AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (12/14/22)
Winter is HERE!
Winter is cold, unless you have gold!
Ricky Starks is coming for everything MJF has! Will we see an ABSOLUTE Dynamite Diamond Ring Bearer and AEW World Champion? Or is Maxwell Jacob Friedman still better than you, and you know it?
OFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW World Trios Championship Best of 7, Match 4: Death Triangle VS The Elite; Death Triangle wins and leads the series 3-1.
- Brian Cage w/ Prince Nana VS “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry; Jack wins.
- Six Man Tag: The House of Black VS QT Marshall, Cole Karter & Aaron Solo w/ The Factory; The House of Black wins.
- Chris Jericho VS Action Andretti; Andretti wins.
- Ruby Soho VS Tay Melo w/ Sammy Guevara; Soho wins.
- AEW World Championship & Dynamite Diamond Ring Winner Takes All: MJF VS Ricky Starks; MJF wins and retains both title and diamond ring.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW World Trios Championship Best of 7, Match 4: Death Triangle VS The Elite!
The series is 2-1 in favor of The Bastard & The Lucha Brothers, but this could be the night Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks tie it all up! Will the Elite’s comeback continue? Or will Pac, Penta y Fenix be one step closer to closing this series?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and it’s a hot start to Winter is Coming!
The trios sort out, Nick Jackson starts against Penta El Zero Miedo while Don Callis joins commentary. Fans fire up with “CERO! MIEDO!” as Penta and Nick circle. Then Penta says, “Listen! CERO! MI-” Nick blocks it! Penta trips Nick, things speed up, Penta hooks Nick to bring him up into a headlock. Nick powers out, hurdles, rolls, but Penta leaps over. Nick leaps over, blocks the chop to knuckle lock and CHOP! But Penta keeps Nick from getting away to kick low and tuck him in! Nick fights free to CHOP, go up and up and “LUCHA LIBRE~!” Fans fire up, Nick DROPKICKS Penta down, and then Nick throws his headband aside.
Penta hot tags Fenix, Nick tags Matt, Nick drop toeholds Fenix and Matt slingshot leg drops! Matt bumps Fenix off Omega’s boot, then feeds him to a forearm from Nick. Nick tags back in, Matt give shim help up to FLYING RANA! Fenix flounders, Pac tags in, but the Bucks run Pac over! Tag to Omega and fans fire up! Matt reels Pac into a wheelbarrow and Omega runs, BOOSTED KOTARO KRUSHER! Cover, ONE!! Pac is hanging tough but Omega CLUBS him. Omega brings Pac over, bumps him off buckles, and tags in Nick. Nick and Omega double whip Pac as fans rally, but Pac holds ropes. Nick runs in but Pac puts him on the apron.
Pac runs at Omega but into a tilt-o-whirl BACKBREAKER! Nick adds double stomps! Matt runs in to BLAST the Lucha Brothers! Matt and Omega DOUBLE PLANCHA the Lucha Brothers, then Nick goes up and up to ESCALARA! Direct hit on Pac at the ramp! Fans are thunderous but Nick checks his leg. Nick is fine enough and he puts Pac in the ring. Nick stomps Pac but he does start to wince as he walks. Tag to Matt, Matt wrenches Pac and tags in Omega. Omega hops up to AX HANDLE! Omega brings Pac around, wrenches again, and tags Matt. Matt climbs up to DOUBLE STOMP Pac’s arm!
Brandon Cutler sprays the leg down for Nick while fans rally and duel, “CERO! MIEDO!” “THE ELITE!” Matt ROCKS Pac, tags Omega, and they bring Pac out to double suplex! Cover, ONE!! Omega is annoyed, but also worried for Nick. Omega drags Pac up, bumps him off buckles, and he digs his boot into Pac’s neck. The ref counts, Omega lets off and tags in Matt. Doc Sampson is checking Nick while Matt and Omega mug Pac. Matt fires off haymakers, then runs, but Penta gets a cheap shot in! Matt swipes at Penta but Penta gets away. Pac waistlocks Matt, Matt holds ropes, Fenix tightrope walks to PENALTY KICK Matt into Pac’s GERMAN SUPLEX!
Omega rushes in but Penta jumps off Pac for a SLINGBLADE! Fenix builds speed while Omega bails out, and Fenix DIVES to take out Omega! Pac STANDING MOONSAULTS on Matt, TWO! Matt stays in this and fans rally up. Matt kicks Pac, throws hands, but Pac kicks back! Pac puts Matt in a corner, Nick is brought to the back for further examination, and AEW goes picture in picture.
Penta tags in while Fenix and Omega brawl ringside. Penta CHOPS Matt, and then swaggers around as fans rally up. Penta hears the “CERO! MIEDO!” and he tags Fenix. Fenix wrenches Matt to put him against ropes, for a CHOP! Fenix then fireman’s carries, dumps Matt down, and Penta is up top! QUE PASO! Fenix covers, TWO! Fenix clamps on and traps an arm to then put the other in a top wristlock. Fenix endures, fans rally, and he fights up. Matt tries to power Fenix to the Elite corner but Fenix facelocks and throws knees! Fenix has Matt in the Death Triangle corner, ROCKS him with a body shot, and tags in Pac.
Pac stomps away on Matt, kicks him out of the ring, and the Lucha Brothers ROCK then SUPERKICK Matt down! Fenix drags Matt up and into the ring, then Penta tags in. Pac keeps Matt from Omega, Death Triangle all hop in to TRIPLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! Penta swaggers up, dares Omega to do something, then drags Matt away. Penta KICKS Matt in the leg, and Matt hobbles along ropes. Matt swings on Penta, misses, and Penta KICKS the leg out! Penta taunts Omega, drags Matt away, and tags in Pac. Penta holds Matt so Pac can BOOT him down! Tag to Fenix, Pac puts Matt in the corner for Fenix to RAM into!
Fenix backs up and RAMS his shoulder in again. Fenix brings Matt around, AEW returns to single picture and Fenix CLUBS away on Matt. Fenix shoves Matt to a corner to forearm smash! Fenix runs corner to corner but into BOOTS! Matt reaches for Omega but Fenix powers him back into the corner! GAMANGIRI! Fenix snapmares Matt, somersaults, but into the NORTHERN LIHGTS! The Polar Express starts up! But Fenix slips off the suplex, only for Matt to standing switch. Penta tags before the O’Conner Roll, but Matt catches him to a NORTHERN LIGHTS! Matt covers both Lucha Brothers, TWO!!
Fans fire up as Penta hot tags Pac! Pac storms up to drag Matt away! Matt flails, reaches out, but turns over to kick Pac away! Hot tag to Omega! Fans are thunderous as The Cleaner goes up top to CROSSBODY! Omega CLOBBERS Pac, spins but Pac dodges! Pac kicks low, whips, but Omega reverses to fireman’s carry! “YOU! CAN’T! ESCAPE!” ROLLING SENTON, and then the MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Omega drags Pac up, full nelsons, but Penta rushes in! Omega pushes Pac aside to get around Penta, SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! Pac BOOTS Omega, he and Fenix double whip. Omega KICKS Pac away, blocks Fenix’s haymaker, but Fenix ducks so the ENZIGURI gets Pac!
Fenix swings, misses, and a SNAP DRAGON sends him tumbling away! Omega drags Pac up, SNAP DRAGON!! Pac sits up in a daze, Fenix crawls back in, but fans are thunderous for “KENNY! KENNY!” Omega takes aim as Pac crawls to ropes. BANG, and Omega runs side to side, into a KICK from Penta! Omega DECKS Penta, Fenix runs in but Omega TOSSES him out onto Penta! Omega decides to activate the Terminator! Omega builds speed as the fans drum it out, but Pac trips Omega up! Pac slingshots, for a CUTTER! Pac fires up, runs corner to corner, and BOOTS Omega! Pac keeps moving, Omega follows to back elbow!
Omega reels Pac in, GERMAN SUPLEX, but Pac lands on his feet! Pac SOBATS, reels Omega in, but Omega suplexes instead! Fans fire up while both men are down! Omega crawls, Pac crawls, but Penta KICKS Matt in the back! Penta drags Matt into the APRON FEAR FACTOR!!! Pac tags Fenix, Fenix runs in, ROLLING SOBAT! Penta runs in to GAMANGIRI! Penta hoists Omega up top, Fenix goes up after him, INVERTED SPANISH FLY! And then a feed to the half nelson and pump handle! MADE IN JAPAN!! Fenix is up top, INVERTED SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!?!? Omega survives and fans are thunderous again!
Fenix drags Omega over, tags in Pac, and Pac goes up top! BLACK ARROW FLOPS as Omega moves!! Fans are thunderous again, and NICK returns?! Michael Nakazawa says he shouldn’t but Nick doesn’t care! He’s going to the ring! Omega and Pac crawl, hot tags to Fenix and Nick! Nick rallies on the Lucha Brothers with big haymakers! Nick DECKS Penta, CLOBBERS Fenix, but Pac kicks low! Pac runs but into a LRAIAT! Fenix runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but springboards into a CUTTER! Nick shakes the ropes and the fans are electric! Nick aims from a corner, Fenix stands up, SUPER- NO, Fenix blocks! Pac distracts the ref, and Penta has a hammer!
Penta CLUBS Nick’s bad leg with the hammer!! Fans boo and even Fenix is stunned! The hammer is put away, Fenix clamps on a KNEEBAR!!! Omega grabs at Nick, Pac keeps Omega away with a BRUTALIZER!! Nick endures but he can’t, he TAPS! Death Triangle wins!!
Winners: Death Triangle, by submission (the series is now 3-1 in favor of Death Triangle)
Nakazawa protests, but the ref didn’t see the hammer so he can’t factor it in! With this win, and the damage done to Nick’s foot, is this series all but done? Or can The Elite fight through the pain to come back three-in-a-row?
Wait, Omega gets on the mic! Omega has the music stop, and says, “There’s going to be enough talking in this show as there is, so what I’m about to say, it’s not for you guys.” It’s not for the people at home or the fans here. This is for Death Triangle and he wants to make sure they hear it. Anyone who knows sports, a 3-1 deficit is pretty bad. Every single match that Death Triangle won was when they used a hammer. Cute. But how about the next match, Death Triangle’s match point, how about we make the hammer legal? Omega can’t lie, he isn’t one to lay down hammers, so let’s not just make the hammer legal, let’s make all weapons legal!
The Elite is sick of playing by Death Triangle’s rules, so let’s make it so there are no rules at all! Omega wants match five to be NO DISQUALIFICATIONS!!! But he won’t just make the decision himself. He wants everyone to have a say. What do the fans want? They are fired up! Well then, back to regularly scheduled programming, as Omega was not formatted to say this. But for now, he bids you adieu. Good-bye, mwah! And good! Night! BANG!! Omega has raised the stakes as we go into the Holiday Bash, will match five be the end of it all? Or will it be just the beginning of a truly extreme comeback story?
Backstage interview with MJF.
Alex Marvez is with the AEW World Champion to get his thoughts on tonight’s massive main event. MJF VS Ricky Starks, for both the Dynamite Diamond Ring, and the “biggest prize in all of professional wrestling, the AEW World title.” MJF applauds Starks for finally cutting his first great “oratory expedition!” MJF knows everyone is rooting for Starks. They all see the great potential in Starks. Do you know what they’re calling last week, Marvez? “A star-making performance!” Isn’t that cute? But do you know what? The first time MJF ever appeared on Dynamite, he was already a star! And after that, he just hit homerun after homerun, and is batting a thousand!
MJF is just curious, though. How many at-bats did Ricky have before he hit the homer? Oops. Well, then Starks got the people claiming Starks made himself a star, when that couldn’t be further from the truth, “Richard.” MJF is the one who made himself a star! Because at 26 years old, he is the most talked about name in this business! He is a star maker, so you’re welcome for the rub, “Rick.” MJF figured Starks would talk about his rough upbringing. “Oh~, I had it so hard~! I grew up poor, I had to leave and move into the dumpster fire known as Texas! I grew up with a bobblehead that was so much bigger than my body! I had to live out of my car and eat out of dumpsters with raccoons! WAH~!
“I don’t care! None of that matters! The only thing in his lifetime that matters is are you or aren’t you the AEW World Heavyweight Champion? And of course, the smooth brained simpletons at watching home love you, Ricky. It’s because they relate to you. Because much like you, their lives suck! But instead of fixing it, all they do is whine and moan and complain. ‘Why me? Why me?’ It’s because you all suck!!” And then there’s MJF. Starks says MJF had it easy. Guess what? He was right! He grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth! He was born rich, handsome, funny, witty, pretty, and better than you and every single putrid person on this planet and MJF isn’t apologizing for it!
And then, Starks wants to talk about taking pressure off MJF’s plate. Granted, it took Starks a minute to get to his point, he was meandering and mumbling for about seven minutes, and every time he got lost, he’d just go, “GiMmE a BwEaK~!” How about you give MJF a break! Pressure? MJF is under none. He is already “the guy.” He already has the Dynamite Diamond Ring AND AEW World Championship. Everyone hates his guts, everyone wants to see his downfall, and no one is rooting for him, so he has no one to let down. But Starks, ooh… Ricky Starks, MJF does not envy you even a little bit!
Everyone around the world wants to see Starks win the big one! Starks’ mom, family, friends, fans, GOD wants Starks to win the big one in his adopted home state of Texas! But can Starks do it?! Or will he let everyone down? Now that is pressure. And tonight, we see what happens when pressure is applied to The Pebble. Will he become the diamond everyone claims him to be? Or will he simply turn into dust? MJF looks to test The Absolute, but will he end up absolutely devastated?
The Acclaimed is here!
Fans fire up as the AEW World Tag Team Champions and Billy Gunn head to the ring! And of course, Max Caster has a rap on deck! “Acclaimed in the house, if you need a reminder, we brought the belts back like Brittney Griner! All the fans agree on us. Other teams getting booed like they’re Elon Musk! The world champs, who can stop it?” Wait, Satnam Singh just CLOBBERS Billy on stage! Jay Lethal & Sonjay Dutt blindside Caster & Bowens! Fans boo as Sonjay kicks Caster around while Satnam drags Billy down the ramp with a headlock. Jeff Jarrett struts out, guitar held high, and he goes to the ring.
Satnam sends Billy into steel steps, Lethal sends Bowens over the timekeeper’s table! Satnam puts Caster in the ring but Caster DECKS Sonjay! Lethal DECKS Caster, then stomps him down! Fans boo as Team Double Jay all gather to mug Caster! Jarrett has his guitar, for a SMASH HIT!! Caster goes down and Jarrett gets the mic. “Yo! Yo, yo, Acclaimed!” Fans cuss Jarrett out, but Jarrett asks if they have The Acclaimed’s attention now! “Hey, you little bitch! Why don’t you scissor this, Slap Nuts?” Jarrett drops the title belts onto Caster, and laughs as he and his team raise their hands in victory. Will Jay & Double J take those titles from Caster & Bowens?
Backstage interview with the Jericho Appreciation Society.
Tony Schiavone is with Chris Jericho, Daniel Garcia, Jake Hager, Angelo Parker and Sammy Guevara. He notes that Jericho is the now former ROH World Champion, after tapping out to Claudio Castagnoli’s Giant Swing. Jericho says Schiavone must love that, huh? Schiavone says he’s just stating facts. Well then let Jericho state some facts! “The Giant Swing is barbaric!” Parker says it is inhumane! Jericho says that move should be BANNED! And Jericho will take his frustrations out on some jobber in a tune-up match as he prepares for a rematch with Claudio to regain the ROH World Championship! He is still the OCHO!
Claudio as champion is just as much a flash in the pan as Joe Exotic or Ricky Starks. Schiavone does have to point out that Daniel Garcia lost his ROH Pure Championship to Wheeler Yuta. Garcia says when it comes to- Jericho stops Garcia there to say it himself: Garcia should’ve never lost that title. Garcia is better than that, but it’s okay. Garcia just needs a little bit of advice and mentorship and experience. From now on, Garcia can shadow his elder, Sammy Guevara, and do whatever Sammy says. Sammy says, “That’s right, little buddy! And you can start that this Friday on Rampage. Because while this stuff with the JAS and the BCC is over, it’s not for me and Jon Moxley!”
Sammy keeps Garcia close with a shoulder hug as he promises Moxley that he will kick Moxley’s ass! Moxley punched Sammy in his face so Sammy will knock Moxley out! Sammy’s wife, Tay Melo, kicks Ruby Soho’s ass tonight! Big matches coming up, and Hager shouts, “I LIKE THIS HAT!” Will things truly, truly be over between the Jericho Appreciation Society and Blackpool Combat Club after these next rematches?
Brian Cage w/ Prince Nana VS “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry!
From fighting Luchasaurus in a steel cage to facing The Machine called Cage! Will Jungle Boy Jack make it through to the holidays next week? Or will one third of the NEW ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions get payback from the Dynamite Diamond Ring Battle Royal?
The bell rings and Cage swings, but JB wrenches and CHOPS! And CHOPS! JB goes up and up and springboards, but Cage blocks the arm-drag! Cage whips, JB ducks ‘n’ dodges but his shoulder tackle bounces off Cage! Cage taunts the fans, runs, but JB drops then hurdles. Cage catches JB to a fireman’s carry, but JB pops up to RANA Cage to a corner! JB runs in but is put on the apron. JB GAMANGIRIS, goes up top, and JB FLYING RANAS! Cage stagger sup into a DROPKICK! Fans fire up as JB kips up, but he winces from the pain in his neck. Makes sense, “Big Bill” Morrissey did choke slam him against the apron.
But JB shakes out the arms, runs corner to corner, but Cage picks JB up! Cage RAMS JB into the corner, then CHOPS! Cage drags JB up to whip him corner to corner, then he runs in. JB slips out, ducks the punches but Cage blocks the kick to ROCK and KICK JB! Cage climbs up the corner, and he deadlifts JB into the SUPERPLEX! Fans boo but Nana and Cage soak up the heat. Cage flexes, he drags JB up, and Cage scoops JB to use him for bicep curls. Cage TOSSES JB overhead, then asks, “Who betta than Cage?” Fans boo but Cage just struts around as AEW goes picture in picture.
Cage stalks JB to ropes, CHOKES him on the ropes, but lets off as the ref counts. Cage drags JB up, ROCKS him with a forearm, and then storms up on JB. JB kicks Cage, and again, but Cage grabs the leg! Cage YANKS JB into a BACKBREAKER! Cage paces, digs his boot in at the ropes, but lets off as the ref counts again. Cage drags JB up but JB throws body shots. Cage HEADBUTTS JB down, then drags him back up. Cage whips JB to ropes, scoops and tilt-o-whirl SIDE SLAMS! Cover, TWO! Cage is annoyed, he looms over JB in the corner, and he taunts the fans. JB CHOPS Cage! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Cage JUMP KNEES JB back down!
Cage CHOKES JB against buckles! The ref counts, Cage lets off, and then he whips JB corner to corner hard! JB bounces off buckles and writhes, but Cage soaks up the heat. Cage even does push-ups to show off! Cage drags JB up from the apron and bends him against the rope to CLUB him in the chest! And again and again! Cage drags JB up to TOSS him back into the ring! Cage then clamps on with a chinlock and he leans on the hold. JB endures, fights up, throws body shots, but Cage knees him away! AEW returns to single picture, he mockingly applauds, and then runs in, into a BOOT from JB!
