Prepare for Blood & Guts!

AEW arrives in Houston, and it is time to fight for advantage in Blood & Guts! Death Riders or Conglomeration, Team Mone or Team Kris, who will win?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Men’s Blood & Guts Advantage Series: Orange Cassidy VS Claudio Castagnoli; Claudio wins.
• AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship Tournament Opening Round: Mercedes Mone & Athena VS Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron; Willow & Harley win and advance.
• Men’s Blood & Guts Advantage Series: Darby Allin VS Daniel Garcia; Darby wins.
• Women’s Blood & Guts Advantage Series: Mina Shirakawa VS Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford; Megan wins.
• AEW World Trios Championships: The Opps VS Hangman Page, Hook & Eddie Kingston; The Opps win and retain the titles.

PLAY BY PLAY

Tony Schiavone is in the ring.

And don’t worry, it’s THE Tony Schiavone this time. He brings up the social media announcement from AEW earlier today, the new National Championship! They will explain more on that, but wait! The Opps storm out here! Schiavone is worried as Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs make their way to the ring. Joe has a mic to say, “Pardon the interruption… But Houston, we have a problem! See, there’s a term that I heard a long time ago around here, and it might just apply to the man that I’m staring at in the ring. Tony Schiavone…” The fans cheer Tony on, and Joe says yes, cheer this man!

Cheer Tony on, because he will surely say he had nothing to do with what happened last week. But Joe is finding that very hard to believe. The fans cheer for “TONY S*IT!” a la #CowboyS*it. Schiavone says Joe knows how much respect he has for The Opps, but- “SHUT UP!” The fans boo Joe but Joe says he’ll explain what’s about to happen. “There are consequences for the actions we choose to engage in, Tony. And tonight, my little Georgia peach, consequences have come for you.” The fans boo as The Opps flank the ring. Security rushes out here to stand in the way, but Joe just grins. Joe says this is cute, but Schiavone knows he’s just getting more people hurt.

The fans boo but then HANGMAN PAGE makes his way out here! The Cowboy gets The Opps to back down, but then Joe says this couldn’t have worked out any better. They can take care of two problems at once! The Opps gets back up, but then Hook & Eddie Kingston rush out here! The Mad King even has his crutch! The fans cheer that, and Hangman tells Joe he could forgive Joe for being confused. That man is Tony Schiavone, not Adam Page. The Hangman is right here! The fans cheer that, and Hangman says yeah, Joe’s right, Hangman IS Joe’s problem. So if Joe wants to handle that problem, Hangman will beat that ass in his Wranglers!

The fans cheer, but Hook asks for the mic. Hangman obliges, and Hook says The Opps are still Trios Champions, right? The belts they won without Hook! Well, how ’bout they prove they’re fighting champions and put them on the line after all! The fans fire up for that! Joe says Hook does not talk to Joe that way ever, not a day in his life! Hook wants his shot at the champs?! Then fine! Their Six Man Tag tonight, The Opps will kick your asses for the titles tonight! The fans fire up and things have just escalated! Will Hook & Eddie help Hangman become a Two Belt Cowboy? Or will Joe just choke Hangman out before their fight at Full Gear?

Men’s Blood & Guts Advantage Series: Orange Cassidy VS Claudio Castagnoli!

With just a week left to prepare, advantage is up in the air! We begin a Best 2 Out of 3 Match series between Conglomeration and Death Riders! Will Houston be Freshly Squeezed? Or will the Swiss Cyborg strike first blood?

Cassidy doesn’t wait for a bell, he DIVES onto Claudio the moment Claudio’s ringside! The fans fire up, Cassidy keeps going, and another DIVE! Another hit and Claudio is down again! The fans cheer Cassidy as he puts Claudio against railing, then climbs up to rain down fists! The ref reprimands but the fans count along, only for Claudio to stop things at nine! Claudio THROWS Cassidy into the ropes, then SHOVES him into the ring. Cassidy sputters, Claudio takes his shirt off, and Claudio storms into the ring. He drags Cassidy up, but Cassidy bumps Claudio off buckles! And then side to side to bump him off more buckles!

Cassidy goes for a third, but Claudio stops Cassidy halfway! Claudio CHOPS, then he THROWS Cassidy into more ropes! Claudio steps inside while the fans boo, and finally the bell rings. Cassidy BOOTS Claudio, runs, but into a POP-UP- ARM-DRAG from Cassidy! Cassidy kips up while Claudio bails out, and Cassidy DIVES! But Claudio catches Cassidy! Claudio keeps the stalling suplex as he walks around the way, then he GOURD BUSTERS Cassidy onto barriers! The fans boo but Claudio huffs ‘n’ puffs. Claudio drags Cassidy back up for another suplex! The fans boo but Claudio walks up the steel steps with Cassidy!

Claudio THROWS Cassidy into the ring, then shakes out his arms as he steps in. Claudio runs up, Cassidy dodges! Cassidy runs in, but Claudio puts him on the apron. Cassidy RAMS into Claudio, slingshots, but Claudio catches him again! Claudio suplexes, stalls, but Cassidy flails! Cassidy slips around, and he powers his way for a sleeper, only for Claudio to hold it off! The fans rally and Cassidy gets the SLEEPER! Claudio endures, powers up, and he SWINGS Cassidy around! Cassidy holds on and the fans cheer! Claudio fades, drops to his knees, but powers back up! Claudio pries the hold open, bends fingers, and SNAPS them!

The fans boo but Claudio spins into the GIANT SWING! Cassidy goes around and around, Claudio THROWS Cassidy away at seven! Cassidy tumbles out of the ring while Claudio catches his breath, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Claudio tells fans to shove it before he goes out and fetches Cassidy. Claudio pushes Cassidy into sitting down against the barrier, then UPPERCUTS him! Cassidy sputters again while Claudio takes a seat now. The ref reprimands, Claudio drags Cassidy up, and Claudio scoops to SLAM Cassidy on the apron! Claudio shoves Cassidy into the ring, then stalks Cassidy. Claudio stomps Cassidy’s fingers! Cassidy writhes, but then Claudio drags him up by an ear. Cassidy fires body shots, Claudio shoves him away to scoop and BACKBREAKER! Cassidy bails out of the ring and Claudio paces with the ring count.

Cassidy rises up, hobbles forward, but Claudio UPPERCUTS him right into the barriers! Cassidy hobbles into the ring after all, but then Claudio storms in and drops an ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Cassidy writhes, Claudio looms over him, and Claudio drags Cassidy back up. Claudio ROCKS Cassidy with a forearm, then stalks him to a corner. Claudio stands Cassidy up to UPPERCUT him back down, then stalks Cassidy again. Claudio stands Cassidy up for another UPPERCUT, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Cassidy sputters, the fans rally up, but Claudio stands Cassidy up for another UPPERCUT! But Cassidy puts his hands up! And in his pockets!

Claudio deadlift suplexes Cassidy! The fans boo, but Cassidy puts his hands back up! And in his pockets! But then Claudio deadlifts Cassidy for a GUT WRENCH PLEX! But even while on his face, Cassidy puts his hands in his pockets! Claudio deadlifts Cassidy again, THROWS him to the corner, then fires off fast hands and UPPERCUTS! Claudio puts Cassidy up top, UPPERCUTS again, and Cassidy wobbles. But then Cassidy sits up, to put his hands in his pockets! And FLYING RANA! Cassidy keeps going, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then SHOTGUNS! The fans fire up for the kip-up! Claudio rises, but Cassidy hooks him to a backslide, TWO!

Cassidy PENALTY KICKS! Claudio sputters, Cassidy fires up, and Cassidy builds speed, only for Claudio to dodge the slide. Cassidy keeps moving, DAREDEVIL- NO, Claudio catches him! Cassidy tilt-o-whirls through to DDT on the floor! The fans fire up for Cassidy and he puts Claudio in the ring. Cassidy goes up, up, and DEEP IMPACT! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives the onslaught but the fans rally for Cassidy. The standing count begins, and Cassidy stands at 4 of 10. Cassidy powers up, takes aim, but Claudio slow rolls to the apron. Cassidy runs up to ORANGE- NO, Claudio RAMS low, slingshots to sunset flip, and then deadlifts again!

POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Cassidy survives, but Claudio is on him for a CROSSFACE! The fans rally as Cassidy endures! Cassidy pushes through to roll Claudio up! TWO, and Claudio UPPERCUTS! Claudio has the Gotch Hold, but Cassidy powers up! Claudio fights off the Beach Break to lift Cassidy all the way up, but Cassidy RANAS! Cover, TWO!! Claudio escapes in time, and he gets under, HIGH CROTCH URENAGE! Then a SLIDING UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO! Cassidy survives and Claudio grows frustrated! The fans rally up, and Cassidy slow rolls to the apron. Claudio storms over and drags Cassidy up.

Claudio traps Cassidy in the ropes, and fires UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT! The fans boo, the ref counts, but Claudio stops at 4. Then Claudio climbs the corner, and he deadlifts INTO A STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRE!! The fans are thunderous for the ORANGE- UPPERCUT from Claudio! Cassidy wobbles, Claudio ripcords, POP-UP- ORANGE PUNCH!! And then an ORANGE- POP-UP UPPERCUT!!! Cover, Claudio wins!!

Winner: Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall; Death Riders lead 1-0 in the series

And with that, all the pressure is now on The Conglomeration! Can Darby Allin tie things up with a win over Daniel Garcia? Will Roderick Strong be ready should he and Jon Moxley need to battle on Collision?

Backstage interview with Don Callis, Kyle Fletcher, and Mark Briscoe.

Renee Paquette is with The Jackal, The Protostar, and The Sussex County Chicken. She thanks them for accepting the No Physicality Agreement, and says Briscoe asked for this time. What is on his mind? Briscoe says two weeks ago, he challenged Fletcher for one more match for the TNT Championship. Now he received a response from Don Callis, but he wants a response direct from Fletcher. Fletcher wants to talk but Briscoe says hold on one second, he was not finished. Now, here is Briscoe’s thought process: At WrestleDream, it took a swift kick to the family jewels to secure the victory, and that cannot sit good! That’s not a fulfilling victory! That’s like making out with your sister.

Callis says Briscoe would know. But Briscoe says he is just trying to help Fletcher become a real man. Let’s take the kick to the nuts out, make it all null and void, make it meaningless. Let’s do it at Full Gear, Kyle Fletcher VS Mark Briscoe, TNT Championship, NO DISQUALIFICATIONS! Fletcher says wow. He might actually really like that. Callis says Fletcher likes having fun, and Callis loves making Fletcher happy. There’s something here for Fletcher, but also something for Briscoe, because the TNT title is what he wants, right? The thing is, Papi Callis needs something for himself. Briscoe says he is guessing it’ll be Title VS Career or something like that.

Oh, whoa, no, Callis would never end Briscoe’s career. Callis loves Mark Briscoe, as a wrestler. But he has something much better for both of them in mind. If, or rather when, Briscoe loses to Kyle at Full Gear, Briscoe will JOIN THE DON CALLIS FAMILY, leaving The Conglomeration behind, FOREVER! And just to be clear, this might blow Briscoe’s mind, but let’s make it about Briscoe for once! The hungry mouths back in Delaware that Briscoe’s gotta feed and give all his money to! Briscoe won’t let Callis talk like that but Callis says The Conglomeration is just suckin’ the life outta him! Briscoe says this silver tongued snake is trying to get him to make a deal with the devil!

But y’know what? It is only a deal with the devil of Briscoe loses! And dammit, Briscoe ain’t losing! At Full Gear, it’ll be Callis who has to deal with the devil! You’re on, buddy! Briscoe storms off, and both Callis and Kyle smile ear to ear. Will the Sussex County Chicken finally be the Face of TNT? Or will he end up cooked by the New Jersey Devil?

Backstage interview with Don Callis, Josh Alexander & The Young Bucks.

