Results
Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (7/25/23)
Countdown to The Bash!
Is NXT now the Judgment Day?
The Great American Bash is this Sunday, and yet Trick Melo Gang teams with Ilja Dragunov against The Schism! Oh, and Dom & Rhea are back, too.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Carmelo Hayes, Trick Williams & Ilja Dragunov VS The Schism; Melo, Trick & Dragunov win.
- Von Wagner w/ Robert Stone VS Javier Bernal; Von wins.
- Kendo Stick Match: Cora Jade VS Dana Brooke w/ Kelani Jordan; Dana wins.
- Tony D’Angelo & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo VS Bronco Nima & Lucien Price; Tony & Stacks win.
- Rhea Ripley w/ Dominik Mysterio VS Lyra Valkyria; Rhea wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
The Judgment Day heads to the ring!
Fans boo as WWE Women’s World Champion, Rhea Ripley, and the NEW NXT North American Champion, Dominik Mysterio, return to NXT. Mami has a battle with The Morrigan as she was challenged last night after Raw, but she and Dom are in good spirits after Dirty Dom did Sami dirty in retaining the title. Dom holds the belt up as fans boo, and Rhea says, “Just like I constantly say, the Judgment Day, we run all of the WWE! Look at us! Finn Balor, he’s gonna be the new Heavyweight Champion. Damian Priest is Senor Money int he Bank!” Dom says Mami Rhea is the GREATEST Women’s World Champion!
Fans boo Dom but Rhea says “Dirty Dominik” is YOUR NXT North American Champion! The look on everyone’s faces! All the neckbeards freaking out, babies crying, women screaming! And Dom finally made the Mysterio name relevant! Fans boo but Rhea tells him to tune that out. As for Lyra Valkyria- Fans chant “Cut the Mullet!” but Rhea says no, Dom’s mullet is righteous. Now listen to Mami while she’s speaking! And as she was saying, if Lyra wants to step to Rhea, that’s rather courageous. But you wanna challenge- WAIT! Wes Lee shows up! And he says nah nah nah! He is NOT taking this! Wes HATES seeing his title in Dom’s hands!
Dom says on one cuts off Mami but Wes tells him to shut up! “For 269 days, that title represented hard work and opportunity.” Wes lifted that title up, but that title also made him a better competitor, because he put his heart and soul into the title! And to lose it the way he did, to DOM!?! You best believe Wes wants a rematch. Rhea says c’mon, Wes. A new NXT North American Champion is exactly what NXT needed. Wes doesn’t want them to get it twisted. He does agree, we need a new champion, tonight! But wait! Here comes MUSTAFA ALI! And he wants Wes to listen. Ali has love and respect for Wes, but none for “Dum-Dum!”
Dom STOLE that title from Ali! That is all he does! HE steals things! Catchphrases, his daddy’s moves, his other daddy’s moves, and then he stole Ali’s opportunity to become the NEW NXT North American Champion! It was meant to be Ali that beat Wes to take the title, but then “this clown” had to drop the ball- Oh… Ali tries to apologize but Wes says he should drop Ali right now. Fans chant for “TRIPLE THREAT!” as Ali apologizes more. He is just angry! He is frustrated! He was in line, and this dude just shows up and cuts the line! And it’s WES’S fault cuz he let Dom cut the line!
Ali warned Wes but Wes is too stupid- Wes SLAPS the mic down and tells Ali to watch his mouth! Dom says this seems like a “you guys” problem, not a Dom problem. He doesn’t care who is at the Bash. Hell, he could fight both of them! Dom is gonna break all the records, and uh, sorry, Ali, champ coming through. Ali takes a swing, Dom dodges, and Wes takes the hit! Wes TACKLES Ali! Wes fires off on Ali, Ali hits back, and fans boo as Dom just slips away. But then Wes and Ali realize who the real enemy is. They let off each other, still arguing, but will at least one of them be able to bring down the champ that shouldn’t be?
Backstage interview with Tony D’Angelo & Channing Lorenzo.
McKenzie Mitchell is with The Don & Stacks, and she welcomes Tony back. It feels good to be back. And the reception he received, he’ll never forget. Speaking of, Gallus tried to ruin that homecoming. Yeah, how’d that work out for ’em? Stacks says Marky Mark did a nosedive into the cannolies. Now all that’s left is this Sunday. They will reclaim the streets of NXT when they win the tag titles at The Great American Bash! But then in step Bronco Nima & Lucien Price. What streets are they talking about? Where they’re from, they ain’t never heard Tony’s name.
But now that Nima & Price are here, you’ll be hearing their names a lot! Especiamente (Especially) after Sunday, if, and that’s a big if, Tony & Stacks win the titles Oh, that was Espanol? Si. Well, the D’Angelo Family speaks softly, but they carry big sticks. Nima keeps Price back. Tony says Sunday is Sunday, but if these boys are looking to make a name for themselves, Tony wants to shake the rust off. See you tonight. Tony & Stacks head out, will they teach the new kids on the block how things are done around here?
Backstage interview with Lyra Valkyria.
McKenzie is with The Morrigan and asks her about her challenge to Rhea. Why did she ask for this match? Lyra says she’s been back in NXT for just over seven months. She needs to know where she stands. And Rhea, well Lyra’s been watching her since NXT UK! And look where Rhea is now! She is the measuring stick of the WWE! And now Lyra knows Rhea’s been watching her this whole time, too. Lyra needs to know where she stands, not bide her time like Jacy Jayne or the others in the locker room. Tonight, this is not about Rhea or Jacy, but about her. And tonight, Lyra shows the world who she is!
Six Man Tag: Carmelo Hayes, Trick Williams & Ilja Dragunov VS The Schism!
Also speaking of Sunday, the NXT Championship will be defending by HIM against the Mad Russian Dragon. But they and Trick Willy need to defend their honor first against Joe Gacy, Rip Fowler & Jagger Reed. Will Trick Melo Gang be able to work with The Czar to cut down The Schism’s tree? Or will the roots simply grow by feeding off their dysfunction?
NXT returns as Dragunov makes his entrance to join Trick Melo Gang. They step into the ring with The Schism, then the teams sort out. Gacy starts against Melo and the two circle. They tie up, Gacy wrenches and wristlocks but Melo roll,s kips up and arm-drags free! But Gacy sweeps the legs to cover, ONE! Melo sweeps to cover, ONE! Gacy runs Melo over, things keep moving, and Melo hurdles then ducks to DROPKICK! Fans fire up as Melo CHOPS Gacy on the rebound! Wrench adn tag to Trick, and they double whip Gacy to trip and DROPKICK! Fans fire up as Trick whips Gacy to ropes, but Gacy reverses.
Gacy DECKS Trick, tags Rip, but Trick fires body shots! Trick whips but Rip runs Trick over! Things keep moving, Rip whips Trick away but Trick turns hip toss into scoop and SLAM! Trick runs Rip over, fans fire up more, and Trick whips. Rip reverses but Trick reverses back to POP-UP HAYMAKER! Fans fire up with Trick and he wrenches Rip’s arm. Tag to Dragunov, they hand off the wrench, and then Dragunov SPINNING CHOPS! Rip falls, Dragunov SENTONS! Dragunov clinches with Rip, throws hands, then whips corner to corner! Dragunov runs in to KNEE Rip, snapmare, and go up the corner, for a KING KONG KNEE!
Fans rally, Dragunov waistlocks but Rip wrenches out. Rip RAMS Dragunov into the corner, Jagger tags in and he mugs Dragunov! Jagger reels Dragunov in but Dragunov gets around, GERMAN SUPELX! Dragunov holds on, to GERMAN SUPLEX again! But Jagger fights the third, shoves Dragunov away, but CONSTANTINE SPECIAL comes in! Fans fire up as Dragunov brings Jagger over, tag to Trick. They mug Jagger, Trick fires more hands, then whips corner to corner. Fans cheer Trick on but Jagger RAMS into him! And CLOBBERS him! Fans boo but Jagger keeps Trick from his corner to CLUB him down!
Jagger then sucker punches Melo! Dragunov is fired up but the ref keeps him and Melo back. Rip joins Jagger and they get Trick up! Double suplex, but Melo makes the save! Trick Melo Gang dodge, FLYING FOREARM and a SPRINGOBSRD LARIAT from the boys! They pass, shoot and score~! Fans fire up as NXT goes picture in picture.
Dragunov wants Trick Melo Gang to take this a little more seriously but Trick says it’s okay. Tag to Melo, and Melo goes after Jagger. Jagger gets away to his corner, and the two reset. Jagger wrenches an arm, whips Melo to a corner, but Melo goes up and over and handsprings to arm-drag! And arm-drag again! And then DROPKICK! Melo wrenches, reels Jagger in, but Jagger powers out and tags Rip. They trip Melo up and Rip KICKS Melo! Then Jagger CLOBBERS Melo from behind! The ref reprimands but Rip drags Melo out, to SNAKE EYES off the apron! Melo staggers away, Rip UPPERCUTS him against barriers!
Rip puts Melo in the ring but then on the apron to CLUB him! Rip slides in , and drops an AX HANDLE! Cover, TWO! Rip stands Melo up to DECK him! Melo goes to the apron, Rip brings him up, but Melo shoulders in! And then slingshots! But Rip holds on, tags Jagger, and Jagger CLUBS Melo! The ref reprimands but Jagger drags Melo up. Jagger wraps on a SLEEPER! Melo endures as Jagger squeezes tight. Melo fights up, Jagger shifts to wrap an arm and HAMMER down elbows! Cover, TWO! Jagger goes back to the SLEEPER! Melo endures, fights up, but Jagger throws him down!
Jagger keeps between Melo and his corner, DECKS Melo with a forearm, and then wraps on another SLEEPER! Melo endures again as Jagger shifts position to put on more pressure. Not quite a Bully Choke, and NXT returns to single picture. Melo kicks and moves around, fights up, and he throws body shots. Jagger shoves Melo back but Melo BOOTS him! And DECKS Rip! Melo rolls off Jagger’s back, SUPERKICKS, hot tags to Gacy and Trick! Trick fires off on Gacy with haymakers! Fans fire up as Trick fires hands from all sides! Trick whips to DROPKICK! Gacy gets up but Trick spins him, BOOTS him, and FLAPJACKS!
Trick kips up as Gacy flounders and the fans fire up! Trick runs in, clotheslines Gacy and himself out, and Dragunov tags in! Dragunov BLASTS The Dyad and fans fire up! Dragunov goes out and sees his target. Dragunov runs in around the way, but Gacy dodges, TORPEDO MOSCOW hits Trick!! Fans freak out as Trick goes down against the steel steps! Melo is upset, but Gacy puts Dragunov in. Gacy runs, UPSIDE- BOOT!! Gacy fights the German Suplex, waistlocks, but Dragunov fights back! Gacy ducks under the elbow to SAIDO! Cover, TWO!! Gacy is furious as Dragunov survives, and he throws down hands.
Gacy tags Jagger and Jagger smothers Dragunov to rain down fists! The fans boo and Jagger lets off, but then throws forearms. Jagger short arm LARIATS! Tag to Rip and The Dyad drags Dragunov up. Fans boo more, but Dragunov BOOTS Jagger and fires off hands on Rip! Dragunov CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS, then SPINNING CHOPS Rip! Jagger ROLLING ELBOWS but Dragunov ENZIGURIS! Rip clinches, Jagger ENZIGURIS! Then the Dyad combines, POWERBOMB BACKSTABBER!! Tag to Gacy and he takes aim, but wait, some of the Schism followers trip up The Dyad!? Gacy FROG FLOPS as Dragunov moves!
Ava is confused, who were those two that messed up The Dyad? Dragunov roars, but Melo tags in! Melo is taking the shot himself! NOTHING BUT NET!! Cover, Trick Melo Gang wins!
Winners: Carmelo Hayes, Trick Williams & Ilja Dragunov, by pinfall
The team didn’t fall apart, but it wasn’t an easy win. Trick wants after Dragunov over the misunderstanding, but Melo keeps him back. Dragunov does his best to explain that headbutt was an accident, but will he have no qualms about hitting Melo on Sunday?
NXT shares footage from last night.
It would seem an incident broke out at a bodega! Roxanne Perez attacked Blair Davenport a la Blair attacking everyone else! We see how this all went down later tonight, but is Roxie gonna show the heir is the one who should beware?
Tiffany Stratton speaks.
“When a superstar is born, no one sleeps on it. You don’t need to take classes to learn it, you’re just ‘it.’ And I’m it.” Tiff says that at just 24 years old, she is this fab and nowhere near her prime. She is the “epitome of what a women’s champion is.” She runs faster, jumps higher and lifts heavier, all while looking way hotter than everyone else. The Great American Bash will be he first Premium Live Event as champion, and she didn’t come this far to have it taken away by some 19-year-old brat. The girl has energy, Tiff gives Thea Hail that. Thea’s like a human energy drink, and could probably run from Florida to Texas.
