Results
Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (5/16/23)
Turn it up to 11!
Hello, hello, hello! Live from the moon…
Noam Dar’s return to NXT continues to grow as he brings back Supernova Sessions! And his first guest is Dragon Lee! Will it all go well? Or will it go to hell?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT Women’s Championship Tournament, Opening Round: Cora Jade VS Fallon Henley; Jade wins and advances.
- Tyler Bate & Wes Lee VS Charlie Dempsey & Drew Gulak; No Contest.
- The Creed Brothers w/ Ivy Nile VS The Dyad w/ The Schism; The Creed Brothers win.
- Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams VS Charlie Dempsey & Drew Gulak; Melo & Trick win.
- Thea Hail w/ Duke Hudson VS Kiana James; Kiana wins.
- NXT Women’s Championship Tournament, Opening Round: Roxanne Perez VS Jacy Jayne; wins and advances.
PLAY BY PLAY
NXT Women’s Championship Tournament, Opening Round: Cora Jade VS Fallon Henley!
The #GenerationofJade is saying she’s the Savior of the Women’s Division and the future champion. All she needs to do is get through the best of the best. The Cowgirl’s been shining, but will she measure up to Jade’s expectations? Or will she YEEHAW B*TCH all over this ring?
The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, Cora pulls hair to put Fallon in a corner, then lets off to laugh at her. But Fallon comes back and powers Cora to the other corner! Fallon SLAPS Cora, but Cora DECKS Fallon! Cora headlocks, Fallon powers out and things speed up. Cora dodges but Fallon runs her over! Fans fire up, Fallon gets around to sit Cora down and basement dropkick! Fans fire up and Fallon runs to slide out and HAYMAKER Cora back in! Fallon grins as she gets back in, but Cora uses the ropes as a defense. The fans boo, but Fallon blocks the cheap shot to CHOP back!
Fallon snap suplexes Cora, covers, TWO! Cora scrambles away to a corner, Fallon runs in but only gets buckles. Cora SHINING WIZARDS to the back, then SHINING WIZARDS to the front! Cora wraps a leg around ropes and pulls! The ref counts, Cora lets off to KICK the leg, then drop knees on the knee! Cover, ONE! Fallon hangs tough but Cora drags Fallon by her leg. Cora SMASHES the knee into the mat, then drags Fallon up by her hair. Cora puts Fallon through ropes, ties her up and CHOPS! And CHOPS! Cora runs, and SHOTGUNS Fallon down! Cover, TWO! Cora looms over Fallon and drags her around.
Cora steps through, ties up the legs, and gets an INDIAN DEATHLOCK! There’s a watch party going on with Wendy Choo, Tatum Paxley, Kiana James, Thea Hail and many others while Duke Hudson is taking notes. Fallon endures, Cora SLAMS her down, and SLAMS her again. Fallon ROCKS Cora from below, drags her to a cover, TWO! Cora storms up to kick the legs out! Fans boo but Cora gets the leg to SMANSH- NO, Fallon lands on her feet to ROCK Cora! And CHOP! And ROCK and CHOP on repeat! Fans fire up as Cora comes back, and Fallon dodge to UPPERCUT! Fans fire up again as Fallon hobbles up.
Fallon rallies with a LARIAT! Cora goes to a corner, Fallon runs in to elbow! Fallon keeps moving, RUNNNING FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up for Fallon as she slaps her leg. Fallon suplexes, Cora slips out and dragon sleepers! Cora KNEES Fallon in the back, underhooks, but Fallon wrenches out to mule kick the leg! Fallon runs and SHINING WIZARDS! But her bad leg holds her back! Cora flops out of the ring as fans boo, but Fallon hurries out after her. Fallon drags Cora up and into the ring, pushes her to center, but Cora CHOP BLOCKS Fallon’s bad leg! Cora hurries to underhook, FUTURE SHOCK! Cover, Cora wins!
Winner: Cora Jade, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
The Punk Rock Mean Girl is moving on towards the goal, already seeing herself in the winner’s circle. Will NXT soon belong to the Generation of Jade? Lyra Valkyria appears to tell Cora it won’t be that easy. Their semifinal match happens next week!
The watch party reacts.
Everyone was rooting for Fallon since Cora insulted everyone else. But Kiana laughs. They are drawing these conclusions from what experience? Reading textbooks don’t count. There’s a difference between watching as a fan, and watching as a superstar. Thea says okay, but uh, this “fan” watched Kiana get eliminated last week. Oh snap! Kiana says that’s cute. She’s the top tier, while Theta will never get there as a “pathetic little child.” Thea says she should’ve been in this tournament, and she’ll prove it tonight! Sounds like a night off to Kiana. Does she need a permission slip signed first?
No! She just needs Mr. Chase- Er, Duke. Duke can approve it! Thea asks if she can have a match with skirt suit here. Duke says sure, do whatever you want. Then she’s gonna kick Kiana’s prissy little ass! The rest of the party fires up, but will Thea represent for Duke Uni- Er, Chase U?
Wes Lee and Tyler Bate meditate backstage.
Wes is down with finding the higher plane, but they have a match next. Can they come back to this? Yeah, they’ll put a pin in it. BUT THE DYAD ATTACKS!! They trap Bate’s arm in a locker, then throw Wes into it to smash the door on the arm!! Then they stomp both of them down! Joe Gacy walks in and says, “This charade of a friendship is based on lies. And eventually, it will burn out. Wes grabs at Gacy but Gacy SLAMS him back down! Will The Schism look to take the gold away from the #WesSide?
Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams arrive backstage.
They are heated as they head for gorilla, and they pass by Charlie Dempsey & Drew Gulak, who were going to face Bate & Wes tonight. Trick tells them that if they ain’t got a match, they gotta get out the way. Dempsey & Gulak are upset by that, but Trick Melo Gang goes to the ring now. Trick tells production to cut the video recap, everyone knows what Bron did to them. Melo says last week, his boy defending his honor and brought it to Bron Breakker. But after that, Bron decided to send Melo a message. Guess what? Message received. And hey, Melo is well aware this isn’t the same Bron from Stand & Deliver. But what Bron needs to realize is that this isn’t the same Melo, either!
Trick says let’s talk about it. Melo says that at NXT Battleground, “we in my yard. And in my yard we don’t bark, we bite! So if you this big alpha dog, why don’t you come out here and face me like a real one would.” Trick calls out Big Booty Nephew, but he & Melo get Dempsey & Gulak instead. Gulak tells Mr. Melo & Mr. Williams that their “childish little sit in” has gone on too long. Gulak doesn’t care if Melo was embarrassed because Bron left him beat in this ring, they do not disrespect Gulak & Dempsey. Trick Melo Gang stormed in like children, right as Dempsey & Gulak found out their match isn’t happening.
Gulak says their lifestyles are not alike. Their flash happens in the ring. Fans taunt Dempsey as “Willy Wonka!” but Gulak tells them to shut up and show respect. Just like these ingrates right here! Melo says okay, okay. The difference between them is, when Gulak & Dempsey speak, fans chant “Willy Wonka.” When Trick Melo Gang speak, fans chant “MEL~O!” And they do now. Trick has one! He tells Gulak and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” that if they want a match, Trick Melo Gang is waiting on Bad Booty Breakker, go ahead and run with them! Fans like that, and Gulak asks if they’re sure this close to Battleground.
But then Gulak cheap shots Melo! Dempsey goes after Trick, the brawl is on, and Trick ROCKS Dempsey out of the ring! Melo fires back, and BOOTS Gulak out of the ring! Fans fire up, will this be the substitute for Gulak & Dempsey facing Bate & Wes?
Dijak speaks.
“Last week, Dragunov found out that when it comes to NXT, I’m the judge, the jury, and executioner.” But then Dragunov interrupts! He tells Dijak that Dijak is obsessed with this idea of breaking Dragunov. But Dragunov is #UNBESIEGBAR, which is to say invincible and unbreakable. Dijak says Dragunov enjoys pain, and he enjoys inflicting it. Dragunov says pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional. There’s not a man alive Dijak can’t break! Dragunov drums his fingers, and invites Dijak to try. When and where will these two run it back?
NXT shares footage from over the weekend.
Dani Palmer was part of the NXT Sebring house show, when she was attacked by a hooded assailant! Is this the same person who keeps attacking other parts of the Women’s Division?
The Creed Brothers w/ Ivy Nile VS The Dyad w/ The Schism!
Julius & Brutus are battling it out with Rip Fowler & Jagger Reed on behalf of the Diamond Pitbull going after Ava Raine. Will Diamond Mine crush the Dyad under the pressure? Or will the roots of The Schism’s tree dig into the Creeds?
NXT returns and The Schism make their entrance. The teams sort out and Julius starts against Rip. They circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Rip arm-drags but Julius kips up and they stay tied up collar ‘n’ elbow. Julius shoots around, fireman’s carry takeovers, and armlocks to wrench. Rip rolls, powers through to back drop, and he has the knuckle locks! Rip pushes Julius down but Julius kips up! But Rip pushes him back down, only for Julius to pop up and monkey flip! They keep the knuckle locks, Julius rolls back but Rip returns the monkey flip! But Julius lands on his feet! And DROPKICKS Rip!
Julius whips but Rip reverses. Julius goes up and over and keeps moving. Brutus tags, Julius ducks ‘n’ dodges and slides out for Brutus to springboard and AX HANDLE! Fans fire up, Brutus wrenches Rip and RAMS shoulders! Brutus wrenches again, but Rip pulls on Brutus’ singlet! Tag to Jagger, the Dyad mugs Brutus in their corner! The ref counts, Rip bails out but Jagger CLUBS Brutus down. Jagger KNEES Brutus in the back and clamps on a chinlock. Fans rally as Brutus endures. Brutus fights up but Jagger throws hands. Brutus DECKS Jagger! And then suplexes Jagger, to hold him up and bring him over!
Tag to Julius, and he takes the handoff! Fans cheer as Julius keeps Jagger up for TEN, then the SLAM! Julius then deadlifts Jagger, but Jagger elbows free. Tag to Rip and Rip ROCKS Julius! And CLUBS him! And suplexes, but Julius suplexes back! Julius holds Rip up now, and he walks over to tag Brutus. Fans fire up as Brutus takes the handoff! It’s a bit trickier with the taller Rip, but Julius tags back in to help out. The Creeds hand off Rip one more time, for the SLAM! Cover, TWO! Rip is dizzy but Julius ROCKS him to a corner. Rip ROCKS Julius back, ROCKS Brutus, but Julius knees low.
Julius whips, Rip stops himself and knees Julius! Tag to Jagger, clinch and ENZIGURI! And then MAYHEM IN MOTION to take out Brutus! Fans are torn as the Dyad makes Julius GRIT YOUR TEETH!! KOJI KLUTCH!! Julius endures, reaches, but Rip stomps away on Julius! The ref reprimands but Julius is fading all the same! Ivy coaches Julius, and he gets a second wind! Julius deadlifts Jagger to POWERBOMB him down! Cover, TWO!! Fans fire up while both men are down and NXT goes picture in picture.
Jagger stirs, Julius is after him and CLUBS him to the Creed corner. Tag to Brutus, the Creeds double whip then bypass to DOUBLE ELBOW! Jagger flounders but Brutus clamps onto an arm. Brutus drags Jagger up, wrenches and SAYANAGIS! Tag to Julius, and Julius gut wrench SLAMS Brutus onto Jagger! Cover, TWO! Julius keeps Jagger down with a BEARHUG! Jagger endures, fights up, but Julius SLAMS him back down! Julius keeps on the pressure, Jagger fights up again, but Julius SLAMS him down again! Julius gator rolls with Jagger, keeps him from Rip, but Jagger gets the ROPEBREAK!
The ref counts, but Jagger throws an elbow! Rip tags in and he brings Julius up. The Dyad RAMS Julius into the buckles! Julius falls back, Rip whips him to ropes and CLOBBERS him! Cover, TWO! Rip throws down elbows into the shoulders, then fishhooks Julius. The ref reprimands and Rip CLUBS Julius down. Cover, TWO! Rip clamps on with a chinlock and he grinds Julius down. Julius endures, pries at the fingers, but Rip shifts his grip on the hold. Julius still fights up, reaches out, and pries the hold open. Rip knees low and puts Julius in the corner. Tag to Jagger, he whips Rip in but Julius BOOTS!
Julius ELBOWS Jagger but Rip waistlocks! BOOT and ripcord THROAT CHOP! Cover, TWO! Jagger keeps on Julius with forearms, then clamps on a chinlock. Jagger grinds Julius down now as NXT returns to single picture. Fans rally up and Julius endures, but Jagger leans on the hold. Julius fights up, Jagger as his backpack. But Jagger HIP DROPS him down! Jagger ROCKS Julius, snapmares him, and KNEES him in the back! Jagger wraps on another chinlock and he squeezes tight. Fans rally, Julius fights up, and he carries Jagger as a backpack again! But Jagger CLUBS away on Julius, then ripcords, but Julius gets around! BIG back suplex!