Dynamite returns and now Renee is with The Jackal, The Walking Weapon, and the desperate Matt & Nick Jackson. She says it is official for Full Gear, they will be in the first-ever MILLION DOLLAR TRIOS MATCH! But since The Bucks have agreed to the match, is it safe to assume they are Don Callis Family? Matt says that’s a different subject, but Callis says let’s not put them on the spot. They’re top talent! By the way, how was the Escalade ride from the airport? The care package under the seat? Good, right? Anyway, from what Callis has seen going on with how this company treats this once-in-a-generation tag team like they’re a couple of JOBBERS…!

Callis said, and Alexander can confirm, Callis said if it takes every last penny in his bank account, he will make sure The Bucks get the treatment they deserve. Because when you’re with Callis, you’re with The Family. And speaking of, the rest of the Family steps in! Kyle, Archer, Rocky, Mark Davis, Hechicero, CLØN, they’re all here. Callis says don’t take his word for it, Let a good friend of theirs tell ’em all about it. Ladies and gentlemen, THE RAINMAKER…!! Kazuchika Okada steps in, smiles, and Matt says this is a lot to consider. Thanks, everyone, the Million Dollar Trios Match sounds awesome, it’s just-

Callis says say no more. Guys, let’s give ’em their space. The Callis Family exits, and Okada says don’t take too much time deciding. Okada heads out now, and the Bucks do have a lot to consider. Will Matt & Nick sell out to The Jackal? Or will even a million bucks not tempt The Bucks?

AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship Tournament Opening Round: Mercedes Mone & Athena VS Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron!

While these teams have to prepare for next week’s historic first-ever Women’s Blood & Guts match, #UltiMone and the Forever ROH Champion want to make history by taking these tag titles. Will the #CEOverlords ride the Money Train all the way to the mountaintop? Or will The Babes of Wrath derail Mone & Athena right from the start?

The teams sort out, but then Mone & Athena just attack! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Mone beats down Harley while Athena drags Willow out of the ring. Athena looms over Willow while Mone stomps Harley, and the bell finally rings to get this on record. Mone runs to METEORA! Then Mone rains down fists! The fans boo but Athena applauds. Mone bumps Harley off buckles, tag to Athena, and they dig their boots in. The ref counts, Mone steps out, but Athena digs her boots in deeper. Tag back to Mone, they mug Harley, and Mone mocks the fans. Mone CHOKES Harley on the ropes!

The fans boo but Mone KNEES Harley back into the ring. Cover, TWO! The fans rally but Mone taunts Harley. Harley crawls, but Mone whips her to the corner. Tag to Athena, Athena ROCKS Harley, and then Athena snapmares Harley. Athena KNEES Harley in the back again and again, then soaks up the heat. Athena pushes Harley over, throws down fists, and argues with the ref about the count. The fans taunt Athena with, “Dallas Sucks! Dallas Sucks!” Athena tags Mone, they mug Harley again, then Mone BLASTS Willow! The fans boo while Mone waistlocks Harley. Harley fights the lift, and fans chant, “Boston Sucks! Boston Sucks!”

Harley switches, ripcords, and ducks a kick to pump handle and BACKDROP PLEX! Then hot tag to Willow! Willo dodges Mone, BLASTS Athena, then LARIATS Mone again and again! The fans fire up, Athena is back, but Willow sends her into Mone! Willow runs corner to corner, DOUBLE SPLASH! Willow whips Mone into Athena, then goes up a corner, DOUBLE MISSILE DROPPKICK! The fans fire up with Willow, she tags Harley back in, and they double whip the CEOverlords. Athena & Mone reverse, but Willow & Harley reverse back, ROUNDHOUSE for Mone and ENZIGIRI for Athena!

The fans fire up as Willow scoops Mone to SIDEWALK SLAM! Then she and Harley hip bump, and Harley runs to wheelbarrow, ASSISTED SPLASH on Mone! Cover, Athena SENTONS it apart! Willow whips, Athena reverses, Willow ends up on the apron. Athena DROPKICKS Willow now, but Harley waistlocks, only for Money to BACKSTABBER! The fans boo but Mone then holds the ropes open. Athena DIVES onto Willow! Mone METEORAS Harley! Athena then RIPCORDS Mone up into the Gory Especial!? MONEY MAKER SPLASH REMIX! Cover, TWO!! Harley survives and the fans fire up while Dynamite goes picture in picture!

The CEOverlords are seething, but Mone drags Harley up. Tag to Athena, they mug Harley more, then Athena CHOKES Harley on the ropes! The ref counts, Athena backs off at 4, and Harley sputters. Athena then CLOBBERS Harley! Cover, TWO! Harley toughs it out but Athena drags her over to the corner. Tag to Mone, Mone stomps Harley down, then Mone does her dance to taunt Willow. Mone runs and METEORAS! Cover, TWO! Mone is furious, and she beats up on Harley more! Mone drags Harley up to snap suplex, then cover, TWO! Mone seethes but calms herself down before she brings Harley over.

Tag to Athena, The CEOverlords double whip and DOUBLE ELBOW Harley down! Athena covers, TWO! Mone mocks Harley by holding up a fallen extension, and Athena taunts Willow by holding Harley’s hand out to her. Athena CLUBS Harley, bumps her off buckles, then tags Mone. Dynamite returns as the fans boo, and Mone hits a snap suplex! That’s just Una Amiga, and then Mone snap suplexes! Dos Amigas! Mone soaks up the heat from Houston, tags Athena back in, and they work together, but Harley slips free of the third amiga! Harley mule kicks, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then manages a DOUBLE CRUCIFIX DRIVER!

Willow tags in, and she DOUBLE LARIATS the CEOverlords! The fans are thunderous as Willow rallies on Athena with LARIAT after LARIAT! Then Willow fires LARAITS off in the corner! The fans count along as Willow goes to TEN! Willow runs corner to corner, CANNONBALL! Willow then RIPCORDS Athena for a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Athena survives, Willow is frustrated, but the fans rally behind Willow. Athena gives a weak kick, but Willow grabs the legs! Willow YANKS Athena up, Athena ROCKS Willow first! Tag to Mone, but then Willow fireman’s carries Athena! Mone runs up, she CROSSBODIES Willow down! Cover, TWO!

Mone grows further frustrated, talks trash on Willow, and she fires hands! Mone runs, tilt-o-whirls, but Willow blocks it to make it a SIDEWALK SLAM! Willow drags Mone up, tags Harley, and the fans fire up! The Babes of Wrath pinball Mone with forearms and CHOPS! Then Willow fireman’s carries, but Mone slips free! BACKSTABBER! Harley wrenches Mone, SOLE FOOD! Athena has Harley for a suplex, GOURD BUSTER! Willow LARIATS Athena! The fans fire up again as Willow helps Harley up. They coordinate and bring Athena up. The fans cheer The Babes of Wrath as they whip Athena, but Athena goes up! DOUBLE CODE BREAKER!

Another BACKSTABBER on Harley! STATEMENT MAKER CROSSFACE!! Harley endures, but Willow POUNCES Athena onto Mone! PERIOD! The fans are thunderous again, “This is Awesome!” All four women stir, Harley and Mone head for their corners, hot tags to Athena and Willow! Willow swings, Athena dodges, and Athena ROCKS Willow, but Willow ROCKS Athena! The shots go back and forth, but Athena wrenches to SOBAT, FRONT KICK, and ENZIGIRI! Willow rebounds to LARIAT!! The fans fire up again, and Willow gets them to bark. Mone runs up, but Willow DECKS her for it!

Willow fireman’s carries Mone, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Then CANNONBALL but Athena dodges! Athena hurries to haul Willow up, Canadian Rack, SIDEWINDER CODE BREAKER! Willow staggers around, Harley tags in! Athena fireman’s carries Willow, Harley runs up, but Athena SMACKS Harley with Willow’s boots! Then Athena scoops Harley?! Athena shows her power as she hits a SAMOAN DROP FALL AWAY SLAM COMBO!! Cover on Harley, TWO!! Harley survives and Athena is shocked! Athena calls to Billie Starkz while the fans cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Billie Starkz IS here, and she hurries to grab a belt!

Billie has Athena’s world title, holds it out to Athena, but KRIS STATLANDER CLOBBERS BILLIE! Athena still has the weapon but the ref tells her no! Willow gut wrenches first! BABE WITH THE POWERBOMB!! Then a feed to HARLEY’S FINISHING MOVE!! Cover, BABES WITH THE WRATH WIN!!

Winners: Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron, by pinfall (advance to the semifinals)

The AEW Women’s World Champion just made sure justice was served, and now the CEOverlords are OUT of the tournament! Willow & Harley are all fired up, will they soon be the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions? Or will they run afoul of those Sisters of Sin, Julia Hary & Skye Blue?

Tony Schiavone is in the ring, again.

Schiavone says that as they were trying to say to start the show, before he was so rudely interrupted, that AEW is raising the stakes on Full Gear, Saturday, November 22nd. There will be a Casino Gauntlet Match, with the winner being the INAUGURAL AEW National Champion! This title carries the lineage of the original National Championship and will return to TBS for the first time in almost 40 YEARS. As you can imagine, wrestlers have been lining up to sign up for said Casino Gauntlet. We bring out two of the entrants, it is Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin of the Hurt Syndicate!

The fans cheer as The All Mighty, The Standard of Excellence, as well as Montel Vontavious Porter, make their way out to the ring. Houston sings, “We Hurt~ People!” The Syndicate joins Schiavone in the ring, and MVP wants Schiavone to hold on. MVP checks Schiavone’s nose, and Schiavone assures him, it’s the real Schiavone. But two of the best ever, this brings up an interesting situation for the Syndicate, doesn’t it? MVP repeats that, “Brings up an interesting situation for the Syndicate? Tony Schiavone, we are the Hurt Syndicate, we ARE the most interesting thing in every room we step into.

“But you know what else interesting, Tony? The history of the newly debuting AEW International title. Amazing, historic names like, uh, let’s see… You’ve got Paul Orndoff. Jack Brisco. The legendary Dusty Rhodes! And the Great Chief Wahoo McDaniel held it before the iconic Nikita Koloff beat him for it to unify it. That’s interesting. But y’know, when it comes to iconic, who’s more iconic than The All Mighty, Bobby Lashley? Who is better than the Standard of Excellence, Shelton Benjamin? Tony, both these men have declared themselves as entrants into the Casino Gauntlet Battle Royal at Full Gear. The prize is ours.”

The fans cheer and Schiavone says yes, the National Championship is on the line, but what happens should Lashley and Benjamin have to go up against each other? MVP says that’s a very simple thing to answer. They are businessmen, they always do what is best for business, but here is who wins: The Hurt Syndicate wins! But more importantly, the AEW audience wins. The fans cheer that! But wait, Ricochet & The Demand now interrupt! The fans boo as Ricochet leads the way for Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona, and Ricochet has a mic.

Ricochet wants them to listen, because he promises to make this as quick as possible. As a Philadelphia Eagles fan, Ricochet doesn’t wanna be in trashy Texas any longer than he has to be. He is out here because for those who know Ricochet, they know Ricochet gives credit where credit is due. The three of them just wanted to give The Hurt Syndicate the credit they deserve. Yes, because seriously, it doesn’t matter how decrepitly old The Hurt Syndicate is, they hobble their old asses out here into Ricochet’s ring, talking about gold! Honestly, that is amazing. At their age, Ricochet admires them all.

But look, every single time Ricochet speaks, he spits nothing but facts! Every time he grabs the mic, it seems like he has to say, “I told you so.” Because he said every single one of the morons watching here and at home that Ricochet was going to do everything that those three Syndicate morons would never win gold again! And that’s what happened, isn’t it, Bob? How’s his back? The fans tell Ricochet to STFU but Ricochet says they’re just making it worse. Every single time Ricochet is out here, the fans love him! But Ricochet is here for the Syndicate, because they’re starting to piss him off.

