AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (8/12/23)
Will CMFTR be truly golden?

CMFTR and the House of Black are on a Collision!
CM Punk is still the “Real” World Champion and FTR are still World Tag Team Champions, but now they want the World TRIOS Championships! Will we see TRIPLE DOUBLE CHAMPIONS in AEW?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- The Acclaimed VS The Iron Savages w/ Jacked Jameson; The Acclaimed win.
- Mercedes Martinez & Diamante VS Kris Statlander & Willow Nightingale; Martinez & Diamante win.
- Samoa Joe VS Andrew Everett; Joe wins.
- AEW TNT Championship: Luchasaurus w/ Christian Cage VS Brock Anderson w/ Arn Anderson; Luchasaurus wins and retains the title.
- AEW World Trios Championships: The House of Black VS CMFTR; The House of Black wins and retains the titles.
PLAY BY PLAY
The Acclaimed speak.
Max Caster says, “The best two man team in the game is back. We came to rap ‘n’ grace the mat. You ain’t leavin’ with your brain in tact. Mind blown, microphone is how we blaze the track. The Acclaimed is back.” Anthony Bowens says that is a mic drop!
Christian Cage speaks.
Captain Charisma says it is apropos that tonight they’re in the legendary Greensboro Coliseum, because a legend of the greatest TNT Champion will continue to grow.
CMFTR speaks.
Cash Wheeler tells the House of Black that this is Greensboro, so welcome to their house. Punk says X marks the spot, so it’s naptime for the House of Black, courtesy of the REAL World Champion and a GTS. Dax Harwood says they already have three belts, why not add three more? #TopGuysOut.
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
He says that needless to say, there is a lot to talk about tonight. Let’s bring out Absolute Ricky Starks! Fans boo as Ricky Starks makes his way out, given what he did to Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat just last week! Starks still stands on the corner for the obscene amount of pyro, then stands with Schiavone in the ring. And he even takes off his belt! Schiavone says that’s Steamboat’s belt! Starks seems so “distraught,” but Schiavone means that sarcastically because Starks used that belt to lash Steamboat, who was just doing his job as a referee in last week’s Real World Championship match.
As such, Starks has been SUSPENDED for 30 DAYS! NO wrestling for Starks! He beat a 70 year old man for crying out loud! Starks says it wouldn’t matter if Steamboat was 70 or 100, or even just 30. Starks says you have to have consequences for your actions! And he isn’t talking about himself, he means Steamboat! Steamboat cost Starks so Starks had to whoop that ass! Parents understand that, right? Starks tells Steamboat he still loves him, but he had to do something that hurt him more than it hurt Steamboat.
And the other thing, YEAH, he figured he’d get suspended. AEW has a history of screwing the good guys! Yeah, that’s right, Schiavone! Don’t look at Starks with that dumbass face! All y’all out there in the back, you trying to play Starks like a joke? Well he got a MANAGER’S LICENSE! Starks ain’t wrestling, but he is still gonna be on this damn show cuz this is HIS show, this is HIS face, and this is HIS freakin’ legacy! Fans oddly cheer that, admiring the fire more than the results. Starks shouts, “You don’t have to like me, but you don’t have to love me. But guess what, you will RESPECT me!” Look at him like that again, Schiavone, you get whooped!
Starks says yeah, he’s unhinged! He is Absolute Starks! And Punk, know one thing: blood is on YOUR hands! You brought Steamboat here, you are the reason he got those lashes! So the question is Punk got the W, Starks got the L. Starks can leave with his, can Punk? No. Punk isn’t Superman, he ain’t bulletproof, and he damn sure ain’t Absolute! Starks has the fans fired up, and Starks asks if this makes sense to Punk. Cuz it does to him! Starks is proclaiming, he is saying with enough heart and passion, that he is gonna set this whole damn company on FIRE, and he starts next week!
You want a war? Starks will bring it to your front door and make sure you, yo mama, yo daddy and yo sister understand that Starks IS Absolute, and ain’t nobody like him on Dynamite or this deadass show! Starks storms off, but what will Starks do as a manager?
AEW takes a closer look at The Young Bucks VS FTR, Round 3.
How did this rivalry start? It was years before AEW was formed, but it sure fired up once both teams met in AEW. The Bucks won the first, FTR won the second, and FTR wants to be the greatest tag team of all time, and that means settling this. The rubber match for not just the AEW World Tag Team Championships but the title of best today, we see these teams go All In!
The Acclaimed VS The Iron Savages w/ Jacked Jameson!
We heard Max Caster give us a sample earlier, now for a full diss track! “The Acclaimed takin’ out these hippos! Lookin’ like some back-up dancers for Lizzo!” That one hit Beefcake Boulder good. “Iron Savages, all aluminum. Three White guys, damn I keep confusin’ ’em! ‘Bout to make these dudes humble. Got me at a loss for words like Mitch McConnel! Lost one, still killin’ the game. In Greensboro, everybody loves The Acclaimed.” Bowens gets the mic to say, “GRRRRRREENSBOROOO~! The Acclaimed have arrived!” Oh wait, no Daddy Ass to scissor… Well, Billy Gunn aside, will Caster & Bowens get back on track towards the titles?
The teams sort out and Dirty Bulk Bronson starts with the Five Tool Player. They circle, tie up, and break. Fans chant for “DADDY ASS! DADDY ASS!” but Jacked Jameson says he’s not here! The two circle again, tie up, and Bowens headlocks. Bronson powers out, Bowens RAMS him, but Bronson says up! Bronson ROCKS Bowens, Bowens ROCKS Bronson, they go forearm for forearm! Bronson gets the edge and he ROCKS Bowens again! Bronson pumps up, suplexes, but Bowens slips free! Bowens CHOPS, and CHOPS, and ROCKS Bronson with haymaker after haymaker! Fans fire up, Bowens self-scissors to DECK Bronson!
Bowens brings Bronson over, tags in Caster, they double whip him to the corner. Forearm smash, back elbow, another forearm smash, and then a DROPKICK! Bronson staggers around, hot tag to Boulder! Boulder runs in but Caster dodges to fire off haymakers! Boulder TOSSES Caster to the corner! Bowens tags back in and he CHOPS! CHOPS! CHOPS! Boulder grabs Bowens with both hands, and TOSSES him back! Tag to Caster, he BACKHANDS, then says he’s gonna lift Boulder!? Caster tries but that’s too big a boulder! Bowens gets in to mule kick, front kick and run, to KOTARO- NO, Boulder stops him!
Caster goes up, he leaps, Boulder catches him! Fans fire up as Boulder carries The Acclaimed around to SAMOAN DROP FALL AWAY SLAM COMBO! That’s the power of #LivingHoss! Boulder stomps around while Collision goes picture in picture!
Boulder stalks Caster, brings him up in the corner, and gives him ARMPIT STINK FACE! Caster sputters as Boulder lets off, that was nasty. Boulder CLUBS Caster, tags Bronson, and the Savages mug Caster. Bronson scoops and SLAMS Caster, then drags him around. Bronson says he’s gonna roll, and he sets up, to HIP DROP! Cover, TWO! Caster survives but Bronson drags him up, tags in Boulder, and the Savages mug Caster some more. Boulder CLUBS Caster, stalks him, and keeps him from Bowens. The fans rally up, Caster throws body shots and haymakers, but Boulder shoves him away.
Caster leaps, but Boulder catches him again! Caster throws elbows and Boulder lets him down, and Caster fireman’s carries!? But then falls right over under Boulder’s beef! Boulder drags Caster to a drop zone, goes up, BOULDER SUALT FLOPS! Fans fire up as Boulder crawls, as does Caster. Boulder goes to stop Caster, and he KICKS Caster back to the open corner. Boulder brings Caster over, bumps him off buckles and tags Bronson in. Collision returns to single picture as Bronson scoops and SLAMS Caster! Bronson goes up the corner now, to BULKY SPLASH FLOP! Caster hurries towards his corner, but Bronson gets a foot!
Caster BOOTS Bronson, and hot tags Bowens! Bowens rallies on the Savages with lariats, then fires off CHOPS and HAYMAKERS on Bronson! Spin and kick and a flurry of forearms and elbows! Bowens CLUBS Bronson down and shouts “EVERYONE Loves The Acclaimed!” Boulder tags in but he runs into a strike fest! SUPERKICK! Bowens runs, but into a FLAPJACK! Bronson returns, the Savages double whip and DOUBLE SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Caster breaks it! Fans are thunderous but Bronson TOSSES Caster out! The Savages regroup, and Bronson goes up the corner! Boulder Electric Chair Lifts Bronson!
Bowens rolls away, Caster springboards, MISSILE DROPKICK sends the Savages down! Hot tag to Caster and he fires up! Caster fireman’s carries Boulder! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER!! Bowens sees Jameson get on the apron and TOSSES him in! Caster scoop SLAMS Jameson, Bowens goes up! SCISSOR ME TIMBERS for Jameson! The Acclaimed are all fired up and so is Greensboro! They SCISSOR FINGER~! Bowens runs, DOUBLE FAMOUSERS for the Savages! Cover, The Acclaimed win!
Winners: The Acclaimed, by pinfall
Shoutout to Billy gets them the win! But Caster has a mic and Billy’s boots. “Yo! Yo! Yo! YO! Listen~! Tonight, the best two man team in the sport has returned because The Acclaimed is back!” And he knows they love this, but even better is that they’re back on Dynamite this Wednesday! They have Billy’s spirit with them, and with that, they cannot be stopped on the road back to the top. Bowens says in the spirit of Billy Gunn, last week, they got to say goodbye, but the fans didn’t. So with that said, Bowens knows Billy is home watching. Greensboro, throw those scissors in the air and make some noise for the legend that is Daddy Ass!
“WE LOVE YOU, BILLY! THE WORLD LOVES YOU, BILLY! AND EVERYONE LOVES THE ACCLAIMED!” Fans cheer for Billy as The Acclaimed heads out. Will Caster & Bowens once again be golden with those AEW World Tag Team Championships?
Backstage interview with Bullet Club Gold.
Lexi Nair is with Jay White, Juice Robinson & The Gunns, and they’re surprised to see not Tony Schiavone. But Lexi, smile because you’re with the Bang Bang Gang! And like Juice told Schiavone last week, when you’re hot, you’re hot, and when you’re not, you’re not! And right now, ain’t nobody hotter than BCG. White asks if Lexi knows why it’s Bullet Club Gold. Juice says it’s because they’re the best. The four of them is the most elite version of Bullet Club ever! There are those who are calling themselves Elite, but they don’t have the right to.
The Young Bucks think they’re the best brother tag team ever? Well they don’t have the right to say that, either. Austin Gunn tells the Bucks that if you thought they were strictly “Collision Cowboys,” nuh-uh! They’ll roll into Dynamite on Wednesday to show you why they ARE the best brother team! Colten tells them not to bring Superkicks to a Gunn Fight. #GunsUp. The Ass Boys have called out a team that could become tag team champions, will Austin & Colten end up just the best tune-up team in AEW?
Mercedes Martinez & Diamante VS Kris Statlander & Willow Nightingale!
The OG Badass and the Cuban Diamond both seem to be after the AEW TBS Championship, and that means going after the Galaxy’s Greatest! But they didn’t think Kris would have back-up! Will the Babe with the Power help Mama Kris deal with a couple bullies? Or will someone get themselves a golden ticket to the title?
The teams sort out and Diamante starts against Kris. They tie up, Diamante waistlocks but Kris wrenches and throws Diamante! Kris storms after Mercedes but Diamante attacks from behind! Diamante throws forearms, Kris gives them back! Kris ROCKS and ROUNDHOUSES, then runs, but Diamante follows. Diamante tilt-o-whirls to RANA Kris to a corner! Diamante runs in, Kris pops her up to carry her! But Diamante arm-drags free! Kris stagger sup, Diamante leaps at her but Kris catches her! Tag to Willow and fans fire up for the SLAM and SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Willow drags Diamante up and whips her to a corner.
Willow back splashes, clotheslines and snapmares to then BOOT Diamante! Fans rally, Willow drags Diamante up and whips, then runs. Mercedes saves Diamante from the Pounce! Basement dropkick! Tag to Mercedes, she and Diamante coordinate, fireman’s carry to a DEATH VALLEY DRIVER, then Diamante PLANKING SPLASHES! Cover, ONE!! Willow has power to spare but Mercedes is after her with haymakers! Willow hits back, even hits Diamante, and fires off! Fans fire up but Mercedes drop toeholds! Mercedes ties Willow up in Paradise! Tag to Diamante and the Lethal Latinas pose together!
Mercedes & Diamante each run, and they DOUBLE DROPKICK Willow out of Paradise! Fans boo as Diamante covers, TWO! Diamante keeps on Willow with a chinlock, Collision goes picture in picture.
Diamante CLUBS away on Willow, going harder and harder, then covers. TWO, but Diamante keeps Willow down with a chinlock. Willow endures, reaches out, fights up, and she throws hands! Willow scoops, Diamante slips out to throw Willow by her hair! The ref reprimands but Diamante drags Willow up to bump off Mercedes’ boot. Tag to Mercedes and she stomps a mudhole into Willow! The ref counts, Mercedes lets off, but Diamante CHOKE Willow in the corner! Kris protests, but Diamante lets go and Mercedes stomps Willow. Tag to Diamante, Mercedes snapmares Willow and Diamante KICKS Willow in the back! Diamante covers, TWO!
Diamante keeps Willow down with a straitjacket stretch! Willow endures, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Diamante tags Mercedes. They double whip Willow to ropes, but she cartwheels through the clothesline! She fires off forearms, then SPINEBUSTERS Mercedes! Then she URENAGES Diamante onto Mercedes! Fans fire up, Willow crawls, hot tag to Kris! Kris rallies on Diamante and Mercedes, then fires off forearms! Kris whips Mercedes but she reverses, only for Kris to CLOBBER her! And DROPKICK! Diamante runs in, into a DROPKICK! Kris kips up and fans fire up! Kris drags Diamante up, wants Mercedes to get up, then she sends Diamante into her! Leg sweep makes Diamante COMPLETE SHOT Mercedes!
Willow joins in, they each SENTON! Then Kris drags Mercedes up, fireman’s carries, and she tags in Willow! Willow goes up but Mercedes fights off to shove Kris into Willow! Willow falls to the floor! Mercedes then hits a CODE BREAKER and Diamante adds a wheelbarrow STUNNER! Kris flops out of the ring, and Diamante coordinates with Mercedes. Diamante goes up, Mercedes carries her Crucifix style, to TOSS her out onto Kris & Willow! Fans fire up and Diamante pushes Willow in! Mercedes scoops to EXPLODER! Willow stands up to POUNCE!! PERIOD!! The straps come down, fans fire up with Willow, but Diamante UPPERCUTS!
Diamante hits SLICED BREAD! But Kris kicks low and suplexes Diamante, FISHERMAN DRIVER! But Mercedes CLOBBERS Kris!! Willow hauls Mercedes up to fireman’s carry! But Diamante gets in so Willow swipes at her! Mercedes sunset flips but Willow sits! Cover, TWO! Mercedes has it, Diamante sneaks some help! Diamante & Mercedes win!!
Winners: Mercedes Martinez & Diamante, by pinfall
Las Lethal Latinas just snatched one from #SaturdayNightingale! But it wasn’t a pin on the champ, and the champ promises to hurt them for that one! Who will be first for Mama to put on timeout?
Backstage interview with Toni Storm.
Lexi is with the Lightning From Down Under and brings up she has her spot in the All In Women’s Championship Fatal 4. But we did see her a little… out of sorts. Uh, listen toots, Toni has no idea who you are or what you do around here, but she demands your respect! Yes, she has been out of sorts! Depressed, actually, since losing the title. It’s been horrible! But today, she feels a bit better. Because not only does she have the rematch at All In, but her girl, Saraya, will be joining her. That means no funny business, and that Toni will get a fair fight.
