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Mitchell’s AEW All In London Results & Report! (8/27/23)

Are you ready to witness history?

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The biggest show in AEW history is here!

AEW holds their first UK show ever, and Wembley Stadium holds its first wrestling show ever! Are you ready to go All In, London?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Zero Hour – ROH World Tag Team Championships: Aussie Open VS MJF & Adam Cole; MJF & Cole win and become the new ROH World Tag Team Champions.
  • Zero Hour – FTW Championship FTW Rules: Jack Perry VS Hook; Hook wins and becomes the new FTW Champion.
  • “The Real” AEW World Championship: CM Punk VS Samoa Joe; Punk wins and retains the title.
  • Six Man Tag: Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi & Hangman Page VS Konosuke Takeshita, Jay White & Juice Robinson w/ The Gunns; Konosuke, White & Juice win.
  • AEW World Tag Team Championships: FTR VS The Young Bucks; FTR wins and retains the titles.
  • Stadium Stampede: Eddie Kingston, Penta El Zero Miedo & Best Friends VS The Blackpool Combat Club & Proud ‘n’ Powerful; Eddie, Penta & Best Friends win.
  • AEW Women’s World Championship Fatal 4 Way: Hikaru Shida VS Britt Baker VS Toni Storm VS Saraya; Saraya wins and becomes the new AEW Women’s World Champion.
  • Tag Team Coffin Match: Darby Allin & Sting VS Swerve Strickland & Christian Cage w/ Luchasaurus & Prince Nana; Darby & Sting win.
  • Chris Jericho w/ Sammy Guevara VS Will Ospreay w/ Don Callis; Ospreay wins.
  • AEW World Trios Championships Open House Rules: The House of Black VS “Badass” Billy Gunn & The Acclaimed; Billy & The Acclaimed win and become the new AEW World Trios Champions.
  • AEW World Championship: MJF VS Adam Cole; MJF wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

It’s the All In London Zero Hour!

Renee Paquette, Paul “The Big Show” Wight, Kip Sabian and Anthony Ogogo are here to discuss, analyze and predict all the action at this historic event. And to open, Renee quotes the late, great Windham Rotunda, aka Bray Wyatt, “Wrestling is not a love story. It’s a fairytale for masochists, a comedy for people who criticize the punchlines, a fantasy that most people can’t understand, and a spectacle no one can deny.” Will we see all that and more realized here in one night?

 

“Powerhouse” Hobbs is in the ring.

There’s also a lot of security in the ring, too. Hobbs gets a mic and says, “What I need right now is for people to sit they asses in they seats, and pay attention to me.” Fans boo but Hobbs says, “This is the biggest show in pro-wrestling history, All In.” Fans cheer that! But what Hobbs has is a contract for next week, All Out, that Miro has not signed. Last time we saw Miro, that b*tch was laid out in the middle of this ring. So what Hobbs is gonna do, he’ll take his ass back to America, cuz 80 thousand “chavs” don’t deserve him. But wait! The horn blows, and here comes The Redeemer! Fans fire up as Miro makes his way to the ring!

Fans chant for “MIRO! MIRO!” but Hobbs tells him to sign the damn contract. Miro takes the contract and pen in hand, looks it over, and signs his part. Then he pushes the table aside! Miro and Hobbs get face to face, security is watching closely, and Hobbs says it’s on. Fans chant “F HIM UP, MIRO, F HIM UP!” but Hobbs says nope, he has to wait. Hobbs steps out, but rushes back in! Miro dodges and fires off hands! Miro clotheslines Hobbs out of the ring, and security swarms him! Miro fights them off, throws some aside, Hobbs gets back up but Miro DECKS him! And then Miro CLOBBERS guard after guard!

Fans are fired up, as now Hobbs DECKS guards! Miro grabs the mic to tell Hobbs that contracts are just words! But here is the word of The Redeemer! Next week, redemption is coming for Hobbs, in the form of a jacked Bulgarian who is gonna break your back and make you humble! Shoutout to the late, great Sheiky Baby, will Miro make him proud when he finishes the Book of Hobbs?

 

Tony Schiavone is in the ring.

“On behalf of All Elite Wrestling, it is wonderful being in London! And we wanna take this time to thank each and every one of you for being here and joining us tonight for-” Wait! Team Triple J is making their way out here? What business does Sonjay Dutt, Satnam Singh, Jay Lethal and Mr. & Mrs. Jarrett have when they’re not on the card? The group goes right to the ring, they take Schiavone’s mic and fans boo. Karen hands the mic to Jeff and he tells “Slapnut” Schiavone to get outta the ring! Schiavone does as told and Jeff says AEW wants to give these “dafties” and “wankers” credit for paving the way for the biggest wrestling event in history?

No no no! Everyone knows that the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA paved the way! The fans boo but Jarrett says that beyond a shadow of a doubt, AMERICAN wrestling fans are better than UK fans! And it goes without saying that American wrestlers paved the way for this! Sure wasn’t Big Daddy, Haystacks, or one single solitary wrestler from that “local yokel” show of theirs, World of Sport! The UK knows it was AMERICAN promotions! The Crocketts, the Von Ericks, the Grahams! Fans tell Double J to STFU but Karen shouts to have respect! And Jeff of course says the JARRETTS paved the way-

Wait, Paul Wight has stormed down to the entrance! And he’s bringing Ogogo with him! But not just them, they’re bringing out GRADO! Fans fire up as these three storm up to the ring now and get face to face with Triple J! Satnam steps to Wight and fans fire up more! Then Wight DECKS Satnam!! The brawl is on as Grado throws hands with Jeff! Ogogo ROCKS Sonjay! Grado JABS, JABS then DECKS Jeff! Lethal CLUBS Wight, but that did nothing! Wight grabs Lethal for the GIANT CHOKE SLAM! Jeff is still standing, but Grado feeds him to Wight! Who feeds him to Ogogo’s RIGHT HAND! Wight HEADBUTTS Jeff, and Grado gives Jeff a SMASH HIT!

Fans fire up as the UK’s own, and an American giant, shut the giant mouths of Triple J! Will we see this fight go back across the pond?

 

Zero Hour – ROH World Tag Team Championships: Aussie Open VS MJF & Adam Cole!

The action officially gets going with some gold! But Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis are rather offended that the AEW World Champion and his brochacho challenger think they can just take these titles when they haven’t been teaming for even a fraction of the time this team has. But will MJF & Cole still prove they’re #BetterThanYouBaybay? Or will this match only strain the relationship further?

Aussie Open doesn’t wait for introductions, or even the “ADAM COLE BAYBAY,” before they attack! Fans boo but Fletcher stomps Cole out of the ring and Davis TOSSES MJF! Aussie Open keeps on them on the outside, Fletcher CLUBS Cole and calls to Davis. Aussie Open picks MJF & Cole up, run in around the way, SPINEBUSTER SANDWICH! Crowns up but the fans boo. Davis throws MJF back in the ring, the bell rings and Davis covers. TWO!! MJF is still in this but Davis clamps on him with a chinlock. MJF endures, Davis grinds him down, and fans rally. MJF fights up, throws body shots, and reaches out.

Davis whips MJF away from Cole and to the corner. Davis runs in but blocks MJF’s boot, only for MJF to poke him in the eye! MJF then DECKS Fletcher! Fans cheer as MJF smirks. MJF runs but Davis picks him up! And TOSSES him! But MJF ducks under, only for Fletcher to YANK Cole down! Davis scoops and SLAMS MJF, then SENTONS him while Fletcher sends Cole into railing! Davis covers, TWO! Tag to Fletcher but fans rally up for MJF. Fletcher paces around MJF, brings him up, but MJF throat chops! Fans fire up as MJF hits the kangaroo stance! But Davis swings on him so hard, even Davis falls over!

Davis CLUBS away on MJF, then Fletcher stomps him. Fans chant for “KANGAROO KICK!” but Fletcher tells ’em to shut up. Fletcher stomps MJF, stomps him again, then taunts him. Fletcher jumps, but onto MJF’s knees! MJF crawls, but Davis rushes in to drag him back! Fans boo as Davis runs, but MJF drop toeholds Davis into Fletcher’s Aussie Arrow! Fans fire up as MJF crawls, but Davis grabs a foot. Davis drags MJF back again, but MJF dodges the lariat, hot tag to Cole! Cole dodges Davis to BOOT him! Cole ELBOWS Fletcher, BOOTS him, then CLOBBERS him! Cole rallies, BOOTS, and fans fire up again!

Cole is feeling it as he aims, runs, but Fletcher ducks the Shining Wizard! But Cole BOOTS Fletcher’s lariat to then hit a BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Fletcher clutches his neck but he survives, and fans rally as Cole goes up a corner. Fletcher rises, Cole leaps, but Fletcher dodges! Fletcher runs in, into a SUPERKICK!! Fans are thunderous and MJF stands up! MJF gets on the corner to fire the fans up, and they shout “DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE!” Cole tags MJF in, they get Fletcher up to double whip, but Davis saves Fletcher. Aussie Open gets on they apron but Cole & MJF DECK them both!

Cole then starts a “DIVE! DIVE! DIVE!” chant! MJF isn’t so sure about this. It worked once, how do we know it’ll work again? Cole holds the ropes open, he and the fans encourage him, so MJF runs to run to- NO, Aussie Open drags Cole out and mug him! MJF hurries over but gets SUPERKICK BOOT COMBO! Aussie Open then hurries to their corner, Davis tags in, and they get MJF up for an AUSSIE DENTAL PLAN! Then the FLYING LAWN DART CUTTER! Cover, TWO!! Fans are thunderous that MJF survives, but Fletcher hurries to tag back in. Aussie Open set up in opposite corners, run in, but MJF ducks, and Aussie Open collides!

Fans fire up as MJF takes the kangaroo stance! Aussie Open stands, into a DOUBLE KANGAROO KICK! Fans are thunderous and MJF is shaking the ropes! MJF looks to Cole, “DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE!” Tag and the team sets up! They double whip, to DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE!!! Cover, Cole & MJF WIN!!!!

Winners: MJF & Adam Cole, by pinfall (NEW ROH World Tag Team Champions)

THEY DID IT! They actually did it! MJF & Cole just won the tag titles! Cole has his ROH Triple Crown, and MJF is a dual champion! But speaking of that other belt, the ref hands the AEW World Championship belt to Cole, and he takes another longing look at it before he hands it over to MJF. MJF and Cole are ready to battle as brohemians in the main event, will tonight end with a different double champion?

 

Mercedes Mone is in the crowd!

Fans cheer for the CEO, the former Women’s World Champion in both the WWE and NJPW, is she going to be All Elite in the near future?

 

Zero Hour – FTW Championship FTW Rules: Jack Perry VS Hook!

Before he could successfully CRUSH this belt, “Hollywood” Jack Perry was stopped by the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil! Hook says this title is his bloodline, his birthright and his identity, so will he take it all back from Jack? Or will Jack find a way to bury Hook, the title, and his past with them both?

Jack has his limousine drive right up to the ramp, and he stands on the roof as he holds up the title. The introductions are made, and Hook rushes Jack at the ramp! They brawl and the match is on! Fans fire up as Hook fires off on Jack! Jack tries to get back to his limo but his driver runs away! Hook TOSSES Jack over the hood! Hook storms up and brings Jack around to SMACK off a window! And then Hook opens a door, and whips Jack right into it! Jack falls over, Hook slams the door shut and he goes after Jack as they go up to the roof! Jack throws hands, CLUBS Hook down, but the ref says this has to end on the ground.

Jack doesn’t care, he suplexes, BRAINBUSTER to the roof! Hook flops to the hood and Jack stands up. Jack tunes out the fans insulting him, then mocks RVD. ROLLING THUNDER on the hood! Cover, TWO! Hook is still in this and jack glares at the fans. Jack tells them off, then he CLUBS Hook. Jack tells the camera to look at the windshield. Or windscreen as they say in the UK. “Look! Real glass! Go cry me a river.” Jack then drags Hook up, puts him back on the hood, and then aims for the windshield. But Hook hooks Jack first! FISHERMAN BUSTER on the glass!! Both men writhe but Jack definitely got the worst of it! Cover, TWO!!

Jack flops to the floor, elbow bloody from that landing. Hook staggers but he follows Jack. Hook grabs the FTW Championship, hands it to the ref, and then brings Jack down the ramp. Hook CLUBS away on Jack, brings him further along, but Jack hits back! Jack CLUBS Hook, then POSTS him! Jack notices the cuts on his arm but shrugs it off. Jack stalks Hook, brings him up and puts him on the railing. Fans tell Jack off, Jack tells them off! DRAPING DDT to the floor! Jack then gets on the steps to tell more fans off! Jack looks under the ring and brings out a trash can! Jack tosses that in the ring then returns to Hook.

Jack puts Hook in the ring, stomps him in a corner, but only lets off to tell Hook off. Jack wedges the trash can into Hook’s face, and Hook has a bloody cut on his shoulder. Jack goes to the adjacent corner, parodying RVD and Shane McMahon, only to hop down! Jack flips fans off, then stomps Hook more! Hook soaks up more heat, blood dripping from his elbow, but Hook throws hands! Hook swings, misses, and Jack GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO! Jack drags Hook up to GERMAN SUPLEX again! Bridging cover, TWO! Jack still holds onto Hook but Hook throws elbows! Hook runs, but Jack gets around again to GERMAN SUPLEX!

Jack SUPERKICKS Hook, runs, but Hook ducks and gets around, to GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Now Hook holds on, to GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Hook tries again but Jack has ropes! Jack goes to mule kick but Hook avoids it! CORNER EXPLODER!! Jack flops down and Hook covers, TWO!! Jack survives but fans rally for Hook. Hook sits Jack up but Jack claws eyes! Jack reels Hook in, underhooks, TIGER DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Hook survives and fans fire up! Jack seethes, he drags Hook to a drop zone and fans tell Jack he’s a wanker. Jack ignores them to JAM the trash can into Hook’s ribs!

Jack mocks the Jungle Life hand waving, JAMS Hook again, then sets the can down. Jack climbs, blows a kiss, then MOOONSAULTS but FLOPS as Hook moves! Hook gets the trash can now and he SMACKS Jack right on the head! Fans fire up as Hook storms around, sits Jack up and fires off those crossface forearms! REDRUM!!! Jack flails, reaches out, pushes back but can’t escape, Jack taps! HOOK WINS!

Winner: Hook, by submission (NEW FTW Champion)

The Son of Taz is now a TWO-TIME FTW Champion! The belt is back home, will it stay home from here on out? Or will Jack try and take this title back?

 

“The Real” AEW World Championship: CM Punk VS Samoa Joe!

A storied rivalry has its biggest moment yet! The Best in the World finally pinned the Samoan Submission Machine during the Men’s Owen Hart Cup this year, but that wasn’t definitive enough for Joe. Will the One True King of Wrestling Television prove he is THE Best in the World? Or will CM Punk keep this “real” reign rolling?

The introductions are made, the X’d out title is raised, and we see who is ready to go All In!

The bell rings and the fans are thunderous already as Punk and Joe circle. Fans rally for “JOE! JOE! JOE!” as he and Punk approach. They tie up, Joe powers Punk to a corner, but the ref counts. Joe lets off, but Punk avoids the chop! Punk and Joe reset and the fans fire up for Joe even more. The two tie up again, Joe puts Punk in a corner but Punk turns things around. The ref counts, and Punk CHOPS! Joe just stares Punk down as he grins and gets away. Fans rally, Joe and Punk circle then approach, Punk dodges to CHOP! Punk dodges again to CHOP! And then again to headlock! Joe powers up but Punk holds on tight!

Fans rally, Joe fights up and he hits a BIG back suplex! But Punk holds on! Punk rolls things but Joe scoots back to a ROPEBREAK, but then keeps going! Joe has Punk on the apron, to CHOP! Joe keeps Punk on the outside and CHOPS him again! Joe puts Punk against railing, fans rally up as Joe gets some distance, but Punk runs away before Joe can run back in. Joe scowls and storms into the ring, and Punk runs up to fire off forearms and kicks! But Joe HEADBUTTS! Joe JABS, JABS, JABS and then CHOPS! Punk teeters in the ropes, sits up, and Joe CHOPS again! And again! And again! Then Joe HEADBUTTS Punk down!

Punk goes to a corner, Joe is on him, and whips him corner to corner. Joe runs in, into a BOOT! Punk goes up, but he fakes Joe out! Joe’s casual walk returns to get the FLYING RANA! Joe tumbles out, Punk soaks up the cheers and jeers and then takes aim. PLANCHA but now Joe moves! Joe says Punk’s a wanker and the fans love it! Joe stands Punk up to CHOP him! And then Joe starts up an “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~!” Joe runs in to BOOT Punk against railing! Joe and the fans are having fun now! Punk flounders, Joe puts him in the ring, but drags him out! The count is refreshed, but Punk POSTS Joe!

Punk goes up to the apron, leaps, but Joe blocks this rana, to SWING Punk into the desk! Punk breaks through the side of it, and Joe flips him off! Fans are thunderous again but the ref reprimands Joe. Joe drags Punk out, and Punk’s busted open and bloody already! Joe still ROCKS him with a right hand! Joe throws hands right into that bloody forehead, then ridge hand chops! Punk flounders back to the ring but Joe slides in before him. Joe watches Punk stand up, blocks a chop, and JABS, JABS and JABS! Joe CHOPS Punk off his feet! The fans are rowdy as can be as Joe looms over Punk.

Joe stands Punk up but Punk throws hands! Fans boo but Punk runs, only for Joe to CLOBBER him! Fans fire up again and Joe leans against the ropes. Fans rally up, Joe drags Punk to a cover, ONE!! Punk has a crimson mask and he staggers around. Joe CHOPS him, HEADBUTTS him, and has him in a corner. Punk throws hands in return, whips Joe but Joe reverses, to then back body block in the corner! And PELE! Fans fire up while Punk is dangling out of the ring! Fans sing “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Joe drags Punk in, fans are even more fired up, but Punk ROCKS Joe! And SOBATS! Punk runs, into an atomic drop!

Joe runs, to BOOT Punk down! Then a SENTON! Cover, TWO! Punk is hanging on but Joe keeps focus. Joe looms over Punk, stalks him to a corner, and CHOPS him again! Joe hoists Punk up, tucks him in, and brings him out! But Punk slips free! ROUNDHOUSE! Both men fall and fans fire up again! A standing count starts and fans join in. Joe stirs at 4 of 10, he and Punk rise at 5, and stand at 7! Joe runs in but Punk dodges to throw shoulder tackles! Punk dodges a lariat to hit a SPIN OUT PARABOMB! Punk is shouting out Cena?! But then Punk mocks the Hogan “I can’t hear you,” and drops the leg, brother! Cover, ONE?!?!

Fans are thunderous and Joe is foaming at the mouth! Punk CLUBS Joe, CLUBS him, but Joe is the one hulking out! “YOU~!” JAB! JAB! JAB! JAB! JAB! Joe whips, Punk reverses and ROCKS, then runs, into the POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!! But into an ARMBAR! Punk stacks it, TWO!! Punk runs in at the corner, but Joe catches him! POWERBOMB! Stack cover, TWO! Into an STF!! Speaking of Cena! Punk endures, scoots, and powers through to a cover, TWO! ROUNDHOUSE! Joe falls, Punk staggers and drops to a knee. Fans rally up, Punk catches his breath and he drags Joe by a leg to center.

Punk says “WOO~!” and steps through, but just for a SPINNING TOEHOLD! Shoutout to Funk! Punk hits another SPINNING TOEHOLD! Joe reaches up to drag Punk down into a cradle! TWO!! Punk escapes, both men stagger up, and Joe goes to a corner. Punk runs in for a SHINING- URENAGE!! Joe drags Punk around and fans fire up again. Joe puts Punk up top, but Punk fights him off! Joe CHOPS and Punk flops back! Punk tumbles to the apron, Joe goes up the corner! Joe drags Punk up to join him, but Punk fights the lift! Punk BITES Joe!! Fans boo, but Punk adjusts and underhooks?! SUPER PEPSI PLUNGE!! Cover, PUNK WINS!!

Winner: CM Punk, by pinfall (still “The Real” AEW World Champion)

Joe drew blood, but Punk still came out on top! Punk is 2-3 all time but he has the quality, not the quantity! Will Punk go on from London to go All Out in his hometown?

 

Six Man Tag: Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi & Hangman Page VS Konosuke Takeshita, Jay White & Juice Robinson w/ The Gunns!

Don Callis & Konosuke Takeshita may have betrayed the Cleaner, but he still has the Golden Star and the Anxious Millennial Cowboy by his side! Will the Golden Elite win big like they did at Blood & Guts? Or will Bullet Club Gold help The Future of Wrestling tear it all down?

Callis is on commentary to reiterate that Konosuke is replacing Kenny! The trios go face to face, Kenny staring down Konosuke, Ibushi staring down White and Hangman staring down Juice. Fans rally up but the ref gets the trios to cool off and stand down. Guns up for BCG and even Konosuke joins in. Hangman starts against Rock Hard Robinson and the fans rally up. The two circle, tie up, and Juice headlocks. Hangman wrenches, headlocks back, but Juice powers out. Hangman runs Juice over! Fans fire up, things speed up, and Juice hurdles then runs. He rolls over Hangman, Hangman kips up and BOOTS Juice down!

Hangman says score one for Elite, then he drags Juice up. Hangman wrenches and tags in Omega. Fans fire up as Omega goes up to AX HANDLE Juice’s arm! Juice clutches the arm, fans sing for “OH~ Kenny Ome~ga!” as he CHOPS Juice! Hangman CHOPS Juice! They CHOP pinball Juice around! White protests but that just allows more CHOPS to fly! Juice ducks but Hangman CHOPS him on the back! Then a CHOP SANDWICH makes Juice sit down! Hangman & Omega high-five then Kenny wrenches to a wristlock. Tag to Ibushi and he goes up. Juice runs away and shouts, “SCREW YOU!” Fans rally for “I-BU-SHI!” as Juice tags White.

Fans rally as Ibushi and White meet again after a long time, and White talks trash. They tie up, White pulls hair and puts Ibushi on ropes. The ref counts, White shoves Ibushi, and then narrowly ducks a roundhouse! White headlocks, Ibushi powers out, but White runs him over! Only for Ibushi to kip up! White SLAPS Ibushi! Ibushi shakes his head and eggs White on. Fans tell White “YOU EFFED UP! YOU EFFED UP!” White says shut up, and he ROCKS Ibushi! Ibushi shakes his head. White throws more forearms, but Ibushi still eggs him on! White fires shot after shot after shot, then pushes finger gun into Ibushi’s face. Ibushi KICKS White down!!

Fans fire up as White flounders around. Ibushi waits for him to stand, then KICKS him to the Elite corner! Omega and Hangman scuff White, the ref reprimands, and Ibushi tags Omega in. The Golden Lovers double whip to double leap frog, bypass and KICK, to a KOTARO KRUSHER! White bails out, Konosuke jumps in to fire off on Omega & Ibushi, but then gets mugged by Omega & Ibushi! The Golden Lovers double whip, but Konosuke stops himself and eggs them on. Ibushi runs in but Konosuke dumps him out! Omega runs in but Konosuke BOOTS him! Omega spins but Konosuke dodges, only for Omega to RANA!

Konosuke tumbles out and fans fire up! Omega DECKS Juice for good measure, and then fans fire up with the Terminator Drums! Omega builds speed, to then FLY! Direct hit on Konosuke & White! Fans fire up and Omega goes back to fetch White. Omega puts White in but the Ass Boys spring into action! Omega kicks Austin away, goes up a corner, and leaps at White! White moves, Omega rolls through but has a rough landing. Omega clutches a wrist but White stomps away on Omega! White CLUBS away on Omega, then White tags Juice. Juice and White stomp away on Omega and the ref reprimands.

Callis points out all the surgeries Omega has had, so he is at a big disadvantage as it is. Juice swaggers around to soak up the heat, and then he tags in Konosuke. They taunt Ibushi & Hangman, and then Konosuke rains down fists! Ibushi gets in and he KICKS Konosuke! Konosuke stands up to stare Ibushi down, and they start throwing forearms! Fans fire up as they go back and forth! But then White and Juice join in and they all mug Ibushi! The ref reprimands, Konosuke kicks Ibushi out, but then Hangman goes after him and BCG! Fans fire up but Hangman gets mugged 3v1! The ref reprimands as White rains down fists on Hangman!

Konosuke CHOKES Omega, the ref gets stern with BCG and they back out. Konosuke drags Omega up and Omega fires off forearms! Konosuke ROCKS Omega with just one! Konosuke whips, Omega reverses, but Konosuke ducks ‘n’ dodges to TAKESHITA LINE! Fans fire up and Konosuke tags in White. White clamps on with a chinlock and he grinds Omega down. Fans rally as Omega endures, and Omega fights around. Omega reaches out but White drags Omega away! Omega still fights forward to a ROPEBREAK! White lets go and he stomps Omega. White scuffs Omega, pushes him around, but Omega CHOPS back!

White grits his teeth but Omega ROCKS White! White blocks a boot to DRAGON SCREW that leg! White mocks  Hiroshi Tanahashi as he uses Omega’s leg for a guitar, then he hits a GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Tag to Juice, and Juice drops an elbow on Omega’s leg! Then an elbow on the other leg! Juice drags Omega up, feels him in, and snap suplexes Omega into the ropes! Cover, TWO! Juice argues with the ref but the count was fair. Fans rally, Juice pumps up the arm, and he waits for Omega to stand. JAB! But Omega JABS! Juice JABS! Omega JABS! Juice rakes the eyes! Fans boo and the ref repriamnds!

Juice lets off to JAB, JAB and JAB! Then LEFT HAND O’ GOD! And a SENTON! Cover, TWO! Omega is hanging in there but Juice paces around. Fans sing for Omega but Juice drags Omega up. Juice brings Omega in but Omega suplexes Juice first! Omega and Juice crawl, but Juice anchors Omega! Juice reels Omega in, back suplex, but Omega lands on his feet! Only for White and Konosuke to grab him! Omega BOOTS Juice, elbows the others away, and goes up and over Juice! Omega hurries, but the Gunns YANK Ibushi & Hangman down! White distracted the ref just in time! But Ibushi & Hangman send the Ass Boys into railing!

Juice hurries after Omega again, but Omega BOOTS him away! Hot tags to White and Hangman! Hangman rallies on BCG! BOOT for White, triangle jump LARIAT for Juice! Fans fire up as White staggers up, he takes a swing, but Hangman dodges! Hangman scoops to FALL AWAY SLAM! Kip up, and PLANCHA for Juice! Hangman runs in to clothesline White out of the ring! Hangman DIVES onto Juice! And then DIVES onto White! Hangman puts White in and fans fire up! Hangman climbs, leaps at White, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up behind Hangman and he drags White up. Alabama Lift, but White fights free!

White shoves Hangman, Ibushi tags in, and White CHOPS Hangman! White runs in, Hangman pops White up, and Ibushi fires off a strike fest! KICK, and then STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, Konosuke breaks it with a haymaker! Omega goes after Konosuke and tosses him back out. The Golden Lovers coordinate, and they call their shots! They both run corner to corner, go up and up and CROSS SLASH! Direct hit on White and Juice! Fans are thunderous again as the Golden Elite regroups. They get White up and in, the fans chant for “GOLDEN LOVERS!” White is in a corner, Ibushi whips him corner to corner.

Hangman runs in to clothesline White! Ibushi ELBOWS White! Omega BACK ELBOWS White! Feed to a haymaker, POP-UP GERMAN, and then SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Bridging cover, TWO!!! Fans fire up as Ibushi calls his shot! Ibushi has White’s wrists, but White reels him in! Ibushi slips free, V-TRIGGER! Ibushi has the wrists again but White reels him in for an URENAGE! Both men are down and fans fire up again. White and Ibushi crawl, hot tags to Konosuke and Omega! They fire off forearms and fans fire up! Omega eggs Konosuke on, the shots keep flying, and Konosuke ROCKS Omega again!

Konosuke spins, into a V-TRIGGER! Omega half nelsons, Juice runs in, but Juice gets the SNAP DRAGON! White runs in, SNAP DRAGON for him! Omega has Konosuke but Konosuke switches, BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Omega survives and Konosuke can’t believe it! Konosuke aims from the corner, Callis shouts “KUROSE! <KILL ‘EM!>” Konosuke runs in, but Omega blocks the knee! To CHOP! Omega shoves to BLINDSIDE V-TRIGGER! And POISON-RANA! Fans are thunderous, Omega covers, TWO!! Konosuke is still in this but Omega drags him up. Omega puts him in a corner, puts Konosuke up top, “This is Awesome!”

Omega climbs up but Juice drags him down! Juice kicks low, but Omega kicks back! Fireman’s carry, tag to Hangman! “YOU! CAN’T! ESCAPE!” ROLLING SENTON for Juice and Omega pops right up to join Konosuke! Hangman hits a RUNNING SHOOTING STAR on Juice! Omega MOONSAULTS onto Juice, then Hangman goes up to get Konosuke! SUPER BLOCKBUSTER SLAM!! Cover, TWO!!! Konosuke survives, to Callis’ relief. Hangman goes to the apron, and off comes the elbow pad! Hangman aims, but the Ass Boys get on the apron! Hangman DECKS each of ’em! Then he goes up the corner! ARIHARA MOONSAULT wipes the Gunns out!

Fans fire up, Hangman reloads, and he slingshots, but White shoves Konosuke aside! White catches Hangman into a SNAP SLEEPER SUPLEX!! Ibushi SLIDING KNEES White! Juice LEG LARIATS Ibushi! Omega SLAM DUNKS Juice! Fans fire up and Omega helps Ibushi up. The Golden Lovers have Konosuke now, a wrist each! GOLDEN- NO, Konosuke ROCKS Omega, and then he brawls with Ibushi! Ibushi ROCKS Konosuke, shouts, but POINT-BLANK MOTOR KNEE!! Konosuke pushes Ibushi aside and soaks up the heat. But Hangman hits a BUCKSHOT!! Tag to Omega! Omega has Konosuke now and fans are thunderous!

Omega scuffs Konosuke but White catches him! Omega slips free, White elbows back, but a V-TRIGGER still hits! Omega runs, Juice returns, V-TRIGGER! Omega keeps moving, V-TRIGGER for White again! Konosuke rolls Omega up, with tights!! Konosuke and BCG win!!

Winners: Konosuke Takeshita, Jay White & Juice Robinson, by pinfall

Don Callis celebrates with his new bread winn- er, son! The Bang Bang Gang also celebrates, they get to go to the pay window as winners now! But will they all use this to put their names on top of AEW?

 

AEW World Tag Team Championships: FTR VS The Young Bucks!

At long last, it is the tiebreaker of two of the best tag teams in the world today! But in the end, there can only be one “very best!” Will Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood prove they’ve replaced Matt & Nick Jackson at the top of the mountain? Or will this be the biggest Superkick Party of all time?

