Will Rock Hard Robinson wreck the Relentless Darby Allin?

Juice Robinson is ready to make a splash in AEW, and he’s going right for Darby Allin and the TNT Championship! But will he see just how relentless Darby is?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• AEW TNT Championship: Darby Allin VS Juice Robinson; Darby wins and retains the title.
• Eddie Kingston & Ortiz VS The Kings of the Black Throne; The Kings of the Black Throne win.
• Street Fight: TayJay VS Ruby Soho & Willow Nightingale; Soho & Nightingale win.

PLAY BY PLAY

AEW TNT Championship: Darby Allin VS Juice Robinson!

The Relentless One continues to be a fighting champion, and he accepted the challenge of the Bullet Club’s Rock Hart Booster! But will Darby get caught California Dreamin’? Or will this be as close as Juice gets to being a star in Hollywood?

The belt is raised, the bell rings, and the fans rally up as Darby and Juice stare down. They step up, tie up, and Juice powers Darby to ropes. The ref counts, Juice lets off at 4, but Darby avoids the cheap shot. Darby and Juice reset, tie up, and Darby goes for an arm. Juice waistlocks and SLAMS Darby down. Juice floats all over Darby, slaps him around and eggs him on, then waistlocks again. Darby gets to ropes and the ref counts. Juice lets off but with a pie face. The ref reprimands, but Darby lets that one slide. Darby and Juice go again. Darby gets around to headlock. Juice powers up but can’t power out as Darby holds on.

Juice tries again but Darby still holds on. Darby grinds the hold but Juice lifts Darby! Darby hits a flying takeover! Juice endures the grind, Darby fights off the headscissor attempts, but Juice fights up to hit a BIG back suplex! Darby writhes and fans boo Juice, but Juice drops a SENTON, onto knees! Darby clamps onto Juice with another headlock and fans rally up. Juice fights up, pries the hold open, but Darby wraps it on tighter. Juice throws body shots, back suplexes, but Darby lands on his feet to arm-drag Juice around! Fans fire up as Darby keeps moving, but Juice TOSSES Darby up and out! Darby writhes from his crash landing!

Juice goes out to drag Darby up, and whip him hard into railing! Juice grins as he drags Darby up, and he whips Darby into the steel steps! Darby sputters and fans boo but Juice soaks it all up. Juice goes into the ring, the ring count climbs, but then Juice goes back out. Juice drags Darby up to ROCK Darby! Juice then lifts Darby up for a SNAKE EYES off the steps! Darby clutches his ribs and flops back while Juice flexes and Rampage goes picture in picture.

Darby gest into the ring but Juice grins. Juice goes to the very top, Darby stands up, and Juice drops AX HANDLES! Juice paces around Darby, rains down fists, and the ref reprimands about the closed fists. Juice lets off, he digs his boot into Darby’s face, then mocks the fans like he can’t hear them. Juice storms up on Darby in the corner, drags him up and suplexes, to hold Darby up! Then he SLAMS Darby down! And then drops a STANDING SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Juice is annoyed but Darby is still in this. Darby sits up, Juice pumps up, and he waits on Darby. Darby stands as Rampage returns to single picture, for the JAB! JAB! JAB!

Fans chant “JUICE!” with every punch! Juice winds up, but he CHOPS Darby down! Darby flounders to a corner, Juice runs in but into BOOTS! Darby goes around Juice to then SHOTGUN him back into the corner! Fans fire up as Juice bails out, and Darby runs to DIVE! Direct hit and Juice is sent into the railing! Darby puts Juice in the ring, runs again, and COFFIN- BLINDSIDE LARIAT from Juice! Darby staggers up, into a LEG LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Darby survives but Juice kicks him around. Juice hits a SENTON! Fans rally as Darby writhes and Juice hits another SENTON! Fans boo but Juice grins as he looms over Darby.

