AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (4/12/23)
Will the House be golden?
AEW is in the Good Land!
There’s action brewing in Milwaukee as the AEW International and AEW TNT Championships are both on the line! Will Dynamite be Freshly Squeezed? Or will Orange Cassidy #FadeToBlack?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Darby Allin VS Swerve Strickland; Darby wins.
- AEW TNT Championship: “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs w/ QTV VS Silas Young; Hobbs wins and retains the title.
- AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy VS Buddy Matthews; Cassidy wins and retains the title.
- Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli w/ Wheeler Yuta VS Brandon Cutler & Michael Nakazawa; Moxley & Claudio win.
- The Outcasts w/ Saraya VS Skye Blue & Riho; The Outcasts win.
- Chris Jericho w/ Daniel Garcia VS Keith Lee; Jericho wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Darby Allin VS Swerve Strickland!
The Relentless One beat #TAIGASTYLE to keep pace with Sammy Guevara and Jack Perry, but his old rival came back to get him. Will the head of the now Mogul Embassy show us all this is his house? Or will the merger fail to get him a W against a determined and angry Darby Allin?
The bell rings and fans rally for Darby. Swerve offers a handshake, but Darby shoots in, gets around, THROWBACK STUNNER! Swerve tumbles out and Darby builds speed, to DIVE! Direct hit at the ramp! Fans fire up as Darby puts Swerve back in! Darby goes up but Swerve bails out! So Darby just SWANTONS the floor! Darby hits Swerve and the railing but he’s right back up! Fans fire up again, Darby puts Swerve back in, but Swerve bails out again. Fans boo Swerve but Darby is after him. Only for Swerve to trip Darby up! Darby hits the apron, Swerve drags him off to SLAM him on the floor!
Fans rally for Darby but Swerve jumps and STOMPS Darby down! Fans boo Swerve as he talks trash. Swerve climbs up onto the railing, but Darby trips him up! Swerve hits railing, falls to the floor, and Darby refreshes the count. Darby drags Swerve up and whips him hard into more railing! Fans fire up as Swerve takes a seat, and Darby runs in to COFFIN SPLASH against railing! Darby brings the steel steps over! Fans rally up, Darby refreshes the count, and Darby stalks Swerve. Darby drags Swerve up the steps, but Swerve trips him again! Darby lands hard on the steel, then Swerve drags him down the steps!
The count is climbing, Swerve runs in, and he BOOTS Darby back down! Swerve drags Darby up, puts him in the ring, and he pushes Darby to a cover. TWO, but Swerve clamps onto Darby. Swerve grabs at Darby’s studded belt. Darby fights, Swerve CLUBS Darby, and he pulls the belt off Darby! Sammy Guevara & Tay Melo are watching backstage as Swerve LASHES Darby with his own belt! Swerve talks trash, does it again, and again, even as the ref reprimands. Swerve lets go of the belt, but Darby gets it to trip Swerve with it! Darby rains down fists, then lets off. Swerve goes to a corner, Darby COFFIN SPLASHES!
Darby runs in again, Swerve dodges and CALF KICKS! Cover, TWO!! Darby survives but Swerve CLUBS him down. Swerve hammers away on Darby, and then uses Darby’s own chain necklace to gag and choke him! The ref counts, Swerve lets off, HOUSE CALL! Cover, TWO!! Darby is still in this but Swerve snarls. Milwaukee rallies up for Darby as he crawls to ropes. Swerve stalks Darby as Darby goes to the apron. Swerve stands Darby up, but Darby hits back! Darby BITES Swerve’s ear!! The ref counts, Swerve throws hands, trips Darby and SUPERKICKS! Darby dangles off the apron, Swerve SLINGSHOT WOE STOMPS!!
Fans are thunderous as Darby hits the floor. Swerve clutches an ankle but he’s still in control as AEW goes picture in picture.
Swerve hobbles up, heads for Darby, and he soaks up the heat from the fans. Swerve drags Darby up and in, grabs at an arm and traps it. Swerve gets the other, RINGS OF SATURN! Darby endures, even as Swerve fishhooks! The ref reprimands, Swerve lets off and he CLUBS Darby. Darby goes to the corner and Swerve eggs him on. Swerve stomps Darby but Darby kicks back. Swerve grabs the leg to YANK Darby out, and he stomps away! Swerve drags Darby up, reels him into a torture rack, and he bends Darby back before the RACK DROP! Swerve holds on, stands up, and RACK DROPS again! Then another RACK DROP! Cover, TWO!!
Darby is hanging tough but Swerve wraps on a waistlock. Swerve makes it a rear bearhug to squeeze the air out of Darby. Darby endures, fans rally up, and Darby fights up to his feet! Darby throws hands, but Swerve squeezes tighter to wrangle Darby down. Darby snarls, keeps fighting, and he backs Swerve down. Swerve throws Darby into the corner! Swerve backhands and Dynamite returns to single picture. Swerve snapmares, somersaults and COMPLETE SHOTS! Fans boo but Swerve goes up the corner. Darby sits up, springs up, and he trips Swerve! Swerve’s in the Tree of Woe now!
Darby pulls Swerve’s boot off, and he twists the ankle, then BITES the foot!! The ref reprimands and counts, but Darby lets off at 4. Fans fire up as Darby stomps away on Swerve! Darby drags Swerve around, rolls him and has the KNEEBAR! And HEEL HOOK! Swerve endures, CLUBS at Darby’s arms, but Darby holds on. Swerve rolls, drags Darby up but Darby fights the suplex! Swerve SLAPS Darby! Darby ROCKS Swerve! They go back and forth, Darby bobs ‘n’ weaves, but Swerve KNEES! Darby runs, springboards, COFFIN- GERMAN SUPLEX! Swerve drags Darby up to arm-drag him down!
Now we see Jungle Boy watching from backstage as Swerve brings Darby up. Swerve suplexes, but Darby hits a SCORPION DEATH DROP!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous again! Darby crawls to a cover, TWO! But he STOMPS the bad foot, then SLAPS Swerve! Darby has the KNEEBAR again!! Swerve endures, grits his teeth, reaches out, crawls his way over, to get the ROPEBREAK! Darby holds on until 4, even as Swerve kicks at him. Swerve goes to the apron, but Darby goes to the corner. Swerve trips Darby up! Swerve brings Darby off the corner with an Electric Chair, but Darby decides to SUPER POISON-RANA to the floor!!!
Fans are losing their minds while both men are down at the ramp! Darby stands first, puts Swerve in, and goes up again! COFFIN DROP!! But Prince Nana hurries down the ramp! He gives Swerve the ROPEBREAK! Fans boo but Swerve’s investment pays off! Darby chases Nana up the ramp, but here comes The Machine, Brian Cage! Darby leaves it at that, goes back to the ring, but gets a HOUSE CALL!! Swerve goes up the corner, takes aim, KILL STOMPS!!! But the bad ankle slows him down!! Cover, TWO!!!! Darby survives and Milwaukee is electric! Swerve is furious, he drags Darby up, but Darby stomps the bad foot!
Darby runs, but Cage trips him! The ref notices and reprimands The Embassy! The ref EJECTS them!! Fans fire up as Nana & Cage have to leave, but Swerve gets a chair! Only for Darby to WRECK Swerve first! Swerve scrambles back up, into a CODE RED!! Cover, TWO!?! Swerve escdapes, but Darby gets the leg! LAST SUPPER CRADLE! Darby wins!!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall
In Darby’s personal series with Swerve, he just got back-to-back wins! But wait, here comes Maxwell Jacob Friedman. The AEW World Champion has Triple B around his waist, and a mic in his hand. What will MJF have to say to this Young Pillar? We find out after the break.
AEW returns as MJF enters the ring.
And of course, he has them cut his music so he can talk. “Freaky Deaky Darby! Guys, I know you’re not very bright around these parts here in M-M-M-M-MID-waukee, but I’m holding the microphone, so shut it.” Darby already looks exasperated with MJF. MJF tells Darby, “I’ll give you credit where credit’s due, that was an incredible match. Everybody give it up for Darby Allin, huh?” Fans cheer because that much they can agree on. But MJF says it was especially impressive considering Daddy Sting wasn’t out here for Darbs. Truly inspirational.
“But of course it was great, because Darby Allin, you are in fact great. If anybody knows, it’s me. For crying out loud, at Full Gear 2021, I’m not afraid to admit it, me and you had one of the greatest matches in the history of professional wrestling. And I’m also not to admit it, yes, even though you’re a sh*tty little emo shmuck, pound for pound, you might be one of the best people I’ve ever stared across from the ring and that’s a fact. However, I’ve got two words to say that will prove unequivocally, that my name is Maxwell Jacob Friedman,” and he tells the fans he’s sick of them doing his catchphrase so shut up!!
Fans boo more, but MJF tells Darby that those two words are “headlock takeover.” HAH! Right! Remember? He beat Darby with a move so simple, and yet Darby thinks he can take Triple B of him? MJF knows Darby is about as bright as everyone in this arena, meaning he most likely suffered 30 concussions, but Darby is NOT on the level of The Devil. Darby has a mic, and he asks MJF if he’s happy. What? Is MJF happy? Has anything MJF ever done in life made him happy? Darby met MJF six years ago wrestling in front of 30 people, and MJF always said, “The moment I make it to national television, all my problems will wash away.”
Well, MJF’s here. Nothing’s changed. He’s champion. Nothing’s changed. Darby was in MJF’s shoes. He thought that when he made it to national TV, he’d love life. So Darby chased the material things, but they’re just that: material. And they don’t mean a damn thing! In Darby’s first year at AEW, he checked himself into therapy because he refused to be the guy who seemed happy on the outside, but was dying on the inside. Fans cheer that, and Darby tells MJF he should try therapy some time, it’s beautiful. But the biggest thing Darby found out through therapy, it didn’t matter about his success, but about if his family and loved ones were living happy lives.
And so what did Darby do? He stopped thinking about “Me Me Me,” and started giving back. The money Darby’s made here, he bought his parents a new house, and helped his dad retire. And no, he doesn’t mean Sting, because Sting’s not his dad, he’s Darby’s best friend in the entire company. Fans cheer that! Darby tells Max that this is just a 15 minute ride, that’s all. And Darby refuses to get off the ride and then wonder, “Who’re all these random people I let into my life? Who’re all these people I have nothing in common with, let into my personal life?” Darby isn’t like MJF. He won’t lower his morals to be somebody in this world.
So if MJF has something to say, keep talking! Fans fire up for Darby and MJF is rather surprised. MJF asks Darby if he knows what he is. Darby is “an arrogant little boy.” Darby really thinks that Darby is special? That he doesn’t have to go through what people have been going through for decades in this sport to make it to the top? MJF is so sick and tired of Darby and Jack and Sammy whining about MJF’s “morals.” Morals kill careers in this sport, and that’s a fact! Darby stands here like he’s some sort of daredevil, but MJF thinks Darby is just a coward. Darby is a coward because he doesn’t have the balls to sacrifice what must be sacrificed.
Does Darby think MJF is an idiot? Does Darby think MJF isn’t aware that he’ll end up on his deathbed alone? That if there is an afterlife, that MJF won’t get into Heaven? MJF wants to make something clear to Darby: “I could give a sh*t.” Because as long as the title comes with him, that’s all that matters! That is the difference between MJF and the others! MJF is willing to do whatever it takes, but not Darby. No, no. Listen and listen good. “I am willing to do whatever it takes to leave a legacy in this sport, and by the time I am down, my legacy will read as follows: MJF, THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME!!”
Fans boo and Darby shakes his head. MJF says Darby can keep his morals, because Darby’s legacy will read: Darby Allin, STING’S B*TCH!! Darby frowns and fans boo, but wait! Here comes STIIIING! Fans fire up as The Icon walks down to the ring to join his protégé and MJF. Sting howls, fans echo it, and Sting circles around MJF. Sting tells Max that he wants to know what all this talk of Daddy Daycare and stuff is about. Sting wants MJF to know that offends him deeply. Sting isn’t really a daycare kind of guy. He’s more like a… Oh, let’s see… A cheerleader! Sting has a black ‘n’ gold pompom? And he bops MJF with it a couple times.
Y’know what, Max? Sting has a fever! And the only cure for that fever is more pompoms! He just keeps bringing out pompom after pompom and throws them all at MJF! Fans chant “POMPOM! POMPOM!” and MJF tells them to shut up. Sting says he must have offended MJF. But Sting will stop if MJF stops talking about this Cody Daycare stuff. Oops! Did he say Cody? He said CODY! And the truth hurts, doesn’t it!? Because MJF had a cheerleader, a support system, and Sting is the same for Darby, just as a young surfer Sting had a support system under the name Ric Flair. Fans “WOO~!” and Sting thanks “Slick Ric” for putting Stinger on the map.
Sting says from there, he evolved, we’ve got Crow Sting and Wolfpac Sting, Too Sweet. Love ya, Kevin. Love ya, Scott. And then it’s maybe a bit obvious, but Sting’s got a little Joker left in him. But what Sting doesn’t have is a hunger or thirst for this world title. “Let’s face it, I’m just gonna be real with everybody here, including you. Showtime is almost over.” MJF says duh. But showtime is just starting for DARBY! Sting tells MJF to mark his words, Darby WILL be AEW World Heavyweight Champion, that is a promise! IT! IS! SHOWTIME!! Darby tells MJF that this “fake, plastic world” is not taking Darby alive.
Darby is leaving the same person he came in, but also the man who ends the reign of terror to become the NEXT AEW World Champion!! Fans fire up again, but MJF SPITS on Darby! Then he runs away! Fans boo as the Devil of AEW is more like a chicken. Will Darby be the one to fry that chicken? Or will one of the other Young Pillars win the race to be #1 contender?
AEW TNT Championship: “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs w/ QTV VS Silas Young!
The champ put out the challenge, and it has been answered by Milwaukee’s own! Will the Book of Hobbs add another victim to the list? Or will this chapter be written by the Last Real Man of Professional Wrestling?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see how this story continues!
The bell rings and Silas throws forearms! Fans fire up, Silas runs, but Hobbs CLOBBERS him! Hobbs fires up, brings Silas up and whips him to ropes, for the SPINEBUSTER! Fans boo as Hobbs stands over Silas. QTV cheer, Hobbs drags Silas up to a torture rack, then hits TOWN BIDNESS!! Cover, Hobbs wins!
Winners: “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
At least Silas is already home, so he won’t have to go far. But the TNT Champion completely conquers a former ROH World TV Champion. Will anyone ever stop the Book of Hobbs? Wait, QT Marshall drags Silas up the ramp! Fans boo, but then someone is on the tron. It’s Wardlow! He finds Hobbs’ car in the parking lot. He tells the attendant to run away, and so he does. Wardlow then tells Hobbs, “Nice car.” Wardlow has a pipe! He starts SMACKING and SMASHING and SCRATCHING it all up! Hobbs can only watch as his beloved Monstar Mobile is beat up! The windshield gets smashed by a stanchion!
But Wardlow isn’t done. He sees a FORKLIFT nearby! Milwaukee fires up as Wardlow gets behind the driver’s seat! Wardlow runs it right into the side! The forks stab through the window, then Wardlow lifts the car and tips it over! Wardlow even lets the forklift run into the car again! Hobbs is furious but the damage is done. Except, Hobbs still has Silas as his captive! And there are tables just off stage! Team QTV mocks the conducting as Hobbs brings Silas in, but Wardlow makes his way on stage!! Team QTV hurries away and Hobbs brawls with the War Dog! Fans fire up, Hobbs knees low, and the rest of the locker room hurries to stop this!
But then they all get tossed aside, too! Wonder if AEW Dark will take a hit because of this… Hobbs and Wardlow keep brawling, BJ Whitmer and Pat Buck walk out, but even they might agree with the fans, “LET THEM FIGHT!” Aaron Solo jumps on Wardlow, QT backs Hobbs down, but Wardlow SLAMS Solo down! BJ and Pat tell Wardlow not to, but fans are cheering for “WARD~LOW!” Wardlow sides with the fans, as he brings Solo up! POWERBOMB through the tables!! QTV might be without one of their reporters for a bit, but will Wardlow make sure Hobbs loses that title?
Jay White speaks.
“Some of the greatest professional wrestlers, if not the greatest professional wrestlers in history, have been members of Bullet Club. But there has been no duo greater than ‘Switchblade’ Jay White & Juice Robinson. King Switch and Rock Hard! Top shelf gunslingers! AKA, the Bang Bang Gang. We are Bullet Club high rollers!” Juice adds that last week, Ricky Starks got another ass kicking. And not just from Juice but from his good friend, King Switch. They’re just getting started here! Ricky bit off far more than he could chew. How’d that Bladerunner feel, by the way?
Jay tells “Mr. Absolute” that the Catalyst of Pro-Wrestling is here to claim what is rightfully his! This is only the beginning. This will be the greatest era of Bullet Club ever, because Jay & Juice are taking over AEW! This is Bullet Club Gold. Will BCG soon have some gold to go along with that?
AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy w/ Best Friends VS Buddy Matthews w/ Julia Hart!
The tables have turned on Freshly Squeezed! He and his Best Friends challenged for the AEW World Trios Championships but failed to take them. And now, the Aussie Juggernaut is after Cassidy’s title to add them to the House of Black’s collection! Will Buddy succeed where others have failed? Or will nothing break Cassidy’s fighting champion spirit?
The introductions are made, the International title is raised, and we see who has, uh, whatever!
The bell rings and fans rally for “Freshly Squeezed!” as he stares Buddy down. Cassidy decides to sit in his corner like Buddy does, but then Buddy stands. Cassidy stands, fans rally, and the two approach. Cassidy puts his hands up, but Buddy TOSSES him to a corner! Cassidy dodges, blocks a kick but Buddy boots Cassidy away. Cassidy comes back, Buddy goes up and over, but then Cassidy keeps moving. Cassidy ducks ‘n’ dodges and tilt-o-whirls to RANA Buddy out! Fans fire up, Cassidy fakes Buddy out, and sees the slide coming in. Cassidy puts his hands in his pockets! Fans fire up but Buddy swings on Cassidy!
Cassidy bobs ‘n’ weaves and SHOTGUNS Buddy out! Cassidy kips up, builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp, and Cassidy puts Buddy back in fast. Cassidy goes up, leaps, but Buddy catches him! Buddy pops Cassidy up, but Cassidy RANAS him into buckles! Cassidy runs, another tilt-o-whirl, for the DDT! Cassidy kips up, takes aim, ORANGE PUNCH! But the bad hand hurts Cassidy!! Buddy rolls away to ropes while the ref checks Cassidy’s hand. Doc Sampson also comes over to check, did Cassidy do more damage to himself than he did to Buddy? The wrap is taken off, Cassidy moves his fingers, but Buddy storms over to STOMP the hand!!
Fans boo Buddy while Cassidy gets away. Cassidy checks his already damaged hand and AEW goes to picture in picture.
Buddy goes out after Cassidy, grabs that bad hand, and SLAMS it off steel steps! And again! And again! And again! The ref reprimands, Buddy lets off and backs away, bumping Doc Sampson as he goes. Doc checks Cassidy’s hand again, but Cassidy shakes his head. Cassidy doesn’t want this stopping the match but this could be playing right into Buddy’s hand. Trent & Chuck check with Cassidy but he tells them to stop worrying, he’s got this. Trent trusts Cassidy, but Buddy is right on that bad hand! He STOMPS it against the steel!! Cassidy writhes on the floor, but Buddy drags him up, just to stand on the hand, and STOMP it again!
Buddy drags Cassidy up to the corner, and he rips away the covering on a crossbar! Buddy puts the fingers in the gap and bends them!! The ref counts, Buddy stops at 4, but Cassidy again clutches his hand. Buddy climbs up the corner, and he stands on the hand on top of the crossbar! Cassidy can only endure, but Buddy lets off as the ref counts again. Buddy now drags Cassidy up, to dig the fingers deeper into the gap! The ref reprimands again, Buddy lets off, and Cassidy gets his hand free as Dynamite returns to single picture. Fans boo but Buddy’s game plan has gone perfectly so far, to Julia’s delight.
Fans rally up, Buddy BOOTS Cassidy on the apron! Buddy drags Cassidy into the ring, hoists him up top, and fires off forearms. Cassidy hits back! Cassidy adjusts, BOOTS Buddy, then leaps to BLOCK- NO! Buddy blocks the blockbuster! Cassidy slips free, runs, tilt-o-whirls, but Buddy blocks the DDT! Buddy suplexes, Cassidy knees free and whips Buddy out to the apron! Buddy swings, but Cassidy blocks to buckle bump! And then runs Buddy side to side to buckle bump again! And then back the other way! Fans fire up and Cassidy climbs the corner. Cassidy leaps, into a SUPERKICK!
Buddy catches his breath, but Cassidy SUPERKICKS back! Cassidy then runs in to tilt-o-whirl, but no DDT! V-TRIGGER! Cassidy wobbles, drops to the apron, and Buddy snarls. Buddy drags Cassidy up, but Cassidy Alabama Lifts! APRON BEACH BREAK!! Both men are down and out as fans lose their minds! The ring count climbs, Champion’s Advantage will favor Cassidy, but Julia shakes her head. The count is past 5 of 10, Buddy sits up at 7. We’re at 8 but no one is standing! The count is 9! Both men spring in at 9.5!! Fans fire up and both men crawl. They both head for each other, and Buddy throws a forearm!
Cassidy throws a forearm in return! Buddy throws another forearm! Cassidy throws another forearm in return! Buddy forearms, Cassidy forearms, repeat! They both stand, the forearms keep going, and they pick up the pace! Fans rally as Cassidy gets the edge, but Buddy blocks to strike fest! SOBAT! KICK! STOMP to the foot! Cassidy drops to a knee, so Buddy STOMPS the bad hand! Buddy digs his heel in, then gives Cassidy “devastating” kicks. Buddy copies Cassidy and Cassidy looks annoyed. Cassidy has Buddy hold on, and he puts his hands in his pockets again! Fans fire up, but Buddy V-TRIGGERS Cassidy down!
Buddy suplexes Cassidy, but Cassidy hits STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRE! Fans fire up and Cassidy is feeling it! Cassidy runs in at the corner, but into a BOOT! Buddy goes up, but Cassidy JUMP FOREARMS! Cassidy climbs, fans fire up, but Buddy fights back. Buddy fireman’s carries, but Cassidy fights free! Cassidy shifts around, spins and SUPER TORNADO DDTS!! Buddy bails out and fans are thunderous, Cassidy DIVES to DDT TO THE FLOOR! Cassidy puts Buddy in fast, goes up the corner, DEEP IMPACT! Cover, TWO!! Buddy survives the hattrick of DDTs, but Cassidy throws off his armband!
Cassidy aims as Buddy stands, but Buddy ducks the punch! Shove and V-TRIGGER! Pump handle, but Cassidy victory rolls! TWO!! ORANGE PUNCH!!! Cassidy covers, TWO!?!? Buddy survives, perhaps because Cassidy’s hand isn’t 100%! Julia is glares but fans say “This is Awesome!” Cassidy drags Buddy up, fires up, but Buddy blocks the punch! Buddy twists the wrist, reels Cassidy in, POP-UP KNEE!! Buddy brings Cassidy up again, but Cassidy shoves him away. Cassidy dares Buddy to hit him again! But then he falls over! Buddy runs, Cassidy springs up! But Buddy stops, so the Orange Punch whiffs!
Cassidy falls over, that might’ve been his last gasp! CURB STOMP!!! Cover, TWO!?!? Cassidy survives and shocks everyone! But Buddy hurries to pump handle, but Cassidy slips free to MOUSE TRAP! CASSIDY WINS!!!
Winner: Orange Cassidy, by pinfall (still AEW International Champion)
Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, Freshly Squeezed survives! But will it be all for not if that bad hand keeps Cassidy out of action?
BREAKING NEWS for Rampage this Friday!
Rampage will be on at a special start time of 9:30 PM Eastern or immediately after NBA coverage on TNT.
AEW hears from Christian Cage.
Luchasaurus stomps bricks while Captain Charisma descends into the darkness. Christian stands with his Right Hand of Destruction, and says, “Some things have changed.” Does this mean it is only a matter of time before we see the landscape of AEW change with them?
Backstage interview with Best Friends.
Renee Paquette congratulates Cassidy on his win, but asks him about the hand. Trent says the hand is fine! Look at him! Cassidy is still the champ, he’s defending his title every week, and is on the title run of his life! “To be honest, makes the boys a little bit jealous.” Chuck says, “Speaking of titles, heard what happened in Japan. Aussie Open, IWGP Tag Team Champions. How ’bout you guys fly on over here to Milwaukee, and fight us Friday night on Rampage?” Fans like the sound of that! Hands in, boys. Oh, sorry. Renee subs in for Cassidy. On three, BOOM! Wait, there was no count. Well, that aside, will the NEW tag team champions accept the challenge?
Ethan Page is in the ring.
“Alright, listen up! Ethan Page and The Firm have hit a bit of a rough patch. Matt Hardy cracked me over the head with the FTW title and cost me the match! Hook beat the living crap out of Stokely Hathaway, and that man is still injured. And then there’s the whole contract situation. Literally, I have been a mess. I haven’t been able to tan, I haven’t gotten my hair cut. And yet, I woke up, I threw gel in my hair, and I look ten times better than all you disgusting Milwaukee hillbillies!” Fans boo but Ethan says this is how it’s gonna go. Ethan needs answers! He wants to know why Hardy hit him in the head with the title, and what exactly “that moron” put in the contract!
