Results
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (12/2/22)
The SmackDown World Cup finals are here!
Who challenges Der Ring General?
The SmackDown World Cup finals sees Ricochet and Santos Escobar battle for the right to face GUNTHER for his WWE Intercontinental Championship!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Sheamus w/ The Brawling Brutes VS Sami Zayn w/ The Bloodline; Sami wins.
- Shayna Baszler VS Emma; Baszler wins.
- Kofi Kingston VS GUNTHER w/ Imperium; Gunther wins.
- SmackDown World Cup Finals: Ricochet VS Santos Escobar w/ Legado Del Fantasma; Ricochet wins and will challenge GUNTHER for the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
PLAY BY PLAY
Sheamus VS Sami Zayn w/ The Bloodline!
Once again, Friday is Fight Night! And The Fella is going up against the Honorary Uce, because nothing was truly settled in WarGames other than whose side Sami is on. Will the Celtic Warrior kick Sami out of the way to go after The Head of the Table? Or will Sami be feeling Ucey in Buffalo?
But before the match, the Bloodline get the mics. Jey says, “The Bloodline is now in your city!” Fans are torn as Sami adds, “Guess what, Jey? At Survivor Series, inside of WarGames, the Bloodline yet again leveled up. And do you wanna know why? Because at WarGames, we had the longest reigning tag team champions-” Jimmy says, “No, no, no, no, my dawg. We’re not gonna do that. I told you in the back, tonight is about you, my dawg.” Of course The Bloodline leveled up, and of course they hashed it out, but Sami was the MVP! The fans were chanting for Sami USO! Buffalo chants “SAMI USO!” even now!
Sami smiles and shows the goosebumps on his arm. Jey says he doubted Sami for a long, long time. He did. He didn’t like Sami. But when Sami decided to stand with the family, he earned Jey’s respect asap. And it is because of Sami that at WarGames, the Bloodline won. Sami says this is too much. He doesn’t know what to say. Jimmy does! And the question is: How you feelin’? Fans already chant “UCEY! UCEY!” Sami looks around and says, “I gotta say, right now, I am feeling pretty freakin’ Ucey, baby!” Sami calls Jey into it, and they DOUBLE SECRET HANDSHAKE! Sami and Jimmy hug it out, but here comes Sheamus and the Brawling Brutes!
Sheamus has a mic to tell “Sam,” “I hate to beat the bullocks out of a fellow ginger, but trust me. By the end of tonight, you will have a massive smile on your face. I think there’s enough talking for tonight, yeah? It’s FIGHT NIGHT! Let’s go!” Sheamus leads Ridge Holland and Pete Dunne up to the ring, the Bloodline stands down, and the bell rings! Sheamus and Sami circle, tie up, and Sheamus powers Sami to a corner. The ref counts, Sami avoids the haymaker, and they tie up again. Sheamus power Sami back but Sami headlocks. Sheamus powers out to run Sami over! Sheamus whips Sami corner to corner hard, and Sami bounces off buckles!
Sheamus drags Sami up to EuroUpper! Sami kicks back, fires off forearms, then wrenches to whip. Sheamus reverses, but Sami blocks the hip toss. Sheamus blocks Sami’s hip toss, then CLOBBERS him! Sami flounders but Sheamus clamps on a Dublin Grin! Sami endures, Sheamus knees him in the back. Sheamus CLUBS Sami, tosses him out, and Sami flounders to his feet. Sheamus goes out after Sami, to whip him into barriers! The ref starts the ring count, the Bloodline and Brutes stare down, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Sheamus stands on Sami’s hand before he stomps it! Sami rolls out of the ring, Sheamus goes out after him, and the Bloodline backs up. Sheamus ROCKS Sami, puts him back in the ring, then glares at the Usos. Sami KICKS the rope as Sheamus step sin, then he hits a DDT! Cover, TWO! Dunne & Ridge coach Sheamus but Sami stomps away at the ropes. The ref counts, Sami lets off, then he sits Sheamus up to rain down fists! Sami CLUBS Sheamus, stalks him to ropes, and CHOKES him! The ref counts, Sami lets off and Sheamus sputters. Fans rally, Sheamus throws body shots, but Sami dropkicks Sheamus down!
Sami and Sheamus are both down but Sami CLOBBERS Sheamus! And CLUBS him, and CLUBS him again! Sami clamps on a chinlock but Sheamus endures. Sheamus fights up, Sami smothers him, but the ref reprimands. Sami stops but Sheamus stands up! Sami is a backpack as Sheamus RAMS him into buckles! Sheamus staggers but Sami BOOTS him! Sami reels Sheamus in, TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO! The fans rally, Sheamus rolls to the apron, but Sami storms over. Fans cheer on “SAMI USO!” as he drags Sheamus up. Sami hooks Sheamus up in the ropes, and he grins as he steals BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN!
But Sheamus stops it at ONE! Sheamus elbows away on Sami, Sami staggers away, and Sheamus CLOBBERS him! And CLOBBERS him again! Sheamus clotheslines hard in the corner! Then he scoops Sami for a POWERSLAM! Fans fire up but plenty boo as Sheamus storms up behind Sami. Sheamus stands Sami up and hooks him in the ropes, but Sami HOTSHOTS Sheamus away! Sami hurries up top, leaps, but Sheamus catches him! For an IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! And then the CLOVERLEAF! Sami endures and fans rally up! The Usos coach Sami and he crawls his way to ropes! ROPEBREAK!
Sheamus lets off at the count of 4 but is frustrated. Sheamus storms up but Sami elbows him way! Sheamus rushes back in but Sami dumps him out! Sami builds speed, and FLIES! Direct hit with the tope conjilo! The Usos are fired up but Sami and Sheamus are both down as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and fans rally as Sami climbs up! But Sheamus ROCKS Sami first! And again, and again, and again! Sheamus CHOPS, climbs up, but Sami fires HEADBUTTS! Sami DECKS Sheamus with a right and fans fire up as he adjusts. Sami leaps, into a KNEE! Cover, TWO!! Sami survives but sits up in a daze. Sheamus and Sami slowly rise, Sheamus drags Sami up and fires off forearms. Sheamus fireman’s carries, then climbs a corner! Fans are torn but the Usos are worried. Sami fights free to SUPER SUNSET BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Sheamus survives and Buffalo can’t believe it!
The Usos coach Sami up, Sami sits up in the corner while Sheamus crawls to the far side. “This is Awesome!” as Sami takes aim. Sami runs corner to corner, but Sheamus turns Helluva Kick into WHITE NOISE!! Cover, TWO!!! Sami survives and Buffalo is fired up! Fans rally for Sami as Sheamus goes back to a corner. Sheamus fires up, he aims at Sami and the Usos warn him! Sami bails out, Sheamus hurries after him! Sheamus has Sami on the ropes, Buffalo fires up for BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! Sheamus goes past TEN to get TWENTY!! Sami flops down and Sheamus aims from a corner again. Fans are torn but Sheamus aims at Sami.
Sheamus beats his chest, but Jimmy gets on the apron! Sheamus DECKS Jimmy but Sami jumps onto Sheamus! Sheamus bucks Sami away, but Jimmy GAMANGIRIS! Sami hits BLUE THUNDER! Cover, TWO!?! The Usos can’t believe it! But then the Brutes get after them! They brawl, but then Solo CLOBBERS Ridge! The 3v2 goes the Bloodline’s way, UREANGE on the barrier! Ridge and Solo brawl, they’re up against the ring! Solo SUPERKICKS Ridge! Sami hurries to run at Sheamus, but into a KNEE! Jimmy distracts the ref, Jey SUPERKICKS Sheamus!! Sami sunset flips, and Sami wins!!
Winner: Sami Zayn, by pinfall
Further proof that Sami is a part of the Bloodline: Jey helped him win! Sami is all fired up, will he be unstoppable with this support?
Legado Del Fantasma speaks.
Santos Escobar says they have only flourished since arriving on SmackDown. Now, he will make sure the SmackDown World Cup belongs in the hands of their perfect enterprise. “Winning this tournament shines a light on Mexico and the superior art of Lucha Libre.” Zelina Vega says we will soon see The Emperor is the very best the industry has to offer. “The results speak for itself. The SmackDown World Cup will give Legado a first class flight to the Intercontinental Championship. And when Santos becomes the Intercontinental Champion, it’ll give Legado an undoubted position of power in WWE.”
Escobar tells La Reina Vega that he likes the sound of that. And he tells Ricochet that he may have made it this far, but the fairytale comes to its final chapter. Cruz Del Toro and Joaquin Wilde both say, “Legado reigns supreme.” Will that prophecy come true? Or will Ricochet be the Cinderella Man that wins it all?
Backstage interview with Kofi Kingston.
Megan Morant says Kofi has good news, and he says yes! He is the first to declare for the Royal Rumble BABYYY~! Congratulations on that, but she must get his thoughts on the SmackDown World Cup finals. He likes what he’s seeing out of Escobar but he can’t bet against Ricochet. Both guys have a great chance against Gunther, but then Imperium walks in. Giovanni Vinci asks Megan why she’d waste time on someone who clearly has no respect for this great sport. Ludwig Kaiser agrees, as The New Day spends more time online than in the ring. Okay, guys, look, with you and your new shirts, you should be called “ImperiYUCK!”
But Kofi sees where this is going so he’ll stop it here. They want a match but Xavier Woods isn’t here. But Kofi is willing to engage in singles fisticuffs with any one of them! So the question is, who? WHO WHO WHO? The soldiers step aside for Der Ring General to step forward. Gunther says this is perfect. Tonight, Kofi takes him on. Kofi says okay, but was Gunther just hiding there the whole time? Well, see you out there! Will Kofi, a former Intercontinental Champion, prove to the current champion that speed can win against strength?
Bray Wyatt speaks.
“Y’know what I think’s pretty wild? I think we’re spoiled today. Society has given us this lavish lifestyle. We’re all shrouded in technology, and everyone has manners. Hmm. And I think that we typically forget that once upon a time, we were all just wild animals. Spiders eat flies, even to this day, snakes eat rates. But nobody looks at this like an act of violence. it’s simply just animals trying to survive. Some must die so that others can live. And you don’t wanna be the one, right? We don’t dare talk about these things, even though all these primal instincts are ingrained in every single one of us!
“We don’t dare talk about it, because we don’t wanna be the freak, right? We want to fit into our little place in society and carry on. But they’re still there. I’m not the one that hurt LA Knight.” Highlights show the last couple of incidents involving LA Knight disrespecting Bray, and then getting hurt. Bray says he didn’t do that, “but I heard you. And oh, how you rejoiced. How primal of you. However, if I had been the one, you would all know. Because there’d be none of him left.” Bray puts out a warning to LA Knight and him, but who will strike next?
Shayna Baszler VS Emma!
The Queen of Spades helped be an insurance policy for Ronda Rousey at Survivor Series, but she’s going to do this all on her own. Will Shayna continue to ruin Emma’s homecoming? Or will Emma prove WWE is #AllAboutEmma?
SmackDown returns, and before Emma makes her entrance, Mad Cap Moss walks over. Moss asks if she’s alright and she says she’s good. But she’s realizing five years is a long time away, and so much has changed here. Emma sees the competition is tough. Moss has her stop doubting herself. It isn’t that the competition is tough, it’s that she needs to remember who she is. The Women’s (R)Evolution wouldn’t have happened without Emma busting her butt. And sure, the game has changed, the competition is tough, but Emma belongs here. Emma thanks Riddick for that, and then she kisses him for luck.
