Results
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (9/9/22)
SmackDown, GET THESE HANDS!
The Monster Among Men is back!
Braun Strowman returned to the WWE on Monday Night Raw, and now he’s coming to SmackDown! Will he step up and challenge the Tribal Chief?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: The Brawling Brutes VS Imperium; Imperium wins.
- Aliyah & Raquel Rodriguez VS Toxic Attraction; Aliyah & Raquel win.
- SmackDown Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 5 Way Elimination Match: Ronda Rousey VS Natalya VS Sonya Deville VS Xia Li VS Lacey Evans; Rousey wins and will challenge Liv Morgan for the title at Extreme Rules.
- 8 Man Tag: Hit Row & The Street Profits VS Los Lotharios & Maximum Male Models; Hit Row & The Profits win.
- Drew McIntyre VS Solo Sikoa w/ The Bloodline; McIntyre wins, by disqualification.
PLAY BY PLAY
Six Man Tag: The Brawling Brutes VS Imperium!
As if the battling before and during Clash at the Castle wasn’t big enough, now we get a massive 3v3 to start the night in Seattle! Sheamus, Ridge Holland & “Butch” Pete Dunne take on GUNTHER, Ludwig Kaiser, and Giovanni Vinci, which side of this will still be standing when it’s all over?
The teams sort out and the Pride of Italy starts against “Ridge the Fridge.” They circle, tie up, and Vinci waistlocks to CLUB Ridge! And CLUB him again! Vinci whips, Ridge reverses and they RAM shoulders, but neither man falls! Ridge eggs Vinci on but he kicks low and headlocks. Ridge powers out but Ludwig tags in, Vinci springboard CROSSBODIES Ridge down! Ludwig drags Ridge up to cravat and snapmares to then scrape his soles off Ridge’s face! Basement uppercut and cover, TWO! Ludwig drags Ridge up to ROCK him with a haymaker. Tag to Vinci and Imperium mugs Ridge. Vinci EuroUppers and tries to scoop, but Ridge is too big!
Ridge scoops Vinci and carries him, but Vinci slips out. Vinci runs, but into a hip toss! Ridge runs Vinci over! Tag to Dunne and Ridge underhooks Vinci, SHOGTUN BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! Fans fire up and Dunne hammerlocks an arm to keep Vinci down. Dunne then bends Vinci’s arm, BENDS the fingers, and isolates the arm to STOMP it! Dunne stalks Vinci to a corner, wrenches the arm, but Vinci ROCKS Dunne! Tag to Gunther! Der Ring General and Bruiserweight meet again! Dunne CHOPS away but Gunther choke grips. Dunne BENDS fingers! Gunther breaks free to CHOP Dunne down! Sheamus scowls but Gunther eggs him on.
Fans fire up and Dunne backs away, Sheamus tags in! Dunne is a bit surprised, but now the Celtic Warrior and Gunther are giving us an Intercontinental Championship match revisit! They circle and fans are thunderous as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Ludwig has Ridge in a headlock. Ridge breaks free to choke grip Ludwig, but Ludwig breaks free to CHOP! But Ridge clamps on again and HEADBUTTS Ludwig down! But Ludwig sweeps the legs and Ridge hits ropes! Ludwig then POSTS Ridge in the Imperium corner! Tag to Vinci and they put Ridge in the ropes. Vinci and Ludwig go side to side and meet at the corner with DOUBLE DROPKICKS! Vinci pushes Ridge in, kicks Ridge around, and taunts the Brutes. Vinci then stomps and CLUBS Ridge before he drags him up. Vinci snap suplexes, covers, TWO! Vinci keeps cool as he drags Ridge over.
Tag to Gunther and Imperium mugs Ridge. Gunther brings Ridge up and suplexes, but Ridge fights that off! Ridge tries to suplex Gunther but Gunther fights it! They fight for control but Gunther just wrenches out and CHOPS Ridge down! Then he sucker BOOTS Sheamus and DECKS Dunne! Fans boo but the ref has to keep Dunne back. Gunther stomps Ridge, tags Ludwig, and the Impeccable German kicks Ridge around. Ludwig taunts Ridge then SLAPS him! Ridge snarls and he picks Ludwig up for a SPINEBUSTER! Fans fire up and Ridge crawls, hot tags to Vinci and Dunne! Dunne dodges Vinci to GAMANGIRI Ludwig!
Vinci runs in but Dunne dodges and GAMANGIRIS him now! Dunne shoves Vinci down, KNEE DROPS the arm, then shoves to SNAP GERMAN! Dunne STOMPS the hands, and BUZZSAWS Vinci down! Cover, TWO!! But into an ARMBAR!! Dunne has Vinci but Vinci clasps hands. Ludwig runs in, but Dunne picks a leg to get the ARMBAR! The ref has Dunne let off, Ludwig isn’t legal. But then Ludwig distracts the ref so Gunther can CLUB Dunne! Sheamus storms over and fans fire up! They start brawling! Vinci WRECKS Sheamus! Dunne KNEES Gunther down! Fans are thunderous again as the ref tries to figure this out.
“This is Awesome!” as Dunne whips Vinci. Vinci reverses but Dunne BOOTS him! Vinci blocks the next boot to short arm LARIAT! Fans boo as Imperium is back in control and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Gunther EuroUppers Dunne off his feet! Gunther gets the legs for a BOSTON CRAB! Dunne endures as Gunther sits deep! Fans rally, Dunne reaches out for the Brutes, but Gunther drags him away! And shifts to an STF! Dunne BENDS the fingers! Dunne is free but Gunther scoops and SLAMS him! Gunther glares at Sheamus and Sheamus snarls back. Gunther goes back to Dunne, drags him up, fans chant, “We Want Sheamus!” Gunther scoop SLAMS Dunne first! Gunther stomps Dunne, then he CHOPS Ridge down just because! Sheamus dares Gunther to do something, but Dunne fires off KICKS on Gunther!
Gunther blocks, reverses, GERMAN SUPLEXES, but Dunne lands on his feet! Gunther runs in but only gets buckles! Both men crawl, hot tag to Vinci! Vinci keeps Dunne from Sheamus with a wristlock! Dunne reaches for Sheamus, but he powers up to reel Vinci in, ENZIGURI! Both men are down and fans are thunderous again! Hot tags to Ludwig and Sheamus! The Fella rallies on the lieutenant! Sheamus tosses Ludwig out, gives Vinci an IRISH CURSE BACKBRAEKER, and then he has Ludwig hooked up! BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN!! All the way to TWENTY-FIVE!! Vinci gets up but gets a ROLLING SENTON for his troubles!
Sheamus BLASTS Gunther down! Sheamus fireman’s carries Ludwig to WHITE NOISE him onto Vinci! Fans are all fired up for Sheamus and he aims from the corner. Sheamus pounds his chest, runs in, BROGUE to Vinci! But Ludwig’s legal and he rolls Sheamus up! TWO! Sheamus urns in, blocks a boot but not the KICK! Ludwig runs, into a POWERSLAM! Tag to Ridge and he shouts, “FIGHT NIGHT!” Off comes the elbow pad, for the BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Cover, Gunther CHOPS it apart! Sheamus gets back in and he stares Gunther down. The brawl is on!! Vinci and Dunne fight, too!! And Ridge and Ludwig!
Sheamus throws Gunther out but Gunther drags Sheamus out with him. Dunne and Vinci knock each other down, Sheamus dodges chops to KNEE Gunther! Ludwig kicks Ridge, CLUBS him, but Ridge runs to POUNCE Ludwig! Vinci runs but into Dunne’s BOOT! Dunne leaps, into Vinci’s BRAINBUSTER! Gunther BOOTS Sheamus down!! All six men are down all over the ring! Ridge drags Ludwig up, gut wrenches, but Vinci tags in! Vinci HOTSHOTS Ridge, Ludwig goes up, IMPERIAL BOMB!!! Cover, Imperium wins!!
Winners: Imperium, by pinfall
A war was waged in Seattle, Washington, but the mat has been sanctified by Der Ring General and his soldiers. Will they soon dominate SmackDown, and then all of the WWE?
WWE honors the memory of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Usos head to the ring, with Sami Zayn!
The Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions and the Honorary Uce are here, all in a great mood after Clash at the Castle saw The Bloodline stay on top of the WWE. Sami gets them all mics, and Sami shouts out Seattle. “The Bloodline is in! Your! City! Throw those ones up! Every single one of you, throw those ones up right now! That’s what I’m talking about. I feel it. You feeling it, Uce?” Jimmy’s feeling it! He and Sami do the handshake, and then Sami hesitates around Jey. There is business to talk about, though. Sami says growing up as a young Honorary Uce… Jey smiles, that was kinda funny. But chill, Jey’s got this.
“To all the haters and all the doubters, your Tribal Chief is still Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.” Fans are torn about that, but Jey says at Clash at the Castle, Roman beat Drew McIntyre on his home turf! Jimmy adds, “Road game!” Little does Drew know just how deep The Bloodline runs. Sami says that’s right, dawg! Jey frowns. But Seattle, get up on your feet, put your ones to the sky, and help them welcome the newest member of The Bloodline, the Street Champion, the Usos’ younger brother, SOLO SIKOA!! Solo makes his way to the ring, knee still in a brace from his injury in NXT, but now a full part of the SmackDown roster.
Solo high-fives his brothers, but Sami wants a hug. Solo says no to that. But Solo gets a mic while fans cheer and jeer. “You come for my family, and I come for you. You create problems, and I finish them. Solo Sikoa is here to stay! And the Bloodline just got bigger and stronger.” Jey says they all the twos, and #WeTheOnes! But here comes Drew McIntyre! He wants payback for the Sikoa screw job in Cardiff! The Usos and Sami get out to give Solo space, but McIntyre has a chair! McIntyre JAMS Solo, but Sami takes the SMACK! The Usos distract McIntyre so Sami and Solo can get out of the ring, and the Bloodline regroups at the ramp!
Fans fire up for the Scottish Warrior, and he calls out Solo for a match TONIGHT! Solo says if McIntyre wants it, then fine! Solo kicks McIntyre’s ass tonight! But will Solo be the one to #KneeltotheSteel?
Aliyah & Raquel Rodriguez VS Toxic Attraction!
The Bougie & The Badass may be preparing for a title defense against the team they beat in the tournament finals, but they’ll take on a team that never actually lost their shot! Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne are back from NXT, will they spice things up in this second chance?
The teams sort out and Jacy starts against Big Mami Cool. Fans rally but Jacy kicks low. Jacy headlocks, Raquel powers out and swings, but Jacy dodges to mule kick! Jacy CHOPS, howls, then talks trash. But Raquel blocks the whip to whip Jacy into buckles! Raquel then CLOBBERS Jacy, and tags in Aliyah. Raquel bumps Jacy off buckles, then lifts Aliyah for the ROCKET LAUNCHER CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Aliyah keeps on Jacy but Jacy ROCKS her! Jacy fireman’s carries but Aliyah fights free. Aliyah then dodges, springboards, and THESZ PRESSES for fast hands! The ref keeps Gigi back but that distracts Aliyah.
