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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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Will Dax & Cash learn to Fear The Red Death?
FTR put the blame on Daniel Garcia for how things went down between them, but now Garcia plans on taking one of the Top Guys out!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Ricochet VS Angelico w/ Serpentico; Ricochet wins.
- 8 Man Tag: The Don Callis Family VS The Outrunners, Bandido & AR Fox; The Don Callis Family wins.
- Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn VS Lee Johnson w/ Blake Christian; Bowens wins.
- Willow Nightingale VS Kris Statlander; Kris wins.
- Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander VS The Dark Order; Takeshita & Alexander win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Dralistico; Bailey wins.
- Daniel Garcia VS Dax Harwood w/ Cash Wheeler & Stokely Hathaway; No Contest.
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Toni Storm is here!
Or rather, she’s still here given just last night, the TIMELESS AEW Women’s World Champion won a Fatal 4 Way Eliminator. And now she’s in the special box seat “balcony” with mic in hand. Detroit cheers and she blows kisses before saying, “So many men have taken a shot at me in here, I’m feeling like Abraham Lincoln. I will never forget my first. It was messy, it was sweaty, and painful. But I only wanted more. Once a month, once a week, twice a week, I was hooked. But then, it only became more risky. One at a time, then two at a time. And three at a time! Incorporating random objects, all the while being watched by perverts.”
The fans cheer being perverts but then Toni says, “One day, it will not end well for me. It will break my body and soil my soul. But in the end, I know it’s what I was born to do. And if you think I was referring to sexual intercourse, then get your minds out of the gutter!” Toni takes a moment before she continues, “Because the best bang could not compare to fighting for this!” She holds up the title and the fans cheer more! “I am not waiting for a Hayter or a CEO. So next week, line up the next batch of slop tarts, because baby wants to binge!” The fans also like the sound of that! Toni says spit on it and sit on it, and let’s get TIMELESS~!
The fans applaud and Toni takes a bow. Beach Break just got that much bigger, but who will take their shot at The Tramp that is The Champ?
Backstage interview with Paragon.
Lexy Nair is with Adam Cole, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly to ask them about the 2 Out of 3 Falls last Saturday. Roddy says that to say they’re disappointed is an understatement. He and Kyle are one of the best teams on this planet, and they thought it’d be like riding a bike. But it has been a bit more difficult than they thought. Kyle agrees that they’re frustrated and disappointed, but what they aren’t doing is taking anything away from themselves. They’re the Paragon and they’re still one of the best tag teams out there. And any other day, any other time, 99 out of 100, Kyle & Roddy win that match.
Cole agrees, and he knows that was tough last week. But they are one of the best teams in the world. There will be plenty of chances to prove that this year. But in step the Grizzled Young Veterans and Zack Gibson says say that again. He can’t believe Paragon has the nerve to stand here sulking and complaining. Honestly, this three are three of the best ever. The problem is, they’ve gone soft! They’ve forgotten what it is to fight for their sport. So any time they’re ready, GYV will remind them what that’s like. Kyle & Roddy say why not. GYV will be the first time that gets stomped on Paragon’s way back to the top!
GYV laugh that off then take their leave. But when and where will Liverpool’s Number One & Mr. Mayhem take on the Savior of the Backbreaker & the Violent Artist?
Ricochet VS Angelico w/ Serpentico!
The One & Only just got a big win last night alongside the Young Bucks, but now he looks to get a win on his own. Will Ricochet make Detroit #OuttaThisWorld two nights in a row? Or will tonight belong to Spanish Announce Project’s South African Stud?
The bell rings and the fans rally as Angelico and Ricochet circle. They feel things out, circle more, then Angelico leaves Ricochet hanging by smoothing his hair. Ricochet says ha ha, more bald jokes. Ricochet waistlocks, the fans chant, “He Has Hair!” but Ricochet hammerlocks and snapmares to then ghost pin, TWO! Ricochet taunts Angelico that this is professional wrestling, not modeling. Angelico trips Ricochet to cover, ONE! Angelico has a cording hold and he keeps Ricochet from the ropes. Ricochet wrenches, but Angelico gets the cording hold back! Ricochet endures, reaches out, but Angelico arm-drags him to the mat!
The fans cheer more, but Ricochet kips up. Angelico wrangles him back down! Ricochet claws at Angelico but Angelico polishes the bald head! The fans cheer and Angelico keeps on the arm. Ricochet fights up again, but Angelico wrangles him back down! Angelico gives Ricochet more polish, then stands him up to wrench and cording hold. Ricochet throws a body shot, flips up and over, but Angelico switches arms for a modified Cobra Twist! Angelico holds up his hand and the fans cheer, but Ricochet fights free and bails out. The fans boo but then Angelico sneaks up to clamp on shoulder claws!
Ricochet fights back, and he THROWS Angelico to the floor! Ricochet skins the cat, then TORNILLO PLANCHAS! Ricochet takes down Angelico, taunts Serpentico, then goes storming off to grab a chair! Ricochet chases off #SNAKEMAN, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Ricochet gets up on the barrier to soak up more heat, and he even flicks sweat off his bald head! Ricochet puts Angelico in the ring, stalks him to ropes, then CHOKES him! The ref counts, Ricochet backs off, and Serpentico coaches Angelico. Angelico sputters but Ricochet brings him up for a snapmare. Ricochet digs his knee into Angelico’s back as part of the chinlock. Angelico endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Angelico is free, runs the ropes, but Ricochet DROPKICKS him down! Ricochet taunts the fans, covers Angelico, TWO! Angelico is tougher than that but Ricochet covers again, ONE! And again, ONE! And again, ONE!!
Ricochet throws a fit and SLAPS Angelico down before arguing with the ref. The ref defends the count, so Ricochet just stomps away on Angelico’s back! Ricochet taunts the fans, goes back to stomp Angelico and kick him around, then he kicks Angelico to the ropes. Angelico rises to BODY BLOW! And JAB! Ricochet staggers back, Angelico fires more shots! Angelico runs, KICKS the backdrop away, then runs again, only for Ricochet to FLAPJACK him off ropes and JUMPING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Angelico survives and Collision returns to single picture. Ricochet storms his way to a corner while the fans boo.
Ricochet aims and 450- NO, he has to bail out as Angelico moves! Ricochet comes back but Angelico dodges again, Ricochet hits only buckles! Angelico swings, Ricochet dodges and shoves to TIGER WALL KICK! And SOBAT! KNEE! But Angelico KNEES in return! Ricochet rebounds to V-TRIGGER! ROLLING- NO, Angelico clinches for a LIFTING FLATLINER! The fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count starts, Ricochet and Angelico stir, and they rise at 5 of 10. Angelico counters a punch and then fires haymakers! Angelico whips, Ricochet reverses, but then Ricochet catches the leap!
Angelico fights Ricochet’s clinch with elbows, then whips, but Ricochet reverses, Angelico LEAPING LARIATS! And LEAPING LARIATS again! The fans fire up and Angelico storms up to Ricochet. Angelico whips, Ricochet reverses, but Angelico reverses back! COBRA TWIST, and the HEAD SLAPS! The fans fire up as Angelico just takes Ricochet to task! Ricochet sputters and staggers around, Angelico kicks and Canadian Racks! YOYO SLAM, into a hammerlock and HALF CRAB! Ricochet endures, reaches out, but Angelico gets the other arm! Ricochet kicks with his free leg and has the ROPEBREAK! The fans boo but Angelico lets go.
Ricochet goes to the apron, Angelico storms up, but Ricochet HOTSHOTS him! And then FLICKS the ropes at Angelico to hit down low! Ricochet then springboards and FLYING LARIATS! The fans boo but Ricochet runs for a STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Ricochet just keeps going, dragon sleeper for the VERTIGO!! Ricochet rolls back, locks ‘n’ loads, and SPIRIT GUN!! Cover, Ricochet wins!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall
Ricochet made sure Angelico was done before he got the 1-2-3, and now he gets the mic. “Go ahead. C’mon, I can’t hear you! I can’t hear you!” The fans boo and taunt him more and Ricochet says he welcomes it all! Their boos mean NOTHING to him, because he sees what they cheer for. And c’mon, if you cheer for the Detroit Lions, that means you’re dumb as hell. If you were smart, if you had any amount of common sense, you’d be cheering for him! The fans keep taunting him with “They’re Not Bald!” But Ricochet says the Eagles won the Super Bowl, what’re they talking about? They should be cheering him, because he’s been here less than a year and he’s beaten most of the favorites!
Brody King, Will Ospreay, Mike Bailey, Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe, Swerve Strickland, and even Kenny Omega! All of them are AEW legends, and Ricochet beat them all! But wait, speaking of legends… Ricochet points out the living legend, Zach Gowen! Ricochet remembers growing up, watching wrestling, he was a huge fan of Zach Gowen. Huge fan. He remembers when big Brock would beat him up and down the arena, that was awesome. But the thing is, Daddy Gowen used to be on this side of the barriers, but now he’s on the other side of them. What happened, Zach? Doesn’t have a leg in the fight anymore?
Ricochet laughs at his own offensive joke, and then asks where that fire is now. He pushes Zach around, security rushes in and Ricochet says he wasn’t doing anything! They’re just talking! Then he BOPS each and every guard! They like that? Ricochet THROWS one guy into railing! Ricochet does his own commentary as he sends another one into the steel steps! Then he puts the third one in the ring, and says Zach might like this. The fans boo but now Ricochet brings out THE SCISSORS! Ricochet cuts this guy’s hair up! But Zach jumps into the ring!! The fans cheer as Zach snatches the scissors from Ricochet!
The fans cheer as Zach asks what is wrong with Ricochet! Ricochet says sorry, sorry! But then he KICKS Zach’s leg out! And then SPIRIT GUN!! The fans boo even more but Ricochet isn’t done with Zach. He takes Zach’s prosthetic leg away! The fans boo as loud as they can as Ricochet leaves with the leg! Ricochet isn’t just humiliating Zach Gowen, he’s committing a crime! Ricochet holds the leg up as a trophy, then mockingly limps with it. Will anyone ever humble the ego that is #OuttaThisWorld?
8 Man Tag: The Don Callis Family VS The Outrunners, Bandido & AR Fox!
Don Callis himself dared Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd to find a friend so they could settle things with Roppongi Vice and the Family, but the Outrunners did better than that! They found TWO friends! Will the Most Wanted ROH World Champion and the Whole Fox’n Show help the Youngest Men Alive humble Callis’ cronies? Or will Trent Beretta, Rocky Romero, Lance Archer & Kyle Fletcher use them to take out all of their frustrations?
Callis of course joins commentary while the teams sort out. Callis calls tonight “Don Callis Championship Wrestling,” and says Detroit boos him and his Family because it is a city of losers. Kyle Fletcher starts against Bandido and the fans fire up. Kyle and Bandido circle, the fans rally up more, and they tie up. They go around, Kyle puts Bandido on the ropes. The fans rally for Bandido and he dodges the chop to CHOP! Kyle swings, Bandido dodges and headlocks. Kyle powers up and out, Bandido RAMS him, but Kyle rebounds to RUN Bandido over! Kyle flexes, the fans boo, but then Turbo flexes and the fans cheer.
So Kyle BOOTS Turbo off the apron! Kyle runs, Bandido dodges, hurdles, but Kyle leaps over. The fans tell Callis off while things keep moving. Bandido slips around to tilt-o-whirl RANA! And then DROPKICK! Kyle falls against ropes, Trent tags in, and Trent CLOBBERS Bandido! The fans boo, Trent rains down fists, and the ref reprimands. Trent stops to tag in Rocky. Roppongi Vice mugs Bandido, then they DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! But Bandido lands out, tags AR Fox, and Fox BOOTS Rocky! And BOOTS Trent! Fox goes up, up, and CANNONBALLS! The fans fire up but here comes the Murderhawk Monster!
Archer scoops Fox into the crucifix lift! But Fox slips free, goes Matrix to dodge, and he ENZIGIRIS! Archer tumbles out, Fox whips Rocky to the corner, Rocky runs into Turbo’s BOOT! Truth adds a HAYMAKER, then Fox tags Turbo. Turbo brings Rocky around to wrench and wristlock. Truth tags in as they whip and atomic drop, UPPERCUT HART ATTACK! Trent is back, but he runs into a DOUBLE HIP TOSS! The fans fire up with The Outrunner as they run at the corners! BACK ELBOWS in stereo for RPG Vice! Then Outrunners trade, more ELBOWS in stereo! Then a feed to the BULLDOG LARIAT COMBO! The fans fire up while The Outrunners wind it up!
“Turbo Floyd! You-” Well, Trent gets Rocky out of there, they do NOT give the people what they want. Archer is back and he double choke grips! DOUBLE CHOKE SLAM!! Archer BLASTS Fox & Bandido off the corner, Kyle is there to beat them up, and the fans boo as Archer stomps away on Truth! Archer stands on Truth in the corner and laughs while Collision goes picture in picture.
Archer stalks Truth tot he Callis corner. Rocky tags Archer in and they mug Truth. Archer bumps Truth off buckles, then whips him corner to corner hard! Truth falls to the mat, Archer puts him back in the corner, and Archer looms over him. Truth rises up to fire CHOPS, but archer eggs him on! Truth fires haymakers, then runs, only for Archer to DECK him! Tag to Trent and Trent stalks Truth while Archer TOSESS Turbo! Trent CHOKES Truth, CHOPS him, then talks trash. Trent winds up to CHOP again! Trent brings Truth over to bump off buckles, then he tags in Rocky. RPG Vice mugs Truth, whips him to a corner, and Kyle joins in.
