Results
Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (7/25/22)
Twenty YEARS of Mysterio!
Madison Square Garden holds a Celeb-REY-tion!
The WWE celebrates Rey Mysterio’s 20 YEARS in the company, and tonight on Raw, Rey and Dominik seek revenge on Finn Balor & Damian Priest! Will the Judgement Day finally face their own judgement?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Drew McIntyre VS (Austin) Theory; McIntyre wins, by disqualification.
- Drew McIntyre & Bobby Lashley VS (Austin) Theory & Sheamus w/ The Brawling Brutes; McIntyre & Lashley win.
- The Mysterios VS The Judgement Day; The Mysterios win.
- Alexa Bliss VS “Doudrop” Piper Niven w/ Nikki A.S.H; Bliss wins.
- AJ Styles & Dolph Ziggler VS The Alpha Academy; Styles & Ziggler wins.
- Six Man Tag: Matt Riddle & The Street Profits VS The Bloodline; The Bloodline wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Raw opens with MIZ ATTACKING LOGAN PAUL!
Miz is raining down fists on the social media megastar! Logan gets up but Miz RAMS Logan into a corner! And again! Logan clubs back, they scrap, Logan hits a SPINEBUSTER! Miz keeps hitting from below, referees rush out, the brawl just continues as Logan gets loose! Officials try to hold these two back, Miz gets out of the ring, but then wants back in! The refs stop Miz from sliding in and Logan cools off. Will either of these two men wait for SummerSlam to finish this?
Roman Reigns is here!
The Tribal Chief, the Head of the Table, the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, leads the way for The Bloodline. Paul Heyman holds the blue belt while Roman wears the block, the Usos have all their tag titles, and the Bloodline raises them up for the pyro. Madison Square Garden is packed but torn down the middle as Roman walks to the ring. And as always, Roman and the Usos raise the belts again for more pyro. Fans chant for “ROMAN! ROMAN!” and Heyman hands the mic over. Roman smiles and says, “Madison Square Garden! ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” Fans are still torn but Roman tells the “Wise Man” that he doesn’t like talking anymore.
Roman hands the mic to Heyman and Heyman is rather surprised. “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Island of Relevancy. Where tonight our new capital…” The mic is not working. Okay, sound guy, you must be from Jersey. He’s next one out the door. But as Heyman was saying, welcome to our capital, New York City, and their city hall, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN! This honor has been bestowed upon him by his Tribal Chief because this Sunday marks 700 DAYS of the title reign of the Head of the Table, the GOAT, the Greatest of All Time, Roman… Reigns!
And admittedly, this plays into the hands of the challenger for the Undisputed Title, because he just loves to piss on everyone’s parade. And Heyman of course means… BRRROCK! LESNARRR! Heyman asks us this, “When Randy Couture was the greatest MMA Heavyweight of all time, who ruined that party? Brock Lesnar! When the Undertaker was 21-0 at WrestleMania, who ruined that party? Brock! Lesnar! When John Cena was running around with all the Hustle, Loyalty and Respect, who took him to Suplex City and burst that bubble? BROCK! LESNAR! And now, Brock Lesnar looks at this Saturday as day number 699, and he says, ‘Oh, I’m gonna ruin the party for Roman Reigns.’
“This is why my Tribal Chief takes it so personally. Roman Reigns is tired of Brock Lesnar’s legacy being tied into the legacy of the GOAT, Roman Reigns. You think of the Knicks, you think of the Celtics. You think of the Yankees, you think of the Red Sox. You think of Hogan, you think of Macho Man. You think of Stone Cold, you think of The Rock. Well when you think of Roman Reigns, you will no longer, after Saturday, have to think of Brock Lesnar again, because the Suplexorcist is going to exorcise the demon of Brock Lesnar out of the legacy of Roman… Reigns!
“It’s enough! We’re sick of Brock Lesnar’s name! We’re sick of Brock Lesnar riding on the coattails of the greatness of Roman Reigns! IT’s time for Brock to go back to Saskatchewan and slaughter a bunch of hogs.” Heyman says this is what will happen: Anything. All Roman needs to do to keep Brock Lesnar down for the count of ten in their very last match together, he will finally rid of himself of Brock Lesnar. Which is why Roman has nothing to say tonight. Because Roman cannot stand the sound of the name “Brock Lesnar.” And after Saturday at SummerSlam, Brock Lesnar, you will not be able to stand at all!
But fans chant for “Suplex City!” and then (Austin) Theory arrives! Theory says what’s so funny right now is that The Bloodline talks a lot, but they seem to forget the most important details. See, at SummerSlam, Theory won’t just take back his US Championship from Bobby Lashley, but he’ll walk down to the ring, just like he is now, cash in his Money in the Bank contract, and it won’t matter if it’s Brock Lesnar or Roman Reigns, because Theory will become the NEW Undisputed WWE Universal Champion! Roman gets the mic back to tell Theory, “You just gonna stop right there? If you’re gonna come into my arena, at least step foot in my ring and acknowledge your Tribal Chief.”
Theory is hesitant to step forward but Roman says he can’t get scared now. Fans chant “Don’t Be Scared!” and Theory gets in the ring. Roman chuckles and so do the Usos. Theory is nervous! NYC should take it easy, this is his first time. Roman gets it, though. Wise Man, we like Theory, don’t we? He’s alright. Roman can appreciate what Theory’s trying to do but let’s be honest: Theory has no clue what he’s doing. He needs a Wise Man of his own! He needs someone to counsel him! Roman will do that for Theory. Here are some words of wisdom: start looking around. Analyze the situation. Daddy’s not here no more. This is Roman’s ring.
Fans chant “Daddy’s Gone!” and Roman points it out. Fans chant now “Who’s Your Daddy?” Roman says if Theory keeps messing up, Roman will be the daddy! But let’s understand the situation here: Roman runs The Garden now. Roman drops the mic, pats Theory on the back, and Jey SLAPS Theory! So Theory CLUBS Jey! Roman keeps Jey from retaliating, Theory dares someone to step up. The Bloodline spares Theory, for now. Will Theory reconsider his master plan for SummerSlam?
Raw returns and Theory gets a proper introduction.
The Youngest Mr. Money in the Bank says that is what he truly deserves. And he is sure we all enjoyed what Roman- Wait, Drew McIntyre is here?! SmackDown’s Scottish Warrior, and his sword, Angela, are here on Raw for MSG! Fans are fired up for it, but Theory isn’t so sure. A ref gets in the ring, this is a match!
Drew McIntyre VS (Austin) Theory!
The bell rings and McIntyre CLOBBERS Theory! Fans fire up, McIntyre drags Theory up to bump off buckles! He puts Theory’s shirt over his head to CHOP the chest! Fans fire up as McIntyre says one more! McIntyre stands Theory up again to CHOP! Then he deadlift suplexes Theory with ease! Fans fire up as Theory writhes and McIntyre stalks him to a corner. McIntyre brings Theory up but Theory throws body shots. Theory stomps McIntyre into a corner, whips, but McIntyre blocks. Theory CHOPS but McIntyre just scowls. Theory CHOPS again, and McIntyre TOSSES Theory into the corner for a windmill of haymakers!
McIntyre suplexes to TOSS Theory across the way! McIntyre drags Theory back up, but Theory JAWBREAKERS free! Theory fires off haymakers and stomps again, has McIntyre in the corner as he fires off, but he lets off as the ref counts. Fans boo, but Theory whips corner to corner. McIntyre comes right back to CLOBBER Theory! McIntyre whips Theory to ropes to OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! Theory stagger sup into the FUTURE SHOCK! Fans fire up more as McIntyre aims from the corner. But Theory flops out of the ring and tries to steady himself. McIntyre goes out, but Theory kicks him low!
McIntyre blocks the barrier bump to kick and bump Theory! McIntyre lifts Theory to DROP him on the announce desk! Fans are fired up as Raw goes to break!
Raw returns and McIntyre catches Theory in a tilt-o-whirl BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! McIntyre looms over Theory, brings him up and whips him to ropes. Theory holds ropes, dodges McIntyre and TOSSES him out at the same time! Fans boo, Theory wants the count to go faster! The ring count is 3 of 10 as McIntyre stands up. McIntyre gets on the apron, Theory fires off hands then SMACKS McIntyre off the post! And then he RAMS McIntyre into steel steps! The restarted count is 5 of 10 now, Theory gets in the ring to let it finish. McIntyre flounders, he’s up and in at 9.9!! But Theory rains down fists!
Theory is furious, he talks trash and drags McIntyre up, and he grins as he suplexes. McIntyre blocks, Theory throws body shots, but McIntyre suplexes Theory instead! Both men are down and fans rally up. McIntyre gets to ropes and stands, Theory follows. Theory throws a haymaker but McIntyre gives it back! Theory throws another but so does McIntyre! They go back and forth, Theory wobbles but still throws hand with McIntyre! McIntyre gets the edge, then DECKS Theory! McIntyre whips Theory to ropes and hits a SPINEBUSTER! Jackknife cover, TWO!! Theory survives but McIntyre says it’s time!
Fans fire up as McIntyre takes aim, here comes the countdown! But wait, here come the Brawling Brutes! They attack McIntyre!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by pinfall
Sheamus, Ridge Holland and Pete Dunne mug McIntyre, and Theory helps out! Then Dunne claws at McIntyre’s face and Sheamus digs in the broken shillelagh! But here comes LASHLEY! Lashley WRECKS Ridge then brawls with Theory! Lashley tosses Theory, McIntyre tosses Dunne! Sheamus is shocked but Theory rushes back in. Except Theory sees he’s 2v1 and he runs off! McIntyre calls out Theory and the Brutes, will he and Lashley get at them before this weekend?
Drew McIntyre & Bobby Lashley VS (Austin) Theory & Sheamus w/ The Brawling Brutes!
As Teddy Long might say, HOLLA HOLLA! The Scottish Warrior & All Mighty team up against their foes, but will the Youngest Mr. MITB Ever and The Fella turn the tides?
Lashley has Theory down and he tags McIntyre in. Lashley drags Theory up, McIntyre CHOPS Theory down! Sheamus is stinging from that one, and McIntyre stands Theory up to throw haymakers. McIntyre whips, Theory reverses, but McIntyre holds ropes and BOOTS back. But Sheamus DECKS McIntyre behind the ref’s back! Lashley protests but the damage is done. Theory tags Sheamus, Sheamus stalks McIntyre to a corner and fires off haymakers and stomps. The ref counts, Sheamus lets off and digs his knee into McIntyre. The ref counts, Sheamus lets off, but Ridge and Dunne are lurking.
Lashley and Sheamus talk trash at each other, but McIntyre throws body shots and CHOPS! Sheamus gets around for an IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Sheamus holds on, flexes, and then dumps McIntyre down. Sheamus looms over McIntyre, taunts him, then stomps him down. Fans rally while Sheamus CLUBS McIntyre. Sheamus ROCKS McIntyre with that shot to the back, then throws haymakers. McIntyre throws haymakers and CHOPS back! Sheamus blocks to CLUB McIntyre down again! Sheamus taunts Theory with the fake take, then he drags McIntyre up by his nose. Fans rally with “We Want Bobby!” and McIntyre hits a GLASGOW KISS!
Both Celtic and Scottish Warriors are down as fans fire up! They stir, crawl for their corners, hot tag to Lashley! The Rocky Mountain Machine rallies on Sheamus, elbows him to a corner, then runs corner to corner to clothesline! Fans fire up as Lashley goes corner to corner again to RAM into Sheamus! Lashley brings Sheamus in, suplexes, and holds Sheamus up for five before the SLAM! Theory runs in, but gets a COMPLETE SHOT! Lashley clotheslines Sheamus out to the Brutes! Lashley then goes out and he builds up speed, into a knee from Sheamus! “That’s what you get!!” And Dunne wants after McIntyre!
The ref keeps Dunne from McIntyre, but it’s Ridge who goes after McIntyre! McIntyre HEADBUTTS Ridge, Dunne leaps, but into McIntyre’s arms! OVERHEAD Belly2Belly sends Dunne into Ridge! The ref tells them they’re done! The ref EJECTS the Brutes! Fans fire up but Sheamus is furious! What happens now that this is truly 2v2? We find out, after the break!
Raw returns again and Theory has Lashley in a chinlock. Fans rally, Lashley fights up, but Theory CLUBS Lashley down and covers, TWO! Theory clamps back on with a SLEEPER! Lashley endures, fights up again, and he fireman’s carries Theory! Theory CLUBS Lashley down again, then tags in Sheamus! Sheamus stomps Lashley then drags him to the center. Sheamus rains down fists then asks MSG, “Are you not entertained?!” Then he sucker punches McIntyre! But Lashley hits a SPINEBUSTER! Fans fire up as Lashley crawls and McIntyre storms back up the steps. Hot tags to McIntyre and Theory!