Ethan says Hardy still works for him, so Ethan demands answers, RIGHT NOW! And out come Isiah Kassidy & Matt Hardy! Kassidy says, “Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Nobody played you. You played yourself, my boy! And that’s facts.” Hardy tells Ethan that he’s been in wrestling a long time. He should know that you gotta read the fine print in any contract you sign. Yes, Hardy did manipulate Ethan to make him think they were best friends. Why? Because Ethan is the biggest “hole of the ass” Hardy’s met in his entire life! And Ethan treated Hardy & Private Party like trash. That’s why Hardy worked Ethan into signing the contract.
But does Ethan really wanna know what the contract said? YES! Well, it said that if Hook defeats Ethan Page, then #HardyParty is NO LONGER under The Firm! Fans cheer but Ethan tells them to shut up. And Hardy says the contract also gives Hardy permission to choose their next match, right down to location and stipulation. So here’s the stipulation: When #HardyParty wins, they will never be under contract with The Firm again! And that means finally getting away from Ethan and Stokely. Oh, that’s what Hardy wants? Very interesting. But here’s the thing. There’s more than just Ethan and Stokely in The Firm.
Morrissey & Moriarty CLOBBER Hardy & Kassidy from behind! Moriarty feeds Hardy to Ethan while Morrissey punches away on Kassidy! Fans boo, The Firm mugs #HardyParty! Moriarty DECKS Kassidy, stomps him in a corner, and then Morrissey feeds Hardy to Ethan. But here comes HOOK! The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil is here, and he TOSSES Moriarty! And he CLOBBERS Ethan! Hook dodges Morrissey, fires off hands, ROCKS Morrissey, but runs into a choke grip! But Hook just slips free to clinch! Only for Ethan to CLOBBER him from behind! The Firm now mugs Hook on top of #HardyParty!
WAIT! Here comes JEFF Hardy!! The Charismatic Enigma is back, and he even has a chair! Jeff JABS and SMACKS Ethan! Then JABS and SMACKS Morrissey! And JABS and SMACKS Moriarty! Morrissey runs in, but Jeff dumps him out! Then Jeff CHUCKS the chair at Moriarty’s face! Fans are thunderous and Jeff gives Moriarty a TWIST OF FATE! Jeff hurries up top, tears off his shirt, and aims for the SWANTON BOMB!! The fans are thunderous as the Hardy Boyz are reunited! Hook and Kassidy hug it out with Jeff, too! The Firm thought they had the numbers, but now they don’t! Will the #HardyParty finally be free of all that funny business?
Kenny Omega speaks.
“First, I wanna thank AEW for giving me the time to speak to you guys. I wanna thank you fans for your comments, your prayers, your support. I wanna thank the doctors for being so quick and on hand that day. It could’ve been much worse if you guys weren’t there to help us out. I speak to the Bucks almost every day. And we promised each other that this problem that you have with us, BCC, we would take care of it in the ring. I mean, we’ve all been here before. This is wrestling, these things happen, it’s commonplace. Squeaky wheel gets the grease. You wanna make a headline. We get it. You made the impact.
“But when you hurt Don, left in a pool of his own blood, with his skull split open, concussed, I take it personally. And I get it. He’s not the most likeable guy. You’re not gonna see his room filled with Get Well cards or flowers. But he’s still family. And when you mess with someone’s family, that’s when you cross a line. So I’d love to say now it’s blood for blood, but you guys probably wanna hear that. That’s music to your ears. So it’s not gonna be blood for blood. What I’m gonna do to you when I see you next is gonna be much worse. Much, much worse.” The Cleaner issues his warning, will the Blackpool Combat Club heed it?
Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli w/ Wheeler Yuta VS Brandon Cutler & Michael Nakazawa!
Speaking of the BCC, the Maniac & the Swiss Superman were called out as bullies by The Elite’s buddies, who are the only ones standing. Will Cutler & Nakazawa still be standing after this? Or will the Blackpool Combat Club have completely wiped out the Elite’s presence in AEW?
The BCC’s entrance happens picture in picture as they take their time moving through the crowd to ringside. Dynamite returns to single picture as Cutler & Nakazawa make their entrance. But then they get jumped at the ramp! Fans boo as Moxley & Claudio don’t wait! They drag Nakazawa up to POST him! Cutler is sent into railing! Moxley grabs a chair, JAMS Cutler with it again and again, then digs it into Cutler’s neck! Claudio dribbles Nakazawa’s face off the apron! Fans boo, but Claudio doesn’t stop! Cutler is sent into steel steps! Claudio shoves Nakazawa down, and Nakazawa is busted open!
Nakazawa sputters and flounders while his blood sprinkles the mat. Fans boo but the BCC soak up the heat. Somehow, Nakazawa drags himself up to the apron and into the ring. Moxley tells the fans not to change the channel, this isn’t over yet. The bell finally rings, Claudio kicks Nakazawa around, but fans rally up. Nakazawa stands to CHOP, but it doesn’t do anything! Claudio SLAPS Nakazawa, but Nakazawa throws forearms! Claudio eggs Nakazawa on, the forearms keep flying! Claudio ROCKS Nakazawa, but Nakazawa throws his shirt off! Nakzawa and Claudio throw forearms! Nakazawa ROCKS, CHOPS and repeat!
Fans fire up as Nakazawa backs Claudio down! Nakazawa CHOPS, fires up, runs, but into a LARIAT! And then the SWING!! Nakazawa endures as he goes around TEN times, and then his shoes fly off! Claudio steps through, SHARPSHOOTER!! But CUTLER returns! Cutler is also busted open, but he throws hands on Claudio! Claudio doesn’t even budge! Claudio TOSSES Cutler out, wraps Nakazawa up, but Nakazawa back drops Claudio away! Milwaukee is thunderous but Moxley tags in. Moxley sees Nakazawa crawl, hot tag to Cutler! Cutler fires haymakers on Moxley! Moxley just SLAPS Cutler!
Cutler SLAPS Moxley! Moxley HEADBUTTS away on Cutler! And then fires off forearms! And then BITES Cutler’s nose!! Moxley runs, Cutler dodges and LARIATS! Moxley stays up and snarls. Cutler staggers, runs again, and LARIATS! Moxley wobbles, Cutler wobbles, but Cutler still runs! But into Moxley’s KING KONG LARIAT!! Moxley drags Cutler up, for the DEATH RIDER!! And then, facelock, shift and BULLY CHOKE!! Moxley squeezes tight, but Nakazawa CLOBBERS Moxley!! Claudio rushes in, and he gives Nakazawa HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Moxley gives Cutler DRAGON STOMPS!
Fans boo but Cutler and Nakazawa are both ragdolls! The ref calls it, the BCC wins!
Winners: Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli, by referee stoppage
But that doesn’t stop the BCC! Claudio drags Nakazawa up, RICOLA BOMB!! Moxley pulls Cutler’s safety mask off and throws it away! Yuta gets in the ring, he punches away on Cutler! Moxley gets a mic and demands to know where the Young Bucks are! And the Cowboy, Hangman Page! And “that goofy ass looking Don Callis!” Where are they? Moxley knows where: Still at the hospital! Yuta and Claudio stomp Cutler as Moxley says The Elite have glass jaws, glass bodies, and glass egos! That’s not elite. THIS is elite! The BCC puts the Elite in AEW! But wait! KENNY OMEGA is here!!
Fans are thunderous as The Cleaner tricked the BCC into thinking he wasn’t here! He dares the BCC to bring the fight but Moxley thinks Omega’s nuts. Wait! The BUCKS are here, too!! They slip in to DOUBLE SUPERKICK Claudio & Yuta! And then Omega goes after Moxley! Fans are thunderous as The Elite gives it all back to Moxley! They punch and stomp and kick, then they drag Moxley up! BTE TRIGGER! Omega grabs something from under the ring. The toolbox?! The Bucks BLAST Claudio off the apron as Omega brings that into the ring. Omega grins, aims at Moxley, and runs in, but Matt stops him?
Fans boo but Matt says he has something better: the SCREWDRIVER! Just like the BCC did to Hangman, the Elite wants to do that to Moxley! Moxley SPITS at the Elite, so Omega says fine! But then Claudio drags Moxley to safety! The screwdriver stabs the buckle pad! The BCC get outta there, throwing drinks and other stuff at The Elite. What will it take to settle things between these two warring factions?
Backstage interview with The Mogul Embassy.
Tony Schiavone is with Swerve, Cage and Prince Nana, and he says they’re angry. Nana says, “Angry? Angry? Ain’t nobody angry over here, my friend. We’re actually very happy. Darby, you went out there and did everything that this man has taught you to do!” Swerve tells Darby that Darby’s success is a testament to Swerve’s legacy. Swerve created Darby! And they don’t even have the full Mogul Embassy here. See, the list of beef Swerve has in AEW is growing second by second, day by day. And uh, Swerve has an idea. He still has some scores to settle! They’ll get all that done! They’ll leave here with something! Is Swerve right? Nana says yes he is! #HoodiesUp!
The Outcasts VS Skye Blue & Riho!
Speaking of beef, Ruby Soho, Toni Storm & Saraya have been stirring the pot and heating this up in the AEW Women’s Division. And they’ve got some Grade A beef with the young upstart and the inaugural AEW Women’s Champion! Will the Runaway & Lightning From Down Under be tasting sweet victory or bitter defeat here in the Good Land?
The teams sort out, but then Storm & Soho just attack Riho & Skye! Soho TOSSES Riho while Storm stomps Skye! Storm drags Skye up, UPPERCUTS her, then has her against ropes. Riho storms up on Saraya to get her to back off. Storm CHOPS Skye, UPPERCUTS again, then whips. Skye tilt-o-whirls and RANAS Storm! Skye kicks but Storm blocks it, only for Skye to spin and BASEMENT KICK! Storm flounders, hot tags to Ruby and Riho! Soho runs in but into a DROPKICK! Riho whips, Soho reverses, but Riho handsprings over! Riho whips Soho to ropes, but soho stops herself to stomp Riho!
Soho KICKS Riho in the side, covers, but Riho goes Matrix to escape! Riho runs to DROPKICK Soho again! Tag to Skye, she and Riho DOUBLE DROPKICK Soho! Storm shouts at them, but Riho DECKS her! Saraya is upset by that, and the Outcasts regroup. But Skye helps Riho go up and up and SUPER CROSSBODY! Down go Storm & Soho! Fans fire up with Riho & Skye as AEW goes picture in picture.
Skye fetches Soho, puts her in, and Riho tags Skye. Skye goes to the apron while Riho climbs, but Saraya trips Skye up! Riho sees that, still leaps at Soho but Soho gets clear! Soho runs in to STO! Soho rains down fists, then lets off to soak up the heat. Storm likes what she sees as Soho drags Riho up and bumps her off buckles. Soho stomps Riho, tags Storm, and the Outcasts dig their boots in. The ref counts, the Outcasts let off, but Storm stomps Riho one more time. Storm UPPERCUTS, ROCKS and buckle bumps Riho. Storm stomps Riho more, brings her around, and snap suplexes! Storm drags Riho up and tags Soho.
The Outcasts bump Riho off buckles again and again and again, but then let off as the ref counts. Storm tries to get a cheap shot in but the ref is watching her. Soho stomps Riho but Riho hits back! Soho pie faces Riho, Riho ROCKS Soho! Soho snarls, throws hands, but Riho ROCKS her back! And again, and again! They scrap, Soho knees low! Soho throws Riho down by her hair! Soho sits Riho up and wraps on a chinlock. Soho thrashes Riho around but Riho endures. Riho fights up as fans rally, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Soho CLUBS Riho, brings her around, and then clinches, but Riho rolls Soho up! TWO!!
Soho runs in, Riho dodges, hot tag to Skye! Skye fires off forearms on Soho! Soho shoves her away, but Skye spins her around to SMASH! Skye whips to SHINING WIZARD against ropes! Storm tags in before the snapmare and Soho scrambles away. Storm runs in to YAKUZA KICK Skye down! Storm ROCKS Skye with a forearm, Saraya tells fans to shut up, and Storm puts Skye on ropes. Storm runs, but Skye dodges! The hip attack misses and Storm falls to the floor! Soho rushes in, blocks Skye’s kick, but Skye blocks the knee to ROUNDHOUSE! Soho falls, Skye aims and Saraya runs away, Storm takes the PENALTY KICK!
Skye SUPERKICKS Saraya, then FLYING RANAS Storm! Fans fire up with Skye and she puts Storm in! Skye goes up the corner, leaps, CROSSBODY! Cover, Soho breaks it in time! And then hits a SAIDO! Riho runs in to wheelbarrow, victory roll, STOMP 182! Storm BOOTS Riho! Skye SUPERKICKS Storm! Soho reels Skye in! Skye switches to feed Ruby to Riho. Riho tilt-o-whirls, SUPERKICK CRUCIFIX DRIVER COMBO!! Strom runs in to GERMAN SUPLEX Skye! Skye flounders, Storm aims! SWEET HIP MUSIC!! And then the STORM ZERO!! Cover, The Outcasts win!
Winners: The Outcasts, by pinfall
Love ’em or hate ’em, The Outcasts put this one away as a team! But then they mug Skye! Riho runs in to go after Storm, but she gets mugged, too! Fans boo, but Saraya has the spray paint! She fist-bumps with her girls before they bring Riho up. They paint Riho with the L, then hit her with the TRIPLE POWERBOMB! But wait! Here comes Jamie Hayter! The AEW Women’s World Champion runs in, but she just gets mugged 3v1, too! Fans chant for “DMD! DMD!” and so here comes BRITT BAKER! She CLOBBERS Soho, SUPERKICKS Storm, and then gets after Saraya! Saraya and Britt fire forearms!
Fans fire up, Britt gets the edge! But Saraya turns things around to fire off on Britt! Saraya whips, Britt reverses to kick! Saraya is down, Britt runs, but the Outcasts get Saraya outta there! Fans boo but the Pillar & Killer stand tall in the end. Will they and all of the Outcasts’ enemies look to humble them once and for all?
Chris Jericho w/ Daniel Garcia VS Keith Lee!
The Wizard, Le Champion, The Ocho talked about Adam Cole disrespecting The Red Death in how he celebrated his return victory. However, the Limitless One sees Jericho doing nothing but disrespecting everyone he defeats. Will Keith humble the Demo God? Or will Jericho show that no one is limitless?
The bell rings and fans rally behind Keith. Jericho doesn’t like them singing, “OH~ Bask in His Glory~” but Keith revels in it. Keith and Jericho step up, and Jericho CHOPS! Keith nods, Jericho CHOPS again! And again! And again, and again, and then runs, into Keith’s shoulder! Jericho sits up in a daze, and Keith gives him a respectful kiss on the forehead. Fans laugh and Jericho is stunned. Jericho gets mad, runs in, but Keith palms his head to SLAM him down! Keith throws body shots, haymakers, and elbows in the corner. Keith stands Jericho up to GRIZZLY- NO, Jericho blocks! So Keith knees low!
Keith stands Jericho up again, but Jericho kicks low! Jericho throws forearms and CHOPS, but Keith GRIZZLY MAGNUMS! Jericho sits down in a corner, but Keith stands him up to RAM Jericho and throw body shots! Keith bumps Jericho off buckles, whips him corner to corner, and then runs in to SPLASH! Jericho staggers but Keith pushes him aside. Garcia is rather shocked as Keith looms over Jericho. Keith drags Jericho up, whips him hard into a corner, and then SPLASHES again! Fans fire up, and Keith brings Jericho around. Keith scoops, SLAMS Jericho into the drop zone, and then smirks as he climbs the corner.
Fans fire up but Garcia distracts. Keith tells Garcia to watch himself, but Garcia just does his dance. Jericho CLUBS Keith from behind! And CLUBS him again! Jericho pushes Keith to the apron, triangle jumps and DROPKICKS! Keith goes to the floor and Garcia soaks up the heat. Jericho does, too, while AEW goes picture in picture.
Keith swipes at Garcia but Garcia gets away. Jericho wants after Keith but the ref has him stay back. This allows Garcia to stomp away on Keith! Garcia gets back before he gets caught, and Jericho goes to the apron. Jericho drops AX HANDLES on Keith’s back! Jericho RAMS Keith into the post, then throws body shots! And then he RAMS Keith into railing! Garcia is fired up while Jericho catches his breath. Jericho goes back for Keith, puts him in the ring, and goes up a corner. Jericho soaks up the heat, then leaps at Keith, for more AX HANDLES! Keith goes down and Jericho soaks up all the heat.
Jericho paces around Keith, slaps him around, and avoids Keith’s hands. Jericho stomps Keith, scrapes his face, then soaks up more heat. Jericho drags Keith up and onto ropes, to CHOKE him! The ref counts, Jericho lets off at 4, and he backs off to run and STRADDLE ATTACK! Keith falls over while Jericho mocks the fans. Jericho rains down fists on Keith, lets off, and soaks up more heat from Milwaukee by flipping them off. Jericho goes back to Keith as Dynamite returns to single picture, and Jericho CLUBS Keith down. Fans boo but Jericho just grins as he sits Keith up. Jericho ROCKS Keith with forearms!
Keith staggers up, Jericho CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! But Keith grabs Jericho to whip him to a corner. Keith runs in, but into a boot! Keith staggers back, Jericho goes up, MISSILE DROPKICK! Keith falls, Jericho soaks up even more heat, then he LIONSAULTS! Garcia fires up while Jericho covers, TWO! And with power! Jericho is stunned that he got sent flying off. Jericho stomps away on Keith, then eggs him on. Jericho runs, ROCKS Keith with forearms, then runs again. But Keith LARIATS! Jericho staggers up, and Keith runs him over! And then SPLASHES in the corner! Keith clinches Jericho, but Garcia anchors a foot!
Fans boo but Keith kicks Garcia away. Garcia defends his innocence, but Keith runs around. Jericho runs in, but Keith blocks the lariat! Keith clinches, lifts Jericho up, but Jericho throws forearms. Jericho runs, into a LARIAT! Fans rally, Keith drags Jericho up, and Keith pops Jericho up! But Jericho pops free, rolls Keith up, TWO! Jericho kicks Keith to ropes, kicks him against ropes, but Keith pushes Jericho away. Jericho comes back, Keith barrels through the lariat to POUNCE! Jericho hits the ropes and fans are thunderous! Garcia panics while Keith drags Jericho into a drop zone.
Keith goes up the corner, fans fire up, and Keith MOONSAULTS! ONTO KNEES!! Jericho clutches his knee, that might’ve hurt him more than Keith! Keith grins, he pops Jericho right up, CHOKE SLAM!! Cover, TWO!! Jericho survives and Garcia is getting frustrated for him. Keith drags Jericho up again, reels him back in, and picks him up for a- NO, Jericho slips free to rake the eyes! The ref reprimands but Jericho trips Keith, tries to turn him, and fans fire up for the WALLS OF JERICHO! Keith endures as Jericho sits deep! Keith grits his teeth, fights his way forward, and Garcia says he knows Keith wants to give up!
Keith says no, and he reaches out! But Jericho drags Keith just enough! Keith still fights forward, ROPEBREAK!! Jericho lets go, thinking he’s won. The ref tells him no, that was the ropebreak! Jericho is beside himself, he runs, but into a GRIZZLY MAGNUM! Keith hurries up to clinch and TOSS Jericho across the ring! Fans fire up as Jericho flounders up. Keith fireman’s carries, but Jericho grabs at the ref! Garcia CLUBS Keith in the back! Keith doesn’t budge, but he still drops Jericho so he can DECK Garcia! Fans fire up, and Keith drags Garcia back up! Keith TOSSES Garcia into the ring!
Garcia scurries around, he and Jericho both stand up, and Keith DOUBLE LARIATS! Fans fire up and Garcia flops out of the ring. Keith aims at Jericho in the corner again, but Jericho dodges! Keith hits only buckles! CODE- NO, Keith blocks it! Keith powers up to bring Jericho in, for a SPIRIT BOMB!!! But Keith can’t make the cover, and Jericho crawls away! Garcia distracts the ref again! Jericho makes it to ropes, Keith crawls after him, but SWERVE appears! He CLOBBERS Keith with the ring bell!! Keith falls back and the ref has no idea what happened! Fans boo as Swerve sneaks away, and Jericho covers! Jericho wins!!
Winner: Chris Jericho, by pinfall
Swerve scores one for his vendetta against Keith! Garcia celebrates with Jericho, but here comes ADAM COLE, BAYBAY! Cole checks on his friendly rival in Keith, and fist bumps him over the effort. Cole and Keith start to leave, but then Cole looks back at Jericho like Jericho did Cole. Jericho didn’t learn humility or respect, he just got lucky. Jericho may not get respect, but will he get the fight with Cole that he wants?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite here, lots of great build in stories as well as great action. For one, great opener out of Darby VS Swerve, with AEW doing a good job tying stories together again. Darby wins but has a great promo segment with MJF and Sting to keep him truly on par with JB and Sammy. And then we saw Swerve’s promo with The Mogul Embassy to foreshadow Swerve’s interference in the main event. Jericho wins because of that, and good move to have Adam Cole show up to parallel Jericho coming out after Cole VS Garcia. They’re taking their time building to Cole VS Jericho but that’s fine, this will be a big part of Double or Nothing.
Silas getting squashed was a shame, he’s better than that. But I guess they needed to have time for Wardlow to smash up Hobbs’ car and then brawl with Hobbs. That powerbomb through the two tables was rough, though, because the second table didn’t break and Solo’s head clipped it. Hopefully Solo is okay. But Hobbs VS Wardlow is happening and it could go either way. Chances are, QT will try to interfere like he did the first time, Wardlow will destroy him, and he’ll still beat Hobbs to get himself back up. Let’s just not have Samoa Joe return again to try and get both television based titles. Someone new needs to get in the mix here already.
I was actually surprised they did both titles back to back. Cassidy VS Buddy was great stuff, especially with the story of Cassidy’s bad hand being the focus. Cassidy pulled it off, and I like Best Friends being bold in calling out Aussie Open. Best Friends won’t win but this will give Aussie Open a successful defense before facing a NJPW team. I just wish Rampage didn’t have to worry about basketball getting in the way. But whatever, Rampage is looking to be a really good show either way with that title match and a few other things. And we got another short promo from Christian and Luchasaurus. Christian being vague is fine, but I’m just assuming he and Luchasaurus are waiting for a title story to be clear. Honestly, have Luchasaurus go after Cassidy so that he’s being opportunistic.
Really good promo stuff from Ethan, Matt Hardy and Kassidy. Great brawl from The Firm and #HardyParty, with Jeff Hardy making a great return. Matt was a bit redundant saying this coming match is to undo the contracts with The Firm when that was part of the Hook thing. Or did he not explain clearly and Hook’s win was just to give Hardy Party a match against The Firm to then fight to get out of contract? Well, anyway, Matt gets to choose, and I’m pretty sure we’re getting Ethan, Morrissey, Moriarty and possibly Stokely against Hook, the Hardy Boyz and Kassidy. And if that’s the case, can we get “The Firm Deletion” as a cinematic match?
Good promo from Jay White and Juice Robinson, but it feels like they’re ignoring what is going on in NJPW in regards to the Bullet Club stuff. David Finlay more or less kicked White out of the Club to take over, and then he got Taiji Ishimori and Kenta on his side to do the same to El Phantasmo. ELP either joins forces with Tama Tonga & Hikuleo, or ELP joins White and Juice so that Bullet Club Gold VS Rebel Club is a proper Bullet Club Civil War. But first thing’s first, Jay & Juice are taking on Starks, and maybe Starks gets a teammate. It should be Action Andretti since Action faced Juice and also stuck with Starks through the JAS story.
Really good stuff out of the Women’s Division. Really good match for Outcasts VS Riho & Skye, and the usual numbers game helped The Outcasts win. And good brawl with Outcasts, Hayter & Britt. That’ll be a good tag match, and at this point, the pacing is fine since we have to get to Double or Nothing with this. And in parallel, great stuff out of BCC VS Elite. For one, fans got behind Cutler & Nakazawa hard as they valiantly fought through getting all bloody. But of course, the BCC won out and beat those guys down. And good fake-out in the promo from Omega, The Elite showing up was a great surprise. And that screwdriver attack attempt was a nice detail. In both cases, these have to be Blood & Guts matches to make Double or Nothing 2023 the biggest yet.
My Score: 8.8/10
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The Borderland is All Elite!
The Road to All In: Texas begins tonight! Toni Storm meets Mercedes Mone face-to-face as they prepare for the AEW Women’s World Championship match!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Mixed Six Tag: Gabe Kidd, Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir VS Mark Briscoe, “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Willow Nightingale; Gabe, Moxley & Marina win.
- No Disqualification Tag: Anna Jay & Harley Cameron VS Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford; Megan & Ford win.
- Six Man Tag: The Opps VS The Frat House; The Opps.
- AEW TNT Championship: Adam Cole VS Kyle Fletcher w/ The Don Callis Family; Cole wins, by disqualification, and retains the title.
- AEW International Championship Qualifier: Josh Alexander w/ The Don Callis Family VS Brody King; Brody wins and advances to Fyter Fest.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tony Schiavone is in the ring!
He welcomes us to Dynamite tonight in El Paso, and he welcomes out the 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Cup winner, Hangman Adam Page! The fans fire up as The Blackhat Cowboy walks out, King of Harts belt around his waist, and Schiavone brings up the great response from the fans. Hangman won The Owen in a dramatic classic on Sunday. The fans cheer, “You Deserve It!” as Hangman takes the mic. Hangman says, “Triumph. Triumph in life is fleeting, it’s momentary. You’re on top of the world for the night, and you wake up in the morning, and the moment you realize has passed you. But so is defeat.
“And in the past two years, and if I’m completely honest with myself, in the past three years, that is something that I let myself lose sight of. Because what matters is not the win, it is not the loss, it is what you decide to do with it that matters!” The fans cheer that! Hangman says at Double or nothing, two men entered the ring, and they both knew one would leave defeated. So before Hangman continues, he will say this to Will Ospreay. “Thank you. Thank you for the fight of my life! Thank you for reminding me why I decided to do this in the first place! And thank you for dispelling any notion that i had that you could not be the type of man to carry this company forward, because you can be!”
