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Mitchell’s AEW NJPW Forbidden Door Results & Report! (6/26/22)
Knock knock knockin’ on Forbidden Door!
Chicago is the point of pro-wrestling convergence!
AEW and NJPW combine their powers to give the world an incredible super card! Who steps through the Forbidden Door and enters into history?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Buy-In: QT Marshall & Aaron Solo VS Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI; Goto & Hashi win.
- Buy-In: Lance Archer VS Nick Comoroto; Archer wins.
- Buy-In: Swerve in Our Glory VS Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado; Swerve in Our Glory wins.
- Buy-In: 8 Man Tag: Max Caster & Gunn Club VS Alex Coughlin, Kevin Knight, The DKC, & Yuta Uemura; Caster & Gunn Club win.
- Blood & Guts Advantage Six Man Tag: Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara & Minoru Suzuki VS Eddie Kingston, Wheeler Yuta & Shota Umino; Jericho, Sammy & Suzuki win and JAS has the man-up advantage.
- IWGP Heavyweight & ROH World Tag Team Championships Triple Threat, Winners Take All: The United Empire VS FTR VS Roppongi Vice; FTR wins and are the dual IWGP Heavyweight & ROH World Tag Team Champions.
- Inaugural AEW All-Atlantic Championship Fatal 4 Way: PAC VS Malakai Black VS Miro VS Clark Connors; Pac wins and becomes the inaugural AEW All-Atlantic Champion.
- Six Man Tag: The Young Bucks & El Phantasmo w/ Hikuleo VS Sting, Darby Allin & Shingo Takagi; Sting, Darby & Takagi win.
- AEW Women’s World Championship: Thunder Rosa VS Toni Storm; Rosa wins and retains the title.
- IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship: Will Ospreay VS Orange Cassidy; Ospreay wins and retains the title.
- Zack Sabre Jr. VS Claudio Castagnoli; Castagnoli wins.
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Fatal 4 Way: Jay White VS Adam Cole VS Hangman Page VS Kazuchika Okada; White wins and retains the title.
- Interim AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley VS Hiroshi Tanahashi; Moxley wins and becomes the Interim AEW World Champion.
PLAY BY PLAY
Buy-In: QT Marshall & Aaron Solo VS Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI!
The Factory opens the action in Chicago, and won’t let the fact this is just the Buy-In stop them from establishing themselves here tonight. But will they be able to stop the power of #BISHAMON? Or will the Fierce Warrior & Head Hunter always #GetBackUp?
The teams sort out and Chicago rally for Hashi as he starts with Solo. They circle, knuckle lock, but Solo kicks low. Fans chants “QT SUCKS! QT SUCKS!” and that annoys Solo, but Hashi kicks him back. Hashi CLUBS Solo on the back, then headlocks. Solo pulls hair but Hashi grinds the hold. Solo powers up, but can’t power out as Hashi holds tight. Solo does keep pulling hair, though, even as the ref reprimands, and he gets free of the headlock. Solo laughs as he pulls Hashi’s hair more, but Hashi breaks free to ROCK, body shot and CHOP Solo! Hashi runs, but Solo dropkicks him down! QT cheers but he’s the only one.
Solo gets Hashi up in the corner, whips him corner to corner, but Hashi comes back to run him over! Fans fire up with Hashi, but Solo tags QT. Fans boo QT while Hashi tags Goto. QT hears the fans chanting at him, “QT SUCKS!” but he just shrugs it off. QT and Goto tie up, Goto waistlocks but QT wrenches to a wristlock. Goto rolls, wrenches, hammerlocks, and headlocks. Fans rally for Goto but QT powers out of the hold. Goto runs QT over and fans cheer! Things speed up, QT drops but Goto avoids the hurdle to then CHOP! QT falls back on his butt! Tag to Solo, and he circles with Goto, to then slap Hashi!
QT cheap shots Goto and fans boo as The Factory double whip Goto to a corner. QT whips Solo in but Goto dodges! Solo hits buckles, Goto runs QT over! Fans fire up but Solo rakes Goto’s eyes. Solo runs, but Hashi gets in and Bishamon run Solo over with double shoulders! Hashi runs the ropes, hip toss senton combo! QT gets in but Bishamon kicks him and hammers away! Fans fire up for the war drums, and Solo gets some hammering! Bishamon fires up with Chicago, and Goto kicks Solo at the ropes. Goto elbows Solo, whips him ropes, but Solo reverses. QT trips Goto up! Solo DECKS Hashi!
QT gets in and builds speed to QT SPECIAL!? Not the cleanest but it hits Bishamon down! QT puts Goto in and Solo is up top for the DIVING DOUBLE STOMPS! Cover, TWO! Goto survives and fans rally up. Solo drags Goto up and over to the corner, and then backs away. Solo distracts the ref and QT CHOKES Goto! Solo tags QT, The Factory double whip Goto to double elbow him down! QT covers, TWO! QT tags Solo and The Factory mugs Goto. Fans rally as Solo reels Goto in, and Goto blocks the suplex! Solo keeps trying, Goto still blocks, and Goto suplexes Solo up and over! Fans rally, Solo tags in QT, and QT intercepts Goto!
QT mocks Goto, runs, but Goto follows to CLOBBER QT! Fans fire up as both men are down! Hot tag to Hashi! Hashi runs at QT in the corner, to CHOP! And then a whip, CHOP, and sobat! Hashi turns QT but QT elbows out of the neckbreaker. QT runs, into a back drop! Hashi runs back in at the corner to clothesline! QT staggers, Hashi goes up the corner, for a BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, Solo breaks it! Goto whips Solo but Solo throws Goto out! Solo builds speed and FLIES! Direct hit on Bishamon! Solo puts Hashi in for QT and QT calls his shot. DIAMOND- NO, Hashi denies QT his cutter, so QT handsprings for a NEURALIZER!
Solo gets in, SCREW HIGH KICK! QT with the DIAMOND CUTTER!! Cover, Goto breaks it in time! Fans fire up again as Goto brings QT up. QT throat chops Goto down! QT drags Hashi over, tags Solo in, and then QT goes up top. Fans boo as QT 450’s, but he FLOPS as Hashi moves! Solo goes up top and leaps, but Hashi dodges the attack! Hashi dropkicks the legs out! Fans fire up and Hashi crawls to his corner, hot tag to Goto! Goto brings Solo up but Solo fires forearms first! Solo runs, into a fireman’s carry! Solo slips off but Goto backs him into a corner. Hashi runs in and Goto moves, corner clothesline! Hashi then feeds Solo to Goto’s fireman’s carry!
Solo slips off, but runs into HIDDEN GAP! The superkick takes Solo down and Bishamon focuses on QT. FIERCE FLASH, the SUPERKICK to USHIGOROSHI! Then Bishamon has Solo! Fans are thunderous for the SHOUTO! Cover, Bishamon wins!
Winners: Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi, by pinfall
The former NEVER Openweight Six Man and former IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions get a big opening win! Will this Forbidden Door momentum help Bishamon get back to some gold?
Buy-In: Lance Archer VS Nick Comoroto!
The Murderhawk Monster himself is a bridge between AEW and NJPW, as he is still Suzuki-Gun to his core! But will he make sure the Factory keeps on losing? Or can the Freak Beast Wrecking Ball get a massive win under his belt?
Comoroto rushes Archer at the apron but Archer ROCKS him! Archer goes up the ropes to then CANNONBALL Comoroto down! A rough landing even for Archer, but the bell rings and this match is on record. Archer throws hands on Comoroto in the corner, then CHOPS him! Fans “WOO~” and cheer for that one! Archer laughs but Comoroto avoids the chop to CHOP back! Archer choke grips, Comoroto fights free but Archer ROCKS him! But even so, Comoroto trophy lifts Archer! Archer fights free to BOOT Comoroto to a corner. Fans fire up, Archer runs corner to corner, but Comoroto puts him on the apron.
Archer swings but Comoroto dodges to HOTSHOT Archer by his murderhawk! Comoroto then runs to BLAST Archer off the apron and into the railing! Comoroto gets Archer up and CLUBS him, then SLAMS him on the apron, face first! Comoroto snarls, drags Archer up and into the ring, then runs to drop a BIG elbow! Cover, ONE!! Archer grits his teeth but Comoroto is just as angry. Comoroto pie faces Archer, but Archer ROCKS him again and again! Archer whips, Comoroto reverses and Archer bounces off buckles. Archer staggers into Comoroto’s scoop and BACKBREAKER! Comoroto KNEES Archer in the back, then again!
Fans rally for Archer but Comoroto says Archer’s got nothing! Archer snarls but Comoroto throws clubbing forearms. Fans rally as Comoroto throws more hands. Archer eggs him on, and Comoroto ROCKS him again! Comoroto throws more haymakers, but Archer just starts powering up! Comoroto knees low, ROCKS Archer again, and fans boo. Archer shoves Comoroto but Comoroto reels him in. Archer wrenches out of the facelock to choke grip, and CHOKE SLAM! Fans fire up while both behemoths are down! Archer snarls, fans rally up, and Archer throws off the shirt! Archer hits Comroto with a forearm, Comoroto gives the forearm back!
Archer laughs as he throws another forearm! Comoroto gives it back again, but Archer just throws more! Fans fire up as the forearms keep going back and forth! The shots go faster and faster, but Comoroto knees low. Comoroto whips Archer to a corner, but Archer bounces off buckles to LARIAT! And then another LARIAT! Comoroto staggers up but Archer whips him to a corner. Comoroto reverses, but runs into a BOOT! Archer reels Comoroto in, goes up the corner and fans fire up as Archer goes Old School! MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Comoroto survives but Archer just snarls. Archer puts Comoroto up on the corner and ROCKS him!
Archer wants the inverted crucifix but Comoroto CLUBS away on him. Archer staggers, runs back in, but into a scoop and POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Archer survives but Comoroto drags himself to a corner. Comoroto skins the cat to the top!? Comoroto adjusts but Archer STEP UP KNEES! Archer wants the inverted crucifix, has to get Comoroto positioned just right, and he hits the BLACKOUT BOMB!! Cover, Archer wins!
Winner: Lance Archer, by pinfall
A big win over a big man, and the Murderhawk Monster may have just put the entire G1 Climax field on notice! Will Archer prove the old saying, “The bigger you are, the harder you fall,” is 100% true?
Buy-In: Swerve in Our Glory VS Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado!
Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland both admit they’re not on the same page right now, but they both know winning takes care of everything. Will they get a big win here and be back on track? Or will Suzuki-Gun’s former four-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions just add to the dysfunction?
The teams sort out and fans sing for Keith, “OH~ Bask in His Glory~!” Keith has the Heel Master wait while he conducts the Chicago chorus. Kanemaru just plugs his ears so he won’t hear. The fans shift to “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” while Kanemaru tries to big league Keith with chest bumps! But Keith is no Junior Heavyweight, and he dares Kanemaru to go for the test of strength. Kanemaru knows there’s a height difference, so he gets up on a corner’s top rope! Fans applaud the cleverness and Keith even has to nod and smile. Keith accepts the challenge and walks over, but then Kanemaru kicks him in the chest!
Kanemaru leaps, but Keith catches him in a bearhug! Kanemaru BELL CLAPS, then kicks a leg! Keith just gets mad and starts throwing hands, but Kanemaru bobs ‘n’ weaves! Kanemaru kicks the leg again, but Kanemaru clamps on an IRON CLAW and he shoves Kanemaru down! Keith brings Kanemaru up, wrenches the arm, and he brings Kanemaru over. Swerve tags in, but Kanemaru gets away to tag Desperado. Fans fire up as Swerve and the Rogue Luchador circle now. Desperado runs, RAMS Swerve, but Swerve stays up and talks some trash. Fans chant again, “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!”
Swerve makes sure Desperado hears the chanting, but then Desperado flicks him on the nose. Swerve is annoyed but then Desperado speeds things up. Swerve drops, hurdles, but Desperado chooses not to leap so he can get a leg for a STRETCH MUFFLER! Swerve endures, reaches, and gets the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Desperado lets off at 4, and Swerve is on the apron. Swerve shoulders into Desperado, slingshots to sunset flip, but Desperado holds onto the ropes. The ref reprimands, Swerve goes Matrix to get back up, and he shoves Desperado out! Swerve goes up and out to kick, only for Desperado to block and then trip him! STRETCH MUFFLER!
Swerve endures as Desperado thrashes the leg! Fans fire up but the ref counts as this is out of bounds, and Desperado dumps Swerve on the floor. Desperado puts Swerve in, but Swerve goes to the apron on the other side. Desperado storms over but Swerve throws a body shot! Swerve bumps Desperado off buckles, then steps in to SHOTGUN dropkick! Fans fire up, Swerve talks trash on Kanemaru then gets Desperado up. Tag to Keith, Keith holds Desperado in place for Swerve to run side to side. But Desperado gets free and Swerve’s dropkick hits Keith! Desperado tags Kanemaru and he runs in to kick Swerve and toss him out!
Desperado gets Keith’s leg to GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Kanemaru bumps Swerve off the apron before going back to his corner, and Desperado drops knees on Keith’s knee. Keith gets to ropes and Desperado tags Kanemaru in. Kanemaru storms over to stomp away on Keith’s bad leg! Kanemaru then drops an elbow on the knee, and again, before stomping the leg again. Kanemaru drags Keith but he’s big, so Kanemaru YANKS the leg! Desperado gets in to sucker punch Swerve, and Kanemaru kicks Keith to ropes. Suzuki-Gun double whips Keith but Keith blocks! They keep trying, but Keith resists, so they kick at his bad leg!
Keith still manages to GRIZZLY MAGNUM Kanemaru! Even Desperado is stinging from that! Keith choke grips Desperado, shoves him down, then he pops Kanemaru up! Kanemaru RANAS, but Keith blocks it! Keith swings Kanemaru into Desperado, then gets Kanemaru back up! But Desperado dropkicks Keith’s bad leg! Keith wobbles, and Kanemaru shifts to hit a DDT! Fans fire up while all three men are down! Desperado gets back to his corner while Kanemaru covers. TWO, and with power! Kanemaru tags Desperado, and Desperado stomps away on Keith! Desperado YANKS the bad leg, but Keith BOOTS him away from below!
Keith crawls, hot tag to Swerve! Swerve rallies on Desperado, then BOOTS Kanemaru! Desperado is in a corner, Swerve runs in and uppercuts! Snapmare and then Swerve goes up, DIVING UPPERCUT! Fans fire up as Swerve drags Desperado back up. Desperado fights the suplex, but so does Swerve! They fight for control, Desperado suplexes but Swerve slips out and waistlocks. Desperado elbows free, runs but Swerve dodges the boot to throw Desperado down! Swerve then rolls to reel Desperado in, deadlift BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up and Swerve keeps his focus. “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!”
Swerve brings Desperado up with a half nelson, but Desperado arm-drags free! Cover, TWO!! Swerve escapes, BOOTS Desperado and runs, but into an elbow! Desperado runs, but Swerve follows, and Swerve uppercuts! Swerve runs but into a SPINEBUSTER! Kanemaru gets in to go after Swerve, then feeds him to Desperado’s scoop! SHOTGUN BACK SUPLEX COMBO! Cover, TWO! Swerve survives but Suzuki-Gun coordinates. Desperado hooks Swerve up but Keith gets on the apron. Keith steps in but Desperado lets Swerve go to kick the ropes! The ropes jam Keith up, and Kanemaru SHOTGUNS Keith back out!
Desperado says they’re very smart. Desperado drags Swerve up and reels him in to underhook the arms. Swerve fights Pinche Loco, wrenches out and CHOPS! Desperado CHOPS back! Swerve BOOTS, so Desperado boots, but Swerve blocks and gets around, BACKBREAKER! Swerve runs, into a LARIAT! But he springs back up to COMPLETE SHOT Desperado down! Fans fire up again while both men are down! Keith rises again as Swerve and Desperado crawl. Hot tags to Kanemaru and Keith! Keith hurries in, but into Kanemaru’s dropkick to the leg! And another dropkick to the leg!
Kanemaru whips but Keith blocks and reverses. Kanemaru dropkicks the leg again! And again! Keith falls, Kanemaru hurries to step through, FIGURE FOUR! Desperado intercepts Swerve, for a STRETCH MUFFLER! Swerve endures, moves around, Keith grabs Desperado with a choke grip! Swerve gets free and Keith throws Desperado onto Kanemaru! Fans are thunderous as all four men are down! Kanemaru crawls to a corner and Keith hobbles up. Keith runs in, but Kanemaru dodges! Keith hits buckles and Kanemaru runs to sunset flip! Keith stays up and he drags Kanemaru RIGHT UP to position!
Swerve goes up top, but Desperado hurries after him! Desperado shoves Swerve off the top! Kanemaru rakes Keith’s eyes! The ref reprimands Kanemaru, but Desperado grabs Keith’s foot! The ref reprimands Desperado now, but he misses Kanemaru taking a swig of whiskey! Kanemaru gets in and turns Keith around, WHISKEY MIST!! Roll-up, TWO!! Kanemaru dropkicks Keith down, then dropkicks him again! Swerve gets in and steps off Keith to FLYING HOUSE CALL! Swerve trips Desperado on the apron, and SUPERKICKS! Desperado dangles from the ropes, Swerve slingshot KILL STOMPS!!
Fans are thunderous as Keith drags Kanemaru up to a fireman’s carry! BIG BANG CATASTROPHE!! Cover, Keith & Swerve win!!
Winners: Swerve in Our Glory, by pinfall
The Limitless House has won! But wait! Team Taz interrupts from a VIP skybox! Will Hobbs “congratulates” Keith & Swerve on a win, but says they’re trotting around AEW, calling themselves “Shaq & Kobe!” But since we’re in Chicago, you can call Hobbs & Starks, “Jordan & Pippin.” Fans boo, but Starks says he’s glad they got the reference. And what’s really funny to him is that Keith & Swerve think they’re the best tag team in AEW. That’s funny, because Swerve looks like the cinnamon stick from the Apple Jacks cereal commercials, and Keith looks like he a broke ass Skrilla Banks. Meanwhile, Hobbs is a stud, and Starks is one debonair, suave, handsome mother shut your mouth!
Starks tells Keith & Swerve will never compare because they can’t compete! But if Keith & Swerve are Shaq & Kobe while Team Taz is Jordan & Pippin, they can’t be the best unless they beat the best! Swerve says Starks should stop talking and give them a match. Will we finally see these four settle the score as the Summer heats up?
Buy-In: 8 Man Tag: Max Caster & Gunn Club VS Alex Coughlin, Kevin Knight, The DKC, & Yuta Uemura!
According to “Daddy Ass,” Billy Gunn’s influence convinced Tony Khan to get him and his boys this big Buy-In match. Will Austin, Colten and Max do their papa proud? Or will the LA Dojo All-Stars make the most of this Chicago excursion?
But of course, Caster has a diss rap on deck! “Acclaimed & The Gunns got ’em interested. We puttin’ four more guys on the injured list! And I’ma make you call me senpai. Y’all probably in the dojo watchin’ hentai! Y’all’re not hot at all, you were too busy washing Shibata’s balls! So I’ma teach you on the mat, boys. You’re gettin’ schooled by Acclaimed and the Ass Boys!” Austin still doesn’t approve, but he gets the mic. “TOKYO DOOOME~!” No, they went over this, they’re still in the US! Colten handles this. “GREEN BAAAY~!” Well, closer, but still very wrong. Bowens gets the mic to fix it. “CHIIICAAAGOOO~! The Acclaimed have arrived!!”
Bowens wants Chi-Town to join in, “Lemme hear ya say ‘ASS~ BOYS~!'” “ASS~ BOYS~!” With that, the teams sort out, but wait! Danhausen is on the tron! “Ass Boys, behold! It is I, giant Danhausen. I can squish you and squash you. But anyways, Danhausen has a gift for you. Hope you’re not too busy so you can enjoy it. Okay, see you later.” But what’s the gift? A theme song! “We’re~ the Ass Boys~! *Dun dun* The Ass Boys!” Austin & Colten rush to the back to hunt down Danhausen, but that leaves Billy and Caster alone, 4v2! The Dojo attacks! The bell rings to get this on record, but has Danhausen just cursed The Acclaimed & Gunn Club?
The ref wants the teams to sort out, and while Knight, Yuya and DKC clear out with Caster, Coughlin scoops Billy! And then FALL AWAY SLAMS! Fans chant for the “ASS BOYS~” even though they’re in the back. Knight hurries around while the others feed Caster to Coughlin, and Knight POSTS Billy! Coughlin gut wrench suplexes Caster! Billy is sent into steps while Coughlin covers Caster, TWO! Coughlin waistlocks Caster, tags in Knight, and Knight fires off on Caster with boxing body shots. Knight whips corner to corner, runs in and hits a BIG splash! Knight scoops and SLAMS Caster, covers, TWO!
Knight brings Caster up and fans rally. Knight EuroUppers Caster, tags Yuya, and fans fire up as the Young Lions fire off on Caster. They double whip, double elbow Caster, then Yuya drops an elbow! Knight hits a SLIDING UPPERCUT, then together they hit a SPLASH ELBOW DROP COMBO! Yuya covers, TWO! Yuya CLUBS Caster, but Caster throws body shots. Yuya CHOPS Caster, fires forearms in the corner, then runs to hit Billy! Billy stays up but the ref keeps him from getting in the ring. Yuya runs in but Caster BOOTS him! Caster throws off his shirt, DECKS Coughlin, DECKS Knight and DECKS DKC!
Caster gets Yuya up to fire off forearms but Yuya gives them back! Yuya whips Caster to a corner, runs in and CROSSBODIES! Then BULLDOGS! Cover, TWO! Caster sputters but he’s aimed in the wrong direction. Fans rally, Yuta tags DKC but Caster fires off hands on DKC! DKC knee slow, CHOPS Caster, and he stalks Caster to a corner. DKC CHOPS, karate chops, CHOPS, repeat! The ref counts, DKC lets off, but then fires off karate chops over and over! DKC whips corner to corner then runs in to back body block! DKC snap suplexes Caster, then drops an AX HANDLE! Cover, TWO! DKC CLUBS Caster, then tags Knight.
Knight stomps, uppercuts, repeat, then he stomps away! Tag back to DKC, fans chant, “We Want Ass Boys!” but the Young Lions double whip. Caster reverse to yank them into each other! DKC storms up but Caster BACKHANDS him! Knight kicks Caster, runs, but Caster back drops him! Fans fire up as Caster crawls, hot tag to Billy! Daddy Ass rallies on the Young Lions, BOOT for Yuya! Kick to Knight but Knight dodges to DROPKICK Billy! Billy gets up as Knight runs, and Billy scoops Knight for a tilt-o-whirl BACKBREAKER! Coughlin gets in, Billy gets around to give him the COBRA CLUTCH SLAM!
Billy fires up, kicks DKC and reels him in, “SUCK IT!” FAMOUSER!! Tag to Caster, he goes up top, for the MIC DROP! Cover, Acclaimed Gunn Club wins!
Winners: Max Caster & Gunn Club, by pinfall
Austin & Colten weren’t needed, though they might’ve made this easier for their dad and brother in arms. But will Caster and the Ass Boys keep kicking ass up and down the road?
Blood & Guts Advantage Six Man Tag: Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara & Minoru Suzuki VS Eddie Kingston, Wheeler Yuta & Shota Umino!
The Jericho Appreciation Society prepares for a 6v6 war against the Blackpool Combat Club and friends this Wednesday on Dynamite, and this match will go a long way towards victory. Will the Meanest Man in the World help #LeSexGods win the man-up advantage? Or will the Mad King, Decoder and #SHOOTER start to turn the tide here in Chicago?
Fans get to sing along to Judas and “KAZE NI NARE!” so Chicago is loving this already. The teams sort out and Eddie dares Jericho to step up. But we start with Sammy and Yuta, the young pillars of their factions. But then Jericho tags in because he knows it’s not Eddie! Jericho mocks Yuta, but fans are chanting for Yuta already. Jericho pie faces Yuta! Bu then Yuta SLAPS and SLAPS and ROCKS Jericho, and fans are fired up again! Yuta whips, Jericho reverses but Yuta gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Yuta holds on, to GERMAN SUPLEX again! #SuplexYuta hits a third German! And then a fourth! And a FIFTH!
Jericho reaches out desperately but Yuta hits a SIXTH! Yuta isn’t stopping yet, he ripcords Jericho into an OLYMPIC SLAM! Cover, TWO! Jericho survives but Yuta has the CROSSFACE! Sammy gets in and KICKS Yuta, then all hell breaks loose as Suzuki gets in, as well as Eddie and Shota! Shota throws Suzuki out, Eddie throws Sammy out, and Jericho bails out. Sammy brawls with Eddie, Yuta hits Suzuki back on his way to hitting Jericho! Fans are fired up for the brawling as Suzuki knees Shota and Jericho ROCKS Yuta. Jericho sends Yuta into steel steps! Sammy does the same to Eddie! Shota and Suzuki fire off forearms back and forth!
Fans cuss out Sammy while Jericho puts Yuta in the ring. Jericho calls Sammy over and tags him in. Le Sex Gods mug Yuta, and Sammy soaks up the heat from Chicago. Sammy taunts Eddie, flips him off, then goes back to Yuta, only for Yuta to arm-drag him down! And then Eddie rushes in to give Sammy some ground ‘n’ pound! The ref backs Eddie off, Sammy goes after Eddie, but Yuta goes after Sammy! Eddie finally lets off and exits, and Yuta whips Sammy. Sammy reverses, hurdles, flips and dropkicks! Sammy kips up smooth and fans boo as he takes a bow. Yuta is in a corner, Sammy runs in but Yuta goes up and over.
Yuta scoops to SLAM Sammy, then SENTON! Cover, ONE!! Yuta drags Sammy up to tag in Shooter! Fans fire up, they double whip Sammy, drop toehold and a basement dropkick! Fans fire up as Shooter stares Jericho down. Shota stomps Sammy, drags him up, but Sammy rakes eyes! The ref reprimands but Sammy tags Jericho. Jericho CLUBS Shota, bumps him off buckles, and CHOPS him! Shota staggers away but Jericho grins as he throws forearms. Jericho CHOPS again, but Shota ROCKS Jericho! And again, and again, and again! Fans fire up as Shota fires off in the corner! The ref counts, Shota digs his boots in until 4!