Juice sets up for another SENTON! Cover, TWO! Darby survives being crushed but Juice just goes to a corner. Juice climbs up, aims, and SUPER FLOPS as Darby moves! Darby catches Juice to a ghost pin, TWO! But Darby holds on to throw elbows! Juice fireman’s carries for the JUICE BOX! Cover, TWO!! Darby survives that gutbuster and fans rally back up! Darby crawls to the corner, Juice aims from the opposite end. Juice calls his shot, runs in, but the CANNONBALL hits buckles! Darby hops on, CODE RED! Cover, TWO!! Juice survives but now Darby goes up top! But Juice trips him up! Fans boo but Juice CHOPS Darby!

Juice CHOPS Darby again, and CHOPS him! Darby ends up on the ropes and Juice goes up the corner, FLYING LARIAT! Down goes Darby, and Juice drags him back up! Suplex, into the JACKHAMMER! Cover, TWO!!! Darby survives the #JuiceHammer, and Juice can’t believe it! Juice drags Darby up to CHOP him again! Juice puts Darby up top, HEADBUTTS him, then climbs up after him. Juice brings Darby up for a stalling- SUPER SCORPION DEATH DROP!!! Darby turns things around and heads right back up! Fans are thunderous for the COFFIN DROP!!! Cover, Darby wins!!

Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)

The TNT Champion is still relentless! And here comes STIIIING! The Icon is here to celebrate with his young tag partner. They head to Yokohama, Japan next week to be part of WrestleKingdom 17’s second night, NJPW VS NOAH! They team with THE Great Muta in his farewell match, will they send him off in style?

“Powerhouse” Will Hobbs speaks.

“The Good Book says, ‘The phoenix once rose from the ashes.’ Well, I took that phoenix and I broke it’s neck! I took those ashes, just like all my hopes and dreams were taken away from me, and now I’m gonna spread those ashes all over everyone I hurt in AEW.” So it is written in the Book of Hobbs, so it shall be! But who will be the first to fall on the Powerhouse’s path of destruction?

Rampage returns with Renee Paquette on stage.

She says it’s been a great night in LA so far, but now it is time for another incredible moment as we cement a new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! Standing at day 114, please welcome the Forever Champs, the People’s Choice, the People’s Voice, and everyone’s favorite AEW World Tag Team Champions, The Acclaimed! LA fires up as Max Caster, Anthony Bowens & “Daddy Ass” Billy Gunn walk out! Caster says, “Yo! Listen! Acclaimed got hot ’til they had to do somethin’. Survived more scandals than Gavin Newsome! So you know there’s no stoppin’ ’em. They used to hide us like Joe Biden hides documents!

“And I don’t front, yo, it was bumpy. But we never once had to sell out for blood money! And now we on the Walk of Fame! Because in Hollywood, everyone loves The Acclaimed!” Bowens takes the mic to say, “LOOOOOS ANGELEEEEES~! The Acclaimed have arrived! SCISSOR ME, DADDY ASS~!” And they do~! The music stops and fans sing “OH~ Scissor Me, Daddy~!” Bowens says they have listened to the fans sing week after week after week, and they love it! And it all leads to tonight here in the Mecca of Entertainment, where Bowens currently resides, the City of Angels, BEAUTIFUL Los Angeles!

And The Acclaimed are in the Mecca of Pro-Wrestling, and that is A! E! W!! LA, Bowens wants to ask a favor as this is an amazing, amazing night. He wants everyone from the front row to the back to the vendors and the doctors to Chris Jericho and Jim Ross and Excalibur! Everyone here in the Kia Forum, throw your fingers up, your scissors and signs, high to the sky! Tonight, the Acclaimed cement their legacy so that all generations will know that EVERYONE! LOVES! THE ACCLAIMED!! The Acclaimed then return to the top of the stage and the cement, to… be interrupted by the Gunn Sons?!

