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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It’s a violent end to a legendary friendship!
Former Best Friends, Trent Beretta & Chuck Taylor, have been through many Parking Lot Brawls, but this is their first time as enemies! Will there be broken bones to go along with the broken hearts?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Parking Lot Brawl: Trent Beretta VS Chuck Taylor; Trent wins.
- Thunder Rosa VS Deonna Purrazzo; Rosa wins.
- “Big Bill” Morrissey VS Trevor Blackwell; Bill wins.
- Katsuyori Shibata & Daniel Garcia VS Shane Taylor Promotions; Shibata & Garcia win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Parking Lot Brawl: Trent Beretta VS Chuck Taylor!
Years of friendship, thrown away, and why? Because #JustTrent had a problem with Freshly Squeezed having more success in AEW than them? Because #JustTrent had a problem with Cassidy as a person? Because #JustTrent turned out to be the selfish one in the relationship? Well, then will #JustTrent get his ass kicked? Or will he take advantage of how Chuckie T. is a Kentucky Gentleman?
Trent stares Chuck down while we hear the crowd of other wrestlers taunting him. Trent takes a swing, but Chuck dodges to fire off hands! The brawl is on, and Chuck gets the edge! Chuck ROCKS Trent, then SMACKS him off a car hood! And then off the car door! Chuck drags Trent up, but Trent RAMS Chuck into the car! And throat chops him just because! Trent gets space, runs back in, but Chuck dodges so Trent hits the passenger door! Chuck gets a trash can lid and he stands Trent up. Trent jumps through the open window but Chuck drags him back out. Trent kicks low, and he gives Chuck a CAR HOOD BACK SUPLEX!
Trent grabs the trash can lid, SMACKS Chuck right in the head and Chuck falls down! The crowd boos but Trent opens a car trunk to bring out a trash can, a dustpan and a baseball bat! Chuck storms up but Trent CHUCKS the trash can into Chuck’s face! Chuck flounders and Trent smirks. Trent SMACKS Chuck with the trash can, CLUBS him around, and Chuck is busted open! The white car has red polka dots on it now, and Trent talks trash, “This is what you wanted?!” Trent runs up, but Chuck POP UP POWERBOMBS Trent onto a car hood! Trent writhes, Chuck staggers around, and Chuck brings Trent around.
Chuck headlocks Trent before he SMACKS him off another car door. Trent goes around the back and then up onto a truck! Chuck follows, and he CLUBS Trent in the chest! But Trent slips under, and he CLAWS Chuck’s bloody face! Trent DECKS Chuck and Chuck falls through drywall sheets! Trent looms over Chuck as he crawls out of the wreckage. Trent stalks Chuck, brings him around and SMACKS him with the trash can lid! Trent hoists Chuck onto a car roof, SMACKS him again, then goes back to the truck. Trent climbs onto the roof of the truck, to FLYING ELBOW from car to car! Cover, TWO!!
Trent is furious, but Chuck is still in this as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Trent fumes, paces around, and goes back to the goodies. He brings out… Is that a screwdriver?! And he JABS Chuck in the head with it!! And then he DIGS it into Chuck’s forehead!! As if he wasn’t already bleeding badly!! Trent leaves Chuck behind, to fetch what looks to be a flat screen TV. Then he brings out a wood door!? Did someone visit Home Depot before coming here? Chuck CHOPS Trent in return then fires haymakers! Trent CLAWS Chuck’s face! Trent grabs that TV and CHUCKS it, only for Chuck to duck it! Rampage returns as TV screen hits windshield! Chuck kicks low to snap suplex Trent through the door!!
The crowd is losing its minds as Trent crawls. Chuck gets Trent’s legs, to CATAPULT him into the truck’s tailgate!! The crowd fires up while Chuck gets a sinister look on his face. Chuck takes a piece of that drywall to SMASH it on Trent! Chuck gets that trash can, he SMACKS Trent with it! Chuck sees the pile of extra goodies nearby, and he uncovers some light tubes! But first, he’ll clean up the mess, he SMACKS Trent with the dust pan! And SMACKS him again and again! And then one more shot with the trash can! Trent writhes, but Chuck drags Trent up. Chuck SMACKS Trent off the tailgate, then clears some space.
Chuck climbs up, but Trent ROCKET LAUNCHES him onto the light tubes!!! The tubes shatter under Chuck’s back! Trent sputters, he’s bloody now, too. Trent puts Chuck against the car hood and stands on him! Trent soaks up the heat, but Chuck TRIPS Trent! Trent writhes, Chuck reels Trent in, Canadian Rack, RAZOR’S EDGE onto a windshield!! Trent writhes while fans chant “HOLY CHUCK!” Chuck covers Trent on the hood, TWO!! Trent survives and hurries around the back of this sedan. Chuck snarls, goes up after Trent, and they meet on the roof. They’re both so bloody as they fire forearms back and forth!
The crowd cheers Chuck and boos Trent, and as the two swing wild, they end up HUGGING! You GOT to give the people what they want, right? They stand, Chuck ROCKS Trent and reels Trent in, but Trent LOW BLOWS!! Trent has Chuck now, PILEDRIVER ON THE CAR ROOF!!! And then, SNAKE BITE!! Trent is choking Chuck out!!! Chuck IS out, Trent wins!!
Winner: Trent Beretta, by submission
The Best Friends tore each other apart, but it is #JustTrent that stands tall in the end. He’s clearly lost the respect of his peers given how the other wrestlers are chanting “You Suck! You Suck!” But wait, Trent isn’t done? He has a monkey wrench!? Cassidy & Kris step forward to say no, this is going too far! Trent says this is all Cassidy’s fault! And SMASH, Trent hits Chuck’s leg with the wrench, and even shatters the glass behind it!! Chuck clutches the already recovering leg, and now Cassidy wants after Trent! Kris stops Cassidy, Trent’s still got the wrench! Trent escapes into the shadows of the arena, what darkness is living in Trent’s heart?
Don Callis is watching this.
And he seems to like the sadistic savagery he just witnessed. Trent may not have Best Friends anymore, but could he end up with a whole new family?
Backstage interview with Kyle O’Reilly.
Arkady Aura is with #CombatKyle and brings up his impressive showing in Dynamite’s Casino Gauntlet this past Wednesday. But we all want to know, what is next for her? Well, on Saturday, May 11th, AEW is coming to his hometown! Collision in Vancouver, British Columbia! The Rogers Arena, the same building an 11-year-old Kyle saw his first wrestling show ever. And at that show, Kyle told his dad that he was gonna do this one day. Papa O’Reilly said, “Oh yeah, sure you will, kid.” But somehow, Kyle pulled it off. 25 years later, he’s coming back home to do the one thing he’s ever been good at and that’s wrestling.
Kyle is going to take on the best wrestlers this world has to offer, right here in AEW, where the best wrestle. Kyle is ready for a fight, who will take him up on that in two weeks?
Thunder Rosa VS Deonna Purrazzo!
La Mera Mera and The Virtuosa could not coexist in the race for the AEW Women’s World Championship, and now they will Rampage against each other! Who will stand tall, ready for another shot at the title?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Deonna and Rosa step up, talk a little trash, then Deonna pie faces Rosa! Rosa swings but Deonna catches the arm! Rosa avoids the takedown to knee low! They tie up again, go around and around, and Deonna puts Rosa in a corner. The ref counts, Rosa powers her way out but Deonna headlocks. Rosa powers up and out, but Deonna RAMS her! The two stay up, Deonna eggs Rosa on then kicks her low! Deonna whips, Rosa blocks the hip toss, but then Deonna blocks a hip toss! Rosa avoids the lariat to DECK Deonna! Rosa rains down fists but the ref reprimands.
Rosa sits Deonna up, clamps on a COBRA CLUTCH, and she grinds Deonna down. The fans rally but Deonna fights up. Deonna throws hands, then wrenches, but Rosa breaks free. Deonna BOOTS Rosa, then has the arm for the ARMBAR DDT! Deonna dusts herself off as she paces, then she KICKS Rosa’s arm. And KICKS it again! Rosa goes to ropes, Deonna pushes her down and ties her up in Paradise! Rosa is stuck, Deonna soaks up the cheers and jeers, and then runs to DROPKICK Rosa out of Paradise! Deonna stands Rosa up but Rosa ROCKS her first! Deonna stands, Rosa RAMS into her then bumps her off buckles.
