It doesn’t matter who they fight, they just fight!

Jon Moxley takes on The Future, Konosuke Takeshita, while Orange Cassidy defends his AEW All-Atlantic title against whoever Kip Sabian finds!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Jon Moxley VS Konosuke Takeshita; Moxley wins.
• Regina di Wave Championship: Hikaru Shida VS The Bunny w/ Penelope Ford; Shida wins and retains the title.
• Lee Moriarty & “Big Bill” W. Morrissey w/ Stokely Hathaway VS Clayton Bloodstone & Izzy James; Moriarty & Morrissey win.
• AEW All-Atlantic Championship: Orange Cassidy VS Trent Seven; Cassidy wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

Jon Moxley VS Konosuke Takeshita!

The Maniac said on Dynamite that the Blackpool Combat Club was still standing, and was still going to show the world what professional wrestling is all about! The Future agreed by taking this open challenge, but will he be the one Moxley uses to make a statement?

The bell rings and fans rally up as the two circle. They tie up, Moxley powers Konosuke to ropes but Konosuke turns it around. Moxley turns it back around but Konosuke turns it back again and they end up in a corner. The ref counts, Konosuke lets off cleanly and the two reset. They go again, Moxley wrenches an arm to a wristlock and fans rally. Moxley spins Konosuke, wrangles him to the mat, but Konosuke rolls back. Moxley keeps on him with a hammerlock but Konosuke hooks a leg to trip Moxley. Moxley headscissors back and goes for an arm. Konosuke clasps hands, rolls and slips around to rear mount.

Konosuke tries to float over but Moxley dumps him off and has an arm. Cover, ONE, but Moxley facelocks. Moxley rolls Konosuke to another cover, ONE! Konosuke fight sup, wrenches out, wristlocks, and headlocks. Moxley powers up and out but Konosuke RAMS shoulders! Moxley RAMS back, Konosuke rebounds but into a CHOP! Konosuke CHOPS! Moxley CHOPS! They go CHOP for CHOP, then Moxley ROCKS Konosuke with a forearm! Moxley eggs Konosuke on so Konosuke fires back! The forearms go back and forth now and fans rally up! Moxley KICKS a leg, ELBOWS Konosuke in the head, then runs. Konosuke drops to DROPKICK!

Konosuke suplexes Moxley, Moxley slips out and spins Konosuke around! Moxley underhooks but Konosuke arm-drags free! The two stand off and fans fire up! Moxley says it was that close and Konosuke nods, admitting that’s true. The two reset and Moxley offers a handshake. Fans are torn, Konosuke goes for it, but Moxley SLAPS him! So Konosuke SLAPS back !Moxley kicks low, puts Konosuke in a corner and he rains down elbows! Moxley grinds his forearm into Konosuke’s face, then BITES Konosuke’s forehead! Moxley hops down to CHOP! And CHOP again! Moxley CHOPS again and he eggs Konosuke on.

The ref counts, Moxley lets off, but Konosuke dodges to fire forearms! They go back and forth again, Moxley ROCKS Konosuke but Konosuke jumps and RANAS! Moxley bails out, Konosuke runs and FLIES! Direct hit and fans are thunderous! Konosuke stands, and Don Callis is watching from the VIP skybox. Konosuke whips Moxley into railing, and Moxley staggers away into the crowd! Konosuke pursues but Moxley hits him back! They brawl and Rampage goes picture in picture!

Moxley and Konosuke just keep throwing shots, but then Moxley DECKS Konosuke! Moxley steps on Konosuke’s face, the ref tells Moxley to get this back to ringside, so Moxley drags Konosuke up. Moxley makes Konosuke take a seat, then BOOTS him over! Fans cheer but the ref keeps insisting things return to ringside. Moxley drags Konosuke up, brings him along and whips him. But Konosuke reverses and he sends Moxley into railing! Moxley ends up taking a seat  now, and Konosuke BOOTS him down! The ref again insists this get in the ring, and Konosuke nods. He drags Moxley up and puts him in the ring.

Fans fire up with Konosuke as he gest in, but Moxley hits a CUTTER! Moxley fires up and Rampage returns to single picture. Moxley’s forehead is busted open but he doesn’t care. Moxley drags Konosuke up, reels him in, and hits a PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Moxley drags Konosuke up as the crimson mask grows. Konosuke resists the piledriver, and he back drops Moxley away! Fans fire up, Moxley stands, and Konosuke runs in. Moxley dodges to send Konosuke out, but Konosuke skins the cat to LARIAT!! Both men are down as Konosuke clutches his leg. Moxley stands up, Konosuke dodges him, and again, TAKESHITA-LINE!!