McIntyre rallies on Theory, clinches to OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! Then another OVERHEAD back the other way! And a NECKBREAKER! McIntyre kips up, fires up, and fans are with him! McIntyre reels Theory in, but Theory wrenches out of the underhooks! The haymakers fly, McIntyre runs but Theory follows, into a POP-UP SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Theory survives but McIntyre drags him back up. McIntyre whips Theory to ropes, Theory KICKS him away! Lashley tags in, McIntyre comes back but Theory dodges and Sheamus holds ropes to dump McIntyre out.
But Lashley gets Theory for the MILE HIGH SPINEBUSTER! Cover, but Sheamus FLYING KNEE DROPS it apart! McIntyre returns to clothesline Sheamus and himself out! Those two start brawling, McIntyre CHOPS but Sheamus pokes an eye! Sheamus fireman’s’ carries, WHITE NOISE to the floor! Theory sits up and sees he has Lashley to himself. Theory fireman’s carries Lashley, but wait, is that DOLPH ZIGGLER? Ziggler has Theory’s phone! Theory is distracted, Lashley slips free to the HURT LOCK! Theory taps, Lashley and McIntyre win!
Winners: Drew McIntyre & Bobby Lashley, by submission
The Showoff gets under Theory’s skin again, and now the Scottish Warrior and the All Mighty are rolling towards this weekend. Will McIntyre win the Donnybrook with Sheamus? Will Theory have his focus split too much to win much of anything at SummerSlam? But then Theory gets to the ramp, and DOUBLE SUPERKICKS from the Usos take him out!! And they hand Roman the briefcase! Roman looks it over, then kneels by Theory to return it. If Theory wants to cash in, he has to have this briefcase. And when he does, Roman wants Theory to make the right decision. Is that all the Bloodline’s way of saying Theory has no chance in Nashville?
It all started on July 25th, 2002.
Rey Mysterio quite literally FLEW into the WWE when he hit a CROSSBODY OF A CAGE on Christian and Lance Storm. And if that didn’t tell you he was something special, then just look at what happened after. Lucha libre on another level, and the 619 as his finisher, who didn’t love the Ultimate Underdog? And of course, his friendship and rivalry with Eddie Guerrero helped him reach the top of the mountain in 2006. Winning the Royal Rumble to headline WrestleMania 22 to take the World Heavyweight Championship from Randy Orton was proof that dreams really do come true in life.
Dominik says it is a blessing to have one of the best ever be his own father, always by his side. They made history together as a father-son tag team championship duo, and that was just one of many amazing accomplishments in Rey’s career. “Every day is a blessing. This has been the biggest ride of my life.” And it isn’t done yet!
The Mysterios arrive in style!
Rey and Dominik pull up, and they’ve brought Mrs. and Aliyah Mysterio, too! Tonight, we all celebrate, after the break.
Another mysterious video plays.
The gears of a clock are turning. More glimpses of items pertaining to John Cena, Rey Mysterio, The Undertaker and more. The bloody writing continues. “I am coming to,” but to what?
Backstage interview with Dolph Ziggler.
Kevin Patrick asks about Ziggler continuing to target Theory. Can he explain his actions? Ziggler says the answer is simple: Theory needs to be taught a lesson. Ziggler has seen thousands of them come and thousands of them go. Everything Theory has had as quickly as he got them was because he was handed them. Sure, he’s quick, athletic, and almost as handsome as Ziggler, but- AJ Styles walks over and says he appreciates what Ziggler is up to. The two of them seem to have a lot in common, actually. But then SHOOOOSH! Shoosh, please. Chad Gable won’t ignore such slander. Especially from two guys who are just jealous that Theory has already surpassed them.
Just like Gable surpasses their IQs. But jealousy is an ugly disease. But “the man with the golden brain” has the cure, and that is Alpha Academy beating it out of them! Hold on. Is this them challenging Ziggler and Styles to a tag match? Oh, he figured that out all on his own? Gable’s so proud. YES this is a tag match challenge! Tonight, in the Garden of Madison Square! Then challenge accepted. Also, see you out there, you Nathan Fielder wannabe. Who? Don’t worry about it. But will Gable & Otis lose from A to Z?
The Mysterios head to the ring!
Rey and Dom are all geared up, the Mysterios celebrate with in-ring action. The rest of the family, as well as friends, are watching backstage with a special Mysterio cake. Rey gets the mic as fans chant, “Thank You, Rey!” Rey says, “Twenty years, this is special, man. Really special. Now let me give you a little backstory. I was 14 years old when I had my first match in Tijuana. And I never imagined in a million years that I would one day perform inside a WWE ring, travel the world, make money, and create legendary rivalries for all, each and every one of you to enjoy.”
The truth is, guys Rey’s size back then just weren’t in the business. But Rey broke that stereotype and that blueprint of what a WWE Superstar should look like. “Now, as a smaller guy, and as a damn proud Latino, I became world champion at WrestleMania 22. And I made a lot of friends along the way. Friends that I wanna thank for helping pave the road for me in my career. You might know some of these names. Dean Malenko. K Dog, Viva la Raza! Batista! Kurt Angel. How ’bout Edge? And we cannot forget the great Eddie Guerrero!” Fans chant for “Eddie! Eddie!”
Rey says he loves and misses Eddie every day. Rey wouldn’t be here without Eddie, and Eddie is always watching over him, so thank you, Eddie. But tonight, Rey stands here before us, truly humble and appreciative of all the love and support the fans have given these past 20 years. Fans chant, “Thank You, Rey!” Rey says to be able to do all that with his family means even more. Fans chant, “You Deserve It!” Rey tells Angie and Aalyah that he wants to say thanks for always being there. He loves them both. And of course, for Dom, Rey is so proud of his son. Rey is proud of the man Dom’s become, and that one day, when Rey is no longer here, Dom will represent the Mysterio legacy to the fullest. Rey loves Dom.
To the fans, here and around the world, Rey wants to thank you for accepting him, always rolling with the Mysterios, and for 20 of the dopest, most awesome years of his life! And Rey has saved the best for last. Rey wants to thank all these fans here tonight. He could’ve been anywhere in the world, but he is here tonight in the legendary and iconic Madison Square Garden, celebrating 20 years! He loves you all! Gracias! Rey continues in Spanish to say he will always be here to represent the Latino culture with pride and respect. He loves you all, this means the world to him! Wait, here comes the Judgement Day from out of the crowd!
Finn Balor applauds as he approaches ringside, and Damian Priest is on the other side! The Mysterios find themselves flanked, but this match will happen fair and square, after the break.
The Mysterios VS The Judgement Day!
Raw returns, this match is already going, and Finn brings Dom up to bump off buckles. Finn CHOPS Dom, CHOPS him again, then CHOPS him again. Finn whips corner to corner, runs in and CHOPS yet again! Finn grinds his forearm in and makes sure Rey is watching. Finn whips corner to corner again but Dom dodges! Hot tag to Rey! Rey fires off on Finn, whips him to ropes but Finn reverses to kick low! Finn runs, sunset flips but Rey slips through to basement dropkick! Rey DECKS Damian, BOOTS Finn, then tilt-o-whirl RANAS Finn down! Tag back to Dom, the Mysterios hit a DOUBLE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP!
Dom gets Rey up to POWERBOMB him onto Finn! Cover, TWO! Dom bumps Finn off buckles again and again, tags Rey back in, and Rey throws haymakers. Rey climbs up the corner to trap Finn’s arm and rain down fists! Fans count along and Rey goes all the way to 10! Rey gives us some Latino Heat then whips corner to corner. Finn reverses hard and Rey bounces off buckles! Finn drags Rey over, tags in Priest, and Priest stomps Rey. Priest drags Rey up, ROCKS Rey with a right, then stalks him to ropes. Priest soaks up the heat and he CHOKES Rey on the ropes! The ref counts, Priest lets off, but then Priest drags Rey up to put in a corner.
Priest whips corner to corner hard, then he runs in to back elbow! Priest gets Rey up, BROKEN ARROW! Priest then taunts Dom before he covers Rey, TWO! Priest clamps onto an armlock and Rey endures. Fans rally, Rey fights up but Priest tags Finn. Priest scoop SLAMS Rey, Finn slingshot STOMPS Rey down! Rey sputters, Finn brings him around and throws elbows into the shoulders. Finn then clamps on a thrashing SLEEPER! Rey endures, the family rallies backstage, and Rey fights the hold. Rey slips off the scoop to ENZIGURI, tag to Dom! Dom goes up to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO!
Dom hurries up to arm-drag Finn around! And knuckle lock, knee low, and go up, up, and FLYING ARM-DRAG! Priest tags in but Dom dodges Finn to DECK Priest! Dom dropkicks Finn out then DIVES at Priest, only to end up in a TOSS into barriers! Priest roars and Judgement Day stands tall as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Finn keeps Dom away from Rey with a knee. Finn whips, Dom kicks back! Dom hits a SLING-DOG! Fans fire up while both men are down, and Dom crawls to his corner. Finn also crawls, hot tags to Priest and Rey! Rey KICKS a leg out, ducks ‘n’ dodges to springboard CROSSBODY! Priest stagger sup into more KICKS, but he blocks the whip! Priest reveres, Rey goes up but Priest puts him on the apron. Rey shoulders in, GAMANGIRIS, then goes up top, SEATED SENTON! Cover, TWO! Priest is still in this and he shoves Rey. Rey KICKS Priest, runs, but into a SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO! Rey is still in this and Priest is furious!
Priest drags Rey up, calls his shot, and hoists Rey up, but Rey slips off the crucifix with a RANA! Priest tumbles to ropes, but Finn tags in! Rey dials it up into a LARIAT! Finn grins, runs and SHOTGUNS Rey into the corner! Finn goes up as Rey is down, COUP DE GRACE!! Cover, Dom breaks it in time! Finn is furious and he KICKS Dom in the side! Finn tosses Dom out, snarls and shouts to Priest. Priest grabs a chair! Priest brings the chair to the ring, then he fetches another. The ref is busy with Priest, but Finn has the one chair! To then pull an Eddie! Now Dom distracts the ref! Rey JAMS Finn for real! THEN PULLS AN EDDIE!
Fans fire up and Finn is caught red handed again! Finn runs in , to a RANA! Priest runs in, Rey dodges and dropkicks him! They’re both on ropes, the Mysterios both dial it up! DOUBLE 619!! Rey goes up top while Dom gets Priest out, FROG SPLASH!! Cover, The Mysterios win!!
Winners: The Mysterios, by pinfall
That’s the way to celebrate the 20th anniversary! Will this get the Judgement Day to leave them alone? Or is this only going to escalate from here?
The celeb-REY-tion continues backstage.
The family cheers for Rey as the champagne is served and the conquering heroes join them! Champagne shower for Rey and Dom and then the tequila is brought out! Salud! And of course, a gift! Rey opens it up, and voila! It’s his 1997 Halloween Havoc gear! Aalyah dug it out of storage, but this is the real deal, too. But wait, Rhea Ripley is crashing the party! Dom ells her hold on, this is a special night. Aalyah tells Rhea to leave. Rhea pie faces her back, then drags Dom away! Rey pursues, and Priest BOOTS him down! Finn is there to drag Rey along the hallway! Finn says it isn’t Rey’s anniversary, it’s Finn’s birthday!
The Judgement Day stomp Rey, then get him up for a POWERBOMB through a table!! The family rushes over to check on Rey as Finn, Priest and Rhea laugh away into the shadows. Will this never end until the Mysterios are all but destroyed?
Bianca Belair heads to the ring!
The RawEST Women’s Champion is here in New York, ready to defend her title in her home state of Tennessee against a familiar foe in Becky Lynch. And speaking of, Becky shows up before Bianca can even speak! But then Bianca tells Becky, “Girl, uh-uh. Oh, you’re not used to anybody stopping you in your tracks, huh? Choo-choo~! Now Becky, we all know that you’ve got the biggEST mouth in the WWE, but The EST didn’t come here to NYC to hear you run it. So I’mma let you finish, but before you start all that complaining, let me remind you of a few things, okay? I am the strongEST, the roughEST, the toughEST, and the quickEST.”
Becky wants to say her part but Bianca interrupts her again, so Becky sucker punches her! Becky dares Bianca to talk now, but Bianca trips Becky to fire off forearms! Bianca throws off the earrings but Becky tackles her back! They brawl, get up, brawl more, and Becky knees low to clinch. Bianca fires off elbows to get free, then she ROCKS Becky! Bianca torture racks but Becky grabs ropes. Bianca throws Becky out but Becky gets the ponytail and drags Bianca right up and out! Becky fires off hands, Bianca hits back, Becky POSTS Bianca! But Bianca TACKLES Becky onto the desk! And then they tumble off it!
Fans fire up as Becky throws more hands! Bianca gets away for a moment but wants right back at Becky! The refs rush out again but fans want to “Let Them Fight!” Becky and Bianca reach out but the officials keep them apart. Another grudge will have to wait, will Bianca just have to wait to get at the Big Time?
Backstage interview with Alexa Bliss.
