AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (8/9/23)
Elite or DELETE?
The Elite is still All Elite! But are they the best?
The Young Bucks want back in the AEW Tag Division, and FTR has called them out! But will Matt & Nick get past Matt & Jeff Hardy tonight?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- The Young Bucks w/ Brandon Cutler VS The Hardy Boyz w/ Ethan Page & Isiah Kassidy; The Bucks win.
- FTW Championship FTW Rules: Jack Perry VS Rob Van Dam; Jack wins and retains the title.
- The Lucha Brothers w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli; Moxley & Claudio win.
- AEW Women’s World Championship: Hikaru Shida VS Anna Jay; Shida wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
The Jericho Appreciation Society is already in the ring.
Well, Matthew Menard, Angelo Parker, Anna Jay, Tay Melo, Sammy Guevara, Daniel Garcia & Jake Hager are, anyway. And Daddy Magic has the mic first to say “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the Jericho Appreciation Society Mandatory Meeting. Allow me to introduce to you at this time, our leader… Chris Jericho.” Fans cheer as The Ocho makes his entrance, and they sing along with Judas. Jericho goes to the ring, gets a mic, and joins the JAS. Fans finish the song, and Jericho says “Good one, guys. You come to the ring without me and don’t even tell me. That’s fine.
“But I understand there’s some unrest here. That’s why I wanted to come to the ring not as Chris Jericho the rockstar or Chris Jericho the Demo God. I came down here as your friend. Because I know we’ve had a lot of problems, and I know-” Danny speaks up and tells Jericho to stop talking so he can listen to them for once. Danny thought he was ready to stand here and have a civil conversation with Jericho, until he saw him again for the first time since last week, after taking a baseball bat to the back of the head and Jericho took advantage. Fans boo that, that was only just last week.
Danny wants Jericho to know that he has sacrificed so much for Jericho. He changed himself to the very fabric of his being for Jericho! He turned his back on his friends and his heroes, for Jericho! Danny chose Jericho every single time, so why does Jericho never choose them!? Fans cheer that, and Danny adds that because Jericho isn’t choosing Danny, Danny can’t do this anymore. Danny drops the mic, dances on Jericho, and storms off! Menard wants Danny to stay but nope, Danny even throws off his shirt as he returns to the back.
Hager says he isn’t surprised. And Jericho’s known Hager longer than anyone else here. They were stepping, not caring where their feet land, and truth be told, that has made Hager a lot of money. But if they have to cut ties tonight, that’s okay. Because everyone knows they have a lot of options. Everyone knows that Hager liked that hat. Fans cheer, and Hager says that he wants everyone to know, he no longer appreciates Jericho. Hager storms off now and Jericho wants to keep this under control. They all have to admit that their careers are much bigger and better off since joining him, right?
Anna, Tay, c’mon! He is so proud of what they’ve done! Anna has a title shot tonight, she could be THE AEW Women’s World Champion! And Tay, she has become a bigger star than if she wasn’t here, and he is very proud of that fact. Tay says, “Honestly, honestly, I used to be so proud of being in a group with you, Chris. But not no more. Right now, I feel… sick. And I’m not even talking about the baby. It seems like you cannot make a decision, so I will. You know what? I will go have this baby, come back next year to be a champion, without you or your damn help, because I QUIT!” Fans cheer as Tay hands the mic to Anna.
Anna says that maybe Jericho has helped them all out a little. But he has helped himself out more than anyone else here! Tonight is about anna, she is being selfish tonight. And she has learned from the best on that! Tonight is about winning the AEW Women’s World Championship! And it’s NOT about appreciating Jericho. She drops the mic and the ladies head out. Parker takes up a mic and says they should settle down. He sees the sad puppy dog look on Jericho, and here’s the thing. Parker can only speak for himself and no one else. He doesn’t wanna be doing this right now. He LOVES being a sports entertainer! He loves asking the fans if he’s having one hell of a hair day!
