One way or another, this has to end!

The animosity between Seth Rollins and CM Punk has them fighting like animals, so they must be locked inside a STEEL CAGE!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Jey Uso VS Grayson Waller w/ Austin Theory; Jey wins.
• Tornado Tag: The New Day VS Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee; The New Day wins.
• WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Bayley VS Raquel Rodriguez w/ Liv Morgan & Dominik Mysterio; Raquel wins and will challenge Lyra Valkyria for the title.
• Steel Cage Match: Seth Rollins VS CM Punk; Rollins wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Jey Uso is in the building!

The fans fire up with Main Event Jey as he is now in New York City~! Uce, please, hit his music! UH UH, YEET! The fans fire up as Jey, decked out in New York Knicks colors, makes his way into The Garden! The fans are ready to YEET and bounce already as Jey makes his way down the stairs. Jey daps it up with Pat and Maggle on his way into the ring, and the fans keep on bouncing! But it’s right to business as A-Town Down Under make their entrance. Will Jey make sure to YEET the Aussie Icon right outta The Garden? Or will Jey suffer from the Grayson Waller Effect?

Jey Uso VS Grayson Waller w/ Austin Theory!

The bell rings, Waller and Jey circle, and the fans “YEET!” The two tie up, Waller shoves Jey away, and Waller taunts Jey. Jey shakes that off, he and Waller reset and tie up. Waller headlocks, the fans rally for Jey, and Jey powers up and out. Waller RUNS Jey over, then scuffs him in the face! Waller keeps moving, but Jey ELBOWS him down! The fans fire up and Jey snarls. Jey storms up on Waller, scoops and SLAMS him, then stalks him to a corner. Jey gets in Waller’s face, then ROCKS him with a haymaker! Waller goes to a corner, but then he dropkicks Jey’s legs out! Waller rains down fists, the fans boo, but Waller lets off.

Theory soaks up that heat for Waller, but Waller CHOKES Jey! The ref counts, Waller stops, and he drags Jey up to POST him! Jey grits his teeth, but Waller stands on him! The ref counts, Waller lets off to talk smack on the fans, then he fires body shots on Jey. Waller whips corner to corner, runs up, but Jey dodges! Waller hits buckles, Jey back body blocks and ENZIGIRIS! Waller staggers around, Jey runs up him and LARIATS him out of the ring! The fans fire up as Waller staggers around. Jey says YEET and then DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp and the fans fire up! Jey gets Waller up, puts him in the ring, but Theory sneaks up!

Theory grabs Jey’s foot, Jey kicks him away, but Waller BLASTS Jey! Then Waller slides out to LARIAT! The fans boo but Theory mocks the YEET, and Raw goes to break.

Raw returns as Waller has Jey down, and hits the BALLER ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Jey is still in this and Waller is annoyed. Waller talks trash on Jey, kicks him around, and then talks trash on the fans again. Waller scuffs Jey, eggs him on, and the fans rally up. Jey rises up, and he counter punches Waller! “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Jey pops ‘n’ locks, then puts some stank on the HAYMAKER! The fans fire up as Jey then mule kicks, UPPERCUTS, and dodges for a SAMOAN DROP! The fans fire up again as Jey watches Waller go to the corner. “YEET! YEET!” HIP ATTACK! Waller flounders, Jey goes up, but Theory sneaks over again!

The ref tells Theory to back off, but this allows Waller to get away! Waller then fireman’s carries, but Jey slips free! SUPERKICK! Waller tumbles out, Jey builds speed, and he DIVES into a HOTSHOT! Waller then somersaults, DOWN UNDER! Cover, TWO! Jey survives Waller’s best shot and Waller is furious! Waller rains down forearms, then covers, TWO! Jey is still in this, the fans rally up, but Waller drags him up. Waller ROLLING- NO, Jey dodges to-0 NO, Waller kicks the spear away! ROLLING ELBOW! Waller gets moving, but Jey SUPERKICKS again! Waller falls, Theory gets up, but Jey SUPERKICKS him, too! Jey dodges Waller again, and SPEARS!! Cover, Jey wins!

Winner: Jey Uso, by pinfall

Almost a 2v1 here, but Jey comes out on top! Only for Theory to CLOBBER him from behind! The fans boo as Theory beats Jey down, then stands him up. But Jey fires back with haymakers! So Waller attacks! Now it really is 2v1 as they stomp away on Jey! The fans boo more, but Theory sends Jey up. Waller runs in, but Jey TOSSES him up and out! Jey dodges Theory, to SPEAR! The fans fire up again as Jey climbs up! USO SPLASH for Theory! BUT GUNTHER IS HERE! SLEEPER!! The fans boo even more as Der Ring General chokes Jey out! Body scissors are on tight, Jey is fading out, just like last week!

Refs rush out here, Gunther lets Jey go, but Gunther keeps his promise of attacking Jey every chance he gets! Will the World Heavyweight Champion make sure Jey stands absolutely no chance of winning the gold in Las Vegas?

 

The Alpha Academy checks on Jey backstage.

Jey’s got an icepack, and Otis, Maxxine & Tozawa say they saw that. Is he good? Yeah, Uce, he’ll be alright. Otis gives Jey a pat on the shoulder and kiss on the side of the head. Otis says they’ve got Jey’s back, then they head out. Will Jey need all the help he can get with Gunther constantly targeting him?

 

Logan Paul is here!

MSG boos The Maverick as he makes his way to the ring, anticipating AJ Styles calling him out. Logan gets the mic to tell Madison Square Garden, “Look. AJ Styles…” The fans boo louder now but Logan says AJ Styles was supposed to come out here. The fans boo so much that Logan gets annoyed. Logan says Styles wanted to call him out here, but Logan’s beating Styles to the punch. Logan doesn’t associate with guys like AJ Styles. This is Logan Paul. When you hear that name, you think of names like The Rock, John Cena, names that have transcended sports AND entertainment. Names of men who will do anything that it takes to get to the top!

The fans chant “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!” Logan says he is so shocked Cody rejected the offer of a lifetime! It took John Cena 20 YEARS to realize that nice guys finish last. But Logan knew that since day one. Which is why, Dwayne, “The Rock,” Final Boss, consider Logan for sale. He doesn’t run away from opportunities when they present themselves. That is why he is in MSG and the “reggies” are in the crowd! You’re watching on TV and Logan’s the celebrity. That is why celebrities come to these events! Like Andrew Shultz! Real recognizes real! Andrew isn’t so sure about that… But Logan says hold on, let’s get “Shultzy” a mic.

Logan says don’t be shy, man! Tell us why you’re here tonight. Andrew says he’s here for what we’re all here for: the steel cage match. Yeah! CM Punk and Seth Rollins! Logan says yeah, those are names. But who did he come to see tonight? Shultz tells Logan that no one is here for Logan. This ain’t Cleveland, this is NEW YORK CITY! A real city, a real arena, and they like real pro-wrestlers. Shultz wants to see AJ Styles! Logan says okay, ha ha. Then he YANKS Shultz over the barriers! The fans boo but Logan puts Shultz in the ring! Logan throws off his jacket, reels Shultz in, but here comes Styles! The fans fire up as The Phenomenal One fires hands on Logan! PHENOMENAL BLITZ!!

Logan flounders, Shultz brushes himself off, and Styles gives Logan a PHENOMENAL FOREARM! MSG is all fired up, Styles and Shultz high-five, and Logan flounders away. Logan hears everyone cheering on “A J STYLES!” and Styles shouts, “Get your ass back in this ring, I’m not done with you!” Logan seems done, but Styles eggs him on. “You don’t run from opportunities. Oh, you gonna walk your sorry ass to the back? C’mon, Logan! This is NEW YORK CITY! Hey, Andrew, this is NYC! Styles & Shultz stand tall together, will Logan think things through before he’s so ImPAULsive?

 

Tornado Tag: The New Day VS Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee!

Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods have tried to bully the LWO, but they didn’t keep the King of Lucha down for long. Rey is back and he is bringing the Boy Wonder with him into what is sure to be a wild one! Who will stand tall when there’s nothing to hold these teams back?

Raw returns and the LWO makes their entrance. The bell rings and the brawl is on! The fans fire up as Rey has Woods and Lee has Kofi! They have the New Day in the corners, then send them to opposite corners. Rey SPLASHES Woods, Lee LARIATS Kofi, and then they each RAM the New Day. Rey & Lee then climb up, and they rain down fists! The fans count along, and both sides go to nine, before they hit STEREO BULLDOGS! The fans fire up with Rey & Lee while The New Day bails out. That won’t stop LWO, they go out to KICK Woods and RAM Kofi into the apron! Rey SMACKS Woods off the desk!

Rey coordinates with Lee, and they start looking under the ring. The fans want tables but Rey has to POST Woods first. Rey & Lee look, and there we are! A TABLE! The fans fire up but New Day CLOBBERS LWO! Woods POSTS Rey in return, and Kofi THROWS Lee into barriers! Woods chants for tables, but he puts it back under the ring! The fans boo, New Day is no longer fun. Rey fires back fists, Lee is after Kofi, and BACKDROPS him away! Rey whips Woods into barriers! Oba Femi is there and enjoying this. Lee ALLEY-OOPS Rey onto Kofi, then he DROPKICKS Woods! Rey puts Kofi in the ring and fans again want tables.

Rey & Lee hear the fans, and they bring out the table! That table is set up nearby, and the LWO goes back to Kofi in the ring. Lee electric Chair Lifts Kofi, but Woods CHOP BLOCKS Lee! Kofi CLOBBERS Rey, and then TOSSES him out! New Day then DOUBLE WHIP Rey hard into the steel steps! The fans boo, but Lee LEAPS, only to get caught! DOUBLE POWERBOMB on the floor! Lee writhes, Woods & Kofi talk trash, and Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again and Woods digs his boot into Rey in a corner. Kofi puts Lee up top on a corner, and then Woods SLIDES Rey out of the ring! The fans boo but Woods joins Kofi on the corner. They have Lee up top, CLUB away on him, then bring him up. Lee fights with body shots and forearms! Kofi staggers back, then Woods follows! Kofi comes back to ROCK Lee! Kofi goes up to CLUB away again, but Rey TRIPS Kofi up! Kofi is in the Tree of Woe, Woods ROCKS Rey! Woods JABS Lee, climbs up the outside and ROCKS Lee again! Woods climbs to get after Lee, but Lee CHOPS Woods in return! Rey climbs up, gets help from Lee, SUPER STEINER on Woods!

Lee WOE STOMPS Kofi!! Cover, TWO!! Kofi survives and Lee can’t believe it! The fans rally up as hard as they can, and Lee FLYING RANA Woods onto the table! Woods bounces off the table, it breaks, and Rey is stunned! Kofi O’Conner Rolls, TWO! Rey has Kofi on ropes and dials it up! But he has to dodge Trouble in Paradise! SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO!! Rey whips, Kofi reverses, but Rey slides under, and he RANAS Kofi back onto ropes! Redial and 619!! Kofi falls, the fans are thunderous, and Rey climbs up! DROP THE DIVE but onto knees! Cover, LEE BREAKS IT! The fans fire up again as Lee saves it!

Lee SUPERKICKS Kofi, then LARIATS him up and out! “This is Awesome!” as Lee FLIES! Direct hit and down goes Kofi! The fans are thunderous, but who is this!? FLYING RANA on Lee! And a FLYING HEADBUTT! Wait, that mask is star-spangled. Could it be…?! Rey runs out there, but this man catches Rey, SMACKS him off the apron, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! This mysterious American Made luchador says, “A THANK YOU~!” Security runs out here to chase off El Chad, but New Day goes after Rey! BACKBREAKER and DOUBLE STOMPS!! The Up Up Down Down!! Cover, New Day wins!

Winners: The New Day, by pinfall

The fans boo, but Kofi & Woods only won this thanks to that big assist from you-know-who. Will this lead New Day to a new shot at the WWE World Tag Team Championships?

 

Judgment Day is in the clubhouse.

Finn Balor complains about Bron Breakker. He suplexes Dominik on the outside, he slams Finn in the ring, and he spears Carlito! Is Carlito even listening? Carlito is too busy looking at his apples. Carlito says it’s crazy. He thought Cena would be a good guy forever, just like Carlito! Then Carlito asks if Raquel asked about him. No… Anyway, in step Dominik, Liv & Raquel. Dom checks if Finn is fine, and Finn says why wouldn’t he be fine. Liv says don’t worry, they have it all sorted out. For whatever reason, Bayley feels like she’s owed a Women’s Intercontinental Championship match, so tonight, it is Bayley VS Raquel!

And after Raquel beats Bayley, Raquel will get the shot at Lyra. How cool is that? Carlito says very cool. Carlito wants a fist bump, Raquel leaves him hanging. And Dom has more news. He talked with Adam Pearce about Bron Breakker. Oh, Finn figured Dom would get himself a title match. Actually, no, Dom got Finn the match. Bron agreed to it, Pearce is just waiting on Finn to make it official for next week. Finn hugs Dom! Finn thanks Dom, and Dom says he’s got you, Finn. Finn goes off to talk with Pearce now, and Liv hopes Dom knows what he’s doing letting Finn have the title shot. Dom says he trusts Finn. Finn can do this.

The Judgment Day seems to be doing better than usual, but will that fall apart like always? Or is Judgment Day finally on the same page again?

 

Cody Rhodes is here!

MSG fires up for The American Nightmare and sings along with the song, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets the pyro, still has that black eye, but he still high-fives fans on the way to the ring. After saying his part last Friday Night SmackDown, what will the Undisputed WWE Champion have to say about John Cena and his WrestleMania main event? We find out, after the break.

Raw returns and Cody has the mic to ask, “So, New York City…! What do we wanna talk about?” The fans chant, “CENA SUCKS! CENA SUCKS!” Cody grins, and he says they could talk about why he’s here. This is the cathedral of sports entertainment, this is WWE’s home, this is the center of the pro-wrestling universe, this is THE GARDEN! The fans cheer that, and Cody says his opponent, John Cena… Pause for booing… “Who I know is going to be at WrestleMania 41… is not here tonight.” The fans boo that, and Cody says apparently, Cena told his inner circle of Travis Scott and The Final Boss, The Rock, that he wasn’t going to be here.

But Cena will be here for Raw next week, when they’re in Brussels, Belgium. Cody isn’t sure he likes that. This is the same Cena that won the United States Championship here in MSG. He came back from having his pec torn and won the Royal Rumble right here in MSG! And yet, he can’t be bothered to be here. It was an “easy decision.” Well, it is also an easy decision to swing on someone after you kicked them in the nuts and had back-up. Cody won’t begrudge a legend calling his shots. He won’t begrudge Cena for a part-time schedule, because Cena’s part-time is better than most people’s full-time. Fans oddly duel, “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!”

Cody says fun things happen when we’re live. Cena’s surely still watching, so let him hear you! The fans cheer and jeer while Cody paces. But what Cody will begrudge is the day after the Elimination Chamber, Cena was on social media. HE posted, “Have the discipline to do what needs to be done, even if you don’t feel like it.” What needs to be done? Remember that teacher you wanted to be challenged by? That you’d accept their lessons, even if they were spiteful and jarring? That coach that stands on the sidelines while you’re in the midst of the game, and they’re still calling plays? At a certain point, you have to look over and say, “John, sit down, you gaddamn moron!!”

The fans cheer that! Cody says, “Best for business, right? Nobody defined ‘best for business’ more than John Cena. But I dunno. There’s almost 17 THOUSAND people in here tonight!” Actually, closer to 20 thousand. But Cody says they know what’s best for business. And turns out, the business has changed. And so they know that it is tacky to tout stats, but here’s one that will never be, it is just one man’s delusion. It is the 17th world title reign. The 17th does not happen! But what does happen is Cody get the heartbreaking privilege of beating his hearo in his last chance, while he finds out what the rest of us already know

And Cena finds it out in real-time. John… Cody’s the captain now! New York, God Bless and goodnight! The fans fire up as Cody holds up the title. But will Cena be playing with a loaded deck when we arrive in Vegas?

 

WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Bayley VS Raquel Rodriguez w/ Liv Morgan & Dominik Mysterio!

The Role Model has held all the gold that there’s been in the WWE, until now. But The Judgment Day want all the gold, and that can’t happen if Bayley beats them to this title. Will Ricky Desperado defeat one of the Four Horsewomen to have her shot? Or will Bayley be undeniable on the Road to WrestleMania?

The bell rings, Bayley and Raquel circle, and they tie up. Raquel powers Bayley back, puts her in a corner, and the ref counts. Raquel smothers Bayley, lets off at 4, then pie faces her. Bayley kicks Raquel in the leg! Bayley waistlocks, Raquel wrenches to wristlock, but Bayley rolls. Raquel throws Bayley down by her hair! Liv & Dom cheer but the fans boo. Raquel stands Bayley up, whips her to a corner, but Bayley goes up and out. Bayley RAMS into Raquel, then has her in the ropes. Raquel shoves Bayley down, Liv laughs at her, but Bayley grabs Raquel’s foot. Raquel stomps Bayley, then puts her int he ring.

