The Dark Order is on a Rampage!

Rampage reaches a milestone with episode 100! But will things reach a boiling point between The Dark Order and Hangman Page?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Six Man Tag: The Dark Order VS Hangman Page & The Young Bucks; Hangman & The Bucks win(s).
• Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament Opening Round: Matt Hardy & Jeff Jarrett w/ Triple J VS Sammy Guevara & Daniel Garcia; Sammy & Garcia win and advance to the next round.
• Hikaru Shida VS Marina Shafir; Shida wins.
• Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament Opening Round: “Big Bill” Morrissey & Brian Cage w/ Prince Nana VS Trent Beretta & Matt Sydal; Bill & Cage win and advance to the next round.

PLAY BY PLAY

Six Man Tag: The Dark Order VS Hangman Page & The Young Bucks!

Not only did we see Evil Uno, John Silver & Alex Reynolds go up against the Elite a few weeks ago, they got in the way of the Anxious Millennial Cowboy bashing Claudio Castagnoli with a chair on Dynamite! Will this drama of former friends all wrap up with a Rampage?

The trios sort out and Nick Jackson starts against Reynolds. They circle, tie up, and Nick headlocks. Reynolds powers out but Nick runs him over. Things speed up, Reynolds hurdles but Nick waistlocks. Reynolds bucks Nick, runs him over, then DECKS Hangman! Fans boo but the ref keeps Hangman back. Nick gets in Reynolds’ face about that, but Reynolds just DECKS him, too! Nick gets up and Hangman wants in. Nick tags him in and then Reynolds backs away. Fans boo and Hangman is annoyed. Reynolds returns slowly, and he circles with Hangman. They approach, Reynolds kicks low, but Hangman reverses the whip.

Reynolds ducks ‘n’ dodges and slides out, but he turns around into a PENALTY KICK from Nick! Fans fire up and Matt gets in to BLAST Uno & Silver! Hangman tags Nick and Matt whips Nick so he can FLY onto Uno & Silver! Hangman then goes up to ARIHARA MOONSAULT Reynolds at the ramp! Hangman puts Reynolds in for the Bucks and fans fire up. Matt tags in, he runs in, but into an elbow! Reynolds storms up but into the NORTHERN LIGHTS! Matt starts up the locomotion! Another NORTHERN LIGHTS, and then another! And then Silver runs in, but ends up part of a DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS!

Fans are thunderous for The Elite and Matt drags Reynolds up. Tag to Hangman, he brings Reynolds around, and the Elite coordinates, BUCKLE BOMB DOUBLE ENZIGURI COMBO! Hangman tags Matt, Matt tags Nick, and the Bucks set up, RISKY BUSINESS! Cover, TWO!! Reynolds survives the onslaught but Nick paces around him. “This is Awesome!” as Nick bumps Reynolds off buckles and tags in Matt. Matt drags Reynolds around, but Reynolds shoves Matt to ropes! Uno dumps Matt out, and sets him up for Silver to BOOT! Silver UPPERCUTS Matt and puts him in the ring, Reynolds tags Uno.

Uno drags Matt up to bump him off buckles. Uno stomps a mudhole in but the ref counts. Uno digs his boots in but lets off at 4. Uno drags Matt back up, CHOPS him, and then bumps him off boots from Silver & Reynolds. Tag to Reynolds, he tags Silver, and the Dark Order whips Matt to a corner. Matt BOOTS Silver away, DUMPS Uno then TOSSES Reynolds! Silver runs in to CLOBBER Matt! Silver whips Matt to the corner, runs in, but Matt goes up and over! Only for Uno & Reynolds to YANK Hangman & Nick down from the apron! Matt turns around but dodges Silver to backslide as Rampage goes picture in picture!

