Will they coexist?

The Forbidden Door has closed, and now AEW focuses on their own. We hear from MJF and Adam Cole ahead of the Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Jon Moxley w/ The Blackpool Combat Club VS Tomohiro Ishii; Moxley wins.
• Six Man Tag: The Jericho Appreciation Society VS Orange Cassidy, El Hijo del Vikingo & Keith Lee; Cassidy, Vikingo & Keith win.
• Six Man Tag: Hangman & The Young Bucks VS The Dark Order w/ Negative One; Hangman & The Bucks win.
• Women’s Owen Hart Cup Opening Round: Britt Baker VS Ruby Soho; rescheduled to next week.
• Ruby Soho w/ The Outcasts VS Alexia Nicole; Ruby wins.
• Tornado Tag: Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara VS Darby Allin & Sting; Darby & Sting win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Jon Moxley w/ The Blackpool Combat Club VS Tomohiro Ishii!

The Maniac is not in any good mood after his team lost on Sunday, but he isn’t gonna sit back and stew in it, either! He wants to go after the Stone Pitbull himself, will he be a one man wrecking crew? Or will Ishii just add another loss to Moxley’s record?

The two are forehead to forehead the moment they’re both in the ring, and the ref tries to keep the peace. The two finally back up, the bell rings, and they’re forehead to forehead again! Ishii CHOPS, Moxley CHOPS, repeat! The fans “WOO~” with every CHOP! Moxley gets annoyed as the CHOPS keep going but Ishii doesn’t back down. In fact, they speed up! CHOP after CHOP after CHOP, and fans are thunderous! Moxley CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS again! Moxley runs, RAMS Ishii but Ishii returns to RAM Mox! They RAM and RAM and RAM, Moxley ducks the enziguri but Ishii ducks the Penalty Kick!

Fans fire up and the two get up again. They now throw forearms back and forth! The fans rally and duel, the forearms keep going, and Moxley roars! Moxley ROCKS Ishii but Ishii ROCKS him back! Ishii whips, Moxley reverses but Ishii comes back to CLOBBER Moxley! Fans fire up and Ishii storms up on Moxley. Moxley SOBATS! And BITES Ishii’s nose! The ref counts, Moxley lets off, but Ishii BITES Moxley’s forehead! The ref counts, Ishii runs, but Moxley runs him over! Wheeler Yuta cheers but fans are torn. Moxley gets the arms to DRAGON STOMP! Fans rally and Moxley covers, TWO!

Moxley drags Ishii up, throws him out to the floor, and Moxley paces. The ref watches Yuta and Claudio, and the ring count climbs. Moxley soaks up the cheers and jeers but Ishii rises at 4 of 10. Ishii goes to the apron but Moxley DECKS him! Moxley then DIVES and wipes Ishii out! Fans fire up while Moxley walks around and soaks it all up. The ref checks Ishii, he’s okay to continue, but again the ref warns the BCC to keep their distance. Ishii dares one of them to do something, but wait! Eddie Kingston is here! The Mad King surprises everyone as he storms down to ringside! He grabs a chair and he makes the BCC to back off!

Hamilton is all fired up but the ref tells Eddie to hold on. Moxley goes out to confront Eddie and they argue as Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Eddie dares Yuta & Claudio to do something, and then Ishii fires forearms on Moxley! Ishii whips but Moxley reverses and Ishii hits railing! Moxley brings Ishii around to put him in the ring. Moxley drags Ishii to the apron, turns him, APRON NECKBREAKER! Moxley waits on Ishii to get back in while Eddie continues to egg on Claudio. Moxley drags Ishii back in, throws forearms, and has him in a corner. Moxley looms over Ishii, talks trash, then stomps him. Ishii eggs Moxley on so Moxley stomps him more. Moxley then stands on Ishii’s head on the ropes! The ref counts, Moxley lets off, and Eddie coaches Ishii.

Eddie and Moxley argue again, but Moxley stands Ishii up to clothesline! And clothesline! And forearm! Moxley fires off on Ishii, eggs Ishii on, and Ishii drags himself up, and Moxley throws another forearm! But Ishii stands bolt upright! Moxley throws more forearms but Ishii leans into them! Ishii backs Moxley down this way, then DECKS him! Moxley sits up in a daze and Ishii storms up to him as Dynamite returns to single picture. Ishii hoists Moxley up top, climbs up after him, and then SUPERPLEXES! Ishii crawls to the cover, TWO! Moxley hangs tough, but Ishii runs. Moxley swats the lariat, but Ishii comes back with a SOUTHPAW!

Moxley fires a forearm, but Ishii roars! Ishii fires a forearm, but Moxley roars! The forearms go back and forth again, fans rally up behind Ishii, and neither man is stopping! They do slow down a bit, but then just get a second wind! Fans fire up as this keeps going, even as Moxley starts to wobble. The shots are slower, but they are harder! They go no guard, and Ishii boxing elbows! Moxley ROLLING ELBOWS and down goes Ishii! The ref is checking but Ishii is somehow still in this. Moxley drags Ishii up, for a GOTCH PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO?!? Ishii survives and fans are thunderous! Moxley has some blood from his eyebrow but he sits Ishii up.

Fans rally and duel as Moxley clamps onto Ishii, and throws HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Ishii just flips Moxley off! So Moxley shifts to a SLEEPER! Ishii endures as Moxley shifts to a BULLY CHOKE! Fans rally up, Ishii stands, and he reaches out, but Moxley keeps him from ropes! Ishii shifts to SAIDO! Moxley is right up to GERMAN SUPLEX! But Ishii’s right up, into KING KONG LARIAT! Cover, ONE?!?! Ishii LARIATS Moxley!! Cover, ONE!?!?! REGAL KNEE!! Cover, ONE?!?! Ishii SLIDING KNEES!! Cover, ONE?!?!?! What in the world!? Both men DOUBLE LARIAT and drop to their knees!

Fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Moxley and Ishii stir, Eddie and Claudio glare at each other. “This is Awesome!” as both men rise. They junkyard dog headbutt! Ishii eggs Moxley on, they stand and headbutt! Blood is going from Moxley’s forehead to Ishii’s! And then they throw SLAPS! Ishii HEADBUTTS, roars, and runs, but into a spin and PARADIGM SHIFT!! Cover, TWO!??!?! Moxley can’t believe it, his frustration visible through that growing crimson mask! Moxley vows to end this and he drags Ishii up. Moxley underhooks again, DEATH- NO, Ishii wrenches out, spins Moxley around, and steals PARADIGM SHIFT!??

Ishii runs to LARIAT!!! Cover, TWO!!!! Moxley survives but Ishii roars! Ishii suplexes, but Moxley slips out to CUTTER! But Ishii’s right up?! SLIDING LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!!!! How is Moxley still in this!? Ishii drags Moxley up, suplexes again, but Moxley fights it, wrenches out and knees low! DEATH RIDER!!! Moxley crawls to the cover, TWO?!?!?! How is ISHII still in this?!? Claudio and Eddie still glare at each other while Yuta is watching this match closely. Moxley eggs Ishii on, takes aim, and then runs to- NO, Ishii avoids the stomp to ENZIGURI! But Moxley rebounds, CURB STOMP!! DEATH RIDER!!!! Cover, Moxley wins!

Winner: Jon Moxley, by pinfall

The Maniac redeems himself through blood, sweat and tears, but Eddie mockingly applauds. Moxley shows respect to Ishii, but blows right past Eddie on the ramp. What is next for the BCC as their war with The Elite and all the rest continues to heat up this Summer?

Renee Paquette is backstage.

Ontario’s own says as the teams for the Blind Eliminator Tag Tournament are continuing to be announced, one team we know for sure is MJF and Adam Cole. A ton of question marks around that team, and here’s one right now. Adam Cole has just arrived, but then coming in fast is MJF! “Hey, what’s up, dude?” MJF says hi to Renee and then tells Cole congrats on getting “sick” for Forbidden Door. Wish he’d thought of that. Genius! MJF, Cole was actually sick. Hah, yeah, sure. MJF feels he and Cole got off on the wrong page. Especially with this Blind Eliminator Tag Tournament coming up, this is an opportunity for Cole.

MJF says obviously, Cole couldn’t beat him for the Triple B. Not really Cole’s fault, no one is on the level of the Devil. But MJF is not ashamed that if there’s anyone close, it’s Cole. So just imagine what they could do together as a unit? They could run the entire company! So little idea: MJF & Cole bond a bit this week. They hang out like bros. What’s Cole say? Wait, MJF wants to “get to know” Cole or something? Yes, quite literally. Cole says sure, why not. But do not touch him. Right, right, boundaries are cool. Let’s head out now! No, hold on, Cole is talking. He’s gonna go say hi to a few people right now, and he’ll see Max around.

MJF stops Cole from leaving but apologizes for touching his arm. It’s just MJF has a little gift for Cole! The driver throws MJF a shirt. Since they’re gonna become AEW World Tag Team Champions together, here’s some team merch! “Better Than You BAYBAY!” Available now! Cole is annoyed and leaves, MJF says “See you later, brochacho! What a guy.” MJF is two-faced as usual, but will this team be an undisputed hit? Or an undisputed disaster?

Backstage interview (sorta) with The Blackpool Combat Club.

Renee asks Moxley, “What the hell is going on with you two out there? What is happening? This is insane!” Moxley says yeah, that was some BS. Eddie’s gonna run up on him like he needs three guys to win a match? Like Moxley doesn’t have respect for Ishii? But then Eddie barges in! Eddie says Mox has talked enough! But Moxley says sorry he has friends and training partners. Renee wants them to stop but Eddie says he saved Moxley in that 10 Man Tag. Moxley says he doesn’t need that. Eddie tells Moxley, “No one kicks your ass but me. You understand that? I got your back, but you’re with this scumbag (points at Claudio) and I’m supposed to sit back and chill?”

Moxley says who cares about Chikara and some BS in the past. Eddie says he cares! Renee wants them to stop but Moxley storms off. Renee tells Eddie that he better fix this, she is DONE! Renee heads out, too, and Eddie is at a loss for words. What is Eddie supposed to do to make up for this?

BREAKING NEWS for the Women’s Owen Hart Cup match tonight.

Since Adam Cole was sick on Sunday, it makes sense that sadly, Britt Baker is out sick tonight. Her match with Ruby Soho will be delayed to next week, will The Doctor be ready for her cup finals rematch with the Runaway?

Six Man Tag: The Jericho Appreciation Society VS Orange Cassidy, El Hijo del Vikingo & Keith Lee!

Daniel Garcia is not AEW International Champion, and he claims that it was 3v1 in the Fatal 4 Way! He is bringing Matthew Menard & Angelo Parker as back-up, will the sports… enner-tay-ners get back up? Or will Freshly Squeezed, the AAA Mega Champion and the Limitless One make them #BaskInTheirGlory?

The trios sort out and Garcia starts against Vikingo. They circle, fans rally up, and the two tie up. Garcia gets around and slaps Viking on the back of the head. Fans boo but Viking steps back up. Garcia does his dance but Viking SOBATS! Vikingo whips, Garcia reverses but Vikingo handsprings over him to superhero land! Fans fire up and the two go again. Viking spins Garcia, whips him, but Garcia reverses. Vikingo slips out to the apron and Garcia hits buckles! Vikingo springboards up and around and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Things keep moving, Vikingo RANAS Garcia! Fans fire up while Parker calms Garcia down.

Garcia tags in Cool Hand Ange, so Viking tags in Cassidy. Cassidy steps to Parker as fans rally for “FRESHLY SQUEEZED!” Parker mocks Cassidy by raising his novelty comb to the sky, and then passes it through his hair. Parker flicks the gel at Cassidy, but Cassidy grabs that arm to WRING Parker out! Cassidy then snatches the comb! Fans cheer as Cassidy folds the comb into the pocket knife, then puts it in his pocket! Fans fire up, Parker rushes in but Cassidy dodges. Menard runs in, but Cassidy sends him into Parker! Cassidy dodges Menard again, kicks him low, then dodges Parker to send him into Menard!

