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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Guns up for all the Jacksonville Gold Members!
Another three hour block of All Elite Wrestling starts with a Collision! But will the Bang Bang Gang still be the best three man unit ever? Or will Top Flight go from the coldest to the goldest trio in the game?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- The Acclaimed VS Grizzled Young Veterans; win.
- Toni Storm w/ Mariah May & Luther VS Anna Jay; wins.
- Unified AEW & ROH World Trios Championships: Bullet Club Gold VS Top Flight; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
[Coverage will begin after the NBA Playoffs on TNT]
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The Maniac takes on the Powerhouse!
In the wake of AEW Dynasty, in perhaps Will Hobbs’ biggest match, he takes on IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, Jon Moxley! Will the Don Callis Family have even more gold?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW World Championship Eliminator: Swerve Strickland VS Kyle Fletcher; Swerve wins and denies Fletcher a title match.
- Mina Shirakawa w/ Mariah May VS Anna Jay; Mina wins.
- Casino Gauntlet: Will Ospreay wins and will challenge for the AEW International Championship at Double or Nothing.
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jon Moxley VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs; Moxley wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
The Elite arrives at Daily’s Place.
They roll up together in the same SUV, showing off all their gold, from Kazuchika Okada still being the AEW Continental Champion to The Young Bucks being the NEW AEW World Tag Team Champions. Matthew congratulates The Rainmaker, and says he is so proud. Nicholas says he is proud of being the first-ever THREE-TIME AEW World Tag Team Champions. Wait, who is this pulling up next? It’s JACK PERRY! He just smiles at the cameraman, and Matt says alright, gentlemen, it’s a big night! They head in, but then security flags Jack down, saying he can’t be here.
Matt has security stop there, Jack is with The Elite. Hands off the merchandise. And cameraman, stick with The Elite, they’ve got some business to attend to. The Scapegoat walks with The Elite, just what will they do on this Homecoming night?
Orange Cassidy is here!
Daily’s Place fires up as Freshly Squeezed makes his way out, or rather is TOSSED out by Trent Beretta! Trent’s modified the old T-Shirt so it now reads, “Trent & Orange w/ Chuck Taylor win the big one.” Trent DECKS Cassidy down the ramp while fans boo the further betrayal! Trent DECKS Cassidy again, and Cassidy flops into the ring! Trent rains down fists, soaks up the heat, and then he gets a mic. “Chuck. Chuck, it’s time. Please get out here.” Trent waits, but tells the fans they have no idea what they’re talking about so please. Chuck walks out on stage and Trent apologizes? He is sorry…Â that he didn’t do this a long time ago!
Trent is sorry that Best Friends spent five YEARS hugging a narcissistic p*ick! Cassidy was brought in here to be their sidekick, yet somehow he made Best Friends into his lackies! Best Friends fought for Cassidy, protected him, did EVERYTHING for him, and yet Cassidy gave them NOTHING! Cassidy does NOT care about Chuck! Cassidy is NOT his friend! Trent looms over Cassidy while the fans rally for “FRESHLY SQUEEZED! FRESHLY SQUEEZED!” Trent tells Chuck that Trent cares about him. Trent IS Chuck’s friend. So please… Do the right thing and give the people what they want. Trent tosses the mic to Chuck so he can respond.
Trent holds his arms open, and then Chuck holds his arms open, to then stop and say he always thought Trent was a POS! Chuck DECKS Trent!! Trent tumbles away, gets back up, but avoids Chuck’s haymaker! The Kentucky Gentleman tells Trent he knows that they won’t clear Chuck for a fight in this ring. But Chuck doesn’t wanna fight in this ring, he wants to fight in the damn parking lot!! The fans go nuts hearing that! Trent shakes his head, but will he have no choice but to fight his former Best Friend?
Jon Moxley speaks.
“I am confident tonight that I will defend successfully my IWGP Championship, but I don’t want you to mistake that for arrogance, or ignorance, or an underestimation of my opponent, ‘Powerhouse’ Hobbs. I know exactly who ‘Powerhouse’ Hobbs is, what he’s capable of. A truck of a man who hits like one, too. Born and bred with a killer instinct, an instinct I can see and smell from a mile away. I’m acutely aware of what’s at stake tonight. I know it’ll only take one mistake for my entire world to come crashing down around me. And I know that this Callis Family put a hit out on my friend, so I know just how far they’re willing to go to get an edge to win.
“But nobody knows better than me what it takes to get to the top. More importantly, what it takes to stay at the top. So I know, honestly, for me, tonight’s gonna suck. It’s gonna be a walk through Hell. A march through mud and fire, slings and arrows, a march through Hell. But there’s no place I’d rather be, there’s no better way to feel alive. I don’t play golf, man. This is pro-wrestling, this is the king of sports, the greatest thing int he world. And tonight, I’m gonna remind the world just who I am, in case they’ve forgotten. When all the oxygen is pulled out of Powerhouse’s lungs and his carcass hits the canvas, they’re gonna feel it, from Jacksonville to Tokyo!”
The Maniac heads out, but will the Book of Hobbs’ next chapter be written in gold?
AEW World Championship Eliminator: Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis!
Whose Dynasty? SWERVE’S DYNASTY! Because The Realest did dethrone the One True King of Wrestling Television to become the NEW AEW World Champion! Prince Nana leads the way with his dance as Swerve looks to be a fighting champion! Will Swerve snipe the Aussie Arrow? Or will the Don Callis Family already have a win on a world champion to start the night?
The bell rings and the fans rally for Swerve as he stares Kyle down. They circle, get face to face, talk some trash, and then Swerve goes for a leg! Kyle facelocks to fight the takedown, then slips around to a waistlock. Swerve switches and hammerlocks, but Kyle reaches back to headlock. Swerve cranks the hammerlock, but Kyle reaches for legs. Kyle manages to switch, snapmare and then ghost pin, TWO! Kyle headlocks but Swerve slips right out to hammerlock again. Swerve grinds Kyle down but Kyle fights to the ROPEBREAK. Swerve lets off and waits on Kyle. Kyle stands, the two reset, and they tie up again.
Swerve headlocks, Kyle powers up and puts Swerve on ropes. The ref counts, Kyle lets off but then takes a swing! Swerve ducks the chop, snapmares Kyle down and slips around to roll Kyle to a cradle, TWO! Kyle hurries after a leg, but Swerve spins around, victory roll and step over, SHORT ARM SCISSOR! Kyle scrambles around to stack, TWO! Swerve gets up, Kyle goes for a leg, but Swerve steps over. Kyle dodges the dropkick, but then Swerve avoids the Penalty Kick! Both men block the other’s kick, and the fans fire up as they both let off. The two reset, the fans rally for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!”
