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Mitchell’s AEW NJPW Forbidden Door Results & Report! (6/25/23)

The door opens again!

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AEW and NJPW converge on Toronto, Canada!

Almost a year to the day, AEW and NJPW join forces again to put on a super show! Who walks through the Forbidden Door to make history?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Zero Hour – 8 Man Tag: The Mogul Embassy VS El Desperado & Chaos; The Mogul Embassy wins.
  • Zero Hour – Women’s Owen Hart Cup Opening Round: Athena VS Billie Starkz; Athena wins and advances to the next round.
  • Zero Hour – Stu Grayson VS El Phantasmo; ELP wins.
  • Zero Hour – Six Man Tag: The United Empire VS Los Ingobernables de Japon; LIJ wins.
  • AEW World Championship: MJF VS Hiroshi Tanahashi; MJF wins and retains the title.
  • Men’s Owen Hart Cup Opening Round: CM Punk VS Satoshi Kojima; Punk wins and advances to the next round.
  • AEW International Championship Fatal 4 Way: Orange Cassidy VS Katsuyori Shibata VS Zack Sabre Jr. VS Daniel Garcia; Cassidy wins and retains the title.
  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: SANADA VS “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry w/ Hook; Sanada wins and retains the title.
  • 10 Man Tag: Konosuke Takeshita, Shota Umino & Blackpool Combat Club VS Eddie Kingston, Tomohiro Ishii & The Elite; Eddie, Ishii & The Elite win.
  • AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm w/ The Outcasts VS Willow Nightingale; Storm wins and retains the title.
  • IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship: Kenny Omega VS Will Ospreay; Ospreay wins and becomes the new IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion.
  • Six Man Tag: Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara & Minoru Suzuki VS Darby Allin, Sting & Tetsuya Naito; Darby, Sting & Naito win.
  • Bryan Danielson VS Kazuchika Okada; Bryan wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

It’s the Forbidden Door Zero Hour!

Renee Paquette and RJ City are in the ring to welcome everyone to the Scotia Bank Arena, and are ready to discuss, analyze and predict all of the action!

 

8 Man Tag: The Mogul Embassy VS El Desperado & Chaos!

Swerve Strickland tried but failed to trump The Ace, Hiroshi Tanahashi, but he isn’t about to fold. Will Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona help Swerve slam the Gates of Agony closed tonight? Or will the Rogue Luchador, Rocky Romero, Chuck Taylor & Trent Beretta have the hot hand instead?

The teams sort out and Rocky starts against Kaun. They circle, tie up, and Kaun powers Rocky to a corner. The ref counts, Kaun lets off, and he lets Rocky out. The two reset and fans rally up. They tie up again, Kaun puts Rocky in another corner, then swings. Rocky dodges to show punch, but Kaun doesn’t flinch. Rocky shoves Kaun, rolls back, and shows off some Latino Heat. Fans cheer, Kaun storms up but into a SOBAT! Rocky whips, Kaun reverses but Rocky ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! Kaun staggers up into a kick, and Rocky tags Trent. Roppongi Vice double whip, double hip toss, and Rocky runs to PENALTY KICK!

Trent sets up, STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, ONE!! Trent tags Chuck and fans fire up as Best Friends double whip and double elbow. They shake hands, then double elbow drop! Fans cheer and Chuck brings Kaun up. Kaun shoves, Chuck BOOTS him away, but Liona creeps up. Chuck stares him down, but turns around into a HAYMAKER from Kaun! Tag to Liona and the Embassy mugs Chuck. Nana says to mess him up, but Chuck slips out of the fireman’s carry to hit SOLE FOOD! Liona staggers, Chuck runs, and BOOTS! Tag to Trent and Chuck mule kicks! Liona roars, but Trent CROSSBODIES!

Fans fire up as Liona bails out but Brian Cage storms in! Cage trophy lifts Trent but Chuck kicks Cage. Best Friends throw The Machine out, then Rocky and Desperado intercept Kaun and Swerve. Chaos & Desperado throw them out, Trent mule kicks Cage from the apron, and Rocky DIVES! Direct hit and down goes Cage! Desperado DIVES and down goes Swerve! Trent holds the ropes down and Chuck FLIES out onto Liona & Kaun! Trent is up on the corner to SUPER MOONSAULT onto Liona & Kaun! Fans fire up and Nana is furious as Chaos stands tall. Desperado applauds his teammates and Trent puts Liona in.

Trent runs corner to corner, but Liona catches him! Trent bobs ‘n’ weaves to CHOP, but Liona TOSSES Trent to a corner! Trent BOOTS Liona, runs, but into a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Liona snarls and he drags Trent up. Liona shoves Trent to a corner, whips him corner to corner hard, and Trent tumbles up and out! Swerve taunts Trent, fans taunt Swerve, and Trent gets up, Kaun CLOBBERS him! Kaun drags Trent up to put him in and Liona tags Kaun in. Kaun slingshots to senton! Cover, TWO! Trent hangs tough but Kaun drags him up. Kaun CHOPS Trent in the corner, tag to Cage, then tag to Liona, then tag to Swerve.

The Embassy whips Trent to then run him over! Liona SENTONS! Swerve rolls and facelocks Trent to suplex! Cover, TWO! Swerve stares down Desperado but goes back to Trent. Fans rally and duel as Kaun tags in. Kaun stomps Trent, drags him up, but Trent throws body shots. Trent fights up, powers Kaun back but Kaun CLUBS Trent down! Kaun puts Trent in a corner, hoists him up top backwards, and CLUBS Trent on the back! Kaun climbs up but Trent throws elbows! Kaun falls, but he hurries to tag Cage. Cage ROCKS Trent, drags him off the corner, and APRON DEATH VALLEY DRIVERS!!

Trent writhes but Cage spins him around, Liona runs in! But Trent avoids the apron senton! Cage hurries back in as fans rally up, and Cage BOOTS Desperado! Fans boo but Cage soaks up the heat. Cage drags Trent up, but Trent ROCKS Cage! Cage shakes it off, dares Trent to get up, and then spins, but Trent gets around to HALF ‘N’ HALF! Both men are down and fans fire up. Trent crawls, as does Cage, but Liona & Kaun trip up Chuck, Rocky and Desperado! Cage tags Swerve in and he drags Trent all the way back! Swerve goes up, FALLING UPPERCUT! Swerve swaggers around, he and Cage bring Trent up.

Fans rally and duel, Cage whips Trent to a corner. Cage whips Swerve in to uppercut! Cage runs in to uppercut! Kaun runs in to SPLASH! Liona runs in, but Trent dodges! Liona tumbles up and out! Fans fire up for Trent as he crawls but Swerve drags him back. Trent kicks Swerve away, hot tag to Desperado! Fans fire up as Desperado rallies on Swerve! Swerve kicks low, whips, but Desperado verses to SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO! Desperado punches Cage, but Cage stays up! Cage grabs at Desperado but Desperado kicks the legs out! Desperado turns around into a kick from Kaun!

Kaun & Liona double whip Desperado to a corner. Kaun runs in but Desperado dodges and ROCK Lion! Desperado dodges Kaun again and the dropkick hits Liona! Swerve runs in, Desperado drop toeholds him onto Kaun! Desperado drags Swerve up to hit a BIG back suplex! Fans fire up, Chaos BLASTS Cage off the apron! Desperado wants after Swerve, but Rocky says hold on. GROUP HUG! You GOT to give the people what they want! Desperado is annoyed, but then the Embassy attacks them all! They throw Chaos out and mug Desperado. The Embassy gets Desperado up, ROCKABYE BOMB!!

Cage sets Desperado up for the HOUSE CALL! Cover, Rocky breaks it! Fans fire up but Nana is furious! Rocky fires off forearms on Swerve, then bails out as the ref reprimands. Desperado crawls, tags Rocky, and Rocky brawls with Swerve! Swerve knees low, whips, but Rocky reverses. Swerve cartwheels but Rocky dodges to RUNNING SHIRANUI! But Kaun fireman’s carries to GUT BUSTER DROP! SEXY CHUCKIE KNEE for Kaun, into a STUFF PILEDRIVER! Liona CLOBBERS Chuck! Trent leaps but Liona catches him! Liona swings but Trent DDTS! Cage throws Trent into buckles, then pump handles for a PILEDRIVER!

Fans boo but Cage soaks up the heat. Cage turns around, Rocky’s up top, FLYING RANA! Rocky runs in at Swerve but into a BOOT! Swerve goes up now, KILL- NO, Rocky dodges and Swerve stumbles into Cage! Rocky then backslides Swerve! TWO!! Swerve escapes, Cage runs in, but Rocky dodges and the DISCUS hits Swerve! JUMP KNEE hits Cage outta the ring! Hot tag to Trent, and he gets Swerve up. Chuck climbs, Trent tucks Swerve, STRONG ZERO!! Cover, Kaun breaks it!! Chuck whips, Kaun reverses and sends Chuck out. But then Trent TOSSES Kaun out! Hot tag to Rocky, and he cravats Swerve.

SLICED- NO! Cage catches Rocky and fireman’s carries, F5 CUTTER!! The Gates of Agony keep Trent out, and SLAM him off the apron! Swerve goes up, aims at Rocky, KILL STOMPS!! Cover, The Embassy wins!

Winners: The Mogul Embassy, by pinfall

The Forbidden Door leads into whose house? SWERVE’S HOUSE! Swerve may not get his shot at MJF and the AEW World Championship tonight, but will he be waiting on the other side?

 

Women’s Owen Hart Cup Opening Round: Athena VS Billie Starkz!

This is the final of the quarterfinal matches, and the ROH Women’s World Champion is certainly confident given her win streak with her own title. But will she be heading on towards the Owen Hart Cup? Or will this 18 year old prodigy shock the world in her PPV debut?

The bell rings and fans fire up. Athena offers a handshake, referencing the ROH Code of Honor. Billie accepts, but then Athena reels her in! Billie avoids the cheap shot to roll Athena up, ONE! Billie KICKS away on Athena! Athena blocks, Billie breaks free and HEEL KICKS! Cover, ONE!! Billie is upset, but she keeps on Athena. Athena shoves Billie away, SOBATS, front kicks, but Billie ducks the enziguri! Billie CLUBS Athena, runs, but Athena UPPERCUTS her! Athena whips, Billie reverses and Athena rolls. Athena comes back, Billie spins her and suplexes, GHOSTBUSTER! Cover, TWO!

Billie is frustrated but she got a good shot on Athena. Billie grabs at Athena but Athena holds ropes. The ref reprimands and counts, Athena kicks but Billie blocks. Billie YANKS Athena from the ropes but Athena lands on her feet! Billie shoves Athena down! Athena is annoyed, she reaches up to headscissors Billie into buckles! Athena snarls, BOOTS Billie back down, and then drags her up. Athena frowns at the ref, and she snap suplexes Billie down. Athena gets up, Una Amiga! And then GOURD BUSTER! Athena soaks up the cheers and jeers from Toronto and smiles. Athena stalks Billie to ropes, and KICKS her in the side!

A front row fan shouts, “YOU SUCK!” but Athena says “YOU suck!” Billie sputters, Athena wants the ref to call this. Fans rally as the ref checks, and Billie says she’s okay to continue. Athena is furious with the ref, and then storms up on Billie. Fans boo as Athena whips corner to corner, and then runs in. Athena blocks Billie’s boots, puts her in the ropes, then throws her down by her hair! The ref reprimands but Athena cheers herself on. Athena toys with Billie, brings her up and UPPERCUTS! And MULE KICKS! Athena tells the ref to back off, he doesn’t tell her what to do! Athena then snapmares Billie to KICK her in the bakc!

Billie writhes and Athena swaggers. Athena goes up a corner, Billie rises, and Athena aims to O- NO! SUPERKICK!! Billie hurries to get Athena up, DEATH VALLEY BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Athena’s attitude was not adjusted, but Billie keeps her spirits high. Billie drags Athena up to fire forearms, then snapmare and KICK! Billie drags Athena to a drop zone, goes up the corner, but Athena hits the ropes! Billie gets tripped up, Athena sits her up, and then climbs up after her. Billie throws forearms first! Athena throws forearms back, climbs up higher, and SUPER STEINERS! Athena hurries to whip Billie for a POP-UP POWERBOMB!!

Athena rolls Billie through to SUPERKICK!! Cover, TWO!?!? Billie survives and shocks Athena! Athena argues with the ref but two is two! Fans cheer and jeer but Athena scowls. Athena drags Billie up, says she’s got nothing, but Billie ROCKS Athena! Athena ROCKS Billie! Billie ROCKS Athena! Fans fire up, Athena ROCKS Billie, but Billie SHOTGUNS Athena! Athena gest right up to SHOTGUN right back! Billie SHOTGUNS again! Fans fire up as Athena SHOTGUNS again! Billie roars, runs in, but Athena dodges to STANDING MOONSAULT FLOP! Billie keeps moving, basement dropkick! Cover, TWO!!

Billie hurries up top, aims but Athena bails out. Fans boo but Billie just adjusts position. CANNONBALL but she only gets apron!! Fans lose their minds as Billie crashes ‘n’ burns to the floor! Athena goes out to KNEE Billie against the desk! Athena puts Billie in the ring, brings her up and reels her in, Canadian Rack for the CLIFFHANGER GUTBUSTER! Cover, Athena wins!

Winner: Athena, by pinfall (advances to the next round)

The Fallen Goddess stays undefeated while champion, and now she’s going to face a familiar foe in Willow Nightingale. Which women’s champion will win that semifinal match?

 

Stu Grayson w/ The Righteous VS El Phantasmo!

Born and bred for combat, but no longer Dark Order. The Headbanga is no longer in Bullet Club. Which wild card wins in this double Canadian homecoming?

The bell rings and ELP offers a handshake. Stu takes it, but he holds on tight. ELP shoves Stu, Stu shoves ELP, then Stu BOOTS ELP and fires off hands in the corner! The ref reprimands, Stu lets off, and ELP runs in. Stu catches the crossbody to RAM ELP into another corner! Stu stomps a mudhole but lets off as the ref counts. Stu soaks up the heat, but ELP TACKLES him! ELP rains down fists, Stu shoves him away, but ELP CHOPS! ELP whips, DROPKICKS, and handsprings! Fans fire up and ELP stomps Stu’s hand. ELP wrenches to a wristlock, and he CHOPS! ELP then goes up and up and jumps around but Stu trips him up!

ELP lands on the apron, shoulders in, and springboards, but Stu catches him again!? Stu swings ELP for a BIG side slam! Cover, ONE!! ELP toughs it out but Stu rains down fists! Stu lets off to soak up more heat, and he brings ELP up. Stu CLUBS ELP and then storms around. ELP sits up into a knee! Stu paces, ELP scowls. ELP fires a forearm and fans rally but Stu shrugs that off. Stu CHOPS, eggs ELP on, and ELP CHOPS back! Stu nods, liking this now. Stu CHOPS ELP, and ELP shouts in pain. ELP comes back to get in Stu’s face. Stu eggs him on, ELP winds up to CHOP! Stu just revels in it!

Stu comes back to SLAP ELP! ELP SLAPS Stu! They fire off hands and fans fire up! It’s a hockey fight! Stu pulls ears, but ELP PURPLE NURPLES!! The ref reprimands, but Stu breaks free! Stu JUMP KNEES! ELP staggers, roars, but then flops out to the apron! Stu aims, slingshots, APRON SENTON! Fans fire up while Stu shouts, “All day!” Stu storms back in, whips ELP to a corner hard, then runs in. ELP BOOTS Stu, then goes up and over. Things keep moving, ELP ducks ‘n’ dodges to springboard CROSSBODY! Roll and LIONSAULT, but ELP lands on his feet as Stu bails out! ELP DIVES to wipe Stu out!

Fans fire up as ELP stands back up. ELP puts Stu in, Stu moves, but ELP goes up the ropes to SWANTON! And LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Stu survives but ELP keeps his cool. ELP brings Stu up, tucks the arms, but Stu fights out and clinches, to an URENAGE! Stu YANKS ELP right up to a fireman’s carry, for a SWINGING FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! ELP survives and Stu is furious! Stu goes up the corner, but ELP hurries to GAMANGIRI! Stu wobbles and ELP goes up after him! They stand on the very top, SUPER DUPER STEINER!! ELP goes right back up to THUNDERKISS 86!! Cover, TWO!?!?

Stu survives and shocks everyone! ELP pounds the mat in frustration, but the fans rally up. ELP aims, Stu rises, and he deflects Sudden Death with a heel kick! Stu hops over ELP to stomp ELP’s hands! And then he PELES! ELP flops down, Stu goes up a corner, 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO?!?! ELP shocks Stu now! Stu slashes his throat, drags ELP back up, torture racks, but ELP fights and gets to the apron. ELP ROCKS Stu, springboards but goes around as Stu runs back in! Stu hotshots off ropes, ELP goes up again, TORNADO DDT!! Stu staggers up, into underhooks and C R II!!! Cover, ELP wins!!

Winner: El Phantasmo, by pinfall

ELP FTW! Will this win help the Headbanga as he prepares for the G1 Climax?

 

Six Man Tag: The United Empire VS Los Ingobernables de Japon!

Will Ospreay is going to battle later tonight, so his team is going into battle, too! Will Kyle Fletcher, Jeff Cobb & TJP conquer the ungovernable? Or will Bushi, Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi make Toronto tranquilo?

The trios sort out but the Empire just attacks! The bell rings, Kyle tosses Takagi and Cobb tosses Hiromu, TJP stomps away on Bushi. TJP & Kyle double whip corner to corner, then Kyle whips TJP in. Bushi dodges, traps TJP, BOOTS Kyle, and then BULLDOG DROPKICK COMBOS! Fans fire up with Bushi and he builds speed, only for Cobb to trip Bushi! Cobb drags Bushi out and HEADBUTTS him down! TJP whips Hiromu into steel steps! The ref reprimands, Cobb puts Bushi in and TJP stomps away. TJP drags Bushi up, scoops him and SLAMS him. TJP then goes to the apron to slingshot senton!

Tag to Kyle, TJP drags Bushi up and Kyle CLUBS Bushi down. Kyle scoops Bushi to SLAM him, then hears the fans cheer and jeer. Cobb starts up “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!” “OI OI OI!” Kyle puts Bushi in the corner, throws hands, then tags Cobb. Cobb brings Bushi around and taunts Takagi, but Bushi fires forearms! Cobb doesn’t budge, he just kicks and runs Bushi over, to then GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Cobb BLASTS Takagi off the apron! Cobb drags Bushi up to suplex but Bushi fights free. Bushi waistlocks, Cobb elbows free and runs, but Bushi dropkicks the legs out! Hot tag to Hiromu!

Fans fire up as Hiromu throws forearms and whips. Cobb reverses but Hiromu ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! Kyle & TJP attack Hiromu, double whip, but Hiromu ducks the lariats to shove TJP into Kyle! And then he makes TJP RANA Kyle! Hiromu puts TJP in the corner to clothesline! Hiromu clotheslines Cobb! TJP runs in but Hiromu dodges, and TJP stops from running into Cobb! Hiromu comes back to SHOTGUN TJP into Cobb! Fans fire up, Hiromu runs in to clothesline Cobb! Snapmare and basement dropkick! Cover, ONE!! Fans fire up and Hiromu tries to fireman’s carry, but Cobb is too big!

Hiromu kicks the legs, tries again, but then Cobb fights free. Cobb waistlocks, Hiromu throws elbows, and Hiromu runs to- NO, Cobb blocks the rana to pop Hiromu around into an OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! Fans fire up and even Takagi is shocked! Hiromu and Cobb crawl, hot tags to Kyle and Takagi! The Rampaging Dragon runs in, the Aussie Arrow dodges, and then the forearms fly! Fans fire up and both men roar! Takagi fires boxing elbows! Kyle ROCKS Takagi! Kyle runs, but into a clothesline! Takagi runs but Kyle gets around, HALF ‘N’ HALF! Takagi is right up! Kyle SUPERKICKS!! Tag to TJP!

TJP goes up, Kyle BOOTS Bushi! TJP FLYING FOREARMS! The United Empire regroup, double whip, and then Kyle sends TJP in! TJP ELBOWS, Kyle GAMANGIRIS, feed to Cobb’s ATHLETIC PLEX! TJP is up top, MAMBA SPLASH!! Cover, Hiromu breaks it! The Empire TOSS Hiromu, and TJP brings Takagi up. Takagi is too big, and he CLUBS TJP! TJP blocks a lariat, ROLLING SOBATS, then runs, but into the ELBOW! JAB! But TJP ducks the Yukon Lariat! TJP runs but Takagi fireman’s carries to DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! The LIJ deal with the Empire outside, Hiromu and Takagi shout, “IT’S TIME!”

Bushi & Hiromu double whip TJP corner to corner, then Hiromu runs in to clothesline! Bushi elbows! Takagi clotheslines! Feed to SUPERKICK! PUMPING BOMBER!! Cover, Cobb breaks it!! Hiromu CLUBS Cobb, but Cobb glares. Cobb runs in but Hiromu dumps him out! Bushi BLASTS Kyle, and then Hiromu JOHN WOO DROPKICKS Cobb! Bushi DIVES to take out Kyle! Takagi says “OI! OI! OI!” and fans fire up! Takagi gets TJP up, pump handle and torture rack. but TJP sunset flips! TWO!! TJP goes to a corner, goes up and over and TORNADO- NO, Takagi denies the DDT! But TJP SUPERKICKS! Takagi DISCUS LARIATS!

Fans fire up as Hiromu keeps on Cobb and Bushi has Kyle. Takagi pump handles, lifts, MADE IN JAPAN!! Cover, LIJ wins!!

Winners: Los Ingobernables de Japon, by pinfall

The Rampaging Dragon stuffs Public Enemy Number One, and this could be an ill omen for the United Empire. Will the IWGP United States Championship still come home with Ospreay? Will Tetsuya Naito keep up with his team as he teams up with Darby Allin & Sting?

 

AEW World Championship: MJF VS Hiroshi Tanahashi!

Maxwell Jacob Friedman always thinks he’s better than everyone else, and that included not just this living legend, but the entirety of NJPW. That is arrogance like none other, but will that pride come before MJF’s fall? Or will not even the Ace of the Universe be on the level of AEW’s devil?

The introductions are made by both Justin Roberts and Takuro Shibata, AEW’s top title is raised, and we see if MJF gets dethroned by an “indie darling!”

The bell rings and fans fire up already. But MJF then mocks Tanahashi with a bow-legged walk and bad air guitar. MJF soaks up the cheers and jeers, and the two circle. They tie up, Tanahashi shoves MJF and MJF flounders. Tanahashi plays good air guitar as fans duel. The two reset, approach, and MJF kicks low to then play more bad air guitar, with a lot of hip action. MJF headlocks, Tanahashi throws body shots then headlocks. MJF powers out but Tanahashi runs him over! Fans are torn as MJF bails out, and Tanahashi gives some more air guitar! MJF says forget it, he’s done. MJF storms off but fans boo,

Tanahashi has everyone calm down, and starts up a “COW~ARD~! COW~ARD~!” chant. That gets to MJF like it did when Adam Cole did it. MJF storms back to the ring and slides in at 7 of 10. MJF says “You think I’m a coward?”  Fans shout, “YES!” He’ll show you! MJF offers a handshake in sportsmanship, but fans don’t trust that. Tanahashi says okay, and they shake hands. MJF even bows, but Tanahashi blocks the cheap shot! Tanahashi spins MJF to DRAGON PALM! Tanahashi runs, but MJF staggers to a corner. MJF checks his jaw, and then he uses the ref as a shield! Fans boo again and MJF YANKS Tanahashi into buckles!

MJF drags Tanahashi up, RAMS into him again and again, and then suplexes to hang Tanahashi out to dry! Tanahashi flops down and MJF goes up a corner just to soak up heat. MJF goes back to Tanahashi, and he wraps on a rear bearhug. Fans duel as Tanahashi endures. Tanahashi fights up, throws elbows, and runs, but MJF kitchen sink knees! MJF flips off the fans as they boo. MJF says, “This is the legend? Legend my ass!” MJF throws body shots on Tanahashi, whips him to ropes, but Tanahashi rolls MJF up! TWO, and Tanahashi shows punch but kicks low! Tanahashi runs, but MJF catches him to a cobra twist!

Tanahashi endures, and MJF smirks as he reaches out. MJF holds ropes to add pressure! Fans boo but MJF lets go and the ref misses it. MJF grins again as he reaches back out and grabs the ropes! The fans boo and the ref knows something is up. MJF swears it’s nothing and tells fans to shut up. But MJF reaches out again, and this time the ref is ready! The ref counts, MJF asks, “What’re you gonna do, dipsh*t?!” The ref KICKS the arm! Tanahashi hip tosses free! Fans fire up as all that comes back to bite MJF! Tanahashi fires off fast hands, whips, but MJF reverses. Tanahashi CLOBBERS MJF with forearms!

Fans fire up with Tanahashi and he waits on MJF to get up. MJF begs for mercy but Tanahashi fires off more fast hands! Tanahashi scoops MJF to SLAM him into the drop zone, and then he goes up the corner. SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO!! MJF survives but now Tanahashi goes up top! Fans fire up and Tanahashi aims, but MJF trips him up! MJF climbs up after Tanahashi, but Tanahashi fights back! Tanahashi sends MJF down, stands up again, HIGH FLY ATTACK! Fans fire up while MJF crawls to a corner. Tanahashi runs corner to corner to SPLASH! Then whip corner to corner, but MJF tumbles up and out and runs around.

Tanahashi catches MJF up top and UPPERCUTS! Then ROCKET LAUNCHER! MJF writhes and fans fire up. Tanahashi aims, runs in, SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO! MJF survives, and Tanahashi climbs up the corner again. But MJF hits the ropes to trip Tanahashi up! MJF goes up after Tanahashi, climbs to the very top, and SUPERPLEXES!! Fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count begins, but MJF crawls to a cover, TWO!! Tanahashi hangs tough but also rolls out to the apron. Fans rally and duel as both men stir. MJF stands first and shakes out the cobwebs. MJF drags Tanahashi up through the ropes.