Fans fire up as both men crawl, Rip tags in! Rip drags Julius back, but Julius powers through to hot tag Brutus! Brutus goes up, AX HANDLE! Brutus BLASTS Jagger, CLOBBERS Rip, and then waistlocks! Rip holds ropes, throws elbows and waistlocks. GERMAN SUPLEX but Brutus lands on his feet!? Brutus trips Rip to SMASH! SMASH! SMASH!! Brutus brings down the straps, and he reels Rip right back in for more SMASH! Fans fire up with every ax handle! Brutus lets off on Rip and Rip goes to a corner. Brutus runs in, big clothesline! And then a torture rack, for a SHELL SHOCK! Cover, TWO!!
Brutus keeps focused as he watches Rip flounder. Jagger distracts, Brutus swings on him but Jagger gets away. Rip JAWBREAKERS Brutus and tags in Jagger. The Dyad double whip, but Brutus ducks to shove them into each other! O’Conner on Jagger, NORTHERN LIGHTS for Rip! DOUBLE COVER, TWO!!! The Dyad escapes but Brutus drags Jagger up. Tag to Julius but Jagger ROCKS Julius and fires off on Brutus. Jagger runs, but Brutus POUNCES him! Rip returns, LARIATS, but Brutus doesn’t budge! Brutus and Rip trade lariats, but neither man falls! Brutus dodges, Rip dodges, DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down!
Fans rally for “NXT! NXT!” while both men crawl. Ivy coaches Brutus as he and Rip stir. They’re in opposite drop zones, so Julius and Jagger end up thinking the same thing. They both climb up, and they both 450 SPLASH the other opponent!! Fans are thunderous and Julius and Jagger roar! They brawl with each other!! The ref lets it go, Jagger ENZIGURIS Julius! Julius KNEES Jagger! Jagger SUPERKICKS Julius! Julius LARIATS Jagger!! Julius roars, reels Jagger in, but Jagger turns bomb into DDT!! Fans chant “This is Awesome!” Rip flounders outside, grabs at Ivy, but then apologizes when he realizes it’s her and not Ava.
But speaking of Ava, she crawls out from under the ring! She scoops Ivy, but ends up in the DIAMOND DRAGON! BRUTUS BALL takes out Rip! Jagger runs in at Julius but only gets buckles! Julius ROLLING SPINEBUSTERS and SLIDING LARIATS!! Cover, The Creeds win!
Winners: The Creed Brothers, by pinfall
The Diamond Mine just crushed the Schism’s tree! Will this lead The Creeds back to some gold?
Tony D’Angelo & Channing Lorenzo are out to dinner.
They’re at their favorite place, Fresco Cucina Italiano, and Stacks is upset that Joe Coffey threatened The Don. Tony says Gallus will get theirs when The D’Angelo Family takes their tag titles. Stacks says that’s only if they get their chance. Tony is sure Gallus will play ball. But then Stacks gets a call. Pauly is talking about a shipment being delayed, Stacks will straighten this out. Stacks goes to another room, Tony is proud he is handling business. But in walk the police. Tony already made a donation to the foundation. But they need him to come down to the station to answer some questions regarding certain criminal investigations.
Investigations into what, specifically? Criminal acts associated with Tony D’Angelo. Oh, okay. He knows how this goes. Tony hopes this is legit, he’s missing his meal. Tony heads out with the detectives, and Stacks returns. He asks what happened and a waitress tells him they just took Mr. D’Angelo in for questioning. For what? Stacks hurries to make more calls. Who ratted out The Don?
The Creeds hop on commentary real quick.
Julius says by the looks of it, Gallus has no challenger. So here’s what they’ll do: May 28th, NXT Battleground, Gallus VS Creeds for the NXT Tag Team Championships! The phone’s ringing, so Markus & Wolfie better pick up. The challenge has been issued, will Gallus accept?
NXT presents the return of Supernova Sessions.
“Hello, hello, hello! Hear me now, live from the moon,” Noam Dar welcomes us to the first-ever episode, live in the USA! Dar is our host, our sensei, and our longest reigning NXT Heritage Cup Champion. Supernova Sessions is must-see TV, is the cream of the cream of the crop, and what originated in NXT UK has now become an international phenomenon that has landed right here in Orlando for all you lucky people. They tell Dar that his first guess is a supreme athlete with his eyes on Dar’s prize, but he isn’t gonna get it. Please give it up, or don’t, for Dragon Lee! Fans cheer the Wonder Boy as he makes his entrance.
Dragon goes to the ring, but Dar has him sit in the chair by the wilting flower while Dar gets the comfy couch and fruit salad. Dar thanks Dragon for coming. Oh, wait, Dar forgot. Dragon no speak English, Dar prepared himself with Spanish Made Easy. “Hola senorita. Mi casa su casa.” No, Dragon can speak English. Maybe even better than Dar. Oh, well there’s $20 wasted. But okay, funny man. Here’s Dar’s first question. Is being on SNS the highlight of Dragon’s otherwise lackluster life? Dragon will say this. It is an honor to be here among the people, except for Dar. Dar doesn’t give people respect.
Dragon comes from a family of respect as a second generation luchador. And Dragon’s father started training him to wrestle at 14, and he also taught Dragon to respect his opponents. Dar says this isn’t about respect. This is about everything except the Cup. Dragon is a champion in three continents, a bonafide celebrity in Mexico… Hey, don’t insult Dragon’s home. He is a proud Mexicano, and he loves the people. Their passion, their spirit, and that is what the NXT Universe has shown him since coming here. But that’s what Dar is talking about! Dar has that same passion for his Cup. But how does Dragon feel knowing this is the closest he’ll ever get to it!?
Dragon says Dar keeps talking about this and that. Does Dar wanna defend his Cup? No no no, tranquilo. Maybe Dragon no comprende. Bring out the level two book! Dragon tells Dar that Dar has to defend the cup. Dar chuckles and says his “reptilian mate” has no idea what he’s asking for. Seis, cinco plus uno, three-minute rounds. Two outta three falls! You have to be a master at this game to know what to do! Plus, it’s not as easy as just asking for a match. There are procedures, protocols, forms- But then wait! Nathan Frazer walks out?! Frazer says he’s “sorry” to have to do this to Dar again, but he must expose him “as a massive fraud!”
Dar calls for security, Frazer’s not supposed to be out here! Frazer says on Hard Hitting Home Truths, it doesn’t matter how many rules you make up, that Cup is a trophy that must be defended like any other title in the WWE! And the fact that Dar is champion, that he holds that cup, that doesn’t make him HBK! He can’t say who, when and where! Dar tries to explain in bad Spanish that Dragon no hablas Ingles. But Frazer says Dragon’s been speaking English for over two months! And because he understands English, Frazer will say this. He speaks on behalf of everyone when he says we want to see Dragon VS Dar for the Cup!
Dar says okay, okay, if Dragon- No, Dragon tells Dar it’s Dar VS Dragon at Battleground! What does Dar say? Frazer likes that! And just know this, Noam. If Dar loses that Cup, he could always call Alicia Fox. Dar says okay, haha, if they want a title match against Dragon, how about this! Dar VS Dragon at Battleground is accepted! Dragon will see why there’s levels to this and Dar’s the best! As for Frazer, to have the audacity to ruin SNS’s premiere, Dar is gonna kick Frazer’s ass, in a non-title normal match. That’s all Frazer and the people deserve. Thank you, buh-bye, check please! But in the end, Frazer and Dragon got Dar to take the bait! Will Dar’s historic reign finally come to an end?
Dragunov is being tortured!
Dijak didn’t want to do this in the ring, he’s putting Dragunov through it backstage! Has Dragunov had enough? “Not even close.” Dragunov has a defiant smirk, but Dijak grabs his night stick. What will it take to break the unbreakable?
Backstage interview with Jacy Jayne.
McKenzie Mitchell points out the quarterfinal match between Jacy and “the favorite to win it all,” Roxanne Perez. How confident is she that she can get past a former NXT Women’s Champion? Honestly, she’s not confident at all. She doesn’t even know why they’re having this match tonight. NOT! C’mon, this is Jacy here! McKenzie needs to have better questions for when Jacy is NXT Women’s Champion. And to be honest, Roxie’s time has come and gone. And after Jacy eliminates Roxie, she goes on to the semifinals, where she wanted to face Gigi Dolin. But of course, Gigi proved to everyone what Jacy’s been saying for month: Gigi is a failure!
Gigi failed at being a good daughter, a good sister, a good friend, and at winning the title yet again. Jacy, on the other hand is a winner! The complete opposite! So Jacy will just have to picture Gigi’s face when she kicks Roxie’s head in and take the next step towards becoming the NXT Women’s Champion. Will the Toxic Traitor prove she’s always been better than the Toxic Avenger?
Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams VS Charlie Dempsey & Drew Gulak!
Trick Melo Gang didn’t walk in expecting a match, but they’re more than happy to show the Philly Stretcher & The Son of the Gentleman Villain why they’re where they are today. Will the NXT Champion send a message to Bron Breakker? Or will Dempsey & Gulak manage a win over HIM?
NXT returns and the teams sort out. Dempsey starts with Trick, they tie up and Dempsey gets around to spin Trick and UPPERCUT! Dempsey then shoots under for a snapmare and armlock. Trick fights up, handsprings and wrenches to a wristlock. The fans seem to be singing a form of the Oompah Loompa song as Dempsey snapmares Trick again. Trick comes back, Dempsey RAMS him, then things speed up. Trick hurdles, but Dempsey turns hip toss into backslide and bridge! TWO! Trick gets up and runs Dempsey over! And again! And then DROPKICKS! And DROPKICKS! Trick fires up and the fans are with him!
Tag to Melo but Dempsey tags Gulak. Fans chant “MEL~O!” as he circles with Gulak. They tie up, Gulak knees low and then knees low again. Gulak hits a headlock takeover but Melo gets up fast. Melo comes back to arm-drag Gulak! Gulak wrenches, lifts, but Melo hits a flying-mare to get the takeover. Gulak fights up and powers out, they RAM shoulders, and things keep moving. Melo goes up to FLYING ARM-DRAG! And then another arm-drag to have the armlock! Gulak fights up and Melo whips. Gulak reverses, and Gulak denies the rana to whip again! Melo reverses, Gulak headlocks but Melo powers out.
Things keep moving, fans chant “GULAK SUCKS!” but he sunset flips Melo! TWO!! Melo just gets out but Gulak grabs the arm! KIMURA! Melo fights up but Gulak tags Dempsey. The technicians double whip, double BOOT, and then Dempsey covers. ONE!! Dempsey clamps onto the arm, wrenches the arm, but fans taunt him as “WILLY WONKA!” Melo wrenches and wristlocks but Dempsey snapmares. Melo wrangles Dempsey, Dempsey snapmares again, and repeat! They go back and forth, throw for throw, then Melo ghost pins! TWO and Dempsey has a leg! Melo resists, kicks, but Dempsey gets both legs!
Melo fights, he throws Dempsey away, then WRINGS him out! Tag to Trick, they double whip and then CLOBBER Dempsey! Cover, TWO! Dempsey chinlocks but Trick wrenches out to WRING Dempsey! Dempsey throat chops Trick! The ref reprimands Dempsey but misses Gulak CLOBBER Trick at the ropes! Fans boo but Dempsey drags Trick up to ROCK him with a forearm! And CHOP him to the corner! Tag to Gulak, the technicians mug Trick and Gulak snapmares Trick around. Gulak hooks up the legs, grabs Trick’s arms, and pulls Trick’s hair! The ref counts, Gulak lets go, and he drops knees on Trick’s back! Cover, TWO!
Gulak keeps on Trick and tags Dempsey in. They drag Trick up, whip him to a corner, and then GERMAN SUPLEX into another GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Trick is still in this but Dempsey stomps him down! Fans rally but Dempsey has Trick’s leg! Trick resists the turnover, kicks at Dempsey, but Dempsey just grabs that leg! Trick ENZIGURIS and hot tags Melo! Gulak tags in but Melo rolls off his back to DECK Dempsey! Melo fires off on Gulak, then gets around to SUPERKICK! Dempsey tags back in, but Melo dodges him to SPRINGBOARD LARIAT! Fans fire up and Melo whips.
Dempsey reverses, Melo reverses back and ducks the boot! Melo pump handles Dempsey for a SINGLE LEG SLAM! High stack cover, Gulak drags Melo off with a back suplex! Melo lands on his feet, pushes Gulak to the corner, tag to Trick! O’Conner Roll and LEAPING LARIAT! Trick fires up and the fans are with him. Dempsey hits low, uppercuts, but Trick spins him and whips. CYCLONE KICK! Hot tag back to Melo and he’s up top, NOTHING BUT NET!! Cover, Trick Melo Gang wins!
Winners: Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams, by pinfall
Trick with the assist, Melo from downtown, they get the win! Trick says that’s another one for Trick Melo Gang, and Melo says, “As we were saying, Bron…” But Bron just responds via the tron. How do Melo’s ribs feel after being speared outta the sky? Melo will have to wait a little longer, since Bron made a little pitstop. But he has to say, the energy in this place, just not the same today. Bron is in CutWiz! He wonders why everyone’s so nervous. Bron says he’s gonna get a fresh cut before finishing what he started. Trick Melo Gang says fine, they’ll be waiting. When will the Big Booty Nephew arrive and step to HIM?
Duke Hudson finishes grading papers.
