Results
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (10/14/22)
He’s got the whole world…
… in his hands. He’s got the whole wide world…
Bray Wyatt returned to the WWE at Extreme Rules, and now he returns to SmackDown! What will happen now that he’s back?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kofi Kingston w/ Xavier Woods VS Sami Zayn w/ Jey Uso; Sami wins.
- 2v1 Handicap: Braun Strowman VS James Maverick & Brian Thomas; Braun wins.
- LA Knight VS Mansôör w/ Maxxine Dupri & Maçé; Knight wins.
- Six Woman Tag: Damage Control VS Raquel Rodriguez, Shotzi Blackheart & Roxanne Perez; DMG CTRL wins.
- Hit Row VS Legado Del Fantasma; Legado wins.
- WWE Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Sheamus VS Ricochet VS Solo Sikoa VS
Karrion Kross w/ Scarlett BordeauxRey Mysterio; Mysterio wins and will challenge GUNTHER for the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
A huge car crash happened in the parking lot?!
Karrion Kross & Scarlett Bordeaux got T-Boned, and Drew McIntyre is coming back for more!! The Scottish Warrior whoops on Kross and dribbles him against the side of the truck! Adam Pearce tries to stop him, but McIntyre puts Kross inside the doorway! Referees and producers drag McIntyre away before something worse can happen! McIntyre is shouting, “This is just the beginning!!” If that’s true, then how in the world is this going to end?!
Kofi Kingston w/ Xavier Woods VS Sami Zayn w/ Jey Uso!
New Orleans isn’t sour, they’re feeling the power! And the New Day has mics to say ya bois have a friendly reminder. “Sitting pretty at 483 days, we are your longest reigning W, W, E, World, Tag, Team, CHAMPIONS~!” And that record is important to them because that is their legacy, and their legacy will stand strong FOR-E-VER! BECAAAAAUSE~! NEW! DAY ROCKS! But we all know the Undisputed WWE World Tag Team Champions, Jimmy & Jey, are just a month away from tying it!
Backstage, Sami appreciates that Solo Sikoa is standing with him, he is so reliable. Unlike- Oh, perfect timing! Jey is here but where’s Jimmy? What you mean, where’s Jimmy? He’s handling family business. Well then he would’ve told Sami about it. No, real family, Sami. Well, okay, there’s no time for this. Sami wants Solo to hang back since he has that huge #1 contenders match later. Jey, you follow Sami out. And Sami doesn’t want a repeat from Raw. Jey agrees. Sami said he had it, so Jey let the Honorary Uce handle it. Sami knows what he said. Wait, phone call. Sami picks up and it’s Roman Reigns!
Sami answers and says, “Hey, Uce!” Sami explains they’re about to go on. Personally, yes, Jey could’ve done something but chose to do nothing. No, no, Jey’s here now. Then Roman wants to talk to him. Jey takes the phone and says, “Sup, Uce?” Jey knows what he was told but Sami said- Man, let Jey just- Roman’s the Trible Chief… Jey has this. Sami takes the phone back and laughs a bit with Roman. Inside joke, Jey wouldn’t get it. But the music’s about to hit, gotta go. Sami says bye and hurries out with Jey. Will things go much, much better than they did on Raw? And what will happen if they don’t?
The bell rings and the two circle. Kofi and Sami tie up, Kofi waistlocks but Sami wrenches out to whip. Kofi goes up and dropkicks Sami down! Sami bails out but Kofi builds speed, to then fake Sami out! Fans fire up as Kofi hops and “flutters” while Woods plays the trombone. Sami is frustrated but SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns as Sami BOOTS Kofi away and goes up top in the corner. Sami leaps for a BIG elbow! Cover, TWO! Kofi gets to ropes but Sami stalks him. Sami CHOKES Kofi, Jey talks some trash, and Sami lets off as the ref counts 4. Sami swaggers and dances while fans are torn. Sami talks trash on Kofi, snap suplexes him, then stalks him to bring him back up. Sami bumps Kofi off buckles, stomps a mudhole in, but lets off as the ref counts. Sami goes corner to corner, “HONORARY UCE! SO! HONORARY UCE! SO!” A little long, but Sami runs in to HIP ATTACK! Cover, TWO! Kofi gets to ropes again and Sami tells Jey he thinks he did a good job there.