The fans keep on booing, but MVP says no one cares about what Ricochet has to say. The only thing The Demand has done well is get their asses beat by The Syndicate. They like to get hurt, the Syndicate likes to hurt people, so Ricochet should just shut his mouth before they beat dat ass right now! The fans cheer that! Ricochet says the only thing you need to know is that at Full Gear, The Demand will be met, and Ricochet will walk out of New Jersey your inaugural AEW National Champion! HAHAAA~! MVP says Ricochet talks s*it, the Syndicate hurts people. Run it! The Demand backs down, but will The One & Only be the first AEW National Champion?

The Jurassic Express walks ‘n’ talks.

Jack Perry says, “Wow, a million-dollar money match. That’s a lot. But we have to remember, there are things more important than money, like friendship. And Bucks, I know you guys have been going through a rough patch. So, this should help.” Jack STABS a $100 bill to the table right outside Callis’ locker room. He also tells Luchasaurus to leave it. The message has been sent by Jungle Jack and his wrestling dinosaur, but will Matt & Nick heed the warning? Or will greed and pride get in the way?

Men’s Blood & Guts Advantage Series: Darby Allin VS Daniel Garcia!

For The Conglomeration, this is a must-win scenario. But The Relentless One does his best work when his back is against the wall. Moxley even gives Red Death one last pep talk to end this now and put The Conglomeration away. Will Daniel Garcia succeed where even The Maniac failed? Or will Moxley have no choice but to face Roderick Strong on Collision?

The bell rings and the two circle. Garcia avoids the attempts at the legs, and the two feel out a knuckle lock. Darby avoids a shoot-in this time, then they tie up. Garcia waistlocks, and he SLAMS Darby! Garcia floats all over Darby and slaps him around before the waistlock. Darby fights up, pries the hold open, and he waistlocks. Garcia powers Darby back, pries the hold open, but Darby rolls to avoid the switch. Darby headlocks, Garcia powers up but can’t power out as Darby holds on. Darby hits the takeover, has the cover, ONE! Garcia pushes forearms into Darby’s face, Darby pushes him down for another cover, TWO!

Darby holds onto the headlock as Garcia stands, but Garcia endures the grind. Garcia pulls Darby’s ear! The ref counts, Garcia stops at 4, and Garcia is free. Garcia then throat chops Darby down! The fans boo but Garcia storms up to stomp Darby in a corner. Garcia stomps away on Darby, stands on him, but the ref counts. Garcia steps off, Darby goes to the apron, and Garcia goes out the side. Garcia climbs the corner, drags Darby up, and he exposes the crossbar, to CHOKE Darby with the sleeve! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Garcia lets go at 4. Garcia smirks as he puts up the dukes, then denies the fans the dance.

Garcia drags Darby up again, but Darby YANKS Garcia into the bar! Then Darby takes the top off the post, and he puts Garcia’s arm inside! Darby HAMMERS the arm into the post! The ref reprimands, the fans wince with every hit, but then Darby BITES the arm! The fans freak out, Garcia freaks out, the ref counts, but Darby stops at 4. The fans fire up while Darby steps inside. Garcia drops to the floor, and Darby DIVES! Down goes Garcia but Darby also writhes from the landing. The fans rally up and Darby stands to THROW Garcia into barriers! Darby runs and SHOTGUNS Garcia into the barriers!

The fans fire up and Darby has Garcia again. Darby puts Garcia in the ring, stalks him, but Garcia bails out. The fans boo but Darby just goes to the apron. Garcia TRIPS Darby into the apron skirt trap! Garcia fires forearms, the ref counts, and the fans boo, but Garcia stops at 4. Garcia then roars as he BOOTS Darby down! The fans boo more but Garcia just drags Darby back up. Garcia whips Darby into the steel steps! Darby tumbles, clutches his knees, but Garcia dusts himself off while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Garcia drags Darby around by a leg, and DDTS the foot into the floor! Then Garcia puts Darby in the ring, stalks him, and Darby hobbles to a corner. Garcia is right on him, and he puts the leg in the ropes to kick and kick and kick! Garcia digs his knee into Darby, then he ties the tag rope to Darby’s chain necklace! The ref reprimands as Darby is stuck in the corner! Garcia then runs up to BOOT Darby down! And stomp him! Darby is being choked like a man in a noose, but the stomps actually break the tag rope! The ref reprimands and backs Garcia off while Darby is down in a heap. Garcia just soaks up heat as he storms back over to Darby.

Garcia looms over Darby as he crawls, then drags him up to put back in the corner. Garcia climbs up, he rains down fists, then stops at nine to again taunt fans with the dukes up. Garcia lets Darby fall in a heap while he soaks up more heat. Darby sputters, but Garcia hooks up the legs. Garcia lets Darby flail before he grabs the arms. Up, up, and away into the ROMERO SPECIAL! Darby endures and Dynamite returns to single picture, then Garcia BOOTS Darby into the buckles! The fans boo and Darby sputters again but Garcia just rises up. Darby is on the apron, Garcia storms up, but Darby RAMS into him! Darby slingshots to sunset flip, but Garcia rolls through!

Garcia storms up but Darby kicks out the legs! He catches Garcia into the GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! Garcia fights around, pops free, and he has the SLEEPER! The fans boo but Darby pushes back! Darby pops free to have the SLEEPER! Garcia does the same to get his SLEEPER back! The fans boo but Darby endures. Darby claws at Garcia’s arms, pushes back to a cover now, TWO! Both men stand, Garcia slips around, SLEEPER! Darby RAMS Garcia into a corner, but Garcia uses that for a HANGING SLEEPER! Darby sputters and the ref counts, Garcia drops Darby at 4. Garcia then hops down to bring Darby back up.

Garcia hoists Darby up top, then climbs up after him. The fans rally for Darby as they go to the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX! And a roll through! Deadlift, but Darby slips free! SCORPION DEATH DROP!! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! A standing count begins, both men stir, and Darby rises first. Darby hobbles at 6 of 10, then he goes up, up, only for Garcia to trip him up! Darby hits ropes, then apron, then floor! Garcia storms out after Darby, he drags Darby around the way by his arm, and then looks at the desk. But then Garcia pushes the steel steps aside, puts Darby in place, and then puts the steps back where they were!

Garcia lines up a shot, even as the fans freak out, and he DROPKICKS the steps into Darby!! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Garcia shows no mercy. Garcia grabs at Darby but the ref has him back off. Garcia says count Darby out then! Garcia waits in the ring and the count begins. The fans rally up harder and harder but Darby is still down at 5 of 10. Garcia wants after Darby again but the ref has him back off. Darby manages to stand, busted open as he is, but PAC ATTACKS! The Bastard knocks Darby down, then he hides in the shadows! Darby is back down as the ring count restarts, but he’s still down at the new 5 of 10.

Darby sputters at 6, reaches out at 7, but is still down at 8! Darby springs to life at 9! He lunges in at 9.9!! But then he falls right back over! Darby takes swings but Garcia dodges them with ease. Garcia waits on Darby, Darby grabs at Garcia, but then Garcia grabs Darby to CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! Darby falls back down, Garcia gets the legs, and he steps through for the “WOO~” and DRAGON TAMER! Garcia mocks The Icon, Sting, while he tortures Darby! But Darby still has fight in him! Darby crawls, reaches out, but Garcia puts on more pressure! Then he drags Darby away! But Darby rolls, and he kicks, kicks, and rolls through, to have the SCORPION DEATH LOCK!!

The fans are thunderous as Garcia suffers now! Garcia reaches out, but he can’t! HE TAPS! DARBY WINS!

Winner: Darby Allin, by submission; ties the series 1-1

BUT PAC ATTACKS AGAIN! The fans boo but The Bastard scares the ref off, and then drags Darby back up. But Darby fires fast hands! The fans fire up, but Pac shoves and BOOTS Darby back down! But here comes Cassidy! Cassidy fires hands on Pac! The fans cheer Cassidy on, but then WHEELER YUTA is here! BUSAIKU KNEE! Claudio follows after, and The Death Riders mug Cassidy. But Roderick Strong is here! But that’s 4v1! The fans boo as Moxley then CLOBBERS Kyle O’Reilly before Kyle could get in the ring! Moxley stands on Kyle’s bad knee, Pac hits a TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER on Cassidy!

Claudio hits a GOTCH NEUTRALIZER on Darby! Then Kyle is put back in the ring! Kyle snarls but Moxley taunts him. But a STRONG KNEE hits Moxley! The fans are fired up as Roddy runs all the Death Riders off! Roddy was the hero tonight, but will The Savior of the Backbreaker strike down The Maniac? Or will Moxley find a way to survive his Collision with Roderick Strong?

FTR is here!

Houston boos Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood, and #BigStoke is conspicuous by his absence. FTR take to the mics, and Cash starts by saying, “Last week on Dynamite, we won a Four Way match to become #1 Contenders for the AEW World Tag Team Championships! You would think we’d be over the moon about this, but the reality is that we should’ve been three-time champions at Forbidden Door in London!” The fans boo, Cash asks if they’re done, because he’s not. “We should’ve been three-time champions in London, but Brodido took that away from us. So now we got a bone to pick with Brodido, but we wanna do it to your faces!

“So please, Brodido, get out here and let us do this men to men, face to face.” The fans cheer as the music hits, but where are Brody King & Bandido? Oh, wait, Stokely IS here, and he’s locked Brodido in their room! Renee asks what is going on! Stokely, let them out! Stokely claims he doesn’t know what happened! He’s been trying to get the door open all night! Brodido~! Brodido~! Hey, have you watched The Wire? Great show. Stokely goes back to his phone and FTR feigns ignorance and concern. They were “really looking forward to having Brodido out here for a gentlemen’s handshake” before Full Gear. Aw, darn.

Fortunately, though, FTR has the second best thing here in the house sitting ringside. Give it up to Bandido’s family! The fans do cheer for Gravity, their sister, their mom, and even grandma. FTR walk over, Cash gives Gravity and grandma a high-five, and Dax says it is so nice to meet them all. Dax does his best to introduce themselves properly en Espanol, and muy bien y mucho gracias. Dax says he finds it so heartwarming that grandma got to attend her very first wrestling show in support of her grandson, Bandido. That’s beautiful. Give her a hand, everybody. The fans do cheer, and Dax says his first question is, how old is she?

Dax pulls his usual nonsense by answering his own question, that if he were to guess, she must not be a day over 113 years old. And he knows that they just celebrated Halloween and Dia de Los Muertos, but talk about dead! Bandido’s grandma takes the cake! The fans boo and Gravity gets upset. Dax says it is so admirable and heartwarming how much of a star her grandson, Bandido, has become. Can she please explain to everyone just how proud she is? Mucho much- Because if Dax has to guess, he would say she is probably pretty damn embarrassed to call Bandido “and this idiot,” Gravity, her grandbabies.

But if grandma promises to be a good girl, maybe Dax & Cash will adopt her as their, come se dice? Abuela. Let’s seal it with a kiss! She SLAPS Dax instead! And Gravity jumps the rails to fire hands! The fans fire up, but that’s 2v1! But wait! Speaking of 2v1, Stokely thinks he’s safe, until BRODY KING’S FIST PUNCHES THROUGH! The door, that is. But Brody does grab Stokely and choke him! Stoke gets free, runs away, but FTR still mugs Gravity! The fans boo but then Cash goes up! Dax reels Gravity in, but Stoke runs out to ringside to say RUN, FOOLS, RUN! BRODIDO IS HERE! The fans fire up as FTR indeed run away!

The fans bark while Bandido makes sure his brother is alright. With only 17 days left, will FTR make sure they stay far, far away from Brodido? Or will Dax & Cash still push the buttons of The Outlaw & The King of Death?

Toni Storm is here!

Houston cheers as the TIMELESS One is here, and she’s here for good reason! With Queen Aminata sadly out with injury, Toni’s best-friend-with-benefits is stepping up to the plate! Will Megan be in trouble facing #MinaNow? Or will even the Fighting Gravure Idol #BowDown to The Megasus?

Women’s Blood & Guts Advantage Series: Mina Shirakawa VS Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford!