Rocky runs up to ELBOW Truth, then Trent adds an ELBOW of his own! Kyle runs to forearm SMASH! Archer runs in and ELBOWS Truth down! Rocky covers, TWO! Truth survives the onslaught, but Rocky wrenches an arm. Tag to Kyle and Kyle KICKS then arm! Kyle mocks Truth reaching out for his corner, then stomps Truth down. Kyle stalks Truth to the ropes, mockingly holds Truth’s hand out, then scoops and SLAMS him in a snap! Kyle taunts Bandido, then he brings Truth up. Truth fires hands, but Kyle scoops and SLAMS again! Collision returns to single picture and he BLASTS Truth’s corner! Bandido avoids the shot and shouts at Kyle!
Kyle taunts Bandido, but Truth fires hands! The fans fire up but Kyle BOOTS Truth! Kyle suplexes, but Truth counters with a cradle! TWO, and Kyle is up, only for Truth to juke! Hot tag to Bandido! Kyle kicks but Bandido deflects and waistlocks. Kyle switches, shoves and runs up, but Bandido SUPERKICKS! Bandido goes up, up, and TORNILLOS! Down goes Kyle and he bails out! RPG Vice attack Bandido from behind! RPG Vice double whip, Bandido grabs ropes and he BOOTS them back! The Outrunners are in and they stereo ATOMIC DROP! RPG Vice tumble up and out of the ring! Archer runs in, Bandido holds the ropes down, but Archer doesn’t fall for it!
Archer ROCKS Bandido, but the Outrunners DUMP him out! The fans fire up as the Callis Family regroups by the ramp. Fox returns, and he coordinates with Bandido! Whip and pop-up, SUPER CANNONBALL!! The fans fire up as Fox hits a strike! And then The Outrunners form a staircase! Bandido runs to step, step, and ESCALARA CONJILO!! The fans are thunderous as Bandido puts Kyle in! The Outrunners set Kyle up and then wind it up! “Turbo Floyd! You sonova b*tch!” HANDSHAKE DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Fox adds a SWANTON BOMB! Bandido adds a FROG SPLASH!! Cover, The Family breaks it!
The fans boo but The Outrunners brawl with the Family! Things tumble out of the ring, but Bandido aims at Kyle on the ropes! Bandido deals the hand, BLACKJACK- NO, Kyle switches through! DRAGON SUPLEX, but Bandido lands out! Bandido ducks ‘n’ dodges and tilt-o-whirls, but Kyle stops the DDT to MICHINOKU DRIVER!! The fans are thunderous while both men are down! Kyle and Bandido crawl, hot tags to Fox and Trent! Fox RAMS Trent, goes up, up, and leaps over Trent to somersault and CANNONBALL Kyle! Then Fox wrenches Trent, catches the leg, and FISHERMAN BUSTERS! Archer grabs Fox, shoves him back, but Fox returns to DRAPING DDT!
Fox sees Rocky, Rocky kicks first, then Rocky whips. Fox reverses, Rocky is in the corner, Fox hits an A-LIST LARIAT! Kyle runs up but Fox ELBOWS him away! Fox skins the cat to DROPKICK Rocky and then backwards roll, CUTTER for Kyle! Then Fox avoids Rocky to hit a CUTTER!! The fans are electric and Fox has Kyle on the ropes! Fox builds speed, but Trent anchors his foot! Kyle hits a CALF KICK! The Outrunners BLAST Trent, but Archer CROSSBODIES The Outrunners! Bandido springboards in but Kyle catches him! Kyle calls to the boys, RPG Vice hit a DOUBLE JUMP KNEE! The fans boo but Fox is up!
Fox dodges RPG Vice, BOOTS Kyle, then DOUBLE CUTTER RPG Vice! The fans are thunderous again as Fox goes up, up, but Kyle distracts the ref! Archer grabs Fox, and he SUPER CHOKE SLAMS him down! RPG Vice then sits Fox up, wrenches and double pump handle! JACKAL DRIVER!! Cover, Don Callis Family wins!
Winners: The Don Callis Family, by pinfall
Trent shouts that no one will ever disrespect them again! Will Callis’ pack of jackals devour anyone and everyone that stands in their way?
BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break!
After the assault and humiliation that we saw earlier tonight, Zach Gowen is going to make his return to wrestling! Will Zach get revenge on Ricochet for taking things too far?
Jon Moxley speaks.
“So, we’re through the obligatory preamble, casualties on both sides. Last night, you took out my number one lieutenant. Now I could vow revenge and talk about all the things I’m gonna do to Samoa Joe once I get him inside that steel cage. But that would be rather rote, and probably mostly untrue. What do we know? The consensus is Samoa Joe is gonna kick my ass. And yeah, there’s nobody on the planet better at getting their ass kicked than me. The question isn’t whether Joe will beat me up. The question is, how long can he do it? Five, eight minutes? Ten? 20? 25? I’ve got all night.
“I know you don’t think very much of me, Joe, but you are one of the guys that I have genuine respect for. You are the embodiment of a champion. But you’re not the AEW World Champion, I am. And I know that no matter what happens to me inside that steel cage in Chicago, no matter what Hell is put on me, no matter what I am put through in that steel cage, I know I have been through worse. I have been through the kind of Hell, I have weathered the kind of storms, I have faced down the kinds of demons that would keep these kids up at night. So I don’t need to be feared or respected by you or anybody else. I just need you to show up.
“I don’t get along with the rest of the world because I am not like the rest of the world. And believe it or not, next week, there is nowhere else in the world I would rather be than locked inside a steel cage in Chicago with the AEW World Championship hanging in the balance, with the baddest man in pro-wrestling, Samoa Joe. I didn’t build my foundation on sand. When the storm comes through, the only thing that matters is who is the last man standing.” The Maniac has issued his ultimatum, will he ultimately be the baddest man in AEW?
Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn VS Lee Johnson w/ Blake Christian!
The Pride of Pro-Wrestling is ready to prove he’s worthy of all the opportunities before him, but that means having others step to the plate. #BigShotty thinks he can get a hit off the 5 Tool Player, but will he be able to go yard? Or will he just get Molly Whopped and sent back to the dugout?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Bowens. Bowens and Lee tie up, Bowens wrenches and wristlocks, but Lee wrenches back. Bowens slips through, wrenches and hammerlocks, then he spins and snapmares Lee to an Oklahoma Roll! TWO, and Bowens tries a cradle, TWO! Lee is up to headlock back, but Bowens powers up and out. Lee goes up and over, baits Bowens into a waistlock, but Bowens switches. Lee switches, then he shoves Bowens! “You’re nothing!” The fans boo and Bowens scowls. Lee talks more trash, but Bowens CHOPS Lee off his feet! Bowens stalks Lee to a corner, CHOPS again, and the fans “WOO~!”
Bowens CHPOS again, and again, and again! Bowens then stomps a mudhole into Lee! The ref counts, Bowens steps off at 4, and Bowens apologizes. Lee bails out, Bowens pursues, and Lee tries to apologize. But then Lee bumps into Daddy Ass! Lee looks and sees Billy, apologizes to him now, but Bowens ROCKS Lee! Bowens whips Lee hard into barriers and the fans fire up! Bowens puts Lee in the ring, but Lee kicks low! Lee eggs Bowens on, whips, but Bowens hurdles and mule kicks! Front kicks! FAMOUSER! The fans fire up and Bowens wrenches to lift Lee, SWING OUT FACEBUSTER! Cover, ONE?!?
Billy is annoyed, but then Blake gets on the apron! Bowens backs the Vanilla Babyface off, but then he dodges Lee’s sneak attack! Bowens fireman’s carries, Lee slips free and shoves Bowens to ropes. Billy wants after Blake but the ref keeps him back. Bowens ELBOWS Lee away, but Blake swipes at him! Lee then DUMPS Bowens out! Bowens staggers up, Lee FLIES, and he gets just enough of Bowens to take him down! Then Lee and Blake mock the scissor fingers! The fans boo but Lee puts Bowens in the ring. Lee reels Bowens in, suplexes, but Bowens slips free! Bowens shoves Lee away, runs up, and he blocks the boot! But not the ENZIGIRI!
Lee SUPERKICKS Bowens, runs, but into the Rock, Paper, Scissors, SUPERKICK! The fans fire up and Bowens shows them how it’s done! He puts up the scissors, then shouts for his shot! But Blake gets on the apron! Bowens grabs Blake, Lee rolls Bowens up with tights, TWO!! MOLLY WHOP!! Cover, Bowens wins!
Winner: Anthony Bowens, by pinfall
Blake tried to tip the scales, but then he also storms into the ring! Billy gets in Blake’s way and Blake backs up. Blake “apologizes,” but then he takes a swing! Billy stops that and TOSSES Blake out! Billy says “SUCK IT!” Bowens grabs a mic to tell Detroit, “What you just saw was the Pride of Professional Wrestling! The perfect combination of power, athleticism, intelligence, the look, and The It Factor. And I am in a really good mood, so y’know what? Billy, throw ’em up! Detroit, throw ’em up! And make some noise!” And they SCISSOR FINGER~! For old time’s sake, Bowens embraces the old gimmick. But will nothing stop Bowens from making himself a contender?
The Gates of Agony are here!
Detroit cheers as Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona walk out to the ring, but they grab mics so they can talk. Kaun calls out Bryan Keith & Big Bill. “You think you’re gonna walk through these Gates unscathed, unburned, and redeem yourselves in the eyes of Chris Jericho?” The fans boo and Kaun says, “Hell no, Paradise has to be earned. And these Gates right here? They’re gonna stop you in your tracks.” Liona says, “And this time, we’re not doing it in a parking lot! Y’know why? Because we’re in Detroit! Why not do this right here, right now!?” The fans cheer and Liona tells Big Bill & Bryan Keith, you heard the people! Get out here and fight!
The shirts come off, and here come the Redwood & Bad Apple! They go right to the ring and the brawl is on! The fans fire up as Bill has Kaun and Keith has Liona! Bill hammers away on Kaun in a corner, Liona ROCKS Keith, but Keith roars! Keith runs, only for Liona to LARIAT him down! Bill BOOTS Liona down! Bill goes out after Liona, but then Keith LARIATS Kaun and himself up and out of the ring! Bill and Liona brawl, Linoa shoves Bill into railing and CLUBS him! Keith and Kaun brawl on the floor, Liona SMACKS Bill off steel steps! Liona fires up, the fans are torn, and Liona runs in, only for Bill to send him into railing! In fact, Liona goes over the railing!
Keith staggers but Kaun keeps after him. Kaun brings Keith to the ramp but Keith elbows free! Keith runs but Kaun fireman’s carries! SAMOAN DROP down through tables!! Fans lose their minds, and somehow Liona is up! Liona and Bill now brawl on the stage, even as security and producer Kevin Matthews try to stop this! But there’s no stopping it, and Bill BOOTS Liona! Liona wobbles, but then he roars! Liona SPEARS Bill off the stage and down through tables!! The fans lose their minds all over again! The Gates and the Branches are down around ringside, is the Learning Tree impressed watching this at home?
AEW hears from Anna Jay & Harley Cameron, as well as Penelope Ford & Megan Bayne.
The Queenslayer says, “Megan, you really like to pick fights, huh? I don’t care how big you are, how hard you hit, I will wrap my arms around you and make you sleep!” The Superbad Girl says Anna has been gone a long time, and the Megasus says things have changed. There is a new animal in this jungle, and having a pure heart, fat ass and good friends isn’t gonna cut it. But the wild Aussie tells the Megasus, “I bet your back is blown out after the fight that I brought last night!” Anna says don’t say it like. Ford tells Harley to stop hiding behind Anna’s fat ass already. Ford & Megan want them to fight and learn that mercy is the one thing they never mastered.
Harley shouts that she and Anna will SLAY THE MEGASUS, and all will FEEL THE WRATH! And so BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break Collision! Anna Jay VS Megan Bayne will happen next Saturday when Collision returns to TNT!
Willow Nightingale VS Kris Statlander!
Former friends, bitter enemies, and now maybe somewhere in between, the Babe with the Power and the Galaxy’s Greatest will battle 1v1 once more! But will we truly see she’s a #BornAgainKristen when this fight helps her make amends with Willow? Or will nothing Kris does matter, and Willow will smile anyway?
The bell rings and the two circle. The two start pushing, and then shoving, and then Willow wrenches to wrangle Kris. Kris fights up to wrench back and headlock, but Willow powers out to headlock in return. Kris powers up and out, then reels Willow in for her own headlock. Willow THROWS Kris away and the fans fire up! Willow wants Kris to take this serious, so Kris runs up to waistlock. Willow fights the lift and switches, Kris fights the lift in return. Willow powers through to SLAM Kris all the same! The fans fire up more while Kris grows frustrated. Kris storms up, but Willow boops her on the nose!
The fans are torn but Kris says if that’s how it’s gonna be… And she SLAPS Willow! Willow swings, Kris dodges and Kris trips Willow to then basement CROSSBODY! Kris mocks the Willow smile ‘n’ pose, TWO! Kris mocks the smiling but then Willow SLAPS her! The fans fire up so Kris CHOSP! Willow CHOPS! Is that a spider on the screen? The CHOPS keep going and the fans “WOO~!” Willow then fires off forearms! And an ENZIGIRI! Kris sputters to a corner, Willow storms up, and the fans cheer as she bumps Kris off buckles! Then she brings Kris to another corner for another buckle bump! And then the third corner! And the fourth corner!
