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Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (8/2/23)
EPISODE 200!!
It’s Anything Goes for AEW Dynamite episode 200!
Namely, an Anything Goes Triple Threat between Jon Moxley, Trent Beretta and Penta El Zero Miedo! Will the Lucha Brothers add another Triple Threat win to last week’s tag match?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Chris Jericho & Konosuke Takeshita w/ Don Callis VS Sammy Guevara & Daniel Garcia; Jericho & Takeshita win.
- Anything Goes Triple Threat: Jon Moxley VS Trent Beretta VS Penta El Zero Miedo; Trent wins.
- Six Man Tag: The Elite VS Team Triple J w/ Sonjay Dutt; The Elite wins.
- ROH World Tag Team Championships: Aussie Open VS El Hijo Del Vikingo & Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes; Aussie Open wins and retains the titles.
- AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm w/ The Outcasts VS Hikaru Shida; Shida wins and becomes the new AEW Women’s World Champion.
PLAY BY PLAY
Chris Jericho & Konosuke Takeshita w/ Don Callis VS Sammy Guevara & Daniel Garcia!
The Ocho has been part of Dynamite since the beginning, but there might be a new beginning in the works! Will Jericho leave his appreciation society behind to join Callis’ “family?” Or will the Spanish God & Dragonslayer win this match to win Jericho back?
The teams sort out and fans fire up as Jericho and Sammy, who have also been connected since the beginning, start us off! They circle, tie up, and Jericho headlocks. Sammy powers up and out, but Jericho runs him over! But then Sammy kips up! Jericho shoves Sammy but Sammy CHOPS back! Jericho CHOPS, Sammy CHOPS, and fan’s WOO~!” with every shot! Sammy whips, hurdles, then flips over Jericho to DROPKICK him down! Fans fire up as Sammy kips up, but Jericho CHOPS! The CHOPS fly back and forth again, and Jericho gets the edge! Jericho whips, Sammy reverses then redirects to JUMP KNEE!
Fans fire up and Sammy brings Jericho over, bump off buckles and a tag to Garcia. Fans fire up as Sammy & Danny double whip to run Jericho over! Then they strike their pose, copying what Sammy and Jericho used to do! Jericho rushes in, Danny gets around to CHOP! Jericho CHOPS! The CHOPS go back and forth again but Jericho still gets the edge! So Garcia does his dance! Jericho CHOPS, Garcia still dances! Garcia then blocks a chop to WRING the arm out, and he does his dance all over Jericho! Fans fire up as Garcia stares down Takeshita. Then Garcia goes back to Jericho but Jericho flips him off.
Jericho tags Takeshita and fans boo. Takeshita mocks Garcia’s dance but Garcia shoves him, and does it right! Takeshita swings, Garcia gets around, but Takeshita elbows free. Takeshita whips but Garcia reverses, only for Takeshita to duck ‘n’ dodges and TAKESHITA LINE! Fans fire up as Garcia swings, but Takeshita dodges to DECK Garcia! Cocky cover with a little of Garcia’s dance, TWO! Takeshita drags Garcia up, tags in Jericho, and fans chant “YOU CAN’T DANCE!” Jericho & Takeshita mug Garcia, then Jericho hits a BIG back suplex! Cocky cover with the flex, TWO! Fans are torn but Jericho soaks it all up.
Takeshita gets a cheap shot on Garcia, Garcia hits back, but Jericho CLOBBERS Garcia! Jericho suplexes, and he holds Garcia up! Garcia tries to fight free but Jericho hits the SLAM first! Jericho blows a kiss to the camera then goes to Garcia. Jericho slaps Garcia around, brings him up, and ROCKS him with a forearm! Jericho SLOAPS Garcia around, but Garcia fires haymakers! Garcia ROCKS Jericho and fans fire up. Garcia runs but Callis trips him up! Fans boo, but Jericho BOOTS Garcia down! Sammy storms up to Callis but Takeshita stands in the way, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Jericho paces around Garcia, drags him up, and hangs him out to dry! Garcia flops off the ropes and Jericho storms over to bring him back up. Jericho CHOPS Garcia to the corner, and CHOPS Garcia in the corner. Jericho flips off fans, then whips corner to corner, but Garcia BOOTS him down! Garcia flounders his way towards his corner, but so does Jericho. Hot tag to Takeshita and he ELBOW DROPS Garcia on the back! And then he BOOTS Sammy off the apron! Takeshita drags Garcia to a drop zone, goes up the corner, and he soaks up the heat as he SUPER SENTONS! Takeshita smirks while he looms over Garcia.
Takeshita stands Garcia up to Cobra Twist! And he links up with Jericho! Sammy protests but the ref just misses it. Takeshita keeps on the twist and links up with Jericho again! The ref gets closer that time but still misses it, and Takeshita brings Garcia up for a BACKBREAKER! Tag to Jericho and he paces around. Jericho kicks Garcia, eggs the fans on, then soaks it all up as Dynamite returns to single picture. Jericho drags Garcia up, and CHOPS him back down! Jericho grins, stands Garcia up again, and CHOPS him! Garcia flops against ropes, Jericho brings Garcia up but Garcia CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! And even BITES Jericho’s face!
Garcia runs, but Jericho CLOBBERS him! LIONSAULT but onto knees! Fans fire up as Garcia and Jericho are down again! Hot tags to Takeshita and Sammy! Fans fire up as Sammy CROSSBODIES Takeshita down! Jericho runs in but Sammy TOSSES him out! Sammy clotheslines Takeshita up and out! Sammy fires up, then DIVES onto Jericho! Fans fire up and Sammy then FLIES onto Takeshita on the other side! Sammy puts Takeshita in, goes up the corner, Latino Heat before the FROG SPLASH! Cover, Jericho breaks it in time! Sammy stares Jericho down and fans fire up as they start shoving! Garcia then TACKLES Jericho!
But Takeshita gets Sammy for a BLUE THUNDER BOMB! And then Takeshita has the legs! WALLS OF TAKESHITA!! But Sammy powers out! Jericho tags in, but he runs into a SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up and Sammy swings, but Jericho tackles! Fans fire up as Sammy fights the Walls of Jericho and cradles! TWO, and DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down! Fans are thunderous and both men crawl, hot tag to Garcia! But Jericho hits a CODE BREAKER!! Cover, TWO!!! Garcia survives and shocks Jericho! Fans rally up behind “GARCIA! GARCIA!” but Jericho CHOPS him!
Jericho whips, but Garcia comes back with a SHOTGUN BOOT! Cover, Takeshita breaks it! Sammy returns and he SUPERKICKS Takeshita outta the ring! Fans fire up as Sammy goes up the corner! He’s muy loco! SUPER SHOOTING STAR PRESS onto Takeshita at the ramp!! Fans are thunderous, Garcia runs in but into a BOOT! Jericho spins, but Garcia blocks the Judas Effect! Roll-up, TWO!! Jericho escapes, but Garcia trips him! Garcia steps through, Sammy keeps Takeshita out! DRAGONTAMER!! But Callis has Floyd the Baseball Bat!! The ref is busy with Sammy and Takeshita, and Callis CRACKS Garcia!!
Jericho is stunned but Callis did just save him. Fans boo, but what is Jericho going to do about this? Is this not how Jericho wants to beat his proteges? Jericho still covers, the Don Callis Family wins!
Winners: Chris Jericho & Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall
Jericho looks down at Garcia, the conflict clear on his face. Garcia and Sammy are upset but Takeshita and Callis are all smiles. Is Jericho selling his soul all to stay friends with Don Callis?
Tony Khan speaks.
He thanks all of us watching Dynamite on TBS and around the world. They’re celebrating 200 episodes of Dynamite, and a huge milestone on the way to the biggest pro-wrestling show of all time, AEW All In at Wembley Stadium! Thank you to all the fans who made this possible, and thank you to the wrestlers and staff. Tony then cues up a highlight reel of Dynamite’s four year history. “It’s Wednesday night, and you know what that means!”
Backstage interview with Chris Jericho.
Renee Paquette hurries after The Ocho to ask him a reaction to what just happened. But Matthew Menard storms up to say that is NOT how this is going to end. “Next week, Jericho Appreciation Society mandatory meeting. You’re going to be there. Got it?” Daddy Magic leaves, and Jericho has no words. What is to happen to the JAS now?
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
He welcomes out the FTW Champion, Jack Perry. Fans boo as Hollywood Jack Perry walks out, dressed all in black leather as he taunts Taz with the belt. Jack goes to the ring, taunts the fans with the belt, and then Schiavone says this is to be the face to face. Jack snatches the mic to cut Schiavone off, and fans boo more. Jack says he gave Jerry a week to get ready, so he should get out here to take the ass kicking like a man! The music hits, and Jerry makes his way out. Jerry has the music cut, though, and he has a mic to speak from the stage.
“First of all, Jungle, you don’t run the show around here. And as much as I’d love to come to that ring and make an example out of you, I won’t, because that would be a form of child abuse. Second of all, I don’t run the show around here. And with all the plates and screws in my neck, there’s not a doctor alive who would clear me to get back in that ring. But… I just so happened to call a good friend of mine… Who just so happened to wrestle in ECW… Who just so happens to still wrestle today. So what do you say, Jungle?” Fans are fired up, they’re already guessing who it is. And YES! IT IS ROB! VAN! DAM!!!
Fans are thunderous as the One of a Kind ECW original makes his way out! Jack is stunned, and maybe even a little scared. RVD goes to the ring, fans chanting for him, and Jack tells them all to shut up! RVD gets in the ring, stares Jack right down, and Jack says if he wants the title, it’s right here. RVD steps closer, and so Jack bails out! Jack didn’t want a fight as much as he made it sound, but is there no running from R V D?
WAIT, Jack comes running back in, with a chair!! He swings, misses, and then narrowly ducks the jump kick! Jack bails out again, and RVD snatches that chair! Jack goes into the front row to keep RVD from pursuing, and even uses a kid as a shield! Will RVD bring the spirit of ECW with him to take down Jack Perry and take back the FTW Championship?
AEW hears from Hikaru Shida and Toni Storm.
The Shining Samurai reviews that it was May, 2020 at Double or Nothing that she became AEW Women’s World Champion. And that was the first PPV without fans. She never felt she was unlucky, though, because those hard times made Hikaru Shida. She just wanted to share her moment with the fans. So Toni Storm, you cannot stop Shida! You cannot stop her dream from coming true! She will be champion again!
But The Lightning From Down Under tells “Shida-san” that she applauds the work Shida put in during Pandemic Era. But Shida, you were the best AEW had during that time. Now, they have The Outcasts, and specifically Toni, “the greatest AEW Women’s World Champion to ever live. And tonight, I will still be walking out as the AEW Women’s World Champion.” Will Shida be able to end #ToniTime? Or will the Storm continue on?
Anything Goes Triple Threat: Jon Moxley VS Trent Beretta VS Penta El Zero Miedo w/ Alex Abrahantes!
No count outs, no disqualifications, and no telling what could happen between these three! It even looks like some tables have been set up ringside. Will the Maniac rip apart one of the Best Friends and one of the Lucha Brothers in one match? Or will it be the other way around as Trent and Penta get to go to the extreme?
But as soon as Moxley’s ringside from his crowd-side entrance, Trent DIVES onto him! Fans fire up, and then Penta FLIES onto Trent! Fans fire up more as Penta SLINGBLADES Moxley! But Trent SPEARS Penta! Moxley LARIATS Trent! Moxley takes off his shirt, and he CHOKES Trent! Moxley puts Trent in the ring, CHOPS him, then ROCKS him, repeat! Penta gets in with some goodies, and Moxley BITES Trent! Moxley runs but into a TRASH CAN SHOT! Trent dodges the can, kicks low, and puts Penta in a corner. Trent reels Penta in, but Penta powers out of the tornado DDT! HEADSHOT with the trash can lid!
Penta swaggers and fans fire up for “CERO! MIEDO!” Penta runs, but Moxley hits a CUTTER! Moxley storms around, he goes outside and he looks under the ring. Moxley finds a BARBED WIRE 2-by-4!? Did he borrow that from the Righteous and their Fight Without Honor? Moxley aims, Penta dodges to SUPERKICK! And now Penta has the wood! Moxley dodges, he kicks low, and CHOPS! Moxley whips but Penta goes up and over to BACKSTABBER! Penta hurries to get Moxley up, “CERO! MIEDO!” Trent TRASH CAN LID KNEES! Moxley has the wood! He CRACKS Trent in the stomach, then CRACKS him on the back!
Moxley DIGS the barbed wire into Trent’s face! The fans tell Moxley he’s sick but he already knows that. Moxley hauls Trent up, PILEDRIVER on the barbed wire wood! Moxley gets up, checks his own back, but then runs, only for Trent to get around SAIDO onto the barbed wire wood! Moxley writhes his way to a corner, fans fire up, and Trent staggers up. Penta drags Trent out to CHOP! Trent sputters, his forehead and back of his head starting to bleed from the wire scraping it. Alex helps Penta bring tables together at the ramp side, and position them just right. Penta then SMACKS Trent off the steel steps!
Trent falls back onto the tables and Penta goes up the corner! Fans are thunderous but Moxley hurries over! Moxley CLUBS Penta, then climbs up with the wood! Moxley DIGS the wires into Penta’s face! Penta falls to the floor but Trent goes up after Moxley! Trent ROCKS and CHOPS Moxley, then climbs up to go after him! SUPERPLEX through the tables!! Fans lose their minds as Dynamite goes picture in picture!
Moxley and Trent stir in the wreckage, and refs hurry over to check them. They’re somehow okay to continue, and Penta staggers up to his feet. Penta and Alex fetch another table! They get this one in the ring, and then yet another! Moxley hurries in, but he can barely sit up! Penta KICKS him in the back! Trent returns as Penta is setting up a table and he BOOTS Penta down! Then SMACKS him with the trash can! Trent takes care of setting up the table, and he puts this one near a corner. Trent then storms over to Penta, ROCKS him with forearms, but Moxley kicks Trent, and HOTSHOTS him off the ropes!
Moxley puts a SLEEPER on Penta! Penta kicks and flails, but Moxley sits him down! Moxley squeezes tight, then throws down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Moxley goes to the second table, he sets this one up right in a corner. Trent CHUCKS the trash can at him! Trent and Moxley fire forearms back and forth, and then DOUBLE FOREARM! Both men stagger and fall over! The fans fire up as all three men are down! Trent sputters through his growing crimson mask, Moxley huffs and puffs, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Fans rally for “CERO! MIEDO!” but Moxley fires forearms on Penta and Trent!
Trent CHOPS Moxley! Moxley ROCKS Trent! Penta CHOPS Moxley, and Trent CHOPS Moxley! Moxley fires forearms in return, then powers up, but he runs into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Moxley flops down, Penta SUPERKICKS Trent! Penta puts Trent on the one table, and fans fire up as Penta goes to the corner! Penta climbs up, but Trent gets up to ROCK Penta! Trent climbs up, but Penta fights the superplex! Penta fires body shots, CLUBS Trent, then adjusts, to SUPER DESTROYER through the table!!! Fans are thunderous all over again and then Moxley gets Penta! Penta stops the whip, but Moxley SPEARS Penta through the other table!!!
Fans are thunderous as we’ve seen four tables be destroyed in this match! Moxley gets out of the wreckage, “This is Awesome!” as everyone is still down! Moxley goes out, and he brings a BLACK BAG! This is never good… IT’S THUMBTACKS!! Fans are losing their minds again as Moxley strips Penta of his shirt! And then underhooks the arms! Penta fights, wrenches out, kicks low and reels Moxley in! “CERO! MIEDO!” But Moxley wrenches out! GOTCH PILEDRIVER to the tacks!!! Cover, TWO!!! Penta survives but Moxley hauls him up! X PLEX onto the tacks!! All over Penta’s back!!
But Trent runs in! Moxley hits a CUTTER to the tacks! Moxley hauls Trent up, but Trent Alabama Lifts! CRUNCHY onto the tacks!! Cover, Penta CHUCKS the trash can!! Fans are electric as all three men are down! Fans hope these three “FIGHT FOREVER!” but we still have so much of the 200th episode to go! All three men stand, and the brawling begins again! Penta hits Moxley, Moxley hits back, but then Trent hits Moxley, Moxley hits Trent, Penta KICKS Trent! Moxley ROCKS Trent but Penta CHOPS Mox! Mox CHOPS Trent, Trent ROCKS Mox and CHOPS Penta! Trent fires off, Penta CHOPS him!
Trent fires off shots again and again and again, and fans fire up with him! Trent runs, into a SUPERKICK! Moxley LARIATS Trent onto tacks! Penta and Moxley start brawling now, forearm for forearm! Fans are electric, Penta SOBATS! “CERO! MIEDO!” Penta springboards, into a kick! DEATHRIDER! Trent BUSAIKU KNEES Moxley, covers Penta, and WINS!!