Sarah says Alexa faces a familiar opponent in Doudrop. What is her mindset going into this? And what will Alexa look for next? Alexa says it’s fine Doudrop keeps wanting these matches, but here’s what she doesn’t get. What is the dynamic of Piper Niven and Nikki A.S.H? They make fun of Alexa for having Lily, but why are they friends? They don’t benefit anything from it. Alexa loves Lily but she doesn’t need Lily and Lily doesn’t need Alexa. Lily’s an independent woman who makes her own money through WWE Shop.
But here’s why Alexa is number one. Becky and Bianca, it doesn’t matter who wins, you both better watch out. Alexa will reclaim her place at the top of the Raw Women’s Division. Alexa blows a kiss, but will she get #Doudropped on the road back to the title?
The medical team checks Rey out.
He’s clutching his shoulder, but then Judgement Day comes back! Dom tells them to not even get close, as does security. But then Rhea gets around to BOOT Rey in the bad arm! “Happy 20th, Rey!” Rhea laughs as she runs off again! Are these jackals not done with him tonight?
Alexa Bliss VS “Doudrop” Piper Niven w/ Nikki A.S.H!
Raw returns as Piper makes her entrance, the Almost Super Hero by her side. The bell rings and Nikki swipes at Alexa! Alexa avoids that but then Nikki grabs Lily! Alexa DECKS Nikki, but Piper CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO!! Alexa survives but Piper drags her up quick to SMACK her in the head! Piper brings Alexa around, bumps her off buckles and SPLASHES in the corner! Alexa flops and sputters but Nikki laughs at her pain. Piper taunts Alexa, drags her up and CLUBS the arm. Piper HEADBUTTS the arm and Alexa gets to ropes. Alexa throws body shots with the good arm but Piper CLUBS her down!
Piper brings Alexa around to suplex high and hard! Cover, TWO! Nikki argues the count for Piper but the ref says it was fair. Piper drags Alexa up into a COBRA CLUTCH! Piper thrashes Alexa and Nikki cheers her on, but fans rally for Alexa. Alexa fights up, throws body shots, then sips free, but into a short arm LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Piper is frustrated and fans rally up. Piper drags Alexa up to SLAP her! And again! Alexa staggers away, Piper RAMS into her at the corner! Piper then runs, but Alexa dodges! Piper hits buckles, and Alexa tilt-o-whirls, only for Piper to stop that and HEADBUTT again!
Piper runs, into a drop toehold! Alexa BUZZSAWS Piper in the arm again and again, then ROCKS her, KNEES her, ROCKS her again, then KNEES her again! Alexa runs to SHOTGUN Piper down! Cover, TWO! Alexa is frustrated now but she drags Piper up. Alexa reels Piper in but Piper RAMS her into the corner again! Pier shakes her head and runs in again, but Alexa dodges! Piper POSTS herself, and Alexa goes up! But Piper distracts the ref and Nikki trips Alexa up! Piper scoops Alexa but Alexa swings to DDT!! Cover, Alexa wins!
Winner: Alexa Bliss, by pinfall
Nikki is shocked! Alexa turned the tide and took the win from Piper! And she even has Lily celebrate with the fans. Will Alexa prove she can rise back up all on her own?
AJ Styles talks with Logan Paul backstage.
Styles loved what Logan did with Miz tonight. It was phenomenal, no pun intended. Now, Styles doesn’t want there to be any confusion. He likes what Logan did out there, but he doesn’t necessarily like Logan Paul himself, he doesn’t really know Logan that well. But he likes The Miz way less, so do everyone a favor and shut Miz up at SummerSlam. Logan says he’s got that covered. Logan heads for gorilla, will #ImPAULsiveTV be must-see?
Logan Paul heads to the ring!
He’s got a tuxedo on and the set of ImPAULsive TV is waiting for him. “New York Cityyyy~! We are at Madison Square Garden, and guys, I gotta say, because my brother is actually going to be fighting here next weekend.” Fans are torn on Jake Paul, but Logan says that’s next weekend. Today, tonight, is Monday Night Raw! And the debut of ImPAULsiveTV! It’s like MizTV, but people actually watch. So let’s get impulsive. Logan calls Miz out to finish what they started! They can finish this here in the Mecca of fight sport entertainment! Oh, Miz doesn’t come out? That’s surprising. This is Miz’s MO, getting all the attention!
Logan calls Miz out more, but there’s still no response. Miz is probably trembling backstage with his shriveled little prunes. But wait! Here comes MARYSE! And she tells Logan that first, she doesn’t appreciate him talking about her amazing, awesome, fantastic husband, star of their hit reality show, Miz & Mrs., which has a big double episode finale tonight on the USA Network after Raw, which will be awesome. Second, Logan doesn’t talk about her kids ever again! And most of all, she doesn’t like him talking about her man’s gen… genito… his PACKAGE! But fans still chant “TINY BALLS!” Maryse says that’s not a thing!
Maryse puts her hand up and copies Miz, “When my hand goes up, your mouths go shut!” But she’ll have you know, Logan~, that the average size of a man’s… testicles, is between 1.8 and 2 inches. The Miz’s balls are more like these she has here. Whoa, who measures their nuts? Miz returns, finally being egged on too much by Logan. And Miz says HE does. And so does every single man in MSG. But this isn’t about that. This is about Miz VS Logan at SummerSlam! Miz wants to explain something to Logan. Miz gave him everything here! If not for Miz, Logan wouldn’t be in the WWE, wouldn’t have gone to WrestleMania, and wouldn’t be on SummerSlam! Logan owes Miz!
So Miz will be perfectly clear! Miz taught Logan everything he knows but not everything Miz knows. So at SummerSlam, you won’t get fun loving dad Miz, or reality show TV Miz. You are getting Big Moment Miz! The TWO-TIME GRAND SLAM WINNER Miz! John Cena getting beat in the main event Miz! And when the dust settles, you and every moron watching will know that Miz is AWW- SHUT UP!! Logan called Miz out to throw down and all Miz does is talk! But Logan always knew Miz had tiny- Maryse slaps the mic away! Wow, congrats, Maryse. You’ve got bigger balls than your husband.
Maryse keeps Miz back, but here comes CIAMPA! Logan brawls with Ciampa, Miz gets in but Logan just tackles him! But Ciampa CLOBBERS Logan from behind! Ciampa helps Miz up, and Miz drags Logan up. But Logan tackles Miz down! Ciampa CLOBBERS Logan again, they beat Logan down 2v1, and even the ImPAULsive sign falls on Logan! Miz and Ciampa tear that up, throw it out, and Ciampa drags Logan up again. Miz hooks Logan up for a SKULL CRUSHIGN FINALE! Miz smirks as he looks down on Logan. Fans want that “One More Time!” but Miz takes off his jacket to sling over his shoulder. Miz and Ciampa fist bump, but will Logan finally get his revenge on Saturday?
Backstage interview with the Street Profits AND the Usos.
Kevin Patrick introduces each team one at a time, and even adds the special guest referee, Double J, Jeff Jarrett! The Usos and The Profits have the Six Man Tag main event still to come, but they will be 2v2 at SummerSlam for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships. But Ford won’t let Kevin get to his questions. Tonight, the Usos get a preview of what happens this Saturday. YESSIR! Jey says they’ll just body the Profits again, like they did at MITB! YESSIR! Ford says they didn’t body nobody then. The teams start pushing and Jarrett tells EVERYONE to shut up! Anyone who gets outta line tonight, Jarrett will remember at SummerSlam. So you better keep the peace.
Jarrett heads off, Profits and Usos tell each other that Jarrett just told the other team off. The Profits are up and #WeWantTheSmoke! Well good, but you’re still the twos, because #WeTheOnes! But then Jarrett returns and they all calm down. Ain’t he great?
AJ Styles & Dolph Ziggler VS The Alpha Academy!
Two #PhenomenalShowoffs quickly bonded over their disdain for cocky newbies like Theory, but Chad Gable & Otis claim it’s all just jealousy. Will Styles & Ziggler prove it’s nothing of the sort? Or will they SHOOOOSH?
Raw returns and the Alpha Academy make their entrance. Chad has a mic to SHOOOOSH Madison Square Garden. “New York, I’m disappointed in you. You know better than that. You do not boo an Olympian. You do not boo a man with a Master’s Degree, and you do not boo a man who did it with an immaculate 4.0 GPA. A Thank Yew~!” Fans still boo anyway. Gable says they’re the ones who live on a decomposing, putrid excuse of an island, okay? An island, in fact, that will end up at the bottom of the ocean under the weight of the human garbage that lives on it! Gable says not to get mad, that’s just science!
And when it comes to human garbage, Gable tells Styles and Ziggler are just another thrown-together team that will just end up a disappointment. Like an organization that is an embarrassment, the New York Knicks. So everyone do NYC a favor and let them get a look at a real tag team! The intellect, Chad Gable. The tree trunk, Otis! A THANK YEW~! The teams sort out, Ziggler and Gable start. They tie up, go around, Gable drags Ziggler down to facelock but Ziggler slips around to half nelson and cradle, ONE! DROPKICK! Ziggler drags Gable up and over, tag to Styles, and they mug Gable.
Styles CLUBS Gable, but Gable throat chops! Gable says “SHOOSH!” then runs, but Styles hurdles and drops to then DROPKICK! Gable bails out, the ring count starts, but Styles slingshots to FLYING FOREARM! Down goes Gable, Styles drags him and his big brain back up as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and the Academy double whips Styles for a double back drop! Styles lands hard, Otis DECKS Ziggler! Otis covers Styles, TWO! Otis drags Styles up, clamps on a neck wrench, but fans rally as Styles fights up. Styles JAWBREAKERS, but Otis back suplexes! Styles lands on his feet then jumps, but Otis catches him! Styles sunset flips through, but Otis stays up. Otis jumps but Styles avoids the elbow drop! Styles hurries, hot tag to Ziggler! Ziggler dodges Otis, DECKS Gable, fires off on Otis and KNEES him! Ziggler runs, into the WRECKER ELBOW! Otis shouts, “For the Academy!”
Otis taunts Ziggler, tags Gable in, and Gable says, “Look at that face!” Gable drags Ziggler up, tells fans to SHOOSH, then he hits an EXPLODER! Ziggler flounders while Gable demands he get up. Gable waistlocks, CHAOS THEORY! “A THANK YEW~!” Fans boo but Gable drags Ziggler to a drop zone. Gable goes up, MOONSAULTS, but has to land on his feet as Ziggler dodges! SUPERKICK! Cover, Otis breaks it! Otis sees Styles jump in and catches him! But Ziggler SUPERKICKS Otis! Styles PELES and Otis falls out! Gable throat chops Ziggler then waistlocks Styles Styles bucks that into a ZIGZAG! Cover, A to Z wins!
Winners: AJ Styles & Dolph Ziggler, by pinfall
And they get outta there before Otis returns! The Academy failed their own challenge, will they have to rethink their strategies? Or have we seen the start of a phenomenal new tag team?
BREAKING NEWS for SummerSlam!
After everything the Judgement Day has been doing to Rey Mysterio, we’re getting a NO DISQUALIFICATIONS Tag Team match! Will Rey & Dom use everything they can get their hands on to beat down Finn & Priest? Or will this be what finally leaves the lucha libre legend and his legacy lying on the mat for good?
Six Man Tag: Matt Riddle & The Street Profits VS The Bloodline!
The Tribal Chief and the Usos head out first for their round of pyro, but those won’t be the only fireworks tonight. Will the #BROfits be knocked down before everything explodes in Nashville? Or will the undisputed champions of the WWE see they aren’t as unstoppable as they think?
Raw returns and the Profits make their entrance, followed by Riddle’s. The trios sort out and Dawkins starts with Jimmy. They circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Dawkins turns things but Jimmy headlocks, Dawkins powers out, Jimmy urns him over, but things keep moving, Dawkins hurdles, Jimmy shoves, Dawkins hurdles again to FLYING ELBOW! Cover, ONE, but Dawkins facelocks. Tag to Ford, they double whip and dropkick Jimmy down! Then back suplex SPLASH! Cover, ONE! Ford wrenches but Jimmy powers Ford to the Bloodline’s corner! Tag to Jey, Jey runs in to forearm smash! Jey CLUBS Ford down then talks trash.
Jey has Ford on ropes, CHOKES him, but the ref counts. Jey lets off, but Roman adds on while the ref is distracted! Roman gets away with that, Jey gets Ford with a chinlock then he CLUBS Ford down. Fans rally “UCE! SO!” as Jey puts Ford in a corner. Jey whips corner to corner, Ford goes up and over and then DROPKICKS! Ford taunts Roman’s “ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” then tags Riddle in. Ford wrenches an arm, Riddle KICKS Jey and ROCKS him with a forearm. Riddle fires off, KICKS and KICKS and KICKS! The ref counts, Riddle lets off Jey at 4, but then Jimmy runs in. Riddle dumps Jimmy out, tags Ford in, and Ford FLIES!