The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we finally see who are THE #TopGuys!

The teams sort out, Dax starts against Nick and the two circle. They tie up, Dax powers Nick to a corner, but Nick turns it around! Nick lets off and he circles with Dax again. They tie up, Dax wrenches to a wristlock but Nick uses ropes to flip through. Nick wrenches but Dax rolls and wrenches back to hit a headlock takeover. Nick headscissors, Dax kips free and the two stand off. Fans duel, “Let’s Go, Young Bucks!” “F T R!” Dax tags in Cash and Cash circles with Nick. They tie up, Cash headlocks but Nick powers up and out. Cash runs Nick over, things speed up, Nick hurdles, and both men dosido over hip toss counters! In the end, Nick wins out!

Fans fire up as Nick scoops and SLAMS Cash! Nick wrenches Cash’s arm, brings him over, YANKS the arm, and then tags in Matt. Matt goes up to DOUBLE STOMP Cash’s arm! Matt whips Cash but Cash ducks ‘n’ dodges, and he catches Matt’s leap for a POWERSLAM! Fans fire up as Cash tags Dax in. Snapmare and then ASSISTED LEG DROP! Dax covers, TWO! Dax tags Cash back in, FTR double suplex but Nick makes the save! Nick RANAS Dax, but Cash RANAS Matt! Nick and Cash rain down fists on Dax and Matt! They see each other and start brawling! Then Matt and Dax start brawling!

Fans fire up as the fists fly, and FTR ROCKS the Bucks! Then DOUBLE DOUBLE LARIATS collide!! Fans fire up as the teams regroup, the Bucks kip up, and the brawling restarts! FTR knees low, they whip the Bucks, but the Bucks kick back and DOUBLE DROPKICK! FTR gets up, but the Bucks clothesline them out! They bump the desk, and then hurry back up. Matt tags Nick and Nick goes to the apron! PENALTY KICK for Dax! Cash sweeps, Nick jumps it and Matt SPEARS Cash! Matt sets FTR up for Nick’s FOSBURY FLOP! Direct hit and down goes FTR! Nick gets Cash in the ring as the fans duel again.

Nick calls to Matt, brings Cash over but Cash whips him away. Matt tags in, Nick whips but Cash reverses. Nick goes up and over, and Matt SUPERKICKS Cash! Matt drags Cash up, tags Nick, and then get Cash in the ropes. Nick climbs the corner as Matt drapes Cash out, DRAPING SWANTON! Cover, TWO! Fans rally, Nick drags Cash up to throw hands! Tag to Matt, the Bucks double whip and body shot! Matt then hits a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Matt goes up a corner, for the FALLING ELBOW! Matt mocks Dax with the Bret Hart “Hey!” Fans cheer and Matt brings Cash up. But Cash throws body shots!

Matt shoves Cash back, but Cash fights the Bucks off! Down goes Nick but Matt keeps Cash from Dax! Matt whips, Cash goes up sunset flips but Nick sneaks a tag! Nick CLUBS Cash on the back! And again, and again! Nick drags Cash up to HEADBUTT him, then he tags Matt. The Bucks double whip, but Cash holds ropes! Cash TOSSES Nick, ELBOWS Matt, then hits a BIG back suplex on Matt! Fans fire up as both men are down! Matt and Cash crawl, but Nick rushes Dax on the apron! Dax blocks to fire off hands on Nick! But then he misses Cash as Matt drags him back! Cash BOOTS Matt away, hurries for the corner, but Matt SUPERKICKS Dax first!

Fans fire up as Matt isolates Cash, but then Cash rolls him up! TWO!! Matt fakes a superkick to DDT! Fans fire up as Matt covers, TWO! The fans duel again and Matt tags Nick. The Bucks double whip, Nick runs in but Cash puts him on the apron. Matt runs in but Cash sends him into Nick’s GAMANGIRI! Nick springboards but Cash UPPERCUTS him first! Fans fire up as Cash crawls for his corner, as does Nick! Hot tags to Matt and Dax! Dax fires off JABS on Matt, then DECKS him! And DECKS him! And then DECKS Nick! Dax snap suplexes Matt, then he snap suplexes Nick onto Matt! Dax whips, Nick reverses but Dax wrenches back to short arm LARIAT!

Dax then runs up on Matt, whips, but Matt reverses. Dax reverses, Matt dodges the lariat but Dax switches the waistlock to GERMAN SUPLEX! Dax drags Matt up to GERMAN SUPLEX again! And then another GERMAN SUPLEX! But Dax isn’t done there! He drags Matt up, but Matt ducks the elbow! NORTHERN LIGHTS! And then roll through! The Polar Express starts up! Dax keeps fighting the Northern Lights, then turns it around, for a GERMAN SUPLEX! But Matt spins it around, NORTHERN LIGHTS! Locomotion but Dax gets around! Matt switches, Dax switches, repeat, but Dax cradles, TWO!!

Dax O’Conner Rolls! TWO! Dax goes up the corner to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Dax dodges the lariat to GERMAN SUPLEX, but Matt lands on his feet! NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO!! Dax escapes, and he holds onto Matt as fans fire up again! Dax GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO!! Matt escapes and both men are down! Fans fire up as a standing count begins. Both men are down at 5 of 10, Nick hurries in and takes aim! Dax rises, Nick SUPER- NO, Dax gets under to pop Nick up! REBOUND- NO, Nick sunset flips! Dax rolls through, steps through, but Nick kicks him away! GAMANGIRI!

Nick slingshots to- NO, Dax blocks to REBOUND POWERBOMB!! But Matt ghost pins Dax! TWO!! Dax has the legs, steps through, SHARPSHOOTER!! Matt endures, but Nick aims from the apron! Only for Cash to trip him up! SHARPSHOOTER on the apron!! Nick and Matt both endure and the fans are thunderous! Nick powers out and sends Cash flying into the steel steps! Nick then SLINGSHOT FACEBUSTERS Dax! And cartwheel MOONSAULTS onto Cash! Fans are thunderous again as all four men are down around ringside! A standing count starts on Matt and Dax in the ring, and Nick hurries to the corner.

Matt tags Nick, Nick runs in at Dax to SHINING WIZARD! GAMANGIRI! FOREARM! ELBOW! Nick puts Dax up, coordinates with Matt as he goes to the other corner, and they copy FTR! SUPERPLEX for the Power, but Cash is also on a corner! DIVING SPLASH but Dax gets his knees up! Cash goes for the DIVING SPLASH, but Nick gets his knees up! No glory here, and then Nick clotheslines Cash out! Nick rushes Dax but Dax sends him into Matt! Nick CLOBBERS Matt, Dax backslides! TWO, but Dax reels Nick back in. Nick fights the lift to wrench out and ROUNDHOUSE! But Dax back drops!

Nick sunset flips, Dax rolls through to roll Nick and lifts him up! Cash tags in, goes up the corner, MIND BREAKER!! Cover, TWO!!! Nick survives and Cash can’t believe it! Fans are thunderous again and Cash calls to Dax. Cash drags Nick up, “This is Awesome!” and Cash tags in Dax. FTR regroups, and they stalk Nick. But Matt returns to shove Cash down! Nick sunset flips but Dax sits on it! TWO!!! Nick escapes and even he’s surprised! Fans rally up again and Dax hurries to the corner. Nick runs in, Dax dodges, but then Dax is sent into Cash! Nick backslides, TWO! SUPERKICK! Matt SUPERKICKS!

The Bucks take aim as Dax sits back up, DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Matt reels Dax in, Nick goes up, they steal the MIND BREAKER!! Cover, TWO!?!? Dax survives and fans fire up again! Matt tags in, he gets Dax up and fans duel again. Matt scoops, Nick aims from the apron, but Cash YANKS Nick down! Nick ROCKS Cash but Dax turns things around on Matt! Nick hurries in to SUPERKICK Dax, then he DIVES onto Cash! Matt victory rolls Dax, TWO!! Nick returns and the Bucks get Dax back up. They sit Dax up, B T E- NO, Dax ducks! Knees collide and then Cash SPEARS Nick off the apron!

Cash hurries back up, Dax hurries over, hot tag to Cash! FTR sits Matt up, they F T R TRIGGER! Then they kiss Matt on the cheeks, a very Bucks thing to do! SHATTER MACHINE!!! Cover, TWO!?!? Matt survives and Wembley is electric! Cash goes to the apron, he springboards, but it’s a fake out! Dax SUPERKICKS Matt?!? But Nick returns! Nick dodges Dax, but Dax blocks the monkey flip to put Nick up top. Dax SHOVES Nick down, but Nick body scissors Dax up and out with him! Cash springboards after all!? 450 FLOP as Matt moves!! Matt SUPERKICKS!! Cover, TWO?!?!? The blast from this rivalry’s past wasn’t enough to finish it!

The fans are shaking the railing, they are that red hot for this match! They hope these teams “FIGHT FOREVER!” but it has to end somehow! The Bucks sit Cash up, B T E TRIGGER!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?! HOW?!?! Nick cannot believe it!! Dax hurries in and checks Cash but he knows he’s alone now. He still rushes in, into a stolen SHATTER MACHINE!!! BTE TRIGGER for Cash!!! Cover, TWO!?!?!? Is Cash even mortal?!? Wembley is rocking but the Bucks are confused! Matt drags Cash up, Nick aims from the apron, and Matt gut wrenches. But Cash slips free and shoves Matt away, Dax intercepts Nick’s flight! SHATTER MACHINE!!!! Cover, FTR WINS!!!

Winners: FTR, by pinfall (still AEW World Tag Team Champions)

Cash & Dax snatch this one away outta nowhere! The Bucks could not bring them down, FTR are the Top Guys! But perhaps even bigger than the win, Cash & Dax offer handshakes in respect. But the Bucks shake their heads and leave! Fans boo the Bucks, will Matt & Nick come back for a fourth round? Or will FTR be Top Guys then, now and forever?

 

Stadium Stampede: Eddie Kingston, Penta El Zero Miedo & Best Friends VS The Blackpool Combat Club & Proud ‘n’ Powerful!

The Mad King used to be friends with Jon Moxley, and he used to be friends with Santana & Ortiz, but he’s never cared for Claudio Castagnoli or Wheeler Yuta. But Moxley, Claudio, Yuta, Santana and Ortiz all agree Eddie will just alienate those he’s friends with now soon enough. The BCC & PNP be proven wrong when they take on a team with #CEROMIEDO?

The BCC & PNP make their way out to ringside through the crowd, already bringing a rather conspicuous black duffel bag. Then the Freshly Squeezed AEW International Champion leads the way for Best Friends, followed by Eddie and Penta. Eddie pushes past everyone to now rush down the ramp! He TACKLES Claudio, and the brawl is on! Santana is after Penta, Trent is after Yuta, Chuck is after Moxley, and Cassidy is after Ortiz! Things go all over the place, with Eddie and Claudio going back towards the entrance! Penta CHOPS away on Santana against railing! The rest are ringside, grabbing what they can.

Moxley CHUCKS a chair at Chuck Taylor! Ortiz SMACKS Penta with a trash can! Claudio and Kingston brawl on stage, Moxley drags Chuck up but Chuck ROCKS Moxley! Moxley takes a seat against railing, Chuck & Trent regroup in the ring. Eddie throws body shots on Claudio as Best Friends once again come face to face with Santana & Ortiz! Fans fire up for this classic rivalry renewed, and they brawl while Penta and Cassidy mug Yuta on the outside! PNP TOSS Best Friends out of the ring! Eddie and Claudio have now moved to the crowd with their brawl! Yuta sends Cassidy into railing! PNP build speed, and DIVE into chair shots!

Fans fire up as Eddie RAMS Claudio into railing by the back segment, then throws hands! Claudio hits back! Chuck FLIES to take out PNP! But Yuta CHOPS Chuck! Yuta throws hands, Eddie whips Claudio into railing, and Trent ARIHARA MOONSAULTS, but Santana has a trash can shield! Ortiz SMACKS Trent with a can, too! Claudio ROCKS Eddie, Moxley returns and he uses a prod or something on Trent’s face! Eddie JABS away then CHOPS Claudio! They’re in the LED hallway now! PNP coordinate as they have Trent in the ring! Fans fire up as Santana climbs and Ortiz reels Trent in. But Trent fights the lift!

Penta returns to SMACK Santana with a chair! Eddie and Claudio brawl to the back! Penta SMACKS Ortiz, HEADSHOTS him, then SMACKS Santana, too! “CERO! MIEDO!” But PNP get Penta! Double back suplex, but Penta lands on his feet! PNP dodges Penta’s double lariats, but Penta SLINGBLADES Ortiz! Santana whips, Penta SLINGBLADES in return! Penta tosses a chair to Ortiz, Ortiz catches it, but Penta SUPERKICKS the chair into Ortiz! Santana storms up, Penta wheelbarrows and rolls to FLYING DDT Ortiz! Meanwhile, Claudio and Yuta brawl with Eddie and Chuck backstage! Claudio KNEES Eddie into the All In logo on the wall!

Claudio and Eddie move into a hallway, Yuta and Chuck follow. Penta runs in at Santana, Santana BOOTS then SUPERKICKS! Santana whips, Penta goes up and over and CLUBS Santana! Alex Abrahantes adds a chair to the mix, FULL METAL BACKSTABBER! But then Moxley gets Penta with a CUTTER! Moxley is bloodied but that’s how he likes it! Moxley runs, but Penta dodges to springboard, into a kick! PARADIGM SHIFT! Moxley grabs that black bag! SURPRISE~! Bamboo skewers!! Moxley shouts out his hardcore friends in Japan, and the UK fans tell him he’s sick! Moxley doesn’t care, he grabs Penta by the mask!

But Penta KICKS Moxley away! And SUPERKICKS! Penta grabs a chair, to HEADSHOT Moxley! Penta takes those skewers, and he JAMS them into Moxley’s head!! Moxley’s become the sadist pineapple again! Moxley has a mad look in his eyes, and he runs in at Penta! Penta catches him, for MADE IN JAPAN!! Cover, ONE?!?! SUPERKICK!! Moxley sputters and Penta puts chairs together, backs to each other. But Santana storms up behind Penta! Santana flips Penta off and they start brawling! Meanwhile, Eddie just DUMPS Claudio over the railing of a staircase! Where even are they?! The upper deck of section 252?

Eddie storms down to get Claudio but Claudio hits him back! Penta SUPERKICKS Santana! “CERO! MIEDO!” Penta runs, but Santana pops him up, POWERBOMB on the chair wedge! Eddie and Claudio brawl in open seating in the upper level, Santana gets a chair in position, PILEDRIVER on the chair!! Eddie CHOKES Claudio! And claws his eyes! Eddie lets off, stalks Claudio along the way, but Claudio throws hands. Claudio SMACKS Eddie off railing! Wait, medics are checking Penta. Maybe that piledriver did a lot more damage to Penta than initially thought? Medics get Penta out of the ring, and Cassidy suddenly covers Moxley! TWO!!

Ortiz fires hands on Trent on the outside, and Cassidy raises his hands! To put them in his pockets! Fans fire up again as Cassidy uses those “devastating” shin kicks! Moxley brings out a FORK! Cassidy dodges it, SHOTGUNS Moxley, kips up, but gets a FORK TO THE BACK! Moxley then JAMS away on Cassidy’s face! And BITES Cassidy’s face! Fans again tell Moxley he’s sick but he just sits a chair up. Trent returns, with a barbed-wire plank! But Moxley kicks him first! BRAINBUSTER to the chair! Moxley takes that plank and GRINDS it into Trent’s face!! Meanwhile, in the parking lot, Yuta suplexes Chuck onto guard railing!

Trent hits back on Moxley, runs, but Moxley CLOBBERS him! Ortiz returns, having found a trash can lid and a kendo stick! Santana also returns, he stomps Cassidy, and Ortiz SMACKS Trent on the back! Moxley takes the stick and SMACKS Trent on the chest! Yuta and Claudio mug Eddie and end up in more of the stands! Moxley SMACKS away on Trent, Santana CHOKES Cassidy, and Trent is bloodied all over! Chuck SMACKS Claudio with an umbrella! And tosses it to Eddie so he can SMACK Yuta! Moxley CHOKES Trent with the kendo stick, but Eddie fishhooks Yuta’s mouth with the umbrella!

PNP bring in a ladder! They set that in the ropes in a corner, and Ortiz brings Trent over. Chuck CLUBS Claudio with another umbrella! Ortiz hoists Trent onto the ladder while Moxley and Santana CHOKE Cassidy, and dig that barbed wire into his forehead! Eddie back suplexes Yuta on a counter top! A member of security staff is a big fan of Eddie’s and wants a high five. Eddie gives him the high five, to then throw him into the counter! Ortiz stands on the ladder with Trent, but Trent fights back! Trent throws hands, HEADBUTTS Ortiz down, then adjusts. But Moxley TRIPS Trent, and Trent CRASHES onto ladder!

Claudio CLOBBERS Eddie with a bottle! Then he drags Chuck up and away while Yuta SMACKS Eddie with the umbrella! PNP reposition that ladder, they bring Trent up, and they DOUBLE POWERBOMB him onto the ladder! The ladder finally cracks! And then Moxley brings in a huge plank of wood with barbed wire all over it! Moxley drags Trent up but Trent turns things around! Moxley turns things back around, X PLEX onto the barbed wire! Ortiz pushes Trent off the board, goes up a corner, DIVING SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Trent survives, Moxley and Santana keep on Cassidy by sending him into railing!

Moxley brings Trent up the steel steps! PILEDRIVER!!! Trent falls, Moxley slaps him around, and Ortiz JAMS Cassidy with the fork! Moxley has Trent on the ramp, Claudio is there and ROCKS Trent! Claudio drags Trent up to the stage, where Yuta CLUBS away on Chuck! The BCC stand over Best Friends by Big Ben on the tron. Yuta CHOPS Chuck, fans want tables, but Yuta throws more hands on Chuck. Wait, Ortiz finds a table! Fans cheer as he sets that up ringside. Santana has also set up tables and a ladder by the stage. Wait, what van is this driving in? Fans chant “SUE! SUE! SUE!” but what’s she doing here!?

Moxley asks what the heck, and he gives her a big ol’ kiss!? Trent goes after Moxley, Chuck goes after Claudio & Yuta! They SMACK the BCC off Sue’s rental! Mama Sue flips the BCC off, and her van is full of goodies! Chuck SMACKS Claudio with a trash can lid! Trent brings out a tray of cookies! And SMACKS Claudio with the tray! More cookie tray attacks! Wait, what’s going on now? “Penta says… It’s time to RISE!” PENTA OSCURO RETURNS!! Penta unleashes his dark side and he has a hammer!! He HAMMERS Santana! Fans fire up and Alex hands him a chair! Penta SMACKS Santana with it!

Santana ends up on the tables! Penta climbs the ladder, but Santana goes up after him! They brawl on the ladder, Penta SMACKS Santana off the ladder, and the ladder cracks! Trent DIGS the cookie tray into Moxley’s face! Alex helps Penta get the ladder back up, and Penta goes up to SUPER SUNSET POWERBOMB Santana through the tables!!! Fans lose their minds and Alex says that’s what Santana gets! Trent has Yuta in the ring, Cassidy and Chuck join him! Fans fire up as the Best Friends… GROUP HUG Yuta! You GOT to give the people what they want! And then Best Friends beat Yuta down cuz that’s what he deserves!

Moxley and Ortiz get in, they SMACK and throw Best Friends! Ortiz fires off with the cookie sheet! Yuta BITES Chuck’s ear, then drags him down into the SEATBELT! TWO!! Chuck escapes, and Yuta grabs the bag! HE HAS A SCREWDRIVER!! Yuta rushes Chuck but Chuck dodges, the screwdriver stabs into the top buckle pad! SOLE FOOD! AWFUL WAFFLE!! Fans fire up and Chuck covers Yuta, Claudio breaks it! Claudio TOSSES Chuck out! Moxley DIVES to take Chuck down! Cassidy runs in, Claudio catches him! And SWINGS him! They go around and around while everyone else brawls!

Wait, is that a tub of Legos?! Moxley drags Chuck up to PARADIGM SHIFT onto the Legos! Trent and Ortiz brawl on a corner as Claudio goes past TEN, and keeps going! Trent trips Ortiz and he falls to the floor! Ortiz scrambles back up, Trent has him and SUPERPLEXES him down through other tables!!! Fans lose their minds, Claudio passes TWENTY and finally lets Cassidy go! Fans are thunderous for the madness all over the ring, and Claudio drags Cassidy up! RICOLA- NO, Cassidy slips free! ORANGE PUNCH!! Claudio wobbles so Cassidy reloads! ORANGE PUNCH!! His hand is hurting but Cassidy’s rage tunes it out!

Cassidy throws off his elbow pad, takes aim and runs in, ORANGE PUNCH!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Claudio survives and fans are thunderous! Cassidy hobbles, goes out of the ring, and he looks under the ring. Wait, he brings in duct tape, a bucket, and a glass bottle? Cassidy is taping up his hand, sticky side out! He PUNCHES the bottle so now there’s a bunch of glass shards on the tape!! Fans say Cassidy is sick! Moxley runs in to DECK Cassidy first!! Moxley dumps out the rest of the glass shards, and hauls Cassidy up to scoop. But Cassidy swings and DDTS Moxley onto the glass!! Fans lose their minds, but Claudio pops Cassidy up! UPPERCUT!!!

Moxley crawls to a corner while fans are electric! WAIT! EDDIE RETURNS! He’s bloody, he’s pissed, and he has a BARBED WIRE CHAIR! He SMACKS Ortiz, SMACKS Yuta, and SMACKS Claudio! TWICE! And then again! Terry Funk would be proud! Eddie wipes the blood from his eyes but Moxley stops him from hitting Claudio again! These two get forehead to forehead, but Claudio rolls Eddie up! TWO!! Eddie URAKENS Claudio down! Moxley underhooks Eddie, but Eddie breaks free! URAKEN!! URAKEN for Claudio! Eddie SPEARS Moxley through the barbed wire board!! GLASS SHATTERED ORANGE PUNCH!!! Cassidy covers Claudio, his team wins!!!

Winners: Eddie Kingston, Penta El Zero Miedo/Oscuro & Best Friends, by pinfall

Freshly Squeezed always finds a way to survive! And this time, he found a way to take the fight to the nastiest fighters in the world! But he still has to get up on Wednesday to defend his International Championship! Will he even make it to Dynamite like this? Eddie flips Moxley off while down in the wreckage, are things only getting worse between these former friends?

 

AEW Women’s World Championship Fatal 4 Way: Hikaru Shida VS Britt Baker VS Toni Storm VS Saraya!

The Shining Samurai has truly been fighting to make her second reign the best, especially since this one is in front of fans! But The Doctor wants her own second time around, while The Lightning From Down Under wants a historic third reign! However, only one of these four hasn’t been champion in AEW, and only one of these four is the hometown hero! That woman being one in the same, will Saraya have a golden homecoming? Or will this night be historic in a different manner?

But speaking of Saraya being home, she’s bringing the entire Knight wrestling family! And from We Will Rock You to the jacket and crown, this Knight is ready to become the Queen of England! Though Toni’s the one coming out to God Save the Queen… The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if the numbers spell “disaster” for Shida in Wembley Stadium!

The bell rings and fans fire up as all four women have a corner. Then Saraya goes after Shida while Storm goes after Britt! Storm stomps away on Britt in a corner! Shida CLUBS Saraya, but Saraya fights the suplex! Storm helps Saraya against Shida, and they double suplex, only for Shida to fight it! Shida swings but Storm dodges, and the Outcasts hit a DOUBLE POWERBOMB! Shida flounders out, Britt ROCKS Storm! Then ROCKS Saraya! Britt fires off on the Outcasts, and RAMS Storm into Saraya, to hit a NECKBREAKER DDT COMBO! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up with Britt and she stands Storm up.

Storm ROCKS Britt! And CLUBS her down! Storm kicks Britt around, whips but Britt blocks! Britt ROCKS Storm, and again! Saraya coaches Storm and Storm powers up to whip Britt to a corner. Storm sends Saraya in to KNEE Britt down! Storm says kiss this! SWEET HIP MUSIC! The Outcasts drag Britt out, double cover, but then let off to discuss whose cover this is. They still both cover, and let off again. They argue again, but Storm pushes Saraya aside to cover! ONE as Saraya pushes Storm. Shida drags them both up by their hair! MEETING OF THE MINDS! The Outcasts fall, Shida brings Storm up.

Shida whips Storm to a corner, then she whips Saraya into Storm! Shida runs in as fans fire up, JUMP KNEE for them both! And then Shida snap suplexes Saraya into Storm! Fans fire up as Shida drags Storm up, climbs the corner, and rains down fists! Fans count along and Shida goes all the way to TEN! But Saraya CLUBS Shida! Saraya TOSSES Shida onto the apron! Saraya stomps Shida, but Britt runs in! Storm dodges so Britt BLASTS Saraya! Storm runs back in but Britt dodges so Storm HIP ATTACKS Shida! Storm runs up on Britt but into a SLINGBLADE! Fans rally as Saraya returns to BOOT Britt down!

Britt bails out, Storms is after her on the outside! Storm brings Britt over to Mama Knight and she holds onto Britt so Storm can CHOP! Saraya applauds and Storm winds up, but Britt ducks, Storm DECKS Saraya’s mum! Saraya is furious and fans tell Storm “YOU EFFED UP! YOU EFFED UP!” Papa and the brothers have to keep Mama back! Saraya THROWS Britt aside, then BOOTS Shida! Saraya RAMS Shida into steel steps! Storm apologizes as the Outcasts get in the ring. Storm explains it was all an accident. But as Storm turns to go find another opponent, Saraya grabs Storm by the hair!

Saraya ROCKS Storm! Storm is offended, but she hits back! Mama says knock her out so Saraya ROCKS Storm! Storm CHOPS, Saraya CHOPS, repeat! Saraya kicks low, trips Storm, and rains down fists! Fans fire up but Storm turns things around on Saraya! Fans boo as Storm rains down shots from all sides! Storm is furious, she stomps Saraya and then rips a buckle pad right off the bottom! Storm puts Saraya against that bare steel! Ruby Soho sprints down the ramp! She stops Storm from running in at Saraya! Storm doesn’t wanna do this to Saraya and Saraya’s surgically repaired neck, they’re all friends!

Storm pushes past Soho but Soho grabs her arm to stop her. So Storm DECKS Soho!! Storm apologizes, she was lashing out! Soho leaves, and Saraya BOOTS Storm! Shida MISSILE DROPKICKS Saraya! Britt spins Shida to FISHERMAN SCREW! Storm gets around Britt to SUPERKICK! Britt SUPERKICKS back! But Storm falls on Saraya for a cover! TWO!!! Saraya is even angrier now! Storm says that was another accident! Saraya stomps Storm, gets the legs, and steps through! Mama says bend that b*tch, and Saraya turns Britt over, QUEEN ANGELITO STRETCH! Britt CURB STOMPS Storm!!

Britt DECKS Saraya, covers Storm, TWO!!! Storm survives and Britt can’t believe how close she was to that! The Knights shake the railing to coach Saraya up but Britt brings out her glove! Fans spell it out, “D! M! D!” But Shida fires off on Britt! Saraya spins Shida around, but Shida ROCKS her first! Shida hoists Saraya up to a torture rack, to DUMP her down! Britt kicks low, but Shida kicks back! FALCON ARROW onto Saraya! Shida has two targets and she goes up top! The fans are fired up as Shida METEORAS!! Cover, TWO!!! Saraya survives but Shida prepares herself! KATANA KICK!! Cover, but Britt breaks it!

Britt has Shida, RINGS OF SATURN! Shida resists the Lockjaw by turning her head away! Britt pries at that mouth, but Shida grits her teeth! Shida powers the hold into a cover, TWO!!! Britt still has Shida in her grasp, Storm storms in with the title belt! But Saraya intercepts with the SPRAY PAINT!!! Saraya then reels Storm in for KNIGHTCAP!!! Cover, SARAYA WINS!!!

Winner: Saraya, by pinfall (NEW AEW Women’s World Champion)

Shida held out against Britt just so she could still lose the belt! The Knights celebrate with their shining star, this IS Saraya’s house!! Pyro flies, will this historic start to Saraya’s reign be a #Knightmare for the rest of AEW?

 

Tag Team Coffin Match: Darby Allin & Sting VS Swerve Strickland & Christian Cage w/ Prince Nana!

Friends becoming enemies, decks being stacked against them, and all around chaos is just the surface of the story between the Relentless Icons and this new business partnership of The Mogul Embassy and Captain Charisma. But will Darby & Sting make it through the madness to finally put this grudge to rest? Or will Christian and the actual TNT Champion both feel comfortable in “WHOSE HOUSE?” “Swerve’s House!”

To celebrate 50 years of hip hop, and perform Swerve’s theme song live, it’s Flash Garments and DJ Whoo Kid! Swerve takes the mic to ask himself, “WHOSE HOUSE?” “Swerve’s House!” “WHOSE HOUSE?” “Swerve’s House!” “WHOSE HOUSE?” “Swerve’s House!” Then Christian and his Right Hand of Destruction make their entrance, Christian wearing the belt. As for Darby and Sting, they have a video of them walking the dark alleys of London in long coats. “It’s time, isn’t it?” “No, no, no, Darby, you’re sadly, sadly mistaken.” Joker Sting says “We’re talking about the UK! 80 THOUSAND people! Wembley Stadium! It’s beyond just time. It’s SHOW TIME!”

Fans fire up as “That is Darby Allin… And this is STIIIIIING!” The bell rings and after Christian and Swerve deliberate, Christian brawls with Darby and Swerve brawls with Sting! Fans fire up as Sting CLUBS away on Swerve but Christian TOSSES Darby. Sting and Christian now stare down and fans fire up! Sting grins but Christian talks trash. Swerve runs in to half nelson! Sting backs Swerve down into buckles, and Darby slides back in to TOSS Christian out! Darby then ROCKS Swerve, Sting LARIATS Swerve down! And Darby fetches the casket! Darby opens that up, and there’s goodies inside?

Sting RAMS Christian into railing as Darby brings out tack-covered jackets! Darby’s used such a trick before, and now he brings it out here! Nana tries to get Swerve up but Swerve spots Sting, with a cricket bat! Nana turns around, SMACK! That’s four! SMACK for Swerve! That’s six! Another smack! Oh, just shy. Darby gives Sting one of the jackets! Fans fire up as the Icon suits up, and while Darby traps Nana in one corner, Sting has Swerve in the other! Then they both run corner to corner, STINGER SPLASH for Nana and COFFIN SPLASH for Swerve, all with tacks!  Then going back the other way STINGER SPLASH for Swerve and COFFIN SPLASH for Nana!