Cassidy runs to DOUBLE DROPKICK! Garcia tags in while Cassidy kips up, and fans cheer as Cassidy brings the comb up. Cassidy combs his own hair, but Garcia snatches the comb! Fans boo as Garcia gets that back to Parker, then YANKS Cassidy’s arm. Garcia CLUBS away on the arm, but Cassidy wrenches and whips. Garcia reverses, Viking tags in and Cassidy arm-drags Garcia to then get a leg, turn Garcia over, and put him in a BOW ‘N’ ARROW STRETCH! Vikingo goes up to DOUBLE STOMP Garcia outta the stretch! Vikingo DROPKICKS Parker, too! And then RUNNING SHOOTING STAR on Garcia! Cover, TWO!

Vikingo WRECKS Parker off the apron, avoids Menard once but Menard YANKS Vikingo down on the second! Garcia goes out, DRIVE-BY DROPKICK! The JAS cheers but the fans boo. Parker puts Vikingo back in for Garcia and Garcia stomps away. Fans chant for “KEITH LEE!” but Garcia taunts them. Garcia drags Vikingo over, tags Menard, and they mug Vikingo. Menard wrenches Vikingo, tags Parker, and Parker goes up to AX HANDLE Vikingo down! Parker stands on Vikingo, slicks his hair back, then brings Vikingo up to snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Parker drags Vikingo up to tag Garcia in.

Garcia hits a BIG back suplex, then he soaks up the heat. He doesn’t do his dance, he doesn’t think Hamilton deserves it now. Garcia drags Vikingo up into a headlock and taunts Cassidy. Menard tags back in and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Menard talks trash on Cassidy and Keith then mugs Vikingo. Menard bumps Vikingo off buckles, soaks up the heat, then drags Vikingo back up. Menard CHOPS Vikingo to a corner, whips him corner to corner, and Vikingo bounces off buckles. Menard soaks up more heat, drags Vikingo back up, and CHOPS him! Tag to Parker, Parker throws hands and then climbs up the corner. Parker rains down fists, all the way to TEN, then he tags Menard. Menard soaks up more heat, then sucker punches Cassidy! The ref reprimands but Menard climbs up on Vikingo to rain down more fists! He goes all the way to TEN, then tags Garcia.

Garcia keeps on Viking as he rains down fists! Garcia does his dance, too! Vikingo drops down, the ref reprimands Garcia, but this allows Menard & Parker to CHOKE Vikingo! Keith protests but the ref keeps him back, so Menard & Parker get away with it. Garcia tags Parker in and he kicks Vikingo around. Parker brings Vikingo up, runs him to the ropes, but Vikingo rebounds free to ENZIGURI Parker down! Fans rally as both men crawl. A standing count starts, Parker anchors Vikingo, but Vikingo kicks and reaches out. Dynamite returns to single picture as Parker drags Vikingo back, tag to Menard!

The JAS double whip, then Menard gives Parker a boost, but Vikingo ducks and the splash hits buckles! Parker tumbles out, Menard hurries after Vikingo, and Menard reels Vikingo in. Vikingo fights the bomb, reaches for the corner, but Menard still POWERBOMBS Vikingo down! Menard whips Vikingo to a corner, tags Garcia, and Parker joins in. The JAS whip Garcia in to clothesline Vikingo! Parker tries again, forearm smash! Drop toehold, BOOYAH ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Menard & Parker BLAST Cassidy! Keith is getting annoyed, but they run and hit him! Keith scowls, that only made him mad!

Menard rushes Vikingo but he hurdles over! Vikingo leaps over Parker, hot tag to Keith! Fans fire up as Keith PLANCHAS the JAS in the ring! And then Keith CLOBBERS Garcia! And DECKS Menard! And DECKS Parker! And ROCKS Garcia! Fans fire up as Garcia does his best to do his dance, but Menard & Parker attack! They CLUB away on Keith and fans boo as they get him down. Menard soaks the heat, and Garcia stands on Keith to do his dance! But Keith stands up! Garcia ends up in Keith’s arms, and Keith CLOBBERS Menard & Parker! Garcia throws elbows, gets free, and CHOPS! Keith just scowls!

Keith TOSSES Garcia to a corner, GRIZZLY MAGNUM! Vikingo tags back in, he GAMANGIRIS Garcia, and fans fire up again. Vikingo builds speed to FLY, but Menard & Parker move! Vikingo wipes out Keith at the ramp instead! Keith and Vikingo get up in a daze, but then Keith brings Vikingo up?! And he SWINGS him into Menard! And into Parker! Keith then sets Vikingo down, and Vikingo runs to get a boost to the top rope! Tag to Cassidy and then Vikingo ARIHARA MOONSAULTS! Down go Parker & Menard! Fans are thunderous and Cassidy throws off his elbow pad! ORANGE- NO, Garcia trips him!

Garcia steps through but Cassidy kicks him away! Alabama Lift, but Garcia turns that around to a STUFF PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! And ghost pin! TWO!! Garcia escapes, reels Cassidy in, but Cassidy back drops! Garcia rolls through, steps through, DRAGON TAMER!!! Fans boo, Cassidy endures, but Vikingo SUPERKICKS Garcia down! Parker runs in, Vikingo dodges but is sent out hard! Cassidy runs in but Garcia tags Menard. ORANGE PUNCH for Parker! Keith tags in, Menard dodges to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! Keith scowls, Menard runs and RAMS him!

Keith stays up, so Menard keeps moving, and LARIATS! Keith is still up, so Menard runs again! Keith fireman’s carries, but Menard fights with elbows! Keith doesn’t fall, he stands up, but Menard kicks and elbows, but Keith still SUPERNOVA SLAMS!! Cover, Keith’s team wins!

Winners: Orange Cassidy, El Hijo del Vikingo & Keith Lee, by pinfall

The JAS keeps losing, and the Limitless One stands tall with the two champions. Will anything stop any of these three men as the Summer heats up?