Jacy RAMS Aliyah into the corner, tags Gigi, and Gigi stomps away on Aliyah! Gigi taunts Raquel, whips Aliyah out to send her back in, and then ROCKS Aliyah with a right! Tag to Jacy, Gigi whips Jacy in for a back body block, then Jacy whips Gigi in for a BRONCO BUSTER! Jacy adds a CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO! Jacy drags Aliyah up, tags Gigi in, and Toxic Attraction mugs Aliyah. Gigi cravats, Aliyah fights the snapmare but Gigi powers her through and KICKS her in the back! Gigi taunts Raquel more, drags Aliyah up, but Aliyah throws body shots! Gigi CLUBS Aliyah down, then brings Aliyah around to tag Jacy.
Toxic Attraction double wrench and double kick Aliyah down, to then BUZZSAW and SENTON! Cover, TWO! Jacy is frustrated but she drags Aliyah into a motorcycle stretch. “This is OUR division, now!” Aliyah endures and fans rally up! Raquel is ready, and Aliyah fights up to her feet! Aliyah turns around to KNEE Jacy! Jacy keeps Aliyah from Raquel by pulling hair! Jacy bumps Aliyah off buckles, tags Gigi in, and Gigi whips Jacy in, but Aliyah dodges! Aliyah ELBOWS Gigi, but Gigi keeps her from Raquel! Aliyah ducks ‘n’ dodges to hot tag Raquel! Ricky Desperado rallies on Toxic Attraction! She CLOBBERS Gigi then scoops her for a FALL AWAY SLAM!
Gigi BOOTS Raquel from the corner! But Raquel scoops her for a SIDEWALK SLAM! Raquel goes up, TWISTING VADER! Cover, TWO! Gigi survives but Raquel is having fun now! Raquel drags Gigi up, whips her to ropes, but Gigi BOOTS back! Jacy tags, Toxic Attraction kick, but Aliyah SPEARS Gigi! Raquel suplexes and TOSSES Jacy, to then reel her back in! TEXANA BOMB!! Cover, Raquel & Aliyah win!
Winners: Aliyah & Raquel Rodriguez, by pinfall
The champions have momentum now going into their title defense! Will the Bougie & Badass be able to stop Kai & Sky from taking control?
SmackDown Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 5 Way Elimination Match: Ronda Rousey VS Natalya VS Sonya Deville VS Xia Li VS Lacey Evans!
The Baddest Woman on the Planet is back in business! But will she break the Queen of Harts, the Gladiator Gal, the Eliminator and the Model Soldier to get back to Liv Morgan? Or will her growing ego weigh her down in this match?
Liv Morgan is up in the VIP skybox having a drink and watching the show. The bell rings and Ronda finds herself surrounded. Sonya jumps on but Ronda throws her off and gets the arm! Lacy runs in but Ronda BOOTS her down! Natty & Xia mug Ronda together while Sonya slips away. Natty & Xia then throw Ronda out, and Xia rolls Natty up, with feet on the ropes! TWO, and Natty hits a DISCUS on Xia! Natty covers Xia, TWO! Natty has the legs and steps in, but Lacy gets in to use a WOMAN’S RIGHT! Cover, but Sonya KNEES Lacey apart! Sonya kicks Lacey out of the ring, but Ronda drags Sonya out of the ring!
Ronda RAMS Sonya into barriers then gets back in the ring. Ronda finds Natty and gets her arm! ARMBAR!! Natty flails but taps, Ronda ELIMINATES the Queen of Harts! But Lacey CLUBS Ronda and turns her for a NECKBREAKER! Roll back, into an ARMBAR!!! But Xia KNEES Ronda down! Xia CLUBS away on Ronda, rains down palm strikes then stomps and a leg drop! Cover, ONE!! Xia fireman’s carries Ronda but Ronda fights free to drag Xia down, into the ARMBAR! But Lacey rolls Ronda up, TWO! Sonya ROCKS Xia, and clamps on a COBRA CLUTCH! Ronda has the ARMBAR on Lacey! Lacey and Xia tap out, DOUBLE ELIMINATION!!
That just leaves Sonya and Ronda! They stare down and fans fire up. Liv is getting into this match now as the two circle. Sonya puts her hair up, time to square up! The hands fly but Sonya guards. Sonya shoots in to get a leg but Ronda slips around to get a top mount! Ronda rains down forearms, but Sonya kicks free with a leg. Ronda just gets that leg and rolls through into the fireman’s carry! PIPER’S P- NO, Sonya slips into the COBRA CLUTCH! Ronda BACKAPCK ESNTONS, but Sonya holds on! Ronda rolls out of the ring and RAMS Sonya into barriers! Both women are down and fans fire up! And Liv approves.
Ronda puts Sonya in, fireman’s carries again, PIPER’S PIT! But Ronda doesn’t cover, she asks Seattle if they want a souvenir. YES! So she puts on the ANKLE LOCK!! GRAPEVINE!! Sonya taps, Ronda wins!
Winner: Ronda Rousey, by submission (NEW #1 Contender to the SmackDown Women’s Champion)
Liv holds up the belt but Ronda says it’s coming back home with her! Will Ronda be able to undo the controversy at SummerSlam? Or will Liv find a way to go 3-0 against The Baddest Woman on the Planet?
The Usos talk with Solo backstage.
The Street Champion’s ready. Tonight’s his big shot. They know this is what he’s been waiting on. Then Sami walks over. Sami and Solo stare down, and Solo says Roman Reigns was right. Solo appreciates the help from Sami. Well, y’know, Roman knows what he’s talking about. Jey grumbles, “Man, please.” Uh, please what? What’s going on? Jimmy says c’mon, tonight isn’t about this, it’s about Solo. They’re making a statement for The Bloodline! YEET. Right, right. Sami wants everyone to know that anything Solo needs, they are all looking out for him. Jey says Solo knows. Sami says he knows Solo knows. He’s just saying.
Jey says McIntyre called Solo out, he has to do it on his own. Solo agrees, he has to do this solo. But if he were to ask for help, he’d ask Sami. Sami goes for a handshake but Jey slaps that down. Change of plans, Uce. They’re all going out there tonight. Well okay, then! Let’s go! The Bloodline is fired up, but is it for the wrong reasons?
Ronda runs across Shayna Baszler backstage.
“Check you out, huh?” Great match, Ronda looks unstoppable. Now, she knows Ronda doesn’t need it, but good luck against Liv. Ronda appreciates Shayna putting on a brave face, but she can tell Shayna’s upset after losing to Liv. But y’know what’s better than winning? Revenge. Let Ronda know when Shayna’s ready to break bones and take over the show again. Does the Baddest Woman on the Planet still doubt the Queen of Spades’ resolve?
8 Man Tag: Hit Row & The Street Profits VS Los Lotharios & Maximum Male Models!
Top Dolla, Ashante THEE Adonis and B-Fab join forces with Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins to put some haters in their place. Will they humble Humberto Carrillo, Angel Garza, and Max Dupri’s top clients? Or will the Lethal Lovers and the MMM duo titillate the juices of everyone’s guilty pleasures?
The teams sort out and Adonis starts against Mansôör. They circle, Mansoor kicks but Adonis blocks to flip him on his face! Adonis then bumps Mansoor off the buckles, RAMS into him, and Dawkins tags in. Adonis whips Dawkins for the CYCLONE SPLASH and Top Dolla tags in. Dolla taunts Los Lotharios, then runs in to SPLASH Mansoor! Tag to Ford and they feed Mansoor to the LARIAT! Fans fire up and then everyone rushes the “handsome” corner! They all get away and the fans fire up with the #ProfHits as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Mansoor wrangles Adonis down to the mat with a chinlock. Adonis reaches around, fans rally up, but Mansoor pulls back on the hold. Adonis fights up but Mansoor throws him down! Finger boop tag to Maçé, and MMM double whips to DOUBLE ELBOW Adonis down! BLUE STEEL! Don’t worry, it’s just the pose from Zoolander. Mace drags Adonis up, CLUBS him, then drags Adonis up to wrench the arm. Tag to Garza, ELBOW BREAKER and the SUPERKICK! Tag to Carrillo, they BLAST Dolla! Fans boo but OFF COME THE PANTS! Garza shows off for Maxxine, but Adonis throws him out of the ring!
Carrillo runs in and DROPKICKS Adonis out! Garza drag Adonis up, Carrillo builds speed, Carrillo DIVES but Adonis moves! Carrillo wipes out Garza, sending him over the desk! Carrillo freaks out, how tag to Dawkins! Dawkins POUNCES Carrillo! Mansoor runs in but Dawkins CLOBBERS him! Dawkins ROCKS Mace, hurdles Mansoor and hits a FLYING ELBOW! Fans fire up with the Curse of Greatness! CYCLONE SPLASH! ENZIGURI! Mace tags in and runs in, into the SILENCER! Cover, TWO!! Garza gets in to go after Dawkins but Dawkins throws him back out! Adonis CANNONBALLS Garza!
Ford gets in, ducks Carrillo’s kick but not the ENZIGURI! Carrillo builds speed but Dawkins TOSSES him out! Dawkins builds speed and Dolla tags in as he FLIES!! Direct hit and down go Los Lotharios! Fans fire up, is Dolla gonna take to the sky? But Maxxine stands in his way! B-Fab yanks Maxxine down! Max jumps in so no one hits his sister, but Dolla BOOTS Max! Mace rolls Dolla up, TWO! Mansoor tags in, leaps, but into Dolla’s arms! Dolla fireman’s carries Mansoor. BOPS Mace with him, then pops Mansoor around! Adonis tags in, for the HEAVY HITTER!! Cover, #ProfHits win!
Winners: Hit Row & The Street Profits, by pinfall
Time to get that… money money money money! Will Hit Row & Street Profits keep things going to get at those Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships?
The Alpha Academy is here!
Chad Gable & Otis are visiting from Raw, and Chad says it’s Seattle’s lucky night! The Alpha Academy is back on SmackDown, right where The Alpha Academy was born! And Gable can tell from that “warm response,” they missed them dearly. So from his heart, he says A THANK YEW~! C’mon, Seattle, they haven’t been gone that long, he shouldn’t need to remind them. When you’re in the presence of the Academy, Gable needs you to do one thing. SHOOOOSH! Shoosh, please. But the reason they’re here tonight is to ruin Braun Strowman’s return to SmackDown, the same way he ruined the Academy’s contenders status by sticking his big head in their match.
Gable & Otis go to the ring, and Gable says that match was all but won by The Academy before Braun jumped them from behind. Because trust Gable, if Otis saw Braun coming, Otis would’ve decimated Braun and left him laying! Look at that face! And that’s because Otis, much like Gable, is a superior athlete. Oh, right, Seattle doesn’t know anything about superior athletes. Seattle couldn’t even hold on to their own pro basketball team. Fans boo really hard now, but Gable says shoosh. That only riles the fans up more, so Gable says shoosh, please. Fans chant, “You Suck!” at The Academy, but that’s what Gable thought! They’re all idiots!