Shota drags Jericho up, bumps him off buckles, and he tags in Eddie! Fans are thunderous and Jericho is afraid! Eddie dares Jericho to step to him. Jericho says Eddie’s gonna get it, and he tags in Suzuki! Fans are even louder now as Eddie brings down the straps as he stares down Suzuki! Suzuki and Eddie step to each other, and Suzuki CHOPS! Eddie snarls, puts some stank on it, and CHOPS! Suzuki likes that! Suzuki CHOPS Eddie, and Eddie wobbles a moment, but he’s back up to CHOP again! Suzuki CHOPS, then eggs Eddie on. Eddie CHOPS, Suzuki CHOPS, repeat! It’s another classic Suzuki CHOP fight!
Eddie CHOPS, then CHOPS, then CHOPS again! Eddie backs Suzuki down to a corner, for the MACHINE GUN CHOPS! But Suzuki doesn’t care?! Eddie reloads for more CHOPS but Suzuki is leaning into them! Then he DECKS Eddie with a forearm! Fans are thunderous again for this display of brutality! Suzuki looms over Eddie and fans chant his name. Suzuki nods and brings Eddie up by his nose! The ref reprimands but Suzuki bumps Eddie off buckles. Tag to Jericho and the two legends stomp away on Eddie! The ref reprimands but Jericho stands on Eddie! Suzuki taunts Yuta and Shota, the ref is busy with them, and Jericho keeps on Eddie.
Jericho brings Eddie out to center to whip him to ropes. Eddie kicks Jericho back then CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Jericho can’t lean into them like Suzuki, so here come the MACHINE GUN CHOPS! Eddie sees Sammy mouthing off so Eddie CHOPS him off the apron! Eddie goes after Suzuki but Suzuki grabs that arm for a HANGING ARMBAR! The ref reprimands and counts, and Suzuki lets go at 4. Eddie staggers into Jericho’s ARMBAR DDT! Jericho talks trash, SLAPS Eddie around, then steps over on the bad arm. Eddie endures, even as Jericho rains down elbows! Eddie gets the ROPEBREAK and Jericho lets off.
Jericho drags Eddie over, tags Suzuki, and Suzuki stomps Eddie. Suzuki drags Eddie up, snapmares him, then runs to BOOT Shota! And BOOT Yuta! PENALTY KICK for Eddie! Cover, TWO! Suzuki keeps cool and keeps on Eddie with knees. Eddie CHOPS back! And CHOPS, and CHOPS! Eddie whips, Suzuki reverses and hooks him up, IRON OCTOPUS! Sammy intercepts Yuta with a takedown, into a CROSSFACE! Jericho gets Shota for a COBRA TWIST! Fans boo as Eddie’s team endures TRIPLE submissions! Eddie endures, and more or less falls into the ROPEBREAK! Suzuki, Jericho and Sammy let go, but Suzuki stomps away on Eddie.
The ref reprimands, Suzuki stops stomping to drag Eddie up. Fans rally but Suzuki tells them to shut up about Eddie. Suzuki ROCKS Eddie, tags Sammy, and Jericho gets his shots in before the snapmare. Sammy is up top, but Eddie stands. Sammy leaps, into an EXPLODER! Fans fire up again and Eddie hits an STO! Both men are down, fans fire up and Shota is back! Sammy and Eddie crawl, hot tag to SHOOTER! Shota DECKS Jericho, fires uppercuts on Sammy, then scoops for a TOSS! Shota gets moving, BASEMENT EUROUPPER! Shota DECKS Jericho again, then goes back to Sammy. Suzuki CLUBS Shota!
Suzuki fires off forearms, runs, but Shota CLOBBERS him! And basement dropkicks! Fans fire up with Shota and he has Sammy in the corner. Shota whips corner to corner, runs in and uppercuts! Then FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, but Jericho breaks it! Jericho fires off on Shota, but Shota dropkicks him back! Jericho bails out, Shota goes out to CANNONBALL! Fans fire up, but Sammy is up top! Sammy leaps to SHOOTING STAR PRESS ATTACK Shota down!! Fans may not like Sammy but they love that! But then Yuta FLIES and takes Sammy out!! Yuta sets Sammy up for Eddie to DIVE! Direct hit and fans are thunderous!
Wait, Suzuki’s in the ring? Suzuki builds speed?! But then he stops and laughs. Shota gets in to get at Suzuki but Suzuki DECKS him! Yuta drags Suzuki out to whip him into railing! Yuta then hurries to the corner, and tags in! Yuta is up top to CROSSBODY on Sammy! Cover, TWO as Yuta lets off, Jericho elbow drops Sammy by mistake! Yuta dropkicks Jericho out! Sammy waistlocks, Yuta switches, O’Conner BRIDGE! TWO!! Yuta runs and dodges Sammy, Eddie tags in before Sammy hits a SPANISH FLY on Yuta! Eddie is in to SAIDO Sammy!! Fans are thunderous, Tay Conti is panicking, Eddie puts on a STRETCH PLUM!
Suzuki gets in and BOOTS Eddie! Eddie lets Sammy go as Suzuki fires off. Suzuki runs, into an URAKEN!! But Jericho GERMAN SUPLEXES Eddie! Shota SHOTGUNS Jericho! Sammy goes up and up and hits a FLYING CUTTER!! But Yuta is up top to SPLASH!! All six men are down and Chicago is electric for “A E W!” “This is Awesome!” as Eddie and Sammy crawl. Eddie tags Shota, and Shota brings Sammy up. Sammy JUMP KNEES Shota, then tags in Jericho! Jericho gets the legs, Shota flails and resists! Shota tosses Jericho off the Walls! But runs into a CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO!!
Fans are thunderous as Shota survives! Jericho rains down fists and knees! Jericho then goes to a corner and climbs up. Fans boo but then Shota ROCKS Jericho! Shota climbs up after Jericho, scoops him onto his shoulder, and he hits a SUPER POWERSLAM!! Cover, but Suzuki and Sammy break it! Yuta goes after Sammy, Eddie drags Suzuki out! Shota kicks Jericho around, Tay threatens Yuta with Floyd the Baseball Bat! Yuta dares her to do something, it’ll be a disqualification. But then Sammy CLOBBERS Yuta! Jericho kicks Shota low, but not a low blow, and Jericho runs to CODE BREAKER! Sammy gives Yuta a G T H!!
Jericho runs to the ropes, but Eddie ROCKS him first! Shota covers off that, TWO!!! Jericho survives, and Suzuki has Eddie in a SLEEPER! Shota hurries to drag Jericho up, he fires off boxing elbows for 10 in all, then runs, into the BAT SHOT!! The ref didn’t see it?! Shota staggers into JUDAS- NO, Shota ducks it! Then Shota kicks Jericho and reels him in, TORNADO DDT!! Shota gets Jericho up, BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!?!? Jericho survives and Shota can’t believe it! But fans are electric as Shota fires up! Shota stalks Jericho, brings him around, and steals WALLS OF JERICHO!! Chicago is electric as Jericho endures his own hold!
Sammy gets in, and he BOOTS Shota! Shota holds on?! Suzuki gets in as Sammy SUPERKICKS Shota, and Shota wobbles! Suzuki stands Shota up to HEADBUTT him down! But Eddie URAKENS Suzuki! Suzuki shots around to SLEEPER, and GOTCH PILEDRIVER!! Sammy and Suzuki stomp away on Shota while fans boo and the ref reprimands. Suzuki and Sammy get Shota up, but Shota fires off forearms on them both! Shota DECKS Sammy, DECKS Suzuki, but JUDAS EFFECT!! Cover, Jericho’s team wins!
Winners: Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara & Minoru Suzuki (JAS has man-up advantage)
Fans are torn on Jericho snatching victory and revenge away from Shooter! But in the end, the Jericho Appreciation Society is going into Blood & Guts with the advantage! Will they make the most of it against the extended BCC? Or will Bryan Danielson’s mystery substitute tip the scales back?
IWGP Heavyweight & ROH World Tag Team Championships Triple Threat, Winners Take All: The United Empire VS FTR VS Roppongi Vice!
Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan are two-time IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood are dual ROH and AAA World Tag Team Champions. And Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta are starving for gold! Only one team can win, who walks out the Forbidden Door with the biggest jackpot in tag team wrestling perhaps ever?
ROH’s Bobby Cruise makes the introductions, one belt each is raised, and we see just who are the #TopGuys of tag team wrestling today!
The teams sort out, and in this kind of Triple Threat, only two teams are active. Fans are thunderous for “FTR! FTR!” already as Dax steps up with Trent, leaving the Empire on the outside. Dax and Trent circle, tie up, and they’re in a deadlock. They break, tie up again, are in another deadlock, so they break again. Fans rally, they go again, and Dax headlocks. Trent powers up and out, but Dax runs him over! Dax headlocks for a takeover, Trent headscissors, Dax kips free. Roles reverse, Dax headscissors but Trent kips up, and the two stare down. Fans fire up as the two get in each other’s face, but they cool off a bit.
Dax and Trent circle, but Cobb tags in off Trent! Cobb is coming off a win over Cash, maybe he wants to sweep FTR. Cobb tells Rocky to chill and he ties up with Dax. Fans rally, Cobb puts Dax in a corner but lets off as the ref calls for the break. Dax avoids the haymaker to CHOP! Cobb puts Dax in the corner, but Dax dodges again to CHOP! Cobb whips, runs in and uppercuts at the corner! Cobb keeps moving, Rocky tags in off Cobb right before Cobb runs Dax over! Rocky tells Cobb to shoo and Rocky stomps Dax. Rocky CHOPS Dax, whips him to ropes, but Dax reverses to CLOBBER Rocky! Dax tags Cash and FTR DOUBLE HEADBUTT Rocky!
Cash brings Rocky up to EuroUpper hard, then he CHOPS just as hard! Tag to Dax, they whip Rocky, drop toehold and elbow drop! Dax may have hurt his own arm with that impact but he manages to cover, TWO! Fans rally for FTR but Dax has to tag out to Cash. Cash checks on Dax, as does the medic. Cash gets in, Rocky kicks him and CHOPS him to the open corner. Rocky whips Cash into the RPG Vice corner, and he starts on the FOREVER CLOTHESLINES! Once! Twice! Thrice! But Cash dodges, only for Rocky to RANA! Rocky clotheslines Cash against ropes, and Dax is taken to the back! Bad sign for FTR!
Rocky aims at Cash and builds speed, but Khan KNEES Rocky in the back! The ref reprimands but Khan tags in off Rocky. Khan Mongolian Chops Rocky down! Khan kicks Rocky out, Cobb brings Cash up to ROCK him! Khan DECKS Trent, Cobb fires off on Cash, and Khan strikes the Empire pose. Cobb brings Cash up, but he fakes fans out and puts Cash in the ring instead. Khan pushes Cash to a cover, ONE! Khan drags Cash up and whips him hard into the buckles! Khan keeps Cash cornered and he CLUBS away! The ref reprimands and counts but Khan digs his boots in. Khan lets off at 4, puts Cash back in the corner, and sits on Cash’s head!
Cash is bleeding from the mouth but he’s also Khan’s throne! Fans fire up as Khan grinds his cheeks in! Cash throws hands but Khan hops off to CLUB Cash down. Tag to Cobb, Cash CHOPS Cobb! Cash hits Khan but Cobb CLUBS Cash! Cobb short arm LARIATS Cash, then stomps him to the ropes! Cobb uses Cash as a surfboard! Cash has the ROPEBREAK, but Khan grabs that arm to keep Cash anchored! The ref counts, the Empire lets Cash go at 4, and then Cobb drags Cash up. Cobb whips Cash into the corner hard, then reels Cash in for the ATHLETIC PLEX! Tag to Khan, Cobb sits on Cash now, and Khan DECKS Trent!
Trent gets up and is pissed but the ref keeps him out. Khan scoop SLAMS Cash, then taunts him! Khan wants Cash to kiss his boot! Cash resists with all his might and the fans rally up! Cash pulls Khan’s ponytail, then reels him in for a HEADBUTT! Fans fire up and Cash crawls to the only corner he can! Tag to Trent! Trent CHOPS Khan, then ROCKS him, CHOPS and ROCKS! HELL STAB from Khan, but he runs into a HALF ‘N’ HALF! Khan flounders and Trent snarls as he runs in to back elbow! Then TORNADO DDT! Khan flops right out of the ring but Cobb gets in to throw a big body shot! Trent staggers, Cobb runs in at the corner, but Trent dodges!
Trent reels Cobb in, but Cobb blocks the Tornado! To hit a RUNNING SUPLEX! The ref reprimands Cobb, he isn’t legal so he needs to exit. Cobb runs in at Trent but Trent BOOTS him! Rocky is up top and he FLYING RANAS Cobb down! Fans fire up and Rocky goes out to get Khan. Trent is after Cobb with forearms, but Khan clamps on an IRON CLAW on Rocky! APRON ELIMINATOR SLAM! Trent CHOPS Khan, ROCKS him, CHOPS again, but Khan ROCKS Trent! Cobb scoops Trent but Trent slips off and shoves him. Rocky hits a FLYING KNEE on Cobb! Rocky then dodges Khan, and Trent SPEARS Khan down!
Fans fire up for RPG Vice and they get Khan in. Rocky hustles to the top rope while Trent brings Khan up! Trent hangs Khan out to dry, Rocky missile dropkicks Khan down! SLIDING KNEE from Trent! Cover, Cash struggles to get in, TWO!! Khan gets out of this himself but fans rally up. Trent brings Khan up and reels him in, but Khan fights the piledriver! Khan back drops free, Cash tags in off Trent! Cash stomps Khan, DECKS Cobb, CLUBS Khan, ROCKS Cobb, and then fires off uppercuts and CHOPS! Cash is on fire, until Khan catches him for the HITSUJIGOROSHI! Cobb DECKS Rocky, then helps Khan for Fubuki, to MARINE!
Cobb DECKS Trent, Rocky returns but Khan POUNCES him back out! The Empire loom over Cash while fans rally up. Khan and Cobb kick Cash around, daring him to go to his empty corner. Cash CHOPS them, but Cobb HEADBUTTS Cash down! Khan Mongolian Chops! Wait, is Dax returning?! Dax has his arm taped up and fans are going nuts! Cobb fireman’s carries Cash but sees Dax coming! Khan wants Dax to watch this, and he runs the ropes, only for Cash to slip off! Cash shoves Cobb at Khan, they stop themselves from colliding, but Cash dodges again to finally shove Cobb into Khan! HOT TAG TO DAX!
Fans are thunderous as Dax JABS and JABS and JABS Cobb, then starts throwing haymakers on Cobb and Khan! Dax CHOPS Cobb then uppercuts and CHOPS on repeat! Khan runs in but Dax dodges and Khan clotheslines Cobb by mistake! Dax then ROCKS Khan! Dax whips, Khan reverses but Dax reverses and wrenches to LARIAT! Khan stays up so Dax LARIATS again! Khan dodges the next but Dax LARIATS on the return! Cobb rushes in but Dax gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Dax holds on, to GERMAN SUPLEX again! Dax keeps holding on, for another GERMAN! Dax is still holding on, but Cobb rams him into buckles!
Cobb is free, runs in, but Dax dodges! Cobb elbows Dax, goes up the corner, but Dax ROCKS Cobb first! Fans are thunderous for FTR as Dax climbs up after Cobb. Dax brings Cobb up, but Cobb resists. Dax CLUBS Cobb, and Trent joins in! They have Cobb together, and Cash manages to tag in before the DOUBLE SUPERPLEX!! Cash is up top on the adjacent corner, to FLYING SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!?! Cobb survives that super sized Power & Glory combo, and fans are loving this! Trent ROCKS Dax but Dax ROCKS Trent! They go back and forth, forearm for forearm! Khan gets in, he gets DOUBLE FOREARMS!
Trent fires off, then CHOPS Dax off his feet! Khan hits a SAYANAGI on Trent, and a BOOT on Dax! Cash is up but Khan clamps on the IRON CLAW! Khan uses that to put Cash up top in the RPG Vice corner, and Rocky tags in off Cash! Rocky gets Khan’s arm to HOTSHOT it! Khan staggers away, Cash leaps over him as he returns. Rocky ROCKS Khan, Cash kicks and gets Khan up! Rocky joins in, MIND BREAKER! But then SLICED BREAD for Cash! Rocky tags Trent, they go after Cobb! Cobb fires off throat chops! Cobb runs, into DOUBLE JUMP KNES! Rocky PLANCHAS onto Cash! Trent brings Cobb into the Alabama Lift!
Khan YANKS Rocky off the top rope! Cobb turns things around on Trent for a POWERBOMB! Khan gets in and intercepts Dax for a COMPLETE SHOT! Cash runs in but Khan breaks the clothesline for a RUNNING NECKBREAKER! Rocky is back but Cobb CLOBBERS him, to the GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT! Khan hauls Trent up as fans are thunderous again, and Khan picks Trent up to atomic FACEBUSTER! IRON CLAW, ELIMINATOR GERMAN SUPLEX!! Cover, TWO!?! Trent survives and no one can believe it! Cobb drags Trent up, “This is Awesome!” as Cobb fireman’s carries.
But Rocky tags in off Trent! The Empire coordinates, but Dax trips Khan and Rocky saves Trent! Rocky DIVES onto Khan and Dax! Cobb hurries over, into a GAMANGIRI! Trent Alabama Lifts, Rocky’s up top, STRONG ZERO!! Cover, Cash breaks it in time!! All six men are down and fans are electric again! Dax returns, and he manages to tag in off Cobb. Dax goes after Rocky, suplexes, but Rocky slips out and O’Conner Rolls, to the BRIDGE! TWO!! Dax narrowly escapes with the one good arm, and he reels Rocky in to scoop, CRADLE from Rocky! TWO, Rocky trips and jackknifes Dax, TWO as Dax bridges up!
Dax turns Rocky around but the bad arm holds back the backslide! Rocky hits an ELBOW BREAKER and KICK to the bad arm! Dax blocks the next kick, ducks the enziguri but the HEEL KICK hits! Cash slides in, Rocky runs, into the BIG RIG!! Cover, FTR WINS!!!!
Winners: FTR, by pinfall (DUAL ROH & IWGP Tag Team Champions)
Fans wanted #7StarFTR, and they got it! Cash & Dax have captured their seventh different tag title as a team, they truly ARE #TopGuys! Will the world of tag team wrestling soon belong to FTR?
Backstage interview with Jay White & Juice Robinson.
Despite both men having belts, Tony Schiavone is with the current IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, and the former IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion. But Juice stops Tony right there. “Not only am I Rock Hard, I am the true International Wrestling Grand Prix United States Champion.” The match of Ospreay VS Cassidy is merely a #1 contender’s match for Juice’s title, “the champions’ championship!” Juice’s opinion is obviously not how NJPW sees it, but moving on, Schiavone asks the Switchblade about tonight’s Fatal 4 Way for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
White says it is time! “We made it here to Forbidden Door at the United Center. And we all saw when this man (Juice Robinson) won that championship and he has still not lost. We saw him on that same night, at the same time, defeat Will Ospreay, Jon Moxley, and The Ace, Hiroshi Tanahashi. All at the same time! And tonight, I look to live up to that same feat, Juicy, when I beat my good friend, Adam Cole, Hangman Adam Page, and the Rainmaker, Ka-zu-chi-ka Okada, in the same night, at the same time, and I will still be IWGP World Heavyweight Champion! Because this is the Switchblade Era, and those three men will Breath with the Switchblade, and that… is Too Sweet~!”
Who will be the official IWGP US Champion after tonight? And when and where will they get that belt from Juice? And will White keep his word and pull off an incredible defense? Or will the odds be against him and bring about the winds of change in the Windy City?
Inaugural AEW All-Atlantic Championship Fatal 4 Way: PAC VS Malakai Black VS Miro VS Clark Connors!
The IWGP World Heavyweight Championship isn’t the only wild title match! The Bastard beat Buddy Murphy, the Dark Father beat Penta Oscuro, and the Redeemer made a powerful return and defeated “Johnny Elite,” John Morrison! But while the Stone Pitbull, Tomohiro Ishii, had won the right to be the fourth man, it was a pyrrhic victory. Now the Wild Rhino gets a chance at glory! Will Connors be able to stampede through three modern icons? Or is this belt fated to stay within All Elite Wrestling?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and one way or another, Forbidden Door crowns a new champion!
The bell rings and Pac BOOTS Malakai! Pac stomps away and Connors stays back as Miro throws Pac. Pac dodges Miro to clothesline Malakai out! Miro goes after Pac but Malakai has him first, throwing Pac into railing! Malakai KICKS Pac while Connors CHOPS Miro! Miro doesn’t even flinch! Malakai KICKS Pac more, Connors CHOPS again but Miro still doesn’t budge. Connors runs, but Miro runs him over! Cover, ONE, but Miro ROCKS Connors with forearms and kicks. Miro throws hands in the corner then whips Connors corner to corner. Connors BOOTS back, then CHOPS again! Miro felt that one!
Connors CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS, but Miro scoops and SLAMS him! Miro stomps Connors, kicks him to a corner and stomps away. Malakai gets in but Miro CLUBS him down! Connors goes up, throws hands, then leaps, into Miro’s arms! Malakai BOOTS Pac, Miro pops Connors up but Connors slips off! Connors runs and RAMS Miro, and Miro tumbles out of the ring! Connors aims to PLANCHA, but again Miro catches him! Miro SLAMS Connors on the floor! Connors writhes, Miro snarls, and Miro goes back to the ring. Malakai BOOTS Miro back out, then spots Pac on the other side. Malakai storms over, into a ROUNDHOUSE!
Pac goes up top but Malakai STEP-UP KICKS him first! Malakai climbs to join Pac, but Pac resists the superplex. Pac throws body shots, CLUBS Malakai and adjusts, to SUNSET FLIP POWER- NO, Malakai backflips through! Malakai eggs Pac on, then sweeps the legs! Malakai runs, SLIDING KNEE! Miro returns but Malakai dodges to KICK and KICK! Miro blocks a kick, ROCKS Malakai, then uppercuts! Miro stomps Malakai, drags him up and fans are torn as Miro whips. Malakai dodges to QUEBRADA! Direct hit, but Malakai boasts too long and Connors waistlocks. Malakai switches, Connors throws elbows, then runs, into a KNEE!
Malakai hooks and rolls Connors’ legs, for a KNEEBAR! Connors flails, reaches, endures as Malakai grapevines the leg, but then Miro drags Connors out by his hair! Miro RAMS Connors into railing while Pac CLUBS Malakai! Pac and Malakai are in opposite corners, but Miro gets in to back body block Malakai! Pac BOOTS Miro, then goes to the apron. Pac springboards, into Miro’s arms! Miro snarls and FALL AWAY SLAMS Pac! Fans fire up and Connors is back! Connors fires forearms but Miro just glares at him. Connors fires off more shots, then whips. Miro blocks, reverses, but Connors ducks and doges to leap, into a SWINGING SLAM!
Miro is the one man standing and fans are thunderous! Miro finally covers Connors, TWO! Malakai is on the apron but Miro BOOTS Malakai down. Miro whips Connors to a corner hard and Connors bounces off buckles. Miro drags Connors up, to LARIAT him right back down! Miro wants someone to get up, and Connors stirs. Fans rally up as Miro stands Connors up to LARIAT him again! Miro watches the outside but brings Connors up again. BIG gut wrench suplex! Cover, TWO! Malakai slips back in, BOOTS Pac first, then stomps him down. Miro tosses Connors out, and he stomps Pac with Malakai!
Fans boo as Miro pushes Malakai aside so he can stomp Pac more. Malakai pushes Miro back and he stomps Pac some more. Miro pushes Malakai to drop an elbow on Pac! Malakai and Miro stare down and fans fire up to see these two. Malakai and Miro say they have a common enemy in Pac, so they should work together. But then they disagree on where to put Pac. They toss Pac aside and get in each other’s face! Fans fire up again, and Malakai fires the first forearm! Miro gives it back, they go back and forth, shot for shot! Miro gets the edge then EuroUppers Malakai down! Miro runs but Pac shoulders into him!
Pac slingshots up and over and keeps moving, but runs into a SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! Miro is annoyed but the count is the count. Miro fires himself up and fans fire up with him. Miro stomps the mat and watches Pac rise. But Pac SUPERKICKS first! Connors returns, but Pac TOSSES him out! Pac then builds speed, to FLY onto Malakai! Direct hit at the ramp and fans are thunderous! Pac goes to the apron, and he BOOTS Connors down! Pac then aims at Miro from the top rope, for the BIG missile dropkick! Pac kips up smooth and fans fire up with The Bastard! Malakai returns, but Pac gets him for a SNAP GERMAN!
Pac runs, but into a JUMP KNEE! Connors SNAP GERMANS Malakai! Miro swings, but into a waistlock! But Miro’s too much for Connors to suplex, and Miro slips out to CLOBBER Connors! Malakai BOOTS Miro down! Malakai hurries to cover, ONE!! Miro is seething and Malakai is shocked! Malakai goes out and fans rally up. Malakai decides to up the ante and he brings out a TABLE! Chicago is loving Malakai for this one! Malakai sets this table up on the outside, and sets it against railing. Fans move aside so the table isn’t in their face, and Malakai brings Miro out! Miro stops the whip, throws body shots and haymakers, but Malakai blocks the whip!
They brawl, and Miro smacks Malakai off the steps! Pac PLANCHAS, but Miro catches him! Miro aims, but Pac slips off to POST Miro! Malakai ROCKS Miro, Connors SPEARS Miro through the table!! Chicago is losing their minds for the Wild Rhino! Connors puts Malakai in, fires up, and throws forearms! Malakai blocks, he and Connors trade shots, Malakai fires off strikes but runs into a LARIAT! And another! Connors walks into an elbow, but he POWERSLAMS! Pac gets in to SOBAT, KICK and SOBAT again! Pac runs, into a SPEAR!! Connors hurries to get Pac up, TROPHY KILLER!!! Cover, Malakai breaks it!!
Chicago is electric as all four men are down, three of them in the ring! Connors gets Malakai up and throws him out, with Chicago rallying behind him! Connors fires up and gets Pac up again, TROPHY- NO, Pac slips out this time! Pac SUPERKICKS Connors down! Fans fire up as Connors is in the drop zone and Pac goes up top! But Malakai trips Pac up! Malakai goes up after Pac, but Connors is up now! Connors joins Malakai, but then Miro adds on to get them all! TOWER OF DOOM!! Then Miro TOSSES Connors, TOSSES Malakai, and he aims at Pac! Pac writhes, manages to stand, BEST KICK!! “GAME! OVER!” And just like that, the GAME OVER CLUTCH!!!
