha! Fans fire up as Liv hurries to her corner. Tag to Rhea, and Rhea gets Sasha up for Liv to POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! Sasha survives and now Rhea is shocked! Tag back to Liv, assisted FLOP as Sasha moves! Naomi ROUNDHOUSES Rhea and tosses her out hard! Tag to Naomi, she and Sasha get Liv up. Wheelbarrow CODE BREAKER! Cover, the champs win!

Winners: Sasha Banks & Naomi, by pinfall

Rhea & Liv have been denied their title shot! Naomi & Sasha head out, who will be coming for them next? Rhea gets back in the ring to check on Liv, and Liv apologizes. But then Rhea walks off? Is Rhea ditching another tag partner?

 

Kevin Owens heads to the ring!

The Prizefighter barely waits for Rhea and Liv to leave before he makes his way out. How is feeling after his surprise match with Stone Cold? We’ll hear about it after the break.

Raw returns and Kevin has the mic to say, “Alright. I may have made a mistake. On Saturday night, in the main event of WrestleMania, when I had Stone Cold Steve Austin as my guest on the KO Show, I unveiled my plan to trick him into having one last match, and uh… I think I underestimated Steve a little bit.” Kevin will admit it: The Texas Rattlesnake is still great. You have to in order to beat one of the best in the WWE ever in Kevin Owens! Fans have to admit to that part! And when Kevin tricked Steve into having a match, he might’ve tricked himself. Kevin went into it with a pretty bad back, okay?

No, no! He’s not lying! Watch how he walked down the ramp. You couldn’t see it in his face cuz he’s so tough, but he was limping. He was lifting weight, a lot of weight, and hurt himself! He should’ve just gone home. But he knew the WWE Universe needed Kevin to give them a great WrestleMania moment! He sacrificed his health for us! SO as great as that was for Steve, the win should come with a clarification that it was over someone nowhere near 100%! IT should just be stricken from the records all together! Wait, who is this? Ezekiel? Is that ELIAS?! And he’s interrupting Kevin?!

“Ezekiel” gets a mic and Kevin isn’t even sure but… Elias? Is that him? What the hell is he doing here? Where has he been? And who does he think he is interrupting Kevin’s time?! Elias says he’s not Elias. Fans chant, “Yes You Are! Yes You Are!” But Elias says he is Elias’ brother. Fans call BS! “The name is Ezekiel.” “What?!” Elias is not Elias? No, he knows those eyes! That’s Elias! No, he’s Elias’ brother, Ezekiel! Okay, Kevin may have gotten beer in his eyes, but maybe there’s some in his ears. Because he keeps hearing Elias say he’s not Elias. But he is! So stop the BS! Stop lying! Kevin hates liars!

Oh, well, Kevin must hate himself then. Cuz on Saturday, Kevin lied to Stone Cold, and got stunned. Okay, y’know what? Kevin doesn’t like Elias. Fans chant, “You Got Stunned!” but Kevin ignores this. Kevin used to like Elias- No, that’s a lie. He never liked him! And he likes him even less now! So Elias, Eric, Enrique, whatever you say your name is, the only thing that matter sis that Kevin is telling the truth here and now when he says Elias has 10 seconds to get out of the ring or else! Kevin even counts it down! Fans say “WHAT?” with each number. Kevin gets to one, then Kevin leaves. So that was a lie, too? As for Elias/Ezekiel, what is the truth of this return/debut?

 

Dominik Mysterio w/ Rey Mysterio VS The Miz!

The father-son lucha tag duo may not have defeated the Most Must-See Tag Team, but Logan Paul didn’t feel like much of a winner, either. The Hollywood A-Lister gave Rey and Logan a Skull Crushing Finale on the most STUPENDOUS WrestleMania ever, will he do the same to Dom here tonight?

Raw returns as Miz makes his entrance, still wearing the Pikachu color scheme gear. The bell rings, and Miz rushes at Dom! Dom dodges and fires off shouts, then knuckle locks to go up and up and FLYING ARM-DRAG! Miz staggers, Dom runs to RNA Miz onto ropes! Dom dials it up fast, but Miz hurries to pop Dom up and HOTSHOT him on the ropes! Full nelson, SKULL-CRUSHING FINALE!! Cover, Miz wins!!

Winner: The Miz, by pinfall

Did Miz use Agility before getting out here? Because that was super fast! But wait! Is that…? YES! VEER MAHAAN has finally returned! The Lion of India has been unleashed and he storms right down to the ring! Miz bails out, he doesn’t want to suffer at the hands of that Million Dollar Arm! Veer therefore locks onto Dom and BOOTS him down! Rey goes after Veer, runs, but into the MILLION DOLLAR LARIAT! Veer roars, drags Rey up and scoops him for a SIDEWALK SLAM! Veer then looks at Dom again, and drags him back into a BIG hip drop! Veer then has the TWISTING CAMEL CLUTCH! Dom endures, taps, but it doesn’t matter because this isn’t a match!

Veer thrashes Dom as he keeps tapping, and Rey tries to get up to save Dom, but it’s no good! Veer lets Dom go, and stands over both Mysterios. This was only the beginning, who will be next for Veer’s ravenous warpath?

 

Bianca Belair is here!

The newEST Raw Women’s Champion heads to the ring as fans cheer her on. She’ll speak on finally getting even with Big Time Becks, after the break.

Raw returns and fans chant “EST! EST!” as Bianca holds up the belt. Bianca wants to thank everyone for never giving up on her and believing she’d finally be holding this title as her own. Fans cheer “You Deserve It!” and Bianca takes off the glasses to show she has quite the shiner. Bianca says she stands here with one good eye tonight, but she thanks Becky for that. Even back at SummerSlam, without that humiliating moment, a loss in under 30 seconds, Bianca would never have known how much better she could be. Fans cheer that on, too, and Bianca says she will never take for granted where she is. She learned that just like that, it could all be taken away. “And that hurt.”

But y’know what? Bianca didn’t cheat, she didn’t injure someone. She just went through hell and back, from SummerSlam to last Saturday. Becky says Bianca was trying to take everything from her, but Mania proved Becky was the one trying to take from Bianca. Becky came for Bianca’s throat, her hair, and her eye. And yet Bianca caught everything Becky threw at her, fought to the end, and is in front of us here tonight. And Bianca overcame all that because the fans deserved better, so Bianca became better! Bianca will be the best champion she can be! Because not only does she know what it’s like to be at the top, but how hard to stay there.

Bianca knows what it is like to have the title, to have it snatched away and to get it back. She is willing and ready to fight every single woman in the back! No woman is prepared to do what it takes to take this from her! After last Saturday, Bianca is different! She is better. So now that Becky doesn’t have the title, maybe she can take the downtime to figure out who she is without it. Bianca knows who she is! The strongEST, fastEST, the toughEST, the roughEST, the quickEST and the BEST in the WWE, your NEW Raw Women’s Champion! Bianca has been reinvigorated, will she take this title to new heights?

 

NXT Championship: Dolph Ziggler w/ Robert Roode VS Bron Breakker!

At Stand & Deliver, the Show-Off managed to survive the son of Rick Steiner, but those GLORIOUS controversies seemed to convince WWE that Bron deserves better. Will Bron finally break Ziggler and get that title back? Or will being on Raw give Ziggler homefield advantage?

Raw returns as Bron makes his entrance. The introductions are made, the NXT title is raised, and someone will Stand & Deliver here on Monday night!

Ziggler SLAPS Bron! And then SLAPS him again! He dares Bron to do something but he has to wait for the bell! The bell rings now, and Bron TACKLES Ziggler to a corner! Bron rams his shoulder in, then DECKS Ziggler! Bron whips Ziggler back into the corner, then OVERHEAD Belly2Belly suplexes! Ziggler bails out, Bron dares the champ to get in. Bron goes out to pursue, but Ziggler gets back in. Bron slides in and Ziggler fires off on Bron! Ziggler rains down elbows, drags Bron back up, and hits a NECKBREAKER! Then he drops an elbow! Cover, TWO! Roode coaches Ziggler, Ziggler scrapes laces on Bron’s face.

“This is the big leagues, idiot! You see this?” But then Ziggler claws Bron’s eyes! Ziggler whips, Bron reverses but Ziggler kicks him back! But Bron doesn’t budge! Things speed up as Ziggler dodges, but Bron catches the hurdle for a SPINEBUSTER! Bron seethes, he drags Ziggler up but Ziggler is in the ropes. The ref reprimands, Ziggler cheap shots Bron! Ziggler leaps, but dropkick gets caught for a CATAPULT! Ziggler HOTSHOTS off ropes! Bron then hauls Ziggler back up, RAMS him into the corner, then puts Ziggler up top. Bron climbs up after Ziggler, fans fire up but Ziggler trips Bron!

Bron lands rough on the corner, then Ziggler DROPKICKS Bron to the floor! Roode is talking trash the whole time Bron writhes on the floor, and Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again and Ziggler has Bron in an inverted Bow ‘n’ Arrow. Bron endures, fights up, and throws body shots. Ziggler headlocks but Bron powers out. Ziggler ducks and dodges to DROPKICK again! Cover, TWO!! Bron survives and Ziggler grows frustrated. Fans sing Seven Nation Army and Bron turns Famouser into POWERBOMB! Both men are down again and Roode is frustrated for Ziggler. Roode tries to rally Ziggler up and Ziggler gets Bron with a haymaker. Bron haymakers back, but Ziggler HEADBUTS! Bron denies ZigZag to CLOBBER Ziggler! And again! Bron kicks and catches Ziggler, OVERHEAD Belly2Belly!

Bron drags Ziggler up, fans bark it up, and Bron whips to LARIAT Ziggler! The straps come down and Bron aims from the corner. But Roode gets on the apron! Bron scares him off, Ziggler rolls Bron up! TWO, Bron LARAITS Ziggler, and FLIES out onto Roode! Bron hurries back in the ring but Ziggler has removed a buckle pad! Just like Saturday! RUNNING KICK, and then a FAMOUSER! Cover, TWO!! Bron survives and Ziggler can’t believe it! Ziggler aims from a corner and he starts tuning up the band. But Bron blocks superkick and powers Ziggler around. But Ziggler rakes eyes to get away! Ziggler shoves Bron, but he avoids the bare buckle!

Bron turns around, SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO!! Bron won’t let Ziggler get him with that this time! Ziggler is desperately arguing with the ref but the count is the count. Ziggler demands Bron get up, and he retunes the band! Bron stands, and he SPEARS Ziggler inside-out! Bron drags Ziggler up to trophy lift! Fans fire up for the BREAKKER SLAM! Cover, Bron wins!

Winner: Bron Breakker, by pinfall (NEW NXT Champion)

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again! And Bron not only did that, but he succeeded! He used his second chance to become a TWO-TIME NXT Champion! Has Bron finally proved he not only belongs, but that he is THE guy in NXT?

 

Raw returns with MVP in the ring.

Montel Vontavius Porter has the mic to say, “They say that actions speak louder than words. And it is my privilege to introduce to you tonight a man whose actions spoke volumes at WrestleMania! A man who single-handedly, without an ounce of help, triumphed over the goliath that has been absolutely terrorizing Raw over the last year, and he didn’t even need me! Ladies and gentlemen, this man breaks the unbreakable, crushes the colossal. Without further ado, I give to you the ALL Mighty, BOBBY LASHLEY!” Lashley makes his way out and fans cheer while the pyro goes off. Lashley goes to the ring, and he’s dressed to compete!

MVP hands Lashley the mic as fans chant “BOBBY! BOBBY!” Lashley says when Omos issued the WrestleMania challenge, he couldn’t resist! Lashley had to see how strong, how powerful, how scary that man really was. And then getting in the ring with him, Lashley thought, “Are you really sure you want to do this?” But when Lashley knocked Omos on his ass, Lashley knew that it could be done. And then at WrestleMania, Lashley can honestly say Omos beat the hell out of him, threw him around, and was the strongest man he’s been in the ring with. It felt almost hopeless.

Lashley knew was his one way to win was if Omos made a mistake. And if he did, it’d be 1-2-3, and that’s what happened! But wait, here comes Omos! He stares Lashley down the entire way from stage to ring, but Lashley isn’t budging. Omos says he wants a freakin’ rematch! Lashley got a fluke! MVP lets people know that Omos wants a rematch! Lashley isn’t leaving the ring, is he going to give Omos that rematch now? Wait, MVP hits Lashley from behind?! And Omos CLUBS Lashley down! MVP has turned on Lashley! MVP rains down furious forearms as he shouts, “You didn’t need me?!” Omos drags Lashley up and MVP SLAPS Lashley!

MVP tells Omos to crush Lashley, so Omos puts Lashley in a corner to CLOBBER him! And again! Fans boo but MVP tells Omos to keep going! Omos hauls Lashley up, runs in and back elbows him again! Fans chant “YOU SUCK!” but MVP says Lashley bet he wishes he was still out. MVP then runs in to BOOT Lashley down! Omos then finishes this with a MOUNTAIN TOP SLAM! MVP raises Omos’ massive hand in victory, has the already dominant Omos just become invincible?