But how catastrophic would it be if Thea became champion? It is Tiff’s responsibility to no one but herself to make sure Thea does NOT get her hands on the title. And lets’ set the record straight: At Gold Rush, Tiff did NOT tap out. Her hand “grazed the mat” a couple times, but the ref didn’t see it, so it doesn’t matter. But out of the goodness of her heart, she is giving everyone what they want, since they all love Thea. ShE’s sO AdOrAbLe~! But really? What does she call attacking Tiff and forcing her into a submission match? That’s not adorable, that’s despicable!
But payback is coming. Thea can bring Chase, Duke, the student section, it won’t matter. After The Bash, the Universe will still revolve around Tiff. And Tiff will still be THE NXT Women’s Champion. Tootles. Tiff is high on herself as always, but will Thea drag her down and tap her out on the record this time?
BREAKING NEWS for Great American Bash!
The fans wanted it, and it is happening! It will be a TRIPLE THREAT for the North American Championship! Dominik Mysterio VS Mustafa Ali VS Wes Lee, will the numbers spell disaster for Dom at The Bash?
Von Wagner w/ Robert Stone VS Javier Bernal!
As “Vicious Von” has been opening up to Suit Man Stone over these past couple of months, there have been those who would still try and belittle him. Big Body Javi made the mistake of being the newest bully, will Von beat him down from bell to bell? Or maybe Von will just put Javi through another table?
The bell rings and Javi runs in to knee low! Javi fires off forearms and CHOPS and haymakers, but Von TOSSES him to a corner! Von SPLASHES, then bumps Javi off buckles! Von fires swatting haymakers but the ref counts. Von CLOBBERS Javi with that last one! Von stands Javi up to whip and BOOT him down! Fans fire up and Von rains down fists! Von stomps Javi, then waits on him to get up. Javi rises, Von hauls him up and URENAGES him down! Cover, Von wins!!
Winner: Von Wagner, by pinfall
Maybe Javi would’ve preferred the table to how he got dominated here! But then Von looks over at the desk as Javi writhes on the outside. So Von goes out and the fans fire up! Von nods and Stone says go ahead with your bad self! Von drags Javi up, and POWERBOMBS him through the table!! But then BRON SPEARS VON!! Fans boo as Badass Bron turns into jackass Bron and beats down Von! Bron then brings out a chair! Bron looms over Von, and then SMACKS Von on the back! Fans boo, refs rush out to tell Bron to back off, and Bron soaks up all that heat. Bron says he’s #MeanerThanEvil, but is he poking a bear he shouldn’t be provoking at all?
Dragunov and Melo talk backstage.
Melo says good W there, but that’s as far as they go. Dragunov says he’s okay with that. Only one leaves on Sunday with the championship. Yeah, MELO’s championship. Trick storms into the room and gets in Dragunov’s face. Melo has Trick back off and Dragunov says sometimes “collateral damage” happens. Trick says they can skip the collateral and get right to the damage. Dragunov tells Melo to calm Trick as Dragunov does his best to be respectful. Respect? Trick ain’t looking for respect! Just watch where you throw that big-ass head of yours! Dragunov warns Trick that he still likes him, but he has to understand that if you come at him like a man, “I BREAK YOU!!”
Dragunov takes his leave, Melo asks what’s going on. Trick says they saw what happened. Melo did see but he’ll handle it on Sunday! Trick says it’s not about Melo, this is about Trick! And Dragunov pissed Trick off! Okay, okay, but they can’t be unprofessional. Lead by example! Melo wants professional? Cool. But Trick’s gonna call Dragunov’s punk ass out! Trick storms off and Melo sighs, will the heat die down so Melo can focus on GAB?
Gable Steveson is here!
He said last week that he would officially announce his decision for his wrestling future, and he is back on NXT to do that here! Gable gets in the ring, gets the mic, and fans cheer him on. Gable says, “Thank you to everyone in NXT. Many of you may not know who I am.” He smirks, that’s probably not true. But he still would like to introduce himself. He is Gable Steveson, and fans chant “U S A! U S A!” Gable thanks them for that, and says he is the 2022 Olympic Gold Medalist, and a two-time NCAA Champion. And next year, in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, he could be the USA’s first-ever two-time Gold Medalist. Fans like the sound of that!
Gable thanks them again, and says he could go back to college to become a three-time NCAA Champion. Fans are less fired up about that. Gable says he could even make his choice right now. And that decision is- Wait, Baron Corbin steps on stage. Fans boo as Corbin wants Gable to be careful. What he says next could determine his entire future. So man to man, Corbin has some advice. He’s just trying to help Gable. Gable should go back to college and win another NCAA Championship. Go back to the Olympics and win another gold medal. Gable said it himself, he’d be the first ever two-time American gold medalist.
But just don’t come back to NXT. Because if he does, well, Corbin will make Gable do what he’s never done before: fail. Look where you are! This isn’t amateur wrestling! These ropes will show you who you are, this mat will humble you. These fans will make you question your entire existence! So much so that if you step back into this building, you will step to an Olympic Gold Medalist, and tell him that he doesn’t belong. For eight years, Corbin has done everything they’ve asked, towed the line, never stepped over it, but now he doesn’t care. Corbin understands Gable is a bad man, but this is a different game, and Gable will be swimming with sharks.
And right now, Gable is staring eye to eye with a Great White that is starving! And Corbin smells blood. Fans boo but Gable smiles. Gable tells Corbin, “You just made my decision that much easier. How about this? Me VS you in my first match, at the Great American Bash.” Corbin says okay, and then Gable GERMAN SUPLEXES him! And then BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES him! Security rushes out as Corbin is furious, but the match is on! Will Gable start his NXT career by ruining Corbin’s NXT callback?
Dom helps Rhea prepare for her match.
That is to say, he lets her put a leg on his shoulder to stretch… But he asks her if she thinks it was really a good idea to go with a Triple Threat at the Bash. Yeah, because Mami is always right. Just like how she’s always on top, like she will be against Lyra. Be right back. Dom stays in the back to watch, will Mami be the one on top in tonight’s main event?
Kendo Stick Match: Cora Jade VS Dana Brooke w/ Kelani Jordan!
The Generation of Jade keeps telling everyone she’s special, she’s the best, and if they don’t agree, she hits them with her kendo stick. But now she won’t be the only one swinging around bamboo! Will the Flex Appeal humble Cora once and for all by giving her a taste of her own medicine? Or will Dana just end up Jaded?
But whoa, Dana takes the fight to Cora at the ramp! Dana dodges a kendo stick swing to RAM Cora into the apron and fire off fists! Dana pushes Cora into the ring, the bell rings, and Dana runs in to TACKLE Cora! Dana rains down fists, chases her out of the ring, and Kelani moves aside to Dana can RAM Cora into steel steps! Dana mocks Cora, eggs her on, and pats Cora on the head. Dana drags Cora up, brings her around the way and SMACKS her off the apron! Dana then TOSSES Cora over the desk! Booker and Vic almost don’t get outta the way in time! Dana then grabs herself a kendo stick and waits on Cora.
Cora rises up, Dana goes up onto the desk, but Cora trips her! Dana lands hard, and Cora laughs at her! Cora gets the stick, and she SMACKS Dana across the ribs! And then again! Cora drags Dana off the desk, SMACKS her off the apron, and then again! Cora SMACKS Dana again! Cora pushes Dana in the ring now, grabs herself a few more sticks, and puts those in the ring. Dana flounders to grab one, but Cora stands on it! To then SMACK Dana with another stick! Cora puts the sticks together in a little pile, then drags Dana up. Cora scoops to SLAM Dana on the sticks! Then she CHOKES Dana with one and stretches her back!
Fans rally and duel, Dana endures, and Dana powers her way up! Dana grabs the stick, and it’s a tug-o-war! Cora RAMS Dana into the corner and jams the stick in! Then she SMACKS Dana again! Cora stands Dana up, and uses the stick to trap Dana! SHINING WIZARD! And then the stick helps int he underhooks, but Dana RAMS Cora into the corner! Dana frees herself of the scarecrow position, Kelani rallies the fans, and Dana has the stick! Dana swings, misses, but keeps swinging! Cora kicks low, but Dana rocks Cora with forearms! Dana whips and CLOBBERS Cora! And again! Fans fire up as Dana goes corner to corner to handspring and ELBOW!
Dana then BULLDOGS but Cora slips out! Cora reels Dana in, FUTURE SHOCK!! Cover, TWO!?! Dana survives and shocks everyone! Cora is pulling at her hair in frustration, and she goes to the outside. Cora drags in a chair! Are those allowed in a kendo stick match? Well, technically it is a No Disqualification match so… Cora sits Dana in the chair, and then grabs a kendo stick. Cora tells Kelani to watch her teacher. Cora tells Dana to go back where she belongs. But then Kelani shouts at Cora! Cora swings on Kelani, misses, and Dana drop toeholds Cora into the chair! Both women are down and fans rally up again!
Dana grabs the chair, and JAMS Cora with it! Then SMACKS her on the back with it! Cora brought the chair in and now she’s paying for it! Dana sees Kelani and Kelani brings out a HOT PINK KENDO STICK! Dana SMACKS Cora with the Barbie stick over and over and over and over! Cora writhes, Dana blows her a kiss good night, and SMACKS her again! And again! And again and again and again! Cora is down in the corner, pieces of that pink stick broken off! Dana then puts the chair in the middle of the ring, fans rally for “NXT! NXT!” and Dana even adds kendo sticks to the chair. Cora crawls, but Dana brings her up.
Dana brings Cora over, suplex onto the sticks and chair!! Cora writhes but Dana goes up a corner! SWANTON BOMB!! Cover, Dana wins!
Winner: Dana Brooke, by pinfall
Cora didn’t just taste her own medicine, she got beat at her own game! Will Dana and Kelani be a dynamic duo that climbs to the top of NXT?
Melo talks with Dragunov again.
Melo tells Dragunov that Trick is not happy about that headbutt, accident or not. Dragunov says in that case, man to man, Melo knows what happened, right? Yeah, this is just about the two of them and the title at GAB. They don’t need to do this. Dragunov says he admires the friendship of Melo and Trick. But please, please tell Trick that if he wants to call Dragunov out, Dragunov will answer. Just know, Dragunov isn’t looking for a match. Well Trick isn’t looking for that, either! Good! It’ll be so much easier for them. If Trick sticks to this challenge, Dragunov will break Trick tonight. And then on Sunday, he breaks Melo.
Dragunov heads out, is he about to take down Trick Melo Gang all by himself?
Charlie Dempsey is “teaching” the prospects.
And that means putting one guy in a short arm scissor that really, really hurts. Drew Gulak says that’s good. Dempsey lets off and Gulak says these guys are all built for speed, not toughness. Hear that? resilience, tenacity! This is unacceptable! But then Damon Kemp says, “Hey! You looking for someone with toughness?” Yes! See, Miles, this is what Gulak is talking about. Kemp says if Gulak’s looking for someone with grit, then he’s looking for training partners that can push him. What do you say they work something out? Gulak and Dempsey say okay, they’ll see what he’s got. Sounds good. Did this dangerous duo just become a trio?
Tony D’Angelo & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo VS Bronco Nima & Lucien Price!
The Don and his Underboss are ready for a tune-up so they can be sharp for Gallus, and the new kids on the block are looking to make a statement. Will Tony & Stacks be more than ready for Mark Coffey & Wolfgang? Or will Nima & Price make them pay the price for looking down on them?
NXT returns as Nima & Price make their entrance. And Scrypts is on commentary! Seems he is hanging around Nima & Price after they all set Axiom up for a beating last week. Anyway, the teams sort out and Nima starts against Stacks. The two tie up, Nima puts Stacks in the corner and digs his forearm sin. The ref counts, Nima lets off but then he puts Stacks up top. But then Stacks BOOTS! Stacks fires off forearms and chops, whips but Nima reverses to then CLOBBER Stacks! Tag to Price, he and Nima double whip to DUOBLE ELBOW! Then double stomp! Price covers, ONE!! Price rains down forearms, then runs, but Stacks avoids the stomp!
Stacks fires forearms, Price pushes and scoops but Stacks slips free! Stacks ELBOWS and UPPERCUTS! Tag to Tony, he and Stacks double whip to body shot and knee lift! Fans fire up but Price ROCKS Tony! Tony gets around to TACKLE Price, and he stomps away on Price’s stomach! Tony drags Price up, talks some trash, and gives Price hockey punches. But Tony and Nima talk trash, allowing Price to wrench and HOOK KICK! Tag to Nima and he and Price double whip. Kitchen sink knee to a JUMP STOMP! Nima says these are their streets now! Nima hauls Tony up but Tony fires hands and kicks!
Tony tags Stacks, they mug Nima, but Price runs in! Tony kicks Price, Stacks DROPKICKS Nima, and then Tony HALF HATCH SUPLEXES Price! Stacks runs in, HIP TOSS SENTON onto Price! HIP TOSS SENTON onto Nima! Fans fire up with the Family and Stacks covers, TWO! Nima hangs tough but Stacks wraps on a chinlock. Nima endures, fires body shots, and Price tags in. They whip Stacks, to ALLEY-OOP and GUT BUSTER! Nima kicks Stacks around, Price slithers like a snake and watches Stacks rise. Price runs in to LARIAT in the corner! Stacks falls, Price covers, TWO! Stacks hangs tough but Price keeps on him.