MJF slashes his throat, but Tanahashi TOSSES him away! MJF crashes on his knees, Tanahashi storms in, but into a ROLLING ELBOW! MJF underhooks, gets Tanahashi up, SHOULDER BREAKER! But that’s double-edged given the bad knees! Both men are down and fans rally again. MJF crawls to another cover, TWO! MJF stands back up and he scowls at Tanahashi. MJF SPITS on Tanahashi, then taunts Tanahashi more. Tanahashi isn’t a legend, he’s a joke! Tanahashi sits up and MJF scuffs him. Fans boo but Tanahashi sits back up. MJF pie faces Tanahashi, and Tanahashi gets mad! MJF pie faces more but Tanahashi fires up!

Fans fire up, but MJF pie faces Tanahashi a third time. Tanahashi rises, stares MJF down, but MJF throws a forearm! Tanahashi stays up so MJF throws more shots. Tanahashi roars and eggs MJF on! MJF winds up, but pokes Tanahashi in the eye! MJF flips fans off, runs in, but Tanahashi blocks the kick! DRAGON SCREW! Tanahashi gets the legs again, TEXAS CLOVERHOLD!! MJF endures as Toronto is thunderous! MJF reaches out, but Tanahashi drags him from the ropes! Tanahashi pulls back on the hold but MJF fights his way forward to the ROPEBREAK! Tanahashi lets go and he drags MJF back up.

Tanahashi reels MJF in but MJF wrenches out and knees low. MJF reels Tanahashi in, suplexes, but the legs give up! Tanahashi TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! And then SLINGBLADE! Tanahashi roars and hurries up top! Toronto is thunderous again as Tanahashi HIGH FLY FLOWS onto knees!! MJF saves himself but it was double-edged again! Both men writhe, MJF with is legs and Tanahashi with his ribs, but the fans rally as hard as ever. MJF crawls to ropes and fans rally, “GO ACE! GO ACE!” MJF gets to the apron then hobbles away. MJF grabs the title off the timekeeper’s table, and he hobbles back into the ring.

Fans boo but the ref stops MJF from using the belt as a weapon. MJF argues with the ref, but Tanahashi rolls MJF up! But the ref is too busy putting the belt back! Tanahashi would’ve won already! The ref returns to count, TWO!!! MJF survives, and then he shoves Tanahashi into the ref! DYNAMITE DIAMOND RING PUNCH!!! Of course he used that! Cover, MJF wins!!

Winner: MJF, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)

MJF wanted to start the show just so he could leave early, but he also sets the pace and the tone for the entire main card. Will anyone be on the level of the cowar- er, devil?

 

Men’s Owen Hart Cup Opening Round: CM Punk VS Satoshi Kojima!

While the Women’s Owen Hart Cup is already through with the first round, the men are just getting started! Will the Best in the World reestablish himself by becoming the King of Harts? Or will the King of Bread Style come through on his promise and kick some ass?

The fans in Toronto are already torn about Punk as he makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two approach. They circle, tie up, and Punk wrenches an arm. Punk hammerlocks but Kojima headlocks. Punk powers out, but Kojima RAMS him! Fans cheer as Punk staggers around. Punk steadies himself and circles with Kojima. They tie up and Punk headlocks. Punk grinds the headlock, fans cheer and jeer, but Kojima throws body shots. Kojima powers out, RAMS Punk, and Punk wobbles again. Fans duel as Kojima and Punk circle. They tie up, Punk powers Kojima back but Kojima turns it around to put Punk in a corner.

Kojima lets off, and he fires off forearms! Fans fire up but the ref has Kojima back off. Punk gets mad and he runs in but Kojima hip tosses him! And then runs him over! Fans fire up as Kojima pops the pecs! Punk staggers up, kicks low, then throws Kojima out. Fans boo and Punk gets his own pecs going. Kojima staggers up, Punk kicks him from the apron, and then AX HANDLES! Punk CHOPS Kojima, and then has him against barriers. Punk CHOPS again, flexes the biceps, but Kojima turns things around to CHOP! And CHOP! Punk tumbles up and over the railing into the timekeeper’s area!

Kojima goes after Punk, brings him around, and Kojima smacks Punk off the apron. Punk flounders about, Kojima slides into the ring and then goes back out. Punk kicks Kojima first, then CHOPS! Punk goes up to the apron, but Kojima sweeps the legs! Fans cheer as Punk crashes down! Kojima gets in and promises to kill the bastard! Fans fire up for Kojima as he stomps away! Kojima ROCKS Punk, runs, but Punk CALF KICKS! Fans boo while Punk checks his imaginary watch. Punk drags Kojima up, scoops and SLAMS, then mocks the fans. Punk drops the leg, brother! Fans boo more but Punk pretends not to know why.

Kojima sputters around but Punk brings him up. Punk CHOPS, but Kojima CHOPS back! Punk throws a haymaker, Kojima forearms back! Punk CHOPS, Kojima CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Punk ends up in a corner but he kicks Kojima’s leg! Punk goes up, rains down fists, and fans count along to TEN! Punk hops down, feints the chop to kick a leg out! Snapmare and cover, TWO! Punk wraps on a chinlock and he grinds Kojima down. Kojima endures, reaches out to the ROPEBREAK, and Punk lets go. Punk keeps his cool, drags Kojima up and whips him to a corner! Kojima bounces off buckles and flops down.

Punk stands Kojima up, and he throws point-blank clotheslines! Punk shouts “LARIAT! LARIAT!” and “KOJIMA! KOJIMA!” to taunt him. Punk wrenches, reels Kojima in, and hits a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Punk is surprised, but also amused. Kojima crawls to a corner and Punk is after him. Punk CHOPS, CHOPS, and then mocks Hiroyoshi Tenzan with MONGOLIAN CHOPS! Fans boo more as Punk has a laugh. Kojima staggers around and goes to another corner. Punk stomps Kojima again and again, then whips corner to corner. Punk runs in but Kojima dodges! Kojima stomps, and fires off the MACHINE GUN CHOPS!

Fans fire up but Punk pushes past Kojima. Kojima keeps after Punk in another corner, MACHINE GUN CHOPS! Kojima tops it off with one more CHOP, and Kojima whips corner to corner. Kojima runs in to forearm smash! Now he’s gonna get ya! Kojima climbs up, aims, COZY ELBOW! It’s anything but! Cover, TWO!! Punk clutches the yam bag, but Kojima fires off forearms! ROLLING ELBOW! Kick and DDT! Fans fire up and Kojima feeds off that energy. Kojima drags Punk back up, cravats, but Punk fights with body shots! Punk shoves Kojima to a corner, to SHINING WIZARD! And then short arm LARIAT!

Punk staggers but he goes to the corner. Punk climbs as fans boo. Punk soaks it up, shrugs, then MACHO ELBOWS! Cover, TWO!!! Kojima survives, but Punk wraps on the ANACONDA VICE! A move Punk took from Tenzan years ago, but Kojima fights with fists! Kojima gets free, but Punk says night-night! Punk drags Kojima up, and MONGOLIAN CHOPS! And MONGOLIAN CHOPS! Fireman’s carry, but Kojima fights free! Fans fire up as Kojima gives MONGOLIAN CHOPS! And again! And again! And again! And again, and again! Then a kick and COZY CUTTER!! Fans are thunderous as Kojima rises again!

Kojima takes off the elbow pad! Punk rises, Kojima runs, but Punk ducks to spin and NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Kojima survives and Punk grows frustrated. Fans boo but there are those chanting for Punk as he drags Kojima up. Punk ROCKS, CHOPS and repeat! Fireman’s carry, and Punk marches around with Kojima to soak up maximum heat. GO TO- NO! Kojima blocks the knee to ROCK Punk and reel him in! BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Punk survives that sheer drop but Kojima says this is it! Kojima raises his arm and waits on Punk. Punk slowly stands, Kojima runs, but Punk dodges! ROUNDHOUSE!

Fireman’s carry, GO TO SLEEP!! Cover, Punk wins!

Winner: CM Punk, by pinfall (advances to the next round)

Love him or hate him, no one can deny Punk just beat a living legend! But he also shows respect to Kojima by helping him back to his feet and raising his hand. Will Punk make himself a living legend when he becomes the King of Harts?

 

AEW International Championship Fatal 4 Way: Orange Cassidy VS Katsuyori Shibata VS Zack Sabre Jr. VS Daniel Garcia!

The Freshly Squeezed fighting champion has been up for whatever wherever, and even survived a Blackjack 21 Battle Royal. But has he finally bit off more than he can chew taking on ROH Pure Champion, the NJPW World Television Champion and the Dragonslayer at the same time? Or will he once again find a way to survive?

The introductions are made, the AEW belt is raised, and we see if there’s a double champion in the near future!

The bell rings and fans are really torn here. ZSJ talks trash to Garcia and to “Orange Bollocks.” The four men approach center, and Cassidy gives “devastating” shin kicks to everyone! ZSJ, Garcia, then Shibata! But then ZSJ blocks one, hands the foot to Garcia, but Garcia hands it to Shibata. Shibata gives it back to ZSJ, and ZSJ swings on Cassidy but he dodges to send ZSJ into Shibata! Garcia runs in, Cassidy sends him into ZSJ! O’Conner Roll, TWO, and Cassidy DIVES onto Shibata & ZSJ! Things keep moving, Cassidy tilt-o-whirls but Garcia throws him down! Garcia steps through, DRAGON TAMER!

Garcia flexes, but Shibata gets in to KICK Garcia in the chest! Shibata sends Garcia out, gets Cassidy’s legs, and has a FIGURE FOUR! But ZSJ steps in to NECK TWIST Shibata! ZSJ wags his finger, gets a leg and ties Cassidy up in a deathlock, and then adds a headscissor and armlock! #YesIAmALongWayFromHome! But Garcia storms in to BOOT ZSJ! Garcia scuffs ZSJ, taunts him, but ZSJ stands up. They bump shoulders, but Shibata pushes Garcia away to egg ZSJ on. They trade uppercuts while Garcia is upset. Garcia storms in but ZSJ shoves him away. The uppercuts keep going, but Garcia gets in the way again.

Shibata shoves him, the uppercuts keep going, but Garcia gets mad now and shoves Shibata. So Shibata SLAPS Garcia! And CHOPS ZSJ! ZSJ UPPERCUTS Garcia and UPPERCUTS Shibata! Garcia returns, Shibata CHOPS him! ZSJ UPPERCUTS Garcia! Garcia just does his dance! Shibata CHOPS, Garcia dances harder. ZSJ UPPERCUTS, Shibata fires forearms, they mug Garcia! The sports enner-tay-ner falls over and the wrestlers return to trading shots. Garcia roars, runs in, and DOUBLE LARIATS! And then does his dance! Fans cheer, but Cassidy rolls Garcia up! TWO and Garcia BOOTS Cassidy!

ZSJ BOOTS Garcia, Shibata BOOTS ZSJ, Cassidy BOOTS Shibata! Cassidy and Garcia BOOT each other! Shibata and ZSJ BOOT each other! All four men run in, QUADRUPLE BOOTS take them all down! Toronto is thunderous and ZSJ shouts at “Orange Bollocks!” ZSJ drags Cassidy up, Shibata drags Garcia up. But Garcia and Cassidy each take a swing! Only to get caught into the COBRA TWIST! Fans cheer the dueling stretches and ZSJ eggs Shibata on. They waddle over with their trapped opponents, stare down, and Shibata SLAPS ZSJ! ZSJ SLAPS back, it’s a SLAP fight while also in dueling submissions!

ZSJ and Shibata shove Cassidy and Garcia away and they fire off palm strikes! Fans fire up, Cassidy and Garcia each get a SLEEPER! But ZSJ and Shibata keep fighting, even as they fade! Fans are thunderous again, and then ZSJ and Shibata both throw off Cassidy and Garcia. ZSJ BOOTS Shibata, snap suplexes, but Shibata’s right up! Shibata suplexes ZSJ! Garcia suplexes Shibata! Cassidy suplexes Garcia! ZSJ suplexes Cassidy! Shibata suplexes ZSJ! Fans fire up as Garcia suplexes Shibata! Cassidy suplexes Garcia, but Garcia fights that to suplex, into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Cassidy tilt-o-whirl DDTS! Cover, TWO!!

Garcia survives and fans applaud all four guys. Fans rally up for “FRESHLY SQUEEZED! FRESHLY SQUEEZED!” and Cassidy throws off the elbow pad! But ZSJ gets that arm and twists! ZSJ drags Cassidy up and out and bends the fingers and wrist and elbow! ZSJ makes Cassidy jam his fingers into his own ribs! Cassidy POSTS ZSJ! Shibata BOOTS Cassidy! Garcia returns to CLOBBER Shibata with a belt! Cover, TWO!! Shibata survives but Garcia snarls and shakes his head. Shibata sits up, Garcia does his dance. Garcia ROCKS Shibata, CLUBS him, and fires off more forearms. But Shibata just leans into the shots!

Fans chant “YOU’RE A WRESTLER!” at Garcia as he fires off shots. Shibata backs Garcia down by leaning in, and then he DECKS Garcia! Shibata adds shots in the corner, then runs corner to corner! HYDRAULIC DROPKICK!! Fans fire up and Cassidy slowly returns. Shibata turns around and fans rally up again. The friends stare down, and they both sit down cross-legged! Shibata eggs Cassidy on but Cassidy eggs him on. So Shibata CHOPS! Cassidy CHOPS! Shibata CHOPS again! Cassidy huffs and puffs and CHOPS! Shibata CHOPS, “This is Awesome!” as the two stand while firing off shots!

Shibata gives Kawada Kicks, ROCKS Cassidy, but Cassidy says hold on. Hands in his pockets! Shibata runs in, Cassidy dodges, ORANGE PUNCH!! But Cassidy clutches that hand, damaged as it is! Shibata runs in, SUPERMAN ELBOW!!! Shibata gives as good as he took, he drags Cassidy up, but Cassidy hits BEACH BREAK!! Cover, TWO!?! Shibata survives and Cassidy can’t believe it! ZSJ hurries back in while Shibata bails out. ZSJ stands on the bad hand, then STOMPS it! ZSJ isolates that arm to STOMP the elbow!! ZSJ grins as he gets the arm again, and he tortures the fingers and wrist!

ZSJ wrenches Cassidy, but Cassidy wrenches, catches, MOUSE TRAP, but ZSJ powers through to get an omoplata! But Garcia drags ZSJ off before the Jim Breaks is complete! ZSJ fights the driver, to wrench and PELE the arm! UPPERCUT! Cassidy runs in, tilt-o-whirl, but ZSJ denies the DDT! ZSJ suplexes, but then he denies Stun Dog Millionaire! Takedown into RINGS OF SATURN!! Cassidy endures, this is now the JIM BREAKS ARMBAR! But Shibata KICKS ZSJ in the back! ZSJ cranks on the hold anyway! Shibata wraps on a SLEEPER! Cassidy gets away, ZSJ fades! Shibata runs, but he has to BOOT Garcia first!

Shibata runs in, ZSJ ducks the Penalty Kick to O’Conner, BRIDGE! TWO!! SLEEPER! ZSJ rolls through, EURO CLUTCH! Garcia breaks it!! Fans are thunderous again as Garcia tosses Shibata out, but ZSJ UPPERCUTS! Garcia CHOPS! And SLAPS! And runs, but ZSJ UPPERCUTS! ZSJ runs, but into a Gory Especial! Backslide, TWO but Garcia STUFF PILEDRIVERS! PENALTY KICK from Shibata!! Cassidy shoves Shibata out to ghost pin Garcia, and Cassidy wins!!!

Winner: Orange Cassidy, by pinfall (still AEW International Champion)

No double champion here tonight as Freshly Squeezed squeezes out a win! Will nothing stop Cassidy from being the greatest International Champion ever? ZSJ snatches that belt first, though, and holds it up with his own belt. ZSJ says they’re not done here. But then Shibata says the same. Cassidy snatches his belt away, and all the champions talk. They all wanna hold two belts, when and where will we see this all happen? Cassidy and Shibata still show respect to each other by shaking hands. Will they be the ones standing tall when it’s all said and done?

 

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: SANADA w/ DOUKI VS “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry w/ Hook!

The Cold Skull put out an Open Challenge to AEW, and Tarzan Life jumped right on it! Jack Perry wants so badly to be a singles champion, will he shoot right up to being a world champion? Or will he only meet a Skull End?

The introductions are made, the NJPW belt is raised, and we see if Jungle Boy is the one to change everything!

The bell rings and the fans are fired up for “RED SHOES! RED SHOES!” Red Shoes takes a bow and fans cheer. JB and Sanada tie up, are in a deadlock, but Sanada uses leverage to put JB on ropes. Red Shoes counts, Sanada lets off and fans continue to cheer Red Shoes on. JB shrugs that off and he resets with Sanada. They circle, tie up, and JB headlocks. Sanada powers out, then he runs JB over! Things speed up, JB hurdles but Sanada shoves, only for JB to turn Sanada’s arm-drag into one of his own! JB steps over to the SNARE TRAP!! Sanada scrambles, ROPEBREAK! JB lets go quickly, and JB says it was that close.

Sanada admits, yes, it was close. Sanada and JB reset, circle, and tie up. JB kicks low, whips, but Sanada reverses to hurdle, hurdle and DROPKICK! JB bails out and fans fire up. Sanada gets them to get louder, and then he builds speed, but JB slips in. Sanada tumbles out to the apron and JB DROPKICKS him down! JB builds speed to DIVE! Direct hit at the ramp! Fans fire up with JB and he brings Sanada up. JB RAMS Sanada into railing, then puts him in the ring. Cover, TWO! Sanada’s tougher than that but JB keeps his cool. JB drags Sanada up, but Sanada CHOPS! JB CHOPS, Sanada CHOPS back!

JB kicks low, whips, but Sanada reverses. Sanada runs in but blocks a boot to trip JB! Fans fire up as Sanada ties JB up, only for JB to power out! JB trips Sanada, and he tries to use the Paradise Lock! But Sanada kicks him away! JB comes back, sunset flips, but Sanada slips out to get JB tied up in the PARADISE LOCK! Fans cheer as JB is stuck! Sanada gets them to get even louder, and then a bit louder still! Sanada runs in to kick JB outta Paradise! Cover, TWO! JB is still in this but Sanada keeps his cool. Sanada drags JB up, CLUBS him, but JB throws body shots. Sanada taunts JB but JB CHOPS!

Sanada snarls, JB CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Sanada CHOPS and JB falls over! Sanada stalks JB, brings him up, but JB throws body shots. JB throws haymakers, runs, but Sanada BOOTS him down! Sanada runs, but JB DROPKICKS him down! Fans fire up and JB drags Sanada up. JB underhooks but Sanada wrenches out. JB dodges to SUPERKICK! JB runs and LARIATS! JB drags Sanada up again, underhooks, TIGER DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! JB brings Sanada up but Sanada suplexes first, MAGIC SCREW! Both men are down and fans fire up again. Red Shoes check both men, they’re both okay to continue.

Fans rally, Sanada stirs and sits up first. JB and Sanada crawl towards each other, and JB throws a forearm. Sanada CHOPS, so JB CHOPS back! They stand, and Sanada CHOPS again! JB grits his teeth to CHOP! Sanada’s stinging from that one! Sanada comes back to CHOP! JB sputters, but he comes back to UPPERCUT! Sanada shakes his head, and he comes back to UPPERCUT! JB wobbles, but comes back to UPPERCUT! Sanada UPPER- NO, JB spins it to a backslide! TWO and JB crucifix, but Sanada stays up! Sanada pops JB up into the TK- NO! JB has the dragon sleeper! SKULL END!! JB steals Sanada’s move like on Rampage!

Sanada scrambles, reaches out, and fights his way over to the ROPEBREAK! Red Shoes counts, JB lets off quickly. Sanada sits up but JB reels him in, only for Sanada to fireman’s carry! JB fights free, Sanada blocks the superkick and spins JB, but JB dodges and runs! But into a fireman’s carry! TKO! Cover, TWO!! JB survives but Sanada drags JB to a drop zone. Sanada goes up, ROUNDING BODY- NO, he has to land on his feet as JB moves! JB returns, into another fireman’s carry! Sanada throws JB into the dragon sleeper, but JB goes up and over! POISON-RANA!! JB roars and goes to the corner, but Sanada ducks the blindsider!

Sanada dragon sleepers, for the SKULL SWING! And then SKULL END- NO, JB rolls back to a cover! TWO!! SUPERKICK! JB pops up again but Sanada pops him off, to POISON-RANA in return!! Fans fire up, JB staggers up and Sanada runs in, SHINING WIZARD! Sanada drags JB to a cover, TWO!!! JB survives but Sanada drags him up. Sanada scoops to BACKBREAKER! JB is in the drop zone, Sanada goes up, ROUNDING BODY PRESS! Cover, Sanada wins!!

Winner: Sanada, by pinfall (still IWGP World Heavyweight Champion)

Sanada may have been wrong to look down on JB before this match, but he shows respect to JB with a fist bump after. Sanada moves on, will he be a champion that wins the G1 Climax?

As for JB, Hook helps him up, and the two head out together. JB takes a second on stage, Hook holds his hand up , but then JB CLOBBERS Hook!? Fans boo as JB turns on his supposed best friend! JB acts confused by their anger, but then he revels in it! JB mocks the Tarzan Life dancing, but the fans tell him “YOU F’D UP!” JB doesn’t care, he picks up the FTW Championship! JB tosses it back to Hook, will he come back for that soon enough? Wait. JB stops at the entry way and considers which side to exit. He goes left! Will this be the end of Jungle Boy and the rise of Jack Perry?

 

10 Man Tag: Konosuke Takeshita, Shota Umino & Blackpool Combat Club VS Eddie Kingston, Tomohiro Ishii & The Elite!

Anarchy in the Arena II was only the beginning of the war, and somehow, the animosity has been raised even higher! The Future of Wrestling and the Roughneck join up with Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta, will they all bring a Paradigm Shift to both AEW and NJPW? Or will the Mad King & Stone Pitbull help Hangman Page & The Young Bucks pull off some serious #CowboyShid?

The teams sort out and Eddie is calling out Claudio! He hasn’t forgotten the last decade, let alone their ROH World Championship feud. Eddie even tells Moxley that he’s gonna beat Claudio’s ass, but Moxley tunes it out. Claudio and Eddie circle, but then Claudio hurries away to tag out to #SHOOTER. Fans boo but Eddie tags out to Hangman. They stare down, fans fire up, and the two tie up. Shota powers Hangman to the corner. The ref counts, Shota lets off with pats on the shoulders, then he fires a forearm! Shota eggs Hangman on, then kicks low and CLUBS away on Hangman! Shota whips, but Hangman reverses.

Shota holds ropes, dodges Hangman, arm-drags and elbows! Hangman sweeps, covers, ONE! Hangman avoids the sweep to kick and then BOOT Shota down! Fans fire up, Hangman tags in Ishii! Fans fire up as Ishii & Hangman double whip but Shota kicks back! Shota fires forearms, but Hangman & Ishii both roar! Shota kicks, runs, but into double shoulders! Fans fire up while Shota flounders away. Shota tags to Konosuke and fans boo. Konosuke and Ishii stare down, then Ishii shoves Konosuke. Konosuke fires forearms, Ishii eggs him on but Konosuke gives it back. So Ishii fires forearms on Konosuke!

The forearms go back and forth, faster and faster, no guard! Fans are thunderous as they keep going! Konosuke gets the edge, winds up, and ROCKS- NO, Ishii doesn’t even budge! Ishii ROCKS Konosuke! Konosuke roars, runs, they RAM shoulders, and go again! They RAM shoulders, Konosuke RAMS Ishii but Ishii rebounds to RAM Konosuke! Konosuke rebounds to run Ishii over! But Ishii’s right up and he runs Konosuke over! Konosuke gets up, they RAM shoulders again, then RAM again! Both men fall back and Toronto is thunderous again! A standing count starts, both men crawl, hot tag to Matt Jackson.

Matt tags Nick, they mug Konosuke, and then Matt gives Nick a boost to RANA Konosuke! Yuta runs in, but into the GUT BUSTER to NECKBREAKER BACKBREAKER COMBO! Shota runs in but into DOUBLE DROPKICKS! Fans fire up with The Bucks, but Konosuke gets away to tag in Moxley. But then Eddie tags in! And the fans give a standing ovation already! Mad King and Maniac stare down, will either be able to throw a shot? They step up closer, Moxley turns to go but Eddie turns him around, so Moxley ROCKS him with a forearm! Eddie sighs, brings the straps down, and Moxley says go for it then!

Eddie CHOPS! Moxley huffs and puffs to CHOP back! Eddie says okay, and CHOPS! Moxley CHOPS! Eddie CHOPS! Moxley flips Eddie off, CHOPS, and the CHOPS just keep going back and forth! Moxley wobbles, CHOPS, but Eddie CHOPS right back! Moxley CHOPS, Eddie CHOPS, this just keeps going! Fans are thunderous as the CHOPS echo out again and again! Yuta runs in but Eddie DECKS him! Nick gets in, Moxley DECKS him! The CHOPS keep going, and then the others all get in to brawl! Fans love the chaos, Matt tosses Claudio, Hangman tosses Shota, Nick tosses Yuta, and Ishii tosses Konosuke, Moxley and Eddie just keep up the CHOPS!

Matt goes up a corner, Nick goes up and up, DOUBLE ESCALARA onto the BCC!! Konosuke CLOBBERS Ishii, the CHOPS keep flying, and Hangman is up! ARIHARA MOONSAULT takes out Shota & the BCC!! Eddie huffs and puffs and Moxley eggs him on. Fans hope these teams “FIGHT FOREVER!” but it has to end somehow! Claudio gets in to UPPERCUT Eddie! Fans boo but Claudio stomps Eddie down! Moxley finally rests and Claudio gets him to their corner. Claudio tags in, he stomps Eddie more, and the fans boo. Claudio soaks up the heat, then brings Eddie around to UPPERCUT!