 

Liv finds Rhea backstage.

Where’s she been? What was that out there after their loss? Rhea says she was talking with Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville, and she convinced management to still give them a title shot. Well, that’s great! Liv thanks Rhea for that. Rhea says it’s fine, they can just go win those belts next week. Well, Liv4Brutality still has a shot, will they be able to redeem themselves on the road to Backlash?

 

Carmella & Queen Zelina Vega VS Shayna Baszler & Natalya!

Byron Saxton gives Corey Graves a hard time on commentary about Mella & Vega being former Women’s Tag Team Champions, but can the Most Beautiful Woman in the WWE and the Queen of the Ring redeem themselves here? Or will someone #TapNapOrSnap to the Queen of Spades and Queen of Harts?

Raw returns but Vega snatches the mic. Before any introductions for the opponents, she wants to get one thing straight. “Carmella. You’re the one who cost us our tag team titles at WrestleMania. You’re so preoccupied with yourself and being the most beautiful woman~, and a man who is an absolute fool for marrying you…” However, Graves is a very handsome man. Mella says how dare she! Mella is the most beautiful woman in the WORLD! Yeah, yeah, Vega won the Queen’s Crown. But when Mella first announced this engagement, she thought Vega would be a bridesmaid, but not anymore. Now she can be the flower girl.

Vega DECKS Mella! Mella scrambles away to Graves but Vega wants after her again! Vega throws Mella down and Graves hurries to check on her. Graves has Mella take his seat to catch her breath and calm her down. Mella gives Graves one hell of a kiss, and Byron is ready to barf. But it seems the tag match is off. Will the Queen of the Ring shine brighter all by herself?

 

The Usos find Austin Theory backstage.

They say Theory lookin’ mad, red in the face. Like he lost his dog. But is Jey sad? Nope! Why’s that? Cuz unlike some people they know, the Usos got the W! These tag titles ain’t going nowhere. The Usos gonna show RKBRO why #WeTheOnes, and why The Bloodline runs this whole damn company! Didn’t Vince McMahon say Theory was the newest chosen one? Jimmy’s pretty sure he did. They almost believed the hype. But they’d be embarrassed, too, if they lost to Stone Cold Steve Austin and an EX-NFL punter. Theory says he had McAfee beat! That fool got lucky! And he won’t even talk about Stone Cold!

Theory says Vince never makes a mistake, and Theory is the best investment he ever made. As far as Finn Balor goes tonight, he might as well be McAfee. He’s gonna catch a round, #ATownDown. Usos got Theory all fired up, will they be the ones to take down the Viper, the Stallion and the Prince?

Six Man Tag: Finn Balor & RKBRO VS Austin Theory & The Usos!

The WWE United States and Raw Tag Team Champions team up for the first time ever, but will this killer combo be able to take down Vince’s golden boy, and the boys who still have gold as the longest reigning SmackDown Tag Team Champions ever?

Raw returns and Finn makes his entrance. Then Theory makes his entrance, followed by the Usos. The trios sort out, and Balor starts against Jimmy. They circle, tie up, and Jimmy headlocks., Balor powers out, runs Jimmy over, then he DECKS Theory! Balor headlocks Jimmy but Jimmy powers out. Balor runs Jimmy over again, stomps away on Jimmy, then runs Theory off. Jimmy ROCKS Balor with an elbow, whips, but Balor reverses. Jimmy sunset flips but Balor rolls through to basement dropkick! Cover, ONE! Balor wrenches Jimmy’s arm, tags Riddle in, and Riddle KICKS that arm! Riddle waistlocks and SLAMS Jimmy, then facelocks.

Jimmy fights up, powers Riddle to the corner, Jey tags in. Jey run sin to forearm smash! Jey fires off, Theory tags in, and then Theory stomps away. Fans boo while Theory fires up and talks trash. Fans sing Seven Nation Army to remind Theory of McAfee, but Theory snapmares and stomps Riddle down! Cover, ONE! Theory brings Riddle up but Riddle fires off forearms! Theory knees low, CLUBS Riddle, then whips Riddle to the corner. Riddle DECKS the Usos, TOSSES Theory, and goes up and out to PENALTY KICK from the apron! Then Riddle springboards, only for Theory to trip Riddle up! Riddle crashes down and clutches a leg while Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again and Jey taunts Riddle before he clamps on a chinlock. Riddle endures, fights up, but Jey keeps him from the corner. Riddle ROCKS Jey, and again, but Jey brings him in, back suplex NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Jey is annoyed but he holds up the finger. He then DECKS Balor, swings on Orton, but Orton dodges and is furious! The ref keeps Orton back, but Jey turns around into Riddle’s KNEE! Fans fire up as Riddle crawls over, hot tags to Jimmy and Orton! Fans fire up as The Viper rallies on the Usos, DECKS Theory, and POWRESLAMS Jimmy! Fans are thunderous as Orton has Jimmy in the ropes!

Jey runs in but Orton elbows him down! Theory tags in when Orton isn’t looking! Jimmy gets the DRAPING DDT! Fans fire up and Orton hears the voices, but Theory somersault SHOTGUNS Orton down! Theory gloats, but Balor tags in! GAMANGIRI! Theory is down, Balor goes up, OCUP DE- NO! Theory dodges, fireman’s carries, but Balor slips out to ELBOW DDT! Cover, Jimmy breaks it! Orton RKOS Jimmy!! Jey SUPERKICKS Orton, but Riddle flies in, SUPERKICK for Riddle! SLINGBLADE for Jey! Theory fireman’s carries, ATL!! Cover, Theory and Usos win!

Winners: Austin Theory & The Usos, by pinfall

And of course, Theory has to take a selfie to commemorate the moment. Will Vince McMahon gift wrap a US Championship opportunity for his golden boy? And if so, will Balor make sure to crush that gift with his own hands?

 

Edge heads to the ring!

The Iconoclast and the Phenomenal One went beyond their limits in their first-ever showdown, but there was a certain someone who helped Edge get the edge in the end. What will Edge have to say from atop his “mountain of omniscience?” We find out, after the break.

Raw returns and Edge stands in his blue spotlight with the mic. “I am an honest man. I said that AJ Styles would face his judgment day at WrestleMania and he did. What I didn’t expect was for Damian Priest to appear. But it makes sense when you stop and think about it.” For most of us fans, or rather all of us, thinking is hard. But for too long, Priest fought his inner self, just like Edge. For too long, Priest tried to be a fine, upstanding role model for all the sheep, just like Edge. Fans chant, “We Are Sheep!” Very funny, idiots. But without further ado, he demands the fans all rise for the man who respects Edge’s message! The man who will be the punisher of the guilty, Damian Priest!

Priest makes his entrance, in a suit! The Archer of Infamy joins Edge in the ring, they shake hands and smile, and Priest gets himself a mic. Edge asks Priest, what was it about his “pearls of genius” that caused Priest to take things back into his own hands? “It goes without saying how much you have meant to me for a very long time. Weeks leading into WrestleMania, I was lost.” Fans chant, “We Don’t Care!” See, there was a time when that would’ve bothered Priest. Not anymore, losers! Priest tried to please the fans, to please everyone, except himself. But then he heard Edge’s words.

Fans chant, “We Are Losers!” and Priest says, “Thanks for letting us know.” But Priest says that Edge may have been speaking to Styles, but the message felt like it was directly to Priest! That is why it was so easy to make the decision to pledge loyalty to Edge. Edge says it was the best decision of Priest’s life. It was funny, though. The night Edge had his epiphany was also the same night Priest took his power back. What a coincidence! They judged Styles and will judge those who challenges Edge’s message! Their message! Edge knows Styles will keep coming for him. He wanted the Pitbull and got the Pitbull. But Pitbulls only know fight, no flight.

But Styles has to know his best option is flight. He has to think of his family, his children. They need their father. But now Styles makes his way out! Priest hurries to intercept, but Styles dodges to ROCK Priest, and RAM him into barriers! And then TOSS him over! Styles gets in the ring to TACKLE Edge! Styles rains down fists, then POSTS Edge! And then POST him again! Styles goes out to get a chair! Fans fire up as Styles gets another chair, and brings both to the ring! Styles puts Edge’s head on one, and gets the other! But Priest CLOBBERS Styles! Priest fires off, fans boo, but Priest stomps Styles down!

Priest keeps on Styles until Edge calls to him. Priest pushes Styles out of the corner and holds him up, LEG SWEEP SPEAR COMBO! Fans boo but Edge and Priest put Styles’ head on the chair now. And just like weeks ago, Edge gets the other chair. But referees and officials rush out to stop this! Fans chant for Jamie Noble as he checks on Styles, and Edge leaves with Priest. Will this dark message spread its influence through all of Raw?

 

The Street Profits VS The Alpha Academy!

RKBRO beat both these teams in that STUPENDOUS Triple Threat, but the chase for gold never stops! Will Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford get back up? Or will Chad Gable & Otis SHOOSH everyone #ForTheAcademy?

Raw returns and the Academy make their entrance. Then they attack the Profits! Otis throws Dawkins out, Gable waistlocks Ford, and hits a GERMAN SUPLEX! Otis POSTS Dawkins, then SMACKS him off the apron before he RAMS him into barriers! Gable CLOBBERS Ford, then says, “A thank yew~!” Adam Pearce hurries out and says if they wanted to do it like this, they could’ve just told him. So there don’t need to be tags, there are no disqualifications and no count outs, this is now a TEXAS TORNADO TAG! And it’s right now! Referee, ring the bell! The bell does ring, who stands tall when anything goes?

Texas Tornado Tag: The Street Profits VS The Alpha Academy!

The Profits fire back with haymakers! Dawkins sends Otis out then goes after him with forearms! Gable whips Ford to a corner, runs in but is TOSSED from the ring! Ford builds speed and FLIES over the corner to take everyone out! Fans fire up and Ford finds Gable. Ford and Dawkins get Gable into the ring, fans chant, “We Want Tables!” The Profits double suplex Gable high and hard, then Dawkins covers, ONE! Otis returns and fires off on Ford. Dawkins goes after Otis, they end up in a corner, Dawkins fires off fast hands and ROCKS Otis! Gable goes after Ford, Dawkins stomps a mudhole, Gable GERMANS but Ford land son his feet!

Gable comes back, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Otis has Dawkins and Gable CHOP BLOCKS him! The Academy stomps the Profits now, Otis CLUBS Ford in a corner. Gable fires off on Dawkins and Otis chokes Ford on the ropes! Otis lets off to stand on Ford now, Gable whips Dawkins but Dawkins reverses to TACKLE Gable! Dawkins fires off forearms but Otis CLOBBERS Dawkins! Otis then runs to SPLASH Dawkins! Gable covers, Ford breaks it! Otis drags Ford back up to go after him, and Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again and the Profits whip Otis to a corner. Otis rebounds, he CLOBBERS Ford, Dawkins dodges but Gable CROSSBODIES Dawkins down! The Academy DOUBLE EXPLODER the Profits! Gable goes up top and Otis also goes to a corner, MOONSAULT for Ford! VADER BOMB for Dawkins! Cover on Ford, TWO! Cover on Dawkins, TWO!! Gable tells Otis to get a TABLE! Gable rains down hands on Dawkins and fans fire up as Otis puts the table in the ring! Gable and Otis set the table up, Otis goes up and Gable puts Dawkins on the table! Gable CROSSBODIES Ford and himself out! But Dawkins shoves Otis down!

Dawkins goes outside to POUNCE Otis into steel steps! Ford then goes up the corner, but Gable trips him up! Gable moves the table back a bit before going up after Ford. Ford fights the superplex, Gable throws forearms, but Ford BACK HANDS Gable! Ford shoves Gable, but Gable flips to land on his feet! Dawkins ROCKS Gable, Gable ends up on the table! Ford flies in FROM THE HEAVENS and through the table!! Cover, the Profits win!!

Winners: The Street Profits, by pinfall

Dawkins & Ford use Gable’s plan against him! Will the Profits get back up and get back to those Raw Tag Team Championships?

 

“Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the NEW Undisputed WWE Universal Champion… RRROMAN! REEEIGNS!”

Many of the fans here raise their hands to the sky, because who’s the one? ROMAN is the one who stands alone as the now unified world and universal champion! The Head of the Table, the Tribal Chief, #GODMODE, has Paul Heyman carrying both belts for him while the Usos are following right behind. Heyman hands over the belts so that Roman can lift them both up and set off the pyro! Then the Bloodline goes down to the ring, Roman takes a moment to take it all in, and then he holds up both belts again for more pyro. Roman even does a 360 degree so everyone can see that he has both belts.