Fans fire up as Moxley bails out to the apron. Konosuke storms over, goes to the apron with Moxley, and waistlocks. Moxley fights with elbows, but Konosuke kicks low, APRON DDT! Moxley slips into the ring, Konosuke aims, SLINGSHOT DDT!! Cover, TWO!! There’s more than one final beat in Moxley’s heart! Konosuke keeps his cool and fans hope they “Fight Forever!” This has to end somehow, and Konosuke hauls Moxley up again. BLUE THUNDER- NO, Moxley hits a headlock takeover! Moxley shifts, covers, Konosuke keeps his shoulders up so Moxley goes for an arm. Konosuke KNEES Moxley away!

Both men stand, and the forearms return! Moxley hits, Konosuke hits back, repeat! Moxley CHOPS, so Konosuke throws boxing elbows! Konosuke runs, into a LARIAT!! Moxley slashes his throat and he drags Konosuke back up. Double underhooks, but Konosuke fights free to a backslide! TWO!! V-TRIGGER!! Shoutout to his mentor, Kenny Omega! Then a BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!?!? Konosuke and the fans are all shocked! Moxley goes to a corner, and Konosuke puts Moxley up top as fans declare “This is Awesome!” Konosuke throws haymakers, then climbs up after Moxley. But Moxley resists the superplex!

Moxley throws body shots, then SUPER GOURD BUSTERS Konosuke! Moxley hurries after Konosuke, but Konosuke wrenches out of the underhooks! Konosuke ducks a haymaker to ROLLING ELBOW! Then a O’Conner Roll, deadlift, but Moxley blocks the suplex to standing switch! SLEEPER!! Konosuke slips around to a BLUE THUNDER BOMB!!! Cover, TWO!?!? Moxley survives again!! Fans again hope they “FIGHT FOREVER!” as Konosuke tries to figure out what to do. Moxley flounders up, Konosuke is after him. DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOWS collide!! But Konosuke GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO!!!

Konosuke drags Moxley to a drop zone and he heads for a corner. Fans fire up as Konosuke climbs, and FROG SPLASHES onto knees!! Moxley drags Konosuke into HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Moxley goes past 10 to then underhook, DEATH RIDER!!! Cover, ONE?!?!?! WHAT??!? No one can believe it, but Konosuke shouts at Moxley! So Moxley REGAL KNEES Konosuke down! Cover, TWO!?!? But then Moxley has the arms for the DRAGON STOMPS!! Moxley wraps on for the ARMBAR!!! Konosuke resists as much as he can, he clasps hands again, and then shifts around! Konosuke has the arms, to steal DRAGON STOMPS!!!

Fans are thunderous but then Moxley kicks from below! And then he drags Konosuke down and gets around to HAMMER away on Konosuke’s head! Fans boo as Moxley clamps on the SLEEPER! Konosuke fights up, shifts around again, but Moxley is going for a Bully Choke! Konosuke claws at the arms, fans are thunderous for “TAKESHITA!! TAKESHITA!!” But Moxley puts on all the leverage, Konosuke is out! MOXLEY WINS!!

Winner: Jon Moxley, by submission

Moxley just faced The Future of pro-wrestling, and it gave him one hell of a fight! But wait! HERE COMES HANGMAN PAGE!! Moxley called out The Cowboy, and here he comes! Hangman storms up into the ring to stare the bloody Moxley down. “Doc Sampson over there won’t clear me to wrestle because of my brain. So I guess I’ve got a pretty good excuse if I’m not thinking straight tonight!” Hangman DECKS Moxley!! And then keeps after him!! Fans fire up as Moxley scrambles away but Hangman keeps at him! Hangman whips Moxley but Moxley reverses to send Hangman into railing!

Moxley hurries after Hangman but Hangman fires off hands again! Fans fire up for “COWBOY SH*T!” while Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta rush out there! The BCC try to stop this but Moxley POSTS Hangman!! Hangman staggers around, his concussion recovery still in question! Doc Sampson hurries over while Claudio & Yuta drag Moxley away. Hangman wants to get up but his legs won’t let him. Will Hangman be the cowboy that gets back on the horse to run down The Maniac?