The Elite speak backstage.

Brandon Cutler confirms, they are live, so Hangman starts off. “Tonight, live on Dynamite, the Young Bucks, Hangman Page, fresh off a victory at Forbidden Door, tonight, we have a trios open challenge! So we are looking for talent-” But then in walks The Dark Order. Uh, guys, what’re you doing? They’re literally live right now. Take it from the top! Matt says the same thing, an open challenge to any three men who think they- John Silver says hey, if they want three men, then count it! Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds, John Silver! And they’re gonna kick your asses! Oh, is that so? Hangman has a chuckle and says they can up this to a 12 Man or something,

No, no, no. This is serious. The Dark Order wants to fight The Elite. You can’t just not talk to them for months and then everything will be okay, Hangman. So they’re here to fight. Hangman says he’s sorry but Uno says wow! He’s sorry! You think that’s enough? Hangman hasn’t contacted them, hasn’t hung out with them. He left them! Abandoned them! For The Elite! And Hangman’s sorry? Hangman says it isn’t about the Bucks, or Dark Order, it was about fighting The BCC! The Elite needed his help. What was Hangman supposed to do? Is he responsible for The Dark Order? Is he their babysitter or something?

Is that what Hangman thought this was? N-No, that’s not- Yeah, they were with you at your lowest point, Hangman. But tonight, they’re not friends anymore. They’re opponents. The Dark Order heads out, what is the Cowboy to do?

Backstage interview with Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara.

Renee is with the Wizard & Spanish God ahead of their main event Tornado Tag match against Darby Allin & Sting. But Chris said tonight, he’s tapping into the Painmaker. Jericho says “For the first time ever, just a few days ago at Forbidden Door, Sting and Chris Jericho were in the ring together, once again, for the very first time. But this is a little bigger than Forbidden Door, isn’t it, Sting? Jericho and Sting should be on TBS, right? Poetic justice! Should be commentated by Tony Schiavone, just like it should’ve so many years ago. But Sting, you said you wanted more time with Chris Jericho. You needed to spend more time with me in the ring.

“Well guess what, Sting? Tonight, you get your nightmare. That’s right, it’s not a dream, it’s a nightmare. Because tonight, I’m going to go deep inside myself, okay? Let’s go to the primordial ooze of Chris Jericho. Let’s bring out the Painmaker, Sting. You know about being dark. You know about how desperate things can get when your back is up against the wall. Tonight, you’re not facing Jericho. You’re facing The Painmaker. You wanna get dirty, Sting? Let’s get dirty. Let’s put that white paint in the dirt ’til it comes up a bloody mess. Right, Sammy?” Sammy nods, and Jericho tells Sting that he is getting all the time he wants with The Painmaker. “See you out there.”

Six Man Tag: Hangman & The Young Bucks VS The Dark Order w/ Negative One!

The Anxious Millennial Cowboy has been caught between friendships before, and now things have gotten even worse! Will he be able to beat down the men who really were there for him in his darkest days? Or will this all be brutal, bloody business?

The teams sort out and Reynolds dares Hangman to step up, but the Bucks insist Nick start. Nick and Reynolds circle, tie up, and go around. Nick waistlocks but Reynolds wrenches to a hammerlock. Reynolds spins Nick around, fans rally and Nick rolls to wrench and wristlock. Nick YANKS the arm, but Reynolds rolls, wrenches, spins and snapmares to a ghost pin, TWO! Reynolds wrenches the arm again, but Nick uses ropes to flip through. Nick WRINGS Reynolds out but Reynolds gets up. Nick arm-drags Reynolds down to an armlock! Nick shouts, “Wrestling!” and fans applaud.

Reynolds gets up, whips Nick away, and things speed up. Reynolds hurdles, Nick reverses the hip toss to a knee and then gets a leg up. Nick flips up and over, blocks Reynolds’ haymaker to knuckle lock and and CHOP! Nick goes up and up, shouts “Lucha Libre~!” then FLYING ARM-DRAGS Reynolds away! Fans fire up as the two stand off, and then Silver tags in. Fans fire up, and Silver calls out Hangman! Fans rally for “JOHNNY HUNGY!” and Hangman tags in. The Cowboy and the Meat Man talk, and Silver says this has to happen. The Bucks are Hangman’s boys, but the Dark Order are Silver’s boys.

Hangman says fine, nothing personal. They tie up, Hangman hits a headlock and takeover but Silver headscissors. Hangman moves around, turns Silver over, and floats to a headlock. Silver fights up, powers out, but Hangman RAMS him! Silver stays up and shouts, “I’m freakin’ jacked, baby!” Fans cheer and Hangman shrugs that off. They knuckle lock, go forehead to forehead, and Silver waistlocks to a takedown. Hangman moves around, shoots around to a waistlock, but Silver elbows out hard! Silver eggs Hangman on, and Hangman snarls. Hangman tags to Matt and fans are a bit torn. But then Silver tags Uno and fans cheer!

Uno has the homefield advantage being Canadian, and he ties up with Matt. Matt headlocks, Uno powers out but Matt RAMS him! Uno returns to run Matt over! Things keep moving, Uno DECKS Hangman!? Uno eggs Hangman on, Matt asks what the heck was that, but Uno kicks him low! Uno bumps Matt off buckles, tags Reynolds, and they double whip. Matt KICKS Uno away, whips Reynolds, then drops so Nick can DROPKICK Reynolds! Silver gets in, but gets DOUBLE DROPKICKS for it! Reynolds returns, into the GUTBUSTER to NECKBREAKER BACKBREAKER COMBO! The Bucks flex, but Uno DOUBLE LARIATS!