Sami drags Kofi up, ROCKS Kofi with a right, then clubs him with crossface forearms! Jey likes what he sees as Sami drops an elbow on Kofi’s back. Cover, TWO! Sami clamps onto Kofi with a chicken wing and chinlock. Kofi endures, fans rally up, and Kofi fights up. Kofi throws body shots, gets free, and runs, but Sami swings. Kofi dodges only for Sami to CLOBBER him on the return! Cover, TWO! Jey isn’t as happy with that but Sami stalks Kofi to ropes. Woods coaches Kofi but Sami drags Kofi up. Sami scoops Kofi to SLAM him, then he goes to the corner. Sami climbs, Jey holds up the finger, #WeTheOnes. Sami leaps, but Kofi DROPKICKS Sami out of the sky!
Fans fire up, “NEW! DAY ROCKS!” Sami and Kofi rise, Kofi CHOPS Sami! And CHOPS him! And DROPKICKS! And then runs for the LEAP- NO, Sami gets under to kick low! Sami whips, Kofi goes up and up to FLYING RANA, but Sami slips through to Oklahoma Roll! TWO! JUMP STOMP from Kofi! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up as Sami survives and Kofi goes to a corner. Kofi climbs up, but Sami anchors him! Kofi CLUBS Sami, Jey coaches Sami up and Sami shoves Kofi! Kofi throws hands as Sami climbs, Kofi HEADBUTTS Sami down! Kofi adjusts but Sami SHOVES him off, to the BARRIER! Fans fire up but Woods hurries over as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Sami brings Kofi up to throw hands. Kofi staggers, Sami whips, but Kofi reverses and reels Sami in! SOS! Cover, TWO!! Sami escapes and fans fire up! Woods says that was three but no, it was two. Kofi gets up, Sami is in the corner, and Kofi runs in. But Sami catches Kofi! Kofi throws elbows to fight the clinch, then he elbows Sami away. Kofi goes up the corner while Sami is down. Fans rally and duel while Sami bails out of the ring. Kofi hops down and builds speed to FLY! Direct hit and down goes Sami! Fans fire up again as Kofi puts Sami back in! Jey and Woods stare down, the ref tells them to back down.
Jey turns around, but he SUPERKICKS Woods anyway! Kofi is shocked, but Sami BLUE THUNDER BOMBS! Cover, TWO!! Kofi survives and Jey is furious! Kofi goes to a corner, Sami runs in, but Kofi slips around to SWING KICK! Kofi goes up top, leaps, AX HANDLE! Fans fire up with Kofi as he claps, “NEW! DAY ROCKS!” But Jey gest on the apron! Kofi DECKS Jey, Sami rolls Kofi up! TWO!! TROUBLE- NO, Sami ducks, reels Kofi in, BLUE- NO, Kofi wheelbarrows to a victory roll! Jey kicks it over! Sami has the cover, Sami wins!!
Winner: Sami Zayn, by pinfall
Jey helped Sami because the Tribal Chief demanded so! Sami gets a big win, but will this really smooth things over between him and Jey?
Triple H is backstage talking with police.
He thanks them for helping with that incident in the parking lot, they head out, and then Rey Mysterio finds him. Rey knows this might be a bad time but he wants a moment to talk. With everything going on over on Raw, Rey’s reached a breaking point with Judgement Day and Dominik. There’s no way forward. Rey can’t fight his son, even when he’s at his worst. Yelling in Rey’s face, taunting him, HHH surely knows how Rey feels. Rey still sees that little boy that used to sit on his lap and fall asleep on his shoulder. Rey can’t do this anymore. He’s sorry, and he loves the WWE, but he wanted to tell HHH in person… “I quit.”
HHH wants Rey to hold on. He can’t imagine what Rey’s going through, but there has to be another way. They can talk about this in his office, come up with some other solution. Just five minutes, let them think this through. Rey accepts that, and they step inside. Is the King of Lucha really going to walk away because of what Judgement Day has done?
Roxanne Perez is backstage!
