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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (7/21/23)
SmackDown’s on FS1!

Time to set the Rules of Engagement!
For tonight, FS1 means Friday Night Smackdown’s number 1! But to determine who is THE ONE, Roman Reigns and Jey Uso meet face to face!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE United States Championship Invitational Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Rey Mysterio VS Sheamus VS Cameron Grimes VS LA Knight; Rey wins and advances to the finals next week.
- Charlotte Flair VS Iyo Sky w/ Bayley; Charlotte wins.
- Austin Theory VS Santos Escobar; Escobar wins.
- NXT North American Championship: Dominik Mysterio w/ Rhea Ripley VS Pete Dunne; Dom wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
The Bloodline is roaming backstage.
Roman Reigns is not in a good mood, but neither is Paul Heyman. Solo Sikoa seems the same as always, but that’s not good news for anyone. Will the Tribal Chief and what is left of his table be ready for the face-to-face with Jey Uso?
WWE United States Championship Invitational Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Rey Mysterio VS Sheamus VS Cameron Grimes VS LA Knight!
We already know Santos Escobar awaits in next week’s tournament finals, and Austin Theory is ringside just like last week to watch this up close and personal. Will the King of Lucha meet his LWO ally next week? Or will it be the Celtic Warrior, The Carolina Caveman, or the Mega Star?
As Knight makes his entrance, he as a mic. “Lemme talk to ya!” Fans fire up for that! Knight says that SummerSlam is the biggest party of the summer YEAH, and he’s always invited to the party! SO he wants to go to the party where he takes that US Championship. “YEAH!” So tonight, this is a little stepping stone, cuz he’s got three men that stand in his way. But one by one, each will fall because you all know whose game it is! “L A KNIGHT, YEAH!!” The bell rings and the brawl is on! Grimes ahs Rey and Sheamus has Knight! Rey whips, Grimes stops himself and dumps Rey out, to DECK him!
Knight turns things around on Sheamus but Sheamus throws knees! Sheamus hits a back suplex but Knight lands on his feet! Knight then clotheslines Sheamus out! Fans fire up but Grimes tosses Knight out. But Knight slingshot SHOULDER TACKLES back in! Knight TOSSES Grimes out and fans fire up! Orlando loves L A KNIGHT, YEAH, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Knight swings but misses, and then Sheamus runs him over! Fans are torn, but Rey takes out Grimes on the outside! Rey brings Grimes up, whips him, but Grimes reverses and Rey hits barriers! Knight CLOBBERS Sheamus, covers, TWO! Knight CLUBS away on Sheamus, bumps him off buckles, then knees low. Sheamus hits back with a hard body shot! Sheamus mocks the “YEAH!” then hits a ROLLING SENTON! Cover, ONE!! Knight is hanging tough but Sheamus looms over him. Fans are thunderous for “L A KNIGHT!” as Sheamus whips, but then Knight dodges to ELBOW Sheamus down!
Knight waits, Sheamus stands, and Knight runs in, but Sheamus puts him on the apron! And CLOBBERS him! Grimes runs up to O’Conner Roll, TWO! Rey RANAS Grimes into Knight! Those two fall out and Rey stares down with Sheamus. Grimes is on the ropes, Rey asks what’s the play. Sheamus sees Knight get up, and he ROCKS Knight! Then Sheamus stands both Knight and Grimes up, and Rey joins in! Fans fire up for DOUBLE BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! They go all the way to DIEZ! Sheamus and Rey shake hands, but then Sheamus blocks a whip! Rey apologizes, but then Sheamus scoops him!
Rey slips free, dropkicks legs and Sheamus is on ropes! Rey dials it up, but runs into a BACKBREAKER! Fans fire up while Sheamus drags Rey up again. Fireman’s carry, but Grimes CROSSBODIES them both down! Grimes KICKS Sheamus, KICKS Rey, repeat! Not quite Yes Kicks but fans still fire up for them! Grimes powers up, but Knight runs in, so Grimes ENZIGURIS him down! Grimes sees Rey run in, scoops him, and swings him out for a SIDE SLAM! Fans rally, Sheamus drags Grimes from the corner to ROCK him with a right! Sheamus scoops Grimes, but Grimes slips off to DROPKICK! Sheamus stays up so Grimes KICKS away at the ropes!
Grimes runs, but Sheamus CLOBBERS him! And then clinches, IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Knight returns, Sheamus tosses him out, but Knight drags Sheamus out to join him! Sheamus kicks Knight away, but Knight RAMS him into the apron! And hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Rey is up top, and Grimes builds speed! Grimes DIVES into a forearm from Knight! Rey hops down to WRECK Knight with a dropkick! Rey puts Knight in, goes back up top, but Knight trips him up! Knight climbs up after Rey and Sheamus joins in! Sheamus CLUBS Knight, though, but Knight hits back with body shots! Both men fall back!
Knight gets up first, Grimes ROUNDHOUSES Sheamus! Grimes RAN- NO, Sheamus blocks! And lifts Grimes up! Grimes waistlocks, SUPERPLEX POWERBOMB GERMAN SUPLEX COMBO!! Fans are thunderous as SmackDown goes to break!
SmackDown returns and Grimes whips Rey hard into a corner! Rey falls back, Knight brawls with Sheamus outside, and Grimes covers, TWO! Grimes keeps his focus on Rey while Knight and Sheamus DOUBLE LARIAT outside! Grimes whips Rey corner to corner again, runs in, but Rey ELBOWS Grimes back! Rey goes up the corner, but Grime Electric Chair Lifts! Rey punches away to then RANA Grimes and himself out of the ring! But Grimes holds on, brings Rey back up, only for Rey to SPINNING RANA! Theory gets out of the way, Grimes is sent into the armchair! Theory is mad at Rey, but Rey says he can just shut up and go sit in the front row then.
Rey brings Grimes up, but Sheamus DOUBLE FLYING CLOTHESLINES! Sheamus drags Grimes up, and RAMS him into barriers! Sheamus then goes back for Rey, and sends him into barriers! Sheamus storms up the steps, Knight rushes in but Sheamus HOTSHOTS him! Sheamus goes up, FLYING CLOTHESLINE! Sheamus waits on Knight, but Rey runs in! Sheamus scoops to POWERSLAM! Sheamus fireman’s carries Knight, WHITE NOISE! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives but Sheamus doesn’t lose his cool. Sheamus hobbles but the fans rally for Knight. Sheamus gets fans cheering for him, too, and he mocks “L! A! KNIGHT!”
Sheamus beats his chest, fans chant along with “BROGUE! BROGUE!” But Grimes runs up, Sheamus DECKS him! Sheamus runs in, but Knight POWERBOMBS him!! Cover, REY splashes it apart!! Grimes crawls back in, Knight brings Sheamus up. B F- NO, Sheamus shoves free, Grimes ROUNDHOUSES Knight! Sheamus KNEES Grimes down! Knight torture racks Sheamus, BURNING HAMMER!! Cover, Rey SENTONS it apart! Rey dodges Grimes, but runs into a COLLISION COURSE!! Cover, TWO!! Rey survives and Grimes is beside himself! Knight was half a second late but he brings Rey up.
Knight whips but Rey 619s through!! Knight takes a shot to the gut and falls back, Rey GAMANGIRIS Grimes! Rey climbs up, but Grimes UPPERCUTS! Grimes climbs up but then Sheamus CLUBS him on the back! And CLUBS him again! Sheamus Electric Chair Lifts Grimes, but Grimes slips off to set Sheamus up, but Rey DOUBLE RANAS them onto rope! Rey dials it up, DOUBLE 619!! Sheamus flops out, Grimes stays in, so Rey FORG SPLASHES Grimes! But THEORY drags him off!? And RAMS him into steel steps!! Fans boo as The Now screws Rey! But here comes Escobar! Escobar LEAPS and CLOBBERS Theory!
Fans fire up as Escobar throws Theory over the timekeeper’s area, then CROSSBODIES! Those two run off and brawl into the night, as Knight spells it out! BIG ELBOW on Grimes, but a BROGUE outta nowhere!! Grimes goes up, SUPER CAVE-IN!! But Rey returns! Rey RANAS Grimes down! REY WINS!!
Winner: Rey Mysterio, by pinfall (advances to the finals)
The LWO helps its own, and now we’ll see LWO VS LWO in next week’s finals! Theory is gonna pay for what he did tonight either way, but will it be the King or the Emperor of Lucha that proves they are numero uno?
Jey Uso roams around backstage.
And he says hey to the visiting NXT stars, Tony D’Angelo and “Stacks” Channing Lorenzo! And even the Creed Brothers, Julius & Brutus! Will we see these young tag teams on SmackDown sooner or later?
Austin Theory storms up on Adam Pearce.
Pearce ends his phone call, and Theory demands to know who Escobar thinks he is. Theory is the US Champion, he has every right to be ringside, and yet Escobar just attacks him!? Theory wants a match with him tonight! Pearce likes it, and wants to make it for the title. What? No! Escobar doesn’t deserve that! Theory wants to make Escobar respect him! Well, fine, that will be official. Good. Theory storms off, but is he only going to get a preview of what’s (possibly) coming for him in a few weeks?
Charlotte Flair VS Iyo Sky w/ Bayley!
The Queen didn’t get a proper title match with Asuka because of Bianca Belair. But then Bianca Belair didn’t get a proper title match because of Charlotte, and Damage CTRL. The solution: a Triple Threat is set for SummerSlam! Will Charlotte teach Miss MITB to keep her nose out of Flair business? Or will the Evil Genius take the Queen of the board before putting Asuka in checkmate?
SmackDown returns as Iyo makes her entrance, Bayley right behind her. The bell rings and the two circle. The two tie up, go around, and Charlotte puts Sky in the corner. Sky goes up the ropes, jumps and arm-drags, but Charlotte cartwheels through. Fans “WOO~!” and Charlotte struts. The two tie up and Charlotte headlocks. Sky pulls hair, powers out, but Charlotte runs her over! Charlotte smirks, runs, and cartwheels over the dropdown. Sky runs back in, Charlotte hurdles, but then Sky handsprings over Charlotte’s dropdown! Things keep moving, and Sky dropkicks legs out! Sky grins at Charlotte, but Charlotte blocks the kick!
Charlotte shoves Sky down, Sky goes to a corner, and Charlotte handsprings, but into BOOTS! Sky runs in to fire off fists! Fans fire up with Sky and she brings Charlotte up. Sky whips, Charlotte goes up and out, then BOOTS Sky down! Charlotte goes up a corner, and CROSSBODIES! Charlotte fires up and fans fire up with her as she GAMANGIRIS Sky! Charlotte scoops but Sky slips free to dropkick a leg out! Charlotte hobbles, Sky runs corner to corner, but Charlotte puts Sky on the apron. Sky ducks, shoulders into Charlotte, and she springboards to MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!
Sky argues the count but the ref defends it was fair. Sky fires forearms, headlocks, and then waistlocks. Charlotte switches, Sky runs to ropes and slips through to HOTSHOT Charlotte down! Charlotte avoids the Drive-By Dropkick to BOOT Sky down! Charlotte aims, but Bayley barks at her! Sky avoids the Plancha, and she goes up to FLYING RANA! Charlotte tumbles and Bayley cheers, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Charlotte flashes the Four Horsewomen hand sign at Bayley. Bayley tells Charlotte to get away, she doesn’t care about that anymore. Charlotte puts Sky in the ring, Sky goes to a corner, and Charlotte storms up. Sky BOOTS Charlotte but Charlottes ROCKS Sky! Charlotte puts the leg on ropes but Sky avoids the knee drop! Charlotte jams her knee on the mat, and Sky SHINKANSENS in the corner! Cover, TWO, but into a CROSSFACE! Charlotte endures, fights around, and fans fire up! Charlotte powers up and lifts Sky for a BIG back suplex! Fans rally while both women are down!
