AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (8/30/23)
Don’t stop AEW now!
‘Cause AEW’s having a good time, having a good time!
AEW just went All In, but now they gotta go All Out! What will Adam Cole have to say after losing to MJF in Wembley Stadium? Where do the brochachos go from here?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Jon Moxley VS Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes; Moxley wins.
- NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: Eddie Kingston VS Wheeler Yuta; Eddie wins and retains the title.
- Six Woman Tag: Kris Statlander, Hikaru Shida & Britt Baker VS Nyla Rose, Marina Shafir & Emi Sakura; Kirs, Shida & Britt win.
- AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy VS Penta El Zero Miedo w/ Alex Abrahantes; Cassidy wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Jon Moxley VS Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes!
While the Maniac is set to go after the AEW International Championship at All Out, which we’ll see defended in tonight’s main event, he is looking to sharpen his fangs. Will the friend of a friend of Orange Cassidy’s end up fodder for Moxley? Or can Komander be a major speedbump on the way to this Sunday?
The bell rings and Moxley BOOTS Komander right down! Fans fire up and Moxley stands Komander up, to CHOP him down! Komander goes to a corner but Moxley CHOPS him again! Then bumps him off buckles! Moxley digs his boots into Komander at the ropes, lets off as the ref counts, and Moxley takes a bow for the Chicago crowd. Moxley drags Komander up, CHOPS him again, then JABS, and CHOPS! And JABS! Moxley whips corner to corner, but runs into a BOOT! And another BOOT! Komander fires forearms, runs, tilt-o-whirls and RANAS! Moxley tumbles out of the ring and fans fire up!
Komander climbs a corner, aims, and SUPER CROSSBODIES! Direct hit at the ramp! Fans rally for “KO-MAN-DER!” as he RAMS Moxley into steel steps. Komander puts Moxley in the ring, climbs the corner again, but Moxley ROCKS him first! Moxley climbs up to CLAW Komander’s back! Moxley pulls on the mask, then CLAWS Komander’s back again! Fans rally, Moxley brings Komander up but Komander throws body shots! Komander HEADBUTTS Moxley down, then adjusts, to SKY TWISTERÂ FLOP as Moxley moves! Moxley then stands up in the corner, storms up on Komander, and brings him up to X-PLEX!
Moxley soaks up the cheers and jeers as he flexes. Moxley goes back to Komander as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Moxley has Komander by the wrists, and gives him DRAGON STOMPS! Shoutout to Bryan Danielson as Moxley just keeps going! Cover, TWO! Moxley keeps focus and drags Komander over to the apron, then the floor, to RAM him into the timekeeper’s table! Moxley then brings Komander up to SMACK him off the table! Moxley headlocks and he brings Komander around the way. Moxley makes sure fans get a good look of the headlock punch! Komander flops against railing, Moxley backs up to run back in, and clothesline Komander against railing! The ref reprimands, wants this back in the ring, but Moxley whips, only for Komander to reverse! Moxley hits railing!
The ref checks both men, they’re okay to continue, and both men stand. Moxley slides into the ring first, Komander follows, and Moxley wants mercy? But then he evades a kick, only for Komander to hit a kick! Komander fires off forearms, then runs, to go up and up and CROSSBODY, but Moxley catches him! Moxley walks around with Komander, swings him and hits a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Moxley stays close to have an arm, for a double wristlock! Komander endures as Moxley tortures his arm! Komander manages to clasp hands, fights and moves around, and stands to throw body shots! But Moxley throws a knee!
Moxley KICKS Komander, KICKS him again, then KICKS again! Komander staggers to ropes, Moxley keeps after him, and Dynamite returns to single picture as Moxley wraps on a facelock. Moxley makes it a vice grip and he grinds Komander down! Komander fights up, throws body shots, and fans rally. Moxley HEADBUTTS Komander, reels him in and picks him up, but Komander fights! Moxley CLUBS Komander, gets him up, but Komander turns bomb into FACEBUSTER! Fans fire up as Komander and Moxley stand, and Moxley JABS! Komander ROCKS! Moxley throws a forearm, so Komander throws another, and another and another!
Komander CHOPS, runs, and LARIATS, but Moxley stays up! Komander runs to LRIAT again but Moxley is still up! Moxley SLAPS Komander, runs, but Komander dodges to LARIAT! Down goes Moxley! Fans fire up as Moxley staggers up, and Komander kicks. Moxley ducks but the HEEL KICK hits! Komander runs to dropkick the legs out! Komander keeps moving, BASEMENT DDT! Fans fire up and Komander aims. Komander CLUBS Moxley, torture racks, and hits a LUNG BLOWER! Cover, TWO! Moxley survives but Komander goes up the corner. Fans fire up for the tightrope walk, 450Â onto knees!!
Fans fire up as Moxley saves himself! Moxley storms up and LARIATS Komander down! Then the PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Komander survives but Moxley is right on him, HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Then REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Komander flails, fights, claws at the hold, but Moxley shifts to an ARMBAR!! Komander taps, Moxley wins!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by submission
Komander could not avenge Fenix and he could not stop Moxley! Will the Maniac take the International Championship from whoever meets him in All Out?
Orange Cassidy speaks.
“I don’t know how many title defenses I have done. It really doesn’t matter to me, because I’m not gonna stop. I’m gonna keep defending this International Championship when I have to, where I have to. You’d think after one of the craziest matches I’ve ever been in in my entire life, in front of a ton of people in Wembley Stadium, you’d think I’d stop, you’d think I’d take a break. But that’s not what I do. If I survive this match tonight against Penta, I wrestle Jon Moxley this Sunday at All Out. Jon, I’m not that same Orange Cassidy that started four years ago. And I’m gonna show you why.”
AEW shares footage from after All In on Sunday.
Brandon Cutler was there vlogging for The Young Bucks after their defeat against FTR. He brought up that five years ago, the Bucks gave us the original All In, and tonight, they had a devastating loss. What’s going through their minds? Nick Jackson says this was disappointing, duh. This was supposed to be their big night, they were supposed to get those belts back. And speaking of, here come Dax & Cash. FTR apologizes for interrupting, just want to know why the Bucks refused to shake their hands out there. Matt says there was 80 thousand people out there, it was supposed to be different, Matt lost his cool.
Nick says the Bucks put their hearts and souls into today’s match, thinking they were gonna get those belts back so they’re disappointed. Matt adds this is their show, they created it, and they lost on it. FTR understands, just wanted to show respect. Yes, the Bucks do owe them that much. FTR were the better men tonight. But then wait, Bullet Club Gold barges in, shouting and hollering how they won their match tonight. This is now the Winner’s Room, so congrats to FTR, but what’re the Bucks doing back here? They should superkick rocks, know what they’re saying? Matt asks them what they even want.
Juice says they’re on top of the world, and Jay White says they just beat The Golden Elite, Kenny, Kota & Hangman, and well, the Bucks also lost, so it seems THE Elite isn’t doing so hot right now. Might need some new friends. Cute little four man thing going here. White counts it, four and four, so Dax, think really hard. Maybe they can do something with this. Dax says yeah, he gets it. They can do this next week. Cash agrees, let’s go from #TopGuysOut to 4v4Â at All Out. The Bucks like that, too. Everyone is in agreement, White tells them all to enjoy losing together in Chicago while the Bang Bang Gang stands tall.
And so it is official! In an epic 8 Man Tag, it will be FTR & The Bucks joining forces against Jay, Juice & The Gunns! Will Bullet Club Gold earn them some shots at the gold? Or will FTR get in on that Superkick Party?
Backstage interview with Toni Storm.
Renee Paquette is with a distraught Lightning From Down Under, and says at All In London, we crowned a NEW AEW Women’s World Champion in Saraya. However, not without some dissention among the Outcasts. Toni is clearly upset, and she says don’t get her wrong, she is happy for Saraya, Lord knows she is. But Toni says Saraya went “completely off script” and forgot her part in Toni’s performance! Now Toni is here with no title, no friends, no nothing! Saraya just let Toni, hates her, can’t trust her. Toni can’t trust Shida, will never trust Britt, and the ref should be SACKED! Safe to say everything at Wembley went “tits up!”
Toni says she can’t calm down, she can’t trust anyone, she doesn’t know what to do! She throws her shoes at Renee! There is a storm raging inside Toni, what will she do now?
Chris Jericho is here!
Chicago sings along with Judas as The Ocho makes his way to the ring, also coming off his own All In loss to Will Ospreay. Jericho has a mic and hears the fans cheering him on. Jericho says thank you to Chicago, and he says they should be happy and festive after only a few days ago, we enjoyed the spectacle and majesty that was AEW All In at Wembley. One of the greatest weekends in his career. Fozzy had a great show on Friday, and then Sunday, the biggest wrestling show ever, with over 81 THOUSAND tickets sold! And that’s a shoot, baby! Then having a match with Ospreay, one of Jericho’s favorites, it is a show he will never forget.
But there is something Jericho wishes to forget, and that is how he treated his “brother,” Sammy Guevara, after the match. Jericho wants to say something to him to get it off his chest, so please, Sammy, join us out here. The Spanish God obliges and fans cheer as Sammy makes his way to the ring. Sammy joins Jericho with a mic of his own and the fans chant for Sammy. Jericho agrees, cheer him on! Jericho says he isn’t happy with how he treated Sammy. He was upset after losing to Ospreay, and never should’ve taken that out on Sammy. Sammy has been there since the start, always had Jericho’s back, Jericho was just frustrated.
Jericho didn’t know if Sammy did everything he could on his end to help Jericho, but watching back, Jericho saw, as he puts on the tron, we saw what Sammy did with the bat while Ospreay was in the Walls of Jericho. That’s textbook sports entertainer, lie, cheat ‘n’ steal, and Jericho apologizes for not thinking Sammy did what he could. Jericho apologizes for pushing him and walking away, and then offers a handshake. Fans cheer, and Sammy looks at the hand. Fans chant “HUG IT OUT!” and Sammy shakes Jericho’s hand. Sammy says he told Jericho he always has Jericho’s back, that little shove won’t break them up. And they hug!
Fans cheer and Jericho thanks Sammy for that, he feels so much better. But he’s just stuck replaying that match over and over in his head, thinking, “What could I have done to win that match? Maybe I should’ve zigged instead of zagging.” Maybe a roll-up, pulled some tights, maybe Sammy could’ve hit Ospreay even harder, or- Wait, whoa. Chris, say that last part again. Rolled him up? No, the other part. Oh, uh, Sammy hitting harder? Yeah, that. Funny cuz when Sammy watched it back, he thought maybe if Jericho hit him a little harder with the Judas Effect, then Jericho would’ve won. Maybe.
Jericho wants this to not be insulting, it’s just when Jericho asks Sammy to do something, it doesn’t always turn out how Jericho envisioned it. Oh, well how did Jericho envision it? Was it Sammy leaving his pregnant wife, Tay Melo, at home in Orlando, flying to London and having Jericho’s back? Well, no, for Jericho, it was Sammy leaving his pregnant wife, Tay Melo, at home in Orlando, flying to London and being part of the biggest wrestling show in history in front of 81,000+, something those who didn’t get to go would’ve killed for! Yes, Sammy agrees there, a lot of guys would’ve loved to have been on All In.
And so Sammy got to thinking, maybe, if he wasn’t so worried about Jericho, maybe Sammy could’ve been on the card. Well, maybe if Sammy continues to follow Jericho’s advice and do what he tells him, then maybe Sammy will get on All In 2024. Yes, Sammy will make sure to follow all Jericho’s advice and learn how not to lose on the biggest show AEW’s ever done. Oof… Jericho says maybe if Sammy follows Jericho’s advice, Sammy won’t lose the next time he has a title match for the AEW World Championship against MJF, like he did earlier this year. Well, that’s funny, Mr. AEW, because four years ago, Jericho won that title right here in Chicago!
Fans cheer that, and Jericho says yes, it was in this very arena! But then what happened? 24 hours later… Jericho lost that title outside a steakhouse, right in Jacksonville, Florida! Some champion you were, Mr. Ocho! The two get face to face and fans are riled up, but Jericho has everyone hold on. Let’s not say anything they’re gonna regret. This is Jericho & Guevara! They’ve been day one in AEW from the very first episode of Dynamite! Let’s get back to what we do best! Having each other’s back, not throwing barbs, and reunite Le Sex Gods to become AEW World Tag Team Champions! Fans are a bit torn on that.
But Jericho says next week, Dynamite, Le Sex Gods, road to the tag titles! What does Sammy say? Sammy hugs it out with Jericho! Jericho says boo all you want, NEW tag champs right here! Will Jericho & Sammy climb up the ranks to get right at FTR? Or is this friendship hanging on by a thread?
The Blackpool Combat Club talks backstage.
We can’t quite hear what Moxley is saying to Wheeler Yuta, but we know from him slapping his own forearm, he wants Yuta to SMASH Eddie Kingston. Moxley then turns around to look at the camera, and he speaks up. “In the main event tonight, the International Championship will be on the line. And at All Out this weekend, I will face the winner. Now what do Penta, Orange Cassidy and Jon Moxley have in common? Well, the three of us, we’re not so much for the bark. Everybody in this business, all across this sport, so full of it nowadays. Everybody’s got a belt, everybody’s got a catchphrase, everybody’s got a hashtag. We’re not really about that.
“It’s not about bark. The wrestler who leaves Chicago this weekend with the International Championship will be the wrestler with the biggest bite.” Moxley leads the BCC away, will he and Yuta bring gold of their own to the club?
NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: Eddie Kingston VS Wheeler Yuta!
He may not have won the G1 Climax, he may not have won in Stadium Stampede, but Eddie still has gold around his waist! Will Eddie finish what was started in Wembley? Or will The Decoder dethrone the Mad King?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly NJPW Strong!
The bell rings and the two rush in! They tie up, go around, and Eddie puts Yuta in a corner. Yuta turns it around, the ref counts and fans chant for “F HIM UP, EDDIE, F HIM UP!” Eddie powers his way back, clinches with Yuta, fights for control, and Yuta goes for a leg. Eddie holds that off, they end up in another corner, and Yuta SLAPS Eddie! Fans boo but Eddie takes the bandage off his head. Eddie swings, Yuta dodges and goes up, but Eddie CHOPS him! Yuta BOOTS back, gets the bad arm, ARMBAR DDT! Fans boo but Yuta stands on the bad arm, then BITES the other one! The ref reprimands and Yuta lets off.
Fans boo but Yuta soaks up heat. The BCC is watching backstage as Yuta wraps the bad arm around ropes! The ref counts, Yuta lets off at 4 and fans boo more. Yuta CHOPS Eddie, but Eddie CHOPS back! The bad arm hurts, though! Yuta wrenches that arm to an ELBOW BREAKER! Yuta whips, Eddie reverses and knees low! Eddie reels Yuta in but Yuta wrenches free to hit a CODE BREAKER to the arm! Cover, ONE!! Eddie is tough but Yuta knees on the bad arm! Eddie CHOPS from below, fans rally for him, but Yuta drops knees on the arm! Yuta paces around while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Yuta grabs the bad arm, twists the wrist, and rips off the bandages. Yuta flexes, then throws the bandage away. Yuta throws Eddie out of the ring, goes out after him, and wrenches the bad arm to another ELBOW BREAKER! Yuta then hammerlocks the arm to POST the shoulder! Eddie staggers to railing but Yuta storms over. Eddie CHOPS him away! But that hurts the arm, too! Yuta pursues Eddie into the ring, and SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Yuta keeps on Eddie with a motorcycle stretch, knee digging into Eddie’s back. Eddie endures, fans rally up, and Eddie fights up. Eddie turns things but Yuta turns them back!
Yuta brings Eddie down to his knees, pulls on the arms more, but Eddie fights up! Yuta digs his head into Eddie’s back but Eddie endures and fights up. Yuta wrenches the arm to another ELBOW BREAKER! Yuta throws hands, has Eddie in a corner, and he BITES Eddie’s forehead! The ref counts, Yuta lets off, and Yuta bumps Eddie off buckles! And again! And again! Eddie swings but falls over! Yuta mockingly says okay then, and he rope-a-dopes. Yuta then stomps Eddie against ropes, and has him back in the corner. Yuta bumps Eddie off buckles again, CHOPS him, then soaks up the heat.
Yuta gets fans riled up as Dynamite returns to single picture. Yuta runs in, Eddie blocks the monkey flip, and then puts Yuta up top. Eddie CLOBBERS Yuta off the top! Yuta falls to the floor and fans fire up! Eddie builds speed!? And he DIVES to take Yuta out at the ramp! Chicago is thunderous and Eddie puts Yuta back in the ring. Yuta scrambles to a corner, Eddie storms in after him and clotheslines! Eddie fires off MACHINE GUN CHOPS! Fans fire up and Eddie just reloads to BACKHAND, then EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! Yuta is hanging tough but Eddie shakes out the bad arm. Eddie drags Yuta up and takes aim, but Yuta blocks the Uraken!
Yuta ROLLING ELBOWS, but Eddie PELES! Yuta rewinds and gets around Eddie to GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Fans fire up for Eddie but Yuta smirks. Yuta goes to the apron, then a corner. Yuta climbs, SPLASH onto knees! Eddie then gets Yuta for a SAIDO! Cover, TWO!! Yuta shows his toughness but Eddie just drags him back up. Eddie half nelsons but Yuta fights the lift! Yuta CLUBS free, shifts around, OLYMPIC SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Eddie survives and Yuta is frustrated now. Yuta stomps Eddie, but Eddie glares up at him. Yuta stomps more but Eddie shakes his head. So Yuta SLAPS him!
Eddie stands up, and CHOOPS! It hurts Eddie, too, but he just CHOPS again! Yuta fires up, but Eddie swings! Yuta blocks to ELBOW away on the bad elbow! HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL!! Yuta has Eddie down, but Eddie fires up! Eddie stands, Yuta ROCKS him, ROLLING ELBOWS, and then runs, but into a HALF ‘N’ HALF!! Fans fire up as Yuta stands, into the URAKEN!! Yuta rises?! So Eddie URAKENS again!! Cover, Eddie wins!!
Winner: Eddie Kingston, by pinfall (still NJPW Strong Openweight Champion)
The Decoder could not solve Eddie Kingston, but here comes Claudio! Eddie dares the ROH World Champion to do something, but the Swiss Superman completely ignores him to help Yuta to the back. Will Eddie have to make Claudio acknowledge him once and for all?
AEW shares more footage from after All In on Sunday.
MJF was icing off after the epic day he and Adam Cole had. And speaking of, Cole walks in and sits down. Cole congrats MJF but MJF cuts him off. Cole almost broke MJF’s neck six different times, so as much as MJF loves Cole, he wrestled more in three months than in the entirety of his career. Then that “mark,” Tony Khan, just said there’ll be a battle royal on Rampage to decide who faces MJF & Cole for the ROH World Tag Team Championships at All Out in Chicago. And on top of all that, there will be some tournament to determine who faces MJF for the Triple B at Grand Slam, September 20th, get your tickets now.