Emma makes her entrance and the bell rings. Fans rally, the two tie up, and Shayna waistlocks. Shayna SLAMS Emma down, floats all over her, then slaps her around. Fans boo but Emma shrugs that all off. Emma and Shayna circle, tie up, and Emma wrenches and headlocks. Emma spins and waistlocks and spins Shayna to then snapmare and ghost pin! TWO! Fans cheer as Emma is showing Shayna just how good she is. Things speed up, Emma tilt-o-whirls and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS! Cover, ONE! Emma storms up after Shayna on the apron but Shayna HOTSHOTS an arm! Shayna storms in and drags Emma up to WRING that arm!
Shayna stands on the arm to YANK it! Emma shakes out the arm but Shayna grabs it, twists the wrist and bends the elbow to then double wristlock. Emma endures but Shayna bends the arm back! Emma avoids the cover but Shayna keeps on the arm. Shayna twists the arm but Emma fights up to roll Shayna up, TWO! Shayna CLOBBERS Emma! Shayna gets the arm again, twists it around and isolates it, but Emma rolls through to KICK Shayna! Emma throws body shots and forearms, but Shayna ROCKS her back! Emma comes back to LARIAT Shayna! Both women are down and fans rally. Shayna runs in but Emma elbows her!
Emma ROCKS Shayna, ROCKS her again, and again! Emma backs Shayna down, whips, but Shayna reverses. Emma holds ropes, then sidesteps Shayna to put her in ropes, DRAPING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Emma hurries to bring Shayna up and underhook the arms. But Shayna fights and the arm gives up! Shayna RAMS Emma into a corner, but Emma dodges the knee! Emma has Shayna in a TARANTULA! Fans cheer and the ref counts, Emma lets off at 4. Emma climbs, but Shayna kicks the rope to trip her up! Shayna then KICKS Emma, and THROWS her down! KIRAFUDA KLUTCH!! Emma fades, taps, Shayna wins!
Winner: Shayna Baszler, by submission
Shayna just took all that pep talk from Moss and tore it apart! Then she PENALTY KICKS Emma’s bad arm! Fans boo as Shayna isolates the arm, but here comes SHOTZI! Fans fire up as the Wild Child stands up to another bully! Shotzi dodges, fires off forearms on Shayna, but Shayna KICKS Shotzi back! And KNEES Shotzi down! Shayna looms over Shotzi, clamps onto one of her arms, and twists the wrist! Fans boo as Shayna isolates that arm, but here comes RAQUEL!? Raquel Rodriguez has a broken elbow but she’s still here! She storms right up to the ring, stares Shayna down, and then gets in the ring!
Shayna leaves and fans boo. Bully Baszler backs away, and says it took all three of them. Will Shayna have to face the consequences soon enough?
Lacey Evans is “getting back to basics.”
She jogs in camouflage and boots. “You are the product of a elite training of the most powerful fighting force in the world: The United States Marine Corps.” The drill sergeant puts her through the training. Lacey has found herself in the crowd with the whiners and the weak, so something had to change. “A Mustang gets a tune-up. A boxer goes to training camp. A Marine goes back to basics.” The journey continues, when and where will we see a renewed and redeemed Lacey Evans?
Ricochet speaks.
“So it’s come down to this: Mexico VS the United States of America. Santos Escobar VS Ricochet. From the moment that the competitors were announced, everyone’s been asking me this one question, and that’s, ‘What would it mean for Ricochet to win the SmackDown World Cup?’ I think it’s pretty obvious every time he walks out the curtain. It would mean everything. And if this is the route that Ricochet has to take to finally get his rematch for the Intercontinental Championship with Gunther, then you’re looking at the winner of the SmackDown World Cup. Santos, I hope you’re ready.”
Kofi Kingston VS GUNTHER w/ Imperium!
The New Day’s high-flyer brings the Power of Positivity to hold it down, but he isn’t just facing one of the foot soldiers. Will Der Ring General prove that the mat is sacred? Or has he gotten rusty waiting for someone to step up?
SmackDown returns as Imperium makes their entrance. The bell rings, Kofi and Gunther circle, but Vinci talks trash. Kofi kicks at Vinci but Gunther rushes over! Kofi avoids the back hand to KICK Gunther, CLUB and KICK, but Gunther shoves him way. Kofi dropkicks back! Gunther stays up so Kofi fires off more kicks, Kofi headlocks but Gunther counters with a BACKBREAKER! Gunther stomps Kofi, talks trash, then stands him up to EuroUpper! Kofi crawls to ropes, Gunther brings him up but Kofi fires body shots! Kofi ROCKS and KICKS, but Gunther turns Kofi with a facelock to CHOP him down!
Imperium talks more trash while Gunther stalks Kofi to ropes. Gunther stomps Kofi, kicks him around, and stands him up again. Gunther snapmares Kofi, and uses his feet to TWIST Kofi’s head! Fans boo but Imperium cheers. Kofi crawls to ropes, Gunther is on him again and pushes him to ropes. Gunther CLUBS Kofi in the back! Gunther shoves Kofi again but Kofi ROCKS Gunther back! And KICKS! And fires off body shots! Fans fire up, Kofi has Gunther in a corner, but Gunther turns it around to CHOP Kofi down! Kofi writhes but Gunther stalks him to a corner. Gunther kicks Kofi around, Kofi sputters and sits up.
Gunther drags Kofi up and whips him to ropes. Kofi holds ropes, then dumps Gunther out! Gunther is on the apron but Kofi CALF KICKS him down! Kofi builds speed but Ludwig trips him! Fans boo but Gunther BOOTS Kofi back down! Gunther reels Kofi in, but BRAUN makes his way out! The Monster of All Monsters isn’t gonna let Imperium screw Kofi like this! Ludwig and Vinci get Braun’s attention but that’s not good! Braun chases Ludwig! Vinci LEAPS, but into Braun’s arms! Braun POSTS Vinci then TOSSES him away! Ludwig jumps on, but Braun TOSSES him, too! Fans fire up as Braun storms after the soldiers!
But Gunther hauls Kofi up! Kofi slips out of the bomb to hit an SOS! Cover, TWO!! Gunther survives and bails out while SmackDown goes to break!
SmackDown returns again and Gunther has a SLEEPER on Kofi! Fans rally as Kofi endures and fights up to his feet! Kofi throws body shots, kicks, and more shots! But Gunther drops back! Kofi rolls that to a cover, TWO! Gunther swings but Kofi counter punches! Kofi fires more hands, but Gunther whips Kofi, only for Kofi to dropkick the legs out! Gunther hobbles, Kofi DOUBLE CHOPS! And DOUBLE CHOPS Gunther on the back! And DROPKICKS Gunther to ropes! Gunther swings but Kofi dodges to LEAPING LARIAT! Gunther is down, Kofi runs for the “NEW~ DAY~! BOOM DROP! Fans fire up with Kofi as he goes to the corner!
Kofi and fans clap, “NEW! DAY ROCKS!” Kofi spins, but Gunther avoids the Trouble in Paradise to GERMAN SUPELX! Kofi lands on his feet! Gunther runs in, into a SWING KICK! Kofi goes up, STANDING SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Gunther stays in this but Kofi kicks him around. Kofi drags Gunther up, KICKS his leg, KICKS it again, but Gunther blocks the whip. Gunther whips Kofi but Kofi goes up and up and leaps, into a CHOP! Gunther hauls Kofi up into a waistlock, for a GERMAN SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Gunther grows frustrated but he has the legs! BOSTON CRAB! Kofi endures as Gunther sits deep!
Kofi crawls, reaches out, fights his way over, but Gunther lets off to shift into a CROSSFACE! Gunther pulls on the hold but Kofi endures. Kofi stands up, slips out the back, and KICKS Gunther’s leg! And again, and again and again! Gunther CHOPS! Kofi catches Gunther again, but Gunther gut wrenches Kofi off! But Kofi slips free of that to SUPERKICK! Gunther comes back to SHOTGUN Kofi into a corner! Gunther hauls Kofi up. GENERAL BOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!? Gunther can’t believe it! But this is the toughness of #GrandSlamKofi! Gunther drags Kofi back up, reels him back in, but Kofi CHOPS back!
Gunther SLAPS Kofi! Gunther scoops and POWERSLAMS! Cover, Gunther wins!
Winner: Gunther, by pinfall
A big win in a big fight for the Intercontinental Champion! That #LastSymphony was what finished this, but was using a powerslam a message to the Monster of All Men? Is Gunther looking past the two men in the World Cup finals tonight?
Sami Zayn exits the Bloodline locker room.
This time, there’s a number pad on the door, so only those with a password can get in. Sami types it in to lock it, and Sami says they’re heading out to eat. He knows a great place, he hopes everyone’s hungry. But Jimmy wants Sami to hold on. Sami and Solo can go together. Sami’s been making enemies, the Enforcer will do his job. Well, alright. Let’s go, Uce! Sami & Solo head out, and the Usos talk. Sami may be Bloodline, but he still ugly. Jimmy can’t believe Jey is okay with “Sami Uso.” Jey can’t either. He never thought he’d see the day. But Jimmy asks if Jey ever got to confront Sami for lying to his face.
Jey says no, but Big Uce said he saw what he needed to see looking at Sami. And we saw how WarGames went! They got the win! YEET! But then SHEAMUS attacks, with a shillelagh! Sheamus wishes them luck on Monday. And if the Usos make it through, Sheamus & Drew will be waiting on the other side! Sheamus heads off, shouting, “BANGER! AFTER BANGER! AFTER BANGER!” Will Jimmy & Jey make it through Elias & Matt Riddle just to run into the Celtic Connection?
Damage Control is here!
Bayley, Iyo Sky & Dakota Kai are here, shrugging off the loss at WarGames with the fact that they still have the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships. Bayley says, “DING DONG, idiots! Especially you right there! Sit down with your dumb hat. Trust me, trust me, we don’t wanna be here in stupid Boof-alo, either. But I’m pretty sure, uh, Michael Cole must’ve missed me, huh? That’s why we’re here. SmackDown needed ratings so they knew they could count on Damage Control. You guys saw that footage, right? That was less than a week ago, okay/ We were in WarGames less than a week ago.
“The three of us combined were inside that match for a total of 95 minutes and 19 seconds! DO any of you idiots realize the magnitude of that? Do you know what that does to our bodies? Of course you don’t. Because you dummies cheered for Becky Lynch when she won. Oh gimme a break! She was in there for a cup of coffee!” Fans cheer for Becky but Bayley says Becky’s not here, so the fans can shut up. Bayley was gonna give Becky some credit for stepping up, but never mind, the fans ruined that. Enough about Becky, Bayley wants to talk about the SmackDown Women’s Division. No one had the guts to step up and face DMG CTRL!
And as the longest reigning SmackDown Women’s Champion in history, that really disappointed Bayley. So now they’re here to be SmackDown’s Role Models! You can look up to her, Sky & Kai. But wait! Here comes Liv Morgan! “Bayley, Bayley, Bayley. It seems like you have a problem with the Smackdown Women’s Division. Well on behalf of the locker room, I’m here to address it. One, two, three… Seems fair.” Liv rushes the ring! She trips Dakota, drags her out and RAMS her into steps! Sky runs in but gets sent into barriers! Liv h Bayley alone now and TACKLES her! Liv rains down fists and fans fire up!