Colten Gunn says “Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa! I mean, my god! You guys had National Scissor Day: trash. You had Daddy Ass’s birthday celebration: garbage. And now you’ve got whatever this is. And on top of that, it’s in this bum ass city!” Fans boo but Austin says, “Aww, did we hurt your feelings? Yeah, yeah. Newsflash: you guys are NOT stars! WE are the stars!” And the only reason The Acclaimed is popular is because they stole Billy away from the Gunns! Billy mocks his own sons, “Boo-hoo-hoo!” But Austin says that if anyone deserves part of the Walk of Fame, it’s the Gunn Sons! Fans call them “ASS~ BOYS~!” instead.

Billy tells The Acclaimed that maybe, they’re right. Yes, sometimes a dad’s gotta do what a dad’s gotta do, wink wink. So he says Austin & Colten can go right ahead. Austin says that’s right! The Gunns raise their hands over the cement, but then the Acclaimed PANTS THEM!! They’re in briefs! And Austin’s might be riding up… They turn around in shock and embarrassment, and then Billy shoves them into the cement! Now they’re feeling em-bare-assed in the cement! Austin & Colten scramble out of the cement, and The Acclaimed will just have to try again another time. Will the Gunns have a hard time getting over this one?

Backstage interview with Mogul Affiliates.

Renee is with Swerve Strickland, Parker Boudreaux, the still anonymous tattooed man, and a few other guests of Swerve’s as she asks just what the objective of this group even is. Swerve stops her there to say he got tired of beating people’s asses the last couple of weeks. So when he came out to LA, he decided to do some Mogul Affiliate things. He’s got a top notch business acumen, so he of course goes to Bad Boy’s Quincy and King Combs, the son of Sean Combs. Swerve lets them tell everyone what’s up.

King says you know they can’t stop, won’t stop. This is a real Bad Boy affair. He’s got his boys here with him, and look, King has love for AEW. If they want the smoke, “y’all know who to holla at.” But not only that. Like Swerve said, in 2023, Mogul Affiliates will be the most violent, gruesome faction you’ve ever seen. So then the havoc they’ve wreaked so far is only the beginning. What more will Swerve and his affiliates do in order to take over AEW?

Eddie Kingston & Ortiz VS The Kings of the Black Throne!

The Mad King and one of his closest friends have been itching for this fight ever since that violent return by Malakai Black and his cohorts. But a seed of dissention was planted, and it seems to be growing. Can Kingston & Ortiz survive this battle? Or will they be torn down by the Dark Father and the Big Bad Monster?

The teams sort out, except Eddie and Ortiz argue about it. Fans cheer for Eddie, but Ortiz fires off on Brody first! Brody shoves him away, Ortiz comes right back, and Brody throws him to a corner. Ortiz comes back again but into a CHOP! Ortiz falls, but he gets right back up to fire off CHOPS and forearms! Brody CHOPS again and Ortiz staggers away. Brody eggs Ortiz on, Ortiz stands to CHOP and forearm again! Brody ROCKS Ortiz, kicks him low, and CHOPS him again! Brody whips, Ortiz slides to a stop and comes back to dropkick legs out! Ortiz runs to then SHOTGUN Brody down! Fans fire up and Ortiz facelocks to bring Brody over.

Eddie hesitates, but Ortiz throws the distrust back at him, so Eddie tags in! Eddie half nelsons but Brody breaks free. Brody elbows Eddie but Eddie shoves him away. Eddie dares Malakai to get in, so Malakai tags! Fans fire up as Mad King and Dark Father circle. They tie up, go around, Malakai clinches but Eddie powers Malakai to ropes. They end up in a corner, the ref counts but Malakai knees low! Malakai whips corner to corner, Eddie reverses but Malakai goes up and over. Malakai keeps moving, but runs into a CHOP! Fans “WOO~!” and fire up but Malakai just walks it off. Malakai KICKS Eddie, but Eddie just roars!

Eddie spins, but Malakai ducks the Uraken! Malakai spins, but Eddie ducks the Black Mass! Eddie sits cross-legged to mock Malakai! Malakai sits down cross-legged so he can stare Eddie down, and fans fire up! The two talk some trash while Rampage goes picture in picture.