MJF is exhausted, needs a break, he wants to go to Paris, eat a baguette, bang some Ring Rats, then meet Cole in Chi-Town for a deep dish, hit a Kangaroo Kick and the #DoubleClizliz. How’s that sound to Cole? Cole chuckles and says that sounds great. If anyone’s earned some time off, it’s MJF. MJF and Cole shake hands and Cole tells MJF to rest up. Ain’t no rest for the wicked, but who will be winning some golden tickets to All Out this Friday?
Backstage interview with Sammy Guevara.
Renee is with the Spanish God and brings up Jericho’s apology and how Le Sex Gods want the AEW World Tag Team Championships. Quite a turn of events for them recently, huh? Sammy says yeah, he and Chris are back on the same page and- Don Callis walks in. He apologizes for interrupting, but he saw that out there. It’s gotta be hard being Jericho’s friend, right? Callis has been there. But he just wants to ask Sammy, “Don’t you find it challenging having to deal with a sociopath like that?” Callis also heard Sammy & Tay are expecting, so that’s great news. Congrats! Yes, thanks, Don, get your hands off him. And stop talking.
Sammy knows exactly what this is about. Callis tries to talk but Sammy tells him to stop, what’d he just say? Sammy has a family, he didn’t leave them to come to Chicago and talk to Callis. Sammy’s family is none of Callis’s business. So get lost! Callis says fair enough and leaves, but will the Don Callis Family look to sabotage what Jericho still has left?
BREAKING NEWS for Rampage!
Well, as MJF said, there is an ROH World Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Battle Royal! Former champions Aussie Open join the Gates of Agony, the Hardy Boyz, The Outrunners, The Righteous, The Dark Order’s John Silver & Alex Reynolds, The Gates of Agony, Best Friends, Action Andretti & Darius Martin, The Wingmen’s Peter Avalon & Ryan Nemeth, and the former Jericho Appreciation Society’s Matthew Menard & Angelo Parker! Who head for Chicago to face #BetterThanYouBaybay?
Then, a women’s tag match as Skye Blue & Willow Nightingale join forces against Anna Jay & Taya Valkyrie! Will Chicago’s hometown hero and the Babe with the Power triumph over the Queenslayer and La Wera Loca? Plus, Hangman Page gets back in action against “Bounty Hunter” Bryan Keith! Will there be #CowboySh*t going down in Chicago?
BREAKING NEWS for next week’s Dynamite!
As MJFÂ also said, the Grand Slam World Title Eliminator Tournament begins! Eight men yet to be named will battle it out, and at Dynamite: Grand Slam on September 20th in Arthur Ashe Stadium, the tournament winner will face MJF for the AEW World Championship! Who will be in the bracket and head for Triple B?
Adam Cole is here!
Fans cheer one half of the NEW ROH World Tag Team Champions as he heads to the ring. Cole is now an ROH Triple Crown Winner, even though part of him wishes he was a double champion with the world title on his waist. For now, Cole goes to the ring and fans join in on the “BOOM!” and the “ADAM COLE BAYBAY!” and then Cole asks them, “Who’s ready for Story Time with Adam Cole Baybay?” Cole says one of the greatest stories ever told was this past Sunday, “the greatest professional wrestling event of all time,” All In London. And to everyone who was there live, to everyone who watched around the world, thank you for making that the most special night of his entire life! Seriously!
Fans cheer, and Cole says he and MJF became your NEW ROH World Tag Team Champions, and in the main event, Cole challenged for the AEW World Championship. Cole says that night was special, but it wasn’t quite perfect. Because in that main event match, Cole did lose. That hurt, guys, it hurt really, really badly. But he knows somewhere down the line, he’ll get another shot. Fans cheer that, and Cole says concerning his good friend, MJF, he’s not in great shape. His neck is pretty banged up, but Cole promises that on this Sunday, AEW All Out, live in Chicago, MJF is gonna be ready to go!
Fans cheer more, and Cole says that there is something very, very important Cole needs to say here today. But Roderick Strong is shouting for Adam! Roddy & The Kingdom storm out to the ring, and then get in the ring so Roddy can ask Adam, “You care more about the fact that Max’s neck is bad than you care about MY neck?! Is my neck health not important to you?!” Cole tells Roddy that this is getting so ridiculous. This isn’t the Roddy Strong that Cole knows and has been friends with for over 10 years. Maybe it’s cuz he’s listening to these guys-
Mike Bennett cuts Cole off there as he repeats “These guys? These guys? Really, Adam? Like you don’t even know us? Are you kidding me?! Y’know what, Adam? I’m gonna do story time right now, so listen up! It’s Story Time with Mike Bennett! SHUT UP!” Fans boo, but Mike takes us back to 2010, ROH, the ECW Arena! Fans tell Mike to STFU but he refuses! Back then, a 21-year-old Adam Cole faced a 25-year-old Mike Bennett. Does Adam remember that night? Cuz Mike does! And he can tell by the look in Cole’s eyes, he does remember! They got each other jobs that night! They got each other signed to ROH!
“And from that point forward, man, I felt like we were bonded for life. And it sure as hell felt like you did, too, cuz we did everything together! You were at my wedding, man! You hosted my bachelor party the night before! Think about all arenas we went to! The Seibu Dome! The Hammerstein! The Ted Reeve Arena! Hell, we even did The Field House, right here in Chicago, Illinois! But let’s be honest, Chicago is the worst city to wrestle in.” Fans boo even more now, but Mike says they know it’s true. But Adam, they picked each other up during their worst moments, and celebrated each other in their best.
But y’know what Cole’s problem is? He cares far too much about what all these idiot fans think! And Cole forgot what “these guys” meant to him! Cole tells Mike that he knows- Matt Taven tells Cole to shut up! Yeah, that’s right. Taven has thought on this a long time. “This is just who you are, Adam. You needed us! You needed The Kingdom to take over ROH. And when you achieved that, you jumped ship to Bullet Club so you could pad your wallet with that merchandise money.” Fans boo but Taven says after that, Cole went to Florida (NXT) and surrounded himself with all of their friends (Roddy, O’Reilly, Fish) so they could prop him up and hold onto that title as long as he did.
And now, Cole wants to come back and say he’s a changed man? No, he’s a liar! Cole is the same leech he always has been, and now he’s latched onto that “corny Melvin,” MJF, because Cole thinks MJF is the gateway to the AEW World title. Cole shakes his head but Taven asks him a question. When Cole looks at pictures of the past, does he just ignore all the people around him? Because Taven truly believes that in Cole’s mind, Cole sees himself standing all alone, because Cole is the only person Cole has ever cared about. Fans tell Taven to STFU but Cole speaks now. “You guys know for a fact that that is not true.”
Do they? Yes, because honest to God, if Cole made them feel that way, he is so, so sorry! He knows they were all very close at one point, but what he’s learned about friendship is that it is very important to be understanding of each other. The three of them need to accept that Max is not only Cole’s friend, but he is Cole’s best friend! Fans cheer but that only upsets Roddy & The Kingdom. Roddy says, “Nope! Not today! Adam, I can’t accept that. I just can’t. So you know what? I’m entering that Grand Slam tournament, and I’m gonna do what YOU couldn’t do: I’m gonna beat MJF in the middle of this ring and become the NEW AEW World Champion, with my REAL friends, Mike & Matt, by my side! So if you’re my real friend, you’d be rooting for me, too.”
Cole tells Roddy that that is a horrible idea. Roddy is in no condition to wrestle, his neck is not in good shape! Oh, there’s Adam pretending to care about Roddy! Finally! Lucky Roddy. But listen to him, Adam. “Unlike your soft tag team partner, I don’t need a roll-up, I don’t need a diamond ring. Hell, I don’t even need a neck that’s 100% to win a match decisively here. Bad neck or not, I’m gonna break everybody’s back, and I’m winning that tournament, cuz I’m a wrestling legend!” Fans boo, but Roddy and The Kingdom leave. Cole still doesn’t get the point of all this, says he has done nothing wrong, but who is to say. But will Roddy find a way to head for the Grand Slam?
Penta El Zero Miedo speaks.
“Orange Cassidy. This is not personal, bro. This is just business. But Jon Moxley, you hurt my brother! And you know what? Now, I hurt you!” Alex Abrahantes adds that isn’t it fitting that in the same arena where The Lucha Brothers won the AEW World Tag Team Championships, Penta will now win his first singles title here, and then advance to All Out to face Mox. Penta knows that Alex was out there with Komander, and Alex was taking notes. Alex picked up on a couple things, and Penta says that after he beats Cassidy tonight, Jon Moxley is gonna bleed like he’s never bled before! Because it is time for an International Champion who has… CERO! MIEDO!!
Six Woman Tag: Kris Statlander, Hikaru Shida & Britt Baker VS Nyla Rose, Marina Shafir & Emi Sakura!
The Galaxy’s Greatest joins forces with The Shining Samurai & The Doctor just days before defending her TBS Championship against The Runaway, Ruby Soho, because they’re going to handle some #ViciousVixens! Will Kris, Shida & Britt hold it together? Or will the Native Beast, The Problem & The Queen of Joshi crush them all to gain their own title opportunities?
The trios sort out and Emi rushes in to SANDWICH Shida and Britt! Emi then whips Shida to a corner, the bell rings, and Emi starts up the tune of We Will Rock You. But then Shida RANAS Emi! Emi gets up, takes a swing, but Shida blocks to ROCK Emi! Shida then climbs up and fans fire up as she rains down fists! Fans count along all the way to TEN, and then Shida kicks Emi away. Shida adjusts up top, to MISSILE DROPKICK Emi down! Fans fire up with Shida more and she goes to her corner. Kris and Britt both want a tag, Shida goes with Britt. Britt runs in and fans fire up as she fires forearms on Emi!
Britt runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then SLINGBLADES! Cover, ONE! Shafir protests the ref was slow to see the shoulder but this is a distraction so Emi can rake the eyes and Nyla can KICK Britt in the back! Emi CHOPS Britt down, tags in Shafir, and Shafir brings Britt up to fire off in the corner! OGOSHI TAKEDOWN! Then tag to Nyla, she and Shafir mug Britt. Nyla stands on Britt’s neck, the ref counts, and Nyla lets off. Nyla drags Britt up, bumps her off buckles, and tags in Emi. They mug Britt now, but fans rally up. Emi taunts Shida and Kris, then she CHOPS Britt down! Emi sucker punches Shida and Kris!
Emi drags Britt away, turns her and wrenches the hair! And again! Emi puts Britt int he ropes to bend her back against the ropes, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref counts, Emi lets off at 4, and then Emi sits on Britt to CHOKE her! The ref counts again, Emi hops off and taunts Shida. Emi stomps Britt down, tags in Shafir, and Shafir drags Britt from her corner to tie up the legs. Shafir taunts Shida and Kris before pulling Britt back. But Britt uses that to turn over and kick Shafir! Shafir cartwheels around to then KICK Britt in the back! Shafir drags Britt up, underhooks and then full nelsons! Britt endures, pries at the hold, but Shafir sweeps the legs! Shafir tags Nyla, Nyla armlocks and fishhooks, but the ref reprimands. Nyla shifts to DRAGON SLEEPER!
Britt endures, fights up but Nyla KNEES her in the back! And again! Cover, TWO! Britt is toughing it out but Nyla is on her at the ropes. Nyla whips Britt to the corner, tags in Emi, and then Nyla snapmares Britt so Emi can drag her up and whip her to a corner. Emi laughs, runs in corner to corner, and BODY CHECKS Britt! Britt flops over, Emi covers, TWO! Emi mockingly applauds Britt’s grit, then drags her up to reel her in. Emi underhooks, Britt resists the lift, and then Britt wrenches out to kick and FISHERMAN SCREW! Both women are down and fans rally up. Britt and Emi reach out, hot tags to Shafir and Kris!
Dynamite returns to single picture as Kris dodges Shafir, BOOTS Nyla, then fires off on Shafir! Shida looks a little hurt that Britt didn’t tag her after what they’ve been through, but Kris just hammers away on Shafir! ROUNDHOUSE! Then a HAYMAKER for Nyla! Shafir kicks, Kris blocks and CHOPS! And CLUBS! And CLUBS again! Then Electric Chair Lift, for a FACEBUSTER! Cover, Nyla & Emi both break it! The ref reprimands, but Emi hits Britt and Shida! The ref is busy keeping Shida & Britt back, allowing Nyla & Emi to hoist Kris up, DOUBLE LEG SWEEP FACEBUSTER! What a unique combo move!
But Shida runs in to QUESTION MARK KICK Emi! Nyla waistlocks but Shida fights free. Britt runs in, Shida holds Nyla, but Nyla switches and the SUPERKICK hits Shida! Britt panics and says she didn’t mean to, but she turns around into Nyla’s grip! CHOKE SLAM! Nyla fires up but fans boo. Kris is back and kicks but Nyla blocks to choke grip her! Kris breaks free to ROCK Nyla! Shafir runs up but Kris sends her out! Nyla runs back in but Kris dodges to clothesline her up and out! Fans fire up as Mama Statlander goes up the corner! All the others are fighting nearby, Kris SUPER CROSSBODIES them all down!
Fans are thunderous as Kris drags Shafir up and into the ring! Kris then gut wrenches and tucks Shafir in, FIGHT NIGHT FEVER!! Cover, Kris and team win!
Winners: Kris Statlander, Hikaru Shida & Britt Baker, by pinfall
Shida and Britt argue about the miscommunication, Kris tries to get them to calm down, but Ruby Soho runs in from the crowd side! The Runaway gets Kris with NO FUTURE!! Fans boo as Ruby runs away with the belt! That belt doesn’t belong to Ruby yet, will there be No Future for Kris as champion after Sunday?
Shane Taylor speaks.
“For six years, Shane Taylor was the man in ROH. The most dominant Television Champion of all time. Signed, sealed and delivered, Shane Taylor VS Samoa Joe for the ROH World Television Championship!” Big Bad Shaney T. has vowed to knock Samoa Joe out and take back that title, will he once again be the baddest champion we’ve ever seen? We’ll see this Sunday at All Out!
Don Callis & Konosuke Takeshita are backstage.
Callis points to the screen to show us the graphic for Kenny Omega VS Konosuke Takeshita this Sunday at All Out. Callis says this is the match the world has been waiting for. “As Kenny Omega’s former family, I’ve had a front row seat to all of the many surgeries he had in 2022. Takeshita-san!” “Yo.” “This is Kenny’s knee. No cartilage. Even worse, Kenny’s neck. C2 through C4, compromised. What we need: Many strikes. Such as…” Video plays from All In, where Takeshita countered Kota Ibushi’s Kami-Goye with a jump knee. “Very good! Under the chin, that’s a C3 strike.”
Then Takeshita hits a heavy forearm to Kenny, Callis wants many of those. Look at that! And even better, Omega’s abdominal cavity, the hernia repair. For that area, the Blue Thunder Bomb. Again footage plays, Takeshita hitting that BIG Blue Thunder on Kenny in the match. Callis points out to focus on Kenny’s right side. “And if all else fails, I have a back-up strategy. Sasu. Kurose!” That is to say, STAB and KILL! Konosuke likes that. He tells Kenny Omega that he WILL kill! Is All Out going to be the very last time we see Kenny Omega in AEW?
The Acclaimed is here!
Chicago fires up for the NEW AEW World Trios Champions, and of course Max Caster has a track on deck! “Acclaimed won the big one for the Badass! We doin’ more numbers than a math class! 80 thousand people, that’s colossal! But we never froze, we’re not Mitch McConnell! These other teams stressed, lookin’ bloodshot. They lookin’ pissed like Trump in his mugshot! The best trio in the game. In Chicago, everybody loves The Acclaimed!” Anthony Bowens takes the mic to tell “CHIIICAGOOOOO~! The Acclaimed have arrived!” They get in the ring with Billy Gunn, and there’s already a podium and a table with items covered by cloth.
Fans cheer as Billy walks up to the podium and asks for the music to turn off. He knows they’re short on time and gotta get through this. But hey, Chicago, guess what? Here’s some really good news Billy wants to share with you. Daddy Ass is back! Fans cheer and chant for that! Billy says he appreciates that, but like, he was only gone a day. Anyway, last Sunday was really good, right? All In, 80 thousand people, and these three became AEW World Trios Champions! Caster says well said. Look, 80 thousand witnessed “The Miracle Menage,” the best trio in the game today capturing the AEW World Trios titles.
But The Acclaimed thought it’d be fitting to come back to Chicago, that one year ago lifted up The Acclaimed and moved them to the next level. So they wanted to come back here to promise everyone that they will lift these titles up with pride as they dominate the Trios Division. So there was only one way Caster felt they could start off their reign, and that is with… a ribbon cutting ceremony! Fans cheer that, and sing “OH~ Scissor Me, Daddy~!” Caster says without further ado, time to cut the ribbon! Fans cheer but Billy says Caster’s is too small. Billy says they should use his bigger one. Out come the BIG SCISSORS!
Fans fire up as Billy steps up to the ribbon, and CUTS IT! Yay~! Bowens thanks Billy for that, but tells him to watch where he points that thing. “There is a new era in the Trios Division, and this is our house now! And with Billy at the helm, Chicago, welcome to the House of Ass!” What? Fans chant “HOUSE OF ASS!” for that, and Bowens continues to say, “And in this house, we wear pink. Which is why Billy, if you take a look at these, these are kind of… Dull.” Well, they’re the gold ones that The House of Black replaced with their platinum ones. But Bowens still says he and Caster got a little surprise for us all!
Bowens & Caster go to the table, to unveil HOT PINK STRAPS! Fans cheer and Bowens has Caster model the 24 karat gold, the new strap, and just a quick twirl… No, no, not Caster’s platinum dumpy! The belt! Look! They scissor! The straps are cut in such a way that they can intertwine! So then, Billy can just scissor himself now? Oh… And to cap this all off, Chicago, we must all break these babies in. Saturday, live on Collision, The Acclaimed DEFEND their AEW Trios titles! And let’s get to it! Throw up the scissors, and say it with him now! “SCISSOR ME, DADDY ASS~!” And they triple scissor with the belts~! Who will get cut down on Collision this weekend as the HOA takes over AEW?
AEW hears from the teams in the Rampage Tag Team Battle Royal.