Darby returns, one more COFFIN SPLASH for Swerve! Christian gets up, Darby rushes over, but Christian HOTSHOTS him! And Swerve kicks Sting’s leg out! Sting falls over, Christian aims from a corner and Swerve from another as Sting and Darby get up. Swerve SPEARS Sting! Christian SPEARS Darby! Things are getting Rated R in Wembley! Christian gets the fallen tacks out of the way, then he and Swerve drag those jackets off the Relentless Icons. Swerve brings Sting around towards commentary! Swerve ROCKS Sting, and Christian ties up Darby’s arms! Fans boo as Christian binds Darby with tape and Sting gets sent into railing!

Swerve has the cricket bat, he CHOKES Sting with it! Christian TOSSES Darby into a corner! Darby flops upside-down, staggers up, and Christian runs in! But Darby dodges and Christian hits buckles! Darby gets moving, NO HANDS SPRINGBOARD, QUEBRADA! Fans are thunderous as Darby keeps moving, and he DIVES onto Swerve at the ramp! Sting frees Darby’s hands while fans fire up! Darby drags the casket off the stretcher, tosses the stretcher aside, and Sting picks Swerve up! Christian kicks the lid closed, so the SPINEBUSTER is on the lid! Swerve might’ve preferred the other way but at least the match is still going.

Christian SMACKS Darby off steps, CLUBS Sting from behind, and then he tosses Darby into the ring. Christian gives Sting a SMACK off steps, then he slides in to stomp Darby. Nana & Swerve set a table up, then hand Christian a chair. Christian JAMS Darby in the back! And again! Darby writhes while Christian paces around. Christian puts the chair down, places Darby’s head on it, and then gets another chair! Fans are torn as Christian aims, CON-CHAIR- NO! Darby dodges, ELBOWS Swerve and SHOTGUNS Christian! Fans fire up, but Swerve FLAPJACKS Darby off a buckle! Darby flops out to the apron but Swerve goes out after him.

Swerve scoops Darby, and aims for the casket! Darby fights, to hit a THROWBACK STUNNER! Swerve stumbles, Sting gets up and on the apron! Swerve is on the table, and Sting LEAPS! Sting SPLASHES Swerve, and the table only moderately bends! Fans fire up all the same as Sting & Darby regroup. Sting gets back in the ring, back on the apron, and then he SENTONS! NOW the table breaks! Fans are chanting “YOU STILL GOT IT!” as Sting gets out of the wreckage. Darby finds Christian, makes him take a seat, and fires off forearms! Darby roars, goes up a corner, to SUPER MISSILE DROPKICK Christian down!!

Fans are thunderous as Darby hurries to get Christian up and around the way. Darby calls to Sting, they mug Christian, and they get the casket propped up against the ring! They open it up, get Christian in, but Christian fights the lid! It’s 2v1 but Christian keeps a leg sticking out! Darby pulls on that leg, but now Luchasaurus attacks! He was in the back but he couldn’t stand by any longer! Luchasaurus sends Sting into railing! And he scoops Darby, to LAWN DART him into the casket lid! Luchasaurus roars and Christian laughs. Luchasaurus tells Darby to get up, and Darby is crawling, but NICK WAYNE is here!

Nick SMACKS Luchasaurus with Darby’s skateboard! It’s not very effective… Luchasaurus stares Nick down, then HEADBUTTS him down! And then takes the skateboard! Luchasaurus sets it down, and CHOKE SLAMS Nick onto the board! Nick writhes, Luchasaurus drags Nick back up to fireman’s carry! Luchasaurus hauls Nick away?! Sting SMACKS Swerve off the casket lid! And again! And then again! And then Christian gets a taste of the lid! Sting and Darby bring the casket down now, and they focus on Swerve. Sting puts Swerve on the casket! Darby goes up the corner!? SUPER COFFIN DROP but Swerve moves!!!

Darby flops off the lid, leaving a massive dent in it! The ref checks Darby, and Sting is stunned! Sting fights off Christian and Swerve 2v1, STINGER SPLASH back and forth! Sting sends Swerve into Christian, STINGER SPLASH SANDWICH! Sting throws Christian down, has the legs, and steps through! Fans are thunderous for the SCORPION DEATHLOCK!!! Nana is furious but Swerve has a chair! Swerve SMACKS Sting on the back, and Sting just stares Swerve down! Fans tell Swerve he messed up, and Sting feints punch to get Swerve to put up the chair as a shield. Sting SHOVES the chair into Swerve’s face!

But Christian has the cricket bat! Sting throws hands on Swerve, but Christian LOW BLOWS Sting with the bat! And then JAMS him with it! And sets Sting up for the KILL STOMPS!!! Fans boo but Christian brings the casket around. Nana helps haul that into the ring and Swerve wants the cricket bat. Christian RAMS Darby into railing, and Swerve drags Sting up. Christian RAMS Darby into more railing! Swerve puts Sting in the casket, and he has a baseball bat! Fans boo as Swerve SPITS on the bat and throws it in with Sting. Swerve kicks the lid closed, the BAT holds it open!! Fans are thunderous as Sting rises! But he gets a HOUSE CALL!!

Swerve drags Sting up, fans rally up, and Swerve scoops to SLAM Sting on the lid! Swerve drags the casket around, and Christian is CHOKING Darby with his own tack jacket! Christian makes Darby look at the TNT Championship, saying Darby will NEVER have it again, and that that belt is Christian’s! Swerve goes up the corner, blows a kiss, and 450 FLOPS on the casket!! Sting avoids disaster and fans are thunderous! Darby CLAWS Christian’s face! Darby hast he TNT belt, and he CLOBBERS Christian with it!! Sting rises again, storms up on Swerve, and drags him up onto the casket! SCORPION DEATHDROP on the lid!!!

Swerve is draped over the lid, Nana is freaking out, and Darby crawls his way back to the ring. Sting opens the lid, drags Swerve inside the casket, and pushes the lid closed! Swerve sacrifices his hands to keep the lid open! Sting SMACKS the lid, then SITS on the lid! OW!! Swerve reaches out like a zombie but Sting keeps on the pressure! Sting then lets Swerve get halfway out of the casket before he SLAMS the lid on him! Swerve is stuck, and Darby goes up top! COFFIN DROP onto the casket!!! Swerve gets crunched, Darby pushes him in, and the lid closes! The Relentless Icons win!!

Winners: Darby Allin & Sting, by pinfall

A battle for the ages, but this is not the end of the ride! Darby will now face Luchasaurus for the TNT Championship just a week from tonight at All Out! And what about the health and safety of Nick Wayne? Will Darby look to take everything back? Or will Christian Cage’s Right Hand of Destruction end it all in Chicago?

 

Chris Jericho w/ Sammy Guevara VS Will Ospreay w/ Don Callis!

The Ocho felt abandoned by his own appreciation society and was willing to turn to a friend in Don Callis. Too bad Callis was even more of a low down, dirty slimeball than Jericho remembered. But in the end, Callis has brought about the WrestleKingdom dream match that was denied during Pandemic Era. Will the Aerial Assassin prove HE is the Greatest Of All Time? Or will the best possible version of Ospreay still fall short of the best possible version of Jericho?

Fozzy performs Judas live as Jericho makes his entrance! Fans sing along, and Jericho has the Spanish God by his side. Ospreay is coming out like Captain England or something with the new gear and pyro, and with Don Callis behind him. Ospreay is coming off the Rev-Pro 11th anniversary show, where he won, but was also attacked by Jericho in a mask! Will Jericho get to do all that and more here tonight?

The bell rings and fans sing for “OSPREAY~ OSPREAY OSPREAY OSPREAY~!” as he and Jericho circle. They tie up, Jericho shoves Ospreay back and the two reset. They tie up, Jericho headlocks but Ospreay powers out. Jericho runs Ospreay over but Ospreay kips up! Fans cheer and Jericho thinks it’s for him! Jericho turns around, and he SLAPS Ospreay! Ospreay SLAPS Jericho, we have a SLAP fight! Ospreay kicks low, whips, but Jericho reverses. Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges and SHOTGUNS Jericho out of the ring! Ospreay then hurries up top, takes aim, SKY TWISTER! Fans are thunderous and Ospreay puts Jericho in.

Ospreay aims, springboards, PIP PIP CHEERIO! Cover, TWO! But Ospreay prepares his arm, runs in, but Jericho avoids the Hidden Blade! Jericho CHOPS, Ospreay fires a forearm, repeat! Ospreay BOOTS, Jericho BOOTS, then they DOUBLE BOOT! Both men fall and fans fire up! Ospreay and Jericho sit up at the same time, they glare at each other and Ospreay flips Jericho off. Jericho kicks Ospreay, Ospreay kicks Jericho, they both stand and fans fire up. Ospreay fires a forearm! Jericho fights it back! They go back and forth, fans heavily behind Ospreay. Ospreay CHOPS and Jericho drops down!

Ospreay stalks Jericho, brings him up and bumps him off buckles. Ospreay CHOPS, whips him corner to corner and runs in, but Jericho puts Ospreay on the apron! Ospreay’s leg jams, Jericho triangle jump DROPKICKS! Fans fire up, Jericho soaks up the cheers and jeers, then he runs to WRECK Ospreay with a blindside dropkick! Jericho grins, has a little bit of blood on his chest, but he takes a taste of it! Jericho stands Ospreay up to CHOP! And CHOP! And then whip! Ospreay stops himself, ELBOWS Jericho, then hurries up top! Jericho hurries after him to CLUB him down! Ospreay throws elbows to fight the waistlock!

Jericho CLUBS away on Ospreay’s back, then reels him in, for an APRON GERMAN SUPLEX!! Ospreay’s neck comes into play, just as Jericho brought up on Dynamite! Jericho slides into the ring while Ospreay checks his arms for motion. Jericho flips off the fans as they boo him, and then he goes to the apron. Jericho drags Ospreay into the ring, suplexes high and hard! Jericho pushes Ospreay down for a cocky cover, ONE! Jericho brings Ospreay up and puts him on the ropes to CHOKE him! The ref counts, Jericho lets off, and then he runs side to side. STRADDLE ATTACK! Ospreay flops over and Jericho mocks the fans.

Jericho drags Ospreay up to CHOP! Ospreay fires a forearm! The brawl is on again and Jericho gets the edge. Jericho whips, Ospreay handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK! Fans fire up and Ospreay hits a Manhattan Drop! Ospreay CHOPS Jericho off his feet, then STANDING SHOOTING STARS! Cover, TWO! Jericho hangs tough but Callis coaches Ospreay. Ospreay assures the fans, just calm down and he’ll get this. Ospreay reels Jericho in but Jericho resists the lift. So Ospreay gives him a Kawada Kick then a CHOP! Ospreay whips, Jericho reverses and runs in, but into a BOOT! Ospreay goes up, but Jericho CHOPS him!

Jericho climbs up after Ospreay, goes to the very top, and he throws down fists! Fans count all the way to “OCHO!” and then TEN, before the SUPER STEINER! Cover, TWO! Callis says it’s alright, and he coaches Ospreay again. Jericho SLAPS Ospreay, SLAPS him again, then throws forearms! Ospreay fires back! Fans rally up, Ospreay whips, but Jericho avoids the dropkick! Then LIONSAULTS but onto knees! Ospreay hurries to bring Jericho in, and hangs him out to dry! KNEE, and then Ospreay goes to the corner! Ospreay climbs up, Jericho pushes himself up a bit, but Ospreay hits a GUILLOTINE SHOOTING STAR!! Cover, TWO!!

Fans fire up and Ospreay feeds off it! Ospreay waits on Jericho to rise, and he springboards, but Jericho blocks the cutter! Ospreay ducks the Judas Effect! Ospreay springboards again, into a BACKSTABBER!! And then CODE BREAKER!! Cover, TWO!!! Ospreay survives and fans fire up again! Jericho goes to a corner and he wants Ospreay to rise. Fans rally up, Jericho runs in, JUDAS- NO, Ospreay blocks! To HOOK KICK! And then OSCUTTER!! Cover, TWO!!! Jericho survives but Ospreay just fires up more! Fans are with him and he drags Jericho up. Ospreay underhooks and Canadian racks, STORM- RANA!! Cover, but Ospreay rolls through!

But wait, Jericho rolls through! He has the legs! Jericho fights to turn Ospreay over, WALLS OF JERICHO!!! Ospreay endures, Callis freaks out but Sammy says Jericho’s got this! Fans rally, Ospreay fights his way over, but Callis points out Sammy has Floyd the Baseball Bat! Well, this distraction allows Sammy to CLOBBER Ospreay with said bat! Fans boo as Jericho drags Ospreay back to center, and the ref checks Ospreay. The hand drops once! The hand drops twice! But Ospreay regains consciousness! Ospreay powers through, throws hands on Jericho, but Jericho throws them back! From below, from above, also like Jericho said on Dynamite!

Ospreay kicks Jericho away and fans rally up. Ospreay stands, aims, and SUPERKICKS! Jericho wobbles, but he BOOTS back! Jericho runs, but into a SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO!! Jericho survives but Ospreay prepares the arm! Ospreay aims, but Jericho hits a CODE BREAKER! Jericho runs, to steal an OSCUTTER!? Not the best landing, either, but fans are thunderous as both men are down! Jericho crawls to the cover, ONE?!?! Ospreay is fired up again and he shakes the ropes! Jericho and Ospreay start throwing hands and Wembley is on Ospreay’s side! Ospreay eggs Jericho on and Jericho fires more shots! But then Ospreay ROCKS Jericho back!

Ospreay SUPERKICKS, then reels Jericho in! Underhooks, but Jericho slips free and grabs at the ref! LOW BLOW where the ref can’t see! Callis protests, but Jericho hits JUDAS EFFECT!! Cover, TWO!?! Fans are thunderous and le Sex Gods are shocked that Ospreay survives! Callis and the fans rally as Jericho throws down hands! Jericho gets the legs, turns Ospreay, but Ospreay fights it to a victory roll! TWO, and Jericho stands up, but Ospreay floats through! POWERBOMB!! Jackknife bridge, TWO!! Ospreay gets moving, but Jericho ducks the Hidden Blade! Ospreay ducks a Judas Effect, to HIDDEN BLADE!!

Ospreay drags Jericho up, underhooks, STORMBREAKER!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Jericho shocks everyone! But Ospreay takes the elbow pad off!! He aims at Jericho from the corner, Jericho slowly rises, and Jericho dares Ospreay to do it! HIDDEN BLADE!!! And then another STORMBREAKER!!! Cover, Ospreay wins!!

Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall

Wembley Stadium is electric! Their Commonwealth Kingpin, their IWGP United Kingdom Champion, just added Jericho to the list of icons he’s defeated this Summer! Is nothing going to stop Will Ospreay from being the best of the best of all time? As for Sammy, he helps Jericho pick himself up. Fans do applaud their respect to the Ocho, but Jericho doesn’t wanna hear it? He takes a moment, Sammy asks what’s the matter. Jericho leaves, unable to appreciate the one friend on his side. Is Jericho’s own future that uncertain?

 

Nigel McGuinness is in the ring!

“London, England! What a moment! What a night! Because tonight, we oughta thank you 81,035 fans! Tonight, we make a new worldwide record for pro-wrestling attendance!” The fans cheer the history here tonight, will we see more and more history still to be made?

 

AEW World Trios Championships Open House Rules: The House of Black VS “Badass” Billy Gunn & The Acclaimed!

Malakai Black, Brody King & Buddy Matthews deal in paradoxes and contradictions. They beat Daddy Ass and tell him his better days are behind him, and yet desecrate his legacy with a mock funeral and a brutal assault on his “sons.” But now, they’ve resurrected a side of Billy even he thought was gone. Will the return of the Badass be just what Max Caster & Anthony Bowens need to take those titles? Or will the House simply bury them all together now?

As the House makes their entrance, Buddy leaves a lantern on stage as a memorial to the late, great Bray Wyatt. But of course Platinum Max has a track on deck! “Acclaimed on the mic, there’s nothing that we can’t do! These guys are a bigger disgrace than Prince Andrew! You’re worse than Meghan Markle! You’re such big wankers, you broke your metacarpals! And Bowens didn’t believe me, but look! It’s Harry, Hermione ‘n’ Ron Weasley! Hey yo, we’re killin’ the game! Cuz in Wembley, everybody loves The Acclaimed!” Bowens takes the mic to say, “OOOH LONDOOON~! The Acclaimed have arrived!” No more scissoring, this is serious!

The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and All In is about to go all or nothing!

For this Open House Rules match, “Dealer’s Choice” means The Acclaimed want NO HOLDS BARRED! Fans fire up and the bell rings! Now it’s a brawl! Billy has Brody, Buddy TOSSES Bowens while Caster throws hands with Malakai! Brody sends Billy out, the brawl continues on the outside and Billy knees low. Malakai shoves Caster, Caster elbows back! Caster kicks but Malakai KICKS! Malakai goes up and up and MOONSAULTS Caster down at the ramp! That was a bit double-edged for Malakai, but Bowens gets in the ring with Buddy. Buddy BOOTS Bowens away but Bowens comes back. Buddy puts Bowens on the apron!

Bowens ROCKS Buddy, mule kicks Malakai, then HOTSHOTS Buddy and gets behind Malakai in one motion! Electric Chair SLAM off the apron! Buddy FLIES to take out the Acclaimed! Fans fire up as Billy gets in the ring! Billy builds speed!? But Malakai & Buddy stand in his way. Julia, too! Brody storms up behind Billy and fans hoot it up! Bowens & Caster YANK Buddy & Malakai off the apron, but Brody still ROCKS Billy! Brody runs, dodges Billy, and he DIVES to take out Buddy and The Acclaimed! But Billy builds speed again! Except Julia gets back on the apron! She wags her finger at Billy.

Julia steps into the ring, Bowens sends Brody into the apron, but Julia SLAPS Billy! Billy says “SUCK IT!” And he trips her?! Bowens & Caster get in, they set Julia for a SCISSOR ME TIMBERS~! The Lady of the House gets what she gets, but Brody LARIATS Billy! And LARIATS Caster! Bowens finds he’s alone against The House! Fans sing “OH~ Scissor Me Daddy!” Bowens swings, misses, and ends up getting DOUBLE KNEES! And then a HAYMAKER from Brody! Cover, but Caster breaks it! Mercedes Mone is still watching as the House mugs The Acclaimed. Malakai KICKS Bowens, Brody CHOPS him, and they both dig boots in!

Buddy CHOKES Caster on the ropes, but lets off so he and Malakai can mug Caster. Brody RAMS Billy into railing! Malakai UPPERCUTS Caster, he and Buddy keep on Bowens. Brody hoots it up as he makes Billy take a seat. Brody gets space, runs back in, but Billy dodges! The SPLASH hits railing! Billy hobbles up, and he has a chair! Malakai & Buddy double suplex but The Acclaimed block! Billy CHUCKS the chair into Brody’s face! The Acclaimed fight back but The House beat them down and toss them out! Watch out, cameraman! But now Billy steps to Buddy & Malakai! Fans fire up as off comes the shirt!

Malakai & Buddy flank Billy, he swings on Malakai first! Billy gets mugged 2v1 and they double whip. Billy breaks the clothesline to DOUBLE LARIAT! Billy DECKS Buddy, DECKS Malakai, and repeat! Billy SPLASHES Malakai in one corner, SPLASHES Buddy in another, and then he TOSSES Buddy out! Billy kicks Malakai low, reels him in and says “SUCK IT!” FAMOU- NO, Malakai dodges! But Billy avoids The End! Billy reels Malakai in, cobra clutch for THE ONE AND ONLY!! Cover, TWO!! Malakai survives but The Acclaimed returns! Bowens slashes his throat, gets Malakai up, ARRIVAL! Caster is up top but Buddy SHOVES him down!

Bowens runs in, Buddy dumps him out! Brody LARIATS Billy down! Caster SPRINGBOARD MISSILE DROPKICKS Brody down! Buddy FLYING METEORAS Caster down! Bowens kicks Buddy and fires off forearms and elbows on that neck! Bowens CLUBS Buddy down, and shouts “EVERYONE loves the Acclaimed!” But Buddy is back up! Bowens ROCKS him first! Malakai sweeps the legs and Bowens hits buckles! Buddy KNEES Bowens in the back! Brody DOUBLE CHOPS Bowens! Fans hoot with Brody and he goes to the far corner. Busted up as he is, Brody roars and runs in, the others join in, THREE HEADED HYDRA!!

Brody drags Bowens out, cover off the cannonball and double boots! Caster breaks it! Malakai TOSSES Caster out! Fans sing for Billy but the House regroups. Caster is sent into barriers! Brody has the chain! Brody wraps it around his hand and Malakai picks Bowens up. But Bowens yanks Malakai into the path, STEEL FIST to Malakai!! Caster brings Brody around to clothesline him out of the ring! Buddy returns, into a CHOP! And KOTARO KRUSHER! FAMOUSER! Billy’s in, and now he hits the FAMOUSER!! Cover, Julia drags the ref out!! Fans boo but Brody throws Bowens around! Billy can’t believe this!

Malakai hits THE END!!! Cover, TWO!??! Billy survives, this is NOT The End!! Brody and Buddy hurry in and the House drags Billy up! DANTE’S IN- NO, Billy slips free and has a SLEEPER on Brody! SUPERKICK from Caster to Buddy! ROLLING ELBOW from Bowens to Malakai! Brody breaks free, runs in, but misses! ARRIVAL!?! Caster is up top, MIC DROP!! Cover, ONE?!?!?! Brody is fuming, and fans hoot it up! But Bowens fires off the Five Tool Combo! Billy hits a FAMOUSER!! The Acclaimed reset, ARRIVAL to the MIC DROP!! TRIPLE cover, The Acclaimed win!!

Winners: The Acclaimed & “Badass” Billy Gunn, by pinfall (NEW AEW World Trios Champions)

History has been made again! But wait, the House has the belts! What’s happening here? The House steps forward, belts in hand, and the fans sing “OH~ Scissor Me Daddy~!” The Acclaimed is unsure of what to make of this, but the House personally hands the belts over! Fans cheer, and Bowens has the mic to tell Billy, ‘We told you two months ago, we were gonna bring you back to the top and put the gold you deserve around your waist! And here it is!” Bowens says one last thing! Billy came here as the Badass, but Bowens promised 81 THOUSAND people the biggest Scissor Party on Earth!

“So Wembley, throw those scissors up! Get loud! Welcome to the party! Now SCISSOR ME, DADDY ASS~!” And he does!! A new chapter has begun for Billy Gunn, will this be the best one yet?

 

AEW World Championship: MJF VS Adam Cole!

What started with a 30-minute time limit draw in a Contender Eliminator Match turned into an unlikely pairing in the AEW World Tag Team Championship Contenders Blind Eliminator Tournament, and that turned into an unlikely and yet incredibly powerful friendship that has taken AEW by storm! They didn’t win the AEW World Tag Team titles, but they’ve stuck together and are now the NEW ROH World Tag Team Champions! But there are still many questions about this bromance of alpha males. Numero uno is, will these brochachos still be friends after fighting over the top title? Or will the temptation of becoming legendary be too much for either man to resist?

Cole’s entrance is fairly standard, but for MJF, the lights go out. Fire puffs from the stage, and the Devil of AEW arrives on his throne, his worshippers bowing down. MJF rises, takes off the mask, and has a huge smirk on his face. MJF brings both belts as he joins Cole in the ring. The introductions are made, the Triple B is raised, and only one man leaves Wembley Stadium a dual champion!

The bell rings, and fans are thunderous already! MJF and Cole soak in the moment here, and MJF grins that there are fans chanting for him. Cole and MJF circle, approach, and they seem to assure each other, this is about proving who is the best, friendships aside. So they both go out, they get something from under the ring, and they put on the matching Better Than You Baybay shirts! Fans cheer this literal sign of their friendship! The two circle, tie up, and MJF headlocks. Cole powers out, MJF runs him over, and things keep moving. MJF rolls over, drops down, and hurdles, but then Cole leaps over!

Cole headlocks for a takeover, MJF headscissors, Cole kips out! Roles reverse as MJF headlocks for the takeover, Cole headscissors and MJF kips free! Fans cheer the standoff after this opening exchange! MJF and Cole reset, fans chant “Let’s Go, Friendship!” MJF offers a handshake, Cole accepts it, and fans cheer again! The two circle, tie up, and MJF headlocks. Cole powers out, MJF ducks ‘n’ dodges but then struts over the dropdown. MJF gives some Rick Rude hip swivels, but Cole speeds things up again! MJF drops down, hurdles again, but holds up when Cole shows superkick! Cole smirks and MJF smirks back. “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!”

MJF says okay, and he offers another handshake. “SPORTS-MAN-SHIP! SPORTS-MAN-SHIP!” Fans echo the chant, Cole takes it, then MJF pokes Cole in the eyes! MJF said before he was still a scumbag, but he’s OUR scumbag! And fans chant that! “He’s Our Scumbag!” MJF offers a handshake as apology, Cole takes it, and then he ROCKS MJF with a right! MJF says okay, but Cole rallies with lariats and a BOOT! Cole gets MJF up in a waistlock, MJF switches but Cole breaks the grip to PELE! Cole fireman’s carries, USHIGOROSHI! Cover, TWO! Cole gets in the ref’s face but it was fair. MJF goes to ropes and Cole drags him up.

Cole whips MJF into a corner, goes corner to corner but MJF dodges! MJF runs back in, but Cole uses the ref as a shield! A very Old MJF move, and MJF is upset Cole is even doing it. But then Cole YANKS MJF into buckles! Cole stomps a mudhole into MJF then digs his boots in! The ref counts, Cole lets off at 4, and Cole clamps on a chinlock. Fans rally, MJF fights up, and MJF throws body shots. MJF runs but Cole throws him down by his hair! The ref reprimands but Cole soaks up the cheers and jeers. Cole storms up on MJF and clamps on a facelock to grind MJF down. MJF endures, fights up, and MJF has the wrists!

MJF powers up, stomps Cole’s foot, and swings, but Cole dodges to throw him by hair again! The ref reprimands, fans boo, but Cole soaks up the heat. But MJF kips up! And he throws Cole down by his hair now! The ref reprimands MJF now and then Cole bails out! MJF tried it earlier tonight, he goes for it now! Or not. MJF isn’t confident in going airborne. So Cole gets in to SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO!! Cole is upset with the ref, but Cole slaps MJF around! Cole says he had MJF beat way back when! They may be friends now, but Cole is still better! Cole then drags MJF up, rips the shirt off and throws it away!

Fans boo and MJF can’t believe it. MJF is mad now, but Cole throws forearms! MJF just gets angrier, and fans chant “YOU EFFED UP!” at Cole. MJF eggs Cole on, so Cole rakes the eyes! Fans boo more, the ref reprimands, and Cole tunes up the band! Fans boo more, Cole ain’t no HBK! But MJF blocks the kick! And LARIATS Cole down! And ELBOWS him! And scoops to SLAM! And then dribbles Cole off the buckles! Fans count all the way to TEN, then MJF climbs up to rain down fists! MJF goes to nine, winds up, and shrugs, to BITE Cole!! Now we’re getting dirty! MJF whips Cole corner to corner and WRINGS the arm!

Cole writhes and bails out while MJF gets the fans all fired up! MJF sees Cole outside again, and he figured he should at least try. Fans chant for it, MJF builds speed, and MJF DIVES! Direct hit and he even lands on his feet!! Fans are thunderous as MJF is shocked by his own tope! The ring count climbs, MJF hurries to get Cole up and puts him in the ring. Cover, TWO! MJF is annoyed but he storms up on Cole in a corner. Fans rally, MJF whips corner to corner, but Cole reverses. Cole runs in but into an elbow! MJF goes up to DOUBLE STOMP Cole’s arm! MJF sunset flips, TWO, and Cole sits on it! TWO, MJF has it, TWO!

Cole has it again, TWO! MJF has it, TWO! Cole! ONE! MJF! ONE! Cole! ONE! MJF! ONE! Cole slips free, jackknife bridges, TWO as MJF bridges up! MJF gets Cole up, Cole slips free of the bomb and kicks low! BOOT! But MJF dodges the lariat, catches the rana, POWER BREAKER!! Cover, TWO!! Cole survives and both men are down, and the fans are thunderous! The standing count starts, MJF sits up at 3 of 10, and he crawls to a corner. MJF stands at 5, and goes up the corner! MJF leaps to steal PANAMA- NO, Cole SUPERKICKS him outta the air! MJF flops to the apron and Cole drags him up through the ropes! To steal HEATSEEKER!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!!

Cole can’t believe it but MJF survives by a literal foot! Cole drags MJF up, tosses him out of the ring and then pursues. Cole drags MJF up to RAM him into steel steps! Cole stands over MJF, drags him up again, and brings him to the top of the steps! Fans rally for MJF but Cole suplexes! To SLAM MJF on the steps!! MJF might’ve even hit the edge! The ref reprimands Cole and even Cole seems shocked by what he just did to MJF. Cole goes into the ring as told by the ref, and the ref has him stay way back. The ring count starts, Cole is concerned as MJF is still down at 5 of 10. MJF isn’t even really stirring yet!

The fans rally as hard as they can for MJF, we’re at 7 of 10! Cole paces, we’re at 9! But MJF springs to life to get in at 9.9999!!! Cole is torn again, but mostly relieved MJF keeps this match alive. Cole drags MJF over to a drop zone, then hops up a corner. MJF rises, Cole says night night, Max. But MJF FLOPS out of the ring! Cole sighs, goes out after MJF, and drags MJF up, but MJF TRIPS Cole! Cole hits off the apron, and MJF pulls the hood off the commentary table! Taz, Excalibur & Nigel move aside as MJF clears it all off. MJF drags Cole over, gets up on the desk, and he talks to himself, “You have to do this. It’s for the title, Max, you have to do it.”

MJF gut wrenches Cole! Fans freak out and Cole flails, but MJF sets him down! MJF couldn’t hurt his friend back like Cole did him! MJF is almost in tears as he paces around but Nigel says MJF is foolish for not doing this! Taz agrees! But then Cole SMACKS MJF off the desk! Now Cole hauls MJF up, scoops him, and TOMBSTONE to the desk!!! The desk doesn’t give way, because it has a steel support in it! Way to tell us that now! Cole clutches his knee, MJF isn’t stirring! Fans tell Cole off, but he drags MJF up and into the ring! Cover, TWO?!?!?! MJF survives and no one can believe it, least of all Cole!

Cole seethes, he drags MJF up but the bad leg gives up! So Cole just throws a forearm on MJF! MJF throws one back! They brawl on their knees and the fans are strongly behind MJF now! Both men stand, MJF throws another forearm! Cole hits back, throws a flurry, and just speeds up! MJF wobbles, but he kicks! Cole blocks, MJF pokes him in the eye! MJF roars and runs, but into a BOOT! MJF comes back with a ROLLING ELBOW! Cole comes back with a DESTROYER! MJF SUPERKICKS before he falls over!!! Both men are down again and the fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!”