AEW returns to the Book of Hobbs.

Will Hobbs says, “You think you can survive on these streets in one night? You think you can walk a mile in my shoes? I have paid the ultimate price. I have watched the blood leak from my body. I have scrubbed the blood from my brother off the porch. This is a life, a life that you want nothing a part of. A life that you can’t handle. A life that I was brought into and I am going to take every single that means something to you!” The Powerhouse sayeth, and so shall the Powerhouse do. But what will he do to those put in his path?

Happy One Year Anniversary to Hook!

The UNDEFEATED Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil is still FTW Champion, and this marks the anniversary of his in-ring debut on Rampage. What will be next for the Son of Taz? We just have to wait for them to #SendHook.

Stokely Hathaway speaks.

“Welcome to AEW News Today, with Stokely Hathaway. The biggest piece of news: the world sucks. Atrocities are committed every single day. But the biggest atrocity in AEW history was committed on November 18th, 2022. I’m referring to the Zapruder film, the Keisha Zapruder film.” There’s a disclaimer saying, “Shout out to my homegirl, Keisha, for the footage.” And he is of course talking about Hook VS Lee Moriarty for the FTW Championship.

Stokely claims that from this angle, everyone can clearly see Hook’s foot was not under the ropes, and this is a conspiracy to protect Hook! Will there be justice for Lee Moriarty? Stokely has the camera crew cut, and he asks Keisha if she wants to go to Waffle House. He’s got some of that MJF money left over, they can get all the All-Star Meals she wants! But will AEW take Stokely’s case into consideration?

Regina di Wave Championship: Hikaru Shida VS The Bunny w/ Penelope Ford!

This title match is no longer just a grudge match between Full Metal Warrior and the wascally wabbit. The NEW AEW Women’s World Champion, Jamie Hayter, wants to be a fighting champion, and is offering the winner of this match a shot at her own title! Who will ride di wave all the way to a shot at the Hayter?

The introductions are made, the WAVE title is raised, and we see who brings home the silver before going for the gold!

The bell rings and fans fire up as the two stare down. Shida and Bunny slowly circle, though Bunny kinda frolics. They approach but Bunny avoids the grapple to do some more frolicking. Ford is too close for Shida’s comfort so she kicks at her. Ford backs off while fans rally and duel. Shida and Bunny go again, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Shida powers Bunny back and Bunny falls over into the ropes. Ford protests, the ref counts, and Shida lets off. Shida dusts off but Bunny shoves her. Shida shoves back, Bunny throws a forearm! Shida throws a forearm, and fans fire up as the shots go back and forth!

Shida gets the edge, she ROCKS Bunny then runs to SLIDING FOREARM! Shida hurries to scoop Bunny for a SLAM! Fans fire up and Shida dusts off her hands. Shida goes to the apron, climbs the ropes, and she jumps, but Bunny moves! Shida staggers, Bunny KNEES Shida back! But Shida ENZIGURIS in return! Fans fire up as Bunny goes to a corner. Shida runs in but into an elbow! Bunny goes up and she reels Shida in for a HANGING HEADSCISSORS! Ford makes sure the cameras are on it as Bunny thrashes Shida around! The ref counts, Bunny lets go at 4. Shida sputters and Bunny grins.

The ref reprimands and Bunny shrugs as Rampage goes picture in picture. Bunny brings Shida up but Shida HEADBUTTS! Shida brings Bunny to the corner, but Bunny resists the deadlift! Ford helps by anchoring Bunny’s feet! Bunny ROCKS Shida, then cravats for a HOTSHOT! Shida flounders away and Bunny soaks up the heat. Bunny gets back in the ring, storms up on Shida and kicks her down! The ref counts as Bunny chokes Shida, and Bunny lets off at 4 to frolic again. Ford CHOKES Shida in the distraction! Ford pushes Shida back in, Bunny covers, TWO! Shida CLUBS Bunny, Bunny drags Shida up but Shida blocks the suplex.

Shida throws body shots, suplexes, but Bunny cradle counters! TWO!! Shida escapes but Bunny CLOBBERS her! Bunny laughs then scowls before she covers, TWO! Shida grabs Bunny’s hair and drags her around. Bunny rakes Shida’s eyes! The ref reprimands, Bunny drags Shida up by her hair. Bunny bumps Shida off buckles, stomps her down, then stomps a mudhole! The ref reprimands but Bunny goes to the far side. Bunny runs and SLIDING FOREARMS! Bunny then throws back elbow after back elbow! The ref reprimands and Bunny lets off, and AEW goes to break.