Heyman has the mic as he admires Roman and Roman hears the fans torn between cheering and jeering. Heyman then hands the mic over for Roman to say, “I know what you want. We all know why you’re here. But we gonna switch things up just a bit. Wise Man.” “Yes, my Tribal Chief.” Why don’t you go ahead and explain The Bloodline’s success? The single longest reigning Tag Team Champions in the history of SmackDown, the Usos! The largest box office receipts in the history of SummerSlam, who was the main event? Roman Reigns! The largest box office receipts in the history of Survivor Series, who was the main event? Roman Reigns!

The FIRST BILLION DOLLAR GROSSING YEAR in the history of sports entertainment and who was on top all 365 days of it? Roman Reigns! The single biggest, largest grossing box office in the history of the Royal Rumble, and who was on top? Roman Reigns! The largest crowds in the history of WrestleMania weekend, 58% increase on Peacock from last year, and the largest grossing facilitator in the history of WrestleMania. Who was on top? ROMAN REIGNS! “Ladies and gentlemen, I give to you your Tribal Chief, the Head of the Table, the single biggest star in sports entertainment, undisputed, Roman… Reigns.”

Roman gets the mic back and fans start to chant his name. Roman knows Heyman always says this, “What’s good for Roman Reigns is good for WWE.” And it’s no secret that with Roman at the head of this table, those billion dollar deals are coming easy! And that’s because Roman is the last true needle mover, and that is because he is constantly operating in GOD MODE! But see, the Tribal Chief is so much more than that. He’s a man of his word. Roman called his shot, and he delivered! Roman said he was gonna smash Lesnar, and what did he do? “SMASHED ‘EM!” But that’s the past now. Other men would hang their hat on this weekend, but that’s not who Roman is.

Roman is a progressive chief. He is constantly moving forward. So this Friday on SmackDown, he’ll let you all know what the next step is. “But until then… Dallas, Texas. ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” The Bloodline raises their fingers because they’re the ones leading the charge. But just what will the next phase be? We’ll just have to wait four more days.


My Thoughts:

Just like with WrestleMania, I don’t know if this was the most STUPENDOUS Raw After Mania, but it was a really good one. Firstly, a great, powerful return-to-WWE promo from Cody. It was a great way to frame Cody’s reasons for returning, and his journey to the title will be great. Hopefully it happens even though Roman still reigns. Then we got a bit of a quick match from Miz and Dom, and a quick return for Veer. I’m probably reading too far into this but Veer’s gear matches Miz’s right now, black ‘n’ yellow, that would imply a team-up. Veer VS Rey is happening, that’s pretty big for Veer’s return, and after WrestleMania Backlash, Veer can move on to the US title.

Sasha & Naomi VS Rhea & Liv was a pretty good match for one of these “championship contenders” matches, but then what is the point of Rhea & Liv still getting the title match even though they lost? As I said the last couple nights, Vince just can’t pace this stuff correctly anymore. Take a week, Liv and Rhea have the exact same segment sometime next week, then they get another opportunity the next week, title match for WM Backlash. Sadly, it seems like they’re teasing Rhea and Liv are breaking up already, I wish they would let some teams stick together. Though on the flipside, I’m glad Vega and Mella finally broke up, that was coming from miles away. Just not sure why Mella and Graves had to make out in front of the whole world…

Another misuse of pacing is Ziggler VS Bron II right here tonight! Bron winning the NXT title back on Raw is purely for ratings, nothing else. Bron could’ve just won at Stand & Deliver to cap that event off the right way, but no. That is crap Vince is just crapping on NXT now that he took it from HHH. But at least it was followed up by a great set-up from MVP to turn on Lashley. Omos has the manager now, they will be a good combo, and clearly we’re getting Omos VS Lashley II at WM Backlash.

We got a good promo out of Usos and Theory, and while the Six Man Tag out of Finn & RKBRO VS Theory & Usos was fun, it was too short for me. Of course Theory gets another win pinning Balor, so of course we’ll get Balor VS Theory for the US Championship, but I really hope Balor retains. It may have been put out there that Vince has given up on Balor, and Vince really only gave Balor the belt to try and prove us wrong, but he’s not fooling us with how things are going in the story. The only way Vince can keep it on the right track is for Balor to win and for kayfabe Vince to question if Theory was the right guy to back.

Bianca had a great promo for her Raw Women’s Championship win, and wow that was quite the black eye. I like that Bianca isn’t just saying she’s the EST, but that she’s still got room to improve. It’s a great idea that while she knows she’s the top of the list, she hasn’t maxed her stats out. She will continue to grow in this new reign, and that’s a great layer to all the stories she’ll be in next. A little surprised we didn’t already get a challenger for her, like Alexa Bliss, or even just someone she’s faced before like Doudrop. But there’s the rest of the build to WM Backlash, Bianca will make the best out of just about anything, and fans are still behind her.

Edge and Priest had a very good moment together, and I found it oddly amusing that the fans were willing to chant self-deprecating things, and then it was great for Styles to rush out there. Edge and Priest end up standing tall, but Styles will take on Priest and perhaps get some momentum back. Styles VS Edge II can be WM Backlash, and we’ll have to see how things go there. And then we got a great Texas Tornado Tag out of Profits VS Academy. Profits get a great win with that table splash spot, and one way or another, it seems like Profits are going to get another title shot.

And then of course, the NEW Undisputed WWE Champion closes us out, with both Roman and Heyman giving us great promos. I know people out there were expecting “IF YA SMELL~” and The Rock showing up, but I don’t know why. Well, okay, I know why: Roman VS Rock for WrestleMania Hollywood is too big of a moment for Vince or anyone to pass up, but we’re an entire year away from that. I’m sure Roman will tease it on SmackDown this week, but there is so much time. Sometimes fans have as bad of a pacing problem as Vince does.

I’d make it where The Rock waits to “ACKNOWLEDGE” Roman even wants this match, then he starts to put pressure on Roman so that SummerSlam feels intense, Survivor Series feels intense, and the Royal Rumble feels intense. And as I’d think Roman retains through all of that, have The Rock return on that night, and he recreates the moment from years ago where Rock held Roman’s hand up and fans booed. That will bring Roman full circle even more than finally beating Brock, and they can spend January to March 2023 building up Roman VS Rock, for the right to be truly called the greatest in WWE and in their family.

My Score: 8.5/10

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Mitchell’s WWE Evolve Results & Report! (4/2/25)

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Who is the true alpha male of Evolve?

WWE Evolve is still growing, but it is already huge as Harlem Lewis takes on Joe Coffey and Keanu Carver takes on Luca Crusifino!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Brinley Reece VS Zayda Steel; Brinley wins.
  • Luca Crusifino VS Keanu Carver; Keanu wins.
  • Chantel Monroe VS Masyn Holiday; Chantel wins.
  • Joe Coffey VS Harlem Lewis; Harlem wins.
  • Kylie Rae VS Wendy Choo; Wendy wins.

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Brinley Reece VS Zayda Steel!

#BrinActive promised there’s more to her than we know, and she showed some of that last week in her big Evolve debut victory. But will she keep up that #Brinergy? Or will she be worn out by the Real Deal Zayda Steel?

The bell rings and the two circle. Steel says hold on, hold on, she needs to warm up. The fans boo but Steel tells them to shut up. The two tie up, Brin wrenches an arm to a wristlock, but Steel powers to a knuckle lock. Brin cranks both hands, then kicks an arm to wrangle Steel with a top wristlock! Steel headscissors, Brin kips free, and we see Jackson Drake is hanging out in the VIP Section, along with Ms. Drink Service. The fans rally but Steel puts Brin on the ropes. The ref counts, Steel lets off, but she SLAPS Brin! Steel soaks up the heat, but Brin grabs an arm to WRING it! Brin then SLAPS Steel in return!

The fans fire up, Steel runs up, but Brin jumps the kick and ducks the boot! Brin wrenches, YANKS the arm, YANKS it again, then clamps on. Steel pulls hair then arm-drags Brin! Brin dodges a lariat, handsprings over the dropdown, but Steel stops the hip toss! Steel body shots, but now Brin stops a hip toss! Brin spins things, backslide FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Brin keeps her focus and whips, but Steel slides to KICK from below! Steel THRWOS Brin down by her hair, then stomps away! Steel tells the fans to shut up as they boo. Steel stomps a mudhole into Brin, then SLAPS her again!

Brin seethes, but Steel UPPERCUTS, ELBOWS, and snapmares! Brin flounders, Steel soaks up the heat, and she storms up on Brin. Brin fights Steel off to fire body shots! And then ROCKS her! Brin whips, Steel reverses, and Brin hits buckles! Steel runs in, Brin slips to the outside and ROCKS Steel back! But Steel avoids the shoulder to BOOT Brin in the ropes! And then DRAPING CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO! Brin survives but Steel clamps on with a chinlock. Steel digs her knee into Brin’s back, the fans rally up, and Brin fights up. Brin powers up for a BIG back suplex! The fans rally while both women are down!

Brin goes to the ropes, but Steel storms up. Brin ELBOWS Steel away, then BOOTS her! Steel staggers, comes back, but Brin goes up and over! Brin runs to run Steel over! She runs Steel over again! Brin whips, then lifts Steel, SPINEBUSTER! The fans fire up with Brin and she aims from the corner! Steel rises up, Brin runs and handsprings to LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Brin doesn’t understand why the #BrinShot didn’t work! Brin gets Steel up, fireman’s carries, but Steel pulls hair! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Steel O’Conner Rolls with tights! TWO!! Brin escapes, but Steel whips. Brin reverses and fireman’s carries! BREECES PIECES! Cover, BRIN WINS!

Winner: Brinley Reece, by pinfall

The Real Deal hyped herself up, but Brin shows you gotta back it up with action! Swipe Right hurries out here to check on Steel, and she throws a bit of a fit. Will Steel redeem herself as the inaugural WWE ID star?

 

Kylie Rae prepares backstage.

She takes deep, calming breaths, but Zara Zakher walking over to check on her kinda spooks her. Zara asks how she’s feeling. Kylie says she’s just trying to stay calm. Zara hears that. But what’s up with Wendy? Really creepy with that teddy bear, huh? Kylie gets anxious and Zara says sorry, that’s her fault. Just breathe, just breathe. In, and out. In, and out. Good. To be honest, Zara would be freaking out, too. But you gotta look fear in the eyes, focus, and confront it. Kylie says Wendy Choo is her fear, she doesn’t really wanna look it in the eyes. Zara says no, no, you’re Kylie Rae. A competitor, a fighter! What do fighters do? They fight!

Exactly! Just believe in yourself! Kylie says she’ll try. It’ll be hard, but she’ll try. No, don’t try, just do. Then Kylie will do! They hug it out, and Zara wishes her luck. Kylie does more breathing, but will she still be able to smile when staring wicked Wendy in the eye?

 

Luca Crusifino VS Keanu Carver!

The Consigliere is looking to claim Evolve as D’Angelo Family territory, but let’s just say there are big obstacles in the way. And one of them is stepping to Luca in the ring right now! Will Keanu carve a path right to the top of Evolve? Or will the Legal Eagle rest his case?

The bell rings and Keanu grabs Luca by the neck! Luca breaks free, fires CHOPS and haymakers, then ducks a shot to have a SLEEPER! Keanu THROWS Luca right off! Luca goes to a corner, runs right up on Keanu, but Keanu DECKS him! Luca checks his jaw as he goes to the other corner, and Keanu runs up again. Luca dodges to fire fast hands in the corner! Luca stomps, the ref counts, but Keanu shoves Luca back. Luca returns, but Keanu puts him on the apron. Luca RAMS into Keanu, then slingshot SHOULDER TACKLES! Keanu staggers, Luca runs in and UPPERCUTS in the corner! Keanu sits down, Luca runs corner to corner, CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO!

Luca stays on Keanu with fists, then whips corner to corner. Keanu reverses, but Luca goes up and out! Keanu runs up but into a BOOT! Luca slingshots, but Keanu catches him with both hands! Luca is draped on the ropes as Keanu DECKS him! The fans fire up and Keanu tells Luca, “I’mma break you!” Keanu drags Luca to center, runs and BASEMENT FOREARMS! Cover, TWO! Luca stays in this but Keanu drags him up again. Keanu TOSSES Luca right out of the ring! Keanu then storms out after Luca, eggs him on, but the ring count climbs. Keanu drags Luca up, tells everyone to pay attention because this’ll happen to everybody that gets in the ring with him!

Keanu puts Luca in the ring, KNEES him in the side, then pushes him around. Cover, TWO! Luca toughs it out but Keanu clamps on with a chinlock. Luca endures, fires body shots, but Keanu ROCKS Luca! Keanu drags Luca up again, ROCKS him again, then runs! BASEMENT FOREARM again! Keanu just piles on the damage, and he clamps on with a chinlock. Luca fights up, fires body shots, then fires hands! Keanu rebounds, Luca tries to fireman’s carry, but his back is too beat up! Keanu CLUBS Luca to a corner, then runs in. Luca dodges and Keanu hits buckles! Luca runs up to ROCK Keanu, and ROCK him again!

