AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (7/5/23)
Let the other tournament begin!

Will any of these teams be able to coexist?
While the Owen Hart Cup is going on, AEW starts up a Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament! MJF teams with Adam Cole, and Keith Lee is forcefully reunited with Swerve Strickland! Will these teams hold it together? Or will they implode in dramatic fashion?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament Opening Round: Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland w/ The Mogul Embassy VS Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy; Darby & Cassidy win and advance to the next round.
- Six Man Tag: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn VS The Blade & The Bollywood Boyz; The Acclaimed & Billy win.
- Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament Opening Round: MJF & Adam Cole VS Matthew Menard & The Butcher; MJF & Cole win and advance to the next round.
- Women’s Owen Hart Cup Opening Round: Britt Baker VS Ruby Soho w/ The Outcasts; Ruby wins and advances to the next round.
- Kenny Omega VS Wheeler Yuta; Omega wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Backstage interview with Darby Allin and Keith Lee.
Renee Paquette is with two men who are going to be opponents tonight in the Blind Eliminator Tag Tournament, but Darby wanted to speak first. Darby says he’s not an idiot. He knows Keith doesn’t wanna team with Swerve, but this isn’t about that. This is about Keith alone. Keith was among one of the most dominant champions in AEW, and if he feels like he’s been lost in the shuffle since losing the tag titles, “do something about it.” Even if he has to win with or without Swerve. But main thing is, pull your head out of your ass and take this serious. Or sit on the apron and cry about it. Darby will see which Keith shows up tonight.
Keith chuckles and says Darby is ballsy. Stupid, but ballsy. Will the Relentless One regret egging on the Limitless One just moments before the match?
Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament Opening Round: Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland w/ The Mogul embassy VS Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy!
Speaking of that match, #SwerveInOurGlory is forcibly reunited because of the tag team lottery. They were former tag team champions, just as Darby said, so will they find a way to get past their past and try again? Or will Darby and the Freshly Squeezed AEW International Champion make their own winning combination?
The teams sort out and Keith says he’ll go ahead and start. Fans cheer for Keith but boo Swerve. Keith starts with Darby and they circle. Darby SLAPS Keith! Keith smirks, and RAMS Darby to a corner! Then TOSSES him across the ring! Darby ends up in the other corner and Swerve likes that. Keith storms up on Darby as fans lose their minds already. Keith stands Darby up, fireman’s carries, but Darby fights free with elbows. Tag to Cassidy and fans fire up as he slow rolls in. Keith smirks as the sunglasses are put aside. Cassidy pumps himself up and fans rally up. Cassidy “chops” Keith! And “chops!” And winds up for “double chops!”
Fans fire up and Keith wonders what to do. Keith says he’ll try now. GRIZZLY MAGNUM! Down goes Cassidy! Cassidy sits up, clutching his chest, and Swerve sure has a good laugh. Keith stalks Cassidy to a corner, Cassidy stands up and says wait! Hands in pockets. Fans cheer again and Keith GRIZZLY MAGNUMS again! Cassidy falls against Keith but Keith lets him down. Cassidy sits up again, Keith watches him stand, and fans rally, “KEITH LEE! WOOP WOOP!” Darby tags back in, Cassidy SHOTGUNS Keith! Darby runs and springboards, COFFIN- Well, no, Keith catches Darby! But ORANGE PUNCH!
Keith wobbles, now COFFIN SPLASH! Keith wobbles, ORANGE PUNCH hits again! Swerve tags in, hides, and Cassidy aims again. Cassidy runs in but into a STEP-UP HOUSE CALL! Darby is up top, he leaps but Swerve gets under. COFFIN SPLASH, a wring, and a shoot around to the THROW- NO, Swerve slips free! Darby hobbles, Swerve UPPERCUTS, then SOBATS! Swerve snapmares Darby to then go up, FALLING UPPERCUT! Fans fire up all the same as Swerve swaggers and flexes. Fans boo the arrogance as Swerve mocks Keith’s pose. Swerve drops a knee, then stalks Darby to a corner.
Swerve ROCKS Darby, whips him corner to corner hard and Darby tumbles out of the ring! Fans rally for Darby as Cassidy checks on him, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cassidy helps Darby up while Swerve waits. Darby crawls in, Swerve drags Darby up to CLUB him on the back! Swerve has Darby in a corner, digs his knee in, but the ref counts. Swerve lets off, then ROCKS Darby with a right. Swerve suplexes but Darby fights with knees! Darby gets free to SCORPION DEATH DROP! Both men are down and fans rally up. Darby crawls, hot tag to Cassidy! Or maybe just warm. Darby & Cassidy still double suplex Swerve down! Cover, TWO! Cassidy stays between Swerve and Keith, then runs to drop an elbow! Cover, TWO! Cassidy drags Swerve up to bring him around and ROCK him!
Tag to Darby, and he CHOPS Swerve in the corner. Swerve goes to another corner so Darby runs in, but into KNEES! Swerve runs to LARIAT Darby down! Swerve and Keith talk, Nana wants them to get on the same page, but Swerve stands Darby up. Swerve digs his forearms in, the ref counts, and Keith tags in. Keith throws a body shot, then he stands Darby back up. Tag back to Swerve, though it was almost a chop. Swerve scowls, steps in, and throws a haymaker. The ref reprimands Keith taking his time exiting, and Swerve puts Darby up top. Dynamite returns to single picture as Swerve climbs up.
Keith tags in and adds on, TOWER OF DOOM!! But Darby tags in Cassidy! Keith smiles as he catches Cassidy! BEARHUG! Swerve RAMS Darby into steel steps! Cassidy endures, Swerve tips steps over and stomps away on Darby. Sserve then traps Darby under the steps! Cassidy fights with elbows as fans rally! Swerve stomps away on Darby, Cassidy gets free of Keith, but Keith storms up. Cassidy dodges to DIVE onto Swerve! Direct hit and Cassidy goes to pick up the steps. Keiths teps out, Cassidy rushes up, ORANGE- NO, Keith catches the first! Keith picks Cassidy up but Cassidy slips aruond to a SLEEPER!
Fans fire up but Darby’s still stuck. Keith stands on the steps and squishes Darby as he gets in the ring! Keith TOSSES Cassidy away, Darby drags himself out from under the steps, and Keith stalks Cassidy. Keith winds up those arms, runs the ropes, but Cassidy goes the other way! Tilt-o-whirl, but Keith blocks the DDT to suplex! STUN DOG- NO, Keith blocks that, too! Keith gets Cassidy up but Cassidy tries another DDT! STUN DOG MILLION- NO!! Keith is still blocking! Cassidy fights to STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE after all! And Darby hops on, CODE RED!!! Fans are thunderous as Swerve climbs and Cassidy covers! TWO before the 450!!
Swerve hits Keith by accident! But he doesn’t really regret it after that superplex powerbomb fiasco. Cassidy tags Darby, Swerve blocks a kick to spin around and BACKBREAKER! Cassidy returns, tilt-o-whirls, but Swerve blocks it! Toss to Keith for the fireman’s carry! Toss to the ROLLING- NO! Cassidy ducks and the kick hits Keith! That was an actual miscue, and then Cassidy hits DEEP IMPACT! Cassidy DIVES to TORNADO DDT Keith to the floor! Darby has the LAST SUPPER! Cassidy & Darby win!!
Winners: Orange Cassidy & Darby Allin, by pinfall (advance to the next round)
Swerve is FURIOUS! The “Relentlessly Squeezed” combo is moving on because they held it together! Will they go all the way to the finals and win the golden tickets?
AEW welcomes a new recruit.
In Everett, Washington is the Buddy Wayne Academy. 2014, Darby began training here. Buddy’s son, Nick, was just 8 years old. Talented back then. But June 17, 2017, Darby gets this text message. Buddy died, his heart stopped. In that moment, Darby had an almost out of body experience, punching his car steering wheel. And when he composed himself, he wondered first what happens to Nick. Darby made a promise that he would watch over Nick. Nick doesn’t need it, but Darby wanted to be sure Nick got what he wanted in life. Darby went to DEFY Wrestling to give Nick his AEW contract in person.
Darby didn’t ask Tony Khan to sign Nick as some kind of pity move. It’s just that Nick is that good. And now that Nick is 18, he’s ready. It’s just up to him to show the world now.
Someone arrives backstage.
Tony Schiavone is there, understanding that this is Jack Perry. Perry looks around and says last week was ridiculous! He isn’t some thug from New York. If Hook wants to handle business with Perry, they do this in the ring like professionals. That’s why Perry is going to Tony Khan right now to demand an FTW Championship match. But Perry turns around and HOOK CLOBBERS him! Hook beats on Perry, Perry gets back in his SUV and it takes off, just like last week! Hook is still wanting revenge, but will he hear Perry out on waiting for their match?
MJF waits for Adam Cole outside the gym.
The AEW World Champion says he loves the Panama City Playboy but c’mon, he’s been waiting outside forever. Cole walks out of the gym and asks where MJF has been. Cole’s been doing cardio for an hour, let’s go. Oh. Where’s the new Better Than You BAYBAY shirt? Cole doesn’t answer that so MJF assumes he just forgot it at home. They get to work, and MJF says thanks for coming to this bro workout session. Cole’s good to spot him, right? Right. MJF gets going, Cole is on his phone. MJF finishes the set, thanks Cole, and Cole says sure thing. MJF sees a real chunky guy and has a laugh.
MJF leans in and tells “Brochacho” Cole that that guy’s so fat, when he took his pants to the laundromat, they said, “Sorry sir, we don’t do curtains.” Cole tries not to laugh, but MJF then starts another one. Cole says don’t do that, it’s not funny anymore. Oh, sorry, bro. But Cole does say that there’s someone that guy reminds him of. They both say “Tony Schiavone!” at the same time! That they can agree on, oddly. Cole takes his turn next, and MJF doubts he can handle the same weight. MJF will spot him. Cole gets going and he actually impresses MJF. He does even a few more than MJF did! That was good, what’s next? Uh… WTF?! Can MJF keep up with Cole?
Six Man Tag: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn VS The Blade & The Bollywood Boyz!
Max Caster, Anthony Bowens & Billy Gunn didn’t get swept up in the Blind Eliminator Tag shuffle, their plans for trios dominance is still on track! Speaking of track, here’s a new one from Platinum Max! “Acclaimed in the house, and we say we the live wire, breathing through the smoke like Canadian wildfires. Bollywood Boyz causin’ outrage, lookin’ like Trudeau when he did Brown Face! And I just gotta say this, you look like two b*tches and a dominatrix! It’s the illest in the game. In Edmonton, everybody loves the Acclaimed!” Bowens gets the mic to say, “EEEDMONTOOOON~! The Acclaimed have arrived! SCISSOR ME, DADDY ASS!” And he does~!
The trios sort out and Billy starts against Blade. Billy takes off the shirt and circles with Blade. Fans sing “OH~ Scissor Me, Daddy~!” Billy and Blade tie up, Billy headlocks then wrenches to a hammerlock, and back to a headlock. “That’s wrestling, everybody!” Blade powers out, but Billy runs him over! Fans cheer and Billy revels in it a second. Billy shows off the ships quite literally, but then Blade rolls him up! TWO, and Billy ROCKS Blade with that right! Billy shakes out his own hand, he hit that hard. Tag to Caster and they double whip Blade to double ELBOW! Caster covers, ONE! Caster says “SUCK IT!” but Blade hits low!
Blade tags Harv Sihra in but Caster dodges to back drop him! Gurv gets in but Caster scoops and SLAMS! Blade runs in but also into a scoop SLAM! Scoop SLAM for Harv, tag to Bowens! SCISSOR ME TIMBERS! The fans fire up and The Acclaimed coordinate, to GROUP SCISSOR FINGER~! Fans fire up but Blade CLOBBERS Caster as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Blade and the Bollywood Boyz mug Caster and then Gurv tags in. Harv sets Caster up for Gurv to FLYING ELBOW! Cover, ONE!! Caster is tougher than that but Gurv rains down fists! Caster pushes him away, goes to ropes, then pushes him again. Gurv ROCKS Caster, tags Harv, and the Bollywood Boyz mug him. Tag to Blade, he helps mug Caster, and then he puts Caster in the corner to CHOP! Blade stalks Caster to another corner, stomps him and headlocks to bring him back to the Bollywood corner. Tag to Harv and he drops AX HANDLES! Harv keeps Caster from his team, tags in Gurv, and they double suplex Caster!
The Bollywood Boyz do their dance, then drop elbows! Gurv keeps Caster down with a chinlock. Caster endures, fights up, and throws body shots. Gurv CLUBS Caster, tags Blade, and they mug Caster again. Blade chinlocks Caster to keep him from the Acclaimed corner, but Caster endures. Fans rally up and Caster fights to his feet. Caster fights up but Blade throws him down! Blade soaks up the heat and he drags Caster up again. Blade whips, Caster ducks ‘n’ dodges and DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Fans rally up as both men crawl, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Blade CLOBBERS Billy, then tags in Harv!
But Caster tags in Bowens! The Five Tool Player rallies o the Bollywood Boyz! ROLLING ELBOW for Gurv! Strike fest for Blade! But Harv rolls Bowens up! TWO, and Bowens SOBATS, front kicks, and runs to KOTARO KRUSHER! “EVERYONE loves the Acclaimed!” Tag to Billy and fans fire up! Billy cobra clutches Harv, for the ONE AND ONLY SLAM! Tag to Caster, for the MIC DROP! Cover, Acclaimed wins!
Winners: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn, by pinfall
The streak is continuing, as does the scissor party! Will nothing stop these three from going after the House of Black? Wait, QTV has to go and interrupt… Harley “apologizes” for interrupting. But it is only fair after they rudely interrupted her when she was showing us her talents. But as they all know, the Acclaimed got their asses beat, just as they deserved. But speaking of, it is only fair that she gets what she deserves. So she made them a little video. So come next Wednesday, she will show the world what real talent is! Harley Cameron, Miss Money on the Mic, IS the most talented musician in AEW! Then you’ll be peanut butter and jealous~! See you around, Bowens.
Billy gets a mic to respond. “I got something for her, and it only comes in two words. SUCK IT!!” Fans like that much better. But just what will Harley have in store in her music video?
AEW shares results from NJPW Strong Independence Day.
Just earlier today, in Korakuen Hall, Eddie Kingston dethroned Kenta as NJPW Strong Openweight Champion! A lifelong journey sees a major goal fulfilled, will he be bringing that belt back to AEW?
Jon Moxley speaks.
The Maniac is also in Japan, having survived Final Death. He says, “Eddie Kingston and I are the exact same people we were when I met him in 2009. Well over a decade. The ups, the downs, the peaks, the valleys. The good times and the bad, we both made it out. We both got everything we could’ve wanted out of this business. What is there to complain about, man? What is there to walk around mad for all the time, man? We don’t live in the past. We make every day count.
“Dude, y’know what really pisses me off? How much time you spend complaining about the young kids, the new generation, how they have no respect, how they have no work ethic. We spent time building the next generation. I have a dream of this Eddie Kingston that finally let the past be the past and embrace the future. And became what he could be, what these people want him to be! That ain’t reality, I’m not gonna pretend like it is. Eddie, answer your phone.” The Maniac wants to talk with the Mad King, but will that not happen any time soon?
Matt Hardy is backstage with Renee and RJ City.
RJ’s got the tag team lottery tumbler out and Hardy is hoping for a good roll. The rolling is done, Renee says this is for the Blind Eliminator Tag Tournament match this Friday on Rampage episode 100! Hardy gets… Jeff! Hardy? Sweet, his brother! No, Jeff as in Jarrett… Ew, the Nuts of Slap. Hardy hates that guy. Well, will V1 and Double J make it work if it means getting the tag titles?
Wheeler Yuta speaks.
“Kenny Omega. The Cleaner, the Best Bout Machine, the man whose reputation precedes him. A man who everyone thinks is gonna walk through me tonight.” But Kenny isn’t the favorite, Yuta is. Kenny is battered, broken and bruised, and Yuta’s pinned him once before. Yuta already won once, but this won’t even be about beating Kenny. This will be about ending him! Blood & Guts is gonna be a massacre, and a surrender. Kenny and The Elite are already one man down, and Yuta will have already decided this war. And he does that by ending Omega here tonight. They’re in the main event, will The Decoder have the Cleaner solved?
Chris Jericho is here!
The fans sing Judas for him as he makes his way out to the ring. The Wizard doesn’t seem to be feeling too bad despite his loss to Sting & Darby Allin last week in their Tornado Tag Match. Jericho gets a mic and the fans all cheer. Jericho says they’re loud here tonight! “But it’s a little bit bittersweet for me here.” He appreciates them cheering, but over the last few months, Jericho has taken big losses, and things haven’t gone how he wanted them to. So maybe it is time for him to reevaluate a few things and make some changes. The reason he is saying this is because this is the perfect place for him to be reinvigorated, here in Alberta.
