AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (9/21/22)
AEW hits the Grand Slam!
Dynamite returns to Arthur Ashe Stadium!
AEW has bases loaded, and they’re hitting this one out of the park! And whether it’s Jon Moxley or Bryan Danielson, we’ll have a NEW AEW World Champion!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- ROH World Championship: Claudio Castagnoli VS Chris Jericho; Jericho wins and becomes the new ROH World Champion.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships: Swerve In Our Glory VS The Acclaimed; The Acclaimed win and become the new AEW World Tag Team Champions.
- AEW All-Atlantic Championship: PAC VS Orange Cassidy; Pac wins and retains the title.
- Interim AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm VS Serena Deeb VS Athena VS Britt Baker; Storm wins and retains the interim title.
- AEW Grand Slam Tournament of Champions Finals: Jon Moxley VS Bryan Danielson; Moxley wins and is the new AEW World Champion.
PLAY BY PLAY
ROH World Championship: Claudio Castagnoli VS Chris Jericho!
The Swiss Superman has been a fighting champion ever since winning this title off the Octopus, Jonathan Gresham! But now, he will face the SEVEN-TIME World Champion, who has reigned in WCW, WWF/WWE and of course here in AEW. Will The Wizard get magic number eight? Or will Claudio GADDAM Castagnoli not let a sports entertainer besmirch the pro-wrestling legacy of ROH?
Bobby Cruise gives us the introductions, the belt is raised, and New York City is fired up for the Grand Slam!
Claudio wants Jericho to oblige by the Code of Honor, and Jericho accepts! Fans are thunderous and Jericho gets in Claudio’s face to SLAP him! Claudio EuroUppers Jericho off his feet! Claudio gets Jericho up to fire off EuroUpper after EuroUpper! The ref counts, Claudio lets off at 4, and fans are thunderous again. Claudio whips Jericho corner to corner, runs in and EuroUppers again! Then he whips Jericho the other way for another EuroUpper! Claudio whips a third time, for yet another EuroUpper! Jericho staggers into the trophy lift! And then Claudio CROTCHES Jericho on his fireballs! Claudio runs to BOOT Jericho to the floor!
Fans are thunderous again as Claudio takes his time going out after Jericho. Claudio runs in and EuroUppers Jericho into railing! Claudio bumps Jericho off the apron, then brings him around to do it again, and again, and again! Jericho flops but then uses the special guest timekeeper, Cary Silkin, as a shield! Jericho shoves Silkin into Claudio, then sucker punches them both! Jericho shoves Silkin down and SLAPS him, then CHOPS away on Claudio! Fans boo but Jericho bumps Claudio off the apron. Jericho CHOPS again and again, then he puts Claudio in the ring. Jericho hurries up the steps and then the corner!
Jericho leaps, into a EUROUPPER! Claudio drags Jericho to a cover, TWO! Fans fire up, Claudio gives another EuroUpper, but Jericho CHOPS! Claudio CHOPS, Jericho CHOPS, repeat! Claudio then returns to they EuroUppers and even forearms. Claudio whips, Jericho reverses to throat chop! Claudio crawls to the apron and Jericho soaks up the heat by saying he’ll have OCHO! Jericho triangle jumps, into a EUROUPPER! Fans fire up and Jericho ends up on the apron now. Claudio drags Jericho up, suplexes, but Jericho blocks! Jericho throws body shots and haymakers but Claudio gives them back. Fans fire up as they brawl on the edge!
Claudio gets the advantage but Jericho rakes the eyes! Fans boo again, but Jericho reels Claudio in. Jericho CLUBS Claudio on the back, then suplexes Claudio to the floor! Both men flounder and fans lose their minds while AEW goes picture in picture.
Claudio clutches an arm and Jericho catches his breath, and they both slowly sit up. Claudio drags himself up and meets Jericho at the corner. Jericho CLUBS away on Claudio, both men get in at 8 of 10! Fans fire up, Jericho reels Claudio in for a back suplex! Cocky cover, ONE! Jericho is annoyed but he soaks up the heat again. He then flips off the fans to rile them up more. Jericho drags Claudio up but Claudio fires off EuroUpper after EuroUpper! Claudio whips Jericho to a corner, runs in, but Jericho moves! Claudio hits buckles and clutches his arm again. Jericho BOOTS Claudio down! The ref reprimands but Jericho just yells at her.
Jericho gets Claudio for a ROPE GUILLOTINE! Claudio sputters and flounders away while Jericho flexes. Jericho storms over to Claudio to CHOP him! And CLUB him! And CHOP him again! Claudio goes around the way and Jericho CHOPS more and more! Claudio throws haymakers and EuroUppers to back Jericho down! Claudio fires off again and again as Dynamite: Grand Slam returns to single picture! Claudio whips, Jericho reverses but runs into a BOOT! Fans fire up while both men are down, and Claudio skins the cat! Claudio stands but Jericho trips him up! Jericho CHOPS, and CHOPS and CHOPS!
Jericho climbs up after Claudio now, and he rains down fists! Fans count, but Jericho stops at 3 to SUPER- NO! Claudio blocks the frankensteiner to drag Jericho back up! SUPER- STEINER!! Jericho turns it back around and covers, TWO!! “This is Awesome!” as both men are down again. Jericho gets to ropes while Claudio crawls. Jericho aims from the corner, CODE- NO! Claudio POP-UP UPPERCUTS! Cover, TWO!! Fans fire up as Claudio sits Jericho up, for HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Everyone in the BCC knows that one! Claudio then gets Jericho’s legs and fans are thunderous again! But Jericho kicks away, so Claudio DOUBLE STOMPS him down! Cover, TWO!!
Claudio steps through the legs for the SHARPSHOOTER!! Jericho endures the hold of the family that trained him! Claudio sits deep on the Sharpshooter, but Jericho fights his way over to the ROPEBREAK! Claudio lets go quickly and he kicks at Jericho’s hands. The ref has Claudio back off, and Jericho goes to kick low! Claudio blocks in time, to then reel Jericho in! RICOLA BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!! Jericho survives and Claudio is seething! Claudio KNEES Jericho in the gut! And again! Claudio stalks Jericho to ropes, CHOPS him, then whips him to ropes. Jericho reverses but Claudio springboards, into a CODE BREAKER!! Cover, TWO!!!
The fans rally up again while Jericho and Claudio go to opposite ends. Jericho runs back in to trip Claudio, and he goes to turn him! Claudio fights it but Jericho stomps Claudio into the WALLS OF JERICHO! Claudio endures, powers up, rolls and then fires forearms from below! Jericho rains down haymakers, but Claudio clinches to get Jericho down, DRAGON STOMPS! Claudio shouts out Bryan Danielson, and now he has the legs! SWISS SWING!! The fans count along, all the way to 10, 15, 20!! Claudio then CATAPULTS Jericho into buckles, and LARIATS on the return! Cover, TWO!!! Jericho survives and frustrates Claudio!
Jericho crawls away to a corner, and he finds Floyd the Baseball Bat! The ref has Claudio stay back, but Claudio blocks the bat swing!! Claudio EuroUppers! The ref puts the bat away, but Jericho back drops out of the Neutralizer! Claudio stumbles and almost hits the ref! Jericho sneaks up to LOW BLOW!!! Then JUDAS EFFECT!!! Cover, Jericho wins!?!?
Winner: Chris Jericho, by pinfall (NEW ROH World Champion)
“The Antithesis” of ROH is now their world champion! The Wizard has numero ocho and is celebrating with the Jericho Appreciation Society! They’re all so proud of Jericho, except Daniel Garcia. But the JAS reigns over ROH as the World and Pure Champions, will they soon turn the pro-wrestling promotion into a sports entertainment company?
AEW takes a closer look at tonight’s main event.
William Regal couldn’t be prouder of the Blackpool Combat Club. Jon Moxley says this tournament of champions has become AEW’s Super Bowl, World Series, all rolled into one. Bryan Danielson notes that he’s only lost to four people since joining AEW: Hangman Page; Jon Moxley; Daniel Garcia; and Chris Jericho. Bryan’s avenged his losses to the Cowboy, the Dragonslayer, and even The Wizard. That leaves just one left. Moxley says he doesn’t want to win, he knows he will win. But when it is BCC VS BCC, who will reign supreme over AEW?
AEW World Tag Team Championships: Swerve In Our Glory VS The Acclaimed!
Both teams went all out at All Out, but in the end, this was whose house? Swerve In Our Glory’s house! But that doesn’t mean this is their AEW. Will Max Caster & Anthony Bowens redeem themselves in the rematch? Or will this just be a remix for Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland?
Justin Roberts makes these introductions and of course, Caster has a rap! “It’s our time, it’s gonna be Swerve’s aid. We’ll make those bitches go black like Little Mermaid! We run the city from here to Soho. ‘Bout to run these dudes outta town like Cuomo! Don’t ever disrespect me. Lookin’ like a skinny can to a two liter of Pepsi! Y’all soft, that’s how the story goes. I think it’s more like Swerve In a Glory Hole!” Caster pumps the mic and Bowens says, “NEEEEW YOOOORK CITAAAAAY~! The Acclaimed have arrived!! SCISSOR ME, DADDY ASS~!” Fans are fired up already, the belts are raised, and it’s time to see if the sequel is better than the original!
The teams sort out and Bowens starts against Keith. Fans harken this back to All Out with “OH~ Scissor Me Daddy~!” Bowens and Keith slowly circle, fans are thunderous as Bowens eggs Keith on, and Keith nods. They tie up, Bowens goes for a leg but Keith gut wrenches to throw Bowens away! Fans are torn but Bowens keeps his cool. Bowens and Keith circle, tie up, and Bowens waistlocks. Bowens then headlocks but Keith lifts him with one arm! Bowens cranks the headlock, Keith powers up and out and he RAMS Bowens. Bowens stays up and runs, but Keith follows, barrels through him, and RANAS?!
Fans are thunderous and Swerve taunts Bowens while Keith smirks. Bowens tags Caster and they stare down now. They tie up, and Keith powers Caster to a corner. The ref counts, Keith lets off cleanly, and he welcomes Caster to return. Caster dodges a haymaker but Keith blocks the arm-drag! Keith then powers Caster to a corner, powers up, but Caster turns biel into arm-drag! Fans fire up as Caster taunts Keith now! Bowens steps in, but Swerve DROPKICKS the Acclaimed before they can scissor finger! Fans boo and Keith has Swerve cool off. Swerve glares at Billy Gunn while AEW goes picture in picture.
Swerve puts Caster in a corner and fires off hands. Swerve puts a leg in the ropes and UPPERCUTS Caster! The ref counts and Swerve lets off, to DROPKICK the leg! Caster falls over and Swerve soaks up the heat. Swerve glares at Billy and taunts Bowens. Bowens gets mad but the ref keeps him back. Caster hits Swerve but Swerve drop toeholds him down. Swerve has the leg, kicks away on it, and then hits a KNEE JAMMER! Swerve drags Caster over, tags in Keith, and they mug Caster. Keith shrugs and brings Caster up to bump him off buckles. Keith tags Swerve so Swerve can CHOP Caster! Swerve then snapmares for an UPPERCUT! Cover, ONE!
Swerve clamps onto Caster and grinds him down into the mat with an armlock. Swerve traps that arm to fishhook Caster’s face! The ref reprimands, Swerve lets off to then have a chinlock. Caster endures, Swerve pulls back on him, but Caster stands up. Caster RAMS Swerve into the Limitless corner, and Keith tags in. Keith RAMS into Caster, then he wrenches Caster to wristlock. Caster throws body shots and kicks! Caster goes to suplex but Keith is a big man! Keith knees back and Caster falls over! Dynamite Grand Slam returns to single picture and both special guests, Fabolous and DJ Whoo Kid are into this.
Keith clinches Caster but Caster throws body shots! Keith ROCKS Caster with a forearm! Caster BOOTS back, DECKS Swerve, then sends Keith into buckles! Swerve rushes in but Caster dodges and POWERSLAMS Swerve down! Caster dodges Keith, CHOPS and SUPERKICKS, and he tries to suplex!? Caster manages a HUGE snap suplex!! Fans are thunderous as Caster crawls, hot tag to Bowens! The Five Tool Player rallies on Swerve, back drops him, then CHOPS and JABS and SUPERKICKS Keith! Keith falls over and fans are fired up with Bowens! Bowens runs but into Swerve’s kick and a HOUSE CALL!!
Swerve hurries back to the corner, he tags in Keith, and Keith drags Bowens up. But Bowens fights off the Swerve Bomb! Bowens RANAS Keith away, avoids Swerve’s stomps, and rolls him! TWO!! But Bowens deadlifts Swerve for a BUCKLE BOMB! Bowens swings but Keith swats him and HEADBUTTS him down! Keith calls to Swerve to reset, but Swerve is in bad shape. Keith takes Bowens and TOSSES him to the ramp!! Bowens tumbles and flops on the LED rampway! Caster runs in, but into a SPINEBUSTER! Caster writhes and fans boo but Keith shrugs it all off. Keith glares at Billy as he climbs up the corner! Keith MOONSAULTS but FLOPS as Caster moves!