JB goes to another corner, Cage runs in but JB dodges! Cage hits buckles, JB ELBOWS Cage away, then CHOPS! And CHOPS! And ROCKS Cage with a forearm! JB whips, Cage reverses, but JB FLYING FOREARMS in return! Cage staggers around and JB runs in again to FLYING FOREARM! Cage stays up but JB roars! Fans fire up and JB runs, but Cage sidesteps, only to take the COMEBACKER! But Cage is still on his feet! Cage deadlifts JB, but JB SATELLITE DDTs Cage down! Nana is freaking out but the fans fire up! JB and Cage stir, they go to opposite corners, and JB runs in at Cage!
Cage dodges, UPPERCUTS, GAMANGIRIS, then GERMAN SUPLEXES! JB flounders, Cage hauls him up into a full nelson, and SWINGS JB into a SLAM! Cover, TWO!!! JB survives and Nana is furious! Cage drags JB back up, reels him in, and slashes his throat. Cage suplexes, but JB turns Drill Claw into a victory roll! TWO!! SUPERKICK from JB staggers Cage! JB runs, but Cage DISCUS LARIATS! And then a fireman’s carry, to the F- DESTROYER?!! JB pulls that one outta nowhere!! Cover, TWO!!! But into the SNARE TRAP!! Nana distracts the ref! Cage is tapping but the ref doesn’t see it! Fans freak out, but JB lets off to swipe at Nana!
Nana shouts at JB, Cage fireman’s carries JB, but JB slips off! JB waistlocks but Cage switches! Cage ripcords but JB ducks, the LARIRAT hits Nana! O’Conner Roll! JB WINS!!
Winner: “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry, by pinfall
Fans sing for Jungle Life, and Jack gets the mic! “Hold on a minute! At Full Gear, I beat Luchasaurus. Right now, I beat Brian Cage! Well I want the biggest bitch of them all! So Big Bill, get your punk ass out here!!” Fans fire up and here comes Stokely Hathaway instead. Stokely tells JB that every time he sees JB’s face, “it pisses me off. It pisses me off to the highest level of pisstivity! And if you keep messing around, tonight you’re gonna see two things. One: The bottom of Big Bill’s boot. And number two: the back of my hand. Because you a little ho.” JB storms out of the ring and up to Stokely, but Lee Moriarty runs out to brawl with JB!
Fans fire up as JB gets the edge on #TAIGASTYLE, but here comes Morrissey! He CLUBS JB, CLUBS him more, and now The Firm mugs JB! Stokely says this is the kind of beating he likes: no background music! RIP Newjack. But The Firm drags JB up and whips him into the steel steps! JB writhes and Stokely tells him to stay down. Fans boo but Morrissey drags JB back up. Morrissey puts JB in the ring, Moriarty takes aim from a corner, and he forearm smashes in the corner! Morrissey runs to SPLASH! Choke grip, and SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAM!! Fans boo but wait! Here comes HOOK!! The fans go nuts for the FTW Champion!!
Hook storms to the ring, he knows Moriarty wants him so here he is! But then Morrissey & Moriarty retreat at Stokely’s orders. The Firm will do this on The Firm’s time, but Hook helps JB to his feet! Fans fire up as JB and Hook stand tall! Will we see a new dream team form in order to tear down Taiga Style and the towering Big Bill?
The Blackpool Combat Club speak.
Jon Moxley says, “If you’re a little confused about what’s going on with us, well I’ll keep it real simple. Last week, I said we were gonna make a statement. At Final Battle, my man Wheeler here elbowed Daniel Garcia’s face into oblivion! Claudio here swung a grown man around by his ankles like a child until he wanted to puke and pass out and soil himself, and he begged for mercy. I choked Takeshita unconscious. Like a big sack of potatoes, he fell to the mat, he did. That’s a small statement of what we can do, of what we will do.”
Claudio says that in 2023, they’re putting everyone on notice! Dynamite, Rampage, Dark, Elevation, wherever you want to pick a fight! You think you’re good, you will know the BCC is better! Yuta adds that if there’s one thing Moxley and Claudio have taught him over the past year, it’s that if you wanna win, if you wanna achieve greatness, if you want a title, then you gotta fight like you’re already dead! And Yuta is locked into that mindset. If you wanna come get some, you know where to find them.
Moxley says, “Oh, and one last worm to stomp out from those JAS boys. Sammy Guevara, you are a gutsy kid. So gutsy, in fact, I think you will show up this Friday night on Rampage. And I promise, I will stomp your face into a bloody mess and leave you for dead. That’s what we do. And Hangman Page, I always say, you know where to find me. Bring your little Dark Order buddies, too. Y’know, if you want.” The Maniac, the Swiss Superman & The Decoder are calling out everyone! Will it take everyone to stop the BCC from taking over AEW?
Swerve Strickland speaks.
“It’s funny. The more you give the loved ones, the less they give you back. I’ve given you everything, Keith. From my efforts, from my in-ring skills, to my partnership to my friendship, and you threw it all in my face. Next week in San Antonio, we will have our meeting face-to-face. But you’re not a friend, you’re not a partner, we’re not family. I have no friends, I have no family in this industry. I have affiliates. See you soon.” Swerve ditched Keith Lee at Final Battle, but he didn’t get what he wanted. Will he get what he wants for the holidays? Or just what he deserves?
Six Man Tag: The House of Black VS QT Marshall, Cole Karter & Aaron Solo w/ The Factory!
Malakai Black, Brody King & Buddy Matthews made statements of their own when they returned, and then again after the All-Atlantic Championship’s Lumberjack match. Will they continue to demolish everyone in their path back to the top? Or will The Factory avenge that ambush from almost a month ago?
The trios sort out but Comoroto, who isn’t even in the match officially, steps up. But then Julia Hart steps up in return? AEW doesn’t do coed competition, but Comoroto still throws his lollipop stick at her. So Julia SPITS MIST IN RETURN!! Comoroto goes down, and then Brody & Buddy CLOBBER Karter & Solo! QT is stunned, Brody and Buddy go out to keep after Solo and Karter, and Brody even DECKS Big Shotty Lee Johnson! QT isn’t sure what to do as Buddy RAMS Karter into the apron! And then Buddy RAMPS Karter into railing! Brody BOOTS Solo down! Buddy ROCKS Karter, Brody makes Solo take a seat in the corner of the railing.
Fans bark it up while Buddy smacks Karter off the timekeeper’s table. Brody runs in to CROSSBODY Solo into the railing! Johnson tries to help Karter but Buddy gets him for MURPHY’S LAW onto Karter! QT is looking around in a panic as the bell rings, and he’s all alone with Malakai! But then Buddy and Brody flank QT, and Malakai stands up. QT says what the hell, and he rushes up to Malakai, into the BLACK MASS!! Cover, the House of Black wins!
Winners: The House of Black, by pinfall
Statement: made! They vowed to “punish” those who think they are safe. Will all of AEW be sentenced to this kind of brutal punishment?
AEW takes a closer look at Hayter VS Shida.
The Regina di Wave Champion tells Jamie Hayter, “You are a good wrestler. But you are not the one who is a history-maker.” But Hayter tells Shida, “Congratulations. You won the opportunity of a lifetime to wrestle me for this belt, next week on Dynamite. You’re gonna understand that I’m not fun to be in the ring with. It’s all go.” #HayterHitsHard! Shida says she will teach Hayter the real Joshi Strong Style, and will take that AEW Women’s World Champion! Will we see a new era of #TwoBeltsShida? Or will she hate Hayter after their showdown of champions?
Backstage interview with Britt Baker.
Renee Paquette is with The Doctor and Rebel as she brings up the title match. And Britt has Renee stop right there. “Let’s stop acting like Shida beating Jamie is ever gonna be a thing. It’s not a thing, it won’t be a thing ever, so stop trying to make it a thing, got it? In fact, the only thing that Shida is famous for around here is breaking my nose. I defeated Shida for the AEW Women’s World Championship, and Jamie-” Skye Blue walks in and gets Britt’s attention. Okay, how can Britt help her? Britt says the audacity it takes to walk into her interview time is sky high!
Skye says she couldn’t help but hear Britt talking from a mile away. She’s pretty sure the entire AEW roster can hear Britt when she talks. Now, Skye will give Britt credit, she is good at talking. But let’s see if Britt can wrestle as well as she runs that mouth. Skye isn’t doing anything this Friday, and she’s pretty sure Britt isn’t either. So let’s prove it on Rampage! Britt can’t believe that’s Skye Blue. But yes, she will be the Face of the Women’s Division by kicking Skye’s ass! Will the Dentist put her money where her mouth is this Friday?
Chris Jericho VS Action Andretti!
The Wizard is no longer Le Champion, but he swears that he is still #THEOCHO! But then will this match help Jericho get the momentum to become The Nueve? Or will this tune-up be more than what Jericho expected for Winter is Coming?
The bell rings and fans chant “YOU TAPPED OUT!” at Jericho. Jericho flips the fans off but that doesn’t stop them. Jericho and Action circle, and Jericho gets in Action’s face. Jericho SLAPS Action, then taunts him. Jericho SLAPS Action again, then he soaks up the heat. Fans boo but Action SLAPS Jericho back! Jericho ROCKS Action, fires off forearms, then has him in a corner! Jericho stomps away on Action, the ref counts and Jericho stops at 4. Jericho soaks up more heat then goes back to Action. Jericho CHOPS Action, whips him corner to corner, and then clotheslines! And again! And then he digs his fingers into Action’s face!
Fans chant, “Let’s Go, Jobber!” while the ref counts. Jericho backs off, but he storms back up to ROCK Action in the face! Action counter punches to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Jericho BOOTS Action down! Fans boo but Jericho drags Action up. Jericho whips Action into the corner to fire off more clotheslines! The fans count to “OCHO!” but Jericho goes to ten. Jericho snapmares Action, CHOPS him against ropes, then CHOPS again! Jericho whips Action to ropes, CLOBBERS him, then soaks up more heat. Jericho runs but Action keeps up! Action hurdles, but Jericho CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again!
Jericho whips, Action ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl RANA! Fans fire up for Action, and Action runs to springboard and TWISTING SPLASH! Cover, ONE!! Jericho is pissed now and he CLOBBERS Action! Jericho drags Action up, fireman’s carries, and he hits a DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Fans still rally for Action but Jericho aims. Action staggers up, into a CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO!?? Jericho’s cocky grin is now a shocked scowl! Fans are thunderous for Action Andretti as AEW goes picture in picture!
Jericho stares at Action as he crawls to ropes. Fans are still rallying for Action as he drags himself up the ropes, and Jericho storms up after him. Jericho stands Action up, stares him right in the eye, and ROCKS him with forearm after forearm! Jericho fires off more and more, the ref gets the gloves because Action’s got a bloody nose. Jericho drags Action up to throw him out, and then goes out the side. Jericho storms over to Action, stands him up, and RAMS him into steel steps! Action writhes on the floor but Jericho paces. Action clutches an arm and works on the shoulder, but Jericho drags him up and puts him in the ring.
Jericho paces around the ring while fans rally back up. Jericho drags Action up for a BIG back suplex! Jericho pushes Action down for a cocky cover, TWO! Jericho is annoyed with Action Andretti but the fans are continuing to rally. Jericho throws down fists and forearms right across Action’s face! Jericho CHOKES Action on the ropes! The ref counts, Jericho lets off, and Action sputters. Jericho comes back to CHOKE Action again! Jericho CLUBS away on Action’s neck and back but the ref backs him off. Jericho soaks up the heat as AEW returns to single picture. Fans sing, “OH~ Let’s Go, Jobber~!” but Jericho STRADDLE ATTACKS Action down!
Jericho paces around as the fans continue to sing, but he drags Action up to CHOP! Jericho CHOPS Action to the corner, CHOPS him in the corner, then CHOKES Action! The ref reprimands, so Jericho CHOPS again! Jericho whips Action corner to corner, runs in but into a BOOT! Action CHOPS and CHOPS and fans are thunderous! Action CHOSP and CHOPS and CHOPS but Jericho pokes him in the eyes! Jericho DECKS Action, paces around and soaks up the heat. Jericho whips Action to ropes but Action FLYING FOREARMS back! And LARIATS! Fans fire up as Action spins Jericho around, clinches, BACKBREAKER to the NECKBREAKER!
Fans fire up and Action goes up the corner! SPLIT LEG MOONSAULT onto knees! Jericho saves himself and fans boo! Jericho looks to end this now, JUDAS- NO, Action gets around to roll Jericho up! TWO!! Action keeps moving, SPRINGBOARD FLYING KICK!! Fans are thunderous, Action clotheslines Jericho up and out of the ring! And then he slingshots and ARABIAN PRESSES Jericho down!! Fans are losing their minds over how well Action is doing! Maybe Jericho really did sleep on the “jobber!” Action aims and springboards, but Jericho catches the legs! Jericho grins, as he turns Action, but Action makes it a cradle! TWO!!!
Jericho escapes, but Action dropkicks back! Fans fire up as Action kips up! Action runs, tilt-o-whirls, but Jericho blocks it! Jericho pops Action up, but Action RANAS free! Jericho is down, Action STANDING SHOOTING STARS! Cover, ACTION WINS!!!
Winner: Action Andretti, by pinfall
Jobber nothing! Action Andretti just scored the biggest win of his career! Fans are stunned, and Jericho is speechless! Action Andretti’s first win in AEW is in his debut, and it was over THE OCHO!! Does that make Action THE UNO? No offense to Evil Uno.
Backstage interview with Ricky Starks.
“I woke up this morning smelling the Lonestar air, knowing exactly that I am the man. Me, Ricky Starks. Tonight, I finally get my shot at the AEW World Championship against ol’ Maxi Pad. And I think it’s pretty fitting that it happens in my backyard. I feel just as prepared as I did the first day that I stepped foot into AEW. And there’s been a long road for me since I’ve been here, and I can acknowledge that. When I had my neck broken and I thought this was the end of it, I sat at home and I made sure that I would stand right here to be the guy to tell you at home, ‘Hey, I’m doing it tonight! I’m winning the AEW Championship, because I have no other options!
“I have grinded! I have paid my dues for the last 11 YEARS, and guess what? All that comes to a head tonight. Max, you wanna talk about a star-making performance? Guess what, last week was nothing new to me! I’ve been doing that in my sleep. I’ve been letting people know who I am since day one. You have to find validation in your stupid ass ratings, and ‘Oh, I’m such a draw!’ Nobody gives a damn, pal. But what they do care about is seeing me, Ricky Starks, stomp your little ass tonight.”
Starks knows he has a lot riding on the line, and he has a lot of people looking up to him. MJF may think of that as a joke, only because he has no one supporting him, no one who actually want to be behind him! But Starks does! Make fun all you want, but Starks is a reflection of what MJF wants to be! From the top of Starks’ head to the bottom of his feet, he IS the man! And after tonight, he proves to MJF and everyone else why Starks is the “coldest MF’er you have ever seen!” Why he is “the most stylish MF’er you have ever seen!” And why he is ABSOLUTELY the AEW World Champion! Ricky Starks, A to Z, remember the name! Because no one else will forget this match.
FTR speaks.
Dax Harwood knows a lot of people are calling FTR VS The Briscoes “the greatest trilogy of all time.” He isn’t so sure, but Saturday night was definitely the hardest match of their careers. As they stood in that ring and got the adulation from the fans, the thousands in attendance, it seems a couple more people wanted their attention, and that’s The Ass Boys, Austin & Colten Gunn. Dax won’t call them “Ass Boys” anymore, they’re just Austin & Colten. Those are their names, and not just stage names. Those are their real names. And they wanna take the shine away from FTR, from Dax & Cash, well that ain’t gonna happen.
Cash Wheeler says Austin & Colten want to “kill” FTR’s legacy. They have done just about everything they can, like costing FTR matches and jumping them after the most grueling match in their careers, the Double Dog Collar match. That was maybe the most vicious match Cash will ever be in for his entire life. But now the Gunns are desperate for attention from someone because they have daddy issues. They want FTR’s attention? Well now they have it, because FTR will kick the Ass Boys’ asses.
Dax said Austin & Colten have tried for months to get FTR’s attention with nothing to offer in return. FTR is building a legacy. But if building that legacy has to go through the Gunn Sons, then okay! They have FTR’s attention now. Will Austin & Colten regret writing checks their asses can’t cash?
Jericho is throwing a fit backstage!
He kicks things, throws things, hits things with a chair, and then throws those things he just hit! The Ocho shouts and yells all the way to his locker room, but will he ever get over losing to “a jobber?”
Tonight’s main eventers prepare backstage.
Ricky Starks works with a resistance band while MJF lounges while getting a shoulder rub. Will this difference in preparedness reflect how the main event goes?
Ruby Soho VS Tay Melo w/ Sammy Guevara!
The Runaway went after the Brazilian Goddess as part of her return, proving nothing is settled between them! Will Soho show the sports entertainer has #NoFuture? Or will Melo make the Jericho Appreciation Society proud after all the stumbles for the group lately?
But as Ruby gets on the apron, Tay BLASTS her down! Fans boo but Tay talks trash as she mocks Ruby. Tay goes out to fire off forearms but Ruby gives them back! They brawl, the ref reprimands but Ruby smacks Tay off the apron! Ruby ROCKS, CHOPS and ROCKS Tay, then whips her into railing! Fans fire up as Ruby stomps away on Tay! The ref says to get in the ring but the match isn’t officially underway so there are no real repercussions! Ruby ROCKS Tay but Tay ROCKS Ruby, then CLUBS away on her! Tay whips Ruby into the railing now! Tay drags Ruby up, whips her again, and Ruby hits more railing!
Tay drags Ruby up to whip again, and Ruby goes into steel steps! Fans boo but Tay puts Ruby in the ring. The ref has Tay stay back and she checks with Ruby. Fans rally behind Ruby and she says she wants this match! The bell rings, Tay runs in, but Ruby gets around to SAIDO! Fans fire up as Ruby clinches Tay again, for another SAIDO! And then a third SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Ruby rains down fists on Tay but the ref has her back off. Tay staggers up, Ruby brings her around but Tay swings a back elbow! Ruby wrenches around, NO FUTURE! But Tay bails out! Ruby is frustrated as Tay goes to the ramp. Tay doesn’t want any more, but Ruby pursues!
Ruby storms up after Tay and brings her back from the ramp! Fans fire up as Ruby clinches, but Tay fishhooks Ruby’s face! DDT to the ramp!! Fans boo and the ref checks Ruby while AEW goes picture in picture!
Tay mocks Ruby right in her face, then tells the ref to back off. Tay drags Ruby up, CLUBS her to ringside, and then argues with the ref. Tay puts Ruby on the apron to smack her off it. Ruby crawls away, Tay follows and she KICKS Ruby to a corner. Tay gets in Ruby’s face again to talk more trash, but the ref has her back off. Tay talks trash to the fans then storms after Ruby, Ruby mule kicks, CHOPS and ROCKS Tay! Tay ROCKS Ruby back! Tay CHOKES Ruby on the ropes! The ref counts, Tay lets off at 4, and then Tay talks more trash. Ruby sputters and Tay argues with the ref again. Tay goes out to get in the face of fans, and she snatches a sign that says “My Ruby!” Tay RIPS that sign up!
Tay smiles as she throws the pieces of paper away. Tay gets in the ring, tells the fans to shut up, but Ruby trips Tay up! Ruby fires off fists! Tay pushes Ruby away, then ROCKS her with a forearm! Tay storms up to drag Ruby up and around. Tay kicks at Ruby just to taunt the fan. Ruby ROCKS Tay! And again! And again! And again and again and again as AEW returns to single picture! Fans fire up as Ruby just doesn’t stop with the forearms! Ruby then reels Tay in for a short arm LARIAT! Ruby bumps Tay off buckles, then goes side to side! YAKUZA KICK! Tay staggers, Ruby runs side to side to YAKUZA KICK again!