Luca runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and he TACKLES Keanu! SAMOAN DROP! Then a LAW BREAKER, into the SHOTGUN BOOT! Cover, TWO! Keanu is still in this, but Luca shakes off the doubt. Luca BOOTS Keanu, then reels him in, but Keanu fights the scoop! Keanu shoves Luca away, then POUNCES!! The fans are fired up as Keanu looms over Luca, then covers, TWO!! Luca survives but Keanu scoops him. RUNNING POWERSLAM! Cover, Keanu wins!

Winner: Keanu Carver, by pinfall

Keanu overwhelms Luca with power, and is undefeated at 3-0! Could he be the most dominant man in Evolve?

 

Chantel Monroe VS Masyn Holiday!

While one won their debut match, the other lost theirs. But even so, The Debutante and The Valedictorian have equal confidence that they will be the top star in Evolve. Will Chantel still be a show stopper? Or will this mat become the canvas for Masyn’s masterpiece?

The bell rings and the two tie up. Chantel headlocks, snapmares, and then taunts Masyn. Masyn gets up but Chantel waistlocks to SLAM her! Chantel literally walks all over Masyn, but Masyn comes back to waistlock and SLAM! Masyn steps on Chantel now! The fans cheer, Chantel gets up in a huff, but Masyn arm-drags her down! Masyn armlocks, but Chantel whips her away. Masyn runs Chantel over! Things speed up, Chantel drops down then hurdles over Masyn, but Masyn stops the hip toss to HIP TOSS Chantel! The fans fire up while Masyn has Chantel on the apron! Masyn drags Chantel up by her hair, but Chantel HOTSHOTS!

Chantel storms in, bumps Masyn off buckles, then stomps a mudhole in. The ref counts, Chantel lets off, and she wraps Masyn’s arm around the ropes to pull! The ref reprimands, Chantel lets go, and she WRINGS Masyn’s arm! Masyn hobbles back up but Chantel wrenches to YANK the arm! Chantel CLUBS the arm, hammerlocks it, then RAMS Masyn into the corner! Chantel brings Masyn around, hammerlocks the arm again, but Masyn turns things around to send Chantel into buckles! Masyn rolls Chantel up, TWO! Chantel grabs the arm, wrenches and RAMS it! Masyn falls and Chantel stomps away! Chantel steps over to drop KNEES on the elbow!

The fans rally while Masyn writhes, but Chantel pushes her down for a cover. TWO, but Chantel clamps onto the bad arm. Chantel has a COBRA CLUTCH! Masyn endures, fights up, but Chantel THROWS her down! But Masyn avoids the knee drop! Masyn then dodges Chantel to CLOBBER her! And FLYING SHOULDER TACKLE! Masyn fires up, the fans are with her, and Masyn whips Chantel corner to corner. Chantel bounces off buckles, Masyn scoops her, and SLAMS her! Cover, TWO! Masyn drags Chantel up, but Chantel fights the suplex! Chantel wrenches for an ARMBREAKER! Roll up, with tights! Chantel wins!

Winner: Chantel Monroe, by pinfall

Just her second match on Evolve, and Chantel had to steal this one from Masyn! Chuey Martinez is here to interview Chantel at ringside, and he has the fans give it up for Chantel. That is 2-0 already, so congratulations. Chantel thanks Chuey for that, and she asks if they’re surprised. Chuey isn’t, and Chantel says she isn’t. When she looks in the mirror, all she sees is a winner. And you know what winners do, right? They win championships! Chantel has been hearing the whispers of a WWE Evolve Women’s Championship, and you best believe that Chantel, The Reflection of Perfection, will be the center of that conversation.

Chuey says okay, he’s convinced. Will The Debutante do whatever she has to in order to be the INAUGURAL Evolve Women’s Champion?

 

Kali Armstrong and Dani Palmer have a Faceoff.

But as Kali steps in, she mockingly asks why Dani’s sitting up. Shouldn’t she be on the ground where Kali’s gonna leave her anyway? Dani says she knows she misfired on the moonsault, and it is always disappointing to lose. They may not make a good team, but isn’t that why they’re here? They’re trying to evolve as superstars. Kali again sarcastically says, “Golly gee, Dani. Wasn’t that inspirational?” But that’s why Kali is different. What Dani just described is a loser mentality, a way for losers to convince themselves that they don’t suck. If you wanna learn from your mistakes, do it when you’re not attached to a partner who can win.

Dani says if this is how Kali responds to every loss, she’ll end up with a very short career and a long list of enemies. Ooh, that’s for the unsolicited advice. But Kali has been doing perfectly fine on her own, and will do so as long as she isn’t handcuffed to some poor excuse for a consolation prize as Dani. Dani knows Kali’s type. They reek of insecurities, and try to push all her buttons to get a response. But it won’t work. Dani is saving it all for their match. Kali’s mouth is writing checks her talent can’t cash! Girl, it ain’t the 90s, no one writes checks! Either way, they both tell the other, see you in the ring! Checks, cash, wins, who hits the jackpot when these two go 1v1?

 

Joe Coffey VS Harlem Lewis!

Part one of the double main event is here, as The Iron King looks to test Harlem’s mettle. Harlem has leveled up, but is he ready to evolve? Or will it be Gallus Boys On Top?

We get the big fight feel for the introductions, and the fans cheer on Joe. The bell rings and the two tie up. Joe powers Harlem to the ropes, takes a swing, but Harlem dodges. The two tie up again, then break. They go again, Harlem wrenches an arm, but Joe grabs at Harlem’s shoulder. Harlem powers on that wristlock but Joe rolls and kips up to then wrench and WRING Harlem! Harlem gets up but Joe arm-drags him! And arm-drags again! Joe has the armlock, then rolls to turn Harlem over with a hammerlock. The fans rally, Joe STOMPS Harlem, and Harlem staggers up. Joe ROCKS Harlem, then whips, but Harlem reverses.

Joe goes up and around, then UPPERCUTS! Harlem staggers, Joe goes up, and up, but Harlem catches Joe! It’s not an easy feat, but Harlem makes it work! Harlem suplexes, but Joe slips free! Joe waistlocks, but Harlem goes to the ropes to HOTSHOT Joe! And BLINDSIDE LARIAT! The fans boo but Harlem soaks up the heat. Harlem stomps away on Joe, digs his boot into Joe’s head, but steps off as the ref counts. Joe stands, and he BODY BLOWS! Harlem comes back with forearms! Harlem whips, Joe hits buckles hard, then Harlem runs to LARIAT! Down goes Joe, but Harlem keeps going, basement BOOT! Cover, TWO!

Harlem tries again, TWO! Another cover, TWO! Harlem slaps Joe around, talks trash, but the fans boo. Harlem clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Joe down. Joe endures, the fans rally, and Joe stands up. Joe wrenches, fires body shots, but Harlem fights the back suplex! Harlem rains down elbows, but Joe hits a BIG back suplex! Both men are down and the fans rally up. Harley goes to the ropes, but Joe fires hands! Joe fires body shots and then whips, but Harlem reverses. Joe CLOBBERS Harlem! And he CLOBBERS him again! The fans fire up as Joe ducks ‘n’ dodges to FLYING SHOULDER TACKLE!

Harlem scrambles to ropes, then to a corner. Joe runs up, GLASGOW SENDOFF! Harlem hits buckles and falls into the drop zone! Joe goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Harlem survives, goes to ropes, but Joe runs up! Joe CROSSBODIES Harlem and himself out of the ring! The fans fire up and the ring count starts. Both men rise up, and they start firing forearms! Joe swings, Harlem ducks, Joe’s fist hits POST! Joe scrambles into the ring, but Harlem grins. Harlem slides in and storms up on Joe! Joe HEADBUTTS! Roll up with one arm, TWO! Harlem STOMPS the bad hand! And then suplexes, fore the JACKHAMMER! Cover, Harlem wins!

Winner: Harlem Lewis, by pinfall

The fans may not like it, but it wasn’t the Gallus Boy on top! Harlem brought that EPA: Effort, Passion & Aggression! But will he be able to get that top spot here in Evolve?

 

Kylie Rae VS Wendy Choo!

And now, part two of the double main event, it’s THE main event, where two icons of the independents finally meet 1v1. But while Kylie is still smiley, this isn’t the same Wendy she knew back then. Wendy’s been trying to get Kylie’s attention, but to what end? Will Kylie put this mystery to an end? Or will Wendy simply put her to sleep?

The introductions are given for the big fight feel. The bell rings, and Wendy’s creepy smile creeps Kylie out. Wendy offers a handshake, and Kylie is unsure. But then Wendy runs up! Kylie gets around to waistlock, but Wendy headlocks. Wendy hits a headlock takeover, grinds the hold, but Kylie keeps her shoulders up. Kylie powers Wendy to a headscissor, but Wendy kicks around. Kylie holds on, but Wendy headstands, does the splits, then pops free! Wendy grins as she gets Kylie back in the headlock! The fans rally, Kylie fights up, then powers out, but Wendy runs her over! Things speed up, Kylie hurdles, but Wendy leaps over!

The two stare down as they both crawl. Kylie backs up into a corner, Wendy scurries up, but Kylie jumps up and over! Kylie runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then comes back to arm-drag, handspring, and basement- NO, Wendy blocks the kick! Wendy spins Kylie, Kylie dodges, and Kylie tilt-o-whirl RANAS! And then DROPKICKS! The fans fire up while Wendy ends up on the ropes. Kylie goes up and over to the apron, but Wendy avoids the boot to HOTSHOT Kylie down! Wendy rains down fists on the apron, then KICKS Kylie to the floor! The fans are torn while Wendy crawls back up. Wendy drags Kylie up by her hair!

The ref reprimands but Wendy drags Kylie in so she can stomp her! And then NECK TWIST! Kylie writhes and scrambles to corners, but Wendy storms up. Wendy stands Kylie up to ROCK her, whip her, and then run in for a handspring LARIAT! Wendy goes side to side now, and she YAKUZA KICKS Kylie down! Snapmare and cover, TWO! Kylie toughs it out, the fans rally up, but Wendy clamps right on with a neck wrench! Kylie endures, pries at the grip, and the fans rally. Kylie fights up, fires body shots, but Wendy shoves her to a corner. Wendy runs in, but Kylie UPPERCUTS! And BOOTS! Kylie LARIATS!

The fans fire up as Kylie LARIATS again! Kylie roars and runs in, to UPPERCUT! Kylie sits Wendy down, runs and CANNONBALLS! Cover, TWO! Wendy stays in this, but Kylie is right on her with a fireman’s carry! Wendy slips free and full nelsons, but Kylie breaks the hold! Kylie drops down to then victory roll Wendy, TWO! Wendy slips around, and goes for the DIRT- NO, Kylie has the ROPEBREAK! Wendy SLAPS the arms down, to STRAITJACKET GERMAN! Kylie flounders away to a corner, and Wendy runs in. Wendy blocks the boot, but Kylie BOOTS her away with the other foot! Kylie then goes up to FLYING ARM-DRAG!

Kylie handsprings and basement SUPERKICKS! The #SkyDaySpecial connects, but Wendy rises up like a Deadman! Kylie is spooked, but then she shouts, “I’m not afraid of you, Wendy Choo!” BASEMENT SUPERKICK, then the CROSSFACE! The fans fire up as Wendy flails! Wendy claws at the hold, the fans rally behind Kylie, but Wendy rolls Kylie to a cover! TWO, and Kylie ROLLING ELBOWS! Wendy wobbles, Kylie goes up, up, and leaps, but into a full nelson! And SLAM! Wendy is angry now, and time for the DIRT NAP!! Kylie flails, but she’s caught! She’s OUT, Wendy wins!

Winner: Wendy Choo, by submission

Kylie fought her fear, but she couldn’t stay awake! Wendy puts the blanket over the camera to put the show to bed. Will this match give Kylie nightmares? Will Wendy be living the dream of holding up championship gold?


My Thoughts:

A great Evolve here, lots of action, but I didn’t think they’d pull the “double main event” like main roster has before. Brinley VS Zayda was a good opener, and a bit surprising Zayda took that loss. It does add to her character, though, where her ego gets the better of her. Very good faceoff promo from Kali and Dani, and they’ll have a very good match next week. Very good match from Chantel VS Masyn, and good win for Chantel with Heel tactics. Good promo from her to also get the championship on our minds, can’t wait for what kind of tournament or series we’ll get out of that.

Luca VS Keanu was good stuff, and a very impressive win for Keanu. Same for Harlem over Joe Coffey, and surely we’ll see Harlem and Keanu battle it out on the road to the title. Kylie had a very good promo with Zara and a very good match with Wendy in THE main event. Wendy getting the win is a touch surprising, but it adds intrigue to the story. Maybe we finally learn what was on her note…

My Score: 8.7/10

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Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (4/2/25)

Dynamite before Dynasty!

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Will The Death Riders cancel Dynasty?