These other girls, whether it’s Bunny or Britt in the match, they’re up to no good, not to be trusted! They’re backstabbing, toxic little girls, and Toni will not stand for it. Lexi brings up Hikaru Shida is also in the match, and she’s the one who beat Toni. Sorry, but are you enjoying this? Are you having fun saying that while Toni is in this vulnerable state? Why would you say that!? Just doing her job. Oh, okay, well security will be getting you out of here. This interview is over! SHUT UP! Toni storms off, will she get the belt back in London?
Samoa Joe VS Andrew Everett!
The ROH World Television Champion knows he will be facing Shane Taylor at some point, and he’s still waiting on an answer from “The Real World Champion,” CM Punk. Will Joe bide his time by taking down “The Modern Day Giant” who is really just 5’9″?
The bell rings and fans sing “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Andrew and Joe circle, they tie up, and Joe ROCKS Andrew! And JABS, JABS, JABS, repeat in the corner! The ref counts, Joe lets off at 4 and Andrew is dazed! Fans fire up, Joe storms back up and he whips Andrew corner to corner. Joe runs in to ELBOW, and PELE! Andrew flops down, and fans fire up again! Joe storms up on Andrew, drags him up, and KNEES him low! Joe whips Andrew but Andre goes up and out and shoulders in! Andrew springboards, but Joe moves! But Andrew handsprings through! Only for Joe to LARIAT!! And COQUINA CLUTCH!! Andre TAPS, Joe wins!
Winner: Samoa Joe, by pinfall
And that’s Andrew’s time, thanks for coming. Joe gets his belt and the mic to say, “Greensboro, my name is Samoa Joe. I stand here as your now and forever King of Television. And your king came here tonight looking for the answer of a champion. But as I stand in this ring right now, I am met with the deafening silence of a COWARD.” As far as Joe’s concerned, the “real” world champion is a real BI*CH right now! Joe wants a fight in London, and dammit, Punk will give him what he wants! What aggravates Joe the worst is that he gave Punk the courtesy of asking, and the mercy of letting him know what would happen.
But since punk doesn’t seem very talkative tonight, Joe will say this: Joe began coming out here asking for what he wants. But now, Punker, Joe is going to “convince” you. What does this warning mean as All In draws ever closer?
Christian Cage & Luchasaurus head to the ring.
Captain Charisma said his piece, and now he and his Right Hand of Destruction walk down the ramp and into the ring. Christian has the TNT Championship on his shoulder though it belongs to Luchasaurus, and then Christian gets the mic. “I have to say, that this is without a doubt the biggest family reunion I’ve ever been a part of. Now, I don’t pretend to know much about North Carolina, I don’t want to know much about North Carolina, but I do know that you’re all pretty much related so… If you could put your hot dogs and French fries down and stop slobbering all over each other so I can have your attention for just a few minutes.”
Fans boo but Christian says that he also knows there are a lot of second-bests to come out of North Carolina. For example, we all know Michael Jordan isn’t the greatest basketball player of all time, it’s LeBron. And as far as wrestling goes, everyone knows that Christian is far superior to Ric Flair or any other wrestler from Carolina! Fans “WOO~!” but Christian says that as TNT Champion, he- they don’t expect respect, they demand it! Whether it is from each and everyone one of the fans wishing they were him, or all the wrestlers in the back wishing they were him. But lately, Christian has felt disrespected by Darby Allin.
Now Darby, Christian already told you this once, as long as this TNT Championship is in Christian’s possession, Darby will never touch it again. Do you understand?! Now Darby has gone on record saying how important this title is to him, but Christian doesn’t care about that. And he knows Darby paints half his face because he’s half dead inside. Darby, while you were too busy doing kickflips and ollies on a skateboard, Christian was building a legacy! Do you understand? If you keep pursuing Christian’s title, Christian will give you that other 50% and get you all the way there! Fans boo but Christian says if Darby wants to be a hero so bad, come after the title and Christian will write him a tragedy!
“That’s about enough.” Arn Anderson!? And his son, Brock! Fans cheer as The Enforcer knows he and Brock aren’t Darby but Carolina knows the Andersons well. And since this is Greensboro, take a bow! This is hallowed ground in pro-wrestling. Matter o’ fact, this is HORSEMEN COUNTRY! Arn says before getting too much further, he wants to point out something to the sea monster on Christian’s left. Breaking news, you’re the champion, not Christian! Christian tells Arn that it’s funny. Arn’s had many moments in this arena, but don’t forget. The most relevant he’s been in years is when Christian left Arn in a pool of his own blood a few months ago!
What happened today? Arn just woke up, got in the fountain of youth? Maybe he should’ve taken a few more laps. He thinks he can just step to Christian, the TNT Champion? Listen, Christian said no more open challenges, but if he wants to get in here, Christian could make an exception. Arn says tell you what, if this was 20 years ago, he’d do just that, get in there with Christian’s narrow ass, spinebuster him and walk away with the title! But you didn’t think this was over, huh? Brock gets in there, and we have a match!!
AEW TNT Championship: Luchasaurus w/ Christian Cage VS Brock Anderson w/ Arn Anderson!
The bell rings, Brock dodges to throw hands, but then Luchasaurus grabs him with both hands to TOSS him to a corner! Luchasaurus runs in but Brock dodges to fire off haymakers! Luchasaurus grows, things speed up, and Brock KICKS Luchasaurus! Luchasaurus just BOOTS Brock! Luchasaurus TOSSES Brock to a corner, fires off hands, then whips corner to corner! Luchasaurus then SUPERKICKS Brock down! Fans fire up and Luchasaurus snarls as he stalks up on Brock. Luchasaurus CLUBS Brock against ropes and Brock falls to the floor! Arn coaches his son but Luchasaurus soaks up the heat.
Christian creeps over, but Arn storms after Christian! Luchasaurus hauls Brock up, wrenches and hits a BIG back suplex! Luchasaurus looms over Brock as Collision goes picture in picture.
Luchasaurus stalks Brock, then stomps him in the corner! Luchasaurus digs his boot in, then stands on Brock! The ref counts, Luchasaurus lets off, and Brock staggers up. Brock throws body shots, but Luchasaurus CLAWS the eyes! The ref counts, Luchasaurus throws Brock down by his head! Brock staggers back up and Luchasaurus scoops him for a SLAM! Luchasaurus sits Brock up to KICK him in the back! And then KICK him in the front! Luchasaurus stomps Brock around, then clamps on a claw into the shoulder. Brock fights up, Luchasaurus brings him back down with a fishhook! Luchasaurus CLUBS away on Brock, then clamps the claw on again!
Brock endures, Arn coaches him up, and Brock fights to his feet. Luchasaurus wrangles Brock down again with a neck wrench! Brock endures as Luchasaurus tries to twist his head off, and then Luchasaurus CLUBS him in the chest! Luchasaurus stomps Brock, but fans rally up. Luchasaurus suplexes for a FALCON ARROW! Then a scoop and SLAM! Luchasaurus wrenches Brock’s neck again but Brock still endures. Christian wants Luchasaurus to finish this already, but Brock fights up to his feet! Brock throws body shots, but Luchasaurus CLUBS him! Collision returns to single picture as Luchasaurus TOSSES Brock away again!
Brock goes to a corner, Luchasaurus runs in, but Brock ELBOWS him! Brock fires haymakers! Fans fire up, Brock runs, and he ROCKS Luchasaurus! Brock keeps moving to ROCK Luchasaurus again! But then Luchasaurus catches him, CHOKE SLAM! Christian says to end this, and Luchasaurus drags Brock back up. BLINDSIDE LARIAT!! Cover, Luchasaurus wins!
Winner: Luchasaurus, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
But DARBY is here?! And he swings on Christian! Christian runs away, Luchasaurus tosses Darby to a corner, but Darby JAMS him with the skateboard! And then he goes up, to SKATEBOARD STOMP!! Fans fire up as Luchasaurus retreats! Fans are thunderous for Darby! Darby then gets a mic to say, “Luchasaurus, you’re a dinosaur, right? You’re a dinosaur. You’ve been around for 65 billion years! But in that whole time, have you ever had a skateboard up your ass?” And Christian, Darby is getting real sick of you talking. Don’t you wanna be a fighting champion? Next week, Darby VS Christian on Collision! What’s he say to that!?
Christian says fine, you’re on! Good, because when Darby is done strangling Christian with his own turtleneck, he’ll go All Out against Luchasaurus to put some respect back on the title when he becomes the new Face of TNT! If Darby makes it through the Coffin Tag Team match at All In, will he get to go to Chicago and take that title back?
Tony Schiavone is back in the ring.
And he welcomes in one of the biggest and most powerful men in AEW, it is “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs! Hobbs heads to the ring, wearing the new gold links QT Marshall got him, and holding onto the Book of Hobbs. Schiavone says a week ago, QT interrupted offering gifts and words of wisdom. But Hobbs walked out on them! Well, the gift looks good on him, right? Yes, it does. “So last week, an opportunity presented itself. Chicago, the United Center, All Out. The very place where Collision began.” Now we all know these last several months, Hobbs has not found any peace. There is always someone or something distracting him.
So what’d Hobbs do? He took his ass back to the Bay, found the one thing that means something to Hobbs, and that one thing that brought him out of darkness and allows him to inflict violence, violence and violence: The Book of Hobbs! Hobbs doesn’t want anyone’s help, and damn sure doesn’t need it. In his book, the next chapter is entitled, “Redemption.” Fans like the sound of that. So how is Hobbs supposed to redeem himself after losing the TNT Championship? After losing in the Owen Hart Cup? Here’s how he does that: In order to get past the chapter of redemption, he must call out the REDEEMER! Miro, bring yo ass out!
Schiavone moves aside, and Miro appears! Fans cheer as Miro stomps on the stage and has his pyro. Miro then storms down the ramp, eyes locked on Hobbs. But QTV attacks! Aaron Solo & Nick Comoroto jump Miro, then RAM him into steel steps! Solo says that’s right! They got you now! Hobbs seems just as surprised as we are as QT’s boys put Miro in the ring for him. But then Miro TOSSES Solo! And LCOBBERS Comoroto! But then Hobbs SPINEBUSTERS Miro! Hobbs licks his chops and looks over his Book of Hobbs. It seems Hobbs doesn’t mind how this story is written, so long as he is the one winning in the end. But will Miro take the pen from Hobbs’ hand and write his own ending?
Jim Ross joins commentary!
Good ol’ JR is here for the main event, because he is not gonna miss this slobber knocker of a title match!
AEW World Trios Championships: The House of Black VS CMFTR!
Malakai Black, Brody King & Buddy Matthews are ready for any trio to challenge them, but did they ever expect it to be this trio? Champions challenge champions in the House the Horsemen Built, but will Punk, Dax & Cash be able to tear down the House of Black? Or will the House still always win?
Collision returns as FTR make their entrance, followed by CM Punk. The introductions are made, the trios titles are raised, and we see whose house is built with gold!
The trios sort out and fans are torn, some booing and some chanting for “CM PUNK! CM PUNK!” Cash and Buddy start, and the two circle. They feel it out, but then Cash tags in Punk! Fans get what they (don’t) want and Punk is loving it all the same. Punk and Buddy stare down, circle, and then feel things out. They tie up, go around, and Buddy powers Punk to a corner. The ref counts, Buddy lets off slowly, and Punk headlocks. Fans duel, Buddy powers up but Punk holds on. Buddy can’t grab hair, so he powers up to power out, and the two RAM shoulders! Fans fire up as the two stare down again.
Punk runs, RAMS Buddy, but Buddy stays put. Buddy wags his finger, so Punk tries again. They RAM shoulders, but Punk wrenches an arm. Tag to Cash but Buddy gets away. Fans rally up and Cash circles with Buddy as fans rally for FTR. The two tie up, Buddy hits a takeover but Cash headscissors. Buddy kips free, Cash headlocks for the takeover only for Buddy to headscissor. Cash kips free and the two stand off, and fans cheer! Cash does jumping jacks to show off he has the cardio for this. They tie up, Buddy waistlocks but Cash wrenches out to a headlock. Buddy powers out, then pops Cash up but Cash slips free!
Cash waistlocks, Buddy switches but Cash switches back. Buddy goes to ropes, bucks Cash away, then runs up. Things speed up. Cash hurdles and arm-drags! Fans fire up, Cash drop toeholds and then wrenches an arm! Tag to Dax and fans fire up as FTR kicks the arm! Dax CHOPS, Cash CHOPS, and Dax CHOPS again! Dax snap suplexes, then drops a leg! Cover, ONE!! Dax drags Buddy by his hair, whips him to ropes, but Brody stops Buddy. The ref reprimands, but fans hoot it up as Brody tags in. Fans fire up as Brody stares down Dax and Dax doesn’t flinch. They tie up, Brody CHOPS! Dax goes for a leg!
Brody CLUBS Dax, CHOPS him again, and then eggs Dax on. Dax CHOPS, but Brody just grins. Brody CHOPS and Dax falls to a corner! Brody stands Dax up to forearm and CHOP on repeat! The ref counts, Brody CHOPS one more time and Dax staggers. Brody whips, Dax ducks ‘n’ dodges then slides under to dropkick the legs! Dax CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS, then fires off forearm after forearm! Brody shoves Dax but Dax basement dropkicks! Dax CHOPS Brody, tags Cash, and then tag to Punk. CMFTR work together, double wrench, double CHOP, Punk goes up top. Buddy runs in, but Punk FLYING LARIATS him down!
Fans fire up as FTR whip Brody to ropes, and Punk CALF KICKS! FTR fire off hands on Brody but he’s still up! FTR DOUBLE DROPKICK and Brody stumbles out! Malakai hurries over to calm Brody down, and fans rally up. Brody hoots and barks and steps back in, to tag Malakai! Fans fire up as the Dark Father finally meets the Second City Saint! Punk and Malakai circle, fans are thunderous, and even Punk has to smirk. The two approach, tie up, and Punk wrenches. Malakai rolls, trips Punk, but Punk kicks him away. Punk blocks the Penalty Kick and stands, but Malakai voids the elbow to arm-drag!
Punk headscissors, Malaki kips free, both men block kicks but Punk ROCKS Malakai in the back! Punk puts Malakai in a corner, blocks a boot, but not the KNEE! Fans fire up and Malakai BOOTS FTR for good measure! Malakai then runs in, but into a fireman’s carry! Malakai fights free, but Punk avoids the End by sitting down cross-legged! Fans fire up as Malakai stares daggers at Punk. Malakai then sits down cross-legged with Punk! Punk smirks again, fans lose their minds, but the House and FTR step in! All six men stare down, but the ref wants this to go back to 1v1. NOPE, the brawl is on!
Buddy has Cash in one corner, Brody has Dax in the other, Punk and Malakai spill out to the floor! Fans are loving it as Collision goes picture in picture!
Brody scrapes Dax out of the ring, Malakai KICKS away on Punk against the apron, and Buddy dumps Cash out! Brody knees Dax low, Buddy sends Cash into railing, and Malakai brings Punk around the way. Punk sends Malakai into railing! But then Buddy goes after Punk! Brody whips but Dax reverses and Brody hits railing! Dame goes for Punk and Buddy! CMFTR has control and they send Buddy into Brody! Punk ROCKS Malakai, but Malakai ELBOWS back! Malakai fires forearms and body shots but Punk gives those back! The ref reprimands, Punk and Malakai get in the ring and Punk TACKLES Malakai!
Punk grounds ‘n’ pounds then covers, ONE! Punk keeps on Malakai while the others still brawl outside! Cash knees Buddy, Dax CHOPS him! Brody goes after FTR by they fight him off! Punk whips Malakai hard into a corner! Punk calls to FTR, he drags Malakai up and tags Cash as Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Buddy has Dax on the apron. Dax fights back with a CHOP, then another CHOP! Buddy and Dax start throwing forearms! Dax ROCKS Buddy, Malakai storms up but Dax gives him some! Dax slingshots in, but Buddy catches him for a DRAPING DDT! Tag to Brody and he drags Dax around to CHOP! Dax falls into the corner, and Brody digs his boots in! The ref counts, Brody lets off and he YANKS Dax from the corner just to drop him! Then CHOP him! Brody drags Dax up, tag to Malakai. They mug Dax, Malakai whips Dax and ELBOWS him down! Cover, ONE, but Malakai clamps on with a chinlock.