The Dark Order promises to make a statement, because they always win battle royals! But Prince Nana promises that this Friday, the Gates of Agony get their shot! Best Friends say they may’ve lost Stadium Stampede, but they’re super tough now! So just one thing left to do: get that shot at MJF & Adam Cole! Matt Hardy says we’re gonna get something big at All Out! Better Than You Baybay VS The Hardy Boyz? A rematch of MJF & Cole VS Aussie Open? Or will a dark horse team take the reins going into All Out?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
After the bit of dysfunction that still led to victory, Kris, Shida & Britt look to do it all again, but against The Outcasts? Will Saraya & Soho forgive Storm for what happened at All In? Or will the TBS Champion lead her team to another victory, this time over the NEW AEW Women’s World Champion? Plus, ahead of the massive 8 Man Tag of FTR & Bucks VS Bullet Club Gold, Dax Harwood steps to Jay White! Will Dax the Ax shut the Switchblade’s mouth? And then, just as The Acclaimed mentioned, they’re defending their Trios titles, and challengers have been found! Daniel Garcia sticks with Matthew Menard & Angelo Parker, will the Red Death, Daddy Magic & Cool Hand Ange cut the House of Ass’s reign incredibly short?
AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy VS Penta El Zero Miedo w/ Alex Abrahantes!
Speaking of titles, Freshly Squeezed has been fighting over and over and over, always finding a way to survive. But will all that damage finally get the better of him? Or will Cassidy be the one with #CeroMiedo tonight?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who’s ready to go All Out!
The bell rings and fans rally up as the two stare down. Fans duel, “CERO! MIEDO!” “FRESHLY SQUEEZED!” Cassidy and Penta slowly approach, stare down again, and Penta gives Cassidy a shove. “Listen. CERO! MIEDO!” Then he pie faces Cassidy! Cassidy steps up and tells Penta to listen. Hands up, and in- NO, Penta trips Cassidy! Things speed up, Cassidy hurdles but Penta leaps! Cassidy leaps, rushes up, but Penta arm-drags! Cassidy arm-drags! Cassidy sweeps, covers, ONE! Penta sweeps, covers, ONE! Both men kip up and fans fire up! But Cassidy has to take a moment given the bad neck and shoulders.
Penta waits on Cassidy, fans rally up, and Cassidy steps up again. Hands up, but Penta grabs them! So Cassidy reels Penta in to ripcord, wrench, slip around, wrench and WRING Penta out! Then hands up, and into the pockets! Fans fire up and Penta is fuming! Things speed up, Cassidy ducks ‘n’ dodges and no-hands arm-drags! Penta bails out, Cassidy stands, and then Cassidy builds speed! Cassidy DIVES, into a trophy lift?! And then Penta brings Cassidy around, to PRESS SLAM into the barriers! Cassidy goes down in a heap and fans lose their minds as Dynamite goes to break!
Dynamite returns and Cassidy has a cover! TWO, Penta gest up to run, but Cassidy jumps over! Penta slides out, Cassidy DIVES! Direct hit this time at the ramp! But that may have been double-edged given the damage to Cassidy’s shoulders and hand. Cassidy drags Penta up, but Penta whips him away. Cassidy goes up the steel steps to then BOOT Penta away! Cassidy leaps, into a SUPERKICK! Penta hurries into the ring to then build speed and FLY! Direct hit at the ramp! Fans fire up again and Penta swaggers away. The ref checks Cassidy but he’s okay to continue. Fans rally, Penta puts Cassidy in, and Cassidy hobbles to a corner.
Penta runs in but Cassidy BOOTS him away. Cassidy runs up but Penta rolls back to headscissor and springboard LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Cassidy is tougher than that but Penta rallies the fans. Penta drags Cassidy up, whips him corner to corner, but Cassidy goes up and over. Penta runs up, Cassidy bumps him off buckles! Then side to side, another buckle bump! And then back the other way, but Penta blocks! Penta dodges a haymaker to GAMANGIRI! Penta wags his finger, hoists Cassidy up, and suplexes him in! STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Cassidy turns things around on Penta, and runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, tilt-o-whirl DDT!
Fans fire up, Cassidy crawls to a cover, TWO! Penta survives and fans rally up again. Cassidy and Penta slowly rise, Alex coaches Penta but the fans are chanting “FRESHLY SQUEEZED!” Cassidy climbs up the corner, but Penta KICKS his legs out! Cassidy is stuck, Penta goes up to PUNT! Cassidy sputters in the corner while Penta swaggers again. Penta runs back in, Cassidy dodges but Penta goes up and over, BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Cassidy is still in this but Penta keeps cool as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Penta paces, looms over Cassidy, and drags him up to put his arm through ropes. Penta pulls on the arm but Cassidy kicks at him. The ref counts, Penta lets off at 4, but then he puts Cassidy on ropes to CHOKE! The ref counts, Penta BITES Cassidy’s ear, but he let off at 4. Fans rally and duel, Penta goes out and gets in the face of the guy cosplaying a ref. Alex has Penta calm down, Penta tells the guy Cero Miedo and then goes back to the ring. Penta stalks Cassidy, takes aim, and KICKS a leg out! Cassidy flounders, but Penta runs to PENALTY KICK an arm! Penta says “WOO~!” and then stands on Cassidy’s hand! Penta stomps the arm!
Cassidy grits his teeth, Penta grabs the bad arm and pulls on it. Cassidy fights up, throws elbows, but Penta UPPERCUTS! Cassidy ROCKS Penta with a forearm, but Penta comes back to ROCK Cassidy! Cassidy ROCKS Penta, but Penta ROCKS Cassidy! Cassidy shakes his head, ROCKS Penta again, and Penta wobbles! Penta shakes that off, ROCKS Cassidy, but Cassidy ROCKS him back! Penta says okay, and he winds up, to KICK the leg! Cassidy sits down and fans fire up with Penta! Penta stands Cassidy up, but Cassidy fires off forearms as Dynamite returns to single picture! Cassidy turns up the heat and fans fire up with him!
Cassidy runs, but into a SUPERKICK! Penta says “CERO! MIEDO!” and runs, into a SUPERKICK! Both men wobble, Cassidy runs, but Penta follows to SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO! Penta aims as Cassidy writhes, and then SUPERKICKS as Cassidy sits up! Penta covers, TWO! A little cocky of a cover for this late in the match but Penta stays on Cassidy. Penta has the arm, hammerlocks it, and then CLUBS away on the other arm! Cassidy resists but the elbow pad is taken away! Penta CLUBS the arm, pulls on it, but Cassidy fights! TO PUT THE HAND IN THE POCKET! Penta is furious, he drags Cassidy up, but Cassidy arm-drags free!
Fans fire up as both men stand, but Cassidy says hold on. Cassidy fires “devastating” chops! Overhand! Backhand! Both hands! Back and forth! Fans fire up as Cassidy winds up, but Penta runs in, only for Cassidy to dodge! And DESTROYER!! Penta staggers, rebounds, and hits a DESTROYER!! Cassidy stands back up, DESTROYER!! Both men flounder about and Chicago is thunderous! Cassidy shakes his head, runs in, ORANGE- NO, Penta half nelsons and pump handles! MADE IN JAPAN!! Cover, TWO?!? Cassidy survives and no one can believe it! A standing count begins and fans say “This is Awesome!”
Penta rises first, he storms over to Cassidy and drags him up. Penta reels Cassidy in, “CERO! MIEDO!” But Cassidy Alabama Lifts! BEACH BREAK! Cover, TWO!! Cassidy’s bad back might’ve had a part to play in that! But he stands again, reloads, ORANGE- SUPERKICK! Penta kicks the hand!! Penta says “CERO! MIEDO!” but Cassidy flounders to a ROPEBREAK! Penta stomps away on Cassidy, follows him out to the apron, and brings Cassidy up. Cassidy SUPERKICKS back! Both men stagger back, Cassidy runs in, into another SUPERKICK! Penta reels Cassidy in, “CERO! MIEDO!” But Cassidy Alabama Lifts again!
Penta CLUBS away on Cassidy’s back, tuck shim in, APRON FEAR FACTOR!!! Fans lose their minds over that package piledriver! Cover, ROPEBREAK!??! Is Cassidy even human?! Penta is furious, he drags Cassidy back from ropes and just stomps a mudhole into that arm! Penta hammerlocks the left arm to pull on the right! DARK SACRIFICE!!! Cassidy writhes and fans freak out again! Penta says “CERO! MIEDO!” and tucks Cassidy in! FEAR FACTOR!!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?!? But how?!?! GHOST PIN!! CASSIDY WINS!!!!
Winner: Orange Cassidy, by pinfall (still AEW International Champion)
Penta and Alex cannot believe it! Chicago can’t believe it! Commentary can’t believe it! How did Cassidy survive half of that? But now, Freshly Squeezed fights on, ready to go All Out against Jon Moxley! Cassidy gets the mic to say, “Justin, get me a chair.” Justin Roberts slides a chair in for Cassidy, and he uses it to take a seat. Cassidy then says, “I don’t usually like to talk. But yet here we are. I am so tired. My body hurts. And every single time I have a title defense, the backpack gets a little heavier. But y’know what? I’m here! I’m wrestling! I’m defending the International Championship! Because this means everything to me.
“This is what AEW is! It’s about putting a person that was told, ‘You’ll never do anything. You’re too skinny, you’re too short, you’re just a little too different.’ I’M THE CHAMPION!” Fans cheer as Cassidy stands back up and holds the belt up. Cassidy says he will continue to defend HIS title for as long as he wants! And there is nothing anyone can do to take it from him! “Jon Moxley, you better bring more than just a fork, because I will always be the International Champion! Because I am Orange Cassidy, and I do not have a catchphrase!” Fans are all fired up as Cassidy is getting serious again!
But wait, here comes Moxley! Moxley gets in the ring with Cassidy, they go forehead to forehead, and then Moxley pie faces Cassidy! So Cassidy SLAPS Moxley! But that hurts the bad hand more than anything! Moxley is seething, but Cassidy isn’t backing down. Fans are all fired up, Moxley tells Cassidy he’s gonna regret that, and then flips him off before leaving. Who will leave Chi-Town with gold after these two go All Out?
My Thoughts:
A great episode of Dynamite here, pulling off the rare hybrid aftermath/go-home episode. Great promos from backstage at All In helping pave the road for not just All Out but for the next month of AEW programming. 8 Man Tag of BCG VS #FTRBucks is an interesting move but you can bet things go crazy on Collision during Dax VS White as the go-home segment to that match. And that 8 Man Tag probably gets wild, too. Now, I don’t think the Bucks cost FTR the match, they don’t want BCG getting a title opportunity ahead of them. It could be FTRBucks winning, and then Bucks turn on FTR to basically force Dax & Cash into another match for like Grand Slam.
And really good stuff from MJF & Cole. Rampage with the tag battle royal is gonna be good, but a little surprised we didn’t see The Kingdom in that line-up. Unless they are a “surprise last minute” entry. Really good promo from Cole, Strong & The Kingdom, and with continuity like this in the Adam Cole story, it really gives you this almost psychological profile of how pro-wrestlers treat friendships. Cole may not see it but the others are pointing out him being selfish, this could be something that is played upon in the break-up of Cole & MJF. Honestly, that’s why Kingdom should get the ROH Tag title shot at All Out. And Roddy in the Grand Slam Eliminator tournament, I wonder if that prompts Cole getting in on it, adding to more tension between him and MJF.
Great promo from Jericho and Sammy with all their passive aggressive comments. Le Sex Gods are definitely not lasting this time around, and we might end up with Sammy VS Jericho by Grand Slam. Good promo from Callis with Sammy, too, adding to that dysfunction. And good promo from Callis with Konosuke to hype up Konosuke VS Kenny. But with Konosuke winning at All In and all this about him knowing Kenny’s weaknesses, Kenny has to win at All Out to make things even. They can probably keep the feud going with the Grand Slam Eliminator tournament or even at Grand Slam itself to then build things to AEW WrestleDream in Kobe, Japan, the October PPV Tony Khan recently announced.
Great promo from Toni Storm, she’s even more flustered, but I’m surprised she is supposedly still in The Outcasts. Great Trios match tonight, and great win for Shida, Britt & Kris. The Trios match on Collision should be a lot of fun for all the moving parts, as Britt and Shida look to be one moment away from fighting each other now. I’m thinking Kris carries the team like she did tonight, indicating that The Outcasts (even if it’s just Saraya & Soho) cheat Kris so Soho can have the TBS Championship and Storm feels even more left out. Really fun promo from The Acclaimed, and I like that they get their own custom belts. They’ll more than likely retain against Garcia, Menard & Parker, and they’ll definitely elevate the Trios Division just by having those belts.
Great NJPW Strong title match, and of course Eddie wins, that title wasn’t changing hands outside of NJPW. And that bit of Claudio just ignoring Eddie is a great tease for them having one more match for the ROH World title. Rather curious that we’re getting the ROH World TV Championship on All Out. Samoa Joe VS Shane Taylor is going to be an awesome match either way, but it feels like this is a substitute for how CM Punk has gotten himself in another bad situation, aka “Brawl In,” and won’t be allowed to wrestle on All Out now. The behind-the-scenes issues of AEW can be an article series all it’s own, but I’m not gonna bother. Other than that Tony Khan needs to get some guts and put certain egos in check.
And great stuff in the International Championship scene. Great promos from Moxley, Penta and Cassidy, but I must point out Moxley’s promo had one little flaw in it: Penta has a catchphrase, it’s “CERO! MIEDO!” Penta spams it all the time, and even here tonight. Though maybe Moxley was foreshadowing Cassidy’s win. That main event was awesome, but I do feel like Cassidy’s power level is rising too high surviving what he survived. That promo was great, though, and definitely the most fired up Cassidy’s ever been in AEW. Plus, “And I don’t have a catchphrase” is such a great ironic catchphrase, I hope he keeps using it. As for who wins at All Out, I have no idea. The promo was awesome but Cassidy is so beat up, something’s gotta give.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Is Orange Cassidy coldblooded? Or just in control?
Before their AEW World Championship match at Full Gear, Jon Moxley puts Wheeler Yuta in Orange Cassidy’s way! Will Cassidy destroy The Decoder before going for The Maniac?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 8 Man Tag: Will Ospreay, Mark Davis, Ricochet & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS The Don Callis Family; The Don Callis Family wins.
- Kris Statlander VS Hikaru Shida; Kris wins.
- 2v1 Handicap: Bobby Lashley w/ The Hurt Syndicate VS Joe Keys & Cheeseburger; Lashley wins.
- Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli; Claudio wins.
- Orange Cassidy VS Wheeler Yuta w/ The Death Riders; Cassidy wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
8 Man Tag: Will Ospreay, Mark Davis, Ricochet & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS The Don Callis Family!
This All-Star 8 Man is going to make for a massive match! The Aerial Assassin, Dunk Zilla, The One & Only and the man the family foolishly forgot are now teamed together against Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher, Brian Cage & Lance Archer! Will Ospreay lead this team to victory ahead of the grudge matches at Full Gear? Or will Callis’ Alpha, Aussie Arrow, Machine & Murderhawk Monster make sure #EverybodyDies?
Well forget sorting out, Ospreay leads his team in attacking the Callis Family right on the ramp! The fans fire up as Hobbs is after Archer, Davis is after Cage, and of course Ricochet is after Konosuke while Ospreay is after Kyle! Hobbs smacks Archer off railing, Kyle CLUBS Ospreay on the back, but Ospreay kicks low. Ospreay sends Kyle into railing, rips the tearaway pants right off him, and then LASHES him with them! Davis sends Cage into railing while Ospreay uses those pants to SLING Kyle into more railing! Davis CLUBS away on Cage, Ospreay blows snot on Kyle’s pants, and Davis sends Cage into more railing.
Kyle turns things around to send Ospreay into railing! Konosuke helps Cage against Davis but Hobbs still throws hands on Archer. Kyle CLUBS Ospreay, CLUBS Ricochet, but Konosuke puts Davis in the ring. The bell rings and this is finally a match. Konosuke headlocks Davis but Davis fires body shots. Davis powers up and out, but Konosuke RAMS him! The fans fire up as Davis stays up. Davis runs to RAM Konosuke! Konosuke stays up and the fans rally. Konosuke runs to RAM Davis, but Davis runs. Konosuke bypasses, leaps, but Davis catches him for a TOSS! And a SENTON! The fans fire up with Davis, and Ricochet reaches out.
Davis tags Ricochet in , then holds the way open, for Ricochet to FOSBURY FLOP onto Konosuke! But Cage CLOBBERS Davis! Cage then RAMS Ricochet into the apron, POSTS him, but Ospreay PENALTY KICKS Cage! The fans fire up as Ospreay goes up, but Kyle UPPERCUTS him! The fans boo as Kyle goes up, CLUBS away on Ospreay, and Ospreay falls to the floor. But now Hobbs is up! Kyle says wait! Then he fires hands! Hobbs just CHOPS Kyle! Hobbs climbs up to get Kyle, but Archer CLUBS Hobbs! Archer drags Hobbs down, throws hands, then puts Hobbs in between steps and post! Hobbs fights back, but Cage sends Ospreay into the steps!
The fans boo as Hobbs’ leg is crushed between steps and post! Archer puts Ricochet in the ring while a medic checks Hobbs. Archer brings Ricochet up but Ricochet slips free to fire off fast strikes! Hobbs is being helped to the back and Ospreay is concerned that this is now 4v3. Ricochet still fires strikes on Archer, but Archer grabs Ricochet by the neck! CHOKE- NO, Ricochet RANAS Archer first! Archer tumbles, stands up, and Ricochet springboards, but Archer CLOBBERS Him out of the sky! Archer BLASTS Davis, then catches Ospreay out of the air! Archer TOSSES Ospreay away and fans boo. But Ricochet springboards back in!
Archer catches Ricochet, and he CHOKE SLAMS Ricochet out onto Ospreay and Davis! The fans boo as the Don Callis Family is in control, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cage & Kyle flex to soak up the heat, then Archer goes out after Ospreay and the rest. Konosuke fetches Ricochet into the ring, waistlocks, and then brings him away from the corner. Archer beats up on Ospreay while Konosuke fires knees into Ricochet. Ricochet tumbles to ropes but Konosuke is on him. Davis fires hands on Archer, then sends him into railing! Davis fires more hands, but Konosuke CHOKES Ricochet at the ropes! The ref counts, Konosuke steps off and tags Kyle. Kyle stays between Ricochet and his corner. Kyle taunts Ricochet, stomps him around, then whips him to ropes. Kyle ELBOWS Ricochet down, then stalks him to a corner.