The fans fire up as Willow completes the lap, snapmares Kris and BOOTS her down! Willow whips Kris again, but Kris sunset flips! TWO, Willow sits up into a BUZZSAW! Cover, TWO! Kris huffs ‘n’ puffs but she CHOSP! And ROKS! And CHOPS! Kris hooks the arms but Willow flips that around to a backslide, TWO! Kris Oklahoma rolls, TWO! Willow has the cover, TWO! Kris has it back, TWO! Both women stand, Kris scoops, but Willow slips free! Willow shoves Kris, Kris goes up the corner, BACK ELBOW! Kris flexes and the fans are torn, but she hurries to cover, TWO! The fans rally and Kris brings Willow up.
Kris runs, but Willow POUNCES her! PERIOD! Kris tumbles out, the fans fire up, and the ring count starts. Willow goes to the apron and she CANNONBALLS! The fans fire up more as Kris goes down! Willow high-fives the front row, then she goes back to drag Kris up. Willow reels Kris in, but Kris suplexes first! A hard landing on the floor and we’re past 5 of 10! Kris rolls in at 7, but rolls out while Willow rolls in. Kris grabs Willow and brings her back out while Collision goes picture in picture.
Kris brings Willow around to hit another suplex to the floor! Kris soaks up cheers and jeers, puts Willow back in the ring, and then soaks up more cheers and jeers. Kris runs and LARIATS Willow in the corner! Then she scoop SLAMS, covers, TWO! Willow is still in this but Kris stays on her. Kris whips Willow, Willow reverses, and Willow stays back as Kris goes up. Willow then CLUBS Kris on the back, and she reels Kris in for a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Willow reels Kris into a GROUND OCTOPUS! Kris endures as Willow twists her around! Kris pushes it to a cover, TWO! Both women stand, Kris kicks low and snapmares for a body scissor squeeze!
Willow endures, even as Kris adds a half nelson to the mix! Willow fights around, reaches out, and throws elbows! The nelson is undone but Willow still elbows away at the legs! Kris lets Willow go, the two stand up, and Kris CHOPS! Willow seethes and winds up to CHOP back! Kris ROCKS Willow! Willow CHOPS Kris! Kris ROCKS Willow, Willow ROCKS Kris, and repeat! The shots go back and forth, then Willow fires a flurry! Kris fires her own flurry in return! Both women wobble, then they fire more shots! Collision returns to single picture as the shots keep going! Willow then slips around and GERMAN SUPLEXES!
Kris rises, and she gets around Willow to GERMAN SUPLEX! Both women stand, DOUBLE LARIATS collide, and both women fall back! The fans fire up while Kris and Willow go to opposite corners. Kris and Willow rise, then Willow runs up to back body block! Kris dodges the lariat and UPPERCUTS! Kris runs side to side to KNEE Willow! Kris whips, Willow cartwheels and BOOTS! Kris kips up to PELE! Kris runs, but Willow hits a SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO!! The fans are thunderous and Willow has Kris in a corner. Willow LARIATS point blank again and again and again! The fans count all the way to nine, but Kris dodges ten!
Willow blocks the superkick, fireman’s carries, and she bumps Kris off buckles before- NO, Kris slips free! Kris waistlocks but Willow CLUBS away! Kris shoves Willow but Willow avoids the snap powerslam! Willow gut wrenches but Kris trips her! Jackknife bridge, TWO and Willow sunset flips it! TWO and both women stand! SUPERKICK from Kris! Kris runs to SCISSOR KICK! Cover, TWO!! Willow survives and Kris is shocked! The fans are thunderous and Kris hauls Willow up. Kris has the leg, but Willow wrenches and fireman’s carries, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Kris survives and Willow is beside herself!
Detroit is thunderous as Willow puts Kris in the corner. Willow bumps Kris off buckles, then she climbs up to rain down fists! The fans count, but Kris slips out to CLUB Willow on the back! Kris goes up and she has Willow on the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Both women are down and the fans go wild! Kris and Willow slowly rise again, and Kris takes aim! Kris winds up and DISCUS- LARIAT from Willow!! The straps come down and Willow hauls Kris up! BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!!! But Kris flounders all the way out of the ring! Willow rises, but Wheeler Yuta is here. Yuta taunts former friend Kris, but this is to distract the ref!
Marina Shafir gets Willow with a CHAIN!! Marina CHOKES Willow, then KICKS her down! The fans boo but the Death Riders leave ringside. Kris has no idea what happened, she just tucks Willow in! STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER!! Cover, Kris wins!!
Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall
The Problem flips off Willow and Detroit as she finally gets revenge on Willow. Will Willow be able to smile when she’s this pissed off at Marina?
Skye Blue speaks.
“Next week, Beach Break, AEW is back in Chicago. And so am I. I’m back, and I’m a violent little thing.” The Chicago Skye is dark and brooding once again, but will her future be bright?
Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander VS The Dark Order!
Before they take on Will Ospreay & Hangman Page for Beach Break, The Alpha & Walking Weapon are going to make an example out of the Cowboy’s former friends. Will this be the end of The Dark Order once and for all? Or can Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds survive despite not having the Numbers?
Well, Konosuke & Alexander don’t even wait, they just attack! The bell rings, Konosuke TOSSES Uno and Alexander runs up on Reynolds! Reynolds dodges, runs back in, but Alexander ELBOWS him down! Then BOOTS him! Konosuke uses his own jacket to LASH Uno with those studs! Alexander throws his jacket off to keep on Reynolds, and the ref is so busy with Alexander that he misses Callis CLAWING Uno’s eyes! Alexander whips Reynolds, Reynolds goes up and over, but then Alexander puts him on the apron! Reynolds avoids the shoulder to GUILLOTINE KNEE DROP!
Alexander staggers away, the ref is distracted, and Konosuke YANKS Reynolds down! Konosuke sits Reynolds on the apron, CHOPS and hits a DRIVE-BY, then Alexander adds his CROSSBODY CHECK! Reynolds is down, Uno runs up, but Alexander dodges for the ALPHA ELBOW to take Uno down! Alexander puts Reynolds back in the ring, bumps him off buckles, and he tags Konosuke. Konosuke wrenches and reels Reynolds in, BLUE THUNDER- NO, Reynolds fights the bomb! Reynolds reaches out for Uno, but Konosuke reels him in! BIG back suplex, but Reynolds lands out! Reyhnolds shoves Konosuke aside, hot tag to Uno!
Uno ducks ‘n’ dodges and RANAS! The fans fire up and Uno tags Reynolds back in! They double whip Konosuke, but he breaks their double lariat! Reynolds dodges as Konosuke LARIATS Uno down! Reynolds comes back but into the BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Hot tag to Alexander, and he hoists Uno up into the Electric Chair! Konosuke goes up, JUMP KNEE DOOMSDAY!! Then they haul Reynolds up, DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOWS!! And from there, STRAITJACKET PILEDRIVER!! Cover, Callis Family wins again!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander, by pinfall
Not only are these two rolling towards Beach Break, but Konosuke is red hot going into his NEVER Openweight Championship defense tomorrow night, NJPW Resurgence in California! Will all of the wrestling world soon belong to the Don Callis Family?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Dralistico!
This match came about because La Faccion Ingobernable was upset Kevin Knight’s team won that $400,000 tag match and they decided to make him pay for it physically. LFI essentially screwed The Jet out of a Continental Championship opportunity, but Bailey is going to fight for his friend! Will Bailey start by taking out El Toro Blanco’s brother?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. The two tie up, Dralistico puts Bailey in a corner, but the ref counts. Dralistico backs off, and he CHOPS! Dralistico fires hands, the ref counts, but Dralistico tells Bailey off. Dralistico runs, but Bailey blocks the superkick! Bailey swings, Dralistico ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Bailey drops down, hurdles over, and KICKS Dralistico down! The fans fire up while Dralistico bails out. Bailey builds speed, but Dralistico ducks the baseball slide! Bailey kicks, Dralistico blocks and flips Bailey! Bailey lands safe, but then Dralistico avoids the wall kick to ROCK him! Bailey comes back, Dralistico pops Bailey up, and Bailey mule kicks!
Bailey ASAI MOONSAULTS and down goes Dralistico at the ramp! The fans fire and Bailey hurries into the ring. Bailey is all fired up while Dralistico sputters. Bailey goes back out after Dralistico, then he drags Dralistico up. Bailey KICKS, and CHOPS, and then brings Dralistico around. Dralistico CLAWS the eyes! The fans boo but Dralistico RANAS Bailey into the steel steps! Then a SUPERKICK into the steps! Dralistico tranquilos and fans boo while Collision goes picture in picture.
Dralistico nods as the fans rally, and he stalks Bailey. Dralistico drags Bailey up, SMACKS him off the steel steps, then refreshes the ring count. Dralistico pretends he can’t hear the fans booing but he sees them give him thumbs down. Dralistico storms up on Bailey to CHOP him against railing! Dralistico then whips Bailey into the railing! Dralistico hops up onto the barriers so he can soak up the heat. Bailey crawls to the apron but Dralistico shoves him into the ring. Dralistico sits Bailey up, clamps on a GROUND COBRA TWIST, but Bailey endures! Dralistico throws down fists, then tells the fans to shut up!
Dralistico goes back to Bailey, stomps him, then drags him to a drop zone. Dralistico springboards to SWANTON BOMB! Cover, TWO! Dralistico tells everyone to tranquilo, then he stands Bailey up for a HEADBUTT! Dralistico looms over Bailey, stalks him to the ropes, and then KICKS a leg out! Dralistico puts Bailey on the ropes to CHOKE him! Collision returns to single picture as the fans boo and the ref counts. Dralistico stops at 4, then he KICKS Bailey in the leg! And he KICKS the leg again! Bailey hobbles, Dralistico kicks but Bailey blocks! Bailey KICKS and KICKS and KICKS in return! Then he CHOPS Darlistico in the corner!
The fans fire up but Dralistico turns things around. Dralistico CHOPS Bailey, but Bailey just snarls! Bailey puts Dralistico in the corner to KICK! Dralistico CHOPS! Bailey KICKS again! Dralistico CHOPS again and again and again! Bailey just KICKS again and again and again! The fans fire up as both men fire up and Dralistico fires forearms now! The fans are thunderous and Bailey comes back to KICK! Dralistico KICKS, Bailey KICKS, repeat! KICK for KICK, then Bailey unleashes the LIGHTNING KICKS! Dralistico avoids the thrust kick, but Bailey ducks a heel kick! Both men KICK, but then Bailey kicks a kick away to HEEL KICK Dralistico down!
The fans are thunderous as Bailey busts out that Tae Kwan Do! Dralistico rises, Bailey SOBATS, AX KICKS, and BUZZSAWS! Bailey then runs to SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Bailey drags Dralistico right up, suplexes and FALCON ARROW into the drop zone! Bailey climbs up, takes aim, and ULTIMATE- NO, Bailey has to bail out as Dralistico moves! Bailey rolls through, but Dralistico dropkicks the legs out! Dralistico then floats over, LA MAGITROL, TWO!! Bailey has Dralistico’s arm and steps over, but Dralistico rolls through, only for Bailey to sit on the sunset! Cover, TWO! Dralistico finishes the sunset, TWO!
Bailey kicks, misses, but then STANDING MOONSAULT! Dralistico moves again so Bailey lands out! Dralistico jumps the sweep, jumps on, CRUCIFIX DRIVER!! The fans are thunderous as Bailey flounders! Dralistico reaches down to knuckle lock, but Bailey denies the cover with a Monkey Flip, into a DESTROYER!! The fans are electric as Bailey has Dralistico in the corner! Bailey runs up, but Dralistico DREAMCAST KICKS first! Bailey goes to the apron. Dralistico storms out after him, and Dralistico reels Bailey in. Bailey fights the underhooks, and he Alabama Lifts! Dralistico sunset flips but Bailey stays up!
Bailey breaks free and MOONSAULT KNEE DROPS on the apron! Dralistico coughs and sputters as he rolls into the ring and the fans fire up again! Bailey aims, spins, HEEL KICK!! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: “Speedball” Mike Bailey, by pinfall
The sequel was even better than the original! This rematch between Speedball and Prince of Silver was incredible, but wait! Here comes Rush himself! Bailey dares El Toro Blanco to bring those horns because he wants to keep on fighting! Rush says wait your turn, perro! When and where will Bailey look to take the bull by his horns and bring him down?
BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break: Dynamite!
Given Toni Storm wants more and more action, and since Chicago is Skye Blue’s backyard, they’ll be meeting in an AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Fatal 4 Way! Who will the two mystery participants be? And will anyone be able to score on the Whore We All Adore this close to Double or Nothing?
Daniel Garcia VS Dax Harwood w/ Cash Wheeler & Stokely Hathaway!
For the longest time, Red Death respected FTR and FTR respected him. But after FTR selfishly betrayed Adam Copeland and put themselves ahead of everyone else, Garcia could not stand by and do nothing. Garcia dared one of the Top Guys to step up, will he take that Top Guy out? Or will this (emotionally) hurt FTR more than it hurts Garcia?
The bell rings and Dax circles with Garcia. Garcia is also wary of how Cash and #BigStoke are moving around ringside. The fans taunt Dax with “BALD! BALD! BALD!” so it isn’t just Ricochet anymore. Dax and Garcia tie up, go around, and Garcia puts Dax in the corner. The ref counts, Garcia lets off slowly, but he pats Dax on his bald head. Dax brushes that off, he and Garcia circle again, and then they tie up. They go around, Dax puts Garcia in a corner, and the ref counts. Dax lets off slowly, but he sucker punches Garcia! The fans boo but Stoke likes that! The ref reprimands but Garcia shakes off the cheap shot.