The bell rings and Mina already shimmies and shakes. The fans cheer, but Megan SHOVES Mina away. Mina storms up, they tie up, and Megan powers Mina to ropes. The ref counts, Megan pushes Mina as she lets off, then “kicks rocks” at her. But Mina fires off forearms! Mina runs, RAMS Megan, but Megan stays up! Mina runs again to RAM Megan again, but still Megan stays put! Mina tries a third time, but Megan CLOBBERS Mina! Cover, ONE as Mina goes Matrix! The fans cheer as Mina shimmies and shakes again, but Megan deadlifts her! Mina fires elbows, Megan still lifts, but Mina victory rolls Megan into ropes!

Mina runs to dropkick the legs out! Then she BUZZSAWS! The fans fire up, Mina runs again, tilt-o-whirl and RUSSIAN- NO, Megan stops the leg sweep! Mina ducks the lariat to DROPKICK Megan to the apron! Toni says go, Mina, “get that big b*tch!” And she just means by size. Mina DROPKICKS Megan off the apron! The fans fire up and Mina goes up the corner. Megan stands, Mina SUPER CROSSBODIES! Down goes Megan and the fans fire up again! Toni applauds her girl, Mina stands up to shout, “I love you, Toni!” Toni says, “I love you, darling!” Mina goes back to the ring while Megan rolls inside.

The fans rally up, Mina climbs, but Megan SLAPS her! Megan then climbs up and scoops Mina for a SUPER FALL AWAY SLAM! Mina flounders, Toni is stunned, and Megan smirks, all while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Megan stalks Mina, drags her right to a corner, and then stands her up to RAM her again and again! The ref counts, Megan stops at 4, and she ELBOWS Mina as she backs off. Megan then goes corner to corner for a SPLASH! And BUTTERFLY PLEX! Cover, TWO! Mina survives and Megan is annoyed but the Superbad Girl coaches her to keep going. Megan drags Mina up, to then short arm LARIAT! And short arm LARIAT! Megan drags Mina up and taunts Toni before another short arm LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Mina shows some true grit but Megan puts her on the ropes. Megan CHOKES Mina, stops as the ref counts 4, and Toni is further concerned for Mina.

Megan paces, then she stands Mina up. Mina fires forearms, but Megan BOOTS her down! Megan drags Mina up again, suplexes, and holds Mina up! Megan holds past TEN, to SLAM Mina at FIFTEEN! Cover, TWO! Mina stays in this, but Megan stays on her with a chinlock. Mina endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Megan CHOPS Mina to the corner! Dynamite returns to single picture and Megan whips corner to corner. Megan runs corner to corner but Mina dodges! Megan hits buckles, but she still ROCKS Mina! Megan runs but Mina steps in for a FLYING CHUCK! Mina runs, but Megan fireman’s carries!

Mina slips free, she shoves Megan, then Mina runs to trip Megan! Mina then goes up the ropes to TORNILLO SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Megan is tougher than that but the fans rally behind Mina. Mina fires more shots on Megan, then ROLLING ELBOWS! URA- NO, Megan ducks and fireman’s carries! Military Press SLAM, then a deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans boo but Megan goes out after Mina on the apron. Megan stands Mina up, reels her in, and suplexes, but Mina fights free! Mina ROCKS Megan, then reels her in! But Megan stops the suplex! Megan powers out, but Mina SLAPS Megan! Megan snarls, runs up, but into a ROUNDHOUSE!

Mina reels Megan in, APRON SUPLEX! The fans fire up with Mina and Toni cheers Mina on. Mina goes up the corner, but Megan ROCKS her first! Megan goes right up, SUPERPLEX! Megan roars, Toni can’t look, and Megan reels Mina in. But Mina RANAS free of the bomb! Toni is relieved as Mina then hits a ROLLING ELBOW! Megan drops to her knees, Mina goes up, FLYING SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO!! Megan survives and Mina is stunned! Toni is still very worried but Mina calls for the end! Mina drags Megan up, dragon sleepers, but then MARINA SHAFIR CHOKES TONI!! The Problem is getting after Toni on behalf of her new partner!

The fans boo as Mina drags Toni into the crowd, and Megan hits the LEAPING LARIAT! Toni fires hands on Marina, Mina fights the lift, but Megan just double clutches! RUNNING LIGER BOMB!! Cover, Megan wins!

Winner: Megan Bayne, by pinfall; Team Mone leads the series

And then Marina RAMS Toni into steel steps! The fans boo but now Marina & Megan get Mina up to mug her! Toni rises, with a chair! Toni storms in, and she runs off Megan & Marina! But then The Triangle of Madness attacks! They’re the other part of the Women’s Blood & Guts and they’re looking to get some insurance on that match next week! But here come Jamie Hayter, Willow & Harley! They even things out with The Triangle, the fans are thunderous as now even Mone runs up! But The CEO is a bit more hesitant. She says her team’s got this, but then KRIS is here! Kris DECKS Mone and the fans fire up again!

Kris then gets in the ring and she LARIATS Megan up and out! Willow deals with Thekla, Harley feeds Julia to Kris’ DISCUS LARIAT! Hayter TOSSES Skye, and Marina bails now that numbers aren’t on her side. Kris helps Mina stand, Willow helps Toni, and now the team stands together! But there is still advantage to fight for this Saturday on Collision! Jamie Hayter VS Skye Blue, and if needed, Harley VS Thekla! Who will have the edge going into Blood & Guts?

AEW World Trios Championships: The Opps VS Hangman Page, Hook & Eddie Kingston!

Samoa Joe thought he, Hobbs & Shibata could bully Schiavone for his part to play last week, but that only angered The Cowboy, The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil & The Mad King more. The Opps got goaded into putting up the titles, will they regret it? Or will this be the perfect trap game for the AEW World Champion?

The introductions are made, the trios titles are raised, and we see who is truly #NeverLacking!

The trios sort out, Joe starts against Hangman for a Full Gear teaser, and the two circle. The fans rally up, but then Joe tags out to Shibata. The fans boo and Hangman frowns, but Cowboy and Wrestler circle now. They tie up, then fire forearms! The fans fire up for that, and even Eddie is amazed at how much Hangman hammers Shibata. Hangman whips, Shibata reverses, but Hangman avoids the boot! Shibata boots the lariat away, HEAD ‘N’ ARM, but Hangman elbows free! Shibata kicks low, runs, but into a BOOT! The fans fire up and Hangman stalks Shibata to a corner. Hangman CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS!

Hangman ROCKS Shibata, whips corner to corner, then runs up to LARIAT! Hangman runs but Shibata follows! BOOT! Shibata rains down forearms, then runs corner to corner, but Hangman gets up to LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Shibata is tougher than that but Hangman stays cool. Hangman wrenches Shibata, tags Hook, and Hook KNEES low. Hook whips Shibata to a corner, runs up, and LARIATS! Hook then reels Shibata in, NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Shibata is free but Hook stays on him. Shibata KNEES low, CLUBS him and stomps him, then brings him over. Shibata tags Hobbs, and Hobbs kicks Hook low.

The fans cheer for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs tries to talk to Hook, they could’ve still been teammates through all this. Hook doesn’t say anything, so Hobbs sighs, and takes a swing! Hook dodges to then ROCK Hobbs again and again! Hobbs KNEES low, then scoops, BACKBREAKER! Hook sputters and writhes while the fans boo. Hobbs tells Hook he doesn’t wanna hurt him, but he will. BACKBREAKER! The fans boo, Eddie coaches Hook, but Hobbs whips Hook to a corner. Hook dodges the splash, and manages an EXPLODER! Hobbs flounders, Hook fires up, but his own back brings him right back down.

The fans rally while Hook and Hobbs crawl, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Hook and Hobbs crawl, but Hangman and Eddie check with Hook. His back might be in worse shape than it looks, and Hobbs backs off to tag Joe. Eddie tags in, and Joe runs right up on Eddie to fire hands! Joe JABS, JABS, JABS, and he sits Eddie down in the corner! Joe digs his boots in, the ref counts, but Joe stops at 4. Joe smirks, then drags Eddie back up. Eddie fires body shots in return! Then CHOPS! And CHOPS! Joe HEADBUTTS Eddie down! Joe drags Eddie back up, whips him to a corner, and ELBOWS to PELE! Eddie sits down, the medics check Hook, and Joe tags Shibata. Shibata storms up to Eddie to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP!

Eddie fires up, and he CHOPS Shibata in return! Shibata CHOPS again! Eddie CHOPS again! Shibata CHOPS and Eddie backs off, only to come back and CHOP again! Shibata CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS, and Eddie backs down to a corner. Shibata CHOPS Eddie again, traps a leg in the ropes, and Joe distracts the ref. Shibata runs corner to corner to, more or less, hit SHATTERED DREAMS! Shibata plays dumb like he doesn’t know what happened, and then he sneaks some mule kicks on Eddie. The ref is busy with all the different protesting voices, but Shibata drags Eddie up to snapmare. Shibata scrapes his soles off Eddie’s face!

Shibata stomps Eddie, tags Joe back in, and then Joe HEADBUTTS Eddie. Joe ROCKS Eddie with a kidney shot, then ROCKS him with a forearm to the head. Eddie ends up in a corner as Joe JABS and ROCKS him again and again! Dynamite returns to single picture, Joe taunts Hangman, but Eddie eggs Joe on. Hook is still in bad shape while Joe clamps onto Eddie with shoulder claws! The fans rally as Eddie endures, and Eddie fights up to fire body shots. Eddie runs but Joe ELBOWS him down! The fans boo but Joe just smirks. Joe goes back to Eddie, sits him up, and he Mongolian Chops Eddie again and again!

Joe then clamps back on for the shoulder claw. The fans rally, Eddie endures again, and Eddie fights back up for more body shots. But Joe THROWS Eddie down! Joe smirks, runs, and SENTONS but FLOPS as Eddie moves! The fans fire up as Eddie and Joe crawl for their corners! Hot tags to Hobbs and Hangman! The fans fire up as Hangman dodges Hobbs, BLASTS Shibata, then BOOTS Hobbs! Triangle jump LARIAT for Shibata! Hangman DUMPS Hobbs out, then aims to PLANCHA! But Hobbs catches him!? Hobbs aims, but Hangman slips free, Hobbs POSTS himself! Hangman goes up to the top rope! But Hobbs gets in the ring!

The fans cheer as Hangman still QUEBRADAS! Cover, TWO!! Hobbs survives but the fans fire up with Hangman! Hangman Alabama- NO, Hobbs is too much meat for that kind of lift! He CLUBS Hangman, scoops him, but Hangman slips free! ROLLING ELBOW! Hangman whips, Hobbs reverses, but Eddie tags back in! Hangman DIVES and just manages to hit Shibata down! Eddie then ROCKS Hobbs, but Hobbs ROCKS Eddie! Eddie returns to S T O! Joe runs up and he LARIATS Eddie! BUT HOOK IS BACK! Hook TOSSES Joe, clinches Shibata, but the back holds him back again! S T O from Shibata to Hook!

Hangman BOOTS Shibata from the ropes! He locks ‘n’ loads, Eddie brings the strap down! But Hobbs YANKS Hangman down! Scoop and APRON POWERSLAM! Eddie SHOVES Shibata aside while Hobbs THROWS Hangman away! Eddie DIVES but Hobbs ROCKS him! Hobbs shoves Eddie back in for Shibata’s GERMAN SUPLEX! Hobbs runs up on Hangman, and POUNCES him up the ramp! Hobbs isolates Hangman on the stage, “Cowboy S*it, my ass!” Hobbs hauls Hangman up, ROCKS him, but then Hangman ROLLING ELBOWS! They go along the way, but Hobbs scoops Hangman! POWERSLAM off the stage and THROUGH A TABLE!!

Joe grins while the fans lose their minds! The Powerhouse just brought down The Cowboy! The ref reprimands and Hobbs goes back to the ring. Eddie fires CHOPS on Shibata, but now Shibata & Joe CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! The fans boo the mugging, but Eddie dodges, the BOOT hits Joe! Eddie hits an EXPLODER on Shibata! The fans rally for Eddie, but Hobbs RAMS him into the corner! Eddie slumps down, but Hook makes the tag! Hook clamps onto Hobbs, RED- NO, Hobbs powers out of Redrum to torture rack! Hook endures, Joe holds Eddie down, Hook TAPS! Opps win!