Chris, when you asked Parker to join the JAS, he wore that as a badge of honor and did everything he could to make you proud. He has given his identity, his trust, and hell, he gave Jericho his blood when he was upside-down in a double cage bleeding out for a fight Jericho picked. Parker has fought alongside Jericho with pride, given everything he can, but Chris… what have you given Parker? Parker doesn’t wanna do this, but Jericho has given him no choice. He has nothing left to give. Parker sets the mic down and also steps out of the ring.
Menard says, “This guy right here was my childhood hero. When I was 15 years old, with my first paycheck from my first job, I bought a Chris Jericho T-Shirt. When my wife was eight months pregnant, and I had no job, this man heard my story. He invited me into his home. He helped bring me to AEW, and you took me under your wing. The last 18 months have been nothing but a dream for me.” Fans cheer that as Menard gets emotional. “But it’s never sat right with me why guys I came up with, guys like Eddie Kingston, guys like Kevin Steen, they HATE YOUR GUTS! And now I’m starting to understand why.”
Menard drops the mic, and he leaves. Sammy takes his turn and fans cheer him on. Jericho says okay then, is he gonna- Sammy SLAPS the mic outta Jericho’s hand! Sammy wants Jericho to listen. Sammy has had Jericho’s back from the beginning. Even when everyone said he shouldn’t, Sammy did. Sammy went from challenging for the world title, to fighting another one of Jericho’s battles. He’s putting Sting through tables not because he wants to, but because of Jericho. Because Sammy is loyal. So no, he’s not gonna walk out on Jericho. Sammy did all those things because he is Jericho’s friend, and because he thought Jericho would do those things for Sammy.
“But maybe, maybe I was wrong. Seems like you have a lot of stuff to work out, man. And I hope you do. And if you do, maybe I’ll be here.” Sammy drops the mic and takes his leave. Jericho is now all alone in the ring. Will this keep Jericho from joining Don Callis’ family? Or will this be exactly why he chooses Don Callis’ family?
Backstage interview with Chris Jericho.
Renee Paquette finds Jericho and brings up the “crumbling” of the JAS, but then wouldn’t you know, Don Callis walks over. Don says that was just… Well, he’s sorry. If he played any role in this, he is truly sorry. Jericho says it is fine, it happened. Jericho has made up his mind, he has come to a decision on if he’s joining Callis’ family, and he’ll let him know next week. That seems to answer Renee’s question as well, but what IS Jericho’s decision?
The Young Bucks w/ Brandon Cutler VS The Hardy Boyz w/ Ethan Page & Isiah Kassidy!
Matt & Nick Jackson and the rest of The Elite are sticking around here, so that means they want back in the title hunt! But same goes for Matt & Jeff! This is about more than just a win-loss record, who proves they are the best brother tag team of all time?
The teams sort out and Matt Jackson starts with Jeff. They circle as fans rally up, and the two tie up. They break, shake it off, and go again. Matt wrenches an arm, wristlocks, but Jeff wrenches back to then CLUB Matt’s arm. Matt rolls, kips, steps over, and then arm-drags! Jeff gets up, gets under a haymaker and atomic drops! Then he snapmares Matt to NECK SNAPPER! Fans rally and duel, Jeff wrenches and tags in Brother Matty! The Hardys double whip, DOUBLE ELBOW, then FIST DROP SENTON COMBO! Nick storms in but into kicks! The Hardys then DOUBLE GOURD BUSTER Nick onto Matt!
Matt Hardy clotheslines Nick out, then he and Jeff drag Matt Jackson around, to double pump handle, and deadlift DOUBLE WHEELBARROW SUPLEX! Matt Hardy covers Matt Jackson, TWO! Jackson goes to ropes but Hardy starts bumping him off buckles! “DELETE! DELETE! DELETE!” Fans fire up as Hardy gets all three levels! Jackson flounders, Hardy YANKS him up to a POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! Tag to Jeff, and Matt Hardy backslides Matt Jackson so Jeff can add the leg trap! Cover, Nick breaks it! Matt Hardy throws Nick out, Jeff Hardy keeps on Matt Jackson. Cutler is there with cold spray but Matt endures the chinlock.
