AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (7/13/22)
TRIPLE OR NOTHING!
Fyter Fest is back in a big way!
AEW is putting up a ton of gold for Fyter Fest 2022! From Wardlow’s first TNT Championship defense to a World Tag Team Championship Triple Threat, to an Interim World Championship Eliminator! Will the All Elite landscape change tonight?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW TNT Championship: Wardlow VS Orange Cassidy; Wardlow wins and retains the title.
- Interim AEW World Championship Eliminator: Jon Moxley VS Konosuke Takeshita; Moxley wins and denies Takeshita a title match.
- Luchasaurus w/ Christian Cage VS Griff Garrison w/ Brian Pillman Jr; Luchasaurus wins.
- Claudio Castagnoli VS Jake Hager; Claudio wins.
- Serena Deeb VS Anna Jay; Deeb wins.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships Triple Threat: The Young Bucks VS Team Taz VS Swerve in Our Glory; Swerve in Our Glory wins and are the new AEW World Tag Team Champions.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW TNT Championship: Wardlow VS Orange Cassidy w/ Best Friends!
This is the first defense of Mayhem Era, and you can bet Wardlow will not take this lightly! Will Wardlow’s freshly minted red ‘n’ black belt stay with him? Or will this title end up Freshly Squeezed for Fyter Fest?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and tonight, this is war!
Fans rally for “WARD~LOW!” Cassidy “pumps” himself up and flexes, and calls for a test of strength. Wardlow obliges, but then Cassidy puts up both hands, to put them in his pockets! Wardlow grabs Cassidy by his arms, and carefully brings the hands out. The pockets end up turned inside-out, and Wardlow RIPS them away! Cassidy stares at Wardlow as he brings the straps down and flexes back. They step to each other, and Cassidy puts Wardlow’s straps back up for him! Fans cheer as Cassidy flexes again. Wardlow nods and swings but Cassidy dodges to tilt-o-whirl, but Wardlow powers out! Wardlow kicks low and he reels Cassidy in!
Cassidy slips out, rolls back, but Wardlow dodges. Cassidy runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, tilt-o-whirls, but Wardlow cartwheels through!? Fans fire up and Cassidy is shocked! Cassidy says his eye is bothering him and wait, Trent goes after a buckle pad! The Best Friends are trying to help Cassidy by any means necessary, but this is rather obvious. Oh, because this is really a distraction for Chuck to bring out a CHAINSAW! But then the ref sees that, too! The ref takes the saw away, and tells Chuck and Trent they’re EJECTED! So much for their plan. ORANGE PU- NO, Wardlow blocks it! Cassidy fires off the shin kicks, but they do nothing! Well, actually, that’s normal.
Wardlow backs Cassidy down to the ropes, but the ref has him back off. SWEET SHIN MUSIC! Wardlow is just annoyed, and he rushes at Cassidy, only to be dumped out! Cassidy builds speed and DIVES, into Wardlow’s arms! POP-UP, but Cassidy slips off! Cassidy shoves Wardlow but he blocks hitting the post! Cassidy eggs Wardlow on and leads him around the way, to the ramp side. Fans sing, “Wardlow’s gonna kill~ you!” as Cassidy continues to egg him on. But Wardlow senses something, and he checks under the ring. He found DANHAUSEN! Very nice, very evil, but apparently very obvious to Wardlow.
Cassidy hurries around the way as Danhausen builds up power. But then Danhausen thinks it’s better to not curse Wardlow, and just pats him on the shoulder. But then ORANGE PUNCH!! Wardlow staggers around, gets in the ring, but Cassidy hurries in to ORANGE- NOPE! OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! Cassidy flounders out of the ring while Wardlow checks his chin, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cassidy sits up and clutches his back while Wardlow paces. Wardlow makes sure his jaw is working, and then waits on Cassidy. The ring count climbs but Cassidy gets in at about 7 of 10. Only for Wardlow to hoist him up for another OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! Cassidy flops out the other side but Wardlow pursues. Wardlow drags Cassidy up, puts him in, but Cassidy bails out the far side again. Cassidy catches his breath but Wardlow storms up that way. Wardlow brings Cassidy up, to trophy lift and TOSS into the ring! Wardlow then jumps up to the apron like a Beast and get in after Cassidy. Wardlow hauls Cassidy up, suplexes him up, and holds him up!
Fans rally as Wardlow SLAMS Cassidy down at 10! Cover, TWO! Wardlow is fine with that, he just drags Cassidy back up to whip into the corner hard! Cassidy bounces off the buckles and crawls back into the corner. Wardlow storms up on Cassidy again, hauls him up and Dynamite returns to single picture as Wardlow whips Cassidy corner to corner the other way. Cassidy goes up and out, Wardlow runs in but Cassidy ducks to bump Wardlow off the buckles again and again, a total of 10 times! Fans fire up, Cassidy climbs, and Cassidy leaps, CROSSBODY into Wardlow’s arms! Wardlow pops Cassidy up but Cassidy slips out to CHOP BLOCK!
Cassidy CHOP BLOCKS again and Wardlow hobbles! Cassidy RAMS him into buckles, then RAMS him into the other corner! Wardlow staggers, into an Alabama Lift! Wardlow’s too much, and he gets Cassidy up! Cassidy holds onto a leg to deny the bomb so Wardlow CLUBS Cassidy! Wardlow gets Cassidy up, but Cassidy DDTs! Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirls, and DDTs! Cover, ONE!! Cassidy is surprised Wardlow is getting up, but he runs in and ORANEG- NO, Wardlow ducks the punch to fireman’s carry! F10!! Cover, TWO!! Wardlow is shocked that Cassidy survives! Fans rally up, and Wardlow says it’s time!
Wardlow drags Cassidy up, reels him in, POWER- No, Cassidy fights with fast hands! Cassidy tries to rana but Wardlow holds on! Cassidy CLUBS at Wardlow’s hands but Wardlow uses one arm to POWER- NO, RANA! Cassidy sends Wardlow out and then DIVES to send him into railing! Cassidy POSTS Wardlow, then POSTS him again! Cassidy puts Wardlow in as fans fire up! Cassidy climbs up to DEEP- NO, no flying DDT, Wardlow powers him to a suplex, STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRE! Wardlow wobbles, into an ORANGE PUNCH! Wardlow’s still up, Cassidy Alabama Lifts, BEACH BREAK! Cover, TWO!!!
Fans are thunderous as Cassidy grits his teeth and takes off the armband! Wardlow slowly rises, Cassidy takes aim, ORANGE- POWERBOMB!! High stack, Wardlow wins!
Winner: Wardlow, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
Cassidy got serious, but it wasn’t enough against the always serious Wardlow! Best Friends return as Wardlow drags Cassidy up, but it’s because Cassidy won Wardlow’s respect. They fist bump and move on, who is next on the warpath for Wardlow?
Chris Jericho is here!
The Wizard is heading to the ring ahead of next week’s Barbed Wire Everywhere Death Match with Eddie Kingston to speak about that very match. Jericho gets the mic to say, “I stand out here in front of you tonight not as Chris Jericho the sports entertainer, or Chris Jericho the Wizard, or Chris Jericho the rock star. I stand in front of you as Chris Jericho the living legend, and Chris Jericho, Eddie Kingston’s superior!” Jericho wants to address what Eddie’s been saying. Firstly, Jericho did not make Eddie a liar, because Eddie is not a liar, Jericho promises him that. But Eddie is confused, and here is why.
Eddie challenged Jericho to a Barbed Wire Everywhere match, the first one ever, and Eddie would do it so that every drop of blood Jericho sheds would be for his friends. Oh, really? Friends? With friends like his, huh? Everything Eddie does when it comes to friendship turns to mold. “Being friends with Eddie Kingston is a worse curse than anything Danhausen could ever conjure up, and let’s go through the list.” Fans boo but Jericho tells them to shut up. Jericho starts with Ortiz, Eddie’s friend: Jericho shaved his head and took his dignity. Santana, Eddie’s friend: the JAS took him out at Blood & Guts.
Bryan Danielson, a mere acquaintance, and Jericho took him out at Anarchy in the Arena. JERICHO did that! We don’t know when Bryan’s coming back! Then there’s Ruby Soho. “Eddie’s Ruby.” What did that get her? A mangled hand and a crushed career. And the reason why that is, you stupid SOB, is because she’s your Ruby, Eddie! You should’ve taken better care of her, but now look what happens. But Eddie challenged Jericho to the Barbed Wire Everywhere match, but why? Because Eddie’s a mark for Terry Funk and Onita and Sabu. But how many of those has Eddie had? And how many has he won?
Because Jericho won the very first Barbed Wire match in Canadian history at the tender age of 22! Jericho tasted the “sweet sting” of barbed wire’s bite, and even though it was unbearable, deep down inside, Jericho felt pleasure. Jericho is just as sadistic and maniacal as Eddie, but Eddie underestimates that! Eddie underestimates Jericho because of all Jericho’s great accomplishments in this business, and his movie star good looks. Jericho says next week, Eddie won’t be able to do that, because he’s not facing Chris Jericho, he’s facing THE PAINMAKER! The undefeated persona in AEW, and that’s no lie, because just like Eddie Kingston, Jericho is not a liar.
So why is Jericho accepting this match? Here’s why: THIS IS IT! This is the final fight between them! And what a saga. But once Jericho wins, Eddie can crawl back into his little hole and continue drinking and drugging and being depressed and having problems and every other excuse he has, to cover up deep down that Eddie knows he’ll never be on Jericho’s level! If Eddie wants blood, then he’s got it. Because once again, as Eddie said, every drop of blood for Jericho is one of his sins. But the only thing that can wash away that is a tidal wave of Eddie’s own blood so much that Noah, the Ark and all the animals would be jealous!
If Eddie wants blood, he’s got it! Because Eddie isn’t a liar, he’s just a loser! Jericho has issued his ultimatum, will The Painmaker crush the Mad King once and for all?
Eddie Kingston and friends respond.
The mad King says yeah yeah, he sees the difference. Jericho gets five minutes and Eddie gets this. But Eddie still tells Jericho, “Bring your Painmaker. Please! Bring the most violent person you can bring, because it’s not gonna matter. Look what you did to Ruby.” Ruby Soho shows off her arm in the cast, and Eddie has Ortiz show his shaved head. Eddie says Jericho will pay with every ounce of his blood! Eddie is going to hurt him and enjoy it! And see you at Barbed Wire Everywhere! Yeah, that’s his out line. But will Eddie’s actions speak volumes next week?
Interim AEW World Championship Eliminator: Jon Moxley VS Konosuke Takeshita!
The Maniac defeated The Ace, Hiroshi Tanahashi, to have this belt, and he defeated the House of Black’s behemoth, Brody King, to keep it. But now, the Future of DDT is getting his own opportunity! Konosuke has proven himself worthy of being the future, but is the future now? Or is it still too early for Konosuke to beat Jeeeeeeeeeooooon MOXLEY~?
William Regal is on commentary, and he already loves the idea of these two warriors fighting their hearts out. The bell rings and Konosuke and Moxley stare down. Fans rally, the two slowly circle, and Moxley calls for a test of strength. Konosuke obliges, they knuckle lock, but then back off. They tie up collar ‘n’ elbow, Moxley wrenches and hammerlocks, but Konosuke reaches back to headlock. Konosuke grinds but Moxley slips out the back to put the headlock on Konosuke. Konosuke powers out, they RAM shoulders, but Konosuke runs to RAM Moxley again. Moxley RAMS Konosuke and Konosuke RAMS Moxley, again and again!
Moxley SLAPS then CHOPS Konosuke! Headlock takeover and Moxley has Konosuke on the mat. Konosuke fights up, powers up and powers out, and things speed up for Konosuke to CALF KICK Moxley down! Moxley gets up, Konosuke CHOPS him! Moxley snarls and he CHOPS back! Konosuke CHOPS and he waits on Moxley. Moxley CHOPS, Konosuke CHOPS, fans “WOO~” with every shot. Konosuke ROCKS Moxley, runs, dodges one but Moxley LARIATS Konosuke on the return! Fans fire up and Moxley paces around Konosuke. Moxley drags Konosuke up, for a PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO! Konosuke’s still in this so Moxley ties up the legs.
Moxley gets a chinlock, it’s a modified Queen Angelito! Fans rally, Konosuke endures and reaches out for the ROPEBREAK! Moxley lets off but drags Konosuke to the apron. Fans rally, Moxley reels Konosuke in but Konosuke hooks the ropes. Moxley CLUBS Konosuke, but Konosuke fights out to throw a forearm! Moxley throws it back, they brawl on the edge! Fans fire up. Konosuke blocks a boot to spin Moxley around! APRON GERMAN SUPLEX! Moxley did his best to shield that but still flops to the floor. Konosuke runs in but Moxley dodges! Konosuke keeps from hitting steel steps, and the brawl is back on!
Konosuke knees low, puts Moxley in, and gets on the apron, but Moxley BOOTS him to the floor! Fans fire up and Moxley soaks it up as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Moxley paces around while a ring count starts. Konosuke stands up at 5 of 10 but Moxley goes out to fetch him. Konosuke is bleeding from that boot to his head, so Moxley punches him right on the forehead! Moxley sits Konosuke down by the railing to punch the wound, dig at it, and BITE at it! Moxley is tasting blood and he puts Konosuke in the ring. Moxley drags Konosuke up, CHOPS him, and then hoists him to the top rope. Moxley climbs up after Konosuke to BITE his forehead again! Moxley digs his elbow into the forehead, then he brings Konosuke up for a SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO!
Moxley keeps Konosuke down with knuckle locks, and gives him DRAGON STOMPS a la Danielson! Cover, TWO! Moxley keeps his cool and he paces around Konosuke like a shark. Moxley puts Konosuke on the ropes to BEND him back! The ref counts, Moxley lets off at 4, but Konosuke ROCKS Moxley with a forearm! Moxley eggs him on and the forearms keep flying, Dynamite returns to single picture as Moxley shoots around to HALF ‘N’ HALF! Konosuke is dazed behind his crimson mask as Moxley paces again. Moxley gets Konosuke’s legs, drags him back and STOMPS his stomach to then stand on the forehead!
Moxley stomps Konosuke’s bloody face and fans fire up. Moxley drags Konosuke up but Konosuke fires off boxing elbows! Konosuke ROCKS, whips but Moxley reverses, only or Konosuke to duck ‘n’ dodge and LEAPING LARIAT! Fans fire up and Konosuke has a wild look in his eyes! Konosuke fires forearms to back Moxley down to a corner, then he whips corner to corner. Konosuke roars, runs and BOOTS Moxley in the corner! Konosuke goes corner to corner but Moxley follows to clothesline! Moxley brings Konosuke out, suplex, but Konosuke slips out! Moxley fights the waistlock but Konosuke hits a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!!
Konosuke snarls and goes to a corner! Konosuke climbs, fans fire up, and Konosuke FROG SPLASHES onto knees! Cover, TWO!! Moxley clamps onto Konosuke with a SLEEPER! Body scissors, then ARMBAR! Konosuke fights that but Moxley breaks the grip! Konosuke kicks and flails around while he endures, and he rolls to get the ROPEBREAK! Moxley lets go and fans are thunderous! “This is Awesome!” as Moxley eggs Konosuke on. Konosuke stands and Moxley SLAPS him! Konosuke fires a forearm, then another, and another! Moxley runs, into a RANA! Moxley bails out and Konosuke builds speed to FLY! Direct hit at the ramp!
Fans lose their minds as Konosuke drags Moxley up and in. Konosuke goes up, FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Moxley survives and Konosuke can’t believe it! Moxley and Konosuke throw forearms, fans hope they “FIGHT FOREVER!” This has to end somehow, and Mox is firing boxing elbows. Konosuke ROCKS Moxley again, but DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Both men stay up, so they go again, DOUBLE LARIATS! They’re still up, Moxley shoots around to get the SLEEPER, but Konosuke makes it a BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Konosuke has a cover by just his foot! TWO!!! Moxley is up but Konosuke hurries after him.
Konosuke whips, Moxley blocks the knee, PARADIGM SHIFT OUTTA NOWHERE! And then HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Konosuke is all but out, so Moxley hits a DEATH- NO, Konosuke flips through to ROCK Moxley again! HIGH ANGLE GERMAN! Bridging cover, TWO!?!? Moxley barely tilts over to avoid that loss! But Konosuke keeps hold, tries for a wristlock but Moxley fights. Konosuke adds another wristlock to have a straitjacket, but Moxley reverse headbutts! Moxley slips out to HEADBUTT from the front! And again, and again, and DEATH RIDER!! MORE HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL! BULLY CHOKE!! Konosuke taps, Moxley wins!!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by submission (DENIES Konosuke Takeshita a title match)
The Best in the World better have been watching this, because the Maniac is holding it down! Will Moxley stay undefeated as interim champion to one day meet CM Punk in an UNDISPUTED AEW World Championship match?
The House of Black speaks.
Julia Hart says, “You’re free to make whatever choice you want. But you’re not free from the consequences of that choice.” Malakai Black says, “Take venom, Darby, when you oppose The House. Once it’s slowly trickling through your system, you’re left with the agony of it.” Brody King says he didn’t need Darby’s praise at the end of last week’s Dynamite, and he didn’t need to be told what he had earned. And we see footage of Brody King attacking Darby at a meet ‘n’ greet with fans! Brody doesn’t need to be told anything from Darby. “For years, I watched you ascend. But now, I’m getting mine by taking yours.” Will the Relentless One be put down by the House?
Christian Cage and Luchasaurus are here!
Captain Charisma has the mic already as he leads the way for his own personal Godzilla. Christian says to Luchasaurus’ opponents waiting in the ring, “Now, I don’t know either of you from Adam, but there’s something I find extremely annoying about you two, The Varsity Blonds. Now, Pillman, it’s not even that stupid mullet you’re walking around with, although you’d fit in quite nicely with those here in Georgia. Here’s the thing, Pillman, just like Jungle Boy, you had a father. But your father was a legend in this business. ‘Legend’ are other people’s words, not mine. Brian Pillman, your father was average at best.”
Brian Pillman Sr. wasn’t a multi-time world champion like Christian! That being said, Christian still respects that Pillman Sr. spilt blood, sweat and tears in the middle of the ring. And Christian is sure he wouldn’t mind Christian saying that Pillman Sr. would be appalled at how his final contribution to this business was Pillman Junior! Griff Garrison keeps BPJ from rushing out at Christian, but then Christian points out that Griff went on social media this week, and posted this picture. It was just himself? Christian wasn’t sure what he hated about this at first, but the hair, the look, the physique, the athleticism, the aura, Christian couldn’t see it at first.
But then it hit Christian like a ton of bricks. Doesn’t he look like Jungle Boy? Luchasaurus storms to the ring, is Christian going to have Luchasaurus use the Ivy League MVP as a proxy for JB?
Luchasaurus w/ Christian Cage VS Griff Garrison w/ Brian Pillman Jr!
The bell rings and Luchasaurus corners Griff. Griff slips away to fire a forearm but Luchasaurus grabs Griff with both hands to TOSS and SPLASH! Luchasaurus hauls Griff up, pops him around and GERMAN SUPLEXES him away! Griff bails out, Luchasaurus pursues while BPJ rallies the fans. Griff tries to hit back but Luchasaurus CHOPS him on the back! Griff falls over but Luchasaurus drags him back up to dig into the post! Christian says to do it, and Luchasaurus BOOTS Griff into the post! Luchasaurus puts Griff in, storms up on him, and he drags Griff up into a choke grip! CHOKE SLAM!!