Winners: The Opps, by submission (still AEW World Trios Champions)

Hangman down in wreckage, Eddie with his bad leg, but it’s Hook who may have taken the worst of it. The Opps are #NeverLacking, but will they soon add the AEW World Championship to the collection? Or can The Cowboy still kick it into Full Gear?

My Thoughts:

A great Dynamite as a sort of “go home, part one.” Sadly, a lot of predictable moves with this Blood & Guts advantage stuff, having to split them up between both Dynamite and Collision. Claudio beating Cassidy of course dictated Darby would beat Garcia, and now we are of course getting Moxley VS Roddy to decide it all. I feel like Death Riders are definitely getting advantage for Blood & Guts, but that’s because Darby & Conglomeration should win and move on from Death Riders. Though, they might end up feuding with Don Callis Family more given Callis put that bet on the TNT Championship match.

I can’t see Briscoe joining DCF, but now it feels like they’re giving away that Briscoe wins the TNT title off Fletcher. It’s a really interesting move but I guess this is meant to end the title feud. At the same time, hard to say if The Bucks are joining DCF or not. Between how much Callis is putting into persuading them, Okada putting that implied time limit, and then Jack Perry literally stabbing a $100 bill, The Bucks are certainly torn between two sides. I would think their decision of being DCF or not DCF will be the pivotal point in the Million Dollar Trios match at Full Gear, also impacting the outcome of the match.

The Women’s Division is in a slightly better position with only having the one advantage match tonight, but ironically it’s because of the weird scheduling Tony Khan has put them in. We got a great tag title tournament match from Mone & Athena VS Willow & Harley, and I’m actually a bit surprised Willow & Harley won. But at the same time, Mone has the world title for Full Gear, and that double header story I was sensing is now null and void. But Blood & Guts is still a detour the whole division is taking, and I still worry something could go wrong. Mina VS Megan was a last minute change because Aminata wasn’t cleared, but it still ended up a great match. Very good brawl after to have the teams together on screen, and now fans have a reason to watch Collision.

FTR had a good promo segment this time, because they didn’t go on and on with it like other times. They quickly got to the reveal of Brodido stuck in their room, and to insulting Bandido’s family, and then it was just hilarious seeing Stokely scared out of his mind with Brody punching through the door. Great heat on the tag match now, I wonder if Gravity gets back in the ring to help with the rest of the build. But with that, please let it be some other time, not this Saturday. FTR already did the best thing this week, they can take a Collision off for the sake of other stories building towards Full Gear.

Great stuff with The Opps and Hangman tonight, especially that opening promo. I feel like they upped the ante of the main event to give good reason why Opps win. Good sell on Hook with the back, and wow Hobbs putting Hangman through the table from off the stage, Hobbs should be challenging at Full Gear. I still wonder if my “Hook is a mole” theory holds, where Hook was (in story) exaggerating the pain. But at the same time, what’s the pay off? Is Hangman actually going to lose at Full Gear? And either way, is Hook going to fight Joe 1v1 or rejoin The Opps by turning on Eddie?

Last but not least, the news of AEW establishing their own National Championship. Doesn’t that belt belong to the current NWA these days? Mike Mondo won it at the NWA 77th Anniversary Show back in August. Is this a sign NWA joins the alliance AEW has with ROH, CMLL & NJPW/Stardom? I do like that this title will be up for grabs in a Casino Gauntlet, that’s a fun way of doing it rather than worrying about yet another tournament or just a generic battle royal. Good promo from Hurt Syndicate with Ricochet, but is this foreshadowing Ricochet winning? It doesn’t feel like Hurt Syndicate is winning, Lashley and Shelton might end up in each other’s way rather than helping, and The Demand is all about helping Ricochet. I just wonder what the belt will look like.

My Score: 8.8/10

Who will win gold on the Day of the Dead?

AEW keeps Fright Night going on Collision as Bandido and Mascara Dorada once again battle over the ROH World Championship!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Konosuke Takeshita & Kazuchika Okada VS Max Caster & Anthony Bowens; Takeshita & Okada win.
• CMLL Women’s World Championship: Mercedes Mone VS Olympia; Mone wins and retains the title.
• Megan Bayne & Marina Shafir VS Nixon Newell & Miranda Alize; Megan & Marina win.
• Six Man Tag: Roderick Strong, Mark Briscoe & Komander VS La Faccion Ingobernable; Roddy, Briscoe & Komander win.
• MXM TV Casting Call: MXM TV VS The Bang Bang Gang; Bang Bang Gang wins.
• ROH World Championship: Bandido VS Mascara Dorada w/ Alex Abrahantes; Bandido wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

Konosuke Takeshita & Kazuchika Okada VS Max Caster & Anthony Bowens!

Dysfunction abounds to open the show, and while The Alpha and Rainmaker can’t stand each other, neither can Platinum Max and the 5 Tool Player! But whose pride will come before their fall here on the Day of the Dead?

Callis of course joins commentary for this, he wants to see his guys succeed with his own eyes. The teams sort out, and Konosuke starts against Bowens. The fans rally as the two circle, tie up, and Konosuke wrenches to wristlock. Bowens slips through, wrenches, hammerlocks, then spins Konosuke to snapmare! “I’m the Pride of Professional Wrestling!” The fans are torn, Bowens shouts, “What you think about that, Takeshita?” Konosuke CHOPS Bowens! The fans fire up as the CHOPS go back and forth! Konosuke then kicks low, whips, but Bowens reverses. TAKESHITA LINE hits Bowens down!

The fans fire up and Konosuke taunts Okada about it. But Bowens kicks low! Bowens CHOPS, but Konosuke CLAWS Bowens’ eyes. The ref reprimands but Konosuke whips. Bowens hurdles Konosuke, then slips around, FLOATING DDT! Bowens soaks up cheers and jeers, but then Caster tags himself in. Bowens is annoyed but Edinburg joins in with, “Let’s Go, Max, You’re The Best Wrestler Alive!” Caster brings Konosuke up, but Konosuke BODY BLOWS! Caster kicks low, taunts Konosuke, then runs, but Okada gets a cheap shot in! The ref reprimands, but Konosuke runs up, only for Caster to dodge! Konosuke avoids hitting Okada!

Okada and Konosuke stare down, but then Caster SHOVES Konosuke into Okada! Bowens helps and they DOUBLE LARIAT Konosuke out, and he tumbles into Okada! Callis brushes it off, that wasn’t on his guys. But then Bowens goes up, up, and Caster PLANCHAS Okada & Konosuke down first! Bowens is upset but “Let’s Go, Max, You’re The Best Wrestler Alive!” Bowens hops down and tells Caster to back off. Bowens goes back for Okada, Caster takes the long way back to Konosuke, but then Konosuke and Okada kick them first! DOUBLE DDTS to the floor! Konosuke and Okada then stare down, Caster thinks they might need therapy…

The fans fire up, Callis tells them both in Japanese to calm down, and even tries “Tranquilo.” Konosuke puts Caster in, ROCKS him, then stalks him to the corner. Konosuke ROCKS Caster again, but Okada tags in! The fans are torn and Konosuke is annoyed, but Okada brings Caster around. Okada scoops and SLAMS Caster, and Konosuke doesn’t like the fans cheering Okada on. Okada goes up, MACHO ELBOW! And then he winds it up, Rainmaker MIDDLE FINGER for Konosuke! Callis says that’s just friendly ribbing. But Caster rolls Okada! TWO, and Konosuke winds up, only for Okada to CLUB Caster down!

Okada calls Konosuke in, Konosuke obliges, and they double whip Caster corner to corner. Okada runs in and ELBOWS! But then he moves Caster aside as Konosuke runs in! Konosuke is denied his part, and Okada Alabama Lifts for the REVERSE NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Okada stays cool, Callis says Okada has ice in his veins. Konosuke storms up but Okada tells Konosuke to back off, it’s one and one. But they argue too much and Bowens tags in! Bowens SHOTGUNS Konosuke into Okada! Bowens fires off hammer fists, then he gives Okada some Rock, Paper, Scissors, SUPERKICK! Konosuke is up, but he gets a kick!

Bowens runs, but has to turn the lariat into a wrench and arm-trap NECKBREAKER! Okada is up to BOOT Bowens! Okada runs, Bowens follows, but Okada FLAPJACKS! The fans fire up while Collision goes picture in picture.

Okada paces while Bowens sputters, and he stalks Bowens to the ropes. Okada ROCKS Bowens, puts him in the corner, then mockingly calls to Konosuke. Konosuke doesn’t hurry as Okada DECKS Bowens. Okada then leaves Konosuke hanging on the tag so he can DECK Bowens! Okada then tags Konosuke, and Konosuke ROCKS Bowens. Konosuke wrenches and whips corner to corner hard! Bowens falls, Konosuke glares at Caster, and Caster backs off. Konosuke drags Bowens up to snapmare, then he tags Okada in. Okada slingshots to SENTON! Okada kicks Bowens to the ropes to then scrape him out of the ring.

Okada distracts the ref so Konosuke can ROCK Bowens! Caster even joins in! The Jackal hurt his hand hitting Bowens but Konosuke puts Bowens in the ring. Okada covers, TWO! Okada paces around Bowens, stalks him to the ropes, and brings him around as Collision returns to single picture. Bowens fires fast hands, then BOOTS Okada! Konosuke tags in, he keeps Bowens from Caster, BIG back suplex! Bot Bowens lands out! Caster tags in, goes up, and CROSSBODIES! Then a LARIAT! Caster dodges Konosuke and hits a BIG atomic drop! Then RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! The fans rally up, “Let’s Go, Max, You’re The Best Wrestler Alive!”

Caster drags Konosuke up to fireman’s carry, but Konosuke slips free! Mule kick, then a run, but into a fireman’s carry! ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT! Cover, TWO! The fans still join in with “Let’s Go, Max, You’re The Best Wrestler Alive!” Caster tells Bowens to help out. Caster tags Bowens, then tells him to get in. Bowens is upset, but Caster suplexes Konosuke. But Konosuke kicks free of whatever Caster wanted! Konosuke suplexes Caster for an OSAKA STREET CUTTER! But Bowens runs to SHINING WIZARD! Cover, Okada breaks it! Okada then drags Konosuke to safety and tags himself in. But Bowens mule kicks!

Bowens waistlocks, ripcords, and NECKBREAKER DROPS Okada! Bowens fires up, the fans are torn, and Bowens goes to a corner. Bowens climbs the corner, but Okada ROCKS him first! Okada climbs up, brings Bowens to the very top, and then Konosuke gets under Okada?! TOWER OF DOOM! The fans fire up, Caster runs in, but Konosuke DUMPS Caster out! Konosuke goes out to get Caster and whip him into the barriers! Konosuke plays like he’s tired, leaving this to Okada in the ring. Bowens and Okada rise up, the fans rally, and Bowens ROCKS Okada! And then again! And again! Bowens fires a flurry, then whips.

“This is Awesome!” as Okada reverses, but Bowens avoids the dropkick! Bowens wrenches and torture racks, for the RACK DROP! Cover, TWO!! Okada survives and the fans rally up again! Bowens snarls and pounds the mat. Okada rises, Bowens winds up, MOLLY- NO, Okada ducks! Konosuke is there to BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Then the- NO, Okada takes Bowens from Konosuke! Ripcord, but Bowens ducks, and so does Konosuke! Konosuke avoids the lariat, shoves Okada, but Bowens hits a FAMOUSER on Okada! Mule kick on Okada, but then Okada DROPKICKS back! Okada ripcords, Caster tags in! THE ARRIVAL!!