Caster grits his teeth and sits back up. Caster crawls to a corner and fans are thunderous! Caster clamps on a SLEEPER on Keith! The ref counts because they’re in the ropes. Swerve grabs Bowens’ boombox! The ref is busy with something, Swerve swings but Caster ducks! The boombox SMACKS Keith!! Swerve freaks out as Keith goes down! Caster BOOTS Swerve and Bowens is back! The Acclaimed SCISSOR! Bowens goes up top, he leaps to BLOCKBUSTER Keith back down! Caster leaps, but his knee gives out! The Mic Drop flops but Bowens covers, TWO!! Keith is still in this after The Acclaimed got off track.
Bowens drags Keith up, throws forearms, and fans rally up. Tag to Caster and The Acclaimed work together, only for Keith to explode out! Tag to Swerve, he runs but Caster waistlocks! Swerve backs him into a corner and SOBATS! Caster flounders, but he shoots around to a BIG back suplex! Caster fights through the pain to go back up top! Fans fire up as Caster aims again, only for Swerve to ROCK him first! Fans boo but Swerve goes up top to join Caster. Keith returns, Swerve has a fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY POUNCE! And then Electric Chair Lift, TOSS INTO THE POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!? WHAT?!?
Fans are electric as Caster survives and keeps The Acclaimed alive! Bowens drags Caster out to safety but Swerve grits his teeth. Swerve springboards to 450 SENTON The Acclaimed down! But now Daddy Ass gets in Swerve’s face! The ref warns Billy, Swerve dares Billy to do something. Keith has Swerve stand down, but then Billy says SUCK IT! ROLLING ELBOW from Bowens! The ref is busy with Keith, he misses Billy’s FAMOUSER to the floor! Billy puts Swerve in for The acclaimed and Caster DROPKCISK Keith! ARRIVAL to the MIC DROP!! Cover, THE ACCLAIMED WIN!!!
Winners: The Acclaimed, by pinfall (NEW AEW World Tag Team Champions)
Streamers fly as the fans explode for Caster & Bowens! It was a long road for this homegrown duo, but now they are on top of AEW! And they SCISSOR! Will no one be able to cut down this battle tested tag team now that they have the titles?
As for Swerve and Keith, they’re both stunned, and Swerve is frustrated. Is the Limitless House going to fold? Or will they regroup and find a way to redeem themselves?
Backstage interview with FTR.
Lexi Nair notes we just witnessed another AEW World Tag Team Championship match between Swerve In Our Glory and The Acclaimed, what are their thoughts? Cash says all four guys killed it, congrats to Caster & Bowens, they deserved this. But FTR have been #1 contenders since back in April, so they are cashing in. They’re asking nicely- Oh, surprise, surprise, it’s Austin & Colten. FTR was “hoping” to see these two. Oh, well, Colten says they should be called “F T R U guys ever gonna stop complaining about being number one contenders?” Austin says it should be “F T Aren’t you guys losing momentum?”
Colten has another one: “F T R U guys ever gonna be on TV again?” Dax says that’s funny because it’s true. He is asking the same questions all the time. Austin asks Colten why Dax is getting angry. Colten isn’t sure. Austin tells the “little guy” to chill. Oh, wait, Colten knows why FTR’s angry. It’s because they’re looking at a more talented, more charismatic, more handsome and younger version of FTR! #TopGuysOut! The Gunn Sons mock the FTR forearm bumps and chest bump, then actually do leave. Yeah, have a good night, guys. But F T Are the Ass Boys going to regret stepping to the TRIPLE BELT CHAMPIONS?
Wheeler Yuta is here!
Tony Schiavone is on stage with The Decoder, and Schiavone brings up that the main event is Moxley VS Danielson for the world title. As their teammate and protégé in the BCC, how does Yuta see this going? Yuta says when it comes down to it- It’s MJF! New York is fired up to see Maxwell Jacob Friedman swagger out onto the stage. MJF has Schiavone hold the mic so he can say, “Cut my music, cut my music. Questionable Queens, the Devil has arrived!” Fans cheer for “MJF! MJF!” and he says since they all literally worship the ground that he walks, that makes them all devil worshipers. The fans don’t mind that, apparently.
MJF says hey to Schiavone, “ya fat old prick.” As for “Wheels,” he is clearly confused. Probably because never in Yuta’s wildest dreams would he have gotten a reaction like MJF just did, and he probably never will. Here’s why: It’s not just because Yuta is MID. No, it’s because MJF is a god to New York! They adore and worship him! They’d drink his saliva if they could! There isn’t a single man in this arena who wouldn’t let MJF sleep with their wife, and the only reason he won’t is because he has standards. He’s just being honest! “Because I am a generational talent.” Yuta gets the mic to say, “Ladies and gentlemen, MJF!”
“Max, Max, Max, calm down. What you said has some truth to it. You are a generational talent, that is true. You are also a man with more catchphrases than friends, and you are the king of the low hanging fruit here in AEW. Speaking of which, I think someone got engaged very recently. No, don’t worry, I’m not as low as you, I’m not gonna go there. I’ll just say congratulations, because I met her and she’s a wonderful young lady. She’s smart, too. Maybe a little too smart. Because she might’ve figured out what the rest of us already know: that you are a spineless, worthless piece of human garbage, and she’s gonna walk out on you just like you walked out on all of us!”
MJF says everyone should give it up to Yuta. He has evolved from drying paint to pet rock as a personality. It’s incredible. But the reason MJF is here is to wish Yuta’s buddies good luck in the main event. Y’know, the Blackpool Cuckold Club. MJF wishes them both the best of luck, because what’s happening tonight isn’t that Moxley and Bryan are fighting for the world title. No, they’re really fighting to lose that title to Maxwell Jacob Friedman. But don’t worry, Yuta, you can still go to them for advice. He can go up to Danielson and ask, “Hey, B-Ry, can you teach me how to become injury prone and turn my brain into scrambled eggs?”
And you can’t get advice from Moxley, he’s not all there to begin with. But hey, Yuta can always go up to William Regal and ask, “Hey, Willy, can you teach me how to pop pills?” Yuta POPS MJF!! MJF HEADBUTTS Yuta!! And shoves Schiavone!! MJF blames Schiavone for this, but then he turns around and Yuta TACKLES MJF! Yuta rains down fists, but W. Morrissey shows up to CHOKE Yuta! The Firm is protecting their boss! MJUF CLOBBERS Yuta with the Dynamite Diamond Ring! Security rushes out but Morrissey backs them down. Morrissey escorts MJF out, but will Yuta be the first to strike back?
Backstage interview with Jade Cargill & The Baddies.
Recorded earlier, Schiavone says this Friday, Jade defends the AEW TBS Championship against Diamante, who says she is bringing a friend of her own. That friend is apparently the real Baddest- Jade tells Schiavone to cut the sh*t because we all know Jade is #ThatBitch. And for those wondering, Jade’s going after the AEW Women’s World title on her time. Diamante walks over to tell Jade that trust her, Jade’s gonna wanna know who her friend is. In fact, she’s the OG Baddie. The Baddest Bitch, TRINA. WHAT?! Did Kiera know about this? No! Well, okay. Jade sees Trina and she sees Diamante. But Jade will see them both this Friday on Rampage.
Trina says Jade can see her now. Jade scoffs at that and the Baddies head out. Trina has Diamante’s back, will she be enough to keep the Baddies at bay?
AEW All-Atlantic Championship: PAC VS Orange Cassidy!
The Bastard has history with Freshly Squeezed, and they add another chapter here! Will Pac still be the one and only dual champion in AEW? Or will Orange Cassidy get serious and finally get some gold?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see what it takes to end an inaugural reign!
Fans rally up as Pac glares at Cassidy, but Cassidy is unfazed. Cassidy puts his hands up, takes off his sunglasses, and he THROWS them at Pac! The glasses shatter as they bounce off Pac, and then Cassidy puts his hands up. Pac rushes in, but into a roll-up! TWO, and Cassidy teases the hands-in-pockets again! Pac rushes in but into an arm hook, facelock and cradle! TWO, Pac gets up and narrowly avoids the Orange Punch! Fans cheer as Pac is frustrated with himself. Cassidy’s mind games are getting at him, and Pac even has to be wary as he goes to the apron. Cassidy puts his hands in his pockets and fans fire up!
Pac storms into the ring and warns Cassidy, but Cassidy fires off the “devastating” shin kicks! Pac eggs Cassidy on as the kicks keep coming! Cassidy powers up, to SHOTGUN Pac down! Cassidy kips up but Pac SHOTGUNS back! Cassidy flounders to a corner and Pac stomps a mudhole into him! The ref counts, Pac lets off, and fans are torn as Pac drags Cassidy up. Pac bumps Cassidy off buckles, digs boots into Cassidy’s head, but the ref counts. Pac lets off at 4, argues with the ref, and Cassidy bails out. Pac goes out to bump Cassidy off the apron! Pac brings Cassidy around, smacks him off more apron, and Cassidy flounders away.
Fans rally while Pac paces, and Pac brings Cassidy up. Pac aims and whips to POST Cassidy! Cassidy is dazed and Pac soaks up the cheers and jeers. Pac drags Cassidy up, puts him in the ring, and then he climbs up the corner. Cassidy slow rolls to the far side. Pac is oddly amused, this is typical Cassidy. Pac FLIES and hits Cassidy down with! Pac puts Cassidy in and climbs up again to aim like a hawk. Cassidy staggers to his feet, and Pac MISSILE DROPKICKS him down! Cover, TWO! Cassidy is still in this and fans rally up. Pac drags Cassidy up, whips him to a corner hard, and Cassidy bounces off buckles.
AEW goes picture in picture as Pac dusts off his hands. Pac stomps Cassidy to a corner, digs his boots in, but lets off as the ref counts. The ref is warning him but Pac pretends it’s the loud crowd that makes it hard to hear the ref. Pac digs his boots in again but lets off as the ref reprimands. Pac drags Cassidy up, snapmares, then throws down an elbow! Cover, TWO, so Pac clamps on a chinlock. Pac grinds Cassidy but Cassidy endures. Fans rally up, Cassidy fights up to his feet, but Pac CLUBS him on the head! Pac whips Cassidy to a corner, Cassidy goes up and out! Cassidy ducks the haymaker to bump Pac off buckles!
Cassidy bumps Pac off more buckles, then climbs up top. CROSSBODY! Cover, ONE!! Cassidy runs but into a SNAP GERMAN! Pac circles around Cassidy and deadlift waistlocks for a GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Cassidy escapes and gets to ropes but Pac is fuming. Pac argues the count but the ref says it was fair. Pac stands on Cassidy, the ref reprimands, but Pac lets off at 4. Pac “apologizes” but the ref warns him again. Pac BOOTS Cassidy down, then digs his boot in! The ref counts, Pac lets off, and Pac paces around. Cassidy crawls and Dynamite Grand Slam returns to single picture. Pac taunts Cassidy but Cassidy pushes him away.
Cassidy flops over but Pac drags him back up. Cassidy breaks free again and he gives a thumbs up! Fans fire up but Pac is annoyed. Pac choke grips Cassidy and puts him in the corner! The ref counts, Pac lets off at 4, then BOOTS Cassidy down again! Pac drags Cassidy from the ropes, goes to the corner, climbs up top, but Cassidy slow rolls away again. Pac is amused, he storms after Cassidy and he drags him back into the ring. Pac GERMAN SUPLEXES Cassidy again! Pac drags Cassidy into the drop zone and goes up top again. Fans fire up but Cassidy already has his boots up! Too early, Cassidy! Pac is annoyed again and he hops down to drag Cassidy around.
But Cassidy uses that to victory roll! TWO!! Tilt-o-whirl DD- NO! Pac blocks Cassidy and suplexes, but STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRE comes through! Pac bails out now but Cassidy builds speed to DIVE! Direct hit into railing! Cassidy puts Pac in, he goes up top now, and he leaps for DEEP IMPACT!! Cassidy kips up and fans are loving this! Cassidy runs to tilt-o-whirl DDT!! Cover, TWO!?!? Pac survives but Cassidy throws off the armband! Cassidy powers up, takes aim, ORANGE- NO! Pac catches Cassidy into a NOTHERN LIGHTS! And then the Rings of Saturn, for the- NO, Cassidy turns that around to a cover! TWO!!!
ORANGE PUNCH OUTTA NOWHERE!!! Cassidy pushes Pac to a cover, ROPEBREAK!!! Pac survives by inches and Cassidy can’t believe it! Fans chant “This is Awesome!” as Pac flops out of the ring. Pac flounders for his belts, but then grabs the ring bell hammer! Cassidy hurries over, reels Pac in, Pac HAMMERS Cassidy in the headlock!! Fans boo, they saw what happened! Pac puts Cassidy in the ring, covers, Pac wins!