Pac endures, reaches out, but Miro keeps tucking the arms back in! Pac somehow crawls forward, little by little, but Miro lets off to drag him away! Another stomp, and GAME OVER CLUTCH!!! But Malakai is back! BLACK MIST FOR MIRO!! BLACK MASS FOR MIRO!! Connors gets in, grabs Malakai, but Malakai throws him down into an ARMBAR!! Connors flails around, moves around, and somehow Pac is climbing?! 450 SPLASH for Malakai!! Pac locks onto Connors, BRUTALIZER!! Connors TAPS, Pac WINS!!!
Winner: Pac, by submission (INAUGURAL AEW All-Atlantic Champion)
The Bastard is now a champion! The FIRST All-Atlantic Champion there will ever be! Chicago can’t believe it but they are loving it! The belt is given to Pac, and he holds it high! “You Deserve It!” but how long will he have it with so many wanting after this prize?
Six Man Tag: The Young Bucks & El Phantasmo w/ Hikuleo VS Sting, Darby Allin & Shingo Takagi!
Matt & Nick Jackson return to the Bullet Club for one night only! Will they and the Headbanga be Too Sweet against the “Dudes with Attitude?” Or will the Icon and the Relentless One be soaring through the sky with The Dragon of Los Ingobernables de Japon?
Wait, where is Sting? His music is playing but there’s no sign of him. And then the Bucks make their entrance, combining their theme with the Bullet Club theme as ELP and Hikuleo follow them out. But wait, the lights go out. And from the rafters, it’s STIIING! And then he magically appears behind the Bullet Club, to CROSSBODY all of them down! Darby hurries to reinforce Sting by hitting Hikuleo with his skateboard! Shingo even hurries over to ROCK the Bucks with haymakers! Fans are losing their minds as the Dudes with Attitude bring everyone to ringside. Takagi RAMS ELP into the apron, then fireman’s carries to SNAKE EYES!
Sting sends the Bucks into railing while Takagi puts ELP in. The bell rings and this is official as Sting again sends the Bucks into railing. Takagi brings ELP around to whip and knee, then runs to run ELP over! Fans fire up as Takagi brings ELP up to suplex high and hard! Cover, TWO! Takagi keeps on ELP with an armlock, then double armlock. Takagi wrenches, tags in Sting, and fans fire up as #Stingobernables double whip and double shoulder ELP down! Takagi drops an elbow, then Sting drops an elbow! Takagi SENTONS, then Sting SENTONS! Sting even joins in the fist bump! Fans are thunderous and Takagi gives a thumbs up!
Tag to Darby, and Darby brings ELP up. ELP knees low, scoops but Darby slips off. Darby whips, ELP reverses, and Matt tags in before Darby goes up to FLYING ARM-DRAG! Matt runs in, stops Darby mid-throwback, and ELP helps put Darby in a Canadian Rack. Nick tags in, climbs up, DOUBLE STOMP DOMINATOR! Then they and ELP BLAST Sting and Takagi off the apron! Matt WRECKS Darby, holds the ropes, and Nick FLIES to take Darby out! Fans fire up as Nick throws up the Too Sweet with ELP. Nick puts Darby in for Matt, and Matt drags Darby up to Too Sweet Darby in the eye! The ref reprimands but Matt CLUBS Darby down.
Tag to Nick, the Bucks coordinate, and Nick gives Darby a GUTBUSTER before Matt runs in for the NECKBREAKER BACKBREAKER! Nick does his best Macho Man, then he drags Darby up to bump off buckles. Tag to ELP, he DECKS Sting and DECKS Takagi! Nick holds Darby for ELP as long as he can, and ELP somersaults, rolls, rolls, rolls, handsprings, drop steps, and CLAWS Darby’s back! ELP strikes a pose while fans cheer and jeer. ELP drags Darby up, he tags Matt in, and ELP holds Darby. Matt handsprings around, taunts Sting, goes back the other way, and then more cartwheels, and even some flip, flop ‘n’ fly, before the CLAWS!
Fans are fired up and Matt is dizzy so he takes a moment. Fans chant, “YOU SICK F***” at Matt but Nick says, “That was Awesome!” Matt mugs Darby with ELP’s help but the ref reprimands. Matt tags ELP, ELP brings Darby up and into the Tree of Woe! The Bucks go to adjacent corners, ELP mocks Sting’s chest beating, and then all three meet for a TRIPLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! And as if that wasn’t enough, ELP jumps up to stand on Darby’s groin! The ref counts, ELP steps off, but Darby sits up to SPIDER GERMAN SUPLEX ELP away!! The Bucks are shocked, fans are thunderous, and both Darby and ELP are far from their corners.
Nick gets in the ring and the ref is distracted with him, allowing Hikuleo to trip Sting off the apron! Takagi protests but it doesn’t matter as Hikuleo whips Sting into railing! ELP runs in but Darby BOOTS him! Darby sunset flips, ELP stays up, but Darby avoids the fist drop! Darby hops back on, CODE RED! Both men are down and fans fire up as Takagi returns! ELP flounders the wrong way! Hikuleo redirects ELP but Darby crawls, hot tag to Nick and Takagi! The Dragon rallies on the Bucks, SLAMS Matt then blocks Nick’s boot to LARIAT! Takagi fires up, fans fire up, Takagi JABS and CHOPS Nick on repeat!
Matt rushes in, whips Takagi but Takagi reverses to clothesline! Then clothesline for Nick! Matt swings, Takagi gets around, Matt standing switches and full nelsons, but Takagi boots Nick and breaks the hold! Takagi sends Nick into Matt, then runs. Nick dodges, but runs into the ELBOW, JAB and YUKON LARIAT! Fans fire up as Nick flounders, and Takagi suplexes, for the TWIST SNAP! Cover, TWO! Takagi says he’s just getting started! Takagi sits Nick up, runs, but Nick avoids the sliding lariat to kip up and mule kick! Nick runs but into an elbow! Takagi runs, into a SCREW HIGH KICK! Nick runs, into a POP-UP DEATH VALLEY!
Hot tag to Sting! Matt tags in but the Icon rallies on both Bucks! Just hands and backhands! ELP CLUBS Sting, but that just incurs his wrath! Fans say ELP F’d up, but ELP goes for the PURPLE NURPLES! It doesn’t affect Sting?! Sting CLUBS ELP, then BOPS his nose! Sting SPLASHES ELP in a corner, then SPALSHES Matt! Nick runs in but Sting dodges, so Nick SPLASHES Matt! Sting then runs corner to corner to DOUBLE STINGER SPLASH! Sting tosses Nick out, gets Matt for the SCORPION- Hikuleo gets on the apron! ELP rushes in to LOW BLOW PUNCH! That affected Sting!
ELP says BANG, runs side to side, but Darby gets in and around, THROWBACK! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS from the Bucks! The Bucks dodge Takagi to DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Sting returns, DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! But he stays up!? Sting fires up and DOUBLE LARIATS the Bucks!! And then Sting falls! Fans are thunderous all over again as all six men are down! “This is Awesome!” “STING! STING!” Sting rises, and he tags in Darby! Matt is in the drop zone, Darby is up top, COFFIN DROP onto knees! Nick BOOTS Sting, Matt gets Darby up! MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK! And then ELP adds on, THUNDER KISS 86!! Cover, Takagi breaks it!!
Nick tosses Takagi and the Bucks build speed, to DOUBLE DIVE! They take out Takagi and Darby! ELP goes up and sees the group, to tightrope ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Direct hit on Takagi and Darby, but then Sting DECKS the Bucks! He can’t be…! He is! Sting builds speed, into TRIPLE SUPERKICKS!! Fans boo but the Bucks get Sting up! B T E – NO, Sting ducks and knees collide! Sting gets the Bucks together, DOUBLE SCORPION DEATH DROP! ELP celebrates, thinking his guys did something! ELP turns around and is stunned! Sting gives ELP the PURPLE NURPLES! Hikuleo gets on the apron, Darby YANKS him down, and Sting LOW BLOWS ELP!
Sting looms over ELP, Darby sends Hikuleo into steel steps, then Darby tags Takagi. COFFIN DROP onto Hikuleo! Takagi has ELP up, for boxing elbows! Takagi goes all the way to 10, then 20! ELP SLAPS Takagi! Takagi JABS and HEADBUTTS! Takagi runs, PUMPING BOMBER!! Cover, TWO!! ELP survives but Takagi isn’t done! “OI! OI! OI!” Fans fire up with Takagi and he drags ELP back up. Darby keeps the Bucks out while Takagi hits MADE IN- Wait, he pops ELP up to the rack! LAST OF THE DRAGONS!! Cover, the Dudes win!!
Winners: Sting, Darby Allin & Shingo Takagi, by pinfall
The Dragon slays the Headbanga, and he fist bumps with Sting and Darby. Will Takagi use this to prime his #G1Mode? Will the #RelentlessIcons use this to go after those AEW World Tag Team Championships?
AEW returns to New York this Fall!
On Wednesday, September 21st, AEW brings back the GRAND SLAM! Both Dynamite and Rampage will be in the Arthur Ashe Stadium! Be ready for AEW to go big in the Big Apple once again!
Backstage interview with Shota Umino.
Tony Schiavone checks in with #SHOOTER while a medic checks him. The opening bout saw a star-making performance for young Shota Umino, but before Schiavone can ask anything more, Matthew Menard & Angelo Parker barge in. They tell the medic to take a hike, then they tell Umino to listen up. Jericho walks over, and he tells Umino he did a great job tonight. He earned Jericho’s respect. Menard adds that was a hell of a performance, nothing but respect for him. Parker says on behalf of the JAS, nothing but respect. And then a FIREBALL!!! “Respect THAT, Umino!!” The Wizard talks out of both sides of his mouth, but will the BCC kick his ass even harder for that?
AEW Women’s World Championship: Thunder Rosa VS Toni Storm!
La Mera Mera and the Lightning From Down Under both have issues with common enemies like Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter, but they finally cleared out the field so that they could have this match. Thunder and Storm clash in the Windy City, but who is the one that gets blown away?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see which way the winds of fortune blow!
Fans rally up as Storm and Rosa approach. They shake hands to show there is respect and fans applaud the sportsmanship. Rosa and Storm tie up, go around, and Storm wrenches an arm. Rosa wrenches back, fans duel, and Rosa headlocks to a takeover. Storm headscissors, Rosa kips free, and the two reset. They tie up with knuckle locks, and Storm drops to wrench and wrangle Rosa. Rosa bridges, headscissors, Storm kips free now and they stand off. Fans cheer as the two reset again. They tie up, Rosa waistlocks, but Storm switches, wrenches, and wristlocks. Rosa rolls but Storm keeps on the hold.
Rosa wrenches out, rams shoulders, then wrenches again. Rosa rams shoulders again, wrenches again, then RAMS Storm harder. Fans rally, Rosa whips but Storm reverses, only for Rosa to hip toss and lateral press! TWO and Storm has the ghost pin! TWO, and both women stand up. Rosa wrenches Storm, snapmares then runs, but Storm ducks the Penalty Kick to roll Rosa! TWO, Rosa avoids the boot then kicks back. Rosa SMACKS Storm and takes a deep breath. Rosa dodges Storm again and CHOPS her! And CHOPS again! Rosa says “Uno mas?” Fans say, “Uno mas!” So Rosa CHOPS Storm again!
Rosa whips Storm to ropes but Storm BOOTS her down! Cover, ONE, but Storm keeps on Rosa. Storm reels Rosa in to snap suplex! Cover, ONE, but Storm has the arms for a motorcycle stretch. Fans rally and duel, Rosa endures and fights her way up. Storm CLUBS Rosa down, then clamps on to suplex. Rosa cradle counters, TWO! Storm SLAPS Rosa! Rosa snarls and SLAPS back! Fans fire up as Rosa talks some trash. Storm CLUBS Rosa, Rosa ROCKS Storm! Storm CLUBS Rosa, Rosa wags her finger and CHOPS! Storm CHOPS! Rosa and Storm throw forearms, Storm gets the edge, and she DECKS Rosa!
Storm brings Rosa up but Rosa shoves, kicks and STUNNERS! Fans fire up with Rosa and she runs corner to corner, A-LIST LARIAT! Storm sits down, Rosa goes up to SWINGING KNEES! Fans fire up, Storm is on the ropes and Rosa runs to dropkick her on the back! Rosa fires up, runs in again, dropkick to the front! Rosa then hits a NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Fans fire up and Rosa brings Storm up to scoop and- NO, Storm slips off to waistlock, but Rosa wheelbarrows and victory rolls! Cover, TWO, to DOUBLE STOMPS! Cover again, TWO! Rosa is annoyed but fans fire up as she goes back to Storm.
Rosa drags Storm around, omoplatas the one arm, and she gets the legs! Storm flails and kicks for the ropes, ROPEBREAK! Rosa lets off, but she drags Storm up to ROCK her! Rosa whips, Storm holds ropes to stop, and then she sends Rosa out! Storm goes to the apron, TORNADO- NO! Rosa stops that to NORTHERN LIGHTS to the floor! Rosa puts Storm back in, but Storm BLASTS Rosa off the apron! Storm goes up the corner, but Rosa SHORYUKENS! Rosa then fireman’s carries Storm, but Storm slips off! APRON GERMAN SUPLEX! Storm then brings Rosa around, TORNADO DDT to the floor! Fans fire up while the ref checks on Rosa.
Rosa is okay to continue so Storm drags her up and into the ring. Fans duel, Storm puts Rosa in a corner, and fans fire up as Storm tells Rosa to kiss this! Storm runs corner to corner for the HIP ATTACK! Storm drags Rosa up, reels her in, TORNADO DDT!! Cover, TWO!! Rosa survives and Storm can’t believe it! Fans rally up, Storm gets Rosa up and she throws a EuroUpper! And another! Rosa ends up in a corner but Storm brings her around to tuck her in, but Rosa slips out to ARM CODE BREAKER! Rosa runs to SLIDING KNEE! Then DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Fans fire up with Rosa and she gets Storm for the scoop, FIRE THUNDER DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!?!?
Rosa and Chicago do not believe it!! How did Storm survive that?!? Rosa snarls, sits Storm up and stomps away on the shoulders! Rosa KICKS Storm, KICKS her again, and roars! Rosa KICKS more but Storm just grits her teeth! Rosa aims from a corner, but Storm blocks the Penalty Kick! Storm shoots around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Storm gets Rosa back up, tucks her in, but Rosa blocks the driver to WRING the arm out! Rosa drags Storm back up and fans fire up, FINAL RECKONING! Cover, Rosa wins!
Winner: Thunder Rosa, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Champion)
A shout out to The Natural wins this one for Rosa! But Rosa does sit with Storm to show her respect. The fans cheer as Storm shakes Rosa’s hand. When and where will it be #ToniTime again? As for Rosa, who is next to take on her reign?
Jim Ross joins commentary!
The Hall of Famer, Good Ol’ JR, finally joins Taz, Excalibur and Kevin Kelly as we enter the final four matches on the card!
IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship: Will Ospreay w/ Aussie Open VS Orange Cassidy!
Despite what Juice Robinson thinks, says or does, this match IS for the IWGP US title. The Commonwealth Kingpin won this going against former champion, Sanada, someone who also never lost this title. Will Ospreay prove to everyone, especially Juice, that he is the rightful champion? Or will Freshly Squeezed get serious and throw a real wrench into the works?
The introductions are made, there’s no title to be raised, but the belt’s ownership will be determined here tonight!
Ospreay puts his hands in his pockets even before the bell! And he still dodges Ospreay’s shotgun! Things speed up, Cassidy runs Ospreay over, but Ospreay kips right up! Ospreay brushes himself off, smirks at Cassidy, then knees low. Ospreay runs, rolls off Cassidy’s back but he snapmares. Cassidy is back up, Ospreay sweeps the legs and covers, ONE! Cassidy sweeps the legs, covers, ONE! Ospreay is annoyed, he handsprings but Cassidy ducks under! Ospreay hits the superhero landing while Cassidy no-hand kips up! Fans fire up and Cassidy takes his hands out so he can copy Ospreay’s hero pose, with a thumbs up added.
Ospreay grabs Cassidy’s hand and bends the fingers! Cassidy slips around, wrenches a couple times then whips, but Ospreay reverses. Cassidy ducks and dodges, then tilt-o-whirls twice for the DEJA VU HEADSCISSORS! Ospreay bails out, but gets away as Cassidy builds speed. Cassidy stops at the ropes, rolls backwards, and strikes the superhero pose! Cassidy raises his hands again but Ospreay gets in fast! Ospreay fireman’s carries, SNAKE EYES to the ropes, then Ospreay runs to BOOT Cassidy down! Fans are torn while Bullet Club is watching from the skybox. Ospreay throws Cassidy out and goes out the side.
Fans rally as Ospreay builds speed going around the way, and he even gets a boost from Aussie Open to RAILGUN DROPKICK Cassidy into railing! The ref starts the ring count, and Ospreay drags Cassidy up and into the ring. Ospreay wants fans to hush but they boo instead. Ospreay drags Cassidy up to CHOP him down! Ospreay “squeezes” the orange, then he drags Cassidy up to whip him corner to corner hard! Cassidy hits the mat, and Ospreay does sit-ups to show off. Fans boo but Ospreay grins. Ospreay drags Cassidy up, scoops him, and hits the SPIN-OUT BACKBREAKER! Cassidy writhes but Ospreay covers, TWO!
Ospreay is amused and he stalks Cassidy to ropes. Ospreay kicks Cassidy around, drags him up and ROCKS him with a forearm. Cassidy goes to a corner, Ospreay digs his boots in. Ospreay mocks the fans and wonders why they’re upset. Ospreay tells them to “SUCK IT!” and then he drags Cassidy up. Ospreay whips Cassidy hard again and Cassidy bounces off buckles. Cover, TWO! Aussie Open mocks Cassidy while Ospreay gives him toying kicks and slaps. Fans boo and Ospreay brings Cassidy up to whip. Cassidy reverses, Ospreay reverses back, for a cobra twist! Cassidy endures, and Ospreay puts his hand in Cassidy’s pocket!
Ospreay “finds” something in Cassidy’s pocket, and it’s the MIDDLE FINGER! Fans are torn as Ospreay flips them off, but Cassidy fights out of the cobra twist to hip toss Ospreay down! Ospreay kicks Cassidy and whips him again, but Cassidy goes up and out and avoids Ospreay’s clothesline! Cassidy bumps Ospreay off buckles, then off more buckles. Ospreay blocks, Cassidy ducks and bumps Ospreay after all! Cassidy goes up, CROSSBODY! He rolls off, keeps moving, dodges and tilt-o-whirls, but Ospreay TOSSES him! Cassidy crashes down and Aussie Open cheers. Ospreay whips, Cassidy reverses, but Ospreay handsprings to NEURALIZER!
Fans fire up as Ospreay knocks Cassidy down with the kick. Aussie Open wants Ospreay to finish this and Ospreay climbs up a corner. Cassidy stands, Ospreay leaps, BLINDSIDE PIP PIP CHEERIO! Cover, TWO!! Cassidy survives and now Ospreay is annoyed. Ospreay drags Cassidy up, pats him on the head, and pulls on the elbow pad. Ospreay aims from the corner, but Cassidy flops forward! There’s no Hidden Blade without a target. Ospreay drags Cassidy back up, gives him Kowata Kicks and fans boo. Ospreay shrugs and then stands on Cassidy’s neck while throwing up the Empire hands. But Cassidy fights up!
Fans fire up as Cassidy keeps rising! Ospreay gives Cassidy more Kowata Kicks! But Cassidy gets mad!! Cassidy puts his hands up, then in his pockets! Ospreay smirks and SLAPS Cassidy! Ospreay runs, into a SHOTGUN! Both men are down, fans rally and the ref starts a standing count. Fans chant for “Freshly Squeezed!” and Cassidy kips up! Cassidy hobbles over, he grabs Ospreay’s head, and gives him Sloth Kowata Kicks! Opsreay is angry and he ROCKS Cassidy! Cassidy SUPEERKICKS! And then real KOWATA KICKS! Cassidy runs from the corner, but Ospreay SWATS the lariat, HOOK KICKS, and springboards! OS-
NO! Cassidy just steps out of the way! O’Conner Bridge!! TWO!! Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirl D- NO, Ospreay blocks the DDT, suplexes Cassidy up, but Cassidy hits STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRE! Ospreay staggers, Cassidy scoops for a MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and Aussie Open starts to worry! Fans rally while both Cassidy and Ospreay are down, “This is Awesome!” Ospreay gets to a corner, Cassidy hobbles up and runs corner to corner, but Ospreay ducks! Cassidy jumps up but Ospreay tucks him in! CHEEKY- MULE KICK! Cassidy QUEBRADAS for a TILT-O-WHIRL DDT!
Ospreay bails out but Cassidy builds speed! Cassidy DIVES, then puts Ospreay back in the ring with one fluid motion! Ospreay distracts the ref and Aussie Open grabs at Cassidy! Cassidy kicks Kyle Fletcher away and into Mark Davis! Cassidy then SPRINGBOARD MARIPOSAS! Direct hit on both Aussie Open, and Cassidy hurries up top! DEEP IMPACT!! Cover, TWO!!! Ospreay survives and Cassidy is shocked! Cassidy goes to a corner and aims as fans rally up. Ospreay rises, Cassidy runs in, but into a SPANISH FLY! Both men are down again but Ospreay wags his finger. The standing count starts, and both men stir.
Cassidy gets to ropes, Ospreay crawls after him. Ospreay puts Cassidy up top backwards, tucks him back in, CHEEKY NANDOS! Cassidy flops to the mat but Ospreay goes up! Cassidy anchors a foot but Ospreay throws down hands. Cassidy still climbs, and now Ospreay resists! Ospreay throws elbows down, but Cassidy grabs Ospreay’s hair! Cassidy SMACKS Ospreay off the corner post cam! What a perspective that was! Fans fire up and Cassidy sits Ospreay back up. Ospreay elbows Cassidy away, but Cassidy just rests. Cassidy pretends to be out of it and Ospreay sees he has an opening! Ospreay shakes out the cobwebs, to MOONSAULT!
Cassidy moves, but Ospreay MOONSAULTS again! Cassidy dodges again, only for Ospreay to STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Ospreay hurries back up, CORKSCREW MOONSAULT onto knees! Cassidy covers, TWO!! Ospreay gets up, Cassidy runs in but Ospreay slips around him to lift. Cassidy slips out of the bomb to BEACH BREAK!! Cover, TWO!?!? Chicago refuses to see that as anything less than three! Cassidy snarls and he throws off the elbow pad! Cassidy aims at Ospreay, runs in, but into a CUTTER! Ospreay springboards, OSCUTTER! Cover, TWO!?! Now Ospreay is in shock!
Ospreay hurries to prepare his own elbow pad! He aims from a corner as Cassidy sits up, HIDDEN- NO! Cassidy ducks, ORANGE- NO, Ospreay gets Cassidy in the underhooks! Canadian rack, STORM- RANA?! Cover, TWO!??!? Still not over?! Ospreay LARIATS Cassidy, HIDDEN BLADE!!! Cover, TWO?!?!! Fans are electric but Ospreay gives Cassidy the STORMBREAKER!!! Cover, Ospreay wins!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall (still IWGP US Heavyweight Champion)
The Commonwealth Kingpin denies us Orange VS Juice in the near future, as he retains the title! Juice shouts from the skybox that he has the belt, so HE is the champion. Will Rock Hard have to get back in the ring to prove it? Or will he do whatever he can to avoid Ospreay’s arsenal?
But the Empire isn’t done with Cassidy! They go after his pockets and then stomp away on him! Fans boo as Ospreay tells Fletcher & Davis to get Cassidy up. Aussie Open drag Cassidy up, into the double pump handles. But here comes RPG Vice! Rocky and Trent attack Aussie Open and Ospreay, but that’s 3v2! Aussie Open toss Trent, Ospreay smothers Rocky. Aussie Open toss Rocky, too, then drag Cassidy over. But wait! That music! KATSUYORI SHIBATA?!? Aussie Open rush out after him, and he DECKS Fletcher, then DECKS Davis! Fans are losing their minds as Shibata gets in the ring! Ospreay CLUBS Shibata, runs, but into a BOOT!!
Shibata bumps Ospreay off buckles, fires off fierce forearms and elbows, and fans are thunderous as Shibata BOOTS Davis back out! Shibata runs in at Ospreay, HESITATION DROPKICK! Ospreay flounders and Shibata wraps on the SLEEPER!! Aussie Open saves Ospreay from the Rear Naked Choke, so Shibata just sits cross-legged in the ring! Is Shibata throwing his name into the running for the US title? Cassidy stands up, he and Shibata lock eyes. Cassidy brings out his sunglasses, but he puts them on Shibata! Fans love it as Cassidy poses with Shibata and gives a thumbs up. Shibata wants Cassidy to hold on and stick around so he can give him a round of applause. Will The Wrestler’s return be freshly squeezed soon enough?
Zack Sabre Jr. VS ???
The Submission Master of NJPW wanted to prove to everyone, especially to Bryan Danielson, who is truly the best technical wrestler in the world today! But the American Dragon is injured and has to take time away from the ring. However, Bryan promises his substitute here tonight, who will also join the Blackpool Combat Club in Blood & Guts this Wednesday, will deliver both an astounding technical clinic, as well as a lesson in lethal, brutal violence! ZSJ doesn’t “give a toss” who Bryan found, but just who is it? The music hits and the tron plays, it’s CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI!! Fans erupt as now the Swiss Cyborg has joined the BCC! Will Claudio take ZSJ for a swing?
The bell rings and Claudio EUROUPPERS ZSJ right down! Claudio then quickly brings ZSJ up, reels him in, Gotch lift, NEUTRALIZER!! Cover, TWO!! ZSJ survives but what a start from Claudio! Fans are thunderous as ZSJ bails out and the fans chant for “CLAUDIO! CLAUDIO!” Claudio gets ZSJ up to whip him into railing, then run in and EuroUpper again! Claudio makes sure the fans in the front row are all good, and fans join in with the pumping arms! Claudio drags ZSJ up to whip him into more railing, then run in, only to miss the uppercut! Claudio shakes that off, ZSJ gets in the ring and Claudio hurries after him.