Winner: Trent Beretta, by pinfall
That was madness, but it was #JustTrent that came out on top! And Moxley ain’t having it! He wraps a SLEEPER onto Trent!! Fans boo as Moxley is a sore loser, but here comes the rest of the Blackpool Combat Club! Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta storm around from the crowd side, but CHUCK AND CASSIDY INTERCEPT! Those four brawl in the crowd and fans fire up! Claudio sends Cassidy into a wall! Yuta shoves Chuck to railing, and Moxley drags him over! Moxley fires off on Chuck, Claudio TOSSES Cassidy over! The BCC regroups, but wait! Trent FLIES in from above, wiping them all out!!
Fans are thunderous as now Best Friends have the advantage! They put Claudio in the ring, and Chuck CHUCKS a chair into him! Claudio flops back out, Yuta goes to his side, but Moxley gets an ORANGE PUNCH!! Moxley staggers around and bails out, then Chuck gets a mic! “Hey! Well it looks like this didn’t accomplish a gaddamn thing! So how about Friday Night on Rampage, we go back to Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, and you effin’ meet us in the parking lot?!” Fans fire up, we’re getting the second ever Parking Lot Brawl in AEW history! Best Friends beat the Proud ‘n’ Powerful in that match, will they do the same to the BCC?
Backstage interview with Rob Van Dam.
Renee is with RVD and says no one was expecting him to be nose to nose with Jack Perry. What brought him here to Dynamite? Well, RVD heard Jack running his mouth. Does that guy know people are listening? “Dude, guess what? Next week, I want to challenge you for the FTW Championship!” And after RVD wins, here’s what he’s thinking. He has done this with many titles. He inflates the value of them to ridiculous levels, then just retires them. Yeah, look it up. But with the FTW Championship, it depends how much fun he has beating “Jungle Jerk.” All Jack has to worry about is that next week, 1v1, it’s Jack VS Rob Van Dam. Will RVD be a One of a Kind FTW Champion?
MJF is here!
Fans fire up as the AEW World Champion makes his way to the ring! MJF seems uncharacteristically nervous, but he is still excited about this being episode 200. MJF gets a mic, has them cut his music, and fans continue to cheer for him. MJF has a big smile on his face hearing that, and he says they have some Devil Worshippers in the house tonight. But MJF is a little emotional so if they don’t mind, bear with him as he has a real heart to heart with everyone here in Tamp and with everyone watching at home.
MJF says that some may know, he has Attention Deficit Disorder. Fans cheer for “A D D! A D D!” Man, if only his teachers were like that. But with ADD comes a lot of other disorders linked to it, and one of those being Rejection Sensitive Disorder. Basically, his brain is wired differently, and it makes it so that he cannot regulate rejection-based emotions or behaviors. That makes life really difficult at times. And to be honest, life would’ve been hard even without RSD. There is still a lot about MJF’s past the fans don’t know. MJF has been bullied, abused, cheated on, lied to, battered, beaten up.
And frankly, a lot of it he has blocked out. But there is one thing he remembers to this day. That is the day those kids walked up, hands full of quarters, and they threw the coins at him as hard as they could and told him, “Pick it up, Jew Boy, pick it up.” To this day, MJF wakes up in a cold sweat, and he feels… He feels the sensation of the coins hitting him. He can hear that laughter. And he remembers telling himself that day, fully believing that everyone on this Earth is an evil scumbag, so if he wanted to survive, if he wanted to protect himself, he had to stab others in the back before they could do that to him.
But MJF is starting to realize that that is no way to live. “Because, Tampa, while I was protecting myself, I ended up becoming one of them. I ended up becoming a scumbag myself.” MJF says it’s true. And to be honest, being a scumbag is easy. Making people hate him is easy. Getting people to boo him is easy. What’s hard is being vulnerable and open. That’s hard. Fans cheer that! MJF knew that with his disorders, he knew that if he opened up as Max and fans still booed him, it would bring him right back to being that “five foot nothing, ADD riddled Jew Boy who had quarters thrown at him.
“But y’know what?! I’M NOT SCARED ANYMORE!” Fans cheer that! MJF says that he is not scared, and that is because of each and every single one of the fans! The fans cheer that, too! MJF says the people taught him that you do care about Max. Fans chant “MAX! MAX! MAX!” and MJF smiles. MJF says the people taught him that they have sympathy for the Devil! And y’know what? MJF won’t change overnight. For crying out loud, he’s still a scumbag! But dammit, he is ready to be THEIR scumbag! Fans cheer that even more! MJF holds the mic up so they can be heard, and fans chant loving, “HE’S OUR SCUMBAG!” Your what? “HE’S OUR SCUMBAG!”
MJF grins and says there is one person in particular who taught MJF to think like this. A person who taught MJF that living with hate in your heart ain’t no way to live at all. This person taught MJF he can trust, he can be vulnerable, and yes, even Max Friedman “The Devil” deserves a friend. Ladies and gentlemen, give a round of applause for a man MJF genuinely feels is one of the best wrestlers in the world, and one of the best people in the world, his BEST FRIEND, ADAM COLE BAYBAY!! C’mon out here, Adam! We all wait, but where is Cole? There he is! Cole walks out with no music and goes right to the ring.
Cole gets a mic, fans cheer him on, and Cole joins MJF in the ring. Cole says, “Max, you continue to impress me every day, man.” MJF says, “I am pretty impressive, aren’t I, Tampa?” Tampa cheers that! Cole says seriously, it isn’t just because MJF is, at such a young age, one of the best in the world, but because of the man he is becoming. Cole does appreciate MJF coming out to share his story, having the guts to explain what he’s gone through. And Cole wants MJF to know MJF is not alone.
For years, Cole was a jerk, not only because it’s what he thought he had to do to succeed, but also because he was afraid and didn’t understand what being a man really was. And MJF, you are becoming the man you are meant to be. “Max, these people, they love you! They adore you! They want to cheer for you! And that’s not just because you are one of the best damn pro-wrestlers on the planet. That’s because they know deep down in your heart and deep down in your soul, there is a good guy in there.” Fans cheer again, and Cole says he wants to make it clear. Not only is Cole incredibly proud of MJF, but they are incredibly proud of MJF.
MJF says as much as he thoroughly enjoying this “verbal fellatio,” and again, still a scumbag… But MJF especially loves Cole is wearing their new shirt, Double Clothesline, get yours today. But that’s not why MJF called Cole out here. No, he wanted Cole here because MJF made him a promise. That after their tag match with FTR, win lose or draw, MJF would give Cole a shot at Triple B, the AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP! And he has been thinking long and hard on it, and MJF has come to the conclusion that… Cole doesn’t deserve it. Fans are stunned and Cole is confused.
But wait, MJF gets the contract from Justin Roberts and says Cole doesn’t deserve just any match. Cole deserves THE match! In front of the most historic crowd in the history of pro-wrestling! On the most historic night in the history of this sport! In the main event of that night, MJF VS COLE, WEMBLEY, ALL IN!! Fans are all fired up to hear that! MJF says there is no one he would want to make history with more than Cole, so please, sign the contract. MJF gets a “SIGN IT! SIGN IT!” chant going, and Cole takes the pen. Cole finds his spot in the contract, and he writes his name down! Cole then tells Max that he loves him. MJF says he loves Cole. And they hug!
Fans fire up as these two are ready to go All In! MJF says to be honest, he’s gonna win. Cole says okay, sure. They fist bump, and we have our main event for All In London, August 27th! They’re both Better Than You Baybay, but who will be THE best in AEW today?
Whoa, Roderick Strong is throwing a fit backstage! Roddy still thinks Cole is falling for the long con, but then in walks The Kingdom. Matt Taven & Mike Bennett smirk, and Taven says Adam Cole always forgets his real friends. Taven pats Roddy on the shoulder, is everything Cole has done going to come back to haunt him?
Six Man Tag: The Elite w/ Brandon Cutler VS Team Triple J w/ Sonjay Dutt & Karen Jarrett!
Well, we all know if not for Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks, All Elite Wrestling would not have existed at all! And in case you missed the news, they are STAYING All Elite! Will they start down the road back to the top? Or will Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett & Satnam Singh get their biggest win yet since joining AEW?
The trios sort out and The Cleaner starts against the Last Outlaw. Fans fire up, the two talk some trash, and then they circle. They tie up, Jarrett gets around to a headlock, spin, hammerlock and headlock. Omega powers up and out, but Jarrett runs him over! Things speed up, Jarrett turns hip toss into hip toss! Then he scoops and SLAMS Omega! Jarrett struts but the fans boo. Omega storms up to CHOP! Jarrett pokes Omega int he eyes! Tag to Lethal, but Omega hits an arm-drag! Omega wrenches Lethal, brings him over, and tags in Matt Jackson. Matt goes up to drop AX HANDLES on Lethal’s arm!
Matt tags brother Nick and Nick goes up to DOUBLE STOMP Lethal’s arm! Fans fire up as Nick tags Matt back in, they double whip and double kick, to then ALLEY-OOP RANA! Lethal goes to a corner, Jarrett runs in but into DOUBLE DROPKICKS! Lethal scrambles, Matt dares him to tag in the big man! So Lethal tags in Satnam! Fans fire up as Matt steps to the One in a Billion, but then realizes this was a mistake. Matt looks to his corner but Nick and Omega both step down. Satnam then TOSSES Matt to an open corner! Matt dodges the chop and he tags Nick in! Nick says okay, he and Matt DROPKICK Satnam around!
Satnam stays up, runs in, but the Bucks dodge his double clothesline! Satnam rebounds, and he breaks through their double clothesline to DOUBLE CROSSBODY! Lethal BLASTS Omega down, Jarrett joins in, and they mock the Elite’s pose! Karen is the only one cheering. Triple J knocks Omega and Matt back down as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Satnam trophy lifts Nick up, and then SLAMS him down! Satnam looms over Nick, steps on him, and then drags him up. Tag to Jarrett, and Jarrett bumps Nick off buckles. Jarrett whips corner to corner hard and Nick bounces off buckles! Jarrett drags Nick to ropes to CHOKE him! The ref counts, Jarrett lets off at 4, maybe even 4.5. But then Karen CHOKES Nick! Jarrett runs to STRADDLE ATTACK! Jarrett struts while Nick flops over. The ref keeps Omega & Matt back and Jarrett tags in Lethal. They whip Nick, kick low and SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Lethal throws down fists, then drags Nick up.
Lethal headlocks but Nick throws body shots! Nick runs, but Lethal hip tosses, cartwheels and basement dropkicks! And then Lethal mocks Nick doing Macho Man. Lethal drags Nick up to bump him off buckles, and stomps a mudhole into him! The ref counts, Lethal lets off with a haymakers! But Nick throws those back! So Lethal RAMS Nick into the corner, scoops and hits a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Nick is still in this but Lethal drags him up and over. Lethal wrenches and CLUBS the arm, then CLUBS it again! Tag to Jarrett, they double whip Nick but Nick sends Lethal away, and fights off Jarrett’s Russian Leg Sweep!
Dynamite returns to single picture, as Lethal YANKS Matt from the apron! Jarrett reels Nick in, back suplexes, but Nick lands on his feet to SUPERKICK! Both men are down, fans fire up, and both men crawl. Hot tags to Omega and Lethal! Omega rallies on Lethal and Jarrett, but Lethal dodges to kick low! Lethal whips, Omega reverses to fireman’s carry! “YOU! CAN’T! ESCAPE!” ROLLING SENTON, and then up the corner, but Satnam choke grips Omega! Matt & Nick drag Satnam down! Omega MOONSAULTS onto knees! Lethal fires hands n the Bucks but they kick back. The Bucks double whip, but Lethal dodges to handspring, but the Bucks get up and under him!
Lethal gets DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Jarrett! Satnam gets the Bucks, but they break free to kick the legs out! SUPERKICK, SUPERKICK and DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Omega lines up the shot, V-TRIGGER!! The Bucks then DOUBLE PLANCHA Lethal & Jarrett! Fans are thunderous but Karen distracts the ref! Omega Electric Chair Lifts Satnam!? But Sonjay runs in to CLUB Omega! Omega lets Satnam down, but he glares at Sonjay. Sonjay bails out, Lethal returns, and he hits a LETHAL COMBINATION! But Brandon Cutler SPRAYS Karen!! Sonjay YANKS Cutler down and BOPS him!
But wait, here comes the Hardy Boys! They still have beef with Triple J, so they mug Sonjay! Fans fire up as Matt DELETES DELETES DELETES and then Jeff hits the TWIST OF FATE! But Jarrett gets his guitar! Fans boo as Jarrett aims, but Omega dodges the Smash Hit! Hangman appears outta nowhere, and gives Jarrett a BUCKSHOT!! Fans are thunderous but now Lethal has the guitar! But the ref sees that! And Omega hits a V-TRIGGER!! Omega plays the guitar, throws it away, and he hauls Lethal up, for the ONE WINGED ANGEL!! Cover, The Elite wins!!
Winners: The Elite, by pinfall
The Cowboy helps out, as do the brothers Hardy! Omega gets a mic to say there is some important news for those who don’t go on the internet. Hangman, what’s on your mind? Tell ’em! Hangman gets the mic and asks if anyone has seen it. There was a big announcement that The Elite have RE-SIGNED with AEW! Fans fire up, and Hangman says that Dynamite 200, they are all so happy to be here. Here’s to the next 200! Omega says whether it be Dynamite, ROH, Rampage, hell, even Collision… The fans will see more of the Elite. But until, Omega bids us adieu. So on behalf of the Elite, good bye, MWAH! And good night, BANG!
The Elite is rolling in this next chapter of AEW, will they soon take over by taking back some titles?
The Mogul Embassy speaks.
Swerve Strickland knows the fans need an explanation as to why they did what they did last week to Darby Allin & Nick Wayne. AR Fox, the floor is yours. Fox tells Darby that without Fox, there IS no Darby. Then why didn’t Darby call Fox to say thanks when he got signed to AEW? Darby didn’t say a thing for five years until Fox saw him backstage. But Fox is here now, and he is going to take away everything that he gave Darby. Nana says they’ll get it back in blood. Swerve ain’t gonna lie to Fox and say they’re like family or whatever. But when you Mogul Embassy, they take care of their affiliates. Fox was even cast in Swerve’s new movie! Roll the footage!
Mogul Embassy presents Fox & Swerve going right up to the Wayne training school! Swerve never did stop and see the Buddy Wayne Academy, so here’s their surprise visit. They push the door open, and Swerve says, “What up, turds?” Nick asks what they’re doing here, but Swerve says he’s here to train. He’s never seen this in person, but it is what he expected it to be: a complete sh*t hole. Swerve laughs as he steps into the ring with Nick and his trainee. What does the Fox say? SKATEBOARD TO THE FACE! Fox runs in, Nick attacks him, but Swerve throws him off! Fox and Swerve mug all of the trainees!
Swerve tells Nick he’s sorry about this. Oh wait, no he’s not. Fox & Swerve corner Nick, he RAMS into them, but Fox facelocks! GLASS across the face!! It was the picture frame of Nick and his dad! Swerve shows it to camera. How poetic. Swerve will put this here, where Nick sat when he found out daddy wasn’t with him anymore. Nick, bleeding profusely from the forehead, reaches for his phone, but Fox drags him away! Swerve grabs Nick’s phone and knows who he was calling. They use Nick’s face to unlock the phone, but the blood messes it up. They threaten Nick to unlock the phone, and he does. And now, they call Darby.
Darby picks up, thinking it’s Nick. But it ain’t Nick! It’s FOX. W-What? Yeah, you heard him. And you will listen or something worse will happen. “See how simple it is to make a phone call? How come you couldn’t make one years ago to AR Fox when you got signed to AEW?” Darby tells them to leave Nick alone but Swerve tells him to shut up! They’re the ghosts of Darby’s past, and they will haunt you. This is just the beginning. The Mogul Embassy is forever. Fox breaks a window on his way out, and then Nana has to hurry after them. They’ve drawn blood, will Darby make the Mogul Embassy pay?
ROH World Tag Team Championships: Aussie Open VS El Hijo Del Vikingo & Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes!
Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis had a powerful return to tag team action when they took these titles at Death Before Dishonor in a Fatal 4 Way match! But now, they go 2v2 against two incredible luchadores. Will the Aussie Arrow & Dunkzilla rebuild their title belt collection from here on out? Or will they end up back at square one again?
Dynamite 200 returns as the AAA Mega Champion and the Commander make their entrance together. The introductions are made by Bobby Cruise, the ROH titles are raised, and we see who will be the best tag team after tonight.
