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Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (7/19/23)
It’s baaaack!
Will there be a massacre in Boston?
The wildest faction war in AEW history is only going to get move violent as the Blackpool Combat Club and Golden Elite enter the double cage of BLOOD & GUTS! Who survives this brutal finale?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- FTW Championship: Hook VS Jack Perry; Jack wins and becomes the new FTW Champion.
- Britt Baker VS Kayla Sparks; wins.
- Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament Final: MJF & Adam Cole VS Sammy Guevara & Daniel Garcia; MJF & Cole win and will challenge FTR for the titles on AEW Collision, July 29th.
- Blood & Guts: Blackpool Combat Club VS The Golden Elite; The Golden Elite wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
FTW Championship: Hook VS Jack Perry!
There was such promise in the duo of #JungleHook, but now there is only bad blood! The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil doesn’t want to play the cat ‘n’ mouse game anymore, he just wants to fight! Will he get that fight here in Boston? Or will this match truly mark a new chapter for the man once known as Jungle Boy?
Speaking of, Jack drags “Jungle Boy” into the desert and buries him in a shallow grave! Jack then gets a limousine ride into town, embracing “Hollywood” Jack Perry. And now instead of Tarzan Boy, he makes his entrance to Beethoven’s Symphony Number 5! A bit dramatic, don’t you think? The introductions are made, the “outlaw championship” is raised, and we see if Jack comes to regret what he did!
The bell rings as fans chant ‘WHOOP HIS ASS!” Jack runs in but Hook dodges! Hook fires off fists in the corner, but the ref back shim off. Jack bails out but Hook pursues. Jack knees low, RAMS Hook into railing, and then CHOPS him! Jack talks trash on fans, brings Hook around and whips him, only for Hook to reverse! Jack hits railing and tumbles up and over! Hook goes out after Jack to fire off fists! The ref reprimands but Hook clotheslines Jack back over the railing! Hook then lines up a shot, and he FLYING FOREARMS off the railing! Fans fire up with Hook and he puts Jack in the ring.
Fans rally, Hook hurries in and he clinches, but Jack throws elbows! Jack whips, Hook reverses and runs in, but blocks a boot! Jack CLAWS Hook’s face! Jack goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Hook hangs tough but Jack lets his hair down. Jack drags Hook up to CLUB him on the neck! Fans chant “YOU STILL SUCK!” Jack CHOPS Hook, CLUBS him, and then climbs up a corner just to soak up heat. Jack goes back to Hook, stomps him and digs his boots in, but the ref counts. Jack lets off, drags Hook up, and TOSSES him out. Fans boo but Jack soaks it up as AEW goes picture in picture.
Jack slides out after Hook, CLUBS him on the back, and ROCKS him with a forearm! But Hook turns it around to COHP! Hook CHOPS Jack against railing, then CHOPS him against the apron! Jack knees low, CLUBS Hook, then refreshes the ring count. Jack brings Hook around to fake a chop and just poke Hook in the eyes! Jack puts Hook in, covers, TWO! Jack is annoyed but the fans rally for Hook. Jack stands Hook up, but Hook throws body shots! Hook runs but Jack CLOBBERS him! Jack stands on Hook for a cocky cover, TWO! Jack wraps on a chinlock and he grinds Hook down. Hook fights up and throws elbows!
Jack throws Hook by his hair! The ref reprimands but Jack drags Hook up to put on ropes. Jack CHOKES Hook, the ref counts, and Jack lets off at 4. Then Jack stands on Hook to CHOKE him! That looks a bit like Captain Charisma… Jack goes out and BOOTS Hook off the ropes! Jack then aims as Hook rises, and Jack feints the springboards, and flips off the fans instead! But Hook rushes over to fire off hands! The ref counts, Hook whips but Jack reverses and Hook hits buckles hard! Hook flops to the apron as Dynamite returns to single picture. Jack goes out after Hook, brings him up, and aims for the floor!?
Hook holds onto ropes but Jack keeps trying! Jack CLUBS Hook, CLUBS him again, and then shifts to bring Hook up. But Hook clinches to T-BONE SUPLEX to the floor! A camera gets clipped on the way down! Fans lose their minds while the ref checks both men! A ring count begins, Jack is down on the ramp but Hook crawls to ringside. Hook stands at 3 of 10, rolls in at 4, and he leaves Jack to the count. Jack stirs at 7 of 10, but Hook goes out after him! Hook puts Jack in the ring, but then Jack flops out the side! Hook goes back out after Jack, but Jack POSTS him! And then drapes him out, DRAPING DDT to the floor!
Jack leaves Hook behind now and he wants a count out! The FTW doesn’t have Champion’s Advantage so it’s on Hook to return! The count is 5 of 10 and Hook is still down. The count reaches 7, and then 8! Jack already gloats like he’s won, but Hook springs up and in at 9.5!! Jack is stunned and the fans are fired up! Jack kicks Hook but Hook glares up at Jack. Fans rally for Hook as Jack kicks him more! Hook swings, Jack waistlocks, but Hook elbows out! Jack still waistlocks to GERMAN SUPLEX! But Hook’s right up! And Jack can’t believe it! Jack rushes in but Hook dodges! Hook blocks the superkick to waistlock, and GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!!
Jack escapes the cover, but not Hook’s hold! Hook GERMAN SUPLEXES again! Bridging cover, TWO!!! Jack survives again but Hook still has the waistlock! So Jack grabs the ref! AND LOW BLOW MULE KICKS! Fans boo as the ref misses it all! Jack “apologizes,” then runs to hit the BLINDSIDER! Cover, TWO?!?! Hook survives and Jack is furious! The fans are thunderous but Jack goes out to grab the FTW belt! Jack brings that belt in, the ref reprimands and grabs at it. Jack swings, but Hook dodges to HEAD ‘N’ ARM TRIANGLE! But Jack RAMS Hook into the ref! Hook still hits the HEAD ‘N’ ARM PLEX! Cover, but the ref is down!
Hook is furious as he would’ve won twice over by now! Hook checks on the ref, but Jack crawls to the belt! Hook storms up to Jack, and Jack BELT SHOTS Hook!! Fans boo as Jack hides the evidence! The ref comes to as Jack crawls to cover, JACK WINS!!
Winner: Jack Perry, by pinfall (NEW FTW Champion)
Jack has ended Hook’s undefeated streak! Fans boo as hard as they can but Jack just takes a bow! Will Jack stoop to every low to get ahead in AEW?
Alex Marvez is on location.
Alex Marvez says he’s on the tail of the hottest story in pro-wrestling! Will Chris Jericho join the Don Callis Family? He heard of a secret meeting, so he wants in on it. Alex has his cameraman watch Jericho and Callis having dinner at a restaurant, but they’re spotted! Security ushers Alex and crew away, what will the future be for Jericho and Callis?
Last night, MJF and Adam Cole met for another bro session.
Max wanted Cole to understand that they are newly founded BFFs. So as much as MJF likes Cole, what’re they doing in a parking lot? Max, it is really important that you face your fears, and that’s spicy food- poor people. What? Well, then both fears? Anyway, it is important that they face these fears as a team. MJF says okay, until he realizes they’re in the parking lot of Boston’s own Kowloon. Cole wants him to go to a Chinese restaurant in Boston?! YES! Now c’mon! MJF begrudgingly steps inside, and he talks about last week’s match, and how he stood in front of 95 THOUSAND “Maximaniacs” all chanting his name, as he took on all 675 pounds of Big Bill!
MJF exaggerates how he scooped and slammed Bill through the ring, and Cole tells him that is not how it went. And Cole knows, because he was in that match! The waiter brings their food: big plates of spicy wings, and a big bowl of rice to share. MJF hopes this isn’t too spicy. Baby steps, Max. OOOH very hot. Cole is handling it better than MJF but the drinks arrive just in time. MJF CHUGS his water. And even the other drink. Cole, too, actually. Such good water. Yes, it’s Boston and the tap water here is disgusting, but that is great water. They call the waiter over. This water tastes funny. No, that is alcohol. WHAT THE-
And so, things get a bit tipsy. MJF retells the story of him against Big Bill, but now there were 99 thousand fans, and Cole stops MJF. MJF’s told this story 8 THOUSAND times, he gets it. But hey, hey! That guy reminds him of Sammy Guevara. Nah, bro, that is a dead ringer for Daniel Garcia. But hey, Cole is proud of MJF for facing his fears. So, as friends, there is one thing left to do. DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE~! They go nuts, and they drunkenly go to double clothesline the waiter!! What state will these two be in when it finally comes time for the Blind Eliminator Tag Tournament Finals?
Alex Marvez continues following Jericho.
“Al Scoops” got another hot tip that Jericho and Callis are arriving right now, so he walks up to a white limousine pulling up. And out steps Callis and Jericho! Alex asks if there’s been a decision made in their partnership. Callis says the only “decision” is that they both think Alex is an idiot. Jericho says “FAT headed idiot.” Security keeps Alex back while Callis & Jericho head into the arena. Will there be a decision announced by the end of the night?
Britt Baker VS Kayla Sparks!
The Doctor may be from the Steel City but she’s more than welcome here in Bean Town! Will Britt get back on track here tonight?
The bell rings and Britt circles with Kayla. They tie up, Britt waistlocks but Kayla elbows free. Kayla whips, Britt ducks ‘n’ dodges and SLINGBLADES! Fans fire up for Britt and she brings out the glove already! Britt spells it out, “D! M! D!” Britt runs in but into a BOOT! Kayla fires up, runs in, but Britt spins her, kicks low, and BUTTERFLY SUPLEXES! Then she reels Kayla back in, FISHERMAN SCREW! And then the RINGS OF SATURN, into the LOCKJAW!! Kayla taps, Britt wins!
Winner: Britt Baker, by submission
All Britt needed was a spark to get back in the win column! Will she fire back up for the Summer and get back to title contention?
Backstage interview with MJF & Adam Cole.
Renee is with the AEW World Champion and his new pal, and she says they are in the finals of the tag tournament against Guevara & Garcia. That means they’re that much closer to becoming AEW World Tag Team Champions. Are either of them surprised at the chemistry they have found? Cole says not at all! They’ve caught lightning in a bottle, and there are now two better than them! They’ll win tonight and go on to become your NEW AEW World Tag Team Champions! Ain’t that right, Max? MJF agrees, they have one plan and that is Plan A: double clothesline, win the tournament.
Unlike Guevara and his “skank wife,” they don’t need Plan B! Then there’s “Danny,” they will dance all over your face, make you look like a disgrace, right here in Bean Town! Because they’re Better Than You, BAYBAY. Which reminds MJF, he got Cole a little something. BRB. MJF goes off screen to then bring over matching trunks! No way! So way! That’s funny, cuz Cole got them something, too. Matching jackets! And on top of that, one more thing. But you gotta wait and see. Aw, c’mon, don’t tease him like that. MJF & Cole head off, and Roderick Strong hurries over. Renee asks what his thoughts are, but he says not right now.
Is Roddy worried MJF is still luring Cole into a trap? Or is he just worried that he’s being replaced
Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament Final: MJF & Adam Cole VS Sammy Guevara & Daniel Garcia!
This could be the make or break moment for both these teams! #BetterThanYouBAYBAY have surprisingly meshed together, but it seems the dysfunction between Spanish God & Dragonslayer has only returned. But will that “Plan A” double clothesline work out for MJF & Cole? Or will Sammy & Danny pull together when push comes to shove?
Wait, Chris Jericho makes his entrance now? The Ocho did say he wants to see his proteges fly on their own, so it seems he wants to see that in person. Fans sing Judas as the pyro goes off, and Jericho shouts to cut the music! Fans boo, Jericho flips the fans off, but then Boston keeps singing on their own. And then here comes MJF & Cole as Jericho joins commentary. MJF wonders, though, why is his theme playing twice? Because IT’S A MASH UP!! MJF is so happy and he hugs Cole, but Cole lets it slide because this is a big moment. Fans join in on the “BOOM!” and on the “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!” but will Boston get to join in on the celebration?
The teams sort out and fans are thunderous for “DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE!” Garcia steps to the champ, and he stops the ref from signaling the bell, so he can do his dance! MJF says okay, and he gives it right back on Garcia! Garcia still keeps the ref from signaling, and does his dance again! MJF gives it back again! MJF says, “You people wanna see a dance off?!” Fans are torn but MJF’s chant still echoes out, “DANCE OFF! DANCE OFF!” MJF goes out to hit a button, and now disco music plays?! Garcia calls Guevara in, and of course the sports… enner-tay-ners start off. And they do their best Saturday Night Fever even though it’s Wednesday!