But Kai & Sky return to beat Liv down! DMG CTRL mugs Liv 3v1, but wait! Is that… TEGAN NOX?! Nox is back and she slides in to go right at her old friend, Kai! Then she DECKS Sky, DECKS Bayley, CLOBBERS Kai, and kicks everyone! UPPERCUT for Bayley! Nox stomps a mudhole into Bayley but Kai & Sky go after her! They set Nox up for Bayley to LARIAT! Fans boo another 3v1 mugging! But Liv returns with a kendo stick! She SMACKS Kai, SMACKS Sky, and SMACKS Bayley! The stick is broken and fans fire up! Nox runs in with the SHINIEST WIZARD!! Tegan Nox is back, and just like Liv, SHE stepped up! Will DMG CTRL fail to take over even the blue brand?
Karrion Kross speaks.
Scarlett Bordeaux deals tarot cards while Mr. Doomsday says, “This universe is one giant storm. It’s chaos, randomness. And I embraced this truth a long time ago. I embraced it. Others, they struggle with this reality. And the more they fight against it, they come to find it puts them all in places they really don’t wanna be. I showed Drew McIntyre this. And I had to teach Mad Cap Moss. That you don’t walk against the wind. But now, now it’s time to take someone else into the eye of the storm. Scarlett.” The card dealt is “The Emperor,” REY MYSTERIO! “Tick-tock.” The apocalypse is coming for the lucha legend, will Rey’s time run out?
Uncle Howdy speaks.
“Do you know the man who lives next door? How well do you know their name? Why can’t you all see? I know what he thinks. I know how he feels. It’s all fiction. Trust me. Revel in what you are.”
SmackDown World Cup Finals: Ricochet VS Santos Escobar w/ Legado Del Fantasma!
The King of Flight or the Emperor of Lucha Libre. The trophy awaits on its pedestal, and Der Ring General awaits with his Intercontinental Championship. There must be a winner, who will be the one and only SmackDown World Cup Champion?
SmackDown returns as Ricochet makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two rush in to tie up. Escobar waistlocks, Ricochet wrenches out and wristlocks. Fans rally for “U S A!” but Escobar rolls and wrenches back. Ricochet rolls, handsprings, and backflips to break free! Fans fire up and the two reset. Escobar signals to Cruz but Ricochet sees him. Escobar rushes in but Ricochet ROCKS Escobar! And again! Ricochet runs, but Cruz is there again! Escobar CLOBBERS Ricochet from behind! Escobar then throws Ricochet out while Vega loves what she sees on commentary. Ricochet hurries back up, ROCKS Escobar and springboards to MISSILE DROPKICK!
Ricochet runs and DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp! Ricochet puts Escobar in quick, Vega is worried, but Wilde distracts now in that wild looking suit. Escobar gets away, Ricochet waits on him. Escobar steps in the ring but into a DROPKICK! Ricochet headlocks but Escobar puts him on the apron. Ricochet shoulders Escobar away but he again has to watch for Wilde, He forgets about Cruz and Cruz shoves Ricochet down! Fans boo, the ref suspects something is up, so he EJECTS Cruz & Wilde! Vega is furious but this is the right thing to do! Escobar is shocked, Vega complains to the ref, so the ref EJECTS HER, TOO!!
Escobar is beside himself as all his sidekicks are sent to the back! Fans sing “NANA NA NA! HEY HEY HEY! GOOD-BYE~!” as this is now 1v1, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns, Escobar has Ricochet in a stretch but Ricochet fights free with body shots. Ricochet ROCKS Escobar, ROCKS him again, and CHOPS in the corner. Ricochet whips corner to corner, Escobar reverses but Ricochet goes up and over. Things speed up, Ricochet rolls off Escobar’s back then rolls under to RANA Escobar to a corner! Ricochet runs in to DROPKICK! Fans fire up, Ricochet runs back in to RAM into Escobar and go to the apron. Ricochet slingshots but Escobar trips him up! Ricochet tumbles down, Escobar takes aim! He draws his “bow,” and shoots the ARROW FROM HELL! Direct hit and Ricochet hits the desk hard!
Fans fire up and the ring count starts. Escobar gets a drink of water, he drags Ricochet off the desk and into the ring. Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives all that but Escobar drags Ricochet around. Escobar has the legs, and he has a LION TAMER! Ricochet endures, he turns over, and he kicks free! Escobar turns him over to drop an elbow on the back! Escobar drags Ricochet and hooks the legs up, to then grab at the arms! Ricochet resists but Escobar pulls Ricochet into the ROMERO SPECIAL! Fans rally as Ricochet endures, and Escobar turns it to a cover, TWO! Ricochet escapes, Escobar drags him up and fireman’s carries.
Ricochet grabs ropes, fights free, and Escobar staggers away. Escobar runs in but Ricochet dodges! Ricochet shoulders in, ROCKS Escobar with a right, then brings Escobar up. Escobar fights the suplex, to suplex back! Ricochet fights that, suplexes again, but Escobar is on the apron. They brawl on the edge, Escobar gets the edge, but Ricochet BOOTS Escobar down! Escobar swipes but Ricochet avoids it to SUPERKICK! Escobar wobbles on his feet, Ricochet SHOOTING STAR ATTACKS! Both men are down and SmackDown goes to break!
SmackDown returns again and Ricochet has Escobar up top. They brawl with big haymakers and forearms, but Escobar gets the edge. Ricochet staggers away, Escobar adjusts, but Ricochet springs right up after him! SUPERPLEX! Fans fire up while both men are down on the mat. Ricochet crawls to the cover, TWO!! Escobar is still in this but Ricochet doesn’t let frustration get to him. Fans rally for Ricochet as he and Escobar stand. Ricochet ROCKS Escobar, Escobar ROCKS him back! Ricochet kicks low but Escobar kicks back. Ricochet uppercuts, Escobar JABS and ROCKS! Ricochet fires boxing elbows and an UPPERCUT!
Ricochet runs, Escobar dodges, but Ricochet dodges back, HEADS COLLIDE!! Both men are down in a daze and fans rally up. The fans count along as the standing count starts. Both men slowly stir, crawl around, and Ricochet reaches for Escobar but Escobar flops out of the ring. A ring count starts now and Escobar takes his time to recover. Ricochet hurries out after Escobar, but he’s just as wobbly. Escobar baits Ricochet into a corner of the barriers, then moves! But Ricochet just jumps onto the barriers! Escobar joins him, they brawl up on the tightrope! Escobar SUPER STEINERS Ricochet to the floor! Buffalo loses its mind over that one!
Escobar puts Ricochet in, covers, TWO!! Ricochet is still in this and Escobar is seething. Escobar sees Ricochet hasn’t moved much so he covers again, TWO! Escobar stomps Ricochet for still fighting back. Escobar then runs to stop, whistle and drop an elbow! Fans boo as Escobar bends Ricochet back in a chinlock stretch! Ricochet endures, so Escobar puts Ricochet in the corner. Escobar CHOPS and Ricochet drops to his knees. Escobar puts Ricochet up top, GAMANGIRIS, and then climbs up after Ricochet. Fans rally and Ricochet fires haymakers back! Escobar falls and fans fire up! Ricochet adjusts, but Escobar bails out!
Escobar climbs up from the outside, CHOPS, then climbs up after him. SUPER STEINER, but Ricochet lands on his feet!! Fans lose their minds again, Ricochet V-TRIGGERS and NORTHERN LIGHTS, rolls through and deadlifts to the BRAINBUSTER! And then a LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO!! Fans can’t believe it but Escobar is still in this! Both men have been champion before, this proves how much they want to be champion again! Fans fire up, as does Ricochet. He runs at Escobar to DROPKICK him into buckles! Escobar is in the drop zone, Ricochet goes up top! Fans are thunderous for the SHOOTING STAR onto knees!! Cover, TWO!!!
Escobar can’t believe it, but his last second turnaround didn’t end this! Escobar fires off knee son Ricochet, drags him up for more knees, then fireman’s carries! Escobar throws more knees, PHANTOM- VICTORY ROLL! TWO!! Ricochet V-Triggers but Escobar dodges to POISON-RANA!! Cover, TWO!! It’s like Escobar’s seen a ghost! Escobar snarls, looks around as he tries to figure out what to do, so he just rains down furious fists! The ref backs Escobar off, but Escobar fireman’s carries, and then climbs the corner! Fans are thunderous and Ricochet slips off to CLUB away on Escobar! Ricochet adjusts and jumps, SUPER POISON-RANA!!!
Escobar staggers around, into a V-TRIGGER! SUPERKICK! HEEL KICK!! Escobar goes down and Ricochet heads up! Ricochet 630 SENTONS!!! Cover, Ricochet wins!!!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall (SmackDown World Cup Winner)
The One and Only did it! He shouts, “I TOLD YOU~!” Fireworks go off as Ricochet holds up the trophy! But then Gunther makes his return, title on his shoulder. Ricochet stares down Der Ring General, and the countdown to their showdown is on. Two weeks from now, we see the Intercontinental Champion VS the SmackDown World Cup Champion, but who will be THE winner in this long awaited rematch?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown to build off WarGames and head for the holiday season. For one, a great opener from Sheamus VS Sami, especially with the growing story of The Bloodline. Naturally, Sami gets help from the Usos now to win the match, and naturally, Sheamus wants after the Usos for it. Sheamus & McIntyre VS The Usos is a given as Elias will surely turn on Matt Riddle on Raw. And Sheamus & McIntyre VS The Usos is going to be an awesome match next week, in which I’m sure Sami will be pivotal in the Usos retaining. And as I’ve been saying, this all builds towards the long term story that Sami and Kevin will be the ones to take the tag titles.
Really good promo from Bray Wyatt, and he is clearly talking about Uncle Howdy when he says someone was happy LA Knight got beat up. Uncle Howdy had a good promo, too, to further make us doubt Bray is being genuine. I bet LA Knight’s response next week is to also claim Bray is playing us, and that he’ll expose Bray, and then maybe we get Bray’s first match back as part of the Christmas Friday episode on the 23rd. And there has been talk of a special stipulation match for the Royal Rumble involving Bray, so a simple singles match can have a wonky finish that then requires a rematch with the stakes raised.
I couldn’t be sure how well that promo Emma had with Moss was, because they didn’t do the best with catching Moss’ part. Sure, it’s live TV but WWE is usually on top of this stuff. Emma VS Shayna was a good match but fans didn’t give actually damn until the very end when Shayna was beating up on Emma. Great to see Shotzi going after Shayna to keep things going from Survivor Series, and interesting to see Raquel given her elbow is kayfabe broken. I’m not sure if this is building towards Shotzi VS Ronda II or a tag team blow-off, but I’m surprised there wasn’t more with Kross & Scarlett with Emma & Moss.
Speaking of which, decent promo from Kross and Scarlett to call out Rey Mysterio. That’s a bit of a surprising choice but I suppose Kross has to feud with someone while all titles are in a holding pattern. Lacey Evans gets a new vignette series, and it seems HHH is going to fix the parts Vince mucked up. Y’know, making her a Heel after a month of making her feel like a Face. Lacey does do a good job of being a Heel, and can be a Face if given the chance, I just hope HHH keeps things consistent rather than swerving for the sake of swerving. And a really good promo from Bayley for Damage Control starting a SmackDown story. Liv and the returning Nox looked great in fighting them off, I feel like Liv and Nox would make a great tag team to fight Sky & Kai for the women’s tag titles.