Dax endures, fans rally up, and Dax fights up. Malakai knees low, KICKS him down, and then drops a leg on Dax! Tag to Brody and they mug Dax more. Brody whips and ELBOWS Dax, then hurries to haul him up just to CHOP him again! Dax shoves Brody but Brody ROCKS him! Tag to Malakai, Brody traps Dax for Malakai to BOOT! Malakai brings Dax around, snapmares and runs to PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Malakai chinlocks to grind Dax down, Dax fights up, and Dax arm-drags free! Dax swings hands but Malakai bobs ‘n’ weaves. Dax ducks the roundhouse and feints haymaker to DDT Malakai down!
Fans fire up while both men are on the mat! Both men crawl, hot tag to Buddy and he runs in, only for Dax to back drop! Hot tag to Punk! Punk rallies on Buddy with big shoulders, then spins him for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Punk whips, and he CALF KICKS Buddy down! Buddy goes toa corner, Punk runs in, SHINING WIZARD! Punk almost sends himself out of the ring! Punk headlocks but Buddy powers out of the Bulldog! Punk fireman’s carries, Malakai drags Buddy down, but Punk ROUNDHOUSES Malakai! Biddy rolls punk up, TWO! Punk ROUNDHOUSES Buddy!
Buddy wobbles, Punk fireman’s carries, but Buddy slips off! Punk ripcords to RAINMAKER?! Punk goes up the corner, but Julia distracts the ref! Perhaps too soon as Punk still adjusts, but Malakai trips him up! The House hoots it up as Punk falls to the mat! Buddy crawls, hot tag to Brody! Brody storms around, he runs in at Punk, CANNONBALL! Brody mocks Punk’s X arm pose, Punk flops out of the ring, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Brody fetches Punk, and brings him around to RAM him into railing! Punk goes down in a heap but Brody drags him back up. Brody CHOPS Punk against railing! Dax has a chair?! The ref stops that, and Brody CHOPS Punk again! And again! Punk flops over the railing! Brody goes out after Punk, TOSSES him back to ringside, and then drags Punk up to ROCK him with a forearm! Brody has Punk against the apron to CHOP again! Brody then pushes Punk into the ring, stalks him, and covers, ONE!! Punk is hanging tough but Buddy tags in. Brody stands on Punk’s back, then lets off so Buddy can stand Punk up.
Buddy CHOPS Punk down, but Punk flounders around. Tag to Malakai, he stands Punk up and Malakai KICKS him in the chest! And again! Punk flops over, FTR pushes Buddy away but the ref reprimands. Malakai drops a knee on Punk’s back! And then on his head! Cover, TWO! Collision returns to single picture, FTR and the fans rally up, but Malakai stomps Punk right down! Malakai BOOTS Punk to the corner, then he tags in Brody. Malakai drags Punk up so he and Brody can mug him. Punk CHOPS, but Brody CHOPS! Punk falls over, but Brody hauls him back up. Brody suplexes Punk down hard, then tags in Buddy. Cover, TWO!
Buddy sits Punk up to KNEE him in the back, and he wraps on a chinlock! Punk endures, fans rally up, and Punk fights up. Punk throws body shots on Buddy, fires forearm son the others, but Buddy ROCKS Punk! Punk BOOTS Buddy from the corner, but Buddy SHINING WIZARDS! Fans fire up as Buddy mocks the night-night hands! Buddy then storms up on Punk, but Punk fireman’s carries! GO TO SLEEP!! Both Punk can’t make the cover before Buddy flops out of the ring! Malakai hurries to fetch Buddy and Punk crawls! Hot tags to Brody and Cash! Fans fire up as Cash LEAPS at Brody! And then LEAPS again!
Cash fires off shots, Brody shoves him but Cash dropkicks a leg out! Malakai runs in but into an UPPERCUT! Cash dodges Brody once, twice, and DROPKICKS! Brody stays up, Cash DROPKICKS again but Brody goes to a corner. Malakai runs in, Cash dodges him, and then he catches Malakai’s jump into a POWERSLAM! Fans fire up with Cash and he goes to Brody! Cash rains down fists and fans count all the way to THIRTEEN! Dax even gave Malakai some in the background! FTR DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE Malakai up and out! Brody runs in, FTR dodges, and they DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE Brody up and out!
Fans are thunderous, Buddy runs in but Cash TOSSES him out onto Brody! Cash builds speed to DIVE, and he takes out the whole House! Fans are thunderous again and FTR gets Brody in! Cash goes up, to FLYING BULLDOG Brody! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives the Steiner shoutout but fans stay fired up! “This is Awesome!” as FTR regroups. Tag to Dax, and they drag Brody up. Brody blocks the double suplex! Brody double DDTS them back! Dax and Brody are down, fans count along with the standing count. Brody drags himself out to the apron and stands at 5. Brody goes up the corner?! But Dax ROCKS him first!
Dax fires off hands, and CHOPS, and CHOPS, and CHOPS! Dax climbs up, he stands Brody up but Brody fights with body shots! They brawl up top, Brody HEADBUTTS Dax down! Brody adjusts, fans fire up, but Dax gets up again to trip Brody! King falls on his throne, tag to Cash! Cash gets up there with Dax, then Punk tags in to go to a corner! DOUBLE SUPERPLEX for the Power, MACHO ELBOW for the Glory!! Cover, TWO!!! Brody survives and CMFTR is shocked! Fans are electric as Punk tags Dax back in. They drag Brody up, Cash joins in, but Brody is too much for the Shatter Machine! Brody CLUBS Punk, CLUBS Dax and DECKS Cash!
Brody runs, into the SHATTER MACHINE!!! It still hits, but Buddy is up top! METEORA onto Cash! Dax snap BRAINBUSTERS Buddy! Malakai JUMP KNEES Dax! Punk ROUNDHOUSES Malakai! Fans are thunderous again as all six men are down at ringside! Julia coaches Brody up, Malakai bails out and Punk DIVES Onto him! Dax hits a DIVING HEADBUTT!! Cover, TWO!??! AND WAIT! SAMOA JOE HAS PUNK IN THE COQUINA CLUTCH!!! This is the “convincing” he talked about?!?! Punk is OUT, he can’t answer if he wanted to! Julia distracts the ref and Dax, and Brody stands to LARIAT!! Cover, The House wins!!
Winners: The House of Black, by pinfall (still AEW World Trios Championships)
The King of Wrestling Television punks out Punk, and that helps Malakai and his dark forces hold onto these belts! Joe wants his rematch with Punk, will this convince Punk to go All In? And as for the House of Black, will any trio ever take those titles from them? Or will the House ALWAYS win?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision here, and we didn’t just get All In build, we got some All Out build! Good promo from Christian with Arn Anderson that gave us a rather sudden TNT Championship match between Luchasaurus and Brock. Luchasaurus of course won, and Darby got to go after him and Christian this time. Good promo from Darby, and Darby’s schedule is gonna be pretty wild the next few weeks. Darby & Nick Wayne VS Gates of Agony on Dynamite, Darby VS Christian on Collision, Darby & Sting VS Swerve & AR Fox in a Tag Team Coffin match at All In, and then Darby VS Luchasaurus All Out, Darby better get that TNT Championship cuz this is all proof he is the workhorse for AEW.
Good show opener promo from Acclaimed, Caster giving us a small rap, and then he throws out another great rap at the Iron Savages. Iron Savages looked great again, though they lost. Acclaimed calling to Billy Gunn, I feel like that’s going to make Billy come back somehow. I don’t know if it’ll be to have truly one last match, or because he’ll tell The Acclaimed to leave it alone, but we’ll get a real finish to this story to finish out the year. Really good promo from Hobbs calling out Miro, but I had a feeling QTV would still get involved despite what Hobbs said. Though, I feel like things weren’t arranged right in this story since Aaron Solo randomly attacked Miro before this. But hey, Hobbs VS Miro at All Out, what’s not to like about that?
Really good tag match from the women’s division tonight, great teamwork on both sides given all those times we saw teams like this thrown together on Elevation and Dark. Guess those programs weren’t for nothing after all. Great Heel win for Diamante and Mercedes, Mercedes could easily go for a title rematch or Diamante gets her first shot at Kris. Great promo from Bullet Club Gold, but ain’t no way the Ass Boys beat the Bucks. The Bucks are going to use them as a quick little momentum builder going into All In, and then maybe, win or lose against FTR, Elite VS BCG is the next story going into like the Fall stretch.
Great promo from Toni Storm as she takes on this persona of like, an overly dramatic Hollywood starlet from the 20s or something. Then an absolutely AWESOME promo from Ricky Starks. He may be Heel by behavior but he is becoming this anti-hero character to the fans because he’s also fighting from a position of being frustrated and overlooked. If Starks is going to use a manager’s license to get around the suspension, he needs someone to manage, no idea who that’ll be. But it’s only for 30 days, so hopefully it is someone good that can then watch Starks’ back, as all good Heel groups do for each other.
Samoa Joe of course won his match tonight, but the important part was his promo. Punk obviously didn’t listen to that ultimatum, and what a great move for Joe to attack Punk to help end that Trios Championship match. An awesome match, of course, but I wish it was an Open House Rules match just so CMFTR could give us some stipulation that is meant to help them. Cuz then, Joe could’ve just attacked Punk openly and no one can complain. But in the end, House of Black retain, we’re definitely getting Punk VS Joe for the “Real” World Championship, but maybe now at All Out since that’ll be in Punk’s home town.
My Score: 8.8/10
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St. Paul is All Elite!
Forces of nature converge as Toni Storm & Thunder Rosa reunite against The Megasus & The Superbad Girl in a powerful tag team match!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kenny Omega VS Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson; Omega wins.
- Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis VS Brody King; Kyle wins.
- “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS Mark Davis w/ Don Callis; Hobbs wins.
- Top Flight w/ AR Fox VS Alex Findley & Devo Knight; Top Flight wins.
- Mark Briscoe VS Konosuke Takeshita w/ Don Callis; Konosuke wins.
- Thunder Rosa & Toni Storm VS Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford; Bayne & Ford win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Kenny Omega VS Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson!
The AEW International Champion knows he has a Triple Threat waiting for him at Dynasty, so he needs to get himself ready. Will tonight be a tune-up for the Best Bout Machine? Or will he not like the taste of the Vanilla Babyface?
The bell rings and the fans fire up for “KENNY! KENNY!” Omega and Blake circle, feel things out, and tie up. Omega waistlocks, Blake pries at the grip, and Blake wrenches out to wristlock. Omega wrenches back, wristlocks again, but Blake rolls, cartwheels, and slips through to wrench. Blake spins Omega to snapmare, but Omega turns chinlock into armlock. Omega wrenches, then hits a headlock takeover. Blake headscissors, Omega kips free, and Omega hits another takeover. Omega fights off the headscissors, but Blake fights up to his feet. Blake powers up and out, but Omega runs him over! Blake kips up, then pie faces Omega! And flips him off!
St. Paul boos as Blake is anything but a babyface here. Omega shrugs that off and CHOPS Blake! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again! Blake sputters, Omega wrenches and reel shim in, for a BIG back suplex! The fans fire up, Omega runs corner to corner, but Blake dodges! Omega hits buckles hard, then Blake fires shots to the lower back! The fans boo but Blake fires more body blows. Omega fires forearms and haymakers, but Blake knees low! Blake whips, hurdles, then dodges to DROPKICK! Blake kips up, and pulls out a finger gun! Blake licks it, BANG, but Omega ROCKS him first! Omega then brings Blake to a corner, but Blake blocks the buckle bump!
Blake CLAWS Omega’s eyes, then steps out to the apron with him, APRON SPEAR! Omega goes to the floor, Blake builds speed, INVERTED DIVE! Direct hit at the ramp, and Blake high-fives Big Shotty. Blake puts Omega in, then springboards, but Omega gets under! Blake handsprings through, but into a V-TRIGGER! Lee gets on the apron, but Omega DECKS him! The fans fire up, Omega vows to end this! SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! Blake sputters, but Omega hits another SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! Blake is dazed but Omega isn’t done! Omega reels Blake in, hooks a leg, AOI SHODOU! The fans fire up and Omega takes out his finger gun!
Omega says BANG, runs in, and V-TRIGGER! Blake sputters, Omega Electric Chair Lifts! Fold for the ONE WINGED ANGEL!! Cover, Omega wins!
Winner: Kenny Omega, by pinfall
The Vanilla Babyface melted from the heat Omega is bringing! Omega picks up his belt but also a mic to say, “What’s going on?” The fans cheer, and Omega says it is unfortunate that he doesn’t get to wrestle every single week like he’d like. But when he gets the chance to come out to St. Paul, and when he promises them that he’ll make it quick, AEW’s fearless leader, Tony Khan, had no choice but to sign the match. But it will be a far different story when it comes to Dynasty! Omega not only has Ricochet, who the fans boo, but he also has the newcomer, though not so new to Omega, in “Speedball” Mike Bailey! The fans cheer that name!
And speaking of, here comes Speedball! The fans fire up as Bailey walks out, mic in hand, and he goes right to the ring. The fans cheer as these two are face to face, and Bailey says, “Kenny Omega…” Omega says, “Speedball.” Bailey congratulates Omega, and Omega says, “Thanks?” Bailey says he wanted to come out here and say that Omega is an inspiration to him. Bailey respects Omega. No, more than that, he admires Omega. As a wrestler, but also as a person, and as a champoin. But Kenny… Come Dynasty, even though Bailey respects Omega, he will not hold anything back.
Bailey won’t pull his punches, and he won’t hesitate for even one second to kick Omega’s head clean off and take that International Championship! Fans are torn on that, but Omega says, “So, by the sounds of it-” Oh no, Ricochet interrupts from the tron. “Do I have you attention? Okay, good, good, good. As much as I would love to be there in person, to smack both of you in your faces for even thinking that you’re going to leave Dynasty with my title… Fortunately for everybody involved in this situation, today is my wedding.” Ricochet models his white suit, and says he is dressed for the best day of his life.
“That is, until April 6th, when I continue to show everybody why Ricochet is Outta This World, and I beat you, Cornball, and I beat you, former Best Bout Machine, and I become the NEW International Champion! Oh, it sounds good, it sounds so good. I can see it now. So go ahead, continue to argue amongst yourselves about the inevitable. That being that after April 6th, Ricochet leaves Dynasty with both the girl and the gold. AHA~!” The One & Only adjusts his collar, but Omega tells him not so fast! Oh, well, he’s gone. But first of all, congratulations are in order. But that’ll be the only thing Omega will congratulate Ricochet on.
Because at Dynasty, make no mistake about it, it’s much like Ricochet said, it isn’t about making friends! Omega has a cat, he doesn’t need any more friends. The fans cheer that! Omega continues to say that as good of a guy as Bailey may be, and as big of a piece of garbage as Ricochet is, they aren’t Omega’s comrades. There is only one thing Omega has time for, there is only one thing Omega has room for, and it’s got to do with the thing on his shoulder, and that is his legacy. So consider yourselves just another stepping stone to solidifying Omega’s legacy. Oh and by the way, welcome to AEW, Bailey.
Unfortunately, while Omega wishes he could talk more, he must bid each and every one of you adieu! So until Dynasty, goodbye, MWAH! And goodnight, BANG! The Cleaner puts both his challengers on notice, but will the numbers spell disaster for him at Dynasty?
The Learning Tree speaks.
Chris Jericho says, “Last Sunday on Collision, I had Gravity’s mask taken from me. Or should I say, taken from us. But that’s okay, because I think it’s time for all the masks to be removed. It’s time to discuss some ugly truths that need to be addressed. Like the fact that you two (Big Bill & Bryan Keith) have been under the branches of The Learning Tree for far too long without using the wisdom that I’ve bestowed upon you. I need to ask you why I have to keep telling you time and time again to prove yourselves, I’m sick of asking! You need to think if it’s worthy for you to still be with Chris Jericho.