Rosa goes up and up to leap, but Deonna blocks the rana and has a BOSTON CRAB! They’re in the ropes, the ref counts, and Deonna lets go. Rosa crawls to the corner, Deonna paces while soaking up the heat. Rosa stands, builds speed, and she WERCKS Deonna with a dropkick! Rosa fires up despite the pain in her back, and she kicks Deonna. Deonna stands, Rosa CHOPS her against the post! And CHOPS her again! Deonna ducks, Rosa chops post! Deonna SUPERKICKS Rosa down, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Deonna steps on Rosa’s face, steps away, and Rosa staggers up to railing. Deonna storms up but Rosa kicks her low. Rosa then runs Deonna side to side to POST her! But then Deonna RAMS Rosa into apron! And SMACKS her off it! Deonna snarls, brings Rosa around, and she puts Rosa in the ring. Cover, TWO! Deonna clamps onto Rosa to pull her arms in, for a straitjacket stretch! Rosa endures, fights up, but Deonna turns that into a BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Rosa is still in this, and she is feeding off the energy of the fans! Rosa stands, and she ELBOWS Deonna! And body shots! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again!
Rosa has Deonna in a corner to UPPERCUT! Rosa runs corner to corner and back again, but Deonna dodges! Rosa POSTS herself and falls to the apron! Deonna storms back over, brings Rosa up and wraps the bad arm against ropes! The ref counts, Deonna KICKS the ropes as she lets off, and Rosa clutches the elbow. Deonna returns but Rosa RAMS into her! Deonna CLUBS Rosa, has her in a corner, and HEADBUTTS the lower back as Rampage goes to break.
Rampage returns and Deonna runs in, but into an ELBOW! And then a BOOT! Rosa goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Rosa as she rises up! Deonna runs in, Rosa dodges to fire forearm after forearm! Deonna shoves, Rosa ENZIGIRIS! Rosa runs, to SHOTGUN BOOT! Deonna flounders to ropes, Rosa pounds the mat and the fans rally again. Rosa runs side to side to DROPKICK again! Cover, TWO!! Deonna toughs it out while Rosa shakes out her arm. Rosa drags Deonna up, but Deonna SOBATS! Deonna runs to KNEE LIFT and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Deonna wants the Fujiwara but Rosa rolls free!
Deonna BOTOS Rosa down, covers, TWO! Rosa is still in this and the fans rally up. Deonna is frustrated but she fireman’s carries Rosa. Rosa fires elbows, waistlocks, but Deonna pries the hold open! Deonna waistlocks, Rosa victory rolls and STOMP 182! The fans rally up again and Rosa covers, TWO! Deonna stays in this but Rosa stays on her. Rosa drags Deonna to a drop zone, goes to a corner and climbs. But Deonna rises and catches the leap! FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! Rosa endures, reaches out, pushes Deonna over to get a REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Deonna is in the body scissors but she fights around!
Deonna rises, to BACKPACK SENTON! Deonna is free, the fans fire up, and Deonna brings Rosa back up. Deonna SLAPS Rosa, then reels her in! Gotch Hold, but Rosa jackknife bridges! TWO, Deonna sunset flips, TWO! Prawn hold, TWO! FUJIWARA!! Rosa rolls it to a cradle, ROSA WINS!!
Winner: Thunder Rosa, by pinfall
Deonna thought she had the perfect formula but Rosa says she just beat her at wrestling! But then Deonna CLOBBERS Rosa at the ramp! The fans boo but Deonna drags Rosa up to RAM her into the bleachers! Rosa slumps down, but Deonna digs her boot in! Deonna SLAPS Rosa around, tells the ref to shut up, and she SLAPS Rosa more! So Rosa SLAPS back! They brawl on stage and then out to the ledge of the upper level! The fans fire up as they keep going! Security rushes in, the fans boo, but Deonna flips Rosa off! It seems nothing was settled here, will these two look to go Double or Nothing?
Backstage interview with The Undisputed Kingdom.
Arkady Aura is with Roderick Strong, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett as she notes Will Ospreay is the NEW #1 Contender to the AEW International Championship. Taven says hold on, before we get started here, “Not Lexy,” as three guys who care deeply about neck health, and as two guys who nursed someone from the brink of paralysis (aka Roddy), The Kingdom wishes a very speedy recovery to “the world’s greatest boss. TK, stay strong, buddy.” Roddy then shouts that “WILL… Ospreay. Congratulations, you did it! You have signed, sealed and delivered the downfall, demise and destruction of The Aerial Assassin at Double or Nothing.”
Roddy says the world can sing Ospreay’s praises, but none of that matters when you step in the ring with Roddy. Just like all the ones before, Roddy will dismantle Ospreay, he will BREAK Ospreay, and he will make Ospreay fall in front of The Savior of the Backbreaker. Roddy’s confidence is strong, but will Roddy be the one feeling the End of Heartache after taking on the #BillyGOAT?
“Big Bill” Morrissey VS Trevor Blackwell!
The human skyscraper says he wants to sit under the Learning Tree, but Chris Jericho’s gonna need a bigger tree if he’s to give guidance to Big Bill. Will Bill prove he is worthy of The Wizard’s sage advice?
The moment Bill is in the ring, he SPLASHES Trevor right in the corner! The bell rings, Bill runs to BOOT Trevor down! Trevor flounders around, Bill runs corner to corner and SPLASHES again! Trevor flops around, Bill wants Jericho to watch this. Bill said he’d show Jericho he is worthy, and we do see Jericho watching backstage, holding the FTW Championship on his shoulder and oddly still wearing a #LionHook shirt… Jericho nods as Bill CLUBS Trevor on the back! Bill then tells Jericho to watch him! Scoop and BIG BOSS SLAM!! Cover, but Bill lets off! Bill wags his finger, he wants Jericho to see more.
Bill brings Trevor up, reels him in, and short arm LARIATS! Cover, but again Bill lets off! Bill is having too much fun at poor Trevor’s expect. Bill says Jericho’s gonna wanna teach him. Bill hoists Trevor up for the SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAM!! One foot cover, a very Jericho move, and Bill wins!
Winner: “Big Bill” Morrissey, by pinfall
Trev might want to change his last name to Well-done, because he got roasted. Bill wants Jericho’s guidance, does he even need it when he can do all this?
BREAKING NEWS for Rampage!
Rampage won’t be following up Collision next week but it also won’t be back on Friday just yet. For AEW’s return to Canada, Rampage is going to be BACK TO BACK with Dynamite! Get ready for a truly All Elite Wednesday!
Katsuyori Shibata & Daniel Garcia VS Shane Taylor Promotions!
The Wrestler said during Collision earlier tonight that he was going to take on Shane Taylor Promotions by himself if he had to, but then the Dragonslayer offered his help. Now they’re both going to take on #TAIGASTYLE and Big Bad Shaney T. himself! Garcia wears basic trunks and boots to match Shibata, will The Wrestlers win out? Or will STP rumble, bad man, rumble?
The moment all four men are in the ring, Shibata CLOBBERS Lee Moriarty and then he and Garcia both go after Shane! The fans fire up as they stomp and kick Shane right out of the ring! Then they go out to keep after him! Shibata whips and BOOTS Shane into railing! Garcia fires off on Lee, then Shibata adds an UPPERCUT! Shibata whips and BOOTS Lee against railing! Garcia stomps Shane, Shibata snap suplexes Lee to the floor! Shibata leaves them behind to go into the ring and sit cross-legged! Garcia sits with him! The fans fire up and the two go out again. The brawling continues but Shane throws heavy hands!
Lee ROCKS Garcia, Shane puts Shibata in, and Shane storms in after Shibata. Lee sends Garcia into railing, but Shibata fires hands on Shane! Shibata KICKS and KICKS, but Shane blocks the boot! Shane JABS Shibata and Shibata falls back! Shane talks trash, the fans boo, but Shane drags Shibata up. Shane HEADBUTTS Shibata, tags Lee, and they mug Shibata. Lee stomps a mudhole in, lets off as the ref counts, but he sneaks mule kicks on Shibata the whole time! Shibata trips Lee, stomps him, but Lee gets up to RAM into Shibata! Lee brings Shibata around, suplexes, but Shibata slips free to waistlock!
Lee elbows free, kicks, but Shibata blocks! Lee KNEES Shibata but Garcia tags in! Shibata BOOTS Lee, Garcia LARIATS! Garcia DROPKICKS Shane, gets around Lee, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! And then another TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Garcia brings Lee up again but Lee suplexes! Garcia slips free, spins Lee and kicks low, to then TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! The trifecta is complete and the fans fire up! Garcia storms up on Lee, brings him up, and UPPERCUTS! The fans rally for Garcia, he CHOPS Lee to ropes. And CHOPS Lee against ropes! Garcia runs, but Shane trips him! Lee distracts the ref so Shane can DRAPING DDT to the floor!