Good promo from Kofi and Imperium to set up Kofi VS Gunther. That was a great match, and Braun Strowman is clearly still poised as the real threat to Gunther. Braun ran off Imperium, Gunther still beat Kofi, further building Gunther’s strength as champion. Braun VS Gunther has to happen come Rumble, the WWE’s Big Four really should have the midcard titles on it. That said, great promos from Escobar and Ricochet, awesome match from Escobar and Ricochet, and Ricochet winning makes sense. I forgot he did not have his rematch for the title, so Ricochet is going to give Gunther an awesome match in a couple weeks, though in a losing effort.
My Score: 8.8/10
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A Fatal 4 Way determines the #1 contender!
Just as we will be, Aaron Rourke will be watching tonight’s Fatal 4 Way #1 Contender’s Match to see who comes after his WWE Evolve Championship!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Karmen Petrovic VS Nikkita Lyons w/ Sloane Jacobs; wins.
- WWE Evolve Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Brooks Jensen VS Kam Hendrix VS Tristan Angels VS Dorian Van Dux; wins and will challenge for the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
[Due to scheduling conflicts, coverage will be on delay]
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Will the Scumbag go Double or Nothing?
Darby Allin told MJF to choose: A Title VS Hair match, or no title match EVER! Will MJF be vain or greedy as we head for Double or Nothing?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway; Cassidy, Cope, Christian & The Bucks win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS Westbrook; Bailey wins.
- AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight VS Brian Cage; Knight wins and retains the title.
- Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin; Ospreay wins.
- Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness; Shida & The Birds win, by disqualification.
- AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita; Darby wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
MJF arrives backstage.
Renee Paquette is there to bring up tonight’s main event is Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW World Championship. If Darby Allin wins, MJF will then have to sign a contract for Title VS Hair at Double or Nothing. Darby has made it clear that if MJF doesn’t sign said contract, Darby will never allow MJF to face him for the title again. We all know how important the title is for MJF, but is MJF willing to put his hair on the line for it? MJF just chuckles and moves on, but he notices the very bald Rick Knox, Bryce Remsburg, and the head of security, David Aponte. And then various bald members of the production staff…
And then even Christopher Daniels & Sonjay Dutt are there! Daniels and Sonjay chuckle before moving on, and then MJF sees John Silver flexing. Brandon Cutler, some arena staff, and even Tommaso Ciampa, all bald. Then last but certainly not least, Ricochet! He tells MJF that don’t worry, he’ll look great. Just not as good as Ricochet. AHA~! MJF storms off, will he have no choice but to choose between gold belt and chrome dome?
10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway!
While we know the AEW World Tag Team Championship match will be a conglomeration of I Quit Match and New York Street Fight, THE Conglomeration will be waiting on the other side for their own tag title match. And let’s not forget that Matt & Nick Jackson want their own shot at those titles again. With that, can Freshly Squeezed work together with C&C and The Bucks? Or will the Psycho Killer, the Dogs, and the Top Guys all stand tall on the road to Double or Nothing?
The teams sort out and the teams just brawl it out! The fans cheer as The Bucks have The Dogs, Cope is after Ciampa, Christian is after Cash, and Dax brawls with Cassidy! Dax bumps Cassidy off buckles but Cassidy ducks the haymaker to waistlock. The Bucks, Cope & Christian clear everyone else out, then take the brawl outside! Dax ROCKS Cassidy to send him out, and the fans fire up as Matt fires hands on 100 Proof right by commentary! Ciampa whips Cope but Cope reverses, sending Ciampa into barriers! Cash sends Christian into railing, then CLOBBERS Cassidy! Nick fires hands on Finlay, Cassidy sends Cash into railing!
Cassidy and Dax meet in the ring, Dax ROCKS and CHOPS Cassidy, but Nick sends Finlay into railing! Dax DECKS Cassidy, throws hands on Cope, but Cope fires back! The fans fire up but the ref reprimands! Cope DECKS Dax, and wait, Christian and Cash are brawling in the crowd! Same for Matt and Connors! Finlay CLAWS Nick’s face, Cassidy ROCKS Dax, and Cassidy whips. Dax reverses, Cassidy goes up and out to then SMACK Dax off buckles! Cassidy goes up, Ciampa BOOTS Nick, and Dax trips Cassidy. Dax CHOPS Cassidy, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans boo but Dax stands Cassidy up, SUPER DUPER PLEX!
Dax then rolls through to suplex again, but Cassidy STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRES! Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirls, and DDTS! Cassidy kips up, the fans fire up, but Finlay sends Nick into steel steps! #BigStoke grabs Cassidy’s foot, Cash CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax puts Cassidy in the corner to tag Ciampa. FTR and the Psycho Killer mug Cassidy! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Ciampa stands Cassidy up. Cassidy blocks the chop! And he blocks another chop! The fans cheer but Ciampa kicks low and CHOPS again! The fans boo but Ciampa soaks up that heat. Ciampa drags Cassidy by a leg, turns him over, but Cassidy fights around!
Cassidy kicks and kicks but Ciampa drags him back! Cassidy turns to BOOT Ciampa away! Dax tags in and he CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax flips them off. Dax whips Cassidy, runs up, but Cassidy dodges! Dax POSTS himself! Both men are down, hot tags to Cash and Nick! Nick rallies on FTR with haymakers, BLASTS Ciampa, but Cash kicks low! FTR whips, DOUBLE HIP- NO, Nick lands out, MEETING OF TEH MINDS! Then DOUBLE WHEEL KICK! The fans fire up as Nick then DROPKICKS Dax out! The Dogs run up, but Nick knuckle locks and CHOPS Finlay! Then Nick jumps over Connors, SUPERKICKS, and he goes for the corner!
Nick goes up, up, and “LUCHA LIBRE~!” FLYING ARM-DRAG RANA COMBO! The fans are thunderous and Nick tags Matt. Nick whips Finlay, Finlay reverses, but Nick goes up and over. Matt SUPERKICKS Finlay! Nick SHINING WIZARDS Connors, adds a GAMANGIRI, then The Bucks DOUBLE BULLDOG with the high-five! The fans fire up again as Matt winds up. Matt WRECKS FTR with a dropkick, then holds the way open, Nick FLIES onto FTR & Ciampa! But Connors back suplexes! Matt lands out, and NORTHERN LIGHTS! Roll through, NORTHERN LIGHTS! The Polar Express is getting going, and Finlay joins the ride! DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS!
The fans are electric and it’s not just the volt green! Time for a SUPERKICK PARTAY~! Wait, Stokely grabs a foot each! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Stoke can’t even trip The Bucks up. The Bucks drag Stoke in! Stoke pleads for mercy, but FTR runs up! The Bucks dodge, mule kick, then SUPERKICK for Dax! SUPERKICK for Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on The Dogs! Then FTR is sent into The Dogs before DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Ciampa runs up to waistlock but Nick switches. Ciampa BOOTS Matt away, ELBOWS Nick, but Matt dodges, PSYCHO KNEE into Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Ciampa!
The fans fire up again, and The Bucks see C&C. They point to Christian, and the fans cheer! Christian steps in, the ref reprimands but Cope argues with the ref. This distraction lets Christian LOW BLOW Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Cash! Christian covers, TWO! Cash survives, the fans boo, but Christian rains down fists while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Christian puts Cash in the corner to CHPO, CHOP, and then rain down fists! Christian goes past TEN, maybe to fifteen, then stops. Cash sputters, Stoke talks trash, but Christian grabs Stoke! Cash CLUBS Christian, Ciampa HOTSHOTS the bad arm, and Ciampa hurries to tag in. Ciampa drags Christian around, SLAMS the bad arm off the mat, then SLAMS the arm again! Ciampa POSTS Christian, and Christian falls to the apron. The ref keeps his eyes on the rest of the team so they stay back. Ciampa goes out, and he SWINGS the bad arm into the post! Christian scrambles away, clutching the arm, but Ciampa taunts Cope with a wave.
Ciampa tags Connors, Connors tags Finlay, and The Dogs stomp away on Christian. Finlay clamps onto the bad hand, bends the fingers, then JAMS them into the mat! The ref reprimands but Finlay anchors Christian while he tags in Dax. Dax CHOPS Christian, DECKS him, then taunts Cope and The Bucks. The Bucks rally the fans, Cope coaches Christian up, but Dax brings Christian around. Christian blocks a shot to hit back, but then Dax kicks low! Dynamite returns to single picture as Dax UPPERCUTS Christian back to the corner. Stoke is on commentary suddenly to say Christian tried to steal Stoke’s watch, aka the watch Stoke stole from Christian.
But Christian fires back on Dax and the whole corner! Then he and Dax DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Christian crawls, but we can see Cash and The Dogs sneaking over! They and Ciampa YANK down Cope, Cassidy and The Bucks! The fans boo but Dax drags Christian back to center. Dax kicks and scuffs Christian, then talks trash. But Christian slips around to chicken wing the arms! Dax shoves Christian away, but Christian turns around, NOGGIN KNOCKER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Cope snarls as he rises up, hot tags to Cope and Connors!
The fans fire up as The Rated R Superstar rallies on everyone! LARIAT for Cash! ELBOW for Dax! Cope TOSSES Finlay out onto Ciampa and Cash! BOOT for Connors! The fans fire up again and Cope goes to a corner. Cope is feeling it, and he aims at Connors. But then Finlay grabs a leg! The fans boo, but Nick SUPERKICKS Finlay! Connors runs up, Nick RAMS him low! Then slingshot FACEBUSTER! And cartwheel ASAI MOONSAULT! COPE-O-SETIC for Connors, TWO! The fans rally as Cope keeps focus on Connors. Cope drags Connors up, whips him to the corner, then Nick runs up! Connors puts Nick out, then he puts Matt out!
But Christian is back, and he coordinates with The Bucks, LARIAT DOUBLE ENZIGIRI on Connors! Then Cassidy somersaults for a “powerful” back elbow! Finlay runs up, Cassidy kicks the legs out! Finlay hits buckles but Ciampa runs up! Christian sends him into Cash, then dragon sleepers Ciampa. Christian sees Dax run up, kicks him low, and gets him in the same hold, DOUBLE REVERSE DDTS! The fans fire up as FTR, Ciampa and Finlay are all in drop zones! “This is Awesome!” as Cassidy, Christian and The Bucks climb the corners. Connors runs up on Cope, but Cope snatches him into a facelock!
Cope acts as air traffic control as he coordinates everyone, QUADRUPLE MACHO ELBOWS before an IMPALER!! Cover, TWO!! Connors survives and the fans can’t believe it! Ciampa and Finlay get up, The Bucks BLAST them, then DIVE! Down they go at ramp side, then Christian and Cassidy bump into each other. The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this the opener! Cassidy puts his hands up, but Christian stops him. Christian shakes his head, but then Cassidy makes Christian put his hands in his pockets! The fans fire up as Christian just THROWS Cassidy out onto FTR! Christian then goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES The Dogs!
Cope calls out a shot, runs, but into a SHATTER MACHINE!! FTR snatches Cope outta nowhere, Connors makes the cover, but Cassidy breaks it! The fans fire up as now FTR has Cassidy surrounded. But Cassidy “unleashes” his kicks! The fans go nuts with every shot, but FTR shoves Cassidy! SHATTER- DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on Cash! Cassidy fights free of Dax, but Dax blocks Nick’s Superkick! Dax sends it into Matt! Nick SUPERKICKS through after all! Finlay clinches, IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER on Nick! Matt feints the kick to DDT! But then Ciampa KNEES Matt down! Christian chicken wings Ciampa, turns him around, KILLSWITCH!