Fans cheer as Jericho says this is where he started his career! Seems like only yesterday that he was down the road, starting his training with Stu Hart in Calgary. Wait, they’re booing Stu? But it was all across Alberta. Jericho had his match just an hour from here in Ponoka. Fans cheer Ponoka! Jericho got here a couple days early, he drove up and down the 2 Highway, drove past all the sites, and he remembered what it was like when he first started. The passion! The fire! When wrestling was everything to him! And it reminded him that wrestling is still everything to him! Fans cheer that!
So yeah, Alberta is the place where Jericho is invigorated, resurrected! Time to become a better Chris Jericho. Maybe even the best version EVER! Wait, what is that on the tron? Don Callis?! What’s he doing coming out here? Fans boo the real Judas of AEW, and he just smiles. Callis says what he is hearing, other than the fans booing really hard, is that Jericho needs a change. Callis says it was six years ago today that Callis called Jericho from the hotel in Tokyo and said, “How would you like to main event the Tokyo Dome with Kenny Omega?” And in their 34 years of friendship, Jericho surprised Callis by saying yes.
And with that match, they changed the course of wrestling history! Without that match, none of these fans are here! Callis doesn’t think Jericho would be here in AEW without that match. Jericho says sorry, it was hard to hear Callis with all these boos. Fans cheer now, and Jericho says he could say the same about Callis. Eight years ago, 2015, when Callis was in the middle of his very successful international career that Jericho knew he was miserable. Callis wanted to be in the pro-wrestling business, and Jericho helped him do that. Jericho’s the one who helped Callis get into AEW, and now look at him! He’s bigger and more powerful than he’s ever been!
So if not for Jericho, Callis wouldn’t be here. Callis starts to speak again but fans boo. As with most things in their 34 year friendship, they’re in agreement. Callis agrees that when these two get together, they make history! But as everyone knows, Callis was “betrayed by a coward punk named Kenny Omega.” Callis is building his new family after Omega destroyed theirs. And this family will be based on trust. When it comes to trust, Callis thinks of the greatest of all time! He thinks of the man who beat Kenny Omega in AEW, and he thinks of his best friend of 34 years, Chris Jericho!
Fans tell Callis to shut up, but Callis says if Jericho wants to change history one more time, Callis is here to formally ask him one thing: “Will you join the Don Callis Family?” Fans boo even more while Jericho thinks on the question. Is Callis really asking Jericho to join him? Jericho joins Callis’ faction? Jericho doesn’t join factions, he makes them! Fans cheer that and says that if Callis is seriously asking Jericho to join up with him, he has one word for him! Jericho joining Callis? The answer is… “Maybe.” Fans are a little disappointed in that but Jericho still takes his leave. Will Jericho disband the JAS to join the DCF? Or is he just stringing Callis along?
AEW hears from CM Punk and Samoa Joe.
Punk says, “You know they say to never say never. I look at Samoa Joe like a mountain I’ve tried to climb and I’ve never quite made the summit.” Joe says, “A true friend comes the week before, shows you what’s gonna happen to you if you get into that ring with him.” This is another chapter in their story, but Punk says it’ll end differently, because for the first time, Punk wins. Joe taking out Strong was to send Punk a message, but Punk tells Joe he’ll have to do that to Punk to stop him from winning. Joe tells “Punker” that “there’s never been a day in your life that you’ve been better than me.” And this week, nothing changes.
Punk vows to finally win, and whatever is left of him goes on to win the whole damn thing. “Tell me when I’m telling lies.”
Backstage interview with Roderick Strong.
Renee is with Strong as Doc Sampson checks on his neck. Renee asks about the update, and Sampson says after what Joe did last week, they’ve been checking Strong daily. With Strong’s history, they should take as much time as they can. Strong says he feels amazing, but then Cole walks in. Cole asks Strong how he’s feeling. Strong again says he’s feeling great, but Cole says he still has to be careful. Take all the time you need. Strong says fine, but what’s the deal with Cole and MJF? Don’t worry about that. Just worry about yourself. Cole has it under control and made it clear they have boundaries.
Oh, MJF just texted. “Hey bro, you ready to hit dat double clothesline or what?” Cole sighs. He’s up next, he’ll catch up with Strong later. Strong says okay but he does look a little worried. Is it because Cole & MJF might not win? Or is it because they are becoming friends?
Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament Opening Round: MJF & Adam Cole VS Matthew Menard & The Butcher!
The AEW World Champion has them cut his music so that he can cue up Cole’s. Cole stops him from hugging, and they go to the ring together. Is MJF copying Cole? MJF actually high fives fans, too. But will these two actually make it work? Or will Daddy Magic & Andy Williams get a shocker against two of the best?
The teams sort out, MJF again asks where the Better Than You Baybay shirt is. Cole defends he lost it, but then Butcher & Menard just attack! Fans boo as they stomp away on Cole & MJF, then let off as the ref counts. Cole bails out, MJF is stuck, and Menard mocks the champ. MJF stands up and Menard throws forearms! MJF doesn’t budge, even as Menard CHOPS! MJF choke grips but Menard rakes eyes! Menard soaks up the heat, runs, but MJF ducks and handsprings! MJF kicks, but he thumbs Menard in the eyes! MJF soaks up the cheers, then drags Menard up. Cobra twist, and MJF reaches out for Cole.
Cole says no, he’s not doing the leverage thing. MJF is annoyed and starts a “DO IT!” chant. Cole says no, they don’t need to. MJF says c’mon, dude, what’s the deal? “DO IT! DO IT!” Cole sighs and pulls MJF’s arm! The ref suspects something, Cole lets go, and Menard hip tosses MJF away! MJF crawls, Menard CLUBS him down, and then drags him up. Menard bumps MJF off buckles, RAMS into him again and again and again, then lets off. Menard CHOKES MJF, the fans chant “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” for Cole, and Menard lets off. Butcher gets cheap shots in on MJF! Menard sucker punches Cole!
Fans boo but Cole gets in! Menard hurries away, the ref stops Cole, and Menard CHOKES MJF! Tag to Butcher and Menard is all fired up. Butcher keeps MJF from Cole and HEADBUTTS him down, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
MJF goes to ropes but Butcher CHOKES him! The ref counts, Butcher lets off, and he looms over MJF. Butcher drags MJF up, bumps him off buckles, and then DECKS him! MJF crawls, Butcher drags him over and tags in Menard. They mug MJF with DOUBLE HEADBUTTS! Menard taunts MJF as he crawls, then stomps him down. Menard drags MJF up, headlocks, but MJF throws body shots. Fans rally up, but Menard throws MJF down by his hair! Menard soaks up the heat, drags MJF up and bumps him off buckles. Menard throws hands, then wrenches and whips corner to corner.
MJF bounces off buckles, falls over, and Menard soaks up more heat. Tag to Butcher and he storms up to stand on MJF’s hand! The ref reprimands but Butcher stomps MJF. Butcher drags MJF up, but MJF throws hands! MJF kicks, Butcher blocks and then CHOPS MJF down! Butcher drops a knee, then stays between MJF and Cole. Butcher reels MJF in, and puts him in the Cobra Twist! Butcher returns the favor by reaching out for Menard, but the ref is on his guard. Butcher digs his knuckles into MJF’s ribs instead, and Dynamite returns to single picture. MJF endures, and now Menard and Butcher combine!
The fans boo now but turnabout is fair play. They do it again but the ref catches Menard this time! MJF LOW BLOWS Butcher!! MJF crawls away but Butcher tags Menard! Menard drags MJF from Cole, waistlocks, and puts him back in the Cobra Twist! Fans boo and MJF calls to Cole for help! MJF claims they’re doing the link up again and the ref looks at Butcher. Butcher isn’t doing anything, and MJF gooses Menard! HIP TOSS! Both men are down, they crawl and the fans rally up! Hot tag to Butcher and he intercepts MJF! MJF is fingertips away but can’t tag! Butcher runs at the corner, but MJF slips free! Butcher hits buckles!
MJF scrambles but Menard tags back in! Menard drags MJF back but MJF shows fist, to eye poke! Hot tag to Cole! Fans fire up as Cole BLAST Butcher, BOOTS Menard then CLOBBERS him! Cole rallies on Daddy Magic and BOOTS him down! Fans fire up but Menard elbows low! Menard runs, but Cole fireman’s carries, USHIGOROSHI! MJF wants back in? HE wants to double lariat! But Butcher waistlocks! Cole breaks free to PELE! Cole TOSSES Butcher, fights off Menard, and PELE! Butcher returns, to get a SUPERKICK! Cole has fans fire up and he goes up top! PANAMA- NO, Menard gets under!
Menard ELBOWS Cole, but Cole SUPERKICKS! Fans fire up and and down comes the kneepad! MJF still wants the double lariat, but Cole just settles for the BOOM!! Cover, Cole & MJF win!
Winners: MJF & Adam Cole, by pinfall (advance to the next round)
MJF hugs Cole to celebrate, but then remembers “boundaries.” They still have their hands raised, and MJF wants some mics. MJF has the music cut, and he says, “ALBERTA, CANADA! I got a question. We got any Devil Worshippers in the house tonight?” Fans cheer for MJF, and he wants them to hold on. He has one more question: Any fans of a certain super cool over name? “Do the thing!” Adam Cole says alright, and winds it up. “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!!” That’s right! MJF says he and Cole are better than you, baybay! But bud, real quick, they could’ve done better if they just did a double lariat already.
Cole tells MJF to stop with that. Right, boundaries, sorry. MJF says that he thinks they should have another “bro session” this weekend. What do the fans think? “YES! YES! YES!” Cole says sure, why not. MJF is all excited, and wants him to hold on! Cole, one more thing! MJF will put the title down for this one. “Happy birthday!” Fans cheer and streamers fly! MJF gets fans to chant “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” Bring out the stuff! What? MJF is covered in streamers as he waves out the one balloon and tiny cake. The crew brings those into the ring, and MJF gets the party hats. He even helps Cole with his.
Cole says this is a lot. MJF puts a party blower in Cole’s mouth and says this day is all about Cole. They’re here to celebrate Cole! Fans like the sound of that. Cole blows the kazoo and MJF says that’s the spirit! Now for the song. “Happy Birthday to you~!” MJF of course puts his best R&B spin on it. Cole wants MJF to stop already. We get it, MJF is a great singer. And Cole appreciates all this, but MJF has done more than enough. MJF says hold on, there’s one more thing! “MAKE A WISH! MAKE A WISH!” The candle is lit! fans want Cole to try, but MJF says he’s gonna push him into the cake.
Cole blows out the candle, and MJF makes his move! But Cole whips around and shoves MJF into the cake!! MJF falls over and the fans love it! MJF sits up and laughs it off. Cole got him good there. Cole wipes some frosting from MJF’s face and takes a taste. Good cake. Fans chant “EAT SOME CAKE! EAT SOME CAKE!” MJF eats the cake off his own face. Cole tells MJF, and he means this with all sincerity, it was actually nice to do all this for him. So thank you, friend. Cole leaves and MJF smiles. Are these two going to be the unlikeliest of friends and finalists in this tournament?
Backstage interview with Britt Baker.
Renee says she was sorely missed being out with illness last week, but tonight, she will face Ruby Soho in the Owen Hart Cup. Ruby had some choice words for her, so what is Britt’s reaction? Ruby’s got a lot of courage lately with her new friends and new attitude. Britt doesn’t care what Ruby says, if she likes her, or if anyone does. But Ruby lied last week. Ruby told the world that she’s taken everything from Britt that she’s ever cared about. But there are two things Ruby can never take from Britt. First is her pride. No matter who you are or what you’ve done, Britt will always be the Face of the Women’s Division.
And second is more something Britt took from Ruby: being the first ever Owen Hart Foundation Tournament winner. Britt still has the belt to show it. Now she’ll win it all over again! Britt is just sorry it’ll be done in the first round. The rematch from the finals is coming, will history repeat itself? Or will the Runaway run through The Doctor?
Backstage interview with Jericho, Daniel Garcia & Sammy Guevara.
Renee is with the JAS and says we all need some explanations about Jericho possibly joining Don Callis. Garcia says Jericho said “maybe” when he is supposed to be leading them. Garcia- er, they both need Jericho. Jericho says they’re still his family. But they can’t always be under his wing. They need to branch out for themselves and do great things without him leading them. Renee says that it turns out, in the Blind Eliminator Tournament drawings, Sammy & Garcia got paired together. This is perfect! Jericho says this is what they can do to prove what he’s saying! They can go win the tournament, then win the tag titles on their own!
Show Jericho who can be the new leader here in AEW. They can’t be together forever, he just wants them to think about it. Garcia wants a fist bump, and Sammy gives it. Will Red Dead & Spanish God take over the tag division without The Ocho’s guidance?
Women’s Owen Hart Cup Opening Round: Britt Baker VS Ruby Soho w/ The Outcasts!
The Doctor shows off her Queen of Harts belt, ready to add another one to her collection. Will Britt pull off the win just like at Double or Nothing 2022? Or will there be No Future in her future?
The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, Britt wrenches but Ruby wrenches back. Ruby wristlocks, Britt wrenches back, and then cradles, TWO! Britt keeps on the arm, but Ruby pulls hair! Ruby headlocks, The Outcasts rally for her but they’re the only ones. Britt wrenches out to the FUJIWARA, but Ruby gets free and bails out of the ring. The Outcasts regroup, fans rally for “D M D!” Britt smirks as she waits on Ruby to return. Ruby and Britt circle, then Ruby gets aroudn to a waistlock. Britt switches, Ruby pries free to wrench and pull hair. The ref counts, Ruby arm-drags, but Britt drags Ruby down to a hammerlock!
Ruby fights up, Britt keeps on the arm. Ruby pulls more hair but the ref reprimands. Britt headlocks, Ruby powers up and out, but Britt runs her over! Fans fire up and Britt runs, but Ruby drops, swings, but Britt redirects to the SLINGBLADE! Britt then wrenches, clinches, but Ruby fights it. They both stumble, Ruby bails out, and the Outcasts regroup with her. Britt storms up but Ruby trips her! Ruby drags Britt out but Britt ROCKS her! Saraya talks trash on Britt, as does Storm. Britt finds herself surrounded, but the ref says back off. Britt turns around, into an STO from Ruby! Saraya & Storm mock Britt while Dynamite goes picture in picture,.
Ruby admires the literal Owen Hart Cup and says it’s gonna be hers. Ruby then drags Britt up and into the ring, covers, TWO! Ruby puts Britt on ropes to CHOKE! The ref counts, Ruby lets off, and Saraya CHOKES Britt now! Saraya HOTSHOTS Britt then slips away before the ref sees. Ruby bumps Britt off buckles, stomps her down, then stomps her more! The ref counts, Ruby argues with him, and taunts the fans while she’s at it. Ruby stomps Britt, slaps her around, but Britt kicks back. Ruby brings Britt up to ROCK her with a forearm! Ruby CHOKES Britt on the top rope, the ref counts, but Ruby lets off.
Ruby brings Britt around, but Britt kicks her low. And again! And again! Britt throws forearms, but Ruby claws her eyes! Ruby throws Britt down by her hair! The ref reprimands but Ruby covers, ONE!! Britt hangs tough but Ruby clamps on with a full nelson. Britt endures, fights up, but Ruby drags her down again. Ruby has Britt away from ropes as she thrashes her around. Britt still endures, fights up, and throws elbows. Britt gets free, ELBOWS Ruby again, then ROCKS her with forearms! Ruby ROCKS Britt back! Dynamite returns to single picture as Ruby wrenches Britt’s hair.
The ref reprimands again, but Britt elbows Ruby away! Ruby runs up but Britt gets around to ROCK her again! And again! And again! Britt fires off shot after shot after shot but Ruby shoves her away! Britt blocks to LARIAT! And LARIAT again! And NECKBREAKER! Britt gets Ruby up, reels her in, but Ruby stomps a foot! Ruby ROCKS Britt, whips her to a corner, then runs in, But Britt spins Ruby to FISHERMAN SCREW! Cover, TWO!! Ruby survives and Britt grows frustrated. But she brings out the glove! Fans fire up as Britt puts it on, but Saraya barks at her. Britt tells Saraya to shut up, and she spells it out, “D! M! D!”