Fans fire up and Uno eggs Hangman on again. Hangman says this was supposed to be business, not some kinda grudge match. Hangman drops away, but the Bucks DOUBLE SUPERKICK Uno! The Bucks BLAST Reynolds, then Matt goes up top. Nick and Matt coordinate, ESCALARA MOONSAULT COMBO! The Dark Order all goes down at the ramp! The Bucks put Reynolds in, Matt talks with Hangman and tags him in. Hangman paces around Reynolds but is conflicted. Hangman says he can’t, so he tags to Nick. Fans boo but Nick CLUBS Reynolds, and Dynamite goes picture in picture,

Nick bumps Reynolds off buckles, stomps away on him, then tags Matt. Nick snapmares Reynolds and Matt coordinates, SLINGSHOT SENTON FIST DROP COMBO! Matt paces around Reynolds as the fans rally up. Matt stomps Reynolds, brings him up and snapmares to stomp him again. Cover, ONE, but Matt clamps on a chinlock. Reynolds endures, fights up, and fans rally up. Reynolds throws body shots, gets free, but Matt ducks to fake Reynolds out! DDT!! Cover, Silver breaks it! Matt throws Silver away, he and Nick BLAST Uno, and then the Bucks put Silver in the ropes.

Matt CLUBS Silver, drags Reynolds over, tag to Nick. CATAPULT GAMANGIRI, springboard DOUBLE STOMP, and then Nick keeps moving to DRAPING BACKSTABBER Silver! The Bucks soak up the cheers and jeers, and Nick goes back to Reynolds. Tag to Hangman, now he wants in? Hangman brings Reynolds up but Reynolds throws forearms on Hangman! Hangman snapmares to wrap on a chinlock, but Reynolds fights up to fire hands. Hangman RAMS Reynolds into the corner, Matt tags in. The Elite mug Reynolds, then Matt CLUBS Reynolds down. Fans rally and Matt tags in Nick as Dynamite returns to single picture.

Matt drags Reynolds up and reels him in, puts one out, then gets him up, but Reynolds RANAS Matt into Nick’s GAMANGIRI! Nick panics, Reynolds crawls, but Nick runs in! Reynolds pop-up KNEES Nick away! Fans fire up as Reynolds crawls, hot tag to Uno! Fans fire up as Uno rallies on the Bucks, BLASTS Hangman, then BOOTS Nick! SPLASH for Matt, to a short arm LARIAT! Uno then suplexes to BRAINBUSTER Matt! Nick returns but his kick is blocked! Uno says “NOT TODAY!” and he hands the foot to the ref, before the NECKBREAKER! Nick staggers up into a lift and PILEDRIVER!! Cover, Hangman breaks it!

Fans boo and Uno is shocked. Uno and Hangman stare down, Uno shoves him and gets in Hangman’s face. Hangman turns to go but Uno stops him, to SLAP him! Hangman frowns, Uno eggs him on, and Hangman goes out. Hangman tags back in, so he can fire hands with Uno! Fans fire up as they go back and forth, then Uno throat chops and fires forearms! Matt runs in but Uno tosses him back out. Nick runs in but Uno dumps him out! Hangman CLOBBERS Uno, ROCKS Silver, then BOOTS Uno! Hangman triangle jump LARIAT but Silver ducks it! Uno runs in but Hangman scoops! Silver is up top, he MISSILE DROPKICKS them over!

Uno tags Reynolds and then Uno CANNONBALLS Matt! Silver SUPERKICKS Nick, Reynolds TORNADO DDTS Nick to the floor, and then Silver DOUBLE STOMPS Nick! The Dark Order focus on Hangman, feed to the corner, GAMANGIRI! ROLLING ELBOW! ENZIGURI! STUNNER! GERMAN SUPLEX! Double bridge, TWO!??! Hangman survives the Wombo Combo and no one can believe it! “This is Awesome!” as Uno tags back in. Tag to Silver, and they get Hangman up. Silver runs, but Matt trips him! Hangman gets free, Nick dumps out Reynolds! Uno runs into a shoulder, Nick hits a slingshot FACEBUSTER!

Cartwheel MOONSAULT for Reynolds! Silver runs in, into a LARIAT from Hangman! Hangman aims from the apron, the Bucks tell him to do it, and then they DOUBLE DIVE to take out Reynolds & Uno! Hangman slingshots, into a RANA!! Cover, TWO!?!? Hangman escapes, swings, but into a backslide! Hangman rolls through into a KNEE! KICK! SUPERKICK! Silver reels Hangman in, but Hangman Alabama Lifts! DEADEYE!! The Bucks get in, sit Silver up, B T E TRIGGER!! And then Hangman reloads, for the BUCKSHOT!! Cover, The Elite win!!

Winners: Hangman Page & The Young Bucks, by pinfall

Hangman never wanted it to come to this, but maybe it had to. Hangman apologizes to Silver, but Reynolds pushes him and the Bucks away so he and Uno can get Silver out of there. Wait, Claudio slides in from the crowd! With a chair!! He SMACKS Hangman! Moxley, Yuta and Konosuke Takeshita attack, too! Fans boo but the Dark Order does nothing to stop this as Moxley JAMS Hangman with a screwdriver!! Fans boo but Uno says Hangman made his choice. Moxley chokes Hangman, while Yuta gives Nick a BRAINBUSTER to a chair! Don Callis finally saunters in and fans boo him, but here comes EDDIE!

But Eddie gets STOMPS! And a CHAIRSHOT! Hangman sits up, busted open, while Yuta puts an ARMBAR on Eddie! Claudio sits on Eddie to keep him down! Konosuke stomps away on Matt, and Moxley gets a mic. The chair is put around Eddie’s arm, CON-CHAIR-TO to the arm!! Fans boo more as Callis pats Konosuke on the back. Moxley finally speaks, “This has been a real blast, Elite, I gotta tell ya. But it’s about time it came to an end. It’s about time we finish this. We have all pushed each other to our limits, and now, we push each other beyond our limits. July 19th, Boston, TD Garden. And just like someone once said… BLOOD! AND! GUTS!!!”

The fans can’t believe it but Blood & Guts returns! July 19th, in Boston, it might just be a massacre! Who survives when these vicious forces step into the double cage?

AEW hears from the Men’s Owen Hart Cup participants.