Eddie stands up but Brody runs in to BOOT him back down! Ortiz rushes in but Malakai BOOTS him down! Brody goes out to send Eddie into railing, and CHOP! And CHOP! Malakai is after Ortiz at the ramp, and he throws knees  and KICKS against the railing! Brody brings Eddie around, and he whips him into railing, only for Eddie to come back with a LARIAT! Eddie gets in the ring, as does Malakai, and they tie up. Malakai headlocks, throws elbows to fight Eddie’s lift, then runs. Ortiz is there so Malakai DECKS him! Malakai then goes back to Eddie, but Eddie hits an STO! Cover, TWO! Malakai goes to a corner, Eddie runs in, but blocks a boot!

But then Malakai shifts to KNEE Eddie away! And then Malakai sweeps the legs! Brody runs in, he drops a SENTON! Malakai goes to the apron to ASAI MOONSAULT Ortiz down! Malakai then goes back to Eddie in the ring, stomps him around, but Eddie just snarls at him. Malakai throws more kicks but Eddie eggs him on. Malakai KICKS, but Eddie pokes him in the eye! The ref reprimands but Malakai BOOTS Eddie down! Malakai rains down fists, then drops a knee right on Eddie’s face! Ortiz wants after Malakai but the ref holds him back. Malakai stares at Ortiz, but he drags Eddie back to tag in Brody.

The Kings of the Black Throne double whip Eddie to ropes, then DOUBLE ELBOW him down! Brody drags Eddie up, CHOPS him, and Eddie ends up in the corner. Eddie fires off hands and CHOPS on Malakai and Brody, until Brody CHOPS him down! Eddie is trapped in enemy territory as Rampage goes to break.

Rampage returns as Brody storms around, and fans bark along with him. Brody runs corner to corner for a CANNONBALL! Brody drags Eddie to a cover, but Ortiz breaks it! Ortiz DECKS Malakai, drags Eddie over, but Eddie tells him to back off? Ortiz has no choice, the ref has him go back to his corner, but Ortiz holds out his hand. Ortiz shouts for Eddie to tag him in but Brody snarls as he wants Eddie to stand up. Eddie rises, Brody runs in, for a LARIAT! But Eddie’s right back up! Brody runs in, into an ENZIGURI! Brody wobbles, into a HALF ‘N’ HALF! Fans fire up and both men are down!

Brody and Eddie stir as a standing count climbs. Eddie growls and stands up. Eddie heads over to the corner, but he is still hesitant. But Brody tags Malakai in! Malakai runs in, but Eddie feeds him to a haymaker from Ortiz! And then Eddie reels Malakai in. Malakai fights free, only for Ortiz to hit a step-in DDT! Malakai stagger sup, into a clinch! EXPLODER! Cover, TWO!! Malakai survives and Eddie grows frustrated. Fans chant, “TAG YOUR PARTNER!” Eddie brings Malakai up, but he doesn’t listen to the fans! URA- NO, Malakai ducks, for a JUMP ELBOW! But Eddie CHOPS! Malakai forearms, Eddie fires off fast hands!

Eddie runs, but Malakai blocks the boot for a JUMP KNEE! Eddie looks out, but Malakai lifts him back up with his foot. But Ortiz LEAPS in, into a JUMP KNEE! But Eddie hits a SAIDO! And a LARIAT! Eddie high stacks, TWO!! Malakai survives, Brody gets in, URAKEN!! Brody tumbles out to the floor, but here comes BUDDY MATTHEWS! The Aussie Juggernaut has a chair! He slides in, but Eddie stands right on the chair! Buddy looks up at Eddie, and Eddie dares him to do something. But then Julia Hart sneaks in. She grabs at Eddie, he turns around with the chair, but she shrieks! Ortiz snatches the chair from Eddie and gets upset with Eddie!!