Fans rally for “EDDIE! EDDIE!” but Claudio brings Eddie up. Eddie CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Claudio short arm LARIATS! Claudio drags Eddie over, tags in Yuta, and Yuta rains down fists! The ref reprimands but Yuta lets off to soak up the heat. Yuta CHOKES Eddie on the ropes and Moxley stares Eddie down. The ref counts, Yuta lets off, Claudio BOOTS Eddie down! Yuta gets the leg, Konosuke tags in, and they split the wishbone! Konosuke clamps onto Eddie with a CAMEL CLUTCH! Ishii steps in to fire forearms on Konosuke, but Konosuke holds on! Konosuke then lets off to DECK Ishii!!

The Bucks check Ishii, they’ve surely never seen something like that! Tag to Shota, and he CLOBBERS Hangman off the apron! Shota drags Eddie up to UPPERCUT! And UPPERCUT! Fans rally, Shota scuffs Eddie and then stomps him. Shota stomps away at the ropes but the ref counts. Shota stops, brings Eddie up, and turns him for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Nick was there, too, but the ref has him back down. Shota stomps Eddie more, drags him over, and Claudio tags in. Fans boo but Claudio UPPERCUTS Eddie! And again, and again, and even as Eddie sits down! The ref counts, Claudio stops at 4.

Claudio waits on Eddie to stand up, runs in, but Eddie blocks the boot to LARIAT! Fans fire up while both men are down! Eddie and Claudio crawl, tag to Moxley and he intercepts Eddie. Moxley wags his finger, and dares Eddie to get up. Eddie asks Moxley what he’s doing, and he staggers around. Eddie CHOPS! Moxley CHOPS! The CHOPS keep going back and forth, then both men DOUBLE LARIAT! Fans are thunderous again and both men crawl. Hot tags to Shota and Ishii! Shota dodges, Ishii dodges. Ishii waistlocks but Shota swings on him. Ishii dodges again to run Shota over! Yuta runs in but Ishii ROCKS him!

Ishii whips, Yuta reverses but Ishii runs him over! Claudio gets in to whip Ishii to a corner, but Ishii comes back to RAM him! Claudio forearms, Ishii roars and ROCKS Claudio! Claudio roars and UPPERCUTS! Claudio suplexes, but Ishii fights it to suplex back! Ishii suplexes Claudio up and over! Konosuke gets in, and Ishii gets in his face. But Shota CLUBS Ishii first! Fans boo but then chant “This is Awesome!” as Shota & Konosuke double whip Ishii to a corner. Konosuke whips Shota in to clothesline! Konosuke runs in to HELLUVA KICK! Konosuke feeds Ishii to a POP-UP KNEE, then hits a ROLLING ELBOW!

Shota dragon sleepers Ishii to inverted suplex, and Konosuke adds on, POWERBOMB SAVING GRACE COMBO!! Cover, Nick breaks it! But Moxley TOSSES Nick out! Moxley & Shota drag Ishii up, coordinate, but Ishii stops the Hart Attack to shove Moxley into Shota! GERMAN SUPLEX for Moxley! SAIDO for Shota! Fans fire up while Ishii and Shota are down! Both men crawl as fans rally, hot tags to Hangman and Konosuke! The Cowboy and Konosuke fire off forearms! Hangman BOOTS Konosuke, whips him, but Konosuke reverses. Hangman ducks ‘n’ dodges but so does Konosuke! TAKESHITA LINE into a DISCUS!!

Hangman DECKS Claudio! Yuta gets up but into a Triangle Jump LARIAT! Konosuke staggers back up, Hangman runs in but Konosuke dodges. Only to run into a scoop and FALL AWAY SLAM! Hangman kips up, to then PLANCHA Yuta! Hangman dodges Claudio to POST him! Hangman hurries back in, runs at Konosuke and BOOTS him down! But the Bucks catch him, have him draped off the apron, and Hangman goes out to DRAPING SHOOTING STAR! Fans are thunderous again as the Bucks put Konosuke in! Hangman climbs, Konosuke stands, into the FLYING LARIAT! Jackknife cover, TWO!

Fans rally up and Hangman says he’ll end this. Hangman drags Konosuke up, Alabama Lifts, but Konosuke fights it! Konosuke picks Hangman up but Hangman fights free of the bomb, only for Konosuke to DECK him! Konosuke drags Hangman up, whips, but Hangman reverses! The Bucks add on, DOUBLE GIRI CLOTHESLINE COMBO! Tag to Matt, he and Nick double whip. Konosuke gets around, Mack puts him in a corner, Nick SUPERKICKS! “Burn in Hell!” Assisted SLICED BREAD! SHINING WIZARD! The Bucks sit Konosuke up, B T E- NO, Konosuke sends their knees into each other!

Konosuke waistlocks Matt, Matt grabs Nick, that just ends up a DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEX!! Fans fire up and Konosuke runs, but into a DOUBLE SUPERKICK!! DOUBLE SUPERKICK for Shota! Claudio runs in, DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for him! SUPERKICK for Moxley! And a mule kick, and then- EDDIE TAKES THE BULLET FOR MOXLEY!? Eddie still cares for the Maniac and Moxley CLOBBERS Nick! PARADIGM SHIFT for Matt! BLUE THUNDER BOMB!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Matt survives and Konosuke is furious. Konosuke tags Yuta in and “This is Awesome!” as Yuta and Konosuke drag Matt up.

Matt fires off haymakers! Matt SUPER- NO, Konosuke blocks, spins Matt, and gut wrenches! Tuck and BASTARD DRIVER! Wheelbarrow, GERMAN SUPLEX! Yuta GERMAN SUPLEXES and bridges! Hangman breaks it!! Moxley & Claudio mug Hangman and send him out. Moxley gets Shota to help, they hoist Matt up, HART ATTACK, to the SWISS SWING!! Yuta aims, and after TEN spins, DROPKICK! Cover, Eddie and the Elite break it!! Claudio gives Matt HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Fans still hope these guys “FIGHT FOREVER!” while Yuta goes up top. Claudio helps out, but Nick goes up to SUPER ARM-DRAG Yuta!

Hangman drags Claudio up to RAM him into a desk! Hot tag to Ishii! Ishii clotheslines Yuta in a corner, and then hoists him up top! Ishii climbs up after Yuta, brings him up, SUPERPLEX!! Cover, TWO! Eddie gets in, he and Ishii roar, LARIAT SANDWICH, to GIRI SANDWICH! Ishii runs, but Claudio gets a cheap shot! Eddie yanks Claudio down to POST him! Yuta OLYMPIC SLAMS! Cover, Nick breaks it! Shota BUSAIKU KNEES Nick! Matt fakes Shota out to DDT! Konosuke runs in to LARIAT Matt! Hangman POP-UP POWERBOMBS Konosuke! Claudio UPPERCUTS Hangman! Eddie URAKENS Claudio! MOXLEY CUTTERS EDDIE!!!

Moxley shows no love for the Mad King, but then he turns around into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS!! Yuta runs in, into BLINDSIDE DOUBLE SUPERKICKS!! Matt DIVES to take out Mox, Nick DIVES to take out Claudio! Hangman sets up, BUCK SHOT misses! GERMAN SUPLEX! But Ishii SLIDING LARIATS Yuta!! Ishii keeps going, LARIAT!!! And then suplex to SHEER DROP BRAINBUSTER!!! Cover, Ishii and team win!!

Winners: Eddie Kingston, Tomohiro Ishii & The Elite, by pinfall

BCC won at Double or Nothing, but Ishii & Eddie helped The Elite bust through the Forbidden Door! But surely there will be another battle in this war, will the Elite and BCC find a way to escalate things even further?

 

AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm w/ The Outcasts VS Willow Nightingale!

The Lightning From Down Under took this title off Jamie Hayter at Double or Nothing, and The Babe with the Power won the one-night tournament at Resurgence to have the belt she has. Neither champion’s looking back, only forward and upward. But then, can Willow bring down the Storm? Or will it still be #ToniTime in AEW?

The introductions are made, the AEW belt is raised, and we see if Storm is stronger than NJPW Strong!

The bell rings and fans rally up. Willow and Storm stare down, tie up, and go around. Willow puts Storm on ropes but Storm gets around to waistlock. Willow drop toeholds, then floats to a facelock. Storm fights up, but Willow hits a takeover to a cover! ONE, and Storm bails out to regroup with the Outcasts. Willow sighs while Saraya & Ruby Soho hype Storm back up. Storm goes up the steel steps, runs in, but Willow gest around to roll her up! ONE, and Willow runs Storm over! Fans fire up as Willow flexes, and things speed up. Willow rolls over Storm, Storm ducks ‘n’ dodges, and Storm blocks a hip toss only for Willow to counter and bring her down to a cover, TWO!

Storm runs in but into a scoop and SLAM! Fans fire up with Willow more and she smiles as she goes corner to corner. BIG back body block, then a whip corner to corner! Willow runs in to back body block again! Another whip, Storm reverses but Willow SHOTGUNS Storm outta the ring! Fans fire up, Willow goes out but the Outcasts stand in her way. They tell her not to touch Storm, but Storm slips into the ring. Willow kicks Ruby and ROCKS Saraya, to then send them into each other! Fans fire up and Willow high-fives some. But then Storm HIP ATTACKS Willow at the apron! Fans boo while Storm flexes.

Storm argues with the ref and that allows The Outcasts to mug Willow! Ruby asks fans what they’re gonna do about it! Storm goes out, stomps Willow, and the Outcasts hug. But Willow throws body shots! Storm CLUBS Willow, then thrashes her against the barriers! Saraya talks trash, Storm puts Willow back in and stalks Willow to ropes. Storm CHOKES Willow, the ref counts, but Storm lets off at 4. So Saraya CHOKES Willow! Fans boo but Storm digs her boots into Willow! Fans rally for Willow, Saraya tells them to shut up. Storm CLUBS Willow, then snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Storm keeps Willow down with a full nelson!

Fans rally for Willow as she endures and fights around. Willow fights up, powers the hold open, but Storm CLUBS Willow on the back! Storm clamps on the full nelson again and she thrashes Willow around. Willow endures and the fans rally up again. Willow stands, breaks free, and she fireman’s carries to SAMOAN DROP! Both women are down and Saraya coaches Storm. Willow rises first, Storm goes to a corner. Willow runs corner to corner to back body block! And clothesline! And snapmare to a BOOT! Fans fire up while Storm bails to the apron. Willow brings Storm up but Storm HOTSHOTS her!

Storm drags Willow out to the apron, reels her in, but Willow fireman’s carries! APRON DEATH VALLEY!! The Outcasts are freaking out and Willow gets in the ring. The ref checks Storm, she is somehow still in this, so Willow fireman’s carries again! RUNNING DEATH VALLEY!! Cover, TWO!!! Storm survives and the Outcasts breathe easy. Willow goes to a corner, climbs up, and fans rally behind her. Storm is still down, but then the Outcasts throw a spray paint can in?! Willow hops down as the ref grabs that. The ref EJECTS Saraya & Ruby! Fans cheer and sing “NANA NANA! HEY HEY HEY! GOOD-BYE~!”

Willow brings Storm up, but Storm throat chops! Storm reels Willow in, Willow back drops and sits on it, TWO!!! Storm escapes, but Willow LARIATS her down! Willow puts Storm in the drop zone, goes up the corner, and then MOONSAULTS but FLOPS! Storm hits a BASEMENT DDT! Willow is in the corner, Storm runs in, SWEET HIP MUSIC! DDT!! Cover, TWO!!! Willow survives and fans fire up! Storm has a bloody nose and a scowl, and she kicks Willow around. Fans rally, Willow grins a crazy grin. Willow eggs Storm on and Storm fires forearms! Then a SLAP! Storm runs, into a SPINEBUSTER!

Willow steps through, toehold into the INDIAN DEATHLOCK! Storm endures, her shoulders are down, TWO as she sits up! Storm grabs at hair but Willow puts on the pressure! Storm CHOPS Willow, Willow CHOPS back! Willow puts on more pressure, Storm CHOPS but Willow CHOPS! Storm manages a forearm but Willow just CHOPS away on her!! Storm screams, pries at the hold, and she BITES a knee!! The ref reprimands, Willow lets Storm go and goes to a corner. Storm runs in again, SWEET HIP- POUNCE!! PERIOD! Willow goes out to get Storm, puts her back in, and Storm runs to a corner. Willow runs in to back body block, and clothesline!

Willow fires point-blank clotheslines again and again and again! The straps come down and fans fire up as Willow headbangs! Willow runs corner to corner, but the ref is a shield! Fans boo, the ref moves aside, but Storm rakes eyes! STORM ZERO!!! Cover, Storm wins!!

Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Champion)

By any means necessary! Skye Blue is watching, she isn’t any happier about this than the fans are. Britt Baker is also watching, because she and Ruby Soho have an Owen Hart Cup rematch from last year’s finals. Will the Doctor beat the Runaway again? Or will The Outcasts always find a way?

 

IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship: Kenny Omega VS Will Ospreay w/ Don Callis!

It was January 4th, 2023, at WrestleKingdom 17, when these two battled over this title. The Best Bout Machine bludgeoned and bloodied the Commonwealth Kingpin and took this title while holding onto the proverbial torch. But after winning a #1 contender’s tournament, Ospreay says he is back for revenge! Will Ospreay take everything back? Or will The Cleaner have a clean 2-0 sweep?

Ospreay incites the Canadian fans as he has for weeks already, but now he has dirty Don Callis and his “military grade security” with him. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Omega holds onto all his titles, not just the physical!

The bell rings and fans are thunderous already! They’re all on Omega’s side, of course, as he and Ospreay circle. They tie up, Ospreay wrenches and wristlocks but Omega wrenches to wristlock back. Ospreay rolls, steps over, and headlocks. Omega brings Ospreay to a knee to pop out the back, and he CLUBS the arm. Omega wristlocks, snapmares Ospreay and wraps on a chinlock. Surprisingly, fans sing “OSPREAY~, OSPREAY OSPREAY OSPREAY~!” as he wrenches and wristlocks to headlock. Ospreay then knuckle locks to twist the wrist and wrenches again as fans rally back up for Omega.

Ospreay ELBOW BREAKERS, hammerlocks, but Omega reaches back. Omega slips around, headlocks, hits a takeover, but Ospreay headscissors. Omega kips free, roles reverse as Ospreay headlocks for the takeover and Omega headscissors. Omega holds on taught while fans chant “CALLIS SUCKS!” Ospreay moves around, headstands, but Omega JAMS him! Fans cheer and Omega brings Ospreay around. Omega CLUBS Ospreay, CHOPS him, and repeat. Omega throws forearms, the ref counts, and Omega JABS! Ospreay turns things around to fire off forearms, then a CHOP! Omega goes to another corner, Ospreay CHOPS again!

Ospreay tells fans to shut up and suck it, then whips corner to corner. Ospreay runs in but into boots! Omega Electric Chair Lifts but Ospreay fights free! Ospreay springboards, OSC- NO, Omega catches Ospreay to a full nelson! SNAP DRAGON, but Ospreay lands on his feet! ARM-DRAG! Omega headscissors, Ospreay kips free but Omega ducks the buzzsaw! Fans fire up as the two stand off! Omega uses a leg guard to scoot around but Ospreay stays back. The two reset and fans chant “This is Wrestling!” Callis coaches Ospreay as Omega and Ospreay feel out a grapple. But then Ospreay just pokes Omega in the eye!

The ref reprimands, fans boo, and Ospreay fires off shots. Ospreay bumps Omega off buckles, then CHOPS! Omega sits down and Ospreay mockingly acts surprised by the boos. Ospreay drags Omega up, KNEES him in the head, but Omega throws a haymaker! And another! Ospreay knees low! Ospreay whips Omega to a corner but Omega goes up and over to then RANA! Fans fire up, Omega fireman’s carry! “YOU! CAN’T! ESCAPE!” ROLLING SENTON and MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Fans rally while Ospreay bails out and Omega sets up. The Terminator Drums start up, and Omega builds speed, but Callis trips him up!

Fans boo and Omega rushes out after him! But the security stands in the way. The ref EJECTS Callis! Callis is furious, but Omega turns around into a PLANCHA from Ospreay! Ospreay RAMS Omega into steel steps, knees first! Omega falls over the side, Ospreay storms over and slaps a fan’s hat away! Ospreay drags Omega up and POSTS him! Omega staggers towards commentary and Ospreay CLUBS him. Ospreay puts Omega in, drags him up, and fans rally. Ospreay scoops for the SPIN OUT BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Omega is still in this and Ospreay scowls. Ospreay stalks Omega to a corner, reels him in, shoves and CLUBS him on the back!

Fans rally up for Omega but Ospreay scuffs him. Ospreay stands Omega up, CHOPS him, but Omega CHOPS back! Omega CHOPS again, but Ospreay kicks the bad leg. Ospreay suplexes, BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ospreay scowls while fans rally, and Ospreay scuffs Omega more. Omega throws body shots, but Ospreay UPPERCUTS! Ospreay whips, Omega reverses, but Ospreay catches Omega to a cobra twist! Fans rally and duel, Omega endures the stretch, and Omega hip tosses free! Fans fire up, Omega storms up, but into a headbutt! Ospreay whips, Omega ducks ‘n’ dodges and dropkicks a leg out! KOTARO KRUSHER!

Fans fire up and Omega runs to PUNT Ospreay in the side! And then SLAM DUNK BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Omega keeps cool, fans rally up, and Omega brings Ospreay in. Ospreay resists the lift but Omega KICKS him! And CHOPS him! And CHOPS him! And CHOPS again! Omega runs, into the Tiger Wall Kick and ENZIGURI! Omega wobbles, Ospreay brings him around to hang him out to dry. Ospreay kicks Omega for good measure before going to the corner. Ospreay climbs up, GUILLOTINE SHOOTING STAR!! Fans are thunderous as Ospreay kicks Omega to the apron. Ospreay then goes up the corner, APRON OSCUTTER!!!

Both men are down, that move was a bit double-edged. The fans lose their minds while Omega slumps to the floor. Ospreay goes after Omega, brings him around to commentary, “This is Awesome!” as Ospreay talks trash. Omega blocks the bump off the desk, so Ospreay fires off headbutts! Then he SMACKS Omega off the hood! And again! The ref tells Ospreay to stop but this is a reference right back to WrestleKingdom and the table smash! Omega blocks again, Ospreay BITES the fingers! Ospreay SLAMS Omega’s head into the desk!! The fans boo but Ospreay soaks it all up! Ospreay then takes his time to taunt the fans.

Fans chant “YOU’RE A WANKER!” but Ospreay just smirks. Ospreay goes back to Omega and the desk hood. Ospreay sets that up as a ramp, to SMASH Omega’s head through it!! Omega’s busted open!! A ring count climbs, but Ospreay has 20 because this is NJPW rules. Ospreay puts Omega in at 8 of 20, fans chant “STILL A WANKER!” but Ospreay watches Omega stagger up. Ospreay ROCKS Omega with a forearm! Omega staggers about, Ospreay ROCKS him again! Omega leans against ropes but Ospreay pushes past the ref to ROCK him again! And again, and again, and again! Omega flounders to a corner and Ospreay admires the blood on his arm.

Ospreay TASTES the blood! Fans chant “YOU SICK F!!” Ospreay stalks Omega again, brings him out of the corner, and throws more forearms on the bloody forehead! Ospreay gives kicks and taunts Omega. Ospreay pie faces but Omega ROCKS Ospreay! Ospreay wobbles, Omega ROCKS him again! And again! Ospreay ROLLING ELBOWS! Omega falls down and Ospreay looms over him. Ospreay kicks Omega around, soaks up more heat, and mocks the finger gun! Ospreay aims and says BANG! Ospreay runs, to V-TRIGGER Omega!! Omega flops out to the apron! Ospreay goes out and he soaks up more heat.

Ospreay taunts the kids up front as they taunt him back. Ospreay shoves Omega into the ring, snatches a Canadian flag, and fans boo as Ospreay brings that to the ring, to floss his groin! And pick his nose, which is also kinda gross. Omega CLOBBERS Ospreay for it!! Fans fire up again as Omega takes the flag, and CHOKES Ospreay with it! Omega TOSSES Ospreay across the way! And then TOSSES him back the other way! Fans fire up for those “Maple Leaf Biels” and Omega drags Ospreay up. Omega TOSSES Ospreay out, to HANG Ospreay with the flag! The ref counts, Omega lets off, and he goes out after Ospreay.

Omega waves the flag and hands it to the young fans! Everyone cheers that, and Omega runs around the way to V-TRIGGER Ospreay INTO BARRIERS! Omega almost falls into the fans’ laps! Omega hobbles a bit but he stalks Ospreay. Fans sing O Canada as Omega brings Ospreay up. Omega says now Ospreay’s gonna get it! Omega SMACKS Ospreay off the steel steps! And again! And again!! The ref reprimands and Omega lets off. Ospreay is busted open now! Fans chant “F HIM UP, KENNY, F HIM UP!” Omega brings the steps around, Ospreay sits up in a daze, and Omega stands the steps up on their side.

Omega goes up onto the now top of the steps, and he brings Ospreay up to join him…! Fans fire up for the FULL METAL DDT!!! Omega writhes and fans lose their minds as the ref checks Ospreay. Omega drags Ospreay up, puts him in, and Ospreay manages to crawl. Ospreay suddenly wants Mercy, but Omega smothers him, and rains down fists! Fans hope they “FIGHT FOREVER!” but this has to end somehow. Omega body scissors, and Ospreay resists the sleeper! Omega throws elbows, then goes for the arm! ARMBAR!! Ospreay resists as best he can, moves around, but ends up in a TRIANGLE HOLD!

“This is Awesome!” as Omega rains down elbows into Ospreay! Omega SQUEEZES as tight as he can! Ospreay powers up to deadlift Omega for a POWERBOMB!! Both men are down, covered in their own blood and each other’s blood, and fans rally up. Ospreay stalks up behind Omega to GERMAN SUPLEX! But Omega’s right up to GERMAN SUPLEX back! Ospreay’s up, to GERMAN SUPLEX! Omega gets up, and he full nelsons! But Ospreay breaks free, BACK HEADBUTTS, then runs, into a V-TRIGGER!! Omega runs, into a SPANISH FLY!! Cover, TWO!! Omega survives and Ospreay glares through his crimson mask!

Toronto is thunderous as Ospreay drags Omega by his legs, and steps through! Fans boo now as Ospreay steals the SHARPSHOOTER!! Omega endures Canada’s favorite hold, even as Ospreay sits deep! Omega powers his way forward, but Ospreay drags him away! Omega claws at the mat, considers it, but refuses to quit! So Ospreay shifts to a CROSSFACE!! Another Canadian favorite, though we can’t talk about that guy anymore. Omega endures, fights, flails, claws his way over, reaches out, but Ospreay rolls him away! Ospreay CLUBS away on Omega’s head, then pulls on the Crossface!

Omega endures, fights, and the fans continue to rally! Omega moves around, to the ROPEBREAK!! Ospreay lets go in frustration, and his hair is matted by his own blood. Ospreay staggers up, glares at the fans, and he goes back to Omega. Ospreay fires off Kawada Kicks, then a CHOP! Then more Kawada Kicks! And another CHOP! Ospreay gives even more Kawada Kicks, and another CHOP! And another CHOP! And then he puts some stank on his DOUBLE CHOP! Omega goes to ropes, but he comes back to CHOP! It wasn’t as strong and Ospreay eggs Omega on. Omega grits his teeth, fans rally up, and Omega CHOPS!

Ospreay still shrugs that off, but Omega throws haymakers from all sides! Ospreay HEADBUTTS! Omega drops to his knees, and Ospreay aims, BUZZSAW! HEEL KICK! Ospreay calls his shot, OSC- KNEE!?!? Omega just knees Ospreay outta the air!! Both men are down again and fans rally back up! Both men stand, Ospreay swings, into a SNAP DRAGON! Ospreay staggers up, into another SNAP DRAGON! omega stands Ospreay up, Ospreay fires off elbows, but Omega whips and BLINDSIDE V-TRIGGER! POISON-RANA! STUFF PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO??!! Ospreay survives and Omega is beside himself!

Fans argue the count but Omega just keeps on Ospreay. Fisherman and AOI SHOUDO! Ospreay crawls and fans fire up with Omega again. Omega runs corner to corner to BLINDSIDE V-TRIGGER!! Omega drags Ospreay up to the top rope, climbs up behind him, and full nelsons again! Ospreay resists, so Omega gets under Ospreay for an Electric Chair! But Ospreay shifts, tucks Omega in, CHEEKY NANDOS! Omega flops to the apron then the floor, and Ospreay slaps sense into himself. Ospreay goes up the corner, to SKY TWISTER!!! Direct hit and fans lose their minds again! Ospreay drags Omega up and puts him back in.

Ospreay goes up again, aims as Omega rises, BLINDSIDE PIP PIP CHEERIO! Omega prepares the arm with a wicked grin. Omega sits up, but ducks Hidden Blade! DOUBLE BOOTS hit but neither falls! DOUBLE LARIATS hit but neither falls! V-TRIGGER!! Wind-up, but Ospreay slips through the lariat to LIGER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!?! Omega survives and fans are electric! But Ospreay calls his shot, and goes up the corner! SUPER OSCUTTER!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?!? HOW?!?!? Ospreay is furious but he looks to his arm. Ospreay drags Omega up, reels him in and underhooks, but Omega fights it!

Omega lifts Ospreay, to BEACH BREAK!! But wait, Callis is back?! He was ejected, he can’t just come back! Callis coaches Ospreay but the ref tells him to get outta here. Fans tell Callis to go away, too, and chant “P O S! P O S!” Callis is upset by that. Omega crawls to Ospreay, and he nods. Fans fire up as Omega sits Ospreay up. POINT-BLANK V-TRIGGER!! Omega wants Ospreay to get up, makes him sit up, and POINT-BLANK V-TRIGGERS again! Omega tells Callis that this is for him! Callis says Omega’s outta his mind, but Omega lines up another shot. V-TRIGGER!!! Omega hears the fans fire up again and he feels the energy!