Britt underhooks, Ruby wrenches out, but Britt blocks the kick! SUPERKICK! Ruby avoids the curb stomp to roll-up! TWO!! SUPERKICK again! Britt runs, Storm trips her up! Fans boo but Ruby gets Britt in a SAIDO! Ruby covers, TWO!! Britt survives but Ruby drags her to a drop zone. Fans boo as Ruby stomps Britt then climbs the corner. Ruby aims, STAGE DIVE- NO, Ruby has to bail out as Britt moves! SUPERKICK! Roll and turn and backslide! TWO!! Ruby escapes but ends up in the RINGS OF SATURN!! Ruby fights, Saraya says something is wrong with this buckle pad! Ruby fights out of Lockjaw as Storm grabs the Queen of Harts belt!
Ruby HEADBUTT Britt, and SMACKS her off the belt!! Then NO FUTURE!! Cover, TWO?!?! Britt survives and shocks everyone! Ruby is furious, but she clamps onto Britt with the RINGS OF SATURN!! Britt fights, moves around, and grabs at Ruby’s mouth! Ruby fights that to get a CROSSFACE!! Britt fights, moves around, reaches out, and gets the ROPEBREAK! But she uses it to kick off and get Ruby! RINGS OF SATURN!! The Outcasts panic, but Ruby scoots around! They drag her to the ROPEBREAK!! Britt is furious, she goes out to SUPERKICK Saraya! and DECK Storm! Britt puts Ruby in but Storm trips her up!
Britt STOMPS Storm on the apron!! Britt hurries in, ROCKS Ruby and whips, but Ruby goes up to get Britt. Britt denies Nightshade to then Electric Chair Lift! Flashbacks to last year! Victory roll, but Ruby turns it around! Cross-legged clutch, with the Outcasts being her link!! RUBY WINS!!
Winner: Ruby Soho, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
Fans can’t believe it! The Outcasts used every trick they had to steak this one, and they’re running for the hills! Will they do this all again to Skye Blue next round? Speaking of, Skye sneaks out to to stare Ruby down. The semifinals are coming, who reaches the cup?
BREAKING NEWS for Rampage’s 100th episode!
More of the Blind Eliminator Tag Tournament matches have been made! Matt Hardy teams with Jeff Jarrett against Sammy Guevara & Daniel Garcia, while “Big Bill” Morrissey teams with The Machine, Brian Cage, against Trent Beretta & Matt Sydal! Which of these teams will make it work to get to the next round? Plus, Hikaru Shida is in action again as she takes on Marina Shafir, and we get a rematch of The Dark Order VS Hangman Page & The Young Bucks!
Kenny Omega VS Wheeler Yuta!
Yes, the Cleaner took the pin in Anarchy in the Arena II at Double or Nothing. Yes, the Best Bout Machine lost the IWGP United States Championship to Will Ospreay. But no, this is not a No Disqualification match and no, The Decoder is not Will Ospreay. Therefore, will Omega rebound with violent redemption? Or will Yuta truly earn this win over one of the best today?
But wait, Yuta CLOBBERS Omega from behind! Fans boo and the bell rings as Yuta goes for the cheap advantage anyway! Yuta fires off hands, then CHOPS Omega in the corner! Fans boo but Yuta CHOPS Omega again! Yuta fires off forearms, the ref counts, but Omega turns things around to CHOP back! And CHOP again! Yuta staggers, Omega stalks him but Yuta CHOPS! Omega CHOPS! Omega ROCKS Yuta with forearms and then stomps away! The ref counts but Omega gets the fans all fired up first! Omega stands Yuta up but Yuta BITES Omega’s forehead! Yuta CLUBS away on Omega in the corner!
Yuta whips corner to corner but Omega reverses! Yuta comes back into a back drop! Omega drags Yuta up, scoops, and hits a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Omega stomps Yuta, fans rally behind him, but Yuta RAMS him into a corner! Yuta snarls, throws haymakers, then whips corner to corner. Omega BOOTS Yuta away! Omega runs in to KOTARO KRUSHER! Fans fire up more, Omega fireman’s carries, and “YOU! CAN’T! ESCAPE!” ROLLING SENTON but Omega’s own neck and shoulders bother him. Omega powers through to go up, MOONSAULT onto knees! Yuta runs in to DROPKICK!
Omega ends up in a corner, he staggers out and Yuta goes up, MISSLE DROPKICK! Omega bails out and Yuta mocks his finger guns. Yuta DIVES to send Omega into railing hard! Fans lose their minds and Yuta snarls again. Yuta drags Omega up to whip him hard into railing! Omega clutches his arm but Yuta whips him the other way, just as hard into more railing! The ref reprimands but Yuta laughs as he stalks up on Omega. Yuta turns Omega, NECKBREAKER to the floor! Fans are going nuts but Yuta just soaks it all up. Omega writhes but Yuta gets in the ring to soak up more heat.
Omega sits up, the ref starts a ring count, but Yuta paces around. Yuta eggs Omega on, Omega stands and the fans rally up. Omega gest on the apron but Yuta brings him up. Omega ROCKS Yuta, ROCKS him again, but Yuta ROCKS Omega! And again! Omega wobbles, Yuta swings but Omega blocks to ROUNDHOUSE! Omega brings Yuta up, suplexes, but Yuta fights it! Omega goes up the ropes to use leverage but Yuta wrenches out to CLUB Omega! And HOTSHOT him! Yuta brings Omega to the corner, tears off the covering and STANDS on Omega on the crossbar! Fans boo and the ref counts, but Yuta lets off at 4.
Dynamite goes picture in picture as Yuta takes another cover off. NECKBREAKER to the top crossbar! Omega falls to the apron and Yuta soaks up the heat with double bicep flex. Yuta then builds speed to WRECK Omega with the baseball slide dropkick! Yuta soaks up more heat, paces around, and lets the ring count start. The fans rally for Omega and he stands up. Yuta swaggers out after Omega to SMACK him off the apron! Omega flops against the post but Yuta SMACKS him against it! Omega is dizzy, Yuta pushes him into the ring. Yuta then drops a SENTON! Cover, TWO! Omega is still in this but Yuta keeps cool.
Yuta chinlocks Omega and digs a knee in. The fans rally up as Omega endures. Omega pries at the hold, but Yuta pushes him to a cover, TWO! Omega crawls, but Yuta stomps him. Yuta clamps on the chinlock again and again digs his knee in. Omega endures, pries at the hold again, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Omega has the hold open and fans fire up! But Yuta powers the hold back on, and he leans on Omega’s head. Omega still endures, so Yuta pushes him down. SENTON onto knees! Omega saves himself and fans rally up. Yuta stands, Omega throws body shots! Fans rally as Yuta staggers away.
Omega throws more hands, then JABS! JABS! And JABS! JAB after JAB, but Y uta claws Omega’s face, then CLUBS him on the back! Yuta wrenches and clinches, but Omega fights the Olympic Slam to arm-drag! Omega then SLAM DUNK BULLDOGS Yuta down! Fans fire up as both men stir on the mat. The ref starts the standing count, and Omega drags himself up with the ropes. Omega stands at 5 of 10, swings and CLOBBERS Yuta! Yuta gets up in a huff but Omega CHOPS him down! Fans fire up as Omega spins, but Yuta ducks to kick. Omega blocks that to ROLLING ELBOW! And then FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO!!
Yuta is still in this and Omega seethes. Yuta crawls to ropes, and Omega takes aim. BANG and Omega runs, but Yuta avoids the V-Trigger to LCUB Omega! OLYMPIC SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Yuta is frustrated but he has Omega down in a drop zone. Yuta climbs, but Omega ROCKS him first! And CHOPS him! And then climbs up after him! Omega HEADBUTTS away on Yuta, then brings him around, to SUPER FISHERMAN BUSTER!! Fans are thunderous while both men are down! Omega crawls to the cover, TWO!! Yuta survives and Omega is beside himself. Omega drags Yuta up, ROCKS him with a forearm, but Yuta hits back.
Omega grins and fires himself up. Omega ROCKS Yuta, Yuta ROCKS Omega, repeat! Yuta pokes eyes! Yuta runs, but into a CHOP! But Yuta rewinds, shoots around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Omega survives but Yuta still has the waistlock! GERMAN SUPLEX! Yuta drags Omega up again, but Omega powers him to a corner! Omega throws elbows from all sides! Yuta runs up to fire off forearms and CHOPS! But Omega BOOTS Yuta down! Fans fire up as Omega goes corner to corner, but Yuta catches him! Omega fights the waistlock, switches and whips, to BLINDSIDE V-TRIGGER!
Omega full nelsons for a SNAP DRAGON! Fans fire up as Omega hits another SNAP DRAGON!! Omega wants the hattrick and fans want it, too! Omega full nelsons but Yuta fights it! Yuta victory rolls, TWO!! Omega escapes, to V-TRIGGER!! And then Electric Chair Lift, but that bad neck makes it hard! Omega powers through, but Yuta spins out to drag Omega down! Turn and SEATBELT! TWO!!! Omega escapes and Yuta can’t believe it! Yuta hurries to run in, but into a POP-UP BOMB! Flip over and V-TRIGGER!! Cover, TWO!!! Yuta is hanging tough and fans are thunderous as they both stand up!
Omega aims again, BANG! But wait, Don Callis storms down to the ring! The ref and security stop him, but that’s because this is a decoy! KONOSUKE is here! And he BLUE THUDNER BOMBS Omega!! Yuta goes up to FLYING SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!??!? Omega survives and Yuta is furious! But he just goes up top again, only for Omega to anchor him. Yuta reaches between his legs to get at Omega, but Omega gives him a STRAIGHT RIGHT HAND!! Then the Electric Chair Lift, ONE WINGED ANGEL!!! Cover, Omega wins!!
Winner: Kenny Omega, by pinfall
Konosuke & Callis tried to screw Omega over, but it didn’t work out! But then CLAUDIO gets in and he just beats down on Omega! Konosuke returns to help out, and fans boo as they dig their boots in. But here comes The Elite! The Bucks & Hangman have chairs and they use them on The BCC! They get Claudio with a BTE TRIGGER! The Bucks set Claudio up for Hangman’s chair, but the DARK ORDER runs out here?! They stop Hangman from doing any more damage, but why? We know about the Rampage trios match but why spare Claudio? Will The Cowboy have to whoop his old friends’ asses once and for all this Friday?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite here with a lot of great action. I will say, the Owen Hart Cup match of Britt VS Ruby was great stuff and also went how I expected. Ruby cheats Britt, she’ll probably cheat Skye depending on who is meant to win out of Willow Nightingale VS Athena. Sadly, Willow VS Athena is no longer Champion VS Champion, Willow just lost her NJPW Strong Women’s title this morning at NJPW Strong Independence Day. If only AEW did more than one woman’s match a show, they might’ve already faced off last week when Willow was still champ. But the silver lining is that maybe Willow gets to be in the finals.
Great stuff out of the Blind Eliminator Tag Tournament, too. Great opening promo where Darby motivates Keith to try, and great match. But Darby and Cassidy are both Faces, Keith and Swerve still have their own beef, so naturally the team that is united wins out. Though on the flipside, Menard & Butcher were put together cuz it won’t hurt either of them to lose like always, and we got great stuff out of MJF & Cole. That really was a fun little post match birthday promo, and combined with the promo with Roderick Strong, Cole could end up in a strange position where he actually likes MJF and has to choose if he wants the tag titles with MJF, or just the world title.
Good promo from Joe and Punk to hype up their match this weekend, and we’ll also get a great match out of Hobbs VS Starks to set up the Men’s Owen Hart Cup finals. Again, any combo is possible in my eyes, but I do think it’ll be Punk over Joe. Starks and Hobbs could go either way, but between Bullet Club Gold hating on Starks and QTV helping Hobbs, it feels more and more like Punk VS Hobbs should be the finals. Great Six Man Tag that of course The Acclaimed & Billy won. I dread what Harley Cameron is about to give us next week, because they’re going to make it purposefully awful rather than as good as Harley really can be as a singer.
Really good promo from Jericho with Callis, and what a twist that Jericho, on the verge of turning Face, is offered a chance to join Callis’ new group, which really does need to start growing already. This could be an opportunity for a lot of people not getting a lot of screen time and not really affiliated with any teams to get on Dynamite. Jericho saying “Maybe” is of course for the intrigue, but I do like that in his prom with Garcia & Guevara, Jericho is now the one saying they need to step out of his shadow and be their own men. Garcia & Guevara VS Hardy & Jarrett, I would think Garcia & Guevara win because Hardy & Jarrett can’t get along. Honestly, give me Garcia & Guevara VS MJF & Cole in the finals of this tournament, those guys are all great and this can all feed into story.
Great Moxley promo that was clearly made just moments after he had his Final Death match with Desperado, and it definitely keeps the beef between him and Eddie alive. Eddie won’t get to be in Blood & Guts because of the G1 Climax schedule, so that perfectly preserves Eddie VS Moxley for the rest of Summer, like going into All In or All out. And great main event from Omega VS Yuta, probably one of if not the best Yuta match in AEW. Of course Callis and Konosuke try to ruin it but Omega makes it through, and we get more great stuff from BCC and Elite.
I am disappointed that they apparently didn’t make it clear there was going to be more, like Dark Order showing up, because then they cut to The Cube which, while it’s surely a good show, I don’t care about compared to AEW. Hopefully social media gets what else happened, or that they make it known on Rampage’s 100th episode (which wow, it’s been that many already?) before the rematch happens. And I feel like for the mystery fifth men in each match (Bryan really is hurt and that forearm break was really serious), Kota Ibushi should show up for The Elite cuz Kenny, and there has to be someone truly shocking to join BCC. Someone who is currently Face that can turn, has links back to the other members, who knows, but it’ll be good stuff.
My Score: 8.9/10
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St. Paul is All Elite!
Forces of nature converge as Toni Storm & Thunder Rosa reunite against The Megasus & The Superbad Girl in a powerful tag team match!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kenny Omega VS Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson; Omega wins.
- Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis VS Brody King; Kyle wins.
- “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS Mark Davis w/ Don Callis; Hobbs wins.
- Top Flight w/ AR Fox VS Alex Findley & Devo Knight; Top Flight wins.
- Mark Briscoe VS Konosuke Takeshita w/ Don Callis; Konosuke wins.
- Thunder Rosa & Toni Storm VS Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford; Bayne & Ford win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Kenny Omega VS Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson!
The AEW International Champion knows he has a Triple Threat waiting for him at Dynasty, so he needs to get himself ready. Will tonight be a tune-up for the Best Bout Machine? Or will he not like the taste of the Vanilla Babyface?
The bell rings and the fans fire up for “KENNY! KENNY!” Omega and Blake circle, feel things out, and tie up. Omega waistlocks, Blake pries at the grip, and Blake wrenches out to wristlock. Omega wrenches back, wristlocks again, but Blake rolls, cartwheels, and slips through to wrench. Blake spins Omega to snapmare, but Omega turns chinlock into armlock. Omega wrenches, then hits a headlock takeover. Blake headscissors, Omega kips free, and Omega hits another takeover. Omega fights off the headscissors, but Blake fights up to his feet. Blake powers up and out, but Omega runs him over! Blake kips up, then pie faces Omega! And flips him off!
St. Paul boos as Blake is anything but a babyface here. Omega shrugs that off and CHOPS Blake! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again! Blake sputters, Omega wrenches and reel shim in, for a BIG back suplex! The fans fire up, Omega runs corner to corner, but Blake dodges! Omega hits buckles hard, then Blake fires shots to the lower back! The fans boo but Blake fires more body blows. Omega fires forearms and haymakers, but Blake knees low! Blake whips, hurdles, then dodges to DROPKICK! Blake kips up, and pulls out a finger gun! Blake licks it, BANG, but Omega ROCKS him first! Omega then brings Blake to a corner, but Blake blocks the buckle bump!
Blake CLAWS Omega’s eyes, then steps out to the apron with him, APRON SPEAR! Omega goes to the floor, Blake builds speed, INVERTED DIVE! Direct hit at the ramp, and Blake high-fives Big Shotty. Blake puts Omega in, then springboards, but Omega gets under! Blake handsprings through, but into a V-TRIGGER! Lee gets on the apron, but Omega DECKS him! The fans fire up, Omega vows to end this! SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! Blake sputters, but Omega hits another SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! Blake is dazed but Omega isn’t done! Omega reels Blake in, hooks a leg, AOI SHODOU! The fans fire up and Omega takes out his finger gun!
Omega says BANG, runs in, and V-TRIGGER! Blake sputters, Omega Electric Chair Lifts! Fold for the ONE WINGED ANGEL!! Cover, Omega wins!
Winner: Kenny Omega, by pinfall
The Vanilla Babyface melted from the heat Omega is bringing! Omega picks up his belt but also a mic to say, “What’s going on?” The fans cheer, and Omega says it is unfortunate that he doesn’t get to wrestle every single week like he’d like. But when he gets the chance to come out to St. Paul, and when he promises them that he’ll make it quick, AEW’s fearless leader, Tony Khan, had no choice but to sign the match. But it will be a far different story when it comes to Dynasty! Omega not only has Ricochet, who the fans boo, but he also has the newcomer, though not so new to Omega, in “Speedball” Mike Bailey! The fans cheer that name!