ZSJ wrenches an arm, uppercuts it, but Claudio just uppercuts with that arm! ZSJ goes to the apron, Claudio drags him up but ZSJ wrenches the arm again. Claudio resists but ZSJ ELBOW BREAKERS! And ELBOW BREAKERS again! Claudio BOOTS ZSJ, drags him up and suplexes! Claudio holds ZSJ up for a count of 10, and holds on even as ZSJ tries to fight free! Claudio SLAMS ZSJ, covers, TWO! ZSJ bails out and fans taunt him with, “Go beat him!” ZSJ shouts back, “I’m trying!” and he hobbles up on the apron. Claudio runs in, but his boot is caught to a HANGING LEGLOCK! The ref counts, ZSJ lets off at 4.
Claudio hobbles, and ZSJ gets the leg under the ropes for a HANGING LEGLOCK! The ref counts, ZSJ lets off at 4 again. The ref tells ZSJ to listen to the count and win this in the ring. ZSJ mockingly bows and apologizes, then gets in. ZSJ shoots for a leg but Claudio blocks! Claudio powers up but ZSJ fights the gut wrench off. ZSJ wrenches the arm, fans sing Seven Nation Army style for “OH~ ZACK SABRE JUNIOR~” as he uses his own forehead for leverage in the wristlock. Cesaro endures, powers out of the double wristlock, but ZSJ brings him to a knee. Claudio scoops but ZSJ slips off and gets the other arm!
ZSJ steps over and he bends the fingers! Claudio endures, even as ZSJ SNAPS finger joint after finger joint, then ARM TWISTS! ZSJ flexes and mocks the pumping arms. ZSJ gives toying kicks to Claudio and then some sharper kicks. Claudio gets up and EuroUppers ZSJ to a corner! Claudio runs in but ZSJ dodges, and Claudio POSTS himself! ZSJ runs in, tilt-o-whirl for MYSTICA! ZSJ stomps the bad arm, isolates and STOMPS the arm again! NECK TWIST! Then cover, TWO! ZSJ is annoyed but fans rally up as Claudio grits his teeth. ZSJ brings Claudio up into a facelock and he goes after the arms!
Claudio endures as ZSJ bends those arms way back, then shifts to a cobra twist. Fans rally, ZSJ shifts angle to get arm and headlock but Claudio headscissors. ZSJ slips out and has the leg to twist the foot! Claudio endures that standing toehold, but ZSJ stomps the knee! Claudio gets up, ZSJ wrenches his arm, then wristlocks. ZSJ pushes the elbow then EuroUppers, but Claudio just glares at him. ZSJ EuroUppers, and EuroUppers, then wrenches the arm, only for Claudio to reel him in! IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! And another IRISH CURSE! Claudio shoves ZSJ into the corner, and EUROUPPERS! Cover, TWO!
Claudio gets ZSJ up in a torture rack, but ZSJ grabs at Claudio’s face! ZSJ sits up to victory roll, into the ARMBAR! Cesaro endures, reaches out, manages to clasp hands and stack ZSJ, ONE! ZSJ has the TRIANGLE HOLD, and fans chant “This is Wrestling!” Claudio deadlifts ZSJ, but ZSJ uses that to headscissor Claudio out of the ring! Claudio holds on but so does ZSJ! Claudio shifts around in the Triangle Hold, fans rally up and Claudio deadlifts again! Claudio carries ZSJ around the way, go up the steps, and POWERBOMB ZSJ back into the ring!! Fans are thunderous while Claudio shakes out his arms.
Claudio gets in, “This is Awesome!” and Claudio gets the legs! Fans are electric for this, because here comes the- NO, ZSJ squirrel monkeys up into a GUILLOTINE! Cesaro is purple but he powers out of the hold into a suplex, and he drops ZSJ on the top of the corner! ZSJ lands on those dangerous tekkers, and fans fire up as Claudio climbs up. Claudio brings ZSJ up but ZSJ has the arm! And then an ELEVATED IRON OCTOPUS!! The ref counts, ZSJ barely lets go before 4! ZSJ pats Claudio on the head, then fires EuroUppers! Claudio tumbles back, but gets right up! SHORYUKEN EUROUPPER!!
Claudio climbs up after ZSJ again, for a SUPER GUT WRENCH SUPLEX! Fans are loving this as Claudio stalks ZSJ. Claudio EuroUppers ZSJ off his feet! And he gets the legs! ZSJ scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Claudio lets off, and waits on ZSJ to get back up. Claudio runs in to EuroUpper! Then whip corner to corner to EuroUpper! Back the other way, but ZSJ dodges! Claudio hits buckles, ZSJ runs in, “F U!” EuroUpper! But Claudio just shrugs it off! Claudio EuroUppers ZSJ down again, and covers! TWO, but fans want the “SWING! SWING! SWING!” Claudio hears them, and he calls for it!
Claudio trips ZSJ, has the legs, for the SWISS SWING! The fans count, but Claudio’s arm can only hold it for 5! Claudio apologizes to the fans and wants to continue. Claudio steps through but ZSJ kicks the Sharpshooter away. ZSJ goes to ropes but Claudio YANKS him back! SHARPSHOOTER!! But ZSJ twists to have the HEEL HOOK!! Claudio endures, and he BOOTS ZSJ with his free leg! ZSJ holds on, but Claudio BOOTS him again! And again! But ZSJ traps that leg! ZSJ even puts his grip behind his back! Claudio endures, his shoulders are down, TWO as Claudio sits up! Fans rally, Claudio pries free, and he has ZSJ’s legs now! SHARPSHOOTER!!
ZSJ rolls again, grabs at arms, but Claudio DOUBLE STOMPS! Cover, TWO! Claudio keeps cool and fans again say, “This is Wrestling!” ZSJ slaps Claudio’s hands away, but Claudio clamps onto him. ZSJ EuroUppers! But again, Claudio isn’t impressed. Claudio EUROUPPERS ZSJ down! ZSJ gets up, Claudio EUROUPPERS ZSJ down again! Claudio goes for another, but ZSJ catches it to hook the arms. Claudio holds off the backslide so ZSJ uses it to spin ZSJ around. ZSJ dodges the uppercut to run, but into a POP-UP! But ZSJ uses that to get a SLEEPER!! ZSJ is a backpack, then he shifts around to get a LEG HOOK NELSON!
Claudio moves around, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! ZSJ pulls on arms, but lets off at 4! The ref is getting frustrated with ZSJ but fans rally up. ZSJ KICKS Claudio in the chest, but Claudio dusts it off. ZSJ KICKS again, but Claudio eggs him on! ZSJ KICKS, and KICKS, and KICKS! They’re “NO” Kicks if you go by the fans. ZSJ says who cares, but then Claudio blocks, uppercuts and LARIATS! Cover, TWO! But Claudio gets ZSJ up, reels him in, but ZSJ uses that to slide, pump handle, trip and EURO CLUTCH!! Cover, TWO!!! Claudio escapes in time, ZSJ ducks and dodges, but runs into a POP-UP UPPERCUT!
Claudio hits a DISCUS!! And then he reels ZSJ in, tucks the arms, RICOLA BOMB!! Cover, Claudio wins!!
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall
The Swiss Cyborg shows ZSJ just who the better wrestler is here tonight! Will he do all of this all over again to the Jericho Appreciation Society in Blood & Guts?
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Fatal 4 Way: Jay White VS Adam Cole VS Hangman Page VS Kazuchika Okada!
Just when The Switchblade thought he wouldn’t have to do any hard work on Forbidden Door, he ended up with the biggest match of his career! Will the Catalyst of Pro-Wrestling find that he should’ve just given someone a match while he had the chance? Or will he be able to defeat the Panama City Playboy, the All Elite Cowboy and the Rainmaker in one go?
The introductions are made, the title is raised, and we see if the numbers spell disaster for King Switch!
Fans are thunderous already and White is getting annoyed. All four men stare down, each getting a corner. Okada gets fans to cheer even louder, and this is a standing ovation just to start! White says he is the reason for all that, and all four men approach. But then White bails out, and Cole is confused. And then Cole’s scared so he gets away before Hangman or Okada can get him. Fans fire up as Hangman and Okada shake hands and circle. But then Cole drags Hangman out of the ring! Hangman ROCKS Cole first, but White blindsides Okada! White CLUBS Okada, stomps him, and then grins as he looms over him.
Outside, Hangman gives Cole SNAKE EYES off railing. Inside, White brings Okada up and runs, but into Okada’s BOOT! Okada eggs White on, Hangman gets in, and together they double whip White to CLOBBER him with elbows! Fans fire up as Cole drags White out to save him. Cole says he and White have to work against Okada and Hangman, but Hangman and Okada go after them first! Okada CLUBS White, Hangman ROCKS Cole, and they all go around the way. Okada CLUBS White more, Hangman ROCKS Cole again. Fans chant for “COWBOY SH*T!” but Cole kicks back. Cole puts Hangman in but Hangman comes back and DIVES! Direct hit!
Okada scoops White but he slips off to RAM Okada into the apron! And then apron GOURD BUSTER! Okada flops to the floor while Hangman stalks Cole to the ramp. Hangman reels Cole in, but White CLOBBERS Hangman first! White stomps Hangman, he and Cole coordinate and get Hangman up. They DOUBLE SUPLEX and hold Hangman up, to SLAM him onto the LED ramp! A rough landing for all three but mostly Hangman. Fans rally up, Cole leaves Hangman behind and White follows. White CLOBBERS Okada, and Cole gets in the ring. White feeds Okada to Cole, and Cole rains down fists! Fans boo but Cole lets off as White gets in.
Cole brings Okada up, turns him and hits a NECKBREAKER! White likes the look of that, and Cole sits Okada up for White. White Too Sweet CHOPS Okada! Hangman rolls his way back to ringside, White Too Sweet CHOPS Okada again. White whips Okada hard into a corner, then White and Cole soak up the heat together. White goes out to CLUB Hangman down, then whips him, only for Hangman to reverse! White crashes into steel steps! Cole BOOTS Hangman off the apron, but Okada fires off forearms! Okada gut wrenches but White saves Cole from the Tombstone! Cole and White mug Okada and fans boo.
Hangman returns and he ROCKS Cole, ROCKS White, repeat! Fans fire up but Cole kicks low. Cole and White whip Hangman to a corner, but Hangman puts White on the apron and BOOTS Cole! TRIANGLE JUMP LARIAT for White! Cole CROSSBODIES, but into Hangman’s arms! FALL AWAY SLAM! Hangman kips up to PLANCHA White! Then he goes right up top to FLYING LARIAT on Cole! Cover, TWO! Cole gets to a corner and Hangman storms over. Hangman CHOPS Cole, follows him to another corner, and he CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Cole drops to his knees but Hangman brings him to the fourth corner, for another CHOP!
Hangman follows Cole as they go back to the other corner. Hangman whips Cole corner to corner but Cole reverses. White runs in but Hangman elbows him away. Cole runs in, Hangman BOOTS him! Hangman goes up to MOONSAULT, but into a SUPERKICK! Hangman is taken out of the air, but Okada returns! Cole and White stare him down and fans fire up! Okada fires off forearms on Cole, on White, and repeat! Cole CLUBS, whips, but Okada CLOBBERS him! White runs in, into a FLAPJACK! Cole runs in but is sent into the corner. Okada puts Cole up top to DROPKICK him to the floor!
Fans are thunderous as Okada goes out to join everyone else. Okada fetches White, brings him over to join the others, and has fans move. Fans move, and Okada RAMS White into railing! And then BOOT White over the railing! Okada TOSSES Cole onto White! Fans fire up as Okada gets space, and he uses that track & field ability to run and CROSSBODY both of them down!! Fans are thunderous as they get to be right there with Okada! Okada tosses Cole back over and fans cheer Okada on. Cole gets to the ring, Okada is after him, with the MONEY CLIP! Cole endures, White gets back in, and White drags Okada up.
Okada elbows but White hits the SAIDO! White helps Cole but Hangman gets White with a CHOP! And another CHOP! Then a forearm! Then a CHOP! Over and over again, than Hangman whips White corner to corner. White reverses, Hangman rebounds but into a COMPLETE SHOT! White then waistlocks to deadlift GERMAN, but Hangman lands on his feet! Hangman trip and jackknifes but Cole MULE KICKS it apart! Cole checks on White and he’s okay. White and Cole coordinate again and they want to get rid of the others so it can just be them. They Too Sweet on it, but then Cole hits a BACKSTABBER! How appropriate!
Cole gets White up, GHOSTBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! White survives and Cole may have just burned the bridge too soon. Cole says White tried to embarrass him in front of the world, so this is what he gets! Cole runs, but White ducks the Boom! URENAGE! Both men are down but White crawls over to Cole. White sits Cole up and wraps him up, but Cole elbows free of the sleeper! White CHOPS Cole down, but Cole fireman’s carries! White slips off, SNAP SLEEPER SUPLEX! Okada runs in, SNAP SLEEPR SUPLEX for him! Hangman runs in, he fights free of the sleeper, and even the Bladerunner! But then SNAP SLEEPER SUPLEX!
Cole hits THE BOOM on White! But Okada SHOTGUNS Cole! DISCUS from Hangman to Okada! And fans are thunderous as all four men are down! Another standing ovation because “This is Awesome!” Cole heads for ropes, as does Okada on the other end. White, Hangman, Cole and Okada manage to stand. Cole and White ROCK Okada and Hangman, but Okada and Hangman ROCK them back! Another forearm from Cole and White each, but the same from Okada and Hangman! And again, and again! Okada and Hangman get the edge, but Cole and White rake eyes! White then CHOPS Cole, so Cole ROCKS White!
White CHOPS Cole again, but Hangman and Okada come back with haymakers! Okada uppercuts Cole, Hangman CLUBS away on White. Okada whips corner to corner, runs in but Hangman BOOTS him! ROLLING ELBOW for Cole, POP-UP POWERBOMB for White! Cover, TWO!!! White barely gets his shoulder up! Hangman goes to the apron, he takes aim at White, but Cole lurks. Cole anchors a foot, Hangman kicks him away! Hangman goes up top to ARIHARA MOONSAULT Cole and Okada! Hangman then reloads and aims at White, but GEDO anchors Hangman’s foot! Hangman pulls Gedo up by his beard!
Hangman DECKS Gedo, then BOOTS White! Slingshot, BUCK- NO, White ducks to BLADE- NO! Hangman slips out, Alabama Lift, DEADEYE! Hangman reloads on the apron, to slingshot and BUCKSHOT!! Cover, Okada breaks it in time!! Fans are thunderous as Okada snarls and saves this match-up. Fans hope they all “Fight Forever!” but this has to end somehow. Hangman and Okada stare down, get to their feet, and stare down. Fans fire up again as the forearms start flying! Okada, Hangman, repeat, harder and harder! Okada wobbles but shakes his head, and he UPPERCUTS Hangman!
Okada gut wrenches, Hangman slips off to kick and whip! Okada reverses but Hangman avoids the dropkick to jackknife into the Alabama Lift! But Okada slips off and ROLLING- NO, Hangman ducks the lariat to GERMAN SUPLEX! Okada roars, but into the DISCUS! Hangman goes to the apron, but Cole yanks him down and POSTS him! Cole gets in to 52 Fake Out! Cole goes up, PANAMA- NO, Okada blocks the sunrise into an AIR RAID CRASH! Fans fire up again and Okada brings Cole up. Okada scoops and SLAMS Cole, then goes up top. MACHO ELBOW!! And the Rainmaker Pose! Fans are electric again!
Okada brings Cole up, ripcords, but Cole ducks the lariat! Hangman slingshots, but Okada avoids the Buckshot! Okada ripcords Hangman, but Cole SUPERKICKS Okada! And SUPERKICKS Hangman! Cole brings Okada up to SUPERKICK again! And then ROCK him with a forearm! Cole whips Okada to SUPERKICK again! Cover, TWO!! Okada survives the onslaught and Cole is frustrated. Cole brings Okada up, runs, but into the DROPKICK! Okada brings Cole up, ripcords, RAIN- NO, Cole ducks to PELE! Okada drops, Cole SUPERKICKS! Hangman slingshots, into a SUPERKICK! Cole runs, but into another DROPKICK!
Okada hurries to get Cole back up, scoop and LANDSLIDE! Okada gets Cole up again, for the RAIN- NO, Cole drops! White gets in, clinches Okada, BLADERUNNER!! But White covers Cole?! White wins!!
Winner: Jay White, by pinfall (still IWGP World Heavyweight Champion)
Adding insult to injury, White snipes Okada and pins his supposed good friend! Is the Switchblade Era unstoppable? Or will the G1 Climax find the one who can stop him?
As for Adam Cole, the Undisputed Elite, aka Kyle O’Reilly and the Young Bucks, come out, and White complete ignores them on his way to the back. Will this be the end of the friendship between them and Bullet Club?
Interim AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley VS Hiroshi Tanahashi!
The Best in the World, CM Punk, is out with injury, but is still considered AEW World Champion. This match was first made to simply have someone carry AEW’s banner in Punk’s absence. But then, the Maniac solidified his spot as #1 contender, and the Once in a Century Talent rose up out of NJPW. And in the end, a dream match three years in the making finally happens! Was Tanahashi ducking Moxley? Was Moxley simply not on Tanahashi’s level? Those questions don’t really matter anymore, because we’re about to finally see who is the better man!
The introductions are made, the interim copy is raised, and we see which ace awaits the return of CM Punk!
Tanahashi and Moxley stare down as the fans fire up again. The two circle, tie up, and then Tanahashi waistlocks. Mox switches, Tana switches back, then Mox switches back. Fans duel, Tanahashi wrenches, but Moxley wrenches back to wristlock then hammerlock. Tanahashi drop toeholds, floats to a headlock, but Moxley fights up. Tanahashi hits a headlock takeover but Moxley keeps his shoulders up. Moxley powers Tanahashi to the ropes, but lets off cleanly. Fans applaud and the two reset. Moxley and Tanahashi tie up again, Tanahashi headlocks. Moxley powers up but can’t power out as Tanahashi holds tight.
Moxley throws body shots, shoves Tanahashi to a corner, but Tanahashi goes up and CROSSBODIES Moxley down! Fans fire up for the air guitar and Moxley is mad. Moxley gets in Tana’s face, pie faces and flips him off, so the forearms start flying! They go back and forth, Moxley eggs Tanahashi on and ROCKS him! Tanahashi ROCKS Moxley, they go back and forth more, and then Moxley kicks low. Moxley whips but Tanahashi dropkicks legs out! And again! Tanahashi gets the leg, DRAGON SCREW! Fans fire up for the exchange as Tanahashi stands tall. Tanahashi gets Moxley’s leg and stomps.
Tanahashi drops an elbow onto the leg, then ties up the legs into an INDIAN DEATHLOCK! Fans rally as Moxley endures and Tanahashi puts on pressure. Moxley drags himself back, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Tanahashi lets go at 4, and he checks with the ref on the count. Moxley hits a CUTTER! Moxley hobbles but he drags Tanahashi back up. Tanahashi throws a forearm so Moxley throws them back! Moxley CHOPS, Tana CHOPS, they have a CHOP fight now! Moxley fires boxing elbows, whips Tanahashi corner to corner, then runs in to clothesline! Moxley puts Tanahashi up top, then hurries up after him.
Tanahashi resists the suplex so Moxley CLUBS and CLAWS Tanahashi! BUTTERFLY SUPERPLEX! Moxley drags Tanahashi up, reels him in, PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Tanahashi survives and fans pay attention to someone who F’d up in the crowd. Moxley drags Tanahashi to center and digs his knee into Tanahashi’s chest while pulling him in, aka the Chin Crusher! Tanahashi endures, Moxley throws him down to get the wrists, and shout out to Bryan with the DANIELSON STOMPS! Moxley then gets the legs, to steal the TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Tanahsahi endures his favorite hold as Moxley sits deep!
Tanahashi crawls, moves around, but Moxley shifts to an STF! Tanahashi still endures and gets the ROPEBREAK! Moxley lets off and he eggs Tanahashi on. Moxley drags Tanahashi up, but Tanahashi fires a forearm! Moxley gives it back, they brawl again and fans duel. Moxley kicks and whips but Tanahashi hits FLYING FOREARMS! Fans fire up with The Ace and he fires off fast hands! Tanahashi scoop SLAMS Moxley and goes up the corner. SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! Tanahashi keeps focus and he runs, SLING- NO, Moxley tosses Tanahashi! But Tanahashi skins the cat! But Moxley clotheslines Tanahashi all the way out!
Moxley goes out to get Tanahashi and whip him into railing! Moxley tells the timekeeper to clear out and he clears off the table! Moxley brings Tanahashi over, to URENAGE Tanahashi through the table! Fans fire up and Moxley gets in the ring. Tanahashi gets out of the wreckage slowly, and the ref and medic both check on him. A ring count starts but Tanahashi is stirring. The count reaches 5 of 10 and Tanahashi manages to crawl his way towards the ring. The count is 7, Tanahashi gets to the corner at 8, but he springs in at 9! Moxley can’t believe it! Moxley waits on Tanahashi while fans chant, “GO ACE!”
Moxley says HE’s the ace here, and he KICKS Tanahashi in the chest! Tanahashi growls, Moxley KICKS him again! Tanahashi eggs Moxley on, then blocks the kick into a DRAGON- NO, Moxley stops the screw part way and drops down onto the ARMBAR! Tanahashi fights and clasps his hands! Tanahashi moves around, wanting to stack, but Moxley keeps his shoulders up. Fans rally as Tanahashi has the arms to DANIELSON STOMP Moxley! Tanahashi unleashes his brutality and fans fire up! Moxley gets up, but Tanahashi dodges to SLINGBLADE! Moxley bails out and he’s busted open!
Tanahashi hurries out and climbs up, for the ACES HIGH FLY FLOW!! Direct hit and down goes Moxley at ringside! The ref checks and Moxley is somehow okay to continue. Moxley sputters and gets to the apron, but the count begins. Moxley is dazed but Tanahashi throws hands! The count is 5 of 10 and Tanahashi pushes Moxley in. Fans rally as Moxley goes to a corner. Moxley tries to stop the bleeding while blinking out the blood. Tanahashi storms over, but into a kick! Moxley underhooks, Tanahashi fights it, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! And then another TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Then a wrench, but Moxley gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX!
Tanahashi roars and gets up, but swings into the PARADIGM SHIFT!! Cradle cover, TWO!!! Tanahashi survives, but Moxley doesn’t hesitate to shift into HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS!! Tanahashi is a rag doll as Moxley gets him back up, but Tanahashi fights free to HEADBUTT! KAMI-GOYE!!! Tanahashi shouts out Kota Ibushi! Fans fire up and Tanahashi goes up the corner! Moxley stands, Tana hits HIGH FLY ATTACK! Tanahashi goes back up top while Moxley is down, HIGH FLY FLOW!!! But he can’t cover right away! Tanahashi crawls back, TWO!! And into the BULLY CHOKE!! Tanahashi endures, Moxley pushes back as much as he can, and fans are thunderous!
Tanahashi fights up to his feet, but Moxley HEADBUTTS him! And then underhooks! Tanahashi trips Moxley first, jackknife, TWO!! Moxley shoots around, SLEEPER! Tanahashi uses the buckles to push back and roll to a cover, TWO!!! Moxley lets go just in time to get free! They both stand, Moxley LARIATS, but Tanahashi stays up! SHOTEI! SHOTEI! And then SLING- LARIAT!!! Cover, ONE?!?!?!? Fans are losing their minds and Moxley is shocked! But Moxley hurries with more HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS!! He isn’t gonna stop until Tanahashi is out! Fans boo, but then REAR NAKED CHOKE!!!
Tanahashi is fading, but the fans chant “GO ACE!” Tanahashi gets a second wind and he manages to move around! Moxley shifts to the BULLY CHOKE!!! Tanahashi fights up to his feet again, but Moxley still has the SLEEPER! Tana is fading again, so Moxley hits the DEATH RIDER!!! Cover, Moxley wins!!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by pinfall (INTERIM AEW World Champion)
The Maniac is wearing a crimson mask, and holding up #PrettyPlatinum! It was brutal, but that’s how Moxley loves it! And best of all, Moxley and Tanahashi show each other the respect they both earned. But will Molxey still have this belt when the Best in the World returns to AEW? And will Moxley be able to recover from this to take on the Jericho Appreciation Society in Blood & Guts?
Wait, sepeaking of, Daniel Garcia and Chris Jericho attack Moxley and Tanahashi! Jericho says this should’ve been his match, not Moxley’s! Fans boo as Red Death and the Wizard beat these two down, but here comes EDDIE KINGSTON! He tackles Jericho but Garcia’s after him right away! Jericho stomps Mox, Garcia and Eddie scrap, and then Jericho CLUBS Eddie. But here come Yuta, Santana & Ortiz! They go after Jericho and Garcia, and then here come the rest of the JAS! Hager, Menard, Parker and Sammy tip the scales back Jericho’s way, but here comes CLAUDIO! The Swiss Cyborg brawls with Jericho!!
Claudio whips, pops Jericho up and EUROUPPERS! EuroUpper for Garcia! For Sammy! For Hager! For Menard! For Parker! Then for Garcia again! William Regal walks out, smirking as fans fire up for Claudio. Claudio gets Parker for the SWISS SWING! And this time, he goes to 10, to 15, to 20! Claudio lets Parker go and he regroups with Moxley and Yuta. The only one not happy about this is Eddie! The JAS are in retreat but they have the man-up advantage, will they show that even Sports Entertainers have Blood & Guts?
My Thoughts:
What an awesome, awesome night for both AEW and NJPW. Sure, some predictable outcomes, but I don’t think I can really criticize anything that harshly. The Buy-In alone could’ve been its own episode of Rampage or something and it would’ve been great stuff. They added Archer VS Comoroto rather last minute but it still worked out really well, and of course Archer won. And I did like the twist of the 8 Man, Caster & Gunn Club VS LA Dojo turned into a 4v2 Handicap and the team of Caster & Billy still won. I think the AEW Women’s Championship was the shortest match of them all, and we could get on AEW for not trying to do more with the women’s division, but that was still a great match between Rosa and Storm, we were lucky to get that.