Omega aims at Ospreay on the ropes, “BANG!” Callis gets on the apron to tell Omega to stop! Fans boo, but Omega grins. Omega runs and V-TRIGGERS anyway!! Callis narrowly avoided that himself, but he grabs Ospreay’s arms! He won’t let Omega keep going! The ref goes out to get between Ospreay and Callis, but Callis sneaks something to Ospreay! A SCREWDRIVER!? Omega Electric Chair Lifts, and Ospreay JAMS Omega in the forehead!!! Fans boo but Ospreay hides the evidence! And then HIDDEN BLADE!!!! Underhooks, lift, STORMBREAKER!!!! Cover, ROPEBREAK?!?!? HOW?!?!? No one can believe it, but Toronto is loving it!!

Callis tells Ospreay to finish this! Ospreay storms over to Omega, brings him up, fans tell Callis off again, and Ospreay has the wristlocks?! KA MI GO YE!!!! Ospreay references Omega’s old tag partner, and then Ospreay Electric Chair Lifts?! ONE WINGED ANGEL!!!!! Cover, ONE?!?!?!?!?!?!? Is Omega even human?!?!? Callis is about to jump outta his rose colored jacket! Omega and Ospreay stand, and they fire off forearms with whatever they have left! They move to SLAPS and palm strikes! Ospreay fires a flurry, powers up, but a V-TRIGGER comes in! HOOK KICK in return! Ospreay reels Omega in, but Omega BRAINBUSTERS!!

Omega drags Ospreay up, reels him in, Electric Chair Lift, but then shifts to COYT’S WRATH!! Cover, TWO!!!! Ospreay still has fight in him but Omega reloads. Fans want them to “FIGHT FOREVER!” but this has to end. V-TRIGGER!! Electric Chair Lift, but Ospreay slips out!? Ospreay lifts, Omega slips out, ripcord, HIDDEN BLADE!!!! Ospreay drags Omega up, underhooks, TIGER DRIVER 91!!!! Cover, TWO!?!?!?!?!?!?! WHAT EVEN IS THIS?!?! Ospreay throws off the elbow pads, aims with bloodlust in his eyes, and Omega sits up, HIDDEN BLADE!!! And then, STORMBREAKER!!!! Cover, OSPREAY WINS!

Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall (NEW IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion)

A truly insane match, but Callis had a major part to play in this victory for Ospreay! Ospreay has a smile on his face that shines through the blood on his face, and he flips off Canada. Will this Summer be a new era for Ospreay and NJPW? As for Omega, how does he recover from this brutal loss, not just physically, but mentally and emotionally?

 

Six Man Tag: Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara & Minoru Suzuki VS Darby Allin, Sting & Tetsuya Naito!

Otherwise known as #LeSuzukiGods VS #Stingobernables, this battle stems from the rivalry between the two Young Pillars, and the dream match potential of their mentors finally facing off in the ring. The Wizard recruited his supposed best pal, the Meanest Man in the World, and that prompted the Relentless Icons to call on someone who knows both Jericho and Suzuki well. Will the Uncontrollable Charisma help Darby & Sting make Toronto tranquilo?

Fans sing along with Judas as usual. But Sting seems to be either bringing back Joker Sting or is mocking Jericho’s “Painmaker” get-up. The trios sort out and Naito takes his time with his elaborate entrance attire. Sammy starts for his team but waits patiently while Jericho and Suzuki complain. Naito finally finishes with the pants, and he circles with Sammy. They approach, but then Naito dodges. Naito wants everyone to keep cool as he and Sammy reset. They approach, and Sammy returns the favor! Jericho applauds but the fans boo. Sammy and Naito circle again, approach, and Naito kicks low!

Naito CLUBS Sammy, headlocks, but Sammy powers up and out. Naito holds ropes, BOOTS Sammy, and runs in. Sammy hurdles, leaps over and then DROPKICKS! Sammy kips up smooth and fans do cheer that. Sammy then spins and strikes his pose and Jericho applauds. Sammy brings Naito up, whips, but Naito reverses to send Naito out. Naito then builds speed, but he fakes Sammy out to tranquilo! Fans fire up but the ref has to keep Suzuki in the corner. Sammy does applaud, and he goes up the apron. Naito runs in but into a GAMANGIRI! Sammy springboards but Naito gets under.

Sammy keeps moving but Naito arm-drags! And ELBOWS! And basement dropkicks! Fans rally up and Naito messes Sammy’s hair. Naito brings Sammy up, tags Darby, but Sammy gets away. Sammy and Darby stare down, but Suzuki tags in! Fans fire up as Suzuki and Darby circle. Darby storms up to ROCK Suzuki! Fans fire up and Suzuki comes back to ROCK Darby! Darby fires a forearm, Suzuki ROCKS Darby again! Darby growls, throws another forearm, and fans chant for “MURDER GRAMPA!” Suzuki nods and smiles, pats Darby on the shoulders, and DECKS him! Even Jericho felt that one! And fans love it!

Darby sits up and Suzuki eggs him on. Darby stands, puts some stank on his hands, then CHOPS! Suzuki feints then SLAPS! Darby fires off fast hands, whips, but Suzuki reverses. Darby springboards, but into the SLEEPER! Darby flails and reaches out, but Suzuki drops back! Darby rolls back to a cover, TWO!! Fans fire up as the two stand off, and then Sting reaches out. Fans fire up again as Darby tags him in! Fans give a standing ovation for these two living legends, but then Jericho wants in! Fans like that, too, but Suzuki tells Jericho no! Suzuki stares Sting down but Jericho is shouting, “TAG ME! TAG ME!”

Suzuki says fine, and tags in Jericho! Fans stay fired up as Jericho and Sting finally step to each other. They circle, but then Suzuki gets in and attacks from behind! Suzuki and Jericho mug Sting, Darby and Naito rush in but so does Sammy! The brawl is on! Sammy and Darby, Suzuki and Sting, Naito and Jericho! Darby TOSSES Sammy, Jericho TOSSES Naito! Sammy drags Darby out to THROW him into barriers! Sting throws Suzuki out, and now he has Jericho to himself! Fans fire up as these two circle. Jericho throws a haymaker, Sting throws it back! They go back and forth, and fans fire up with each shot!

The hands fly fast, it’s a hockey fight! Sting whips, Jericho reverses and mocks the howl, but he misses the splash! Sting trips Jericho, steps through, SCORPION DEATHLOCK!! Fans fire up but Sammy goes up top, FLYING CUTTER!! Sting goes down hard and Jericho is free! Sammy coordinates with Jericho, they tag, and Le Sex Gods double whip Sting to run him over with shoulders! And then they pose together! Suzuki joins in, too! Now that’s a family portrait. Sammy drags Sting up, puts him in the corner and climbs up. Sammy rains down fists, then soaks up cheers and jeers, only for Sting to FLAPJACK him off buckles!

Sting crawls, hot tag to Darby! Darby runs in to COFFIN SPLASH! And then corner to corner, COFFIN SPLASH! Snapmare and fast hands! Darby RAMS Sammy, runs, hops on, CODE RED! Cover, TWO! Darby drags Sammy to a drop zone, goes up, but Jericho distracts him. Sammy springs up after Darby, SUPER SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO! Darby survives but Sammy keeps focus. Sammy puts Darby in the corner to CHOP! Sammy goes corner to corner, mocks the Sting howl, but he misses it, too! Sammy reels Darby in, Darby goes around, and heads crash! Both men are down, fans fire up, hot tags to Jericho and Naito!

Fans fire up as Naito dodges Jericho, DECKS Suzuki, then BOOTS Jericho to RANA! Jericho goes to a corner, Naito runs in, and Naito blocks boots! Naito grins, then SPITS in Jericho’s face! Jericho storms up, but into a turn and NECKBREAKER! Fans cheer as Naito poses, and he drags Jericho up to hammerlock and half nelson. Jericho knees free, but Naito fires heavy back elbows! Naito runs, but Jericho catches him to a SLEEPER! Suzuki gets in but so does Darby! Sammy and Sting join in, but Le Suzuki Gods all wrap on SLEEPERS!! Stingobernables fight out of the holds, and they throw Jericho and Suzuki out!

Darby builds speed, he DIVES into Suzuki! Darby gets back in, builds more speed, and DIVES into the JUDAS EFFECT!! Jericho takes Darby outta the air! Sting SMACKS Suzuki off steel steps, Sammy KNEES Naito down! Jericho sends Sting into barriers! And then he brings out a TABLE! Toronto fires up as Jericho sets it up at ringside, despite the ref reprimanding. Jericho looks around, he finds Sting and CLUBS him. Jericho RAMS Sting into barriers, then puts him on the table. Jericho CLUBS away on Sting, but Sammy says they don’t need to do this. Jericho tells Sammy to go up and smash the table!

Sammy and Jericho argue, but Jericho shouts at Sammy to listen to him! Sammy is reluctant but he goes up top. Fans tell him don’t, but Sammy 630 SENTONS through Sting and the table! But Naito rolls Jericho up! TWO!! Naito and Jericho throw hands back and forth, and Naito gets the edge! Naito runs but into a throat chop! Jericho LIONSAULTS but onto knees! Naito hurries up, runs in, DESTIN- NO! Jericho throws Naito down, turns him over, but Sting rises!? Sting gets in, trips Jericho, and steps through! SCORPION DEATHLOCK! But Suzuki is in and he grabs Sting in a SLEEPER!

Suzuki spins Sting around but Naito dropkicks the legs out! Suzuki falls outta the ring, and Naito turns around into a CODE BREAKER!! Cover, TWO!! Jericho BLASTS Sting on the apron! Jericho stomps Naito, runs and drops a leg, brother! Suzuki returns and he tags in. Suzuki storms up on Naito to stomp him. Suzuki fires forearms, then whips corner to corner. Suzuki runs in to BOOT Naito, then he snapmares and PENALTY KICKS! But then Suzuki wraps on a SLEEPER! Naito flails, Suzuki spins him but Naito fires off forearms! Naito runs, Suzuki dodges and shoots around, SLEEPER! Sting CLUBS Suzuki!

Suzuki throws body shots, runs, but into an atomic drop! Sting LARIATS and Naito rolling jackknife! STINGOBERNABLES WINS!

Winners: Darby Allin, Sting & Tetsuya Naito, by pinfall

But Jericho CLOBBERS Naito with Floyd the Baseball Bat! Jericho’s a sore loser, but then Sting snatches Floyd to SMACK Jericho with him! Jericho bails out, Sting stands tall! While this was the first time these two met in a match, will we get to see them have their first ever one on one match in the near future?

 

Bryan Danielson VS Kazuchika Okada!

A dream match by anyone’s standards has finally become reality! There can only be one true best in the world, will Bryan leave Okada lost in the desert? Or will the Rainmaker extinguish the flames of the American Dragon?

Toronto fires up as Bryan gets Final Countdown for his entrance! The bell rings and fans are already losing their minds. The two stare down, fans already chant “This is Awesome!” Bryan and Okada finally circle, they feel things out, and they tie up. Bryan gets an arm, wrenches, drags Okada down but Okada rolls to trip Bryan. Bryan has the toehold but Bryan chinbars. Bryan uses his legs to go for an armbar but Okada pushes to a cover, ONE! The two reset while fans chant “YOU’RE GONNA GET YOUR EFFIN’ HEAD KICKED IN!” Bryan smirks as he and Okada circle again. They feel things out, then knuckle lock.

Fans rally up for “O-KA-DA! O-KA-DA!” as the two go shoulder to shoulder in a test of strength. Okada uses his height to bring Bryan to his knees. Fans chant for “BOTH THESE GUYS! BOTH THESE GUYS!” Bryan rolls, breaks a hold and trips Okada to a toehold, that he then uses to turn Okada over. Bryan has the legs hooked up, he reaches for ropes, and fans chant ‘YES! YES! YES!” Okada resists so Bryan STOMPS the knees! Bryan soaks up the cheers and jeers, and shows off doing jumping jacks. Okada gets up and the two reset. They tie up, Okada headlocks, and he grinds the hold.

Bryan fights up and powers out, but Okada runs him over. Fans cheer as Okada raises an arm. Okada whips corner to corner, Bryan goes up and over and keeps moving, then ducks ‘n’ dodges. Okada ducks ‘n’ dodges, and he CLOBBERS Bryan with an elbow! Bryan sits up and checks his jaw. Okada brings Bryan up, snapmares, then runs to basement dropkick! Bryan bails out, Okada slowly follows him. Okada brings Bryan up to whip him hard into barriers! And then he runs in to BOOT Bryan over the barriers! Fans fire up as Okada drags Bryan back up and onto the barriers, but Bryan slips off!

Bryan RAMS Okada into the apron! Bryan hammerlocks the arm to POST it! Bryan slides into the ring and the ring count climbs. Okada slowly rises so Bryan builds speed to WRECK Okada with a dropkick! Okada hits a desk, Bryan aims from the apron. Okada stands again and Bryan FLYING KNEES him back down! Fans fire up and Bryan revels in it. Bryan then brings Okada up, hammerlocks the arm again, and POSTS Okada again! Bryan puts Okada back in the ring while fans rally up. Okada staggers up and Bryan climbs a corner. Bryan leaps to DOUBLE KNEE the bad arm! Okada writhes but Bryan is on him with a cover, TWO!

Bryan drags Okada around, hammerlocks the arm and KNEES it! And again! Fans duel, “Let’s Go, Bryan!” “O-KA-DA!” Okada endures the wristlock and reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Bryan lets go but then drags Okada back to start HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Then chicken wings, into CATTLE MUTILATION! Fans fire up while Okada endures. Okada moves around, so Bryan shifts and ghost pins, TWO! Okada escapes but Bryan keeps cool. Bryan paces around Okada, isolates an arm and STOMPS it! Okada clutches the elbow, but Bryan brings him up. Bryan CHOPS Okada in the corner!

Bryan KICKS Okada, CHOPS, and repeat! Okada just glares at Bryan. Bryan CHOPS again, but Okada still steps closer. Okada dares Bryan to hit him again, so Bryan KICKS! Okada shouts at Bryan and fans fire up! Bryan CHOPS, Okada fires a forearm, Bryan gives them back! Okada’s bad arm holds him back, Bryan fires more forearms! Bryan whips corner to corner, but Okada reverses and runs in, but into a BOOT! Bryan runs in, but into a FLAPJACK! Both men are down but fans fire up! Bryan crawls to ropes and the fans rally up. Bryan runs back in but Okada rallies with forearms and elbows!

Okada whips, Bryan reverses and then dodges Okada’s elbow, only to run into a BOOT! Fans fire up while Bryan gets up slowly. Okada whips Bryan to a corner, runs in, and back elbows! Kick and DDT! Cover, TWO! Bryan is tougher than that but this is all standard Okada formula. Okada waits on Bryan, Alabama Lifts but Bryan fights out. Bryan UPPERCUTS, whips to a corner, and runs in, but Okada dodges! Okada puts Bryan up top to DROPKICK him to the floor! Fans fire up and the ring count starts. Okada goes out after Bryan, brings him around and whips him, but Bryan reverses! Okada hits barriers!

Bryan runs in but Okada tosses him up and over! Okada gets some space, runs back in, and he HIGH JUMPS! Down goes Bryan right by the front row! Fans are thunderous and Okada revels in it! Okada goes back for Bryan, throws him back over, and refreshes the AEW style ring count. Okada puts Bryan in, wraps him up and has the MONEY CLIP! Fans fire up as Bryan endures and Okada leans on him! Bryan endures, fights up, and Bryan RAMS Okada into the corner! Bryan runs in but Okada pops him up to the Alabama, REVERSE NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Bryan is still in this but Okada keeps focus.

Okada puts Bryan in the corner, hoists him up top, and then climbs up after him. Okada drags Bryan up onto a shoulder, but Bryan fights it! Bryan throws HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Okada hops away, Bryan BOOTS him! Bryan leaps, MISSILE DROPKICK! Both men are down again and fans fire back up! A standing count starts, and Bryan rises first. Fans rally, Bryan stands, and he goes to Okada. Bryan UPPERCUTS, then UPPERCUTS again! And again! And again! Okada UPPERCUTS back! And again! And again! Okada puts Bryan in a corner but Bryan UPPERCUTS back! And again!

Bryan UPPERCUTS Okada to a corner. Bryan UPPERCUTS again, but Okada comes right back with an UPPERCUT! And another! Bryan UPPERCUTS, but Okada scowls. Okada UPPERCUTS, Bryan UPPERCUTS, and fans duel again. Okada shakes his head, then fires off UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT! But Bryan blocks, spins, and catches Okada’s arm! Okada powers out to gut wrench! Bryan slips free, Okada elbows him but Bryan UPPERCUTS! Okada SHOTGUNS Bryan to the corner! Okada drags Bryan up and fireman’s carries, but Bryan slips free to GERMAN SUPLEX! Fans fire up and Bryan wags his finger.

Bryan runs in at the corner, and he DROPKICKS Okada! Bryan keeps going, another DROPKICK! And then OKADA DROPKICKS! Fans fire up again and Okada ripcords! Bryan ducks the lariat, but runs into another DROPKICK! Okada grits his teeth and he goes to a corner. Okada climbs up, “This is Awesome!” as Okada aims. MACHO ELBOW into an ARMBAR!! Okada pushes but Bryan uses that for a DISARMER! Okada endures but Bryan shifts to an omoplata, and LEBELL LOCK!! Okada endures, fights around, reaches out even though Bryan’s hands are in his face, and Okada’s leg gets the ROPEBREAK!

Bryan lets go and Okada goes to the apron. Bryan gets some space, runs in and PENALTY KICKS Okada off the apron! Fans fire up as Bryan builds speed, and Bryan DIVES! But Okada catches him!? Ripcord, but Bryan dodges to DROPKICK Okada to the ramp! Bryan catches his breath and waits on Okada to sit up. Bryan then KICKS Okada in the chest! And again! And again! Bryan aims again, but Okada ducks the buzzsaw to gut wrench! Okada backs up a bit, to TOMBSTONE Bryan on the ramp!! Fans lose their minds while the ref checks Bryan. Bryan is somehow okay to continue, and fans rally as the two stir.

Okada sits up first, he brings Bryan up, and he brings Bryan back to the ring. Okada stands while Bryan twitches. Okada drags Bryan around, puts him into a drop zone, and he goes up top. Okada tries again, MACHO ELBOW! Clean hit this time, and that brings us to the Rainmaker Pose! Fans fire up for the snap zoom out! Okada drags Bryan up, but Bryan is dead weight. The ref has Okada hold on, and he wants them to check Bryan again. Doc Sampson gets in to check as Bryan twitches and convulses. Okada has everyone back away and he brings Bryan up. Ripcord, but Bryan dodges! BUSAIKU KNEE!! It was all a fake-out!!

Bryan and Okada are down again and a standing count begins. Fans rally as both men stir. Okada grabs Bryan’s arm and brings him back up. Fans rally more and Okada throws forearms and elbows and hammers away on Bryan! Okada kicks Bryan, gets him up, and GERMAN SUPLEX! Bryan lands on his feet! BUSAIKU KNEE!! Cover, TWO!! Okada survives but Bryan snarls. “It’s time to kick his EFFIN’ HEAD IN!!” Bryan gets one arm, for DRAGON STOMPS! Not as furious as usual, but then Bryan drags Okada around into the omoplata. Okada powers it to a cover, TWO! Both men stand, Okada spins Bryan but Bryan ROLLING ELBOWS!

Bryan runs in to BUZZSAW! Fans fire up again and Bryan smirks as he goes to a corner. Bryan has one arm leading the “YES! YES! YES!” chants. Okada rises slowly, Bryan runs in again, but Okada DROPKICKS Bryan! Bryan is right back up, but Okada scoops him! LANDSLIDE!! Okada doesn’t stop there, he ripcords, RAINMAKER!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Bryan survives and no one can believe it! “This is Awesome!” as Okada rises again. Okada drags Bryan up by the arm again, and short arm LARIATS! Bryan falls over, but Okada brings him back up. Okada short arm LARIATS again! And then fires up!

Fans fire up and Okada brings Bryan to his feet. Ripcord and- NO, Bryan dodges this time! But then Okada dodges the knee to ripcord, but Bryan catches the arm! Takedown, step-over, omoplata! Bryan wants the crossface but he only has the one arm! Okada resists, but Bryan still gets the LEBELL LOCK!! Fans rally up, Okada endures, reaches out, and he fights his way around! Fans duel, Bryan pulls as best he can, and then he grabs that far arm! Bryan copies ZSJ’s JIM BREAKS ARMBAR! But Okada still uses his legs to move around! Bryan CLUBS away on Okada with his good arm! Bryan then pushes Okada’s arm down with a foot! OKADA TAPS?!? BRYAN WINS!!!

Winner: Bryan Danielson, by submission

Toronto is shocked! The Rainmaker entered the desert, and he could not drown the American Dragon! Bryan stands tall, is he truly the best wrestler in the world?


My Thoughts:

Another big, long show but that’s par for the course from AEW. But it was also an awesome show, which is also standard for AEW. Really good stuff in the Zero Hour, and I feel like Stu VS ELP was the best of those four specifically. But I was a bit surprised LIJ won, as it felt like the United Empire has been building great momentum in AEW and ROH. Athena beating Billie was a foregone conclusion, though, as Athena is still ROH Women’s World Champion, and a Champion VS Champion of Athena VS Willow in the next round is going to be great stuff. Bit of a shame Adam Cole couldn’t have his match tonight, but it doesn’t sound like he was out with anything serious.

Great opener from MJF VS Tanahashi that of course MJF wins through cheating. As I said for Dynamite and Collision, they’re going to have great stuff through the tag tournament, and will surely have their title match at All In. Punk VS Kojima following it up was fairly logical, there is still a possible MJF VS Punk feud just waiting to happen, so Punk is going to build his ranking again. And this isn’t just kayfabe, but whether you love him or hate him, we should all appreciate that he was playing off the boos from the fans. Punk moving on in the tournament was of course where this was going, I can’t wait to see if it’s Samoa Joe or Roderick Strong for a big match of ROH guys in the second round.

Tonight’s Fatal 4 Way for the International Championship was perhaps on par with the AEW World Championship Fatal 4 Way we got from the Four Pillars. Such great pacing and creativity, and much like MJF’s win, a very clever opportunistic way for Cassidy to win and retain. Also good little post match talk between all the champs. ZSJ still has his ROH feud with Joe over “Who is best TV Champion?” and Shibata will surely handle Garcia in their own 1v1 match, and then maybe for All In or All Out, we get a wild Triple Threat Championship match, the man who gets pinned loses their belt so that no matter what, we get a double champion.

Sanada VS Jungle Boy was great stuff, but of course Sanada won to retain. It’s really more the NJPW title is not going on an AEW guy, not that JB wasn’t ready or whatever. Though at the same time, JB probably isn’t ready to be world champion. His Heel turn on Hook was pretty wild but also set up well, as it felt like he could’ve done it even before this. And an FTW Championship feud between these two could really help JB and Hook. Hook especially, as he hasn’t gotten much development, despite fans loving him as he is now. Hook doesn’t even need to do much more than to just talk and tell JB off before they have a killer match.

Really good 10 Man Tag, great story stuff, especially Eddie taking that superkick for Moxley and then Moxley not giving a damn about it. While the feud is BCC VS Elite and I would think we get Blood & Guts for like All In or All Out, I would love if we got Eddie VS Moxley to have it out between them. Elite winning here makes sense, because again, this has to spur on a third match, and it would just make sense if it was Blood & Guts. BCC already has experience in that, they and Elite could really have something wild in theirs.

Great women’s championship match, and while the Outcasts didn’t help Toni win, Toni cheating to win was the natural move. Willow will be fine losing, as again she has her NJPW Strong Women’s Championship and is still in the Owen Hart Cup. Nice touch of Skye and Britt both watching this. Britt VS Ruby will be great stuff, and Skye will have a great match against the winner, who I still feel is Ruby because the Outcasts will basically do the same thing for Ruby as they did here tonight.

Ospreay VS Omega, holy crap. Holy crap, Ospreay VS Omega. I had been saying Ospreay would win this title back so glad to see I was right, but I did not know they’d go this hard for it. They both got bloody, the desk smashing was a great callback to WrestleKingdom, and of course Don Callis got involved with the screwdriver, a callback to how he betrayed Omega. No Kota Ibushi showing up yet, maybe that’s on the road to Blood & Guts. And really good Six Man Tag from Le Suzuki Gods VS Stingobernables. Though the crowd might’ve been spent after Omega VS Ospreay. At the same time, Jericho and Naito weren’t quite in synch, got a bit sloppy near the end. But the Faces winning made sense, and everything adds to both a Jericho VS Sting feud but also Sammy wanting independence from Jericho.

And of course, that main event lived up to the hype. Both Bryan and Okada got all their moves in, and in a real Heel move, Bryan tricked us into thinking there was a concussion or some other problem, only to sucker Okada into the knee. Bryan winning was actually a bit of a surprise, but maybe more because of how. Okada tapping out feels very rare, so that’s big points to Bryan for pulling that off. Bryan can use this to inflate his ego, which could come crashing down should The Elite win in the blowoff faction match.

My Score: 9.1/10

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Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (4/17/25)

Spring Breakthru Night 2!

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Is Thursday night alright for fighting?

AEW Spring Breakthru continues as Collision is brewin‘ up a TNT Championship Open Challenge! Will it be all about the BOOM for Adam Cole, Baybay?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Kevin Knight VS Lance Archer w/ Don Callis; Knight wins.
  • Josh Alexander & Konosuke Takeshita VS Rocky Romero & Tomohiro Ishii; Alexander & Takeshita win.
  • 2v1 Handicap Match: Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Rebecca Scott & Ashley Vox; Megan wins.
  • AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Adam Cole VS Claudio Castagnoli; Cole wins and retains the title.
  • Six Man Tag: La Faccion Ingobernable VS Rosario Grillo, Leon St. Giovanni & KM; LFI wins.
  • ROH World Television Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Nick Wayne; Nick wins and becomes the new ROH World TV Champion.
  • Mercedes Mone & Harley Cameron VS Kris Statlander & Julia Hart; Kris & Julia win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Marina Shafir storms out here!