But Gable will show off how his genius turned Otis into the monster he is! But speaking of, here comes BRAUN!! The Monster Among Men storms his way down to the ring, and Otis is staring him down! Braun roars, Otis runs in, and Braun ROCKS him! Gable gets out of the ring and Braun CLUBS away on Otis! But then Gable attacks Braun from behind! Uh oh… Braun turns around to glare at Gable, and grabs him by the shirt to throw him down! Gable gets up but Braun BOOTS him! Otis fires off on Braun! Otis runs corner to corner, and he SPLASHES Braun! Gable gets up, he tells Otis to keep going, but Braun runs Otis over!
Braun LARIATS Gable! Braun drags Gable up to POWERBOMB him down! Otis stands and Braun reels him in!? Seattle is thunderous as Braun hits a POWERBOMB on Otis!! Superior athlete? Maybe. Superior monster? NOPE! Will Braun steamroll his way back to the top of the mountain now that he’s back?
Backstage interview with Drew McIntyre.
Kayla Braxton says he ultimately fell short at Clash at the Castle. But how satisfying will it be, then, to get his revenge on Solo Sikoa here tonight? McIntyre says Clash should’ve been the biggest moment of his life. 21 years of giving everything to this industry. All the sacrifices led him to that moment. He should be standing here right now as Universal Champion. But he’s not, and for one reason: Solo Sikoa. McIntyre glares right into the camera as he tells Solo, “I’m sure your Head of the Table is very happy with you. But actions have consequences. And I promise you tonight, you are not gonna like the consequences of your actions.” Will the Scottish Warrior slay the Street Champion in the main event?
Drew McIntyre VS Solo Sikoa w/ The Bloodline!
No more talk, it’s time to fight! Will McIntyre make things right from the Sikoa screw job in Cardiff? Or will Solo and his brothers be the ones that screw him over again?
The bell rings and McIntyre fires off on Solo! He stomps Solo, CHOPS Solo, ROCKS Solo, and repeat! The ref has McIntyre back off and Solo sucker punches McIntyre! Solo fires off hands, but the ref backs him off now. McIntyre ROCKS Solo back, CHOPS him again, then ROCKS him with more hands. Solo throat chops! Solo whips, McIntyre reverses but Solo KICKS him back! McIntyre CLOBBERS Solo! McIntyre puts Solo in a corner, whips him corner to corner, then runs in, but into an elbow! Solo storms up, into a kick and FUTURE SHOCK! McIntyre fires up and so does Seattle! McIntyre aims from the corner, counts it down, but the Usos get Solo out!
Fans boo as the Usos make sure the young Uce is safe, at least for now. McIntyre glares at them all as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Solo has a claw digging into McIntyre’s shoulder. Fans fire up as McIntyre endures and fights to his feet. McIntyre kicks low, CHOSP him, and whips him, only for Solo to reverse! McIntyre hits buckles, and Solo hits a SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! The Bloodline cheers Solo on and he stomps away on McIntyre. Solo rains down fists then dares McIntyre to get up. McIntyre gets to ropes but Solo CHOKES him! The ref counts, Solo lets off, Jey gets a cheap shot in! Sami talks trash but the ref tells him to back off. Solo raises the finger, #WeTheOnes. Solo stalks McIntyre to a corner and throws down hands!
The ref counts, Solo lets off, but McIntyre CHOPS him! And CHOPS again! Solo knees low, then hits a BELLY2BELLY! Cover, TWO! McIntyre crawls to a corner and Solo stands. Solo goes to the far side and runs corner to corner, HIP ATTACK! McIntyre sputters but he drags himself up. Solo talks trash while fans are torn. “Get your ass up! You don’t belong here!” Solo pie faces McIntyre but that angers McIntyre. Solo whips McIntyre corner to corner but McIntyre CLOBBERS him on the return! And again! McIntyre whips and ELBOWS Solo down! Solo staggers, McIntyre clinches him to OVERHEAD Belly2Belly!
McIntyre dodges Solo’s haymaker to hit a NECKBREAKER! And a kip up! Seattle is thunderous but Jey distracts McIntyre. McIntyre DECKS Jey, scares off Jimmy, but Solo rolls him up! TWO, and McIntyre TOSSES Solo out! Jimmy gets up but McIntyre DECKS him, too! Fans fire up as McIntyre calls his shot. McIntyre builds speed, but Sami trips McIntyre up! The ref is busy with the Usos, but McIntyre TOSSES Sami into the ring! Fans fire up and McIntyre stalks Sami! The countdown is back, THREE! TWO! ONE! SUPERKICK from Solo!! Cover, TWO!! McIntyre survives and the Bloodline can’t believe it!
The Usos coach their brother up, he drags McIntyre up and throws hands,. McIntyre throws hands back, they go back and forth with heavy haymakers! GLASGOW KISS! But Solo dodges and the Usos dump McIntyre out while Sami distracts the ref! The Usos mug McIntyre at the ramp! But here comes the Profits! Ford & Dawkins take the Usos down but Sami goes after them! They make things 3v1 against Dawkins but Ford is up top! SUPER CROSSBODY!! Direct hit on the Usos and Honorary Uce and McIntyre gets in the ring. Solo fireman’s carries but McIntyre slips off! Shove and dodge to the CLAYMORE!! Solo is sent outta the ring!
BUT KROSS ATTACKS MCINTYRE!! He has the KROSSJACKET right on him!!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by disqualification
The Scottish Warrior fades out as Kross shouts, “TICK TOCK!” Scarlett taunts McIntyre as Mr. Doomsday chokes the life out of McIntyre! Or not?! McIntyre stands up with Kross on his back, but then Kross wrenches back on the hold! McIntyre falls back, and his eyes are flickering! McIntyre gets a third wind?! McIntyre tries to rise again, but Kross has a wild look in his eyes as he just squeezes tight! Even the cameras fade out as McIntyre is losing consciousness! Can nothing stop the apocalypse?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown to follow that great Clash at the Castle event. Opening with the Six Man Tag was a great choice, the Brawling Brutes and Imperium got that crowd fired up. I was a little worried when Ludwig landed out of Ridge’s throw as he landed on his own knee, but he shook it off pretty easily. Imperium winning makes sense, it keeps their dominance from back in their NXT and NXT UK days going, and it escalates things in the feud with the Brutes. Sheamus might get a rematch for Extreme Rules, and that would be awesome. As hard as they went in a standard match at Clash, imagine how much harder another round would be.
Chad Gable calling out Braun of course meant Braun was going to destroy him and Otis, but how awesome was that powerbomb to Otis? But I would think in kayfabe, this was a detour from what Braun really wanted to do here on SmackDown. Now whether that’s call out Roman Reigns or call out the tag team champions has yet to be seen. I still bet this is a swerve waiting to happen where Braun wants his rematch for him and “Nicolas” from years ago. Great stuff out of the 8 Man Tag, from the character stuff of Los Lotharios still flirting with Maxxine to the actual action. The Faces win to keep Hit Row hot, and it also gives Profits momentum going into the second try on the tag title contender’s match.
Great stuff out of Sami and The Bloodline. Their interactions are still hilarious with Jey being so blatantly upset about Sami being around, and now with Solo as the tiebreaker between the sons Rikishi, it’s even better that Jey is in a bad mood. McIntyre VS Solo, even with the overbooking, was good stuff. But I should’ve figured Kross would attack McIntyre to divert him from going back after Roman. I also like that they chose to make everything black ‘n’ white when Kross attacked, like he’s the one sapping the color away from the world. McIntyre VS Kross should/will probably be the Extreme Rules match at Extreme Rules, and that will be awesome stuff.
The women’s tag match was very good, especially with the surprise return of Toxic Attraction. But of course the champions win, they need momentum for the title defense on Monday. That match can go either way as it’s for the larger story of Damage Control wanting to be on top of Raw. As for Toxic Attraction, I hope this feeds into their NXT story where it seems Gigi & Jacy are breaking away from Mandy Rose. And then there was that Fatal 5 Way. For one, the elimination element caught me by surprised. But it really only served to feed Ronda’s power levels as she eliminated the majority of the others. Ugh.
Then Ronda snaps at Shayna when Shayna is trying to be a good friend! I hope Shayna shows her “killer instinct” by screwing Ronda over. Then those two can feud because Shayna can be Pearce’s proxy for that story. Now, Ronda will certainly try to be the Face but I feel like they could use “her ego” to turn her Heel instead of into “Stone Cold” Ronda. Because as far as I’m concerned, “Stone Cold” Ronda isn’t working.
My Score: 8.5/10
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A Fatal 4 Way determines the #1 contender!
Just as we will be, Aaron Rourke will be watching tonight’s Fatal 4 Way #1 Contender’s Match to see who comes after his WWE Evolve Championship!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Karmen Petrovic VS Nikkita Lyons w/ Sloane Jacobs; wins.
- WWE Evolve Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Brooks Jensen VS Kam Hendrix VS Tristan Angels VS Dorian Van Dux; wins and will challenge for the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
[Due to scheduling conflicts, coverage will be on delay]
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Will the Scumbag go Double or Nothing?
Darby Allin told MJF to choose: A Title VS Hair match, or no title match EVER! Will MJF be vain or greedy as we head for Double or Nothing?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway; Cassidy, Cope, Christian & The Bucks win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS Westbrook; Bailey wins.
- AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight VS Brian Cage; Knight wins and retains the title.
- Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin; Ospreay wins.
- Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness; Shida & The Birds win, by disqualification.
- AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita; Darby wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
MJF arrives backstage.
Renee Paquette is there to bring up tonight’s main event is Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW World Championship. If Darby Allin wins, MJF will then have to sign a contract for Title VS Hair at Double or Nothing. Darby has made it clear that if MJF doesn’t sign said contract, Darby will never allow MJF to face him for the title again. We all know how important the title is for MJF, but is MJF willing to put his hair on the line for it? MJF just chuckles and moves on, but he notices the very bald Rick Knox, Bryce Remsburg, and the head of security, David Aponte. And then various bald members of the production staff…
And then even Christopher Daniels & Sonjay Dutt are there! Daniels and Sonjay chuckle before moving on, and then MJF sees John Silver flexing. Brandon Cutler, some arena staff, and even Tommaso Ciampa, all bald. Then last but certainly not least, Ricochet! He tells MJF that don’t worry, he’ll look great. Just not as good as Ricochet. AHA~! MJF storms off, will he have no choice but to choose between gold belt and chrome dome?
10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway!
While we know the AEW World Tag Team Championship match will be a conglomeration of I Quit Match and New York Street Fight, THE Conglomeration will be waiting on the other side for their own tag title match. And let’s not forget that Matt & Nick Jackson want their own shot at those titles again. With that, can Freshly Squeezed work together with C&C and The Bucks? Or will the Psycho Killer, the Dogs, and the Top Guys all stand tall on the road to Double or Nothing?