NXT’s Breakout Star is here on SmackDown, just as she said, and Shotzi is the first to welcome her. And then Raquel Rodriguez steps in. Shotzi makes introductions, and Raquel knows Roxie is taking on her old tag partner, Cora Jade, at Halloween Havoc. But careful, chiquita, Cora’s changed. Roxie’s glad Raquel said that, because Roxie is here about the Pick Your Poison coming up this Tuesday. Roxie can pick anyone in the WWE, so she chooses Raquel! If she’ll do it. But then Bayley and Damage Control walk in. Is Roxie stupid? Out of everyone here, Roxie chooses Raquel? Bayley is the only choice. Well, Roxie was gonna go with Bayley, but she hasn’t exactly been on a win streak…
Shotzi & Raquel contain their laughter, but Bayley says Roxie isn’t on Bayley’s level. She even mocks Roxie’s height. But hopefully the little idiot brought her ring gear, because tonight, DMG CTRL embarrasses Roxie, Shotzi AND Raquel! DMG CTRL heads out and Raquel says don’t worry, they’ve got this. Will Big Mami Cool show the Role Model exactly why she’s the right choice?
2v1 Handicap: Braun Strowman VS James Maverick & Brian Thomas!
The Monster of All Monsters is glad to be back in the bayou, but maybe New Orleans’ own aren’t. Will Maverick & Thomas even survive this? Or will they just #GetTheseHands?
The bell rings, Braun CLOBBERS Thomas, then he ELBOWS Maverick! Then he TOSSES Thomas into Maverick! Thomas staggers up, into a BOOT! Braun then snarls at Maverick, CLUBS him, and then runs corner to corner to SPLASH! Wait, Omos & MVP are making their way down the bleachers to ringside as Braun TOSSES Maverick across the ring! The giant and his manager get Braun’s attention, but then Thomas CLUBS Braun. It does nothing! Braun CLUBS Thomas, then scoops Maverick, MONSTER SLAM! Braun drags Thomas up and reels him in, riles up the fans, and he POWERBOMBS Thomas onto Maverick! Cover, Braun wins!
Winner: Braun Strowman, by pinfall
Braun glares at Omos from the ring and dares him to step up! MVP tells Omos to stand down, and MVP has the mic. “Braun Strowman, I give credit where it’s due. You are without question, one incredibly impressive specimen. But monster of all monsters? Have you not seen the 7’3″, 403 pound Nigerian Giant, Omos? Let’s be real, standing next to him, you look… Normal. And my advice to you would be not to get too comfortable, because monsters stay in the shadows.” Braun shouts back, he’ll show everyone Omos ain’t nothing compared to him! Will Braun #GetTheseHands on the massive Omos to reestablish dominance?
The Bloodline regroups backstage.
Sami says tonight, Solo can get the job done for the family just like Sami did. Jey says, “You’re welcome, though.” Sami asks, “For what?” Tribal Chief said get the W, Jey made sure he did! That’s what he did. How? Sami says he did that all on his own, so Jey needs to give him some credit for once. Is Sami kidding right now? Jey asks Solo if he saw that match. Solo says no, he missed it. He was watching Sami. Solo can learn a lot from him. Sami says Solo has! And Solo will follow in Sami’s footsteps. Sami is a former three-time Intercontinental Champion, Solo is going to go out there alone, run through those fools and become the NEW#1 Contender! That title is his!
Solo says after he levels up and bodies these fools, he’ll have gold of his own. Sami gets in a “YEET!” but will Solo be able to live up to they expectations?
Maxxine Dupri walks out on stage.
She has a mic to say, “Please welcome the height of fashion, Maçé!” Maçé struts out and strikes a pose, and then Maxxine says, “Put your hands together for the Sultan of Suave, Mansôör!” And as such, Mansôör struts out and also strikes a pose. But Max Du-PRI is no more, he returned to who he was all along! Will the Maximum MEGASTAR make the male models understand when it’s time to get serious? YEAH!
LA Knight VS Mansôör w/ Maxxine Dupri & Maçé!