Swerve and Kyle circle, Kyle kicks but Swerve blocks, only for Kyle to ROCK Swerve with a forearm. Kyle whips, Swerve goes up and over then JUMP SOBATS! The fans fire up as Kyle sputters, and then Swerve UPPERCUTS, snapmares, and goes up to FALLING UPPERCUT! Swerve hits the Griddy and the fans fire up! Swerve says “DU~VAL~!” and the fans echo it. Swerve goes for Kyle but Kyle gets to ropes. Swerve waits on Kyle, goes for an arm, wrenches, but Kyle whips Swerve out! Kyle runs to CALF KICK Swerve to the floor! The fans boo but Kyle snarls and Swerve checks his arm. Kyle goes out after Swerve, brings him around, but tells Nana to back off.
Swerve BACK DROPS Kyle away! Kyle writhes, Swerve goes to the apron and he tells fans to pay attention, get off their phones. PENALTY KICK and Kyle goes down! The fans cheer while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Swerve struts around before he fetches Kyle, and whips him into railing! Swerve again tells fans to watch the show, not their phones. He fist bumps the front row, gets Kyle back up, and pushes him into the ring. Swerve has Kyle on the apron to CLUB him. Swerve then stalks Kyle to a corner, ROCKS him, then has him on ropes. Swerve UPPERCUTS Kyle, whips him to ropes, but Kyle reverses to scoop and SLAM! Swerve writhes while Kyle mockingly shouts, “Whose house?!” Kyle even gets on a corner to soak up the heat and tell Jacksonville up theirs! Kyle goes back to Swerve, Swerve throws body shots, but then Kyle swings. Swerve blocks to fire more body shots!
Swerve turns Kyle for a NECKBREAKER! Swerve drags Kyle around, covers, TWO! Kyle is still in this but Swerve clamps onto him with an armlock and chinbar. Swerve grinds his elbow into Kyle’s face, then grabs the other arm. Swerve wrangles Kyle into a CAMEL CLUTCH, but then makes it a SLEEPER STRETCH! Kyle still endures, fights free, and Dynamite returns to single picture as he stands. Kyle fires body shots, but Swerve grabs the arm. Kyle KICKS and KICKS but Swerve blocks, slips around, LEG CAPTURE BACKBREAKER! Swerve again grinds on the arms, pulls on back, but Kyle slips through to arm-drag free!
Swerve has the wristlock but Kyle fires forearm after forearm! Swerve swings, Kyle swats it to SLAP Swerve! Kyle whips, Swerve flips up and around but Kyle SUPERKICKS him! Then scoop and MICHINOKU DRIVER! Both men are down and the fans fire up! A camera is backstage, and we see The Elite plus Jack Perry walking right up to Tony Khan’s office. Matthew doesn’t even knock as he leads the way right in. In the ring, Swerve and Kyle rise while the fans rally up. Swerve goes to ropes, Kyle runs in, but is put on the apron! Kyle waistlocks to drag Swerve out, and half nelsons! Swerve fights that, slips around, APRON NECKBREAKER!
The fans rally for Swerve while he shakes out his arm, then he encourages them to get louder. Swerve goes up the corner, Kyle slowly sits up, APRON KILL STOMPS!! Swerve clutches a leg, that was a risky move that may have been double-edged! Swerve walks off the pain and fans rally up. Swerve pushes Kyle into the ring, hurries to another corner, and then runs up, HOUSE- NO, Kyle catches the foot! ANKLE LOCK!! Kyle THRASHES the foot but Swerve endures! The fans rally for Swerve as he fights around, reaches out, but Kyle drags him away from ropes! GRAPEVINE!! Swerve is caught, and Kyle is even stomping Swerve’s back!
Swerve endures, the fans are thunderous, and Swerve crawls to the ROPEBREAK! Kyle lets go but keeps his eyes on Swerve. Kyle brings Swerve around to KICK him in the chest! And KICK him again! And KIJCK again, but Swerve blocks! Swerve ROCKS Kyle, Kyle ROLLING ELBOWS! Swerve MULE KICKS, HAYMAKERS, and whips to HIP TOSS! Roll through to the deadlift, but the bad foot holds Swerve back! Kyle suplexes, Swerve slips around and half nelsons but Kyle breaks that. Swerve still O’Conner Rolls so that he can BOOT from below! Kyle wobbles, into the SOMERSAULT FLATLINER! Swerve rolls through again, for the BRAINBUSTER!
The fans fire up as Swerve crawls back to cover, TWO!! Kyle survives and Swerve is frustrated. Swerve snarls, drags Kyle up for a gut wrench, but Kyle flails and kicks his way to turn it around! But then Swerve flails and kicks to turn it back around! So Kyle drops, victory roll and deadlift, into the JUMPING TOMBSTONE!! Cover, TWO!! Swerve survives and now Kyle is frustrated! Kyle pounds the mat, Callis tells him number four, and Kyle nods. Kyle goes outside, looks under the ring, but then shakes his head. Kyle doesn’t wanna do number four, he awnts to do it his way! GAMANGIRI! He puts Swerve up top and climbs!
Kyle has Swerve up on the very top, lifts, but Swerve fights! Swerve throws body shots, haymakers, and then he ROCKS Kyle! Kyle ends up in the Tree of Woe, and Swerve hits WOE STOMPS!! Cover, TWO!!! Kyle survives but Swerve just reloads! HOUSE CALL!! Cover, Swerve wins!!
Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall (denies Kyle Fletcher a title opportunity)
The Realest crosses Kyle off the list, and Callis is disappointed Kyle didn’t play things how he wanted. Are tensions rising in the Don Callis Family? Who will be next to step to Swerve’s Dynasty?
BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
As AEW returns to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, so will The Cleaner! Kenny Omega finally makes his way back to Dynamite, what will he have to say about The Bucks’ new Elite?
Backstage interview with Thunder Rosa.
Renee Paquette is with La Mera Mera and notes her being so close to winning the AEW Women’s World Championship, only to fall short. What does Rosa feel went wrong out there? Rosa says she can either stand here and complain about what happened, or she can move on. Honestly, Rosa could bring up who Deonna Purrazzo again got involved in her business, or how “Antonia Tormenta” kicked Rosa in the ovarios. But she won’t. She’s just proud of herself for- Oh, wait, Deonna walks in. The Virtuosa doesn’t get it. Rosa says she doesn’t wanna talk about Deonna, yet all she does is say her name!
Deonna dares Rosa to say things to her face, and Rosa tells Deonna en Espanol that she’s already told her before. The two start shoving, security rushes in, will we see these two have it out before one of them goes back for Toni Storm?