Dax storms up and ROCKS Garcia again! And CHOPS! Garcia staggers away but Dax storms up to CHOP again! Garcia goes to another corner, but then he CHOPS in return! Dax turns things around to CHOP again! But Garcia CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Dax CHOPS right back! Garcia sputters as he sits down in the corner. Dax huffs ‘n’ puffs and goes back for Garcia, but Garcia CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Dax headlocks, Garcia powers up and out, but Dax runs him over! Garcia trips Dax, HAMMERS away with fists, but Dax gets up. Garcia keeps after him with a CHOP in the corner!
Garcia whips corner to corner, runs up, but Dax ELBOWS him away! Dax runs up, SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Garcia is down and the fans boo but Stoke & Cash cheer Dax on. Dax stomps and drops knees on Garcia at the ropes! The ref counts, Dax backs off, and Garcia checks his own neck. Cash talks trash, the ref has him back off, and Cash says he’s just talking! He’s allowed to do that, right? The fans still taunt Dax with “BALD! BALD! BALD!” Dax stands Garcia up, reels him in, but Garcia fights the lift! Dax pulls on Garcia’s hair to then CHOP him! Garcia bails out, Dax pursues, and Dax brings Garcia around.
Dax talks trash on the fans, then reels Garcia in. Garcia fights the lift again, trips Dax up, and then CATAPULTS Dax into the POST! The fans fire up while Dax falls in a heap! Garcia stands, rolls into the ring, but just long enough to refresh the count. Dax is busted open and Garcia is right on that bloody forehead! Dax wants mercy but Garcia only backs off to get space. Garcia puts up his dukes, does his dance, and then runs in for a DROPKICK! Dax hits barriers, but Garcia runs again! Another DROPKICK into the barriers! And then a third DROPKICK into the barriers! The fans fire up with Garcia as he goes one more time, only for Cash to stand in the way!
The fans boo as Cash says no more! Garcia seethes, and he still runs up, but Dax LARIATS Garcia down! Cash bought Dax time, and now Dax huffs ‘n’ puffs through his crimson mask. Dax puts Garcia in the ring, then he grabs the ring bell! The ref stops Dax and they tug-o-war over it! Dax lets the ref have the bell, but then Garcia trips Dax! Garcia steps through, and he turns Dax over for the DRAGON TAMER!! But Stoke distracts the ref, letting Cash drag Garcia out! DRAPING NECKBREAKER to the floor! Cash points to commentary to give a thumbs up, but wait! DADDY MAGIC is here! The fans cheer as Matt Menard CLOBBERS Cash!
The fans fire up, Stoke freaks out, and Menard fires off on Cash in a corner! Detroit is all fired up as Collision goes picture in picture!
Cash runs away to the back but Menard pursues! Now things are a bit more even, with Stoke coaching a bloodied and dazed Dax. Dax staggers to his feet, goes over to Garcia, and drags him up to put him in the ring. Dax talks more trash on the fans, then he storms in after Garcia. Dax suplexes and hits a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Garcia is still in this and Dax grows frustrated. The ref checks Dax while the fans rally behind Garcia. Dax is okay to continue, and he brings Garcia up, only for Garcia to cradle! TWO!! Dax stands and LARIATS Garcia down! Dax huffs ‘n’ puffs and TOSSES Garcia to the apron! Dax brings Garcia through the ropes, to then CHOP!
Dax KICKS and ROCKS Garcia on repeat! Then he reels Garcia in for a DRAPING DDT! Cover, TWO! Dax rains down fists without hesitation! Dax hears the fans taunting him so he dares them to do something. Dax holds the ropes open but obviously no one takes the offer. Dax drags Garcia up, CHOPS him, and he storms up on Garcia at the ropes. Garcia ROCKS and CHOPS in return, but Dax CHOPS again! Garcia sputters and falls back while Dax soaks up the heat. Dax paces around Garcia, taunts Detroit more, and Collision returns to single picture. The fans boo as hard as they can but Dax talks trash on Garcia now.
Dax kicks at Garcia, egging him on. Garcia scowls as Dax pie faces him! The fans rally, Garcia rises, and Dax looks worried. Dax SLAPS Garcia, but Garcia just clamps onto Dax’s neck! Dax breaks fere, Garcia CHOP, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Garcia CHOPS away on Dax at the ropes! The fans fire up and Garcia whips, but Dax reverses. Garcia LARIATS, Dax staggers, so Garcia runs again! Another LARIAT but Dax still stays on his feet! Garcia runs, Dax ROCKS him, and then Dax whips. Garcia reverses, Dax reverses to wrench, but Garcia dodges the lariat to LARIAT! Down goes Dax and the fans fire up!
Stoke is frustrated for Dax as the fans rally up. Garcia storms up on Dax to climb up. Garcia rains down fists, and the fans count all the way to nine. Garcia foams at the mouth before he hits TEN! The fans fire up, Garcia waistlocks, but Dax holds onto a buckle pad! That pad comes loose, Garcia still hits a SAIDO! The fans fire up as Garcia covers, TWO!! Dax survives but Garcia goes for the legs. Dax CLAWS at Garcia’s face and shoves him away! Garcia still gets the legs and trips Dax up! DRAGON- NO, Dax fights and BOOTS Garcia into the bare steel! SLINGSHOT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO?!?! Garcia survives and Detroit is thunderous!
Stokely is seething and Dax is pissed, but the fans continue to rally for “DANNY! DANNY!” Dax goes up, and Garcia CHOPS first! Garcia climbs, brings Dax up, and they go to the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX!! And then a roll through! Garcia hoists Dax up to the top rope again, and goes back up top! Another SUPER DUPER PLEX!! But Garcia isn’t done, he’s taking Three Amigos to a new level! The fans are thunderous as Garcia goes to the next corner, hoists Dax up, and climbs again! The fans want the hattrick, and Garcia brings Dax up! SUPER DUPER THREE AMIGOS!!! Both men are down and the fans are electric!
Stokely is furious as Garcia crawls to a cover! ROPEBREAK!! Garcia miscalculates and that works out for Dax! “This is Awesome!” and that might be an understatement! Dax and Garcia rise, go forehead to forehead, and then they go forearm for forearm! Garcia gets the edge and the fans love it! Garcia BOOTS Dax out of the ring, then pursues! Stoke has to run away before Garcia CLOBBERS Dax from behind! They go into the crowd, the fans fire up as they’re even closer to the action now! This brawl goes through the stands, around behind commentary, and Dax SMACKS Garcia off railing! And then off more railing!
Schiavone & Nigel just mind their own business, and yet Dax still feels the need to push Nigel’s headset off him! The fans boo and Nigel seethes. Nigel stands up, Dax dares him to do something! Detroit tells Dax he done F’d up, but Nigel just puts his headset back on. Nigel says he is a professional, but a professional commentator. Dax is the wrestler, so Nigel will not touch him. Dax SHOVES Nigel down! Nigel is furious but Dax already storms off to find Garcia. Dax puts Garcia in the ring, but Garcia reels Dax in! Dax fights the lift, Stoke barks from the apron! The ref backs stoke off, but Dax LOW BLOWS Garcia!
But now Nigel is storming down to ringside! Garcia fights the lift and Nigel is on the apron! Dax storms up on Nigel, but Nigel RAMS Dax down low! UPPERCUT! But Cash is back! He kicks Nigel low, reels him in, but Nigel WRINGS Cash out! Garcia LARIATS Dax up and out, and clearly by now the ref has just thrown this one out!
No Contest
Menard is back and he LARIATS Cash up and out! The fans fire up as Menard, Garcia and McGuinness stand tall together! FTR kept pushing buttons but they pushed the wrong ones! Will Stoke, Dax & Cash have to fear the repercussions of their actions?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision, but it apparently caught a bit of the Go Home Syndrome. There were quite a few recap packages I skipped but clearly they are working to hype Beach Break for next. Moxley’s newest promo was alright, didn’t really add much, because as I said just last night, Moxley surely finds a way to retain with help from The Death Riders. I will say, it made a lot of sense for the remaining Death Riders to cost Willow. Marina and Willow still have beef, and I’m still hoping on my idea from last night: Shayna Baszler shows up, teams with Marina, we get Shayna & Marina VS Willow & Kris. Let’s up the ante and get another classic Street Fight Tag out of Kris & Willow.
Great promo from Toni Storm to open the night, and good to hear Skye Blue is back. Another Fatal 4 Way Eliminator makes me wonder if one of the mystery entrants ends up taking the loss. There was also that spider during Kris VS Willow, which I believe is a teaser for Thekla. Thekla could easily jump into the Fatal 4 Way and get close to winning, but who knows. And as I said last night, not sure why they’re holding Athena back from doing much of anything right now. With Supercard of Honor now delayed to July to coincide with All In: Texas, Athena should really be getting involved more on AEW TV so people don’t forget she exists.
Very good stuff with Bowens VS Lee, and I appreciate the albeit lazy way they changed Bowen’s logo so that it doesn’t resemble the Shane Taylor Promotions’ STP. Bowens of course wins, but his promo after was pretty much the same as his other ones. At least he did one last scissoring with Billy. Bowens is unfortunately not going to get a title story right now with all the champions preoccupied in something else. Though honestly, I feel like there is a way for Okada VS Bowens to be a great match, and then someone violates the Continental Rules so that Okada loses without really losing. Best way I can think of is Swerve is hunting The Bucks, they go ringside, and since Bucks are associate with Okada, that’s a violation on his part, and it adds more heat to whatever big thing Double or Nothing has planned.
Great stuff from the Don Callis Family in all their matches. I wasn’t expecting a big 8 Man Tag, and I’m a little disappointed Brody King wasn’t one of the participants, but maybe that’s the next phase. Great showing from the Faces, especially AR Fox. Fox is in a similar boat to Bowens where he certainly deserves title opportunities but TK just isn’t seeing how to write it. But between that and the dominance Konosuke & Alexander over Dark Order, it feels like the Don Callis Family get their comeuppance with Hangman & Ospreay winning next week.
Ricochet VS Angelico was rather outta nowhere but it was still a great match. It was also clearly a vehicle so Ricochet could start beef with Zach (Zack?) Gowen and give us a Beach Break match between them for the real deepcut long time wrestling fans. Much like Bowens and Fox, I feel like Ricochet is waiting on a title to be freed up from story so he can go get those titles. Such as Paragon now feuding with Grizzled Young Veterans for a minute, which in a way keeps Adam Cole isolated. TK should’ve just given us Ricochet VS Cole for the fun of it because Ricochet VS Cole would be incredibly fun stuff. They could even revisit their NXT history if they wanted to.
Great stuff with Gates of Agony and Learning Tree, that was much better than last week’s. I really hope this gives us a Tornado Tag match. For that matter, why aren’t we getting that in the story of Anna Jay & Harley Cameron VS Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford? Good promo from those teams to hype up… just Anna VS Megan… It’d make Beach Break Collision feel all the bigger but whatever, maybe they feel Ford still isn’t up to speed after that Fatal 4 Way last night. But doing a chaotic tag match could help iron out some of that so that Ford can just focus on what she is good at with the gymnastics and throwing hands.
And awesome stuff with Garcia VS “Dax the Axe” in the main event. And yeah, I didn’t put it in myself, but they’re really committing to that as Dax’s ring name right now. Great to see Menard helping Garcia, and even Nigel standing up for himself against Dax. A “No Contest” result was a little odd but I suppose that’s like saying it is a draw where no one goes over. But with the Faces standing tall, maybe Nigel steps in and teams with Garcia right now for Double or Nothing so that Garcia teaming with Cope is the All In moment.
My Score: 8.8/10
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To prepare for his AEW World Championship Steel Cage match with Jon Moxley, Samoa Joe faces Claudio Castagnoli! But will it really just be Claudio out there?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Fatal 4 Way: Toni Storm VS Penelope Ford VS Thunder Rosa VS Anna Jay; Toni wins and denies all three a title match.
- ROH World Television Championship Mystery Opponent: Nick Wayne w/ The Patriarchy VS Rhino; Nick wins and retains the title.
- Six Man Tag: Ricochet & The Young Bucks VS Swerve Strickland, Mark Briscoe & “Speedball” Mike Bailey; Ricochet & The Bucks win.
- AEW Continental Championship Eliminator: Kazuchika Okada VS Kevin Knight; Okada wins and denies Knight a title match.
- Samoa Joe VS Claudio Castagnoli; Joe wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Hangman Page is here!
Motor City fires up for that #CowboySh*t as the Men’s Owen Hart Cup finalist makes his way out to the ring. Hangman grabs a mic and says, “I don’t know that I’ve ever understood, after everything that I’ve done, why even one of you would cheer for me, but…” The fans cheer and chant for “COWBOY SH*T!” and Hangman continues, “I just want to let you know that it does make a difference, so thank you.” The fans applaud and Hangman says he probably shouldn’t have to say it, but the past two years for him have been “some kind of special Hell.” And after what happened to his family, he wanted revenge, he wanted justice, and he’d found it!
Hangman took from another man his only hopes and dreams, and Hangman nearly killed him! And after their steel cage match, Hangman stood at the top of the ramp and thought he’d finally feel some kind of joy, some kind of closure, to an awful chapter of his life. But he felt nothing. Hangman thought that maybe if he went and finished the job, he’d have his closure, but he couldn’t do it! The fans now chant, “Tell Us Why! Tell Us Why!” Hangman says he doesn’t know why. But since he couldn’t find that closure, he took that anger, bottled it up, and he unleashed it on anyone who got in his way, because he thought that’d give him catharsis! But all it did was tear down everyone around him!