Sky stirs, Bayley doesn’t wanna talk Shotzi, she just wants to see Sky beat Charlotte Freakin’ Flair. Charlotte ROCKS Sky, counter punches her, but Sky dropkicks the legs out! Sky whips, Charlotte holds ropes, and she KICKS Sky! Charlotte CHOPS, and CHOPS, and CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Bayley coaches Sky and Sky rebounds, but into a scoop! Charlotte carries Sky around as fans fire up, and Charlotte FALL AWAY SLAMS! And then kips up! Fans fire up with Charlotte but Bayley is annoyed. Sky rises, Charlotte handsprings to LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Bayley is relieved as Sky survives.
Sky goes to a corner, Charlotte runs in but Sky dodges the splash! Sky comes back, but into the BACKBREAKER and BUCKLE SHOT! Charlotte puts Sky up top, Bayley coaches Sky on, but Charlotte CHOPS! Bayley gets mad and gets off commentary to shout at Charlotte! Sky SMACKS Charlotte off buckles! And adjusts to SUPSER SUNSET POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Charlotte survives and DMG CTRL can’t believe it! And then Shotzi’s on the tron! She haunts Bayley with the sound of scissors snipping and her deranged laughter! Bayley gets spooked, starts pacing around the ring, and Sky asks where Bayley’s going!
Bayley says she’s sorry, she has to get outta here. Bayley goes up the ramp, so Sky hurries up the corner. But Charlotte YANKS Sky down! And runs in, but Sky sends her into buckles! Charlotte is down and Sky steps on her to go back up! And up! And OVER THE MOONSAULT but FLOPS as Charlotte moves! Charlotte goes up now, to MOOONSAULT into boots! Sky runs in, LA MYSTICA! CROSSFACE!! Charlotte endures as Sky pulls way back! But then Sky shifts to a ghost pin, TWO! Charlotte ghost pins, TWO! Both women scramble up, Sky runs in but Charlotte dodges! Sky goes to the apron and ducks the boot!
Sky HOTSHOTS Charlotte’s leg! Charlotte hobbles, Sky goes up, and fans fire up as Sky leaps, MISSILE- NO, Charlotte deflects it and grabs the legs! BOSTON CRAB!! Almost a Walls of Jericho! Sky endures, powers through, trips Charlotte to a cover, TWO!! Sky runs to basement dropkick! Charlotte is down and fans “WOO~!” for her but Sky fires up! Sky brings Charlotte up to fire off forearm after forearm! And more and more and more! Sky runs, but Charlotte SPEARS!! Cover, TWO!!! Sky survives and Charlotte is frustrated! Charlotte drags Sky around by her legs, steps through, FIGURE- NO, CRADLE COUNTER! TWO!!
Charlotte scrambles to waistlock, GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Charlotte holds on, drags Sky back up, but Sky victory rolls through, STOMP 182! Charlotte sputters and fans fire up! Charlotte is in the corner again, Sky runs in, but into a BOOT! Charlotte goes up, but Sky CHOP BLOCKS the leg! Sky SHOTEIS, then climbs up after Charlotte! Sky fires more shots, fans rally behind her, and Sky SUPER STEINERS! Cover, TWO!! Charlotte sunset flips it, TWO!! Sky sits on it, TWO!! Charlotte escapes to NATURAL SELECTION!! Cover, Charlotte wins!!
Winner: Charlotte Flair, by pinfall
The Evil Genius came close, but the Queen still wins out! But then ASUKA slides in! GERMAN SUPLEX, and a SLIDING KICK! The Empress puts the Queen in an ARMBAR!! Fans are torn as Asuka makes Charlotte suffer, but refs rush out to stop this! Asuka lets go and swaggers around with the WWE Women’s Championship! Will neither Charlotte or Bianca be ready in that Triple Threat? Or will the numbers be what defeats Asuka?
Backstage interview with Dominik Mysterio & Rhea Ripley.
Kayla Braxton is with the NEW NXT North American Champion, and asks what brings him and Mami to SmackDown tonight. Well, he wants to really show his deadbeat dad what a real champion looks like. Because if Rey happens to win the United States Championship, then that only makes him a champion of the USA. Dom, on the other hand, is the champion of all of North America! That makes him the champ of like 23 countries! But then in walks Pete Dunne. He “congratulates” Dom on winning the title. And they’re in the home of NXT! So it feels like Fight Night! What does Dom say to a match for the title tonight?
Dom laughs that off. He’s not dressed to compete, the title’s not polished up, and he has to get the NXT General Manager- WAIT! Shawn Michaels is here! And HBK says that this all sounds like a wonderful idea. Dom VS Dunne for the North American Championship as Dom’s first defense. Where is Pearce’s office? Dunne gives him directions, and HBK goes to do some business. After cheating Wes Lee, the man with the longest NAC title reign, will Dirty Dom get beat and have the shortest?
Roman Reigns sits in his private suite.
He looks at the red lei, the symbol of his title as Tribal Chief. Heyman is pensive as Roman holds it in his hands. Roman then looks at Solo, who was also looking at the lei. Solo nods, perhaps to say he understands who truly owns that title. Roman surpasses 1055 as Undisputed Universal Champion, but are the days he have left numbered as well?
DMG CTRL regroups backstage.
Iyo doesn’t wanna go but Bayley says she has to because Shotzi is lurking. But then they see someone STABBED a picture of Bayley to her luggage, with scissors! This is what Bayley was talking about! They grab what they can and get outta the locker room! Is Shotzi’s revenge already working wonders?
Austin Theory VS Santos Escobar!
Speaking of champions, the United States Champion takes on his could-be contender, but does not put the title up. Is it because he knows he’ll win? Or because he knows he’d lose? We find out, after the break!
SmackDown returns as Escobar makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two tie up. Theory powers Escobar to a corner, swings, but Escobar dodges to ROCK Theory! And ROCK him again! Escobar keeps on Theory with haymakers, then CLUBS him on the back! Theory fireman’s carries, Escobar slips free, shoves and trips Theory up, to then DROPKICK Theory down! Theory staggers up and kicks back, then throws haymakers of his own. Theory bumps Escobar off buckles, stomps a mudhole in, but the ref counts. Theory lets off and shouts at the fans but the fans boo him in return.
Theory goes back to Escobar, brings him up and suplexes! Cover, ONE! Theory is annoyed, talks more trash, and fans boo again. Theory brings Escobar up, but Escobar throws haymakers! Theory kicks low, whips, but Escobar comes back to tilt-o-whirl RANA! Escobar storms over and stands Theory up, but Theory kicks low to DDT! Cover, TWO! Theory is annoyed but he stalks Escobar. Fans rally up, Theory brings Escobar around and bumps him off buckles. Theory stomps Escobar, throws hands, but the ref counts. Theory tells everyone to shut up but Escobar turns things around! Escobar rains down fists!
Fans count all the way to DIEZ, and then Escobar covers, TWO! Escobar tries again, TWO! Theory hangs tough, he isn’t champion for nothing. Theory kicks low, whips, but Escobar ducks ‘n’ dodges to wheelbarrow and victory roll, then he hooks the legs! Theory scrambles away, but Escobar runs in to clothesline Theory out of the ring! Fans fire up with Escobar and he builds speed! But Theory moves, so Escobar goes up the corner to taunt him. Theory wants a timeout, which isn’t a thing here, but SmackDown still goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Escobar whips corner to corner, but Theory reverses. Escobar bounces off buckles, into a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Theory is annoyed but Escobar is tougher than that. Theory kicks Escobar to the apron, goes out after him, and grins as the fans boo. Theory drags Escobar up and goes to suplex, but Escobar fights it! Theory tries again, but Escobar still fights it! Escobar then gets free to ENZIGURI! Fans fire up and Escobar builds speed, ARROW FROM HELL! Direct hit and Theory hits the desk! Fans fire up and Escobar catches his breath. Fans cheer him on and Escobar stalks Theory.
Both men get in the ring, Escobar runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and rallies on Theory with FLYING FOREARMS! And then another RANA! Theory ends up in a corner, Escobar runs in, but Theory puts him on the apron. Escobar ROCKS Theory with a forearm, then a GAMANGIRI! Escobar climbs up, leaps, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Fans rally again while both men are down! Escobar rises, brings Theory up and fireman’s carries, but Theory slips free to CHOP BLOCK a leg! And then DECKS him with a left! Cover, TWO! Theory hurries to fisherman and suplex, AOI SHODO!! Cover, TWO!! Escobar survives and Theory is beside himself!
Theory calls his shot and fans boo. Theory drags Escobar up, fireman’s carries, but Escobar slips free and CALF KICKS! Theory staggers to a corner, Escobar puts him up top! Escobar climbs up after Theory, but Theory shoves him down! Escobar rolls back to his feet, hurries back up top, but Theory throws haymakers! Theory says he’s the Now, but Escobar SUPER DUPER STEINERS!! Theory flops into a corner, Escobar spells it out! L W O! DOUBLE KNEES! And then fireman’s carry, PHANTOM DRIVER! Cover, ESCOBAR WINS!
Winner: Santos Escobar, by pinfall
Theory not putting up the title ends up the only silver lining for him, because Escobar proves what he’s capable of! Will Escobar make it through Rey to do this all again?
Bobby Lashley meets Trick Melo Gang backstage.
The All Mighty shakes hands with Trick Willy and HIM, and they both are dressed to kill. What advice will the NXT Champion and Trick get from the Rocky Mountain Machine?
NXT North American Championship: Dominik Mysterio w/ Rhea Ripley VS Pete Dunne!
Dirty Dom lived up to that new nickname when he and the entire Judgment Day did Wes Lee dirty last Tuesday. But will the Bruiserweight break Dom’s fingers to take that title from him? Or will Dunne have to watch his back for The Prince and the Punisher?
SmackDown returns and Dunne makes his entrance. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Dunne wins on Fight Night!
The bell rings and the two tie up. Dunne powers Dom to ropes, the ref counts and Rhea protests. Dunne lets off, and Dom DECKS him! Dom talks trash, stomps Dunne, then drags him up to headlock. Dunne powers out and drops, then hurdles, then drops again before he CLOBBERS Dom! Rhea is upset as Dunne stands Dom up. Dunne wrenches the arm, and kneels on it to bend it back! And he bends the fingers! Dom endures and Dunne grinds his forearm into Dom. Dunne bends the fingers, fans chant for “MAMI! MAMI!” and Dunne isolates the arm. Dunne STOMPS the arm! Dom scrambles to a corner, BOOTS back, and storms up, but Dunne wrenches the arm again!
Dunne wrangles Dom down, hammerlocks that arm and traps it, so he can bend the other hand’s fingers! And SNAP the fingers!! Dom scrambles as Dunne goes for an armbar, ROPEBREAK! Dom gets up, and he HOTSHOTS Dunne away! Rhea checks Dom, and hands him a steel chain! Fans boo and Rhea distracts the ref! Dom takes aim, but RIDGE snatches the chain! Dunne ENZIGURIS Dom, and then hits an X-PLEX! Cover, TWO! The numbers are even now that Ridge is watching Dunne’s back, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Dunne goes after Dom at the ropes, but Dom HOTSHOTS him away again! And then SLINGSHOT SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Dunne hammers Dom’s head from below but Dom hits back. Dom wraps on a chinlock, and wait, Pretty Deadly is here? Kit Wilson is wheeling Elton Prince out in a wheelchair, but it’s only Elton’s arm that got hurt last week! Fans boo but Ridge stares them down. Dom wrangles Dunne with a wrench and stomps the arm. Dom taunts the Bruiserweight, stomps him again, then gives mocking kicks and pats on the head. Dunne snarls and Dom pie faces him. Dunne ROCKS Dom!