Wrong, wrong, laughably wrong. But then Thea jumps in with her high energy to say it’s go time! Where? To the ring! Remember? He gave permission! The match is next! Wait, he did? Yes! Oh, right, of course! And it is go time! Thea’s got this! Let’s go! Duke looks worried, though. Will his teaching style be put to the test as Thea takes on Kiana?
Noam Dar cradles the cup.
He says he won’t let anyone else touch him. He then walks across Lash Legend, and oh, um… “Miss Jackson.” He apologizes, it’s just that Dar and Lash go way back. Lash wouldn’t say that, say less. Dar asks if Lash saw Supernova Sessions. Lash is upset. All these talk shows on NXT, from the Grayson Waller Effect, which is now on SmackDown, and Nathan Frazer talking all this mess on his show. Dar and Jackson agree, he talks too much. And now, Dar. Running around with his Supernova Sessions. The only show we should be talking is the OG, Lashin’ Out with Lash Legend, okay? Dar missed that one. But will Dar win Lash over soon enough?
Thea Hail w/ Duke Hudson VS Kiana James!
Andre Chase is still on sabbatical, but Duke has made a good substitute teacher. Though, maybe that’s not saying much. Will Thea still past this test? Or will the Professional Professional Wrestler flunk her hard?
The bell rings, Kiana talks trash while Thea eggs her on. Kiana shoves Thea down, then shoves her again! Fans boo but Thea gets around to waistlock and SLAM! Thea stomps away on Kiana at the ropes! Fans fire up, Thea lets off, but then Kiana kicks her low and throws her down by her hair. Kiana wants her bag, but Thea rolls her up! TWO, and Kiana ROCKS Thea! Kiana whips Thea to a corner, Thea goes up and over and arm-drags! Fans fire up as Thea arm-drags Kiana more! Thea whips Kiana to a corner, then back drops her! Kiana flounders and Duke cheers, though he wasn’t really paying attention.
Thea gets a bit distracted getting thumbs up from Duke and Kiana ROCKS her! But Thea TOSSES Kiana out! Thea builds speed, and she DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp with the “Tope U-icida!” Thea rains down fists, and she high-fives Duke. Thea puts Kiana in, Duke goes back to his papers, and Thea climbs up. Thea FLYING FLOPS as Kiana avoids the splash! Kiana drags Thea up, KNEES her low, then KNEES her again! And again! Fans boo, Kiana covers, TWO! Thea is still in this but Kiana throws more KNEES in! Kiana KNEES Thea to a corner but the fans rally for her. Kiana throws forearms, then RAMS into Thea.
Kiana brings Thea around, pushes her down to a cover, TWO! Kiana REAR BEARHUGS, but fans rally up. Thea endures the squeeze, even as Kiana thrashes her around. Thea fights up, but Kiana throws her down! Kiana gets the legs and stomps Thea in the stomach! Thea crawls to a corner but Kiana shoves her into the buckles. Kiana taunts Thea, shoves her and BODY BLOWS! And then another! Duke is still too busy checking papers, but Theta blocks the third shove and elbows Kiana back! Thea throws forearms, dodges and kicks the legs out! KNEE! Kiana staggers into forearm after forearm!
Kiana goes to a corner, Thea ELBOWS her, then reels her in, EXPLODER! Fans fire up, Thea shakes the ropes and SPRINGBOARD SENTONS! Kiana goes to a corner, Thea runs in but Kiana puts her on the apron. Thea counter punches Kiana, goes up top, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO!! Kiana survives and Thea scowls. Fans rally, but Kiana blocks the suplex to GOURD BUSTER! Thea sputters, Kiana FLAPJACK HOTSHOTS her! Thea flounders but Kiana runs, 401KO! Cover, Kiana wins!
Winner: Kiana James, by pinfall
Thea goes to Duke for consoling, but he still pays a bit more attention to the papers. Will Thea ever get that A+ win? Will Kiana be waiting around the corner of the Women’s Championship tournament finals?
Hank Walker & Tank Ledger are backstage.
Tank is checking his teeth after one of them got chipped in that match with Briggs & Jensen. Hank says the dental team did a good job. Tank agrees, but it’s not like they’re winning any beauty pageants. Hank’s gotta admit, the tag division doesn’t care about looks. Briggs & Jensen walk over and say hey, and that Hank & Tank were very impressive. They liked that Hank & Tank were ready to throw hands. And how the teeth doing? Tank’s got a brand new tooth, and a souvenir from the match. Briggs says Tank is one tough kid. The last time Briggs hit someone that hard, it was all Jensen. And Jensen sure gave it back. And now they’re better off for it!
Really? Yeah, beating the hell outta each other was the best thing for them. Huh. Well, once Hank & Tank are done here, drinks are on them! Sounds good to Tank! Tank wonders. Maybe they should do that. Do what? If they wanna be a good tag team, which they do, then they gotta be close. Like, Briggs & Jensen close. Like peanut butter & jelly, like mashed potatoes and gravy! Hank says okay, but Tank says they get in the ring with each other. Wait, Hank VS Tank? Yes! Straight up hoss fight! Push the limits, make it a bonding experience. By beating the hell outta each other? Yeah! Well, alright! Let’s do it! See you in the ring!
Backstage interview with Wes Lee & Tyler Bate.
McKenzie is with them as they’re in the medical room getting checked out. Bate is still being looked at, any ideas as to why The Schism attacked them? Wes usually loves talking with McKenzie, but he’s gonna say what he needs to say in the ring. Is Bate good? Yeah. Okay, then. Wes tells us to stay tuned. Well, it’s fairly clear what Wes is gonna do, but will he get the response he wants?
Dabba-Kato speaks.
“I came to NXT with one mission. And I put an emphatic end to him. And then I watched as an entire NXT locker room holding their breath, hoping that I would go to Raw or SmackDown. But all of your deepest, darkest fears still exist. Because I’m not going anywhere! I’ve still got so much more to accomplish, so many more superstars to destroy, so much more havoc to create. And championship gold to capture. I’m on the hunt, and every NXT superstar is my prey!”
Other superstars respond.
Axiom sits with Dante Chen, Eddy Thorpe, Malik Blade & Edris Enofe watching that promo. And Enofe isn’t sure about the rest, but Dabba looks pissed. Hey, good thing he and Malik are a tag team. Enofe, what’re you talking about? What? Dabba’s got hands like cement bricks! Thorpe says Dabba’s got the strength of ten men. Malik agrees with that. Axiom says Dabba is definitely the biggest mountain in NXT today. But he enjoys the challenge of climbing the mountain, because the view from the top is breathtaking. Yeah, unless you stop breathing first. Malik says Enofe plays too much. But is the Undeniable Truth going to try and topple the towering Dabba-Kato?
Wes Lee heads to the ring!
Fans cheer the North American Champion and he gets a mic. “Look, I wanted to come out here to address everyone. I was promoted to be in a match with my friend, Tyler Bate, tonight. But because of an attack by Schism, that match is not gonna be happening. Look, I have gotten so much better at controlling my anger. But when you attack me and my man for no reason, you’re gonna piss me off. Gacy, you and your leech squad preach friendship and unity, but they aren’t friends. They’re sheep! Tyler Bate, he is a friend! And you did not need to target me or my friend to get an opportunity at this NXT North American Championship.”
Bate is watching while being tended to. Wes says if Gacy wanted it, all he had to do is ask! And Gacy says from the perch,” What a speech! But unlike your friend, Tyler Bate, who you speak so highly of, I have never been dishonest with what I want. And I’ve said it, and I’ll openly say it now, that I want that North American Championship.” Ava says that with every groundbreaking win, Wes edges closer and closer to becoming the greatest North American Champion in history! But what will that make Gacy when he takes that title from Wes at Battleground? If all Gacy had to do is ask, then he’s asking, Wes.
Now all Wes has to do is break the bad news to the Big Strong Liar that Gacy is the one getting the match. Wes asks why Gacy tries to use these Schism powers to drive wedges between people? But wait, Bate is on the move! Wes asks when Gacy will understand it won’t work. Ava says the wedge has already been created. Tyler is deceiving Wes! But speaking of, here comes Bate! Bate tells Gacy that he has had it with this “high school name calling rubbish!” Gacy, Bate doesn’t know why you have a problem with him,. Maybe it’s about Stand & Deliver. Either way, Gacy has a receipt coming for him. And if it is as Battleground, so be it.
Wes says Gacy might have a busy night. But then Bate tells Wes to hold on. Bate says he and Wes are friends. But he would be lying to everyone if he said he didn’t want a title match, too. And the truth sets you free! SHUT UP, GACY!! Fans cheer Wes, and Wes asks Bate what he means. Why didn’t he just say something sooner? Bate says that’s right, he should have said something. But they can still do this strictly in the spirit of competition. Bate would never let titles get in the way of friendship. “If you say so, Tyler,” Ava adds. Gacy asks who it’ll be at Battleground then? The sworn enemy who approaches you face to face? Or the so-called friend who would stab you in the back?
Wes considers his options, and fans seem to sense the answer. “I’ll take you both on. How about a Triple Threat and I’ll see y’all at Battleground!” Wes tells Bate he thought he could trust him. Bate says he can, but Wes still leaves alone. Be it friends or enemies, who comes away with the gold at Battleground?
Roxanne Perez speaks.
“Exactly one year ago, my journey to becoming NXT Women’s Champion started when I entered the Women’s Breakout Tournament. I won that contract, and then went on to become the NXT Women’s Champion. Where did the time go? Everything happened so fast. Last year, this board was block, and now, every single one of these pictures capture a moment in time from the last 365 days. Championships, overcoming Meiko, my Rumble appearance. What’ll my next year look like? What’ll my next board look like?” Roxie has it prepared, with NXT, Battleground, Raw, SmackDown and WrestleMania 40 already represented.
Roxie says the unknown is nerve-wracking yet also so exciting. She knows where she’s been and where she wants to go. Now it’s just about how she gets there.
Von Wagner walks along backstage.
One of the ladies brings up Raw last night, and the battle royal. He did a great job there. He appreciates that. She also apologizes for what that guy, Lucas, said to him last week. That wasn’t cool. That was horrible. Von says that guy was probably just trying to impress the ladies or something. People always run their mouths like that. Speaking of Lucas, he is complaining to Robert Stone about Von assaulting him last week. Stone tells him to not push the issue, but Von pushes Lucas against spare ladders! Lucas wants to keep playing games, huh?! Do you wanna get in the ring? They can settle this any time he wants!
Lucas runs away, Stone thanks Von for the help. But wait, Von sticking up for Stone? N-No, what? But, you were. Von admits it, he did stick up for Stone. But that’s because Stone’s the only guy who has believed in Von since the beginning. And Stone says the reason why is because he knows there’s a superstar deep inside Von! So Stone asks Von this: Is Von ready to talk about his past?! Von looks at the picture. Nice try, Stone. Von leaves, but is Stone going to be the one that pushes things too far?
NXT Women’s Championship Tournament, Opening Round: Roxanne Perez VS Jacy Jayne!
While Gigi Dolin is out of the running, there’s plenty of beef to squash between The Prodigy and the Toxic Traitor from the past 365 days. Will Roxie get a bit of vindication on top of vengeance? Or will Jacy make this all about her?
The bell rings and the two tie up. They go around, Jacy powers Roxie to a corner and grinds her forearms in. The ref counts, Jacy lets off while talking trash, but Roxie rolls Jacy up! TWO, and Roxie ROCKS Jacy! Jacy nods, that was good. But then she rushes in, only for Roxie to get around and waistlock. Jacy switches, Roxie wrenches out and wrenches hard. But Jacy ROCKS Roxie with a forearm! Fans boo but Jacy whips Roxie to ropes. Roxie wheelbarrows, victory rolls, and steps through to O’Conner Bridge! TWO, and Roxie hurries to step over! La Magistrol, TWO! Jacy staggers into another wrench.
Jacy swings, Roxie ducks but Jacy bucks the O’Conner to run Roxie over! Jacy howls but fans boo. Jacy KICKS Roxie in the back, but then Roxie blocks the mule kick! Roxie drags Jacy down to a roll-up, TWO! Jacy rushes in but into an arm-drag! Roxie has the armlock, floats to a cover, TWO! Roxie keeps on the arm and grinds Jacy down. Fans rally behind Roxie but Jacy fights up. Jacy pulls hair, whips Roxie ot ropes, but Roxie wheelbarrows again. Jacy throws Roxie away to DECK her! Roxie goes to ropes, then a corner. Jacy runs in but Roxie elbows her away! Roxie goes up, but Jacy SHOVES Roxie to the apron!
Roxie drags herself back up, but Jacy BLASTS her off and Roxie hits the desk! Fans boo but Jacy shrugs while NXT goes picture in picture.
Roxie writhes but Jacy taunts her. Roxie drags herself up, drags herself in, but Jacy CLUBS her down! Jacy has Roxie in a corner, runs in and back body blocks! Jacy then snapmares to KICK and SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO! Roxie checks her teeth, Jacy drags her into a motorcycle stretch. Roxie endures, fans rally up, and Roxie kicks forward. Jacy just sits back to pull deeper! But Roxie pushes back! It’s a cover, TWO and Jacy lets Roxie go, to get Roxie in a body scissors! Jacy squeezes tight but Roxie fights around. Jacy adds a chinlock but Roxie still fights. Roxie pushes back again to another cover, TWO!