Great to see that it was Claudio (Cesaro) as the opponent for ZSJ, and their match was incredible stuff. I was actually a touch surprised ZSJ won, but Claudio does need to come into AEW strong if he’s going to join the Blackpool Combat Club. Moxley VS Tanahashi was an awesome main event, but as we all figured going into this, an AEW wrestler was going to be AEW’s Interim Champion. Having that brawl close the show (maybe even fill for time that AEW had reserved) was an odd move to me. It made this feel like we went from PPV to go-home, when we should’ve just closed on Moxley getting to celebrate. I guess there needed to be a quick bit of how there is still dysfunction in BCC & Friends because of history between Eddie and Claudio. Could’ve been a promo to open Dynamite this week, but whatever, people were getting their money’s worth here.
I think one of the best parts of tonight was that in the All-Atlantic Championship match, it wasn’t Miro that won. Though, perhaps because of how much it felt like Miro was going to win, that was exactly why he didn’t. To be a great moment, it had to be a surprise, and how awesome for it to be Pac that won. Pac can use this belt in his feud with Malakai, Miro can still use this for his feud with “His God,” and it’ll all be a great start to this title’s history. Also Clark Connors got to look like a badass, that is big stuff for him.
And I do want to note that FTR winning the tag match was expected, but also the perfect choice and an amazing moment. FTR is the only team to do what they’ve done. They’re TRIPLE Champions with the AAA, ROH & IWGP titles at the same time, and just as fans were pointing out, they have held seven major tag titles in their careers: WWE’s Triple Crown of NXT, Raw & SmackDown, the AEW titles before, and now the three they have. They are truly the greatest tag team of all time, and I would think they’re a shoe-in for the AEW titles again come All Out this year.
My Score: 9.7/10
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Is Thursday night alright for fighting?
AEW Spring Breakthru continues as Collision is brewin‘ up a TNT Championship Open Challenge! Will it be all about the BOOM for Adam Cole, Baybay?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kevin Knight VS Lance Archer w/ Don Callis; Knight wins.
- Josh Alexander & Konosuke Takeshita VS Rocky Romero & Tomohiro Ishii; Alexander & Takeshita win.
- 2v1 Handicap Match: Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Rebecca Scott & Ashley Vox; Megan wins.
- AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Adam Cole VS Claudio Castagnoli; Cole wins and retains the title.
- Six Man Tag: La Faccion Ingobernable VS Rosario Grillo, Leon St. Giovanni & KM; LFI wins.
- ROH World Television Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Nick Wayne; Nick wins and becomes the new ROH World TV Champion.
- Mercedes Mone & Harley Cameron VS Kris Statlander & Julia Hart; Kris & Julia win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Marina Shafir storms out here!
She throws some poor rando around on stage, and then kicks her off stage, to then storm into the ring. Marina intimidates Arkady Aura into giving up her mic, then here come the Death Riders! Claudio Castagnoli SHOVES a cameraman down, then SMASHES the camera! Then he CHOKE SLAMS the cameraman through a table! Wheeler Yuta beats up more equipment, the fans boo these sore losers, because clearly this is all in response to losing the AEW World Trios Championships just last night. Boston tells off Yuta but he just uses that as motivation. Jon Moxley is in the ring, waiting for all of this to calm down a bit.
Marina gives Moxley the mic, and Moxley tells the fans and everyone celebrating last night better enjoy it now. “Hobbs, Swerve, Shibata, enjoy it now! Because it’s the last chance you’re gonna have to celebrate for a long time!” The fans boo, but Moxley tells The Young Bucks he officially doesn’t like them, he doesn’t like looking at them, so they better stay in their own lane. They cross the line with Moxley, he swears to God that they are never seen or heard from again, and he means that! Fans are torn there, but Moxley says from the first day he started in this sport, there was one undisputed baddest man in pro-wrestling. That man is Samoa Joe.
The fans cheer for “JOE! JOE! JOE!” and Moxley says he has always shown Joe respect, treated him with reverence. The fans sing, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Yuta tells them to shut up! Moxley says he has given Joe that reverence, he has given Joe his space, and it could’ve stayed that way. But Joe started something that Moxley has to finish. Because Moxley doesn’t know any other way, he will not run, he will not hide, he will not roll over and die. he knows no other way to do this but to fight Joe to the death for the AEW World Championship! Tomorrow, now, for better or worse! Mox will be clear: He is challenging Joe!
The fans again chant for “JOE! JOE! JOE!” Moxley says that’s all he’s gotta say. Joe’s known Moxley long enough to know exactly what he’s dealing with. Moxley then storms off, leading the Death Riders away. Will Samoa Joe accept that challenge, and perhaps even go Double or Nothing?
Kevin Knight VS Lance Archer w/ Don Callis!
The Jet is feeling real good having his share of $400,000, and he’s preparing for next month’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors tournament. But will Knight still be too fly? Or will he be sent crashing down by the Murderhawk Monster?
The moment Archer hits the ring, he hits Knight! Archer fires off in a corner, the bell rings, and the ref counts. The fans boo but archer only stops to throw his jacket at Knight! Then he THROWS Knight out of the ring! The fans tell Callis off like they did last night, but Archer SMACKS Knight off the LED walls! Archer says night-night, Knight! He CLUBS Knight down on the stage, then drags him up to TOSS him down the ramp! Knight flounders to the apron but Archer steps inside to stop the ring count. Archer goes out to drag Knight up, choke grips, and CHOKE- NO, Knight flips free! Knight blocks a boot, ROCKS Archer, then goes up the corner, BIG triangle jump DROPKICK!
The fans fire up as night goes to the apron, springboards, QUEBRADA! They fall on the ramp and the fans fire up! Knight storms after Archer as they go into the ring, then Knight climbs up. Knight leaps to SEATED- NO, Archer catches Knight! Knight fights and RANAS Archer into a corner! Knight stomps and UPPERCUTS on repeat! Knight then stomps a mudhole, but stops as the ref counts 4. The fans fire up with Knight, but Archer LARIATS Knight inside-out! The fans boo but Archer drags Knight back up. Short arm LARIAT! Callis applauds while Archer rains down forearms on Knight’s head.
The ref reprimands about pulling hair but Archer tells him to shut up! Archer stomps Knight, paces around him, then drags him up. Archer CLUBS Knight on the back, then stalks him to a corner. Archer CHOPS Knight but the fans rally, “Let’s Go, Kevin!” Archer whips, Knight sunset flips, but Archer stays up! But Knight avoids the punch! Knight runs to SLIDING SHOULDER TACKLE! Archer tumbles out of the ring, Knight runs, and he WRECKS Archer with a dropkick! Archer pinballs off the desk, then Knight goes up the corner. But Callis grabs at Knight’s foot! The fans boo, Callis gets away with that, but Archer drags Knight down!
Archer ROCKS Knight, then SWINGS him into the steel steps! Archer is all fired up, Callis is happy, but the fans boo while Collision goes picture in picture.
Archer drags Knight up, brings him around, and whips him hard into railing! Knight sputters, the fans cheer him on, but Archer brings Knight up. Archer ROCKS Knight, sits him in a chair, and then runs up to BOOT him down! Knight slumps against the barriers while Archer refreshes the count. But this just lets Callis get his shots in! Callis hammers Knight, but stops before he gets caught. Callis talks smack on the fans, especially that one guy in the third row. Archer stands Knight up against barriers, calls out a small child in their father’s arms, and then CHOPS Knight! Archer drags Knight along the way, taunts more fans, but Knight fires body shots!
Knight CHOPS Archer, but Archer isn’t even bothered! Archer whips Knight back into the ring, then storms in after him. Archer looms over Knight, stands on Knight’s hand, then steps off as the ref reprimands. Archer taunts Knight, stands him up, and pulls hair to put him in the corner. Archer climbs up, taunts the fans, and he smothers Knight! Archer rains down fists, but he stops short of ten to rob the fans the satisfaction! Spring Breakthru returns to single picture and Archer runs corner to corner. ELBOW! Archer keeps moving, and he ELBOWS Knight again! Archer wants more, so he runs again, to ELBOW Knight again!
The fans are torn as Archer has his hattrick, and he looms over Knight again. Archer taunts Knight, slaps him around, but Knight fires a body shot! Archer nods, eggs Knight on, and Knight fires more hands! The fans fire up, but Archer DECKS Knight! Archer drags Knight around, has a cocky cover, ONE!! Knight is tougher than that as a former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, and he flips Archer off! Archer grabs at him, Knight cradles, TWO!! Archer almost got caught, but he BOOTS Knight for that! And GERMAN SUPLEXES! Knight lands on his face and Archer grins. The fans rally for Knight but Archer puts him in a corner.
Archer hoists Knight up top, ROCKS him, then lifts Knight in the reverse crucifix! Knight flails, BLACKOUT- NO, Knight lands out! But Archer grabs him! CHOKE- DROPKICK! Knight turns things around, then fires hands! The fans rally as hard as they can for Knight as Knight fires shot after shot! Knight whips, Archer reverses, but knight slips to the outside! Archer hits buckles, Knight springboards in, but Archer gets clear. Knight comes back, but into a BOOT/STOMP! Archer drags Knight right up, then goes up the corner with him! The fans fire up already as Archer lifts Knight, but Knight fires elbows!
Knight fires body shots now, Archer pushes him back, but Knight returns, to the UPPER ROOM! Knight rolls and UFO SPLASHES! Cover, TWO! Archer is still in this, but Knight runs corner to corner, only for Archer to dodge! Arche comes back, DERAILER!! Archer hauls Knight up, BUCKLE BOMBS, and CHOKE SLAMS! Cover, TWO?!?! Knight survives and Callis is furious! Archer snarls but he drags Knight back to a corner. The fans rally as hard as they can for “KEVIN! KEVIN!” but Archer walks the tightrope! But Knight trips Archer up! Archer is stuck on the ropes, and Knight DROPKICKS him down!
The fans fire up as Knight springboards, FLYING FOREARM to the floor! The fans fire up and Knight puts Archer in! Knight springboards, but Archer catches him! Knight HOTSHOTS that arm, then springboards again, FLYING LARIAT!! Cover, Knight wins!!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall
The Jet flies high and takes the win! Will this literally big win help Knight take over the BOSJ?
The Opps speak.
After Dynamite went off the air, the NEW AEW World Trios Champions regrouped backstage. Samoa Joe said, “Do you understand the unusual thing about predators? Predators tend to think they are the largest and most evil thing in the jungle. They think that nothing pursues them because they are the pursuers. Tonight, the Death Riders learned that wasn’t the case. See, we are The Opps. We are not a movement, we are not an understanding between gentlemen, no. We are men who only need an opportunity and excuse to commit violence. We are men like Shibata. We are men like myself. And now, Death Riders, you learned we are men like Willy Hobbs.
“We are The Opps. We are your AEW Trios Champions. And we are coming for so much more.” The Death Riders were the hunters but are now the hunted, will their reign of terror end thanks to The Opps?
BREAKING NEWS for next week’s Collision!
While Collision will return to Saturday nights, it will also have to wait until after coverage of the NBA Playoffs. The silver lining? It’ll be live from coast to coast! Make sure you schedule accordingly so you don’t miss a minute of the Playoff Palooza!
Backstage interview with Jamie Hayter & Kris Statlander.
Renee Paquette is with these two ahead of their Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament match, set for next week on Dynamite. It is a semifinal match, and yet this is also the first time Kris and Jamie face off 1v1. The winner goes on to Double or Nothing to face Mercedes Mone in the tournament finals, but Kris stops Renee there. Enough about Mone. And enough about Toni Storm, honestly. There are plenty of other women in this locker room who work just as hard, if not harder, than those two. Jamie says she won’t disagree there. Jamie works hard, Kris works hard, and Jamie won’t stand here to give endless pats on the back.
But Jamie also knows Kris is good, being a former TBS Champion. And Kris knows Jamie is good, being a former AEW Women’s World Champion. They both know they can go, and this right here has been a long time coming. Whoever wins this, they better go all the way. See you Wednesday, mate. That match is for Dynamite, but will Kris get a leg up on Mone in the tag match later tonight?
Tony Schiavone reads a letter from FTR.
Given the suspension as announced last night, Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler are not allowed in the building, so they sent this message instead.
“Dear Tony & Nigel, I (Dax) wish I could take back everything we did to you guys last week. It was completely unacceptable, unnecessary, and unwarranted. I honestly think the punishment for us wasn’t severe enough.” Schiavone explains it is a suspension for a week, without pay. Dax’s letter continues to say, “Tony, I would never have gone through with the piledriver with you. You said some things about my daughter that I won’t hold against you. But in the heat of the moment, I felt I was justified to scare you a little. I love you, Tony.” Schiavone rolls his eyes, the fans boo because they don’t believe Dax’s words.
Schiavone explains this next part is addressed to Nigel. “I never wanted things to get physical between the three of us, I know your body, and your mind for that matter, is very fragile.” Nigel rolls his eyes at the passive aggressiveness there. “I’m sure you were thinking the same thing with emotions as we were. Even though you probably knew there was no way you could ever beat us up, LOL. Again, my sincerest apologies to you both, and I hope we can just move forward in a professional and productive manner. With love, Dax Harwood.” The fans still boo the ingenuine sentiments, and Nigel sarcastically accepts the apology. Will FTR ever actually learn their lesson?
Josh Alexander & Konosuke Takeshita VS Rocky Romero & Tomohiro Ishii!
The Walking Weapon couldn’t defeat the Cowboy, so he goes and sucker punches him after the match, then seemingly joins forces with The Don Callis Family! Will Alexander get his first win alongside The Alpha? Or can Azucar & Stone Pitbull conglomerate their way to a victory?
The teams sort out and Ishii starts against Konosuke in a battle of Openweight Champions! The fans fire up as Ishii and Konosuke go toe to toe, then they start shoving! The forearms start flying, the fans fire up, and Ishii gets the edge! Ishii runs, but Konosuke BOOTS him! Konosuke whips, Ishii reverses, and then Ishii ducks the lariat to waistlock. Ishii ducks an elbow, but Konosuke ROCKS Ishii! Konosuke reels Ishii in, but Ishii suplexes first! Konosuke fights free, then runs up, and they RAM shoulders! The fans fire up and Ishii runs to RAM Konosuke again! Konosuke returns, runs through the chop and he CLOBBERS Ishii!
Ishii is up, he runs through a chop and then CLOBBERS Konosuke! Konosuke is back up, both men run in, and they RAM each other down! The fans fire up while Konosuke and Ishii back off. Tag to Rocky and Alexander and the fans rally again. The two circle, tie up, and Alexander waistlocks. Rocky switches, Alexander switches, and Alexander SLAMS Rocky down! Rocky brushes that off while the fans rally. The two circle, tie up, and Rocky wrenches. Alexander knees low, whips, but Rocky slides under! Rocky wheelbarrows and arm-drags! Alexander comes back, Rocky dodges and RANAS! The fans fire up while Rocky gives some Azucar Heat!
Rocky runs up, Alexander DUMPS him to the apron, but Rocky UPPERCUTS! Alexander distracts the ref so that Konosuke can YANK Rocky down! Konosuke DOUBLE CHOPS Rocky, then DRIVE-BY DROPKICKS! Rocky sputters while Collision goes picture in picture.
Alexander runs to BODY CHECK Rocky off the apron! The Don Callis Family soaks up the heat, then they fetch Rocky off the ground. Alexander puts Rocky on the apron, CLUBS him, then slides in. Alexander has the ref watch Ishii, and then he stomps Rocky around. Alexander scoops and SLAMS Rocky, then tags Konosuke. Konosuke goes up to SUPER SENTON! Cover, TWO! Rocky stays in this, but Konosuke stays on Rocky with a snapmare and KCIK! Konosuke tags Alexander and Alexander stalks Rocky. Alexander drags Rocky from the ropes to drop a knee! Cover, TWO! Alexander stalks Rocky to the ropes, then bumps him off buckles.
Alexander CHOPS Rocky, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Konosuke has Rocky up top! Rocky fights the back suplex with fists, then he BITES Konosuke! The ref reprimands, but Rocky cravats to hit a SUPER SLICED BREAD! The fans fire up while both men crawl, hot tags to Alexander and Ishii! The fans fire up as these two RAM, and RAM, and then Ishii ROCKS Alexander! Ishii whips, Alexander reverses, but Ishii comes back to CLOBBER Alexander! And SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Alexander survives but Ishii runs, only for Konosuke to get a cheap shot in! Ishii DECKS Konosuke for it! Alexander waistlocks, Ishii fights and switches, but Konosuke runs in!
Alexander ducks, Konosuke BOOTS Ishii! Konosuke runs, he and Ishii DOUBLE LARIAT! Konosuke rebounds to LARIT Ishii down! Rocky runs up, wrenches Konosuke, and kicks off Alexander to TORNADO DDT! Ishii LARIATS Konosuke back down, but Alexander kicks! Ishii blocks, feed to Rocky for a kick and UPPERCUT! Then Ishii hits a GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up more as Ishii runs, and he LARIATS Alexander down! Cover, Rocky blocks Konosuke, but Konosuke SHOVES Rocky onto Ishii! The match is saved but the ref reprimands everyone for being in the ring. Ishii and Rocky argue, but Konosuke has Rocky!
Rocky avoids the forearm, so Konosuke DECKS Ishii! Alexander BOOTS Rocky out of the ring! Alexander torture racks Ishii, for the TOWER HACKER BOMB!! Cover, TWO?!? But into an ANKLE LOCK!! Rocky sends Konosuke into railing! Ishii endures, reaches out, but Rocky storms in! Rocky springboards to CROSSBODY Alexander! The fans fire up, but Konosuke runs in! Rocky DUMPS Konosuke out, then PLANCHAS! Ishii LARIATS Alexander, suplexes, but Alexander fights it! Alexander wrenches, Ishii wrenches back, but Alexander gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, ROCKY BREAKS IT!
The fans fire up as we get another save! Rocky brings Alexander i, but Alexander waistlcoks. Rocky fights free, throws an elbow, then a HAYMAKER! Rocky reels Alexander in, but Alexander hits a GOURD BUSTER! Alexander hoists Rocky up, but Ishii helps Rocky RANA! Rocky KICKS Alexander, cravats, and Ishii gives him the boost! SHIRA- NO, Alexander slips free! Rocky waistlocks Alexander, Ishii runs up, but Alexander ducks! The LARIAT hits Rocky! Then Alexander rolls Ishii up, with tights! TWO!! Alexander fires a flurry of elbows, but Ishii roars! Ishii runs in, but into a GERMAN SUPLEX! But he’s right back up!?
Alexander runs up, Ishii SWATS a lariat, then ROCKS Alexander! Alexander ROCKS Ishii, but Ishii HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up while both men fall! A standing count starts, but Ishii crawls hover, hot- WHAT?! Rocky leaves Ishii hanging?! WHY?!? The fans boo, but Konosuke BOOTS Ishii! Then feed to a GERMAN SUPLEX! Alexander holds on, ripcord, DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOWS!! Then a POWERBOMB!! High stack, Don Callis Family wins!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander, by pinfall
Rocky looks conflicted, but they why did he leave Ishii all alone to begin with?! Callis celebrates with his guys, will nothing stop the family from taking over AEW? Rocky goes back to help Ishii, but Ishii shoves Rocky! Ishii asks what the heck, but wait! Is that TRENT BERETTA!? Rocky CLOBBERS Ishii, and Trent takes off the jacket! Trent rains down fists on Ishii now, and the Callis Family returns?! Trent was Don Callis Family the last time we saw him, and it seems he still IS Don Callis Family! Callis explains to Konosuke that it’s fine, and he gives Trent the monkey wrench! The very thing that took Trent out almost a year ago!
Rocky stands Ishii up, and says goodbye. Trent CLOBBERS Ishii with the monkey wrench!!! Trent & Rocky are in the Family, will AEW soon belong to them?
Backstage interview with Mercedes Mone.
Lexy Nair welcomes in #FourBeltsMone, and Mone again says, “Bostooon~! Say hello to your C E O!” Lexy congratulates Mone on defeating Athena last night and advancing to the Women’s Owen Hart Cup finals at Double or Nothing. She will either face Kris or Jamie, and Kris is someone Mone has had a lot of history with. Mone stops Lexy there and says that history is where Mone won them all. Tonight, she is in the main event in another tag match alongside Harley Cameron. Mone already groans as Harley brings out “Mini Mone!” “Bostooooon~! Say hello to your C E O~!” Mone says she already did that.
Mini Mone knows Main Mone doesn’t wanna talk to Harley right now, but she has assured Mini Mone that things will be different this time. They better be! Now now, talk to Mini Mone. She’s not gonna do that! Harley, just stay out of the way and not be such a loser! Harley pouts but Mone says there’s no reason to be sad. Mini Mone says yeah, there’s no crying in wrestling! Damn right! Wait, wait, why is she talking like the puppet’s real!? Harley starts singing “Ride the Money Wrath Train~!” Mone says no no no! Mone storms off, but the train is on the tracks either way. Mini Mone says, “See you tonight!” Will The CEO and the wild Aussie stay on track as we head for Double or Nothing?
2v1 Handicap Match: Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Rebecca Scott & Ashley Vox!
The wrath of the Megasus has yet to be satiated, so she is again doubling up on opponents. Will even Everyone’s Favorite Flight Attendant & The Reel Catch #BowDown?
The bell rings and Vox & Scott DOUBLE DROPKICK! The fans fire up as they bring the fight to Megan with fast hands! They double whip, but Megan crisscrosses them into each other, then DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEXES!! The fans fire up as Megan roars, and she reels Vox in! Megan hauls Vox up to POWERBOMB! And deadlift for ANOTHER POWERBOMB! And ANOTHER POWERBOMB!! Vox flounders away while the fans fire up! Megan aims at Scott, runs in, and LEAPING LARIATS! Megan is all fired up, and she hauls Scott up, FATE’S DESCENT onto Vox!! Double cover, Megan wins!
Winner: Megan Bayne, by pinfall
Vox & Scott tried, but they could not stop this female titan! Megan then sits them both up and tells them, “BOW DOWN!” Megan SMACKS them off the mat! The Superbad Girl raises Megan’s hand in victory, will nothing stop Megan from storming back up the mountain?
Anthony Bowens speaks.
“Throughout my life, I’ve been told ‘no’ so many times. But if I wanted it bad enough, I always found a way. And here in AEW, I won’t take ‘no’ for an answer. My name is Anthony Bowens. I am AEW’s 5 Tool Player. The perfect combination of power, athleticism, intelligence, the look, and The It Factor. I am the Pride of Professional Wrestling, led by a badass. I intend to use every tool necessary to climb to the top of AEW. And oh, yeah, I intend to win gold. Let’s make history. So the question is, who’s next to step to the plate and get their ass Molly Whopped by THE Five Tool Player?! That journey starts now. Don’t believe me? Well I’ve got five tools and one rule: Prove them wrong!”
AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Adam Cole VS ???
The Panama City Playboy is in Boston, ready to make this City of Champions undisputed! But who will step to this paragon of wrestling? CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI! The Death Riders never left the building, they were just lurking from the shadows! But will the Swiss Cyborg snatch away this title to make up for the one he lost?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who brings the boom!
The bell rings and the two tie up. Claudio powers Cole right to a corner, lets off as the ref counts, but then Cole avoids the sucker punch! Cole fires fast hands, the fans fire up, but the ref counts. Claudio scoops Cole first to SLAM him down! Claudio looms over Cole, drags him up, and he whips Cole, only for Cole to reverse. But Claudio bounces off buckles to BOOT Cole down! The fans boo but Claudio stalks Cole. Claudio drags Cole up, scoops again, but Cole fights around to a SLEEPER! The fans cheer, but Claudio RAMS Cole into buckles. Claudio is free, but Cole BOOTS him, then JUMP NECKBREAKERS! Cover, ONE!!
Cole hurries to headlock, but Claudio powers up and lifts Cole, only for Cole to sunset flip! Claudio drags Cole right up, but Cole fires forearms! The fans fire up as Cole whips, btu Claudio reverses. Cole grabs ropes, 52 Fake Out! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! Claudio stays in this but Cole runs up to BOOT him back down! Claudio bails out, throws a fit, but then Cole BOOTS him off the apron! The fans fire up for “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!” Claudio goes to the apron, Cole storms up on him, but Claudio trips Cole up! Claudio drags Cole out, Cole fires forearms, but Claudio knees low! Claudio whips Cole hard into barriers!
Claudio winds up, runs up, but Cole dodges! Now Claudio hits the barriers! Cole fires forearms, stalks Claudio around the way, and he fires forearms again. Claudio YANKS Cole into the barriers! The ring count climbs, Claudio hauls Cole up, BARRIER BACK SUPLEX! Cole flops to the floor and the fans lose their minds! Claudio refreshes the ring count, but he does wait on Cole. Cole slowly crawls, so Claudio goes out to fetch him. Claudio UPPERCUTS Cole, Cole staggers around, and Claudio military presses him! Claudio TOSSES Cole out into the crowd! The fans go nuts again, and they cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this possible.
Claudio storms into the ring, soaks up the heat, and the ref checks Cole. That was a rough landing on that hardwood floor, but it seems Cole is okay to continue. The fans rally for Cole as he hobbles his way back to ringside. Cole rolls in, but Claudio runs up to LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Cole stays in this but Claudio clamps onto him with a chinlock. Cole endures, the fans rally, but Claudio squeezes tight. Cole fights around, fights to his feet, and the fans fire up as Cole fires body shots. But Claudio knees low, then TOSSES Cole back out! Cole flops to the floor, the fans boo more, but Claudio just soaks it all up as Collision goes picture in picture.
Cole gets checked by Doc Sampson, given that big bruise right on his side. The ring count climbs all the while, and Claudio paces as he waits on a verdict from Doc. Cole seems to be okay to continue, and he crawls his way over. Cole grabs at the apron skirt, drags himself up, and springs in at 9! Claudio is right on him and rains down fists! Claudio is all fired up, and also sports a cut on his arm from hitting these barriers. Claudio scoops to hit a BACKBREAKER, and then he bends Cole against his knee! Cole endures, throws hands from below, but Claudio shoves him down! Cole avoids the elbow drop! Claudio snarls, but Cole fires a forearm!
Claudio UPPERCUTS, Cole fires another forearm, repeat! Claudio looms over Cole but Cole still comes back with a forearm! The shots go back and forth, but then Claudio smothers Cole with a chinlock! Cole endures and fights back up, but Claudio pushes him down to the mat! Claudio leans on the hold as he grinds Cole down. Cole fights up again, fires body shots, and Spring Breakthru returns to single picture. Claudio ROCKS Cole, runs, but Cole ROCKS Claudio! Claudio UPPERCUTS into a backslide! TWO, and Cole fireman’s carries, but Claudio fights free! Claudio whips, UPPERCUTS, then whips corner to corner.