Shibata protests but Lee mocks him by sitting cross-legged. The ring count climbs, Garcia drags himself up at 3 of 10, slides in at 5, but Lee stomps Garcia at the ropes! Lee drags Garcia up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Shane. Shane pushes Garcia against the buckles, to then CHOP! Garcia seethes and he fires forearm son Shane! The fans fire up, Garcia throws more shots, then leaps, but into Shane’s arms! Shane RAMS Garcia into a corner, then CHOPS! Shane runs up, but Garcia BOOTS! Garcia spins, but Shane ROCKS him first! And URENAGES! And then SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO!
Shane seethes but he keeps Garcia from Shibata, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Shane mocks Garcia’s dance, drags him up, but Garcia CHOPS! Garcia staggers, but Shane fires body shots in the corner! Shane ROCKS Garcia, tags Lee, and STP mugs Garcia. Garcia flounders to ropes, Lee CHOKES him! The ref counts, Lee steps away, and he stomps Garcia around. Lee wraps an arm around the ropes, then fishhooks Garcia! The ref counts, Lee lets off, and Garcia feeds off the energy of the fans. Lee brings Garcia up but Garcia fires forearm sand CHOPS! Lee gets around, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO! Garcia stays in this but Lee stays on him with a wrench. Tag to Shane, and Lee hooks Garcia up in a COBRA TWIST, just so Shane can KNEE Garcia down!
Shane has Garcia on ropes, ROCKS him with a forearm, then scoops him for SNAKE EYES! Garcia slumps down in the corner, Shane drags him back up, and TOSSES him out! Shane goes out to then put Garcia against railing. Shane ROCKS Garcia, talks trash on fans, then brings Garcia around to scoop and SLAM him to the floor! Shane talks more trash on the fans, Lee has him cool off, and Shane brings Garcia up again. Shane puts Garcia in, tags Lee, and then Lee clamps on with a top wristlock and stretches Garcia out! Garcia endures, turns to fight the pressure, but Lee CLUBS him down. Lee drags Garcia up, tags Shane, and Shane scoop SLAMS!
Shane runs to SPLASH Garcia again! Rampage returns to single picture, Shane drags Garcia to a drop zone, and he goes up a corner. The fans boo but Shane blows them a kiss. FALLING SPLASH FLOPS as Garcia moves! T he fans fire up, but Lee KICKS him down! Lee hurries back and tags in, then he drags Garcia up. Lee wrenches, wristlocks, but Garcia endures. Lee SNAPS the fingers! The fans boo Lee being so villainous, but he drags Garcia up. Lee bumps Garcia off buckles, Shane holds Garcia up, but Garcia fights free with boots and haymakers and elbows! The fans fire up, Garcia sends Lee into Shane!
Lee hurries to waistlock but Garcia switches, SAIDO! The fans are thunderous as Lee and Garcia crawl! Hot tags to Shane and Shibata! Shibata BOOTS Shane! Shane roars, Shibata runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges and BOOTS! Shibata whips to BOOT Shane in the corner! Shibata fires forearms, the ref counts, but Lee runs up. Shibata DECKS him! Garcia RAMS Lee into a corner, climbs up, and while Shibata fires forearms on Shane, Garcia rains down fists! Garcia goes all the way to nine, then DOES HIS DANCE! Shibata and Garcia coordinate, DOUBLE HYDRAULIC DROPKICKS! The fans fire up and Garcia stands Shane up. Shibata runs in to BOOT!
Shibata CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS Shane, then CHOPS, CHOPS and JABS! Garcia does his dance while Shibata JABS and CHOPS to the rhythm! The fans are loving this, as now Garcia runs in to KNEE Shane! Shibata & Garcia get Shane up, to DOUBLE SUPLEX!! Cover, ONE?!? Shane has power to spare, but Garcia BOOTS him! Shibata BOOTS him! They go again, but this time Shane DOUBLE SUPLEXES them!! The fans boo but Shane tags in Lee. Lee runs up to clothesline Shibata, and JAB! And CHOP! JAB! CHOP! JAB! CHOP! Shibata just scowls at Lee! Lee says okay, and he fires more JABS and CHOPS!
Shibata steps into the shots, so Lee eggs him on! Shibata ROCKS Lee! Shane runs up, HEADBUTTS, then Lee HALF HATCH SLAMS! Cover, TWO!! Shibata toughs it out and STP grows frustrated. Lee drags Shibata up, kicks then waistlocks, but Shibata fights the lift! Shane storms in, helps Lee put on the full nelson, and Shane promises to knock Shibata out! But Shibata BOOTS Shane first! Garcia jumps on for a SLEEPER! Shibata switches on Lee for a SLEEPER!! The fans fire up as STP start fading out! Shane fires up to RAM Garcia into buckles! But Shibata BOOTS him! And Garcia SAIDOS!! Shibata PENALTY KICKS Lee!! Cover, The Wrestlers win!
Winners: Katsuyori Shibata & Daniel Garcia, by pinfall
Shibata helps Garcia stand up, and Garcia is proud to have won alongside one of his heroes! And with the fans cheering him on, Garcia sets up… to DO HIS DANCE! Will this momentum help Shibata avenge Hook and take that FTW Championship off of Chris Jericho? Or will The Learning Tree have some things to teach Shibata?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here, though I was oddly more excited when I thought it was just Deonna VS Rosa and the Parking Lot Brawl. But even so, at least Bill squashing a dude was used in story. He was showing off, he’ll surely have Jericho’s blessing if he helps defeat Shibata on Dynamite, but a part of me almost wants this to be all a trap. Bill was teammates with Ricky Starks in a feud against Jericho, and if Jericho is being obliviously arrogant then maybe Bill is using that against Jericho, too. But either way, let’s just hope this story helps Bill get going rather than slow him down like the #JerichoVortex has always done.
The Parking Lot Brawl was moving maybe a bit fast for me, especially with how there were some obvious spots already set up when they arrived, such as the drywall draped across the truck bed. But they surely got bloody, and in the end, Trent won out because he was willing to sink to the lowest low. And then they’ve written Chuck off again with that monkey wrench to the shin, so Cassidy VS Trent is definitely a Double or Nothing match. And something is just telling me that if Kris is gonna turn out to be the villain in the Willow Nightingale story, she’s probably gonna screw Cassidy over to help Trent, too.
Really good match from Deonna VS Rosa, and with Rosa getting a quick pin then that brawl, we’re clearly getting more out of them. Good promo from Kyle O’Reilly to hype AEW’s newest Canada tour, and good promo from The Kingdom to tie in their old Neck Health Awareness gag to the Tony Khan piledriver angle. Roddy calling out Ospreay, I would definitely think Ospreay wins the title at Double or Nothing. And really good tag main event from Shibata & Garcia VS Shane Taylor Promotions. STP keeps getting great showings even in losing, but Lee took the loss here to keep Shane himself strong. Great win for Shibata but this just adds to the go-home math where Jericho retains the FTW Championship on Dynamite.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Guns up for all the Jacksonville Gold Members!
Another three hour block of All Elite Wrestling starts with a Collision! But will the Bang Bang Gang still be the best three man unit ever? Or will Top Flight go from the coldest to the goldest trio in the game?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Unified AEW & ROH World Trios Championships: Bullet Club Gold VS Top Flight; Bullet Club Gold wins and retains the titles.
- Rey Fenix w/ Alex Abrahantes VS The Beast Mortos; Fenix wins.
- Rush VS Martin Stone; Rush wins.
- Toni Storm w/ Mariah May & Luther VS Anna Jay; Storm wins.
- The Acclaimed VS Grizzled Young Veterans; The Acclaimed win.
- AEW World Championship: Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Claudio Castagnoli; Swerve wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Swerve Strickland is here!
Prince Nana again leads the way as the NEW AEW World Champion makes his way out here. The Realest opened Dynamite with a win, but he walks back out to Daily’s Place to stand in the ring to finally acknowledge his victory at Dynasty. Nana says, “Ladies and gentlemen, the man standing in front of you today is the Boss of Bosses! The man standing in front of you today is the Anointed One in Professional Wrestling! The man standing in front of you is one hell of a wrestler. And he’s none other than the AEW World Heavyweight Champion, Swerve Strickland!” The fans cheer and chant, “Thank You, Swerve!”