Claudio Castagnoli faces Adam Copeland while Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir face Swerve & Willow, all before the PPV this Sunday! Will the champions of AEW make sure their challengers can’t make it?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Mixed Tornado Tag: Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir VS Swerve Strickland & Willow Nightingale; Swerve & Willow win.
  • Toni Storm w/ Luther VS Penelope Ford; Toni wins.
  • “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith VS ???; Bill & Keith win.
  • Will Ospreay & Kevin Knight VS Blake Christian & Lee Johnson; Ospreay & Knight win.
  • Brody King VS Lance Archer w/ Don Callis; Brody wins.
  • Adam Copeland VS Claudio Castagnoli; Cope wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

BREAKING NEWS for the Owen Hart Cup!

Just as the brackets were ready to be revealed, it is revealed that The Death Riders attacked him as he arrived in the arena! Will The Switchblade be ruled out of the tournament before it even begins? Or will it still be his era?

 

Mixed Tornado Tag: Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir VS Swerve Strickland & Willow Nightingale!

The Maniac admitted that no woman, and perhaps no person, scares him quite like The Problem from Moldova. But the Most Dangerous Man & Babe with the Power aren’t afraid. They are going to take the fight to the Death Riders and smile anyway! Will Swerve be smiling as he heads for Dynasty in Philadelphia? Or will Moxley & Marina take Swerve & Willow out like they did Jay White?

Well, there’s no waiting for a bell as Moxley & Marina rush Swerve & Willow at the ramp! The fans fire up and the bell rings as Swerve fires hands on Moxley! Swerve BOOTS Moxley, Willow ROCKS Marina, and the fans cheer on “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve ROCKS Moxley, then rips Moxley’s shirt away! Willow ROCKS Marina and high-fives the fans, but Moxley elbows Swerve. Swerve blocks a bump off the steel steps to body shot! Marina fires knees into Willow, but Swerve sends Moxley into railing! Willow does the same to Marina! The fans fire up but then Moxley CHUCKS a chair into Swerve!

Marina snap suplexes Willow to the floor! Willow writhes, Moxley & Marina go looking for goodies. They bring out a TABLE! The fans fire up, and the Death Riders set up that table. Swerve storms up, Willow ROCKS Marina! Swerve kicks Moxley, fireman’s carries, and Willow shoves Marina into the ring. Moxley fires elbows to fight free, then he puts Swerve on the desk! Willow has Marina in the ring, but Moxley gets on the desk with Swerve! Marina slips free of Willow’s scoop to CHOP her! And SAYANAGI! And SAYANAGI! Moxley rains down fists, talks some trash, and Marina top mounts Willow for a facelock.

Willow fights up and RAMS Marina into a corner! Willow CHOPS Marina, Moxley whips Swerve, but Swerve reverses! Moxley crashes into the steel steps at the same time Willow sends Marina into a corner! Willow CHOPS again! The fans fire up and Willow brings Marina around to snap suplex! Marina bails out, but Willow pursues. Willow CLUBS Marina, Swerve has Moxley in the corner. Moxley CLOBBERS Swerve, things speed up, and Swerve hurdles, only for Moxley to CLOBBER him! Moxley flips off the fans and Peoria boos in return. Swerve drop toeholds but Moxley fights to stay up! Moxley grabs at Swerve, but Swerve bends Moxley’s fingers!

Willow CHOKES Marina with her boot to the neck! Swerve whips Moxley to DROPKICK him down! The fans again fire up for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” while Willow goes up a corner. Swerve brings Moxley around, BACKBREAKER to MISSILE DROPKICK! Moxley flounders away to ropes, and Swerve high-fives Willow. Moxley goes to a corner, Willow sends Swerve in and he UPPERCUTS! Willow runs in and LARIATS! Willow sends Swerve back in for another UPPERCUT! Snapmare, and Swerve goes up to FALLING UPPERCUT! Swerve hits the Griddy and Willow struts around. But Marina runs up to BOOT Willow!

Moxley gets up to hit a CUTTER on Swerve! Marina CHOKES Willow on the ropes, then lets off to put Willow in a corner. Marina CHOPS, Moxley has Swerve on the outside, and Moxley TOSSES Swerve over railing! Marina KICKS Willow in the corner, KICKS again, then stomps away. Marina CHOKES Willow, Willow slaps and claws at Marina, but Marina stands her up for a cravat. Marina puts Willow on the ropes to CHOKE her! Marina & Moxley soak up the heat, then let off so Marina can KICK Willow in the back! Marina drags Willow up, puts her in a corner, and CHOPS! The fans rally for Willow but Marina stomps her in the corner.

Moxley coaches Marina, even while Willow fires body shots. Moxley & Marina talk trash on Willow, but Willow SLAPS Moxley! The fans fire up, but Marina ROCKS Willow! Marina drags Willow up to CHOP, then Moxley reels Willow in!? The fans boo, but Swerve slides back in! He has Marina in a half nelson while Swerve has Willow in the underhooks! Swerve dares Moxley to take his shot, because he’ll take his shot on Marina! The fans fire up as Marina dares Swerve to do it! Moxley says fine, and he lets Willow go. Swerve lets Marina go, but then Willow shoves Moxley, and he runs into Swerve!

The fans fire up as Willow fires a flurry of forearms on Marina! Willow runs, but Marina HIP TOSSES her! Marina grabs a leg, steps over and then rolls Willow to THROW her! Willow flounders to the apron, Marina storms out after her, and Marina ROCKS her! Willow snarls and ROCKS Marina! And BOOTS her! Willow powers up, but Marina gets under the boot! STRETCH MUFFLER into a POWERBOMB, DOWN THROUGH THE TABLE!! The fans lose their minds while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Moxley gets Swerve in underhooks! PARADIGM SHIFT to the floor! Swerve flops over and Moxley goes to regroup with Marina. Prince Nana checks on Swerve but Marina digs her boot into Willow. Marina then drags Willow up, and DUMPS her onto the wrecked table! Moxley has Swerve back in the ring, and CLAWS at Swerve’s face! Moxley crossface forearms Swerve down, then goes out to chase Nana off. Nana stays by the timekeeper’s area, and Moxley has Swerve on the apron. Moxley grinds his forearm and elbow into Swerve’s face and neck, then Marina joins in, to BITE Swerve’s fingers! Swerve flails and tries to get free, but Marina only lets off when she wants to.

Moxley goes looking again, and he brings out a second table! Moxley & Marina set this table up, and they drag Swerve up. Willow stirs but Marina & Moxley mug Swerve with hard kicks. Moxley shoves Swerve to a corner, then fires Marina up. Marina runs in at Swerve, but Swerve dodges! Marina hits POST, Moxley goes after Swerve! Dynamite returns to single picture as Moxley puts Swerve up top. Swerve fires body shots, shoves Moxley down, but Marina’s back to ROCK Swerve! Marina climbs up to CLAW Swerve’s back! Moxley climbs up and he CLAWS Swerve’s back! The Death Riders are both up there, and they both CLAW Swerve’s back!

But Willow returns! She gets under Marina & Moxley, and we get a TOWER OF DOOM!! The fans are thunderous after seeing that double powerbomb superplex combo, and Willow drags herself back up. Marina goes to one corner, Moxley goes to the other. Willow LARIATS Moxley, then runs to back body block and LARIAT Marina! Willow whips Marina into Moxley, then runs to SPLASH them both! Willow snapmares Marina to BOOT her down! But Moxley grabs Willow by her hair! The fans boo, but Swerve JUMP KNEES Moxley! Moxley falls into a corner, Willow runs and CANNONBALLS! Moxley tumbles out, Swerve PLANCHAS him down!

Willow whips Marina to SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO! Marina survives, Willow is frustrated, but Moxley TOSSES her back out! Swerve returns to ROCK Moxley! Moxley fires back, the two go forearm for forearm! The fans cheer Swerve, boo Moxley, and then Swerve shoves to HIP TOSS, gator roll, but Moxley fights the suplex! Moxley suplexes to SLAM Swerve, and has the REAR NAKED CHOKE! Marina clamps onto Willow’s foot, keeps her in a corner, but Willow fires body shots! Swerve is caught in the body scissors while Marina climbs up on Willow. But Willow picks Marina up off the corner, to POWERBOMB her onto Moxley!

All four fighters are down and the fans are thunderous! “This is Awesome!” as Marina and Willow find each other and start throwing forearms! Moxley and Swerve find each other, and they start throwing SLAPS! The ladies scrap to the outside, the gentlemen throw hands! Marina RAMS Willow into the railing! The forearms go faster and faster in the ring, then Swerve gets the edge with fast hands! Moxley CLAWS eyes and BITES Swerve’s forehead! Moxley runs, but into an UPPERCUT! Swerve runs, but he feels Moxley behind him, so he ducks under! Moxley comes back, into the FLATLINER! The fans fire up and Swerve goes to a corner!

Swerve aims, “Whose House?!” But Marina shoves Moxley aside and takes the HOUSE CALL!!! The fans are stunned, but Swerve smiles. Willow POUNCES Moxley, and he falls through the table! The fans are thunderous again, and Swerve fires Willow back up. Willow gets Marina up, BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, Willow & Swerve win!

Winners: Swerve Strickland & Willow Nightingale, by pinfall

Consider the Problem solved! Willow finally gets the better of Marina, but Moxley is back up already! And he grabs Willow for PARADIGM SHIFT!! The fans boo and Swerve is pissed! Moxley runs away, Peoria telling him off as he goes. Moxley acts like it doesn’t matter, he and Marina just get outta there. Will Swerve make sure Moxley doesn’t survive Dynasty?

 

Backstage interview with FTR.

Renee Paquette is with Cash Wheeler, Dax Harwood, and even AEW referee, Paul Turner. Renee says that last Saturday Night Collision, Dax put his hands on AEW officials and has since been fined $10,000. Dax paid the fine, but he asked for Paul to be here. Why is that? Dax says yes, he is about to pay the fine, but he wanted Paul here in front of the world so that Dax could apologize to both him and Cash for his actions. He let his emotions get the better of him, and he got Tony Khan to allow him to personally hand the check over to Paul. In front of the world, here is the $10,000 for Paul personally to use, perhaps take his wife out for a nice dinner or buy something for the family.

Dax again apologizes for how he treated Paul. Paul accepts the apology, and he can understand it all being heat of the moment. This means a lot to him. Of course, Paul, but just don’t cash that in until Friday, wink wink. Dax pats Paul on the back and Paul takes his leave. Renee says things have been rather heated lately, but this Sunday night, Dynasty on PPV, Rated FTR challenges The Death Riders for their AEW World Trios Championships. Are they going to be able to put their issues aside by then? Dax says yes, FTR are brothers, he loves Cash more than almost anyone in this world. The things they’ve done in these 11 years can never be eclipsed by one event.

Dax wants to let Cash know that he apologizes for what he did. It was an emotional moment, and he mistook Cash for a security guard. Just know that he would never, ever do something like that. But on Sunday night, they add to the legacy of FTR by making Rated FTR the NEW AEW World Trios Champions. Dax loves ya, bud. Dax wants to hug Cash, but Cash stops him?! Cash says yes, they are brothers. And on Sunday, they will be fine. But after Sunday, they need to talk. Cash heads out alone, Dax is unsure what to make of that. Dax apologizes to Renee for this, Renee assures him it is okay. But will FTR be fine with tensions running this high?

 

AEW presents the 2025 Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Brackets!

Starting on Sunday with Dynasty, this year’s Owen Hart Cup will culminate with Double or Nothing on Sunday, May 25th, in Glendale, Arizona! As such, the Men’s Owen Hart Cup will feature: Brody King VS Konosuke Takeshita! Kyle Fletcher VS Mark Briscoe! Will Ospreay VS Kevin Knight, who subs in for Jay White after what The Death Riders did to him. And lastly, Hangman Page VS a mystery Wild Card! Who will be lucky enough to step to The Cowboy?

In the Women’s Owen Hart Cup, we will see Jamie Hayter VS Billie Starkz, Kris Statlander VS Thunder Rosa, Julia Hart VS Mercedes Mone, and Harley Cameron VS Athena! Another star-studded bracket, who builds their Dynasty with this opening round?

 

BREAKING NEWS for Collision!

In a preview of these opening round matches, we will see some unique team-ups! Mercedes Mone must work together with Harley Cameron against Julia Hart and Athena! Will the wild Aussie be willing to help #FourBeltsMone? Or will The Fallen Goddess & Hart Always Win?

 

Toni Storm w/ Luther VS Penelope Ford!

Just as Timeless Toni was reaching the climax of her speech on last Saturday Night Collision, the Superbad Girl had to interrupt it with a boot to Toni’s face! Penelope & The Megasus got the better of the AEW Women’s World Champion that night, but will Toni pay Penelope back? Or are things only going to get worse before Dynasty’s world title match?