“If you think that, then it’s time for you to make some drastic changes, and go prove yourselves to me! Once again, for the last time, PROVE IT!” Bill & Keith quietly walk off, and Jericho turns his attention back to the camera. Bandido got his brother’s mask back, congrats. But it isn’t Gravity’s mask that Jericho wants, it’s Bandido’s! Jericho wants Bandido to feel the disgrace and humiliation that his brother did when Jericho tore that mask off in front of their family! And why would Bandido put up the mask? Jericho knows Bandido wants to be ROH World Champion again, so how about this? Title VS Mask for Dynasty!
Bandido, is it worth risking the humiliation? Is it risking the disgrace? Is it worth making your mother cry again when you lose the mask? Is it worth it? Jericho thinks so. See you at Dynasty. The Nueve is ready to risk it all, but will he be the one to lose it all in just 11 days?
MJF is here!
St. Paul is torn as the Scumbag walks out, mic already in hand. MJF goes to the ring, shows off MVP’s business card, then has them cut his music. MJF says, “Much like Michael Jackson’s legacy is far more important than that talentless hack named Prince…” MJF grins as the fans boo… “My words are far more important than everybody watching on their cheap TV sets in their trailer parks at home, and it’s damn sure more important than each and every one of yours.” The fans boo more, but MJF says, “Let’s play a game, okeh, Minnesota? We’re gonna shut the hell up. You think we can pull that off?” The fans boo, so no.
MJF says that’s what he thought. MJF tells MVP that he’s been looking at the card for two weeks straight. And he would like for them to have a little chit-chat so MJF can give an answer. MJF invites MVP out, and the fans cheer as the head of The Hurt Syndicate makes his way out here! Montel Vontavious Porter likes the fans singing along, “We Hurt~ People!” and chanting “M V P! M V P!” MJF says the thing we can agree on is that MVP is a legend in the sport of professional wrestling. And is that a new cane? That’s gorgeous! The fans cheer that, and MJF tells MVP that after everything with Adam Cole, MJF promised he would never do “friends” in this again.
And MJF has known “Montel” a very long time, and if there is one thing MJF has learned about him, it’s that when MVP clocks in, he doesn’t do friends, either. MVP does business. MJF has been looking at the card for a long time, and he has made a decision. The decision is… MJF would like to be in the business of hurting people. MJF offers a handshake, MVP checks if he means it, and wait! The rest of the Hurt Syndicate is here! The fans fire up as Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin bring their AEW World Tag Team Championships to the ring. Lashley looks MJF right in the eyes while the fans again sing the song, “We Hurt~ People!”
And then Lashley offers a handshake! MJF asks if Lashley means that, and he says up top! But then Lashley explains that he wants the card. What? The card, Max. Hand it over. MJF says okay, here. MJF gives the card back to Lashley, and then Lashley looks to MVP and Shelton. Lashley hands MVP his belt to hold, and then he RIPS UP THE CARD! MJF says okay, does Lashley wanna go? They can do this now! MVP says no, no, they’re cool. MJF asks MVP what’s going on. He thought they were cool. MVP says yeah, they’re cool, they’re cool. He has Lashley stand down, and MJF says okay, they can talk later.
MJF steps out, the fans boo, and even MVP seems a bit unsure why Lashley pulled MJF’s card. MVP says business never sleeps, and that they know they can trust him. But wait! Bryan Keith & Big Bill walk out here? The Bad Apple tells everyone to hold on. “So I guess it is true. Hurt people do in fact hurt people. But don’t worry, we ain’t out here to join your little group therapy session. We got real business to attend to!” Bill takes the mic, but MVP tells him to get his “lil’ b*tch” back on the leash so the men can talk. Bill keeps Keith calm, and he says he sees the Hurt Syndicate standing in the ring with the tag titles, but he doesn’t see a challenger. MVP says, “Me neither!”
Bill wants to tell MVP something. MVP wants to run his mouth? MVP wants to come out here with his cane and his business cards, but Bill can’t tell if he’s American Psycho or Iceberg Slim. Is he a pimp or a businessman? MVP says he’s a bit o’ both, and he’ll make his boys turn The Learning Tree into their b*tches if Bill keeps running his mouth. Bill says all he sees is a chump, and the MVP of being Lashley’s b*tch. No, we established who the b*tch was, but if Bill wants to go on about this… Bill says they should talk over the tag team titles. Bill was once a tag team champion, and he was never pinned nor never submitted for those titles!
Bill’s partner got pinned by Sting, and then Sting ran off and retired before ever granting Bill a rematch. Shelton says they don’t care! Bill says how about this. He and Keith need to prove themselves to Jericho, so Bill will take his rematch, so that The Learning Tree will take those titles! MVP laughs, and says Bill’s a comedian. But since Bill and his “girlfriend” want a shot, they should actually win a match! Then they can talk about an opportunity for the titles. MVP goes to leave, Lashley stares down Bill, and then the Hurt Syndicate heads out. Who will The Redwood have to take down to prove he and the Bad Apple are ready for this fight?
Backstage interview with Thunder Rosa & Toni Storm.
Renee Paquette is with La Mera Mera & the Timeless AEW Women’s World Champion, and brings up tonight’s main event. #ThunderStorm reunites for the first time in three YEARS, and they take on Penelope Ford and Toni’s future challenger, Megan Bayne. Yes, Toni remembers it well. They were so young, so unafraid. Nothing’s really changed. Rosa says no, everything has changed. Toni’s certainly changed! She has a butler now! And let’s not forget, the last time they worked together, Toni knocked Rosa out and tried to erase the face paint off Rosa’s face. Oh, we all make mistakes in the heat of passion.
Well, then make no mistake. Because Rosa wants what she never lost. Toni tells Rosa, “Enough of this gay banter. Megan Bayne, Penelope Ford, you two slop tarts are about to get double teamed like you’ve never dreamed!” Rosa plays along and says yes! Tonight, the games are over! Tonight, they fight! Tonight, you meet the team of… THUNDER TITS! W-What? No, it’s Thunder Storm. Not anymore! Strap yourselves in, girls, it’s gonna be a bumpy night. Well, whatever the team name, will Thunder & Storm strike down The Megasus & Superbad Girl?
Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis VS Brody King!
The Protostar may have lost to Will Ospreay at Revolution, but he’s ready to redeem himself and rise back up the ranks. Will the Aussie Arrow shoot down this Hound of Hell? Or will Kyle come to understand why Brody is the King of Death?
Callis doesn’t join commentary, they don’t have the equipment ready, so he just throws Schiavone’s own notes at him. The fans tell Callis off, then they cheer on Brody. Kyle claims he needs a second with his tearaway pants, but then he BOOTS Brody instead! The ref rings the bell, Kyle fires off stomps, but he stops at 4. Kyle soaks up the heat, then OFF COME THE PANTS! Kyle flexes, but Brody stalks up behind him! The fans bark, Callis tells Kyle to turn around. Kyle soaks up more heat, but then he turns around into a CHOP! Brody drags Kyle up, CHOPS him again, and Kyle goes to a corner. Brody fires forearms again and again to sit Kyle down!
Brody digs his boot in, the ref counts, and Brody stops. Kyle flops out of the ring and St. Paul cheers Brody on. Brody paces while he waits on Kyle, and Callis gives Kyle a shoulder rub. Kyle rises, the fans tell Callis off, and Kyle hobbles around the way. Kyle slides in, but Brody drags Kyle up! Brody CHOPS Kyle, brings him around to scoop and SLAM! Then Brody runs to SENTON! Kyle sputters and the fans bark again. Brody drags Kyle back up, eggs him on, so Kyle CHOPS! And CHOPS! But Brody CHOPS and Kyle falls back! Kyle goes to the ropes, Brody stands him up to CHOP again! Brody runs, but Kyle follows! CALF KICK!
Brody sputters against the ropes and Callis cheers. Kyle stomps away at the ropes, but stops as the ref counts. The fans boo but Kyle drags Brody up. Kyle whips, but Brody blocks! Brody then swings, but Kyle dodges. Brody blocks the boot, and he LARIATS Kyle up and out! Kyle flops to the floor and the fans are thunderous! Brody has everyone barking as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Callis is worried for Kyle as Brody storms out and drags him up. Brody whips Kyle hard into barriers, then high-fives the fans. Brody brings Kyle around to whip hard into railing! Kyle is upside-down, Brody high-fives more fans, and then Brody stands on Kyle! Brody flexes, the fans cheer, but the ref reprimands. Brody steps off, then he drags Kyle up. Callis keeps his distance mostly out of fear, and Brody whips Kyle into more railing! Brody holds Kyle up for photo ops, then he CHOPS! Kyle flops up and over into the front row! The ref has Brody give them space while he checks on Kyle. Kyle is okay to continue, but Brody just CHOPS him again!
Kyle ends up in the second row now, and Brody tells him night-night. Kyle manages to sit up, so Brody drags him back to the railing. Brody suplexes Kyle to the floor! Kyle sputters, but Brody puts him back in the ring. Brody climbs to the apron, but Kyle runs in and CALF KICKS him down! Brody stumbles backwards into the desk! Brody hobbles, Callis creeps up, but then Brody barks and scares Callis off. Kyle runs out to CLUB Brody on the back! Kyle puts Brody back in the ring and Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans again tell Callis off, but Kyle taunts Brody. Brody leans against the ropes, Kyle brings him up, but Brody CHOPS!
Kyle sputters, but he KNEES low! Kyle fires knee after knee into Brody, then soaks up the heat. Kyle stands Brody up, but Brody CHOPS again! And again! And again! Kyle BOOTS in return! Kyle whips, but Brody blocks again! So Kyle ROCKS Brody with a forearm! Kyle whips, Brody reverses, but Kyle ducks ‘n’ dodges! Only to run into a BIG BOSS MAN SLAM! The fans fire up while both men are down, and a standing count starts already. Brody rises at 4 of 10, the fans bark, and Kyle sputters back up. Brody LARIATS Kyle back down! And LARIATS him again! And then CHOPS! Kyle rebounds, into a BACKDROP!
The fans fire up as Kyle flounders out of the ring. Brody slashes his throat, builds speed, and DIVES! Direct hit and down goes Kyle! The fans lose their minds, that was literally the biggest tope possible! Brody stands Kyle up, whips him back into barriers, and Kyle takes a seat in the corner. Brody makes sure to position Kyle just right, and CHOPS him again! Brody barks, the fans join in, and Brody gets space. Brody runs in from the ramp, but Kyle jumps at him! Brody caches Kyle with one hand! Brody scoops, but Kyle slips free to POST Brody! And then he RAMS Brody into the barriers! Kyle goes to the apron, takes aim, and he PENALTY KICKS!
Brody staggers and drops to a knee. Kyle goes into the ring and he DIVES! Direct hit and Brody hits barriers hard! The fans fire up while both men are down on the ground! Callis coaches Kyle, St. Paul rallies for Brody, but Brody is dazed while Kyle rolls into the ring. The ring count is already 5 of 10, then 7! Callis wants the count to be faster, but Brody is up at 8! Brody rolls in, but Kyle is up top! Kyle aims and MACHO ELBOWS! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and the fans fire up! Kyle begs that the count was wrong, but no, that was fair. Kyle drags Brody up, reels him in, but Brody fights the suplex! Brody then hits a CORNER EXPLODER!
Kyle sputters and flounders, and Brody stalks him to the apron. Brody drags Kyle up and reels him in, but Kyle fights the lift! Kyle is free to SUPERKICK! And SUPERKICK! But Brody still fireman’s carries! APRON DEATH VALLEY DRIVER!! Both men fall to the floor, the fans lose their minds, and Dynamite goes picture in picture again.
Kyle checks his arms to make sure they’re working, and Brody also stirs. Callis and the ref argue, but there was nothing illegal about what Brody did. The ring count starts, Callis seems to still complain about stuff, and both men are slowly rising at 5 of 10. Brody stands at 7, rolls in, and Kyle stands at 8! Kyle lunges in at 9! The ref checks with Kyle to make sure he’s still in this, and Kyle nods as he slowly sits up. Kyle shakes out the stars going around his head, and Brody hobbles over to him. Brody stands Kyle up, ROCKS him, and Kyle staggers back to the ropes. Brody eggs Kyle on, and Kyle rises back up.
Kyle winds up to ROCK Brody! Brody ROCKS Kyle, and Kyle drops to a knee! Kyle rises to fire another forearm, but there’s far less behind it. Brody ROCKS Kyle again, Dynamite again returns to single picture, and Brody fires more shots! Kyle fires back, the shots pick up speed, and Kyle fires a flurry! But Brody ROCKS him with just one! Kyle swings, Brody SWATS it, but then Kyle BOOTS and SUPERKICKS! Brody ROLLING ELBOWS! Kyle falls, Brody shakes out the stars, and he drags Kyle up to LARIAT! Brody shouts, “He’s Dead!” Brody reels Kyle in, hoists him up, but Kyle slips free to SUPERKICK a leg out!
Kyle BLINDSIDE SUPERKICKS, then he dragon sleepers! Inverted suplex into the gut wrench! TOMBSTONE!! Cover, TWO?!? Brody survives and shocks Kyle! Callis is furious, the ref defends the count, and St. Paul is all fired up! Kyle seethes now, and he aims from the corner. Kyle runs in, but Brody LARIATS again! The fans fire up while Kyle stumbles around on spaghetti legs! Kyle falls over, goes to a corner, but Brody runs up to SPLASH! Kyle sits down, the fans bark with Brody, but Callis gest on the apron! The ref storms up to Callis while Brody runs in at Kyle, but Mark Davis gets Kyle out of harm’s way!
Brody hits buckles, and Kyle smiles! Aussie Open watches each other’s back, and Kyle hurries to get Brody up! The fans boo but Kyle puts Brody on the top rope! Kyle UPPERCUTS Brody, then climbs up after him. But Brody fights the suplex with body shots! Brody SLAPS Kyle, fireman’s carries him, and now Davis distracts the ref! Kyle CLAWS Brody’s eyes, then slips down to GAMANGIRI! The fans boo as Kyle gets Brody back up, TOP ROPE BRAINBUSTER!!! Cover, Kyle wins!!
Winner: Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall
Dunkzilla gave The Protostar the assist, that’s a win for the Callis Family! But then Kyle goes back for more as he stomps and hammers away on Brody! Davis helps out while Callis directs them, but here comes The Powerhouse! Will Hobbs brings the straps down as he enters from the crowd side! The fans fire up as Hobbs rushes the ring! He fires forearms on Davis, and on Kyle! Hobbs DECKS Davis, he DECKS Kyle, and then Brody LARIATS Kyle up and outta the ring! The fans fire up, and Hobbs wants his fight with Davis NOW! Will the Book of Hobbs punctuate this chapter with a win? Or will the Callis Family quickly go 2-0 on the night?
“Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS Mark Davis w/ Don Callis!
Dynamite returns as referees, security, and even Christopher Daniels are keeping Hobbs and Davis apart. It seems that AEW officials still need to work out the change in the schedule, they were hoping to do this match a little later. Meanwhile, Callis is finally on commentary to complain that Hobbs was going to assault him, a non-wrestler. Hobbs and Davis storm into the ring, despite the wishes of the refs and Fallen Angel. But fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” Daniels tries to talk Davis and Hobbs down, but Davis and Hobbs just throw security out of the way! Daniels says fine, let’s do it now!
The bell rings, and the fans fire up as DOUBLE LARIATS collide! And again! And again! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Davis kicks low, suplexes high and hard, but Hobbs is right up! Hobbs kicks and suplexes Davis high and hard! Davis goes to ropes, the fans rally as Hobbs seethes, and Hobbs ROCKS Davis! And ROCKS him again! Davis KNEES low, then runs, but Hobbs CLOBBERS Davis at the ropes! Davis goes to a corner, Hobbs storms up, but Davis uses the straps to YANK Hobbs into buckles! The ref reprimands, Davis CHOPS, and CHOPS, and CHOPS! Davis scrubs his forearm in Hobbs’ face, then sits him down.