Mace barks at Knight but Knight sees Mansoor’s sneak attack coming! Knight throws hands on Mansoor, the bell rings and Knight throws more hands. Knight throws off his vest, he whips Mansoor corner to corner and then back drops him on the return! Fans fire up as Knight clotheslines Mansoor up and out! Fans fire up with Knight, he goes out but Maxxine steps in his way. She taunts her big brother, and Mace asks, “You wouldn’t hit a woman, would you?” Knight tells them both to back off, but Mansoor CLOBBERS Knight! And RAMS him into the steps! And smacks him off the apron!
Mansoor puts Knight in, dragon sleepers and hits a REVERSE DDT! Cover, TWO! Mansoor stomps Knight around, covers again, TWO! Mansoor ROCKS Knight, whips Knight to a corner, but Knight reverses. Mansoor comes back to DDT! Cover, TWO! Knight grits his teeth but Mansoor snarls. Mansoor wraps on a chinlock but Knight endures. Fans rally and Knight fights up. Mansoor CLUBS Knight in the back, then suplexes. Knight slips free, shoves Mansoor into a corner, and then hits a NECKBREAKER! Knight hurries to the apron and he KNEES Mansoor back in the ring! And then slingshot shoulder tackles!
Fans fire up with Knight, he blocks a kick and Mansoor wants mercy! NA NA! Knight flips Mansoor, then LARIATS! Mace gets on the apron again but gets a DROPKICK for it! Knight kicks Mansoor, for the B F T! Cover, Knight wins!
Winner: LA Knight, by pinfall
YEAH! Mansoor just suffered some “blunt force trauma,” and Mace has to carry him out of the ring. Knight gets the mic to say, “Lemme talk to ya! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. You don’t think I just did that for you, did ya?” Knight doesn’t know if New Orleans understands, but he doesn’t need “a bunch of swamp dell dwelling incels saying my name. But now, I’m putting all of y’all on notice. But more importantly, I’m putting the entire WWE Superstar roster on notice. Right now, every single one of ya, mark the date. From here on, you can all get your ticket punch. Why? Because whose game is it? It’s LA Knight’s game, YEAH!”
Six Woman Tag: Damage Control VS Raquel Rodriguez, Shotzi Blackheart & Roxanne Perez!
Things are really heating up for Bayley, Dakota Kai & Iyo Sky on all brands, but they are enjoying the heat. They still want to take over, but will they start to overheat going back and forth between the brands? Or can they prove they’re ready for everything taking on the Badass, the Ballsy, and the Breakout Star?
The trios sort out and Dakota starts against Roxie. They circle, Roxie dodges Dakota and resets. They circle again, Roxie dodges but Dakota grabs hair! Fans boo but Roxie arm-drags free! Roxie dodges, Dakota follows, but Roxie arm-drags Dakota around! Roxie dodges and rolls to headscissor and roll Dakota up! TWO, and Dakota scrambles away! Kai tags Sky and she stares Roxie down. They circle, tie up, and Sky hits a headlock takeover. Roxie headcissors, Sky kips fee but Roxie headlocks. Sky powers out, runs in, but Roxie goes up and over! Sky comes back, into a sweep! Roxie runs, handsprings, but Sky blocks the arm-drag!
Sky pulls hair to whip Roxie, but Roxie tilt-o-whirls to RANA! Sky handsprings through and she DROPKICKS Roxie down! Sky rains down fists, then drags her away. Sky bumps Roxie off buckles and Bayley tags in. Roxie ROCKS Sky, DECKS Bayley, and runs, to DIVE! Direct hit on Bayley and they go into the desk! Fans fire up and Roxie puts Bayley in the ring! Roxie wrenches, hooks Bayley up, RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, TWO! Bayley distracts the ref, Sky throws Roxie down by her hair! Raquel & Shotzi protest but Bayley rains down fists. Fans boo but Bayley tags Kai. DMG CTRL mugs Roxie, then Dakota waistlocks. Roxie arm-drags free to tag Shotzi!
Shotzi ENZIGURIS Kai to a corner, run sin but is put on the apron. Shotzi blocks, ROCKS and brings Kai into the ropes. Sky rushes over, Shotzi moves and then YANKS Sky down! But Kai PENALTY KICKS from the apron! Bayley wants Michael Cole to talk about how great DMG CTRL is, and then Sky tags in. Sky whips Shotzi into the ring, drags her from the corner, and wrenches her hair! Tag to Kai, the tag champs mug Shotzi, but Shotzi fights back on everyone! Shotzi DECKS Sky but Kai BOOTS Shotzi! Kai throws Shotzi to the apron, but Shotzi avoids the shoulder to APRON DDT!! Kai flops down and Shotzi hurries back in!