And speaking of, here comes Speedball! The fans fire up as Bailey walks out, mic in hand, and he goes right to the ring. The fans cheer as these two are face to face, and Bailey says, “Kenny Omega…” Omega says, “Speedball.” Bailey congratulates Omega, and Omega says, “Thanks?” Bailey says he wanted to come out here and say that Omega is an inspiration to him. Bailey respects Omega. No, more than that, he admires Omega. As a wrestler, but also as a person, and as a champoin. But Kenny… Come Dynasty, even though Bailey respects Omega, he will not hold anything back.
Bailey won’t pull his punches, and he won’t hesitate for even one second to kick Omega’s head clean off and take that International Championship! Fans are torn on that, but Omega says, “So, by the sounds of it-” Oh no, Ricochet interrupts from the tron. “Do I have you attention? Okay, good, good, good. As much as I would love to be there in person, to smack both of you in your faces for even thinking that you’re going to leave Dynasty with my title… Fortunately for everybody involved in this situation, today is my wedding.” Ricochet models his white suit, and says he is dressed for the best day of his life.
“That is, until April 6th, when I continue to show everybody why Ricochet is Outta This World, and I beat you, Cornball, and I beat you, former Best Bout Machine, and I become the NEW International Champion! Oh, it sounds good, it sounds so good. I can see it now. So go ahead, continue to argue amongst yourselves about the inevitable. That being that after April 6th, Ricochet leaves Dynasty with both the girl and the gold. AHA~!” The One & Only adjusts his collar, but Omega tells him not so fast! Oh, well, he’s gone. But first of all, congratulations are in order. But that’ll be the only thing Omega will congratulate Ricochet on.
Because at Dynasty, make no mistake about it, it’s much like Ricochet said, it isn’t about making friends! Omega has a cat, he doesn’t need any more friends. The fans cheer that! Omega continues to say that as good of a guy as Bailey may be, and as big of a piece of garbage as Ricochet is, they aren’t Omega’s comrades. There is only one thing Omega has time for, there is only one thing Omega has room for, and it’s got to do with the thing on his shoulder, and that is his legacy. So consider yourselves just another stepping stone to solidifying Omega’s legacy. Oh and by the way, welcome to AEW, Bailey.
Unfortunately, while Omega wishes he could talk more, he must bid each and every one of you adieu! So until Dynasty, goodbye, MWAH! And goodnight, BANG! The Cleaner puts both his challengers on notice, but will the numbers spell disaster for him at Dynasty?
The Learning Tree speaks.
Chris Jericho says, “Last Sunday on Collision, I had Gravity’s mask taken from me. Or should I say, taken from us. But that’s okay, because I think it’s time for all the masks to be removed. It’s time to discuss some ugly truths that need to be addressed. Like the fact that you two (Big Bill & Bryan Keith) have been under the branches of The Learning Tree for far too long without using the wisdom that I’ve bestowed upon you. I need to ask you why I have to keep telling you time and time again to prove yourselves, I’m sick of asking! You need to think if it’s worthy for you to still be with Chris Jericho.
“If you think that, then it’s time for you to make some drastic changes, and go prove yourselves to me! Once again, for the last time, PROVE IT!” Bill & Keith quietly walk off, and Jericho turns his attention back to the camera. Bandido got his brother’s mask back, congrats. But it isn’t Gravity’s mask that Jericho wants, it’s Bandido’s! Jericho wants Bandido to feel the disgrace and humiliation that his brother did when Jericho tore that mask off in front of their family! And why would Bandido put up the mask? Jericho knows Bandido wants to be ROH World Champion again, so how about this? Title VS Mask for Dynasty!
Bandido, is it worth risking the humiliation? Is it risking the disgrace? Is it worth making your mother cry again when you lose the mask? Is it worth it? Jericho thinks so. See you at Dynasty. The Nueve is ready to risk it all, but will he be the one to lose it all in just 11 days?
MJF is here!
St. Paul is torn as the Scumbag walks out, mic already in hand. MJF goes to the ring, shows off MVP’s business card, then has them cut his music. MJF says, “Much like Michael Jackson’s legacy is far more important than that talentless hack named Prince…” MJF grins as the fans boo… “My words are far more important than everybody watching on their cheap TV sets in their trailer parks at home, and it’s damn sure more important than each and every one of yours.” The fans boo more, but MJF says, “Let’s play a game, okeh, Minnesota? We’re gonna shut the hell up. You think we can pull that off?” The fans boo, so no.
MJF says that’s what he thought. MJF tells MVP that he’s been looking at the card for two weeks straight. And he would like for them to have a little chit-chat so MJF can give an answer. MJF invites MVP out, and the fans cheer as the head of The Hurt Syndicate makes his way out here! Montel Vontavious Porter likes the fans singing along, “We Hurt~ People!” and chanting “M V P! M V P!” MJF says the thing we can agree on is that MVP is a legend in the sport of professional wrestling. And is that a new cane? That’s gorgeous! The fans cheer that, and MJF tells MVP that after everything with Adam Cole, MJF promised he would never do “friends” in this again.
And MJF has known “Montel” a very long time, and if there is one thing MJF has learned about him, it’s that when MVP clocks in, he doesn’t do friends, either. MVP does business. MJF has been looking at the card for a long time, and he has made a decision. The decision is… MJF would like to be in the business of hurting people. MJF offers a handshake, MVP checks if he means it, and wait! The rest of the Hurt Syndicate is here! The fans fire up as Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin bring their AEW World Tag Team Championships to the ring. Lashley looks MJF right in the eyes while the fans again sing the song, “We Hurt~ People!”
And then Lashley offers a handshake! MJF asks if Lashley means that, and he says up top! But then Lashley explains that he wants the card. What? The card, Max. Hand it over. MJF says okay, here. MJF gives the card back to Lashley, and then Lashley looks to MVP and Shelton. Lashley hands MVP his belt to hold, and then he RIPS UP THE CARD! MJF says okay, does Lashley wanna go? They can do this now! MVP says no, no, they’re cool. MJF asks MVP what’s going on. He thought they were cool. MVP says yeah, they’re cool, they’re cool. He has Lashley stand down, and MJF says okay, they can talk later.
MJF steps out, the fans boo, and even MVP seems a bit unsure why Lashley pulled MJF’s card. MVP says business never sleeps, and that they know they can trust him. But wait! Bryan Keith & Big Bill walk out here? The Bad Apple tells everyone to hold on. “So I guess it is true. Hurt people do in fact hurt people. But don’t worry, we ain’t out here to join your little group therapy session. We got real business to attend to!” Bill takes the mic, but MVP tells him to get his “lil’ b*tch” back on the leash so the men can talk. Bill keeps Keith calm, and he says he sees the Hurt Syndicate standing in the ring with the tag titles, but he doesn’t see a challenger. MVP says, “Me neither!”
Bill wants to tell MVP something. MVP wants to run his mouth? MVP wants to come out here with his cane and his business cards, but Bill can’t tell if he’s American Psycho or Iceberg Slim. Is he a pimp or a businessman? MVP says he’s a bit o’ both, and he’ll make his boys turn The Learning Tree into their b*tches if Bill keeps running his mouth. Bill says all he sees is a chump, and the MVP of being Lashley’s b*tch. No, we established who the b*tch was, but if Bill wants to go on about this… Bill says they should talk over the tag team titles. Bill was once a tag team champion, and he was never pinned nor never submitted for those titles!
Bill’s partner got pinned by Sting, and then Sting ran off and retired before ever granting Bill a rematch. Shelton says they don’t care! Bill says how about this. He and Keith need to prove themselves to Jericho, so Bill will take his rematch, so that The Learning Tree will take those titles! MVP laughs, and says Bill’s a comedian. But since Bill and his “girlfriend” want a shot, they should actually win a match! Then they can talk about an opportunity for the titles. MVP goes to leave, Lashley stares down Bill, and then the Hurt Syndicate heads out. Who will The Redwood have to take down to prove he and the Bad Apple are ready for this fight?
Backstage interview with Thunder Rosa & Toni Storm.
Renee Paquette is with La Mera Mera & the Timeless AEW Women’s World Champion, and brings up tonight’s main event. #ThunderStorm reunites for the first time in three YEARS, and they take on Penelope Ford and Toni’s future challenger, Megan Bayne. Yes, Toni remembers it well. They were so young, so unafraid. Nothing’s really changed. Rosa says no, everything has changed. Toni’s certainly changed! She has a butler now! And let’s not forget, the last time they worked together, Toni knocked Rosa out and tried to erase the face paint off Rosa’s face. Oh, we all make mistakes in the heat of passion.
Well, then make no mistake. Because Rosa wants what she never lost. Toni tells Rosa, “Enough of this gay banter. Megan Bayne, Penelope Ford, you two slop tarts are about to get double teamed like you’ve never dreamed!” Rosa plays along and says yes! Tonight, the games are over! Tonight, they fight! Tonight, you meet the team of… THUNDER TITS! W-What? No, it’s Thunder Storm. Not anymore! Strap yourselves in, girls, it’s gonna be a bumpy night. Well, whatever the team name, will Thunder & Storm strike down The Megasus & Superbad Girl?
Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis VS Brody King!
The Protostar may have lost to Will Ospreay at Revolution, but he’s ready to redeem himself and rise back up the ranks. Will the Aussie Arrow shoot down this Hound of Hell? Or will Kyle come to understand why Brody is the King of Death?
Callis doesn’t join commentary, they don’t have the equipment ready, so he just throws Schiavone’s own notes at him. The fans tell Callis off, then they cheer on Brody. Kyle claims he needs a second with his tearaway pants, but then he BOOTS Brody instead! The ref rings the bell, Kyle fires off stomps, but he stops at 4. Kyle soaks up the heat, then OFF COME THE PANTS! Kyle flexes, but Brody stalks up behind him! The fans bark, Callis tells Kyle to turn around. Kyle soaks up more heat, but then he turns around into a CHOP! Brody drags Kyle up, CHOPS him again, and Kyle goes to a corner. Brody fires forearms again and again to sit Kyle down!
Brody digs his boot in, the ref counts, and Brody stops. Kyle flops out of the ring and St. Paul cheers Brody on. Brody paces while he waits on Kyle, and Callis gives Kyle a shoulder rub. Kyle rises, the fans tell Callis off, and Kyle hobbles around the way. Kyle slides in, but Brody drags Kyle up! Brody CHOPS Kyle, brings him around to scoop and SLAM! Then Brody runs to SENTON! Kyle sputters and the fans bark again. Brody drags Kyle back up, eggs him on, so Kyle CHOPS! And CHOPS! But Brody CHOPS and Kyle falls back! Kyle goes to the ropes, Brody stands him up to CHOP again! Brody runs, but Kyle follows! CALF KICK!
Brody sputters against the ropes and Callis cheers. Kyle stomps away at the ropes, but stops as the ref counts. The fans boo but Kyle drags Brody up. Kyle whips, but Brody blocks! Brody then swings, but Kyle dodges. Brody blocks the boot, and he LARIATS Kyle up and out! Kyle flops to the floor and the fans are thunderous! Brody has everyone barking as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Callis is worried for Kyle as Brody storms out and drags him up. Brody whips Kyle hard into barriers, then high-fives the fans. Brody brings Kyle around to whip hard into railing! Kyle is upside-down, Brody high-fives more fans, and then Brody stands on Kyle! Brody flexes, the fans cheer, but the ref reprimands. Brody steps off, then he drags Kyle up. Callis keeps his distance mostly out of fear, and Brody whips Kyle into more railing! Brody holds Kyle up for photo ops, then he CHOPS! Kyle flops up and over into the front row! The ref has Brody give them space while he checks on Kyle. Kyle is okay to continue, but Brody just CHOPS him again!
Kyle ends up in the second row now, and Brody tells him night-night. Kyle manages to sit up, so Brody drags him back to the railing. Brody suplexes Kyle to the floor! Kyle sputters, but Brody puts him back in the ring. Brody climbs to the apron, but Kyle runs in and CALF KICKS him down! Brody stumbles backwards into the desk! Brody hobbles, Callis creeps up, but then Brody barks and scares Callis off. Kyle runs out to CLUB Brody on the back! Kyle puts Brody back in the ring and Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans again tell Callis off, but Kyle taunts Brody. Brody leans against the ropes, Kyle brings him up, but Brody CHOPS!
Kyle sputters, but he KNEES low! Kyle fires knee after knee into Brody, then soaks up the heat. Kyle stands Brody up, but Brody CHOPS again! And again! And again! Kyle BOOTS in return! Kyle whips, but Brody blocks again! So Kyle ROCKS Brody with a forearm! Kyle whips, Brody reverses, but Kyle ducks ‘n’ dodges! Only to run into a BIG BOSS MAN SLAM! The fans fire up while both men are down, and a standing count starts already. Brody rises at 4 of 10, the fans bark, and Kyle sputters back up. Brody LARIATS Kyle back down! And LARIATS him again! And then CHOPS! Kyle rebounds, into a BACKDROP!
The fans fire up as Kyle flounders out of the ring. Brody slashes his throat, builds speed, and DIVES! Direct hit and down goes Kyle! The fans lose their minds, that was literally the biggest tope possible! Brody stands Kyle up, whips him back into barriers, and Kyle takes a seat in the corner. Brody makes sure to position Kyle just right, and CHOPS him again! Brody barks, the fans join in, and Brody gets space. Brody runs in from the ramp, but Kyle jumps at him! Brody caches Kyle with one hand! Brody scoops, but Kyle slips free to POST Brody! And then he RAMS Brody into the barriers! Kyle goes to the apron, takes aim, and he PENALTY KICKS!
Brody staggers and drops to a knee. Kyle goes into the ring and he DIVES! Direct hit and Brody hits barriers hard! The fans fire up while both men are down on the ground! Callis coaches Kyle, St. Paul rallies for Brody, but Brody is dazed while Kyle rolls into the ring. The ring count is already 5 of 10, then 7! Callis wants the count to be faster, but Brody is up at 8! Brody rolls in, but Kyle is up top! Kyle aims and MACHO ELBOWS! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and the fans fire up! Kyle begs that the count was wrong, but no, that was fair. Kyle drags Brody up, reels him in, but Brody fights the suplex! Brody then hits a CORNER EXPLODER!
Kyle sputters and flounders, and Brody stalks him to the apron. Brody drags Kyle up and reels him in, but Kyle fights the lift! Kyle is free to SUPERKICK! And SUPERKICK! But Brody still fireman’s carries! APRON DEATH VALLEY DRIVER!! Both men fall to the floor, the fans lose their minds, and Dynamite goes picture in picture again.
Kyle checks his arms to make sure they’re working, and Brody also stirs. Callis and the ref argue, but there was nothing illegal about what Brody did. The ring count starts, Callis seems to still complain about stuff, and both men are slowly rising at 5 of 10. Brody stands at 7, rolls in, and Kyle stands at 8! Kyle lunges in at 9! The ref checks with Kyle to make sure he’s still in this, and Kyle nods as he slowly sits up. Kyle shakes out the stars going around his head, and Brody hobbles over to him. Brody stands Kyle up, ROCKS him, and Kyle staggers back to the ropes. Brody eggs Kyle on, and Kyle rises back up.
Kyle winds up to ROCK Brody! Brody ROCKS Kyle, and Kyle drops to a knee! Kyle rises to fire another forearm, but there’s far less behind it. Brody ROCKS Kyle again, Dynamite again returns to single picture, and Brody fires more shots! Kyle fires back, the shots pick up speed, and Kyle fires a flurry! But Brody ROCKS him with just one! Kyle swings, Brody SWATS it, but then Kyle BOOTS and SUPERKICKS! Brody ROLLING ELBOWS! Kyle falls, Brody shakes out the stars, and he drags Kyle up to LARIAT! Brody shouts, “He’s Dead!” Brody reels Kyle in, hoists him up, but Kyle slips free to SUPERKICK a leg out!
Kyle BLINDSIDE SUPERKICKS, then he dragon sleepers! Inverted suplex into the gut wrench! TOMBSTONE!! Cover, TWO?!? Brody survives and shocks Kyle! Callis is furious, the ref defends the count, and St. Paul is all fired up! Kyle seethes now, and he aims from the corner. Kyle runs in, but Brody LARIATS again! The fans fire up while Kyle stumbles around on spaghetti legs! Kyle falls over, goes to a corner, but Brody runs up to SPLASH! Kyle sits down, the fans bark with Brody, but Callis gest on the apron! The ref storms up to Callis while Brody runs in at Kyle, but Mark Davis gets Kyle out of harm’s way!