Dunne runs to GAMANGIR in the corner, and again, and again! Rhea freaks out, but Dunne drops KNEES On Dom’s arm! Then DECKS him with a forearm! Dom sits up, into Dunne’s PENALTY KICK! Rhea freaks out some more as Dunne stands on Dom’s fingers! Rhea tells Michael Cole to shut up, but Dunne STOMPS! Dom avoids that and puts Dunne on ropes! Dom dials it up, but Dunne dodges to SNAP GERMAN SUPLEX! And then he STOMPS the hands! BUZZSAW! Cover, TWO!! Rhea is relieved, but then Pretty Deadly demand an apology from Ridge! Ridge storms up and they wheel away! Kit ROCKS Ridge!
Dunne DECKS Kit! Elton freaks out as Kit runs away! Elton begs for mercy from the Brawling Brutes. Then he runs away himself! Ridge chases him, Dunne GAMANGIRIS Dom! But then Rhea runs up to CHOP BLOCK Dunne!! Dom drags Dunne up to POST him! Dom dumps Dunne, covers, but the ref says they’re in the ropes! Dom hurries to drag Dunne to center, covers, and Dom wins!
Winner: Dominik Mysterio, by pinfall (still NXT North American Champion)
Mami is happy that her Dommy survives Dunne, but he sure had plenty of help tonight. Will Dom survive knowing NXT Great American Bash is coming in just 9 days?
Jey Uso heads to the ring!
Orlando fires up for Main Event Jey, and as the shirt says, he is ready to be “The REAL Chief.” The face to face approaches, what will be the Rules of Engagement between Jey and Roman? We find out, after the break.
SmackDown returns and the table is set as Jey paces inside the ring. Roman makes his entrance, Heyman and Solo behind him. They of course raise their fingers and the pyro goes off, and Jey does his best to stay calm. Roman, Heyman & Solo continue down the ramp as the introductions are made, and then they step into the ring, for the second round of pyro. Heyman is wary but Jey keeps his distance, and Solo keeps his eyes on Jey. Roman chuckles and tells Heyman he can relax. Fans chant for “USOS! USOS!” and that annoys Roman. But even so, he holds out his hand and Heyman gives him the mic.
Roman takes a moment, then says, “Orlando…! ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” Fans are torn, and Roman swaggers around to sit at the head of the table. Jey sits down, fans continue to cheer for “USOS! USOS!” but Roman smiles. Roman asks “Lil’ Jey” if he still wants to do this. Jey picks up his mic to say, “Yeah, I still wanna do this.” Fans cheer that! Roman is amused, but Jey says he’s supposed to do this. Roman is making Jey do this. Roman put Jimmy in the hospital, so now Jey has to get Roman. Roman sighs and says “Lil’ Jey, you ain’t gonna get me because you don’t get it.” Jey is a soldier, a pawn.
Roman takes the contract, opens it up, looks it over, and looks to Heyman. Heyman hands him a pen while the fans chant “UCE! SO! UCE! SO!” Roman shakes his head, but signs on the dotted line. Jey snatches the contract, smashes it up, and slams the folder closed. That confused Roman and Heyman. Jey says they don’t need a contract! This is in blood! “This right here… This is Tribal Combat now!” Fans like the sound of that, and Roman seems confused by that claim. He laughs it off, and then thinks. Do the Elders know about this? It was their idea, Uce! That worries Roman again.
Jey explains that this is TRIBAL. COMBAT. Anything goes! If he wants to light Roman up with a kendo stick, he can! If he wants these armchairs, he can do it. If he wants a steel chair, he can use it. Put him through the announce desk? Sure wants to! This table right here? If he has to! That lady’s left slipper and slap Roman’s face, he’ll do that too!! Fans like the sound of that, but Roman laughs it off. Orlando, shut your mouths! They boo but Roman tells Lil’ Jey to shut his mouth! The Tribal Chief is talking now! Fans boo more and more but Roman says, “You think this is my first rodeo? You think I haven’t ran this business for almost a decade now?!”
Roman throws down the mic, stands up, and he puts his Universal Championship on the table, literally. Roman says it doesn’t mean a thing to him! Let’s go! Jey tells Roman again, it’s Tribal Combat now. Fans taunt Roman, and Roman looks to the red lei. Roman takes that off like he did a couple weeks ago. Fans chant “UCE! SO! UCE! SO!” as Roman sets that on the table, too! Roman stands across from Jey now as Heyman drops to his knees. The two are truly face to face, and they shake hands and go forehead to forehead. And then Roman takes his leave. Solo doesn’t care, he TOSSES the table!
But Roman stops Solo!! And then Jey SUPERKICKS Solo!! Heyman is stunned, but Jey leaves Roman alone, per the rules of what Tribal Combat mean. Roman is still wary as he takes his leave of the ring. What is coming will be more than enough for both of them. It will be a battle for everything Roman has, will he lose everything at SummerSlam? Or will he prove Jey is not ready to be neither Universal Champion nor Tribal Chief?
My Thoughts:
Awesome stuff for SmackDown here, and such great build to SummerSlam. Great opener in the second Fatal 4 Way, but I did not see Rey getting that win because he and Escobar are both LWO. But Theory and Rey having interaction, Theory trying to keep Rey from winning, bringing out Escobar, that was a bit of foreshadowing on Rey getting the win. Escobar VS Theory was also a great match, but it feels like Escobar got his win here so that Rey will face Theory at SummerSlam. Rey VS Escobar is going to be great stuff, and it won’t be out of a LWO breakup either. But this all is a bit of a shame, all the fans love LA Knight and wanted to see him win. But maybe they’ll save Knight for later, like Royal Rumble or even Mania for a true crowning moment.
Great to hear the Triple Threat of Charlotte VS Bianca VS Asuka is happening, as I figured it would. And great match from Charlotte VS Sky to not just give Charlotte momentum but to give Asuka an opening to attack and put herself on top. At the same time, a Triple Threat for the title could go any which way, and Sky has the MITB briefcase, she could even make it a Fatal 4 Way before the end if they so chose. And good stuff from Shotzi scaring Bayley, those two are definitely having some kind of grudge match at SummerSlam. One way or another with the Bayley VS Shotzi stuff and Sky as Ms. MITB, this is going to tear DMG CTRL apart so Bayley and Sky can go their separate ways, or maybe even feud on their own.
So great to see a lot of current NXT superstars tonight, both backstage and being in the crowd. The obvious reason is because they were in Orlando, but even then, someone *cough* Vince */cough* could’ve said no to these cameos. But seeing as we also saw HBK and a North American Championship match, the combination of HHHBK clearly gave the greenlight. Dom VS Dunne was a great match but of course Pretty Deadly and Rhea all contribute to Dom surviving. I appreciate Elton & Kit taking a page from The Miz playbook, with the wheelchair even though Elton doesn’t need it, and using the shoulder injury in story. I do feel Ridge needs to remember just how strong he really is, but also his limitations, or else people might start calling him “unsafe.”
And once again, great stuff out of The Bloodline story. I just felt in my gut that there would be a call for something like “Tribal Combat,” aka Anything Goes/No Holds Barred. It not only hearkens back to the Hell in a Cell I Quit combo match, but it fits their family legacy and the story they’re telling through that. Plus, putting both the Undisputed title and the family title of Tribal Chief on the line is a great way to up the ante of this already top level story. I don’t feel Jey’s odds are good, but it would certainly be a way to really shake up the story, as it seems even less likely that Solo changes allegiances after he wanted to spike Jey.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMAPCT! & Unbreakable Results & Match Ratings: 4.17.2025
iMPACT is the Pre-Show, Unbreakable is a TNA+ Special! See what happened!

iMPACT! is getting the old Heat treatment as a TV episode pre-show. While nothing about the iMPACT episode seems overly intriguing, they all actually have narrative weight, and since the last two weeks have been devoid of weight and general cohesion…this might be a surprisingly good episode which would serve as a better pre-show than expected.
I’m still mad that it’s a damn Thursday and they want to have 4-5 hours of show because WrestleMania reasons. Even WWE realized doing long shows before workdays was stupid, so NJPW giving them the idea to break Mania into two nights is a boon for everyone over thirty.
Also the main reason I’m doing a joint article. Since Unbreakable starts immediately after iMPACT, I’m not gonna put up back to back articles. One stop shoppin it!
Will @AJFrancis410 be crowned the FIR$T TNA International Champion TONIGHT at #TNAUnbreakable?!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/rT1TusIxJd pic.twitter.com/rxiBn6PxPw
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 18, 2025
iMPACT! – Ratings:
- Laredo vs Jason Hotch w/Tasha Steelz: Laredo wins via Laredo Fly – ** 1/4
- Jazmyn Nyxx w/Fatal Influence vs Xia Brookside w/Lei Ying Lee: Xia wins via Small Package – **
- KC Navarro vs Cody Deaner: KC wins via Loaded Fist – **
- Maggie Lee & Heather by Elegance w/Personal Concierge vs Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley: Hot Topic Hotties win via Cemetery Drive – ** 1/4
- Jakara Jackson w/Lash Legend vs Dani Luna w/Jody Threat: Dani wins via Luna Landing – ** 1/4
- Leon Slater vs Brian Myers: Myers wins via Roster Cut – ** 1/2
Unbreakable – Quick Ratings:
- Zachary Wentz vs Eric Young vs AJ Francis: Young wins via Piledriver – *** 1/4
- Ace Austin vs Steve Maclin vs Eddie Edwards w/Alisha: Steve Maclin wins via KIA – *** 1/2
- X Division Championship: Moose(c) w/Alisha vs Akeem: Moose wins via Lights Out – Long Squash
- Mustafa Ali & Nemeths vs Hardys & Mike Santana: Jeff Hardy wins via Swanton Bomb – ***
- Kaz & Tessa vs Joe Hendry & Masha: Hendry wins via Standing Ovation – ** 3/4
- Barb Wire Massacre: Sami Callihan vs Mance Warner w/Steph De Lander: Callihan wins via Cactus Driver ’97 – ** 1/2
- Inaugural International Championship: AJ Francis vs Steve Maclin vs Eric You: Maclin wins via K.I.A. – *** – TITLE CHANGE!!!
Results:
Laredo vs Jason Hotch w/Tasha Steelz
Laredo starts quick with a Straight Right, Tijeras, a few quick strikes, kicks Hotch out of the ring, wants a Plancha, but Tasha gets in the way to stop Laredo’s offense which gives Hotch an opening. Quick trip, a few chops and a hard Irish Whip has Laredo trying to catch his breath. Hotch tries to go for another Strong Irish Whip but Laredo reverses, two kicks, Flying Neckbreaker into a Missile Dropkick sending Hotch to the outside. Laredo finally pulls off his Suicida, and he’s rolling. Corner Forearm, Uno Mass Corkscrew Moonsaults, but Hotch manages to get away after two. A Snap Jab staggers Laredo, Ali style Outside In Rolling Neckbreaker and Hotch tries to take things to the top. But Laredo counters and Avalanche Michinoku Driver…only for two.
Laredo tries to keep things going, Back Handspring Crossbody, but Hotch catches him, big Tilt-a-Whirl Backbreaker for two. Hotch looks to the corner and then gets scared because he thinks Santana might strike, Hotch and Tasha argue, Laredo recovers and runs up the corner and hits the Laredo Fly for the win.