Raquel rolls in but Bayley HAMMERS away! Bayley runs, but Raquel RUNS her over! The fans rally for Bayley but Raquel whips her to a corner. Raquel runs up, Bayley dodges and Raquel hits buckles! Raquel blocks the arm-drag, and she CLOBBERS Bayley again! And again! The fans boo but Raquel whips Bayley to a corner. Raquel runs up, Bayley BOOTS her, then BOOTS her again! Bayley goes up, and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Raquel goes to a corner, Bayley runs up to ELBOW her! And then RAM- NO, Raquel stuffs that and SWINGS Bayley in the facelock! Raquel TOSSES Bayley away, Liv & Dom cheer but the fans boo more.

Raquel grins as she scoops Bayley, and then FALL AWAY SLAMS! Raquel steps on Bayley, goes up the corner, but Bayley YANKS Raquel down! Bayley fires off forearms, Raquel shoves her back, but Bayley KNEES Raquel down! Bayley then runs to BRONCO BUSTER! Bayley drags Raquel, Raquel BOOTS her away! Liv coaches Raquel up, but Bayley goes to the apron! GUILLOTINE ELBOW DROP! Bayley taunts Liv, then tells her to watch this! Liv still taunts Bayley with her belt, but Raw goes to break.

Raw returns and Raquel runs in, goes out, but Bayley avoids the apron leg drop! Raquel clutches her hamstring, drags Bayley up, but Bayley ROCKS her, and HOTSHOTS her int he ropes! Then she KNEES Raquel and goes up for a FLYING STUNNER! Bayley drags Raquel in, but Raquel BOOTS her away! Bayley rebounds to SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Raquel stays in this, but Bayley stays on her with a clinch. Raquel fights the lift, CLUBS away on Bayley, then shoves her to a corner. Raquel TOSSES Bayley across the way! Raquel then deadlift suplexes, but Bayley slips free and O’Conner Rolls! TWO, but Bayley returns to KNEE Raquel down!

The fans fire up as Bayley goes to a corner. Bayley climbs, aims, MACHO ELBOW!! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up while both women are down. Dom & Liv coach Raquel but Bayley clinches. Raquel scoops her and runs for a corner! Bayley slips free, Raquel hits buckles again! Bayley runs, Raquel follows, but Bayley ducks! Bayley blocks the southpaw lariat to SAIDO! High stack, TWO! The fans rally while Bayley grows frustrated. Liv coaches Raquel, Bayley hooks Raquel up, ROSE- NO, Raquel lifts for a TEJANA- NO, Bayley slips free! Bayley TOSSES Raquel out, Liv worries, and Bayley WRECKS Raquel with a dorpkick!

Bayley builds speed and she slides, but Raquel dodges this time! Raquel ROCKS Bayley, hoists her up, but Bayley slips free again! Bayley POSTS Raquel! Bayley rolls into the ring as the ring count climbs. Raquel crawls, Dom gest on the apron! Bayley builds speed, but Liv trips her up! Bayley DECKS Liv, then BLASTS Dom! The fans fire up as Bayley keeps moving, and she DIVES, but into Raquel’s arms! BELLY2BELLY on the desk! Raquel uses one of Bayley’s signatures against her then leaves her behind! The ring count is 5 of 10 but Bayley sputters and stirs. Bayley slumps off the desk at 8, rolls in at 9, but Raquel BOOTS her down!

Raquel hauls Bayley back up, for the TEJANA BOMB!! Cover, Raquel wins!

Winner: Raquel Rodriguez, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship)

It helps when this was 3v1, but a win is a win. Will Judgment Day take the Intercontinental title from Lyra? Or will The Morrigan be ready for Judgment Day?

 

Backstage interview with Chad Gable.

Cathy Kelley says Gable made quite the return when he interfered during the tornado tag match, all while wearing a lucha mask. Gable says hold on, whoa. He what? No, that wasn’t him. That was not him! He saw what happened, and agrees it was ridiculous for some fan or whoever to jump the barricade and interfere in what was a great match. Cathy stops Gable there. The last time we saw him, he said he was going on sabbatical to learn the ways of lucha, and now he is saying the man out there, wearing a star-spangled lucha mask, and the exact same outfit as Gable is wearing now, was someone else?

Gable says we are in MSG, and security here is clearly pathetic. They should’ve had hands on that guy immediately, dragged the guy out of there before anything went down. Cathy says this is Gable’s chance to be honest with the fans, but Gable claims he IS being honest! Wait, who is that back there? He’s wearing the mask, a hoodie, and everything else similar to what Gable is wearing. Gable says that’s New York security for you. Pathetic. Gable leaves us all baffled. Was that really not Gable during the tornado tag match? Or is Gable just pulling off an elaborate ruse as part of his revenge on Rey Mysterio?

 

Michael Cole is in the ring.

Raw returns as the Voice of WWE welcomes out the NEW WWE Women’s World Champion, Iyo Sky! MSG fires up for the Evil Genius as she makes her way out here. Iyo is herself a Grand Slam Champion now, but this title will be on the line at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas. The fans cheer on Iyo while Maggle hands her a mic. Maggle congratulates her on going to WrestleMania as THE Women’s World Champion. An incredible match with Rhea Ripley last week, how is she feeling? The fans chant, “You Deserve It!” and Iyo thanks them. And she says it is a dream come true to be here at Madison Square Garden as a champion!

The fans cheer, and Iyo says she proved that the impossible is possible, just as she said she would! And now, she’s over the moon to be champion going into WrestleMania! The fans cheer again, and Maggle says her work is cut out for her. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome out the Elimination Chamber winner, The EST, Bianca Belair! MSG cheers again as Bianca makes her entrance now, still recovering emotionally from everything with Naomi last Friday Night SmackDown. Bianca still manages a smile as she joins Iyo in the ring, and she gets herself a mic while the fans chant “E S T! E S T!” Bianca says first off, congratulations on last week.

Bianca knows they haven’t always seen eye to eye, but she is excited that it is them going to WrestleMania. Maggle must ask, Bianca was there at ringside last week. She got into it with Rhea, but if Bianca wasn’t out here, wouldn’t Rhea still be champion? Bianca says she wasn’t planning on doing anything with drama. She’s had enough of that as it is. She just wanted to see who the champion was gonna be. Bianca apologized to Rhea, she did not mean to disrespect her, but if Rhea thought she was going to put hands on Bianca and get away with it, she doesn’t know Bianca at all. The fans cheer that.

Bianca says right now, she wants to focus on WrestleMania. But wait! Rhea is here! MSG fires up for Mami, and Maggle decides to exit the ring. Rhea slaps her mic awake and says cut the music! So Bianca, what was the reason? Bianca says she won Elimination Chamber, that’s why. Then what was the reason for being ringside? She just said! Rhea says she doesn’t need Bianca’s excuses. That was a championship match! What would Bianca have wanted? To help Iyo because you’re afraid of Rhea and know you can’t beat her? Because there was NO reason for Bianca to be out here. Maybe Bianca should’ve let Rhea handle her business while Bianca handled hers.

Bianca says, “Really, Rhea? I got all this going on, you wanna bring that up?” Then let’s be real. Rhea is not mad that Bianca didn’t clap for her. She’s just mad Bianca clapped for Iyo, too. This whole thing is a defense mechanism because Rhea knows she can’t beat Iyo and is looking to blame Bianca. Iyo tries to keep the peace, but Rhea brushes her aside! Rhea says Bianca is hiding behind Iyo, just like she did behind Naomi and behind Jade! Bianca says nobody is hiding now, so what’s Rhea gonna do about it? Iyo tries again to stop this, but now Bianca pushes her aside! The fans get fired up, and Iyo SLAPS Rhea! And then she SLAPS Bianca!

The fans fire up as the champion will NOT be disrespected! Iyo says they’re the ones chasing her, not the other way around! Iyo storms off, will no one, not even Rhea and Bianca, overshadow her?

 

Steel Cage Match: Seth Rollins VS CM Punk!

There has been tension between these two for years, but things really heated up ever since Survivor Series: WarGames in Chicago. The Second City Saint’s return to the WWE has been gnawing at The Visionary, and from this year’s Royal Rumble to Elimination Chamber, it became too much! The steel won’t hold these two back, it’ll only contain them! But who walks out of Madison Square Garden under their own power?

Raw returns as Rollins paces inside the cage, and fans are already chanting for “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” Punk’s music hits and the fans all sing along with Cult of Personality. Punk lets us know, “IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME~!” Punk then joins Rollins inside the cage, and the brawl is on! The bell rings, the fans fire up, and Rollins fires off fists! Punk turns things around to fire back, but Rollins RAMS Punk into another corner! Rollins and Punk fire shots, Punk CHOPS and ROCKS and pulls hair, but so does Rollins! Rollins grinds his forearm into Punk’s face, shoves him, but Punk fires hands while the fans cheer him on!

Punk runs Rollins at the wall, but Rollins stops short to ELBOW Punk away! Rollins tries but Punk stops from hitting steel! Punk fires hands, Rollins fires back, and the fans duel. Rollins RIPS Punk’s shirt away to CHOP! Punk gets in Rollins’ face, then ROCKS him! The shots go back and forth, the fans are thunderous, and then it just turns into a SLAP fight! SLAP after SLAP after SLAP, wild shots from both men, but then Rollins ducks a roundhouse! Rollins fires a windmill of haymakers, but Punk gives them back! The fans are loving this slug fest! Both men stop just a moment, and then Rollins CHOPS! Punk CHOPS Rollins in return!

Rollins fires a haymaker! Punk fires a haymaker! Rollins fires back, both men lean on each other, but then Punk ROCKS Rollins! And ROCKS him again! And again! Rollins staggers, but he comes back to ROCK Punk! Rollins snarls while Punk shakes out the stars. Rollins storms up, but Punk fireman’s carries! Rollins slips free, goes to a corner, and he stops Punk’s Shining Wizard! Corner to corner, BUCKLE BOMB into the steel cage!! Punk slumps down and gets scraped up, and Raw goes to break!

Raw returns again and Rollins CLAWS Punk’s face in the corner. Punk fights back, fires hands, but Rollins kicks a leg! Rollins THROWS Punk into the cage, then GRINDS him into the steel! Punk can only endure as Rollins stands on his head! Rollins steps off and paces while Punk sputters. The fans rally and duel, but Rollins drags Punk back to stomp him in the gut! Punk reaches at Rollins, but Rollins drops an ELBOW! Rollins paces, tells the refs to open the door, and the door opens. Rollins dares Punk to leave? Rollins says Punk should just take the easy way out! Punk flips ROllins off! And then they fire hands again!

Punk backs Rollins down, whips him, but Rollins reverses to kick low! Rollins reels Punk in, hoists him up, and POWER- RANA! Punk sends Rollins into steel now! And then fireman’s carry! GO TO SLEEP!! Both men fall back, the fans fire up, but what will Punk do? Punk drags himself up with the ropes, watching Rollins do the same on the other end. Punk runs up, SHINING WIZARD against the steel! Rollins stays up thanks to the ropes, and Punk GRINDS Rollins’ face into the steel! The fans fire up as Punk then runs to BLINDSIDE SHINING WIZARD! Rollins flops back, Punk calls for the door, and now Punk dares Rollins to leave!

Rollins flips Punk off in return, so Punk runs up, SHINING WIZARD in the corner! Punk turns Rollins for a NECKBREAKER! The fans rally, Punk drops an ELBOW on Rollins. And then another ELBOW! And then a third ELBOW! Rollins sputters, Punk goes to a corner, and he climbs up top. Hail to the king, MACHO ELBOW!! Punk grits his teeth but he still smiles. Punk goes back to the corner, climbs up again, and says F you, Rollins. MACHO ELBOW!! Rollins sputters, fans want that “ONE MORE TIME!” Punk stands, and he figures why not. Punk climbs the corner, and then MACHO ELBOWS again!! Cover, TWO!!

Rollins is still in this, and Punk is a bit surprised. Punk goes back to the corner, but then he climbs the cage! The fans fire up as Punk stands on the very top, 20 off the ground, and he looks back down! But Rollins hurries to the ropes! Rollins climbs, Punk meets him there with kicks! But Rollins trips Punk up! Rollins joins Punk, the corner came watches them brawl up there! The fans rally as the punches and CHOPS and KICKS go back and forth! Punk stands and he KICKS at Rollins again and again! But Rollins kicks the legs out! Punk still throws hands! Rollins dangles off the cage on the inside, and Punk kicks at him more!

Rollins drags Punk back inside for a SUPER DUPER PLEX!! The fans are thunderously losing their minds as Rollins crawls to a cover, TWO!! Punk survives and “This is Awesome!” Rollins and Punk crawl around, and they find each other. Rollins fires a haymaker! Punk fires back! Rollins fires another, so Punk fires back! They both stand, throw hands, and then Punk ROCKS and JABS on repeat! But Rollins fires a flurry in return! Rollins eggs Punk on, so Punk fires more hands! Punk fireman’s carries, but Rollins fights free! Rollins underhooks, but Punk fireman’s carries through! GO TO SLEEP!!! Cover, TWO?!?!

MSG is in disbelief and Punk is frustrated, but Rollins survives! Punk points to the WrestleMania sign, then says night-night! Punk drags Rollins up, fireman’s carries again, and while looking at the sign, GO TO- NO!! Rollins snatches the leg, drags Punk down, S T F!! Rollins is using the move John Cena won with! Rollins shouts at Punk to just pass out already! Punk endures, but he’s fading! Rollins squeezes as tight as he can and says Punk needs to go to sleep! Punk finds new life, pries free, and has the ANACONDA VICE!!! Rollins flails, Punk tells Rollins to stop, and Rollins grabs ropes! No ropebreaks in a cage match!

Rollins KICKS, KNEES, and CLAWS Punk into letting go! Then CURB STOMP!!! Rollins flounders to a cover, TWO?!?!? Rollins is beside himself, but MSG is thunderous again! Punk survives and the fans rally up for him again. Rollins snarls, goes back to a corner, and he says this is what Punk wants. Rollins goes up the corner, but Punk YANKS Rollins down! And fireman’s carries! GO TO SLEEP!!! Cover, TWO!??!?! HOW?!?!? MSG cannot believe this, Punk is seething, but now Rollins’ song starts to rise up! “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Punk goes to a corner, watches Rollins as he stirs, and runs to steal the CURB STOMP!!!

The fans go nuts as Punk uses Rollins’ move, then covers, TWO!!!! Rollins survives his own move and now Punk is just pissed. Punk calls for the door, then heads that way. The door opens, but Punk hesitates. He didn’t take this way out before, will he really take it now? Rollins dares him to do it! If Punk wants to take WWE from Rollins, then he needs to earn it! So Punk SHINING WIZARDS Rollins! Punk reels him in for a fireman’s carry! But Rollins slips free, and fireman’s carries!! And steals GO TO SLEEP!!! And then a CURB STOMP on top!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?!? Now Punk is the one that’s shocked MSG!

Rollins has no idea how this is possible, but Punk has survived both his own move and Rollins’ best move. Rollins decides to escalate, and he goes up the corner! Punk sits up, into a SUPER CURB STOMP!!! Rollins looks down at Punk, and tells him this is what he deserves. Wait, what’s going on? The fans notice someone is here! IT’S ROMAN REIGNS!!!! ROMAN DRAGS ROLLINS OUT OF THE RING, ROLLINS WINS BECAUSE OF IT!!

Winner: Seth Rollins, by escape

Rollins is shocked that The OTC is back! Rollins hurries to his feet, SUPERMAN PUNCH!! Roman lets out the battle cry, and he SPEARS Rollins down!!! The fans are thunderous for the OTC as he THROWS Rollins into barriers! Roman scowls as Rollins flounders around, and Roman lines up another shot. Roman runs up to CURB STOMP ROLLINS ON THE FLOOR!!! Roman shouts, “You wanna to take me out!? You CAN’T take me out!!” Roman looms over Roman, the fans cheer him on, and Roman says hold on, there’s more. Roman puts Rollins up against the steel steps, the same as Rollins did to him at the ROyal Rumble!

Roman says he’s gonna end it all! Roman lines up another shot, but Adam Pearce, producers, and referees rush out here! The fans boo, Roman wants after Rollins, but Pearce says no! Don’t do it, Roman! Roman then looks to CM Punk in the ring, and how Paul Heyman is by his side…? The Wise Man is helping Punk to his feet, and Roman laughs. Roman storms into the cage, and he THROWS Punk against the steel! And then more steel! And then SPEAR!! Heyman is shocked but the fans cheer on “O T C! O T C!” Will everyone have no choice but to ACKNOWLEDGE HIM!?