The fans cheer and chant for “Ospreay! Ospreay!” Hangman then says, while one tasted defeat, the other would taste victory. But he cannot relish in it! This moment is temporary and fleeting. Hangman will not hold this title, carry it or defend it. There will be another Owen Hart Cup, there will be another King of Harts. For now, Hangman returns this belt to AEW. Schiavone takes custody of the belt, and Hangman says he could stay out here all night and tell you how much this all truly means to him. But now, he must look forward to the one thing that for him, this has always been about: THE AEW World Championship!
The fans cheer that, and Hangman says that title has been the prize, the accomplishment, and the responsibility he has chased from the very moment we saw these three letters together for the first time. The fans chant “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Hangman says for seven MONTHS, that title has been hidden from the world, locked away in a briefcase. The fans boo, but Hangman says to him, that title was to be a shining light! A beacon to show the world what these three letters meant! It was about competition! About creativity! Compassion! Passion! And human dignity with which we all treat each other! That is what this is about!
The fans cheer more, and Hangman says on his first day in AEW, he told all of us, both here tonight and watching at home, that while he was here, we would be his boss. Tonight, he makes a promise. In seven weeks, here in Texas, Hangman will win the AEW World Championship! He will free it from the briefcase! He will hold it above his head for all the world to see! He will carry it and defend it with every ounce of his being, and that is a promise he will keep! But then “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Hangman is stunned, but here comes The Realest! Swerve steps into the ring to stare Hangman down, and Schiavone steps aside.
Swerve says, “I bet you wanna know why I’m here. So allow me to educate you and the fine people of El Paso, Texas why I’m here.” Swerve signals to the tron, and we flashback to April 9th of this year. Nick Jackson was explaining why The Young Bucks went and cost Swerve Strickland the AEW World Championship. They did it for their “good friend,” Hangman Page! Hangman wanted this! Swerve could not be world champion again, and The Bucks did that for him! They do not forget who their friends are! They love him, and they know he loves them. The fans boo and Swerve says he was looking at the same opportunity Hangman conveniently has now.
At Dynasty, the main event, Swerve had Moxley, he had the match won! And then so conveniently, The Bucks show up, who Swerve hadn’t bothered with since Blood & Guts, and they cost Swerve. But y’know who else was in the ring that night? Hangman Page. It is so funny how Hangman has his path to the title off Swerve’s loss. Swerve calls collusion! Hangman wants to make promises to the people of Texas? Let’s talk about a promise Hangman made. Hangman told Swerve to his face, in front of the world, that Hangman would never let Swerve be AEW World Champion again.
So Swerve is here now, staring Hangman down man to man, and he will ask Hangman, so don’t lie to him. Did Hangman do this? The fans chant “Tell The Truth! Tell The Truth!” Hangman says, “Well, dumbass… At Dynasty, I locked my eyes on you. Then I locked my eyes on Jon Moxley. And for one God forsaken second, I even thought about helping you. Swerve, if I had wanted to cost you that match, I would have done it myself to your face, because I have done it before.” The fans are torn, but Swerve says, “Sounds good, but you’re still full of sh*t.” The two jaw at each other while the fans rally up, but here comes Ospreay!
The fans cheer as the Aerial Assassin makes his way to the ring, and he has Swerve and Hangman back up. The fans are losing their minds seeing all three guys together. Ospreay borrows Swerve’s mic, and he looks to Hangman. The fans chant “BRUV! BRUV!” Ospreay then looks to Swerve, and Ospreay says he hates getting involved in Swerve’s business. Swerve has looked after Ospreay since he was 20 years old, he’s like a big brother. “But you’re wrong about him.” Ospreay defends Hangman, saying you learn a lot about someone getting in the ring with them when the stakes are high. And stakes couldn’t get any higher on Sunday.
On Sunday, Ospreay left it all in the ring with Hangman, and he has never felt more defeated in his entire life. Hangman had an important decision to make. He walked up the ramp, turned back, picked Ospreay up, and he shook Ospreay’s hand like a man. Ospreay looked in Hangman’s eyes, and he could see that Hangman cares about AEW. It is funny, because Ospreay had that same feeling when he lost to Swerve last year and then did the same thing. Swerve picked Ospreay up. Look around. The fans cheer, and Ospreay tells them both, “People are starting to believe in us again. I hate saying this to you, because I love you… But it is not you. I thought it was me, and it’s not me. It’s HIM!”
The fans cheer, and Ospreay wants Swerve to look at him. They have one shot at this. And they can make this easier on Hangman if they all work together. Swerve, Ospreay, Hangman- Swerve SLAPS the mic down! Ospreay wants Swerve to calm it down but Swerve says he will never work with Hangman, never trust Hangman, and never forgive Hangman! Swerve storms off and Ospreay is disappointed. The fans boo, but Ospreay tells Hangman to let that go. Hangman says he will work with Ospreay, but he will not work with Swerve either. Hangman storms off now, but will these bitter enemies ever realize this is bigger than them?
The Death Riders arrive.
Claudio parks the truck, and everybody spills out of the back. Moxley leads the way for Marina Shafir, Wheeler Yuta, and even Gabe Kidd. Moxley says, “Welcome to Dynamite.” They step into the building, find their way to the crowd, and they’re ready to redeem themselves from losing Anarchy in the Arena. But will they tear up Swerve’s allies to send a message? Or will this conglomeration come out on top?
Mixed Six Tag: Gabe Kidd, Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir VS Mark Briscoe, “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Willow Nightingale!
The trios sort out and the War Dog for hire starts against the Sussex County Chicken. The bell rings and the two run to DOUBLE LARIAT! They fire forearms back and forth, Gabe fires haymakers, but Briscoe gives those back! The fans fire up, Briscoe CHOPS, but Gabe CHOPS! The CHOPS keep going, then Gabe ROCKS Briscoe! Briscoe fires back with a flurry, but Gabe RAMS him into the corner! Speedball & Willow rush in, Moxley & Marina intercept, and the fans fire up as there’s brawling all over the place! Moxley DECKS Bailey, Marina KNEES away on Willow then TOSESS her! Moxley keeps after Bailey but Bailey hits back.
Marina and Willow keep fighting on the outside while Bailey KICKS Moxley against barriers. JUMP KICK! Willow digs her boot into Marina’s face! Gabe talks trash, but fans count along as Bailey rains down TEN punches on Moxley! Gabe whips Mark, Mark goes up and out to ROCK Gabe, RAM low, and then HOTSHOT! Gabe tumbles out to the floor, Briscoe is back in, and Bailey hands him a chair! The fans fire up as the chair is set up, and Briscoe shouts out to Sabu! TRIPLE JUMP DIVE onto the Death Riders! The fans fire up and Briscoe high fives the front row while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Briscoe high fives with Bailey and Willow, then goes back for Gabe. Briscoe CLAWS Gabe’s face, the ref sorts everyone else out, but Bailey sends Moxley into railing! Briscoe BITES Gabe on the forehead, then UPPERCUTS! Gabe flounders into the ring and Briscoe follows. Briscoe stands Gabe up to ROCK him with a right, and then he stomps Gabe into the corner. The ref counts, Briscoe steps off at 4, then he drags Gabe up. Briscoe tags Willow, they double whip Gabe and DOUBLE HIP TOSS! Willow flexes, then tags Bailey. Bailey & Briscoe double whip and they TRIPLE BOOT Gable! Cover, TWO!
Bailey stays on Gabe, brings him over, and he tags Briscoe. Briscoe UPPERCUTS Gabe, then CHOPS! Briscoe whips, Gabe reverses, and Moxley gets a cheap shot in! Gabe clinches for an EXPLODER! Tag to Moxley and he storms up on Briscoe. Moxley drags Briscoe over to then stomp him in the corner. Moxley soaks up heat, but that just lets Marina CHOKE Briscoe in the distraction! Gabe adds on, too! Moxley goes back to Briscoe, digs his boots in, but stops as the ref counts. Briscoe sputters, but Moxley taunts Bailey & Willow. Moxley drags Briscoe up, but Briscoe fires forearms! Dynamite returns to single picture and Moxley kicks Briscoe low!
Moxley scoops Briscoe to SLAM him! Moxley runs to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Moxley drags Briscoe up, wrenches, then tags Marina. They mug Briscoe with KICK after KICK, then Marina tags Gabe. Gabe fires haymakers on Briscoe, then BITES Briscoe’s forehead! Gabe stops to tag Moxley, but Briscoe fires forearms. Moxley fires forearms back, only for Briscoe to fire back! Briscoe CHOPS Gabe, ROCKS Moxley, repeat! Briscoe then dodges Moxley, hot tag to Bailey! The fans fire up as Bailey ROCKS Moxley, bumps him off buckles, and goes up top! MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Bailey and he aims, SOBAT! AX KICK!
Bailey KICKS Moxley down and the fans fire up! STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Moxley scrambles to a corner but Bailey CHOPS him! Bailey puts Moxley up top, GAMANGIRIS, then climbs up! The fans fire up, but Moxley slips down and YANKS Bailey off the corner! Moxley suplexes, but Bailey cradle counters, TWO! Bailey SUPERKICKS! Moxley wobbles, Bailey crawls, hot tag to Willow! Willow and Marina both step in and Willow dodges a boot to fire forearms! Marina shoves Willow, KICKS, then whips, Willow reverses to CHOP! And LARIAT! And LARIAT again! And again!
The fans fire up as Willow back body blocks in the corner, LARIATS, then snapmares for a BOOT! The fans fire up more as Willow whips and SPINEBUSTERS! Cover, but Gabe drags Willow up by her hair! But Briscoe UPPERCUTS Gabe! Then LARIATS him up and out! But now Moxley storms in! Bailey fires LIGHTNING KICKS on him first! Marina GERMAN SUPLEXES Bailey! Willow CHOPS! Marina KICKS! Willow LARIATS! Both women are down and the fans are thunderous! Both women crawl, hot tags to Bailey and Moxley! They run up, Moxley blocks a kick to shove Bailey down, but Bailey rolls back to stand up. SUPERKICK!
Bailey goes up while Moxley falls down! But Yuta slides in a chair, that distracts the ref, and that lets Yuta SHOVE Bailey to the floor! The fans boo, but Gabe whips Bailey hard into railing! Gabe says this is for those who wanna mess with the Death Riders! Torture rack SLAM down through a table! “I’M A MAD MAN, YOU KNOW!” The fans lose their minds, but Dynamite goes back to picture in picture!
Marina drags Willow down and CHOPS away on her! Moxley CLOBBERS Briscoe, and Gabe soaks up the heat. Moxley TOSSES Briscoe over barriers! The Death Riders soak up more heat while Briscoe drags himself back over barriers and Bailey drags himself from the wreckage. Moxley and Gabe both taunt the fans while the ring count climbs. Bailey is still down past 5 of 10, but he flounders and makes his way up. Bailey is in at 9! Moxley is furious and shouts at the fans. Moxley drags Bailey up, reels him in, and soaks up heat as he suplexes, for the X PLEX! Tag to Gabe and he talks trash while Dynamite goes to break.
Dynamite returns and Moxley stomps Bailey in the corner. The fans rally but Moxley hangs Bailey out to dry! Tag to Gabe and Moxley KICKS Bailey. Gable steps in and BOOTS Bailey down! Cover, TWO! Bailey survives but Gabe looks into the camera to say he is taking everything from the rats! Gabe tags Moxley, Moxley stomps Bailey’s hands, then he slaps Bailey around. Bailey CHOPS! Moxley ROCKS Bailey, Bailey hits back, and the fans fire up! Moxley flips Bailey off to ROCK him, but Bailey ENZIGIRIS! Moxley wobbles, reaches out, and Bailey also heads for his corner. Tag to Gabe, and he BLASTS Briscoe! And SPITS at Willow!
The ref keeps Willow back, but Bailey KICKS Gabe! And KICKS! And KICKS! Gabe runs through, Bailey dodges the lariat and BOOTS! Gabe hits the COMEBACKER! Gabe drags Bailey up, we see Kris Statlander watching this, and Bailey BACKDROPS Gabe! Gabe tries to sunset flip it, but Bailey stays up! Bailey breaks Gabe’s grip to MOONSAULT KNEE DROP! The fans fire up while both Gabe and Bailey crawl! Hot tag to Briscoe! Briscoe dodges Moxley, ROCKS Gabe, then CHOPS Moxley! Briscoe fires off on them both, but Moxley waistlocks. Briscoe BOOTS Gabe, PELES Moxley, then clinches Gabe. Gabe fights free and reels Briscoe in.
Briscoe fights Gabe’s lift, but Gabe CHOPS him on the back! Briscoe SLAPS Gabe in the face! Briscoe fires forearms, but Gabe BITES Briscoe’s forehead! The fans boo, but Gabe spits at them! Gabe CHOPS and HEADBUTTS on repeat! Gabe goes corner to corner, but Briscoe dodges! EXPLODER! The fans fire up as Gabe tumbles out, and Briscoe WRECKS him with a dropkick! Briscoe then CANNONBALLS onto Moxley! Willow CANNONBALLS Marina! Bailey is back and he TRIANGLE JUMP MOONSAULTS! Bailey takes out Gabe and Moxley! Briscoe goes up as Bailey puts Gabe in. Marina is up and she goes for Briscoe!
Yuta distracts the ref, but Bailey BOOTS him down! Willow BOOTS Marina, too! Briscoe hits the FROGGY-BOW!! Cover, TWO!?! Gabe survives and the fans are stunned, but Briscoe calls his shot! Briscoe reels Gabe in, underhooks, but Gabe fights the lift! Claudio runs up, but then backs off as Briscoe storms up. Wait, here comes Komander! Komander tightrope walks to ESCALARA! Down goes Claudio, but Komander keeps after him! They’re already set for Collision and the AEW International Championship Qualifier, will Komander and Claudio fight all the way until Saturday?
The fans go nuts, but Gabe tags Moxley! Moxley storms up to have a SLEEPER! But Briscoe drops down, victory rolls, TWO!! Moxley kicks low, underhooks, PARADIGM SHIFT!! Then BULLY CHOKE! Bailey is in, Gabe LARIATS! Marina catches Willow! Gabe has Bailey in a CAMEL CLUTCH while Marina smothers Willow with MOTHER’S MILK!! The fans boo but Briscoe is OUT, Death Riders win!!
Winners: Jon Moxley, Gabe Kidd & Marina Shafir, by submission
The Swiss Terminator and Decoder once again do their part to tip the scales, and Moxley just riles up the fans more. Will nothing stop this reign of terror?
PROGRAMMING NOTE for Collision!
This Saturday, May 31st, Collision will air coast to coast on TNT at 8 PM Eastern, OR immediately following NBA Playoffs Game 6, but you can always stream on HBO Max!
The Hurt Syndicate speaks.
MVP says, “Tonight was not just a momentous occasion, it was a historical occasion, because two things happened tonight. This was the fifth consecutive, successful title defense of the AEW Tag Team Championships, and the debut of the young genius, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, as a full-fledged member of the Hurt Syndicate.” MJF says, “Bobby & Shelton are the most dominate tag team in the world today. Think of any top tag team in this sport, anyone, they’d beat ’em clean, easy. These belts ain’t going nowhere. Now that I am in the Hurt Syndicate, I am gonna make sure of that. And the Syndicate, we roll together, so we’re all collectively going to make sure we’re all strapped in gold.
“As far as my Triple B goes, my Big Beautiful Belt, my AEW World title is concerned, it will soon be around my waist. And if you find yourself in between the Hurt Syndicate and our goals, don’t be surprised if you wake up face down in a pool of your own piss and blood. But hey, man, when it comes to the Syndicate, it ain’t personal. It’s just business.” They all fist bump, but who will be next to step up and get stepped on?
Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford speak.
The Superbad Girl says Anna Jay & Harley Cameron had to cheat to beat them on Sunday. Tonight, it is NO DISQUALIFICATIONS, just like Anna & Harley have always wanted. The Megasus says that means they are her next sacrifice. Will the path of destruction only be more destructive now that Megan doesn’t have to hold back?
Ricochet speaks.
The One & Only says, “I had told that everybody after Double or Nothing, after I had laid wasted to Mark Briscoe, I would continue my quest for gold. A quest that I have been on since day one here in AEW. But I stopped, and I take a second, and I look around AEW, and I get the lay of the land, and I start to see the landscape for what it actually is. I see the Death Riders, I see The Opps, I see the Don Callis Family, I see the Hurt Syndicate, and I think to myself… Ricochet needs a group. Ricochet needs a crew. Ricochet needs some loyal subjects that will follow and help him on his quest for gold.
“And once I do, once I find the perfect crew, then I will continue to show everybody why Ricochet is simply Outta This World. AHA~!”
No Disqualification Tag: Anna Jay & Harley Cameron VS Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford!
For those who watched the Double or Nothing Buy-In, what part of that tag match did Harley & Anna “cheat” to win? Perhaps the Megasus & Superbad Girl don’t want to admit they got outsmarted by the Queenslayer & Wild Aussie. But now there will be no excuses because there is no such thing as cheating in a No Disqualifications match! Will Anna & Harley be the stars of the show after going all out? Or will they be made to #BowDown?
Megan & Ford come prepared with a trash can, its lid, and a golden steel chair! But Anna & Harley are ready to ride as a couple cowgirls armed with two-by-four and steel pipe! The fans fire up as they rush the ring, and while Ford grabs at the wood, Anna trips her up! Harley slides in but Megan BOOTS her down! The bell rings and this essentially Texas Tornado gets spinning! Megan SLAMS Harley down, Anna sends Ford into railing, and Anna brings out chairs! Megan CHOPS Harley, RAMS her in the corner again and again, and grabs one of those chairs. Ford ROCKS Anna, Megan wedges a chair into the corner, and Ford CHOPS Anna.
El Paso wants tables but Ford whips Anna into railing! Anna falls, Megan sits Harley up in the corner, and Megan runs up, only for Harley to move! Megan’s CANNONBALL hits the chair! Harley & Anna mug Ford, then DDT her on the trash can lid! The fans fire up, Harley covers, but Megan breaks it! Megan stalks Harley, but Anna has her wood! Anna SMACKS Megan, but Megan doesn’t even flinch. Megan stares Anna down, the fans tell Anna she messed up, but Harley has her pipe! Harley CLUBS Megan and that was certainly felt! Anna grabs a chair and she SMACKS Megan! Harley PIPES Megan, Anna SMACKS Megan, repeat!
The fans fire up as Megan is just a giant pinball between those brutal flippers, but she gets pissed! Megan dodges H&A to DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up as Megan then goes for her golden chair! Megan sits it up at center, drags Harley up, and she reels her in! But Harley slips out of the suplex! Harley drop toeholds Megan on the chair, Anna SHOTGUNS Megan down! The fans fire up, Anna covers, but Ford breaks it! Harley has Ford for a KNEE down low! Anna has a chair of her own, sets that down, and Harley lines up the shot. Anna runs, they give Ford a form of BOOT CAMP! Cover, TWO!! Ford survives but Anna & Harley go outside.
The fans rally as they go looking, and yes, they bring out a TABLE! The fans fire up as Anna & Harley stand the table up nearby, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Anna & Harley go back into the ring, but Megan is there to clinch Anna! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Ford goes Matrix to dodge Harley, and hits the CUTTER! Ford puts Harley in a corner for the HANDSPRING BACK ELBOW! Megan runs up to add a STINGER SPLASH! Ford picks up the trash can, puts it around Harley, and Megan sends her back in. SHOTGUN to the trash can! Ford drags Harley to a cover, TWO! Harley survives and Ford is frustrated. Ford dribbles Harley, Megan goes looking for things, and she brings out another table! Ford helps Megan set that up in the ring, propping it up in the corner.
Megan storms up on Anna, CLUBS her, then fireman’s carries. Megan runs at the table, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER through the table!! Megan drags Anna to a cover, HARLEY BREAKS IT! Ford is furious and she goes after Harley! Ford fireman’s carries, but Harley slips free to wrench and NECKBREAKER! Cover, Megan deadlifts Harley for a GERMAN SUPLEX! Megan huffs ‘n’ puffs and drags Harley over to the ropes. Megan scrubs Harley’s face with her boot, then soaks up heat. Megan brings Harley over, puts her on the apron, then goes out as Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans fire up already as Megan aims for the table!
Harley fights the urenage and throws elbows! Harley kicks low, SUNSET FLIP, but Megan holds on! Anna ROCKS Megan! Megan shakes her head as she holds on, but Anna ROCKS her again! Ford is up, armed with golden chair, but Anna BOOTS her first! Anna has the chair to SMACK Ford down! Then she SMACKS Megan in the face! Harley POWERBOMBS Megan down through the table!! The fans are thunderous and Anna is all fired up! But Ford runs up to BOOT Anna! Ford fireman’s carries, and GUT BUSTER DROPS Anna! Ford takes a chair, puts it under Anna, then STANDING MOONSAULTS, but Anna moves! Ford hits only chair!
The fans rally up while all four women are down! Harley rises up, looks to Anna and they coordinate. Harley fires up, she runs at Megan, but Megan blocks the wheelbarrow to SMACK Harley off the steel steps! Megan falls back, still hurting from the table, but now the ref has medics check Harley. El Paso declares, “This is Awesome!” while Harley stands up. She’s got a bloody nose, maybe a busted lip, but Harley won’t let that stop her! Harley storms her way into the ring, Ford runs up, and Ford DECKS Harley! Anna kicks Ford, Gory Especial, FULL METAL GORY BOMB as Ford lands on a chair!! Cover, MEGAN BREAKS IT!!
Megan drags Anna up and fireman’s carries! FULL METAL FATE’S DESCENT!! Cover, Cover, HARLEY BREAKS IT! Harley HAMMERs away on Megan, then dodges her! But Megan FLYING LARIATS! Cover, TWO!! Harley survives and the fans fire up! Megan is frustrated, but she and Ford coordinate. Ford crawls to a corner while Megan just throws chairs down on Harley! Megan then drags Harley up and Ford climbs. Megan Electric Chair Lifts Harley, Ford flies, SUPERBAD DOOMSDAY!! Cover, Megan & Ford win!
Winners: Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford, by pinfall
The Megasus unleashed her full power on Harley & Anna, leaving them both bloody messes. Will there be no stopping Megan’s rise to the top of the AEW Women’s Division?
Mercedes Mone arrives in a low rider.
The CEO is once again #FourBeltsMone as she holds up her Queen of Harts title, even as her driver parks the convertible. The AEW TBS Champion struts in as a rhinestone cowgirl, ready to meet the AEW Women’s World Champion face to face, but will they keep it civil? Or will there be a shootout in El Paso?
Six Man Tag: The Opps VS The Frat House!
Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs were part of the winning Team AEW at Anarchy in the Arena. But now, they focus on being AEW World Trios Champions. Will they be ready to go all in this summer? OR will Preston Vance, Griff Garrison, Cole Karter, Jacked Jameson, and even their El Paso “Pledges” be toasting a huge victory?
Jameson has a mic, and he tries to get the fans to join in on “FRAT~ HOUSE~!” They boo instead. Jameson says okay, last night, here in El Paso, him and the boys at Shifty’s Dive, throwing one of their world famous pledge parties. They are traveling the country, throwing these parties, looking for their next members. They were out on the town, and there was a sign with a saying that Jameson really likes: El Paso Strong! The fans cheer that! Jameson says that doesn’t make sense, all the guys are weak and skinny and all the girls are fat and ugly. The fans boo again. Jameson says needless to say, they didn’t find a new member.
But hey, that’s okay, they are not leaving emptyhanded. They’re walking out tonight the NEW Trios Champions! Uh, the belts aren’t on the line…? But Preston Vance says, “Win or lose, we BOOOOOOOOOZE~!” Vance gets in Joe’s face with that, and Joe HEADBUTTS him down! Shibata and Hobbs go after Karter & Garrison on the outside while Jameson and the Pledges scramble. The bell rings, Joe JABS away on Vance in the corner! The fans fire up as Joe just fires off! Joe CHOPS Vance down, and Shibata runs Karter right into railing! Joe CHOPS Vance again, whips him corner to corner, then runs in.
Vance BOOTS Joe, runs, but Joe SWEEPS the legs! And SENTONS on top! Vance scrambles, tag to Griff, and Joe chuckles at the Ivy League MVP getting fired up. The fans rally for Joe, but Joe says uno momento. Tag to Shibata! The fans cheer as The Wrestler steps up. Shibata and Griff feel things out, then Griff CHOPS! Shibata CHOPS in return! Griff CHOPS again, Shibata CHOPS again, and repeat! The fans fire up as Griff fires a forearm but Shibata fires back! Shibata eggs Griff on as Griff fires more shots, only for Shibata to DECK him! Shibata runs corner to corner and HYDRAULIC DROPKICKS!
Shibata drags Griff up, HALF HATCH, then cover, TWO! Griff stays in this but now Shibata tags Hobbs. Griff scrambles away to tag in Karter, but the Diamond in the Rough doesn’t know what he got into. Karter fires hands but Hobbs just takes them! Hobbs TOSSES Karter to the corner, fires hands, then whips corner to corner. LARIAT in the corner! The fans chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Hobbs fires more LARIATS into Karter! Hobbs reels Karter in for the short arm LARIAT! The straps come down and the fans fire up. Hobbs DECKS Griff off the apron, but Vance BLATSS Shibata and Joe!
Joe runs in, Vance runs away, and the ref is distracted, so Jameson slips in with that frat paddle! Jameson SMACKS Hobbs! Hobbs just gets mad! Hobbs LARIATS Jameson up and out! A Pledge is sent in!? Hobbs gives him a SPINEBUSTER! Another Pledge tries, but he gets a SPIENBUSTER! The third Pledge tries, he gets a SPINEBUSTER! Vance has the paddle! The ref stops Vance, and Hobbs gives him a SPINEBUSTER! Karter climbs up the corner, almost slips, but he still leaps, into a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Opps win!