She throws some poor rando around on stage, and then kicks her off stage, to then storm into the ring. Marina intimidates Arkady Aura into giving up her mic, then here come the Death Riders! Claudio Castagnoli SHOVES a cameraman down, then SMASHES the camera! Then he CHOKE SLAMS the cameraman through a table! Wheeler Yuta beats up more equipment, the fans boo these sore losers, because clearly this is all in response to losing the AEW World Trios Championships just last night. Boston tells off Yuta but he just uses that as motivation. Jon Moxley is in the ring, waiting for all of this to calm down a bit.

Marina gives Moxley the mic, and Moxley tells the fans and everyone celebrating last night better enjoy it now. “Hobbs, Swerve, Shibata, enjoy it now! Because it’s the last chance you’re gonna have to celebrate for a long time!” The fans boo, but Moxley tells The Young Bucks he officially doesn’t like them, he doesn’t like looking at them, so they better stay in their own lane. They cross the line with Moxley, he swears to God that they are never seen or heard from again, and he means that! Fans are torn there, but Moxley says from the first day he started in this sport, there was one undisputed baddest man in pro-wrestling. That man is Samoa Joe.

The fans cheer for “JOE! JOE! JOE!” and Moxley says he has always shown Joe respect, treated him with reverence. The fans sing, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Yuta tells them to shut up! Moxley says he has given Joe that reverence, he has given Joe his space, and it could’ve stayed that way. But Joe started something that Moxley has to finish. Because Moxley doesn’t know any other way, he will not run, he will not hide, he will not roll over and die. he knows no other way to do this but to fight Joe to the death for the AEW World Championship! Tomorrow, now, for better or worse! Mox will be clear: He is challenging Joe!

The fans again chant for “JOE! JOE! JOE!” Moxley says that’s all he’s gotta say. Joe’s known Moxley long enough to know exactly what he’s dealing with. Moxley then storms off, leading the Death Riders away. Will Samoa Joe accept that challenge, and perhaps even go Double or Nothing?

 

Kevin Knight VS Lance Archer w/ Don Callis!

The Jet is feeling real good having his share of $400,000, and he’s preparing for next month’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors tournament. But will Knight still be too fly? Or will he be sent crashing down by the Murderhawk Monster?

The moment Archer hits the ring, he hits Knight! Archer fires off in a corner, the bell rings, and the ref counts. The fans boo but archer only stops to throw his jacket at Knight! Then he THROWS Knight out of the ring! The fans tell Callis off like they did last night, but Archer SMACKS Knight off the LED walls! Archer says night-night, Knight! He CLUBS Knight down on the stage, then drags him up to TOSS him down the ramp! Knight flounders to the apron but Archer steps inside to stop the ring count. Archer goes out to drag Knight up, choke grips, and CHOKE- NO, Knight flips free! Knight blocks a boot, ROCKS Archer, then goes up the corner, BIG triangle jump DROPKICK!

The fans fire up as night goes to the apron, springboards, QUEBRADA! They fall on the ramp and the fans fire up! Knight storms after Archer as they go into the ring, then Knight climbs up. Knight leaps to SEATED- NO, Archer catches Knight! Knight fights and RANAS Archer into a corner! Knight stomps and UPPERCUTS on repeat! Knight then stomps a mudhole, but stops as the ref counts 4. The fans fire up with Knight, but Archer LARIATS Knight inside-out! The fans boo but Archer drags Knight back up. Short arm LARIAT! Callis applauds while Archer rains down forearms on Knight’s head.

The ref reprimands about pulling hair but Archer tells him to shut up! Archer stomps Knight, paces around him, then drags him up. Archer CLUBS Knight on the back, then stalks him to a corner. Archer CHOPS Knight but the fans rally, “Let’s Go, Kevin!” Archer whips, Knight sunset flips, but Archer stays up! But Knight avoids the punch! Knight runs to SLIDING SHOULDER TACKLE! Archer tumbles out of the ring, Knight runs, and he WRECKS Archer with a dropkick! Archer pinballs off the desk, then Knight goes up the corner. But Callis grabs at Knight’s foot! The fans boo, Callis gets away with that, but Archer drags Knight down!

Archer ROCKS Knight, then SWINGS him into the steel steps! Archer is all fired up, Callis is happy, but the fans boo while Collision goes picture in picture.

Archer drags Knight up, brings him around, and whips him hard into railing! Knight sputters, the fans cheer him on, but Archer brings Knight up. Archer ROCKS Knight, sits him in a chair, and then runs up to BOOT him down! Knight slumps against the barriers while Archer refreshes the count. But this just lets Callis get his shots in! Callis hammers Knight, but stops before he gets caught. Callis talks smack on the fans, especially that one guy in the third row. Archer stands Knight up against barriers, calls out a small child in their father’s arms, and then CHOPS Knight! Archer drags Knight along the way, taunts more fans, but Knight fires body shots!

Knight CHOPS Archer, but Archer isn’t even bothered! Archer whips Knight back into the ring, then storms in after him. Archer looms over Knight, stands on Knight’s hand, then steps off as the ref reprimands. Archer taunts Knight, stands him up, and pulls hair to put him in the corner. Archer climbs up, taunts the fans, and he smothers Knight! Archer rains down fists, but he stops short of ten to rob the fans the satisfaction! Spring Breakthru returns to single picture and Archer runs corner to corner. ELBOW! Archer keeps moving, and he ELBOWS Knight again! Archer wants more, so he runs again, to ELBOW Knight again!

The fans are torn as Archer has his hattrick, and he looms over Knight again. Archer taunts Knight, slaps him around, but Knight fires a body shot! Archer nods, eggs Knight on, and Knight fires more hands! The fans fire up, but Archer DECKS Knight! Archer drags Knight around, has a cocky cover, ONE!! Knight is tougher than that as a former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, and he flips Archer off! Archer grabs at him, Knight cradles, TWO!! Archer almost got caught, but he BOOTS Knight for that! And GERMAN SUPLEXES! Knight lands on his face and Archer grins. The fans rally for Knight but Archer puts him in a corner.

Archer hoists Knight up top, ROCKS him, then lifts Knight in the reverse crucifix! Knight flails, BLACKOUT- NO, Knight lands out! But Archer grabs him! CHOKE- DROPKICK! Knight turns things around, then fires hands! The fans rally as hard as they can for Knight as Knight fires shot after shot! Knight whips, Archer reverses, but knight slips to the outside! Archer hits buckles, Knight springboards in, but Archer gets clear. Knight comes back, but into a BOOT/STOMP! Archer drags Knight right up, then goes up the corner with him! The fans fire up already as Archer lifts Knight, but Knight fires elbows!

Knight fires body shots now, Archer pushes him back, but Knight returns, to the UPPER ROOM! Knight rolls and UFO SPLASHES! Cover, TWO! Archer is still in this, but Knight runs corner to corner, only for Archer to dodge! Arche comes back, DERAILER!! Archer hauls Knight up, BUCKLE BOMBS, and CHOKE SLAMS! Cover, TWO?!?! Knight survives and Callis is furious! Archer snarls but he drags Knight back to a corner. The fans rally as hard as they can for “KEVIN! KEVIN!” but Archer walks the tightrope! But Knight trips Archer up! Archer is stuck on the ropes, and Knight DROPKICKS him down!

The fans fire up as Knight springboards, FLYING FOREARM to the floor! The fans fire up and Knight puts Archer in! Knight springboards, but Archer catches him! Knight HOTSHOTS that arm, then springboards again, FLYING LARIAT!! Cover, Knight wins!!

Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall

The Jet flies high and takes the win! Will this literally big win help Knight take over the BOSJ?

 

The Opps speak.

After Dynamite went off the air, the NEW AEW World Trios Champions regrouped backstage. Samoa Joe said, “Do you understand the unusual thing about predators? Predators tend to think they are the largest and most evil thing in the jungle. They think that nothing pursues them because they are the pursuers. Tonight, the Death Riders learned that wasn’t the case. See, we are The Opps. We are not a movement, we are not an understanding between gentlemen, no. We are men who only need an opportunity and excuse to commit violence. We are men like Shibata. We are men like myself. And now, Death Riders, you learned we are men like Willy Hobbs.

“We are The Opps. We are your AEW Trios Champions. And we are coming for so much more.” The Death Riders were the hunters but are now the hunted, will their reign of terror end thanks to The Opps?

 

BREAKING NEWS for next week’s Collision!

While Collision will return to Saturday nights, it will also have to wait until after coverage of the NBA Playoffs. The silver lining? It’ll be live from coast to coast! Make sure you schedule accordingly so you don’t miss a minute of the Playoff Palooza!

 

Backstage interview with Jamie Hayter & Kris Statlander.

Renee Paquette is with these two ahead of their Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament match, set for next week on Dynamite. It is a semifinal match, and yet this is also the first time Kris and Jamie face off 1v1. The winner goes on to Double or Nothing to face Mercedes Mone in the tournament finals, but Kris stops Renee there. Enough about Mone. And enough about Toni Storm, honestly. There are plenty of other women in this locker room who work just as hard, if not harder, than those two. Jamie says she won’t disagree there. Jamie works hard, Kris works hard, and Jamie won’t stand here to give endless pats on the back.

But Jamie also knows Kris is good, being a former TBS Champion. And Kris knows Jamie is good, being a former AEW Women’s World Champion. They both know they can go, and this right here has been a long time coming. Whoever wins this, they better go all the way. See you Wednesday, mate. That match is for Dynamite, but will Kris get a leg up on Mone in the tag match later tonight?

 

Tony Schiavone reads a letter from FTR.

Given the suspension as announced last night, Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler are not allowed in the building, so they sent this message instead.

“Dear Tony & Nigel, I (Dax) wish I could take back everything we did to you guys last week. It was completely unacceptable, unnecessary, and unwarranted. I honestly think the punishment for us wasn’t severe enough.” Schiavone explains it is a suspension for a week, without pay. Dax’s letter continues to say, “Tony, I would never have gone through with the piledriver with you. You said some things about my daughter that I won’t hold against you. But in the heat of the moment, I felt I was justified to scare you a little. I love you, Tony.” Schiavone rolls his eyes, the fans boo because they don’t believe Dax’s words.

Schiavone explains this next part is addressed to Nigel. “I never wanted things to get physical between the three of us, I know your body, and your mind for that matter, is very fragile.” Nigel rolls his eyes at the passive aggressiveness there. “I’m sure you were thinking the same thing with emotions as we were. Even though you probably knew there was no way you could ever beat us up, LOL. Again, my sincerest apologies to you both, and I hope we can just move forward in a professional and productive manner. With love, Dax Harwood.” The fans still boo the ingenuine sentiments, and Nigel sarcastically accepts the apology. Will FTR ever actually learn their lesson?

 

Josh Alexander & Konosuke Takeshita VS Rocky Romero & Tomohiro Ishii!

The Walking Weapon couldn’t defeat the Cowboy, so he goes and sucker punches him after the match, then seemingly joins forces with The Don Callis Family! Will Alexander get his first win alongside The Alpha? Or can Azucar & Stone Pitbull conglomerate their way to a victory?

The teams sort out and Ishii starts against Konosuke in a battle of Openweight Champions! The fans fire up as Ishii and Konosuke go toe to toe, then they start shoving! The forearms start flying, the fans fire up, and Ishii gets the edge! Ishii runs, but Konosuke BOOTS him! Konosuke whips, Ishii reverses, and then Ishii ducks the lariat to waistlock. Ishii ducks an elbow, but Konosuke ROCKS Ishii! Konosuke reels Ishii in, but Ishii suplexes first! Konosuke fights free, then runs up, and they RAM shoulders! The fans fire up and Ishii runs to RAM Konosuke again! Konosuke returns, runs through the chop and he CLOBBERS Ishii!

Ishii is up, he runs through a chop and then CLOBBERS Konosuke! Konosuke is back up, both men run in, and they RAM each other down! The fans fire up while Konosuke and Ishii back off. Tag to Rocky and Alexander and the fans rally again. The two circle, tie up, and Alexander waistlocks. Rocky switches, Alexander switches, and Alexander SLAMS Rocky down! Rocky brushes that off while the fans rally. The two circle, tie up, and Rocky wrenches. Alexander knees low, whips, but Rocky slides under! Rocky wheelbarrows and arm-drags! Alexander comes back, Rocky dodges and RANAS! The fans fire up while Rocky gives some Azucar Heat!

Rocky runs up, Alexander DUMPS him to the apron, but Rocky UPPERCUTS! Alexander distracts the ref so that Konosuke can YANK Rocky down! Konosuke DOUBLE CHOPS Rocky, then DRIVE-BY DROPKICKS! Rocky sputters while Collision goes picture in picture.

Alexander runs to BODY CHECK Rocky off the apron! The Don Callis Family soaks up the heat, then they fetch Rocky off the ground. Alexander puts Rocky on the apron, CLUBS him, then slides in. Alexander has the ref watch Ishii, and then he stomps Rocky around. Alexander scoops and SLAMS Rocky, then tags Konosuke. Konosuke goes up to SUPER SENTON! Cover, TWO! Rocky stays in this, but Konosuke stays on Rocky with a snapmare and KCIK! Konosuke tags Alexander and Alexander stalks Rocky. Alexander drags Rocky from the ropes to drop a knee! Cover, TWO! Alexander stalks Rocky to the ropes, then bumps him off buckles.

Alexander CHOPS Rocky, and Collision goes to break.

Collision returns and Konosuke has Rocky up top! Rocky fights the back suplex with fists, then he BITES Konosuke! The ref reprimands, but Rocky cravats to hit a SUPER SLICED BREAD! The fans fire up while both men crawl, hot tags to Alexander and Ishii! The fans fire up as these two RAM, and RAM, and then Ishii ROCKS Alexander! Ishii whips, Alexander reverses, but Ishii comes back to CLOBBER Alexander! And SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Alexander survives but Ishii runs, only for Konosuke to get a cheap shot in! Ishii DECKS Konosuke for it! Alexander waistlocks, Ishii fights and switches, but Konosuke runs in!

Alexander ducks, Konosuke BOOTS Ishii! Konosuke runs, he and Ishii DOUBLE LARIAT! Konosuke rebounds to LARIT Ishii down! Rocky runs up, wrenches Konosuke, and kicks off Alexander to TORNADO DDT! Ishii LARIATS Konosuke back down, but Alexander kicks! Ishii blocks, feed to Rocky for a kick and UPPERCUT! Then Ishii hits a GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up more as Ishii runs, and he LARIATS Alexander down! Cover, Rocky blocks Konosuke, but Konosuke SHOVES Rocky onto Ishii! The match is saved but the ref reprimands everyone for being in the ring. Ishii and Rocky argue, but Konosuke has Rocky!

Rocky avoids the forearm, so Konosuke DECKS Ishii! Alexander BOOTS Rocky out of the ring! Alexander torture racks Ishii, for the TOWER HACKER BOMB!! Cover, TWO?!? But into an ANKLE LOCK!! Rocky sends Konosuke into railing! Ishii endures, reaches out, but Rocky storms in! Rocky springboards to CROSSBODY Alexander! The fans fire up, but Konosuke runs in! Rocky DUMPS Konosuke out, then PLANCHAS! Ishii LARIATS Alexander, suplexes, but Alexander fights it! Alexander wrenches, Ishii wrenches back, but Alexander gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, ROCKY BREAKS IT!

The fans fire up as we get another save! Rocky brings Alexander i, but Alexander waistlcoks. Rocky fights free, throws an elbow, then a HAYMAKER! Rocky reels Alexander in, but Alexander hits a GOURD BUSTER! Alexander hoists Rocky up, but Ishii helps Rocky RANA! Rocky KICKS Alexander, cravats, and Ishii gives him the boost! SHIRA- NO, Alexander slips free! Rocky waistlocks Alexander, Ishii runs up, but Alexander ducks! The LARIAT hits Rocky! Then Alexander rolls Ishii up, with tights! TWO!! Alexander fires a flurry of elbows, but Ishii roars! Ishii runs in, but into a GERMAN SUPLEX! But he’s right back up!?

Alexander runs up, Ishii SWATS a lariat, then ROCKS Alexander! Alexander ROCKS Ishii, but Ishii HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up while both men fall! A standing count starts, but Ishii crawls hover, hot- WHAT?! Rocky leaves Ishii hanging?! WHY?!? The fans boo, but Konosuke BOOTS Ishii! Then feed to a GERMAN SUPLEX! Alexander holds on, ripcord, DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOWS!! Then a POWERBOMB!! High stack, Don Callis Family wins!

Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander, by pinfall

Rocky looks conflicted, but they why did he leave Ishii all alone to begin with?! Callis celebrates with his guys, will nothing stop the family from taking over AEW? Rocky goes back to help Ishii, but Ishii shoves Rocky! Ishii asks what the heck, but wait! Is that TRENT BERETTA!? Rocky CLOBBERS Ishii, and Trent takes off the jacket! Trent rains down fists on Ishii now, and the Callis Family returns?! Trent was Don Callis Family the last time we saw him, and it seems he still IS Don Callis Family! Callis explains to Konosuke that it’s fine, and he gives Trent the monkey wrench! The very thing that took Trent out almost a year ago!

Rocky stands Ishii up, and says goodbye. Trent CLOBBERS Ishii with the monkey wrench!!! Trent & Rocky are in the Family, will AEW soon belong to them?

 

Backstage interview with Mercedes Mone.

Lexy Nair welcomes in #FourBeltsMone, and Mone again says, “Bostooon~! Say hello to your C E O!” Lexy congratulates Mone on defeating Athena last night and advancing to the Women’s Owen Hart Cup finals at Double or Nothing. She will either face Kris or Jamie, and Kris is someone Mone has had a lot of history with. Mone stops Lexy there and says that history is where Mone won them all. Tonight, she is in the main event in another tag match alongside Harley Cameron. Mone already groans as Harley brings out “Mini Mone!” “Bostooooon~! Say hello to your C E O~!” Mone says she already did that.

Mini Mone knows Main Mone doesn’t wanna talk to Harley right now, but she has assured Mini Mone that things will be different this time. They better be! Now now, talk to Mini Mone. She’s not gonna do that! Harley, just stay out of the way and not be such a loser! Harley pouts but Mone says there’s no reason to be sad. Mini Mone says yeah, there’s no crying in wrestling! Damn right! Wait, wait, why is she talking like the puppet’s real!? Harley starts singing “Ride the Money Wrath Train~!” Mone says no no no! Mone storms off, but the train is on the tracks either way. Mini Mone says, “See you tonight!” Will The CEO and the wild Aussie stay on track as we head for Double or Nothing?

 

2v1 Handicap Match: Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Rebecca Scott & Ashley Vox!

The wrath of the Megasus has yet to be satiated, so she is again doubling up on opponents. Will even Everyone’s Favorite Flight Attendant & The Reel Catch #BowDown?

The bell rings and Vox & Scott DOUBLE DROPKICK! The fans fire up as they bring the fight to Megan with fast hands! They double whip, but Megan crisscrosses them into each other, then DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEXES!! The fans fire up as Megan roars, and she reels Vox in! Megan hauls Vox up to POWERBOMB! And deadlift for ANOTHER POWERBOMB! And ANOTHER POWERBOMB!! Vox flounders away while the fans fire up! Megan aims at Scott, runs in, and LEAPING LARIATS! Megan is all fired up, and she hauls Scott up, FATE’S DESCENT onto Vox!! Double cover, Megan wins!

Winner: Megan Bayne, by pinfall

Vox & Scott tried, but they could not stop this female titan! Megan then sits them both up and tells them, “BOW DOWN!” Megan SMACKS them off the mat! The Superbad Girl raises Megan’s hand in victory, will nothing stop Megan from storming back up the mountain?

 

Anthony Bowens speaks.

“Throughout my life, I’ve been told ‘no’ so many times. But if I wanted it bad enough, I always found a way. And here in AEW, I won’t take ‘no’ for an answer. My name is Anthony Bowens. I am AEW’s 5 Tool Player. The perfect combination of power, athleticism, intelligence, the look, and The It Factor. I am the Pride of Professional Wrestling, led by a badass. I intend to use every tool necessary to climb to the top of AEW. And oh, yeah, I intend to win gold. Let’s make history. So the question is, who’s next to step to the plate and get their ass Molly Whopped by THE Five Tool Player?! That journey starts now. Don’t believe me? Well I’ve got five tools and one rule: Prove them wrong!”

 

AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Adam Cole VS ???

The Panama City Playboy is in Boston, ready to make this City of Champions undisputed! But who will step to this paragon of wrestling? CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI! The Death Riders never left the building, they were just lurking from the shadows! But will the Swiss Cyborg snatch away this title to make up for the one he lost?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who brings the boom!

The bell rings and the two tie up. Claudio powers Cole right to a corner, lets off as the ref counts, but then Cole avoids the sucker punch! Cole fires fast hands, the fans fire up, but the ref counts. Claudio scoops Cole first to SLAM him down! Claudio looms over Cole, drags him up, and he whips Cole, only for Cole to reverse. But Claudio bounces off buckles to BOOT Cole down! The fans boo but Claudio stalks Cole. Claudio drags Cole up, scoops again, but Cole fights around to a SLEEPER! The fans cheer, but Claudio RAMS Cole into buckles. Claudio is free, but Cole BOOTS him, then JUMP NECKBREAKERS! Cover, ONE!!

Cole hurries to headlock, but Claudio powers up and lifts Cole, only for Cole to sunset flip! Claudio drags Cole right up, but Cole fires forearms! The fans fire up as Cole whips, btu Claudio reverses. Cole grabs ropes, 52 Fake Out! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! Claudio stays in this but Cole runs up to BOOT him back down! Claudio bails out, throws a fit, but then Cole BOOTS him off the apron! The fans fire up for “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!” Claudio goes to the apron, Cole storms up on him, but Claudio trips Cole up! Claudio drags Cole out, Cole fires forearms, but Claudio knees low! Claudio whips Cole hard into barriers!

Claudio winds up, runs up, but Cole dodges! Now Claudio hits the barriers! Cole fires forearms, stalks Claudio around the way, and he fires forearms again. Claudio YANKS Cole into the barriers! The ring count climbs, Claudio hauls Cole up, BARRIER BACK SUPLEX! Cole flops to the floor and the fans lose their minds! Claudio refreshes the ring count, but he does wait on Cole. Cole slowly crawls, so Claudio goes out to fetch him. Claudio UPPERCUTS Cole, Cole staggers around, and Claudio military presses him! Claudio TOSSES Cole out into the crowd! The fans go nuts again, and they cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this possible.

Claudio storms into the ring, soaks up the heat, and the ref checks Cole. That was a rough landing on that hardwood floor, but it seems Cole is okay to continue. The fans rally for Cole as he hobbles his way back to ringside. Cole rolls in, but Claudio runs up to LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Cole stays in this but Claudio clamps onto him with a chinlock. Cole endures, the fans rally, but Claudio squeezes tight. Cole fights around, fights to his feet, and the fans fire up as Cole fires body shots. But Claudio knees low, then TOSSES Cole back out! Cole flops to the floor, the fans boo more, but Claudio just soaks it all up as Collision goes picture in picture.

Cole gets checked by Doc Sampson, given that big bruise right on his side. The ring count climbs all the while, and Claudio paces as he waits on a verdict from Doc. Cole seems to be okay to continue, and he crawls his way over. Cole grabs at the apron skirt, drags himself up, and springs in at 9! Claudio is right on him and rains down fists! Claudio is all fired up, and also sports a cut on his arm from hitting these barriers. Claudio scoops to hit a BACKBREAKER, and then he bends Cole against his knee! Cole endures, throws hands from below, but Claudio shoves him down! Cole avoids the elbow drop! Claudio snarls, but Cole fires a forearm!

Claudio UPPERCUTS, Cole fires another forearm, repeat! Claudio looms over Cole but Cole still comes back with a forearm! The shots go back and forth, but then Claudio smothers Cole with a chinlock! Cole endures and fights back up, but Claudio pushes him down to the mat! Claudio leans on the hold as he grinds Cole down. Cole fights up again, fires body shots, and Spring Breakthru returns to single picture. Claudio ROCKS Cole, runs, but Cole ROCKS Claudio! Claudio UPPERCUTS into a backslide! TWO, and Cole fireman’s carries, but Claudio fights free! Claudio whips, UPPERCUTS, then whips corner to corner.

Claudio runs in and UPPERCUTS! Then he whips corner to corner again, for another UPPERCUT! Claudio tries again, but Cole SUPERKICKS him down! The fans fire up while a standing count begins again! Cole is in a corner, but Claudio rises up to get him. Cole JAWBREAKERS, then ELBOWS, then BOOTS! Claudio still comes back, Cole gets around, BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Cole is frustrated and sore, but he still stands up. The fans fire up as Cole is in the corner, and he climbs up the ropes! Cole aims, Claudio stands, PANAMA- BACKDROP! Claudio wags his finger, then he storms up, but has to fight off another fireman’s carry!

Claudio short arm LARIATS, then he drags Cole up! Claudio reels Cole in, but Cole BACKDROPS! Claudio just manages to land out, but Cole SUPERKICKS again! Cole now fireman’s carries, for USHIGOROSHI! Cover, TWO! Claudio stays in this and Cole is frustrated, but the fans rally up behind Cole. Cole goes back to the corner, hops up again, and Claudio’s up. PANAMA SUN- NO, Claudio trips and SWINGS Cole! The fans are torn as Cole goes around and around! TEN and Claudio THROWS Cole! Cover, TWO!! But into a CROSSFACE! Claudio pulls back on Cole but Cole endures! The fans rally as Cole reaches out. Cole rolls to a cover, TWO!