The bell rings and Toni ties up with Ford. Toni powers Ford to the corner to fire off fast hands! The ref counts, Toni stops at 4, and Ford bails out. Toni storms out but Ford kicks and CLUBS Toni. Ford whips, Toni reverses, and Ford hits the apron! Toni CHOPS Ford, then pursues around the way. Toni pushes Ford in, but Ford kicks her in return! Ford CLUBS Toni, rums, but into a scoop and BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up, Toni drags Ford up to FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Toni doesn’t mind. Toni hauls Ford up and snap suplexes! The fans rally as Toni aims from a corner.

Toni runs corner to corner, but Ford dodges! Hip attack hits buckles, then Ford hits a JAWBREAKER and SHOTGUN! Toni flops out of the ring to the apron, and Ford slingshot KNEE DROPS! Ford mocks the closeup, then storms into the ring. Ford stomps Toni at the ropes, drags her up, but Toni ROCKS Ford! And ROCKS her again and again! Toni whips, Ford reverses, and Ford BOOTS Toni down! The fans boo but Ford mocks them while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Ford drags Toni up, puts her on the apron, then goes out to bring her up. Ford CLUBS Toni again and again, but Toni HEADBUTTS in return! Ford staggers back, Toni BOOTS her into the post! Toni kicks Ford back into the ring, then drags her up. Ford DECKS Toni! Toni goes to a corner, Ford stomps a mudhole in, but the ref counts. Ford stops at 4, then drags Toni onto the ropes to CHOKE her! The ref counts, Ford lets off at 4, and Toni sputters around the ropes. Ford CLUBS Toni, CLUBS her again, then CHOPS her in the corner. Toni staggers away but Ford pursues, and she rolls Toni up, TWO! Ford kicks Toni around, soaking up heat at the same time.

Ford kicks Toni down, covers her, TWO! Toni is tougher than that, but Ford clamps on to KNEE her in the back again and again! Ford wraps on a chinlock, but Luther and the fans rally up. Ford shoves Toni down, then STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Ford clamps back onto Toni’s arms and pulls back for a motorcycle stretch! Toni endures, even as Ford pulls on the arms. Toni fights up, but Ford THROWS her down by her hair! Dynamite returns to single picture while the fans boo. Toni goes to a corner, Ford runs and handsprings in, BACK ELBOW! Ford goes side to side to BOOT Toni, but she doesn’t let Toni fall.

Ford licks Toni’s face! But Toni BITES Ford’s tongue!! Ford screams in pain, the ref reprimands and counts, but Toni won’t stop! Ford KNEES low, but Toni fires a forearm! The forearms go back and forth, but then Ford knees low! Ford whips Toni to the corner, but Toni comes back to THESZ PRESS! The fans fire up as Toni rains down fists! Then Toni rallies with LARIAT after LARIAT! Toni whips, Ford reverses, but Toni reverses back to hit a BIG back suplex! Ford flounders to a corner, but Toni runs in, SWEET HIP MUSIC! DDT on top! Cover, TWO! Toni doesn’t hesitate, she ties up Ford’s legs into the QUEEN ANGELITO STRETCH!!

Ford endures, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Toni lets go in frustration, but the fans rally up again. Toni drags Ford up, but Ford TOSSES Toni out! Ford HOTSHOTS Toni, then goes to the apron. Ford ASAI MOONSAULTS! Down goes Toni and the fans fire up! Ford puts Toni back in, then fireman’s carries, GUT BUSTER DROP! Cover, TWO!! Toni survives and Ford is shocked! Ford snarls, Toni sits up, but Toni ducks the Buzzsaw! SNAP GERMAN! STORM- NO, Ford NORTHERN LIGHTS in return! But Toni holds on, stands Ford up, but Ford goes Matrix! Toni stops the stunner, shoves and kicks Ford, STORM ZERO!! Cover, Toni wins!

Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall

There’s the payback, but now Megan walks out on stage. Megan applauds the champion, but Toni dares her to bring the fight already. Toni holds up the title, and Megan decides to step closer. But only to fetch Ford and head back. Will The Megasus be a golden Greek goddess soon enough? Or will Toni conquer this Labor of Hercules?

 

Backstage interview with Swerve, Nana & Willow.

Renee checks in at Willow is being examined by the training staff. Do we have any update on Willow right now? Swerve says Willow is strong, powerful, and brave. That’s why Swerve didn’t mind facing The Death Riders with Willow by her side. When it came to getting in the ring with two of the most dangerous men in AEW, and perhaps all of pro-wrestling, Willow welcomed the challenge. But Moxley, knowing the history of neck issues that Willow has, and Moxley still did what he did… Now he’s on the run. Swerve will not rest until he has his hands on Moxley. Not before Philly, not at Dynasty, but tonight!

Swerve vows that by the end of tonight, Swerve will have his hands on Moxley! Swerve has put The Maniac on notice, will The Death Riders make sure to be scarce for the rest of the show?

 

AEW prepares for All In Week in Texas!

In the lead up to Saturday, July 12th for All In: Texas, Dynamite will hit Garland, Texas on Wednesday, July 9th! Then there’s a special edition Thursday Night Collision on July 10th, also in Garland. ROH Death Before Dishonor is Friday, July 11th, in the Arlington ESports Stadium! Plus, Starrcast Texas will be Friday and Saturday in the Sheraton Arlington Hotel, and the “main event” is of course All In: Texas, Globe Life Field, with a special 3 PM Eastern start time! AEW is truly going all in for All In, what about you?

 

The Hurt Syndicate is here!

Montel Vontavius Porter & Bobby Lashley are here, and Peoria sings along with the song, “We Hurt~ People! We Hurt~ People!” Unfortunately for Shelton Benjamin, weather delayed his flight, he won’t even make the show, but let’s all hope he and everyone else out there stays safe. The All Mighty Lashley goes to speak, but MJF interrupts with his entrance! Maxwell Jacob Friedman struts out here, mic already in hand, and already on Lashley’s bad side. MJF smirks as he steps into the ring, has them cut his music, and the fans cheer him on! MJF says aw shucks, and then he asks the Hurt Syndicate pardons the interruption.

MJF also notes that MVP looks awesome tonight. Can we give it up for MVP? The fans cheer, and wait, there’s a pocket of fans already telling MJF to shut up. Uh, no, MJF’s gonna talk. MJF again says pardon the interruption, but last week, “Bob” disrespected him. But MJF will let that slide because Lashley is friends with MVP, and he doesn’t know MJF like MVP knows MJF. So allow him to formally introduce himself: He is Maxwell Jacob Friedman, M J F. He is a generational talent, and he knows about Lashley all too well. MJF also knows about The Gold Standard, Shelton Benjamin.

MJF looks into the camera and tells Shelton that he knows there were some travel issues today. MJF loves you, big man, see you down the road, hope you’re home safe. And c’mon, we all know about Bobby Lashley, right? The fans cheer, and MJF says Lashley’s one of the all-time greats. Lashley’s been around the block, but however, this is AEW. And baby, you’re standing on the block MJF built. Now, MJF knows this place like the back of his hand. He knows how to get to the top, and how to stay on top, for a record-breaking reign. And MJF can help Lashley & Shelton hold onto the tag team titles for as long as their cold hearts damn well please.

MJF says all cards on the table, he knows they can help him, too. They can help him get back what is rightfully his: The AEW World Championship. The fans are torn about that, but MJF says basically, what he’s getting at here is MJF in the Hurt Syndicate is just good business. MVP knows it, MJF knows it, and hell, even the mouth-breathers in the Midwest know it! The fans boo, but MJF says, “Talk to me when Peoria ever matters ever, alright? Let’s pipe down, this isn’t even a real place.” MVP has MJF hold on, and whispers something to him. MJF says that is fair. What MJF is getting at is this: Lashley may not want MJF, but Lashley…

MJF puts his hand on Lashley’s shoulder as he says, “You big, beautiful bastard you, you need MJF.” MJF smiles and says he rests his case. Lashley tells MJF that he’ll be real clear here. Out of respect for MVP, Lashley will NOT leave MJF laying right here, right now. Lashley does NOT like MJF. The fans cheer that! Lashley does NOT trust MJF, and The Hurt Syndicate damn well does NOT need MJF. So unless MJF can prove otherwise, he needs to get out of Lashley’s face right now. MJF asks if they want him to prove himself. Well, okay. He thanks them for their time, and he tells Peoria he wishes he could say the same, but he’s going to leave cuz they stink.

MJF exits the ring, MVP talks with Lashley, and it seems they’re torn. MVP votes one way, Lashley votes another, will Shelton have to be a tiebreaker down the line? But wait, The Learning Tree makes their way out here! Big Bill & Bryan Keith stare down with Lashley & MVP as they cross paths. The Redwood & Bad Apple offer The Hurt Syndicate “front row seats” to stay and watch this. Bill & Keith are still proving themselves worthy of a tag title opportunity, will they make the cut right here and now?

“Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith VS ???

The bell rings, and Keith BOOTS ♣ right outta the ring! Bill TOSSES ♪ across the ring, then BOOTS him down! Lashley is amused by this, and Bill hoists ♪ up in a military press! Bill TOSSES ♪ right out of the ring! The poor guy tumbles all the way to Lashley’s feet! The other guy CLUBS Bill, but uh, it does nothing. Well, it does piss Bill off, and the fans tell ♣ he messed up. ♣ apologizes, but Bill CHOKES him! “What’re you doing?! You wanna hit me?!” Bill RAMS ♣ into the corner, then feeds him to Keith’s KNEE! Keith shouts, “Get him, Bill!” Bill makes sure Lashley is watching as he hoists ♣ up, and SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAMS! Cover, Bill & Keith win!

Winners: “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith, by pinfall

Lashley sarcastically applauds, but Bill grabs a mic to tell the Hurt Syndicate, “On Collision, we whooped Top Flight’s ass. Tonight, we whooped… their ass!” We never really did get their names… Bill says on Sunday in Philly, he and Keith will whoop Hurt Syndicate’s ass! Because they want that match for the AEW World Tag Team Championships! The fans like the sound of that! Lashley stops MVP from saying something, and gives a thumbs up to Bill? Is that a yes on the match? Guess we’ll have to wait and see what boss man Tony Khan decides.

 

Backstage interview with Mercedes Mone.

Renee is now with The CEO, and notes that tonight, we saw the Owen Hart Cup brackets. Mone is now set to face the former TBS Champion, Julia Hart, in the opening round this Sunday at Dynasty. Mone says Julia Hart is very mysterious and unpredictable. And although Hart is a former TBS Champion, she’s not the Greatest TBS Champion of All Time now, is she? HAHAHA! It’ll take a lot more than tricks and spells to stop the Money Train. Well before Dynasty, this Saturday Night Collision, we will see Hart teaming with Athena against Mone and- “PEORIA~!” Puppet Mone is back! “Say hello to your C E O!”

Harley is bringing back the ventriloquism to say yes, it’s her. And yes, she knows what Mone is thinking, good to see her, too. And Harley has also been thinking. They really brought the house down Down Under. And hear her out. A new dream team is forming! Mone & Harley, The Train Station Money Wrath Excellence Golden Choo-Choo! What do you think? Mone says chew on this: Harley just needs to stay out of Mone’s way on Collision, got that? GOT THAT?! Y-Yes… Good to see you! Mone leaves and Harley says yes, she has the perfect name now. The Money Wrath Train! CHOO-CHOO, all aboard! But will this one go off the rails thanks to Collision?

 

Will Ospreay & Kevin Knight VS Blake Christian & Lee Johnson!

Speaking of the Owen Cup and odd couple team-ups, The Aerial Assassin is teaming up with his future opponent in The Jet! Will these two be the flyest team in all of AEW? Or will they be put on ice by the Vanilla Baby & Big Shotty?

Ospreay gives thumbs down to Blake and the fans join in. The fans then rally up for Ospreay while the teams sort out. Ospreay starts against Blake and the bell rings. The fans cheer as Ospreay circles with Blake. They feel things out, tie up, and Ospreay powers Blake back. Blake headlocks first, but Ospreay wrenches and headlocks. Blake powers up and out, but Ospreay runs him over! Blake kips up, how very Ospreay of him. Ospreay himself is annoyed seeing that, but Blake SOBATS! Blake talks trash, headlocks, but Ospreay powers up and out. Blake runs Ospreay over, but Ospreay kips up, then struts! The fans cheer, and Ospreay swivels the hips!

Blake kicks but Ospreay blocks this time. Ospreay throws the foot down but Blake ducks the lariat to THROW Ospreay by his hair! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Blake struts. Blake mocks the United Empire crown, then whips Ospreay to ropes. Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA Blake! Blake goes to ropes, Ospreay tags Knight! They double whip, then drop toehold and UFO SPLASH! Cover, Lee breaks it! Ospreay whips Lee but Lee reverses to TOSS Ospreay! Knight kicks Lee, then whips, but Lee reverses. Blake CHOP BLOCKS Knight from the front, and Lee adds a basement DROPKICK! Lee soaks up the heat while he and Blake loom over Knight.