Connors JEEP FLIPS Christian! Connors then stalks Cope while the fans boo. Connors lines up a shot, Cope rises to his feet, Connors runs in! But Cope jumps over Connors’ spear, sending it into Dax! The fans fire up, Stoke freaks out, and The Bucks join Cope in the ring. They TRIPLE SUPERKICK Connors! Cassidy is in, ORANGE PUNCH! SPEAR from Cope!! Cover, C&C Conglomeration Bucks win!
Winners: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks, by pinfall
Another star-studded 10 Man Tag, and it was a huge win for all the hungry contenders. Christian doesn’t wanna celebrate, but he does signal that he and Cope will be champions. Will putting their tag team legacy on the line be enough to take the gold? Or will Double or Nothing be the last night that team reeks of awesomeness?
Will Ospreay continues to train with The Death Riders.
They’re outside this time, Claudio Castagnoli playing some wall ball with Marina Shafir and Pac. Daniel Garcia says, “Tonight is the night that we’ve all been waiting for: The Aerial Assassin, Will Ospreay, is cleared and back on Dynamite. And rumor has it, the kid’s been working real hard and he’s got some new tricks up his sleeves. So Young Boy Billy, tonight you gotta show me something, c’mon.” Garcia gets a quick turn in on wall ball while cameras move over. Ospreay is maintaining a neck bridge while Jon Moxley uses Wheeler Yuta as a living dummy to show just how to push and pull and bend and twist on the various chinlocks and headlocks.
Use the right arm to push against the head, then snake in the left arm for the sleeper. Pry and shoot. Moxley asks how Ospreay feels. Ospreay lets off the bridge and says honestly, the best he’s felt in forever. Moxley asks if Ospreay remembers the night he won the Best of the Super Juniors. Yeah, 2019. AKA a lifetime ago. Ospreay was carefree, flew like a bird, for no other reason than that’s just what birds do. So simple back then, chasing that feeling, like no other feeling in the world. Can’t really grab it in your hands for more than a few seconds. The joy of doing it. Then everybody comes in and tries to make it so overcomplicated.
Years pass, life happens, a family starts, responsibilities show up, bad things happen, bad choices catch up to you, and it’s all weight on your shoulders. You feel like you can’t fly. But Moxley will tell you something: Nothing is different. Nothing has changed. All those things are still gonna be there, but you can still fly. You’re just more dangerous now. You’re a bird of prey. So tonight, when you got out there, don’t go out there to protect anything. Not your neck, your image, your reputation, or what you’ve built in your career. Go out there to give something. Moxley checks on Yuta and says dammit, if you’re gonna snap a headlock, snap the headlock!
Moxley storms off to instruct his pupil, but will Ospreay use everything he has been taught to great effect? Or will he have to fold against Ace Austin?
Chris Jericho speaks.
“You wanna face Jericho in a match of my own design, Ricochet? A spectacle so innovative, so imaginative, it cannot be contained, it can only be witnessed. Well, be careful what you demand, because you’ve made a few enemies yourself, Ricochet. And now a match designed specifically to settle scores without any, and I mean AAANY~, limitations has gotten even bigger.” Chris Jericho & The Hurt Syndicate were just looking for two more, but “Jungle” Jack Perry said he can bring four: himself, The Young Bucks, and KENNY OMEGA! Jericho tells Ricochet that this is no longer what he designed, but it is a devil’s dance of destruction! Ricochet’s destruction!
Ricochet got what he wanted, now can he handle it? Bald. The first-ever SEVEN VS SEVEN Stadium Stampede, who will even survive?
Ricochet & The Demand respond.
They stand with Mark Davis of the Don Callis Family and Ricochet says we all know Jericho does a lot of talking out of his ass while The Demand gets things done. Just like Davis did when he defeated Jack for the AEW National Championship at Fairway to Hell. Hold it with pride, Davis, Ricochet knows you’ll do it well. Davis says he’s got this. Ricochet says Davis has joined the dream team, but he’s not the only one. Because compliments to Ricochet’s golfing buddy, Don Callis, look who else he’s sending: Andrade El Idolo! Gracias, amigo. But it doesn’t stop there, the train keeps rolling. Ricochet was just approached by two guys who have an ax to grind with the superkick sidekicks.
These two wanna fill out the last two spots, so who is Ricochet to say no to The Dogs? Finlay & Connors storm in, and Finlay says to put it simple, they will fight The Bucks in the streets, in the ring, but guess it’s fighting at Double or Nothing! If they want violence, if they want carnage, if they want chaos, who better than The Dogs?! The Dogs bark and Liona roars, but will these seven stand tall in the Big Apple?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS BK Westbrook!
JetSpeed has a lot of momentum on their side, and as stated last week at Fairway to Hell, they’re looking to grab up all the gold they can. Will Speedball keep on rolling towards his own golden opportunity? Or will #Supastud prove his own worth?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two step up. Bailey bows in respect, offers a handshake, but Westbrook goes to roll Bailey up! Bailey stays on his feet, then steps over to sit down on a cover, TWO! Westbrook ducks a Penalty Kick, avoids the moonsault, and the sweep! Bailey dodges, Westbrook tiger feints through the ropes, but Bailey handsprings up and over! The fans fire up as Bailey ducks an elbow to whip. Westbrook goes up, around, but kinda fumbles his tumble. The fans cheer and jeer him for his attempt, but Westbrook blocks the boot! Westbrook FLIPS Bailey, springboards in, but Bailey dodges! TIME ADVENTURE!
Bailey pushes Westbrook down, goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the ULTIMATE WEAPON! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: Mike Bailey, by pinfall
Another fast ‘n’ furious finish, and Bailey’s on a hot streak! But now, the other side of JetSpeed looks to keep it up! But just who is Kevin Knight defending the TNT Championship against? It’s… BRIAN CAGE!? The Machine finally returns to action, and he has the Don Callis Family with him! Will Cage be able to ground Knight and take this title back to the family?
AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight w/ “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who betta!
The bell rings, Cage runs up, but Knight dodges! Knight fires haymakers, Cage shoves him, but Knight dodges. Knight CHPOS, but Cage doesn’t budge! Cage makes the pecs dance, so Knight CHOPS again! The fans cheer as Cage eggs Knight on. Knight urns, leaps, but into Cage’s arms! Cage uses Knight to do curls, then THROWS knight! Knight lands out, RAMS Cage, but Cage comes back! Knight RAMS Cage again, but it’s still not enough! Knight tries a bigger SHOULDER TACKLE, but Cage stays standing! Knight runs one more time, ducks ‘n’ dodges, SATELLITE- NO, Cage stops the DDT! Cage THROWS Knight away!
Knight staggers, Cage SUPERKICKS him down! “Who betta than Cage?!” The fans fire up as Cage storms up on Knight, stands him up, and bumps him off buckles. Cage RAMS into Knight, stands him up, then RAMS again! The ref counts, Cage CHOPS, and the fans cheer. Bailey rallies the fans but Archer coaches Cage, and Cage whips Knight hard into the corner! The fans are torn as Cage hauls Knight up. Cage ROCKS Knight, CHOPS him, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Cage stops at 4, then Cage stalks Knight. Cage stands Knight up, whips him to the corner, then runs in, only for Knight to BOOT! Cage still LARIATS!
Cage hauls Knight up, whips him to ropes, but Knight grabs ropes. Knight DUMPS Cage out, then DROPKICKS him down! Cage sputters, the fans fire up, and Knight builds speed to DIVE! But he bounces off Cage! Cage then fireman’s carries, APRON F5! Knight sputters but Cage goes up the steps to soak up cheers and jeers, all while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cage refreshes the ring count, drags Knight up again, and hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Knight writhes, Cage refreshes the count again, then he whips Knight into barriers! Knight practically falls into the laps of the front row! But Cage brings Knight around to CHOP him down! Cage soaks up the cheers and jeers before he brings Knight around again. Cage SMACKS Knight off the apron, then puts him in the ring. Cage storms into the ring, drags Knight by his legs, and ties the legs up into a TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Knight endures as Cage sits deep! Knight powers up, fights his way forward, and he reaches to the ROPEBREAK!
The ref counts, Cage lets go at 4, but Cage brings Knight up. Knight CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Cage still doesn’t back down. Knight fires more shots, but Cage UPPERCUTS him down! Cage digs his boot into Knight at the corner, but he stops as the ref counts. Cage drags Knight up, puts him in a corner, and LARIATS! Cage wrenches to then SAIDO Knight away! Knight flounders to the apron, Cage soaks up more cheers and jeers, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Knight rises to fire forearms on Cage, but Cage ROCKS Knight in return! Cage slingshots Knight into a facelock, for a SPIRALING SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!
Knight survives and Cage is frustrated, but Cage decides to write Knight off. Cage drags Knight up, reels him in, and suplexes, DRILL- NO, Knight slips free to waistlock. But Cage ELBOWS Knight, whips, but Knight jumps up! SATELLITE- NO, Cage goes for ropes! Knight HOTSHOTS Cage for it! Then Knight springboards back in, MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count starts while the fans rally up. Cage goes to a corner but he runs up on Knight. Knight bobs ‘n’ weaves, fires off shots, then fires a flurry of haymakers! But Cage grabs and TOSSES Knight to a corner!
Cage runs up, Knight dodges, and Knight runs back in. Knight ducks ‘n ‘dodges, FLAPJACK DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Cage bails out! Knight builds speed and FLIES! Cage catches him?!? The fans go nuts as Cage lifts, but Knight RANAS Cage into POST! The fans cheer as Knight hurries to get space. Knight runs, goes up the apron, and LEAPING LARIATS! Down goes Cage! The fans fire up with Knight, he puts Cage in the ring, and he hurries up the corner. Archer creeps up, but Bailey SUPERKICKS him! The fans cheer, but Cage CLUBS Knight! Cage then climbs up, and he deadlift SUPERPLEXES! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up as Knight survives, but Archer guzels Bailey! Bailey fights free of the choke slam to mule kick Archer! Cage runs up, but Bailey springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes the Murderhawk Monster! knight springboards, Cage dodges, but Knight leaps the discus lariat! SATELLITE DDT finally lands! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives and Knight is beside himself! Knight hurries to run in at the corner, but Cage ELBOWS him away! Cage goes up, but into the UPPER- NO! Cage stops the rana! Cage YANKS Knight up to the top, for a SUPER- UPPER ROOM!! Knight still throws Cage, then goes up top!
Knight aims, MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH!! Cover, KNIGHT WINS!!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
The Machine was out for 14 months and yet no ring rust to be found! However, The Jet is just #2Fly2Stop! Bailey brings mics into the ring to say, “Congratulations to The Jet on a hell of a win!” Knight says much appreciated. But like he said, they’re red hot right now! And Brian Cage, welcome back! Cage took Knight to his limits, but The Jet is still standing as TNT Champion. But Knight can’t get over how last week, he couldn’t get the job done becoming #Jet2Belts. Bailey says forget last week. Knight IS a future AEW World Champion! Bailey says he knows it, and everyone here knows it! The fans cheer that!
Knight says he appreciates the support from Bailey and Ashville. Bailey is always in his corner, Knight is always in Bailey’s. And if Bailey keeps it up, he’ll be singles champion, too. Bailey says yeah, Knight got him thinking. Tonight, Darby VS Takeshita, BAILEY WANTS NEXT! Bailey says Takeshita was his greatest rival in Japan, but they’ve yet to have a singles match in AEW. And Darby, as much as Bailey wants to see MJF go bald…! Bailey is coming for Darby’s AEW World Championship! JetSpeed daps it up, will they become a 2 Fly 2 Man Power Trip?