Hot tags to Bayley and Raquel! Fans fire up as Raquel rallies on Bayley! Scoop and FALL AWAY SLAM! Bayley ends up in a corner, Raquel runs in but Dakota takes the SPLASH for Bayley! Raquel DECKS Sky as she gets in, and Raquel tags Roxie. Raquel lifts Roxie, but Bayley CLUBS Raquel! Both Raquel and Roxie fall, but then Raquel gets Bayley! But Kai & Sky trip Raquel! Raquel kicks them away, she alley-oops Kai but Sky SHOTEIS! Kai PENALT- NO, Raquel blocks! Sky ASIA MOONSAULTS it all down! But Shotzi is up top!! SUPER CROSSBODY takes out Kai & Sky!! Fans are thunderous but Bayley DECKS Shotzi!
But Roxie rolls Bayley! TWO!! Bayley clinches to BAYLEY- NO, Roxie slips free, mule kicks and runs, into the BAYLEY2BELLY!! Cover, TWO!?! Roxie survives and Bayley is furious! Bayley CLUBS Roxie, drags her to a drop zone, and Bayley climbs up top. But Roxie gets up to CLUB Bayley first! Roxie fights with Bayley as she climbs, and Roxie fires off! Fans fire up and Roxie hits a SUPER STEINER! Cover, TWO!! Roxie can’t believe it, but this is why Bayley is a WWE Grand Slam Champion! Roxie runs in but Bayley YANKS her into the ropes! Then she hooks Roxie up, ROSE- NO, Roxie cradles! ONE, Bayley has a ghost pin! DMG CTRL wins!
Winners: Damage Control, by pinfall
Bayley snatches victory away, but that was a lot closer than she’d probably like to admit! Will Bayley really be able to stop Bianca Belair if she’s struggling with the new kid?
The Viking Raiders speak.
“The gods find us aching. Destruction begins. Valhalla awaits.”
Hit Row VS Legado Del Fantasma!
The feud from NXT that never truly finished restarts here on SmackDown! But will Top Dolla & Ashante THEE Adonis get that money money money money? Or will Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro do la familia proud tonight?
SmackDown returns as LDF makes their entrance. The teams meet at the ramp and the brawl is on! Dolla is after Cruz, Adonis has Wilde! Fans fire up as Hit Row has the advantage, but Wilde CLUBS Adonis! Dolla TOSSES Cruz into barriers! Adonis CLUBS Wilde in return, kicks him down, then he and Dolla mug Cruz. Dolla TOSSES Cruz into the ring, he and Adonis get in the ring, and Adonis runs to get a boost for the SPLASH! The ref reprimands, this match isn’t official. Adonis stands down and Dolla has Cruz as the bell rings. Dolla has both hands and he tells Cruz this is what he gets. Whip and BOOT!
Dolla looms over Cruz, fans fire up and Dolla shouts, “Who hotta than Top Dolla?” DOlla runs, does a shimmy and shake, then drops the BIG elbow! “NOT NADA!” But Escobar trips up Adonis! He disappears like a phantom and then Vega slips in to FLYING LARIAT B-Fab! Vega fires off on B-Fab, and Cruz SHOTGUNS Dolla! Tag to Wilde, he CHOP BLOCKS Dolla, and then LDF DOUBLE SUPERKICK Dolla down! Tag back to Cruz, they set Dolla up, SACRIFICIO! Cover, LDF wins!
Winners: Legado del Fantasma, by pinfall
Vega and Escobar join in on the celebration, and they immediately make a statement here on SmackDown. Will Legado del Fantasma soon control the tag division?
Backstage interview with Sonya Deville.