Mina Shirakawa w/ Mariah May VS Anna Jay!
Speaking of Toni Storm, her protege’s old mentor has been coming around AEW & ROH more and more, mostly because of Mariah May. Will Stardom’s Fighting H Cup Idol prove she’s elite? Or will Anna remind us she’s still the Star of the Show?
The bell rings and the two circle. They approach, Anna dodges and she takes a bow. The fans cheer, but Mina says okay, c’mon now. Then Mina dodges and shimmies! Anna mockingly applauds before she BOOTS Mina down! Anna brings Mina up to fire off forearms, then shows off her assets. Anna runs, but Mina dropkicks the legs out! Mina then runs to SHOTGUN Anna down! Mina grabs a leg to SMASH the knee! Mina steps over to SPLASH onto the leg, then struts around. The fans fire up as Mina brings Anna up, ties up the legs, and then DOUBLE KNEE SMASHES! Mina gets the legs again, steps through, but Anna kicks her away.
Anna runs in but Mina dodges in the corner. Mina ducks a forearm, ROCKS Anna with a forearm, then goes up to REBOUND ENZIGIRI! Cover, TWO! Mina stays on Anna while the fans rally. Mina dragon sleepers, but Anna fight the suplex! Anna swings, Mina dodges and tilt-o-whirls, to then RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Mina drags Anna by her leg, drops an elbow on the knee, and then another! And then another! And another! Mina shakes it up again and the fans cheer as she drops one more elbow! Mina steps through, FIGURE FOUR! Anna endures, crawls, and gets the ROPEBREAK! Mina lets go and Anna goes to the apron.
Mina lines up a shot, runs in, but Anna ducks to CLAW the eyes! Anna brings Mina into the ropes, give her a kiss right in front of Mariah, and HOTSHOT NECKBREAKERS! Mariah is upset but has to stay back, and Anna goes in to cover, TWO! Mina hangs in there while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Anna CHOKES Mina, lets off as the ref counts, and then she drags Mina up. Mariah says boo Anna, but Anna puts Mina in a corner. Anna digs her boot in, lets off as the ref counts, and Mina sputters as Anna brings her around. Anna ROCKS Mina, brings her around and bumps her off buckles. The fans rally, Anna CHOPS Mina, then she struts. But Mina runs up to ROCK Anna! Anna CLUBS Mina, then pushes her around. Anna stands on Mina but that’s a CHOKE! The ref counts, Anna steps away, and she blows kisses at everyone. Anna brings Mina up, to snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Anna is frustrated but she brings Mina back to ropes.
Anna CHOKES Mina more, taunting Mariah to reach out, then Anna steps off as the ref counts. Mina coughs, Anna brings her up, but Mina fires body shots! Anna CLUBS Mina and has her in a corner. Anna drags Mina up, CHOKES her more, but the ref counts. Anna lets off, Mina coughs and sputters, but Anna soaks up the heat. Anna drags Mina up, cravats and snapmares, then clamps on a FULL NELSON! Mina endures, fights around, and Mariah cheers Mina on as she fights up. Mina throws elbows to fight the hold, but Anna holds tight! Dynamite returns to single picture as Mina breaks free and ROCKS Anna!
Anna comes back to ROCK Mina, but Mina ROCKS Anna again! The fans rally as the forearms go back and forth! Anna gest the edge, runs, but into a ROLLING ELBOW! Anna stands, into Mina’s URAKEN! Anna flounders to a corner, Mina roars and runs in, but Anna puts her on the apron! Mina knuckle locks, ROCKS and climbs up to FALLING KNEE DROP onto Anna! Cover, TWO!! Anna survives but Mina keeps her focus. Mina ROCKS Anna again, brings her in, but Anna wrenches out of the suplex to HOOK KICK! Then Gory Especial, GORY BOMB! Shoutout to Tay and Anna covers, TWO!!
Anna is beside herself but Mariah is also worried. Anna brings Mina up but Mina fights the STO! Mina gets free, blocks a kick, and DRAGON SCREWS! Then she steps through on the legs, FIGURE FOUR! The fans “WOO~” but Anna endures and fights to the ROPEBREAK! Mina lets go fast to go up a corner. MISSILE DROPKICK! Anna staggers back up, into the GLAMOROUS SWORD! Cover, TWO!! Anna survives Mina’s enzigiri but Mina drags her into the dragon sleeper! GLAM- NO, Anna slips free to have the QUEENSLAYER!! Mina flails, reaches out, but Anna is too busy staring down Mariah! Mina wrenches out to wrangle Anna!
Mina hooks legs, GLAMOROUS COLLECTION MINA! MINA WINS!!
Winner: Mina Shirakawa, by pinfall
Anna got cocky and got caught! Mariah brings in the champagne and glasses, and they toast the victory! But then Anna CLOBBERS Mariah and DECKS Mina! The fans are torn as Anna puts the QUEENSLAYER on Mariah!! Mariah flails, but here comes Toni Storm! The champ runs Anna off to protect her protege! “How DARE~ you!” Storm checks on Mariah, but wait! SERENA DEEB is here! The Professor of Professional Wrestling is looking rather glamorous herself as she struts out, tosses Storm’s shoes aside, and looks at the AEW Women’s World Championship! Deeb sits down beside it on the ramp and has the camera come in close.
Deeb says she could hold the title up, but she won’t. Because instead, she’s going to make the AEW Women’s Division a promise: the next time she holds the belt, it will truly belong to her as the NEW AEW Women’s World Champion. Deeb is undefeated, will she remain that way all the way through dethroning Timeless Toni Storm?
Kris Statlander & Stokely Hathaway are in the ring.
Dynamite returns as the Galaxy’s Greatest and #BigStoke are here, balloons at all the corners of the ring, and the fans cheering them on. Stokely says, “In 1977, Bill Withers created one of the greatest songs of all time, Lovely Day. And that’s exactly how I felt when one of my best friends became TBS Champion at Dynasty!” The fans cheer that! Stokely wants to know, is Jacksonville ready to partaaay~?! They sure sound like it! Stokely says Caprice Coleman is on commentary, Krissy Stat is right here, and she says this one’s for Willow.
“She is the Babe with the Power, and we are here to give her her flowers She reminds us that nothing matters and to smile anyway, because every time we see her, she brightens our day. I’m standing her in silver because she is our gold. And now, she has the TBS Championship to hold.” Stoke says with all due disrespect, that was two packs of ass! So let’s just bring out the NEW Face of TBS, “HOO! HOO!” WILLOW~ NIGHTINGALE! Coleman sings along with the theme song just like in ROH, and the Babe with the Championship makes her entrance. Willow gets the mic, Stokely says when this whole thing to started, he didn’t like her. Well she didn’t like him, either.