Claudio runs in and UPPERCUTS! Then he whips corner to corner again, for another UPPERCUT! Claudio tries again, but Cole SUPERKICKS him down! The fans fire up while a standing count begins again! Cole is in a corner, but Claudio rises up to get him. Cole JAWBREAKERS, then ELBOWS, then BOOTS! Claudio still comes back, Cole gets around, BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Cole is frustrated and sore, but he still stands up. The fans fire up as Cole is in the corner, and he climbs up the ropes! Cole aims, Claudio stands, PANAMA- BACKDROP! Claudio wags his finger, then he storms up, but has to fight off another fireman’s carry!
Claudio short arm LARIATS, then he drags Cole up! Claudio reels Cole in, but Cole BACKDROPS! Claudio just manages to land out, but Cole SUPERKICKS again! Cole now fireman’s carries, for USHIGOROSHI! Cover, TWO! Claudio stays in this and Cole is frustrated, but the fans rally up behind Cole. Cole goes back to the corner, hops up again, and Claudio’s up. PANAMA SUN- NO, Claudio trips and SWINGS Cole! The fans are torn as Cole goes around and around! TEN and Claudio THROWS Cole! Cover, TWO!! But into a CROSSFACE! Claudio pulls back on Cole but Cole endures! The fans rally as Cole reaches out. Cole rolls to a cover, TWO!
Claudio THROWS Cole to a corner! Claudio runs, UPPERCUTS, and then runs again! But Cole DUMPS Claudio out! Claudio HOTSHOTS Cole, hurries up the corner, then leaps, into a SUPERKICK! Cole covers, TWO!! Claudio is still in this, but both men are running on fumes. Cole rises up, brings down the kneepad, and says it’s time. But Claudio stops Cole to waistlock, only for Cole to PELE! Cole runs, into a POP-UP UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO!! Cole survives and Claudio is in disbelief! Cole goes to a corner as Claudio snarls and rises up. Claudio runs up, UPPERCUTS, and UPPERCUTS, and UPPERCUTS!
The ref backs Claudio off, the fans boo, but Claudio just seethes. Cole drags himself up with the ropes, Claudio runs back in, UPPERCUT! UPPERCUT! UPPERCUT! Claudio just UPPERCUTS and ELBOWS away! The ref backs Claudio off, warns him to listen to authority, but Claudio goes back in for more UPPERCUTS! The fans rally for Cole as he takes these shots, but then Claudio hoists him up top! Claudio climbs, goes to the very top, SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Cover, ONE, and into a ghost pin! COLE WINS!!!
Winner: Adam Cole, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
Claudio is in shock! But perhaps his anger got the better of him as he could’ve done things different. But the rest of the Undisputed Kingdom/Paragon is here to celebrate with their guy! Will Cole, Roddy & Kyle all be rolling on the road to Double or Nothing? Wait, now Claudio FLIPS the desk over in his anger! And then he stands it up on it’s side to tip it the other way! And another way! Yuta and Moxley hurry out here to try and calm Claudio down, and the fans taunt Claudio, “That’s expensive! That’s expensive!” They even chant “LOSERS! LOSERS!” The Death Riders storm off, what will satiate their anger?
Backstage interview with “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith.
Lexy Nair is with the former Learning Tree Branches, The Redwood & The Bad Apple. She brings up how last week, Chris Jericho said he wasn’t angry, he was just disappointed, and then he left them to themselves. Where do they go from here? Bill says Jericho was disappointed in them, but Bill is disappointed in Jericho. Jericho is supposed to be the leader, and yet he walks out on them? Quite honestly, Bill is getting… angry. Keith wants Bill to chill. Not right now. What? What’s the difference? They talked about this in private, what’s the difference with it being now? Keith says it is like Bill just said: It was in private.
Keith knows Jericho said they were family, and that means something to Keith. And he just feels that if they’re family, they should handle this like family, and that is internally. And maybe, if Bill didn’t put Jericho on blast last week, Jericho wouldn’t have left. Bill understands, family is very important. That is why Keith wants to get back in the good graces of Jericho. Bill gets that. He just isn’t sure they should be living and dying at the whims of Jericho. Either way, the strategy moving forward is the same: They need to get in the ring, crack some skulls, and stack some wins. Lexy, to answer the question of what’s next, that is next.
Bill heads out, Keith follows, but will they do better or worse without The Nueve?
Six Man Tag: La Faccion Ingobernable VS Rosario Grillo, Leon St. Giovanni & KM!
Finally, El Toro Blanco has returned! Rush leads Dralistico y The Beast Mortos into action again, will LFI finally stampede through AEW?
The trios sort out and LFI just attacks! Dralistico has Grillo, Rush has KM and Mortos as LSG! Things spill out side, LFI send their opponents into barriers, and then Darlistico CHOPS Grillo! Rush stomps KM, Dralistico stomps Grillo, and Mortos is back in the ring. The fans fire up with Mortos, and Dralistico sends Grillo into more railing! Rush regroups with his hermanos, both literal and in arms. Dralistico CHOPS LSG, Mortos SPLASHES, and then Mortos whips LSG corner to corner for another SPLASH! Mortos whips LSG to ropes now, for a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Tag to Dralistico and he springboards in, FLYING CODE BREAKER!
LSG flounders around and the fans fire up. KM tags in, but Dralistico SOBATS, KICKS, and ENZIGIRIS! The fans fire up as Dralistico tags in Rush! The fans fire up and Rush SUPERMAN PUNCHES KM! Then he DECKS LSG, HEADBUTTS Grillo, and he lets Dralistico FLY! Down go LSG and Grillo! Rush then says, “You mess with the bull…” YOU GET THE BULL’S HORNS!! KM takes those right in the face! Cover, LFI wins!
Winners: La Faccion Ingobernable, by pinfall
LFI makes quick work, and Rush says LFG! Will these three be like bulls in a China shop when it comes to the AEW Trios Division?
Backstage interview with Kevin Knight.
Renee catches up to The Jet as he and “Speedball” Mike Bailey say hey. A big congratulations for Knight in winning against Archer. Renee is pretty sure that match came about because Callis didn’t like the rejection he got in trying to recruit Knight and Speedball. Knight says pretty much, but that’s understandable. He doesn’t think the Don- Ricochet steps in, backwards hat and military coat not really going together, but he tells Knight to shut it. Ricochet says these goofs are not the story of the week. The story is how they screwed Ricochet last week and stole that prize money!
Speedball says if by “screwed,” Ricochet means Speedball’s team beat him fair and square to win 400 stacks, then yeah, he got screwed. Ricochet says first, you pinned Mortos, not Ricochet. And seeing as how they’re the new guys here, here’s some “veteran advice.” Don’t upset the top talent in AEW. You don’t disrupt the chain of command. And since Knight and Speedball are so low, at the bottom of the pole, take his advance before something bad happens. Knight says Ricochet has it all twisted, they respect him. Knight and Speedball respect the game, the in-ring talent, the hot wife, all of that.
But anything that Ricochet can do, the Jet can, too. In fact, here’s something he can do that Ricochet can’t. And then he shakes them dreads! Ricochet says here’s what he can do: he can smack Knight in his mouth! Then do it then! Maybe he will, if Knight keeps talking! Knight fakes a slap and makes Ricochet flinch! Ricochet says okay, he wants trouble now. Yeah, Knight needs that. Speedball says okay, just not tonight. Speedball and Knight head out, Renee tosses her hair and leaves. But will the One & Only find he’s the only one with a problem?
ROH World TV Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Nick Wayne!
If Christian Cage is to be believed, this match has come about all thanks to him pulling the strings. But at the same time, he told his “son” that he’d have to win this one on his own. Will The Prodigy make The Patriarch of the Patriarchy proud? Or will the Commander of the Skies ruin Christian’s “gift?”
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who’s the real star of ROH TV!
The Code of Honor is not upheld as Nick SPITS at Komander! The bell rings, the fans boo, and Komander DORPKCIKS Nick! Komander fires off hands in the corner, Nick scurries away but Komander keeps on him! Komander CHOPS, Nick kicks low, and then Nick ROCKS Komander. Nick storms up, but Komander kicks, mule kicks, front kicks, and CHOPS! The fans fire up, Komander whips, but Nick reverses. Komander rolls off Nick’s back, then blocks the chop to knuckle lock and CHOP! Komander goes up, up, jumps around, and then FLYING RANAS! The fans fire up again while Nick flounders away.
Komander runs in, Nick TOSSES him to the ramp! Nick comes back, but Komander GAMANGIRIS him down! Komander goes up with Nick in the drop zone! But Nick hurries away, no Cielito. Komander still tightrope walks to ARABIAN PRESS, only for Nick to put him on the apron! Komander RAMS into Nick, springboards, and CROSSBODIES! Then DROPKICKS! The fans fire up while Nick bails out to the ramp. Komander aims, springboards, but Nick dodges! Komander comes back, Nick puts him in the ring, then he ducks a haymaker to HOTSHOT! Komander falls and the fans boo, but Nick checks his teeth.
We see Christian Cage, Kip Sabian & Mother Shayna are watching this backstage as Nick hurries back in the ring. Nick stomps Komander, RAMS him into a corner, then puts him up top. Komander wobbles, Nick winds up to CHOP, then Nick climbs. Komander fires hands and Nick backs off. Komander hops down, springboards, but Nick SHOVES him down! Komander crashes to the floor and Collision goes picture in picture.
Abrahantes coaches Komander, and Nick goes outside to taunt the fans. Nick then fetches Komander to THROW him into railing! Komander writhes, Nick soaks up heat much like he did during Prelude to Spring Breakthru. Nick fetches Komander again, puts him in the ring, and taunts the fans before stepping inside. Cover, TWO! Nick is annoyed but he looms over Komander. Nick drags Komander up, throws him into the ropes, then CHOKES him! The ref counts, Nick steps off and he taunts the fans before he CHOKES Komander again! The ref counts again, Nick steps off, and Komander sputters while Nick swaggers around.
Nick drags Komander up, brings him around, and snapmares for a leg drop! Cover, TWO! Komander stays in this and Nick grows frustrated. Nick tells the fans to shut up, but Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Nick again has Komander on the ropes, literally. Nick whips Komander then KNEES him against the ropes! Nick soaks up the heat, whips Komander again, but Komander springboards to go up and FLYING ARM-DRAG! Then he reels Nick into a EURO CLUTCH! TWO!! Nick escapes in time, but Komander CHOPS! And CHOPS! Nick kicks low, runs, but Komander scoops to BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up while both men are down! Abrahantes and Boston rally for “KO-MAN-DER!” Nick goes to a corner, Komander runs up, but Nick dodges! Nick runs in, but Komander puts him up top, ROCKS and CHOPS him, then triangle jump ENZIGIRIS!
Nick flops to the ramp and the fans fire up! Komander builds speed, and he FLIES to SWANTON Nick on the ramp! A rough landing no matter what, but Komander still kicks Nick in the ring. Komander aims from the corner, tunes up the band and the fans join in. Komander runs, goes up, up, and MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Nick survives but the fans taunt him with “Whose Mom?” “NICK’S MOM!” Komander drags Nick up, torture racks, but Nick fires hands! Nick is free, he goes to a corner, but Komander runs up. Nick goes up and over, victory rolls, TWO! Komander runs back in, but Nick sends him hard into buckles!
The fans boo while Nick takes aim. Nick kicks but Komander ducks it! Komander RAMS Nick into the corner, then hops up, POISON-RANA! Cover, TWO! Nick survives and both men are down while the fans fire back up. Komander goes back to the corner, aims and springboards, but Nick slips around! DRAGON SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Nick is stunned, but he takes aim again! Komander rises, into Nick’s ROUNDHOUSE! Then up, up, WAYNE- TIGER FEINT sweeps the legs! And then a FLYING DESTROYER!! Nick tumbles out of the ring, staggers around, and the fans are thunderous as Komander builds speed!
Komander goes up, up, and ARIHARA MOONSAULTS!! Direct hit on Nick and Boston is erupting! Komander puts Nick in, “This is Awesome!” as Komander climbs again. Nick is in the drop zone, for CIELITO LINDO onto BOOTS!! Nick turns things around, then takes aim, ROUNDHOUSE! Nick roars, reels Komander in to pump handle and PRODIGY PLEX!! Cover, NICK WINS!!!
Winner: Nick Wayne, by pinfall (NEW ROH World Television Champion)
Boston doesn’t like it, but Nick Wayne just became the youngest singles champion in ROH! The Patriarchy is certainly proud, but then Christian Cage leaves Shayna and Kip to go off somewhere. Will he prepare some other gift for his Prodigy as celebration?
Hologram is loading.
And Hologram will return to action next week for Playoff Palooza! Will the incredible win streak continue?
Top Flight speaks.
Dante Martin calls out Action Andretti & Lio Rush to say, “Guess what? We just came from Tony Khan’s office, and there’s no more running, there’s no more hiding, no more ducking, because we have a match next week.” Darius says it isn’t just any match. This has been going on for far too long, so they’re over the wrestling part of this. They want to fight The Cru! Forget the rules, forget the tags, it is a TORNADO TAG MATCH! Leila Grey tells Action & Lio that they’ll see ’em next week for Collision: Playoff Palooza. That is, if The Cru has the balls to show up. Well hold on, The Cru shows up now!
Lio & Action tell Top Flight that they don’t have to wait! Security steps in and keeps this from getting out of hand, but what will happen when there’s nothing holding these teams back?
BREAKING NEWS for a future Dynamite!
It will be AEW’s return to Portland, Oregon, June 11th, when AEW does the unthinkable! It will be the first-ever AEW Summer Blockbuster, a FOUR HOUR edition of Dynamite! That’s right, F O U R!! Get tickets next Thursday, or at least set your DVRs so you do not miss what could be an instant classic!
Toni Storm is here!
The Timeless AEW Women’s World Champion was present last night to watch from afar, but now she wants to get a closer look at tonight’s main event!
Mercedes Mone & Harley Cameron VS Kris Statlander & Julia Hart!
The CEO is reluctant to step back into the ring alongside the wild Aussie, but Harley’s probably the only person who would team with her at this point. Can Harley help Mone keep the Money (Wrath) Train on track? Or will the #BornAgainKristen and the Princess of the Black Throne make a winning combination?
The teams sort out and Mone starts against Kris for both a revival of their rivalry, and also a teaser of what could be for the Owen Hart Cup finals. The two tie up, and Kris SHOVES Mone down! The fans cheer as Kris flexes, but Mone tags Harley. Harley and Kris tie up, and Kris SHOVES Harley away! Harley tags Mone back in, and then picks up Mini Mone! Wait, wait, Harley tags in Mini Mone? Is this a substitution or a 3v2 Handicap now? Harley THROWS Mini Mone at Kris, which Kris easily catches. Kris passes Mini Mone to Julia, how just puts Mini Mone down to step on! Harley tries to roll Kris up but Kris stays up.
Kris drags Harley to her feet, then slips around to roll Harley up! Harley rolls through, Oklahoma Rolls back, TWO! Kris runs up, Harley headlocks, but Kris powers up and out. Harley tilt-o-whirls and HARLEY-GO-ROUNDS! Kris ends up in a corner, the fans fire up, and Harley shouts, “Feel The Wrath~!” Harley runs in, Kris dodges, and then Kris runs in. Harley ELBOWS Kris, has Kris in the ropes, and sunset flips! TWO! Kris kicks, then deadlifts Harley for a suplex! The fans fire up, Kris tags Julia, and Julia takes the handoff to wrench and YANK Harley’s arm! Julia YANKS the arm again and again, then goes up the ropes.
Julia knuckle locks, then tightrope walks! The fans fire up as Julia hits an OLD SCHOOL! Then she adds a BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Cover, but Mone breaks it! The fans cheer, but Julia drags Harley up. Harley JAWBREAKERS, then runs, dodges, and ENZIGIRIS! Tag to Mone, but Julia drop toeholds! Julia dribbles Mone off the mat, but Mone gets free. Mone goes to a corner, Julia runs up and ELBOWS! Julia runs side to side, tags Kris, then goes back to ELBOW Mone again! Kris runs in and KNEES Mone down! Kris brings Mone around to scoop, and FALL AWAY SLAMS! The fans fire up while Mone flounders out and Kris flexes.
Kris goes to the apron, Mone blocks the kick, but Kris handstands out of the throw! Kris also avoids the sweep of her arms, but Mone goes up! Kris avoids the meteora, and they both stop as the other shows haymaker! They then look at Toni Storm, and then they both ROCK the other! Julia and Harley run up, but Mone and Kris DECK them! Then they fire fast hands with each other! The fans fire up, Kris KNEES low, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Kris reels Mone in and FLAPJACKS her off the apron! Mone flounders, Kris stands on her while doing the CEO dance! Kris hauls Mone up and into the ring, covers, TWO! Kris drags Mone up, tags Julia, and they mug Mone. Julia ROCKS Mone, whips her to a corner, but Mone reverses. Mone runs up, blocks boots and ROCKS Julia! Julia is in the ropes and Mone hits the STOCK DROP! Mone huffs ‘n’ puffs before she drags Julia to a cover, TWO! Mone is annoyed but she drags Julia up again. Mone snapmares Julia, runs, and METEORAS! Cover, TWO! Julia stays in this but Mone taunts Kris. Mone dares Julia to crawl to Kris, but then she bumps Julia off buckles.
Mone tags Harley and they mug Julia. Harley brings Julia around, whips her to ropes, and ELBOWS her down! Cover, TWO! Harley stays between Julia and Kris, then brings her around. Julia JAWBREAKERS free, then CLUBS Harley. Julia CHOPS Harley at the ropes, CHOPS her again, then fires forearms. The ref counts, Julia backs off, but then Julia whips Harley to ropes. Harley ducks ‘n ‘dodges, and DOUBLE LARIATS take them both down! The fans rally while Julia and Harley crawl, and Spring Breakthru returns to single picture as they hot tag Mone and Kris! The fans fire up as Mone CHOPS, knuckle locks and goes up, up, and FLYING ARM-DRAGS!
Mone does her dance, then runs corner to corner, DOUBLE KNEES! Mone reels Kris in, the fans rally, and Mone snap suplexes! That’s Una Amiga, and then Mone gets Kris up for Dos Amigas! then THREE AMIGAS! But Kris stops it before quatro! Harley makes the save, and she helps Mone, only for Kris to DOUBLE SUPLEX! Kris rolls through?! DOS DOUBLE SUPLEX! Kris rolls through again and THREE DOUBLE SUPLEX!! The fans are thunderous, we see Jamie Hayter watching backstage and applauding, and Kris puts Mone & Harley in the drop zone! Kris goes up, but Harley rolls with Mone to avoid the 450 Splash!
The fans fire up as Kris tags Julia while Mone and Harley seem to have a tender moment of friendship. Julia ruins the moment with a STANDING MOONSUALT! Julia then tilt-o-whirls Mone, but Mone stops that to RAM Julia into the corner! And then she puts Julia in the Tree of Woe for KNEE after KNEE after KNEE! Mone goes out, goes up, but Julia SPIDER SUPLEXES her away! Harley runs up, Julia sits up to then roll back, and she takes a swing! Harley reels Julia in for a NECKBREAKER! Kris kicks Harley, reels her in, and hits a NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB! But then Mone METEORAS Kris! Julia stalks Mone, runs up, wrench and STO!
Julia puts Mone in the drop zone, goes back up the corner, and HART SAULT gets KNEES! The fans fire up while Julia and Mone are both down! Julia and Mone stir, “This is Awesome!” as a standing count starts. Mone and Julia stir at about 4 of 10, crawl for their corners, hot tag to Kris! Kris fires off on Mone with forearms! Kris ROUNDHOUSES Mone, BLASTS Harley, and then runs up on Mone. Mone hooks her into the Gory Especial! Kris fights free, scoops Mone, but Mone kicks and flails! Kris’ legs give out, they both flop down, and the two fight on the mat. Kris powers up to her feet, but Harley tags in!
Harley brings Mone out of the gut wrench, but Kris hits the DISCUS LARIAT! Kris kicks, Mone blocks, and Mone KNEES Kris in return! Mone whips, Kris reverses, and Mone is sent into Julia’s TARANTULA!! But Harley rolls Kris up! TWO!! Mone is stuck as Kris scoops Harley and hits a BACKBREAKER! Then Kris cording holds Harley’s arm, kisses the bicep, and hits the Hayterade?! Cover, Kris & Julia win!
Winner: Kris Statlander & Julia Hart, by pinfall
That wasn’t just the game winner Kris hit on Harley, it was a message sent to Jamie! Luther helps Toni Storm to the ring so she can applaud Kris, and even blow a kiss! Will Kris go Double or Nothing with Mone to then go All In with Toni? Or will Kris feel a Hayterade from the source?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision to not just wrap Spring Breakthru but to keep things going immediately from last night. Very good promo from The Opps after their win, and some great stuff with The Death Riders for once. The Death Riders throwing a fit was good stuff, and Moxley had a good promo to call out Samoa Joe. Moxley wants his match with Samoa Joe, that’s a great detail in itself, and that is going to be a great match for Double or Nothing. Claudio stepping up to Adam Cole’s Open Challenge was also cool, and that was a great match. Cole surviving was a good touch, especially with how it just pissed Claudio off more.
Very good promo from Bill & Keith, and it feels very obvious that Keith will betray Bill to side with Jericho. We will get Bill VS Jericho, Keith will screw Bill, but then something will happen where Bill gets his rematch and wins over Jericho in the end. Really good “letter” from FTR to keep up their passive aggressive nature, and you can bet they’ll just do all the same things again next week when they’re back. Great to see LFI back in full force, but let’s just hope they actually get going this time around. There could even be some interesting intertwining of stories if LFI challenge for the trios titles at Double or Nothing, putting Joe in a double header situation since he’ll face Moxley for the world title.
Good promo from Top Flight with Cru to hype up next week’s Collision. But does every post-basketball Collision need a nickname? And as nicknames go, “Playoff Palooza” sounds more like a promotional deal run at a supermarket or car dealership. Really good stuff from the Don Callis Family tonight. Great match from Knight VS Archer and a great win for Knight. Knight and Speedball have a good promo with Ricochet, and a match of Knight VS Ricochet would be awesome, I hope we see it before Knight’s off for Best of the Super Juniors.
Great tag match of Alexander & Takeshita VS Ishii & Rocky, and I should’ve realized watching ROH Prelude to Spring Breakthru was teasing something for tonight. Rocky was salty over that loss there, and then he got even saltier during this match. Great to see Trent back, and now Roppongi Vice is Don Callis Family! They can be the tag team of the faction while Konosuke, Kyle Fletcher and now Josh Alexander all go for singles titles. Awesome ROH World Television Championship match from Komander and Nick Wayne, and again to my surprise, the Prelude foreshadowed stuff. Nick brought momentum into this match, he won this title, and unless he loses it back to Komander at like Supercard of Honor, he probably will bring the title to NJPW BOSJ.
Another great handicap match win for Megan Bayne, but she’ll still be spinning her wheels until after Double or Nothing with all this other stuff going on. Great promo from Mone, Harley & Mini Mone before their main event tag match, and same for Kris having a good promo with Jamie Hayter. That was of course a great match, and Kris winning using Jamie’s finisher was wild. I feel like with Toni Storm paying more attention to Kris, that’s a sign Kris is beating Jamie to face Mone at Double or Nothing. It’s still anyone’s guess who wins the Cup, because Toni VS Kris and Toni VS Mone are both great matches.
My Score: 8.9/10
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AEW returns to Boston for a Spring Breakthru! But will Bean Town’s own Mercedes Mone move on in the Women’s Owen Hart Cup? Or will the Fallen Goddess derail the Money Train?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semifinal Round: Mercedes Mone VS Athena; Mone wins and advances to Double or Nothing.
- 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Hangman Page VS Josh Alexander; Hangman wins and advances to the semifinals.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships: Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin VS The Gates of Agony; Lashley & Shelton win and retain the titles.
- 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semifinal Round: Will Ospreay VS Konosuke Takeshita; Ospreay wins and advances to Double or Nothing.
- AEW World Trios Championships: The Death Riders VS The Opps & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs; The Opps & Hobbs win and become the new AEW World Trios Champions.
PLAY BY PLAY
BREAKING NEWS for tonight!
Before cameras were rolling, the Death Riders attacked the already hurting Hook, so now he is ruled out of action for tonight! Even so, Samoa Joe & Katsuyori Shibata will still battle Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta for the AEW World Trios Championships. Will it end up a 3v2 Handicap? Or can the Opps find another partner in time for the main event?
2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semifinal Round: Mercedes Mone VS Athena!
Boston fires up as their C E O is here, one match away from going Double or Nothing for the Owen Hart Cup. But will #FourBeltsMone get a win over the Forever ROH Women’s Champion? Or will Athena prove she is every bit the Fallon Goddess, the Minion Overlord, the American Joshi, and THE most dominant women’s champion in all of wrestling today?
The bell rings and the fans are strongly behind “C E O! C E O!” Mone. Mone and Athena stare down, slowly circle, and hear the fans are already losing their minds for this veritable dream match. Athena and Mone tie up, go around, and Mone arm-drags Athena. They tie up again, Athena arm-drags Mone now. They tie up a third time, end up on the ropes, then tumble out to the apron and ramp! The fans fire up, the ref reprimands, but Mone and Athena stand up to go up the ramp and to the stage! They finally break, and both women tell the other that the cup is theirs. The fans fire up as Athena and Mone reset to tie up on stage!
Mone waistlocks, Athena fights it, and they go all the way back down the ramp, to tumble into the ring this time! The fans fire up as the two fight up, and Athena reaches back to headlock. Mone powers up and out, they RAM shoulders, and the fans fire up more. Mone and Athena stare down, tie up, and then Athena arm-drags! Athena trips Mone to a cover, ONE! Mone trips Athena to a cover, ONE! Athena hits an Oklahoma Roll, TWO! Mone reels Athena in, hooks the arms and turns her for a backslide, TWO! Athena mule kicks, her fans getting louder for her, and Athena reels Mone in for a cradle! TWO, and the two roll and roll and roll!