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My Thoughts:

A great episode here, though maybe a bit more bare bones than I thought it’d be before WWE starts on their Euro Tour. Jey VS Waller was a good opening match, though fairly quick. And Jey of course won, only for Gunther to attack him again. If Alpha Academy is going to have Jey’s back, maybe they need to start going out there with him. There might even be a rather odd Six Man Tag they could put together of Jey & Alpha Academy VS Gunther & A-Town Down Under. But also, the more Gunther keeps beating Jey up and standing tall, the more I think Jey should win at WrestleMania.

Good stuff in the segment with Logan and Styles, though they also had to plug a Netflix special at the same time. Styles getting the better of Logan here was also a “feel good” moment, but I’m sure Logan will stand tall the next time. This is of course going to be the WrestleMania match, whether we like it or not. I still hope there’s something bigger planned for the midcard titles. Judgment Day has a good segment to set up things, and Finn VS Bron for the Intercontinental Championship will be great, but it wouldn’t be so bad to put Styles and Logan and a couple others in the mix.

Bayley VS Raquel was good stuff, but obviously Dom & Liv were going to interfere. Raquel VS Lyra will be a very good match, and will certainly have more interference from Dom & Liv. Maybe Bayley helps Lyra retain, and we could get Bayley & Lyra VS Liv & Raquel tag match before we do more with the Women’s Intercontinental Championship. Great promo segment from Iyo with Bianca and Rhea. Something about it felt very reminiscent of when Bianca was the third wheel in the Rhea and Charlotte build a few years ago. Iyo standing up to Rhea and Bianca is great stuff, but it is about to be a Triple Threat, I can just feel it.

Very good Tornado Tag, though not quite as wild as expected. That’s probably because this was all just an excuse for Chad Gable to interfere with the match and make sure Rey lost. And c’mon, seeing security escort a guy wearing that particular lucha mask and an outfit matching Gable’s has to be a decoy. That same “mysterious luchador” will show up again, and then he will eventually be unmasked as Gable, even though we all know it’s him anyway. It’s very “Mr. American was Hulk Hogan” of them to do, but why not do it again for a younger generation that doesn’t know about any of that?

Another great promo from Cody, though maybe redundant from Friday’s. At the same time, the whole point was that Cena is too good for even Madison Square Garden, adding to the heat Heel Cena needs to have going into WrestleMania. Cena and Cody will surely have a direct confrontation for Raw in Brussels next week. And with Netflix now streaming Raw, we here in the USA can watch that in the afternoon, several hours before the normal schedule. That is going to be a very fun experience, I can’t wait.

And of course, a great Steel Cage match for Rollins and Punk. I appreciate that while the escape stipulation was still part of the match, both guys used it on the other like it was a cowardly way to win, which made things escalate even more. Now, not everyone is going to be a fan of the false finishes with the finishers, but I felt it added to things. It may not even be so much that Rollins and Punk are tougher than that, it’s that they hate each other that much. But what a great way for Roman to return, too. Roman got to demolish Rollins AND Punk, and this is definitely going to be a Triple Threat of its own, in an attempt to settle all the grudges between them at once.

My Score: 8.7/10

The Revolution begins again!

How can the Rated R Superstar overthrow The Maniac’s reign of terror? With a Revolution, of course! But can Cope become AEW World Champion? Or will Jon Moxley break his body and spirit?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Zero Hour – Holo.grm & Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Blake Christian & Lee Johnson; Hologram & Komander win.
• Zero Hour – 8 Man Tag: Daniel Garcia & The Undisputed Kingdom VS Shane Taylor Promotions; Garcia & The Kingdom win.
• Zero Hour – ROH World Championship: Chris Jericho VS Gravity; No Contest.
• Zero Hour – Six Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe & Big Boom AJ w/ Big Justice VS Johnny TV & MXM Collection; Cassidy, Briscoe & AJ win.
• Hangman Page VS MJF; Hangman wins.
• AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone VS Momo Watanabe; Mone wins and retains the title.
• AEW World Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Ricochet; Swerve wins and will challenge for the title.
• AEW Continental Championship: Kazuchika Okada VS Brody King; Okada wins and retains the title.
• AEW World Tag Team Championships: Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin w/ MVP VS The Outrunners; Lashley & Shelton win and retain the titles.
• AEW Women’s World Championship, The Hollywood Ending: Toni Storm VS Mariah May; Toni wins and retains the title.
• AEW International Championship: Konosuke Takeshita w/ Don Callis VS Kenny Omega; Omega wins and becomes the new AEW International Champion.
• Steel Cage Match: Will Ospreay VS Kyle Fletcher; Ospreay wins.
• AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley VS Adam Copeland; changed to…
• Casino Gauntlet Contract Cash-In, AEW World Championship Triple Threat: Jon Moxley VS Adam Copeland VS Christian Cage; Moxley wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

It is the Revolution Zero Hour!

Join Renee Paquette, RJ City, Jeff Jarrett and special guest, Paul Walter-Hauser, discuss, analyze and predict the revolutionary action here in Los Angeles!

 

Zero Hour – Holo.grm & Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Blake Christian & Lee Johnson!

While the Super Amigos have been beefing with La Faccion Ingobernable, they are looking to tune up their teamwork. Will Hologram be undefeated even in tag team action? Or will he and Komander be put on ice by the Vanilla Baby and Big Shotty?

The teams sort out, but Blake & Lee just attack! The fans boo, the bell rings, but Lee TOSSES Komander out. Blake bumps Hologram off buckles, then whips him corner to corner. Hologram goes up and over, handsprings, but Lee catches him! Blake runs up, Hologram dodges and Blake ROCKS Lee! Blake panics, Hologram kicks off Lee to go up and over Blake! Then he gets them for an INVERTED SUPLEX DDT COMBO! The fans fire up and Komander is back. Hologram gives him the boost to RANA Blake out of the ring! LA fires up for Hologram & Komander, they build speed and DOUBLE DIVE! Direct hits at the ramp and the fans fire up more!

Hologram gets Lee up and into the ring, then drags him over to the corner. Tag to Komander, the luchadores double whip and mule kick, leg sweep, then handspring to STOMP the hands! They run to then DOUBLE GIRI COMBO! Cover, TWO! Komander keeps Lee from Blake and eggs him on. The fans rally for “LUCHA LIBRE!” as Komander facelocks. Lee fights up, Komander powers him to a corner, then he whips corner to corner. Komander runs to LARIAT, then he snapmares and basement DROPKICKS! The fans fire up while Komander drags Lee up. Komander facelocks Lee, but Lee fights up.

Komander whips, Lee grabs ropes and Blake sneaks a tag. Lee FLAPJACKS Komander onto ropes, and Blake FROG SPLASHES Komander off the ropes! The fans boo but Blake drags Komander up and into the ring. Blake pushes Komander to then step on him, and Lee says, “Too easy!” The fans boo but Blake stomps Komander. Blake mocks the fans with applause but the fans rally up. Blake tags Lee, they double whip Komander, and DOUBLE LARIAT! Lee then drops an ELBOW, and a cocky cover, TWO! Komander is still in this but Lee says it is still too easy. Lee drags Komander around, stomps him, then drags him up.

Lee bumps Komander off buckles, tags Blake, and Blake puts Komander on ropes. Blake CLAWS Komander’s face and the mask, but the ref counts. Blake stops to then DECK Komander! Blake keeps Komander from Hologram but the fans tell him off. Blake whips, Komander grabs ropes, and Komander BOOTS back! Komander TOSSES Blake out, but Blake GAMANGIRIS! Blake springboards, Komander gets under, but Blake handsprings through! Only for Komander to DROPKICK him in the back! Blake tumbles out, but Lee grabs Komander’s leg! Komander ENZIGIRIS free, hot tag to HOlogram!

LA fires up as Hologram SOBATS, KNEES, and CHOPS Lee! Hologram whips, Lee reverses then hurdles, but Hologram handsprings! Lee dodges but the LEG SWEEP hits! Hologram handsprings up, but Lee ducks the buzzsaw! Lee shoves, follows, but Hologram SPANISH FLIES! Blake is back to half nelson! Hologram ROUNDHOUSES first! Hologram then runs to ROCK Blake in the corner! Hologram puts Blake up top, goes outside before climbing up, but Lee SHOVES Hologram down! The fans boo but Lee tags in and builds speed! Lee FLIES, direct hit on Hologram! Lee puts Hologram back in, Blake hits a 450 SPLASH!

Blake keeps moving, and he DIVES to take out Komander! Lee FROG SPLASHES, covers, TWO! Hologram survives and the fans fire up! Lee is frustrated, but he goes to the apron with Hologram. Hologram fights the suplex, fires body shots, then ROCKS Lee! Blake sneaks up behind Hologram, but Hologram fires elbows! Hologram then slips around, to APRON POISON-RANA! Not the cleanest but then Lee gets Hologram! Fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER on the apron! Komander goes up to FLYING RANA Lee to the floor! The fans are thunderous, but then Blake DAREDEVIL DIVES through a corner! Direct hit and into the railing!

All four men are down on the outside and the fans fire up! Abrahantes coaches his amigos and Komander goes to his corner. The ring count is 5 of 10 before Hologram puts Lee in. Blake hurries to sneak a tag, and then Hologram tags Komander. Komander aims at Lee from the top rope, but Blake gets Lee out of there! The Cielito Lindo belly flops, and Blake slingshots to CUTTER! VANILLA CHOKE ZERO!! But Hologram is up top! DIVING DOUBLE STOMPS on Blake! Hologram tags back in, the fans fire back up, and Hologram fireman’s carries. Blake flails, Lee runs up, but Blake is used to SMACK Lee! Komander goes up and over, FLYING DESTROYER!!

Hologram SLAMS Blake down, goes up top, and the fans fire up as Komander goes up, up and AWAY! Down goes Lee, then Hologram 450 SPLASHES Blake! Cover, los luchadores win!

Winners: Hologram & Komander, by pinfall

If this was them turning up their teamwork, then imagine when they’re 100% efficient! Will Hologram y Komander soon humble LFI?

 

Zero Hour – 8 Man Tag: Daniel Garcia & The Undisputed Kingdom VS Shane Taylor Promotions!

After going back and forth against each other, Red Death is teaming up with Adam Cole, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly to take on the full force of STP! Will Garcia and the Kingdom settle things with Shane, Shawn Dean, Carlie Bravo & Lee Moriarty once and for all? Or will tonight be anything but undisputed?

The teams sort out and Roddy starts against Carlie. They circle, feel things out, then tie up. Roddy wrenches, hammerlocks, but Carlie works on an escape. Roddy keeps him from ropes, but Carlie goes to the other side. ROPEBREAK, Roddy puts on the pressure but lets off at 4. Carlie gets mad, but Roddy CHOPS him! And CHOPS! CHOPS! Roddy shoves Carlie to a corner, tags Kyle in, and they KICK and CHOP on repeat! Dean runs up but he get a KNEE and a CHOP! Kyle & Roddy then DOUBLE SUPLEX Carlie! Cover, TWO! Kyle rains down palm strikes from all sides, then he has the ARMBAR!

Carlie scrambles, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Kyle lets go, he stomps Carlie, then he tags Cole. The fans cheer as Cole brings Carlie up for a HANGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Cole drags Carlie up to bump off buckles. Cole climbs up to rain down fists! The fans count all the way to nine, then Cole winds up, “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!” TEN! Garcia applauds, then Cole tags him in. Garcia brings Carlie up, but Carlie ROCKS Garcia! Tag to Lee, but Garcia CLOBBERS him! Garcia whips Lee to a corner, runs up, but Lee BOOTS Garcia away! Lee suplexes, but Garcia fights that to TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Cover, TWO!

Garcia keeps Lee down by hooking up the legs. Garcia puts up the dukes, the fans cheer, and Garcia does his dance, before he STOMPS the knees! Garcia whips Lee, Lee reverses, and Shane is there! Garcia stops himself, but Lee GAMANGIRIS! STP BLASTS the Kingdom off their corner, then Shane gets on the tracks! The TAYLOR EXPRESS runs over Cole, Kyle and Roddy! We spot up in the skybox, it’s The Opps! The Infantry mugs Garcia, but he gets around to SAIDO Carlie! And SAIDO for Dean! SAIDO for Lee! Shane storms in and the fans fire up. Garcia fires up, he bobs ‘n’ weaves, but Shane’s too big to lift!

STP mugs Garcia while the fans boo. Carlie RAMS Garcia into the corner, he and Dean mug Garcia more! The ref counts, Carlie tags Dean, Dean sends Carlie in for a forearm SMASH! Then “PSYCHE!” Carlie hits another forearm! Dean hits an ELBOW, then a BACKBREAKER! Carlie adds the KNEE DROP! Cover, ONE!! Garcia is tougher than that, but Carlie CHOKES him on the ropes! Tag to Lee, and Lee drags Garcia up to RAM him into the corner! Lee stomps a mudhole in, gets some mule kicks in, then he taunts Cole with “TAIGA STYLE, BAYBAY!” Garcia fires back on Lee, but Lee DECKS Garcia!

Lee tags Carlie, Carlie brings Garcia up, but Garcia fires body shots. Carlie shoves Garcia, but Dean trips him! Dean has Garcia on the apron to SLAM him! Carlie hits a GUILLOTINE KNEE, Shane adds a GUILLOTINE LEG DROP! The fans boo but STP gets away with all of that. Carlie puts Garcia back in, Shane tags in, and he drags Garcia up. Shane puts Garcia in a corner, but Garcia fires haymakers! Shane BODY BLOWS, then he CHOPS! Dean says that’s a man right there! Shane taunts The Kingdom, but Garcia fires hands! Garcia runs, but Shane catches him! Shane throws Garcia back to DECK him! Carlie says Garcia got knocked the F out!

Shane talks more trash on The Kingdom, then he drags Garcia up. The fans rally, Shane taunts The Kingdom, but Garcia lifts Shane?! SAIDO!! The fans are fired up now as Garcia crawls for the corner! Hot tag to Kyle! Kyle BOOTS Carlie, tags Roddy, and Roddy clinches Dean! HALF NELSON BACKBREAKER! Tag to Cole and he SUPERKICKS Shane! Shane staggers, Kyle & Roddy LARIAT him up and out! Cole dodges Lee, LARIATS him, then ELBOWS him, then BOOTS him! Roddy WRECKS Dean with a dropkick! Kyle FLYING KNEES Carlie! Cole suplexes Lee, GHOSTBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Lee survives and Cole is surprised.

The fans rally up as Cole waits on Lee. Lee rises, Cole waistlocks, but Lee switches. Cole breaks free to PELE! Cole fireman’s carries Lee, USHIGOROSHI! Cover, TWO! Lee survives again but Cole stays focused. Cole goes up the corner, the fans fire up, and Lee rises. Garcia tags himself in!? Garcia trips Lee and turns him over, DRAGON TAMER!! Lee endures, Kyle intercepts Cole with the AX & SMASH! Roddy gives Dean a STRONG KNEE! Shane is in, Cole SUPERKICKS him! Cole stares Garcia down while Garcia makes Lee TAP! Garcia & Undisputed Kingdom win!

Winners: Daniel Garcia & The Undisputed Kingdom, by submission

The Opps are stoic, but Garcia holds up the TNT Championship and celebrates with the fans. When and where will Garcia and Cole go another round for that title?

 

Zero Hour – ROH World Championship: Chris Jericho w/ “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith VS Gravity!

The Learning Tree can’t seem to leave Bandido alone, so the Astronaut of Lucha is looking to settle things on his behalf! Will Gravity finally bring down The Nueve? Or will Jericho make this a teachable moment?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who shines in the City of Stars!

The Code of honor is NOT upheld as Jericho CRACKS Gravity with Floyd the Baseball Bat! Jericho, Bill & Keith all mug Gravity, the ref calls this match off entirely! The fans boo as Jericho couldn’t even give Gravity a fair fight for two seconds! But then here comes Bandido! He rushes in to save his brother! He DECKS Keith, DECKS Jericho, rains down fists on Jericho, but Bill BOOTS Bandido down! Bill goes after Gravity while Keith stomps Bandido! SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAM for Gravity! Jericho CRACKS Bandido with the bat now! The fans boo more, but the beating continues! Bandido & Gravity are helpless as their mother and sister watch from the crowd!

Jericho winds up as Bill & Keith drag Bandido & Gravity up. Bandido says no, Jericho wants him, not Gravity! Jericho SLAPS Gravity again and again, then he YANKS the mask away!!! The fans boo, that is even worse than hurting the man! Jericho BOOTS Gravity down, then CRACKS him with the bad again and again! Jericho JAMS Bandido up, then tells him to watch this! Keith BOOTS Gravity, and then JUDAS EFFECT! Bandido is finally let go, he goes to cover his brother’s face, and now their mother and sister are allowed to ringside. The fans boo, but now Jericho aims his bat at the family!?