Fans boo and MJF gives thumbs down, but it’s not like Sammy and Danny are bad. Sammy reverse wheelbarrows so Danny can flip him up and over! Sammy then spins and does his pose, and Danny slides in to stick his head out under Sammy’s leg? Uh… Okay… MJF pops ‘n’ locks his way and does some air guitar even, before he spins and poses like Sammy. MJF kips up and Cole is completely at a loss for works. But now MJF expects Cole to dance?! Boston wants it, too! Cole gives a little shimmy, shake, thrust, thrust, thrust, but MJF says stop, stop, stop! The music stops, MJF tries to explain to Cole dancing versus that, but then Sammy & Danny CLOBBER them both!
Fans boo, they were just starting to have fun! But Sammy bails out, the bell finally rings, and Garcia drags MJF up into a headlock. MJF endures, fights up, powers out, and drops down. Garcia hops over, but stops when he sees Cole show punch! The ref reprimands Cole, but MJF pokes Garcia in the eyes! The ref reprimands, but then Cole pokes Garcia in the eyes! The ref reprimands Cole, but MJF and Cole pinball Garcia between haymakers! MJF DECKS Garcia and fans fire up! MJF and Cole call for it, and Cole hops in! They double whip, but Sammy saves Garcia! Fans boo as the JAS regroup and rush back up, but into double forearms!
Fans fire up and MJF rallies them. Is MJF really gonna do it? MJF shimmies, shakes, builds speed, and builds speed, and builds speed, but then just poses! Fans cheer and MJF smiles, but then Sammy YANKS Cole down and Garcia CLOBBERS him! Fans boo as Garcia and Sammy put up their dukes. But Garcia says the fans don’t deserve his dance anymore, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Garcia drags MJF up, bumps him off buckles, and then stomps a mudhole in. The ref counts, Garcia flexes while standing on MJF, but then Garcia lets off at 4. Garcia drags MJF from the corner, tags in Sammy, and Sammy stomps MJF now. Sammy stares Cole down, has MJF on the ropes, and kicks the ropes to jam up MJF! Sammy brings MJF up, puts him on the ropes again, and CHOPS! MJF scrambles for his corner but Sammy RAMS him into the JAS corner! Tag to Garcia and he stomps and UPPERCUTS! Cole rallies the fans but Garcia keeps MJF down with a facelock.
MJF endures, fans rally, but Garcia leans his weight on the hold. MJF powers up but Garcia knees him low! And then sucker punches Cole! Garcia soaks up the heat and goes back to MJF for a knee drop! Tag to Sammy as Garcia stands on MJF’s head. The ref reprimands, but Garcia lets off and Sammy brings MJF up. Sammy CHOPS MJF off his feet! Sammy paces around, brings MJF up, and bumps him off buckles. Sammy argues with the ref and Garcia CHOKES MJF! The ref has to keep Cole in now and that just lets the JAS mug MJF! Sammy then brings MJF out of the corner, gives some Latino Heat, and snap suplexes!
Sammy rolls to bring MJF up, and he hits DOS AMIGSO! Dynamite returns to single picture as Sammy leaves MJF down to the corner. Sammy climbs up, but MJF slow rolls away! Sammy hurries to drag MJF away, but MJF pokes him in the eye! MJF scoops, Sammy slips free, and the two collied head to head! Sammy falls, MJF wobbles and flails, but he steadies himself, only to fall on Sammy’s yammy! Fans fire up as both men crawl, hot tag to Garcia and he drags MJF away! MJF BOOTS Garcia away, hot tag to Sammy! Sammy grabs MJF’s legs but MJF BOOTS him away now! So both Sammy & Danny grab a leg!
The JAS drags MJF away, and they call for double clothesline! Only for MJF to dodge it! Hot tag to Cole! Colle dodges Garcia, BOOTS Sammy, ELBOWS Garcia, and then BOOTS Garcia! Fans fire up with Cole and he reels Garcia into a fireman’s carry. Garcia slips free and shoves Cole into Sammy! Sammy falls, Cole uses 52 Fakeout to mule kick Garcia! And SUPERKICK again! Garcia flounders and fans fire up with Cole! Cole goes up the corner, leaps, but Garcia avoids the Sunrise! Garcia dodges Cole to stomp away in the corner! Fans boo, Garcia just dances at the ref! But Cole SUPERKICKS Garcia down again!
Fans fire up as the kneepad comes down! Cole aims, runs, but Sammy CLUBS Cole first! And springboards in, into a SUPERKICK! Fans fire up and MJF is back! Is it time?! Jericho is upset on commentary but everyone shouts “DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE!” Tag to MJF and they drag Sammy up! They double whip Sammy, to DOUBLE- NO, Sammy ducks it, to DOUBLE SPANISH FLY!! Cover on MJF, TWO!! Sammy is furious but he goes up a corner, to SUPER FLYING- NO, MJF catches Sammy to a dragon sleeper! CROSS- NO, Sammy spins it around! They go to ropes, but Cole tags in before the O’Conner Roll!
Sammy has MJF but Cole SUPERKICKS Sammy down! MJF stands and the fans fire up again! MJF & Cole nod, and they drag Sammy up! They double whip but Garcia tags in! Sammy holds ropes, Danny DOUBLE CHOP BLOCKS! Fans boo as Garcia gets the legs! DRAGONTAMER!! Fans boo as Cole endures and reaches out! Danny drags him away! Cole goes to the other side to ROPEBREAK! Garcia lets go to stomp away on Cole’s legs! Fans boo as Garcia runs, but Cole dumps him out onto Sammy! Fans fire up again and MJF returns! Fans fire up as Cole tells MJF to do it for real! MJF is hesitant, but he still builds speed!
MJF stops himself, not ready to face that fear. So Cole SUPERKICKS Sammy and SUPERKICKS Garcia! Cole tells MJF he can do it, and fans are thunderous! MJF is reencouraged, Cole holds the ropes for him, and MJF DIVES!!! Even MJF is shocked by what he pulled off! MJF hurries to get Garcia up and in for Cole, and Cole is up top! PANAMA SUNRISE!! And then he goes to MJF! Fans want it, Cole and MJF shout “DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE!” Tag to MJF, they double whip Garcia, to DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE!!! Cover, MJF & COLE WIN!!
Winners: MJF & Adam Cole, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Champions)
Boston erupts in celebration as MJF and Cole win the tournament! But will they finish the sto- er, mission and take those tag titles from FTR?
As for Sammy & Danny, Jericho is there on the ramp to meet them, and he says it’s okay. But Sammy & Danny walk past him? Is this a bad sign of what’s to come for the JAS?
Back to Cole and MJF, Cole is handed the world title, and he means to hand it to MJF, but he looks at it longingly. MJF sees that, and gets offended! He snatches the belt from Cole and asks what the hell! Cole defends it meant nothing, and they can both get the tag titles. Fans chant “HUG IT OUT!” and MJF sees that’s right, it’s on him. They hug, but MJF then looks at Cole with some worry. Will these two stay on course until- Wait! Here comes Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood! FTR are here and heading down the ramp towards their next challengers. All four men stare down and talk some trash while fans lose their minds.
Fans chant “This is Awesome!” as they get to see a preview of Collision on the 29th. MJF says he can’t wait, but will he and Cole prove they are the top guys in AEW? Or will FTR prove they are better than a thrown-together team, and you know it?
Backstage interview with Best Friends, as well as Darby Allin & Nick Wayne.
Renee is with Trent Beretta, Chuck Taylor, Orange Cassidy, Kris Statlander, and the Relentless Icon with his young protégé. She says there is a lot of action happening here! First, Statlander’s TBS Championship is on the line for Rampage against Marina Shafir. Second, Trent & Chuck are going to challenge The Lucha Brothers for the ROH World Tag Team Championships at Death Before Dishonor, also this Friday. And then a rare night off for Cassidy and his International Championship. But then to Darby & Nick, they will be in the Royal Rampage, the winner getting a shot at the AEW TNT Championship at All Out 2023.
Renee knows how much the TNT title means to Darby, so what would it mean to have that title back? Well, y’know who else is in that match? Swerve Strickland. Swerve’s wanted Darby’s attention and now he’s got it. Darby vows to win the whole damn thing. But quick question for Orange. Darby has an old friend that he owes a favor to, and he’s not asking for a handout. But without him, Darby wouldn’t be here. He took Darby in when he was homeless, and that man is AR Fox. How about Cassidy gives Fox a shot? Yeah, Darby, they’re cool. He’ll uh, give Fox that shot. Cool. In that case, next week on Dynamite, Cassidy VS Fox for the International Championship!
Sweet. Hands in, everybody. Darby and Nick choose not to, but Renee joins in. One, two, three, “Back to you guys!”
Blood & Guts: Blackpool Combat Club VS The Golden Elite!
Different philosophies in pro-wrestling have always clashed, but never quite as violently as these two diametrically opposed teams. Animosity, betrayal and bloodshed have defined this feud, but only a match this sadistic and massive can end the war! Forget winning, who will survive the most brutal match in AEW?
First into the cage for BCC is the Swiss Cyborg, Claudio Castagnoli! We see who is joining him from The Golden Elite, after the break.
Dynamite returns and The Elite sends out… KENNY OMEGA! The Cleaner does not wanna wait long to get to the action, but will he be able to last until the end? The bell rings, the countdown begins, and these two tie up right away! They goa round, Claudio puts Omega in a corner and fires off uppercuts! And stomps! Claudio roars but fans are torn. Omega turns Claudio around to fire off haymakers and CHOPS! Claudio kicks low, UPPERCUTS back, and storms up on Omega to UPPERCUT again! Claudio whips, Omega reverses and CLOBBERS Claudio with an elbow! Omega drags Claudio up but Claudio blocks the suplex!
Claudio suplexes, but Omega slips free! Claudio elbows Omega away, things speed up, and Omega leaps, but into a BACKBREAKER! Fans are torn while Claudio looms over Omega. Claudio hears the fans wanting him to use the other ring, but he just knees Omega instead! Claudio smirks, whips, but Omega reverses. Claudio holds ropes, Omega runs in, but Claudio sends Omega up and over, only for Omega to land safe in No Man’s Land! Omega fires off shots, then he bumps Claudio off buckles! Omega steps back into the ring with red ropes, and leaps to CROSSBODY! Omega rains down fists, and he brings Claudio up.
Omega whips Claudio up and over into the other ring! Fans fire up as Omega follows after and CLUBS Claudio! Fans rally, Omega hushes them, and he CHOPS Claudio! Claudio staggers to a corner, and Omega CHOPS him again! Claudio goes to yet another corner, and Omega CHOPS again! Claudio sits down and Omega stomps away! Omega stands on Claudio and fans fire up! Omega digs his boots in, lets off, and Claudio goes to a corner. Omega storms over but Claudio kicks low! And UPPERCUTS! Claudio scoops to SLAM Omega, and he soaks up the heat. Claudio drops an elbow, and he drags Omega back up.
Claudio UPPERCUTS Omega to a corner, CHOPS him, and then follows Omega to another corner. Claudio stomps, CHOPS, and UPPERCUTS! Claudio UPPERCUTS again and again and Omega sits down! Fans boo but Claudio soaks it up. Claudio stands Omega up, whips him corner to corner, but Omega goes up and over! Omega comes back to RANA Claudio down! Fans fire up as Omega SLAM DUNK BULLDOGS! Fans fire up and Omega catches his breath. The countdown finishes, and the BCC sends out… THE BASTARD, PAC! Pac storms up from the crowd, just like the BCC, but Omega is ready.
But Claudio swings on Omega! Omega counter punches, CHOPS, then CHOPS again! And CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Pac storms in, climbs a corner, and MISSILE DROPKICKS Omega down! Omega gets up, Pac SOBATS, KICKS, SOBATS and DROPKICKS! Fans are torn but Pac and Claudio stomp Omega as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Pac and Claudio aren’t exactly friends, but Claudio CHOKES Omega on the ropes, and Pac adds his boot! They can agree that they don’t like Omega. Claudio UPPERCUTS Omega, but then Pac steps in to DECK Omega and dig his boot sin. Claudio steps in and he digs his boots in! They kick Omega back to the red ring, and Omega goes to another corner. Claudio stomps Omega, he and Pac double whip, but Omega KICKS Pac! Omega ENZIGURI but Claudio blocks it! Claudio has the legs! Omega kicks Claudio away, gets around and full nelsons, but Claudio arm-drags free! And UPPERCUTS in the corner!