Matt fights up, Jeff CLUBS him, then tags in Brother Matt. The Hardys double whip Matt to a corner, then set up for POETRY IN- GAMANGIRI from Nick! Nick then HOTSHOTS Matt Hardy, and Matt Jackson hurries! Tag to Nick and he LARIATS Matt and DROPKICKS Jeff! Nick then goes up and out to PENALTY KICK from the apron! Nick RAMS into Matt, slingshots and “SUCK IT!” FACEBUSTER! Cartwheel and MOONSAULT onto Jeff! Fans fire up as the Bucks coordinate, RISKY BUSINESS! Fans fire up again as Hardy Party regroups outside. Kassidy coaches them up, but Matt Jackson fakes them out!
Matt Jackson holds the ropes down, Nick FLIES out onto the Hardy Boyz! Fans fire up, Nick puts Matt Hardy in, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Nick stomps Matt down, gets the fans to get louder, and he CLUBS Matt to the corner. Nick stomps a mudhole in, tags Matt Jackson, and then tags back in. Matt trips Matt, to CATAPULT him into Nick’s FOREARM! Then Nick springboards, DOUBLE STOMPS onto Matt’s knees! Nick tags back to Matt, and the Bucks drag Hardy up. They bring him around, double whip him to a corner, and then Matt sends Nick in, only for Nick to be put on the apron. Matt runs in, Hardy dodges, and Nick’s GAMANGIRI gets Matt! Hardy DECKS Nick, hoists Matt up, but Nick tags back in! Nick aims, Hardy lets Matt off the crucifix to block the superkick!
Hardy sends Nick’s foot into Matt! Then he rolls Nick up, TWO! Nick escapes, but Hardy kicks him, only for Nick to resist the Twist! So Hardy hits a DDT instead! The fans rally up, but Matt Jackson YANKS Jeff away from Matt Hardy! No hot tags here! Nick storms up on Hardy, drags him back, and tags in Matt. Jackson drags Hardy up to a facelock, fans rally, and Jackson grinds Hardy down. Hardy endures, fights up, and throws body shots. Jackson ELBOWS Hardy on the neck, whips, but Hardy CLUBS Jackson! TWIST OF- NO, Jackson slips free, but then Hardy blocks the superkick! DOUBLE LARIATS take both Matts down!
Dynamite returns to single picture as the fans rally back up. Both Matts rise, and Jackson throws a haymaker! Hardy gives it back, they brawl as they stand back up! Fans fire up for “MATT! MATT! MATT!” DOUBLE LARIATS collide again but they both stay up! DOUBLE LARIATS again, and then again- NO, Hardy catches Jackson for a SIDE EFFECT! Both Matts crawl, hot tags to Jeff and Nick! Jeff dropkicks Nick’s legs out, throws elbows and haymakers, then CLOBBERS Nick! Atomic drop, trip, and LEG SPLITTER LEG DROP! Then basement dropkick! And elbow drop! Cover, Matt Jackson breaks it!
Fans rally up, the Bucks regroup, and Matt runs in. Jeff BOOTS him away! Nick runs in, Jeff ROCKS him with a haymaker! Jeff then goes up the corner, WHISPER IN THE WIND! He gets both Bucks! Cover on Nick, TWO! Fans rally up and Jeff throws off the shirt! Jeff kicks, but Nick slips out of the Twist to SUPERKICK! Matt Hardy runs in, he kicks Nick, but Matt Jackson SUPERKICKS him down! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Jeff! Then 3D!! Not quite a shot back at FTR but close enough! Cover, TWO!! Jeff survives a move from some old rivals of the Hardys, but now the Bucks shout out Uncle Dave!