Jacy lets Roxie go this time, but she hurries to clamp back on with the chinlock. Roxie endures again, fights back up, and she pushes back, only for Jacy to send her into the buckles! Roxie BOOTS back, Jacy runs in but into an O’Conner Roll! TWO, and Roxie gets around to backslide! TWO and NXT returns to single picture as Jacy hits a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up for Roxie while Jacy grows frustrated. Jacy stomps Roxie around, and bends her back with a chinlock stretch. Roxie endures all over again and the fans continue to rally. Jacy licks Roxie’s forehead, but Roxie fights up, only for Jacy to throw her down!
Fans boo but Jacy soaks it up and has some fun. Jacy runs in to RAM Roxie! And RAM her in again, and again! The ref counts, Jacy lets off at 4, and then she jukes to CANNONBALL into just buckles! Roxie avoids the crash but Jacy hurries after her. Roxie KICKS Jacy from below! Jacy sits up, fans rally, and Roxie throws forearms! Jacy hits back, they go back and forth! Roxie gets the edge, and she eggs Jacy on! Jacy ROCKS Roxie back! Roxie rebounds to ROCK Jacy! And again! And again! Jacy kicks, Roxie blocks and throws furious fists from all sides! Fans fire up but Jacy shoves Roxie away, Roxie SHOTGUNS Jacy out of the ring!
Roxie kips up and fans fire up! Roxie builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp! Roxie drags Jacy up and into the ring, then climbs up top. Fans rally, Roxie CROSSBODIES! She bounces off but keeps moving, and BOOTS Jacy! Then RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS! Cover, TWO! Jacy hangs tough but Roxie keeps her focus. Roxie dares Jacy to get up again. Fans are with Roxie as she sobats but Jacy blocks to knee low! Jacy whips, Roxie goes up and over and around but Jacy pops her off! SUPERKICK! ROLLING ELBOW! Cover, TWO!! Roxie survives and Jacy can’t believe it! Jacy then gets mad, and she scowls at Roxie.
Jacy tells Roxie to give up as she rains down forearms! Fans boo but Jacy drags Roxie up. Jacy fireman’s carries but Roxie grabs ropes. Jacy throws Roxie to KNEE her low! Jacy spins, but Roxie dodges to SOBAT! Hop on and POP ROX!! Cover, ROXIE WINS!
Winner: Roxanne Perez, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
And we have our final four! Roxanne will take on Tiffany Stratton next week, and the two stare down on stage. These two were so close to being champion against Indi Hartwell, but who will be the one to get back to that belt?
And wait! GIGI DOLIN is here, and she beats up on Jacy! Jacy kicks Gigi away but Gigi pursues! They brawl, Jacy gets away again and then drags Gigi out to the floor! Gigi fires back and SMACKS Jacy off the apron! Refs rush in to stop this, when will Gigi get her revenge on Jacy?
Dragunov still endures Dijak’s beatings.
He grits his teeth and sweats through the pain, but he’s already battered and bruised. Dijak says he already told Dragunov that he can break any man. But Dragunov says he’s still standing! Dijak chuckles and leaves Dragunov be. Was this satisfactory for Hard Justice? Or does nothing break UNBESIEGBAR?
Melo & Trick make their way back out!
Melo has the mic, and he tells Bron that it’s time. Traffic ain’t that bad, so Bron can get on out to the ring. Trick & Melo will stay until the lights turn off if they have to. They’re watching all possible entrances, will Bron follow through on his word? We find out, after the break.
NXT returns and Trick Melo Gang is still waiting. Fans chant “Bron is a Coward!” but then Bron’s music hits. Bron walks down the ramp, mic in hand and smile on his face. But then security walks out, too? Melo asks what’s going on, and Trick says Big Bad Bron needs bodyguards. Bron says he didn’t bring these guys for him. The last time Bron saw them, he speared Melo through the wall. This is to protect Melo from Bron. If they weren’t out here, there would be no homecoming, and no NXT Battleground main event. Trick says the only one who needs protection is Bron!
Bron says, “Excuse me, but the last time I checked, last week, you and I strapped up the boots and let the ring talk, dude.” And Bron is pretty sure he beat Trick, too. Melo says that’s big talk coming from a guy with a wall of security in front of him. Some people say Bron changed for the better, but in reality, Bron can’t blame the people or Melo. Bron can only blame himself. Bron thought he was untouchable, until he got touched. And at NXT Battleground, Bron is NOT taking Melo’s NXT Championship.
Bron says he and Melo fight for two very different reasons. Melo wants to go to Battleground and retain the title, which is fine. But the title isn’t what interests Bron anymore. This is about destroying Melo in front of his hometown, in front of his fans, family and his friends, so that they all leave that night crying that their hero, Carmelo Hayes, couldn’t get the job done. Melo says Bron is saying all that with so much conviction and belief, and it’s that same believe that got him a year long title reign with this belt right here. But there is a reason that Melo and Bron are the main event. Everyone else ain’t cut like them. They ain’t.
And here Bron is, thinking he’s gonna ruin the homecoming. Cool. But the reality is, beating Bron is gonna help Melo create the dynasty he builds over Bron’s body. That is all it is, and that is all it’s gon’ be. Bron says Melo’s hometown does have a history of dynasties coming to an end. Like the New England Patriots. The Boston Celtics. The Red Sox. The Bruins. Any other team from Boston that’s trash. The Floridians in the audience actually cheer that. But the thing is, Bron is gonna put an end to the Him Dynasty before it even begins. And then after, Melo realizes he’s not Him, he’s nothing. And there’s not a damn thing Melo can do about it.
But Melo FLIES out onto the security guards! Bron goes after Melo, they brawl, security gest thrown aside and the hand start flying! Trick also helps clear things out so Melo and Bron can brawl in the ring! Fans fire up but security keeps trying to stop this! “Let Them Fight!” Melo clotheslines a guard out, but Bron CLOBBERS Melo!! Fans bark it up as Bron trophy lifts, but Melo slips free! And LOW BLOWS! No rules in a brawl! BELT SHOT!! Fans cheer Melo on, but he and Bron are both down. Who will be the man who gets back up to be THE NXT Champion?
My Thoughts:
A great episode for NXT, great build towards Battleground, but given that final segment, I kinda wish they had saved that in particular for the go-home show next week. What a great final image of Bron and Melo both down, the belt between them, and them feebly reaching for it. With one more segment next week, I have a feeling Bron stands tall there to establish that he isn’t winning at Battleground. Stand & Deliver was Melo’s Heel win moment, Battleground will be his Face win moment, and then Melo and Bron can move on to another story for the Summer. I feel like Bron should move to the North American Championship given how that scene is building.
Good bit of The Schism attacking Bate and Wes to ruin their plans for the night. And really creative way to get Bate to admit to wanting the title match. That Triple Threat will be great stuff, and because it is a Triple Threat, it could go any which way. As for the rest of Schism, of course The Dyad loses to Diamond Mine. As good as Zack Gibson & James Drake are, Rip Fowler & Jagger Reed are fairly weak. And at this point, we need to have Ivy VS Ava to happen. But should that happen, Ava probably wins thanks to shenanigans. Now, after someone dropped a dime on Tony, The Creeds step up to be contenders, that will be a good match. I can’t be sure if it was Gallus or The Creeds themselves who tipped off the cops, though.
Really good video for Dabba-Kato, and good response. Axiom seems to be moving on from Scrypts to go after his Bane in Dabba. That feud will probably be competitive compared to Axiom punking out Scrypts. Another good segment with Wagner and Stone where of course the “punchline,” if you will, is Stone bringing up the picture of Von’s scar. Von is going to resist, and he probably will beat the hell out of that Lucas guy, but I guess we’ll have to wait and see. Good promo from Hank, Tank, Jensen & Briggs. And before Tank even said it, I knew he was gonna suggest a match of Hank VS Tank. I hope this doesn’t backfire on these guys.
The Dragunov and Dijak segments were filmed very well, very Hollywood action movie, but I’m not sure the point of it. It’s supposed to establish how tough Dragunov is even though we’ve already seen it plenty when Dragunov has faced opponent after opponent who have beat the hell out of him. Just give us a No Disqualification type match where Dragunov gets brutalized yet still comes out the winner and we’d get the same effect as two of the three segments here tonight.
Great return of the Supernova Sessions, because Dar is always great on the mic. Dragon was great, Frazer was a great surprise, and we all knew Dar VS Dragon was going to be the title match so I guess them just getting to it is fine. No contender match, just straight up challenge made and accepted. Dar VS Dragon at Battleground is going to be great, and Dar VS Frazer next week is going to be great, too. And I liked that watch party stuff during the women’s title tournament. Thea VS Kiana was a good match but even if Duke was paying attention, I feel like Kiana was going to win. Duke being an inattentive teacher is an interesting next step in this story, but he still played it well.
I like that we got some more of that “NXT Women’s Division attacker” at other events other than the televised ones. I wonder if this person is revealed at Battleground. Whoever this is probably attacks whoever the new champion is, thereby getting a title feud for the summer. And while both matches tonight were great, I said last week that the outcomes were so obvious. Lyra advanced, so did Cora. Tiffany advanced, so did Roxie. Those feuds will be settled in the semifinals, and I’m thinking we get Cora VS Roxie to settle the ultimate grudge. Then Roxie can put being a two-time NXT Women’s Champion on her second memory board.
My Score: 8.6/10
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A Fatal 4 Way determines the #1 contender!
Just as we will be, Aaron Rourke will be watching tonight’s Fatal 4 Way #1 Contender’s Match to see who comes after his WWE Evolve Championship!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Karmen Petrovic VS Nikkita Lyons w/ Sloane Jacobs; wins.
- WWE Evolve Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Brooks Jensen VS Kam Hendrix VS Tristan Angels VS Dorian Van Dux; wins and will challenge for the title.
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Will the Scumbag go Double or Nothing?
Darby Allin told MJF to choose: A Title VS Hair match, or no title match EVER! Will MJF be vain or greedy as we head for Double or Nothing?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway; Cassidy, Cope, Christian & The Bucks win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS Westbrook; Bailey wins.
- AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight VS Brian Cage; Knight wins and retains the title.
- Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin; Ospreay wins.
- Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness; Shida & The Birds win, by disqualification.
- AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita; Darby wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
MJF arrives backstage.
Renee Paquette is there to bring up tonight’s main event is Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW World Championship. If Darby Allin wins, MJF will then have to sign a contract for Title VS Hair at Double or Nothing. Darby has made it clear that if MJF doesn’t sign said contract, Darby will never allow MJF to face him for the title again. We all know how important the title is for MJF, but is MJF willing to put his hair on the line for it? MJF just chuckles and moves on, but he notices the very bald Rick Knox, Bryce Remsburg, and the head of security, David Aponte. And then various bald members of the production staff…
And then even Christopher Daniels & Sonjay Dutt are there! Daniels and Sonjay chuckle before moving on, and then MJF sees John Silver flexing. Brandon Cutler, some arena staff, and even Tommaso Ciampa, all bald. Then last but certainly not least, Ricochet! He tells MJF that don’t worry, he’ll look great. Just not as good as Ricochet. AHA~! MJF storms off, will he have no choice but to choose between gold belt and chrome dome?
10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway!
While we know the AEW World Tag Team Championship match will be a conglomeration of I Quit Match and New York Street Fight, THE Conglomeration will be waiting on the other side for their own tag title match. And let’s not forget that Matt & Nick Jackson want their own shot at those titles again. With that, can Freshly Squeezed work together with C&C and The Bucks? Or will the Psycho Killer, the Dogs, and the Top Guys all stand tall on the road to Double or Nothing?
The teams sort out and the teams just brawl it out! The fans cheer as The Bucks have The Dogs, Cope is after Ciampa, Christian is after Cash, and Dax brawls with Cassidy! Dax bumps Cassidy off buckles but Cassidy ducks the haymaker to waistlock. The Bucks, Cope & Christian clear everyone else out, then take the brawl outside! Dax ROCKS Cassidy to send him out, and the fans fire up as Matt fires hands on 100 Proof right by commentary! Ciampa whips Cope but Cope reverses, sending Ciampa into barriers! Cash sends Christian into railing, then CLOBBERS Cassidy! Nick fires hands on Finlay, Cassidy sends Cash into railing!
Cassidy and Dax meet in the ring, Dax ROCKS and CHOPS Cassidy, but Nick sends Finlay into railing! Dax DECKS Cassidy, throws hands on Cope, but Cope fires back! The fans fire up but the ref reprimands! Cope DECKS Dax, and wait, Christian and Cash are brawling in the crowd! Same for Matt and Connors! Finlay CLAWS Nick’s face, Cassidy ROCKS Dax, and Cassidy whips. Dax reverses, Cassidy goes up and out to then SMACK Dax off buckles! Cassidy goes up, Ciampa BOOTS Nick, and Dax trips Cassidy. Dax CHOPS Cassidy, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans boo but Dax stands Cassidy up, SUPER DUPER PLEX!