The teams sort out, Fletcher starts against Vikingo. Fletcher mocks the horned helmet but Vikingo shoves him, then KCIKS him! Vikingo whips, Fletcher reverses, hurdles, but Vikingo leaps over! Fans fire up as things keep moving, and Vikingo wrenches to whip. Fletcher reverses, runs in but only gets buckles! Vikingo then springboards to CROSSBODY! Things keep moving, and Vikingo flipping RANAS! Fans fire up as Vikingo takes a bow, but Davis runs in! Vikingo SUPERKICKS Davis first, tags Komander, then ELBOWS Davis! Komander gets a boost from Vikingo to RANA Davis out!
Fans fire up with the luchadores and they wait on Aussie Open. Fletcher storms in, but he tags in Davis. Komander and Davis circle, and then Davis just BOOTS Komander down! Fletcher runs in to GAMANGIRI Vikingo! Aussie Open hauls Komander up, double whip and DOUBLE CHOP! Then PENALTY KICK to SENTON! Fans fire up and Davis tags Fletcher back in. They drag Komander up, put him in a corner, and then double whip corner to corner. Davis runs in, but into a BOOT! Fletcher runs in, but into a BOOT! Komander goes up, CROSSBODIES, but Davis catches him! AUSSIE DENTAL PLAN!
Davis then scoops Komander and Fletcher goes up, FLYING LAWN DART CUTTER! Fletcher drags Komander to a cover, TWO!! Komander survives that and fans fire up. Fletcher keeps his cool, and he drags Komander up to put him in the corner. Fletcher whips corner to corner, Komander dodges and Fletcher hits buckles! Komander CHOPS and CHOPS and then mule kicks! Komander knuckle locks, goes up and up and jumps around, but Fletcher CHOPS! Komander is stuck up top, Fletcher runs in, but Komander goes Spider-Man in the ropes to send Fletcher tumbling up and out! Fans fire up as Kmoander hurries, but Davis runs in!
Komander BOOTS Davis, tags Vikingo, then dodges Davis to Tiger Wall Kick! Komander kneels, Vikingo uses him as a step to get up and DROPKICK Davis out of the ring! Fans are thunderous, Fletcher returns, but the luchadores dodge! Fletcher stops himself at the ropes, Komander runs in but Fletcher dumps him out. Fletcher BOOTS Vikingo, but turns around into a haymaker from Komander! Fletcher ROCKS Komander back, suplexes him in, but Vikingo SUPERKICKS the legs out! Fletcher is stuck int he ropes, Komander ROCKS him, and Vikingo GUILLOTINE LEG DROPS from the corner!
Fans fire up again, tag to Komander! They salute, shake hands, and then both build speed to DOUBLE TOPE! But Aussie Open catches them both! To run and SPINEBUSTER SANDWICH! Fans are thunderous again as Dynamite goes picture in picture!
Fletcher puts Komander in the ring, then he soaks up the cheers and jeers from Tampa. Fletcher drags Komander up, brings him over, and scoop SLAMS Komander down! Tag to Davis and he storms up on Komander. Komander grabs at a leg but Davis drags him up, only for Komander to fire off hands and a SUPER- NO, Davis blocks the kick to CHOP Komander down! Davis then drags Komander to a cover, TWO! Davis storms around and brings Komander right up! SCOOP SLAM! Davis then drags Komander to another cover, TWO! Komander is hanging tough and the fans rally up. Davis storms around, and he drags Komander up again.
Davis suplexes, and he holds Komander up as he marches to the corner. Tag to Fletcher, he takes the handoff, and then Davis BLASTS Vikingo! Fletcher SLAMS Komander down, covers, TWO! Fletcher drags Komander up, whips him to the corner, and then runs in but misses! Davis tags in and hurries after Komander, but the senton misses! Hot tag to Vikingo! Vikingo springboards in to MISSILE DROPKICK Davis! Fletcher runs in, Vikingo dodges, SCREW HIGH KICK! Cover, TWO! Dynamite returns to single picture and fans fire up again. Vikingo goes up top, he leaps, but into a SUPERKICK BOOT COMBO!!
Aussie Open coordinates, they hoist Vikingo up, PENDULUM BOMB! Cover, TWO!!! Vikingo survives and fans fire up again! Fletcher tags Davis, and Aussie Open aims from opposite corners. Vikingo stands, but he ducks! Aussie Open stops from colliding, but Vikingo CHOPS and CHOPS! But then Aussie Open double wrench, to DOUBLE FOREARM! Davis then fireman’s carries Vikingo and Fletcher aims, but Komander uses Davis and Vikingo as a step to FLYING DESTROY onto Fletcher!! Fans are thunderous as Vikingo CRUCIFIX DRIVERS! The luchadores go up and the fans are electric for the DOUBLE TIGHTROPE MOONSAULT!!
Direct hit at the ramp, Komander shoves Davis and fans are loving this! Vikingo tags Komander, then sets Davis in the drop zone. They both go up, to DOUBLE 450 SPLASH!!! Cover, Fletcher breaks it!! Vikingo TOSSES Fletcher, goes out after him, but Fletcher RAMS Vikingo into railing! Komander goes up, tightrope walks, SHOOTING STAR, but he has to bail out! Davis ENZIGURIS! Tag to Fletcher and Aussie Open take off the elbow pads! Komander rises, into CROSS BOMBER!! And then, double pump handle, for COREALIS!!! Cover, Aussie Open wins!
Winners: Aussie Open, by pinfall (still ROH World Tag Team Champions)
Another instant classic from the best tag team in the world! The United Empire is dominating ROH, will they look to go after the AEW World Tag titles next?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
On top of FTR once again defending their AEW World Tag Team Championships and CM Punk defending the “Real” AEW World Championship, Kris Statlander will defend her AEW TBS Championship against Mercedes Martinez! Will the OG Badass prove she’s the Galaxy’s Greatest? Plus, we hear from The Acclaimed for the first time since not just losing to the House of Black, but since Billy Gunn took off his boots and left them in the ring! What is the status of Daddy Ass in AEW?
BREAKING NEWS for Rampage!
Not only is there the return of the Parking Lot Brawl, but Anna Jay returns to action against Skye Blue, we see AR Fox & Swerve Strickland officially become a tag team in their first AEW match together, and then Keith Lee returns to action in a huge Six Man Tag! The Limitless One teams with the Hardy Boyz against Kip Sabian and the Superbad Squad!
AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm w/ The Outcasts VS Hikaru Shida!
The Lightning From Down Under being an Outcast, she joined AEW after its inception, and still considers herself, Saraya & Ruby Soho far and above everyone who was here at the start. But will the Shining Samurai finally have the spotlight she deserved but was robbed of by global circumstances? Or will the AEW Women’s Division still be on #ToniTime?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly the greatest women’s champion in AEW history!
The bell rings and fans rally up as these two stare down. Soho & Saraya rally for Storm but the fans are on Shida’s side. That upsets the Outcasts, but Storm and Shida circle. They approach, tie up, and Storm kicks a leg! But Shida hits back! They brawl, forearm for forearm, and fans fire up! Shida has Storm on the ropes but the ref counts. Storm turns it around, she fires off but the ref counts! Shida turns it back around! Shida swings, Storm bails out! The Outcasts regroup and fans boo. Saraya says this is the champ, she doesn’t deserve this! Shida waits as Soho and Saraya fan Storm off.
Storm comes back, storms up, but Shida kicks her low! Shida whips Storm to ropes, then RAMS shoulders! Shida runs, and RAMS shoulders! Fans fire up with Shida, but Storm grabs Shida’s hair! The ref reprimands, Storm knees free and whips, but Shida ducks ‘n’ dodges to run Storm over! Fans fire up as Shida rains down fists on Storm! The ref reprimands about hair pulling, but Shida turns Storm over, Camel Clutch but for haymakers to the head! Fans fire up, Shida then CLUBS Storm in the shoulders and chest! Storm scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Shida lets off to go out, and she CLUBS Storm on the apron!
Saraya complains that Shida is cheating, but Shida storms over to the Outcasts! Saraya says Shida isn’t allowed to touch her! So Shida goes back to KNEE Storm from the apron! Fans fire up and Shida brings Storm around to RAM her into railing! Shida refreshes the ring count, stalks Storm, and scares the Outcasts off. Shida keeps Storm from escaping into the crowd, and she rains down fists! Fans fire up and count along, but Storm YANKS Shida down at 5! Storm hurries into the ring just to refresh the count herself. Storm whips Shida into the ring, then drags her to a corner. Storm bumps Shida off buckles!
Storm brings Shida to another corner, Shida blocks the bump to bump Storm off buckles! And then snap suplex into buckles! Shida hauls Storm up to snap suplex again! Fans fire up and Shida crawls over to Storm. Shida drags Storm up to dribble her off the mat! But Storm pulls hair and pokes eyes! The ref reprimands but Storm scrapes Shida with her boot at the ropes. The ref counts, Storm lets off at 3 and runs side to side, to then HIP ATTACK Shida to the floor! Storm argues with the ref, The Outcasts stomp away! Fans boo as the vultures geta way, and then Storm goes out after Shida. Storm brings Shida up and RAMS her into railing!
And then Storm RAMS Shida into the apron! Storm grins as she puts Shida in the ring, and then covers, TWO! Shida is still in this and The Outcasts are frustrated as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The Outcasts are taunting Shida so she shouts back at them! But then Storm CHOKES Shida on the ropes! The ref counts, Storm lets off, and Saraya pie faces Shida. Shjida swipes at Saraya but she gets away. Storm drags Shida up, wrenches her hair, and she TOSSES Shida by her hair! Storm waves around the highlight she just pulled out of Shida’s head! Storm digs her boots into Shida at the corner, but the ref counts. Storm lets off to CLUB Shida down! Shida throws hands from below but Storm headscissors Shida’s head to jump and JAM her up! And again! And again! And again!
Shida flops over, Storm drags her back up and the Outcasts rally for her. Storm snap suplexes Shida down! Cover, TWO! Shida pulls at Storm’s hair but Storm stomps her hands! Storm stomps Shida around, then stands on Shida’s hair while pulling the arms! The ref counts, Storm lets off, and the Outcasts taunt the fans. Storm brings Shida up to TOSS her across the way again! Storm says it’s done, and she sits Shida up into a full nelson! Shida endures, even as Storm leans on her. Shida fights up to her feet, reaches out, but Storm shifts to throw Shida down again! Shida goes to a corner, and Storm CLUBS her down!
Storm throws Shida into a corner as Dynamite 200 returns to single picture. Storm goes to the far side, says kiss this, and runs in ,but Shida blocks the hip attack! Shida has a waistlock to bring Storm around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Fans fire up with Shida and she runs in to ENZIGURI! Storm goes to a corner, Shida runs in to JUMP KNEE! Shida whips corner to corner, runs in and JUMP KNEES again! Shida climbs, and she rains down fists! The fans count all the way to TEN, and Shida adds even more! Shida goes to maybe TWENTY now! Shida kicks Storm away, then adjusts to leap, MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!
Storm survives but Shida stays on her! Shida drags Storm to a corner, sits her up, and then goes up the corner. METEORA! Deep stack cover, TWO!! Storm survives but fans fire up with Shida! Shida drags Storm up and around, hoists her up top, and then climbs up after her! Shida fires headbutts, then brings Storm up, but Sayara distracts the ref so Soho can drag Shida down! Fans boo but Storm hits a TORNADO DDT! Fans boo more as Storm aims again. Storm roars and says it’s coming! SWEET HIP MUSIC!! Storm drags Shida up, DDT! Cover, TWO!!! Shida survives and fans are thunderous!
Fans rally as hard as they can for Shida, but Storm kicks Shida around. Storm pie faces Shida, calls her a cow, but Shida ROCKS Storm with a forearm! Storm ROCKS Shida with one back! Shida ROCKS Storm, Storm CHOPS Shida! Shida ROCKS Storm, but Storm CHOPS back! Storm CHOPS and CHOPS and ROCKS Shida with more forearms! But Shida blocks one to ROCK Storm back! Storm ROCKS Shida again, kicks her around, then runs, but Shida dodges! Shida V-TRIGGERS! Shida hauls Storm up, FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!! Fans are thunderous but Saraya’s up to something. Saraya slides Shida’s kendo stick in!?
Fans boo, but Shida and Storm both grab the stick! Shida takes it, but then realizes she can’t use it! Soho gets on the apron as she dares Shida to do it! Storm kneels, she also dares Shida to do it! Shida SMACKS SOHO! And then she SMACKS Saraya! Fans fire up and the kendo stick is set down, but the ref makes sure it’s out of the ring. He misses Storm SPRAY PAINT Shida in the face!!! Storm reels Shida in, STORM ZERO PILEDRIVER!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?! Storm doesn’t understand how Shida survives!! Storm drags Shida up again, but Shida Alabama Lifts to back drop! Storm sunset flips, but Shida sits down for a stack! SHIDA WINS!!!!
Winner: Hikaru Shida, by pinfall (NEW AEW Women’s World Champion)
INCREDIBLE!! The 200th episode has a historic finish, and the Outcasts cannot believe it! Here comes the red and white confetti to celebrate the Shining Samurai once again becoming a TWO-TIME AEW Women’s World Champion!! This new chapter for AEW has a new champion, will she finally get to enjoy this with the fans?
My Thoughts:
A pretty great episode for Dynamite, given it was the milestone 200th. Though, it could’ve still been better, they didn’t really up things like we’ve seen WWE do with their milestone episodes. However, you do have to commend them for not trying to wheel out people for a nostalgia high, waste screen time with more than the one good highlight video, and they made the women’s match the main event. And for good reason, because that was an awesome match, and a great moment for Shida to win the title back. Shida finally has her big title win in front of the fans and she gets a proper celebration, and they can easily give Storm a rematch at All In so that the massive UK crowd gets to cheer Shida on in her first defense.
Jericho & Takeshita VS Sammy & Danny was a great opener, and great story beat of Callis cheating and yet Jericho not really wanting to do that. Jericho then being told by Matt Menard that they’re going to have a meeting, it feels like Menard is prepared to replace Jericho as head of the faction should Jericho not set things right. Then it can be like, the SES: Sports Enner-tay-ner Society! The “mandatory meeting” should not only be where Jericho decides who he’s with, but it should be where the Don Callis Family debuts more members. Takeshita is great, but even if Jericho join him, the DCF needs numbers to compete with other groups.
Speaking of other groups, the Mogul Embassy gave us some scary stuff in their promo with Nick Wayne. That was like pro-wrestling meets an action movie. Fox & Swerve in action on Rampage, they’ll definitely win, and then we can start setting up Swerve & Fox VS Darby & Sting for like All In. Great little promo from Jack Perry, Jerry Lynn and RVD, what a great surprise! RVD VS Jack for the FTW title next week is going to be great stuff, but I have a feeling Jack cheats to win. The one taking this title off Jack should be Hook in a rematch, and that can also happen at All Out so that Jack can at least have a good reign, not a transitional one.
Great Triple Threat Anything Goes match, that was some wild stuff. Trent ended up bleeding for both Moxley and Penta, and you gotta love the factions got involved. For now, this seems to be shifting to just Best Friends VS BCC, and I love that they’re bringing back the Parking Lot Brawl. Best Friends won the original, so there’s a chance BCC wins this one. And at the same time, this could branch us to Moxley VS Cassidy for the International Championship. No offense to Cassidy, but he’s already done more than enough for that title, he can pass it on to Moxley through this huge feud with all the factions.
Great Six Man Tag of Elite VS Triple J, and of course Hardy Boyz help counter all the Triple J cheating. Elite staying with AEW is great news mostly for AEW, and Kenny dropping all the names of all the AEW shows, including ROH and Collision, is great stuff. The Bucks returning to ROH would be wild stuff, and any combination of The Elite showing up on Collision, aka Punk’s show, would perhaps be a sign things are going well in peace talks between The Elite and Punk. And then, just an amazing ROH World Tag Team Championship match, Aussie Open does it again! Fletcher & Davis should go after FTR after they retain against Bill & Brian, because then, at All In London, we’d get a rematch of that instant classic from NJPW Royal Quest.
And speaking of All In, what an amazing promo from MJF and Adam Cole to make their title match official. Pretty much everything Cole said about MJF was true, there has been this desire for fans to like and cheer MJF because of the glimpses we got at Good Guy Max. MJF was good guy alongside Cody Rhodes, with that interview of his where he first told us that story about those bullies. And then again when MJF opened up in his feud with Punk. And I really like that The Kingdom is getting in on this, just as I’d hoped.
I would love if Roddy sided with The Kingdom to mess up the title match, where Roddy thinks they’re screwing over MJF but they’re really screwing Cole. And then Cole gets mad at Roddy, Cole & MJF team against Kingdom, and then Roddy really does mean to screw Cole because Roddy will have felt rejected by Cole. This could be AEW’s best equivalent to what WWE captured in the Bloodline story and I’m for that.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Which way will the wind blow in the Windy City?