Kyle stomps away on Ricochet while Archer intimidates commentary. Kyle shouts at the camera while the ref counts, and Kyle steps off of Ricochet’s neck. Kyle bumps Ricochet off buckles, tags Cage, and Cage stands Ricochet up. Cage CHOPS Ricochet, then whips him to ropes for an ELBOW! Cage flexes while he taunts Ospreay & Davis. Cage drags Ricochet up but Ricochet RAMS him! And RAMS him! And fires forearms! Cage ROCKS Ricochet, then runs, but into a tiger wall kick and ENZIGIRI! Konosuke tags in and storms after Ricochet. Konosuke stomps Ricochet, then rains down fists! The ref reprimands while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Konosuke argues with the ref while Ospreay rallies the fans. Konosuke stays between Ricochet and his team, but Ricochet SLAPS Konosuke! Konosuke ROCKS Ricochet for it! Ricochet fires forearms and an UPPERCUT! Konosuke keeps Ricochet from his corner, reels Ricochet in, but Ricochet victory rolls! TWO, and Ricochet ducks a chop to handspring BACK ELBOW! The fans fire up while both men are down! Ricochet and Konosuke crawl, hot tags to Kyle and Ospreay! The fans fire up as these two fire fists and forearms! Kyle kicks and whips but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to CLOBBER Kyle!
Ospreay whips, Kyle reverses, Ospreay handsprings to NEURALIZER KICK! Kyle staggers, Konosuke tags back in! Ospreay dodges Konosuke to BLAST Cage & Archer! Ospreay fires fists on Konosuke, but Konosuke CLAWS Ospreay’s face! Konosuke runs, but Davis intercepts with a fireman’s carry! AUSSIE DENTAL PLAN! Or maybe in this case, just a United Empire Dental Plan! But in any case, Davis scoops Konosuke, for the LAWN DART CUTTER! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives but the fans fire up. Ospreay & Davis bring Konosuke up, double pump handle, but the #MurderMachines make the save!
Archer puts Davis in a corner, Cage ducks Ospreay’s haymaker to waistlock. Archer runs up, BOOT GERMAN SUPLEX COMBO! Davis fires hands on Archer but Cage waistlocks, ripcords, and ROCKS Davis! Then fireman’s carry into the ASSISTED NECKBREAKER! The fans boo but the Murder Machines DOUBLE RIPCORD Ospreay up for Konosuke’s BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and shocks everyone! Archer argues with the ref but the count was fair. Konosuke tags Kyle while fans rally up behind Ospreay. Kyle smirks as he stalks Ospreay. Kyle BOOTS Ricochet off the apron for good measure!
Kyle tells Ospreay that this is how he wants it, right? All about Ospreay! Kyle stomps away on Ospreay in the corner, then digs his boots in! The ref counts but wait! Here comes Hobbs! Hobbs hobbles but Kyle hurries to send Ospreay to the Callis corner. Tag to Konosuke and then Kyle slides out. Kyle runs up on Hobbs, but Hobbs CLOBBERS him! The fans fire up as Hobbs makes his way to the corner. Ospreay fights free of the corner but Konosuke holds him back! Ospreay fires forearms, reaches out, repeat! The fans rally as hard as they can, but Konosuke reels Ospreay in! Konosuke hits a back suplex, but Ospreay lands out!
Ospreay dodges Konosuke, hot tag to Hobbs! The Powerhouse powers up to rally on Konosuke! The fans fire up as Hobbs TOSSES Kyle, but the Murder Machines attack! They reel Hobbs in, but Hobbs fights the double suplex! The fans fire up but the Murder Machines double whip. Hobbs DOUBLE LARIATS! The fans fire up as Hobbs has targets in all corners! SPLASH for Konosuke! SPLASH for Cage! SPLASH for Kyle! SPLASH for Archer! The fans are thunderous and Hobbs brings the straps down. Archer kicks low, then runs, but Hobbs dodges, to SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up again, and Hobbs tags Davis!
Davis runs up to BOOT Konosuke, BOOT him again, but Konosuke just fires up! Ospreay CANNONBALLS onto Kyle while Konosuke fires hands! Konosuke spins, but Davis DECKS him! Davis roars, stands Konosuke up, but Konosuke backdrops back! POWER- NO, Davis stops the knee to ENZIGIRI! Davis gut wrenches Konosuke, for a PILEDRIVER!! Cover, KYLE BREAKS IT! The fans boo but now Aussie Open is face to face! Kyle pie faces Davis, talks trash, but Davis glares at him. Kyle SLAPS Davis, so Davis TACKLES Kyle! Davis throws hands, Kyle gets up, and Davis runs up! Kyle dodges and Konosuke DECKS Davis!
Ricochet springboards, FLYING LARIAT on Konosuke! But Cage POP-UP POWERBOMBS Ricochet! Hobbs SPINEBUSTERS Cage! Archer CHOKE SLAMS Hobbs! Ospreay hits the PIP PIP CHEERIO FOREARM on Archer! Ospreay dares Kyle to man up and fight him! Kyle snarls, gets in, and they fire forearms again! Kyle swings, Ospreay catches him, but Kyle breaks the full nelson with an elbow! Ospreay HOOK KICKS Kyle! Ospreay runs, Kyle dodges, but then Ospreay slips through the lariat! Kyle slips through the bomb, hoists Ospreay up, but Ospreay slips free! Kyle ducks the hook kick to SUPERKICK! Kyle runs, into the SPANISH FLY!!
The fans are thunderous as Ospreay takes aim from a corner! Kyle rises, so does Davis, and Ospreay runs up, Kyle uses Davis as a shield from the HIDDEN BLADE!! Ospreay freaks out, Kyle SUPERKICKS Ospreay out of the ring! Then Kyle DIVES onto Ospreay! Konosuke brings down his kneepad, aims at Davis, POWER DRIVE KNEE!!! Cover, Don Callis Family wins!!
Winners: The Don Callis Family, by pinfall
The Alpha stands tall over Davis as friendly fire takes out Ospreay’s team. But what happens when things divide into 1v1 matches? Will Konosuke still be International Champion after he and Ricochet go #OuttaThisWorld? Will Kyle prove that he IS The Protostar after tearing down Will Ospreay?
Jon Moxley & The Death Riders speak.
“Despite recent discoveries that Orange Cassidy is a snake, coldblooded, uncaring, unmoving, a serpent lurking in the darkest corners of the battlefield, my objective remains the same, my job on Saturday night remains the same. You may be this borderline sociopath, you may be a great guy just like everybody thinks. I don’t care if you’re a great guy. I don’t care what kind of person you are. When the bell rings on Saturday night, and the AEW World Championship hangs in the balance, you are a threat to my people. And I will destroy you.
“There’s so much more going on behind Orange Cassidy’s eyes than any of us could’ve imagined. You may make it to Full Gear with your mind in tact, but your body… For that matter, Darby Allin’s body… Still up for grabs.” Claudio jumps in, speaking in German about what he’ll do to Darby. Then in English, he says, “Tonight, I’m gonna end you.” Moxley pats Claudio on the shoulder. Will The Maniac’s top henchmen do his dirty work for him when they dismantle Cassidy & Darby? Or will it just be fuel on the fire for Freshly Squeezed & The Relentless One? Speaking of…
Darby Allin speaks.
“Claudio, I’m gonna keep this really short. Let’s not forget you’re the one who put the chair around Bryan’s neck and pulled the trigger on his career. Every single one of you Death Riders will have your day. And Claudio, today’s your day.” Will Moxley’s men be dealt with in brutal fashion before he suffers the same?
The Hurt Syndicate arrive.
Renee Paquette waits in the parking lot as an SUV pulls up, and she welcomes Montel Vontavious Porter, Shelton Benjamin & Bobby Lashley to the show. She heard MVP has a surprise in store, what’s he got planned? MVP says yes, there is a special treat for the AEW audience, and that is this announcement: The All Mighty Bobby Lashley will be in action here tonight on Dynamite in Reading, Pennsylvania, prior to his PPV debut on Saturday! Renee asks if MVP is at all concerned to put Lashley in a match- OH NO, Swerve attacks!! Swerve knocks Lashley over, then laughs as he gets away!
Shelton helps Lashley up but that ambush might’ve been with Swerve’s own silver chain. Will Lashley elect not to compete tonight after all? Or is he about to make an example out of whatever poor soul is put in front of him?
Adam Cole is here!
Reading fires up as the Panama City Playboy makes his way to the ring. They join in with the “BOOM!” and “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!” Cole grabs a mic to ask, “Who’s ready for Storytime with Adam Cole, Baybay?” Reading sure is ready! Cole wishes so so badly that he could get his hands on MJF this Saturday, but he’s not. MJF did everything in his power to make sure he and Cole didn’t fight on Saturday, and he succeeded. But do you know who else succeeded last week? Roderick Strong did! The fans cheer as Cole says he and Roddy have the exact same goal: Give MJF the ass whooping of a lifetime! And that is exactly what happens at Full Gear!
The fans cheer, and wait, Kyle O’Reilly makes his way out here. The longtime friend of Cole & Roddy makes his way out here, and already has a mic. Kyle isn’t sure if Cole remembers, but 14 years ago, right here in Reading, PA, Cole and Kyle had their second match ever against each other. They’ve come a long way. Being associated with Cole has given Kyle some incredible highs, and some serious lows. And through those lows, Kyle knows Cole better than anyone. Which makes Kyle the only one willing to tell Cole the truth. The truth is, this crusade against MJF has got to end before someone gets hurt.
This obsession, Cole needs to wash his hands of it. His ankle has already been reconstructed, what’s next? Cole has friends willing to take a bullet for him, Kyle included, but Cole has got to stop having his friends fight his battles. Roddy barely makes it out alive last week, and now he wants to fight MJF! He wants to END MJF, all because of Cole. Kyle just doesn’t have a good feeling about any of this. Cole asks Kyle what he’s trying to say here. Kyle doesn’t think Roddy can handle MJF? Kyle asks Cole if he really thinks MJF isn’t already three steps ahead. MJF hasn’t been here for weeks but he’s pulling all the strings.
Cole should know that dealing with MJF is like playing with fire, and Kyle doesn’t wanna see his friends get burned. Cole needs to realize why so many of his friends are willing to go to war for him, and it’s because he is a great leader, an elite pro-wrestler, and a great friend, who doesn’t wanna see his friends get hurt. At least, so Kyle thinks. But Cole has to face facts: MJF is more of an evil bastard than Cole will ever be, and that is a good thing. Kyle drops his mic and walks away. Cole drops his mic, and has a lot to think about. Does Kyle have a point? Can Cole just let Roddy handle MJF and then move on?
Orange Cassidy speaks.
“A little later tonight, I’m gonna make an example out of you, Wheeler Yuta. And I’m gonna show everybody exactly what I’m gonna do this Saturday to you, Jon Moxley. And that’s walk down to that ring and beat you, alone.” But The Conglomeration steps in. Mark Briscoe has Rocky Romero & Tomohiro Ishii with him as he asks Cassidy, “What sense does that make, man?” Moxley said himself, there’s five Death Riders, one Cassidy. Conglomeration has his back, they are here for him. Cassidy says no, no one else needs to get hurt. Get hurt? What’s Cassidy talking about? The Conglomeration are ready to scrap!
PLEASE!! Cassidy is asking them… They don’t have to believe him or even understand him. But just promises him they’ll stay back here. If Cassidy insists, then so be it. Cassidy says there you have it, Jon. Five of you, one of him. Do what you’re gonna do. Because at Full Gear, Moxley’s gonna need all the help he can get. Cassidy is himself wanting the best for his friends, but will that work out for the betterment of AEW? Or is he just playing into Moxley’s hands?
Kris Statlander VS Hikaru Shida!
The #BornAgainKristen bodied the bullies that are Mercedes Mone & Kamille the last time she saw them, but she still needs to tune up for Full Gear. However, taking on the THREE-TIME AEW Women’s World Champion might be more than just a workout. Win, lose or draw, will the Shining Samurai get Kris ready for The CEO?
The bell rings, Kris and Shida shake hands and the fans applaud. The two circle, tie up, and Kris wrenches to a wristlock. Shida handsprings and wrenches back, then hammerlocks. Kris reaches back, hits a headlock takeover, but Shida headscissors. Kris kips free and the fans cheer while the two reset. Shida and Kris circle again while the fans fire up. The two tie up, Shida wrenches and hammerlocks, then CLUBS Kris on the back. Shida CLUBS Kris again, then waistlocks. Kris fights the lift with elbows, then switches. Kris SLAMS Shida, then flips her over. Shida kips up to arm-drag Kris! Kris ends up in a corner, and Shida runs up to KNEE her!
Shida climbs up and the fans cheer as she rains down fists! But Kris stops Shida at 5 and carries her out of the corner! Shida slips free, Kris blocks a lariat to SWEEP the leg! STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Shida is tough and she goes to ropes, but Kris whips her to a corner. Kris runs up but into a RANA! Kris cartwheels through! Then she CLOBBERS Shida! The fans fire up while Kris flexes. Kris drags Shida into a motorcycle stretch but Shida endures. The fans rally up and Shida fights to her feet. Shida arm-drags Kris down, and wraps her in a straitjacket stretch! Kris fights up with a bridge, but Shida hops on!
The fans rally while Kris RAMS Shida into a corner! Shida holds onto the straitjacket and pulls! The ref counts, Shida lets go at 4, and then MISSILE DROPKICKS! Kris tumbles and the fans duel as Shida fires up! Shida goes outside, drags Kris to the apron, and CLUBS her! Shida runs to KNEE LIFT! Kris flops to the floor and fans cheer while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Shida brings Kris up again, and whips her into railing hard! Kris writhes, Shida drags her up, and then Shida whips Kris into more railing! Kris writhes again and Shida refreshes the ring count. Shida sits Kris in a corner to rain down fists! The fans fire up but the ref reprimands, so Shida stops. Shida brings Kris around, pushes her into the ring, and then stalks her. Shida stomps Kris around, brings her up, and snap suplexes! Kris writhes but Shida brings her up again. Shida then snap suplexes Kris into a corner! Shida drags Kris to a cover, TWO! Kris stays in this but Shida stays on her with a chinlock stretch!
Kris endures being bent back, and she reaches out with her free arm. Shida pulls back more but Kris rises up! Shida is again a backpack, but then she slips down. Kris fires body shots, slips around and lifts for a BIG back suplex! Kris huffs ‘n’ puffs as she rises up, but then Shida dodges the sliding forearm! Ghost pin! TWO, and Kris has a cradle! TWO! Shida ROCKS Kris, but Kris PELES! Shida staggers, but she comes back to ENZIGIRI! Both women are down and the fans fire up! The ref checks both women and they’re okay to continue, so a standing count begins. Shida and Kris stir at about 4 of 10, then rise up at 6.
Kris grabs Shida, but Shida fires a forearm! Dynamite returns to single picture as the shots go back and forth. Shida fires a flurry, then whips Kris to ropes. Kris ducks ‘n’ dodges, then dodges a knee! SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up with Kris as she whips Shida to a corner. Kris runs up to UPPERCUT, then she goes side to side for a KNEE LIFT! Shida ends up in ropes but Kris reels her in. Fisherman BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Shida survives and the fans fire up again! Kris hoists Shida up, gut wrenches, but Shida slips free! DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Shida eggs Kris on, then dodges her to fire forearms! Kris just shakes her head!
Shida fires more shots, but Kris fireman’s carries! But Shida slips free, straitjacket roll-up! TWO!! KNEE STRIKE! And then short arm LARIAT! Shida takes aim, but she starts to doubt the Katana! Shida runs up but Kris dodges the boot to then scoop and INVERTED SLAM! Then Kris aims, DISCUS- NO, Shida backslides her! TWO!! Shida reels Kris in, suplexes, FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO?!? Kris survives and Shida is shocked! Shida brings Kris up but Kris fires body shots and forearms! Shida ROCKS Kris, but Kris wrenches to kick! Kris runs, but into the JUMP KNEE! Shida hurries to suplex, but Kris turns it around!
Shida slips out of Kris’ suplex to slip around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Shida roars, aims, KATA- NO, Kris gut wrenches! Tuck and STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER!! Cover, Kris wins!!
Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall
Shida gave Kris a powerful match, but clearly Shida has to iron out her own crisis of confidence. Kris still shows Shida respect by helping her up. But wait, here comes Mercedes Mone & Kamille! The fans boo The CEO & Brickhouse but Mone has a mic. “Readiiiiing~! Say hello to your C E O!” The fans boo instead. Mone asks Kamille if she wants to hear a fun fact about Pennsylvania. The 76ers have had yet another terrible season! Embarrassing~! But shoutouts to Mone’s Celtics for another incredible victory. The fans boo Boston but Mone says another person with an incredible win was Kris Statlander. Mone is rarely impressed by her competition.
Does anyone else want to hear another fun fact? “NO!!” Well, Mone has held the TBS Championship longer than Kris! So at Full Gear, Mone will NOT lose, because she is The CEO, the greatest TBS Champion of all time! And she will NEVER lose this title! Fans tell The CEO to STFU, but Mone tells Kamille go get the job done! She is so pissed off! GO! NOW! Kamille walks up the steps past Mone, but with only one good arm! Mone says hurry up, but Kamille looks at both Shida and Kris. Kamille takes as swing, but Kris blocks to ROCK her! Shida QUESTION MARK KICKS Kamille! Then Kris & Shida TOSS The Brickhouse!
Shida goes out after Kamille, but then Mone goes after Kris! Mone goes for the backstabber, but Kris holds onto ropes! Mone is almost stuck up there, but Kris pops her around! STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER!! The fans fire up as Kris stands tall over The CEO! Will Kris once again become the Face of TBS? Or will Mone find a way to win even without her insurance policy?
The Hurt Syndicate has a cameraman with them.
MVP says hold on, he and Shelton have found Swerve. They go after the man in the big fur jacket, but that’s not Swerve! Swerve gave his jacket to the guy, but MVP & Shelton still beat this guy up for helping Swerve. MVP says they’ll find Swerve later, Lashley has his match up next. And it’ll be a 2-on-1 Handicap?! The All Mighty really IS mad, what poor duo is about to be destroyed?
AEW hears from Jay White and Hangman Adam Page.
“Hangman. You and I are on that same path to that same destination, trying to grasp at that same prize. 2024 still has some time left for The Switchblade to share the spotlight with Hangman once more!” But the Blackhat Cowboy asks White if he knows “Who the hell I am?! I am the Hangman! I am THE man! They named this whole godforsaken PPV after ME!” White says when he makes Hangman TAP, it will be a public declaration! But Hangman says White can’t make him tap, even if his life depended on it! These two vicious gunslingers will write one more chapter in their storied rivalry, but who comes out riding off into the sunset?
2v1 Handicap: Bobby Lashley w/ The Hurt Syndicate VS Joe Keys & Cheeseburger!
The All Mighty thought he’d have an easy night getting in a little warm-up, but The Realest quickly reminded him why he’s the most dangerous man in AEW! Lashley’s now doubling down to make a point, will there be nothing left of Keys & Cheese after tonight?