Caster is up top, but Bowens doesn’t realize he’s the legal man! Bowens is furious, and he refuses ot move aside! Caster hops down, the two start shoving, and the fans are torn! But then they start throwing hands! Bowens shoves Caster to MOLLY WHOP him!! SUPERKICK on Okada! Konosuke tags in! Okada ripcords Bowens for the RAINMAKER! And then RAINMA- NO, Konosuke shoves Okada so he can ALPHA ELBOW Caster! Then RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Konosuke & Okada win!

Winner: Konosuke Takeshita & Kazuchika Okada, by pinfall

A great win for Takeshita & Okada, but the only thing worse than their dysfunction is Callis’ denial. But can IWGP World Heavyweight Champion and AEW Unified Champion learn to get along as two of the best?

Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale speak.

The Babes with the Wrath call out Mercedes Mone & Athena! What do those two have that these two don’t? Uh, a bunch of championships, dominant records, and sadly, no scruples. Those two will win at any cost. But y’know what Harley & Willow have that those two don’t? Matching gear! Enchanting proportions! And a love of sauce! Okay, yes, but Willow was thinking more about the ability to keep smiling. Win, lose, beat up, stomped into the mud, you can even make them bleed, but these two will just keep smiling! What they are on the inside is who they are on the outside, and neither Mone nor Athena can say that.

Now, these two aren’t naive. They know they’re up against #UltiMone and the #ForeverChampion, but what happens if Willow & Harley win? Will Mone & Athena be able to go backstage and live with themselves? What if Harley & Willow pick up the 1-2-3? No, wait, not if, WHEN! Because you can take the babes out of the wrath, but you can’t take the wrath out of these babes! They high-five and booty bump, then head out! Will Willow & Harley power their way into the next round? Or will the #CEOverlords take their Money Train and run over everyone in their path?

Toni Storm speaks.

“What would you do for someone you love? Would you live for them? Would you die for them? Would you kill for them? Would you cry for them? When you have stopped loving yourself, and they are the only one who does, there is nothing you will not do. Your darkness becomes her light. Your failure becomes her fire. And your enemies become her victims. We may be lovers, but these are damn, dirty, dangerous times. So do not fear the woman in front of you. Be afraid of the one beside her.” The TIMELESS One has issued her ultimatum to all the teams in the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Tournament, but will the Timeless Love Bombs blow everyone away?

Kris Statlander is here!

The fans cheer the Galaxy’s Greatest AEW Women’s World Champion as she goes to ringside, because she wants to watch this one in person!

CMLL Women’s World Championship: Mercedes Mone VS Olympia!

The CEO is now #12BeltsMone as she continues to leave Ultimo Dragon behind her! But that also means she has 12 belts she needs to defend, and it starts with one! Will Mone start to lose all she’s collected? Or can she survive a Collision with the Goddess of Powerlifting?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if the Money Train runs into some bad luck!

The bell rings and the fans rally up. Olympia flexes and the fans cheer. Mone flexes and the fans boo. The two tie up, and Olympia pushes Mone back. Mone shoves Olympia but Olympia stands her ground. Mone SLAPS Olympia, whips, but Olympia reverses. Mone goes up, RAN- NO! Olympia brings Mone up, but Mone RANAS to a cover, TWO! Olympia has the sunset flip, TWO! They both stand, Olympia trips Mone, jackknife bridge, TWO! The fans cheer the standoff, but Mone is upset already. Mone and Olympia tie up, Mone THROWS Olympia by her hair and/or mask! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Mone does her CEO dance.

Mone runs, but Olympia hurdles. Mone shoves Olympia, dodges her, but Olympia still comes back to CLOBBER Mone! The fans fire up and Olympia runs up on the corner! Headstand and SWINGING BRONCO BUSTER! Olympia does the CEO dance, then flexes. Olympia fireman’s carries and does some squats using Mone! The fans cheer but Mone slips free. Olympia runs up again but into a BOOT! Mone goes up, up, but Olympia military presses her first! And with one hand! Then she DROPS Mone down! The fans fire up with Olympia and Kris loves it, too! Olympia goes out to the apron, drags Mone up the corner, but Mone fights the suplex!

Mone hops down, CLAWS eyes, then puts Olympia through the corner! Mone KNEES away on Olympia, then DOUBLE KNEES her down! The fans boo but Mone smiles as she pursues. METEORA from apron to floor! The fans are torn but Mone smirks at Kris. Kris says focus on the match, Mone. Mone goes back to Olympia while Collision goes picture in picture.

Mone drags Olympia up to put her in the ring, then covers, TWO! Mone is annoyed but she drags Olympia back up to bump off buckles. Mone digs her boot in, the ref counts, but Mone sits Olympia down. Mone goes corner to corner and back again, METEORA! Cover, TWO! Mone is annoyed but she cools off. Mone drags Olympia up, reels her in, and snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Mone clamps onto Olympia’s arm, grinds her down, and has the double chicken wing. Olympia endures, fights up, but Mone THROWS her down by her hair/mask again! Mone then flexes on a cocky cover, TWO! Mone mocks Olympia with a side chest pose before the ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO!

Mone is frustrated, but cools off quickly, before she clamps on with a chinlock. Olympia endures while Collision goes to break.

Collision returns and Olympia catches Mone out of the sky! Then SWINGING SIDE SLAM! Cover, TWO! Mone survives and Olympia is stunned! Olympia fires forearms on Mone, then whips. Mone reverses, but Olympia SHOTGUNS her down! Olympia then runs to fake the dropkick at the ropes, to skin the cat and BRONCO BUSTER! Olympia then digs her boots in! The ref counts, Olympia backs off, and then she hauls Mone up. Olympia suplexes, but Mone cradle counters, ONE!! Mone hooks a leg to cover again, TWO! Mone ELBOWS Olympia, Gory Especial, but Olympia arm-drags free!

Mone tumbles to ropes, Olympia runs up, Tiger Feint and roll-up! TWO, DEADLIFT and POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Mone survives and Olympia grows frustrated, but the fans rally behind her. Olympia rises, brings Mone up, but Mone JAWBREAKERS! Mone then blocks a kick to KNEE Olympia! Mone runs up, but Olympia counters the monkey flip, only for Mone to TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as Olympia survives, and even Kris points out the panic in Mone’s eyes. But Kris also admits, Mone works best under pressure. Mone drags Olympia up, talks trash, then runs, tilt-o-whirl, but Olympia blocks!

Olympia suplexes Mone back up, holds her up, but Mone fights free! Mone wrenches to ARM CODE BREAKER, then STATEMENT MAKER!! Maybe even a YES LOCK! Olympia fights around,  Mone shifts side, but Olympia rolls her, TWO! Mone shifts again, stacks Olympia, TWO!! Olympia escapes with nanoseconds to spare, and she firemam’s carries! She does more squats, and then THROWS Mone down!! Cover, TWO!! Mone survives and Olympia shakes her head. The fans are thunderous but Mone bails out. Olympia goes out after Mone, “This is Awesome!” as Olympia fireman’s carries again! But Mone fights free!

Mone THROWS Olympia into Kris! The fans boo but Mone hurries to put Olympia in the ring. Kris stands up and scares Mone! The fans tell Mone she messed up, but then Olympia DRAGS Mone up by her hair! And THROWS her in at that! Mone runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, LA MYSTICA! STATEMENT MAKER!! Olympia flails, but then she TAPS! Mone wins!

Winner: Mercedes Mone, by submission (still CMLL Women’s World Champion)

And now Kris rushes in! Mone runs away, clinging to all the belts she’s won. But will Kris make sure Mone never gets the one she wants most of all? Or is Mone just three weeks away from a baker’s dozen?

AEW shares footage from after Fright Night Dynamite.

Renee Paquette caught up with The Young Bucks and brought up “another unfortunate loss.” What will it take for them to get back on track? Matt isn’t sure what to say, but Don Callis has an idea! He knows things didn’t go great for them in the match, but did you see that entrance? Well, Callis has topped himself! Because he just left a meeting with Tony Khan, and now at Full Gear, it will be the first-ever MILLION DOLLAR TAG MATCH! Now, The Bucks have had their problems with Jurassic Express, just as the Callis Family has had their problems with a certain someone…

So here’s the deal: The Bucks team up with The Walking Weapon, Josh Alexander, against Jurassic Express and… That piece of excrement, Kenny Omega! Then Callis will make The Bucks rich one more time. What do they say? They like to be rich, right? They’ll be great! Callis heads out, and Matt says there you have it. The Bucks have been roped into quite the high stakes Six Man Tag, but can they make their fortune back? Or are they not quite ready to sell out to The Jackal?

Megan Bayne & Marina Shafir w/ Penelpoe Ford VS Nixon Newell & Miranda Alize!

The Megasus was going to enter the AEW Women’s Tag Team Championship Tournament with Penelope Ford, but a busted elbow changed those plans. But now, The Problem has stepped in, will she be the solution? Or will The Girl with the Shiniest Wizard & The Lucha Baddie shock us all on Fright Night Collision?

The Maniac, Jon Moxley, is on commentary to watch the sheer brutality that’s about to happen. He confirms that the only reason Marina hasn’t had more matches is because no one in that locker room wants to fight her! Men who have to pay off gambling debts are the only ones with nothing to lose against her! Is that a sign that Marina & Megan are going to absolutely destroy everyone? The teams sort out but Marina does make some things clear to Megan. Alize & Nixon attack in the distraction! The fans are torn as they knock Marina down and mug Megan. They KICK and CLUB her, but Megan shoves Alize down.

Nixon fires off forearms and fists, then whips, but Megan reverses. Megan runs up, Nixon dodges, and then Alize runs in for an UPPERCUT! She sends Nixon in for an UPPERCUT of her own! Then they sit Megan down, go side to side, BOOT WASH! Nixon taunts Marina, then CANNONBALLS! A little double-edged, but then Marinar storms in! Marina KNEES away on Alize, whips her at Nixon, but Nixon wheelbarrows with Alize, for an ASSISTED RANA! Marina flops, Nixon uses Alize as a step, DOUBLE STOMP! The fans fire up, Moxleys asys the teamwork is cute, but then Megan is up! Nixon & Alize dodge to DOUBLE SUPERKICK!

Megan wobbles, Nixon & Alize fire each other up, but then Megan waistlocks Nixon! Alize tries to save her, but she gets pulled into the GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans are thunderous and Marina loves it, too! Megan drags Nixon over, tag to Marina, and Mox says we just found out what happens when you anger Megan. Megan sends Nixon to Marina’s KICK! KICK! And then scoop and SLAM! Marina BOOTS Alize for good measure! Marina tags Megan back in, Nixon reaches for Alize, but Megan drags Nixon up. Marina ROCKS Alize, then she and Megan each lift! POWERBOMB and PUMP HANDLE SLAM!! MOTHER’S MILK for Alize while Megan covers Nixon, Megan & Marina win!

Winner: Megan Bayne & Marina Shafir, by pinfall

Moxley says that took a turn for the worst real quick, but that’s how they like it! Megan and Marina fist bump, then they flip off the fans. Will this dream team be an absolute nightmare for everyone else in the bracket?

Renee Paquette speaks.

“They say Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, and they’re about to prove it. The AEW Women’s roster is like no other, and after years in the making, months of anticipation, and weeks of chaos, we are just days away from their most brutal battle. Wednesday, November 12th, Greensboro, North Carolina, friends, foes, fights and feuds will combine and combust. We can now officially announce that 12 women will make up two all-star teams. One one side: Thekla, Skye Blue & Julia Hart, the Triangle of Madness, team with Megan Bayne, Marina Shafir, and TBS Champion, Mercedes Mone.

“On the other team: Jamie Hayter, Queen Aminata, Willow Nightingale, Harley Cameron, Toni Storm, and the AEW Women’s World Champion, Kris Statlander! One cage, two rings, three words: Blood and Guts.” That is certainly a dangerous dozen of femme fatales, but which side will survive and make it to Full Gear?

Six Man Tag: Roderick Strong, Mark Briscoe & Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS La Faccion Ingobernable!

The Conglomeration team with a new amigo to go up against some common and reoccurring enemies. But will The Savior of the Backbreaker, Sussex County Chicken & The Commander of the Skies be able to hold it together? Or will Sammy Guevara, Dralistico y The Beast Mortos prove they are truly ungovernable?