Christian says that’s not enough, do it again! Luchasaurus obeys, CHOKE SLAM!! And then, TARPIT STRETCH!! Griff taps, Luchasaurus wins!
Winner: Luchasaurus, by submission
But this still isn’t enough for Christian, he has Luchasaurus TOSS Griff out! Luchasaurus clears the table in the timekeeper’s area! BPJ rushes over and stares Luchasaurus down, but then Christian storms up. BPJ stares at Christian, but Luchasaurus HEADBUTTS him down! Luchasaurus drags BPJ up and puts him on the table, to then drag Griff over and CHOKE SLAM Griff onto BPJ! The table doesn’t break, either, so Luchasaurus CHOKE SLAMS Griff again! The table breaks, and the Varsity Blonds might’ve just been broken with it! Will nothing stop this monster and his master from laying waste to the roster?
Backstage interview with the Jericho Appreciation Society.
Tony Schiavone is with Daniel Garcia, Matthew Menard and Angelo Parker as he says next week, Dynamite: Fyter Fest part 2, Shark Week presents the Barbed Wire Everywhere match, with the JAS in a shark cage! Wow, a shark cage, huh? Are we really talking about shark cages? Menard says the JAS has had just about enough with cages! Parker says they have questions, too. How high is this cage going to be up in the air? Schiavone doesn’t know. Menard wants to know about if Eddie’s buddies, Claudio, Ortiz and them. Are they going to be free to walk around all “willy nilly?” NO WAY! Put them in a cage, too!
Parker wants to get answers, and he brings out his switchblade! Take it easy, it’s just a comb. Menard & Parker storm off, and Garcia gets why he’s being put in that cage. He’s nasty, violent and dangerous, something Wheeler Yuta wants to be. But Garcia says Yuta is just cosplaying, he’s not tricking nobody. So if Yuta wants to take Garcia’s identity from him, Garcia will take that ROH Pure Championship from Yuta. Will the JAS behave while in the cage? And will Death Before Dishonor on July 23rd be the death of The Decoder’s reign?
AEW has news on All Out 2022!
It will be a week long event like no other that unites wrestling fans from around the world! All Out returns to Chicago once again, and all that week, you will witness the power of Dynamite, the energy of Rampage, and all the spectacle of an AEW PPV! Wednesday, August 31st! Friday, September 2nd! Sunday, September 4th! AEW is going all out for All Out, get your tickets this Friday before they’re all out!
Backstage interview with Hangman Page.
Schiavone is with the former world champion, who just got off his phone. The Cowboy had a great showing in last week’s Royal Rampage match, but he was eliminated by the eventual winner, Brody King. Hangman says he’s a little disappointed, but- Wait, John Silver & Alex Reynolds run in and say if Hangman’s disappointed, imagine how bad they feel! They’re FUMING! Look at Number 3! Smoke coming out of his ears and everything. But now, they want to issue a challenge to the House of Black! They will beat down “those spooky perverts.” They’ll bring the fight on behalf of Hangman! With their fists!
Hangman says he appreciates that, and says they can have at it. Oh yeah, they will! They’ll have all the attitude they want! BELEE DAT! Uh, okay, sure. Will Rampage get Dark Order?
Jim Ross joins Dynamite for the second hour!
Good ol’ JR is here for Fyter Fest, because these next few matches are going to be slobber knockers!
Claudio Castagnoli VS Jake Hager!
Once upon a time, the Swiss Cyborg and the Rock Hard Sooner were a formidable force together. But now, these forces are set to collide to prove who was always the better half! Will it be the BCC or the JAS with another point up in this ongoing feud?
The bell rings and Claudio BLASTS Hager with a EuroUpper! And then Claudio reels Hager in, but Hager back drops before the Gotch hold! But Claudio sunset flips through it, to then get the legs! Hager scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Claudio lets go, Hager gets up and Claudio BOOTS him down! Fans who remember chant, “WE THE PEOPLE!” Claudio is amused, and he goes out after Hager, but Hager dodges to CLOBBER Claudio! Fans boo while Hager roars, and Hager drags Claudio up and into the ring. Fans rally, Claudio is in a drop zone, so Hager runs in and goes up, HAGER BOMB but Claudio gets his knees up! Only for Hager to block that counter!
Hager drags Claudio by his leg, for an ANKLE LOCK! But Claudio rolls and puts Hager on ropes! Fans fire up and Claudio runs, to SWISS 1-9! Cover, TWO! Hager gets to a corner, Claudio throws body shots then whips, but Hager reverses and CLOBBERS Claudio in the corner. Hager throws point-blank clotheslines, but Claudio blocks to EuroUpper! Claudio fires more EuroUppers, and body shots, but Hager turns things around for more point-blank clotheslines! Hager runs side to side to CLOBBER Claudio again, then goes the other way, only to miss! Claudio EuroUppers, runs, and EuroUppers again!
Regal is loving this on commentary again as Claudio dropkicks the legs out, and BASEMENT BULLDOGS! Cover, TWO! Claudio goes to an apron and he aims at Hager. Claudio shoulders into Hager, then brings him over to bump him off buckles! And again, and again, and again! The fans count all the way to 9, Claudio CLUBS Hager for the tenth! Claudio climbs up but Hager trips him up! Hager then hauls Claudio off the corner for a RUNNING SPINEBUSTER! Claudio gets to a corner, Hager gets him up for furious body shots! Hager then TOSSES Claudio across the ring, and runs in for the HAGER BOMB! Cover, TWO!
Claudio gasps and sputters but Hager soaks up the heat while Dynamite goes picture in picture. Hager drags Claudio up to CHOKE him on the ropes, then CLUB him on the back. Hager stands Claudio up to then CHOKE him against the buckles, and CLUB him again! Claudio staggers away but Hager is after him in another corner. Hager throws a heavy body shot, and he stalks Claudio to another corner to JAB at him. Hager toys with Claudio but Claudio BOOTS him for it! And EuroUppers, and throws body shots. But Hager clinches to BELLY2BELLY! Hager paces around Claudio, drags him back up, and suplexes, only for Claudio to block!
Claudio fights to suplex Hager up and over! Fans fire up while both men are down! Hager writhes while Claudio rises, and Claudio throws haymakers and elbows! Claudio whips, Hager reverses and BOOTS Claudio down! Cover, TWO! Claudio flounders to a corner but Hager hurries after him. Hager drags Claudio up into a top wristlock as Dynamite returns to single picture. Claudio fights up, throws body shots, but Hager shoves him to a corner. Hager runs in, into a BOOT! Claudio runs, into an OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! Cover, TWO! Fans rally, Hager drags Claudio back up and reels him in, short arm LARIAT!
Hager drags Claudio up again, but Claudio ducks this time to springboard FLYING EUROUPPER! Direct hit and fans fire up while both men are down! Claudio and Hager stir, they throw haymakers from their knees, then up to their feet. Claudio gives EuroUppers from all sides, then whips to EuroUpper in the corner! And back the other way! And Claudio keeps moving to DROPKICK Hager down! Hager bails out and leans against railing but Claudio goes out and runs in, EUROUPPER against the railing! Fans are thunderous and they fist bump Claudio before he drags Hager up. Claudio puts Hager in, goes up a corner, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO!
Claudio keeps cool as Hager survives, and fans want the swing! Claudio is always one to oblige, he says it’s time to go for a swing! He trips Hager, and SWISS SWINGS him immediately! Fans count to 10, Claudio steps through and has the SHARPSHOOTER! Hager endures, reaches out, but Claudio drags him away to sit deep! Hager reaches out, but he’s waiving to the back! Menard & Parker rush out! Claudio lets Hager go to swing on Ever-Rise, but then he turns around into an URENAGE! Cover, TWO!! That Rock Hard Bottom was not enough! Hager fist bumps with the JAS then drags Claudio to an ANKLE LOCK!
Claudio kicks away with his free leg but Hager holds on. Claudio keeps kicking, and he kicks Hager to a corner! Then he gets Hager for a BIG back suplex! Claudio gets the legs, hooks them up, but Parker talks trash! Claudio DECKS him into Menard! Hager runs in, but into a POP-UP UPPERCUT! And then, double tuck for the RICOLA BOMB!! Cover, Claudio wins!
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall
A standing ovation for that incredible display of power! Claudio scores another win for the Blackpool Combat Club, will he keep things rolling until he brings gold to the BCC, too?
Backstage interview with Hook.
Lexi Nair once again interviews the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil, and she brings up that he is still undefeated. Is it safe to say a title shot is in his future? Hook just shrugs and walks off. Well, that wasn’t a no. Will the champions of AEW be worried Tony Khan will #SendHook their way?
Backstage interview with Thunder Rosa & Toni Storm.
Schiavone is with #ThunderStorm and their new shirts. Rosa had a great AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator with Miyu Yamashita at Tokyo Joshi Pro’s Summer Sun Princess, as we all saw via AEW Dark. Rosa says yes, it was a banger! After two-and-a-half years away, she returned to TJPW as AEW Women’s World Champion, but she won’t lie, she lost. But Miyu is on her way to the States to get that title shot! Rosa was also excited last week because she got to tag up with her girl, Toni! And they ARE the ThunderStorm! They’re ready to take on anybody who wants it!
Britt Baker walks in to say, “Okay, that’s enough. We’ve heard enough of this Thunder Rosa promo for the next decade!” And look who’s back! Britt and Jamie Hayter tried to stay away, because as The Role Model, Britt was trying to let the others have the spotlight. But let’s face it, AEW is a disaster without her! A natural disaster. Get it? Thunder Storm is so cute! Those shirts look great. But uh, Jamie & Britt are well aware of the flooding, destruction and carnage a thunderstorm can cause. So luckily for them, and unfortunately for Rosa & Toni, Britt & Hayter know how to handle a Thunder Storm. Rebel brings in a big sandbag.
Britt makes Schiavone hold it, telling him to try “carrying” that for a month. Rosa says she can’t wait to BURY Britt with it! Will the Doctor and her sidekicks regret coming right back onto Rosa’s radar?
Serena Deeb VS Anna Jay!
The Professor of Pro-Wrestling wants after the ROH Women’s World Championship, given her betrayal of Mercedes Martinez last week. But will the Queenslayer derail those ambitions this close to Death Before Dishonor? Or will she just be an appetizer for the Wolf of Wrestling?
The bell rings and fans rally for Anna from Savannah. She and Deeb tie up. Deeb headlocks, spins and hammerlocks to then spin and trip Anny, to then hook her up into a GEDO CLUTCH! ONE, but Deeb headlocks for a takeover. Anna headscissors, Deeb kips free and and headlocks again. Anna endures the grind, powers out, but Deeb runs her over! Deeb taunts Anna, runs, blocks Anna’s hip toss to go for a hip toss, but Anna blocks that to arm-drag! Anna runs in to clinch and COMPLETE SHOT! Anna runs to BASEMENT BLOCKBUSTER! Fans fire up with Anna and she runs in to BOOT Deeb into the corner.
Anna runs in but Deeb slips outside. Anna stops from hitting buckles to grab at Deeb, but Deeb slides under to roll Anna into a BUTTERFLY STRETCH! Anna endures, fans rally up, and Anna powers her way to a cover, TWO! Anna runs in, gets around, and has the QUEENSLAYER SLEEPER!! Deeb flails, claws at the hold, reaches out, and gets in the ropes for the ROPEBREAK! Deeb keeps moving and she HOTSHOTS Anna down! Anna sputters, Deeb rushes in to TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Cover, TWO! Anna survives and gets out of the ring but Deeb is seething. Deeb soaks up the heat as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Deeb fires up the fans and builds speed, to then stop, go out and SMACK Anna off the apron! And again! The Wolf taunts the fans who thought she was going to fly. Deeb puts Anna against the railing, in front of her family, before the CHOP! But Anna turns it around to CHOP Deeb! Deeb pokes Anna in the eye! Then Deeb tells Anna’s family off before putting Anna back in the ring. Deeb pushes Anna down, tells her family to watch this, and then she scrapes her sole off Anna’s face! Deeb sneers as she puts on a BULLY CHOKE! Anna endures, moves around, fights up, and throws body shots! But Deeb CLUBS her back down!
Deeb drags Anna up, puts her through the ropes, and turns her for a DRAPING NECKBREAKER! Deeb smirks as she looms over the hometown hero. Deeb drags Anna up, headlocks for another takeover, then floats right to turn Anna over with her legs. Deeb hooks the legs up, mocks the Dark Order hand, and uses it to CLAW Anna’s face! The ref reprimands, Deeb lets Anna go to then drive elbows into Anna’s shoulder. Deeb wraps on a straitjacket stretch but Anna endures again. Anna fights up, turns the straitjacket around, but Deeb gets around again to BACKSTABBER! Anna flounders to a corner and Deeb runs in, only for Anna to BOOT her away!
Dynamite returns to single picture as Anna storms up and fires off forearms on Deeb! Fans fire up with Anna as she ROCKS Deeb then CLOBBERS her! And again! Anna dodges Deeb to CLOBBER Deeb again! Deeb goes to a corner, Anna runs in to LEG LARIAT! And then a NORTHERN LIGHTS! Cover, TWO! Anna is frustrated but she drags Deeb up to the QUEENSLAYER! Deeb endures, pries at the hold, drops and tucks the arms to flip Anna over! EURO CLUTCH, TWO!! Anna escapes but barely! She dodges Deeb again, but Deeb blocks the hip toss to spin Anna around and around and around, and a bit more, before reeling her in! DEEB-
NO, no Deebtox, a HARD back body drop! But Deeb holds on to sunset flip! TWO, and Deeb keeps the body scissors to stand and squat on Anna! Anna is being folded up as Deeb pulls on her arms in this modified motorcycle stretch! Fans rally as Anna endures, and she powers up to push Deeb back to a cover! TWO, Deeb kicks low! Deeb whips, Anna reverses and kicks low to then hook and HEEL KICK! Anna whips Deeb to a corner, but Deeb dodges to send her into the corner! Deeb puts one leg in the ropes and holds the other leg, DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Anna flounders and clutches that leg, but Deeb’s right on her!
But Anna uses that to drag Deeb down! QUEENSLAYER WITH BODY SCISSORS!! Deeb is flailing, fighting, gets the scissors open but Anna still has the sleeper! Deeb stands, arm-drags free, and she keeps the arm to omoplata! SERENITY LOCK!! Anna taps, Deeb wins!
Winner: Serena Deeb, by submission
But Deeb makes Anna suffer by holding on! But here comes MERCEDES! The OG Badass drags Deeb off Anna to TOSS her out! That’s what Deeb gets for betraying Mercedes and bullying the younger generation! But will Mercedes make sure Deeb gets everything she deserves at ROH Death Before Dishonor?
Backstage interview with The Baddies.
Schiavone is with Jade Cargill as she stands with Kiera Hogan on one side, and Leila Grey is with Stokely Hathaway on the other. Schiavone says there has been a lot of talk between The Baddies and Athena & Kris Statlander. That is why there will be a match this Friday on Rampage. Jade once again tells Schiavone to “cut the sh*t,” and says no one is worried about those bitches. Kiera, are you worried? Nope, they ain’t worried about nothing! Exactly. And shouldn’t Leila be fetching them water or something? Jade already beat her ass. Kiera asks what Leila is even still doing here? Stokely has Leila stay calm so they can address the elephant in the room.
Stokely has heard people are mad, but just trust him. He is for The Baddies the same way Wu Tang is for the children, alright? “Kris, Athena, this Friday on Rampage, we gon be watching you.” Stokely says to head out, but Kiera says Leila can try all she wants, she ain’t never gonna be a real Baddie. That’s all, period! Will there be no peace within The Baddies’ house until Red Velvet returns?
Jay Lethal crashes commentary!
Just as Excalibur was previewing the ROH Death Before Dishonor card and the coming ROH World Television Championship match, Lethal tells him and everyone else that all we need to be concerned about is that it is about HIM removing the title from Samoa Joe! Lethal has said it 1000 times, he is the LONGEST reigning ROH TV Champion! And Joe’s student will embarrass him! Will Lethal prove he is more lethal than the Samoan Submission Specialist once and for all?
Backstage interview with Anna Jay.
Schiavone is standing by as a medic checks Anna’s leg after that match with Deeb. But then in walks Anna’s old friend in Tay Conti. Poor Anna. Her first match back in months and this happens. Anna tells Tay that at least she’s not someone who slammed Ruby Soho’s hand in a car door! Well, maybe Anna should have, because then she’d be on TV more. Tay says that she still likes Anna, she really does. But Anna needs to make better choices for her career. Just think about it. Is Tay trying to recruit Anna to the Jericho Appreciation Society? Or will Anna stay loyal to the Dark Order?
AEW World Tag Team Championships Triple Threat: The Young Bucks VS Team Taz VS Swerve in Our Glory!
Matt & Nick Jackson heard all the talk about “best tag team today” between the #AbsolutePowerhouses and the Limitless House, and decided to do something about it! Will it be a #SuperkickParty to close out the night? Will Ricky Starks & Will Hobbs bring these titles to Team Taz? Or will Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland make All Elite Wrestling #BaskinTheirGlory?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and tonight we go TRIPLE OR NOTHING!
In this kind of Triple Threat Tag, only two teams are legal at a time, so Team Taz is happy to step aside as Keith starts against Matt Jackson. Fans already sing, “OH~ Bask in His Glory~!” as Keith and Matt circle. They tie up, Matt headlocks, but Keith powers up to carry Matt. Matt thrashes the headlock, Keith powers out, but Matt dodges. Matt bobs ‘n’ weaves to dodge the fast hands, but Keith blocks the superkick! Matt ducks the JUMP KICK, and can’t believe Keith even got up there! Matt quickly tags out to Nick, and Swerve wants in. Keith tags him in and now we switch to the speed formation.
Swerve trips Nick, Nick avoids the stomps but Swerve knuckle locks him while he’s down. Nick kips up, spins through, CHOPS Swerve and goes up and up to “LUCHA LIBRE~,” only for Swerve to handspring through the arm-drag! Fans fire up, things speed up, “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Nick flips up and around but Swerve dodges to show off his own agility. Swerve then puts Nick out, but he swaggers a bit too long and Nick BOOTS him. Swerve shrugs that off and comes back, Nick backflips off the apron, but Swerve handsprings up and out to join him! DOUBLE DROPKICKS cancel out, both men kip up and get in each other’s face!
Fans are thunderous already for this display, and both men slide in. Things speed up again, Nick arm-drags Swerve to an armlock! Nick scowls while he has the hold but fans rally up as Swerve stands up. Nick wrenches, keeps Swerve from ropes, then wrenches, only for Starks to tag in off Swerve! Nick dodges Starks and Starks knuckle locks with Matt! Starks and Nick CHOP Matt and Swerve, and both go up the corners. They tightrope walk and meet on the same side! They each ask what the other is doing, but Swerve and Matt trip them both up! Nick and Starks land on their bucks, and then flop back into the ring.