Price CHOKES Stacks on ropes, tags in Nima, and Nima STRADDLE ATTACKS! Fans boo as Nima adds on, and then Price gets a cheap shot in! Cover, TWO!! Nima whips Stacks hard into a corner, but Stacks BOOTS back! STacks FLYING UPPERCUTS and both men are down! Scrypts is frustrated for his guys, but then AXIOM JUMPS IN OUTTA NOWHERE!! Axiom goes after Scrypts, chases him into the ring, and Stacks KICKS Scrypts out! Axiom DIVES to take Scrypts out but Nima sneaks a tag. Stacks dodges Price, hot tag to Tony! The Don rallies on Price, dodges Nima and DECKS him!
Tony clinches Price BELLY2BELLY! Then another! Tony whips Price to SPINEBUSTER! But Nima stomps Tony down! Stacks DROPKICKS Nima, then pushes him out of the ring! Tony whips Price, he and Stacks hit BADA BOOM!! Cover, Tony & Stacks win!
Winners: Tony D’Angelo & Channing Lorenzo, by pinfall
The Family saw through the game plan and came out on top! But wait, Gallus is on the tron! They “congratulate” the Family on the win, but warn them not to expect the same on Sunday. If Tony has learned anything from dealing with Gallus, it’s that he shouldn’t get too comfortable. This could all change in the blink of an eye. If Tony thought being locked up was bad, just wait until the Gallus boys are through with them! Their freedom will amount to nothing, because when it comes to the tag titles, it is always and forever, GALLUS BOYS ON TOP! Will that be proven true at the Great American Bash? Or will Tony & Stacks just tell ’em FOGEDABOUTIT?
Dijak speaks.
“Eddy Thorpe. You survived NXT Underground, and now you’re walking around with your chest puffed out. What’s worse, tough guy, is you think that qualifies you for championship contention, which is why I made you taste the shoe leather. Slow your roll, kid. Because one win doesn’t prove anything to me, especially when I’m chasing the same gold. In that ring, I’m the law. A clear streak of justice. And I hand that down with great conviction and reckless abandon! That’s something you do not want, and cannot beat.” Will Hard Justice put the Alpha Wolf on lockdown?
NXT shares more of the Perez-Davenport incident.
Blair herself was vlogging, claiming she knew Roxie would lean on her “best friend,” Booker T. And Blair says she is calm, collected, vicious, and proved everyone why she- AND THEN ROXIE ATTACKED! Roxie knocked Blair to the floor, snatched Blair’s phone and says “This live is over.” Security cam footage, as well as phone footage from the cashier, caught the rest. Roxie SMACKED Blair all around the tables, bowled her through the tables, and dragged Blair back up to bring her towards the back. Blair turned things around to send Roxie into the freezers! Blair shouted, “You wanna play games, Roxanne?!”
Blair opened the freezer and brought Roxie over, but Roxie fought back! Roxie ROCKS Blair with forearms, Blair returns then, ands ends Roxie into the shelves! Roxie tumbled, Blair stomped her, and sent her into the wall! And then into more shelves! But Roxie got up, got a shopping cart and RAMMED it into Blair! And again! And again! Roxie says “Clean up on aisle three!” Roxie then threw Blair into crates, threw those crates at Blair, and shouted, “This is what you wanted?! This is what you wanted!? Get your ass up, Blair!” Roxie then SMACKED Blair with the fridge door!
Police sirens could be heard, and Roxie says this is want everyone wanted! This is just a taste of the Roxie Blair gets at the Bash. The Prodigy is showing she can be just as bad as the Number One Gaijin, and now the stakes have been raised! It will be WEAPONS WILD at the Great American Bash! Will Roxie give Blair more brutality than she ever wanted?
The Meta Four is in the ring.
And in her best Scottish Accent (which still isn’t the best), Lash Legend uses Noam Dar’s catchphrase, “Hello hello hello,” and she welcomes us to Supernova Sessions. Dar is still comatose as Oro Mensah says the guest tonight is NOT that idiot, Eddy Thorpe! It is the man that inspired The Meta Four to victory last week, NOAM DAR! They shake and hug Dar, and Jakara Jackson says they should cheer the REAL Heritage Cup Champion! Fans boo instead. But Lash says that is right, Dar is the REAL Heritage Cup Champion! Nathan Frazer thinks he can go around calling himself champion? No, you got another thing comin’, boo.
Because Meta Four did some research! Six weeks ago, Dar was set to defend HIS Heritage Cup. But unfortunately, he was not medically cleared. So of course, Oro stepped forth to defend his guy, his brother, Dar! Oro pushed Nathan to his limit, but Nathan is a snake, a criminal! And he STOLE the last fall and then ran away with the cup! Jakara says Nathan never beat Dar. To be the man, you must BEAT the man! And when it comes to the cup, Dar IS the man! So with that said, they finally found a way to fix this all! They tell Dar that they have a great surprise. Look, look! It’s the HERITAGE CUP! Dar blinks, rubs his eyes, and he revives! He falls out of the wheelchair and stands right up!
Dar almost can’t believe it! But this isn’t a dream, this is REAL! Dar hugs his baby and stands on the couch. Jakara says this is the UNDISPUTED NXT Heritage Cup, Noam Dar~! Fans boo as Dar holds up the cup and says “HELLO HELLO HELLO! HEAR ME NOW! LIVE FROM THE MOON! I AM YOUR SENSEI! I AM STILL THE STAR PLAYER! AND I AM STILL THE ONLY REAL CHAMPION THAT’S HERE! AND IT’S SO SWEEEET~!” But wait! Here comes Frazer!! Frazer asks Dragon Lee if he is going insane, or is he seeing double? Dragon is seeing it, too! Two Heritage Cups, two annoying women, and someone too delusional to see he is NOT a champion.
Dar says no no no no no. He didn’t lose the cup! This is what a real champion looks like! Thank you, buh-bye, get outta here! Frazer wants Dar to put on deodorant first. Just like that cup in the ring with Dar, Dar is a MASSIVE FRAUD. No no no, Frazer’s the fraud! That is all counterfeit! Get security! Frazer says Dar clearly recovered from whatever injury befell him six weeks ago, so how about this? They sort this out here and now! Oro says that’s good, there are four of the Meta Four, and only two of them! Tranquilo, tranquilo, tranquilo! What makes you think they came alone? Yuilsa Leon drags Jakara outta the ring!
Lash freaks out and Valentina Feroz gets in to RANA her out! Oro and Dar swing on Frazer & Dragon, but they DOUBLE SUPERKICK them out! And then DOUBLE TOPE!! Direct hit on the boys of Meta Four, and the Frazer Squad stands tall! But will the real Heritage Cup Champion be sorted out soon enough?
NXT checks in with Chase University.
Andre Chase says we are just five days away from history! Duke Hudson echoes “History!” Five days from Thea Hail becoming the YOUNGEST Women’s Champion of all time! “OF ALL TIME!” From Thea making Tiff tap out! Yeah, tap out that BIIII- WHOA! WHOA! But is Thea ready to train? Yes, sir! No, is she ready to train!? LET’S GOOOO~! And so the team steps into the gym. Chase says the recruitment started three years ago, when Thea started wrestling school at just 16 years old. And she’s blossomed into Chase U material. Her parents had to drive her to independent shows cuz she was still too young to drive. And when National Signing Day came around, and Thea put on their hat, Chase U was ecstatic.
Theta hits the bag with Tiff’s face on it, then rips the face off it! Duke says Thea IS the future NXT Women’s Champion. Duke is the Chase U MVP, he’s like her mentor, motivator, best friend even. He was there when she won her first match ever! Chase knows Thea may not be the biggest or strongest, but she’s got heart! And that heart is like a lion’s, with a spirit second to none. She can put that Kimura on anyone at anytime! The school jogs with Thea as she has her own Rocky Balboa moment. If Thea clamps on the Kimura Lock, she will be champion. Do not doubt Thea. You doubt her, she wins the battle royal. You doubt her, Gold Rush happens. And last week!
And if you doubt her at the Great American Bash, you will hear “AND NEW~!” Miracles don’t happen every day or else they wouldn’t be miracles. But Thea doesn’t need a miracle, she just needs a chance! And she has that chance to prove people wrong, and that is the most fun thing to do. Thea doesn’t think she can win, she KNOWS it! And she’ll become THE YOUNGEST Women’s Champion ever!! Then will Thea make history happen this Sunday in Texas?
NXT shares footage from after last week’s episode.
NXT Media kept with Los Lotharios as Angel Garza chased after Humberto Carrillo. Garza wants his cousin to talk to him already! What is going on!? They argue, and Humberto says to listen to HIM for once! What are they doing? Are they chasing women or glory!? Y’know what, Humberto is not doing this anymore. Not until Garza wakes up! Garza gets m ad and he punches the wall! Is Los Lotharios falling apart? Or will they both get serious about being a top tag team?
Rhea Ripley w/ Dominik Mysterio VS Lyra Valkyria!
With her Latino Heat by her side, Mami looks to eradicate the Morrigan in their first match-up ever. Will Rhea prove why she is the most dominant woman in WWE today? Or will Lyra shock the world by beating the most dominant woman in WWE today?
NXT returns and Lyra makes her entrance. The bell rings and the two stare down. Fans rally, the two circle, and they tie up. They go around, Rhea puts Lyra in a corner, and she talks trash on Lyra. Rhea dares Lyra to show her what she’s got, and she lets off. Lyra and Rhea circle again, tie up and Lyra headlocks. Rhea blocks the takeover, lifts Lyra and TOSSES her, but Lyra lands on her feet! Fans cheer, Rhea eggs Lyra on again and the two circle. They approach, Lyra gets around to waistlock but Rhea elbows free! Rhea headlocks and grinds Lyra, but Lyra powers up and out. Rhea runs Lyra over and fans cheer.
Rhea dusts herself off, looms over Lyra, and drags her up. Rhea grins, whips Lyra but Lyra ducks ‘n’ dodges and directs to trip Rhea up! Rhea lands hard, and Lyra steps all over her! Rhea gets mad now, and Lyra eggs Mami on. Fans duel, Rhea swings but Lyra dodge! Lyra flips through the hip toss, wheelbarrows to a victory roll, TWO! Rhea rushes in to kick low! Rhea is annoyed and she CLUBS Lyra. Rhea bumps Lyra off buckles, then stands her up to RAM into her! And again! And again! The ref counts, Rhea lets off, and she CHOPS Lyra down! Dom likes what he sees as Rhea stalks Lyra to a corner.
Rhea whips corner to corner, but Lyra goes up and over and keeps moving. Lyra slides under then tilt-o-whirls, to RANA Rhea away! Rhea staggers up but into a victory roll! Rhea blocks it, brings Lyra up in a wheelbarrow, and GERMAN SUPLEX! Fans fire up as Rhea DROPKICKS Lyra out! Lyra checks her chin, Rhea says this is WHY she’s the Women’s World Champion, and she gives Dom a little kiss on the head while NXT goes picture in picture.
Rhea goes out to fetch Lyra, but she tells the fans to “SUCK IT!” first. The ring count starts but Rhea SMACKS Lyra off the apron! Rhea drags Lyra up, brings her around, and she puts Lyra in the ring. Cover, TWO! Rhea drags Lyra around, and HIP DROPS her! Rhea stands over Lyra, brings her up, and HIP DROPS her again! Dom smirks as Rhea HIP DROPS, but onto knees! Dom stops smirking and Rhea hurries after Lyra, but Lyra HEADBUTTS! And fires off forearms! Lyra keeps after Rhea but Rhea kicks her low! Lyra goes to ropes and Rhea CHOKES her! The ref counts, Rhea lets off, and she soaks up the cheers and jeers.
Lyra goes to the apron, Rhea drags her up, but Lyra HOTSHOTS Rhea away! Lyra catches her breath on the outside while the ring count climbs, and she slides in, only for Rhea to stomp her! Rhea drags Lyra around and KICKS her on the back! Rhea stalks Lyra to ropes, stands her up, and NXT returns to single picture as Rhea shoves and ROCKS Lyra in the back! Rhea shoves Lyra to ropes again, to ROCK her in the back again! Rhea storms up on Lyra, brings her up and shoves her again, but Lyra blocks forearm to hook the arms! Rhea fights the backslide, turns it around but Lyra flips through! Rhea whips, but Lyra tilt-o-whirls again!
Rhea elbows Lyra to stop the rest of that, then SMASHES Lyra off her knee! Then hits an ATOMIC FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Lyra survives and Rhea is shocked! Dom cheers Rhea on, Rhea drags Lyra up and pump handles! RIP- NO, Lyra slips out to have a SLEEPER! But Rhea RAMS Lyra into buckles! Lyra holds on, but Rhea throws her away! Lyra comes back, into body scissors and HEADBUTT! Rhea glares at Lyra, drags her around, and then goes up the corner. Rhea looks to copy Latino Heat, but Lyra rises first! Lyra trips Rhea up! And shoves her down to the floor! Dom panics, Lyra builds speed, and Dom gets Rhea outta the way to take the DROPKICK!