Sonya notes that with LDF, they saw an opportunity and they seized it. But let’s talk about who didn’t do that: Liv Morgan. Liv has been literally gifted opportunity after opportunity, and she failed. She had her moment to solidify her reign at Extreme Rules, to prove that she deserved that SmackDown Women’s Championship, and what happened? “She got destroyed. Liv Morgan doesn’t have ‘it.’ Liv Morgan’s nothing but a whiny-” LIV ATTACKS! Liv fires off on Sonya for talking that smack, and she RAMS Sonya into a road case! And then gives her a back suplex onto it! Liv asks, “Who doesn’t have it?!”
Liv keeps on Sonya, and even clears off a table! Liv dribbles Sonya’s face off the table! Sonya flounders, but Liv sees the nearby structure. Liv BOOTS Sonya down, then drags her onto the table! Liv climbs the frame of the tron, and she SUPER SENTONS onto Sonya and the table!! Sonya just paid for underestimating Liv, but just what is this new wild side inside of Liv?
WWE Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Sheamus VS Ricochet VS Solo Sikoa VS Karrion Kross w/ Scarlett Bordeaux!
Der Ring General may still be WWE Intercontinental Champion after Imperium helped him cheat out the Celtic Warrior, but Sheamus has one last chance through this match! Will Sheamus get one more fight with Gunther? Will the One and Only become THE one? Will the Street Champion make the Bloodline proud? Or will somehow, someway, Mr. Doomsday be able to fight this fight after what McIntyre did to him earlier tonight?
SmackDown returns and Sheamus makes his entrance, followed by Solo. But then we hear that because of injuries suffered earlier, Kross is NOT in this match! But there’s a replacement: REY MYSTERIO! Triple H must’ve used this to convince the King of Lucha to stay! Will Rey get a win here and go for one more title run?
The bell rings and Ricochet swings on Solo! Solo lifts Ricochet, runs at the ropes, but Ricochet throws Solo out! Solo hurries up, Ricochet ducks to V-TRIGGER Solo down, and PLANCHA! Those two are on the outside, so Sheamus storms up on Rey inside, their first-ever meeting as opponents! Rey dodges, fires off hands, and then whips. Sheamus reverses, Rey holds ropes and then dumps Sheamus out! Rey builds speed and FLIES to take Sheamus and Ricochet out! Fans fire up as Rey gets back in the ring, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Ricochet KICKS away on Sheamus against the ropes! Fans fire up, Ricochet runs, but Sheamus turns dropkick into a leglock. Ricochet kicks Sheamus away, then hurries up, but into a LARIAT! Sheamus sees Rey returning and scoops for a BACKBREAKER! Sheamus runs at Ricochet but Ricochet ELBOWS Sheamus away. Ricochet runs, but into a scoop for a POWERSLAM! Fans fire up, Sheamus goes to a corner and he calls for it! Sheamus beats his chest, fans call for it, but Solo CLOBBERS Ricochet first! Sheamus and Solo stare down and fans fire up for these two. Solo and Sheamus step to each other, and the brawl is on!
Fans fire up as the forearms go back and forth! Sheamus gets the edge, Solo shoves him but Sheamus RAMS him! Solo tumbles out, Sheamus goes out after him! Solo SAMOAN DROPS Sheamus to the floor! Fans are torn while solo fire sup, but Ricochet DIVES and sends Solo into the cameraman! Rey builds speed to SLIDE and SPLASH on Sheamus! Rey and Ricochet get in the ring, a king and a prince of high flying stare down! Fans fire up, Rey trips Ricochet but things keep moving. Ricochet hurdles, Rey RANAS but Ricochet handsprings! Ricochet rushes in, Rey sidesteps but Ricochet elbows him away.
Ricochet keeps moving, sunset flips, but Rey rolls through, only for Ricochet to duck and roll! TWO!! Rey gets moving again, springboard to the QUEBRADA, but Ricochet blocks it! NORTHERN LIGHTS! Roll through the bridge to a deadlift suplex! Cover, TWO! Rey survives, this is why he’s a Grand Slam Champion! Ricochet shrugs that off, puts Rey in a drop zone and goes up top! RICOCHET 63- NO, Rey moves, Ricochet lands on his feet, and Solo SPLASHES in the corner! Then a SPALSH for Rey! Then a HIP ATTACK for Ricochet! Solo dodges Sheamus, to WHEEL KICK! Fans fire up with Solo while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again, and Solo HEADBUTTS Sheamus! Then CLUBS him, then HEADBUTTS again! Solo rains down fists in the corner, and then he roars! Solo says he’ll get that belt, and he drags Rey up on the apron to HEADBUTT him back down. Solo storms back to Sheamus but Sheamus throws counter punches! Solo hits back, Sheamus throws harder, and fans fire up as the hands keep going back and forth! Sheamus gets the edge but Solo knees low. Solo whips, Sheamus BOOTS Solo down! Sheamus grits his teeth, and he skins the cat to the top rope! But Ricochet jump up after him to throw forearms!