Matt tags in off Nick, taunts Keith then runs into Starks’ elbow! Starks runs in but into a NORTHERN LIGHTS! The Polar Express starts up! Swerve gets in, but Matt gets him for a DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS! Matt flexes and fans fire up, “This is Awesome!” But then Keith tags in off Swerve, and he stares Matt down. Matt runs in but he can’t get Keith up. Hobbs runs in and Matt still tries to do the double, but that’s more like a quadruple! Hobbs and Keith double suplex Matt to SLAM him down! Hobbs and Keith stare down and fans fire up, but Nick and Starks CLUB Keith while Swerve CLUBS Hobbs!
Swerve drags Hobbs away with a headlock while Starks and Nick double whip Keith. Keith reverses to crisscross and TOSS Starks and Nick! Everyone else bails out, Matt is up and Swerve tags in with Keith. They get Matt up and trap him for the GRIZZLY MAGNUM! Matt is stinging but Swerve kicks him down. FALLING UPPERCUT! Keith brings Matt back around and Swerve goes up but Matt BELL CLAPS Keith and SHOVES him into Swerve! Swerve falls, Matt dropkicks Keith out, and fans fire up with Matt calling for the “SUPERKICK PARTAAAY~!” But Starks tags in off Matt! No superkicks yet, and Starks tags Hobbs.
Starks whips Swerve, hip toss into a BACKBREAKER from Hobbs! Hobbs then hauls Swerve up to put him on the top rope, and CLUB him! Then he whips Swerve into Starks’ DROPKICK! Team Taz strikes a pose together and fans fire up! Starks says this is whose house? HIS house, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Starks stalks Swerve then drags him up to scoop and SLAM! Starks runs to drop an elbow! Cover, TWO! Starks keeps on Swerve but Swerve digs at Starks’ face! Starks puts Swerve in a corner to CHOP! Starks pretends he hurt his hand on that, but Swerve hits back. They brawl, Starks DECKS Swerve then rains down fists and stomps! Starks digs his boots in, the ref reprimands, and Starks lets off at 4. Starks hauls Swerve up, Hobbs tags in, and Team Taz mugs Swerve in their corner. Hobbs suplexes Swerve to hold him up for a count of 10 before the SLAM! Cover, TWO! Swerve survives but Hobbs drags him away from the other corners.
Tag to Starks, Starks goes up and strikes a pose before the AX HANDLE to Swerve’s back. Stark smocks Keith conducting the fans, but Swerve CHOPS him! Starks staggers all the way to the Bucks’ corner, Nick tags in off him, but Starks still runs in to bring Swerve up. Starks RAMS Swerve into the Bucks’ corner, Nick stomps a mudhole into Swerve, but he lets off at 4 to soak up the cheers and jeers. Nick drags Swerve up, tags Matt, and the Bucks coordinate. GUTBUSTER to NECKBREAKER BACKBREAKER COMBO! Matt struts around like he’s doing a victory lap, and he taunts Team Taz! The ref has to keep Hobbs & Starks back while Matt fetches Swerve.
Matt uses Swerve’s hands to tell Keith to “SUCK IT!” and now the ref has to keep Keith back. Matt ROCKS Swerve, he tags Nick, and Dynamite returns to single picture as Swerve fights the double team. Swerve sends Matt at Nick, then runs in, into a double hip toss! The Bucks handspring but Swerve kips up to DOUBLE DROPKICK! Fans fire up as Swerve and the Bucks are down! Swerve flounders his way over, hot tag to Keith! Starks runs in but gets run over! Keith hits Hobbs, runs Matt over, then runs Nick over! Keith sees targets in every corner, so he SPLASHES Nick, SPLASHES Matt, then SPLASHES Starks!
Nick runs in but Keith moves, the SPLASH hits Starks! Matt runs in, Keith moves again, the SPLASH sandwiches Nick and Starks! The Bucks stagger away together and Keith grabs Starks, to TOSS at them both! Keith takes out three men at once and the fans are thunderous! Keith sees The Bucks regrouping by the ramp, so he builds speed! But Team Taz drags him out! Hobbs & starks mug Keith but Matt WRECKS them with a dropkick! Nick builds speed and Matt holds the ropes, Nick FLIES but Keith catches him! Nick freaks out as Keith POWERBOMBS him into Matt! Keith pushes the Bucks in and brings Nick up again.
Keith pops Nick right up, but Nick fights free! Keith snarls but Hobbs tags in. Hobbs ROCKS Keith, and fans fire up as the big men stare down! Hobbs shoves, Keith shoves back. Hobbs RAMS Keith, Keith RAMS Hobbs back. Keith dodges Hobbs this time, but then DOUBLE CROSSBODIES COLLIDE! Both men go down in heaps and fans are thunderous again! Fans hope these teams all “FIGHT FOREVER!” but this has to end somehow. Keith gets Hobbs up at the corner, but Hobbs fights back! Hobbs HEADBUTTS again and again until Keith falls, then Hobbs stands up top!? POWERHOUSE FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!!
Hobbs can’t believe Keith survives, he and Keith slowly stir. Nick tags in off Keith, but Hobbs kicks low. Tag to Starks, Team Taz double whip Nick to a corner, and then Starks runs in. Nick BOOTS him, elbows Hobbs, then goes up, only for Hobbs to get him with an Electric Chair! Starks knuckle locks Nick to go up and up and tightrope walk, for an ABSOLUTE DOOMSDAY CUTTER!! Cover, TWO!?! Nick survives and Starks can’t believe it! Nick crawls away, Starks runs in, but the spear is sent into buckles!! Swerve tags in off Starks while Nick tags Matt. Swerve blocks a kick, slips around, BACKBREAKER!
Swerve runs to LARIAT Matt inside-out! Matt is in a daze and Swerve gets him up, only for Matt to back him into the corner. Nick tags back in as Matt arm-drags Swerve away. Matt SUPERKICKS but Swerve goes Matrix! Only for Swerve to kip up into Nick’s SUPERKICK! Keith gets in but Matt SUPERKICKS him! Keith stays up so Nick SUPERKICKS! Keith is still up, so the Bucks DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Keith only drops to a knee?! Starks gets in, too, and he’s just as shocked! Starks offers his help, and they ABSOLUTE TRIPLE SUPERKICK Keith down!! Starks poses with the Bucks, but then they DOUBLE SUPERKICK him!
Hobbs gets in, the Bucks dodge him but he SPLASHES the referee!! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS send Hobbs back into the ref! The Bucks decide to capitalize, and they get the belts! Matt has the belt, he smirks and aims at the enemies, but Starks SUPERKICKS Matt back!! Starks gets the belt, takes aim, but Swerve BOOTS Starks down! Swerve grabs the belt, but who is he going to hit? Swerve’s looking at Keith!? Why!? But then Swerve says no, he’s not gonna do Keith like that. But then Matt LOW BLOWS Swerve!! Matt will do Swerve like that, and he CLOBBERS Keith with the belt! And he CLOBBERS Hobbs, and he CLOBBERS Swerve!
The ref is up, Matt covers Swerve, TWO!!! Swerve survives and Matt can’t believe it! But Nick gets in, the Bucks have Swerve for a B T E TRIGGER!! Cover, Starks breaks it!! Nick tosses Starks, Matt gets Swerve in the gut wrench, and Nick springboards, into Keith’s arms! Swerve slips off, TOSSES Matt, and Keith pops Nick up for the ROLLING ELBOW ROLLING KICK COMBO!! Matt runs into a POP-UP, and Swerve is up top! SWERVE SPIRIT BOMB!! Cover, Team Taz breaks it!! Fans are electric as Hobbs gets Keith up for a SPINEBUSTER! And then Hobbs gets Swerve for a SPINEBUSTER onto Keith!!
Hobbs spots Nick, SPINEBUSTER onto Keith again!! Matt staggers up, SPINEBUSTER onto Nick AND Keith!! Powerhouse Hobbs has Savannah on its feet while everyone else is down! Hobbs drags Matt over, tags in Starks, and Starks runs at Swerve. Swerve boots, somersaults, but Starks avoids the stomps to roll Swerve up, TWO! Starks hurries to deadlift gut wrench Swerve, into the Canadian Rack! But Swerve slips off, swings, misses, dodges, STARKS SPEARS!! Cover, Nick breaks it!! Matt returns, aims at Keith, but Keith blocks the superkick! Matt slips out of his shoe, Brandon Cutler is protesting but that distracts the ref from seeing the SHOE BOP!
Nick staggers into a SHOE BOP of his own! Hobbs runs in, but Keith clinches and TOSSES Hobbs to the floor! Keith aims, but Starks grabs at him to fire a haymaker! Keith falls to the apron, Starks drags him up, but Keith HEADBUTTS Starks away! Swerve uses Keith as a springboard to MOONSAULT onto the Bucks and Hobbs! Fans are thunderous again as Starks builds speed, into the POUNCE from Keith!! Keith builds speed and FLIES!? He wipes out Hobbs and the Bucks! Swerve is up top, SWERVE STOMPS!! Cover, SWERVE & KEITH WIN!!!
Winners: Swerve in Our Glory, by pinfall (NEW AEW World Tag Team Champions)
The Bucks have been dethroned!! The confetti flies for Swerve & Keith, because this is THEIR house, and these are THEIR titles! They held it together as a team, and they are now THE best team in AEW! Will everyone now #BaskInTheirGlory?
Thanks to this YouTube exclusive, we hear from the champions after Dynamite goes off the air!
Keith has the mic first and fans chant for him, “KEITH LEE! WOOP WOOP!” Keith thanks the fans for that, and thanks Swerve from the bottom of his heart. Keith won’t take up much time with Rampage coming up, but he will say this. “I only have three people in my world I consider extremely close to me. One of them, I’ve known for about two-and-a-half decades. And I know what y’all’re thinking. ‘Gaddamn, Keith, you old as sh*t, ain’t ya?’ I’m 37, but as you can tell, I’m young in the legs, baby.” But he says about his friend, Lascelles King, “I’ve known him since 1998. I found out a little while ago that there’s a chance that he may have cancer.”
Keith says most fans probably know, but he nearly died last year. He kept quiet about it until it had all past. There isn’t much that gets to Keith, but when it comes to those he loves, finding out two days ago that Lascelles has stage four colon cancer, Keith dedicated this match to him, and to his other buddy in JD Griffey. “The fact is, I didn’t care if we won or lost. The fact is, this is a brotherhood, and I’m devoting my everything to that.” So this was more than just a victory for Keith, Swerve, their story, this is for Lascelles King and Keith’s love! Keith will always be there. When Keith gets back to Texas, he’ll drive to Austin and see Lascelles ASAP.
Keith wants Lascelles to stay strong and fight! Fight harder than they did here tonight, than Keith did to live through his, and he will be there for Lascelles. Fans cheer the heart and the passion from Keith, and on behalf of him and the Chairshot, let’s all cheer Lascelles King on in his fight against cancer.
My Thoughts:
An awesome episode and an awesome start to Fyter Fest 2022, which will technically now be four AEW shows, because even Rampage becomes Fyter Fest each Friday. The TNT Championship of Wardlow VS Cassidy was great, with Best Friends outright wanting to be Heel to try and cheat Wardlow. But it was all comical so they’re clearly not staying Heel. Wardlow is the master at countering Heel tactics, since he was by MJF’s side all that time. Wardlow of course retains, so I’m surprised this was against Cassidy. At the same time, Wardlow’s going to build a head of steam to have a really strong reign. Also, good to see the TNT Championship is keeping its own title of Most Changed Belt Design, resetting to the black ‘n’ red for Wardlow.
Great promos from the Jericho Appreciation Society members and Eddie Kingston to hype up next week’s Barbed Wire Everywhere Death Match with a shark cage on the side. Or, rather, in the air. I’m a little worried they’re raising the cage when it’s going to have five grown men inside. Maybe Sammy Guevara is staying away on purpose so that there’s one less body in the cage. Jericho bringing back The Painmaker is cool, and very “sports entertainment” of him to up the ante in this match. I would still think Eddie wins to properly cap this off and get the distinction of being the Painmaker’s first loss in AEW.
Moxley VS Konosuke was another awesome match, and perhaps Konosuke’s newest “best match yet” here in AEW. Naturally Moxley wins to deny Konosuke a title shot, but Konosuke is definitely contender material for the TNT and All-Atlantic Championships. Good promo from The House of Black, but I feel like we should’ve already known about that “attack” from Brody on Darby. Perhaps a little too much reliance on fans keeping up with their social media. But anyway, Brody VS Darby is going to be an awesome match to kick Fyter Fest up another gear. Another good Heel promo from Christian sinking to new lows, and Luchasaurus just decimates the Blonds. I don’t know when JB is supposed to return but maybe Matt Hardy gets after Luchasaurus 1v1 while we wait.
I feel like they could’ve/should’ve told us sooner that All Out was going to be in Chicago again. But it’s still cool to know the tradition continues, and that Chicago will be hosting AEW all that week. It being in Chicago, it might also be a good opportunity for CM Punk to give us a health update so we know when to expect him back. Good moment with Hangman, Silver and Reynolds, but Silver & Reynolds are totally getting destroyed by Malakai & Brody while the House of Black builds momentum. Hook had a promo with Lexi Nair, but it’s about the same as all his others. I do think Hook should go for a title now, but he also does need to have matches that last more than a few minutes. His cool guy personality and how fans love him only goes so far.
Lethal has a decent promo to call out Samoa Joe one more time, but I still can’t be sure how that one goes. Thunder & Storm sticking together is interesting, but it really only makes sense if AEW is going to dip back into a Women’s Tag Division. Britt is back, so her fans are happy, and I wonder if she and Hayter end up the high profile fodder for #ThunderStorm to get going as a team. And as I figured with what we saw on AEW Dark, Miyu Yamashita is coming to America to face Rosa, we’ll have to wait and see when and where that title match happens. I would think Rosa retains, and I have a feeling Britt takes Rosa on for the title again to return to that feud.
Good promo from The Baddies, and of course Jade and Kiera are still against adding Leila Grey as a Baddie. This is starting to feel like what was going to happen with NXT’s Diamond Mine had WWE kept Stokely Hathaway/Malcolm Bivens, but maybe AEW will do it better. Athena & Statlander having a match on Rampage is cool, that’ll be a momentum builder before they face Jade & Kiera, which will give Leila her chance to prove herself. Claudio VS Hager was an awesome match, and of course Menard & Parker try to help Hager win, and of course Claudio overcomes that to take the win. Claudio is also building momentum towards titles, maybe he takes on PAC?
Deeb VS Anna was a great match, probably Anna’s best and that is after her taking on Jade Cargill twice. Great use of Anna’s family ringside, but of course Deeb wins. Deeb VS Mercedes is happening, so this was a great momentum builder but also a great chance for Mercedes to go after Deeb. Their title match is going to be awesome stuff, and it is starting to feel like either woman could win. Anna and Tay also had a good promo backstage, so that’s clearly a feud in the making. And we got an awesome Triple Threat Tag main event, everyone looked amazing in it, and what a great surprise that Keith & Swerve won.
This whole time, I thought FTR VS Bucks for All Out was a shoe-in, but this makes the win that much greater. Keith & Swerve can still have that dysfunction story play out, but it is great that they got major titles in a major company when WWE could’ve done the same thing with them and totally dropped the ball on them both. Also, what a powerful post-show promo from Keith, I really do mean all that about hoping Lascelles King well.
My Score: 9.2/10
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There’s a Collision on TBS!
The AEW Women’s World Champion, Timeless Toni Storm, is a fighting champion! And she is giving Lady Frost a golden opportunity in an Eliminator match!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator: Toni Storm w/ Luther VS Lady Frost; Toni wins and denies Frost a title opportunity.
- $100,000 Fatal 4 Way: Rush VS Sammy Guevara w/ Dustin Rhodes VS AR Fox VS Kevin Knight; Sammy wins the big cash prize.
- Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Harley Cameron; Megan wins.
- Josh Alexander VS Brody King; Time Limit Draw.
- Best Wrestler Alive Five Minute Open Challenge: Max Caster VS Daniel Garcia; Garcia wins.
- The Gates of Agony VS Ray Chas & Goldie; The Gates win.
- Best 2 Out of 3 Falls: FTR VS Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly; FTR wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Adam Cole is here!
Atlantic City fires up for the Panama City Playboy as he brings the AEW TNT Championship with him to ringside. As such, the fans of course join in with the “BOOM!” and “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!” But he isn’t here to talk, he’s here to watch this opening match!
AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator: Toni Storm w/ Luther VS Lady Frost!
Timeless Toni continues her search for her next “costar,” and she’s crossing paths with the Coldest Wrestler You Know! But will Frost go from ice to gold? Or will she be crossed off the list during this “audition?”
The bell rings, the two shake hands, and the fans applaud. Toni and Frost circle, tie up, and Toni wrenches to wristlock. Frost grabs the ropes to flip through, and she wrenches back. Toni reaches back to headlock but Frost powers up and out. Toni runs Frost over, the fans cheer, but then Frost kips up! Things speed up. Frost handsprings but Toni sidesteps. Frost roll sunder a lariat to roll back and SWINGING headscissor! Toni tumbles out and the fans are torn, but Frost watches Toni go around the way. Frost goes to the apron, avoids the leg sweep, then CANNONBALLS to the floor!
The fans fire up and Frost goes up the barriers. Frost handsprings to MOONSAULT onto Toni! The fans fire up more and Frost puts Toni back in. Frost storms up on Toni to cover, TWO! Toni stays in this but Frost stays cool. Frost whips Toni but Toni hits a THESZ PRESS! Toni rains down fast hands, then fires up! The fans are with her and Toni stands Frost up. Toni scoops for a BACKBREAKER! Frost writhes but Toni brings her back up. Toni hits a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Toni doesn’t let that bother her. The fans rally as Toni brings Frost up to her feet.
Toni grabs Frost with both hands, but Frost turns that into a wheelbarrow! Victory roll, TWO! Things speed up, Frost ducks ‘n’ dodges and LARIATS! The fans fire up as Toni goes to a corner, Frost runs in, SNOWBALL! The fans fire up more and Frost pushes Toni. Frost goes out, BOOTS Toni, then steps in to slips around, and she ROCKS Toni! Frost climbs, aims, and TORNILLO CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Toni stays in this and the fans rally up again. Frost rises, goes back to the corner, and she climbs back up. But Toni grabs Frost first! Frost breaks free, Toni ROCKS her, and then hits a SKY HIGH! Cover, TWO!!
Frost survives but Toni just moves on to her closeup! The fans rally as Toni runs corner to corner, SWEET HIP- NO, Frost KICKS first! Cartwheel and Alabama Lift, CHILLER DRILLER!! Cover, TWO!! Toni survives and the fans fire up! The fans rally as Frost aims, but Toni ducks the buzzsaw! GERMAN SUPLEX! Frost flounders away, Toni runs up, UPPERCUT! Toni waits on Frost, then gives a very dramatic look. SWEET HIP MUSIC! Then a CHICKEN WING CROSSFACE!! Toni brings Frost down, Frost TAPS, Toni wins!
Winner: Toni Storm, by submission (denies Frost a title match)
The #TCM, Toni’s Classic Move, wins it for her, and Luther hands her a mic. Toni rests on the mat while she says, “This Whore You All Adore… This Slut You Can’t Rebut… This tramp is still THE CHAMP! And my gawd, what a frosty little slop tart. Now I know there’s a fresh batch of tarts back there, wanting to take a shot at this wide load that holds the gold. Yes, that’s right. Everyone’s coming for Toni Storm. But you got it all wrong, darling! Toni Storm comes for everybody! So if you’re tits can take the hits, then I’m not a hard woman to find. I could be right here.” Then she goes outside and says she could be here, or here next to this man.