The Bucks coordinate with Nick on the apron, but Matt Hardy intercepts the springboard! Jeff turns things around on Matt Jackson, DOUBLE TWISTS OF FATE!! Jeff then hurries up top with Nick in the drop zone! SWANTON BOMB!! Cover, MATT JACKSON BREAKS IT! Matt Hardy CLUBS Matt Jackson, TOSSES him, then goes back to the corner. Jeff hurries and tags Matt in, and the Hardys go back for Nick. “DELETE! DELETE! DELETE!” TWIST OF FATE, to another TWIST OF FATE! But Matt Jackson SUPERKICKS Matt Hardy! Jeff blocks a superkick, but Matt denies the Twist! Jeff ROCKS Matt, goes up, but Matt SUPERKICKS the legs out!
Jeff falls down to the mat, no more Whispers! Matt Hardy kicks Matt Jackson, but the Twist is turned into a backslide! And that is turned into the B T E TRIGGER!!! Cover, The Bucks win!!
Winner: The Young Bucks, by pinfall
That was a sudden 180 at the end there, but the Bucks pull off the victory! And in the end, they still show respect to Matt & Jeff. They shake hands and hug it out, but now The Bucks have to think about FTR and their All In challenge. The Bucks get mics, and Nick says, “F! T! R!!” WAIT! Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood are here! Fans fire up as the AEW World Tag Team Champions head down to the ring, and they stand face to face with The Bucks. Nick & Matt look at the belts, fans fire up as they all seem to nod and agree. Fans chant “This is Awesome!” and “All In!” Nick says “ALL, IN!”
FTR hold up their belts, the match is made! FTR VS Bucks, round 3, who will truly be THE top tag team in AEW?
BREAKING NEWS for All In!
Tonight, a tournament of sorts will begin, and by the end of it, we will have THREE contenders so that there will be a FATAL 4 WAY match for the AEW Women’s World Championship! Toni Storm is using her Automatic Rematch Clause, she gets a first-round by RIGHT into the title match! That’s one, and the champion herself will be the other! Will it be Hikaru Shida or Anna Jay that gets to go All In? As for the other two spots, this week on Rampage, Saraya returns to action as she takes on Skye Blue! And then next week on Dynamite, Britt Baker takes on the returning Bunny! Who will be our Wembley Stadium femme fatale 4?
Time for another bro session with Adam Cole & MJF!
Cole is excited for this special night. They’re celebrating the fact that they will be the main event at All In London, Wembley FREAKIN’ Stadium! MJF walks over and they high five. MJF is gonna guess what this “evening of debauchery” is gonna be. Cole said to wear shorts so MJF is thinking… Skinny dippin’ with some ring rats, baybay! HAHAHA! Cole says no. Not at all. It’s much better. Oh, okay! MJF is ready! Yeah, baby, TRAMPOLINE PARK! Dude, what the-
But anyway, they get in and Cole is loving the air he can get. Isn’t this awesome, dude? Yeah, sure… Bro, Max, they got everything here! Video games, a ball pit, dodgeball! Whoa, dodgeball? Yeah, man! MJF might have fun here after all. MJF heads out but Cole keeps wanting to show his mad air. MJF gets a dodgeball and grumbles how they could’ve gone to a bar with a bunch a hot chicks, but no, let’s play with kids at a trampoline park. Okay, then, wanna play? LET’S PLAY! And with dramatic music and slow motion, MJF just whizzes these balls into 8-year-olds! One kid wasn’t even playing!
MJF says the world champ is pitching a perfect game. Cole tells MJF to stop, he can’t do this! Bro, it’s just dodgeball. No, that’s not dodgeball! Stop! Sorry, that’s on Max. A little girl walks over and asks why two grown men are in a trampoline park. Nerds. Cole keeps MJF from throwing the ball at her. Cole kindly tells the little girl that you shouldn’t talk like that to people. She flips them off!? Fine. Game on. MJF swings and BOOM!
The Blackpool Combat Club speaks.