Winner: PAC, by pinfall (still AEW All-Atlantic Champion)
He really IS a Bastard! Pac claims it was just a really good punch, but we all know better. If Cassidy forced Pac to resort to this, are Pac’s days as champion numbered? Or does this just mean Pac will do anything to retain the title?
Interim AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm VS Serena Deeb VS Athena VS Britt Baker w/ Rebel!
When Thunder Rosa went out with injury, AEW went All Out to crown an interim champion. It was finally #ToniTime in that Fatal 4 Way, but can Lightning From Down Under strike twice? Or will she lose hold of the gold with these stacked odds?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see a Storm, a Wolf, a Fallen Goddess and a Dentist do battle!
The bell rings, Deeb rushes Athena but gets a BOOT! Britt aims at Storm but Storm blocks the Superkick to get a waistlock. Athena SUPERKICKS Britt into Storm’s GERMAN SUPLEX! Fans fire up as Storm and Athena stare down! Storm and Athena tie up, Athena hits the headlock takeover but Storm headscissors. Athena kips free but Storm blocks the leg lariat to lift. Athena uses that to RANA Storm down! Then Athena hits a roll-up, TWO! Storm gets up but Athena fires off forearms! Athena whips, Storm reverses then backslides, TWO!! Athena narrowly gets up and the two bridge. Deeb breaks both their bases!
Deeb pushes them over, and she has a DOUBLE high stack cover! TWO!! Storm swings, misses, and Deeb drop toeholds into a Deathlock! Athena runs in, into a Cobra Twist! Fans fire up for the DOUBLE SUBMISSIONS! Then Deeb spins Athena around for a snap suplex that also SNAPS the Deathlock! Deeb fires up and the fans fire up with her, but Britt full nelsons and snapmares to a ghost pin! TWO, and Deeb gets up, only for Britt to roll her! TWO, and Britt dodges Athena to ROLLING ELBOW her down! Britt fires off on Deeb, whips her to ropes, then follows to duck ‘n’ dodge and SLINGBLADE! Fans fire but Storm kicks Britt!
Britt ROCKS Storm, ROCKS her again, then FISHERMAN- NO, Storm slips out! Britt ducks, ripcords, Storm dodges and SHOTGUNS Britt down! Storm drags Britt up for a SNAP HALF HATCH! Storm hurries to a corner and she climbs up! Fans fire up but Deeb ROCKS Storm first! Britt helps out, they both go up after Storm, but then Athena CLUBS them both! Athena adds on, and we get a TOWER OF DOOM!! All four women are down and the fans are thunderous as AEW goes picture in picture!
A quadruple standing count begins! Athena sits up, then Storm, then Britt and Deeb. They all get a corner, Athena runs in to clothesline Britt! Then she clotheslines Deeb! Then she HANDSPRING FOREARMS Storm! Athena fires up, but Britt SUPERKICKS her down! “D! M! D!” Britt drags Athena up to fire forearms, then she whips Athena to ropes for a LARIAT! Deeb storms over to Storm while Britt drags Athena out. Deeb CHOPS Storm while Britt whips Athena into Rebel’s LARIAT! No Disqualifications means the assistant can help out! Deeb whips Storm corner to corner hard, then runs in to clothesline!
Deb drags Storm around, and hits a ROPE GUILLOTINE! Storm sputters while Britt and Rebel mug Athena. Britt puts Athena in the ring, then pulls her into the corner to dig her into the post! Rebel helps out here, too! Deeb snapmares Storm and SLIDING SHOULDER TACKLES! Cover, TWO!! Britt remembers this is sudden death and hurries into the ring. Britt stares down with Deeb, and Rebel CHOKES Athena, but Deeb and Britt decide to trade targets. Britt taunts Storm, Deeb looms over Athena. Britt ROCKS Storm, Deeb ROCKS Athena, but Athena ROCKS Deeb back! Athena SOBATS Deeb while Britt puts Storm in a corner.
Athena KICKS and ROCKS Deeb, then runs, only for Deeb to turn dropkick into HALF CRAB! Britt digs her boots into Storm, then drags her up to reel her in. Dynamite Grand Slam returns to single picture as Storm trips Britt up! Storm now has a HALF CRAB on Britt! Storm and Deeb stare each other down as Britt and Athena endure! Fans fire up as Storm and Deeb drag Britt and Athena back in order to get closer to each other. Deeb SLAPS Storm! So Storm SLAPS Deeb! The SLAPS keep going back and forth while Athena and Britt claw at the mat! Storm SLAPS Deeb and they both end up letting go to fire off haymakers and uppercuts!
Deeb CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Storm gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Deeb flounders to one corner, Athena and Britt are already in the others! Storm runs, SWEET HIP MUSIC for Athena! Storm goes corner to corner but Britt spins Storm around to FISHERMAN SCREW! Britt runs, into Athena’s SHOTGUN! Deeb LARIATS Athena! Deeb gets Britt up, EuroUppers, then forearms! Deeb whips, Britt reverses but Deeb goes out to reel Britt in! HOTSHOT NECKBREAKER! Athena runs in, Deeb dodges the boot to DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Deeb slides under Storm to sunset flip, roll through, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Cover, TWO!!
Fans fire up as Storm survives! But Deeb hooks Storm’s arm for the omoplata and goes after the leg! Storm endures the SERENITY LOCK!! Britt SUPERKICKS Deeb! Storm is free and Deeb is down, but Athena ROCKS Britt! Athena fireman’s carries Britt, Deeb stands and CROSSBODIES, but Athena catches her! Athena has Deeb and Britt for a SAMOAN DROP FALL AWAY SLAM! Athena lands more on Britt’s head than anything and fans are fired up! Athena drags Storm up, reels her in, but Storm back drops Athena to the ropes. Athena uses that to rebound for the CLIFFHANGER CODE BREAKER!! Cover, Deeb breaks it in time!!
Athena is beside herself, and she puts Deeb on the ropes. Britt stays back, her nose bloodied and possibly broken like in the past. Deeb kicks Athena back, whips her to ropes, but Athena reverses and throws Deeb out! Athena runs at Storm but into a BOOT! Storm spins Athena around, goes up, TORNADO DDT! But Britt mule kicks al eg and clamps onto Storm! Ghost pin, TWO! Storm gets a ghost pin, STORM WINS!!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall (still Interim AEW Women’s World Champion)
The Dentist tried to catch Storm off guard but it was Storm who caught Britt! Storm still has the belt, but then Britt CLOBBERS her from behind! Britt is a sore loser, and she smears her nose blood on Storm! Britt stomps away on Storm, rains down fists, and it’s like back when she feuded with Thunder Rosa! But wait! Here comes HAYTER! Jamie Hayter spins Britt around, and then they smile as they mug Storm together! Nothing brings friends together like beating up a common enemy! Deeb even beats up on Athena for the hell of it! Britt shows off her bloody nose, and she CURB STOMPS Athena down!
Deeb drags Athena up to throw her out and then Hayter taunts fans. Britt gets her glove, but wait! Who is this coming out now? SARAYA?!?! AKA Paige, Saraya Knight has come to AEW!! Britt is stunned and the fans are thunderous! Deeb and Hayter bail out but Britt is like a deer in headlights! Rebel gets Britt outta there, and Saraya blows them all a kiss. Has the AEW Women’s Division solidified its spot as THE division with this addition?
AEW hears from Darby Allin.
Darby brings out a new body bag and carries it across town, even going on the subway with it. The bag has “BRODY & BUDDY” written on it, and whatever’s inside slumps over. Darby sits it up, then carries it a little bit further. A taxi takes him and the bag as passengers! Darby says, “I’m heading to a funeral, at Arthur Ashe.” The taxi heads out, will the No Disqualification tag match be the last stand for the House of Black?
AEW Grand Slam Tournament of Champions Finals: Jon Moxley VS Bryan Danielson!
What a wild summer for the world title. CM Punk wins it off Hangman Adam Page, but has to be away with an injury. The Maniac defends the “interim” title through to All Out, where CM Punk wins it back, getting injured again in the process. There’s also something about #BrawlOut #Scrumgate #AceSteelBites but point being, we needed a NEW world champion. Moxley denied the Spanish God while the American Dragon fought through the Cowboy AND the Wizard, and now they meet as the friendly rivals they are. Will Moxley get this belt back again? Or will Bryan win back a loss while also getting the gold?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and one way or another, the BCC will reign on high!
But wait, watching from a VIP skybox, with his Casino Ladder Match poker chip, is the joker, the devil of AEW, Maxwell Jacob Friedman. The bell rings and fans are thunderous already. They circle, feel things out, and then tie up. They go around, Moxley headlocks for the takeover but Bryan headscissors. Mox kips free, Bryan CHOPS so Moxley CHOPS back! Bryan picks the ankle, gets the headlock but Moxley headscissors. Bryan kips free and CHOPS! Moxley CHOPS back! Bryan picks the ankle again, but has a toehold and turns it into a Deathlock. Bryan turns Moxley, CLUBS and crossface forearms Moxley, but Moxley guards his arms.
Bryan reaches, Moxley keylocks in return, but Bryan shifts to facelock. Moxley RAMS Bryan into a corner, the ref counts, and Moxley lets off, to CHOP! Bryan CHOPS back! Moxley eggs him on so Bryan CHOPS again! Moxley CHOPS, Bryan HEADBUTTS! Bryan bumps Moxley off buckles and CHOPS again! And KICKS! And CHOPS! And KICKS! The ref counts, Bryan whips corner to corner and runs in to DROPKICK! Moxley stays up but Bryan SLAPS him! Bryan SLAPS Moxley to egg him on and Moxley glares at Bryan. Bryan CHOPS but Moxley eggs Bryan on. Bryan CHOPS, Moxley stomps away in the corner!
Moxley rains down forearms but the ref backs him off. Moxley has to remember, no Champion’s Advantage in a vacated title match. Moxley whips Bryan but Bryan reverses. Bryan runs in to DROPKICK again! Moxley wobbles but Bryan CHOPS him! Moxley staggers away, Bryan KICKS him in the corner. Moxley staggers again, Bryan CHOPS him! And KICKS him! And CHOPS! And KICKS! Moxley staggers to another corner but Bryan just CHOPS him again! And KICKS! Moxley falls to his knees but Bryan whips him to ropes for a kitchen sink KNEE! And then a KICK in the back! Moxley grits his teeth but Bryan KICKS him again!
Bryan KICKS Moxley into the corner but Moxley huffs and puffs. Bryan EuroUppers, then EuroUppers, then EuroUppers again! MJF seems bored watching, maybe he’s just impatient. Bryan goes to the far corner and he runs back in, but Moxley dodges! The dropkick hits buckles! Now Moxley KICKS Bryan! And KICKS! And KICKS! And KICKS! Moxley eggs Bryan on, then gets his legs to DOUBLE STOMP his stomach! Moxley stands Bryan up, scoops and SLAMS him, then KICKS him again! Bryan gets up to EuroUpper Moxley, so Moxley EuroUppers back. Bryan bumps Moxley off buckles, and CHOPS! And KICKS! And CHOPS, KICKS, repeat!
Fans fire up with every CHOP and KICK, then Bryan hoists Moxley up top. But Moxley shoves Bryan away! Bryan comes back to DROPKICK Moxley down! Moxley tumbles to apron then floor, and now MJF is amused. Bryan hits a FLYING KNEE from the apron! Fans fire up with the American Dragon and MJF golf claps. Bryan drags Moxley up and into the ring. Bryan goes up top, and he MISSILE DROPKICKS! Fans fire up and Bryan has Moxley on the apron. Bryan wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER, then another! And another! Moxley turns that into a SLEEPER! The ref counts, they’re in the ropes! But Bryan goes to the apron for a GERMAN SUPLEX!
MJF is almost laughing as Moxley flops to the floor. AEW goes picture in picture and MJF applauds for real this time. Bryan smirks and he fetches Moxley while soaking up the cheers and jeers. MJF is checking his phone? Is he at least texting someone about this match? Bryan wrenches and hammerlocks Moxley’s arm before he POSTS it! Bryan then drags Moxley up to wrench again, and POST him again! Bryan refreshes the ring count before he soaks up more cheers and jeers. MJF is talking on the phone now, maybe he’s telling someone about this match. Bryan wrenches Moxley’s arm again to hit another ELBOW BREAKER!
Bryan CHOPS Moxley, CHOPS him again, and Moxley falls over! Bryan drags Moxley up and into the ring, drags him by the arm, and he wrenches that arm to a top wristlock! Moxley endures and resists, even as Bryan pushes him back. Bryan isolates the arm to STOMP it! Bryan then isolates the arm again to STOMP it again! Bryan brings Moxley up and wrenches again. Bryan WRINGS Moxley out, and now MJF is bored again. For someone who uses a cerebral and technical style, it seems MJF prefers watching hard hitting matches. Bryan gets Moxley’s legs, hooks those up, then grabs Moxley’s arms.