Stokely says Willow was like a fungus that they couldn’t cut off. But look at them now! Willow earned that title, and they are proud of her! Willow thanks Stokely and Kris, and is proud of herself, too. Because tonight in JACKSONVILLE~, the very place where she hit the big time. She’ll take us back to Spring of 2020. Willow was right here, in the front row, trying to get her big break. Then in 2022, she was in the ring, Tony Schiavone stepped in to join her, and on that big tron, we saw the graphic: Willow is All Elite! But tonight, Willow isn’t trying to catch a break, she is not a rookie. She is THE FACE OF TBS!! WHAT WHAT!
But wait, here comes The CEO. Mercedes Mone again steps on Willow’s moment, just like she did at Dynasty. But it’s already obvious why as she struts her way to the ring. Mone gets her own mic while the fans chant “C E O! C E O!” Mone tells “Jacksonviiiiille~” to say hello to the C E O. Willow tells Mone this has to be like the fourth time she’s done this. And this is Willow’s time! So it just feels like if Mone has something to say, then go ahead and say it. Mone says she just wanted to congratulate Willow! And to enjoy the celebration now, because in just 23 days, at Double or Nothing, you will be looking at the NEW Face of TBS, Mercedes Mone.
The fans are torn, but Mone says she just wanted to ask if Willow was the b*tch who attacked her in the dark two weeks ago! What? Why would she? Kris steps up to tell Mone that Willow got attacked just last week, so how do we know Mone didn’t do that? Well how do we know it wasn’t Kris?! They argue, Stokely speaks up and says while he hates getting up in women’s business, we all know it was Julia Hart. Willow says even before this whodunnit, it feels like there’s been a personal vendetta against her. Does Mone really think Willow meant to injure Sasha during the NJPW Women’s Tournament? Stokely says of course Mone thinks that, but then Kris shuts him up.
Mone asks Willow if she really just asked if Mone blames Willow for almost ending her career. Is Willow really asking if Mone blames Willow for all the pain and suffering Mone went through? Is Willow really asking if Mone was blaming Willow for taking away the one thing Mone loves most for a whole year? Willow doesn’t want the truth, she just wants to feel better about what she did to Mone. Willow says she genuinely feels so awful what happened. But there were a lot of questions and doubts for her, too. She went to hotel room, she looked at the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship, and she should’ve been smiling.
But the whole time, she wondered to herself, “Could I have beaten Mercedes Mone at 100%?” And then the next day, Willow saw everyone saying that online. She heard the locker room saying it! And so that NJPW Strong Women’s title reign has quite the asterisk next to it. But THIS title reign? This? There is NOT asterisk next to this! The fans fire up for that! So at Double or Nothing, Mone, Willow wants you at 100%! Because Willow wants to show Mone that she CAN beat her, and why Willow IS TBS Champion. The fans fire up for that! Mone says to enjoy it while she can, because they both know deep down, Willow CAN’T beat Mone.
The fans are torn as the two stare down, and then Mone says bye. Kris grabs at Mone, Mone turns around and mistakenly SLAPS Willow!! Kris has to stop Willow from retaliating, and then refs get out there to stop it! Kris’s mistake only just turned up the heat on this one! Will there be no holding back from the CEO or the Babe with the Power when it’s Double or Nothing?
Alex Marvez waits outside Tony Khan’s office.
Jack Perry is the first to exit and Marvez says they’ve been in there a long time. Is Jack reinstated in AEW? Jack doesn’t answer and moves on, so Marvez asks “Okada-san” if that’s the case. The Rainmaker just pats Marvez on the shoulder and follows Jack. Nicholas, is Jack All Elite again? Matthew, please, Marvez needs the scoop! Is Jack Perry once again in AEW? Matt wishes he had a better scoop for Marvez, but things are still uncertain. One thing Matt will tell Marvez is… Tony Khan literally just agreed to talk with Jack in the ring, live here tonight. That’s still a pretty big scoop! Will TK bring the Scapegoat back into the fold?
Casino Gauntlet!
AEW shuffles the deck and puts a golden opportunity for Double or Nothing on the line! This isn’t your typical gauntlet, either! It is “sudden death,” so anyone that scores a pinfall or submission wins, BUT! There are also timed intervals, so more and more competitors will be added, meaning things can get really crazy really quickly. One way or another, the AEW International Champion will have a new challenger, but who will it be when it’s the luck of the draw?
First out, it’s King Switch! Jay White leads Austin & Colten Gunn out as the NEW unified AEW & ROH World Trios Champions, but will Bullet Club Gold be adding even more gold to the collection? Second out, Top Flight’s Dante Martin! Will Angel Dorado get himself a golden ticket instead?
Jay White VS Dante Martin!
The bell rings, the two circle, and they tie up. White pulls hair to put Dante in the corner, but Dante slips free. They circle again, Dante waistlocks but White switches. White headlocks, Dante powers up but can’t power out as White holds on. White wrenches to wristlock, but Dante flips through and breaks free. White CHOPS, then CHOPS, then CHOPS again! Dante is stinging, the fans “WOO~” and White says guns up! White whips, runs in, but Dante slips out to the apron! Dante then goes up and around, GAMANGIRIS, then springboards. White gets under, Dante comes back, and turns hip toss into RANA! Then he DROPKICKS White down! Cover, TWO!
White bails out, Dante builds speed, and Dante FLIES, but has to handspring through as White moves! White CHOPS, CHOPS, and then brings Dante around. APRON- NO, Dante slips free of the suplex to JUMP KNEE! Dante puts White in, hurries to the apron, and then slingshots to roll, only for White to catch him! EXPLODERÂ out of the ring! But here comes the third man, PENTA EL ZERO MIEDO! The Man with No Fear now makes this a Triple Threat, will he be able to survive these odds?
Jay White VS Dante Martin VS Penta El Zero Miedo!
White storms up but Penta GAMANGIRIS him away! Penta goes up the corner, leaps, CROSSBODY! Penta runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges then SLINGBLADES! Dante returns, but into a SLINGBLADE! Penta whips Dante corner to corner but Dante reverses. Penta SUPERKICKS back, then pops Dante up on the corner, for another SUPERKICK! Dante wobbles into Penta’s fireman’s carry, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Penta spins for the SWINGING DEATH VALLEY! Penta then goes back to a corner, climbs up, but White SHOVES Him to the ramp! White then runs up, fireman’s carries, but Penta fights free! And SUPERKICKS! White flops to the apron, Penta uses him as a step to get up and in and hit a DESTROYER on Dante!! Fans lose their minds as Penta stands, and says “CERO! MIEDO!” Dante bails out so Penta goes after White. Penta CHOPS White, then hears the fans rally up. Penta goes out after Dante, gets him in the ring, and stands him up against ropes. Penta winds up, to CHOP! Dante grits his teeth, but White BOOTS Penta down!