Ruby keeps moving, Tay dodges, but Ruby goes up to bring Tay in, DEADLY NIGHTSHADE! Ruby dribbles Tay off the buckles all the way past “OCHO!” Fans cheer but the ref has Ruby back off. Ruby snarls as she stalks Tay. STO! Cover, TWO! Ruby drags Tay into a drop zone and then climbs up the corner. Fans fire up as Ruby is up top, for the SUPER SEN- NO, Ruby bails out as Tay moves. Tay comes back with a BOOT!! Cover, TWO!! Ruby survives and shocks Tay! Fans rally up, she drags Ruby up but Ruby CHOPS! Tay CHOPS! Ruby CHOPS! Tay CHOPS! Ruby shakes her arm out to CHOP again!
Tay CHOPS again! Ruby snarls and CHOPS! And CHOPS! And puts some stank on the- NO, SAYANAGI from Tay! Tay reels Ruby in, Gotch lift, PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Fans are fired up and Tay is shocked again! Tay drags Ruby up, Gory Especials, but Ruby blocks the knee to KNEE back! Tay staggers and clutches her nose! Ruby brings Tay around, DESTINATION UNKNOWN!! Cover, Ruby wins!
Winner: Ruby Soho, by pinfall
But here comes Anna Jay! The Star of the Show storms into the ring to CLOBBER Ruby! Anna rains down fists on Ruby, and then she helps her bestie back up. Anna hooks Ruby up for a GORY BOMB! Ruby clutches her repaired nose and Tay says that is what she gets! Fans boo but TayJay soak up the heat. Will the JAS redeem themselves by any means necessary?
Alex Marvez is waiting backstage.
He waits on a medical update for Hangman Adam Page after hitting a ring post head first last week. The Dark Order is also here and Evil Uno is trying to sort out the whole Preston Vance betrayal thing. But Hangman says if they want a medical update, that if he still has migraines in the mornings and gets dizzy in the shower. Or do they wanna know when he’ll be cleared to face Jon Moxley? Because at this point, Hangman doesn’t know, it probably isn’t any time soon. Is that what everyone wants to know? Marvez says yes, given that Moxley called Hangman and The Dark Order out, daring them to show up on Rampage.
Uno says Hangman shouldn’t do it, but Hangman says he has a status update. This is the one he gave in October, when Hangman was “face down on the mat, snoring for 60 seconds.” They rolled him over, put him in an ambulance, and he came to along the way to the hospital. He started getting them right after awhile. The date was October 18th. Where was he? Cincinnati. Who was he wrestling? The AEW World Champion, Jon Moxley. And they said that Hangman had 100 missed calls and texts on his phone, so they asked if he wanted to see them. He had to unlock the phone, but the screen light was so bright to him.
The medics saw a picture of Hangman’s son and said he’s so cute. What’s his name? Hangman couldn’t remember. Those green eyes looked back up at Hangman, and he didn’t know. For an entire hour, Hangman didn’t know. Hangman went through hell. If Moxley wants to fight Hangman on Friday, then he will fight! He knows where the ring is. But if Moxley wants to send Hangman back to hell, Hangman’s taking Moxley with him. The Cowboy is fired up, will he get his payback on The Maniac?
Dustin Rhodes and the Best Friends speak.
The Natural tells Orange Cassidy, Trent Beretta, Chuck Taylor & Danhausen, “We’re in Texas, boys. Do you know what that means? That’s home for me. Kip Sabian, Trent Seven, Butcher, Blade. This Friday night on AEW Rampage, I’m with The Best Friends and… this spooky boy over here. We’re gonna flatten you! This is MY backyard, and I’ll be damned if we’re gonna lay down for you, cuz we’re gonna flatten you.” Trent says hands in, and everyone puts their hands in. They tell Kip and crew they’ll see them on Friday. Will this all-star team be able to put away Sabian’s Superbad squad?
BREAKING NEWS on the World Trios Best of 7 series!
It is official! Match 5 will be NO DISQUALIFICATIONS! Now the hammer, and just about anything else both teams want to use, will be legal! Plus, Tony Khan has planned ahead. Should match 6 be needed, it will be under Falls Count Anywhere! And, as unlikely as it may be, should the seventh and final match be needed, it will be as a LADDER MATCH! Can The Elite get the comeback on track to then take on Escalara de la Muerte?
AEW World Championship & Dynamite Diamond Ring Winner Takes All: MJF VS Ricky Starks!
Maxwell Jacob Friedman had The Firm steal the Casino Ladder Match Poker Chip so that he could face Jon Moxley for the title at Full Gear. Then he had Lord William Regal hand him the brass knuckles so he could win the AEW World Championship. But The Absolute actually put in the work to get through the World Title Eliminator Tournament and win the Dynamite Diamond Ring Battle Royal so that he could go after both prizes at once! Will MJF hold onto #TripleB, the Big Burberry Belt and his prized $50,000 ring? Or will Starks take everything away from MJF and leave him out in the cold?
The introductions are made, MJF quite literally gets in Starks’ face with the belt, but then runs off as Starks storms up on him. Fans taunt “MAXI PAD! MAXI PAD!” while the ref holds up Burberry belt and diamond ring. Winter is Coming to an end, but will MJF’s reign of terror end before it begins?
The bell rings, fans fire up and Starks stares down with MJF. They approach, talk a little trash, and fans are thunderous already. MJF and Starks circle, fans rally up, and the two approach, only for MJF to kick low! MJF headlocks, Starks powers out but MJF runs Starks over! Starks gets up in a huff but MJF mocks the pose. They tie up again, MJF headlocks, Starks powers out but MJF runs him over again. Things speed up, Starks swings but MJF ducks ‘n’ dodges. Starks drops down but MJF stops himself to then strut over Starks. Fans boo but MJF soaks up the heat. Starks rushes in, things speed up again!
Starks ducks ‘n’ dodges but MJF hurdles, only for Starks to shoulder MJF right out of the ring! Starks hits his pose and fans fire up! Starks waits on MJF but MJF hops over the railing! MJF slaps a fan’s popcorn out of their hands then paces around while he vents. Fans tell MJF to go back to the ring, so MJF storms his way back to ringside. The ring count is climbing, MJF glares at the fans, but MJF slides in at 7 of 10. Fans keep taunting “MAXI PAD! MAXI PAD!” and MJF rushes Starks, but Starks arm-drags him away! And then hip tosses! Starks whips MJF to ropes then back drops him high and hard!
MJF writhes, rises, but Starks sunset flips! TWO, Starks ducks the Penalty Kick to schoolboy! TWO, but Starks backslides, TWO!! MJF swings, into a cradle! TWO!! MJF narrowly escapes, but Starks LARIATS him down! Fans fire up as Starks watches MJF crawl to a corner. Starks runs corner to corner but MJF uses ropes as a defense! Fans boo, the ref backs Starks off, but that allows MJF to poke Starks in the eyes! Fans boo more as MJF bumps Starks off buckles. MJF RAMS into Starks, whips him corner to corner hard, and Starks bounces off buckles! MJF gets up on the corner just to soak up the heat.
MJF storms up to Starks now, brings him up to snapmare and rear bearhug. Starks endures, fights up, and fans rally. Starks throws back elbows on MJF, gets free to run, but into a FLAPJACK HOTSHOT! Starks flops out of the ring, clutching his ribs, and AEW goes picture in picture.
MJF lets the ring count climb so he can catch his breath. Starks stirs, MJF says to count faster, but Starks stirs at around 5 of 10. The count climbs, fans rally, and Starks stands at 8 to slide in at 9! MJF storms up to bring Starks around, GUTBUSTER! MJF paces around while Starks crawls to a corner. MJF is after Starks with a stomp! MJF stomps a mudhole, then digs in a boot! The ref counts, MJF lets off to glare at the ref, then he goes back for Starks. Starks CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Starks runs, but into a kitchen sink knee! MJF covers, TWO! MJF stalks Starks to ropes, KICKS him, and then stalks him to a corner.
MJF stands Starks up, whips him corner to corner hard, and Starks bounces off buckles again. Starks clutches his ribs but sits up in the corner. MJF is after Starks with a fishhook to the nose! The ref reprimands, MJF lets off, and MJF drags Starks up. Starks throws body shots, forearms, and goes to run, but MJF throws Starks down by his hair! The ref reprimands but MJF drags Starks up to whip him to ropes. Starks turns knee into roll-up, TWO!! MJF narrowly escapes again, but he whips Starks away, and catches him into a cobra twist! Starks endures but MJF digs his knuckles into the ribs! MJF even BITES Starks’ side!
MJF CLUBS Starks but Starks still endures. AEW returns to single picture and fans rally for Starks. MJF reaches out, to hold the rope! Fans boo but Starks endures as MJF adds even more leverage! MJF lets go before the ref notices, and then he tells fans to shut up. Fans boo more, but MJF reaches out again. MJF holds the ropes for more leverage! The ref almost catches MJF this time, but MJF denies using the ropes. MJF flips off the fans without even looking, but the ref catches the cheating this time! The ref KICKS MJF’s arm! And then Starks hip tosses MJF away! Fans fire up, Starks brings MJF up, but MJF blocks the whip!
MJF whips Starks to the corner but Starks returns to LARIAT! Both men are down and fans are thunderous! The ref starts a standing count, and it climb to 5 of 10. Starks stands at “OCHO!” MJF rushes in, Starks slips around to hit a JAWBREAKER! Starks runs to DROPKICK MJF to the corner! Starks keeps moving, he goes corner to corner to back elbow! And then LEAPING LARIAT! Fans fire up and Starks shakes the ropes! Starks storms up on MJF to TORNADO DDT!! MJF staggers and wobbles, Starks brings him around to get him up! MJF RAN- NO, Starks blocks the rana to go again! SIT-OUT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!!!
MJF actually shows some toughness surviving that, and Starks grows a bit frustrated. Fans rally again, Starks runs corner to corner but MJF moves! Starks hits buckles face first! Starks staggers away, MJF goes up the corner and aims. DOUBLE STOMPS to an arm! Starks clutches the elbow but he refuses to let this stop him. MJF is after the arm but Starks kicks him! Starks underhooks, but MJF wrenches out to go after the bad arm! Starks switches, O’Conner Rolls, TWO!! MJF has it with tights! TWO!!! Starks escapes, MJF runs, Starks jumps up, but into a POWER BREAKER!! Cover, TWO!!!
MJF is furious that Starks survives but fans rally up again. “This is Awesome!” as both men slowly rise. MJF brings Starks around to SLAM the bad arm on the mat! MJF snarls while Starks clutches his hand. MJF stalks Starks, gives him kicks to the side, and then he stomps the bad hand! Fans boo but MJF gives Starks more toying kicks. Starks scowls as MJF starts slapping him around. MJF slaps and slaps, Starks SLAPS! Starks and MJF start firing off fast hands and the fans are thunderous! Starks blocks a kick but MJF pokes him in the eyes again! Fans boo, MJF runs, but Starks BOOTS him back!
MJF rebounds, ROLLING ELBOW! Starks rebounds to SPEAR!! But Starks’ own ribs hold him back! A standing count starts again, both men are still down at 5 of 10. And they’re still down at “OCHO!” Starks crawls at 9, covers, TWO!!! MJF has the SALT OF THE EARTH FUJIWARA!! Starks endures, reaches out, claws for the ropes, but MJF even BITES the hand! Starks still fights over, so MJF shifts to a full grapevine! Starks fights, but MJF bends that arm back!! DOUBLE REVERSE ARMBAR!! Starks endures, reaches with a leg, but MJF grabs the leg, too!! Starks’ one free leg gets the ROPEBREAK!!
MJF lets go and fans are thunderous all over again! MJF staggers up and is frustrated, fans hope they “FIGHT FOREVER!” but this has to end somehow. MJF grabs Starks’ arm, but Starks rolls him up! TWO!! MJF hits a headlock takeover but Starks headscissors! MJF kips free but Starks hits a headlock takeover! MJF headscissors. Starks kips free to a jackknife bridge! TWO as MJF bridges up! He can’t maintain it, the cover is on again, TWO as MJF finishes the bridge! MJF turns around, Starks slips free to SUPERKICK! Starks reels MJF in, but MJF fights the lift! Starks underhooks, lifts again, but MJF slips free!
MJF uses the ref as a shield! Fans boo, Starks storms up and moves the ref aside, MJF LOW BLOWS Starks!!! MJF then hits a cradle, MJF wins!!!
Winner: MJF, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion AND Dynamite Diamond Ringbearer)
The reign of terror continues, and not just with the Big Burberry Belt but with the Dynamite Diamond Ring! MJF goes four years running with that ring on his finger, he gets through his first defense to keep that belt on his shoulder, and he storms right up the ramp to get outta Dallas. But wait! BRYAN DANIELSON IS HERE!! And he is PISSED about what MJF did to William Regal! Bryan chases MJF back to ringside, around the ring, and then into the crowd! MJF manages to jump over the railing and run right up the bleachers! Bryan glares from the ring, the American Dragon is coming for MJF! Will Bryan get to kick Max’s MJF’ing head in?
My Thoughts:
A great night for AEW with this year’s Winter is Coming. For one, just an awesome Trios match to continue the Best of 7 series. Great little hero bit from Nick coming back out after hurting his ankle (all kayfabe of course), but I was surprised that moment didn’t help The Elite win. And I like Omega blurring the lines since we all know he is an EVP. He didn’t just say next time was No Disqualification, he left that to THE boss, Tony Khan, as well as the public opinion. And being told all the stipulations to come, if it wasn’t clear we were going all the way to match number seven, it is now. However, The Elite winning No DQ and Falls Count Anywhere is a bit heavy handed. But the seventh and last match being a ladder match really could let things go either way, that will be an awesome match to finish this off with.
That said, next up is of course The House of Black. They decimated The Factory before the match, then poor QT had no chance during the match. The House of Black are also going to have a match with Eddie Kingston & Ortiz at some point given the promo we got from Kingston & Ortiz, can’t wait to see what comes of that. Then the House of Black will simply be considered #1 contenders by the “rankings,” and they’ll go right after the winner of that ladder match as soon as the end of that match. The Elite will have a great match with The House of Black, and I wouldn’t ever say The Elite are transitional champions given this Best of 7, but I am saying there’s a chance The Elite puts the House of Black over.
Good segment from The Acclaimed and Team Double Jay. While Team Double Jay using “sports entertainment” tactics to jump to being challengers, obviously we’re going to see these teams face off anyway. Kinda exposes the bad handling of their own ranking system, but AEW isn’t going to bring in Jeff Jarrett just to have him level grind on Dark and Elevation. And while FTR had a great promo to call out Austin & Colten, I again bring up how they didn’t really do the best with building the Gunns into facing FTR. But I guess a grudge match is fine compared to a title match we knew the Gunns weren’t winning anyway.
Great match from Brian Cage and Jack Perry, and I do like that JB is self aware about becoming a giantslayer. He called out Morrissey, got Morrissey and Moriarty, but I love that Hook came out. Now, Morrissey accepting Stokely’s orders to back off from Hook when Morrissey is as big as three Hooks is really too pro-wrestling convention. Morrissey should’ve wanted after Hook and Stokely struggling to stop him and then security and referees had to stop this. But I sensed Hook and JB teaming up so I’m happy it’s happening. But between the two, Moriarty is the one taking the loss in that tag match, and then we get Jungle Boy VS Big Bill 1v1 later.
Good promo from the Blackpool Combat Club to call out anyone and everyone, and for Moxley to again call out Hangman. Great promo from Hangman to share his experience of going through that concussion. And you can bet, win or lose against Sammy Guevara, Moxley and Hangman are going to brawl, and the Dark Order will be dragged into things to go up against the BCC by default. Good promo from the JAS, and I actually like that Jericho is forcing Garcia into a Young Boy role with Sammy Guevara as his senpai. This will get us back on track to what we should’ve got with Garcia’s internal conflict of pro-wrestler VS sports entertainer. And maybe this time, he lands on pro-wrestler.
Jericho putting over Action Andretti was awesome stuff, especially making that match so great. Jericho’s tantrum backstage was also awesome, and I hope they do something big with Action Andretti in 2023 after this. Good promo from Dustin and Best Friends to set up taking on Sabian, Seven, Butcher & Blade. That 8 Man could go either way, but we all know it sets up Cassidy VS Sabian for the All-Atlantic Championship. Good promo from Hayter and Shida to hype up their title match, good promo from Britt and Skye to set up a match for Rampage. And a very good match from Ruby and Tay. Ruby of course wins to help build her return, but I should’ve figured Anna Jay would attack. Not sure who Ruby gets as a partner, but I bet there’s another tag match from this.
And of course, great promos from both MJF and Starks to hype up the main event, and that main event was awesome stuff. That match in itself felt PPV worthy, but at the same time, I just knew somewhere in this match, MJF would use a low blow kick. MJF retains all his prizes, as I also expected, but it makes so much sense for Bryan to step up now. Bryan probably has to go through MJF’s usual rigmarole of challenges, especially since MJF went on about not defending the title unless on PPV, or in this case, big time episodes. MJF will insist on waiting until after Holiday Bash and New Year’s Smash, and then Revolution isn’t until March, so there might be eight different things MJF makes Bryan do if he wants to be the next challenger.
My Score: 8.9/10
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There’s a Collision on TBS!
The AEW Women’s World Champion, Timeless Toni Storm, is a fighting champion! And she is giving Lady Frost a golden opportunity in an Eliminator match!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator: Toni Storm w/ Luther VS Lady Frost; Toni wins and denies Frost a title opportunity.
- $100,000 Fatal 4 Way: Rush VS Sammy Guevara w/ Dustin Rhodes VS AR Fox VS Kevin Knight; Sammy wins the big cash prize.
- Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Harley Cameron; Megan wins.
- Josh Alexander VS Brody King; Time Limit Draw.
- Best Wrestler Alive Five Minute Open Challenge: Max Caster VS Daniel Garcia; Garcia wins.
- The Gates of Agony VS Ray Chas & Goldie; The Gates win.
- Best 2 Out of 3 Falls: FTR VS Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly; FTR wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Adam Cole is here!
Atlantic City fires up for the Panama City Playboy as he brings the AEW TNT Championship with him to ringside. As such, the fans of course join in with the “BOOM!” and “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!” But he isn’t here to talk, he’s here to watch this opening match!
AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator: Toni Storm w/ Luther VS Lady Frost!
Timeless Toni continues her search for her next “costar,” and she’s crossing paths with the Coldest Wrestler You Know! But will Frost go from ice to gold? Or will she be crossed off the list during this “audition?”
The bell rings, the two shake hands, and the fans applaud. Toni and Frost circle, tie up, and Toni wrenches to wristlock. Frost grabs the ropes to flip through, and she wrenches back. Toni reaches back to headlock but Frost powers up and out. Toni runs Frost over, the fans cheer, but then Frost kips up! Things speed up. Frost handsprings but Toni sidesteps. Frost roll sunder a lariat to roll back and SWINGING headscissor! Toni tumbles out and the fans are torn, but Frost watches Toni go around the way. Frost goes to the apron, avoids the leg sweep, then CANNONBALLS to the floor!
The fans fire up and Frost goes up the barriers. Frost handsprings to MOONSAULT onto Toni! The fans fire up more and Frost puts Toni back in. Frost storms up on Toni to cover, TWO! Toni stays in this but Frost stays cool. Frost whips Toni but Toni hits a THESZ PRESS! Toni rains down fast hands, then fires up! The fans are with her and Toni stands Frost up. Toni scoops for a BACKBREAKER! Frost writhes but Toni brings her back up. Toni hits a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Toni doesn’t let that bother her. The fans rally as Toni brings Frost up to her feet.