Moxley knows Bryan wants the Romero Special so he resists Bryan going for the arms. Bryan STOMPS the knees instead! And again! Bryan then gets an arm and drops a knee on it! Dynamite Grand Slam is single picture again, though we still get side by side of MJF rolling his eyes as Bryan hammerlocks the arm. Bryan fishhooks Moxley’s face, lets off as the ref counts 4, because “I’ve got five!” Moxley endures but Bryan drags Moxley up. Moxley ROCKS Bryan, but Bryan fires off KICKS! Moxley forearms, Bryan kicks, but Moxley gets the edge! Moxley ROLLING- NO, Bryan ducks ‘n’ dodges, BUSAIKU KNEE! Cover, TWO!
Bryan drags Moxley up, and hits a SNAP HALF HATCH! Fans fire up as Bryan climbs! Moxley stands, Bryan MISSILE DROPKICKS, but Moxley SPINEBUSTERS Bryan down! And then gets the HALF CRAB! Bryan endures now as Moxley sits back on the leg! Bryan refuses to give up so Moxley shifts to an ANKLE LOCK! Moxley leans on the hold but Bryan still endures! Bryan fights up, Moxley reels him in, modified LEG CAPTURE HALF ‘N’ HALF! Fans fire up while both men are down! Bryan gets to ropes and Moxley pushes up off the mat. Fans duel as both men stand, and Moxley runs in to clothesline at the corner!
Moxley hoists Bryan up top, climbs up after him, and he CLAWS Bryan’s back! Moxley then uses a Half Hatch, but Bryan resists! Moxley HEADBUTTS away on Bryan, then goes back for the facelock. Bryan fights it, slips under and shoves Moxley down! Moxley bumps the camera on the post, but the worst part was the groin. Bryan climbs up behind Moxley, stands him up, and hits a SUPER BACK SUPLEX! Fans fire up while both men writhe, and MJF applauds this time. Bryan crawls to a cover, TWO!! Moxley steals the LEBELL LOCK!! Moxley is using Bryan’s own hold, but Bryan is already fighting it by turning his hips!
Bryan pushes through, has a top mount, and he throws down body shots! Moxley throws elbows from below and they’re brawling in the clinch! Fans rally, Bryan moves around and he hooks Moxley’s legs! They bridge and headstand! Fans are thunderous as they SLAP each other while upside-down! Bryan then powers it over to ground ‘n’ pound on Moxley! MJF is intrigued as Bryan gets the arms, CATTLE MUTILATION! Moxley endures, pushes the bridge over, but Bryan keeps the chicken wings. Bryan has Moxley caught for HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Fans chant “YES!” with every shot!
Bryan then drags Moxley up, but Moxley goes for a double wristlock! Bryan fires forearms and a ROLLING ELBOW! Then a ROUNHDHOUSE! But Moxley leans on Bryan to KING KONG LARIAT! MJF is laughing again as Moxley drags Bryan up. Moxley underhooks but Bryan fights the Death Rider with a back drop! Bryan ducks ‘n’ dodges and BUSAIKU KNEES again! Cover, TWO!!! Even MJF is surprised! “This is Awesome!” as Moxley and Bryan sit up. Moxley eggs Bryan on, and Bryan KICKS the bad arm! Moxley eggs him on so the KICKS keep coming! KICK after KICK, but Moxley blocks! Moxley STOMPS the bad leg!
Moxley runs to CURB STOMP!! Shout out to his frenemy, The Architect! Moxley hurries to get Bryan up, for DEATH RIDER!! Cover, TWO!??! Bryan survives and no one can believe it! MJF has to applaud again, he’s loving this. Moxley crawls over to Bryan and drags him back up. Fans hope they “FIGHT FOREVER!” but this has to end somehow. Bryan and Moxley knuckle lock, and they throw point blank elbows! They go back and forth, Bryan monkey flips and sits back, ONE! He has the arms, and fires off DRAGON STOMPS! But Moxley drags Bryan down to kick from below! Fans fire up as Bryan gives those shots back!
MJF is shocked to see the viciousness as Bryan just stomps away on Moxley! And then Bryan drags Moxley into the TRIANGLE HOLD!! Moxley powers up to stack cover, ONE as Bryan throws Moxley into the omoplata! LEBELL LOCK!!! Moxley is caught, he’s flailing, but he fights around! Moxley reaches out, Bryan pulls Moxley back, but Moxley gets the ROPEBREAK! Bryan lets go in frustration and he follows Moxley to the apron. Bryan goes up a corner, leaps, GUILLOTINE KNEE to Moxley’s bad arm! Bryan then wrenches, but Moxley reverses, DEATH RIDER to the ramp!! Fans lose their minds as Bryan flops all the way into the ring!
Moxley hurries to cover, TWO!?!? Bryan survives again and fans are loving it! Moxley clamps on a SLEEPER! Bryan endures, fights his way up, but Moxley leans on the hold! Bryan pulls on the bad arm! Bryan gest up the corner and pushes back, but Moxley rolls through! Moxley SMOTHERS Bryan in the mat! Bryan is fading, the ref checks, HE’S OUT! MOXLEY WINS!!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by pinfall (NEW AEW World Champion)
Moxley becomes the first-ever THREE-TIME AEW World Champion! William Regal joins Moxley in the ring to adorn him with the belt. MJF smirks, but then Bryan snatches the belt?! Is there dissention in the ranks of the BCC? Thanks to House of the American Dragon, we see that Bryan simply wanted to be the one to personally put the belt on Moxley. They even hug it out! The BCC is stronger than ever, and Regal accompanies Bryan away. As for Moxley, thanks to Elite POV, we see Moxley addresses the crowd.
“Let me tell you this. I am now once again the AEW World Champion. It is among one of the best things that I will ever do, but it is not even near the top of the list. This championship doesn’t define me. Being a good man, being a good father, being the kind of man people can look up to, that is what defines me.” Fans cheer, and Moxley continues. “But when it comes down to the best wrestling promotion on this planet, blood, sweat, tears, passion… I know this belt doesn’t define me, but I define this belt!” Fans love the sound of that, but then Tony Khan comes out to address the crowd!
Via Jason Solomon, AKA Solomonster, Tony Khan says “At this year’s first Tuesday Night Dynamite, October 18th, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the winner of the Grand Slam Golden Ticket Battle Royal will get a shot at the first-ever three-time AEW World Champion, Jon Moxley. If he is still the champion on that Tuesday.” A big move with an ominous disclaimer. Will we see Moxley defend the title in his hometown? Who will win big on Rampage Grand Slam to take on whoever is champion?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite, all these title matches and even championship related promos, Grand Slam is off to a great start. The Ass Boys are gonna get squashed by FTR, though, right? There’s no way Austin & Colten can beat the joint ROH, IWGP & AAA Tag Team Champions. And as I said last week, Diamante may have back-up now, but unless she has two people watching her back, she’s going to lose to Jade because Jade has both Kiera and Leila, and is just physically imposing to begin with. Unless… They did reference the real-life relationship of Kiera and Diamante, maybe Kiera swerves Jade to help Diamante win?
Speaking of some swerves, the ROH World Championship was an awesome opener, but I’m really surprised that Jericho won. Cheating or not, I didn’t think Claudio was going to lose this belt so soon. At the same time, this is feeding into the larger Daniel Garcia identity crisis story. Maybe Daniel Garcia’s turn comes with him challenging Jericho to the ROH World Championship, and at least teasing becoming a dual champion. The AEW World Tag title match was also awesome, fans in NYC love The Acclaimed just as much as fans in Chicago, and I think hearing that reaction at All Out made Tony Khan realize it’s time. The Acclaimed get the belts so we can have fresh starts for them as champions and for the story of dysfunction between Keith and Swerve.
Pac VS Cassidy was another great match, and I suppose it’s fitting that The Bastard cheats to stay a double champion. I guess Ethan Page can still face Pac, even though I thought the whole point was Ethan is getting rid of the jokester characters. Maybe Cassidy will be given a second chance, but he must beat Ethan Page first. That will be a great match, and no matter who wins, they will have an awesome match with Pac, perhaps saved for the Dynamite Anniversary or Full Gear. Great Fatal 4 Way for the AEW Women’s title, and that was rough for Britt to get her nose busted again. Hopefully it isn’t as bad as last time, because with PAIGE/SARAYA arriving, we could get a great Six Woman Tag as part of Saraya getting back in the ring.
I will say, though, I was hoping we were going to get more out of Hayter and Britt being at odds. But AEW still can’t quite get their women’s division proper TV time, and this is just another big name on top of an already stacked list. We can only hope Saraya’s signing with AEW is a sign that they’re going to work out the bugs and get the women’s division sorted out. We got a good vignette from Darby Allin, though I think his other ones have been better. Great interaction from MJF and Yuta, and Morrissey being MJF’s muscle now, I bet we get Morrissey VS Yuta before we ever get Yuta VS MJF. MJF watching the main event was a nice touch. He wasn’t in position to “cash in” a la WWE’s MITB, but he made his presence known.
Moxley VS Bryan was awesome, it was almost PPV levels, and while I personally felt like they could’ve surprised us again here by having Bryan win, I knew that with how MJF called out Moxley, it was going to be Mox VS MJF. Jericho having the ROH World title could even be to set up his tiebreaker with Bryan, the title on the line. Bryan could win that to bring that title back to BCC and also help lead the way into the inevitable ROH return to TV. As for Moxley and the world title, great to know exactly when the “Golden Ticket” winner gets their shot, and it also helps us know that oh yeah, regular sports will get in the way of Wednesday Night Dynamite so we’ll have at least one Tuesday Night War of NXT VS AEW.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Will the Maniac survive his homecoming?
Jon Moxley is back in Cincinnati, but Powerhouse Hobbs is back for revenge! Will the Book of Hobbs finally have a chapter as the AEW World Champion?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kenny Omega VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family; Omega wins.
- Six Man Tag: Mark Briscoe & Private Party VS The Hurt Syndicate; The Hurt Syndicate wins.
- Christian Cage w/ The Patriarchy VS Hook; Hook wins, by disqualification.
- AEW Women’s World Championship #1 Contender’s Casino Gauntlet: Toni Storm wins and will challenge Mariah May for the title at Grand Slam: Australia.
- AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley w/ The Death Riders VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs; Moxley wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Kenny Omega VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family!
It’s a battle of machines to begin Maximum Carnage! The Cleaner won at WrestleDynasty, then returned to AEW last week to assure us that while he may not be the Kenny Omega he once was, he’s still going to fight until he’s back on top! But will that comeback begin tonight? Or will not even the former AEW World Champion be better than Cage?
The bell rings and the fans fire up. Callis is on commentary complaining that Omega “assaulted” him last week when Callis simply wanted to welcome Omega back. Omega and Cage tie up, and Cage pushes Omega to a corner. Cage takes a swing but Omega dodges. Omega fires hands in return, then ROCKS Cage, and CHOPS him! Cage snarls, Omega grins, and Omega CHOPS again! Cage eggs Omega on so Omega CHOPS! Omega kicks and CLUBS Cage, whips him to ropes, but Cage reveres. Omega dropkicks a leg out! Omega keeps moving, dropkicks the other leg, and Cage goes to a corner. The fans fire up as Omega runs in and ELBOWS Cage.
Omega goes to fireman’s carry but Cage is a meaty man. Cage CLUBS Omega, the fans boo, but Cage ROCKS Omega. Cage whips, Omega KICKS him away, then Omega reels Cage in! But Cage is still too meaty for a bomb lift! Omega still wants it, but Cage BACKDROPS him away! The fans boo but Cage scoops Omega for some bicep curls! The fans boo more, but Cage FALL AWAY SLAMS Omega! Callis admires Cage’s muscles as Cage flexes. Cage stalks Omega, RAMS him into the corner again and again. The fans tell off Callis, and Omega facelocks! Cage BACKDROPS free again, then aims from a corner.
Omega hobbles to his feet, but Cage LARIATS him into a corner! The fans boo more but Cage stands Omega up. Cage whips corner to corner, runs in, but Omega BOOTS him! Cage comes back, Omega goes up and over, rolls, but Cage stops the rana to BOMB Omega! Cage deadlifts Omega up, but Omega RANAS free! The fans fire up as Cage tumbles out! The fans cheer Omega on as the Terminator Drums begin! Omega builds speed, but Lance Archer stands in the way! The fans boo, but Omega BOOTS Archer down! But then Cage LARIATS Omega! Callis is proud of his guys while Cage soaks up the heat. Cage drags Omega up and TOSSES him out.