Lee & Blake reel Knight in, but Ospreay saves Knight from the double suplex! Ospreay & Knight dodge Blake & Lee, then they DOUBLE DROPKICK! Blake & Lee bail out, the fans fire up, and Ospreay nods to Knight. They coordinate, and the fans fire up more as both men go to corners. They crisscross, Ospreay DIVES onto Lee while Knight FLIES over the corner to take out Blake! The fans fire up again, and Knight high-fives the front row. Ospreay & Knight dap it up, and fans cheer “A E DUB!” as Knight puts Blake in the ring. Knight stomps Blake, then brings him up to UPPERCUT! The fans cheer as Knight wrenches and whips.

Blake reverses, Lee trips Knight up! The fans boo but Blake adds a basement DROPKICK! Blake then APRON SPEARS Ospreay! Blake struts around while the fans boo, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Blake drops an elbow on Knight, then pushes him down for another! Blake pushes Knight down again, winds up, and he stomps Knight! Blake stands on Knight, then drags him over to tag Lee. They stomp Knight, then Lee stands Knight up. Lee bumps Knight off buckles, and he CHOPS! Knight pushes Lee into the corner to CHOP! Lee kicks low, brings Knight around and snap BRAINBUSTERS! Cover, TWO! Knight survives but Lee drags him up again. Tag to Blake and they mug Knight. Blake puts Knight on the ropes and grinds his face off them! The ref counts, Blake stops at 4, but Lee CHOKES Knight behind the ref’s back!

Blake stands Knight up to UPPERCUT! Blake snapmares Knight, runs, and basement DROPKICKS again! Tag to Lee, he jumps in then ELBOW DROPS! Cocky cover, TWO! Lee stays cool and then clamps onto Knight’s arm. Lee taunts Ospreay, then stomps away on Knight. Lee drags Knight up to snapmare, then he clamps on with a chinlock. Knight endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Knight backs Lee down, but Lee turns things around. Knight fires a body shot but Blake throws Knight down! The ref reprimands but Blake tags in. Lee runs in at Knight in the corner to LARIAT! Dynamite returns to single picture as Lee goes back to Blake.

Lee & Blake coordinate, and Lee MONKEY FLIPS Blake so Blake can HANDSPRING LARIAT Knight! Cover, TWO! Knight stays in this, he’s not former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion for nothing! Blake drags Knight up, whips him to a corner, and then Blake sends Lee in. Knight BOOTS Lee, then he BOOTS Blake! Blake & Lee go together, but Knight HURDLES the double lariat! Hot tag to Ospreay, and Ospreay springboards to DOUBLE CROSSBODY! The fans are thunderous as Ospreay DECKS Blake! And DECKS him again! Ospreay whips, Blake reverses, but Ospreay handsprings, NEURALIZER! Cover, TWO!

Blake survives but Ospreay has the fans behind him. Blake goes to a corner, Ospreay runs in, but Blake puts Ospreay on the apron! Ospreay ROCKS Blake, but Lee YANKS Ospreay down! Lee sets Ospreay up, Blake FOSBURY TOPES! Blake puts Ospreay in, then climbs up top. Blake says time for a taste, 450 DOUBLE STOMPS!! Tag to Lee, Blake SHOTGUNS Knight! Lee hauls Ospreay up for the fisherman, but Ospreay wrenches out! Blake ENZIGIRIS Ospreay, Lee has him in again, AOI- STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Blake storms up and waistlocks, but Ospreay switches. Blake ELBOWS Ospreay, but Ospreay HOOK KICKS Blake!

The fans fire up while Blake and Ospreay flop over! Ospreay crawls, hot tag to Knight! Knight runs up on Blake to STINGER SPLASH! Then a BOOT for Lee! Knight brings Lee around, suplexes, but Lee slips free! Lee waistlocks, Knight switches, but Lee ELBOWS Knight! Lee runs, but Knight pops him up onto Blake’s shoulders! Knight says it’s time, 2FLY DROPKICK makes Lee POISON-RANA Blake!! Blake flops out of the ring, Ospreay returns, and Ospreay PLANCHAS out onto Blake! The fans fire up as Knight goes to the corner! Knight waits on Lee, then springboards in, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, Knight & Ospreay win!

Winners: Will Ospreay & Kevin Knight, by pinfall

The aerial assault wins out, and now Schiavone joins Ospreay and Knight for an interview in the ring. Schiavone says as we learned earlier tonight, Ospreay and Knight are going to face off in the first round of this year’s Owen Hart Cup. Big announcement on that: That very match will take place as part of Sunday’s Dynasty! The fans sure like that! Ospreay and Knight had a good time as teammates, but who will fly the highest when they go 1v1?

 

The Opps speak.

This time, Katsuyori Shibata is on camera as they got a cameraman to join them this time. Samoa Joe smiles and says, “Hey, it’s Samoa Joe here, along with Hook & Shibata, and we’re collectively known as The Opps. And you may be wondering, why did I start this group in the first place? Well quite simply put, I understood that the battlefield was changing, and that the nature of warfare was changing with it. So I knew that when I came back to the battlefield, I needed to bring a different arsenal. And that’s what these men here represent. And as a matter of fact, now that we’ve had a few experimental forays out there into the ring, we’d like to expand our influence in AEW.

“And that’s why come Dynasty in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The Opps will be in the building. They will be watching all, and they will be seeing all. And please, please, please… Don’t let us catch you lacking.” Joe leaves it at that, but who will end up easy prey for these three big game hunters?

 

Brody King VS Lance Archer w/ Don Callis!

While this Hound of Hell is going to face Konosuke Takeshita in the Owen Hart Cup, the Don Callis Family is putting quite the obstacle in his way. If #EverybodyDies, will the King of Death be next? Or will Brody take a bite out of the Murderhawk Monster?

As for Don Callis himself, he is not amused by this Don Callis cosplayer in the front row. “You think you’re funny?” Callis whispers an insult to the guy, then goes to commentary. The bell rings and the fans rally for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Archer and Brody tie up, go around, and then break. Brody barks, the fans join in, and the two big men RAM! And RAM! And RAM! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Archer laughs, fires a forearm, but Brody gives it back! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Brody CHOPS, but Archer throat chops! The ref reprimands, Archer tells him to shut up, then Archer runs. But Brody runs up to ROCK Archer!

Brody runs but Archer ROCKS him! Archer runs, but Brody follows! Archer BOOTS Brody, then LARIATS him up and out! The fans boo but Archer goes out to the apron. Archer CANNONBALLS Brody to the floor! Archer tells off Peoria, then he stalks Brody. The ref wants this back in the ring but Archer tells him to back off. Archer runs in at Brody, but Brody sends him into railing! The fans fire up as Brody ROCKS Archer! Archer takes a seat, Brody barks and the fans join in. Callis admits that Brody terrifies him, and Brody runs up to SPLASH Archer against railing! Callis asks why this is allowed, but the fans fire up with Brody.

Brody drags Archer up and into the ring, then storms up to the apron. Archer distracts the ref so Callis can grab at Brody! Brody barks at Callis so Callis scurries away, but Archer KICKS the ropes! That jams Brody up, and Archer BOOTS Brody down! The fans tell Callis off while Archer has Brody on the apron. Archer stands on Brody’s neck! The ref counts, Archer steps off, and Archer whips Brody into the steel steps! Brody goes down in a heap, Archer refreshes the count, #EverybodyDies! Archer drags Brody up, but Brody CHOPS! And CHOPS! And ROCKS! Archer staggers, but he ROCKS Brody back! And CHOPS, too!

Archer talks trash on the front row while he has Brody in a headlock, especially the kid with the sweatbands. But Brody breaks free to CHOP! Brody says sup, kid! Brody and Archer fire hands, Archer sends Brody into railing, and Archer tells the ref to shut up. The fans rally, Archer SMACKS Brody off the desk, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Archer slips into the ring to argue with the ref, then Archer goes back out after Brody. Archer CLUBS Brody on the back, whips him hard into railing, and Brody slumps down. Archer stands on Brody, talks trash to the fans, then soaks up the heat. Archer digs his knee into Brody’s head, but steps off so he can stand Brody up. Brody ROCKS Archer! Archer goes into the ring, Brody pursues, and Archer goes to a corner. Both big men catch their breath, and Archer kicks low! Archer bumps Brody off buckles, digs his boots in, but stops as the ref counts 4. Archer glares at the ref but the ref reminds him he’s the authority here.

Archer goes back to Brody, CLAWS Brody’s eyes, then lets off as the ref counts. Archer paces, then he drags Brody up. Archer whips, Brody reverses, and Brody runs up, only to get buckles! Archer ROCKS Brody, then leans on him in the corner. Archer stands Brody up, but Brody CHOPS, and CHPOS, and CHOPS! Brody fires hands again and again, but Archer kicks low! Archer ROCKS Brody, bumps him off buckles, then RAMS him into the corner! Archer CLUBS Brody, then CLAWS his eyes! The ref counts, Archer stops at 4, but he CLUBS Brody down again. Archer digs his knees in, the ref counts, but Archer stops at 4.

Dynamite returns to single picture, Archer runs corner to corner and back again, and he ELBOWS Brody! Archer says that’s one, and he runs again, for an ELBOW! Archer says that’s two, and he goes again! Brody dodges and waistlocks! Archer fires elbows, but Brody still GERMAN SUPLEXES! The fans fire up while both behemoths are down! Peoria barks for Brody as he and Archer rise. Brody CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Archer swings, Brody BOOTS the lariat, then ROLLING ELBOWS! Archer staggers, Brody runs, and Brody CROSSBODIES! The fans fire up, and Brody hauls Archer up!

Brody scoops, SLAMS, and fires up! Brody runs to SENTON! Cover, TWO! Archer stays in this and he goes to a corner. Brody huffs ‘n’ puffs while the fans rally up, and Brody goes corner to corner! But Archer CROSSBODIES in return! The fans fire up as Archer kicks Brody, KNEE SMASHES and runs, but into a BOOT! Brody runs, but into a HELLICOASTER! Cover, TWO! Brody survives but Archer prepares his Murderhawk talons! Choke grip, CHOKE SLAM!! Cover, TWO!?! Brody survives and Archer is furious! The ref gets right out of the ring, and Callis says he doesn’t blame Archer for being mad at the ref.

Brody crawls to a corner while Archer seethes. Archer runs in, blocks a boot, and he LARIATS! Archer runs, but Brody follows to SPLASH! And LARIAT! Archer sits down, the fans bark with Brody, and Brody runs corner to corner! CANNONBALL! Brody drags Archer up, winds up, and short arm LARIATS! Cover, TWO!! Archer survives and Brody is surprised. The fans rally up, “Meat Forever!” Brody reels Archer in but Archer fights the lift! Archer choke grips again, but Brody breaks free! Brody runs, dodges, and LARIATS!! Cover, Brody wins!

Winner: Brody King, by pinfall

Two titans clashed, but it was the King of Death that survives! Callis is not happy, but did Archer at least soften Brody up for The Alpha?

 

BREAKING NEWS for Dynasty!

Tony Khan heard Big Bill make his case, and it is happening! Bill & Keith will challenge Lashley & Benjamin for the AEW World Tag Team Championships in Philadelphia! Will the Redwood & Bad Apple make Chris Jericho proud? Or will the Hurt Syndicate simply hurt the Learning Tree’s Branches?

 

MORE BREAKING NEWS for Collision!

We saw Dax and Yuta battle last Saturday, and we’re about to see The Rated R Superstar battle the Swiss Cyborg. That of course leaves Cash Wheeler to face The Bastard, PAC! Who gains some last minute momentum before Dynasty? But that’s not all, as The Cru and Top Flight will finally have it out 2v2! Will Lio Rush & Action Andretti prove they never needed Darius & Dante Martin? Or will it be the other way around? Then, “Speedball” Mike Bailey is in action against Dralistico! Ricochet will be on commentary, will he keep it civil between him and Bailey? Or will they get into it 24 hours before challenging Kenny Omega for the International title?

Last but not least, the Don Callis Family’s Kyle Fletcher & Konosuke Takeshita prepare for the Owen Hart Cup by taking on some familiar foes. The Protostar & The Alpha are taking on Will Hobbs & Tomohiro Ishii! Will Kyle & Konosuke get more than they bargained for with The Powerhouse and The Stone Pitbull?

 

Adam Copeland VS Claudio Castagnoli!

While Cope failed to take the AEW World Championship from Moxley, Rated FTR wants to reign together by taking the AEW World Trios Championships away from The Death Riders! We saw there is dysfunction between Dax & Cash, but can Cope at least make it through the Swiss Cyborg? Or will Claudio cancel the match by dulling Copeland’s edge?

Peoria finishes singing Metalingus for Cope before Claudio makes his entrance. Claudio then attacks the moment he’s in the ring! The fans boo, the ref backs Claudio off, but then Claudio goes after Cope again! Claudio wants the bell, the ref tells him to back off so he can talk to Cope. Cope says ring the bell, so the ref rings the bell! Then Claudio’s all over Cope again! Claudio stomps a mudhole, the ref counts, but Claudio stops at 4. The fans boo, Claudio storms back up to fire body shots. Cope flops out of the ring, Claudio pursues, and Claudio whips Cope hard into barriers! The fans boo but Claudio seethes as he stalks Cope.