Dax then rolls through to suplex again, but Cassidy STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRES! Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirls, and DDTS! Cassidy kips up, the fans fire up, but Finlay sends Nick into steel steps! #BigStoke grabs Cassidy’s foot, Cash CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax puts Cassidy in the corner to tag Ciampa. FTR and the Psycho Killer mug Cassidy! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Ciampa stands Cassidy up. Cassidy blocks the chop! And he blocks another chop! The fans cheer but Ciampa kicks low and CHOPS again! The fans boo but Ciampa soaks up that heat. Ciampa drags Cassidy by a leg, turns him over, but Cassidy fights around!
Cassidy kicks and kicks but Ciampa drags him back! Cassidy turns to BOOT Ciampa away! Dax tags in and he CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax flips them off. Dax whips Cassidy, runs up, but Cassidy dodges! Dax POSTS himself! Both men are down, hot tags to Cash and Nick! Nick rallies on FTR with haymakers, BLASTS Ciampa, but Cash kicks low! FTR whips, DOUBLE HIP- NO, Nick lands out, MEETING OF TEH MINDS! Then DOUBLE WHEEL KICK! The fans fire up as Nick then DROPKICKS Dax out! The Dogs run up, but Nick knuckle locks and CHOPS Finlay! Then Nick jumps over Connors, SUPERKICKS, and he goes for the corner!
Nick goes up, up, and “LUCHA LIBRE~!” FLYING ARM-DRAG RANA COMBO! The fans are thunderous and Nick tags Matt. Nick whips Finlay, Finlay reverses, but Nick goes up and over. Matt SUPERKICKS Finlay! Nick SHINING WIZARDS Connors, adds a GAMANGIRI, then The Bucks DOUBLE BULLDOG with the high-five! The fans fire up again as Matt winds up. Matt WRECKS FTR with a dropkick, then holds the way open, Nick FLIES onto FTR & Ciampa! But Connors back suplexes! Matt lands out, and NORTHERN LIGHTS! Roll through, NORTHERN LIGHTS! The Polar Express is getting going, and Finlay joins the ride! DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS!
The fans are electric and it’s not just the volt green! Time for a SUPERKICK PARTAY~! Wait, Stokely grabs a foot each! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Stoke can’t even trip The Bucks up. The Bucks drag Stoke in! Stoke pleads for mercy, but FTR runs up! The Bucks dodge, mule kick, then SUPERKICK for Dax! SUPERKICK for Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on The Dogs! Then FTR is sent into The Dogs before DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Ciampa runs up to waistlock but Nick switches. Ciampa BOOTS Matt away, ELBOWS Nick, but Matt dodges, PSYCHO KNEE into Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Ciampa!
The fans fire up again, and The Bucks see C&C. They point to Christian, and the fans cheer! Christian steps in, the ref reprimands but Cope argues with the ref. This distraction lets Christian LOW BLOW Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Cash! Christian covers, TWO! Cash survives, the fans boo, but Christian rains down fists while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Christian puts Cash in the corner to CHPO, CHOP, and then rain down fists! Christian goes past TEN, maybe to fifteen, then stops. Cash sputters, Stoke talks trash, but Christian grabs Stoke! Cash CLUBS Christian, Ciampa HOTSHOTS the bad arm, and Ciampa hurries to tag in. Ciampa drags Christian around, SLAMS the bad arm off the mat, then SLAMS the arm again! Ciampa POSTS Christian, and Christian falls to the apron. The ref keeps his eyes on the rest of the team so they stay back. Ciampa goes out, and he SWINGS the bad arm into the post! Christian scrambles away, clutching the arm, but Ciampa taunts Cope with a wave.
Ciampa tags Connors, Connors tags Finlay, and The Dogs stomp away on Christian. Finlay clamps onto the bad hand, bends the fingers, then JAMS them into the mat! The ref reprimands but Finlay anchors Christian while he tags in Dax. Dax CHOPS Christian, DECKS him, then taunts Cope and The Bucks. The Bucks rally the fans, Cope coaches Christian up, but Dax brings Christian around. Christian blocks a shot to hit back, but then Dax kicks low! Dynamite returns to single picture as Dax UPPERCUTS Christian back to the corner. Stoke is on commentary suddenly to say Christian tried to steal Stoke’s watch, aka the watch Stoke stole from Christian.
But Christian fires back on Dax and the whole corner! Then he and Dax DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Christian crawls, but we can see Cash and The Dogs sneaking over! They and Ciampa YANK down Cope, Cassidy and The Bucks! The fans boo but Dax drags Christian back to center. Dax kicks and scuffs Christian, then talks trash. But Christian slips around to chicken wing the arms! Dax shoves Christian away, but Christian turns around, NOGGIN KNOCKER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Cope snarls as he rises up, hot tags to Cope and Connors!
The fans fire up as The Rated R Superstar rallies on everyone! LARIAT for Cash! ELBOW for Dax! Cope TOSSES Finlay out onto Ciampa and Cash! BOOT for Connors! The fans fire up again and Cope goes to a corner. Cope is feeling it, and he aims at Connors. But then Finlay grabs a leg! The fans boo, but Nick SUPERKICKS Finlay! Connors runs up, Nick RAMS him low! Then slingshot FACEBUSTER! And cartwheel ASAI MOONSAULT! COPE-O-SETIC for Connors, TWO! The fans rally as Cope keeps focus on Connors. Cope drags Connors up, whips him to the corner, then Nick runs up! Connors puts Nick out, then he puts Matt out!
But Christian is back, and he coordinates with The Bucks, LARIAT DOUBLE ENZIGIRI on Connors! Then Cassidy somersaults for a “powerful” back elbow! Finlay runs up, Cassidy kicks the legs out! Finlay hits buckles but Ciampa runs up! Christian sends him into Cash, then dragon sleepers Ciampa. Christian sees Dax run up, kicks him low, and gets him in the same hold, DOUBLE REVERSE DDTS! The fans fire up as FTR, Ciampa and Finlay are all in drop zones! “This is Awesome!” as Cassidy, Christian and The Bucks climb the corners. Connors runs up on Cope, but Cope snatches him into a facelock!
Cope acts as air traffic control as he coordinates everyone, QUADRUPLE MACHO ELBOWS before an IMPALER!! Cover, TWO!! Connors survives and the fans can’t believe it! Ciampa and Finlay get up, The Bucks BLAST them, then DIVE! Down they go at ramp side, then Christian and Cassidy bump into each other. The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this the opener! Cassidy puts his hands up, but Christian stops him. Christian shakes his head, but then Cassidy makes Christian put his hands in his pockets! The fans fire up as Christian just THROWS Cassidy out onto FTR! Christian then goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES The Dogs!
Cope calls out a shot, runs, but into a SHATTER MACHINE!! FTR snatches Cope outta nowhere, Connors makes the cover, but Cassidy breaks it! The fans fire up as now FTR has Cassidy surrounded. But Cassidy “unleashes” his kicks! The fans go nuts with every shot, but FTR shoves Cassidy! SHATTER- DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on Cash! Cassidy fights free of Dax, but Dax blocks Nick’s Superkick! Dax sends it into Matt! Nick SUPERKICKS through after all! Finlay clinches, IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER on Nick! Matt feints the kick to DDT! But then Ciampa KNEES Matt down! Christian chicken wings Ciampa, turns him around, KILLSWITCH!
Connors JEEP FLIPS Christian! Connors then stalks Cope while the fans boo. Connors lines up a shot, Cope rises to his feet, Connors runs in! But Cope jumps over Connors’ spear, sending it into Dax! The fans fire up, Stoke freaks out, and The Bucks join Cope in the ring. They TRIPLE SUPERKICK Connors! Cassidy is in, ORANGE PUNCH! SPEAR from Cope!! Cover, C&C Conglomeration Bucks win!
Winners: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks, by pinfall
Another star-studded 10 Man Tag, and it was a huge win for all the hungry contenders. Christian doesn’t wanna celebrate, but he does signal that he and Cope will be champions. Will putting their tag team legacy on the line be enough to take the gold? Or will Double or Nothing be the last night that team reeks of awesomeness?
Will Ospreay continues to train with The Death Riders.
They’re outside this time, Claudio Castagnoli playing some wall ball with Marina Shafir and Pac. Daniel Garcia says, “Tonight is the night that we’ve all been waiting for: The Aerial Assassin, Will Ospreay, is cleared and back on Dynamite. And rumor has it, the kid’s been working real hard and he’s got some new tricks up his sleeves. So Young Boy Billy, tonight you gotta show me something, c’mon.” Garcia gets a quick turn in on wall ball while cameras move over. Ospreay is maintaining a neck bridge while Jon Moxley uses Wheeler Yuta as a living dummy to show just how to push and pull and bend and twist on the various chinlocks and headlocks.
Use the right arm to push against the head, then snake in the left arm for the sleeper. Pry and shoot. Moxley asks how Ospreay feels. Ospreay lets off the bridge and says honestly, the best he’s felt in forever. Moxley asks if Ospreay remembers the night he won the Best of the Super Juniors. Yeah, 2019. AKA a lifetime ago. Ospreay was carefree, flew like a bird, for no other reason than that’s just what birds do. So simple back then, chasing that feeling, like no other feeling in the world. Can’t really grab it in your hands for more than a few seconds. The joy of doing it. Then everybody comes in and tries to make it so overcomplicated.
Years pass, life happens, a family starts, responsibilities show up, bad things happen, bad choices catch up to you, and it’s all weight on your shoulders. You feel like you can’t fly. But Moxley will tell you something: Nothing is different. Nothing has changed. All those things are still gonna be there, but you can still fly. You’re just more dangerous now. You’re a bird of prey. So tonight, when you got out there, don’t go out there to protect anything. Not your neck, your image, your reputation, or what you’ve built in your career. Go out there to give something. Moxley checks on Yuta and says dammit, if you’re gonna snap a headlock, snap the headlock!
Moxley storms off to instruct his pupil, but will Ospreay use everything he has been taught to great effect? Or will he have to fold against Ace Austin?
Chris Jericho speaks.
“You wanna face Jericho in a match of my own design, Ricochet? A spectacle so innovative, so imaginative, it cannot be contained, it can only be witnessed. Well, be careful what you demand, because you’ve made a few enemies yourself, Ricochet. And now a match designed specifically to settle scores without any, and I mean AAANY~, limitations has gotten even bigger.” Chris Jericho & The Hurt Syndicate were just looking for two more, but “Jungle” Jack Perry said he can bring four: himself, The Young Bucks, and KENNY OMEGA! Jericho tells Ricochet that this is no longer what he designed, but it is a devil’s dance of destruction! Ricochet’s destruction!
Ricochet got what he wanted, now can he handle it? Bald. The first-ever SEVEN VS SEVEN Stadium Stampede, who will even survive?
Ricochet & The Demand respond.
They stand with Mark Davis of the Don Callis Family and Ricochet says we all know Jericho does a lot of talking out of his ass while The Demand gets things done. Just like Davis did when he defeated Jack for the AEW National Championship at Fairway to Hell. Hold it with pride, Davis, Ricochet knows you’ll do it well. Davis says he’s got this. Ricochet says Davis has joined the dream team, but he’s not the only one. Because compliments to Ricochet’s golfing buddy, Don Callis, look who else he’s sending: Andrade El Idolo! Gracias, amigo. But it doesn’t stop there, the train keeps rolling. Ricochet was just approached by two guys who have an ax to grind with the superkick sidekicks.
These two wanna fill out the last two spots, so who is Ricochet to say no to The Dogs? Finlay & Connors storm in, and Finlay says to put it simple, they will fight The Bucks in the streets, in the ring, but guess it’s fighting at Double or Nothing! If they want violence, if they want carnage, if they want chaos, who better than The Dogs?! The Dogs bark and Liona roars, but will these seven stand tall in the Big Apple?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS BK Westbrook!
JetSpeed has a lot of momentum on their side, and as stated last week at Fairway to Hell, they’re looking to grab up all the gold they can. Will Speedball keep on rolling towards his own golden opportunity? Or will #Supastud prove his own worth?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two step up. Bailey bows in respect, offers a handshake, but Westbrook goes to roll Bailey up! Bailey stays on his feet, then steps over to sit down on a cover, TWO! Westbrook ducks a Penalty Kick, avoids the moonsault, and the sweep! Bailey dodges, Westbrook tiger feints through the ropes, but Bailey handsprings up and over! The fans fire up as Bailey ducks an elbow to whip. Westbrook goes up, around, but kinda fumbles his tumble. The fans cheer and jeer him for his attempt, but Westbrook blocks the boot! Westbrook FLIPS Bailey, springboards in, but Bailey dodges! TIME ADVENTURE!
Bailey pushes Westbrook down, goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the ULTIMATE WEAPON! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: Mike Bailey, by pinfall
Another fast ‘n’ furious finish, and Bailey’s on a hot streak! But now, the other side of JetSpeed looks to keep it up! But just who is Kevin Knight defending the TNT Championship against? It’s… BRIAN CAGE!? The Machine finally returns to action, and he has the Don Callis Family with him! Will Cage be able to ground Knight and take this title back to the family?
AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight w/ “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who betta!