The fans boo, but Jericho says Bandido needs to learn! Bandido begs for mercy, as do the mother and sister! Jericho says this is what happens! And he BOOTS Bandido right down! Jericho takes the mask of Gravity as his trophy, Keith shouts, “RESPECT CHRIS JERICHO!” The fans tell Jericho off, but he flips them off in return. Will no one ever stop The Learning Tree’s reign of terror?

 

Zero Hour – Six Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe & Big Boom AJ w/ Big Justice VS Johnny TV & MXM Collection!

Freshly Squeezed & The Sussex County Chicken heard the Costco Guys needed amigos to fight The Guru of Greatness, The Sultan of Suave & The Mahogany Hunk, so it is time to conglomerate! Will Cassidy, Briscoe & AJ bring THE BOOM to Los Angeles? Or is it going to be DOOM against #MXMTV?

The teams sort out and Cassidy starts against Johnny. Cassidy and Johnny step up, Johnny swings strikes but Cassidy bobs ‘n’ weaves. Johnny does a spinarooni to make up for missing a kick, but then Cassidy spins to put his hands, IN HIS POCKETS! The fans fire up and Cassidy ducks ‘n’ dodges. Cassidy leaps over Johnny’s back, ducks the Flying Chuck, then SHOTGUNS! Cassidy then puts on his sunglasses! Tag to Briscoe, they double whip, and Briscoe COBBERS Johnny! Briscoe ROCKS Johnny, stomps him in the corner, then climbs up. The fans cheer, Briscoe rains down fists, and goes all the way to TEN!

The fans fire up, and Briscoe tags in AJ! AJ climbs up, and he gives us a rain of “BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!” All the way to TEN! Ten booms is unheard of! Cassidy tags in, and he fires up, to rain down ONE! The fans are all fired up and Cassidy covers, TWO! Johnny is tougher than that, but Cassidy powers up the arm! Johnny hurries to tag in Mason! The fans are torn as Mason Madden stares Cassidy down. Mason taunts Cassidy, Cassidy gets face to pecs with him! Cassidy says hold on. The fans fire up as Cassidy points to AJ. Cassidy says okay, but then Mansoor CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but MXM TOSSES Cassidy!

MXM clap and the fans rally up. MXM then run, build speed, and POSE! The fans do cheer that, but then Cassidy joins in! Thumbs up! MXM is upset, but Cassidy dodges them and “dives” out at Johnny. Cassidy sits with Big Justice & Rizzler for some double chocolate chunk cookies! Mansoor rushes out, Cassidy runs back in, but Mansoor SNATCHES and THROWS the cookies!! How dare he!! But then Cassidy DIVES and Mansoor hits the desk! Cassidy makes Mansoor EAT the cookie!! Mansoor spits in disgust, he hasn’t had chocolate in decades! Cassidy dodges Mason, bumps him off buckles, then ELBOWS Johnny!

Cassidy goes up, Taya sneaks up and YANKS him down! Orange lands on his grapes, but then Mason hits a BIG BOSS MAN SLAM! Cover, TWO! Mason rains down fists, the fans rally up, and Mason TOSSES Cassidy to the corner. Tag to Mansoor, and Mason sends him in for a LARIAT! Then an ELBOW from Mason! Feed to the atomic drop, and then a dropkick to legs! HIP ATTACK from Mason! Then MXM CHOKE Cassidy on the ropes while Mr. & Mrs. TV make out! Yikes… Mansoor drags Cassidy up, tags Johnny, and they mug Cassidy. Johnny then clamps onto Cassidy with a COBRA TWIST! The fans rally while Cassidy endures.

Cassidy fights, reaches out, and he powers free of the hold! Cassidy HIP TOSSES Johnny, but Johnny sucker punches AJ! Briscoe ROCKS Johnny in return! Johnny still catches Cassidy, but Cassidy sunset flips !Johnny rolls through, he sunset flips, but Cassidy stays up! Cassidy stomps closer to his corner, then he just pulls free to tag Briscoe! Briscoe rallies with forearms and CHOPS on Mansoor and Johnny! Mansoor waistlocks, Briscoe BOOTS Johnny and PELES Mansoor! The fans fire up but Johnny CLUBS Briscoe! Johnny whips, Briscoe DROPKICKS Mason with it! Briscoe then ELBOWS Johnny, TOSSES him out, and runs to WRECK Johnny!

Briscoe hits a BLOCKBUSTER on Mansoor to the floor! The fans fire up and Briscoe high-fives the Big Boom family. Briscoe puts Johnny in, but Taya distracts the ref! Mason SUPER CHOKE SLAMS Briscoe! Johnny puts Briscoe in the drop zone, for STARSHIP SUPER STATION! Cover, TWO!! Rizzler & Justice cheer, but Johnny argues the count. The count was fair, so Johnny puts Briscoe up top. Johnny climbs up, Briscoe fights him off! Briscoe SHOVES Johnny down, then leaps, MISSILE DROPKICK! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Hot tags to AJ and Mason! AJ fires off “BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!” on Mason!

AJ has BOOM for Mansoor, BOOM for Johnny, and BOOM for Mason! The fans fire up as AJ LARIATS in a corner! Then he DECKS Mansoor! AJ sends Mansoor into Mason, then winds up to DOUBLE LARIAT! Johnny is back, but AJ ROCKS him! AJ sends Johnny into MXM! AJ gives MXM TV a TRIPLE LARIAT!! Then a whip corner to corner, for the BACKDROP! Johnny flounders away, Mansoor leaps, but AJ catches him! BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up with AJ, but Mason is up! Mason grabs AJ by the neck! Mason says the boom dies tonight! AJ is fading, the ref reprimands about choking, but Mason says it is a guzel!

Wait! AJ gets a second wind! AJ rises, and he breaks free of the grip! AJ ROCKS Mason, scoops him, and we get the POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!! Mason survives, but AJ says c’mon! Rizzler & Justice cheer on Big Boom AJ as he powers up! Mason staggers into a kick, but Taya distracts AJ! Mansoor CHOP BLOCKS AJ, and Johnny gives him a FLYING CHUCK! And then he and Taya make out again… The fans boo, but wait! HARLEY CAMERON is here! She YANKS Taya down, then THROWS her into the railing! FEEL THE WRATH~! And AJ gets Johnny for the BIG BOOM BOMB!! Mansoor SUPERKICKS AJ!

Mansoor says BOOM~ and then laughs. Mansoor storms up on AJ, climbs up, but Cassidy distracts the ref. Justice gets under Mansoor?! JUSTICE BOMB!! The fans fire up as Justice saves his dad! They HUG!! The fans say you GOT to give the people what they want! But Mason is back! Mason lines up a shot, LEG LARIAT on AJ! Justice doesn’t realize it, and then he turns around to see Mason! The ref says don’t do it! Briscoe REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUTS Mason! ORANGE PUNCH from Cassidy! And then, a TRIPLE CHUNK POWER BOOM!! Cover, AJ and team win!

Winners: Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe & Big Boom AJ, by pinfall

Now that was a conglomeration! They brought the boom and Johnny’s team felt the wrath! Wait, wait, wait, the Don Callis Family is here… They did agree to a cooperation, so Mansoor wants Brian Cage, Lance Archer & Mark Davis to get ’em! But hold on! Here comes POWERHOUSE HOBBS!! Hobbs storms in and dares everyone to come get it! Mason staggers into a SPINEBUSTER! The fans cheer, and now Adam Devine and Tony Cavalero get in!? They help out by giving Mansoor a DOUBLE CHOKE SLAM! These Righteous Gemstones join in, this crossover only possible here in Hollywood!

 

Hangman Page VS MJF!

Knowing these two aren’t going to hold back, they might as well start off the main show! These two have hated a lot of people in AEW, but they perhaps hate each other most of all! What won’t happen as these The Cowboy fights The Devil in the City of Angels?

Hangman’s classic theme plays, but then wait, it’s just MJF trolling everyone. Then Hangman actually makes his entrance, and LA is ready for some #CowboySh*t! The ref has MJF and Hangman back up to corners, then the bell rings. MJF and Hangman then fire off fast hands! The fans fire up as the shots go back and forth! They cheer Hangman, boo MJF, the whole reason for this fight in the first place! Hangman ROCKS MJF again and again, then stomps away in the corner! The ref counts, Hangman stops at 4, but then jukes around to BOOT MJF down! The fans rally while MJF claims his nose or tooth is broken.

But then MJF uses the ref as as shield! And he pokes Hangman in the eyes! MJF runs Hangman to WRING him into buckles! MJF then soaks up the heat from the corner. MJF goes back to Hangman, and he CLAWS Hangman’s face! The ref counts, MJF stops and he clamps on a chinlock. Hangman endures but MJF drags him into the takeover. The fans rally up and Hangman fights to his feet. Hangman fires body shots, but MJF THROWS Hangman down by his hair! The fans boo but MJF just soaks it up. Hangman stands right up to clamp on a SLEEPER! MJF JAWBREAKERS free, covers, ONE!

MJF CHOKES Hangman, the ref counts, but MJF stops at 4. MJF mocks the Cowboy S*it with finger guns, then he says up yours! MJF drags Hangman up, but Hangman CHOPS! Hangman whips, MJF reverses, and MJF catches Hangman to a POWER BREAKER! Cover, TWO!! MJF snarls as Hangman survives, but the fans rally up again. MJF KNEES Hangman in the back, then mocks the clapping. MJF builds speed, just to PELVIC THRUST Hangman in the face! The fans are torn, but Hangman is definitely pissed. MJF says, “Main event character my ass! This is MY company!” Hangman stands, MJF pie faces him, but Hangman storms up.

MJF dares him to hit MJF with your best shot! Hangman ROCKS MJF, then fires a flurry! Hangman winds up, but MJF SPITS Hangman! Hangman snarls, swings, but MJF dodges! Hangman blocks a kick, but MJF pokes him in the eye! MJF soaks up the heat, takes a bow, then shouts, “MY company!” Hangman scoops MJF for a FALL AWAY SLAM! Both men are down, the fans rally up, and MJF stirs. But then Hangman kips up! The fans fire up and Hangman DECKS MJF! And DECKS him! And TOSSES him! Triangle jump- NO, MJF ducks it! MJF talks trash, but Hangman BLINDSLIDE LARIATS him!

The fans fire up and Hangman PLANCHAS MJF down! The fans fire up even more as Hangman looms over MJF. Hangman puts MJF in, takes aim from the apron, but MJF flops and bails out the side. Hangman just goes around the way, and he BOOTS MJF down! The fans fire up for Hangman as he then looks to the corner. Hangman climbs, the fans rally up, ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes MJF and the fans are thunderous! Hangman drags MJF up and puts him in the ring. Hangman then paces around, takes aim, but again MJF scrambles away. Hangman is frustrated, but he runs up, only for MJF to pop him up!

MJF SUPERKICKS Hangman while he’s upside down, then he ALABAMA SLAMS him! And then the lift and package, REDEEMER DDT! Cover, TWO!! Hangman survives and both men are down. The fans rally for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for starting this PPV off with fire! MJF rises up, “This is Awesome!” as MJF drags Hangman around. But Hangman cradle counters, TWO! MJF has it, TWO! Hangman Alabama Lifts, but MJF sunset flips through! TWO, but MJF SUPERKICKS! And then a PILE- NO, Hangman Alabama Lifts free! DEADEYE!! Cover, TWO!?! MJF survives that shot and Hangman is frustrated again.

The fans rally up, “This is Awesome!” as Hangman paces. MJF stands, Hangman runs up, but MJF TOSESS him out! And KNEES him in the ropes! MJF has Hangman for the HEAT- NO, Hangman throws him away! Slingshot, BUCKSHOT!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!! MJF survives by a literal foot! Hangman is shocked, but nothing he can do about that miscalculation. Hangman looms over MJF, drags him up, but MJF goes for the arm! Hangman doesn’t even budge as MJF yanks on the arm! MJF pulls hair, still nothing. Hangman SPITS in MJF’s face, then winds up to LARIAT! Hangman then goes to the apron and loads up again!

The fans fire up as Hangman aims. MJF slowly rises up, staggers around, but then he flops right out of the ring! MJF is slippery but now the ring count is on him. Hangman storms around the outside, lines up a different shot, and he runs up, only for MJF to move! Hangman RAMS into the steel steps! Hangman shakes that off, he gets MJF in the ring, and he takes aim again. MJF rises, Hangman slingshots, but MJF snatches the arm! FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! Hangman endures, MJF bends the fingers! Hangman endures more as The Salt of the Earth is on tight! Hangman fights up, reaches out, and crawls his way over, only for MJF to drag him back!

MJF goes for a CROSSFACE now! The fans boo but Hangman endures again. Hangman fights around, reaches out again, but MJF pulls his head back! The fans rally, but MJF kicks off ropes to roll Hangman away! INVERTED ARMBAR!! Hangman endures as MJF thrashes around! The fans continue to rally, Hangman still reaches out, and Hangman drags MJF along as he goes to the side! MJF hurries to grab that arm, too! DOUBLE ARMBAR!! Hangman still uses his legs, and he kicks his way to the ROPEBREAK!! Hangman survives by a literal foot and MJF lets go in frustration and despair! The ref checks Hangman as Hangman slips outside.

Hangman clutches his left arm, but MJF snarls and heads out after him. MJF KNEES Hangman in the side, then he takes Schiavone’s headset?! “Your hero’s a zero! He’s a nobody and you all know it! I’m the effin’ man around here!!” MJF then throws the headset down, and he CLAWS Hangman’s back! MJF pie faces Hangman, but Hangman scoops MJF! But the bad arm can’t hold on! Hangman lets MJF go, and MJF storms up after Hangman, Hangman ELBOWS MJF away, then he goes up railing! QUEBRADA into a gut wrench! But MJF fights that to his own gut wrench! And then a TOMBSTONE on a chair!!

The fans lose their minds while both men fall over! The ref checks Hangman, but also has Doc Sampson come in. Doc checks Hangman, MJF goes to the ring. The count is going, but will it matter if Hangman is injured? The count is 5 of 10 while Hangman sputters, but he’s still down at 8! Wait, he rises at 9?! AND LEAPS IN AT 9.999!! MJF is beside himself but LA is thunderous! MJF shouts, “Why you, and not me?! What’s so special about you!?” MJF keeps shouting, “Why not me?!? Why not ME?!?” MJF’s insecurity and rage boil up, and he puts Hangman in the ropes. The fans boo, but MJF hits-

NO, Hangman stops the Heatseeker, and he steps inside! DEADEYE!! But Hangman isn’t done with MJF! Hangman underhooks the arms, to ANGEL’S WINGS!!! Shoutout to Christopher Daniels, and then Hangman drags himself up with ropes. Hangman skins the cat to be on the apron, and he loads up again! MJF slowly rises, on spaghetti legs, and he takes a BUCKSHOT!! Cover, Hangman wins!!

Winner: Hangman Page, by pinfall

Give the Devil his due, he pushed The Cowboy to his limits! But with a bit of help from a Fallen Angel, Hangman wins in Los Angeles! Will this be just the thing that propels Hangman back to the top?

 

AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone VS Momo Watanabe!

The CEO has been collecting gold from around the world of pro-wrestling, but because of her disrespect, the Dark Peach decided to use her International Women’s Cup title shot on Mone’s most prized possession! Will #FourBeltsMone have to downgrade to three? Or will the Money Train run right through Los Angeles?

The introductions are made, the teal belt is raised, and it’s time to see who is the Face of TBS!

The bell rings and the fans rally up as Momo and Mone circle. The two tie up, go around, and Mone puts Momo in a corner. The ref counts, Mone pie faces and then soaks up the heat as she does her dance. Momo storms up, the two tie up again, and Momo waistlocks. Mone slips down, wrenches out, and wristlocks. Momo wrenches to a wristlock in return, but Mone slips through to hammerlock. Momo fires elbows, then headlocks. Momo switches sides, but Mone powers up and out. Mone drops down, hurdles, but does her dance again. Momo kicks low, snapmares, and she runs up to scare Mone. Momo pats Mone on the head and says how cute.

Mone shoves Momo, but Momo shoves back. They shove more, then Mone headlocks. Momo powers up and out, but Mone runs her over! Mone still does her dance, but Momo storms up to KICK! And KICK! KICK! KICK! The fans cheer as Momo KICKS and sits Mone down! Momo runs, then PENALTY- NO, Mone ducks it, rolls Momo up, TWO! Mone blocks a kick, then SLAPS Momo! Mone knuckle locks, goes up, up, and FLYING- NO, Momo turns the arm-drag into a CROSSFACE CHICKEN WING! Mone endures, she knows this lock very well! Mone throws elbows, runs, but Momo clinches! And then she swings Mone around, tucks her, but Mone victory rolls! TWO!!