Swerve says what a week we’ve had here in AEW! Let’s run it down: a NEW TBS Champion in Willow Nightingale; by the grace of God, Adam Cole can walk; Adam Copeland got misted in the face by The House of Black; Will Ospreay and Bryan Danielson tore the house down; and then… Jack Perry returned. The fans boo but Swerve says Jack’s back in AEW, and he struck Tony Khan, the founder of AEW, who put his faith in Swerve. On top of that, The EVPs, the Young Bucks are again the AEW World Tag Team Champions, and they hit Tony Khan with the whatever it is driver, and now TK is in a neck brace and who knows when we’ll see him in healthy condition.
Now, Swerve will be the first to tell everyone, he’s done some horrible things. Once, twice, three, four times. But something about four elite athletes beating down a non-fighter in TK, that sounds like a b*tch move to him. The fans echo “B*TCH MOVE!” but Swerve wants to get to business. The most important thing that happened this week is Swerve went into Dynasty and he made history by dethroning Samoa Joe and becoming the NEW AEW World Champion! Now, a pet peeve of his is those going around calling themselves “Best in the World.” But make no mistake, the Best in the World is the one holding this title right here!
Last week, it was Samoa Joe. This week, it’s Swerve, baby. And Swerve got here by fighting, but also by making sacrifices. Swerve says the night he won this title, he went to his daughter. She said, “Dad, I love you, I’m so proud of you. But I feel like I just don’t know you.” That hit Swerve to his core. His relationship with his children is everything. But he’s missed birthdays, holidays, basketball games, dance recitals, Father-Daughter dances, and he can’t make up for lost time. But what he can do is set the example and blaze a trail, to make sure this was all worth it. The fans cheer that!
Swerve continues by saying AEW has set people in front of him and he’s knocked them all down! Kyle Fletcher was just one. Now, how about an Open Challenge for the AEW World Championship? But only to someone who really wants to fight! So how about it, Jacksonville? We’re entering a new era in AEW, the Dynasty Era! And the elite of that era is whose house? “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” But then here comes Claudio Castagnoli! The Swiss Superman is in a suit, not his gear, but he does get in the ring. Claudio circles Swerve, then takes the mic and holds up a finger. The fans still chant, but Claudio says, “You’re on.”
Swerve says see you later tonight then, in whose house? But then Claudio snatches the mic again! “It’s gonna be mine.” The fans are intrigued but Claudio is looking to end Swerve’s Dynasty the same week it started! Will the Swiss Superman bring even more gold to the Blackpool Combat Club?
Tony Khan has a medical update.
He is feeling grateful and blessed that he can still walk, talk and work, as was seen during the NFL Draft with Tony Khan alongside his father, Shahid, in the Jacksonville Jaguars war room. However, the doctors have advised TK not to travel, so he will be monitoring AEW Dynamite in Winnipeg remotely. Will that mean The EVPs will be in control of things in person this Wednesday…?
Unified AEW & ROH World Trios Championships: Bullet Club Gold VS Top Flight!
When it comes to Six Man Tags, the Bang Bang Gang runs this! But while they have six belts for the three of them, will that only weigh them all down against one of the fastest moving and fastest rising teams? Or will Jay White & The Gunns shoot Action, Darius & Dante outta the sky?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who holds all the trios gold!
The trios sort out, White starts against Dante and the two talk a little trash over how the Casino Gauntlet went on Wednesday. The fans rally for Angel Dorado as he ties up with the Switchblade, but White headlocks. Dante powers up and out, but White runs him over! White bumps Dante off buckles, but Dante dodges to fire off forearms! White knees low, bumps Dante off buckles again, but Dante dodges to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP again! Dante whips corner to corner, White reverses, but Dante BOOTS back! Dante runs up to CHOP! And CHOP! White swings, Dante ducks to KICK, KICK and KICK!
White blocks a kick to DRAGON SCREW the leg! Dante writhes, White drags him up, and White CHOPS Dante to the corner. White CHOPS again, brings Dante over and tags in Colten. They mug Dante, then Colten sucker punches Action! Colten tags Austin, they whip Dante to body shot, knee lift, and LARIAT! Cover, TWO! The fans taunt the “ASS~ BOYS!” but Austin drags Dante up. Austin bumps Dante off buckles, tags White, and White RAMS into Dante again and again! White hushes everyone, to CHOP! Dante sits down, Colten tags in, and Colten drags Dante up to suplex high and hard! Cover, TWO!
Colten keeps Dante from his team, then tags Austin. The Gunns mug Dante, then Austin whips. Dante holds ropes, BOOTS Austin, then DECKS Colten! But White trips Dante up! The fans boo but Dante dodges White to slide in, dodge Austin, and Darius sneaks a tag! Dante ducks Austin to DIVE onto White! Darius rallies on the Gunns, then fires off hands! Darius whips, Action reverses, but Darius atomic drops! Darius then BULLDOG HOTSHOTS Austin, GAMANGIRIS, and the fans fire up! Action jumps in, Darius kicks Colten away, then he holds ropes down so Action can FLY! Down goes Colten! STEP-IN FLATLINER on Austin! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally, Darius builds speed, and Darius slides, but Austin dodges! White CLOBBERS Darius! White drags Darius up for an APRON GOURD BUSTER! The fans are torn but Collision goes picture in picture.
White slides in to cover Darius, TWO! White is annoyed but he scuffs Darius then stands on him. The ref reprimands, but White drags Darius up. Darius fires body shots but White CLUBS him down. Cover, TWO! Tag to Colten, and BCG mugs Darius. Colten brings Darius around to bump him off buckles, then stomp and DECK him! Colten soaks up the heat, digs his boot into Darius, but lets off as the ref counts. Tag to White, and he drags Darius up to JAB! And JAB! And CHOP! White brings Darius around to TOSS back out! White then goes out to fetch Darius, the Gunns and Top Flight keeping each other at bay.
White SMACKS Darius off the apron, then the Gunns hop into the crowd to start up a “Too Sweet!” chant. White CHOPS Darius, and now the Gunns start a “One More Time!” chant! White refreshes the ring count first, argues with the ref, and that allows the Gunns to mug Darius! The Gunns get away with that while the ref is busy with White and Dante, but then Darius fires hands on the Gunns! Darius slides into the ring, White anchors him on the outside, and Collision returns to single picture. Darius BOOTS White into railing, hurries for his corner, but The Gunns YANK Dante and Action down! The fans boo but White clamps onto Darius.
White mockingly holds Darius’ hand out to no one, then stands him up to CHOP! White brings Darius around, taunts Action, then CHOPS! White wrenches, but Darius ROCKS White! And ROCKS him again! White CHOPS Darius but Darius PELES! Both men are down, White tags Colten! Colten tags Austin, they get in Darius’ way, then double whip him to the corner. Austin sends Colten in but Darius dodges, Colten hits buckles! Austin runs up, but Darius goes up and over and handsprings to hot tag Action! Action rallies on the Gunns, BLASTS White for good measure, then keeps going! The fans fire up for Action as he whips Austin.
Austin reverses, Action handsprings, DOUBLE BACK ELBOW for the Gunns! Action kips up, then he runs in at Austin! UPPERCUT in the corner! Colten runs in, but is sent into Austin! Action DECKS Austin, goes up and SPLIT-LEG, but rolls through as Austin moves so he can PELE Colten! Then SPANISH FLY for Austin! Cover, TWO! Austin survives but Action rallies the fans. Colten and White get Austin outta there, but Dante FLIES onto them all!! The fans are thunderous as Austin flounders back up. Dante whips, Austin reverses, but Darius helps Dante go up and over! Dante then helps Darius TORNADO TAG!
Darius drags Austin into place for Action’s STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO!! Austin survives the onslaught, White and Colten drag Darius & Dante out! The Martins are sent into railing, but Action WRECKS White & Colten with a dropkick! Action goes up, but Colten distracts the ref! That lets White trip Action up! Action lands on his landing strip, and then White tags in! White says it’s done, he drags Action down, but Dante flies in! White catches Dante for an URENAGE! Darius runs up, arm-drags free of the Urenage, but turns around into a 3:10 TO YUMA! White goes back for Action, SNAL SLEEPER SUPLEX, but Action lands through!
Action BOOTS White, SUPERKICKS, then goes from a corner to SHOTGUN! White hits buckles, ends up in a drop zone, and Action goes to the apron! Action springboards, White gets away! Action ducks ‘n’ dodges but handsprings into BLADERUNNER!! Cover, BCG wins!