The bell rings, Cage runs up, but Knight dodges! Knight fires haymakers, Cage shoves him, but Knight dodges. Knight CHPOS, but Cage doesn’t budge! Cage makes the pecs dance, so Knight CHOPS again! The fans cheer as Cage eggs Knight on. Knight urns, leaps, but into Cage’s arms! Cage uses Knight to do curls, then THROWS knight! Knight lands out, RAMS Cage, but Cage comes back! Knight RAMS Cage again, but it’s still not enough! Knight tries a bigger SHOULDER TACKLE, but Cage stays standing! Knight runs one more time, ducks ‘n’ dodges, SATELLITE- NO, Cage stops the DDT! Cage THROWS Knight away!
Knight staggers, Cage SUPERKICKS him down! “Who betta than Cage?!” The fans fire up as Cage storms up on Knight, stands him up, and bumps him off buckles. Cage RAMS into Knight, stands him up, then RAMS again! The ref counts, Cage CHOPS, and the fans cheer. Bailey rallies the fans but Archer coaches Cage, and Cage whips Knight hard into the corner! The fans are torn as Cage hauls Knight up. Cage ROCKS Knight, CHOPS him, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Cage stops at 4, then Cage stalks Knight. Cage stands Knight up, whips him to the corner, then runs in, only for Knight to BOOT! Cage still LARIATS!
Cage hauls Knight up, whips him to ropes, but Knight grabs ropes. Knight DUMPS Cage out, then DROPKICKS him down! Cage sputters, the fans fire up, and Knight builds speed to DIVE! But he bounces off Cage! Cage then fireman’s carries, APRON F5! Knight sputters but Cage goes up the steps to soak up cheers and jeers, all while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cage refreshes the ring count, drags Knight up again, and hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Knight writhes, Cage refreshes the count again, then he whips Knight into barriers! Knight practically falls into the laps of the front row! But Cage brings Knight around to CHOP him down! Cage soaks up the cheers and jeers before he brings Knight around again. Cage SMACKS Knight off the apron, then puts him in the ring. Cage storms into the ring, drags Knight by his legs, and ties the legs up into a TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Knight endures as Cage sits deep! Knight powers up, fights his way forward, and he reaches to the ROPEBREAK!
The ref counts, Cage lets go at 4, but Cage brings Knight up. Knight CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Cage still doesn’t back down. Knight fires more shots, but Cage UPPERCUTS him down! Cage digs his boot into Knight at the corner, but he stops as the ref counts. Cage drags Knight up, puts him in a corner, and LARIATS! Cage wrenches to then SAIDO Knight away! Knight flounders to the apron, Cage soaks up more cheers and jeers, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Knight rises to fire forearms on Cage, but Cage ROCKS Knight in return! Cage slingshots Knight into a facelock, for a SPIRALING SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!
Knight survives and Cage is frustrated, but Cage decides to write Knight off. Cage drags Knight up, reels him in, and suplexes, DRILL- NO, Knight slips free to waistlock. But Cage ELBOWS Knight, whips, but Knight jumps up! SATELLITE- NO, Cage goes for ropes! Knight HOTSHOTS Cage for it! Then Knight springboards back in, MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count starts while the fans rally up. Cage goes to a corner but he runs up on Knight. Knight bobs ‘n’ weaves, fires off shots, then fires a flurry of haymakers! But Cage grabs and TOSSES Knight to a corner!
Cage runs up, Knight dodges, and Knight runs back in. Knight ducks ‘n ‘dodges, FLAPJACK DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Cage bails out! Knight builds speed and FLIES! Cage catches him?!? The fans go nuts as Cage lifts, but Knight RANAS Cage into POST! The fans cheer as Knight hurries to get space. Knight runs, goes up the apron, and LEAPING LARIATS! Down goes Cage! The fans fire up with Knight, he puts Cage in the ring, and he hurries up the corner. Archer creeps up, but Bailey SUPERKICKS him! The fans cheer, but Cage CLUBS Knight! Cage then climbs up, and he deadlift SUPERPLEXES! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up as Knight survives, but Archer guzels Bailey! Bailey fights free of the choke slam to mule kick Archer! Cage runs up, but Bailey springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes the Murderhawk Monster! knight springboards, Cage dodges, but Knight leaps the discus lariat! SATELLITE DDT finally lands! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives and Knight is beside himself! Knight hurries to run in at the corner, but Cage ELBOWS him away! Cage goes up, but into the UPPER- NO! Cage stops the rana! Cage YANKS Knight up to the top, for a SUPER- UPPER ROOM!! Knight still throws Cage, then goes up top!
Knight aims, MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH!! Cover, KNIGHT WINS!!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
The Machine was out for 14 months and yet no ring rust to be found! However, The Jet is just #2Fly2Stop! Bailey brings mics into the ring to say, “Congratulations to The Jet on a hell of a win!” Knight says much appreciated. But like he said, they’re red hot right now! And Brian Cage, welcome back! Cage took Knight to his limits, but The Jet is still standing as TNT Champion. But Knight can’t get over how last week, he couldn’t get the job done becoming #Jet2Belts. Bailey says forget last week. Knight IS a future AEW World Champion! Bailey says he knows it, and everyone here knows it! The fans cheer that!
Knight says he appreciates the support from Bailey and Ashville. Bailey is always in his corner, Knight is always in Bailey’s. And if Bailey keeps it up, he’ll be singles champion, too. Bailey says yeah, Knight got him thinking. Tonight, Darby VS Takeshita, BAILEY WANTS NEXT! Bailey says Takeshita was his greatest rival in Japan, but they’ve yet to have a singles match in AEW. And Darby, as much as Bailey wants to see MJF go bald…! Bailey is coming for Darby’s AEW World Championship! JetSpeed daps it up, will they become a 2 Fly 2 Man Power Trip?
AEW reveals the Men’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament Brackets!
This year’s tournaments will go through Double or Nothing, and the finals will coincide with Forbidden Door 2026 on Sunday, June 28th in San Jose, California! The winner of each tournament will then challenge for THE AEW World Championship and AEW Women’s World Championships on August 30th at All In: London! And so, for the opening round, it will be: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis; Claudio Castagnoli VS Brody King; then Double or Nothing has both Samoa Joe VS Will Ospreay, and Swerve Strickland VS Bandido!
“Jungle” Jack Perry speaks.
“Mark Davis… I’m sure you feel some congratulations are in order. But you’re not champion to me. You see, you’re built like an Australia grizzly bear, yet you still needed somebody to hit me in the back with a golf club for you to beat me. At Stadium Stampede, bring your friends, bring any weapon you want, and I will crack you over the skull with it. Because anything goes. But after that, it’s back to grass roots, because it is you and me, fighting for a shot at the world title at All In: London. And in the Owen Hart Tournament, I will prove to you beyond a shadow of a doubt that I’m a better wrestler than you. I am the FUTURE world champion!
“And if you don’t like that, F YOU!” Jungle Jack is sharpening his knife, but will his edge be razor sharp when it comes time to cut down Dunkzilla?
Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin!
We’ve seen the Aerial Assassin training with The Death Riders, he’s won gold with his old friends in The United Empire, and now he’s about to face a dangerous man at Double or Nothing. Will Ospreay be more than ready for Samoa Joe after tonight? Or will he fail to even get past The Inevitable?
The bell rings and the fans cheer Ospreay as he stares down with Ace. Ospreay offers a handshake, Ace accepts, and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. They circle, tie up, and Ospreay wrenches to wristlock. Ace rolls, handsprings, and wrenches, but Ospreay rolls, kips up, and wrenches back. Ospreay hammerlocks, Ace rolls to kip up and wrench to then armlock. Ospreay endures the grind, fights around, and he arm-drags Ace down. Ace endures, fights around, and rises up. Ace shoots through to waistlock but Ospreay switches. Ospreay hits the headlock takeover, Ace headscissors, but Ospreay kips free.
The fans cheer the standoff, and the two reset. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and go shoulder to shoulder in a Test of Strength. The fans rally as Ace pushes Ospreay back. Ace has Ospreay down for a knuckle lock cover, ONE as Ospreay gets his arm up. Ace pushes it down, cover, ONE as Ospreay gets the other arm up. Ace tries again, ONE as Ospreay bridges! Ace jumps up, but Ospreay holds the bridge! That training truly pays off! Ace jumps, Ospreay gets him for a MONKEY FLIP! The fans fire up as Ospreay then arm-drags! Ospreay wristlocks and he bends the fingers! Ospreay isolates the arm to then STOMP it!
Ace clutches his arm as Ospreay shows his training already. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then whips Ace. Ace reverses, he blocks a boot, but not the AX KICK! Ospreay headlocks, Ace powers up and out, but Ospreay RUNS him over! Things keep moving, Ace drop toeholds to ENZIGIRI! And basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Ace facelocks Ospreay, turns him, NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Ospreay ROCKS Ace, ROCKS him again, and again! Ace trips Ospreay, hooks up the legs, and he turns Ospreay over to tie the legs up! MUDA LOCK! The fans rally as Ospreay endures being bent back, and he crawls forward to the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer while Ace lets go. Ospreay checks his neck but he is alright to continue. Ace drags Ospreay up, reels him in, but Ospreay wrenches out to SOBAT! Ospreay whips, Ace reverses, but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to RAN- NO! Ace blocks to swing Ospreay up into a fireman’s carry! Ace does a squat for the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Ace flexes, covers, TWO! Ospreay stay sin this while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ace is frustrated already, but he stalks Ospreay to ropes. Ace kicks Ospreay around, CLUBS him down, but Ospreay fires back. Ace bumps Ospreay off buckles, kicks and ROCKS him, then snapmares. Ace KNEES Ospreay in the back, then clamps on with a chinlock. Ospreay endures, even as Ace cranks the neck, and Ospreay fires shots from below. Ace DECKS Ospreay for it! Ospreay rises up, but Ace DECKS him again! Ospreay sits up again, so Ace BOOTS him down! Ace waits on Ospreay, then BOOTS him again! Ospreay goes to a corner, Ace CHOPS him, then reels Ospreay in for a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Ospreay toughs it out but Ace drags him around.
Ace steps over, traps Ospreay in a headscissors, then grinds him down. Ospreay endures, even as Ace puts on the squeeze. Ospreay fights around, rises up, and Electric Chair Lifts Ace! Ace slips free to ROCK Ospreay in the back! Ace CLUBS Ospreay to a corner, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Ace backs off, and Ace CHOPS Ospreay! Ospreay ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay! Ace KICKS the leg, CHOPS Ospreay down, then brings Ospreay back around. Ace rains down ELBOWS on Ospreay before he clamps on another chinlock. Ospreay endures as Dynamite returns to single picture, and the fans rally up.
Ospreay fires body shots, Ace puts him in the corner, but Ospreay BOOTS him away! Ospreay is on the apron, he springboards back in, PIP PIP CHEERIO! The fans fire up with Ospreay as he watches Ace rise up. Ospreay ducks a shot, atomic drops, then KNEES, ROUNDHOUSES, and STANDING SKY TWISTERS! Cover, TWO! Ace survives that quick string of moves, but Ospreay brings him back around. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then KICKS the bad arm! And KICKS again! And again! But Ace blocks one to ROCK Ospreay! Ace whips, Ospreay handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK!
The fans fire up while Ace bails out! Ospreay has the fans shouting “OI! OI! OI!” as he takes aim. But Ace avoids the plancha! Ospreay blocks the kick, only for Ace to handstand out of the sweep! Ace avoids another sweep, but Ospreay avoids the kick! Ace avoids yet another sweep by going up and over the corner! Ace WRECKS Ospreay with a dropkick, then aims to PLANCHA after all! Down goes Ospreay and the fans fire up! Ace drags Ospreay up, but Ospreay puts him int he ring! Ace rewinds to headscissor, but Ospreay pops Ace up to SUPERKICK the arm out! Ospreay then climbs up, takes aim, and BLINDSIDE FOREARM!
The fans fire up as Ospreay springboards, OSCUTTER! Cover, TWO! Ace survives and Ospreay is stunned! Ospreay just shakes it off, goes to the corner, and takes aim. Ace slowly rises up, but he ducks the Hidden Blade to DOUBLE STOMP! Ospreay sputters, Ace falls back, and now Ace takes aim. Ace runs corner to corner to A-LIST LARIAT! Then he LARIATS again and again! Ace hoists Ospreay up top, then slips outside to ENZIGIRI! Ospreay wobbles, Ace gets space, and Ace runs up! FLIPPING RANA! The fans fire up as Ace is ready to deal the winning hand! But then Ospreay pops Ace up, and gets him in position! STYLES- NO, Ace pops free!
Ace trips Ospreay, steps through, ties up the legs, TRAILER HITCH BRIDGE! TWO!! Ospreay escapes, but Ace KNEES, KICKS, and fireman’s carries! Ace tucks Ospreay to then swing him out, AIR RAID FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and Ace is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” as Ace stalks Ospreay to a corner. Ace ROCKS Ospreay again and again, then hoists Ospreay up top. But Ospreay fires shots in return! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, goes up, but Ospreay pushes on Ace’s arm! Then he HOTSHOTS the arm as he drops down, and he tucks Ace in! CHEEKY NAN- NO, Ace dodges! Ace RAMS low, springboards in and FLYING- LIGER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Ace survives again! Ospreay roars, the fans are with him, and he ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, and repeat! They go back and forth, then Ospreay KICKS! Ace fires another forearm, Ospreay kicks, then Ace CHOPS! They go back and forth again, but Ace CHOPS and ROKCS, until Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! CHOP! Ace HEEL KICKS! Ace shakes out the bad arm, runs up, but Ospreay dodges to then ROLLING ELBOW! And HOOK KICK! Then the underhooks for the STORM- NO, Ace pops free, then goes to a corner. Ospreay runs up but Ace goes sideways! Ospreay hits buckles, Ace hits the FLYING CHUCK!