White stands Penta up, CHOPS Penta, but Penta CHOPS in return! Penta hears the fans rallying for “CERO! MIEDO!” and he goes back to SUPERKICK White! Penta stands Dante up, whips him to ropes and SUPERKICKS him down! But then White gets Penta for a cradle, TWO!! Penta escapes, White UPPERCUTS him down! White snarls, stomps Dante, then stomps a mudhole into Dante at the corner. White drags Dante up, whips him to ropes, and back drops him away! White covers, TWO! Penta is after White but White scrambles away as Dynamite returns to single picture. Penta brings Dante up, but Dante fights the suplex!
White storms back in, CLUBS them both down, and next up is KYLE O’REILLY! Whoa, #CombatKyle is now #CleanKyle as his hair and beard are trimmed. Maybe he’s going back to those babyface assassin days!
Jay White VS Dante Martin VS Penta El Zero Miedo VS Kyle O’Reilly!
Kyle KICKS White down, KICKS Penta down, and KICKS Dante down! Kyle fires forearms on White, then wrenches. Dante gets up, Kyle BOOTS him away, then gives White an ELBOW BREAKER! Kyle wrenches Dante, BOOTS Penta, then hits an ELBOW BREAKER! Wrench on Penta, ELBOW BREAKER! Kyle whips, Penta reverses but Kyle goes up and over. Kyle also ducks Dante so Dante’s LARIAT takes down Penta! Dante runs up, Kyle blocks the kick and gives it to Penta. Then Kyle gets one of Penta’s legs, DOUBLE DRAGON SCREW!! White KNEES Kyle low, runs but into a KNEE from Kyle! Kyle snapmares White, runs, but feints to then SLAP him!
The fans fire up while White frowns. White gets up but Kyle fires off fast strikes! KICK, LEG SWEEP, and the fans fire up! Dante wheelbarrows Kyle, but Kyle drops that into the ARMBAR! White stomps but Kyle catches that, to a HEEL HOOK! White flails, ROPEBREAK! Kyle lets go, and now we add WILL OSPREAY! Will the Aerial Assassin take his momentum from Dynasty and make it Double or Nothing?
Jay White VS Dante Martin VS Penta El Zero Miedo VS Kyle O’Reilly VS Will Ospreay!
Ospreay storms right in, Kyle staring him down! They fire forearms and the fans are thunderous already! Ospreay fires up to fire off a flurry! Kyle KICKS, whips, but Ospreay BOOTS back! Ospreay goes up and out to springboard, PIP PIP CHEERIO! Penta runs up to KICK Ospreay’s leg! Dante gets in, he and Penta double whip, but Ospreay handsprings to DOUBLE PELE! But White SLEEPER- NO, Ospreay arm-drags free! These two know each other well and the fans are thunderous to see this one! White and Ospreay shake hands, but then White CLAWS Ospreay’s face! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS!
White clinches, but Ospreay fights free to CHOP! Ospreay whips, White holds ropes to bail out, but the fans boo. Dante kicks Ospreay and runs, into a SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO! And out comes LANCE ARCHER! The Murderhawk Monster says #EverybodyDies, will that be the case in this sudden death gauntlet?
Jay White VS Dante Martin VS Penta El Zero Miedo VS Kyle O’Reilly VS Will Ospreay VS Lance Archer!
Ospreay shakes his head, but Archer storms right in! Ospreay gets in Archer’s… well, chest, but he fires off forearms! Archer DECKS him! Kyle returns, Archer LARIATS! Penta runs up, Archer LARIATS! White runs up, into a half nelson, dragon sleeper, but Dante jumps in! But into Archer’s hand! CHOKE SLAM DDT COMBO!! Penta jumps onto Archer, fires off hands, then whips. Archer reverses to CLOBBER Penta! Kyle gets up, Archer choke grips, but Kyle turns slam into GUILLOTINE! Kyle thrashes, but Archer THROWS him away! Kyle goes to the apron, Archer DECKS Kyle! Ospreay BOOTS Archer, goes up, but Archer STEP-UP KNEES!
Archer picks Ospreay up in the reverse crucifix! BLACKOUT BOMBÂ onto the others on the outside!! The fans are thunderous and Dynamite goes picture in picture!
Archer storms out to go looking under the ring. Archer brings out a TABLE! Daily’s Place loves it as Archer sets up the furniture at ringside. Archer positions that but Ospreay runs up to fire shots! Archer knees low, SMACKS Ospreay off apron, and then goes around to BOOT Kyle down! And CLUB White down! And get another TABLE! Archer drags that table over White, then sets it up with the other. Archer drags Ospreay up, but Ospreay fires forearms first! Archer RAMS Ospreay into railing! Archer CLUBS away on Ospreay, SMACKS Kyle off apron, BOOTS Dante, then CLUBS White. Archer brings White over, and SMACKS him off the table.
Ospreay fires forearms on Archer, then brings him around to SMACK off the apron. Ospreay goes up, takes aim, and FLYING- BODY CHECK!! Archer just has Ospreay bounce right off him! White ROCKS Archer, ROCKS him again, then brings him around to the tables. White fireman’s carries, but Archer’s too big! Archer CLUBS White, CLUBS him again, then ROCKS him! Archer BOOTS Penta, sends him into railing, then goes back for White. White fights the choke grip but gets an APRON CHOKE SLAM for it!! Archer roars, White dangles before he flops, then Archer goes back up the apron. Archer grins while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Archer drags White up to the apron, but next is KOMANDER! The AAA Cruiserweight Champion’s entrance distracts Archer so that White can CLAW the eyes! We’re now at a Lucky 7 Way, is this where someone’s luck runs out?
Jay White VS Dante Martin VS Penta El Zero Miedo VS Kyle O’Reilly VS Will Ospreay VS Lance Archer VS Komander!
Komander hurries to the corner, climbs up and tightrope walks, to FLYING RANA, but Archer blocks!! Archer brings Komander back up, only for Komander to RANA Archer down through the tables!! The Murderhawk Monster is hoisted on his own petard and even Komander is stunned! Komander hurries to springboard in at Ospreay, but Ospreay ducks! Komander rolls through, comes back and kicks, then runs, only for Ospreay to TIGER WALL KICK and- NO, Komander ducks the enzigiri, to TIGER WALL KICK back! Things speed up, Komander tilt-o-whirls around the world, DEJA VU DDT!! Cover, White breaks it!!