Silver rolls through to fire off kick after kick after SUPERKICK! And deadlift BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Matt survives but Silver keeps his cool. Silver flexes over Matt, then drags him up. Silver KICKS Matt more, then taunts Hangman, before he KICKS Matt more! Silver stalks Matt to a corner, drags him up and bumps him off buckles. Tag to Uno, he taunts Hangman, then throws hands on Matt. The ref counts, Uno lets off, and he tags in Reynolds. Reynolds drags Matt up but Matt fights back! Matt throws hands on everyone, but Reynolods DECKS Hangman! Reynolds clotheslines Matt in the corner!

Rampage returns to single picture as Reynolds puts Matt up top and backwards. Reynolds climbs up but Matt headlock punches and elbows away. Reynolds falls, fans fire up and Matt adjusts. To CROSSBODY Uno & Silver! Then Matt rushes into the ring, only for Reynolds to intercept! Matt throws elbows but Reynolds has a leg! Reynolds drags Matt back but Matt BOOTS him away! Hot tag to Hangman! The Cowboy rallies on Reynolds and whips him to ropes. Reynolds KICKS back, then runs in at the corner. Hangman BOOTS Reynolds, and TRIANGLE JUMP LARIATS Uno!

Hangman admits he stumbled there, but Reynolds runs in! Hangman TOSSES Reynolds out! Silver is up top, to CROSSBODY! But Hangman rolls through with it! FALL AWAY SLAM! And kip up to a PLANCHA on Reynolds! Hangman puts Reynolds in, climbs up a corner, and FLYING LARIATS! Cover, TWO!! Reynolds hangs tough and Hangman is frustrated. The fans rally up, Hangman brings Reynolds up and in, POWER- NO, Reynolds slips out! Reynolds fires off forearms on Hangman, then feeds him to Uno to DUMP him out! Silver & Reynolds anchor Hangman for Uno to BOOT down!

Silver & Reynolds then get Hangman back up, Uno runs again, another BOOT, but Hangman blocks it! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Silver & Reynolds! Hangman reverses positions with Uno, to BOOT him! The Bucks catch Uno, drape him out, and Hangman SHOOTING STARS to the floor!! Fans are thunderous as the Bucks get in the ring. Silver rushes in but Nick dumps him out! Reynolds runs in but Nick shoulders in and SLINGSHOT FACEBUSTERS! Cartwheel MOONSAULT onto Silver! And then another slingshot for a DESTROYER on Reynolds!! Hangman runs, Matt tags, LARIAT for Reynolds! MACHO ELBOW tops it off! Cover, TWO?!?

Fans are thunderous as Reynolds is still in this! The Bucks coordinate, Matt scoops Reynolds but he fights free. Reynolds sends Matt into Nick, then Silver & Reynolds start up the Wombo Combo! But Matt stops it at the stunner! Nick drags Silver out, Matt has Reynolds in position, MELTZER DRIVER!! Cover, Uno breaks it!! Matt and Reynolds crawl, hot tags to Uno and Hangman! They storm up and throw hands! The fans fire up again as this becomes a hockey fight! Uno ROCKS Hangman, runs, but Hangman follows and LARIATS! But Silver puts Hangman on ropes! BLINDSIDE BOOT WASH! GERMAN SUPLEX!

The Bucks return, Silver blocks one superkick, but Nick SUPERKICKS Silver! Reynolds gets up, the Bucks fake him out to mule kick the legs, then DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Uno returns, but the Bucks dodge to DOUBLE SUPERKICK again! The Bucks sit Uno back up, Hangman is on the apron. Silver & Reynolds anchor him, but the Bucks DIVE to take them out! Hangman aims, slingshots, but the ref is a shield! KONOSUKE TAKESHITA gets in! The ref has to stop Konosuke, and Uno LOW BLOWS Hangman! Claudio is here, too, and he UPPERCUTS Hangman!! Fans boo as Uno stacks Hangman, The Dark Order wins!!!