Winners: Bullet Club Gold, by pinfall (still Unified World Trios Champions)
The six shooter still had one in the chamber, and that’s the first defense for the Bang Bang Gang! Will they continue to prove they’re the best three man team in the game today?
The House of Black speaks.
Brody King says they told Adam Copeland what was coming, and the match at Dynasty went exactly how they said. And what’s interesting is, Brody now has two wins over the TNT Champion. They remind Adam of his own #CopeOpen, and The House accepts. But who knows? It might be Brody, it might be Malakai, it might be Buddy. On May 1st in Winnipeg, Edge finds out when the world finds out.
Rey Fenix w/ Alex Abrahantes VS The Beast Mortos!
Finally, the Immortal Firebird is back in action! But what an opponent to face as the minotaur of lucha has now evolved into something even more menacing! Will Fenix be able to fly like never before? Or will Mortos make him crash and burn?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Fenix. Fenix and Mortos tie up, Mortos shoves Fenix, then powers him to a corner. Mortos CHOPS, then swings, but Fenix dodges to CHOP back! And CHOP again! And CHOP again! Fenix fires off CHOPS but Mortos just snarls. Mortos TOSSES Fenix to the corner, CHOPS and CHOPS and ROCKS Fenix with a right! The fans rally for Fenix as Mortos whips, but Fenix reverses. Mortos reverses back but Fenix springboards to CROSSBODY, into Mortos’ arms! Mortos swings Fenix, Fenix slips free and shoves, but Mortos rolls off Fenix’s back! Fenix dodges Mortos, Tiger Feints, but Mortos rolls to avoid the kick!
Mortos runs in but Fenix pops him up! Mortos rebounds, and then SNAP POWERSLAMS! The fans fire up for this “LUCHA! LUCHA!” exchange, and Fenix bails out. Mortos builds speed to TORNILLO! Down goes Fenix and Mortos roars! Mortos drags Fenix up, UPPERCUTS him, then puts him in the ring. Mortos stalks Fenix to a corner, then stands him up. Mortos clotheslines, and then whips. Mortos runs in to clothesline again! Mortos fires up, runs up, but into a SOBAT! Fenix SOBATS again, KICKS, then runs up, but into a BOOT! And SLING-DOG! Fenix gets spiked but staggers to his feet, only for Mortos to ROLLING CRUCIFIX DRIVER!
Fenix staggers back up, into a DISCUS LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Fenix survives that onslaught but Mortos roars! Abrahantes says animo, but Mortos grabs legs. Mortos DDTS a foot! Fenix writhes, but Mortos steps over for a toehold. Fenix kicks with his good leg, gets free, and runs up. but into a SHIN BREAKER! Mortos ties the legs up again, for a NAVARRO DEATH ROLL! Fenix endures as he’s now in the TRAILER HITCH! Mortos puts the pressure on Fenix, but he endures, crawls, reaches out, but Mortos thrashes! They roll, and end up in the ROPEBREAK! Mortos lets Fenix go and Fenix bails out.
The fans rally for Fenix but Mortos goes out after him. Mortos stands Fenix up to SLAP him back down! Mortos drags Fenix up to tear at the mask! The ref reprimands, Mortos lets off and refreshes the ring count. Fenix staggers, Mortos brings him around, and Mortos POSTS Fenix! Fenix staggers, Mortos snarls at Abrahantes, then Mortos SLASH Fenix again! Mortos puts Fenix in and covers, TWO! So Mortos goes back to the mask! The ref reprimands and fans boo but Mortos still pulls at the eye hole! The ref argues with Mortos, and Fenix gets up. Fenix throws a feeble forearm, Mortos DECKS him again!
Mortos again tears at the mask! The fans rally for Fenix but Mortos brings him around, stomps him down, then has the bad leg around ropes. Mortos runs, but Fenix is up, so Mortos CLOBBERS him! Mortos soaks up the heat while Collision goes picture in picture.
Mortos stands on Fenix’s head! The ref reprimands, Mortos steps away, then Mortos puts Fenix in the ropes. Mortos again pulls at the mask! The ref reprimands, Mortos lets off and soaks up the heat. Fenix flounders to the ramp, then the steps, but Mortos pursues. Mortos brings Fenix up for a FACEBUSTER on the steel! Mortos snarls as he looms over Fenix. Fenix stands, but Mortos winds up to SLAP him down again! Fenix flops against railing, but Mortos tears at the mask’s eye hole! The fans boo and Fenix gets away, but Mortos SLAPS him back down! Mortos puts Fenix in, scares Abrahantes off again, then storms into the ring. Mortos stomps Fenix around, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns, Mortos fireman’s carries, but Fenix fights free! The fans fire up as Fenix fires elbows, but Mortos HEADBUTTS him! Mortos runs, but into a BOOT! Fenix dodges, CHOPS, then goes up and up, but Mortos SLAPS him! Fenix uses that to get the RANA! Fenix then ducks ‘n’ dodges, Tiger Feint REWIND! Mortos falls, Fenix crawls to the cover, ONE?!? Mortos has more power than Fenix expected but the fans rally as hard as they can! Fenix winds up to BUZZSAW! But Mortos just shakes it off?! Fenix SUPERKICKS! Mortos stands, into another SUPERKICK! Fenix then gets around, reels Mortos in, but Mortos is so big!
Fenix tries to suplex, manages to pick Mortos up, and flips him into a GUTBUSTER! Both men fall, Fenix crawls to the cover, TWO! Mortos is still in this but Fenix keeps his cool. The fans rally up again, and Mortos crawls. Fenix aims from a corner, runs up, and pops up to KICK Mortos! Fenix keeps moving, SPRINGBOARD- HEADBUTT!! Mortos takes Fenix out of the sky and the fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” A standing count starts, the two slowly rise, and Fenix uses ropes to get up at 6 of 10. Mortos stands at 7, roars, and runs up, but Fenix dodge! Mortos’ knee hits buckles and he tumbles up and out!
Fenix goes up a corner, the fans fire up, and Fenix SUPER TORNILLOS! Direct hit and down goes Mortos! Fenix stands, the fans are thunderous again, and Fenix drags Mortos into the ring. Fenix says animo and he high-fives some fans. Fenix goes to a corner, springboards in, and leaps, but into Mortos’ arms! Fenix fights free, scoops, but Mortos turns that right around! LUNG BLOWER! Mortos isn’t done there, he whips Fenix to scoop and torture rack, right into a WIDOW’S PEAK!! Cover, TWO?!? Fenix survives and Abrahantes is all fired up! The fans rally up again, too, but Mortos roars as he looms over Fenix!
Mortos sits Fenix up, runs, but Fenix kips up to SUPERKICK! SUPERKICK! And then SUPERKICK! Mortos is still on his feet so Fenix goes up and up and tightrope PENALTY KICKS! Mortos staggers, into another SUPERKICK! Fenix goes back to the corner and goes back up! The fans fire up for the FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO?!?! Mortos survives and shocks everyone! Fenix hurries to a corner, he runs up at Mortos to somersault, but Mortos catches him! Mortos pops Fenix up but Fenix victory rolls through that, and WINS!!
Winner: Rey Fenix, by pinfall
By the seat of his pants, Fenix wins his return match! Fenix celebrates with the people, will Fenix be back on top of AEW soon enough?
Backstage interview with Orange Cassidy.
Arkady Aura says Freshly Squeezed was attacked by #JustTrent last Dynamite, and that ultimately forced Chuck Taylor’s hand in choosing sides. The Kentucky Gentleman chose Cassidy, where is his head at right now? Cassidy knows Trent said a lot of things that Cassidy is still working through. But what is on his mind most now is that later tonight on Rampage, those two are fighting in a Parking Lot Brawl. Cassidy is afraid of what Trent and Chuck are going to do to each other. Kris Statlander walks in and tells Cassidy that “he needs us. Let’s go.” Cassidy nods and leaves with the Galaxy’s Greatest. Will Chuck’s real friends be there for him, win or lose?
Rush VS Martin Stone!
From one return to another, El Toro Blanco also gets back in action! But will the leader of La Faccion Ingobernable be tranquilo? Or will he lose his cool taking on The Gov’nah?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Rush. Rush stares Stone down, Stone rushes up, but Rush dodges to SNAP GERMAN! And then Rush KNEES Stone down! Stone tumbles out of the ring but Rush goes out after him. Rush sends Stone into railing! And then into more railing! Rush stomps away, the ref counts and then storms out to stop him! Rush lets off, smirks as he fetches a chair, and he puts that in the ring. The ref hurries to get the chair, so that lets Rush use camera cables to LASH Stone! And LASH again! Rush puts Stone in the ring, storms in after him, and kicks him low! Rush pulls Stone’s shirt down, so he can CHOP!