The fans boo but Davis runs side to side, and he SLIDING FOREARMS! Hobbs sputters, Davis drags him up, and Davis reels Hobbs in. But Hobbs BACKDROPS free! The fans fire up and Hobbs snarls again. Hobbs runs corner to corner, but Davis ELBOWS him! Davis runs up, but into the SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up and the straps come down! Hobbs runs up to LARIAT! Hobbs then keeps Davis in the corner for “MEAT!” LARIAT after “MEAT!” LARIAT! Hobbs whips corner to corner, but then reels Davis in, but Davis kinda muffles the spinebuster. Hobbs is annoyed and drags Davis up, but Davis ENZIGIRIS!
Davis runs, but Hobbs gets him for a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Hobbs wins!
Winner: “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs, by pinfall
Hobbs just handled town bidness, but Callis says of course Hobbs won, he got the jump on everyone coming in from the crowd! Callis’ excuses aside, Hobbs dunked Dunkzilla, and the Callis Family is 1-1 with one more to go! Will Hobbs finally move on from his past? Or will Callis not rest until the Powerhouse is demolished?
Backstage interview with The Patriarchy.
Lexy Nair is with Kip Sabian, Nick Wayne & “Mother Shayna,” but Christian Cage is conspicuous by his absence. Lexy specifically wants to ask Nick this: We’ve seen a big shift in Nick’s attitude both back and forth. He confronted Christian Cage on his excuses about Revolution, but then costs Adam Copeland the title last Wednesday. What is going on with The Patriarchy? Nick says things are starting to make sense to him as to why Christian did what he did at Revolution. But he will wait to speak his thoughts for when he and Christian are face-to-face.
As for last Wednesday, that just goes to show what happens when they’re all on the same page. “And how to properly… I repeat, properly execute a plan.” Nick heads out, Mother Shayna smiles and follows, and Kip… Well, he’s quiet but he still follows the Waynes out. Is The Patriarchy’s Prodigy proving he can be the man of the house?
Backstage interview with Hangman Page.
Renee is with The Cowboy, and notes that last week, he officially entered his name for the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament. The winner of that tournament will challenge for the AEW World Championship at All In: Texas. Now, AEW is in St. Paul tonight, site of- Oh, wait, Swerve Strickland storms in! He knows he only just recovered from the busted eardrum, but did he just hear right that Hangman wants in on Swerve’s world title? Hangman says, “B*tch, did I stutter?” Swerve tells Hangman to not dare even try it! Swerve will end him and he knows what Swerve is capable of! Prince Nana has Swerve stand down, Swerve has his own business to handle.
Swerve and Nana leave, and Hangman snarls. Will Hangman not only win the Owen Hart Cup this year, but finally take back the AEW World Championship? And will it be Swerve who meets him in Texas?
Exclusive sit-down interview with Rated FTR.
It was earlier today that Tony Schiavone sat down with Adam Copeland, Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood, and notes that the friendship between these three has been a lot deeper than what we’ve seen on camera. They’re basically next door neighbors, Cope has been responsible for some of FTR’s biggest breaks in their careers. Dax already frowns and shakes his head. Dax apologizes but he wants to interrupt here. He feels that he must address the elephant in the room. Last week, he allowed his emotions to get the better of him. He owes both Adam and Cash an apology for what happened.
Dax just felt that FTR took a break from their goals, their focus, the AEW World Tag Team Championships, for four months, all to help Cope realize his goal of being AEW World Champion. After two tries, it did not happen, which just frustrated Dax. Cope has Dax stop there. The way Dax positioned that, it sounds like Cope is the one who pulled them away from the tag titles. Cope came back to help FTR against the Death Riders after they put bags over FTR’s heads and beat them down. That’s how this all started. It was not Cope’s intention to pull FTR away from anything.
Dax knows, he’s just saying, that’s why he has to apologize. Dax let his emotions get to him, and so he wanted to explain the preface. He just felt that FTR took their eyes off the prize, they were directionless for four months, and it had nothing to do- Cash speaks up now. Cash knows they’ve all let their emotions get the better of them. Cash cannot watch Dax and Cope fight like this while he’s caught in the middle of it. Everyone knows Dax and Cash are best friends, they’ve teamed together for the better part of 11 years. But maybe people don’t know as much about the friendship of Cope and Cash, everything Cope has done for Cash.
Without either of these men, Cash has nothing. When Cash was struggling, nowhere to live, sleeping in his car, Cope gave him a place to live and to be without worry so he could pursue all of this. Cope gave Cash chance after chance, Dax was there for those opportunities, so without either one, Cash doesn’t have this, he isn’t here right now. So he just wants himself and his two best friends to all be on the same page. Dax says t hat’s why he had to apologize. Dax took it too far last week, but he does think that now that they’ve helped Cope realize his goals and done their part, it is time for FTR to get back on theirs.
Dax tells The Hurt Syndicate that the AEW World Tag Team Championships- Cash stops Dax again, and says Cash feels there is still something here. Rated FTR has a lot of life left, and Cash would love if they went after the Trios Championships one more time, to see if they can stop The Death Riders. Cope agrees there. If there’s juice in the tank, then let’s do it. Cope tells The Death Riders, April 6th, Death Riders VS Rated FTR for the Trios Championships. Dax does like the sound of that. #TopGuysOut! Cope adds #RatedFTROut. Cash likes that.
So while Cope could not dethrone Jon Moxley, can he and FTR still free the AEW World Trios Championships? Or will there be no end to the reign of terror?
Swerve Strickland heads to the ring!
St. Paul fires up for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve grabs the mic and says, “Everybody knows exactly why I’m here. I’m here to call out Jon Moxley! Not the Death Riders, the AEW World Champion, Jon Moxley. You better get your ass down here right now and look me eye to eye, man to man, if you’ve got the balls to do so!” The fans fire up, the Death Riders’ theme hits, and The Maniac makes his way through the crowd. Swerve keeps his eyes on Moxley as he draws closer. Nana steps out as Moxley steps in, and Swerve tells Moxley, “I’ve been allowing things to go on like this for far too long.”
People have been asking since October as to why Swerve hasn’t been going after his AEW World Championship. Swerve says he likes to give people just enough rope to hang themselves, and that’s Moxley. Swerve tells him, “Look at you. What happened to you? Jon Moxley used to be revered here in AEW! You and the AEW World Championship used to be synonymous with each other. Now look at you. You hide behind Claudio, you hide behind Wheeler Yuta, you hide behind Pac. Hell, you even hide behind Marina Shafir.” The fans start up another chant for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!”
Swerve says Moxley still has the nerve to say no one else wants to be world champion. But Moxley isn’t even worthy of it himself! And to be honest, Swerve thinks the reason Moxley hides the title in the briefcase is because he can’t even look at it. He can’t even face himself with that on his shoulder any more. Swerve says every time Moxley has a title defense, he narrowly escapes. And last week, he showed the world that. Oh, by the way, how’s Moxley’s back feeling? Moxley smirks, and Swerve says everything about Moxley that he used to be, is standing right here looking at him. The fans cheer Swerve on while Moxley nods.
But CLAUDIO IS BEHIND NANA! The fans freak out, and Moxley smirks. Swerve looks over and sees Claudio! Nana still doesn’t notice, but he starts to sense something’s wrong. Moxley says it’s fine, we’re all chill. And that all sounded great, if you believe it. But this isn’t about Moxley, this is about Swerve. April 6th is really Swerve VS Swerve. It isn’t about Moxley, stop worrying about Moxley. Moxley wants Swerve to ask himself, “Who are you, really? What are you really?” Moxley knows. He listens and watches, hears everything and sees everything, so he knows everything. He knows exactly who and what Swerve is, and he knows what Swerve could be.
And damn, has Moxley had high hopes for Swerve. But he has been disappointed before. On April 6th, Moxley gives Swerve a chance to step in and become everything that he can be. He just has to ask himself one question: “How far am I willing to go?” Not tonight, not just April 6th, but every night. When it is cold and dark and you’re in pain and you’re tired. When the world is baring down on your shoulders and you have no friends left. When everyone else is gone and you have the weight of the entire world on your shoulders. Will you endure? Will you put one foot in front of another? Or will you look for a way out? Will you take others with you?
There are a lot of questions Swerve has to ask himself. Swerve is not what he thinks he is, because he has not suffered enough yet! But he will. “My sport has been taken over by billionaires, Hollywood talent agencies and kids who see the world through an Instagram filter and don’t know their head from their ass! It’s guys like you that give me hope for the future. It’s guys like you that make me think everything I’ve put my mind and my body and my soul through was for a reason.” Fans do seem to like that. Moxley says he won’t give it to Swerve, though. He doesn’t care what kind of “punk ass organization they’re running around here.”
Moxley does not give handouts, so how far is Swerve willing to go? Moxley will go the whole way right now! But that shouldn’t be a problem for Swerve, Swerve is the Most Dangerous Man in AEW, right? Moxley and Swerve circle, but that lets Marina Shafir sneak in! BUT WILLOW APPEARS! Marina has a crowbar, Willow has a pipe, so it is a standoff on the apron! Swerve asks Moxley what’s wrong. Is he finally facing off with someone smarter than him? So let’s get this straight: Moxley wants to talk “unscripted violence” BS? Swerve IS violence! Moxley’s bled pints, Swerve’s bled buckets. Moxley’s been in Texas Death Matches, Swerve’s WON them.
Swerve IS the Most Dangerous Man in AEW! “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” “And in Philadelphia in 11 days, I take back that AEW World Championship, and I continue to lead the Dynasty Era! And while I’m doing that, you can have fun continuing to play Jon Moxley on TV.” Mic drop! The fans fire up again as Swerve and Moxley stare down. It is quite the standoff here, so Moxley has the Death Riders stand down. The clock is ticking, are Moxley’s days as champion numbered? Wait, Marina YANKS Willow down! Marina fires off on Willow, but Willow RAMS Marina into the barriers! Claudio gets Marina out of there, Nana tries to help, but Willow shoves Nana aside!
Willow goes after Marina, even as Claudio carries Marina away! The fans fire up but The Death Riders drag Marina back but fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” Marina is a Problem, but will the Babe with the Power be a problem solver?
The Opps commandeer a camera!
Been a minute since this has happened, but Katsuyori Shibata films while he follows Samoa Joe & Hook. Joe asks Hook a question: last week, Hook sunk in that Redrum for a little bit of time. Is there anything behind that? Nah, just having fun. Fun? Hook smirks and says c’mon. It was Max Caster, a super annoying guy, it’s fun to choke him out. Joe says aight. Anyway, look who it is! Caster is trying to convince AR Fox & Top Flight to all go solo like he did. Shibata slips around so we can see Joe & Hook walk up behind Caster. Caster talks trash on Anthony Bowens, how Bowens is doing nothing after The Acclaimed broke up.
Wow, really, Caster? What? The fans are literally chanting his name! “Let’s Go, Max! You’re the Best Wrestler Alive!” They don’t believe that for a second. Caster then spots Shibata and asks what’s up. Joe snatches Caster into the COQUINA CLUTCH!! Joe puts Platinum Max right to sleep, and then dusts himself off. And then he tells Hook he gets it now. They shake hands, and Joe says what’s up, hometown boys! The Opps shake hands with Top Flight, and say have a good night. Hook says, “To the death.” Shibata’s text-to-speech says, “I see what you did there.” When Caster wakes up, will he realize he really needs to watch what he says?
Backstage interview with Jay White.
Renee is with the Switchblade and says he took a particular interest in Will Ospreay and Hangman Page entering the Men’s Owen Hart Cup. White has history with both men, so where does he stand on this? White says those are some big names. He thinks we should add his name to that, so what better time than now? Jay White officially declares for the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament! Last year didn’t work out too well, White losing to Hangman for the first time ever, mostly thanks to Hangman’s “buddy,” Christian Cage. And then White ended up injured, out for four months.
But this year, White will win the cup, go on to All In: Texas, and once again have a shot at the AEW World Championship! And if Hangman or #BillyGoat are lucky enough to cross paths with The Switchblade, so be it. But before we get there, there are plenty of other players backstage that would love to differ with him. How about one of the ORIGINAL Collision Cowboys return to Collision this Saturday. If there’s someone who thinks they’re more deserving of a spot than White, show up and state your case to The Switchblade. White aims his finger gun, who will accept this Open Challenge?
Top Flight w/ AR Fox VS Alex Findley & Devo Knight!
Darius & Dante Martin get a hero’s welcome as the hometown boys for Minnesota! But Lio Rush & Action Andretti are ringside, hoping this homecoming is a horrible one. Will Top Flight win one for Minneapolis? Or will they not like the taste of the Royal Flavuh?
The teams sort out, Darius starts against Devo, and the fans fire up with the bell. Darius and Devo circle, Devo waistlocks but Darius switches to SLAM! Darius then hooks Devo, turns him over to a cover, ONE! Darius spins away from Devo’s sweep, then headlocks. Devo powers up and out, Darius CLOBBERS him, and then brings him up to wrench and CHOP! Devo sputters, but Darius whips him to the corner. We see Big Bill & Bryan Keith are watching this backstage, perhaps scouting a team they can beat to then go after the Hurt Business. Darius runs in at Devo but Devo pops Darius up. Dante tags in, Darius CHOPS Devo, and Dante A-LIST LARIATS!
Darius tags back in, snap suplexes Devo down, then kips up to tag Dante. Dante slingshot SENTONS! The fans fire up but here comes Alex! Dante catches Alex and spins him, Top Flight gives him the LARIAT STO COMBO! Dante TOSSES Alex, then drags Devo up. Devo JAWBREAKERS back, then runs up. Dante ducks the lariat to waistlock, but Devo elbows him away. Dante goes to the ropes, Devo runs up, btu Dante ELBOWS him! Tag to Darius, then Dante goes up and over! Dante eggs Devo on, then blocks his shot for a JAWBREAKER of his own! Darius runs up to DECK Devo, then he BLASTS Alex!
Darius fires haymaker after haymaker on Devo, then whips. Devo reverses, but Darius gets under to atomic drop! Not the cleanest, but Darius hurries to BULLDOG HOTSHOT, and GAMANGIRI! The fans fire up for Darius as he steps in, COMPLETE SHOT! Alex hurries in and he breaks the cover! Dante whips Alex, Alex reverses, but then Dante slips outside! Alex hits buckles, Dante goes up and around to GAMANGIRI! Then springboard and CROSSBODY! The fans are fired up again, and Darius CHOPS Devo. Darius whips but Devo reverses. Devo runs up but Darius BOOTS him down! Tag to Dante and Darius SUPERKICKS Devo!
Dante SHOTGUNS Devo into the GERMAN SUPLEX from Darius! Devo flounders, Darius brings him up again. Dante climbs, Darius hits a SHELL SHOCK, then Dante hits the MAMBA SPLASH! Cover, Top Flight wins!
Winners: Top Flight, by pinfall
A great win for the hometown heroes, and BREAKING NEWS from Tony Khan! Top Flight will face Bill & Keith for Collision in Milwaukee, Wisconsin! Will The Redwood & Bad Apple sour things for Top Flight to then have their shot at the Hurt Syndicate? As for The Cru, they bark at Top Flight, still wanting their own fight. Will Darius & Dante give Lio & Action more than they bargained for in the near future?
Will Ospreay speaks.
“Ever since I came into AEW, the game has dramatically changed. It is time for me to move AEW into a new generation. Tony Khan is looking for the best in the world, and there’s only one person that fits that criteria, and it’s me. When you hear, ‘This is where the best wrestles,’ nah, bruv. This is where Billy wrestles. This is about restoring the feeling, and bruv, I AM the feeling!” The Aerial Assassin will return to Dynamite next week in Peoria, Illinois, but how will he sharpen that edge before the Owen Hart Tournament begins?
Mark Briscoe VS Konosuke Takeshita w/ Don Callis!
The Sussex County Chicken fought alongside Will Hobbs against The Don Callis Family last week, but it was the Alpha that ate. Will the NEVER Openweight Champion make sure the Callis Family ends tonight up 2-1? Or will Briscoe #ManUp and have some redemption?