Momo has the legs, sits Mone back and PENALTY KICKS the arm! The fans fire up as Momo waits on Mone, and she BUZZSAWS! Cover, TWO! Mone survives but Momo drags her up. Momo runs, and METEORAS but into a BOSTON CRAB! Mone shifts to have the CROSSFACE! Not quite the Statement Maker but Momo still endures. The fans rally, Momo fights, ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Mone lets go in frustration, and she wants the legs. Momo KICKS Mone away, then does it again, and again! Mone still runs up, METEORA! The fans boo but Mone goes out to the apron after Momo. Mone drags Momo up while the fans are torn.

Mone reels Momo in, but Momo fights the lift! Momo lifts, Mone fights that, and they go back and forth! The fans rally as Momo tucks, but Mone sunset flips! Momo holds onto the ropes, but Mone pries her free! POWERBOMB on the floor! The fans fire up and Mone grins as she sits back on the apron. Mone then drags Momo up, puts her in the ring, and pushes her to a cover, TWO! Momo survives and Mone grows frustrated. Mone talks trash right in Momo’s face, then SLAPS her! Mone drags Momo up, snapmares, and then runs, METEORA! Cover, TWO! Momo is tougher than that, but Mone clamps on with a GROUND COBRA TWIST!

Billie Starks is watching from somewhere in the building, and she seems to be taking notes. Momo endures the twist, fights with elbows, and Momo gets her one leg free. Momo fires body shots and forearms, then ROCKS Mone! And ROCKS her again! Momo runs, but Mone ducks to Gory Especial! Momo fights that, backslides Mone, but Mone rolls through! Momo Alabama Lifts her, tucks her, BASTARD DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Mone survives being crunched and she goes to a corner. The fans rally up, and Momo nods. Momo runs corner to corner, but Mone ELBOWS her away! Mone BOOTS Momo, reels her in, and snap suplexes!

Mone rolls through, here’s Dos Amigas! The fans boo, but Mone gives some Latina Heat, only for Momo to fire knees! Now Momo snap suplexes! That’s Una Amiga! Then Dos Amigas! Momo gives us some Latina Heat, only for Mone to fire knee after knee! But Momo stops Mone’s suplex! Mone stops Momo’s suplex, but then Momo suplexes Mone into the Tree of Woe! Momo then storms up to KICK! KICK! KICK! And KICK! Momo doesn’t stop, she just KICKS and KICKS and KICKS! Mone flops out of the Tree, the fans fire up, and Momo drags Mone up. Momo whips, Mone reverses, but Momo comes back to DROPKICK!

Mone flounders back to a corner, Momo runs in, DROPKICK! Mone falls in a heap and the fans fire up! Momo says one more time! The fans cheer that, and Momo goes corner to corner! HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Mone sputters, Momo covers, TWO!! Mone survives and the fans rally. Hard to say if it’s “C E O!” or “C E NO!” Momo mocks Mone’s dance, the fans fire up, and Momo storms up to KICK! Mone staggers, but Momo KICKS, and KICKS, but Mone ducks one! Mone waistlocks, O’Conner Rolls, but the bridge becomes the CROSSFACE CHICKEN WING!! Mone flails, but she claws at the legs!

Mone pries the scissors open, rolls back to a cover, TWO!! Momo lets go in time, and goes for it again! Mone fights the crossface portion, wrenches out, and hits a BACKSTABBER! Both women are down, and Mone grits her teeth as she rises up. Mone is mad now, and she bumps Momo off buckles. Mone pushes Momo out, goes up the corner, and METEORAS! Cover, TWO!! Momo survives and Mone is shocked! Mone drags Momo up, CHOPS her in the corner, then CHOPS again! Mone goes corner to corner, then runs back in, but Momo dodges! Mone hits buckles, Momo fires KAWADA KICKS in the ropes! And then a KNEE!

Mone flops down, the fans fire up, and Momo goes up the corner! METEORA to the apron!! The fans fire up again and Momo covers, TWO!! Mone survives, but Momo doesn’t let that get to her! Momo drags Mone up, CROSSFACE CHICKEN- NO, Mone fights free, hooks Momo up, Gory Especial! But Momo fights the Money Maker! Momo RAMS Mone into the corner, runs in, but Mone BOOTS her! Mone goes up, FLYING ARM-DRAG, into the STATEMENT MAKER!! Momo fights around, the fans rally, and Momo reaches out! Mone pulls on the hold, Momo fights, the fans duel, and Mone kicks off the ropes!

Momo slips out! CROSSFACE CHICKEN WING!! Mone freaks out, she claws at the hold, and she gets free! Gory Especial, but Momo kicks and flails! Mone spins her, reels her in, POWERBOMB! Mone covers, TWO!! Momo is still in this and Mone is in disbelief! Mone hurries to cover again, TWO! Momo is tougher than Mone would like, but she drags Momo to the drop zone. Mone goes up the corner while the fans duel. There are a lot more boos than cheers, but Mone seems to like that. But then Momo sits up! Momo rises, Mone has seen a ghost! And a GAMANGIRI! Momo climbs up and the fans fire up!

Momo clinches Mone, for a SUPER BELLY2BELLY!!! Momo crawls to the cover, TWO!?!? Mone knows a move like that very well, too! But Momo says she’ll finish this now! Full nelson and DRAGON SUPLEX!! Then a cover, TWO?!? Momo says she’ll just go again! But Mone flips out of the pump handle! So Momo just KICKS her! And KICKS her! And then KICKS again!! Mone sputters, Momo aims from a corner, and Momo grins. Momo runs up to BUZZSAW!! Cover, TWO!!! Mone survives, if only just so! Momo is in disbelief, but she just goes to a corner. Momo climbs up, Mone stands, METEORA- NO, Mone dodges!

Mone goes up, aims, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Mone drags Momo up, Gory Especial, MONEY MAKER!!! Into the STATEMENT MAKER!! MOMO TAPS, MONE WINS!

Winner: Mercedes Mone, by submission (still AEW TBS Champion)

Mone didn’t take Momo seriously when the challenge was made, but surely she takes her seriously now. Even so, Mone still won out, and she still has all four belts. But with Billie watching very closely, will The CEO’s days as TBS Champion finally be numbered?

 

AEW World Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Ricochet!

While the prize on the line is a shot at the top title here in AEW, this is about so much more. The Embassy Robe is still in the possession of the One & Only, and Nana issued the ultimatum to Swerve himself: If they can’t get that robe back, then Nana is done. Though, will they want the robe back now that Ricochet’s put his logo on it? Or will Swerve take the robe, the title shot and everything Ricochet has left in body, mind and spirit?

Swerve makes his entrance, a live band playing his song, and Swerve high-fives the celebrities of LA. The bell rings and the fans are all fired up for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Then they taunt Ricochet with, “YOU ARE BALD! YOU ARE BALD!” Ricochet tells them all that it doesn’t matter! He and Swerve storm up, both men kick, but Swerve spins Ricochet to half nelson. Ricochet arm-drags free, Swerve goes Matrix, but then Ricochet dodges the House Call! Ricochet dragon sleepers, Swerve powers out to whip, but Ricochet reverses. Swerve runs Ricochet over and the fans fire up! Ricochet bails out and Swerve seethes.

Ricochet chases after Nana, but Swerve storms out. Ricochet dodges to get in the ring, then builds speed. Ricochet rolls off Swerve’s back, handsprings, but so does Swerve! Swerve scoops and torture racks, RIB BREAKER! Ricochet writhes but Swerve shoves him down. Swerve drops a knee, then stalks Ricochet to the corner. Nana looks at the robe, but Swerve SLAPS away on Ricochet’s bad head! The ref counts, Swerve snapmares and goes up, FALLING UPPERCUT! Swerve hits the Griddy and the fans fire up. Then Swerve adds a basement UPPERCUT! Ricochet goes to a corner, but he YANKS Swerve into buckles!

Ricochet drags Swerve up, reels him in, back suplexes high and hard, then makes sure Nana stays back from the robe. The fans boo but Ricochet dares Nana to try something. Ricochet then CLUBS Swerve, whips him to ropes, but Swerve reverses. Ricochet grabs ropes, Swerve runs up, but Ricochet BOOTS him! And SLAPS him! The fans boo while Ricochet talks trash, but Swerve LARIATS Ricochet up and out! Swerve goes out and he rains down fists! The fans fire up, the ring count climbs, but Swerve KNEES Ricochet into the barriers! Swerve just fires off, but Nana says to stop. Swerve SHOVES Nana!?

Nana is upset, but Swerve apologizes. He’s just heated right now with everything going on. Nana is too upset, and he’s leaving?! Ricochet uses the barriers to steal the HOUSE CALL! Ricochet puts Swerve in the ring, springboards, and FLYING LARIATS! Then he LIONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! The fans boo as Nana goes to the back! Ricochet mockingly waves bye, then he CLUBS Swerve down! Ricochet tells the fans to shut up, but then he stomps Swerve to the corner. Fans chant “YOU’RE STILL BALD!” Ricochet whips Swerve corner to corner hard, and Swerve falls back. Swerve sputters, Ricochet taunts him, but Swerve kicks at him.

Ricochet kicks Swerve, CHOPS him, but Swerve ROCKS Ricochet! Ricochet wobbles, Swerve CHOPS! Swerve runs, but Ricochet follows to CUTTER! Ricochet taunts the fans, and who is that getting so heated? Leslie Jones is strongly Team Swerve it seems. Ricochet snapmares Swerve, clamps on with a chinlock, but Swerve endures. Ricochet grinds Swerve, the fans rally for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve grabs a foot, twists it, and he stands up to slip around, BACKBREAKER to a whip, and a DROPKICK! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Swerve kips up, the fans fire up, and he LARIATS! And LARIATS!

Swerve whips, HIP TOSS, but Ricochet handsprings through to wrench and whip. Ricochet then follows, but no cutter this time! Swerve gator rolls and suplexes Ricochet for a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ricochet survives, Leslie Jones is getting sweaty, and Swerve whips. Ricochet reverses, runs, and DISCUS LARIATS! The fans boo but Ricochet goes up the corner. The fans boo Ricochet, but Swerve rises up! Swerve ROCKS Ricochet, then ROCKS him again! Swerve climbs up, and he CLUBS away on Ricochet! Swerve then adjusts up top, but Ricochet hits him back! Both men stand on the very top, but Swerve fires a body shot!

Ricochet drops down, Swerve avoids a sweep, but not the GAMANGIRI! Ricochet springboards, to DRAGON RANA! Cover, TWO and Swerve deadlifts to POWERBOMB! And then deadlifts again, to POP-UP POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives and the fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” as Swerve stalks Ricochet to the ropes. Ricochet fights the half nelson, but Swerve blocks the superkick! Swerve ROUNDHOUSES Ricochet, then storms up to waistlock. He pops Ricochet right up, but Ricochet POISON-RANAS on the apron! Both men fall and the fans lose their minds! Ricochet crawls his way over to Swerve, but he soaks up heat first.

Ricochet tells all the fans to shut up, then he gets Swerve in the ring. Ricochet looks to the desk, and he drags Swerve back out. Ricochet TOSSES Swerve onto the Spanish announce desk! The fans fire up as Ricochet hops up to join Swerve! Ken Jeong and Paul Walter-Hauser say don’t do it! Swerve fires body shots, and he ROCKS Ricochet! Ricochet SOBATS back! Ricochet fires up, the fans boo, but Swerve hooks Ricochet up in an INVERTED Gory Especial! VERTABREAKER on the desk!! The fans are thunderously losing their minds while Ricochet shouts in pain! Swerve gets Ricochet in the ring and in the drop zone!

Swerve climbs up, takes aim, and the fans are thunderous again! KILL STOMPS!!! Cover, TWO!?!? Ricochet survives and Swerve is shocked! But the fans rally up for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve calls for it, but Ricochet flops over! Swerve says fine, and he takes off his armbands. But Ricochet goes to low blow! Swerve stops that, so Ricochet CLAWS the eyes! NORTHERN LIGHTS, roll through, and deadlift for a BRAINBSUTER! Ricochet roars, the fans boo, but Ricochet climbs the corner. Ricochet tells the fans this is on them! Ricochet goes up, soaks up that heat, and 630 SENTONS!! Cover, TWO!?!?

Ricochet is absolutely shocked as Swerve survives! And NANA IS BACK! NANA SNATCHES THE ROBE! It was all a fake out! Swerve rolls Ricochet up, TWO!! Ricochet runs up, dodges Swerve, and he waistlocks! Swerve elbows Ricochet, whips him, but Ricochet DIVES onto Nana!! Ricochet takes the robe back! The fans boo as Ricochet puts the robe on, but Swerve DIVES! Into a DEATH VALLEY DRIVER?!? Ricochet taunts Ken, Paul, whoever else is with them, and then goes back to ringside. The fans still chant “BALD! BALD! BALD!” Ricochet puts Swerve in, and he stalks behind Swerve to then dragon sleeper! VERTIGO!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?

Swerve survives again and Ricochet is shocked all over again! Ricochet says fine, they’ll do this the hard way! Ricochet locks ‘n’ loads, but Nana holds onto the robe! Ricochet and Nana tug-o-war, and Nana gets the robe back! O’Conner Roll, TWO! Swerve and Nana avoid colliding, but Ricochet SHOVES them into each other! O’Conner with tights! TWO!! HOUSE CALL!!! The fans are thunderous, and HOUSE CALL again!!! Cover, TWO!?!?! The fans are electric and Swerve says just gotta do more! BIG PRESSURE!!! Cover, SWERVE WINS!!

Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the AEW World Championship)

Nana and LA all cheer as Swerve wins it all! The #1 contender’s contract and the Embassy Robe are theirs once again! Swerve even makes sure to present the robe to Nana himself. They hug it out and the fans cheer! But now the question is: Who will the Most Dangerous Man be targeting after tonight’s world title main event?

 

AEW Continental Championship: Kazuchika Okada VS Brody King!

The Rainmaker keeps trying to make everyone his b*tch, but he was the one who had to cheat Buddy Matthews in Australia. The Hounds of Hell will not stand for this, so now the King of Death is coming for vengeance. Will Okada fail to get out of Brody’s backyard here in LA? Or will there be no end to the reign?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see whose bark is worse than their bite!

The bell rings, the fans bark, but Okada isn’t bothered by that. Okada and Brody circle, tie up, and Brody powers Okada to a corner. The ref counts, Okada turns things around, and Okada mocks the bark as he backs off. Brody storms up, Okada dodges him, and then Okada CLAWS Brody’s eyes! The ref counts, Okada stops to scoop, but Brody’s big! Brody then scoops Okada and SLAMS him down! The fans fire up and bark more as Okada bails out. Brody goes out the side, storms up on Okada, and blocks Okada’s kick! Brody CHOPS Okada, then puts him in the ring. The fans fire up and Brody storms back inside.

Okada CLUBS Brody at the ropes and HAMMERS away! Okada puts Brody in a corner, fires an ELBOW, then seethes. Okada ELBOWS Brody again, then goes corner to corner. Okada runs back up, but Brody puts him on the apron! Brody DECKS Okada, goes out after him, and CHOPS! Okada sputters and fans fire up! Brody whips Okada hard into railing, then he ROCKS Okada before he CHOPS him! Brody then whips Okada hard into barriers! The fans fire up, Brody makes Okada take a seat as he ROCKS him with a forearm. The fans fire up, Brody runs up, but Okada dodges! Brody crashes into barriers, and Okada hits a DDT to the floor!

Okada drags Brody up, puts him in the ring, and he fires forearms in the corner. Brody ROCKS Okada, Okada ROCKS Brody, and Okada fires a flurry! The ref counts, Okada backs off, and the fans rally up. Okada storms up on Brody and brings him around. Brody ROCKS Okada, CHOPS Okada, and repeat! The fans fire up and Okada staggers to a corner. Brody whips, runs up, but Okada dodges! Okada scoops and SLAMS! Okada is proud of himself with just that, and then he goes to the corner. Okada climbs, but Brody DOUBLE CHOPS him first! Brody climbs up and has Okada on the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX!

Both Brody and Okada writhe while the fans fire up. A standing count count starts while the fans rally behind Brody. Both men stand at 5 of 10, Brody SWATS a lariat to CHOP! And CHOP! And LARIAT! Okada gets up but Brody LARIATS again! Okada stands up at the ropes, but Brody BACKDROPS him! Okada flops out of the ring but Brody grins. Brody builds speed, and he DIVES! Direct hit into the railing! The fans fire up and bark with Brody, and Brody watches Okada stand. Brody storms up, stalks Okada, but Okada has the belt! Brody kicks low, then drags Okada over. Brody makes Okada take a seat with a CHOP!