Eddie tries to get Ortiz to understand what was going on but Ortiz just sees Eddie ready to hit a woman with a chair! Eddie wants Ortiz to just let off, but Malakai storms up. Malakai turns Ortiz around, but he ducks, so the BLACK MASS hits Eddie!! Ortiz knees Malakai but Malakai shoves him away! Cover on Eddie, KINGS OF BLACK THRONE WIN!

Winners: The Kings of the Black Throne, by pinfall

And then Buddy SMOTHERS Ortiz with a sleeper!! Eddie & Ortiz got played like fiddles, but Malakai wants Ortiz to know he did good. Ortiz is furious, but then Buddy throws Ortiz back into the ring. Ortiz grabs the chair, he’s no one’s puppet! But is he at least a pawn in this chess game the House is playing?

Backstage interview with Jade Cargill.

Lexi Nair is with the UNDEFEATED AEW TBS Champion and her last Baddie standing, Leila Grey. Lexi says we saw at Battle of the Belts that there is clearly tension between Jade and Red Velvet. What exactly is going on? Jade pretends not to know who Velvet is and what Lexi is talking about. “You mean somebody that I made? Red Velvet is just jealous that somebody like Leila is bigger, brighter, and better than she could ever be.” Jade tells Lexi that what she should be asking is how she feels about her upcoming 50th win. And Leila says, “Yes, girl! And we’re going to achieve that without Red Velvet.” Jade says Velvet is done, finito, finished. Leila tells Velvet, “You’re out, I’m in.”

Jade says that they’ve got better things to do. They leave, but will #ThatBitch reach 50 wins still undefeated?

Renee is in the ring with Paul Walter Hauser.

Fans cheer for the Golden Globe winning actor, who is showing off said award in the ring. Renee says he won his Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Blackbird, which was incredible. And during this career defining moment, in his acceptance speech, he shined a light on pro-wrestling with “GET THE TABLES!” What have the last few days been like for him? Paul takes the mic to say that he just loves pro-wrestling. It is an honor to be here tonight with the fans, seriously. He is a lifelong fan of acting, he pours his heart and soul into it, just as Renee’s husband, Jon Moxley, does with this sport.

And Paul has to say, as much as he loves film and TV, he loves nothing more than pro-wrestling. Fans like the sound of that! Paul says if given the chance, he always skips past Hartford, Connecticut to go straight to Jacksonville, Florida! Because in AEW, you never know what’s gonna happen. And speaking of, here comes DANHAUSEN! He said he heard a lot of talk about awards just now, and Danhausen won an award. He as the number one merchandise seller in AEW! YES! That’s right, and that’s all thanks to his #fanhausens. But there seems to be a problem. It appears that Danhausen, aka him, was NOT given a physical award. Fans boo, that’s not fair.

Danhausen feels he therefore deserves Paul’s Golden Globe! What? Fans like that, but Paul isn’t so sure. But y’know what? Paul asks the fans: should the new name of this award be the Golden Globehausen? YES! But wait, here comes Team Triple J! Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett, Sonjay Dutt & Satnam Singh all head to the ring, and Sonjay has a mic. Paul wants a timeout! He knows this is their show, but this isn’t Memphis! This is Paul’s turf of Los Angeles, California! Fans cheer for Paul stepping up!

Paul continues with, “So before you say ‘Slap ass this,’ and ‘I’m a Hall of Famer,’ and ‘I invented the Figure Four,’ lemme just say this. You look like a woman who would own a Crunch Fitness. You’ve never even played a guitar that you literally bring everywhere. And if I gotta be honest, your guys here, they look like they’re dressed for a homeschool prom.” Sonjay gets in Paul’s face, but Paul DECKS him! But then Satnam grabs Danhausen! And Lethal DECKS Paul! Satnam keeps Danhausen trapped while Lethal & Sonjay stand Paul up! Jarrett has his guitar! Paul Walter Hauser takes a SMASH HIT!!!