Ricochet brings Sheamus up, but Sheamus throws body shots! Rey WRECKS Solo, then joins Ricochet! They both CLUB Sheamus, then bring him up, but Solo adds on! TOWER OF DOOM!! NO, Sheamus slips free, that’s just a DOUBLE POWERBOMB! Sheamus adjusts as Solo covers Rey, KING KONG KNEE DROP! All four men are down and fans build to a rally. Ricochet bails out, Solo goes to the apron, and Sheamus has his eyes locked on Solo. Fans rally for Sheamus and he brings Solo up. BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! Fans count and Sheamus gets all TEN, then goes past that to FIFTEEN, then TWENTY, then TWENTY-SIX!!!
Sheamus drags Solo back in, fireman’s carries, but Solo throws elbows! Solo is free, he HEADBUTTS! Sheamus rebounds to KNEE! IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! And then, the CLOVERLEAF!! Solo endures, but here comes JEY! Sheamus lets Solo go to CLOBBER Jey! Sami shows up, Sheamus CLOBBERS him! Solo SUPERKICKS Sheamus down and out! Sami rains down fists on Sheamus, Jey pushes Sami aside so he can rain down fists! Sami and Jey mug Sheamus, but here comes THE BRAWLING BRUTES! Ridge Holland & Pete Dunne fight off Sami and Jey and fans are thunderous! Solo joins in, the Bloodline and the Brutes brawl!
Rey BOOTS Ricochet, runs and tilt-o-whirls to put Ricochet on ropes! Dial it up, 6- NO, Ricochet blocks that and Alabama Lifts! Swing and GUT- RANA!! Rey spikes Ricochet and he flounders to ropes! Rey runs and dials it up, 619!! Rey goes up top and hits the FROG SPLASH!! Cover, Rey wins!!
Winner: Rey Mysterio, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the WWE Intercontinental Championship)
What a way to return to SmackDown! The King of Lucha is home, and he says he’s got a shot at the title! BOOYAKA 619! Will Rey be able to stop the seemingly unstoppable Gunther?
The lights go down, but the “fireflies” are out.
Music plays, and there’s a mysterious door on stage. The same door from Extreme Rules… Light shines from behind that door, and then the door flies open! The light disappears, but then a lantern can be seen in the fog. Fans cheer as Bray Wyatt steps out! Bray makes his way down to ringside, and then up the steps into the ring. Bray holds up the lantern, and then blows it out. Fans chant, “Welcome Back!” as Bray stands under an eerie spotlight. Bray has the mic and isn’t sure they can tell, but he is incredibly grateful but also nervous to be here because he never thought this’d happen.
And this is just him. A version of himself he never got to introduce to us. This is just Bray being Bray, for the first time. Bray wants to share with us that this past year, he lost a lot of things. He lost his career, his self-confidence, two people who were very, very close to him, and he lost his way. Bray got to a point where he thought that everything that he’d ever done in the WWE was meaningless, that it didn’t matter to anyone. But he was wrong. Once Bray was done feeling sorry and he got out in the world again, there were people who said thank you and asked when he was coming back home.
Every once in awhile, Bray would meet someone truly remarkable and those people know who they are. They would come to him and say, “Bray, I just wanted to thank you, man. Because I was in a time of need and I lost people that were close to me. And I lost my self-confidence and I felt weak and vulnerable. And in this weakened state, I found your words, and I just wanted to thank you, man. You saved my life, Bray.” Fans cheer for that! Bray says the truth is he never thinks of stuff like that. But the fans chant, “Thank You, Bray!”