Toni grabs Frost with both hands, but Frost turns that into a wheelbarrow! Victory roll, TWO! Things speed up, Frost ducks ‘n’ dodges and LARIATS! The fans fire up as Toni goes to a corner, Frost runs in, SNOWBALL! The fans fire up more and Frost pushes Toni. Frost goes out, BOOTS Toni, then steps in to slips around, and she ROCKS Toni! Frost climbs, aims, and TORNILLO CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Toni stays in this and the fans rally up again. Frost rises, goes back to the corner, and she climbs back up. But Toni grabs Frost first! Frost breaks free, Toni ROCKS her, and then hits a SKY HIGH! Cover, TWO!!
Frost survives but Toni just moves on to her closeup! The fans rally as Toni runs corner to corner, SWEET HIP- NO, Frost KICKS first! Cartwheel and Alabama Lift, CHILLER DRILLER!! Cover, TWO!! Toni survives and the fans fire up! The fans rally as Frost aims, but Toni ducks the buzzsaw! GERMAN SUPLEX! Frost flounders away, Toni runs up, UPPERCUT! Toni waits on Frost, then gives a very dramatic look. SWEET HIP MUSIC! Then a CHICKEN WING CROSSFACE!! Toni brings Frost down, Frost TAPS, Toni wins!
Winner: Toni Storm, by submission (denies Frost a title match)
The #TCM, Toni’s Classic Move, wins it for her, and Luther hands her a mic. Toni rests on the mat while she says, “This Whore You All Adore… This Slut You Can’t Rebut… This tramp is still THE CHAMP! And my gawd, what a frosty little slop tart. Now I know there’s a fresh batch of tarts back there, wanting to take a shot at this wide load that holds the gold. Yes, that’s right. Everyone’s coming for Toni Storm. But you got it all wrong, darling! Toni Storm comes for everybody! So if you’re tits can take the hits, then I’m not a hard woman to find. I could be right here.” Then she goes outside and says she could be here, or here next to this man.
Or here, down the ramp. Here with this gentlemen, by the stage, or on this bloody boardwalk! Toni goes outside of the arena and says she will be ready, sweaty, here, queer, and TIMELESS~! Toni revels in the brisk evening air of the Atlantic City beach, but who will look to ruin all the fun?
Jon Moxley speaks.
The Maniac AEW World Champion says, “When Katsuyori Shibata woke up on Wednesday morning, his fate was already sealed. He may as well have already been in the hospital. There’s nothing you can do about it, Joe, so I don’t want you to feel bad that all of the people closest to you are dropping like flies. And I struggle to find reasons to dislike Samoa Joe, I really do. The guy defined professional wrestling for a whole generation of us guys. He deserves the respect he commands. Samoa Joe is beyond reproach. But so was Bryan Danielson. Something to think about.
“Steel Cage for the world championship in Chicago. There’s this notion, this idea, that I should be scared to step into a steel cage with Samoa Joe. When you’re the world champion, every opponent is dangerous, every match is hard, every day is hard. I’m gonna do what I always do: my job. And I am exceptional at my job. You wanna lock me inside a steel cage? Lock it. Lock the door, man. This is always how this was gonna end. My affairs are in order. But if you subscribe to this notion that I should be scared, well then you haven’t been paying attention, Joe. You better make sure you thought things through.”
The Maniac has issued a warning, but will Joe even acknowledge it? Or will Joe make Moxley realize what fear really is?
$100,000 High Speed Fatal 4 Way: Rush VS Sammy Guevara w/ Dustin Rhodes VS AR Fox VS Kevin Knight!
Tony Khan’s dishing out more money, and each man has a 25% chance of bringing that jackpot home! Will El Toro Blanco, the Spanish God, the Whole Fox’n Show or The Jet be rolling in dough just in time for Mother’s Day?
The bell rings and the fans rally up for pretty much everyone in this match. All four men watch each other, then approach. Knight CLOBBERS Fox and Rush CLOBBERS Sammy! Rush and Knight then step up to each other. Knight fire a forearm but Rush eggs Knight on! The forearms go back and forth, then Rush CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” and Knight CHOPS! Rush CHOPS, and Rush wants Knight to man up! Knight CHOPS, Rush HEADBUTTS! Rush stomps away on Knight, stomps away, then “takes” Knight’s head to “punt” it into the crowd. Rush has the fans behind him right now as he and Knight speed up.
Knight drops down, then hurdles over, but Rush leaps! They keep moving, Knight scoops and SLAMS! Then UFO- NO, Rush moves! Rush arm-drags Knight, Knight arm-drags Rush, and then dropkicks cancel out! Both men kip up and the fans fire up! Cole is still on commentary, he likes this one, too. But then Fox and Sammy DROPKICK Rush and Knight out of the ring! The fans fire up for Fox and Sammy, Fox BOOST the lariat away to then tilt-o-whirl and waistlock. Sammy switches, Fox switches, and Fox shoves Sammy. Fox then blows past Sammy, but Sammy hurdles, backflips, and DROPKICKS! The fans fire up so Sammy takes a bow.
Sammy runs corner to corner at Fox and he RAMS Fox in the corner! Sammy goes out, slingshots in, but Fox slingshots out! Sammy crash lands and Fox slingshots back in, SENTON! The fans fire up again, and Fox catches Sammy’s punch! Fox also hooks a leg, ties those up, and hits a modified FISHERMAN BUSTER! Rush is back to SUPERMAN FOREARM! Sammy JUMP KNEES Rush! Knight springboards to FLYING LARIAT Sammy! The fans fire up again, and Knight runs up on Rush, only for Rush to OVERHEAD SUPLEX him into buckles! Knight crashes down, the fans rally up, and Collision goes picture in picture!
Dustin checks on Sammy and he’s alright. Knight drags himself up with the ropes but Rush runs up to BODY BLOW! Rush whips corner to corner, CHOPS, then sits Knight down. Rush runs corner to corner, runs back in, but feints Knight out to BOOT him! Rush soaks up cheers and jeers before he rolls back and tranquilo! Sammy sends Fox into barriers, Rush feeds off more energy, then Rush goes out to SMACK Fox down! Rush HEADBUTTS Sammy, then SMACKS Sammy off a chair! Dustin coaches Sammy but Rush stares Dustin down. The Natural tells Toro Blanco that there’s no problemo here.
Knight storms up on Rush, but Rush SMACKS Knight down! The fans applaud while Knight slumps against railing. Rush talks some trash, then he smothers Knight! The fans get a bit closer to the action like that, but then Fox runs up on Rush. Rush ROCKS Fox first, SMACKS him off railing, then goes back to Knight. Rush SMACKS Knight, brings him around, and pushes him along the barriers. Rush CHOPS Knight, but Knight CHOPS Rush! Rush CHOPS Knight! Knight staggers away while Rush revels in the cheers. Rush has Atlantic City all cheering him on, and he goes after Knight to KICK his leg! Knight hobbles, but Rush fires body shots!
Rush keeps after Knight, CHOKES him on the railing, and the ref reprimands. Rush doesn’t have to stop, but he does as Collision returns to single picture. Rush whips Knight, Knight reverses, and Rush hits steel steps! The fans fire up while Rush writhes. Knight and Fox are in the ring, and Fox BOOTS first! The fans rally for Fox now, but Knight puts him on the apron. Fox ROCKS Rush, jumps up, but Knight DROPKICKS him down! We can see in the rafters, glowing with blue light, that’s Hologram! The futuristic luchador is very invested as Knight builds speed to DIVE into a DDT from Fox! The fans fire up more as Fox now takes aim.
Fox springboards and IMPLODER 450 SPLASHES onto Knight! The fans fire up while both men go down! Fox brings Knight up but Knight fights the lift. Fox CLUBS Knight, but Sammy is up top! Sammy SUPER SHOOTING STARS! Down go Fox and Knight and the fans fire up with Sammy! But Rush DECKS Sammy! Rush whips Fox hard into railing! Rush then whips Fox to the other side, into more railing! Rush sends Sammy into steel steps! Rush has Knight, and he sends Knight into railing! Rush snarls, brings Knight around, and then suplexes! Knight fights free, gets around the steps, and he leaps off those steps to DROPKICK Rush!
The fans fire up with Knight, and he runs at Rush, only for Rush to THROW him at the ramp!! The fans fire up as Rush storms back up on Knight. They brawl up the ramp and to the stage! Then they go off into some shadowy corner! “This is Awesome!” as Sammy and Fox are now left in the ring. Hologram approves as Sammy torture racks. GO TO- NO, Fox dodges the knee, then goes Matrix to dodge the lariat! PELE! Sammy BOOTS back! Sammy goes up a corner, but Fox is after him, LO MEIN PAIN! And then a 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Sammy survives and the fans rally up! Fox puts Sammy in the center of the ring, but then goes to the corner?
Fox climbs, aims, SWANTON BOMB onto knees!! Sammy saves himself, torture racks, but Fox fights free! Roll up, TWO! Sammy is up, Fox goes Matrix again, but the JUMP KNEE finds him! Fox sputters, Sammy reels him in, GO TO HOSPITAL!! Cover, SAMMY WINS!
Winner: Sammy Guevara, by pinfall (wins the $100K prize)
Adam Cole applauds, and certainly Sammy’s family is happy he has this money. But Sammy points to Cole, then to the All In sign. Will this Son of Texas get to go All In for the TNT Championship? Will Hologram look to add himself to the mix before too long?
PROGRAMMING NOTE for next week’s Collision!
First: It’ll be live at 8 PM Eastern, just like tonight. Second: It’ll be on TBS, just like tonight. Third: It will be on THURSDAY NIGHT instead of Saturday! Make sure to adjust your DVR accordingly so you don’t miss a moment of the action!
Samoa Joe speaks.
“Hello, Jon. I hope you’ll forgive me, I’m not there at Collision this week, but it’s only because I’m paying you respect by being here in my gym, preparing for what I’ll do to you in a few short weeks. What that is, Jon, is helping you understand. I’m gonna help you understand what happens when you call a man like me out. And you’re going to understand that what you have done to Hook and Shibata is going to be visited upon your man, Claudio, next week. And that all starts with me understanding a little bit about you, Jon. See, I understand that you have the ruthless streak that is required to take on someone like me.
“I understand that you have the ability and the will to come after someone like me. But you see, Jon, I had to put this match in a cage. Cuz there’s something else that I understand about you. The Jon Moxley I look at today doesn’t have the heart to stand in front of me. The Jon Moxley I see today doesn’t have the balls to get into a ring and get into an actual firefight with a man like me. And Jon, come Chicago, at Beach Break, I will break you. And when you turn around to run, with nowhere to go, I am Samoa Joe. I will be the next AEW World Champion. And Jon Moxley, I will make you understand.”
Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Harley Cameron!
The Megasus keeps crushing opponent after opponent, and the Superbad Girl is there to help pick up the scraps. Will their path of destruction continue tonight? Or will this wild Aussie have quite the underdog victory here in Atlantic City?
The bell rings and Harley SPLASHES int he corner! Harley stomps away, lets off, and then runs up to RAM Megan! The fans fire up, the ref counts, but Megan shoves Harley away. harley returns again but is put ont he apron. Harley ROUNDHOUSES, ROUNDHOUSES again, then RAMS into Megan! Harley has Megan in the ropes and she HAMMERS away! The fans fire up as Harley shouts, “FEEL THE WRATH!” Harley goes up, in, runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and ENZIGIRIS! Megan stays up so Harley runs agian, but Megan stops the COde Breaker! OVERHEAD SUPLEX! The fans are torn while Harley writhes.
Megan storms over to Harley, stalks her to the ropes, then drags her up to RAM her into the corner again and again! Megan CHOPS Harley, then stalks her to a corner. Megan KNEES Harley again and again and again! The ref reprimands, Megan steps back, but that lets Ford CHOKE Harley! The fans boo but Ford gets away with it. Megan snapmares Harley, then KNEES her in the back! Cocky cover, ONE! Megan drags Harley up to suplex her high and hard! Megan stalks Harley to the corner again, whips her corner to corner, then runs up for a SPLASH! MEgan then underhooks and hits a BUTTERFLY SUPLEX!
Megan storms up on Harley, but Harley JAWBREAKERS back! Harley wrenches and serves up SOLE FOOD! Megan staggers, runs back in, and LEAPING LARIAT! The fans are torn but Megan stands over Harley as Collision goes picture in picture.
Megan takes her time fixing her hair and her gear, but Harley goes out to the apron. Megan runs up and BOOTS Harley down! The ref and Megan argue, and Ford gets another cheap shot in! The fans boo but the ref misses it like he did before. Megan waits on Harley as Harley hobbles back into the ring. Megan then storms up on Harley to put her in a corner. Harley fires forearms but Megan is more amused than anything. Harley ROCKS Megan, but Megan BOOTS her! Megan RAMS Harley into the corner again and again! Then she GERMAN SUPLEXES Harley away! Harley sputters but Megan is right back on her.
Megan drags Harley up, brings her around, and short arm LARIATS! Megan drags Harley back up, short arm LARIATS again, then stands Harley back up. Harley dodges the lariat this time, but then a LARIAT finds her on return! Cover, TWO! Megan sighs, drags Harley up, and SLAMS her back down! Megan drags Harley up, scoops again, and SLAMS her back down! Harley sputters but Megan brings her up again. Another scoop and another SLAM! Megan soaks up cheers and jeers while Collision returns to single picture. Megan grabs at Harley but Harley KICKS her! And KICKS! And KICKS again!
Megan grabs Harley by her hair and drags her to a corner! Megan CHOPS and CHOPS and runs back in, but into an ELBOW! And another ELBOW! Harley climbs, Megan runs up and Megan ROCKS Harley! Megan climbs, but Harley fires body shots! The fans rally, Harley fires hands, and then she BITES Megan’s ear! The fans fire up as Megan falls back! Ford gets up but Harley DECKS her! Megan runs in, but Harley dodges! Megan hits buckles, Harley ducks ‘n’ dodges to then tilt-o-whirl DDT! The fans fire up and Harley covers, TWO! Megan survives but Harley fires up. The fans rally and Harley brings Megan in for a facelock.
But Megan suplexes first! Harley fights that, but Megan tries again! FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!! Harley survives and Megan is seething! Megan drags Harley up, fireman’s carry, but Harley fires elbows! Harley then fires forearms, and she dodges a haymaker! Harley fires a flurry, then runs to LARIAT! Harley is the one who falls over! Megan drags Harley right into a POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO?!? Harley survives but Megan is furious! Fireman’s carry, but Harley sunset flips! TWO!! Megan is up, Harley Oklahoma Rolls her, TWO!! Megan escapes again, but Harley hits a SHINING WIZARD! Then Harley aims from a corner!
Megan rises, Harley goes up, and Harley leaps! But Megan catches her, pops her up, FATE’S DESCENT!! Cover, Megan wins!
Winner: Megan Bayne, by pinfall
Megan did not #FeelTheWrath, but she did make Harley #BowDown! But they’re not done, as Ford stands Harley back up! Megan fireman’s carries for another FATE’S DESCENT!! The fans boo but Megan wants another! Wait, Anna Jay is here, with a two-by-four! And she SMACKS Megan with it!! But Megan doesn’t budge!? Anna doesn’t care, she swings again! Megan blocks that, takes it from Anna, then throws it aside! Megan runs up, but Anna DUMPS Megan out! Ford has Megan stand down, even though Anna wants her to fight! Will the Queenslayer help Harley get even with Megasus and minion?
AEW returns and…
Wait, Moxley & Marina are here in person! They beat up a security guard, DUMP him to ringside, and then dare the other guards to try something. Marina gives one guy the briefcase, just to then BOOT him down! Marina storms into the ring and intimidates Arkady Aura to give the mic over. Arkady does as told and then gets out of the ring. Marina hands the mic to Moxley and Moxley snarls while the fans boo. Moxley paces, and he tells Samoa Joe, “I heard what you said. Lemme ask you a question. What exactly is it I don’t understand? Just what the hell is it, Joe, that I don’t understand?”
The fans chant for Joe, and sing, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Moxley asks how Joe is gonna explain something to him inside a steel cage. What? Is Joe gonna kick his ass? The fans chant “YES!” So Joe is gonna beat Moxley up? “YES!” Oh, is that what they think? “YES!” Right… Moxley has faced all the supposed baddest men in the business, all shaped and sizes, all organizations and in all countries. Just name one. They all said the same thing as you’re saying, Joe! They were thinking the same things Joe is thinking, until they weren’t! Moxley knows the moment it happens, he can feel it when it happens! Every time!
He feels it every time when they realize they don’t wanna be here anymore. When they stop trying to win and they start trying to survive, and then realize they aren’t in a chess match, but they are in a war! The only difference this time, Joe, on May 14th, it will be both. Joe wants to target his people? Moxley expected nothing less. You think Moxley doesn’t wanna get into a real firefight? Newsflash, brother: Just look at your brothers; it’s been a firefight this whole time. Moxley then drops the mic and storms out the way he came in. Will Moxley step into Chicago and step out of Chicago still the AEW World Champion?
Backstage interview with The Outrunners.
Lexy Nair is with Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum with their 1980s standard definition, and brings up how Roppongi Vice got in their faces and then beat them up. She understands they have a response to that. Truth says yeah, he’s got something to say! Trent, Rocky, Truth gets you’re upset! He gets you feel disrespected. But maybe the Outrunners get a little loud sometimes. So what? Maybe they flex a little too much. So what? Maybe they spin a little too fast. So what?! Turbo says if Rocky & Trent wanna get physical, let’s get physical! They’ll settle this where it counts! When you’re face to face with The Outrunners, some are scared to death! But some are scared to live!
Truth & Turbo shake it out, will the Youngest Men Alive show Azucar & #JustTrent what respect is really about?
Josh Alexander VS Brody King!
The Walking Weapon and the newest member of the Don Callis Family scored big alongside Konosuke Takeshita a couple weeks ago, and they beat down The King of Death to do it. But with The Alpha in Japan for Wrestling Dontaku, will the “Canadian Assassin” be able to win all alone? Or will this Hound of Hell take a nice big bite out of Alexander?
The bell rings and the fans bark for Brody. Brody and Alexander stare down, circle, and then tie up. They’re in a deadlock, Brody puts Alexander on the ropes, but lets off. Alexander goes for a leg but Brody THROWS him away! The fans duel as the two circle again. They tie up, Alexander headlocks, but Brody powers up. Alexander wrenches, hammerlocks, but Brody ELBOWS free! Alexander avoids a second shot and the two reset. They feel things out, then Alexander drop steps to have the waistlock. Brody takes another swing, but into a clinch! Brody facelocks, but Alexander wrenches out to wristlock. Brody breaks free and CHOPS!
The fans fire up while Alexander goes to a corner. Brody runs up but Alexander kicks low! Alexander fires forearms and UPPERCUTS, then CHOPS! Alexander whips but Brody blocks! Brody whips Alexander to a corner, then runs in and SPLASHES! Brody ROCKS Alexander, CHOPS again, and repeat! The fans rally as Brody rains down shots. Alexander sits down, Brody lets off, then he stands Alexander up. Brody puts Alexander on the top rope, winds up, and CHOPS! Alexander slumps down to the apron and the fans fire up! Brody goes out after Alexander, fireman’s carries, but Alexander fights with elbows!
Alexander slips inside, HOTSHOTS Brody and kicks the legs out! Alexander builds speed as the fans rally up, and Alexander CROSSBODIES into a fireman’s carry! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER to the floor! The fans fire up and bark with Brody. Brody stalks Alexander, drags him up, and CHOPS him again! Alexander staggers away but Brody CLUBS him against the railing. And CHOPS him! Alexander sputters and falls back while the fans fire up. Brody whips Alexander hard into railing, and Alexander falls into the front row! The fans fire up and Brody smiles. Brody storms up on Alexander, drags him up, and suplexes him to the floor!