Direct hit on the Usos at the ramp and Ford lands on his feet! MSG is fired up with Ford as he dances over the Usos and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Jey drags Riddle up for a BIG back suplex! Jey raises the fingers, #WeTheOnes, and then Jey pushes Riddle to the Bloodline corner. Jey stomps a mudhole into Riddle, Jimmy tags in and he stomps away. Jey stomps away, too, then gets out of the ring. Roman talks trash on Riddle, and Jimmy wants to gift The Bro to him! Roman looks around and hears the fans chanting for him. So the Tribal Chief decides to tag in! Fans cheer and jeer as Roman drags Riddle up to bump off buckles, and fire off those point-blank lariats! Roman goes all the way to ten, then he runs to LEAPING LARIAT Riddle down!
Roman dares the Profits to do something as he drags Riddle up. Roman reels Riddle in, snap suplexes, then covers, TWO! Roman drags Riddle up again and he wrenches the arm to YANK on it. Tag to Jey, they mug Riddle with a shot to the ribs. Riddle falls and sputters, Heyman says that was a magnificent round from the Tribal Chief. Jey drags Riddle up to ROCK him with an uppercut! Riddle staggers to a corner, Jey taunts the Profits and runs corner to corner, but Riddle moves! The splash hits post and fans fire up! Both men crwal, hot tag to Ford! GAMANGIRI for Jey, then Ford goes up for a BIG leap!
Jey gets under but Ford DECKS Jimmy! Roman avoids a shot, Ford avoids Jey, and Ford LARIATS Jey down! Fans fire up as Ford mule kicks, front kicks and ENZIGURIS! Roman sneaks a tag in before Ford hits a BIG back suplex on Jey! Ford kips up, but turns around into Roman’s URENAGE! Cover, TWO!! Ford survives but Roman argues the count. The ref says that was fair, so Roman drags Ford up to RAM him into the Bloodline corner. Roman throws hands, CLUBS Ford in the chest, then tags in Jimmy. Jimmy and Roman mug Ford, who is busted open along his eyebrow and bridge of the nose.
The ref checks Ford and tells Jimmy to stay back. Ford is dazed, bloody, but he says he’s still in this. So Jimmy rains down elbows and fists into Ford’s face! Jimmy drops a headbutt! Cover, TWO! Ford gets to the corner and Roman mocks Ford’s pain. Jey tags in and Jimmy scoops Ford, BACKBREAKER AX HANDLE COMBO! Cover, TWO! Ford is still in this but Jey stays on him as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns once more and Ford is fighting against a chinlock with body shots, only for Jimmy to throw Ford down! Jimmy puts Ford on the ropes and CHOKES him! The ref counts, Jimmy lets off, and Jimmy tags Roman. Roman goes out and raises the finger, to then DRIVE-BY DROPKICK! Fans fire up as Roman goes back to the ring. Roman drags Ford up, bumps him off more buckles, then throws haymakers on him over and over! The ref counts, Roman lets off, but Roman talks trash. Roman’s on top, #WeTheOnes, and he locks ‘n’ loads. Dawkins rushes in but Roman DECKS him! Ford comes up to BLOCKBUSTER!
Fans fire up while both men are down! Ford and Roman crawl, hot tags to Riddle and Jimmy! The Bro rallies, spins Jimmy to a PELE, then kips up! Jey gets in, but Riddle turns him around to ripcord and FINAL FLASH! Forearm smash for Jimmy to a BROSPLODER! Then a forearm smash and BROSPLODER for Jey! BROTON for Jimmy, BROTON for Jey and fans are fired up as Riddle puts Jimmy through ropes! Shout out to Randy, but Jey saves Jimmy. So Riddle goes outside to PENALTY KICK Jey! Riddle then SPRINGBOARD FLOATING BROS! He takes out the Usos right in front of commentary!
Riddle puts Jimmy in the ring, dodges the clothesline but Jimmy dodges the powerslam! Roman tags in before Jimmy runs in, POWERSLAM hits after all! But the SUPERMAN PUNCH is outta nowhere! Cover, Ford breaks it! Ford CLUBS away on Roman, Jey drags him up but Ford tosses Jey out! Ford then PLANCHAS! Direct hit and Jey goes down! Jimmy runs to DIVE and take out Ford! The Usos regroup, but Dawkins POUNCES them both into the timekeeper’s area! But Roman SMACKS Dawkins off the desk, RAMS him into the steel steps, and gets back on the apron. FINAL FLASH in the ropes!! DRAPING DDT!!
Fans are thunderous as Riddle hears those voices, bro! Roman rises, RK- NO, Roman TOSSES Riddle! “OOAH~!” SPEAR!! Cover, The Bloodline wins!
Winners: The Bloodline, by pinfall
The Tribal Chief turns momentum around at the last moment, and he stands tall with his cousins once again! Will this be how things go for SummerSlam? Speaking of, “BURN IT DOWN~!” Seth Rollins is here now that Riddle is down and out! The Visionary has the fans singing “OH~ OH~ OHHH~!” and Rollins waves bye as he goes past Roman. Riddle flounders up but Rollins CLOBBERS him! Rollins tosses Riddle out of the ring, gets the steel steps in hand, and he RAMS Riddle down! Rollins then hits a CURB STOMP to the floor! But that isn’t enough for Rollins, he drags Riddle to the steps and sets him against them.
Fans are torn between singing and booing as Rollins runs up, STEEL STEP CURB STOMP!! Rollins laughs like the maniacal villain he is! Will the Visionary put the Bro down in Nashville? Or will Riddle be able to avenge himself against Seth Freakin’ Rollins?
My Thoughts:
A great episode for Raw, and the start of the new era in WWE creative! Vince is out, HHH is in, and we already got to see so much change just in how the show is put together that makes it so much better. Opening with Miz and Logan brawling was so unexpected, I laughed and had a great time seeing that. However, it then made them still doing ImPAULsive TV later redundant. Maybe they should’ve opened the night with ImPAULsive TV or should have waited for that segment for Logan to call Miz out and we get the brawl. Well, either way, both segments in a nutshell were great, it just seems like a lot of Logan and Miz, and boy did Maryse struggle to really make this last “Miz does (not) have tiny balls” promo work. As much as fans like chanting at Miz about that, I hope this is the last hurrah of that since Vince is out.
A great bunch of stuff with Theory and all the stories connected through him. Roman burns Theory’s kayfabe in bringing up Vince being gone, but he does show good guts standing up to The Bloodline. Then he goes and steps in it right after, as is his character. Great match with McIntyre 1v1, which was a surprise in itself, but of course the Brawling Brutes show up, too. Then we got a great “impromptu” tag match, and of course Ziggler gets involved again. McIntyre and Lashley get the win here, but McIntyre is still going to win that Donnybrook. Not sure about Lashley now, but there is still Friday for the go-home math. Theory getting knocked down by the superkicks was great, too.
Great career highlight vignette for Rey Mysterio, great promo from Rey himself, though he might’ve started stretching the end to make sure Finn and Priest had time to make their way in from the crowd. Really good match between Mysterios and Judgement Day, and of course the Mysterios win for Rey’s 20th anniversary. Judgement Day getting at them the rest of the night was rather interesting, though. Rhea Ripley’s return, especially with Aalyah getting in her face, I feel like there are plans for a Mixed Six where Aalyah gets in the ring. That No DQ tag rematch at SummerSlam is going to allow Rhea and Aalyah to get involved, setting up the 3v3.
Bianca and Becky had a good segment that also turned into a brawl, though they probably could’ve done a bit more with it. It doesn’t really change the math, either, in that I can’t be sure who wins. I liked that Alexa called them both out either way, and then she had a good match with Piper. Alexa is probably next for the title, and I feel like the next phase for Piper and Nikki should be that Nikki finally ditches the superhero costume. It was a good concept but WWE dropped the ball almost on purpose, so HHH Era WWE just needs to reset Nikki into Nikki Cross. And with that, the Women’s Tag titles return and Piper & Nikki have a chance at them.
I liked Styles’ interaction with Logan, and his interaction with Ziggler and the Alpha Academy. Really good match from Styles & Ziggler VS The Alpha Academy, and a good win for Face Ziggler. Whatever happens at SummerSlam, Ziggler and Theory are going to have a great feud to help Theory really get to where he needs to be before truly being the top guy Vince was making him. Good interaction from Usos, Profits and Jarrett. Jarrett was like the teacher getting the class to behave. And of course, an awesome Six Man Tag. The Bloodline wins, of course, so they can have momentum, and also to keep there from being a cash-in attempt by Theory.
I almost didn’t think Rollins was going to show, but then he wrecked Riddle. I think Riddle wins at SummerSlam so that even though he’s banned from challenging Roman, Riddle can immediately be a contender the moment Roman drops the belts.
My Score: 8.8/10
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A Fatal 4 Way determines the #1 contender!
Just as we will be, Aaron Rourke will be watching tonight’s Fatal 4 Way #1 Contender’s Match to see who comes after his WWE Evolve Championship!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Karmen Petrovic VS Nikkita Lyons w/ Sloane Jacobs; wins.
- WWE Evolve Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Brooks Jensen VS Kam Hendrix VS Tristan Angels VS Dorian Van Dux; wins and will challenge for the title.
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[Due to scheduling conflicts, coverage will be on delay]
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Will the Scumbag go Double or Nothing?
Darby Allin told MJF to choose: A Title VS Hair match, or no title match EVER! Will MJF be vain or greedy as we head for Double or Nothing?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway; Cassidy, Cope, Christian & The Bucks win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS Westbrook; Bailey wins.
- AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight VS Brian Cage; Knight wins and retains the title.
- Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin; Ospreay wins.
- Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness; Shida & The Birds win, by disqualification.
- AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita; Darby wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
MJF arrives backstage.
Renee Paquette is there to bring up tonight’s main event is Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW World Championship. If Darby Allin wins, MJF will then have to sign a contract for Title VS Hair at Double or Nothing. Darby has made it clear that if MJF doesn’t sign said contract, Darby will never allow MJF to face him for the title again. We all know how important the title is for MJF, but is MJF willing to put his hair on the line for it? MJF just chuckles and moves on, but he notices the very bald Rick Knox, Bryce Remsburg, and the head of security, David Aponte. And then various bald members of the production staff…
And then even Christopher Daniels & Sonjay Dutt are there! Daniels and Sonjay chuckle before moving on, and then MJF sees John Silver flexing. Brandon Cutler, some arena staff, and even Tommaso Ciampa, all bald. Then last but certainly not least, Ricochet! He tells MJF that don’t worry, he’ll look great. Just not as good as Ricochet. AHA~! MJF storms off, will he have no choice but to choose between gold belt and chrome dome?
10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway!
While we know the AEW World Tag Team Championship match will be a conglomeration of I Quit Match and New York Street Fight, THE Conglomeration will be waiting on the other side for their own tag title match. And let’s not forget that Matt & Nick Jackson want their own shot at those titles again. With that, can Freshly Squeezed work together with C&C and The Bucks? Or will the Psycho Killer, the Dogs, and the Top Guys all stand tall on the road to Double or Nothing?
The teams sort out and the teams just brawl it out! The fans cheer as The Bucks have The Dogs, Cope is after Ciampa, Christian is after Cash, and Dax brawls with Cassidy! Dax bumps Cassidy off buckles but Cassidy ducks the haymaker to waistlock. The Bucks, Cope & Christian clear everyone else out, then take the brawl outside! Dax ROCKS Cassidy to send him out, and the fans fire up as Matt fires hands on 100 Proof right by commentary! Ciampa whips Cope but Cope reverses, sending Ciampa into barriers! Cash sends Christian into railing, then CLOBBERS Cassidy! Nick fires hands on Finlay, Cassidy sends Cash into railing!
Cassidy and Dax meet in the ring, Dax ROCKS and CHOPS Cassidy, but Nick sends Finlay into railing! Dax DECKS Cassidy, throws hands on Cope, but Cope fires back! The fans fire up but the ref reprimands! Cope DECKS Dax, and wait, Christian and Cash are brawling in the crowd! Same for Matt and Connors! Finlay CLAWS Nick’s face, Cassidy ROCKS Dax, and Cassidy whips. Dax reverses, Cassidy goes up and out to then SMACK Dax off buckles! Cassidy goes up, Ciampa BOOTS Nick, and Dax trips Cassidy. Dax CHOPS Cassidy, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans boo but Dax stands Cassidy up, SUPER DUPER PLEX!
Dax then rolls through to suplex again, but Cassidy STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRES! Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirls, and DDTS! Cassidy kips up, the fans fire up, but Finlay sends Nick into steel steps! #BigStoke grabs Cassidy’s foot, Cash CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax puts Cassidy in the corner to tag Ciampa. FTR and the Psycho Killer mug Cassidy! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Ciampa stands Cassidy up. Cassidy blocks the chop! And he blocks another chop! The fans cheer but Ciampa kicks low and CHOPS again! The fans boo but Ciampa soaks up that heat. Ciampa drags Cassidy by a leg, turns him over, but Cassidy fights around!