Cage soaks up more heat while Omega staggers around. Cage goes out to whip Omega hard into railing! Cage mocks the fans, “Who’s the Best Bout Machine now?” Cage brings Omega up while the fans boo, and SMACKS him off the apron! The ref starts the ring count, but Cage hoists Omega up! Cage aims, and he PRESS SLAMS Omega on the desk! The fans boo but Callis nods. The ref argues with Cage, Archer & Callis mug Omega! The fans boo, Callis gets away with all that, and Omega is busted open from hitting the desk hood, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Archer taunts Omega, the ref reprimands, but The Callis Family soaks up the heat. Omega stirs, but Cage goes out to refresh the count. Cage drags Omega from the desk to then RAM him into the apron! The ref reprimands but Cage CHOPS Omega! Cage brings Omega around to then whip hard into more railing! The ring count is climbing again, but Cage digs his boot into Omega’s face! Cage lets off to go into the ring, and Archer mockingly cheers Omega. Maximum Carnage returns to single picture and Omega makes it to the ring. Cage climbs a corner and he deadlift SUPERPLEXES Omega in! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally as Omega stays in this, but Cage grows frustrated. Cage does his Terminator Drums but the fans boo. Omega rolls from apron to ramp as it is flush with the ring. Cage storms out after Omega, brings him up, but Omega fires body shots! Cage BODY BLOWS in return! Cage sputters, Cage brings him around, but Omega fires hands! The fans fire up, Omega CHOPS, but Cage knees low! Cage winds up but Omega BOOTS the lariat, then V-TRIGGERS Cage’s face! Omega whips, Cage reverses, POP-UP- RAN- NO! Cage blocks the counter to his bomb, and he POWERBOMBS Omega into the ring after all!
Cage storms in, fireman’s carries, F5! Cover as Callis laughs, TWO!! Omega survives but Cage stays on him. Cage pump handles but Omega fights with elbows! Omega goes to a corner, BOOTS Cage in return, then runs, SLAM DUNK! Omega grits his teeth and the fans fire up. Omega MOONSAULTS, but onto Cage’s knees! Cage then PUMP-HANDLE FACEBUSTERS! Cover, TWO! omega survives but Callis shouts for Cage to stay on him! Cage looms over Omega while the fans rally up. Cage drags Omega to his feet, RAMS him into a corner, then RAMS into him again! Cage puts Omega up top, then CHOPS!
Omega drops to the apron but Cage climbs up. Omega SLAPS away on Cage’s face! The fans fire up as Omega then springboards, to SUPER SUNSET POWERBOMB! And then V-TRIGGER!! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives and Callis is relieved! The fans rally up as Omega rises and Cage goes to ropes. “This is Awesome!” as Omega aims, BANG! V0 NO, Cage dodges and GERMAN- NO, Omega slips free! Omega BOOTS Cage, full nelsons, but Cage snapmares free! Omega ducks the discus, Cage ducks the lariat, but the V-TRIGGER hits! Cage ends up on ropes, V-TRIGGER again! And then Omega stands Cage up, and Electric Chair Lifts!
The fans fire up as Omega brings Cage around, for the ONE WINGED ANGEL!! Cover, Omega wins!!
Winner: Kenny Omega, by pinfall
Just as his new theme says, Omega has risen like the phoenix! But wait! Archer attacks, and Kyle Fletcher shows up to join in! The fans boo as the Callis Family mugs Omega! BODY BLOW!! The fans boo again, but here comes OSPREAY! Ospreay fires hands with Fletcher, and he LARIATS Fletcher up and out! Archer choke grips Ospreay! CHOKE- NO, Ospreay slips free and ENZIGIRIS! Archer staggers around, into a V-TRIGGER! Ospreay adds a HIDDEN BLADE! The fans fire up as Aerial Assassin and Best Bout Machine stand together again! Callis is furious, and then Ospreay BOOTS Fletcher off the apron! PLANCHA!
Wait, wait, wait! Now Konosuke Takeshita is here! The Alpha has returned from his trip to Japan, and he shows off both belts! Omega just shows him both fists! The fans fire up for this brawl, but Fletcher slithers in! SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF on Omega! Takeshita hits a LARIAT on Omega! Ospreay returns to fire hands and CHOPS! But Kyle CLAWS Ospreay’s eyes! ALPHA ELBOW from Takeshita! The fans boo but now Kyle and Konosuke get Ospreay and Omega up! STEREO BRAINBUSTERS!! The fans boo as the Callis Family stands tall, though it helps that it was 4v2 in the end. But will the Family leave their former brothers in arms dead and buried in the past?
MVP speaks.
“I’m not just adept at managing the affairs of the Hurt Syndicate. I am an expert in managing how much oxygen you can breathe. For the first time in two-and-a-half years, MVP’s taking off the suit and lacing up the boots. We are the Hurt Syndicate…” Shelton Benjamin finishes the line with, “And we hurt people.” Will they do just that against Mark Briscoe & Private Party? We find out just after the break.
Chris Jericho speaks.
“Hi, guys~! Welcome to another New York Minute. I hope everybody’s enjoying Dynamite tonight right here in Cincinnati, in the heart of the Bluegrass State. But you’re gonna enjoy yourselves even more this Saturday on Collision, as we get ready for one of the biggest, most anticipated matches in Collision history. It’s gonna be The Learning Tree and Jon Moxley’s Death Riders VS Rated FTR, The Outrunners, and Powerhouse Hobbs.” Bryan Keith says, “That’s a dozen mother effers!” Jericho and Big Bill both give a concerned sideways glance, then Bill continues by saying, “As the Learning Tree always says, ‘Size matters.'”
Jericho says yes it does indeed, Redwood! And they also know all about their opponents, especially Rated FTR! The Learning Tree has already shown that Cope is a Dope, and Harwood is No Good! What’s Jericho got for Cash Wheeler? Uh… Wheeler… is a Kneeler! Get it? Like, he’s kneeling at the feet of the King of New York! Sick burn, LT. Jericho knows everyone is asking why Jericho and Moxley are tagging together, how could they possibly get along? Well, Jericho will say this. He has known Moxley a long time, and he can guarantee that they will be on the same page. Right? That’s it! Another New York Minute! Thanks, guys~!
Well, it is certainly a star-studded 6v6 set up for Saturday, but will things go Jericho’s way? Or will the #RatedFTRunners and The Book of Hobbs be the ones to punctuate Maximum Carnage?
“Everyone, show some love for… Ricochet!”
What? The fans boo as The One & Only makes his way out here, golden scissors in his lapel pocket. Those are the very same scissors Ricochet used to assault Swerve Strickland like a complete psycho! Ricochet tells the fans to hush before he steps into the ring, then he grabs a mic. The fans chant “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Ricochet is very annoyed by this, and he asks they all quiet down. The fans boo instead. Ricochet wants to speak but he’s rather flustered. The “SWERVE’S HOUSE” chants return and that riles Ricochet up a bit more. Ricochet paces, and says, “Y’know what? It’s okay. That’s how it’s gonna be? Listen. A picture is worth a thousand words.” And so on the tron is the image of Ricochet holding a bloodied Swerve up by his dreadlocks.
But then “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” The man himself is here! Ricochet says okay, he’s ready. But no he’s not, cuz Nana slides in from the crowd! Nana SMACKS Ricochet on the back, then does his dance! The fans cheer as now the Most Dangerous Man walks his way out here, chain draped over his shoulders. Ricochet scrambles away before Swerve can lash him! Ricochet runs away into the crowd but Swerve is in pursuit! Swerve shoves security out of his way, but Ricochet’s escaped to the cold streets of Cincinnati! Will Swerve get his hands on his new target next time?
AEW shares “A Day in the Life of a CEO.”
That is to say, we’re following Mercedes Mone as she does her media rounds. “First, we make money.” Mone was a special guest on the Sherri Shepherd show shortly after winning even more gold at WrestleDynasty. Sherri got to admire the “Queen of Southside” Championship that comes along with the Rev-Pro Undisputed British Women’s Championship, both of which Mone won off Mina Shirakawa. Mone signed autographs, took pictures with fans, and Sherri promised that she’ll be there whenever Mone’s in town. “Then, we shop.” Mone bought herself some new jewelry with the money she surely earned becoming a FOUR BELT CEO.
“Them, we train.” Mone knows it is a New Year, and she is dripping with gold! She also knows having four belts puts an even bigger target on her back, but she stays ready! Whoever wants to jump on the Money Train next, let’s go! #MoneChangesEverything, but will she continue to stack dollars and collect titles?
Six Man Tag: Mark Briscoe & Private Party VS The Hurt Syndicate!
The Sussex County Chicken was not a chicken when it came to facing down any of the men in the Hurt Syndicate, but that’s why he ended up getting beat up 3v1! Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy came to Briscoe’s rescue, especially since they were told to their faces that the Hurt Syndicate wants the AEW World Tag Team Championships. Will MVP, the Standard of Excellence & The All Mighty begin on their New Year’s Resolution to hurt people? Or can Briscoe, Quen & Zay #ManUp and take the fight to them?
The trios sort out, but the Syndicate just attacks all at once! The bell rings, Briscoe and MVP stay in the ring but Lashley & Shelton drag Private Party out of the ring! And send them into railing! MVP UPPERCUTS Briscoe to a corner, stomps a mudhole in, then ELBOWS Briscoe down. MVP fires hands, then reels him in for a suplex. Briscoe slips free to CHOP! And ROCK! And CHOP again! Briscoe whips corner to corner, MVP reverse, but Briscoe goes up and out! Briscoe SWATS the haymaker to UPPERCUT back! Briscoe goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, ONE!! MVP shows his own grit but Briscoe stands him up.
Briscoe UPPERCUTS MVP, throws hands, then fires more hands in the corner. Briscoe whips, MVP reverses, but Briscoe avoids a boot! Briscoe runs up, but MVP BOOTS again! The fans are torn but MVP looms over Briscoe. MVP drags Briscoe up, then ROCKS him! MVP brings Briscoe around, TOSSES him out, then tags to Shelton. Shelton storms over to Briscoe, and sends him into railing! And then into the apron! And back to railing! And back to apron! Shelton scoops and SLAMS Briscoe on the floor, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Shelton leaves Briscoe behind to the mercy of the ring count, but Briscoe stirs already. Briscoe crawls, but Shelton tags Lashley, and Lashley drags Briscoe up. Lashley RAMS Briscoe into the apron, APRON URENAGES, then shoves Briscoe in. Lashley fires up, runs in, and RAMS Briscoe in the corner! Lashley then brings Briscoe around for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Another cover, TWO! A third cover, TWO!! Lashley is frustrated but he drags Briscoe into a chinlock. Lashley tags MVP, and they mug Briscoe while he’s down. The ref reprimands but MVP fires knees into Briscoe again and again. MVP then scoops to SLAM Briscoe down!
MVP runs to drop a KNEE! Cover, TWO! Briscoe stays in this but MVP covers again, TWO! Another cover, TWO!! Briscoe is toughing it out but MVP brings him over. Tag to Shelton and now they mug Briscoe in the corner. Shelton fires hands on Briscoe against the ropes, then snapmares him. Shelton clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Briscoe down. Briscoe endures, fights up, and fires body shots! Briscoe runs, but into an ELBOW! Shelton tags MVP, and MVP looms over Briscoe. MVP stomps Briscoe, then brings him up again. Briscoe fires body shots and forearms, but MVP ROCKS him! Briscoe CHOPS back!
Briscoe fires hands on Shelton & Lashley, but MVP ROCKS Briscoe! MVP drags Briscoe up, reels him in, and snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Maximum Carnage returns to single picture as MVP has Briscoe up again. Briscoe fires more body shots, then firearms! MVP throat chops, then SMASHES Briscoe off his knee! The fans are torn but MVP feels it. MVP runs to “BALLIN~!” ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Briscoe stays in this but MVP drags him up. MVP hits a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but the fans rally. Briscoe fires forearms on MVP, MVP hits back. MVP whips, but Briscoe ducks ‘n’ dodges to CLOBBER MVP!
The fans fire up while MVP and Briscoe are both down! Briscoe and MVP crawl, Private Party is fired up, and we get hot tags to Shelton and Zay! Zay ROCKS Shelton, springboards and CROSSBODIES! Zay then bobs ‘n’ weaves to fire “SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!” Shelton shoves Zay but Zay pop-up DROPKICKS! The fans fire up with Zay, he tags Quen. MVP runs in, Private Party dodges to DOUBLE DORPKICK! Shelton’s back up, but he gets DOUBLE DROPKICKS! Lashley storms in but into DOUBLE DROPKICKS! Lashley rebounds, but into DOUBLE DORPKICKS again! Lashley falls out and fans fire up!
Private Party holds the way open for Briscoe to DIVE! The cannonball tope takes Lashley out! But MVP & Shelton both back suplex! Private Party lands out, and they both dodge! Quen PELES Shelton, Zay QUEBRADAS MVP! The fans fire up again as Private Party focuses on MVP. Quen whips Zay and Zay LARIATS MVP and himself up and out of the ring! Shelton spins Quen around to kick low! Shelton brings Quen up but Quen fights the bomb! Quen then hits a JUMPING FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! Quen almost hit Paydirt on the Standard of Excellence, but we see Lashley THROW Briscoe overhead and to the floor!