Winners: The Opps, by pinfall
That was town bidness times ten! Will the Frat House study up next time? Will The Opps continue to prove they are #NeverLacking?
Renee Paquette is in the ring.
Renee welcomes out the woman who fought her heart out at Double or Nothing, Jamie Hayter! The fans cheer as Hayter heads to the ring, clearly bummed she is NOT the 2025 Queen of Harts. Renee brings up that unfortunately, Hayter could not overcome Mone in the finals. And she knows Hayter was worried about what her future in AEW would look like without that win. Has Hayter had time to think about what’s next? Hayter tells Renee, that is the question. But then the lights go out!? Oh no, could it be…? The lights come back up and it is THEKLA! The Toxic Spider is in AEW, and she’s right on Hayter!
Thekla DECKS Hayter, then stands over her! Thekla stares into the camera, then spider-walks over! Will the “Idol Killer” tear down all those that came before her in order to be THE woman in AEW?
AEW TNT Championship: Adam Cole VS Kyle Fletcher w/ The Don Callis Family!
The Paragon could not stop the Don Callis Family on Sunday, and now the Panama City Playboy is the Protostar’s next target! Will the Aussie Arrow hit the mar and take this title home for the family? Or will it still be all about the BOOM?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is the true Face of TNT!
Callis is on commentary to say the fans love Cole because he’s just like the fans: he lives on hopes and dreams. Callis says you can’t take hopes to the bank, but you can bank on Fletcher! The bell rings and the fans rally up as Cole and Fletcher stare down. Cole and Fletcher circle, feel things out, and tie up. Fletcher puts Cole in a corner, lets off slowly, then rolls back to mock the “Adam Cole Baybay!” Cole and Kyle circle, tie up, and Cole waistlocks. Fletcher pries free, switches, then he SLAMS Cole down! The fans are torn but Fletcher flexes on Cole. Cole and Fletcher reset, circle, and tie up. Cole headlocks, Kyle fights the takeover, and Kyle powers out.
Kyle RUNS Cole over, smirks, and then goes back for Cole. Kyle slips, Cole slips free, and Cole fires forearms! Kyle scoops but Cole fights free again! Kyle kicks low, CLUBS Cole on the back, but Cole PELES! The fans fire up and Kyle staggers around! Cole storms up to fire hands and he puts Kyle in a corner. Cole stomps a mudhole into Kyle, steps off as the ref counts, and he gives a proper “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!” The fans cheer, Cole whips corner to corner, but Kyle reverses. Kyle runs up but Cole puts him on the apron, and SUPERKICKS him down! The fans fire up and Cole waits on Kyle. Cole goes to the apron and takes aim, only for PRG Vice to step up!
The fans boo as Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta stand in Cole’s way, but Callis says this is strength in numbers. Well speaking of, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly rush out here! Paragon brawls with RPG Vice and head to the back! The fans fire up, Cole goes to fetch Fletcher, but Fletcher SUPERKICKS Cole down! Kyle drags Cole up, reels him in, and APRON POWERBOMBS!! That was a lot more Cole’s head and neck then his back, and while the ref checks Cole, Callis mockingly says he’s gonna check on Kyle while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Fletcher flexes more while he soaks up heat, and Callis really does walk over to talk with him. Kyle steps into the ring and somehow Cole is okay to continue, so a ring count starts. Cole stirs at about 3 of 10, Callis & Kyle soak up more heat, but then Kyle goes out to fetch Cole at about 7. Kyle drags Cole into the ring, then stomps him down! Kyle stomps Cole more, then stalks him to ropes. Kyle JUMP STOMPS Cole down! And JUMP STOMPS again! Then he CHOKES Cole on the ropes! The ref counts, Kyle steps off, and Cole goes to a corner. Kyle soaks up heat, distracts the ref, and that lets Callis CHOKE Cole!
Callis scurries back to commentary before he’s caught, and Kyle drags Cole up. Cole fires body shots but Kyle eggs him on. Cole fires more shots, but Kyle BOOTS him down! Kyle paces while he soaks up more heat, and he checks if that’s for him or for Cole. It is for Kyle, so Kyle scoops Cole and SLAMS him! Kyle paces more while Cole writhes. Cole sits up but Kyle is on him with another scoop and SLAM! Kyle leans on the ropes while he soaks up more heat, then he goes back to Cole. Kyle rains down fists, clamps on a chinlock, and he grinds Cole down. Cole endures and fights up while Dynamite returns to single picture.
The fans rally as Cole fires body shots, only for Kyle to scoop and SLAM again! Kyle twists Cole’s wrist, scoops and SLAMS again, then eggs everyone on. The fans boo but Kyle drags Cole up. Cole fires forearms! The fans rally, but Kyle scoops and spins to SLAM! Callis says the reason Cole was outside to be hit with that apron powerbomb is because he went after Kyle outside the ring. Callis says Cole only has himself to blame. Kyle runs corner to corner, but Cole SUPERKICKS! Callis is eating his words the way Kyle ate that foot! The fans are thunderous as Cole rises up! Cole storms up to fire forearm after forearm!
Kyle shoves Cole but Cole LARIATS! And ELBOWS! And BOOTS! Kyle staggers around, Cole brings him over, but Kyle fights the fireman’s carry! Kyle runs, but Cole BOOTS him! Kyle rebounds into the fireman’s carry! USHIGOROSHI! Cover, TWO! Kyle survives but the fans rally behind Cole. Cole rises up, goes to the corner, and he climbs up to aim again. Kyle stands into the PANAMA- NO, Kyle BACKDROPS then sits down on a cover, TWO!! Cole escapes, Kyle blocks his kick, and Kyle spins Cole for a SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Cole flounders, Kyle runs corner to corner, GAMANGIRI! And then Kyle reels Cole in, but Cole suplexes, GHOST BUSTER!!
Cole fires up, rises up, and the fans are with him! PANAMA SUNRISE!!! Kyle sputters, Cole brings down the kneepad, and Callis freaks out! But JOSH ALEXANDER is here, and he just CLOBBERS Cole!!
Winner: Adam Cole, by disqualification (still AEW TNT Champion)
Callis laughs as the Don Callis Family’s Walking Weapon beats Cole down! But Kyle doesn’t get to be TNT Champion, what good was this? Alexander BITES Cole, Callis says break Cole! Kyle & Alexander mug Cole while the fans boo and cuss Callis out! But wait! Here comes Brody King! The King of Death ahs a chair, and he runs Alexander & Kyle off! This match was to be the main event, but it might as well happen now! Will Brody bulldoze through Alexander to head for Fyter Fest? Or will the Don Callis Family still secure something good for the Summer?
AEW International Championship Qualifier: Josh Alexander w/ The Don Callis Family VS Brody King!
Dynamite returns, security standing between the Walking Weapon and King of Death, but they won’t wait any longer! Security is literally thrown aside and the bell rings! The brawl is on and the fans love it! Brody KNEES Alexander, ROCKS him, puts him in a corner, and CHOPS him! And ROCKS him! And repeat! Brody ROCKS and CHOPS, stands Alexander up and whips corner to corner. Brody runs up, Alexander BOOTS him then goes up, to MISSILE DROPKICK! Alexander dusts himself off, stomps Brody around, then rips the shirt away to CHOKE Brody with it! The ref counts, Alexander stops at 4 and taunts Brody by flossing with the shirt, and we don’t mean teeth.
Alexander offers the shirt to fans, but then drops it on the floor. Alexander whips, Brody reverses and BACKDROPS! The fans fire up as Callis keeps putting Alexander over as the best Canadian wrestler ever. Brody gets his shirt back, and he stuffs it in Alexander’s mouth! The fans cheer but Callis says there is no place for that here! Brody has Alexander against the ropes and CLUBS him! Alexander suffers Beats of the War Drum, and fans count to seven before Brody shoves him down! Brody tosses his shirt away, then brings Alexander up. Alexander fires body shots but Brody ROCKS him back. Brody puts Alexander against the post, hushes the fans, and winds up.
But Alexander ducks, Brody’s CHOP hits POST! The fans all wince as Brody clutches his hand! Alexander then RAMS Brody into the post to go after the shoulder! Alexander wrenches the arm, and he SLAMS it off railing! The fans boo but Alexander keeps after Brody. Alexander CHOPS Brody, refreshes the count, then brings Brody around to whip. But Brody reverses to send Alexander into barriers! Brody choke grips with his off hand, and he BARRIER CHOKE SLAMS Alexander! The fans fire up and Brody CHOPS Alexander against the barrier! Alexander falls, the fans fire up, and Brody stalks Alexander around the way.
Brody brings Alexander up, ROCKS him, but that was the bad hand. The fans rally and Brody puts Alexander in the ring. Alexander BOOTS Brody, then BOOTS the arm! Alexander runs, but Brody breaks through the lariat and CLOBBERS Alexander! Alexander tumbles out of the ring, and Brody builds speed! Brody DIVES into a FOREARM! Alexander has Brody in the ropes, APRON DDT! Brody slumps down and sputters, and then Alexander CHOPS him! The fans rally, Alexander runs, and he BODY CHECKS Brody off the apron! Alexander soaks up the heat while Lance Archer applauds. Callis says Alexander is not intimidated by size because he has the technique!
Fans chant “You Suck!” but Alexander SLAMS the bad arm into the post! Brody clutches his hand, but he CHOPS with the left! And CHOPS again! Alexander kicks and CHOPS in return! Alexander brings Brody around the way, and whips him hard into steel steps! Brody writhes, Alexander grins as he refreshes the count, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref checks on Brody, but Brody refuses to let the bad arm stop him. Alexander goes out and walks up the steps so he can stomp Brody’s hand! The ref reprimands but Alexander kicks Brody around. Alexander puts Brody in the ring, but Brody ROCKS him with an elbow! Brody CHOPS, but Alexander CLAWS Brody’s eyes! Alexander adjusts his wrestling headgear before bringing Brody around. Alexander HIP DROPS the good arm, looking to leave Brody with no arms! Alexander traps the bad arm and SNAP LOCKS it! Brody writhes and Alexander takes a moment to soak up heat. Brody drags himself up with the ropes, but Alexander pulls on the arms!
The ref reprimands, Brody ROCKS Alexander, but Alexander kicks low! Alexander climbs up in the corner to rain down fists! Brody stops Alexander at five, but Alexander CHOPS! Brody CHOPS, Alexander CHOPS repeat! Alexander CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS, then brings Brody in for a BIG suplex! That alone was impressive, and Alexander covers, TWO! Brody toughs it out and Alexander grows frustrated. Alexander looms over Brody, throws down elbows, then he drags Brody by the bad arm. SNAP LOCK! Brody writhes again but Alexander paces. Alexander drags Brody back up, and he clamps on with a keylock!
Dynamite returns to single picture as Brody endures. The fans rally, Brody fights up, and Brody fires body shots. The fans fire upas Brody CHOPS! But that was the bad hand again! Alexander waistlocks, but Brody switches, and he GERMAN SUPLEXES! The fans fire up and Brody LARIATS! But again, the bad arm! Alexander BOOTS Brody, BOOTS him again, but Brody SOUTHPAW LARIATS! Both men are down and the fans fire up. A standing count starts and the fans rally. Callis claims Alexander is ahead on points, not that that matters right now. Brody and Alexander are on opposite ends of a corner as they rise up.
Brody grabs Alexander, goes to the top rope with him, but Alexander pulls the crossbar’s pad away! Alexander fights the suplex, throws body shots, and then he HOTSHOTS the arm on the bare bar! Brody staggers away, Alexander pursues, and Alexander waistlocks. Brody fights with elbows, then fireman’s carries! Alexander fights back, but Brody BOOTS him! And has the SLEEPER!! Alexander endures, and he pries the grip open! ELBOW BREAKER! APRON GERMAN SUPLEX!! Both men fall to the floor and Callis says they might need to stop this. The fans lose their minds, and a standing count begins.
Alexander stands at 3 of 10, and he brings Brody over to make him take a seat. Alexander CHOPS, then he mocks the barking! The fans boo instead, but Alexander grins and runs in, but Brody BOOTS him! Brody makes Alexander sit down, CHOPS him, and now the fans bark with Brody! Brody runs up, CROSSBODY against the railing! The fans rally for Brody as he brings Alexander up and into the ring. Alexander flounders to a corner, Brody barks and runs corner to corner, CANNONBALL!! But he only gets buckles! Alexander drags Brody to have the ANKLE LOCK! Brody endures, reaches out, turns over, and he kicks at Alexander!
Alexander staggers back, Brody reels him in, but Alexander BACKDROPS free! The fans rally but alexander waistlocks. Brody fires elbows, but Alexander traps the arms! Alexander RAMS Brody into buckles, then he STRAITJACKET GERMANS!! Bridging cover, TWO!!! Brody escapes and the fans fire up! Alexander sits up, forehead bloody and shock in his eyes. Alexander drags himself up the corner, grins, and MOONSAULTS, but onto knees! The fans bark, Brody LARIATS! Brody reels Alexander in, hauls him up, GONZO BOMB!!! Cover, BRODY WINS!!
Winner: Brody King, by pinfall (advances to the AEW International Championship match)
The Don Callis Family had two chances tonight, failed them both, and now Brody heads for Colorado and Fyter Fest. Will The King of Death end the reign of The Best Bout Machine? Who else will join Brody and Kenny Omega in the Mile High City?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
On top of the other two International Championship qualifiers, Claudio VS Komander and Hechicero VS Mascara Dorada, we will have Mina Shirakawa VS Skye Blue! Will the Fighting Gravure Idol stay strong in the wake of losing at Double or Nothing? Plus, after the confrontation during the TNT Championship match, Paragon battles RPG Vice, but with some added names to the mix! RPG Vice bring in NEVER Openweight Champion, Konosuke Takeshita, while Roddy & Kyle conglomerate with NJPW Strong Openweight Champion, Tomohiro Ishii! Could this Six Man Tag open some doors to more golden opportunities?
Kyle Fletcher speaks.
The Protostar does not know whose call that was, whether it was Callis or Alexander, but he doesn’t care, because he does NOT need help out there, and certainly not to beat Adam Cole! He should be standing here as the NEW TNT Champion! But speaking of Cole, he comes running in and the two start throwing hands! Kyle has a GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! Security rushes out, separates the two, and Cole says Kyle is a dead man! Cole knows he had Kyle beat, but when and where will these two put the claims to rest?
Mercedes Mone heads to the ring!
The CEO struts her way out, carrying all her belts, the Owen Hart Cup on display. Mone grabs a mic and says, “El Pasooooo~! I now stand before you not only as the greatest TBS & Rev-Pro Champion of all time… But as the greatest winner of the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament!” The fans are torn, but Mone says the legends, Owen Hart and her hero, Eddie Guerrero… The fans cheer for El Paso’s own, the late, great Latino Heat, and Mone says they do NOT compare to the greatness of Mone! That is why she is the CEO of AEW! But wait! Timeless Toni Storm makes her way out here! This face-to-face is now official as the AEW Women’s World Champion steps into the ring.
The fans cheer for Toni, and the two champions eye each other while Toni gets herself a mic. Toni kicks off the shoes and sets her belt down on the mat. Mone says, “Toni, darling, we finally meet.” The fans applaud that, and Mone says she knows these AEW fans are so sick of the black ‘n’ white. They want a champion full of color! The fans boo that, but Toni says, “Hello, Mercedes. I have waited so long for you. 441 days ago, you arrived in AEW on a show named after you. And since then, you’ve won titles, you’ve made history, and you’ve remained undefeated. But you have never once spoke to me. You have never once looked at me.
“You said that you’ve been watching me since before you even came here. You told Antony Khan that this was the one match you wanted to have. So, darling, what took you so long?” The fans cheer, and Mone says back, “What took me so long? Patience, darling, patience.” The fans boo, but Mone says this isn’t about Toni, this is about Mone and her legacy. And you think she’s going to go around backstage shaking just anybody’s hand? When Mone is the Beyonce of Women’s Wrestling? You gotta be kidding! The fans boo but Mone asks Toni, “Do you not know who I am? I am the standard, I am the conversation, I am the blueprint, I AM the revolution!”
Fans are torn, but Toni smirks as there are those who chant, “No, You’re Not! No, You’re Not!” Toni says she is the Toni Storm of Pro-Wrestling, and she swears to an unknown God that you have NEVER met anyone like her! The fans cheer that! Mone says yes, that’s right. This Toni, this “shy, nervous Toni Storm that I met ten years ago,” is very different. But so is Mone. Mone is not just a Boss, she is a CEO. She has beaten the very best from all over the world, from Mexico to Japan to England. And now at All In: Texas, Mone is bringing it home. We will have THE greatest women’s match of all time! Fans like the sound of that.
Toni says they have so many similarities. They both started so young, struggled on the indies, found success, were given trophies and flowers, and when those weren’t enough, they left it all behind to follow their hearts. And in AEW, they became exactly who they are meant to be! The fans cheer that! Mone nods, and Toni continues: There is one glaring difference. While Mone wants all the titles, Toni needs only one. Toni has lived for this title, she has cried for this title, she has bled for this title, and she has DIED for this title! The fans chant, “She’s Our Champion! Toni! Toni!” Mone is annoyed, but Toni keeps going.
“So if you want to ride the Money Train through the Toni Tunnel, I just hope you can get deep enough.” The fans cheer that! Mone says not even Toni’s hips are wide enough for the Money Train! Toni says 45 days form now, they will meet again in Texas. And somewhere in the world, a little girl with big dreams will be watching. She will say, “Holy S*IT, these b*tches are crazy!” And then, that little girl will find out who the better woman is! Toni sincerely believes Mone is the greatest of all time. But unfortunately for Mone, Toni happens to be TIMELESS~! The fans cheer that, and Mone scowls.
Mone tells Toni that Toni may call herself timeless, but what she deserves is for her time to come an end! Mone will see Toni at All In! Toni says, “See you at All In, darling.” The fans fire up as Mone puts her other belts aside to offer a handshake. Toin smiles and accepts. Then they bring each other in to stare down. Toni smells Mone, and then kisses Mone on the hand. Mone reels Toni in for a Gory Especial! Toni fights out to reel Mone in! Mone scrambles free of the driver, and the fans fire up! That was just a taste of what’s to come, but who will taste sweet victory when these two battle it out in Globe Life Field?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite to follow Double or Nothing while building to Fyter Fest and All In. Excalibur said himself that tonight paralleled Double or Nothing by bookending things with the Owen Hart Cup stories. Great opening promo from Hangman, Swerve and Ospreay. Swerve did have a good point of asking if Hangman was in cahoots with The Bucks, but we also know that’s not the case. And of course Swerve and Hangman will be at odds during this whole All In build. But just as likely, we will get a great “Avengers working together” kind of moment to finally take out the Death Riders and get that title off Moxley.
Great closing promo from Toni and Mone, with a good reference back to their time in WWE. I’m still hoping for them to put all the belts on the line so that they are truly going all in. But the tease of someone taking a finisher to the belt was good stuff. 45 days of build, who knows what else we get, but there’s also no guarantee that Mone keeps the TBS Championship. It’d be wild if someone took that title from her on the way, but it could be a point of pressure that Mone has to defend her other belts while Toni only has to worry about one.
Good debut for Thekla tonight, it was very in line with a Malakai/Aleister Black debut. Hayter seems to automatically be the woman who faces returning and debuting wrestlers and that’s not a bad spot, but it would be nice if she got to do title stuff. Great women’s tag match, and kudos to Harley fighting through a broken nose. But in the end, the Heels winning made sense when they lost at Double or Nothing. There’s talk of tag titles coming, but I don’t have faith in that when TK’s pacing of the women’s division still hasn’t improved. The current example is the poor planning he has with the ROH Women’s Pure Championship.
RIP the Frat House, their ceiling is ROH after getting crushed by The Opps. A little surprised we didn’t get Hook showing up or having a promo, but maybe that happens for Collision. The Mixed Six Tag was great stuff, and throwing Speedball in there was a little surprising until it was clear the Death Riders were winning that. Good promo from Hurt Syndicate, but every time MJF talks about “his” world title, it feels like Lashley wants to roll his eyes or something, because duh, why wouldn’t he and Shelton want their own shots at that title? If Moxley does lose at All In, and MJF goes after Hangman, you can bet MJF and Lashley butt heads again over who really gets the title match.
Good promo from Ricochet, but I wonder… Ricochet wants a crew, there’s a duo named CRU… Is Ricochet going to lead Lio & Action as a trio? And if it isn’t CRU, who would fall in line behind Ricochet? Unless that’s the point of his next story arc: failing to make a faction because he’s that insufferable. And great Don Callis Family stuff tonight. Cole VS Kyle was great, good move for Paragon to go after them, and that Six Man Tag on Collision will be fun. Alexander running out there really was confusing, not just kayfabe, but maybe they want to give Kyle an out. Kyle is great as a wrestler and a personality, fans surely will cheer for him over the rest of Callis Family, but we’ll wait and see how Cole VS Kyle 2 goes.
Alexander VS Brody was a great main event match, with great story of going after Brody’s hand. Alexander getting busted open hard way from perhaps that top rope stuff did add something. And honestly, I’m pleasantly surprised by Brody winning. Brody and Omega alone is great, but then it’ll surely be Claudio over Komander, and now Hechicero over Mascara Dorada to keep the two Faces and two Heels ratio.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Arizona has gold, glory, and ANARCHY!
The desert is hot but it’ll be hotter inside as AEW Double or Nothing brings back Anarchy in the Arena! Who survives this war AEW’s identity?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Buy-In – Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford VS Anna Jay & Harley Cameron; Anna & Harley win.
- Buy-In – 8 Man Tag: Roppongi Vice & CRU VS Bandido, AR Fox & Los Titanes del Aire; Bandido, Fox & Los Titanes win.
- 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Finals: Mercedes Mone VS Jamie Hayter; Mone wins and will challenge for the AEW Women’s World Championship at All In: Texas.
- FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway VS Daniel Garcia & Nigel McGuinness w/ Matt Menard; FTR wins.
- Stretcher Match: Ricochet VS Mark Briscoe; Ricochet wins.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships: Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin w/ MVP & MJF VS Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara; Lashley & Shelton win and retain the titles.
- AEW Continental Championship: Kazuchika Okada VS “Speedball” Mike Bailey; Okada wins and retains the title.
- AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm VS Mina Shirakawa; Toni wins and retains the title.
- Anarchy in the Arena: Swerve Strickland, Kenny Omega, Willow Nightingale & The Opps VS The Death Riders & The Young Bucks; Swerve, Omega, Willow & The Opps win.
- Six Man Tag: Paragon VS The Don Callis Family; The Don Callis Family wins.
- 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Finals: Will Ospreay VS Hangman Page; Hangman wins and will challenge for the AEW World Championship at All In: Texas.
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the Double or Nothing Buy-In!
Join Renee Paquette, RJ City & Jeff Jarrett in discussing, predicting and analyzing all the action about to happen in Phoenix, Arizona!
Backstage interview with Ricochet.
Lexy Nair asks the One & Only how he feels going into not just AEW’s first Stretcher Match, but his own first stretcher match against the unpredictable Mark Briscoe. Ricochet says Lexy is smarter than Renee Paquette & Tony Schiavone combined, but that’s not saying much. That said, this is his first Stretcher Match, but while some say Mark is unpredictable, Ricochet says Mark’s brainless. Speaking of brainless, there have been a lot of discourse online about the rules of a Stretcher Match, so allow Ricochet to explain.
Rule one: Ricochet incapacitates Mark long enough to place his dumbass on a stretcher. Ricochet then rolls said stretch up to the lovely ambulance the local hospital has supplied for them. Ricochet puts the stretcher in the ambulance, close the doors, and Mark immediately receives the best medical care possible for the beating Ricochet just put upon him! Um, what’s rule two? Rule two is that there ARE no rules, outside of rule one. AHA~! Ricochet heads out, but will he make this Stretcher Match #OuttaThisWorld? Or will he fail to #ManUp against the Sussex County Chicken?
Buy-In: Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford VS Anna Jay & Harley Cameron!
The Megasus and her harbinger, the Superbad Girl, have been doing what they want to who they want, all to clear the field of those in their way of titles. However, they may have pushed the wrong ones in the Queenslayer & Wild Aussie! But will Anna & Harley be the stars of the show? Or will they be made to #BowDown in the desert?
The teams sort out, Harley starts with Megan and they tie up. Megan puts Harley in a corner, but Harley shoves Megan! Megan eggs Harley on, then catches her into a waistlock! Megan SLAMS Harley down, soaks up cheers and jeers, but Harley KNEES Megan! Harley fires more knees and the fans fire up! Megan shoves Harley, Harley waistlocks, but Megan is too tall the lift! Harley hops on but Megan RAMS her into the corner! Megan smothers Harley, lets off as the ref counts, but FOrd pulls Harley’s hair! The fans boo but Megan storms up to CHOP Harley! Tag to Ford, she wrenches Harley to a wristlock.
The fans rally and Harley wrenches. Ford rolls, rolls, handsprings, and CLUBS the arm to SLAP Harley! Ford headlocks, Harley endures, and Harley powers out. Anna tags in, Harley drops down, and Anna knees low! Anna whips Ford to the corner to LEG LARIAT! Anna pulls on Ford’s arms, tags Harley, and Harley snapmares Ford into Anna’s BLOCKBUSTER! The fans fire up and Harley says, “Anna! Get the CHEEKS!” Anna lies down, and Harley SMOTHERS Ford in the Georgia Peach! Megan BOOTS Harley, the fans boo, but Ford snarls as she kicks Harley around. Ford taunts the fans, fireman’s carries, and hits a GUT BUSTER DROP! Cover, TWO!