If @CodyDeaner can take down @KCwrestles tonight on #TNAiMPACT he punches his ticket Ultimate X at #TNARebellion! @milanmiracle
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/rT1TusIxJd pic.twitter.com/T5zqKHVr24
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 18, 2025
Jazmyn Nyx w/Fatal Influence vs Xia Brookside w/Lei Ying Lee
Jazmyn and Xia go for a chain wrestling or World of Sport kind of start. Xia even gets out of the Head Scissors with the classic Hand Stand and pop. After a little taunting, Jazmyn tries to charge but Xia loops around for a flash Cradle, Nyx kicks out quick and retreats to her Fatal Influence friends for a breather. Xia catches her with a Dropkick, a few strikes and starts putting things together until Jazmyn catches her in the corner and Snake Eyes Xia the hard way and then starts leaning her into the ropes, a few Leg Sweeps, PK kicks and Jazmyn is in control. Fisherman’s Suplex Hold from Jazmyn but Xia kicks at two. She tries to fight back up but Jazmyn is using her positioning to keep control. Bulldog into the middle buckle, puts Xia between the ropes and lays in a Round Kick to her chest and Xia has been eating offense for the last few minutes. The crowd tries to rally the little British Angel, but Jazmyn lays in some forearms, hits the ropes, Xia ducks and they hit stereo High Kicks to double down for a few moments.
Xia starts to rally, gets a few shots in, Tijeras, Xia tries Angel Wings but Jazmyn moves. Jazmyn tries to stay on her, but a Jawbreaker gives Xia time to go to the corner, Xia hits the Crossbody, Angel Wings, and looks for a DDT or something but Fatal Influence get involved distracting everyone. Lei has Fallon hanled, but Jacy is mouthing off causing Rosemary to come down and make a Mist save. Jazmyn tries to be opportunistic, but Xia blocks her move and hits the Small Package for the win.
Overbooked and timing was a bit shoddy in some spots, but not offensive. Not bad, but not good either.
KC Navarro vs Cody Deaner
This is for a spot in the Ultimate X match. Here’s to hoping the Blessed One beats the hell out of the loser who’s about as over as Herpes. Meaning he never goes away, and he’s unlikable. Anyone that says “Funny Underdogs are needed on shows”, isn’t that like 60% of the roster? No one is funny if everyone tries to be funny. KC however, he’s fucking hilarious and amazing.
KC tries to pay off Deaner and get him to forfeit, Deaner of course does the underdog thing of fighting back, dumb looking punches, goofball corner spot that he lengthens to the put of looking dumb and not funny. Oh thank God KC hits the Spiderman in the ropes, ducks Deaner and 305 gets hit for a near fall. Now KC is rolling, nice quick offense, Snapmare, Front Roll Neck Snap, Stomp into Split into cover for only two. Deaner goes for the comeback, and a few Lariats, Bulldog, and everything looks soo stupid. Deaner puts KC in the Airplane spin, gets dizzy and then goes again, TKO for two.
Navarro tries to powder, Deaner goes after him but the ref gets Deaner off of him since KC was in the ropes, KC wraps his necklace around his knuckles and a quick Jab to the face as Deaner tries to suplex him, 1-2-3, Blessed WIN.
If Deaner was the only doofus guy he’d be fine, but when we have Santino, Arianna, Laredo, KC, Great Hands, Brian Myers, Dango, Alisha, Hendry (while not a doofus isn’t close to serious), Kaz, Elegance Brand (all 3 of them), Ryan Nemeth and those are just off the top of my head. Everyone can’t be silly or no one is silly and nothing matters.
Maggie Lee & Heather by Elegance w/Personal Concierge vs Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley
I’m gonna keep any Gigi drooling to a minimum since I respect my boy Wentz, but I will say, you gotta love Hot Topic Hotties. Yes I like walking red flags, I’m self aware, and okay with it.
Maggie and Gigi start, a few quick counters, Gigi manages the Double Hook Cradle for two, then Hot Topic Hotties go tandem with a Dropkick and a Twisting Elbow for another two. Tatum is officially legal, Maggie looks for the tag but Heather wants to push Maggie more. Which is exactly how ASH treated her. Tatum turns it around, Gigi tags in, Poetry Bronco, and then Kawada Kicks from Gigi. Concierge distracts, Maggie grabs her, Heather takes the cheap shot, Suplex from Maggie for two. Heather and Maggie get some offense in together, and Heather is working Gigi over in the heel corner. Unicorn Stampede essentially. Heather goes for a pinfall and its only 2. Heather is getting frustrated, Gigi with an Upkick headscissors, Heather tries to stop the tag out, but eats the Mule Kick.
Tatum starts beating on Heather, rams Heather into Maggie, Cartwheel Peach Sunrise, tags in Gigi, Double Headbutts and Cemetery Drive from the Hot Topic Hotties and everyone wins. Jesus…will never leave this chat, he started it.
Jakara Jackson w/Lash Legend vs Dani Luna w/Jody Threat
Things start a little slow, Collar & Elbow tie up that they won’t relent for a while, Jakara tries to turn it into a Headlock Takeover, but Dani is too strong. Dani gets a few shots in, hops the rope for something but Lash makes her present felt and trips Dani while Jakara distracts the referee. The referee didn’t see anything but ejects Lash anyway. Lash won’t go, tries to intimidate the ref and say no. Jakara keeps things moving against Dani while Lash takes her sweet time slowly walking away. Jakara tries a Roll-Up but Dani too thicc to keep down. Dani fights back up, scoops Jakara and drops her unceremoniously.
Jakara starts laying in a bunch of Falling Knees and gets a quick two, before locking in a Cravat that Dani tries to fight out of. Dani counters out of it, ducks the Line, and they crash into each other with Forearms. The Double Fall Down spot is a little played out and this is only the pre-show really.
Dani levels Jakara with a few Lariats, looks for the Luna Landing, Jakara slips it so Dani comes off the ropes with a Busaiku Knee. Luna wants a Blue Thunder but Jakara gets away until Luna grabs her again for the Rebound Blue Thunder Bomb and a near fall. Luna charges the corner, misses, Jakara hits the Tornado DDT, but only two. Jakara tries to ram Dani’s head into the buckles, but Luna blocks, fires and takes Jakara’s head off, Luna Landing gets his and Dani wins!
Elijah has a promo segment and they have a really Sesame Street style “Walk this Way” words on the screen thing. When they did the bouncing ball lyrics with Ron Killings, it was at least cool. This comes off as corny and low budget public broadcasting crap just for Elijah to announce an open challenge at Rebellion or something. Admittedly I zoned out cause I figured it would be nothing of note.
Leon Slater vs Brian Myers
Myers and Slater start in a shoving match jawing at each other, and then Leon lays in a Shoulder Tackle off the ropes, some jumping crap and Myers is getting bounced from corner to corner like a dork. Leon tries to continue the Around the World but a punch, Thrust Kick and Irish Whip across the ring gives him some confidence, but he eats the Feint Mule Kick, Back Handspring Back Elbow…and again System matches are “look stupid and get beat up for 70% of the match until a shortcut can be taken”. Speaking of short cuts, Leon goes for his Corner Leap, Myers guards from it, Leon repositions but gets tripped and eats a Spear. Then…we go to commercial.
Coming out of the commercials Myers is still in control. Leon slips out of a suplex and then connects with a flurry of offense, Myers eats more kicks than I can count, powders, Leon does his corner post leap, comes in and looks to win but an Implant DDT, dick kick and Roster Cut gives Myers the win.
Overall iMPACT! Rating: 5/10
Nothing special but at least it made some sense and was a better than the last few episodes. Low bar comparatively. Now immediately onto Unbreakable! So because this is a long night, I figured I’d do a Watch A Long with Mat Sarpraicone over on Dirt Sheet Radio because I have zero faith in Unbreakable being worth the 2-3 hours it will take to watch it.
So you’ll get quick results with ratings and an overall thoughts at the end of Unbreakable from me, because it’s late and I needed something to keep me awake.
Overall Unbreakable Rating: 4.5/10
The iMPACT! episode was easier to watch and digest, three Triple Threats is too many and the Main Event being a slow paced triple threat after a Barb Wire match and a bunch of faster matches really doesn’t resonate well with fans. Even though I didn’t love the Sami vs Mance match, ending on carnage and the “babyface” winning would’ve been a much better way to send the crowd home happy and we wouldn’t have needed so much time fill during the last hour of the show.
Maclin being the inaugural International Champion is cool, setting up the first defense against Eric Young is good for their story, so most of the marks were hit. It just was too damn slow and had no business being a main event. Champions vs Challengers was okay, but it only really picked up when Masha and Tessa were mixing it up. I liked Moose having the extended squash match for shits and giggles, but two Triples back to back to open the show is an easy way to burn out a crowd. Sure the Moose match was an extended piss break to recharge the crowd, but the card was just laid out awkwardly and things felt like far more of a chore than they should have.
All in all this was a very lame event. Yes I get it was purely stop gap to take advantage of WrestleMania weekend, but with Rebellion next week, we all knew it wasn’t gonna shake things up too much. But hot damn was I about to fall asleep if I wasn’t doing the watch-a-long to not pass out.
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Is Thursday night alright for fighting?
AEW Spring Breakthru continues as Collision is brewin‘ up a TNT Championship Open Challenge! Will it be all about the BOOM for Adam Cole, Baybay?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kevin Knight VS Lance Archer w/ Don Callis; Knight wins.
- Josh Alexander & Konosuke Takeshita VS Rocky Romero & Tomohiro Ishii; Alexander & Takeshita win.
- 2v1 Handicap Match: Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Rebecca Scott & Ashley Vox; Megan wins.
- AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Adam Cole VS Claudio Castagnoli; Cole wins and retains the title.
- Six Man Tag: La Faccion Ingobernable VS Rosario Grillo, Leon St. Giovanni & KM; LFI wins.
- ROH World Television Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Nick Wayne; Nick wins and becomes the new ROH World TV Champion.
- Mercedes Mone & Harley Cameron VS Kris Statlander & Julia Hart; Kris & Julia win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Marina Shafir storms out here!
She throws some poor rando around on stage, and then kicks her off stage, to then storm into the ring. Marina intimidates Arkady Aura into giving up her mic, then here come the Death Riders! Claudio Castagnoli SHOVES a cameraman down, then SMASHES the camera! Then he CHOKE SLAMS the cameraman through a table! Wheeler Yuta beats up more equipment, the fans boo these sore losers, because clearly this is all in response to losing the AEW World Trios Championships just last night. Boston tells off Yuta but he just uses that as motivation. Jon Moxley is in the ring, waiting for all of this to calm down a bit.
Marina gives Moxley the mic, and Moxley tells the fans and everyone celebrating last night better enjoy it now. “Hobbs, Swerve, Shibata, enjoy it now! Because it’s the last chance you’re gonna have to celebrate for a long time!” The fans boo, but Moxley tells The Young Bucks he officially doesn’t like them, he doesn’t like looking at them, so they better stay in their own lane. They cross the line with Moxley, he swears to God that they are never seen or heard from again, and he means that! Fans are torn there, but Moxley says from the first day he started in this sport, there was one undisputed baddest man in pro-wrestling. That man is Samoa Joe.
The fans cheer for “JOE! JOE! JOE!” and Moxley says he has always shown Joe respect, treated him with reverence. The fans sing, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Yuta tells them to shut up! Moxley says he has given Joe that reverence, he has given Joe his space, and it could’ve stayed that way. But Joe started something that Moxley has to finish. Because Moxley doesn’t know any other way, he will not run, he will not hide, he will not roll over and die. he knows no other way to do this but to fight Joe to the death for the AEW World Championship! Tomorrow, now, for better or worse! Mox will be clear: He is challenging Joe!