Beach Break continues as Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara battle CRU, Lio Rush & Action Andretti, for a shot at the AEW World Tag Team Championships!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Anna Jay w/ Harley Cameron; Megan wins.
- Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis VS AR Fox; Kyle wins.
- Six Man Tag: Bandido, Brody King & Tomohiro Ishii VS Lance Archer & Roppongi Vice w/ Don Callis; Bandido, Brody & Ishii win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson; Bailey wins.
- Chicago Street Fight: “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith VS The Gates of Agony; Bill & Keith win.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders match: The Sons of Texas VS CRU; win(s) and will challenge The Hurt Syndicate for the titles.
- “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS Wheeler Yuta; wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Anna Jay w/ Harley Cameron!
The Megasus has been on a warpath, the Superbad Girl as her harbinger and minion. But in trying to break the Star of the Show and her wild Aussie ally, they have incurred the WRATH! Will the Queenslayer add putting down a titan to her list of accolades? Or will all #BowDown to Bayne?
The bell rings, the two circle, and the fans rally up. They tie up, Megan RAMS Anna into the corner and RAMS her again and again! The ref counts, Megan stops, and then Megan CHOPS! Megan stalks Anna along the way, whips her to ropes, and then Megan scoops, only for Anna to slip free. Anna fires forearms, but dodges Megan’s haymaker! Anna kicks, KICKS, and runs to DROPKICK! The fans fire up, Anna whips, but Megan blocks and reverses. Megan runs in, Anna slips outside, and then Anna HEEL KICKS! Ford is there to anchor Anna, Harley protests, but Megan BOOTS Anna in the distraction!
The fans boo but then Ford ASAI MOONSAULTS! Down goes Anna and Ford soaks up the heat. Megan storms over but so does Harley. Harley coaches Anan but Megan drags her up. Megan whips Anna hard into railing! Anna falls in a heap and Megan soaks up the heat. Ford taunts Anna, Megan hauls Anna up and hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Megan soaks up more heat from Chicago, then blows a kiss before stepping inside. Megan pushes Anna to a cover, TWO! Megan is amused as Anna toughs it out, and Megan drags Anna up. Megan clamps on the BEARHUG and squeezes tight! The fans rally and Anna fights with elbows!
Harley and the fans rally as Anna still fights, but Megan THROWS Anna overhead! Megan stalks Anna, soaks up heat, and then steps out to the apron. Megan drags Anna out to join her, and APRON SENTONS, but Anna moves! Megan writhes while Anna crawls and the fans rally back up. Anna brings Megan around to JAWBREAKER! Megan fires a forearm, Anna fires back! Megan CHOPS, but Anna fires a flurry! Anna ROCKS Megan, but Megan- NO, Anna dodges the boot to wrench and HOOK KICK! Then BACKSTABBER! The fans fire up and Anna runs at the corner, LEG LARIAT! Anna keeps moving, but Megan fireman’s carries!
Anna fights free, slips to the apron, and RAMS into Megan! Anna then turns Megan for a NECKBREAKER HOTSHOT! Megan staggers but she comes back! Anna DUMPS Megan out! The fans fire up as Anna aims, CROSSBODY on Megan & Ford! Harley and the fans cheer as Anna puts Megan in. Anna climbs, leaps, and BLOCKBUSTERS! Then she drags Megan up, only for Megan to suplex! FALCON ARROW! Megan’s done the deal but can’t make the cover! She crawls and hooks a leg, TWO! Anna survives thanks to the delay and Megan is mad! Megan drags Anna up, ROCKS her, then fireman’s carries!
Anna kicks and flails, but Megan still throws Anna into FATE’S- NO, Anna lands out to DDT! Cover, TWO! Megan survives, Ford is relieved, and Harley is frazzled. Anna hurries to hook Megan up in the QUEENSLAYER SLEEPER!! Megan drops to her knees and the fans rally up! Anna squeezes tight but Megan rises, to then RAM her into buckles! Speaking of buckles, Ford slips into the ring to rip at one! Harley hurries over to trip Ford up! The pad comes away, but Harley and Ford brawl! The fans fire up as they go up the ramp! As for Megan, she whips Anna at the corner! Anna stops short, Megan runs in, but Anna sends her into the buckle! Roll up, TWO!!
Megan survives and Anna is shocked! The fans rally up and Anna hurries back for the QUEENSLAYER!! Body scissors are locked in, but Megan uses her sheer power to rise up! And she RAMS Anna into that buckle!! Megan lifts Anna in the Electric Chair, then SPINNING POWERBOMBS! High stack< TWO, but into a deadlift, and a fireman’s carry!! FATE’S DESCENT!! Cover, Megan wins!
Winner: Megan Bayne, by pinfall
Penelope planted the seed for this victory, and Megan feasted on the fruits of that labor! But will nothing and no one stop The Megasus from becoming the alpha female of AEW?
PROGRAMMING NOTE for next week!
Once again, Collision is going to move to TBS for a special Thursday night broadcast! Prepare your DVRs now so you don’t miss AEW doing back to back before going Double or Nothing!
Nigel McGuinness speaks from commentary.
He just wants to say this as short as he can. He thought about it, we all saw what happened on Dynamite. FTR wants a tag match with Nigel and Garcia. Nigel says until he gets in the ring with FTR, this issue will never end, so fellas, Double Or Nothing, you have the match! Nigel tells Garcia to get himself ready, because they’re going to drag the #TopGuysOut into the deep waters!
Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis VS AR Fox!
Though he may not be going for the Owen Hart Cup, he is still ready to prove he is The Protostar! Will the Aussie Arrow hit the mark here tonight? Or will Beach Break become the Whole Fox’n Show?
The bell rings and Kyle BOOTS Fox right down! Callis is on commentary to say that is a proto-fast start there. The fans boo but Kyle soaks up the heat. Fox stands but Kyle BOOTS him again! Kyle stomps Fox in the corner again and again, then stands on Fox. The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Kyle steps off to say he has ’til 5. Kyle CHOPS, Fox is stinging, but Kyle CHOPS again! Kyle whips corner to corner, Fox goes up and out, and then Fox BOOTS Kyle! Fox slips in, slips out, and Kyle hits buckles! Fox trips Kyle, the fans rally, and Fox slingshots to facelock, only for Kyle to suplex first! Fox slips free, Kyle elbows him away, then Kyle runs.
Fox drops, then DROPKICKS! The fans fire up while Kyle checks his face. Callis admits, Fox is on another level athletically. The problem is: Fox panders to the fans. Fox knuckle locks Kyle, goes up, up, jumps around a bit, and Callis says that’s a waste of movement! Fox still jumps to wheelbarrow and BULLDOG! The fans fire up but Callis says this is pathetic. Kyle bails out, Fox builds speed, but Kyle is back! POP-UP and SWINGING SIDE SLAM! Callis loves it as Kyle struts around and says “SUCK IT!” Kyle looms over Fox and stomps him while Collision goes picture in picture.
Fox rises, Kyle storms over, but Fox fires body shots. Kyle eggs Fox on, then scoops to SLAM! Kyle says it’s that easy. Kyle still checks his teeth, then he goes back to Fox. Fox rises, kicks low, then kicks again. Fox fires forearms but Kyle scoops and SLAMS! Kyle rains down shots, the ref reprimands about closed fists, so Kyle shifts to driving in ELBOWS! Kyle stops to cool off, then he stalks Fox to a corner. Kyle climbs up, soaks up heat, and he rains down fists! Kyle goes all the way to nine, then winds it up, but Fox YANKS Kyle down! Kyle hits buckles and Fox climbs up! Now Fox rains down fists! Fox goes all the way to TEN, then past that to 15!
Kyle shoves Fox away and he CLOBBERS fox! Kyle shakes out the stars before standing back up. Fox sputters but Kyle drags him up. Kyle bumps Fox off buckles, turns him around, and BODY BLOWS! Fox sputters but Kyle ROCKS him, BODY BLOWS, and repeat! Kyle puts Fox up top, ROCKS him again, and then climbs up. The fans rally as Beach Break returns to single picture. Fox blocks the suplex! Fox fires body shots, shoves Kyle away, and then adjusts. But Kyle is back to trip Fox up! Except Fox split-leg flips through! And he rolls Kyle to then BASEMENT CUTTER! The fans fire up and Fox runs in, but Kyle BOOTS him!
Kyle goes up, but Fox ENZIGIRIS! Kyle wobbles, Fox grabs his arms, ICONOCLASM and a roll-through, for another CUTTER! Cover, TWO! Kyle survives but Fox stays focused. Fox drags Kyle up as the fans rally, and Fox tucks the arms. Kyle fights the lift, throws Fox back, and SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Kyle snarls and waits on Fox. Fox stands, Kyle runs in, but Fox puts him on the apron and sweeps the legs! Fox runs, slingshots, and SHADOW STOMPS on the apron! Fox then skins the cat to DROPKICK Kyle to the floor! Fox builds speed again and FLIES! Down goes Kyle! The fans fire up and Fox brings Kyle around.
Fox puts Kyle in the ring, goes up the corner, and then 450- NO, Kyle dodges! Kyle scoops and MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Fox survives and Kyle is shocked! Then Kyle gets mad. Kyle tells Callis he’s gonna kill Fox now. Fox rises, goes to a corner, and Kyle takes aim. Kyle runs corner to corner to BOOT Fox! Kyle reels Fox in and suplexes, but Fox cradle counters! TWO!!! Kyle BOOTS Fox, but Fox BOOTS Kyle! Kyle LEG- NO, Fox goes Matrix to dodge! PELE! Fox runs, but Kyle follows! CALF KICK at the ropes! Kyle runs and CALF KICKS again! Kyle roars, suplexes, and stalling BRAINBUSTERS!! Cover, Kyle wins!
Winner: Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall
Callis says that was fantastic! But the Callis Family isn’t done, as Lance Archer & Roppongi Vice are up next! Will Beach Break belong to them now?
Six Man Tag: Bandido, Brody King & Tomohiro Ishii VS Lance Archer & Roppongi Vice w/ Don Callis!
The Most Wanted, the King of Death and the Stone Pitbull all have their reasons for fighting the Don Callis Family, so they have become unlikely allies here tonight! Will they be able to bring down the Murderhawk Monster, Rocky Romero & #JustTrent? Or will Archer & RPG Vice make sure #EverybodyDies?
The trios sort out and Ishii starts against Azucar. Ishii is definitely still pissed with how Rocky turned on him, The Conglomeration, and NJPW’s Chaos. But then Trent CLUBS Ishii from behind! Ishii ROCKS Trent return, then ROCKS Rocky! The ref reprimands but Rocky RAMS Ishii into the corner! Archer tags in, he shoves Ishii, and then he CLOBBERS Ishii! Ishii tumbles, but Brody tags in! The fans rally for “MEAT! MEAT!” and bark it up. Archer and Brody circle, step up, and they throw forearms! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Brody fires a flurry then CHOPS! Brody puts some stank on it, but Archer throat chops!
Archer runs, but Brody BOOTS him! Brody runs and DIVES out onto Archer! They hit the barriers, Bandido & Ishii run in and BLAST RPG Vice! Bandido rallies the fans, Brody brings Archer up and ROCKS him! Brody stalks Archer to the railing, sits him down with a CHOP, then barks as he gets space. The fans bark with Brody, and Brody runs in, but Trent BUSAIKU KNEES! Rocky BLASTS Ishii, Trent YANKS Bandido down, Archer APRON CHOKE SLAMS Brody! It is a different kind of chaos now as Rocky bumps Ishii off the apron and BOOTS him! The ref tries to restore order but Collision goes picture in picture.
Rocky gives some Azucar Heat while Archer puts Brody against barriers. Archer CHOPS Brody, Rocky CHOPS Ishii, but Ishii hits Rocky back! Rocky BOOTS Ishii, Archer ROCKS Brody, and Rocky SMACKS Ishii off steel steps! Trent even sends Bandido into those same steps! Archer finally puts Brody in the ring and CLUBS away on him in the corner. Archer bumps Brody off buckles and tags in Rocky. The Callis Family mugs Brody, then Rocky DROPKICKS! Tag to Trent, RPG Vice mugs Brody with DIVING AX HANDLES! Trent stalks Brody to the ropes and CHOKES him! The ref counts, Trent steps off, but Rocky sneaks a cheap shot!
Trent runs back in and he DROPKICKS Brody off the ropes! Trent covers, TWO, and Collision goes to break.
Beach Break returns again and Ishii dodges Rocky to GERMAN SUPELX! Cover, Trent breaks it! Ishii snarls and he ROCKS Rocky, ROCKS Trent, repeat! The fans rally, Ishii runs, but into DOUBLE JUMP KNEES! Archer BOOTS Ishii! Archer BLASTS Brody! RPG drags Ishii up, they put him on the rope, and Rocky goes up! GUILLOTINE DOUBLE STOMP! Ishii sits up, into Trent’s SLIDING KNEE! Archer drags Ishii up for a CHOKE SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Ishii survives the onslaught and the Callis Family is shocked! RPG Vice coordinate while Archer baseball slide DROPKICKS Brody! Trent Alabama Lifts Ishii, tucks him in, but Bandido BOOTS Trent into a DETROYER!
Rocky leaps, Bandido dodges, but Archer runs up! Bandido DUMPS Archer out! The fans fire up but Rocky kicks Bandido! Rocky runs, into a POP-UP CUTTER! Ishii tags Brody and the fans bark! Brody BLASTS Archer, then he storms upon Rocky. Brody kicks Rocky, he and Ishii double whip him corner to corner! Ishii runs to LARIAT! Brody adds a LARIAT! Then Bandido gets a boost to SHOTGUN Rocky! The fans fire up and bark for Brody! CANNONBALL! Cover, Brody and team win!
Winners: Bandido, Brody King & Tomohiro Ishii, by pinfall
But then Archer attacks! The Callis Family are sore losers after all! Trent THRASHES Bandido in a sleeper, Archer CHOKES Brody in a corner, but wait! Here come The Outrunners! They still have beef of their own, and they dodge Archer to DOUBLE ALRAIT! Then they fire hands with RPG Vice! Archer gets Rocky & Trent out of the ring, they retreat, but Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum stand tall with the winners! Will this new conglomeration be just the thing to defeat the Don Callis Family?
Backstage interview with Paragon.
Lexy Nair is with Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong and the AEW TNT Champion, Adam Cole. Lexy brings up Cole’s “target on his back,” and Cole says that’s how it is when you’re a champion. A lot of people want their shot, but that’s how he likes it. He is Adam Cole Baybay, so he is ready to take on anyone and everyone who wants their shot. But then in step the Grizzled Young Veterans. Zack Gibson says it is ironic that the very top stars this business has ever produced are really just three babies. Kyle says cool it right there, pal! Kyle admits, he can be juvenile and immature, maybe young at heart, but he is not some baby.
James Drake says this is Paragon’s real problem: All heart, all jokes, but they’ve gone soft. Roddy shouts, “GRIZZLED~! Young Veterans… I like the scarves, guys. But fellas, you know what I’d like more? To beat their asses.” Gibson says next week, GYV VS Kyle & Roddy, and Gibson warns them right now, the Paragon will be dragged into the deep water. And when they’re down there, gasping for air, then they’ll see if there’s an ounce of fight left in Paragon. Drake says he wants Cole on commentary so we can hear his heart break as everyone sees the best team is GYV. Cole says if GYV wants to be one of the best tag teams in AEW, they’ve gotta earn it.
But trust Cole when he says the pressure isn’t on them, it’s all on GYV. Paragon heads out, who will crack under said pressure when these teams finally have it out?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson!
While Speedball wants after the Rainmaker, Kazuchika Okada doesn’t want anything to do with Speedball. But can Bailey force his hand by stacking up wins toward a title opportunity? Or will the Vanilla Babyface sour everything for everyone?
The bell rings and the fans rally for Speedball. Blake offers a handshake, Bailey accepts, only for Blake to leave him hanging and to “have a taste.” Bailey says whatever, but Blake rushes up behind him! Bailey ducks, then hits a SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO! Blake sits up, ducks a kick, then avoids the standing moonsault! Blake avoids the leg sweep, Bailey ducks the roundhouse, and Bailey unleashes LIGHTNING KICKS and an ENZIGIRI! The fans fire up and Blake goes to a corner. Bailey runs in and BOOTS Blake, then he scoops and SLAMS him! Bailey goes up the corner, and IMPLODER KNEE DROPS! Cover, TWO!