The fans fire up as Ace shuffles the deck, and runs up for the0 NO, Ospreay BACKDROPS Ace, but Ace lands on his feet! HIDDEN BLADE!! Ospreay isn’t done with just one, he aims from the corner and… Ace flops over! The fans boo but Ospreay shows no mercy. He just runs up to PENALTY KICK the bad arm! Then a FLYING ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Ace TAPS, Ospreay wins!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by submission
That might’ve been Ospreay’s first win by submission ever! He signals that his neck is no longer a problem, and he shows Ace respect for that fight. Ace accepts the handshake again, and Ospreay is moving on towards Double or Nothing with a great amount of momentum. But wait! SAMOA JOE is here! He and The Opps walk out on stage, and with mic in hand, Joe says, “Ospreay, Ospreay… OSPREAY, OSPREAY!” Joe is clearly mocking the chants for Ospreay, and the fans give genuine chanting and even singing in return. Joe says he just wanted to make sure Ospreay was listening, because these past few weeks, it seemed like Ospreay had a hard time hearing him.
Despite Ospreay’s best efforts, fate has put them on a collision course in the opening round of the Owen Hart Cup. The fans like the sound of that! Joe say she is here for one reason and one reason alone. He wants to speak about choices and consequences. Ospreay could’ve made the right choice and get a bye in this tournament, because that is what Joe would do for one of his friends. But Ospreay chose poorly. He could’ve been with the team that would do nothing but support and enhance Ospreay, but he decided to be a lapdog for Moxley and the Death Riders. The fans boo, Ospreay says he’s not a Death Rider.
Joe says Ospreay has made his choice, and come Double or Nothing, Joe makes Ospreay suffer the consequences. But Joe leaves Ospreay in peace tonight, for he has his date with destiny. But unfortunately, Joe’s friends, Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Bowens, still feel slighted, and he doesn’t put leashes on his friends. Shibata & Bowens storm down the ramp, Ospreay ready to fight them both if he has to. But then The Death Riders appear! Ospreay may not have officially joined the club, but the Death Riders aren’t going to let their investment go to waste! The Opps say they’re #NeverLacking, but that doesn’t seem to be the case now!
Shibata & Bowens back down while Moxley, Marina, Claudio, Yuta, Garcia & Pac all step up to support Ospreay. Joe says, “Soon. Soon.” The fans cheer the Death Riders, or at least Moxley, but Bowens promises Joe is gonna kill you, Ospreay! The dream match for Double or Nothing is on, but will the training with The Death Riders make Ospreay the new King of Harts?
BREAKING NEWS for next week!
If you liked last week’s THREE HOUR block of AEW, then you’ll love this next one! Portland, Maine, the last Wednesday before Double or Nothing, Dynamite & Collision are combining forces again! Three hours all on TBS and HBO Max, make sure your DVR is set accordingly!
Backstage interview with Don Callis & Konosuke Takeshita.
Renee is now with The Invisible Hand & The Alpha, saying tonight is a huge opportunity in the main event, Konosuke facing Darby Allin for THE AEW World Championship. Konosuke could be heading into Double or Nothing as a- Callis stops Renee there to say Konosuke will be heading into Double or Nothing as a DOUBLE champion! But then MJF steps in, apologizes for the interruption but says Renee’s doing a great job. The Scumbag tells Konosuke that while it’s been a minute since the two of them have talked, three years actually, back when MJF beat him… MJF has seen Konosuke develop into truly one of the best wrestlers in the world!
MJF believes that tonight, Konosuke beats Darby for the title, goes to DON to beat Okada, and MJF can’t think of a better match than Konosuke VS MJF Part 2 for the world title. How’s that sound? MJF offers a handshake, Konosuke shakes his hand, but in Japanese, Konosuke tells MJF that he’ll beat the crap out of him. Thankfully, MJF doesn’t know Japanese. Callis says that was a nice pep talk MJF just gave, and MJF says yes, he knows. That kid needs to win, okay? MJF can’t let Darby turn him into some disgusting, bald freak! No offense, Callis looks great. But look, there is only one foolproof way to know MJF won’t be put in that situation.
So if things get hairy… MJF hands over the Dynamite Diamond Ring! Callis smiles, and say she understands what to do with it. But then in steps Andrade. El Idolo takes off his hat to shake out his amazing head of hair, and smiles at MJF. MJF frowns and leaves. Callis says here’s the deal: Takeshita will bring the world title home to the Don Callis Family tonight! Andrade asks, “How you know?” Callis says aye dios mio, he seriously doesn’t know where Andrade learned English. Andrade says one way or another, the next time, that will be HIS title. Callis says yes, he knows, it’s all good. Callis is a man of many talents, but will his family be dripping with gold thanks to a diamond ring?
AEW now announces the Women’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament brackets!
Double or Nothing will see Willow Nightingale, the reigning Queen of Harts, take on Alex Windsor, while we will see Persephone VS Hazuki, Skye Blue vs Sareee, and Mina Shirakawa VS Athena! Champions from around the world are gathering for this tournament, but who will be headed to Forbidden Door, and then All In: London?
Backstage interview with The Conglomeration.
Renee Paquette is now with Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, and Willow Nightingale. Renee commends Cassidy on his part in the 10 Man Tag victory. But it seems that there is even more business to attend to. Cassidy says yes, the team has a shot at THE AEW World Tag Team Championships. It doesn’t matter who it is, they’re getting their shot, but the thing is… They still haven’t decided on which two will be. Kyle says Cassidy & Roddy should go for the gold, but Roddy shouts, “KYYYLE~! Thank you.” Kyle says of course. But that’s cuz he’s got gold to chase for himself!
The same man that put Kyle on the shelf for months is the man that Kyle submitted twice, and will submit again. Jon Moxley, Continental Champion, when are we doing this? Willow says speaking of gold, she is still the TBS Champion. But she is also in the Owen Hart Cup. She won this tournament before, she’ll do it all over again, so that she can have all the gold for herself at All In: London. She knows she can, and she will! Then Conglomeration has it all in order? Cassidy says hold on, there’s something missing. They should do a Word of the Day. Why haven’t they done one in so long? Roddy shouts for “MAAARK~!” And yes, Mark Briscoe returns!
The Sussex County Chicken is all fired up, and he says the Word of the day is reunification! For Mark Briscoe is back with his boys and his girls, The Conglomeration! But he’ll put this plain and simple: Tommaso Ciampa! Next Wednesday, Briscoe’s after your ass, son! You hear him? But before that, Saturday Night Collision is in HIS hometown, Salisbury, Maryland! That’s just 4.4 miles from where Briscoe originated on this earth! They’re gonna conglomerate and it’s gonna be a a hell of a time! Are you ready!? Willow and Kyle are fired up, Briscoe goes wild, and the team heads out. Cassidy admits, that was a lot of yelling.
But while The Conglomeration is ready to go Double or Nothing, will they soon have even more gold in the collection? Or are these high and lofty a little too much even for them?
Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness!
With the news of both the AEW Women’s World Championship Fatal 4 Way for Double or Nothing, and the Owen Hart Cup brackets, this trios match is about much more than just settling scores! Will the Shining Samurai be just as sharp as Jamie Hayter going into that title match? Or will Thekla, Skye Blue & Julia Hart continue to bring them down by any means necessary?
The trios sort out and Jamie steps up against Thekla as both a rematch from their 1v1 title match, and a preview of what’s to come in the next. They circle, but then Skye CLOBBERS Jamie! Julia steps in, but so do Shida and Windsor! The Triangle throws hands on Shida & The Birds, then triple whip. But all three reverse, a BOOT for Thekla, a DDT for Skye, and a BACKBREAKER for Julia! The fans cheer as The Triangle bails out! Shida goes out to keep after Skye while Windsor goes after Julia. Jamie gets Thekla back in the ring while Shida and Windsor have the Sisters of Sin in the corners of the barriers. The fans cheer as they all rain down fists!
Windsor, Jamie & Shida all go to nine, then wind up for TEN! The fans cheer again while Thekla sputters. Jamie snap suplexes, but Skye ROCKS Shida! Jamie stomps Thekla, Windsor SLAMS Julia off barriers, and Jamie stomps a mudhole in the corner. The ref counts, Jamie lets off, but Skye and Windsor meet while tightrope walking the barriers! Skye and Windsor trade shots, they wobble a bit, then Skye DECKS Windsor! Skye keeps from falling into the crowd, but Jamie gets her! Windsor joins in and the Birds double gorilla press, SNAKE EYES off the apron! The fans fire up, but Thekla is up top! SUPER CROSSBODY onto The Birds!
The fans fire up again and Thekla is feeling it while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Thekla stomps Windsor, CLUBS Jamie, then helps Skye. But Shida runs up, only for Thekla to ELBOW her down! The Triangle has control again, they ROCK Jamie and Shida and Windsor, then send them all to the desk. The Triangle CHOP again and again and again! Then they wind up, but feint chops to SMACK all three off the apron! The Triangle soaks up the cheers and jeers before putting Jamie back in the ring. Thekla brings Jamie up, snapmares her down, then basement SUPERKICKS! Cocky cover, TWO! Thekla drags Jamie to the corner, tags Julia, and Julia runs up to LARIAT! Then she goes side to side to ELBOW Jamie down!
Julia snapmares Jamie to a cover, TWO! Julia is annoyed but she rains down fists. The ref reprimands, Julia stops, but then she sucker punches Windsor! And Shida, too! Julia then drags Jamie over, bumps her off buckles, and tags in Skye. Skye stomps Jamie around, then digs her boot in! The ref counts, Skye stops at 4, then she brings Jamie up. Jamie fires forearms and CHOPS, but Skye THROWS Jamie down by her hair! The ref reprimands again but Skye rains down forearms. Skye snapmares Jamie, mule kicks her, then covers, TWO! Skye frowns but she stomps Jamie down. Skye tags Julia while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Skye whips Jamie into Julia’s grasp, and Skye BLASTS Shida & Windsor while Julia tags Thekla. Julia has Jamie in the TARANTULA, and Skye sends Windsor in for Thekla’s HANGING HEADSCISSORS! Skye runs up to DOUBLE SHOTGUN The Birds! The fans are torn but Thekla says that’s how the Triangle does it, baby! Thekla then aims to MISSILE- NO, Jamie gest under! Thekla lands out, but Jamie BOOTS her down! Jamie looks at Shida, Shida is hesitant, but Shida tags in! The fans cheer as Shida sends Theknla to the corner, then JUMP KNEES! Shida keeps moving, she BLASTS Skye! Julia ROCKS Shida back!
Julia storms in but Shida kicks her and whips her into Thekla! Shida KNEES them both in the corner! Then Shida puts Thekla sideways in the corner, reels Julia in, and she snap suplexes Julia into Thekla! The fans fire up as Shida then suplexes Thekla high and hard! Cover, TWO! Shida stands Thekla up, Thekla swings but Shida ROCKS her first! And ROCKS her again! Thekla wobbles, swings, but Shida catches Thekla for another forearm! Shida runs the ropes but Thekla mule kicks! Thekla SMACKS Shida, then she dodges a boot to DECK Shida! Thekla talks trash on Shida, then drags her up to tag in Julia.
Julia tags Skye, then tag back to Thekla. The Sisters of Sin hit the DOUBLE GOURD BUSTER and DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Thekla hits the bridge, and she aims for the SPIDER SPEAR! Cover, but The Birds CLOBBER The Sisters of Sin onto it! The fans fire up a Windsor DECKS Skye and Jamie HEADBUTTS Julia! The Birds drag Shida to safety, Windsor tags in, and she CLOBBERS Thekla! Windsor CLUBS away, then fires the fans up. Jamie steps in, BOOT RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Basement LARIAT! And then Windsor lifts! Jamie runs up, but Skye trips Jamie! The fans boo but Skye sends Jamie into steel steps!
Thekla sends Windsor into buckles! Tag to Julia before Shida runs up, TAMASHII KNEE on Thekla! Skye SUPERKICKS Shida! Jamie is back to clinch and HAYTBREAKER! Julia runs up, slips around, SOLE FOOD! Julia kips up, but Windsor is there to whip Julia to ropes! Skye tags in before the SPINEBUSTER! Skye SUPERKICKS Windsor, then brings her up! Skye hops on, CODE- NO, Windsor pops free! Skye SUPERKICKS again, but Windsor HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up as Jamie joins in again, and they DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICH! Then they set Skye up, and Jamie says let’s try this again!
Jamie runs the ropes, but Thekla slides in, BELT SHOT on Jamie!! No question that the ref saw that! The Triangle is disqualified!