Rush whips corner to corner, runs in, but Stone dodges! Stone runs up but Rush ROCKS him! Rush roars, then OVERHEAD SUPLEXES Stone into buckles! Rush takes aim, Stone flounders around, and Rush FOREARMS Stone down! Rush then goes corner to corner, “If you mess with the bull…!” You get BULL’S HORNS!! Cover, Rush wins!
Winner: Rush, by pinfall
El Toro Blanco just crushed Stone, will he soon stampede his way up to some gold? But wait, Rush isn’t done! He DECKS Stone, stomps away, then goes corner to corner to again use THE HORNS!! Rush laughs while Stone flounders away. Will Rush be ruthless all the way to the top of AEW?
Backstage interview with Serena Deeb.
Arkady Aura is now with The Professor of Professional Wrestling, and says that Deeb came out to touch the AEW Women’s World Championship. What message is Deeb looking to send? Deeb says it’s a very simple one. On one hand, we have the great champion, Toni Storm, someone everyone loves, and one of the greatest champions in this company’s history. On the other, we have the undefeated Professor, the obvious #1 contender. After everything Deeb’s been through, how hard she had to fight to get back here, failure is not an option. It is now or never!
And after four years of being told how great she is, and how she SHOULD be champion, it is time to prove it. It is time to accomplish something she has yet to do, and that is become THE AEW Women’s World Champion. Deeb tells Storm this isn’t a movie, this is real-life. And as such, will Deeb bring Storm crashing down to reality?
Toni Storm w/ Mariah May & Luther VS Anna Jay!
The Leading Lady didn’t appreciate how The Queenslayer tried to slay her protege, who wasn’t even Anna’s opponent on Wednesday! Will Storm prove Anna is NOT the Star of the Show? Or will Anna jump the line to a title shot with a win here tonight?
The bell rings, the two circle, and the fans rally up. They tie up, go around, and then they break. Storm says, “How DARE you!” The two reset, the fans rally again, and they tie up. Storm waistlocks, Anna switches, but Storm wrenches out. Anna slips through to wrench back and wristlock. Storm reaches out but Anna keeps her from ropes. Anna headlocks, grinds, thrusts, and repeat. Anna endures, powers up to pop out the back and she headlocks in return. Storm endures as Anna grinds, then she brings Anna to her knees. Storm headlocks for the takeover, but Anna headscissors. Storm kips free, and the fans cheer the standoff.
Anna and Storm reset, circle, and then Storm kicks low! Storm ROCKS Anna, ROCKS her again, then whips. Anna reverses, runs up and LEG LARIATS in the corner! Anna snapmares, mocks the fans chanting for Storm, and then gives a HIP ATTACK! Storm is upset, and she hits a THESZ PRESS! Storm rains down fast hands, and the fans fire up! Storm gives Anna the HIP ATTACK! And another! And then another! Storm winds up, the fans cheer, and Storm HIP ATTACKS! Anna flounders to the apron, Mariah is there to mock her, and then Storm runs to HIP ATTACK Anna into Mariah! Storm realizes her mistake, but she puts Anna in the ring.
Storm helps Maria up, checks her over, and she seems okay. Storm hurries up but Anna gets her for a NECKBREAKER! Storm flops down and Anna soaks up the heat while Collision goes picture in picture.
Anna storms out after Storm, stalks her around the way, but Storm CHOPS! Anna CHOPS back! Anna CHOPS Storm, then soaks up the heat. Storm scrambles away to hide behind Mariah and Luther, then she gets in the ring. Anna storms in but Storm stomps her at the ropes! The ref counts, Storm drops knees on Anna! Anna flounders to a corner, but Storm scrapes her boot off Anna’s face. Storm stands Anna up to CLUB her in the chest, then CHOP her! Storm bumps Anna off buckles, but Anna turns things around to CHOP! Storm flounders, Anna CHOKES her on ropes! The ref reprimands and counts, but Anna lets off at 4.
Anna drags Storm around, puts her in a corner, and digs her boot in again. The ref counts, Anna lets off, and Storm sits down. Anna grabs the sign Mariah is holding, and RIPS it! Mariah is devastated but Anna goes back to CLUB Storm! Anna CHOKES Storm, thrashes her around, then lets off as the ref counts. Anna CLUBS Storm while Luther rallies the fans. Storm rises as Anna fires more forearms! Storm ROCKS Anna in return! Anna snarls and ROCKS Storm! Storm CHOPS back! Anna CHOPS, Storm CHOPS, then they go back to forearms! Anna fires a flurry, runs, but Storm HEADBUTTS! Both women fall as Collision returns to single picture!
The fans rally for Storm as she rises in a corner. Anna runs up, into an ELBOW! Storm then goes up and over, runs in, blocks boots, and she has Anna in the ropes! DRAPING BACKSTABBER! Then a DDT! Then a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Not quite perfect but Storm keeps her cool. Storm drags Anna up, chokes her, but Anna wrenches out to HOOK KICK! Anna Gory Especials for the GORY BOMB! Cover, TWO! Storm survives the shoutout to Tay, but Anna clinches. Storm fights free, then hits a SKY HIGH! Cover, TWO!! Anna survives and the fans rally up again as Storm goes to ropes.
Storm drags Anna up, reels her in, but Anna wrenches out! FLATLINER! And a roll into the QUEENSLAYER!! Storm flails as she’s caught in body scissors! The fans rally as Storm endures and fights around! Storm rises up, Anna as a backpack, for a BACKPACK SENTON! Anna lets go and Storm is free! Storm is ready for her close-up! SWEET HIP MUSIC!! STORM ZERO!! Cover, Storm wins!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall
And with that, revenge is sweet for Timeless Toni! Mariah celebrates with her mentor, but what will Storm think of Deeb’s challenge?
Orange Cassidy finds Chuck Taylor.
Cassidy hands Chuck his pup, and Chuck is glad everyone’s here. He wants everyone to hear this. Whatever happens out there, no one is to interfere. Chuck has to do this on his own. Cassidy accepts those terms and takes Pup Taylor back. Will the Kentucky Gentleman be able to settle things once and for all with #JustTrent?
The Acclaimed w/ Billy Gunn VS Grizzled Young Veterans!
Max Caster & Anthony Bowens may no longer be AEW World Trios Champions, but surely they will look to get back at the Bang Bang Gang. However, they’re up against a team SSSSOOOON~ to be recognized as the best team in the world! Will Zack Gibson & James Drake make sure everyone knows to #GritYourTeeth? Caster has a diss track, though! “Acclaimed on the mic, bring the flavor like Bailey’s. Damn it feels good to be back here in Daily’s! Grizzled Young Vets, I can only yawn. Drop you on your little as necks like Tony Khan! Drop the ball like it’s tic-tac-toe. We gonna send these dudes back to the Impact Zone! Grit my teeth? Do not make me laugh! You better bite the pillow when we get up in dat ass!”
Bowens tells “JEEEACKSONVILLE~! The Acclaimed have arrived! Scissor Me, Daddy Ass!” And he does! But will this homecoming be a less than happy one for the AEW homegrown talent?
The teams sort out, Caster starts against Liverpool’s Numbah One. Gibson tells Caster to ignore the fans and the two tie up. They go around, Caster headlocks, but Gibson rolls to a cover, ONE! Caster holds on, Gibson fights up, and Gibson powers Caster around to a wrench, hammerlock and then tags Drake. Drake wrenches, wrangles Caster, then traps the arm to SNAP LOCK it! Drake kips up, the fans boo, but Drake grabs Caster’s arm. Caster throws body shots but Drake ROCKS Caster. Drake whips, Caster ducks ‘n dodges! Bowens sneaks a tag, SUNSET BACKBREAKER NECKBREAKER COMBO! Cover, ONE!!
Bowens keeps on Drake while the fans sing, “OH~ Scissor Me, Daddy!” Bowens CHOPS, CHOPS, then CHOPS again! Drake fires forearms with Bowens and the fans fire up! Bowens fires more shots, but Drake powers him back. Gibson tags in, leapfrog and bypass leads to DOUBLE LARIATS! Drake talks trash, as does Gibson, and Gibson fires forearms! Gibson reels Bowens in but Bowens fights the suplex! Gibson CLUBS Bowens, but Bowens snap suplexes Gibson! Tag to Caster, but Gibson JAWBFREAKRS Bowens and whips Caster. Caster reverses, they drop, bypass, kick and SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!!