Winners: The Dark Order, by pinfall

The Dark Order has joined the dark side! They got help from The Blackpool Combat Club, and now they serve the Elite up on a silver platter! Claudio and Konosuke have chairs, but here comes KENNY OMEGA! Fans fire up as he also has a chair! Omega gets Konosuke and Claudio to back down, but we all know this is going to come to a head in less than two weeks! Who will survive the Summer and win the war in Blood & Guts?!

It’s an all-new edition of QTV.

QT Marshall says they’re back and on a win streak! Aaron Solo & Harley Cameron cheer that. QT says congrats to Powerhouse Hobbs for not only making Dustin Rhodes bleed but moving on in the Owen Hart Cup. Harley says now Hobbs can beat up on Ricky Starks, just like he used to. QT says big congrats to Johnny TV and uh, oh yeah! QT! They won their tag team debut! Aaron has the perfect team name for them: QT Marshall & Johnny TV… QTV! Uh, Aaron, that’s already their name. Nice! But one more congrats is in order. Congrats to Anthony Bowens for gracing the cover of Twenty Six Magazine.

Harley says she and Bowens are gonna make such a hot couple! QT and Aaron look at each other. Clearly they’re getting it but she isn’t. But Harley says she has footage of Johnny TV listening to the Acclaimed’s music. Roll the footage! A video plays of Johnny out at the beach, his phone playing the song. Not sure who is recording this video then… But Johnny tosses the phone up and kicks it right into a trash can! “Trash.” Well, Johnny’s music tastes aside, will he and Team QTV be the ones getting canned by Caster, Bowens & Billy Gunn?

Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament Opening Round: Matt Hardy & Jeff Jarrett w/ Triple J VS Sammy Guevara & Daniel Garcia!

On one side, an unlikely duo between the WONDERFUL~ Matt Hardy and the “Nuts of Slap,” Double J. And when you team with Jeff Jarrett, you end up teaming with his entire entourage of sidekicks and his wife, Karen. On the other side, a duo that Chris Jericho himself wants to see leave the nest and fly higher than ever before! Will the Spanish God & Dragonslayer be able to get past two wily veterans? Or will even Hardy have to say, “Ain’t he great?”

The teams sort out and Garcia starts against Hardy. Fans rally, and then Garcia does his dance. Hardy says he will “DELETE!” Garcia dances, Hardy “DELETE!” Dance, “DELETE!” Garcia rushes in, ties up with Hardy, and they go around. Garcia waistlocks, Hardy pries at the hold, and he wrenches out to headlock. Garcia powers out, Hardy runs him over, and Garcia goes to ropes. Garcia comes back, into another headlock. Garcia lifts him up but Hardy hits a flying takeover. Hardy grinds Garcia down, Garcia fights around and Garcia stands up. Garcia pulls hair to put Hardy in a corner but the ref counts.

Garcia lets off but then fires off body shots! Garcia headlocks, Hardy throws body shots and he powers out to ELBOW Garcia down! Hardy gets the legs, and he ROPE GUILLOTINES Garcia! Tag to Jarrett and fans are torn. Hardy & Jarrett double whip but Garcia holds ropes to tag Sammy! Fans rally as Sammy circles with Jarrett. They go around, Sammy waistlocks and drags Jarrett down to float all over him. Sammy poses, but Jarrett kicks low. Jarret whips and hip tosses, then struts! Jarrett poses, but Sammy CHOPS! Sammy whips, hurdles, flips over and DROPKICKS Jarrett down! Then kips up!

Sammy mocks the strut now, then DECKS Jarrett! Sammy builds speed and FLIES but takes out Jay Lethal! Sammy is still fired up while Rampage goes picture in picture.