The fans fire up for Brody while he refreshes the ring count. Brody stands Alexander up, brings him around, and ROCKS Alexander again. Brody grabs a chair from the timekeeper’s area, and he CHOPS Alexander into taking a seat. Brody barks and gets space. Brody runs back in, but Alexander slumps down. The fans boo as Brody is denied his splash. But Alexander grabs a leg and BOOTS it against the steel steps! Alexander refreshes the ring count now, and he leaps, into a HAYMAKER! Brody uses antiair on Alexander, then he puts Alexander back in the ring. Brody storms up, but Alexander slides out!
Alexander wraps Brody’s leg up in the ropes, CLAWS at Brody’s face, and he hits a DRAPING NECKBRAEKER on the apron! A wicked combination as Alexander says the bigger they are, the harder they fall. The ref checks Brody while he is down on the ground, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Brody clutches his leg, but Alexander grabs said leg. Alexander SLAMS the leg off the floor, then stalks Brody as he crawls into the ring. Alexander grabs the bad leg to SLAM it against the apron! Brody crawls to a corner, Alexander steps in, and Alexander stomps away on Brody! Alexander stomps chest, stomps leg, then stomps a mudhole! The ref counts and Alexander stops at 4. Brody sputters while Alexander soaks up heat. Alexander stands Brody up to CLUB him on the neck. Brody CHOPS Alexander, hobbles then CHOPS again! Alexander puts Brody in a corner, wraps the bad leg around ropes, and pulls!
The ref counts, Alexander stops at 4, then ROCKS Brody! Alexander runs side to side and he BOOTS the bad leg! Brody falls over and Alexander soaks up more heat. Alexander goes back to Brody, but Brody kicks at him from below. Alexander eggs Brody on, kicks the bad leg more, then fires forearms. Brody ROCKS Alexander in return! The forearms go back and forth, but then Alexander knees low! Alexander runs, but into a scoop, SLAM, and SENTON! Brody clutches his bad leg, that string of moves taking a lot of out it. Both men slowly rise, and Brody hobbles over to Alexander. Alexander grabs the leg, but Brody CLUBS him down!
Collision returns to single picture as Brody CHOPS again! Brody puts Alexander on the top rope, CHOPS him again, then climbs. Brody brings Alexander to the very top, but Alexander kicks at the bad leg! Alexander then slips under, CLUBS Brody on the back, and he manages to torture rack! But Brody slips free! And CHOPS! The fans fire up as Brody huffs ‘n’ puffs. Alexander CHOPS, but Brody CHOPS again! The CHOPS keep going back and forth, and Brody’s CHOPS hit harder! Alexander is wincing now, and Brody CHOPS him again, again, and again! Brody puts some stank on the CHOP and Alexander falls to his knees!
Brody barks, the fans are with him, and Alexander stands up! The straps come down and Alexander pie faces Brody! And then SLAPS him! Brody DOUBLE CHOPS Alexander right down! Brody waits on Alexander, but Alexander kicks the legs out! Then he BOOTS Brody! And BOOTS him again! Torture rack, TOWER HACKER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and Alexander is beside himself! Alexander hammers the mat, drags Brody back up, and the fans rally up. Alexander tucks the arms, but Brody BACKDROPS free! The fans fire up and Brody runs in at the corner! Alexander BOOTS first, then dodges a lariat!
Alexander comes back, but into a BIG BOSS MAN SLAM! Cover, TWO! Alexander survives and Brody clutches the bad leg. Brody drags Alexander up, reels him in, but Alexander slips free of the Canadian Rack! Brody ELBOWS Alexander, runs up, but Alexander dodges! SNAP GERMAN! But Brody rises?! Alexander dodges the lariat, but not the SOUTHPAW!! The fans are all fired up while both men are down! A standing count starts, Alexander goes to a corner, “This is Awesome!” as Brody rises. Brody runs corner to corner, CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO! Alexander is still in this but he does go to the bottom rope.
Brody snarls and storms over to Alexander. Brody drags Alexander up, brings him back to the corner, and brings him back up to the very top! But Alexander fights with body shots! Brody fires body shots, and hits the SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Both men are down and Atlantic City is loving this! Another standing count starts, both men rise at 5 of 10, and Alexander fires a flurry of forearms! Brody ROCKS Alexander, and we hit the one minute warning! Brody runs up, Alexander dodges, and Alexander ROCKS Brody! Alexander runs back up, but blocks a boot! KNEE DROP on the bad knee!! And then an ANKLE LOCK!!
Brody endures as Alexander hits the GRAPEVINE!!! Brody fights up, stands and CHOPS Alexander on the back! Then GERMAN SUPLEX! But Alexander rises?! Only for Brody to LARIAT!! Brody hurries to reel Alexander up, GONZO BOMB!! The countdown begins, but Brody can’t make the cover!! TIME’S UP!
Time Limit Draw
Atlantic City is disappointed, and Lance Archer is here to help his Callis Family brother up. Brody wants to keep going, the fans want to keep going, but can Alexander even keep going? Brody powers through the pain to DIVE onto Archer & Alexander! The fans fire up and bark as Brody rises again. Brody wants more, and he fights through security to fight with Archer! Archer takes a seat, Brody puts the guards on top of him! Brody runs to TRIPLE CROSSBODY!! The Murderhawk Monster sputters, refs hurry out here to tell Brody to stop, but Alexander CHOP BLOCKS Brody! Archer KICKS Brody down!
The fans boo as now the Callis Family mug Brody! Archer CHOKES Brody, shouts at the refs, but then helps Alexander up and out of here. Will Don Callis have to pay some fines for his family?
CRU speaks.
Lio Rush says, “It was inevitable that the story ended with the way that it did.” Action Andretti adds, “With Top Flight landing flat on their faces.” They’re not in AEW to waste time. And any more time spent on Darius & Dante is a waste of time. They tried to walk away, drift off into the sunset, but “you two children couldn’t handle being without us.” Top Flight couldn’t stand being in the rearview mirror. CRU hopes Top Flight will learn a lesson. And that lesson is you should #FearCRU. Either you’re CRU, or you’re enemy.
Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge: Max Caster VS ???
Platinum Max is in the ring again, and he tells Atlantic City, “You are lookin’ live at the Best Wrestler Alive!” The fans boo that clearly false statement, but Caster says, “You people just witnessed a 15 minute time limit draw. And that got me thinking. No one in AEW could survive FIVE minutes in the ring with Platinum Max!” The fans boo but Caster says let’s put five minutes on the clock! The tech guys oblige, and Caster says before his next “victim” comes out here, he wants the people here in AC to prove that they’re not just a bunch of drunk, degenerate tourists! He wants them to do the chant correctly!
“Let’s Go, Max! You’re The Best Wrestler Alive! Let’s Go, Max! You’re The Best Wrestler Alive!” Caster is already laughing at how “bad” the fans are doing. That was not full participation, please do better. But let’s get to business! Who can survive FIVE with the Best Wrestler Alive? It’s DANIEL GARCIA! Caster is furious, but will Platinum Max be lucky to survive Red Death?
The bell rings, the time limit starts, and Garcia gets around Caster to fire off haymakers! Garcia stomps away on Caster in the corner, the fans fire up, but the ref counts. Garcia steps off, then stalks Caster along the ropes. Caster throat chops! The fans boo, Caster whips, but Garcia reverses. Garcia dodges Caster to reel him in, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Caster flounders away and Garcia snarls. Garcia puts up his dukes, does his dance, then SHOTGUNS Caster down! Garcia reels Caster in, PILEDRIVER!! Cover, Garcia wins!
Winner: Daniel Garcia, by pinfall
Literally one minute passed, and Garcia won! Garcia grabs the mic to then call out FTR! “I agree. I just handled my business. You guys handle yours tonight, and I’ma talk to you after.” Garcia has put Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler on notice, what will these three talk about later tonight?
Backstage interview with with Anthony Bowens & Billy Gunn.
Lexy is with the Pride of Professional Wrestling & Daddy Ass, and Bowens wants her to remember he is also the 5 Tool Player, the perfect combination of power, athleticism, intelligence, “The Look” and “The It Factor.” Bowens is here in his home state of New Jersey to tell us all that he intends to use all five tools to climb to a championship opportunity. Doesn’t that sound great? But then in steps Blake Christian & Lee Johnson. Vanilla Babyface tells Bowens all he is hearing right now is blah blah blah. Let’s be real: Bowens may have won against Blake three weeks ago, but those people weren’t talking about Bowens beating Blake.
The talk was about Bowens being outshined by Blake! Big Shotty says Bowens needs to listen because he means this with all the disrespect in the world. Johnson believes he is 150% better! After watching Blake soften Bowens up, Johnson knows how to put Bowens down. Bowens says wow, outshined him? That’s not possible. And 150% better? Well, then step up to the plate and get MOLLY WHOPPED by the 5 Tool Player! Any time, anywhere. Blake & Lee leave, when and where will Big Shotty take his shot?
The Gates of Agony VS Ray Chas & Goldie!
The Hurt Syndicate claimed we’d see Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona way down the line after they lost in the AEW World Tag Team Championship match. But the Cameroonian Prince says there are things much worse than death. They took a bite of the baddest apple on the tree, and the Samoan Lion says it made them SICK! Compared to that, only agony awaits! This is a message sent to Big Bill & Bryan Keith, will it be received loud and clear?
The teams sort out, Kaun starts against Ray, and the two step up. Kaun then BOOTS Ray, GERMAN SUPLEXES him, then reels him in. RUNNING SUPLEX! Kaun mockingly applauds, then he puts Ray in the corner to CHOP! Tag to Liona, and Kaun bumps Ray off buckles for Liona to then BACK ELBOW! Goldie SLAPS Kaun, but Kaun grins. Kaun TOSSES Goldie in, Liona runs up and POUNCES him out of the ring! The fans fire up and Liona tags Kaun. Then the Gates run up, HIP ATTACK followed by a METEORA! Then they CLOSE THE GATES on Ray!! Cover, Gates win!
Winners: The Gates of Agony, by pinfall
The CRU is watching ringside, acting unimpressed. But will Kaun & Liona make sure Lio & Action are next after Bill & Keith? But speaking of, Bill calls them out from the tron! Last week, Bill & Keith called them out. They’re in the parking lot. They don’t come to you, you come to them! Kaun & Liona say bet! The Gates leave the ring, go to the back, and find their way to the parking lot! Will we get quite the battle of titans in Atlantic City?
AEW returns and…
The Gates have found the Redwood & Bad Apple! The brawl is on right in front of the Mack trucks! Bill SMACKS Liona off one, but Kaun THROWS Keith into fencing! Bill BOOTS Kaun, kicks more fencing out of the way, then he picks up a swivel chair! Bill SLAMS the chair, but Kaun avoids disaster! Liona SMACKS Bill with a trash can lid! Bill grabs some poor passerby by the face, and THROWS him at Liona! Liona catches the guy, throws him aside, and then he stares Bill down. Only for Keith to jump on Liona with a SLEEPER! Kaun is up and he ROCKS Bill! Liona spins around to swing Keith off him and into a truck!
Bill and Kaun brawl, Liona runs up, but Keith avoids the trash can attack! This brawl is gonna keep going, but the show must go on, too! Will security be able to stop this carnage before it goes too far?
Best 2 Out of 3 Falls: FTR VS Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly!
Dax & Cash have gone back and forth with Roddy & Kyle for months now, and this match is about finally settling the score. Who wins when it takes more than just the first lucky opportunity?
The teams sort out and Kyle starts with Cash. The first fall begins, the two circle, and the fans rally up. The two rush in, Cash rolls Kyle up, TWO and Kyle has an omoplata! Cash rolls free, shakes out the bad arm, and Dax checks him. Cash’s arm is fine, and the two reset. Chas and Kyle tie up, Cash headlocks, but Kyle endures the grind. The fans rally as Kyle powers up and out, but Cash runs him over! Things keep moving, Cash sunset flips, but Kyle stays up to then drop down into an ARMBAR! Cash rolls Kyle, TWO! Cash narrowly avoids a roundhouse, then he scrambles away. The fans rally behind Kyle, but Cash and Kyle tag to Dax and Roddy.
The fans rally as Roddy and Dax circle. They tie up, Dax puts Roddy in the corner, and the ref counts. Dax lets off to CHOP, but Roddy CHOPS back! Dax falls and scrambles away! Cash protests, the ref has Roddy stay back, and Stokely coaches Dax up. Dax and Roddy tie up, go to a corner, and the ref counts. Dax gets a cheap shot in, then CHOPS! And CHOPS! Roddy CHOPS, CHOPS, and ROCKS Dax! Roddy fires off, but Dax CHOPS again! Roddy ROCKS Dax, fires more shots, then whips. Roddy then DROPKICKS Dax down! The fans fire up but Stoke coaches Dax. Roddy stands Dax up, wrenches, then tags Kyle.
Kyle KICKS, Roddy CHOPS, repeat! Kyle wrenches but Dax knees low! The ref says that was a little too low, but Dax tags Cash. Dax feeds Kyle to Cash’s knees, then Cash UPPERCUTS! Cash CHOPS Kyle, UPPERCUTS, and then tags Dax back in. FTR double whips Kyle to a corner, but Kyle goes up and to the side! Kyle dodges Dax to then kitchen sink knee! And kitchen sink knee for Cash! Kyle KICKS Dax, KICKS Cash, repeat! The fans fire up as the KICKS keep going! FTR is down, Cash bails out, and Kyle wrenches Cash. Dax ROCKS Kyle, Kyle wrenches again, repeat! Kyle WRINGS Dax, Cash and Roddy get into it on the outside! Kyle covers Dax, TWO!
Cash creeps to the apron but Kyle chases him off. Dax ROCKS Kyle with a sucker punch! Cash slips in, FTR whips, but Roddy CLOBBERS Cash! Kyle KNEES Dax, Roddy JUMP KNEES! Then URENAGE BACKBREAKER and PENALTY KICK! Cash is back, but Roddy KNEES him! Kyle suplexes, CHOP and BRAINBUSTER! Cash bails out but Roddy WRECKS him with a dropkick! The fans fire up, Kyle spins Dax, but Dax blocks a kick! Kyle rolls to have the ANKLE LOCK! Cash grabs Dax’s hands to drag him forward, but Roddy STOMPS Cash’s hands! Dax is caught, Stoke coaches Dax to tap, so Dax taps! Paragon has the first fall!
FTR: 0; Paragon: 1
Big Stoke says that’s the smart move, because there’s still two falls to win anyway. Stoke has FTR regroup, but can the Top Guys pull off the comeback? Collision goes picture in picture.
Stokely argues with fans, and then Dax grabs a chair! Dax throws the chair into the ring, the ref catches it and puts it aside, and he tells them to get in here, the second fall has already begun. The ref starts a ring count but Stokely has FTR settle down first. Dax takes his time before stepping inside. Stokely & FTR huddle up to talk strategy, and Dax starts with Kyle. They tie up, go around, and Dax wrenches Kyle to a wristlock. Kyle breaks free to ROCK Dax, then ROCK Cash! Collision returns to single picture as Kyle keeps fighting off FTR! Dax powers Kyle back, Cash sneaks the tag, and Kyle jumps the dropdown, only for Cash to grab Dax’s hand! DOUBLE LARIAT from the ropes!
Stoke applauds, the fans are torn, but Cash then slingshots to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Cash stomps away on Kyle, Stoke talks trash, and the ref counts. Cash stops with the stomps and Stokely grins. Kyle sputters but Cash brings him up. Cash clamps on the chinlock and grinds Kyle down. Kyle endures and the fans rally up. Kyle stands, fires body shots, then he runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Cash RAMS him low! Kyle sputters, Roddy coaches Kyle, but Cash sucker punches Roddy! Cash whips Kyle hard into the FTR corner, then he snapmares for another chinlock. The fans again rally as Kyle endures.
Cash grinds Kyle down, Dax sneaks some leverage by sticking his feet in for Cash to push off of. The fans rally, Kyle fights up, and Kyle snapmares free! But Cash picks Kyle up, puts him in a corner, and runs up, only for Kyle to dodge! Cash’s bronco almost gets busted, hot tags to Dax and Roddy! Roddy DROPKCISK Dax, LARIATS Cash, and then HALF NELSON BACKBREAKERS Dax! JUMP KNEE for Cash! Roddy fireman’s carries Dax to then SLAM him onto Cash! The fans fire up and Roddy ROCKS Dax! Roddy runs side to side for ELBOW after ELBOW! And then an ATOMIC FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!
Dax stays in this for FTR but Cole says that’s fine, Roddy & Kyle are in control. Kyle tags in and DUMPS Dax out. Roddy keeps after Dax, Kyle is after Cash, but Cash turns things around. Roddy CHOPS away on Dax, BOOTS Cash, then he brings Cash around to have him take a seat. The chair broke but Roddy just CHOPS Cash again and again. Kyle runs from the apron to MISSILE DROPKICK FTR into the barriers! The fans fire up as Roddy helps Kyle stand. Paragon stands FTR up to keep after them. Roddy throws Dax into the crowd! Roddy goes out to CHOP away on Dax! Cash FLAPJACKS Kyle off barriers!
The fans fire up as Roddy and Dax fight up into the crowd! CHOP after CHOP and Roddy keeps Dax staggering! Then Roddy just fires haymakers! The fans are loving this but the ref wants someone to get int he ring! Dax returns to ringside but Roddy CLUBS him! Meanwhile, Cash suplexes Kyle! Kyle fights that off to suplex back, but Cash RAMS Kyle into barriers! Roddy has Dax, but Cash tags in before the BACKBREAKER! Roddy ELBOWS Cash, goes back for Dax, and he whips, only for Dax to reverse! Roddy LARIATS Dax, but Cash CHOP BLOCKS a leg! Roddy writhes but Stoke coaches FTR up. Cash keeps after Roddy while Collision goes back to picture in picture.
Cash puts Roddy’s foot on the ropes and HIP DROPS it! The ref reprimands but Cash paces around Roddy. Stoke tells Cash to keep on it, and Cash drops an elbow on the bad leg! Cash soaks up heat, tags in Dax, and FTR drags Roddy over to the corner. Dax SLAMS Roddy’s leg into the post! Roddy writhes, Stokely taunts him, and Dax SLAMS the leg again! Roddy clutches the leg while Dax stays between him and Kyle. Dax goes back to Roddy, stands him up, but Roddy reels him into a cradle! TWO, and Dax trips Roddy to step through, FIGURE FOUR! Roddy writhes and flails but he still endures!
Dax puts as much pressure as he can on the hold, but Roddy reaches out for Kyle. Kyle reaches out in return but they’re still so far apart! Roddy turns things over so now Dax is in pain! Dax crawls to the ROPEBREAK! The leglock is undone, and Dax drags Roddy to the ropes. Dax HIP DROPS the bad leg! The ref reprimands but Dax taunts Kyle. Stokely likes how this is going now, and Dax drags Roddy around by the bad leg. Dax stomps the leg, Collision returns to single picture, and Dax steps over, only for Roddy to BOOT him away! Dax hits POST! Cash hurries to tag in, and he hurries to stay between Kyle and Roddy!
Roddy dodges Cash, hot tag to Kyle! Kyle DUMPS Cash out, ROCKS Dax, then runs to FLYING KNEE Cash down! The fans fire up but Dax rushes out there! Kyle fires off a strike fest on Dax, then LEG SWEEPS! Kyle pushes Cash into the ring, runs up in the corner, and forearm SMASHES! Then a wrench and ELBOW BREAKER! Kyle KICKS, KNEES, and suplexes, ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Cash flails, but Kyle shifts to the leg! ANKLE LOCK!! But Dax has a SLEEPER on Kyle! Kyle slips down, UP KICKS, and then he sends Cash into Dax! O’Conner Roll, TWO and Kyle ROCKS Dax! Cash rolls Kyle up, with tights! TWO!!