Jon Moxley says wherever the Best Friends are tonight, he sincerely hopes they learned their lesson. Just like eagles don’t hunt flies, the Best Friends aren’t worthy of being in the same ring as the BCC, let alone in a parking lot fight. Moxley hops Sue got those flowers they sent for Trent. And tonight, the Lucha Brothers, Penta y Fenix, have challenged Moxley & Claudio to a tag team match, thinking they can win. Moxley & The BCC never “think” they can win. They know they can, and they expect to win! They specialize in picking the bones of their kills and leaving no doubt. Just ask The Bastard!
Claudio says yeah, Pac. How is it being stuck at home again? Did he really think he could walk back in here after six months, stab the BCC in the back, and think nothing was gonna happen? They told Pac that he would pay, and Claudio made damn sure he did! Yuta says that this new injury is gonna keep Pac out for about a year. That’s gotta sting. That’s a big deal. Yeah, it sucks. But Death Triangle, cool name. The BCC doesn’t fear death! Death fears the BCC! But when they’re up against a duo that has zero fear, will the BCC hope to survive?
FTW Championship FTW Rules: Jack Perry VS Rob Van Dam!
No, your eyes are not fooling you. After calling out Jerry Lynn and insulting all of ECW, and that got the attention of this One of a Kind legend! Anything Goes, Falls Count Anywhere, will “Hollywood” Jack Perry make it home with this title? Or will RVD smoke Jack and take this title to new heights?
The introductions are made, and Jack sucker punches RVD! Fans boo, the bell rings, and Jack stomps away at the ropes! Jack flips off the fans booing, and then Jack whips. RVD reverses, Jack KICKS back, but then RVD dodges his haymaker! Jack dodges a haymaker, but RVD body scissor rolls him up! TWO!! Jack escapes and RVD dares him to do something. Jack says okay, everyone calm down. Jack offers a handshake? Fans chant for “RVD! RVD!” RVD slaps the hand away, he doesn’t trust Jack. RVD then blocks Jack’s kick, spins him and ROUNDHOUSES him down! Fans fire up as RVD RAMS into Jack at the corner!
RVD runs up to HEEL KICK! Jack flops down and fans fire up as RVD calls his shot! But Jack bails out and fans boo. RVD shrugs, but Jack slides back in! Only for RVD to chase him off! Fans boo but RVD pursues, only for Jack to rake the eyes! Jack brings RVD over to SMACK him off steel steps! RVD staggers around, Jack pursues, and Jack brings RVD around. RVD blocks the suplex, throws body shots, and then hangs Jack out to dry on the railing! Fans fire up as RVD throws hands and a kick! RVD then goes to the apron, “ROB! VAN! DAM!” SPINNING FLYING LEG DROP!! Both men are down and fans lose their minds while Dynamite goes picture in picture!
RVD stands up and soaks up the cheers. The fans join in for another “ROB! VAN! DAM!” RVD high-fives the front row, goes back for Jack, but Jack RAMS him into the apron! And then RAMS him into the railing! Jack goes looking under the ring, and he brings out a TABLE! Fans are torn, they like tables but hate Jack. Jack sets the table up, goes back to RVD and throws hands. Jack scoops, RVD sips off and spins Jack around to knee low! Jack staggers, RVD POSTS him! RVD puts Jack back in the ring, goes around the way, and he looks under the ring. RVD brings out a chair! Fans know what RVD is capable of with that!
RVD puts that chair in, and then another, and then another, and another! Jack gets clipped by one on the leg! RVD high-fives more fans, slides back into the ring, but Jack JAMS RVD with a chair! And SMACKS him with it! Jack wedges that chair in the corner, then whips. RVD reverses, Jack stops himself and Jack elbows RVD away! Cover, TWO! Jack steps on RVD and scrapes his sole off RVD’s face! Jack stomps RVD and mocks the “ROB! VAN! DAM!” Jack then says he’s gonna hit “it!” Dynamite returns to single picture as Jack runs, ROLLING THUNDER! But he FLOPS as RVD moves!