AEW reveals the Men’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament Brackets!
This year’s tournaments will go through Double or Nothing, and the finals will coincide with Forbidden Door 2026 on Sunday, June 28th in San Jose, California! The winner of each tournament will then challenge for THE AEW World Championship and AEW Women’s World Championships on August 30th at All In: London! And so, for the opening round, it will be: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis; Claudio Castagnoli VS Brody King; then Double or Nothing has both Samoa Joe VS Will Ospreay, and Swerve Strickland VS Bandido!
“Jungle” Jack Perry speaks.
“Mark Davis… I’m sure you feel some congratulations are in order. But you’re not champion to me. You see, you’re built like an Australia grizzly bear, yet you still needed somebody to hit me in the back with a golf club for you to beat me. At Stadium Stampede, bring your friends, bring any weapon you want, and I will crack you over the skull with it. Because anything goes. But after that, it’s back to grass roots, because it is you and me, fighting for a shot at the world title at All In: London. And in the Owen Hart Tournament, I will prove to you beyond a shadow of a doubt that I’m a better wrestler than you. I am the FUTURE world champion!
“And if you don’t like that, F YOU!” Jungle Jack is sharpening his knife, but will his edge be razor sharp when it comes time to cut down Dunkzilla?
Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin!
We’ve seen the Aerial Assassin training with The Death Riders, he’s won gold with his old friends in The United Empire, and now he’s about to face a dangerous man at Double or Nothing. Will Ospreay be more than ready for Samoa Joe after tonight? Or will he fail to even get past The Inevitable?
The bell rings and the fans cheer Ospreay as he stares down with Ace. Ospreay offers a handshake, Ace accepts, and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. They circle, tie up, and Ospreay wrenches to wristlock. Ace rolls, handsprings, and wrenches, but Ospreay rolls, kips up, and wrenches back. Ospreay hammerlocks, Ace rolls to kip up and wrench to then armlock. Ospreay endures the grind, fights around, and he arm-drags Ace down. Ace endures, fights around, and rises up. Ace shoots through to waistlock but Ospreay switches. Ospreay hits the headlock takeover, Ace headscissors, but Ospreay kips free.
The fans cheer the standoff, and the two reset. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and go shoulder to shoulder in a Test of Strength. The fans rally as Ace pushes Ospreay back. Ace has Ospreay down for a knuckle lock cover, ONE as Ospreay gets his arm up. Ace pushes it down, cover, ONE as Ospreay gets the other arm up. Ace tries again, ONE as Ospreay bridges! Ace jumps up, but Ospreay holds the bridge! That training truly pays off! Ace jumps, Ospreay gets him for a MONKEY FLIP! The fans fire up as Ospreay then arm-drags! Ospreay wristlocks and he bends the fingers! Ospreay isolates the arm to then STOMP it!
Ace clutches his arm as Ospreay shows his training already. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then whips Ace. Ace reverses, he blocks a boot, but not the AX KICK! Ospreay headlocks, Ace powers up and out, but Ospreay RUNS him over! Things keep moving, Ace drop toeholds to ENZIGIRI! And basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Ace facelocks Ospreay, turns him, NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Ospreay ROCKS Ace, ROCKS him again, and again! Ace trips Ospreay, hooks up the legs, and he turns Ospreay over to tie the legs up! MUDA LOCK! The fans rally as Ospreay endures being bent back, and he crawls forward to the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer while Ace lets go. Ospreay checks his neck but he is alright to continue. Ace drags Ospreay up, reels him in, but Ospreay wrenches out to SOBAT! Ospreay whips, Ace reverses, but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to RAN- NO! Ace blocks to swing Ospreay up into a fireman’s carry! Ace does a squat for the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Ace flexes, covers, TWO! Ospreay stay sin this while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ace is frustrated already, but he stalks Ospreay to ropes. Ace kicks Ospreay around, CLUBS him down, but Ospreay fires back. Ace bumps Ospreay off buckles, kicks and ROCKS him, then snapmares. Ace KNEES Ospreay in the back, then clamps on with a chinlock. Ospreay endures, even as Ace cranks the neck, and Ospreay fires shots from below. Ace DECKS Ospreay for it! Ospreay rises up, but Ace DECKS him again! Ospreay sits up again, so Ace BOOTS him down! Ace waits on Ospreay, then BOOTS him again! Ospreay goes to a corner, Ace CHOPS him, then reels Ospreay in for a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Ospreay toughs it out but Ace drags him around.
Ace steps over, traps Ospreay in a headscissors, then grinds him down. Ospreay endures, even as Ace puts on the squeeze. Ospreay fights around, rises up, and Electric Chair Lifts Ace! Ace slips free to ROCK Ospreay in the back! Ace CLUBS Ospreay to a corner, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Ace backs off, and Ace CHOPS Ospreay! Ospreay ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay! Ace KICKS the leg, CHOPS Ospreay down, then brings Ospreay back around. Ace rains down ELBOWS on Ospreay before he clamps on another chinlock. Ospreay endures as Dynamite returns to single picture, and the fans rally up.
Ospreay fires body shots, Ace puts him in the corner, but Ospreay BOOTS him away! Ospreay is on the apron, he springboards back in, PIP PIP CHEERIO! The fans fire up with Ospreay as he watches Ace rise up. Ospreay ducks a shot, atomic drops, then KNEES, ROUNDHOUSES, and STANDING SKY TWISTERS! Cover, TWO! Ace survives that quick string of moves, but Ospreay brings him back around. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then KICKS the bad arm! And KICKS again! And again! But Ace blocks one to ROCK Ospreay! Ace whips, Ospreay handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK!
The fans fire up while Ace bails out! Ospreay has the fans shouting “OI! OI! OI!” as he takes aim. But Ace avoids the plancha! Ospreay blocks the kick, only for Ace to handstand out of the sweep! Ace avoids another sweep, but Ospreay avoids the kick! Ace avoids yet another sweep by going up and over the corner! Ace WRECKS Ospreay with a dropkick, then aims to PLANCHA after all! Down goes Ospreay and the fans fire up! Ace drags Ospreay up, but Ospreay puts him int he ring! Ace rewinds to headscissor, but Ospreay pops Ace up to SUPERKICK the arm out! Ospreay then climbs up, takes aim, and BLINDSIDE FOREARM!
The fans fire up as Ospreay springboards, OSCUTTER! Cover, TWO! Ace survives and Ospreay is stunned! Ospreay just shakes it off, goes to the corner, and takes aim. Ace slowly rises up, but he ducks the Hidden Blade to DOUBLE STOMP! Ospreay sputters, Ace falls back, and now Ace takes aim. Ace runs corner to corner to A-LIST LARIAT! Then he LARIATS again and again! Ace hoists Ospreay up top, then slips outside to ENZIGIRI! Ospreay wobbles, Ace gets space, and Ace runs up! FLIPPING RANA! The fans fire up as Ace is ready to deal the winning hand! But then Ospreay pops Ace up, and gets him in position! STYLES- NO, Ace pops free!
Ace trips Ospreay, steps through, ties up the legs, TRAILER HITCH BRIDGE! TWO!! Ospreay escapes, but Ace KNEES, KICKS, and fireman’s carries! Ace tucks Ospreay to then swing him out, AIR RAID FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and Ace is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” as Ace stalks Ospreay to a corner. Ace ROCKS Ospreay again and again, then hoists Ospreay up top. But Ospreay fires shots in return! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, goes up, but Ospreay pushes on Ace’s arm! Then he HOTSHOTS the arm as he drops down, and he tucks Ace in! CHEEKY NAN- NO, Ace dodges! Ace RAMS low, springboards in and FLYING- LIGER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Ace survives again! Ospreay roars, the fans are with him, and he ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, and repeat! They go back and forth, then Ospreay KICKS! Ace fires another forearm, Ospreay kicks, then Ace CHOPS! They go back and forth again, but Ace CHOPS and ROKCS, until Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! CHOP! Ace HEEL KICKS! Ace shakes out the bad arm, runs up, but Ospreay dodges to then ROLLING ELBOW! And HOOK KICK! Then the underhooks for the STORM- NO, Ace pops free, then goes to a corner. Ospreay runs up but Ace goes sideways! Ospreay hits buckles, Ace hits the FLYING CHUCK!
The fans fire up as Ace shuffles the deck, and runs up for the0 NO, Ospreay BACKDROPS Ace, but Ace lands on his feet! HIDDEN BLADE!! Ospreay isn’t done with just one, he aims from the corner and… Ace flops over! The fans boo but Ospreay shows no mercy. He just runs up to PENALTY KICK the bad arm! Then a FLYING ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Ace TAPS, Ospreay wins!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by submission
That might’ve been Ospreay’s first win by submission ever! He signals that his neck is no longer a problem, and he shows Ace respect for that fight. Ace accepts the handshake again, and Ospreay is moving on towards Double or Nothing with a great amount of momentum. But wait! SAMOA JOE is here! He and The Opps walk out on stage, and with mic in hand, Joe says, “Ospreay, Ospreay… OSPREAY, OSPREAY!” Joe is clearly mocking the chants for Ospreay, and the fans give genuine chanting and even singing in return. Joe says he just wanted to make sure Ospreay was listening, because these past few weeks, it seemed like Ospreay had a hard time hearing him.
Despite Ospreay’s best efforts, fate has put them on a collision course in the opening round of the Owen Hart Cup. The fans like the sound of that! Joe say she is here for one reason and one reason alone. He wants to speak about choices and consequences. Ospreay could’ve made the right choice and get a bye in this tournament, because that is what Joe would do for one of his friends. But Ospreay chose poorly. He could’ve been with the team that would do nothing but support and enhance Ospreay, but he decided to be a lapdog for Moxley and the Death Riders. The fans boo, Ospreay says he’s not a Death Rider.
Joe says Ospreay has made his choice, and come Double or Nothing, Joe makes Ospreay suffer the consequences. But Joe leaves Ospreay in peace tonight, for he has his date with destiny. But unfortunately, Joe’s friends, Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Bowens, still feel slighted, and he doesn’t put leashes on his friends. Shibata & Bowens storm down the ramp, Ospreay ready to fight them both if he has to. But then The Death Riders appear! Ospreay may not have officially joined the club, but the Death Riders aren’t going to let their investment go to waste! The Opps say they’re #NeverLacking, but that doesn’t seem to be the case now!
Shibata & Bowens back down while Moxley, Marina, Claudio, Yuta, Garcia & Pac all step up to support Ospreay. Joe says, “Soon. Soon.” The fans cheer the Death Riders, or at least Moxley, but Bowens promises Joe is gonna kill you, Ospreay! The dream match for Double or Nothing is on, but will the training with The Death Riders make Ospreay the new King of Harts?
BREAKING NEWS for next week!
If you liked last week’s THREE HOUR block of AEW, then you’ll love this next one! Portland, Maine, the last Wednesday before Double or Nothing, Dynamite & Collision are combining forces again! Three hours all on TBS and HBO Max, make sure your DVR is set accordingly!
Backstage interview with Don Callis & Konosuke Takeshita.