Blake survives, the fans rally, and Bailey storms back over. Blake trips Bailey into buckle! Blake runs in, Bailey dodges, but then Blake dodges to DROPKICK Bailey in the back! Bailey bails out, Blake goes to the apron and runs, to DIVE through the corner! Blake puts Bailey in, goes up, takes another taste, 450 DOUBLE STOMP!! Cover, TWO!! Bailey survives but he still clutches his gut. Blake drags Bailey up, ELBOWS him in the head, then ELBOWS him again. Blake pushes Bailey onto ropes, CHOKES him, but steps off at 4. The fans rally for Bailey and he rises up. Blake waistlocks and ripcords, but Bailey shrugs off the tilt-o-whirl!
Blake ducks a roundhouse, avoids the thrust kick, and JUMP KNEE Bailey! Bailey rebounds, BOOTS, but Blake PELES! Both men are down and Blake hurries to the apron! The fans rally, Blake springboards, but Bailey THRUST KICKS him out of the air! The fans fire up and Bailey rises. Blake goes to ropes, Bailey aims and CHOPS! Blake CHOPS back! Bailey CHOPS again! Blake CHOPS again! The CHOPS continue, faster and faster, then Blake has the edge! Bailey roars and Blake is stunned. Blake puts some stank on it, but stomps Bailey’s toes! Blake runs, but Bailey BOOTS him! The fans fire up while Blake bails out again!
Bailey builds speed and he BOOTS Blake off the apron again! Bailey then goes up, GOLDEN TRIANGLE MOONSAULT! Down goes Blake and the fans fire up! Bailey drags Blake up and puts him in, only for Big Shotty to creep up! Bailey stares Lee down, and Blake FOSBURY TOPES! Blake puts Bailey in, climbs, and 450- NO, Bailey dodges! Bailey runs up, Blake BOOTS him, then Blake goes up. Bailey GAMANGIRIS first! Bailey climbs, has Blake and SUPER STEINERS! Blake tumbles, Bailey SPINNING HEEL KICKS!! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: “Speedball” Mike Bailey, by pinfall
That was a knockout shot from Speedball! He grabs a mic to tell Chicago, “We’ve got some beautiful weather here tonight. So Okada, how about you come out here, you bring your Continental Championship, and we make it rain?” The fans cheer, and Okada does appear! Okada walks out with mic in hand to say, “Bailey… I’ll prove it. B*TCH!!” The fans fire up, but wait! DRALISTICO ATTACKS! Rush is also here! LFI is doing Okada’s bidding, and El Toro Blanco tells Okada to watch himself. HEADBUTT for Bailey! Okada shrugs and leaves, but is the line of contenders growing longer the longer Okada keeps ducking them?
Jon Moxley speaks.
“What was it that I don’t understand? What is it that I don’t understand about a steel cage match? What is it that I don’t understand about a world championship? It looks like YOU and everybody else are the ones who don’t understand. You don’t understand that you can’t break somebody who has been broken over and over and over and built himself back up over and over and over. I cannot be broken. I am made of something stronger than iron, stronger than steel, stronger than gold that everybody wraps around their waists, and walks around, they put it over their shoulder, and they hold it up and they take pictures with it because they think that makes them somebody!!
“What don’t I understand, man? Anarchy would be an improvement over this FAKE, FOOLISH SH*T! Everybody pretending they’re somebody they’re not! Complete and total anarchy would be a step up. You don’t get it, you don’t understand. Gabe Kidd, he works for me. Professionals work for me. The difference between professionals and all these AMATEURS is that professionals hold standards. It doesn’t matter if it’s a steel cage, it doesn’t matter if it’s the baddest man in all of professional wrestling, they get the job done. No matter what the odds, no matter what the obstacles, they don’t give a damn what anybody says or what anybody thinks!
“We are professionals, and we have standards! And we are the best at what we do!! The art of violence on the canvas that we paint defines you, and you find out EXACTLY who you are.” Gabe Kidd says, “Abandon all hope!” Will the Maniac and the Mad Man make sure no one else brings about this Paradigm Shift?
Chicago Street Fight: “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith VS The Gates of Agony!
Speaking of violence, the Redwood & Bad Apple are done going easy, but the feeling is mutual for Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona! There are no more rules but plenty of weapons, who will survive this Collision?
As Bill & Keith make their entrance, Keith already brings a pool cue and some kind of panel, and Bill brings a table out from under the ring! Chicago already likes where this is going as the table is propped up in a corner. Kaun & Liona make sure to bring trash cans full of plunder, as well as their own pool cue and… a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire! Bill & Keith rush them at the ramp, the bell rings, and Liona JAMS Bill with the bat!! Keith and Kaun brawl, Liona CLUBS Bill with the bat, and then Kaun use a wet floor sign to SMACK Keith! Kaun brings the trashcan over, SMACKS Keith with a road sign, but Keith CLAWS Kaun’s eyes!
Bill SMACKS Liona with a trash can! But Liona CLUBS him with the bad again! And even in the leg! Keith uses that street sign to SMACK Kaun now! Bill SMACKS Liona with the pool cue! Bill whips Liona into the steel steps hard! The steps go sliding, Kaun fights back on Keith, but Bill BOOTS Kaun! Bill SMACKS Keith with the street sign, and SMACKS him again! Keith CHOKES Liona with the wet floor sign, but Liona rips that up! Bill has a traffic cone and he SMACKS Kaun! Keith CLOBBERS Liona with a pipe! Bill puts Kaun in the ring, then runs to SPLASH him in the corner! The fans fire up for Bill as he and Keith coordinate.
Bill runs in again, but Kaun dodges, and Kaun SPEARS Keith through the table!! Bill is stunned, but here comes Liona! Liona and Bill step up, and Bill KNEES low! Bill CLUBS Liona, Liona KNEES Bill! Liona CLUBS Bill, Bill KNEES and CLUBS Liona! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” echoes out but Liona grabs a pool cue! Liona BREAKS it on his head, and then throws Bill half! Bill is stunned but decides to grab his end. Liona CLUB S Bill, Bill CLUBS Liona, repeat! Bill BEATS Liona, then he blocks the shot! Liona blocks back! Both men throw the sticks aside and get face to face! Then they start throwing haymakers!
The fans rally for the “MEAT!” as the hands keep going! Both men RAM shoulders! And RAM AGAIN! Liona runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and he RAMS Bill! Bill staggers, but Kaun sib ack! Kaun CHOKES Bill with a cable! Liona DUMPS Bill out to the floor! Kaun CHOKES Bill more, the fans boo, but Bill RAMS Kaun into barriers! Lionia runs up but Bill BOOTS him! Liona staggers, Keith leaps, but Liona catches him! APRON SLAM for Keith! Bill ELBOWS Kaun and is free of the choke hold, just as Collision goes picture in picture!
Kaun has a trash can, and he SMASHES it on Bill’s head! And then SMASHES him again! Bill falls in a heap and Kaun sees Liona has Keith. Liona smothers Keith, then whips him hard into the steel steps! Keith falls in a heap and Liona smiles. The Gates regroup, and Kaun drags Keith up to CLUB him in the chest! Kaun hears the fans, and he decides to do that one more time! Kaun CHOPS Keith! But then Keith CLAWS Kaun’s eyes! Liona has a pool stick, but Keith snatches it to SMACK Liona with it! Keith storms in but Liona SMACKS him with a trashcan lid! Liona grins as he CHOKES Keith with the lid!
Kaun steps in, he has Liona let off, and they take turns hitting Keith with trashcan lids! Keith writhes and flounders out of the ring! Liona goes out and he SMACKS Bill! Liona SMACKS away on Bill’s leg while Kaun CHOKES Keith with a pool cue! Kaun then shoves Keith into the ring and Liona joins him. They drag Keith up, put him in the Tree of Woe, and then add a trashcan to the mix! Liona rallies the fans as Beach Break returns to single picture. Liona runs to RAM the can! Kaun adds a DROPKICK! The Gates drag Keith out of the Tree but into the drop zone, BANZAI DROP! Cover, BILL BREAKS IT!
Bill fires hands on Kaun and LARIATS him out of the ring! The fans fire up and Bill storms out after Kaun. Bill brings Kaun to the double tables Liona set up earlier, and he RAMS Kaun into railing. Bill ROCKS Kaun, then picks up that backpack he had earlier… Bill grins and opens the backpack up. Bill dumps out BRICKS! Just like he did to Hobbs months ago! Bill has a brick, and he stands Kaun up! Bill gives Kaun his last rites, then swings! Kaun ducks, and brick shatters against POST! Bill shakes out his hand, Kaun CLOBBERS Bill with a monitor!! Liona POUNCES Bill onto the commentary desk!! The fans fire up while Nigel & Schiavone have to scramble!
Keith SMACKS Liona with a trashcan lid!! Liona doesn’t even blink?! The fans tell Keith he messed up! Keith gets mad, but Liona blocks the next shot. Liona JAMS and SMACKS Keith in return! Then he hoists Keith up onto the barriers. The fans rally as Liona gets space. Liona runs back in, but Keith HEADSHOTS him with the lid! Liona just roars! Liona CROSSBODIES Keith into the timekeeper’s area! Bill slowly stirs while the ref checks Keith and Liona. Kaun stalks Bill, drags him up, and brings him to those tables. Kaun goes to the apron, but Bill trips Kaun up! Keith is back up, and Bill crawls into the ring.
Kaun SMASHES Bill with a trash can! Kaun drags Bill up, the fans rally, and Keith has the trashcan to SMASH Kaun! Keith then goes to his panel from earlier, but Liona is back! Liona drags Keith out, and he goes for the tables! Liona SMACKS Keith off the apron, goes up after him, and then fireman’s carries! The fans are thunderous, but Keith fights free! Keith CLAWS Liona’s eyes, but Liona clamps onto Keith’s head! Keith RISING HEADBUTTS! Bill is up and he BOOTS Liona down through the tables!! Liona is down in the wreckage of his own making, but Kaun SMASHES Bill with the trashcan! Kaun brings Bill around, but Keith has his panel!
Keith SMACKS Kaun with that piece of drywall!! But Kaun just gets mad! So Keith HEADSHOTS him with it!! Kaun falls over in a heap, but then laughs as he sits back up!? Keith is at a loss for words, but he KNEES Kaun! Bill BOOTS Kaun onto the trashcan! Bill hauls Kaun up, clamps on, and SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAMS!! Cover, Bill & Keith win!
Winners: “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith, by pinfall
The Learning Tree’s Branches just broke through the Gates of Agony and are standing tall in the Windy City! But will this be enough to earn Chris Jericho’s respect?
Mina Shirakawa speaks.
“Toni Storm. The first time we met, we were distracted. We wanted attention, we got jealous, and then we both made mistakes. When I saw you in Japan, we tamed, we danced, and we laughed. But this time, it’s different. It’s just me and you. I don’t need your wrath, I need your title. You are everything a champion should be. But so is Mina! I did everything in Japan! Now I will do everything in AEW! Toni is Timeless, but Mina is Now!” Then will the Fighting Gravure Idol not just be the next, but the NOW AEW Women’s World Champion?
Tony Schiavone is on stage.
He says here in Chicago, we’ve heard the chant of “MONGO! MONGO!” and it is time to pay tribute to one of the great football players, one of the great pro-wrestlers, the late, great Steve McMichael! The fans cheer that, and we are joined by his widow, Misty McMichael, and she is happy to be here. Steve was the greatest man she’s ever known, made a special impact on both football and wrestling. They were together 27 years in all, and she is so happy to pay tribute. And then we get Dean Malenko! The fans cheer and Dean waves.
Schiavone brings up Mongo being a four-time All Pro, two-time Pro Bowl selection, and part of the Chicago Bears’ Super Bowl 20 winning team, and was even inducted into the NFL Pro-Football Hall of Fame last year. The fans cheer, and Schiavone says Mongo exemplified the fighting spirit and determination of all great Chicago athletes. Plus, in this very building, Mongo coached the Chicago Slaughter to an undefeated season in Arena Football! The fans cheer that, and Schiavone says as a wrestler, Mongo was one of the Four Horsemen, and even became a United States Heavyweight Champion.
May is ALS Awareness, so in partnership with the Les Turner Foundation, AEW wants to help find a cure for ALS. Go to LesTurnerALS.org to learn more. Schiavone now welcomes out the Nature Boy, RIC FLAIR! The fans cheer and “WOO~” as THE Horseman of Horseman makes his way out here to honor his friend. Ric hugs Misty, hugs Dean, and joins Schiavone. Schiavone says they’ve held together like this many times over the years, but tonight is the most special and most emotional. Ric agrees. He wants to say Chicago is one of the greatest wrestling towns in the world.
Ric once coined the phrase, “To be the man, you gotta beat the man.” And Steve McMichael was more man than anyone he’s ever known! Mongo fought ALS for six YEARS! Fully aware of everything around him, yet unable to move. That massive 280 pound man finally made it to the Hall of Fame, and is now up there in Heaven, God bless him and God bless you all. Ric says he cannot say enough about Misty. She never left Mongo’s side. She learned how to be a wonderful nurse. The fans cheer on Mongo, and Ric thanks them for that. Ric thanks everyone for being here, and Schiavone thanks Ric for being here. #ThankYouMongo, we will miss you.
AEW World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders match: The Sons of Texas VS CRU!
Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara may be the ROH World Tag Team Champions, but that doesn’t mean they’re just going to stop. But Lio Rush pointed out that he and Bobby Lashley have history that needs to be sorted out. Will the Man of the Hour and Action Andretti be a sight to see? Or will CRU not know what to do after losing to The Natural & The Spanish God?
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Beach Break in Chicago, night one!
AEW returns to Chicago for not just Dynamite, but for Beach Break! And Jon Moxley must defend his AEW World Championship against Samoa Joe, INSIDE A STEEL CAGE!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Will Ospreay & Hangman Page VS Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander w/ The Don Callis Family; Ospreay & Hangman win.
- Ricochet VS Zach Gowen; Ricochet wins.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships Eliminator: The Hurt Syndicate VS Top Flight w/ Leila Grey; The Hurt Syndicate wins and denies Top Flight a title opportunity.
- AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Fatal 4 Way: Toni Storm VS Skye Blue VS Mina Shirakawa VS AZM; Mina wins and will challenge Toni Storm for the title at Double or Nothing.
- AEW World Championship Steel Cage Match: Jon Moxley VS Samoa Joe; Moxley wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Will Ospreay & Hangman Page VS Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander w/ The Don Callis Family!
The Aerial Assassin and the Blackhat Cowboy may be battling at Double or Nothing, but they must work together tonight against their common enemies. Can Ospreay & Hangman put things aside for just one night? Or will the Don Callis Family ruin the Owen Hart Cup finals?
The teams sort out and Don Callis of course joins commentary. Chicago rallies and duels for Ospreay and Hangman, and Ospreay holds the ropes open for Hangman to step out. Ospreay starts against The Alpha and the fans fire up with the bell. Ospreay and Konosuke tie up, Konosuke wrenches to wristlock, but Ospreay spins and wrenches to hammerlock, then headlocks. Ospreay wrenches, Konosuke switches to headlock, but Ospreay powers out. Konosuke RUNS Ospreay over, Ospreay kips up, but Konosuke throws him down by his hair! Ospreay kips up again and ROCKS Konosuke! Ospreay whips, Konosuke reverses, and things speed up.
Konosuke hurdles, Ospreay leaps over, and Konosuke trips Ospreay. Cover, ONE! Ospreay sweeps and covers, ONE! Konosuke narrowly ducks the buzzsaw and the fans fire up! The fans cheer and Konosuke backs off. Tag to the Walking Weapon and the fans tell off Callis. Ospreay steps back, looks to Hangman, and Hangman holds out his hand. Ospreay says not yet, and he circles with Alexander. They tie up, Alexander puts Ospreay on the ropes, but the ref counts. Alexander lets off slowly, but then RAMS Ospreay down low! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Alexander CLUBS Ospreay. Alexander whips, Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges then RANAS!
The fans fire up while Alexander tumbles! Ospreay then wrenches Alexander, reaches out to Hangman, but Alexander whips Ospreay to the Callis corner. Alexander runs up but Ospreay BOOTS him, ELBOWS Konosuke, and jumps up, but into a FLAPJACK! Alexander stares Hangman down while the fans boo. Alexander bumps Ospreay off buckles, hoists him up with an Electric Chair, and Konosuke goes up! ELECTRIC CHAIR TOSS JUMP KNEE COMBO!! Then Konosuke BOOTS Hangman off the corner! The fans boo, the ref stops Hangman from getting in, but that lets Alexander stomp and CHOKE Ospreay at ropes!
The fans boo while Konosuke taunts Hangman. Callis brags that Konosuke & Alexander aren’t just a team, they’re family! Konosuke CLUBS Ospreay but the fans rally up. Konosuke bumps Ospreay off buckles but Ospreay fires forearms! Konosuke CLAWS Ospreay’s face, then lifts, but Ospreay fights the Blue Thunder. Ospreay fires elbows but Konosuke shoves him to ropes. Konosuke ROCKS Ospreay in the back with a forearm, then brings him around. Konosuke whips, but Ospreay tilt-o-whirl RANAS! The fans fire up while both men down, hot tag to Hangman! Hangman CLOBBERS Konosuke, BLASTS Alexander, then BOOTS Konosuke!