Pac adds his own UPPERCUT, then he BOOTS Omega! Pac digs his boot into Omega’s head, Claudio stands on Omega’s ribs! Omega can only endure, and then Pac & Claudio let off. Claudio rains down fists on Omega, then Pac kicks Omega around. Omega wobbles as he stands, but he hits back! Only for Pac to kick low and kick his leg! Claudio scuffs Omega, soaks up the heat, and Pac BOOTS Omega down! Claudio drags Omega up, bumps him off buckles, and Dynamite returns to single picture as the countdown finishes again! The Elite sends out… HANGMAN ADAM PAGE! Fans fire up as The Cowboy storms his way down!
Hangman gets in, he ROCKS Claudio, DECKS Pac, repeat! Fans fire up but Pac kicks low! Hangman still ROCKS Pac and clotheslines Claudio to the black ring! Pac SUPERKICKS Pac, whips, but Hangman reverses. Pac ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Hangman catches the crossbody to FALL AWAY SLAM! Hangman then triangle jump LARIATS Claudio! Hangman drags Pac up and fans fire up as he whips him to ropes, for a POP-UP POWERBOMB! Hangman then climbs the cage?! Fans fire up but Claudio grabs at legs. Hangman kicks Claudio back, to QUEBRADA! Direct hit and fans fire up again!
Hangman and Omega regroup, and they go after Pac in the corner! Clothesline, ELBOW, and then feed to a FOREARM! POP-UP GERMAN SUPLEX! The former AEW World Tag Champions divide and conquer. Hangman has Pac against steel in the red ring, Omega has Claudio in the other. They both run, to BOOT the BCC against steel! Omega then drags Claudio up to SLAM him against the steel! And again! And again! Hangman drags Pac back in between the ropes, but Claudio SLAMS Omega into steel now! Hangman smothers Pac while Claudio runs side to side to WRECK Omega with a dropkick!
The countdown finishes again and the BCC sends out… JON MOXLEY! Claudio goes after Hangman while the Maniac makes his way out. Hangman DECKS Claudio, and he regroups with Omega in the black ring as Moxley reaches ringside. Hangman is ready as Moxley storms in and MOXLEY HAS A FORK!! Moxley starts digging into Hangman’s face! And then he digs into Omega’s face!! Fans tell Moxley he’s sick, but he doesn’t care! He BITES Omega’s fingers! And then he goes after Hangman’s ribs with the fork! And his cheek! Claudio joins Moxley and surprise! Moxley has forks for everyone!
Pac stands Omega up for Moxley to JAM with the fork! Moxley then stands Hangman up to JAM him with the fork! Moxley brings Hangman to the red ring, and he starts looking under the ring! Claudio digs his fork into Omega’s forehead as Moxley brings out a bucket. Hangman fights back, he and Moxley brawl, but Hangman gets the edge! Hangman runs, but into a LARIAT! Claudio joins Moxley as Moxley pours out the bucket. SURPRISE, it’s all broken beer bottle glass!! Fans are freaking out as Claudio verifies, it’s sharp. But the countdown finishes, and The Elite sends out NICK JACKSON!
The first of the Bucks gets in and he ROCKS Moxley! Nick climbs to MISSILE DROPKICK! Moxley falls on his own broken glass! Nick fires off fists on Pac and Claudio, but Claudio kicks low. Claudio whips, Nick stops himself, and Nick TOSSES Pac! He sends Claudio at Pac, those two argue, and Nick SUPERKCIKS Claudio! And HOTSHOTS Pac! And SUPERKICKS Moxley! And then goes up and around to clothesline Pac into the black ring! And then Nick shoulders into Claudio, slingshots, and FACEBUSTERS! Then he cartwheel CUTTERS Pac! Fans fire up as Nick adjusts for the double ring!
Nick then goes up and up and RANAS Claudio onto the broken glass! Claudio writhes and flounders and fans are thunderous, but Moxley kicks low! X-PLEX onto the glass!! Now Nick writhes in pain! Moxley pushes glass onto Nick’s chest, then STOMPS it down!! Omega goes after Moxley but Claudio is after Omega! They mug Omega, then double suplex him onto the glass!! Fans lose their minds again as Omega writhes! Moxley cleans Claudio off with his vest, and then Moxley CHOKES Hangman with the vest! Claudio TOSSES Nick over the ropes, the countdown finishes again, and the BCC sends out… WHEELER YUTA!
The Decoder is bringing reinforcements in the form of a folding chair! He jogs his way to the ring since his team has this in hand, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Claudio smothers Omega in a corner, Pac CLUBS Nick, then he feeds Hangman to Yuta’s CHAIRSHOT! Yuta then JAMS Nick and Nick falls to the apron. Yuta stands the chair up, Moxley joins Yuta in the black ring, and he gives Yuta a fork! Yuta JAMS away on Nick’s forehead!! Yuta might be the blood-thirstiest member of the BCC! Yuta then suplexes Nick onto the chair! Nick writhes again while Yuta says he’s gonna end him. Omega ROCKS Moxley, springboards, but Moxley SHOVES him into the steel! Omega falls onto the ropes, too! Claudio dribbles Nick off buckles again and again and again and again!
Moxley digs Omega’s face into the steel, but then Omega SMACKS Moxley off the chains! Pac CHOKES Omega, and Moxley throws shots into the ribs! The BCC soaks up the heat, Yuta even blowing some kisses. Claudio mocks Nick by putting the headband on and swaggering around. The BCC stomps whoever is around, but Hangman puts Mox on the apron! Only for Claudio to fire off uppercuts! The countdown finishes again, and the Elite sends out… MATT JACKSON! The second Buck is here and fans fire up as he storms right in! Moxley CLOBBERS Pac, and rallies on him with clotheslines!
Matt whips, Pac reverses but Matt wheelbarrows to VICTORY FACEBUSTER! Yuta hurries in and swings on Matt, but Matt dodges! Fakeout to the DDT on the chair! Fans rally but Claudio & Moxley mug Matt! They double whip, but Matt dodges to send them into each other! Claudio switches with Matt but Matt uses that to STANDING SLICED BREAD! Matt SPEARS Moxley and rains down fists! Nick goes up top and he aims at Claudio, for some RISKY BUSINESS! The Bucks and Hangman regroup, and Nick BOOTS Claudio! Nick stomps away on Claudio, Matt stomps Moxley. Omega crawls into the ring but Yuta digs his knee in!
Pac adds his boo but Hangman fights Yuta and Pac! Pac bumps Hangman off buckles, but Matt helps Nick RANA Claudio! Moxley kicks Nick, sends him into Matt, and he DOUBLE CLOHTESLINES in the corner! EXPLODER for Nick, ELBOW for Matt, and then a snap suplex for Matt! Pac bumps Hangman off buckles, Claudio UPPERCUTS Nick while wearing his vest! Omega fires hands on Yuta, Moxley clotheslines Matt! Omega hits KOTARO KRUSHER onto the glass!! That’s Omega’s butt and Yuta’s FACE! The countdown finishes again, and the BCC sends out their last man, KONOSUKE TAKESHITA!
The “Son” of Callis has his own chair as he hustles to the ring! Konosuke hurries in, dodges hangman and JAMS him! And then he swings on Matt, but Matt dodges so he and Nick can mug him. They double whip but Konosuke crisscrosses them, and then DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEXES them! Fans cheer that show of strength, and Konosuke meets Omega. Omega kicks low and snatches the chair! But Konosuke DECKS Omega! Konosuke runs, to LARIAT Omega inside out! Moxley brings out something from under the ring. It’s a BED OF NAILS?!?! Moxley puts that in the ring, and then in a corner!
Fans are losing their minds again, Moxley IS a sicko! Moxley drags Omega up, but Omega fights back! Moxley ROCKS Omega, but Omega holds ropes to deny the whip! Pac CHOKES Nick, the rest of the BCC keeps the others down, and Moxley whips Omega! But Omega gets his foot up to step on the nails! Luckily he has his boot on! And he ELBOWS Moxley, but Moxley SHOTGUNS Omega into the bed o’ nails!! Fans are losing their minds and Moxley is salivating! Moxley drags Omega up and brings him around, to scoop SLAM him on the nails!! Omega writhes and even Moxley seems surprised he’s getting to live out this sadistic dream!
But it’s time for the FINAL COUNTDOWN~! And that means The Elite brings out the GOLDEN STAR, KOTA IBUSHI!! Omega’s best friend from DDT Pro and NJPW is finally here in AEW, and the fans are going nuts! Yuta exits the ring!? Ibushi dodges him to DECK him! Fans fire up as Ibushi storms his way to the ring. Claudio and Pac are ready as Ibushi steps in, but Ibushi still DECKS Pac! And DECKS Claudio! And SMACKS Konosuke! Ibushi stares Moxley down, but Moxley stands on Omega’s hand on the nails! Ibushi storms into the black ring and he stares down a blood red Moxley, to then ROCK him with rights and lefts!
Ibushi KICKS and KICKS and knocks MOxley down, for some ground ‘n’ pound! The Bucks go after Pac and Konosuke but Claudio goes after Ibushi! Claudio whips, Ibushi reverses, but theN Clauduo blocks! Claudio & Pac double whp, Ibushi ducks to DOUBLE PELE! Moxley risess, Matt went out after Yuta to BRAINBUSTER on the stage! Ibushi KICKS Moxley onto the nails!! Fans fire up as Moxley tastes his own medicine! And then Ibushi STANDING MOONSAULTS onto Moxley! That’s more nails! Fans fire up as Matt and Yuta fly off th estage! The Golden Lovers regroup but Konosuke goes after them!
Konosuke DECKS Ibushi, CHOPS Omega, and then runs, into a DOUBLE KICK COMBO! And they get the arms! GOLDEN- NO, Pac & Claudio save Konosuke! They stomp away on Omega and Ibushi, then Claudio lifts Nick to TOSS Him at the steel! Nick gets stuck in between steel and ring!! Dynamite goes picture in picture as Pac BOOTS Hangman!
Ibushi crawls, wary of the bed of nails. Moxley beats on Omega, Konosuke goes after Nick, and then Claudio goes after Nick. Pac beats on Hangman, Konosuke stomps Ibushi, and Moxley puts Omega in the red ring. Matt SMACKS Yuta off the outside of the cage! Moxley works to turn Omega but Omega resists! Konosuke finds a trash can and passes it to Claudio! But Hangman swats that away to BOOT Claudio! Hangman has the trash can, and he SMACKS Claudio with it! Fans fire up as Matt continues to beat up on Yuta, and CLAWS his back! Moxley has Omega in the BULLY CHOKE, but Hangman SMACKS Moxley on the back with the trash can!
Yuta turns things around on Matt and they fight up the ramp. Moxley sputters while chest is red with his own blood. Yuta climbs the frame of the cage?! He’s going to the top! Yuta eggs Matt on, so Matt says fine! Matt climbs, too! The brawling continues inside the ring while Matt and Yuta are now high up above! Yuta fires haymakers and Matt teeters, but he rocks Yuta back! Dynamite returns to single picture again as they brawl back and forth! Fans fire up as Matt and Yuta go forearm for forearm! Yuta gets the edge with shot after shot, then he swings, but into a NORTHERN LIGHTS! The Polar Express gets going on the cage roof!
Yuta reaches for chains, but Matt says they’re gonna go off! Yuta DDTS Matt first! Yuta decides he’ll leave Matt behind and starts climbing back down. Fans boo, it was his idea to go up there to start. Ibushi fires off on Moxley, Claudio goes after Ibushi. Omega wedges the trash can in the corner, and he ROCKS Claudio! Nick RAMS Pac into a corner, but Omega sends Yuta into the trash can! Yuta gets back in the ring and he fires off on Omega! Omega rakes the eyes, and he lines up a shot to BOOT Yuta! Nick keeps after Pac, Konosuke has Hangman down, but Matt is still stuck on the roof. Yuta goes after Nick, Moxley hits a PILEDRIVER on Ibushi!
Pac reels Nick in, Claudio has Hangman. They coordinate, but wait, Mack is up top? He has a bag, and he pours it out! It’s raining THUMBTACKS on the black ring!! Now the stakes are raised, and DOUBLE BACK DROPS send Pac & Claudio onto the tacks!! Fans fire up and Nick SUPERKICKS Konosuke! And SUPERKICKS Yuta! And again! And again! Matt is headed down as Nick just fires off SUPERKICK after SUPERKICK! And one for Claudio! Matt returns, and now that all ten men are in the ring, this match can finally END! Matt stomps Moxley to free Ibushi from a Figure Four, and now fans want tables!
But the Elite each take a man in a corner, and they rain down fists! The Golden Elite all go to TEN!! Matt even BITES Konosuke for good measure! Nick trades with Ibushi and Omega goes looking. Nick finds a TABLE! Pac has tacks in his back as Ibushi brings him around, and Nick puts that table in a corner. Pac resists the piledriver lift, but Ibushi CLUBS him! Ibushi gets Pac up, and he BUCKLLE BOMB DOUBLE GIRIS with the Bucks! Omega clears some space to fireman’s carry Pac, for “YOU! CAN’T ESCAPE!” ROLLING SENTON, Hangman STANDING SHOOTING STARS, and then Omega MOONSAULTS!