Lyra then LEAPS to RANA Rhea away! Fans fire up as Lyra puts Rhea in the ring! Lyra hurries up top now, fans tell Dom “YOU DESERVE IT!” Lyra CROSSBODIES, but Rhea catches her! And pops Lyra up, but Lyra turns it to a SATELLITE DDT!! Lyra hurries up top again, fans fire up for the DIVING SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Rhea survives and Lyra is shocked! Dom has both belts in his hands, is he planning what it looks like he’s planning? Lyra storms up on Rhea to OSBAT, front kick, and HEADBUTT! “This is Awesome!” as Lyra ENZIGURIS! Rhea wobbles, Lyra gets in her face and gives some trash talk back!
Lyra KICKS Rhea around and around, and fires up with every shot! Lyra runs to dropkick a leg out! Rhea flounders, Lyra runs up, but Rhea ducks the heel kick! Rhea back suplexes but Lyra lands out of it! Lyra shoves, runs, but Rhea BOOTS her down! Pump handle, RIPTIDE!!! Cover, Rhea wins!!
Winner: Rhea Ripley, by pinfall
The Morrigan gave the Eradicator one hell of a fight, and almost had it, but she’s still not there yet. Even so, Rhea sits Lyra up, and tells her “Prove me right and beat Jacy Jayne.” Mami still respects Lyra, and Lyra says she’ll make her proud. Will the Toxic Traitor pay for riling up both Lyra and Rhea?
Trick Williams heads to gorilla.
He wants that fight with The Czar, but will he get it? We find out, after the break.
NXT returns and Trick is in the ring.
“Ilja Dragunov! This Sunday, Melo’s gonna take care o’ business like he always does. That means he’s gonna take your jersey, add it to his collection, and put it in the rafters. But tonight’s not about none of that. Tonight’s about me, you and this fight! So Dragunov, bring your ass out here!” Trick throws down the mic, and here comes Dragunov! Trick meets Dragunov at the ramp to CLOBBER him! And CLUB him, and CLUB him again! And send him into barriers! Fans chant ‘WHOOP THAT TRICK!” but for who? Trick fires off on Dragunov more and more, the fans torn on this, but Trick then scoops to SLAM Dragunov!
Trick talks trash, he looms over Dragunov, and he RAMS Dragunov into steel steps! Dragunov hobbles up, Trick leaps off the steps, but Dragunov ENZIGURIS him outta the sky! And then GERMAN SUPLEXES him! And again! And again! Trick flounders and Dragunov looms over him now. Dragunov puts Trick in the ring, fans duel, and Dragunov powers Trick to a corner. Dragunov MACHINE GUN CHOPS Trick until he sits down, and even then he still CHOPS! Dragunov tells Trick to stand up, and the CHOPS continue! Dragunov then TOSSES Trick, stalks him, and fans rally. Dragunov stands on Trick, but Trick grabs a foot!
Dragunov kicks free to then FALLING HAMMER!! Fans are torn as Dragunov aims from the corner! RUNNING HAMMER SMASH!! Dragunov isn’t done, he drags Trick up again, despite Trick being a ragdoll! Dragunov DUMPS Trick into a corner, stands him up, and says Trick wanted to fight! Dragunov goes to the far corner, “UN! BE! SIEG! BAR!!” Dragunov runs back in, but MELO takes the TORPEDO MOSCOW!! Melo saves his best friend from demise, and that seems to surprise Dragunov. But in the end, Dragunov has the title and the mic, and he tells Melo, “You are a man of honor. And loyalty is very rare nowadays.
“So hang onto your friendship with Trick. Because after The Great American Bash, he will be all you have left after I TAKE YOUR NXT CHAMPIONSHIP!!” The ultimatum has been sent, but will Dragunov win this ultimate battle with HIM?
My Thoughts:
A great episode for NXT, especially as a go-home. Great bookending of the night with the NXT Championship story, with the Six Man Tag opening. Great match, for one, and then those two Schism follower guys trip Dyad. Those two are clearly Julius & Brutus in disguise for a big reveal that they’re defying the Losers Leave NXT ruling. And then with the “misunderstanding” spot, they took that to a logical extreme where Trick is still mad and still wants to fight. Trick getting whooped was definitely the best way to close the go-home cuz no way was Trick whooping Dragunov. But with Dragunov standing tall, he is most likely to lose per go-home math rules. Which is fine, Melo is a great superstar and deserves to keep going, but I just wonder where Dragunov is to go next.
We saw where Bron is going next, and that is finally feuding with Von. Bron VS Von is going to be great stuff, especially now that they’ve swapped, Bron is the Heel and Von is the Face. And they are both second generation superstars, so they can play that up, too. Speaking of second generation superstars, Dom had a good promo with Rhea, Wes and Ali. And just as I was hoping, we’re getting a Triple Threat for the North American Championship for Great American Bash. This way, someone can win while all three parts still look strong. Personally, hoping Ali wins so he finally gets a title in WWE, but he or Wes can win by pinning the other, Dom loses the title and can complain he never got pinned for it, but then too bad, so sad, he moves on to another feud before getting a rematch.
And speaking of never being pinned to lose their championship, I’m glad they saw the story I did with Noam Dar! The Meta Four Sessions wasn’t the best way to start this but it did give the faction a platform to bring up how Oro lost the cup to Frazer, not Dar, and then they get Dar a replica cup to revive him. Great brawl between factions, with Frazer’s side standing tall. One, I want a 8 Person Mixed Tag, and then that will lead into two, the Undisputed Heritage Cup Championship match. That could go either way, as it is hard to say what Dar would do after “truly” losing the cup. But Frazer would be fine, cuz he could still hop into the NAC or top title scenes.
Great stuff from Tony & Stacks VS Nima & Price, and Scrypts did alright on commentary, but he was obviously just there for Axiom to go after. Axiom VS Scrypts one last time has to be coming, and that will be great stuff. Good win for Tony & Stacks to go into the tag title match, and good promo from Gallus on the tron. But I think with Tony & Stacks winning here, they’re going to fall short at GAB. And really good promo from Los Lotharios, I really like that Humberto is saying they should be a serious team and actually try for titles. Those two are great at all parts of pro-wrestling as they’re from a family of wrestlers, so those two really could be busting out amazing matches in NXT, and it’d be awesome to see them go up against Gallus.
Kemp joining up with Gulak & Dempsey is a nice surprise, and that trio feels like what Diamond Mine could’ve/should’ve been, would love to see them go for tag titles and the Heritage Cup at the same time. Really good promo from Tiffany, and great vignette from Chase U to really hype up Thea. Tiffany has only complained that this is a submission match now instead of preparing for a submission match, I wonder if she doesn’t so much win as gets disqualified and uses Champion’s Advantage to retain. At the same time, she could spam basic holds like the Boston Crab and somehow make that work.
Good promo from Dijak to call out Eddy Thorpe, they’re going to have a really good post-GAB match. So much hype for Gable Steveson’s “decision” when we knew he’d choose NXT. But it’s almost disappointing that Corbin is his first opponent. It almost feels like it should’ve been Kemp since they’re brothers in reality, and Kemp could blame Gable for why Thorpe won in NXT Underground. But Corbin is the most experienced guy on the roster, he needs something to do to keep his callback going, and I guess Corbin being fed to Gable is that thing.
Great Kendo Stick match out of Dana VS Cora, and Kelani ending up the distraction for Dana was a fitting move. It’s tricky for a mentor-student duo to be Face because such situations like this can happen and people question how they’re the Faces. But in this case, it was karma on Cora for always using cheap tactics. And likewise, Roxie brawling with Blair in that bodega, Roxie is still Face cuz this is karma on Blair for her sneak attacks. It was almost Stone Cold VS Booker T in the grocery store, and that was kinda fun, too. Weapons Wild for these two is going to be wild, and I cannot wait.
And great main event match out of Rhea VS Lyra, with Lyra really holding her own. Rhea wins, of course, but her encouraging Lyra to settle things with Jacy was a nice detail. It was both Rhea and WWE management showing that they see a lot of promise in Lyra. Assuming Thea doesn’t win at GAB, I would think Lyra is next up and she dethrones Tiffany. Lyra herself mentioned she got her start in NXT UK, and as far as I’m concerned, she’s been building herself up since then, none of this “NXT white ‘n’ gold is a clean slate for her” stuff. She should be seen as a contender, she should be a champ, and she will get there before the end of the year.
My Score: 8.8/10
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A Fatal 4 Way determines the #1 contender!
Just as we will be, Aaron Rourke will be watching tonight’s Fatal 4 Way #1 Contender’s Match to see who comes after his WWE Evolve Championship!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Karmen Petrovic VS Nikkita Lyons w/ Sloane Jacobs; wins.
- WWE Evolve Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Brooks Jensen VS Kam Hendrix VS Tristan Angels VS Dorian Van Dux; wins and will challenge for the title.
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Will the Scumbag go Double or Nothing?
Darby Allin told MJF to choose: A Title VS Hair match, or no title match EVER! Will MJF be vain or greedy as we head for Double or Nothing?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway; Cassidy, Cope, Christian & The Bucks win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS Westbrook; Bailey wins.
- AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight VS Brian Cage; Knight wins and retains the title.
- Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin; Ospreay wins.
- Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness; Shida & The Birds win, by disqualification.
- AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita; Darby wins and retains the title.
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MJF arrives backstage.
Renee Paquette is there to bring up tonight’s main event is Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW World Championship. If Darby Allin wins, MJF will then have to sign a contract for Title VS Hair at Double or Nothing. Darby has made it clear that if MJF doesn’t sign said contract, Darby will never allow MJF to face him for the title again. We all know how important the title is for MJF, but is MJF willing to put his hair on the line for it? MJF just chuckles and moves on, but he notices the very bald Rick Knox, Bryce Remsburg, and the head of security, David Aponte. And then various bald members of the production staff…
And then even Christopher Daniels & Sonjay Dutt are there! Daniels and Sonjay chuckle before moving on, and then MJF sees John Silver flexing. Brandon Cutler, some arena staff, and even Tommaso Ciampa, all bald. Then last but certainly not least, Ricochet! He tells MJF that don’t worry, he’ll look great. Just not as good as Ricochet. AHA~! MJF storms off, will he have no choice but to choose between gold belt and chrome dome?
10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway!
While we know the AEW World Tag Team Championship match will be a conglomeration of I Quit Match and New York Street Fight, THE Conglomeration will be waiting on the other side for their own tag title match. And let’s not forget that Matt & Nick Jackson want their own shot at those titles again. With that, can Freshly Squeezed work together with C&C and The Bucks? Or will the Psycho Killer, the Dogs, and the Top Guys all stand tall on the road to Double or Nothing?
The teams sort out and the teams just brawl it out! The fans cheer as The Bucks have The Dogs, Cope is after Ciampa, Christian is after Cash, and Dax brawls with Cassidy! Dax bumps Cassidy off buckles but Cassidy ducks the haymaker to waistlock. The Bucks, Cope & Christian clear everyone else out, then take the brawl outside! Dax ROCKS Cassidy to send him out, and the fans fire up as Matt fires hands on 100 Proof right by commentary! Ciampa whips Cope but Cope reverses, sending Ciampa into barriers! Cash sends Christian into railing, then CLOBBERS Cassidy! Nick fires hands on Finlay, Cassidy sends Cash into railing!
Cassidy and Dax meet in the ring, Dax ROCKS and CHOPS Cassidy, but Nick sends Finlay into railing! Dax DECKS Cassidy, throws hands on Cope, but Cope fires back! The fans fire up but the ref reprimands! Cope DECKS Dax, and wait, Christian and Cash are brawling in the crowd! Same for Matt and Connors! Finlay CLAWS Nick’s face, Cassidy ROCKS Dax, and Cassidy whips. Dax reverses, Cassidy goes up and out to then SMACK Dax off buckles! Cassidy goes up, Ciampa BOOTS Nick, and Dax trips Cassidy. Dax CHOPS Cassidy, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans boo but Dax stands Cassidy up, SUPER DUPER PLEX!
Dax then rolls through to suplex again, but Cassidy STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRES! Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirls, and DDTS! Cassidy kips up, the fans fire up, but Finlay sends Nick into steel steps! #BigStoke grabs Cassidy’s foot, Cash CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax puts Cassidy in the corner to tag Ciampa. FTR and the Psycho Killer mug Cassidy! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Ciampa stands Cassidy up. Cassidy blocks the chop! And he blocks another chop! The fans cheer but Ciampa kicks low and CHOPS again! The fans boo but Ciampa soaks up that heat. Ciampa drags Cassidy by a leg, turns him over, but Cassidy fights around!