The teams sort out and the teams just brawl it out! The fans cheer as The Bucks have The Dogs, Cope is after Ciampa, Christian is after Cash, and Dax brawls with Cassidy! Dax bumps Cassidy off buckles but Cassidy ducks the haymaker to waistlock. The Bucks, Cope & Christian clear everyone else out, then take the brawl outside! Dax ROCKS Cassidy to send him out, and the fans fire up as Matt fires hands on 100 Proof right by commentary! Ciampa whips Cope but Cope reverses, sending Ciampa into barriers! Cash sends Christian into railing, then CLOBBERS Cassidy! Nick fires hands on Finlay, Cassidy sends Cash into railing!
Cassidy and Dax meet in the ring, Dax ROCKS and CHOPS Cassidy, but Nick sends Finlay into railing! Dax DECKS Cassidy, throws hands on Cope, but Cope fires back! The fans fire up but the ref reprimands! Cope DECKS Dax, and wait, Christian and Cash are brawling in the crowd! Same for Matt and Connors! Finlay CLAWS Nick’s face, Cassidy ROCKS Dax, and Cassidy whips. Dax reverses, Cassidy goes up and out to then SMACK Dax off buckles! Cassidy goes up, Ciampa BOOTS Nick, and Dax trips Cassidy. Dax CHOPS Cassidy, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans boo but Dax stands Cassidy up, SUPER DUPER PLEX!
Dax then rolls through to suplex again, but Cassidy STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRES! Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirls, and DDTS! Cassidy kips up, the fans fire up, but Finlay sends Nick into steel steps! #BigStoke grabs Cassidy’s foot, Cash CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax puts Cassidy in the corner to tag Ciampa. FTR and the Psycho Killer mug Cassidy! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Ciampa stands Cassidy up. Cassidy blocks the chop! And he blocks another chop! The fans cheer but Ciampa kicks low and CHOPS again! The fans boo but Ciampa soaks up that heat. Ciampa drags Cassidy by a leg, turns him over, but Cassidy fights around!
Cassidy kicks and kicks but Ciampa drags him back! Cassidy turns to BOOT Ciampa away! Dax tags in and he CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax flips them off. Dax whips Cassidy, runs up, but Cassidy dodges! Dax POSTS himself! Both men are down, hot tags to Cash and Nick! Nick rallies on FTR with haymakers, BLASTS Ciampa, but Cash kicks low! FTR whips, DOUBLE HIP- NO, Nick lands out, MEETING OF TEH MINDS! Then DOUBLE WHEEL KICK! The fans fire up as Nick then DROPKICKS Dax out! The Dogs run up, but Nick knuckle locks and CHOPS Finlay! Then Nick jumps over Connors, SUPERKICKS, and he goes for the corner!
Nick goes up, up, and “LUCHA LIBRE~!” FLYING ARM-DRAG RANA COMBO! The fans are thunderous and Nick tags Matt. Nick whips Finlay, Finlay reverses, but Nick goes up and over. Matt SUPERKICKS Finlay! Nick SHINING WIZARDS Connors, adds a GAMANGIRI, then The Bucks DOUBLE BULLDOG with the high-five! The fans fire up again as Matt winds up. Matt WRECKS FTR with a dropkick, then holds the way open, Nick FLIES onto FTR & Ciampa! But Connors back suplexes! Matt lands out, and NORTHERN LIGHTS! Roll through, NORTHERN LIGHTS! The Polar Express is getting going, and Finlay joins the ride! DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS!
The fans are electric and it’s not just the volt green! Time for a SUPERKICK PARTAY~! Wait, Stokely grabs a foot each! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Stoke can’t even trip The Bucks up. The Bucks drag Stoke in! Stoke pleads for mercy, but FTR runs up! The Bucks dodge, mule kick, then SUPERKICK for Dax! SUPERKICK for Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on The Dogs! Then FTR is sent into The Dogs before DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Ciampa runs up to waistlock but Nick switches. Ciampa BOOTS Matt away, ELBOWS Nick, but Matt dodges, PSYCHO KNEE into Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Ciampa!
The fans fire up again, and The Bucks see C&C. They point to Christian, and the fans cheer! Christian steps in, the ref reprimands but Cope argues with the ref. This distraction lets Christian LOW BLOW Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Cash! Christian covers, TWO! Cash survives, the fans boo, but Christian rains down fists while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Christian puts Cash in the corner to CHPO, CHOP, and then rain down fists! Christian goes past TEN, maybe to fifteen, then stops. Cash sputters, Stoke talks trash, but Christian grabs Stoke! Cash CLUBS Christian, Ciampa HOTSHOTS the bad arm, and Ciampa hurries to tag in. Ciampa drags Christian around, SLAMS the bad arm off the mat, then SLAMS the arm again! Ciampa POSTS Christian, and Christian falls to the apron. The ref keeps his eyes on the rest of the team so they stay back. Ciampa goes out, and he SWINGS the bad arm into the post! Christian scrambles away, clutching the arm, but Ciampa taunts Cope with a wave.
Ciampa tags Connors, Connors tags Finlay, and The Dogs stomp away on Christian. Finlay clamps onto the bad hand, bends the fingers, then JAMS them into the mat! The ref reprimands but Finlay anchors Christian while he tags in Dax. Dax CHOPS Christian, DECKS him, then taunts Cope and The Bucks. The Bucks rally the fans, Cope coaches Christian up, but Dax brings Christian around. Christian blocks a shot to hit back, but then Dax kicks low! Dynamite returns to single picture as Dax UPPERCUTS Christian back to the corner. Stoke is on commentary suddenly to say Christian tried to steal Stoke’s watch, aka the watch Stoke stole from Christian.
But Christian fires back on Dax and the whole corner! Then he and Dax DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Christian crawls, but we can see Cash and The Dogs sneaking over! They and Ciampa YANK down Cope, Cassidy and The Bucks! The fans boo but Dax drags Christian back to center. Dax kicks and scuffs Christian, then talks trash. But Christian slips around to chicken wing the arms! Dax shoves Christian away, but Christian turns around, NOGGIN KNOCKER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Cope snarls as he rises up, hot tags to Cope and Connors!
The fans fire up as The Rated R Superstar rallies on everyone! LARIAT for Cash! ELBOW for Dax! Cope TOSSES Finlay out onto Ciampa and Cash! BOOT for Connors! The fans fire up again and Cope goes to a corner. Cope is feeling it, and he aims at Connors. But then Finlay grabs a leg! The fans boo, but Nick SUPERKICKS Finlay! Connors runs up, Nick RAMS him low! Then slingshot FACEBUSTER! And cartwheel ASAI MOONSAULT! COPE-O-SETIC for Connors, TWO! The fans rally as Cope keeps focus on Connors. Cope drags Connors up, whips him to the corner, then Nick runs up! Connors puts Nick out, then he puts Matt out!
But Christian is back, and he coordinates with The Bucks, LARIAT DOUBLE ENZIGIRI on Connors! Then Cassidy somersaults for a “powerful” back elbow! Finlay runs up, Cassidy kicks the legs out! Finlay hits buckles but Ciampa runs up! Christian sends him into Cash, then dragon sleepers Ciampa. Christian sees Dax run up, kicks him low, and gets him in the same hold, DOUBLE REVERSE DDTS! The fans fire up as FTR, Ciampa and Finlay are all in drop zones! “This is Awesome!” as Cassidy, Christian and The Bucks climb the corners. Connors runs up on Cope, but Cope snatches him into a facelock!
Cope acts as air traffic control as he coordinates everyone, QUADRUPLE MACHO ELBOWS before an IMPALER!! Cover, TWO!! Connors survives and the fans can’t believe it! Ciampa and Finlay get up, The Bucks BLAST them, then DIVE! Down they go at ramp side, then Christian and Cassidy bump into each other. The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this the opener! Cassidy puts his hands up, but Christian stops him. Christian shakes his head, but then Cassidy makes Christian put his hands in his pockets! The fans fire up as Christian just THROWS Cassidy out onto FTR! Christian then goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES The Dogs!
Cope calls out a shot, runs, but into a SHATTER MACHINE!! FTR snatches Cope outta nowhere, Connors makes the cover, but Cassidy breaks it! The fans fire up as now FTR has Cassidy surrounded. But Cassidy “unleashes” his kicks! The fans go nuts with every shot, but FTR shoves Cassidy! SHATTER- DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on Cash! Cassidy fights free of Dax, but Dax blocks Nick’s Superkick! Dax sends it into Matt! Nick SUPERKICKS through after all! Finlay clinches, IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER on Nick! Matt feints the kick to DDT! But then Ciampa KNEES Matt down! Christian chicken wings Ciampa, turns him around, KILLSWITCH!
Connors JEEP FLIPS Christian! Connors then stalks Cope while the fans boo. Connors lines up a shot, Cope rises to his feet, Connors runs in! But Cope jumps over Connors’ spear, sending it into Dax! The fans fire up, Stoke freaks out, and The Bucks join Cope in the ring. They TRIPLE SUPERKICK Connors! Cassidy is in, ORANGE PUNCH! SPEAR from Cope!! Cover, C&C Conglomeration Bucks win!
Winners: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks, by pinfall
Another star-studded 10 Man Tag, and it was a huge win for all the hungry contenders. Christian doesn’t wanna celebrate, but he does signal that he and Cope will be champions. Will putting their tag team legacy on the line be enough to take the gold? Or will Double or Nothing be the last night that team reeks of awesomeness?
Will Ospreay continues to train with The Death Riders.
They’re outside this time, Claudio Castagnoli playing some wall ball with Marina Shafir and Pac. Daniel Garcia says, “Tonight is the night that we’ve all been waiting for: The Aerial Assassin, Will Ospreay, is cleared and back on Dynamite. And rumor has it, the kid’s been working real hard and he’s got some new tricks up his sleeves. So Young Boy Billy, tonight you gotta show me something, c’mon.” Garcia gets a quick turn in on wall ball while cameras move over. Ospreay is maintaining a neck bridge while Jon Moxley uses Wheeler Yuta as a living dummy to show just how to push and pull and bend and twist on the various chinlocks and headlocks.
Use the right arm to push against the head, then snake in the left arm for the sleeper. Pry and shoot. Moxley asks how Ospreay feels. Ospreay lets off the bridge and says honestly, the best he’s felt in forever. Moxley asks if Ospreay remembers the night he won the Best of the Super Juniors. Yeah, 2019. AKA a lifetime ago. Ospreay was carefree, flew like a bird, for no other reason than that’s just what birds do. So simple back then, chasing that feeling, like no other feeling in the world. Can’t really grab it in your hands for more than a few seconds. The joy of doing it. Then everybody comes in and tries to make it so overcomplicated.