Quen calls to Zay and then sets up. Zay runs in, PARTY IN MOTION! Zay brings Shelton around, Quen kicks low! TWIST OF- NO, Shelton stops that, and feeds Quen to a MILE HIGH SPINEBUSTER! Zay leaps, into Shelton’s arms! GERMAN SUPLEX! Private Party ends up at the ropes, Lashley runs to SPEAR Zay! Quen staggers up, MVP BOOTS Briscoe for good measure! Shelton brings Quen in, GERMAN SUPLEX! Then a SUPERKICK! Cover, Hurt Syndicate wins!
Winners: The Hurt Syndicate, by pinfall
MVP raises the hands of his associates, and they just got a pin on the AEW World Tag Team Championships! Will nothing stop Shelton & Lashley from taking those titles off of Private Party?
BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
After Swerve Strickland almost got his revenge on Ricochet, these two will have THREE WEEKS to prepare themselves for a showdown! Dynamite will be in Atlanta, Georgia on February 5th, who will survive this grudge match?
Jeff Jarrett is here!
Cincinnati cheers as Double J makes his way to the ring, and he grabs a mic to say, “What’s up, Cincinnati? Y’know, the last few weeks, I mean, they sure have been humbling for me.” But then before he can say more, MJF makes his way out here! The fans are torn seeing the Wolf of Wrestling strut out here, and he has them cut his music. MJF steps into the ring with Jarrett, throws his gum into the crowd, and says, “Humbling? Jeff Jarrett, you have yet to learn the definition of the word. Last week, I gave you the opportunity of a lifetime, bud. And you had the audacity to turn me down?”
Jarrett tells Max to not even get started. MJF was too lazy to enter the gauntlet, so he came up with some scheme- MJF shouts for Jarrett to NEVER interrupt him!! The fans boo but MJF cools off. He just wants “Jeffery” to get real. This is MJF. If MJF retired tomorrow, he’d go into the AEW Hall of Fame! He’s a living legend! Jarrett walks around like he is one, too, and he sure has the “dumb shmucks” convinced. But allow MJF to “school all the simple-minded folk on the real legacy of The Last Outlaw. Emphasis on ‘Last,’ because Jeff Jarrett is the last thing you see before your favorite wrestling company dies.”
The fans boo but Jarrett laughs that off. MJF tells Double J that this last year with the possibility of him winning MJF’s Triple B would be “a whole lot cuter and warmer and fuzzier” if Jarrett wasn’t “literally the definition of a pro-wrestling grim reaper.” The fans boo, MJF says he is talking, so what’re they doing? Shut up! MJF continues by saying that when he thinks on Jarrett’s career, it is enough to make him wanna drink. Oh… Sorry, MJF took it way too far. He knows Jarrett is a raging alcoholic. Recovering! Sorry, MJF meant recovering. But hey, MJF just had a great idea! “Listen to me, you fat skank, I’m talking, shut your fat mouth!”
The fans boo but MJF goes on to say he has a great idea. How about for the health of AEW and for Jarrett, MJF sends Jarrett packing back to rehab where he belongs. But hey, do MJF a favor before then. Make sure that sexy wife of his, Karen, sticks around. MJF happens to be a big fan of hers. But hey, he’s not a monster, he’s the Salt of the Earth. So when MJF’s “through with her,” he’ll ship her back to Tennessee for Jarrett. That way, Jarrett can be the first man in history to know what a generational talent and an Olympic gold medalist’s nuts taste like!! The fans boo but Jarrett still laughs MJF off.
“Max, Max, Max… Not only everything you just said was crude and stupid, but it’s all been said before a thousand times. It’s all been done before a thousand times. But let’s get to the heart of the matter, Max. Let’s get to business.” Jarrett knows the best years of his career are behind him. But last Summer, when Jarrett entered the Owen Hart Cup, the AEW fans awakened a passion in him. The fans cheer that! The fans awakened a desire Jarrett didn’t even know he still had. And Jarrett will do everything in his power to keep that fire going, to keep that passion going, because it’s the one thing that puts him on track to the AEW World Championship.
The fans cheer again, and Jarrett tells Max, back to that shtick. MJF thinks he can just poke fun at Jarrett, have his zingers, and hurt Jarrett’s feelings, right? Oh, Max, Jarrett was MJF before MJF was MJF! Everything MJF can say or do, Jarrett has done. He did it before MJF, and he did it better than you. But hey, hold on! Before we get all bent out of shape, MJF kinda confused Jarrett. Jarrett isn’t sure if MJF’s a dumbass or a scumbag. But knowing where MJF comes from, maybe it’s all the above. Because hear Jarrett out, there are days where Jarrett feels sorry for MJF. The fans chant, “He’s Our Scumbag!” and Jarrett agrees.
But see, Jarrett has some family history on this scumbag. MJF had a tough upbringing. It must’ve been tough being raised by a call girl for a mother. And MJF’s ambulance chancing attorney of an old man, well, it must be tough being raised by that. Jarrett knows for a fact that when Mr. Friedman knocked Mrs. Friedman up, she still made him pay for that. MJF is seething but Jarrett tells him to hold on. The old saying goes, “We all marry our mommies.” So that’s very fitting for MJF when his old lady is nothing but a Canadian call girl.
And oh, one final thing. This very ring, the night MJF was tearing the house down with Will Ospreay, that was just his version of 60 Minutes Through. At the same time, in the back parking lot, his old lady was doing her version of 60 Minutes Through, with about ten other wrestlers! Max, look at Jarrett! MJF needs Jarrett, and he doesn’t even know why. But it’s because MJF is drowning in his own s*it! MJF may be lazy, entitled, and a pr*ck, but deep down, he’s a scared little boy. MJF was scared to enter the enter the gauntlet, scared that at just 28 years of age, his best years are behind him, and he’s scared of ever getting back on top.
And like Jarrett said last week, MJF is scared of becoming a one hit wonder! The fans chant “One Hit Wonder!” at MJF, but MJF says no no no! One Hit Wonder? Scared? MJF is NOTHING like Jarrett! MJF didn’t need his daddy to make him a top guy, MJF didn’t need to start his own company to be a top guy, because MJF made MJF! We saw in the past what happens when Jarrett is “King of the Mountain,” but let’s talk about when MJF is king. MJF is the only man to thank for the biggest pro-wrestling show of all time: 82 THOUSAND, Wembley Stadium, AEW All In! MJF is the one to thank for the record PPV buys, record TV ratings, and record ticket sales!
MJF was the BEST IN THE WORLD! The fans do cheer that. MJF says Jarrett can laugh all he wants, because then MJF got screwed. Screwed out of his world championship! His name, his legacy, his reputation, dragged through the mud to this day! The same people who put MJF on a pedestal now have willingly, with a smile on their face, taken it out from under and treated him like nothing! MJF ain’t nothing! And MJF will tell Jeff something! MJF doesn’t want to win the world title, he NEEDS to win it so he can shove it down every single one of their throats! But instead, MJF has to wait in line for Jeff Jarrett?
MJF laughs and say should on here. With all due respect, the people aren’t very bright. And with all due respect, no wrestling fan has ever given a single, solitary s*it about Jarrett. But y’know what really pisses MJF off, Slapnuts? The fact that “just because” Jarrett was best friends with Owen Hart, Jarrett thinks he his owed a grand finale? Jarrett may have had all these stupid, simple-minded shmucks convinced, but MJF sees through Jarrett’s BS. During the Owen Cup, Jeff saw through the “carny succubus.” Jarrett is nothing more than a LEECH, riding the coattails of his DEAD FRIEND!
Oh, did MJF strike a chord now? He thought Jarrett was all tough. Or does he just not like it when MJF talks about his old pal, Owen Hart? JARRETT DECKS MJF! Jarrett rains down fists and the fans fire up! Security rushes out there and they drag Jarrett away, but Jarrett throws them all away! Jarrett CLOBBERS MJF, but Karen rushes out here! Karen gets Jeff to stop, but then MJF grabs Karen in a SLEEPER! The fans boo, MJF throws Karen at Jeff, then runs away. The Wolf of Wrestling is again a worm, will The Last Outlaw make sure to exterminate him once and for all?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
Maximum Carnage this Saturday was already big, but now we add some gold! Kazuchika Okada faces former Chaos teammate, Tomohiro Ishii, in a defense of the Continental Championship! Will the Rainmaker make it rain in Cincy? Or will the Stone Pitbull sink his teeth into an AEW title?
Christian Cage w/ The Patriarchy VS Hook!
Captain Charisma still has his All In Casino Gauntlet contract, but that’s because he hasn’t had a clear path to a cash-in just yet. He wants to add to his “family” first, can Christian convince the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil to be his new son? Or will Hook make sure Christian can’t even hold that contract in his hands?
Well speaking of, Hook attacks Christian during his entrance! The fans fire up as Hook rains down fists, his real dad, Taz, watching on commentary! Shayna Wayne steps to Hook, but that’s just a distraction so Christian can run away into the ring. Hook storms in, the bell rings, but Christian bails back out! Christian wants a timeout but this ain’t that kind of match! Hook runs out to CLUB Christian, SMACK him off the apron, and he fires hands! Hook’s busted hand seems back to 100%, he has no problems throwing shots! But Christian puts Hook on barriers to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! But Hook turns things around to CHOP, CHOP, and CHOP!
The ring count is climbing, Christian pushes past to slide into the ring, but Hook storms after him. Hook ROCKS Christian and has him on ropes! Hook CHOKES Christian, but he lets off as the ref counts. Hook fires shots, whips Christian, but Christian bails out! The fans boo as Christian wants to just run away! Hook pursues up the ramp and to the tunnel! They brawl in there, Hook CLUBS Christian back down the ramp, but Christian turns things around. Christian UPPERCUTS, then CHOPS! Christian runs up, but Hook BACKDROPS him into the ring! Hook storms in, and Christian wants mercy! The fans boo, but Christian tries to explain.
Christian still tries to recruit Hook to his side, saying he’ll be a better father than Taz. Hook looks Christian in the eyes as Christian promises he can take Hook to a higher level. They hug?! The fans are torn, but then Hook hits a BELLY2BELLY! Hook got one over on Christian, and now throws down hands in the corner! The fans count along, Hook goes all the way to TEN! Hook hops down, then whips Christian back into the corner! Christian bounces off buckles, falls back, and then falls out of the ring! Mother Shayna is there to comfort him, and the fans boo while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Hook paces while the ring count climbs. Christian catches his breath, but then here come Kip Sabian & Nick Wayne. Hook stares Christian’s “sons” down, but Christian slides in to CLOBBER Hook! Christian stomps away at the ropes, then stands on Hook! The ref counts, Christian steps off, and he soaks up the heat. But wait! Katsuyori Shibata is here! The Wrestler is still a friend of Hook’s, and he coaches Hook up. Christian protests but the ref says it is only fair with The Patriarchy all at ringside. Hook storms up to Christian, fires body shots, and he backs Christian into a corner! Christian bumps Hook off buckles, CHOPS, then reels him in! REVERSE DDT! Cover, TWO!
Christian stays on Hook by CLAWING his face! The ref reprimands, Christian stops, and Christian soaks up the heat. Christian CLUBS Hook down, stands on that bad hand, then stands Hook back up. Christian CLUBS Hook down again, steps on the hand, then drags Hook. Hook drags Christian down into a cradle, TWO! Christian CLOBBERS Hook! Christian puts Hook on ropes, then CHOKES him by standing on his back! The ref counts, Christian steps off, and Shibata coaches Hook while Christian hugs his “family.” Hook rises up, Christian brings him around and hits a snapmare. Christian has a chinlock, but he’s also smothering Hook!
The ref counts, Christian shifts into a legal chinlock, but Hook endures. Hook fights around, Maximum Carnage returns to single picture, and Hook throws body shots! Hook runs, but Christian ELBOWS him at the ropes! The fans boo but Christian paces around Hook. Christian stands Hook up in a corner, climbs up, and now he rains down fists! Christian stares Taz down between punches, but Hook brings Christian off the corner with a fireman’s carry! Christian grabs ropes in desperation, so Hook TOSSES him out! The fans and Taz all fire up! Christian staggers, Hook FLYING FOREARMS from the apron!
The fans fire up while Kip & Nick coach Christian. Hook SMACKS Christian off the steel steps! And then runs up to KNEE Christian against the steel! The fans cheer as Hook puts Christian’s hand on the steps! Hook steps up to STOMP- NO, Christian avoids getting his hand crushed! And then he YANKS Hook off the steps! Hook lands bad on his lower back, but Christian pushes him into the ring. Christian climbs the corner, and FROG SPLASHES! Cover, TWO! Hook survives and the fans fire up! Christian snarls and goes back up the corner. FROG SPLASH again!! Christian says one more time, and he climbs back up!