The fans again chant for “JOE! JOE! JOE!” Moxley says that’s all he’s gotta say. Joe’s known Moxley long enough to know exactly what he’s dealing with. Moxley then storms off, leading the Death Riders away. Will Samoa Joe accept that challenge, and perhaps even go Double or Nothing?
Kevin Knight VS Lance Archer w/ Don Callis!
The Jet is feeling real good having his share of $400,000, and he’s preparing for next month’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors tournament. But will Knight still be too fly? Or will he be sent crashing down by the Murderhawk Monster?
The moment Archer hits the ring, he hits Knight! Archer fires off in a corner, the bell rings, and the ref counts. The fans boo but archer only stops to throw his jacket at Knight! Then he THROWS Knight out of the ring! The fans tell Callis off like they did last night, but Archer SMACKS Knight off the LED walls! Archer says night-night, Knight! He CLUBS Knight down on the stage, then drags him up to TOSS him down the ramp! Knight flounders to the apron but Archer steps inside to stop the ring count. Archer goes out to drag Knight up, choke grips, and CHOKE- NO, Knight flips free! Knight blocks a boot, ROCKS Archer, then goes up the corner, BIG triangle jump DROPKICK!
The fans fire up as night goes to the apron, springboards, QUEBRADA! They fall on the ramp and the fans fire up! Knight storms after Archer as they go into the ring, then Knight climbs up. Knight leaps to SEATED- NO, Archer catches Knight! Knight fights and RANAS Archer into a corner! Knight stomps and UPPERCUTS on repeat! Knight then stomps a mudhole, but stops as the ref counts 4. The fans fire up with Knight, but Archer LARIATS Knight inside-out! The fans boo but Archer drags Knight back up. Short arm LARIAT! Callis applauds while Archer rains down forearms on Knight’s head.
The ref reprimands about pulling hair but Archer tells him to shut up! Archer stomps Knight, paces around him, then drags him up. Archer CLUBS Knight on the back, then stalks him to a corner. Archer CHOPS Knight but the fans rally, “Let’s Go, Kevin!” Archer whips, Knight sunset flips, but Archer stays up! But Knight avoids the punch! Knight runs to SLIDING SHOULDER TACKLE! Archer tumbles out of the ring, Knight runs, and he WRECKS Archer with a dropkick! Archer pinballs off the desk, then Knight goes up the corner. But Callis grabs at Knight’s foot! The fans boo, Callis gets away with that, but Archer drags Knight down!
Archer ROCKS Knight, then SWINGS him into the steel steps! Archer is all fired up, Callis is happy, but the fans boo while Collision goes picture in picture.
Archer drags Knight up, brings him around, and whips him hard into railing! Knight sputters, the fans cheer him on, but Archer brings Knight up. Archer ROCKS Knight, sits him in a chair, and then runs up to BOOT him down! Knight slumps against the barriers while Archer refreshes the count. But this just lets Callis get his shots in! Callis hammers Knight, but stops before he gets caught. Callis talks smack on the fans, especially that one guy in the third row. Archer stands Knight up against barriers, calls out a small child in their father’s arms, and then CHOPS Knight! Archer drags Knight along the way, taunts more fans, but Knight fires body shots!
Knight CHOPS Archer, but Archer isn’t even bothered! Archer whips Knight back into the ring, then storms in after him. Archer looms over Knight, stands on Knight’s hand, then steps off as the ref reprimands. Archer taunts Knight, stands him up, and pulls hair to put him in the corner. Archer climbs up, taunts the fans, and he smothers Knight! Archer rains down fists, but he stops short of ten to rob the fans the satisfaction! Spring Breakthru returns to single picture and Archer runs corner to corner. ELBOW! Archer keeps moving, and he ELBOWS Knight again! Archer wants more, so he runs again, to ELBOW Knight again!
The fans are torn as Archer has his hattrick, and he looms over Knight again. Archer taunts Knight, slaps him around, but Knight fires a body shot! Archer nods, eggs Knight on, and Knight fires more hands! The fans fire up, but Archer DECKS Knight! Archer drags Knight around, has a cocky cover, ONE!! Knight is tougher than that as a former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, and he flips Archer off! Archer grabs at him, Knight cradles, TWO!! Archer almost got caught, but he BOOTS Knight for that! And GERMAN SUPLEXES! Knight lands on his face and Archer grins. The fans rally for Knight but Archer puts him in a corner.
Archer hoists Knight up top, ROCKS him, then lifts Knight in the reverse crucifix! Knight flails, BLACKOUT- NO, Knight lands out! But Archer grabs him! CHOKE- DROPKICK! Knight turns things around, then fires hands! The fans rally as hard as they can for Knight as Knight fires shot after shot! Knight whips, Archer reverses, but knight slips to the outside! Archer hits buckles, Knight springboards in, but Archer gets clear. Knight comes back, but into a BOOT/STOMP! Archer drags Knight right up, then goes up the corner with him! The fans fire up already as Archer lifts Knight, but Knight fires elbows!
Knight fires body shots now, Archer pushes him back, but Knight returns, to the UPPER ROOM! Knight rolls and UFO SPLASHES! Cover, TWO! Archer is still in this, but Knight runs corner to corner, only for Archer to dodge! Arche comes back, DERAILER!! Archer hauls Knight up, BUCKLE BOMBS, and CHOKE SLAMS! Cover, TWO?!?! Knight survives and Callis is furious! Archer snarls but he drags Knight back to a corner. The fans rally as hard as they can for “KEVIN! KEVIN!” but Archer walks the tightrope! But Knight trips Archer up! Archer is stuck on the ropes, and Knight DROPKICKS him down!
The fans fire up as Knight springboards, FLYING FOREARM to the floor! The fans fire up and Knight puts Archer in! Knight springboards, but Archer catches him! Knight HOTSHOTS that arm, then springboards again, FLYING LARIAT!! Cover, Knight wins!!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall
The Jet flies high and takes the win! Will this literally big win help Knight take over the BOSJ?
The Opps speak.
After Dynamite went off the air, the NEW AEW World Trios Champions regrouped backstage. Samoa Joe said, “Do you understand the unusual thing about predators? Predators tend to think they are the largest and most evil thing in the jungle. They think that nothing pursues them because they are the pursuers. Tonight, the Death Riders learned that wasn’t the case. See, we are The Opps. We are not a movement, we are not an understanding between gentlemen, no. We are men who only need an opportunity and excuse to commit violence. We are men like Shibata. We are men like myself. And now, Death Riders, you learned we are men like Willy Hobbs.
“We are The Opps. We are your AEW Trios Champions. And we are coming for so much more.” The Death Riders were the hunters but are now the hunted, will their reign of terror end thanks to The Opps?
BREAKING NEWS for next week’s Collision!
While Collision will return to Saturday nights, it will also have to wait until after coverage of the NBA Playoffs. The silver lining? It’ll be live from coast to coast! Make sure you schedule accordingly so you don’t miss a minute of the Playoff Palooza!
Backstage interview with Jamie Hayter & Kris Statlander.
Renee Paquette is with these two ahead of their Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament match, set for next week on Dynamite. It is a semifinal match, and yet this is also the first time Kris and Jamie face off 1v1. The winner goes on to Double or Nothing to face Mercedes Mone in the tournament finals, but Kris stops Renee there. Enough about Mone. And enough about Toni Storm, honestly. There are plenty of other women in this locker room who work just as hard, if not harder, than those two. Jamie says she won’t disagree there. Jamie works hard, Kris works hard, and Jamie won’t stand here to give endless pats on the back.
But Jamie also knows Kris is good, being a former TBS Champion. And Kris knows Jamie is good, being a former AEW Women’s World Champion. They both know they can go, and this right here has been a long time coming. Whoever wins this, they better go all the way. See you Wednesday, mate. That match is for Dynamite, but will Kris get a leg up on Mone in the tag match later tonight?
Tony Schiavone reads a letter from FTR.
Given the suspension as announced last night, Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler are not allowed in the building, so they sent this message instead.
“Dear Tony & Nigel, I (Dax) wish I could take back everything we did to you guys last week. It was completely unacceptable, unnecessary, and unwarranted. I honestly think the punishment for us wasn’t severe enough.” Schiavone explains it is a suspension for a week, without pay. Dax’s letter continues to say, “Tony, I would never have gone through with the piledriver with you. You said some things about my daughter that I won’t hold against you. But in the heat of the moment, I felt I was justified to scare you a little. I love you, Tony.” Schiavone rolls his eyes, the fans boo because they don’t believe Dax’s words.
Schiavone explains this next part is addressed to Nigel. “I never wanted things to get physical between the three of us, I know your body, and your mind for that matter, is very fragile.” Nigel rolls his eyes at the passive aggressiveness there. “I’m sure you were thinking the same thing with emotions as we were. Even though you probably knew there was no way you could ever beat us up, LOL. Again, my sincerest apologies to you both, and I hope we can just move forward in a professional and productive manner. With love, Dax Harwood.” The fans still boo the ingenuine sentiments, and Nigel sarcastically accepts the apology. Will FTR ever actually learn their lesson?
Josh Alexander & Konosuke Takeshita VS Rocky Romero & Tomohiro Ishii!
The Walking Weapon couldn’t defeat the Cowboy, so he goes and sucker punches him after the match, then seemingly joins forces with The Don Callis Family! Will Alexander get his first win alongside The Alpha? Or can Azucar & Stone Pitbull conglomerate their way to a victory?
The teams sort out and Ishii starts against Konosuke in a battle of Openweight Champions! The fans fire up as Ishii and Konosuke go toe to toe, then they start shoving! The forearms start flying, the fans fire up, and Ishii gets the edge! Ishii runs, but Konosuke BOOTS him! Konosuke whips, Ishii reverses, and then Ishii ducks the lariat to waistlock. Ishii ducks an elbow, but Konosuke ROCKS Ishii! Konosuke reels Ishii in, but Ishii suplexes first! Konosuke fights free, then runs up, and they RAM shoulders! The fans fire up and Ishii runs to RAM Konosuke again! Konosuke returns, runs through the chop and he CLOBBERS Ishii!
Ishii is up, he runs through a chop and then CLOBBERS Konosuke! Konosuke is back up, both men run in, and they RAM each other down! The fans fire up while Konosuke and Ishii back off. Tag to Rocky and Alexander and the fans rally again. The two circle, tie up, and Alexander waistlocks. Rocky switches, Alexander switches, and Alexander SLAMS Rocky down! Rocky brushes that off while the fans rally. The two circle, tie up, and Rocky wrenches. Alexander knees low, whips, but Rocky slides under! Rocky wheelbarrows and arm-drags! Alexander comes back, Rocky dodges and RANAS! The fans fire up while Rocky gives some Azucar Heat!
Rocky runs up, Alexander DUMPS him to the apron, but Rocky UPPERCUTS! Alexander distracts the ref so that Konosuke can YANK Rocky down! Konosuke DOUBLE CHOPS Rocky, then DRIVE-BY DROPKICKS! Rocky sputters while Collision goes picture in picture.
Alexander runs to BODY CHECK Rocky off the apron! The Don Callis Family soaks up the heat, then they fetch Rocky off the ground. Alexander puts Rocky on the apron, CLUBS him, then slides in. Alexander has the ref watch Ishii, and then he stomps Rocky around. Alexander scoops and SLAMS Rocky, then tags Konosuke. Konosuke goes up to SUPER SENTON! Cover, TWO! Rocky stays in this, but Konosuke stays on Rocky with a snapmare and KCIK! Konosuke tags Alexander and Alexander stalks Rocky. Alexander drags Rocky from the ropes to drop a knee! Cover, TWO! Alexander stalks Rocky to the ropes, then bumps him off buckles.