Claudio drags Cope up, DECKS him, then has Cope up against the barriers. Claudio runs up to UPPERCUT Cope down! The fans boo as Claudio digs his boot in, and the ref cosplayer says to get this in the ring. Claudio puts Cope in the ring, tells the real ref to shut up, but Cope attacks Claudio in the ropes! The fans fire up as Cope fires off knees, then has Claudio on the apron. Cope ROCKS Claudio, runs and BLASTS Claudio off the apron! Claudio hits barriers then flops to the floor! The fans fire up and Cope goes out after Claudio. Cope fires hands, SMACKS Claudio off the steel steps, then whips him hard into railing!

Claudio slumps down, Cope storms up, and the fans rally as Cope fires forearm after forearm! Cope makes Claudio take a seat again and the fans cheer. Cope snarls, stands Claudio back up, and puts him in the ring. Cope brings Claudio around to ROCK him! Claudio fires body shots an an UPPERCUT! Claudio HEADBUTTS Cope, brings him around, and UPPERCUTRS, into a backslide! TWO, and both men stay hooked up. They fight up, Cope swings Claudio around to short arm LARIAT! Claudio stays up, so Cope short arm LARIATS again! Claudio seethes, Cope snarls, and Cope short arm LARIATS!

Claudio roars and he short arm LARIATS in return! And again! But Cope short arm LARIATS again! And again! The fans rally while both men stay up, and Cope LARIATS one more time! Claudio BITES Cope’s ear! The ref reprimands, Claudio spits, and then short arm LARIATS! Cope stays up so Claudio short arm LARIATS again! Cope dodges the next one, BOOTS the lariat, and hits the COPE-A-SETIC! Cover, TWO! Claudio bails out, the fans rally for Cope, and Cope builds speed again. Cope SPEARS Claudio to the floor! The fans fire up while both men are down! Cope and Claudio stir, the ring count starts, and Peoria loses their minds!

Cope and Claudio slowly rise, Cope staggers to the ring and rolls inside. Claudio rises as the count continues, and Cope builds speed again! Cope DIVES into an UPPERCUT! Claudio grins as he has Cope on the floor, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Claudio grits his teeth as he drags Cope up, and then whips him hard into steel steps! Claudio soaks up the heat, rolls into the ring, and lets the count handle Cope. Cope stirs but he’s still down at 5 of 10. Claudio paces, then goes out after Cope. Claudio puts Cope in the ring, then clamps right on with a chinlock. Claudio leans all his weight on Cope, then shifts into a COBRA CLUTCH! Cope endures, fights up, but Claudio KNEES him low! Claudio clamps on the chinlock again, then goes back to the Cobra Clutch. Cope endures but Claudio leans all his weight on the hold again. Cope fights, but Claudio thrashes him around!

The fans rally while Claudio leans on Cope. The ref checks on Cope, the hand drops once! The ref checks again, and Cope is back up! Dynamite returns to single picture as Cope fights to a BIG back suplex! Both men are down and the fans rally up. Claudio goes to the apron, Cope staggers over, but Claudio RAMS into Cope! Claudio looks to the outside, and he hoists Cope up! Cope fights the suplex and now he tries, but Claudio fights off that suplex! They fight for control, and Cope fires body shots! Cope ROCKS Claudio, but Claudio HOTSHOTS Cope! The fans boo while Cope flops back, and Claudio storms into the ring.

Claudio climbs the corner, but Cope rises to ROCK him first! Cope fires more shots, but Claudio fires back! Cope fires forearm after forearm, then he goes outside. Cope climbs up the corner from there, but Claudio fires body shots! Cope and Claudio brawl up top, then they go to the very top! SUPER DUPER BULLDOG! Cope takes Claudio down, but he’s also down after that landing! A standing count starts, the fans rally up, and both men rise at 4 of 10. Cope reels Claudio in, but Claudio fights the DDT! Claudio sends Cope at the ref, then pokes him in the eyes! Claudio trips Cope, but Cope BOOTS free! Claudio returns to DOUBLE STOMP!

The fans are torn, because here comes the GIANT SWING! The fans cheer as Cope goes around and around, and Claudio THROWS Cope at TEN! Cover, TWO!! Cope survives and Claudio grows frustrated. Claudio hauls Cope up, reels him in, but Cope fights free to kick low! IMPALER DDT!! Cope crawls to the cover, TWO!! Claudio survives thanks to that delay, Cope’s gas tank is perhaps running low. The fans rally up as he and Claudio rise up again. Cope whips Claudio to a corner but Claudio reverses. Claudio runs up but into a BOOT! Cope hops up, up, and FLYING SUNSET FLIPS! Claudio rolls through and steps through, SHARPSHOOTER!!

The fans boo while Cope endures! Claudio sits deep on the hold, but the fans rally as Cope reaches out! Cope pushes up off the mat, but Claudio shifts right to a CROSSFACE! Cope endures, pries at the grip, then gets his other arm free! Cope drags Claudio down into the armlock, and now he has the GRINDHOUSE CROSSFACE!! Claudio endures, fights around, reaches out, but Cope shifts around to have the CROSSFACE on that side! Claudio still fights for the ropes, drags Cope with him, ROPEBREAK! Both men flop to the apron while the fans boo. Cope and Claudio catch their breath while the ref says to get in the ring.

Claudio and Cope rise, Cope runs up, but into an APRON POWERSLAM!! The fans go nuts, and then Claudio TOSSES Cope over the barriers! Claudio wants the ring count to start, so he ushers the ref into the ring. The count begins, Cope stirs at 4 of 10, but he’s still down at 6! Cope drags himself up at 7, flops over the barriers, then scrambles to the ring! Cope slides in at 9! Claudio LARIATS him down! Cover, TWO!! But Claudio hauls him right up to reel him in! Cope BACKDROPS free, but Claudio lands on his feet! Cope runs, Claudio hurdles, then Claudio springboards, but into a BOOT!

The fans fire up while Cope and Claudio are both down again! The fans want them to “Fight Forever!” but the show has to end somehow. Cope runs up, but into a POP-UP UPPERCUT! Cover, ROPEBREAK!! Claudio is furious but he gets Cope right into the GOTCH NEUTRALIZER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Cope survives and Claudio is beside himself! Claudio goes outside, and he grabs a pair of chairs! Claudio doesn’t care about this match if he can sideline Cope! The ref says don’t do it but Claudio puts one chair under Cope’s head! Claudio then has the other chair, but the ref grabs it! The fans cheer as the ref takes that chair from Claudio!

Claudio says okay, fine, and he lets the ref take the chair. The ref puts the chair aside, and Cope LOW BLOWS Claudio!! That’s what Claudio gets for trying to use the Con-Chair-To! The fans fire up as Cope rises, and Cope takes aim from the corner! Claudio stands, into the SPEAR!! Cover, Cope wins!

Winner: Adam Copeland, by pinfall

It was a vicious battle here on Dynamite, and it’ll certainly be even worse on Dynasty! Can Cope & FTR make things Rated R

 

Backstage interview with Swerve & Nana.

Renee hopes for one last opportunity to ask about Willow’s condition, but it is clear Swerve is still hunting down Moxley. Renee interrupts their argument, but Nana storms off. Swerve tells Renee sorry, all due respect, but he’s looking for Renee’s husband right about now. The camera follows Swerve as he storms off down the hallway. Swerve looks around, but then it’s HANGMAN PAGE who finds Swerve first! The Cowboy shouts at Swerve, “I’ve been looking for your dumbass!” Hangman says Swerve is wasting his time. Security rushes in, looking to keep this from getting physical.

Hangman reminds Swerve that Hangman made a promise. Hangman will NEVER let Swerve be AEW World Champion again, and he’s a man of his word! Swerve tells Hangman needs to let it go and move on to something else already. Hangman says Swerve broke into his house! Swerve says Hangman burned down Swerve’s house! Hangman says Swerve deserved what he got, and Swerve says, “I KNOW!” What?! “I said… I know.” Hangman seems taken aback, then he storms off in the other direction. Swerve made quite the confession there, but he’s back on the prowl. Only for Moxley & Pac to hit him first!

The security tries but now Marina kicks them over! Yuta even joins in as Moxley & Pac mug Swerve! Moxley says he heard Swerve’s looking for him! The Death Riders drag Swerve up, and they THROW him through GLASS!! Moxley says Swerve was looking for him, so congrats, he found him! The Death Riders aren’t done as they drag Swerve out of the glass, and go through a door to walk into the crowd! The fans boo as The Death Riders TOSS Swerve over barriers to be ringside again. Claudio is still here, so now all the Death Riders mug Swerve! The fans boo, but Claudio hauls Swerve into the ring. The Death Riders now surround Swerve.

The fans boo as Pac & Yuta sit Swerve up, and Moxley tells Swerve that he’s going to see who’s the most dangerous one around here. What is that bucket? Yuta dumps out broken glass! Claudio then drags Swerve back up, crosses the arms, RICOLA BOMB onto the glass!! The fans lose their minds while Swerve writhes. Moxley & the Death Riders take their leave, but then Swerve sits up! The glass digs into his back, but Swerve’s eyes stare daggers at Moxley. Moxley is in disbelief as Swerve LAUGHS. The fans rally for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” If not even this can stop him, will The Realest once again reign over the AEW Dynasty?


My Thoughts:

A great Dynamite as a go-home to Dynasty, though with some questions when it comes to what they’ve set up for the Owen Hart Cup. Why is there a Wild Card in only the Men’s Owen Hart Cup, and why isn’t it considered the replacement for Jay White? I will give them credit that the Wild Card was the plan all along, because no one could’ve accounted for White getting injured. But why wasn’t there a wild card for the Women’s Owen Hart Cup? That aside, both tournaments have great names, and we’re going to get some great matches. Another great promo from Harley with Mone, they’re going to have a very fun match with Athena & Hart.

Toni VS Penelope was a very good match, but it’d be nice if they did the match graphics correctly. Megan didn’t go out there Penelope but Luther did go out there Toni, despite what they put in the lower third. It can’t be that hard to put those together. But Megan just leaving it at a stare down is actually some good stuff, it shows she can think strategically, so she’s even more menacing than just being big and strong. But I still think Toni finds a way to win as the underdog champion. Out of the Women’s Owen Hart Cup, I’m leaning towards Thunder Rosa winning so that she can make good on going for the title she never truly lost.

Very good promo segment from MJF with The Hurt Syndicate, and very intriguing how MVP is still trying to plead MJF’s case. Great segue into Bill & Keith showing up and squashing those two guys that we never got the names of. Which I suppose is very fitting for squash matches because it was going to turn out this way no matter what. Lashley & Shelton VS Bill & Keith for Dynasty is going to be great, and I wonder if MJF interferes on Hurt Syndicate’s behalf to help them keep the belts, just as he said. Even if he doesn’t, Bill & Keith will likely lose, so as to disappoint Jericho and start us down the road to Bill standing up against Jericho.

Ospreay & Knight VS Blake & Lee was a great tag match, with Ospreay & Knight naturally winning. Ospreay VS Knight is going to be a great match for the Owen Hart Cup, but I would think Ospreay wins. Ospreay stated his goal of going to All In, and he can’t do that without winning the Owen Hart Cup at Double or Nothing. Brody VS Archer was a great match of big meaty men, and naturally Brody wins so he also has momentum going into the tournament. But here’s an interesting thing. why is Will Hobbs not in the Owen Hart Cup? He’s been running hot as of late, so he better be going for like the TNT or Continental title to make up for missing out.

That said, Hobbs & Ishii surely take the loss to Kyle & Konosuke as the Don Callis Family goes into the Owen Hart Cup. Kyle and Mark Briscoe will battle once again, and I think Kyle wins that so that there’s a chance of Kyle VS Ospreay in the finals. The Wild Card for the match with Hangman is also interesting, perhaps a long awaited return that’ll also give Hangman a great opening round match. Hangman also had a great promo with Swerve, where Swerve actually showed some remorse and took some responsibility for how things went between them.

Good promo from FTR with Dax being very apologetic, and with Cash being somewhat surprisingly unwilling to forgive. Cope VS Claudio was a very good main event, and naturally Cope won. For starters, it ties up the singles series we’re getting, and Cash VS Pac this Saturday will be rather telling for the title match. Swerve & Willow VS Moxley & Marina was an awesome tornado tag match, and kudos on Marina and Willow with that table powerbomb. Moxley really adds some heat hitting Willow with the Paradigm Shift as a sore loser, and then we got quite the brutal closing with Death Riders beating down Swerve.

Swerve still getting up after all that was a great visual, and I would hope he wins the title. It’d be very intriguing to see Swerve and Hangman feud again now that both men are working to be redeem themselves and be Faces.

My Score: 8.9/10

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