Renee is now with The Invisible Hand & The Alpha, saying tonight is a huge opportunity in the main event, Konosuke facing Darby Allin for THE AEW World Championship. Konosuke could be heading into Double or Nothing as a- Callis stops Renee there to say Konosuke will be heading into Double or Nothing as a DOUBLE champion! But then MJF steps in, apologizes for the interruption but says Renee’s doing a great job. The Scumbag tells Konosuke that while it’s been a minute since the two of them have talked, three years actually, back when MJF beat him… MJF has seen Konosuke develop into truly one of the best wrestlers in the world!
MJF believes that tonight, Konosuke beats Darby for the title, goes to DON to beat Okada, and MJF can’t think of a better match than Konosuke VS MJF Part 2 for the world title. How’s that sound? MJF offers a handshake, Konosuke shakes his hand, but in Japanese, Konosuke tells MJF that he’ll beat the crap out of him. Thankfully, MJF doesn’t know Japanese. Callis says that was a nice pep talk MJF just gave, and MJF says yes, he knows. That kid needs to win, okay? MJF can’t let Darby turn him into some disgusting, bald freak! No offense, Callis looks great. But look, there is only one foolproof way to know MJF won’t be put in that situation.
So if things get hairy… MJF hands over the Dynamite Diamond Ring! Callis smiles, and say she understands what to do with it. But then in steps Andrade. El Idolo takes off his hat to shake out his amazing head of hair, and smiles at MJF. MJF frowns and leaves. Callis says here’s the deal: Takeshita will bring the world title home to the Don Callis Family tonight! Andrade asks, “How you know?” Callis says aye dios mio, he seriously doesn’t know where Andrade learned English. Andrade says one way or another, the next time, that will be HIS title. Callis says yes, he knows, it’s all good. Callis is a man of many talents, but will his family be dripping with gold thanks to a diamond ring?
AEW now announces the Women’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament brackets!
Double or Nothing will see Willow Nightingale, the reigning Queen of Harts, take on Alex Windsor, while we will see Persephone VS Hazuki, Skye Blue vs Sareee, and Mina Shirakawa VS Athena! Champions from around the world are gathering for this tournament, but who will be headed to Forbidden Door, and then All In: London?
Backstage interview with The Conglomeration.
Renee Paquette is now with Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, and Willow Nightingale. Renee commends Cassidy on his part in the 10 Man Tag victory. But it seems that there is even more business to attend to. Cassidy says yes, the team has a shot at THE AEW World Tag Team Championships. It doesn’t matter who it is, they’re getting their shot, but the thing is… They still haven’t decided on which two will be. Kyle says Cassidy & Roddy should go for the gold, but Roddy shouts, “KYYYLE~! Thank you.” Kyle says of course. But that’s cuz he’s got gold to chase for himself!
The same man that put Kyle on the shelf for months is the man that Kyle submitted twice, and will submit again. Jon Moxley, Continental Champion, when are we doing this? Willow says speaking of gold, she is still the TBS Champion. But she is also in the Owen Hart Cup. She won this tournament before, she’ll do it all over again, so that she can have all the gold for herself at All In: London. She knows she can, and she will! Then Conglomeration has it all in order? Cassidy says hold on, there’s something missing. They should do a Word of the Day. Why haven’t they done one in so long? Roddy shouts for “MAAARK~!” And yes, Mark Briscoe returns!
The Sussex County Chicken is all fired up, and he says the Word of the day is reunification! For Mark Briscoe is back with his boys and his girls, The Conglomeration! But he’ll put this plain and simple: Tommaso Ciampa! Next Wednesday, Briscoe’s after your ass, son! You hear him? But before that, Saturday Night Collision is in HIS hometown, Salisbury, Maryland! That’s just 4.4 miles from where Briscoe originated on this earth! They’re gonna conglomerate and it’s gonna be a a hell of a time! Are you ready!? Willow and Kyle are fired up, Briscoe goes wild, and the team heads out. Cassidy admits, that was a lot of yelling.
But while The Conglomeration is ready to go Double or Nothing, will they soon have even more gold in the collection? Or are these high and lofty a little too much even for them?
Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness!
With the news of both the AEW Women’s World Championship Fatal 4 Way for Double or Nothing, and the Owen Hart Cup brackets, this trios match is about much more than just settling scores! Will the Shining Samurai be just as sharp as Jamie Hayter going into that title match? Or will Thekla, Skye Blue & Julia Hart continue to bring them down by any means necessary?
The trios sort out and Jamie steps up against Thekla as both a rematch from their 1v1 title match, and a preview of what’s to come in the next. They circle, but then Skye CLOBBERS Jamie! Julia steps in, but so do Shida and Windsor! The Triangle throws hands on Shida & The Birds, then triple whip. But all three reverse, a BOOT for Thekla, a DDT for Skye, and a BACKBREAKER for Julia! The fans cheer as The Triangle bails out! Shida goes out to keep after Skye while Windsor goes after Julia. Jamie gets Thekla back in the ring while Shida and Windsor have the Sisters of Sin in the corners of the barriers. The fans cheer as they all rain down fists!
Windsor, Jamie & Shida all go to nine, then wind up for TEN! The fans cheer again while Thekla sputters. Jamie snap suplexes, but Skye ROCKS Shida! Jamie stomps Thekla, Windsor SLAMS Julia off barriers, and Jamie stomps a mudhole in the corner. The ref counts, Jamie lets off, but Skye and Windsor meet while tightrope walking the barriers! Skye and Windsor trade shots, they wobble a bit, then Skye DECKS Windsor! Skye keeps from falling into the crowd, but Jamie gets her! Windsor joins in and the Birds double gorilla press, SNAKE EYES off the apron! The fans fire up, but Thekla is up top! SUPER CROSSBODY onto The Birds!
The fans fire up again and Thekla is feeling it while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Thekla stomps Windsor, CLUBS Jamie, then helps Skye. But Shida runs up, only for Thekla to ELBOW her down! The Triangle has control again, they ROCK Jamie and Shida and Windsor, then send them all to the desk. The Triangle CHOP again and again and again! Then they wind up, but feint chops to SMACK all three off the apron! The Triangle soaks up the cheers and jeers before putting Jamie back in the ring. Thekla brings Jamie up, snapmares her down, then basement SUPERKICKS! Cocky cover, TWO! Thekla drags Jamie to the corner, tags Julia, and Julia runs up to LARIAT! Then she goes side to side to ELBOW Jamie down!
Julia snapmares Jamie to a cover, TWO! Julia is annoyed but she rains down fists. The ref reprimands, Julia stops, but then she sucker punches Windsor! And Shida, too! Julia then drags Jamie over, bumps her off buckles, and tags in Skye. Skye stomps Jamie around, then digs her boot in! The ref counts, Skye stops at 4, then she brings Jamie up. Jamie fires forearms and CHOPS, but Skye THROWS Jamie down by her hair! The ref reprimands again but Skye rains down forearms. Skye snapmares Jamie, mule kicks her, then covers, TWO! Skye frowns but she stomps Jamie down. Skye tags Julia while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Skye whips Jamie into Julia’s grasp, and Skye BLASTS Shida & Windsor while Julia tags Thekla. Julia has Jamie in the TARANTULA, and Skye sends Windsor in for Thekla’s HANGING HEADSCISSORS! Skye runs up to DOUBLE SHOTGUN The Birds! The fans are torn but Thekla says that’s how the Triangle does it, baby! Thekla then aims to MISSILE- NO, Jamie gest under! Thekla lands out, but Jamie BOOTS her down! Jamie looks at Shida, Shida is hesitant, but Shida tags in! The fans cheer as Shida sends Theknla to the corner, then JUMP KNEES! Shida keeps moving, she BLASTS Skye! Julia ROCKS Shida back!
Julia storms in but Shida kicks her and whips her into Thekla! Shida KNEES them both in the corner! Then Shida puts Thekla sideways in the corner, reels Julia in, and she snap suplexes Julia into Thekla! The fans fire up as Shida then suplexes Thekla high and hard! Cover, TWO! Shida stands Thekla up, Thekla swings but Shida ROCKS her first! And ROCKS her again! Thekla wobbles, swings, but Shida catches Thekla for another forearm! Shida runs the ropes but Thekla mule kicks! Thekla SMACKS Shida, then she dodges a boot to DECK Shida! Thekla talks trash on Shida, then drags her up to tag in Julia.
Julia tags Skye, then tag back to Thekla. The Sisters of Sin hit the DOUBLE GOURD BUSTER and DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Thekla hits the bridge, and she aims for the SPIDER SPEAR! Cover, but The Birds CLOBBER The Sisters of Sin onto it! The fans fire up a Windsor DECKS Skye and Jamie HEADBUTTS Julia! The Birds drag Shida to safety, Windsor tags in, and she CLOBBERS Thekla! Windsor CLUBS away, then fires the fans up. Jamie steps in, BOOT RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Basement LARIAT! And then Windsor lifts! Jamie runs up, but Skye trips Jamie! The fans boo but Skye sends Jamie into steel steps!
Thekla sends Windsor into buckles! Tag to Julia before Shida runs up, TAMASHII KNEE on Thekla! Skye SUPERKICKS Shida! Jamie is back to clinch and HAYTBREAKER! Julia runs up, slips around, SOLE FOOD! Julia kips up, but Windsor is there to whip Julia to ropes! Skye tags in before the SPINEBUSTER! Skye SUPERKICKS Windsor, then brings her up! Skye hops on, CODE- NO, Windsor pops free! Skye SUPERKICKS again, but Windsor HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up as Jamie joins in again, and they DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICH! Then they set Skye up, and Jamie says let’s try this again!
Jamie runs the ropes, but Thekla slides in, BELT SHOT on Jamie!! No question that the ref saw that! The Triangle is disqualified!
Winners: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds, by disqualification
The Toxic Spider doesn’t care about this win, she just wants to do damage! Skye gets Windsor in a DRAGON SLEEPER! The ref stops Thekla from sing the title belt again, so Thekla just takes off her own belt! And she LASHES Windsor while Skye holds her down! More refs rush out here, but Julia MISTS the newbie in the face! Julia stomps away on Jamie, not caring about fines or consequences, either! The fans boo, and Shida is bailing on the Birds? Shida cares more about her chances in that Fatal 4 Way than anything else. But then Willow, Mina, and even Thunder Rosa rush out here! They chase The Triangle off with belts of their own!
The fans cheer as The Babe, the Fighting Gravure Idol & La Mera Mera save the day. But will Jamie make sure Thekla and Shida pay for this at Double or Nothing?
AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita!
They say “card subject to change,” and that is true even for the best in the world. Kazuchika Okada’s real family takes priority, but his Don Callis Family brother was more than happy to step up for this opportunity. Will The Alpha already have two belts by the time he and The Rainmaker battle over the International Championship? Or will Darby truly be relentless in his pursuit of being the best fighting champion in AEW history?
The introductions are made, THE belt is raised, and we see who goes to Double or Nothing on top!
Callis joins commentary to say that while Darby’s been breaking his own body, Konosuke has perfected “rejuvenation training,” aka relaxing on a beach and sipping sake! The bell rings, and Darby SHOTGUNS Konosuke out! Then Darby DIVES, but Konosuke catches him! Konosuke POSTS Darby, then THROWS him into railing! Konosuke THROWS Darby into the ring, the fans fire up for both guys, and Konosuke hurries to BOOT Darby off the apron! Darby falls in front of commentary but Konosuke gets him right back in the ring. Cover, ONE!! The fans rally as Darby shows his grit, but Konosuke snarls.