A standing count starts against, Cole stirs at 2 of 10 and “This is Awesome!” MJF stirs but Cole goes to ropes. MJF sits up on the opposite end, but neither has stood up. We’re at 6 of 10, Cole and MJF drag themselves up and they stand at 7! Fans fire up again and the two shout at each other, “DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE!” They both run, they both dodge, and then yes, DOUBLE CLOTHESLINES connect! Both men are down, but it’s a DOUBLE COVER?!? DOUBLE THREE?!?!? A DRAW?!?!

Double Pinfall Draw (MJF retains the title)

Fans boo but what can anyone do? These two both pinned each other! Justin Roberts isn’t even sure how to announce it but he explains, this was a double pinfall. Fans call BS and Cole gets pissed! Cole grabs as mic to shout, “No freakin’ way! No way! MAX! Five! More! Minutes!” The same request that started this whole saga, and the fans want to see it! MJF denied Cole the first time, when he was an enemy. But what will he say now that they’re friends? MJF takes the mic to say, “No.” Wait, he said NO!? But then MJF says, “Five minutes isn’t enough, Adam.” Fans cheer as MJF says they go until there’s a definitive winner in EFFIN’ WEMBLEY!!

Fans are electric, the bell rings again, and then Cole rolls MJF up!! Cover, with tights! But MJF uses that to tip things in his favor! TWO and now Cole has the O’Conner back! TWO and Cole SUPER- NO, MJF blocks the kick, but Cole pokes eyes! Cole runs, MJF drops down, grazing blow and then Cole knocks the ref over!! Fans can’t believe it but all three men are down! MJF sits up, and he has a Cheshire Cat grin! MJF hurries outside, he grabs a chair, and he hurries back in! MJF is still a scumbag, remember? But he throws it to Cole? But Cole anticipates his Latino Heat move and throws it right back! This confuses the MJF.

MJF throws the chair back, Cole again throws it back, and we have hot potato with a chair. They go faster and faster and faster! Then MJF steps to Cole, and Cole drops! MJF panics, he knows how this looks! MJF shrugs, and puts the chair around his head, to then lie down! Cole realizes how this looks! Fans fire up and the ref is stirring! Cole can’t even, and the ref sees the chair and MJF! Cole explains the antics but the ref doesn’t believe him! MJF rolls Cole up! TWO!!! SUPERKICK from MJF!! MJF hurries to get Cole in the ropes, HEATSEEKER!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Cole survives and he shocks MJF!

Fans are thunderous again as Cole flops to the apron. Fans hope they “FIGHT FOREVER!” but MJF said himself this has to end somehow! MJF gets the fans fired up as he goes to the apron with Cole! Cole fights the waistlock, MJF’s own neck hurts, so Cole CLUBS him! Cole grabs MJF’s arms, APRON STRAITJACKET GERMAN!!! MJF flops to the floor and fans boo, but the ref starts the ring count. We’re at 5 of 10, but Cole takes aim! PANAMA SUNRISE to the floor!!! MJF flops back again and Cole hurries to drag him up. Cole has to deal with dead weight, though! Cole still gets MJF in at 8 of 10, covers, TWO!!!!

Cole is furious again! He can’t understand how MJF survives! Cole aims from a corner as the standing count climbs. The ref checks MJF, he seems in it enough to continue, so Cole drags him back to a drop zone. Cole hops up, aims, but MJF yanks the ref in the way! PANAMA SUNRISE to the ref!!! Cole is stunned again!! And then MJF brings out the Dynamite Diamond Ring! MJF may love Triple B but the precious returns! Cole is furious with the ref, and MJF aims with the ring! But then MJF is conflicted again. MJF wanted to do this on Collision a month ago, but just like then, he decides not to!

Wait! RODDY STRONG!? Cole’s other friend is here, and he LOW BLOWS MJF!! Even COLE missed that!! Strong shouts for Cole to finish this but Cole asks what Strong is doing here! But then Cole doesn’t care anymore when he sees MJF is vulnerable! Cole hurries up the corner, takes aim again, PANAMA SUNRISE!!!! But the ref is still down! Cole brings down the kneepad, for THE BOOM!!!! Cover, Cole shouts for the ref, but the ref is out! Fans count, Cole would be champ three times over at least! The ref revives, crawls over, counts the cover, but so slowly!! REALLY LONG TWO!!! And no one can believe it!!!

Cole is beside himself! Almost ready to laugh, it is so unbelievable! But Roddy throws Triple B to Cole and tells him to DO IT! Strong is Cole’s best friend, so just do it! Fans boo, but Cole is tempted. Cole takes off the Better Than You Baybay shirt, picks up the belt, and he takes aim! MJF sits up, he’s defenseless, but now Cole is conflicted! He THROWS the belt away! Fans love Cole for it, and Strong storms off in anger! Cole brings MJF up, but MJF cradles!! The ref counts, MJF WINS!!!

Winner: MJF, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)

The fans cheer, and Cole is stunned. He did the right thing, both in not using the belt and sticking by his friendship with MJF, and he still lost. MJF isn’t sure what happened other than he won, but he can see Cole is emotional after this. MJF crawls over to his friend, and just as Cole encouraged MJF after their loss to FTR, MJF encourages Cole. “It could’ve gone either way. It could’ve gone either way! These people still love you!” MJF gets the fans to cheer and MJF says he just got lucky. Fans chant for “Both These Guys! Both These Guys!” MJF says hold on, watch! MJF brings in the ROH World Tag Team Championships! But Cole throws them away!?

MJF is confused again. Oh, okay. Cole never give a damn about MJF, he just cared about Triple B! Cole’s a fake ass POS! ADMIT IT! Was this all for this belt? Fine, TAKE IT! MJF chucks Triple B at Cole! MJF even says that as a matter of fact, just get it over with! MJF wants Cole to hit him after all. Turnabout from that Collision a month ago, but then Roddy returns to add on! MJF wants it, Roddy wants it, they both think Cole wants it deep down, so just do it! The fans are the only ones saying no, who does Cole listen to? Cole AGAIN throws the belt down! Roddy and MJF are both shocked, and the fans cheer!

Roddy shouts “ADAAAAM~!” Fans want MJF & Cole to “HUG IT OUT! HUG IT OUT!” MJF and Cole look to each other, and they HUG!! Friendship prevails! At least, this one does. Roddy is again beside himself, but The Kingdom appears to keep him back. Cole raises MJF’s hand in victory and the confetti flies! As does pyro! Is there nothing that can stop the best brochachos of AEW? Will AEW never stop making history for pro-wrestling around the world? Will you be along for the ride? Because in 2024, All In will be BACK in London again!!

My Thoughts:

An awesome show from top to bottom here. But I would like to say to start, AEW needs to NOT have All In and All Out just a week apart. AEW builds are always rough, but having an All In build overlapping with an All Out build makes it awkward. Give All Out room to breathe. That said, there wasn’t really a weak match on the card, as is also an AEW standard. MJF & Cole bookending the night was great stuff, but in the moment, it was actually a little disappointing that they won against Aussie Open cleanly.

Yes, All In still had Roderick Strong antics for the main event, but this just stings for Aussie Open specifically. They’re such a good tag team, and are only title-less now cuz of Davis’ injury costing them the NJPW belts, when he wasn’t even out as long as it sounded. But maybe now Aussie Open returns to NJPW and gets a set of belts again. As for said main event, it was amazing on all the story beats they referenced and turned on their heads. Cole started showing his Heel side and MJF was a great Eddie Guerrero style Face. What a creative sequence with that chair! And the draw fake-out was clever.

Roddy’s antics costing Cole the belt but not his friendship was a surprising move, too, but a great one. You can bet The Kingdom challenge for the ROH Tag titles at All Out and that is when Cole must choose a side. Cole could easily throw the match against The Kingdom and let them have the tag belts because he will want one more title match with MJF. The double turn will have been completed, and wherever MJF VS Cole Round 3 happens, that place is gonna explode over this title match.

Good stuff in the two hour Zero Hour, too, such as Hobbs and Miro with an impromptu contract signing segment, and an improvised alternate version to the planned Big Show & Hardys VS Triple J match they couldn’t do cuz, well, Jeff Hardy’s past issues… Wight, Ogogo & Grado bringing the fight to Triple J was great stuff, I really do hope AEW can swing something to have this play out for AEW TV or even All Out. And of course, sprinkled throughout the night, great tributes to Terry Funk and Bray Wyatt. Buddy placing the lantern down was probably the best one, as he and Malakai were both in the WWE at the same time as Bray.

Great FTW Championship match, especially with including the limousine. Hook winning was of course the move, he and Jack are now 1-1 and can have a tiebreaker at All Out or something. Punk VS Joe opening the main show was a slightly surprising move but they had a great opener. Punk winning though he got bloodied and bullied was a pretty good booking of the match, and Joe has his ROH World TV Championship to focus on anyway. And whatever you’re hearing about #BrawlIn of Punk and Perry getting at it, take it with a grain of salt, as Perry made sure to bring up some “real glass spot” issue the two supposedly had. Maybe Punk was again a hothead but maybe this is a work, given how their matches were back to back.

Speaking of matches back to back, The Elite were all in the same block of time when you look at the card. Awesome Six Man from Kenny, Kota & Hangman VS Konosuke & Bullet Club Gold, and great way for the Heels to win without really hurting the Faces’ power rankings. Konosuke pinning Omega there, we gotta be getting their 1v1 match at All Out with Callis getting more involved than he did here. The Young Bucks VS FTR was awesome, too, they also had great references to past spots, but I am genuinely surprised FTR won. I guess Cash’s legal issues aren’t bad enough to warrant a title loss. The Bucks may not be Heels but they sure aren’t going to be friends with FTR.

Stadium Stampede, for its changes, still ended up a lot of fun, though I don’t think they’ll ever capture the magic of the Pandemic Era Stadium Stampede, or the original Anarchy in the Arena, which is really the same match. Penta transforming into Oscuro was a rather interesting choice, and presentation of it wasn’t the best. But in the end, the Faces winning was the right move, so that this loss will really get under the skin of the BCC. Cassidy going on to defend his International Championship on Dynamite, like, he has to be losing it now, right? He is in the worst shape of anyone on the active roster! And if it’s anyone, it should be Moxley, they hinted at that even in this match.

Great Women’s Fatal 4 Way for the title, and as I figured, it was so clear Saraya was winning tonight. She had win entrance bringing the family to ringside with her, and Queen as her theme and the hometown crowd behind her. But I also like that they had this be the moment The Outcasts fell apart. Storm is definitely the one being kicked out. She punched Saraya’s mom, she wanted to pin Saraya to win, and then she punches Soho! Saraya and Soho can just go for being a Two Woman Power Trip if you will, Saraya as world champ and Soho as TBS champ. We just need Tony Khan to know what he’s doing with scheduling his women’s division.

The Tag Team Coffin match was so good, that casket went through a lot tonight. And I am actually very pleased to see there was NOT a Nick Wayne betrayal, he stuck by his friend in Darby. Though, Luchasaurus kidnapping him, that could change things… He could be brainwashed by Christian Cage and then he betrays Darby at All Out to help Luchasaurus retain! And while it doesn’t really make sense in the story they were giving us, I do appreciate that Jericho was playing Heel to Ospreay in their match since England was NOT gonna boo Ospreay. Ospreay getting the win here is great, and Jericho’s bad mood and pushing Sammy away quite literally makes for a new wrinkle in this story.

Great Trios Championship match with it becoming No Holds Barred by Open House Rules. As I figured, we have new champs with Acclaimed & Billy winning. Nice detail of House of Black handing the belts over personally, as a slight showing of respect. Maybe the House moves on to where Malakai wants a singles title and the others go for tag titles against FTR or something. And now Acclaimed & Billy are free to face all sorts of Trios out there for some fun and fresh feuds. Just not Triple J or QTV, we already had those teams and Acclaimed go a round. Give us Dark Order adding their new people, or let The Embassy drop the ROH Six Man belts so they can move up to AEW full time.

My Score: 9.2/10


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The Maniac takes on the Powerhouse!

In the wake of AEW Dynasty, in perhaps Will Hobbs’ biggest match, he takes on IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, Jon Moxley! Will the Don Callis Family have even more gold?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • AEW World Championship Eliminator: Swerve Strickland VS Kyle Fletcher; Swerve wins and denies Fletcher a title match.
  • Mina Shirakawa w/ Mariah May VS Anna Jay; Mina wins.
  • Casino Gauntlet: Will Ospreay wins and will challenge for the AEW International Championship at Double or Nothing.
  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jon Moxley VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs; Moxley wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

The Elite arrives at Daily’s Place.

They roll up together in the same SUV, showing off all their gold, from Kazuchika Okada still being the AEW Continental Champion to The Young Bucks being the NEW AEW World Tag Team Champions. Matthew congratulates The Rainmaker, and says he is so proud. Nicholas says he is proud of being the first-ever THREE-TIME AEW World Tag Team Champions. Wait, who is this pulling up next? It’s JACK PERRY! He just smiles at the cameraman, and Matt says alright, gentlemen, it’s a big night! They head in, but then security flags Jack down, saying he can’t be here.

Matt has security stop there, Jack is with The Elite. Hands off the merchandise. And cameraman, stick with The Elite, they’ve got some business to attend to. The Scapegoat walks with The Elite, just what will they do on this Homecoming night?

 

Orange Cassidy is here!

Daily’s Place fires up as Freshly Squeezed makes his way out, or rather is TOSSED out by Trent Beretta! Trent’s modified the old T-Shirt so it now reads, “Trent & Orange w/ Chuck Taylor win the big one.” Trent DECKS Cassidy down the ramp while fans boo the further betrayal! Trent DECKS Cassidy again, and Cassidy flops into the ring! Trent rains down fists, soaks up the heat, and then he gets a mic. “Chuck. Chuck, it’s time. Please get out here.” Trent waits, but tells the fans they have no idea what they’re talking about so please. Chuck walks out on stage and Trent apologizes? He is sorry… that he didn’t do this a long time ago!

Trent is sorry that Best Friends spent five YEARS hugging a narcissistic p*ick! Cassidy was brought in here to be their sidekick, yet somehow he made Best Friends into his lackies! Best Friends fought for Cassidy, protected him, did EVERYTHING for him, and yet Cassidy gave them NOTHING! Cassidy does NOT care about Chuck! Cassidy is NOT his friend! Trent looms over Cassidy while the fans rally for “FRESHLY SQUEEZED! FRESHLY SQUEEZED!” Trent tells Chuck that Trent cares about him. Trent IS Chuck’s friend. So please… Do the right thing and give the people what they want. Trent tosses the mic to Chuck so he can respond.

Trent holds his arms open, and then Chuck holds his arms open, to then stop and say he always thought Trent was a POS! Chuck DECKS Trent!! Trent tumbles away, gets back up, but avoids Chuck’s haymaker! The Kentucky Gentleman tells Trent he knows that they won’t clear Chuck for a fight in this ring. But Chuck doesn’t wanna fight in this ring, he wants to fight in the damn parking lot!! The fans go nuts hearing that! Trent shakes his head, but will he have no choice but to fight his former Best Friend?

 

Jon Moxley speaks.

“I am confident tonight that I will defend successfully my IWGP Championship, but I don’t want you to mistake that for arrogance, or ignorance, or an underestimation of my opponent, ‘Powerhouse’ Hobbs. I know exactly who ‘Powerhouse’ Hobbs is, what he’s capable of. A truck of a man who hits like one, too. Born and bred with a killer instinct, an instinct I can see and smell from a mile away. I’m acutely aware of what’s at stake tonight. I know it’ll only take one mistake for my entire world to come crashing down around me. And I know that this Callis Family put a hit out on my friend, so I know just how far they’re willing to go to get an edge to win.

“But nobody knows better than me what it takes to get to the top. More importantly, what it takes to stay at the top. So I know, honestly, for me, tonight’s gonna suck. It’s gonna be a walk through Hell. A march through mud and fire, slings and arrows, a march through Hell. But there’s no place I’d rather be, there’s no better way to feel alive. I don’t play golf, man. This is pro-wrestling, this is the king of sports, the greatest thing int he world. And tonight, I’m gonna remind the world just who I am, in case they’ve forgotten. When all the oxygen is pulled out of Powerhouse’s lungs and his carcass hits the canvas, they’re gonna feel it, from Jacksonville to Tokyo!”

The Maniac heads out, but will the Book of Hobbs’ next chapter be written in gold?

 

AEW World Championship Eliminator: Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis!

Whose Dynasty? SWERVE’S DYNASTY! Because The Realest did dethrone the One True King of Wrestling Television to become the NEW AEW World Champion! Prince Nana leads the way with his dance as Swerve looks to be a fighting champion! Will Swerve snipe the Aussie Arrow? Or will the Don Callis Family already have a win on a world champion to start the night?

The bell rings and the fans rally for Swerve as he stares Kyle down. They circle, get face to face, talk some trash, and then Swerve goes for a leg! Kyle facelocks to fight the takedown, then slips around to a waistlock. Swerve switches and hammerlocks, but Kyle reaches back to headlock. Swerve cranks the hammerlock, but Kyle reaches for legs. Kyle manages to switch, snapmare and then ghost pin, TWO! Kyle headlocks but Swerve slips right out to hammerlock again. Swerve grinds Kyle down but Kyle fights to the ROPEBREAK. Swerve lets off and waits on Kyle. Kyle stands, the two reset, and they tie up again.

Swerve headlocks, Kyle powers up and puts Swerve on ropes. The ref counts, Kyle lets off but then takes a swing! Swerve ducks the chop, snapmares Kyle down and slips around to roll Kyle to a cradle, TWO! Kyle hurries after a leg, but Swerve spins around, victory roll and step over, SHORT ARM SCISSOR! Kyle scrambles around to stack, TWO! Swerve gets up, Kyle goes for a leg, but Swerve steps over. Kyle dodges the dropkick, but then Swerve avoids the Penalty Kick! Both men block the other’s kick, and the fans fire up as they both let off. The two reset, the fans rally for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!”

Swerve and Kyle circle, Kyle kicks but Swerve blocks, only for Kyle to ROCK Swerve with a forearm. Kyle whips, Swerve goes up and over then JUMP SOBATS! The fans fire up as Kyle sputters, and then Swerve UPPERCUTS, snapmares, and goes up to FALLING UPPERCUT! Swerve hits the Griddy and the fans fire up! Swerve says “DU~VAL~!” and the fans echo it. Swerve goes for Kyle but Kyle gets to ropes. Swerve waits on Kyle, goes for an arm, wrenches, but Kyle whips Swerve out! Kyle runs to CALF KICK Swerve to the floor! The fans boo but Kyle snarls and Swerve checks his arm. Kyle goes out after Swerve, brings him around, but tells Nana to back off.

Swerve BACK DROPS Kyle away! Kyle writhes, Swerve goes to the apron and he tells fans to pay attention, get off their phones. PENALTY KICK and Kyle goes down! The fans cheer while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Swerve struts around before he fetches Kyle, and whips him into railing! Swerve again tells fans to watch the show, not their phones. He fist bumps the front row, gets Kyle back up, and pushes him into the ring. Swerve has Kyle on the apron to CLUB him. Swerve then stalks Kyle to a corner, ROCKS him, then has him on ropes. Swerve UPPERCUTS Kyle, whips him to ropes, but Kyle reverses to scoop and SLAM! Swerve writhes while Kyle mockingly shouts, “Whose house?!” Kyle even gets on a corner to soak up the heat and tell Jacksonville up theirs! Kyle goes back to Swerve, Swerve throws body shots, but then Kyle swings. Swerve blocks to fire more body shots!

Swerve turns Kyle for a NECKBREAKER! Swerve drags Kyle around, covers, TWO! Kyle is still in this but Swerve clamps onto him with an armlock and chinbar. Swerve grinds his elbow into Kyle’s face, then grabs the other arm. Swerve wrangles Kyle into a CAMEL CLUTCH, but then makes it a SLEEPER STRETCH! Kyle still endures, fights free, and Dynamite returns to single picture as he stands. Kyle fires body shots, but Swerve grabs the arm. Kyle KICKS and KICKS but Swerve blocks, slips around, LEG CAPTURE BACKBREAKER! Swerve again grinds on the arms, pulls on back, but Kyle slips through to arm-drag free!

Swerve has the wristlock but Kyle fires forearm after forearm! Swerve swings, Kyle swats it to SLAP Swerve! Kyle whips, Swerve flips up and around but Kyle SUPERKICKS him! Then scoop and MICHINOKU DRIVER! Both men are down and the fans fire up! A camera is backstage, and we see The Elite plus Jack Perry walking right up to Tony Khan’s office. Matthew doesn’t even knock as he leads the way right in. In the ring, Swerve and Kyle rise while the fans rally up. Swerve goes to ropes, Kyle runs in, but is put on the apron! Kyle waistlocks to drag Swerve out, and half nelsons! Swerve fights that, slips around, APRON NECKBREAKER!

The fans rally for Swerve while he shakes out his arm, then he encourages them to get louder. Swerve goes up the corner, Kyle slowly sits up, APRON KILL STOMPS!! Swerve clutches a leg, that was a risky move that may have been double-edged! Swerve walks off the pain and fans rally up. Swerve pushes Kyle into the ring, hurries to another corner, and then runs up, HOUSE- NO, Kyle catches the foot! ANKLE LOCK!! Kyle THRASHES the foot but Swerve endures! The fans rally for Swerve as he fights around, reaches out, but Kyle drags him away from ropes! GRAPEVINE!! Swerve is caught, and Kyle is even stomping Swerve’s back!

Swerve endures, the fans are thunderous, and Swerve crawls to the ROPEBREAK! Kyle lets go but keeps his eyes on Swerve. Kyle brings Swerve around to KICK him in the chest! And KICK him again! And KIJCK again, but Swerve blocks! Swerve ROCKS Kyle, Kyle ROLLING ELBOWS! Swerve MULE KICKS, HAYMAKERS, and whips to HIP TOSS! Roll through to the deadlift, but the bad foot holds Swerve back! Kyle suplexes, Swerve slips around and half nelsons but Kyle breaks that. Swerve still O’Conner Rolls so that he can BOOT from below! Kyle wobbles, into the SOMERSAULT FLATLINER! Swerve rolls through again, for the BRAINBUSTER!

The fans fire up as Swerve crawls back to cover, TWO!! Kyle survives and Swerve is frustrated. Swerve snarls, drags Kyle up for a gut wrench, but Kyle flails and kicks his way to turn it around! But then Swerve flails and kicks to turn it back around! So Kyle drops, victory roll and deadlift, into the JUMPING TOMBSTONE!! Cover, TWO!! Swerve survives and now Kyle is frustrated! Kyle pounds the mat, Callis tells him number four, and Kyle nods. Kyle goes outside, looks under the ring, but then shakes his head. Kyle doesn’t wanna do number four, he awnts to do it his way! GAMANGIRI! He puts Swerve up top and climbs!

Kyle has Swerve up on the very top, lifts, but Swerve fights! Swerve throws body shots, haymakers, and then he ROCKS Kyle! Kyle ends up in the Tree of Woe, and Swerve hits WOE STOMPS!! Cover, TWO!!! Kyle survives but Swerve just reloads! HOUSE CALL!! Cover, Swerve wins!!

Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall (denies Kyle Fletcher a title opportunity)

The Realest crosses Kyle off the list, and Callis is disappointed Kyle didn’t play things how he wanted. Are tensions rising in the Don Callis Family? Who will be next to step to Swerve’s Dynasty?

 

BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!

As AEW returns to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, so will The Cleaner! Kenny Omega finally makes his way back to Dynamite, what will he have to say about The Bucks’ new Elite?

 

Backstage interview with Thunder Rosa.

Renee Paquette is with La Mera Mera and notes her being so close to winning the AEW Women’s World Championship, only to fall short. What does Rosa feel went wrong out there? Rosa says she can either stand here and complain about what happened, or she can move on. Honestly, Rosa could bring up who Deonna Purrazzo again got involved in her business, or how “Antonia Tormenta” kicked Rosa in the ovarios. But she won’t. She’s just proud of herself for- Oh, wait, Deonna walks in. The Virtuosa doesn’t get it. Rosa says she doesn’t wanna talk about Deonna, yet all she does is say her name!

Deonna dares Rosa to say things to her face, and Rosa tells Deonna en Espanol that she’s already told her before. The two start shoving, security rushes in, will we see these two have it out before one of them goes back for Toni Storm?

 

Mina Shirakawa w/ Mariah May VS Anna Jay!

Speaking of Toni Storm, her protege’s old mentor has been coming around AEW & ROH more and more, mostly because of Mariah May. Will Stardom’s Fighting H Cup Idol prove she’s elite? Or will Anna remind us she’s still the Star of the Show?

The bell rings and the two circle. They approach, Anna dodges and she takes a bow. The fans cheer, but Mina says okay, c’mon now. Then Mina dodges and shimmies! Anna mockingly applauds before she BOOTS Mina down! Anna brings Mina up to fire off forearms, then shows off her assets. Anna runs, but Mina dropkicks the legs out! Mina then runs to SHOTGUN Anna down! Mina grabs a leg to SMASH the knee! Mina steps over to SPLASH onto the leg, then struts around. The fans fire up as Mina brings Anna up, ties up the legs, and then DOUBLE KNEE SMASHES! Mina gets the legs again, steps through, but Anna kicks her away.

Anna runs in but Mina dodges in the corner. Mina ducks a forearm, ROCKS Anna with a forearm, then goes up to REBOUND ENZIGIRI! Cover, TWO! Mina stays on Anna while the fans rally. Mina dragon sleepers, but Anna fight the suplex! Anna swings, Mina dodges and tilt-o-whirls, to then RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Mina drags Anna by her leg, drops an elbow on the knee, and then another! And then another! And another! Mina shakes it up again and the fans cheer as she drops one more elbow! Mina steps through, FIGURE FOUR! Anna endures, crawls, and gets the ROPEBREAK! Mina lets go and Anna goes to the apron.

Mina lines up a shot, runs in, but Anna ducks to CLAW the eyes! Anna brings Mina into the ropes, give her a kiss right in front of Mariah, and HOTSHOT NECKBREAKERS! Mariah is upset but has to stay back, and Anna goes in to cover, TWO! Mina hangs in there while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Anna CHOKES Mina, lets off as the ref counts, and then she drags Mina up. Mariah says boo Anna, but Anna puts Mina in a corner. Anna digs her boot in, lets off as the ref counts, and Mina sputters as Anna brings her around. Anna ROCKS Mina, brings her around and bumps her off buckles. The fans rally, Anna CHOPS Mina, then she struts. But Mina runs up to ROCK Anna! Anna CLUBS Mina, then pushes her around. Anna stands on Mina but that’s a CHOKE! The ref counts, Anna steps away, and she blows kisses at everyone. Anna brings Mina up, to snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Anna is frustrated but she brings Mina back to ropes.

Anna CHOKES Mina more, taunting Mariah to reach out, then Anna steps off as the ref counts. Mina coughs, Anna brings her up, but Mina fires body shots! Anna CLUBS Mina and has her in a corner. Anna drags Mina up, CHOKES her more, but the ref counts. Anna lets off, Mina coughs and sputters, but Anna soaks up the heat. Anna drags Mina up, cravats and snapmares, then clamps on a FULL NELSON! Mina endures, fights around, and Mariah cheers Mina on as she fights up. Mina throws elbows to fight the hold, but Anna holds tight! Dynamite returns to single picture as Mina breaks free and ROCKS Anna!

Anna comes back to ROCK Mina, but Mina ROCKS Anna again! The fans rally as the forearms go back and forth! Anna gest the edge, runs, but into a ROLLING ELBOW! Anna stands, into Mina’s URAKEN! Anna flounders to a corner, Mina roars and runs in, but Anna puts her on the apron! Mina knuckle locks, ROCKS and climbs up to FALLING KNEE DROP onto Anna! Cover, TWO!! Anna survives but Mina keeps her focus. Mina ROCKS Anna again, brings her in, but Anna wrenches out of the suplex to HOOK KICK! Then Gory Especial, GORY BOMB! Shoutout to Tay and Anna covers, TWO!!

Anna is beside herself but Mariah is also worried. Anna brings Mina up but Mina fights the STO! Mina gets free, blocks a kick, and DRAGON SCREWS! Then she steps through on the legs, FIGURE FOUR! The fans “WOO~” but Anna endures and fights to the ROPEBREAK! Mina lets go fast to go up a corner. MISSILE DROPKICK! Anna staggers back up, into the GLAMOROUS SWORD! Cover, TWO!! Anna survives Mina’s enzigiri but Mina drags her into the dragon sleeper! GLAM- NO, Anna slips free to have the QUEENSLAYER!! Mina flails, reaches out, but Anna is too busy staring down Mariah! Mina wrenches out to wrangle Anna!

Mina hooks legs, GLAMOROUS COLLECTION MINA! MINA WINS!!

Winner: Mina Shirakawa, by pinfall

Anna got cocky and got caught! Mariah brings in the champagne and glasses, and they toast the victory! But then Anna CLOBBERS Mariah and DECKS Mina! The fans are torn as Anna puts the QUEENSLAYER on Mariah!! Mariah flails, but here comes Toni Storm! The champ runs Anna off to protect her protege! “How DARE~ you!” Storm checks on Mariah, but wait! SERENA DEEB is here! The Professor of Professional Wrestling is looking rather glamorous herself as she struts out, tosses Storm’s shoes aside, and looks at the AEW Women’s World Championship! Deeb sits down beside it on the ramp and has the camera come in close.

Deeb says she could hold the title up, but she won’t. Because instead, she’s going to make the AEW Women’s Division a promise: the next time she holds the belt, it will truly belong to her as the NEW AEW Women’s World Champion. Deeb is undefeated, will she remain that way all the way through dethroning Timeless Toni Storm?

 

Kris Statlander & Stokely Hathaway are in the ring.

Dynamite returns as the Galaxy’s Greatest and #BigStoke are here, balloons at all the corners of the ring, and the fans cheering them on. Stokely says, “In 1977, Bill Withers created one of the greatest songs of all time, Lovely Day. And that’s exactly how I felt when one of my best friends became TBS Champion at Dynasty!” The fans cheer that! Stokely wants to know, is Jacksonville ready to partaaay~?! They sure sound like it! Stokely says Caprice Coleman is on commentary, Krissy Stat is right here, and she says this one’s for Willow.

“She is the Babe with the Power, and we are here to give her her flowers She reminds us that nothing matters and to smile anyway, because every time we see her, she brightens our day. I’m standing her in silver because she is our gold. And now, she has the TBS Championship to hold.” Stoke says with all due disrespect, that was two packs of ass! So let’s just bring out the NEW Face of TBS, “HOO! HOO!” WILLOW~ NIGHTINGALE! Coleman sings along with the theme song just like in ROH, and the Babe with the Championship makes her entrance. Willow gets the mic, Stokely says when this whole thing to started, he didn’t like her. Well she didn’t like him, either.