Cassidy kicks and kicks but Ciampa drags him back! Cassidy turns to BOOT Ciampa away! Dax tags in and he CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax flips them off. Dax whips Cassidy, runs up, but Cassidy dodges! Dax POSTS himself! Both men are down, hot tags to Cash and Nick! Nick rallies on FTR with haymakers, BLASTS Ciampa, but Cash kicks low! FTR whips, DOUBLE HIP- NO, Nick lands out, MEETING OF TEH MINDS! Then DOUBLE WHEEL KICK! The fans fire up as Nick then DROPKICKS Dax out! The Dogs run up, but Nick knuckle locks and CHOPS Finlay! Then Nick jumps over Connors, SUPERKICKS, and he goes for the corner!
Nick goes up, up, and “LUCHA LIBRE~!” FLYING ARM-DRAG RANA COMBO! The fans are thunderous and Nick tags Matt. Nick whips Finlay, Finlay reverses, but Nick goes up and over. Matt SUPERKICKS Finlay! Nick SHINING WIZARDS Connors, adds a GAMANGIRI, then The Bucks DOUBLE BULLDOG with the high-five! The fans fire up again as Matt winds up. Matt WRECKS FTR with a dropkick, then holds the way open, Nick FLIES onto FTR & Ciampa! But Connors back suplexes! Matt lands out, and NORTHERN LIGHTS! Roll through, NORTHERN LIGHTS! The Polar Express is getting going, and Finlay joins the ride! DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS!
The fans are electric and it’s not just the volt green! Time for a SUPERKICK PARTAY~! Wait, Stokely grabs a foot each! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Stoke can’t even trip The Bucks up. The Bucks drag Stoke in! Stoke pleads for mercy, but FTR runs up! The Bucks dodge, mule kick, then SUPERKICK for Dax! SUPERKICK for Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on The Dogs! Then FTR is sent into The Dogs before DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Ciampa runs up to waistlock but Nick switches. Ciampa BOOTS Matt away, ELBOWS Nick, but Matt dodges, PSYCHO KNEE into Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Ciampa!
The fans fire up again, and The Bucks see C&C. They point to Christian, and the fans cheer! Christian steps in, the ref reprimands but Cope argues with the ref. This distraction lets Christian LOW BLOW Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Cash! Christian covers, TWO! Cash survives, the fans boo, but Christian rains down fists while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Christian puts Cash in the corner to CHPO, CHOP, and then rain down fists! Christian goes past TEN, maybe to fifteen, then stops. Cash sputters, Stoke talks trash, but Christian grabs Stoke! Cash CLUBS Christian, Ciampa HOTSHOTS the bad arm, and Ciampa hurries to tag in. Ciampa drags Christian around, SLAMS the bad arm off the mat, then SLAMS the arm again! Ciampa POSTS Christian, and Christian falls to the apron. The ref keeps his eyes on the rest of the team so they stay back. Ciampa goes out, and he SWINGS the bad arm into the post! Christian scrambles away, clutching the arm, but Ciampa taunts Cope with a wave.
Ciampa tags Connors, Connors tags Finlay, and The Dogs stomp away on Christian. Finlay clamps onto the bad hand, bends the fingers, then JAMS them into the mat! The ref reprimands but Finlay anchors Christian while he tags in Dax. Dax CHOPS Christian, DECKS him, then taunts Cope and The Bucks. The Bucks rally the fans, Cope coaches Christian up, but Dax brings Christian around. Christian blocks a shot to hit back, but then Dax kicks low! Dynamite returns to single picture as Dax UPPERCUTS Christian back to the corner. Stoke is on commentary suddenly to say Christian tried to steal Stoke’s watch, aka the watch Stoke stole from Christian.
But Christian fires back on Dax and the whole corner! Then he and Dax DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Christian crawls, but we can see Cash and The Dogs sneaking over! They and Ciampa YANK down Cope, Cassidy and The Bucks! The fans boo but Dax drags Christian back to center. Dax kicks and scuffs Christian, then talks trash. But Christian slips around to chicken wing the arms! Dax shoves Christian away, but Christian turns around, NOGGIN KNOCKER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Cope snarls as he rises up, hot tags to Cope and Connors!
The fans fire up as The Rated R Superstar rallies on everyone! LARIAT for Cash! ELBOW for Dax! Cope TOSSES Finlay out onto Ciampa and Cash! BOOT for Connors! The fans fire up again and Cope goes to a corner. Cope is feeling it, and he aims at Connors. But then Finlay grabs a leg! The fans boo, but Nick SUPERKICKS Finlay! Connors runs up, Nick RAMS him low! Then slingshot FACEBUSTER! And cartwheel ASAI MOONSAULT! COPE-O-SETIC for Connors, TWO! The fans rally as Cope keeps focus on Connors. Cope drags Connors up, whips him to the corner, then Nick runs up! Connors puts Nick out, then he puts Matt out!
But Christian is back, and he coordinates with The Bucks, LARIAT DOUBLE ENZIGIRI on Connors! Then Cassidy somersaults for a “powerful” back elbow! Finlay runs up, Cassidy kicks the legs out! Finlay hits buckles but Ciampa runs up! Christian sends him into Cash, then dragon sleepers Ciampa. Christian sees Dax run up, kicks him low, and gets him in the same hold, DOUBLE REVERSE DDTS! The fans fire up as FTR, Ciampa and Finlay are all in drop zones! “This is Awesome!” as Cassidy, Christian and The Bucks climb the corners. Connors runs up on Cope, but Cope snatches him into a facelock!
Cope acts as air traffic control as he coordinates everyone, QUADRUPLE MACHO ELBOWS before an IMPALER!! Cover, TWO!! Connors survives and the fans can’t believe it! Ciampa and Finlay get up, The Bucks BLAST them, then DIVE! Down they go at ramp side, then Christian and Cassidy bump into each other. The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this the opener! Cassidy puts his hands up, but Christian stops him. Christian shakes his head, but then Cassidy makes Christian put his hands in his pockets! The fans fire up as Christian just THROWS Cassidy out onto FTR! Christian then goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES The Dogs!
Cope calls out a shot, runs, but into a SHATTER MACHINE!! FTR snatches Cope outta nowhere, Connors makes the cover, but Cassidy breaks it! The fans fire up as now FTR has Cassidy surrounded. But Cassidy “unleashes” his kicks! The fans go nuts with every shot, but FTR shoves Cassidy! SHATTER- DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on Cash! Cassidy fights free of Dax, but Dax blocks Nick’s Superkick! Dax sends it into Matt! Nick SUPERKICKS through after all! Finlay clinches, IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER on Nick! Matt feints the kick to DDT! But then Ciampa KNEES Matt down! Christian chicken wings Ciampa, turns him around, KILLSWITCH!
Connors JEEP FLIPS Christian! Connors then stalks Cope while the fans boo. Connors lines up a shot, Cope rises to his feet, Connors runs in! But Cope jumps over Connors’ spear, sending it into Dax! The fans fire up, Stoke freaks out, and The Bucks join Cope in the ring. They TRIPLE SUPERKICK Connors! Cassidy is in, ORANGE PUNCH! SPEAR from Cope!! Cover, C&C Conglomeration Bucks win!
Winners: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks, by pinfall
Another star-studded 10 Man Tag, and it was a huge win for all the hungry contenders. Christian doesn’t wanna celebrate, but he does signal that he and Cope will be champions. Will putting their tag team legacy on the line be enough to take the gold? Or will Double or Nothing be the last night that team reeks of awesomeness?
Will Ospreay continues to train with The Death Riders.
They’re outside this time, Claudio Castagnoli playing some wall ball with Marina Shafir and Pac. Daniel Garcia says, “Tonight is the night that we’ve all been waiting for: The Aerial Assassin, Will Ospreay, is cleared and back on Dynamite. And rumor has it, the kid’s been working real hard and he’s got some new tricks up his sleeves. So Young Boy Billy, tonight you gotta show me something, c’mon.” Garcia gets a quick turn in on wall ball while cameras move over. Ospreay is maintaining a neck bridge while Jon Moxley uses Wheeler Yuta as a living dummy to show just how to push and pull and bend and twist on the various chinlocks and headlocks.
Use the right arm to push against the head, then snake in the left arm for the sleeper. Pry and shoot. Moxley asks how Ospreay feels. Ospreay lets off the bridge and says honestly, the best he’s felt in forever. Moxley asks if Ospreay remembers the night he won the Best of the Super Juniors. Yeah, 2019. AKA a lifetime ago. Ospreay was carefree, flew like a bird, for no other reason than that’s just what birds do. So simple back then, chasing that feeling, like no other feeling in the world. Can’t really grab it in your hands for more than a few seconds. The joy of doing it. Then everybody comes in and tries to make it so overcomplicated.
Years pass, life happens, a family starts, responsibilities show up, bad things happen, bad choices catch up to you, and it’s all weight on your shoulders. You feel like you can’t fly. But Moxley will tell you something: Nothing is different. Nothing has changed. All those things are still gonna be there, but you can still fly. You’re just more dangerous now. You’re a bird of prey. So tonight, when you got out there, don’t go out there to protect anything. Not your neck, your image, your reputation, or what you’ve built in your career. Go out there to give something. Moxley checks on Yuta and says dammit, if you’re gonna snap a headlock, snap the headlock!
Moxley storms off to instruct his pupil, but will Ospreay use everything he has been taught to great effect? Or will he have to fold against Ace Austin?
Chris Jericho speaks.
“You wanna face Jericho in a match of my own design, Ricochet? A spectacle so innovative, so imaginative, it cannot be contained, it can only be witnessed. Well, be careful what you demand, because you’ve made a few enemies yourself, Ricochet. And now a match designed specifically to settle scores without any, and I mean AAANY~, limitations has gotten even bigger.” Chris Jericho & The Hurt Syndicate were just looking for two more, but “Jungle” Jack Perry said he can bring four: himself, The Young Bucks, and KENNY OMEGA! Jericho tells Ricochet that this is no longer what he designed, but it is a devil’s dance of destruction! Ricochet’s destruction!
Ricochet got what he wanted, now can he handle it? Bald. The first-ever SEVEN VS SEVEN Stadium Stampede, who will even survive?
Ricochet & The Demand respond.
They stand with Mark Davis of the Don Callis Family and Ricochet says we all know Jericho does a lot of talking out of his ass while The Demand gets things done. Just like Davis did when he defeated Jack for the AEW National Championship at Fairway to Hell. Hold it with pride, Davis, Ricochet knows you’ll do it well. Davis says he’s got this. Ricochet says Davis has joined the dream team, but he’s not the only one. Because compliments to Ricochet’s golfing buddy, Don Callis, look who else he’s sending: Andrade El Idolo! Gracias, amigo. But it doesn’t stop there, the train keeps rolling. Ricochet was just approached by two guys who have an ax to grind with the superkick sidekicks.
These two wanna fill out the last two spots, so who is Ricochet to say no to The Dogs? Finlay & Connors storm in, and Finlay says to put it simple, they will fight The Bucks in the streets, in the ring, but guess it’s fighting at Double or Nothing! If they want violence, if they want carnage, if they want chaos, who better than The Dogs?! The Dogs bark and Liona roars, but will these seven stand tall in the Big Apple?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS BK Westbrook!
JetSpeed has a lot of momentum on their side, and as stated last week at Fairway to Hell, they’re looking to grab up all the gold they can. Will Speedball keep on rolling towards his own golden opportunity? Or will #Supastud prove his own worth?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two step up. Bailey bows in respect, offers a handshake, but Westbrook goes to roll Bailey up! Bailey stays on his feet, then steps over to sit down on a cover, TWO! Westbrook ducks a Penalty Kick, avoids the moonsault, and the sweep! Bailey dodges, Westbrook tiger feints through the ropes, but Bailey handsprings up and over! The fans fire up as Bailey ducks an elbow to whip. Westbrook goes up, around, but kinda fumbles his tumble. The fans cheer and jeer him for his attempt, but Westbrook blocks the boot! Westbrook FLIPS Bailey, springboards in, but Bailey dodges! TIME ADVENTURE!
Bailey pushes Westbrook down, goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the ULTIMATE WEAPON! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: Mike Bailey, by pinfall
Another fast ‘n’ furious finish, and Bailey’s on a hot streak! But now, the other side of JetSpeed looks to keep it up! But just who is Kevin Knight defending the TNT Championship against? It’s… BRIAN CAGE!? The Machine finally returns to action, and he has the Don Callis Family with him! Will Cage be able to ground Knight and take this title back to the family?
AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight w/ “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who betta!
The bell rings, Cage runs up, but Knight dodges! Knight fires haymakers, Cage shoves him, but Knight dodges. Knight CHPOS, but Cage doesn’t budge! Cage makes the pecs dance, so Knight CHOPS again! The fans cheer as Cage eggs Knight on. Knight urns, leaps, but into Cage’s arms! Cage uses Knight to do curls, then THROWS knight! Knight lands out, RAMS Cage, but Cage comes back! Knight RAMS Cage again, but it’s still not enough! Knight tries a bigger SHOULDER TACKLE, but Cage stays standing! Knight runs one more time, ducks ‘n’ dodges, SATELLITE- NO, Cage stops the DDT! Cage THROWS Knight away!