Christian leaps again, FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Hook survives and Christian argues with the ref, but the count was fair. Christian runs corner to corner, but Hook KNEES the spear away! Both men stagger, Christian rebounds, SPEAR!! Cover, ONE?!? Hook shocks everyone, especially Christian! Christian storms up on Hook again, brings him up, but Hook fires body shots! Hook whips, Christian reverses, but Hook LARIATS! And LARIATS again! And KNEES low! Hook UCHIMADAS Christian to a corner, then LARIATS! Hook reels Christian in, NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO!
Christian survives, rises up, but Hook storms up. Christian kicks low, dragon sleepers, but Hook slips through to FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Not quite perfect, but both men are slow to get up. The fans rally, Christian hobbles around, but Hook clamps on! REDRUM!! Christian reaches out, has his legs on the ropes, and he climbs up! Hook drops Christian at 4! The fans cheer, and now Hook throws down crossface forearms! Then RED- NO, Christian slips out the back, and he CLAWS the eyes! Christian POSTS Hook, then argues with the ref. This lets Kip & Nick creep up, but Shibata storms over!
Shibata tells Kip & Nick to stay back, but Christian slides out to get Shibata! REVERSE DDT to the floor!! The fans boo but Hook ROCKS Christian! And KNEES Nick! And LARIATS Kip! Hook pursues Christian into the ring, RED- NO, Christian slips free! Chicken wings and KILL- NO, REDRUM!! But Christian RAMS Hook into buckles! Hook lets go, but hops up to jump on! REDRUM BACKPACK!! Christian falls, he calls in his boys! They attack, that’s a disqualification!
Winner: Hook, by disqualification
The fans boo as Kip & Nick stomp away on Hook! The Patriarchy won’t let Hook have his way, and Taz can’t believe it! Christian tells his boys to fetch him some things, and they bring in chairs! The fans boo as Christian wants to go Rated R like Cope! But Taz gets off the desk to say this ain’t happening! And wait! HERE COMES SAMOA JOE! The fans fire up as Joe is finally back! He TOSSES Nick, then he storms up! Kip is the only one who doesn’t know! Kip turns around into CHOPS and JABS! The fans fire up, but Nick returns! Nick runs in, Joe casually steps aside, and the SPLASH hits Kip! Then Joe TOSSES Nick out to his mommy!
SNAP POWERSLAM for Kip! The fans fire up as Joe and Shibata have Kip set up for a PENALTY KICK! Joe, Shibata and Hook have reunited, will they tear The Patriarchy apart?
AEW hears from the Men’s Casino Gauntlet participants.
Roderick Strong tells “JAAAAY… White,” that Roddy should’ve won that #1 spot in the Casino Gauntlet, but he wants White to know that Roddy’s not done with him yet. The Switchblade’s response is that Roddy Strong shoulda-coulda-woulda. If Roddy wanted to win so badly, he should’ve tried harder. As for Wheeler Yuta, he was the one to stop White. So if Yuta wants White’s attention, then fine! He’s got it! As for Adam Cole, he said that match had the best of the best. It had Hangman Page, it had Daniel Garcia, and- Kyle O’Reilly stops Cole there. Danny Garcia? Really? Kyle doesn’t see it. Not everyone is as good as they say they are, Adam.
Garcia himself says people keep saying that Garcia is stretching himself just a little bit thin. If he’s TNT Champion, why’s he in the Continental Classic? Why’s he in a Casino Gauntlet? Garcia wants to fight every single week! So if you want a shot at Garcia’s gold… Cole says The Undisputed Kingdom IS as good as they say they are, and in 2025, they promise us… #LetsGetIt! The Kingdom will get their hands on gold, and that is undisputed! Everyone’s gunning for someone, but who gets what they want? And who gets just what they deserve?
Backstage interview with Jeff Jarrett.
AEW returns as Renee Paquette is with Double J, and she brings up that confrontation between him and MJF. Jarrett said the AEW audience has awoken the passion in him, and that MJF is scared. But then MJF got under Jarrett’s skin, so where do they go from here? Jarrett takes a moment to think, but then Dustin Rhodes steps in! The Natural says what MJF said pissed him off, too. Dustin asks Jarrett, “How many years have we known each other? How many years have we driven up and down these roads, grinding our asses off because of the passion and love for this business? A lot. He doesn’t know a thing about that, and you know that.”
Dustin says MJF’s been in this business a minute, yet he’ll dictate to Jarrett and disrespect him? THAT pisses Dustin off! Dustin is 110% behind Jarrett, and wants Jarrett to fulfill the dream of becoming AEW World Champion. Max doesn’t know everything that guys like Jarrett and Dustin have been through. Knocked down, dragged through s*it, and then gotten back up, because that’s what they do! MJF has no clue! Whatever MJF does to Jarrett, Dustin knows Jarrett’s been through it. Just like Dustin has. But remember this: You’re Jeff Jarrett! A 12-TIME WORLD CHAMPION, and that means something!
Jarrett is the Last Outlaw, and outlaws never die. So please, just remember this. The two of them, they are the very last of their kind. Will this motivation from the dual ROH World Tag Team & ROH World Six Man Tag Champion be fuel on the fire that Jarrett uses to reach the mountaintop?
Mariah May is here!
The Glamour brings her AEW Women’s World Championship to commentary as she prepares to watch the women’s division fight for their shot at her.
AEW Women’s World Championship #1 Contender’s Casino Gauntlet!
The gentlemen had their fun, now the ladies finally get to roll the dice! The first-ever Women’s Casino Gauntlet will send one woman to Grand Slam: Australia, who faces “The Woman From Hell” when AEW goes Down Under?
Kris Statlander is first, a right she earned when she defeated Willow Nightingale and Toni Storm in last week’s Triple Threat. But who starts with her? It’s JAMIE HAYTER! Hayter Hits Hard, but will she punch her ticket to Australia? The bell rings, we’re on the clock, and Mariah thanks commentary for having her. She also asks Taz that now that he’s got a new knee, wanna roll around later? Taz says he is happily married but he’s flattered by the offer. Oh, she meant in the ring. Well, Taz is also retired, so he can’t. Meanwhile, Hayter and Kris tie up, go around, go along the ropes, and the fans duel.
Mariah says Hayter is the best woman to come out of Britain not named Mariah May. The ref counts a ropebreak but Hayter and Kris move off ropes. Hayter headlocks, Kris powers up but can’t pull out as Hayter holds on. Kris tries again, gets free, and they RAM shoulders! The fans cheer as neither woman budges. Hayter runs, RAMS Kris again, then kicks low! Hayter runs, Kris dodges and she runs Hayter over! The fans fire up while Kris flexes, but Hayter stands up. Hayter runs up, Kris avoids a boot but Hayter ducks a roundhouse. Hayter ripcords, Kris ducks the lariat and comes back, but now Hayter dodges!
Both women run in, and DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Neither woman falls, but then Hayter BOOTS Kris! The fans fire up and Mariah says she might actually prefer fighting someone tonight so she won’t have to fly down to Australia. Hayter CLUBS away on Kris, kicks her down, then brings her up for a suplex. Kris slips free, shoves Hayter, but Hayter rebounds. Hayter ducks a lariat, the countdown is here, but Kris kicks low! FISHERMAN BUSTER! But number three is here, and it’s… MEGAN BAYNE!? Even Mariah is shocked to see “The Megasus” return to AEW after quite the stint in Stardom, GCW, and has even won the HOG Women’s Championship!
Mariah laughs in disbelief, is Bayne even eligible for this match? Where’s her “is All Elite” graphic? Go ask Tony Khan where that tweet is! Bayne still steps into the ring, and she stands face to face with Kris! The fans fire up as the forearms fly! Bayne ROCKS Kris, RAMS her into the corner again and again, then CHOPS! Bayne whips corner to corner, runs up, and SPLASHES! Then she whips again, but Kris reverses! Kris UPPERCUTS Bayne, runs corner to corner, but Bayne LEAPING LARIATS! The fans fire up and Bayne hauls Kris to her feet. Bayne suplexes, Kris fights that to suplex, but Bayne fights back!
Bayne suplexes to FALCON ARROW! Cover, Hayter breaks it! The fans fire up as now Hayter stares Bayne down. Hayter fires forearms, but Bayne is not impressed! Hayter runs, but Bayne kicks her low! Bayne reels Hayter in, suplexes, and she holds Hayter up! The countdown is back, but Hayter counters with a DDT! The fourth woman is here, and it’s… JULIA HART! The Princess of the Black Throne got a win off Hayter not that long ago, and she dares Hayter to come back for more! They brawl at the ramp! The fans fire up as Hayter CLUBS away on Julia, then snap suplexes her on the ramp! Julia writhes, Kris and Bayne brawl ringside, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Mariah is only a little worried, but Hayter CLUBS away on Julia in the ring. Bayne sends Kris into barriers! Hayter and Julia fire fists, then Hayter ROCKS Julia! Hayter whips, Julia reverses and wrenches to STO! Cover, Kris breaks it! Kris drags Julia up but Julia JAWBREAKERS free! Julia fires forearms, then whips, but Kris reverses. Kris runs in at the corner, but Julia STOMPS her down! Julia storms around, goes to the far corner, then runs back in. But Kris hits a SNAP POWERSLAM! Kris drags Julia up, TOSSES her out, and Bayne is there to scoop Julia! SLAM to the floor! Julia writhes but Bayne storms into the ring.
Kris and Bayne meet again, and Bayne pie faces Kris! Kris pie faces back! The pie faces go back and forth, then turn into forearms! Kris and Bayne fire fast ‘n’ furious shots, then Bayne ROKCS Kris! Bayne runs, but Kris ROCKS her! Kris runs, but Bayne follows to ROCK her back! Bayne runs, but Kris UPEPRCUTS her! And CHOPS! And ROCKS! And CHOPS! Repeat! Kris keeps on Bayne again and again, then runs, only for Bayne to fireman’s carry! Kris fights free, ROUNDHOUSES Bayne, then PELES! Kris roars, runs, but gets caught! EXPLODER! Bayne fires up, and Julia POSTS Hayter! Julia stomps away on Hayter, Bayne brings Kris up, and snap suplexes her!
Maximum Carnage returns to single picture as Kris flops out of the ring. Julia CLUBS Hayter, and the countdown is back! Bayne waits on the fifth woman, and it’s… WILLOW NIGHTINGALE! Mariah sighs, but the Babe with the Power steps right to Bayne! Willow BOOTS, but Bayne just frowns. Willow fires forearms, then whips, but Bayne reverses to ROCK Willow! And BOOT her down! Kris returns to waistlock Bayne, but she ducks an elbow! JAWBREAKER, HAYMAKER, then Kris CLUBS away on Bayne! Hayter turns things around on Julia and whips her hard into barriers! Willow & Kris work together to DOUBLE SUPLEX Bayne!
The fans fire up, and Kris & Willow smile as it’s like the old days. Mariah mocks the “friendship” while the two square up. Willow CHOPS Kris, Kris CHOPS back, repeat! The fans “WOO~” as each CHOP echoes out! Willow ducks a chop, shoves Kris, then runs to POUNCE~! PERIOD! The countdown is back already, and the sixth woman is… TONI STORM! The Rockstar “Rookie” is back, and Mariah really hates seeing this. Toni storms in in but willow fireman’s carries! Toni sunset flips, TWO! Willow storms up but into a snapmare! Toni RUNS Willow over, snapmares Julia and runs her over!
Hayter is back, Toni snapmares her to run her over! Then a snapmare and shoulder tackle for Kris! The fans fire up with Toni and Mariah mockingly plays along, “What a great rookie!” But Bayne CLOBBERS Toni! Bayne fireman’s carries Toni, then THROWS her out onto Kris! The fans rally, “She’s a Rookie!” Willow CLOBBERS Bayne! Hayter BOOTS Willow! Julia kicks Hayter to DDT! Willow LARIATS Julia! The fans fire up as Willow stands tall, and she goes to the apron. CROSSBODY onto Bayne! Willow smiles and poses, the fans cheer, and Willow drags Bayne up. Bayne and Willow throw hands, but Kris is on the stage?
The fans fire up as Kris SUPER CANNONBALLS! Down goes Willow & Bayne, and the fans fire up with Kris! But Toni HIP ATTACKS Kris off the apron! Julia BLASTS Toni! Julia and Hayter are all alone, Cincy fires up for “Women’s Wrestling!” but also the countdown! Julia and Hayter fire fast ‘n’ furious fists, but the seventh woman is… HARLEY CAMERON! Mariah sighs again as everyone now will FEEL THE WRATH! Harley runs up to ROCK Julia, then bump her off buckles! Harley goes up, in, and dodges Julia to ENZIGIRI! Cover, Hayter breaks it with a deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX! Hayter snarls but Julia runs up to clinch!