“So I had to make a decision. Swerve Strickland…” The fans chant for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Hangman tells Swerve that he will never forgive what Swerve did to him. And he will probably never forget. But for Hangman, he will have to put it behind him. Hangman made his decision to enter this year’s Owen Hart Cup, and he defeated Josh Alexander in the first round, and then in front of his friends and family, Hangman defeated Kyle Fletcher in the second. And finally, at Double or Nothing, for a chance at the AEW World Championship, Hangman wrestles who everyone says is the BEST wrestler in the world, Will Ospreay.
The fans cheer, and then here comes Ospreay! Detroit fires up even more as the Aerial Assassin walks to the ring to be face-to-face with the Cowboy. The fans are losing their minds just from these two staring down! There’s also a “Happy Birthday!” chant for Ospreay. Ospreay apologizes for interrupting Hangman’s “therapy session,” but isn’t it a bit strange the amount of promotions they’ve both been part of, and this is the first time they’ve even spoken to one another? Just for Ospreay, it is a pleasure to meet The Hangman. And in that same breath, Ospreay wants to apologize, he sees Hangman’s been through a lot.
Ospreay’s seen it with his own eyes, and he’s seen it through the fans’ eyes. “We have watched your journey, my man. I understand how much this match means to you. I get it. I’ve seen it. We’ve all seen it. One of my favorite moments in wrestling, mate, one of my favorite moments is when you took these misfits known as The Dark Order, and you showed ’em leadership, and you showed ’em what it takes to be a cowboy, bruv.” The fans cheer that! Ospreay says from there, how Hangman rode that support and became THE AEW World Champion, “mate, it was perfect!” The fans also cheer that.
But Ospreay continues, “It’s just, after you lost it, everything changed, didn’t it? I understand. I get it. You’ve had a rough couple o’ years. I spotted something last week. Last week, after you beat Kyle Fletcher, I and these people saw something we ain’t seen from you in a long time. You smiled again.” The fans cheer that, too! Ospreay says we hadn’t seen that from The Cowboy in a long time. And while everyone here, including Ospreay, really wants Hangman to beat those demons and go reclaim his spot as the “main character” of AEW, Ospreay has a problem with that. At Double or Nothing, Ospreay is not losing.
See, while Hangman has been finding himself, he’s been tearing this place apart! Does Ospreay even need to mention Jeff Jarrett, Christopher Daniels, or even one of Ospreay’s best friends, Swerve Strickland? See, Ospreay has been doing all of Hangman’s jobs! Has Hangman been doing media? NOPE, Ospreay’s been doing it! Has Hangman been doing meet ‘n’ greets? NOPE, Ospreay’s been doing it! Has Hangman been taking photos with kids and their families? NOPE, Ospreay’s been doing it! And the best bit of it is, when they ring the bell, Ospreay is the one showing AEW is where the best wrestle! OSPREAY, NOT HANGMAN!
And what? All because Hangman is smiling again, all because Hangman’s found himself, he thinks he can just take that spot back? That don’t mean Cowboy Sh*t to Ospreay, bruv! The fans are torn, but Ospreay says all of this, he understands it is about Hangman’s redemption, but it is far too little and far too late! This is not about Hangman’s redemption, this is about Ospreay’s ascension! Ospreay and Hangman get up in each other’s face, but then The Don Callis Family shows up! With Josh Alexander, Lance Archer, Konosuke Takeshita, Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta at his back, Don Callis has a mic to say, “Y’know, Ospreay…!”
The fans boo a lot but Callis continues with how every day, Ospreay shows us just how stupid he is! The dumbest day of Ospreay’s life was when he left the Don Callis Family! The fans tell Callis off but Callis says just to prove how stupid Ospreay is, does Ospreay even know what is standing in the ring with him? Does he even know what that is next to him!? Callis will tell ya! “That is a violent, mentally unstable sociopath who put his mentor in the retirement home and he can’t walk!” The fans boo, Hangman is riled up but Ospreay has Hangman stand down. The fans again tell Callis off.
Ospreay says he’s already had enough of Callis’ talking! Why not do us a favor, Callis, and bring any two of your guys down to the ring right now so Ospreay and Hangman can- But then Hangman brushes Ospreay’s hand away. Callis says he sees what’s going on here. But y’know what? Hangman and Ospreay can’t even get through a segment together without wanting to kill one another! This is the first good idea Ospreay’s ever had! Callis will take any two members of his family to put against Ospreay & Hangman, so long as Hangman doesn’t have another mental breakdown before next week!
The fans boo more and they tell Callis to STFU. Ospreay and Hangman stare down as the Callis Family leaves, but what hand will be dealt this close to Double or Nothing?
FTR visit commentary…?
Cash Wheeler, Dax Harwood & Stokely Hathaway just walk over, and #BigStoke has the mic to tell Tony Schiavone, “Lemme ask you a question.” The fans boo but Stoke asks Schiavone if he has an issue with FTR. Does Nigel McGuinness have an issue with FTR? Because if Stoke recalls correctly, FTR issued an apology. But week after week after week after week, Schiavone has something negative to say about them, and more importantly, something negative to say about Stokely! The fans boo but Stokely says last Saturday Night Collision, Schiavone said Stoke was a snake in the grass! A snake in the grass…!
But y’know what Schiavone is? He’s a decrepit, pale, pasty piece of- Schiavone stops Stokely there and says that’s enough. The fans cheer for Tony, and Tony stands to ask Stokely & FTR to politely leave. But Stokely SHOVES Schiavone! Schiavone gets back up but FTR stand in the way. Cash tells Tony to relax! He’s so tense! Loosen up a bit. This isn’t even about Schiavone. Daniel Garcia says he wants answers, but why did FTR do what they did to him? He gave them no choice! Garcia made that decision himself. FTR saw themselves as father figures to Garcia, and Garcia turned his back on them!
So like Cash’s father taught him, sometimes you learn lessons the hard way! Tomorrow night, Thursday Night Collision, here in Detroit, Cash promises Garcia that it’ll hurt them a lot more than it will Garcia… emotionally. The fans boo, but Dax smirks as he says, “Tony… Tell Nigel we’ll see him tomorrow night. Top Guys, out.” FTR leave, but will they survive their Collision with Red Death?
Harley Cameron and Anna Jay talk backstage.
The wild Aussie tells the Queenslayer that tonight, Anna goes into battle and comes out with a title match! Don’t think about anything else! Anna says Harley’s had her fat ass’s back out there, and she’ll have her fat ass again tonight, right? With both hands! Harley has the T, Anna has the A! Tenacity and aggression! Uh, yeah, and the other kind. Those, too! So Toni Storm, Thunder Rosa, Penelope Ford, “Who wants to get choked out!?” YEAH! That was definitely the closing line! Giddy-up! Anna hops onto Harley and they head to gorilla! Will Anna prove she’s the Star of the Show? Or will Dynamite still be Timeless?
AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Fatal 4 Way: Toni Storm VS Penelope Ford VS Thunder Rosa VS Anna Jay!
The bell rings and Anna goes right at Ford, still wanting to settle scores from the past few weeks! Rosa and Toni stay back a moment, still allied as ThunderStorm/ThunderTits. Ford and Anna go to the outside, and Anna sends Ford into railing! The fans fire up, and now the friendly rivals tie up. Toni headlocks, Rosa powers up and out, but Toni runs her over! Things keep moving, Rosa ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl RANA! Rosa DROPKICKS Toni, Ford sends Anna into steel steps, and Rosa runs to DROPKICK Toni against ropes! Cover, TWO! Ford gets in there to whip Rosa, but Rosa dodges, arm-drags, and lateral presses! TWO!
Ford is up but Rosa scoops her for a SLAM! Rosa then rallies the fans, runs the ropes, but Ford avoids the splash Rosa belly flops and Ford runs up to wheelbarrow! Victory roll, but Rosa rolls into the ropes! Ford runs to DROPKICK Rosa! Cover, Anna breaks it! Anna pushes Ford into the ropes, stands her up, and ROCKS her! Anna runs up, avoids the shoulder from Ford, and KNEES her in the ropes! And LEG LARIATS, then HOTSHOT NECKBREAKERS! Anna drags Ford to a cover, Toni breaks it! The fans cheer and Toni fires forearms on Anna! Toni ROCKS Anna, reels her in, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, Ford LOW BLOWS Toni!
The Superbad Girl is naturally the first to use the No Disqualification rules and the fans boo. Toni tumbles out, Ford throws Anna out to join her, and then Ford ASAI MOONSAULTS! Direct hit and the fans fire up, but now Rosa climbs! Ford has Toni & Anna, Rosa SUPER CROSSBODIES onto them all! La Mera Mera wipes out all three weras and the fans are thunderous! Rosa rises again as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Rosa stomps Anna, drags her up, and SMACKS her off steel steps! Toni stands, she and Rosa call truce, and Rosa drags Ford up while Toni goes for Anna. Ford fires forearms on Rosa, Toni sends Anna into barriers, and Ford CHOPS Rosa. Toni CHOPS Anna! Toni then kicks Ford, CLUBS her down, and Rosa helps out. ThunderStorm mugs Ford, then puts her in the ring. They drag Anna up, scoop for the BACKBREAKER and LEG DROP! Rosa covers but Toni stops her! Toni covers, but Rosa stops her! They argue, Toni kicks low, and then Toni TOSSES Rosa! Toni goes back for Ford, headscissor squeeze!
Ford endures but Rosa returns. Toni apologizes but Rosa grabs her for a headscissor squeeze! Now Toni endures, but Anna is back! Anna grabs Ford’s legs, powers up, and she turns the chain over! Ford endures multiple submissions, but Toni is still stuck between Rosa’s legs! Anna can’t hold on any longer, she lets go and everyone is separated! Anna and Rosa stand to fire forearms while Ford and Toni go to corners. Anna ROCKS Rosa, Rosa ROCKS Anna, and then they both fire up! They both run, and DOUBLE FOREARMS knock them both down! Toni rises, but so does Ford, and now they start trading shots!
Dynamite returns to single picture, the fans cheer Toni and boo Ford. Toni gets the edge and the fans fire up! But Ford takes a swing! Only for Toni to catch her in a GERMAN SUPLEX! Rosa returns to KNEE Toni down! Anna rises but Rosa is on her first! Rosa CHOPS, then whips, but Anna grabs ropes! Anna ELBOWS Rosa back, then BOOTS her! Rosa falls, the fans rally and Anna covers, TWO! Anna snarls, but then Ford yanks Anna down! They brawl on the outside, Anna ROCKS Ford and snap suplexes her to the floor! Anna rises, but she has to duck Rosa’s dropkick! Rosa and Anna brawl outside, and Rosa DDTS Anna to the floor!
The fans fire up and Toni is back. ThunderStorm regroups, but Ford is up top! ARIHARA MOONSAULT!! Ford wipes out the ThunderStorm and the Star, and Detroit cheers because that was legit! Ford puts Anna in, Anna goes away to a corner, and “This is Awesome!” as Ford handsprings in! Anna dodges, then runs up to LEG LARIAT! Toni runs to SPLASH them both! Ford & Anna sit down, Toni keeps moving, and she says kiss this! SWEET HIP MUSIC for two! Then she sets up for Rosa! Rosa runs up, THUNDER IN MOTION DROPKICK! Ford takes the shot, then ThunderStorm reels her in!
Ford fights the suplexes, and here comes Megan Bayne! It was only a matter of time before The Megasus made her presence known. Megan storms into the ring, Rosa runs up, but Megan BOOTS Rosa down! Then she LARIATS Toni! The fans boo as Megan eggs Rosa on. Rosa rises, into the FLYING LARIAT! Megan smirks, but Anna is up! The fans fire up as Anna steps to Megan, but then Megan dodges a shot to fireman’s carry! Anna slips free and fires forearms! The fans fire up, but Ford CLUBS Anna! Anna gest mad and DECKS Ford! But then Megan LARIATS Anna! Megan hauls Anna up, reels her in, and lifts her up, BAYNE BOMB!
BUT HERE COMES HARLEY! And she has a lead pipe! She dodges Megan, LARIATS Megan up and out, abut then Megan drags her out! Harley dodges and JAMS Megan up! And CLUBS her on the back! Harley keeps after Megan with that equalizer and the fans are thunderous! Harley runs Megan off to the back, only for Ford to have Anna in the MUTA LOCK!! But Toni runs up to LOW BLOW Ford in return! The fans fire up as Toni now locks on the T C M!! Ford TAPS, Toni wins!!
Winner: Toni Storm, by submission (denies her opponents a title opportunity)
Toni’s Classic Move gets the job done, and Rosa shows respect with the secret handshake and chest bump. The Timeless AEW Women’s Champion is 12-0, but will she be ready for whoever comes out of Arizona as the Queen of Harts?
CRU appears ringside.
As Dynamite returns from break, Lio Rush & Action Andretti decide they want to watch the show in person.
The Hurt Syndicate is here!
Detroit fires up as Montel Vontavious Porter, Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin make their entrance. The fans sing, “We Hurt~ People!” as MVP & the AEW World Tag Team Champions go to the ring. MVP has the mic and says, “Attention AEW viewing audience. This is an official announcement from the Hurt Syndicate. Standing to my right is the Standard of Excellence, Shelton Benjamin. And to my left is the All Mighty, Bobby Lashley. The Hurt Syndicate are the AEW World Tag Team Champions. But I have a question. This is AEW, right? This is where the best wrestle, right? Well, where are all the best tag teams stepping up to challenge us for the tag team championships?