Hangman triangle jumps to LARIAT Alexander! Then he dodges Konosuke to scoop and FALL AWAY SLAM! The fans fire up as then Hangman PLANCHAS Alexander down! The fans fire up as Hangman quickly loads up on the apron. Konosuke runs up but Hangman BOOTS him away. Alexander anchors Hangman’s foot but Hangman kicks him away, to then ASAI MOONSAULT! And then he hurries in, wrenches and fireman’s carries, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER for Konosuke! Cover, TWO! Konosuke stays in this but Hangman stays focused. Callis admits, Hangman can string together high impact moves like no one else.
Hangman runs corner to corner, LARIATS Konosuke, then snapmares him to run and SLIDING- NO, Konosuke dodges! Konosuke ROCKS Hangman, Hangman ROCKS Konosuke, repeat! The fans rally behind Hangman as the shots keep going, but Konosuke fires boxing elbows! Hangman BOOTS the lariat, then gut wrenches! But Konosuke fights it to one of his own! Hangman slips free, shoves and dodges Konosuke, but Konosuke dodges, only for Hangman to POP-UP POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! Konosuke is still in this but Hangman drags him over. Tag to Ospreay and the fans cheer as the two double whip.
Ospreay & Hangman DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE Konosuke, then Ospreay sets him up for Hangman’s SLIDING LARIAT! Ospreay RUNNING SHOOTING STAR PRESSES, covers, TWO! Konosuke survives again but Ospreay keeps close. Ospreay drags Konosuke up, fires Kawada Kicks, and the fans sing for him. Konosuke staggers to the corner, Hangman sets him up for Ospreay’s CHOP! Konosuke falls, Ospreay and Hangman nod, and Hangman tags in. They mug Konosuke, taking turns throwing haymakers. The ref reprimands, the two double whip, but Alexander grabs Konosuke! Ospreay runs up but Konosuke DUMPS Ospreay out!
Hangman runs up, BLASTS Alexander, but Konosuke CLOBBERS Hangman! Alexander slides in and runs to CROSSBODY Hangman off the apron! Alexander sets both men up, and Konosuke FLIES! Down go Ospreay & Hangman! The fans are torn because that was impressive, sot hey cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this match happen. The Don Callis Family is feeling good while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Hangman and Ospreay writhe while Konosuke & Alexander regroup. Konosuke drags Hangman up and into the ring, then puts him in an open corner. Konosuke stomps Hangman, stands on him, but stops as the ref counts 4. Konosuke tags Alexander and Alexander stalks Hangman along the ropes. Alexander KNEES Hangman, suplexes him high and hard, then covers, TWO! Hangman is tougher than that, but Alexander ELBOWS him in the head! Hangman gets up to ROCK Alexander, ROCK Konosuke, but Alexander kicks low. Alexander fires hands in the corner but lets off as the ref counts. Alexander and the ref argue, then Alexander goes back for more.
Alexander bumps Hangman off buckles, CHOPS him, but Hangman just gets mad. Alexander CHOPS again, but Hangman CHOPS back! And CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Alexander pulls Hangman into the corner and Konosuke CHOKES him! The ref reprimands but Alexander and Konosuke trip Hangman up and drag him out of the ring. Konosuke THROWS Hangman into railing! Callis likes what he sees given it’s up close, and Konosuke ROCKS Hangman! Konosuke puts Hangman back in the ring, Alexander covers, TWO! Alexander drags Hangman up, kicks him, then wrenches him to a hammerlock.
Alexander wrangles Hangman to the mat, but Hangman endures as Alexander grinds the arm. Hangman fights forward, reaches out, and has the ROPEBREAK! Alexander holds on, but the ref counts. Konosuke kicks at Hangman, the ref reprimands, but Alexander stomps Hangman down. Beach Break returns to single picture as Hangman stands. Hangman CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Alexander shoves Hangman and RAMS him, to then NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Hangman stays in this but Alexander stands between him and Ospreay. The fans rally but Alexander wags his finger.
Alexander stands Hangman up, SLAPS him,, SLAPS him more, but Hangman just gets pissed! Hangman fires forearms and the fans fire up! Alexander shoves Hangman, blocks a kick, and wrangles Hangman to an ANKLE LOCK! Hangman endures as Alexander twists the foot! Hangman fights forward, reaches out, but Alexander keeps him back! Hangman turns over to BOOT Alexander away, into Konosuke! Hot tag to Ospreay! The fans fire up as Ospreay rallies on Alexander with forearms! Ospreay whips, Alexander reverses but Ospreay CLOBBERS Alexander! But Konosuke storms in and kicks Ospreay!
The fans boo as the Callis Family double whips, but Ospreay ducks the double lariat to handspring and DOUBLE NEURALIZER! Then STANDING SKY TWISTER for Alexander! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up with Ospreay and he calls his shot. But Alexander keeps Ospreay from running, so Ospreay ELBOWS and PELES him! Konosuke is back and BOOTS Ospreay, to then scoop, only for Ospreay to fight free! Ospreay feeds Konosuke to Hangman’s BOOT! The fans fire up as Hangman and Ospreay go to the corners! ARIHARA MOONSAULT onto Konosuke, SKY TWISTER onto Alexander! The fans lose their minds while Ospreay hurries to put Alexander in.
Ospreay aims from the apron, springboards, PIP PIP CHEERIO! Down goes Alexander and Ospreay covers, TWO! Alexander survives and Ospreay is a bit surprised. Ospreay nods and rallies Chicago. Ospreay brings Alexander up, underhooks, but Alexander fights the lift. Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks, but Alexander fires a forearm! The forearms go back and forth, and then Alexander gets the edge! Ospreay roars to CHOP! The fans fire up and Ospreay whips. Alexander reverses, Ospreay handsprings, but into the torture rack! TOWER HACKER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and the fans fire up!
Alexander tags Konosuke then drags Ospreay into the corner. Konosuke BLASTS Hangman off his corner, then sends Alexander in for a FOREARM! Alexander feeds Ospreay to Konosuke’s BOOT! BLUE- NO, Ospreay fights the bomb! Ospreay BOOTS Alexander, ROCKS Konosuke, but the ALPHA ELBOW connects! Konosuke whips, BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Not the cleanest, but Konosuke hurries, BRAINBUSTER! Cover, HANGMAN BREAKS IT! The fans are thunderous but Alexander storms up. Hangman fires forearms with Alexander, but then Alexander sends Hangman into the ALPHA ELBOW!
Alexander GERMAN SUPLEXES and Hangman lands on his face! Konosuke BOOTS Ospreay in the corner, and GERMAN SUPLEXES Ospreay away! Alexander is right there to GERMAN SUPLEX Ospreay again! Ripcord, DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOWS!! Cover, TWO!?! Ospreay survives and Callis is furious! The fans fire up but Konosuke tags Alexander. The fans sing for Ospreay but Alexander drags Ospreay into the Electric Chair. Hangman anchors Konosuke at the corner, Ospreay POISON-RANAS Alexander! Konosuke still leaps, but Ospreay dodges! Ospreay goes up, up, SUPER OSCUTTER! Then a springboard OSCUTTER for Alexander! Cover, TWO!!
Alexander survives and Ospreay can’t believe it! The fans fire up as Ospreay winds up, but Hangman tags in! The first real dysfunction of this match, but then Ospreay BOOTS Konosuke down! Hangman slingshots, Alexander ducks, but then Ospreay ducks, that Buckshot almost got him! Ospreay and Hangman argue, Alexander shoves Ospreay into Hangman! GERMAN SUPLEX, but Ospreay lands out! Ospreay winds up, HIDDEN BLADE but Alexander dodges again! Ospreay stops short of hitting Hangman! The fans fire up as the two stare down over Ospreay’s elbow! Konosuke drags Hangman out but Hangman dodges to DECK him!
Alexander ROCKS Ospreay, reels him in, but Ospreay wrenches and whips! Hangman BOOTS Alexander, Ospreay adds a HOOK KICK! Hangman and Ospreay look to each other again, and they coordinate a BUCKSHOT HIDDEN BLADE COMBO!!! Cover, Ospreay & Hangman win!!
Winners: Will Ospreay & Hangman Page, by pinfall
This deadly duo just knocked the head gear right off of Alexander, but now there’s nothing to stop them from going Double or Nothing. WAIT, POWER DRIVE KNEE!! Hangman is sent into Ospreay and Konosuke brings Ospreay around! Konosuke punches away on Ospreay and Alexander is back up. The Don Callis Family mugs Ospreay while the fans cuss Callis out. Callis creeps closer as Konosuke & Alexander double whip, but Ospreay HIDDEN BLADES Alexander! DRAGON SUPLEX for Konosuke! Hangman gets up, but Ospreay DECKS him!! Ospreay didn’t realize how it was and apologizes, but Hangman wants after him!
The ref gets in there to stop them from fighting each other, and Ospreay storms off. Will it be a Hidden Blade or a Buckshot that hits the jackpot at Double or Nothing?
Backstage interview with Top Flight & Leila Grey.
Alicia Atout is with a very upset Darius, Dante & Last Baddie Standing. Alicia notes they are in action against the AEW World Tag Team Champions, The Hurt Syndicate, but last week- Darius stops Alicia there and says, “Last week,” only for Dante to explode and shout at MJF! You think they’re playing around with MJF’s “dirty, grimy lawn gnome lookin’ ass?!” If MJF wants to stick his nose in their business, Dante will bite that nose clean off! Darius cools Dante down, and tells Max he’ll get what’s coming. But speaking of business, MJF wasn’t the one Top Flight wanted. “Hurt Syndicate, we’ll keep it real and plain simple: We. Want. Those. Titles.”
They might underestimate Top Flight now, but all it takes is three seconds and we’ll see NEW tag team champions! Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara walk over, and The Natural says he likes the sound of that. Just remember something: people will underestimate you, but that is your fuel, that is your fire to prove them wrong. The Sons of Texas will be watching, and they wish Top Flight luck. Darius says he appreciates that. Top Flight heads out with encouragement from the ROH World Tag Team Champions, will Darius & Dante finally get some gold?
Ricochet VS Zach Gowen!
The One & Only swaggers around with the prosthetic leg he stole from the former WWE superstar. Will this be Ricochet’s newest trophy he never truly earned? Or will Zach prove that the one legged man in an ass kicking contest can still win?
The bell rings and the fans rally for Zach. Ricochet dares Zach to come tie up in a test of strength but the fans boo as Ricochet shows off what he can do with two legs. Zach rolls, has a three point stance, and Ricochet is wary. The two approach, tie up, and Zach arm-drags! The fans cheer while Ricochet is already frustrated. The two reset, circle, and Ricochet is upset that Zach isn’t standing up. Zach rolls, then gallops around but Ricochet doesn’t like that! Ricochet bails out but the fans fire up! Ricochet gets mad, runs up, but Zach avoids the leg sweep! Zach then WRECKS Ricochet with a one-leg dropkick! And then the PLANCHA!
The fans fire up and Zach high-fives the front row. Zach hops after Ricochet, headlocks, and shines up that bald head! The fans cheer, and Zach SMACKS Ricochet on the head! Zach high-fives his kids, but then Ricochet RAMS him into railing! The fans boo but Ricochet drags Zach up. Ricochet taunts Zach’s family before he ROCKS Zach. The fans boo more while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ricochet throws down fists, then he taunts the fans. Ricochet drags Zach up, messes with Zach’s hair, then puts him in the ring. Ricochet soaks up the heat before he grabs Zach’s leg. Ricochet lets out a “WOO~” before he steps through, but he can’t put on a Figure Four if Zach’s only got one leg. Ricochet still tries, looks for Zach’s thigh, but Zach reels Ricochet in for a cradle! TWO, and Ricochet LARIATS Zach down! Ricochet rains down fists, the ref reprimands, but Ricochet stops to scrape his sole off Zach’s face. Ricochet drags Zach up, reels him in, and snap suplexes! Ricochet then pushes Zach down and goes to the corner.
Beach Break returns to single picture as Ricochet climbs. The fans boo, but Ricochet aims, 450- NO, Zach moves and Ricochet rolls through! Ricochet comes back, but Zach DUMPS him out! The fans fire up and Zach feeds off that energy. Ricochet hurries back in to run, but Zach avoids the straddle attack! Ricochet splits himself down the middle, and then Zach BOOTS him from the corner! Zach goes up, reels Ricochet in, and TORNADO- NO, Ricochet fights off the DDT and RAMS Zach to the corner! Ricochet CHOPS Zach, then soaks up more heat. Ricochet runs back in, RAMS Zach and ENZIGIRIS from the apron!
Ricochet taunts Zach’s family, then springboards in, 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Zach survives and the fans fire up! Ricochet is frustrated but he goes to another corner. Ricochet climbs, aims, and SHOOTING STARS! Cover, TWO!! Zach survives again and Ricochet is at a loss for words! Ricochet dragon sleepers for the VERTIGO DRIVER! Cover, TWO?!? Zach survives and Ricochet is beside himself! Ricochet goes outside to pace and think what he has to do. Ricochet brings out his golden scissors!! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, and then the ref grabs the scissors! Ricochet is upset, but Zach has his leg back!
The fans fire up as Zach CLOBBERS Ricochet with the leg!! Cover, TWO!!! Ricochet survives but Zach hurries to the corner! Zach climbs and the fans fire up! Zach is up top, for a ONE LEG MOONSAULT FLOP! Ricochet loads up, SPIRIT GUN!! Cover, Ricochet wins!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall
The One & Only beat the one-legged man, but he almost resorted to cheating to do it! And now Ricochet is just pissed, so he hits another SPIRIT GUN!! The fans boo as Ricochet watches Zach sputter on the mat. The ref reprimands, but Ricochet just runs up to PUNT Zach!! Ricochet grins while the fans boo more. But wait! Here comes Mark Briscoe! The Sussex County Chicken gets Ricochet to run off. Ricochet doesn’t wanna #ManUp anymore, but Mark at least keeps Zach’s leg for him. Will Mark get even with Ricochet on Zach’s behalf?
Backstage interview with MJF.
Renee Paquette is with the Scumbag, and says he has been trying to prove himself week in and week out that he, too, can hurt people. What will he do if he does get that approval from The Hurt Syndicate here tonight? MJF says that is an incredibly intelligent question. First time for everything, right? MJF says that for 406 consecutive days, he was THE AEW World Champion. And that meant that for 406 consecutive days, no matter how much the fans hated his guts, they had no choice but to admit he was the greatest wrestler on God’s green earth. See, he wants that title back, but the landscape has changed ever since he got screwed out of the Triple B.
To be All Elite means more now than it ever has. This roster is stacked from top to bottom. And if there is one thing everyone knows about MJF is that he doesn’t like to work hard. If he has to wrestle, he doesn’t wanna do it unless he knows he’s gonna win. MJF does not like variables. So if he is part of the Hurt Syndicate, if he gets to be part of a four-headed dragon that is MJF, MVP, Shelton Benjamin, and yes, even “Bob,” they will be unstoppable. And MJF becoming a two-time champion will no longer be a possibility, it will become an inevitability. Thank you for your time, Renee.
But has MJF has thought about what might happen if Hurt Syndicate says no? MJF thinks on that, but then MVP puts his arm around MJF. The Hurt Syndicate has arrived, and Montel tells Maxwell, “After our match tonight, it’s imperative that you join us in the ring.” Lashley says this is gonna be fun. And he’s even wearing a thumbs down T-shirt! Is it all but a given that MJF will not be joining the Syndicate? Or could they just be messing with MJF?
AEW World Tag Team Championships Eliminator: The Hurt Syndicate VS Top Flight w/ Leila Grey!
The teams sort out and Shelton rushes up, only for Darius to dodge and Dante to JUMP KNEE! Darius waistlocks but Shelton ELBOWS free, then he ROCKS Dante! Shelton fires forearms, whips Dante at Darius, but Darius gives Dante the boost up and over! Then Dante gives Darius the boost on the TORNADO DDT! Dante DROPKICKS Shelton, Darius DROPKICKS Lashley! Darius then sets up for Dante, POETRY IN FLIGHT! Lashley falls off the apron and the fans fire up. Dante then PLANCHAS, but Lashley catches him! Darius DIVES to topple them over! The fans fire up again and Top Flight high-five.