White clinches to URENAGE!! Cover, TWO!! Komander survives, but White goes back to Ospreay. But Ospreay flips up and through Bladerunner to LIGER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!! White survives, but Ospreay takes off the elbow pad! White rises, but here comes JAY LETHAL! We’re at eight, how much longer can this go?
Jay White VS Dante Martin VS Penta El Zero Miedo VS Kyle O’Reilly VS Will Ospreay VS Lance Archer VS Komander VS Jay Lethal!
Lethal runs in, Ospreay is ready and they brawl! Ospreay kicks, whips but Lethal reverses! Ospreay handsprings through the arm-drag but Lethal still cartwheels to DROPKICK! Dante returns but into the LETHAL COMBINATION! Penta is back and he KICKS Lethal’s leg! Penta whips, Lethal sunset flips but Penta rolls through. Lethal dodges and handsprings, LETHAL INJECTION!! But White’s back to clinch! Lethal slips free, but swings into the SNAP SLEEPER SUPLEX! White hurries to clinch again, but Dante MISSILE DROPKICKS them both down! Lethal runs in, Dante goes up and over, then Dante dodges Kyle!
Kyle CLOBBERS Lethal, ducks Dante’s enzigiri, AX & SMASH!! Ospreay returns, Kyle fights the nelson to fire off strikes! KICK, KICK, but Ospreay BUZZSAWS and HEEL KICKS! Kyle yoyos to LARIAT, but Ospreay slips through to pick Kyle up! But Kyle slips free to ROLLING ELBOW! Ospreay SUPERKICKS! Kyle YOYOS into HIDDEN BLADE!! Cover, TWO!!! Kyle survives but Ospreay calls for his shot! Underhooks, but wait, he hesitates. Storm Driver 93 damn near destroyed Bryan Danielson, does he want to do that to Kyle? Kyle back drops free first! Then ARMBAR!! But Komander is up top! CIELITO LINDO onto Kyle!! Cover, HIDDEN BLADE!!!
Ospreay drags Komander to a cover, OSPREAY WINS!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the AEW International Championship)
The Assassin found a target and took them out! But here comes the Undisputed Kingdom, the Savior of the Backbreaker leading the way. Roderick Strong stares Ospreay down, with Mike Bennett, Matt Taven, Wardlow and Adam Cole all backing him up. Ospreay doesn’t back down, will he simply tear that gold away from The Kingdom?
Chris Jericho is here!
And as his new theme says, he is The Learning Tree. But what we see is that he is the NEW FTW Champion after cracking Hook in the head with a baseball bat at Dynasty. Jericho smiles and waves at the fans while he gets a mic, but they’re booing back. “Hey, guys! It’s true, I’m the new FTW Champion! It’s great, right? And there’s been a lot of negative connotation with the letters F T W. Does it mean F The World? Does it mean Forget The World? No, it’s none of those things, I’m changing it right here, right now. From now on, this means FOR The World Championship, because this was FOR all of you!”
The fans boo and Taz can’t stomach this on commentary. Jericho says “we” won this together! The whole world is buzzing and he knows why. Jericho is doing God’s work. The Wrestling God, that is, and that’s Terry Funk. Terry once told Jericho that it is now Jericho’s responsibility to teach the younger generation and take them to the next level, and that is what Jericho is doing! Thank you, Terry Funk, and thank you, fans. And thanks, Hook! What a great champion and a tough competitor in the ring. Hook beat the hell outta Jericho, but his only flaw is that there are still certain things he needs to take from The Learning Tree.
There are lessons Jericho wants to teach Hook, including how to get rid of the dead weight that surrounds him: Taz, Shibata, the collateral damage, and all the clowns that support him. More importantly, Hook, you need to listen to Jericho when he says to stay down. Jericho told Hook to stay down but Hook kept getting back up. Even after two Judas Effects! Hook forced Jericho to hit him in the head with the baseball bat. So that’s on Hook. But Jericho knows Hook is listening, thinking on the lessons he learned, and that is exciting to Jericho.
What is also exciting to Jericho is the list of men and women who have been drawn into the #JerichoVortex and come out the other side even bigger and better stars! So many! Jericho is so excited- Wait! “Big Bill” Morrissey is here! Bill has a mic already as he steps to Jericho in the ring. Bill tells Jericho, “I have been in the back listening to you, and I only have one thing to say.” Jericho waits as Bill thinks on his words, and Bill says he needs The Learning Tree! The fans boo, they were clearly hoping for something else.
Bill says everyone knows Jericho is the Socrates of Professional Wrestling! Always willing to give advice, to lend a hand, and to take a less established guy and bring him up to the top with him. That is Chris Jericho to a T. Jericho nods, and Bill knows there is a long line of guys foaming at the mouth for the very opportunity to be under the Learning Tree. But Bill wants Jericho to take this into consideration: there is nobody bigger than Bill, nor better fit for the Learning Tree. Jericho knows it deep down in his heart that Bill is the very best fit for The Learning Tree.
Jericho does have to say, Bill, he has been watching Bill a long time. A fan of his for years. It’s partly why Bill is in AEW. But Jericho will think on what Bill said, and he’ll keep his eye on Bill to see if what he says is true. Bill says go ahead and do that, because he’ll do just that. Just watch him. Bill heads out, Jericho says he sure will be. Let’s celebrate together! Jericho waves and gives a thumbs up, but will Bill be The Learning Tree’s first true pupil?
Backstage interview with The Don Callis Family.
Renee is with Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher and Callis himself as she congratulates Ospreay on becoming #1 contender to the International Championship. Callis, the rest of the Family has had an evening of ups and downs, so- Callis “apologizes” for interrupting but he has to say, he is so happy for the “golden goose,” and now Ospreay will have the gold. An international star deserves the International Championship. The only note Callis has, that Tiger Driver 91, AKA Storm Driver 93. He had that all set up, why didn’t Ospreay use it? No, Ospreay doesn’t wanna do that anymore. Not after what he did to Bryan.
Callis doesn’t understand, what happened? Ospreay says we all saw what happened to Bryan because of his neck, and Kyle O’Reilly has a bad neck, too. Storm Driver has to go. Callis doesn’t care about any of that, Ospreay should win! Roddy’s got a bad neck, so what’s gonna happen if Ospreay shows weakness? Fletcher speaks up saying that Ospreay still won, and he’ll win at Double or Nothing, what does it matter about that move? Callis tells Fletcher shouldn’t be talking about winning after how tonight went. Ospreay WILL be International Champion because he’s gonna nail Roddy with Storm Driver, break his neck, and take his title!