Alexander CHOPS Rocky, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Konosuke has Rocky up top! Rocky fights the back suplex with fists, then he BITES Konosuke! The ref reprimands, but Rocky cravats to hit a SUPER SLICED BREAD! The fans fire up while both men crawl, hot tags to Alexander and Ishii! The fans fire up as these two RAM, and RAM, and then Ishii ROCKS Alexander! Ishii whips, Alexander reverses, but Ishii comes back to CLOBBER Alexander! And SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Alexander survives but Ishii runs, only for Konosuke to get a cheap shot in! Ishii DECKS Konosuke for it! Alexander waistlocks, Ishii fights and switches, but Konosuke runs in!
Alexander ducks, Konosuke BOOTS Ishii! Konosuke runs, he and Ishii DOUBLE LARIAT! Konosuke rebounds to LARIT Ishii down! Rocky runs up, wrenches Konosuke, and kicks off Alexander to TORNADO DDT! Ishii LARIATS Konosuke back down, but Alexander kicks! Ishii blocks, feed to Rocky for a kick and UPPERCUT! Then Ishii hits a GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up more as Ishii runs, and he LARIATS Alexander down! Cover, Rocky blocks Konosuke, but Konosuke SHOVES Rocky onto Ishii! The match is saved but the ref reprimands everyone for being in the ring. Ishii and Rocky argue, but Konosuke has Rocky!
Rocky avoids the forearm, so Konosuke DECKS Ishii! Alexander BOOTS Rocky out of the ring! Alexander torture racks Ishii, for the TOWER HACKER BOMB!! Cover, TWO?!? But into an ANKLE LOCK!! Rocky sends Konosuke into railing! Ishii endures, reaches out, but Rocky storms in! Rocky springboards to CROSSBODY Alexander! The fans fire up, but Konosuke runs in! Rocky DUMPS Konosuke out, then PLANCHAS! Ishii LARIATS Alexander, suplexes, but Alexander fights it! Alexander wrenches, Ishii wrenches back, but Alexander gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, ROCKY BREAKS IT!
The fans fire up as we get another save! Rocky brings Alexander i, but Alexander waistlcoks. Rocky fights free, throws an elbow, then a HAYMAKER! Rocky reels Alexander in, but Alexander hits a GOURD BUSTER! Alexander hoists Rocky up, but Ishii helps Rocky RANA! Rocky KICKS Alexander, cravats, and Ishii gives him the boost! SHIRA- NO, Alexander slips free! Rocky waistlocks Alexander, Ishii runs up, but Alexander ducks! The LARIAT hits Rocky! Then Alexander rolls Ishii up, with tights! TWO!! Alexander fires a flurry of elbows, but Ishii roars! Ishii runs in, but into a GERMAN SUPLEX! But he’s right back up!?
Alexander runs up, Ishii SWATS a lariat, then ROCKS Alexander! Alexander ROCKS Ishii, but Ishii HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up while both men fall! A standing count starts, but Ishii crawls hover, hot- WHAT?! Rocky leaves Ishii hanging?! WHY?!? The fans boo, but Konosuke BOOTS Ishii! Then feed to a GERMAN SUPLEX! Alexander holds on, ripcord, DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOWS!! Then a POWERBOMB!! High stack, Don Callis Family wins!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander, by pinfall
Rocky looks conflicted, but they why did he leave Ishii all alone to begin with?! Callis celebrates with his guys, will nothing stop the family from taking over AEW? Rocky goes back to help Ishii, but Ishii shoves Rocky! Ishii asks what the heck, but wait! Is that TRENT BERETTA!? Rocky CLOBBERS Ishii, and Trent takes off the jacket! Trent rains down fists on Ishii now, and the Callis Family returns?! Trent was Don Callis Family the last time we saw him, and it seems he still IS Don Callis Family! Callis explains to Konosuke that it’s fine, and he gives Trent the monkey wrench! The very thing that took Trent out almost a year ago!
Rocky stands Ishii up, and says goodbye. Trent CLOBBERS Ishii with the monkey wrench!!! Trent & Rocky are in the Family, will AEW soon belong to them?
Backstage interview with Mercedes Mone.
Lexy Nair welcomes in #FourBeltsMone, and Mone again says, “Bostooon~! Say hello to your C E O!” Lexy congratulates Mone on defeating Athena last night and advancing to the Women’s Owen Hart Cup finals at Double or Nothing. She will either face Kris or Jamie, and Kris is someone Mone has had a lot of history with. Mone stops Lexy there and says that history is where Mone won them all. Tonight, she is in the main event in another tag match alongside Harley Cameron. Mone already groans as Harley brings out “Mini Mone!” “Bostooooon~! Say hello to your C E O~!” Mone says she already did that.
Mini Mone knows Main Mone doesn’t wanna talk to Harley right now, but she has assured Mini Mone that things will be different this time. They better be! Now now, talk to Mini Mone. She’s not gonna do that! Harley, just stay out of the way and not be such a loser! Harley pouts but Mone says there’s no reason to be sad. Mini Mone says yeah, there’s no crying in wrestling! Damn right! Wait, wait, why is she talking like the puppet’s real!? Harley starts singing “Ride the Money Wrath Train~!” Mone says no no no! Mone storms off, but the train is on the tracks either way. Mini Mone says, “See you tonight!” Will The CEO and the wild Aussie stay on track as we head for Double or Nothing?
2v1 Handicap Match: Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Rebecca Scott & Ashley Vox!
The wrath of the Megasus has yet to be satiated, so she is again doubling up on opponents. Will even Everyone’s Favorite Flight Attendant & The Reel Catch #BowDown?
The bell rings and Vox & Scott DOUBLE DROPKICK! The fans fire up as they bring the fight to Megan with fast hands! They double whip, but Megan crisscrosses them into each other, then DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEXES!! The fans fire up as Megan roars, and she reels Vox in! Megan hauls Vox up to POWERBOMB! And deadlift for ANOTHER POWERBOMB! And ANOTHER POWERBOMB!! Vox flounders away while the fans fire up! Megan aims at Scott, runs in, and LEAPING LARIATS! Megan is all fired up, and she hauls Scott up, FATE’S DESCENT onto Vox!! Double cover, Megan wins!
Winner: Megan Bayne, by pinfall
Vox & Scott tried, but they could not stop this female titan! Megan then sits them both up and tells them, “BOW DOWN!” Megan SMACKS them off the mat! The Superbad Girl raises Megan’s hand in victory, will nothing stop Megan from storming back up the mountain?
Anthony Bowens speaks.
“Throughout my life, I’ve been told ‘no’ so many times. But if I wanted it bad enough, I always found a way. And here in AEW, I won’t take ‘no’ for an answer. My name is Anthony Bowens. I am AEW’s 5 Tool Player. The perfect combination of power, athleticism, intelligence, the look, and The It Factor. I am the Pride of Professional Wrestling, led by a badass. I intend to use every tool necessary to climb to the top of AEW. And oh, yeah, I intend to win gold. Let’s make history. So the question is, who’s next to step to the plate and get their ass Molly Whopped by THE Five Tool Player?! That journey starts now. Don’t believe me? Well I’ve got five tools and one rule: Prove them wrong!”
AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Adam Cole VS ???
The Panama City Playboy is in Boston, ready to make this City of Champions undisputed! But who will step to this paragon of wrestling? CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI! The Death Riders never left the building, they were just lurking from the shadows! But will the Swiss Cyborg snatch away this title to make up for the one he lost?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who brings the boom!
The bell rings and the two tie up. Claudio powers Cole right to a corner, lets off as the ref counts, but then Cole avoids the sucker punch! Cole fires fast hands, the fans fire up, but the ref counts. Claudio scoops Cole first to SLAM him down! Claudio looms over Cole, drags him up, and he whips Cole, only for Cole to reverse. But Claudio bounces off buckles to BOOT Cole down! The fans boo but Claudio stalks Cole. Claudio drags Cole up, scoops again, but Cole fights around to a SLEEPER! The fans cheer, but Claudio RAMS Cole into buckles. Claudio is free, but Cole BOOTS him, then JUMP NECKBREAKERS! Cover, ONE!!
Cole hurries to headlock, but Claudio powers up and lifts Cole, only for Cole to sunset flip! Claudio drags Cole right up, but Cole fires forearms! The fans fire up as Cole whips, btu Claudio reverses. Cole grabs ropes, 52 Fake Out! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! Claudio stays in this but Cole runs up to BOOT him back down! Claudio bails out, throws a fit, but then Cole BOOTS him off the apron! The fans fire up for “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!” Claudio goes to the apron, Cole storms up on him, but Claudio trips Cole up! Claudio drags Cole out, Cole fires forearms, but Claudio knees low! Claudio whips Cole hard into barriers!
Claudio winds up, runs up, but Cole dodges! Now Claudio hits the barriers! Cole fires forearms, stalks Claudio around the way, and he fires forearms again. Claudio YANKS Cole into the barriers! The ring count climbs, Claudio hauls Cole up, BARRIER BACK SUPLEX! Cole flops to the floor and the fans lose their minds! Claudio refreshes the ring count, but he does wait on Cole. Cole slowly crawls, so Claudio goes out to fetch him. Claudio UPPERCUTS Cole, Cole staggers around, and Claudio military presses him! Claudio TOSSES Cole out into the crowd! The fans go nuts again, and they cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this possible.
Claudio storms into the ring, soaks up the heat, and the ref checks Cole. That was a rough landing on that hardwood floor, but it seems Cole is okay to continue. The fans rally for Cole as he hobbles his way back to ringside. Cole rolls in, but Claudio runs up to LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Cole stays in this but Claudio clamps onto him with a chinlock. Cole endures, the fans rally, but Claudio squeezes tight. Cole fights around, fights to his feet, and the fans fire up as Cole fires body shots. But Claudio knees low, then TOSSES Cole back out! Cole flops to the floor, the fans boo more, but Claudio just soaks it all up as Collision goes picture in picture.
Cole gets checked by Doc Sampson, given that big bruise right on his side. The ring count climbs all the while, and Claudio paces as he waits on a verdict from Doc. Cole seems to be okay to continue, and he crawls his way over. Cole grabs at the apron skirt, drags himself up, and springs in at 9! Claudio is right on him and rains down fists! Claudio is all fired up, and also sports a cut on his arm from hitting these barriers. Claudio scoops to hit a BACKBREAKER, and then he bends Cole against his knee! Cole endures, throws hands from below, but Claudio shoves him down! Cole avoids the elbow drop! Claudio snarls, but Cole fires a forearm!
Claudio UPPERCUTS, Cole fires another forearm, repeat! Claudio looms over Cole but Cole still comes back with a forearm! The shots go back and forth, but then Claudio smothers Cole with a chinlock! Cole endures and fights back up, but Claudio pushes him down to the mat! Claudio leans on the hold as he grinds Cole down. Cole fights up again, fires body shots, and Spring Breakthru returns to single picture. Claudio ROCKS Cole, runs, but Cole ROCKS Claudio! Claudio UPPERCUTS into a backslide! TWO, and Cole fireman’s carries, but Claudio fights free! Claudio whips, UPPERCUTS, then whips corner to corner.
Claudio runs in and UPPERCUTS! Then he whips corner to corner again, for another UPPERCUT! Claudio tries again, but Cole SUPERKICKS him down! The fans fire up while a standing count begins again! Cole is in a corner, but Claudio rises up to get him. Cole JAWBREAKERS, then ELBOWS, then BOOTS! Claudio still comes back, Cole gets around, BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Cole is frustrated and sore, but he still stands up. The fans fire up as Cole is in the corner, and he climbs up the ropes! Cole aims, Claudio stands, PANAMA- BACKDROP! Claudio wags his finger, then he storms up, but has to fight off another fireman’s carry!