“Who is gonna take the tag team titles off of these two gentlemen? We like to hurt people, but who’s gonna hurt us? I wanna know! Is there anybody that has what it takes to step up and take the titles from the Hurt-” Wait! Top Flight is here! Darius & Dante Martin have mics, and Darius tells MVP, “Look, look, look, look, look. I’ma be real. Top Flight, we’ve been a little down on our luck lately. Which is exactly why we can’t look at this challenge and not see it as an opportunity. Teams like CRU are afraid to step up because you hurt people.” MVP says, “That’s what we do. Would you like to be next?” CRU talks trash even though they’re several rows back…
Darius says that’s fine, they’ve been hurt before. They get up every single time! MVP respects that. Darius says you’re looking at a team that just won’t die! Hurt Syndicate can try their best. And they know they’re the underdogs. They know no one’s gonna put money on them. But guess what? They have proven before that they can get in the ring with championship caliber teams and hold their own. And Dante knows they can do it again. So Motor City! Y’all wanna see a miracle? The fans are torn, but then MJF CLOBBERS DARIUS! And he DECKS Dante! The fans are torn but the Scumbag is ready to show Lashley how he can hurt people!
MJF rains down fists on Darius, stands him up, and POSTS him! MJF drags Dante up, and Dante’s already a bit busted open. MJF throws hands on Dante to work on that wound, then he storms over and BITES Darius’s face!! The fans chant “We Hurt~ People!” as MJF stands Dante up. MJF tells Lashley to look at the blood! MJF reels Dante in, and hits an APRON POWERBOMB! MJF storms up to the apron, blood staining his tank top, and he steps to Lashley. The fans fire up as MVP hands MJF a mic. “I! HURT! PEOPLE!!” The fans cheer that, but Lashley is stoic. Lashley takes the mic from MJF, then looks to MVP.
The fans again sing, “We Hurt~ People!” Lashley sees what MJF has done, and he smiles. “I’ll have an answer for you next week.” The fans boo, but MJF takes what he can get. Will the All Mighty accept the Devil of AEW into the fold?
The Elite speak.
Nicholas Jackson does not appreciate Excalibur cueing them up, and tells the commentary team to have more enthusiasm when you’re pitching to your Founding Fathers! Matthew says they should all have enthusiasm right now because it is a huge night for The Elite! We have the Rainmaker in singles action! Kazuchika Okada tells Kevin Knight that tonight, Okada makes him a b*tch! And of course, their new trios partner, Ricochet. But Matt has to ask, this match was Ricochet’s idea. Why is Ricochet so eager to team with the #YoungBizzles? Ricochet says he knows The Bucks have a little Swerve problem. And Ricochet has already beaten Swerve twice.
That means Ricochet has Swerve’s number! And Ricochet has already beaten “Speedball” Mike Bailey and Mark Briscoe, and so if they just follow his lead tonight, he promises to take them to victory! The Bucks like the sound of that, and they all fist bump. They tell him they’ll see him out there, and Ricochet says, “See you, Bosses!” Ricochet heads out, The Bucks go to their office, but wait! The Death Riders are there…! Is there something The Bucks can help them with? The Bucks step inside, Marina Shafir closes the door. What business will The Maniac AEW World Heavyweight Champion have with the EVPs?
ROH World Television Championship Mystery Opponent: Nick Wayne w/ The Patriarchy VS ???
Right as The Prodigy is about to take off for Japan and the NJPW Best of the Super Juniors tournament, it would seem the “Sins of the Father” will be visited upon him. Someone from Christian Cage’s past wants after this title, but that’s a long list of enemies. Will Nick be able to pass this new test of his faith? Or will he be flying to Japan with much lighter luggage?
AEW returns and the challenger is revealed: IT’S RHINO!! The fans go wild as the manbeast from Michigan is here! The belt is raised, the bell rings, and Detroit is already fired up as Rhino and Nick circle. The two tie up, Rhino SHOVES Nick down, and the fans fire up! Nick bails out and is already frustrated, but Christian coaches him up. Nick goes back into the ring, circles with Rhino, then dodges. Nick kicks low, throws hands, then runs, but Rhino runs him over! The fans fire up as Rhino whips Nick to a corner. Rhino runs up, Nick BOOTS him, then Nick goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! Nick flexes but the fans boo.
Nick storms up to stomp Rhino in the corner but the ref counts. Nick digs his boots in while the fans rally behind Rhino. The ref has Nick back off, but then Nick clamps on a chinlock. The fans boo but Rhino endures and fights up. The fans rally as Rhino fires body shots, but Nick throws him down by his hair! The ref reprimands but Nick picks out the strands on his fingers. Nick soaks up the heat, then STANDING MOONSAULTS, only to FLOP as Rhino moves! The fans rally and Rhino rises up. Rhino fires haymakers on Nick, then whips and LARIATS Nick down! Nick gets up but Rhino ELBOWS him down!
Rhino whips Nick to a corner, runs in and RAMS him! Then Rhino clinches for a BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up but Christian is worried. At least, he acts worried. Kip Sabian distracts the ref and Christian goes after Rhino! The fans boo but Rhino avoids being tripped up. Nick runs in, Rhino still hits him with a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Nick survives and Rhino is annoyed but the fans rally up. Rhino goes to a corner, takes aim, and Nick rises up. Rhino runs up but is sent into buckles! Nick then chicken wings, KILLSWITCH! Cover, NICK WINS!
Winner: Nick Wayne, by pinfall (still ROH World Television Champion)
Rhino had to deal with distractions and Nick comes out on top! Christian snatches the belt from the ref to personally hand it to Nick, but not without “explaining” he was doing this for Nick’s own good. The fans call BS, especially as Christian lingers with the belt. Nick asks for it back, Christian just drops it on the floor! Will Nick’s time in NJPW for the BOSJ be much needed time away from his jealous father?
Rush speaks.
El Toro Blanco tells Kevin Knight, “You cost me $100,000, and now you owe me that money! And you will pay with blood! Just remember: When you mess with the bull… you get the horns!” Rush has put Knight on notice, but will Knight focus more on earning a golden ticket to the Continental Championship?
Six Man Tag: Ricochet & The Young Bucks VS Swerve Strickland, Mark Briscoe & “Speedball” Mike Bailey!
Well, if we’re talking about being “robbed” of $100,000, then The One & Only knows what that is like when he lost that big money 8 Man a few weeks ago. Ricochet has since then avenged himself of that loss, much like he has with Swerve’s House. But will Ricochet & The EVPs make tonight #OuttaThisWorld? Or will The Most Dangerous Man help the Sussex County Chicken & Speedball be like Swerve’s new track and go #OuttaControl?
The trios sort out and fans cheer on “Whose House?” as Swerve steps up against Ricochet. Ricochet taunts Swerve and his team that he’s got their numbers, but then Swerve points out how The Bucks seem to be inching away. Ricochet turns around and sees that, and asks what they’re doing! The Bucks say Ricochet’s got this, right? Ricochet argues with them, they push him back, and Swerve DECKS Ricochet! And then DECKS him again! And again, and again! Swerve kicks low, fires more hands in the corner, then stomps away! The fans fire up, Swerve HAMMERS Ricochet, but the ref counts.
Swerve lets off of Ricochet, then fireman’s carries for a SNAKE EYES! Swerve runs and BOOTS Ricochet down! Swerve scares The Bucks off, then goes back for Ricochet. Tag to Briscoe and then Briscoe tags Bailey. The Bucks are warry of them, too, and then Swerve has Bailey hop up onto his shoulders in a Chair Lift. Then Swerve THROWS Bailey at Ricochet to RANA! Briscoe adds a SLIDING LARIAT! Bailey covers, TWO! Ricochet stays in this, but Bailey SLAPS him on his bald head! The fans fire up for that! Bailey drags Ricochet up, whips, but Ricochet reverses. Bailey grabs ropes, Nick runs up, but Bailey DECKS him!
Ricochet runs up but into an ELBOW! Matt grabs Bailey’s foot, Bailey kicks free, but Ricochet CLOBBERS Bailey from behind! The fans boo but Swerve runs in! Ricochet gets Swerve for a JAWBREAKER! Ricochet then whips Swerve into a DOUBLE GAMANGIRI from The Bucks! Briscoe runs up but Ricochet KNEES him! The Bucks coordinate, ALLEY-OOP DROPKICK! The fans boo more but Ricochet & The Bucks set everyone up at the ropes! DOUBLE SLINGSHOT SENTONS from The Bucks to Swerve and Briscoe, Ricochet KNEE-BOARD SENTONS Bailey! Then The One & Only poses with The Bucks while the fans boo.
But uh, Swerve’s team stands up! The Elite turn around, see punches coming and run away! The fans fire up but Ricochet & The Bucks huddle up. They talk strategy, go to the apron, but then The Bucks leave Ricochet alone like before. Bailey BOOTS Ricochet and he falls onto The Bucks! The Bucks scramble up to their feet, as does Ricochet, but Bailey SUPERKICKS Ricochet! Swerve’s team all take aim, DOUBLE PLANCHA for The Bucks while Bailey ASAI MOONSAULTS onto Ricochet! The fans are thunderous for all this high flying, and Swerve’s team keeps after The Elite with punches. Briscoe even BITES Matt’s forehead!
The ref reprimands, Bailey puts Ricochet in the ring and whips him corner to corner hard! Tag to Briscoe and he winds up. “This is Awesome!” as Briscoe REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUTS! Ricochet wobbles, Bailey adds a CANADIAN TAE KWAN DO UPPERCUT! They’re very similar. Then Bailey & Briscoe DOUBLE UPPERCUT Ricochet down! The fans fire up more, and Briscoe brings Ricochet around, only for Ricochet to TOSS Briscoe out! Nick PENALTY KICKS Briscoe! Swerve runs up, but Ricochet sends him into a shoulder RAM from Nick! Nick then hits a slingshot FACEBUSTER! And a cartwheel MOONSAULT onto Briscoe!
Ricochet hits a GERMAN SUPLEX on Swerve! Matt intercepts Bailey, ROCKS him, then drags him out along the ropes! Nick goes up, DRPAING DOUBLE STOMP SLINGSHOT BOMB COMBO!! Nick ESCALARAS onto Swerve! Ricochet springboard 450 SPLASHES onto Bailey!! Detroit can’t help but be fired up for all this, and Dynamite goes picture in picture!
The Bucks & Ricochet soak up cheers and jeers, then they focus on Briscoe. They double whip him corner to corner, and Nick runs up to LARIAT! Matt adds his own LARIAT, and then Ricochet adds another LARIAT! Ricochet snapmares Briscoe so they can TRIPLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! Ricochet winds it up, and then just like last time, The Bucks lend Ricochet their hair for the photo op. It doesn’t really work as well this time, it just gives Ricochet a big runway and two long curtains on the side… The Bucks then go to the corner and Ricochet whips Briscoe in. Briscoe hits buckles hard then slumps down.
Matt tags in and he stands Briscoe up. Briscoe fires body shots and backs Matt down, but Matt scoops to BACKBREAKER! Nick tags in and adds the LEG DROP! Nick taunts Briscoe’s team, Ricochet taunts the fans, and Nick drags Briscoe back up. Nick scrapes his soles off Briscoe’s face, then stalks him to a corner. Nick CHOKES Briscoe with a boot, stops as the ref counts, and then whips Briscoe corner to corner. Nick runs in and SHINING WIZARDS! Briscoe sits down but Nick stands him up to reel him in. Nick suplexes, Briscoe slips free, and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS! Both men are down and the fans rally up!
Briscoe and Nick crawl, but then Matt BLASTS Swerve & Bailey! Nick tags Ricochet and Ricochet stomps away on Briscoe! Ricochet soaks up heat, then stalks Briscoe to a corner. Briscoe CHOPS him first! And CHOPS him again! Ricochet CLAWS Briscoe’s eyes! The ref reprimands, Ricochet stops, only for Ricochet to CHOKE Briscoe on the ropes! The ref counts and Ricochet stops again while Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans rally but Ricochet reels Briscoe in. Briscoe fights the lift, so Ricochet CLUBS him and KNEES him for it! Ricochet talks trash, runs the ropes, but Briscoe ducks ‘n’ dodges!
Ricochet BACKDROPS Briscoe on return but Briscoe lands on his feet! Briscoe reaches out but Ricochet waistlocks! Briscoe breaks free and PELES Ricochet! The fans fire up as Ricochet falls! Both men crawl, hot tags to Bailey and Matt! Detroit fires up as Speedball BOOTS Matt and fires LIGHTNING KICKS on Nick! ENZIGIRI sends Nick down, then a SOBAT rocks Matt! AX KICK and BUZZSAW! The fans fire up as Bailey takes aim, STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Matt stays in this but Bailey stays fired up! Bailey brings Matt up, hits a FALCON ARROW into the drop zone, then he goes up the corner!
Nick hurries over to anchor Bailey but Bailey BOOTS him away! Matt bails out, so Bailey FLYING RANAS Nick onto Matt! The fans fire up as The Bucks both fall down! Bailey puts Matt back in, hurries back up, and the fans cheer “A E DUB!” for making this match happen! Bailey is up top, and he ULTIMATE- NO, he has to bail out as Matt moves! Bailey turns around as Matt runs in, but into a SPANISH FLY! Cover, Ricochet breaks it! The fans boo but Swerve storms in! Ricochet ROCKS Swerve, but Swerve BOOTS Ricochet! Both men block a boot, then they see Briscoe and Nick running in! Both men let the other go so they can each go Matrix!