The ROH World Television Champion says, “The importance of this tournament, it goes beyond what you might imagine. You see, a tournament by itself is a true crucible, a test of a man’s ability in the ring. It’s these formats, these scenarios, where I thrive. ” The Savior of the Backbreaker says, “It is an honor to be included in the Owen Hart Tournament. Samoa Joe, you’re a bad man. But I need you to know this: I need this one.” Powerhouse Hobbs says, “All roads lead to the Owen Hart Tournament. But for you, Dustin, it’s the end of the road. Prepare to witness a man who is unmerciful, and full of destruction.”

The Natural tells Hobbs, “You said you’re going to be unmerciful. For 35 years, I’ve been unmerciful. And in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, you’re going to remember my name!” Rock Hard Robinson says, “The Juice is fixin’ to run loose all over Absolute Ricky Starks!” But the Absolute says, “The charisma, the good looks, the ability in the wrestling ring. Those are things that you wish you had, Juice. That’s why in the Owen Tournament, I’m just gonna do to you again what I’ve already have, and that is absolutely embarrass you.” Who out of these six men join CM Punk in the semifinals?

Adam Cole is waiting backstage.

MJF said he wanted to hang out, so “Where the hell is this guy?” Roddy walks over and says hey to Cole. Roddy also says Cole can’t trust MJF. Cole knows he can’t, that guy’s a maniac. But Cole is just playing him. But what if MJF watches the show back, he’ll know. There’s no way MJF- MJF walks over! MJF says hey to Cole and “generic white guy,” but says he’s just joking. First off, Strong looks great, freakin’ jacked. But MJF says that it is bad enough he’ll have to wrestle every week, you expect him to stick around and watch the whole thing? Let’s get outta here, this place sucks! MJF gets in his SUV, and Cole says MJF definitely does not watch AEW.

Cole and Strong hug it out and Cole wishes Strong luck against Samoa Joe. Cole joins MJF in the SUV and MJF says it’s party time! Just how much can Cole milk out of the Devil’s arrogance?

“Jungle Boy” Jack Perry is here!

But then he says to “turn that garbage off,” and fans boo. Jack says everyone ruined that song for him to the point where we’re never hearing it again! And boo all you want, it does not change anything. He has a car waiting in the back to take him to the airport, and all these fans are stuck here with the wildfires. Fans boo more as Jack goes up the steps and into the ring. Plus, Jack is still young, cashing fat checks, and banging the hottest chick in this entire place! He winks to Anna Jay through the camera, and then asks Toronto a question. Fans boo more, this is Hamilton! Jack says relax, he as joking.

But now, did Jack turn on Hook? Or did everyone else turn on Jack? After everything Jack has done, that he has given to AEW, and after being robbed of not one but TWO world titles, the fans expected Jack to sit here and watch some “entitled, second generation little prick dangle his championship in my face?” Fans boo more but Jack says the funny thing is, the FTW Championship isn’t even officially recognized! That is why Jack doesn’t recognize Hook. Fans chant “We Want Hook!” but Jack calls Hook a fraud! Jack never needed Hook, and #JungleHook was only special because of Jack!

The last time Jack was in a tag team, they were world champions. Hook was lucky to ever stand next to Jack in the ring. Fans boo more but Jack tells them to shut up! And whether or not the FTW title is recognized, Jack knows what it means to Hook. And what it means to his family. Fans call JB an A-hole as Jack glares at Taz. That’s for you, Taz! And that is exactly why JB is going to take the FTW title from Hook. For the record, he hears us all telling him that he messed up, that Hook’s gonna kill him. But when Jack gets his hands on Hook, he will beat the- UH OH! Here comes Hook! And Taz says here it comes!

Hook rushes the ring and Jack bails out! Hook pursues him through the crowd! They go to the back! Will the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil catch Jack? Wait, cameras catch up and Jack throws things in Hook’s way! Then he DIVES into his car and it takes off! Hook is furious, when and where will they have this out for the FTW Championship?

Sammy Guevara walks out on stage.

Fans cheer the Spanish God as he has his cue cards. Dynamite goes picture in picture so Sammy has the cards speak for him. “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win a war. Sting… Darby…” Sammy holds this sign up high for everyone to see. “Once again, we’ll do battle. But tonight, WE’RE winning this war! Darby Allin, my eternal adversary… We’re destined to fight… FIGHT FOREVER!” Good plug for the game, too. The cards become souvenirs as Sammy continues with “Tonight! In the main event! It’s not ‘Let the fight begin.’ It’s ‘Let the fight continue!'” Sammy tears that one, and then revels in the cheers. But will Le Sex Gods survive the Tornado Tag tonight?

Ruby Soho w/ The Outcasts VS Alexia Nicole!

The Runaway doesn’t get her revenge on Britt Baker for last year just yet, that will have to be next week. But will Ruby use this match with Hamilton’s hometown hero as a tune-up for The Doctor?

The bell rings and Storm already creeps up on Alexia. The ref reprimands and Storm backs off. Ruby hits an STO! Then she rains down fists! Ruby lets off to mock the D M D. Ruby stomps Alexia, bumps her off buckles, and stomps away. Fans boo and the ref counts, but Ruby lets off at 4. Ruby tells the ref to shut up, and then she digs her boot into Alexia. Ruby mocks the fans applauding, then drags Alexia up to TOSS her out! Storm is there to get cheap shots in while the ref argues with Ruby! Saraya does, too! Ruby goes out after Alexia, brings her up, and pushes her into the ring. Fans rally, Ruby stalks Alexia, and hits a SAIDO!

Ruby drags Alexia up to SAIDO again! Cover, but Ruby lets off!? Saraya takes someone’s DMD sign and rips it up! Ruby pulls out a glove and she’s mocking Britt more! Ruby steals the Rings of Saturn, and the LOCKJAW!! Alexia taps, Ruby wins!

Winner: Ruby Soho, by submission

The Runaway has sent a very big message to Britt, but the Outcasts send a message to the entire roster by spraying an L on Alexia. Ruby says, “Ladies and gentlemen, as you can see, Canada’s finest here was not my intended opponent for the evening, Britt Baker, DMD. And I suppose I have you all to thank for that. Because of your filthy, disgusting, germ-ridden country, she’s sick! Look, don’t worry, don’t worry. Next week, she’ll be able to challenge me in the first round, because rookies pretty much get what they want around here, whether they show up for work or not. I mean, her boyfriend, Adam Cole, didn’t even show up for his match at Forbidden Door.”