The bell rings and while the fans rally for Cheeseburger, he and Keys each argue the other should start. Lashley runs up and TOSSES Burger across the ring! Keys runs away, Lashley runs to RAM into Burger! Lashley brings Burger up, Keys runs in, but Lashley catches him for a COMPLETE SHOT DDT COMBO! Lashley drags Keys up and TOSSES him out! Lashley then turns to look at Burger in the corner. The fans rally for Burger, but Lashley CLOBBERS him! The fans boo but MVP & Shelton high-five Lashley. Lashley drags Burger up to gut wrench, Canadian Rack, and DOMINATOR! Keys runs in to break the cover!
The fans cheer Keys as he fires hands, but Lashley just gets angrier! Keys short arm LARIATS, but Lashley stays up! Keys runs, into a MILE HIGH SPINEBUSTER! Lashley storms around, then aims at Keys. Keys staggers into the SPEAR! Lashley isn’t done there, and he clamps on the HURT LOCK! Keys can’t open that lock, he is OUT! Lashley wins!
Winner: Bobby Lashley, by submission
MVP & Shelton join Lashley in the ring to celebrate, but then “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” The fans fire up, and here comes Prince Nana with a chair! Nana eggs the Hurt Syndicate on so Shelton storms out after Nana. MVP watches the rest of ringside for Swerve, but Swerve slides out from under the ring! The fans fire up as Swerve slips in to CHAIN PUNCH Lashley!! MVP gets on the apron but Swerve DECKS MVP with a chain punch! And then Shelton eats a chain punch! The fans are thunderous as Swerve aims, and hits a HOUSE CALL on Lashley! Swerve hurries to the top rope, and he gives Lashley a KILL STOMP!!
The fans are thunderous as Swerve stands over Lashley! MVP & Shelton get up and get in, but Swerve escapes, chain draped on his neck! Will AEW then, now and forever be whose house? “SWERVE’S HOUSE!”
Backstage interview with Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa.
Renee is now with the AEW Women’s World Champion and her best friend, the Rev-Pro Undisputed British Women’s Champion. They are planning their Championship Champagne Celebration for Full Gear, BUT Friday Night Rampage will feature the two of them teaming up for the first time in just over a year. Mariah says no champion deserves a celebration more than her. Her rise to the top was meteoric, and her reign will be historic. She takes ish and makes it shine, any time and any show, against anyone. In Mariah’s division, you hold this title, or you die.
Mina says yes, Mariah has been working so hard. She came back to tell her she is so very proud. And Mina will give Mariah a celebration she’ll never forget! Mariah says the “H Cup Angel” (Mina) and the “Woman from Hell” (Mariah herself) are going to make Rampage into Glampage. Everyone wants Mina, but Mina wants Mariah. And then… They’ll dance! These two shimmy and shake their way out, will they finally be toasting their victories at Full Gear?
Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli w/ The Death Riders!
The Relentless One told The Swiss Superman that revenge was coming, and here is Darby’s chance! Will Darby avenge Bryan Danielson? Or will he just be the next to fall?
The bell rings and Darby stares Claudio down. Darby takes some deep breaths then circles with Claudio. Darby slips around to waistlock but Claudio flings him off, only for Darby to roll to his feet. They circle again, and the fans rally behind Darby. Darby and Claudio feel things out, tie up, and Darby headlocks. Claudio lifts Darby but Darby thrashes the hold. Claudio throws Darby off, runs up, but Darby uses that to get around and springboard arm-drag! The fans fire up while Claudio bails out, and Darby taunts Claudio with some drop steps. Claudio snarls, but then Darby fakes him out with a slingshot!
Claudio is annoyed and takes a swing but Darby slingshots up and over! Darby taunts Claudio again while the fans rally up. Claudio cools off before he storms up the steel steps. Claudio pops Darby up but Darby keeps from hitting buckles! Darby ELBOWS Claudio away, goes up, then leaps, but Claudio catches him! Claudio SLAMS Darby down, flips him back to his feet, but Darby slips around to waistlock. O’Conner Roll, TWO! Darby springboards to SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Claudio bails out but the fans fire up. Darby goes up a corner, and he SUPER COFFIN SPLASHES into a waistlock! Claudio swings and THROWS Darby away!
Darby staggers to his feet but Claudio runs up, to POUNCE Darby into railing! Darby writhes against the railing, but Claudio runs up to UPPERCUT Darby up and over! Fans freak out as Darby hits the floor! Claudio leaves Darby behind while the ring count climbs, but Darby drags himself up at 7. Claudio goes back out after Darby to suplex! Claudio holds Darby up while he marches up the steps! The fans fire up for this feat of strength and balance, and then Claudio TOSSES Darby back into the ring! Darby writhes again while Claudio steps back in. Claudio stalks Darby, talks some trash, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Claudio looms over Darby, then deadlift gut wrenches for a GUTBUSTER! And then another GUTBUSTER! And then another GUTBUSTER! Darby writhes while Claudio stands over him again. Claudio watches Darby crawl towards a corner and stalks him. Claudio drags Darby up, brings him around, and ROCKS Darby with a forearm! Darby pushes Claudio, then CHOPS! Claudio DECKS Darby! Darby tumbles out of the ring! The ref wants Claudio to stay back while Darby drags himself up. Darby is back in before the count starts, but then Claudio DOUBLE STOMPS him! Claudio kicks Darby around, then clamps on with a neck wrench!
Darby endures, fights up, but Claudio powers him down. Darby BITES Claudio’s hand! The ref reprimands but Darby fires off forearms on Claudio. Claudio HIP TOSSES Darby up and out of the ring! Darby hits the floor and flounders around while the ref reprimands Claudio. Claudio again waits on Darby, and then he DOUBLE STOMPS Darby the moment he’s in! The ref counts as Claudio stands on Darby at the ropes. Claudio steps off at 4, brings him around, and clamps on an armlock and chinbar. Darby endures, fights around, and manages to fireman’s carry Claudio! But Claudio rains down elbows! HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL even!
Claudio clamps on with a double wristlock and he grinds Darby down. Darby still endures and the fans rally up again. Darby fights around and Dynamite returns to single picture. Darby fires body shots but Claudio knees low! Claudio then HIP TOSSES Darby into a corner! Darby tumbles out of the ring but Claudio pursues! Claudio SWINGS Darby into railing! Then Claudio fireman’s carries, to TOSS Darby back in the ring! Claudio storms in while Darby flounders away. Darby flops back out of the ring but Claudio pursues him again. Darby trips Claudio up and traps him in the apron skirt! Darby then fires forearms, and BITES Claudio’s ear!
The fans fire up but Claudio shoves Darby away. Darby slides into the ring then DIVES onto Claudio! And then runs to DIVE again! Down goes Claudio and the fans fire up! Darby crawls over to bring Claudio up and into the ring. The fans fire up as Darby climbs up a corner, though slowly given all the damage to his back. That lets Claudio trip Darby up! Darby is stuck up top, and Claudio climbs up after him. Claudio gut wrenches for a SUPER GUT WRENCH PLEX!! Cover, TWO!! Darby survives and Claudio can’t believe it! The fans fire up but Claudio calls for the swing! Claudio grabs the legs, but Darby twists to a victory roll! TWO!!
Claudio escapes and runs up, but Darby ducks ‘n’ dodges, roll and- WHOA, Claudio has to fight to stay up, and then he deadlifts Darby! Darby pops through to CODE RED!! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives and the fans fire up again! “This is Awesome!” as Darby and Claudio crawl for ropes. Claudio runs up to UPPERCUT! And UPPERCUT again and again and again! The ref backs Claudio off, but then Claudio fires off body shots! Darby flops over but Claudio has the legs. Claudio FLIPS Darby up and over the ropes, but Darby lands on the apron! Claudio BOOTS Darby down! The ref wants Claudio to hold on but Claudio goes out after Darby.
Claudio drags Darby by his legs, then SWINGS him around! Into steel steps!! The fans lose their minds, the ref reprimands Claudio, but Claudio doesn’t care. The fans tell Claudio he is sick, but Claudio TOSSES Darby over the announce desk!! Schiavone, Excalibur & Matt Menard narrowly avoid becoming collateral damage! But Claudio clears the desk and brings Darby up. Claudio puts Darby on the desk, then stands over him. The ref reprimands but Claudio just ignores him. Claudio drags Darby up, and gorilla presses him! SUPER DUPER TOSS onto the timekeeper’s table!! The fans lose their minds as Darby is down but that table’s somehow still standing!
The ref checks on Darby but Claudio storms right over! The ref tells Claudio to stop so they go to the ring. Claudio lets the ring count start, and yet Darby somehow stirs at 4 of 10! The fans rally as hard as they can and Darby crawls his way over! Darby is still far away at 7! But then he powers up and LEAPS in at 9!! But Claudio LARIATS Darby inside-out!! Cover, Claudio wins!
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall
Darby truly is relentless, with durability like no other, but it just wasn’t enough against the strength and brutality of Claudio! Will no one stop The Death Riders from running roughshod over AEW?
Backstage interview with Private Party.
Renee is with Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy and brings up that at Full Gear, the AEW World Tag Team Championships are on the line in a Fatal 4 Way. Private Party takes on The Acclaimed, The Outrunners and The Kings of the Black Throne. In such a match, the champs do NOT have to be pinned or submitted to lose their titles, so what is their strategy? Brother Zay says they obviously can’t tell her that, the other teams are watching. But it seems like the odds are against them. Fortunately, the odds have been against them their whole lives, their whole careers, just like against The Young Bucks.
But look what happened: Private Party defied the odds, beat The Bucks, and are your AEW World Tag Team Champions. That is the same thing that happens on Saturday. They leave Newark, New Jersey still your tag team champions. Because there ain’t no party like a Private Party, that’s a flex. Oh, speaking of! It’s AJ & Big Justice! They’re fired up to be here, but Justice wants to know what that face Zay made was last week. Oh, right, this one, with the chin scratching. And AJ says they’ve got a BIG announcement coming up after this! Maybe some double chunk chocolate cookies? BOOM!!
A green Porsche Taycan pulls up to the middle of nowhere.
And out steps MJF. The Wolf of Wrestling tells the hobo to “go get it” as he throws spare change off to the side like birdseed. MVP then sits back and tells Roderick Strong, “You’ve been through so much. The kid who grew up trailer park trash with two abusive alcoholic parents. For crying out loud! Your own mother shot your father right in front of you. That’s traumatizing. And as you know, Roddy, trauma is the result of an overwhelming sense of danger, powerlessness and fear. However, healing is a result of feeling safe, empowered and supported. That’s why you’d do anything for Cole. He makes you feel all those positive things that you lacked.
“It’s why I was no different than you. It’s why I trusted him. Unfortunately, the difference between you and I: Cole for me was a mirage of what I wanted him to be. A fraud, a liar. And whilst Cole is a fraud, I do actually believe deep down, in his narcissistic, sociopathic, frail, feeble frame, is a man who cares about Roderick Strong. This is precisely why upon further contemplation, I am happy you won, Roddy. Because I want Adam Cole to watch a person he cares about suffer! And because of your White trash upbringing, you aren’t intelligent enough to realize that you don’t have a prayer. And I’m sending you back to where you belong. To your grimy little trailer park.
“And after the match, you’ll be in so much physical anguish, you’ll wish your mother hadn’t shot your father, but instead shot you.” As if this scumbag couldn’t stoop any lower, he brings up Roddy’s past to hurt him. But will Roddy make sure MJF’s future is the one full of pain and suffering?
Backstage interview with AJ & Big Justice.
Renee is with the Costco Tiktok sensations and says that in the Full Gear Zero Hour, we will see #BigBoomAJ take on QT Marshall in a match 20 YEARS in the making. AJ says it may have been 20 years in the making for QT, this all started for AJ when QT threw the double chunk chocolate cookies down! Renee says AJ has not been in the ring in those 20 years, is he concerned about how his body will hold up? AJ isn’t worried about that, because he just has one strategy, and that’s the strategy they use each and every day. That strategy is to bring the BOOM~! But hey, there’s another special announcement.
Because when AJ rings QT’s bell, and he Power-Booms QT right in the middle of that ring, there is only one guy they want ringing the bell: Big Justice’s best friend, THE RIZZLER! Time to bring the BOOM~! Will QT be sleeping on the mat for The Rizzler? Will he be skibidi? Fanum Tax? Why are those even words?
Tony Schiavone is on stage.
And he welcomes out The Undisputed Kingdom! The fans cheer as Roderick Strong makes his way out, accompanied by Matt Taven & Mike Bennett. Schiavone brings up Roddy VS MJF at Full Gear, and we just heard all that disgusting stuff MJF had to say. Roddy’s response is that to be honest, he has not slept a wink since last week. IT is finally happening! Roddy feels like a kid on Christmas morning. He finally gets his hands on “MAAAAAX~!” The fans echo that, and Roddy says if MJF was here tonight, and not hiding out there, Roddy would ask him: Is Roddy supposed to be ashamed of his childhood?
Is Roddy supposed to be ashamed of his parents? You don’t think Roddy’s heard that stuff before? His whole LIFE, that is what people brought up! His mom’s an addict, his dad’s an addict, mom shot dad. Good job, Max, you made Roddy feel like he was in elementary school again. And people may look at Roddy’s past and feel sorry for him, but Roddy asks us not to. Because looking at MJF, Roddy feels sorry for him. Understand this, Max. With Roddy’s life, he learned that to get the most out of life, you have to earn it. If you wanna break the cycle, you have to earn it. And that is what Roddy’s done ever since he was a kid!
And now looking at MJF, he’s been spoon-fed everything. And when something doesn’t go his way or something happens and he doesn’t like it, MJF throws a temper tantrum like a baby until that changes. So Roddy wants MJF to do something for him: Look in the mirror and think about all the things that MJF has done to people. The manipulating, the backstabbing, the using. MJF needs to realize, when the bell rings at Full Gear, MJF will pay for all those sins. With every chop, with every punch, with every elbow, with every backbreaker! And when it is all over, Roddy walks to his hotel room for the best night of sleep in his life because he earned it.
Especially because Roddy will know he has broken MJF’s back, and left him humbled! Roddy is all fired up, and the fans are with him! Will MJF finally get what’s coming to him? Or will he give Roddy nightmares for the rest of his life?
AEW shares footage taken from last Saturday night.
First, a recap video of Daniel Garcia thwarting Jack Perry’s attempts to abduct and torture Matthew Menard, as well as the joyride they took in the Scapegoat bus, with Perry as the hood ornament. And now, they have Perry strapped into a chair, the bus headlights as the only source of light. Menard is behind the camera as he asks Perry how he’s feeling. How’d that work out for him, huh? Garcia splashes Perry with water to wake him up, and says “Let’s have a conversation. I’m all ears.” Perry chuckles and says Garcia thinks he’s so much better than him. Look at where they are! Garcia shouts back that he doesn’t wanna be here!
Garcia just wants to wrestle, but AEW is full of savages! Perry tried to take Daddy Magic’s life! And those in power just sit back and watch, pretending that nothing’s going on. So what do they do? Gotta take the power back, right? Perry counters with, “Everybody’s got a code. Everybody cares about right and wrong until it costs them something. Until they have to SACRIFICE!” Garcia gets in Perry’s face, grabs him by the mouth, and says Perry’s always going on about sacrifice but Perry has no idea what Garcia’s had to go through! Perry has NO idea what Garcia’s had to sacrifice to be here!
Garcia knows where Perry wants him to go, but Garcia promises that he’s never gonna go there. Perry smirks, then SPITS in Garcia’s face. Garcia wipes that off his face and says bet. Garcia’s got something for Perry, so just wait right there. Garcia goes to the bus while Perry mockingly asks what he’s gonna do. Menard tells shut up, Jack! Life must be so hard for him! What’s Jack got to be sad about?! Garcia comes back and he has a crowbar! Perry dares him to go ahead. Garcia raises the bar, but he SMASHES up the bus! Garcia throws the crowbar away and Perry laughs. Is that it? Garcia tells Menard they’ll get out of here. What? Where’s Garcia going?
Perry says yeah, walk away. Menard tells Perry that Garcia’s gonna whoop his ass! Just wait! Menard leaves, Perry shouts into the night, but will The Face of TNT soon be the one sacrificed for the greater good?
Renee Paquette presides over the ROH World Championship contract signing.
She welcomes us backstage to the signing for this match, which will happen next week, Dynamite: Thanksgiving Eve, in Chicago. The challenger, Tomohiro Ishii, is on her left, and the champion, Chris Jericho, is on her right. Jericho, as champion, you have the honors to sign first. Jericho smiles and waves as he says, “Hi, guys.” But Renee, you should know better. A champion of Jericho’s caliber does not just sign a contract thrust at his face randomly. He has a whole legal team that needs to approve this contract. Renee says it was sent to said legal team last week. Oh, really? What about today? The now! Jericho lives in the now!
Jericho says he’ll get this checked by his legal eagles one more time. But for now, wait here. Choto matte kudesai. Jericho steps around the corner and then down the hall. He smiles at his own picture on the wall. What a good looking guy. But wait, Ishii has followed Jericho to the hall. Jericho is a bit worried as he keeps moving. Jericho tries to block Ishii’s path but a trash can isn’t enough. Jericho tells staffers that Ishii wants to talk to them. They step in the way but Ishii pushes them aside. Jericho moves faster, pushes more people in the way, but Ishii pushes them aside. Was that RJ City?
Jericho goes up some stairs but Ishii follows. Ishii’s even gaining ground! Jericho goes through a doorway and ends up in the concourse! Fans cheer as Jericho and Ishii keep up their cat ‘n’ mouse game. Jericho decides to go into the stands! Ishii follows, and they head down the bleachers towards ringside! Jericho hurries over railing but so does Ishii. They go into the ring, and now Jericho tells Ishii to stop following him! Jericho wants a mic, a mic is brought, and Jericho says hey, listen, Ishii. Jericho would sign this contract, but he doesn’t have a pen. Ishii has a pen! Oh. Ishii clicks it for Jericho, and pushes it into him.
Jericho takes the pen, looks at the contract again, and still hesitates. Jericho signs his part, and then hands things over to Ishii. But then BRYAN KEITH & BIG BILL ATTACK! It was all a massive set-up! Bad Apple & Redwood beat down Stone Pitbull, and then sit him up! Jericho has the pen ready, but here comes The Conglomeration! Mark Briscoe & Rocky Romero rush in, and Mark TACKLES Jericho! Rocky fires off on Bill while Mark CHOKES Jericho! Keith saves Jericho from Mark but Mark fires hands on Keith! The fans fire up, but then Bill SKYSCRAPER- NO, Mark UPPERCUTS Bill first! Rocky adds on!