Years pass, life happens, a family starts, responsibilities show up, bad things happen, bad choices catch up to you, and it’s all weight on your shoulders. You feel like you can’t fly. But Moxley will tell you something: Nothing is different. Nothing has changed. All those things are still gonna be there, but you can still fly. You’re just more dangerous now. You’re a bird of prey. So tonight, when you got out there, don’t go out there to protect anything. Not your neck, your image, your reputation, or what you’ve built in your career. Go out there to give something. Moxley checks on Yuta and says dammit, if you’re gonna snap a headlock, snap the headlock!
Moxley storms off to instruct his pupil, but will Ospreay use everything he has been taught to great effect? Or will he have to fold against Ace Austin?
Chris Jericho speaks.
“You wanna face Jericho in a match of my own design, Ricochet? A spectacle so innovative, so imaginative, it cannot be contained, it can only be witnessed. Well, be careful what you demand, because you’ve made a few enemies yourself, Ricochet. And now a match designed specifically to settle scores without any, and I mean AAANY~, limitations has gotten even bigger.” Chris Jericho & The Hurt Syndicate were just looking for two more, but “Jungle” Jack Perry said he can bring four: himself, The Young Bucks, and KENNY OMEGA! Jericho tells Ricochet that this is no longer what he designed, but it is a devil’s dance of destruction! Ricochet’s destruction!
Ricochet got what he wanted, now can he handle it? Bald. The first-ever SEVEN VS SEVEN Stadium Stampede, who will even survive?
Ricochet & The Demand respond.
They stand with Mark Davis of the Don Callis Family and Ricochet says we all know Jericho does a lot of talking out of his ass while The Demand gets things done. Just like Davis did when he defeated Jack for the AEW National Championship at Fairway to Hell. Hold it with pride, Davis, Ricochet knows you’ll do it well. Davis says he’s got this. Ricochet says Davis has joined the dream team, but he’s not the only one. Because compliments to Ricochet’s golfing buddy, Don Callis, look who else he’s sending: Andrade El Idolo! Gracias, amigo. But it doesn’t stop there, the train keeps rolling. Ricochet was just approached by two guys who have an ax to grind with the superkick sidekicks.
These two wanna fill out the last two spots, so who is Ricochet to say no to The Dogs? Finlay & Connors storm in, and Finlay says to put it simple, they will fight The Bucks in the streets, in the ring, but guess it’s fighting at Double or Nothing! If they want violence, if they want carnage, if they want chaos, who better than The Dogs?! The Dogs bark and Liona roars, but will these seven stand tall in the Big Apple?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS BK Westbrook!
JetSpeed has a lot of momentum on their side, and as stated last week at Fairway to Hell, they’re looking to grab up all the gold they can. Will Speedball keep on rolling towards his own golden opportunity? Or will #Supastud prove his own worth?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two step up. Bailey bows in respect, offers a handshake, but Westbrook goes to roll Bailey up! Bailey stays on his feet, then steps over to sit down on a cover, TWO! Westbrook ducks a Penalty Kick, avoids the moonsault, and the sweep! Bailey dodges, Westbrook tiger feints through the ropes, but Bailey handsprings up and over! The fans fire up as Bailey ducks an elbow to whip. Westbrook goes up, around, but kinda fumbles his tumble. The fans cheer and jeer him for his attempt, but Westbrook blocks the boot! Westbrook FLIPS Bailey, springboards in, but Bailey dodges! TIME ADVENTURE!
Bailey pushes Westbrook down, goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the ULTIMATE WEAPON! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: Mike Bailey, by pinfall
Another fast ‘n’ furious finish, and Bailey’s on a hot streak! But now, the other side of JetSpeed looks to keep it up! But just who is Kevin Knight defending the TNT Championship against? It’s… BRIAN CAGE!? The Machine finally returns to action, and he has the Don Callis Family with him! Will Cage be able to ground Knight and take this title back to the family?
AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight w/ “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who betta!
The bell rings, Cage runs up, but Knight dodges! Knight fires haymakers, Cage shoves him, but Knight dodges. Knight CHPOS, but Cage doesn’t budge! Cage makes the pecs dance, so Knight CHOPS again! The fans cheer as Cage eggs Knight on. Knight urns, leaps, but into Cage’s arms! Cage uses Knight to do curls, then THROWS knight! Knight lands out, RAMS Cage, but Cage comes back! Knight RAMS Cage again, but it’s still not enough! Knight tries a bigger SHOULDER TACKLE, but Cage stays standing! Knight runs one more time, ducks ‘n’ dodges, SATELLITE- NO, Cage stops the DDT! Cage THROWS Knight away!
Knight staggers, Cage SUPERKICKS him down! “Who betta than Cage?!” The fans fire up as Cage storms up on Knight, stands him up, and bumps him off buckles. Cage RAMS into Knight, stands him up, then RAMS again! The ref counts, Cage CHOPS, and the fans cheer. Bailey rallies the fans but Archer coaches Cage, and Cage whips Knight hard into the corner! The fans are torn as Cage hauls Knight up. Cage ROCKS Knight, CHOPS him, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Cage stops at 4, then Cage stalks Knight. Cage stands Knight up, whips him to the corner, then runs in, only for Knight to BOOT! Cage still LARIATS!
Cage hauls Knight up, whips him to ropes, but Knight grabs ropes. Knight DUMPS Cage out, then DROPKICKS him down! Cage sputters, the fans fire up, and Knight builds speed to DIVE! But he bounces off Cage! Cage then fireman’s carries, APRON F5! Knight sputters but Cage goes up the steps to soak up cheers and jeers, all while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cage refreshes the ring count, drags Knight up again, and hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Knight writhes, Cage refreshes the count again, then he whips Knight into barriers! Knight practically falls into the laps of the front row! But Cage brings Knight around to CHOP him down! Cage soaks up the cheers and jeers before he brings Knight around again. Cage SMACKS Knight off the apron, then puts him in the ring. Cage storms into the ring, drags Knight by his legs, and ties the legs up into a TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Knight endures as Cage sits deep! Knight powers up, fights his way forward, and he reaches to the ROPEBREAK!
The ref counts, Cage lets go at 4, but Cage brings Knight up. Knight CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Cage still doesn’t back down. Knight fires more shots, but Cage UPPERCUTS him down! Cage digs his boot into Knight at the corner, but he stops as the ref counts. Cage drags Knight up, puts him in a corner, and LARIATS! Cage wrenches to then SAIDO Knight away! Knight flounders to the apron, Cage soaks up more cheers and jeers, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Knight rises to fire forearms on Cage, but Cage ROCKS Knight in return! Cage slingshots Knight into a facelock, for a SPIRALING SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!
Knight survives and Cage is frustrated, but Cage decides to write Knight off. Cage drags Knight up, reels him in, and suplexes, DRILL- NO, Knight slips free to waistlock. But Cage ELBOWS Knight, whips, but Knight jumps up! SATELLITE- NO, Cage goes for ropes! Knight HOTSHOTS Cage for it! Then Knight springboards back in, MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count starts while the fans rally up. Cage goes to a corner but he runs up on Knight. Knight bobs ‘n’ weaves, fires off shots, then fires a flurry of haymakers! But Cage grabs and TOSSES Knight to a corner!
Cage runs up, Knight dodges, and Knight runs back in. Knight ducks ‘n ‘dodges, FLAPJACK DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Cage bails out! Knight builds speed and FLIES! Cage catches him?!? The fans go nuts as Cage lifts, but Knight RANAS Cage into POST! The fans cheer as Knight hurries to get space. Knight runs, goes up the apron, and LEAPING LARIATS! Down goes Cage! The fans fire up with Knight, he puts Cage in the ring, and he hurries up the corner. Archer creeps up, but Bailey SUPERKICKS him! The fans cheer, but Cage CLUBS Knight! Cage then climbs up, and he deadlift SUPERPLEXES! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up as Knight survives, but Archer guzels Bailey! Bailey fights free of the choke slam to mule kick Archer! Cage runs up, but Bailey springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes the Murderhawk Monster! knight springboards, Cage dodges, but Knight leaps the discus lariat! SATELLITE DDT finally lands! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives and Knight is beside himself! Knight hurries to run in at the corner, but Cage ELBOWS him away! Cage goes up, but into the UPPER- NO! Cage stops the rana! Cage YANKS Knight up to the top, for a SUPER- UPPER ROOM!! Knight still throws Cage, then goes up top!
Knight aims, MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH!! Cover, KNIGHT WINS!!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
The Machine was out for 14 months and yet no ring rust to be found! However, The Jet is just #2Fly2Stop! Bailey brings mics into the ring to say, “Congratulations to The Jet on a hell of a win!” Knight says much appreciated. But like he said, they’re red hot right now! And Brian Cage, welcome back! Cage took Knight to his limits, but The Jet is still standing as TNT Champion. But Knight can’t get over how last week, he couldn’t get the job done becoming #Jet2Belts. Bailey says forget last week. Knight IS a future AEW World Champion! Bailey says he knows it, and everyone here knows it! The fans cheer that!
Knight says he appreciates the support from Bailey and Ashville. Bailey is always in his corner, Knight is always in Bailey’s. And if Bailey keeps it up, he’ll be singles champion, too. Bailey says yeah, Knight got him thinking. Tonight, Darby VS Takeshita, BAILEY WANTS NEXT! Bailey says Takeshita was his greatest rival in Japan, but they’ve yet to have a singles match in AEW. And Darby, as much as Bailey wants to see MJF go bald…! Bailey is coming for Darby’s AEW World Championship! JetSpeed daps it up, will they become a 2 Fly 2 Man Power Trip?
AEW reveals the Men’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament Brackets!
This year’s tournaments will go through Double or Nothing, and the finals will coincide with Forbidden Door 2026 on Sunday, June 28th in San Jose, California! The winner of each tournament will then challenge for THE AEW World Championship and AEW Women’s World Championships on August 30th at All In: London! And so, for the opening round, it will be: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis; Claudio Castagnoli VS Brody King; then Double or Nothing has both Samoa Joe VS Will Ospreay, and Swerve Strickland VS Bandido!
“Jungle” Jack Perry speaks.
“Mark Davis… I’m sure you feel some congratulations are in order. But you’re not champion to me. You see, you’re built like an Australia grizzly bear, yet you still needed somebody to hit me in the back with a golf club for you to beat me. At Stadium Stampede, bring your friends, bring any weapon you want, and I will crack you over the skull with it. Because anything goes. But after that, it’s back to grass roots, because it is you and me, fighting for a shot at the world title at All In: London. And in the Owen Hart Tournament, I will prove to you beyond a shadow of a doubt that I’m a better wrestler than you. I am the FUTURE world champion!
“And if you don’t like that, F YOU!” Jungle Jack is sharpening his knife, but will his edge be razor sharp when it comes time to cut down Dunkzilla?
Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin!
We’ve seen the Aerial Assassin training with The Death Riders, he’s won gold with his old friends in The United Empire, and now he’s about to face a dangerous man at Double or Nothing. Will Ospreay be more than ready for Samoa Joe after tonight? Or will he fail to even get past The Inevitable?