Okada sputters, Brody gets space, and here goes nothing! CROSSBODY against the railing! The fans fire up and Brody puts Okada in the ring. Brody then SENTONS, covers, TWO! Okada survives but Brody drags him up. Okada fires a forearm, but Brody just eggs him on! Okada fires more shots, but Brody ROCKS Okada! Okada BOOTS! And UPPERCUTS! Okada runs, ducks Brody’s lariat, but Brody avoids the dropkick! Brody runs and LARIATS Okada again! Brody gut wrenches, but Okada counters to an Alabama Lift! REVERSE NECKBREAKER! Okada drags Brody to the drop zone, and he goes up the corner! MACHO ELBOW!

Okada winds it up, and the fans cheer, for the Rainmaker MIDDLE FINGER! Okada drags Brody up, ripcords, but Brody fireman’s carries! CORNER DEATH VALLEY! Brody barks, the fans join in, and Brody runs corner to corner, CANNONBALL! Brody drags Okada to a cover, TWO! Okada survives and Brody grows frustrated, but the fans continue to rally. Okada goes to the apron, Brody joins him, and Brody reels Okada in! The fans duel as Okada fights the lift! Okada BACKDROPS Brody on the apron! Then Okada DROPKICKS Brody into barriers! Brody goes down in a heap, but Okada drags him up.

Okada puts Brody in the ring, then grabs that chair! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Okada brings the chair in the ring. Okada lets the ref have the chair, to use the belt! BELT SHOT!! Okada hides the evidence, he covers Brody, TWO!!! Okada is shocked, but then he shakes his head. Okada drags Brody up, ripcords, and RAIN- LARIAT from Brody!! The fans fire up as Brody snarls. Brody hauls Okada up, reels him in, GONZO- NO, Okada fights free! ROLLING- Brody catches the lariat to HEADBUTT! Both men stagger and go to corners. Brody runs up to SPLASH! The fans bark again, Brody runs up, into a DROPKICK!

Okada has Brody reeling, and he baits him into the ripcord! RAINMAKER!! Cover, Okada wins!!

Winner: Kazuchika Okada, by pinfall (still AEW Continental Champion)

The Hounds tried, but they could not stop the reign. Will anyone ever take this title off of Okada?

 

AEW World Tag Team Championships: Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin w/ MVP VS The Outrunners!

As Montel Vontavious Porter said just last night on Collision, these two teams are two sides of the same coin. They’re all about entertaining the fans, but they do it in very, very different ways. Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd like to flex and have fun to make the fans smile and laugh, but The All Mighty & The Standard of Excellence prefer to hurt people. Will the Youngest Men Alive prove that underdog stories still have happy endings? Or is this going to be more of a cautionary tale?

The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see what kind of entertainment plays better with today’s audience.

We see teams like “The Cru,” Lio Rush & Action Andretti, watching this ringside. Shelton and Truth start, tie up, and Truth headlocks. Shelton powers up and out, Truth LARIATS, but Shelton shrugs it off. Truth UPPERCUTS, kicks, then snap suplexes! But Shelton is right up! Shelton scoops and SLAMS Truth, and Truth scrambles away. The fans rally, Truth tags Turbo, and Turbo eggs Shelton on. Turbo then fakes the run to ROCK Shelton! Turbo flexes, ROCKS Shelton again, then whips. Shelton reverses, scoops, but Turbo slips free to waistlock. Shelton bucks the O’Conner, and he KNEES Turbo low!

Shelton headlocks, Turbo powers out as Truth tags in! Truth DROPKICKS Shelton, then The Outrunners DOUBLE LARIAT Shelton out! But Lashley snatches Turbo! Truth goes after Lashley, then runs to BLAST Lashley down! The Outrunners watch carefully, then they spin around! The fans cheer the flexing while MVP has the Syndicate regroup. MVP says the Outrunners are trying to shine on them! Are they gonna let them do that?! HELL NO! The Syndicate gets in there, they brawl with The Outrunners, then Shelton whips and BOOTS Truth! Lashley gets Turbo out of the ring, Shelton tags Lashley in, and they mug Truth.

Lashley runs and he RAMS into Truth! Lashley reels Truth in just to RAM him again and again! Lashley then turns Truth for a NECKBREAKER! The fans rally and duel, and Lashley reels Truth in. Lashley suplexes, Truth fights it, then slips free. Lashley ELBOWS Truth, then LARIATS him up and out! Tag to Shelton and he storms right up on Truth. Shelton RAMS Truth into the apron, then the barriers, and back again! MVP cheers Shelton on and Shelton throws Truth into the ring. Shelton then GERMAN SUPLEXES! MVP says that’s what he’s talking about! Shelton stalks Truth and GERMAN SUPLEXES him again!

Shelton tags Lashley, and Lashley drags Truth up to put him in the corner. Lashley fires ELBOW after ELBOW, and he whips corner to corner. Truth goes up and over, but Lashley catches him! OKLAHOMA STAMPEDE! Cover, TWO! Truth survives, but Lashley is smiling because ironically, this is him having fun. Lashley looms over Truth, puts him in the corner, and he tags in Shelton. Shelton brings Truth around to scoop, but Truth fights free! Truth runs to BULLDOG Shelton down! The fans fire up as Truth and Shelton crawl! Turbo is all fired up, Truth hot tags him in! Turbo gets in and fires hands, but Shelton knees low!

Shelton whips, but Turbo dodges the step-up knee! Turbo scoops and SLAMS! The fans fire up, Lashley storms in, but Truth BLASTS him back out! The Outrunners fire up, and the fans join in, “Turbo Floyd! YOU SON OF A B*TCH!” They shake hands and DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! MVP is furious, Lashley storms back in, and he breaks the double ax handle to DOUBLE LARIAT! Lashley drags Truth out, and brings him to the steps. But Truth drop toeholds Lashley into the steps! Shelton is mad, he ROCKS Turbo with a right! But Turbo just feeds off it! Shelton fires more shots, and Turbo is firing up again!

The fans fire up as he goes into Turbo Mode! Turbo fires haymakers, then whips! Turbo LARIATS Shelton in a corner, but Shelton ROCKS him in return! Shelton and Turbo trade shots, then Turbo knuckle locks! Turbo goes up the corner, and he goes Old School! The fans fire up for the FLYING ARM-DRAG! But Shelton’s right up to SUPERKICK! Cover, TRUTH BREAKS IT! The fans fire up but here’s Lashley! MILE HIGH SPINEBUSTER for Truth! Shelton adds the STEP-UP KNEE! SPEAR from Lashley!! Shelton gives Turbo the STEP-UP KNEE! And Lashley hits the SPEAR!! Cover, Hurt Syndicate wins!

Winners: The Hurt Syndicate, by pinfall (still AEW World Tag Team Champions)

The Outrunners put up a fight, but they couldn’t outpower The All Mighty & The Standard of Excellence. Lio & Action like what they see, but is The Cru really considering their chances against the Hurt Syndicate?

 

AEW Women’s World Championship, The Hollywood Ending: Toni Storm VS Mariah May!

The epic saga that we’ve seen between The Timeless and The Glamour finally reaches it’s finale, and a trilogy this epic can only end with no disqualifications, no count outs, Falls Count Anywhere and ANYTHING GOES! But will the Woman From Hell once again make this All About Mariah? Or will this go down as a timeless classic?

As Mariah makes her entrance, she’s like an evil bride yet also a mourning widow. As for Toni, she has dramatic make-up, but a look on her face that could kill. Mariah doesn’t even wait, she rushes back out there to attack! The bell rings as the brawl is on, and the fans are fired up! Toni KNEES low, SMACKS Mariah off the stage, and then she and Luther get the Hollywood table! Mariah THROWS Toni down, SPITS at Luther, then goes back to Toni. Mariah whips, but Toni reveres! Mariah stops from falling off the stage, and she CHOPS Toni! Mariah then reels Toni in and aims for off the stage!

Toni fights the suplex, lifts, but Mariah fights free to DDT on the stage! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up while Mariah goes back to her bouquet of flowers. SURPRISE~! She has a stun gun! Luther grabs it from Mariah, but Mariah LOW BLOWS him! Then she SHOTGUNS Luther over the catering table! Mariah storms her way back to Toni, but Toni SLAPS her! And pops Mariah up, SKY HIGH off the stage and down through tables!! The fans lose their minds while the ref checks both women. Toni rises up to cover, TWO!! Toni crawls away, but then storms back up and she drags Mariah up. Toni RAMS Mariah into railing, then drags her up again.

Toni brings Mariah to ringside, sends her into steel steps, then reels her in. Mariah fights free and wants to run away! Toni chases her, Mariah throws hands, but Toni trips her! Mariah gets split up the middle by the barriers, then Toni drags her around, DRAPING DDT to the floor! The fans fire up and Toni rises again. Toni sits Mariah up against the railing, then gets space. Toni runs back in, but Mariah moves! Hip attack hits railing! Mariah drags Toni up the steps, reels her in, FULL METAL STORM ZERO!! Mariah steals Toni’s move again and in the most vicious way yet! Mariah looks under the ring, and she brings out a chain! And a chair!

Toni is busted open, but Mariah storms up to wipe it up with her bride veil. Mariah puts Toni in the ring, bumps her off buckles, and then hoists her up into a Tree of Woe! Mariah then wedges a chair in Toni’s face, runs corner to corner, FULL METAL HIP ATTACK! Double-edged but Mariah says it was worth it! Cover, TWO! Toni sits up with a crimson mask like no other, but Mariah isn’t done! Mariah drags Toni up, but Toni switches to GERMAN SUPLEX! Both women bail out, and Toni brings out a bucket?! It’s full of broken champagne bottles! Wait, Mariah has her own bucket! Toni’s bucket is bigger, but wait, both women are taping up their hands!?

The fans are going nuts already as the tape is used to stick broken glass to their fists!! The fans tell both women they are sick, but that was pretty obvious months ago. Both women bob ‘n’ weave the glass fists, then Mariah kicks low! Toni dodges and JABS! All that glass goes right into Mariah’s face! Toni brings the whole bucket with her now, and dumps it out on the mat! She also adds Mariah’s bucket to this, and now Mariah is busted open! Toni drags Mariah into the ring, across the glass, and then she JABS a piece right into the wound!! The fans are freaking out, this has become a slasher film! But Mariah SMASHES glass into Toni’s groin!

Toni staggers away to a corner, Mariah puts her up top, and she TASTES the blood! They fire hands, Toni shoves Mariah away, but Mariah comes back! STRATUSPHERE onto the glass!!! Toni writhes in pain, but Mariah hoists her up! Fireman’s carry, MAYDAY onto glass!! Cover, TWO!?!? Toni survives and the fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Mariah is furious, she drags Toni up, but Toni hits a FULL METAL STORM ZERO!! Cover, TWO?!? Mariah survives hitting a chair with her head, but Toni will not stop! “This is Awesome!” as Toni storms over to the timekeeper’s area. Toni is contemplating what she can do, and VOILA! THE SHOE~!

The fans fire up as this is the very shoe Mariah first used to bloody Toni up last year! Mariah knows it, too, and she runs away! Mariah finds the title belt, but Toni CURB STOMPS her onto it! Toni SLASHES Mariah with the belt, like Mariah once did to her! Toni LASHES Mariah again! Toni is almost in tears, but she still LASHES Mariah! And now, the shoe…! Toni holds onto it almost cherishingly, and she brings Mariah up. Mariah begs for mercy, but then she fireman’s carries! MAYDAY on the stage!! Cover, TWO!??! Mariah screams, her blood still pouring out, but now she has the shoe! “This is Awesome!” as Mariah drags Toni up.

Mariah brings Toni to the table, but Toni blocks the shoe attack! Toni HEADBUTTS Mariah, then she has the shoe! Toni HAMMERS Mariah with the shoe!! Then she reels Mariah in, STORM ZERO down through the table!!! Cover, TONI WINS!!!

Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Champion)

Ash Avildsen and the rest of the Queen of the Ring cast applaud this match, it is a standing ovation from the entire crowd! As the tron puts it, this is “The End” of this story once and for all. And despite it all, Toni still holds on to Mariah comfortingly. But after a story like this, will either Toni or Mariah ever be the same again?

 

AEW International Championship: Konosuke Takeshita w/ Don Callis VS Kenny Omega!

Don Callis used The Alpha to replace Kenny Omega, and with Don Callis’ help, Takeshita won twice against Omega in one week. But that felt like another life given what both men have been through since then. The Cleaner has a new lease on life, will he make the most of it by becoming AEW’s first Grand Slam Champion? Or will there be a new Best Bout Machine?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly Callis’ greatest protege!

The bell rings and the fans rally up for Kenny! Omega and Konosuke tie up, break, then reset. They tie up, Konosuke headlocks, but Omega powers up and out. They RAM shoulders, Omega rebounds and RAMS Konosuke, and the fans fire up. Omega shoves Konosuke, they fire forearms back and forth, but Konosuke gets the edge. Konosuke runs, Omega reels him in and CHOPS him on the back! Callis says that’s nasty! Omega full nelsons, Konosuke elbows free, and runs, but into a CHOP! Konosuke keeps going, runs through a CHOP to TAKESHITA LINE! The fans rally while Konosuke drags Omega up. But Omega suplexes first!

The fans cheer and Omega fires himself up. Omega runs corner to corner to ELBOW Konosuke! Omega TOSSES Konosuke out, then PLANCHAS! Down goes Konosuke and the fans fire up again! Omega drags Konosuke up, whips him into barriers, and he RAMS Konosuke against barriers. Then RAMS him again! The fans tell off Callis, and Omega CHOPS Konosuke! Omega high-fives fans, but Konosuke CLAWS Omega’s eyes! And FLAPJACKS him off the apron! Konosuke refreshes the ring count, then he hauls Omega up. Konosuke whips Omega hard into railing! Konosuke looms over Omega and brings him up.

The fans rally for Omega but Konosuke puts him in the ring. Cover, TWO! Omega stays in this but Konosuke stays on Omega at the ropes. Konosuke CHOKES Omega, the ref counts, but Konosuke adds punches! Konosuke lets off at 4, the fans rally for Omega, and Omega fires body shots! Omega fires haymakers but Konosuke kicks and DDTS! Cover, TWO! Konosuke TOSSES Omega out, distracts the ref, and Callis goes after Omega! The fans boo, Callis hurts his own hand, but Konosuke puts Omega in the ring. Konosuke rains down fists, then clamps on with a chinlock. Konosuke grinds Omega down but the fans rally.

Omega endures, fights up, and he fires body shots. Konosuke ROCKS Omega, whips him, but Omega reverses. Konosuke grabs ropes, then he DUMPS Omega out! Omega lands on the apron to ROCK Konosuke! Omega bumps Konosuke off buckles, then goes up a corner! CROSSBODY FLOPS as Konosuke moves! Konosuke whips and kitchen sink knees! Cover, TWO! Omega stays in this, but the target is clear. Konosuke grins as he lurks behind Omega. Omega rises up, Konosuke bumps him off buckles, and he RAMS into Omega! And RAMS again! And again! The ref counts, Konosuke lets off, but Omega runs up to fire hands!

The fans fire up with Omega but Konosuke kicks low! Konosuke runs up, but Omega BOOTS him! Omega runs, but into a clinch! EXPLODER! Omega flounders, Konosuke grins, and the fans rally up. Konosuke goes out, he brings out a TABLE, and the fans are torn. The fans like tables but they don’t like where this is going. Konosuke stands the table up, goes to the apron, and he brings Omega up. Konosuke lifts Omega up, but Omega clings to ropes! The fans rally, Omega holds on for dear life, and he throws down elbows! Konosuke lets go and Omega CHOPS him! Omega runs up to SLAM DUNK Konosuke on the apron!

Omega lets everyone know to get back, he’s gonna jump off of something. The fans rally and Omega brings Konosuke up. Omega fireman’s carries, “You! Can’t! Escape!” ROLLING SENTON, and then Omega goes up the railing! MOON- NO! Konosuke SHOVES Omega off and he hits more railing! The fans boo but Konosuke tells the ref to call this! The ref tells Konosuke to get in the ring, and Doc Sampson is checking on Omega. Omega sits up, and he certainly insists he can still go. The ring count is 5 of 10, Omega hobbles at 7, and he rolls in at 8! Into an ALPHA ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Konosuke suplexes, BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!!