Kyle KNEES Cash, then AX & SMASH!! Cover, TWO!! Cash survives and Kyle is a bit frustrated, but Kyle goes back for a leg. ANKLE LOCK!! Cash hobbles up, hot tag to Dax! But Kyle BACKDROPS Dax! Roddy coordinates, they FOREARM ENZIGIRI COMBO! Roddy tags in, hobbles around, and manages to run, but Cash CLOBBERS Kyle! Roddy runs into a SHATTER MACHINE!! Cover, FTR scores the second fall!!
FTR: 1; Paragon: 1
And now it all comes down to the third and final fall! The fans boo and Cole is frustrated but Stokely fist-bumps FTR. The teams reset, fans hope they “FIGHT FOREVER!” but it has to end somehow! Cash goes up, Dax reels Roddy in, but Kyle SHOVES Cash off the corner! Roddy fights the lift to then give Kyle a target, FLYING KNEE! Jackknife bridge, TWO!! FTR survives, but Dax gets a KICK! KNEE! AX and DOUBLE SMASH!! Roddy hobbles to the cover while Kyle PLANCHAS Cash! TWO!! Dax survives, Cole is concerned, but Stoke coaches his guys. Roddy tags Kyle and the fans rally up even more.
Roddy & Kyle stand Dax up, Roddy runs, but Cash again CLOBBERS Kyle! But Roddy fights off Shatter Machine this time! And Kyle’s back to CLOBBER Cash! Roddy JUMP KNEES Dax, then he and Dax give him TOTAL ANNIHILATION!! Kyle covers, Cash gives Dax the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts three, but then he sees the foot!! The fans and Paragon think they’ve won, but no, this is a mockery of this feud’s ignition point! The match is going to keep going, and Cash CHOP BLOCKS Roddy in the confusion! Kyle grabs Cash’s leg to ANKLE LOCK!! But Cash isn’t legal! Cash turns over, CLAWS Kyle’s eyes, feed to Dax’s roll-up, with tights! TWO!!!
Kyle is up, but into a SHATTER MACHINE!!!! Cover, FTR WINS!!
Winners: FTR, by pinfall, 2-1 score
Stokely cheers as he makes all the difference! Will the Top Guys continue to win by any means necessary until they’re back on top of AEW? WAIT! Daniel Garcia storms his way out here! He has a mic and a crowbar, but which one is he gonna use?! Stoke has Garcia hold on, the ref tells Garcia to stand down, but Garcia says what he really wanted to do is come down and beat all three of them over the head with the crowbar. “But I can’t. Because I have too much love for the both of you. And I thought you two had a lot of love for me, too. Because any time that one of my so-called mentors left me high and dry, left me stranded, you guys were there to pick up the pieces and put me back on my feet.”
The fans rally for Garcia, and Garcia says after what FTR did to Adam Copeland and 2Point0, and then after they tried to break Garcia’s neck, Garcia was left looking for answers. But Garcia realized that he won’t get those answers just standing around having a therapy session with them. The fans say use the crowbar then! Garcia says he has an idea. Next week, it doesn’t matter if it is Dax, Cash, Stokely, all of them, fifteen of them, a hundred of them, FTR, CPR, the ER, it doesn’t matter! Just meet him in the ring so he can beat the answers out of them!! The fans fire up for that! Who will accept this challenge from an enraged Red Death?
My Thoughts:
A very good Collision, but wow, six years and they haven’t learned how to not be redundant. While Moxley and Samoa Joe had good promos, Moxley having two promos is stupid. Skip the video one Moxley did backstage and just give us Moxley responding in anger to what Joe had to say. Same effect, but much more efficient. To be fair, I feel like a good number of this night was thrown together last minute. Because hey look, another match with “prize money” on the line when we know that’s kayfabe. It was still an awesome match from all four guys, with Hologram watching a la Sting and Darby, but what’s the point of a fake money prize? Sammy calls out Adam Cole here, why not make it some kind of TNT Championship #1 contender’s match?
Very good match from Storm VS Frost and a very good promo from Storm, and while we know Mercedes Mone VS Jamie Hayter is set, this feels like someone is going to challenge Storm for Double or Nothing in an attempt to change the All In: Texas plans. The wildest thing they could do is make it Athena as her way of getting to the All In card. They could even make it title for title because it’s Double or Nothing, and the winner brings both those titles to facing Mercedes Mone, and they have ALL the titles on the line because it’s All In! But because it’s that wild, they won’t do it. And to be fair, they really shouldn’t because then who would ever get a belt off the “Ultima Dragon” they create?
Megan of course beats Harley, but I appreciate that it led to Anna Jay making the save. Anna and Harley can certainly make a great team to battle Megan & Ford, but I feel like Megan & Ford win mostly because of Megan. Awesome match from Alexander VS Brody, and I really like that on the same day Konosuke and El Phantasmo have a 15 minute time limit draw in NJPW, Alexander and Brody have one here in AEW. Archer getting involved was also good stuff, but there’s no word on when Buddy Matthews is getting back so I’m not sure the chances of Hounds of Hell VS Don Callis Family.
But after that good promo from the Outrunners, I bet we get them and Brody working together as rather strange bedfellows. Very good stuff with Gates of Agony. They of course squashed their opponents tonight, but I like that we got a brawl of them and the former Learning Tree. Though, the brawl could’ve been a bit better, but I understand how no one wanted to fall on that hard concrete of the parking lot. I’m pretty sure we’ll get a tag match now, helping reestablish both teams in the tag division. But while CRU had a good promo to say they’re done with Top Flight, they’re like chihuahuas barking a big game thinking they can go against Kaun & Liona in a fair fight.
Caster adding a time limit to his Open Challenge was hilarious, since it added to how humiliating it was for Caster to lose fast. And Garcia answering the challenge also helped tie into tonight’s main event with FTR. Which also seemed rather out of nowhere, but it did make sense in story for FTR to go 2 outta 3 with Kyle & Roddy. Great main event with that, and I actually like Stokely’s strategy of forgoing the first fall to avoid any further damage. As such, FTR of course pulled off the comeback to win out, allowing Garcia to confront them. Thankfully, Garcia didn’t side with FTR, I had feared they’d do a lame bit of logic leaping. Garcia against either Dax or Cash will be a great singles match, and I feel like Cope will make some sort of heroic return so Garcia can have a tag partner to face FTR at Double or Nothing. Then Garcia turns.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Who are the real stars of AEW?
Kenny Omega continues to take a stand against The Elite, and leads Mark Briscoe, “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight in an AEW All-Star 8 Man Tag!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 8 Man Tag: Kenny Omega, Mark Briscoe, “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight VS Ricochet, Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks; Ricochet, Okada & The Bucks win.
- Six Man Tag: The Opps VS Nick Comoroto, Rhett Titus & Myles Hawkins; The Opps win.
- AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator: Toni Storm w/ Luther VS Miyu Yamashita; Toni wins and denies Miyu a title opportunity.
- ROH World Television Championship: Nick Wayne VS Jay Lethal; Nick wins and retains the title.
- 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semifinals: Hangman Page VS Kyle Fletcher; Hangman wins and will advance to Double or Nothing.
PLAY BY PLAY
8 Man Tag: Kenny Omega, Mark Briscoe, “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight VS Ricochet, Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks!
The Cleaner is back and he’s ready to clean up the mess The Elite have made. The Sussex County Chicken, Speedball & Jet are with him, but will they stand tall? Or will The One & Only join The Rainmaker & The EVPs in throwing a Superkick Party?
The teams sort out and the fans fire up as Omega and Okada are right in each other’s face! The ref has the teams calm down but the fans are already losing their minds! The bell rings, and we get not only AEW International Champion VS AEW Continental Champion, but the revival of perhaps the greatest rivalry in NJPW history. Maybe even in world history! Okada and Omega circle as the fans fire up even more. Norfolk is on Omega’s side and Okada is annoyed. Okada tags out to Nicholas Jackson and the fans boo. Omega says that’s fine, he wants after one of his old pals. But Nick calls out Speedball, so Omega says okay.
Omega turns, but then Ricochet & The Elite all attack! The fans boo as they BLAST Omega’s team off the corner, then they stomp away on Omega! The ref reprimands but The Elite & Ricochet soak up the heat. Nick CLUBS Omega, drags him up, but Omega CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” and Omega wrenches Nick for a wristlock. But Nick pokes Omega in the eye! Nick knuckle locks, CHPOS, then goes up, up, and shouts “LUCHA LIBRE~!” before the FLYING ARM-DRAG! Omega is up, but Nick arm-drags again, then has the armlock. Omega fights up but Nick wrenches and YANKS the arm! Nick hands the arm to Matt for ELBOW BREAKER after ELBOW BREAKER!
The fans boo, but Okada tags in and he wrenches Omega’s arm to CLUB it! And YANK it! The fans rally for Omega but Okada hands him off to Matt again, for MORE ELBOW BREAKERS! Okada wrenches Omega, tags Ricochet in, and Ricochet goes up to DOUBLE STOMP Omega’s arm! Ricochet wrenches the arm, gives an ELBOW BREAKER of his own, then he brings Matt over for even MORE ELBOW BREAKERS! Okada says one more time! Ricochet agrees, but Omega wrenches Ricochet’s arm! Ricochet fights and flails, Omega hands Ricochet off to Matt for ELBOW BREAKERS! Okada and Nick tell Matt to stop, that’s not Omega!
Matt slows to a stop, and then reaches up to touch Ricochet’s head. Being bald confirms it, that’s not Kenny! Ricochet argues with Matt, then pushes him! Matt SLAPS Ricochet on his bald head! And Omega SLAPS! Omega then reels Ricochet in for an atomic drop! Ricochet staggers into Matt! Matt falls, Ricochet staggers back to Omega, and Omega bumps Ricochet off buckles! Tag to Bailey and the fans fire up! Bailey & Briscoe BLAST The Bucks! Briscoe runs in and LARIATS! Knight hits a SPLASH! Bailey runs up to CHOP! Omega runs up to ELBOW! Ricochet staggers, drops to his knees, and Bailey tags Knight.
The fans fire up for #JetSpeed as they double whip, BODY BLOW, then ROUNDHOUSE! UFO SPLASH! They double whip, DOUBLE HIP TOSS, then cartwheel and double basement DROPKICKS! The fans fire up, Knight brings Ricochet over and wrenches to then tag Briscoe. They bring Ricochet around and Briscoe CLUBS Ricochet’s arm! Briscoe clinches but Ricochet JAWBREAKERS free! Briscoe staggers, Ricochet hot tags Nick! Briscoe dodges Nick to CHOP and fire a flurry of forearms! Briscoe whips, Nick reverses but Briscoe slides under! Briscoe ROCKS Nick, then kicks low, runs, and BOOTS Nick! Nick staggers, so Briscoe BOOTS him again!
The fans fire up as Briscoe whips but Nick reverses. Matt gets a cheap shot in but Briscoe DECKS him for it! Nick kicks and whips but Briscoe reverses, and Bailey gets a cheap shot in! Bailey avoids Nick’s haymaker, and Briscoe scoops Nick to SLAM him! The fans fire up, but Nick avoids the elbow drop! Matt runs up, but Briscoe avoids the elbow drop! Bailey runs in, Matt avoids the elbow drop! Okada runs in, Bailey avoids the elbow drop! Knight runs in, Okada dodges the elbow drop! Ricochet jumps in, Knight avoids the elbow drop! Omega is in, Ricochet avoids the elbow drop! Nick is back, but Omega avoids the elbow drop!
All eight men scramble to their feet and the fans are thunderous! Then the brawl is on! Okada has Knight in a corner, Matt brawls with Bailey, Briscoe TOSSES Ricochet and Nick TOSSES Omega, only for Briscoe to go after Nick! Ricochet and Omega brawl on the outside, The Bucks whip Briscoe & Bailey but they both reverse it! The Bucks dosido, but then Briscoe & Bailey dodge to also dosido! Then Briscoe & Bailey both hit the crane stance! The Bucks hesitate, and they get DOUBLE CRANE KICKS! The fans are thunderous again, and Dynamite goes picture in picture!
The brawling continues on the outside as Briscoe keeps after Nick. Bailey whips Matt into barriers, Knight SMACKS Okada off the desk, and then Briscoe whips Nick hard into a corner! Nick flops down, and we see Bailey raining down fists on Matt! The fans count along and Bailey goes all the way to TEN! Then he KCIKS Matt down! Briscoe gives punches to Nick! He goes all the way to TEN, then reels Nick in for a BIG suplex! The fans fire up with Briscoe, Knight gives Okada TEN, then Omega sets up Ricochet! The fans fire up again as Omega gives Ricochet his TEN! Bailey tags in and he KICKS Nick in the back!
Bailey aims as Nick rises, SOBAT, and AX KICK, and BUZZSAW! Nick sputters while Bailey aims from a corner. Matt slides in but then bails right out as Bailey kicks at him! Bailey runs at Nick, but Nick avoids the Shooting Star! Hot tag to Okada! Okada storms up on Bailey, but Bailey KICKS him first! Bailey runs, but into a FLAPJACK! Okada scowls and goes to cover, TWO! Knight was a step away, but he backs off now that Bailey’s escaped. Okada brings Bailey over to the Elite corner, tags in Ricochet, then Okada scoops and SLAMS Bailey for Ricochet’s KNEE-BOARD SENTON! Ricochet struts, covers, TWO!
Ricochet is annoyed, but he stays between Bailey and his team to stomp away! The ref reprimands, Dynamite returns to single picture, and Ricochet reels Bailey in. The fans taunt Ricochet with “BALD! BALD! BALD!” as he lifts Bailey. But Bailey slips free of the bomb! Ricochet dodges Bailey’s lariat to BLAST Bailey’s team! But Bailey waistlocks, only for Ricochet to standing switch. Ricochet spins Bailey around and reels him in, NORTHERN- NO, Knight makes the save! Matt runs in, he dodges Knight, and then he fires off kicks! Ricochet kicks and knees Bailey, and they coordinate to STEREO NORTHERN LIGHTS!
The Polar Express is on two tracks now, another NORTHERN LIGHTS for Knight while Ricochet hits a BRAINBUSTER on Bailey! They both kip up, they fist bump, and then Ricochet poses with Matt in such as way as to make it like Matt’s hair is Ricochet’s hair! The fans chant, “You’re Still Bald!” as Ricochet tags Nick. Nick drags Bailey up and reels him in. Nick calls his shot and suplexes, but Bailey fights it! Nick CLUBS Bailey for it, then tags Matt. Matt drags Bailey up, he calls his shot, but Bailey fights the suplex! Matt tags to Ricochet, and Ricochet decides to try the same. Bailey KNEES Ricochet down!
The fans fire up while both men crawl, tag to Okada! Okada CLUBS Bailey, brings him around, and Okada decides to call his shot! Okada suplexes, but Briscoe & Knight jump in! They save Bailey from the brainbuster, The Bucks & Ricochet attack, and Omega gets in! The Elite all have a guy, “BRAINBUSTEEER~!” But Omega’s team all hit counter suplexes! The fans fire up for Omega’s team while The Elite bails out! All four men take aim, QUADRUPLE PLANCHAS!! The fans are thunderous as The Elite all goes down! Omega high-fives some fans, then Bailey puts Okada in the ring. Briscoe keeps after Matt, Knight runs in at the corner, SPLASH!
“This is Awesome!” as Knight then tags Bailey. Bailey goes up, he and Knight coordinate, MISSILE DROPKICK! Nick tags in, Bailey tags Knight, so Knight LARIATS Nick! And LARIATS again! Knight whips, Nick reverses, Knight goes up and over to LARIAT again! The fans fire up and Knight runs corner to corner, but into a BOOT! Nick goes up, but Knight enters the UPPER ROOM! Cover, TWO! Nick survives, Knight runs up, but into a JAWBREAKER! Nick runs, but Knight scoops and SLAM! Knight aims to UFO SPLASH, but only knees! Nick crawls, Ricochet runs in and BLASTS Briscoe, BOOTS Bailey, and SUPERKICKS Omega!
Nick tags Matt and the Bucks haul Knight up. They DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX, but Knight lands out! Omega hurries and tags in! The fans fire up as Omega rallies on The Bucks with Polish Hammers! Okada avoids Omega, so Omega spins on Matt! Matt dodges, the Bucks kick low. They double whip but Omega KICKS Matt! Omega full nelsons Nick but Matt runs up, so Omega shoves Nick away to catch Matt. But Matt fights free to waistlock. Omega ELBOWS free, then runs the ropes, only for Matt to DUMP him out! Omega is on the apron, but Okada & Nick anchor the legs! Matt SUPERKICKS Omega! Omega falls, but Nick & Okada catch him!
Bailey runs up, Matt dodges and SUPERKICKS! Matt puts Bailey in the ropes, Okada keeps Omega dangling off the apron, and now Ricochet joins in! Ricochet and Nick coordinate, Nick gives Omega a DRAPING SWANTON to the floor while Ricochet hits Bailey with a DRAPING 450!! The fans boo but The Elite soaks it all up while Dynamite goes back to picture in picture.
Okada stands over Omega while Omega sputters. The ring count climbs, Ricochet taunts Omega, and Omega manages to stand and SMACK him! Nick CLUBS Omega int he back! Okada pushes Omega into the ring and Matt is there to mockingly applaud. Matt fires hands on Omega in the corner, tags Mick, and then Nick tags Okada. Matt sends Nick in, but Omega TOSESS Nick out! Matt runs up, Omega TOSSES Matt out! But The Bucks are on the apron, and Okada runs up, BACK ELBOW DOUBLE ENZIGIRI COMBO! Omega should recognize that combination. Okada tags Ricochet, and Ricochet sets up to KOKESHI HEADBUTT!
Ricochet laughs at the fans as he has embraced the baldness! Cover, TWO! Omega stays in this and Ricochet grows frustrated. Ricochet clamps onto Omega with a chinlock, and even digs his knee into Omega’s back. Ricochet pulls on the arms and makes this a motorcycle stretch! Omega still endures, fights up, but Ricochet CLAWS Omega’s back! The ref reprimands, but Dynamite goes to break.
Dynamite returns as Matt mockingly claps along as the fans rally behind Omega. The rest of the Elite holds Omega back in their corner, Matt runs in, but Omega BOOTS him away! Omega fights off the others, then goes up and over Matt! But Nick & Okada YANK Omega’s team off the corner! The fans boo, but then Matt feints Omega out to DDT! “Damn I’m good!” Matt tags Ricochet and Ricochet springboards, but Omega avoids the 450! Omega comes back to SLAM DUNK Ricochet down! The fans fire up and Omega’s team rises! Omega crawls his way over, but Ricochet crawls for his corner, too! Hot tags to Matt and Briscoe!
The fans fire up as Briscoe wrenches Matt to UPPERCUT! Nick runs up, he gets an UPPERCUT! Briscoe CHOPS Matt, fires hands on Nick, but Matt waistlocks! Nick runs up, Briscoe BOOTS Nick and PELES Matt! The fans fire up as Knight LARIATS Nick up and out! Bailey LARIATS Matt up and out! Okada CLUBS Bailey, BOOTS Knight, and he kicks Briscoe. Okada whips but Briscoe uses that to BOOT Ricochet! Briscoe then BOOTS Okada, Knight & Bailey HIGH LOW with a shoulder tackle and leg kick! Okada tumbles, Bailey goes up and GOLDEN TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS onto Ricochet! Knight FLIES over the corner to take out The Bucks!