Matt drops an ELBOW on Pac, then Nick 450 SPLASHES! Fans fire up as the Golden Elite all get a turn hitting the Bastard! They even put Pac in the CEASE & DESIST, the Sharpshooter plus Crossface, while Dynamite goes picture in picture one more time!
Pac endures, Omega dumps Claudio into the red ring, but Moxley stands up. The Bucks let Pac go as Yuta returns, and Moxley KNEES Hangman down. Moxley runs but Hangman avoids the curb stomp! Hangman scoops and SLAMS Moxley onto the tacks! Omega scoop SLAMS Claudio on broken glass! Hangman and Matt each take Konosuke and Yuta into Alabama and gut wrench positions, Nick goes up, MELTZER DEADEYE SENTON COMBO MADNESS!! Nick fetches that table from earlier now and he puts it in No Man’s Land. Ibushi CLUBS Konosuke, Matt stomps Yuta, Konosuke brawls with Ibushi!
Konosuke ROCKS Ibushi, but Ibushi SOBATS, and Dynamite goes to break!
Dynamite returns once again, and “This is Awesome!” as a lot of people are on corners. Moxley CLAWS Hangman’s back! The BCC has control, with Nick on the table in No Man’s Land. Yuta SUPERPLEXES Matt onto tacks! But Ibushi SUPERPLEXES Konosuke onto tacks! Claudio SUPERPLEXES Omega! Moxley SUPERPLEXES Hangman! Pac is somehow perched up on a truss in No Man’s Land, and he SWINGING DOUBLE STOMPS Nick through the table!!! Fans lose their minds as all ten men are down all over the double ring! Fans are loving “A E DUB!” for giving us the wildest Blood & Guts ever!
The teams all crawl and regroup, tacks and broken glass in backs. Fans hope they “FIGHT FOREVER!” but this has to end somehow. The BCC are in the red ring, the Golden Elite are in the black ring. The ten men stand, and they all stare down. Fans are thunderous, and the brawl is on in No Man’s Land!! Yuta and Claudio have the Bucks, Ibushi has Konosuke, Pac is after Omega and Hangman fires off on Moxley! They all end up in the red ring, the Bucks slip outta the double back suplexes to DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Konosuke runs in, and he runs through the double lariat to DOUBLE TAKESHITA LINE!
But Hangman LARIATS Konosuke! Moxley CUTTERS Hangman into broken glass! Ibushi V-TRIGGERS Moxley! Pac ENZIGURIS Ibushi! Omega SNAP DRAGONS Pac onto broken glass!! Fans are thunderous again as Omega Electric Chair Lifts Pac, ONE WINGED- NO, Pac slips around into the BRUTALIZER!!! Yuta intercepts Nick into a Cobra Twist! Konosuke gets Ibushi in a SLEEPER, Moxley has Hangman in a TRIANGLE HOLD! And Claudio SWINGS Matt around!! Fans count as Matt goes around and around and around for FIFTEEN rotations, and then into the SHARPSHOOTER!!
The BCC all has a submission, but Ibushi fights the sleeper to PUNT Pac! And ROUNDHOUSE Yuta! And BOOT Moxley! Ibushi then storms in to stare Claudio down, before a ROUNDHOUSE! Claudio holds on!? Ibushi says okay, and ROUNDHOUSES again! Claudio still holds on, but then Ibushi ROUNDHOUSES Claudio down!! Fans are electric as all ten men are down again! The BCC regroup, they have Omega in the corner. Moxley kisses the camera and leaves a bloody mark on the lens. Pac whip Omega ot a corner, Moxley clotheslines !Yuta elbows! Konosuke BOOTS! Pac runs in but Omega dodges, and then moves so the UPPERCUT hits Pac!
Claudio hurries up to UPPERCUT Omega, but Pac is pissed! Pac and Claudio push each other but Moxley and the others try and stop this. They all know it wasn’t on purpose, but Pac doesn’t care. Pac flips them all off, and he storms off?! He goes under the ring, and he brings out BOLT CUTTERS! Pac wants out so he has to clip the chain! Claudio is upset but Pac slams the door in his face! And Omega V-TRIGGERS Claudio! V-TRIGGER for Yuta! Moxley underhooks but Omega gets around, SNAP DRAGON! Konosuke runs in, but into a SNAP DRAGON! Fans fire up as the Golden Elite has new life!
Nick TOSSES Yuta to the black ring, Hangman sets up in the red. The Elite all coordinate, BUCKSHOT for Claudio, and then BUCKSHOT V-TRIGGER SANDWICH for Yuta!! Fans are thunderous as Omega sits Yuta up. Matt SUPERKICKS Yuta with the spiked shoe! Hangman HANDCUFFS Moxley to the ropes!! Yuta is busted open! Hangman reloads, and now Callis recalls Konosuke! The BCC is left all alone in a 3v5 situation! The Elite mug Yuta in a corner, and Hangman brings in a steel chain! Nick makes Yuta kiss the tacks on Matt’s boot!! Yuta has a crimson mask as Hangman CHOKES him with the chain!
Ibushi, Nick and Omega keep Claudio down and Moxley is cuffed! Matt helps Hangman CHOKE Yuta, and he’s fading out! MOXLEY SURRENDERS!!! The Golden Elite win!!
Winners: The Golden Elite, by surrender
It’s over! It’s finally over! Omega was proven right that heart, passion, soul, friendship and love win out over hate and anger! That is why the BCC’s team fell apart while the Golden Elite stuck it out. Though it is perhaps ironic that after all the blood, sweat, thumbtacks and shards of glass, it was Moxley’s concern for Yuta is what broke him in the end. Will the BCC start to see things The Elite’s way? What will be next for both factions now that the war is over?
My Thoughts:
A really wild night for Dynamite, though obviously mostly based off the Blood & Guts main event. That was without a doubt the most insane B&G, the most insane 10 Man Tag, the most insane anything all year and perhaps the last several years. It went the entire second hour, and even then technically went over the two hour block. The one scary moment was Ibushi doing the standing moonsault onto Moxley and the bed of nails, and then Ibushi clutches his wrist. I thought he nicked it on a nail and would need to be rushed outta there to close up the artery or something, but thankfully he was fine.
And in the end, I figured The Elite would win, but nice detail that Pac and Konosuke ditched the team, and that Moxley was the one to say enough, all so Yuta wouldn’t suffocate. I don’t know if the BCC will ever turn back to Faces, but the seeds were planted since Moxley isn’t a complete psycho. And as for The Elite, with Ibushi in AEW, maybe we see the Golden Lovers go for some gold together, Hangman & Bucks try for Trios titles, something big like that so that they can truly be the Golden Elite.
Speaking of gold, lots of big news for this big wrestling weekend (mostly Friday the 21st). Kris Statlander defends her TBS title, that’ll be a good defense against Marina Shafir. Cassidy VS Fox for next week, that’ll be great. Royal Rampage being for a shot at the TNT title at All Out in September, who knows who wins that. Though, I feel like Darby mentioning Swerve already cancels him out so that Darby, Nick Wayne and who knows who else take on The Mogul Embassy in full at All Out. The disappointing news is that Best Friends get a tag title match with Lucha Brothers. Not because it’ll be a bad match, no, because both teams are great. But we’ve barely seen Lucha Brothers or Best Friends on ROH TV lately, and it should’ve been The Kingdom, not Trent & Chuck.
Good squash win for Britt, but I was really expecting her to call someone out or be called out, or even just give us a silent stare down with someone. Really fun FTW Championship to open the night, and nice little cinematic where Jack Perry quite literally “buries” his old gimmick. I really do mean it when I said Beethoven’s Fifth doesn’t really fit Jack Perry at all, I was thinking he’d get some kind of 90s grunge to replace his 80s pop rock, but I guess AEW can’t keep throwing around money at hit songs. But of course Jack cheats to get the title, this is going to be a very telling next phase for both young guys in telling story with character, not just actions.
And of course, a lot of great story intermingling with the Blind Eliminator Tag Tournament Final. Alex Marvez could neither confirm nor deny Jericho joining up with Don Callis, and that naturally affects how Guevara & Garcia feel about Jericho. The “bro time” promo from MJF & Cole was hilarious stuff, probably their best yet, and nice detail that Roddy is being left out of things. The little dance battle was rather silly, but also great stuff, as MJF was legit in there and then Cole just starts bumpin’ & grindin’ the air in a much more obvious way than Garcia does. MJF & Cole winning was the right choice for many reasons, and nice little seed of dysfunction planted as MJF misunderstands Cole holding the belt. MJF & Cole VS FTR is going to be great stuff, but it still feels like things break down and MJF VS Cole is our AEW World Championship match at All Out.
My Score: 9/10
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Jon Moxley is back in Cincinnati, but Powerhouse Hobbs is back for revenge! Will the Book of Hobbs finally have a chapter as the AEW World Champion?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kenny Omega VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family; Omega wins.
- Six Man Tag: Mark Briscoe & Private Party VS The Hurt Syndicate; The Hurt Syndicate wins.
- Christian Cage w/ The Patriarchy VS Hook; Hook wins, by disqualification.
- AEW Women’s World Championship #1 Contender’s Casino Gauntlet: Toni Storm wins and will challenge Mariah May for the title at Grand Slam: Australia.
- AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley w/ The Death Riders VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs; Moxley wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Kenny Omega VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family!
It’s a battle of machines to begin Maximum Carnage! The Cleaner won at WrestleDynasty, then returned to AEW last week to assure us that while he may not be the Kenny Omega he once was, he’s still going to fight until he’s back on top! But will that comeback begin tonight? Or will not even the former AEW World Champion be better than Cage?
The bell rings and the fans fire up. Callis is on commentary complaining that Omega “assaulted” him last week when Callis simply wanted to welcome Omega back. Omega and Cage tie up, and Cage pushes Omega to a corner. Cage takes a swing but Omega dodges. Omega fires hands in return, then ROCKS Cage, and CHOPS him! Cage snarls, Omega grins, and Omega CHOPS again! Cage eggs Omega on so Omega CHOPS! Omega kicks and CLUBS Cage, whips him to ropes, but Cage reveres. Omega dropkicks a leg out! Omega keeps moving, dropkicks the other leg, and Cage goes to a corner. The fans fire up as Omega runs in and ELBOWS Cage.
Omega goes to fireman’s carry but Cage is a meaty man. Cage CLUBS Omega, the fans boo, but Cage ROCKS Omega. Cage whips, Omega KICKS him away, then Omega reels Cage in! But Cage is still too meaty for a bomb lift! Omega still wants it, but Cage BACKDROPS him away! The fans boo but Cage scoops Omega for some bicep curls! The fans boo more, but Cage FALL AWAY SLAMS Omega! Callis admires Cage’s muscles as Cage flexes. Cage stalks Omega, RAMS him into the corner again and again. The fans tell off Callis, and Omega facelocks! Cage BACKDROPS free again, then aims from a corner.
Omega hobbles to his feet, but Cage LARIATS him into a corner! The fans boo more but Cage stands Omega up. Cage whips corner to corner, runs in, but Omega BOOTS him! Cage comes back, Omega goes up and over, rolls, but Cage stops the rana to BOMB Omega! Cage deadlifts Omega up, but Omega RANAS free! The fans fire up as Cage tumbles out! The fans cheer Omega on as the Terminator Drums begin! Omega builds speed, but Lance Archer stands in the way! The fans boo, but Omega BOOTS Archer down! But then Cage LARIATS Omega! Callis is proud of his guys while Cage soaks up the heat. Cage drags Omega up and TOSSES him out.
Cage soaks up more heat while Omega staggers around. Cage goes out to whip Omega hard into railing! Cage mocks the fans, “Who’s the Best Bout Machine now?” Cage brings Omega up while the fans boo, and SMACKS him off the apron! The ref starts the ring count, but Cage hoists Omega up! Cage aims, and he PRESS SLAMS Omega on the desk! The fans boo but Callis nods. The ref argues with Cage, Archer & Callis mug Omega! The fans boo, Callis gets away with all that, and Omega is busted open from hitting the desk hood, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Archer taunts Omega, the ref reprimands, but The Callis Family soaks up the heat. Omega stirs, but Cage goes out to refresh the count. Cage drags Omega from the desk to then RAM him into the apron! The ref reprimands but Cage CHOPS Omega! Cage brings Omega around to then whip hard into more railing! The ring count is climbing again, but Cage digs his boot into Omega’s face! Cage lets off to go into the ring, and Archer mockingly cheers Omega. Maximum Carnage returns to single picture and Omega makes it to the ring. Cage climbs a corner and he deadlift SUPERPLEXES Omega in! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally as Omega stays in this, but Cage grows frustrated. Cage does his Terminator Drums but the fans boo. Omega rolls from apron to ramp as it is flush with the ring. Cage storms out after Omega, brings him up, but Omega fires body shots! Cage BODY BLOWS in return! Cage sputters, Cage brings him around, but Omega fires hands! The fans fire up, Omega CHOPS, but Cage knees low! Cage winds up but Omega BOOTS the lariat, then V-TRIGGERS Cage’s face! Omega whips, Cage reverses, POP-UP- RAN- NO! Cage blocks the counter to his bomb, and he POWERBOMBS Omega into the ring after all!