Konosuke is confused as how Omega is still in this, but he clamps on a body scissors. The fans rally and sing for Omega as he endures. Konosuke pulls hair, puts on the squeeze, but Omega fights around. Konosuke waistlocks so it’s a bearhug now. Omega endures, reaches out, and the fans rally harder! Omega stands, reaches back for a headlock, and he then BELL CLAPS Konosuke! And again! Konosuke staggers, the fans fire up, but he runs back in! Omega goes up and over, somersaults and goes up the other corner, CROSSBODY! Both men are down and the fans fire up again. Omega then POLISH HAMMERS! And POLISH HAMMERS!

The fans fire up as Omega aims, DISCUS- NO, Konosuke ducks! Omega blocks a kick to CLUB the, then CHOP! Omega JABS, JABS, and whips, but Konosuke reverses. Omega reverses, fireman’s carries, “You! Can’t! Escape!” ROLLING SENTON and then MOONSAULT from the corner! Cover, TWO! Konosuke stays in this and Omega clutches his side. The fans rally, Omega brings Konosuke up, but Konosuke fires body shots! BODY BLOW, and then Konosuke runs, but into a RANA! Konosuke tumbles out, the fans fire up, and the Terminator Drums begin! Omega rises, builds speed, but Callis trips him up!

The fans boo as Callis gets away with one! Konosuke LARIATS Omega and himself out of the ring! Callis slithers back to commentary, the fans rally him off again, but Konosuke drags Omega up. Konosuke reels him in for a GERMAN SUPLEX to the floor! Omega sputters, the ref wants this in the ring, but Konosuke decides he wants to use his table. Konosuke drags Omega up, reels him in, and he fires up! The fans boo, but Omega blocks the suplex! Omega CLUBS away on Konosuke, then he pushes the table over. The fans boo that, but Omega drags Konosuke over. Omega suplexes, but Konosuke blocks it!

Konosuke turns things around, and he GOURD BUSTERS Omega on the upside-down table! Omega is fortunate he didn’t hit a leg, but the frame still sucks! Konosuke pushes the table on its side, and he says, “I KILL HIM!” GOURD BUSTER on the table’s edge!! The fans boo but Callis is loving this! Konosuke puts Omega in, and he SENTONS down! Omega writhes, but Konosuke steps on him, to then SENTON again! The ref has Konosuke back off to check Omega, but Konosuke pushes past! SENTON onto knees! Now Konosuke blames the ref for that! Konosuke scoops Omega to SLAM him! Konosuke goes up and fans boo more.

Konosuke reaches the top, and he SUPER SENTONS but Omega dodges! Omega and Konosuke are both down, a standing count starts, and we pass 5 of 10. Konosuke snarls, he and Omega rise, and Konosuke fires a forearm! Omega checks his chin, then comes back to ROCK Konosuke! Konosuke ROCKS Omega, and the fans boo. Omega ROCKS Konosuke, and the fans cheer! Konosuke ROCKS Omega, the fans boo, but Omega fires himself back up! Omega fires a flurry, but Konosuke BODY BLOWS and ALPHA ELBOWS! Konosuke whips, Omega reverses, but Konosuke ducks ‘n’ dodges! But Omega catches him to a SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX!

The fans fire up as Omega has Konosuke again! But Konosuke fights the nelson, feints high and BODY BLOWS again! Konosuke runs, but into a V-TRIGGER! Omega reels Konosuke in, hoists him up, POWERBOMB! Flip over, V-TRIGGER! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives but Omega stays calm. Konosuke goes to ropes, fans rally up. Omega runs, has to catch his breath, but then Konosuke dodges! BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Omega survives and the fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” Konosuke runs to HELLUVA KICK in the corner! And then he puts Omega up top, climbs up behind him, but Omega fights back!

Omega CLUBS Konosuke down, but Konosuke LARIATS Omega off the corner!! The ref goes out to check Omega and Omega is somehow still in this. Konosuke drags Omega up, stands on the very top, but Omega fires shots! Omega ROCKS Konosuke, then springboards up, SUPER SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives and Callis can breathe again. The fans rally as Konosuke goes to ropes, and Omega runs up, V-TRIGGER! Omega snarls, he drags Konosuke up again, and he Electric- NO, the bad gut won’t let him lift! Omega CLUBS Konosuke, then tries again!

Omega has the Electric Chair, but Konosuke slips out to Electric Chair back! Omega slips free, scoops and gut wrenches, but Konosuke turns that around! TOMBSTONE! But Konosuke holds on!? And he tucks Omega in, BASTARD DRIVER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Omega survives and LA is electric! Konosuke roars, runs, POWER DRIVE KNEE!! Cover, TWO!?!?! POWER DRIVE KNEE!!! Cover, ONE?!?!?!? WHAT?!?! LA is erupting for “KENNY! KENNY!” but Konosuke storms up. Omega fires shots, Konosuke guards, and then he fires a flurry in return! BODY BLOW! Konosuke reels Omega in, but Omega fights the suplex!

Omega wrenches free, but an ALPHA ELBOW knocks him down! Konosuke goes again, but Omega slips free of the suplex! Ripcord V-TRIGGER!! And then Omega hits a STUFF PILEDRIVER!!! Cover, TWO!!! Konosuke survives, but Omega is too tired to be upset. LA says “This is Awesome!” and that they should “Fight Forever!” But this has to end somehow, and Omega rises up. Omega storms around, Konosuke scowls at Omega, and so Omega lines up a shot. V-TRIGGER!! Konosuke flops over, but Omega glares at him. The fans want that “ONE MORE TIME!” Omega sits Konosuke up, for a V-TRIGGER!!

Konosuke fops down again, but Omega isn’t done with him. Omega makes Konosuke sit up, lines up his shot, and Konosuke says bring it! V- NO!! Konosuke blocks the knee and then ALPHA ELBOWS! AND LEFT SIDE! ROLLING- V-TRIGGER!! Omega reels Konosuke in for a POISON-RANA!! Callis is furious and gets off commentary again. Omega rises, he aims his finger gun, and BANG! Omega runs, V-TRIGGER!! Omega reels Konosuke in but Callis has Konosuke’s hand! The ref reprimands, Omega KICKS Callis away! Electric Chair, but Konosuke spins through! RAGIN- NO, Omega sips free, WRING and ghost pin! TWO!! Omega rolls with Konosuke, Oklahoma Roll! OMEGA WINS!!!

Winner: Kenny Omega, by pinfall (NEW AEW International Champion)

For all of Callis trying to get involved, he could NOT screw over Omega! Callis and Konosuke skulk away, will they be back for more with Omega? Will Omega start on an even brighter chapter now that he is champion once again?

 

Steel Cage Match: Will Ospreay VS Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis!

Callis sure likes driving wedges between people. He is why Konosuke turned on Omega, and he is why The United Empire fell apart here in AEW. The Aerial Assassin and The Aussie Arrow were like brothers, but now they’re the bitterest of enemies. Will Ospreay humble Kyle and prove he is on another level? Or will The Protostar be THE star here in Los Angeles?

Kyle makes his entrance, Callis returning to ringside for it, and then Kyle climbs the cage from the outside. Ospreay gets a remix of his catchphrase, “On another level,” as part of his theme, and then he climbs the cage from the outside to match. This is all to make it clear, there’s no escaping to win! Ospreay and Kyle glare at each other from across the way, then they descend into the cage. The fans sing for “Ospreay~ Ospreay Ospreay Ospreay~!” The bell rings, and both men run up! They fire fists fast and furious, then Ospreay kicks low! OspreY headlocks, Kyle powers up and out, Ospreay RAMS him but Kyle RAMS Ospreay! They RAM each other more, then Ospreay ROCKS Kyle!

Ospreay runs, but Kyle CLOBBERS Ospreay! Kyle soaks up the heat, then he goes back to Ospreay. Ospreay stops from hitting steel, but then Kyle does the same! Kyle whips, Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges, and then Ospreay RANAS! The fans fire up, Ospreay runs at the corner, but Kyle pops him up and to the apron. Ospreay ROCKS Kyle back, but there’s not a lot of room there. Ospreay steps inside, Kyle BOOTS him! Kyle whips, Ospreay reveres, but Kyle stops from hitting steel! So Ospreay CLAWS at Kyle’s hand! Ospreay ROCKS Kyle, whips him, but Kyle reverses. Ospreay handsprings, but his feet hit the steel! Ospreay hobbles, Kyle LARIATS him down!

The fans boo, but this is the first cage match in both men’s careers, so there is a bit of an adjustment period. Kyle BOOTS Ospreay down, he’s adjusting rather nicely. The fans boo, but Kyle CHOPS Ospreay. Kyle puts Ospreay against the ropes and CHOPS! Ospreay grits his teeth, but he CHOPS back! And CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Kyle knees low, suplexes, but into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! The fans fire up and Ospreay builds speed, to springboard and OSC- NO, Kyle blocks the cutter to suplex and LAWN DART! Ospreay hits steel and falls back! Kyle grins and soaks up the heat from LA.

Kyle goes back to Ospreay, and Ospreay is busted open! Kyle smiles as he shows it to the crowd. Kyle stands Ospreay up to GRINDE his forehead into the cage! The cage is a grater against that wound, and Kyle shoves Ospreay down. Kyle is certainly a caged animal, and he licks the blood off the steel!? The fans tell Kyle he is sick, but Kyle waits on Ospreay to stand. Kyle storms up on Ospreay, has him in the corner, and he rains down fists on the bloody wound! The fans don’t count along, but Kyle still goes to TEN! Kyle stops only to flex, then he drags Ospreay up. Kyle whips Ospreay corner to corner hard and Ospreay falls back. Cover, ONE!!

Ospreay still has grit but Kyle just STOMPS him down! Kyle grins, looms over Ospreay, but the fans rally up. Kyle is annoyed by that, but he whips corner to corner. Ospreay goes up, up and around, PIP PIP CHEERIO! The fans fire up as Ospreay improvises that springboard. Ospreay roars and rises up, and then he ROCKS Kyle again and again! Ospreay whips Kyle hard into steel! And then hard into more steel! And then BACKDROPS Kyle, for a STANDING SKY TWISTER! Cover, TWO! Kyle stays in this, the ref checks Ospreay, and Ospreay says he’s fine. The fans rally behind Ospreay as he goes back for Kyle.

Callis claims he is concerned about blood loss now, but that’s as Ospreay gives Kyle some Kawada Kicks! And a CHOP! And another CHOP! And then another CHOP! Kyle falls over, Ospreay roars, and the fans fire up! Ospreay glares at Callis through the cage chain links, then goes back for Kyle. Kyle is under the ropes, but Ospreay drags him up. Ospreay CHOPS Kyle against the steel! And CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Again! Again! Kyle slumps down, but Ospreay makes him stand up! Ospreay says Kyle wanted this, so he CHOPS again! The fans fire up as Ospreay lets Kyle flop over this time.

Kyle crawls into the ring, possibly bleeding from the pec, but Ospreay runs up. Kyle BOOTS first! Then SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Both men are down, but Kyle goes to ropes. Kyle stands, and he rips a buckle pad away! The fans boo but there’s nothing stopping Kyle from doing this! But Ospreay stops from hitting the buckle! Ospreay fires hands, but Kyle SHOVES Ospreay into the buckle! And then GAMANGIRI! Kyle puts Ospreay up top, climbs up, but Ospreay resists the suplex! Ospreay slips under, tucks Kyle in, FULL METAL NANDOS! And then Ospreay YANKS Kyle down! Kyle hits buckle, Ospreay trips him, CATAPULT into the steel!

Kyle scrapes against steel as he falls between wall and ropes! The fans fire up and Ospreay has a crazed look in his eyes! Ospreay stands, steadies himself, and he stalks after Kyle. Ospreay sits Kyle, then DECKS him! And DECKS him! And DECKS him again! The fans fire up with Ospreay, and he scoops to SLAM! Ospreay goes up, but Kyle trips him! Ospreay lands on the bare buckle! Kyle has a bloody forehead now, but he still climbs up behind Ospreay. They both go to the top rope, but Ospreay fights with a headlock! Ospreay HEADBUTTS, then SMACKS Kyle off the cage’s corner post! And then again! And again!

Kyle falls back hard, and Ospreay takes aim! LEAP OF FAITH!! Cover, TWO!! Kyle survives and Ospreay’s surprised! Ospreay vows to end Kyle now and the fans fire up! Ospreay underhooks Kyle, but Kyle powers up to Alabama Lift! Ospreay grabs at the cage to get free, but Kyle trips Ospreay! Ospreay is stuck on the top rope, Kyle hits the CALF KICK! And then a lift, LAST RIDE!! Cover, TWO!?!? Ospreay survives and Kyle cannot believe it! “This is Awesome!” as both men are both a bloody mess, literally. Kyle reels Ospreay in, but neither man has much left. Kyle gives Ospreay some Kawada Kicks of his own!

The fans rally up as Kyle fires shot after shot, then KICKS for good measure! But Ospreay just stands up!? Kyle is admiring the blood painting his boot, but then he sees Ospreay grinning. Ospreay ROCKS Kyle, fires some KAWADA KICKS of his own, then lets Kyle fall back. Now Ospreay tastes the blood, but Kyle KICKS! Ospreay KICKS! The Kawada PUNTS continue back and forth! Kyle fires a flurry, but Ospreay ROCKS Kyle with a right! And then a ROLLING ELBOW! The fans fire up as Ospreay runs up, SUPERKICK form Kyle first! Kyle runs, Ospreay dodges! Kyle dodges, but Ospreay slips through the lariat!

Kyle slips out of the bomb, gets Ospreay up, but then blocks a rana! POWER- DDT!! Ospreay hurries to underhook, and he thinks on which one to do. STORM- NO, Kyle slips free! Suplex and BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!!! Fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but wait! Mark Davis is headed out here, with a duffel bag full of goodies! Dunkzilla brings out BOLT CUTTERS, and he goes after the padlock! Davis cuts that lock away, then opens the door! Kyle nods, time for Aussie Open to end Ospreay! Davis gives Kyle a chair, then sends the bag in. Kyle thanks Davis, but then Ospreay CLOBBERS Kyle!

Ospreay dares Davis to bring it, so Davis storms up the steps! Ospreay BOOTS the door into Davis! Davis falls, and Ospreay looks inside the black bag. It has a bat wrapped in barbed wire!! The fans fire up as Ospreay takes aim, and he HOMERS Kyle in the gut! And then on the back!! And then Ospreay DIGS the wire into Kyle’s forehead!! The fans are thunderous for the savagery! Ospreay then takes aim, and says “BANG BANG!” a la Cactus Jack! Kyle says please don’t, but Ospreay says Kyle’s begging for mercy a little late. Wait, Kyle has the United Empire armband in his trunks? Kyle wants to put crowns up now?

The fans boo Kyle’s desperate attempt, but Ospreay FLIPS HIM OFF! Ospreay winds up, but Kyle LOW BLOWS Ospreay! Kyle grins, the cheap trick worked. Kyle takes the armband off, wipes the blood off his face with it, and he shoves it in Ospreay’s mouth!! The fans boo and tell Kyle he’s sick! Kyle takes “Barbie” for his own, then winds up. But Ospreay ducks it and HIDDEN BLADES!! Then underhooks for the STORM BREAKER!! Cover, DAVIS BREAKS IT! Davis is busted open, too, but he clamps on a SLEEPER!! The fans boo but Davis shoves Ospreay down! The ref and Davis argue, but no disqualifications means Davis can do what he wants!

Davis stands Kyle up and Aussie Open goes to Ospreay. Kyle says Ospreay asked for this, not him! Then Aussie Open gets Ospreay to his feet, and double pump handle, COREA- POISON RANA!! Osprey then throws a chair to Davis, FULL METAL HIDDEN BLADE!! Ospreay kicks Davis out of the ring, closes the door again, and the refs on the outside work to lock it again. But Kyle pops Ospreay up! Ospreay kicks him away, then uses the cage, SUPER DUPER OSCUTTER!!! Cover, TWO!?!?!? HOW?!?! Callis can breathe again, the fans lose their minds, and Ospreay crawls to “Barbie.” Ospreay takes that wire and wraps it around his elbow?!

Kyle tries to escape, but climbing doesn’t end this! Ospreay gets Kyle, almost pulls his trunks off, but Kyle found THE SCREWDRIVER! Kyle JABS it into Ospreay’s face!! Kyle licks the screwdriver, Callis plays innocent, but then Ospreay storms up. Kyle JABS Ospreay’s side! And then his back! Ospreay is in the corner, Kyle runs up, the screwdriver gets stuck in buckle pad! Roll up, deadlift, and STYLES- NO, Kyle UP KICKS! Cradle, roll through, BRAINBUSTER!! Kyle sits a chair up, he brings Ospreay over, FULL METAL BRAINBUSTER!!! Kyle crawls to cover, TWO?!?!?! How is Ospreay doing this?!?!