The bell rings and the fans cheer Ospreay as he stares down with Ace. Ospreay offers a handshake, Ace accepts, and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. They circle, tie up, and Ospreay wrenches to wristlock. Ace rolls, handsprings, and wrenches, but Ospreay rolls, kips up, and wrenches back. Ospreay hammerlocks, Ace rolls to kip up and wrench to then armlock. Ospreay endures the grind, fights around, and he arm-drags Ace down. Ace endures, fights around, and rises up. Ace shoots through to waistlock but Ospreay switches. Ospreay hits the headlock takeover, Ace headscissors, but Ospreay kips free.
The fans cheer the standoff, and the two reset. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and go shoulder to shoulder in a Test of Strength. The fans rally as Ace pushes Ospreay back. Ace has Ospreay down for a knuckle lock cover, ONE as Ospreay gets his arm up. Ace pushes it down, cover, ONE as Ospreay gets the other arm up. Ace tries again, ONE as Ospreay bridges! Ace jumps up, but Ospreay holds the bridge! That training truly pays off! Ace jumps, Ospreay gets him for a MONKEY FLIP! The fans fire up as Ospreay then arm-drags! Ospreay wristlocks and he bends the fingers! Ospreay isolates the arm to then STOMP it!
Ace clutches his arm as Ospreay shows his training already. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then whips Ace. Ace reverses, he blocks a boot, but not the AX KICK! Ospreay headlocks, Ace powers up and out, but Ospreay RUNS him over! Things keep moving, Ace drop toeholds to ENZIGIRI! And basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Ace facelocks Ospreay, turns him, NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Ospreay ROCKS Ace, ROCKS him again, and again! Ace trips Ospreay, hooks up the legs, and he turns Ospreay over to tie the legs up! MUDA LOCK! The fans rally as Ospreay endures being bent back, and he crawls forward to the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer while Ace lets go. Ospreay checks his neck but he is alright to continue. Ace drags Ospreay up, reels him in, but Ospreay wrenches out to SOBAT! Ospreay whips, Ace reverses, but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to RAN- NO! Ace blocks to swing Ospreay up into a fireman’s carry! Ace does a squat for the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Ace flexes, covers, TWO! Ospreay stay sin this while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ace is frustrated already, but he stalks Ospreay to ropes. Ace kicks Ospreay around, CLUBS him down, but Ospreay fires back. Ace bumps Ospreay off buckles, kicks and ROCKS him, then snapmares. Ace KNEES Ospreay in the back, then clamps on with a chinlock. Ospreay endures, even as Ace cranks the neck, and Ospreay fires shots from below. Ace DECKS Ospreay for it! Ospreay rises up, but Ace DECKS him again! Ospreay sits up again, so Ace BOOTS him down! Ace waits on Ospreay, then BOOTS him again! Ospreay goes to a corner, Ace CHOPS him, then reels Ospreay in for a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Ospreay toughs it out but Ace drags him around.
Ace steps over, traps Ospreay in a headscissors, then grinds him down. Ospreay endures, even as Ace puts on the squeeze. Ospreay fights around, rises up, and Electric Chair Lifts Ace! Ace slips free to ROCK Ospreay in the back! Ace CLUBS Ospreay to a corner, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Ace backs off, and Ace CHOPS Ospreay! Ospreay ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay! Ace KICKS the leg, CHOPS Ospreay down, then brings Ospreay back around. Ace rains down ELBOWS on Ospreay before he clamps on another chinlock. Ospreay endures as Dynamite returns to single picture, and the fans rally up.
Ospreay fires body shots, Ace puts him in the corner, but Ospreay BOOTS him away! Ospreay is on the apron, he springboards back in, PIP PIP CHEERIO! The fans fire up with Ospreay as he watches Ace rise up. Ospreay ducks a shot, atomic drops, then KNEES, ROUNDHOUSES, and STANDING SKY TWISTERS! Cover, TWO! Ace survives that quick string of moves, but Ospreay brings him back around. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then KICKS the bad arm! And KICKS again! And again! But Ace blocks one to ROCK Ospreay! Ace whips, Ospreay handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK!
The fans fire up while Ace bails out! Ospreay has the fans shouting “OI! OI! OI!” as he takes aim. But Ace avoids the plancha! Ospreay blocks the kick, only for Ace to handstand out of the sweep! Ace avoids another sweep, but Ospreay avoids the kick! Ace avoids yet another sweep by going up and over the corner! Ace WRECKS Ospreay with a dropkick, then aims to PLANCHA after all! Down goes Ospreay and the fans fire up! Ace drags Ospreay up, but Ospreay puts him int he ring! Ace rewinds to headscissor, but Ospreay pops Ace up to SUPERKICK the arm out! Ospreay then climbs up, takes aim, and BLINDSIDE FOREARM!
The fans fire up as Ospreay springboards, OSCUTTER! Cover, TWO! Ace survives and Ospreay is stunned! Ospreay just shakes it off, goes to the corner, and takes aim. Ace slowly rises up, but he ducks the Hidden Blade to DOUBLE STOMP! Ospreay sputters, Ace falls back, and now Ace takes aim. Ace runs corner to corner to A-LIST LARIAT! Then he LARIATS again and again! Ace hoists Ospreay up top, then slips outside to ENZIGIRI! Ospreay wobbles, Ace gets space, and Ace runs up! FLIPPING RANA! The fans fire up as Ace is ready to deal the winning hand! But then Ospreay pops Ace up, and gets him in position! STYLES- NO, Ace pops free!
Ace trips Ospreay, steps through, ties up the legs, TRAILER HITCH BRIDGE! TWO!! Ospreay escapes, but Ace KNEES, KICKS, and fireman’s carries! Ace tucks Ospreay to then swing him out, AIR RAID FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and Ace is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” as Ace stalks Ospreay to a corner. Ace ROCKS Ospreay again and again, then hoists Ospreay up top. But Ospreay fires shots in return! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, goes up, but Ospreay pushes on Ace’s arm! Then he HOTSHOTS the arm as he drops down, and he tucks Ace in! CHEEKY NAN- NO, Ace dodges! Ace RAMS low, springboards in and FLYING- LIGER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Ace survives again! Ospreay roars, the fans are with him, and he ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, and repeat! They go back and forth, then Ospreay KICKS! Ace fires another forearm, Ospreay kicks, then Ace CHOPS! They go back and forth again, but Ace CHOPS and ROKCS, until Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! CHOP! Ace HEEL KICKS! Ace shakes out the bad arm, runs up, but Ospreay dodges to then ROLLING ELBOW! And HOOK KICK! Then the underhooks for the STORM- NO, Ace pops free, then goes to a corner. Ospreay runs up but Ace goes sideways! Ospreay hits buckles, Ace hits the FLYING CHUCK!
The fans fire up as Ace shuffles the deck, and runs up for the0 NO, Ospreay BACKDROPS Ace, but Ace lands on his feet! HIDDEN BLADE!! Ospreay isn’t done with just one, he aims from the corner and… Ace flops over! The fans boo but Ospreay shows no mercy. He just runs up to PENALTY KICK the bad arm! Then a FLYING ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Ace TAPS, Ospreay wins!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by submission
That might’ve been Ospreay’s first win by submission ever! He signals that his neck is no longer a problem, and he shows Ace respect for that fight. Ace accepts the handshake again, and Ospreay is moving on towards Double or Nothing with a great amount of momentum. But wait! SAMOA JOE is here! He and The Opps walk out on stage, and with mic in hand, Joe says, “Ospreay, Ospreay… OSPREAY, OSPREAY!” Joe is clearly mocking the chants for Ospreay, and the fans give genuine chanting and even singing in return. Joe says he just wanted to make sure Ospreay was listening, because these past few weeks, it seemed like Ospreay had a hard time hearing him.
Despite Ospreay’s best efforts, fate has put them on a collision course in the opening round of the Owen Hart Cup. The fans like the sound of that! Joe say she is here for one reason and one reason alone. He wants to speak about choices and consequences. Ospreay could’ve made the right choice and get a bye in this tournament, because that is what Joe would do for one of his friends. But Ospreay chose poorly. He could’ve been with the team that would do nothing but support and enhance Ospreay, but he decided to be a lapdog for Moxley and the Death Riders. The fans boo, Ospreay says he’s not a Death Rider.
Joe says Ospreay has made his choice, and come Double or Nothing, Joe makes Ospreay suffer the consequences. But Joe leaves Ospreay in peace tonight, for he has his date with destiny. But unfortunately, Joe’s friends, Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Bowens, still feel slighted, and he doesn’t put leashes on his friends. Shibata & Bowens storm down the ramp, Ospreay ready to fight them both if he has to. But then The Death Riders appear! Ospreay may not have officially joined the club, but the Death Riders aren’t going to let their investment go to waste! The Opps say they’re #NeverLacking, but that doesn’t seem to be the case now!
Shibata & Bowens back down while Moxley, Marina, Claudio, Yuta, Garcia & Pac all step up to support Ospreay. Joe says, “Soon. Soon.” The fans cheer the Death Riders, or at least Moxley, but Bowens promises Joe is gonna kill you, Ospreay! The dream match for Double or Nothing is on, but will the training with The Death Riders make Ospreay the new King of Harts?
BREAKING NEWS for next week!
If you liked last week’s THREE HOUR block of AEW, then you’ll love this next one! Portland, Maine, the last Wednesday before Double or Nothing, Dynamite & Collision are combining forces again! Three hours all on TBS and HBO Max, make sure your DVR is set accordingly!
Backstage interview with Don Callis & Konosuke Takeshita.
Renee is now with The Invisible Hand & The Alpha, saying tonight is a huge opportunity in the main event, Konosuke facing Darby Allin for THE AEW World Championship. Konosuke could be heading into Double or Nothing as a- Callis stops Renee there to say Konosuke will be heading into Double or Nothing as a DOUBLE champion! But then MJF steps in, apologizes for the interruption but says Renee’s doing a great job. The Scumbag tells Konosuke that while it’s been a minute since the two of them have talked, three years actually, back when MJF beat him… MJF has seen Konosuke develop into truly one of the best wrestlers in the world!
MJF believes that tonight, Konosuke beats Darby for the title, goes to DON to beat Okada, and MJF can’t think of a better match than Konosuke VS MJF Part 2 for the world title. How’s that sound? MJF offers a handshake, Konosuke shakes his hand, but in Japanese, Konosuke tells MJF that he’ll beat the crap out of him. Thankfully, MJF doesn’t know Japanese. Callis says that was a nice pep talk MJF just gave, and MJF says yes, he knows. That kid needs to win, okay? MJF can’t let Darby turn him into some disgusting, bald freak! No offense, Callis looks great. But look, there is only one foolproof way to know MJF won’t be put in that situation.