Cassidy kicks and kicks but Ciampa drags him back! Cassidy turns to BOOT Ciampa away! Dax tags in and he CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax flips them off. Dax whips Cassidy, runs up, but Cassidy dodges! Dax POSTS himself! Both men are down, hot tags to Cash and Nick! Nick rallies on FTR with haymakers, BLASTS Ciampa, but Cash kicks low! FTR whips, DOUBLE HIP- NO, Nick lands out, MEETING OF TEH MINDS! Then DOUBLE WHEEL KICK! The fans fire up as Nick then DROPKICKS Dax out! The Dogs run up, but Nick knuckle locks and CHOPS Finlay! Then Nick jumps over Connors, SUPERKICKS, and he goes for the corner!
Nick goes up, up, and “LUCHA LIBRE~!” FLYING ARM-DRAG RANA COMBO! The fans are thunderous and Nick tags Matt. Nick whips Finlay, Finlay reverses, but Nick goes up and over. Matt SUPERKICKS Finlay! Nick SHINING WIZARDS Connors, adds a GAMANGIRI, then The Bucks DOUBLE BULLDOG with the high-five! The fans fire up again as Matt winds up. Matt WRECKS FTR with a dropkick, then holds the way open, Nick FLIES onto FTR & Ciampa! But Connors back suplexes! Matt lands out, and NORTHERN LIGHTS! Roll through, NORTHERN LIGHTS! The Polar Express is getting going, and Finlay joins the ride! DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS!
The fans are electric and it’s not just the volt green! Time for a SUPERKICK PARTAY~! Wait, Stokely grabs a foot each! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Stoke can’t even trip The Bucks up. The Bucks drag Stoke in! Stoke pleads for mercy, but FTR runs up! The Bucks dodge, mule kick, then SUPERKICK for Dax! SUPERKICK for Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on The Dogs! Then FTR is sent into The Dogs before DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Ciampa runs up to waistlock but Nick switches. Ciampa BOOTS Matt away, ELBOWS Nick, but Matt dodges, PSYCHO KNEE into Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Ciampa!
The fans fire up again, and The Bucks see C&C. They point to Christian, and the fans cheer! Christian steps in, the ref reprimands but Cope argues with the ref. This distraction lets Christian LOW BLOW Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Cash! Christian covers, TWO! Cash survives, the fans boo, but Christian rains down fists while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Christian puts Cash in the corner to CHPO, CHOP, and then rain down fists! Christian goes past TEN, maybe to fifteen, then stops. Cash sputters, Stoke talks trash, but Christian grabs Stoke! Cash CLUBS Christian, Ciampa HOTSHOTS the bad arm, and Ciampa hurries to tag in. Ciampa drags Christian around, SLAMS the bad arm off the mat, then SLAMS the arm again! Ciampa POSTS Christian, and Christian falls to the apron. The ref keeps his eyes on the rest of the team so they stay back. Ciampa goes out, and he SWINGS the bad arm into the post! Christian scrambles away, clutching the arm, but Ciampa taunts Cope with a wave.
Ciampa tags Connors, Connors tags Finlay, and The Dogs stomp away on Christian. Finlay clamps onto the bad hand, bends the fingers, then JAMS them into the mat! The ref reprimands but Finlay anchors Christian while he tags in Dax. Dax CHOPS Christian, DECKS him, then taunts Cope and The Bucks. The Bucks rally the fans, Cope coaches Christian up, but Dax brings Christian around. Christian blocks a shot to hit back, but then Dax kicks low! Dynamite returns to single picture as Dax UPPERCUTS Christian back to the corner. Stoke is on commentary suddenly to say Christian tried to steal Stoke’s watch, aka the watch Stoke stole from Christian.
But Christian fires back on Dax and the whole corner! Then he and Dax DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Christian crawls, but we can see Cash and The Dogs sneaking over! They and Ciampa YANK down Cope, Cassidy and The Bucks! The fans boo but Dax drags Christian back to center. Dax kicks and scuffs Christian, then talks trash. But Christian slips around to chicken wing the arms! Dax shoves Christian away, but Christian turns around, NOGGIN KNOCKER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Cope snarls as he rises up, hot tags to Cope and Connors!
The fans fire up as The Rated R Superstar rallies on everyone! LARIAT for Cash! ELBOW for Dax! Cope TOSSES Finlay out onto Ciampa and Cash! BOOT for Connors! The fans fire up again and Cope goes to a corner. Cope is feeling it, and he aims at Connors. But then Finlay grabs a leg! The fans boo, but Nick SUPERKICKS Finlay! Connors runs up, Nick RAMS him low! Then slingshot FACEBUSTER! And cartwheel ASAI MOONSAULT! COPE-O-SETIC for Connors, TWO! The fans rally as Cope keeps focus on Connors. Cope drags Connors up, whips him to the corner, then Nick runs up! Connors puts Nick out, then he puts Matt out!
But Christian is back, and he coordinates with The Bucks, LARIAT DOUBLE ENZIGIRI on Connors! Then Cassidy somersaults for a “powerful” back elbow! Finlay runs up, Cassidy kicks the legs out! Finlay hits buckles but Ciampa runs up! Christian sends him into Cash, then dragon sleepers Ciampa. Christian sees Dax run up, kicks him low, and gets him in the same hold, DOUBLE REVERSE DDTS! The fans fire up as FTR, Ciampa and Finlay are all in drop zones! “This is Awesome!” as Cassidy, Christian and The Bucks climb the corners. Connors runs up on Cope, but Cope snatches him into a facelock!
Cope acts as air traffic control as he coordinates everyone, QUADRUPLE MACHO ELBOWS before an IMPALER!! Cover, TWO!! Connors survives and the fans can’t believe it! Ciampa and Finlay get up, The Bucks BLAST them, then DIVE! Down they go at ramp side, then Christian and Cassidy bump into each other. The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this the opener! Cassidy puts his hands up, but Christian stops him. Christian shakes his head, but then Cassidy makes Christian put his hands in his pockets! The fans fire up as Christian just THROWS Cassidy out onto FTR! Christian then goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES The Dogs!
Cope calls out a shot, runs, but into a SHATTER MACHINE!! FTR snatches Cope outta nowhere, Connors makes the cover, but Cassidy breaks it! The fans fire up as now FTR has Cassidy surrounded. But Cassidy “unleashes” his kicks! The fans go nuts with every shot, but FTR shoves Cassidy! SHATTER- DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on Cash! Cassidy fights free of Dax, but Dax blocks Nick’s Superkick! Dax sends it into Matt! Nick SUPERKICKS through after all! Finlay clinches, IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER on Nick! Matt feints the kick to DDT! But then Ciampa KNEES Matt down! Christian chicken wings Ciampa, turns him around, KILLSWITCH!
Connors JEEP FLIPS Christian! Connors then stalks Cope while the fans boo. Connors lines up a shot, Cope rises to his feet, Connors runs in! But Cope jumps over Connors’ spear, sending it into Dax! The fans fire up, Stoke freaks out, and The Bucks join Cope in the ring. They TRIPLE SUPERKICK Connors! Cassidy is in, ORANGE PUNCH! SPEAR from Cope!! Cover, C&C Conglomeration Bucks win!
Winners: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks, by pinfall
Another star-studded 10 Man Tag, and it was a huge win for all the hungry contenders. Christian doesn’t wanna celebrate, but he does signal that he and Cope will be champions. Will putting their tag team legacy on the line be enough to take the gold? Or will Double or Nothing be the last night that team reeks of awesomeness?
Will Ospreay continues to train with The Death Riders.
They’re outside this time, Claudio Castagnoli playing some wall ball with Marina Shafir and Pac. Daniel Garcia says, “Tonight is the night that we’ve all been waiting for: The Aerial Assassin, Will Ospreay, is cleared and back on Dynamite. And rumor has it, the kid’s been working real hard and he’s got some new tricks up his sleeves. So Young Boy Billy, tonight you gotta show me something, c’mon.” Garcia gets a quick turn in on wall ball while cameras move over. Ospreay is maintaining a neck bridge while Jon Moxley uses Wheeler Yuta as a living dummy to show just how to push and pull and bend and twist on the various chinlocks and headlocks.
Use the right arm to push against the head, then snake in the left arm for the sleeper. Pry and shoot. Moxley asks how Ospreay feels. Ospreay lets off the bridge and says honestly, the best he’s felt in forever. Moxley asks if Ospreay remembers the night he won the Best of the Super Juniors. Yeah, 2019. AKA a lifetime ago. Ospreay was carefree, flew like a bird, for no other reason than that’s just what birds do. So simple back then, chasing that feeling, like no other feeling in the world. Can’t really grab it in your hands for more than a few seconds. The joy of doing it. Then everybody comes in and tries to make it so overcomplicated.
Years pass, life happens, a family starts, responsibilities show up, bad things happen, bad choices catch up to you, and it’s all weight on your shoulders. You feel like you can’t fly. But Moxley will tell you something: Nothing is different. Nothing has changed. All those things are still gonna be there, but you can still fly. You’re just more dangerous now. You’re a bird of prey. So tonight, when you got out there, don’t go out there to protect anything. Not your neck, your image, your reputation, or what you’ve built in your career. Go out there to give something. Moxley checks on Yuta and says dammit, if you’re gonna snap a headlock, snap the headlock!
Moxley storms off to instruct his pupil, but will Ospreay use everything he has been taught to great effect? Or will he have to fold against Ace Austin?
Chris Jericho speaks.
“You wanna face Jericho in a match of my own design, Ricochet? A spectacle so innovative, so imaginative, it cannot be contained, it can only be witnessed. Well, be careful what you demand, because you’ve made a few enemies yourself, Ricochet. And now a match designed specifically to settle scores without any, and I mean AAANY~, limitations has gotten even bigger.” Chris Jericho & The Hurt Syndicate were just looking for two more, but “Jungle” Jack Perry said he can bring four: himself, The Young Bucks, and KENNY OMEGA! Jericho tells Ricochet that this is no longer what he designed, but it is a devil’s dance of destruction! Ricochet’s destruction!
Ricochet got what he wanted, now can he handle it? Bald. The first-ever SEVEN VS SEVEN Stadium Stampede, who will even survive?
Ricochet & The Demand respond.
They stand with Mark Davis of the Don Callis Family and Ricochet says we all know Jericho does a lot of talking out of his ass while The Demand gets things done. Just like Davis did when he defeated Jack for the AEW National Championship at Fairway to Hell. Hold it with pride, Davis, Ricochet knows you’ll do it well. Davis says he’s got this. Ricochet says Davis has joined the dream team, but he’s not the only one. Because compliments to Ricochet’s golfing buddy, Don Callis, look who else he’s sending: Andrade El Idolo! Gracias, amigo. But it doesn’t stop there, the train keeps rolling. Ricochet was just approached by two guys who have an ax to grind with the superkick sidekicks.
These two wanna fill out the last two spots, so who is Ricochet to say no to The Dogs? Finlay & Connors storm in, and Finlay says to put it simple, they will fight The Bucks in the streets, in the ring, but guess it’s fighting at Double or Nothing! If they want violence, if they want carnage, if they want chaos, who better than The Dogs?! The Dogs bark and Liona roars, but will these seven stand tall in the Big Apple?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS BK Westbrook!
JetSpeed has a lot of momentum on their side, and as stated last week at Fairway to Hell, they’re looking to grab up all the gold they can. Will Speedball keep on rolling towards his own golden opportunity? Or will #Supastud prove his own worth?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two step up. Bailey bows in respect, offers a handshake, but Westbrook goes to roll Bailey up! Bailey stays on his feet, then steps over to sit down on a cover, TWO! Westbrook ducks a Penalty Kick, avoids the moonsault, and the sweep! Bailey dodges, Westbrook tiger feints through the ropes, but Bailey handsprings up and over! The fans fire up as Bailey ducks an elbow to whip. Westbrook goes up, around, but kinda fumbles his tumble. The fans cheer and jeer him for his attempt, but Westbrook blocks the boot! Westbrook FLIPS Bailey, springboards in, but Bailey dodges! TIME ADVENTURE!
Bailey pushes Westbrook down, goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the ULTIMATE WEAPON! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: Mike Bailey, by pinfall
Another fast ‘n’ furious finish, and Bailey’s on a hot streak! But now, the other side of JetSpeed looks to keep it up! But just who is Kevin Knight defending the TNT Championship against? It’s… BRIAN CAGE!? The Machine finally returns to action, and he has the Don Callis Family with him! Will Cage be able to ground Knight and take this title back to the family?
AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight w/ “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who betta!
The bell rings, Cage runs up, but Knight dodges! Knight fires haymakers, Cage shoves him, but Knight dodges. Knight CHPOS, but Cage doesn’t budge! Cage makes the pecs dance, so Knight CHOPS again! The fans cheer as Cage eggs Knight on. Knight urns, leaps, but into Cage’s arms! Cage uses Knight to do curls, then THROWS knight! Knight lands out, RAMS Cage, but Cage comes back! Knight RAMS Cage again, but it’s still not enough! Knight tries a bigger SHOULDER TACKLE, but Cage stays standing! Knight runs one more time, ducks ‘n’ dodges, SATELLITE- NO, Cage stops the DDT! Cage THROWS Knight away!