Bray says the thing is, he could sit here now and look everyone in the eye and say they were there when HE was weak, vulnerable and down. So he wants to thank us for saving HIS life. The fans wouldn’t let Bray run away and hide, they’d find him. When he left things behind, they’d chase him. They are the reason- Oh no. What is this on the ring? “Oh, little one. My little baby. Come with me. Your life is done. Forget the future, forget the past. Life is over. Breathe your last. You’ve got no idea who you’re dealing with, do you? Oh, but you will. You will!” The White Rabbit?! Is he NOT Bray?! What new darkness has followed Bray home?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown to follow Extreme Rules, as well as everything from Raw and even NXT. A really great final segment to have Bray’s return to television, and I really like that he got to speak for himself for a moment. Also what a great twist there right at the end where “The White Rabbit” or whatever we’re supposed to call this new character is acting independently of Bray. That really adds some new layers to Bray’s return. I can’t wait to see where this goes, but this is a great first tease. Also, a great opening segment to keep things going between McIntyre and Kross. A Strap Match was already a strong first match, so I can’t see anything short of a Last Man Standing for their rematch.
Braun beating two jobbers was of course to parallel what Omos has been doing, and of course Omos showed up. Braun VS Omos is inevitable, but I’m still not sure how that’s going to work out. Good stuff out of LA Knight taking on Mansoor, and of course Knight wins, but I’m really surprised he’s going Heel already. Granted, he does a great job as a Heel, but why not give it a week? Great stuff out of Liv Morgan going extreme on Sonya Deville, and clearly her thing is the super senton table spot. That’s clearly going to be a match as Liv rebuilds, and Sonya’s gonna have a busy week facing Alba Fyre on NXT and now Liv on SmackDown.
Really good match from Hit Row and Legado, though because Vega and Escobar interfered, it went pretty quick. Still not sure why Lopez is out and Vega is in, but perhaps it was an executive decision to get a recognizable name with the faction. Either way, Hit Row is a down a man, not sure who they can recruit to help even things with Legado since Swerve seems satisfied with what he’s doing in AEW. Another good vignette from not just The Viking Raiders, but I believe Sarah Logan. Going to be great to see her back in action under this new Viking Valkyrie persona.
Roxanne Perez choosing Raquel Rodriguez makes a lot of sense for NXT’s Pick Your Poison story. She’s big, strong, has teamed with Cora, and since Cora namedropped Rhea, Raquel is a great parallel to Rhea. Cora and Roxie will each find themselves in an underdog situation against a bigger, stronger opponent, and will each get a chance to show their character work in that. Chances are, Cora cheats to beat Raquel while Roxie loses fair to Rhea so that the math works out to favor Roxie in their weapons match at Halloween Havoc. As for this Six Woman Tag, great to see Roxie look so strong, but I figured Bayley would win so she has momentum going towards a title rematch with Bianca Belair.
And of course, great stuff out of The Bloodline. Sami had a great match with Kofi, and of course Sami doesn’t even acknowledge Jey helped him. This is just adding to the dysfunction between them, and it’s going to come to a head at Crown Jewel. And then, tying in Rey’s story was quite a twist. Rey is officially a SmackDown superstar, that Fatal 4 Way was awesome, and we even got the Brutes brawling with the Bloodline, making me want a Triple Threat at Crown Jewel to really up things. After all, the New Day did mention their historic title reign, so the Usos’ reign is going to be in danger as we get closer and closer to the record.
Rey winning this contenders match was a reasonable adjustment, and he’ll give Gunther one hell of a match, but with all the different elements, I feel like Rey’s getting cheated by someone. Either Dom shows up, adding more distress to how Rey’s been feeling, or it’s just the classic “Heel henchmen interfere” since Imperium has done that time and again. Though, it’d of course mean more if Gunther just straight up beats a living legend to add to his accolades.
My Score: 8.8/10
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A Fatal 4 Way determines the #1 contender!
Just as we will be, Aaron Rourke will be watching tonight’s Fatal 4 Way #1 Contender’s Match to see who comes after his WWE Evolve Championship!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Karmen Petrovic VS Nikkita Lyons w/ Sloane Jacobs; wins.
- WWE Evolve Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Brooks Jensen VS Kam Hendrix VS Tristan Angels VS Dorian Van Dux; wins and will challenge for the title.
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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