Cage storms in, fireman’s carries, F5! Cover as Callis laughs, TWO!! Omega survives but Cage stays on him. Cage pump handles but Omega fights with elbows! Omega goes to a corner, BOOTS Cage in return, then runs, SLAM DUNK! Omega grits his teeth and the fans fire up. Omega MOONSAULTS, but onto Cage’s knees! Cage then PUMP-HANDLE FACEBUSTERS! Cover, TWO! omega survives but Callis shouts for Cage to stay on him! Cage looms over Omega while the fans rally up. Cage drags Omega to his feet, RAMS him into a corner, then RAMS into him again! Cage puts Omega up top, then CHOPS!
Omega drops to the apron but Cage climbs up. Omega SLAPS away on Cage’s face! The fans fire up as Omega then springboards, to SUPER SUNSET POWERBOMB! And then V-TRIGGER!! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives and Callis is relieved! The fans rally up as Omega rises and Cage goes to ropes. “This is Awesome!” as Omega aims, BANG! V0 NO, Cage dodges and GERMAN- NO, Omega slips free! Omega BOOTS Cage, full nelsons, but Cage snapmares free! Omega ducks the discus, Cage ducks the lariat, but the V-TRIGGER hits! Cage ends up on ropes, V-TRIGGER again! And then Omega stands Cage up, and Electric Chair Lifts!
The fans fire up as Omega brings Cage around, for the ONE WINGED ANGEL!! Cover, Omega wins!!
Winner: Kenny Omega, by pinfall
Just as his new theme says, Omega has risen like the phoenix! But wait! Archer attacks, and Kyle Fletcher shows up to join in! The fans boo as the Callis Family mugs Omega! BODY BLOW!! The fans boo again, but here comes OSPREAY! Ospreay fires hands with Fletcher, and he LARIATS Fletcher up and out! Archer choke grips Ospreay! CHOKE- NO, Ospreay slips free and ENZIGIRIS! Archer staggers around, into a V-TRIGGER! Ospreay adds a HIDDEN BLADE! The fans fire up as Aerial Assassin and Best Bout Machine stand together again! Callis is furious, and then Ospreay BOOTS Fletcher off the apron! PLANCHA!
Wait, wait, wait! Now Konosuke Takeshita is here! The Alpha has returned from his trip to Japan, and he shows off both belts! Omega just shows him both fists! The fans fire up for this brawl, but Fletcher slithers in! SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF on Omega! Takeshita hits a LARIAT on Omega! Ospreay returns to fire hands and CHOPS! But Kyle CLAWS Ospreay’s eyes! ALPHA ELBOW from Takeshita! The fans boo but now Kyle and Konosuke get Ospreay and Omega up! STEREO BRAINBUSTERS!! The fans boo as the Callis Family stands tall, though it helps that it was 4v2 in the end. But will the Family leave their former brothers in arms dead and buried in the past?
MVP speaks.
“I’m not just adept at managing the affairs of the Hurt Syndicate. I am an expert in managing how much oxygen you can breathe. For the first time in two-and-a-half years, MVP’s taking off the suit and lacing up the boots. We are the Hurt Syndicate…” Shelton Benjamin finishes the line with, “And we hurt people.” Will they do just that against Mark Briscoe & Private Party? We find out just after the break.
Chris Jericho speaks.
“Hi, guys~! Welcome to another New York Minute. I hope everybody’s enjoying Dynamite tonight right here in Cincinnati, in the heart of the Bluegrass State. But you’re gonna enjoy yourselves even more this Saturday on Collision, as we get ready for one of the biggest, most anticipated matches in Collision history. It’s gonna be The Learning Tree and Jon Moxley’s Death Riders VS Rated FTR, The Outrunners, and Powerhouse Hobbs.” Bryan Keith says, “That’s a dozen mother effers!” Jericho and Big Bill both give a concerned sideways glance, then Bill continues by saying, “As the Learning Tree always says, ‘Size matters.'”
Jericho says yes it does indeed, Redwood! And they also know all about their opponents, especially Rated FTR! The Learning Tree has already shown that Cope is a Dope, and Harwood is No Good! What’s Jericho got for Cash Wheeler? Uh… Wheeler… is a Kneeler! Get it? Like, he’s kneeling at the feet of the King of New York! Sick burn, LT. Jericho knows everyone is asking why Jericho and Moxley are tagging together, how could they possibly get along? Well, Jericho will say this. He has known Moxley a long time, and he can guarantee that they will be on the same page. Right? That’s it! Another New York Minute! Thanks, guys~!
Well, it is certainly a star-studded 6v6 set up for Saturday, but will things go Jericho’s way? Or will the #RatedFTRunners and The Book of Hobbs be the ones to punctuate Maximum Carnage?
“Everyone, show some love for… Ricochet!”
What? The fans boo as The One & Only makes his way out here, golden scissors in his lapel pocket. Those are the very same scissors Ricochet used to assault Swerve Strickland like a complete psycho! Ricochet tells the fans to hush before he steps into the ring, then he grabs a mic. The fans chant “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Ricochet is very annoyed by this, and he asks they all quiet down. The fans boo instead. Ricochet wants to speak but he’s rather flustered. The “SWERVE’S HOUSE” chants return and that riles Ricochet up a bit more. Ricochet paces, and says, “Y’know what? It’s okay. That’s how it’s gonna be? Listen. A picture is worth a thousand words.” And so on the tron is the image of Ricochet holding a bloodied Swerve up by his dreadlocks.
But then “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” The man himself is here! Ricochet says okay, he’s ready. But no he’s not, cuz Nana slides in from the crowd! Nana SMACKS Ricochet on the back, then does his dance! The fans cheer as now the Most Dangerous Man walks his way out here, chain draped over his shoulders. Ricochet scrambles away before Swerve can lash him! Ricochet runs away into the crowd but Swerve is in pursuit! Swerve shoves security out of his way, but Ricochet’s escaped to the cold streets of Cincinnati! Will Swerve get his hands on his new target next time?
AEW shares “A Day in the Life of a CEO.”
That is to say, we’re following Mercedes Mone as she does her media rounds. “First, we make money.” Mone was a special guest on the Sherri Shepherd show shortly after winning even more gold at WrestleDynasty. Sherri got to admire the “Queen of Southside” Championship that comes along with the Rev-Pro Undisputed British Women’s Championship, both of which Mone won off Mina Shirakawa. Mone signed autographs, took pictures with fans, and Sherri promised that she’ll be there whenever Mone’s in town. “Then, we shop.” Mone bought herself some new jewelry with the money she surely earned becoming a FOUR BELT CEO.
“Them, we train.” Mone knows it is a New Year, and she is dripping with gold! She also knows having four belts puts an even bigger target on her back, but she stays ready! Whoever wants to jump on the Money Train next, let’s go! #MoneChangesEverything, but will she continue to stack dollars and collect titles?
Six Man Tag: Mark Briscoe & Private Party VS The Hurt Syndicate!
The Sussex County Chicken was not a chicken when it came to facing down any of the men in the Hurt Syndicate, but that’s why he ended up getting beat up 3v1! Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy came to Briscoe’s rescue, especially since they were told to their faces that the Hurt Syndicate wants the AEW World Tag Team Championships. Will MVP, the Standard of Excellence & The All Mighty begin on their New Year’s Resolution to hurt people? Or can Briscoe, Quen & Zay #ManUp and take the fight to them?
The trios sort out, but the Syndicate just attacks all at once! The bell rings, Briscoe and MVP stay in the ring but Lashley & Shelton drag Private Party out of the ring! And send them into railing! MVP UPPERCUTS Briscoe to a corner, stomps a mudhole in, then ELBOWS Briscoe down. MVP fires hands, then reels him in for a suplex. Briscoe slips free to CHOP! And ROCK! And CHOP again! Briscoe whips corner to corner, MVP reverse, but Briscoe goes up and out! Briscoe SWATS the haymaker to UPPERCUT back! Briscoe goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, ONE!! MVP shows his own grit but Briscoe stands him up.
Briscoe UPPERCUTS MVP, throws hands, then fires more hands in the corner. Briscoe whips, MVP reverses, but Briscoe avoids a boot! Briscoe runs up, but MVP BOOTS again! The fans are torn but MVP looms over Briscoe. MVP drags Briscoe up, then ROCKS him! MVP brings Briscoe around, TOSSES him out, then tags to Shelton. Shelton storms over to Briscoe, and sends him into railing! And then into the apron! And back to railing! And back to apron! Shelton scoops and SLAMS Briscoe on the floor, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Shelton leaves Briscoe behind to the mercy of the ring count, but Briscoe stirs already. Briscoe crawls, but Shelton tags Lashley, and Lashley drags Briscoe up. Lashley RAMS Briscoe into the apron, APRON URENAGES, then shoves Briscoe in. Lashley fires up, runs in, and RAMS Briscoe in the corner! Lashley then brings Briscoe around for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Another cover, TWO! A third cover, TWO!! Lashley is frustrated but he drags Briscoe into a chinlock. Lashley tags MVP, and they mug Briscoe while he’s down. The ref reprimands but MVP fires knees into Briscoe again and again. MVP then scoops to SLAM Briscoe down!
MVP runs to drop a KNEE! Cover, TWO! Briscoe stays in this but MVP covers again, TWO! Another cover, TWO!! Briscoe is toughing it out but MVP brings him over. Tag to Shelton and now they mug Briscoe in the corner. Shelton fires hands on Briscoe against the ropes, then snapmares him. Shelton clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Briscoe down. Briscoe endures, fights up, and fires body shots! Briscoe runs, but into an ELBOW! Shelton tags MVP, and MVP looms over Briscoe. MVP stomps Briscoe, then brings him up again. Briscoe fires body shots and forearms, but MVP ROCKS him! Briscoe CHOPS back!
Briscoe fires hands on Shelton & Lashley, but MVP ROCKS Briscoe! MVP drags Briscoe up, reels him in, and snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Maximum Carnage returns to single picture as MVP has Briscoe up again. Briscoe fires more body shots, then firearms! MVP throat chops, then SMASHES Briscoe off his knee! The fans are torn but MVP feels it. MVP runs to “BALLIN~!” ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Briscoe stays in this but MVP drags him up. MVP hits a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but the fans rally. Briscoe fires forearms on MVP, MVP hits back. MVP whips, but Briscoe ducks ‘n’ dodges to CLOBBER MVP!
The fans fire up while MVP and Briscoe are both down! Briscoe and MVP crawl, Private Party is fired up, and we get hot tags to Shelton and Zay! Zay ROCKS Shelton, springboards and CROSSBODIES! Zay then bobs ‘n’ weaves to fire “SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!” Shelton shoves Zay but Zay pop-up DROPKICKS! The fans fire up with Zay, he tags Quen. MVP runs in, Private Party dodges to DOUBLE DORPKICK! Shelton’s back up, but he gets DOUBLE DROPKICKS! Lashley storms in but into DOUBLE DROPKICKS! Lashley rebounds, but into DOUBLE DORPKICKS again! Lashley falls out and fans fire up!
Private Party holds the way open for Briscoe to DIVE! The cannonball tope takes Lashley out! But MVP & Shelton both back suplex! Private Party lands out, and they both dodge! Quen PELES Shelton, Zay QUEBRADAS MVP! The fans fire up again as Private Party focuses on MVP. Quen whips Zay and Zay LARIATS MVP and himself up and out of the ring! Shelton spins Quen around to kick low! Shelton brings Quen up but Quen fights the bomb! Quen then hits a JUMPING FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! Quen almost hit Paydirt on the Standard of Excellence, but we see Lashley THROW Briscoe overhead and to the floor!
Quen calls to Zay and then sets up. Zay runs in, PARTY IN MOTION! Zay brings Shelton around, Quen kicks low! TWIST OF- NO, Shelton stops that, and feeds Quen to a MILE HIGH SPINEBUSTER! Zay leaps, into Shelton’s arms! GERMAN SUPLEX! Private Party ends up at the ropes, Lashley runs to SPEAR Zay! Quen staggers up, MVP BOOTS Briscoe for good measure! Shelton brings Quen in, GERMAN SUPLEX! Then a SUPERKICK! Cover, Hurt Syndicate wins!