Fans are losing their minds, many boo and flip Triple J off, but then Satnam brings Danhausen around. Lethal has the Globehausen! But here come BEST FRIENDS!! Orange Cassidy takes his time, but Trent Beretta & Chuck Taylor rush the ring! Triple J bails out, but the damage has been done! They beat down Paul and stole his Golden Globe, will they earn the award for Worst People in AEW?

BREAKING NEWS on that!

Lethal did earn something: an All-Atlantic Championship match with Orange Cassidy this Wednesday on Dynamite! Lethal and his cronies stole a Golden Globe, will they find a way to steal Cassidy’s title?

Mark Henry speaks.

“Well, it looks like these women are about to get violent. IT’S TIME! For the maaain~ event!” Guess that means we’re way past talking! This has escalated for so long, this is the only way it can end! Will having become sports entertainers not stop the Brazilian Goddess and the Star of the Show from going to the extreme? Or will the Runaway and the Unstoppable Optimism positively pulverize them?

Street Fight: TayJay VS Ruby Soho & Willow Nightingale!

TayJay is too busy doing their secret handshake and flipping off fans to notice Ruby & Willow running up behind them! Willow CRACKS Jay with a hockey stick! And Ruby CLUBS Tay from behind! The bell rings to get this on record as Ruby & Willow bring TayJay around and fire off forearms! Willow BOOTS Jay down and Soho BOOTS Tay! Fans fire up with the camo-clad duo. And to go further into Dudleyville, Soho shoves Willow and shouts, “GET THE TABLES~!” Fans fire up with Willow, and she goes looking. She brings a table out from under the stage, Ruby brings Tay around, but Jay CLUBS Ruby down the ramp!

Jay shoves Ruby further along but Willow goes after Tay. Willow RAMS Tay into railing, Jay RAMS Ruby into the apron! Tay elbows Willow away, Jay holds onto Ruby’s wrist for the HOOK KICK! And then Jay whips Ruby into the POST! The refs want this to get in the ring, Willow puts Tay in to oblige. But Jay SMACKS Ruby off the timekeeper’s table! And the bell! And then again! Willow drags Tay to a corner, and climbs up from the outside! Willow brings Tay up but Jay RAMS Ruby into steel steps! Tay fights Willow, and she HOTSHOTS her off the top rope! Fans rally, but Jay puts a trash can around Ruby! Jay then pushes Ruby over for Tay to DOUBLE STOMP!

Ruby crawls out of the trash can, and she’s badly busted open! Jericho is so proud of TayJay while Rampage goes picture in picture.

Ruby crawls around, Willow and the refs check on her, but Tay sends chair after chair into the ring. Tay tells fans to kiss this, then she goes to fetch Willow. Tay puts her in the ring and Anna sets up chairs. Tay stomps Willow, CLUBS her, then helps Anna with the chairs. They have a chair square, and Tay brings Willow up, only for Willow to fight back! Tay ROCKS Willow! Willow staggers but she hits Tay back. Jay brings Ruby into the ring, makes her take a seat, and then Jay CLUBS her. Tay headlock punches Willow, makes her sit next to Ruby, and then TayJay sit across from them. TayJay wanna go deathmatch slap fight with Ruby & Willow!

TayJay ROCK Ruby & Willow first! So Ruby & Willow ROCK them back! TayJay ROCK Ruby & Willow, but Ruby & Willow ROCK them back again! They go back and forth, Willow kicks and Ruby CHOPS! TayJay fire off, and Jay even digs her fingers into Ruby’s bloody forehead! Tay stands up to SUPERKICK Willow out of her chair! Jay pushes Ruby over, Tay kicks Willow out of the ring. TayJay then focus on Ruby, and they SMACK her off a chair! Ruby hits back with haymakers on Tay, but Tay ROCKS her with a forearm! Jay goes outside to CLUB Willow, and she grabs a kendo stick. Ruby and Tay go back and forth, Tay ROCKS Ruby!