Anna HAMMERS Harley but the ref reprimands. Ford drags Harley up, but Harley JAWBREAKERS! And ENZIGIRIS! Hot tag to Anna! The fans cheer as Anna CLOBBERS Ford! Anna whips Ford to the corner, runs in, and UPPERCUTS! ROLLING ELBOWS! Anna snapmares, runs, and basement DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Anna keeps Ford back, but Ford still manages the tag to Megan! Megan runs up, Anna wrenches and HOOK KICSK! Anna whips, Megan reverses, but Anna dodges in the corner! Anna RAMS Megan, turns her in the ropes, and NECKBREAKERS! The fans fire up, but Megan is still up!
Megan brings Anna up with a BIG back suplex! The fans are torn but Megan stands tall over Anna. Megan drags Anna up, brings her around, and bumps her off buckles. Megan tags Ford and then runs in for a SPLASH! Ford handsprings to BACK ELBOW! Megan clinches for an EXPLODER! Ford hurries to cover, TWO! Anna survives and Ford grows frustrated, but Ford drags Anna up. Ford CHOKES Anna on the ropes, stops at 4, and then drags her to the other side. Ford CHOKES Anna over here, the fans boo, but Ford stops at 4. Ford runs and DROPKICKS Anna in the back! Cover, TWO! Anna shows that grit but Ford drags her up.
Tag to Megan, she and Ford mug Anna in the corner. The fans rally for Anna as Megan RAMS her again and again! Megan CHOPS, the fans “WOO~” and Megan bumps Anna off buckles. Megan CHOPS again and fans “WOO~!” Anna hobbles, Megan clinches, OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Cover, TWO! Anna survives but Megan drags her back up. Megan RAMS Anna into the corner, tags Ford, and Ford stomps away on Anna! The fans boo but Ford soaks it up. Ford drags Anna up, whips her back in, and ROCKS Anna! The fans rally for Anna but Megan tags in. Megan KNEES Anna low, brings her around, but Anna fires body shots!
Megan CLUBS Anna down, then talks trash as she deadlifts! Anna slips free of the suplex and hops on! QUEENSLAYER! But Megan RAMS her into buckles! Megan is free and she CHOPS away on Anna! Megan puts Anna up top, runs in, but Anna BOOTS Megan, then BLOCKBUSTERS! Hot tags to Ford and Harley! The fans fire up as Harley rallies on Ford! Harley then wrenches and NECKBREAKERS! Harley runs, dodges Megan, and tilt-o-whirl MERRY-GO-ROUND RANAS! The fans fire up with “FEEL THE WRATH~!” Harley runs in at Megan to SPLASH! Then she whips Megan, but Megan reverses.
Harley ELBOWS Ford, dodges Megan, so Megan SPLASHES Ford! Harley then runs to SPLASH them both! Harley reels Ford & Megan in, but they DOUBLE SUPLEX Harley! Harley fights that to DOUBLE DDT! Cover on Ford, TWO!! Ford survives and the fans rally with Harley. Harley tags Anna, they drag Ford up, and they reel her in. But Megan double waistlocks, to DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEX!! Megan then helps Ford to the corner, tags in, then hauls Ford up. Megan makes Ford her weapon as she THROWS her out onto Harley & Anna!! The fans fire up and Ford feeds Anna to Megan! Megan reels Anna in, lifts her up, and RUNNING POWERBOMBS her!!
Anna flounders away, Harley is back, and Harley tilt-o-whirls to DDT! Ford is up, goes Matrix, and then hits a CUTTER! The fans rally as Anna kicks Ford, Gory Especials, and GORY BOMBS! Megan roars and FLYING LARIATS! All four women are down and the fans fire up! Megan brings Anna up, scoops her, and POWERSLAMS her! Megan goes up the corner, but Anna is up to ROCK her! Anna climbs up to get Megan but Megan fights back. Harley joins in and the fans fire up! Harley & Anna mug Megan up top, and they DOUBLE SUPER PLEX!! Those three are down, Anna manages the cover, TWO!!
Megan survives and shocks Anna! Anna calls to Harley, tags her in, and they double whip Megan. Megan DOUBLE LARIATS them!! The fans are torn but Megan roars! Megan tags Ford, hauls Harley up, and Megan Electric Chair Lifts while Ford climbs. But Harley victory rolls through the Doomsday! Megan ROCKS Harley, Ford runs up, but Harley wrenches Ford! Anna and Megan brawl on the outside, and Harley hits HER FINISHING MOVE!! HARLEY & ANNA WIN!!
Winners: Anna Jay & Harley Cameron, by pinfall
Megan is shocked! She took her eyes of the ball, and Ford fumbles! Harley has the game winner, will she and Anna rise together in the women’s division? Will Megan’s warpath only be more destructive from here on out?
Backstage interview with The Sons of Texas.
Alex Marvez is with Sammy Guevara & Dustin Rhodes, and he’s ready to rep the #DayOneGuys. Marvez notes Sammy was part of that very first Double or Nothing in 2019. Safe to say, things have changed? Yes, that is true. Sammy is a husband and dad! He has a legendary tag partner, and he even has new merchandise! But tonight, things change again as the Sons of Texas become the NEW AEW World Tag Team Champions! The Natural’s very first AEW match was with his brother, Cody, and that remains one of, if not THE bloodiest match in AEW history. Is Dustin going to bring that same level of violence?
Dustin says yes, absolutely. He wants everyone to know that last night, he was pondering on this moment. He looked out the window and saw this storm rolling in. It didn’t look good. It looked really, really bad. Hurt Syndicate, the Sons of Texas want more gold. Understand, try and hurt Dustin! There’s nothing he hasn’t already been through! This is for ALL the gold! This is the Natural, Dustin Rhodes, a living legend! The Spanish God, Sammy Guevara! They are the UNDEFEATED ROH World Tag Team Champions! Do they have a chance? Yes, they do! On any given Sunday, anything can happen, so watch out!
You wanna hurt ’em? Bring the best you got, because it just won’t be enough! Dustin & Sammy want more, but will that ambition be their downfall? Or will they be the ones that hurt people?
Buy-In – 8 Man Tag: Roppongi Vice & CRU VS Bandido, AR Fox & Los Titanes del Aire!
While the Don Callis Family’s “big 3” are in action later tonight, Trent Beretta & Rocky Romero are teaming with Lio Rush & Action Andretti to show there are no weak links in the Family. But will RPG & CRU make it work? Or will the four high-flyers they’re up against be too fly to stop?
The teams sort out but RPG & CRU just attack! The fans boo but RPG & CRU TOSS everyone but Bandido out. They mug the ROH World Champion while the ref reprimands. RPG double whips Bandido to a corner, then they LARIAT, LARIAT, LARIAT and LARIAT! Rocky goes again but Bandido dodge! Bandido’s team drags out Trent & CRU, then they put Rocky on a corner! SPLASH after SPLASH after SPALSH, and then Bandido UPPERCUTS! The fans cheer as Bandido snapmares Rocky. The team keeps Trent & CRU out, and then we get a TRIPLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! The fans fire up while Rocky flounders.
The ref has the teams finally sort out, and Bandido stays with Rocky. Bandido whips, ELBOWS, and then basement BOOTS Rocky! Rocky flounders, the fans fire up, and Bandido puts him in the corner. Tag to Hologram, he tags Komander, they whip, hurdle, and SOBAT! SWEEP! Then handspring and STOMPS to the hands! Then DOUBLE GIRI COMBO! The fans fire up while Rocky flounders around again. Komander clamps onto Rocky with a chinlock but Rocky fights up. Komander wrenches, tags Fox, and they mug Rocky. The fans rally for Fox as he kicks and suplexes for the ANARCHY! Cover, TWO!
Fox stomps Rocky, watches Trent & CRU closely, then CLUBS Rocky again. Tag to Bandido, the fans rally as Bandido brings Rocky around, and Bandido calls his shot. Bandido stalling suplexes Rocky, and the fans count along! Bandido goes to TEN, but Trent pushes Rocky down! But Bandido BOOTS Trent, and LARIATS Trent up and out! Rocky runs, but Bandido pops him up to a military press! Bandido THROWS Rocky out onto Trent! Bandido builds speed, but CRU is here! Bandido sends Action at Lio, Lio dodges, but then Bandido sends Lio at Action. Action dodges, Lio rolls to pick Bandido’s leg, Action runs up for the NECKBREAKER LEG SWEEP COMBO!
CRU HANDSPRINGS Fox down, but Los Titanes DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Then Hologram gives Komander the boost to DOUBLE DROPKICK CRU! They run, but RPG Vice drag them out! The fans boo, Bandido looks around, but CRU DOUBLE DIVE! Lio hits, Komander dodges, but Action SUPERKICKS! CRU DOUBLE SUPLEX Komander onto the apron! The fans boo but CRU soaks up the heat. Rocky has Bandido and bumps him off buckles. Tag to Trent, Trent runs up and ELBOWS Bandido! TORNADO DDT! Bandido flops, Trent covers, TWO! Bandido is tougher than that and the fans rally for “LUCHA! LUCHA!”
Trent is annoyed, and he BOOTS Bandido! Rocky taunts the fans, but Bandido CHOPS Trent! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! But Trent throat chops! The ref reprimands but Trent runs up, only for Bandido to BOOT him! And UPPERCUT! Bandido goes up, up, and TORNILLO CROSSBODIES! The fans fire up while both men are down! Bandido and Trent crawl, hot tags to Fox and Action! Fox rallies on Action, goes Matrix to dodge and PELE! The fans fire up with Fox and he runs corner to corner, A0LIST LIARIAT! Lio runs in, Fox ELBOWS him away, then skins the cat to DROPKICK and roll! CUTTER for Lio!
Fox dodges Action’s kick but Action stops the cutter. Action runs up, Fox puts him on the apron, but Action ROCKS Fox! Action slingshots but Fox dodges to then slingshot SENTON onto Action! Fox DIVES onto Lio, FLIES out onto Action, and Phoenix fires up again! But Trent LARIATS Fox! Trent talks trash on Bandido, then he whips Fox hard into railing! Trent taunts the fans while CRU puts Fox in the ring. They taunt Fox, the fans rally up, and Lio whips. Fox reverses. Lio reverses back, and Action waistlocks to SLAM! Lio sits Fox up to fire fast hands and ROCK Fox! Action covers, TWO! Fox is tougher than that but CRU stays cool.
Action tags Rocky and they mug Fox. Rocky ROCKS Fox, CHOPS him, then tags Trent. RPG Vice MUGS Fox, then they BLAST Bandido y Hologram! Fox BOOTS Rocky, BOOTS Trent, then leaps, but RPG Vice catches him! They RAM him into the corner, then run up together, into DOUBLE BOOTS! Fox goes up, up, and DOUBLE CANNONBALLS! The fans fire up while all three are down! Fox crawls, reaches out, but CRU YANKS all the luchadores down! The fans boo as RPG Vice mug Fox again! Trent lifts Fox, Rocky goes up, STRONG ZERO!! Cover, BANDIDO BREAKS IT! The fans are thunderous as Bandido makes the save!
Rocky TOSSES Bandido out, then he and Trent regroup. Tag to Action and he kicks Fox around. The fans rally for Fox and he SLAPS Action! Action CHOPS Fox! And CHOPS again! Action whips Fox, ELBOWS Fox down, then mocks the fans. The fans boo Action but he stands Fox up. Action bumps Fox off buckles, tags Lio, and CRU double whip. Fox KICKS Action, TOSSES Lio, then dodges Action to hot tag Hologram! The fans fire up as Hologram WHEEL KICKS! And ENZIGIRIS! Lio is back but Hologram kicks him and sends him into Action! ZIGZAG DDT COMBO!! The fans fire up and Hologram brings Action up.
Hologram whips, Action reverses, but Komander tags in! GAMANGIRI and then Komander goes up! Tightrope and ARABIAN- NO, Action puts Komander outside! Komander ROCKS Action and springboard RANAS! The fans fire up, Komander whips Action, but action reverses. Hologram tags back in, Komander hurdles, and then feed to the SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO!! Not the cleanest but Hologram brings Action up. Tag back to Komander and Komander hurries up top. Hologram fireman’s carries Action, WASTLAND SLAM! But RPG Vice attack! Fox & Bandido BOOT RPG Vice! Lio throws hands, too!
Komander TOSSES Lio, then repositions Action. Komander goes up, up, and Bandido joins in!? Fox & Hologram wait for the cue, and we get DOUBLE TOPES AND DOUBLE MOONSAULTS!!! The fans go nuts over four flying flips! Komander covers Action, TWO!! Action survives but Komander tags Bandido! Bandido is up top, Action is still in the drop zone, and then the rest of the team set up the rest of RPG & CRU! QUADRUPLE 450 SPLASHES!!! That’s 1800 degrees!! Cover on Action, TWO!?! Action survives, but now he’s set up for a BOOSTED 21 PLEX!!! Cover, Bandido’s team wins!
Winners: Bandido, AR Fox y Los Titanes del Aire, by pinfall
This was a wild way to wrap the Buy-In, and the ROH World Champion stands tall with his amigos! How much more madness will we see as AEW goes Double or Nothing?
The tradition continues…
Some events leave a mark. Fewer make history. Even fewer change history. But this event did it all! And though this is the seventh, luck will have nothing to do with it. Wills will be tested, violent acts will be committed, and legacies will be solidified. “With dreams of glory… and just plain anarchy!” Tonight, a mark will once again be left on the world. Because once again, AEW goes Double or Nothing!
2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Finals: Mercedes Mone VS Jamie Hayter!
The CEO may be down to #ThreeBeltsMone, but she still feels entitled to this tournament’s legacy, the trophy with Owen’s name on it, and the title shot that comes with it. But on the flipside, the former AEW Women’s World Champion will not be denied her redemption that has been a long time coming. Will the Money Train stay on track? Or will it be derailed when she learns Hayter Hits Hard?
The bell rings and the fans fire up already. Hayter stands on the corner to fire the fans up more. Mone and Hayter circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Hayter powers Mone back but Mone turns things around in the corner. The ref counts, Mone smothers Hayter but backs off at 4. Mone hops up to soak up the cheers and jeers. Mone and Hayter go again, tie up again, and the fans duel. Mone waistlocks, Hayter powers her to a corner and fires elbows! The ref counts, Hayter stops to strut, and Mone scowls. Mone and Hayter go again, Hayter waistlocks, and she SLAMS Mone down! Mone scrambles away in a huff, but comes back for more.
Mone waistlocks, and CLUBS Hayter in the back! Mone puts Hayter in a corner to fire more shots on that back! The ref counts, Mone stops at 4, and Mone soaks up more cheers and jeers. Hayter rises and BOOTS Mone! And bumps her off buckles, to then fire LARIAT after LARIAT! Hayter then snapmares and BOOTS Mone down! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as Hayter drags Mone back up. Hayter fires forearm after forearm to put Mone in a corner. Hayter whips corner to corner, Mone reverses, and Mone LARIATS! Mone whips but Hayter reverses. Mone goes up and over to O’Conner Roll! TWO, but Mone rolls Hayter, TWO!
Mone runs, slides under, sunset flips to then have the leg! Hayter kicks at Mone, BOOTS her down, then grabs Mone’s leg! Hayter stands with a toehold, but Mone endures to push Hayter down! Now Mone has the toehold! Hayter kicks at Mone, and again has the toehold! The fans rally as Mone endures, and she kicks Hayter down! It is a battle of toeholds as Hayter again kicks Mone down! Hayter stomps away on Mone and the fans cheer! Hayter turns Mone over to stop that back, and then puts on the HALF CRAB! Mone endures, reaches out, then rolls to send Hayter into the ropes! Mone runs and METEORAS!
Hayter dangles over the floor, tries to sit up, but Mone goes out to the apron. Mone hits a METEORA to the floor! Mone smiles and the fans are torn while the ref checks Hayter. Hayter clutches her head, but she’s somehow still in this. Mone stands Hayter up and runs her hard into railing! Mone swaggers, mocks Hayter’s pain, then brings her up. Mone puts Hayter in the ring, steps over an arm and has LA MAGISTROL, but then into the BOW ‘N’ ARROW! Hayter endures as Mone bends her back! Hayter endures, the fans rally, and Hayter powers up, only for Mone to pull her deeper in! Hayter still endures so Mone rolls her to a cover, TWO!
Hayter fires body shots, but Mone CLUBS her down. Mone CLUBS Hayter again, then stands her up. Mone whips, runs up, and scoops Hayter for a SIDEWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! Hayter stays in this but Mone stays on her. Mone smothers Hayter into the mat, then pulls her back with a CAMEL CLUTCH! The fans rally and duel as Hayter endures. Hayter claws at the hands, fights around, and Hayter stands, only for Mone to STRAITJACKET BACKSTABBER! STRAITJACKET CAMEL CLUTCH!! Hayter endures and the fans rally up! Hayter powers up, slips back and stands up, to then RAM Mone into a corner!
Hayter throws elbows, but Mone THROWS Hayter by her hair! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Mone grins as she goes up. METEORA! Cover, TWO!! Hayter survives but Mone wants arms! Hayter sunset flips that, TWO! Mone shoves Hayter, Hayter shoves Mone, then Hayter SHOTGUNS Mone down! Hayter rises, runs corner to corner, but Mone puts her on the apron. Hayter ROCKS Mone, then climbs up! Hayter HAMMERS Mone’s head, then lets her flounder. Hayter adjusts position, but Mone YANKS her down! Cover, TWO!! Hayter survives that whiplash and the fans rally up. Mone drags Hayter up to bump her off buckles.
Mone goes corner to corner and METEORAS to the back! Hayter sputters but Mone soaks up the cheers and jeers with her CEO dance. Mone runs in, but Hayter dodge! And then she hits a BIG back suplex! The fans fire up and Hayter rises! Hayter goes to a corner, hops up, and waits on Mone to rise. Hayter then MISSILE DROPKICKS! Mone staggers to her feet, into another SHOTGUN! Mone ends up in a corner, Hayter mocks the dance, and gives Mone a METEORA! Hayter hauls Mone up, fireman’s carries, but Mone slips free to CLUB the back! Mone spins Hayter around to snap suplex! Una Amiga!
The fans are torn as Mone hits Dos Amigas! Mone brings Hayter up for THREE AMIGAS! Mone smiles as the fans are torn, and she gives some Latina Heat. Mone steps on Hayter, goes up the corner, but Hayter CLUBS her first! Hayter HAMMERS away on Mone, then climbs up to get her. The fans rally for the stalling SUPERPLEX! Hayter rolls through, scoops, but Mone slips free! BACKSTABBER! And then a Gory Especial! Hayter fights that, swings Mone around, and SUPERKICKS! Hayter kicks again, Mone blocks and KNEES back! But Hayter rebounds to LARIAT!! Both women are down and the fans fire up!
A standing count begins while the fans rally as hard as they can. We hit 5 of 10 but Hayter and Mone stir. Hayter crawls over to Mone but Mone flops out of the ring. The fans boo but Mone checks her chin. Hayter goes out after Mone, puts her on the apron, but Mone Tiger Feint kicks! Mone then whips, but Hayter reverses, and Mone is sent into barriers! Hayter runs, uses the steps to go up, and she FLYING LARIATS! Hayter rises, the fans fire up, and Hayter puts Mone in the ring. Hayter hurries to BOOT Mone! Cover, TWO!! Mone survives and Hayter grows frustrated, but the fans rally up.
Hayter hauls Mone up, scoops, but Mone slips free to BACKSTABBER again! Mone hurries to BACKSTABBER AGAIN!! And then BACKSTABBER AGAIN!!! STATEMENT MAKER!! Hayter endures the crossface, fires some elbows, and they roll around! Hayter CLUBS Mone, HEADBUTTS her, then HEADBUTTS again! Mone sputters, Hayter brings her in, and backslides! TWO!! Hayter and Mone stand, Hayter rolls Mone, TWO! Hayter is up, Mone wrenches her to a Gory Especial, but Hayter fights it again! Hayter RAMS Mone into a corner, RAMS her again and again, then gets some space.
Hayter runs back in but Mone goes up! DEADLY NIGHTSHADE! The fans rally and Mone brings Hayter up. Mone hoists Hayter up top, CLUBS her, then climbs up for a Gory Especial! But Hayter fights free with more elbows! Hayter then slips under, lifts Mone off the corner, but Mone fires hands! Mone sits on the top rope, to METEORA!! Cover, TWO!!! Hayter survives and Mone is shocked! The fans rally, “This is Awesome!” and Mone brings Hayter up. Mone brings Hayter around, Gory Especials, but Hayter rolls through! Mone ducks the lariat, O’Conner Rolls, with a bridge, INTO A REAR NAKED CHOKE!!
The fans fire up and duel as Mone endures being squeezed! Hayter keeps Mone down but Mone rolls it back to a cover, TWO!!! Hayter lets go in time, and she clinches Mone, springboard, but Mone dodge! Mone springboards, arm-drag and roll, lateral press! TWO, into the STATEMENT MAKER!!! Hayter endures, reaches out, fights around, and frees her arm! Hayter crawls, fights forward, but Mone kicks the ropes! Mone rolls this away, but Hayter fights up with a fireman’s carry! The fans are thunderous but Mone fights with elbows! Ghost pin, but Hayter just lifts Mone again! USHIGOROSHI!!
Hayter runs, SLIDING LARIAT!! Cover, TWO?!!? Mone survives and the fans cannot believe it! Hayter herself is at a loss for words, but the fans rally up even harder. Hayter pumps up and the fans cheer her on! Hayter drags Mone up, clinches, HAYTER- NO, Mone stops the lariat again and again! Hayter whips, Mone RAMS Hayter then waistlocks. Mone gut wrenches, CIPHER- NO, Hayter powers through to gut wrench Mone! TOMBSTONE!!! Cover, TWO!?!?! Mone survives again and Hayter is shocked! The fans are thunderous as Hayter rises, and she kisses that bicep. Hayter hauls Mone up, winds up, but Mone ducks the alriat!
Mone hammerlocks and DDTS into a cradle! MONE WINS!!
Winner: Mercedes Mone, by pinfall (2025 Women’s Owen Hart Cup winner)
Mone runs away like she stole this win, and she falls at the feet of the trophy! And now she adds the Queen of Harts belt to her collection! Will The CEO only get richer when she goes All In for the AEW Women’s World Championship?
FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway VS Daniel Garcia & Nigel McGuinness w/ Matt Menard!
Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler may be the best tag team in wrestling today, but they are quickly becoming the worst two guys in AEW! Betraying and injuring Adam Copeland, threatening the well-being of Rock ‘n’ Roll Express and even Tony Schiavone, and then just outright bullying those they claim to love. But will Red Death help the ROH legend prove he can still go? Or will they fail to take the Top Guys out?
The teams sort out and Garcia starts with Cash. Cash stays back, the fans sing for Nigel, and Stokely is annoyed. Cash and Garcia approach, but then Cash dodges to taunt Nigel. Cash backs away from Garcia and the ref has Garcia stay back. Garcia and Cash tie up, go around, and they end up in a corner. The ref counts, Cash lets off slowly, claiming Garcia is doing it dirty. Then Cash hugs Garcia! The fans boo, that is clearly two-faced. Cash and Garcia reset, tie up, and Cash hammerlocks. Garcia switches that onto Cash, but Cash headlocks. Garcia wrenches out to a hammerlock but Cash snapmares and messes with Garcia’s hair.
Cash says Garcia is still their boy, but the fans boo. Garcia and Cash reset, tie up, and Cash headlocks. Garcia powers up and out, Cash RUNS him over, and then things speed up. Garcia hurdles, Cash shoves him, and then Cash swings. Garcia ducks ‘n’ dodges to CLOBBER Cash! Cash stands up but sees punch and scrambles away! The fans cheer and Garcia does his dance! Cash goes to the FTR corner and Garcia steps back. FTR talk strategy, and Cash tags Dax. Stoke tries to get a “DAX!” chant going but the fans give him “BALD! BALD! BALD!” Dax points to Nigel, Garcia looks over, and Nigel holds out his hand. Garcia tags in Nigel!
The fans cheer as Nigel and Dax stare down. They step up, tie up, and Nigel powers Dax back, only for Dax to put him in the corner. Dax gives Nigel a cheap shot haymaker, then a CHOP! The fans boo but Dax CHOPS, ROCKS, JABS, and repeat! The ref counts, Dax stops, but then Nigel HEADBUTTS and UPPERCUTS! Throat chops on repeat! Nigel puts Dax in a corner, but Dax turns things around to CHOP! And CHOP! And JAB! Dax fires hands, Nigel knees low! Nigel UPPERCUTS again and again, but Dax swings! Nigel dodge to CHOP! Cash is in but Nigel RAMS and UPERCUTS back! Garcia joins in, and they send FTR at each other!
FTR reverse but Garcia & Nigel dosido to WRING the arms out! Then, DRAGON TAMER AND- NO, FTR scramble away from the submissions and Stoke has them cool off. The fans boo but Nigel & Garcia stay cool. Dax takes his time to return, and he resets with Nigel. They feel things out, btu Cash trips Nigel up! Dax CLOBBERS Nigel, then brings him around to UPPERCUT! Tag to Cash, FTR double whips Nigel to a corner. Nigel goes up to headstand! The fans cheer, and Nigel BOOTS Dax aweay! Then he ELBOWS Cash! Nigel goes up again, but Cash brings him in! Ngeil uses that to trap Cash, KICK and CLUB! Cover, ONE!!