Stokely says Willow was like a fungus that they couldn’t cut off. But look at them now! Willow earned that title, and they are proud of her! Willow thanks Stokely and Kris, and is proud of herself, too. Because tonight in JACKSONVILLE~, the very place where she hit the big time. She’ll take us back to Spring of 2020. Willow was right here, in the front row, trying to get her big break. Then in 2022, she was in the ring, Tony Schiavone stepped in to join her, and on that big tron, we saw the graphic: Willow is All Elite! But tonight, Willow isn’t trying to catch a break, she is not a rookie. She is THE FACE OF TBS!! WHAT WHAT!

But wait, here comes The CEO. Mercedes Mone again steps on Willow’s moment, just like she did at Dynasty. But it’s already obvious why as she struts her way to the ring. Mone gets her own mic while the fans chant “C E O! C E O!” Mone tells “Jacksonviiiiille~” to say hello to the C E O. Willow tells Mone this has to be like the fourth time she’s done this. And this is Willow’s time! So it just feels like if Mone has something to say, then go ahead and say it. Mone says she just wanted to congratulate Willow! And to enjoy the celebration now, because in just 23 days, at Double or Nothing, you will be looking at the NEW Face of TBS, Mercedes Mone.

The fans are torn, but Mone says she just wanted to ask if Willow was the b*tch who attacked her in the dark two weeks ago! What? Why would she? Kris steps up to tell Mone that Willow got attacked just last week, so how do we know Mone didn’t do that? Well how do we know it wasn’t Kris?! They argue, Stokely speaks up and says while he hates getting up in women’s business, we all know it was Julia Hart. Willow says even before this whodunnit, it feels like there’s been a personal vendetta against her. Does Mone really think Willow meant to injure Sasha during the NJPW Women’s Tournament? Stokely says of course Mone thinks that, but then Kris shuts him up.

Mone asks Willow if she really just asked if Mone blames Willow for almost ending her career. Is Willow really asking if Mone blames Willow for all the pain and suffering Mone went through? Is Willow really asking if Mone was blaming Willow for taking away the one thing Mone loves most for a whole year? Willow doesn’t want the truth, she just wants to feel better about what she did to Mone. Willow says she genuinely feels so awful what happened. But there were a lot of questions and doubts for her, too. She went to hotel room, she looked at the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship, and she should’ve been smiling.

But the whole time, she wondered to herself, “Could I have beaten Mercedes Mone at 100%?” And then the next day, Willow saw everyone saying that online. She heard the locker room saying it! And so that NJPW Strong Women’s title reign has quite the asterisk next to it. But THIS title reign? This? There is NOT asterisk next to this! The fans fire up for that! So at Double or Nothing, Mone, Willow wants you at 100%! Because Willow wants to show Mone that she CAN beat her, and why Willow IS TBS Champion. The fans fire up for that! Mone says to enjoy it while she can, because they both know deep down, Willow CAN’T beat Mone.

The fans are torn as the two stare down, and then Mone says bye. Kris grabs at Mone, Mone turns around and mistakenly SLAPS Willow!! Kris has to stop Willow from retaliating, and then refs get out there to stop it! Kris’s mistake only just turned up the heat on this one! Will there be no holding back from the CEO or the Babe with the Power when it’s Double or Nothing?

 

Alex Marvez waits outside Tony Khan’s office.

Jack Perry is the first to exit and Marvez says they’ve been in there a long time.  Is Jack reinstated in AEW? Jack doesn’t answer and moves on, so Marvez asks “Okada-san” if that’s the case. The Rainmaker just pats Marvez on the shoulder and follows Jack. Nicholas, is Jack All Elite again? Matthew, please, Marvez needs the scoop! Is Jack Perry once again in AEW? Matt wishes he had a better scoop for Marvez, but things are still uncertain. One thing Matt will tell Marvez is… Tony Khan literally just agreed to talk with Jack in the ring, live here tonight. That’s still a pretty big scoop! Will TK bring the Scapegoat back into the fold?

 

Casino Gauntlet!

AEW shuffles the deck and puts a golden opportunity for Double or Nothing on the line! This isn’t your typical gauntlet, either! It is “sudden death,” so anyone that scores a pinfall or submission wins, BUT! There are also timed intervals, so more and more competitors will be added, meaning things can get really crazy really quickly. One way or another, the AEW International Champion will have a new challenger, but who will it be when it’s the luck of the draw?

First out, it’s King Switch! Jay White leads Austin & Colten Gunn out as the NEW unified AEW & ROH World Trios Champions, but will Bullet Club Gold be adding even more gold to the collection? Second out, Top Flight’s Dante Martin! Will Angel Dorado get himself a golden ticket instead?

Jay White VS Dante Martin!

The bell rings, the two circle, and they tie up. White pulls hair to put Dante in the corner, but Dante slips free. They circle again, Dante waistlocks but White switches. White headlocks, Dante powers up but can’t power out as White holds on. White wrenches to wristlock, but Dante flips through and breaks free. White CHOPS, then CHOPS, then CHOPS again! Dante is stinging, the fans “WOO~” and White says guns up! White whips, runs in, but Dante slips out to the apron! Dante then goes up and around, GAMANGIRIS, then springboards. White gets under, Dante comes back, and turns hip toss into RANA! Then he DROPKICKS White down! Cover, TWO!

White bails out, Dante builds speed, and Dante FLIES, but has to handspring through as White moves! White CHOPS, CHOPS, and then brings Dante around. APRON- NO, Dante slips free of the suplex to JUMP KNEE! Dante puts White in, hurries to the apron, and then slingshots to roll, only for White to catch him! EXPLODER out of the ring! But here comes the third man, PENTA EL ZERO MIEDO! The Man with No Fear now makes this a Triple Threat, will he be able to survive these odds?

Jay White VS Dante Martin VS Penta El Zero Miedo!

White storms up but Penta GAMANGIRIS him away! Penta goes up the corner, leaps, CROSSBODY! Penta runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges then SLINGBLADES! Dante returns, but into a SLINGBLADE! Penta whips Dante corner to corner but Dante reverses. Penta SUPERKICKS back, then pops Dante up on the corner, for another SUPERKICK! Dante wobbles into Penta’s fireman’s carry, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Penta spins for the SWINGING DEATH VALLEY! Penta then goes back to a corner, climbs up, but White SHOVES Him to the ramp! White then runs up, fireman’s carries, but Penta fights free! And SUPERKICKS! White flops to the apron, Penta uses him as a step to get up and in and hit a DESTROYER on Dante!! Fans lose their minds as Penta stands, and says “CERO! MIEDO!” Dante bails out so Penta goes after White. Penta CHOPS White, then hears the fans rally up. Penta goes out after Dante, gets him in the ring, and stands him up against ropes. Penta winds up, to CHOP! Dante grits his teeth, but White BOOTS Penta down!

White stands Penta up, CHOPS Penta, but Penta CHOPS in return! Penta hears the fans rallying for “CERO! MIEDO!” and he goes back to SUPERKICK White! Penta stands Dante up, whips him to ropes and SUPERKICKS him down! But then White gets Penta for a cradle, TWO!! Penta escapes, White UPPERCUTS him down! White snarls, stomps Dante, then stomps a mudhole into Dante at the corner. White drags Dante up, whips him to ropes, and back drops him away! White covers, TWO! Penta is after White but White scrambles away as Dynamite returns to single picture. Penta brings Dante up, but Dante fights the suplex!

White storms back in, CLUBS them both down, and next up is KYLE O’REILLY! Whoa, #CombatKyle is now #CleanKyle as his hair and beard are trimmed. Maybe he’s going back to those babyface assassin days!

Jay White VS Dante Martin VS Penta El Zero Miedo VS Kyle O’Reilly!

Kyle KICKS White down, KICKS Penta down, and KICKS Dante down! Kyle fires forearms on White, then wrenches. Dante gets up, Kyle BOOTS him away, then gives White an ELBOW BREAKER! Kyle wrenches Dante, BOOTS Penta, then hits an ELBOW BREAKER! Wrench on Penta, ELBOW BREAKER! Kyle whips, Penta reverses but Kyle goes up and over. Kyle also ducks Dante so Dante’s LARIAT takes down Penta! Dante runs up, Kyle blocks the kick and gives it to Penta. Then Kyle gets one of Penta’s legs, DOUBLE DRAGON SCREW!! White KNEES Kyle low, runs but into a KNEE from Kyle! Kyle snapmares White, runs, but feints to then SLAP him!

The fans fire up while White frowns. White gets up but Kyle fires off fast strikes! KICK, LEG SWEEP, and the fans fire up! Dante wheelbarrows Kyle, but Kyle drops that into the ARMBAR! White stomps but Kyle catches that, to a HEEL HOOK! White flails, ROPEBREAK! Kyle lets go, and now we add WILL OSPREAY! Will the Aerial Assassin take his momentum from Dynasty and make it Double or Nothing?

Jay White VS Dante Martin VS Penta El Zero Miedo VS Kyle O’Reilly VS Will Ospreay!

Ospreay storms right in, Kyle staring him down! They fire forearms and the fans are thunderous already! Ospreay fires up to fire off a flurry! Kyle KICKS, whips, but Ospreay BOOTS back! Ospreay goes up and out to springboard, PIP PIP CHEERIO! Penta runs up to KICK Ospreay’s leg! Dante gets in, he and Penta double whip, but Ospreay handsprings to DOUBLE PELE! But White SLEEPER- NO, Ospreay arm-drags free! These two know each other well and the fans are thunderous to see this one! White and Ospreay shake hands, but then White CLAWS Ospreay’s face! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS!

White clinches, but Ospreay fights free to CHOP! Ospreay whips, White holds ropes to bail out, but the fans boo. Dante kicks Ospreay and runs, into a SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO! And out comes LANCE ARCHER! The Murderhawk Monster says #EverybodyDies, will that be the case in this sudden death gauntlet?

Jay White VS Dante Martin VS Penta El Zero Miedo VS Kyle O’Reilly VS Will Ospreay VS Lance Archer!

Ospreay shakes his head, but Archer storms right in! Ospreay gets in Archer’s… well, chest, but he fires off forearms! Archer DECKS him! Kyle returns, Archer LARIATS! Penta runs up, Archer LARIATS! White runs up, into a half nelson, dragon sleeper, but Dante jumps in! But into Archer’s hand! CHOKE SLAM DDT COMBO!! Penta jumps onto Archer, fires off hands, then whips. Archer reverses to CLOBBER Penta! Kyle gets up, Archer choke grips, but Kyle turns slam into GUILLOTINE! Kyle thrashes, but Archer THROWS him away! Kyle goes to the apron, Archer DECKS Kyle! Ospreay BOOTS Archer, goes up, but Archer STEP-UP KNEES!

Archer picks Ospreay up in the reverse crucifix! BLACKOUT BOMB onto the others on the outside!! The fans are thunderous and Dynamite goes picture in picture!

Archer storms out to go looking under the ring. Archer brings out a TABLE! Daily’s Place loves it as Archer sets up the furniture at ringside. Archer positions that but Ospreay runs up to fire shots! Archer knees low, SMACKS Ospreay off apron, and then goes around to BOOT Kyle down! And CLUB White down! And get another TABLE! Archer drags that table over White, then sets it up with the other. Archer drags Ospreay up, but Ospreay fires forearms first! Archer RAMS Ospreay into railing! Archer CLUBS away on Ospreay, SMACKS Kyle off apron, BOOTS Dante, then CLUBS White. Archer brings White over, and SMACKS him off the table.

Ospreay fires forearms on Archer, then brings him around to SMACK off the apron. Ospreay goes up, takes aim, and FLYING- BODY CHECK!! Archer just has Ospreay bounce right off him! White ROCKS Archer, ROCKS him again, then brings him around to the tables. White fireman’s carries, but Archer’s too big! Archer CLUBS White, CLUBS him again, then ROCKS him! Archer BOOTS Penta, sends him into railing, then goes back for White. White fights the choke grip but gets an APRON CHOKE SLAM for it!! Archer roars, White dangles before he flops, then Archer goes back up the apron. Archer grins while Dynamite returns to single picture.

Archer drags White up to the apron, but next is KOMANDER! The AAA Cruiserweight Champion’s entrance distracts Archer so that White can CLAW the eyes! We’re now at a Lucky 7 Way, is this where someone’s luck runs out?

Jay White VS Dante Martin VS Penta El Zero Miedo VS Kyle O’Reilly VS Will Ospreay VS Lance Archer VS Komander!

Komander hurries to the corner, climbs up and tightrope walks, to FLYING RANA, but Archer blocks!! Archer brings Komander back up, only for Komander to RANA Archer down through the tables!! The Murderhawk Monster is hoisted on his own petard and even Komander is stunned! Komander hurries to springboard in at Ospreay, but Ospreay ducks! Komander rolls through, comes back and kicks, then runs, only for Ospreay to TIGER WALL KICK and- NO, Komander ducks the enzigiri, to TIGER WALL KICK back! Things speed up, Komander tilt-o-whirls around the world, DEJA VU DDT!! Cover, White breaks it!!

White clinches to URENAGE!! Cover, TWO!! Komander survives, but White goes back to Ospreay. But Ospreay flips up and through Bladerunner to LIGER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!! White survives, but Ospreay takes off the elbow pad! White rises, but here comes JAY LETHAL! We’re at eight, how much longer can this go?

Jay White VS Dante Martin VS Penta El Zero Miedo VS Kyle O’Reilly VS Will Ospreay VS Lance Archer VS Komander VS Jay Lethal!

Lethal runs in, Ospreay is ready and they brawl! Ospreay kicks, whips but Lethal reverses! Ospreay handsprings through the arm-drag but Lethal still cartwheels to DROPKICK! Dante returns but into the LETHAL COMBINATION! Penta is back and he KICKS Lethal’s leg! Penta whips, Lethal sunset flips but Penta rolls through. Lethal dodges and handsprings, LETHAL INJECTION!! But White’s back to clinch! Lethal slips free, but swings into the SNAP SLEEPER SUPLEX! White hurries to clinch again, but Dante MISSILE DROPKICKS them both down! Lethal runs in, Dante goes up and over, then Dante dodges Kyle!

Kyle CLOBBERS Lethal, ducks Dante’s enzigiri, AX & SMASH!! Ospreay returns, Kyle fights the nelson to fire off strikes! KICK, KICK, but Ospreay BUZZSAWS and HEEL KICKS! Kyle yoyos to LARIAT, but Ospreay slips through to pick Kyle up! But Kyle slips free to ROLLING ELBOW! Ospreay SUPERKICKS! Kyle YOYOS into HIDDEN BLADE!! Cover, TWO!!! Kyle survives but Ospreay calls for his shot! Underhooks, but wait, he hesitates. Storm Driver 93 damn near destroyed Bryan Danielson, does he want to do that to Kyle? Kyle back drops free first! Then ARMBAR!! But Komander is up top! CIELITO LINDO onto Kyle!! Cover, HIDDEN BLADE!!!

Ospreay drags Komander to a cover, OSPREAY WINS!!

Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the AEW International Championship)

The Assassin found a target and took them out! But here comes the Undisputed Kingdom, the Savior of the Backbreaker leading the way. Roderick Strong stares Ospreay down, with Mike Bennett, Matt Taven, Wardlow and Adam Cole all backing him up. Ospreay doesn’t back down, will he simply tear that gold away from The Kingdom?

 

Chris Jericho is here!

And as his new theme says, he is The Learning Tree. But what we see is that he is the NEW FTW Champion after cracking Hook in the head with a baseball bat at Dynasty. Jericho smiles and waves at the fans while he gets a mic, but they’re booing back. “Hey, guys! It’s true, I’m the new FTW Champion! It’s great, right? And there’s been a lot of negative connotation with the letters F T W. Does it mean F The World? Does it mean Forget The World? No, it’s none of those things, I’m changing it right here, right now. From now on, this means FOR The World Championship, because this was FOR all of you!”

The fans boo and Taz can’t stomach this on commentary. Jericho says “we” won this together! The whole world is buzzing and he knows why. Jericho is doing God’s work. The Wrestling God, that is, and that’s Terry Funk. Terry once told Jericho that it is now Jericho’s responsibility to teach the younger generation and take them to the next level, and that is what Jericho is doing! Thank you, Terry Funk, and thank you, fans. And thanks, Hook! What a great champion and a tough competitor in the ring. Hook beat the hell outta Jericho, but his only flaw is that there are still certain things he needs to take from The Learning Tree.

There are lessons Jericho wants to teach Hook, including how to get rid of the dead weight that surrounds him: Taz, Shibata, the collateral damage, and all the clowns that support him. More importantly, Hook, you need to listen to Jericho when he says to stay down. Jericho told Hook to stay down but Hook kept getting back up. Even after two Judas Effects! Hook forced Jericho to hit him in the head with the baseball bat. So that’s on Hook. But Jericho knows Hook is listening, thinking on the lessons he learned, and that is exciting to Jericho.

What is also exciting to Jericho is the list of men and women who have been drawn into the #JerichoVortex and come out the other side even bigger and better stars! So many! Jericho is so excited- Wait! “Big Bill” Morrissey is here! Bill has a mic already as he steps to Jericho in the ring. Bill tells Jericho, “I have been in the back listening to you, and I only have one thing to say.” Jericho waits as Bill thinks on his words, and Bill says he needs The Learning Tree! The fans boo, they were clearly hoping for something else.

Bill says everyone knows Jericho is the Socrates of Professional Wrestling! Always willing to give advice, to lend a hand, and to take a less established guy and bring him up to the top with him. That is Chris Jericho to a T. Jericho nods, and Bill knows there is a long line of guys foaming at the mouth for the very opportunity to be under the Learning Tree. But Bill wants Jericho to take this into consideration: there is nobody bigger than Bill, nor better fit for the Learning Tree. Jericho knows it deep down in his heart that Bill is the very best fit for The Learning Tree.

Jericho does have to say, Bill, he has been watching Bill a long time. A fan of his for years. It’s partly why Bill is in AEW. But Jericho will think on what Bill said, and he’ll keep his eye on Bill to see if what he says is true. Bill says go ahead and do that, because he’ll do just that. Just watch him. Bill heads out, Jericho says he sure will be. Let’s celebrate together! Jericho waves and gives a thumbs up, but will Bill be The Learning Tree’s first true pupil?

 

Backstage interview with The Don Callis Family.

Renee is with Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher and Callis himself as she congratulates Ospreay on becoming #1 contender to the International Championship. Callis, the rest of the Family has had an evening of ups and downs, so- Callis “apologizes” for interrupting but he has to say, he is so happy for the “golden goose,” and now Ospreay will have the gold. An international star deserves the International Championship. The only note Callis has, that Tiger Driver 91, AKA Storm Driver 93. He had that all set up, why didn’t Ospreay use it? No, Ospreay doesn’t wanna do that anymore. Not after what he did to Bryan.

Callis doesn’t understand, what happened? Ospreay says we all saw what happened to Bryan because of his neck, and Kyle O’Reilly has a bad neck, too. Storm Driver has to go. Callis doesn’t care about any of that, Ospreay should win! Roddy’s got a bad neck, so what’s gonna happen if Ospreay shows weakness? Fletcher speaks up saying that Ospreay still won, and he’ll win at Double or Nothing, what does it matter about that move? Callis tells Fletcher shouldn’t be talking about winning after how tonight went. Ospreay WILL be International Champion because he’s gonna nail Roddy with Storm Driver, break his neck, and take his title!

Now, Callis needs to go find Hobbs, he’s gonna coach Powerhouse to a championship tonight, just like Ospreay will win at the PPV. Callis leaves Ospreay and Fletcher behind, Fletcher apologizes on Callis’ behalf. Are the former Empire boys still united despite how Callis is leading this “family?”

 

BREAKING NEWS for Saturday Night!

Once again, Saturday nights are alright for fighting, and it will be another THREE HOUR BLOCK, but this one will be live coast to coast! The Bang Bang Gang will defend their Unified AEW & ROH World Trios Championships against Top Flight, will Jay White & The Gunns make Dante, Darius & Action breathe with The Switchblade? After what happened tonight, Toni Storm will take on Anna Jay, will Mariah May be avenged? And then on Rampage, Thunder Rosa and Deonna Purrazzo finally have it out 1v1, and we get the Parking Lot Brawl! Trent Beretta, Chuck Taylor, who proves they were the strongest Best Friend all along?

Collision and Rampage will follow NBA Playoff coverage, keep your eyes open for this one!

 

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jon Moxley VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs!

It was a Windy City Riot when The Maniac took this title off Tetsuya Naito, and he made a point of saying he runs from no challenge. NJPW’s Ren Narita and Shota Umino are both waiting on the other side of this match, will they still get their shot at Moxley? Or will the Don Callis Family start to take over the wrestling world?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who makes history in this historic main event!

The bell rings and the two circle. They feel things out as the fans rally, and Moxley KICKS a leg. Hobbs stays up, feel things out with Mox, but Moxley KICKS again. The two tie up, Moxley waistlocks the SLEEPERS, but Hobbs RAMS Moxley into buckles. Hobbs throws elbows, stomps a mudhole, then fires hands! Hobbs puts Moxley in a corner, ELBOWS him, but Moxley CHOPS! Hobbs pie faces Moxley, Moxley CHOPS, but Hobbs ROCKS him. Hobbs talks smack, then whips Moxley corner to corner. Moxley stops himself, ROCKS Hobbs, then fires more forearms and KICKS! Moxley runs, but leaps into Hobbs’ arms!

Hobbs pops Moxley up but Moxley slips free to waistlock and GERMAN SUPLEX! But Hobbs is right up!? The fans fire up and Hobbs grins. Moxley runs up, into a clinch! EXPLODER! Moxley writhes, bails out, and Hobbs grins as he goes out after him. Hobbs CLUBS Moxley, but Moxley fires a forearm! Moxley SMACKS Hobbs off the timekeeper’s table, but Hobbs body shots in return! Hobbs SMACKS Moxley off railing, then he runs up, only for Moxley to avoid the boot! Hobbs gets caught up on the railing, Moxley BOOTS him over! Moxley goes up the railing, Hobbs rises, but Moxley AX HANDLES him down!

Moxley headlocks, brings Hobbs around the back of the fans, and throws hands. Moxley ROCKS Hobbs, Hobbs HEADBUTTS, and they brawl! The ring count starts, both men have until 20, and we’re at 4 now. Hobbs SMACKS Moxley off a trash can! Hobbs stalks Moxley around the way, CHOPS, then brings Moxley around to ROCK him! Hobbs stalks Moxley, CLUBS him, then pushes him. Moxley hobbles his way back to railing, but turns around to fire haymakers! Hobbs KNEES low, TOSSES Moxley over railing, then storms after him. The count is 15 but Moxley gets in the ring. Hobbs follows and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Hobbs storms up on Moxley, talks trash, but Moxley SLAPS him and flips him off! Moxley eggs Hobbs on so Hobbs BOOTS him down! Moxley flops to the apron then the floor. Hobbs storms out after Moxley, and RAMS him into railing! Hobbs scoops Moxley to APRON POWERSLAM! And APRON POWERSLAM again! And again!! Hobbs snarls, brings Moxley around and SLINGS him down! Hobbs leaves Moxley behind in the ring to soak up cheers and jeers, and even make the pecs dance. IWGP rules do let titles change hands on count-outs, will Hobbs settle for that? No, Hobbs goes out to fetch Moxley, wanting to beat him directly.

Moxley blocks a suplex, fires forearms, but Hobbs hits back! They brawl, Moxley whips but Hobbs reverses! Moxley hits railing hard, and slumps down. Hobbs sits Moxley up to throw down hands, then goes up to rain down mores fists! The ring count climbs, but Hobbs still goes to TEN! Hobbs brings Moxley around to suplex to the floor! Moxley hobbles away, but Hobbs storms up after him. They go up the steel steps and into the ring, and Hobbs eggs Moxley on. Hobbs stomps Moxley, soaks up more cheers and jeers, then BOOTS Moxley down as Dynamite goes to break!

Dynamite returns and Hobbs says he’s whooping Moxley’s ass! Moxley crawls, Hobbs brings him up, but Moxley CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! But Hobbs body shots, then BEARHUGS! Moxley endures, even as Hobbs squeezes tight! Hobbs throws body shots, Moxley throws elbows, and Moxley is free. But Hobbs CLUBS Moxley first! Hobbs whips Moxley to a corner, then has him on the rebound. Callis doesn’t want Hobbs to wait, keep on him! Hobbs whips Moxley to the other corner, runs in, but Moxley BOOTS! Moxley runs, but Hobbs SLAMS the cutter down! Moxley staggers up, Hobbs runs in, but the splash only gets buckles!

Hobbs falls, clutching a knee. Hobbs bails out, Moxley goes to ropes and takes aim. Moxley builds speed as Hobbs rises, to DIVE! Down goes Hobbs again! The ref checks Hobbs as Hobbs still clutches his knee. The fans rally for Moxley as he rises, fires himself back up, and then gets Hobbs up. Moxley puts Hobbs in, storms around to slide in from the other side, and then waits on Hobbs. Hobbs rises, hobbles, and Moxley runs up to RAM him into a corner! Moxley goes up to rain down fists! Moxley goes way past ten, all the way to TWENTY!! Moxley keeps going past even that! Hobbs can barely guard, Moxley gives him PARADIGM SHIFT!! Cover, TWO?!?

Moxley slips around to a REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Hobbs sputters, flails, reaches out, but Moxley squeezes tight! Hobbs is fading, the ref calls it! MOXLEY WINS!

Winner: Jon Moxley, by submission (still IWGP World Champion)

Hobbs is a powerhouse, but even he needs to breathe! The Maniac has his first defense in the books, but NJPW Wrestling Dontaku is coming. Will the #SouledOut Ren Narita take this title from Moxley? Or is Moxley going to blast through him to then take on his former protege, Shota Umino? Wait! Konosuke Takeshita appears on stage. The Alpha wants his own shot at that IWGP World Championship, will he get in line ahead of Narita and Shota?

 

Backstage interview with Katsuyori Shibata.

Renee is with The Wrestler and brings up Jericho’s “choice words” for him. But what does Shibata have to say in response? Shibata uses his Google Translate voice-to-text to say, “Jericho called me deadweight and collateral damage. Next week, I’m going to damage him in his hometown of Winnipeg, and become FTW Champion.” So then that’s an official challenge for the title? “Yes, with FTW Rules. Jericho, I’m going to chop down your Learning Tree.” Okay then, Winnipeg, Jericho VS Shibata for the FTW title, it is official! Shibata then adds that the rhinestones on Renee’s shirt make a heart, how nice. Yes, she thought so, too.

Shibata is ready to take the fight to Jericho, will The Wrestler prove the Learning Tree is all bark and no bite?

 

Tony Schiavone is in the ring.

“Ladies and gentlemen… Jack Perry.” The fans are torn as The Scapegoat makes his way out, with no music since he isn’t an AEW talent anymore. Jack takes the mic from Schiavone while fans sing, “OH~ Cry Me a River~!” Jack says first thing’s first, he wants it known that he’s had some of the best nights of his life right here in Jacksonville! The fans cheer that! Jack says tonight… they have business to handle. And he wants to handle it right here, right now, face to face… with Tony Khan! Jack waits, the fans chant “He’s Our Scapegoat!” and here comes TK. Tony Khan joins Jack in the ring, as promised earlier tonight.

Jack says it has been a long road. TK agrees. Almost five years ago was the very first Double or Nothing. And since then, AEW has gone on to change the world. But now, TK, it is no secret they’ve had their ups and downs, haven’t always seen eye to eye. But Jack will say right now, from the bottom of his heart, he swears to God, the only thing that Jack has ever wanted is what’s best for AEW. The fans cheer that and TK applauds as he agrees there. So Jack just wants to ask TK to please shake his hand, reinstate him, and let’s go on to continue to change the world together. The fans like the sound of that!

TK gives a big thumbs up, he and Jack shake hands, and they hug it out! Jack is All Elite once again, and then Jack smiles at the camera… Jack raises TK’s hand, the fans cheer, and then Jack DECKS TK!! The Elite rush out here, from Nick to Matt to Okada, and they ask Jack what the hell! This is TK, THE boss of AEW! You can’t just do that, Jack! Jack nods, backs away, and The Bucks help TK sit up, but it looks a little suspicious…! The Bucks realize the optics, as does Okada, and they all say no no no, it’s not what anyone thinks. They help TK to his feet, and then Okada says do it. Matt scoops TK!! Nick goes up a corner!! T K DRIVER ON TK?!?!

The fans lose their minds as The EVPs stand over Tony Khan’s body! Jack drags TK to the center of the ring so all four of them can stand together. The refs rush out and ask what the hell is wrong with the EVPs! Jack says he waited for eight MONTHS to do that! Matt thanks Jacksonville for a great night, they love everyone so much! Jack, Okada, Nick & Matt leave the ring to have their curtain call on the stage. The Elite is running All Elite Wrestling now, are they going to change the world and remake it in their image?

As for Tony Khan, not only do wrestlers like Top Flight, The Infantry, Penta and Komander rush out to check on him, Tony’s father, Shahid Khan, is here! Shahid checks on his son, what will be done as the consequences for The Elite’s actions?

My Thoughts:

A really good episode of Dynamite here, but they were really not handling the audio that well. It was so hard to hear quite a few of the promos, well delivered as they all were. Rosa VS Deonna being set up was a good move, that’s definitely gonna be great. Really good stuff from Jericho as he leans into the obliviously selfish veteran persona, and I was definitely surprised Big Bill wanting to join him. Shibata has a good promo to call Jericho out, but if it’s FTW Rules, pretty sure Bill is gonna screw Shibata over so Jericho wins. And great stuff with the former Best Friends, Chuck VS Trent in a Parking Lot Brawl is going to be awesome stuff, but I wonder if Orange Cassidy messes it up for Chuck.

Great stuff with the Don Callis Family through the night. Moxley had a good promo to hype up the main event with Hobbs, but unfortunately, I think the match got cut down because Hobbs actually got hurt. Moxley was of course retaining, but this doesn’t help. Konosuke stepping up is fine, though, a natural move given this BCC VS DCF story going on. Fletcher stepped up to Swerve in the match tonight, but it was also very clear Swerve was going to win.  The Casino Gauntlet wasn’t really named well, and they didn’t really explain it properly before it started, but it was clearly based on William Regal’s Gauntlet Eliminator from NXT a couple years ago.

However, in execution, it was amazing! Great win for Ospreay and a great showing for all the wrestlers involved, Ospreay VS Roddy will be great stuff. But I also really like that they’re not only going with Ospreay being hesitant about Storm Driver, but they’re going with what I was hoping for. Ospreay and Fletcher are likeminded but that means they clash with how Callis wants to do things. This very well could lead to Ospreay & Fletcher VS Konosuke & Hobbs, so long as Hobbs isn’t out of action. Maybe Don Callis Family finds someone else to bring in to make up for that, but also as foreshadowing of Ospreay and Fletcher leaving the group.