Rampage returns and Bunny brings Shida up. Shida avoids the punch to ROCK Bunny! Bunny SUPERKICKS back! Both women drop and fans fire up! Bunny drags Shida up again, dragon sleepers, but Shida blocks the Rabbit Hole to switch it around! ELBOW DROP DDT!! Cover, but Ford throws Shida’s kendo stick in! The ref grabs the stick, Shida takes it from the ref, and Shida chases Ford off! Fans fire up as the Superbad Girl begs! Shida reels back but Bunny grabs the stick! The ref takes the stick from Bunny, but Ford chicken wings Shida! Bunny hurries out to the apron but Shida ducks, the SUPERKICK hits Ford!

Shida hurries up to bring Bunny around, V-TRIGGER! Shida then leaps to METEORA Bunny to the floor!! Shida puts Bunny back in, drags her back up, and reels her in to MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Bunny survives but fans fire up behind Shida! Shida aims, KATANA!! Cover, Shida wins!

Winner: Hikaru Shida, by pinfall (still Regina di Wave Champion)

The Full Metal Warrior is still champion, but here comes THE Champion! Jamie Hayter applauds Shida while showing off her title. Will Hayter still be champion after facing the Regina di Wave Champion? Or will we see #TwoBeltShida heading into the New Year?

AEW takes a closer look at Mercedes Martinez VS Athena.

Ian Riccaboni says, “Heading into this ROH Women’s World Championship bout, I think a lot of fans may not know that Athena and Mercedes have some long standing history emanating from the Shimmer promotion.” The OG Badass says, “I made Athena. December 10th, it’s not my Final Battle. It is going to be yours (Athena).” The Fallen Goddess says beating Mercedes for the ROH Women’s World Championship “would be the icing on the cake, and definitely the push I need here in AEW. But to retire Mercedes Martinez, well, that’s a sweet, sweet victory, ain’t it?” Whose Final Battle will it truly be this Saturday?

Lee Moriarty & “Big Bill” W. Morrissey w/ Stokely Hathaway VS Clayton Bloodstone & Izzy James!

Even though they didn’t win the Dynamite Diamond Battle Royal, The Firm is feeling good after they eliminated and brutalized “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry. But now, #TAIGASTYLE and the human skyscraper make a tag team debut, will they start their journey towards tag title opportunities?

The teams sort out, Moriarty starts against Bloodstone, but he runs to BOOT down James! Fans boo, Moriarty dodges Bloodstone to waistlock then headlock. Bloodstone endures, wrenches out, and headlocks back. Moriarty powers up and out, Bloodstone avoids running into Big Bill, only to turn around into a BOOT! Big Bill throws the air guitar to Moriarty for him to jam on. Moriarty stomps Bloodstone’s leg then hooks the legs up. Moriarty grins as he has the standing deathlock, but then James runs in! Moriarty avoids the clothesline to reel James into a modified cobra twist! The ref counts and Moriarty lets James go at 4.

Moriarty then lets Bloodstone free to drag him around and GROUND DRAGON SCREW the leg! Moriarty grins, he stomps Bloodstone’s legs, but Bloodstone boots him away! Hot tags to Morrissey and James, and Morrissey SPLASHES James in the corner! Moriarty stands Bloodstone up, crotches him on the ropes, and then Morrissey runs side to side to BOOT Bloodstone down! Fans fire up with Morrissey, but James is up top! James leaps, into a choke grip! Moriarty gives a thumbs up before he DIVES onto Bloodstone! As for James, Morrissey gives him a HUGE CHOKE SLAM!! Cover, The Firm win!

Winners: Lee Moriarty & “Big Bill” Morrissey, by pinfall

That was dominant, and you can’t teach that! Will The Firm soon dominate the AEW and ROH Tag Team Divisions?

AEW shares a backstage interview from after Dynamite.