Brody hits buckles, and Kyle smiles! Aussie Open watches each other’s back, and Kyle hurries to get Brody up! The fans boo but Kyle puts Brody on the top rope! Kyle UPPERCUTS Brody, then climbs up after him. But Brody fights the suplex with body shots! Brody SLAPS Kyle, fireman’s carries him, and now Davis distracts the ref! Kyle CLAWS Brody’s eyes, then slips down to GAMANGIRI! The fans boo as Kyle gets Brody back up, TOP ROPE BRAINBUSTER!!! Cover, Kyle wins!!
Winner: Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall
Dunkzilla gave The Protostar the assist, that’s a win for the Callis Family! But then Kyle goes back for more as he stomps and hammers away on Brody! Davis helps out while Callis directs them, but here comes The Powerhouse! Will Hobbs brings the straps down as he enters from the crowd side! The fans fire up as Hobbs rushes the ring! He fires forearms on Davis, and on Kyle! Hobbs DECKS Davis, he DECKS Kyle, and then Brody LARIATS Kyle up and outta the ring! The fans fire up, and Hobbs wants his fight with Davis NOW! Will the Book of Hobbs punctuate this chapter with a win? Or will the Callis Family quickly go 2-0 on the night?
“Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS Mark Davis w/ Don Callis!
Dynamite returns as referees, security, and even Christopher Daniels are keeping Hobbs and Davis apart. It seems that AEW officials still need to work out the change in the schedule, they were hoping to do this match a little later. Meanwhile, Callis is finally on commentary to complain that Hobbs was going to assault him, a non-wrestler. Hobbs and Davis storm into the ring, despite the wishes of the refs and Fallen Angel. But fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” Daniels tries to talk Davis and Hobbs down, but Davis and Hobbs just throw security out of the way! Daniels says fine, let’s do it now!
The bell rings, and the fans fire up as DOUBLE LARIATS collide! And again! And again! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Davis kicks low, suplexes high and hard, but Hobbs is right up! Hobbs kicks and suplexes Davis high and hard! Davis goes to ropes, the fans rally as Hobbs seethes, and Hobbs ROCKS Davis! And ROCKS him again! Davis KNEES low, then runs, but Hobbs CLOBBERS Davis at the ropes! Davis goes to a corner, Hobbs storms up, but Davis uses the straps to YANK Hobbs into buckles! The ref reprimands, Davis CHOPS, and CHOPS, and CHOPS! Davis scrubs his forearm in Hobbs’ face, then sits him down.
The fans boo but Davis runs side to side, and he SLIDING FOREARMS! Hobbs sputters, Davis drags him up, and Davis reels Hobbs in. But Hobbs BACKDROPS free! The fans fire up and Hobbs snarls again. Hobbs runs corner to corner, but Davis ELBOWS him! Davis runs up, but into the SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up and the straps come down! Hobbs runs up to LARIAT! Hobbs then keeps Davis in the corner for “MEAT!” LARIAT after “MEAT!” LARIAT! Hobbs whips corner to corner, but then reels Davis in, but Davis kinda muffles the spinebuster. Hobbs is annoyed and drags Davis up, but Davis ENZIGIRIS!
Davis runs, but Hobbs gets him for a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Hobbs wins!
Winner: “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs, by pinfall
Hobbs just handled town bidness, but Callis says of course Hobbs won, he got the jump on everyone coming in from the crowd! Callis’ excuses aside, Hobbs dunked Dunkzilla, and the Callis Family is 1-1 with one more to go! Will Hobbs finally move on from his past? Or will Callis not rest until the Powerhouse is demolished?
Backstage interview with The Patriarchy.
Lexy Nair is with Kip Sabian, Nick Wayne & “Mother Shayna,” but Christian Cage is conspicuous by his absence. Lexy specifically wants to ask Nick this: We’ve seen a big shift in Nick’s attitude both back and forth. He confronted Christian Cage on his excuses about Revolution, but then costs Adam Copeland the title last Wednesday. What is going on with The Patriarchy? Nick says things are starting to make sense to him as to why Christian did what he did at Revolution. But he will wait to speak his thoughts for when he and Christian are face-to-face.
As for last Wednesday, that just goes to show what happens when they’re all on the same page. “And how to properly… I repeat, properly execute a plan.” Nick heads out, Mother Shayna smiles and follows, and Kip… Well, he’s quiet but he still follows the Waynes out. Is The Patriarchy’s Prodigy proving he can be the man of the house?
Backstage interview with Hangman Page.
Renee is with The Cowboy, and notes that last week, he officially entered his name for the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament. The winner of that tournament will challenge for the AEW World Championship at All In: Texas. Now, AEW is in St. Paul tonight, site of- Oh, wait, Swerve Strickland storms in! He knows he only just recovered from the busted eardrum, but did he just hear right that Hangman wants in on Swerve’s world title? Hangman says, “B*tch, did I stutter?” Swerve tells Hangman to not dare even try it! Swerve will end him and he knows what Swerve is capable of! Prince Nana has Swerve stand down, Swerve has his own business to handle.
Swerve and Nana leave, and Hangman snarls. Will Hangman not only win the Owen Hart Cup this year, but finally take back the AEW World Championship? And will it be Swerve who meets him in Texas?
Exclusive sit-down interview with Rated FTR.
It was earlier today that Tony Schiavone sat down with Adam Copeland, Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood, and notes that the friendship between these three has been a lot deeper than what we’ve seen on camera. They’re basically next door neighbors, Cope has been responsible for some of FTR’s biggest breaks in their careers. Dax already frowns and shakes his head. Dax apologizes but he wants to interrupt here. He feels that he must address the elephant in the room. Last week, he allowed his emotions to get the better of him. He owes both Adam and Cash an apology for what happened.
Dax just felt that FTR took a break from their goals, their focus, the AEW World Tag Team Championships, for four months, all to help Cope realize his goal of being AEW World Champion. After two tries, it did not happen, which just frustrated Dax. Cope has Dax stop there. The way Dax positioned that, it sounds like Cope is the one who pulled them away from the tag titles. Cope came back to help FTR against the Death Riders after they put bags over FTR’s heads and beat them down. That’s how this all started. It was not Cope’s intention to pull FTR away from anything.
Dax knows, he’s just saying, that’s why he has to apologize. Dax let his emotions get to him, and so he wanted to explain the preface. He just felt that FTR took their eyes off the prize, they were directionless for four months, and it had nothing to do- Cash speaks up now. Cash knows they’ve all let their emotions get the better of them. Cash cannot watch Dax and Cope fight like this while he’s caught in the middle of it. Everyone knows Dax and Cash are best friends, they’ve teamed together for the better part of 11 years. But maybe people don’t know as much about the friendship of Cope and Cash, everything Cope has done for Cash.
Without either of these men, Cash has nothing. When Cash was struggling, nowhere to live, sleeping in his car, Cope gave him a place to live and to be without worry so he could pursue all of this. Cope gave Cash chance after chance, Dax was there for those opportunities, so without either one, Cash doesn’t have this, he isn’t here right now. So he just wants himself and his two best friends to all be on the same page. Dax says t hat’s why he had to apologize. Dax took it too far last week, but he does think that now that they’ve helped Cope realize his goals and done their part, it is time for FTR to get back on theirs.
Dax tells The Hurt Syndicate that the AEW World Tag Team Championships- Cash stops Dax again, and says Cash feels there is still something here. Rated FTR has a lot of life left, and Cash would love if they went after the Trios Championships one more time, to see if they can stop The Death Riders. Cope agrees there. If there’s juice in the tank, then let’s do it. Cope tells The Death Riders, April 6th, Death Riders VS Rated FTR for the Trios Championships. Dax does like the sound of that. #TopGuysOut! Cope adds #RatedFTROut. Cash likes that.
So while Cope could not dethrone Jon Moxley, can he and FTR still free the AEW World Trios Championships? Or will there be no end to the reign of terror?
Swerve Strickland heads to the ring!
St. Paul fires up for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve grabs the mic and says, “Everybody knows exactly why I’m here. I’m here to call out Jon Moxley! Not the Death Riders, the AEW World Champion, Jon Moxley. You better get your ass down here right now and look me eye to eye, man to man, if you’ve got the balls to do so!” The fans fire up, the Death Riders’ theme hits, and The Maniac makes his way through the crowd. Swerve keeps his eyes on Moxley as he draws closer. Nana steps out as Moxley steps in, and Swerve tells Moxley, “I’ve been allowing things to go on like this for far too long.”
People have been asking since October as to why Swerve hasn’t been going after his AEW World Championship. Swerve says he likes to give people just enough rope to hang themselves, and that’s Moxley. Swerve tells him, “Look at you. What happened to you? Jon Moxley used to be revered here in AEW! You and the AEW World Championship used to be synonymous with each other. Now look at you. You hide behind Claudio, you hide behind Wheeler Yuta, you hide behind Pac. Hell, you even hide behind Marina Shafir.” The fans start up another chant for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!”
Swerve says Moxley still has the nerve to say no one else wants to be world champion. But Moxley isn’t even worthy of it himself! And to be honest, Swerve thinks the reason Moxley hides the title in the briefcase is because he can’t even look at it. He can’t even face himself with that on his shoulder any more. Swerve says every time Moxley has a title defense, he narrowly escapes. And last week, he showed the world that. Oh, by the way, how’s Moxley’s back feeling? Moxley smirks, and Swerve says everything about Moxley that he used to be, is standing right here looking at him. The fans cheer Swerve on while Moxley nods.
But CLAUDIO IS BEHIND NANA! The fans freak out, and Moxley smirks. Swerve looks over and sees Claudio! Nana still doesn’t notice, but he starts to sense something’s wrong. Moxley says it’s fine, we’re all chill. And that all sounded great, if you believe it. But this isn’t about Moxley, this is about Swerve. April 6th is really Swerve VS Swerve. It isn’t about Moxley, stop worrying about Moxley. Moxley wants Swerve to ask himself, “Who are you, really? What are you really?” Moxley knows. He listens and watches, hears everything and sees everything, so he knows everything. He knows exactly who and what Swerve is, and he knows what Swerve could be.
And damn, has Moxley had high hopes for Swerve. But he has been disappointed before. On April 6th, Moxley gives Swerve a chance to step in and become everything that he can be. He just has to ask himself one question: “How far am I willing to go?” Not tonight, not just April 6th, but every night. When it is cold and dark and you’re in pain and you’re tired. When the world is baring down on your shoulders and you have no friends left. When everyone else is gone and you have the weight of the entire world on your shoulders. Will you endure? Will you put one foot in front of another? Or will you look for a way out? Will you take others with you?
There are a lot of questions Swerve has to ask himself. Swerve is not what he thinks he is, because he has not suffered enough yet! But he will. “My sport has been taken over by billionaires, Hollywood talent agencies and kids who see the world through an Instagram filter and don’t know their head from their ass! It’s guys like you that give me hope for the future. It’s guys like you that make me think everything I’ve put my mind and my body and my soul through was for a reason.” Fans do seem to like that. Moxley says he won’t give it to Swerve, though. He doesn’t care what kind of “punk ass organization they’re running around here.”
Moxley does not give handouts, so how far is Swerve willing to go? Moxley will go the whole way right now! But that shouldn’t be a problem for Swerve, Swerve is the Most Dangerous Man in AEW, right? Moxley and Swerve circle, but that lets Marina Shafir sneak in! BUT WILLOW APPEARS! Marina has a crowbar, Willow has a pipe, so it is a standoff on the apron! Swerve asks Moxley what’s wrong. Is he finally facing off with someone smarter than him? So let’s get this straight: Moxley wants to talk “unscripted violence” BS? Swerve IS violence! Moxley’s bled pints, Swerve’s bled buckets. Moxley’s been in Texas Death Matches, Swerve’s WON them.
Swerve IS the Most Dangerous Man in AEW! “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” “And in Philadelphia in 11 days, I take back that AEW World Championship, and I continue to lead the Dynasty Era! And while I’m doing that, you can have fun continuing to play Jon Moxley on TV.” Mic drop! The fans fire up again as Swerve and Moxley stare down. It is quite the standoff here, so Moxley has the Death Riders stand down. The clock is ticking, are Moxley’s days as champion numbered? Wait, Marina YANKS Willow down! Marina fires off on Willow, but Willow RAMS Marina into the barriers! Claudio gets Marina out of there, Nana tries to help, but Willow shoves Nana aside!
Willow goes after Marina, even as Claudio carries Marina away! The fans fire up but The Death Riders drag Marina back but fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” Marina is a Problem, but will the Babe with the Power be a problem solver?
The Opps commandeer a camera!
Been a minute since this has happened, but Katsuyori Shibata films while he follows Samoa Joe & Hook. Joe asks Hook a question: last week, Hook sunk in that Redrum for a little bit of time. Is there anything behind that? Nah, just having fun. Fun? Hook smirks and says c’mon. It was Max Caster, a super annoying guy, it’s fun to choke him out. Joe says aight. Anyway, look who it is! Caster is trying to convince AR Fox & Top Flight to all go solo like he did. Shibata slips around so we can see Joe & Hook walk up behind Caster. Caster talks trash on Anthony Bowens, how Bowens is doing nothing after The Acclaimed broke up.
Wow, really, Caster? What? The fans are literally chanting his name! “Let’s Go, Max! You’re the Best Wrestler Alive!” They don’t believe that for a second. Caster then spots Shibata and asks what’s up. Joe snatches Caster into the COQUINA CLUTCH!! Joe puts Platinum Max right to sleep, and then dusts himself off. And then he tells Hook he gets it now. They shake hands, and Joe says what’s up, hometown boys! The Opps shake hands with Top Flight, and say have a good night. Hook says, “To the death.” Shibata’s text-to-speech says, “I see what you did there.” When Caster wakes up, will he realize he really needs to watch what he says?
Backstage interview with Jay White.
Renee is with the Switchblade and says he took a particular interest in Will Ospreay and Hangman Page entering the Men’s Owen Hart Cup. White has history with both men, so where does he stand on this? White says those are some big names. He thinks we should add his name to that, so what better time than now? Jay White officially declares for the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament! Last year didn’t work out too well, White losing to Hangman for the first time ever, mostly thanks to Hangman’s “buddy,” Christian Cage. And then White ended up injured, out for four months.
But this year, White will win the cup, go on to All In: Texas, and once again have a shot at the AEW World Championship! And if Hangman or #BillyGoat are lucky enough to cross paths with The Switchblade, so be it. But before we get there, there are plenty of other players backstage that would love to differ with him. How about one of the ORIGINAL Collision Cowboys return to Collision this Saturday. If there’s someone who thinks they’re more deserving of a spot than White, show up and state your case to The Switchblade. White aims his finger gun, who will accept this Open Challenge?
Top Flight w/ AR Fox VS Alex Findley & Devo Knight!
Darius & Dante Martin get a hero’s welcome as the hometown boys for Minnesota! But Lio Rush & Action Andretti are ringside, hoping this homecoming is a horrible one. Will Top Flight win one for Minneapolis? Or will they not like the taste of the Royal Flavuh?
The teams sort out, Darius starts against Devo, and the fans fire up with the bell. Darius and Devo circle, Devo waistlocks but Darius switches to SLAM! Darius then hooks Devo, turns him over to a cover, ONE! Darius spins away from Devo’s sweep, then headlocks. Devo powers up and out, Darius CLOBBERS him, and then brings him up to wrench and CHOP! Devo sputters, but Darius whips him to the corner. We see Big Bill & Bryan Keith are watching this backstage, perhaps scouting a team they can beat to then go after the Hurt Business. Darius runs in at Devo but Devo pops Darius up. Dante tags in, Darius CHOPS Devo, and Dante A-LIST LARIATS!
Darius tags back in, snap suplexes Devo down, then kips up to tag Dante. Dante slingshot SENTONS! The fans fire up but here comes Alex! Dante catches Alex and spins him, Top Flight gives him the LARIAT STO COMBO! Dante TOSSES Alex, then drags Devo up. Devo JAWBREAKERS back, then runs up. Dante ducks the lariat to waistlock, but Devo elbows him away. Dante goes to the ropes, Devo runs up, btu Dante ELBOWS him! Tag to Darius, then Dante goes up and over! Dante eggs Devo on, then blocks his shot for a JAWBREAKER of his own! Darius runs up to DECK Devo, then he BLASTS Alex!
Darius fires haymaker after haymaker on Devo, then whips. Devo reverses, but Darius gets under to atomic drop! Not the cleanest, but Darius hurries to BULLDOG HOTSHOT, and GAMANGIRI! The fans fire up for Darius as he steps in, COMPLETE SHOT! Alex hurries in and he breaks the cover! Dante whips Alex, Alex reverses, but then Dante slips outside! Alex hits buckles, Dante goes up and around to GAMANGIRI! Then springboard and CROSSBODY! The fans are fired up again, and Darius CHOPS Devo. Darius whips but Devo reverses. Devo runs up but Darius BOOTS him down! Tag to Dante and Darius SUPERKICKS Devo!