Now, Callis needs to go find Hobbs, he’s gonna coach Powerhouse to a championship tonight, just like Ospreay will win at the PPV. Callis leaves Ospreay and Fletcher behind, Fletcher apologizes on Callis’ behalf. Are the former Empire boys still united despite how Callis is leading this “family?”
BREAKING NEWS for Saturday Night!
Once again, Saturday nights are alright for fighting, and it will be another THREE HOUR BLOCK, but this one will be live coast to coast! The Bang Bang Gang will defend their Unified AEW & ROH World Trios Championships against Top Flight, will Jay White & The Gunns make Dante, Darius & Action breathe with The Switchblade? After what happened tonight, Toni Storm will take on Anna Jay, will Mariah May be avenged? And then on Rampage, Thunder Rosa and Deonna Purrazzo finally have it out 1v1, and we get the Parking Lot Brawl! Trent Beretta, Chuck Taylor, who proves they were the strongest Best Friend all along?
Collision and Rampage will follow NBA Playoff coverage, keep your eyes open for this one!
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jon Moxley VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs!
It was a Windy City Riot when The Maniac took this title off Tetsuya Naito, and he made a point of saying he runs from no challenge. NJPW’s Ren Narita and Shota Umino are both waiting on the other side of this match, will they still get their shot at Moxley? Or will the Don Callis Family start to take over the wrestling world?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who makes history in this historic main event!
The bell rings and the two circle. They feel things out as the fans rally, and Moxley KICKS a leg. Hobbs stays up, feel things out with Mox, but Moxley KICKS again. The two tie up, Moxley waistlocks the SLEEPERS, but Hobbs RAMS Moxley into buckles. Hobbs throws elbows, stomps a mudhole, then fires hands! Hobbs puts Moxley in a corner, ELBOWS him, but Moxley CHOPS! Hobbs pie faces Moxley, Moxley CHOPS, but Hobbs ROCKS him. Hobbs talks smack, then whips Moxley corner to corner. Moxley stops himself, ROCKS Hobbs, then fires more forearms and KICKS! Moxley runs, but leaps into Hobbs’ arms!
Hobbs pops Moxley up but Moxley slips free to waistlock and GERMAN SUPLEX! But Hobbs is right up!? The fans fire up and Hobbs grins. Moxley runs up, into a clinch! EXPLODER! Moxley writhes, bails out, and Hobbs grins as he goes out after him. Hobbs CLUBS Moxley, but Moxley fires a forearm! Moxley SMACKS Hobbs off the timekeeper’s table, but Hobbs body shots in return! Hobbs SMACKS Moxley off railing, then he runs up, only for Moxley to avoid the boot! Hobbs gets caught up on the railing, Moxley BOOTS him over! Moxley goes up the railing, Hobbs rises, but Moxley AX HANDLES him down!
Moxley headlocks, brings Hobbs around the back of the fans, and throws hands. Moxley ROCKS Hobbs, Hobbs HEADBUTTS, and they brawl! The ring count starts, both men have until 20, and we’re at 4 now. Hobbs SMACKS Moxley off a trash can! Hobbs stalks Moxley around the way, CHOPS, then brings Moxley around to ROCK him! Hobbs stalks Moxley, CLUBS him, then pushes him. Moxley hobbles his way back to railing, but turns around to fire haymakers! Hobbs KNEES low, TOSSES Moxley over railing, then storms after him. The count is 15 but Moxley gets in the ring. Hobbs follows and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Hobbs storms up on Moxley, talks trash, but Moxley SLAPS him and flips him off! Moxley eggs Hobbs on so Hobbs BOOTS him down! Moxley flops to the apron then the floor. Hobbs storms out after Moxley, and RAMS him into railing! Hobbs scoops Moxley to APRON POWERSLAM! And APRON POWERSLAM again! And again!! Hobbs snarls, brings Moxley around and SLINGS him down! Hobbs leaves Moxley behind in the ring to soak up cheers and jeers, and even make the pecs dance. IWGP rules do let titles change hands on count-outs, will Hobbs settle for that? No, Hobbs goes out to fetch Moxley, wanting to beat him directly.
Moxley blocks a suplex, fires forearms, but Hobbs hits back! They brawl, Moxley whips but Hobbs reverses! Moxley hits railing hard, and slumps down. Hobbs sits Moxley up to throw down hands, then goes up to rain down mores fists! The ring count climbs, but Hobbs still goes to TEN! Hobbs brings Moxley around to suplex to the floor! Moxley hobbles away, but Hobbs storms up after him. They go up the steel steps and into the ring, and Hobbs eggs Moxley on. Hobbs stomps Moxley, soaks up more cheers and jeers, then BOOTS Moxley down as Dynamite goes to break!
Dynamite returns and Hobbs says he’s whooping Moxley’s ass! Moxley crawls, Hobbs brings him up, but Moxley CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! But Hobbs body shots, then BEARHUGS! Moxley endures, even as Hobbs squeezes tight! Hobbs throws body shots, Moxley throws elbows, and Moxley is free. But Hobbs CLUBS Moxley first! Hobbs whips Moxley to a corner, then has him on the rebound. Callis doesn’t want Hobbs to wait, keep on him! Hobbs whips Moxley to the other corner, runs in, but Moxley BOOTS! Moxley runs, but Hobbs SLAMS the cutter down! Moxley staggers up, Hobbs runs in, but the splash only gets buckles!
Hobbs falls, clutching a knee. Hobbs bails out, Moxley goes to ropes and takes aim. Moxley builds speed as Hobbs rises, to DIVE! Down goes Hobbs again! The ref checks Hobbs as Hobbs still clutches his knee. The fans rally for Moxley as he rises, fires himself back up, and then gets Hobbs up. Moxley puts Hobbs in, storms around to slide in from the other side, and then waits on Hobbs. Hobbs rises, hobbles, and Moxley runs up to RAM him into a corner! Moxley goes up to rain down fists! Moxley goes way past ten, all the way to TWENTY!! Moxley keeps going past even that! Hobbs can barely guard, Moxley gives him PARADIGM SHIFT!! Cover, TWO?!?
Moxley slips around to a REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Hobbs sputters, flails, reaches out, but Moxley squeezes tight! Hobbs is fading, the ref calls it! MOXLEY WINS!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by submission (still IWGP World Champion)
Hobbs is a powerhouse, but even he needs to breathe! The Maniac has his first defense in the books, but NJPW Wrestling Dontaku is coming. Will the #SouledOut Ren Narita take this title from Moxley? Or is Moxley going to blast through him to then take on his former protege, Shota Umino? Wait! Konosuke Takeshita appears on stage. The Alpha wants his own shot at that IWGP World Championship, will he get in line ahead of Narita and Shota?