The fans are thunderous and Briscoe hooks a leg, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Okada survives but Briscoe points to the sky! Briscoe calls his shot, reels Okada in for the underhooks, but Okada fights that to an Alabama Lift! REVERSE NECKBREAKER! Okada drags Briscoe into a drop zone, goes up a corner, and he MACHO ELBOWS! Okada stands, the fans boo, but Okada winds up… for the MIDDLE FINGER! He especially gives it to Omega! The fans boo, but Bailey is back in! He KICKS the finger, then HEEL KICKS Okada! Nick runs up, Bailey dodges but then Nick ducks a kick! Bailey ducks a kick, but Nick goes Matrix to avoid the thrust kick!
Matt runs up, Bailey hooks Matt’s kick with his leg! But that lets Nick SUPERKICK Bailey! The Bucks kick Knight, double whip, but Knight leaps over the lariats to DOUBLE PELE! Ricochet runs in to DOUBLE STOMP Knight down! Briscoe clinches Ricochet, EXPLODER! Okada SHOTGUNS Briscoe! Okada stares Omega down and the fans fire up again! Omega tells the ref to stand down. Omega steps in and the fans lose their minds again! Omega and Okada start throwing forearms! Omega fires a flurry, but Okada UPPERCUTS! Okada whips, Omega avoids the dropkick, and then Omega Electric Chair Lifts!
Okada fights free, ROLLING- NO, Omega ducks the lariat to SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! The fans fire up as Okada goes to ropes! Omega aims, BANG! Omega runs, but Okada is up to DROPKICK after all! Ripcord, but Omega dodges the Rainmaker, only for DOUBLE SUPERKICKS to find him! Briscoe is back, Okada DDTS him down! Ricochet kicks Knight, The Bucks scoop Bailey and Omega. Ricochet scoops Knight, he SLAMS Knight into the drop zone, same as Nick with Bailey. Ricochet and Bailey climb while Okada gut wrenches Briscoe! Okada and Matt set up over Bailey and Knight! The fans boo as we get a DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICK SENTON T K DRIVER CHIMERA!!!
Okada covers Briscoe, TWO?!?! Briscoe survives and The Elite cannot believe it! Ricochet and Matt argue with the ref but Nick calls to Matt. E V P- NO, Briscoe ducks and knees collide! Briscoe then DUMPS The Bucks out, and then TOSSES Ricochet out onto them! Okada ripcords Briscoe, but Briscoe dodges, kicks, and underhooks! JAY DRILLER!!! Cover, RICOCHET BREAKS IT! The fans boo but Ricochet goes to the apron. Ricochet HOTSHOTS Briscoe, then climbs a corner. The ref reprimands, but Bailey ENZIGIRIS Ricochet! Electric Chair Lift, and Knight says it is time! Knight DROPKICKS Ricochet down onto The Bucks!
The fans are thunderous again, and Omega rises! Omega builds speed and FLIES! Down go The Bucks, Bailey & Knight! The fans fire up as Briscoe sets Okada up again! Fireman’s carry and ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Briscoe hurries up top, but The Bucks distract the ref so Ricochet can SHOVE Briscoe down! RAINMAKER!! Cover, ELITE WIN!
Winners: Ricochet, Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks, by pinfall
Ricochet smiles as he gives Okada an assist that was outta this world! Will Ricochet feel right at home with with The Elite? Will Omega have to rethink how he battles his former friends?
The Hurt Syndicate arrives backstage.
And very excited staff and AEW prospects greet them with “We Hurt~ People! We Hurt~ People!” MVP says yeah, that’s real fun to say, huh? But y’know what’s even more fun? When they actually do it! MVP JAMS the one guy with his walking stick, then Shelton Benjamin & Bobby Lashley beat down the rest! One guy gets dumped into a laundry basket! The AEW World Tag Team Champions pick up their title belts, and MVP says that first guy broke his cane. But hey, let’s address the elephant in the room. Lashley smirks and Shelton says hey, he was skeptical about MJF, too. But this isn’t about them trusting MJF. This is about them trusting MVP.
Shelton says c’mon, Lashley, he has to admit MJF is also funny, and that he liked that car. Lashley says he can buy his own cars. MVP says of course, of course. But this is what this is about: MJF can help The Hurt Syndicate. Has MVP ever steered them wrong before? And… If MJF screws them, then they will hurt him like he’s never been hurt before. Alright? They fist bump, and MVP says alright, time to get some work done. Will this finally be the night the All Mighty accepts the Scumbag?
Six Man Tag: The Opps VS Nick Comoroto, Rhett Titus & Myles Hawkins!
Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs not only took the AEW World Trios Championships from the Death Riders, but they put the Death Riders and all of AEW on notice. The Opps are #NeverLacking, but how much more powerful will they become?
The trios sort out and Titus starts against Joe. The bell rings and the fans sing, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Joe smirks, then he ties up with Titus. Joe wrenches and wristlocks, but Titus breaks free to CHOP! Titus runs, but Joe CHOPS him off his feet! Joe JABS, JABS, and JABS Titus into the corner. Joe fires off more hands, then stomps a mudhole in! The fans fire up and Joe whips Titus corner to corner. Joe ELBOWS Titus, PELES him, then brings him around to tag Shibata. Shibata CHOPS Titus, then shoves him to his corner. Shibata dares someone to tag in, so Comoroto tags in. The Freak Beast storms up to shove Shibata, but Shibata CHOPS!
Comoroto CHOPS, Shibata CHOPS, repeat! The fans fire up as the CHOPS go back and forth again and again! Shibata then CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Comoroto KNEES low, whips, but Shibata ducks ‘n’ dodges to BOOT! Comoroto falls, Hawkins tags in, but Shibata KNEES him low! Snapmare and KICK! The fans fire up while Hawkins writhes! Shibata bumps Hawkins off buckles, and he tags in Hobbs! The fans fire up as Hobbs stomps Hawkins, then fires knee after knee! Hobbs whips Hawkins to a corner, but Hawkins BOOTS back! Hawkins runs up, but Hobbs SNAP POWERSLAMS! The fans fire up as Hobbs stands tall.
Hobbs runs and SPLASHES Hawkins in a corner! Then LARIAT! LARIAT! LARAT! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs reels Hawkins in for a short arm LARIAT! Hobbs brings down the straps, the fans fire up, and Hobbs gives Hawkins a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, The Opps win!
Winners: The Opps, by pinfall
Hobbs took care o’ town bidness, and now the trios champs stand tall. Will nothing and no one stop Joe from taking the AEW World- WAIT! The Death Riders attack! Wheeler Yuta CLUBS Shibata down, then runs away from Hobbs while Jon Moxley CHOKES Joe and stomps away! Hobbs grabs Yuta and fires hands! The fans fire up but now Claudio is here, and he UPPERCUTS Hobbs against railing! Claudio then goes after Shibata while Marina Shafir stomps Hobbs. But Joe DECKS Moxley! Moxley bails out, Joe pursues, and Joe fires hands! Joe has the COQUINA CLUTCH!! Moxley sputters, waves to his people, but that’s a signal to Claudio!
Claudio has a chair set up upside-down! He reels Shibata in, and Joe sees that! Joe lets Moxley go, but he can’t make it back in time! FULL METAL NEUTRALIZER onto the chair legs!! The same thing that did Hook in! Joe is furious but The Death Riders retreat, having done the damage. Moxley grins, but Joe grabs himself a mic. “MOX!!” The Death Riders leave, not caring what Joe has to say. Joe says fine. It seems to him that Moxley likes to come out here and ask like he’s the boss. But when they start throwing hands, Moxley’s just a little b*tch! Joe tells Moxley that he came out here weeks ago and begged for Joe 1v1! All Joe is trying to do is give Moxley what he wants.
Unfortunately, it just seems like Moxley doesn’t really want that… But Jon… You’ve already made your request! And Joe says he’ll give the people what they want, and that is very simple! If Joe is gonna fight Moxley for the AEW World Championship… Then that cowardly SOB Moxley will have to do it inside a steel cage! The fans fire up for that one! “Because my name is Samoa Joe, and I will be your next AEW World Champion!” Joe has raised the stakes on The Maniac, will there be no surviving Beach Break for the Death Riders?
Backstage interview with Mercedes Mone.
Renee Paquette has a sit-down interview with The CEO and thanks her for taking this time. Mone thanks Renee for having her. Renee says in preparing for this, she thought back to the first time they did this in AEW. Something Renee kept coming back to is how Mone says she is a global superstar on a global mission. Yes, and one year later, she is a global champion! NJPW Strong Women’s Champion, Rev-Pro Undisputed British Women’s Champion, and of course, the GREATEST AEW TBS Champion of all time. Renee says let’s talk the Owen Hart Tournament. The finals are set for Double or Nothing: Mone VS Hayter. The winner goes to All In: Texas!
Mone says she could go on and on about honoring the legacy of Owen Hart and the Hart Family. The Harts have a special place in Mone’s heart, but let’s be real. This isn’t about them, this is about Mone! Just over a year ago, Mone won her first AEW title at Double or Nothing, so what makes you think this year will be any different? Renee says okay, let’s talk Jamie Hayter. A former AEW Women’s World Champion, 11-2 on the year, and even that aside, just look at the tale of the tape. Physically, Hayter is bigger and stronger. Is Mone underestimating Hayter? No, of course not. But Mone has been in AEW for over a year, and what is she? UNDEFEATED!
So if we’re talking records, let’s talk about that. Renee says yes, true, 25-0 in singles competition, impressive indeed. Yes, it is! Mone has beaten the very best here in AEW, and even all over the world. Mone IS the best! Mone IS the greatest! She is #FourBeltsMone, and the world runs on Mone Time! Because every time Mone steps into the ring, she changes the game! And she has to give props where it is due, Hayter is really, really good. Tough, scrappy, and reminds Mone a bit of herself. Except for the terrible Scooby Doo style! Hayter wants to be a champion, but a champion can’t look like a friggin’ cartoon.
Renee says Double or Nothing is not one to miss. She wishes Mone luck and Mone just smiles. Will The CEO add the Queen of Harts belt to her collection? Or will she learn that no matter how Jamie looks, Hayter Hits Hard?
Backstage interview with The Patriarchy.
AEW returns as Renee is now with Christian Cage, Kip Sabian, Mother Shayna & the ROH World Television Champion, Nick Wayne. Renee says Nick is headed to Japan next week to enter the Best of the Super Juniors. What does it mean to him to be part of that tournament representing AEW in NJPW? Christian speaks up to say as The Patriarch and leader of this family, he prefers all questions being directed to… Jay Lethal steps in? What can Christian do for him? Lethal says actually, there’s nothing Christian can do. Because he is here to talk to the champ. Lethal knows it is no secret that many people here believe Nick is incredible in the ring, because he is.
But Nick is also young and has a lot to learn. In fact, he has a lot to prove. So how about Nick proves something tonight? The longest reigning ROH World TV Champion, Jay Lethal, and the youngest ROH World TV Champion, Nick Wayne, 1v1! Nick says he doesn’t know. He isn’t really warmed up or prepared. He was hoping to focus on BOSJ. Christian says, “He accepts!” Lethal says, “See you out there, champ.” Lethal heads out, and Christian says if Nick wants to be a champion, then he needs to get his head in the game. The Patriarchy leaves with Captain Charisma, will Nick have no choice but to prove something to Lethal and “Father Christian?”
AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator: Toni Storm w/ Luther VS Miyu Yamashita!
While Double or Nothing puts the Owen Hart Cup on the line, The Timeless Champion is still looking for someone worthy of being her “costar.” Will the Pink Striker soon go for AEW gold? Or will she not pass her “screen test” with Toni?
The bell rings and the fans rally up for Toni. Toni offers a handshake, Miyu accepts, and the fans applaud the sportsmanship. The two circle, tie up, and go around. Miyu waistlocks, Toni headlocks, but Miyu wrenches free to wristlock then headlock. The fans sing for “Toni! Toni Storm~!” as she powers Miyu down to a knee. Toni slips out the back, wrenches, then wristlocks. Miyu rolls, wrenches, and then KICKS a leg! And KICKS! KICKS! KICKS! Toni hobbles but she has the ROPEBREAK! Miyu lets go, but then she KNEES low! Miyu whips but Toni hits a THESZ PRESS! Toni rains down fast hands and the fans fire up!
Miyu guards, the ref reprimands about closed fists, but Toni lets off to fire up with the fans. Toni drags Miyu up, scoops her, and hits a BACKBREAKER! Toni drags Miyu up and snap suplexes her! Then Toni goes to a corner, climbs up, and the fans rally. Miyu springs up to ROUNDHOUSE! Toni flops to the apron then the floor, and Miyu fires herself up. The fans rally with her and she goes to the apron. PENALTY- NO, Toni blocks the kick and trips Miyu! Miyu hits the apron, Toni climbs up and gives us a closeup. But Miyu avoids the hip attack! Toni gets stuck in the corner, and Miyu takes aim! The fans fire up as Miyu literally kicks Toni’s butt!
Miyu KICKS Toni’s butt again and again and again! Luther protests and Miyu backs off. Luther makes sure Toni’s butt is okay, but then Miyu KICKS Luther! The fans are torn as Miyu CLOBBERS Luther, then she ROUNDHOUSES Toni’s butt! Toni falls off the corner and Miyu soaks up both cheers and jeers while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Miyu drags Toni up, then whips her hard into barriers! Toni hobbles away but Miyu pursues. Miyu fires the fans up before she runs up and KNEES Toni against railing! Miyu then brings Toni around with a headlock, and she KICKS Toni against barriers! And again, and again, and again! Miyu fires up, but Toni THRWOS her into barriers to CHOP! CHPO! And CHOP! Toni brings Miyu around, but Miyu puts Toni in the ring first. Miyu storms in, stands Toni up, and fireman’s carries, only for Toni to fight free and clamp on a SLEEPER! Miyu flails, wrenches free and THROWS Toni down! Then she BUZZSAWS Toni! Toni sputters, Miyu covers, TWO!
Toni stays in this but Miyu stays cool as she stays on Toni. Miyu stands Toni up again but Toni ROCKS Miyu! And CHOPS! Miyu fires up to BODY BLOW! Miyu wrenches and whips Toni to a corner, then runs up for a KNEE! Miyu brings Toni around, goes up and up and GAMANGIRIS! Miyu fires up and the fans seem torn. Miyu drags Toni into a COBRA CLUTCH, then throws KNEE after KNEE into Toni’s back! Toni stands up but Miyu KNEES and SAYANAGIS, while keeping the COBRA CLUTCH! Toni endures, Luther rallies the fans, and Toni fights around. Miyu pushes Toni to a cover, TWO! Another cover, TWO!
Miyu holds onto the submission even as she pushes Toni down, TWO! Toni fights up, fires body shots, but Miyu KNEES her in return! Dynamite returns to single picture as Miyu looms over Toni. Miyu stands Toni up again, whips her to a corner, and then KICKS! Miyu goes up the corner again, but Toni avoids the kick this time! Toni runs up to ROCK Miyu! Miyu shakes that off and ROCKS Toni! Toni ROCKS Miyu! The forearms go back and forth and Norfolk fires up! Toni fires a flurry and the fans cheer! But Miyu leans into the shots! Miyu backs Toni down like that! Toni swings again, but Miyu slips around to waistlock.
Toni ELBOWS free, but Miyu BLINDSIDE ROUNDHOUSES! And SUPERKICKS! And then ROUND- NO, Toni blocks that one to SNAP GERMAN! The fans fire up and Toni aims from the corner. Another closeup and SWEET- SKULL KICK!! Miyu hits Toni, but she falls back herself! Miyu crawls over to cover, TWO!! Toni survives, but Miyu will not let her go! Miyu drags Toni up, goes to run, but Toni reels her in! Miyu smirks, and she swings, only for Toni to duck and SKY HIGH! Cover, TWO! Miyu survives but Toni hooks a leg, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect and Toni is frustrated.
Toni storms around and the fans rally up. Toni brings Miyu in, Miyu fights the lift, and Miyu fireman’s carries! DEATH VALLEY BOMB!! But Miyu isn’t done, she BUZZSAWS again! Miyu fires up and runs, but Toni dodges! SNAP GERMAN!! Miyu flounders to a corner, Toni tries one more time! Take three for this closeup! SWEET HIP MUSIC!! Then STORM ZERO!! Cover, Toni wins!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall (denies Miyu a title match)
Cut, print, that’s a wrap! Toni is an undefeated 10-0 in eliminator matches, but wait! The CEO is make her way out here. Mone shows off her four belts, and then has a mic to say, “Norfooooolk~! Shut the Hell up and say hello to your C E O!” The fans boo instead. But Mone tells, “Toni, darling, good to see you. After I beat Jamie Hayter at Double or Nothing and win the Owen Cup, I’m coming for what I deserve: The AEW Women’s World Championship, darling~!” But wait! Speaking of the Hayter and she appears! Hayter tells Mone to say that to her face! Mone takes a swing instead! But Hayter blocks that, and DECKS Mone!
Hayter hauls Mone up, but Mone dodges the Hayterade! Mone runs away and Toni is rather surprised. Mone left her belts behind, but will she still grab the Cup? Or will we finally get a sequel to Storm VS Hayter at All In: Texas?
The Don Callis Family speaks.
Don Callis himself asks, “You know what I like? I like writing history. I like making history. And last week on Dynamite, Takeshita & the Canadian Assassin, Josh Alexander, they made history! They had one of the greatest tag team matches I’ve ever seen, and they put down Will Ospreay and the great Brody King. I loved it. I loved it so much, I wanna make history again this week with The Family. And this week, we’re going to, because Kyle Fletcher is going to dismantle The Hangman. And then, Kyle, it’s on to Double or Nothing for the Finals of The Owen, where you will finally put to rest the legend of Will Ospreay. And I can’t wait! Go get ’em tonight, kid.”
Kyle Fletcher says, “After I beat Hangman Adam Page tonight, after I beat Will Ospreay at Double or Nothing, I go on to All In, I TAKE the AEW World Championship. The Don Callis Family takes its place at the top of the mountain of AEW. You will have NO choice but to say… my… full… name.” Callis says he’ll do it. “Ladies and gentlemen… The Protostar, Kyle FLETCHER!!” Callis is all fired up while Fletcher is locked in. Will the Aussie Arrow shoot down the Cowboy to then aim at the Aerial Assassin? Or will one Buckshot be all it takes to go Double or Nothing?
The Hurt Syndicate heads to the ring.
The fans sing “We Hurt~ People!” and at least they won’t get beat up for it as MVP, Lashley & Shelton go to the ring. MVP has the mic to say, “Attention AEW viewing audience. This is an official announcement from the Hurt Syndicate. Now, as you know, we’ve been discussing adding a fourth member to our ranks. And according to our corporate bylaws, in order to do so, that prospect must receive a unanimous three thumbs up. Now, I had a conversation with the Standard of Excellence, and of course The All Mighty, and we’re gonna try this one more time. So please join me in inviting MJF to join us in the ring.”
Norfolk cheers as Maxwell Jacob Friedman makes his entrance. MJF already has a mic of his own, and he has them cut his music. The fans cheer MJF on and MVP says this is kinda to his point. MJF tells the fans, give it up for Shelton! Look how great he looks! Like c’mon! Standard of Excellence! Montel, what can MJF say that he hasn’t already said? A living legend, and one of MJF’s oldest friends. The fans chant for MVP, and then MJF looks to “Bob.” Lashley is annoyed that the fans chant for “BOB! BOB! BOB!” MJF asks if Lashley had a good car ride here. MVP says let’s just get to the vote already.