Claudio short arm LARIATS, then he drags Cole up! Claudio reels Cole in, but Cole BACKDROPS! Claudio just manages to land out, but Cole SUPERKICKS again! Cole now fireman’s carries, for USHIGOROSHI! Cover, TWO! Claudio stays in this and Cole is frustrated, but the fans rally up behind Cole. Cole goes back to the corner, hops up again, and Claudio’s up. PANAMA SUN- NO, Claudio trips and SWINGS Cole! The fans are torn as Cole goes around and around! TEN and Claudio THROWS Cole! Cover, TWO!! But into a CROSSFACE! Claudio pulls back on Cole but Cole endures! The fans rally as Cole reaches out. Cole rolls to a cover, TWO!
Claudio THROWS Cole to a corner! Claudio runs, UPPERCUTS, and then runs again! But Cole DUMPS Claudio out! Claudio HOTSHOTS Cole, hurries up the corner, then leaps, into a SUPERKICK! Cole covers, TWO!! Claudio is still in this, but both men are running on fumes. Cole rises up, brings down the kneepad, and says it’s time. But Claudio stops Cole to waistlock, only for Cole to PELE! Cole runs, into a POP-UP UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO!! Cole survives and Claudio is in disbelief! Cole goes to a corner as Claudio snarls and rises up. Claudio runs up, UPPERCUTS, and UPPERCUTS, and UPPERCUTS!
The ref backs Claudio off, the fans boo, but Claudio just seethes. Cole drags himself up with the ropes, Claudio runs back in, UPPERCUT! UPPERCUT! UPPERCUT! Claudio just UPPERCUTS and ELBOWS away! The ref backs Claudio off, warns him to listen to authority, but Claudio goes back in for more UPPERCUTS! The fans rally for Cole as he takes these shots, but then Claudio hoists him up top! Claudio climbs, goes to the very top, SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Cover, ONE, and into a ghost pin! COLE WINS!!!
Winner: Adam Cole, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
Claudio is in shock! But perhaps his anger got the better of him as he could’ve done things different. But the rest of the Undisputed Kingdom/Paragon is here to celebrate with their guy! Will Cole, Roddy & Kyle all be rolling on the road to Double or Nothing? Wait, now Claudio FLIPS the desk over in his anger! And then he stands it up on it’s side to tip it the other way! And another way! Yuta and Moxley hurry out here to try and calm Claudio down, and the fans taunt Claudio, “That’s expensive! That’s expensive!” They even chant “LOSERS! LOSERS!” The Death Riders storm off, what will satiate their anger?
Backstage interview with “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith.
Lexy Nair is with the former Learning Tree Branches, The Redwood & The Bad Apple. She brings up how last week, Chris Jericho said he wasn’t angry, he was just disappointed, and then he left them to themselves. Where do they go from here? Bill says Jericho was disappointed in them, but Bill is disappointed in Jericho. Jericho is supposed to be the leader, and yet he walks out on them? Quite honestly, Bill is getting… angry. Keith wants Bill to chill. Not right now. What? What’s the difference? They talked about this in private, what’s the difference with it being now? Keith says it is like Bill just said: It was in private.
Keith knows Jericho said they were family, and that means something to Keith. And he just feels that if they’re family, they should handle this like family, and that is internally. And maybe, if Bill didn’t put Jericho on blast last week, Jericho wouldn’t have left. Bill understands, family is very important. That is why Keith wants to get back in the good graces of Jericho. Bill gets that. He just isn’t sure they should be living and dying at the whims of Jericho. Either way, the strategy moving forward is the same: They need to get in the ring, crack some skulls, and stack some wins. Lexy, to answer the question of what’s next, that is next.
Bill heads out, Keith follows, but will they do better or worse without The Nueve?
Six Man Tag: La Faccion Ingobernable VS Rosario Grillo, Leon St. Giovanni & KM!
Finally, El Toro Blanco has returned! Rush leads Dralistico y The Beast Mortos into action again, will LFI finally stampede through AEW?
The trios sort out and LFI just attacks! Dralistico has Grillo, Rush has KM and Mortos as LSG! Things spill out side, LFI send their opponents into barriers, and then Darlistico CHOPS Grillo! Rush stomps KM, Dralistico stomps Grillo, and Mortos is back in the ring. The fans fire up with Mortos, and Dralistico sends Grillo into more railing! Rush regroups with his hermanos, both literal and in arms. Dralistico CHOPS LSG, Mortos SPLASHES, and then Mortos whips LSG corner to corner for another SPLASH! Mortos whips LSG to ropes now, for a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Tag to Dralistico and he springboards in, FLYING CODE BREAKER!
LSG flounders around and the fans fire up. KM tags in, but Dralistico SOBATS, KICKS, and ENZIGIRIS! The fans fire up as Dralistico tags in Rush! The fans fire up and Rush SUPERMAN PUNCHES KM! Then he DECKS LSG, HEADBUTTS Grillo, and he lets Dralistico FLY! Down go LSG and Grillo! Rush then says, “You mess with the bull…” YOU GET THE BULL’S HORNS!! KM takes those right in the face! Cover, LFI wins!
Winners: La Faccion Ingobernable, by pinfall
LFI makes quick work, and Rush says LFG! Will these three be like bulls in a China shop when it comes to the AEW Trios Division?
Backstage interview with Kevin Knight.
Renee catches up to The Jet as he and “Speedball” Mike Bailey say hey. A big congratulations for Knight in winning against Archer. Renee is pretty sure that match came about because Callis didn’t like the rejection he got in trying to recruit Knight and Speedball. Knight says pretty much, but that’s understandable. He doesn’t think the Don- Ricochet steps in, backwards hat and military coat not really going together, but he tells Knight to shut it. Ricochet says these goofs are not the story of the week. The story is how they screwed Ricochet last week and stole that prize money!
Speedball says if by “screwed,” Ricochet means Speedball’s team beat him fair and square to win 400 stacks, then yeah, he got screwed. Ricochet says first, you pinned Mortos, not Ricochet. And seeing as how they’re the new guys here, here’s some “veteran advice.” Don’t upset the top talent in AEW. You don’t disrupt the chain of command. And since Knight and Speedball are so low, at the bottom of the pole, take his advance before something bad happens. Knight says Ricochet has it all twisted, they respect him. Knight and Speedball respect the game, the in-ring talent, the hot wife, all of that.
But anything that Ricochet can do, the Jet can, too. In fact, here’s something he can do that Ricochet can’t. And then he shakes them dreads! Ricochet says here’s what he can do: he can smack Knight in his mouth! Then do it then! Maybe he will, if Knight keeps talking! Knight fakes a slap and makes Ricochet flinch! Ricochet says okay, he wants trouble now. Yeah, Knight needs that. Speedball says okay, just not tonight. Speedball and Knight head out, Renee tosses her hair and leaves. But will the One & Only find he’s the only one with a problem?
ROH World TV Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Nick Wayne!
If Christian Cage is to be believed, this match has come about all thanks to him pulling the strings. But at the same time, he told his “son” that he’d have to win this one on his own. Will The Prodigy make The Patriarch of the Patriarchy proud? Or will the Commander of the Skies ruin Christian’s “gift?”
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who’s the real star of ROH TV!
The Code of Honor is not upheld as Nick SPITS at Komander! The bell rings, the fans boo, and Komander DORPKCIKS Nick! Komander fires off hands in the corner, Nick scurries away but Komander keeps on him! Komander CHOPS, Nick kicks low, and then Nick ROCKS Komander. Nick storms up, but Komander kicks, mule kicks, front kicks, and CHOPS! The fans fire up, Komander whips, but Nick reverses. Komander rolls off Nick’s back, then blocks the chop to knuckle lock and CHOP! Komander goes up, up, jumps around, and then FLYING RANAS! The fans fire up again while Nick flounders away.
Komander runs in, Nick TOSSES him to the ramp! Nick comes back, but Komander GAMANGIRIS him down! Komander goes up with Nick in the drop zone! But Nick hurries away, no Cielito. Komander still tightrope walks to ARABIAN PRESS, only for Nick to put him on the apron! Komander RAMS into Nick, springboards, and CROSSBODIES! Then DROPKICKS! The fans fire up while Nick bails out to the ramp. Komander aims, springboards, but Nick dodges! Komander comes back, Nick puts him in the ring, then he ducks a haymaker to HOTSHOT! Komander falls and the fans boo, but Nick checks his teeth.
We see Christian Cage, Kip Sabian & Mother Shayna are watching this backstage as Nick hurries back in the ring. Nick stomps Komander, RAMS him into a corner, then puts him up top. Komander wobbles, Nick winds up to CHOP, then Nick climbs. Komander fires hands and Nick backs off. Komander hops down, springboards, but Nick SHOVES him down! Komander crashes to the floor and Collision goes picture in picture.
Abrahantes coaches Komander, and Nick goes outside to taunt the fans. Nick then fetches Komander to THROW him into railing! Komander writhes, Nick soaks up heat much like he did during Prelude to Spring Breakthru. Nick fetches Komander again, puts him in the ring, and taunts the fans before stepping inside. Cover, TWO! Nick is annoyed but he looms over Komander. Nick drags Komander up, throws him into the ropes, then CHOKES him! The ref counts, Nick steps off and he taunts the fans before he CHOKES Komander again! The ref counts again, Nick steps off, and Komander sputters while Nick swaggers around.
Nick drags Komander up, brings him around, and snapmares for a leg drop! Cover, TWO! Komander stays in this and Nick grows frustrated. Nick tells the fans to shut up, but Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Nick again has Komander on the ropes, literally. Nick whips Komander then KNEES him against the ropes! Nick soaks up the heat, whips Komander again, but Komander springboards to go up and FLYING ARM-DRAG! Then he reels Nick into a EURO CLUTCH! TWO!! Nick escapes in time, but Komander CHOPS! And CHOPS! Nick kicks low, runs, but Komander scoops to BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up while both men are down! Abrahantes and Boston rally for “KO-MAN-DER!” Nick goes to a corner, Komander runs up, but Nick dodges! Nick runs in, but Komander puts him up top, ROCKS and CHOPS him, then triangle jump ENZIGIRIS!
Nick flops to the ramp and the fans fire up! Komander builds speed, and he FLIES to SWANTON Nick on the ramp! A rough landing no matter what, but Komander still kicks Nick in the ring. Komander aims from the corner, tunes up the band and the fans join in. Komander runs, goes up, up, and MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Nick survives but the fans taunt him with “Whose Mom?” “NICK’S MOM!” Komander drags Nick up, torture racks, but Nick fires hands! Nick is free, he goes to a corner, but Komander runs up. Nick goes up and over, victory rolls, TWO! Komander runs back in, but Nick sends him hard into buckles!
The fans boo while Nick takes aim. Nick kicks but Komander ducks it! Komander RAMS Nick into the corner, then hops up, POISON-RANA! Cover, TWO! Nick survives and both men are down while the fans fire back up. Komander goes back to the corner, aims and springboards, but Nick slips around! DRAGON SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Nick is stunned, but he takes aim again! Komander rises, into Nick’s ROUNDHOUSE! Then up, up, WAYNE- TIGER FEINT sweeps the legs! And then a FLYING DESTROYER!! Nick tumbles out of the ring, staggers around, and the fans are thunderous as Komander builds speed!