The fans fire up as the two keep rolling, rolling, rolling, and then finally stops for Mone, TWO! Both women stand up, a bit dizzy, and the fans fire up again. Athena eggs Mone on, Mone storms up on her, and the two tie up again. They’re in another deadlock, but Athena powers Mone back. They’re on the ropes, the ref counts, and Athena slowly lets go. Athena whips, Mone tilt-oi-whirls and rolls Athena up, TWO! Athena kicks, Mone blocks, and Mone KNEES Athena! The fans duel and Mone runs, sunset flip BUCKLE BOMB! Shoutout to an old friend and Mone runs corner to corner. METEORA! Cover, ONE!!
Mone is shocked, but Athena is a champion of over 857 days for a reason. Mone drags Athena up, brings her in, turns her again, Gory especial! But Athena flips through, reels Mone into a reverse sunset! TWO, and Athena wrenches Mone to SOBAT! And ENZIGIRI! Mone goes to a corner while the fans fire up. Athena runs, handspring and LARIAT! The fans fire up as Athena cradles again, TWO! Mone stays in this, Athena is annoyed, but the fans fire up more. Athena ROCKS Mone, reels her in, and UPPERCUTS! The fans decide to cheer on the Celtics since they can all agree on that, and Athena whips Mone to ropes.
Mone ducks ‘n’ dodges, tilt-o-whirls, and LA MYSTICA into the STATEMENT MAKER CROSSFACE! Athena endures, reaches out, and fights around. Mone flips over to block the ropebreak, but Athena uses that to roll Mone for a cover! ROPEBREAK, but then they both tumble to the apron then the floor! Mone still has the crossface on! The ref reprimands, but Mone just wants Athena to pass out at this point! The ring count starts, Mone lets go of Athena, then drags her up. Mone whips, but Athena reverses and she puts Mone int he ring! But Mone METEORAS at the apron! Athena’s stuck in the ropes, dangling over the floor!
The fans fire up as Mone goes back to the apron, stands over Athena, and does her dance! Athena tries to sit up, but Mone waves bye-bye. WOE STOMPS miss as Athena reclines back! Mone hobbles as a leg jams, and Athena grabs her! STUNNER to the floor! The fans fire up again while both women are down, and Dynamite goes picture in picture!
The ref seems to let off on the ring count with both women stirring slowly. Aubrey Edwards checks, Athena and Mone are okay to continue, so Aubrey ushers them into the ring. Athena rises up, brings Mone around to SMACK her off the apron, and then stalks after her as she goes to railing. Athena CHOPS Mone, the fans fire up, and Mone is sputtering as she staggers away. Athena storms up but Mone pushes her to railing, then CHOPS her in return! Mone puts Athena in the ring, storms up and HIP DROPS! Mone then clamps on for a chinlock and stretches Athena back. Athena endures, fights up, and Mone is a backpack!
Athena hits a BACKPACK STUNNER! Cover, TWO! Mone stays in this, then crawls to a corner, but Athena seethes as she storms over to her. Athena fires forearms, whips corner to corner, then runs up, only for Mone to slip out to the apron! Athena hits buckles, Mone pulls her into the ropes, then climbs up for the STOCK DROP! Cover, TWO! Athena survives and Mone is growing frustrated. It doesn’t help that fans are now torn down the middle. Mone drags Athena up, whips, but Athena reverses to TOSS Mone out! Athena builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit and they hit the desk! Both women are down again and the ref has to check them again.
Mone and Athena are still in this, and Athena slowly crawls her way over to Mone. Mone tries to get away while Spring Breakthru returns to single picture. The fans duel, “Fallen Goddess!” “C E O!” as Athena and Mone hear the ring count. They both spring in at 9.5! Mone and Athena go forehead to forehead, then go forearm for forearm! Athena ROCKS Mone, but then Mone ROCKS Athena! The forearms keep going, then Mone changes toa CHOP! Athena CHOPS, Mone CHOPS again! Athena fires a flurry of strikes, but Mone blocks the mule kick to spin and DECK Athena! But Athena kips up to SUPERKICK Mone!
The fans fire up as Athena gut wrenches Mone, tucks her in, but Mone kicks and flails! Mone turns this around on Athena, powers up to keep Athena up, but then Athena fights to turn this back around! The fans are thunderous as Mone turns it around again! CIPHER UTAKI! The fans give a standing ovation while both women are down! Mone crawls to cover, TWO!! Athena is still in this and Mone is beside herself. Mone looks to the cup, hears the fans dueling, and she drags Athena to the corner. Mone goes up, reels Athena in, and TORNADO DDTS! Then a tilt-o-whirl, DDT!! Cover, TWO!! Athena survives and Mone is in shock!
“This is Awesome!” as Mone thinks on what more she must do to end this. Mone drags Athena up, fans hope they “Fight Forever!” but this is just the start of the show! Mone SLAPS Athena, reels her in, and snap suplexes! That’s Una Amiga, and Mone brings Athena up again. Dos Amigas, and Mone brings Athena up again! Mone gives Athena THREE AMIGAS, but she’s not done! Mone gives some Latina Heat, but Athena wrenches out! Athena shoves, pops Mone up, POWERBOMB! High stack, deadlift, and POWERBOMB again! And POWERBOMB AGAIN! Athena flips Mone over, reels her back in, and Canadian Racks!
But Mone slips around to hit a BACKBREAKER! Both women are down again and the fans are thunderous! Mone drags Athena back up, ROCKS her, but Athena fires back! Athena UPPERCUTS, but Mone fires a flurry of forearms! The fans are torn as Mone just HAMMERS away! Mone soaks up the cheers and jeers, but Athena fireman’s carries! ROLLING DEATH VALLEY, then a cover, TWO! Mone scrambles away to a corner while Athena snarls. Athena storms up on Mone, but Mone ROCKS Athena first! Mone fires another forearm, and another, the fans continue to duel, and Mone whips. Athena reverses and UPPERCUTS to the back!
Athena goes side to side, Mone dodges and runs back in, METEORA! Athena tumbles out of the ring while Mone scowls. Mone goes out to the apron, brings Athena up, and reels her in for a waistlock. She’s aiming for the floor! Athena holds onto the ropes for dear life! Mone shifts to get back up, then CLUBS the arms! Athena grabs the middle rope to stop the suplex! Athena powers up to stand on the apron, only for Mone to now shift and SUNSET FLIP! Athena still holds onto the ropes! Mone reaches up like a spider to get her legs involved, but Athena just stomps away on Mone! The fans fire up as Athena roars!
Athena scowls, drags Mone up with a waistlock, but now Mone holds onto the ropes! Mone elbows free, then slips around to Gory Especial! Athena fights free, pushes Mone, and BOOTS her down! Mone sputters but Athena is in the ropes, to SNAP POWERSLAM Mone on the apron! Athena drags Mone in for a cover, TWO!! Mone survives and now Athena is growing frustrated. The fans are thunderous again as Athena clamps on with a CROSSFACE! Athena wants to make a statement of her own with this! Mone endures, reaches out, and Mone kicks off the ropes! They roll around, and now Mone has the CROSSFACE!!
Athena endures, fights up, rolls to a cover, TWO! Mone lets go in time, but then Athena reels her in! Athena hauls Mone up for a Canadian Rack! But Mone fights free again! Mone shoves Athena into a corner, BLINDSIDE LARIATS, then Mone brings Athena around. Athena dodges the haymaker to CHOP! Athena and Mone are both running on fumes but Athena hauls Mone up to the Canadian Rack, SIDEWINDER! But Mone flops out of the ring! The fans are torn while Athena is pulling at her hair in frustration! Athena sees Mone floundering on the floor, goes out and lines up a shot, then runs in, only to be THROWN into railing!
Athena writhes from that crash and Mone has a sinister grin. Mone drags Athena up, puts her on the barriers, but Athena drags Mone up to join her! The fans rally as both women sit up, then stand up! The SLAPS start going off! Athena ROCKS Mone, reels her in, and hits a GOURD- NO, Mone lands out! Athena leaps, Mone dodges, but Athena comes back to SHOTGUN Mone into the LED barriers! Athena puts Mone in, goes up a corner, O- NO!! Mone blocks the stunner to rolling body scissor clutch! Cover, MONE WINS!!
Winner: Mercedes Mone, by pinfall (advances to Double or Nothing)
It was a true epic between these two, but Mone wins in her hometown! And now- TONI STORM IS HERE! The Timeless AEW Women’s World Champion is here among her people in the upper deck to applaud the first finalist in the 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Tournament. Will Mone not just go Double or Nothing but hit the jackpot and go All In with Toni in Texas?
Backstage interview with Hangman Page.
Renee Paquette is with the Cowboy, and says she will try this question again from last week. Coming up in mere moments, he faces the Wild Card in the Owen Hart Cup. How has he prepared for this match? Hangman says it is the Wild Card, how can he- The Elite interrupts. The Young Bucks step in and say hey, been a minute. In fact, it was last year’s Blood & Guts when Hangman walked out on them and cost them the entire match. But hey, Matt knows Hangman’s about to apologize, but they’ve already forgiven him, it’s all good. Nick says my God in Heaven, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, does Hangman look good!
And Nick knows that Hangman is happy now, because the Bucks cost Swerve the world title like Hangman wanted. It’s like they’re best friends again. This is great. Now, one more thing. This whole issue Hangman has with Moxley and the Death Riders? Yeah, they can fix that. They’ll patch things up. Because between you and them, the Death Riders are crazy. But The Elite are sure they can get the Death Riders on their side. So here’s what Hangman is gonna do. Hangman is gonna win The Owen, he’ll bring the world title back to The Elite, let The Bucks handle the rest. You got this, Hanger! Go get ’em, champ!
Nick & Matt walk out, but Okada hangs back long enough to ask Hangman, “Why you always angry? Smile! Like this!” Okada has a big goofy grin, Hangman just heads out. Okada says, “B*tch!” Hangman storms back in and Okada apologizes. Just smile. Hangman leaves again, and Okada rolls his eyes. Will the Rainmaker learn not to push Hangman’s buttons if he knows what’s good for him?
2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Hangman Page VS ???
Spring Breakthru returns as The Cowboy makes his entrance. The Elite is backing his play for the Cup and the AEW World Championship, but who is Hangman even facing? We’ve been waiting since the brackets were announced, and the answer is… JOSH ALEXANDER! The fans go nuts as the Walking Weapon is in Boston! Will Alexander make an impact on this year’s Owen Hart Cup?
The bell rings, the fans fire up already, and Hangman stares down Alexander. The two circle, the fans duel, and the two tie up. They break, reset, and tie up again. They break again, circle some more, and they tie up. Hangman goes for an arm, wrenches to a wristlock, but Alexander rolls, wrenches, and BACKDROPS Hangman to then have a wristlock. Hangman fights around, rolls and handsprings up to wrench and headlock. Alexander powers up and out, Hangman RAMS him, but Alexander stays up! The fans cheer, and Hangman fires a forearm! Alexander fires a forearm, Hangman fires back, repeat!
Hangman fires a flurry, puts Alexander in a corner, but Alexander ELBOWS him! Alexander runs through Hangman to then come back and BOOT him down! The fans fire up and Alexander paces around Hangman. Alexander stands Hangman up to CHOP! The fans “WOO~!” and Alexander CHOPS Hangman in the corner! Alexander wrenches, whips, but Hangman reverses to scoop and FALL AWAY SLAM! Hangman kips up, the fans fire up, and Hangman runs corner to corner, LARIAT for Alexander! Hangman snapmares, runs, but Alexander avoids the sliding lariat! Alexander blocks a boot, spins Hangman, but Hangman ROLLING ELBOWS!
Hangman whips Alexander, Alexander reverses, then Alexander runs up. Hangman puts him on the apron and Alexander hobbles. Hangman runs to triangle jump LARIAT! Alexander falls to the apron then the floor while the fans fire up. Hangman storms up, takes aim, but Alexander avoids the plancha! FLAPJACK off the apron! Alexander huffs ‘n’ puffs while Hangman staggers away. Alexander runs up, but Hangman avoids a boot! Alexander gets stuck on the railing and Hangman BOOTS him in return! Hangman refreshes the ring count, then goes up along the ramp. Hangman aims from the stage…!?
Hangman FLYING LARIATS Alexander off the railing! The fans lose their minds while Hangman scowls and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Hangman refreshes the ring count again, then fetches Alexander. Hangman puts Alexander in the ring, covers, TWO! Hangman keeps his cool as he brings Alexander up. Hangman ROCKS Alexander, ROCKS him again, and has him in the corner. Hangman fires more forearms, but Alexander turns things around to fire forearms in return! Alexander CHOPS Hangman, then signals one more time. Alexander runs, but Hangman BOOTS him! Hangman goes up, but Alexander hurries to fireman’s carry! ROLLING SENTON! Alexander goes up the corner, FLYING KNEE! cover, TWO! Hangman stays in this but Alexander stays focused.
Alexander drags Hangman around by a leg, then pulls on that leg. Hangman fights the toehold, throws hands, but Alexander stomps away on the leg! Alexander then hits as GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Hangman crawls to ropes but Alexander is right on him. Alexander brings Hangman up for a BIG back suplex! Alexander paces around Hangman, brings him around, and drops a KNEE! Cover, TWO! Hangman is frustrated with himself, but Alexander KNEES him in the back! Alexander clamps on with a chinlock and he grinds Hangman down. Hangman endures, fights up, and Spring Breakthru returns to single picture.
The fans rally, Hangman fights up, and Hangman JAWBREAKERS free! Hangman stands, but Alexander BELL CLAPS him! Then GERMAN SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO! Hangman stays in this but Alexander stays cool. Alexander looms over Hangman, drags him back up and reels him in. Hangman fights the lift, but Alexander CLUBS away on Hangman’s back! Alexander runs, LARIATS, but Hangman stays up! In fact, Hangman looks pissed! Alexander eggs Hangman on, so DOUBLE LARIATS collide! And DOUBLE LARIATS collide again! Alexander BOOTS the next lariat away, then ducks the southpaw to GERMAN SUPLEX! But Hangman lands out!
Hangman runs up to DISCUS LARIAT!! The fans are thunderous while both men are down! A standing count starts, and both men are still down at 5 of 10. They rise up at 6, and Alexander goes to the apron. Hangman storms out to join him, and the fans fire up already. Hangman stands Alexander up to Alabama Lift, but Alexander CLUBS Hangman down! Alexander reels Hangman in, but Hangman BACKDROPS Alexander on the apron! Alexander slumps down while Hangman steadies himself. The fans fire up for Hangman as he climbs a corner! Hangman goes up to the top, ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Direct hit on Alexander!
Hangman puts Alexander in, dodges a lariat to POP-UP POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Alexander survives and Hangman is a bit surprised, but the fans continue to rally and duel. Hangman brings Alexander up to scoop, but Alexander fights that to gut wrench! But Hangman drops, only for Alexander to stuff the victory roll! Cover, TWO! Hangman runs up, Alexander dodges, BLINDSIDE FOREARM! Then a torture rack, TOWER HACKER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Hangman survives, but Alexander has the ANKLE LOCK!! Hangman endures, reaches out, crawls forward, and has the ROPEBREAK! Hangman uses that to stand and ENZIGIRI!
Alexander wobbles, Hangman goes up the corner again, QUEBRADA into a reverse suplex, for a TOMBSTONE!! Cover, TWO!! Alexander survives, this is why he’s a former two-time Impact World Champion! The fans rally up, both men rise, and Hangman is on the apron! But Alexander scrambles away to deny the Buckshot! The fans are torn, but Hangman storms back in. Hangman runs up, but Alexander avoids the boot to ROCK Hangman, and then scoop him, APRON POWERSLAM!! Alexander sits Hangman up on the apron to then run and BODY CHECK him to the floor! The fans fire up as Alexander puts Hangman back in!
Alexander pounds the mat, the fans fire up, and Alexander reels Hangman in. Alexander lifts but Hangman skips free! Alexander ducks the enzigiri and has the ANKLE LOCK! But Hangman turns over to BOOT Alexander away! Alexander rebounds, Hangman cradles, HANGMAN WINS!!
Winner: Hangman Page, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
Alexander is shocked! Hangman just got him with a technical move! Hangman will be facing Kyle Fletcher in the semifinals, and speaking of, “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!” The Protostar makes his presence known, Don Callis by his side. The Don Callis Family wants to dominate Double or Nothing, but Hangman dares Kyle to do something about it now. Callis moves aside, he still has to be here for Konosuke Takeshita’s match later. Hangman storms up to the ramp, Kyle takes a swing, and the brawl is on! The fans fire up as Hangman runs up, but Kyle TOSSES him back into the ring! Kyle runs corner to corner, but into a LARIAT!
The fans fire up as Hangman takes aim, but Callis whispers something to Alexander? Kyle scrambles out of the ring, and Alexander CLOBBERS Hangman from behind?! Why would he do that?! The straps come down, and Alexander drags Hangman up, POWERBOMB!! What did Callis say to convince Alexander to do this? Is Alexander the newest member of the Don Callis Family?! The fans tell Callis off, but this all lets Kyle drag Hangman up. Suplex and BRAINBUSTER!! Will this be how it goes in the eventual Owen Hart Cup semifinal match? Or will the Aussie Arrow be shot down by a Buckshot?
The Patriarchy speaks.
Specifically, Nick Wayne says, “The Patriarchy is a hierarchy. And who’s at the top? The father. So when the father disappears, either the whole structure collapses on itself, or someone needs to-” Kip Sabian notices someone off screen, and he taps Nick on the shoulder. Nick asks what’s going on, then looks over. It’s CHRISTIAN CAGE! Christian walks over and says, “Daddy’s home, Nick. It’s been quite a month for you, hasn’t it? And I’ve been watching from afar, and I couldn’t happen to notice one of those weeks, you said you knew the reason why I executed the contract at Revolution and didn’t stick to the plan. But you wanted to say it to my face. Well, say it.”
Nick says the reason Christian didn’t stick to the plan is because he wouldn’t be able to live with himself if Cope became AEW World Champion before Christian did. Oh, is that what Nick thinks? Well, that’s what Nick thinks, so it isn’t a fact, it’s just an assumption. And to assume makes an ass out of you and me. But what is fact is, the last time they saw each other face to face, Nick had a fire lit under him. Christian liked that. Make no mistake, Christian gave Nick this month to find himself. To find the confidence to keep that flame growing. Christian was impressed with what Nick did while Christian was away.
So impressed, in fact, that Christian got Nick something. It has been a lifelong dream for Nick to wrestle for NJPW, in the Best of the Super Juniors tournament. So Christian took it upon himself to procure a spot for Nick in that tournament. Now, the best way to get ready for a tournament like BOSJ, Nick, is to keep your momentum going. That is what they will do. Christian will keep Nick very busy until it is time to head for Japan. That starts tomorrow night, Collision: Spring Breakthru, here in Boston. Nick will face one of the best super juniors in the world, Komander, for his ROH World Television Championship.
Christian knows Nick will go out there, win that match, and do it by himself. Nick’s gonna that title home to The Patriarchy, isn’t he? Because Christian knows his baby boy wouldn’t intentionally let his father down, now would he? Christian pats Nick on the cheek, to then basically SLAP him! Nick is fuming, Mother Shayna calms him down, but Christian has her and Kip follow him out. The Patriarchy’s Prodigy has that fire inside, but will that flame blaze a trail to the top of the wrestling world? Or is it going to burn him up inside?
FTR has been suspended!
Given their actions last week, both threatening Tony Schiavone & Nigel McGuinness, as well as going too far with Matthew Menard, Angelo Parker and Daniel Garcia, Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler have been suspended for one week, and their paychecks for this week have also been docked as a fine. Will this time off help FTR realize where they’ve gone wrong?
AEW World Tag Team Championships: Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin VS The Gates of Agony!
While the All Mighty & Standard of Excellence neither want nor need Maxwell Jacob Friedman, they do need to defend the titles. And while the Hurt Syndicate hurts people, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona are pretty sure they break people. Will the Gates of Agony once again be golden? Or will the Gates be ripped right off the hinges?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who really brings the pain!
The teams sort out and Liona just CLOBBERS Lashley & Shelton! Liona fires off on Shelton, the fans boo, but Liona CHOPS! Liona whips, Shelton turns the backdrop into a DDT, but Liona is right up! Liona HEADBUTTS Shelton in the chest! MVP is on commentary now as Liona calls to Kaun. The Gates coordinate, and Liona runs to HIP ATTACK Shelton in the corner! Kaun runs in and METEORAS! Then Kaun PLANCHAS onto Lashley! Liona covers Shelton, TWO! The fans rally, Liona tags Kaun, and now they get Shelton up. They mug Shelton in an open corner, the ref counts and reprimands, and the fans are torn.
Kaun CHOKES Shelton, lets off as the ref counts, and Kaun mockingly applauds. Kaun CLUBS Shelton, ROCKS him, then ROCKS him again. Kaun whips, Shelton reverses, but Kaun blocks a kick! The DRAGON WHIP still finds him! The fans fire up as Shelton drags Kaun up and brings him over. Tag to Lashley and he runs to RAM Kaun in the corner! The fans fire up as Lashley RAMS Kaun again and again! Lashley turns Kaun, Kaun slips free and CHOPS! Kaun runs, but Lashley blows past him, then clinches for a FLATLINER! The fans sing, “We Hurt~ People!” as Lashley suplexes high and hard!
The fans fire up for Lashley as he goes corner to corner, but Kaun ELBOWS him away! Lashley LARIATS Kaun up and out! Lashley goes out to then RAM Kaun into railing! Lashley leaves Kaun behind while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Lashley tags Shelton, Shelton drags Kaun up to RAM him into the apron! And then the railing! Then back to the apron! Then back to the railing! Shelton throws Kaun into the ring, storms up and brings Kaun around, scop and TOSS! Shelton paces around Kaun, drags him up, and then TOSSES him back out! Tag to Lashley and Lashley storms over to Kaun. The fans fire up as Lashley THROWS Kaun over the desk! Kaun takes the desk hood with him, and MVP talks trash while Kaun’s on the floor. Lashley returns to drag Kaun up and around, just to THRWO him into railing! Kaun slumps down and Lashley revels in the cheers.
Lashley drags Kaun back up, puts him back in the ring, and Lashley stalks Kaun. Lashley drags Kaun up, but Kaun fires forearms! Kaun CHOPS, but Lashley KNEES low! Lashley whips Kaun to a corner, but Kaun goes up, only to get caught! OKLAHOMA STAMPEDE! Cover, ONE!! Kaun stays in this, proof of how the Gates were once ROH World and ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions. Lashley tags Shelton, they mug Kaun, then Shelton stands Kaun up. Kaun fires a forearm, Shelton fires back, and repeat! Spring Breakthru returns to single picture as Kaun fires a flurry! Shelton ROCKS him with just one!
Shelton drags Kaun up, fires a flurry of his own, and then whips Kaun to ropes. Kaun ducks ‘n’ dodges, then Shelton dodges, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! The fans fire up while both men are down! Shelton and Kaun crawl, hot tag to Liona! Liona runs in, fires forearms, then whips. Shelton ducks ‘n’ waistlocks, but Liona fires elbows. Liona shoves Shelton, then SAMOAN DROPS on the return! Liona basement SUPERKICKS, then he runs to SENTON! Cover, Lashley breaks it! Lashley bumps Liona off buckles again and again, then shouts to Shelton to get up. But Liona grabs Lashley by the neck! Liona puts Lashley in the corner, and he fires an UPPERCUT!
Liona roars, then fires POINT-BLANK LARIAT again and again! The fans count along, Liona goes to nine, then reels Lashley in, only for Lashley to slip around! HURT LOCK!! Liona is caught, but Kaun BOOTS Lashley down! Liona then LARIATS Lashley up and out! Tag to Kaun, Liona goes out to go after Lashley! Liona whips Lashley hard into railing! Kaun SHOTGUNS Shelton! Kaun hauls Shelton back up, fireman’s carries, but Shelton slips free! Shelton waistlocks, Kaun fires elbows, and Kaun runs, but into a SUPERKICK! The fans fire up as Shelton now waits on Kaun to get up. GERMAN SUPLEX!
Shelton stays fired up, he hits another GERMAN SUPLEX! Liona runs in, Shelton DUMPS him out! Liona lands on his feet, talks trash, but Lashley SPEARS Liona down! MVP is fired up, Boston is loving it, and the Hurt Syndicate has Kaun isolated. Shelton runs up to KNEE, then tag to Lashley! SPEAR!! Cover, Hurt Syndicate wins!
Winners: Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin, by pinfall (still AEW World Tag Team Champions)
The Gates of Agony may dominate ROH, but The Hurt Syndicate still runs AEW! And wait, here comes MJF. Lashley is annoyed by this scumbag’s persistence, but the fans cheer as MJF makes his way to the ring. MJF has the mic to tell them to cut his music, and the fans cheer him on. MJF says, “Ladies and gentlemen, enough about how great I am. Although, I am enjoying it, don’t get me wrong. But give it up for the Hurt Syndicate, baby!” The fans cheer, and MVP says see? MJF’s not all bad. The fans sing, “We Hurt~ People!” but MJF says no, Boston is way too white, and they’re not even on the same beat, so just stop.
But here’s the deal: As they know, MJF brings a lot to the table. Montel knows this, Shelton knows this–and he looks great by the way–and well, not to name names, but some of us are slow learners. Lashley gets mad because we know who he means, and MVP asks MJF why he has to do that. MVP gets Lashley to calm down, and MJF apologizes. Did he say a name, though? Boston says no, he didn’t. MJF thanks them for having his back. Now, when MJF talks about the talent he brings to the table, he’s not talking about his own. No, no, because MJF has some talent in the back that is just dying- MVP says MJF just needs to put the cards on the table, he already pissed Lashley off as it is.
MVP says he loves Max and, but get to the point. MJF says he loves Montel, too. But they’re gonna really like this. Bring ’em out! The Hurt Syndicate music plays as some of Boston’s finest ladies make their way out on stage. MJF seems to have piqued the Hurt Syndicate’s interest as these eight ladies make their way to the ring. MJF has the music cut, the ladies have towels to dry the guys down, and MJF says the Hurt Syndicate can have a night on the town with all these lovely ladies. All MJF requests are the three thumbs up for him to join up. The floor is theirs. MVP asks Shelton and Lashley to do this one more time.
MVP still gives his thumbs up. Shelton? Shelton, pay attention! Shelton stops staring at the ladies long enough to say this is all very nice. But uh, he might need a little more time. Boston boos, MJF tells them it’s cool, it’s fine, everybody shut up! But what does Shelton mean more time? They’ve been talking about this for weeks! Shelton says he’s gonna need some time. Shelton… Are you saying you want the watch on MJF’s wrist? Yes, exactly. MJF knew he liked Shelton! Okay, okay, hear him out. MJF will give him this watch. All Shelton needs to do is give the thumbs up. The fans cheer, and Shelton looks between watch and ladies, then holds out his hand.