Or here, down the ramp. Here with this gentlemen, by the stage, or on this bloody boardwalk! Toni goes outside of the arena and says she will be ready, sweaty, here, queer, and TIMELESS~! Toni revels in the brisk evening air of the Atlantic City beach, but who will look to ruin all the fun?
Jon Moxley speaks.
The Maniac AEW World Champion says, “When Katsuyori Shibata woke up on Wednesday morning, his fate was already sealed. He may as well have already been in the hospital. There’s nothing you can do about it, Joe, so I don’t want you to feel bad that all of the people closest to you are dropping like flies. And I struggle to find reasons to dislike Samoa Joe, I really do. The guy defined professional wrestling for a whole generation of us guys. He deserves the respect he commands. Samoa Joe is beyond reproach. But so was Bryan Danielson. Something to think about.
“Steel Cage for the world championship in Chicago. There’s this notion, this idea, that I should be scared to step into a steel cage with Samoa Joe. When you’re the world champion, every opponent is dangerous, every match is hard, every day is hard. I’m gonna do what I always do: my job. And I am exceptional at my job. You wanna lock me inside a steel cage? Lock it. Lock the door, man. This is always how this was gonna end. My affairs are in order. But if you subscribe to this notion that I should be scared, well then you haven’t been paying attention, Joe. You better make sure you thought things through.”
The Maniac has issued a warning, but will Joe even acknowledge it? Or will Joe make Moxley realize what fear really is?
$100,000 High Speed Fatal 4 Way: Rush VS Sammy Guevara w/ Dustin Rhodes VS AR Fox VS Kevin Knight!
Tony Khan’s dishing out more money, and each man has a 25% chance of bringing that jackpot home! Will El Toro Blanco, the Spanish God, the Whole Fox’n Show or The Jet be rolling in dough just in time for Mother’s Day?
The bell rings and the fans rally up for pretty much everyone in this match. All four men watch each other, then approach. Knight CLOBBERS Fox and Rush CLOBBERS Sammy! Rush and Knight then step up to each other. Knight fire a forearm but Rush eggs Knight on! The forearms go back and forth, then Rush CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” and Knight CHOPS! Rush CHOPS, and Rush wants Knight to man up! Knight CHOPS, Rush HEADBUTTS! Rush stomps away on Knight, stomps away, then “takes” Knight’s head to “punt” it into the crowd. Rush has the fans behind him right now as he and Knight speed up.
Knight drops down, then hurdles over, but Rush leaps! They keep moving, Knight scoops and SLAMS! Then UFO- NO, Rush moves! Rush arm-drags Knight, Knight arm-drags Rush, and then dropkicks cancel out! Both men kip up and the fans fire up! Cole is still on commentary, he likes this one, too. But then Fox and Sammy DROPKICK Rush and Knight out of the ring! The fans fire up for Fox and Sammy, Fox BOOST the lariat away to then tilt-o-whirl and waistlock. Sammy switches, Fox switches, and Fox shoves Sammy. Fox then blows past Sammy, but Sammy hurdles, backflips, and DROPKICKS! The fans fire up so Sammy takes a bow.
Sammy runs corner to corner at Fox and he RAMS Fox in the corner! Sammy goes out, slingshots in, but Fox slingshots out! Sammy crash lands and Fox slingshots back in, SENTON! The fans fire up again, and Fox catches Sammy’s punch! Fox also hooks a leg, ties those up, and hits a modified FISHERMAN BUSTER! Rush is back to SUPERMAN FOREARM! Sammy JUMP KNEES Rush! Knight springboards to FLYING LARIAT Sammy! The fans fire up again, and Knight runs up on Rush, only for Rush to OVERHEAD SUPLEX him into buckles! Knight crashes down, the fans rally up, and Collision goes picture in picture!
Dustin checks on Sammy and he’s alright. Knight drags himself up with the ropes but Rush runs up to BODY BLOW! Rush whips corner to corner, CHOPS, then sits Knight down. Rush runs corner to corner, runs back in, but feints Knight out to BOOT him! Rush soaks up cheers and jeers before he rolls back and tranquilo! Sammy sends Fox into barriers, Rush feeds off more energy, then Rush goes out to SMACK Fox down! Rush HEADBUTTS Sammy, then SMACKS Sammy off a chair! Dustin coaches Sammy but Rush stares Dustin down. The Natural tells Toro Blanco that there’s no problemo here.
Knight storms up on Rush, but Rush SMACKS Knight down! The fans applaud while Knight slumps against railing. Rush talks some trash, then he smothers Knight! The fans get a bit closer to the action like that, but then Fox runs up on Rush. Rush ROCKS Fox first, SMACKS him off railing, then goes back to Knight. Rush SMACKS Knight, brings him around, and pushes him along the barriers. Rush CHOPS Knight, but Knight CHOPS Rush! Rush CHOPS Knight! Knight staggers away while Rush revels in the cheers. Rush has Atlantic City all cheering him on, and he goes after Knight to KICK his leg! Knight hobbles, but Rush fires body shots!
Rush keeps after Knight, CHOKES him on the railing, and the ref reprimands. Rush doesn’t have to stop, but he does as Collision returns to single picture. Rush whips Knight, Knight reverses, and Rush hits steel steps! The fans fire up while Rush writhes. Knight and Fox are in the ring, and Fox BOOTS first! The fans rally for Fox now, but Knight puts him on the apron. Fox ROCKS Rush, jumps up, but Knight DROPKICKS him down! We can see in the rafters, glowing with blue light, that’s Hologram! The futuristic luchador is very invested as Knight builds speed to DIVE into a DDT from Fox! The fans fire up more as Fox now takes aim.
Fox springboards and IMPLODER 450 SPLASHES onto Knight! The fans fire up while both men go down! Fox brings Knight up but Knight fights the lift. Fox CLUBS Knight, but Sammy is up top! Sammy SUPER SHOOTING STARS! Down go Fox and Knight and the fans fire up with Sammy! But Rush DECKS Sammy! Rush whips Fox hard into railing! Rush then whips Fox to the other side, into more railing! Rush sends Sammy into steel steps! Rush has Knight, and he sends Knight into railing! Rush snarls, brings Knight around, and then suplexes! Knight fights free, gets around the steps, and he leaps off those steps to DROPKICK Rush!
The fans fire up with Knight, and he runs at Rush, only for Rush to THROW him at the ramp!! The fans fire up as Rush storms back up on Knight. They brawl up the ramp and to the stage! Then they go off into some shadowy corner! “This is Awesome!” as Sammy and Fox are now left in the ring. Hologram approves as Sammy torture racks. GO TO- NO, Fox dodges the knee, then goes Matrix to dodge the lariat! PELE! Sammy BOOTS back! Sammy goes up a corner, but Fox is after him, LO MEIN PAIN! And then a 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Sammy survives and the fans rally up! Fox puts Sammy in the center of the ring, but then goes to the corner?
Fox climbs, aims, SWANTON BOMB onto knees!! Sammy saves himself, torture racks, but Fox fights free! Roll up, TWO! Sammy is up, Fox goes Matrix again, but the JUMP KNEE finds him! Fox sputters, Sammy reels him in, GO TO HOSPITAL!! Cover, SAMMY WINS!
Winner: Sammy Guevara, by pinfall (wins the $100K prize)
Adam Cole applauds, and certainly Sammy’s family is happy he has this money. But Sammy points to Cole, then to the All In sign. Will this Son of Texas get to go All In for the TNT Championship? Will Hologram look to add himself to the mix before too long?
PROGRAMMING NOTE for next week’s Collision!
First: It’ll be live at 8 PM Eastern, just like tonight. Second: It’ll be on TBS, just like tonight. Third: It will be on THURSDAY NIGHT instead of Saturday! Make sure to adjust your DVR accordingly so you don’t miss a moment of the action!
Samoa Joe speaks.
“Hello, Jon. I hope you’ll forgive me, I’m not there at Collision this week, but it’s only because I’m paying you respect by being here in my gym, preparing for what I’ll do to you in a few short weeks. What that is, Jon, is helping you understand. I’m gonna help you understand what happens when you call a man like me out. And you’re going to understand that what you have done to Hook and Shibata is going to be visited upon your man, Claudio, next week. And that all starts with me understanding a little bit about you, Jon. See, I understand that you have the ruthless streak that is required to take on someone like me.
“I understand that you have the ability and the will to come after someone like me. But you see, Jon, I had to put this match in a cage. Cuz there’s something else that I understand about you. The Jon Moxley I look at today doesn’t have the heart to stand in front of me. The Jon Moxley I see today doesn’t have the balls to get into a ring and get into an actual firefight with a man like me. And Jon, come Chicago, at Beach Break, I will break you. And when you turn around to run, with nowhere to go, I am Samoa Joe. I will be the next AEW World Champion. And Jon Moxley, I will make you understand.”
Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Harley Cameron!
The Megasus keeps crushing opponent after opponent, and the Superbad Girl is there to help pick up the scraps. Will their path of destruction continue tonight? Or will this wild Aussie have quite the underdog victory here in Atlantic City?
The bell rings and Harley SPLASHES int he corner! Harley stomps away, lets off, and then runs up to RAM Megan! The fans fire up, the ref counts, but Megan shoves Harley away. harley returns again but is put ont he apron. Harley ROUNDHOUSES, ROUNDHOUSES again, then RAMS into Megan! Harley has Megan in the ropes and she HAMMERS away! The fans fire up as Harley shouts, “FEEL THE WRATH!” Harley goes up, in, runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and ENZIGIRIS! Megan stays up so Harley runs agian, but Megan stops the COde Breaker! OVERHEAD SUPLEX! The fans are torn while Harley writhes.
Megan storms over to Harley, stalks her to the ropes, then drags her up to RAM her into the corner again and again! Megan CHOPS Harley, then stalks her to a corner. Megan KNEES Harley again and again and again! The ref reprimands, Megan steps back, but that lets Ford CHOKE Harley! The fans boo but Ford gets away with it. Megan snapmares Harley, then KNEES her in the back! Cocky cover, ONE! Megan drags Harley up to suplex her high and hard! Megan stalks Harley to the corner again, whips her corner to corner, then runs up for a SPLASH! MEgan then underhooks and hits a BUTTERFLY SUPLEX!
Megan storms up on Harley, but Harley JAWBREAKERS back! Harley wrenches and serves up SOLE FOOD! Megan staggers, runs back in, and LEAPING LARIAT! The fans are torn but Megan stands over Harley as Collision goes picture in picture.
Megan takes her time fixing her hair and her gear, but Harley goes out to the apron. Megan runs up and BOOTS Harley down! The ref and Megan argue, and Ford gets another cheap shot in! The fans boo but the ref misses it like he did before. Megan waits on Harley as Harley hobbles back into the ring. Megan then storms up on Harley to put her in a corner. Harley fires forearms but Megan is more amused than anything. Harley ROCKS Megan, but Megan BOOTS her! Megan RAMS Harley into the corner again and again! Then she GERMAN SUPLEXES Harley away! Harley sputters but Megan is right back on her.
Megan drags Harley up, brings her around, and short arm LARIATS! Megan drags Harley back up, short arm LARIATS again, then stands Harley back up. Harley dodges the lariat this time, but then a LARIAT finds her on return! Cover, TWO! Megan sighs, drags Harley up, and SLAMS her back down! Megan drags Harley up, scoops again, and SLAMS her back down! Harley sputters but Megan brings her up again. Another scoop and another SLAM! Megan soaks up cheers and jeers while Collision returns to single picture. Megan grabs at Harley but Harley KICKS her! And KICKS! And KICKS again!
Megan grabs Harley by her hair and drags her to a corner! Megan CHOPS and CHOPS and runs back in, but into an ELBOW! And another ELBOW! Harley climbs, Megan runs up and Megan ROCKS Harley! Megan climbs, but Harley fires body shots! The fans rally, Harley fires hands, and then she BITES Megan’s ear! The fans fire up as Megan falls back! Ford gets up but Harley DECKS her! Megan runs in, but Harley dodges! Megan hits buckles, Harley ducks ‘n’ dodges to then tilt-o-whirl DDT! The fans fire up and Harley covers, TWO! Megan survives but Harley fires up. The fans rally and Harley brings Megan in for a facelock.
But Megan suplexes first! Harley fights that, but Megan tries again! FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!! Harley survives and Megan is seething! Megan drags Harley up, fireman’s carry, but Harley fires elbows! Harley then fires forearms, and she dodges a haymaker! Harley fires a flurry, then runs to LARIAT! Harley is the one who falls over! Megan drags Harley right into a POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO?!? Harley survives but Megan is furious! Fireman’s carry, but Harley sunset flips! TWO!! Megan is up, Harley Oklahoma Rolls her, TWO!! Megan escapes again, but Harley hits a SHINING WIZARD! Then Harley aims from a corner!
Megan rises, Harley goes up, and Harley leaps! But Megan catches her, pops her up, FATE’S DESCENT!! Cover, Megan wins!
Winner: Megan Bayne, by pinfall
Megan did not #FeelTheWrath, but she did make Harley #BowDown! But they’re not done, as Ford stands Harley back up! Megan fireman’s carries for another FATE’S DESCENT!! The fans boo but Megan wants another! Wait, Anna Jay is here, with a two-by-four! And she SMACKS Megan with it!! But Megan doesn’t budge!? Anna doesn’t care, she swings again! Megan blocks that, takes it from Anna, then throws it aside! Megan runs up, but Anna DUMPS Megan out! Ford has Megan stand down, even though Anna wants her to fight! Will the Queenslayer help Harley get even with Megasus and minion?
AEW returns and…
Wait, Moxley & Marina are here in person! They beat up a security guard, DUMP him to ringside, and then dare the other guards to try something. Marina gives one guy the briefcase, just to then BOOT him down! Marina storms into the ring and intimidates Arkady Aura to give the mic over. Arkady does as told and then gets out of the ring. Marina hands the mic to Moxley and Moxley snarls while the fans boo. Moxley paces, and he tells Samoa Joe, “I heard what you said. Lemme ask you a question. What exactly is it I don’t understand? Just what the hell is it, Joe, that I don’t understand?”
The fans chant for Joe, and sing, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Moxley asks how Joe is gonna explain something to him inside a steel cage. What? Is Joe gonna kick his ass? The fans chant “YES!” So Joe is gonna beat Moxley up? “YES!” Oh, is that what they think? “YES!” Right… Moxley has faced all the supposed baddest men in the business, all shaped and sizes, all organizations and in all countries. Just name one. They all said the same thing as you’re saying, Joe! They were thinking the same things Joe is thinking, until they weren’t! Moxley knows the moment it happens, he can feel it when it happens! Every time!
He feels it every time when they realize they don’t wanna be here anymore. When they stop trying to win and they start trying to survive, and then realize they aren’t in a chess match, but they are in a war! The only difference this time, Joe, on May 14th, it will be both. Joe wants to target his people? Moxley expected nothing less. You think Moxley doesn’t wanna get into a real firefight? Newsflash, brother: Just look at your brothers; it’s been a firefight this whole time. Moxley then drops the mic and storms out the way he came in. Will Moxley step into Chicago and step out of Chicago still the AEW World Champion?
Backstage interview with The Outrunners.
Lexy Nair is with Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum with their 1980s standard definition, and brings up how Roppongi Vice got in their faces and then beat them up. She understands they have a response to that. Truth says yeah, he’s got something to say! Trent, Rocky, Truth gets you’re upset! He gets you feel disrespected. But maybe the Outrunners get a little loud sometimes. So what? Maybe they flex a little too much. So what? Maybe they spin a little too fast. So what?! Turbo says if Rocky & Trent wanna get physical, let’s get physical! They’ll settle this where it counts! When you’re face to face with The Outrunners, some are scared to death! But some are scared to live!
Truth & Turbo shake it out, will the Youngest Men Alive show Azucar & #JustTrent what respect is really about?
Josh Alexander VS Brody King!
The Walking Weapon and the newest member of the Don Callis Family scored big alongside Konosuke Takeshita a couple weeks ago, and they beat down The King of Death to do it. But with The Alpha in Japan for Wrestling Dontaku, will the “Canadian Assassin” be able to win all alone? Or will this Hound of Hell take a nice big bite out of Alexander?
The bell rings and the fans bark for Brody. Brody and Alexander stare down, circle, and then tie up. They’re in a deadlock, Brody puts Alexander on the ropes, but lets off. Alexander goes for a leg but Brody THROWS him away! The fans duel as the two circle again. They tie up, Alexander headlocks, but Brody powers up. Alexander wrenches, hammerlocks, but Brody ELBOWS free! Alexander avoids a second shot and the two reset. They feel things out, then Alexander drop steps to have the waistlock. Brody takes another swing, but into a clinch! Brody facelocks, but Alexander wrenches out to wristlock. Brody breaks free and CHOPS!
The fans fire up while Alexander goes to a corner. Brody runs up but Alexander kicks low! Alexander fires forearms and UPPERCUTS, then CHOPS! Alexander whips but Brody blocks! Brody whips Alexander to a corner, then runs in and SPLASHES! Brody ROCKS Alexander, CHOPS again, and repeat! The fans rally as Brody rains down shots. Alexander sits down, Brody lets off, then he stands Alexander up. Brody puts Alexander on the top rope, winds up, and CHOPS! Alexander slumps down to the apron and the fans fire up! Brody goes out after Alexander, fireman’s carries, but Alexander fights with elbows!
Alexander slips inside, HOTSHOTS Brody and kicks the legs out! Alexander builds speed as the fans rally up, and Alexander CROSSBODIES into a fireman’s carry! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER to the floor! The fans fire up and bark with Brody. Brody stalks Alexander, drags him up, and CHOPS him again! Alexander staggers away but Brody CLUBS him against the railing. And CHOPS him! Alexander sputters and falls back while the fans fire up. Brody whips Alexander hard into railing, and Alexander falls into the front row! The fans fire up and Brody smiles. Brody storms up on Alexander, drags him up, and suplexes him to the floor!
The fans fire up for Brody while he refreshes the ring count. Brody stands Alexander up, brings him around, and ROCKS Alexander again. Brody grabs a chair from the timekeeper’s area, and he CHOPS Alexander into taking a seat. Brody barks and gets space. Brody runs back in, but Alexander slumps down. The fans boo as Brody is denied his splash. But Alexander grabs a leg and BOOTS it against the steel steps! Alexander refreshes the ring count now, and he leaps, into a HAYMAKER! Brody uses antiair on Alexander, then he puts Alexander back in the ring. Brody storms up, but Alexander slides out!
Alexander wraps Brody’s leg up in the ropes, CLAWS at Brody’s face, and he hits a DRAPING NECKBRAEKER on the apron! A wicked combination as Alexander says the bigger they are, the harder they fall. The ref checks Brody while he is down on the ground, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Brody clutches his leg, but Alexander grabs said leg. Alexander SLAMS the leg off the floor, then stalks Brody as he crawls into the ring. Alexander grabs the bad leg to SLAM it against the apron! Brody crawls to a corner, Alexander steps in, and Alexander stomps away on Brody! Alexander stomps chest, stomps leg, then stomps a mudhole! The ref counts and Alexander stops at 4. Brody sputters while Alexander soaks up heat. Alexander stands Brody up to CLUB him on the neck. Brody CHOPS Alexander, hobbles then CHOPS again! Alexander puts Brody in a corner, wraps the bad leg around ropes, and pulls!