The bell rings and the fans rally for Briscoe. Callis claims he wasn’t going to come out again, but he was listening to Schiavone’s commentary and felt he was struggling so he’s here to help. The fans just tell Callis off again while Briscoe and Konosuke circle. The two feel things out, tie up, and Briscoe headlocks. Konosuke powers up and out, then RAMS shoulders! Briscoe stays up, Konosuke staggers back, but he runs Mark over on the rebound! The fans boo but Konosuke keeps moving. Mark stays low, Konosuke rolls over the dropdown, but then Briscoe runs, dodges, and ducks the boot! Briscoe hits the crane stance, then ducks Konosuke’s haymaker!
REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUT! The fans fire up as Callis talks trash on Briscoe being bald and having missing teeth. Schiavone points out the only difference between Briscoe and Callis are the teeth. Briscoe runs but Konosuke BACKDROPS him, only for Briscoe to land on his feet! Konosuke waistlocks, Briscoe breaks free and PELES! The fans fire up as Briscoe runs up on Konosuke, but Konosuke BOOTS him away! Konosuke goes up, but Briscoe RKF UPPERCUTS! And then he fireman’s carries for a ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Briscoe hurries up top and the fans cheer, but Konosuke ROCKS Briscoe first!
Konosuke goes up, the fans fire up, and Konosuke hits a SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO! Briscoe is tougher than that, and the fans rally up, but Konosuke stalks Briscoe to ropes. Konosuke CHOKES Briscoe, but he stops as the ref counts 4. The fans rally for Briscoe but Konosuke stands him up for a forearm! Konosuke then goes corner to corner, and he ROCKS Briscoe again! Konosuke keeps going, but Briscoe follows to ROCK Konosuke! Briscoe runs, and he LARIATS Konosuke up and out! Konosuke staggers and falls, and Briscoe builds speed! But Konosuke is back to BOOT Briscoe down! The fans are torn but Callis applauds.
Konosuke stalks Briscoe to a corner, stomps him again and again, then lets off as the ref counts. Konosuke stands Briscoe up and puts him on the apron. Konosuke goes out, kicks low, and hits an APRON DDT! Briscoe flops to the floor, the fans boo, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Konosuke tells fans to shut up, then he drags Briscoe back into the ring. Konosuke pushes Briscoe to a cover, TWO! Briscoe stays in this but Konosuke stays on him with a chinlock. Briscoe endures, fights up, and fires body shots! Briscoe runs, but into a LARIAT! Konosuke covers again, TWO! Briscoe is tougher than that and goes to a corner. Konosuke storms up and brings Briscoe around. Konosuke reels Briscoe in, but Briscoe BACKDROPS free! Briscoe fires up and he reels Konosuke in, only for Konosuke to trip him! CATAPULT! Briscoe hits buckles, and then the ALPHA ELBOW hits him! Konosuke stands over Briscoe while soaking up cheers and jeers.
Konosuke paces while Briscoe crawls to ropes. Konosuke storms up to ROCK Briscoe, but Briscoe CHOPS back! Konosuke fires a haymaker, Briscoe fires an UPPERCUT! Konosuke CHOPS, but Briscoe fires up! Briscoe CHPOS, Konosuke fires a flurry of forearms! Konosuke DECKS Briscoe and has him back in a corner. Konosuke digs his boots in, then runs corner to corner to KNEE Briscoe in the head! Konosuke goes again, for another KNEE! The ref reprimands but Konosuke drags Briscoe up. Konosuke hoists Briscoe up top, then gets in Briscoe’s face. Konosuke climbs up, brings Briscoe up, but Briscoe fights the suplex!
Dynamite returns to single picture as Briscoe BITES Konosuke’s forehead! Callis is furious but Briscoe spits out whatever he may’ve bitten off! Briscoe shoves Konosuke down, then he MISSILE DROPKICKS! The fans fire up while both men are down! Konosuke and Briscoe rise up, and Briscoe ducks a lariat! Briscoe CHOPS, ROCKS, and repeat! Briscoe keeps up the shots, then whips, only for Konosuke to reverse. Briscoe FLYING FOREARMS! The fans fire up and Briscoe powers up to LARIAT in the corner! Briscoe fires Redneck Palm Strikes, then an UPPERCUT! Konosuke sputters, Briscoe whips, but Konosuke reverses.
Briscoe goes up and out then ROCKS Konosuke! Then he UPPERCUTS again! Briscoe DUMPS Konosuke out, then he builds speed, to WRECK Konosuke with a dropkick! Konosuke hits the barriers, but he hurries back. Briscoe avoids the sweep to then CANNONBALL! The fans fire up, Briscoe goes back into the ring and builds speed. Briscoe DIVES to CANNONBALL TOPE! The fans fire up and high-five Briscoe! Briscoe then hops onto the barriers, the fans cheer more, and Briscoe says BANG BANG! FOLEY ELBOW onto Konosuke! The fans fire up even more as Briscoe puts Konosuke back in the ring.
Briscoe goes up the corner while the fans cheer on “DEM BOYS! DEM BOYS!” Konosuke flounders, Mark reaches the top, and FROGGY-BOW FLOPS as Konosuke moves! GERMAN SUPLEX! Briscoe rises up!? And he LARIATS Konosuke down! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives, Callis storms off commentary, and he pounds the apron. The ref warns Callis, but Briscoe hauls Konosuke up. Konosuke fights the underhooks, wrenches out, and he ROCKS Briscoe! Briscoe ROCKS Konosuke! The forearms go back and forth, then Briscoe fires a flurry! Briscoe runs, but into a BOOT! Konosuke runs, but into a clinch! EXPLODER!
The fans fire up as Briscoe has Konosuke again. Konosuke fights with elbows, and he EXPLODERS in return! But Briscoe is up to EXPLODER! Konosuke is up to EXPLODER! Both men stagger to their feet, POWER-DRIVE KNEE OUTTA NOWHERE!! Cover, TWO?!? Briscoe survives, Callis asks what the hell, but Konosuke winds up this time. Briscoe rises, but he ducks the lariat! Briscoe kicks, underhooks, and JAY DRILLER!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!!! Konosuke’s long legs save him by a literal foot! The fans boo but Callis is relieved. Briscoe fires up and vows to end this! Briscoe puts Konosuke up top, “This is Awesome!”
Briscoe CHOPS Konosuke on the back! Briscoe then torture racks Konosuke, but Konosuke fights free! ALPHA ELBOW! And then the elbow pad is off, ROLLING ELBOW! RAGING FIRE!! Cover, KONOSUKE WINS!
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall
The Callis Family ends the night 2-1 as Konosuke powers through! Will the NEVER Openweight Champion continue to establish himself as the Alpha of not just AEW, but of the world?
The Death Riders speak.
Wheeler Yuta says, “Rated FTR wants to challenge us to a World Trios Championship match at Dynasty. Dax & Cash, I already hate your guts. But Cope, you’re the most sinister of all. You tried to rip me away from my family. You tried to manipulate me! My family is much stronger than yours.” Claudio tells Rated FTR, “You guys are pathetic. The going gets tough, you bicker and start throwing hissy fits. Is this Kindergarten?” Pac says, “Gentlemen, it’s your arrogance, it’s your cockiness, that we really find hard to stomach. You see, after everything that you’ve done to us in previous weeks, it is you who has the audacity to challenge us?
“Nah. That’s not how things work around here. At AEW Dynasty, it is we that challenge you! We challenge you to survive the Death Riders.” The Decoder, the Swiss Cyborg & the Bastard have given their answer, will no one stop the Death Riders from building their Dynasty?
Backstage interview with The Hurt Syndicate.
Alicia Atout caches up with MVP, Lashley & Shelton and wants to ask them about MJF. Is he in or is he out? Lashley asks for just a moment, please. Alicia steps aside, and Lashley says MVP told them to take a vacation, and then they see MVP hugging it out with MJF?! What’s that about? MVP wants them to understand. After that performance at Revolution, they earned that time off. MVP doesn’t get time off, he had to come to work, because business never stops, money never sleeps. Now, they’ve been talking about adding a fourth member for some time, and MVP made MJF an offer. What’s the problem?
So MVP likes MJF? Yeah. Okay, but this is MJF. The kid’s got a reputation. Shelton & Lashley don’t like it. MJF is grimy, slimy, and not to be trusted. Everyone says that about him. MVP says yeah, MJF has some reprehensible qualities. And that’s why MVP likes him! Those qualities could be good for their business. Now, they’re the Hurt Syndicate. If they really don’t want MJF in, MVP respects the dynamic, they can revisit this. But right now, let’s focus on the Big Bill situation. Are they all on the same page there? Call it. Let’s hurt people. The Syndicate heads out, but will they accept the Scumbag into the fold? Or will they find someone more suited to their business plans?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
With the trios title set for Dynasty, The Death Riders and Rated FTR send one man each for a showdown! Wheeler Yuta takes on Dax Harwood, will The Decoder be chopped down by Dax The Ax? Plus, while The CEO is looking for new challengers, she will step back into the ring for some action. Who will try and stop the Money Train in Milwaukee? Then, Jamie Hayter makes her own in-ring return and takes on Queen Aminata! Will Hayter still hit hard? Or will Aminata redeem herself from losing to Julia Hart?
And then, Jay White’s open challenge has already been answered as Kevin Knight makes his Collision debut! The Jet is ready to fly high in AEW, but will he learn to Breathe with the Switchblade?
BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
As AEW rolls into Peoria, Swerve will be rolling into the ring alongside Willow Nightingale as they take on Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir in a Mixed Tag Match! Will the Most Dangerous Man and the Babe with the Power overwhelm the Death Riders? Or will Marina continue to be a Problem?
Thunder Rosa & Toni Storm VS Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford!
La Mera Mera reunites with her old teammate taking on some common enemies. Namely, it’s the towering female titan that wants the world title. Will The Megasus be rolling towards Dynasty, the Superbad Girl along for the ride? Or will they be struck down by the #ThunderStorm?
The fans cheer on “THUNDER TITS! THUNDER TITS!” while the teams sort out. Megan starts against Rosa, and Rosa embraces the new team name. The two circle, approach, and then Rosa dodges to headlock. Megan powers up and out, and she RAMS shoulders with Rosa! Neither falls, but Rosa bobs ‘n’ weaves to CHOP! Rosa whips, Megan reverses, but Rosa dodges! Megan hits buckles, Rosa headlocks, but Megan powers up and out again. Rosa dodges a lariat to fire CHOPS and forearms on repeat! Rosa whips but Megan reverses again, to then scoop and SLAM Rosa down! Rosa scrambles away, tag to Toni!
The fans fire up as Toni eggs Megan on, but Megan stands down to take in Penelope. The fans rally for Toni as she and Ford tie up. Ford headlocks, Toni powers up and out, but Ford runs her over! Things keep moving, Ford rolls over the dropdown to kick low. Ford then goes up and around to arm-drag! Toni gets up, Ford runs up, but Toni blocks that Shining Wizard! Storm slips around to SNAP GERMAN! Ford flops into the corner, tag to Rosa! ThunderStorm works together for a BACKBREAKER LEG DROP COMBO! Then they whip Ford to a corner, and Rosa sends Toni in for a SPLASH!
Toni sets up, and Rosa shouts, “Thunder Tits away!” POETRY IN MOTION! Rosa drags Ford to a cover, TWO! Ford toughs it out but Rosa drags Ford up. Rosa whips, Ford reverses, but Rosa ELBOWS Ford back! The fans continue to cheer on “THUNDER TITS!” while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ford comes back, Rosa BOOTS her, then Rosa dodges Megan’s cheap shot! Rosa DECKS Megan, but Ford BOOTS Rosa! Cover, TWO! Ford is frustrated but she drags Rosa up to bump off buckles. Ford stomps a mudhole in, then tags Megan. Ford keeps Rosa trapped, Megan RAMS into Rosa, then RAMS her again! Megan picks Rosa up, RAMS her into an open corner, then CHOPS! Rosa drops to her knees but Megan stands her up to KNEE low! Megan whips corner to corner, then runs up to SPLASH! Megan then underhooks for a BUTTERFLY PLEX! Rosa flounders, Megan tags Ford, and Ford stomps Rosa around.
Ford keeps Rosas from Toni, and puts her in a motorcycle stretch. Ford KNEES Rosa in the back, KNEES her again, then goes back to pulling the arms. Rosa endures, Toni rallies the fans, and Rosa fights up. Ford CLUBS Rosa down, then brings her back to the corner. Ford tags Megan, they mug Rosa, then Megan short arm LARIATS! Megan stands Rosa back up, short arm LARIATS again, then stands Rosa up again. Rosa fires body shots, but Megan still LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Rosa stays in this but Megan stays on her. Tag back to Ford, and they double whip Rosa to ropes. Ford hits a BODY BLOW, and then Megan suplexes for a SLAM!
Ford STANDING MOONSAULTS then covers, TWO! Rosa is tougher than that, but Ford puts her back in the corner. Tag back to Megan, the mugging continues, but Rosa fires body shots. Megan KNEES low, then hits a BIG back suplex! Dynamite returns to single picture as Megan clamps onto Rosa with a chinlock. The fans rally, Rosa fights up, and Rosa fires more body shots. Rosa is free, then runs, only for Megan to LARIAT her down! Tag back to Ford and they put Rosas in the corner. Ford sucker punches Toni, the fans boo, but Megan whips Ford in so she can handspring ELBOW Rosa!
Ford holds Rosa in place, Megan runs up and SPLASHES! Ford goes side to side to BOOT! Rosa sputters, Ford licks her on the side of the face. Ford snapmares to a cover, TWO! Rosa survives, Toni rallies the fans again, but Ford facelocks. Rosa fights out and fires forearms! Ford fires back, the fans fire up, and the shots are fast ‘n’ furious! Both women run, and they DOUBLE LARIAT! Both women fall and the fans rally! Rosa and Ford crawl, hot tags to Megan and Toni! The fans really fire up as Toni dodges and LARIATS Megan! But Megan stays up! Toni LARIATS, Megan still stays up! Toni dodges Megan’s lariat to then JAWBREAKER!
Toni HEADBUTTS, then she LARIATS Megan up and out! But Megan lands on her feet to drag Toni out! Megan ROCKS Toni, then runs up, but is sent into steel steps! Toni hurries to the apron, and she TORNADO DDTS to the floor! Toni leaves Megan behind to go into the ring, but Ford runs up! Toni swings on her but Ford goes Matrix! Then CUTTER! Rosa slips in and she KICKS, ROUDNHOUSES, and fireman’s carries! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! the fns fire up, but Megan is back! Rosa CHOPS, ROCKS and repeat! Rosa whips, Megan reverses and ROCKS Rosa! Megan fireman’s carries, FATE’S DESCENT!!
But Toni is back in to fire forearms and CHOPS of her own! Toni whips, Megan reverses to ROCK Toni! Megan fireman’s carries now! But Toni slips free, waistlocks, only for Megan to fight the suplex! Megan ELBOWS free, Toni staggers to a corner, and Megan runs in! Toni trips Megan up, then runs corner to corner! SWEET HIP MUSIC! The fans are thunderous, but Megan rises up!? Megan just ate that shot for breakfast, and Toni cannot believe it! Ford waistlocks, Megan runs in, but Toni dodges! The BOOT hits Ford! Toni rolls Megan up, TWO!! Megan escapes but Toni is on her with hammering fists!
Toni CLUBS away, then runs, but Megan fireman’s carries! FATE’S DESCENT!! Cover, Megan & Ford win!!
Winners: Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford, by pinfall
What a shocker! The Megasus just pinned the AEW Women’s World Champion! Ford celebrates with Megan, will the AEW Women’s World Championship soon belong to them?
My Thoughts:
A great episode of Dynamite, really jampacked, but also maybe a little too packed? I believe the vast majority of the women’s tag match main event was in the overrun. I know this is all live TV and TNT/TBS lets them have the overrun, but clearly something went way too long if the main event is right before the two hour mark. That aside, still a great main event that also had a great promo from ThunderStorm/Thunder Tits. I knew it’d been a long time since Thunder & Storm were on the same side, but I didn’t realize it’d already been three YEARS. Either way, Megan winning here makes sense, Toni is logically the underdog champion. This is very much Toni’s Rocky VS Drago in Rocky 4, and I’m sure Toni will persevere and win just like Rocky Balboa.