So if things get hairy… MJF hands over the Dynamite Diamond Ring! Callis smiles, and say she understands what to do with it. But then in steps Andrade. El Idolo takes off his hat to shake out his amazing head of hair, and smiles at MJF. MJF frowns and leaves. Callis says here’s the deal: Takeshita will bring the world title home to the Don Callis Family tonight! Andrade asks, “How you know?” Callis says aye dios mio, he seriously doesn’t know where Andrade learned English. Andrade says one way or another, the next time, that will be HIS title. Callis says yes, he knows, it’s all good. Callis is a man of many talents, but will his family be dripping with gold thanks to a diamond ring?
AEW now announces the Women’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament brackets!
Double or Nothing will see Willow Nightingale, the reigning Queen of Harts, take on Alex Windsor, while we will see Persephone VS Hazuki, Skye Blue vs Sareee, and Mina Shirakawa VS Athena! Champions from around the world are gathering for this tournament, but who will be headed to Forbidden Door, and then All In: London?
Backstage interview with The Conglomeration.
Renee Paquette is now with Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, and Willow Nightingale. Renee commends Cassidy on his part in the 10 Man Tag victory. But it seems that there is even more business to attend to. Cassidy says yes, the team has a shot at THE AEW World Tag Team Championships. It doesn’t matter who it is, they’re getting their shot, but the thing is… They still haven’t decided on which two will be. Kyle says Cassidy & Roddy should go for the gold, but Roddy shouts, “KYYYLE~! Thank you.” Kyle says of course. But that’s cuz he’s got gold to chase for himself!
The same man that put Kyle on the shelf for months is the man that Kyle submitted twice, and will submit again. Jon Moxley, Continental Champion, when are we doing this? Willow says speaking of gold, she is still the TBS Champion. But she is also in the Owen Hart Cup. She won this tournament before, she’ll do it all over again, so that she can have all the gold for herself at All In: London. She knows she can, and she will! Then Conglomeration has it all in order? Cassidy says hold on, there’s something missing. They should do a Word of the Day. Why haven’t they done one in so long? Roddy shouts for “MAAARK~!” And yes, Mark Briscoe returns!
The Sussex County Chicken is all fired up, and he says the Word of the day is reunification! For Mark Briscoe is back with his boys and his girls, The Conglomeration! But he’ll put this plain and simple: Tommaso Ciampa! Next Wednesday, Briscoe’s after your ass, son! You hear him? But before that, Saturday Night Collision is in HIS hometown, Salisbury, Maryland! That’s just 4.4 miles from where Briscoe originated on this earth! They’re gonna conglomerate and it’s gonna be a a hell of a time! Are you ready!? Willow and Kyle are fired up, Briscoe goes wild, and the team heads out. Cassidy admits, that was a lot of yelling.
But while The Conglomeration is ready to go Double or Nothing, will they soon have even more gold in the collection? Or are these high and lofty a little too much even for them?
Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness!
With the news of both the AEW Women’s World Championship Fatal 4 Way for Double or Nothing, and the Owen Hart Cup brackets, this trios match is about much more than just settling scores! Will the Shining Samurai be just as sharp as Jamie Hayter going into that title match? Or will Thekla, Skye Blue & Julia Hart continue to bring them down by any means necessary?
The trios sort out and Jamie steps up against Thekla as both a rematch from their 1v1 title match, and a preview of what’s to come in the next. They circle, but then Skye CLOBBERS Jamie! Julia steps in, but so do Shida and Windsor! The Triangle throws hands on Shida & The Birds, then triple whip. But all three reverse, a BOOT for Thekla, a DDT for Skye, and a BACKBREAKER for Julia! The fans cheer as The Triangle bails out! Shida goes out to keep after Skye while Windsor goes after Julia. Jamie gets Thekla back in the ring while Shida and Windsor have the Sisters of Sin in the corners of the barriers. The fans cheer as they all rain down fists!
Windsor, Jamie & Shida all go to nine, then wind up for TEN! The fans cheer again while Thekla sputters. Jamie snap suplexes, but Skye ROCKS Shida! Jamie stomps Thekla, Windsor SLAMS Julia off barriers, and Jamie stomps a mudhole in the corner. The ref counts, Jamie lets off, but Skye and Windsor meet while tightrope walking the barriers! Skye and Windsor trade shots, they wobble a bit, then Skye DECKS Windsor! Skye keeps from falling into the crowd, but Jamie gets her! Windsor joins in and the Birds double gorilla press, SNAKE EYES off the apron! The fans fire up, but Thekla is up top! SUPER CROSSBODY onto The Birds!
The fans fire up again and Thekla is feeling it while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Thekla stomps Windsor, CLUBS Jamie, then helps Skye. But Shida runs up, only for Thekla to ELBOW her down! The Triangle has control again, they ROCK Jamie and Shida and Windsor, then send them all to the desk. The Triangle CHOP again and again and again! Then they wind up, but feint chops to SMACK all three off the apron! The Triangle soaks up the cheers and jeers before putting Jamie back in the ring. Thekla brings Jamie up, snapmares her down, then basement SUPERKICKS! Cocky cover, TWO! Thekla drags Jamie to the corner, tags Julia, and Julia runs up to LARIAT! Then she goes side to side to ELBOW Jamie down!
Julia snapmares Jamie to a cover, TWO! Julia is annoyed but she rains down fists. The ref reprimands, Julia stops, but then she sucker punches Windsor! And Shida, too! Julia then drags Jamie over, bumps her off buckles, and tags in Skye. Skye stomps Jamie around, then digs her boot in! The ref counts, Skye stops at 4, then she brings Jamie up. Jamie fires forearms and CHOPS, but Skye THROWS Jamie down by her hair! The ref reprimands again but Skye rains down forearms. Skye snapmares Jamie, mule kicks her, then covers, TWO! Skye frowns but she stomps Jamie down. Skye tags Julia while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Skye whips Jamie into Julia’s grasp, and Skye BLASTS Shida & Windsor while Julia tags Thekla. Julia has Jamie in the TARANTULA, and Skye sends Windsor in for Thekla’s HANGING HEADSCISSORS! Skye runs up to DOUBLE SHOTGUN The Birds! The fans are torn but Thekla says that’s how the Triangle does it, baby! Thekla then aims to MISSILE- NO, Jamie gest under! Thekla lands out, but Jamie BOOTS her down! Jamie looks at Shida, Shida is hesitant, but Shida tags in! The fans cheer as Shida sends Theknla to the corner, then JUMP KNEES! Shida keeps moving, she BLASTS Skye! Julia ROCKS Shida back!
Julia storms in but Shida kicks her and whips her into Thekla! Shida KNEES them both in the corner! Then Shida puts Thekla sideways in the corner, reels Julia in, and she snap suplexes Julia into Thekla! The fans fire up as Shida then suplexes Thekla high and hard! Cover, TWO! Shida stands Thekla up, Thekla swings but Shida ROCKS her first! And ROCKS her again! Thekla wobbles, swings, but Shida catches Thekla for another forearm! Shida runs the ropes but Thekla mule kicks! Thekla SMACKS Shida, then she dodges a boot to DECK Shida! Thekla talks trash on Shida, then drags her up to tag in Julia.
Julia tags Skye, then tag back to Thekla. The Sisters of Sin hit the DOUBLE GOURD BUSTER and DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Thekla hits the bridge, and she aims for the SPIDER SPEAR! Cover, but The Birds CLOBBER The Sisters of Sin onto it! The fans fire up a Windsor DECKS Skye and Jamie HEADBUTTS Julia! The Birds drag Shida to safety, Windsor tags in, and she CLOBBERS Thekla! Windsor CLUBS away, then fires the fans up. Jamie steps in, BOOT RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Basement LARIAT! And then Windsor lifts! Jamie runs up, but Skye trips Jamie! The fans boo but Skye sends Jamie into steel steps!
Thekla sends Windsor into buckles! Tag to Julia before Shida runs up, TAMASHII KNEE on Thekla! Skye SUPERKICKS Shida! Jamie is back to clinch and HAYTBREAKER! Julia runs up, slips around, SOLE FOOD! Julia kips up, but Windsor is there to whip Julia to ropes! Skye tags in before the SPINEBUSTER! Skye SUPERKICKS Windsor, then brings her up! Skye hops on, CODE- NO, Windsor pops free! Skye SUPERKICKS again, but Windsor HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up as Jamie joins in again, and they DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICH! Then they set Skye up, and Jamie says let’s try this again!
Jamie runs the ropes, but Thekla slides in, BELT SHOT on Jamie!! No question that the ref saw that! The Triangle is disqualified!
Winners: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds, by disqualification
The Toxic Spider doesn’t care about this win, she just wants to do damage! Skye gets Windsor in a DRAGON SLEEPER! The ref stops Thekla from sing the title belt again, so Thekla just takes off her own belt! And she LASHES Windsor while Skye holds her down! More refs rush out here, but Julia MISTS the newbie in the face! Julia stomps away on Jamie, not caring about fines or consequences, either! The fans boo, and Shida is bailing on the Birds? Shida cares more about her chances in that Fatal 4 Way than anything else. But then Willow, Mina, and even Thunder Rosa rush out here! They chase The Triangle off with belts of their own!
The fans cheer as The Babe, the Fighting Gravure Idol & La Mera Mera save the day. But will Jamie make sure Thekla and Shida pay for this at Double or Nothing?
AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita!
They say “card subject to change,” and that is true even for the best in the world. Kazuchika Okada’s real family takes priority, but his Don Callis Family brother was more than happy to step up for this opportunity. Will The Alpha already have two belts by the time he and The Rainmaker battle over the International Championship? Or will Darby truly be relentless in his pursuit of being the best fighting champion in AEW history?
The introductions are made, THE belt is raised, and we see who goes to Double or Nothing on top!
Callis joins commentary to say that while Darby’s been breaking his own body, Konosuke has perfected “rejuvenation training,” aka relaxing on a beach and sipping sake! The bell rings, and Darby SHOTGUNS Konosuke out! Then Darby DIVES, but Konosuke catches him! Konosuke POSTS Darby, then THROWS him into railing! Konosuke THROWS Darby into the ring, the fans fire up for both guys, and Konosuke hurries to BOOT Darby off the apron! Darby falls in front of commentary but Konosuke gets him right back in the ring. Cover, ONE!! The fans rally as Darby shows his grit, but Konosuke snarls.
Konosuke drags Darby up, Darby fires forearms, but the ALPHA ELBOW knocks Darby down! The fans fire up while Konosuke looms over Darby. Konosuke stands Darby up, and THROWS him into a corner! Darby bounces off the buckles and is bleeding from the mouth already! Konosuke stands Darby up, hoists him up top, then he climbs up after him. But Darby BITES Konosuke, CLUBS him down, and leaps for a CROSSBODY, but he bounces off Konosuke! The fans fire up again as Konosuke whips Darby for a BACKDROP! Darby got serious hangtime there, and he flounders out of the ring. Darby coughs and sputters but the fans rally up.