Cash survives but Nigel brings him around. Nigel UPPERCUTS, runs, and he UPPERCUTS again! The fans cheer and Nigel says one more time! Nigel whips, Cash hits buckles, but Dax saves Cash fromt he uppercut! Cash RAMS Nigel, TOSSES Nigel ou t hard, but the ref won’t let Cash after him. Dax snesd Nigel to the apron but Ngeil rebounds and ELBOWS Dax down! The fans fire up and Nigel puts Dax on the apron. Cash makes the save and FTR RAMS Nigel into commentary! Then the apron! Then commentary! The desk is starting to fall apart but perhaps so is Nigel’s body! Cash makes sure Schiavone’s hair is nice before he and Dax go back to Nigel.
Stokely blames Schiavone for this, this is all on Schiavone! Cash puts Nigel in the ring, then he JUMP STOMPS! Cash pushes Nigel down to JUMP STOMP again! Cash counts along with the ref, then tags Dax at 4. FTR mugs Nigel, then Dax RAMS Nigel in the open corner! The ref counts, Dax whips corner to corner and Nigel hits buckles hard! Dax mocks Nigel’s pain and the fans boo more. Dax brings Nigel up, brings him around, and tags Cash. But Nigel fires forearms and elbows! The fans fire up, Nigel throat chops Dax then UPPERCUTS! Nigel leaps but Dax catches him! Garcia is out of reach, Dax shoves Nigel, and Cash stops the yoyo!
Cash CLUBS Nigel, then has Nigel hanging. Cash says this is for Schiavone! LONDON TOWER to the floor!! The fans boo but FTR soaks it all up. Cash puts Nigel back in, covers, TWO! Nigel stays in this but Stoke says this is what Nigel wanted. Cash fishhooks Nigel into a HEADBUTT! The fans rally but Cash clamps onto Nigel with a chinlock. Cash uses ropes for leverage, Dax helping, but the fans boo. FTR stops that before the ref notices, then they do it again! The fans boo, Garcia protests, and the ref spots it! He reprimands, Cash lets go to argue, but then he CLOBBERS Garcia! Cash UPPERCUTS Nigel, then soaks up heat.
Cash stands Nigel up to UPPERCUT again and again! Cash soaks up more heat, then goes to Nigel for an UPPERCUT, but Nigel catches it! Cash fights the hooks but Nigel swings him to a takedown! Cash kicks Nigel away, Nigel jumps the dropdown, but Cash UPPERCUTS! Nigel yoyos for the LARIAT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Cash and Nigel crawl, tag to Dax and he stays between Nigel and Garcia! But Nigel WRINGS Dax’s arm! Nigel crawls, hot tag to Garcia! Garcia rallies on FTR and the fans fire up! LARIAT after LARIAT< then a LARIAT in the corner for Dax! Garcia climbs and rains down fists!
Cash yanks Garcia down, but Garcia dodges! Garcia has FTR together to rain down more fists! The fans count to nine, then Garcia winds up, for TEN! The fans fire up as Garcia LARIATS Cash up and out! Garcia dodges Dax to LARIAT him now! The fans fire up as Garcia hauls Dax up. Dax fights the saido with elbows, but Garcia still wants it! Dax fires more elbows, then whips, but Garcia reverses. Dax reverses, wrenches, but Garcia ducks the lariat! SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Dax survives but Garcia just brings him around by the legs! Garcia steps through, DRAGON TAMER!! Cash CLOBBERS Garcia! Nigel wrenches Cash to ARMLOCK DDT!
Cash flounders away, Nigel has Dax and puts him up top! Stoke is mad but Dax slips free! Dax kicks Nigel, puts him up top, but Nigel slips free! Feed to Garcia’s LARIAT! Garcia & Nigel work together, ASSISTED TOWER OF LONDON!! Cover, TWO!! Dax survives but Garcia & Nigel coordinate. They wait on Dax, but Cash SHOVES Nigel into Garcia! Cash and Nigel brawl, Dax and Garcia brawl, and the fans rally! FTR gets the edge, then they run, but into BOOTS! Dax & Cash yoyo, Nigel & Garcia dodge, and the FTR LARIATS collide!! Now Garcia has Dax, Nigel has Cash! DRAGON TAMER and SHANKLY GATES!!!
The fans are thunderous as FTR endures! Menard keeps Stoke back, but then Stoke goes into the ring! Menard drags Stoke back out! The fans fire up for Daddy Magic, but FTR make the ROPEBREAKS! Cash and Nigel bail out, and now Nigel says this is for Schiavone! Nigel makes Cash say sorry to Schiavone, then gives him a STUNNER! Dax and Garcia brawl on the other end, and Dax DECKS Garcia! Cash sends Nigel into steel steps! And then barriers! Cash takes his apology back! The fans boo but what did we expect? Dax climbs, but Garcia is after him! Garcia trips Dax up, climbs the corner, and goes to the very top!
The fans fire up for the SUPER DUPER PLEX!! But that’s not all! Garcia stands Dax back up to hoist him to a top rope again! Garcia climbs up again, DOS SUPER DUPER PLEX!! But Garcia isn’t done, he wants the hattrick! Cash & Stoke panic, the fans fire up, and Garcia puts Dax on the third corner! But Cash runs in to save Dax! The fans boo but Nigel is here! Cash BOOTS Nigel, then LARIATS him down! Garcia still gets Dax up, but Dax makes it SUPER ANARCHY!! Cash hits a SPLASH!! Cover, NIGEL BREAKS IT!!! That take on Power & Glory was incredibly close, but the fans are thunderous as all four men are down!
Dax and Nigel go outside and brawl, and then Nigel puts Dax up! Dax fights free, then Cash is there! SHATTER MACHINE to the floor!! Stoke loves it! A ring count starts on FTR while Garcia is down in the ring. The fans rally, FTR rise up, and they stare Schiavone down! Schiavone says they should just focus on Nigel and Garcia. Schiavone wants to make sure his friend is okay, but FTR intimidate him as before. Stoke tells Schiavone to sit his old ass down, then FTR goes for Garcia. Garcia sees it is 2v1 but he won’t back down! Garcia fires haymakers on them both! The fans fire up, Garcia DECKS Cash to then CHOP away on Dax!
The fans fire up with every CHOP, and then Garcia winds up to CHOP Dax down! Garcia reels Dax in, but Dax BACKDROPS, only for Garcia to sunset flip! But Dax rolls through, lifts and PILEDRIVERS!! Cover, TWO!?!? Garcia survives but Dax hauls him back up! Cash is on the ropes, he mocks the dance, STUFF PILEDRIVER!!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!?!?! Garcia survives by a literal foot and FTR say WTF! Dax drags Garcia around by his legs, steps through, and turns Garcia over! SHARPSHOOTER!! Garcia endures, Schiavone and Menard coach Nigel up, and Nigel sputters awake! Menard gets on the apron, but Cash BLASTS and DIVES onto him!
Garcia still fights, but Stokely taunts him to just give up! Cash makes sure Nigel can’t get in with a KICK to the head! Garcia suffers, fades, he’s OUT!! FTR WINS!!!
Winners: FTR, by submission
A valiant effort from Nigel and Garcia, but FTR used every tag team tactic they know, both clean and dirty, to stick it to them. Will this truly be the last time Nigel steps into the ring as a wrestler? Will the Top Guys only grow their egos bigger and bigger from here on?
Stretcher Match: Ricochet VS Mark Briscoe!
This is the first time such a match as this will be held in AEW, but we already know it will be violent! The One & Only has no qualms about stealing valued possessions and offended sensibilities, but now he and the Sussex County Chicken are about to go to new lengths just to win. Who just about hospitalizes their opponent in order to settle a grudge?
But Ricochet isn’t going to wait, he SHOVES Mark off the corner and to the floor! The bell rings, Ricochet says he’s smart, and he throws down fists! Ricochet ROCKS Mark, taunts the fans, and then goes back to Mark. Mark UPPERCUTS in return! Mark fires haymakers, then another UPPERCUT! Mark throws hands now as Ricochet takes a seat. Mark CHOPS, then brings Ricochet to the ramp. Mark ROCKS Ricochet, pushes him around, and the fans fire up. Mark and Ricochet brawl up to the stage, and Mark whips Ricochet into the side of the ambulance! There’s a spare stretcher here, could this be a shortcut?
Mark fires hands and pushes Ricochet into the ambulance! That’s not quite how to win, and Ricochet LEAPS back out! The brawling continues, and Briscoe Mongolian Chops! Briscoe puts Ricochet on the stretcher but Ricochet scrambles away to the ring! Mark is annoyed but he chases Ricochet down. Ricochet wags his finger, Mark has to do this the hard way. Mark storms up, dodges the dropkick and UPPERCUTS Ricochet! Mark CHOPS Ricochet, HEADBUTTS him, and then whips him at the stretcher. Ricochet rolls over the stretcher, but Mark runs it into him! Ricochet tumbles and the fans fire up!
Mark brings the stretcher back around, stands Ricochet up and ROCKS him! Ricochet wobbles, Mark pushes him onto the stretcher, and he goes to the apron! The fans cheer, but Ricochet runs away again! Mark runs up, Ricochet dodges, and Ricochet KNEES Mark down! Ricochet hauls Mark up to RAM him into railing! Ricochet pushes the stretcher aside, CHOPS Mark, then scoops to SLAM Mark onto the stretcher. Ricochet goes up, soaks up heat, and mocks the BANG BANG! SHOOING STAR but only onto stretcher! Mark more or less suckered Ricochet in, and now he back suplexes Ricochet onto the stretcher.
Mark throws hands to make sure Ricochet stays put. Mark wants to try again, and BANG BANG! FOLEY ELBOW DROP! Direct hit and the stretcher falls over! The fans fire up and high-five Mark while Ricochet sputters on the floor. Mark goes up the barrier, and he BANG BANG, FOLEY ELBOW DROP again! The fans fire up and Mark grabs a chair. Mark lines up a shot, and he CHUCKS the chair into Ricochet’s face! Ricochet falls back, the fans cheer, and Mark JAMS Ricochet up with the chair! Mark SMACKS Ricochet on the back, then he CLAWS at Ricochet’s face! The fans cheer and Mark goes looking under the ring.
Mark brings out a TABLE! The fans cheer, but Ricochet CLOBBERS Mark! Ricochet SMACKS Mark with the chair, and he takes the table… to put it back! The fans boo Ricochet, but Mark JAMS Ricochet up! Mark whips Ricochet into barriers! Mark then sets up to Redneck CRANE KICK! Mark whips Ricochet into more railing! Ricochet sputters, Mark has a chair, and he puts that in the ring. Mark brings Ricochet around, ROCKS him with haymakers, and then brings him to the ramp side. Mark puts Ricochet in the ring, and he brings out a bucket! It has cleaning supplies in it, and the fans want Mark to clean that bald head!
Mark headlocks, and yes, he spritzes Ricochet’s bald head! Ricochet flails but Mark has the rag to polish that chrome dome! Then Mark ROCKS Ricochet! Ricochet sputters, Mark whips Ricochet to CLOBBER him with the bucket!! Ricochet sputters, the fans fire up, and Mark drags Ricochet up to DUMP him out. Ricochet flops and the fans rally for “DEM BOYS!” Mark sets up his chair, builds speed, and shoutout to Sabu, but Ricochet CHUCKS the other chair into Mark’s face!! The fans boo but Ricochet just pushes Mark back into the ring. Ricochet drags Mark up, CLUBS him, then CHOPS him! Ricochet wobbles, but he CHOPS again!
Ricochet throws hands, then whips, but Mark reverses and kicks low! EXPLODER! Ricochet flounders and the fans fire up again. Mark has a chair, he stalks Ricochet, but Ricochet SPRAYS the cleaning solution into Mark’s face!! The fans boo but Ricochet has the stretcher now. Ricochet ROCKS Mark, UPPERCUTS, and he takes the padding off the stretcher! Ricochet SMACKS Mark off the bare steel, and Mark is busted open! Ricochet DRIBBLES Mark over and over to get more blood from the Chicken! Mark flops back and fans tell Ricochet he’s sick! Ricochet kicks Mark, drags him up, and pushes him onto the stretcher.
Ricochet pulls the stretcher along, goes along the rampway, and the fans boo as they approach the ambulance. Mark sputters but Ricochet throws more hands! Ricochet scoops Mark, puts him on the other stretcher, and then gets it up into the ambulance! Ricochet grabs the one door and closes it. The fans boo, but Mark blocks the second door with a crutch! Ricochet is furious but Mark JAMS Ricochet with the crutch! Mark then BLASTS Ricochet with a fire extinguisher! The fans fire up for Mark as he then UPPERCUTS Ricochet! Mark brings Ricochet around to UPPERCUT again! The fans fire up and Mark sends Ricochet into the ring.
Mark roars, runs, and LARIATS Ricochet! The fans fire up as Mark calls his shot! Mark drags Ricochet up, reels him in, underhooks and JAY DRILLER!! Ricochet is down and the fans fire up! Mark points back to the ambulance, wipes the blood from his eyes but the forehead is still pouring it out. Mark TOSSES Ricochet out, then he brings out a TABLE! The fans are thunderous as Mark sets it up nearby! Mark drags Ricochet up, ROCKS him, and Ricochet is on the table. Mark makes sure Ricochet is positioned just right before he climbs a corner! Mark wobbles, steadies himself, and SUPER FROGGY-BOW through the table!!
The fans lose their minds as Mark and Ricochet are down in the wreckage!! Mark rises up, that crimson mask bright on his face, and he fireman’s carries Ricochet up the ramp. The fans fire up as Mark brings Ricochet up for another underhook. But Ricochet BACKDROPS free! Ricochet crawls and groans in pain, but Mark follows after. “This is Awesome!” as Mark grabs a leg. Ricochet BOOTS Mark away, then goes to the ring. HE HAS THE SCISSORS!! HE JABS MARK IN THE HEAD!!! As if Mark wasn’t already bleeding from his forehead before!! Ricochet snarls, and he aims again, but Mark blocks the scissors!
Mark kicks low, UPPERCUTS, and now Mark has the scissors! The fans fire up as Mark vows to cut something! Mark stalks Ricochet to the ambulance, and Ricochet is halfway in the ambulance! But then he has MORE SCISSORS!! Ricochet DIGS into Mark’s head, but Mark just fires up! So Ricochet LOW BLOWS!! And SCISSOR JABS Mark again!! And then SPIRIT GUN!!! Ricochet hauls Mark up, puts him in the ambulance, and he closes the doors! Ricochet wins!!
Winner: Ricochet
The fans aren’t happy about it, but Ricochet beat Mark at the match Mark wanted! Ricochet taunts the fans, shows off the stretcher with the blood on it, what other trophies will Ricochet accumulate as he hunts down a championship?
AEW World Tag Team Championships: Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin w/ MVP & MJF VS Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara!
The Hurt Syndicate has demolished team after team to establish themselves as AEW World Tag Team Champions, but the Sons of Texas dug, scratched, clawed, fought from behind, and came out on top as the ROH World Tag Team Champions. Will The Natural & The Spanish God become DOUBLE World Tag Team Champions at Double or Nothing? Or will the All Mighty & Standard of Excellence prove they not just hurt people, but hurt legends?
The introductions are made, the AEW titles are raised, and we see who can do the most damage!
The teams sort out and Dustin starts against Lashley. They circle, feel things out, and the fans rally up. Dustin and Lashley step up, then Lashley shoves Dustin! Dustin kicks low, UPPERCUTS, but Lashley goes for the nelson! Dustin fights free before it locks in, and then ties up with Lashley. They go around, Lashley puts Dustin in a corner, but the ref counts. Lashley lets off slowly but he stares Dustin down. Dustin is wary of Lashley, but Lashley still ELBOWS him! The ref counts as Lashley fires more shots, and Lashley stops at 4. MJF talks trash, but Dustin shoves Lashley away. Lashley RUNS Dustin over, then brings Dustin up.
Lashley bumps Dustin off buckles, tags Shelton, and they mug Dustin. Shelton ROCKS Dustin, Dustin UPPERCUTS Shelton! Repeat! Dustin fires uppercut after uppercut, but Shelton slips around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Shelton taunts Dustin, GERMAN SUPLEXES again, and MJF talks trash. Shelton covers, ONE, and Dustin eggs Shelton on! The fans rally, Shelton fires forearms but Dustin UPPERCUTS! The fans fire up for the brawl, but Shelton kicks low. Shelton runs, Dustin kicks low and KNEES him! Dustin tags Sammy, Sammy goes up, and he CROSSBODIES! Sammy keeps moving, he hurdles and backflips over Shelton to DROPKICK!
Sammy kips up so smooth and the fans fire up! Sammy whips, Shelton reverses then slips around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Sammy flounders, Shelton stalks him, and then GERMAN SUPLEXES again! MJF mocks Sammy’s pain now, and Shelton tags Lashley. Shelton runs corner to corner and STEP-UP KNEES! Lashley runs but Sammy dodge to KNEE Lashley! Lashley staggers, Sammy SUPERKICKS! Sammy runs corner to corner, and he SPLASHES Lashley! Sammy fires off fast hands, HAMMERS away, then lets off. Sammy storms back up to whip, but Lashley reverses. Lashley runs in but Sammy BOOTS him!
Sammy runs up, but Lashley MILE HIGH SPINEBUSTERS! Then he sucker punches Dustin! MJF and MVP are pleased as Shelton tags back in. Lashley TOSSES Sammy out, Shelton goes to bring Sammy up and SHOVE him into the railing! Then the apron! Shelton stomps Sammy, the ref reprimands, but Shelton drags Sammy up. Shelton scoops and SLAMS Sammy on the floor! Shelton leaves Sammy behind, argues with the ref, and MJF gets his cheap shots in! The fans are torn but MJF gets away with it. Shelton goes out to beat up Sammy more, then puts him in the ring. Shelton rains down fists while MJF taunts the fans.
Shelton tags Lashley, MJF shouts, “SAMMY SUCKS!” Lashley stands Sammy up but Sammy fires forearms! The fans rally, Sammy whips, but Lashley reverses. Lashley runs up, catches Sammy as he goes up, and then pops Sammy around to DOMINATOR! The fans fire up and Lashley covers, TWO!! Sammy survives and Lashley is frustrated. Tag to Shelton and Shelton stays between Sammy and Dustin. MJF tells fans to shut up, but Shelton throws knees. Shelton whips then pops Sammy up, but Sammy hits a CUTTER! The fans fire up, MJF coaches Shelton, and Sammy crawls! Hot tag to Dustin! The fans fire up as Dustin BLASTS Lashley!
Dustin fires hands on Shelton, flip, flop, fly and BIONIC ELBOW! Dustin whips, Shelton reverses, “NOT DTODAY!” RHODES UPPERCUT! SNAP POWERSLAM! Dustin fires up, BOOTS Lashley off the apron, then bumps Shelton off buckles. Dustin ROCKS and whips Shelton, but Shelton reverses. Shelton runs up, Dustin kicks and hops on, CODE RED! Cover, TWO!! MVP says it takes more than that to stop Shelton! Dustin whips Shelton to a corner, puts his legs in the ropes, and MJF says don’t even try it! The fans fire up and Dustin backs up. Sammy runs in and SUPERKICKS Lashley! MJF protests, the ref stops MJF, and SHATTERED DREAMS for Shelton!
Dustin adds a BULLDOG and covers, Lashley breaks it! Sammy is back but Lashley picks him up! Dustin kicks Lashley, he and Sammy DOUBLE LARIAT Lashley up and out! Dustin goes for Shelton to waistlock, but Shelton rolls and has the leg! ANKLE LOCK!! Dustin endures, reaches out, but Sammy is in and he RANAS Shelton away! The fans fire up and Dustin rises. Shelton runs up, Sammy ducks, and Dustin catches Shelton! Sammy goes up, SUPER SHOOTING STAR onto Lashley!! CROSS RHODES for Shelton!! Cover, TWO!!! Shelton survives and shocks everyone! MVP shouts for Lashley to get up, and Lashley THROWS Sammy!
Dustin goes up, but Shelton ROCKS him first! Shelton climbs, SUPER ARM-DRAG! Cover, TWO!!! Dustin survives and the fans rally up! MJF brings out the Dynamite Diamond Ring?! MJF says this is taking too long, just end it! But Lashley tells MJF to mind his own business! MJF says he’s trying to help! MVP tells MJF to just let Lashley handle it, but Dustin UP KICKS Shelton! Hot tag to Sammy! Sammy dodges Lashley, RAMS him, and ENZIGIRIS! Then springboard and- NO, Lashley catches Sammy for a back suplex! Sammy lands out, but Lashley SPEARS him!! Shelton covers, Dustin drags Shelton out!
Dustin ROCKS Shelton, MVP protests, but Dustin POSTS Shelton! Lashley runs up, but Dustin BOOTS Lashley first! MJF checks on Lashley but MVP leaves commentary to argue with the ref! Dustin blocks the diamond ring punch! MJF CLAWS Dustin’s eyes! MJF wants to hit Dustin again but Lashley tells MJF to stand down. But then Lashley & MJF fist bump? Lashley SPEARS Dustin through the barriers!! MJF and Lashley are on the same page after all! They walk arm in arm back to the corner, but Sammy DIVES, into a KNEE! Shelton saves MJF & Lashley, then he lines up a shot! Shelton stands, Shelton runs in, STEP-UP KNEE!!
Shelton lines up another shot, SUPERKICK!! Cover, Hurt Syndicate wins!
Winners: Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin, by pinfall (still AEW World Tag Team Champions)
The fans sing along, “We Hurt~ People!” and that certainly did happen here. Maxwell Jacob Friedman proved to be a valuable addition to the team, will no one stop these four from taking over all of AEW?
AEW Continental Championship: Kazuchika Okada VS “Speedball” Mike Bailey!
The Rainmaker has had a reign of terror ever since winning this title, but he just ran into an opponent who can strike like lightning! Bailey hasn’t been pinned or submitted since making his AEW debut, but Okada says there’s a first time for everything. Will that end up going the other way around when Bailey takes this title? Or will Okada make it rain in the desert of Arizona?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is worth their weight in gold!
The bell rings, the fans rally up, and the two stare down. Okada and Bailey slowly circle, stare down again, then tie up. They’re in a deadlock but Okada puts Bailey on ropes. Bailey turns that around, but then the two break. The fans rally and Bailey eggs Okada on. The fans chant for “SPEEDBALL! SPEEDBALL!” Okada tunes that out, circles with Bailey, and they tie up. Okada wrenches to a wristlock but Bailey cartwheels, wrenches, and has the cording hold! Okada pulls Bailey’s mullet and puts him on ropes. The ref counts, Okada lets go slowly, but then he fakes the chop! Okada pats Bailey on the shoulders and Bailey smirks.
Okada kicks low, ROCKS Bailey, then whips. Bailey handsprings, Okada dodges, but Bailey dodges back to RANA! Okada tumbles out, Bailey aims and PLANCAHS, but Okada moves! Bailey lands safe, only for Okada to YANK him down! Okada kicks low, but Bailey RAMS him into steel steps! Bailey runs up, but Okada dodges, and Bailey’s kick hits steel steps! Bailey clutches his toes, but then he hits the crane stance! Okada hears the cheers and turns around. CRANE KICK! The fans fire up and Bailey triangle jump MOONSAULTS! The fans fire up again and Bailey hobbles over to Okada. Bailey puts Okada in, climbs up, and leaps, but Okada dodges!
Okada runs up, Bailey dodges, and Bailey fires LIGHTNING KICKS! Okada blocks one to DRAGON SCREW! Bailey writhes and the fans rally again. Okada stands Bailey up, Bailey CHOPS and runs, but into a FLAPJACK! Okada dusts himself off while the fans cheer. Okada then drags Bailey up again, TOSSES him out, and then goes out after him. The ring count starts, Okada drags Bailey up yet again, and kicks low to DDT to the floor! The fans cheer but the ring count is 5 of 10. Okada refreshes the count, watches Bailey writhe, then rolls back into the ring. Okada lets the count rise, but Bailey springs in at 6! Okada hits another DDT! Cover, TWO!
Bailey stays in this but Okada is stoic. Okada drags Bailey up, bumps him off buckles, then brings him around. Okada whips corner to corner, runs in corner to corner, and ELBOWS Bailey down! The fans cheer while Okada paces. Okada mockingly bows before going back to Bailey. Okada kicks at Bailey more to taunt him than anything. Bailey stands to CHOP! Okada grits his teeth and eggs Bailey on. Bailey CHOPS again! Okada eggs Bailey on, so Bailey CHOPS again! Okada knees low, brings Bailey around, snapmare and run, DROPKICK! Bailey tumbles out and the fans fire up! Okada lets the ring count handle this.
Bailey slowly rises, stands at 4 of 10, but Okada WRECKS Bailey with a dropkick! Okada goes back into the ring, the count starts again, but Okada runs. Bailey jumps over the dropkick to ASAI MOONSAULT! Down goes Okada and the fans fire up! The ring count starts again and the fans cheer on “SPEEDBALL! SPEEDBALL!” Bailey goes up the corner, aims from the very top, and Okada rolls in, only for Bailey to MISSILE DROPKICK! Okada tumbles, Bailey fires up, and the fans rally. Bailey SOBATS, AX KICKS, and then ROUND KICKS! The fans fire up and Bailey RUNNING SHOOTING STARS! Cover, TWO!
Okada stays in this but Bailey stays focused. Bailey RAMS into Okada, puts Okada up, and GAMANGIRIS! Bailey climbs, the fans rally, but Okada shoves Bailey! Bailey backflips, comes back, but into the Alabama Lift! REVERSE NECKBREAKER! The fans rally while Bailey writhes, and Okada brings Bailey up. Okada scoops and SLAMS Bailey into the drop zone! Okada goes up, MACHO ELBOW DROP! Okada stands and the fans fire up. Okada winds up, for the RAINMAKER MIDDLE FINGER! But Bailey victory rolls him! TWO!! Okada goes Matrix to avoid the kick, flips Bailey off, but Bailey KICKS that hand, then ROLLING ELBOWS!