Winners: The Hurt Syndicate, by pinfall
MVP raises the hands of his associates, and they just got a pin on the AEW World Tag Team Championships! Will nothing stop Shelton & Lashley from taking those titles off of Private Party?
BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
After Swerve Strickland almost got his revenge on Ricochet, these two will have THREE WEEKS to prepare themselves for a showdown! Dynamite will be in Atlanta, Georgia on February 5th, who will survive this grudge match?
Jeff Jarrett is here!
Cincinnati cheers as Double J makes his way to the ring, and he grabs a mic to say, “What’s up, Cincinnati? Y’know, the last few weeks, I mean, they sure have been humbling for me.” But then before he can say more, MJF makes his way out here! The fans are torn seeing the Wolf of Wrestling strut out here, and he has them cut his music. MJF steps into the ring with Jarrett, throws his gum into the crowd, and says, “Humbling? Jeff Jarrett, you have yet to learn the definition of the word. Last week, I gave you the opportunity of a lifetime, bud. And you had the audacity to turn me down?”
Jarrett tells Max to not even get started. MJF was too lazy to enter the gauntlet, so he came up with some scheme- MJF shouts for Jarrett to NEVER interrupt him!! The fans boo but MJF cools off. He just wants “Jeffery” to get real. This is MJF. If MJF retired tomorrow, he’d go into the AEW Hall of Fame! He’s a living legend! Jarrett walks around like he is one, too, and he sure has the “dumb shmucks” convinced. But allow MJF to “school all the simple-minded folk on the real legacy of The Last Outlaw. Emphasis on ‘Last,’ because Jeff Jarrett is the last thing you see before your favorite wrestling company dies.”
The fans boo but Jarrett laughs that off. MJF tells Double J that this last year with the possibility of him winning MJF’s Triple B would be “a whole lot cuter and warmer and fuzzier” if Jarrett wasn’t “literally the definition of a pro-wrestling grim reaper.” The fans boo, MJF says he is talking, so what’re they doing? Shut up! MJF continues by saying that when he thinks on Jarrett’s career, it is enough to make him wanna drink. Oh… Sorry, MJF took it way too far. He knows Jarrett is a raging alcoholic. Recovering! Sorry, MJF meant recovering. But hey, MJF just had a great idea! “Listen to me, you fat skank, I’m talking, shut your fat mouth!”
The fans boo but MJF goes on to say he has a great idea. How about for the health of AEW and for Jarrett, MJF sends Jarrett packing back to rehab where he belongs. But hey, do MJF a favor before then. Make sure that sexy wife of his, Karen, sticks around. MJF happens to be a big fan of hers. But hey, he’s not a monster, he’s the Salt of the Earth. So when MJF’s “through with her,” he’ll ship her back to Tennessee for Jarrett. That way, Jarrett can be the first man in history to know what a generational talent and an Olympic gold medalist’s nuts taste like!! The fans boo but Jarrett still laughs MJF off.
“Max, Max, Max… Not only everything you just said was crude and stupid, but it’s all been said before a thousand times. It’s all been done before a thousand times. But let’s get to the heart of the matter, Max. Let’s get to business.” Jarrett knows the best years of his career are behind him. But last Summer, when Jarrett entered the Owen Hart Cup, the AEW fans awakened a passion in him. The fans cheer that! The fans awakened a desire Jarrett didn’t even know he still had. And Jarrett will do everything in his power to keep that fire going, to keep that passion going, because it’s the one thing that puts him on track to the AEW World Championship.
The fans cheer again, and Jarrett tells Max, back to that shtick. MJF thinks he can just poke fun at Jarrett, have his zingers, and hurt Jarrett’s feelings, right? Oh, Max, Jarrett was MJF before MJF was MJF! Everything MJF can say or do, Jarrett has done. He did it before MJF, and he did it better than you. But hey, hold on! Before we get all bent out of shape, MJF kinda confused Jarrett. Jarrett isn’t sure if MJF’s a dumbass or a scumbag. But knowing where MJF comes from, maybe it’s all the above. Because hear Jarrett out, there are days where Jarrett feels sorry for MJF. The fans chant, “He’s Our Scumbag!” and Jarrett agrees.
But see, Jarrett has some family history on this scumbag. MJF had a tough upbringing. It must’ve been tough being raised by a call girl for a mother. And MJF’s ambulance chancing attorney of an old man, well, it must be tough being raised by that. Jarrett knows for a fact that when Mr. Friedman knocked Mrs. Friedman up, she still made him pay for that. MJF is seething but Jarrett tells him to hold on. The old saying goes, “We all marry our mommies.” So that’s very fitting for MJF when his old lady is nothing but a Canadian call girl.
And oh, one final thing. This very ring, the night MJF was tearing the house down with Will Ospreay, that was just his version of 60 Minutes Through. At the same time, in the back parking lot, his old lady was doing her version of 60 Minutes Through, with about ten other wrestlers! Max, look at Jarrett! MJF needs Jarrett, and he doesn’t even know why. But it’s because MJF is drowning in his own s*it! MJF may be lazy, entitled, and a pr*ck, but deep down, he’s a scared little boy. MJF was scared to enter the enter the gauntlet, scared that at just 28 years of age, his best years are behind him, and he’s scared of ever getting back on top.
And like Jarrett said last week, MJF is scared of becoming a one hit wonder! The fans chant “One Hit Wonder!” at MJF, but MJF says no no no! One Hit Wonder? Scared? MJF is NOTHING like Jarrett! MJF didn’t need his daddy to make him a top guy, MJF didn’t need to start his own company to be a top guy, because MJF made MJF! We saw in the past what happens when Jarrett is “King of the Mountain,” but let’s talk about when MJF is king. MJF is the only man to thank for the biggest pro-wrestling show of all time: 82 THOUSAND, Wembley Stadium, AEW All In! MJF is the one to thank for the record PPV buys, record TV ratings, and record ticket sales!
MJF was the BEST IN THE WORLD! The fans do cheer that. MJF says Jarrett can laugh all he wants, because then MJF got screwed. Screwed out of his world championship! His name, his legacy, his reputation, dragged through the mud to this day! The same people who put MJF on a pedestal now have willingly, with a smile on their face, taken it out from under and treated him like nothing! MJF ain’t nothing! And MJF will tell Jeff something! MJF doesn’t want to win the world title, he NEEDS to win it so he can shove it down every single one of their throats! But instead, MJF has to wait in line for Jeff Jarrett?
MJF laughs and say should on here. With all due respect, the people aren’t very bright. And with all due respect, no wrestling fan has ever given a single, solitary s*it about Jarrett. But y’know what really pisses MJF off, Slapnuts? The fact that “just because” Jarrett was best friends with Owen Hart, Jarrett thinks he his owed a grand finale? Jarrett may have had all these stupid, simple-minded shmucks convinced, but MJF sees through Jarrett’s BS. During the Owen Cup, Jeff saw through the “carny succubus.” Jarrett is nothing more than a LEECH, riding the coattails of his DEAD FRIEND!
Oh, did MJF strike a chord now? He thought Jarrett was all tough. Or does he just not like it when MJF talks about his old pal, Owen Hart? JARRETT DECKS MJF! Jarrett rains down fists and the fans fire up! Security rushes out there and they drag Jarrett away, but Jarrett throws them all away! Jarrett CLOBBERS MJF, but Karen rushes out here! Karen gets Jeff to stop, but then MJF grabs Karen in a SLEEPER! The fans boo, MJF throws Karen at Jeff, then runs away. The Wolf of Wrestling is again a worm, will The Last Outlaw make sure to exterminate him once and for all?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
Maximum Carnage this Saturday was already big, but now we add some gold! Kazuchika Okada faces former Chaos teammate, Tomohiro Ishii, in a defense of the Continental Championship! Will the Rainmaker make it rain in Cincy? Or will the Stone Pitbull sink his teeth into an AEW title?
Christian Cage w/ The Patriarchy VS Hook!
Captain Charisma still has his All In Casino Gauntlet contract, but that’s because he hasn’t had a clear path to a cash-in just yet. He wants to add to his “family” first, can Christian convince the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil to be his new son? Or will Hook make sure Christian can’t even hold that contract in his hands?
Well speaking of, Hook attacks Christian during his entrance! The fans fire up as Hook rains down fists, his real dad, Taz, watching on commentary! Shayna Wayne steps to Hook, but that’s just a distraction so Christian can run away into the ring. Hook storms in, the bell rings, but Christian bails back out! Christian wants a timeout but this ain’t that kind of match! Hook runs out to CLUB Christian, SMACK him off the apron, and he fires hands! Hook’s busted hand seems back to 100%, he has no problems throwing shots! But Christian puts Hook on barriers to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! But Hook turns things around to CHOP, CHOP, and CHOP!
The ring count is climbing, Christian pushes past to slide into the ring, but Hook storms after him. Hook ROCKS Christian and has him on ropes! Hook CHOKES Christian, but he lets off as the ref counts. Hook fires shots, whips Christian, but Christian bails out! The fans boo as Christian wants to just run away! Hook pursues up the ramp and to the tunnel! They brawl in there, Hook CLUBS Christian back down the ramp, but Christian turns things around. Christian UPPERCUTS, then CHOPS! Christian runs up, but Hook BACKDROPS him into the ring! Hook storms in, and Christian wants mercy! The fans boo, but Christian tries to explain.
Christian still tries to recruit Hook to his side, saying he’ll be a better father than Taz. Hook looks Christian in the eyes as Christian promises he can take Hook to a higher level. They hug?! The fans are torn, but then Hook hits a BELLY2BELLY! Hook got one over on Christian, and now throws down hands in the corner! The fans count along, Hook goes all the way to TEN! Hook hops down, then whips Christian back into the corner! Christian bounces off buckles, falls back, and then falls out of the ring! Mother Shayna is there to comfort him, and the fans boo while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Hook paces while the ring count climbs. Christian catches his breath, but then here come Kip Sabian & Nick Wayne. Hook stares Christian’s “sons” down, but Christian slides in to CLOBBER Hook! Christian stomps away at the ropes, then stands on Hook! The ref counts, Christian steps off, and he soaks up the heat. But wait! Katsuyori Shibata is here! The Wrestler is still a friend of Hook’s, and he coaches Hook up. Christian protests but the ref says it is only fair with The Patriarchy all at ringside. Hook storms up to Christian, fires body shots, and he backs Christian into a corner! Christian bumps Hook off buckles, CHOPS, then reels him in! REVERSE DDT! Cover, TWO!
Christian stays on Hook by CLAWING his face! The ref reprimands, Christian stops, and Christian soaks up the heat. Christian CLUBS Hook down, stands on that bad hand, then stands Hook back up. Christian CLUBS Hook down again, steps on the hand, then drags Hook. Hook drags Christian down into a cradle, TWO! Christian CLOBBERS Hook! Christian puts Hook on ropes, then CHOKES him by standing on his back! The ref counts, Christian steps off, and Shibata coaches Hook while Christian hugs his “family.” Hook rises up, Christian brings him around and hits a snapmare. Christian has a chinlock, but he’s also smothering Hook!
The ref counts, Christian shifts into a legal chinlock, but Hook endures. Hook fights around, Maximum Carnage returns to single picture, and Hook throws body shots! Hook runs, but Christian ELBOWS him at the ropes! The fans boo but Christian paces around Hook. Christian stands Hook up in a corner, climbs up, and now he rains down fists! Christian stares Taz down between punches, but Hook brings Christian off the corner with a fireman’s carry! Christian grabs ropes in desperation, so Hook TOSSES him out! The fans and Taz all fire up! Christian staggers, Hook FLYING FOREARMS from the apron!
The fans fire up while Kip & Nick coach Christian. Hook SMACKS Christian off the steel steps! And then runs up to KNEE Christian against the steel! The fans cheer as Hook puts Christian’s hand on the steps! Hook steps up to STOMP- NO, Christian avoids getting his hand crushed! And then he YANKS Hook off the steps! Hook lands bad on his lower back, but Christian pushes him into the ring. Christian climbs the corner, and FROG SPLASHES! Cover, TWO! Hook survives and the fans fire up! Christian snarls and goes back up the corner. FROG SPLASH again!! Christian says one more time, and he climbs back up!