Dante SHOTGUNS Devo into the GERMAN SUPLEX from Darius! Devo flounders, Darius brings him up again. Dante climbs, Darius hits a SHELL SHOCK, then Dante hits the MAMBA SPLASH! Cover, Top Flight wins!
Winners: Top Flight, by pinfall
A great win for the hometown heroes, and BREAKING NEWS from Tony Khan! Top Flight will face Bill & Keith for Collision in Milwaukee, Wisconsin! Will The Redwood & Bad Apple sour things for Top Flight to then have their shot at the Hurt Syndicate? As for The Cru, they bark at Top Flight, still wanting their own fight. Will Darius & Dante give Lio & Action more than they bargained for in the near future?
Will Ospreay speaks.
“Ever since I came into AEW, the game has dramatically changed. It is time for me to move AEW into a new generation. Tony Khan is looking for the best in the world, and there’s only one person that fits that criteria, and it’s me. When you hear, ‘This is where the best wrestles,’ nah, bruv. This is where Billy wrestles. This is about restoring the feeling, and bruv, I AM the feeling!” The Aerial Assassin will return to Dynamite next week in Peoria, Illinois, but how will he sharpen that edge before the Owen Hart Tournament begins?
Mark Briscoe VS Konosuke Takeshita w/ Don Callis!
The Sussex County Chicken fought alongside Will Hobbs against The Don Callis Family last week, but it was the Alpha that ate. Will the NEVER Openweight Champion make sure the Callis Family ends tonight up 2-1? Or will Briscoe #ManUp and have some redemption?
The bell rings and the fans rally for Briscoe. Callis claims he wasn’t going to come out again, but he was listening to Schiavone’s commentary and felt he was struggling so he’s here to help. The fans just tell Callis off again while Briscoe and Konosuke circle. The two feel things out, tie up, and Briscoe headlocks. Konosuke powers up and out, then RAMS shoulders! Briscoe stays up, Konosuke staggers back, but he runs Mark over on the rebound! The fans boo but Konosuke keeps moving. Mark stays low, Konosuke rolls over the dropdown, but then Briscoe runs, dodges, and ducks the boot! Briscoe hits the crane stance, then ducks Konosuke’s haymaker!
REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUT! The fans fire up as Callis talks trash on Briscoe being bald and having missing teeth. Schiavone points out the only difference between Briscoe and Callis are the teeth. Briscoe runs but Konosuke BACKDROPS him, only for Briscoe to land on his feet! Konosuke waistlocks, Briscoe breaks free and PELES! The fans fire up as Briscoe runs up on Konosuke, but Konosuke BOOTS him away! Konosuke goes up, but Briscoe RKF UPPERCUTS! And then he fireman’s carries for a ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Briscoe hurries up top and the fans cheer, but Konosuke ROCKS Briscoe first!
Konosuke goes up, the fans fire up, and Konosuke hits a SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO! Briscoe is tougher than that, and the fans rally up, but Konosuke stalks Briscoe to ropes. Konosuke CHOKES Briscoe, but he stops as the ref counts 4. The fans rally for Briscoe but Konosuke stands him up for a forearm! Konosuke then goes corner to corner, and he ROCKS Briscoe again! Konosuke keeps going, but Briscoe follows to ROCK Konosuke! Briscoe runs, and he LARIATS Konosuke up and out! Konosuke staggers and falls, and Briscoe builds speed! But Konosuke is back to BOOT Briscoe down! The fans are torn but Callis applauds.
Konosuke stalks Briscoe to a corner, stomps him again and again, then lets off as the ref counts. Konosuke stands Briscoe up and puts him on the apron. Konosuke goes out, kicks low, and hits an APRON DDT! Briscoe flops to the floor, the fans boo, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Konosuke tells fans to shut up, then he drags Briscoe back into the ring. Konosuke pushes Briscoe to a cover, TWO! Briscoe stays in this but Konosuke stays on him with a chinlock. Briscoe endures, fights up, and fires body shots! Briscoe runs, but into a LARIAT! Konosuke covers again, TWO! Briscoe is tougher than that and goes to a corner. Konosuke storms up and brings Briscoe around. Konosuke reels Briscoe in, but Briscoe BACKDROPS free! Briscoe fires up and he reels Konosuke in, only for Konosuke to trip him! CATAPULT! Briscoe hits buckles, and then the ALPHA ELBOW hits him! Konosuke stands over Briscoe while soaking up cheers and jeers.
Konosuke paces while Briscoe crawls to ropes. Konosuke storms up to ROCK Briscoe, but Briscoe CHOPS back! Konosuke fires a haymaker, Briscoe fires an UPPERCUT! Konosuke CHOPS, but Briscoe fires up! Briscoe CHPOS, Konosuke fires a flurry of forearms! Konosuke DECKS Briscoe and has him back in a corner. Konosuke digs his boots in, then runs corner to corner to KNEE Briscoe in the head! Konosuke goes again, for another KNEE! The ref reprimands but Konosuke drags Briscoe up. Konosuke hoists Briscoe up top, then gets in Briscoe’s face. Konosuke climbs up, brings Briscoe up, but Briscoe fights the suplex!
Dynamite returns to single picture as Briscoe BITES Konosuke’s forehead! Callis is furious but Briscoe spits out whatever he may’ve bitten off! Briscoe shoves Konosuke down, then he MISSILE DROPKICKS! The fans fire up while both men are down! Konosuke and Briscoe rise up, and Briscoe ducks a lariat! Briscoe CHOPS, ROCKS, and repeat! Briscoe keeps up the shots, then whips, only for Konosuke to reverse. Briscoe FLYING FOREARMS! The fans fire up and Briscoe powers up to LARIAT in the corner! Briscoe fires Redneck Palm Strikes, then an UPPERCUT! Konosuke sputters, Briscoe whips, but Konosuke reverses.
Briscoe goes up and out then ROCKS Konosuke! Then he UPPERCUTS again! Briscoe DUMPS Konosuke out, then he builds speed, to WRECK Konosuke with a dropkick! Konosuke hits the barriers, but he hurries back. Briscoe avoids the sweep to then CANNONBALL! The fans fire up, Briscoe goes back into the ring and builds speed. Briscoe DIVES to CANNONBALL TOPE! The fans fire up and high-five Briscoe! Briscoe then hops onto the barriers, the fans cheer more, and Briscoe says BANG BANG! FOLEY ELBOW onto Konosuke! The fans fire up even more as Briscoe puts Konosuke back in the ring.
Briscoe goes up the corner while the fans cheer on “DEM BOYS! DEM BOYS!” Konosuke flounders, Mark reaches the top, and FROGGY-BOW FLOPS as Konosuke moves! GERMAN SUPLEX! Briscoe rises up!? And he LARIATS Konosuke down! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives, Callis storms off commentary, and he pounds the apron. The ref warns Callis, but Briscoe hauls Konosuke up. Konosuke fights the underhooks, wrenches out, and he ROCKS Briscoe! Briscoe ROCKS Konosuke! The forearms go back and forth, then Briscoe fires a flurry! Briscoe runs, but into a BOOT! Konosuke runs, but into a clinch! EXPLODER!
The fans fire up as Briscoe has Konosuke again. Konosuke fights with elbows, and he EXPLODERS in return! But Briscoe is up to EXPLODER! Konosuke is up to EXPLODER! Both men stagger to their feet, POWER-DRIVE KNEE OUTTA NOWHERE!! Cover, TWO?!? Briscoe survives, Callis asks what the hell, but Konosuke winds up this time. Briscoe rises, but he ducks the lariat! Briscoe kicks, underhooks, and JAY DRILLER!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!!! Konosuke’s long legs save him by a literal foot! The fans boo but Callis is relieved. Briscoe fires up and vows to end this! Briscoe puts Konosuke up top, “This is Awesome!”
Briscoe CHOPS Konosuke on the back! Briscoe then torture racks Konosuke, but Konosuke fights free! ALPHA ELBOW! And then the elbow pad is off, ROLLING ELBOW! RAGING FIRE!! Cover, KONOSUKE WINS!
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall
The Callis Family ends the night 2-1 as Konosuke powers through! Will the NEVER Openweight Champion continue to establish himself as the Alpha of not just AEW, but of the world?
The Death Riders speak.
Wheeler Yuta says, “Rated FTR wants to challenge us to a World Trios Championship match at Dynasty. Dax & Cash, I already hate your guts. But Cope, you’re the most sinister of all. You tried to rip me away from my family. You tried to manipulate me! My family is much stronger than yours.” Claudio tells Rated FTR, “You guys are pathetic. The going gets tough, you bicker and start throwing hissy fits. Is this Kindergarten?” Pac says, “Gentlemen, it’s your arrogance, it’s your cockiness, that we really find hard to stomach. You see, after everything that you’ve done to us in previous weeks, it is you who has the audacity to challenge us?
“Nah. That’s not how things work around here. At AEW Dynasty, it is we that challenge you! We challenge you to survive the Death Riders.” The Decoder, the Swiss Cyborg & the Bastard have given their answer, will no one stop the Death Riders from building their Dynasty?
Backstage interview with The Hurt Syndicate.
Alicia Atout caches up with MVP, Lashley & Shelton and wants to ask them about MJF. Is he in or is he out? Lashley asks for just a moment, please. Alicia steps aside, and Lashley says MVP told them to take a vacation, and then they see MVP hugging it out with MJF?! What’s that about? MVP wants them to understand. After that performance at Revolution, they earned that time off. MVP doesn’t get time off, he had to come to work, because business never stops, money never sleeps. Now, they’ve been talking about adding a fourth member for some time, and MVP made MJF an offer. What’s the problem?
So MVP likes MJF? Yeah. Okay, but this is MJF. The kid’s got a reputation. Shelton & Lashley don’t like it. MJF is grimy, slimy, and not to be trusted. Everyone says that about him. MVP says yeah, MJF has some reprehensible qualities. And that’s why MVP likes him! Those qualities could be good for their business. Now, they’re the Hurt Syndicate. If they really don’t want MJF in, MVP respects the dynamic, they can revisit this. But right now, let’s focus on the Big Bill situation. Are they all on the same page there? Call it. Let’s hurt people. The Syndicate heads out, but will they accept the Scumbag into the fold? Or will they find someone more suited to their business plans?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
With the trios title set for Dynasty, The Death Riders and Rated FTR send one man each for a showdown! Wheeler Yuta takes on Dax Harwood, will The Decoder be chopped down by Dax The Ax? Plus, while The CEO is looking for new challengers, she will step back into the ring for some action. Who will try and stop the Money Train in Milwaukee? Then, Jamie Hayter makes her own in-ring return and takes on Queen Aminata! Will Hayter still hit hard? Or will Aminata redeem herself from losing to Julia Hart?
And then, Jay White’s open challenge has already been answered as Kevin Knight makes his Collision debut! The Jet is ready to fly high in AEW, but will he learn to Breathe with the Switchblade?
BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
As AEW rolls into Peoria, Swerve will be rolling into the ring alongside Willow Nightingale as they take on Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir in a Mixed Tag Match! Will the Most Dangerous Man and the Babe with the Power overwhelm the Death Riders? Or will Marina continue to be a Problem?
Thunder Rosa & Toni Storm VS Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford!
La Mera Mera reunites with her old teammate taking on some common enemies. Namely, it’s the towering female titan that wants the world title. Will The Megasus be rolling towards Dynasty, the Superbad Girl along for the ride? Or will they be struck down by the #ThunderStorm?
The fans cheer on “THUNDER TITS! THUNDER TITS!” while the teams sort out. Megan starts against Rosa, and Rosa embraces the new team name. The two circle, approach, and then Rosa dodges to headlock. Megan powers up and out, and she RAMS shoulders with Rosa! Neither falls, but Rosa bobs ‘n’ weaves to CHOP! Rosa whips, Megan reverses, but Rosa dodges! Megan hits buckles, Rosa headlocks, but Megan powers up and out again. Rosa dodges a lariat to fire CHOPS and forearms on repeat! Rosa whips but Megan reverses again, to then scoop and SLAM Rosa down! Rosa scrambles away, tag to Toni!
The fans fire up as Toni eggs Megan on, but Megan stands down to take in Penelope. The fans rally for Toni as she and Ford tie up. Ford headlocks, Toni powers up and out, but Ford runs her over! Things keep moving, Ford rolls over the dropdown to kick low. Ford then goes up and around to arm-drag! Toni gets up, Ford runs up, but Toni blocks that Shining Wizard! Storm slips around to SNAP GERMAN! Ford flops into the corner, tag to Rosa! ThunderStorm works together for a BACKBREAKER LEG DROP COMBO! Then they whip Ford to a corner, and Rosa sends Toni in for a SPLASH!
Toni sets up, and Rosa shouts, “Thunder Tits away!” POETRY IN MOTION! Rosa drags Ford to a cover, TWO! Ford toughs it out but Rosa drags Ford up. Rosa whips, Ford reverses, but Rosa ELBOWS Ford back! The fans continue to cheer on “THUNDER TITS!” while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ford comes back, Rosa BOOTS her, then Rosa dodges Megan’s cheap shot! Rosa DECKS Megan, but Ford BOOTS Rosa! Cover, TWO! Ford is frustrated but she drags Rosa up to bump off buckles. Ford stomps a mudhole in, then tags Megan. Ford keeps Rosa trapped, Megan RAMS into Rosa, then RAMS her again! Megan picks Rosa up, RAMS her into an open corner, then CHOPS! Rosa drops to her knees but Megan stands her up to KNEE low! Megan whips corner to corner, then runs up to SPLASH! Megan then underhooks for a BUTTERFLY PLEX! Rosa flounders, Megan tags Ford, and Ford stomps Rosa around.
Ford keeps Rosas from Toni, and puts her in a motorcycle stretch. Ford KNEES Rosa in the back, KNEES her again, then goes back to pulling the arms. Rosa endures, Toni rallies the fans, and Rosa fights up. Ford CLUBS Rosa down, then brings her back to the corner. Ford tags Megan, they mug Rosa, then Megan short arm LARIATS! Megan stands Rosa back up, short arm LARIATS again, then stands Rosa up again. Rosa fires body shots, but Megan still LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Rosa stays in this but Megan stays on her. Tag back to Ford, and they double whip Rosa to ropes. Ford hits a BODY BLOW, and then Megan suplexes for a SLAM!
Ford STANDING MOONSAULTS then covers, TWO! Rosa is tougher than that, but Ford puts her back in the corner. Tag back to Megan, the mugging continues, but Rosa fires body shots. Megan KNEES low, then hits a BIG back suplex! Dynamite returns to single picture as Megan clamps onto Rosa with a chinlock. The fans rally, Rosa fights up, and Rosa fires more body shots. Rosa is free, then runs, only for Megan to LARIAT her down! Tag back to Ford and they put Rosas in the corner. Ford sucker punches Toni, the fans boo, but Megan whips Ford in so she can handspring ELBOW Rosa!
Ford holds Rosa in place, Megan runs up and SPLASHES! Ford goes side to side to BOOT! Rosa sputters, Ford licks her on the side of the face. Ford snapmares to a cover, TWO! Rosa survives, Toni rallies the fans again, but Ford facelocks. Rosa fights out and fires forearms! Ford fires back, the fans fire up, and the shots are fast ‘n’ furious! Both women run, and they DOUBLE LARIAT! Both women fall and the fans rally! Rosa and Ford crawl, hot tags to Megan and Toni! The fans really fire up as Toni dodges and LARIATS Megan! But Megan stays up! Toni LARIATS, Megan still stays up! Toni dodges Megan’s lariat to then JAWBREAKER!
Toni HEADBUTTS, then she LARIATS Megan up and out! But Megan lands on her feet to drag Toni out! Megan ROCKS Toni, then runs up, but is sent into steel steps! Toni hurries to the apron, and she TORNADO DDTS to the floor! Toni leaves Megan behind to go into the ring, but Ford runs up! Toni swings on her but Ford goes Matrix! Then CUTTER! Rosa slips in and she KICKS, ROUDNHOUSES, and fireman’s carries! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! the fns fire up, but Megan is back! Rosa CHOPS, ROCKS and repeat! Rosa whips, Megan reverses and ROCKS Rosa! Megan fireman’s carries, FATE’S DESCENT!!