Kyle himself is furious, but the fans are thunderous! Kyle goes back to the bag, and he brings out a black bag! Kyle dumps that bag out, and yes, it is THUMBTACKS!! Kyle goes back to Ospreay, reels him in, and suplexes, but Ospreay blocks! Kyle fires more Kawada Kicks, then suplexes! Ospreay RANAS free, then high stacks, to deadlift! STYLES CLASH onto the tacks!!! All those tacks go into Kyle’s gut and groin! Cover, TWO?!?!? Kyle survives, but that only makes things hurt worse! The fans are losing their minds all over again, but Ospreay underhooks! STORM- NO, Kyle climbs the cage! Ospreay pursues, and he has the screwdriver?!?

Ospreay has it in his mouth like a pirate with a knife climbing the mast! Ospreay and Kyle fight over the screwdriver, fans chant, “Please Don’t Die!” Kyle and Ospreay trade headbutts, but Ospreay has the screwdriver! And he JABS Kyle in the head!! Then Ospreay looks down at the ring. The fans are going nuts already as Ospreay is bringing Kyle around to the inside. Callis is freaking out, too, as we get an ULTIMATE SPANISH FLY!!!! Both men are down and LA is erupting! Ospreay rises, and he throws off his elbow pad! Kyle sits up and shouts, “I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU!! I EFFIN HATE YOU!! I HATE YOU, YOU SON OF A-” HIDDEN BLADE!!!

Ospreay underhooks, for a STORM DRIVER!!!! Cover, OSPREAY WINS!!

Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall

Callis is absolutely stunned. Not only did both of his guys lose tonight, but this could’ve cost Kyle so much more than just a win. Ospreay looms over Kyle for just a moment before he hobbles away. Is this the end of the grudge? Can Ospreay finally move on from his past and head for a brighter future?

 

Schiavone interviews Ash Avildsen at ringside.

Schiavone asks Ash and the Queen of the Ring cast how they felt about that match from Toni. Ash says that was definitely an incredible Hollywood Ending. Give it up to the entire cast, Damaris Lewis & Kelli Burgland! Ash is grateful for the reviews, but he also wants to give the ladies what pro-wrestling has meant to them. Damaris says y’all know you’re gonna win before anyone else does. And Kelli says their move is for wrestling fans. They deserved a movie like this on the big screen, and it was an honor to play the women who laid the foundation for wrestling today. See it while you can!

 

AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley VS Adam Copeland!

There has never been a reign of terror quite like The Death Riders holding their titles hostage. But as things escalated, “The One True King” lost pawn after pawn night after night. Moxley claims he is still fighting for a greater good, for a brighter tomorrow, but it is only so that AEW reflects his philosophy. Cope wants to change all that, which is why he’s leading the revolution! Will things get Rated R with a NEW world champion? Or will The Maniac still drag AEW along this dangerous path?

The introductions are made, the belt briefcase is raised, and win, lose or draw, the Revolution ends!

The bell rings and the fans fire up as the two pace. They slowly step up, talk some last minute trash, and then Moxley flips Cope off! So Cope fires forearms! Moxley hits back, the fans rally as the shots go back and forth! The fans cheer Cope and boo Moxley, but neither man is backing down! Moxley hits, and Cope hits right back! Cope gives as quick as he gets, but then Moxley ROCKS Cope! Cope ROCKS Mox, but Mox DECKS Cope! Moxley says he’s gonna break Cope’s neck, but Cope ROCKS Moxley! And ROCKS him again! They go back and forth, even as they kneel! They ROCK each other with simultaneous shots!

Both men shake that off, stand back up, and then the forearms continue! Moxley talks trash even as he’s firing shots, but Cope is backing Moxley down! The fans fire up as the shots just keep going, and then both men slow down. Cope runs, but Moxley ROCKS him! Moxley reels Cope in, but Cope fights the lift! Moxley says that neck is done for, but Cope ROCKS and whips Moxley! Moxley stops himself, but Cope LARIATS him up and out! Cope builds speed, and he WRECKS Moxley with a dropkick! The fans fire up, Cope climbs a corner, and Cope SUPER CROSSBODIES! Direct hit and down goes Moxley!

Both men are down on the floor and the fans rally up. A ring count starts but Cope puts Moxley in the ring. Cope hurries after Moxley, but Moxley shoots around to SLEEPER! Cope endures, the fans rally, and Cope claws at the grip. Moxley spins Cope around, reels him in, but Cope fights the driver! Cope backs up, and he DUMPS Moxley out! Cope goes to the apron, and he FLYING LARIATS Moxley down! The fans rally up, and Cope has Moxley in a corner. Cope shakes out the stars, brings Moxley around, but Moxley POSTS Cope! Moxley then has Cope’s arms and YANKS him into the post! Moxley leaves Cope behind but the fans rally up.

Moxley talks trash to good ol’ JR, saying Cope’s career is coming full circle. JR helped Cope get his start, and now this is where it ends! The fans boo, but Moxley drags Cope up to ROCK him! Moxley SLAMS Cope against the railing again and again! Moxley stops to go into the ring, and he comes back out to refresh the ring count. Moxley stands Cope up, brings him around, and then puts Cope on the apron. Moxley grinds his elbow and forearm into Cope’s neck, then CLUBS him! The fans boo but Moxley just snarls and goes to the apron. Moxley drags Cope up, turns him, APRON NECKBREAKER! Moxley then drags Cope in for a cover, TWO!

Cope stays in this but Moxley stays on him. Moxley KNEES Cope in the back, then clamps on a neck wrench! Cope endures, the fans boo, but Moxley puts as much pressure as he can on the hold. Moxley thrashes Cope around, then runs to BOOT Cope down! Cope goes to the apron again but Moxley storms up on him. Moxley drags Cope up, puts him on the ropes, and he CHOKES Cope while also thrashing him around! The ref counts, Moxley tells him to shut up, but the ref says the count is the count! Moxley just flips the ref off, then goes back to Cope. Moxley fires crossface forearms in the ropes, then lets Cope flop over.

Moxley talks trash, the fans boo, but Moxley goes back to Cope to get the legs. Moxley drags Cope back to stomp him in the stomach! Moxley knees on Cope’s neck to choke him, but he steps off as the ref counts. Moxley drags Cope up, but Cope fires body shots. The fans rally but Moxley eggs him on. Cope fires more shots, but Moxley BOOTS him down! Moxley drops a knee on Cope’s back! Moxley pulls hair to pull Cope back, but the ref reprimands. Moxley stops, the ref warns Moxley this is not how they should end the match. The fans taunt and boo Moxley but he just puts Cope in a corner. Moxley then mocks Cope’s antics, and he runs up, but Cope dodges Moxley!

Cope rolls Moxley, TWO, and Moxley hits a CUTTER! Moxley couldn’t spear Cope but he did hit Cope with the Viper’s move. Wait, up in the skybox, The Opps are back! Hook is snacking on Funyuns but Samoa Joe is stone faced. Moxley reels Cope in, but Cope fights the lift! Cope wrenches, kicks, and IMPALER DDTS!! The fans fire up but Moxley gets up fast. Moxley shakes out the cobwebs while Cope crawls. The fans rally, a standing count starts, but Moxley drags Cope up at 3. Cope grabs at Moxley, fires a forearm, but there’s little there. Moxley eggs Cope on, SLAPS him, so Cope LARIATS! The fans cheer while both men are down!

A standing count starts again, and Moxley runs up on Cope! Cope hits a FLAPJACK! Cope runs to rally with LARIAT after LARIAT! The fans fire up as Cope dodges and hits a COPE-O-SETIC! Cover, TWO! Moxley stays in this but Cope brings Moxley up. Cope puts Moxley up top and the fans cheer him on. Cope ROCKS Moxley, climbs up after him, and he brings Moxley to the top for a SUPER DUPER PLEX! Cover, TWO! Moxley is tougher than that, and he grabs an arm! KIMURA, but Cope rolls through to CROSSFACE! Moxley endures, fights around, and reaches out! ROPEBREAK! Cope lets go quickly, and is a bit frustrated.

Moxley goes to the apron, slowly stands, and Cope runs in! Cope SPEARS Moxley to the floor! The fans fire up again as both men are down! Moxley sputters and coughs, a ring count starts, but Cope brings Moxley up. Cope whips, Moxley reverses, and Cope hits steel steps hard! The steps even go sliding away! Moxley says Cope is done for! “I’m gonna break it now! He’s going home in a wheelchair!” Moxley rips up the floor mats on the outside, exposing the hardwood underneath! Ken Jeong and many more fans are concerned, but Moxley storms over to Cope. Moxley drags Cope to the exposed portion, but Cope fights the lift!

Cope BACKDROPS Moxley onto the wood! Then Cope gets up to run in, but Moxley KICKS the spear down! CURB STOMP onto the hardwood!! Cope is dazed and Moxley grins, but the fans boo. The ref checks Cope, Moxley is making JR uncomfortable, but Moxley puts Cope in the ring. Moxley pushes Cope to a cover, TWO!! Moxley pushes Cope around again, and he fires down crossface forearms! BULLY CHOKE!! Cope fights up fast, shifts around, but Moxley changes things to reel Cope in! PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO!?!? Cope survives, but Moxley smothers him with a SLEEPER! Cope is turning red in the face already!

Moxley moves back into the BULLY CHOKE!! Cope endures, the fans rally, and Cope claws at the mat. Moxley pulls back as hard as he can but Cope is still fighting! Cope is fading! Cope is foaming at the mouth! The ref checks on Cope, the fans rally up more, and Cope finds a second wind! Moxley is shocked as Cope fights up! Cope reaches out, but he fades again! The fans rally harder, and Cope has one last gasp to find the ROPEBREAK!! Moxley holds on until 4! Moxley and the ref argue about the basic rules, and then Moxley shoves the ref! The ref tells Moxley he can lose the belt like that, try him! Moxley storms outside and goes to the timekeeper’s area.

Moxley grabs a chair, storms back into the ring, but the ref snatches the chair! The ref won’t let Moxley do what he wants! Cope O’Conner Rolls, but the ref is busy with the chair! Moxley kicks out and sends Cope into the ref! The ref tumbles out, Moxley kicks low! PARADIGM SHIFT!! The fans boo while Moxley shakes out his arms. Moxley sees there is no law and order now, so he gets two chairs! Moxley puts one under Cope, and he has the other in his hands! The fans boo as they know what Moxley wants! CON-CHAIR- NO, Cope UP KICKS the chair into Moxley’s face! Both men are down, but Moxley flounders over to ropes.

Moxley stands, but Cope follows! IMPA- NO, Moxley wrenches out! But Cope avoids the Paradigm Shift! Both men run to DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans cheer, but then they boo as they spot Wheeler Yuta storming out here! Is The Decoder returning to The Death Riders? Or is he going to stand up for himself? He aims at both men, only to BUSAIKU KNEE Cope!! The fans boo as Yuta is a completely whipped lap god! Moxley says he’s proud of Yuta, though, and says it is time to end this. Yuta grabs the title briefcase, slides it in for Moxley, but here comes JAY WHITE! The Switchblade promised to have Cope’s back, so here he is!

White goes after Yuta, the fans fire up, but Moxley runs up! White KICKS Mox, takes the case, but then Mox ducks! The briefcase CLOBBERS Cope!!! White is stunned, but then Yuta drags White out to THROW him into barriers! Yuta fires off on White, these two brawl to the back, but Moxley drags Cope to a cover! The ref finally returns and counts, but it’s so slow! TWO!!!! Cope survives thanks to the slow pace, and Moxley is beside himself! Moxley storms around in a rage, and then he gets in the ref’s face! They argue, but Cope SPEARS Moxley!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Moxley survives, Cope is seething, but the fans rally up again!

Cope goes to a corner, he roars, and he takes aim at Moxley. SPEAR!! But Cope won’t leave it to just that! Cope has that wild look in his eyes, and he runs in again! SPEAR!!! Cover, but CHRISTIAN CAGE yanks the ref out!!! And then he tells the ref HE’S CASHING IN!!! SMACK to Cope!!! Christian writes today’s date on his contract, so here we go!!

Casino Gauntlet Contract Cash-In, AEW World Championship Triple Threat: Jon Moxley VS Adam Copeland VS Christian Cage!

A TRIPLE THREAT!? SPEAR FROM CHRISTIAN TO COPE!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Cope survives, Christian is furious, but the ref defends his count! Christian just chicken wings Cope, for the KILLSWITCH!!! Cover, MOXLEY BREAKS IT! BULLY CHOKE ON CHRISTIAN!!! Christian flails, endures, but he covers Cope! TWO as Moxley YANKS Christian away! Moxley SQUEEZES Christian until he’s purple! Christian tries one more time, but he can’t cover Cope, he’s OUT!! Moxley wins!!

Winner: Jon Moxley, by submission (still AEW World Champion)

The Maniac’s reign of terror was never closer to ending than right here tonight, if not for Captain Charisma making himself a part of it. Christian ends up Moxley’s sacrifice for the greater good, whether anyone likes it or not. But wait, Prince Nana finds Moxley and tells him guess who’s coming. Security rushes over to keep things from getting physical, but wait! UP ON THE LEDGE! Swerve is perched like a hawk, and he DIVES in!! Swerve wipes out Moxley and all of security! The fans are thunderous for “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Will the Realest, the Most Dangerous Man in AEW, prove he’s also the rightful AEW World Champion?

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My Thoughts:

A great Revolution, and would’ve been awesome if they just rethought some of that main event. For one, the match was more of a grind out than anything. I suppose after how hot everything else tonight was, that couldn’t be helped. And it was disappointing that Yuta just chose to stick with Moxley, but it did give White his reason for coming out. I honestly would’ve taken White costing Cope with that briefcase mishap than what we got. Because while I was glad they did have Christian Cage attempt his cash-in, they did that wrong. Making this a Triple Threat just so Christian can lose when he was not beat up at all, that’s garbage.

Granted, whatever Heel was going to be champion, whether Christian or Moxley, the fans can now all rally behind Swerve without question. Swerve VS Ricochet was a great match to not just name a contender but to get the Embassy Robe back. Swerve is back on the rise, we will see him continue the fight against the Death Riders that Cope and others did, and I could imagine a part of the story being Swerve learning to work with unlikely allies like Cope, Jay White, maybe even Will Ospreay or a returning Darby Allin. Team ups like that were all teased before they wrote Darby Allin off TV, so it’d be fitting that he returns as the catalyst for an AEW Avengers moment.

Hangman Page could also find himself in that mix, as he’ll want the world title again at some point. Hangman VS MJF was an awesome opener, and surprisingly stiff at some points. But Hangman getting the win was the right move, as it proves Hangman is the anti-hero the fans are right to support over MJF. The Zero Hour matches were also great, for the most part. It makes sense the Faces won their matches, but it’s a bummer that Gravity was only given a title match as an excuse to get The Learning Tree to beat him and Bandido up in front of a bigger audience than ROH on Honor Club.

Hobbs not rescuing them and helping thwart the Don Callis Family was rather odd. At the same time, this is Hobbs getting back to a story with the Don Callis Family so that he can get his revenge on them like we saw Omega and Ospreay do tonight. Which is surprising that both of those things happened, but maybe that’s a blowoff for them with the Don Callis Family. Omega becoming a Grand Slam Champion in AEW is great stuff, and very deserved. Not because Omega helped found AEW but because he is that good, and he overcame some serious stuff in his life.

Okada VS Brody was very good stuff, but I figured Okada would win that. Same goes for Mone VS Momo, with Mone retaining in a great match. Billie watching and taking notes was a nice background detail, and I am sure she’ll step up next with Dynasty in only a month. At the same time, it’d be interesting if there was some shirt in the relationship between Billie and Athena where Athena wants the match with Mone come All In: Texas. And if they go with what I was thinking, it could be for all the belts, or at least both the AEW TBS and ROH Women’s titles so that one way or another, the status of ROH is elevated by whoever is the winner.

It was also clear The Outrunners were losing, but the start was a bit clunky. And why is The Cru watching ringside? Like, not to be mean to Lio & Action, but they’re not even beating just Lashley or just Shelton. Maybe instead, The Cru wants to join up with the Hurt Syndicate? Maybe represent them in ROH and get those tag titles from Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara? That’d be a good option to me.

And then the bloodiest matches, the best matches, the ones that should’ve been the real main event, were Toni Storm VS Mariah and Ospreay VS Fletcher. The Hollywood Ending had an awkward plug for The Queen of the Ring that went better in the Zero Hour than it did here, but whatever, celebrities that only just got into wrestling don’t count for much. Toni and Mariah went hard, like they were working to outdo everything Swerve and Hangman did in their rivalry all on one night. The same could be said for Ospreay VS Fletcher, and they went even harder after seeing how hard Toni and Mariah went. Both great wins for the Faces, both Toni and Ospreay are now moving on to new stories, and that will be some great stuff for both of them.

My Score: 9/10