Sammy tells Sonjay he better watch out, but then Satnam steps up. Sammy doesn’t back down from One in a Billion, but he does fetch Jarrett into the ring. Sammy aims from the apron but Karen storms over. Sammy tells her to watch herself, but Jarrett trips Sammy up! Sammy flops into the ring, Jarrett argues with the ref, and Jarrett drags Sammy up. Jarrett whips Sammy corner to corner hard and Sammy bounces off buckles. Jarrett talks trash on the fans, then stalks Sammy to ropes. Jarrett throws hands, bumps Sammy off buckles, then whips him hard into a corner! Jarrett argues with the ref but the ref warns him.

Jarrett stomps Sammy in a corner, lets off at 4, and he struts again. Karen sure is happy. Jarrett whips Sammy to ropes, but Sammy dodges to scoop and SLAM! Sammy shouts out Jericho with the top rope LIONSAULT, but he FLOPS! Jarrett scrambles, hot tag to Hardy! Hardy storms up on Sammy to keep him from Garcia, and he throws body shots. Hardy whips Sammy hard into a corner and Sammy bounces off buckles again. Hardy stands on Sammy at the ropes while Rampage goes to break.

Rampage returns, Jarrett and Sammy are both down. They crawl, hot tags to Hardy and Garcia! Hardy fires off forearms on Garcia, then HEADBUTTS! And LARIATS! And again! Hardy bumps Garcia off buckles, “DELETE! DELETE! DELETE!” Hardy goes to all three levels, then backs off. Fans fire up and Hardy fires off haymakers on Garcia. Hardy then gets the legs, to DEADLIFT BOMB! Cover, TWO! Garcia survives, Karen shouts about the count, and Hardy says “DELETE! DELETE!” Hardy runs in but into an ELBOW! Garcia goes up but Hardy CLUBS him on the back! Hardy drags Garcia out with a crucifix, SPLASH MOUNTAIN!! Cover, TWO!!!

Garcia survives but Hardy calls his shot! Jericho is worried on commentary as Hardy says “DELETE! DELETE! DELETE!” Kick low and- NO, Garcia whips out of the Twist! Hardy reverses, Sammy tags in! Hardy DECKS Garcia, Sammy springboards, but into a body shot! Sonjay gets on the apron?! Because Lethal slides Hardy the guitar! Hardy says no thanks and kicks the guitar out. Lethal and Hardy argue, Sammy shoves Hardy into Lethal and Lethal falls on Jarrett! Sammy torture racks Hardy, Garcia tags in! GO TO HOSPITAL, and Garcia covers! Garcia & Sammy win!

Winners: Sammy Guevara & Daniel Garcia, by pinfall (advance to the next round)

Jericho says that was great team work, but it was more like Garcia just wanting to spotlight. Will Guevara & Garcia be just as “efficient” in the next round?

As for Double J, he and his stable are mad at Hardy for not doing things their way. And they beat up on Hardy for it! Fans boo but here comes Brother Zay! Isiah Kassidy fights off Lethal & Jarrett, but Satnam looks annoyed. Satnam grabs Kassidy by his neck, to ONE IN A BILLION CHOKE SLAM!! Kassidy writhes, Satnam kicks him out of the ring, Lethal rains down fists on Hardy! But wait! Here comes ETHAN PAGE! Fans fire up as Ethan DECKS Sonjay! And DECKS Lethal! And ROCKS Jarrett! All Ego fires off on them both, rips off his shirt, and reels in Lethal! Canadian Rack, but Satnam saves Lethal from Ego’s Edge!

Team Triple J retreats, but is Matt Hardy’s “Better Man Plan” working? Is Ethan becoming… a good guy?

Hikaru Shida VS Marina Shafir!

The Shining Samurai, the Full Metal Warrior, is back and better than ever, but she still has a long way to go if she wants to again be AEW Women’s World Champion! Will this match go a long way towards that? Or will this be one Problem she can’t solve?