The ref counts, Alexander stops at 4, then ROCKS Brody! Alexander runs side to side and he BOOTS the bad leg! Brody falls over and Alexander soaks up more heat. Alexander goes back to Brody, but Brody kicks at him from below. Alexander eggs Brody on, kicks the bad leg more, then fires forearms. Brody ROCKS Alexander in return! The forearms go back and forth, but then Alexander knees low! Alexander runs, but into a scoop, SLAM, and SENTON! Brody clutches his bad leg, that string of moves taking a lot of out it. Both men slowly rise, and Brody hobbles over to Alexander. Alexander grabs the leg, but Brody CLUBS him down!
Collision returns to single picture as Brody CHOPS again! Brody puts Alexander on the top rope, CHOPS him again, then climbs. Brody brings Alexander to the very top, but Alexander kicks at the bad leg! Alexander then slips under, CLUBS Brody on the back, and he manages to torture rack! But Brody slips free! And CHOPS! The fans fire up as Brody huffs ‘n’ puffs. Alexander CHOPS, but Brody CHOPS again! The CHOPS keep going back and forth, and Brody’s CHOPS hit harder! Alexander is wincing now, and Brody CHOPS him again, again, and again! Brody puts some stank on the CHOP and Alexander falls to his knees!
Brody barks, the fans are with him, and Alexander stands up! The straps come down and Alexander pie faces Brody! And then SLAPS him! Brody DOUBLE CHOPS Alexander right down! Brody waits on Alexander, but Alexander kicks the legs out! Then he BOOTS Brody! And BOOTS him again! Torture rack, TOWER HACKER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and Alexander is beside himself! Alexander hammers the mat, drags Brody back up, and the fans rally up. Alexander tucks the arms, but Brody BACKDROPS free! The fans fire up and Brody runs in at the corner! Alexander BOOTS first, then dodges a lariat!
Alexander comes back, but into a BIG BOSS MAN SLAM! Cover, TWO! Alexander survives and Brody clutches the bad leg. Brody drags Alexander up, reels him in, but Alexander slips free of the Canadian Rack! Brody ELBOWS Alexander, runs up, but Alexander dodges! SNAP GERMAN! But Brody rises?! Alexander dodges the lariat, but not the SOUTHPAW!! The fans are all fired up while both men are down! A standing count starts, Alexander goes to a corner, “This is Awesome!” as Brody rises. Brody runs corner to corner, CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO! Alexander is still in this but he does go to the bottom rope.
Brody snarls and storms over to Alexander. Brody drags Alexander up, brings him back to the corner, and brings him back up to the very top! But Alexander fights with body shots! Brody fires body shots, and hits the SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Both men are down and Atlantic City is loving this! Another standing count starts, both men rise at 5 of 10, and Alexander fires a flurry of forearms! Brody ROCKS Alexander, and we hit the one minute warning! Brody runs up, Alexander dodges, and Alexander ROCKS Brody! Alexander runs back up, but blocks a boot! KNEE DROP on the bad knee!! And then an ANKLE LOCK!!
Brody endures as Alexander hits the GRAPEVINE!!! Brody fights up, stands and CHOPS Alexander on the back! Then GERMAN SUPLEX! But Alexander rises?! Only for Brody to LARIAT!! Brody hurries to reel Alexander up, GONZO BOMB!! The countdown begins, but Brody can’t make the cover!! TIME’S UP!
Time Limit Draw
Atlantic City is disappointed, and Lance Archer is here to help his Callis Family brother up. Brody wants to keep going, the fans want to keep going, but can Alexander even keep going? Brody powers through the pain to DIVE onto Archer & Alexander! The fans fire up and bark as Brody rises again. Brody wants more, and he fights through security to fight with Archer! Archer takes a seat, Brody puts the guards on top of him! Brody runs to TRIPLE CROSSBODY!! The Murderhawk Monster sputters, refs hurry out here to tell Brody to stop, but Alexander CHOP BLOCKS Brody! Archer KICKS Brody down!
The fans boo as now the Callis Family mug Brody! Archer CHOKES Brody, shouts at the refs, but then helps Alexander up and out of here. Will Don Callis have to pay some fines for his family?
CRU speaks.
Lio Rush says, “It was inevitable that the story ended with the way that it did.” Action Andretti adds, “With Top Flight landing flat on their faces.” They’re not in AEW to waste time. And any more time spent on Darius & Dante is a waste of time. They tried to walk away, drift off into the sunset, but “you two children couldn’t handle being without us.” Top Flight couldn’t stand being in the rearview mirror. CRU hopes Top Flight will learn a lesson. And that lesson is you should #FearCRU. Either you’re CRU, or you’re enemy.
Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge: Max Caster VS ???
Platinum Max is in the ring again, and he tells Atlantic City, “You are lookin’ live at the Best Wrestler Alive!” The fans boo that clearly false statement, but Caster says, “You people just witnessed a 15 minute time limit draw. And that got me thinking. No one in AEW could survive FIVE minutes in the ring with Platinum Max!” The fans boo but Caster says let’s put five minutes on the clock! The tech guys oblige, and Caster says before his next “victim” comes out here, he wants the people here in AC to prove that they’re not just a bunch of drunk, degenerate tourists! He wants them to do the chant correctly!
“Let’s Go, Max! You’re The Best Wrestler Alive! Let’s Go, Max! You’re The Best Wrestler Alive!” Caster is already laughing at how “bad” the fans are doing. That was not full participation, please do better. But let’s get to business! Who can survive FIVE with the Best Wrestler Alive? It’s DANIEL GARCIA! Caster is furious, but will Platinum Max be lucky to survive Red Death?
The bell rings, the time limit starts, and Garcia gets around Caster to fire off haymakers! Garcia stomps away on Caster in the corner, the fans fire up, but the ref counts. Garcia steps off, then stalks Caster along the ropes. Caster throat chops! The fans boo, Caster whips, but Garcia reverses. Garcia dodges Caster to reel him in, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Caster flounders away and Garcia snarls. Garcia puts up his dukes, does his dance, then SHOTGUNS Caster down! Garcia reels Caster in, PILEDRIVER!! Cover, Garcia wins!
Winner: Daniel Garcia, by pinfall
Literally one minute passed, and Garcia won! Garcia grabs the mic to then call out FTR! “I agree. I just handled my business. You guys handle yours tonight, and I’ma talk to you after.” Garcia has put Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler on notice, what will these three talk about later tonight?
Backstage interview with with Anthony Bowens & Billy Gunn.
Lexy is with the Pride of Professional Wrestling & Daddy Ass, and Bowens wants her to remember he is also the 5 Tool Player, the perfect combination of power, athleticism, intelligence, “The Look” and “The It Factor.” Bowens is here in his home state of New Jersey to tell us all that he intends to use all five tools to climb to a championship opportunity. Doesn’t that sound great? But then in steps Blake Christian & Lee Johnson. Vanilla Babyface tells Bowens all he is hearing right now is blah blah blah. Let’s be real: Bowens may have won against Blake three weeks ago, but those people weren’t talking about Bowens beating Blake.
The talk was about Bowens being outshined by Blake! Big Shotty says Bowens needs to listen because he means this with all the disrespect in the world. Johnson believes he is 150% better! After watching Blake soften Bowens up, Johnson knows how to put Bowens down. Bowens says wow, outshined him? That’s not possible. And 150% better? Well, then step up to the plate and get MOLLY WHOPPED by the 5 Tool Player! Any time, anywhere. Blake & Lee leave, when and where will Big Shotty take his shot?
The Gates of Agony VS Ray Chas & Goldie!
The Hurt Syndicate claimed we’d see Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona way down the line after they lost in the AEW World Tag Team Championship match. But the Cameroonian Prince says there are things much worse than death. They took a bite of the baddest apple on the tree, and the Samoan Lion says it made them SICK! Compared to that, only agony awaits! This is a message sent to Big Bill & Bryan Keith, will it be received loud and clear?
The teams sort out, Kaun starts against Ray, and the two step up. Kaun then BOOTS Ray, GERMAN SUPLEXES him, then reels him in. RUNNING SUPLEX! Kaun mockingly applauds, then he puts Ray in the corner to CHOP! Tag to Liona, and Kaun bumps Ray off buckles for Liona to then BACK ELBOW! Goldie SLAPS Kaun, but Kaun grins. Kaun TOSSES Goldie in, Liona runs up and POUNCES him out of the ring! The fans fire up and Liona tags Kaun. Then the Gates run up, HIP ATTACK followed by a METEORA! Then they CLOSE THE GATES on Ray!! Cover, Gates win!
Winners: The Gates of Agony, by pinfall
The CRU is watching ringside, acting unimpressed. But will Kaun & Liona make sure Lio & Action are next after Bill & Keith? But speaking of, Bill calls them out from the tron! Last week, Bill & Keith called them out. They’re in the parking lot. They don’t come to you, you come to them! Kaun & Liona say bet! The Gates leave the ring, go to the back, and find their way to the parking lot! Will we get quite the battle of titans in Atlantic City?
AEW returns and…
The Gates have found the Redwood & Bad Apple! The brawl is on right in front of the Mack trucks! Bill SMACKS Liona off one, but Kaun THROWS Keith into fencing! Bill BOOTS Kaun, kicks more fencing out of the way, then he picks up a swivel chair! Bill SLAMS the chair, but Kaun avoids disaster! Liona SMACKS Bill with a trash can lid! Bill grabs some poor passerby by the face, and THROWS him at Liona! Liona catches the guy, throws him aside, and then he stares Bill down. Only for Keith to jump on Liona with a SLEEPER! Kaun is up and he ROCKS Bill! Liona spins around to swing Keith off him and into a truck!
Bill and Kaun brawl, Liona runs up, but Keith avoids the trash can attack! This brawl is gonna keep going, but the show must go on, too! Will security be able to stop this carnage before it goes too far?
Best 2 Out of 3 Falls: FTR VS Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly!
Dax & Cash have gone back and forth with Roddy & Kyle for months now, and this match is about finally settling the score. Who wins when it takes more than just the first lucky opportunity?
The teams sort out and Kyle starts with Cash. The first fall begins, the two circle, and the fans rally up. The two rush in, Cash rolls Kyle up, TWO and Kyle has an omoplata! Cash rolls free, shakes out the bad arm, and Dax checks him. Cash’s arm is fine, and the two reset. Chas and Kyle tie up, Cash headlocks, but Kyle endures the grind. The fans rally as Kyle powers up and out, but Cash runs him over! Things keep moving, Cash sunset flips, but Kyle stays up to then drop down into an ARMBAR! Cash rolls Kyle, TWO! Cash narrowly avoids a roundhouse, then he scrambles away. The fans rally behind Kyle, but Cash and Kyle tag to Dax and Roddy.
The fans rally as Roddy and Dax circle. They tie up, Dax puts Roddy in the corner, and the ref counts. Dax lets off to CHOP, but Roddy CHOPS back! Dax falls and scrambles away! Cash protests, the ref has Roddy stay back, and Stokely coaches Dax up. Dax and Roddy tie up, go to a corner, and the ref counts. Dax gets a cheap shot in, then CHOPS! And CHOPS! Roddy CHOPS, CHOPS, and ROCKS Dax! Roddy fires off, but Dax CHOPS again! Roddy ROCKS Dax, fires more shots, then whips. Roddy then DROPKICKS Dax down! The fans fire up but Stoke coaches Dax. Roddy stands Dax up, wrenches, then tags Kyle.
Kyle KICKS, Roddy CHOPS, repeat! Kyle wrenches but Dax knees low! The ref says that was a little too low, but Dax tags Cash. Dax feeds Kyle to Cash’s knees, then Cash UPPERCUTS! Cash CHOPS Kyle, UPPERCUTS, and then tags Dax back in. FTR double whips Kyle to a corner, but Kyle goes up and to the side! Kyle dodges Dax to then kitchen sink knee! And kitchen sink knee for Cash! Kyle KICKS Dax, KICKS Cash, repeat! The fans fire up as the KICKS keep going! FTR is down, Cash bails out, and Kyle wrenches Cash. Dax ROCKS Kyle, Kyle wrenches again, repeat! Kyle WRINGS Dax, Cash and Roddy get into it on the outside! Kyle covers Dax, TWO!
Cash creeps to the apron but Kyle chases him off. Dax ROCKS Kyle with a sucker punch! Cash slips in, FTR whips, but Roddy CLOBBERS Cash! Kyle KNEES Dax, Roddy JUMP KNEES! Then URENAGE BACKBREAKER and PENALTY KICK! Cash is back, but Roddy KNEES him! Kyle suplexes, CHOP and BRAINBUSTER! Cash bails out but Roddy WRECKS him with a dropkick! The fans fire up, Kyle spins Dax, but Dax blocks a kick! Kyle rolls to have the ANKLE LOCK! Cash grabs Dax’s hands to drag him forward, but Roddy STOMPS Cash’s hands! Dax is caught, Stoke coaches Dax to tap, so Dax taps! Paragon has the first fall!
FTR: 0; Paragon: 1
Big Stoke says that’s the smart move, because there’s still two falls to win anyway. Stoke has FTR regroup, but can the Top Guys pull off the comeback? Collision goes picture in picture.
Stokely argues with fans, and then Dax grabs a chair! Dax throws the chair into the ring, the ref catches it and puts it aside, and he tells them to get in here, the second fall has already begun. The ref starts a ring count but Stokely has FTR settle down first. Dax takes his time before stepping inside. Stokely & FTR huddle up to talk strategy, and Dax starts with Kyle. They tie up, go around, and Dax wrenches Kyle to a wristlock. Kyle breaks free to ROCK Dax, then ROCK Cash! Collision returns to single picture as Kyle keeps fighting off FTR! Dax powers Kyle back, Cash sneaks the tag, and Kyle jumps the dropdown, only for Cash to grab Dax’s hand! DOUBLE LARIAT from the ropes!
Stoke applauds, the fans are torn, but Cash then slingshots to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Cash stomps away on Kyle, Stoke talks trash, and the ref counts. Cash stops with the stomps and Stokely grins. Kyle sputters but Cash brings him up. Cash clamps on the chinlock and grinds Kyle down. Kyle endures and the fans rally up. Kyle stands, fires body shots, then he runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Cash RAMS him low! Kyle sputters, Roddy coaches Kyle, but Cash sucker punches Roddy! Cash whips Kyle hard into the FTR corner, then he snapmares for another chinlock. The fans again rally as Kyle endures.
Cash grinds Kyle down, Dax sneaks some leverage by sticking his feet in for Cash to push off of. The fans rally, Kyle fights up, and Kyle snapmares free! But Cash picks Kyle up, puts him in a corner, and runs up, only for Kyle to dodge! Cash’s bronco almost gets busted, hot tags to Dax and Roddy! Roddy DROPKCISK Dax, LARIATS Cash, and then HALF NELSON BACKBREAKERS Dax! JUMP KNEE for Cash! Roddy fireman’s carries Dax to then SLAM him onto Cash! The fans fire up and Roddy ROCKS Dax! Roddy runs side to side for ELBOW after ELBOW! And then an ATOMIC FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!
Dax stays in this for FTR but Cole says that’s fine, Roddy & Kyle are in control. Kyle tags in and DUMPS Dax out. Roddy keeps after Dax, Kyle is after Cash, but Cash turns things around. Roddy CHOPS away on Dax, BOOTS Cash, then he brings Cash around to have him take a seat. The chair broke but Roddy just CHOPS Cash again and again. Kyle runs from the apron to MISSILE DROPKICK FTR into the barriers! The fans fire up as Roddy helps Kyle stand. Paragon stands FTR up to keep after them. Roddy throws Dax into the crowd! Roddy goes out to CHOP away on Dax! Cash FLAPJACKS Kyle off barriers!
The fans fire up as Roddy and Dax fight up into the crowd! CHOP after CHOP and Roddy keeps Dax staggering! Then Roddy just fires haymakers! The fans are loving this but the ref wants someone to get int he ring! Dax returns to ringside but Roddy CLUBS him! Meanwhile, Cash suplexes Kyle! Kyle fights that off to suplex back, but Cash RAMS Kyle into barriers! Roddy has Dax, but Cash tags in before the BACKBREAKER! Roddy ELBOWS Cash, goes back for Dax, and he whips, only for Dax to reverse! Roddy LARIATS Dax, but Cash CHOP BLOCKS a leg! Roddy writhes but Stoke coaches FTR up. Cash keeps after Roddy while Collision goes back to picture in picture.
Cash puts Roddy’s foot on the ropes and HIP DROPS it! The ref reprimands but Cash paces around Roddy. Stoke tells Cash to keep on it, and Cash drops an elbow on the bad leg! Cash soaks up heat, tags in Dax, and FTR drags Roddy over to the corner. Dax SLAMS Roddy’s leg into the post! Roddy writhes, Stokely taunts him, and Dax SLAMS the leg again! Roddy clutches the leg while Dax stays between him and Kyle. Dax goes back to Roddy, stands him up, but Roddy reels him into a cradle! TWO, and Dax trips Roddy to step through, FIGURE FOUR! Roddy writhes and flails but he still endures!
Dax puts as much pressure as he can on the hold, but Roddy reaches out for Kyle. Kyle reaches out in return but they’re still so far apart! Roddy turns things over so now Dax is in pain! Dax crawls to the ROPEBREAK! The leglock is undone, and Dax drags Roddy to the ropes. Dax HIP DROPS the bad leg! The ref reprimands but Dax taunts Kyle. Stokely likes how this is going now, and Dax drags Roddy around by the bad leg. Dax stomps the leg, Collision returns to single picture, and Dax steps over, only for Roddy to BOOT him away! Dax hits POST! Cash hurries to tag in, and he hurries to stay between Kyle and Roddy!
Roddy dodges Cash, hot tag to Kyle! Kyle DUMPS Cash out, ROCKS Dax, then runs to FLYING KNEE Cash down! The fans fire up but Dax rushes out there! Kyle fires off a strike fest on Dax, then LEG SWEEPS! Kyle pushes Cash into the ring, runs up in the corner, and forearm SMASHES! Then a wrench and ELBOW BREAKER! Kyle KICKS, KNEES, and suplexes, ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Cash flails, but Kyle shifts to the leg! ANKLE LOCK!! But Dax has a SLEEPER on Kyle! Kyle slips down, UP KICKS, and then he sends Cash into Dax! O’Conner Roll, TWO and Kyle ROCKS Dax! Cash rolls Kyle up, with tights! TWO!!
Kyle KNEES Cash, then AX & SMASH!! Cover, TWO!! Cash survives and Kyle is a bit frustrated, but Kyle goes back for a leg. ANKLE LOCK!! Cash hobbles up, hot tag to Dax! But Kyle BACKDROPS Dax! Roddy coordinates, they FOREARM ENZIGIRI COMBO! Roddy tags in, hobbles around, and manages to run, but Cash CLOBBERS Kyle! Roddy runs into a SHATTER MACHINE!! Cover, FTR scores the second fall!!