Claudio THROWS Cole to a corner! Claudio runs, UPPERCUTS, and then runs again! But Cole DUMPS Claudio out! Claudio HOTSHOTS Cole, hurries up the corner, then leaps, into a SUPERKICK! Cole covers, TWO!! Claudio is still in this, but both men are running on fumes. Cole rises up, brings down the kneepad, and says it’s time. But Claudio stops Cole to waistlock, only for Cole to PELE! Cole runs, into a POP-UP UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO!! Cole survives and Claudio is in disbelief! Cole goes to a corner as Claudio snarls and rises up. Claudio runs up, UPPERCUTS, and UPPERCUTS, and UPPERCUTS!

The ref backs Claudio off, the fans boo, but Claudio just seethes. Cole drags himself up with the ropes, Claudio runs back in, UPPERCUT! UPPERCUT! UPPERCUT! Claudio just UPPERCUTS and ELBOWS away! The ref backs Claudio off, warns him to listen to authority, but Claudio goes back in for more UPPERCUTS! The fans rally for Cole as he takes these shots, but then Claudio hoists him up top! Claudio climbs, goes to the very top, SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Cover, ONE, and into a ghost pin! COLE WINS!!!

Winner: Adam Cole, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)

Claudio is in shock! But perhaps his anger got the better of him as he could’ve done things different. But the rest of the Undisputed Kingdom/Paragon is here to celebrate with their guy! Will Cole, Roddy & Kyle all be rolling on the road to Double or Nothing? Wait, now Claudio FLIPS the desk over in his anger! And then he stands it up on it’s side to tip it the other way! And another way! Yuta and Moxley hurry out here to try and calm Claudio down, and the fans taunt Claudio, “That’s expensive! That’s expensive!” They even chant “LOSERS! LOSERS!” The Death Riders storm off, what will satiate their anger?

 

Backstage interview with “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith.

Lexy Nair is with the former Learning Tree Branches, The Redwood & The Bad Apple. She brings up how last week, Chris Jericho said he wasn’t angry, he was just disappointed, and then he left them to themselves. Where do they go from here? Bill says Jericho was disappointed in them, but Bill is disappointed in Jericho. Jericho is supposed to be the leader, and yet he walks out on them? Quite honestly, Bill is getting… angry. Keith wants Bill to chill. Not right now. What? What’s the difference? They talked about this in private, what’s the difference with it being now? Keith says it is like Bill just said: It was in private.

Keith knows Jericho said they were family, and that means something to Keith. And he just feels that if they’re family, they should handle this like family, and that is internally. And maybe, if Bill didn’t put Jericho on blast last week, Jericho wouldn’t have left. Bill understands, family is very important. That is why Keith wants to get back in the good graces of Jericho. Bill gets that. He just isn’t sure they should be living and dying at the whims of Jericho. Either way, the strategy moving forward is the same: They need to get in the ring, crack some skulls, and stack some wins. Lexy, to answer the question of what’s next, that is next.

Bill heads out, Keith follows, but will they do better or worse without The Nueve?

 

Six Man Tag: La Faccion Ingobernable VS Rosario Grillo, Leon St. Giovanni & KM!

Finally, El Toro Blanco has returned! Rush leads Dralistico y The Beast Mortos into action again, will LFI finally stampede through AEW?

The trios sort out and LFI just attacks! Dralistico has Grillo, Rush has KM and Mortos as LSG! Things spill out side, LFI send their opponents into barriers, and then Darlistico CHOPS Grillo! Rush stomps KM, Dralistico stomps Grillo, and Mortos is back in the ring. The fans fire up with Mortos, and Dralistico sends Grillo into more railing! Rush regroups with his hermanos, both literal and in arms. Dralistico CHOPS LSG, Mortos SPLASHES, and then Mortos whips LSG corner to corner for another SPLASH! Mortos whips LSG to ropes now, for a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Tag to Dralistico and he springboards in, FLYING CODE BREAKER!

LSG flounders around and the fans fire up. KM tags in, but Dralistico SOBATS, KICKS, and ENZIGIRIS! The fans fire up as Dralistico tags in Rush! The fans fire up and Rush SUPERMAN PUNCHES KM! Then he DECKS LSG, HEADBUTTS Grillo, and he lets Dralistico FLY! Down go LSG and Grillo! Rush then says, “You mess with the bull…” YOU GET THE BULL’S HORNS!! KM takes those right in the face! Cover, LFI wins!

Winners: La Faccion Ingobernable, by pinfall

LFI makes quick work, and Rush says LFG! Will these three be like bulls in a China shop when it comes to the AEW Trios Division?

 

Backstage interview with Kevin Knight.

Renee catches up to The Jet as he and “Speedball” Mike Bailey say hey. A big congratulations for Knight in winning against Archer. Renee is pretty sure that match came about because Callis didn’t like the rejection he got in trying to recruit Knight and Speedball. Knight says pretty much, but that’s understandable. He doesn’t think the Don- Ricochet steps in, backwards hat and military coat not really going together, but he tells Knight to shut it. Ricochet says these goofs are not the story of the week. The story is how they screwed Ricochet last week and stole that prize money!

Speedball says if by “screwed,” Ricochet means Speedball’s team beat him fair and square to win 400 stacks, then yeah, he got screwed. Ricochet says first, you pinned Mortos, not Ricochet. And seeing as how they’re the new guys here, here’s some “veteran advice.” Don’t upset the top talent in AEW. You don’t disrupt the chain of command. And since Knight and Speedball are so low, at the bottom of the pole, take his advance before something bad happens. Knight says Ricochet has it all twisted, they respect him. Knight and Speedball respect the game, the in-ring talent, the hot wife, all of that.

But anything that Ricochet can do, the Jet can, too. In fact, here’s something he can do that Ricochet can’t. And then he shakes them dreads! Ricochet says here’s what he can do: he can smack Knight in his mouth! Then do it then! Maybe he will, if Knight keeps talking! Knight fakes a slap and makes Ricochet flinch! Ricochet says okay, he wants trouble now. Yeah, Knight needs that. Speedball says okay, just not tonight. Speedball and Knight head out, Renee tosses her hair and leaves. But will the One & Only find he’s the only one with a problem?

 

ROH World TV Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Nick Wayne!

If Christian Cage is to be believed, this match has come about all thanks to him pulling the strings. But at the same time, he told his “son” that he’d have to win this one on his own. Will The Prodigy make The Patriarch of the Patriarchy proud? Or will the Commander of the Skies ruin Christian’s “gift?”

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who’s the real star of ROH TV!

The Code of Honor is not upheld as Nick SPITS at Komander! The bell rings, the fans boo, and Komander DORPKCIKS Nick! Komander fires off hands in the corner, Nick scurries away but Komander keeps on him! Komander CHOPS, Nick kicks low, and then Nick ROCKS Komander. Nick storms up, but Komander kicks, mule kicks, front kicks, and CHOPS! The fans fire up, Komander whips, but Nick reverses. Komander rolls off Nick’s back, then blocks the chop to knuckle lock and CHOP! Komander goes up, up, jumps around, and then FLYING RANAS! The fans fire up again while Nick flounders away.

Komander runs in, Nick TOSSES him to the ramp! Nick comes back, but Komander GAMANGIRIS him down! Komander goes up with Nick in the drop zone! But Nick hurries away, no Cielito. Komander still tightrope walks to ARABIAN PRESS, only for Nick to put him on the apron! Komander RAMS into Nick, springboards, and CROSSBODIES! Then DROPKICKS! The fans fire up while Nick bails out to the ramp. Komander aims, springboards, but Nick dodges! Komander comes back, Nick puts him in the ring, then he ducks a haymaker to HOTSHOT! Komander falls and the fans boo, but Nick checks his teeth.

We see Christian Cage, Kip Sabian & Mother Shayna are watching this backstage as Nick hurries back in the ring. Nick stomps Komander, RAMS him into a corner, then puts him up top. Komander wobbles, Nick winds up to CHOP, then Nick climbs. Komander fires hands and Nick backs off. Komander hops down, springboards, but Nick SHOVES him down! Komander crashes to the floor and Collision goes picture in picture.

Abrahantes coaches Komander, and Nick goes outside to taunt the fans. Nick then fetches Komander to THROW him into railing! Komander writhes, Nick soaks up heat much like he did during Prelude to Spring Breakthru. Nick fetches Komander again, puts him in the ring, and taunts the fans before stepping inside. Cover, TWO! Nick is annoyed but he looms over Komander. Nick drags Komander up, throws him into the ropes, then CHOKES him! The ref counts, Nick steps off and he taunts the fans before he CHOKES Komander again! The ref counts again, Nick steps off, and Komander sputters while Nick swaggers around.

Nick drags Komander up, brings him around, and snapmares for a leg drop! Cover, TWO! Komander stays in this and Nick grows frustrated. Nick tells the fans to shut up, but Collision goes to break.

Collision returns and Nick again has Komander on the ropes, literally. Nick whips Komander then KNEES him against the ropes! Nick soaks up the heat, whips Komander again, but Komander springboards to go up and FLYING ARM-DRAG! Then he reels Nick into a EURO CLUTCH! TWO!! Nick escapes in time, but Komander CHOPS! And CHOPS! Nick kicks low, runs, but Komander scoops to BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up while both men are down! Abrahantes and Boston rally for “KO-MAN-DER!” Nick goes to a corner, Komander runs up, but Nick dodges! Nick runs in, but Komander puts him up top, ROCKS and CHOPS him, then triangle jump ENZIGIRIS!

Nick flops to the ramp and the fans fire up! Komander builds speed, and he FLIES to SWANTON Nick on the ramp! A rough landing no matter what, but Komander still kicks Nick in the ring. Komander aims from the corner, tunes up the band and the fans join in. Komander runs, goes up, up, and MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Nick survives but the fans taunt him with “Whose Mom?” “NICK’S MOM!” Komander drags Nick up, torture racks, but Nick fires hands! Nick is free, he goes to a corner, but Komander runs up. Nick goes up and over, victory rolls, TWO! Komander runs back in, but Nick sends him hard into buckles!

The fans boo while Nick takes aim. Nick kicks but Komander ducks it! Komander RAMS Nick into the corner, then hops up, POISON-RANA! Cover, TWO! Nick survives and both men are down while the fans fire back up. Komander goes back to the corner, aims and springboards, but Nick slips around! DRAGON SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Nick is stunned, but he takes aim again! Komander rises, into Nick’s ROUNDHOUSE! Then up, up, WAYNE- TIGER FEINT sweeps the legs! And then a FLYING DESTROYER!! Nick tumbles out of the ring, staggers around, and the fans are thunderous as Komander builds speed!

Komander goes up, up, and ARIHARA MOONSAULTS!! Direct hit on Nick and Boston is erupting! Komander puts Nick in, “This is Awesome!” as Komander climbs again. Nick is in the drop zone, for CIELITO LINDO onto BOOTS!! Nick turns things around, then takes aim, ROUNDHOUSE! Nick roars, reels Komander in to pump handle and PRODIGY PLEX!! Cover, NICK WINS!!!

Winner: Nick Wayne, by pinfall (NEW ROH World Television Champion)

Boston doesn’t like it, but Nick Wayne just became the youngest singles champion in ROH! The Patriarchy is certainly proud, but then Christian Cage leaves Shayna and Kip to go off somewhere. Will he prepare some other gift for his Prodigy as celebration?

 

Hologram is loading.

And Hologram will return to action next week for Playoff Palooza! Will the incredible win streak continue?

 

Top Flight speaks.

Dante Martin calls out Action Andretti & Lio Rush to say, “Guess what? We just came from Tony Khan’s office, and there’s no more running, there’s no more hiding, no more ducking, because we have a match next week.” Darius says it isn’t just any match. This has been going on for far too long, so they’re over the wrestling part of this. They want to fight The Cru! Forget the rules, forget the tags, it is a TORNADO TAG MATCH! Leila Grey tells Action & Lio that they’ll see ’em next week for Collision: Playoff Palooza. That is, if The Cru has the balls to show up. Well hold on, The Cru shows up now!

Lio & Action tell Top Flight that they don’t have to wait! Security steps in and keeps this from getting out of hand, but what will happen when there’s nothing holding these teams back?

 

BREAKING NEWS for a future Dynamite!

It will be AEW’s return to Portland, Oregon, June 11th, when AEW does the unthinkable! It will be the first-ever AEW Summer Blockbuster, a FOUR HOUR edition of Dynamite! That’s right, F O U R!! Get tickets next Thursday, or at least set your DVRs so you do not miss what could be an instant classic!

 

Toni Storm is here!

The Timeless AEW Women’s World Champion was present last night to watch from afar, but now she wants to get a closer look at tonight’s main event!

Mercedes Mone & Harley Cameron VS Kris Statlander & Julia Hart!

The CEO is reluctant to step back into the ring alongside the wild Aussie, but Harley’s probably the only person who would team with her at this point. Can Harley help Mone keep the Money (Wrath) Train on track? Or will the #BornAgainKristen and the Princess of the Black Throne make a winning combination?

The teams sort out and Mone starts against Kris for both a revival of their rivalry, and also a teaser of what could be for the Owen Hart Cup finals. The two tie up, and Kris SHOVES Mone down! The fans cheer as Kris flexes, but Mone tags Harley. Harley and Kris tie up, and Kris SHOVES Harley away! Harley tags Mone back in, and then picks up Mini Mone! Wait, wait, Harley tags in Mini Mone? Is this a substitution or a 3v2 Handicap now? Harley THROWS Mini Mone at Kris, which Kris easily catches. Kris passes Mini Mone to Julia, how just puts Mini Mone down to step on! Harley tries to roll Kris up but Kris stays up.

Kris drags Harley to her feet, then slips around to roll Harley up! Harley rolls through, Oklahoma Rolls back, TWO! Kris runs up, Harley headlocks, but Kris powers up and out. Harley tilt-o-whirls and HARLEY-GO-ROUNDS! Kris ends up in a corner, the fans fire up, and Harley shouts, “Feel The Wrath~!” Harley runs in, Kris dodges, and then Kris runs in. Harley ELBOWS Kris, has Kris in the ropes, and sunset flips! TWO! Kris kicks, then deadlifts Harley for a suplex! The fans fire up, Kris tags Julia, and Julia takes the handoff to wrench and YANK Harley’s arm! Julia YANKS the arm again and again, then goes up the ropes.

Julia knuckle locks, then tightrope walks! The fans fire up as Julia hits an OLD SCHOOL! Then she adds a BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Cover, but Mone breaks it! The fans cheer, but Julia drags Harley up. Harley JAWBREAKERS, then runs, dodges, and ENZIGIRIS! Tag to Mone, but Julia drop toeholds! Julia dribbles Mone off the mat, but Mone gets free. Mone goes to a corner, Julia runs up and ELBOWS! Julia runs side to side, tags Kris, then goes back to ELBOW Mone again! Kris runs in and KNEES Mone down! Kris brings Mone around to scoop, and FALL AWAY SLAMS! The fans fire up while Mone flounders out and Kris flexes.

Kris goes to the apron, Mone blocks the kick, but Kris handstands out of the throw! Kris also avoids the sweep of her arms, but Mone goes up! Kris avoids the meteora, and they both stop as the other shows haymaker! They then look at Toni Storm, and then they both ROCK the other! Julia and Harley run up, but Mone and Kris DECK them! Then they fire fast hands with each other! The fans fire up, Kris KNEES low, and Collision goes picture in picture.

Kris reels Mone in and FLAPJACKS her off the apron! Mone flounders, Kris stands on her while doing the CEO dance! Kris hauls Mone up and into the ring, covers, TWO! Kris drags Mone up, tags Julia, and they mug Mone. Julia ROCKS Mone, whips her to a corner, but Mone reverses. Mone runs up, blocks boots and ROCKS Julia! Julia is in the ropes and Mone hits the STOCK DROP! Mone huffs ‘n’ puffs before she drags Julia to a cover, TWO! Mone is annoyed but she drags Julia up again. Mone snapmares Julia, runs, and METEORAS! Cover, TWO! Julia stays in this but Mone taunts Kris. Mone dares Julia to crawl to Kris, but then she bumps Julia off buckles.

Mone tags Harley and they mug Julia. Harley brings Julia around, whips her to ropes, and ELBOWS her down! Cover, TWO! Harley stays between Julia and Kris, then brings her around. Julia JAWBREAKERS free, then CLUBS Harley. Julia CHOPS Harley at the ropes, CHOPS her again, then fires forearms. The ref counts, Julia backs off, but then Julia whips Harley to ropes. Harley ducks ‘n ‘dodges, and DOUBLE LARIATS take them both down! The fans rally while Julia and Harley crawl, and Spring Breakthru returns to single picture as they hot tag Mone and Kris! The fans fire up as Mone CHOPS, knuckle locks and goes up, up, and FLYING ARM-DRAGS!

Mone does her dance, then runs corner to corner, DOUBLE KNEES! Mone reels Kris in, the fans rally, and Mone snap suplexes! That’s Una Amiga, and then Mone gets Kris up for Dos Amigas! then THREE AMIGAS! But Kris stops it before quatro! Harley makes the save, and she helps Mone, only for Kris to DOUBLE SUPLEX! Kris rolls through?! DOS DOUBLE SUPLEX! Kris rolls through again and THREE DOUBLE SUPLEX!! The fans are thunderous, we see Jamie Hayter watching backstage and applauding, and Kris puts Mone & Harley in the drop zone! Kris goes up, but Harley rolls with Mone to avoid the 450 Splash!

The fans fire up as Kris tags Julia while Mone and Harley seem to have a tender moment of friendship. Julia ruins the moment with a STANDING MOONSUALT! Julia then tilt-o-whirls Mone, but Mone stops that to RAM Julia into the corner! And then she puts Julia in the Tree of Woe for KNEE after KNEE after KNEE! Mone goes out, goes up, but Julia SPIDER SUPLEXES her away! Harley runs up, Julia sits up to then roll back, and she takes a swing! Harley reels Julia in for a NECKBREAKER! Kris kicks Harley, reels her in, and hits a NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB! But then Mone METEORAS Kris! Julia stalks Mone, runs up, wrench and STO!

Julia puts Mone in the drop zone, goes back up the corner, and HART SAULT gets KNEES! The fans fire up while Julia and Mone are both down! Julia and Mone stir, “This is Awesome!” as a standing count starts. Mone and Julia stir at about 4 of 10, crawl for their corners, hot tag to Kris! Kris fires off on Mone with forearms! Kris ROUNDHOUSES Mone, BLASTS Harley, and then runs up on Mone. Mone hooks her into the Gory Especial! Kris fights free, scoops Mone, but Mone kicks and flails! Kris’ legs give out, they both flop down, and the two fight on the mat. Kris powers up to her feet, but Harley tags in!

Harley brings Mone out of the gut wrench, but Kris hits the DISCUS LARIAT! Kris kicks, Mone blocks, and Mone KNEES Kris in return! Mone whips, Kris reverses, and Mone is sent into Julia’s TARANTULA!! But Harley rolls Kris up! TWO!! Mone is stuck as Kris scoops Harley and hits a BACKBREAKER! Then Kris cording holds Harley’s arm, kisses the bicep, and hits the Hayterade?! Cover, Kris & Julia win!

Winner: Kris Statlander & Julia Hart, by pinfall

That wasn’t just the game winner Kris hit on Harley, it was a message sent to Jamie! Luther helps Toni Storm to the ring so she can applaud Kris, and even blow a kiss! Will Kris go Double or Nothing with Mone to then go All In with Toni? Or will Kris feel a Hayterade from the source?


My Thoughts:

A great Collision to not just wrap Spring Breakthru but to keep things going immediately from last night. Very good promo from The Opps after their win, and some great stuff with The Death Riders for once. The Death Riders throwing a fit was good stuff, and Moxley had a good promo to call out Samoa Joe. Moxley wants his match with Samoa Joe, that’s a great detail in itself, and that is going to be a great match for Double or Nothing. Claudio stepping up to Adam Cole’s Open Challenge was also cool, and that was a great match. Cole surviving was a good touch, especially with how it just pissed Claudio off more.

Very good promo from Bill & Keith, and it feels very obvious that Keith will betray Bill to side with Jericho. We will get Bill VS Jericho, Keith will screw Bill, but then something will happen where Bill gets his rematch and wins over Jericho in the end. Really good “letter” from FTR to keep up their passive aggressive nature, and you can bet they’ll just do all the same things again next week when they’re back. Great to see LFI back in full force, but let’s just hope they actually get going this time around. There could even be some interesting intertwining of stories if LFI challenge for the trios titles at Double or Nothing, putting Joe in a double header situation since he’ll face Moxley for the world title.

Good promo from Top Flight with Cru to hype up next week’s Collision. But does every post-basketball Collision need a nickname? And as nicknames go, “Playoff Palooza” sounds more like a promotional deal run at a supermarket or car dealership. Really good stuff from the Don Callis Family tonight. Great match from Knight VS Archer and a great win for Knight. Knight and Speedball have a good promo with Ricochet, and a match of Knight VS Ricochet would be awesome, I hope we see it before Knight’s off for Best of the Super Juniors.

Great tag match of Alexander & Takeshita VS Ishii & Rocky, and I should’ve realized watching ROH Prelude to Spring Breakthru was teasing something for tonight. Rocky was salty over that loss there, and then he got even saltier during this match. Great to see Trent back, and now Roppongi Vice is Don Callis Family! They can be the tag team of the faction while Konosuke, Kyle Fletcher and now Josh Alexander all go for singles titles. Awesome ROH World Television Championship match from Komander and Nick Wayne, and again to my surprise, the Prelude foreshadowed stuff. Nick brought momentum into this match, he won this title, and unless he loses it back to Komander at like Supercard of Honor, he probably will bring the title to NJPW BOSJ.

Another great handicap match win for Megan Bayne, but she’ll still be spinning her wheels until after Double or Nothing with all this other stuff going on. Great promo from Mone, Harley & Mini Mone before their main event tag match, and same for Kris having a good promo with Jamie Hayter. That was of course a great match, and Kris winning using Jamie’s finisher was wild. I feel like with Toni Storm paying more attention to Kris, that’s a sign Kris is beating Jamie to face Mone at Double or Nothing. It’s still anyone’s guess who wins the Cup, because Toni VS Kris and Toni VS Mone are both great matches.

My Score: 8.9/10

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Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (4/16/25)

Spring Breakthru Night 1!

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Bostooon~! Please say hello to your C E O!

AEW returns to Boston for a Spring Breakthru! But will Bean Town’s own Mercedes Mone move on in the Women’s Owen Hart Cup? Or will the Fallen Goddess derail the Money Train?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semifinal Round: Mercedes Mone VS Athena; Mone wins and advances to Double or Nothing.
  • 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Hangman Page VS Josh Alexander; Hangman wins and advances to the semifinals.
  • AEW World Tag Team Championships: Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin VS The Gates of Agony; Lashley & Shelton win and retain the titles.
  • 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semifinal Round: Will Ospreay VS Konosuke Takeshita; Ospreay wins and advances to Double or Nothing.
  • AEW World Trios Championships: The Death Riders VS The Opps & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs; The Opps & Hobbs win and become the new AEW World Trios Champions.

PLAY BY PLAY

BREAKING NEWS for tonight!

Before cameras were rolling, the Death Riders attacked the already hurting Hook, so now he is ruled out of action for tonight! Even so, Samoa Joe & Katsuyori Shibata will still battle Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta for the AEW World Trios Championships. Will it end up a 3v2 Handicap? Or can the Opps find another partner in time for the main event?

 

2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semifinal Round: Mercedes Mone VS Athena!

Boston fires up as their C E O is here, one match away from going Double or Nothing for the Owen Hart Cup. But will #FourBeltsMone get a win over the Forever ROH Women’s Champion? Or will Athena prove she is every bit the Fallon Goddess, the Minion Overlord, the American Joshi, and THE most dominant women’s champion in all of wrestling today?

The bell rings and the fans are strongly behind “C E O! C E O!” Mone. Mone and Athena stare down, slowly circle, and hear the fans are already losing their minds for this veritable dream match. Athena and Mone tie up, go around, and Mone arm-drags Athena. They tie up again, Athena arm-drags Mone now. They tie up a third time, end up on the ropes, then tumble out to the apron and ramp! The fans fire up, the ref reprimands, but Mone and Athena stand up to go up the ramp and to the stage! They finally break, and both women tell the other that the cup is theirs. The fans fire up as Athena and Mone reset to tie up on stage!

Mone waistlocks, Athena fights it, and they go all the way back down the ramp, to tumble into the ring this time! The fans fire up as the two fight up, and Athena reaches back to headlock. Mone powers up and out, they RAM shoulders, and the fans fire up more. Mone and Athena stare down, tie up, and then Athena arm-drags! Athena trips Mone to a cover, ONE! Mone trips Athena to a cover, ONE! Athena hits an Oklahoma Roll, TWO! Mone reels Athena in, hooks the arms and turns her for a backslide, TWO! Athena mule kicks, her fans getting louder for her, and Athena reels Mone in for a cradle! TWO, and the two roll and roll and roll!

The fans fire up as the two keep rolling, rolling, rolling, and then finally stops for Mone, TWO! Both women stand up, a bit dizzy, and the fans fire up again. Athena eggs Mone on, Mone storms up on her, and the two tie up again. They’re in another deadlock, but Athena powers Mone back. They’re on the ropes, the ref counts, and Athena slowly lets go. Athena whips, Mone tilt-oi-whirls and rolls Athena up, TWO! Athena kicks, Mone blocks, and Mone KNEES Athena! The fans duel and Mone runs, sunset flip BUCKLE BOMB! Shoutout to an old friend and Mone runs corner to corner. METEORA! Cover, ONE!!

Mone is shocked, but Athena is a champion of over 857 days for a reason. Mone drags Athena up, brings her in, turns her again, Gory especial! But Athena flips through, reels Mone into a reverse sunset! TWO, and Athena wrenches Mone to SOBAT! And ENZIGIRI! Mone goes to a corner while the fans fire up. Athena runs, handspring and LARIAT! The fans fire up as Athena cradles again, TWO! Mone stays in this, Athena is annoyed, but the fans fire up more. Athena ROCKS Mone, reels her in, and UPPERCUTS! The fans decide to cheer on the Celtics since they can all agree on that, and Athena whips Mone to ropes.