Jay hits Willow with the stick but Willow hits Jay back with a trash can lid! Tay reels Ruby in, hammerlocks an arm, DD-TAY to a chair! Ruby flounders away while Willow beats Jay down with the lid! Tay goes out to CLOBBER Willow! Jay JAMS Willow with the stick, Tay SMACKS Willow with it! TayJay regroup, put the busted can in the ring, and Tay SUPERKICKS Willow down. Tay drags Willow up, puts her in, and Jay drags her over to the can. TayJay spins Willow around, but Willow fights off the Gory Especial! Tay ROCKS Willow, Jay hooks her up, but Willow still fights! Rampage returns to single picture as Tay ROCKS Willow again!

Jay lifts Willow in the Gory Especial, Tay helps out, ASSISTED GORY BOMB onto the crushed trash can!! Jay covers, TWO!!! Willow survives and LA fires up! Ruby is still bleeding all over as Tay stomps her down. Tay looks under the ring, and she brings out barbed wire! She hands that off to Jay and we know what she’s done with that before! She slips her arm inside it, stalks up to Willow, BARBED WIRE QUEENSLAYER!!! Willow endures, RAMS Jay into the corner, and Ruby climbs up! Ruby has her fist wrapped up in a steel chain! She rains down STEEL CHAIN PUNCHES on Jay’s head!!

Fans are thunderous as Jay lets Willow go, but then Tay SMACKS Ruby on the back with a trash can lid! Ruby is stuck up top, and fans chant for “E C DUB!” as Tay drags chairs over. Tay makes a chair pile, she CLUBS Ruby on the back, and then makes sure everything is lined up. Tay climbs up, Jay joins in, but then Willow adds on! TOWER OF DOOM onto the chair pile!!! Willow fires up but Ruby writhes, having taken the worst of that Double Powerbomb Superplex combo! Willow stands Jay up to HEADBUTT! Willow CLUBS away in the corner, then TOSSES Jay down hard! Willow puts Jay in a corner, and then wedges in what’s left of the trash can!

Tay hurries in with a chair and she SMACKS Willow on the back! Tay reels Willow in, CLUBS away on her, and then roars as she runs! But Willow hits a SPINEBUSTER! And then a CANNONBALL onto the can on Anna Jay!! Willow drags Jay to a cover, TWO!!! Jay survives and Willow is a bit frustrated. “This is Awesome!” and still going as Willow stalks Jay to the apron. Willow drags Jay up, fireman’s carries, and then APRON DEATH VALLEY DRIVERS!!! Fans are thunderous, but Willow isn’t done! Willow drags Jay up, but Tay SMACKS Willow with another trash can lid! Willow goes down but Ruby fires off on Tay! NO FUTURE KICK!!

Ruby has a crimson mask, Willow and Jay crawl up the ramp. Ruby grabs the timekeeper’s table and brings it over! Fans love where this is going, but speaking of, Willow and Jay brawl at the top of the ramp. Ruby positions her table, but Willow ducks Jay’s hook kick to haul her up! Remember that other table? Willow SIT OUT POWERBOMBS off the ramp and through that table!!! Willow takes more of table than Jay, but Jay takes more of the floor than Willow!!! As for Tay and Ruby, they fight on the apron! Ruby kicks low, reels Tay in, but her back won’t let her lift! Tay ROCKS Ruby, reels her in now, Gotch lift for a PILEDRIVER through the table!!!

Fans are losing their minds as Tay drags Ruby up and into the ring! Tay covers, TWO!??!?! Ruby survives and no one can believe it! Tay hurries to get something more, and she brings out a black bag… Tay has a sinister grin as she gets in the ring with it. Tay stomps Ruby, then she pours out thumbtacks! Tay drags Ruby over, hooks her up, but Ruby fights the Gotch lift! Ruby ROCKS Tay but Tay ROCKS Ruby! Tay says this is what Ruby wanted! She pushes Ruby’s face towards the tacks! Ruby is already bleeding but she pushes herself back up with a hand in the tacks! Ruby grabs a handful, to THROW AT TAY! Tay is momentarily blinded, and Ruby brings her around to RAM into a chair!