Lexi Nair was with FTR after their loss to The Acclaimed, and brings up the challenge from The Briscoes for the ROH World Tag Team Championships for a Double Dog Collar match! Is FTR willing to accept that challenge? Cash Wheeler says that three minutes ago, they lost their biggest chance at adding a fourth tag title to their collection, their chance at making history with the AEW World Tag Team Championships. As soon as they were done, they were given this challenge. If you think FTR is gonna sit and pout and make excuses, Cash promises you, you’re wrong.

Dax Harwood brings up the stipulation: Double Dog Collar. Collars are for animals. But the crazy thing is, FTR are “the most rabid animals in the world.” Last year, Final Battle 2021, FTR faced The Briscoes for the very first time. So how apropos it is that Final Battle 2022 is them finishing that history and finishing the legacy. FTR VS Briscoes 3. If they want a fight, FTR will give them the damndest fight they’ve ever had. #TopGuysOut. Then it is official! A DOUBLE DOG COLLAR MATCH for the ROH World Tag Team Championships! Who will make it out of the year wearing those collars and those belts?

Eddie Kingston and Ortiz speak.

Ortiz notes how the House of Black picked him up but then put him back down like a child. The Mad King says that is disrespectful. Ortiz didn’t like how that felt, because he has worked too hard to be respected as a legitimate pro-wrestler. He’s also a bit petty, so that feeling they made him feel, he promises to make them feel right back. Kingston says he doesn’t care when or how, “let’s go.” The Mad King & “Monkey” are calling out Malakai and his minions! What happens when Kingston & Ortiz stare into the darkness that is the House of Black?

Mark Henry speaks with tonight’s main eventers (sort of).

The World’s Strongest Man says that Kip Sabian handpicked Orange Cassidy’s opponent tonight. Why wouldn’t he just face Cassidy himself? Kip tells “Marcus” that as much as he “would love to retrieve the All-Atlantic title after the unprovoked assault by Dustin Rhodes on Dynamite, I’m not cleared to compete. But do not fear, there is always a back-up plan. And I found someone from across the pond to bring… class to this title.” Cassidy says, “Oh, great, cool, okay. Let’s, uh, can we get started please?” Kip says no, Kip hasn’t let the absence of Cassidy’s “costumed pest” go unnoticed. Where is Danhausen? Under the ring?

Danhausen appears next to Mark Henry! He says there’s been enough talk! No, don’t do that. Sorry. Well- Well what? Sigh… It looks like there’s been enough talk. Oh, Mark’s doing Danhausen’s line? Okay, that’s fine. No, it’s not Danhausen’s line, it’s Mark’s line! It’s TIME for the main event! But just who does Kip have waiting to take on Freshly Squeezed?

Shane Taylor & JD Griffey speak.

Shane Taylor says, “No matter how many years you run from it, Keith, the past catches up all the same. You leaving me was the best thing to ever happen to my career. Shane Taylor Promotions went on to revolutionize the Six Man Tag Team Championships.” Griffey says “Keith always had this thing on our team, right? Stay patient, he said. Stay the course, he said.” But Shane came to Griffey and said, “Why wait for the window of opportunity when guys like you are known for just kicking the door in?” At Final Battle, Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland are the last hurdle and the last question on the test. Keith’s limit is Shane Taylor Promotions. #SayLess.

AEW All-Atlantic Championship: Orange Cassidy VS ???

Cassidy has been a Freshly Squeezed fighting champion ever since getting this title off The Bastard, and he doesn’t look to be stopping now. But will putting this title up again and again come back to bite Cassidy in the butt? Mr. & Mrs. Superbad make their entrance, and they look to the tunnel. Kip’s mercenary is… TRENT SEVEN!! The Man from Moustache Mountain, a former NXT and NXT UK Tag Team Champion, is now in AEW. Will he immediately grab a title in his Rampage debut?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Cassidy survives climbing Moustache Mountain!

The bell rings, Cassidy puts his hands up, but Seven stops them from going into the pockets. Seven has Cassidy put his hands at the corners of his mustache! And then Seven does the same with his own mustache for the twirl! Seven hopes Cassidy understands. Cassidy puts his hands in his pockets. Fans cheer and Seven sighs. Seven CHOPS, but Cassidy takes off his sunglasses and hands them to the ref. Now Cassidy sputters from the chop. Seven CHOPS Cassidy again! Cassidy is stinging in the corner, Seven runs in, but Cassidy high-fives him while he dodges! Fans cheer, the ref high-fives, too.