Christian leaps again, FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Hook survives and Christian argues with the ref, but the count was fair. Christian runs corner to corner, but Hook KNEES the spear away! Both men stagger, Christian rebounds, SPEAR!! Cover, ONE?!? Hook shocks everyone, especially Christian! Christian storms up on Hook again, brings him up, but Hook fires body shots! Hook whips, Christian reverses, but Hook LARIATS! And LARIATS again! And KNEES low! Hook UCHIMADAS Christian to a corner, then LARIATS! Hook reels Christian in, NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO!
Christian survives, rises up, but Hook storms up. Christian kicks low, dragon sleepers, but Hook slips through to FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Not quite perfect, but both men are slow to get up. The fans rally, Christian hobbles around, but Hook clamps on! REDRUM!! Christian reaches out, has his legs on the ropes, and he climbs up! Hook drops Christian at 4! The fans cheer, and now Hook throws down crossface forearms! Then RED- NO, Christian slips out the back, and he CLAWS the eyes! Christian POSTS Hook, then argues with the ref. This lets Kip & Nick creep up, but Shibata storms over!
Shibata tells Kip & Nick to stay back, but Christian slides out to get Shibata! REVERSE DDT to the floor!! The fans boo but Hook ROCKS Christian! And KNEES Nick! And LARIATS Kip! Hook pursues Christian into the ring, RED- NO, Christian slips free! Chicken wings and KILL- NO, REDRUM!! But Christian RAMS Hook into buckles! Hook lets go, but hops up to jump on! REDRUM BACKPACK!! Christian falls, he calls in his boys! They attack, that’s a disqualification!
Winner: Hook, by disqualification
The fans boo as Kip & Nick stomp away on Hook! The Patriarchy won’t let Hook have his way, and Taz can’t believe it! Christian tells his boys to fetch him some things, and they bring in chairs! The fans boo as Christian wants to go Rated R like Cope! But Taz gets off the desk to say this ain’t happening! And wait! HERE COMES SAMOA JOE! The fans fire up as Joe is finally back! He TOSSES Nick, then he storms up! Kip is the only one who doesn’t know! Kip turns around into CHOPS and JABS! The fans fire up, but Nick returns! Nick runs in, Joe casually steps aside, and the SPLASH hits Kip! Then Joe TOSSES Nick out to his mommy!
SNAP POWERSLAM for Kip! The fans fire up as Joe and Shibata have Kip set up for a PENALTY KICK! Joe, Shibata and Hook have reunited, will they tear The Patriarchy apart?
AEW hears from the Men’s Casino Gauntlet participants.
Roderick Strong tells “JAAAAY… White,” that Roddy should’ve won that #1 spot in the Casino Gauntlet, but he wants White to know that Roddy’s not done with him yet. The Switchblade’s response is that Roddy Strong shoulda-coulda-woulda. If Roddy wanted to win so badly, he should’ve tried harder. As for Wheeler Yuta, he was the one to stop White. So if Yuta wants White’s attention, then fine! He’s got it! As for Adam Cole, he said that match had the best of the best. It had Hangman Page, it had Daniel Garcia, and- Kyle O’Reilly stops Cole there. Danny Garcia? Really? Kyle doesn’t see it. Not everyone is as good as they say they are, Adam.
Garcia himself says people keep saying that Garcia is stretching himself just a little bit thin. If he’s TNT Champion, why’s he in the Continental Classic? Why’s he in a Casino Gauntlet? Garcia wants to fight every single week! So if you want a shot at Garcia’s gold… Cole says The Undisputed Kingdom IS as good as they say they are, and in 2025, they promise us… #LetsGetIt! The Kingdom will get their hands on gold, and that is undisputed! Everyone’s gunning for someone, but who gets what they want? And who gets just what they deserve?
Backstage interview with Jeff Jarrett.
AEW returns as Renee Paquette is with Double J, and she brings up that confrontation between him and MJF. Jarrett said the AEW audience has awoken the passion in him, and that MJF is scared. But then MJF got under Jarrett’s skin, so where do they go from here? Jarrett takes a moment to think, but then Dustin Rhodes steps in! The Natural says what MJF said pissed him off, too. Dustin asks Jarrett, “How many years have we known each other? How many years have we driven up and down these roads, grinding our asses off because of the passion and love for this business? A lot. He doesn’t know a thing about that, and you know that.”
Dustin says MJF’s been in this business a minute, yet he’ll dictate to Jarrett and disrespect him? THAT pisses Dustin off! Dustin is 110% behind Jarrett, and wants Jarrett to fulfill the dream of becoming AEW World Champion. Max doesn’t know everything that guys like Jarrett and Dustin have been through. Knocked down, dragged through s*it, and then gotten back up, because that’s what they do! MJF has no clue! Whatever MJF does to Jarrett, Dustin knows Jarrett’s been through it. Just like Dustin has. But remember this: You’re Jeff Jarrett! A 12-TIME WORLD CHAMPION, and that means something!
Jarrett is the Last Outlaw, and outlaws never die. So please, just remember this. The two of them, they are the very last of their kind. Will this motivation from the dual ROH World Tag Team & ROH World Six Man Tag Champion be fuel on the fire that Jarrett uses to reach the mountaintop?
Mariah May is here!
The Glamour brings her AEW Women’s World Championship to commentary as she prepares to watch the women’s division fight for their shot at her.
AEW Women’s World Championship #1 Contender’s Casino Gauntlet!
The gentlemen had their fun, now the ladies finally get to roll the dice! The first-ever Women’s Casino Gauntlet will send one woman to Grand Slam: Australia, who faces “The Woman From Hell” when AEW goes Down Under?
Kris Statlander is first, a right she earned when she defeated Willow Nightingale and Toni Storm in last week’s Triple Threat. But who starts with her? It’s JAMIE HAYTER! Hayter Hits Hard, but will she punch her ticket to Australia? The bell rings, we’re on the clock, and Mariah thanks commentary for having her. She also asks Taz that now that he’s got a new knee, wanna roll around later? Taz says he is happily married but he’s flattered by the offer. Oh, she meant in the ring. Well, Taz is also retired, so he can’t. Meanwhile, Hayter and Kris tie up, go around, go along the ropes, and the fans duel.
Mariah says Hayter is the best woman to come out of Britain not named Mariah May. The ref counts a ropebreak but Hayter and Kris move off ropes. Hayter headlocks, Kris powers up but can’t pull out as Hayter holds on. Kris tries again, gets free, and they RAM shoulders! The fans cheer as neither woman budges. Hayter runs, RAMS Kris again, then kicks low! Hayter runs, Kris dodges and she runs Hayter over! The fans fire up while Kris flexes, but Hayter stands up. Hayter runs up, Kris avoids a boot but Hayter ducks a roundhouse. Hayter ripcords, Kris ducks the lariat and comes back, but now Hayter dodges!
Both women run in, and DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Neither woman falls, but then Hayter BOOTS Kris! The fans fire up and Mariah says she might actually prefer fighting someone tonight so she won’t have to fly down to Australia. Hayter CLUBS away on Kris, kicks her down, then brings her up for a suplex. Kris slips free, shoves Hayter, but Hayter rebounds. Hayter ducks a lariat, the countdown is here, but Kris kicks low! FISHERMAN BUSTER! But number three is here, and it’s… MEGAN BAYNE!? Even Mariah is shocked to see “The Megasus” return to AEW after quite the stint in Stardom, GCW, and has even won the HOG Women’s Championship!
Mariah laughs in disbelief, is Bayne even eligible for this match? Where’s her “is All Elite” graphic? Go ask Tony Khan where that tweet is! Bayne still steps into the ring, and she stands face to face with Kris! The fans fire up as the forearms fly! Bayne ROCKS Kris, RAMS her into the corner again and again, then CHOPS! Bayne whips corner to corner, runs up, and SPLASHES! Then she whips again, but Kris reverses! Kris UPPERCUTS Bayne, runs corner to corner, but Bayne LEAPING LARIATS! The fans fire up and Bayne hauls Kris to her feet. Bayne suplexes, Kris fights that to suplex, but Bayne fights back!
Bayne suplexes to FALCON ARROW! Cover, Hayter breaks it! The fans fire up as now Hayter stares Bayne down. Hayter fires forearms, but Bayne is not impressed! Hayter runs, but Bayne kicks her low! Bayne reels Hayter in, suplexes, and she holds Hayter up! The countdown is back, but Hayter counters with a DDT! The fourth woman is here, and it’s… JULIA HART! The Princess of the Black Throne got a win off Hayter not that long ago, and she dares Hayter to come back for more! They brawl at the ramp! The fans fire up as Hayter CLUBS away on Julia, then snap suplexes her on the ramp! Julia writhes, Kris and Bayne brawl ringside, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Mariah is only a little worried, but Hayter CLUBS away on Julia in the ring. Bayne sends Kris into barriers! Hayter and Julia fire fists, then Hayter ROCKS Julia! Hayter whips, Julia reverses and wrenches to STO! Cover, Kris breaks it! Kris drags Julia up but Julia JAWBREAKERS free! Julia fires forearms, then whips, but Kris reverses. Kris runs in at the corner, but Julia STOMPS her down! Julia storms around, goes to the far corner, then runs back in. But Kris hits a SNAP POWERSLAM! Kris drags Julia up, TOSSES her out, and Bayne is there to scoop Julia! SLAM to the floor! Julia writhes but Bayne storms into the ring.
Kris and Bayne meet again, and Bayne pie faces Kris! Kris pie faces back! The pie faces go back and forth, then turn into forearms! Kris and Bayne fire fast ‘n’ furious shots, then Bayne ROKCS Kris! Bayne runs, but Kris ROCKS her! Kris runs, but Bayne follows to ROCK her back! Bayne runs, but Kris UPEPRCUTS her! And CHOPS! And ROCKS! And CHOPS! Repeat! Kris keeps on Bayne again and again, then runs, only for Bayne to fireman’s carry! Kris fights free, ROUNDHOUSES Bayne, then PELES! Kris roars, runs, but gets caught! EXPLODER! Bayne fires up, and Julia POSTS Hayter! Julia stomps away on Hayter, Bayne brings Kris up, and snap suplexes her!
Maximum Carnage returns to single picture as Kris flops out of the ring. Julia CLUBS Hayter, and the countdown is back! Bayne waits on the fifth woman, and it’s… WILLOW NIGHTINGALE! Mariah sighs, but the Babe with the Power steps right to Bayne! Willow BOOTS, but Bayne just frowns. Willow fires forearms, then whips, but Bayne reverses to ROCK Willow! And BOOT her down! Kris returns to waistlock Bayne, but she ducks an elbow! JAWBREAKER, HAYMAKER, then Kris CLUBS away on Bayne! Hayter turns things around on Julia and whips her hard into barriers! Willow & Kris work together to DOUBLE SUPLEX Bayne!
The fans fire up, and Kris & Willow smile as it’s like the old days. Mariah mocks the “friendship” while the two square up. Willow CHOPS Kris, Kris CHOPS back, repeat! The fans “WOO~” as each CHOP echoes out! Willow ducks a chop, shoves Kris, then runs to POUNCE~! PERIOD! The countdown is back already, and the sixth woman is… TONI STORM! The Rockstar “Rookie” is back, and Mariah really hates seeing this. Toni storms in in but willow fireman’s carries! Toni sunset flips, TWO! Willow storms up but into a snapmare! Toni RUNS Willow over, snapmares Julia and runs her over!
Hayter is back, Toni snapmares her to run her over! Then a snapmare and shoulder tackle for Kris! The fans fire up with Toni and Mariah mockingly plays along, “What a great rookie!” But Bayne CLOBBERS Toni! Bayne fireman’s carries Toni, then THROWS her out onto Kris! The fans rally, “She’s a Rookie!” Willow CLOBBERS Bayne! Hayter BOOTS Willow! Julia kicks Hayter to DDT! Willow LARIATS Julia! The fans fire up as Willow stands tall, and she goes to the apron. CROSSBODY onto Bayne! Willow smiles and poses, the fans cheer, and Willow drags Bayne up. Bayne and Willow throw hands, but Kris is on the stage?
The fans fire up as Kris SUPER CANNONBALLS! Down goes Willow & Bayne, and the fans fire up with Kris! But Toni HIP ATTACKS Kris off the apron! Julia BLASTS Toni! Julia and Hayter are all alone, Cincy fires up for “Women’s Wrestling!” but also the countdown! Julia and Hayter fire fast ‘n’ furious fists, but the seventh woman is… HARLEY CAMERON! Mariah sighs again as everyone now will FEEL THE WRATH! Harley runs up to ROCK Julia, then bump her off buckles! Harley goes up, in, and dodges Julia to ENZIGIRI! Cover, Hayter breaks it with a deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX! Hayter snarls but Julia runs up to clinch!