Komander goes up, up, and ARIHARA MOONSAULTS!! Direct hit on Nick and Boston is erupting! Komander puts Nick in, “This is Awesome!” as Komander climbs again. Nick is in the drop zone, for CIELITO LINDO onto BOOTS!! Nick turns things around, then takes aim, ROUNDHOUSE! Nick roars, reels Komander in to pump handle and PRODIGY PLEX!! Cover, NICK WINS!!!
Winner: Nick Wayne, by pinfall (NEW ROH World Television Champion)
Boston doesn’t like it, but Nick Wayne just became the youngest singles champion in ROH! The Patriarchy is certainly proud, but then Christian Cage leaves Shayna and Kip to go off somewhere. Will he prepare some other gift for his Prodigy as celebration?
Hologram is loading.
And Hologram will return to action next week for Playoff Palooza! Will the incredible win streak continue?
Top Flight speaks.
Dante Martin calls out Action Andretti & Lio Rush to say, “Guess what? We just came from Tony Khan’s office, and there’s no more running, there’s no more hiding, no more ducking, because we have a match next week.” Darius says it isn’t just any match. This has been going on for far too long, so they’re over the wrestling part of this. They want to fight The Cru! Forget the rules, forget the tags, it is a TORNADO TAG MATCH! Leila Grey tells Action & Lio that they’ll see ’em next week for Collision: Playoff Palooza. That is, if The Cru has the balls to show up. Well hold on, The Cru shows up now!
Lio & Action tell Top Flight that they don’t have to wait! Security steps in and keeps this from getting out of hand, but what will happen when there’s nothing holding these teams back?
BREAKING NEWS for a future Dynamite!
It will be AEW’s return to Portland, Oregon, June 11th, when AEW does the unthinkable! It will be the first-ever AEW Summer Blockbuster, a FOUR HOUR edition of Dynamite! That’s right, F O U R!! Get tickets next Thursday, or at least set your DVRs so you do not miss what could be an instant classic!
Toni Storm is here!
The Timeless AEW Women’s World Champion was present last night to watch from afar, but now she wants to get a closer look at tonight’s main event!
Mercedes Mone & Harley Cameron VS Kris Statlander & Julia Hart!
The CEO is reluctant to step back into the ring alongside the wild Aussie, but Harley’s probably the only person who would team with her at this point. Can Harley help Mone keep the Money (Wrath) Train on track? Or will the #BornAgainKristen and the Princess of the Black Throne make a winning combination?
The teams sort out and Mone starts against Kris for both a revival of their rivalry, and also a teaser of what could be for the Owen Hart Cup finals. The two tie up, and Kris SHOVES Mone down! The fans cheer as Kris flexes, but Mone tags Harley. Harley and Kris tie up, and Kris SHOVES Harley away! Harley tags Mone back in, and then picks up Mini Mone! Wait, wait, Harley tags in Mini Mone? Is this a substitution or a 3v2 Handicap now? Harley THROWS Mini Mone at Kris, which Kris easily catches. Kris passes Mini Mone to Julia, how just puts Mini Mone down to step on! Harley tries to roll Kris up but Kris stays up.
Kris drags Harley to her feet, then slips around to roll Harley up! Harley rolls through, Oklahoma Rolls back, TWO! Kris runs up, Harley headlocks, but Kris powers up and out. Harley tilt-o-whirls and HARLEY-GO-ROUNDS! Kris ends up in a corner, the fans fire up, and Harley shouts, “Feel The Wrath~!” Harley runs in, Kris dodges, and then Kris runs in. Harley ELBOWS Kris, has Kris in the ropes, and sunset flips! TWO! Kris kicks, then deadlifts Harley for a suplex! The fans fire up, Kris tags Julia, and Julia takes the handoff to wrench and YANK Harley’s arm! Julia YANKS the arm again and again, then goes up the ropes.
Julia knuckle locks, then tightrope walks! The fans fire up as Julia hits an OLD SCHOOL! Then she adds a BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Cover, but Mone breaks it! The fans cheer, but Julia drags Harley up. Harley JAWBREAKERS, then runs, dodges, and ENZIGIRIS! Tag to Mone, but Julia drop toeholds! Julia dribbles Mone off the mat, but Mone gets free. Mone goes to a corner, Julia runs up and ELBOWS! Julia runs side to side, tags Kris, then goes back to ELBOW Mone again! Kris runs in and KNEES Mone down! Kris brings Mone around to scoop, and FALL AWAY SLAMS! The fans fire up while Mone flounders out and Kris flexes.
Kris goes to the apron, Mone blocks the kick, but Kris handstands out of the throw! Kris also avoids the sweep of her arms, but Mone goes up! Kris avoids the meteora, and they both stop as the other shows haymaker! They then look at Toni Storm, and then they both ROCK the other! Julia and Harley run up, but Mone and Kris DECK them! Then they fire fast hands with each other! The fans fire up, Kris KNEES low, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Kris reels Mone in and FLAPJACKS her off the apron! Mone flounders, Kris stands on her while doing the CEO dance! Kris hauls Mone up and into the ring, covers, TWO! Kris drags Mone up, tags Julia, and they mug Mone. Julia ROCKS Mone, whips her to a corner, but Mone reverses. Mone runs up, blocks boots and ROCKS Julia! Julia is in the ropes and Mone hits the STOCK DROP! Mone huffs ‘n’ puffs before she drags Julia to a cover, TWO! Mone is annoyed but she drags Julia up again. Mone snapmares Julia, runs, and METEORAS! Cover, TWO! Julia stays in this but Mone taunts Kris. Mone dares Julia to crawl to Kris, but then she bumps Julia off buckles.
Mone tags Harley and they mug Julia. Harley brings Julia around, whips her to ropes, and ELBOWS her down! Cover, TWO! Harley stays between Julia and Kris, then brings her around. Julia JAWBREAKERS free, then CLUBS Harley. Julia CHOPS Harley at the ropes, CHOPS her again, then fires forearms. The ref counts, Julia backs off, but then Julia whips Harley to ropes. Harley ducks ‘n ‘dodges, and DOUBLE LARIATS take them both down! The fans rally while Julia and Harley crawl, and Spring Breakthru returns to single picture as they hot tag Mone and Kris! The fans fire up as Mone CHOPS, knuckle locks and goes up, up, and FLYING ARM-DRAGS!
Mone does her dance, then runs corner to corner, DOUBLE KNEES! Mone reels Kris in, the fans rally, and Mone snap suplexes! That’s Una Amiga, and then Mone gets Kris up for Dos Amigas! then THREE AMIGAS! But Kris stops it before quatro! Harley makes the save, and she helps Mone, only for Kris to DOUBLE SUPLEX! Kris rolls through?! DOS DOUBLE SUPLEX! Kris rolls through again and THREE DOUBLE SUPLEX!! The fans are thunderous, we see Jamie Hayter watching backstage and applauding, and Kris puts Mone & Harley in the drop zone! Kris goes up, but Harley rolls with Mone to avoid the 450 Splash!
The fans fire up as Kris tags Julia while Mone and Harley seem to have a tender moment of friendship. Julia ruins the moment with a STANDING MOONSUALT! Julia then tilt-o-whirls Mone, but Mone stops that to RAM Julia into the corner! And then she puts Julia in the Tree of Woe for KNEE after KNEE after KNEE! Mone goes out, goes up, but Julia SPIDER SUPLEXES her away! Harley runs up, Julia sits up to then roll back, and she takes a swing! Harley reels Julia in for a NECKBREAKER! Kris kicks Harley, reels her in, and hits a NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB! But then Mone METEORAS Kris! Julia stalks Mone, runs up, wrench and STO!
Julia puts Mone in the drop zone, goes back up the corner, and HART SAULT gets KNEES! The fans fire up while Julia and Mone are both down! Julia and Mone stir, “This is Awesome!” as a standing count starts. Mone and Julia stir at about 4 of 10, crawl for their corners, hot tag to Kris! Kris fires off on Mone with forearms! Kris ROUNDHOUSES Mone, BLASTS Harley, and then runs up on Mone. Mone hooks her into the Gory Especial! Kris fights free, scoops Mone, but Mone kicks and flails! Kris’ legs give out, they both flop down, and the two fight on the mat. Kris powers up to her feet, but Harley tags in!
Harley brings Mone out of the gut wrench, but Kris hits the DISCUS LARIAT! Kris kicks, Mone blocks, and Mone KNEES Kris in return! Mone whips, Kris reverses, and Mone is sent into Julia’s TARANTULA!! But Harley rolls Kris up! TWO!! Mone is stuck as Kris scoops Harley and hits a BACKBREAKER! Then Kris cording holds Harley’s arm, kisses the bicep, and hits the Hayterade?! Cover, Kris & Julia win!
Winner: Kris Statlander & Julia Hart, by pinfall
That wasn’t just the game winner Kris hit on Harley, it was a message sent to Jamie! Luther helps Toni Storm to the ring so she can applaud Kris, and even blow a kiss! Will Kris go Double or Nothing with Mone to then go All In with Toni? Or will Kris feel a Hayterade from the source?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision to not just wrap Spring Breakthru but to keep things going immediately from last night. Very good promo from The Opps after their win, and some great stuff with The Death Riders for once. The Death Riders throwing a fit was good stuff, and Moxley had a good promo to call out Samoa Joe. Moxley wants his match with Samoa Joe, that’s a great detail in itself, and that is going to be a great match for Double or Nothing. Claudio stepping up to Adam Cole’s Open Challenge was also cool, and that was a great match. Cole surviving was a good touch, especially with how it just pissed Claudio off more.
Very good promo from Bill & Keith, and it feels very obvious that Keith will betray Bill to side with Jericho. We will get Bill VS Jericho, Keith will screw Bill, but then something will happen where Bill gets his rematch and wins over Jericho in the end. Really good “letter” from FTR to keep up their passive aggressive nature, and you can bet they’ll just do all the same things again next week when they’re back. Great to see LFI back in full force, but let’s just hope they actually get going this time around. There could even be some interesting intertwining of stories if LFI challenge for the trios titles at Double or Nothing, putting Joe in a double header situation since he’ll face Moxley for the world title.
Good promo from Top Flight with Cru to hype up next week’s Collision. But does every post-basketball Collision need a nickname? And as nicknames go, “Playoff Palooza” sounds more like a promotional deal run at a supermarket or car dealership. Really good stuff from the Don Callis Family tonight. Great match from Knight VS Archer and a great win for Knight. Knight and Speedball have a good promo with Ricochet, and a match of Knight VS Ricochet would be awesome, I hope we see it before Knight’s off for Best of the Super Juniors.
Great tag match of Alexander & Takeshita VS Ishii & Rocky, and I should’ve realized watching ROH Prelude to Spring Breakthru was teasing something for tonight. Rocky was salty over that loss there, and then he got even saltier during this match. Great to see Trent back, and now Roppongi Vice is Don Callis Family! They can be the tag team of the faction while Konosuke, Kyle Fletcher and now Josh Alexander all go for singles titles. Awesome ROH World Television Championship match from Komander and Nick Wayne, and again to my surprise, the Prelude foreshadowed stuff. Nick brought momentum into this match, he won this title, and unless he loses it back to Komander at like Supercard of Honor, he probably will bring the title to NJPW BOSJ.
Another great handicap match win for Megan Bayne, but she’ll still be spinning her wheels until after Double or Nothing with all this other stuff going on. Great promo from Mone, Harley & Mini Mone before their main event tag match, and same for Kris having a good promo with Jamie Hayter. That was of course a great match, and Kris winning using Jamie’s finisher was wild. I feel like with Toni Storm paying more attention to Kris, that’s a sign Kris is beating Jamie to face Mone at Double or Nothing. It’s still anyone’s guess who wins the Cup, because Toni VS Kris and Toni VS Mone are both great matches.
My Score: 8.9/10
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