Caster keeps on Gibson, whips, but Gibson holds ropes. Gibson BOOTS Caster, DECKS Bowens, but Caster gets around to kick and UPPERCUT! Caster whips, Gibson tags Drake and they drop, dropkick, and basement dropkick Caster! Then MAYHEM IN MOTION takes out Bowens! The GYV soak up the heat while Collision goes picture in picture.
Gibson goes out to fetch Caster, and brings him around so Drake can add on, PLANCHA BACKBREAKER COMBO! The ring count climbs but GYV put Caster in the ring. Gibson has Caster on the apron, has a cravat, and then he SLAMS Caster on the edge! Caster sputters while reaching out, but Gibson keeps him from Bowens. Gibson CLOBBERS Caster, talks some trash, then drags Caster up to DECK him! Caster flounders to the corner, Drake tags in and he runs in to ELBOW! Gibson adds a clothesline, Drake DROPKICKS! Drake taunts Bowens, then DECKS Caster! Caster flounders but Drake KNEES him in the back.
Drake clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Caster down. Caster endures, the fans rally up, and Caster fights up to a BIG back suplex! Both men crawl, hot tag to Gibson and he hurries after Caster while Collision goes to break!
Collision returns, Gibson tags back in and the GYV double whip Caster. Caster holds ropes, BOOTS Drake, then TOSSES Gibson! Caster ELBOWS Drake away but Gibson trips him up! Gibson drags Caster out but Caster DECKS him! Drake DIVES onto Caster! Drake goes to the corner, Gibson puts Caster in, and Gibson brings Caster around to back suplex! Gibson clamps on with a chinlock but Caster endures. Gibson talks trash to Daddy Ass while Daddy Ass coaches Caster. Caster fights up, reaches out, but he throws body shots! Gibson keeps hold of an arm but Caster fires more hands! Gibson reaches out, tag to Drake!
Drake runs in to take Caster’s other hand, and GYV send Caster to their corner. Drake runs in to UPPERCUT, Gibson clothesline, but Caster ducks the wheel kick! Hot tag to Bowens! Bowens rallies on GYV with haymakers and CHOPS! ROLLING ELBOW for Drake! ROLLING ELBOW for Gibson! Bowens fires off strikes then hits the FAMOUSER! “EVERYONE! LOVES THE ACCLAIEMD!” But Drake ELBOWS Bowens! Caster sneaks a tag, Bowens dodges Drake, FOREARM SMASH, ELBOW, then another FOREARM! Feed to the scoop SLAM, and Bowens goes up! Caster holds Drake open, SCISSOR ME TIMBERS!
Bowens & Caster scissor finger, and then they get Drake up! Suplex and assist for the CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! Cover, TWO!! Drake survives and shocks The Acclaimed! Caster tags Bowens, but then Gibson YANKS Bowens down! Caster drags Gibson up, but Gibson RAMS him into a corner! Drake runs up, GRIT YOUR TEETH!! Caster wobbles, GYV DUMP him out to the ramp!! Caster even hit lighting on the way down! Bowens rises, sees it is 2v1, but he still fights! Bowens dodges Drake, BOOTS Gibson, then switches with Drake to spin him, snapmare, and RUNNING KNEE! Gibson is up, but he gets haymakers from Bowens!
Bowens goes up, but Gibson sweeps the legs! DRAPING CODE BREAKER! Drake is on the other corner, and he goes COAST2COAST!! Bowens gets obliterated, Drake covers, TWO!!! Bowens survives and GYV is fuming! Drake tags Gibson back in, they get Bowens up, and Gibson says THEY are the best! GYV talks trash on Billy, they aim from corners, but Billy throws off his shirt! Caster runs up to CLOBBER Drake! And he ROCKS Gibson! Bowens gives Gibson Rock Paper Scissors SUPERKICK! Tag to Caster! THE ARRIVAL, and then THE MIC DROP!! Cover, Acclaimed win!!
Winners: The Acclaimed, by pinfall
Even after an intense battle, Caster & Bowens come back to win it! Is this just the start of the comeback tour for The Acclaimed on the road to Double or Nothing?
Backstage interview with Katsuyori Shibata.
Arkady is now with The Wrestler, and she brings up the issues with Shane Taylor Promotions. But at the same time, he is going to be challenging Chris Jericho for the FTW Championship. Any last words before that match? Shibata uses his Google Translate voice-to-text to “say” that he is going to chop down The Learning Tree and take Jericho’s title. And any plans for Shane Taylor? Shibata “says,” Rampage will see him take on STP alone. But then Daniel Garcia steps in. Garcia tells Shibata-san that he has respect for him. If Shibata needs help against STP, Garcia will help him. What does he say?
Shibata takes a moment to type it out, and says okay. Save the last dance for him. Garcia nods and dances his way off screen. Will the Dragonslayer help The Wrestler take the fight to Big Bad Shaney T. Boy?
AEW World Championship: Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Claudio Castagnoli!
The Realest is a fighting champion to be sure! Winning the title at Dynasty, denying a challenger on Dynamite, and now putting the gold up on Collision, will this still be Swerve’s House? Or is the Swiss Superman about to put Blackpool Combat Club back on top?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who survives this Collision!
The bell rings and the two shake hands to show there is respect. They circle, feel things out, and tie up. Claudio powers Swerve to a corner, the ref counts, and Claudio lets off. The fans are torn as the two reset and circle again. Swerve rolls to get a leg, but Claudio gut wrenches. Claudio gets around to waistlock and he drags Swerve down. Swerve moves around, Claudio facelocks, but Swerve fights up. Swerve pries the hold open to knuckle lock and the two go shoulder to shoulder. Claudio bends Swerve back, has a cover, ONE as Swerve gets an arm up! Claudio puts that arm down to cover, ONE as Swerve has the other arm up!
Claudio pushes Swerve down again, TWO as Swerve bridges up. Claudio jumps on but Swerve stays up! Claudio tries again but Swerve uses that to MONKEY FLIP! Swerve rolls back but Claudio MONKEY FLIPS! Both men are down, TWO as one side goes up! The rest, but that’s another double cover, TWO as the other side rises up! They rest, double cover, TWO as they double bridge! The fans fire up as they stare down upside-down! They turn over, keeping the knuckle locks, and they stand to go forehead to forehead. The fans rally, but Claudio wrangles Swerve down again. Swerve avoids his hand getting stomped, then he rolls to wrangle Claudio!
Claudio avoids his hand getting stomped, and the fans cheer the standoff. They shake hands again, approach, and Swerve trips Claudio. Swerve runs, Claudio drops down then hurdles over, but Swerve avoids the flip to roll Claudio, Claudio rolls Swerve, TWO! Claudio headlocks, Swerve powers up and out, then drops to jumps, into a BACKBREAKER! The fans boo as Claudio mocks, “Whose House?” Claudio stalks Swerve, UPPERCUTS, then runs up to clothesline Swerve up and out! Swerve flounders along the ramp but Claudio pursues. Claudio CLUBS Swerve, follows him up to the stage, and Claudio ROCKS Swerve.
Swerve CHOPS, fires forearms, then ROCKS him. Claudio staggers away, Swerve leaps to RANA Claudio down the ramp! Claudio tumbles back to the ring, and Swerve clotheslines Swerve into the ring! Swerve goes up and up and CROSSBODIES! Claudio sits up while Swerve storms around. Swerve turns Claudio for a NECKBREAKER! Roll through, and then another turn, for another NECKBREAKER! Swerve holds on as he drags Claudio back up and then puts him in ropes! Swerve turns Claudio for a NECKBREAKER HOTSHOT! Claudio flops to the floor while the fans rally up. The ring count starts, Claudio refreshes it at 5 of 10.
Swerve lets Claudio take his time, and Claudio goes back to the apron. Swerve storms up but Claudio RAMS into him! Claudio fires a forearm, Swerve gives it back, repeat! They brawl with the ropes between them, and Swerve ROCKS Claudio! Claudio ROCKS Swerve, then HOTSHOTS him! Swerve staggers away, Claudio steps in but Swerve KICKS the ropes! Claudio tumbles back down. Swerve goes to the apron, and Swerve PNEALTY- NO, Claudio blocks and ROCKS Swerve back! Claudio trophy lifts Swerve, to then THROW into the wall! The fans boo as Swerve flops to the floor! Claudio runs up, to UPPERCUT Swerve back down!