The trios sort out and Roddy starts against Sammy. They circle, tie up, and they go around. Sammy wrenches, waistlocks, but Roddy wrenches to wristlock. Sammy endures, spins, and flips to then arm-drag free. Sammy kips up so smooth but then Roddy CHOPS! The fans fire up and Roddy bumps Sammy off buckles. Roddy CHOPS Sammy, tags Komander, and then Komander CHOPS! The fans fire up and Komander whips, but Sammy reverse. Sammy hurdles, backflips, and DROPKICKS! Another smooth kip up and Sammy takes a bow. Sammy goes to Komander, brings him up, and snap suplexes! Tag to Dralistico, and he stomps Komander.

Dralistico shoves Komander to a corner and CHOPS! The fans boo but Dralistico whips corner to corner. Komander goes up an dover, handsprings, and the fans fire up! Komander smiles, then he goes Matrix to dodge Dralistico! Things keep moving, but Dralistico FLIP RANAS! Komander is up, Dralistico arm-drags, but Komander arm-drags back! Dralistico sweeps to cover, ONE! Komander sweeps and covers, ONE! Both men handspring and the fans are thunderous for “LUCHA! LUCHA!” Komander and Dralistico stare down, but then back away, and they tag in Briscoe and Mortos! The fans fire up as Chicken meets minotaur!

They circle, Mortos runs up, but Briscoe dodges, only for Mortos to RUN him over! Sammy gets on commentary just to say Dralistico is so amazing, and hopefully commentary was putting him over, too. Mortos runs up, Briscoe ELBOWS him, and Briscoe fires forearms! Briscoe runs, but Mortos swings on him! Briscoe slides under, then comes back, and he ROCKS Mortos at the ropes! Briscoe whips, Mortos reverses, but Briscoe FLYING FOREARMS! The fans fire up with Briscoe, and he runs corner to corner, but into a BOOT! Mortos SLING-DOGS! Mortos then whips Briscoe, and BACKDROPS him! Mortos roars but the fans are torn.

Mortos SMACKS Briscoe, whisp him to ropes, but Briscoe flips through the backdrop! Briscoe CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS with that Redneck Kung-Fu! Then he powers up to HELLSTAB! Mortos falls, Briscoe tags Komander! Komander builds speed to go up, rebound, and then swing for a RANA! The fans fire up as Mortos flounders away, tag to Sammy! Komander DUMPS Sammy out, then TOSSES Dralistico! Komander goes up the corner, but Dralistico y Mortos rush in! Roddy & Briscoe stop them and TOSS them back out! Komander waits as Roddy & Briscoe run to then WRECK Mortos y Dralistico with DROPKICKS!

But now Sammy is back! Komander ROCKS Sammy first, then springboards, but into a JUMP KNEE! LFI then sends Roddy & Briscoe into railing! The fans boo but Sammy soaks that up. Sammy says Collision is their house! Mortos stalks Roddy and sends him into steel steps! LFI indeed has control right now as Collision goes picture in picture.

Mortos storms in and he RIPS at Komander’s mask! The ref reprimands, Mortos stops, then he joins in with raising the LFI fist. Sammy BOOTS Komander to the ropes, then drags him back to center. Sammy stomps Komander down, stomps him again, then paces more. Sammy stands on Komander’s fingers! Sammy then brings Komander around, tags Mortos, and they mug Komander. Mortos snapmares Komander, RIPS at the mask again, but the ref reprimands more. Mortos stops, but then tries to take the mask off! The ref counts, Mortos stops, and Komander’s identity is safe. Mortos then BLASTS Briscoe & Roddy! Mortos covers Komander, TWO!

Mortos drags Komander into a chinlock and he grinds the hold. Mortos then wrenches Komander’s arm, tags Dralistico, and they mug Komander. Komander goes to a corner, Dralistico snapmares him down, and now Dralistico tears at the mask! The ref reprimands, Dralistico stops, and Dralistico taunts the fans. Dralistico tags Sammy, Sammy drags Komander from the corner and stomps him down. Sammy scoops and SLAMS, then he goes up the corner. Sammy taunts everyone before he SHOOTING hops down and stomps! Sammy tells Edinburg to “SUCK IT!” then he RAMS Komander to the corner.

Sammy tags Dralistico, Dralistico SMACKS Komander, and he KICKS the legs out! Dralistico talks trash, CHOPS Komander, then whips. Komander handsprings but Dralistico steps aside. Dralistico then dodges, springboards, FLYING DESTROYER! Cover, TWO!! Komander survives and the fans fire up again! Dralistico BOOTS Briscoe before he drags Komander away. Dralistico lifts, but Komander hits a FACEBUSTER! Both men crawl, the fans fire up, hot tags to Sammy and Roddy! Roddy BACKDROPS Sammy! Then KNEES Mortos! Then JUMP KICKS Sammy! Then he hooks a leg, BACKBREKER for Sammy, into the ANGLE SLAM! Cover, TWO!

Sammy survives but Roddy hauls him back up. Roddy underhooks, but Mortos HEADBUTTS Roddy down! And SMACKS Mortos! Mortos drags Sammy to safety, Dralistico tags himself in, then feeds Roddy to Dralistico’s GAMANGIRI! BACKSTABBER to DOUBLE STOMPS! Dralistico covers, TWO! Roddy survives and the fans fire up again! Dralistico drags Roddy up, Sammy climbs, and Mortos helps out. But Roddy BOOTS Mortos into Sammy, then sends Dralistico into Mortos! Hot tag to Briscoe! Briscoe dodges Mortos to then fire forearms and CHOPS on LFI! The fans fire up but Mortos ducks a lariat!

Briscoe still BOOTS Dralistico then PELES Mortos! The fans fire up with Briscoe, and he gets Dralistico for an EXPLODER! The fans are thunderous, but Sammy BOOTS Briscoe! Sammy goes up, Briscoe UPPERCUTS him down! The fans fire up again as Briscoe climbs! Briscoe hits a MARIPOSA! Down goes LFI! The fans are thunderous again, “This is Awesome!” as Briscoe puts Dralistico in. Briscoe calls his shot, underhooks Dralistico, but Mortos HEADBUTTS Briscoe! Komander springboards in, FLYING POISON-RANA! Sammy JUMP KNEES Komander! Roddy STRONG KNEES Sammy! Dralistico FLYING CODE BREAKERS Roddy!

Briscoe is back, Dralistico dodges, but then Briscoe ducks the kick! Underhooks and JAY DRILLER!! Cover, Conglomeration wins!

Winners: Mark Briscoe, Roderick Strong & Komander, by pinfall

Conglomeration conquers the Ungovernable! Roddy still isn’t about shaking hands with Conglomeration, but will he have a change of heart after he, Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly, Orange Cassidy & Darby Allin take on The Death Riders in Blood & Guts?

AEW shares more footage from after Fright Night Dynamite.

Hook regrouped with Eddie Kingston after the main event, and the Mad King assured Hook that it’s alright. Hook can always make the comeback. AEW Media asks what happened, and Eddie asks what that is supposed to mean. It just seems Hook tapped out to Joe rather quickly. Eddie can’t believe this, but Hook says it’s fine, so Eddie tells Hook to handle it then. Hook says Joe got him, Hook will get Joe another day. So we good? Can they chill and stuff now? Congrats to Joe, whatever, right? But will the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil just have to idle the engine while waiting on Hangman VS Joe Round 2 at Full Gear?

MXM TV Casting Call: ???

Once again, Johnny TV, Taya Valkyrie, Mansoor & Mason Madden are here, though it’s almost like seeing double as the Halloween costumes are Mansoor as Johnny and Mason as Taya… These four step into the ring to POSE, and then Mansoor grabs a mic. “MXM TV kindly requests you cattle-ranching, tobacco-spittin’ ingrates CALLATE!” The fans boo instead, but Mansoor tells them again to CALLATE! They tell Mansoor he’s a certain something else in Espanol. But Mansoor explains they’ve dressed up as the sexiest people on the planet! In that Halloween spirit, they’ll give you tricks a treat, because this is the Casting Call!

Any combination of MXM TV VS any combination of wrestlers in the back! Now, let’s find out who MXM TV is beatin’ tonight! Arkady Aura reluctantly steps up to say it is a Trios match! Their opponents are… “By order of the Bang Bang Gang, GUNS UP!” Austin Gunn, Ace Austin & Juice Robinson are here, will the Collision Cowboys outdraw Johnny, Mansoor & Mason?

The trios sort out, fans cheer on Juice but it is The Inevitable against Johnny Caballero. The two circle, fans cheer on “ACE! ACE! ACE!” But then Mansoor & Mason CLOBBER Ace! Then they CLOBBER Juice & Austin! The fans boo but the brawl is on! Johnny keeps on Ace, Austin Gunn throws hands on Mansoor, and Juice brawls with Mason Valkyrie on the outside. Mason whips Juice into barriers! Ace drags Johnny out, Gunn whips Mansoor, but Mansoor reverses. Gunn goes up and over, then ducks ‘n’ dodges Mansoor to trip him up! The fans fire up and then Gunn JABS! JABS! JABS! Gunns up and he DECKS Mansoor!

Ace joins in, the fans cheer him on, and Austin gives Ace the boost to FLY! Down goes Mansoor Mundo while Gunn helps Juice up. Austin then slingshots to drop toehold and ENZIGIRI Johnny! Step over, LA MAGISTROL! TWO, but then Ace DROPKICKS Johnny! The fans fire up as Ace then brings Johnny up, suplexes, and covers, ONE! Johnny pokes Ace in the eyes! Tag to Mansoor and the double Johnnies DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX, only for Ace to land out! Ace then dodges, hot tag to Juice! Juice CLOBBERS Mansoor, CLOBBERS Johnny, repeat! He blocks a boot, FLIPS Mansoor, and the fans fire up again!

Johnny runs up but into a LEG LARIAT! The fans fire up with Juice, but Taya shouts at him! Juice still gets Johnny for the facelock, the JUICE IS LOOSE! But then Mansoor puts Juice in a corner to rain down fists! Mansoor counts it out, and then stops to say, “Six seven~!” Juice lifts Mansoor! Take this, 67! POWERBOMB! Cover, Mason breaks it! Mason TOSSES Juice, LEG LARIATS Ace, then he drags Ace up. Gunn gets in, Mason kicks him! But then Juice says LEFT HAND O’ GOD! Then the Austins DOUBLE SUPLEX! The wig comes off!! Mansoor runs up, Gunn kicks low, “SUCK IT!” FAMOUSER! Then THE FOLD!!

Juice drags Mansoor to the cover, Bang Bang Gang wins!

Winners: The Bang Bang Gang, by pinfall

MXM TV tried to double down, but you don’t bet against Ace! Will the Collision Cowboys ride off into the sunset and head for some gold?

ROH World Championship: Bandido VS Mascara Dorada w/ Alex Abrahantes!

The Most Wanted and The King of the Ropes battled in Arena Mexico over the summer, and as you can see, Bandido came out on top still the ROH World Champion. But now Bandido has invited Dorada into his home of AEW, and this Day of the Dead celebration will have quite the treat! But will The Outlaw stay a doble campeón in Edinburg? Or will Dorada truly be golden?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who shines brighter than the stars on this Fright Night!

The Code of Honor is upheld and the fans cheer that. The bell rings and the two circle. “LUCHA! LUCHA!” echoes out and the two tie up. They go around, Bandido waistlocks, but Dorada wrenches out. Bandido wrenches in return, but Dorada rolls, handsprings, and wrenches to wristlock. Bandido endures, Dorada shifts to a standing armlock, but Bandido rolls, rolls, and wrenches to then half nelson and spin Dorada. Bandido slips around back suplex, Dorada lands out, but Bandido wrenches again! Dorada uses the ropes to flip through, then he wrenches back. Dorada hooks Bandido up, OCTOPUS! Bandido resists the rest, and he drop toeholds Dorada down!