Knight staggers, Cage SUPERKICKS him down! “Who betta than Cage?!” The fans fire up as Cage storms up on Knight, stands him up, and bumps him off buckles. Cage RAMS into Knight, stands him up, then RAMS again! The ref counts, Cage CHOPS, and the fans cheer. Bailey rallies the fans but Archer coaches Cage, and Cage whips Knight hard into the corner! The fans are torn as Cage hauls Knight up. Cage ROCKS Knight, CHOPS him, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Cage stops at 4, then Cage stalks Knight. Cage stands Knight up, whips him to the corner, then runs in, only for Knight to BOOT! Cage still LARIATS!
Cage hauls Knight up, whips him to ropes, but Knight grabs ropes. Knight DUMPS Cage out, then DROPKICKS him down! Cage sputters, the fans fire up, and Knight builds speed to DIVE! But he bounces off Cage! Cage then fireman’s carries, APRON F5! Knight sputters but Cage goes up the steps to soak up cheers and jeers, all while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cage refreshes the ring count, drags Knight up again, and hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Knight writhes, Cage refreshes the count again, then he whips Knight into barriers! Knight practically falls into the laps of the front row! But Cage brings Knight around to CHOP him down! Cage soaks up the cheers and jeers before he brings Knight around again. Cage SMACKS Knight off the apron, then puts him in the ring. Cage storms into the ring, drags Knight by his legs, and ties the legs up into a TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Knight endures as Cage sits deep! Knight powers up, fights his way forward, and he reaches to the ROPEBREAK!
The ref counts, Cage lets go at 4, but Cage brings Knight up. Knight CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Cage still doesn’t back down. Knight fires more shots, but Cage UPPERCUTS him down! Cage digs his boot into Knight at the corner, but he stops as the ref counts. Cage drags Knight up, puts him in a corner, and LARIATS! Cage wrenches to then SAIDO Knight away! Knight flounders to the apron, Cage soaks up more cheers and jeers, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Knight rises to fire forearms on Cage, but Cage ROCKS Knight in return! Cage slingshots Knight into a facelock, for a SPIRALING SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!
Knight survives and Cage is frustrated, but Cage decides to write Knight off. Cage drags Knight up, reels him in, and suplexes, DRILL- NO, Knight slips free to waistlock. But Cage ELBOWS Knight, whips, but Knight jumps up! SATELLITE- NO, Cage goes for ropes! Knight HOTSHOTS Cage for it! Then Knight springboards back in, MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count starts while the fans rally up. Cage goes to a corner but he runs up on Knight. Knight bobs ‘n’ weaves, fires off shots, then fires a flurry of haymakers! But Cage grabs and TOSSES Knight to a corner!
Cage runs up, Knight dodges, and Knight runs back in. Knight ducks ‘n ‘dodges, FLAPJACK DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Cage bails out! Knight builds speed and FLIES! Cage catches him?!? The fans go nuts as Cage lifts, but Knight RANAS Cage into POST! The fans cheer as Knight hurries to get space. Knight runs, goes up the apron, and LEAPING LARIATS! Down goes Cage! The fans fire up with Knight, he puts Cage in the ring, and he hurries up the corner. Archer creeps up, but Bailey SUPERKICKS him! The fans cheer, but Cage CLUBS Knight! Cage then climbs up, and he deadlift SUPERPLEXES! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up as Knight survives, but Archer guzels Bailey! Bailey fights free of the choke slam to mule kick Archer! Cage runs up, but Bailey springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes the Murderhawk Monster! knight springboards, Cage dodges, but Knight leaps the discus lariat! SATELLITE DDT finally lands! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives and Knight is beside himself! Knight hurries to run in at the corner, but Cage ELBOWS him away! Cage goes up, but into the UPPER- NO! Cage stops the rana! Cage YANKS Knight up to the top, for a SUPER- UPPER ROOM!! Knight still throws Cage, then goes up top!
Knight aims, MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH!! Cover, KNIGHT WINS!!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
The Machine was out for 14 months and yet no ring rust to be found! However, The Jet is just #2Fly2Stop! Bailey brings mics into the ring to say, “Congratulations to The Jet on a hell of a win!” Knight says much appreciated. But like he said, they’re red hot right now! And Brian Cage, welcome back! Cage took Knight to his limits, but The Jet is still standing as TNT Champion. But Knight can’t get over how last week, he couldn’t get the job done becoming #Jet2Belts. Bailey says forget last week. Knight IS a future AEW World Champion! Bailey says he knows it, and everyone here knows it! The fans cheer that!
Knight says he appreciates the support from Bailey and Ashville. Bailey is always in his corner, Knight is always in Bailey’s. And if Bailey keeps it up, he’ll be singles champion, too. Bailey says yeah, Knight got him thinking. Tonight, Darby VS Takeshita, BAILEY WANTS NEXT! Bailey says Takeshita was his greatest rival in Japan, but they’ve yet to have a singles match in AEW. And Darby, as much as Bailey wants to see MJF go bald…! Bailey is coming for Darby’s AEW World Championship! JetSpeed daps it up, will they become a 2 Fly 2 Man Power Trip?
AEW reveals the Men’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament Brackets!
This year’s tournaments will go through Double or Nothing, and the finals will coincide with Forbidden Door 2026 on Sunday, June 28th in San Jose, California! The winner of each tournament will then challenge for THE AEW World Championship and AEW Women’s World Championships on August 30th at All In: London! And so, for the opening round, it will be: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis; Claudio Castagnoli VS Brody King; then Double or Nothing has both Samoa Joe VS Will Ospreay, and Swerve Strickland VS Bandido!
“Jungle” Jack Perry speaks.
“Mark Davis… I’m sure you feel some congratulations are in order. But you’re not champion to me. You see, you’re built like an Australia grizzly bear, yet you still needed somebody to hit me in the back with a golf club for you to beat me. At Stadium Stampede, bring your friends, bring any weapon you want, and I will crack you over the skull with it. Because anything goes. But after that, it’s back to grass roots, because it is you and me, fighting for a shot at the world title at All In: London. And in the Owen Hart Tournament, I will prove to you beyond a shadow of a doubt that I’m a better wrestler than you. I am the FUTURE world champion!
“And if you don’t like that, F YOU!” Jungle Jack is sharpening his knife, but will his edge be razor sharp when it comes time to cut down Dunkzilla?
Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin!
We’ve seen the Aerial Assassin training with The Death Riders, he’s won gold with his old friends in The United Empire, and now he’s about to face a dangerous man at Double or Nothing. Will Ospreay be more than ready for Samoa Joe after tonight? Or will he fail to even get past The Inevitable?
The bell rings and the fans cheer Ospreay as he stares down with Ace. Ospreay offers a handshake, Ace accepts, and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. They circle, tie up, and Ospreay wrenches to wristlock. Ace rolls, handsprings, and wrenches, but Ospreay rolls, kips up, and wrenches back. Ospreay hammerlocks, Ace rolls to kip up and wrench to then armlock. Ospreay endures the grind, fights around, and he arm-drags Ace down. Ace endures, fights around, and rises up. Ace shoots through to waistlock but Ospreay switches. Ospreay hits the headlock takeover, Ace headscissors, but Ospreay kips free.
The fans cheer the standoff, and the two reset. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and go shoulder to shoulder in a Test of Strength. The fans rally as Ace pushes Ospreay back. Ace has Ospreay down for a knuckle lock cover, ONE as Ospreay gets his arm up. Ace pushes it down, cover, ONE as Ospreay gets the other arm up. Ace tries again, ONE as Ospreay bridges! Ace jumps up, but Ospreay holds the bridge! That training truly pays off! Ace jumps, Ospreay gets him for a MONKEY FLIP! The fans fire up as Ospreay then arm-drags! Ospreay wristlocks and he bends the fingers! Ospreay isolates the arm to then STOMP it!
Ace clutches his arm as Ospreay shows his training already. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then whips Ace. Ace reverses, he blocks a boot, but not the AX KICK! Ospreay headlocks, Ace powers up and out, but Ospreay RUNS him over! Things keep moving, Ace drop toeholds to ENZIGIRI! And basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Ace facelocks Ospreay, turns him, NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Ospreay ROCKS Ace, ROCKS him again, and again! Ace trips Ospreay, hooks up the legs, and he turns Ospreay over to tie the legs up! MUDA LOCK! The fans rally as Ospreay endures being bent back, and he crawls forward to the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer while Ace lets go. Ospreay checks his neck but he is alright to continue. Ace drags Ospreay up, reels him in, but Ospreay wrenches out to SOBAT! Ospreay whips, Ace reverses, but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to RAN- NO! Ace blocks to swing Ospreay up into a fireman’s carry! Ace does a squat for the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Ace flexes, covers, TWO! Ospreay stay sin this while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ace is frustrated already, but he stalks Ospreay to ropes. Ace kicks Ospreay around, CLUBS him down, but Ospreay fires back. Ace bumps Ospreay off buckles, kicks and ROCKS him, then snapmares. Ace KNEES Ospreay in the back, then clamps on with a chinlock. Ospreay endures, even as Ace cranks the neck, and Ospreay fires shots from below. Ace DECKS Ospreay for it! Ospreay rises up, but Ace DECKS him again! Ospreay sits up again, so Ace BOOTS him down! Ace waits on Ospreay, then BOOTS him again! Ospreay goes to a corner, Ace CHOPS him, then reels Ospreay in for a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Ospreay toughs it out but Ace drags him around.
Ace steps over, traps Ospreay in a headscissors, then grinds him down. Ospreay endures, even as Ace puts on the squeeze. Ospreay fights around, rises up, and Electric Chair Lifts Ace! Ace slips free to ROCK Ospreay in the back! Ace CLUBS Ospreay to a corner, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Ace backs off, and Ace CHOPS Ospreay! Ospreay ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay! Ace KICKS the leg, CHOPS Ospreay down, then brings Ospreay back around. Ace rains down ELBOWS on Ospreay before he clamps on another chinlock. Ospreay endures as Dynamite returns to single picture, and the fans rally up.
Ospreay fires body shots, Ace puts him in the corner, but Ospreay BOOTS him away! Ospreay is on the apron, he springboards back in, PIP PIP CHEERIO! The fans fire up with Ospreay as he watches Ace rise up. Ospreay ducks a shot, atomic drops, then KNEES, ROUNDHOUSES, and STANDING SKY TWISTERS! Cover, TWO! Ace survives that quick string of moves, but Ospreay brings him back around. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then KICKS the bad arm! And KICKS again! And again! But Ace blocks one to ROCK Ospreay! Ace whips, Ospreay handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK!
The fans fire up while Ace bails out! Ospreay has the fans shouting “OI! OI! OI!” as he takes aim. But Ace avoids the plancha! Ospreay blocks the kick, only for Ace to handstand out of the sweep! Ace avoids another sweep, but Ospreay avoids the kick! Ace avoids yet another sweep by going up and over the corner! Ace WRECKS Ospreay with a dropkick, then aims to PLANCHA after all! Down goes Ospreay and the fans fire up! Ace drags Ospreay up, but Ospreay puts him int he ring! Ace rewinds to headscissor, but Ospreay pops Ace up to SUPERKICK the arm out! Ospreay then climbs up, takes aim, and BLINDSIDE FOREARM!
The fans fire up as Ospreay springboards, OSCUTTER! Cover, TWO! Ace survives and Ospreay is stunned! Ospreay just shakes it off, goes to the corner, and takes aim. Ace slowly rises up, but he ducks the Hidden Blade to DOUBLE STOMP! Ospreay sputters, Ace falls back, and now Ace takes aim. Ace runs corner to corner to A-LIST LARIAT! Then he LARIATS again and again! Ace hoists Ospreay up top, then slips outside to ENZIGIRI! Ospreay wobbles, Ace gets space, and Ace runs up! FLIPPING RANA! The fans fire up as Ace is ready to deal the winning hand! But then Ospreay pops Ace up, and gets him in position! STYLES- NO, Ace pops free!
Ace trips Ospreay, steps through, ties up the legs, TRAILER HITCH BRIDGE! TWO!! Ospreay escapes, but Ace KNEES, KICKS, and fireman’s carries! Ace tucks Ospreay to then swing him out, AIR RAID FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and Ace is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” as Ace stalks Ospreay to a corner. Ace ROCKS Ospreay again and again, then hoists Ospreay up top. But Ospreay fires shots in return! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, goes up, but Ospreay pushes on Ace’s arm! Then he HOTSHOTS the arm as he drops down, and he tucks Ace in! CHEEKY NAN- NO, Ace dodges! Ace RAMS low, springboards in and FLYING- LIGER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Ace survives again! Ospreay roars, the fans are with him, and he ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, and repeat! They go back and forth, then Ospreay KICKS! Ace fires another forearm, Ospreay kicks, then Ace CHOPS! They go back and forth again, but Ace CHOPS and ROKCS, until Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! CHOP! Ace HEEL KICKS! Ace shakes out the bad arm, runs up, but Ospreay dodges to then ROLLING ELBOW! And HOOK KICK! Then the underhooks for the STORM- NO, Ace pops free, then goes to a corner. Ospreay runs up but Ace goes sideways! Ospreay hits buckles, Ace hits the FLYING CHUCK!