The bell rings and the two tie up. They go around, end up on ropes, and fans rally for Shida. The ref counts, Shida lets off and the two go again. They tie up again, go around again, and end up in a corner. The ref counts, Shafir lets off, but swings! Shida dodges to fire off forearms! Shida whips, Shafir reverses but Shida DROPKICKS her down! Fans fire up with Shida, she climbs up in the corner, but Shafir slips out to trip her up! Shafir fires up and fires off shots! Shafir hits a SAYANAGI, then drags Shida around to a headlock. Shida reaches up to headscissor but Shafir shifts quickly. Shida kicks Shafir away but Shafir cartwheels through. Shafir kicks Shida back down!

Shafir toys with Shida, drags her up, and fireman’s carries. She has Shida sideways for a modified torture rack but Shida endures. Shafir just SLAMS Shida down, then covers, TWO! Shafir keeps her focus on Shida as she goes to ropes. Shafir kicks Shida around, eggs her on, but Shida gets up to ROCK her! Shafir ROCKS Shida, Shida ROCKS Shafir and they go back and forth. Fans rally for Shida and she fires off forearm after forearm on Shafir! Shafir drops to a knee and Shida just keeps going! The fans fire up more, Shida runs, TAMASHII!! Cover, TWO!! Shafir survives but Shida isn’t done there!

Shida goes up a corner, takes aim, and MISSILE- NO, Shafir dodges! ANKLE LOCK! Shida rolls free, blocks a haymaker, and ROCKS Shafir with a right! QUESTION MARK KICK adds on! FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!! Shafir survives but Shida keeps going! KATANA KNEE!! Cover, Shida wins!

Winner: Hikaru Shida, by pinfall

Another big win for Shida and she is 6-0 in 2023! Will she keep it going until she is once again a champion in AEW?

Backstage interview with Kris Statlander.

Renee Paquette is with the AEW TBS Champion, and says she is a fighting champion. Kris has been on a roll since her return, but what does she feel about her own reign so far? Kris has to say, she feels great. She doesn’t know if anyone knows this, but she’s defended this title six times already. That makes it pretty obvious that she IS a fighting champion, just like her best friends. And she vows to put this title on the line against anyone at any time, anywhere! And she doesn’t know if anyone realizes this, but she is the “Defeater of the Undefeated.” That’s a good shirt, right? Renee agrees, do it.

But the TBS title is always on the line, because Kris Stat is where it’s at! Another good shirt tag line right there, will the Galaxy’s Greatest prove it week in and week out?

Mark Henry welcomes us back to Rampage.

“What do you get when you pick random names out of a tumbler and force them to team together? You get the Blind Eliminator Tag Tournament. First round match-up: Big Bill & Brian Cage take on Trent Beretta & Matt Sydal.” A highlight reel shows us how dominant and destructive Bill and Cage are, but also how agile and accurate Trent and Sydal are. So it’s TIME for the main event!

Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament Opening Round: “Big Bill” Morrissey & Brian Cage w/ Prince Nana VS Trent Beretta & Matt Sydal!

No one in this match got lucky enough to team with one of their normal teammates. But even so, we all have seen Big Bill, The Machine, #JustTrent and the Third Eye Reborn be tag team specialists. So then, who wins out in this tag team version of David VS Goliath?

The teams sort out and Cage starts against Sydal. Fans rally as the two circle, and they talk a bit of trash. Cage pushes Sydal but Sydal comes back, Cage pushes again, then blocks Sydal’s kick! Cage tosses Sydal to a corner, runs in, but Sydal dodges to run in,. Cage ELBOWS Sydal, but Sydal dodges the lariat to run and RAN- NO, Cage blocks it! Cage swings Sydal up but Sydal sunset flips! Cage stays up, grabs at Sydal but Sydal slips away to go up! POISON- NO, Cage blocks that rana, too! Cage swings Sydal up but Sydal victory rolls! TWO, and Cage CLOBBERS Sydal! Cage stalks Sydal but Sydal goes to his corner and tags in Trent.