Dorada rolls free, drop toeholds in return, then he has the legs! “SI~!” as Dorada hooks up the legs, then has the arms! ROMERO SPECIAL! The fans fire up, but Bandido breaks free fast! He balances on Dorada’s legs, hops down, then turns him! Dorada hurries for ropes but Bandido gets those arms! ROMERO SPECIAL! Dorada breaks free fast! And he balances, but Dorada pulls him back! They roll, into another surfboard! Then up, up, and away into the ROMERO SPECIAL! Dorada still breaks free, falls off, but the fans fire up for the standoff. The fans duel between them as Dorada and Bandido reset.

The two feel things out, Bandido flips Dorada, but Dorada arm-drags! Dorada has the arm, arm-drags again, but Bandido handsprings through! Bandido snapmares, Dorada snapmares through! Dorada comes back, avoids a leg sweep, and an elbow! Dorada whips, Bandido ducks ‘n’ dodges, both men handspring! The fans fire up for the standoff again, and Bandido aims his finger gun. Dorada stares Bandido down, the fans rally for “LUCHA! LUCHA!” and things go again! Bandido blocks a kick, DUMPS Dorada to the apron, and GAMANGIRIS! Bandido runs but Dorada leaps over the slide!

Dorada comes back, but Bandido slides in before the handspring! Bandido then comes back, DIVE but Dorada swats him! The fans fire up as Dorada stands tall! Abrahantes coaches Dorada while Dorada catches his breath, and Dorada goes picture in picture.

The fans rally as Dorada goes back to Bandido, but the ref has to check first. The bad arm is still a concern, and the ringside medic is called over. Dorada is frustrated, he wants to win but not if it means Bandido got hurt. The medic checks Bandido’s arm, and Bandido seems to signal he doesn’t want this match to end because of an injury either. The medic understands, and he helps Bandido to his feet. The fans applaud, but is the arm okay to continue? Bandido walks off the bad landing, gets in the ring, even with the bad arm hanging down, and Dorada stomps away! Dorada snapmares Bandido, then SUPERKICKS him down! Cover, TWO!

Dorada is further frustrated but Bandido is still in this Fright Night fight, and Collision goes to break.

Collision returns as the fans rally and Dorada drags Bandido up. Dorada goes for the bad arm but Bandido pushes free. Dorada kicks him low in the corner, KNEES him, then whips to the ropes. Dorada UPPERCUTS Bandido down, then covers, TWO! Bandido toughs it out and the fans rally up but Dorada grows frustrated. Dorada hears the fans and he lets Bandido get up. Dorada wants Bandido to show that machismo and Bandido nods respect. Then Bandido CHOPS! Dorada CHOPS! The CHOPS go back and forth and the fans “WOO~!” Dorada whips, runs in, but Bandido BOOTS him! Bandido then UPPERCUTS and goes up, TORNILLO!

The fans fire up as Bandido then dodges, and gorilla presses! The good arm is enough for it! And he SLAMS Dorada down! Then he BOOTS Dorada out! Bandido builds speed to slide, but Dorada dodges again! Dorada leaps, Bandido dodges, but Dorada runs up again! Bandido rolls Dorada to OVERBOMB him onto the apron! Bandido then hurries back into the ring. The ring count climbs but ROH rules say Dorada has 20. Bandido isn’t waiting, he DIVES! Direct hit and they both hit the desk! The ref has to check both men this time, and they’re both okay to continue. “This is Awesome!” as Bandido rises and fires himself up!

Dorada is in the ring already and Bandido climbs. Bandido aims for the FROG- NO, Dorada dodges! Dorada runs up, but into a MONKEY FLIP into the corner! Bandido goes up, up, and tries again! FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Dorada survives and shocks Bandido! Bandido whips Dorada to a corner, runs up, but Dorada SWEEPS the legs and puts Bandido in the Tree of Woe in one move! Then he sits Bandido up to ENZIGIRI! Dorada goes up, up, and has the crucifix, SPLASH MOUNTAIN! Then a tilt-o-whirl DDT!! Cover, TWO!! Bandido survives and the fans are thunderous! The fans rally as Bandido stirs and Dorada rises.

Dorada runs at Bandido to KICK him to the apron! Dorada then drags Bandido up but the fans rally behind the champ. Dorada drags Bandido up but Bandido fights the suplex! And then he drags Dorada out! Dorada ROCKS Bandido, then gets space. But Bandido BOOTS in return! Bandido swings, Dorada ducks, and Dorada sits Bandido down to SUPERKICK! The fans fire up as Dorada runs up, but into a POP-UP FACEBUSTER to the floor!! Bandido risks it all and the fans are going nuts as Collision goes picture in picture.

Dorada and Bandido stir so they are still in this fight. They slowly rise up, Abrahantes coaches Dorada while keeping the fans fired up, and the ring count is 10 of 20! Both men stand, but we hit 15! 16! 17! 18! Both men leap in at 19!! The fans and Abrahantes all fire up as this one continues! Dorada and Bandido crawl towards each other, they go forehead to forehead, and Dorada CHOPS! Dorada eggs Bandido on, so Bandido CHOPS! Both men wobble but they still rise up, and Dorada CHOPS! Bandido drops back, but then so does Dorada. Bandido fires up and gets back to his feet! He CHOPS Dorada down!

Bandido storms up, he puts Dorada on the ropes, and he whips, only for Dorada to reverse! Bandido RANAS, Dorada handsprings through, and then Dorada comes back to BOOT! Bandido is in the corner, but he pops Dorada up to THRWO him away! SHINING WIZARD!! Collision returns and the fans are thunderous again! Bandido stands Dorada up, whips, but Dorada reverses. Bandido throws Dorada back again, but Dorada dodges the knee this time! Dorada then eggs Bandido on, just to lure him into the corner! Bandido hits buckles, Dorada springboards, CROSSBODY! Dorada bounces off, builds speed, and he jumps onto Bandido’s shoulders!

Dorada BACKFLIPS away, then comes back to duck ‘n’ dodges and tilt-o-whirl RANA! Bandido tumbles, Dorada builds speed, and the fans fire up as Dorada TORNILLOS! Down goes Bandido and Dorada rises again! Dorada hurries up, aims from a corner, and SHOOTING STAR ATTACKS! The fans fire up again as Dorada roars! Dorada rests against the desk as he catches his breath, and Abrahantes coaches him back up. The fans rally, Dorada puts Bandido back in the ring, and then Dorada climbs. Bandido stands, and Dorada FLYING CRUCIFIX DRIVERS!! Cover, TWO!?!? Bandido survives and no one can believe it!

The ref checks with Bandido, is his heart stronger than his body? Abrahantes coaches Dorada, and the fans chant, “THIS IS LUCHA!” Dorada stands Bandido up to CHOP! Bandido sputters, Dorada runs, but Bandido POP-UP KNEES! And then SHINING WIZARD!! Cover, TWO!?!?! Now Bandido is shocked! The fans cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this ROH match their main event. Bandido drags Dorada up, gut wrenches, and even with one good arm, he hits the torture rack and X- NO!! Dorada blocks the knee to then ROCK Bandido! Dorada runs, but Bandido follows to LARIAT at the ropes!

Bandido runs, Dorada follows to GAMANGIRI at the ropes! Dorada then head feints as Bandido runs, then tilt-o-whirl, but Dorada blocks the DDT to BRAINBUSTER! The fans fire up as things keep moving, Dorada runs into a FLIPPING POP-UP POWERBOMB?!?! Bandido pushes Dorada back up, but both men SHOTGUN BOOT!!! The fans are electric as both men are down! The fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but there has to be a winner somehow! Dorada and Bandido sputter, crawl, and both men rise again. Bandido runs up, Dorada dodges, and then Dorada goes up, up, and TORNILLO ARM-DRAGS, to then turn Bandido over!

Dorada “Sugar Bags” Bandido, cover, TWO! Dorada hurries to drop toehold, step over, LA MAGISTROL, TWO!! Bandido is up, but Dorada snapmares and pushes him around, then hooks him up for a LEG CRADLE! TWO!!! Bandido escapes by nanoseconds and the fans fire up again! Dorada is frustrated but Bandido is pushing past all expectations! Dorada brings Bandido up as the fans rally, then a fireman’s carry for a WASTELAND SLAM! Dorada goes right up the corner, for the SHOOTIONG STAR PRESS, onto KNEES!! Cover, TWO!?!? Dorada survives, but he’s on the ropes! Bandido deals, BLACKJACK- NO, Dorada slips free!

Bandido is on the apron, he SMACKS Dorada off buckles! Bandido goes up, but Dorada trips him! Dorada GAMANGIRIS, then he runs corner to corner! ESCALARA SUPER DUPER- NO!! Bandido stops the rana, lifts Dorada, but Dorada SUPER RANAS but Bandido Sunset Flips it!! Cover, TWO!!! Dorada escapes, but Bandido gut wrenches! X KNEE!! Bandido shuffles and deals again, BLACKJACK 21 PLEX!!! Bridging cover, BANDIDO WINS!!

Winner: Bandido, by pinfall (still ROH World Champion)

This maybe the Day of the Dead, but no one has ever felt more alive than Bandido tonight! He survives a bad arm and a powerful opponent to again retain this title! Bandido still shows Dorada respect, will we ever see part 3 to this rivalry? Will anyone ever dethrone the Most Wanted Double Champion?

My Thoughts:

A great Fright Night for Collision, though there were some pretty obvious outcomes. MXM TV dressed up as MXM TV was clever, but good win for Bang Bang Gang off them. And I guess with Penelope Ford out with injury, they even decided to change plans for Nixon Newell & Miranda Alize facing TayJay to them getting squashed by Megan & Marina. Very good promo from Willow & Harley to call out Mone & Athena, and great match from Mone VS Olympia. Mone winning with the submission was a bit more definitive than her other matches, but of course she retained. Again, she probably doesn’t start losing belt after belt until after Full Gear.

The big news for the Women’s Division is that not only are they getting their first Blood & Guts, but they’re having the biggest Blood & Guts at 6v6. And with no TayJay in Blood & Guts, makes me wonder if they had to back out of tonight’s squash match from some injury concern. Hopefully they can still be part of the tournament, it would be a shame if one of the longest-running duos in this whole bracket is going to miss out. But that Blood & Guts match can also serve to build the Kris VS Mone match with it being just 10 days before Full Gear. Hopefully no one gets hurt in Blood & Guts, that’d really mess up plans.

Great tag match to open tonight, Okada and Takeshita continue to have dysfunction, but they were able to get past theirs compared to Caster and Bowens. This has to explode at some point, and I can’t wait. Very good backstage promo from Callis with The Young Bucks, that “Million Dollar” Trios match is going to be awesome stuff, but I would think Kenny & Jurassic Express win, furthering the potential of a Young Bucks Face turn because they realize the value of friendship. Great Six Man Tag from Roddy, Briscoe & Komander VS LFI, great win for Conglomeration, but a little surprising Death Riders didn’t try to jump them to get the edge going into Blood & Guts.

Good promo from Eddie & Hook, and Hook is certainly on his own hero’s journey to learn what it takes to be the top champion in AEW. Though the “reporter” asking Hook about that quick tap makes me wonder if there’s the possibility Hook “threw the match” for Joe, like he’s a double agent who is still on The Opps’ side. That’d be even worse than turning The Opps into Heels in the first place, actually. Either way, Hook and Joe aren’t done, we’ll see them meet up again somehow, someway.

And AWESOME, just insane main event from Bandido VS Dorada. That easily could’ve been a PPV match, but it definitely made its mark as one of Collision’s best matches, maybe even all of AEW TV. I was certainly worried Bandido’s bad arm finally took too much damage, but he toughed it out to end the match, perhaps just selling the damage done back against Hechicero. At the same time, something’s gotta give with him as double champion. Either the tag titles are going to FTR at Full Gear, or that ROH World Championship goes to… Well, Blake Christian wants his shot, but not sure he’s the guy to take down this powerful of an opponent.

My Score: 9/10