We all know MVP’s position, and remember the discussion. MVP says thumbs up. Shelton again says thumbs up. Lashley… Well, he thinks about it, looks to the others, and sticks out his hand. The fans cheer and MJF waits patiently as Lashley still thinks on it. Eventually, he says thumbs… DOWN!! MJF frowns and the fans boo, but Lashley just doesn’t wanna give in. MJF says, “Y’know what, Bob? I think I’m about sick of your s*it!” WHOA~! MJF asks what is it Lashley wants. MJF has given him women, helped him win a match, gave him money and a car. What intrigues Lashley? Maybe some Rogaine, “you big bald SOB!”
The fans fire up hearing that, and now MVP steps back. Lashley grabs MJF by the head and puts him in a corner! MJF shouts for MVP but Lashley reminds MJF that they hurt people! If MJF wants to impress Lashley, then go hurt someone. MJF says okay, okay, he’s sorry! Lashley’s made his point, MJF will do that! MVP has Lashley stand down and MJF can breathe again. MVP has Lashley & Shelton leave MJF behind, and can only tell MJF that he tried. MJF has to prove what he’s capable of, who will he hurt as part of his initiation?
ROH World Television Championship: Nick Wayne w/ The Patriarchy VS Jay Lethal!
The Patriarchy’s Prodigy was given his shot thanks to, well, The Patriarch. And while Nick won it on his own, Christian acts like he owns part of that title. As such, Christian put Nick in this position to face one of if not THE best ROH World TV Champion ever. Will Lethal ruin Nick’s momentum going into NJPW Best of the Super Juniors? Or can Nick prove he doesn’t need “Daddy” helping him anymore?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is really championship material!
The Code of Honor is not upheld as Nick kicks Lethal’s hand away. The bell rings, the two circle, and they tie up. Lethal headlocks for the takeover, Nick headscissors but Lethal kips free. Nick hits the headlock takeover, Lethal headscissors, but Nick kips free. Another headlock takeover from Lethal and another headscissors from Nick, so Lethal kips free again. Another takeover from Nick and another headscissors from Lethal, so Nick kips free again. Nick bails out to stop the cycle, and Christian coaches him up. The fans rally as Nick storms up the steel steps. Lethal opens the ropes for Nick, but Nick chooses to enter from the other end.
Nick and Lethal circle, approach, and Nick kicks low! Nick ROCKS Lethal, CHOPS him, then the fans chant for “NICK’S MOM! NICK’S MOM!” Kip tells them to stop that, but Lethal puts Nick in the corner to stomp and CHOP! Lethal blows a kiss to Mama Wayne, but Nick CHOPS back! Lethal turns things around to CHOP again! Nick sputters and staggers and Christian swipes at Lethal. The ref has The Patriarchy back off, but then Nick kicks Lethal low. Nick whips Lethal to a corner, Lethal reverses, but Nick goes up, only for Lethal to stay back! Nick is confused, turns around, and Lethal arm-drags him!
The fans fire up as Lethal arm-drags again! Lethal then dodges Nick to waistlock. Nick fights, Lethal shoves him, hip toss and cartwheel, basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up for Lethal and he lines up his shot. But then Nick bails out, so Lethal changes his plans. Lethal DIVES and takes Nick down at the ramp! Lethal hurries after Nick, but Nick springs up to RANA! The fans fire up and Christian tells Nick to get up. Nick rises as the ring count climbs. Nick hurries into the ring just to refresh the count. Nick goes back for Lethal, and RAMS him into the steel steps! Lethal writhes and Nick soaks up the heat while Dynamite goes to break.
Dynamite returns and Nick whips Lethal corner to corner hard! Lethal drops to his knees, Nick soaks up heat, but Christian wants Nick to keep on him. Nick again whips Lethal hard corner to corner! Lethal falls to his knees, Christian nods, and Nick whips corner to corner again. Lethal stops himself short, then ELBOWS Nick away! The fans fire up, Lethal rolls Nick up, TWO! Lethal turns Nick to backslide, TWO! Lethal steps over, LA MAGISTROL! TWO!! Nick escapes, swings, but into the LETHAL COMBINATION! The fans fire up while Christian worries and Lethal covers, TWO! Nick survives but the fans rally for Lethal.
Lethal rises, calls his shot, and Lethal goes up a corner. Nick rises to trip Lethal up! Lethal CLUBS Nick in return, but Nick ROCKS Lethal! Nick climbs up, brings Lethal to the top, but Lethal fights with body shots! Lethal DECKS Nick, then takes aim again! The fans fire up for the MACHO ELBOW! But Nick rolls it into a cover! TWO!! Lethal is up, he blocks a kick to DRAGON SCREW! And then a “WOO~” and FIGURE- NO, Nick cradles Lethal, TWO! Lethal dodges, handsprings, but Nick rolls Lethal up! TWO!! Lethal escapes, fireman’s carries, but Nick CLAWS the eyes! Lethal runs up, Nick trips him into the buckles!
Nick runs up to ROUNDHOUSE! Nick then hooks and hoists Lethal up with the PRODIGY PLEX!! Cover, NICK WINS!
Winner: Nick Wayne, by pinfall (still ROH World Television Champion)
With the family watching, Nick gets the job done all on his own! But then Christian brings in the belt, and again holds onto it as if it is his. Christian then has Nick turn around, and Christian puts the belt on Nick. The fans boo this backhanded way of complimenting his “son,” but will Nick make the Patriarchy even prouder through the BOSJ?
BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break!
With that special event just weeks away, Tony Khan has agreed with Samoa Joe’s idea! Samoa Joe and Jon Moxley will now battle for the AEW World Championship inside the steel cage!! Will Moxley even survive with his Death Riders locked on the outside?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
Live this Saturday but on TBS, Collision is in Atlantic City, so Toni Storm is gonna roll the dice! She gives Lady Frost a Championship Eliminator, will Frost have Lady Luck on her side? Or will Toin heat things up as we get closer and closer to Double or Nothing? Then given what Callis had to say about him, Brody King is coming back for revenge! Will the King of Death destroy Callis’ Canadian Assassin? Or will Josh Alexander prove he is a Walking Weapon?
2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semifinals: Hangman Page VS Kyle Fletcher w/ The Don Callis Family!
The Cowboy is no stranger to this position. He was a finalist in last year’s Owen Hart Cup, only to fall short because of his many distractions and obsessions. But will Hangman return to the finals and redeem himself? Or will we get Ospreay VS Fletcher once more?
The bell rings and the two run up to tie up! They go around, Kyle puts Hangman in a corner, but the ref counts. Kyle pie faces Hangman as he lets go, and Callis joins commentary. Callis brings up the saying, “Virginia is for lovers,” but he’s gonna love seeing Hangman be exposed by Kyle tonight. Kyle wrenches Hangman’s arm, wristlocks, then cranks on the hold. Hangman rolls, slips through and wrenches to hammerlock, snapmare, and then CHOP! Kyle staggers back and the fans fire up! Hangman stares daggers at Kyle but Kyle bails out. Kyle walks off that shot while soaking up heat from the fans. The ring count climbs and Hangman paces.
The fans rally for #CowboyS*it, but Kyle storms back to the ring at 7 of 10. Kyle steps in, he and Hangman circle, then Kyle slips around to waistock. Hangman wrenches, hammerlocks, but Kyle works on an escape. Kyle ELBOWS free, then headlocks. Hangman powers up and out, but Kyle pulls hair to have the headlock again! The ref reprimands and the fans boo but Kyle just grins. Kyle grinds the hold, Hangman powers up, but Kyle wrenches Hangman to wrangle him down. Kyle has a hammerlock, and he says, “Cowboy S*it? More like ride ’em, cowboy~!” Kyle pretends he’s at the rodeo, but Hangman slips out the back to trip Kyle up!
Hangman SPANKS Kyle and Kyle is stunned! Hangman then ROCKS Kyle, ROCKS him again, and then bumps him off buckles. Hangman fires haymakers in the corner, the fans count along, but the ref also counts. Hangman gets seven as the ref goes to 4, but then Kyle kicks low! Kyle headlocks but Hangman powers up and out. Kyle rolls over the dropdown, Hangman handsprings back up, and then Hangman BOOTS Kyle right in the face! Hangman goes right to the apron, but Kyle bails out fast! Archer & Callis applaud the quick thinking, but Hangman suddenly runs in and LARIATS Kyle into the timekeeper’s area!
The fans fire up for Hangman and he revels in it while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Hangman refreshes the ring count, then storms into the timekeeper’s area to fetch Kyle. The ref has Archer stay back while Hangman drags Kyle up. Hangman then whips Kyle hard into barriers! Kyle falls in a heap, Hangman talks trash on Callis & Archer, then Hangman goes back to Kyle. Hangman again refreshes the ring count, then he stands Kyle up to whip him hard into railing! Kyle falls over again but Hangman drags him back up. Hangman puts Kyle in the ring, storms in after him, but Kyle bails out the other side. Hangman is annoyed but Kyle goes to Archer & Calls. Callis coaches Kyle up but Hangman storms over. Kyle SUPERKICKS Hangman down!
Archer applauds, and we see Kyle has a bloody cut on his lower back, and that’s quite literal. Kyle still hobbles over to Hangman, stands him up, and whips him hard into barriers! Now Hangman slumps down and takes a seat. Kyle leaves Hangman behind, but Hangman drags himself into the ring. Kyle runs up and BOOTS Hangman into the corner! Kyle stomps Hangman down, then stomps again and again! The ref counts, Kyle stops at 4, but he sneaks some kicks in there. Kyle then notices the blood on his back. Hangman stands to CHOP! CHOP! And CHOP! Hangman runs, but Kyle hits a kitchen sink knee!
Kyle rains down fists and elbows, then stops to seethe. Dynamite returns to single picture and the fans rally for Hangman. Kyle double checks his bloody back, and then tastes his own blood! The fans tell Kyle he’s sick, and Kyle goes back to Hangman. Kyle stands Hangman up to scoop and SLAM! Hangman writhes but Kyle aims. Kyle KICKS Hangman, but Hangman just seethes. Kyle says okay, and he KICKS again! Kyle scuffs Hangman, KICKS, but Hangman blocks! Kyle fires hands but Hangman fires them in return! Hangman whips, Kyle reverses to break and BOOT! Kyle runs, but Hangman BOOTS him!
Kyle rebounds, into an Alabama Lift! Kyle sunset flips, high stacks, TWO and Kyle deadlifts Hangman! Hangman slips free, dodges, but then Kyle dodges, only for a LARIAT to flip Kyle upside-down! The fans fires up for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” while Kyle sputters and Hangman catches his breath. Both men rise up, and Kyle ROCKS Hangman! Hangman frowns, and he ROCKS Kyle! And ROCKS him again, again, and again! Hangman whips Kyle to ropes, then BACKDROPS him! The fans fire up for that serious hangtime, and Kyle goes to a corner. Hangman runs in and LARIATS! Snapmare and SLIDING LARIAT!
Hangman slashes his throat and brings Kyle back up! Fireman’s carry, but Kyle fires elbows! Kyle half nelsons, Hangman elbows free, then Hangman runs, but Kyle leaps! Only for Hangman to catch him! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Kyle survives and Hangman snarls, but the fans rally up again. Kyle sputters and goes to a corner, but Hangman storms right up on him. Hangman winds up and LARIATS! And LARIATS! And LARIATS again! And again! Again, and again, and again! Hangman winds up after nine for number TEN!! Kyle slumps down and Hangman seethes while the fans fire back up.
Hangman stands Kyle up, whips him corner to corner, then runs up, only for Kyle to go up and over! Kyle comes back but Hangman catches him! FALL AWAY SLAM! Kyle flounders away to the apron, Callis is worried, and Hangman kips up! Hangman then runs to triangle jump LARIAT! Down goes Kyle and Callis is even more worried. Hangman climbs the corner, the fans fire up, but Kyle hurries to anchor Hangman’s feet. Hangman kicks Kyle away, runs up, but Kyle blocks the boot to ENZIGIRI, SUPERKICK, and he reels Hangman in! Kyle suplexes, APRON BRAINBUSTER!! Both men are down and the fans lose their minds!
Callis says Kyle is going to roll into the finals with that one! The ref checks both men, and they’re somehow okay to continue. Kyle drags Hangman up and they’re on top of the barriers now! The fans fire up as Hangman fires body shots, then he blocks a kick! Hangman trips Kyle and Kyle SMACKS off the barriers! Kyle staggers back to his feet, and Hangman sets up to ASAI MOONSAULT! Into an inverted suplex! TOMBSTONE on the floor!! The fans lose their minds as now Hangman returns fire, and Dynamite goes back to picture in picture!
The ref has to again check both men, and both men are still in this somehow. The ring count climbs, the fans rally up, and both men slowly sit up. Hangman springs in at 9, Kyle springs in at 9.5!! The fans fire up as both men stay in this! Hangman and Kyle slowly sit up and crawl on their knees. Hangman throws the first punch! Kyle comes back to throw one, but there wasn’t any sauce behind it. Kyle flops back down, and Hangman scowls. Hangman sits Kyle up to throw another punch! Kyle comes back to throw another shot, and that one had something! The two stand and the haymakers keep going! Hangman ROCKS Kyle again and again!
Kyle ends up in a corner and Hangman HAMMERS away! The ref backs him up, and then Kyle SUPERKICKS Hangman! Hangman staggers to the opposite corner and Kyle smirks. Kyle storms over to Hangman, hoists him to the top rope, then climbs up to join him. Hangman fires body shots but Kyle still brings Hangman to the very top! SUPER- NO, Hangman slips free, and he SHOVES Kyle onto the crossbar! Kyle is stuck up there, so Hangman climbs up after him. Now Hangman brings Kyle to the very top, for a SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Dynamite returns to single picture right as they crash land on the mat!
Norfolk is thunderous, and a standing count begins. The fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but someone has to go face Ospreay at Double or Nothing! Both men rise up, and they again throw haymakers from their knees. They stand, throw more shots, and Hangman fires a flurry! Hangman whips, Kyle reverses, but Hangman ROCKS Kyle! Kyle shakes that off to BOOT Hangman! Kyle runs, Hangman rebounds, and Hangman LARIATS! Kyle staggers around but he stays up. Hangman storms up on Kyle to whip again, but Kyle reverses, wrenches, and SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF SUPLEXES! Hangman staggers to a corner and Kyle takes aim!
Kyle runs, but Hangman POP-UP SIT-OUT POWERBOMBS!! Cover, TWO!! Kyle survives and Hangman is beside himself! Hangman slashes his throat, vowing to end this! Hangman stands Kyle up, Alabama Lifts, but Kyle fights it! Kyle tries to lift Hangman, but Hangman kicks and flails! Hangman tries the Alabama Lift again but Kyle slips through! Hangman ROCKS Kyle, then ROLLING- BOOT from Kyle! Kyle reels Hangman in, hoist shim up, but Hangman slips free of the bomb! Alabama Lift and DEADEYE!! Kyle flops, Hangman covers, TWO!?!? Kyle survives and Hangman is shocked! Callis is very worried now but the fans rally up.
Hangman stands, paces, and then goes up a corner! The fans fire up for the MOONSAULT, but into BOOTS! Kyle runs up, reels Hangman in and hoists him up, LAST RIDE POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!?! Callis knows the problem was Kyle didn’t have the arms trapped. Kyle seethes, but he watches Hangman go to the corner. Kyle runs in again, GAMANGIRI! Then a suplex for the- NO, Hangman slips free, O’Conner Rolls, TWO! Hangman goes to the apron! Hangman BOOTS Kyle away, but Kyle GAMANGIRIS again! Hangman sits down on the apron and Kyle goes back out there. Kyle grins as he brings Hangman up!
Kyle reels Hangman in, but Hangman wrenches free! Alabama Lift, APRON DEADEYE!!! The fans go nuts, Kyle slumps to the floor, and Hangman climbs! ARIHARA MOONSAULT!! Hangman hurries to put Kyle in, and he takes aim! Kyle rises, but he pushes the ref right as Hangman slingshots in! LOW BLOW intercepts the Buckshot!! The fans boo but Kyle suplexes, BRAINBUSTER!!! Cover, TWO!??!!? Hangman survives and shocks everyone, especially Kyle! Callis is furious and he jumps off commentary to argue the count! Norfolk is electric for “COWBOY SH*T! COWBOY SH*T!” Kyle runs corner to corner again, GAMANGIRI!
Kyle hoists Hangman to the top, climbs up, but Hangman fires body shots! Hangman LARIATS! Kyle holds onto ropes for dear life, but Hangman LARIATS again! Hangman gets Norfolk to fire up, and that energy powers Hangman up for another LARIAT!! Kyle falls back, but he rolls and stands again. Hangman slingshots off the corner!! BUCKSHOT!! And then he goes to the apron, BUCKSHOT!!! Cover, HANGMAN WINS!!
Winner: Hangman Page, by pinfall (advances to Double or Nothing)
Virginia is for lovers, but it’s also for fighters! Norfolk cheers as their Cowboy rides on to the finals, but will this be Hangman’s year? Or will he fail to win “the big one” as he has before?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite, and good moves towards not just Double or Nothing but also Beach Break. Well, to be fair, a lot more matches will surely be announced next week, it’s still just the world title match for now. But after The Opps of course squashed Comoroto, Titus & Hawkins, it makes sense for the Death Riders to ambush them. Shibata suffering that chair spot is surely so the World Trios Championships won’t be defended until closer to Double or Nothing, probably giving Pac time to recover so he can team with Claudio & Yuta again. But a Steel Cage for the world title is great stuff, though that doesn’t necessarily change the odds into Joe’s favor.
Awesome opening 8 Man, and it felt like all these guys were bringing that PWG energy. In the end, The Elite with Ricochet win out because for one, Ricochet needs some wins to stay strong. Two, The Bucks win to get heat and build themselves up, and Okada couldn’t take the pin because we’re still on some long route to Okada VS Omega. We’ve got a month, so I’m sure we’ll see those two interact more and perhaps have Omega issue the challenge first. I don’t know if title unification really needs to happen, but one way or another, we’re going to get another instant classic from these two.
Very good promo from Mercedes Mone to play up just how stuck up her Heel persona is. Great match from Toni VS Miyu, and I do appreciate Toni is being a fighting champion right now. I hope that’s not a sign that she’s gonna lose to Mone at All In… Hayter had a great response to Mone’s promo with her physicality, and Toni enjoying Hayter’s music was great stuff. I still hope Athena comes back around past Double or Nothing to build something for All In, and part of me still hopes it is Athena VS Mone, the ROH Women’s and AEW TBS titles on the line. At this point, Mone is on the level of someone who can stop Athena and vice-versa, that’ll be a great match.
Very good promo from The Patriarchy with Lethal, and great match of Nick VS Lethal. Great win for Lethal to build some momentum going into BOSJ, and I can’t wait to see how Nick does in that round robin. Great stuff with Hurt Syndicate and MJF, and of course MJF can’t help but get mad when Lashley rejects him again. Lashley telling MJF to go hurt somebody, MJF will definitely try that. It might even happen as soon as Collision on Saturday, perhaps costing some random Face a good win. That can also be a good opportunity for whoever that is, as they can have a match with MJF and maybe even a story with the Hurt Syndicate.
And very good stuff going into the main event. Good promo from The Don Callis Family, and awesome main event match of Kyle VS Hangman. Given last week’s go-home math, it makes sense Hangman would win here. Plus, MJF saying Hangman would choke, this gives Hangman that chance to prove MJF wrong. Ospreay VS Hangman is also a fresh match-up for an awesome Owen Hart Cup Finals. It still feels like Ospreay is going on to All In given he helped kick off this year’s Owen Hart Cup build, and Ospreay will finally get in on the Death Riders story like he and Darby Allin talked about months ago.
My Score: 8.8/10
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