Darius hurries and BOOTS Shelton! Dante goes up while Darius hits a step-in FLATLINER! Dante adds his MAMBA SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Shelton survives and the fans rally. MVP coaches his guys but Dante hurries to tag Darius. Dante DIVES, but Lashley catches him and POSTS him! Shelton has Darius for a HIGH CROTCH PLEX! Shelton stalks Darius to a corner, drags him up, and whips him to the Syndicate corner. Tag to Lashley and he drags Darius out to THROW into barriers! Lashley hauls Darius up to THROW him around again! The fans fire up and Lashley SLAMS Darius on the apron!
MVP tells Lashley to stop playing with his food, so Lashley runs and RAMS into Darius at the corner! And then he turns Darius for a NECKBREAKER! Tag to Shelton, and he stays between Darius and his corner. GERMAN SUPLEX! Darius tumbles, Shelton stalks him, and he GERMAN SUPLEXES again! Darius sputters but Shelton paces. Shelton has Darius for another GERMAN SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Darius survives all that damage, but Shelton looms over him. Darius fires body shots but no mustard on those. Shelton kicks Darius, reels him into a waistlock, but Darius fires elbows! The fans rally and Darius is free! PELE!
Darius crawls, hot tag to Dante! Dante aims, springboards, but Shelton STEP-UP KNEES him in the moment! Shelton goes out to fetch Dante into the ring. Leila is worried for her guys but Shelton runs and STEP-UP KNEES Dante again! Lashley tags in and SPEARS Dante! The fans fire up with Lashley, and he drags Dante up for the HURT LOCK!!Dante is a ragdoll, Darius runs in, but Shelton SUPERKCIKS Darius! Dante is OUT, Hurt Syndicate wins!
Winners: The Hurt Syndicate, by submission (denies Top Flight a title match)
Top Flight just crashed ‘n’ burned, and Lashley is not done with Dante until Dante’s red int he face! But wait! The Sons of Texas storm out here! Dustin tells Lashley he won, just let him go already! Lashley drops Dante, and Dustin asks if Lashley thinks he’s a badass for something? Not to Dustin! Lashley just looks like a punk b*tch! Why not pick on someone his own size? MVP has a mic to say, “Look what we have here! The Natural, Dustin Rhodes!” MVP tells Dustin that they go back a long ways, there’s a lot of respect here for Dustin, as well as his father, Dusty, who MVP was very close to. As a result of that respect, “these two killers” aren’t going to leave Dustin & Sammy in a pool of blood.
MVP tells Dustin to get to the point of why he’s out here. What does he want? Dustin tells P that since they’re about business, here’s the deal. We can all see the ROH Tag titles around their waists. It is obvious what they want. But wait, CRU makes their way out here. Lio Rush & Action Andretti have mics, and Lio says, “Man… Well, look what we have over here.” Action says it looks like an old man and his little buddy are out here trying to be heroes. Check it, time to get to stepping, Gramps. And Sammy, you should follow Gramps before Cru sends you home with a rearranged face to his beautiful little daughter.
The fans tell CRU to STFU, but Lio just smiles. Lio says, “What’s up, Chicago? Listen, Gramps, Sammy, we don’t mean no disrespect, but we came out here because we got a little bit of old business in the ring over there. Listen, we been coming out here week after week, scouting the tag team competition, and y’all over there, we beat Top Flight. So, uh, hey, Bobby! What’s up, Bobby? How about you respect what we got in our past, and we get a little tag team title shot for CRU?” Dustin says one, Lio won’t cut in line. Two, they’ll learn some respect for their elders, “you stupid son of a b*tch!” The fans fire up for that!
MVP says alright, enough! Enough of this! As Dustin alluded to earlier, MVP is a businessman, but he has other business to attend to. Here is his resolution: Take this little bruhaha to Collision, fight it out, and the winners get a shot at the AEW World Tag Team Championships for Double or Nothing. And with that, the producers are saying we’ve got 30 seconds before commercial break. So please, viewers at home, join us as MJF will be in the ring after the break, “and he’s going to get what he deserves.” MVP’s message is ominous, but will this be the last time the Hurt Syndicate has to worry about the Wolf of Wrestling sniffing around them?
Beach Break returns and…
MVP still has the mic to say, “It’s time. Time for MJF to get what’s coming to him. MJF, get your ass out here right now.” MJF’s music hits, but he does not make his way out here. MVP says MJF has apparently gotten lost on the way to the ring, so he asks Shelton to go help MJF. Shelton goes to the back, and MVP says MJF has asked for this. Tonight is his night. Shelton finds Tony Khan and Jerry Lynn at gorilla and asks where MJF went. TK gives MJF up! MJF is hiding behind them! MJF says he was looking all over for Shelton! Shelton says come with him. Right, yes, absolutely! MJF reluctantly goes to the stage and the fans cheer.
Shelton pats MJF on the shoulder and MVP tells MJF to get a move on, they’re wasting valuable time. MJF reluctantly goes to the ring while fans sing, “We Hurt~ People!” MVP says, “Let’s go, Maxwell.” Shelton ushers MJF into the ring, and MVP says, “Well, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, this is your moment of reckoning, and you asked for this, so I hope you’re ready.” MVP looks to the Syndicate and says they had their discussion. They know what’s coming MJF’s way, so once again… MVP gives his thumbs up. The fans cheer, and Shelton gives… thumbs up! MJF is glad to see that, but what about Lashley?
Lashley paces, goes right to MJF’s side and brings him in close. The fans are torn, and Lashley holds up his hand. The final vote is thumbs… The fans rally and it looks like Shelton is gearing up for a superkick! MJF asks “Bob” to be merciful, and Lashley finally gives… A THUMBS UP!! The fans cheer and MJF is shocked! MJF HUGS Lashley, but then Lashley pushes him off. MJF apologizes, but MVP says hey, give it up for Maxwell! MJF sings along with “We Hurt People!” MJF and Lashley shake hands and MVP says next week, AEW Dynamite, the official contract signing for MJF joining the Hurt Syndicate!
The fans cheer as MJF hugs it out with everyone, and then breathes easy. Will these four soon take over all of AEW?
AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Fatal 4 Way: Toni Storm VS Skye Blue VS Mina Shirakawa VS AZM!
The TIMELESS Champion continues to search for new costars, and what a line-up she has this time! Chicago’s own is making her return tonight, but the Fighting Gravure Idol is making her own return to AEW! And if that isn’t big enough, the brand new NJPW Strong Women’s Champion is making her AEW debut, looking to go for even more gold! Will one of these three prove themselves worthy of sharing Toni’s spotlight? Or will Toni chew up these slop tarts and spit them right back out?
The bell rings and Mina goes right after AZM, wanting payback for the loss at Resurgence! That leaves Storm and Skye to brawl, and Toni TOSSES Skye to the outside. AZM fires forearm son Mina, whips her to ropes, but avoids Mina’s low dropkick. AZM runs, but Mina catches her to a victory roll, step through, but AZM turns that around to a cradle! TWO, and Mina trips AZM to a cover! ONE and AZM goes Matrix! AZM runs, but Mina avoids the Penalty Kick to roll AZM! AZM rolls through, we can hear someone CHOP someone else, and Mina dodges AZM to slide and shimmy! The fans cheer, Skye DECKS Toni, and AZM rolls Mina up! TWO!!
Mina has AZM in a cradle, TWO! AZM trips Mina, runs, but Mina follows! Mina trips AZM, drags her outside, and then fires up for the TORNADO DDT to the floor! The fans fire up as now Skye and Storm get in the ring. Storm KICKS ropes to jam Skye up! Storm CLUBS Skye, CLUBS her again, and then CHOPS her against ropes. Storm whips, Skye ducks ‘n’ dodges, and the fans duel as Skye tilt-o-whirls! Skye RANAS Storm, SHINING WIZARDS at the ropes, then reels Storm in for her own TORNADO DDT! Storm bails out, AZM reels Skye into a waistlock, but Skye elbows free! AZM ducks a kick, Skye ducks a kick, and then Skye ROCKS AZM!
The fans fire up as AZM fires a forearm back! They go shot for shot, then they both run, only for Storm and Mina to trip them up! Mina and Storm drag them out, and now these two meet again! The fans cheer as they say long time no see, but Skye and AZM attack in return! The fans rally as Skye and AZM whip Storm and Mina, but Storm and Mina duck ‘n’ dodge, then STEREO THESZ PRESS! They rain down fists, the fans fire up, and then Mina and Storm bump into each other. They are still friends, but then the forearms fly! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth, then Storm gets the edge! Mina fires all that in return!
Mina ROCKS Storm, whips her, but Storm reverses, and AZM is there to ROUNDHOUSE Mina down! AZM and Storm work together now and they double whip Mina. Mina reverses to send AZM away, then Mina mule kicks Storm. Mina also ELBOWS AZM, and wheelbarrows Storm to victory roll and tie up the legs! AZM returns but Mina catches her, DDT SNAP LOCK COMBO! Then Mina keeps that FIGURE FOUR on Storm! Storm scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Mina lets go and Storm bails out. AZM runs in and kicks Mina. AZM bumps Mina off buckles, whips, but Mina reverses to SOBAT! Mina knuckle locks AZM and goes up the corner!
Mina goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES Storm! The fans fire up as Mina hurries back to the ring. AZM is there to PENALTY KICK her from the apron! CROSSBODY for Storm again! AZM goes to the apron but Skye SUPERKICKS her! Skye climbs, and she SUPER CROSSBODIES all three opponents! The fans are thunderous for their hometown girl, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Skye drags Storm up and SMACKS her off the apron, then sends Mina into railing! Skye drags AZM up, sends her into railing on the other side, then goes back for Storm. Storm kicks Skye and sends her into railing! Storm talks trash but Mina CLUBS Storm! Mina sends Storm into railing now! AZM kicks Mina, and AZM sends Mina into railing! But Skye kicks AZM and sends her into railing! Everyone’s getting railed and Skye puts AZM in the ring. Mina sends Skye into railing! Storm kicks Mina and CHOPS her against railing! Mina wags her finger and CHOPS Storm! Mina fires up while Storm sputters.
In the ring, Skye whips AZM to the corner hard! Storm and Mina brawl while Skye CHOPS AZM. Mina ROCKS Storm, Storm kicks Mina, but Mina kicks back. Storm CHOPS Mina while Skye bumps AZM off buckles. Skye then handsprings and ROCKS AZM with a forearm! Mina puts Storm in the ring, Skye clinches AZM for an EXPLODER, but Storm hits Skye with a snap suplex! Mina hits Storm with a snap suplex! AZM hits Mina with a BIG suplex! Skye brings AZM up for a snap suplex! Storm has Skye for a snap suplex! Mina hits Storm with a shimmying snap suplex! AZM hits Mina with another BIG suplex!
All four women are down and the fans cheer! Windy City is now Suplex City! Storm and Mina get up, they fight for control, and Beach Break returns to single picture. Mina finally snap suplexes Storm! The fans rally up while Storm, Skye and AZM are in corners. The fans rally as AZM storms up to brawl with Mina, and Storm brawls with Skye! The forearms fly back and forth, faster and faster, and the fans rally up more. Mina fires a flurry, Skye blocks a kick to KNEE Storm! Mina DECKS AZM, Skye ROCKS Mina! Mina and Skye trade shots now, and then Mina fires a flurry! The fans are torn, but Mina winds up.
Skye dodges, AZM grabs Mina’s hand, and SWINGS it into Skye! Storm is up, she waistlocks Skye while AZM waistlocks Mina! STEREO GERMAN SUPLEXES! Storm then SNAP GERMANS AZM! The fans fire up as Mina, AZM and Skye are all in corners! Storm gets things moving, SWEET HIP MUSIC for Skye! Then one for Mina! Then back to Skye! Then back to Mina! Storm fires up, then finally gives one- NO, AZM dodges and KNEES Storm in return! Skye SUPERKICKS Storm! Mina URAKENS! Storm wobbles, Mina reels her in, but AZM rolls Mina up! Skye breaks that and sends AZM out to join Storm!
Skye runs up on Mina but Mina bails out! Mina then ducks a shot to ROCK Skye, and she goes up to FLYING CHUCK! The fans are torn as Mina reels Skye in! Storm runs up to SHOTGUN Mina! Storm dodges AZM and gets around, SAIDO for AZM! Skye runs up, Storm pops her up for a SKY HIGH! Storm runs up on Mina, Mina puts her on the apron and ROUNDHOUSES! Storm falls, Mina has Skye, but Skye blocks a kick, only for the HEEL KICK to hit! Mina brings Skye up and runs, but into a SUPERKICK! Skye runs and hops on, CODE BLUE!! Cover, but AZM DIVING0 NO, Skye gets outta there, and she SUPERKICKS AZM!
Skye runs, she hops on again, but AZM pops out to ROUNDHOUSE! AZM reels Skye in, DESTROYER!! Cover, STORM BREAKS IT! The fans fire up and Storm reels AZM in. AZM fights the lift, CLUBS Storm, then runs, but into a kick! STORM ZERO!!! Cover, MINA BREAKS IT! The fans fire up but Storm kicks Mina! Mina BACKDROPS free, then ROLLING ELBOWS! Mina URA- NO, Storm ducks the backhand to use her Big Package! TWO!! Mina has the cradle, AND MINA WINS!!!
Winner: Mina Shirakawa (NEW #1 Contender to the AEW Women’s World Championship)
Storm is shocked, but her win streak is snapped! And as the graphic shows, it is official for Double or Nothing! Storm VS Mina in a sequel from Forbidden Door, will Storm still have the spotlight? Or will we AEW belong to #MinaNow?
WAIT, someone attacks AZM on her way out! It’s Mercedes Mone! The former NJPW Strong Women’s Champion is still pissed about Resurgence, and she puts AZM in the STATEMENT MAKER!! The ref reprimands, Mone accuses AZM of theft, but Jamie Hayter runs out here to stomp Mone out! And then she puts on a STATEMENT MAKER of her own!! Then she stands Mone up, kisses the biceps, but security separates her and Mone! The fans boo as Hayter doesn’t get to give Mone what she deserves! Hayter tells Mone she’ll get payback soon enough! Will The CEO just have to accept she’s #ThreeBeltsMone right now? Or will the Queen of Harts title make up for what she lost?
AEW mourns the loss of “Sabu,” Terry Brunk.
Taz having worked with Sabu in his prime and being able to call Sabu a friend, Taz says Sabu had aura before aura was a thing. Sabu always worked hard, always went hard, and he will be missed.
Backstage interview with MJF and MVP.
Renee congratulates them on MJF officially being accepted into the Hurt Syndicate. How is he feeling right now? MJF says he is feeling great! He hurts people! He won the lottery! Now just to get his lawyer, Mark Sterling, to go over the contract, and everything is fine. Wait, MJF’s lawyer? Yeah, just one second. MJF calls “Smart Mark” over, and Mark says hi, he’s glad to finally meet MVP. MVP refuses the handshake and MJF tells Mark to just take a quick walk. Mark leaves and MJF asks MVP what’s wrong. MVP asks why MJF needs his lawyer on this. MJF says this is just business. Would MVP ever sign a contract without having a lawyer look it over?
MVP says no, he wouldn’t. He understands it’s just business. They shake hands and MJF says let’s go! They head out together, will Sterling help them iron out all the details?
Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuiness are in the ring.
Schiavone welcomes us and introduces his commentary partner for Collision. Schiavone brings up last week, the special Thursday Night Collision, how things got out of hand near the end of the program. Nigel got involved, and he still has something on his mind, so the floor is his. Nigel says he’ll make this nice and quick. First, he apologizes to Schiavone, because he ended up doing exactly what he told Schiavone not to do, and that was get in the ring as an announcer. The other person Nigel needs to apologize to is Daniel Garcia. Chicago cheers as Garcia makes his entrance and joins the others in the ring.
Nigel tells Garcia that we all saw what happened last week. Nigel let his ego get the better of him as he let Dax Harwood goad him into interrupting that match, which cost Garcia the win. From the bottom of his heart, Nigel apologizes. He realized his place is beside Schiavone at the desk, not in this ring. Garcia tells Nigel that he can keep the apology to himself. Oh? Garcia says he did what Nigel was supposed to do. FTR disrespected him, and Nigel stood up for himself. The fans cheer that! Garcia says FTR tried to end Garcia’s career, tried to end Adam Copeland’s career, and if given the opportunity, they’d try to end Nigel’s career, too.
Garcia says the thing is, he will fight FTR regardless, with or without help. So Nigel could turn his back on Garcia, act like he’s no longer a wrestler, go back to the desk, but Garcia is going to fight with or without Nigel. But it’d be an absolute honor for Nigel to fight FTR with Garcia! But then Stokely Hathaway walks out here, and says, “I cannot believe what I am seeing: Two burnouts glazing each other over which is the bigger disappointment.” The fans boo but #BigStoke says FTR is NOT here tonight. But as their agent, he is here to speak on their behalf. Nigel, what you did last week was reprehensible and egregious!