Hayter wrenches free, clinches, and HAYT-BREAKER! But Harley rolls Hayter up! TWO!! Hayter escapes, Harley ENZIGIRIS! “FEEL THA WRATH~!” Harley runs, but into a HAYT-BREAKER! Hayter pumps up, for the HAYTER- NO, Harley ducks the lariat! But Julia’s BLACK MIST hits Harley full in the face! Then SUPERKICK for Hayter! Julia runs to BLINDSIDE LARIAT! But Toni snatches Julia into a cradle! TONI WINS!!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the AEW Women’s World Championship)
Mariah is mockingly happy for “the rookie,” and Toni herself is stunned that she’s getting a world title match in her home country! This is quite the remake of a timeless classic, but will they flip the script on the original? Or will it still be All About Mariah?
AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley w/ The Death Riders VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs!
The last time The Maniac was in the Book of Hobbs, it was AEW Homecoming, and it was for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Moxley didn’t so much win as he did retain, given Hobbs went down with injury rather quickly. But while Moxley traded NJPW’s top title for AEW’s, Hobbs only has a bigger chip on his shoulder. Will Hobbs come through on his promise to make Jon Moxley his b*tch? Or will Moxley make sure his homecoming is a victorious one?
The introductions are made, but Moxley delays getting in the ring so that the rest of the Death Riders can flank the ring! Hobbs sees Pac, he sees Claudio, but then Moxley runs in and CLOBBERS Hobbs! The bell rings, the fans boo, but Moxley fires forearms in a corner! Moxley doesn’t stop as the ref counts, the ref tries to back him off, but Moxley gets in the ref’s face about it. Hobbs storms up to hoist Moxley up! OVERHEAD SUPLEX! Hobbs fires hands on Moxley now, the fans fire up, but the ref counts. Hobbs ROCKS Moxley, then stalks him to a corner. Hobbs CLUBS Moxley in the chest, then stalks him to another corner.
Hobbs pushes Moxley against buckles, CLUBS him again, then paces. The fans rally, Hobbs whips, but Moxley KCIKS and CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Hobbs just scowls, so Moxley fires forearms! Moxley runs, but Hobbs RUNS Moxley over! The fans fire up, but there are some Moxley fans still in Cincy. Hobbs goes out after Moxley and ROCKS him! Moxley dangles over barriers, but Hobbs CLUBS him! The ref wants this in the ring so Hobbs pushes him in. Hobbs storms in, Moxley fires kicks, then fires forearms! Moxley runs, BOOTS Hobbs, and he has Hobbs in the ropes!
Moxley runs, BOOTS Hobbs again, then he runs! Moxley DIVES and hits Hobbs into barriers! Moxley pursues, they go around the timekeeper’s area, and now they brawl in the crowd! The fans fire up, Hobbs CHOPS Moxley, but the ref wants this in the ring! Hobbs pursues Moxley, CLUBS him, then keeps after him. They go back to ringside, Hobbs CLAWS Moxley’s back, then shoves him over barriers! Hobbs stalks Moxley back into the ring, Moxley wants Hobbs to hold on, and then Moxley CLAWS Hobbs’ face! Then he BITES Hobbs’ face! Moxley has Hobbs in a corner and rains down fists! The fans count to TEN, then Moxley flips Hobbs off!
Cincy is all fired up, both for and against Moxley, but Hobbs just glares up at him. Moxley talks trash, but Hobbs carries Moxley from the corner! Moxley fires elbows, but Hobbs RAMS him into buckles! Hobbs puts Moxley up top, climbs up after him, and he pulls on that earring in Moxley’s left ear! Hobbs tells the ref to back off, and then he BITES Moxley’s ear! And then BITES it again! Is he trying to eat the earring?! The ref counts, Hobbs lets off and lets Moxley tumble while fans tell him he’s sick. Moxley staggers up, but Hobbs BLASTS him off the apron! The fans rally while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Hobbs snarls, just a bit of blood in his teeth from biting Moxley. Hobbs paces while Marina Shafir checks on Moxley. Hobbs then goes out the side, storms around the way, and he looms over Moxley. Hobbs whips Moxley into barriers! Moxley tumbles over and into the timekeeper’s area! Hobbs is after Moxley with a rain of fists! The ref reprimands, Hobbs stops and goes back to the ring. Hobbs then goes back out to fetch Moxley. Hobbs BITES the ear again! Moxley pushes Hobbs away and staggers around, that ear definitely bleeding. Hobbs storms up to BITE the ear more! Hobbs is going savage, but Moxley dares him to do more!
Moxley fires a forearm, but Hobbs juts ROCKS Moxley! Moxley staggers away, Hobbs pursues him to the steel steps, and they both go back to the ring. Moxley staggers around a little more, and Hobbs pumps up! Hobbs ROCKS Moxley again! Moxley bounces off ropes then falls over! Hobbs stalks Moxley, drags him up, and he ROCKS Moxley again! Moxley wobbles but stays up, even with that ear bleeding. Moxley fires a forearm, but Hobbs shrugs that off. Moxley fires another forearm, and another, and another! Hobbs ROCKS Moxley again! Moxley falls over, the ref checks him, but Moxley is already rising back up.
Moxley pounds the mat, and he eggs Hobbs on. Hobbs BOOTS Moxley down! Moxley rises, the blood from his ear making more a crimson scarf than a mask. Hobbs BOOTS Moxley again! Moxley roars, so Hobbs BOOTS him again! Maximum Carnage returns to single picture as Moxley rises up. Hobbs BOOTS him, but Moxley SLAPS Hobbs! Hobbs runs, but into a CUTTER! Moxley lured Hobbs into a trap, but both men are down! The fans fire up as Moxley crawls, and Moxley dares Hobbs to bring the fight. Both men stand, Moxley fires a forearm, but Hobbs returns fire! The fans are torn as the forearms go back and forth!
Hobbs runs, Moxley TOSSES him out! Moxley distracts the ref so that Marina can BOOT Hobbs! The fans definitely boo that, but Moxley goes out to drag Hobbs up. Moxley puts Hobbs in, takes aim, and then underhooks Hobbs! Hobbs powers up, breaks free, then CLOBBERS Moxley! Moxley flounders to a corner, the fans rally and duel, and Hobbs feeds off the “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs runs up to CLOBBER Moxley! Moxley rises, Hobbs LARIATS again! Mox is back up, Hobbs SPLASHES in the corner! Hobbs winds up to fire point-blank LARIATS in the corner again and again! The fans rally, Hobbs stops at the ref’s count.
Hobbs scoops, Moxley slips free! Underhook and- NO, Hobbs scoops Moxley! WORLD’S STRONGEST SLAM!! Cover, TWO!! Moxley survives, Marina is relieved, but Hobbs puts Moxley on the top rope. Hobbs climbs, scoops, and lifts Moxley for a SUPER SWINGING POWERSLAM! But Moxley rolls through to have the ARMBAR!! Moxley pulls on the arm, Hobbs endures, and the fans duel even harder! Moxley pulls but Hobbs manages to clasp hands! Hobbs turns and has the ROPEBREAK! Moxley lets go, but then he has Hobbs for a KIMURA int he ropes! The ref counts, Moxley stops and Hobbs crawls to the ramp.
The fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but this show has to end somehow. Hobbs rises, and WHEELER YUTA BUSAIKU KNEES!! The Decoder finally shows himself and it was at the most opportune time! The fans boo as Yuta then slithers away, and Moxley goes out after Hobbs. Moxley drags Hobbs into the ring, then vows to end this! But Hobbs hits a SPINEBUSTER!! The fans fire up and Hobbs brings down the straps! Hobbs snarls, brings Moxley up into a torture rack, but Moxley slips free! SLEEPER! Hobbs goes to the ropes, BUCKS Moxley, but then Marina SMACKS Hobbs with the title briefcase!!
The fans boo again but Moxley rolls Hobbs up! TWO?!?! Hobbs survives another cheap shot and the fans fire up! Moxley underhooks, PARADIGM SHIFT!! Cover, TWO!??! Moxley is furious but he clamps on the BULLY CHOKE!! Hobbs endures, but he fades out! Moxley wins!!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by submission (still AEW World Champion)
Hobbs lost only because this turned into a 5v1 handicap match! And speaking of, that’s what’s happening again as The Death Riders mug Hobbs! They stomp away, then sit Hobbs up. Claudio has a chair! But Hobbs THROWS Yuta, CHOKES Pac, but Claudio CHOP BLOCKS the bad leg! Claudio pulls the leg brace off while Pac & Mox CHOKE Hobbs! Yuta adds stomps, and Moxley SMASHES the bad leg! Claudio puts the chair around the bad leg, they want to put Hobbs back on the shelf! Claudio STOMPS the chair!! But here comes Rated FTR!! A little too late, unfortunately, and The Death Riders retreat.
Adam Copeland, Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood check on Hobbs, but there’s a chance the 12 Man Tag just turned into a 6v5 Handicap Match. Will anyone ever be able to stop Moxley’s reign of terror? Or will the carnage not end with Collision?
My Thoughts:
A great episode for AEW, though I’m not sure on their own claim of “It’s like a PPV on TV!” I only say that because we got the usual TV level shenanigans in a few of these matches. Omega VS Cage was a great match for Omega’s return to AEW, but Omega VS Gabe at WrestleDynasty is a hard act to follow. Great win for Omega, but of course The Don Callis Family beats him up. A little surprised they also got the better of Ospreay, but when it was 4v2, that made sense. I’m sure we’ll get Omega & Ospreay against like, Archer & Cage, that’s a win, and then Omega & Ospreay face Kyle & Konosuke. Maybe that’s another win, maybe not, but it feels like they want Omega VS Konosuke for something big, especially while Konosuke is a double champion.
Very good promo from MVP before the Six Man Tag, but did we need a New York Minute with Jericho? Well, I guess it had to happen some time so Jericho could get his digs in on Rated FTR, but maybe it could’ve been after the Six Man Tag? We got that promo and the Mercedes Mone vignette between MVP’s promo and the Six Man Tag and it seemed like an odd choice. Mone’s promo was still good stuff, and an idea of Mone VS Athena is floating around the fandom. I feel like they’d save that closer to All In: Texas, as Athena is from Texas. That’s months from now but I could still see both Mone and Athena having the belts they have now going into that match.
Great Six Man Tag but I figured the Hurt Syndicate would win. And while we got a good promo from all the different Casino Gauntlet entries, I really hope TK isn’t pivoting away from Garcia VS Shelton for the TNT Championship. Granted, Kyle O’Reilly VS Daniel Garcia would make an awesome one-off. Jay White VS Roddy Strong will also be a really good 1v1 match, but I would think White sticks to going after Yuta and the Death Riders. Very good promo from Ricochet, in that he barely got to say anything because of the Heel heat he’s got. Swerve & Nana getting the drop on Ricochet was good stuff, too, but I have no idea why we’re waiting THREE WEEKS for their match when it won’t even be on Grand Slam: Australia or anything.
Okada VS Ishii for Collision is great stuff, but I don’t understand when that promo they showed happened. Did I somehow miss it last Saturday on Collision? Or was that supposed to be part of tonight’s show that they had to trim for time? And I think I can see why they’d have to trim it: MJF and Jeff Jarrett took too damn long to get to the point. Both guys made good points, but they either played to the crowd too much, or Jarrett was searching for the words to insult MJF back. Dustin having a part was good, too, but I don’t see him factoring into the rest of the story.
Great match from Christian VS Hook, and I suppose the disqualification finish protects both sides. Was Joe out that long for injury? It’s the only thing that would explain why Joe never returned to finish things with Jericho while it was still relevant. Now, Joe, Hook & Shibata are feuding with Patriarchy instead Great stuff with the Women’s Casino Gauntlet, such as Megan Bayne making a great return to AEW. Though I’m sure they could’ve added a couple more entrants to beef this up a bit more. Again, maybe time constraints because of MJF and Jarrett. But in the end, what a clever way to get us back to Mariah VS Toni. There’s literally a month left to build this, I can’t wait to see the promos from “new girl” Toni with “veteran” Mariah.
And of course, a great match from Moxley VS Hobbs, especially with Hobbs going for ear blood. But of course The Death Riders got involved all over the place to screw Hobbs out of that win. At least Hobbs still got to look strong surviving as many cheap tactics as he did. But I really hate the trope of a Face rescue that’s “a little too late.” If Rated FTR was here, and they were seeing this happen, why not get out there before Hobbs’ knee gets chair guillotined? I understand them wanting to put the cliche “pressure” on the Faces for Collision, as Hobbs is the strongest part of that team and now he’s far less than 100%, but c’mon. Also, pretty sure The Death Riders will abandon The Learning Tree to have them lose to Rated FTRunners, as they’re above such a mess of a match.
My Score: 8.7/10
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