Claudio stands on the timekeeper’s desk to soak up heat, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Swerve writhes but Claudio drags him back up. Claudio FLAPJACKS Swerve off railing! Swerve sputters but Claudio keeps after him with forearms. Swerve hits back but Claudio ROCKS him, then puts him against the apron to CLUB away! Nana protests but Claudio lets off after ten shots! Claudio steps into the ring, does a victory lap, but Swerve crawls into the ring. Claudio fires off hands, UPPERCUTS, then brings Swerve around to snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Claudio keeps Swerve down with a chinlock and leans on the hold. Swerve endures, fights up, reaches out, but throws hands. Claudio shoves Swerve to ropes, and catches him for a SLEEPER!
Swerve flails and reaches out again, but Claudio squeezes tight! Swerve is fading as he drops to his knees! Nana coaches and the fans rally up, and Swerve fights to his feet! Swerve throws body shots, Collision returns to single picture, and Claudio shoves. Swerve BOOTS, Claudio rebounds and BOOTS Swerve! Swerve stands, Claudio runs up but Swerve puts him on the apron! Swerve sweeps the legs, Claudio dangles on the apron, and Swerve SUPERKICKS Claudio down! The fans fire up as Swerve goes to the apron, lines up the shot, and BOOTS Claudio! Swerve puts Claudio in the ring, goes up the corner, and FALLING UPPERCUTS!
Swerve hits the Griddy and the fans fire up! Claudio staggers up, but he UPPERCUTS in return! Swerve goes to a corner. Claudio mocks the Griddy, then runs up, but into BOOTS! SOMERSAULT FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! Nana argues the count but Swerve keeps his focus. The fans fire up with Swerve, he runs up and CHOPS! Swerve runs up again, but Claudio ELBOWS! Claudio runs up, into a HIP TOSS! Gator roll and deadlift, but Claudio wrenches out to UPPERCUT! Gotch hold, but Swerve back drops! Claudio sunset flips it, but Swerve rolls through to SLIDING FOREARM! Cover, TWO! Claudio bails out while Nana grows frustrated.
Swerve shakes out his arms while he pursues Claudio. Nana tells Swerve he is the man, and Swerve runs up at Claudio! Claudio pops Swerve up tot he upper level! Swerve stomps Claudio’s hands to keep him away! Swerve says hey to commentary, before he FOSBURY FLOPS to the floor!! The fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Swerve puts Claudio in, goes up the corner, and aims for the 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives and Swerve gets frustrated, but “This is Awesome!” Swerve brings Claudio up but Claudio fights the nelson! Claudio trips Swerve, has the legs, but Swerve kicks him away! Claudio DOUBLE STOMPS back!!
Swerve sits up with fury in his eyes that Claudio would dare use his move! Swerve UPPERCUTS Claudio to use Claudio’s move! The UPPERCUTS go back and forth, Swerve holding his own! Swerve fires body shots, then a SOBAT, then a HAYMAKER then a ROUNDHOUSE! But Claudio rebounds to LARIAT! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous again! Fans hope they “Fight Forever!” but there’s still Rampage to do tonight! Swerve gator rolls and deadlifts Claudio for the BRAINBUSTER! Swerve then goes to the corner, goes up top, and he takes aim! KILL STOMPS!! Cover, TWO?!?!
Swerve is fuming that Claudio would dare survive that move! Claudio sits up again, into the HOSE- NO, Claudio blocks and SWINGS Swerve around!! The fans are torn but Swerve is still going around and around! Claudio goes to TEN, then picks up speed to go to FIFTEEN! Claudio steps through, for the SHARPSHOOTER!! Swerve endures, claws around, but Claudio sits deep! Swerve fights forward, reaches out, but Claudio shifts to a CROSSFACE! Swerve rolls but ends up further away from ropes! Claudio pulls on the hold, but Swerve still fights! The fans rally, Swerve powers through to roll Claudio up, TWO!!
Claudio fires down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Then he gets Swerve up, Gotch hold, but Swerve grabs Claudio’s leg to block! Claudio fires off forearms and UPPERCUTS! Claudio powers up, runs and LARIATS!! Cover, TWO!!! Swerve survives and shocks Claudio! Claudio seethes, drags Swerve back up and reels him in to try one more time! Gotch hold, but Swerve slips up and out! DDT!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Swerve crawls to the corner, drags himself up to the top, and he turns around, to SWERVE- NO, Claudio stays on his feet, and hits a POP-UP UPPERCUT!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?
Claudio can’t believe it but Swerve survives one of his best shots! Swerve goes to a corner, drags himself up, and Claudio roars! Claudio UPPERCUTS and UPPERCUTS and UPPERCUTS, again and again and again! The ref counts., Claudio lets off, then jukes to UPPERCUT! Claudio brings Swerve out, to UPPER- NO, Swerve hooks an arm and backslides, TWO!! Swerve goes to a corner, Claudio runs in but Swerve goes up and over! Claudio POSTS himself! Swerve reels him in, GERMAN SUPLEX! Claudio sits up, into a BOOT! Claudio roars, Swerve roars, and Swerve runs, but into a POP UP- DOUBLE STOMPS!!!
The fans are thunderous as Swerve reloads, for the HOUSE CALL!! Cover, Swerve wins!
Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
It was a shootout ’til the end, and in the end, Swerve had more ammo in his arsenal! But he still shows Claudio respect by offering a handshake. Claudio stands, and he shakes Swerve’s hand. The Realest is rolling on, but who will look to go Double or Nothing with him in just one month’s time?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision, even with it having to be slightly delayed by NBA Playoffs. There was criticism out there that Swerve didn’t get a chance to talk on Dynamite, but he still had a really good promo to open Collision, and it worked better that he’d be able to reference the attack on Tony Khan from Dynamite. Swerve subtly calls out a lot of wrestlers within AEW, and technically some outside of AEW, by saying he doesn’t like people just calling themselves “Best in the World.” He and Claudio had an awesome main event match, though maybe a false finish too many. Swerve of course retained, and can’t wait to see who a now EVP dominated AEW chooses as Swerve’s opponent. It would be hilariously corrupt of The Bucks to make it Jack Perry.
Great Six Man title match tonight, solid first defense for Bang Bang Gang. Great tag match from Acclaimed with Grizzled Young Veterans, but it makes sense Acclaimed would win as the AEW home team. I’m just not sure where Acclaimed go from here other than Billy Gunn saying they can return to the tag division and challenge The Bucks. After all, FTR got pretty banged up in the ladder match and it’d be a bit soon for them to get a rematch against The Bucks. Swerve could team up with The Acclaimed if they’re all going to target The Elite, and vice-versa, going towards Double or Nothing.
Great return matches for Rey Fenix and Rush, but I didn’t think Rush would just do a squash match. Fenix, Pac and Penta all being healthy at the same time, Death Triangle going for the trios titles? Lucha Bros going for tag titles? And I’m really hoping LFI truly gets going here in AEW, also going for the trios titles or something like that. Really good promo from Cassidy with Kris and then Cassidy with Chuck to hype up the Parking Lot Brawl, that thing is gonna kick off Rampage and be wild stuff. Good promo from House of Black to call out Edge, but you can bet this won’t be the only time they go for the TNT Championship. Edge will surely beat Buddy or Brody, and then it’s Malakai challenging at Double or Nothing.
Good promo from Shibata and Garcia to set up a tag match for Rampage, that’ll be great stuff. Good interview promo for Deeb, though it doesn’t add all that much from everything else she’s said to this point. Storm VS Anna was a very good match, and of course Storm won. No Mina showing up was a little surprising, but there’s plenty of time to build the mentor love triangle. Deeb VS Storm will be great stuff, and depending on how they play this, there’s half a chance Deeb wins because Storm will end up preoccupied with Mina and Mariah being so close. Deeb can take the title and face Deonna, Rosa, and a number of others while Storm and Mina fight over Mariah quite literally.
My Score: 8.8/10
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After a two-week hiatus, DJ gets to the bottom of why there was no podcast last week. Then, we skewer...
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (4/26/24)
It's Draft Day!
DWI Podcast #427: Get Off My Back…lash
It's time to shake things up again!
Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 4.25.2024
We just got done with Rebellion, and Under Siege is two weeks away! Gotta see how these dots connect!
Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (4/25/24)
Champions need challengers!
Classic POD is WAR: @PattonOswalt
Tune in for another vintage episode of POD is WAR!!!
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (4/24/24)
Anybody can get it!