Knight staggers, Cage SUPERKICKS him down! “Who betta than Cage?!” The fans fire up as Cage storms up on Knight, stands him up, and bumps him off buckles. Cage RAMS into Knight, stands him up, then RAMS again! The ref counts, Cage CHOPS, and the fans cheer. Bailey rallies the fans but Archer coaches Cage, and Cage whips Knight hard into the corner! The fans are torn as Cage hauls Knight up. Cage ROCKS Knight, CHOPS him, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Cage stops at 4, then Cage stalks Knight. Cage stands Knight up, whips him to the corner, then runs in, only for Knight to BOOT! Cage still LARIATS!
Cage hauls Knight up, whips him to ropes, but Knight grabs ropes. Knight DUMPS Cage out, then DROPKICKS him down! Cage sputters, the fans fire up, and Knight builds speed to DIVE! But he bounces off Cage! Cage then fireman’s carries, APRON F5! Knight sputters but Cage goes up the steps to soak up cheers and jeers, all while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cage refreshes the ring count, drags Knight up again, and hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Knight writhes, Cage refreshes the count again, then he whips Knight into barriers! Knight practically falls into the laps of the front row! But Cage brings Knight around to CHOP him down! Cage soaks up the cheers and jeers before he brings Knight around again. Cage SMACKS Knight off the apron, then puts him in the ring. Cage storms into the ring, drags Knight by his legs, and ties the legs up into a TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Knight endures as Cage sits deep! Knight powers up, fights his way forward, and he reaches to the ROPEBREAK!
The ref counts, Cage lets go at 4, but Cage brings Knight up. Knight CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Cage still doesn’t back down. Knight fires more shots, but Cage UPPERCUTS him down! Cage digs his boot into Knight at the corner, but he stops as the ref counts. Cage drags Knight up, puts him in a corner, and LARIATS! Cage wrenches to then SAIDO Knight away! Knight flounders to the apron, Cage soaks up more cheers and jeers, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Knight rises to fire forearms on Cage, but Cage ROCKS Knight in return! Cage slingshots Knight into a facelock, for a SPIRALING SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!
Knight survives and Cage is frustrated, but Cage decides to write Knight off. Cage drags Knight up, reels him in, and suplexes, DRILL- NO, Knight slips free to waistlock. But Cage ELBOWS Knight, whips, but Knight jumps up! SATELLITE- NO, Cage goes for ropes! Knight HOTSHOTS Cage for it! Then Knight springboards back in, MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count starts while the fans rally up. Cage goes to a corner but he runs up on Knight. Knight bobs ‘n’ weaves, fires off shots, then fires a flurry of haymakers! But Cage grabs and TOSSES Knight to a corner!
Cage runs up, Knight dodges, and Knight runs back in. Knight ducks ‘n ‘dodges, FLAPJACK DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Cage bails out! Knight builds speed and FLIES! Cage catches him?!? The fans go nuts as Cage lifts, but Knight RANAS Cage into POST! The fans cheer as Knight hurries to get space. Knight runs, goes up the apron, and LEAPING LARIATS! Down goes Cage! The fans fire up with Knight, he puts Cage in the ring, and he hurries up the corner. Archer creeps up, but Bailey SUPERKICKS him! The fans cheer, but Cage CLUBS Knight! Cage then climbs up, and he deadlift SUPERPLEXES! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up as Knight survives, but Archer guzels Bailey! Bailey fights free of the choke slam to mule kick Archer! Cage runs up, but Bailey springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes the Murderhawk Monster! knight springboards, Cage dodges, but Knight leaps the discus lariat! SATELLITE DDT finally lands! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives and Knight is beside himself! Knight hurries to run in at the corner, but Cage ELBOWS him away! Cage goes up, but into the UPPER- NO! Cage stops the rana! Cage YANKS Knight up to the top, for a SUPER- UPPER ROOM!! Knight still throws Cage, then goes up top!
Knight aims, MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH!! Cover, KNIGHT WINS!!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
The Machine was out for 14 months and yet no ring rust to be found! However, The Jet is just #2Fly2Stop! Bailey brings mics into the ring to say, “Congratulations to The Jet on a hell of a win!” Knight says much appreciated. But like he said, they’re red hot right now! And Brian Cage, welcome back! Cage took Knight to his limits, but The Jet is still standing as TNT Champion. But Knight can’t get over how last week, he couldn’t get the job done becoming #Jet2Belts. Bailey says forget last week. Knight IS a future AEW World Champion! Bailey says he knows it, and everyone here knows it! The fans cheer that!
Knight says he appreciates the support from Bailey and Ashville. Bailey is always in his corner, Knight is always in Bailey’s. And if Bailey keeps it up, he’ll be singles champion, too. Bailey says yeah, Knight got him thinking. Tonight, Darby VS Takeshita, BAILEY WANTS NEXT! Bailey says Takeshita was his greatest rival in Japan, but they’ve yet to have a singles match in AEW. And Darby, as much as Bailey wants to see MJF go bald…! Bailey is coming for Darby’s AEW World Championship! JetSpeed daps it up, will they become a 2 Fly 2 Man Power Trip?
AEW reveals the Men’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament Brackets!
This year’s tournaments will go through Double or Nothing, and the finals will coincide with Forbidden Door 2026 on Sunday, June 28th in San Jose, California! The winner of each tournament will then challenge for THE AEW World Championship and AEW Women’s World Championships on August 30th at All In: London! And so, for the opening round, it will be: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis; Claudio Castagnoli VS Brody King; then Double or Nothing has both Samoa Joe VS Will Ospreay, and Swerve Strickland VS Bandido!
“Jungle” Jack Perry speaks.
“Mark Davis… I’m sure you feel some congratulations are in order. But you’re not champion to me. You see, you’re built like an Australia grizzly bear, yet you still needed somebody to hit me in the back with a golf club for you to beat me. At Stadium Stampede, bring your friends, bring any weapon you want, and I will crack you over the skull with it. Because anything goes. But after that, it’s back to grass roots, because it is you and me, fighting for a shot at the world title at All In: London. And in the Owen Hart Tournament, I will prove to you beyond a shadow of a doubt that I’m a better wrestler than you. I am the FUTURE world champion!
“And if you don’t like that, F YOU!” Jungle Jack is sharpening his knife, but will his edge be razor sharp when it comes time to cut down Dunkzilla?
Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin!
We’ve seen the Aerial Assassin training with The Death Riders, he’s won gold with his old friends in The United Empire, and now he’s about to face a dangerous man at Double or Nothing. Will Ospreay be more than ready for Samoa Joe after tonight? Or will he fail to even get past The Inevitable?
The bell rings and the fans cheer Ospreay as he stares down with Ace. Ospreay offers a handshake, Ace accepts, and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. They circle, tie up, and Ospreay wrenches to wristlock. Ace rolls, handsprings, and wrenches, but Ospreay rolls, kips up, and wrenches back. Ospreay hammerlocks, Ace rolls to kip up and wrench to then armlock. Ospreay endures the grind, fights around, and he arm-drags Ace down. Ace endures, fights around, and rises up. Ace shoots through to waistlock but Ospreay switches. Ospreay hits the headlock takeover, Ace headscissors, but Ospreay kips free.
The fans cheer the standoff, and the two reset. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and go shoulder to shoulder in a Test of Strength. The fans rally as Ace pushes Ospreay back. Ace has Ospreay down for a knuckle lock cover, ONE as Ospreay gets his arm up. Ace pushes it down, cover, ONE as Ospreay gets the other arm up. Ace tries again, ONE as Ospreay bridges! Ace jumps up, but Ospreay holds the bridge! That training truly pays off! Ace jumps, Ospreay gets him for a MONKEY FLIP! The fans fire up as Ospreay then arm-drags! Ospreay wristlocks and he bends the fingers! Ospreay isolates the arm to then STOMP it!
Ace clutches his arm as Ospreay shows his training already. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then whips Ace. Ace reverses, he blocks a boot, but not the AX KICK! Ospreay headlocks, Ace powers up and out, but Ospreay RUNS him over! Things keep moving, Ace drop toeholds to ENZIGIRI! And basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Ace facelocks Ospreay, turns him, NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Ospreay ROCKS Ace, ROCKS him again, and again! Ace trips Ospreay, hooks up the legs, and he turns Ospreay over to tie the legs up! MUDA LOCK! The fans rally as Ospreay endures being bent back, and he crawls forward to the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer while Ace lets go. Ospreay checks his neck but he is alright to continue. Ace drags Ospreay up, reels him in, but Ospreay wrenches out to SOBAT! Ospreay whips, Ace reverses, but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to RAN- NO! Ace blocks to swing Ospreay up into a fireman’s carry! Ace does a squat for the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Ace flexes, covers, TWO! Ospreay stay sin this while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ace is frustrated already, but he stalks Ospreay to ropes. Ace kicks Ospreay around, CLUBS him down, but Ospreay fires back. Ace bumps Ospreay off buckles, kicks and ROCKS him, then snapmares. Ace KNEES Ospreay in the back, then clamps on with a chinlock. Ospreay endures, even as Ace cranks the neck, and Ospreay fires shots from below. Ace DECKS Ospreay for it! Ospreay rises up, but Ace DECKS him again! Ospreay sits up again, so Ace BOOTS him down! Ace waits on Ospreay, then BOOTS him again! Ospreay goes to a corner, Ace CHOPS him, then reels Ospreay in for a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Ospreay toughs it out but Ace drags him around.
Ace steps over, traps Ospreay in a headscissors, then grinds him down. Ospreay endures, even as Ace puts on the squeeze. Ospreay fights around, rises up, and Electric Chair Lifts Ace! Ace slips free to ROCK Ospreay in the back! Ace CLUBS Ospreay to a corner, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Ace backs off, and Ace CHOPS Ospreay! Ospreay ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay! Ace KICKS the leg, CHOPS Ospreay down, then brings Ospreay back around. Ace rains down ELBOWS on Ospreay before he clamps on another chinlock. Ospreay endures as Dynamite returns to single picture, and the fans rally up.
Ospreay fires body shots, Ace puts him in the corner, but Ospreay BOOTS him away! Ospreay is on the apron, he springboards back in, PIP PIP CHEERIO! The fans fire up with Ospreay as he watches Ace rise up. Ospreay ducks a shot, atomic drops, then KNEES, ROUNDHOUSES, and STANDING SKY TWISTERS! Cover, TWO! Ace survives that quick string of moves, but Ospreay brings him back around. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then KICKS the bad arm! And KICKS again! And again! But Ace blocks one to ROCK Ospreay! Ace whips, Ospreay handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK!
The fans fire up while Ace bails out! Ospreay has the fans shouting “OI! OI! OI!” as he takes aim. But Ace avoids the plancha! Ospreay blocks the kick, only for Ace to handstand out of the sweep! Ace avoids another sweep, but Ospreay avoids the kick! Ace avoids yet another sweep by going up and over the corner! Ace WRECKS Ospreay with a dropkick, then aims to PLANCHA after all! Down goes Ospreay and the fans fire up! Ace drags Ospreay up, but Ospreay puts him int he ring! Ace rewinds to headscissor, but Ospreay pops Ace up to SUPERKICK the arm out! Ospreay then climbs up, takes aim, and BLINDSIDE FOREARM!
The fans fire up as Ospreay springboards, OSCUTTER! Cover, TWO! Ace survives and Ospreay is stunned! Ospreay just shakes it off, goes to the corner, and takes aim. Ace slowly rises up, but he ducks the Hidden Blade to DOUBLE STOMP! Ospreay sputters, Ace falls back, and now Ace takes aim. Ace runs corner to corner to A-LIST LARIAT! Then he LARIATS again and again! Ace hoists Ospreay up top, then slips outside to ENZIGIRI! Ospreay wobbles, Ace gets space, and Ace runs up! FLIPPING RANA! The fans fire up as Ace is ready to deal the winning hand! But then Ospreay pops Ace up, and gets him in position! STYLES- NO, Ace pops free!
Ace trips Ospreay, steps through, ties up the legs, TRAILER HITCH BRIDGE! TWO!! Ospreay escapes, but Ace KNEES, KICKS, and fireman’s carries! Ace tucks Ospreay to then swing him out, AIR RAID FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and Ace is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” as Ace stalks Ospreay to a corner. Ace ROCKS Ospreay again and again, then hoists Ospreay up top. But Ospreay fires shots in return! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, goes up, but Ospreay pushes on Ace’s arm! Then he HOTSHOTS the arm as he drops down, and he tucks Ace in! CHEEKY NAN- NO, Ace dodges! Ace RAMS low, springboards in and FLYING- LIGER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Ace survives again! Ospreay roars, the fans are with him, and he ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, and repeat! They go back and forth, then Ospreay KICKS! Ace fires another forearm, Ospreay kicks, then Ace CHOPS! They go back and forth again, but Ace CHOPS and ROKCS, until Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! CHOP! Ace HEEL KICKS! Ace shakes out the bad arm, runs up, but Ospreay dodges to then ROLLING ELBOW! And HOOK KICK! Then the underhooks for the STORM- NO, Ace pops free, then goes to a corner. Ospreay runs up but Ace goes sideways! Ospreay hits buckles, Ace hits the FLYING CHUCK!