Fans fire up and RVD kicks! Jack ducks, trips RVD, but RVD avoid the elbow drop to SOMERSAULT SENTON, but he misses as Jack moves! Jack kicks low, brings RVD around, but RVD stops himself and ROUNDHOUSES Jack away! Jack goes to another corner and fans fire up for RVD. RVD runs in, to MONKEY FLIP! Jack goes flying, and RVD gets a chair! Fans fire up as RVD brings that chair with him, SKATEBOARD DROPKICK! Fans are all fired up as RVD then pushes a chair down onto Jack. RVD runs, to FULL METAL ROLLING THUNDER!! Jack writhes and fans fire up as RVD covers, TWO!!
Jack survives but RVD has him in a drop zone. RVD puts the chair back on Jack, then goes up, SPLIT LEG MOONSAULT FLOPS as Jack moves! Jack has a chair now, RVD ducks the swing, but Jack ducks RVD’s heel kick! Jack CHUCKS the chair, RVD ducks, and the REF takes the shot!! The chair ends up in the ropes, too. Jack kicks, RVD blocks, step-over WHEEL KICK! RVD goes up top now, but Jack hurries to trip him up! Fans boo but Jack climbs up after RVD. RVD throws body shots! Jack claws the eyes! But RVD CLUBS the legs, and he SHOVES Jack off! Jack falls through the table!!!
Fans lose their minds again as RVD hops down to go fetch Jack. RVD puts Jack in the ring, climbs up, and fans fire up! FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH!!! But the cover doesn’t matter, the ref is still down! The fans count it, RVD would’ve won twice over! WAIT! Aubrey Edwards comes in! She counts, TWO!!! Jack survives after having about 10 counts to rest! RVD argues with Aubrey and she apologizes for not running out here sooner. But then Jack LOW BLOWS RVD! And RAMS him into the corner chair!! Roll-up, with trunks! JACK WINS!
Winner: Jack Perry, by pinfall (still FTW Champion)
Fans boo, but we can’t say he cheated. FTW Rules means no disqualifications, but all of that was still underhanded and dirty! Will anyone ever deflate Jack’s ever growing ego?
Backstage interview with the Lucha Brothers.
Renee Paquette is with Penta, Fenix y Alex Abrahantes and brings up the challenge issued to the winners of last Friday Night Rampage’s Parking Lot Brawl. We know now it is the BCC, but she can’t help but feel that that was the outcome they were hoping for given what has happened between their two factions. Alex says yeah. See this symbol on his jacket? This isn’t just about the team, Death Triangle, but about brotherhood. Every time the Lucha Brothers go out there, they fight in the spirit of competition. But the BCC fight just to maim and hurt people, like they did to Pac.
Fenix tells the BCC that after what they did to Pac, now they will be the “Blackpool Coward Club.” Penta adds that tonight, they show the BCC why they are the best tag team in the universe! Because they have CERO! MIEDO! Will Penta y Fenix do tenfold unto the BCC what the BCC has done to everyone else?
MJF & Adam Cole head to the ring!
The AEW World Champion and his best friend are here, having finished up with dodgeball, and they get the mics. MJF has the music cut, and he says, “Majestic Midwest, the Devil has arrived!” Now he wants to say one thing: apparently there is footage going around of MJF saying the Midwest is Mid? We can all agree that that footage is heavily edited and very fake. As a matter of fact, may God strike MJF down right where he stands if what he is saying is not the truth, as he says that his favorite place in the USA… is THE MIDWEST! MJF cringes, but no, he survives. YAAAAY~!
MJF tells Cole to talk to ’em! “Who’s ready for Storytime with Adam Cole, BAYBAY?” Fans cheer because they’re all ready! Cole knows he and MJF will be wrestling for MJF’s title at All In, which Cole will beat him for by the way… Whoa, whoa, whoa now. MJF gets it now. They’re in the main event of All In, Cole wants a promo battle! No, that’s not- OKAY THEN! Fans fire up and MJF tells Cole, “You are so skinny and ghostly pale white, that if this were the 80’s, Hogan would’ve snorted you!” Um, Max, okay, chill. MJF says “Look at me! Look at me! I’m Adam ‘My Brain Can’t Work So I Can’t Cope’ Cole!”