The fans fire up as Ace shuffles the deck, and runs up for the0 NO, Ospreay BACKDROPS Ace, but Ace lands on his feet! HIDDEN BLADE!! Ospreay isn’t done with just one, he aims from the corner and… Ace flops over! The fans boo but Ospreay shows no mercy. He just runs up to PENALTY KICK the bad arm! Then a FLYING ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Ace TAPS, Ospreay wins!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by submission
That might’ve been Ospreay’s first win by submission ever! He signals that his neck is no longer a problem, and he shows Ace respect for that fight. Ace accepts the handshake again, and Ospreay is moving on towards Double or Nothing with a great amount of momentum. But wait! SAMOA JOE is here! He and The Opps walk out on stage, and with mic in hand, Joe says, “Ospreay, Ospreay… OSPREAY, OSPREAY!” Joe is clearly mocking the chants for Ospreay, and the fans give genuine chanting and even singing in return. Joe says he just wanted to make sure Ospreay was listening, because these past few weeks, it seemed like Ospreay had a hard time hearing him.
Despite Ospreay’s best efforts, fate has put them on a collision course in the opening round of the Owen Hart Cup. The fans like the sound of that! Joe say she is here for one reason and one reason alone. He wants to speak about choices and consequences. Ospreay could’ve made the right choice and get a bye in this tournament, because that is what Joe would do for one of his friends. But Ospreay chose poorly. He could’ve been with the team that would do nothing but support and enhance Ospreay, but he decided to be a lapdog for Moxley and the Death Riders. The fans boo, Ospreay says he’s not a Death Rider.
Joe says Ospreay has made his choice, and come Double or Nothing, Joe makes Ospreay suffer the consequences. But Joe leaves Ospreay in peace tonight, for he has his date with destiny. But unfortunately, Joe’s friends, Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Bowens, still feel slighted, and he doesn’t put leashes on his friends. Shibata & Bowens storm down the ramp, Ospreay ready to fight them both if he has to. But then The Death Riders appear! Ospreay may not have officially joined the club, but the Death Riders aren’t going to let their investment go to waste! The Opps say they’re #NeverLacking, but that doesn’t seem to be the case now!
Shibata & Bowens back down while Moxley, Marina, Claudio, Yuta, Garcia & Pac all step up to support Ospreay. Joe says, “Soon. Soon.” The fans cheer the Death Riders, or at least Moxley, but Bowens promises Joe is gonna kill you, Ospreay! The dream match for Double or Nothing is on, but will the training with The Death Riders make Ospreay the new King of Harts?
BREAKING NEWS for next week!
If you liked last week’s THREE HOUR block of AEW, then you’ll love this next one! Portland, Maine, the last Wednesday before Double or Nothing, Dynamite & Collision are combining forces again! Three hours all on TBS and HBO Max, make sure your DVR is set accordingly!
Backstage interview with Don Callis & Konosuke Takeshita.
Renee is now with The Invisible Hand & The Alpha, saying tonight is a huge opportunity in the main event, Konosuke facing Darby Allin for THE AEW World Championship. Konosuke could be heading into Double or Nothing as a- Callis stops Renee there to say Konosuke will be heading into Double or Nothing as a DOUBLE champion! But then MJF steps in, apologizes for the interruption but says Renee’s doing a great job. The Scumbag tells Konosuke that while it’s been a minute since the two of them have talked, three years actually, back when MJF beat him… MJF has seen Konosuke develop into truly one of the best wrestlers in the world!
MJF believes that tonight, Konosuke beats Darby for the title, goes to DON to beat Okada, and MJF can’t think of a better match than Konosuke VS MJF Part 2 for the world title. How’s that sound? MJF offers a handshake, Konosuke shakes his hand, but in Japanese, Konosuke tells MJF that he’ll beat the crap out of him. Thankfully, MJF doesn’t know Japanese. Callis says that was a nice pep talk MJF just gave, and MJF says yes, he knows. That kid needs to win, okay? MJF can’t let Darby turn him into some disgusting, bald freak! No offense, Callis looks great. But look, there is only one foolproof way to know MJF won’t be put in that situation.
So if things get hairy… MJF hands over the Dynamite Diamond Ring! Callis smiles, and say she understands what to do with it. But then in steps Andrade. El Idolo takes off his hat to shake out his amazing head of hair, and smiles at MJF. MJF frowns and leaves. Callis says here’s the deal: Takeshita will bring the world title home to the Don Callis Family tonight! Andrade asks, “How you know?” Callis says aye dios mio, he seriously doesn’t know where Andrade learned English. Andrade says one way or another, the next time, that will be HIS title. Callis says yes, he knows, it’s all good. Callis is a man of many talents, but will his family be dripping with gold thanks to a diamond ring?
AEW now announces the Women’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament brackets!
Double or Nothing will see Willow Nightingale, the reigning Queen of Harts, take on Alex Windsor, while we will see Persephone VS Hazuki, Skye Blue vs Sareee, and Mina Shirakawa VS Athena! Champions from around the world are gathering for this tournament, but who will be headed to Forbidden Door, and then All In: London?
Backstage interview with The Conglomeration.
Renee Paquette is now with Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, and Willow Nightingale. Renee commends Cassidy on his part in the 10 Man Tag victory. But it seems that there is even more business to attend to. Cassidy says yes, the team has a shot at THE AEW World Tag Team Championships. It doesn’t matter who it is, they’re getting their shot, but the thing is… They still haven’t decided on which two will be. Kyle says Cassidy & Roddy should go for the gold, but Roddy shouts, “KYYYLE~! Thank you.” Kyle says of course. But that’s cuz he’s got gold to chase for himself!
The same man that put Kyle on the shelf for months is the man that Kyle submitted twice, and will submit again. Jon Moxley, Continental Champion, when are we doing this? Willow says speaking of gold, she is still the TBS Champion. But she is also in the Owen Hart Cup. She won this tournament before, she’ll do it all over again, so that she can have all the gold for herself at All In: London. She knows she can, and she will! Then Conglomeration has it all in order? Cassidy says hold on, there’s something missing. They should do a Word of the Day. Why haven’t they done one in so long? Roddy shouts for “MAAARK~!” And yes, Mark Briscoe returns!
The Sussex County Chicken is all fired up, and he says the Word of the day is reunification! For Mark Briscoe is back with his boys and his girls, The Conglomeration! But he’ll put this plain and simple: Tommaso Ciampa! Next Wednesday, Briscoe’s after your ass, son! You hear him? But before that, Saturday Night Collision is in HIS hometown, Salisbury, Maryland! That’s just 4.4 miles from where Briscoe originated on this earth! They’re gonna conglomerate and it’s gonna be a a hell of a time! Are you ready!? Willow and Kyle are fired up, Briscoe goes wild, and the team heads out. Cassidy admits, that was a lot of yelling.
But while The Conglomeration is ready to go Double or Nothing, will they soon have even more gold in the collection? Or are these high and lofty a little too much even for them?
Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness!
With the news of both the AEW Women’s World Championship Fatal 4 Way for Double or Nothing, and the Owen Hart Cup brackets, this trios match is about much more than just settling scores! Will the Shining Samurai be just as sharp as Jamie Hayter going into that title match? Or will Thekla, Skye Blue & Julia Hart continue to bring them down by any means necessary?
The trios sort out and Jamie steps up against Thekla as both a rematch from their 1v1 title match, and a preview of what’s to come in the next. They circle, but then Skye CLOBBERS Jamie! Julia steps in, but so do Shida and Windsor! The Triangle throws hands on Shida & The Birds, then triple whip. But all three reverse, a BOOT for Thekla, a DDT for Skye, and a BACKBREAKER for Julia! The fans cheer as The Triangle bails out! Shida goes out to keep after Skye while Windsor goes after Julia. Jamie gets Thekla back in the ring while Shida and Windsor have the Sisters of Sin in the corners of the barriers. The fans cheer as they all rain down fists!
Windsor, Jamie & Shida all go to nine, then wind up for TEN! The fans cheer again while Thekla sputters. Jamie snap suplexes, but Skye ROCKS Shida! Jamie stomps Thekla, Windsor SLAMS Julia off barriers, and Jamie stomps a mudhole in the corner. The ref counts, Jamie lets off, but Skye and Windsor meet while tightrope walking the barriers! Skye and Windsor trade shots, they wobble a bit, then Skye DECKS Windsor! Skye keeps from falling into the crowd, but Jamie gets her! Windsor joins in and the Birds double gorilla press, SNAKE EYES off the apron! The fans fire up, but Thekla is up top! SUPER CROSSBODY onto The Birds!
The fans fire up again and Thekla is feeling it while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Thekla stomps Windsor, CLUBS Jamie, then helps Skye. But Shida runs up, only for Thekla to ELBOW her down! The Triangle has control again, they ROCK Jamie and Shida and Windsor, then send them all to the desk. The Triangle CHOP again and again and again! Then they wind up, but feint chops to SMACK all three off the apron! The Triangle soaks up the cheers and jeers before putting Jamie back in the ring. Thekla brings Jamie up, snapmares her down, then basement SUPERKICKS! Cocky cover, TWO! Thekla drags Jamie to the corner, tags Julia, and Julia runs up to LARIAT! Then she goes side to side to ELBOW Jamie down!
Julia snapmares Jamie to a cover, TWO! Julia is annoyed but she rains down fists. The ref reprimands, Julia stops, but then she sucker punches Windsor! And Shida, too! Julia then drags Jamie over, bumps her off buckles, and tags in Skye. Skye stomps Jamie around, then digs her boot in! The ref counts, Skye stops at 4, then she brings Jamie up. Jamie fires forearms and CHOPS, but Skye THROWS Jamie down by her hair! The ref reprimands again but Skye rains down forearms. Skye snapmares Jamie, mule kicks her, then covers, TWO! Skye frowns but she stomps Jamie down. Skye tags Julia while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Skye whips Jamie into Julia’s grasp, and Skye BLASTS Shida & Windsor while Julia tags Thekla. Julia has Jamie in the TARANTULA, and Skye sends Windsor in for Thekla’s HANGING HEADSCISSORS! Skye runs up to DOUBLE SHOTGUN The Birds! The fans are torn but Thekla says that’s how the Triangle does it, baby! Thekla then aims to MISSILE- NO, Jamie gest under! Thekla lands out, but Jamie BOOTS her down! Jamie looks at Shida, Shida is hesitant, but Shida tags in! The fans cheer as Shida sends Theknla to the corner, then JUMP KNEES! Shida keeps moving, she BLASTS Skye! Julia ROCKS Shida back!
Julia storms in but Shida kicks her and whips her into Thekla! Shida KNEES them both in the corner! Then Shida puts Thekla sideways in the corner, reels Julia in, and she snap suplexes Julia into Thekla! The fans fire up as Shida then suplexes Thekla high and hard! Cover, TWO! Shida stands Thekla up, Thekla swings but Shida ROCKS her first! And ROCKS her again! Thekla wobbles, swings, but Shida catches Thekla for another forearm! Shida runs the ropes but Thekla mule kicks! Thekla SMACKS Shida, then she dodges a boot to DECK Shida! Thekla talks trash on Shida, then drags her up to tag in Julia.
Julia tags Skye, then tag back to Thekla. The Sisters of Sin hit the DOUBLE GOURD BUSTER and DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Thekla hits the bridge, and she aims for the SPIDER SPEAR! Cover, but The Birds CLOBBER The Sisters of Sin onto it! The fans fire up a Windsor DECKS Skye and Jamie HEADBUTTS Julia! The Birds drag Shida to safety, Windsor tags in, and she CLOBBERS Thekla! Windsor CLUBS away, then fires the fans up. Jamie steps in, BOOT RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Basement LARIAT! And then Windsor lifts! Jamie runs up, but Skye trips Jamie! The fans boo but Skye sends Jamie into steel steps!
Thekla sends Windsor into buckles! Tag to Julia before Shida runs up, TAMASHII KNEE on Thekla! Skye SUPERKICKS Shida! Jamie is back to clinch and HAYTBREAKER! Julia runs up, slips around, SOLE FOOD! Julia kips up, but Windsor is there to whip Julia to ropes! Skye tags in before the SPINEBUSTER! Skye SUPERKICKS Windsor, then brings her up! Skye hops on, CODE- NO, Windsor pops free! Skye SUPERKICKS again, but Windsor HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up as Jamie joins in again, and they DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICH! Then they set Skye up, and Jamie says let’s try this again!
Jamie runs the ropes, but Thekla slides in, BELT SHOT on Jamie!! No question that the ref saw that! The Triangle is disqualified!
Winners: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds, by disqualification
The Toxic Spider doesn’t care about this win, she just wants to do damage! Skye gets Windsor in a DRAGON SLEEPER! The ref stops Thekla from sing the title belt again, so Thekla just takes off her own belt! And she LASHES Windsor while Skye holds her down! More refs rush out here, but Julia MISTS the newbie in the face! Julia stomps away on Jamie, not caring about fines or consequences, either! The fans boo, and Shida is bailing on the Birds? Shida cares more about her chances in that Fatal 4 Way than anything else. But then Willow, Mina, and even Thunder Rosa rush out here! They chase The Triangle off with belts of their own!