Fans rally as Cage tags in Bill. Trent is wary now that he’s against an even bigger man, and Bill corners Trent. Trent dodges the haymaker to COHP! Bill storms up on Trent, Trent dodges again to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Fans “WOO~” but Bill shoves. Trent ducks ‘n’ dodges but leaps into Bill’s arms! Bill puts Trent in a corner and he fires body shots! Bill whips Trent to ropes, Trent holds ropes, and Bill runs in. Trent dumps Bill out! Bill lands on his feet and Trent builds speed! Trent DIVES, into a choke grip! APRON CHOKE SLAM!! Trent’s felt that before but it always hurts! Fans boo but Bill soaks up the heat.

Nana cheers Bill and Bill drags Trent up. Bill scoops Trent, carries him around, and POSTS him! And then FALL AWAY SLAMS! Sydal hurries to check on Trent while Bill swaggers and brushes himself off. Fans rally for Trent while Rampage goes picture in picture.

Bill drags Trent up, puts him in, and stands Trent up. Tag to Cage, they mug Trent, and Cage kicks away. Trent sits down, Cage goes side to side to BOOT WASH him! Cage soaks up the heat, drags Trent up, and suplexes. But Trent slips out to waistlock! They run into  buckles, then O’Conner! TWO and Trent hits buckles! Cage GERMAN SUPLEXES Trent away! “Who’s betta than Cage, huh?!” Cage covers, TWO! Cage tags Bill as Nana wants them to crush Trent. Bill slaps Trent around, taunts Sydal, but Trent gets up. Trent CHOPS Bill! Bill DECKS Trent! Bill CHOKES Trent on the ropes!

The ref counts, Bill lets off, but now Cage CHOKES Trent! Nana even gets shots in! Sydal protests but Bill DECKS him, too! Bill drags Trent up, bumps him off buckles, and winds up to ROCKS him with a right! Trent flops to the mat, and Bill drags him up. Bill suplexes but Trent slips out to roll Bill up! TWO!! Bill almost got caught, and he CLOBBERS Trent for it! Bill drags Trent from the corner and he tags in Cage. Cage drags Trent up to DECK him, then looms over him. Cage clamps on a chinlock and he leans on Trent. Trent fights up as fans rally, and he throws elbows. But Cage CLUBS Trent down!

Cage goes to the opposite corner as Rampage returns to single picture. Cage runs in, Trent dodges and TORNADO DDTS! Fans fire up and Nana panics! Trent crawls, hot tag to Sydal! Sydal runs in to BOOT Cage, KICK and KICK and KICK! And KICK some more! Cage stays standing so Sydal just KICKS away on that leg! QUESTION MARK KICK! Cage kneels, Sydal BUZZSAWS! Bill runs in, Sydal ducks under the boot to spin and KICK Bill back out! Cage stands, he BOOTS Sydal, then reels him in. Suplex and- RANA!! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives and flounders but Sydal KICKS Bill first! Trent goes after Bill and drags him along the ropes!

Sydal goes up to DOUBLE STOMP Bill down! Trent adds on the SLIDING KNEE! Fans fire up behind Trent & Sydal, but Cage DOUBLE LARIATS! Cage goes out, brings Sydal around, and he TOSSES Sydal over barriers! The front row gets closer to the action as Cage whips Trent into the railing. But Trent comes back to SPEAR!! Cage is down but Bill storms over, into a METEORA from Sydal!! Fans are thunderous as Sydal & Trent coordinate. Trent puts Cage in, Sydal puts Bill in. Sydal and Trent each take a corner, climb up top, and Nana panics. DOUBLE CROSS- NO! Both big men catch their opponents!