FTR: 1; Paragon: 1
And now it all comes down to the third and final fall! The fans boo and Cole is frustrated but Stokely fist-bumps FTR. The teams reset, fans hope they “FIGHT FOREVER!” but it has to end somehow! Cash goes up, Dax reels Roddy in, but Kyle SHOVES Cash off the corner! Roddy fights the lift to then give Kyle a target, FLYING KNEE! Jackknife bridge, TWO!! FTR survives, but Dax gets a KICK! KNEE! AX and DOUBLE SMASH!! Roddy hobbles to the cover while Kyle PLANCHAS Cash! TWO!! Dax survives, Cole is concerned, but Stoke coaches his guys. Roddy tags Kyle and the fans rally up even more.
Roddy & Kyle stand Dax up, Roddy runs, but Cash again CLOBBERS Kyle! But Roddy fights off Shatter Machine this time! And Kyle’s back to CLOBBER Cash! Roddy JUMP KNEES Dax, then he and Dax give him TOTAL ANNIHILATION!! Kyle covers, Cash gives Dax the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts three, but then he sees the foot!! The fans and Paragon think they’ve won, but no, this is a mockery of this feud’s ignition point! The match is going to keep going, and Cash CHOP BLOCKS Roddy in the confusion! Kyle grabs Cash’s leg to ANKLE LOCK!! But Cash isn’t legal! Cash turns over, CLAWS Kyle’s eyes, feed to Dax’s roll-up, with tights! TWO!!!
Kyle is up, but into a SHATTER MACHINE!!!! Cover, FTR WINS!!
Winners: FTR, by pinfall, 2-1 score
Stokely cheers as he makes all the difference! Will the Top Guys continue to win by any means necessary until they’re back on top of AEW? WAIT! Daniel Garcia storms his way out here! He has a mic and a crowbar, but which one is he gonna use?! Stoke has Garcia hold on, the ref tells Garcia to stand down, but Garcia says what he really wanted to do is come down and beat all three of them over the head with the crowbar. “But I can’t. Because I have too much love for the both of you. And I thought you two had a lot of love for me, too. Because any time that one of my so-called mentors left me high and dry, left me stranded, you guys were there to pick up the pieces and put me back on my feet.”
The fans rally for Garcia, and Garcia says after what FTR did to Adam Copeland and 2Point0, and then after they tried to break Garcia’s neck, Garcia was left looking for answers. But Garcia realized that he won’t get those answers just standing around having a therapy session with them. The fans say use the crowbar then! Garcia says he has an idea. Next week, it doesn’t matter if it is Dax, Cash, Stokely, all of them, fifteen of them, a hundred of them, FTR, CPR, the ER, it doesn’t matter! Just meet him in the ring so he can beat the answers out of them!! The fans fire up for that! Who will accept this challenge from an enraged Red Death?
My Thoughts:
A very good Collision, but wow, six years and they haven’t learned how to not be redundant. While Moxley and Samoa Joe had good promos, Moxley having two promos is stupid. Skip the video one Moxley did backstage and just give us Moxley responding in anger to what Joe had to say. Same effect, but much more efficient. To be fair, I feel like a good number of this night was thrown together last minute. Because hey look, another match with “prize money” on the line when we know that’s kayfabe. It was still an awesome match from all four guys, with Hologram watching a la Sting and Darby, but what’s the point of a fake money prize? Sammy calls out Adam Cole here, why not make it some kind of TNT Championship #1 contender’s match?
Very good match from Storm VS Frost and a very good promo from Storm, and while we know Mercedes Mone VS Jamie Hayter is set, this feels like someone is going to challenge Storm for Double or Nothing in an attempt to change the All In: Texas plans. The wildest thing they could do is make it Athena as her way of getting to the All In card. They could even make it title for title because it’s Double or Nothing, and the winner brings both those titles to facing Mercedes Mone, and they have ALL the titles on the line because it’s All In! But because it’s that wild, they won’t do it. And to be fair, they really shouldn’t because then who would ever get a belt off the “Ultima Dragon” they create?
Megan of course beats Harley, but I appreciate that it led to Anna Jay making the save. Anna and Harley can certainly make a great team to battle Megan & Ford, but I feel like Megan & Ford win mostly because of Megan. Awesome match from Alexander VS Brody, and I really like that on the same day Konosuke and El Phantasmo have a 15 minute time limit draw in NJPW, Alexander and Brody have one here in AEW. Archer getting involved was also good stuff, but there’s no word on when Buddy Matthews is getting back so I’m not sure the chances of Hounds of Hell VS Don Callis Family.
But after that good promo from the Outrunners, I bet we get them and Brody working together as rather strange bedfellows. Very good stuff with Gates of Agony. They of course squashed their opponents tonight, but I like that we got a brawl of them and the former Learning Tree. Though, the brawl could’ve been a bit better, but I understand how no one wanted to fall on that hard concrete of the parking lot. I’m pretty sure we’ll get a tag match now, helping reestablish both teams in the tag division. But while CRU had a good promo to say they’re done with Top Flight, they’re like chihuahuas barking a big game thinking they can go against Kaun & Liona in a fair fight.
Caster adding a time limit to his Open Challenge was hilarious, since it added to how humiliating it was for Caster to lose fast. And Garcia answering the challenge also helped tie into tonight’s main event with FTR. Which also seemed rather out of nowhere, but it did make sense in story for FTR to go 2 outta 3 with Kyle & Roddy. Great main event with that, and I actually like Stokely’s strategy of forgoing the first fall to avoid any further damage. As such, FTR of course pulled off the comeback to win out, allowing Garcia to confront them. Thankfully, Garcia didn’t side with FTR, I had feared they’d do a lame bit of logic leaping. Garcia against either Dax or Cash will be a great singles match, and I feel like Cope will make some sort of heroic return so Garcia can have a tag partner to face FTR at Double or Nothing. Then Garcia turns.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Who are the real stars of AEW?
Kenny Omega continues to take a stand against The Elite, and leads Mark Briscoe, “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight in an AEW All-Star 8 Man Tag!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 8 Man Tag: Kenny Omega, Mark Briscoe, “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight VS Ricochet, Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks; Ricochet, Okada & The Bucks win.
- Six Man Tag: The Opps VS Nick Comoroto, Rhett Titus & Myles Hawkins; The Opps win.
- AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator: Toni Storm w/ Luther VS Miyu Yamashita; Toni wins and denies Miyu a title opportunity.
- ROH World Television Championship: Nick Wayne VS Jay Lethal; Nick wins and retains the title.
- 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semifinals: Hangman Page VS Kyle Fletcher; Hangman wins and will advance to Double or Nothing.
PLAY BY PLAY
8 Man Tag: Kenny Omega, Mark Briscoe, “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight VS Ricochet, Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks!
The Cleaner is back and he’s ready to clean up the mess The Elite have made. The Sussex County Chicken, Speedball & Jet are with him, but will they stand tall? Or will The One & Only join The Rainmaker & The EVPs in throwing a Superkick Party?
The teams sort out and the fans fire up as Omega and Okada are right in each other’s face! The ref has the teams calm down but the fans are already losing their minds! The bell rings, and we get not only AEW International Champion VS AEW Continental Champion, but the revival of perhaps the greatest rivalry in NJPW history. Maybe even in world history! Okada and Omega circle as the fans fire up even more. Norfolk is on Omega’s side and Okada is annoyed. Okada tags out to Nicholas Jackson and the fans boo. Omega says that’s fine, he wants after one of his old pals. But Nick calls out Speedball, so Omega says okay.
Omega turns, but then Ricochet & The Elite all attack! The fans boo as they BLAST Omega’s team off the corner, then they stomp away on Omega! The ref reprimands but The Elite & Ricochet soak up the heat. Nick CLUBS Omega, drags him up, but Omega CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” and Omega wrenches Nick for a wristlock. But Nick pokes Omega in the eye! Nick knuckle locks, CHPOS, then goes up, up, and shouts “LUCHA LIBRE~!” before the FLYING ARM-DRAG! Omega is up, but Nick arm-drags again, then has the armlock. Omega fights up but Nick wrenches and YANKS the arm! Nick hands the arm to Matt for ELBOW BREAKER after ELBOW BREAKER!
The fans boo, but Okada tags in and he wrenches Omega’s arm to CLUB it! And YANK it! The fans rally for Omega but Okada hands him off to Matt again, for MORE ELBOW BREAKERS! Okada wrenches Omega, tags Ricochet in, and Ricochet goes up to DOUBLE STOMP Omega’s arm! Ricochet wrenches the arm, gives an ELBOW BREAKER of his own, then he brings Matt over for even MORE ELBOW BREAKERS! Okada says one more time! Ricochet agrees, but Omega wrenches Ricochet’s arm! Ricochet fights and flails, Omega hands Ricochet off to Matt for ELBOW BREAKERS! Okada and Nick tell Matt to stop, that’s not Omega!
Matt slows to a stop, and then reaches up to touch Ricochet’s head. Being bald confirms it, that’s not Kenny! Ricochet argues with Matt, then pushes him! Matt SLAPS Ricochet on his bald head! And Omega SLAPS! Omega then reels Ricochet in for an atomic drop! Ricochet staggers into Matt! Matt falls, Ricochet staggers back to Omega, and Omega bumps Ricochet off buckles! Tag to Bailey and the fans fire up! Bailey & Briscoe BLAST The Bucks! Briscoe runs in and LARIATS! Knight hits a SPLASH! Bailey runs up to CHOP! Omega runs up to ELBOW! Ricochet staggers, drops to his knees, and Bailey tags Knight.
The fans fire up for #JetSpeed as they double whip, BODY BLOW, then ROUNDHOUSE! UFO SPLASH! They double whip, DOUBLE HIP TOSS, then cartwheel and double basement DROPKICKS! The fans fire up, Knight brings Ricochet over and wrenches to then tag Briscoe. They bring Ricochet around and Briscoe CLUBS Ricochet’s arm! Briscoe clinches but Ricochet JAWBREAKERS free! Briscoe staggers, Ricochet hot tags Nick! Briscoe dodges Nick to CHOP and fire a flurry of forearms! Briscoe whips, Nick reverses but Briscoe slides under! Briscoe ROCKS Nick, then kicks low, runs, and BOOTS Nick! Nick staggers, so Briscoe BOOTS him again!
The fans fire up as Briscoe whips but Nick reverses. Matt gets a cheap shot in but Briscoe DECKS him for it! Nick kicks and whips but Briscoe reverses, and Bailey gets a cheap shot in! Bailey avoids Nick’s haymaker, and Briscoe scoops Nick to SLAM him! The fans fire up, but Nick avoids the elbow drop! Matt runs up, but Briscoe avoids the elbow drop! Bailey runs in, Matt avoids the elbow drop! Okada runs in, Bailey avoids the elbow drop! Knight runs in, Okada dodges the elbow drop! Ricochet jumps in, Knight avoids the elbow drop! Omega is in, Ricochet avoids the elbow drop! Nick is back, but Omega avoids the elbow drop!
All eight men scramble to their feet and the fans are thunderous! Then the brawl is on! Okada has Knight in a corner, Matt brawls with Bailey, Briscoe TOSSES Ricochet and Nick TOSSES Omega, only for Briscoe to go after Nick! Ricochet and Omega brawl on the outside, The Bucks whip Briscoe & Bailey but they both reverse it! The Bucks dosido, but then Briscoe & Bailey dodge to also dosido! Then Briscoe & Bailey both hit the crane stance! The Bucks hesitate, and they get DOUBLE CRANE KICKS! The fans are thunderous again, and Dynamite goes picture in picture!
The brawling continues on the outside as Briscoe keeps after Nick. Bailey whips Matt into barriers, Knight SMACKS Okada off the desk, and then Briscoe whips Nick hard into a corner! Nick flops down, and we see Bailey raining down fists on Matt! The fans count along and Bailey goes all the way to TEN! Then he KCIKS Matt down! Briscoe gives punches to Nick! He goes all the way to TEN, then reels Nick in for a BIG suplex! The fans fire up with Briscoe, Knight gives Okada TEN, then Omega sets up Ricochet! The fans fire up again as Omega gives Ricochet his TEN! Bailey tags in and he KICKS Nick in the back!
Bailey aims as Nick rises, SOBAT, and AX KICK, and BUZZSAW! Nick sputters while Bailey aims from a corner. Matt slides in but then bails right out as Bailey kicks at him! Bailey runs at Nick, but Nick avoids the Shooting Star! Hot tag to Okada! Okada storms up on Bailey, but Bailey KICKS him first! Bailey runs, but into a FLAPJACK! Okada scowls and goes to cover, TWO! Knight was a step away, but he backs off now that Bailey’s escaped. Okada brings Bailey over to the Elite corner, tags in Ricochet, then Okada scoops and SLAMS Bailey for Ricochet’s KNEE-BOARD SENTON! Ricochet struts, covers, TWO!
Ricochet is annoyed, but he stays between Bailey and his team to stomp away! The ref reprimands, Dynamite returns to single picture, and Ricochet reels Bailey in. The fans taunt Ricochet with “BALD! BALD! BALD!” as he lifts Bailey. But Bailey slips free of the bomb! Ricochet dodges Bailey’s lariat to BLAST Bailey’s team! But Bailey waistlocks, only for Ricochet to standing switch. Ricochet spins Bailey around and reels him in, NORTHERN- NO, Knight makes the save! Matt runs in, he dodges Knight, and then he fires off kicks! Ricochet kicks and knees Bailey, and they coordinate to STEREO NORTHERN LIGHTS!
The Polar Express is on two tracks now, another NORTHERN LIGHTS for Knight while Ricochet hits a BRAINBUSTER on Bailey! They both kip up, they fist bump, and then Ricochet poses with Matt in such as way as to make it like Matt’s hair is Ricochet’s hair! The fans chant, “You’re Still Bald!” as Ricochet tags Nick. Nick drags Bailey up and reels him in. Nick calls his shot and suplexes, but Bailey fights it! Nick CLUBS Bailey for it, then tags Matt. Matt drags Bailey up, he calls his shot, but Bailey fights the suplex! Matt tags to Ricochet, and Ricochet decides to try the same. Bailey KNEES Ricochet down!
The fans fire up while both men crawl, tag to Okada! Okada CLUBS Bailey, brings him around, and Okada decides to call his shot! Okada suplexes, but Briscoe & Knight jump in! They save Bailey from the brainbuster, The Bucks & Ricochet attack, and Omega gets in! The Elite all have a guy, “BRAINBUSTEEER~!” But Omega’s team all hit counter suplexes! The fans fire up for Omega’s team while The Elite bails out! All four men take aim, QUADRUPLE PLANCHAS!! The fans are thunderous as The Elite all goes down! Omega high-fives some fans, then Bailey puts Okada in the ring. Briscoe keeps after Matt, Knight runs in at the corner, SPLASH!
“This is Awesome!” as Knight then tags Bailey. Bailey goes up, he and Knight coordinate, MISSILE DROPKICK! Nick tags in, Bailey tags Knight, so Knight LARIATS Nick! And LARIATS again! Knight whips, Nick reverses, Knight goes up and over to LARIAT again! The fans fire up and Knight runs corner to corner, but into a BOOT! Nick goes up, but Knight enters the UPPER ROOM! Cover, TWO! Nick survives, Knight runs up, but into a JAWBREAKER! Nick runs, but Knight scoops and SLAM! Knight aims to UFO SPLASH, but only knees! Nick crawls, Ricochet runs in and BLASTS Briscoe, BOOTS Bailey, and SUPERKICKS Omega!
Nick tags Matt and the Bucks haul Knight up. They DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX, but Knight lands out! Omega hurries and tags in! The fans fire up as Omega rallies on The Bucks with Polish Hammers! Okada avoids Omega, so Omega spins on Matt! Matt dodges, the Bucks kick low. They double whip but Omega KICKS Matt! Omega full nelsons Nick but Matt runs up, so Omega shoves Nick away to catch Matt. But Matt fights free to waistlock. Omega ELBOWS free, then runs the ropes, only for Matt to DUMP him out! Omega is on the apron, but Okada & Nick anchor the legs! Matt SUPERKICKS Omega! Omega falls, but Nick & Okada catch him!
Bailey runs up, Matt dodges and SUPERKICKS! Matt puts Bailey in the ropes, Okada keeps Omega dangling off the apron, and now Ricochet joins in! Ricochet and Nick coordinate, Nick gives Omega a DRAPING SWANTON to the floor while Ricochet hits Bailey with a DRAPING 450!! The fans boo but The Elite soaks it all up while Dynamite goes back to picture in picture.
Okada stands over Omega while Omega sputters. The ring count climbs, Ricochet taunts Omega, and Omega manages to stand and SMACK him! Nick CLUBS Omega int he back! Okada pushes Omega into the ring and Matt is there to mockingly applaud. Matt fires hands on Omega in the corner, tags Mick, and then Nick tags Okada. Matt sends Nick in, but Omega TOSESS Nick out! Matt runs up, Omega TOSSES Matt out! But The Bucks are on the apron, and Okada runs up, BACK ELBOW DOUBLE ENZIGIRI COMBO! Omega should recognize that combination. Okada tags Ricochet, and Ricochet sets up to KOKESHI HEADBUTT!
Ricochet laughs at the fans as he has embraced the baldness! Cover, TWO! Omega stays in this and Ricochet grows frustrated. Ricochet clamps onto Omega with a chinlock, and even digs his knee into Omega’s back. Ricochet pulls on the arms and makes this a motorcycle stretch! Omega still endures, fights up, but Ricochet CLAWS Omega’s back! The ref reprimands, but Dynamite goes to break.
Dynamite returns as Matt mockingly claps along as the fans rally behind Omega. The rest of the Elite holds Omega back in their corner, Matt runs in, but Omega BOOTS him away! Omega fights off the others, then goes up and over Matt! But Nick & Okada YANK Omega’s team off the corner! The fans boo, but then Matt feints Omega out to DDT! “Damn I’m good!” Matt tags Ricochet and Ricochet springboards, but Omega avoids the 450! Omega comes back to SLAM DUNK Ricochet down! The fans fire up and Omega’s team rises! Omega crawls his way over, but Ricochet crawls for his corner, too! Hot tags to Matt and Briscoe!
The fans fire up as Briscoe wrenches Matt to UPPERCUT! Nick runs up, he gets an UPPERCUT! Briscoe CHOPS Matt, fires hands on Nick, but Matt waistlocks! Nick runs up, Briscoe BOOTS Nick and PELES Matt! The fans fire up as Knight LARIATS Nick up and out! Bailey LARIATS Matt up and out! Okada CLUBS Bailey, BOOTS Knight, and he kicks Briscoe. Okada whips but Briscoe uses that to BOOT Ricochet! Briscoe then BOOTS Okada, Knight & Bailey HIGH LOW with a shoulder tackle and leg kick! Okada tumbles, Bailey goes up and GOLDEN TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS onto Ricochet! Knight FLIES over the corner to take out The Bucks!
The fans are thunderous and Briscoe hooks a leg, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Okada survives but Briscoe points to the sky! Briscoe calls his shot, reels Okada in for the underhooks, but Okada fights that to an Alabama Lift! REVERSE NECKBREAKER! Okada drags Briscoe into a drop zone, goes up a corner, and he MACHO ELBOWS! Okada stands, the fans boo, but Okada winds up… for the MIDDLE FINGER! He especially gives it to Omega! The fans boo, but Bailey is back in! He KICKS the finger, then HEEL KICKS Okada! Nick runs up, Bailey dodges but then Nick ducks a kick! Bailey ducks a kick, but Nick goes Matrix to avoid the thrust kick!