The fans fire up as The Conglomeration pinballs Bill, and then Ishii CLOBBERS him! Bill tumbles out, but Rocky DIVES! Bill is sent into railing! Keith stands up, into a kick and underhooks! JAY DRILLER! Jericho stands up, Ishii has him, and hits a BRAINBUSTER!! Conglomeration stands tall over The Learning Tree and his Branches, and now Ishii signs his part! The match is now official, and Ishii is looking to take a bite out of Jericho! Will The Conglomeration have the ROH World Championship to be thankful for this year?
Backstage interview with Jamie Hayter.
Renee is with the former AEW Women’s World Champion and notes that last time, we were going to hear from her, only for her to be interrupted by Julia Hart. What is Hayter’s reaction to that? Well, yeah, she isn’t angry, but she is baffled why Julia chose to interrupt Hayter. They’ve never really spoken or interacted, or even wrestled each other. Hayter is just curious as to why Julia felt it was okay to do that. Granted, Julia can do whatever she wants, Hayter moves to the beat of her own drum just as much as Julia. But… if Julia wants to have a chat-
Uh oh, something is happening to the video! Brody King’s message echoes, “It’s time to come home.” Julia Hart walks through the woods. Brody says The House is her foundation. She has seen her rebirth. Now it is time to rebuild. She has woken up stronger, more determined, and more dangerous than ever. Julia aims her arrow to shoot down a target: her past self. Her obstacles are just bull’s eyes. She is the Princess of the Black Throne, and the Keeper of Secrets. She is Julia Hart, and her heart grows harder. She hits her mark, but will she find Hayter Hits Hard?
Orange Cassidy VS Wheeler Yuta!
Freshly Squeezed has been accused of being coldblooded and uncaring, but he got pretty heated as he told The Conglomeration to keep themselves safe tonight. He goes 1v1 with The Decoder, a young man who was once Cassidy’s student, and who left him behind to join the then Blackpool Combat Club. If anyone is uncaring, it is Yuta with how he would then follow Jon Moxley’s lead in the destruction of Bryan Danielson and Chuck Taylor. Who will be the more ferocious fighter tonight, this close to Full Gear?
The bell rings and Yuta SHOTGUNS Cassidy! Yuta follows Cassidy to a corner to CHOP, then ROCK, then CHOP again! Yuta whips corner to corner but Cassidy goes up and out. Cassidy bumps Yuta off buckles, climbs up top, but has to leap over. Yuta comes back but Cassidy catches him to a backslide! TWO, but Cassidy reels Yuta in for a cradle! TWO! Yuta pulls on an ear! But Cassidy arm-drags and wrangles Yuta into the SEATBELT! TWO!! Yuta escapes and the fans fire up as these two stand off. Yuta huffs ‘n’ puffs, but Cassidy shows he wants a grapple. They feel things out, knuckle lock, but Cassidy blocks a kick!
Cassidy reels Yuta in for a headlock, but Yuta powers up and out. Cassidy ducks ‘n’ rolls, tilt-o-whirls, but Yuta suplexes! Into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Yuta tumbles out and fans fire up! Cassidy builds speed to DIVE! Down goes Yuta and the fans fire up again! Cassidy brings Yuta up, whips, but Yuta reverses to reel Cassidy in! Cassidy fights the suplex, but then Yuta fights a suplex. Yuta suplexes, to RAILING BRAINBUSTER!! Cassidy writhes and fans are stunned! Yuta stomps Cassidy, then leaves him behind for the ring count. Cassidy crawls into the ring, Yuta exposes a crossbar, and then he GRINDS Cassidy’s face into the steel!
The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Yuta steps off at 4. Cassidy seethes as he rises up, but Yuta has him at the corner. Cassidy kicks Yuta’s legs out and Yuta falls onto a turnbuckle! Yuta falls back, Cassidy climbs, but Yuta grabs Cassidy first! Yuta drags Cassidy down but Cassidy fires hands. Yuta squeezes the facelock tight, then hits an APRON DDT! The fans boo Yuta while Cassidy writhes, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cassidy clutches his neck while Yuta waits in the ring. A ring count starts and Yuta eggs Cassidy on. Cassidy reaches up as the count reaches 5 of 10, but he doesn’t sit up until 6. Cassidy hobbles up, stumbles and falls, but springs back to life! He slides in at 9! Only for Yuta to be right on him! Yuta reels Cassidy in, but Cassidy turns that into BEACH BREAK! Cover, TWO!! Yuta survives but Cassidy is too sore to be frustrated. They both sit up, and Yuta crawls his way over to a corner. Cassidy rises, checks his neck, then runs up, but into an ELBOW! Yuta goes up, but Cassidy JUMP FOREARMS! Cassidy positions Yuta just right before he climbs the corner.
Yuta resists but Cassidy still brings Yuta up. Yuta continues to fight the suplex, throws body shots, then shoves Cassidy down. Cassidy rolls back to his feet, runs back up the corner, but Yuta again fights the suplex! Cassidy fires hands, but Yuta fires back! They brawl up top, Cassidy HEADBUTTS Yuta! But Yuta HEADBUTTS back! They both wobble, but then Cassidy BITES Yuta! The ref reprimands, but Cassidy CLAWS Yuta’s back! This is very Moxley of him to do! And then Cassidy hits the SUPERPLEX! Both men are down and the ref checks. They’re both okay to continue, so a standing count begins!
Cassidy sits up, spots Yuta, and heads that way. Yuta sits up, they fire forearms as they stand! Dynamite returns to single picture as these shots go back and forth. The fans fire up for Cassidy but boo Yuta as the shots go faster and faster! Yuta BITES Cassidy’s forehead! Yuta spits then runs, but Cassidy dodges! BODY BLOW! SUPERKICK! Yuta sits down, Cassidy runs, PENALTY KICK! Cassidy slashes his throat, hauls Yuta up, BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Yuta survives but Cassidy seethes. Cassidy rains down fists on Yuta! The ref reprimands about closed fists and hair pulling, but Cassidy doesn’t stop until the ref counts 4.
Cassidy stands, and he throws off the elbow pad! Cassidy aims at Yuta, runs up, but Yuta ducks the punch! GERMAN SUPLEX! Yuta runs to CHOP in the corner! And then a wrench and PAIN THRILLER! The fans boo while Yuta seethes and stands over Cassidy. Yuta sits Cassidy up, for HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! But Cassidy blocks one! And bends fingers, to then SNAP them! The fans fire up as Cassidy SNAPS finger after finger! Yuta swings, Cassidy BOOTS him, then serves up SOLE FOOD! Scoop and MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Cassidy is busting out all his best friends’ best moves, but he hasn’t gotten it done!
Cassidy aims, loads up, and ORANGE- NO, Yuta ducks! Orange fights the suplex, switches to O’Conner Roll! TWO, Yuta dodges Cassidy, scoops him, and CROSS LEG TOMBSTONE!! Cover, TWO?!? Cassidy survives and Yuta is furious! The fans are thunderous, but Yuta rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Cassidy grits his teeth but he’s almost a ragdoll! Yuta lets off to then hook the arms, CATTLE MUTILATION!! Cassidy endures as Yuta thrashes him around! Cassidy powers up as the fans rally, and he kicks around to the ROPEBREAK!! Yuta holds on, the ref counts, and Yuta finally lets go at 4!
The ref reprimands Yuta, but Yuta pushes past the ref to go outside the ring. Yuta grabs a chair! Yuta storms into the ring while the fans boo, and the ref says don’t do it! Cassidy dodges the chair shot! Victory roll, CASSIDY WINS!!
Winner: Orange Cassidy, by pinfall
Yuta is in disbelief! Cassidy beat him with a technical move! Yuta snarls but the ref keeps him back. Cassidy did what he promised in beating Yuta, but then he stares his former student down. Is Cassidy going to offer a handshake? WAIT, PAC ATTACKS! The Bastard BOOTS Cassidy down so we’ll never know what Cassidy was going to do! The fans boo more but Pac & Yuta stand on Cassidy. The rest of the Death Riders appear, and Marina Shafir has duct tape! The AEW World Trios Champions stomp away on Cassidy, like vultures picking the bones. Moxley steps into the ring while Marina hands the tape over to Pac.
Claudio puts Cassidy’s hands in his pockets, and then Pac tapes them in! Cassidy is physically bound, and Moxley paces around. Cassidy is pushed around by all the Death Riders, then Moxley DECKS him! Claudio hauls Cassidy back up, the Death Riders keep bullying him, and then Moxley SLAPS Cassidy down! But the bullying continues as they stand Cassidy up. Cassidy “kicks” Moxley! Defiant to the end! But Moxley DECKS him again! Moxley paces around more, then stomps Cassidy right on the face! Moxley leads The Death Riders away, and The Conglomeration finally comes out here.
Mark has scissors to cut Cassidy loose, and the fans boo as The Death Riders still retreat. Cassidy tries to stand up, but he has to use ropes to do it. Even so, Cassidy stands on his own two feet. Moxley eggs on the fans while Cassidy puts his sunglasses on. And then hands up, and then into the pockets! Try as they might, The Death Riders could not break the Freshly Squeezed fighting spirit! Will Cassidy finally become AEW World Champion? Or will Moxley find a way to break Cassidy at Full Gear?
My Thoughts:
A great go-home Dynamite here, though it felt like it contracted Go Home Syndrome. A lot of recap and other promos, but good promos all the same. Good follow-up from last week with Hayter and Hart, that will probably really get going after Full Gear. Good promo from Mariah & Mina to hype up their celebration segment for Full Gear, and with Toni Storm’s announcement of her retirement, you can bet Toni is anything but retired! Toni Storm most assuredly will return very soon, maybe even to ruin the celebration and spark another feud. I still want us to get to Mariah VS Mina but maybe Storm moves things back so that Mariah VS Mina happens in 2025.
Good promo from Private Party to also have AJ & Big Justice show up. The promos didn’t really add much to any of the matches, though. I’m very sure AJ does hit the BOOM on QT to win, and then Private Party finds a way to survive the Fatal 4. Great stuff with Perry, Garcia and Menard, that was another very action movie kind of promo, maybe even like that grittier Batman movie. But with Garcia not sinking to the same lows as Perry, that will be why Garcia loses. Honestly, why not just have Perry blatantly get himself disqualified? What great heat for Perry while keeping Garcia strong in not becoming TNT Champion.
Great promos in this MJF story. I appreciate Cole throwing his support behind Roddy was good, as well as Kyle O’Reilly wanting Cole to just leave it at this. MJF of course insults Roddy over his past while also trashing Cole at the same time, but great response from Roddy. Also I’m not a car guy so it took me a little too long to Google out what car MJF was driving. Anyway, given all these promos, I am very confident MJF wins at Full Gear and then Cole still wants after MJF, only for Kyle to have to fight Cole to make him stop. Then we’ll maybe get Cole VS MJF at Worlds End, or even some time in 2025.
Very good stuff with The Hurt Syndicate, even with them getting jumped by Swerve. Poor Cheeseburger, that’s one fan favorite that got fed to Bobby Lashley. But Swerve getting the better of the Hurt Syndicate again and again tonight, all the more reason Lashley wins at Full Gear. Very good promo vignette from White and Hangman to hype up their grudge match, which still feels it could go either way since they’re tied on the year. And Jericho and Ishii had perhaps simultaneously the most clever and most ridiculous contract signing segment ever. And of course Jericho worked out some sort of trap, only for it to go badly for him and his team. But with that, that means Ishii is losing next week, as I figured he would.
Awesome opening match with the 8 Man, and I liked that they had Hobbs do the “fighting through the pain” angle in the match. Also, great bit with Kyle Fletcher sending Davis into harm’s way so that the Callis Family can get the better of Ospreay’s team. I thought the Faces were going to win here, but the math now says Ospreay finds a way to beat Kyle, and maybe Ricochet takes the International Championship from Konosuke Takeshita. The Continental Classic is coming, and they could easily use that round robin to get Konosuke back to a feud with Kazuchika Okada and they battle for the Continental Championship at Worlds End like we should’ve gotten at WrestleDream.
Awesome match from Kris VS Shida, and I appreciate the crisis of confidence for Shida. Kris gets a great win to go into Full Gear, and then Kris and Shida get the better of Mone & Kamille, so all the more reason Mone finds a way to survive. As for Kamille, I feel like she should ditch Mone for being treated like crap by Mone, and maybe we can get a feud of Mone VS Kamille going into 2025. And of course, plenty of promos from Death Riders and “Team AEW” members. Moxley just kinda went on and on about stuff he’s already said in reference to Cassidy, but I did like Claudio going bilingual in talking trash on Darby.
Awesome matches from those stories, of course. Darby really got thrown around but he continues to show that toughness. Claudio getting the win mostly keeps Darby back so that Darby can build towards a world title match at Worlds End. Cassidy VS Yuta was great stuff, too, with great back and forth of Cassidy wanting to end it quick, having to grit it out with Yuta, and then Cassidy still finding a way to end it with a quick pin. And they did a good job muddying the math. Cassidy wins the match, but the Death Riders beat him down, only for Cassidy to literally stand tall at the end of the show. I still don’t see him taking the world title from Moxley, though, with Darby still in the wings, but this could end up Cassidy’s best match yet.
My Score: 8.9/10
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May VS Jay, ONE LAST TIME!
Anna Jay gets one last shot at Mariah May’s AEW Women’s World Championship, but under No Disqualifications! Will Anna finally be The Star of the Show?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Mina Shirakawa VS Harley Cameron; Mina wins.
- Daniel Garcia VS Johnny TV w/ MXM Collection; Garcia wins.
- Shelton Benjamin w/ MVP VS Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes; Shelton wins.
- “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS Bulk Bronson w/ The Iron Savages; Hobbs wins.
- Full Gear Tag Team Contenders Series: Rush & The Beast Mortos w/ Jake “The Snake” Roberts VS The Acclaimed; The Acclaimed win and advance to Full Gear.
- AEW Women’s World Championship No Disqualifications Match: Mariah May VS Anna Jay; Mariah wins and retains the title, Anna can no longer challenge for the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Anna Jay and Mariah May each arrive backstage.
The Queenslayer says, “No DQ, no problem.” But The Glamour says, “This one’s for Mina.” Speaking of…
Mina Shirakawa VS Harley Cameron!
The Fighting Gravure Idol is back in AEW, and she’s ready for quite the Collision with this crazy Aussie! Will The Rev-Pro Undisputed British Women’s Champion prove why she’s the Queen of Southside? Or will she suffer the wrath of Harley Cameron?
The bell rings and the fans rally up behind Mina. Mina and Harley use some shimmying for intimidation. Harley kicks, Mina blocks, and then Mina headlocks. Harley powers up and out, drops down, but Mina rolls over. Mina then dodges Harley, bypasses her, and trips her! Harley avoids the elbow drop, Mina avoids the Penalty Kick, but Harley rolls through the roll-up. Mina dodges with a slide and the fans fire up! Mina and Harley reset, Harley runs up, but Mina drop toeholds! KNEE SMASH! The fans cheer as Mina then reels Harley in and hooks up the legs. Mina dances on Harley’s legs, before she STOMPS them!
Harley clutches her knees, but Mina drops an elbow on a leg! And then steps through, but Harley scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Mina lets go but then brings Harley up. Harley throat chops! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but Harley hits a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, ONE!! Mina is tougher than that, but Harley keeps her focus. Harley drags Mina up, then runs to BULLDOG HOTSHOT! Mina ends up int he ropes, and Harley CLUBS her on the back! Harley mocks the “We Want Mina!” chant, before she shouts, “NO WE DON’T!” MOTORBOAT ATTACK! Mina sputters, but then Harley CHOKES Mina with a headscissors!
Harley lets go as the ref counts, and Harley says, “We Want Harley!” The fans are torn on that, but Harley whips Mina to ELBOW her down! Cover, TWO! Mina is still tougher than that, but Harley drags her around to throw down elbows after elbow! Harley clamps on a chinlock but the fans rally up. Mina fights to her feet, and she throws elbows until she’s free. Harley ENZIGIRIS Mina in return! Mina wobbles, Harley runs, but Mina runs past her! Tilt-o-whirl and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! The fans fire up as Harley goes to a corner. Mina pounds the mat, the fans rally behind her, and Mina runs corner to corner to ELBOW!
The fans fire up as Mina says one more time! Mina whips, Harley reverses, and Harley runs in. Mina dodges and ROCKS Harley, then goes up to GAMANGIRI! Cover, TWO! Harley shows she is tougher than that, but Mina drags her up. Harley breaks free, Mina blocks a kick and trips her! Mina SMASHES the knee again! Mina then turns Harley, ties her up, FIGURE FOUR! Harley endures, even as Mina thrashes around! Harley reaches out, crawls her way over, and has the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Mina lets go, and Harley drags herself up. The fans cheer Mina as she puts the leg through ropes and pulls!
Mina lets go with a coy smile as the ref counts. Mina runs but Harley trips her into the ropes! And then BACKSTABBER! Mina writhes but Harley brings her around. Harley fireman’s carries but her leg hurts! Mina slips free, KICKS the bad leg, but Harley fires a forearm! Mina KICKS the leg again! Harley fires another forearm! Mina kicks and kicks and kicks! Harley drops to her knees but rises back up! Only for Mina to ROCK, spin, and SOBAT! Mina fire sup, reels Harley in, inverted suplex for the- NO, Harley slips free! Harley waistlocks but Mina fights! Mina wrenches out, Harley ducks the kick to pump handle BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Mina survives! Harley grows frustrated and she shakes her leg out. Harley rises, she brings Mina up, and she fires more forearms. Harley whips, Mina reverses and sends Harley to a corner. Mina runs up, Harley slips aside to roll up, but with feet on ropes! The ref sees that easily and Harley stops. Harley argues with the ref, but Mina hits a ROLLING ELBOW! Mina runs to FLYING CHUCK! Harley is dazed and the fans fire up with Mina! Mina runs corner to corner to DOUBLE- NO, Harley puts Mina up top! Mina ROCKS Harley and hits a FLYING SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO!! Harley survives and shocks everyone!
Mina says fine, she’ll use the buster! Mina dragon sleepers and inverted suplexes, but Harley drops to victory roll! TWO!! URAKEN from Mina! Harley is down but the fans fire up with Mina! Mina dragon sleepers, for the GLAMOROUS DRIVER MINA!! Cover, Mina wins!
Winner: Mina Shirakawa, by pinfall
What a powerful return for Mina, and while Harley shimmies in frustration, will it be Mina celebrating even more should Mariah May retain her title?
Jack Perry arrives.
The Scapegoat arrives in his black bus, but he also leaves the engine running while he heads inside. What is the twisted TNT Champion planning for tonight?
Daniel Garcia VS Johnny TV w/ MXM Collection!
Speaking of the TNT Championship, it will be Red Death challenging Jack Perry for that gold. But before he becomes the Face of TNT, can he prove to Johnny and the world that he is #TVReady?