Seven holds out a hand, asking what’s going on here, and Cassidy gives Seven some kind of secret handshake! And a thumbs up, too! Seven kicks low and scoops to SLAM Cassidy down! Seven runs to drop a leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Cassidy bails out and Kip grins at him. Cassidy stares Kip down, and the Best Friends move to back Cassidy up. Kip backs away, but Seven goes out to turn Cassidy around for a CHOP! The ring count is climbing while Cassidy leans against the post. Seven swings but Cassidy ducks, Seven CHOPS the POST! Seven clutches his hand while Cassidy DECKS Kip! Best Friends storm back up to keep Kip from retaliating.

Cassidy storms up and chases Ford off, and then he puts Seven in the ring. Cassidy fires “devastating” kicks to Seven’s bad hand! And then the shins! Seven is annoyed, Cassidy reels back, but Seven shows chop! Cassidy falls for it, Seven DDTs him down! But wait, Ford comes back with The Butcher & The Blade! Kip says he has nothing to do with this, but now things are even at ringside. Butcher & Blade brawl with Best Friends! Ford & Bunny stay clear of them all while Rampage goes picture in picture.

Cassidy sits up in a corner, Seven stomps a mudhole into him! Seven drags Cassidy up, whips him corner to corner hard and Cassidy bounces off buckles! Seven twirls his ‘stache and he drags Cassidy up. Seven CHOPS Cassidy down, covers, TWO! Seven warps on a chinlock and he grinds Cassidy down. Cassidy endures, but Seven half nelsons, then full nelsons. Fans rally, Cassidy fights up, and Cassidy reaches for his pockets! Seven brings Cassidy’s arms back up, but Cassidy keeps trying! Seven brings the arms up, Cassidy reaches down! Seven’s bad hand gives up, and Cassidy puts his hands in his pockets!

But Seven comes back to full nelson again! Cassidy flails, pries at the bad hand, and he arm-drags Seven away! Seven comes back to CLOBBER Cassidy! Seven shakes out the bad hand, fixes his hair, and then looms over Cassidy. Seven drags Cassidy up, reels him in, suplexes, but Cassidy fights that off. Seven tries again, Cassidy fights it again. Seven suplexes and he holds Cassidy up this time! Cassidy kicks his legs, gets his footing back, and snap suplexes Seven over! Fans fire up while both men are down. Cassidy crawls to a corner, climbs up the outside, and he wipes his sweat using Seven’s towel!

Seven CHOPS Cassidy! Cassidy is stuck up top, so Seven climbs up after him. Seven SLAPS Cassidy on the neck, then SLAPS him again! Seven stands Cassidy up but Cassidy fights the superplex. Seven throws body shots, climbs up to the very top, and he brings Cassidy up. Rampage returns to single picture as Seven hits a SUPERPLEX!! Cover, TWO!! Cassidy survives and fans fire up! Seven snarls, Cassidy goes to a corner, and fans chant for “FRESHLY SQUEEZED!” Seven CHOPS Cassidy, whips him corner to corner, but Cassidy goes up and out. Seven runs in but Cassidy bumps him off buckles!

Cassidy runs Seven side to side but Seven bumps Cassidy off buckles! And BACKHANDS Cassidy off the apron! Cassidy stands up, Kip talks trash, but the ref tells Kip to back off. Seven builds speed, DIVES, but Cassidy casually pulls Kip in! Seven TOPES Kip!! Down goes Mr. Superbad and fans lose their minds! Cassidy builds speed to DIVE! Direct hit on Seven! Cassidy puts Seven in, throws off his elbow pad, and he runs in, ORANGE- NO, Seven gets around to SNAP DRAGON! And then a scoop, but STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRE hits! Cassidy runs, into a tilt-o-whirl, but Seven blocks the DDT! Seven’s a big strong boy tonight!

Seven suplexes Cassidy up into EMERALD FLOSION!! Cover, TWO!!! Cassidy survives and fans are fired up! A standing count starts, Cassidy stirs but Seven wraps him up in a half straitjacket. Seven SLAPS Cassidy again and again, then drags him up. Fans rally, Seven ripcords but Cassidy ducks the lariat to ripcord back! Seven breaks free, Bop up and BANG!! Then a ripcord for the SEVEN STAR LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!!! Cassidy survives again and shocks Seven! Cassidy crawls around in a daze but fans rally up. Seven looms over Cassidy, brings him up, and he underhooks the arms! This is for Tyler, but Cassidy slips out!