Winners: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds, by disqualification
The Toxic Spider doesn’t care about this win, she just wants to do damage! Skye gets Windsor in a DRAGON SLEEPER! The ref stops Thekla from sing the title belt again, so Thekla just takes off her own belt! And she LASHES Windsor while Skye holds her down! More refs rush out here, but Julia MISTS the newbie in the face! Julia stomps away on Jamie, not caring about fines or consequences, either! The fans boo, and Shida is bailing on the Birds? Shida cares more about her chances in that Fatal 4 Way than anything else. But then Willow, Mina, and even Thunder Rosa rush out here! They chase The Triangle off with belts of their own!
The fans cheer as The Babe, the Fighting Gravure Idol & La Mera Mera save the day. But will Jamie make sure Thekla and Shida pay for this at Double or Nothing?
AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita!
They say “card subject to change,” and that is true even for the best in the world. Kazuchika Okada’s real family takes priority, but his Don Callis Family brother was more than happy to step up for this opportunity. Will The Alpha already have two belts by the time he and The Rainmaker battle over the International Championship? Or will Darby truly be relentless in his pursuit of being the best fighting champion in AEW history?
The introductions are made, THE belt is raised, and we see who goes to Double or Nothing on top!
Callis joins commentary to say that while Darby’s been breaking his own body, Konosuke has perfected “rejuvenation training,” aka relaxing on a beach and sipping sake! The bell rings, and Darby SHOTGUNS Konosuke out! Then Darby DIVES, but Konosuke catches him! Konosuke POSTS Darby, then THROWS him into railing! Konosuke THROWS Darby into the ring, the fans fire up for both guys, and Konosuke hurries to BOOT Darby off the apron! Darby falls in front of commentary but Konosuke gets him right back in the ring. Cover, ONE!! The fans rally as Darby shows his grit, but Konosuke snarls.
Konosuke drags Darby up, Darby fires forearms, but the ALPHA ELBOW knocks Darby down! The fans fire up while Konosuke looms over Darby. Konosuke stands Darby up, and THROWS him into a corner! Darby bounces off the buckles and is bleeding from the mouth already! Konosuke stands Darby up, hoists him up top, then he climbs up after him. But Darby BITES Konosuke, CLUBS him down, and leaps for a CROSSBODY, but he bounces off Konosuke! The fans fire up again as Konosuke whips Darby for a BACKDROP! Darby got serious hangtime there, and he flounders out of the ring. Darby coughs and sputters but the fans rally up.
Konosuke goes out after Darby but Darby SMACKS him! Konosuke KNEES low, KNEES him again and again and again! Konosuke KNEES Darby against the barriers, then refreshes the count. Konosuke whips Darby hard into railing! Darby sputters as he leans against the railing, but Konosuke positions the steel steps. Konosuke then fetches Darby, lines up a shot, but Darby fights the suplex! Darby CLAWS Konosuke’s back, then fires a shot. Konosuke DECKS Darby in return! Darby slumps against the steps, Konosuke runs up, but Darby dodges! Konosuke’s knees hit the steps and he tumbles over! Darby then runs up the steps to SHOTGUN Konosuke down!
The fans fire up while both men are down on the floor! Konosuke checks his knee before he crawls around, and Darby gets in the ring so he can build speed! Darby DIVES! Direct hit on Konosuke but Darby’s the one who hits the desk! The fans fire up while both men are down again, but Darby rises up to get Konosuke on the apron! Darby fires forearms, then goes up a corner! COFFIN- NO, Konosuke catches him for a SUPER BLUE THUNDER BOMB to the floor!! The fans go nuts again and Callis says that’s the end of Darby Allin, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref hurries to check Darby but Callis tells Doc Sampson to call it. Darby is somehow still in this, so Konosuke storms his way over. Konosuke drags Darby up, puts him in the ring, then paces around him. Konosuke runs the ropes to LARIAT! Darby flips inside-out, Konosuke covers him, TWO!! Darby still has fight inside but he’s also dazed. Konosuke clamps onto Darby with a chinlock and squeezes tight. Darby endures, even as Konosuke leans on him with his much-taller frame. Darby reaches out, fights around, and rises up, only for Konosuke to CANADIAN RACK BOMB! Darby sputters all over again while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Konosuke sits back as he watches Darby crawl to the apron. Konosuke storms his way over, but Darby RAMS low! Slingshot sunset flip, but Konosuke rolls through! Only for Darby to kick the legs out! Darby catches Konosuke to a GUILLOTINE! Konosuke endures the squeeze, fights up to his feet, and he powers out to THROW Darby! Darby lands out, fires shots, and RAMS low! Darby then hops on, but Konosuke stops Code Red! Konosuke swings Darby around, tucks him in, BASTARD DRIVER! And WHEELBARROW GERMAN! The fans fire up and Callis says that’s true power! Darby sputters again and Konosuke vows to end this.
Konosuke runs corner to corner, HELLUVA KICK!! Then he hoists Darby up top, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans freak out already for the SUPER DUPER GERMAN SUPLEX!! Bridging cover, TWO!!! Callis is freaking out as much as the fans, and he protests the count! Konosuke is furious, but he aims for the WAGAMAMA KNEE!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Darby survives by nanoseconds, and Konosuke is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” but now CLØN rushes out here! He distracts the ref, and Callis hurries to take the Dynamite Diamond Ring off his finger to put it in Konosuke’s hands! Konosuke thinks about it, but The Alpha has honor!
The fans cheer as Konosuke wants to do this his way! But then Darby runs up, cradles, TWO!! Konosuke escapes, ALPHA ELBOW!! Darby is down, dazed, but still moving! Konosuke drags Darby up again, goes back to the corner and back to the top rope. The fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but it has to end somehow! Darby fights against the lift with headlock punches! Then he hops on, SUPER CODE RED!! Konosuke staggers up, Darby leg scissors, steps through, LAST SUPPER!! TWO?!?! Konosuke escapes again, then bails out! So Darby just goes up top! SUPER COFFIN DROP!! Direct hit and both men are down again!
The fans are thunderous as Konosuke and Darby stir. A ring count climbs, Callis complains that some people just gotta follow directions and run the play! Coach Callis pulled Konosuke outta obscurity, Konosuke would do anything! Now he’s got some gold, some fame, and gets a mind of his own! Callis complaining aside, the ring count is climbing! Darby drags himself in at 9, but Konosuke YANKS him back out! That refreshes the count, and Konosuke vows to end this for real now. Konosuke points to the steel steps, and he drags Darby up onto them with a deadlift RAGING- NO, Darby knees Konosuke, turns things around, and FULL METAL SCORPION DEATH DROP!!!
The fans go nuts again while Konosuke writhes! Konosuke flops off the steps, Darby crawls into the ring, and Darby just climbs the corner again! SUPER DUPER COFFIN DROP!!! Konosuke might be unconscious! Darby still hauls Konosuke into the ring, pushes him to a cover, TWO?!?!? Konosuke survives and Darby is furious! But Darby just reloads, COFFIN DROP but onto knees!!! Ghost pin, TWO!!! Darby escapes but the WAGAMAMA KNEE finds him!! Konosuke hauls Darby up, but Darby pops free! Trip, step through, and SCORPION DEATH LOCK!!! Konosuke endures, reaches out, but Darby sits deep!!
Callis says don’t even think about it! Konosuke almost does, but he bites his own thumb to ignore the pain in his back! Konosuke reaches out, crawls his way forward, and he fights to the ROPEBREAK!!! But Darby is right up top! COFFION DROP on the back!! Then Darby goes right back up, COFFIN DROP again!!! Cover, DARBY WINS!!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
Callis is steaming, but Darby overcomes Konosuke to avenge that loss in the Continental Classic! But it also took so much out of him just to do it! Darby still asks for a mic and one is brought to him. Darby sits up against the ropes, has them cut his music, and he tells MJF to get his ass out here! There’s a contract MJF needs to sign! The ring crew hurries to bring in a table and some chairs for that very contract signing, and MJF makes his entrance. MJF reluctantly makes his way down the ramp, and both men meet at the table. Darby grins with blood still in hiss teeth, and he signs his part of the contract without hesitation, unlike MJF.
The fans already chant “BALD! BALD! BALD!” at MJF, and Darby pushes the contract to his side of the table. MJF grabs the pen, reaches out, but then steps away. MJF scratches his chin as he thinks on this, and the fans just chant, “BALD! BALD! BALD!” again. MJF takes a mic to say he’ll explain something to Darby, looking like he has rabies. But see, MJF is happy for Darby, he hopes Darby’s had fun holding MJF’s AEW World Championship. The fans boo that, but MJF says deep down, there is a small part of him, like the size of a North Carolinian p*nis small. That small part of MJF feels bad for Darby, because he’ll never hold this again!
Darby’s got about a good a chance of holding this title as Hangman Adam Page does again. MJF says guys like Darby are a dime a dozen, here today and gone tomorrow, stuntmen who burn the candle at both ends. In this life, people like all these fans here like to pretend that life is about making friends and family and children. The only thing that matters in life is your legacy. And Darby’s legacy will be that of the kid who had his 15 minutes of fame. They’ll pretend like Darby made a lasting impact, but the fact of the matter is, he hasn’t. He hasn’t! They’ll know deep down that Darby Allin was just a little pr*ck who got lucky.
They’ll know that Darby was too reckless and stupid to stay on top. And after May 24th, Double or Nothing, in that sh*thole of Queens, New York, y’know what MJF’s legacy will be? He’ll go down as the guy who became a THREE-TIME World Champion at just 30 years of age, unprecedented in this sport. And MJF will go down, when it’s all said and done, as the Greatest of All Time! THAT is the difference between them! Darby Allin brags about climbing a mountaintop. But when it comes to professional wrestling, Maxwell Jacob Friedman IS the mountaintop! The fans boo but MJF soaks it up. Darby tells MJF to SHUT UP!
Only someone like MJF who is so vain would think that the number one most important thing in this world is his legacy. Darby doesn’t care about legacy, he cares about living in the moment! And in this moment, Darby just wants MJF to sign the contract. Then at Double or Nothing, Darby makes Maxwell Jacob Friedman a BALLD HEADED B*TCH!! MJF frowns but the fans cheer that! MJF grabs the pen again, and with no choice, he signs on the dotted line! Then he TACKLES Darby! The fans boo as MJF beats up Darby after the war he went through with Konosuke! MJF CHUCKS an armchair outta the ring, FLIPS the table, then picks up his Dynamite Diamond Ring.
MJF puts the ring on his finger like always, then winds up to DECK Darby!! The fans boo but MJF just soaks it all up. MJF throws off his jacket, picks up the belt, and he stands over Darby with it. But then MJF isn’t done with Darby, he puts Darby on the top rope! MJF climbs up to join him, and drags Darby into position! But wait! Kevin Knight runs out here to chase MJF off! The Jet still owes The Scumbag a receipt, but it seems we’ll all have to wait on that. Will MJF still take back the title at Double or Nothing? Or will Darby keep the belt and take MJF’s dignity?
My Thoughts:
An awesome episode for Dynamite as things heat up towards Double or Nothing. Awesome 10 Man Tag to open, great win for the Faces, not that it added much to FTR VS C&C. Good promo from Jericho to look back on Stadium Stampede and hype up this year’s match. Good promo from The Demand with Davis and The Dogs, and I suppose this maximizes the feuds as well as the alliances throughout the locker room. Who knows who wins but the match will still be awesome, just as the original was. Good promo from Conglomeration, too, Cassidy & Roddy going after FTR while Kyle VS Moxley happens on the side, that’s great stuff.
Speaking of Moxley, great promo from him and Ospreay. Moxley’s semi-turn has really brought out his sage philosophical side. Great match from Ospreay VS Ace, and while Ospreay could always bring out his aggression, seeing him use more technical wrestling and even winning with a submission is good stuff. Good promo from Joe, and I liked Death Riders backing Ospreay up. Very good Owen Hart Cup brackets this year, Joe VS Ospreay is a great choice given this story, but I would think Ospreay wins that one. Good promo from Jack Perry to call out Davis, and I suppose Jack can win in the Owen Cup to then move on from the National title.
Great seeing Brian Cage back, he gave Knight an awesome match, but with JetSpeed wanting to go on a Two Man Power Trip, it makes sense Kevin won out. Same for Bailey beating Westbrook, even though Westbrook maybe went too hard on his own acrobatic escape. Great stuff in the Six Woman Tag, and I appreciate Shida didn’t ditch until after the match. Willow, Mina & Rosa might get their own Six Woman Tag with Triangle of Madness after that interaction, but also can’t wait to see if Willow can go back-to-back as Queen of Harts. For that matter, I personally would love to see Athena use the Owen Cup to move on from being ROH Women’s World Champion, but that depends on how Supercard of Honor goes this Friday.
And of course, another wild instant classic from Darby as he overcomes Takeshita. I knew the diamond ring would come into play with that reverse effect, good way of protecting Takeshita in the loss. Good stuff with MJF tonight, too, such as the opening segment’s parade of bald men to send the message to MJF. That was also a unique contract signing segment in that it came together so quickly after the main event match. Good stuff from MJF as always, and of course he attacks Darby. I feel like either Knight should not have made the save, or both parts of JetSpeed should’ve made the save. It just seems odd that only Knight cared about saving Darby. The closing moment was much better when it was MJF standing over Darby with the belt.
My Score: 9/10
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