But Toni is back in to fire forearms and CHOPS of her own! Toni whips, Megan reverses to ROCK Toni! Megan fireman’s carries now! But Toni slips free, waistlocks, only for Megan to fight the suplex! Megan ELBOWS free, Toni staggers to a corner, and Megan runs in! Toni trips Megan up, then runs corner to corner! SWEET HIP MUSIC! The fans are thunderous, but Megan rises up!? Megan just ate that shot for breakfast, and Toni cannot believe it! Ford waistlocks, Megan runs in, but Toni dodges! The BOOT hits Ford! Toni rolls Megan up, TWO!! Megan escapes but Toni is on her with hammering fists!
Toni CLUBS away, then runs, but Megan fireman’s carries! FATE’S DESCENT!! Cover, Megan & Ford win!!
Winners: Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford, by pinfall
What a shocker! The Megasus just pinned the AEW Women’s World Champion! Ford celebrates with Megan, will the AEW Women’s World Championship soon belong to them?
My Thoughts:
A great episode of Dynamite, really jampacked, but also maybe a little too packed? I believe the vast majority of the women’s tag match main event was in the overrun. I know this is all live TV and TNT/TBS lets them have the overrun, but clearly something went way too long if the main event is right before the two hour mark. That aside, still a great main event that also had a great promo from ThunderStorm/Thunder Tits. I knew it’d been a long time since Thunder & Storm were on the same side, but I didn’t realize it’d already been three YEARS. Either way, Megan winning here makes sense, Toni is logically the underdog champion. This is very much Toni’s Rocky VS Drago in Rocky 4, and I’m sure Toni will persevere and win just like Rocky Balboa.
Very good opening match from Omega VS Blake, but of course Omega was winning. I’m unsure why Lee Johnson is suddenly Blake Christian’s pal. Did something happen to the #LEEJ team-up with EJ Nduka? But good promos from Omega, Bailey and Ricochet to hype up their Triple Threat, and we’ve still got the go-homes to go, who knows who wins at Dynasty. Good promo from Jericho to call out Bandido while also talking down to Bill & Keith. I suppose I should’ve foreseen Jericho wanting Title VS Mask as the blowoff, that’s not a bad choice. But then all the more reason Bandido wins the title and sends Jericho off into a spiral where he gets mad at Bill & Keith more.
That said, Bill & Keith confronting The Hurt Syndicate is a bold move. MVP logically gives him the same deal he gave The Outrunners and The Murder Machines, and while Top Flight is good, I would think The Cru costs Dante & Darius their match this Saturday. Good win for Top Flight here in their home state, though it was of course against jobbers. Their segment with Fox, Caster and The Opps was really good stuff, too. I wonder if Caster calls out Joe as if he even stands a chance, all because of his arrogance as the self-proclaimed Best Wrestler Alive. Still waiting on Bowens to return and challenge Caster.
Back to the Hurt Syndicate, I’m intrigued with how they didn’t outright accept nor reject MJF. MVP wants to give MJF a chance, maybe something happens closer to Dynasty, and I’m not even really sure which works out better. Jay White had a good promo to declare for the Owen Hart Cup, and he’ll have a great match against Kevin Knight this Saturday. Swerve confronting Hangman before then confronting Moxley was good stuff. I’m sure I’ve said something like this before, but while Moxley always gets his promos out, he needs to get it out in more concise ways. The fans in St. Paul certainly weren’t in the mood for Moxley to monologue again. But they perfectly had that chess game going, with Claudio checking Nana while Willow checked Marina. That Mixed Tag will be a lot of fun.
Very good promo from Nick Wayne, but here’s hoping TK writes Patriarchy’s story right. Nick Wayne is making it sound like he’s siding with Christian, but since Nick wants to wait to share his thoughts, he must surely be waiting to turn on Christian. It needs to happen, we can’t have Nick going Stockholm Syndrome like Yuta did with Death Riders. Very good promo from Death Riders to call out Rated FTR, and Rated FTR had a very good promo of their own. Dax was rather passive aggressive about not becoming tag champs again while helping Cope fight the Death Riders, so I feel like the trios title causes FTR to turn on Cope.
The Don Callis Family sure did a lot tonight, and gave us three great matches. It makes sense the Callis Family went 2-1. Kyle beating Brody was fine, Kyle needed to rebound. But he didn’t give us an answer on what’s next for him like he promised on Collision. And where was Okada to harp on Brody King losing to him? Maybe that happens on Collision this week. Hobbs being the one loss the DCF took also makes sense, as Hobbs might still be feuding with them to get through all their ranks and build momentum towards a title. Konosuke VS Briscoe was awesome, and a great win for Konosuke given he’s still NEVER Openweight Champion. I wonder if Hobbs and Konosuke also get in on the Owen Hart Cup…
My Score: 8.9/10
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Who wins this three-on-three?
March Madness is in full effect, and Collision is ready to Slam Dunk Sunday! But will the Death Riders’ reign of terror continue? Or can AR Fox & Top Flight finally dethrone them?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW World Trios Championships: The Death Riders VS AR Fox & Top Flight; The Death Riders win and retain the titles.
- Bandido VS Johnny TV; Bandido wins.
- Harley Cameron VS Aminah Belmont; Harley wins.
- Los Titanes del Aire VS La Faccion Ingobernable; Los Titanes win.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW World Trios Championships: The Death Riders VS AR Fox & Top Flight!
Jon Moxley survived another title defense thanks to Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta & Pac, but now they must defend their own titles. Not only that, but it is against the three men that won that $300,000 Rampage Holiday Bash battle royal back in 2022. Will the Death Riders continue their reign of terror? Or will these high-fliers really cash in here tonight?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and it is time to slam, if you wanna jam!
The trios sort out, and The Decoder starts against Darius Martin. The fans rally up as the bell rings. Yuta and Darius circle, tie up, and Yuta wrenches to a hammerlock. Darius reaches back to headlock, then he chinbars into a cravat. Yuta spins through to trip Darius and has a toehold. Darius endures while fans rally. Darius turns over, reels Yuta in and headlocks back. Yuta brings Darius to his knees, then waistlocks. Darius switches and SLAMS Yuta, then floats to turn Yuta over for a cover. ONE, and Darius avoids a leg sweep to headlock. Yuta powers up and out, Darius goes up and over, then Darius arm-drags Yuta!
Yuta gets up, Darius DROPKICKS him, and Omaha cheers. The fans cheer, Darius CHOPS, then he tags in Dante. Darius whips, Yuta reverses, but Darius rolls off Yuta’s back. Darius SOBATS, Dante sweeps, and Darius DOUBLE STOMPS! Dante covers, ONE, but Dante wrenches to wristlock. Yuta pulls hair to put Dante in the corner, and Claudio tags in. The Swiss Cyborg stomps Dante, the fans boo, but Claudio waistlocks. Dante switches and hops on for a SLEEPER! Claudio powers up and out, but Dante sunset flips! Claudio flails to stay up, and he drags Dante right up to his feet! Dante dodges, and he fires forearms!
Dante fires more shots but Claudio shoves him away. Dante dodges, ROCKS Claudio, but Claudio returns to CLOBBER Dante! The fans are torn but Pac applauds. Claudio fires body shots, then UPPERCUTS. Claudio pie faces Dante, whips corner to corner hard, then runs up, but into a BOOT! Claudio just comes back, blocks a boot, but not the ENZIGIRI! Dante goes up and up and RANA! Not the cleanest but Claudio still tumbles out. Claudio hurries back in, tag to Pac. Pac RAMS Dante, then slingshots up and over. Pac keeps moving, but Dante CLOBBERS him! Tag to Fox and he LARIATS Pac! And goes Matrix to then PELE!
The fans fire up for Fox and he has Pac. Fox whips, Pac reverses, but Fox stops himself. Yuta runs up but Fox TOSSES him! Pac runs up, Fox puts him on the apron and sweeps the legs. Pac is on the apron, Fox builds speed, just to slingshot STOMP Pac on the apron! Then he CANNONBALLS Yuta! But Claudio runs up to BOOT Fox down! The fans boo, Top Flight protests, but Claudio deadlifts Fox into the ring! Pac storms in and stomps Fox around. Pac drags Fox up, bumps him off buckles hard, then tags Claudio. They mug Fox, Claudio ROCKS Fox, and then drags Fox up. Fox tries to power forward but Claudio keeps him back!
Claudio powers Fox back, he tags Yuta in, and they mug Fox more. Yuta stands Fox up to reel him in, and he snap suplexes! Cover, ONE!! Fox stays in this but Yuta stays on him. Fox JAWBREAKERS free, goes Matrix again, hot tag to Darius! Darius CLOBBERS Yuta, BLASTS Pac, then BOOTS Yuta! Darius keeps moving, HOTSHOT BULLDOG DROPKICK COMBO! Then Darius GAMANGIRIS Yuta, steps in and COMPLETE SHOT! Cover, Claudio breaks it! Dante CANNONBALLS Claudio! Pac TOSSES Dante out, the ref reprimands him, but that lets Yuta CLAW Darius’ eyes! The fans boo but Yuta hits a PAIN THRILLER! Cover, TWO!
Yuta is annoyed but he keeps Darius down with a wristlock, and mockingly claps hands, while Collision goes picture in picture.
Yuta drags Darius up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Pac. Pac stomps Darius down, kicks him around, then kicks Darius in the side! Pac stays between Darius and his team, taunts him, but Darius fires body shots. Darius UPPERCUTS, but Pac KICKS him down! Pac taunts the fans, then brings him up. Pac tags Yuta back in, Yuta CHOPS Darius, then Yuta snapmares Darius for a KNEE DROP! Cover, TWO! Yuta clamps onto Darius with a chinlock to keep him down. Darius fights up, fires body shots, and he ROCKS Yuta! Slam Dunk Sunday returns to single picture as Darius runs, but into a DROPKICK!
Yuta tags Pac, then holds Darius down for Pac to drop a leg, brother! Pac looms over Darius, then drags Darius up to DECK him! Pac stomps Darius, CHOKES him on the ropes, but steps off as the ref counts. Claudio gets a cheap shot in! Fox protests but nothing can be done as Pac stands Darius up. Tag to Claudio and the mugging continues. The fans rally for “A R FOX! A R FOX!” Darius fires body shots and a CHOP! Claudio brushes that off, but Darius CHOPS again! And again! Claudio still eggs Darius on, Darius CHOPS! Claudio UPPERCUTS into a hook! Darius tries but Claudio fights the backslide! Claudio spins around, shoves Darius, POP-UP DROPKICK!
Darius and Claudio are both down and the fans fire up! Darius crawls, as does Claudio, but then Claudio grabs a leg. Claudio drags Darius bac, but Darius BOOTS free! Hot tags to Yuta and Dante! Dante rallies on Yuta with forearm after forearm! Dante whips, Yuta reverse, Dante goes out, up, around, and then GAMANGIRISR! Dante springboards to avoid Pac and CROSSBODY Yuta in one move! Dante FLIPS up and over Yuta, then sends Pac into him! Dante SHOTGUNS Pac in the back to send him out, and the fans fire up! Dante builds speed to go up, up, then tags Fox before he CANNONBALLS!
The fans fire up, but here comes Claudio! Dante dodges, Fox PENALTY KICKS! Then Fox goes up the corner to MOONSAULT! Down goes Claudio and the fans fire up again! Fox puts Yuta in, then climbs the corner, for a SWANTON BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Yuta survives but Fox hurries to go back up a corner! But Claudio anchors Fox, but Top Flight YANKS Claudio down! Fox adjusts, but Yuta trips him up now! The fans boo, the ref reprimands Yuta, but then Pac DOUBLE LOW BLOWS Top Flight!! Claudio DOUBLE LARIATS Top Flight, and the Death Riders regroup. The ref reprimands, but the Death Riders don’t listen as they surround Fox.
Omaha is thunderous for Fox as he fights back, 3v1! But Claudio! blocks a kick, and the mugging is on! The ref reprimands, Claudio stands Fox up, and he sends Yuta in, ELBOW! Claudio UPPERCUTS! Pac ELBOWS! Yuta ELBOWS! Repeat! The fans boo as the cycle of violence continues! Then Pac hits a TOMBSTONE!! ROCKET LAUNCHER! Cover, Death Riders win!
Winners: The Death Riders, by pinfall (still AEW World Trios Champions)
Chaos reigns as The Death Riders screwed over their old rivals. Fox & Top Flight regroup and the fans cheer, but THE CRU attacks! Action Andretti & Lio Rush grin as they CLOBBER Darius! They talk trash, and then Dante gets up, only for Action to LARIAT him down! But where’d Fox go? Wait, now Lio & Action undo their chain necklaces, so they can CHOKE Top Flight with them!! The fans boo, more refs rush out here, but The Cru has already choked out Darius & Dante! Will this be the end of this animosity? Or have Lio & Action only put themselves back on Top Flight’s radar?
BREAKING NEWS for April!
Dynamite returns to Boston, but it won’t be Big Business. It’ll be a Spring Breakthru! Get your tickets now so you don’t miss out!
Backstage interview with The Undisputed Kingdom.
Lexy Nair brings up the intense match Adam Cole and Daniel Garcia had, going to Hell and back, all for the TNT Championship. It unfortunately ended in a time limit draw, and some would say a tie is worse than a loss. Cole says he certainly feels that way. He feels sick to his stomach, physically beat up, and the worst part is, he had Garcia beat. “Daniel Garcia, I had you beat for that TNT Championship. The time limit is what saved you. And lemme tell you, the next time we do face each other, there will be no outside interference, there will be no time limit. It will be Adam Cole VS Daniel Garcia, for the TNT Championship, and trust me when I tell you, you’re looking at the next champ!”
Kyle O’Reilly says wow. And speaking of rematches, it has been about a week since their match with FTR. And what’s really bugging him isn’t the loss, it’s the lack of respect. Kyle & Roddy showed a lot of respect. They held out their hands, and what’d FTR do? FTR left Kyle wondering if they really are everything they say they are: The best tag team on Earth that’s ever existed in the time-space continuum! Kyle thinks they’re just insecure. Roddy shouts, “KYYYLE~! No. No, we are not gonna do that. That loss matters. We didn’t go through what we went through to get back together, to lose to the supposed best tag team on the planet.”
Roddy wants FTR to hear this. “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. The third time’s not gonna happen, fellas.” Cole says, “And that is Undisputed.” When and where will we see these epic trilogies happen?
Backstage interview with Kazuchika Okada.
Slam Dunk Sunday returns as Lexy is now with The Rainmaker. We’re not even a quarter into 2025 and Okada has gotten some very significant wins defending the AEW Continental Championship. Okada says yes, at Grand Slam: Australia, he beat Buddy Matthews. At Revolution, he beat Brody King. He put those dogs down. What does that mean? Okada says he means, he put those b*tches to sleep! Is The Rainmaker saying the Hounds of Hell are no more? Or will they come barking back and take a bite out of his belt?
Bandido VS Johnny TV!
The Most Wanted wants his revenge on Chris Jericho, but he was first challenged by the Guru of Greatness for this “big ratings” showdown. Will Bandido mute Johnny and head for The Nueve? Or will he find he’s not #TVReady?
Johnny disrespects Bandido during his entrance by throwing his big studded jacket at him! The fans boo, Johnny grins, but Bandido fires off forearms! The bell rings, Johnny pushes Bandido back, then wrangles him. Johnny rolls Bandido, ONE, but Johnny floats to rain down fists and stomps! Johnny gets his sunglasses off, the fans boo, but Johnny says he is TV Ready. Johnny taunts “cabron” Bandido, then KICKS him in the back. Johnny eggs Bandido on, “How’s my foot taste?” Johnny drags Bandido up for a NECKBREAKER! The fans boo as Johnny shows off the abs. Johnny KICKS Bandido, drags him back up, then fires body shots.
Johnny whips, Bandido ducks ‘n’ dodges, then he CLOBBERS Johnny! The fans fire up as Bandido keeps moving, another big forearm! And another big forearm! Bandido fires up, the fans are with him, and he runs in at the corner. Bandido jumps up to MONKEY FLIP! Johnny flops hard on his face! Johnny gets up in a huff, but runs into a military press! With ONE HAND! Bandido then THROWS Johnny down! Omaha rallies more while Johnny bails out, and Collision goes to single picture.
Bandido build speed, but Johnny slides in and LARIATS! Johnny mocks the clapping, then covers, TWO! Bandido is tougher than that, but Johnny drags him right up. Johnny reels Bandido in, MOONLIGHT DRIVE! Cover, TWO! Bandido is still tougher than that, but Johnny clamps on a dragon sleeper. Bandido endures, even as Johnny hooks a leg and twists him. Bandido fights around, reaches out, but Johnny drags him back! Johnny keeps on the stretch plum style hold, but Bandido still endures. Bandido fights up, fires knees, but Johnny CLUBS Bandido! Johnny INVERTED SUPLEXES, but Bandido lands on the apron!