Bailey hits a FALCON ARROW, then goes up top! The fans fire up for SHOOTING STAR PRESS, onto knees!! Okada saves himself but it was a little double-edged! Okada clutches his knees and grits his teeth while a standing count starts. Okada rises, the fans rally, and Okada stands. Okada brings Bailey up, but Bailey fires a forearm! Okada shakes his head, and he ROCKS Bailey in return! The fans duel as the forearms keep going! The forearms go faster and faster, then Bailey fires a flurry! But Okada BODY BLOWS! Okada UPPERCUTS, but Bailey THRUST KICKS! Okada goes to a corner, Bailey runs and spins, but Okada blocks the kick!
Okada shoves Bailey, Bailey comes back and blocks a boot to HEEL KICK! Bailey goes up, but Okada DROPKICKS Bailey to the floor! The fans fire up while both men are down! The ring count climbs but Okada goes out to fetch Bailey. “This is Awesome!” as Okada puts Bailey on the apron. Okada climbs up, gut wrenches, but Bailey fights back into the ring. LEG SWEEP! Okada falls onto the apron, Bailey has him set up, MOONSAULT KNEE DROP!! Okada sputters and the fans fire up! Bailey steps in, powers up, and the fans fire up for the spin! ROLLING ROUNDHOUSE! Okada wobbles, Bailey goes up, but Okada avoids Ultimate Weapon! SHOTGUN!!
Okada has Bailey up, whips, but Bailey avoids the dropkick to PENALTY KICK! MOONSAULT KNEE DROP again!! The fans fire up and Bailey aims. Spin and- DROPKICK from Okada! And then ripcord, RAIN- HEEL KICK!! Bailey hits first, but he aims again! TIME ADVENTURE!!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!!! Okada saved himself at the last possible moment and Bailey can’t believe it! The fans boo, they also thought that was three! Bailey huffs ‘n’ puffs but he stands on Okada’s hand. The fans rally, and Bailey drags Okada up to KICK! And KICK! And KICK!! Okada falls but Bailey holds onto the wrist to stand Okada up again.
Bailey KICKS and KICKS and KICKS again! Okada LARIATS! Okada stands Bailey up to short arm LARIAT again! The fans fire up as Okada ripcords, but Bailey slips under! Okada switches, Bailey straitjackets to sunset flip! TWO!! Okada sits up, ONE, Bailey sunset flips with legs trapped! TWO!!! Okada stands, into a HEEL KICK!! Bailey goes up, up, and ULTIMATE WEAPON into a DROPKICK!! Okada then ripcords, RAINMAKER!!!! Cover, OKADA WINS!!
Winner: Kazuchika Okada, by pinfall (still AEW Continental Champion)
An instant classic just went down, and in the end, Okada adds another top level name to the list! Will no one ever stop Okada’s reign?
AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm VS Mina Shirakawa!
These two have a complicated past, but it has been nothing short of captivating. First connected by a mutual frenemy, these two became friends on their own, but then rivals very soon after that. With Mercedes Mone waiting as Queen of Harts, will All In: Texas be TIMELESS? Or will it be all about #MinaNow?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is the true leading lady of AEW!
The bell rings, the fans rally, and the two circle. They feel things out while the fans duel, and then they tie up. Mina trips Toniy, but Toni wrangles Mina to a waistlock. Mian slips out the back, trips Toni, and goes for the legs! Mina stomps away on the legs, but Toni uses the British Escape to get a headlock takeover. Mina headscissors and she holds on tight. Toni fights, the fans rally, and Toni headstands to pop free. Toni does a tap dance, then offers a handshake. Mina takes the handshake, then headlocks! Mina headlocks for the takeover, but Toni headscissors. Mina moves around, pops free, and does her dance right over Toni! Then sits down to a cover, TWO!
Toni has the sunset flip, TWO! Mina dropkicks the legs out! Toni clutches a knee but Mina drags her around. Mina turns Toni over, hooks the legs up, and the fans cheer as Mina dances, then STOMPS the legs! The fans rally, Mina kicks Toni around, and Mina stands Toni up. Toni throat chops! Toni runs, but Mina trips her and has the body scissors! Mina turns Toni over to a cover, TWO, but Mina has the legs! DEATHLOCK! Toni ROCKS Mina but Mina falls back to put on the pressure! Mina sits up and Toni slaps her! Mina hits back, but Toni crawls back to get the ROPEBREAK! Mina lets go and the fans rally again.
Mina runs, but Toni is up to THESZ PRESS! Toni rains down fast hands, but Mina pushes her away, and then DROPKICKS the legs again! The fans rally while Mina brings Toni to the corner! Flashback to Wednesday as Mina SLAMS the leg into the post! Mina wants to figure four but Toni YANKS her into the POST! Toni then storms after Mina, snap suplexes her to the floor, and the fans cheer. Toni drags Mina up, puts her in the ring, then covers, TWO! Mina is tougher than that and Toni is frustrated. Toni drags Mina up, scoops, and hits a BACKBREAKER! A little double-edged with the damage to her leg, but she still hits a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!
Not quite perfect but Toni walks it off. Toni stomps Mina, kicks her around, then CLUBS her! Mina fires hands in return, but Toni CLUBS Mina down! The fans rally and Toni shakes out the bad legs. Toni stands Mina up to CHOP! Mina staggers, Toni ROCKS Mina again, then RAMS into Mina! Toni CHOPS, RAMS, and repeat! The fans sing for “Toni! Toni Storm~!” as she CHOPS Mina more. Toni shakes out her hand, whips Mina to ropes, but Mina reverses to TORNADO DDT! And then DROPKICK! The fans fire up while Mina shakes out the legs. ROLLING ELBOW! Toni staggers, Mina NECKBREAKER DROPS!
Mina stands, blocks a kick, and she DRAGON SCREWS the leg! The fans fire up with Mina and she has the legs! Toni kicks her away, Mina ends up on the apron, and she blocks another kick! DRAGON SCREW! Toni tumbles to the outside and the fans rally up! Mina runs in, but Luther stands in her way! The fans boo so Mina KICKS and DECKS Luther! Then she ducks Toni’s punch to DECK Toni! Mina uses Luther as a pommel horse to TORNILLO SPLASH Toni! The fans fire up and Mina climbs the corner! Mina waits on Toni, but Luther takes the SUPER CROSSBODY! Toni hurries to get Mina up and DDT to the floor!
The fans are torn but Toni huffs ‘n’ puffs. Toni drags Mina up, puts her in the ring, then steps on Luther to get in the ring. But Mina has the leg! DRAPING DRAGON SCREW!! Mina has the leg again, and SMASHES it! Toni writhes, Mina ties the legs up, FIGURE FOUR! Toni scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Mina lets go, but she keeps calm. Mina brings Toni up, runs, but Toni HEADBUTTS! Mina SOBATS! ROLLING- NO, Toni ROCKS Mina first! Mina URAKENS!! Both women fall and the fans fire up! The ref starts a standing count, both women are down at 4 of 10 but sit up at 5. The fans rally as both women crawl at 6.
Toni throws a forearm, but Mina fires back! They go back and forth, stand as they throw shots, and then Mina does her dance before she fires another shot! Toni fires a shot, Mina feints and kicks low! Toni still fires a forearm, but Mina fires a kick! Mina KICKS and KICKS and KICKS, but then Toni blocks! SAIDO! Toni drags Mina up, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Toni drags Mina up again, GERMAN SUPLEX! Mina flounders to a corner, Toni aims, and has her close-up! SWEET- NO, the bad leg stops the music! Mina DROPKICKS the leg! Mina fires up, grabs that leg, and steps through, but Toni cradles! TWO, ROLLING ELBOW!
Mina URA- NO, Toni ducks the fist to SKY HIGH! Cover, TWO!! Mina survives and Toni grows frustrated. The fans rally, Toni drags Mina up, and Toni puts Mina on the top rope. Toni CHOPS Mina, but Mina CLUBS Toni! Mina throws more hands, but Toni clamps onto Mina’s neck! But Mina makes it a RANA! And a sliding arm-drag, and LEG DDT! Mina fires up, she has Toni’s legs and ties them up in an INVERTED FIGURE FOUR!! Toni endures, reaches out, but Mina thrashes the legs! Toni drags Mina along as she goes for the ROPEBREAK! The fans fire up, the ref counts, and Mina lets go at 4.
Mina fires up again and the fans rally. Mina goes out to climb up, and she FLYING SLINGBLADES! Cover, TWO! Toni survives again and the fans rally up. Mina calls her shot, drags Toni up, dragon sleeper and GLAM- NO, Toni fights the lift! Mina shoves Toni to ROLLING ELBOW! And URAKEN!! Toni flops down, Mina roars, and the fans fire up again! Mina dragon sleepers to GLAMOROUS DRIVER MINA!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Toni survives and Mina can’t believe it! The fans rally up again while Mina wonders what she must do. Mina steps through, but Toni BOOTS her into buckles! Toni hurries for the snapshot version, SWEET HIP MUSIC!!
Toni hauls Mina up and STORM- NO, Mina wrenches out, KICKS and KICKS and KICKS the bad legs! Mina runs, but Toni clamps on again! But Mina victory rolls through, has the legs, FIGURE FOUR!! Toni endures, her shoulders are down, ONE as Toni sits up! Mina THRASHES around but the fans and Luther all rally up. Toni endures, fights around, reaches out, and she again drags Mina along! But it’s like swimming through molasses! Mina THRASHES and PUMPS that leg, and Toni is despairing! Toni gives it one last gas, and she has the ROPEBREAK!! The fans are thunderous but Mina is frustrated that Toni is still in this!
Mina drags Toni from the ropes, steps through, but into the BICK PACKAGE! TWO!! Mina has the cover, TWO!! Toni has the BIG PACKAGE again! TWO!?!? Mina survives, but Toni HEADBUTTS!! And then STORM ZERO!!! Cover, TONI WINS!!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Champion)
These two know each other so well, they pushed each other to their limits! But in the end, Toni just had that much more in the tank! Toni still shows her rival respect, and they look longingly into each other’s eyes. They KISS! Mina then bows to kiss Toni’s booboos on the knee. But in the end, Toni is still on top, and now we know she and Mercedes Mone will go All In! The AEW Women’s World Champion against the AEW TBS Champion and Queen of Hart, who will truly be THE woman in AEW?
Anarchy in the Arena: Swerve Strickland, Kenny Omega, Willow Nightingale & The Opps VS The Death Riders & The Young Bucks!
With everything AEW has had to suffer through at the hands of Jon Moxley and his minions, as well as our corrupt EVPs, we finally have a team that can take it and dish it out against them! Will The Realest, The Cleaner, The Babe with the Power and the AEW World Trios Champions save the soul of AEW once and for all? Or will there be no end to the tyranny from The Maniac & The Bucks?
Wait, where is Samoa Joe? His team is here, and the Death Riders are flanking the entire ringside area. The Bucks then make their entrance with Founding Fathers of America fanfare… Matthew & Nicholas Jackson walk out as if they’re Andrew Jackson, but Omoega & Swerve go after them! The fans fire up as the brawl is on! The bel rings, and JOE FINDS CLAUDIO! The fans fire up as Joe beats Claudio down at the top of the bleachers! Things go into multi-screen as Hobbs goes after Moxley, Yuta and Shibata are in the ring, and Joe SMACKS Claudio off pillars in the concourse! Swerve & Omega mug The Bucks in the ring, too!
Marina and Willow have disappeared off somewhere to brawl, but then Willow has Marina by a table! Willow goes up, but Marina trips her up! Shibata BOOTS Yuta & The Bucks all in one corner! Joe and CLaudio brawl outside the bujildikng! Marina snap supelxes Willow on the barriers! Willow falls into the crowd, Moxley brawls with Hobbs deep in the stands, and then CHOKES him! Shibata DROPKICKS Yuta with a trash can lid included! Willow is up, she brawls with Marina more! Omega wants the music to change, and so it goes from the flute to… I’m So Excited?! Well, okay… Omega and Swerve get into the groove as they rain down fists on The Bucks!
The fans cheer as they and Shibata rain down TEN fists! Joe has sent Claudio into the merch store! And he throws the shelves down onto him! Marina ROCKS Willow, Omega grabs a mic, and Omega makes a request. The music dies down while Joe throws hands on Claudio. Omega says they need something from the early 2000s! If you know the song, sing along! Let’s get this party going! LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOR!! The fans go nuts and now things really turn up! Moxley wants after Hobbs with a fork! Hobbs ROCKS Mox first! Omega and Matt brawl, “THREE! NOTHING WRONG WITH ME!”
Joe HEADBUTTS Claudio! Shibata CHOPS Yuta! Moxley keeps after Hobbs, Joe and Claudio pass by Omega, and Claudio is sent into barriers! Yuta fights back, Nick ROCKS Claudio, and then Joe uses a stanchion! Moxley JABS away on Hobbs’ forehead, then BITES at the wound! Matt whips, Swerve reverses, and Matt is sent into the railing! Omega keeps after Nick as they go up the bleachers. Moxley tries to dig a chunk outta Hobbs! Hobbs fights back, Omega fist bumps fans, has them step aside, and he goes up onto the vomitorium! But Yuta attacks! The fans boo Yuta but Yuta wants to throw Omega!
The fans freak out, as does security, but Omega fights Yuta off! Omega CLUBS Yuta, Yuta BITES Omega, and Yuta lines up the shot! Omega holds onto railing as best he can, but Hobbs makes the save! Hobbs THROWS Yuta down onto the cluster!! And right as the song ends! Perfect timings! Wait, it restarts. Omega gets a boost from Hobbs to then SUPER SUPER MOONSAULT!!! Down goes everyone again!! Joe and Claudio brawl in front of commentary while Omega rises up. Swerve and Omega regroup, drag Moxley up from the pile, and wait, Joe has a Captain Omega trash can lid? Omega must’ve meant to equip this, but Joe SMACKS Claudio with it for him.
The fans keep cheering and singing, then Joe brings Claudio out into the crowd. Moxley CURB STOMPS Hobbs!! The fans boo but Moxley hauls Hobbs up. Moxley climbs up to JAB away with the fork!! Omega, Swerve, the Bucks and others have returned to ringside. FULL METAL BACKBREAKER for Nick on a chair! Joe and Claudio brawl off in the back somewhere, and Moxley has a table! Moxley stomps Omega while Matt drags him down! Matt SLAMS the leg into the post! Moxley puts a table in a corner, but Hobbs SPINEBUSTERS Moxley through it!! The fans are thunderous again while they’re down in the wreckage!
Nick SHINING WIZARDS Swerve out of a chair! Matt has Omega in the ring while Joe and Claudio still brawl! Nick anchors Swerve while Omega punches away on Matt! Fireman’s carry, YOU! CAN’T! ESCAPE! ROLLING SENTON, then MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!! Swerve goes up and gives Nick the FALLING UPPERCUT! He hits the Griddy, and FLOOOR~! Three times for the song, but wait! Marina and Willow brawl in the parking lot! Willow SMACKS Marina off a table, clears out some space, SMACKS Marina off the production truck, then throws trash at her! Marina fires body shots in return, but Willow SMASHES a bottle on Marina’s face!!
Willow scoops Marina, SLAMS her on the table, but it holds tough! Willow is going nuts, and now Shibata and Yuta spill out here! Shibata CHOPS Yuta, SMACKS him off a wall, and then they go back inside. Shibata CLUBS Yuta, TOSSES him into a dumpster, and then brings it around. Hobbs and Moxley brawl on top of commentary while Shibata RAMS Yuta into a garage door! Shibata dumps the trash out, and also the stuff in the dumpster. Shibata grabs a prop cactus and takes the barbed wire off it!! Shibata wraps that around his foot, runs up, and BARBED WIRE PENALTY KICKS Yuta down!
The Bucks have Swerve on stage, but they feint the kicks to DOUBLE DDT! The Bucks kip up, mock the Griddy, but Omega has a trash can! The Bucks coordinate something, do their pose, but Omega SMASHES them with the can! Omega sends Nick into the LED wall! Then back suplex, but Nick lands out! Omega blocks a superkick, and sends it into Matt! V-TRIGGER for Nick! TRASH CAN for Omega! Swerve gives Matt a FLATLINER! Nick hits a DESTROYER on Swerve! Swerve roars, HOUSE CALL!! The Predator hits his target, but then sees Claudio! Swerve LEAPS into an UPPERCUT! Claudio has Joe and Swerve down in the same area, and he SWINGS Swerve!
The fans fire up as Claudio goes around and around, to SWING Swerve into a speaker! The music stopped, but Hobbs CLOBBERS Claudio into road cases!! Those break apart, but then Matt FLIES onto Hobbs! Moxley heads that way while the fans cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Nick SMACKS Omega with the trash can. Yuta and Shibata are here, Willow has Marina, but Marina SAYANAGIS Willow! Marina has a frying pan!? She’s about to scramble Willow as she SMACKS her on the back! The Bucks have a table set up, they have Omega in the ring, and “This is Awesome!” Marina stands Willow up, SAYANAGI!
Marina handcuffs Willow! Omega sends the Bucks out, the Terminator Drums begin, and Omega builds speed! Omega FLIES into a SUPERKICK! Omega dangles on the top rope, Nick goes up, and Willow is handcuffed by her earring! DOUBLE STOMP POWERBOMB through the table for Omega!!! Shibata is here to ROCK Nick again and again! The fans boo as Matt SUPERKICKS Shibata! The Bucks line up another shot, and Shibata takes a TK DRIVER to the floor!! Moxley and Yuta add on, Willow calls for help, but the Death Riders mug Shibata. Shibata eggs Marina on but she just KICKS more!
Shibata fires off on Moxley but Marina has the SLEEPER! Marina & Moxley mug Shibata, Matt CHOKES Joe with their Young Bucks Founding Fathers flag. Marina & Moxley mug Omega now, Nick & Yuta CLAW at Hobbs. Claudio sets up a table on stage, The Bucks drag Hobbs up and bring him over. Claudio & Yuta keep on Joe while Matt CHOKES Hobbs on the table! Nick goes up on top of the LEDs! The fans go nuts already for the SUPER DUPER SWANTON through the table!! Matt checks Nick, that was a rough landing for him, too. Moxley CHOKES Joe with the flagpole, and this #DeathBucks alliance is in complete control.
The Bucks rise up, and Matt says this ends now! Matt drags Hobbs up and Moxley adds a chair to the mix! But Hobbs swings Moxley around! Moxley slams on the brakes, but Hobbs fights him and the Bucks! But that’s still 3v1! CHAIR SHOT! Hobbs wobbles, but The Bucks get him down! CHAIR SHOT again! They set Hobbs back up, E V P- SWERVE IS ON A FORKLIFT?!? The fans fire up as Nana’s got a friend driving Swerve to the stage! SUPER DUPER KILL STOMPS!!! The fans are thunderous as Swerve turns things back around! Hobbs & Swerve are fired up, and they drag the Bucks down the ramp.
The Death Riders are a bit stunned as Hobbs puts Nick in the ring. Nana has a key for Willow! Nick wants mercy, Yuta runs in, but Hobbs hits a sPINEBUSTER! SPINEBUSTER for Nick! SPINEBUSTER for Matt! Willow is free, but Marina SMACKS Hobbs with a chair! It does nothing! Claudio SMACKS Hobbs, it still does nothign! The fans tell them they done messed up! Claudio & Marina dodge, but Hobbs SPINEBUSTERS Claudio! Willwo SPINEBUSTERS Marina! They are both #BigBlack&Jacked! But Willow gets TOSSED! Moxley has Hobbs in a SLEEPER, Joe has Matt in the COQUINA CLUTCH! Everyone rushes in, there’s SLEEPERS everywhere!!
The fans fire up as Joe has Matt flailing, Mox has Hobbs fading, but Nick and Swerve are up top! 450 SPLASH for Joe! 450 SPLASH for Moxley! Nick has the staple gun! He STAPLES Hobbs! Hobbs just grins!?! The fans are thunderous and Hobbs grabs Nick’s hand. he DARES Nick to do it, and Nick STAPLES Hobbs’ head! Hobbs jsut shrugs it off! Feed to Swerve’s BACKBRAKER, and staple gun shot! Swerve STAPLES Mox’s neck! And then he STAPLES Yuta’s flying knee! Claudio grabs Swerve’s hand, they fight for control, but Claudio shoves Swerve, pop-up- STAPLE!! Matt SUPERKICKS Swerve!
Matt has his own staple gun and grins. But Swerve STAPLES Matt down low! But Marina LOW BLOWS Swerve! She grabs Swerve’s tongue!! AND STAPLES IT!! The fans lose their minds, btu Willow SPEARS Marina!! And SPEARS Yuta!! And then dodges The Bucks to DOUBLE SPEAR!! Moxley is here, and he CUTTERS Willow!! But Omega runs up, dodges a cutter, SNAP DRAGON! SNAP DRAGON for Nick! SNAP DRAGON for Matt! Marina kicks, Omega blocks, so she SLAPS him! She dares him to do it! Omega thinks about it, and yes, SNAP DRAGON for Marina!! The fans are thunderous again, but The Bucks DOUBLE SUPERKICK!
They DOUBLE SUPERKICK Hobbs! And DOUBLE SUPERKICK Shibata! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Joe! Nana is up, but they DOUBLE SUPERKICK him, too! The fans boo, ref Rick Knox reprimands, but The Bucks DOUBLE SUPERKICK him!! Willow is up, but they DOUBLE SUPERKICK her, too!! They even set Willow up for the- NO, Swerve SHOVES Nick down through a table!! Willow scoops Matt, Swerve goes up, SWERVE’S HOUSE DRIVER!!! Cover on Matt, MOXLEY & YUTA BREAK IT!! The brawl is on again and the fans fire up! Claudio & Yuta have Swerve, BULLDOG POWERBOMB!!
Joe JABS away on Claudio, BOOTS Moxley, then SWEEPS Yuta’s leg! Moxley kicks low, fires hands, then whips. Joe URENAGES Moxley down! Claudio is back with a chair! Joe dares him to try it! Wait, who is this with the hoodie? It’s HOOK! He JAMS Claudio up with a golf club!! The other member of The Opps has returned! But Hook won’t hug it out with Joe? Well, Hook feels he did his part, and Joe KNEES Moxley! Joe tucks Moxley in, MUSCLE BUSTER!!! COQUINA CLUTCH!!! Omega & Swerve keep The Bucks from making the save! BUT GABE KIDD IS HERE! The Mad Man CLOBBERS everyone with the briefcase!
The fans boo as Gabe CRACKS Omega, and reels him in! PILEDRIVER for Omega!! The War Dog does what he was trained to do, so the Bucks set Omega up. Yuta says wait! HE PUTS TACKS IN OMEGA’S MOUTH!! FULL METAL E V P TRIGGER!!!! Claudio has Omega’s legs and SWINGS! Yuta adds the DROPKICK!! Moxley drags Omega into the BULLY CHOKE!!! Omega endures, but he is fading!!! Joe rushes in, and he CLOBBERS Moxley!! The fans fire up, but now Gabe and the Death Riders mug Joe! They all stomp away on Joe and the fans boo! Gabe has an idea and everyone drags Joe out of the ring to go up the ramp.
Gabe says use the ambulance! But speaking of the ambulance, MARK BRISCOE FLIES IN! The Chicken takes out Moxley, and he stares down Gabe! Gabe and Briscoe brawl, but Gabe BITES Mark’s forehead! The brawl has migrated to this area now and Joe CLOBBERS Gabe! Joe RAMS Gabe into the ambulance! Hobbs LAWN DARTS Yuta into the ambulance! Willow has Marina, Moxley has a GUILLOTINE on Shibata, this is going inside the ambulance?! Joe gets out of the mess, and the Opps shut the doors! The Death Riders are trapped inside!
The Bucks are stunned, and it is just them against Omega & Swerve! Swerve KNEES Nick, Omega V-TRIGGERS Matt! They aim together, BANG! V-TRIGGER & HOUSE CALL IN STEREO!! Matt flops out, Omega goes after him, and Nana passes Swerve his brand new Swerve Iversons!! And they’re covered in tacks!! A very Bucks tactic that Swerve clearly took inspiration from. Omega has Matt set up while Swerve puts those shoes on. ONE WINGED ANGEL down through a table!!! WITH PYRO?!? Swerve then gives Nick the SPIKED KILL STOMPS!!!! Cover, Swerve & The Opps win!!
Winners: Swerve Strickland, Kenny Omega, Willow Nightingale & The Opps, by pinfall
This was absolute anarchy from start to finish, and even had extra teammates beyond what was advertised! But in the end, justice prevailed, as brutal as it was. The only thing left is for someone to take back the AEW World Championship. Did Swerve, Omega, Willow & The Opps do enough damage that this year’s King of Harts can have a fair fight in Texas?
Six Man Tag: Paragon VS The Don Callis Family!
Adam Cole, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly have been at the top of ROH, at the top of NXT, and that is undisputed. But now, to try and be on top of AEW, they have to get through the menacing menagerie “The Jackal” has put together. Will Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher & Josh Alexander prove that The Family runs AEW? Or will tonight be all about the BOOM?
The trios sort out and the Aussie Arrow starts against the TNT Champion. The fans rally but then Fletcher tags out to The Alpha. Konosuke and Cole tie up, Konosuke wrenches and wristlocks. Cole rolls, wrenches, and wristlocks back. Konosuke rolls, trips Cole, and has a toehold. Cole keeps his shoulders up but Konosuke stands him up. Konosuke wrenches, hammerlocks, but Cole switches. Konosuke reaches back to headlock and he pulls hair! Konosuke puts Cole in a corner, throws hands and stomps, then stalks Cole along the ropes. Konosuke whips, Cole KICKS back, and then he BOOTS the lariat to JUMPING NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!!