Swerve and Ricochet each kip up, Ricochet CHOPS Briscoe while Swerve BOOTS Nick! Then Ricochet dodges Swerve to DOUBLE STOMP! Briscoe clinches for an EXPLODER! Then he gives Nick an EXPLODER! The fans fire up but Matt feints the superkick to DDT! But Bailey is up top again, and he MISSILE DROPKICKS Matt! Ricochet STANDING SHOOTING STARS Bailey! But a HOUSE CALL connects on Ricochet! Nick gives Swerve a DESTROYER!! Only for Swerve to go Super Saiyan! HOUSE CALL!! All six men are down and Detroit is electric! Everyone else bails out except Bailey, and he crawls his way to the corner!
The Bucks hurry and they anchor Bailey! Nick then BLASTS Swerve! The Bucks aim at Bailey, but Bailey HEEL KICKS the Superkicks away!! Nick blocks Bailey’s kick, but then Bailey blocks Matt’s kick! Bailey hands Matt’s foot to Nick, Matt goes Matrix to avoid Bailey’s kick! Bailey BOOTS Nick! Then he dodges Matt, hot tag to Swerve! Swerve LARIATS Matt! And UPPERCUTS Nick! Roll and UP KICK for Matt! Then another UPPERCUT for Nick! Swerve snapmares Nick and goes up, FALLING UPPERCUT! Hit that Griddy! Ricochet runs up but Swerve TOSSES him out! More Griddy! HIP TOSS for Matt, then a gator roll!
Swerve suplexes but Nick makes the save! The Bucks reel Swerve in, but Swerve DOUBLE SUPLEXES! Ricochet FLYING- NO! Swerve stops the rana to pop and POWERSLAM! The fans are electric as the Most Dangerous Man stands tall! And he blocks Matt’s superkick to slip around and BACKBREAKER! Briscoe is back, Swerve feeds Matt to his fireman’s carry! ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Briscoe then whips Bailey in, PENALTY KICK! And MOONSAULT KNEE DROP! Briscoe goes up while Bailey WRECKS Ricochet with a dropkick! FROGGY-BOW for Matt!! Cover, NICK BREAKS IT! Briscoe CHOPS and TOSSES Nick, then goes to the apron!
Swerve goes up, Briscoe says BANG BANG, but Ricochet anchors Swerve’s foot! Swerve hops down to DECK Ricochet, and then Briscoe adjusts to BLOCKBUSTER Nick! Bailey GOLDEN TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS Ricochet! Swerve jumps in but Matt catches him to a cradle!! ELITE WINS!!
Winners: Ricochet & The Young Bucks, by pinfall
Swerve is as shocked as anyone! After all the chaos, it was a technical move that ends this! Ricochet brags that he still has Swerve’s number! Will nothing stop The One & Only from being as elite as The Elite? The, THE Elite?
Backstage interview with Will Ospreay.
Renee Paquette is now with The Aerial Assassin to bring up the tag match of Ospreay & Hangman VS Don Callis Family. We saw how tense it was out there earlier tonight, and they’re so close to the Owen Hart Cup finals at Double or Nothing. How will this shake out next week? Ospreay hopes to God that- MJF interrupts… MJF asks “Billy Boy” how he’s doing, but then says it doesn’t matter, he doesn’t really care. MJF just wants to do a shameless plug real quick: Go to ShopAEW.com to get yourself a beautiful replica Dynamite Diamond Ring today! Make him richer while you get poorer! Ospreay asks what MJF even wants.
MJF says, “What I want? Will, what is up with all this hostility, my man? I’m a fan. I came over here simply to tell you I hope you win this whole entire Owen Hart Cup tournament. Truly. And do you wanna know why? I know you’re a little bit slow, so I’ll explain the whole thought process to ya. I want you to go to All In: Texas, and I want you to win my AEW World Championship. So that way, when I wrestle you, I’m gonna get another easy dub. Taking the belt off you will be like taking candy from a lil’ Bri’ish baby.” Ospreay says, “Aww. That’s adorable, mate. Thank you so much. But if it was gonna be that easy, why weren’t you in the Owen Hart Tournament?”
Ospreay says MJF can work hard, right? And he could’ve easily talked with Tony Khan. MJF is in TK’s pocket, right? Oh, right, it’s maybe because there’s some little bit of fear that stepping into the ring with Ospreay again will go down like it did last time: Ospreay picking MJF up, dumping him on his head, and losing power in his arms. MJF chuckles and says okay. Understand something. Ospreay is clearly the reason there are instructions on shampoo bottles. MJF will explain this: MJF hopes they do wrestle again. Because if they do, Ospreay finds out yet again that ain’t nobody on the level of the Devil!
MJF turns to leave, but Ospreay yanks him back in! Ospreay says that’s where MJF is wrong. Ospreay IS on that level, because he is on another level! The Assassin puts the Scumbag on notice, then apologizes to Renee. Will we see MJF and Ospreay go another round somewhere down the line? Or will Hangman throw a wrench into both of their plans?
Sit-down interview with Jamie Hayter.
Dynamite returns as Renee is now with one half of the Women’s Owen Hart Cup Finals. Renee says we’re just two-and-a-half weeks away from Double or Nothing, Hayter VS Mone in that tournament finals. The winner then goes on to All In: Texas for a shot at the AEW Women’s World Championship. Renee wants Hayter talk about what this opportunity means to her. Hayter says what this means to her surely means more than what it does to Mercedes, that’s for true. Mone was talking with Renee last week about “Scooby-Doo characters” and her legacy. Pfft! Utter nonsense. Hayter will be damned if Owen Hart’s legacy is represented by Mercedes Mone.
Mone is virtually the antithesis of what Owen stood for! Hayter doesn’t even care about all that, though, because she wants to get to know the real Mercedes Mone. The woman behind the hype. Not the catchphrases, not the brand, not the cheap, egotistical, obnoxious woman that we know today. Renee says regardless of personal feels for Mone, there is no denying what Mone has accomplished throughout her career. Renee notes her talk last week, Mone said Hayter reminded her a lot of Mone. Hayter stifles a laugh and says that’s an insult. They’re not anything alike! Hayter doesn’t claim to be the best or worst, she’s not claiming to be this or that.
Hayter simply reciprocates actions and energy. Mone runs away like she owes Hayter money! Hayter doesn’t have Mone’s resumé, her accolades, her match catalogue or her “star power.” But what Hayter has is integrity, grit, truth, and more of a reason to hurt Mone! This isn’t even about gold or glory now. This is about showing Mone that she is NOT untouchable. Mone cannot just walk around here, do what she wants, say what she wants, like she’s the second coming. Renee does bring up Hayter’s time away with her back injury. Hayter says there’s no need to talk about that. It is irrelevant. She is fine, good to go.
The point is, Mone is looking past Hayter, and that is fine. But then Mone rushes in and attacks! Hayter is ready, and Hayter chases Mone down the hall! So far, it’s going how Hayter said! But will it be that easy for Hayter to punch her ticket to Texas? Or will The CEO find a way to get ahead?
Wait, wait, wait, they’re coming out to ringside! They’re brawling in the special box seats! Hayter CHOKES Mone, but Mone slips away, and safely to the floor! Mone keeps running, Hayter pursues, and they brawl again! Mone still tries to flee, and she KICKS Hayter away! Mone goes to the stage, Hayter pursues, and then Hayter blocks a haymaker! Mone dodges the Hayterade and runs away into the night! Hayter says there she goes, running away again. Hayter stands by the cup, but Mone returns to CLOBBER her! The fans boo as Mone puts on the STATEMENT MAKER!! Mone shouts Hayter will NEVER have what she has!!
Refs rush out here to stop Mone, but Mone only stops once she’s pulled Hayter way back! The fans boo as The CEO now stands by the cup. Will nothing stop the Money Train from railroading Hayter?
Backstage interview with Willow Nightingale.
Alicia Atout is with the Babe with the Power and says the last few months for her have been really busy. It includes some great success, even in Japan. But here in AEW, it seems Willow still has a lot to settle with the Death Riders. Willow says yeah, she does. And luckily, she isn’t alone. The list of people who wanna end the Death Riders just keeps getting longer and longer, and Willow can appreciate that. But she also wants to be the first one to just shove her fist into Marina’s face! A hand reaches out, Willow gets spooked, but it’s Kris Statlander! Kris tells Willow that if Willow doesn’t wanna talk in the back, then they’ll have to have it out on camera.
Willow says she doesn’t think there’s anything that needs to be said. She heard Kris, she gets where Kris is at, and she gets Kris was sorry. So like, what? Kris is now disappointed she lost in The Owen? Last year, Willow could’ve won The Owen, and it’s all because of Kris. Kris doesn’t want Willow going there, but Willow says this conversation is over anyway. Kris goes to leave but then Willow reconsiders. She says if Kris wants to meet in the middle of the ring… Then how about tomorrow night, Thursday Night Collision, here in Detroit, Willow knows a whole bunch of sickos would love to see it! So what does Kris say?
Willow offers a handshake, Kris accepts the handshake, and Kris says if there’s nothing more to be said, then see her there. Kris does leave, and Willow smiles. Will these former besties get out all the tension between them when they go 1v1 on Collision?
AEW Continental Championship Eliminator: Kazuchika Okada VS Kevin Knight!
The Rainmaker told The Jet that he’s going to humble him, but jets are know to still fly through the rain. Will Okada cross another name off the list of contenders? Or will Kevin be feeling #2Flyy as he also prepares for Best of the Super Juniors?
Wait, Rush attacks Knight during his entrance! The fans boo but El Toro Blanco is making good on his warning! Dralistico is also here so La Faccion Ingobernable mugs Dralistico! Security rushes out, Dralistico fires hands on them, and Rush stands Knight up. Rush tells Knight that he said he’d pay! Knight is sent into the steel steps! And then into railing! And then railing again! Security steps in but Rush still CHOKES Knight! But Bailey rushes out here to SUPERKICK Dralistico! Bailey dares Rush to fight him now but Rush shoves Knight down. Rush tells Bailey he’ll be next. LFI falls back, but what about Knight’s opportunity with Okada?
Okada is nonchalant about all this as Knight says no, he doesn’t want to give this up. Bailey helps Knight with his jacket, and Knight manages to roll into the ring, so the match IS on. But now Bailey has to leave ringside per Continental Rules, so he wishes his friend good luck. The bell rings, and Okada runs up to ELBOW Knight! Okada kicks Knight low and hits a DDT! Cover, TWO! Knight is still in this and the fans fire up! Okada is amused, and he drags Knight up to Alabama Lift. Knight sunset flips through, TWO! Okada and Knight stand up and Knight fires a forearm! But Okada DECKS Knight!
Okada whips Knight to ropes, and then FLAPJACKS! Cover, TWO! Knight stays in this and now Okada’s annoyed. Knight goes to a corner but Okada storms up on him. The fans duel as Okada kicks at Knight. Okada drags Knight up, gut wrenches, but Knight fights free! Knight ROCKS Okada with forearm after forearm! Knight UPPERCUTS, the fans fire up, and both men go to corners. Knight runs in but Okada puts him up top! Okada DROPKICKS Knight down to the apron and then Knight falls to the floor! Knight writhes and Okada just waits inside while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref checks Knight but Knight refuses to let this stop the match. Okada goes out after Knight, brings him up, and RAMS him into the railing! Okada laughs at the fans, especially a little girl in the second row. Okada drags Knight up, RAMS him into the railing again, and then laughs at the little girl again! The little girl gets upset and hides behind her mom while Okada goes back to the ring. Okada waits as the ring count climbs. Knight crawls towards ringside at 5 of 10, drags himself up at 7, and rolls in at 8. Okada is right on Knight with a turn and NECKBREAKER! Okada lets Knight writhe a bit before standing over him.
Okada SLAPS Knight! Knight glares up at Okada, but Okada SLAPS him again! Knight rises, Okada SLAPS him again! Knight comes back to CHOP Okada! Okada brushes that off, so Knight CHOPS again! Knight fires a forearm, Okada fires back, and Knight wobbles! Okada ROCKS Knight and puts him in a corner. Okada digs his boot into Knight’s neck, and practically pushes him out of the ring! The ref reprimands but Okada backs off. Knight sputters on the apron, Okada goes back to bring him in, but Knight fires body shots! Okada UPPERCUTS Knight and Knight falls back down! Okada stands Knight up to whip corner to corner.
Knight goes up, up, and FLYING LARIATS! Both men are down and Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans rally for both men as they rise, and Knight roars! Knight runs and SPLASHES Okada in a corner! Knight stomps and UPPERCUTS on repeat! Then Knight stomps a mudhole into Okada! The ref counts, then backs Knight down. The fans boo, but Okada pokes Knight in the eyes! The fans boo more, but Okada whips Knight. Knight reverses to SKY2HIGH! Cover, TWO!! Okada survives and Knight is frustrated. The fans rally, Knight rises again while Okada goes to a corner. Knight runs in, but Okada BOOTS him!
Okada goes up, but Knight jumps up to the UPPER ROOM! The fans fire up as Knight somersaults and UFO SPLASHES! Cover, TWO! Okada stays in this, proof of his championship caliber toughness. But Knight roars, runs up, only for Okada to fight the Satellite DDT into a REVERSE NECKBREAKER! Okada drags Knight up, scoops and SLAMS, then he goes to the corner! Standard formula says MACHO ELBOW! The fans fire up as Okada stands, and Okada winds up the… MIDDLE FINGER~! The fans are torn, and Okada oddly censors his own middle finger for some of the fans. Okada drags Knight up, ripcords, but Knight reels him in for a cradle! TWO!!