Matt runs up, Bailey hooks Matt’s kick with his leg! But that lets Nick SUPERKICK Bailey! The Bucks kick Knight, double whip, but Knight leaps over the lariats to DOUBLE PELE! Ricochet runs in to DOUBLE STOMP Knight down! Briscoe clinches Ricochet, EXPLODER! Okada SHOTGUNS Briscoe! Okada stares Omega down and the fans fire up again! Omega tells the ref to stand down. Omega steps in and the fans lose their minds again! Omega and Okada start throwing forearms! Omega fires a flurry, but Okada UPPERCUTS! Okada whips, Omega avoids the dropkick, and then Omega Electric Chair Lifts!
Okada fights free, ROLLING- NO, Omega ducks the lariat to SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! The fans fire up as Okada goes to ropes! Omega aims, BANG! Omega runs, but Okada is up to DROPKICK after all! Ripcord, but Omega dodges the Rainmaker, only for DOUBLE SUPERKICKS to find him! Briscoe is back, Okada DDTS him down! Ricochet kicks Knight, The Bucks scoop Bailey and Omega. Ricochet scoops Knight, he SLAMS Knight into the drop zone, same as Nick with Bailey. Ricochet and Bailey climb while Okada gut wrenches Briscoe! Okada and Matt set up over Bailey and Knight! The fans boo as we get a DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICK SENTON T K DRIVER CHIMERA!!!
Okada covers Briscoe, TWO?!?! Briscoe survives and The Elite cannot believe it! Ricochet and Matt argue with the ref but Nick calls to Matt. E V P- NO, Briscoe ducks and knees collide! Briscoe then DUMPS The Bucks out, and then TOSSES Ricochet out onto them! Okada ripcords Briscoe, but Briscoe dodges, kicks, and underhooks! JAY DRILLER!!! Cover, RICOCHET BREAKS IT! The fans boo but Ricochet goes to the apron. Ricochet HOTSHOTS Briscoe, then climbs a corner. The ref reprimands, but Bailey ENZIGIRIS Ricochet! Electric Chair Lift, and Knight says it is time! Knight DROPKICKS Ricochet down onto The Bucks!
The fans are thunderous again, and Omega rises! Omega builds speed and FLIES! Down go The Bucks, Bailey & Knight! The fans fire up as Briscoe sets Okada up again! Fireman’s carry and ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Briscoe hurries up top, but The Bucks distract the ref so Ricochet can SHOVE Briscoe down! RAINMAKER!! Cover, ELITE WIN!
Winners: Ricochet, Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks, by pinfall
Ricochet smiles as he gives Okada an assist that was outta this world! Will Ricochet feel right at home with with The Elite? Will Omega have to rethink how he battles his former friends?
The Hurt Syndicate arrives backstage.
And very excited staff and AEW prospects greet them with “We Hurt~ People! We Hurt~ People!” MVP says yeah, that’s real fun to say, huh? But y’know what’s even more fun? When they actually do it! MVP JAMS the one guy with his walking stick, then Shelton Benjamin & Bobby Lashley beat down the rest! One guy gets dumped into a laundry basket! The AEW World Tag Team Champions pick up their title belts, and MVP says that first guy broke his cane. But hey, let’s address the elephant in the room. Lashley smirks and Shelton says hey, he was skeptical about MJF, too. But this isn’t about them trusting MJF. This is about them trusting MVP.
Shelton says c’mon, Lashley, he has to admit MJF is also funny, and that he liked that car. Lashley says he can buy his own cars. MVP says of course, of course. But this is what this is about: MJF can help The Hurt Syndicate. Has MVP ever steered them wrong before? And… If MJF screws them, then they will hurt him like he’s never been hurt before. Alright? They fist bump, and MVP says alright, time to get some work done. Will this finally be the night the All Mighty accepts the Scumbag?
Six Man Tag: The Opps VS Nick Comoroto, Rhett Titus & Myles Hawkins!
Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs not only took the AEW World Trios Championships from the Death Riders, but they put the Death Riders and all of AEW on notice. The Opps are #NeverLacking, but how much more powerful will they become?
The trios sort out and Titus starts against Joe. The bell rings and the fans sing, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Joe smirks, then he ties up with Titus. Joe wrenches and wristlocks, but Titus breaks free to CHOP! Titus runs, but Joe CHOPS him off his feet! Joe JABS, JABS, and JABS Titus into the corner. Joe fires off more hands, then stomps a mudhole in! The fans fire up and Joe whips Titus corner to corner. Joe ELBOWS Titus, PELES him, then brings him around to tag Shibata. Shibata CHOPS Titus, then shoves him to his corner. Shibata dares someone to tag in, so Comoroto tags in. The Freak Beast storms up to shove Shibata, but Shibata CHOPS!
Comoroto CHOPS, Shibata CHOPS, repeat! The fans fire up as the CHOPS go back and forth again and again! Shibata then CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Comoroto KNEES low, whips, but Shibata ducks ‘n’ dodges to BOOT! Comoroto falls, Hawkins tags in, but Shibata KNEES him low! Snapmare and KICK! The fans fire up while Hawkins writhes! Shibata bumps Hawkins off buckles, and he tags in Hobbs! The fans fire up as Hobbs stomps Hawkins, then fires knee after knee! Hobbs whips Hawkins to a corner, but Hawkins BOOTS back! Hawkins runs up, but Hobbs SNAP POWERSLAMS! The fans fire up as Hobbs stands tall.
Hobbs runs and SPLASHES Hawkins in a corner! Then LARIAT! LARIAT! LARAT! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs reels Hawkins in for a short arm LARIAT! Hobbs brings down the straps, the fans fire up, and Hobbs gives Hawkins a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, The Opps win!
Winners: The Opps, by pinfall
Hobbs took care o’ town bidness, and now the trios champs stand tall. Will nothing and no one stop Joe from taking the AEW World- WAIT! The Death Riders attack! Wheeler Yuta CLUBS Shibata down, then runs away from Hobbs while Jon Moxley CHOKES Joe and stomps away! Hobbs grabs Yuta and fires hands! The fans fire up but now Claudio is here, and he UPPERCUTS Hobbs against railing! Claudio then goes after Shibata while Marina Shafir stomps Hobbs. But Joe DECKS Moxley! Moxley bails out, Joe pursues, and Joe fires hands! Joe has the COQUINA CLUTCH!! Moxley sputters, waves to his people, but that’s a signal to Claudio!
Claudio has a chair set up upside-down! He reels Shibata in, and Joe sees that! Joe lets Moxley go, but he can’t make it back in time! FULL METAL NEUTRALIZER onto the chair legs!! The same thing that did Hook in! Joe is furious but The Death Riders retreat, having done the damage. Moxley grins, but Joe grabs himself a mic. “MOX!!” The Death Riders leave, not caring what Joe has to say. Joe says fine. It seems to him that Moxley likes to come out here and ask like he’s the boss. But when they start throwing hands, Moxley’s just a little b*tch! Joe tells Moxley that he came out here weeks ago and begged for Joe 1v1! All Joe is trying to do is give Moxley what he wants.
Unfortunately, it just seems like Moxley doesn’t really want that… But Jon… You’ve already made your request! And Joe says he’ll give the people what they want, and that is very simple! If Joe is gonna fight Moxley for the AEW World Championship… Then that cowardly SOB Moxley will have to do it inside a steel cage! The fans fire up for that one! “Because my name is Samoa Joe, and I will be your next AEW World Champion!” Joe has raised the stakes on The Maniac, will there be no surviving Beach Break for the Death Riders?
Backstage interview with Mercedes Mone.
Renee Paquette has a sit-down interview with The CEO and thanks her for taking this time. Mone thanks Renee for having her. Renee says in preparing for this, she thought back to the first time they did this in AEW. Something Renee kept coming back to is how Mone says she is a global superstar on a global mission. Yes, and one year later, she is a global champion! NJPW Strong Women’s Champion, Rev-Pro Undisputed British Women’s Champion, and of course, the GREATEST AEW TBS Champion of all time. Renee says let’s talk the Owen Hart Tournament. The finals are set for Double or Nothing: Mone VS Hayter. The winner goes to All In: Texas!
Mone says she could go on and on about honoring the legacy of Owen Hart and the Hart Family. The Harts have a special place in Mone’s heart, but let’s be real. This isn’t about them, this is about Mone! Just over a year ago, Mone won her first AEW title at Double or Nothing, so what makes you think this year will be any different? Renee says okay, let’s talk Jamie Hayter. A former AEW Women’s World Champion, 11-2 on the year, and even that aside, just look at the tale of the tape. Physically, Hayter is bigger and stronger. Is Mone underestimating Hayter? No, of course not. But Mone has been in AEW for over a year, and what is she? UNDEFEATED!
So if we’re talking records, let’s talk about that. Renee says yes, true, 25-0 in singles competition, impressive indeed. Yes, it is! Mone has beaten the very best here in AEW, and even all over the world. Mone IS the best! Mone IS the greatest! She is #FourBeltsMone, and the world runs on Mone Time! Because every time Mone steps into the ring, she changes the game! And she has to give props where it is due, Hayter is really, really good. Tough, scrappy, and reminds Mone a bit of herself. Except for the terrible Scooby Doo style! Hayter wants to be a champion, but a champion can’t look like a friggin’ cartoon.
Renee says Double or Nothing is not one to miss. She wishes Mone luck and Mone just smiles. Will The CEO add the Queen of Harts belt to her collection? Or will she learn that no matter how Jamie looks, Hayter Hits Hard?
Backstage interview with The Patriarchy.
AEW returns as Renee is now with Christian Cage, Kip Sabian, Mother Shayna & the ROH World Television Champion, Nick Wayne. Renee says Nick is headed to Japan next week to enter the Best of the Super Juniors. What does it mean to him to be part of that tournament representing AEW in NJPW? Christian speaks up to say as The Patriarch and leader of this family, he prefers all questions being directed to… Jay Lethal steps in? What can Christian do for him? Lethal says actually, there’s nothing Christian can do. Because he is here to talk to the champ. Lethal knows it is no secret that many people here believe Nick is incredible in the ring, because he is.
But Nick is also young and has a lot to learn. In fact, he has a lot to prove. So how about Nick proves something tonight? The longest reigning ROH World TV Champion, Jay Lethal, and the youngest ROH World TV Champion, Nick Wayne, 1v1! Nick says he doesn’t know. He isn’t really warmed up or prepared. He was hoping to focus on BOSJ. Christian says, “He accepts!” Lethal says, “See you out there, champ.” Lethal heads out, and Christian says if Nick wants to be a champion, then he needs to get his head in the game. The Patriarchy leaves with Captain Charisma, will Nick have no choice but to prove something to Lethal and “Father Christian?”
AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator: Toni Storm w/ Luther VS Miyu Yamashita!
While Double or Nothing puts the Owen Hart Cup on the line, The Timeless Champion is still looking for someone worthy of being her “costar.” Will the Pink Striker soon go for AEW gold? Or will she not pass her “screen test” with Toni?
The bell rings and the fans rally up for Toni. Toni offers a handshake, Miyu accepts, and the fans applaud the sportsmanship. The two circle, tie up, and go around. Miyu waistlocks, Toni headlocks, but Miyu wrenches free to wristlock then headlock. The fans sing for “Toni! Toni Storm~!” as she powers Miyu down to a knee. Toni slips out the back, wrenches, then wristlocks. Miyu rolls, wrenches, and then KICKS a leg! And KICKS! KICKS! KICKS! Toni hobbles but she has the ROPEBREAK! Miyu lets go, but then she KNEES low! Miyu whips but Toni hits a THESZ PRESS! Toni rains down fast hands and the fans fire up!
Miyu guards, the ref reprimands about closed fists, but Toni lets off to fire up with the fans. Toni drags Miyu up, scoops her, and hits a BACKBREAKER! Toni drags Miyu up and snap suplexes her! Then Toni goes to a corner, climbs up, and the fans rally. Miyu springs up to ROUNDHOUSE! Toni flops to the apron then the floor, and Miyu fires herself up. The fans rally with her and she goes to the apron. PENALTY- NO, Toni blocks the kick and trips Miyu! Miyu hits the apron, Toni climbs up and gives us a closeup. But Miyu avoids the hip attack! Toni gets stuck in the corner, and Miyu takes aim! The fans fire up as Miyu literally kicks Toni’s butt!
Miyu KICKS Toni’s butt again and again and again! Luther protests and Miyu backs off. Luther makes sure Toni’s butt is okay, but then Miyu KICKS Luther! The fans are torn as Miyu CLOBBERS Luther, then she ROUNDHOUSES Toni’s butt! Toni falls off the corner and Miyu soaks up both cheers and jeers while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Miyu drags Toni up, then whips her hard into barriers! Toni hobbles away but Miyu pursues. Miyu fires the fans up before she runs up and KNEES Toni against railing! Miyu then brings Toni around with a headlock, and she KICKS Toni against barriers! And again, and again, and again! Miyu fires up, but Toni THRWOS her into barriers to CHOP! CHPO! And CHOP! Toni brings Miyu around, but Miyu puts Toni in the ring first. Miyu storms in, stands Toni up, and fireman’s carries, only for Toni to fight free and clamp on a SLEEPER! Miyu flails, wrenches free and THROWS Toni down! Then she BUZZSAWS Toni! Toni sputters, Miyu covers, TWO!
Toni stays in this but Miyu stays cool as she stays on Toni. Miyu stands Toni up again but Toni ROCKS Miyu! And CHOPS! Miyu fires up to BODY BLOW! Miyu wrenches and whips Toni to a corner, then runs up for a KNEE! Miyu brings Toni around, goes up and up and GAMANGIRIS! Miyu fires up and the fans seem torn. Miyu drags Toni into a COBRA CLUTCH, then throws KNEE after KNEE into Toni’s back! Toni stands up but Miyu KNEES and SAYANAGIS, while keeping the COBRA CLUTCH! Toni endures, Luther rallies the fans, and Toni fights around. Miyu pushes Toni to a cover, TWO! Another cover, TWO!
Miyu holds onto the submission even as she pushes Toni down, TWO! Toni fights up, fires body shots, but Miyu KNEES her in return! Dynamite returns to single picture as Miyu looms over Toni. Miyu stands Toni up again, whips her to a corner, and then KICKS! Miyu goes up the corner again, but Toni avoids the kick this time! Toni runs up to ROCK Miyu! Miyu shakes that off and ROCKS Toni! Toni ROCKS Miyu! The forearms go back and forth and Norfolk fires up! Toni fires a flurry and the fans cheer! But Miyu leans into the shots! Miyu backs Toni down like that! Toni swings again, but Miyu slips around to waistlock.
Toni ELBOWS free, but Miyu BLINDSIDE ROUNDHOUSES! And SUPERKICKS! And then ROUND- NO, Toni blocks that one to SNAP GERMAN! The fans fire up and Toni aims from the corner. Another closeup and SWEET- SKULL KICK!! Miyu hits Toni, but she falls back herself! Miyu crawls over to cover, TWO!! Toni survives, but Miyu will not let her go! Miyu drags Toni up, goes to run, but Toni reels her in! Miyu smirks, and she swings, only for Toni to duck and SKY HIGH! Cover, TWO! Miyu survives but Toni hooks a leg, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect and Toni is frustrated.
Toni storms around and the fans rally up. Toni brings Miyu in, Miyu fights the lift, and Miyu fireman’s carries! DEATH VALLEY BOMB!! But Miyu isn’t done, she BUZZSAWS again! Miyu fires up and runs, but Toni dodges! SNAP GERMAN!! Miyu flounders to a corner, Toni tries one more time! Take three for this closeup! SWEET HIP MUSIC!! Then STORM ZERO!! Cover, Toni wins!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall (denies Miyu a title match)
Cut, print, that’s a wrap! Toni is an undefeated 10-0 in eliminator matches, but wait! The CEO is make her way out here. Mone shows off her four belts, and then has a mic to say, “Norfooooolk~! Shut the Hell up and say hello to your C E O!” The fans boo instead. But Mone tells, “Toni, darling, good to see you. After I beat Jamie Hayter at Double or Nothing and win the Owen Cup, I’m coming for what I deserve: The AEW Women’s World Championship, darling~!” But wait! Speaking of the Hayter and she appears! Hayter tells Mone to say that to her face! Mone takes a swing instead! But Hayter blocks that, and DECKS Mone!
Hayter hauls Mone up, but Mone dodges the Hayterade! Mone runs away and Toni is rather surprised. Mone left her belts behind, but will she still grab the Cup? Or will we finally get a sequel to Storm VS Hayter at All In: Texas?
The Don Callis Family speaks.
Don Callis himself asks, “You know what I like? I like writing history. I like making history. And last week on Dynamite, Takeshita & the Canadian Assassin, Josh Alexander, they made history! They had one of the greatest tag team matches I’ve ever seen, and they put down Will Ospreay and the great Brody King. I loved it. I loved it so much, I wanna make history again this week with The Family. And this week, we’re going to, because Kyle Fletcher is going to dismantle The Hangman. And then, Kyle, it’s on to Double or Nothing for the Finals of The Owen, where you will finally put to rest the legend of Will Ospreay. And I can’t wait! Go get ’em tonight, kid.”
Kyle Fletcher says, “After I beat Hangman Adam Page tonight, after I beat Will Ospreay at Double or Nothing, I go on to All In, I TAKE the AEW World Championship. The Don Callis Family takes its place at the top of the mountain of AEW. You will have NO choice but to say… my… full… name.” Callis says he’ll do it. “Ladies and gentlemen… The Protostar, Kyle FLETCHER!!” Callis is all fired up while Fletcher is locked in. Will the Aussie Arrow shoot down the Cowboy to then aim at the Aerial Assassin? Or will one Buckshot be all it takes to go Double or Nothing?
The Hurt Syndicate heads to the ring.
The fans sing “We Hurt~ People!” and at least they won’t get beat up for it as MVP, Lashley & Shelton go to the ring. MVP has the mic to say, “Attention AEW viewing audience. This is an official announcement from the Hurt Syndicate. Now, as you know, we’ve been discussing adding a fourth member to our ranks. And according to our corporate bylaws, in order to do so, that prospect must receive a unanimous three thumbs up. Now, I had a conversation with the Standard of Excellence, and of course The All Mighty, and we’re gonna try this one more time. So please join me in inviting MJF to join us in the ring.”
Norfolk cheers as Maxwell Jacob Friedman makes his entrance. MJF already has a mic of his own, and he has them cut his music. The fans cheer MJF on and MVP says this is kinda to his point. MJF tells the fans, give it up for Shelton! Look how great he looks! Like c’mon! Standard of Excellence! Montel, what can MJF say that he hasn’t already said? A living legend, and one of MJF’s oldest friends. The fans chant for MVP, and then MJF looks to “Bob.” Lashley is annoyed that the fans chant for “BOB! BOB! BOB!” MJF asks if Lashley had a good car ride here. MVP says let’s just get to the vote already.
We all know MVP’s position, and remember the discussion. MVP says thumbs up. Shelton again says thumbs up. Lashley… Well, he thinks about it, looks to the others, and sticks out his hand. The fans cheer and MJF waits patiently as Lashley still thinks on it. Eventually, he says thumbs… DOWN!! MJF frowns and the fans boo, but Lashley just doesn’t wanna give in. MJF says, “Y’know what, Bob? I think I’m about sick of your s*it!” WHOA~! MJF asks what is it Lashley wants. MJF has given him women, helped him win a match, gave him money and a car. What intrigues Lashley? Maybe some Rogaine, “you big bald SOB!”