I also like that they seem to be heading for another idea I had when it comes to Toni Storm, Mariah May and Mina Shirakawa. Great match from Mina VS Anna with a good win for Mina, but also Anna going Heel on her and Mariah. For that matter, that should mean Mariah and Storm are turning Face to counter, which is fitting since the fans love them so much anyway. Storm defends Mariah, she’ll definitely beat Anna this Saturday, and then we can move into Storm and Mina fighting for Mariah’s affections. And great stuff from the TBS Championship story. Great promos, for one, and then great detail that Kris gets Willow hit. Has it been Kris behind the attacks all along? If Willow somehow retains at Double or Nothing, Kris going after her would be a wild twist.

And of course, incredible stuff out of this story with Jack Perry’s return. Good opening bit as Jack arrives and the EVPs vouch for him, and good little backstage bit to set up the closing segment. I just knew the moment Jack asked for a handshake, he was just setting Tony Khan up. The entire Elite beating TK down was wild but powerful, and this is very much their nWo moment. This combined with Kenny Omega making his return next week, there is something big brewing in a very nWo VS Wolfpac kinda way. Kenny, Hangman & FTR uniting against Okada, Jack & Bucks? Feels like an awesome 8 Man to me.

My Score: 8.8/10


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Mitchell’s AEW Dynasty Results & Report! (4/21/24)

AEW passes through the Gateway City!

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Who will establish their Dynasty?

Swerve Strickland has one more shot at the AEW World Championship as he takes Samoa Joe on 1v1! Will Swerve’s House become Swerve’s Dynasty?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Zero Hour – Trent Beretta VS Matt Sydal w/ Mike Sydal; Trent wins.
  • Zero Hour – Orange Cassidy & Katsuyori Shibata VS Shane Taylor Promotions; Cassidy & Shibata win.
  • Zero Hour – AEW World & ROH World Trios Championships Winners Take All: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn VS Bullet Club Gold; Bullet Club Gold wins and are the undisputed AEW & ROH World Trios Champions.
  • AEW Continental Championship: Kazuchika Okada VS PAC; Okada wins and retains the title.
  • Six Man Tag: Adam “Edge” Copeland, Mark Briscoe & Eddie Kingston VS The House of Black; The House of Black wins.
  • AEW TBS Championship Open House Rules: Julia Hart VS Willow Nightingale; Willow wins and becomes the new AEW TBS Champion.
  • AEW International Championship: Roderick Strong VS Kyle O’Reilly; Roddy wins and retains the title.
  • FTW Championship: Hook VS Chris Jericho; Jericho wins and becomes the new FTW Champion.
  • AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm w/ Luther & Mariah May VS Thunder Rosa; Storm wins and retains the title.
  • Bryan Danielson VS Will Ospreay; Ospreay wins.
  • Vacated AEW World Tag Team Championships Ladder Match: The Young Bucks VS FTR; The Bucks win and are the new AEW World Tag Team Champions.
  • AEW World Championship: Samoa Joe VS Swerve Strickland; Swerve wins and becomes the new AEW World Champion.

PLAY BY PLAY

It’s the Dynasty Zero Hour!

Join Renee Paquette and RJ City in discussing, analyzing and predicting all of the action happening in St. Louis!

 

The Young Bucks arrive backstage.

And they’re in a Tesla Cybertruck…? As RJ says, “That’s a choice.” The EVPs fist bump and Nicholas says can you believe it, a quarter of a million for this truck. Matthew says it’s a bit more than that. Did you hear about the recall? Anyway, The Bucks are ready to become THREE-TIME AEW World Tag Team Champions! But will they be the ones to make history? Or will the Bucks stop here as FTR stay the Top Guys?

 

Zero Hour – AEW World & ROH World Trios Championships Winners Take All: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn VS Bullet Club Gold!

Max Caster, Anthony Bowens & Daddy Ass have had it with the Bang Bang Gang! Betrayal over greed was one thing, but Jay White helped Austin & Colten break into Billy’s house, after they broke Darby Allin’s ankle! But of course, Platinum Max has a diss track! “It’s the scissor guys from the Six Man Division. We’ll hit you little p*icks with that circumcision! In America, Jay White’s just an opening act. All the fans like, ‘Yo, nobody told me he’s whack!’ I sent you right back to Korakuen Hall. You like to choke on the mic? You can choke on these balls! It’s the three man Dynasty running the game. In St. Louis, everybody loves The Acclaimed!”

Bowens wants his turn but Caster shouts out the other Max with “Cut my music, cut my music! Yo.” “Yo.” “Yo!” “Yo!” “YO!” “YO!” “Listen… Switchblade, you had to grow a beard, you got a kid’s face. Lookin’ like you hang outside of the six grade. Talkin’ to these kids like ‘I made you a mixtape!’ Your hype is all fake like the Donald Trump piss tape.” Bowens says okay, careful now, but he also says Caster can keep going. “Yo, I’ll treat you like a light, Switchblade’s what I switch. I’ll fulfill your fantasy and I’m a make you mah b*tch. Yo, this dude’s just making me sick, I’ll violate you so bad, you’ll have to tell the legal team about the taste of my-”

Okay, Bowens stops Caster there! The fans cheer Caster on, and Bowens says this was a cappella edition. But “ST. LOUIS, MISSOURRIIII~! The Acclaimed have arrived! Scissor me, Daddy Ass~!” And he does~! The fans all cheer, but who passes through the Gateway with all the golden gear?

The trios sort out while fans sing “OH~ Scissor Me, Daddy~!” White steps up, as does Bowens, and they’re all fired up at the bell. But then White tags out to Colten! The fans boo but Colten and Bowens circle. They tie up, go around, end up on ropes, and the fans taunt the “ASS~ BOYS!” as Bowens has Colten on ropes. Colten headlocks back, but Bowens powers up and out. Colten runs Bowens over, taunts him, then things speed up. Bowens drops, but Colten whips him out of the back drop. Colten then sets up but Bowens hurdles him and runs him over! The fans fire up for Bowens and he is on Colten in a corner.

Bowens whips, Colten reverses but Bowens goes up and over. Colten comes back, into a back drop! Bowens then hits a headlock takeover and the fans cheer. Colten fights up, Austin tags in as Colten powers out, then Austin blows past Bowens to trip him up! Austin says it’s too easy, but then Billy tags in! The fans cheer as Daddy Ass storms up on his son, and offers a hand? Austin takes it, and Billy helps Austin up, into a headlock and takeover! Austin headscissors, Billy kips free and runs Austin over! The fans cheer and things speed up again. Billy hurdles, blocks the arm-drag then whips, but Austin ducks ‘n’ dodges!

Austin handsprings through the hip toss, ducks ‘n’ dodges again, and avoids a back drop to shove, only for Billy to LARIAT him! Colten runs up, into a LARIAT! White steps in, but then steps right out when Billy heads his way! The Gunns regroup to CLOBBER their dad! They CLUB away, White tags in, and now White stomps a mudhole in! The fans boo but White RAMS Billy, fires hands, then taunts The Acclaimed. The ref has to keep Caster and Bowens back, then White CHOPS Billy. Billy just blows snot out of his nose! White CHOPS again, but Billy storms up to him. Billy TOSSES White to the corner, but White dodges, and bails out!

White wants a timeout but there’s no timeouts in wrestling! White slips in, sneaks a tag to Colten before distracting Billy. Colten CLUBS Billy, but Billy just frowns and turns around. The fans tell Colten he messed up and Colten apologizes to his dad. Colten hugs his dad, but dad wags his finger. Then DECKS him! Billy drags Colten over, tags Caster, and Caster ROCKS Colten. Caster whips and ELBOWS Colten, then snapmares to clamp on a chinlock. Colten fights around, wrenches out, but Caster rolls, kips up and arm-drags free! Caster runs up to arm-drag again, then has a cording hold! The fans fire up but Colten fights up.

Colten whips, Bowens tags in and Caster sunset flips! Bowens runs up, NECKBREAKER BACKBREAKER COMBO! White runs up but Bowens DECKS him! Austin runs up but Caster kicks him! Caster scoops and SLAMS Austin, then Bowens goes up! The fans fire up for SCISSOR ME TIMBERS! White protests but Bowens brings Austin around to tag Caster back in. The Acclaimed mug Austin, whip him corner to corner, then Caster runs in, only for Austin to dodge! Caster tumbles out and hard, White tags in and tells people to get clear! White whips Caster hard into railing! White drags Caster up, sends him back into railing, then refreshes the count.

Caster crawls, White brings him up and CHOPS him down! The fans taunt the Ass Boys more, but White chases Caster back into the ring. White stomps Caster, digs his boots in, but the ref counts. White says guns up! Tag to Austin, he asks, “Who’s the Ass Boy now, b*tch?!” St. Louis says “YOU~!!” Austin tags back to White and White stomps a mudhole. White drags Caster up to CHOP! Tag to Colten, he brings Caster around and snapmares. The fans rally, Caster fights up, and Caster JAWBREAKERS free! Austin tags in, he and Colten get between Caster and his corner, but Caster dodges them to hot tag Bowens!

The Five Tool Player rallies on the Gunns and the fans fire up! Austin whips, Bowens reverses then follows, but Austin dodges. Bowens redirects, spins, Rock Paper Scissors SUPERKICK! The fans fire up with Bowens, he runs White off, but then White sneaks up on him. Bowens still DECKS White! But Colten DROPKICKS Bowens out of the ring! The fans boo but Austin crawls his way over to the BCG corner. White hurries up, he tags in, and he gets Bowens up for an APRON GOURD BUSTER! Bowens flops down again, White sees Caster storming up so the ref stops Caster. White gets Bowens up again, for another APRON GOURD BUSTER!

White hauls Bowens up and into the ring, covers, TWO! Bowens survives but White keeps on him. White mocks the scissor fingers, brings Bowens up and CHOPS him back down! White stands Bowens up again while fans rally, and White CHOPS Bowens back down again! Tag to Colten, he drags Bowens up so he can CHOP! Colten puts Bowens back in, tags Austin, but Bowens starts swinging! Austin kicks Bowens low, snapmares, then clamps on a chinlock. Austin grinds Bowens down but the fans rally up. Bowens fights to his feet, RAMS Austin into a corner, then reaches out! But Austin runs up to clinch!

Bowens RAMS Austin into another corner, and he hurries over. But Austin catches him in a headlock, only for Bowens to back suplex! The fans rally while both men are down! Bowens and Austin crawl, kick at each other, hot tags to Colten and Billy! The fans fire up as Daddy Ass DECKS Colten, DECKS Austin, DECKS White, and repeat! Billy TOSSES White out, then TOSSES Austin! Billy runs up to SPLASH Colten in a corner, then brings him around. “SUCK IT!” and FAMOUS- NO, Colten dodges! Colten runs up, Billy dodges but Austin slides in! Austin runs in, but into the ONE AND ONLY! But Colten returns to FAMOUSER!! Cover, TWO!!

The fans fire up as Billy survives his own move, and Colten says he knew that move sucked! Colten calls to Austin and they wanna get this train on the tracks! Billy stands, but he shoves Colten into Austin! Bowens returns to FAMOUSER Colten! Caster returns, to BACKHAND Austin! The ref reprimands The Acclaimed, and then Austin BLASTS them both off the apron! Austin argues with the ref, and that lets White CRACK Billy with the golden baseball bat!! Billy hobbles, White stands him up for 3:10 TO YUMA!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Billy survives and shocks everyone!! Is Billy just that much of a badass?!

White tags in, he coordinates the Bang Bang Gang and they all take aim at Billy. But Bowens & Caster return, to TOSS the Ass Boys! The fans fire up, White wants them to hold on now. But Bowens BOOTS, Caster BACKHANDS and Bowens SUPERKICKS! White falls, The Acclaimed scissor finger~! They get White up, but they also have to fight off the Gunns! White TOSSES Caster, then he clinches Bowens for the URENAGE! White brings Billy around, drags him up in a SLEEPER, but Billy pries free! FAMOUSER!! MIC DROP!! Caster then PLANCHAS Colten while Billy covers, TWO?!?! White survives and shocks St. Louis again!

Billy storms around, dares White to get up, and then he says BANG and F U!! FAMOUS- NO, White slips free, clinches, but Billy rolls him up! TWO!!! White escapes, clinches, BLADERUNNER!!! Cover, BULLET CLUB GOLD WINS!!

Winners: Bullet Club Gold, by pinfall (UNDISPUTED World Trios Champions)

The AEW & ROH titles are now unified under the name of the Bang Bang Gang! Three men, six belts, two trios divisions now under their command! Will nothing stop AEW and ROH from breathing with The Switchblade?

 

“Life is all about the chase.”

“But it is what you chase that shapes a legacy. For some, it is the ascent to power. Or the revealing of true strength. For others, it’s achieving history. Or simply, to be known as The Greatest. On this night, for every chase pursued, an opportunity. For every path taken, a moment to create… a Dynasty.”

 

AEW Continental Championship: Kazuchika Okada VS PAC!

The Rainmaker not only shocked the world when he became All Elite, but he shocked us again when he joined THE Elite! He took this title from the Mad King, but now he has to face a Bastard! Will Pac dry up the reign here in St. Louis? Or will Okada keep The Elite on the path to a new golden age?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see what it takes to be a truly Elite champion!

The bell rings and the fans fire up already as the two stare down. St. Louis is already losing their minds getting what is itself a dream match. Pac and Okada circle, feel things out, and they tie up. Pac waistlocks, SLAMS Okada then floats all over him. Pac slaps Okada around, taunts Okada, but Okada stands up, completely stoic. Okada paces around Pac while the fans rally up again. They tie up again, Okada waistlocks, but Pac switches. Okada pries the hold open to drop toehold and waistlock. Pac fights up, wrenches and wristlocks, but Okada moves around. Okada rolls, wrenches, wristlocks, but Pac uses ropes to flip through!

Pac breaks free, headlocks for the takeover, and he grinds Okada down. Okada endures and the fans rally. Okada rolls Pac to a cover, ONE! Pac holds on, Okada stands, but Pac hits another takeover. The fans applaud this exchange as Okada still endures. Okada fights around, fights to his feet, and he throws body shots. Okada powers up and out, Pac slides out, and Pac eggs on the champion. Okada runs and slides out but Pac slides in! Okada hurries back in but Pac RANAS! The fans fire up while Okada tumbles out. Pac builds speed to FOSBURY FLOP! Direct hit and the fans fire up behind Pac! Pac then drags Okada up, and whips him hard into railing.

The ring count climbs but Pac taunts Okada. Pac whips Okada into more railing, and Okada falls in a heap! The count is 5 of 10, but Pac takes his time as he drags Okada up. Pac puts Okada in at 7, then stalks Okada in. The fans rally up, Okada is in a corner, and Pac runs up to UPPERCUT! Pac hoists Okada up top, climbs up after him, and then goes to the very top. The fans rally up for the SUPER DUPER BRAINBUSTER!! The fans fire up and Pac crawls to the cover, TWO!! Okada survives that one, but Pac isn’t sweating it. The fans rally, Pac taunts the champ, and even kicks him around. Pac eggs Okada on as he slaps him around.

The fans are torn as Pac brings Okada up and pushes him to a corner. Pac storms up but Okada puts him on the apron! Pac GAMANGIRIS back and Okada falls! The fans fire up as Pac climbs! But Okada gets up to DROPKICK Pac to the floor! The fans fire up again and Okada goes out after Pac. Okada storms up on Pac, drags him up and whips him into railing! Okada’s returning the favor as he brings Pac around to whip into more railing! Pac leans on the railing but Okada paces. The count passes 5 of 10 so Okada is doing this step for step like Pac did. Okada puts Pac in at 7, the fans cheer as Okada storms in.

Okada drags Pac up, brings him around, snapmare and then Okada runs to BASEMENT DROPKICK! The fans are torn but Okada soaks up both cheers and jeers. Okada eggs on Pac as the challenger now, and scuffs him. Okada kicks at Pac more, just toying with him. Pac gets up, Okada dares him to take a shot, so Pac fires a forearm! And another! And another! Okada UPPERCUTS Pac! Okada whips, Pac reverses but Okada reverses again! Pac ends up on the apron but he RAMS into Okada, goes up and over then runs, but into a DROPKICK! The fans fire up while Pac tumbles out of the ring.

Okada goes out after Pac, brings him around, and hangs him out to dry on the railing! DRAPING DDT to the floor!! The fans go nuts and Okada laughs at what he just did to Pac! Maybe Okada’s the real bastard! Okada takes his time returning into the ring while the ring count climbs. Pac writhes at 5 of 10, the fans rally up, and Okada just waits. Pac sits up at 7, hobbles up at 9, and slides in at 9.9! The fans cheer and Okada is amused. Okada looms over Pac while the fans rally up. Okada brings Pac up, the fans dueling now. Okada reels Pac in, to DDT again! Cover, TWO!! Pac is still in this and Okada pretends to be shocked.

Okada drags Pac up, clamps on a chinlock and the fans rally up. Pac endures, fights to his feet, but Okada wrangles him back down. The ref checks but Pac is still fighting. The fans rally again, Pac fights up to his feet, and Pac throws body shots! Pac fires forearms but Okada ROCKS him back! Okada back suplexes but Pac lands out of it! Pac DUMPS Okada out, then hurries to the apron! SUPERKICK staggers Okada, and Pac springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT!! Direct hit and the fans are thunderous! Both men are down but still able to go, so the ref starts a ring count. Both men stir, Pac sits up at 3 of 10.

Pac stands at 5, slides in, but there’s still Champion’s Advantage in play. Okada stands at 7, slides in at 8, he wants to keep fighting! The fans fire up, and Okada swings, only for Pac to counter punch! And counter punch again! And again! Pac fires forearms again and again, then whips. Okada reverses but Pac CLOBBERS him! Pac has Okada down and goes to a corner. Pac climbs, watches Okada like a hawk, and when Okada stands, Pac MISSILE DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Okada stays in this but Pac stays focused. The fans rally up again as Pac looms over Okada. Okada rises, and Pac SOBATS! And KICKS! And SOBATS again!

Pac runs, but Okada avoids the boot, only for Pac to avoid the elbow! Pac throws a forearm, Okada throws an UPPERCUT! Pac snarls, runs up, but Okada dodges to SNAP GERMAN, only for Pac to land on his feet! Pac dodges Okada no, to SNAP GERMAN! Okada stands to SHOTGUN Pac into a corner! The fans are thunderous again while both men are down! “This is Awesome!” as Okada crawls his way to the opposite corner. Pac drags himself with the ropes, as does Okada. The fans rally, Pac runs in, but Okada pops him up to an Alabama Lift! REVERSE NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Pac survives and Okada is frustrated now.

Okada drags Pac up, scoops him, and SLAMS him! The standard formula says to go up so Okada goes up. MACHO ELBOW! The fans fire up, and Okada encourages them to get louder! Rainmaker Middle Finger! No pose for you, St. Louis! Okada goes for Pac, but Pac cradles! TWO!! Okada narrowly escapes, runs back up, and he ELBOWS Pac in the corner! Okada smirks while the fans tell him off. Okada runs but Pac follows, only for Okada to BOOT him first! Okada runs again but blocks a superkick! Okada spins Pac but Pac SUPERKICKS again! Pac runs, to LARIAT! The fans fire up as Pac waistlocks and deadlift GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO!!

The fans can’t believe Okada escapes again, and Pac is also frustrated! But again St. Louis declares, “This is Awesome!” Okada goes to a corner, Pac runs in, and he BOOTS Okada! Pac pushes Okada down, goes up the corner, and the fans fire up! Pac takes aim for the BLACK ARROW FLOP!! Okada avoids disaster and both men are down again! A standing count climbs, and we’re at 5 of 10 before either man sits up. Okada stands at 6, brings Pac up to gut wrench, TOMBSTONE! But that’s not enough for Okada! The fans boo as Okada drags Pac up, ripcords, RAIN- NO, Pac catches and powers through to a cradle, TWO!!

Okada hurries to ripcord and DISCUS- VICTORY ROLL!! TWO!! Okada and Pac stand, Okada fireman’s carries, but Pac uses that for the FLOATING BRUTALIZER!! Okada felt this just last night on Collision, and he’s falling to his knees! The Bucks can’t save Okada this time, so Okada CLAWS Pac’s face! The fans boo but Okada is free all the same. Okada grins, drags Pac back up and gut wrenches. But Pac flips that around on Okada to TOMBSTONE!! Okada is in the drop zone and Pac climbs again! But Okada grabs the ref’s leg! Pac is furious and he hops down to pus the ref aside. Pac stomps away on Okada’s face!

The fans fire up as Pac then reloads up top, for the BLACK ARROW, onto knees!! Ripcord, RAINMAKER!! Cover, Okada wins!

Winner: Kazuchika Okada, by pinfall (still AEW Continental Champion)

The Rainmaker bent the rules to hold onto this gold, and he’s also set the tone for tonight! Will The Elite complete the golden sweep later tonight?

As for Pac, the fans cheer him on as he stands back up. He may be a Bastard, but he’s our bastard! Will Pac find his way back to a championship in AEW?

 

Six Man Tag: Adam “Edge” Copeland, Mark Briscoe & Eddie Kingston VS The House of Black!

The Rated R Superstar, The Sussex County Chicken and The Mad King all have issue with Malakai Black, Brody King & Buddy Matthews, so they’re ready to tear down the House! Will the combined forces of the AEW TNT, the ROH World and the NJPW Strong Openweight Champions be enough? Or will The House Always Win?

The teams sort out and Mark starts against The Dark Father himself. The fans hoot it up for Brody while Malakai and Mark circle. Then a chant of “DEM BOYS! DEM BOYS!” starts up for Mark as he and Malakai tie up. Mark headlocks, Malakai powers out to wrench and wristlock. Mark rolls, breaks free, then snapmares Malakai. Malakai gets up, Mark runs him over and covers, ONE! Malakai arm-drags, then brings Mark up to wrench the arm. Tag to Buddy, he goes up and DOUBLE STOMPS the arm! Buddy stares Edge down, then wrenches Mark to YANK the arm. Buddy grinds the arm but Mark endures.

Mark fights up, rolls, headlocks, but Buddy powers out. Edge tags in, Mark BOOTS Buddy and Edge LARIATS! Edge & Mark double whip, then DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up and Edge stalks Buddy to a corner. Edge climbs up and rains down fists! The fans cheer as Edge goes past TEN! Buddy shoves Edge, runs in, but into a FLAPJACK! The fans fire up, Edge wrenches, then whips. Buddy holds ropes to block, then he kicks Edge away. Malakai tags in and the fans like this stare down. Malakai and Edge step forward, but then Malakai tags out to Brody. The fans boo but then they hoot it up.

Edge and Brody approach, Edge dodges Brody but Brody uses that to DECK Eddie! Edge dodges Brody again, and tags to Eddie! Eddie CHOPS, Brody CHOPS, repeat! The fans fire up as these kings CHOP back and forth! Eddie brings down the straps and CHOPS again! Brody CHOPS, Eddie CHOPS, repeat! Brody DECKS Eddie with a forearm, but Eddie avoids the elbow drop! Eddie paces, then KICKS! And CHOPS! KICK! CHOP! Brody snarls with every KICK and every CHOP! Brody stands, but Eddie ENZIGIRIS! Brody ends up in a corner and the fans fire up for “KOBO!” MACHINE GUN CHOPS!

The fans fire up as Eddie CHOPS again, then whips corner to corner. Brody reverses to BIG BOSS MAN SLAM! Eddie flounders to a corner, Brody hoots and the fans join in. Brody goes corner to corner to CANNONBALL! Eddie sputters from getting crushed, but Brody covers, ONE!! Brody tags Buddy, and Buddy slingshot SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Buddy KNEES Eddie in the back, KNEES him again, then KICKS! Eddie snarls as he stands up, but then he sits down, daring Buddy to give him more! Buddy runs to BASEMENT DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Buddy drags Eddie up, UPPERCUTS him to the corner, then tags Malakai.

The fans rally for Eddie as the House mugs him. Malakai snapmares Eddie to run and BASEMENT DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Malakai clamps on with a chinlock and he grinds Eddie down. The fans rally as Eddie endures and fights up. Malakai KNEES low, but Eddie CHOPS! Malakai fires a forearm, but Eddie CHOPS again! Malakai fires another forearm, blocks a kick then gives a KICK, but Eddie RIDGEHANDS! Malakai BACK ELBOWS! Eddie staggers to a corner, but he BOOTS back! Eddie ducks the roundhouse to GERMAN SUPLEX! Both men are down again and the fans fire up! Eddie and Malakai crawl, hot tags to Marks and Buddy!

Mark dodges Buddy to CHOP, CHOP and CHOP! Mark whips, Buddy reverses but Mark ducks ‘n’ dodges to CLOBBER Buddy! The fans fire up and Mark swings, but Buddy fires a strike fest in return! Stomp to the foot, but Mark avoids the knee to HELL STAB! The fans fire up and Mark runs in, but into a BOOT! Buddy runs in but Mark puts him on the apron to PELE! Buddy falls to the floor and fans fire up as Mark WRECKS him with a dropkick! Mark then goes to the apron, but Malakai and Brody storm over. Edge and Eddie hurry over, Edge ROCKS Malakai but Brody CLUBS away on Edge!

Eddie fires hands on Malakai, Brody sends Edge into railing! Eddie whips but Malakai reverses to send Eddie into railing! Eddie takes a seat, Malakai BOOTS him down! Speaking of chairs, Buddy throws one at Mark! Mark catches it, kicks Buddy, then BACKHANDS him! Mark BOOTS Buddy off the railing, sets the chair up, and then gets some space. Mark runs to use the chair to LAUNCH onto Brody! The fans are thunderous as the Chicken flies! Mark goes to the apron, Buddy runs up from inside, but Mark ROCKS him first! Mark drags Buddy to the apron, but Buddy throws hands. They brawl on the edge as the fans rally up!

Mark ROCKS Buddy, fireman’s carries, but Buddy fights free! Buddy ROCKS Mark, but Mark blocks the boot to HELL STAB again! Brody storms up but Mark MULE KICKS! Buddy V-TRIGGERS! Brody catches Mark to DEATH VALLEY DRIVER into barriers!! The fans lose their minds and that barrier is dented! Security helps push that back into place while Brody rises up. Brody drags Mark back into the ring, Malakai tags in to cover, TWO!! Mark survives, but Malakai drops knees on the shoulder! Malakai stomps Mark, then stands him up to KICK him back down! Malakai then wrenches Mark, tags in Brody, and the House mugs the Chicken.

Brody CHOPS Mark, digs his knee in, but lets off as the ref counts 4. Brody storms back up on Mark, drags him up, and CHOPS again! Tag to Malakai, they mug Mark some more, then Malakai whips Mark to ropes. Malakai ELBOWS Mark down, covers, TWO! Malakai clamps onto Mark with a hammerlock and chinlock. The fans rally as Mark endures and fights up. Malakai shifts around for a COBRA TWIST! The fans rally again as Mark continues to endure, and then Eddie storms in to CLUB Malakai down! Mark is free, though still in enemy territory, and Brody CHOKES Mark in the corner! Malakai snarls at Eddie, then tags Brody.

Brody stomps a mudhole into Mark, lets off as the ref counts, then drags Mark up again. Brody whips Mark back in hard, but Mark CHOPS Buddy! And ROCKS Malakai! Mark BOOTS Brody, fires off on the others, then dodges to hot tag Edge! Edge dodges Brody to BLAST Buddy! Malakai backs away, and Brody runs back in! Edge dodges again, Brody hits buckles, and Edge runs side to side to BOOT Brody and Buddy! Edge then brings Brody around, for the IMP- NO, Brody fights the DDT and powers out! Edge LARIATS but Brody stays up! Edge runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges and RAMS into Brody! Brody goes to a corner, Edge RAMS in again!

Edge puts Brody up top, climbs up after him, and the fans fire up as Edge fires forearms! The fans count along as Edge goes all the way to nine, then BITES Brody! But Brody throws body shots and forearms, and then CHOPS Edge off the corner! Eddie & Mark hurry to BLAST Malakai & Buddy! Eddie fires off on Brody, then CHOPS! Eddie hits Brody so hard, Eddie falls over! Mark helps Eddie up and they both climb after Brody. But Buddy and Malakai return to get them! DOUBLE POWERBOMBS! But they miss Edge as he goes back up! SUPER DUPER PLEX!! All six men are down and the fans are thunderous!

The fans cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as a standing count starts. Edge finds his way to Brody, brings him around, but Brody again fights the DDT. Buddy METEORAS! Eddie runs up to LARIAT Buddy! ROUNDHOUSE for Eddie! MISSILE DROPKICK for Malakai! DISCUS LARIAT for Mark! The fans hoot as Brody rises! Brody drags Eddie up, but Eddie URAKENS! Edge kicks low, IMPALER DDT!! Mark goes up for the FROGGY BOW!! Edge hurries to cover, Buddy breaks it! The fans rally up again as another standing count starts. Brody crawls his way over, tag to Malakai. Malakai steps up to Edge, even with wobbly legs.

Malakai grins at Edge as Edge stands. The fans fire up but then Mark fires off on Malakai! Edge brawls with Brody, Eddie brawls with Buddy! V-TRIGGER takes Eddie down! JUMP KNEE takes Mark down! Brody ROCKS Edge, Buddy GAMANGIRIS! Brody SPLASHES Edge and he sits down! The hooting returns, the House sets up, but Mark and Eddie rise! TRIPLE SPEARS take down the House!! Cerberus’ three heads all take a hit and the fans are thunderous again! Edge looks around, he needs to get Malakai back in here. Malakai rises and finds his own way back in, and the fans rally up!

Edge fires himself up as he aims at Malakai! But BLACK MIST hits first!! The ref missed the mist, he was checking on Brody! And then THE END!! Cover, The House wins!

Winners: The House of Black, by pinfall

The Rated R Superstar didn’t see the mist coming, and then he couldn’t see The End! Will Malakai look to end Edge once and for all?

 

AEW TBS Championship Open House Rules: Julia Hart VS Willow Nightingale!

From one part of the House to the other, the Princess of the Black Throne vows to never let go of this gold. However, the Babe with the Power has her friends and family in attendance, she vows to not let them down! As for Dealer’s Choice, it’s simple: complete ringside ban! No Skye, no House, no Kris! Something’s gotta give, who will be THE Face of TBS?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if truly, The House Always Wins!

The bell rings and the two rush in! Willow BOOTS Julia down and the fans fire up! Stokely’s on commentary, he loves what he sees as Willow fires forearms! Willow then bumps Julia off buckles, brings her around to another corner to bump off another buckle, then pushes her out. Willow goes up, but Julia SUPERKICKS her to the floor! Willow tumbles, Julia storms out and stomps her down! Julia grins as she TOSSES Willow into the timekeeper’s area! The fans boo but Julia gets Willow back in the ring. Julia CLUBS Willow, dribbles her off the mat, then lets off as fans boo. Julia stomps Willow, stalks her to ropes, and CHOKES her!