Backstage interview with Katsuyori Shibata.
Renee is with The Wrestler and brings up Jericho’s “choice words” for him. But what does Shibata have to say in response? Shibata uses his Google Translate voice-to-text to say, “Jericho called me deadweight and collateral damage. Next week, I’m going to damage him in his hometown of Winnipeg, and become FTW Champion.” So then that’s an official challenge for the title? “Yes, with FTW Rules. Jericho, I’m going to chop down your Learning Tree.” Okay then, Winnipeg, Jericho VS Shibata for the FTW title, it is official! Shibata then adds that the rhinestones on Renee’s shirt make a heart, how nice. Yes, she thought so, too.
Shibata is ready to take the fight to Jericho, will The Wrestler prove the Learning Tree is all bark and no bite?
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
“Ladies and gentlemen… Jack Perry.” The fans are torn as The Scapegoat makes his way out, with no music since he isn’t an AEW talent anymore. Jack takes the mic from Schiavone while fans sing, “OH~ Cry Me a River~!” Jack says first thing’s first, he wants it known that he’s had some of the best nights of his life right here in Jacksonville! The fans cheer that! Jack says tonight… they have business to handle. And he wants to handle it right here, right now, face to face… with Tony Khan! Jack waits, the fans chant “He’s Our Scapegoat!” and here comes TK. Tony Khan joins Jack in the ring, as promised earlier tonight.
Jack says it has been a long road. TK agrees. Almost five years ago was the very first Double or Nothing. And since then, AEW has gone on to change the world. But now, TK, it is no secret they’ve had their ups and downs, haven’t always seen eye to eye. But Jack will say right now, from the bottom of his heart, he swears to God, the only thing that Jack has ever wanted is what’s best for AEW. The fans cheer that and TK applauds as he agrees there. So Jack just wants to ask TK to please shake his hand, reinstate him, and let’s go on to continue to change the world together. The fans like the sound of that!
TK gives a big thumbs up, he and Jack shake hands, and they hug it out! Jack is All Elite once again, and then Jack smiles at the camera… Jack raises TK’s hand, the fans cheer, and then Jack DECKS TK!! The Elite rush out here, from Nick to Matt to Okada, and they ask Jack what the hell! This is TK, THE boss of AEW! You can’t just do that, Jack! Jack nods, backs away, and The Bucks help TK sit up, but it looks a little suspicious…! The Bucks realize the optics, as does Okada, and they all say no no no, it’s not what anyone thinks. They help TK to his feet, and then Okada says do it. Matt scoops TK!! Nick goes up a corner!! T K DRIVER ON TK?!?!
The fans lose their minds as The EVPs stand over Tony Khan’s body! Jack drags TK to the center of the ring so all four of them can stand together. The refs rush out and ask what the hell is wrong with the EVPs! Jack says he waited for eight MONTHS to do that! Matt thanks Jacksonville for a great night, they love everyone so much! Jack, Okada, Nick & Matt leave the ring to have their curtain call on the stage. The Elite is running All Elite Wrestling now, are they going to change the world and remake it in their image?
As for Tony Khan, not only do wrestlers like Top Flight, The Infantry, Penta and Komander rush out to check on him, Tony’s father, Shahid Khan, is here! Shahid checks on his son, what will be done as the consequences for The Elite’s actions?
My Thoughts:
A really good episode of Dynamite here, but they were really not handling the audio that well. It was so hard to hear quite a few of the promos, well delivered as they all were. Rosa VS Deonna being set up was a good move, that’s definitely gonna be great. Really good stuff from Jericho as he leans into the obliviously selfish veteran persona, and I was definitely surprised Big Bill wanting to join him. Shibata has a good promo to call Jericho out, but if it’s FTW Rules, pretty sure Bill is gonna screw Shibata over so Jericho wins. And great stuff with the former Best Friends, Chuck VS Trent in a Parking Lot Brawl is going to be awesome stuff, but I wonder if Orange Cassidy messes it up for Chuck.
Great stuff with the Don Callis Family through the night. Moxley had a good promo to hype up the main event with Hobbs, but unfortunately, I think the match got cut down because Hobbs actually got hurt. Moxley was of course retaining, but this doesn’t help. Konosuke stepping up is fine, though, a natural move given this BCC VS DCF story going on. Fletcher stepped up to Swerve in the match tonight, but it was also very clear Swerve was going to win. The Casino Gauntlet wasn’t really named well, and they didn’t really explain it properly before it started, but it was clearly based on William Regal’s Gauntlet Eliminator from NXT a couple years ago.
However, in execution, it was amazing! Great win for Ospreay and a great showing for all the wrestlers involved, Ospreay VS Roddy will be great stuff. But I also really like that they’re not only going with Ospreay being hesitant about Storm Driver, but they’re going with what I was hoping for. Ospreay and Fletcher are likeminded but that means they clash with how Callis wants to do things. This very well could lead to Ospreay & Fletcher VS Konosuke & Hobbs, so long as Hobbs isn’t out of action. Maybe Don Callis Family finds someone else to bring in to make up for that, but also as foreshadowing of Ospreay and Fletcher leaving the group.
I also like that they seem to be heading for another idea I had when it comes to Toni Storm, Mariah May and Mina Shirakawa. Great match from Mina VS Anna with a good win for Mina, but also Anna going Heel on her and Mariah. For that matter, that should mean Mariah and Storm are turning Face to counter, which is fitting since the fans love them so much anyway. Storm defends Mariah, she’ll definitely beat Anna this Saturday, and then we can move into Storm and Mina fighting for Mariah’s affections. And great stuff from the TBS Championship story. Great promos, for one, and then great detail that Kris gets Willow hit. Has it been Kris behind the attacks all along? If Willow somehow retains at Double or Nothing, Kris going after her would be a wild twist.
And of course, incredible stuff out of this story with Jack Perry’s return. Good opening bit as Jack arrives and the EVPs vouch for him, and good little backstage bit to set up the closing segment. I just knew the moment Jack asked for a handshake, he was just setting Tony Khan up. The entire Elite beating TK down was wild but powerful, and this is very much their nWo moment. This combined with Kenny Omega making his return next week, there is something big brewing in a very nWo VS Wolfpac kinda way. Kenny, Hangman & FTR uniting against Okada, Jack & Bucks? Feels like an awesome 8 Man to me.
My Score: 8.8/10
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