Adam and Britt used to be “the power couple,” but uh, let’s just hope those two don’t have kids. They’re all gonna be weak little bastards. Now, Britt, get your head outta the toilet and look at Ruby. When Ruby first got here, before their match at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Britt said Ruby didn’t know who Ruby was. But Ruby wasn’t lying when she said she did. Because Ruby loves who she is now! She loves who she is standing beside The Outcasts! But does Britt know who Britt is? Because she’s a shell of her former self! She used to be one of the hardest working people in this business! And she still has fans to show for it.

But then the fans crap all over someone if they sneeze in the wrong direction, don’t they?! Britt, look. Really look. “Last year, you barely beat me in the finals on your best day. And since then, collectively, we have taken anything and everything that has ever meant anything to you.” They took the world title, they picked off Britt’s “army of skanks” one by one, and next week… Ruby takes Britt’s opportunity to be two-time Queen of Harts away, until Britt is left with exactly what Britt is: NOTHING! Is the Runaway going to run away with this tournament?

Team QTV speaks backstage.

QT Marshall says “Sorry to rain on your parade, Daddy Ass & The Acclaimed, but last week was all about the debut of Johnny TV.” John Morrison says Johnny TV is now in production! And this Friday on Rampage, The Hardy Party finds out that QTV and Johnny always make hits! Harley Cameron mocks Isiah Kassidy’s moan, but it sounds more like Urkel. Okay, sure… But will Johnny TV be canceled before it even begins?

BREAKING NEWS for Rampage!

On top of Johnny & QT VS Matt Hardy & Isiah Kassidy, we will see Taya Valkyrie VS Hikaru Shida, Shawn Spears VS The Blade, and an ROH World Championship match! Claudio Castagnoli VS Komander!

BREAKING NEWS for Collision!

Kris Statlander issued another Open Challenge for the TBS Championship, and it was answered by Lady Frost! Will the Galaxy’s Greatest be able to stay hot for the Summer? Plus, all the Men’s Owen Hart Cup quarterfinals happen! Joe VS Strong, Dustin VS Hobbs and Starks VS Juice! And MJF makes his Collision in-ring debut to stay hot for the Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament! speaking of…

The Blind Eliminator Tag Tournament Teams are ready!

Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy join forces again, to take on… KEITH LEE & SWERVE STRICKLAND!? How did that even happen!? Will the Limitless One and the Mogul even bother trying given the history between them?

Tornado Tag: Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara VS Darby Allin & Sting!

Le Suzuki Gods worked together well enough on Sunday at the Forbidden Door, but they could not make it a win. And Jericho noticed the face paint Sting had on at the time, so he took that as a challenge. Will bringing back the Painmaker be what Jericho needs to end The Icon? Or will Sammy’s cards be right about these four fighting forever?

The bell rings and Darby SHOTGUNS Sammy outta the ring! They brawl outside, leaving Sting and Jericho in the ring. Jericho has his baseball bat but Sting says they don’t need that. But Jericho smacks Sting on the arm! Painmaker wants a bat fight, so Sting gets his bat! They clash like swordsman! Sting backs Jericho to a corner, but Jericho kicks low. So Sting JAMS Jericho! And CLUBS him! And then CLACKS the bat outta Jericho’s hands! Darby runs in, COFFIN SPLASH on Jericho! Sting runs to STINGER SPLASH! They mug Jericho, but Sammy FLYING CUTTERS Darby! Sting glares at Sammy but Jericho CLOBBERS him!

Jericho & Sammy stomp Sting outta the ring, and the brawl continues outside. Jericho whips Sting hard into barriers! Sammy brings out a ladder! Fans fire up as Sammy puts that in the ring. Jericho RAMS Darby into barriers! And then SMACKS him with a chair! Darby writhes, Jericho soaks up the cheers and jeers, and Sammy brings Darby around. Fans want tables but Darby is sent into steel steps! Darby crawls, Sammy positions the steps and Jericho helps him. They then fetch Darby and bring him up, APRON BACK SUPLEX! Darby writhes and Sammy drags him off. Sammy & Jericho double whip Darby at the steps!

Darby hits steps, tumbles up and over and hits railing! Jericho & Sammy high-five, and then Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Fans rally for Darby while he writhes. Jericho goes out after Darby, brings him up, and Sammy joins in. They mug Darby around the back end of the crowd, but Sting returns! Sting RAMS Jericho into barriers! And off chairs! Sammy headlocks Darby and brings him around the way, and CHOPS him against a fan! The fans fire up and Sammy drags Darby away. Sammy ROCKS Darby with forearms, then digs his knees in against barriers. Jericho CRACKS Sting with someone’s drink! Sting still kicks back and rakes Jericho’s eyes! Sammy snap suplexes Darby to the bare concrete! Sting SMACKS Jericho with a chair!

Jericho SMACKS Sting with a fan’s sign! And punches him with it! And again and again and again! It’s a picture of Sting, and Jericho makes Sting eat it! The ref reprimands but there’s not much else that can be done about this. Jericho CLUBS Darby, he and Sammy mug Darby against barriers, and Sammy CHOPS! Darby sits up on the railing, Jericho BLASTS him down to the floor! Dynamite returns to single picture as Le Pain Gods soak up the heat. Sammy then FLYING CUTTERS Darby to the floor! Sting DECKS Jericho! Sammy puts Darby in the ring, goes after Sting, but Sting CLUBS him down!

Sting throws hands but he’s 2v1 against Sammy & Jericho, But Darby goes up, SUPER COFFIN DROP on Sammy!! Fans lose their minds as Sting SPLASHES Jericho against railing! Darby looks under the ring, and he brings out a TABLE! Fans love it, as Sting brings out another TABLE! They set those tables up by ringside, but these tables aren’t quite up to code. Even so, Darby goes into the ring and he sets up Sammy’s ladder from earlier. Sting SMACKS Sammy with a chair! Sting puts Sammy on the tables, and Darby climbs up?! Sting holds the ladder, then climbs up to join Darby! Even Darby’s unsure about this, but Sting wants to do it!