Very good opening match from Omega VS Blake, but of course Omega was winning. I’m unsure why Lee Johnson is suddenly Blake Christian’s pal. Did something happen to the #LEEJ team-up with EJ Nduka? But good promos from Omega, Bailey and Ricochet to hype up their Triple Threat, and we’ve still got the go-homes to go, who knows who wins at Dynasty. Good promo from Jericho to call out Bandido while also talking down to Bill & Keith. I suppose I should’ve foreseen Jericho wanting Title VS Mask as the blowoff, that’s not a bad choice. But then all the more reason Bandido wins the title and sends Jericho off into a spiral where he gets mad at Bill & Keith more.
That said, Bill & Keith confronting The Hurt Syndicate is a bold move. MVP logically gives him the same deal he gave The Outrunners and The Murder Machines, and while Top Flight is good, I would think The Cru costs Dante & Darius their match this Saturday. Good win for Top Flight here in their home state, though it was of course against jobbers. Their segment with Fox, Caster and The Opps was really good stuff, too. I wonder if Caster calls out Joe as if he even stands a chance, all because of his arrogance as the self-proclaimed Best Wrestler Alive. Still waiting on Bowens to return and challenge Caster.
Back to the Hurt Syndicate, I’m intrigued with how they didn’t outright accept nor reject MJF. MVP wants to give MJF a chance, maybe something happens closer to Dynasty, and I’m not even really sure which works out better. Jay White had a good promo to declare for the Owen Hart Cup, and he’ll have a great match against Kevin Knight this Saturday. Swerve confronting Hangman before then confronting Moxley was good stuff. I’m sure I’ve said something like this before, but while Moxley always gets his promos out, he needs to get it out in more concise ways. The fans in St. Paul certainly weren’t in the mood for Moxley to monologue again. But they perfectly had that chess game going, with Claudio checking Nana while Willow checked Marina. That Mixed Tag will be a lot of fun.
Very good promo from Nick Wayne, but here’s hoping TK writes Patriarchy’s story right. Nick Wayne is making it sound like he’s siding with Christian, but since Nick wants to wait to share his thoughts, he must surely be waiting to turn on Christian. It needs to happen, we can’t have Nick going Stockholm Syndrome like Yuta did with Death Riders. Very good promo from Death Riders to call out Rated FTR, and Rated FTR had a very good promo of their own. Dax was rather passive aggressive about not becoming tag champs again while helping Cope fight the Death Riders, so I feel like the trios title causes FTR to turn on Cope.
The Don Callis Family sure did a lot tonight, and gave us three great matches. It makes sense the Callis Family went 2-1. Kyle beating Brody was fine, Kyle needed to rebound. But he didn’t give us an answer on what’s next for him like he promised on Collision. And where was Okada to harp on Brody King losing to him? Maybe that happens on Collision this week. Hobbs being the one loss the DCF took also makes sense, as Hobbs might still be feuding with them to get through all their ranks and build momentum towards a title. Konosuke VS Briscoe was awesome, and a great win for Konosuke given he’s still NEVER Openweight Champion. I wonder if Hobbs and Konosuke also get in on the Owen Hart Cup…
My Score: 8.9/10
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Who wins this three-on-three?
March Madness is in full effect, and Collision is ready to Slam Dunk Sunday! But will the Death Riders’ reign of terror continue? Or can AR Fox & Top Flight finally dethrone them?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW World Trios Championships: The Death Riders VS AR Fox & Top Flight; The Death Riders win and retain the titles.
- Bandido VS Johnny TV; Bandido wins.
- Harley Cameron VS Aminah Belmont; Harley wins.
- Los Titanes del Aire VS La Faccion Ingobernable; Los Titanes win.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW World Trios Championships: The Death Riders VS AR Fox & Top Flight!
Jon Moxley survived another title defense thanks to Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta & Pac, but now they must defend their own titles. Not only that, but it is against the three men that won that $300,000 Rampage Holiday Bash battle royal back in 2022. Will the Death Riders continue their reign of terror? Or will these high-fliers really cash in here tonight?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and it is time to slam, if you wanna jam!
The trios sort out, and The Decoder starts against Darius Martin. The fans rally up as the bell rings. Yuta and Darius circle, tie up, and Yuta wrenches to a hammerlock. Darius reaches back to headlock, then he chinbars into a cravat. Yuta spins through to trip Darius and has a toehold. Darius endures while fans rally. Darius turns over, reels Yuta in and headlocks back. Yuta brings Darius to his knees, then waistlocks. Darius switches and SLAMS Yuta, then floats to turn Yuta over for a cover. ONE, and Darius avoids a leg sweep to headlock. Yuta powers up and out, Darius goes up and over, then Darius arm-drags Yuta!
Yuta gets up, Darius DROPKICKS him, and Omaha cheers. The fans cheer, Darius CHOPS, then he tags in Dante. Darius whips, Yuta reverses, but Darius rolls off Yuta’s back. Darius SOBATS, Dante sweeps, and Darius DOUBLE STOMPS! Dante covers, ONE, but Dante wrenches to wristlock. Yuta pulls hair to put Dante in the corner, and Claudio tags in. The Swiss Cyborg stomps Dante, the fans boo, but Claudio waistlocks. Dante switches and hops on for a SLEEPER! Claudio powers up and out, but Dante sunset flips! Claudio flails to stay up, and he drags Dante right up to his feet! Dante dodges, and he fires forearms!
Dante fires more shots but Claudio shoves him away. Dante dodges, ROCKS Claudio, but Claudio returns to CLOBBER Dante! The fans are torn but Pac applauds. Claudio fires body shots, then UPPERCUTS. Claudio pie faces Dante, whips corner to corner hard, then runs up, but into a BOOT! Claudio just comes back, blocks a boot, but not the ENZIGIRI! Dante goes up and up and RANA! Not the cleanest but Claudio still tumbles out. Claudio hurries back in, tag to Pac. Pac RAMS Dante, then slingshots up and over. Pac keeps moving, but Dante CLOBBERS him! Tag to Fox and he LARIATS Pac! And goes Matrix to then PELE!
The fans fire up for Fox and he has Pac. Fox whips, Pac reverses, but Fox stops himself. Yuta runs up but Fox TOSSES him! Pac runs up, Fox puts him on the apron and sweeps the legs. Pac is on the apron, Fox builds speed, just to slingshot STOMP Pac on the apron! Then he CANNONBALLS Yuta! But Claudio runs up to BOOT Fox down! The fans boo, Top Flight protests, but Claudio deadlifts Fox into the ring! Pac storms in and stomps Fox around. Pac drags Fox up, bumps him off buckles hard, then tags Claudio. They mug Fox, Claudio ROCKS Fox, and then drags Fox up. Fox tries to power forward but Claudio keeps him back!
Claudio powers Fox back, he tags Yuta in, and they mug Fox more. Yuta stands Fox up to reel him in, and he snap suplexes! Cover, ONE!! Fox stays in this but Yuta stays on him. Fox JAWBREAKERS free, goes Matrix again, hot tag to Darius! Darius CLOBBERS Yuta, BLASTS Pac, then BOOTS Yuta! Darius keeps moving, HOTSHOT BULLDOG DROPKICK COMBO! Then Darius GAMANGIRIS Yuta, steps in and COMPLETE SHOT! Cover, Claudio breaks it! Dante CANNONBALLS Claudio! Pac TOSSES Dante out, the ref reprimands him, but that lets Yuta CLAW Darius’ eyes! The fans boo but Yuta hits a PAIN THRILLER! Cover, TWO!
Yuta is annoyed but he keeps Darius down with a wristlock, and mockingly claps hands, while Collision goes picture in picture.
Yuta drags Darius up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Pac. Pac stomps Darius down, kicks him around, then kicks Darius in the side! Pac stays between Darius and his team, taunts him, but Darius fires body shots. Darius UPPERCUTS, but Pac KICKS him down! Pac taunts the fans, then brings him up. Pac tags Yuta back in, Yuta CHOPS Darius, then Yuta snapmares Darius for a KNEE DROP! Cover, TWO! Yuta clamps onto Darius with a chinlock to keep him down. Darius fights up, fires body shots, and he ROCKS Yuta! Slam Dunk Sunday returns to single picture as Darius runs, but into a DROPKICK!
Yuta tags Pac, then holds Darius down for Pac to drop a leg, brother! Pac looms over Darius, then drags Darius up to DECK him! Pac stomps Darius, CHOKES him on the ropes, but steps off as the ref counts. Claudio gets a cheap shot in! Fox protests but nothing can be done as Pac stands Darius up. Tag to Claudio and the mugging continues. The fans rally for “A R FOX! A R FOX!” Darius fires body shots and a CHOP! Claudio brushes that off, but Darius CHOPS again! And again! Claudio still eggs Darius on, Darius CHOPS! Claudio UPPERCUTS into a hook! Darius tries but Claudio fights the backslide! Claudio spins around, shoves Darius, POP-UP DROPKICK!
Darius and Claudio are both down and the fans fire up! Darius crawls, as does Claudio, but then Claudio grabs a leg. Claudio drags Darius bac, but Darius BOOTS free! Hot tags to Yuta and Dante! Dante rallies on Yuta with forearm after forearm! Dante whips, Yuta reverse, Dante goes out, up, around, and then GAMANGIRISR! Dante springboards to avoid Pac and CROSSBODY Yuta in one move! Dante FLIPS up and over Yuta, then sends Pac into him! Dante SHOTGUNS Pac in the back to send him out, and the fans fire up! Dante builds speed to go up, up, then tags Fox before he CANNONBALLS!
The fans fire up, but here comes Claudio! Dante dodges, Fox PENALTY KICKS! Then Fox goes up the corner to MOONSAULT! Down goes Claudio and the fans fire up again! Fox puts Yuta in, then climbs the corner, for a SWANTON BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Yuta survives but Fox hurries to go back up a corner! But Claudio anchors Fox, but Top Flight YANKS Claudio down! Fox adjusts, but Yuta trips him up now! The fans boo, the ref reprimands Yuta, but then Pac DOUBLE LOW BLOWS Top Flight!! Claudio DOUBLE LARIATS Top Flight, and the Death Riders regroup. The ref reprimands, but the Death Riders don’t listen as they surround Fox.
Omaha is thunderous for Fox as he fights back, 3v1! But Claudio! blocks a kick, and the mugging is on! The ref reprimands, Claudio stands Fox up, and he sends Yuta in, ELBOW! Claudio UPPERCUTS! Pac ELBOWS! Yuta ELBOWS! Repeat! The fans boo as the cycle of violence continues! Then Pac hits a TOMBSTONE!! ROCKET LAUNCHER! Cover, Death Riders win!
Winners: The Death Riders, by pinfall (still AEW World Trios Champions)
Chaos reigns as The Death Riders screwed over their old rivals. Fox & Top Flight regroup and the fans cheer, but THE CRU attacks! Action Andretti & Lio Rush grin as they CLOBBER Darius! They talk trash, and then Dante gets up, only for Action to LARIAT him down! But where’d Fox go? Wait, now Lio & Action undo their chain necklaces, so they can CHOKE Top Flight with them!! The fans boo, more refs rush out here, but The Cru has already choked out Darius & Dante! Will this be the end of this animosity? Or have Lio & Action only put themselves back on Top Flight’s radar?
BREAKING NEWS for April!
Dynamite returns to Boston, but it won’t be Big Business. It’ll be a Spring Breakthru! Get your tickets now so you don’t miss out!
Backstage interview with The Undisputed Kingdom.
Lexy Nair brings up the intense match Adam Cole and Daniel Garcia had, going to Hell and back, all for the TNT Championship. It unfortunately ended in a time limit draw, and some would say a tie is worse than a loss. Cole says he certainly feels that way. He feels sick to his stomach, physically beat up, and the worst part is, he had Garcia beat. “Daniel Garcia, I had you beat for that TNT Championship. The time limit is what saved you. And lemme tell you, the next time we do face each other, there will be no outside interference, there will be no time limit. It will be Adam Cole VS Daniel Garcia, for the TNT Championship, and trust me when I tell you, you’re looking at the next champ!”
Kyle O’Reilly says wow. And speaking of rematches, it has been about a week since their match with FTR. And what’s really bugging him isn’t the loss, it’s the lack of respect. Kyle & Roddy showed a lot of respect. They held out their hands, and what’d FTR do? FTR left Kyle wondering if they really are everything they say they are: The best tag team on Earth that’s ever existed in the time-space continuum! Kyle thinks they’re just insecure. Roddy shouts, “KYYYLE~! No. No, we are not gonna do that. That loss matters. We didn’t go through what we went through to get back together, to lose to the supposed best tag team on the planet.”
Roddy wants FTR to hear this. “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. The third time’s not gonna happen, fellas.” Cole says, “And that is Undisputed.” When and where will we see these epic trilogies happen?
Backstage interview with Kazuchika Okada.
Slam Dunk Sunday returns as Lexy is now with The Rainmaker. We’re not even a quarter into 2025 and Okada has gotten some very significant wins defending the AEW Continental Championship. Okada says yes, at Grand Slam: Australia, he beat Buddy Matthews. At Revolution, he beat Brody King. He put those dogs down. What does that mean? Okada says he means, he put those b*tches to sleep! Is The Rainmaker saying the Hounds of Hell are no more? Or will they come barking back and take a bite out of his belt?
Bandido VS Johnny TV!
The Most Wanted wants his revenge on Chris Jericho, but he was first challenged by the Guru of Greatness for this “big ratings” showdown. Will Bandido mute Johnny and head for The Nueve? Or will he find he’s not #TVReady?
Johnny disrespects Bandido during his entrance by throwing his big studded jacket at him! The fans boo, Johnny grins, but Bandido fires off forearms! The bell rings, Johnny pushes Bandido back, then wrangles him. Johnny rolls Bandido, ONE, but Johnny floats to rain down fists and stomps! Johnny gets his sunglasses off, the fans boo, but Johnny says he is TV Ready. Johnny taunts “cabron” Bandido, then KICKS him in the back. Johnny eggs Bandido on, “How’s my foot taste?” Johnny drags Bandido up for a NECKBREAKER! The fans boo as Johnny shows off the abs. Johnny KICKS Bandido, drags him back up, then fires body shots.
Johnny whips, Bandido ducks ‘n’ dodges, then he CLOBBERS Johnny! The fans fire up as Bandido keeps moving, another big forearm! And another big forearm! Bandido fires up, the fans are with him, and he runs in at the corner. Bandido jumps up to MONKEY FLIP! Johnny flops hard on his face! Johnny gets up in a huff, but runs into a military press! With ONE HAND! Bandido then THROWS Johnny down! Omaha rallies more while Johnny bails out, and Collision goes to single picture.
Bandido build speed, but Johnny slides in and LARIATS! Johnny mocks the clapping, then covers, TWO! Bandido is tougher than that, but Johnny drags him right up. Johnny reels Bandido in, MOONLIGHT DRIVE! Cover, TWO! Bandido is still tougher than that, but Johnny clamps on a dragon sleeper. Bandido endures, even as Johnny hooks a leg and twists him. Bandido fights around, reaches out, but Johnny drags him back! Johnny keeps on the stretch plum style hold, but Bandido still endures. Bandido fights up, fires knees, but Johnny CLUBS Bandido! Johnny INVERTED SUPLEXES, but Bandido lands on the apron!
Bandido blocks a shot, slingshots, but Johnny SHOVES him down! Bandido hits the floor and Johnny goes out after him. Johnny storms up on Bandido, stands him up, and whips him into steel steps! Bandido falls in a heap, Johnny stalks him and taunts him, but Collision goes to break.
Slam Dunk Sunday returns, Johnny runs in at the corner but Bandido BOOTS him away! Bandido then UPPERCUTS, goes up, but Johnny throws him down! Bandido rolls to his feet, runs back in, but Johnny dodges. Johnny runs back in, but Bandido SHOTGUNS him down! The fans fire up, Bandido covers, TWO! Johnny survives that shot but Bandido stays focused. The fans rally, Bandido paces, and Bandido drags Johnny up. Bandido gut wrenches to a Canadian Rack, that then becomes a torture rack! X KNEE! Johnny staggers to the ropes, Bandido says BANG! Bandido runs in, BLACKJACK 21 PLEX!! Bridging cover, Bandido wins!