Nigel almost broke Dax’s jaw, and he just about separated Cash’s shoulder. So Nigel, Stoke must ask, “What the hell is your problem?!” Nigel says, “What’s my problem? I guess my problem, Strokely, is when someone puts their hands on me, I put my hands back on them. So I guess for that, I’m so, so sorry.” Stokely mocks Nigel with an, “I’m sorry, mate! Aw… Guess what, Nigel? That apology does nothing for us. You put your hands on FTR. And you should know that when you do something bad, Nigel, there are repercussions and consequences. Dax, Cash and I, we had a little pow wow. And we decided what your punishment should be.
“Your punishment should be getting in the ring with the greatest tag team alive today, F T R! In an official match! Because in that match, they can’t be suspended, they can’t be fined, they can’t be held accountable for what they do to you and what they do to Danny Boy over here.” Garcia smirks but Nigel says, “Well, I guess that’s exactly why I don’t wanna wrestle them. I mean, let’s be honest. They’re ten-time world tag team champions. And look, no disrespect to you, Danny, but we barely had a conversation. If I’m honest, they’d kill us.” Garcia takes the mic to say Nigel is right. FTR might kill them, they might.
But Garcia has seen Nigel overcome the odds his entire career. Garcia has been overcoming the odds his entire career! And so how about they give the people something they never thought they’d see: Nigel McGuinness teaming with Daniel Garcia against FTR!! The fans cheer and Stokely says y’know what? Nigel doesn’t have to wrestle. He can just do what he’s doing: sitting behind the desk as the Al Bundy of AEW every single week, trying to relive his glory. Let’s be real, Nigel can’t beat FTR. He barely beat Hepatitis! The fans boo, but then FTR ATTACKS! They WERE here all along! SHATTER MACHINE for Garcia!!
Nigel HEADBUTTS and UPPERCUTS Dax! And then HEADBUTTS and UPPERCUTS Cash! The fans fire up but then Dax DECKS Nigel! The fan boo but FTR reels Nigel in! Cash goes up, but here comes Matt Menard! The fans fire up as Daddy Magic has a crowbar! Menard gets FTR to back off and Chicago is all fired up! Will FTR regret bullying Nigel and Garcia into this situation?
BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break Collision!
Back at its regular time of Saturday night at 8 PM Eastern, Collision keeps things hot in Chicago as Kyle Fletcher takes on AR Fox! Will the Aussie Arrow stay sharp after falling short in the Owen Hart Cup? Or will Collision be the Whole Fox’n Show? And “Speedball” Mike Bailey looks to keep his own momentum going as he takes on the Vanilla Babyface, Blake Christian! And while the Sons of Texas face CRU in a #1 contender’s match, we also get a tag team grudge match! Bryan Keith & “Big Bill” will battle The Gates of Agony in a CHICAGO STREET FIGHT! Will this be just the thing both teams need to get back to the AEW World Tag Team Championship scene?
AEW World Championship Steel Cage Match: Jon Moxley VS Samoa Joe!
When The Death Riders lost the AEW World Trios Championships to The Opps, The Maniac is the one who took the pin, and is the one who took things to a new level. But is he afraid to fight a fair fight with the Samoan Submission Specialist? He’ll never admit to it. But will he learn to fear Joe through this brutal main event? Or will the reign of terror only get worse in the Windy City?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and it’s time to rage in the cage!
The bell rings and the fans fire up as the two circle. They feel things out, the fans cheer on Joe, and the two tie up. Moxley goes for a waistlock but Joe blocks with a facelock. They end up in a corner, they slowly let off, but Joe BOOTS Moxley before he can sucker punch! Joe CHOPS Moxley, HEADBUTTS him, but Moxley fires a forearm! Joe fires back, they go back and forth, and the fans cheer Joe while booing Moxley. Joe ELBOWS Moxley, then whips him into the steel! Moxley staggers to a corner but Joe HEADBUTTS him! Joe whips Moxley into more steel! Moxley gets stuck on the top rope and might already be busted open.
Joe drags Moxley around to JAB away against the steel! Joe runs and RAMS Moxley into the wall! The door almost comes loose from that shot! Joe then brings Moxley around to CHOP in a corner! Moxley CHOPS! Joe CHOPS back! The CHOPS keep going, the fans fire up, and Joe CHOKES Moxley in the corner! Joe HEADBUTTS again and again and again until Moxley sits down. Joe then scrapes his boot off Moxley’s face again and again. Joe runs side to side to BOOT WASH Moxley against the steel! The fans fire up more as Joe paces around. Joe drags Moxley up, snapmares and CHOPS Moxley on the back! Then KICKS Moxley in the chest!
Joe runs to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Moxley goes to a corner, BOOTS Joe away, then kicks Joe’s leg out! Joe falls and clutches the knee. Moxley stalks Joe, Joe stands up, and Moxley CHOP BLOCKS him down! Moxley drops an elbow on Joe’s leg, drops another elbow, then pulls on the leg! Joe endures, the fans rally, but Moxley drags Joe to the ropes. Moxley HIP DROPS the knee! Joe writhes but Moxley drags him around. Moxley steps through to have the FIGURE FOUR! The fans rally for Joe as he endures. Joe keeps his shoulders up, pries at the main leg, but Moxley pushes it back down. Joe works to turn things over, and he does!
Moxley endures, reaches out for the ROPEBREAK, and though there are no disqualifications, the submission is null and void. Joe and Moxley separate, then they fire forearms! The fans rally again as Joe fires a flurry! Joe runs, but Moxley BOOTS him down! The fans boo but Moxley paces while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Moxley snarls and looms over Joe. Moxley pushes Joe to a cover, TWO! Moxley stalks Joe to ropes, pulls his ears, and then pushes him against the steel! Moxley grinds Joe’s face into those chain links, then climbs up to get more leverage. Moxley soaks up the heat before he runs and KICKS Joe in the chest! Moxley KICKS and KICKS and KICKS at Joe, but Joe just gets mad! Moxley backs up but Joe ROCKS him with forearms! Joe puts Moxley in a corner to fire boxing elbows! Joe whips corner to corner, Moxley reverses, then Moxley runs in and LARIATS! Moxley climbs up and he stands on Joe’s chest! Joe endures as Moxley climbs up to use both boots!
Wait, now we see the rest of the Death Riders are here. Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta saunter out from the back, soaking up heat from Chicago as they go. Moxley finally steps off Joe, but Joe isn’t alone, either! “Powerhouse” Hobbs and Willow Nightingale are both here, armed with chairs! Hobbs & Willow keep the Death Riders back while Joe TOSSES Moxley into the steel! Moxley slumps down and Joe catches his breath while their teams shout at each other. Moxley sputters and now he’s busted open. Joe fires forearms on Moxley, but Moxley fires back! The forearms go back and forth, but Joe’s hit harder!
Joe UPPERCUTS Moxley, but Moxley still fires a forearm! The shots keep going, even as Moxley has a crimson mask growing. Joe seems to be running low on energy, and Moxley BITES Joe’s forehead! The ref reprimands but Moxley shoves Joe down. Beach Break returns to single picture while the fans tell Moxley he’s sick. Moxley runs up on Joe and the forearms keep going! Moxley flips Joe off so Joe fires harder shots! The fans rally for Joe while Moxley wobbles. Moxley fires more forearms so Joe just fires back! They go fast ‘n’ furious, then Joe gets the edge! The fans fire up as Joe just HAMMERS and HEADBUTTS Moxley!
Joe CHOPS Moxley, but then Moxley CLAWS Joe’s eyes! The fans boo, but Moxley goes to a corner and climbs up. Um, this is a No Escape Clause style, though. Maybe the blood loss made him forget. Either way, Joe drags Moxley off the corner to atomic drop! Moxley hobbles, Joe gives him a Manhattan Drop! And a BOOT! And then a SENTON! Cover, TWO! Moxley survives but Joe stays focused. Joe reels Moxley in, lifts him up, POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO, but into the S T F!! Moxley endures, the fans rally, and Joe grabs that arm to make it a CROSSFACE!! Moxley flails, reaches out, turns around, ROPEBREAK!!
The ref tells Joe to let go and Joe obeys. The fans boo, Joe should’ve just kept it until Moxley passed out. Moxley hobbles away but Joe is on him. Joe SMACKS Moxley off buckles, then he hauls Moxley up top. Joe tucks Moxley in, but Moxley CLAWS at Joe’s face! And BITES Joe’s nose!! The fans boo but Moxley stops so he can leap. Joe gets under, Moxley comes back and LARIATS! Moxley runs but Joe stands his ground! Moxley LARIATS, Joe stays up, so Moxley SLAPS Joe again and again! Moxley fires a flurry of forearms, then runs, but into a BOOT! Moxley comes back with a CUTTER!! Moxley crawls to a cover, TWO!!
Moxley keeps hold for an ARMBAR! Joe clasps hands to fight that off! Joe fights around, Moxley stomps away, then turns Joe over for a BULLDOG CHOKE!! Joe endures and Moxley has a full crimson mask as he pulls on the hold! Joe is fading so the ref checks on him. The hand drops once! The hand drops twice! The hand- NO, Joe revives! Joe fights up, shoves Moxley away, then fireman’s carries, but Moxley slips free! Moxley kicks low, underhooks, PARADIGM SHIFT!! Cover, TWO?!?! Joe survives and shocks everyone! Moxley is furious and gets in the ref’s face! The ref says the count was fair, that’s just how tough Joe is!
Moxley seethes as he storms back over. Moxley vows to end this and he drags Joe to his feet. Moxley underhooks again, but Joe wrenches out! COQUINA CLUTCH!!! Moxley flails, reaches out, but now the Death Riders spring into action! They climb the cage! Willow YANKS Marina down, Joe RAMS Moxley into the cage to knock Claudio down onto them! Joe lets Moxley go and looks at Yuta. Yuta freezes in his tracks, and Hobbs YANKS Yuta down! Yuta runs away but Hobbs gives chase! Hobbs reels Yuta in, URENAGE through the timekeeper’s table! The fans are thunderous as The Opps have evened things up with The Death Riders!
Joe nods, and he goes back for Moxley, but who is this hopping the railing? The man in the hoodie slides the briefcase in for Moxley! THAT’S GABE KIDD!!! And Moxley CLOBBERS Joe with the briefcase!!! Cover, Moxley wins!!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
The fans boo as the Mad Man helps The Maniac stay on top. Gabe taunts Hobbs into coming after him, and Hobbs certainly goes after Gabe. But Claudio SMACKS Hobbs in the back with a chair! Hobbs doesn’t flinch!! Hobbs turns around to glare at Claudio, the fans tell Claudio he messed up, but Gabe LOW BLOWS Hobbs! And Claudio SMACKS Hobbs again! Hobbs goes down but Claudio SMACKS him again and again! Then Claudio & Gabe RAM Hobbs into the apron! Marina RAMS Willow into railing! The fans boo as The Death Riders still stand tall, and Gabe joins Moxley in the ring. Gabe helps Moxley stand, and here come the Young Bucks!
The fans boo as our EVPs, Matthew & Nicholas, strut out here and applaud this main event. Matt even has a big remote in his hands? The Bucks join Moxley, Marina and Gabe in the ring. Nick offers a handshake, but wait! Kenny Omega is here! The Cleaner dodges Claudio and V-TRIGGERS Yuta! Then he brawls with Claudio before sending him into railing! Kenny eggs everyone else on, but here comes Okada! BODY BLOW!! The fans boo as The Rainmaker grins, and then he sends Omega into the ring! Okada says press the button, so Matt presses the button. The cage is coming back down!? The Death Riders drag Omega into the ring so they can beat up on him AND Joe!
The fans boo but Speedball runs up to kick away on Okada! There’s no stopping the rest of the Death Riders and Elite, though! E V P TRIGGER for Joe!! Then they feed Omega to Moxley’s PARADIGM SHIFT!! Moxley has finally accepted the Bucks as they help him beat up on their common enemies, and have even brought in a War Dog as a wild card. But “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” The Realest is here, and now The Bucks have trapped themselves in a cage just for him! Swerve storms up to the cage, and he climbs right up! The fans are thunderous as Swerve aims, SUPER KILL STOMPS on the Death Riders and Elite!!
The fans are thunderous for “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” as Matt hurries to press the up button! The cage lifts, the Elite and Death Riders scurry away like the rats they are, and now Swerve stands tall with The Opps. Swerve says last time he was in this ring, in this city, in this cage, he got his brains beat in by a steel chair and then dropped on a damn cinder block! You think his sadistic, psycho mind would never wanna do this again, but here he is! The fans cheer that! And Swerve tells the retreating Elite, “You think I fear anything? I realized something: I AM THE FEAR! I am the Most Dangerous Man here in AEW!
“And with you gentlemen and lady, and these gentlemen here, and this lady standing here, I think we wanna cause a little bit of anarchy.” The fans like where this is going! Swerve says Double or Nothing, Phoenix, Arizona, it will be ANARCHY IN THE ARENA!!! The fans are thunderous as now, Swerve will stand with Omega, Hobbs, Samoa Joe and Willow Nightingale against whatever combination the Elite and Death Riders wanna throw at them! Who will win and who will survive when AEW goes Double or Nothing?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite for Beach Break, both setting up things for Collision as well as Double or Nothing. Great tag team opener from Ospreay and Hangman with Konosuke and Alexander. I do like that the Faces came very close to the cliche miscommunication collision, but then they still made it work to win. At least until the Callis Family tried to beat them up after and then came the misunderstanding. The heat in that match got turned up a bit, that’ll be an awesome Men’s Owen Hart Cup finals, can’t wait to see who wins.
Great match from Ricochet VS Zach, namely in how Zach showed he can still go even with one leg. But I figured Ricochet would win and then go overboard to beat up on Zach. Good save from Mark Briscoe, and maybe Briscoe VS Ricochet will be on Double or Nothing, but it feels more like a match for TV. Honestly, what happened to building anything towards a TNT Championship match for Adam Cole? Sammy Guevara won that big money Fatal 4 Way but then proceeded to call out Cole, only for Sammy and Dustin to now pivot into a thing for the AEW World Tag Team Championships.
Good promo from Top Flight to get heated, and good part for Dustin & Sammy to play encouraging Darius & Dante. Great match from Top Flight VS Hurt Syndicate, but I figured the Hurt Syndicate would win. I appreciate the blatant swerve they were pulling on MJF. MJF thought he was gonna get beat up but then Lashley gives him the thumbs up, and now MJF is officially AEW’s Sami Zayn in The Bloodline or Owen Hart in the Nation of Domination. And I also appreciate this got Mark Sterling back on TV. There will surely be continued tension until MJF can actually get himself a title shot.
As for the Sons of Texas, good promo to set up a contenders match, but they’re of course going to beat CRU. Lio & Action continue to be chihuahuas barking at bigger dogs. At the same time, Dustin & Sammy winning to face Lashley & Shelton, they could put both AEW & ROH tag titles on the line. The problem there is, if Lashley & Shelton win, that tanks the ROH Tag Division because Lashley & Shelton aren’t ever showing up on Honor Club. A silver lining might be that Sammy and Dustin break up so Sammy can actually follow through on that TNT Championship feud tease. Well, that’d probably mean Sammy finally turns on Dustin but it feels too late to matter.
Great promo from Nigel and Garcia with Stokely, and of course FTR were secretly in the building. Menard makes a great save, and now we’ll get a great tag match of FTR VS Nigel & Garcia. This could still give us Cope’s return, but I bet Nigel gets to look great even in a losing effort. Awesome Fatal 4 Way match, and that was a great way for Mina to win in her return to AEW. Toni VS Mina for Double or Nothing will be great, but I feel Toni will retain. Mone going after AZM was fitting, and it also gave Hayter a reason to go after Mone. Mone VS Hayter could still be up in the air, so next week’s go-home episodes will really be telling.
And of course, a great main event with the steel cage, but I just knew Moxley would win thanks to interference. But is it just me or are ropebreaks in cage matches dumb? If this is a No Escape style cage match, then ropebreaks don’t mean anything cuz there’s no “out of bounds.” Joe really should’ve kept that crossface until Moxley passed out. And even then, it makes no sense why Gabe Kidd would help Moxley. I thought Gabe hated Mox and hated the Bucks. I guess there can be some nonsense about how after Resurgence, The Bucks talked things over with the War Dogs and got Gabe to agree to this, but it seems like they just needed someone to substitute for Pac right now.
And it sounds like they’re giving us the first ever mixed Anarchy in the Arena. It works just fine, because for one, it is obviously No DQ. Secondly, Willow and Marina can easily brawl off somewhere on their own, just as we’ve seen all these Anarchy in the Arena matches go. Also, Speedball going after Okada, that’s gotta be a Continental Championship match. Okada probably still finds a way to win, but Speedball can really push Okada to his limits.
My Score: 8.9/10
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