The bell rings and Garcia circles with Johnny. They tie up, go around, and Johnny powers Garcia to a corner. The ref counts, Johnny lets off slowly, but then he takes a swing! Garcia dodges, headlocks and grinds Johnny. Johnny powers up and out, then he RUNS Garcia over! The fans are torn but Garcia gets up to shake that off. Garcia and Johnny circle again, tie up, and Garcia headlocks. Johnny powers up and out, but Garcia RAMS Johnny! Johnny rebounds to RUN Garcia over again! Johnny taunts Garcia, MXM add on, but Garcia fires the fans up. Johnny waistlocks then headlocks, but Garcia powers up and out.
Garcia drops down, hurdles over, then ducks Johnny to CLOBBER Johnny! The fans fire up while Johnny flounders! Garcia storms up on Johnny, UPPERCUTS him to a corner, then CHOPS him! Garcia whips, Johnny reverses, but Garcia holds ropes. Johnny runs up but Garcia ELBOWS him! Mansoor distracts the ref, allowing Mason to CHOKE SLAM Garcia!! The fans boo and Daddy Magic protests from commentary. The Mahogany Hunk poses, pretending he did nothing wrong, and Johnny covers. TWO, but Johnny stays on Garcia while Collision goes picture in picture.
Johnny drags Garcia by a leg, sits him up, and SHINING WIZARDS! Mansoor talks trash to the fans, probably fashion related, and Johnny TOSSES Garcia out. Johnny poses before he stalks Garcia to the ramp. Johnny taunts Garcia, kicks him around, then has him against railing. Johnny ROCKS Garcia, follows him around the way, then runs him into railing! Garcia falls over, Johnny refreshes the ring count, and MXM mug Garcia behind the ref’s back! The fans protest but MXM gest away with that. Johnny goes back out to fetch Garcia, but Garcia ROCKS Johnny! And ROCKS him again! And again!
Johnny FLAPJACKS Garcia onto the railing! Garcia falls in a heap but Johnny drags him back up. Johnny puts Garcia in the ring, then has him along the apron for a KICK! MXM mock the old Garcia dance while Johnny KICKS Garcia in the side. Johnny CHOKES Garcia on ropes, but lets off as the ref counts. Johnny argues with the ref while MXM taunt Garcia. Johnny clamps onto Garcia again and wraps him up in a COBRA TWIST! Garcia endures and fights around while Collision returns to single picture. Garcia fights up, and he pries free to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP again! Johnny kicks low and then TOSSES Garcia out hard!
Johnny poses, then builds speed, to TORNILLO ATTACK! Johnny and MXM are all fired up, and even the fans have to admit that was good. But wait, JACK PERRY SMACKS MATT MENARD! The fans freak out as the Scapegoat TOSSES Daddy Magic over railing! Johnny mugs Garcia, puts him in the ring, then drags Garcia up to a fireman’s carry. Garcia fights with elbows and then hammers away on Johnny! Garcia reels Johnny in for a SAIDO! The fans fire up, MXM coaches Johnny, and both men slowly rise. Garcia has the fans on his side as he counter punches Johnny! And counter punches again!
Garcia fires off haymakers on Johnny, stomps a mudhole in, and the fans fire up with Garcia! The ref counts, Garcia lets off, but he runs side to side for a BOOT WASH! Garcia storms around, and he runs up, gets around, and he spins Johnny, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Cover, TWO! Johnny survives and MXM is relieved. Garcia grits his teeth and he drags Johnny back up. Garcia reels Johnny in, but Johnny resists the lift! Johnny DUMPS Garcia up and out! MXM swarm again! The fans boo as Johnny keeps the ref from seeing this. But then Garcia POSTS Mansoor! Mason scoops Garcia but Garcia slips free to POST Mason!
Garcia hurries into the ring, but gets a FLYING CHUCK and a MOONLIGHT DRIVE for it! Johnny goes up, STARSHIP FLOP as Garcia moves! Garcia runs up to SHOTGUN Johnny down! Garcia then runs up, gets around, COBRA CLUTCH, and ANACONDA VICE! Johnny TAPS, Garcia wins!
Winner: Daniel Garcia, by submission
Red Death overcomes 3v1 odds, but now he realizes something happened to Menard! Garcia asks what happens, Schiavone and Nigel explain it was Perry. Wait, cameras have caught up and now Perry is brawling with Menard in the back! Garcia hurries to the back, but Perry throws Menard into railing! And SMACKS him with a floor sign! Perry stalks Menard while commentary says AEW is coming unglued! Things have moved to the parking lot, and Perry SMACKS Menard off the Scapegoat bus! “You think he’s ready? You think he’s ready!? Then you’re what’s holding him back. But I’m gonna fix that.”
Perry shoves Menard aside, then goes into the bus. Perry brings out a tow chain, with a hook on it! Perry CLUBS Menard, then hooks him up to the back of the bus! Between the chain and the bus exhaust, Menard is coughing and sputtering. Perry tells Menard, “We all have to sacrifice.” Perry then goes into the bus, but Garcia runs up! Garcia fires off on Perry, throws him into the side of the bus, “You thought this was a game?!” Garcia stomps Perry, and he frees Menard from the chain. Garcia stands Perry up abut Menard has an idea. Menard takes the camera, but Collision goes to break. What hell will Garcia put Perry through a week before Full Gear?
Lio Rush speaks.
“I am sick and tired of feeling the way that I’ve been feeling lately. Lost and confused on where I stand with the people that surrounded me. It’s really hard to know exactly who you are when you lose the matches that mean the most. But then I take a deep breath, I look at my watch, and I remember that I’m the Man of the Hour. I came to AEW to collect titles. I’m a 30-year-old piece of gold, and I pray that the people I call friends get on the same page. Because it’s only a matter of time before Lio Rush is rushing to the top.”
Garcia has Perry tied to the hood of the bus!
Garcia shouts at Perry that he was waiting for a reason! Garcia and Menard get in the bus, and they take Perry for a ride! They go through guard rails, up a ramp, and perhaps even into town! Will the Scapegoat end up a bug on a windshield?
Shelton Benjamin w/ MVP VS Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes!
While Bobby Lashley prepares for Full Gear, the Hurt Syndicate is looking for those ready to join up. Will the Standard of Excellence find the Commander of the Skies worth the investment? Or will he just be a waste of time?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Shelton and Komander tie up, but then Shelton shoves Komander back to BOOT him down! Shelton stands Komander up to KNEE, DECK, and then stand up again. Shelton clinches for the CROTCH LIFT SUPLEX! Komander flounders but Shelton stalks him. The fans rally for Shelton as he whips Komander corner to corner hard! Komander flops down and MVP says all day long! Abrahantes coaches Komander but Shelton stomps Komander. The MVP Arena cheers on MVP, and Shelton drags Komander up. Komander fires body shots, then forearms, but Shelton just smiles.
Shelton whips Komander to CLOBBER him! The fans fire up while Komander flounders more. Shelton drags Komander up, stomps him around, then stands him back up. Shelton scoops but Komander fights into a SLEEPER! Komander CLUBS away on Shelton, but Shelton throws Komander away! Shelton drags Komander to a corner, stomps him, then stands him up. Komander kicks, Shelton blocks, but Komander kicks and kicks and kicks! Shelton grins as he holds on, but then Komander ENZIGIRIS! Komander goes up, up and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! The fans fire up as things speed up, and Komander FLAPJACK DROPKICKS!
The fans rally as Komander runs up to mule kick, SUPERKICK, and knoucle lock! Koamnder goes up and up, around and around, then FLYING- NO! Shelton stops the rana to pop Komander into a BEARHUG! Then an OVERHEAD SUPLEX! Komander flounders but MVP says no more toying around. Shelton stalks Komander to the apron then kicks him to the floor while Collision goes pictur ein picture.
Shelton goes out after Komander, brings him back up, and he RAMS Komander into the railing! And the apron! And back to railing! Shelton RAMS Komander into the apron then THROWS him at the railing! Komander is down in a heap and MVP is all fired up! MVP talks a bit of trash to Komander while Shelton steps into the ring. The ring count climbs, and Shelton waits. Komander manages to get in at 7 of 10! Shelton stomps Komander, then brings him up from the apron side. Shelton has Komander literally on the ropes, to then BOOT him down! Komander hits the floor and MVP says it’s fine, he can stay down.
Shelton goes out after Komander, drags him up, and tosses him back into the ring. Shelton stalks Komander, then clamps on with a chinlock. Komander endures, but Shelton grinds him and twists him into a stretch. Komander continues to endure while Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Shelton whips Komander to FLAPJACK! Komander lands hard and sputters, but Shelton stands on him for a cocky cover. ONE, but Shelton smirks. The fans rally while Shelton stalks Komander to a corner. Shelton stomps Komander, hoists him up top, and slaps him around! Komander SLAPS back! And BOOTS! Komander adjusts position, dodges Shelton, and kicks the legs out! Shelton falls back, Komander goes up! MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Komander rises! Komander storms up but Shelton kicks low. Shelton suplexes, but Komander slips around! SLEEPER, then ELEVATED COBRA TWIST!
Shelton endures, powers out, but Komander handsprings through the hip toss! Komander runs, tilt-o-whirls, DEJA VU RANA! Shelton tumbles out and the fans fire up with Komander! Komander hurries to a corner and climbs! Komander tightrope walks the 20 feet, to then SPACE MAN MOONSAULT! Down goes Shelton and the fans are thunderous! Komander hurries to get Shelton up but Shelton ELBOWS him away. Shelton slides into the ring himself, but Komander follows. MVP is furious as Komander runs, 619! Shelton is down and Komander goes up again! MVP shouts at Shelton while Komander aims.
Komander tightrope walks again but has to bail out as Shelton moves! Shelton waistlocks to GERMAN SUPLEX! And then GERMAN SUPLEX again! Komander flounders to a corner, Shelton runs up to STEP-UP KNEE! And then a SUPERKICK! Komander gets folded up and MVP says finish it already! Shelton hauls Komander up, clinches, and hits PAYDIRT! Cover, Shelton wins!
Winner: Shelton Benjamin, by pinfall
MVP stands with Shelton in the victory, but Komander definitely give more of a fight than either man expected. MVP then says we should leave with a souvenir! Shelton grabs at Komander’s mask! Abrahantes gets in the ring to stop Shelton, but then he sees MVP there. MVP grabs Abrahantes by the neck! MVP LARIATS Abrahantes down! MVP may be a manager now, but he can still hit other managers hard. Will nothing stop The Hurt Syndicate from owning AEW?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander.
Renee Paquette is with the #BornAgainKristen and says that we’re just one week away from Kris VS Mercedes Mone for the TBS Championship at Full Gear. Things have already gotten out of control, from Mone & Kamille trying to run Kris over with a car, and then Kris tackles them through a wall. Once the bell rings, what can we expect? Kris says, “Anything and everything.” Mone is one of the best, will do anything she can to win, and is most dangerous when she’s cornered, where she is right now. Everything she’s tried hasn’t worked because Kris is still standing. Kris will be the one standing tall as the NEW TBS Champion.
In steps Hikaru Shida with enthusiastic applause. The Shining Samurai tells Kris that she just wants to wish her luck. It’s about time someone beats Mone’s boney ass! And when Kris becomes the new champion, Shida will gladly be her first challenger. Kris says alright, sure. But here’s another idea: Kris is always open for a challenge any time, especially against #HolyShida, the only THREE-TIME AEW Women’s World Champion. So how about this? Wednesday Night Dynamite, Shida VS Kris. Shida’s all for it! They shake hands, but will fighting Shida be a little too much before going to Full Gear? Or will it prove Kris is still The Galaxy’s Greatest?
Backstage interview with The Acclaimed.
Lexy Nair is with Max Caster & Anthony Bowens ahead of their huge Full Gear Tag Team Contenders Series match with La Faccion Ingobernable. But where is Billy Gunn? Caster asks that more importantly, where are their heads going into the match? Because Caster just has to say, as the Best Wrestler Alive, he’s feeling real confident. Bowens says for Lexy’s actual question, Billy will be here. What Caster was trying to say is that The Acclaimed do feel great, because they are one match away from joining that Fatal 4, where they will become TWO-TIME AEW World Tag Team Champions in the Scissor King’s home state of New Jersey!
And when they win, The Acclaimed will celebrate with one big scissoring, because EVERYONE LOVES THE ACCLAIMED! Ain’t that right, Lexy? Oh, wait, MVP steps in, Shelton Benjamin by his side. The Hurt Syndicate just wants to wish The Acclaimed luck. The Syndicate handled their business, so Caster & Bownes should handle theirs. Oh, and Max, use your size and strength. This is a big opportunity, don’t blow it. The Syndicate heads out, but will The Acclaimed win to impress MVP? Or to get back where they belong?
“Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS Bulk Bronson w/ The Iron Savages!
The return of the Powerhouse is truly big for AEW, but all the Iron Savages are big. And Jacked Jameson wants everyone to hold on. The fat morons and skinny idiots of Albany can shut up. Jameson gives all the introductions, and looking at “P-P-Powerhouse,” all you people are expecting a meat madness match! You want meat?! Then yeah, chant it up! But here’s some news: all these losers are going on a vegan diet! There will be no meat tonight! Because they are The Iron Savages, sippin’ sauce and livin’ hoss while they take all the Low T Meatriders to #TIDDYCITY! Guess Bronson can do it, too?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Bronson pumps up and puffs up, but he’s looking lean compared to Hobbs. Bronson runs, RAMS Hobbs, but Bronson bounces off! The fans fire up but the Savages coach Bronson up. Hobbs says stop playing and bring it! Hobbs SLAPS Bronson, so Bronson really fires up! Bronson kicks low, and says, “How ’bout that, Hobbs?!” Bronson runs, but Hobbs dodges and CLOBBERS him! The fans fire up while Hobbs brings Bronson around. Scoop and SLAM, and the fans fire up with Hobbs! Hobbs then brings Bronson up to scoop and SLAM again! Bronson writhes, the fans chant for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!”
Hobbs drags Bronson up, scoops and SLAMS again! Bronson writhes while Hobbs looms over him. Hobbs brings Bronson up, but Bronson wrenches out to ROCK Hobbs! Bronson fires haymakers, then CLUBS away on Hobbs’ back! The fans rally, Bronson reels Hobbs in, but Hobbs suplexes Bronson first! Bronson flounders into a corner, the fans fire up as Hobbs headbutts buckles! Hobbs runs up to SPLASH in the corner! Hobbs says he’s got all the meat! Hobbs LARIATS point blank again and again as fans chant “MEAT!” Hobbs lets Bronson stagger about, before he CLOBBERS him!
Hobbs shakes the ropes, and the straps come down! The fans fire up but Jameson talks trash on the apron. Hobbs DECKS him! Boulder runs in?! Hobbs hits a SPINEBUSTER! The ref can’t believe what’s going on as Hobbs torture racks Bronson! ARGENTINE RACK! Bronson TAPS, Hobbs wins! And drops Bronson on Boulder!
Winner: “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs, by submission
Big, jacked, and ANYBODY can get it! That is the way of the Powerhouse! Will the Book of Hobbs have quite the comeback story?
Backstage interview with The Undisputed Kingdom.
Lexy is now with Roderick Strong, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett. She congratulates Roddy for getting his third win via Lance Archer. Roddy now faces MJF at Full Gear, so how is he feeling? How’s he feeling? First, thanks for all that, Lexy, he appreciates it. Second, “MAAAX! You have seven days. Seven days from right now until you’re standing across the ring from me, Max. And look, I got a lot to say, and on Wednesday, you’re gonna hear it all, but I just wanna leave you with this: Max, you walk around here thinking you’re smarter than everybody, you’re better than everybody. I don’t think you realize what you’ve gotten yourself into.
“I am the Messiah of the Backbreaker. I am a damn wrestling legend! And when Full Gear ends, you’re gonna realize that I’m better than you, and you know it!” Roddy is ready to throw it all back in MJF’s face, but will the Wolf of Wrestling have a contingency plan?
Private Party is here!
The MVP Arena is ready to party with the champs, and Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy are ready to watch the final match of the contenders’ series! Who joins Private Party, The Outrunners, and The Kings of the Black Throne at Full Gear?
Full Gear Tag Team Contenders Series: Rush & The Beast Mortos w/ Jake “The Snake” Roberts VS The Acclaimed w/ Billy Gunn!
Platinum Max of course has a diss track. “These dudes gotta be embarrassed. You ’bout to lose bigger than Kamala Harris! LFI in a title match is outta place. It’s like Mexicans being managed by Jake the Snake! I would’ve called the committee, but you’re lucky Albany’s a sanctuary city!” Bowens takes over to say, “ALBANAAAAAY~! The Acclaimed have arrived! Scissor me, Daddy Ass~!” And he does~! But Caster doesn’t? The teams sort out, and while Caster wants to, Bowens convinces him to let Bowens start. Mortos steps up and the fans sing while the bell rings. Bowens and Mortos circle, tie up, and Mortos powers Bowens to a corner.
The ref counts, Mortos lets off, but Bowens dodges the shot to fire CHOPS! Mortos just roars! Mortos runs up, Bowens dodges to CHOP, CHOP and fire forearms! Mortos puts Bowens in a corner to fire forearms and lariats! Caster protests but Mortos SMACKS Bowens! And SMACKS him again! Mortos whips, Bowens reverses, but Mortos rolls off Bowens’ back! Bowens DROPKICKS but Mortos rebounds to CLOBBER Bowens! Bowens gets up but Caster tags in. Caster tells Bowens to relax, but here comes Rush. The fans rally up and the two tie up. Rush powers Caster back, Caster turns things around, but Rush turns it back around.
The ref counts as they’re in a corner, and the two separate. Rush eggs Caster on, the two tie up again, and Rush waistlocks. Caster switches, shoves, and drops down. Rush runs up but Caster hurdles. Rush leaps over but Caster runs him over! Rush runs Caster over! The fans fire up, but Caster says hold on! Tranquilo! Caster raises the ingobernable fist, Rush is moderately amused, but then Caster sucker punches him! Rush scowls and DECKS Caster! Rush goes out to grab his favorite green cable! Mortos distracts the ref, but Caster fires hands on Rush first! And Caster uses the cable! The fans cheer as Rush tastes his own medicine!
But then Rush SLINGS Caster to the floor! Billy is upset but the ref wants him to stay back. Billy tries to point out the shenanigans, but Collision goes picture in picture.
The ref is busy with Billy and that lets Rush LASH Caster with the cable! Rush SMACKS Caster off the desk, Caster scrambles into the ring, but Rush anchors his leg. Rush drags Caster up, CHOPS him then ROCKS him, then bumps him off buckles. Tag to Mortos and Mortos SMACKS Caster! Cover, TWO! Caster toughs it out but Mortos NECK GTWISTS! Cover, TWO! Mortos stalks Caster to a corner while Private Party watches closely. Mortos SMACKS Caster again! Mortos puts Caster in the corner, taunts Bowens, and while the ref is busy with Bowens, that lets The Snake get in cheap shots!