Cole keeps on Konosuke to wrench and bring him over. Tag to O’Reilly, and he takes the handoff to KNEE the arm! O’Reilly wrenches and ELBOW BREAKERS! Konosuke ROCKS O’Reilly, O’Reilly kicks, but Konosuke blocks the next one! But O’Reilly dodges the elbow to KICK! O’Reilyl runs, Konuske BOOTS and whips, but O’Reilly reverses, only for the TAKESHITA LINE to connect! Tag to Alexander and he fires hands on O’REilly. Alexander CHPOS, whips, and runs in, but O’Reilly slips under, steps over, and KNEES! O”REilly fires KICKS, then tags Roddy. Roddy clinches, O’REilly goes up, GUT BUSTER KNEE DROP COMBO! Cover, TWO!
Roddy CHOPS Alexander, but alexander RAMS Roddy int the corner! Tag to Fletcher and they mug Roddy! The fans boo but Fletcher mocks COle. Roddy CHOPS, KNEES, then tags O’Reilly! They KICK and CHOP away on Fletcher, then tag to Cole. Paragon whips Fletcher to DOUBLE HIP TOSS BACKBREAKER! DROPKICK BOOT COMBO! Cover, TWO! Fletcher CHOPS Roddy, Roddy CHOPS back, repeat! The fans fire up, Fletcher shoves but Roddy BOOTS him! Roddy GAMANGIRIS Konosuke, but Fletcher distracts the ref for Alexander to CLBOBER Roddy! Konosuke RAMS Roddy into the apron, then sets him up for Alexander’s BODY CHECK!
The fans boo but the Don Callis Family soaks it up. Fletcher then rains down fists on Roddy! Fletcher keeps Roddy from the Paragon to hit a BIG back suplex! Tag to Konosuke, he and Fletcher mug Roddy, and Konosuke TOSSES Roddy out. Konosuke argues with the ref so Fletcher & Alexander can mug Roddy! The fans boo but Alexander brings Roddy up so Callis can get a cheap shot in! The fans boo even more, Callis says that’s what Roddy gets! Konosuke rains down fists on Roddy, then tags Alexander. The fans tell Callis off but Alexander drags Roddy up. Roddy fires hands, then runs, but Alexander ELBOWS him down!
Alexander twists Roddy’s hand, drags him up, and tags in Konosuke. They mug Roddy, the ref reprimands, but Konosuke KNEES low! Konosuke wrenches Roddy, but Roddy CHOSP! Konosuke ROCKS Roddy, whips him into the corner, but Roddy fights everyone off! Only to run into a BLUE- NO, Roddy slips free, ANGLE SLAM! Both men are down, Konosuke crawls, tag to Alexander! Alexander BLASTS O’Reilly, facelocks Roddy and pushes him back. Roddy endures, the fans rally, and Roddy fights up. Alexander CLUBS Roddy, whips him, and scopos, but Roddy slips free! Roddy waistlocks, Alexander switches and shoves, but ROddy LEAPING LARIATS!
The fans fire up while both men crawl! Alexander tries but ROddy gets away, hot tag to Cole! Cole dodges Alexander, BLASTS Konosuke & Fletcher, then ELBOWS ALexander! And BOOTS! Cole rallies with LARIATS and ELBOWS, then a BOOT! The fans fire up and Cole SUPERKICKS Konosuke! Alexander waistlocks, Cole breaks free to PELE! BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Archer is on commentary while Callis paces in anger. Cole whips, Aleander reverses, O’REilly tags in! Cole BOOTS Alexander, O’REilly DUMPS Fletcher, and then FLYING KNEE! Cole hits an USHIGOROSHI on Alexander! O’Reilly hits AX & SMASH!! Cover, TWO!!
But O”REilly has the ARMBAR! Alexander fights around to the ANKLE LOCK! O’REilly rolls to have an ANKLE LOCK in return! Alexander rolls, ANKLE LOCK! O’REilly drags Alexander into a cradle, TWO! O’Reilly BOOTS! Alexander CHOPS! ROLLING ELBOW! DOUBLE LARIATS! The fans fire up while both men are down! Hot tags to Fletcher and Cole! Cole dodges to fire hands! Fletcher shoves, Cole blocks a superkick to give a SUPERKICK! Fletcher sputters, Cole goes up, PANAMA- SUPERKICK! The Family regroups, they set Cole up, SUPERKICK & ROLLING ELBOW into a GERMAN SUPLEX! And then DOUBLE BOOTS int he corner!
Alexander SPLASHES Cole, Kyle & Alexander hoist COle up to Konosuke! SUPER POWERBOMB!!! Cover, RODDY & O’REILLY BREAK IT! The fans fire up again and Paragon TOSSES the Family! Fletcher BOOTS O’REilly, Roddy fires ELBOW after ELBOW! Fletcher tumbles out, Roddy WRECKS him with a dropkick! And he BOOTS Konosuke! Roddy CHOPS Konosuke, O’Reilly FLYING KNEES Konosuke through the chair! Alexander runs up, Roddy give shim a BARRIER BACKBREAKER! Cole ROCKS Fletcher, tags Roddy, and he KNEES Fletcher! Kyle KNEES, AX & TRIPLE SMASH!!! Cover, Konosuke GERMASN SUPELXES Fletcher!
Roddy KNEES Konosuke! Alexander has Roddy but Roddy ELBOWS and CHOPS! Alexander ROCKS Roddy to OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Cole mule kicks, SUPERKICKS, brings down the kneepad, but Alexander ROCKS him first! Alexander reels Cole in, btu Cole suplexes for a GHOSTBUSTER!! But then Kyle SNAP DRAGONS Cole! GAMANGIRI!! Suplex and- NO, Kyle KICKS Kyle! O’Reilly fires off shots, Fletcher ROCKS him back! O’Reilly fires KNEES and kicks, Fletcher jumps the sweep to BOOT! Fletcher lifts, O’Reilly has the GUILLOTINE!! Fletcher endures, Konosuke is back, ALPHA ELBOW for O’Reilly!
Fletcher gives Kyle a deadlift BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, Don Callis Family wins!!
Winners: The Don Callis Family, by pinfall
It was Kyle on Kyle crime, but the fight isn’t over! Cole & Roddy fight but that’s 4v2 as Lance Archer joins in! And then Rocky & Trent join in, now it is 6v3! DOUBLE CHOKE SLAMS for Cole & Roddy! But wait, BRODY KING is here! Tomohiro Ishii is with him, and the fans bark for these big dogs! But wait, there’s also HIROSHI TANAHASHI!!! The Ace is in AEW, and while the dogs fight off Archer & Rocky, Tanahashi storms right to the ring! The tide has turned as it is 6v6, and Fletcher is alone to get the SLINGBLADE! Fletcher sputters, Cole lines up the shot, for the BOOM!!
The fans cheer, but Don Callis Family still won. Will The Protostar be targeting the Panama City Playboy and that TNT Championship as we head for All In?
BREAKING NEWS for Fyter Fest!
For starters, it will be a special FOUR HOUR BROADCAST on Wednesday, June 4th! But highlighting it will be an AEW International Championship Fatal 4 Way! Kenny Omega will await the winners of a three-pronged, one round tournament! This Wednesday Night Dynamite will see Josh Alexander VS Brody King! This Saturday on Collision will see Mascara Dorada VS Hechicero, as well as Claudio VS Komander! Who will stand tall and represent their homelands against the Best Bout Machine?
2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Finals: Will Ospreay VS Hangman Page!
While Jon Moxley continues his reign of terror, that is ironically in the background of this. The Aerial Assassin and The Blackhat Cowboy have battled long and hard to prove they are worthy of this moment, and of everything that has come before. Ospreay wants this, Hangman needs this, and while they’ll both give it everything they’ve got, only one of them can go All In. Will the story of the 2025 Owen Hart Cup be about Ospreay’s ascension? Or about Hangman’s redemption?
The bell rings and the fans fire up as the two stare down. Ospreay and Hangman step up, tie up, and go around. Hangman shoves Ospreay down, facelocks, but Ospreay switches that. They roll, Ospreay floats around, then pats Hangman on the back before backing off. The fans are torn but Hangman brushes that off. Hangman and Ospreay reset, circle, and the fans duel. Ospreay and Hangman circle, tie up, and Hangman headlocks. Hangman hits the takeover, denies the headscissors, but Ospreay fights up. Ospreay powers up but Hangman holds on tight. The fans rally more, Ospreay powers up but still can’t power out.
Hangman grinds the hold, but Ospreay spins to wrench and wrangle. Hangman fights up and wrenches, but Ospreay kips and kips and WRINGS Hangman out! The fans cheer and Ospreay takes a bow. Hangman runs up, Ospreay dodges to arm-drag! Ospreay grinds the hold but Hangman pulls hair. The ref reprimands, Ospreay whips, but Hangman RUSN him over! Ospreay kips up, Hangman pulls hair again! The ref counts, Hangman lets off, but he keeps his eyes on Ospreay. Then he whips but Ospreay rolls. Ospreay sweeps, covers, ONE! Hangman sweeps, covers, ONE! Hangman avoids as sweep to KICK Ospreay!
The fans cheer and Ospreay brushes that off. Ospreay fires a forearm, Hangman fires back and Ospreay stumbles! Hangman headlocks, Ospreay powers up and out this time, then drops down. Ospreay hurdles, Hangman denies the flip, but Ospreay avoids the lariat! Ospreay CHPOS, whips, Hangman reverses, Ospreay handsprings but Hangman catches him! GERMAN SUPLEX but Ospreay lands out! Ospreay springboards, Hangman catches him and shoves him to BACKDROP! Hangman goes to the apron, BUCK- NO, Ospreay dodges! But then Hangman dodges the Hidden Blade! The fans cheer this standoff after the shootout!
Ospreay and Hangman reset and the fans rally up again. They circle and feel things out. They knuckle lock, then Hangman kicks low! Hangman ROCKS Ospreay, puts him in a corner, and CHOPS! Hangman whips corner to corner, Ospreay goes up and over, things keep moving and Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! Hangman staggers up, into a scoop and SLAM! STANDING SKY TWISTER! Cover, ONE!! The fans cheer while both men catch their breath. Ospreay then ROCKS Hangman, puts him in a corner, and CHOPS! Hangman is stinging but Ospreay bumps him off buckles. Ospreay CHOPS, then follows Hangman again.
Ospreay bumps Hangman off buckles but Hangman DECKS Ospreay! The fans fire up and Hangman snarls. Hangman brings Ospreay up, CHOPS again, then throws hands. Hangman whips corner to corner, runs up, but Ospreay BOOTS him and goes out! Springboard, PIP PIP CHEERIO! Hangman tumbles out, Ospreay stretches out his back, and the fans fire up! PLANCHA, but Hangman catches him! FALL AWAY SLAM into LED barriers! The fans fire up while Ospreay slumps down! Hangman looms over Ospreay, puts him in the ring, then looms over him again. Hangman scoops Ospreay to FALL AWAY SLAM into buckles! Cover, TWO!
Ospreay toughs it out but Hangman stays focused. Hangman CHOPS, then bumps Ospreay off buckles. Hangman CHOPS in the corner, ROCKS Ospreay, then CHOPS again! Hangman fires those shots on repeat, then just HAMMERS Ospreay down! The ref counts but the fans cheer, and Hangman lets off at 4. Hangman drags Ospreay up, whips him to a corner, and runs up to LARIAT! Ospreay sputters and Hangman reels him in, but STUN DOG- NO, Hangman stops the stunner to hit a BIG back suplex! Ospreay gets up, takes a swing, but into another BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Ospreay toughs it out but Hangman clamps on with a chinlock.
The fans rally as Ospreay endures and fights around. Ospreay fires body shots, ROCKS Hangman, then runs, but Hangman RUNS him over! Hangman stomps Ospreay, kicks him around, and he eggs Ospreay on. Ospreay eggs Hangman on in return! Hangman kicks Ospreay so Ospreay stands up! The fans fire up as the forearms start flying! “BRUV! YEAH~!” Ospreay spins to CHOP, Hangman spins through to DECK Ospreay! The fans fire up and Hangman suplexes, but STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE hits! Ospreay whips, Hangman reverses, but now the NEURALIZER KICK hits! Hangman falls out of the ring!
Ospreay builds speed and hits a SASUKE SPECIAL! The fans fire up and Ospreay puts Hangman in. Hangman rolls to a corner but Ospreay runs up and BOOTS! Ospreay then torture racks Hangman and makes it a BACKBREAKER RACK! BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Hangman stays in this but Ospreay stays focused. Ospreay rises up, brings Hangman around, and he CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS but Hangman blocks! Hangman ROCKS Ospreay, whips, but Ospreay grab ropes. Ospreay then DUMPS Hangman way out! The fans fire up as Ospreay climbs, but Hangman SHOVES him down!
Ospreay HOTSHOTS off ropes, Hangman triangle jump LARIATS! The fans fire up as Hangman goes up, up, and ARIHARA MOONSAULTS!! Direct hit and the fans fire up again! Hangman shoves Ospreay into the ring, then POP-UP POWERBOMBS! High stack, TWO! Hangman steps through, and this is The Owen after all! SHARPSHOOTER!! Ospreay endures as Hangman sits deep! The fans rally, Ospreay fights around, and he pushes up to reach out! But Hangman pushes Ospreay down! Ospreay still reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Hangman lets go, having almost exhausted himself. The fans rally while both men catch their breath.
The fans duel while Hangman rises up. Hangman seems to be fueled by the fans here as he stands Ospreay up. Ospreay CHOPS, but Hangman gets in Ospreay’s face! Ospreay CHOPS, Hangman stares him down, repeat! Hangman corners Ospreay like that! Ospreay fires forearms, but Hangman ROCKS him! And SAIDOS! Ospreay staggers up, Hangman runs, and Hangman BOOTS! Ospreay roars and the fans fire up! Hangman runs, into a TIGER WALL KICK! ENZIGIRI! Ospreay calls his shot, Hangman reels him in, back suplex! Ospreay lands out! Ospreay SOBATS, whips, but Hangman reverses. Ospreay handsprings into a BLINDSLIDE ALRIAT!
Hangman stands Ospreay up but Ospreay slips around to HOOK KICK! Hangman spins to LARIAT! Hangman runs, into a SPANISH FLY! The fans are thunderous while both men are down! Ospreay and Hangman stir, “This is Awesome!” as Ospreay rises. Ospreay drags Hangman into the drop zone, then he goes up. But Hangman trips him up! Hangman climbs, CLUBS Ospreay, then lifts him, but Ospreay fires elbows! Ospreay adjusts, stands, and then slips under to tuck Hangman in! CHEEKY NANDOS! Hangman flops on the top rope but Ospreay brings him around. The fans rally, Ospreay throws hands, then Ospreay climbs.
Hangman fires body shots and a HEADBUTT! Ospreay wobbles, Hangman HEADBUTTS again, and again! Ospreay falls back, Hangman slingshots to BUCKSHOT!! And then he goes tot he apron and reloads! BUCK- SUPERKICK!! Ospreay has Hangman stuck on the ropes, he goes up top, DRAPING SHOOTING STAR!! Cover, TWO!!! The fans fire up again and Ospreay can’t believe that wasn’t it! The fans hope they “FIGHT FOREVER!” but this has to end somehow! Ospreay springboards, but Hangman catches him and shoves him! Hangman runs in, Ospreay dodges, but Hangman BOOTS! Hangman goes up, QUEBRADA and gut wrench! TOMBSTONE!! Cover, TWO!?!?
Ospreay narrowly survives and the fans are stunned! Hangman grows frustrated, he pounds the mat, and the fans rally again. Hangman drags Ospreay up, Alabama Lifts, but Ospreay flails! Ospreay sunset flips, TWO, and Ospreay deadlifts into- NO, Hangman kicks free of Styles Clash! Ospreay still lifts, but Hangman slips free! Hangman underhooks, ANGEL’S WINGS!! Cover, TWO!!! Christopher Daniels’ finisher couldn’t end this, but the fans rally up for #CowboyS*it all the same. Hangman points to a corner, climbs up, and hold on… Second BEST MOONSAULT EVER FLOPS as Ospreay moves! HIDDEN BLADE!!! But Hangman tumbles to the ropes!
The fans rally as Ospreay drags Hangman back into the ring. But Hangman rolls to the far side! Ospreay stops Hangman from going to the floor, and drags him to the apron. Ospreay rains down fists, but Hangman fires from below! Hangman UP KICKS, Ospreay backs off to the corner, and Hangman stands. Ospreay ROCKS Hangman with a forearm, but Hangman fires back! They go back and forth, harder and harder, and then Hangman BOOTS! And BOOTS, but Ospreay blocks, to then get under and APRON POWERBOMB! Ospreay deadlifts Hangman, then tucks the arms! SUPER STYLES CLASH to the floor!!!
The ref checks Hangman, that might’ve been halfway between Styles Clash and Piledriver! Ospreay himself clutches a leg, and Hangman is somehow okay to continue, so a ring count begins. Ospreay rises at 4 of 10, drags himself up at 6, then rolls in at 7. Hangman is still down at 8! He stirs at 9! Hangman springs to life at 9.99!! But into an OSCUTTER!!! Cover, TWO!!! Ospreay gears up, runs up, HIDDEN BLADE!!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? HOW?!?! Ospreay isn’t sure, but the fans are loving this all the same! Ospreay shakes his head, rises up, and he drags Hangman up. Ospreay underhooks Hangman, but Hangman fights the lift!
Hangman wrenches free and SLAPS Ospreay! Ospreay HEADBUTTS Hangman, then fires palm strikes! Ospreay KICKS away on Hangman in the ropes! The ref reprimands and counts as Ospreay rains down palm strikes! Ospreay and the ref argue, but Ospreay has to be careful, there’s no Champion’s Advantage type rule here. Hangman aims, but Ospreay BOOTS him first! Hangman hits the Spanish announce desk! Ospreay goes out to bring Hangman around, and he SMACKS Hangman off the desk! And then does it again! The ref reprimands but Ospreay just DRIBBLES Hangman off the desk! The fans are torn but Ospreay now clears the desk!
Ospreay climbs up onto the desk, brings Hangman up, but the ref wants this in the ring. Ospreay reels Hangman in, underhooks the arms, but Hangman fights the lift! The fans fire up as Hangman lifts Ospreay, but the desk falls apart!! The fans boo, but that was perhaps worse than what Hangman was planning! Hangman stands, he brings Ospreay around, and he still Alabama Lifts! DEADEYE on the desk wreckage! The fans fire up again and Hangman drags Ospreay up again. Hangman puts Ospreay in the ring, goes to the apron, and he loads up. Ospreay slowly stands, but he staggers away to the far side!
Hangman is frustrated, but Ospreay stares him down. Ospreay drags himself up with the ropes, and he takes off his elbow pad! Ospreay did say he wanted a shootout in the desert with this Cowboy, and now it’s time! It may be past 10 PM in Arizona, but it’s High Noon for Double or Nothing! Hangman takes his elbow pad off, and the two square off! Ospreay flips Hangman off, DRAW!! BUCKSHOT takes it!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Ospreay survives and no one can believe it!! Hangman drags himself up, but Ospreay grabs at a foot. Hangman kicks free but Ospreay goes after him in the ropes. Ospreay fires haymaker after haymaker!
The fans fire up, but Hangman BOOTS Ospreay! And BUCK- HIDDEN BLADE!!! And then underhooks! STORM BREAKER!!!! Cover, TWO!??!?!?! This is madness, but the fans are loving it! Ospreay reloads, runs up, but Hangman slumps over?!? Ospreay misses for it and crash lands! The fans are thunderous for “A E DUB!” and a standing count begins! They’re both down at 5 of 10, “This is Awesome!” as both men stir at 7! Hangman and Ospreay stand at 8, but Hangman leans on the ropes. Ospreay glares at Hangman, and he takes aim a la Kenny Omega! The fans are torn as Ospreay says BANG and runs, to V-TRIGGER!!
Ospreay reels Hangman in and Electric Chair Lifts!! But Hangman fights free, and he wheelbarrows, BIG PRESSURE!!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!!!! Hangman uses Swerve’s move but Ospreay survives!! Fans still want these two to “FIGHT FOREVER!” and maybe that’ll happen! Hangman crawls back to the ropes, the fans love “BOTH THESE GUYS!” but Hangman skins the cat! Reload and BUCK- NO, Ospreay slips through! STORM – NO, Hangman lands out to BOOT, LARIAT, and then reload! BUCKSHOT!!! Cover, HANGMAN WINS!!!!!
Winner: Hangman Page, by pinfall (2025 Men’s Owen Hart Cup winner)
Another instant classic, and The Cowboy has his redemption! At least, redemption in this Owen Hart Tournament after he fell short in 2024. Will he have true redemption when he takes the AEW World Championship back? Will he be the hero that takes down Maniac Jon Moxley? Will AEW go All In with the Hangman?
Hangman goes to leave, but then decides to step back into the ring. The fans cheer for “Both These Guys!” as Hangman stands over Ospreay. Ospreay looks up, then manages to stand. The two stare down once again, covered in the confetti and streamers, and Hangman offers a handshake. Ospreay takes it, and the fans cheer the show of respect. Is this a sign that their gentlemen’s agreement stands? Will Ospreay and Hangman be allies against the Death Riders and tear them down together?
My Thoughts:
An awesome Double or Nothing, even with a mishap/misunderstanding on when Buy-In/Zero Hour started. Maybe AEW themselves thought they were doing more Buy-In matches, but I’m relieved it was only two. Great tag match from Harley & Anna VS Megan & Ford, and a great win for the Faces. I almost thought Megan was going to turn on Ford for messing up, but maybe that happens the next time Ford loses a match for Megan. And great 8 Man Tag, with another great win for Faces, but it was definitely a filler-for-fun kind of match.
Great move bookending the night with the Owen Hart Cup matches, and Mone VS Hayter was a great opening match for the main card. Mone winning was mostly expected, and just me personally, I’m still disappointed that we’re not getting Mone VS Athena at All In. They teased it when the tournament started because Athena eyed the TBS Championship, but now, Athena barely even does stuff on ROH now and Mone is facing Toni Storm. Toni VS Mina was awesome, too, one of Mina’s best matches in or out of AEW, and the fans loved both of them so I don’t think the fans would’ve hated Mina winning.
Great stuff with FTR VS Nigel & Garcia but I’m also a bit disappointed we didn’t get anything from Cope. Not even like a tease that he’s on his way back to put some fear in FTR. I did like all the extra stuff with Schiavone, though. Awesome Stretcher/Ambulance match with Ricochet VS Briscoe, and Briscoe of course bled. Ricochet winning made sense, though, he’s on the rise and needs that momentum so he’ll be hot on the other side of a title story. A little surprised he isn’t in the International Championship field, but I guess having a match starring CMLL luchadores was a given to help prepare for Grand Slam: Mexico. Maybe Ricochet targets a top CMLL name for that show…
That said, I can’t believe Fyter Fest is going to be a FOUR HOUR SPECIAL, right before the FOUR HOUR Summer Blockbuster on June 11th! Way to make Grand Slam: Mexico feel important when it’s just a two hour show and then they go to Washington state for Collision that week. Of the field, Claudio definitely gets in, and I would think Josh Alexander does to represent Don Callis Family. That’s two Heels, so Mascara Dorada should get in and be another Face alongside Omega. It also works on the level that Callis keeps putting Alexander over as the best Canadian wrestler and Omega is also Canadian so they will settle that argument Callis is making.
Speaking of Don Callis, the Six Man Tag of Don Callis Family VS Paragon made for a great buffer between Anarchy in the Arena and the main event. It was still a very good match, but I could’ve also seen this main-eventing a Dynamite or Collision. I’m surprised we didn’t get as much Kyle VS Kyle in that, but it did happen for the finish. Fletcher as the guy to go after Cole’s TNT Championship is a good choice. Konosuke doesn’t have to go for a title while he’s still NEVER Openweight Champion for NJPW, but I love that Brody, Ishii & Tanahashi reinforced Paragon. It is a partial tease for some Forbidden Door stuff but that’s not until August, so maybe we get some Conglomeration 2.0 on the way, under the Paragon nickname.
Great tag title match, and they made it fun despite everyone knowing it was going to be Hurt Syndicate’s win. MJF and Lashley being tense with each other just to show they’re palling around like that was clever, and now Hurt Syndicate checks off another team. Okada VS Bailey could be a sleeper hit of this PPV, and maybe of all month because both guys busted out so much of their movesets, countered a good amount of the other guy’s stuff, and then Okada still finds a way to win and cleanly. Okada himself should really hop right to another title story to stay hot with these big four hour shows they’re doing.
This year’s Anarchy in the Arena was wild, the wildest one yet I would think. A shame Eddie Kingston didn’t show, given the social media posts he had teasing it, but if he wasn’t 100% by tonight, it couldn’t be helped. Briscoe sorta jumps in as a great proxy for Eddie, though, and of course someone extra was needed with Gabe Kidd helping out. I like how Hook helped out just the littlest bit but is clearly feeling snubbed with how Hobbs joined the Opps to be a trios champion. That can be the next phase of the story for Joe since he isn’t THE world champion right now. Great finish with Omega’s “exploding” table and those spiked sneakers from Swerve.
And of course, Ospreay VS Hangman tore down the house. Well, the proverbial house was barely standing after this wild night but then it was just completely demolished with this main event. Ospreay and Hangman busted out just about everything they had, similar to Okada VS Bailey, and it really could’ve gone either way. I was pleasantly surprised to see Hangman got the win, though. I remember saying it a few years ago that Hangman’s entire career story has been perfect pacing and such, and I think I’m going to stand by it. He had his rough patches, but he’s got his redemption arc going now, and he has Ospreay as an ally along with the Faces we just saw in Anarchy in the Arena. They’ll be alike an AEW Avengers/Thunderbolts taking on The Death Riders going towards All In and it’ll be great.
My Score: 9.3/10
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