The ref counts, but Julia reminds her there are no ropebreaks! The ref still reprimands, and Julia lets off. We see Mercedes Mone watching backstage, as she wants next. Julia has Willow in the ropes again, for a HANGING HEADSCISSOR! Willow can only endure, but Julia eventually lets off. Julia CLUBS Willow while fans duel. Willow throws body shots, Julia CLUBS her again. Julia RAMS Willow into a corner, then runs up to back elbow! Julia brings Willow around to SMACK her off the mat, then covers, TWO! Willow is tougher than that but Julia clamps onto her again with a CAMEL CLUTCH!

Julia bends Willow, but Willow endures and the fans rally up. Willow gets an arm free, powers her way forward, but Julia SMACKS her off the mat again! And again! Willow flounders, but she throws body shots! Willow runs but Julia catches her to a sleeper! Willow powers out, and then gets Julia in a SLEEPER! Julia sits down to KICK from below again and again and again! Willow lets go in order to guard but Julia gets up to stomp her! Julia runs, but into a SPINEBUSTER! The fans fire up and Willow high stacks, TWO! Julia goes to a corner but Willow fires up! Willow runs corner to corner to BACK BODY BLOCK!

Willow then clotheslines, snapmares, and goes up! Julia turns around, but avoids the missile dropkick! Julia clamps on, HARTLESS LOCK!! Willow endures, fights around, and she powers up! Willow lifts Julia and the fans fire up! But Julia shifts to a sunset flip! Willow sits on it! TWO!! SUPERKICK! Willow just snarls! Julia SUPERKICKS again, but Willow shakes her head! Willow CHOPS, CHOPS and whips Julia to a corner. Willow runs up, but into BOOTS! Julia goes up to the very top, to MOONSAULT into BOOTS! Willow fires up as she LARIATS! The fans fire up as the straps come down! Willow hauls Julia up, gut wrenches, BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, WILLOW WINS!!

Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall (NEW AEW TBS Champion)

Stokely says, “Chuck E. Cheese, here we come!!” Willow goes from former NJPW Strong Women’s Champion to the Queen of Harts to now the NEW Face of TBS! Kris and Stokely join Willow in the ring to HUG it out! But then here comes The CEO! Mone wants next, and she wants the rematch with Willow from that NJPW Strong Women’s Tournament. Mone gets in the ring, and Willow lifts the title high. Double or Nothing is coming, but is this the match-up we’ll see?

 

AEW International Championship: Roderick Strong VS Kyle O’Reilly!

The Kingdom may be undisputed, but friendships are fragile things, as are egos. The Savior of the Backbreaker couldn’t stand the fact #CombatKyle thought for even a moment that someone else would hold this title, so he struck first. But will Kyle not only strike back, but make Roddy’s fear come true? Or will Roddy break Kyle’s back along with his heart?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly undisputed!

The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, go around, clinch, fight for control, and Roddy powers Kyle back. Kyle turns that around to have Roddy on the ropes, grabs a leg, but Roddy grabs for a facelock. Kyle slips away and backs off, and the fans applaud the exchange. The two go again, Roddy headlocks then wrenches to a wristlock. Kyle squats, spins, drop toeholds, then floats around on Roddy to get a facelock. Roddy wrenches free again, hits a headlock and takeover, but Kyle rolls it to a cover! ONE, Roddy headlocks, and he tells the fans to shut up. Kyle rolls free, the two stand off, and the fans cheer again.

Kyle and Roddy reset again, knuckle lock, and Roddy knees low! Roddy wrenches, hammerlocks, but Kyle reaches back. Kyle gets up and under, back drops, then drops to an ARMBAR! Roddy clasps hands to fight that, tries a headscissor, but Kyle gets the leg for an ANKLE LOCK! Roddy flails around, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Kyle lets go, to drop a knee on the arm! Kyle then kicks Roddy to a corner, wrenches his arm, but Roddy ROCKS Kyle! Kyle wrenches again, but Roddy ROCKS him again! Another wrench, but Roddy pulls hair to put Kyle in a corner. The ref reprimands, Roddy CHOPS, then scoops to BACKBREAKER!

The ref reprimands, but Roddy drags Kyle up. Roddy CHOPS, but Kyle just scowls! Kyle KNEES, FOREARMS, KICKS and KICKS! Roddy hobbles, but he drops back to avoid another kick! Kyle smirks, he KICKS Roddy’s leg guard. Roddy still keeps up that guard, so Kyle jumps! Roddy gets under, but Kyle sits on the roll-up, TWO! Roddy sunset flips, TWO! Roddy dodges a kick to CALF KICK! The fans cheer the exchange, Roddy covers, TWO! Roddy drags Kyle up, whips him to a corner, then runs in. Kyle puts Roddy on the apron, but Roddy ROCKS Kyle first! Roddy brings Kyle around but Kyle HOTSHOTS the arm!

Kyle storms up but Roddy RAMS into him! Roddy steps in, but into an ARM WRINGER! Roddy writhes and flounders away while fans cheer. Kyle storms over to Roddy, brings him up and KICKS the leg out! Roddy drops to his knees but Kyle just KICKS and KICKS and KICKS him in the chest and arms! Kyle runs, but into a CHOP! Roddy runs, but into a JUMP KNEE, but he catches Kyle! BACKBREAKER! Roddy drags Kyle up by his hair, brings him around, and puts him in a corner. The ref reprimands and counts, but Roddy CHOPS! Roddy puts Kyle up top, climbs, but Kyle has a KIMURA! Roddy CLUBS away to fight back!

Roddy turns Kyle sideways, scoops him, TOP ROPE BACKBREAKER! Kyle flops to the mat and the ref checks. Roddy turns Kyle over and rains down fists! The fans boo but Roddy lets off to sit Kyle up. Roddy clamps on for a modified Cobra Twist! The fans rally while Kyle endures. Kyle slips around, TRIANGLE HOLD! Roddy CLUBS and HAMMERS away on Kyle to get free! Roddy drags Kyle up, puts Kyle on ropes to CHOP, but Kyle just snarls! Kyle forearms, Roddy CHOPS, then they fire forearms back! Roddy knees low, CLUBS away at the ropes then stomps Kyle down! The ref counts, the fans boo, but Roddy lets off at 4.

Roddy soaks up the heat to then bring Kyle up again. Roddy KNEES Kyle low, but Kyle ROCKS Roddy! Roddy ROCKS Kyle, Kyle ROCKS Roddy, and the forearms keep going! Roddy shoves to then clinch Kyle, BACKBREAKER! Kyle writhes while Roddy catches his breath. Roddy says this is what Kyle wanted! The fans rally, Roddy brings Kyle up, and half nelson for a BACKBREAKER! Roddy says he could end this right now! Kyle wanted this! Roddy mockingly claps along with the fans while Kyle crawls. Roddy eggs Kyle on, Kyle drags himself up, and the fans fire up! Roddy CLUBS Kyle, torture racks him, and hits a BACKBREAKER DROP! Cover, TWO!!

The fans fire up as Kyle survives! Roddy seethes, he drags Kyle up, and he reels Kyle in to suplex. Kyle knees free, but Roddy tries again! Kyle knees Roddy again, then has the GUILLOTINE! The fans fire up but Roddy wrenches out! Kyle blocks chop but Roddy rolls through the armlock! Kyle fires knees and kicks and fast hands! KICK, LEG SWEEP! The fans fire up as Roddy flounders away! Kyle runs up to forearm SMASH! Then a wrench to an ELBOW BREAKER, then a back suplex SLAM, into the HEEL HOOK! Roddy scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Kyle lets go, and Kyle walks off the pain as he waits on Roddu.

Roddy stands, Kyle KICKS the leg! Kyle wrenches but Roddy OLYMPIC SLAMS! Kyle flounders to ropes, drags himself up, but Roddy runs side to side to forearm SMASH, and SMASH, and SMASH again! Four forearm strikes, then Roddy runs up, only for Kyle to block the knee! Kyle puts Roddy’s leg in the ropes, KICKS him, then goes up! Roddy dangles, Kyle hits the GUILLOTINE KNEE DROP! The fans fire up as Kyle climbs again! KING KONG KNEE on the leg! KNEEBAR HEEL HOOK COMBO!! Kyle has the leg trapped, but Roddy stomps away with his free leg! Roddy finally gets Kyle to let go, and he clutches his ankle.

Kyle and Roddy grab a wristlock, stand up, and they start firing forearms! The fans are on Kyle’s side as he ROCKS Roddy again and again! But Roddy ducks the kick for a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Kyle is still in this and the fans rally again! Roddy huffs and puffs and brings Kyle back up. Roddy puts Kyle up top again, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX, but Kyle cradles it!! TWO!! Roddy has it, TWO!! Both men stand, Roddy fires boxing elbows! Roddy runs, Kyle yoyos and DOUBLE LARIATS collide! The fans fire up with both men down again! A standing count starts, but Roddy drags himself up.

Both men stand at 3 of 10, and Kyle KICKS! Roddy CHOPS! Kyle KICKS! Roddy CHOPS! KICK! Roddy body shots, Kyle KICKS! Roddy CHOPS, Kyle KICKS, and they pick up speed! KICK, CHOP, “YAY! BOO!” Roddy goes for a leg, Kyle steps over and KNEES him! Then GERMAN SUPLEX! Then AX ‘N’- NO, Roddy scoops! But Kyle KNEES free! AX ‘N’- JUMP KNEE!! Both men are down again and the fans are thunderous! “This is Awesome!” as a standing count begins. The count passes 5, then climbs to 8! Both men stand at 9, and the forearms fly! Roddy fires off a flurry, then underhooks to TIGER- NO, Kyle slips into a GUILLOTINE!!

Roddy goes to ropes, to CATAPULT GUILLOTINE Kyle! Kyle flops to the apron, Roddy goes after him, but Kyle elbows back! APRON ARM WRINGER!! Roddy flounders away, distracts the ref, and here’s Wardlow!! But then the ref spots Wardlow on the apron! Wardlow steps away, Kyle cradles Roddy! TWO!! Roddy fireman’s carries, but Kyle ghost pins! TWO, and Roddy fireman’s carries again! GUT BUSTER DROP! But Kyle yoyos and LARIATS! The fans fire up for Kyle as he suplexes, BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! ARMBAR! Roddy moves around, clasps hands, but Kyle goes after the grip! They move around, Kyle uses Roddy’s own leg for leverage!

Roddy scrambles, ROPEBREAK, and Kyle lets go. Wardlow says Roddy needs to end this, but the fans rally as Kyle stomps away on Roddy! The ref counts, Kyle lets off, and he paces. Off come the wrist tape, but Roddy fights the lift! Kyle dodges but runs into a DROPKICK! Roddy hurries to get Kyle up, END OF HEARTACHE!! Cover, Roddy wins!

Winner: Roderick Strong, by pinfall (still AEW International Champion)

Kyle put up quite the fight, but Roddy still finds a way to win! Wardlow celebrates with his guy, as does the rest of the Undisputed Kingdom! Adam Cole applauds, and… he stands! Cole, Taven & Bennett join everyone in the ring, and they hoist Roddy up victorious! Cole frowns at Wardlow when he isn’t looking, though… Cole hugs it out with Roddy, but will The Undisputed Kingdom only look to add more gold to the treasury?

 

FTW Championship: Hook VS Chris Jericho!

The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil knew to be wary of The Lionheart, even with all the talk about respect and wanting to help him. And as always, The Ocho puts himself at the center of attention. Will the #JerichoVortex #SendHook on a downward spiral? Or will another win over the former world champion prove Hook is more than ready for the next level?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who rules when it’s FTW Rules!

The bell rings and the fans boo Jericho, though he doesn’t seem to register that. Jericho steps to Hook and wants a fist bump. Hook gives a fist bump, and the two tie up. Hook wrenches, hammerlocks, then wrangles Jericho. Jericho wrenches out to have the arm. Hook fights up, he slips around and wrenches to wristlock. Fans chant “FOZZY SUCKS! FOZZY SUCKS!” Hook headlocks, hits a takeover, but Jericho fights up. Jericho wrenches out, CHOPS Hook, and Hook snarls. Hook ROCKS Jericho, Jericho CHOPS Hook, repeat! Jericho CHOPS and CHOPS, whips, but Hook reverses. Jericho KICKS back, runs up, but into a clinch!

Hook powers up to NORTHERN LIGHTS! Hook gets Jericho again, for a T-BONE! Jericho stands again, Hook clotheslines him up and out! Hook goes to the apron, takes aim, and he runs up to FLYING FOREARM! A glancing blow but Jericho still staggers. Hook gets Jericho to SMACK him off barriers. Jericho elbows back, then SMACKS Hook off steps! Jericho brings Hook around, points at Taz, then SMACKS Hook off the desk! The fans boo but Jericho soaks it up. Jericho looks under the ring, and he brings out a table! Fans cheer the table, even as Jericho’s the one setting it up at ringside.

Jericho goes back to Hook, brings Hook in, but Hook fights the bomb! Hook gets around, to GERMAN SUPLEX to the floor! Hook covers, TWO! Jericho survives that rough landing but Hook gets up and storms around. Hook looks under the ring, and he brings out a trash can lid! Hook SMACKS Jericho right in the head! Jericho leans against the railing, Hook runs and uses the steps as a boost for a FLYING LID ATTACK! Hook shows off the FTW right on the lid, and goes again, but Jericho BOOTS Hook out of the air! DDT onto the lid! Cover, TWO! Jericho shows off the trash can lid but fans boo.

Jericho stalks Hook, drags him up, and SMACKS him with the lid! Jericho puts Hook in the ring, storms up on him, but Hook throws body shots! Hook runs, but Jericho BOOTS him down! The fans boo but Jericho puts Hook on the apron. Jericho brings Hook up, reels him in, but Hook fights the suplex! Hook throws more body shots, then clinches! T-BONE SUPLEX down through the table!! The fans lose their minds over that crash landing! Hook rises up, finds Jericho, and covers, TWO!! Jericho survives again but Hook hauls him up. Hook puts Jericho in the ring, drags him up, and waistlocks to GERMAN SUPLEX!

The fans chant “Go Home, Jericho, Go Home!” Hook hauls Jericho up to whip him corner to corner hard! Hook runs up but into another BOOT! Jericho soaks up more heat, he drags Hook up again, and CHOPS! Jericho whips Hook to clothesline in the corner! Jericho hauls Hook up top, goes up after him, and he rains down fists! The fans still count along, to OCHO, then TEN, for the SUPER STEINER!! Jericho fires up, covers, TWO!! Hook survives but Jericho goes up the corner. Jericho goes looking under the ring, and he brings out a trash can! Jericho puts that in the ring, blows kisses to the fans, then storms in after Hook.

Jericho gets the trash can, runs up, but Hook gets around! GERMAN SUPLEX! Both Jericho and trash can go flying! Both men are down, the fans rally, and Hook goes to get the can. Hook SMACKS Jericho with the can! Hook puts the can around Jericho, and he gets a kendo stick! The fans fire up as Hook SMACKS the can! Jericho staggers around, Hook SMACKS it again! Hook then clinches, TRASH CAN EXPLODER! Hook drags Jericho out of the can, covers, TWO!!! Jericho survives again! Hook storms around, goes back out to look under the ring, and Hook brings out another table! The fans cheer as Hook gets the table in the ring.

Hook props this table up in a corner, makes sure it’s just right, and then fetches Jericho. Hook clinches, but Jericho fights with forearms! Hook hits back, they brawl, and Hook runs, but into another BOOT! Jericho runs, but into a clinch! NORTHERN LIGHTS! Hook then gets Jericho up, but Jericho CODE BREAKERS! Both men are down and the fans rally up! Fans chant “PLEASE RETIRE!” at Jericho, but he rises up. Hook sits up, Jericho CHOPS! Hook fires a forearm, Jericho fires back, and then they stand. Hook fires more shots, but Jericho CLAWS the eyes! Jericho LARIATS Hook down! Jericho goes to a corner, climbs up, and soaks up more heat.

Jericho leaps, but Hook avoids the fist drop! Jericho hobbles, Hook hops on! REDRUM!! Jericho flails, reaches out, but the ref reminds him that ropebreaks won’t do anything. So Jericho RAMS Hook through the table! Hook lets Jericho go, Jericho covers, with feet on ropes! TWO!!! Hook survives and the fans boo Jericho as he lines up a shot. Jericho runs up, but Hook ducks Judas Effect to get a takedown! KNEEBAR!! Jericho flails, fights up, has Hook’s legs, and stomps Hook into the WALLS OF JERICHO!! Hook endures, the fans are dueling, and Jericho pulls Hook away from ropes! Hook flails, fights, rolls, drags Jericho into a cradle, TWO!!

Both men hurry up and Hook gets around Jericho! REDRUM!! Jericho fights, flails, and LOW BLOWS! The fans boo but FTW Rules means anything goes! Jericho snarls, runs up, JUDAS EFFECT!! Cover, TWO?!?! Hook survives and shocks Jericho! The fans fire up, Jericho waits on Hook to get up, and he winds up again. Hook stands, Jericho says he’s sorry about this, and he hits JUDAS EFFECT again! Cover, TWO?!?!? Hook survives again and no one can believe it!! Jericho is getting frustrated with Hook, and tells him to just stay down. Jericho goes out to fetch Floyd the Baseball Bat! Jericho gets in and he tells Hook, “Don’t make me do this!”

Hook stands, refusing to give up. Hook FLIPS Jericho off!! So Jericho CRACKS Hook with the bat!!! Taz stands up from commentary, but he can’t bring himself to go to the ring. Cover, Jericho wins!

Winner: Chris Jericho, by pinfall (NEW FTW Champion)

Jericho says he’s sorry, but Taz gets up to the apron. Taz tells Jericho to back away, and Jericho takes the belt with him as he goes. “The Learning Tree” has gold back around his waist, having taught Hook a lesson. But is the lesson what Jericho claims it is? Or is it that Jericho will do anything to have the spotlight?

 

AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm w/ Luther & Mariah May VS Thunder Rosa!

The leading lady of AEW may have lost her mind, but she still does whatever she has to in order to keep this title. However, La Mera Mera never lost this title in the first place, and is ready to do what she has to in order to get it back! The Storm and the Thunder are about to collide, who will be left standing when the smoke clears?

In a new look, Rosa is wearing a mask rather than face paint. Storm’s also changed her look a little with the all white gear and silverish hair. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who shines in the spotlight!

The bell rings and Storm gets in Rosa’s face. Rosa pulls her mask away to show there’s no face paint at all, and she fires off fists! The fans fire up as they both swing wild! They end up in a corner, the ref counts, but Storm KNEES and CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Then CHOPS again! Storm stomps then CHOPS Rosa again! The fans cheer while Rosa flounders along ropes. Rosa shoves Storm away but Storm CHOPS! And CHOPS! But Rosa DOUBLE CHOPS in return! And DOUBLE CHOPS again! Rosa CHOPS Storm into a corner, then stalks her to another. Rosa CHOPS again, that was a blunt one!

Rosa snapmares Storm, pushes her to a cover, ONE! Rosa keeps on Storm with forearms, then fans rally up, and Rosa whips. Storm BOOTS in return! Storm storms around while the fans rally, and then Storm steps on Rosa’s face! Storm kicks her around, stomps her to ropes, then stomps her at ropes! Storm CHOPS Rosa, then TOSSES her across the way! The fans rally as Storm CLUBS Rosa, whips her corner to corner, but Rosa tilt-o-whirls to RANA! The fans fire up as Storm bails out, and Rosa goes up a corner! Luther is there to help Storm up, and Rosa TORNILLOS down onto them both!

The fans fire up with Rosa but Mariah is lurking! The ref tells Mariah to back up, which she does, and Rosa gets Storm into the ring. Rosa digs her boot into Storm at the corner, then stomps a mudhole in! The fans fire up as Rosa stands on Storm! Rosa drags Storm up, reels her in, and snap suplexes! Float over to the cover, TWO! Rosa clamps onto Storm, and she brings up Storm saying Hell is in her bedroom. Well, then consider Rosa’s one of Storm’s demons! Rosa CLUBS away on Storm’s chest! Rosa digs her knee into Storm’s back, but the fans rally up. Rosa shoves Storm down to a cover, TWO!

The fans rally up for Rosa as she brings Storm up. Rosa scoops, Storm slips free and shoves, but Rosa leaps! Storm catches her to a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Storm is seething as she paces around. Storm drags Rosa up as the fans duel, and she scoops for another BACKBREAKER! Storm stands on Rosa’s back, digs her elbow into the spine, then drops an elbow! The fans rally harder as Storm covers, TWO! Rosa is tougher than that but Storm keeps on her. Storm puts Rosa under the ropes so she can stand on her! Storm stomps around, the ref counts, but Storm drops knees as she lets off! Rosa writhes but Storm drags her back up.

The fans rally harder as Storm puts Rosa in a corner. Storm hoists Rosa up top, SLAPS her, then goes up. Storm CLUBS away on Rosa, but Rosa hits back with body shots! Rosa HEADBUTTS Storm, keeps her up, so that she can SUPER SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO! Storm survives and Rosa is fuming! The fans rally as Rosa goes to the corner. Rosa climbs, watches Storm rise, and then MISSILE DROPKICKS! Storm flounders, Rosa roars, and she hauls Storm back up! Fireman’s carry, SAMOAN DROP! Storm staggers to her feet, Rosa runs up to get around, CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Cover, TWO!

Storm survives again but her butler and protege are both very worried! The fans rally up as Rosa watches Storm crawl to ropes. Rosa runs side to side to DROPKICK Storm! Rosa and Storm both go to the apron, and Rosa fireman’s carries. APRON DEATH VALLEY DRIVER!! The fans fire up, Rosa drags Storm back into the ring for a cover, TWO!! Rosa is a bit frustrated that Storm is still in this, and the fans continue to duel between them. Rosa reels Storm in, tucks, but her back won’t let her lift! Storm goes to a corner, Rosa runs in, but Storm ELBOWS her away! Rosa comes back, but Storm goes up and over!

Storm comes back, blocks boots and puts Rosa in the ropes, DRAPING BACKSTABBER! Storm gets up the corner, to TORNADO DDT! But she’s not done there, she has the leg, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Storm is not quite perfect and Rosa survives because of it! Storm hurries to get Rosa up. FACE- NO, Rosa turns X-Factor into victory roll and STOMP 182! Cover, TWO!! Storm survives again and shocks Rosa! Mariah is still worried but Rosa tells Storm to just die already! Rosa goes up and up and DIVING- NO, Storm avoids the stomps! Storm runs up, but Rosa tries to body scissor! Storm drags her back up, SKY HIGH! Cover, TWO!!

Now Storm is frustrated as Rosa survives! The fans continue to rally, Storm drags Rosa up, and Storm whips to CLUB Rosa in the back! Rosa drops to her knees, but Storm gets her up to whip and CLUB her again! Storm drags Rosa up again, whips, but Rosa ROCKS Storm first! Storm ROCKS Rosa! Rosa ROCKS Storm! The fans rally as Storm CHOPS! Rosa CHOPS back! Storm fires a forearm, Rosa gives it back, and they start throwing haymakers! Rosa gets the edge with shots from all side! The fans fire up as Storm wobbles around! Rosa runs, but into a HEADBUTT!! Storm stays up, but Rosa rises! ENZIGIRI!

Rosa waistlocks, Storm switches, GERMAN SUPLEX! Storm powers up, but Rosa rises again! GERMAN SUPLEX! Both women are down now, and Mariah gets on the apron! The ref reprimands, but then here comes Deonna Purrazzo! She CHOP BLOCKS Mariah, to then Electric Chair SLAM off the apron! Deonna then RAMS Mariah into steel steps! Luther comes rushing over, but Deonna RAMS him into steps, too! The fans fire up as Deonna and Mariah brawl! They go up the ramp, Storm sneaks up on Rosa! Waistlock and GERMAN SUPLEX! Rosa flounders to a corner, and Storm says it’s time for her close up!

Storm runs in, SWEET HIP MUSIC!! And then STORM ZERO!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Rosa survives and shocks everyone! Storm hurries to get Rosa’s legs and ties those up! “This is Awesome!” as Storm has the TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Storm’s bringing back a classic but Rosa endures it! Rosa fights, even as Storm sits deep! Rosa shouts, “She’s going to Hell!” Rosa claws around, and gets the ROPEBREAK!! The ref counts, Storm lets off in frustration, and Storm paces around as she thinks what she has to do. Storm says she is ending this, and she drags Rosa up. But Rosa gets around, BACKSTABBER!

Rosa clamps onto Storm, COBRA CLUTCH STRETCH!! Rosa shifts around, Storm fights around, and Storm gets the ROPEBREAK! Rosa lets go in frustration, and she drags Storm back! Storm holds onto the apron skirt! Storm BOOTS Rosa away, the ref fixes the skirt, but Storm LOW BLOWS then STORM ZEROS!!! Cover, Storm wins!!

Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Champion)

Just when it looked like Storm wrote herself into a corner, she found a way to make this a happy ending for herself! With all these tricks in her back pocket, will Toni truly be timeless?

 

Bryan Danielson VS Will Ospreay!

The American Dragon has said it himself, this is his last year as an active pro-wrestler. As such, this first-time-ever  showdown could also be the only-time-ever! Will Bryan prove he is still the best wrestler in the world today? Or will that honorary title soon belong to the #BillyGOAT?

Don Callis of course joins commentary to watch “the golden goose” of the Don Callis Family. Callis also takes credit for all the fans chanting “OSPREAY! OSPREA!” with Ospreay’s theme song. And the fans are already losing their minds watching Bryan and Ospreay stare down. The two go to their corners, the bell rings and the fans are thunderous already! Ospreay and Bryan circle, Callis says to keep emotions under control, they’re in for a long night. Bryan and Ospreay circle as fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” They tie up, go around, Bryan facelocks, floats, but Ospreay moves around. Bryan stays on Ospreay but Ospreay rolls.

The fans cheer for “BOTH THESE GUYS! BOTH THESE GUYS!” as Bryan powers Ospreay to ropes. The ref counts, Bryan lets off slowly, and fans sing for Ospreay. Bryan pats Ospreay on the shoulder then backs away. The fans cheer the sportsmanship and Ospreay nods. The singing continues as the two reset. They tie up, Bryan headlocks for the takeover, and he holds off the headscissors. Ospreay moves around, headscissors after all, but Bryan headstands, turns Ospreay over, and bridges up to get around and tie up the legs. Bryan brings Ospreay into the BOW ‘N’ ARROW, but Ospreay pops right free to cover, ONE!

The two reset again and the fans fire up. Ospreay and Bryan circle, the fans chant “BRUV! BRUV! BRUV!” Ospreay and Bryan feel things out, knuckle lock, and they go shoulder to shoulder in a Test of Strength. The fans duel as the two fight for control! Ospreay rolls back to wrench the wrists, but Bryan spins to reverse the pressure. Bryan wrangles Ospreay and twists the wrist. Ospreay moves around, handsprings up and steps over to headlock. Bryan powers up but Ospreay hits the takeover. Bryan headscissors, Ospreay kips free, and the fans cheer “This is Awesome!” as the two reset again.

Ospreay and Bryan tie up, Bryan headlocks and hits another takeover. Bryan palm strikes Ospreay, traps a leg, then palm strikes again! And again! Ospreay endures as Bryan keeps hitting him in the head! Ospreay fights to his feet, powers up and out, then drops to hurdle and drop again. Bryan tips him over, but Ospreay avoids the kick! Ospreay sweeps to cover, ONE! Ospreay blocks Bryan’s kick but Bryan blocks Ospreay’s kick! Ospreay gets around, Bryan elbows free then CHOPS! Bryan whips, but he gets under the handspring to wrangle Ospreay! Ospreay rolls through, but Bryan avoids both buzzsaw and heel kick! The two stand off and the fans are thunderous again!

Ospreay and Bryan reset as the fans chant for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” The fans hope Bryan and Ospreay “FIGHT FOREVER!” but this isn’t even the main event yet. Ospreay shoots in for a leg, trips Bryan, and then has a standing toehold. Bryan turns over, stands up, but he knows he can’t reach Ospreay so he just flips him off! Ospreay CHOPS Bryan for it! And CHOPS him again! Bryan paces around the ring, then CHOPS back! Ospreay CHOPS! Bryan trips Ospreay and has his own standing toehold. Ospreay pries at the grip, the fans rally and duel, but Bryan traps a leg to then cravat into a neck wrench.

Fans tell off Callis, but Ospreay fights up to throw body shots. Ospreay CLUBS free, ROCKS Bryan, but Bryan CHOPS back! Bryan cravats again, but Ospreay powers free. Bryan cravats again, but Ospreay rolls. Bryan holds on tight, Ospreay stands back up, but Bryan throws knees! Bryan snapmares but Ospreay handsprings through and SHOTGUNS Bryan down! The fans fire up again as Ospreay whips. Bryan reverses but Ospreay RANAS! Ospreay nods as the fans fire up more. Ospreay brings Bryan up, ROCKS him and BOOTS him, then UPPERCUTS! Bryan goes to a corner, Ospreay UPPERCUTS again!

Ospreay CHOPS, and CHOPS, and then follows Bryan. Ospreay CLUBS Bryan, CHOPS him, but Bryan pushes Ospreay with his head. Ospreay eggs Bryan on, so Bryan CHOPS! Ospreay drops back, but Bryan gets him with an UPPERCUT! And UPPERCUTS again! And UPPERCUTS again! Then Bryan KICKS, CHOPS, and UPPERCUTS! Bryan whips, Ospreay holds ropes, then FLAPJACKS Bryan onto ropes! Ospreay runs to BOOT Bryan out of the ring! The fans are thunderous, Callis says to stop pandering, but Ospreay gets them started in an “OI! OI! OI!” Ospreay aims to PLANCHA, and down goes Bryan!

The fans fire up, Ospreay high-fives the front row, then Ospreay checks his teeth before going back to Bryan. Ospreay drags Bryan up, puts him in, and then aims from the apron. The fans rally, Ospreay springboards, but into a KICK! Bryan’s antiair might’ve gotten Ospreay in the liver, but Bryan drags him up for knees! Bryan whips, then kitchen sink knees! Then KICK to the back! Cover, ONE!! Ospreay shows his grit but Bryan grabs an arm. Bryan knees the shoulder, KNEES Ospreay in the side, then steps over into a toehold. Ospreay fights but Bryan still has the INDIAN DEATHLOCK! The fans rally while Ospreay endures!