The fans fire up as Ace shuffles the deck, and runs up for the0 NO, Ospreay BACKDROPS Ace, but Ace lands on his feet! HIDDEN BLADE!! Ospreay isn’t done with just one, he aims from the corner and… Ace flops over! The fans boo but Ospreay shows no mercy. He just runs up to PENALTY KICK the bad arm! Then a FLYING ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Ace TAPS, Ospreay wins!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by submission
That might’ve been Ospreay’s first win by submission ever! He signals that his neck is no longer a problem, and he shows Ace respect for that fight. Ace accepts the handshake again, and Ospreay is moving on towards Double or Nothing with a great amount of momentum. But wait! SAMOA JOE is here! He and The Opps walk out on stage, and with mic in hand, Joe says, “Ospreay, Ospreay… OSPREAY, OSPREAY!” Joe is clearly mocking the chants for Ospreay, and the fans give genuine chanting and even singing in return. Joe says he just wanted to make sure Ospreay was listening, because these past few weeks, it seemed like Ospreay had a hard time hearing him.
Despite Ospreay’s best efforts, fate has put them on a collision course in the opening round of the Owen Hart Cup. The fans like the sound of that! Joe say she is here for one reason and one reason alone. He wants to speak about choices and consequences. Ospreay could’ve made the right choice and get a bye in this tournament, because that is what Joe would do for one of his friends. But Ospreay chose poorly. He could’ve been with the team that would do nothing but support and enhance Ospreay, but he decided to be a lapdog for Moxley and the Death Riders. The fans boo, Ospreay says he’s not a Death Rider.
Joe says Ospreay has made his choice, and come Double or Nothing, Joe makes Ospreay suffer the consequences. But Joe leaves Ospreay in peace tonight, for he has his date with destiny. But unfortunately, Joe’s friends, Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Bowens, still feel slighted, and he doesn’t put leashes on his friends. Shibata & Bowens storm down the ramp, Ospreay ready to fight them both if he has to. But then The Death Riders appear! Ospreay may not have officially joined the club, but the Death Riders aren’t going to let their investment go to waste! The Opps say they’re #NeverLacking, but that doesn’t seem to be the case now!
Shibata & Bowens back down while Moxley, Marina, Claudio, Yuta, Garcia & Pac all step up to support Ospreay. Joe says, “Soon. Soon.” The fans cheer the Death Riders, or at least Moxley, but Bowens promises Joe is gonna kill you, Ospreay! The dream match for Double or Nothing is on, but will the training with The Death Riders make Ospreay the new King of Harts?
BREAKING NEWS for next week!
If you liked last week’s THREE HOUR block of AEW, then you’ll love this next one! Portland, Maine, the last Wednesday before Double or Nothing, Dynamite & Collision are combining forces again! Three hours all on TBS and HBO Max, make sure your DVR is set accordingly!
Backstage interview with Don Callis & Konosuke Takeshita.
Renee is now with The Invisible Hand & The Alpha, saying tonight is a huge opportunity in the main event, Konosuke facing Darby Allin for THE AEW World Championship. Konosuke could be heading into Double or Nothing as a- Callis stops Renee there to say Konosuke will be heading into Double or Nothing as a DOUBLE champion! But then MJF steps in, apologizes for the interruption but says Renee’s doing a great job. The Scumbag tells Konosuke that while it’s been a minute since the two of them have talked, three years actually, back when MJF beat him… MJF has seen Konosuke develop into truly one of the best wrestlers in the world!
MJF believes that tonight, Konosuke beats Darby for the title, goes to DON to beat Okada, and MJF can’t think of a better match than Konosuke VS MJF Part 2 for the world title. How’s that sound? MJF offers a handshake, Konosuke shakes his hand, but in Japanese, Konosuke tells MJF that he’ll beat the crap out of him. Thankfully, MJF doesn’t know Japanese. Callis says that was a nice pep talk MJF just gave, and MJF says yes, he knows. That kid needs to win, okay? MJF can’t let Darby turn him into some disgusting, bald freak! No offense, Callis looks great. But look, there is only one foolproof way to know MJF won’t be put in that situation.
So if things get hairy… MJF hands over the Dynamite Diamond Ring! Callis smiles, and say she understands what to do with it. But then in steps Andrade. El Idolo takes off his hat to shake out his amazing head of hair, and smiles at MJF. MJF frowns and leaves. Callis says here’s the deal: Takeshita will bring the world title home to the Don Callis Family tonight! Andrade asks, “How you know?” Callis says aye dios mio, he seriously doesn’t know where Andrade learned English. Andrade says one way or another, the next time, that will be HIS title. Callis says yes, he knows, it’s all good. Callis is a man of many talents, but will his family be dripping with gold thanks to a diamond ring?
AEW now announces the Women’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament brackets!
Double or Nothing will see Willow Nightingale, the reigning Queen of Harts, take on Alex Windsor, while we will see Persephone VS Hazuki, Skye Blue vs Sareee, and Mina Shirakawa VS Athena! Champions from around the world are gathering for this tournament, but who will be headed to Forbidden Door, and then All In: London?
Backstage interview with The Conglomeration.
Renee Paquette is now with Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, and Willow Nightingale. Renee commends Cassidy on his part in the 10 Man Tag victory. But it seems that there is even more business to attend to. Cassidy says yes, the team has a shot at THE AEW World Tag Team Championships. It doesn’t matter who it is, they’re getting their shot, but the thing is… They still haven’t decided on which two will be. Kyle says Cassidy & Roddy should go for the gold, but Roddy shouts, “KYYYLE~! Thank you.” Kyle says of course. But that’s cuz he’s got gold to chase for himself!
The same man that put Kyle on the shelf for months is the man that Kyle submitted twice, and will submit again. Jon Moxley, Continental Champion, when are we doing this? Willow says speaking of gold, she is still the TBS Champion. But she is also in the Owen Hart Cup. She won this tournament before, she’ll do it all over again, so that she can have all the gold for herself at All In: London. She knows she can, and she will! Then Conglomeration has it all in order? Cassidy says hold on, there’s something missing. They should do a Word of the Day. Why haven’t they done one in so long? Roddy shouts for “MAAARK~!” And yes, Mark Briscoe returns!
The Sussex County Chicken is all fired up, and he says the Word of the day is reunification! For Mark Briscoe is back with his boys and his girls, The Conglomeration! But he’ll put this plain and simple: Tommaso Ciampa! Next Wednesday, Briscoe’s after your ass, son! You hear him? But before that, Saturday Night Collision is in HIS hometown, Salisbury, Maryland! That’s just 4.4 miles from where Briscoe originated on this earth! They’re gonna conglomerate and it’s gonna be a a hell of a time! Are you ready!? Willow and Kyle are fired up, Briscoe goes wild, and the team heads out. Cassidy admits, that was a lot of yelling.
But while The Conglomeration is ready to go Double or Nothing, will they soon have even more gold in the collection? Or are these high and lofty a little too much even for them?
Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness!
With the news of both the AEW Women’s World Championship Fatal 4 Way for Double or Nothing, and the Owen Hart Cup brackets, this trios match is about much more than just settling scores! Will the Shining Samurai be just as sharp as Jamie Hayter going into that title match? Or will Thekla, Skye Blue & Julia Hart continue to bring them down by any means necessary?
The trios sort out and Jamie steps up against Thekla as both a rematch from their 1v1 title match, and a preview of what’s to come in the next. They circle, but then Skye CLOBBERS Jamie! Julia steps in, but so do Shida and Windsor! The Triangle throws hands on Shida & The Birds, then triple whip. But all three reverse, a BOOT for Thekla, a DDT for Skye, and a BACKBREAKER for Julia! The fans cheer as The Triangle bails out! Shida goes out to keep after Skye while Windsor goes after Julia. Jamie gets Thekla back in the ring while Shida and Windsor have the Sisters of Sin in the corners of the barriers. The fans cheer as they all rain down fists!
Windsor, Jamie & Shida all go to nine, then wind up for TEN! The fans cheer again while Thekla sputters. Jamie snap suplexes, but Skye ROCKS Shida! Jamie stomps Thekla, Windsor SLAMS Julia off barriers, and Jamie stomps a mudhole in the corner. The ref counts, Jamie lets off, but Skye and Windsor meet while tightrope walking the barriers! Skye and Windsor trade shots, they wobble a bit, then Skye DECKS Windsor! Skye keeps from falling into the crowd, but Jamie gets her! Windsor joins in and the Birds double gorilla press, SNAKE EYES off the apron! The fans fire up, but Thekla is up top! SUPER CROSSBODY onto The Birds!
The fans fire up again and Thekla is feeling it while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Thekla stomps Windsor, CLUBS Jamie, then helps Skye. But Shida runs up, only for Thekla to ELBOW her down! The Triangle has control again, they ROCK Jamie and Shida and Windsor, then send them all to the desk. The Triangle CHOP again and again and again! Then they wind up, but feint chops to SMACK all three off the apron! The Triangle soaks up the cheers and jeers before putting Jamie back in the ring. Thekla brings Jamie up, snapmares her down, then basement SUPERKICKS! Cocky cover, TWO! Thekla drags Jamie to the corner, tags Julia, and Julia runs up to LARIAT! Then she goes side to side to ELBOW Jamie down!
Julia snapmares Jamie to a cover, TWO! Julia is annoyed but she rains down fists. The ref reprimands, Julia stops, but then she sucker punches Windsor! And Shida, too! Julia then drags Jamie over, bumps her off buckles, and tags in Skye. Skye stomps Jamie around, then digs her boot in! The ref counts, Skye stops at 4, then she brings Jamie up. Jamie fires forearms and CHOPS, but Skye THROWS Jamie down by her hair! The ref reprimands again but Skye rains down forearms. Skye snapmares Jamie, mule kicks her, then covers, TWO! Skye frowns but she stomps Jamie down. Skye tags Julia while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Skye whips Jamie into Julia’s grasp, and Skye BLASTS Shida & Windsor while Julia tags Thekla. Julia has Jamie in the TARANTULA, and Skye sends Windsor in for Thekla’s HANGING HEADSCISSORS! Skye runs up to DOUBLE SHOTGUN The Birds! The fans are torn but Thekla says that’s how the Triangle does it, baby! Thekla then aims to MISSILE- NO, Jamie gest under! Thekla lands out, but Jamie BOOTS her down! Jamie looks at Shida, Shida is hesitant, but Shida tags in! The fans cheer as Shida sends Theknla to the corner, then JUMP KNEES! Shida keeps moving, she BLASTS Skye! Julia ROCKS Shida back!
Julia storms in but Shida kicks her and whips her into Thekla! Shida KNEES them both in the corner! Then Shida puts Thekla sideways in the corner, reels Julia in, and she snap suplexes Julia into Thekla! The fans fire up as Shida then suplexes Thekla high and hard! Cover, TWO! Shida stands Thekla up, Thekla swings but Shida ROCKS her first! And ROCKS her again! Thekla wobbles, swings, but Shida catches Thekla for another forearm! Shida runs the ropes but Thekla mule kicks! Thekla SMACKS Shida, then she dodges a boot to DECK Shida! Thekla talks trash on Shida, then drags her up to tag in Julia.
Julia tags Skye, then tag back to Thekla. The Sisters of Sin hit the DOUBLE GOURD BUSTER and DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Thekla hits the bridge, and she aims for the SPIDER SPEAR! Cover, but The Birds CLOBBER The Sisters of Sin onto it! The fans fire up a Windsor DECKS Skye and Jamie HEADBUTTS Julia! The Birds drag Shida to safety, Windsor tags in, and she CLOBBERS Thekla! Windsor CLUBS away, then fires the fans up. Jamie steps in, BOOT RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Basement LARIAT! And then Windsor lifts! Jamie runs up, but Skye trips Jamie! The fans boo but Skye sends Jamie into steel steps!
Thekla sends Windsor into buckles! Tag to Julia before Shida runs up, TAMASHII KNEE on Thekla! Skye SUPERKICKS Shida! Jamie is back to clinch and HAYTBREAKER! Julia runs up, slips around, SOLE FOOD! Julia kips up, but Windsor is there to whip Julia to ropes! Skye tags in before the SPINEBUSTER! Skye SUPERKICKS Windsor, then brings her up! Skye hops on, CODE- NO, Windsor pops free! Skye SUPERKICKS again, but Windsor HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up as Jamie joins in again, and they DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICH! Then they set Skye up, and Jamie says let’s try this again!
Jamie runs the ropes, but Thekla slides in, BELT SHOT on Jamie!! No question that the ref saw that! The Triangle is disqualified!
Winners: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds, by disqualification
The Toxic Spider doesn’t care about this win, she just wants to do damage! Skye gets Windsor in a DRAGON SLEEPER! The ref stops Thekla from sing the title belt again, so Thekla just takes off her own belt! And she LASHES Windsor while Skye holds her down! More refs rush out here, but Julia MISTS the newbie in the face! Julia stomps away on Jamie, not caring about fines or consequences, either! The fans boo, and Shida is bailing on the Birds? Shida cares more about her chances in that Fatal 4 Way than anything else. But then Willow, Mina, and even Thunder Rosa rush out here! They chase The Triangle off with belts of their own!