The fans fire up hearing that, and now MVP steps back. Lashley grabs MJF by the head and puts him in a corner! MJF shouts for MVP but Lashley reminds MJF that they hurt people! If MJF wants to impress Lashley, then go hurt someone. MJF says okay, okay, he’s sorry! Lashley’s made his point, MJF will do that! MVP has Lashley stand down and MJF can breathe again. MVP has Lashley & Shelton leave MJF behind, and can only tell MJF that he tried. MJF has to prove what he’s capable of, who will he hurt as part of his initiation?
ROH World Television Championship: Nick Wayne w/ The Patriarchy VS Jay Lethal!
The Patriarchy’s Prodigy was given his shot thanks to, well, The Patriarch. And while Nick won it on his own, Christian acts like he owns part of that title. As such, Christian put Nick in this position to face one of if not THE best ROH World TV Champion ever. Will Lethal ruin Nick’s momentum going into NJPW Best of the Super Juniors? Or can Nick prove he doesn’t need “Daddy” helping him anymore?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is really championship material!
The Code of Honor is not upheld as Nick kicks Lethal’s hand away. The bell rings, the two circle, and they tie up. Lethal headlocks for the takeover, Nick headscissors but Lethal kips free. Nick hits the headlock takeover, Lethal headscissors, but Nick kips free. Another headlock takeover from Lethal and another headscissors from Nick, so Lethal kips free again. Another takeover from Nick and another headscissors from Lethal, so Nick kips free again. Nick bails out to stop the cycle, and Christian coaches him up. The fans rally as Nick storms up the steel steps. Lethal opens the ropes for Nick, but Nick chooses to enter from the other end.
Nick and Lethal circle, approach, and Nick kicks low! Nick ROCKS Lethal, CHOPS him, then the fans chant for “NICK’S MOM! NICK’S MOM!” Kip tells them to stop that, but Lethal puts Nick in the corner to stomp and CHOP! Lethal blows a kiss to Mama Wayne, but Nick CHOPS back! Lethal turns things around to CHOP again! Nick sputters and staggers and Christian swipes at Lethal. The ref has The Patriarchy back off, but then Nick kicks Lethal low. Nick whips Lethal to a corner, Lethal reverses, but Nick goes up, only for Lethal to stay back! Nick is confused, turns around, and Lethal arm-drags him!
The fans fire up as Lethal arm-drags again! Lethal then dodges Nick to waistlock. Nick fights, Lethal shoves him, hip toss and cartwheel, basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up for Lethal and he lines up his shot. But then Nick bails out, so Lethal changes his plans. Lethal DIVES and takes Nick down at the ramp! Lethal hurries after Nick, but Nick springs up to RANA! The fans fire up and Christian tells Nick to get up. Nick rises as the ring count climbs. Nick hurries into the ring just to refresh the count. Nick goes back for Lethal, and RAMS him into the steel steps! Lethal writhes and Nick soaks up the heat while Dynamite goes to break.
Dynamite returns and Nick whips Lethal corner to corner hard! Lethal drops to his knees, Nick soaks up heat, but Christian wants Nick to keep on him. Nick again whips Lethal hard corner to corner! Lethal falls to his knees, Christian nods, and Nick whips corner to corner again. Lethal stops himself short, then ELBOWS Nick away! The fans fire up, Lethal rolls Nick up, TWO! Lethal turns Nick to backslide, TWO! Lethal steps over, LA MAGISTROL! TWO!! Nick escapes, swings, but into the LETHAL COMBINATION! The fans fire up while Christian worries and Lethal covers, TWO! Nick survives but the fans rally for Lethal.
Lethal rises, calls his shot, and Lethal goes up a corner. Nick rises to trip Lethal up! Lethal CLUBS Nick in return, but Nick ROCKS Lethal! Nick climbs up, brings Lethal to the top, but Lethal fights with body shots! Lethal DECKS Nick, then takes aim again! The fans fire up for the MACHO ELBOW! But Nick rolls it into a cover! TWO!! Lethal is up, he blocks a kick to DRAGON SCREW! And then a “WOO~” and FIGURE- NO, Nick cradles Lethal, TWO! Lethal dodges, handsprings, but Nick rolls Lethal up! TWO!! Lethal escapes, fireman’s carries, but Nick CLAWS the eyes! Lethal runs up, Nick trips him into the buckles!
Nick runs up to ROUNDHOUSE! Nick then hooks and hoists Lethal up with the PRODIGY PLEX!! Cover, NICK WINS!
Winner: Nick Wayne, by pinfall (still ROH World Television Champion)
With the family watching, Nick gets the job done all on his own! But then Christian brings in the belt, and again holds onto it as if it is his. Christian then has Nick turn around, and Christian puts the belt on Nick. The fans boo this backhanded way of complimenting his “son,” but will Nick make the Patriarchy even prouder through the BOSJ?
BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break!
With that special event just weeks away, Tony Khan has agreed with Samoa Joe’s idea! Samoa Joe and Jon Moxley will now battle for the AEW World Championship inside the steel cage!! Will Moxley even survive with his Death Riders locked on the outside?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
Live this Saturday but on TBS, Collision is in Atlantic City, so Toni Storm is gonna roll the dice! She gives Lady Frost a Championship Eliminator, will Frost have Lady Luck on her side? Or will Toin heat things up as we get closer and closer to Double or Nothing? Then given what Callis had to say about him, Brody King is coming back for revenge! Will the King of Death destroy Callis’ Canadian Assassin? Or will Josh Alexander prove he is a Walking Weapon?
2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semifinals: Hangman Page VS Kyle Fletcher w/ The Don Callis Family!
The Cowboy is no stranger to this position. He was a finalist in last year’s Owen Hart Cup, only to fall short because of his many distractions and obsessions. But will Hangman return to the finals and redeem himself? Or will we get Ospreay VS Fletcher once more?
The bell rings and the two run up to tie up! They go around, Kyle puts Hangman in a corner, but the ref counts. Kyle pie faces Hangman as he lets go, and Callis joins commentary. Callis brings up the saying, “Virginia is for lovers,” but he’s gonna love seeing Hangman be exposed by Kyle tonight. Kyle wrenches Hangman’s arm, wristlocks, then cranks on the hold. Hangman rolls, slips through and wrenches to hammerlock, snapmare, and then CHOP! Kyle staggers back and the fans fire up! Hangman stares daggers at Kyle but Kyle bails out. Kyle walks off that shot while soaking up heat from the fans. The ring count climbs and Hangman paces.
The fans rally for #CowboyS*it, but Kyle storms back to the ring at 7 of 10. Kyle steps in, he and Hangman circle, then Kyle slips around to waistock. Hangman wrenches, hammerlocks, but Kyle works on an escape. Kyle ELBOWS free, then headlocks. Hangman powers up and out, but Kyle pulls hair to have the headlock again! The ref reprimands and the fans boo but Kyle just grins. Kyle grinds the hold, Hangman powers up, but Kyle wrenches Hangman to wrangle him down. Kyle has a hammerlock, and he says, “Cowboy S*it? More like ride ’em, cowboy~!” Kyle pretends he’s at the rodeo, but Hangman slips out the back to trip Kyle up!
Hangman SPANKS Kyle and Kyle is stunned! Hangman then ROCKS Kyle, ROCKS him again, and then bumps him off buckles. Hangman fires haymakers in the corner, the fans count along, but the ref also counts. Hangman gets seven as the ref goes to 4, but then Kyle kicks low! Kyle headlocks but Hangman powers up and out. Kyle rolls over the dropdown, Hangman handsprings back up, and then Hangman BOOTS Kyle right in the face! Hangman goes right to the apron, but Kyle bails out fast! Archer & Callis applaud the quick thinking, but Hangman suddenly runs in and LARIATS Kyle into the timekeeper’s area!
The fans fire up for Hangman and he revels in it while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Hangman refreshes the ring count, then storms into the timekeeper’s area to fetch Kyle. The ref has Archer stay back while Hangman drags Kyle up. Hangman then whips Kyle hard into barriers! Kyle falls in a heap, Hangman talks trash on Callis & Archer, then Hangman goes back to Kyle. Hangman again refreshes the ring count, then he stands Kyle up to whip him hard into railing! Kyle falls over again but Hangman drags him back up. Hangman puts Kyle in the ring, storms in after him, but Kyle bails out the other side. Hangman is annoyed but Kyle goes to Archer & Calls. Callis coaches Kyle up but Hangman storms over. Kyle SUPERKICKS Hangman down!
Archer applauds, and we see Kyle has a bloody cut on his lower back, and that’s quite literal. Kyle still hobbles over to Hangman, stands him up, and whips him hard into barriers! Now Hangman slumps down and takes a seat. Kyle leaves Hangman behind, but Hangman drags himself into the ring. Kyle runs up and BOOTS Hangman into the corner! Kyle stomps Hangman down, then stomps again and again! The ref counts, Kyle stops at 4, but he sneaks some kicks in there. Kyle then notices the blood on his back. Hangman stands to CHOP! CHOP! And CHOP! Hangman runs, but Kyle hits a kitchen sink knee!
Kyle rains down fists and elbows, then stops to seethe. Dynamite returns to single picture and the fans rally for Hangman. Kyle double checks his bloody back, and then tastes his own blood! The fans tell Kyle he’s sick, and Kyle goes back to Hangman. Kyle stands Hangman up to scoop and SLAM! Hangman writhes but Kyle aims. Kyle KICKS Hangman, but Hangman just seethes. Kyle says okay, and he KICKS again! Kyle scuffs Hangman, KICKS, but Hangman blocks! Kyle fires hands but Hangman fires them in return! Hangman whips, Kyle reverses to break and BOOT! Kyle runs, but Hangman BOOTS him!
Kyle rebounds, into an Alabama Lift! Kyle sunset flips, high stacks, TWO and Kyle deadlifts Hangman! Hangman slips free, dodges, but then Kyle dodges, only for a LARIAT to flip Kyle upside-down! The fans fires up for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” while Kyle sputters and Hangman catches his breath. Both men rise up, and Kyle ROCKS Hangman! Hangman frowns, and he ROCKS Kyle! And ROCKS him again, again, and again! Hangman whips Kyle to ropes, then BACKDROPS him! The fans fire up for that serious hangtime, and Kyle goes to a corner. Hangman runs in and LARIATS! Snapmare and SLIDING LARIAT!
Hangman slashes his throat and brings Kyle back up! Fireman’s carry, but Kyle fires elbows! Kyle half nelsons, Hangman elbows free, then Hangman runs, but Kyle leaps! Only for Hangman to catch him! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Kyle survives and Hangman snarls, but the fans rally up again. Kyle sputters and goes to a corner, but Hangman storms right up on him. Hangman winds up and LARIATS! And LARIATS! And LARIATS again! And again! Again, and again, and again! Hangman winds up after nine for number TEN!! Kyle slumps down and Hangman seethes while the fans fire back up.
Hangman stands Kyle up, whips him corner to corner, then runs up, only for Kyle to go up and over! Kyle comes back but Hangman catches him! FALL AWAY SLAM! Kyle flounders away to the apron, Callis is worried, and Hangman kips up! Hangman then runs to triangle jump LARIAT! Down goes Kyle and Callis is even more worried. Hangman climbs the corner, the fans fire up, but Kyle hurries to anchor Hangman’s feet. Hangman kicks Kyle away, runs up, but Kyle blocks the boot to ENZIGIRI, SUPERKICK, and he reels Hangman in! Kyle suplexes, APRON BRAINBUSTER!! Both men are down and the fans lose their minds!
Callis says Kyle is going to roll into the finals with that one! The ref checks both men, and they’re somehow okay to continue. Kyle drags Hangman up and they’re on top of the barriers now! The fans fire up as Hangman fires body shots, then he blocks a kick! Hangman trips Kyle and Kyle SMACKS off the barriers! Kyle staggers back to his feet, and Hangman sets up to ASAI MOONSAULT! Into an inverted suplex! TOMBSTONE on the floor!! The fans lose their minds as now Hangman returns fire, and Dynamite goes back to picture in picture!
The ref has to again check both men, and both men are still in this somehow. The ring count climbs, the fans rally up, and both men slowly sit up. Hangman springs in at 9, Kyle springs in at 9.5!! The fans fire up as both men stay in this! Hangman and Kyle slowly sit up and crawl on their knees. Hangman throws the first punch! Kyle comes back to throw one, but there wasn’t any sauce behind it. Kyle flops back down, and Hangman scowls. Hangman sits Kyle up to throw another punch! Kyle comes back to throw another shot, and that one had something! The two stand and the haymakers keep going! Hangman ROCKS Kyle again and again!
Kyle ends up in a corner and Hangman HAMMERS away! The ref backs him up, and then Kyle SUPERKICKS Hangman! Hangman staggers to the opposite corner and Kyle smirks. Kyle storms over to Hangman, hoists him to the top rope, then climbs up to join him. Hangman fires body shots but Kyle still brings Hangman to the very top! SUPER- NO, Hangman slips free, and he SHOVES Kyle onto the crossbar! Kyle is stuck up there, so Hangman climbs up after him. Now Hangman brings Kyle to the very top, for a SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Dynamite returns to single picture right as they crash land on the mat!
Norfolk is thunderous, and a standing count begins. The fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but someone has to go face Ospreay at Double or Nothing! Both men rise up, and they again throw haymakers from their knees. They stand, throw more shots, and Hangman fires a flurry! Hangman whips, Kyle reverses, but Hangman ROCKS Kyle! Kyle shakes that off to BOOT Hangman! Kyle runs, Hangman rebounds, and Hangman LARIATS! Kyle staggers around but he stays up. Hangman storms up on Kyle to whip again, but Kyle reverses, wrenches, and SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF SUPLEXES! Hangman staggers to a corner and Kyle takes aim!
Kyle runs, but Hangman POP-UP SIT-OUT POWERBOMBS!! Cover, TWO!! Kyle survives and Hangman is beside himself! Hangman slashes his throat, vowing to end this! Hangman stands Kyle up, Alabama Lifts, but Kyle fights it! Kyle tries to lift Hangman, but Hangman kicks and flails! Hangman tries the Alabama Lift again but Kyle slips through! Hangman ROCKS Kyle, then ROLLING- BOOT from Kyle! Kyle reels Hangman in, hoist shim up, but Hangman slips free of the bomb! Alabama Lift and DEADEYE!! Kyle flops, Hangman covers, TWO!?!? Kyle survives and Hangman is shocked! Callis is very worried now but the fans rally up.
Hangman stands, paces, and then goes up a corner! The fans fire up for the MOONSAULT, but into BOOTS! Kyle runs up, reels Hangman in and hoists him up, LAST RIDE POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!?! Callis knows the problem was Kyle didn’t have the arms trapped. Kyle seethes, but he watches Hangman go to the corner. Kyle runs in again, GAMANGIRI! Then a suplex for the- NO, Hangman slips free, O’Conner Rolls, TWO! Hangman goes to the apron! Hangman BOOTS Kyle away, but Kyle GAMANGIRIS again! Hangman sits down on the apron and Kyle goes back out there. Kyle grins as he brings Hangman up!
Kyle reels Hangman in, but Hangman wrenches free! Alabama Lift, APRON DEADEYE!!! The fans go nuts, Kyle slumps to the floor, and Hangman climbs! ARIHARA MOONSAULT!! Hangman hurries to put Kyle in, and he takes aim! Kyle rises, but he pushes the ref right as Hangman slingshots in! LOW BLOW intercepts the Buckshot!! The fans boo but Kyle suplexes, BRAINBUSTER!!! Cover, TWO!??!!? Hangman survives and shocks everyone, especially Kyle! Callis is furious and he jumps off commentary to argue the count! Norfolk is electric for “COWBOY SH*T! COWBOY SH*T!” Kyle runs corner to corner again, GAMANGIRI!
Kyle hoists Hangman to the top, climbs up, but Hangman fires body shots! Hangman LARIATS! Kyle holds onto ropes for dear life, but Hangman LARIATS again! Hangman gets Norfolk to fire up, and that energy powers Hangman up for another LARIAT!! Kyle falls back, but he rolls and stands again. Hangman slingshots off the corner!! BUCKSHOT!! And then he goes to the apron, BUCKSHOT!!! Cover, HANGMAN WINS!!
Winner: Hangman Page, by pinfall (advances to Double or Nothing)
Virginia is for lovers, but it’s also for fighters! Norfolk cheers as their Cowboy rides on to the finals, but will this be Hangman’s year? Or will he fail to win “the big one” as he has before?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite, and good moves towards not just Double or Nothing but also Beach Break. Well, to be fair, a lot more matches will surely be announced next week, it’s still just the world title match for now. But after The Opps of course squashed Comoroto, Titus & Hawkins, it makes sense for the Death Riders to ambush them. Shibata suffering that chair spot is surely so the World Trios Championships won’t be defended until closer to Double or Nothing, probably giving Pac time to recover so he can team with Claudio & Yuta again. But a Steel Cage for the world title is great stuff, though that doesn’t necessarily change the odds into Joe’s favor.
Awesome opening 8 Man, and it felt like all these guys were bringing that PWG energy. In the end, The Elite with Ricochet win out because for one, Ricochet needs some wins to stay strong. Two, The Bucks win to get heat and build themselves up, and Okada couldn’t take the pin because we’re still on some long route to Okada VS Omega. We’ve got a month, so I’m sure we’ll see those two interact more and perhaps have Omega issue the challenge first. I don’t know if title unification really needs to happen, but one way or another, we’re going to get another instant classic from these two.
Very good promo from Mercedes Mone to play up just how stuck up her Heel persona is. Great match from Toni VS Miyu, and I do appreciate Toni is being a fighting champion right now. I hope that’s not a sign that she’s gonna lose to Mone at All In… Hayter had a great response to Mone’s promo with her physicality, and Toni enjoying Hayter’s music was great stuff. I still hope Athena comes back around past Double or Nothing to build something for All In, and part of me still hopes it is Athena VS Mone, the ROH Women’s and AEW TBS titles on the line. At this point, Mone is on the level of someone who can stop Athena and vice-versa, that’ll be a great match.
Very good promo from The Patriarchy with Lethal, and great match of Nick VS Lethal. Great win for Lethal to build some momentum going into BOSJ, and I can’t wait to see how Nick does in that round robin. Great stuff with Hurt Syndicate and MJF, and of course MJF can’t help but get mad when Lashley rejects him again. Lashley telling MJF to go hurt somebody, MJF will definitely try that. It might even happen as soon as Collision on Saturday, perhaps costing some random Face a good win. That can also be a good opportunity for whoever that is, as they can have a match with MJF and maybe even a story with the Hurt Syndicate.
And very good stuff going into the main event. Good promo from The Don Callis Family, and awesome main event match of Kyle VS Hangman. Given last week’s go-home math, it makes sense Hangman would win here. Plus, MJF saying Hangman would choke, this gives Hangman that chance to prove MJF wrong. Ospreay VS Hangman is also a fresh match-up for an awesome Owen Hart Cup Finals. It still feels like Ospreay is going on to All In given he helped kick off this year’s Owen Hart Cup build, and Ospreay will finally get in on the Death Riders story like he and Darby Allin talked about months ago.
My Score: 8.8/10
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