The fans cheer as The Babe, the Fighting Gravure Idol & La Mera Mera save the day. But will Jamie make sure Thekla and Shida pay for this at Double or Nothing?
AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita!
They say “card subject to change,” and that is true even for the best in the world. Kazuchika Okada’s real family takes priority, but his Don Callis Family brother was more than happy to step up for this opportunity. Will The Alpha already have two belts by the time he and The Rainmaker battle over the International Championship? Or will Darby truly be relentless in his pursuit of being the best fighting champion in AEW history?
The introductions are made, THE belt is raised, and we see who goes to Double or Nothing on top!
Callis joins commentary to say that while Darby’s been breaking his own body, Konosuke has perfected “rejuvenation training,” aka relaxing on a beach and sipping sake! The bell rings, and Darby SHOTGUNS Konosuke out! Then Darby DIVES, but Konosuke catches him! Konosuke POSTS Darby, then THROWS him into railing! Konosuke THROWS Darby into the ring, the fans fire up for both guys, and Konosuke hurries to BOOT Darby off the apron! Darby falls in front of commentary but Konosuke gets him right back in the ring. Cover, ONE!! The fans rally as Darby shows his grit, but Konosuke snarls.
Konosuke drags Darby up, Darby fires forearms, but the ALPHA ELBOW knocks Darby down! The fans fire up while Konosuke looms over Darby. Konosuke stands Darby up, and THROWS him into a corner! Darby bounces off the buckles and is bleeding from the mouth already! Konosuke stands Darby up, hoists him up top, then he climbs up after him. But Darby BITES Konosuke, CLUBS him down, and leaps for a CROSSBODY, but he bounces off Konosuke! The fans fire up again as Konosuke whips Darby for a BACKDROP! Darby got serious hangtime there, and he flounders out of the ring. Darby coughs and sputters but the fans rally up.
Konosuke goes out after Darby but Darby SMACKS him! Konosuke KNEES low, KNEES him again and again and again! Konosuke KNEES Darby against the barriers, then refreshes the count. Konosuke whips Darby hard into railing! Darby sputters as he leans against the railing, but Konosuke positions the steel steps. Konosuke then fetches Darby, lines up a shot, but Darby fights the suplex! Darby CLAWS Konosuke’s back, then fires a shot. Konosuke DECKS Darby in return! Darby slumps against the steps, Konosuke runs up, but Darby dodges! Konosuke’s knees hit the steps and he tumbles over! Darby then runs up the steps to SHOTGUN Konosuke down!
The fans fire up while both men are down on the floor! Konosuke checks his knee before he crawls around, and Darby gets in the ring so he can build speed! Darby DIVES! Direct hit on Konosuke but Darby’s the one who hits the desk! The fans fire up while both men are down again, but Darby rises up to get Konosuke on the apron! Darby fires forearms, then goes up a corner! COFFIN- NO, Konosuke catches him for a SUPER BLUE THUNDER BOMB to the floor!! The fans go nuts again and Callis says that’s the end of Darby Allin, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref hurries to check Darby but Callis tells Doc Sampson to call it. Darby is somehow still in this, so Konosuke storms his way over. Konosuke drags Darby up, puts him in the ring, then paces around him. Konosuke runs the ropes to LARIAT! Darby flips inside-out, Konosuke covers him, TWO!! Darby still has fight inside but he’s also dazed. Konosuke clamps onto Darby with a chinlock and squeezes tight. Darby endures, even as Konosuke leans on him with his much-taller frame. Darby reaches out, fights around, and rises up, only for Konosuke to CANADIAN RACK BOMB! Darby sputters all over again while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Konosuke sits back as he watches Darby crawl to the apron. Konosuke storms his way over, but Darby RAMS low! Slingshot sunset flip, but Konosuke rolls through! Only for Darby to kick the legs out! Darby catches Konosuke to a GUILLOTINE! Konosuke endures the squeeze, fights up to his feet, and he powers out to THROW Darby! Darby lands out, fires shots, and RAMS low! Darby then hops on, but Konosuke stops Code Red! Konosuke swings Darby around, tucks him in, BASTARD DRIVER! And WHEELBARROW GERMAN! The fans fire up and Callis says that’s true power! Darby sputters again and Konosuke vows to end this.
Konosuke runs corner to corner, HELLUVA KICK!! Then he hoists Darby up top, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans freak out already for the SUPER DUPER GERMAN SUPLEX!! Bridging cover, TWO!!! Callis is freaking out as much as the fans, and he protests the count! Konosuke is furious, but he aims for the WAGAMAMA KNEE!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Darby survives by nanoseconds, and Konosuke is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” but now CLØN rushes out here! He distracts the ref, and Callis hurries to take the Dynamite Diamond Ring off his finger to put it in Konosuke’s hands! Konosuke thinks about it, but The Alpha has honor!
The fans cheer as Konosuke wants to do this his way! But then Darby runs up, cradles, TWO!! Konosuke escapes, ALPHA ELBOW!! Darby is down, dazed, but still moving! Konosuke drags Darby up again, goes back to the corner and back to the top rope. The fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but it has to end somehow! Darby fights against the lift with headlock punches! Then he hops on, SUPER CODE RED!! Konosuke staggers up, Darby leg scissors, steps through, LAST SUPPER!! TWO?!?! Konosuke escapes again, then bails out! So Darby just goes up top! SUPER COFFIN DROP!! Direct hit and both men are down again!
The fans are thunderous as Konosuke and Darby stir. A ring count climbs, Callis complains that some people just gotta follow directions and run the play! Coach Callis pulled Konosuke outta obscurity, Konosuke would do anything! Now he’s got some gold, some fame, and gets a mind of his own! Callis complaining aside, the ring count is climbing! Darby drags himself in at 9, but Konosuke YANKS him back out! That refreshes the count, and Konosuke vows to end this for real now. Konosuke points to the steel steps, and he drags Darby up onto them with a deadlift RAGING- NO, Darby knees Konosuke, turns things around, and FULL METAL SCORPION DEATH DROP!!!
The fans go nuts again while Konosuke writhes! Konosuke flops off the steps, Darby crawls into the ring, and Darby just climbs the corner again! SUPER DUPER COFFIN DROP!!! Konosuke might be unconscious! Darby still hauls Konosuke into the ring, pushes him to a cover, TWO?!?!? Konosuke survives and Darby is furious! But Darby just reloads, COFFIN DROP but onto knees!!! Ghost pin, TWO!!! Darby escapes but the WAGAMAMA KNEE finds him!! Konosuke hauls Darby up, but Darby pops free! Trip, step through, and SCORPION DEATH LOCK!!! Konosuke endures, reaches out, but Darby sits deep!!
Callis says don’t even think about it! Konosuke almost does, but he bites his own thumb to ignore the pain in his back! Konosuke reaches out, crawls his way forward, and he fights to the ROPEBREAK!!! But Darby is right up top! COFFION DROP on the back!! Then Darby goes right back up, COFFIN DROP again!!! Cover, DARBY WINS!!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
Callis is steaming, but Darby overcomes Konosuke to avenge that loss in the Continental Classic! But it also took so much out of him just to do it! Darby still asks for a mic and one is brought to him. Darby sits up against the ropes, has them cut his music, and he tells MJF to get his ass out here! There’s a contract MJF needs to sign! The ring crew hurries to bring in a table and some chairs for that very contract signing, and MJF makes his entrance. MJF reluctantly makes his way down the ramp, and both men meet at the table. Darby grins with blood still in hiss teeth, and he signs his part of the contract without hesitation, unlike MJF.
The fans already chant “BALD! BALD! BALD!” at MJF, and Darby pushes the contract to his side of the table. MJF grabs the pen, reaches out, but then steps away. MJF scratches his chin as he thinks on this, and the fans just chant, “BALD! BALD! BALD!” again. MJF takes a mic to say he’ll explain something to Darby, looking like he has rabies. But see, MJF is happy for Darby, he hopes Darby’s had fun holding MJF’s AEW World Championship. The fans boo that, but MJF says deep down, there is a small part of him, like the size of a North Carolinian p*nis small. That small part of MJF feels bad for Darby, because he’ll never hold this again!
Darby’s got about a good a chance of holding this title as Hangman Adam Page does again. MJF says guys like Darby are a dime a dozen, here today and gone tomorrow, stuntmen who burn the candle at both ends. In this life, people like all these fans here like to pretend that life is about making friends and family and children. The only thing that matters in life is your legacy. And Darby’s legacy will be that of the kid who had his 15 minutes of fame. They’ll pretend like Darby made a lasting impact, but the fact of the matter is, he hasn’t. He hasn’t! They’ll know deep down that Darby Allin was just a little pr*ck who got lucky.
They’ll know that Darby was too reckless and stupid to stay on top. And after May 24th, Double or Nothing, in that sh*thole of Queens, New York, y’know what MJF’s legacy will be? He’ll go down as the guy who became a THREE-TIME World Champion at just 30 years of age, unprecedented in this sport. And MJF will go down, when it’s all said and done, as the Greatest of All Time! THAT is the difference between them! Darby Allin brags about climbing a mountaintop. But when it comes to professional wrestling, Maxwell Jacob Friedman IS the mountaintop! The fans boo but MJF soaks it up. Darby tells MJF to SHUT UP!
Only someone like MJF who is so vain would think that the number one most important thing in this world is his legacy. Darby doesn’t care about legacy, he cares about living in the moment! And in this moment, Darby just wants MJF to sign the contract. Then at Double or Nothing, Darby makes Maxwell Jacob Friedman a BALLD HEADED B*TCH!! MJF frowns but the fans cheer that! MJF grabs the pen again, and with no choice, he signs on the dotted line! Then he TACKLES Darby! The fans boo as MJF beats up Darby after the war he went through with Konosuke! MJF CHUCKS an armchair outta the ring, FLIPS the table, then picks up his Dynamite Diamond Ring.
MJF puts the ring on his finger like always, then winds up to DECK Darby!! The fans boo but MJF just soaks it all up. MJF throws off his jacket, picks up the belt, and he stands over Darby with it. But then MJF isn’t done with Darby, he puts Darby on the top rope! MJF climbs up to join him, and drags Darby into position! But wait! Kevin Knight runs out here to chase MJF off! The Jet still owes The Scumbag a receipt, but it seems we’ll all have to wait on that. Will MJF still take back the title at Double or Nothing? Or will Darby keep the belt and take MJF’s dignity?
My Thoughts:
An awesome episode for Dynamite as things heat up towards Double or Nothing. Awesome 10 Man Tag to open, great win for the Faces, not that it added much to FTR VS C&C. Good promo from Jericho to look back on Stadium Stampede and hype up this year’s match. Good promo from The Demand with Davis and The Dogs, and I suppose this maximizes the feuds as well as the alliances throughout the locker room. Who knows who wins but the match will still be awesome, just as the original was. Good promo from Conglomeration, too, Cassidy & Roddy going after FTR while Kyle VS Moxley happens on the side, that’s great stuff.
Speaking of Moxley, great promo from him and Ospreay. Moxley’s semi-turn has really brought out his sage philosophical side. Great match from Ospreay VS Ace, and while Ospreay could always bring out his aggression, seeing him use more technical wrestling and even winning with a submission is good stuff. Good promo from Joe, and I liked Death Riders backing Ospreay up. Very good Owen Hart Cup brackets this year, Joe VS Ospreay is a great choice given this story, but I would think Ospreay wins that one. Good promo from Jack Perry to call out Davis, and I suppose Jack can win in the Owen Cup to then move on from the National title.
Great seeing Brian Cage back, he gave Knight an awesome match, but with JetSpeed wanting to go on a Two Man Power Trip, it makes sense Kevin won out. Same for Bailey beating Westbrook, even though Westbrook maybe went too hard on his own acrobatic escape. Great stuff in the Six Woman Tag, and I appreciate Shida didn’t ditch until after the match. Willow, Mina & Rosa might get their own Six Woman Tag with Triangle of Madness after that interaction, but also can’t wait to see if Willow can go back-to-back as Queen of Harts. For that matter, I personally would love to see Athena use the Owen Cup to move on from being ROH Women’s World Champion, but that depends on how Supercard of Honor goes this Friday.
And of course, another wild instant classic from Darby as he overcomes Takeshita. I knew the diamond ring would come into play with that reverse effect, good way of protecting Takeshita in the loss. Good stuff with MJF tonight, too, such as the opening segment’s parade of bald men to send the message to MJF. That was also a unique contract signing segment in that it came together so quickly after the main event match. Good stuff from MJF as always, and of course he attacks Darby. I feel like either Knight should not have made the save, or both parts of JetSpeed should’ve made the save. It just seems odd that only Knight cared about saving Darby. The closing moment was much better when it was MJF standing over Darby with the belt.
My Score: 9/10
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