The fans cheer as The Babe, the Fighting Gravure Idol & La Mera Mera save the day. But will Jamie make sure Thekla and Shida pay for this at Double or Nothing?
AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita!
They say “card subject to change,” and that is true even for the best in the world. Kazuchika Okada’s real family takes priority, but his Don Callis Family brother was more than happy to step up for this opportunity. Will The Alpha already have two belts by the time he and The Rainmaker battle over the International Championship? Or will Darby truly be relentless in his pursuit of being the best fighting champion in AEW history?
The introductions are made, THE belt is raised, and we see who goes to Double or Nothing on top!
Callis joins commentary to say that while Darby’s been breaking his own body, Konosuke has perfected “rejuvenation training,” aka relaxing on a beach and sipping sake! The bell rings, and Darby SHOTGUNS Konosuke out! Then Darby DIVES, but Konosuke catches him! Konosuke POSTS Darby, then THROWS him into railing! Konosuke THROWS Darby into the ring, the fans fire up for both guys, and Konosuke hurries to BOOT Darby off the apron! Darby falls in front of commentary but Konosuke gets him right back in the ring. Cover, ONE!! The fans rally as Darby shows his grit, but Konosuke snarls.
Konosuke drags Darby up, Darby fires forearms, but the ALPHA ELBOW knocks Darby down! The fans fire up while Konosuke looms over Darby. Konosuke stands Darby up, and THROWS him into a corner! Darby bounces off the buckles and is bleeding from the mouth already! Konosuke stands Darby up, hoists him up top, then he climbs up after him. But Darby BITES Konosuke, CLUBS him down, and leaps for a CROSSBODY, but he bounces off Konosuke! The fans fire up again as Konosuke whips Darby for a BACKDROP! Darby got serious hangtime there, and he flounders out of the ring. Darby coughs and sputters but the fans rally up.
Konosuke goes out after Darby but Darby SMACKS him! Konosuke KNEES low, KNEES him again and again and again! Konosuke KNEES Darby against the barriers, then refreshes the count. Konosuke whips Darby hard into railing! Darby sputters as he leans against the railing, but Konosuke positions the steel steps. Konosuke then fetches Darby, lines up a shot, but Darby fights the suplex! Darby CLAWS Konosuke’s back, then fires a shot. Konosuke DECKS Darby in return! Darby slumps against the steps, Konosuke runs up, but Darby dodges! Konosuke’s knees hit the steps and he tumbles over! Darby then runs up the steps to SHOTGUN Konosuke down!
The fans fire up while both men are down on the floor! Konosuke checks his knee before he crawls around, and Darby gets in the ring so he can build speed! Darby DIVES! Direct hit on Konosuke but Darby’s the one who hits the desk! The fans fire up while both men are down again, but Darby rises up to get Konosuke on the apron! Darby fires forearms, then goes up a corner! COFFIN- NO, Konosuke catches him for a SUPER BLUE THUNDER BOMB to the floor!! The fans go nuts again and Callis says that’s the end of Darby Allin, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref hurries to check Darby but Callis tells Doc Sampson to call it. Darby is somehow still in this, so Konosuke storms his way over. Konosuke drags Darby up, puts him in the ring, then paces around him. Konosuke runs the ropes to LARIAT! Darby flips inside-out, Konosuke covers him, TWO!! Darby still has fight inside but he’s also dazed. Konosuke clamps onto Darby with a chinlock and squeezes tight. Darby endures, even as Konosuke leans on him with his much-taller frame. Darby reaches out, fights around, and rises up, only for Konosuke to CANADIAN RACK BOMB! Darby sputters all over again while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Konosuke sits back as he watches Darby crawl to the apron. Konosuke storms his way over, but Darby RAMS low! Slingshot sunset flip, but Konosuke rolls through! Only for Darby to kick the legs out! Darby catches Konosuke to a GUILLOTINE! Konosuke endures the squeeze, fights up to his feet, and he powers out to THROW Darby! Darby lands out, fires shots, and RAMS low! Darby then hops on, but Konosuke stops Code Red! Konosuke swings Darby around, tucks him in, BASTARD DRIVER! And WHEELBARROW GERMAN! The fans fire up and Callis says that’s true power! Darby sputters again and Konosuke vows to end this.
Konosuke runs corner to corner, HELLUVA KICK!! Then he hoists Darby up top, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans freak out already for the SUPER DUPER GERMAN SUPLEX!! Bridging cover, TWO!!! Callis is freaking out as much as the fans, and he protests the count! Konosuke is furious, but he aims for the WAGAMAMA KNEE!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Darby survives by nanoseconds, and Konosuke is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” but now CLØN rushes out here! He distracts the ref, and Callis hurries to take the Dynamite Diamond Ring off his finger to put it in Konosuke’s hands! Konosuke thinks about it, but The Alpha has honor!
The fans cheer as Konosuke wants to do this his way! But then Darby runs up, cradles, TWO!! Konosuke escapes, ALPHA ELBOW!! Darby is down, dazed, but still moving! Konosuke drags Darby up again, goes back to the corner and back to the top rope. The fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but it has to end somehow! Darby fights against the lift with headlock punches! Then he hops on, SUPER CODE RED!! Konosuke staggers up, Darby leg scissors, steps through, LAST SUPPER!! TWO?!?! Konosuke escapes again, then bails out! So Darby just goes up top! SUPER COFFIN DROP!! Direct hit and both men are down again!
The fans are thunderous as Konosuke and Darby stir. A ring count climbs, Callis complains that some people just gotta follow directions and run the play! Coach Callis pulled Konosuke outta obscurity, Konosuke would do anything! Now he’s got some gold, some fame, and gets a mind of his own! Callis complaining aside, the ring count is climbing! Darby drags himself in at 9, but Konosuke YANKS him back out! That refreshes the count, and Konosuke vows to end this for real now. Konosuke points to the steel steps, and he drags Darby up onto them with a deadlift RAGING- NO, Darby knees Konosuke, turns things around, and FULL METAL SCORPION DEATH DROP!!!
The fans go nuts again while Konosuke writhes! Konosuke flops off the steps, Darby crawls into the ring, and Darby just climbs the corner again! SUPER DUPER COFFIN DROP!!! Konosuke might be unconscious! Darby still hauls Konosuke into the ring, pushes him to a cover, TWO?!?!? Konosuke survives and Darby is furious! But Darby just reloads, COFFIN DROP but onto knees!!! Ghost pin, TWO!!! Darby escapes but the WAGAMAMA KNEE finds him!! Konosuke hauls Darby up, but Darby pops free! Trip, step through, and SCORPION DEATH LOCK!!! Konosuke endures, reaches out, but Darby sits deep!!
Callis says don’t even think about it! Konosuke almost does, but he bites his own thumb to ignore the pain in his back! Konosuke reaches out, crawls his way forward, and he fights to the ROPEBREAK!!! But Darby is right up top! COFFION DROP on the back!! Then Darby goes right back up, COFFIN DROP again!!! Cover, DARBY WINS!!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
Callis is steaming, but Darby overcomes Konosuke to avenge that loss in the Continental Classic! But it also took so much out of him just to do it! Darby still asks for a mic and one is brought to him. Darby sits up against the ropes, has them cut his music, and he tells MJF to get his ass out here! There’s a contract MJF needs to sign! The ring crew hurries to bring in a table and some chairs for that very contract signing, and MJF makes his entrance. MJF reluctantly makes his way down the ramp, and both men meet at the table. Darby grins with blood still in hiss teeth, and he signs his part of the contract without hesitation, unlike MJF.
The fans already chant “BALD! BALD! BALD!” at MJF, and Darby pushes the contract to his side of the table. MJF grabs the pen, reaches out, but then steps away. MJF scratches his chin as he thinks on this, and the fans just chant, “BALD! BALD! BALD!” again. MJF takes a mic to say he’ll explain something to Darby, looking like he has rabies. But see, MJF is happy for Darby, he hopes Darby’s had fun holding MJF’s AEW World Championship. The fans boo that, but MJF says deep down, there is a small part of him, like the size of a North Carolinian p*nis small. That small part of MJF feels bad for Darby, because he’ll never hold this again!
Darby’s got about a good a chance of holding this title as Hangman Adam Page does again. MJF says guys like Darby are a dime a dozen, here today and gone tomorrow, stuntmen who burn the candle at both ends. In this life, people like all these fans here like to pretend that life is about making friends and family and children. The only thing that matters in life is your legacy. And Darby’s legacy will be that of the kid who had his 15 minutes of fame. They’ll pretend like Darby made a lasting impact, but the fact of the matter is, he hasn’t. He hasn’t! They’ll know deep down that Darby Allin was just a little pr*ck who got lucky.
They’ll know that Darby was too reckless and stupid to stay on top. And after May 24th, Double or Nothing, in that sh*thole of Queens, New York, y’know what MJF’s legacy will be? He’ll go down as the guy who became a THREE-TIME World Champion at just 30 years of age, unprecedented in this sport. And MJF will go down, when it’s all said and done, as the Greatest of All Time! THAT is the difference between them! Darby Allin brags about climbing a mountaintop. But when it comes to professional wrestling, Maxwell Jacob Friedman IS the mountaintop! The fans boo but MJF soaks it up. Darby tells MJF to SHUT UP!
Only someone like MJF who is so vain would think that the number one most important thing in this world is his legacy. Darby doesn’t care about legacy, he cares about living in the moment! And in this moment, Darby just wants MJF to sign the contract. Then at Double or Nothing, Darby makes Maxwell Jacob Friedman a BALLD HEADED B*TCH!! MJF frowns but the fans cheer that! MJF grabs the pen again, and with no choice, he signs on the dotted line! Then he TACKLES Darby! The fans boo as MJF beats up Darby after the war he went through with Konosuke! MJF CHUCKS an armchair outta the ring, FLIPS the table, then picks up his Dynamite Diamond Ring.
MJF puts the ring on his finger like always, then winds up to DECK Darby!! The fans boo but MJF just soaks it all up. MJF throws off his jacket, picks up the belt, and he stands over Darby with it. But then MJF isn’t done with Darby, he puts Darby on the top rope! MJF climbs up to join him, and drags Darby into position! But wait! Kevin Knight runs out here to chase MJF off! The Jet still owes The Scumbag a receipt, but it seems we’ll all have to wait on that. Will MJF still take back the title at Double or Nothing? Or will Darby keep the belt and take MJF’s dignity?
My Thoughts:
An awesome episode for Dynamite as things heat up towards Double or Nothing. Awesome 10 Man Tag to open, great win for the Faces, not that it added much to FTR VS C&C. Good promo from Jericho to look back on Stadium Stampede and hype up this year’s match. Good promo from The Demand with Davis and The Dogs, and I suppose this maximizes the feuds as well as the alliances throughout the locker room. Who knows who wins but the match will still be awesome, just as the original was. Good promo from Conglomeration, too, Cassidy & Roddy going after FTR while Kyle VS Moxley happens on the side, that’s great stuff.
Speaking of Moxley, great promo from him and Ospreay. Moxley’s semi-turn has really brought out his sage philosophical side. Great match from Ospreay VS Ace, and while Ospreay could always bring out his aggression, seeing him use more technical wrestling and even winning with a submission is good stuff. Good promo from Joe, and I liked Death Riders backing Ospreay up. Very good Owen Hart Cup brackets this year, Joe VS Ospreay is a great choice given this story, but I would think Ospreay wins that one. Good promo from Jack Perry to call out Davis, and I suppose Jack can win in the Owen Cup to then move on from the National title.
Great seeing Brian Cage back, he gave Knight an awesome match, but with JetSpeed wanting to go on a Two Man Power Trip, it makes sense Kevin won out. Same for Bailey beating Westbrook, even though Westbrook maybe went too hard on his own acrobatic escape. Great stuff in the Six Woman Tag, and I appreciate Shida didn’t ditch until after the match. Willow, Mina & Rosa might get their own Six Woman Tag with Triangle of Madness after that interaction, but also can’t wait to see if Willow can go back-to-back as Queen of Harts. For that matter, I personally would love to see Athena use the Owen Cup to move on from being ROH Women’s World Champion, but that depends on how Supercard of Honor goes this Friday.
And of course, another wild instant classic from Darby as he overcomes Takeshita. I knew the diamond ring would come into play with that reverse effect, good way of protecting Takeshita in the loss. Good stuff with MJF tonight, too, such as the opening segment’s parade of bald men to send the message to MJF. That was also a unique contract signing segment in that it came together so quickly after the main event match. Good stuff from MJF as always, and of course he attacks Darby. I feel like either Knight should not have made the save, or both parts of JetSpeed should’ve made the save. It just seems odd that only Knight cared about saving Darby. The closing moment was much better when it was MJF standing over Darby with the belt.
My Score: 9/10
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