Ospreay keeps his shoulders up but Bryan top mounts to throw down body shots and forearms! The body shots fly in from all sides, then Bryan headscissors Ospreay into a move similar to Zack Sabre Jr’s Yes I’m a Long Way From Home. Ospreay knows ZSJ well and endures this move and fight around, and Ospreay gets the ROPEBREAK! Bryan lets Ospreay go cleanly, then looms over him at the ropes. Bryan drags Ospreay up to CHOP! Ospreay CHOPS back! Bryan CHOPS, Ospreay CHOPS, repeat! Ospreay is grimacing from the pain in his side, but he still CHOPS! And CHOPS! But then Bryan puts Ospreay in a corner to body shot again and again!

The fans are torn as Bryan KICKS, whips, but Ospreay reverses. Bryan goes up and over, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Ospreay still handsprings to NEURALIZER! The fans fire up while both men are down! Ospreay grits his teeth while going to ropes. Bryan goes to the other end, and then a corner. Ospreay runs corner to corner to BOOT Bryan and then push him down! Ospreay goes back to the apron, springboard, PIP PIP CHEERIO! Cover, TWO! Bryan is still in this but Ospreay brings him back up. Bryan fights the lift, so Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! Bryan blocks one, to CHOP! And UPPERCUT! And UPPERCUT, and BODY SHOT!

Bryan runs, but into the TIGER WALL KICK and ENZIGIRI! Bryan bails out, the fans fire up, and Ospreay climbs! SKY TWISTER!! Direct hit and Ospreay rolls back to his feet! The fans lose their minds, but Ospreay still needs to catch his breath first. Ospreay puts Bryan in, goes back up, and he BLINDSIDE CHEERIOS! The fans fire up as the elbow pad is prepared! Ospreay runs up, but Bryan KICKS the Hidden Blade! Then he PENALTY KICKS the arm! Bryan hurries to chicken wing Ospreay, TIGER SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! But Bryan holds onto Ospreay for the HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS!

Fans duel, “YES!” “NO!” “YES!” “NO!” “YES!” “NO!” with every shot! Bryan then shifts things over, into CATTLE MUTILATION! Ospreay endures as he’s stuck facedown! Ospreay fights around, reaches out with a leg, and finds the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer while Bryan lets go. Bryan snarls as he rises up, and he storms up on Ospreay. Bryan wrenches an arm to ELBOW BREAKER! Then he KICKS Ospreay in the corner, CHOPS him, then goes corner to corner, DROPKICK! Bryan puts Ospreay up top then climbs up to join him. SUPER STEINER, but Ospreay lands through!! The fans are thunderous as Ospreay dusts himself off.

Ospreay eggs Bryan on, then BOOTS his lariat! HOOK KICK, underhooks, TIGER DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay shakes out the arms and puts Bryan in a drop zone. Ospreay climbs, but Bryan trips him up! Ospreay gets stuck on the corner, Bryan climbs up behind him! But Ospreay throws down elbows! Bryan just throws down elbows in return! Bryan chicken wings one arm but Ospreay flails to resist! Bryan gets the other arm, brings Ospreay way up, for a SUPER TIGER SUPLEX!!! Ospreay flounders, clutching his neck, and the fans lose their minds again! Even Callis stands up out of his seat after that one.

The ref checks Ospreay but he’s somehow okay to continue. Bryan covers, ROPEBREAK!! Ospreay survives by a literal foot, but Bryan stays focused. Bryan KICKS Ospreay in the side, then KICKS the arm! And KICKS! And KICKS! Ospreay falls over but he slaps feeling into his arm. Ospreay sits up as he shakes his head, so Bryan PENALTY KICKS him down! Ospreay snarls, sits back up, and the fans fire up! Bryan PENALTY KICKS again! Ospreay sits right up! Ospreay eggs Bryan on again, so Bryan SLAPS him! Ospreay DECKS Bryan with a forearm! The fans are thunderous and Ospreay shakes his bad arm out.

Ospreay KICKS and stomps away at Bryan, rains down palm strikes, but the ref backs him off. Ospreay goes out after Bryan on the apron now, and reels him in. The fans freak out as Ospreay underhooks, but Bryan holds onto ropes! Bryan pries his way free, to KICK Ospreay in the chest! And KICK! And KICK, but Ospreay blocks! Ospreay CLUBS the leg, HOOK KICKS, then goes up the corner! APRON OSCUTTER!!! The fans are thunderous again while the ref checks Bryan. Somehow Bryan is still in this, so Ospreay takes aim. The fans chant “WE’RE NOT WORTHY!” like they’re Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar.

Bryan stands, Ospreay runs up, FLYING HIDDEN BLADE!!! Ospreay wipes out Bryan and almost takes out the ref with him!! The fans lose their minds, the ref reprimands, but Ospreay goes for Bryan. Callis says it himself that Bryan is dead weight, so Ospreay leaves Bryan behind. Ospreay lets the ring count climb, Bryan stands at 5 of 10, only to fall over! The count is 7, 8, and Bryan flounders! Bryan gets in before 9, but Ospreay goes COAST2COAST! And then POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO!?!? Callis is frustrated for Ospreay but the fans are thunderous again! “This is Wrestling!” as Ospreay powers up and aims.

Bryan sits up, into the BUZZSAW! And HEEL KICK! Ospreay goes to the ropes to springboard, but Bryan catches him!! Bryan turns Ospreay over, but Ospreay rolls and high stacks! TWO, deadlift, but Bryan shifts to a GUILLOTINE!! Ospreay is in the body scissors, but he powers out! Bryan slips free of the suplex to LA MYSTICA! And then LEBELL LOCK!!! Ospreay flails, endures, but Bryan pulls back on the hold! Ospreay fights, claws at the mat, and the fans rally as hard as they can! Ospreay reaches out but Bryan gets that arm to make this a RINGS OF SATURN! Ospreay still endures, and again uses his legs for the ROPEBREAK!!

The fans are thunderous as Bryan has to let go again. The fans again hope they “FIGHT FOREVER!” and maybe they will after all! Bryan and Ospreay rise, and Bryan KICKS! And KICKS! And KICKS! “YES!” “NO!” “YES!” “NO!” Bryan aims, to BUZZSAW! The fans are torn but they’re all standing as Bryan runs in, only for Ospreay to catch him! Bryan throws down elbows, but Ospreay fights the rana off! Ospreay POWER- RANA!!! Cover, TWO!!!! Ospreay escapes, swings, but into a full nelson! Ospreay breaks it, victory rolls, TWO! Bryan has it, TWO! Bryan brings Ospreay up to GERMAN SUPLEX, but Ospreay lands out!?

But Bryan ducks the Hidden Blade! BUSAIKU KNEE!!! Cover, TWO!?!?!?!? Ospreay survives again and the fans are electric! Bryan is too tired, he can’t even be shocked about it! The fans are again cheering “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this match a reality. Bryan stands and the fans know: It’s time to kick Ospreay’s head in! Bryan gets the hands, and he gives Ospreay the DRAGON STOMPS! “YES!” “NO!” “YES!” “NO!” “YES!” “NO!” “YES!” “NO!” Bryan then drops into the omoplata, but Ospreay fights the LeBelle Lock! Ospreay moves around, pushes into Bryan, but Bryan powers him down, and fishhooks his way to the crossface!

Ospreay powers up, powers through, and he rains down forearms! But Bryan powers Ospreay back to the omoplata! Ospreay still fights through and he rains down forearms! Bryan’s own arms drop, but then he drags Ospreay into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Ospreay deadlifts to POWERBOMB, but Bryan holds on! And he rains down elbows on Ospreay! The fans continue to duel, “YES!” “NO!” “YES!” “NO!” But Ospreay deadlifts, steps over, STYLES CLASH!!! But he can’t turn Bryan over, he’s that tired! The fans are electric again as Ospreay slowly stirs to life. Bryan sits up in a daze, and the two men find each other.

Ospreay and Bryan go forehead to forehead, give junkyard dog headbutts, or perhaps goat headbutts. Then they start firing haymakers! “YES!” “BRUV!” echoes out, but then Bryan HEADBUTTS and HEADBUTTS! But Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! Bryan SLAPS back! And SLAPS again! And fires palm strikes from all sides! Ospreay is on noodle legs, Bryan gets him in, SHOULDER CAPTURE PLEX! Ospreay rises!! HIDDEN BLADE!!! But Ospreay isn’t done there, he calls his shot! Springboard, OS- BUSAIKU KNEE!!! Both men are down again and while the fans cannot believe it, they are loving it!

A standing count starts as both men stir. We pass 5 as Bryan goes to a corner. Bryan sits up at 7, and the “YES! YES! YES!” begins again. St. Louis is torn, but Ospreay goes to the other corner. Ospreay stares Bryan down as he takes off the elbow pad. This has turned to a showdown at high noon, and the fans are dueling as hard as they can! Both men run in, HIDDEN BLADE HITS FIRST!!! And then Ospreay underhooks Bryan, for the TIGER DRIVER 91!!!! Ospreay is roaring, the fans are going nuts and Bryan is writhing from being dropped right on his head! The ref calls for Doc Sampson!? But Ospreay doesn’t care, HIDDEN BLADE!!!!! Cover, Ospreay wins!!!

Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall

The Aerial Assassin respects The American Dragon, but he shows no mercy for him! The medics get in there to check on Bryan after that brutal finish, and even Callis is concerned. Ospreay realizes after that Bryan is in excruciating pain. Ospreay slayed the dragon, but did he just cut Bryan’s last year short?

 

Vacated AEW World Tag Team Championships Ladder Match: The Young Bucks VS FTR!

Matthew & Nicholas Jackson have been trying to deflect on why they lost at All In London 2023, but it’s hard to say anyone is buying it. Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood don’t even care about that day anymore, they’re more upset about how the EVPs have let power and authority go to their heads. Will FTR humble the Bucks once and for all when they bring down these belts? Or will Matt & Nick prove that they’re the real #TopGuys?

The introductions are made, the belts are already high above, and we see who are THE Three-Time AEW World Tag Team Champions!

The bell rings and the fans rally up behind FTR while booing The Bucks. The Bucks SUPERKICK but FTR block! FTR fires off hands, Dax putting Matt in a corner and Cash putting Nick on ropes. Cash UPPERCUTS Nick, Dax hurries over and they double whip, but Matt CLOBBERS Cash to stop Shatter Machine! Nick sunset flips, he and Matt set up, E V P- KNEES MEET as Dax ducks! Cash goes up, DOUBLE FLYING LARIATS! FTR hurry to fetch ladders, but the Bucks ROCK them first! Matt rains down fists on Cash, Nick sends Dax into barriers! The fans boo but Matt throws Cash into the LED apron while Nick soaks up the heat.

The Bucks regroup, get a ladder up, but Dax is in the ring! Dax runs in, but the Bucks lift the ladder out of the way. They WRECK Dax with the ladder, but then Cash DROPKICKS the ladder into the Bucks! The Bucks stagger, Cash grabs the ladder, but so does Matt! They tug-o-war, so Matt RAMS Cash into the railing! Nick ENZIGURIS Cash! The Bucks get the ladder up and into the ring, stand it up, then climb. But Dax returns to drag Nick down, then drag Matt down. Dax fires hands on Matt, whips, but Matt ducks ‘n’ dodges, to go up the ladder! Dax hurries after him, but Nick is there to CLUB Dax! Cash returns to drag Matt down!

The teams brawl again, haymakers for haymakers, until the Bucks CLAW FTR’s eyes! The Bucks send FTR into the ladders! Then they SUPERKICK FTR down! The fans boo as the Bucks fold the ladder up, to RAM Cash down! Matt puts the ladder in the ropes, Nick fetches Dax, and Nick ROCKS Dax with a right hand. Matt ROCKS Dax, too, and they put Dax on the ladder. Nick goes to the corner, Matt lifts the ladder, but Dax ROCKS Matt! Dax gets Nick to ROCKET LAUNCH him onto the ladder! Matt kicks Dax, runs, but Dax BACK DROPS Matt onto the ladder! The Bucks are both writhing, and Cash brings out TABLES!

The fans fire up as Cash props one table against railing, then stands the other up. Dax CHOPS Matt, fetches another ladder, but Matt drop toeholds Dax into steel steps! Dax crashes, taking a hit from the ladder, too! Nick PENALTY KICKS Cash from the apron! Cash flops onto the ladder, and now Matt lifts that one! Nick goes from the apron to CANNONBALL onto Cash and the ladder! Nick clutches his back, Matt shakes out his hands, but the Bucks still get the ladder in the ring. They stand it up, but Dax manages to get in the ring, too! Dax drags Nick down, CLUBS Matt’s legs and ROCKS him! But Nick CLUBS Dax!

The Bucks mug Dax, DECK him, and then Nick goes out to grab a chair. We’re now in TLC territory, and Dax is busted open! Matt shows it off to the fans before he ELBOWS Dax in the head. Nick SMACKS Dax with the chair! Matt has a chair now, he SMACKS Dax! The Bucks kick Dax around, then they bring him over to the shorter ladder. They put Dax inside the ladder, pressing it down on him, and Nick SMACKS away with the chair! Cash returns so Nick CHUCKS the ladder into his face! The fans boo but the Bucks soak up the heat. Dax sputters through the crimson mask as he crawls out of the ladder.

The fans boo as Nick leans the ladders in the corners. The Bucks double whip Dax hard into the ladder, and the ladder even falls onto Dax! The Bucks mug Cash now, and whip him hard into ladder! Cash bounces off and writhes around while a ref checks Dax’s wound. The Bucks soak up more heat, and Matt rains down fists on Dax’s bloody forehead! Nick goes out to bring out another table. He has an idea, so Matt joins in. They set a ladder bridge up between apron and timekeeper’s area. They mug Dax, bloody as he already is, and they double whip Dax into the bridge! Dax flounders and sputters, and the Bucks go to get Cash.

The Bucks double whip Cash, but he slides under! Cash RAMS the ladder into the Bucks, goes up onto the ladder, and he ASAI MOONSAULTS off it! Cash takes out The Bucks, and it seems FTR’s done away with the days of “No Flips, Just Fists.” Cash puts Matt on the ladder bridge, stands him up, but Nick trips Cash up! Cash falls into the rungs, right on his Revival! The Bucks then get on the ladder, sit Cash up, E V P TRIGGER!!! Cash flops out of the ladder, The Bucks soak up the heat, and they go back to the ring. Dax is there with a ladder but Matt kicks him low! Matt bumps Dax off buckles, then throws hands.

Dax flops into the ropes, Matt and Nick coordinate again. Matt moves the short ladder aside so he and Nick can bring Dax to the ropes. They double suplex, but Cash makes the save! FTR DOUBLE SUPLEX The Bucks! Cash rallies with haymakers, then whips! Cash gives Matt a back drop! Cash whips Nick but Nick reverses, but Cash ducks ‘n’ dodges! Nick leaps but into a POWERSLAM! Cash roars and the fans fire up! Cash gets the tall ladder and he stands that back up under the belts. Cash climbs, but Matt hurries after him! Matt YANKS Cash down, climbs up, but Cash Electric Chair Lifts! Dax is up top, STEINER BULLDOG!!

The fans cheer as Dax drags himself back up. Dax sputters, but he sees he’s the only one standing. Dax paces around, gets Matt’s legs, and he steps through! SHARPSHOOTER! Cash positions the ladder so that it pins Matt down! Cash climbs, but Nick SUPERKICKS Dax! Nick then hurries after Cash and throws hands! Cash falls off the ladder, but Dax is back to YANK Nick down, into a SLINGSHOT SITOUT POWERBOMB! But Matt SUPERKICKS Dax! Matt runs at Cash, Cash puts him on the apron! Cash runs to DIVE and send Matt down through table and railing!! Nick hurries after Dax, but Dax kicks low!

Dax reels Nick in, but Nick RANAS Dax down through a table!! Everyone is down around ringside, this is becoming a human demolition derby. Nick and Cash return in the ring, but Nick gets the short ladder to stand it up next to the other. Nick climbs both ladders and he throws hands on Cash! Cash hits back, but so does Nick! Matt and Dax are back somehow, and they go after each other, as well as after Cash and Nick! The four men brawl, grab for belts, and Cash falls! Dax DECKS Nick, but Matt SMACKS Dax off rungs! Matt reaches up but the belts are moving around! Dax shakes the ladder, pulls a shoe off, and then SHATTER MACHINE!!!

Nick crawls, he has a chair, and he JAMS Cash with it! And he JAMS Dax with it! Nick SMACKS Cash, SMACKS Cash again, then leaves him behind. Nick drags the short ladder to a corner, so he can SMACK Cash off the tall one! Nick then puts the tall ladder in another corner. Nick stomps Cash, climbs a corner to then climb the ladder, but Dax hurries up after him! Dax throws hands on Nick, Cash climbs the taller ladder! The fans fire up as we get a SUPER DUPER POWER, and a SUPER DUPER GLORY!! The fans are thunderous while all four men are down again! FTR regroup and they get the short ladder under the belts.

Dax intercepts Matt but Matt still fights around. Matt powers Dax into the ladder and tips it over! Cash HOTSHOTS off ropes, then Matt SUPERKICKS him! Matt TOSSES Dax out, but Dax trips Matt up! Dax SMACKS Matt off the ladder bridge! And again! Nick has Cash on a table! Nick goes up a corner, but Dax has Matt on the bridge! Nick 450 SPLASHES through the table!! But then Dax LADDER PILE DRIVERS!!! The bridge gives way, that’s bad for both men! The fans are losing their minds at this pure carnage! “This is Awesome!” as Nick and Dax each get out of the respective piles of wreckage. Dax gets in the ring first, and he brings a ladder around.

Dax climbs, but Nick springboards up to join him! Nick then SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMBS Dax down!! Dax is dazed while Nick goes to the ladder and climbs! But Cash is back! Cash drags Nick down, dodges a lariat, then clotheslines Nick up and out of the ring! Nick grazes a ladder that was sitting there on the apron, but he still stands back up. Cash builds speed, DIVES but through a table!! Nick avoids disaster but Cash crashes ‘n’ burns! The fans lose their minds again after seeing another human car crash! Nick drags himself back to the ring where Dax is getting a ladder up again. Dax drags himself up but Nick follows!

The fans chant “Please Be Careful!” and maybe they should’ve started with that. Nick and Dax throw hands, Nick grabs for a belt! Dax ROCKS Nick, Nick ROCKS Dax! Each man grabs for a belt, but then they throw hands again! Dax SMACKS Nick with a belt!! The fans are thunderous, but that’s because a man in a Sting mask jumps into the ring! The man SHOVES the ladder over! Security grabs him, unmasks him, and it’s JACK PERRY!!! The Scapegoat smiles and fans are losing their minds! Nick smiles, too, as he climbs the ladder, and brings down a belt! The Bucks win!!

Winners: The Young Bucks (NEW AEW World Tag Team Champions)

Jack Perry returns from NJPW, and even breaks the law, all to help Matthew & Nicholas!! The Bucks are the first THREE-TIME AEW World Tag Team Champions thanks to Jack, will the EVPs return the favor by bailing him out?

 

AEW World Championship: Samoa Joe VS Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana!

The One True King of Wrestling Television? Well, hard to argue with Samoa Joe considering he willingly gave up the ROH World Television Championship so that he could reach the highest heights. The Realest is taking aim at those same heights, and when you come for the king, you best not miss. Will Swerve hit the killshot on Joe? Or will there be no stopping Joe’s reign of terror?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who makes this their Dynasty!

The bell rings and the fans are fired up again as the two circle. “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” echo out, and the two tie up. Joe powers Swerve to a corner, grinds his forearms in, then lets off to say this is HIS house. The fans boo but Joe just smirks as he and Swerve reset. The two go again, Joe powers Swerve to another corner but Swerve turns it around. Swerve lets off slowly, but Joe and Swerve each take a testing kick. The two reset, feel things out, then Joe KNEES low! Swerve sputters as he drops to his knees, but Joe brings him up to CHOP! Swerve staggers to a corner, Joe storms up and whips him corner to corner.

Joe runs up but into a BOOT! Swerve goes up, leaps, but Joe steps aside. Except Swerve counted on that! Swerve lands on his feet, and DROPKICKS Joe down! The fans fire up as Swerve outsmarts Joe, then builds speed, to DIVE! But Joe catches Swerve to URENAGE onto the desk! Joe is furious, and he CHOPS Swerve right off the desk! Commentary moves aside so Joe can fetch Swerve, and Joe TOSSES Swerve back over the desk! Joe then storms around, and he starts pulling up floor mats! Swerve gets into the ring and the ref reprimands, but then Swerve FOSBURY FLOPS! Down goes Joe and the fans fire up!

Joe sits up, Swerve KICKS him around! Swerve then goes to the apron, runs up, but Joe blocks the boot to YANK Swerve into position! But Swerve pops free of the Muscle Buster! Swerve BOOTS, runs up, but into a POWERSLAM onto the concrete!! The fans lose their minds while Joe roars! Joe drags Swerve up, puts him in the ring, and the fans rally again with “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Joe paces around Swerve as he sits up. Joe JABS and Swerve falls right over! Joe taunts Swerve, JABS and JABS and JABS again! Joe JABS, JABS, JABS and he sits Swerve down in the corner! The fans boo but Joe soaks it up.

Joe goes back to Swerve, drags him up, and then HEADBUTTS! Swerve wobbles, but he comes back to CHOP! And CHOP again! Nana coaches Swerve on as he CHOPS and fires hands! Joe SWATS and then LEG SWEEPS! Swerve falls on his face and clutches his nose! Joe looms over Swerve, drags him back up, and then CHOPS him on the back! And KICKS him in the front! Then runs to FLASH ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Swerve hangs in there and the fans rally up. Joe clamps onto Swerve with a neck wrench. Swerve endures as Joe tries to twist his head off. The fans continue to rally, Swerve fights around, but Joe throws him down!

Joe mockingly applauds so the fans boo. Joe chuckles, then he kicks Swerve. Swerve kicks from below, Joe kicks again, repeat! Joe then throws down a punch! Swerve goes to ropes, Joe CHOPS him! And CHOPS him! And CHOPS him again! ROLLING ELBOW! Joe snapmares Swerve, then drops a knee! Cover, TWO! Swerve shakes his head and the fans rally up but Joe keeps cool. Nana coaches Swerve, but Swerve can’t even stand. Joe makes Swerve stand so he can CHOP! Swerve CHOPS back! Joe CHOPS again! Swerve BOOTS! And CHOPS! And fires boxing elbows! Swerve runs, but into an ELBOW from Joe!

Swerve tumbles out of the ring, Joe goes out after him, and Joe throws body shots. Joe throws more hands, then clotheslines! Swerve ducks, Joe’s arm hits POST! Swerve gets in the ring, Joe hurries to the apron, but Swerve HOTSHOTS that bad arm! Swerve peels away the padding on the crossbar, and then gets Joe’s arm for a HANGING ARMBAR! Joe endures, the ref counts, and Swerve BOOTS Joe away. Swerve hurries in to KICK the arm! And then wrench it for an ARMBAR CODE BREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Joe toughs it out but Swerve keeps his cool. Nana continues to coach Swerve and he brings Joe up.

Swerve half nelsons but Joe elbows free! So Swerve ROCKS Joe in the back, then KICKS the legs! Swerve CLUBS the bad arm, waistlocks, and uses ropes to help in the GERMAN SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Joe survives again but Swerve shakes his head. Joe rises, Swerve runs up to fire off fast hands! Swerve CHOPS, runs, but Joe catches him to a SLEEPER! Swerve drops to BOOT from below! Swerve then dodges Joe, goes up and around, SOMERSAULT COMPLETE SHOT! Cover, TWO!! Swerve grows frustrated as Joe goes to a corner. The fans rally, Swerve storms up, but Joe CHOPS! Joe goes up, but Swerve throws body shots!

Swerve CHOPS, and CHOPS, and CHOPS again! Joe wobbles, Swerve climbs, and the fans fire up as Swerve CLUBS away on the bad arm! Swerve then hits a FLYING ARMBAR BULLDOG! Then he wraps on a SHORT ARM SCISSOR! Joe endures, but Swerve shifts! Joe holds off the armbar and powers through, but Swerve has the TRIANGLE HOLD! Joe deadlifts Swerve, to BUCKLE BOMB him! And then Joe brings Swerve up, tucks him in, MUSCLE BUSTER!! Cover, TWO!??! Joe is beside himself that Swerve survived his best shot! Joe storms out of the ring, Nana asks where he’s going, and Joe grabs his belt! Nana says Joe can’t just leave, but Joe scares him off!

Joe isn’t leaving, he gets in the ring with his belt! Only to get a HOUSE CALL!! Joe’s stuck in ropes and Swerve goes up! 450 SPLASH GUILLOTINE!! Then Swerve goes back up, Joe flounders around, into the KILL STOMPS!!! Cover, TWO!!! Now Joe survives Swerve’s best shot!! Swerve storms up, but Joe CLAWS at Swerve’s face! Nana protests, but Joe grabs the belt again! Nana tells the ref to watch out, but Swerve BOOTS Joe first! Swerve has the belt, but Joe ducks the shot! COQUINA CLUTCH!!! Joe has Swerve caught and Swerve flails! Joe’s bad hand is having a hard time holding on, and the fans rally for Swerve to keep fighting!

Swerve reaches out, pries at the bad hand, and sits up! Joe is losing his grip, and Swerve bends fingers! Swerve stands, wrangles and gets Joe down, then traps the other arm! Swerve stands on the bad arm, to SNAP it!! Joe writhes in agony and Swerve looks to the belt. It inspires him, motivates him, and Swerve says this is it! Swerve reloads and aims from a corner! HOUSE CALL!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Joe survives and Swerve can’t believe it! The fans are rallying, Nana tells Swerve he’s got this in the bag! Swerve climbs up a corner again, but his own body is hurting. Joe trips Swerve up! Joe CLUBS away on Swerve, brings him up to the top rope, and fireman’s carries!

Swerve CLUBS away on Joe! And he twists Joe’s nose! Swerve stares Joe right in the eyes, jumps, but Joe gets under! Swerve comes back to carry Joe out for a POWERBOMB!! And then Swerve goes back up, for the KILL STOMPS!!! Cover, SWERVE WINS!!!

Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall (NEW AEW World Champion)

St. Louis explodes with excitement! The Gateway City has become the gateway to history as The Realest finally has this championship! And the first African American AEW World Champion at that! The purple confetti and all sorts of pyro goes off as Swerve celebrates with the fans! Whose Dynasty? SWERVE’S DYNASTY! Long Live the NEW King of Wrestling Television, long may he reign!

My Thoughts:

An awesome event for the first-ever AEW Dynasty, especially with that main event. Awesome stuff from Swerve and Joe as always, and of course a great win and crowning moment for Swerve. He’s been MLW World Champion but no offense to MLW, Swerve has been waiting a long time for a world title of this level. He did great in NXT though never getting THE NXT Championship, it was unfortunate that Vince could not figure out a damn thing to do with Hit Row, and even Swerve’s early days in AEW were hit and miss. But Swerve never gave up, he won the fans over, and now he has his moment, I’m sure Dynamite this Wednesday will greet him with “You Deserve It!”

I did skip most of the Zero Hour stuff because it’s on YouTube for free, and because that’s just an extra hour AEW needs to really trim down. If AEW is going to be doing their own 12 PPVs a year, they gotta start streamlining things, realizing some things are better for TV like Collision or Rampage and only the most important stuff needs to be here. Though I will say, great to see Mike Sydal with Matt, and then Trent goes and destroys them both for the fun of it. Chuck Taylor made the save, Trent acts like Chuck’s the one in the wrong, can’t wait to see those guys have it out. And great stuff for Cassidy & Shibata as they won, I wonder if those two stick together as a tag team.

I did still cover the Trios title match because that’s some big stuff. That’s like the one match that was still PPV preshow worthy cuz it’s certainly important. I guessed right that Bullet Club Gold was winning, but I’m surprised they didn’t cheat. But hopefully they do what I was also thinking, Bang Bang Gang needs to be part of AEW programming like Collision but also part of ROH weekly programming because they are the trios champions of both promotions now and Tony Khan needs to remember that. ROH is prerecorded, sure, but just edit in a backstage segment from tonight into ROH this week so that at least they’re on the episode.

I didn’t expect the Continental Championship to open but it was an awesome match to start us off. I figured Okada would win, but I like the sneaky way he used the ref against Pac to do it. Then combined with The Bucks winning the tag titles, we have a new Golden Elite. That Ladder Match was a little scary, though, especially when it ended up following a scary moment to end Bryan VS Ospreay. Cash also didn’t really sell getting crotched on the ladder and taking an EVP as much as he should’ve. But then, with all the foreshadowing, of course Jack Perry returns to screw FTR over and help his new friends in The Bucks. Forbidden Door may not be until June but I’d love if Jack brings House of Torture around, we get a weird alliance of HOT and Elite going towards that PPV.

Speaking of that Bryan VS Ospreay match, that was an absolute epic, but I’m unsure what to make of the finish. Bryan’s faked bad neck and such before, so maybe he was acting here for story. Ospreay is happy he won but worried he overdid it with Bryan, that could be another thing that tears him away from the Don Callis Family. Meanwhile, great Six Man Tag of House of Black VS Edge, Briscoe & Eddie. They did a great job with the black mist spot leading to the finish, great win for House of Black and I would think this gives us Double or Nothing’s TNT Championship match, Edge VS Malakai.

Following House of Black with more House of Black was a natural move, and Willow VS Julia felt rather quick. There was rumors that Julia has been nursing an injury so they probably made this a quick win to spare her from getting any more beat up. But at the same time, of course it was going to be Willow VS Mone for Double or Nothing. They were teasing that things could still change in the next month, but I feel like if Julia had defenses along the way and didn’t lose, Willow can have defenses along the way and not lose. If Mone wins, Willow’s reign will be short, but if she gets two or three defenses in beforehand, the reign won’t look weak. At least, that’s how it’s supposed to look, we all have different opinions on what builds a reign.

On the flipside, AEW kinda fast-tracked us to title matches for Roddy VS Kyle and Hook VS Jericho. They didn’t have to shoehorn turns to then shoehorn more matches onto this card, but Tony Khan seems to have pacing problems. Roddy of course won in part thanks to Wardlow, and then unfortunately, Jericho won to prolong this feud. But y’know what? Kudos to Hook taking a baseball bat as the finish. A good detail in the International Championship was Cole frowning at Wardlow. Feels like with how Wardlow almost messed up his distraction, he’s on thin ice with Cole and any misstep will get him a superkick and then kicked out of the Kingdom.

Great Women’s World Championship match out of Toni Storm and Rosa, great looks from both their gear tonight. Storm of course had Mariah May there to help, but logical move for Deonna to go after Mariah. Storm retaining made some sense, she’s just too good as this character and the fans love her so much. I’m still sticking by my idea that Mina Shirakawa is gonna come around to this title because of her connection to Mariah and how Mariah will have to choose between her two mentors. Storm can retain the title but lose Mariah so that then Mariah and Storm battle for the belt, maybe at All In London 2024.

My Score: 9.2/10


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