Cassidy Alabama Lifts, but Seven sunset flips! TWO! Cassidy ducks the backhand! Seven ducks the haymaker! Bop up, but Cassidy ROCKS Seven! Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirl DDT! Fans fire up as Cassidy grits his teeth! Cassidy kips up and goes to the corner! Cassidy climbs, Seven slowly stands, DEEP IMP- BOP!!! Seven hits Cassidy in midair, then reels him in for a SPINNING PILEDRIVER!!! Cover, TWO!!?? Cassidy survives and Seven is furious! “This is Awesome!” as Seven drags Cassidy back up. Torture rack, BIRMINGHAM- NO, Cassidy slips out to wheelbarrow and victory roll, with crossed legs! TWO!!!

ORANGE PUNCH!!! And then Alabama Lift, BEACH BREAK!! Cover, Cassidy wins!!

Winner: Orange Cassidy, by pinfall (still AEW All-Atlantic Champion)

But Kip attacks! The sore loser who didn’t even fight his own battle stomps away on Cassidy! Ford keeps the ref back while Kip stomps Cassidy more! Kip has Seven get up, and Kip says this is how they do things. Seven says fine, and he stomps away on Cassidy, too! Fans boo, but here comes DUSTIN RHODES! Kip kept mentioning him, so naturally the Natural is here! Kip runs in, into a POWERSLAM! Dustin gets in, Seven and Dustin throw hands! Dustin JABS, JABS, JABS, then flips, flops and flies for the BIONIC ELBOW! Then a kick and RHODES UPPERCUT! POWERSLAM!

Fans fire up for Dustin as he stands tall and helps Cassidy back to his feet. Cassidy is still All-Atlantic Champion, will Kip take him on directly next time? Will Kip also have a score to settle with Dustin down the road?

My Thoughts:

A great Rampage with a lot going into Final Battle tomorrow and the coming Dynamites. For one, an awesome opener from Moxley VS Konosuke, and I just love that the fans got behind Konosuke before the end. Konosuke being All Elite now, he should really get in on a title story in 2023 on the road to Revolution. But at the same time, the most I see AEW doing in the immediate future is using him as an opponent Samoa Joe beats just so he doesn’t have to face Wardlow. At the same time, Don Callis watching, I bet he wants to bring Konosuke into the fold. Konosuke was Omega’s protégé for a minute, Callis probably feels he can lead Konosuke the same way he did Omega.

Another powerful promo from Hobbs, and I hope he comes back around to the TNT Championship soon. Cool acknowledgment that Hook’s been wrestling in AEW for a year now, and very good promo from Stokely to start towards a Moriarty VS Hook rematch. Moriarty & “Big Bill” Morrissey of course destroyed their opponents tonight. I’m sure Moriarty gets his rematch, but I wonder if now we’ll see a Hook & Jungle Boy VS Moriarty & Morrissey match before individual matches. JB could end up a giantslayer in AEW, having defeated Luchasaurus and now likely feuding with Morrissey.

Great promo to hype Mercedes VS Athena, I feel like this could be Athena’s win. Great Regina di Wave title match, but I had a feeling Shida would retain. Hayter of course makes an appearance to call out Shida, and that is going to be a great match between them. Hayter of course wins, but Shida is a big name to have as her first defense. Good promo from Shane Taylor & JD Griffey to hype up their match with Keith & Swerve. I feel like Final Battle should be the moment Swerve turns on Keith and joins Shane Taylor Promotions going forward. It’d be quite the turnaround from Shane & Griffey referencing Keith “abandoning” them, as now Keith will know how it feels.

Really good promo from FTR to accept the Briscoes’ challenge, and a really good promo from Ortiz and Kingston to call out the House of Black. And another hilarious promo on the part of Best Friends with Mark Henry. Kip twiddling his mustache was such a great tease as to who it was, and how awesome for Trent Seven to show up in AEW. WWE should’ve kept him, or done better to convince him to stay, whatever the issue was. I could go on about how Vince’s WWE didn’t respect enough of the NXT UK roster to try harder. Cassidy VS Seven, even with the overbooking of everyone else getting involved, was awesome. Great win for Cassidy, and great inclusion of Dustin Rhodes. Maybe we get Kip VS Dustin to name the next challenger for Cassidy, and either way we’ll get a really good match.

My Score: 8.7/10