Shelton smiles, and gives a thumbs u- Uhhh… Lashley is staring Shelton down… So Shelton gives a thumbs down!? Lashley intimidated Shelton into saying no! MJF says c’mon! They must be out their da- mocracy! MJF loves him some democracy! And he respects the power of the vote! Hell, MJF even respects the power of the people! Maybe not these people, but you get his point. Shelton, what MJF thinks is that he’s growing on Shelton. And tell you what. As a token of his appreciation, MJF will still give him the watch. In fact, if Shelton still wants the ladies, he can still have the ladies. The fans cheer that!
And just know that when MJF joins the Hurt Syndicate, there will be plenty more watches ‘n’ women where that came from. MJF steps out, and he says one more thing, “Bob.” MJF respects him, he is the All Mighty, he’s known for being strong. But y’know what MJF’s known for? Getting what he wants. MVP keeps Lashley calm, the fans chant “He’s Our Scumbag!” MJF asks Lashley if he knows why MJF gets what he wants. He’ll tell you why. It’s because he is Maxwell Jacob Friedman, and he’s better than you, and you know it. MJF drops the mic then takes his leave. But if possessions and pleasures won’t tempt Lashley, what must MJF offer to change his mind?
AEW returns and…
Alicia Atout catches The Hurt Syndicate and MJF’s ladies heading out. She congratulates them on the impressive win, but brings up that MJF is very persistent. MVP stops her there, wanting to talk with the guys first. MJF asks MJF’s ladies to give them a second, but not to wander off too far now. Lashley again says he still doesn’t trust MJF. MVP knows, but he says Lashley is having a personal reaction to MJF. This is business. Look at it from the business standpoint. MVP knows MJF can be… Annoying? Yes, annoying, but think businesswise. They can still use MJF to get what they want. So all MVP is asking is for Lashley to ease up.
MVP will give Lashley his word: The moment MJF steps outta line… Well, they’ll save that for later. Right now, can we just have a good night? Shelton asks, “Please?” Lashley says sure thing. Ladies, shall we? Yass~! Lashley, Shelton, MVP and the ladies head out to enjoy the Boston nightlife, but will the All Mighty actually give in to the Devil of AEW?
2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semifinal Round: Will Ospreay VS Konosuke Takeshita!
Stemming from the Don Callis Family dysfunction and fallout, these two are 1-1 from their instant classics last year. Aerial Assassin once again battles The Alpha, who takes the tiebreaker to go Double or Nothing?
Callis of course joins commentary for this one, but is annoyed that there’s another Callis cosplayer. The bell rings and the fans fire up behind Ospreay. The fans lose their minds already as Ospreay and Konosuke stare down. The two slowly circle, the fans fire up more, and the two tie up. Konosuke waistlocks, Ospreay switches, but Konosuke wrenches out. Ospreay rolls and gets free, and Konosuke applauds. The two reset, feel things out, knuckle lock, and then go shoulder to shoulder. Ospreay rolls back, spins, and wrangles Konosuke with a top wristlock. Konosuke fights up, trips Ospreay and has a toehold.
Ospreay uses his free leg to drag Konosuke down. Konosuke clasps hands to fight the armbar, but his shoulders are down so it’s a cover. TWO as Konosuke sits up, and he works to stack Ospreay. ONE as Ospreay pushes Konosuke back down. Konosuke rolls, traps Ospreay’s legs with his own, then waistlocks. Konosuke shifts to get a half nelson, and he turns Ospreay over to a lateral press, ONE! The two stand off and the fans tell off Callis. Callis looks over his shoulder at the fans flipping him off while Konosuke and Ospreay go to corners. Callis says he does not appreciate this treatment, he is simply helping “elevate” commentary.
Ospreay and Konosuke tie up, Konosuke powers Ospreay to a corner, but the ref counts. Konosuke lets off, but then winds up! Ospreay avoids the elbow and wags his finger. The fans cheer and Konosuke nods. Ospreay and Konosuke reset, tie up, and Konosuke pulls hair to put Ospreay on the ropes! The ref counts, Konosuke lets go at 4, but then he tries to sneak a headlock, only for Ospreay to turn things around. Ospreay lets off, to CHOP! The fans fire up while Konosuke goes to the corner. The ref has Ospreay hold on, and the fans fire up as Ospreay backs off. Boston sings for “Ospreay~! Ospreay Ospreay Ospreay~!” as Konosuke storms up.
Ospreay and Konosuke tie up again, and Konosuke headlocks, Ospreay powers up but Konosuke holds on tight. Ospreay fights up, fires body shots, then powers out, only for Konosuke to run him over! But Ospreay kips up! Only for Konosuke to throw him down by his hair! The fans boo but Konosuke smirks and runs. Ospreay stays low, hurdles over, but Konosuke leaps! Things keep moving, Ospreay arm-drags to have the armlock! The fans fire up for Ospreay while Konosuke fights up. Konosuke pulls hair again, the ref counts, so Konosuke whips Ospreay to ropes. Ospreay KICKS the backdrop away, then runs, but into a POP-UP- RANA!!
The fans fire up again and Ospreay feeds off that energy! Ospreay runs up and CHOPS in the corner! Then he snapmares Konosuke along the ropes, goes to the apron, and slingshot SENTONS! The fans fire up and Ospreay paces. Ospreay drags Konosuke up while the fans chant “BRUV! BRUV! BRUV!” Ospreay stands Konosuke up, but Konosuke fires a forearm. Ospreay SOBATS, whips, but Konosuke reverses. Ospreay handsprings, Konosuke lets him go up and over! Konosuke runs now, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then TAKESHITA LINES! Callis fires up, as does Boston, and Ospreay goes to a corner. Konosuke runs in, but Ospreay BOOTS first!
Ospreay goes to the apron, ROCKS Konosuke, then goes up, only for Konosuke to catch him! Fireman’s carry and FACEBUSTER! Basement BOOT! Ospreay tumbles out of the ring, and Konosuke builds speed! Konosuke FLIES, and down goes Ospreay! The fans fire up again while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Konosuke checks his legs then crawls over to Ospreay. Konosuke drags Ospreay up, whips him hard into railing, then soaks up the cheers and jeers from Boston. The Callis cosplayer cheers Konosuke on while he puts Ospreay in the ring. Cover, TWO! Ospreay’s still in this but Konosuke clamps onto Ospreay with a chinlock. Ospreay endures, fights up, but Konosuke clinches for a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Konosuke then clamps right back on with the chinlock! Ospreay endures again while Konosuke leans on the hold. Ospreay fights up, Spring Breakthru returns to single picture, and the fans rally for Ospreay again.
Ospreay fires body shots, but Konosuke shoves him to ROCK him in the back! Ospreay drops to his knees, but Konosuke brings him back up. Konosuke reels Ospreay in, but Ospreay fights the lift with elbows. Konosuke shoves Ospreay again to again ROCK him in the back! Ospreay grits his teeth as he drops to his knees, but Konosuke winds up the arm. Konosuke whips, but Ospreay handsprings to NEURALIZER KICK! The fans fire up while both men are down again! Ospreay goes to the corner, Konosuke goes to the other. Ospreay runs up, but Konosuke puts him on the apron! Ospreay ROCKS Konosuke, goes up, but Konosuke catches him again!
Ospreay fights back this time to ROCK Konosuke, then PIP PIP CHEERIO! Cover, TWO! Konosuke is still in this, but Ospreay fires up again! Boston is with Ospreay as he drags Konosuke up. Ospreay has a wristlock, and he CHOPS Konosuke! The fans “WOO~!” and Ospreay stands Konosuke back up. Ospreay CHOPS again! Ospreay whips, Konosuke reverses, but Ospreay blocks a shot to CHOP! Ospreay runs, but into a BOOT! Konosuke runs to LARIAT Ospreay down! The fans fire up again, they are loving “Both These Guys!” Konosuke drags Ospreay up, clinches, but Ospreay fights the lift with more elbows!
Ospreay fires a forearm, but Konosuke ROCKS Ospreay in return. Konosuke runs, into a TIGER WALL KICK! ENZIGIRI! Konosuke wobbles, but he still clinches Ospreay for an EXPLODER! But Ospreay’s right back up! Only to take another EXPLODER! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay stays in this but Konosuke stays calm. The fans rally up, and they hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” But there’s still a main event to go! Konosuke puts Ospreay in the drop zone, then climbs up the corner. But Ospreay rises to CHOP! Ospreay ROCKS Konosuke, climbs up, but Konosuke trips Ospreay up! Ospreay HOTSHOTS off the top rope, then Konosuke reels him back in!
Konosuke vows to end it here! Konosuke drags Ospreay up to SUPER- STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE!! Ospreay turns things around on Konosuke and they both go to the ramp! Springboard, OSCUTTER to the ramp!! Both men writhe while the fans lose their minds again! Callis is worried for Konosuke while Ospreay rolls back inside. The ring count is climbing, Konosuke is still down at 7 of 10! He rises at 8, crawls for the ring, and manages to roll in at 9.5! But Ospreay goes COAST2COAST! Then he goes up top, for a LEAP OF FAITH!! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives but Ospreay just reloads! The fans fire up as Ospreay waits on Konosuke.
Ospreay springboards, OSC- BLUE THUND- RANA!! A counter for a counter! Ospreay runs, Konosuke staggers to his feet, and into the OSCUTTER!! Cover, TWO!!! Konosuke survives and Boston is stunned! The fans again hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” while both men stir. Ospreay brings Konosuke up, underhooks, but Konosuke fights free of Storm Breaker! Konosuke ducks a roundhouse, double pump handles to FLIP Ospreay, but Ospreay arm-drags! Cover, TWO! Konosuke has the victory roll, TWO! Ospreay O’Conner Rolls but Konosuke rolls through to wheelbarrow GERMAN SUPLEX! And then O’Conner Bridge! TWO!!!!
The fans cannot believe it and Callis is furious, but Ospreay escapes with nanoseconds to spare! Ospreay stirs and Konosuke crawls over to him. Konosuke and Ospreay go forehead to forehead, then stand to go forearm for forearm! The fans rally and duel, they sing for “OSPREAY~, OSPREAY OSPREAY OSPREAY!” Konosuke ROCKS Ospreay, but he wobbles as he stays on his feet! Ospreay comes back to fire another forearm, but Konosuke ROCKS him again! Ospreay staggers around this time, but he grits his teeth as he fires back up! Ospreay fires a flurry of forearms, but the ALPHA ELBOW staggers Ospreay again!
Konosuke fires shots in the corner, the ref counts, and the ref has to back Konosuke down! Konosuke has the ref step aside so he can tell Ospreay to get up. Ospreay fires up to BOOT Konosuke! And BOOT! And BOOT, but Konosuke blocks! ALPHA ELBOW!! Ospreay falls in a heap and Boston is thunderous! The ref checks on Ospreay, and somehow, he isn’t out of this yet. Callis tells Konosuke to kurose, aka kill him! Konosuke drags Ospreay up, calls his shot, and RAGING- NO, Ospreay fights the suplex, wrenches free and then ducks a shot to full nelson! Konosuke elbows free but Ospreay HOOK KICKS him!
Ospreay winds up to SUPERKICK! Konosuke winds up, Ospreay SWATS the elbow to then HOOK KICK again! Konosuke drops to his knees, Ospreay prepares the arm! HIDDEN- NO, Konosuke flops right over! The fans boo but the ref checks Konosuke. Ospreay has the ref step aside like Konosuke did, but then Konosuke springs up to ALPHA ELBOW!! Konosuke was playing possum, and now he hits a BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!? Ospreay survives and shocks Konosuke! The fans rally as hard as they can while Konosuke rises up. Ospreay rises, Konosuke runs, but Ospreay dodges! They come back, Konosuke LARIATS, but Ospreay flips and lands on his feet!!
Ospreay springboards, OSC- ALPHA ELBOW!!! Antiair hits the target! Konosuke covers, ONE?!?! HIDDEN BLADE!!!! Cover, ONE?!?!?!? Boston is erupting, Schiavone shouts, “What’re we watching?!” Both men run up, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Ospreay slumps down and Konosuke grins. Konosuke drags Ospreay up and reels him in, and then he underhooks the arms?! STORM- NO, Ospreay slips free, double pump handles, and he FLIPS Konosuke into position, BASTARD DRIVER!! Ospreay turns a steal into a steal! And then he deadlifts for the WHEELBARROW GERMAN!! But Konosuke HIDDEN BLADES?!?!?
Konosuke flounders, but so does Ospreay, and Ospreay avoids the cover! The fans are electric while both men are down! Callis takes a deep breath while the standing count begins. Both men stir at 4 of 10, then Ospreay reaches up at 5. Both men are still down at 7, but they’re rising at 8! We hit 9, and both men stand! The fans fire up, HELLUVA KICK in the corner!! Ospreay falls, Konosuke climbs, but Ospreay rises up again! Ospreay ROCKS Konosuke, ROCKS him again, then climbs up, only to slip! Ospreay slaps himself to focus again, and the fans fire back up. Ospreay climbs, but Konosuke fires forearms!
Konosuke throws shots, but Ospreay RISING HEADBUTTS! Boston cheers as hard as they can, and Ospreay brings Konosuke to the very top! Konosuke fires shots, and then he winds up, SUPER TAKESHITA LINE!! But Ospreay lands on his feet!! Konosuke is stunned, and then HIDDEN BLADE!!! Cover, TWO!?!?!?!? HOW?!?! Ospreay goes back to the corner, throws off the elbow pad, but a POWER DRIVE KNEE finds him! RAGING- RANA!! Cover, TWO, but Ospreay just gets Konosuke’s legs! Ospreay drags Konosuke up, STYLES CLASH!!! Cover, TWO!?!??!!? What is Konosuke even made of?!? Boston is thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!”
Ospreay runs, HIDDEN- BACKSLIDE! TWO!! POWER DRIVE KNEE!!! Konosuke runs, but Ospreay slips through the lariat to underhook, lift, STORMBREAKER!!!! Cover, OSPREAY WINS!!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall (advances to Double or Nothing)
Callis is furious, no more “Proto-shita” finals for him! Ospreay and Konosuke pushed the limits of what is even possible, but will Ospreay win the whole damn thing at Double or Nothing?
BREAKING NEWS for Spring Breakthru Collision!
On top of the ROH World TV Championship match Christian Cage arranged for Nick Wayne, we will get a tag match of Mercedes Mone & Harley Cameron VS Kris Statlander & Julia Hart! Could this be a sampling of what’s to come in the Owen Hart Cup? Plus, Adam Cole puts up the TNT Championship in an Open Challenge! Who will step to the champion in this city of champions? This and more as Collision’s live on a Thursday night!
AEW World Trios Championships: The Death Riders VS The Opps & ???
As mentioned at the start of the night, Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta made sure The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil was in no shape to compete tonight. But even so, the Samoan Submission Specialist and The Wrestler will not let this opportunity at both gold and vengeance pass them by. The question is, will there be a new third man? Or will The Opps be caught lacking?
The Death Riders make their entrance in from the crowd as usual, which is pretty daring given how packed the venue is tonight. As for The Opps, we see Joe & Shibata step on stage, but they’re not alone! POWERHOUSE HOBBS IS HERE!! Will the Book of Hobbs have a chapter about ending the reign of terror? The introductions are made, but then the brawl is on! The fans fire up and the bell rings, Hobbs has Yuta, Shibata has Claudio, and Joe has Moxley! The fans fire up as Moxley spills out of the ring with Joe while Claudio drags Shibata outside. Yuta ducks ‘n’ dodges Hobbs, but then Hobbs CLOBBERS Yuta!
Claudio and Shibata trade heavy forearms, Joe SMACKS Moxley off the apron, and Hobbs whips Yuta to a corner. Yuta staggers, Hobbs CLOBBERS him again! Yuta flounders into the corner, the fans chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs whips Yuta corner to corner, runs in and SPLASHES! Hobbs shouts, “MEAT!” and the fans chant “MEAT!” with every big lariat! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs then grins as he winds up to “MEAT!” Moxley storms in and he CLUBS Hobbs! That just pisses Hobbs off! The fans tell Moxley he messed up! Moxley bails out, but then Yuta CLUBS Hobbs! Same result as with Moxley!
Hobbs scoops Yuta, carries him around, then hits a RUNNING POWERSLAM! Hobbs tags Joe and the fans cheer. Hobbs stands Yuta up for Joe to JAB! JAB! JAB! Joe fires hands high and low, backs Yuta into a corner, then fires up! RIDGE HAND CHOP! Joe whips corner to corner, runs up, and back ELBOWS, to then PELE! Yuta flops down, Joe stares Moxley down, and fans sing, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Joe drags Yuta up, CHOPS him in the corner, then tags Shibata. The fans fire up again as Shibata UPPERCUTS Yuta! And again! And then CHOPS! CHOPS! CHOPS! Shibata snapmares Yuta, runs, and he BOOTS Moxley!
Shibata then clamps onto Yuta and grinds him down. Yuta endures, pries at the hold, and fans taunt Yuta. Yuta fights up, powers up and out, but Shibata BOOTS Moxley again! Yuta CLUBS Shibata, then TOSSES Shibata out. Yuta distracts the ref so Claudio can run and THROW Shibata into railing! The fans boo but Hobbs backs Claudio off. The ref has Hobbs stay back, and Yuta goes out to fetch Shibata. Yuta drags Shibata into the ring, tags Moxley, and the fans boo as Moxley flips off Joe. Joe storms in, the ref stops him, and Moxley KICKS Shibata down! Tag to Claudio, the Death Riders mug Shibata. Claudio drags Shibata up but Shibata CHOPS!
Shibata CHOPS, Claudio eggs him on, repeat! Claudio blocks a chop to short arm LARIAT! Claudio soaks up the heat, then he stomps Shibata. The fans rally, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Claudio drags Shibata up, pushes him to a corner, and UPPERCUTS! Claudio stomps Shibata, tags Moxley, and Moxley runs corner to corner to LARIAT! And then LARIAT! And LARIAT! Tag back to Claudio, the mugging continues, then Claudio tags Yuta. Yuta taunts Hobbs & Joe, Claudio stands Shibata up, and Yuta stomps Shibata down. The ref reprimands but Yuta hooks a leg, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Y uta clamps onto the leg for a toehold. Shibata endures, even as Yuta twists the ankle. Yuta drops an elbow on the knee, then tags Moxley. But then Joe & Hobbs storm in!
The ref stops Joe & Hobbs, Moxley taunts them, and then Moxley drags Shibata around. Moxley stomps Shibata, turns him over, and CLAWS Shibata’s back! The ref reprimands and counts as Moxley CLAWS Shibata more! Moxley fishhooks, the ref counts again, and Moxley pushes Shibata down at 4. Moxley drags Shibata up, has a facelock, and he drags Shibata over to the corner. Tag to Claudio, the mugging continues, and Claudio brings Shibata around for a BIG suplex! Cover, TWO! Shibata stays in this but Claudio stays on him with a top wristlock. Shibata endures, fights around, but Claudio knees him low!
Claudio pushes on the wristlock and grinds Shibata back down. Spring Breakthru returns to single picture while the fans rally behind Shibata. Shibata fights up, but Claudio TOSSES him out! Moxley storms up on Shibata, but Hobbs hurries over to stop that. The ref is busy with Claudio and Moxley, which lets Marina CHOP BLOCK Hobbs! The fans boo but Marina flips them all off. Yuta drags Shibata up and into the ring for Claudio, and Claudio eggs Shibata on. Claudio SLAPS Shibata, kicks him around, but Shibata CHOPS! Claudio ROCKS Shibata! Shibata CHOPS Claudio! Repeat! Claudio shoves Shibata, catches him to a SLEEPER, but Shibata slips around to get a SLEEPER!
The fans fire up as Claudio flails! Claudio JAWBREAKERS free, Shibata staggers into the Death Rider corner, but then Shibata BOOTS Claudio! Shibata crawls away from the corner, the fans rally up, but Claudio whips Shibata back in! BOOT for Moxley! Claudio and Shibata trade forearms again, and Shibata backs Claudio down! Shibata fires a flurry, then an UPPERCUT! Shibata DECKS Yuta, but Claudio UPPERCUTS Shibata! Claudio BOOTS Shibata, but Shibata stays on his feet! Shibata clinches Claudio, BACK HEEL TRIP! The fans fire up while both men are down! Shibata and Claudio crawl, hot tags to Yuta and Joe!
Joe DECKS Yuta again and again, then atomic drops! Joe runs to BOOT Yuta down! And adds a SENTON! Cover, TWO! Yuta stays in this but Joe stays on him, only for Yuta to CLAW Joe’s eyes! Yuta runs, but into a SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, Moxley breaks it! Moxley tags in, then he goes looking under the ring! Moxley grabs a chair! The Maniac no longer cares about winning but about using Champion’s Advantage! The ref tells Moxley to stop right there, but then WILLOW NIGHTINGALE is here! She snatches the chair from Moxley! And she flips him off! Joe BOOTS Moxley down! Yuta goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK Joe!
Shibata BOOTS Yuta! Claudio POP-UP UPPERCUTS Shibata! Hobbs SPINEBUSTERS Claudio! Moxley SHOTGUNS Hobbs! Joe is back as Moxley runs, and Moxley BOOTS Joe! Joe LARIATS Moxley! All six men are down around ringside and Boston is thunderous! Willow coaches The Opps, but now The Young Bucks walk out here? The EVPs are surely going to sway things in the Death Riders’ favor now, given they grab some chairs. But wait! Someone in the crowd snatches Matt’s chair?! IT’S SWERVE STRICKLAND! And he DECKS Matt! Nick runs up, but Swerve BOOTS him! Swerve goes up, DOUBLE KILL STOMPS for The Bucks!!
The fans are thunderous as Boston is now “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve then TOSSES Matt over railing! And he TOSSES Nick onto Matt! The Bucks go tumbling away! Joe is in the corner, Moxley runs up, but Joe URENAGES him down! But Claudio UPERCUTS Joe! Shibata BOOTS Claudio! Shibata pushes Claudio out, they brawl on the ramp! SLEEPER!! Claudio is caught, Shibata sits him down, then runs to PENALTY KICK! Then back to the SLEEPER! Joe puts Moxley up top, tucks him in, but Yuta CLUBS Joe! The fans boo as Yuta fires hands, then runs, but Joe swings! Yuta ducks that to DIVE onto Hobbs, but Hobbs catches him!
Hobbs URENAGES Yuta on the desk! The desk does not break but Hobbs snarls. Marina SMACKS Hobbs with a chair!! The ref missed that but Willow didn’t! Willow runs up to LARIAT Marina!! The fans are thunderous, but Moxley drags Joe up! Underhooks and- NO, Joe wrenches out, COQUINA CLUTCH!!! Moxley is caught, and he’s RIGHT OUT! OPPS WIN!!
Winners: The Opps, by submission (NEW AEW World Trios Champions)
No more reign of terror in the trios division, this one was for Hook! Joe personally gives Hobbs the belt, the pyro goes off, and Boston is all fired up! The Death Riders retreat, and Will Ospreay leads the way as the AEW locker room comes out here to celebrate! The champagne bottles pop off and it’s a toast to The Opps, but perhaps we’re burying the lead as Joe took out THE AEW World Champion! Will Joe look to also dethrone “The One True King” and truly restore the feeling here in AEW?
My Thoughts:
An awesome episode of Dynamite here, a lot more than I expected for a themed episode. At the same time, it was a lot of tournament and big story stuff, so they were of course going to go hard. I was a little surprised by the match order, but when they kayfabe’d away Hook being out of action, it did make sense for them to push the trios title to the main event. At the same time, bringing in Hobbs as the third man, adding a lot of overbooking and tying in more story, that was a great way to dethrone the Death Riders and close out the show. Hobbs being a champion again is great for him, and I really do think they should parley this into Joe VS Moxley for the world title at Double or Nothing.
Mercedes Mone VS Athena really could’ve been a main event in itself, but it was still an awesome match even as the opener. Mone winning is fine because Boston, and while I was thinking it’d be Mone VS Athena at All In for the TBS Championship, I suppose they could swing it where it is title for title, TBS Championship and ROH Women’s Championship both on the line. I say that because I still feel like Kris Statlander could be going to All In to face Toni. A little confusing as to why we can’t just get Kris VS Hayter tomorrow night, but Mone & Harley VS Kris & Julia will still be really good. It just feels like they’re giving away the Double or Nothing match just so Mone can have matches both nights in Boston.
Very good promo from The Patriarchy with Christian Cage now being passive aggressive towards Nick Wayne. I like how Christian is taking kayfabe credit for Nick getting in the Best of the Super Juniors, and I do like Nick VS Komander for Collision. No idea if Nick wins that match or not, as it’d be a shame if Nick’s storyline is the reason Komander’s reign comes to an end. But at the same time, how great would it be for the ROH World Television Champion to be part of BOSJ and that big round robin tournament? Though at the same time, something about what Christian said certainly made it feel like Nick will lose, so maybe not.
Great match from Hurt Syndicate VS Gates of Agony, even with Kaun & Liona obviously set up to fail. MJF of course showed up, and while I figured MJF would bribe Hurt Syndicate, I didn’t think it’d be with ladies. Also I think a few, if not all, of the ladies were wrestlers. The redhead was Sloane Jacobs, if I’m not mistaken. But great stuff with Lashley intimidating Shelton into voting against MJF. I feel like MJF should reveal he has been watching the episodes back cuz he wants to keep an eye on the Hurt Syndicate’s “private” conversations, and he can call out MVP for being two-faced saying the Syndicate would just be using MJF for their own gains.
Good promo from Hangman with The Elite, and Okada was cruising for a bruising. Josh Alexander was a great Wild Card, and he has a great match with Hangman, but it made sense for Hangman to win. Alexander possibly joining Callis Family with that bit after is intriguing, but Kyle is now on top going into their semifinal match. I would think that means Hangman wins to go to Double or Nothing. Ospreay VS Konosuke was insane, it might as well have been for the Owen Hart Cup already. Great win for Ospreay, and now even if Kyle defies go home math, Ospreay VS Hangman and Ospreay VS Fletcher are both awesome choices to put on PPV.
My Score: 9.1/10
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