Ruby then brings Tay back around, hooks her up, DESTINATION UNKNOWN into the tacks!!! Cover, RUBY & WILLOW WIN!!!

Winners: Ruby Soho & Willow Nightingale, by pinfall

Fans can’t believe how wild these two went! Now they all know what it is to live and die in LA! Ruby gives Tay a bloody kiss goodnight, and then finally fist-bumps Willow! Is this just the beginning of a beautiful and brutal friendship for Ruby & Willow?

My Thoughts:

This was a wild episode for Rampage, and a lot of this is an example of what Rampages should be like, in terms of moving stories along in meaningful ways. We did get a bit of an empty, “Wait and see what we do next” promo from Mogul Affiliates, but that might be because AEW doesn’t know what is next. First, it’d be giving the tattooed guy his AEW name. Second, why not move them up into Trios title contention? Swerve beat AR Fox, the Bucks are facing Top Flight next, Top Flight & Fox are a trio, so there’s some kinda math in there that says Mogul Affiliates should rank above Top Flight & Fox. Granted, Parker Boudreaux is still rough around the edges and as he has no name, tattooed man hasn’t done anything in AEW so they might need to get going on Elevation and Dark to get some wins.

Very good promo from Hobbs, and after seeing that great opener from Darby VS Juice, doesn’t it just make sense for Hobbs to go after Darby and the TNT title? While he mentioned a phoenix, Hobbs isn’t going after Rey Fenix, he could use that to mean Darby, who seems like he can’t die. Hobbs has been doing great stuff for a good stretch, he deserves to be the guy to dethrone Darby, likely at Revolution. He can rack up wins on Elevation and Dark, biding his time as the weeks go by, and then he steps up to Darby just in time to make that match official. As for Darby, great to hear that he and Sting are going to Japan for WK17 Yokohama, that’ll be a great match and moment as Keiji Mutoh, AKA The Great Muta, officially retires.

Obviously someone interrupts The Acclaimed getting their Walk of Fame stars since that was all kayfabe anyway. I just feel like the Gunns shouldn’t be the ones. It does bring things full circle from their previous feud in a way, and the only thing everyone loves more than The Acclaimed is laughing at the Ass Boys. With FTR taking a leave of absence to legitimately rest and regroup, this is kind of like getting the next chapter of the Gunns’ run without the build, hence why they will lose the tag title match. And good promo from Jade and Leila to talk smack on Velvet and make it pretty clear to me that Velvet will be Jade’s opponent for that 50th match.

We got great action and incredible storytelling in the Kings of the Black Throne tag match. Eddie and Ortiz were dysfunctional the whole time but in a way that worked, and the House of Black basically suckered them both into their ploy. Now the distrust will grow, and there’s a chance someone turns, but there could also be a heroic moment of Eddie and Ortiz overcoming the mind games and winning out in the end. We got a really good promo segment out of Paul Walter Hauser, Best Friends and Triple J. Kudos on PWH taking that guitar smash, he’s definitely a hardcore pro-wrestling fan if he’s willing to do that. And while we’re getting Cassidy VS Lethal for the All-Atlantic title, I would love if we got an 8 Man Tag so that we can get Sonjay, Satnam and Danhausen legitimately involved.

And I love that they didn’t worry about a main event promo, they just gave us the Street Fight. All of that was badass stuff from start to finish, but wow did Ruby get bloody. Great references, from the purple ‘n’ white camo Ruby & Willow had to shout out the Dudley Boyz to TayJay bringing back the barbed wire arm wrap. For a moment I thought TayJay would win, but that’s a great moment for Ruby and Willow to win and bond over this war. This has to be the blow-off, there’s nothing they can do to escalate from here. I’m just not sure what either team can do next when there are no AEW Women’s Tag Team Championships to fight for.

My Score: 8.9/10