Winner: Bandido, by pinfall
The Most Wanted was most certainly #TVReady! But he’s not done, as he grabs a mic to call out Jericho! “Come here, and bring my little brother, Gravity’s mask, RIGHT NOOOW!” Bandido waits, and here comes The Learning Tree! The ROH World Champion has “Big Bill” & Bryan Keith behind him, and he is holding onto Gravity’s mask. The fans boo, but Jericho smiles as he holds the mask up. The Learning Tree goes to the ring, and Jericho also has a mic. Jericho steps and says, “You know, Bandido. I wish I could tell you it doesn’t have to be this way, but I think we both know that it does.
“Because even after a generational career, one of the greatest in pro-wrestling history, I still have to remind you, everybody here watching tonight, everybody at home, who’s been fortunate enough to witness the brilliance of the Jericho Era… That you can only take me for granted for so long! That you can only take from me so much until I start taking back.” Jericho can be quite generous, and he can also be very dangerous. Bandido can just ask his family. The fans boo, but Jericho says Bandido’s terrified sister, his disgraced brother, and his weeping mother…! And Jericho is sorry he made Bandido’s mother cry, he really is.
But he had to teach Bandido a lesson! That’s what happens when you try and take the ROH World Championship from Chris Jericho! You understand him? Do you?! The fans boo, but Jericho says if Bandido wants the mask back, he can’t have it. Because Jericho wants Bandido to remember the humiliation that he felt when Jericho took this mask right off his brother. And the only thing worse than taking a luchador’s mask… is putting that mask on! Jericho goes to put Gravity’s mask on! The fans boo as Jericho wears it as his own! His big head doesn’t even fit in it! The fans chant “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!” but Jericho tells them to shut up!
Jericho, muffled as his voice is now, tells Bandido that Bandido should just stand there and cry like his mother! Bandido DECKS Jericho instead! But now Bill runs up! Bandido dodges, BOOTS Keith, then dodges again! Bandido goes up, up, but into Bill’s big hand! SKYSCRAPER- NO, Bandido slips free, then dodges Keith! Bandido SNATCHES the mask off Jericho, and gets away clean! The fans fire up as Bandido gets his moral victory! But will he and Jericho go one more round for THE victory?
Megan Bayne speaks.
“I’ve watched others fight for what they believe is theirs: Titles, fame, glory. But none of them possess true power. They worship at the feet of champions, but even those champions don’t understand what it is to be chosen by the heavens. I have arrived here as the embodiment of fate. And when they bow before me, when they worship at my feet, they’ll finally know that the All Elite Goddess has arrived. I am The Megasus, and this is my kingdom now.”
Toni Storm speaks.
“Who died and made you God? Who came down from the mountains and bestowed your power upon my people? Megan Bayne, have you heard the mythology of the one they call Timeless? Hercules doesn’t have my thighs, I have an Oedipal Complex with myself, I can summon the Kraken from my ass, and Pegasus ain’t got s*it on me! I saw my reflection, and my reflection saw me, and we made love until the sun came up. And at Dynasty, I will cut off the head of the mighty Megasus, and I will hold it aloft for the whole world to see, and I will say… ‘By GAWD I’m good.'” Luther applauds in the background, will Toni Storm slay this female titan?
Harley Cameron VS Aminah Belmont!
Though she was rather coy about her- er, Harley-gram’s budding romance with The Beast Mortos, the wild Aussie is getting back in action. Will the Phoenix Princess #FEELTHEWRATH on Slam Dunk Sunday?
The bell rings and the fans rally for Harley. Harley and Aminah tie up, Harley headlocks, but Aminah powers up and out. Aminah drops down, Harley rolls over then bypasses Aminah to LARIAT! The fans cheer, Harley runs and KNEES Aminah low. Then a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! The fans fire up again and Harley stands Aminah up. Aminah throat chops, then straitjackets for the NECKBREAKER! Harley flounders to a corner, Aminah mocks the fans, then she runs in, but into an ELBOW! Harley runs up, ducks the lariat and ENZIGIRIS! The fans fire up for Harley, she ducks Aminah’s roundhouse to pump handle!
Harley lifts for the PUMP HANDLE SAIDO! The fans fire up with Harley, “FEEL THE WRATH!” And then she dragon sleepers, for HER FINISHING MOVE! Cover, Harley wins!
Winner: Harley Cameron, by pinfall
Aminah certainly did #FEELTHEWRATH, and Harley goes right to commentary for our main event! Will Harley have a good time watching Komander & Hologram officially debut as a team? Or will Dralistico y Mortos make everything tranquilo?
Backstage interview with Don Callis.
Lexy is with cruddy Callis and brings up all that is going on within the Family. We have not seen Kyle Fletcher since the brutal cage match at Revolution, and- Callis stops Lexy there. He says we all know what she’s up to here. She is passive aggressively getting Callis all worked up about the cage match, but here’s the thing. When you have Kyle Fletcher, just 26 years old, and already the future of pro-wrestling, “you have the luxury of putting nights like Revolution in the rearview mirror. What I’ve got planned for Kyle Fletcher, what we’ve got planned, is gonna dwarf anything that your little brain could possibly fathom!”
But one thing she said is right: Everyone wants to see Kyle! So tonight is a little treat. Ladies and gentlemen… The Protostar, the future of wrestling, and the New God of Pro-Wrestling, Kyle BAH GAWD Fletcher! Yes, Kyle indeed steps into frame, and he says there has been a lot of talk and rumors that he was in some hospital bed, licking his wounds, but he is here to set the story straight. Yes, the cage match, the entire rivalry with Ospreay, has changed Kyle. But one thing that has not changed is the fact that he is destined to be the greatest of all time!
So he will be at Dynamite this Wednesday, and he’ll make it very apparent what is next for The Family, and for The Protostar, Kyle Fletcher. Say his full name, baby! Callis and Kyle hug it out, are maybe feeling a little too good, but just what is next for the DCF in AEW?
BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
Tony Khan has decided what’s next for Kyle: Brody King! Will the King of Death prove the Hounds of Hell are not done yet? Or will The Protostar use him as a stepping stone to the top? Then, it is some big meaty men slapping meat as “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs takes on Mark Davis. Will Hobbs finally get past the Don Callis Family with this? Plus, after Megan Bayne and Toni Storm each said their piece tonight, we’re getting a tag team match! Megan again teams with Penelope Ford against the reunited #ThunderStorm! Can La Mera Mera get her own revenge while helping Timeless Toni tune up for Dynasty?
And Kenny Omega not only returns, he is back in action against Blake Christian! Will the Best Bout Machine use the Vanilla Babyface as an appetizer for that big International Championship Triple Threat at Dynasty? And last but not least, after Dax Harwood left Cope hanging last week, Tony Schiavone will interview #RatedFTR to get to the bottom of this divide. All this when AEW arrives in St. Paul, Minnesota!
Los Titanes del Aire VS La Faccion Ingobernable!
This one has been a long time coming. Hologram was put on the shelf because of Dralistico, Mortos y Rush, but he was able to reboot, rebuild and refresh in time to help Komander fight back. Can the Titans of the Air fly high over LFI? Or will Dralistico y Mortos stampede over them like rampaging bulls?
The teams sort out, the ref has to keep them back, and then Dralistico starts against Hologram. Harley claims to have no idea who “Harley-gram” really is, but whoever she is, she has a fantastic chest. Wait, Mortos CLOBBERS Komander! The fans boo, but Hologram dodges, and Mortos CLOBBERS Darlistico! Hologram fires hands, Mortos headlocks, but Hologram goes up the ropes! Hologram then flips free, SOBATS, and whips. Hologram ducks under then hurdles over Mortos. Mortos leaps over, runs back up, ARABIAN PRESS and a roll! The fans fire up, Hologram dodges Mortos to then tilt-o-whirl and DEJA VU-
NO, Mortos stops the ride to chicken wing Hologram! But Hologram victory rolls through, TWO! Mortos has it, TWO! Both men stand, Hologram rolls Mortos but Mortos powers through to a cover, ONE! They both stand, Mortos HEADBUTTS Hologram down! The fans fire up, then Mortos runs to sunset flip! Hologram rolls through, Komander tags in, and Komander springboards to SPLASH! Komander bounces off the cover, comes back and tilt-o-whirl RANAAS! Mortos flounders away, Dralistico tags in. Mortos BOOTS Komander, Dralistico springboards but Komander dodges. Komander shoves, then he pops Dralistico up, but Dralistico DROPKICKS!
Dralistico runs back in, ducks ‘n ‘dodges to SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up and Harley says this is “Luchamazing!” Dralistico fires up, runs up, but Komander blocks! Komander kicks Dralistico again and again, then goes up the corner! DOUBLE BOUNCE ARABIAN PRESS ARM-DRAG! The fans fire up as Komander then KICKS, SOBATS, and winds up. Komander runs to jump, spin, and wheelbarrow for the arm-drag! Komander fires up, the fans fire up, but Harley says she has to go now? Harley needs to call her friend. Harley says she forgot, but she’s gotta go, she’ll be back. Harley hops off commentary, who is she going to call?
Komander puts Dralistico on the apron but Dralistico mule kicks Hologram! Dralistico dodges Komander’s tiger feint kick, and Komander ends up on the apron. Mortos runs up, but Komander GAMANGIRIS! Dralistico is there to FLYING RANA Komander to the floor! Mortos TOPE TORNILLOS! Down goes Hologram and the fans fire up! Fans lose their minds, Harley scampers off, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Mortos drags Hologram up, SMACKS him back down, and Dralistico sends Komander into railing! Then Dralistico drags Komander up, RAILING BACKBREAKER! Dralistico shoves Komander back into the ring, then sits him up to go after the mask! The ref reprimands, Dralistico stops, and Dralistico argues with the ref. Dralistico then drags Komander up, brings him around, and whips him to ropes. Dralistico ELBOWS Komander down, tags in Mortos, and Mortos fires up. Mortos NECK TWISTS Komander! Cover, TWO! Komander stays in this, but Mortos clamps onto him again. Mortos YANKS Komander up with his mask to then SLAM him down!
Mortos stands Komander back up to SMACK him down! Komander goes to ropes, Mortos storms up, and Mortos wrenches Komander to tag in Dralistico. Komander tires to fight back but LFI still mugs him. Dralistico CHOPS Komander, then says uno mas! But then Dralistico DECKS Komander! Komander rises up, and Darlistico KICKS the leg out! Dralistico dusts himself off, puts up the ingobernable fist, then looms over Komander. Abrahantes coaches Komander, but Dralistico has him in a modified Half Crab! Komander endures, Dralistico lets go, and the fans rally up. Dralistico stands Komander up, whips him to the corner, then runs up to SPLASH!
Dralistico sits Komander down, goes side to side, and SUPERKICKS! Dralistico taunts Hologram, then soaks up the heat. But wait! “Harley-gram” is here! And suspiciously wearing gear just like Harley’s. Dralistico TOSSES Hologram in just for fun, then stands him up to CHOP! Dralistico runs at Komander in the other corner, but Komander breaks free! Slam Dunk Sunday returns to single picture as Dralistico hits buckles! Hologram runs in and LARIATS! Komander SUPERKICKS! Komander feeds Dralistico to Hologram’s SPANISH FLY! Hologram then helps Komander go up, up, and PHOENIX SPLASH! Cover, Mortos breaks it!
The fans rally, Dralistico and Komander crawl. “This is Awesome!” as we get hot tags to Mortos and Hologram! Hologram dodges Mortos, SOBATS, and KICKS! And HEEL KICKS! Mortos wobbles, Hologram goes up the ropes to QUEBRADA, but into Mortos’ Alabama Lift! Hologram powers through to DESTROYER!! Mortos staggers around, flops out of the ring, and Hologram builds speed! Hologram DIVES, direct hit on Mortos and they go all the way to the ramp! The fans are thunderous and Hologram hurries to get Mortos in the ring. Fans hope these teams “FIGHT FOREVER!” but Komander goes up, CIELITO LINDO!
Hologram is back in, he hooks Mortos up and rolls, GHOST PIN! Dralistico barrels in and breaks it! The fans rally, Harley-gram joins in with Abrahantes, and we get hot tags to Komander and Dralistico! Komander goes up, Dralistico ROCKS him first! Dralistico climbs up after Komander, fires shots, but Komander fires back! They go back and forth, even with CHOPS! Dralistico fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT, then brings Komander up! SUPER- NO, Komander slips free and ENZIGIRIS! The fans fire up again as Komander roars! Komander runs and goes up, up, and SUPER POISON-RANAS!! The fans are thunderous again, but Mortos scoops Komander!
Mortos hits the BEAST BREAKER!! Then he runs to FLYING ELBOW! Hologram runs in and goes up, then up to POISON-RANA! But Dralistico FLYING CRUCIFIX DRIVERS!! Komander is back to fire hands with Dralistico, and we get DOUBLE ROUNDHOUSES!! Both men fall, but Komander falls onto Dralistico! Cover, TWO!! Dralistico survives and Omaha is electric! Abrahantes & Harley-gram get that energy building, and Komander has Dralistico. The fans cheer on “A E DUB!” as the forearms fly! Dralistico CHOPS, but Komander CHOPS! The CHOPS go back and forth, but Dralistico SOBATS!
Dralistico CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS, then he runs, but Komander follows! Dralistico dodges, springboards, and FLYING DESTROYERS!!! Komander staggers then falls, Dralistico hurries to cover, HOLOGRAM BREAKS IT! The fans are thunderous again as Dralistico runs to SCREW HIGH KICK! Dralistico whips, Hologram reverses, but Dralistico slides out! And he grabs Abrahantes as a hostage! Hologram still DIVES! Direct hit on Dralistico, and a scary landing for Hologram! Mortos storms over to TOSS Abrahantes away! But then he locks eyes with Harley-gram. Harley-gram pets Mortos’ mane, but Dralistico tells Mortos to focus!
Komander runs the tightrope! SALUTE MOONSAULT!! Direct hit on LFI and Omaha is thunderous again! Komander puts Dralistico in, Hologram is back up! Torture rack for the PORTAL BOMB!! And then CIELITO LINDO!! Cover, TITANES WIN!!
Winners: Los Titanes del Aire, by pinfall
A powerful first match as a true duo, and LFI is in retreat! Will Komander & Hologram start to take over AEW? Will “Harley-gram” be along for the ride?
My Thoughts:
A great second part to Slam Dunk Weekend, and again I like just one hour Collision. As they did last night, the title match opened, and it was great stuff. But of course Death Riders retained, a random special episode was not where they’d lose the titles. Plus, The Cru went after Top Flight to restart their rivalry. Very good promo from Okada to talk down to the Hounds, and very good promo from Kyle & Callis to talk themselves up. Kyle VS Brody will be great stuff, but I feel like Okada and Brody can circle back around to a rematch for Dynasty. It’s mostly that Brody won’t take kindly to Okada calling him and Buddy “b*tches” again.
Great match from Bandido VS Johnny, and a very good promo segment with The Learning Tree. Bandido getting the mask back was good stuff, and I bet we’ll get one more ROH World Championship match between Bandido and Jericho. I would hope this time Bandido wins and we can start moving towards a Learning Tree fallout with Bill turning on Jericho. Supercard of Honor isn’t until May, maybe we can build up other names from within the ROH roster to start challenging for the top title. And very good promo from The Undisputed Kingdom to hype up both the eventual Garcia VS Cole 3 and FTR VS Kyle & Roddy 3 matches. Those might even be at Dynasty.
And of course we got story tie-ins of Harley with LFI. Harley got a good win over Aminah, and she of course played a part in Los Titanes winning over LFI. Rush needs to return to have a talk with Mortos, and of course this “Beauty & The Beast Mortos” story is going to keep on going until Harley-gram is exposed as Harley.
My Score: 8.8/10
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