Hayter wrenches free, clinches, and HAYT-BREAKER! But Harley rolls Hayter up! TWO!! Hayter escapes, Harley ENZIGIRIS! “FEEL THA WRATH~!” Harley runs, but into a HAYT-BREAKER! Hayter pumps up, for the HAYTER- NO, Harley ducks the lariat! But Julia’s BLACK MIST hits Harley full in the face! Then SUPERKICK for Hayter! Julia runs to BLINDSIDE LARIAT! But Toni snatches Julia into a cradle! TONI WINS!!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the AEW Women’s World Championship)
Mariah is mockingly happy for “the rookie,” and Toni herself is stunned that she’s getting a world title match in her home country! This is quite the remake of a timeless classic, but will they flip the script on the original? Or will it still be All About Mariah?
AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley w/ The Death Riders VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs!
The last time The Maniac was in the Book of Hobbs, it was AEW Homecoming, and it was for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Moxley didn’t so much win as he did retain, given Hobbs went down with injury rather quickly. But while Moxley traded NJPW’s top title for AEW’s, Hobbs only has a bigger chip on his shoulder. Will Hobbs come through on his promise to make Jon Moxley his b*tch? Or will Moxley make sure his homecoming is a victorious one?
The introductions are made, but Moxley delays getting in the ring so that the rest of the Death Riders can flank the ring! Hobbs sees Pac, he sees Claudio, but then Moxley runs in and CLOBBERS Hobbs! The bell rings, the fans boo, but Moxley fires forearms in a corner! Moxley doesn’t stop as the ref counts, the ref tries to back him off, but Moxley gets in the ref’s face about it. Hobbs storms up to hoist Moxley up! OVERHEAD SUPLEX! Hobbs fires hands on Moxley now, the fans fire up, but the ref counts. Hobbs ROCKS Moxley, then stalks him to a corner. Hobbs CLUBS Moxley in the chest, then stalks him to another corner.
Hobbs pushes Moxley against buckles, CLUBS him again, then paces. The fans rally, Hobbs whips, but Moxley KCIKS and CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Hobbs just scowls, so Moxley fires forearms! Moxley runs, but Hobbs RUNS Moxley over! The fans fire up, but there are some Moxley fans still in Cincy. Hobbs goes out after Moxley and ROCKS him! Moxley dangles over barriers, but Hobbs CLUBS him! The ref wants this in the ring so Hobbs pushes him in. Hobbs storms in, Moxley fires kicks, then fires forearms! Moxley runs, BOOTS Hobbs, and he has Hobbs in the ropes!
Moxley runs, BOOTS Hobbs again, then he runs! Moxley DIVES and hits Hobbs into barriers! Moxley pursues, they go around the timekeeper’s area, and now they brawl in the crowd! The fans fire up, Hobbs CHOPS Moxley, but the ref wants this in the ring! Hobbs pursues Moxley, CLUBS him, then keeps after him. They go back to ringside, Hobbs CLAWS Moxley’s back, then shoves him over barriers! Hobbs stalks Moxley back into the ring, Moxley wants Hobbs to hold on, and then Moxley CLAWS Hobbs’ face! Then he BITES Hobbs’ face! Moxley has Hobbs in a corner and rains down fists! The fans count to TEN, then Moxley flips Hobbs off!
Cincy is all fired up, both for and against Moxley, but Hobbs just glares up at him. Moxley talks trash, but Hobbs carries Moxley from the corner! Moxley fires elbows, but Hobbs RAMS him into buckles! Hobbs puts Moxley up top, climbs up after him, and he pulls on that earring in Moxley’s left ear! Hobbs tells the ref to back off, and then he BITES Moxley’s ear! And then BITES it again! Is he trying to eat the earring?! The ref counts, Hobbs lets off and lets Moxley tumble while fans tell him he’s sick. Moxley staggers up, but Hobbs BLASTS him off the apron! The fans rally while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Hobbs snarls, just a bit of blood in his teeth from biting Moxley. Hobbs paces while Marina Shafir checks on Moxley. Hobbs then goes out the side, storms around the way, and he looms over Moxley. Hobbs whips Moxley into barriers! Moxley tumbles over and into the timekeeper’s area! Hobbs is after Moxley with a rain of fists! The ref reprimands, Hobbs stops and goes back to the ring. Hobbs then goes back out to fetch Moxley. Hobbs BITES the ear again! Moxley pushes Hobbs away and staggers around, that ear definitely bleeding. Hobbs storms up to BITE the ear more! Hobbs is going savage, but Moxley dares him to do more!
Moxley fires a forearm, but Hobbs juts ROCKS Moxley! Moxley staggers away, Hobbs pursues him to the steel steps, and they both go back to the ring. Moxley staggers around a little more, and Hobbs pumps up! Hobbs ROCKS Moxley again! Moxley bounces off ropes then falls over! Hobbs stalks Moxley, drags him up, and he ROCKS Moxley again! Moxley wobbles but stays up, even with that ear bleeding. Moxley fires a forearm, but Hobbs shrugs that off. Moxley fires another forearm, and another, and another! Hobbs ROCKS Moxley again! Moxley falls over, the ref checks him, but Moxley is already rising back up.
Moxley pounds the mat, and he eggs Hobbs on. Hobbs BOOTS Moxley down! Moxley rises, the blood from his ear making more a crimson scarf than a mask. Hobbs BOOTS Moxley again! Moxley roars, so Hobbs BOOTS him again! Maximum Carnage returns to single picture as Moxley rises up. Hobbs BOOTS him, but Moxley SLAPS Hobbs! Hobbs runs, but into a CUTTER! Moxley lured Hobbs into a trap, but both men are down! The fans fire up as Moxley crawls, and Moxley dares Hobbs to bring the fight. Both men stand, Moxley fires a forearm, but Hobbs returns fire! The fans are torn as the forearms go back and forth!
Hobbs runs, Moxley TOSSES him out! Moxley distracts the ref so that Marina can BOOT Hobbs! The fans definitely boo that, but Moxley goes out to drag Hobbs up. Moxley puts Hobbs in, takes aim, and then underhooks Hobbs! Hobbs powers up, breaks free, then CLOBBERS Moxley! Moxley flounders to a corner, the fans rally and duel, and Hobbs feeds off the “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs runs up to CLOBBER Moxley! Moxley rises, Hobbs LARIATS again! Mox is back up, Hobbs SPLASHES in the corner! Hobbs winds up to fire point-blank LARIATS in the corner again and again! The fans rally, Hobbs stops at the ref’s count.
Hobbs scoops, Moxley slips free! Underhook and- NO, Hobbs scoops Moxley! WORLD’S STRONGEST SLAM!! Cover, TWO!! Moxley survives, Marina is relieved, but Hobbs puts Moxley on the top rope. Hobbs climbs, scoops, and lifts Moxley for a SUPER SWINGING POWERSLAM! But Moxley rolls through to have the ARMBAR!! Moxley pulls on the arm, Hobbs endures, and the fans duel even harder! Moxley pulls but Hobbs manages to clasp hands! Hobbs turns and has the ROPEBREAK! Moxley lets go, but then he has Hobbs for a KIMURA int he ropes! The ref counts, Moxley stops and Hobbs crawls to the ramp.
The fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but this show has to end somehow. Hobbs rises, and WHEELER YUTA BUSAIKU KNEES!! The Decoder finally shows himself and it was at the most opportune time! The fans boo as Yuta then slithers away, and Moxley goes out after Hobbs. Moxley drags Hobbs into the ring, then vows to end this! But Hobbs hits a SPINEBUSTER!! The fans fire up and Hobbs brings down the straps! Hobbs snarls, brings Moxley up into a torture rack, but Moxley slips free! SLEEPER! Hobbs goes to the ropes, BUCKS Moxley, but then Marina SMACKS Hobbs with the title briefcase!!
The fans boo again but Moxley rolls Hobbs up! TWO?!?! Hobbs survives another cheap shot and the fans fire up! Moxley underhooks, PARADIGM SHIFT!! Cover, TWO!??! Moxley is furious but he clamps on the BULLY CHOKE!! Hobbs endures, but he fades out! Moxley wins!!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by submission (still AEW World Champion)
Hobbs lost only because this turned into a 5v1 handicap match! And speaking of, that’s what’s happening again as The Death Riders mug Hobbs! They stomp away, then sit Hobbs up. Claudio has a chair! But Hobbs THROWS Yuta, CHOKES Pac, but Claudio CHOP BLOCKS the bad leg! Claudio pulls the leg brace off while Pac & Mox CHOKE Hobbs! Yuta adds stomps, and Moxley SMASHES the bad leg! Claudio puts the chair around the bad leg, they want to put Hobbs back on the shelf! Claudio STOMPS the chair!! But here comes Rated FTR!! A little too late, unfortunately, and The Death Riders retreat.
Adam Copeland, Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood check on Hobbs, but there’s a chance the 12 Man Tag just turned into a 6v5 Handicap Match. Will anyone ever be able to stop Moxley’s reign of terror? Or will the carnage not end with Collision?
My Thoughts:
A great episode for AEW, though I’m not sure on their own claim of “It’s like a PPV on TV!” I only say that because we got the usual TV level shenanigans in a few of these matches. Omega VS Cage was a great match for Omega’s return to AEW, but Omega VS Gabe at WrestleDynasty is a hard act to follow. Great win for Omega, but of course The Don Callis Family beats him up. A little surprised they also got the better of Ospreay, but when it was 4v2, that made sense. I’m sure we’ll get Omega & Ospreay against like, Archer & Cage, that’s a win, and then Omega & Ospreay face Kyle & Konosuke. Maybe that’s another win, maybe not, but it feels like they want Omega VS Konosuke for something big, especially while Konosuke is a double champion.
Very good promo from MVP before the Six Man Tag, but did we need a New York Minute with Jericho? Well, I guess it had to happen some time so Jericho could get his digs in on Rated FTR, but maybe it could’ve been after the Six Man Tag? We got that promo and the Mercedes Mone vignette between MVP’s promo and the Six Man Tag and it seemed like an odd choice. Mone’s promo was still good stuff, and an idea of Mone VS Athena is floating around the fandom. I feel like they’d save that closer to All In: Texas, as Athena is from Texas. That’s months from now but I could still see both Mone and Athena having the belts they have now going into that match.
Great Six Man Tag but I figured the Hurt Syndicate would win. And while we got a good promo from all the different Casino Gauntlet entries, I really hope TK isn’t pivoting away from Garcia VS Shelton for the TNT Championship. Granted, Kyle O’Reilly VS Daniel Garcia would make an awesome one-off. Jay White VS Roddy Strong will also be a really good 1v1 match, but I would think White sticks to going after Yuta and the Death Riders. Very good promo from Ricochet, in that he barely got to say anything because of the Heel heat he’s got. Swerve & Nana getting the drop on Ricochet was good stuff, too, but I have no idea why we’re waiting THREE WEEKS for their match when it won’t even be on Grand Slam: Australia or anything.
Okada VS Ishii for Collision is great stuff, but I don’t understand when that promo they showed happened. Did I somehow miss it last Saturday on Collision? Or was that supposed to be part of tonight’s show that they had to trim for time? And I think I can see why they’d have to trim it: MJF and Jeff Jarrett took too damn long to get to the point. Both guys made good points, but they either played to the crowd too much, or Jarrett was searching for the words to insult MJF back. Dustin having a part was good, too, but I don’t see him factoring into the rest of the story.
Great match from Christian VS Hook, and I suppose the disqualification finish protects both sides. Was Joe out that long for injury? It’s the only thing that would explain why Joe never returned to finish things with Jericho while it was still relevant. Now, Joe, Hook & Shibata are feuding with Patriarchy instead Great stuff with the Women’s Casino Gauntlet, such as Megan Bayne making a great return to AEW. Though I’m sure they could’ve added a couple more entrants to beef this up a bit more. Again, maybe time constraints because of MJF and Jarrett. But in the end, what a clever way to get us back to Mariah VS Toni. There’s literally a month left to build this, I can’t wait to see the promos from “new girl” Toni with “veteran” Mariah.
And of course, a great match from Moxley VS Hobbs, especially with Hobbs going for ear blood. But of course The Death Riders got involved all over the place to screw Hobbs out of that win. At least Hobbs still got to look strong surviving as many cheap tactics as he did. But I really hate the trope of a Face rescue that’s “a little too late.” If Rated FTR was here, and they were seeing this happen, why not get out there before Hobbs’ knee gets chair guillotined? I understand them wanting to put the cliche “pressure” on the Faces for Collision, as Hobbs is the strongest part of that team and now he’s far less than 100%, but c’mon. Also, pretty sure The Death Riders will abandon The Learning Tree to have them lose to Rated FTRunners, as they’re above such a mess of a match.
My Score: 8.7/10
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