Mone ducks ‘n’ dodges, tilt-o-whirls, and LA MYSTICA into the STATEMENT MAKER CROSSFACE! Athena endures, reaches out, and fights around. Mone flips over to block the ropebreak, but Athena uses that to roll Mone for a cover! ROPEBREAK, but then they both tumble to the apron then the floor! Mone still has the crossface on! The ref reprimands, but Mone just wants Athena to pass out at this point! The ring count starts, Mone lets go of Athena, then drags her up. Mone whips, but Athena reverses and she puts Mone int he ring! But Mone METEORAS at the apron! Athena’s stuck in the ropes, dangling over the floor!

The fans fire up as Mone goes back to the apron, stands over Athena, and does her dance! Athena tries to sit up, but Mone waves bye-bye. WOE STOMPS miss as Athena reclines back! Mone hobbles as a leg jams, and Athena grabs her! STUNNER to the floor! The fans fire up again while both women are down, and Dynamite goes picture in picture!

The ref seems to let off on the ring count with both women stirring slowly. Aubrey Edwards checks, Athena and Mone are okay to continue, so Aubrey ushers them into the ring. Athena rises up, brings Mone around to SMACK her off the apron, and then stalks after her as she goes to railing. Athena CHOPS Mone, the fans fire up, and Mone is sputtering as she staggers away. Athena storms up but Mone pushes her to railing, then CHOPS her in return! Mone puts Athena in the ring, storms up and HIP DROPS! Mone then clamps on for a chinlock and stretches Athena back. Athena endures, fights up, and Mone is a backpack!

Athena hits a BACKPACK STUNNER! Cover, TWO! Mone stays in this, then crawls to a corner, but Athena seethes as she storms over to her. Athena fires forearms, whips corner to corner, then runs up, only for Mone to slip out to the apron! Athena hits buckles, Mone pulls her into the ropes, then climbs up for the STOCK DROP! Cover, TWO! Athena survives and Mone is growing frustrated. It doesn’t help that fans are now torn down the middle. Mone drags Athena up, whips, but Athena reverses to TOSS Mone out! Athena builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit and they hit the desk! Both women are down again and the ref has to check them again.

Mone and Athena are still in this, and Athena slowly crawls her way over to Mone. Mone tries to get away while Spring Breakthru returns to single picture. The fans duel, “Fallen Goddess!” “C E O!” as Athena and Mone hear the ring count. They both spring in at 9.5! Mone and Athena go forehead to forehead, then go forearm for forearm! Athena ROCKS Mone, but then Mone ROCKS Athena! The forearms keep going, then Mone changes toa CHOP! Athena CHOPS, Mone CHOPS again! Athena fires a flurry of strikes, but Mone blocks the mule kick to spin and DECK Athena! But Athena kips up to SUPERKICK Mone!

The fans fire up as Athena gut wrenches Mone, tucks her in, but Mone kicks and flails! Mone turns this around on Athena, powers up to keep Athena up, but then Athena fights to turn this back around! The fans are thunderous as Mone turns it around again! CIPHER UTAKI! The fans give a standing ovation while both women are down! Mone crawls to cover, TWO!! Athena is still in this and Mone is beside herself. Mone looks to the cup, hears the fans dueling, and she drags Athena to the corner. Mone goes up, reels Athena in, and TORNADO DDTS! Then a tilt-o-whirl, DDT!! Cover, TWO!! Athena survives and Mone is in shock!

“This is Awesome!” as Mone thinks on what more she must do to end this. Mone drags Athena up, fans hope they “Fight Forever!” but this is just the start of the show! Mone SLAPS Athena, reels her in, and snap suplexes! That’s Una Amiga, and Mone brings Athena up again. Dos Amigas, and Mone brings Athena up again! Mone gives Athena THREE AMIGAS, but she’s not done! Mone gives some Latina Heat, but Athena wrenches out! Athena shoves, pops Mone up, POWERBOMB! High stack, deadlift, and POWERBOMB again! And POWERBOMB AGAIN! Athena flips Mone over, reels her back in, and Canadian Racks!

But Mone slips around to hit a BACKBREAKER! Both women are down again and the fans are thunderous! Mone drags Athena back up, ROCKS her, but Athena fires back! Athena UPPERCUTS, but Mone fires a flurry of forearms! The fans are torn as Mone just HAMMERS away! Mone soaks up the cheers and jeers, but Athena fireman’s carries! ROLLING DEATH VALLEY, then a cover, TWO! Mone scrambles away to a corner while Athena snarls. Athena storms up on Mone, but Mone ROCKS Athena first! Mone fires another forearm, and another, the fans continue to duel, and Mone whips. Athena reverses and UPPERCUTS to the back!

Athena goes side to side, Mone dodges and runs back in, METEORA! Athena tumbles out of the ring while Mone scowls. Mone goes out to the apron, brings Athena up, and reels her in for a waistlock. She’s aiming for the floor! Athena holds onto the ropes for dear life! Mone shifts to get back up, then CLUBS the arms! Athena grabs the middle rope to stop the suplex! Athena powers up to stand on the apron, only for Mone to now shift and SUNSET FLIP! Athena still holds onto the ropes! Mone reaches up like a spider to get her legs involved, but Athena just stomps away on Mone! The fans fire up as Athena roars!

Athena scowls, drags Mone up with a waistlock, but now Mone holds onto the ropes! Mone elbows free, then slips around to Gory Especial! Athena fights free, pushes Mone, and BOOTS her down! Mone sputters but Athena is in the ropes, to SNAP POWERSLAM Mone on the apron! Athena drags Mone in for a cover, TWO!! Mone survives and now Athena is growing frustrated. The fans are thunderous again as Athena clamps on with a CROSSFACE! Athena wants to make a statement of her own with this! Mone endures, reaches out, and Mone kicks off the ropes! They roll around, and now Mone has the CROSSFACE!!

Athena endures, fights up, rolls to a cover, TWO! Mone lets go in time, but then Athena reels her in! Athena hauls Mone up for a Canadian Rack! But Mone fights free again! Mone shoves Athena into a corner, BLINDSIDE LARIATS, then Mone brings Athena around. Athena dodges the haymaker to CHOP! Athena and Mone are both running on fumes but Athena hauls Mone up to the Canadian Rack, SIDEWINDER! But Mone flops out of the ring! The fans are torn while Athena is pulling at her hair in frustration! Athena sees Mone floundering on the floor, goes out and lines up a shot, then runs in, only to be THROWN into railing!

Athena writhes from that crash and Mone has a sinister grin. Mone drags Athena up, puts her on the barriers, but Athena drags Mone up to join her! The fans rally as both women sit up, then stand up! The SLAPS start going off! Athena ROCKS Mone, reels her in, and hits a GOURD- NO, Mone lands out! Athena leaps, Mone dodges, but Athena comes back to SHOTGUN Mone into the LED barriers! Athena puts Mone in, goes up a corner, O- NO!! Mone blocks the stunner to rolling body scissor clutch! Cover, MONE WINS!!

Winner: Mercedes Mone, by pinfall (advances to Double or Nothing)

It was a true epic between these two, but Mone wins in her hometown! And now- TONI STORM IS HERE! The Timeless AEW Women’s World Champion is here among her people in the upper deck to applaud the first finalist in the 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Tournament. Will Mone not just go Double or Nothing but hit the jackpot and go All In with Toni in Texas?

 

Backstage interview with Hangman Page.

Renee Paquette is with the Cowboy, and says she will try this question again from last week. Coming up in mere moments, he faces the Wild Card in the Owen Hart Cup. How has he prepared for this match? Hangman says it is the Wild Card, how can he- The Elite interrupts. The Young Bucks step in and say hey, been a minute. In fact, it was last year’s Blood & Guts when Hangman walked out on them and cost them the entire match. But hey, Matt knows Hangman’s about to apologize, but they’ve already forgiven him, it’s all good. Nick says my God in Heaven, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, does Hangman look good!

And Nick knows that Hangman is happy now, because the Bucks cost Swerve the world title like Hangman wanted. It’s like they’re best friends again. This is great. Now, one more thing. This whole issue Hangman has with Moxley and the Death Riders? Yeah, they can fix that. They’ll patch things up. Because between you and them, the Death Riders are crazy. But The Elite are sure they can get the Death Riders on their side. So here’s what Hangman is gonna do. Hangman is gonna win The Owen, he’ll bring the world title back to The Elite, let The Bucks handle the rest. You got this, Hanger! Go get ’em, champ!

Nick & Matt walk out, but Okada hangs back long enough to ask Hangman, “Why you always angry? Smile! Like this!” Okada has a big goofy grin, Hangman just heads out. Okada says, “B*tch!” Hangman storms back in and Okada apologizes. Just smile. Hangman leaves again, and Okada rolls his eyes. Will the Rainmaker learn not to push Hangman’s buttons if he knows what’s good for him?

 

2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Hangman Page VS ???

Spring Breakthru returns as The Cowboy makes his entrance. The Elite is backing his play for the Cup and the AEW World Championship, but who is Hangman even facing? We’ve been waiting since the brackets were announced, and the answer is… JOSH ALEXANDER! The fans go nuts as the Walking Weapon is in Boston! Will Alexander make an impact on this year’s Owen Hart Cup?

The bell rings, the fans fire up already, and Hangman stares down Alexander. The two circle, the fans duel, and the two tie up. They break, reset, and tie up again. They break again, circle some more, and they tie up. Hangman goes for an arm, wrenches to a wristlock, but Alexander rolls, wrenches, and BACKDROPS Hangman to then have a wristlock. Hangman fights around, rolls and handsprings up to wrench and headlock. Alexander powers up and out, Hangman RAMS him, but Alexander stays up! The fans cheer, and Hangman fires a forearm! Alexander fires a forearm, Hangman fires back, repeat!

Hangman fires a flurry, puts Alexander in a corner, but Alexander ELBOWS him! Alexander runs through Hangman to then come back and BOOT him down! The fans fire up and Alexander paces around Hangman. Alexander stands Hangman up to CHOP! The fans “WOO~!” and Alexander CHOPS Hangman in the corner! Alexander wrenches, whips, but Hangman reverses to scoop and FALL AWAY SLAM! Hangman kips up, the fans fire up, and Hangman runs corner to corner, LARIAT for Alexander! Hangman snapmares, runs, but Alexander avoids the sliding lariat! Alexander blocks a boot, spins Hangman, but Hangman ROLLING ELBOWS!

Hangman whips Alexander, Alexander reverses, then Alexander runs up. Hangman puts him on the apron and Alexander hobbles. Hangman runs to triangle jump LARIAT! Alexander falls to the apron then the floor while the fans fire up. Hangman storms up, takes aim, but Alexander avoids the plancha! FLAPJACK off the apron! Alexander huffs ‘n’ puffs while Hangman staggers away. Alexander runs up, but Hangman avoids a boot! Alexander gets stuck on the railing and Hangman BOOTS him in return! Hangman refreshes the ring count, then goes up along the ramp. Hangman aims from the stage…!?

Hangman FLYING LARIATS Alexander off the railing! The fans lose their minds while Hangman scowls and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Hangman refreshes the ring count again, then fetches Alexander. Hangman puts Alexander in the ring, covers, TWO! Hangman keeps his cool as he brings Alexander up. Hangman ROCKS Alexander, ROCKS him again, and has him in the corner. Hangman fires more forearms, but Alexander turns things around to fire forearms in return! Alexander CHOPS Hangman, then signals one more time. Alexander runs, but Hangman BOOTS him! Hangman goes up, but Alexander hurries to fireman’s carry! ROLLING SENTON! Alexander goes up the corner, FLYING KNEE! cover, TWO! Hangman stays in this but Alexander stays focused.

Alexander drags Hangman around by a leg, then pulls on that leg. Hangman fights the toehold, throws hands, but Alexander stomps away on the leg! Alexander then hits as GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Hangman crawls to ropes but Alexander is right on him. Alexander brings Hangman up for a BIG back suplex! Alexander paces around Hangman, brings him around, and drops a KNEE! Cover, TWO! Hangman is frustrated with himself, but Alexander KNEES him in the back! Alexander clamps on with a chinlock and he grinds Hangman down. Hangman endures, fights up, and Spring Breakthru returns to single picture.

The fans rally, Hangman fights up, and Hangman JAWBREAKERS free! Hangman stands, but Alexander BELL CLAPS him! Then GERMAN SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO! Hangman stays in this but Alexander stays cool. Alexander looms over Hangman, drags him back up and reels him in. Hangman fights the lift, but Alexander CLUBS away on Hangman’s back! Alexander runs, LARIATS, but Hangman stays up! In fact, Hangman looks pissed! Alexander eggs Hangman on, so DOUBLE LARIATS collide! And DOUBLE LARIATS collide again! Alexander BOOTS the next lariat away, then ducks the southpaw to GERMAN SUPLEX! But Hangman lands out!

Hangman runs up to DISCUS LARIAT!! The fans are thunderous while both men are down! A standing count starts, and both men are still down at 5 of 10. They rise up at 6, and Alexander goes to the apron. Hangman storms out to join him, and the fans fire up already. Hangman stands Alexander up to Alabama Lift, but Alexander CLUBS Hangman down! Alexander reels Hangman in, but Hangman BACKDROPS Alexander on the apron! Alexander slumps down while Hangman steadies himself. The fans fire up for Hangman as he climbs a corner! Hangman goes up to the top, ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Direct hit on Alexander!

Hangman puts Alexander in, dodges a lariat to POP-UP POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Alexander survives and Hangman is a bit surprised, but the fans continue to rally and duel. Hangman brings Alexander up to scoop, but Alexander fights that to gut wrench! But Hangman drops, only for Alexander to stuff the victory roll! Cover, TWO! Hangman runs up, Alexander dodges, BLINDSIDE FOREARM! Then a torture rack, TOWER HACKER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Hangman survives, but Alexander has the ANKLE LOCK!! Hangman endures, reaches out, crawls forward, and has the ROPEBREAK! Hangman uses that to stand and ENZIGIRI!

Alexander wobbles, Hangman goes up the corner again, QUEBRADA into a reverse suplex, for a TOMBSTONE!! Cover, TWO!! Alexander survives, this is why he’s a former two-time Impact World Champion! The fans rally up, both men rise, and Hangman is on the apron! But Alexander scrambles away to deny the Buckshot! The fans are torn, but Hangman storms back in. Hangman runs up, but Alexander avoids the boot to ROCK Hangman, and then scoop him, APRON POWERSLAM!! Alexander sits Hangman up on the apron to then run and BODY CHECK him to the floor! The fans fire up as Alexander puts Hangman back in!

Alexander pounds the mat, the fans fire up, and Alexander reels Hangman in. Alexander lifts but Hangman skips free! Alexander ducks the enzigiri and has the ANKLE LOCK! But Hangman turns over to BOOT Alexander away! Alexander rebounds, Hangman cradles, HANGMAN WINS!!

Winner: Hangman Page, by pinfall (advances to the next round)

Alexander is shocked! Hangman just got him with a technical move! Hangman will be facing Kyle Fletcher in the semifinals, and speaking of, “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!” The Protostar makes his presence known, Don Callis by his side. The Don Callis Family wants to dominate Double or Nothing, but Hangman dares Kyle to do something about it now. Callis moves aside, he still has to be here for Konosuke Takeshita’s match later. Hangman storms up to the ramp, Kyle takes a swing, and the brawl is on! The fans fire up as Hangman runs up, but Kyle TOSSES him back into the ring! Kyle runs corner to corner, but into a LARIAT!

The fans fire up as Hangman takes aim, but Callis whispers something to Alexander? Kyle scrambles out of the ring, and Alexander CLOBBERS Hangman from behind?! Why would he do that?! The straps come down, and Alexander drags Hangman up, POWERBOMB!! What did Callis say to convince Alexander to do this? Is Alexander the newest member of the Don Callis Family?! The fans tell Callis off, but this all lets Kyle drag Hangman up. Suplex and BRAINBUSTER!! Will this be how it goes in the eventual Owen Hart Cup semifinal match? Or will the Aussie Arrow be shot down by a Buckshot?

 

The Patriarchy speaks.

Specifically, Nick Wayne says, “The Patriarchy is a hierarchy. And who’s at the top? The father. So when the father disappears, either the whole structure collapses on itself, or someone needs to-” Kip Sabian notices someone off screen, and he taps Nick on the shoulder. Nick asks what’s going on, then looks over. It’s CHRISTIAN CAGE! Christian walks over and says, “Daddy’s home, Nick. It’s been quite a month for you, hasn’t it? And I’ve been watching from afar, and I couldn’t happen to notice one of those weeks, you said you knew the reason why I executed the contract at Revolution and didn’t stick to the plan. But you wanted to say it to my face. Well, say it.”

Nick says the reason Christian didn’t stick to the plan is because he wouldn’t be able to live with himself if Cope became AEW World Champion before Christian did. Oh, is that what Nick thinks? Well, that’s what Nick thinks, so it isn’t a fact, it’s just an assumption. And to assume makes an ass out of you and me. But what is fact is, the last time they saw each other face to face, Nick had a fire lit under him. Christian liked that. Make no mistake, Christian gave Nick this month to find himself. To find the confidence to keep that flame growing. Christian was impressed with what Nick did while Christian was away.

So impressed, in fact, that Christian got Nick something. It has been a lifelong dream for Nick to wrestle for NJPW, in the Best of the Super Juniors tournament. So Christian took it upon himself to procure a spot for Nick in that tournament. Now, the best way to get ready for a tournament like BOSJ, Nick, is to keep your momentum going. That is what they will do. Christian will keep Nick very busy until it is time to head for Japan. That starts tomorrow night, Collision: Spring Breakthru, here in Boston. Nick will face one of the best super juniors in the world, Komander, for his ROH World Television Championship.

Christian knows Nick will go out there, win that match, and do it by himself. Nick’s gonna that title home to The Patriarchy, isn’t he? Because Christian knows his baby boy wouldn’t intentionally let his father down, now would he? Christian pats Nick on the cheek, to then basically SLAP him! Nick is fuming, Mother Shayna calms him down, but Christian has her and Kip follow him out. The Patriarchy’s Prodigy has that fire inside, but will that flame blaze a trail to the top of the wrestling world? Or is it going to burn him up inside?

 

FTR has been suspended!

Given their actions last week, both threatening Tony Schiavone & Nigel McGuinness, as well as going too far with Matthew Menard, Angelo Parker and Daniel Garcia, Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler have been suspended for one week, and their paychecks for this week have also been docked as a fine. Will this time off help FTR realize where they’ve gone wrong?

 

AEW World Tag Team Championships: Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin VS The Gates of Agony!

While the All Mighty & Standard of Excellence neither want nor need Maxwell Jacob Friedman, they do need to defend the titles. And while the Hurt Syndicate hurts people, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona are pretty sure they break people. Will the Gates of Agony once again be golden? Or will the Gates be ripped right off the hinges?

The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who really brings the pain!

The teams sort out and Liona just CLOBBERS Lashley & Shelton! Liona fires off on Shelton, the fans boo, but Liona CHOPS! Liona whips, Shelton turns the backdrop into a DDT, but Liona is right up! Liona HEADBUTTS Shelton in the chest! MVP is on commentary now as Liona calls to Kaun. The Gates coordinate, and Liona runs to HIP ATTACK Shelton in the corner! Kaun runs in and METEORAS! Then Kaun PLANCHAS onto Lashley! Liona covers Shelton, TWO! The fans rally, Liona tags Kaun, and now they get Shelton up. They mug Shelton in an open corner, the ref counts and reprimands, and the fans are torn.

Kaun CHOKES Shelton, lets off as the ref counts, and Kaun mockingly applauds. Kaun CLUBS Shelton, ROCKS him, then ROCKS him again. Kaun whips, Shelton reverses, but Kaun blocks a kick! The DRAGON WHIP still finds him! The fans fire up as Shelton drags Kaun up and brings him over. Tag to Lashley and he runs to RAM Kaun in the corner! The fans fire up as Lashley RAMS Kaun again and again! Lashley turns Kaun, Kaun slips free and CHOPS! Kaun runs, but Lashley blows past him, then clinches for a FLATLINER! The fans sing, “We Hurt~ People!” as Lashley suplexes high and hard!

The fans fire up for Lashley as he goes corner to corner, but Kaun ELBOWS him away! Lashley LARIATS Kaun up and out! Lashley goes out to then RAM Kaun into railing! Lashley leaves Kaun behind while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Lashley tags Shelton, Shelton drags Kaun up to RAM him into the apron! And then the railing! Then back to the apron! Then back to the railing! Shelton throws Kaun into the ring, storms up and brings Kaun around, scop and TOSS! Shelton paces around Kaun, drags him up, and then TOSSES him back out! Tag to Lashley and Lashley storms over to Kaun. The fans fire up as Lashley THROWS Kaun over the desk! Kaun takes the desk hood with him, and MVP talks trash while Kaun’s on the floor. Lashley returns to drag Kaun up and around, just to THRWO him into railing! Kaun slumps down and Lashley revels in the cheers.

Lashley drags Kaun back up, puts him back in the ring, and Lashley stalks Kaun. Lashley drags Kaun up, but Kaun fires forearms! Kaun CHOPS, but Lashley KNEES low! Lashley whips Kaun to a corner, but Kaun goes up, only to get caught! OKLAHOMA STAMPEDE! Cover, ONE!! Kaun stays in this, proof of how the Gates were once ROH World and ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions. Lashley tags Shelton, they mug Kaun, then Shelton stands Kaun up. Kaun fires a forearm, Shelton fires back, and repeat! Spring Breakthru returns to single picture as Kaun fires a flurry! Shelton ROCKS him with just one!

Shelton drags Kaun up, fires a flurry of his own, and then whips Kaun to ropes. Kaun ducks ‘n’ dodges, then Shelton dodges, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! The fans fire up while both men are down! Shelton and Kaun crawl, hot tag to Liona! Liona runs in, fires forearms, then whips. Shelton ducks ‘n’ waistlocks, but Liona fires elbows. Liona shoves Shelton, then SAMOAN DROPS on the return! Liona basement SUPERKICKS, then he runs to SENTON! Cover, Lashley breaks it! Lashley bumps Liona off buckles again and again, then shouts to Shelton to get up. But Liona grabs Lashley by the neck! Liona puts Lashley in the corner, and he fires an UPPERCUT!

Liona roars, then fires POINT-BLANK LARIAT again and again! The fans count along, Liona goes to nine, then reels Lashley in, only for Lashley to slip around! HURT LOCK!! Liona is caught, but Kaun BOOTS Lashley down! Liona then LARIATS Lashley up and out! Tag to Kaun, Liona goes out to go after Lashley! Liona whips Lashley hard into railing! Kaun SHOTGUNS Shelton! Kaun hauls Shelton back up, fireman’s carries, but Shelton slips free! Shelton waistlocks, Kaun fires elbows, and Kaun runs, but into a SUPERKICK! The fans fire up as Shelton now waits on Kaun to get up. GERMAN SUPLEX!

Shelton stays fired up, he hits another GERMAN SUPLEX! Liona runs in, Shelton DUMPS him out! Liona lands on his feet, talks trash, but Lashley SPEARS Liona down! MVP is fired up, Boston is loving it, and the Hurt Syndicate has Kaun isolated. Shelton runs up to KNEE, then tag to Lashley! SPEAR!! Cover, Hurt Syndicate wins!

Winners: Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin, by pinfall (still AEW World Tag Team Champions)

The Gates of Agony may dominate ROH, but The Hurt Syndicate still runs AEW! And wait, here comes MJF. Lashley is annoyed by this scumbag’s persistence, but the fans cheer as MJF makes his way to the ring. MJF has the mic to tell them to cut his music, and the fans cheer him on. MJF says, “Ladies and gentlemen, enough about how great I am. Although, I am enjoying it, don’t get me wrong. But give it up for the Hurt Syndicate, baby!” The fans cheer, and MVP says see? MJF’s not all bad. The fans sing, “We Hurt~ People!” but MJF says no, Boston is way too white, and they’re not even on the same beat, so just stop.

But here’s the deal: As they know, MJF brings a lot to the table. Montel knows this, Shelton knows this–and he looks great by the way–and well, not to name names, but some of us are slow learners. Lashley gets mad because we know who he means, and MVP asks MJF why he has to do that. MVP gets Lashley to calm down, and MJF apologizes. Did he say a name, though? Boston says no, he didn’t. MJF thanks them for having his back. Now, when MJF talks about the talent he brings to the table, he’s not talking about his own. No, no, because MJF has some talent in the back that is just dying- MVP says MJF just needs to put the cards on the table, he already pissed Lashley off as it is.

MVP says he loves Max and, but get to the point. MJF says he loves Montel, too. But they’re gonna really like this. Bring ’em out! The Hurt Syndicate music plays as some of Boston’s finest ladies make their way out on stage. MJF seems to have piqued the Hurt Syndicate’s interest as these eight ladies make their way to the ring. MJF has the music cut, the ladies have towels to dry the guys down, and MJF says the Hurt Syndicate can have a night on the town with all these lovely ladies. All MJF requests are the three thumbs up for him to join up. The floor is theirs. MVP asks Shelton and Lashley to do this one more time.

MVP still gives his thumbs up. Shelton? Shelton, pay attention! Shelton stops staring at the ladies long enough to say this is all very nice. But uh, he might need a little more time. Boston boos, MJF tells them it’s cool, it’s fine, everybody shut up! But what does Shelton mean more time? They’ve been talking about this for weeks! Shelton says he’s gonna need some time. Shelton… Are you saying you want the watch on MJF’s wrist? Yes, exactly. MJF knew he liked Shelton! Okay, okay, hear him out. MJF will give him this watch. All Shelton needs to do is give the thumbs up. The fans cheer, and Shelton looks between watch and ladies, then holds out his hand.