Billy and Bowens both protest, but Mortos wrenches Caster. Tag to Rush and LFI mugs Caster. Caster goes to a corner but Rush whips corner to corner. Rush runs up and feints the dropkick to SMACK Caster! Rush soaks up the cheers and jeers while he blows a kiss. Rush drags Caster up to snapmare and motorcycle stretch. Caster endures but Jake is happy with this. Caster fights up, but Rush throws him down by his hair! Private Party doesn’t like how this is going for Acclaimed, but Rush taunts Bowens. The ref has ot keep Bownse back again, and Rush drags Caster back. Tag to Mortos and LFI mugs Caster more while Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Caster fights up to ENZIGIRI Mortos! Mortos staggers back, Caster crawls forward, hot tag to Bowens! Bowens rallies on LFI with LARIATS, haymakers and CHOPS! Mortos roars, but Bowens sends him into the corner! Mortos tumbles up and out, then Bowens gives Rush the kick, kick, and FAMOUSER! Bowens shouts, “EVERYONE LOVES THE ACCLAIMED!” Bowens then goes up and aims, SUPER CROSSBODY onto Mortos! The fans fire up and Bowens hurries to put Mortos in. Cover, TWO! Mortos stays in this, but Bowens stays focused. Bowens fires forearms but Mortos hits back.
Bowens fires a flurry, then whips, but Mortos reverses. Mortos POP-UP SAMOAN DROPS Bowens down! The fans fire up but Caster MISSILE DROPKCIKS Mortos! Rush runs up, but Caster SUPERKICKS him! Caster runs at Rush, but Rush THROWS him into the corner! Bowens DECKS Rush! The fans fire up as all four men are down! Private Party likes this, too, as Billy coaches his guys. Jake also coaches LFI, and “This is Awesome!” Mortos blocks a shot to HEADBUTT Bowens down! Tag to Rush and Rush runs at the corner, only for Bowens to dodge! Bowens CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS away!
Bowens sits Rush down, mocks the tranquilo with some scissor fingers, but that pisses Rush off! Rush shoves Bowens, the hands start flying! Rush whips Bowens to a corner, to CHOP, CHOP, and CHOP! Rush sits Bowens down to stomp away! The ref counts, Rush argues with him, but then goes corner to corner! Feint and BOOT! Rush gives a proper tranquilo, then he has the fans fired up. Bownes runs up, but into a SNAP POWERSLAM! Rush puts Bowens in the drop zone, goes up, SUPER SENTON FLOPS! Tag to Caster and he goes up! DIVING SPLASH! Cover, Mortos breaks it! Mortos gets Rush to safety, then tags in.
Rush dodges Caster, Mortos ROCKS him! Rush hits a BACKSTABBER, then holds Caster up for Mortos’ MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, Bowens breaks it! Rush CHOPS Bowens, Mortos whips Caster, and then Mortos CLOBBERS Caster! The fans rally as Rush says now it’s time! But Bowens fires off Rock, Paper, Scissors SUPERKICK! Mortos CLOBBERS Bowens! Mortos then runs at Caster, CANNONBALL MISSES! Hot tag to Bowens and he hits THE ARRIVAL on Mortos! MIC DROP from Caster!! Cover, ACCLAIMED WINS!
Winners: The Acclaimed, by pinfall (advance to Full Gear)
Private Party says alright, nice on Acclaimed! Billy helps Caster to his feet, but Caster is a bit squirrely. Caster calms down, and The Acclaimed all SCISSOR FINGER~! They’re in the Fatal 4, but will Caster & Bowens be the ones to become TWO-TIME TWO-TIME AEW World Tag Team Champions?
PROGRAMMING NOTE for next week!
With Full Gear being next Saturday, November 23rd, Collision takes a week off! We’ll see everyone back here in two weeks on November 30th!
Backstage interview with Mina Shirakawa.
Lexy is with the Fighting Gravure Idol and congratulates her on her win in her return. Mina says yes, she is so back to have come back here, and she is so excited for Mariah’s match. Lexy says Mina already has multiple championships, is AEW gold on her mind at all? Mina says she’s just excited for Mariah’s match. But that’s not a no… Time to dance! Mina shimmies her way on out, but will she end up wanting something more than just fun with her friend?
Backstage interview with The Conglomeration.
Lexy is now with Mark Briscoe, Rocky Romero & Tomohiro Ishii, and she notes that in a couple weeks, Dynamite: Thanksgiving Eve, it will be Tomohiro Ishii VS Chris Jericho for the ROH World Championship. How is Ishii feeling? The Stone Pitbull is stone-faced, so Mark Briscoe “translates” what #BigTom is exuding with his aura. This is what he’s trying to say: Jericho, your days are numbered! You better shine that title up real nice, sleep with it real close, because soon, it’s getting up outta there! “Learning Tree my ass, you about to learn a lesson about humility! You about to learn a lesson about gettin’ your ass whooped!”
Mark asks if they understand what he’s saying, and Rocky says yeah, he’s picking up what Mark’s putting down. Rocky’s digging the energy, and he feels the intensity. But he has to know one thing: What is the word of the day? That’s a hell of a question, Rocky, because today, it is a menagerie of words! Take a basket, reach in, pull out the word of the day, and well, it’s tenacious! Tenacity! Ferocious! Velocity! Ferocity! He’s tellin’ ya, long story short, that title is coming back to the Conglomeration, courtesy of Tomohiro Ishii! Jericho, you gettin’ your ass whooped, son! RARARARA!
Mark may be fire on the outside, but Ishii is fire on the inside. Will The Learning Tree be burned down either way?
Backstage interview with FTR.
Lexy notes that this past Wednesday, Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood came up short in their own Full Gear Contenders Series match. Where are their heads out right now? Cash says he wishes he had an answer, because he doesn’t really know. FTR doesn’t know where they go from here. They wish it was just one bad night, but the truth of the matter is, FTR lost those titles a little over a year ago and have had chances to get them back where they just haven’t. Maybe it’s FTR. Maybe their time has passed them. Maybe they need to reevaluate. Dax agrees. But on Dynamite, the better team won on that night.
While FTR could cry about it, or they could rebuild. Therefore, they will rebuild. This may not be FTR’s time, but it is someone’s time. It is The Outrunners’ time! And maybe after Full Gear, we get an FTRunners dream match for those titles. Boys, they’re pulling for you. Speaking of, we’re about to hear from The Outrunners right now!
The Outrunners speak.
Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd have another retro style video in old standard definition, saying they’ve got the looks and the attitude, so you know they’ve got “the stuff!” It’s a highlight reel of their match with Top Flight, even using retro graphics in the editing. You gotta have the meat! And right now, they’re sizzling! But will Truth & Turbo be prime A1 material at Full Gear? Or will they end up well done?
AEW Women’s World Championship No Disqualifications Match: Mariah May VS Anna Jay!
The Battle of the Belts was a Title Eliminator that went The Queenslayer’s way, only for The Glamour to get her revenge in the proper title match. However, all the back and forth, the bullying and the brawling, it has led to this rubber match! And as if No Disqualifications isn’t raising the stakes enough, Anna promises that if she loses, this is the last time she challenges Mariah for the title! Will this last chance be just the chance Anna needs to become The Star of the Show? Or will AEW still be All About Mariah?
Anna already brings a duffel bag of weaponry, and Nigel panics for Mariah’s sake. But Mariah came prepared with a trash can, baseball bat, and proper attire for a Street Fight. The introductions are made, but Mariah throws her can already! Anna dodges then SHOTGUNS Mariah! The bell rings, Anna is right on Mariah, and she sends Mariah into the railing! And then the steel steps! And then back into railing! The fans fire up while Anna keeps after Mariah with haymakers. Anna whips Mariah hard into railing! The Vendetta watches backstage, they seem to like Anna bringing out the violence as she SMACKS Mariah off the desk!
Anna confiscates a monitor to SMACK Mariah on the back! Mariah falls into Schaivone’s arms, and Nigel is furiously jealous! Anna SMACKS Mariah off the apron, then grabs herself a chair, to SMACK Mariah with it legs first! Anna pushes Mariah into the ring, then goes up a corner. Mariah stands into Anna’s BLOCKBUSTER! The fans fire up as Anna keeps going, and she sits the chair up nearby. Anna drags Mariah up, but Mariah fires body shots! DDTÂ onto the chair! Anna falls back while Mariah snarls. Mariah grabs the trash can and puts it around Anna! Mariah drums on the can, then goes to a corner.
Mariah climbs, Anna stands, and Mariah MISSILE DROPKICKS Anna down! Cover, TWO! Anna survives but Mariah just goes outside to look under the ring. The fans fire up in anticipation, and Mariah grins as she brings out a LADDER! Mariah pushes that ladder into the ring, stomps Anna around, then drags the ladder up. The ladder is propped up in a corner, then whips Anna, but Anna reverses! Mariah avoids hitting the ladder, but Anna has the QUEENSLAYER SLEEPER! Mariah flails, reaches out, but Anna hops on as a backpack! Only for Mariah to SENTON onto the ladder!
The fans fire up while both women are down, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Mariah sputters and coughs while she crawls to ropes. Mariah rolls out of the ring and hurries to look under the ring again. Mariah brings out a new chair, but Anna has brought out one of her own! They each slide the chairs in, and then they add more chairs! And more chairs! So many chairs! They both storm in, armed with chairs, and they CLASH! Mariah is disarmed, so Anna SMACKS her down! Anna goes for her duffel bag! Anna brings out… a crowbar, a wrench, wire, a chain, but she wants the PRYBAR! Mariah ROCKS Anna first, then THRWOS her down onto the chairs! Mariah stomps Anna, then sees all the goodies Anna brought!
Mariah picks up the strap! Mariah LASHES Anna, LASHES her again, but that just pisses Anna off! Anna blocks the shot, ROCKS Mariah, then LASHES her on the back! And LASHES her again! Mariah flounders, Anna kicks things aside to then stomp Mariah down. Anna drags Mariah up to suplex her onto the chairs! Mariah writhes but Anna covers, TWO!! Mariah stays in this, but that just means more pain! Anna stalks Mariah and DIGS the prybar into her ribs! Mariah kicks Anna away, then fires forearms! Anna eggs Mariah on, so Mariah KNEES her down! Cover, TWO! Anna toughs it out as Collision returns to single picture.
Mariah drags Anna up, for a SAIDO! Mariah then positions chairs before she fireman’s carries Anna. MADAYÂ on a chair! Cover, TWO!?! Anna survives and Mariah is furious! Mariah grits her teeth as she drags Anna up and reels her in. Anna fights free, kicks low, then has the Gory Especial! GORY BOMB onto the ladder!! The ladder doesn’t break but Mariah’s face might have! Cover, TWO!! The Vendetta is still watching, and while Taya is very animated, Deonna is very stoic. Anna goes out to look under the ring. Albany gets what they want because here comes a TABLE! Anna brings this up to a TLC as she pushes the table into the ring.
Anna hurries in to set the table up while Mariah crawls and cries in pain. Anna has the table set just right, but she stomps Mariah first. Anna bumps Mariah off the buckles, then hoists her up top. Anna ROCKS Mariah, climbs up after her, and the fans fire up as she aims for the table. Mariah fires body shots first! Mariah bumps Anna off buckles, then SUPSER SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMBS through the table!! Cover, TWO?!?! Anna survives and Mariah cannot believe it! But this is what winning the title with no safety net means for Anna! Mariah goes out, looks under the ring, and she brings out spare railing!?
Mariah pushes the railing into the ring, but she also brings some chairs over. Mariah sets the chairs up before she props the railing up like a ramp. Mariah adds more chairs, but Anna hits a BACKSTABBER first! Both women are down again, but Anna grabs herself some chairs. Anna finishes the project Mariah was working on, and the railing is now a platform! Anna drags Mariah over but Mariah HEADBUTTS first! Mariah then puts Anna on the railing, and looks to go through with her plan all along! The fans fire up as Mariah climbs, but Anna trips her up first! Anna climbs up, and she has Mariah on the very top! SUPERPLEXÂ on the railing!!!
The fans lose their minds as both women are wrecked on the steel bars! Nigel can’t bear to watch the replay! The fans declare, “This is Awesome!” Mariah rises up, but Anna flops out of the ring. Anna finds some BARBED WIRE! Anna looks to relive one of her highlights as she wraps the wire around her arm! Anna stalks Mariah, and has the BARBED WIRE QUEENSLAYER on!!! Mariah suffers and the fans say Anna is sick! Anna doesn’t care, she wants to be champion! Mariah fades, but she uses HAIR SPRAY IN THE EYES!! Mariah is free, and she reels Anna in, STORM ZEROÂ on a chair!! Cover, Mariah wins!!
Winner: Mariah May, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Champion)
Taya is upset but Deonna says it’s alright. Anna and Mariah pushed each other to their limits, but also to some dark places. The Glamour is still atop the AEW Women’s Division, and here comes Mina! Best friends get to celebrate Mariah’s victory, and then Mariah KICKS ANna in the side! Mina says no, Mariah, you already did enough! Mariah accepts that, and BREAKING NEWS from Tony Khan: Now that Mariah has retained her title, she and Mina will have their championship champagne celebration for Full Gear! Will no one ever stop Mariah’s reign of glamour?
Jon Moxley speaks.
The Maniac is with Marina Shafir in the parking lot as he says, “I’ve underestimated Orange Cassidy. I’ve pushed him in the ring before, but this sport’s about so much more than what goes on between the ropes. I thought when I broke Chuck Taylor’s neck, one of two things would happen: Either he would turn into a shaky puddle of tears, and I’d walk right over him; or he’d be backed into a corner and he’s snap back, bringing the animal out of Orange Cassidy. Neither of those two things happened, and now I see it for the first time. I don’t think he even went to the hospital with Chuck Taylor.
“He acts like he’s so sad, and that young Wheeler’s traveled down a path he doesn’t approve of, but he doesn’t care. He’s full of it. Now I see it for the first time. I can’t believe I didn’t see it before. Orange Cassidy is a snake. Cold-blooded, reptilian, unnerved. The test will be this Wednesday, when you face your beloved former student who you claim to care about. Will you strike with venomous intent? Or will you keep it clean? Cold-blooded opponent, that is a different challenge entirely, this is gonna be harder than I thought. But man, I wish I was cold-blooded. But I’m not. No. I feel everything.
“Not just the weight of the AEW World Championship, but I feel the weight of the last five years. I feel the weight of the dreams and aspirations of every single wrestler who walks through these doors. I feel the weight of everybody’s mistakes and broken promises. I feel the weight of every single AEW fan who buys a ticket and pays for parking, and takes off work, and gives us their hard-earned money, and time, and energy, because AEW is something they believe in! What AEW could be! You don’t like the way I do things? November 23rd, you’re gonna have a chance.
“Lop my head off. Let it hit the dirt and roll at your feet. Reach down and pick up that crown, put it on your head. See if you like how it feels. At Full Gear, I smear Orange Cassidy’s blood on our flag, and I plant it in the ground so hard, it will never get moved. You wanna ride with me? You wanna ride in MY AEW? We ride into battle every single day to grab pro-wrestling by the balls, and you better be ready to die on your shield every single day! And if you’re not, get out. Or you will get taken out.” The Maniac has issued his ultimatum, will Freshly Squeezed heed it?
AEW Collision wraps with the November to Remember music video.
Set to November Rain by Guns ‘n’ Roses, we look back even as far as the last time Jon Moxley and Orange Cassidy feuded, which included their battle over the AEW International Championship at Full Gear 2023. There are also highlights to hype up the TNT Championship match of Jack Perry VS Daniel Garcia, and the long-awaited grudge match between Jay White and Hangman Page. Who will truly make this a November to Remember when they stand tall in the November rain?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision, and I forgot that this counts as the go-home Collision with Full Gear next week. The music video recap package to end the show is really well done, and makes a good ending moment, but then it makes other promos a little redundant. Honestly, why not wait to use this as the cold open to Full Gear next Saturday? This would be an awesome PPV opening video. And good closing promo from Moxley, with good spin on Cassidy’s aloof nature. Maybe Cassidy’s cold, or maybe he’s in control of his emotions. I suppose Cassidy VS Yuta on Dynamite will give some of that away.
Great stuff with the TNT Championship story. Garcia VS Johnny was a really good match, even with MXM getting involved. Perry abducting Menard in an attempt to tow him behind the bus was wild, but I like how Garcia turned the tables on Perry. I kinda wish we got a little more of their “joyride” through Albany and New York, but maybe we get more of that on Dynamite. Either way, it feels like Garcia already has the “standing tall” part of the go-home math, meaning he loses at Full Gear. Maybe Perry will cheat his way out of the match so that Garcia can still be strong in defeat.
Really good match from Shelton and Komander but of course Shelton won. Good promo from Hurt Syndicate with The Acclaimed to keep up the recruit tease, and very good match from Acclaimed VS LFI. Good win for The Acclaimed, and you can bet that the Fatal 4 Way will be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. Caster was even distancing himself in his own way here, with not wanting to scissor finger before the match and other little details. Caster can turn on Bowens and join the Hurt Syndicate to start on a singles championship story with them. Lio Rush likely will, too, given his promo.
Very good promo from Conglomeration to hype up Thanksgiving Eve and the ROH World Championship match of Ishii VS Jericho. Still doesn’t feel like Jericho’s losing, though, as he really only just got the title and there’s still this idea of Jericho being responsible for ROH getting a TV deal. Y’know, the same way he’s kayfabe responsible for Collision happening so that he could be on another show separate from… Whoever he was feuding with back then. Very good promo from Roddy to call out MJF, though he literally says he’ll talk more on Dynamite so what was the point of tonight? Just filling time?
Great match for Hobbs to get back on a winning track in singles action, and the “All Star 8 Man” on Wednesday will be great stuff. I feel like Brian Cage or Lance Archer takes the loss in that match, giving momentum to Ricochet and Ospreay going into each of the Full Gear grudge matches. With that, Ricochet maybe pulls off the International Championship win, but Ospreay probably does not win because of Don Callis Family cheating. As for Hobbs himself, The Continental Classic is coming, maybe he gets in on that and really dominates. Hobbs and Okada would be a lot of fun to see, I kinda hope we get that.
Great opener from Mina VS Harley as Harley continues to build her in-ring skill and impress. I like Mina kinda dodging the question about titles here in AEW, because she doesn’t wanna give away that she wants THE AEW Women’s World Championship. Mariah VS Anna was a great main event, they really busted out some good stuff. Mariah using the hair spray was a very clever way to turn things around and help her win. Mariah and Mina having their celebration on Full Gear, I feel like that’s the moment things go sideways in this friendship.
My Score: 8.8/10
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