Okada is up, Knight has him for a backslide! TWO! Okada is back up, he spins Knight, but Knight hurdles the lariat! Then Knight PELES! Okada falls and the fans fire up again! Knight hurries to a corner and he climbs up! MOTHERSHIP SPLASH onto knees!! Knight sputters as Okada saves himself! Okada grits his teeth, drags Knight up to whip, but Knight avoids the dropkick! Knight runs, but Okada BOOTS him! Both men roar and the fans fire up! Okada UPPERCUTS, whips, but Knight reverses and DROPKICKS! Both men are down again, but Knight still rises! The fans are thunderous as Knight goes to the corner!
Knight springboards in, but into an ANTIAIR DROPKICK!! Ripcord and RAINMAKER!!! Cover, Okada wins!
Winner: Kazuchika Okada, by pinfall (denies Knight a title match)
Give the assist to Rush, but The Rainmaker still gets the job done. Wait, now he drags Knight up for another RAINMAKER!!! The fans boo as Okada shows no mercy! RAINMAKER again!!! And then another ripcord, but Knight falls! And then here comes Bailey! Speedball runs Okada off, but Okada still has a smug smile. Knight has to catch a flight to Japan, but will Bailey make sure Okada pays for his arrogance?
The Don Callis Family speaks.
Don Callis himself says, “The Outrunners tried to challenge RPG Vice? Who do you two idiots think you are? Y’know, I was wrestling in the ’80s, I knew a lot of dirtbags like you! So why don’t you get yourselves a couple of other stupid idiots to be your partner, and you can take on the Don Callis Family, and I will kick your ass all the way back to Tennessee like it’s 1983!!” Wait, did he say he will? Well, will Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd find someone willing to take on
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
It has been decided that Dax Harwood will take on Daniel Garcia in response to his challenge last week. Will Dax the Ax make good on FTR’s word to make this one hurt? Plus, after the confrontation we saw between them, Bailey will take on Dralistico as payback for what LFI did to Knight! Will Speedball strike out the Prince of Silver? And speaking of baseball terminology, the 5 Tool Player is about to throw some heaters at “Big Shotty” Lee Johnson for stepping to the plate last week. Will Bowens make sure to #MollyWhopp Lee back to the dugout?
BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break!
The Don Callis Family has decided: Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander will take on Hangman Page & Will Ospreay! Can Cowboy and Assassin coexist? Or will the Owen Hart Cup Finalists fall to The Alpha & The Walking Weapon?
Backstage interview with The Hurt Syndicate.
Alicia catches MVP, Lashley & Shelton on their way out, and brings up Lashley telling everyone that we have to wait until next week to find out if MJF is officially getting the thumbs up. Can’t he just let us know now where things stand now? Lashley says he is very protective of the Syndicate, but apparent legal counsel advises him to say no more. The answer will be made public next week. MVP introduces longtime legal counsel to the Hurt Syndicate, Harrison Landow. And well, when he speaks, they listen. See you next week. The Syndicate heads out, but will MJF’s attack on Top Flight have been in vain?
Samoa Joe VS Claudio Castagnoli!
The Samoan Submission Specialist and The Opps have been putting The Death Riders on the defensive, and Joe himself has accused Jon Moxley of no longer having the guts to fight a real fight. Moxley took offense to that remark last week, but he will still let his Swiss Cyborg handle things first. Will Claudio soften Joe up for Moxley and that Steel Cage title match? Or will Joe prove it is the Death Riders who are soft?
The fans already sing, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” but Claudio takes his time entering the ring. The bell sounds, the fans rally up, and the two circle. They tie up, go around, and Joe powers Claudio back. Claudio turns things around to put Joe in the corner, then he grinds his forearms in. The ref counts, but he has to get in there to back Claudio off. Claudio eggs Joe on, the two circle, and they feel things out. They tie up, Joe powers Claudio back, and they end up on the ropes. They go around, end up in a corner again, with Joe in control. The ref counts, he backs Joe off, but Claudio throat chops! The ref reprimands and fans boo but Claudio goes after Joe!
Claudio fires fast hands from all sides and the ref counts. Claudio UPPERCUTS again and again until the ref reaches 4. The ref backs Claudio off, but Claudio jukes him, only for Joe to dodge Claudio! COQUINA CLUTCH!! Joe has Claudio by the head, but Claudio steps through the ropes! The ref counts, Joe lets go at 4, but then Joe LARIATS Claudio down! Joe goes out to then whip Claudio into barriers! Joe storms up, whips him again, and Claudio hits railing hard! The fans fire up and Joe SMACKS Claudio off the top of barriers! Joe CHOPS Claudio, refreshes the ring count, but Claudio scoops to SNAKE EYES off the barriers!
Joe sputters and falls while fans boo, but Claudio RAMS Joe into barriers! Claudio UPPERCUTS Joe, then gets space. Claudio runs back in, but into the URENAGE to the floor! The fans fire up while Claudio writhes. Joe aims at Claudio, runs in and BOOTS Claudio! The fans fire up and Joe brings Claudio into the ring. Joe stalks Claudio but Claudio goes to the apron. Claudio then RAMS into Joe, RAMS him again, and UPPERCUTS! Claudio JABS, CHOPS, and JABS again! Claudio CHOSP, but now Joe is getting mad! The fans rally as Claudio UPPERCUTS and CHOPS, but Joe CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS!
The fans “WOO~” with every CHOP, then Joe whips corner to corner. Joe runs up and ELBOWS! And PELES! Claudio sits down, the fans fire up, and Joe snarls. Joe has Detroit behind him as he hoists Claudio up top. Joe CHOPS again, then tucks Claudio in! Claudio fights that by CLAWING Joe’s eyes! The ref reprimands, Claudio stops, but then Claudio jumps down to HOTSHOT Joe’s arm! Joe falls back, Claudio hurries in, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Claudio stomps Joe down, then paces around. Claudio HIP DROPS Joe, then clamps on a chinlock stretch! Joe endures, even as Claudio pulls on the hold. Joe fights to his feet, but Claudio wrangles him back down! Claudio grinds Joe down with the side headlock, then adds an arm for a straitjacket! Joe endures, fights up, and HEADBUTTS free! Joe ROCKS Claudio, CHOPS him, then runs, only for Claudio to BOOT him down! Claudio goes to a corner, goes along the ropes, and then SPRINGBOARD ELBOW DROPS! Cover, TWO! Joe survives and Claudio is furious, but the ref defends the count.
Claudio pushes Joe back down, runs and DOUBLE STOMPS! Cover, TWO! Claudio is frustrated but this is why Joe is a former AEW World Champion, and why he dethroned the Death Riders as AEW World Trios Champions. Claudio drags Joe back around to DOUBLE STOMP! And DOUBLE STOMP! And DOUBLE STOMP again! Claudio then clamps on with a COBRA CLUTCH! Joe endures and the fans rally up. Joe stands, but Claudio fires knees down low! Joe drops to his knees and Claudio squeezes tighter! Joe still endures but Claudio grinds him down to the mat! The ref checks but Joe is still in this.
Joe rises up, Claudio wrangles him again, but he also smothers Joe! The ref reprimands, Claudio lets go and “apologizes,” mockingly asking for clarification on what was wrong. Claudio then clamps back on with the Cobra Clutch as Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans chant at Claudio, “You Suck!” Joe fights up but Claudio throws knees! Claudio goes back to the Cobra Clutch and thrashes Joe around! Joe endures, the fans rally, and Joe fires hands! But Claudio fires more knees! Claudio runs, but into a SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Joe whips Claudio to a corner, then reels him in for an atomic drop!
Joe runs to BOOT Claudio down, then SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Claudio stays in this but Joe stays focused. The fans rally behind Joe and he brings Claudio up. Joe fireman’s carries but Claudio slips free, and he shoves Joe at the ref! Joe stops short, but then Claudio pokes Joe in the eyes again! Claudio runs, runs, and runs to LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Joe survives and Claudio grows frustrated. Claudio drags Joe up, reels him in, but Joe BACKDROPS free! Claudio lands on his feet! Claudio dodges Joe, springboards and FLYING UPPERCUTS! Claudio snarls while fans are torn, and Claudio calls for it! Claudio grabs the legs, but Joe kicks free!
Claudio staggers, Joe turns him around and reels him in by his tights! COQUINA CLUTCH!!! CLAUDIO TAPS, JOE WINS!!
Winner: Samoa Joe, by submission
The Swiss Cyborg got caught, but here comes reinforcements! Joe dares the Death Riders to make a move, so Wheeler Yuta jumps the barriers! Marina and Moxley follow, they’re flanking the ring! But WILL HOBBS is here! And the Powerhouse is armed with a chair! The fans fire up as The Opps have the numbers and the “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Moxley backs away, but Hobbs tells him, “Watch this!” Claudio stands up, into a CHAIR SHOT! Claudio falls and the fans want “One More Time!” Joe says okay, and Hobbs SMACKS Claudio again! Moxley seethes but he is still standing at the barriers.
Joe sets the chair down, drags Claudio over, and Joe gives Moxley one more chance to do something. Moxley doesn’t move, so Joe hits a FULL METAL GOURD BUSTER!! Joe avenges Hook and Shibata, but will Joe save all of AEW from Moxley’s reign of terror? Or will The Maniac find a way to survive Beach Break in the Windy City?
My Thoughts:
A great episode of Dynamite here, but not without odd choices. CRU continue to be chihuahuas barking at bigger dogs, and then oddly enough, Top Flight kinda do the same thinking they’ll get at Hurt Syndicate for the titles. MJF going after them to “hurt people” made for a fitting move in that moment, but then Lashley making us wait and them bringing in some lawyer for the Syndicate is disappointing. Are they really dragging this out for Double or Nothing? Why not give us the “moment of truth” tonight, then next week has some sort of official “swearing in,” and then we get shenanigans that give us a Double or Nothing match. I feel like TK’s sense of pacing continues to be a problem…
Good promo from FTR and Stokely to call out Schiavone & Nigel as well as Garcia, and Dax VS Garcia will be great stuff. I still sense Adam Copeland returns to join Garcia and settle things with FTR. Good promo from Willow to call out Marina and the Death Riders, and I like the segue back into the Willow-Kris story. They’ll have a great match tomorrow, but I don’t know what’ll happen with it if Willow is to also still feud with Marina. Unless newly released Shayna Baszler shows up to team with Marina, Kris & Willow getting on the same page doesn’t seem likely. Side note, Shayna and Marina should be part of the ROH Women’s Pure Championship tournament.
Great promo from Hangman and Ospreay to open the show, looking back on continuity and even getting a bit meta with the “main character of AEW” stuff thrown around. But of course The Don Callis Family wants after them and all their other enemies. Konosuke & Alexander VS Ospreay & Hangman will be awesome stuff for next week, but I feel like Alexander takes the loss so Ospreay and Hangman both head for Double or Nothing with momentum. Then with Roppongi Vice and I assume Lance Archer facing The Outrunners, I feel like my idea of Brody King teaming with Truth & Turbo is going to become a reality. It just makes sense given Brody had that brawl with Archer last week.
Great promo from Harley and Anna before the Fatal 4, and then a great Fatal 4 match. Ford was a touch off on those pinfall breaks but that was a minor thing. Naturally, Megan got involved, which cued Harley to do the same, and clearly we’ll get Megan & Ford VS Harley & Anna in a great tag match. Toni winning out is fine, but it just seems odd they did this at all. I still hope Athena steps up so we can have Champion VS Champion at Double or Nothing to go double or nothing on titles. And then with how Hayter VS Mone is going, there’s still a chance we can go all in at All In with Mone putting up at least the TBS title against both the AEW & ROH Women’s titles.
But given the great interview promo from Hayter and the obvious ambush from Mone, there’s also still a chance Hayter VS Storm happens as a rematch from long ago. Then Mone and Athena can still go title for title in Texas as TBS Championship VS ROH Women’s World Championship. Very good stuff with that open challenge for the ROH World TV title, and it was great for Rhino to be in his hometown. But naturally, whoever was showing up would be cheated out of the win. Nick Wayne is going to bring that title with him to Japan, I just wonder if he’s bringing The Patriarchy with him. At the very least, Christian should keep AEW viewers up to date with every little win or loss Nick has in the BOSJ like the overbearing and jealous father he is.
Great promo from The Elite & Ricochet to hype up their matches, and what an intriguing move to have The Death Riders meet The Bucks in their office. Though, they didn’t light the scene very well, I only knew it was The Death Riders from Claudio’s bald head and white shirt. And then of course when it was Marina closing the door. But we got an awesome Six Man Tag of Ricochet & Bucks VS Swerve, Briscoe & Bailey. Rather surprising win for the Heels but I suppose that ups the animosity between The Elite and Swerve. Also, good promo from Rush followed by a pretty good ambush on Knight. Okada VS Knight was a great match but I figured Okada would win. Bailey is clearly going to get an eliminator next, and that’ll be awesome, too.
And of course, a great main event of Joe VS Claudio. Great win for Joe, and naturally the Death Riders would rush out there. Great counter with Hobbs showing up, and it works that The Opps “take out” Claudio. With Pac out from an actual injury and then Hook and Shibata kayfabe sidelined from what Death Riders did to them, things are a bit more even now. But even then, Yuta & Marina can still interfere, Hobbs & Willow can still counter, only for Moxley to still somehow win against Joe because I don’t think Beach Break is where a title change this big is going to happen. It still feels like Double or Nothing gives us Anarchy in the Arena 2025, Death Riders making a deal with The Elite to take on The Opps, Swerve, and Kenny Omega, who was conspicuous by his absence tonight.
My Score: 8.8/10
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