Shelton smiles, and gives a thumbs u- Uhhh… Lashley is staring Shelton down… So Shelton gives a thumbs down!? Lashley intimidated Shelton into saying no! MJF says c’mon! They must be out their da- mocracy! MJF loves him some democracy! And he respects the power of the vote! Hell, MJF even respects the power of the people! Maybe not these people, but you get his point. Shelton, what MJF thinks is that he’s growing on Shelton. And tell you what. As a token of his appreciation, MJF will still give him the watch. In fact, if Shelton still wants the ladies, he can still have the ladies. The fans cheer that!

And just know that when MJF joins the Hurt Syndicate, there will be plenty more watches ‘n’ women where that came from. MJF steps out, and he says one more thing, “Bob.” MJF respects him, he is the All Mighty, he’s known for being strong. But y’know what MJF’s known for? Getting what he wants. MVP keeps Lashley calm, the fans chant “He’s Our Scumbag!” MJF asks Lashley if he knows why MJF gets what he wants. He’ll tell you why. It’s because he is Maxwell Jacob Friedman, and he’s better than you, and you know it. MJF drops the mic then takes his leave. But if possessions and pleasures won’t tempt Lashley, what must MJF offer to change his mind?

 

AEW returns and…

Alicia Atout catches The Hurt Syndicate and MJF’s ladies heading out. She congratulates them on the impressive win, but brings up that MJF is very persistent. MVP stops her there, wanting to talk with the guys first. MJF asks MJF’s ladies to give them a second, but not to wander off too far now. Lashley again says he still doesn’t trust MJF. MVP knows, but he says Lashley is having a personal reaction to MJF. This is business. Look at it from the business standpoint. MVP knows MJF can be… Annoying? Yes, annoying, but think businesswise. They can still use MJF to get what they want. So all MVP is asking is for Lashley to ease up.

MVP will give Lashley his word: The moment MJF steps outta line… Well, they’ll save that for later. Right now, can we just have a good night? Shelton asks, “Please?” Lashley says sure thing. Ladies, shall we? Yass~! Lashley, Shelton, MVP and the ladies head out to enjoy the Boston nightlife, but will the All Mighty actually give in to the Devil of AEW?

 

2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semifinal Round: Will Ospreay VS Konosuke Takeshita!

Stemming from the Don Callis Family dysfunction and fallout, these two are 1-1 from their instant classics last year. Aerial Assassin once again battles The Alpha, who takes the tiebreaker to go Double or Nothing?

Callis of course joins commentary for this one, but is annoyed that there’s another Callis cosplayer. The bell rings and the fans fire up behind Ospreay. The fans lose their minds already as Ospreay and Konosuke stare down. The two slowly circle, the fans fire up more, and the two tie up. Konosuke waistlocks, Ospreay switches, but Konosuke wrenches out. Ospreay rolls and gets free, and Konosuke applauds. The two reset, feel things out, knuckle lock, and then go shoulder to shoulder. Ospreay rolls back, spins, and wrangles Konosuke with a top wristlock. Konosuke fights up, trips Ospreay and has a toehold.

Ospreay uses his free leg to drag Konosuke down. Konosuke clasps hands to fight the armbar, but his shoulders are down so it’s a cover. TWO as Konosuke sits up, and he works to stack Ospreay. ONE as Ospreay pushes Konosuke back down. Konosuke rolls, traps Ospreay’s legs with his own, then waistlocks. Konosuke shifts to get a half nelson, and he turns Ospreay over to a lateral press, ONE! The two stand off and the fans tell off Callis. Callis looks over his shoulder at the fans flipping him off while Konosuke and Ospreay go to corners. Callis says he does not appreciate this treatment, he is simply helping “elevate” commentary.

Ospreay and Konosuke tie up, Konosuke powers Ospreay to a corner, but the ref counts. Konosuke lets off, but then winds up! Ospreay avoids the elbow and wags his finger. The fans cheer and Konosuke nods. Ospreay and Konosuke reset, tie up, and Konosuke pulls hair to put Ospreay on the ropes! The ref counts, Konosuke lets go at 4, but then he tries to sneak a headlock, only for Ospreay to turn things around. Ospreay lets off, to CHOP! The fans fire up while Konosuke goes to the corner. The ref has Ospreay hold on, and the fans fire up as Ospreay backs off. Boston sings for “Ospreay~! Ospreay Ospreay Ospreay~!” as Konosuke storms up.

Ospreay and Konosuke tie up again, and Konosuke headlocks, Ospreay powers up but Konosuke holds on tight. Ospreay fights up, fires body shots, then powers out, only for Konosuke to run him over! But Ospreay kips up! Only for Konosuke to throw him down by his hair! The fans boo but Konosuke smirks and runs. Ospreay stays low, hurdles over, but Konosuke leaps! Things keep moving, Ospreay arm-drags to have the armlock! The fans fire up for Ospreay while Konosuke fights up. Konosuke pulls hair again, the ref counts, so Konosuke whips Ospreay to ropes. Ospreay KICKS the backdrop away, then runs, but into a POP-UP- RANA!!

The fans fire up again and Ospreay feeds off that energy! Ospreay runs up and CHOPS in the corner! Then he snapmares Konosuke along the ropes, goes to the apron, and slingshot SENTONS! The fans fire up and Ospreay paces. Ospreay drags Konosuke up while the fans chant “BRUV! BRUV! BRUV!” Ospreay stands Konosuke up, but Konosuke fires a forearm. Ospreay SOBATS, whips, but Konosuke reverses. Ospreay handsprings, Konosuke lets him go up and over! Konosuke runs now, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then TAKESHITA LINES! Callis fires up, as does Boston, and Ospreay goes to a corner. Konosuke runs in, but Ospreay BOOTS first!

Ospreay goes to the apron, ROCKS Konosuke, then goes up, only for Konosuke to catch him! Fireman’s carry and FACEBUSTER! Basement BOOT! Ospreay tumbles out of the ring, and Konosuke builds speed! Konosuke FLIES, and down goes Ospreay! The fans fire up again while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Konosuke checks his legs then crawls over to Ospreay. Konosuke drags Ospreay up, whips him hard into railing, then soaks up the cheers and jeers from Boston. The Callis cosplayer cheers Konosuke on while he puts Ospreay in the ring. Cover, TWO! Ospreay’s still in this but Konosuke clamps onto Ospreay with a chinlock. Ospreay endures, fights up, but Konosuke clinches for a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Konosuke then clamps right back on with the chinlock! Ospreay endures again while Konosuke leans on the hold. Ospreay fights up, Spring Breakthru returns to single picture, and the fans rally for Ospreay again.

Ospreay fires body shots, but Konosuke shoves him to ROCK him in the back! Ospreay drops to his knees, but Konosuke brings him back up. Konosuke reels Ospreay in, but Ospreay fights the lift with elbows. Konosuke shoves Ospreay again to again ROCK him in the back! Ospreay grits his teeth as he drops to his knees, but Konosuke winds up the arm. Konosuke whips, but Ospreay handsprings to NEURALIZER KICK! The fans fire up while both men are down again! Ospreay goes to the corner, Konosuke goes to the other. Ospreay runs up, but Konosuke puts him on the apron! Ospreay ROCKS Konosuke, goes up, but Konosuke catches him again!

Ospreay fights back this time to ROCK Konosuke, then PIP PIP CHEERIO! Cover, TWO! Konosuke is still in this, but Ospreay fires up again! Boston is with Ospreay as he drags Konosuke up. Ospreay has a wristlock, and he CHOPS Konosuke! The fans “WOO~!” and Ospreay stands Konosuke back up. Ospreay CHOPS again! Ospreay whips, Konosuke reverses, but Ospreay blocks a shot to CHOP! Ospreay runs, but into a BOOT! Konosuke runs to LARIAT Ospreay down! The fans fire up again, they are loving “Both These Guys!” Konosuke drags Ospreay up, clinches, but Ospreay fights the lift with more elbows!

Ospreay fires a forearm, but Konosuke ROCKS Ospreay in return. Konosuke runs, into a TIGER WALL KICK! ENZIGIRI! Konosuke wobbles, but he still clinches Ospreay for an EXPLODER! But Ospreay’s right back up! Only to take another EXPLODER! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay stays in this but Konosuke stays calm. The fans rally up, and they hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” But there’s still a main event to go! Konosuke puts Ospreay in the drop zone, then climbs up the corner. But Ospreay rises to CHOP! Ospreay ROCKS Konosuke, climbs up, but Konosuke trips Ospreay up! Ospreay HOTSHOTS off the top rope, then Konosuke reels him back in!

Konosuke vows to end it here! Konosuke drags Ospreay up to SUPER- STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE!! Ospreay turns things around on Konosuke and they both go to the ramp! Springboard, OSCUTTER to the ramp!! Both men writhe while the fans lose their minds again! Callis is worried for Konosuke while Ospreay rolls back inside. The ring count is climbing, Konosuke is still down at 7 of 10! He rises at 8, crawls for the ring, and manages to roll in at 9.5! But Ospreay goes COAST2COAST! Then he goes up top, for a LEAP OF FAITH!! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives but Ospreay just reloads! The fans fire up as Ospreay waits on Konosuke.

Ospreay springboards, OSC- BLUE THUND- RANA!! A counter for a counter! Ospreay runs, Konosuke staggers to his feet, and into the OSCUTTER!! Cover, TWO!!! Konosuke survives and Boston is stunned! The fans again hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” while both men stir. Ospreay brings Konosuke up, underhooks, but Konosuke fights free of Storm Breaker! Konosuke ducks a roundhouse, double pump handles to FLIP Ospreay, but Ospreay arm-drags! Cover, TWO! Konosuke has the victory roll, TWO! Ospreay O’Conner Rolls but Konosuke rolls through to wheelbarrow GERMAN SUPLEX! And then O’Conner Bridge! TWO!!!!

The fans cannot believe it and Callis is furious, but Ospreay escapes with nanoseconds to spare! Ospreay stirs and Konosuke crawls over to him. Konosuke and Ospreay go forehead to forehead, then stand to go forearm for forearm! The fans rally and duel, they sing for “OSPREAY~, OSPREAY OSPREAY OSPREAY!” Konosuke ROCKS Ospreay, but he wobbles as he stays on his feet! Ospreay comes back to fire another forearm, but Konosuke ROCKS him again! Ospreay staggers around this time, but he grits his teeth as he fires back up! Ospreay fires a flurry of forearms, but the ALPHA ELBOW staggers Ospreay again!

Konosuke fires shots in the corner, the ref counts, and the ref has to back Konosuke down! Konosuke has the ref step aside so he can tell Ospreay to get up. Ospreay fires up to BOOT Konosuke! And BOOT! And BOOT, but Konosuke blocks! ALPHA ELBOW!! Ospreay falls in a heap and Boston is thunderous! The ref checks on Ospreay, and somehow, he isn’t out of this yet. Callis tells Konosuke to kurose, aka kill him! Konosuke drags Ospreay up, calls his shot, and RAGING- NO, Ospreay fights the suplex, wrenches free and then ducks a shot to full nelson! Konosuke elbows free but Ospreay HOOK KICKS him!

Ospreay winds up to SUPERKICK! Konosuke winds up, Ospreay SWATS the elbow to then HOOK KICK again! Konosuke drops to his knees, Ospreay prepares the arm! HIDDEN- NO, Konosuke flops right over! The fans boo but the ref checks Konosuke. Ospreay has the ref step aside like Konosuke did, but then Konosuke springs up to ALPHA ELBOW!! Konosuke was playing possum, and now he hits a BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!? Ospreay survives and shocks Konosuke! The fans rally as hard as they can while Konosuke rises up. Ospreay rises, Konosuke runs, but Ospreay dodges! They come back, Konosuke LARIATS, but Ospreay flips and lands on his feet!!

Ospreay springboards, OSC- ALPHA ELBOW!!! Antiair hits the target! Konosuke covers, ONE?!?! HIDDEN BLADE!!!! Cover, ONE?!?!?!? Boston is erupting, Schiavone shouts, “What’re we watching?!” Both men run up, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Ospreay slumps down and Konosuke grins. Konosuke drags Ospreay up and reels him in, and then he underhooks the arms?! STORM- NO, Ospreay slips free, double pump handles, and he FLIPS Konosuke into position, BASTARD DRIVER!! Ospreay turns a steal into a steal! And then he deadlifts for the WHEELBARROW GERMAN!! But Konosuke HIDDEN BLADES?!?!?

Konosuke flounders, but so does Ospreay, and Ospreay avoids the cover! The fans are electric while both men are down! Callis takes a deep breath while the standing count begins. Both men stir at 4 of 10, then Ospreay reaches up at 5. Both men are still down at 7, but they’re rising at 8! We hit 9, and both men stand! The fans fire up, HELLUVA KICK in the corner!! Ospreay falls, Konosuke climbs, but Ospreay rises up again! Ospreay ROCKS Konosuke, ROCKS him again, then climbs up, only to slip! Ospreay slaps himself to focus again, and the fans fire back up. Ospreay climbs, but Konosuke fires forearms!

Konosuke throws shots, but Ospreay RISING HEADBUTTS! Boston cheers as hard as they can, and Ospreay brings Konosuke to the very top! Konosuke fires shots, and then he winds up, SUPER TAKESHITA LINE!! But Ospreay lands on his feet!! Konosuke is stunned, and then HIDDEN BLADE!!! Cover, TWO!?!?!?!? HOW?!?! Ospreay goes back to the corner, throws off the elbow pad, but a POWER DRIVE KNEE finds him! RAGING- RANA!! Cover, TWO, but Ospreay just gets Konosuke’s legs! Ospreay drags Konosuke up, STYLES CLASH!!! Cover, TWO!?!??!!? What is Konosuke even made of?!? Boston is thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!”

Ospreay runs, HIDDEN- BACKSLIDE! TWO!! POWER DRIVE KNEE!!! Konosuke runs, but Ospreay slips through the lariat to underhook, lift, STORMBREAKER!!!! Cover, OSPREAY WINS!!!

Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall (advances to Double or Nothing)

Callis is furious, no more “Proto-shita” finals for him! Ospreay and Konosuke pushed the limits of what is even possible, but will Ospreay win the whole damn thing at Double or Nothing?

 

BREAKING NEWS for Spring Breakthru Collision!

On top of the ROH World TV Championship match Christian Cage arranged for Nick Wayne, we will get a tag match of Mercedes Mone & Harley Cameron VS Kris Statlander & Julia Hart! Could this be a sampling of what’s to come in the Owen Hart Cup? Plus, Adam Cole puts up the TNT Championship in an Open Challenge! Who will step to the champion in this city of champions? This and more as Collision’s live on a Thursday night!

 

AEW World Trios Championships: The Death Riders VS The Opps & ???

As mentioned at the start of the night, Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta made sure The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil was in no shape to compete tonight. But even so, the Samoan Submission Specialist and The Wrestler will not let this opportunity at both gold and vengeance pass them by. The question is, will there be a new third man? Or will The Opps be caught lacking?

The Death Riders make their entrance in from the crowd as usual, which is pretty daring given how packed the venue is tonight. As for The Opps, we see Joe & Shibata step on stage, but they’re not alone! POWERHOUSE HOBBS IS HERE!! Will the Book of Hobbs have a chapter about ending the reign of terror? The introductions are made, but then the brawl is on! The fans fire up and the bell rings, Hobbs has Yuta, Shibata has Claudio, and Joe has Moxley! The fans fire up as Moxley spills out of the ring with Joe while Claudio drags Shibata outside. Yuta ducks ‘n’ dodges Hobbs, but then Hobbs CLOBBERS Yuta!

Claudio and Shibata trade heavy forearms, Joe SMACKS Moxley off the apron, and Hobbs whips Yuta to a corner. Yuta staggers, Hobbs CLOBBERS him again! Yuta flounders into the corner, the fans chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs whips Yuta corner to corner, runs in and SPLASHES! Hobbs shouts, “MEAT!” and the fans chant “MEAT!” with every big lariat! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs then grins as he winds up to “MEAT!” Moxley storms in and he CLUBS Hobbs! That just pisses Hobbs off! The fans tell Moxley he messed up! Moxley bails out, but then Yuta CLUBS Hobbs! Same result as with Moxley!

Hobbs scoops Yuta, carries him around, then hits a RUNNING POWERSLAM! Hobbs tags Joe and the fans cheer. Hobbs stands Yuta up for Joe to JAB! JAB! JAB! Joe fires hands high and low, backs Yuta into a corner, then fires up! RIDGE HAND CHOP! Joe whips corner to corner, runs up, and back ELBOWS, to then PELE! Yuta flops down, Joe stares Moxley down, and fans sing, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Joe drags Yuta up, CHOPS him in the corner, then tags Shibata. The fans fire up again as Shibata UPPERCUTS Yuta! And again! And then CHOPS! CHOPS! CHOPS! Shibata snapmares Yuta, runs, and he BOOTS Moxley!

Shibata then clamps onto Yuta and grinds him down. Yuta endures, pries at the hold, and fans taunt Yuta. Yuta fights up, powers up and out, but Shibata BOOTS Moxley again! Yuta CLUBS Shibata, then TOSSES Shibata out. Yuta distracts the ref so Claudio can run and THROW Shibata into railing! The fans boo but Hobbs backs Claudio off. The ref has Hobbs stay back, and Yuta goes out to fetch Shibata. Yuta drags Shibata into the ring, tags Moxley, and the fans boo as Moxley flips off Joe. Joe storms in, the ref stops him, and Moxley KICKS Shibata down! Tag to Claudio, the Death Riders mug Shibata. Claudio drags Shibata up but Shibata CHOPS!

Shibata CHOPS, Claudio eggs him on, repeat! Claudio blocks a chop to short arm LARIAT! Claudio soaks up the heat, then he stomps Shibata. The fans rally, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Claudio drags Shibata up, pushes him to a corner, and UPPERCUTS! Claudio stomps Shibata, tags Moxley, and Moxley runs corner to corner to LARIAT! And then LARIAT! And LARIAT! Tag back to Claudio, the mugging continues, then Claudio tags Yuta. Yuta taunts Hobbs & Joe, Claudio stands Shibata up, and Yuta stomps Shibata down. The ref reprimands but Yuta hooks a leg, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Y uta clamps onto the leg for a toehold. Shibata endures, even as Yuta twists the ankle. Yuta drops an elbow on the knee, then tags Moxley. But then Joe & Hobbs storm in!

The ref stops Joe & Hobbs, Moxley taunts them, and then Moxley drags Shibata around. Moxley stomps Shibata, turns him over, and CLAWS Shibata’s back! The ref reprimands and counts as Moxley CLAWS Shibata more! Moxley fishhooks, the ref counts again, and Moxley pushes Shibata down at 4. Moxley drags Shibata up, has a facelock, and he drags Shibata over to the corner. Tag to Claudio, the mugging continues, and Claudio brings Shibata around for a BIG suplex! Cover, TWO! Shibata stays in this but Claudio stays on him with a top wristlock. Shibata endures, fights around, but Claudio knees him low!

Claudio pushes on the wristlock and grinds Shibata back down. Spring Breakthru returns to single picture while the fans rally behind Shibata. Shibata fights up, but Claudio TOSSES him out! Moxley storms up on Shibata, but Hobbs hurries over to stop that. The ref is busy with Claudio and Moxley, which lets Marina CHOP BLOCK Hobbs! The fans boo but Marina flips them all off. Yuta drags Shibata up and into the ring for Claudio, and Claudio eggs Shibata on. Claudio SLAPS Shibata, kicks him around, but Shibata CHOPS! Claudio ROCKS Shibata! Shibata CHOPS Claudio! Repeat! Claudio shoves Shibata, catches him to a SLEEPER, but Shibata slips around to get a SLEEPER!

The fans fire up as Claudio flails! Claudio JAWBREAKERS free, Shibata staggers into the Death Rider corner, but then Shibata BOOTS Claudio! Shibata crawls away from the corner, the fans rally up, but Claudio whips Shibata back in! BOOT for Moxley! Claudio and Shibata trade forearms again, and Shibata backs Claudio down! Shibata fires a flurry, then an UPPERCUT! Shibata DECKS Yuta, but Claudio UPPERCUTS Shibata! Claudio BOOTS Shibata, but Shibata stays on his feet! Shibata clinches Claudio, BACK HEEL TRIP! The fans fire up while both men are down! Shibata and Claudio crawl, hot tags to Yuta and Joe!

Joe DECKS Yuta again and again, then atomic drops! Joe runs to BOOT Yuta down! And adds a SENTON! Cover, TWO! Yuta stays in this but Joe stays on him, only for Yuta to CLAW Joe’s eyes! Yuta runs, but into a SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, Moxley breaks it! Moxley tags in, then he goes looking under the ring! Moxley grabs a chair! The Maniac no longer cares about winning but about using Champion’s Advantage! The ref tells Moxley to stop right there, but then WILLOW NIGHTINGALE is here! She snatches the chair from Moxley! And she flips him off! Joe BOOTS Moxley down! Yuta goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK Joe!

Shibata BOOTS Yuta! Claudio POP-UP UPPERCUTS Shibata! Hobbs SPINEBUSTERS Claudio! Moxley SHOTGUNS Hobbs! Joe is back as Moxley runs, and Moxley BOOTS Joe! Joe LARIATS Moxley! All six men are down around ringside and Boston is thunderous! Willow coaches The Opps, but now The Young Bucks walk out here? The EVPs are surely going to sway things in the Death Riders’ favor now, given they grab some chairs. But wait! Someone in the crowd snatches Matt’s chair?! IT’S SWERVE STRICKLAND! And he DECKS Matt! Nick runs up, but Swerve BOOTS him! Swerve goes up, DOUBLE KILL STOMPS for The Bucks!!

The fans are thunderous as Boston is now “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve then TOSSES Matt over railing! And he TOSSES Nick onto Matt! The Bucks go tumbling away! Joe is in the corner, Moxley runs up, but Joe URENAGES him down! But Claudio UPERCUTS Joe! Shibata BOOTS Claudio! Shibata pushes Claudio out, they brawl on the ramp! SLEEPER!! Claudio is caught, Shibata sits him down, then runs to PENALTY KICK! Then back to the SLEEPER! Joe puts Moxley up top, tucks him in, but Yuta CLUBS Joe! The fans boo as Yuta fires hands, then runs, but Joe swings! Yuta ducks that to DIVE onto Hobbs, but Hobbs catches him!

Hobbs URENAGES Yuta on the desk! The desk does not break but Hobbs snarls. Marina SMACKS Hobbs with a chair!! The ref missed that but Willow didn’t! Willow runs up to LARIAT Marina!! The fans are thunderous, but Moxley drags Joe up! Underhooks and- NO, Joe wrenches out, COQUINA CLUTCH!!! Moxley is caught, and he’s RIGHT OUT! OPPS WIN!!

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

No more reign of terror in the trios division, this one was for Hook! Joe personally gives Hobbs the belt, the pyro goes off, and Boston is all fired up! The Death Riders retreat, and Will Ospreay leads the way as the AEW locker room comes out here to celebrate! The champagne bottles pop off and it’s a toast to The Opps, but perhaps we’re burying the lead as Joe took out THE AEW World Champion! Will Joe look to also dethrone “The One True King” and truly restore the feeling here in AEW?


My Thoughts:

An awesome episode of Dynamite here, a lot more than I expected for a themed episode. At the same time, it was a lot of tournament and big story stuff, so they were of course going to go hard. I was a little surprised by the match order, but when they kayfabe’d away Hook being out of action, it did make sense for them to push the trios title to the main event. At the same time, bringing in Hobbs as the third man, adding a lot of overbooking and tying in more story, that was a great way to dethrone the Death Riders and close out the show. Hobbs being a champion again is great for him, and I really do think they should parley this into Joe VS Moxley for the world title at Double or Nothing.

Mercedes Mone VS Athena really could’ve been a main event in itself, but it was still an awesome match even as the opener. Mone winning is fine because Boston, and while I was thinking it’d be Mone VS Athena at All In for the TBS Championship, I suppose they could swing it where it is title for title, TBS Championship and ROH Women’s Championship both on the line. I say that because I still feel like Kris Statlander could be going to All In to face Toni. A little confusing as to why we can’t just get Kris VS Hayter tomorrow night, but Mone & Harley VS Kris & Julia will still be really good. It just feels like they’re giving away the Double or Nothing match just so Mone can have matches both nights in Boston.

Very good promo from The Patriarchy with Christian Cage now being passive aggressive towards Nick Wayne. I like how Christian is taking kayfabe credit for Nick getting in the Best of the Super Juniors, and I do like Nick VS Komander for Collision. No idea if Nick wins that match or not, as it’d be a shame if Nick’s storyline is the reason Komander’s reign comes to an end. But at the same time, how great would it be for the ROH World Television Champion to be part of BOSJ and that big round robin tournament? Though at the same time, something about what Christian said certainly made it feel like Nick will lose, so maybe not.

Great match from Hurt Syndicate VS Gates of Agony, even with Kaun & Liona obviously set up to fail. MJF of course showed up, and while I figured MJF would bribe Hurt Syndicate, I didn’t think it’d be with ladies. Also I think a few, if not all, of the ladies were wrestlers. The redhead was Sloane Jacobs, if I’m not mistaken. But great stuff with Lashley intimidating Shelton into voting against MJF. I feel like MJF should reveal he has been watching the episodes back cuz he wants to keep an eye on the Hurt Syndicate’s “private” conversations, and he can call out MVP for being two-faced saying the Syndicate would just be using MJF for their own gains.

Good promo from Hangman with The Elite, and Okada was cruising for a bruising. Josh Alexander was a great Wild Card, and he has a great match with Hangman, but it made sense for Hangman to win. Alexander possibly joining Callis Family with that bit after is intriguing, but Kyle is now on top going into their semifinal match. I would think that means Hangman wins to go to Double or Nothing. Ospreay VS Konosuke was insane, it might as well have been for the Owen Hart Cup already. Great win for Ospreay, and now even if Kyle defies go home math, Ospreay VS Hangman and Ospreay VS Fletcher are both awesome choices to put on PPV.

My Score: 9.1/10

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