Konosuke goes out after Darby but Darby SMACKS him! Konosuke KNEES low, KNEES him again and again and again! Konosuke KNEES Darby against the barriers, then refreshes the count. Konosuke whips Darby hard into railing! Darby sputters as he leans against the railing, but Konosuke positions the steel steps. Konosuke then fetches Darby, lines up a shot, but Darby fights the suplex! Darby CLAWS Konosuke’s back, then fires a shot. Konosuke DECKS Darby in return! Darby slumps against the steps, Konosuke runs up, but Darby dodges! Konosuke’s knees hit the steps and he tumbles over! Darby then runs up the steps to SHOTGUN Konosuke down!
The fans fire up while both men are down on the floor! Konosuke checks his knee before he crawls around, and Darby gets in the ring so he can build speed! Darby DIVES! Direct hit on Konosuke but Darby’s the one who hits the desk! The fans fire up while both men are down again, but Darby rises up to get Konosuke on the apron! Darby fires forearms, then goes up a corner! COFFIN- NO, Konosuke catches him for a SUPER BLUE THUNDER BOMB to the floor!! The fans go nuts again and Callis says that’s the end of Darby Allin, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref hurries to check Darby but Callis tells Doc Sampson to call it. Darby is somehow still in this, so Konosuke storms his way over. Konosuke drags Darby up, puts him in the ring, then paces around him. Konosuke runs the ropes to LARIAT! Darby flips inside-out, Konosuke covers him, TWO!! Darby still has fight inside but he’s also dazed. Konosuke clamps onto Darby with a chinlock and squeezes tight. Darby endures, even as Konosuke leans on him with his much-taller frame. Darby reaches out, fights around, and rises up, only for Konosuke to CANADIAN RACK BOMB! Darby sputters all over again while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Konosuke sits back as he watches Darby crawl to the apron. Konosuke storms his way over, but Darby RAMS low! Slingshot sunset flip, but Konosuke rolls through! Only for Darby to kick the legs out! Darby catches Konosuke to a GUILLOTINE! Konosuke endures the squeeze, fights up to his feet, and he powers out to THROW Darby! Darby lands out, fires shots, and RAMS low! Darby then hops on, but Konosuke stops Code Red! Konosuke swings Darby around, tucks him in, BASTARD DRIVER! And WHEELBARROW GERMAN! The fans fire up and Callis says that’s true power! Darby sputters again and Konosuke vows to end this.
Konosuke runs corner to corner, HELLUVA KICK!! Then he hoists Darby up top, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans freak out already for the SUPER DUPER GERMAN SUPLEX!! Bridging cover, TWO!!! Callis is freaking out as much as the fans, and he protests the count! Konosuke is furious, but he aims for the WAGAMAMA KNEE!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Darby survives by nanoseconds, and Konosuke is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” but now CLØN rushes out here! He distracts the ref, and Callis hurries to take the Dynamite Diamond Ring off his finger to put it in Konosuke’s hands! Konosuke thinks about it, but The Alpha has honor!
The fans cheer as Konosuke wants to do this his way! But then Darby runs up, cradles, TWO!! Konosuke escapes, ALPHA ELBOW!! Darby is down, dazed, but still moving! Konosuke drags Darby up again, goes back to the corner and back to the top rope. The fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but it has to end somehow! Darby fights against the lift with headlock punches! Then he hops on, SUPER CODE RED!! Konosuke staggers up, Darby leg scissors, steps through, LAST SUPPER!! TWO?!?! Konosuke escapes again, then bails out! So Darby just goes up top! SUPER COFFIN DROP!! Direct hit and both men are down again!
The fans are thunderous as Konosuke and Darby stir. A ring count climbs, Callis complains that some people just gotta follow directions and run the play! Coach Callis pulled Konosuke outta obscurity, Konosuke would do anything! Now he’s got some gold, some fame, and gets a mind of his own! Callis complaining aside, the ring count is climbing! Darby drags himself in at 9, but Konosuke YANKS him back out! That refreshes the count, and Konosuke vows to end this for real now. Konosuke points to the steel steps, and he drags Darby up onto them with a deadlift RAGING- NO, Darby knees Konosuke, turns things around, and FULL METAL SCORPION DEATH DROP!!!
The fans go nuts again while Konosuke writhes! Konosuke flops off the steps, Darby crawls into the ring, and Darby just climbs the corner again! SUPER DUPER COFFIN DROP!!! Konosuke might be unconscious! Darby still hauls Konosuke into the ring, pushes him to a cover, TWO?!?!? Konosuke survives and Darby is furious! But Darby just reloads, COFFIN DROP but onto knees!!! Ghost pin, TWO!!! Darby escapes but the WAGAMAMA KNEE finds him!! Konosuke hauls Darby up, but Darby pops free! Trip, step through, and SCORPION DEATH LOCK!!! Konosuke endures, reaches out, but Darby sits deep!!
Callis says don’t even think about it! Konosuke almost does, but he bites his own thumb to ignore the pain in his back! Konosuke reaches out, crawls his way forward, and he fights to the ROPEBREAK!!! But Darby is right up top! COFFION DROP on the back!! Then Darby goes right back up, COFFIN DROP again!!! Cover, DARBY WINS!!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
Callis is steaming, but Darby overcomes Konosuke to avenge that loss in the Continental Classic! But it also took so much out of him just to do it! Darby still asks for a mic and one is brought to him. Darby sits up against the ropes, has them cut his music, and he tells MJF to get his ass out here! There’s a contract MJF needs to sign! The ring crew hurries to bring in a table and some chairs for that very contract signing, and MJF makes his entrance. MJF reluctantly makes his way down the ramp, and both men meet at the table. Darby grins with blood still in hiss teeth, and he signs his part of the contract without hesitation, unlike MJF.
The fans already chant “BALD! BALD! BALD!” at MJF, and Darby pushes the contract to his side of the table. MJF grabs the pen, reaches out, but then steps away. MJF scratches his chin as he thinks on this, and the fans just chant, “BALD! BALD! BALD!” again. MJF takes a mic to say he’ll explain something to Darby, looking like he has rabies. But see, MJF is happy for Darby, he hopes Darby’s had fun holding MJF’s AEW World Championship. The fans boo that, but MJF says deep down, there is a small part of him, like the size of a North Carolinian p*nis small. That small part of MJF feels bad for Darby, because he’ll never hold this again!
Darby’s got about a good a chance of holding this title as Hangman Adam Page does again. MJF says guys like Darby are a dime a dozen, here today and gone tomorrow, stuntmen who burn the candle at both ends. In this life, people like all these fans here like to pretend that life is about making friends and family and children. The only thing that matters in life is your legacy. And Darby’s legacy will be that of the kid who had his 15 minutes of fame. They’ll pretend like Darby made a lasting impact, but the fact of the matter is, he hasn’t. He hasn’t! They’ll know deep down that Darby Allin was just a little pr*ck who got lucky.
They’ll know that Darby was too reckless and stupid to stay on top. And after May 24th, Double or Nothing, in that sh*thole of Queens, New York, y’know what MJF’s legacy will be? He’ll go down as the guy who became a THREE-TIME World Champion at just 30 years of age, unprecedented in this sport. And MJF will go down, when it’s all said and done, as the Greatest of All Time! THAT is the difference between them! Darby Allin brags about climbing a mountaintop. But when it comes to professional wrestling, Maxwell Jacob Friedman IS the mountaintop! The fans boo but MJF soaks it up. Darby tells MJF to SHUT UP!
Only someone like MJF who is so vain would think that the number one most important thing in this world is his legacy. Darby doesn’t care about legacy, he cares about living in the moment! And in this moment, Darby just wants MJF to sign the contract. Then at Double or Nothing, Darby makes Maxwell Jacob Friedman a BALLD HEADED B*TCH!! MJF frowns but the fans cheer that! MJF grabs the pen again, and with no choice, he signs on the dotted line! Then he TACKLES Darby! The fans boo as MJF beats up Darby after the war he went through with Konosuke! MJF CHUCKS an armchair outta the ring, FLIPS the table, then picks up his Dynamite Diamond Ring.
MJF puts the ring on his finger like always, then winds up to DECK Darby!! The fans boo but MJF just soaks it all up. MJF throws off his jacket, picks up the belt, and he stands over Darby with it. But then MJF isn’t done with Darby, he puts Darby on the top rope! MJF climbs up to join him, and drags Darby into position! But wait! Kevin Knight runs out here to chase MJF off! The Jet still owes The Scumbag a receipt, but it seems we’ll all have to wait on that. Will MJF still take back the title at Double or Nothing? Or will Darby keep the belt and take MJF’s dignity?
My Thoughts:
An awesome episode for Dynamite as things heat up towards Double or Nothing. Awesome 10 Man Tag to open, great win for the Faces, not that it added much to FTR VS C&C. Good promo from Jericho to look back on Stadium Stampede and hype up this year’s match. Good promo from The Demand with Davis and The Dogs, and I suppose this maximizes the feuds as well as the alliances throughout the locker room. Who knows who wins but the match will still be awesome, just as the original was. Good promo from Conglomeration, too, Cassidy & Roddy going after FTR while Kyle VS Moxley happens on the side, that’s great stuff.
Speaking of Moxley, great promo from him and Ospreay. Moxley’s semi-turn has really brought out his sage philosophical side. Great match from Ospreay VS Ace, and while Ospreay could always bring out his aggression, seeing him use more technical wrestling and even winning with a submission is good stuff. Good promo from Joe, and I liked Death Riders backing Ospreay up. Very good Owen Hart Cup brackets this year, Joe VS Ospreay is a great choice given this story, but I would think Ospreay wins that one. Good promo from Jack Perry to call out Davis, and I suppose Jack can win in the Owen Cup to then move on from the National title.
Great seeing Brian Cage back, he gave Knight an awesome match, but with JetSpeed wanting to go on a Two Man Power Trip, it makes sense Kevin won out. Same for Bailey beating Westbrook, even though Westbrook maybe went too hard on his own acrobatic escape. Great stuff in the Six Woman Tag, and I appreciate Shida didn’t ditch until after the match. Willow, Mina & Rosa might get their own Six Woman Tag with Triangle of Madness after that interaction, but also can’t wait to see if Willow can go back-to-back as Queen of Harts. For that matter, I personally would love to see Athena use the Owen Cup to move on from being ROH Women’s World Champion, but that depends on how Supercard of Honor goes this Friday.
And of course, another wild instant classic from Darby as he overcomes Takeshita. I knew the diamond ring would come into play with that reverse effect, good way of protecting Takeshita in the loss. Good stuff with MJF tonight, too, such as the opening segment’s parade of bald men to send the message to MJF. That was also a unique contract signing segment in that it came together so quickly after the main event match. Good stuff from MJF as always, and of course he attacks Darby. I feel like either Knight should not have made the save, or both parts of JetSpeed should’ve made the save. It just seems odd that only Knight cared about saving Darby. The closing moment was much better when it was MJF standing over Darby with the belt.
My Score: 9/10
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