Darby says alright, and he hops down to hold the ladder. Sting adjusts, howls, and SUPER STINGER SPLASHES!! Only one table breaks, but maybe both Sting and Sammy just broke! Fans lose their minds, the ref checks Sting and Sammy, and somehow Sting is stirring! Darby DIVES onto Jericho! Darby puts Jericho in, gets his skateboard, and SKATEBOARD STOMPS Jericho!! Cover, TWO!?!? Jericho survives but Darby keeps his focus. Darby runs in, but is sent into the ladder! Jericho gets the ladder, and he SLAMS it on Darby’s back! Jericho grabs the ladder again, picks it up, and he SLAMS it on Darby again!

The Painmaker puts the ladder on top of a corner, and he goes back for Darby. Jericho CHOPS Darby, whips him corner to corner, but Darby reverses! Jericho runs into the ladder battering ram, face first! Jericho writhes, Darby runs and springboards, but Jericho CRACKS him with the skateboard! Jericho, busted open as he is, aims and JUDAS EFFECT!! But Darby falls outta the ring! This has to end in the ring, so Darby is safe. But wait, Sting is up!?! Sting is in the ring, dragon sleeper, but Jericho powers out! Takedown and Jericho has the legs! WALLS OF JERICHO!! Jericho shouts through his crimson mask as Sting endures!

Sting crawls, reaches out, but not for ropes! He grabs Floyd the Baseball Bat! Jericho drags Sting back from the corner, and Sting CRACKS him with the bat!! “This is Awesome!” and Sting runs in at Jericho, STINGER SPLASH!! Sting keeps moving, but into a CODE BREAKER!! Cover, TWO!?!? Sting survives and fans are thunderous! Jericho aims again, but Sting ducks the elbow to hit SCORPION DEATH DROP!! Cover, TWO?!? Jericho survives but Sting hurries to fire forearms! Sting runs, but into a BOOT! CODE- NO! Sting catches Jericho to the SCORPION DEATH LOCK!!! Jericho endures, but he TAPS! Sting & Darby win!

Winners: Darby Allin & Sting, by submission

Jericho suffers his first loss in AEW as The Painmaker! And that is already two losses for Jericho against Sting! Will he still come back for more?

My Thoughts:

A great fallout/follow-up episode from Dynamite here. For one, great stuff in the BCC VS Elite story. Great opener from Moxley VS Ishii, with Eddie joining in given his history with everyone. And how great that Renee got dragged into this, too, because while Moxley wants Eddie to get over the past and Eddie wants Moxley to honor it, Renee wants them both to make up already. Great stuff out of Dark Order VS Elite, too, as Hangman again gets stuck between the heat his mutuals have with each other. And I am very, very happy to see that this is going to end with Blood & Guts, but of course it’ll be on live TV. That really could go either way, but I feel like Elite winning makes the most sense. The Elite can move on, maybe pass the BCC onto Eddie for a feud there.

Great interactions from MJF, Cole and Strong. It does make sense that MJF kayfabe is so high on himself that he doesn’t care about the product, so he’ll never know if people talk trash on him on air. I do really like the two-faced behavior from MJF, it is hilarious. And good promos from all the participants in the Men’s Owen Cup Hart. I’m still thinking Joe beats Strong to then face Punk in the next round. And we didn’t really get all the other teams in the Blind Eliminator Tournament, but the ones we did learn about… Um, okay I know that since this is pro-wrestling, the teams aren’t really shoot random, but c’mon, guys. Disguise it! Don’t just slap Swerve & Keith back together, that’s a dead giveaway! At the same time, I do look forward to the interactions there.

Great Six Man Tag of Keith, Cassidy & Vikingo VS JAS, and I figured the Faces would win, that ends up giving Keith and Cassidy momentum going into the tag tournament. Darby & Cassidy is also not that well disguised as we’ve seen those two team together before. It should’ve been Cassidy teaming with someone he doesn’t get along with, like Kip Sabian. Though, that might parallel MJF and Cole too much, one being champion and the other wanting that title. Maybe it should be Shawn Spears. They’re in Canada, fans still like the “TEN! TEN! TEN!” and I’d love to see Spears interacting with Cassidy. Plus, it’s not like Darby needs this tournament for screen time, give that to someone who really needs it.

Really good Heel promo from Jungle Jack, and really good Heel behavior as he runs away from Hook. That was an awesome dive into the back of his SUV to get outta there. Jungle Boy VS Hook for the FTW title is going to be great stuff, and I would think JB wins. It can be through cheating, but it’d be a great new chapter for both him and Hook. Hook’s first loss, his first feud that’s really personal because JB made him think they were friends, and Hook can come back even stronger after the loss. And decent promo from QTV and Johnny. They’ll have a good match and good win off Hardy Party, probably because there will also be Ethan Page shenanigans. And I would think The Acclaimed then come out to diss track on QTV to set up their Six Man Tag.

Good adjustment from Britt not being able to make it, Ruby got a lot of great insults in through the squash match. And good promo after the match, though the fans didn’t seem to care. This will add more heat to Britt VS Ruby next week, and I still feel The Outcasts have something to do with the finish. And great stuff out of Jericho & Sammy VS Darby & Sting tonight. Good promos, both Jericho talking and Sammy using his cue cards, and that tornado tag match was wild.

Though, that table spot from Sting was rough… To me, that was another example of wrestlers needing to take  physics classes just so they understand what they’re asking of themselves. They should’ve had the second table in front of the first, cuz then Sting would’ve hit them both evenly. But in the end, Darby & Sting winning did seem like the right choice. Jericho has lost to Sting in a Six Man Tag, then in 2v2, so he will surely demand a 1v1 match to truly settle things between them, and it will be great stuff.

My Score: 8.7/10