Cage has Sydal in a stalling suplex, Bill CHOKE- NO, Trent slips free! Trent runs, but into the BOSS MAN SLAM!! Cage DRILL CLAWS Sydal!! Double covers, TWO!?!? Both Sydal & Trent survive and that shocks Bill & Cage! Nana is freaking out, the fans are thunderous, but Cage & Bill aim at Sydal. They both run in, but Sydal JUMP KNEE SOBAT COMBOS! Bill and Cage both stagger, they try again, but Sydal moves and they collide with DOUBLE LARIATS! Trent adds on, HALF ‘N’ HALF for Big Bill! But Cage DISCUS LARIATS Trent! Syda goes Matrix to JUMP KNEE Cage! Cage ends up on ropes, Sydal goes up the corner!

Fans fire up and Sydal leaps, METEOR- NO!! Cage blocks to BUCKLE BOMB! And then Cage hoists Sydal up and Nana claims this is over! Cage climbs up after Sydal and goes to the very top. But Trent joins in! SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX for Cage!! Trent fires up, brings Cage in, and STUFF PILEDRIVERS!! Sydal aims, for the METEORA!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Cage survives and no one can believe it! Fans are thunderous, “This is Awesome!” Bill rises up and he glares at Trent & Sydal. Sydal & Trent egg him on, run in, but into double choke grips! But they mule kick, and DOUBLE SUPERKICK! But Bill comes back with DOUBLE LARIATS!!

Bill roars, then choke grips Trent for a CHOKE SLAM!! Cage has Sydal, Bill joins in, LARIAT BOMB!!! Cover, Bill & Cage win!!

Winners: “Big Bill” Morrissey & Brian Cage, by pinfall (advance to the next round)

MJF & Adam Cole are in for a big fight next Dynamite. A tower and a machine are coming for them, will Max & Adam still be #BetterThanYouBAYBAY? Or is this going to be the team that wins the whole thing?

My Thoughts:

A great Rampage here with stuff that actually mattered. Granted, Shida VS Shafir was just for the win, no real story there, but it was a really good match and a really good win for Shida. Really good promo from Kris, and she’ll continue to have good title defenses, can’t wait to see where they go with her reign. And decent stuff from QTV. The best joke was Aaron not realizing they were already QTV and Johnny is borrowing the “TV” in his nickname from them. Still dreading what Harley will have for her music video on Dynamite, and still hoping this feud finishes up sooner rather than later.

Great move opening with the Six Man Tag, but they didn’t even reference the badly done cliffhanger ending to Dynamite. Great match, though, and Konosuke & Claudio helping Dark Order get that win was a good move. Dark Order are becoming Heels in AEW but are still Faces in ROH with their feud against Stu Grayson & The Righteous, but whatever, it’s not like they think we watch both companies. Anyway, this is more good heat in the Blood & Guts build, and I’m thinking next week, whether on Dynamite or Rampage, is when we learn who each team got for their fifth men. Kota Ibushi is of course an obvious choice for The Elite, and I’m hoping the BCC gives an opportunity to someone not doing anything.

Really good stuff out of both Blind Tag Tournament matches tonight. Good use of dysfunction for both teams in the Hardy & Jarrett VS Guevara & Garcia match, but far more the former than the latter. Guevara & Garcia winning makes sense, their story is a continuation of what they were doing earlier this year, where Garcia was conflicted between being pro-wrestler and sports entertainer. But now things are flipped, as Garcia is firmly dedicated to sports entertainment, and Sammy is slowly turning Face as he starts to distance from the JAS. Garcia & Guevara now face Darby & Orange Cassidy, that is gonna be a lot of fun given the history between them all.

And with Hardy & Jarrett losing, now we can see Triple J VS Hardy Party, with a Face Ethan helping Hardy & Kassidy beat Jarrett, Lethal and I assume Satnam. And great main event tag, both Bill & Cage and Trent & Sydal making great combinations. Logically speaking, Bill & Cage winning is the right move, they are massive. Story wise, I’m actually a little surprised. But now MJF & Cole become an underdog team because even though MJF is world champion and Cole is world champion tier, Bill & Cage are massive. I’m sure MJF & Cole find a way, especially with how sneaky MJF can be, but it’ll be a real good match.

My Score: 8.7/10