Konosuke drags Darby up, Darby fires forearms, but the ALPHA ELBOW knocks Darby down! The fans fire up while Konosuke looms over Darby. Konosuke stands Darby up, and THROWS him into a corner! Darby bounces off the buckles and is bleeding from the mouth already! Konosuke stands Darby up, hoists him up top, then he climbs up after him. But Darby BITES Konosuke, CLUBS him down, and leaps for a CROSSBODY, but he bounces off Konosuke! The fans fire up again as Konosuke whips Darby for a BACKDROP! Darby got serious hangtime there, and he flounders out of the ring. Darby coughs and sputters but the fans rally up.
Konosuke goes out after Darby but Darby SMACKS him! Konosuke KNEES low, KNEES him again and again and again! Konosuke KNEES Darby against the barriers, then refreshes the count. Konosuke whips Darby hard into railing! Darby sputters as he leans against the railing, but Konosuke positions the steel steps. Konosuke then fetches Darby, lines up a shot, but Darby fights the suplex! Darby CLAWS Konosuke’s back, then fires a shot. Konosuke DECKS Darby in return! Darby slumps against the steps, Konosuke runs up, but Darby dodges! Konosuke’s knees hit the steps and he tumbles over! Darby then runs up the steps to SHOTGUN Konosuke down!
The fans fire up while both men are down on the floor! Konosuke checks his knee before he crawls around, and Darby gets in the ring so he can build speed! Darby DIVES! Direct hit on Konosuke but Darby’s the one who hits the desk! The fans fire up while both men are down again, but Darby rises up to get Konosuke on the apron! Darby fires forearms, then goes up a corner! COFFIN- NO, Konosuke catches him for a SUPER BLUE THUNDER BOMB to the floor!! The fans go nuts again and Callis says that’s the end of Darby Allin, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref hurries to check Darby but Callis tells Doc Sampson to call it. Darby is somehow still in this, so Konosuke storms his way over. Konosuke drags Darby up, puts him in the ring, then paces around him. Konosuke runs the ropes to LARIAT! Darby flips inside-out, Konosuke covers him, TWO!! Darby still has fight inside but he’s also dazed. Konosuke clamps onto Darby with a chinlock and squeezes tight. Darby endures, even as Konosuke leans on him with his much-taller frame. Darby reaches out, fights around, and rises up, only for Konosuke to CANADIAN RACK BOMB! Darby sputters all over again while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Konosuke sits back as he watches Darby crawl to the apron. Konosuke storms his way over, but Darby RAMS low! Slingshot sunset flip, but Konosuke rolls through! Only for Darby to kick the legs out! Darby catches Konosuke to a GUILLOTINE! Konosuke endures the squeeze, fights up to his feet, and he powers out to THROW Darby! Darby lands out, fires shots, and RAMS low! Darby then hops on, but Konosuke stops Code Red! Konosuke swings Darby around, tucks him in, BASTARD DRIVER! And WHEELBARROW GERMAN! The fans fire up and Callis says that’s true power! Darby sputters again and Konosuke vows to end this.
Konosuke runs corner to corner, HELLUVA KICK!! Then he hoists Darby up top, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans freak out already for the SUPER DUPER GERMAN SUPLEX!! Bridging cover, TWO!!! Callis is freaking out as much as the fans, and he protests the count! Konosuke is furious, but he aims for the WAGAMAMA KNEE!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Darby survives by nanoseconds, and Konosuke is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” but now CLØN rushes out here! He distracts the ref, and Callis hurries to take the Dynamite Diamond Ring off his finger to put it in Konosuke’s hands! Konosuke thinks about it, but The Alpha has honor!
The fans cheer as Konosuke wants to do this his way! But then Darby runs up, cradles, TWO!! Konosuke escapes, ALPHA ELBOW!! Darby is down, dazed, but still moving! Konosuke drags Darby up again, goes back to the corner and back to the top rope. The fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but it has to end somehow! Darby fights against the lift with headlock punches! Then he hops on, SUPER CODE RED!! Konosuke staggers up, Darby leg scissors, steps through, LAST SUPPER!! TWO?!?! Konosuke escapes again, then bails out! So Darby just goes up top! SUPER COFFIN DROP!! Direct hit and both men are down again!
The fans are thunderous as Konosuke and Darby stir. A ring count climbs, Callis complains that some people just gotta follow directions and run the play! Coach Callis pulled Konosuke outta obscurity, Konosuke would do anything! Now he’s got some gold, some fame, and gets a mind of his own! Callis complaining aside, the ring count is climbing! Darby drags himself in at 9, but Konosuke YANKS him back out! That refreshes the count, and Konosuke vows to end this for real now. Konosuke points to the steel steps, and he drags Darby up onto them with a deadlift RAGING- NO, Darby knees Konosuke, turns things around, and FULL METAL SCORPION DEATH DROP!!!
The fans go nuts again while Konosuke writhes! Konosuke flops off the steps, Darby crawls into the ring, and Darby just climbs the corner again! SUPER DUPER COFFIN DROP!!! Konosuke might be unconscious! Darby still hauls Konosuke into the ring, pushes him to a cover, TWO?!?!? Konosuke survives and Darby is furious! But Darby just reloads, COFFIN DROP but onto knees!!! Ghost pin, TWO!!! Darby escapes but the WAGAMAMA KNEE finds him!! Konosuke hauls Darby up, but Darby pops free! Trip, step through, and SCORPION DEATH LOCK!!! Konosuke endures, reaches out, but Darby sits deep!!
Callis says don’t even think about it! Konosuke almost does, but he bites his own thumb to ignore the pain in his back! Konosuke reaches out, crawls his way forward, and he fights to the ROPEBREAK!!! But Darby is right up top! COFFION DROP on the back!! Then Darby goes right back up, COFFIN DROP again!!! Cover, DARBY WINS!!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
Callis is steaming, but Darby overcomes Konosuke to avenge that loss in the Continental Classic! But it also took so much out of him just to do it! Darby still asks for a mic and one is brought to him. Darby sits up against the ropes, has them cut his music, and he tells MJF to get his ass out here! There’s a contract MJF needs to sign! The ring crew hurries to bring in a table and some chairs for that very contract signing, and MJF makes his entrance. MJF reluctantly makes his way down the ramp, and both men meet at the table. Darby grins with blood still in hiss teeth, and he signs his part of the contract without hesitation, unlike MJF.
The fans already chant “BALD! BALD! BALD!” at MJF, and Darby pushes the contract to his side of the table. MJF grabs the pen, reaches out, but then steps away. MJF scratches his chin as he thinks on this, and the fans just chant, “BALD! BALD! BALD!” again. MJF takes a mic to say he’ll explain something to Darby, looking like he has rabies. But see, MJF is happy for Darby, he hopes Darby’s had fun holding MJF’s AEW World Championship. The fans boo that, but MJF says deep down, there is a small part of him, like the size of a North Carolinian p*nis small. That small part of MJF feels bad for Darby, because he’ll never hold this again!
Darby’s got about a good a chance of holding this title as Hangman Adam Page does again. MJF says guys like Darby are a dime a dozen, here today and gone tomorrow, stuntmen who burn the candle at both ends. In this life, people like all these fans here like to pretend that life is about making friends and family and children. The only thing that matters in life is your legacy. And Darby’s legacy will be that of the kid who had his 15 minutes of fame. They’ll pretend like Darby made a lasting impact, but the fact of the matter is, he hasn’t. He hasn’t! They’ll know deep down that Darby Allin was just a little pr*ck who got lucky.
They’ll know that Darby was too reckless and stupid to stay on top. And after May 24th, Double or Nothing, in that sh*thole of Queens, New York, y’know what MJF’s legacy will be? He’ll go down as the guy who became a THREE-TIME World Champion at just 30 years of age, unprecedented in this sport. And MJF will go down, when it’s all said and done, as the Greatest of All Time! THAT is the difference between them! Darby Allin brags about climbing a mountaintop. But when it comes to professional wrestling, Maxwell Jacob Friedman IS the mountaintop! The fans boo but MJF soaks it up. Darby tells MJF to SHUT UP!
Only someone like MJF who is so vain would think that the number one most important thing in this world is his legacy. Darby doesn’t care about legacy, he cares about living in the moment! And in this moment, Darby just wants MJF to sign the contract. Then at Double or Nothing, Darby makes Maxwell Jacob Friedman a BALLD HEADED B*TCH!! MJF frowns but the fans cheer that! MJF grabs the pen again, and with no choice, he signs on the dotted line! Then he TACKLES Darby! The fans boo as MJF beats up Darby after the war he went through with Konosuke! MJF CHUCKS an armchair outta the ring, FLIPS the table, then picks up his Dynamite Diamond Ring.
MJF puts the ring on his finger like always, then winds up to DECK Darby!! The fans boo but MJF just soaks it all up. MJF throws off his jacket, picks up the belt, and he stands over Darby with it. But then MJF isn’t done with Darby, he puts Darby on the top rope! MJF climbs up to join him, and drags Darby into position! But wait! Kevin Knight runs out here to chase MJF off! The Jet still owes The Scumbag a receipt, but it seems we’ll all have to wait on that. Will MJF still take back the title at Double or Nothing? Or will Darby keep the belt and take MJF’s dignity?
My Thoughts:
An awesome episode for Dynamite as things heat up towards Double or Nothing. Awesome 10 Man Tag to open, great win for the Faces, not that it added much to FTR VS C&C. Good promo from Jericho to look back on Stadium Stampede and hype up this year’s match. Good promo from The Demand with Davis and The Dogs, and I suppose this maximizes the feuds as well as the alliances throughout the locker room. Who knows who wins but the match will still be awesome, just as the original was. Good promo from Conglomeration, too, Cassidy & Roddy going after FTR while Kyle VS Moxley happens on the side, that’s great stuff.
Speaking of Moxley, great promo from him and Ospreay. Moxley’s semi-turn has really brought out his sage philosophical side. Great match from Ospreay VS Ace, and while Ospreay could always bring out his aggression, seeing him use more technical wrestling and even winning with a submission is good stuff. Good promo from Joe, and I liked Death Riders backing Ospreay up. Very good Owen Hart Cup brackets this year, Joe VS Ospreay is a great choice given this story, but I would think Ospreay wins that one. Good promo from Jack Perry to call out Davis, and I suppose Jack can win in the Owen Cup to then move on from the National title.
Great seeing Brian Cage back, he gave Knight an awesome match, but with JetSpeed wanting to go on a Two Man Power Trip, it makes sense Kevin won out. Same for Bailey beating Westbrook, even though Westbrook maybe went too hard on his own acrobatic escape. Great stuff in the Six Woman Tag, and I appreciate Shida didn’t ditch until after the match. Willow, Mina & Rosa might get their own Six Woman Tag with Triangle of Madness after that interaction, but also can’t wait to see if Willow can go back-to-back as Queen of Harts. For that matter, I personally would love to see Athena use the Owen Cup to move on from being ROH Women’s World Champion, but that depends on how Supercard of Honor goes this Friday.
And of course, another wild instant classic from Darby as he overcomes Takeshita. I knew the diamond ring would come into play with that reverse effect, good way of protecting Takeshita in the loss. Good stuff with MJF tonight, too, such as the opening segment’s parade of bald men to send the message to MJF. That was also a unique contract signing segment in that it came together so quickly after the main event match. Good stuff from MJF as always, and of course he attacks Darby. I feel like either Knight should not have made the save, or both parts of JetSpeed should’ve made the save. It just seems odd that only Knight cared about saving Darby. The closing moment was much better when it was MJF standing over Darby with the belt.
My Score: 9/10
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