Bandido blocks a shot, slingshots, but Johnny SHOVES him down! Bandido hits the floor and Johnny goes out after him. Johnny storms up on Bandido, stands him up, and whips him into steel steps! Bandido falls in a heap, Johnny stalks him and taunts him, but Collision goes to break.
Slam Dunk Sunday returns, Johnny runs in at the corner but Bandido BOOTS him away! Bandido then UPPERCUTS, goes up, but Johnny throws him down! Bandido rolls to his feet, runs back in, but Johnny dodges. Johnny runs back in, but Bandido SHOTGUNS him down! The fans fire up, Bandido covers, TWO! Johnny survives that shot but Bandido stays focused. The fans rally, Bandido paces, and Bandido drags Johnny up. Bandido gut wrenches to a Canadian Rack, that then becomes a torture rack! X KNEE! Johnny staggers to the ropes, Bandido says BANG! Bandido runs in, BLACKJACK 21 PLEX!! Bridging cover, Bandido wins!
Winner: Bandido, by pinfall
The Most Wanted was most certainly #TVReady! But he’s not done, as he grabs a mic to call out Jericho! “Come here, and bring my little brother, Gravity’s mask, RIGHT NOOOW!” Bandido waits, and here comes The Learning Tree! The ROH World Champion has “Big Bill” & Bryan Keith behind him, and he is holding onto Gravity’s mask. The fans boo, but Jericho smiles as he holds the mask up. The Learning Tree goes to the ring, and Jericho also has a mic. Jericho steps and says, “You know, Bandido. I wish I could tell you it doesn’t have to be this way, but I think we both know that it does.
“Because even after a generational career, one of the greatest in pro-wrestling history, I still have to remind you, everybody here watching tonight, everybody at home, who’s been fortunate enough to witness the brilliance of the Jericho Era… That you can only take me for granted for so long! That you can only take from me so much until I start taking back.” Jericho can be quite generous, and he can also be very dangerous. Bandido can just ask his family. The fans boo, but Jericho says Bandido’s terrified sister, his disgraced brother, and his weeping mother…! And Jericho is sorry he made Bandido’s mother cry, he really is.
But he had to teach Bandido a lesson! That’s what happens when you try and take the ROH World Championship from Chris Jericho! You understand him? Do you?! The fans boo, but Jericho says if Bandido wants the mask back, he can’t have it. Because Jericho wants Bandido to remember the humiliation that he felt when Jericho took this mask right off his brother. And the only thing worse than taking a luchador’s mask… is putting that mask on! Jericho goes to put Gravity’s mask on! The fans boo as Jericho wears it as his own! His big head doesn’t even fit in it! The fans chant “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!” but Jericho tells them to shut up!
Jericho, muffled as his voice is now, tells Bandido that Bandido should just stand there and cry like his mother! Bandido DECKS Jericho instead! But now Bill runs up! Bandido dodges, BOOTS Keith, then dodges again! Bandido goes up, up, but into Bill’s big hand! SKYSCRAPER- NO, Bandido slips free, then dodges Keith! Bandido SNATCHES the mask off Jericho, and gets away clean! The fans fire up as Bandido gets his moral victory! But will he and Jericho go one more round for THE victory?
Megan Bayne speaks.
“I’ve watched others fight for what they believe is theirs: Titles, fame, glory. But none of them possess true power. They worship at the feet of champions, but even those champions don’t understand what it is to be chosen by the heavens. I have arrived here as the embodiment of fate. And when they bow before me, when they worship at my feet, they’ll finally know that the All Elite Goddess has arrived. I am The Megasus, and this is my kingdom now.”
Toni Storm speaks.
“Who died and made you God? Who came down from the mountains and bestowed your power upon my people? Megan Bayne, have you heard the mythology of the one they call Timeless? Hercules doesn’t have my thighs, I have an Oedipal Complex with myself, I can summon the Kraken from my ass, and Pegasus ain’t got s*it on me! I saw my reflection, and my reflection saw me, and we made love until the sun came up. And at Dynasty, I will cut off the head of the mighty Megasus, and I will hold it aloft for the whole world to see, and I will say… ‘By GAWD I’m good.'” Luther applauds in the background, will Toni Storm slay this female titan?
Harley Cameron VS Aminah Belmont!
Though she was rather coy about her- er, Harley-gram’s budding romance with The Beast Mortos, the wild Aussie is getting back in action. Will the Phoenix Princess #FEELTHEWRATH on Slam Dunk Sunday?
The bell rings and the fans rally for Harley. Harley and Aminah tie up, Harley headlocks, but Aminah powers up and out. Aminah drops down, Harley rolls over then bypasses Aminah to LARIAT! The fans cheer, Harley runs and KNEES Aminah low. Then a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! The fans fire up again and Harley stands Aminah up. Aminah throat chops, then straitjackets for the NECKBREAKER! Harley flounders to a corner, Aminah mocks the fans, then she runs in, but into an ELBOW! Harley runs up, ducks the lariat and ENZIGIRIS! The fans fire up for Harley, she ducks Aminah’s roundhouse to pump handle!
Harley lifts for the PUMP HANDLE SAIDO! The fans fire up with Harley, “FEEL THE WRATH!” And then she dragon sleepers, for HER FINISHING MOVE! Cover, Harley wins!
Winner: Harley Cameron, by pinfall
Aminah certainly did #FEELTHEWRATH, and Harley goes right to commentary for our main event! Will Harley have a good time watching Komander & Hologram officially debut as a team? Or will Dralistico y Mortos make everything tranquilo?
Backstage interview with Don Callis.
Lexy is with cruddy Callis and brings up all that is going on within the Family. We have not seen Kyle Fletcher since the brutal cage match at Revolution, and- Callis stops Lexy there. He says we all know what she’s up to here. She is passive aggressively getting Callis all worked up about the cage match, but here’s the thing. When you have Kyle Fletcher, just 26 years old, and already the future of pro-wrestling, “you have the luxury of putting nights like Revolution in the rearview mirror. What I’ve got planned for Kyle Fletcher, what we’ve got planned, is gonna dwarf anything that your little brain could possibly fathom!”
But one thing she said is right: Everyone wants to see Kyle! So tonight is a little treat. Ladies and gentlemen… The Protostar, the future of wrestling, and the New God of Pro-Wrestling, Kyle BAH GAWD Fletcher! Yes, Kyle indeed steps into frame, and he says there has been a lot of talk and rumors that he was in some hospital bed, licking his wounds, but he is here to set the story straight. Yes, the cage match, the entire rivalry with Ospreay, has changed Kyle. But one thing that has not changed is the fact that he is destined to be the greatest of all time!
So he will be at Dynamite this Wednesday, and he’ll make it very apparent what is next for The Family, and for The Protostar, Kyle Fletcher. Say his full name, baby! Callis and Kyle hug it out, are maybe feeling a little too good, but just what is next for the DCF in AEW?
BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
Tony Khan has decided what’s next for Kyle: Brody King! Will the King of Death prove the Hounds of Hell are not done yet? Or will The Protostar use him as a stepping stone to the top? Then, it is some big meaty men slapping meat as “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs takes on Mark Davis. Will Hobbs finally get past the Don Callis Family with this? Plus, after Megan Bayne and Toni Storm each said their piece tonight, we’re getting a tag team match! Megan again teams with Penelope Ford against the reunited #ThunderStorm! Can La Mera Mera get her own revenge while helping Timeless Toni tune up for Dynasty?
And Kenny Omega not only returns, he is back in action against Blake Christian! Will the Best Bout Machine use the Vanilla Babyface as an appetizer for that big International Championship Triple Threat at Dynasty? And last but not least, after Dax Harwood left Cope hanging last week, Tony Schiavone will interview #RatedFTR to get to the bottom of this divide. All this when AEW arrives in St. Paul, Minnesota!
Los Titanes del Aire VS La Faccion Ingobernable!
This one has been a long time coming. Hologram was put on the shelf because of Dralistico, Mortos y Rush, but he was able to reboot, rebuild and refresh in time to help Komander fight back. Can the Titans of the Air fly high over LFI? Or will Dralistico y Mortos stampede over them like rampaging bulls?
The teams sort out, the ref has to keep them back, and then Dralistico starts against Hologram. Harley claims to have no idea who “Harley-gram” really is, but whoever she is, she has a fantastic chest. Wait, Mortos CLOBBERS Komander! The fans boo, but Hologram dodges, and Mortos CLOBBERS Darlistico! Hologram fires hands, Mortos headlocks, but Hologram goes up the ropes! Hologram then flips free, SOBATS, and whips. Hologram ducks under then hurdles over Mortos. Mortos leaps over, runs back up, ARABIAN PRESS and a roll! The fans fire up, Hologram dodges Mortos to then tilt-o-whirl and DEJA VU-
NO, Mortos stops the ride to chicken wing Hologram! But Hologram victory rolls through, TWO! Mortos has it, TWO! Both men stand, Hologram rolls Mortos but Mortos powers through to a cover, ONE! They both stand, Mortos HEADBUTTS Hologram down! The fans fire up, then Mortos runs to sunset flip! Hologram rolls through, Komander tags in, and Komander springboards to SPLASH! Komander bounces off the cover, comes back and tilt-o-whirl RANAAS! Mortos flounders away, Dralistico tags in. Mortos BOOTS Komander, Dralistico springboards but Komander dodges. Komander shoves, then he pops Dralistico up, but Dralistico DROPKICKS!
Dralistico runs back in, ducks ‘n ‘dodges to SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up and Harley says this is “Luchamazing!” Dralistico fires up, runs up, but Komander blocks! Komander kicks Dralistico again and again, then goes up the corner! DOUBLE BOUNCE ARABIAN PRESS ARM-DRAG! The fans fire up as Komander then KICKS, SOBATS, and winds up. Komander runs to jump, spin, and wheelbarrow for the arm-drag! Komander fires up, the fans fire up, but Harley says she has to go now? Harley needs to call her friend. Harley says she forgot, but she’s gotta go, she’ll be back. Harley hops off commentary, who is she going to call?
Komander puts Dralistico on the apron but Dralistico mule kicks Hologram! Dralistico dodges Komander’s tiger feint kick, and Komander ends up on the apron. Mortos runs up, but Komander GAMANGIRIS! Dralistico is there to FLYING RANA Komander to the floor! Mortos TOPE TORNILLOS! Down goes Hologram and the fans fire up! Fans lose their minds, Harley scampers off, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Mortos drags Hologram up, SMACKS him back down, and Dralistico sends Komander into railing! Then Dralistico drags Komander up, RAILING BACKBREAKER! Dralistico shoves Komander back into the ring, then sits him up to go after the mask! The ref reprimands, Dralistico stops, and Dralistico argues with the ref. Dralistico then drags Komander up, brings him around, and whips him to ropes. Dralistico ELBOWS Komander down, tags in Mortos, and Mortos fires up. Mortos NECK TWISTS Komander! Cover, TWO! Komander stays in this, but Mortos clamps onto him again. Mortos YANKS Komander up with his mask to then SLAM him down!
Mortos stands Komander back up to SMACK him down! Komander goes to ropes, Mortos storms up, and Mortos wrenches Komander to tag in Dralistico. Komander tires to fight back but LFI still mugs him. Dralistico CHOPS Komander, then says uno mas! But then Dralistico DECKS Komander! Komander rises up, and Darlistico KICKS the leg out! Dralistico dusts himself off, puts up the ingobernable fist, then looms over Komander. Abrahantes coaches Komander, but Dralistico has him in a modified Half Crab! Komander endures, Dralistico lets go, and the fans rally up. Dralistico stands Komander up, whips him to the corner, then runs up to SPLASH!
Dralistico sits Komander down, goes side to side, and SUPERKICKS! Dralistico taunts Hologram, then soaks up the heat. But wait! “Harley-gram” is here! And suspiciously wearing gear just like Harley’s. Dralistico TOSSES Hologram in just for fun, then stands him up to CHOP! Dralistico runs at Komander in the other corner, but Komander breaks free! Slam Dunk Sunday returns to single picture as Dralistico hits buckles! Hologram runs in and LARIATS! Komander SUPERKICKS! Komander feeds Dralistico to Hologram’s SPANISH FLY! Hologram then helps Komander go up, up, and PHOENIX SPLASH! Cover, Mortos breaks it!
The fans rally, Dralistico and Komander crawl. “This is Awesome!” as we get hot tags to Mortos and Hologram! Hologram dodges Mortos, SOBATS, and KICKS! And HEEL KICKS! Mortos wobbles, Hologram goes up the ropes to QUEBRADA, but into Mortos’ Alabama Lift! Hologram powers through to DESTROYER!! Mortos staggers around, flops out of the ring, and Hologram builds speed! Hologram DIVES, direct hit on Mortos and they go all the way to the ramp! The fans are thunderous and Hologram hurries to get Mortos in the ring. Fans hope these teams “FIGHT FOREVER!” but Komander goes up, CIELITO LINDO!
Hologram is back in, he hooks Mortos up and rolls, GHOST PIN! Dralistico barrels in and breaks it! The fans rally, Harley-gram joins in with Abrahantes, and we get hot tags to Komander and Dralistico! Komander goes up, Dralistico ROCKS him first! Dralistico climbs up after Komander, fires shots, but Komander fires back! They go back and forth, even with CHOPS! Dralistico fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT, then brings Komander up! SUPER- NO, Komander slips free and ENZIGIRIS! The fans fire up again as Komander roars! Komander runs and goes up, up, and SUPER POISON-RANAS!! The fans are thunderous again, but Mortos scoops Komander!
Mortos hits the BEAST BREAKER!! Then he runs to FLYING ELBOW! Hologram runs in and goes up, then up to POISON-RANA! But Dralistico FLYING CRUCIFIX DRIVERS!! Komander is back to fire hands with Dralistico, and we get DOUBLE ROUNDHOUSES!! Both men fall, but Komander falls onto Dralistico! Cover, TWO!! Dralistico survives and Omaha is electric! Abrahantes & Harley-gram get that energy building, and Komander has Dralistico. The fans cheer on “A E DUB!” as the forearms fly! Dralistico CHOPS, but Komander CHOPS! The CHOPS go back and forth, but Dralistico SOBATS!
Dralistico CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS, then he runs, but Komander follows! Dralistico dodges, springboards, and FLYING DESTROYERS!!! Komander staggers then falls, Dralistico hurries to cover, HOLOGRAM BREAKS IT! The fans are thunderous again as Dralistico runs to SCREW HIGH KICK! Dralistico whips, Hologram reverses, but Dralistico slides out! And he grabs Abrahantes as a hostage! Hologram still DIVES! Direct hit on Dralistico, and a scary landing for Hologram! Mortos storms over to TOSS Abrahantes away! But then he locks eyes with Harley-gram. Harley-gram pets Mortos’ mane, but Dralistico tells Mortos to focus!
Komander runs the tightrope! SALUTE MOONSAULT!! Direct hit on LFI and Omaha is thunderous again! Komander puts Dralistico in, Hologram is back up! Torture rack for the PORTAL BOMB!! And then CIELITO LINDO!! Cover, TITANES WIN!!
Winners: Los Titanes del Aire, by pinfall
A powerful first match as a true duo, and LFI is in retreat! Will Komander & Hologram start to take over AEW? Will “Harley-gram” be along for the ride?
My Thoughts:
A great second part to Slam Dunk Weekend, and again I like just one hour Collision. As they did last night, the title match opened, and it was great stuff. But of course Death Riders retained, a random special episode was not where they’d lose the titles. Plus, The Cru went after Top Flight to restart their rivalry. Very good promo from Okada to talk down to the Hounds, and very good promo from Kyle & Callis to talk themselves up. Kyle VS Brody will be great stuff, but I feel like Okada and Brody can circle back around to a rematch for Dynasty. It’s mostly that Brody won’t take kindly to Okada calling him and Buddy “b*tches” again.
Great match from Bandido VS Johnny, and a very good promo segment with The Learning Tree. Bandido getting the mask back was good stuff, and I bet we’ll get one more ROH World Championship match between Bandido and Jericho. I would hope this time Bandido wins and we can start moving towards a Learning Tree fallout with Bill turning on Jericho. Supercard of Honor isn’t until May, maybe we can build up other names from within the ROH roster to start challenging for the top title. And very good promo from The Undisputed Kingdom to hype up both the eventual Garcia VS Cole 3 and FTR VS Kyle & Roddy 3 matches. Those might even be at Dynasty.
And of course we got story tie-ins of Harley with LFI. Harley got a good win over Aminah, and she of course played a part in Los Titanes winning over LFI. Rush needs to return to have a talk with Mortos, and of course this “Beauty & The Beast Mortos” story is going to keep on going until Harley-gram is exposed as Harley.
My Score: 8.8/10
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