Cole wants MJF to slow down and listen, but MJF calls him a “noodle armed, bobble headed son of a-” “MAX, STOP! That’s not what I wanted to do! I don’t wanna do a promo battle!” Oh. Oops. That’s MJF’s bad. Sorry, sorry, totally misread the situation. Cole wants MJF to hear him out on this. They are gonna make history in Wembley Stadium for that AEW World Championship, but as far as Cole is concerned, they can go all in on that! Because Cole is pretty sure everyone here love them as a tag team, right? “YES!” And he is pretty sure the fans would all love them having tag team championships, too, right? “YES!”
So then as hard as it was to not win the AEW World Tag Team titles, Cole has had his eyes on another set of titles. And these titles mean just as much to Cole as the AEW ones. He is talking about… THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS! Fans fire up for that! Truth be told, Cole owes his entire career to ROH. He would not be standing in this ring if not for ROH. And the wrestling that everyone here knows and loves, all that is thanks to a company like ROH! Fans cheer that, and Cole says he is a former and the only THREE-TIME ROH World Champion, former ROH World Television Champion, and a winner of Survival of the Fittest.
But the one title he never had was the ROH World Tag Team Championships. And when you look at the history of those who have held those belts, we’re talking the best of the best! Teams like: The Kings of Wrestling (Claudio Castagnoli & Chris Hero); reDRagon (Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly); Mark & Jay Briscoe! Fans love all those names, and Cole says those teams set the bar on what tag team wrestling is all about, and it is time for #BetterThanYouBaybay shows how damn good they really are. So, AEW All In Wembley Stadium goes live on August 27th, but just before that, AEW has something called The Zero Hour.
So to cut to the chase, not only does Cole think they should challenge for the ROH World Tag Team Championships, but dammit, they should BECOME the ROH World Tag Team Champions! MJF says that’s great and all, but uh, MJF is to wrestle not once but twice in one night? What is he, a pervert? Fans chant for “PERVERT! PERVERT!” Listen, listen, listen, hear MJF out. Normally, if people tried to convince him to even wrestle once a year, he tries to stab them in the face with a soldering iron. However, Cole is MJF’s brochacho for life, and luckily for him, MJF is a “sucker for a cheap pop.”
So COLUMBUS, OHIO…! Cheap pop attained… Who wants to see MJF & Adam Cole become the NEW A- Kidding. ROH World Tag Team Champions?! Ohio wants to see it! In that case, screw it! Then by the powers vested in MJF, as not just a scumbag but YOUR scumbag, Aussie Open… Zero Hour, Wembley, we are challenging YOU to a match for the ROH World Tag Team titles. And do you wanna know why? Because we’re better than you, BAYBAY! Fans are all fired up, but here comes Roderick Strong! He’s shouting for Adam, and he cannot believe this! He can’t believe Adam wants to win those tag titles with MJF, and not with an ROH legend and your REAL best friend, RODDY STRONG!
MJF has everyone hold on. “Listen up, Roddy ‘The Simp’ Strong, I’m getting real tired of your weirdo, jealous ex-girlfriend vibes. So here’s what I want you to do. I want you to do whatever all you weird generic White people normally do in this situation. I want you to get in your car, I want you to go home, I want you to run up the stairs, I want you to slam the door to your room, I want you to jump into your bed, I want you to cry into your Hello Kitty pillow, I want you to put your headphones on, I want you to listen to some Taylor Swift, and I want you to shake it off, you bland b*tch!”
Fans fire up and Strong is pacing. Strong is NOT a bland b*tch! MJF has the fans on his side but Cole is stuck in the middle. Strong asks Cole, “You’re seriously just gonna stand there and let him talk to me like that?” Cole sighs and Strong says nevermind, The Kingdom was RIGHT! Cole was never really Strong’s friend. Cole says that’s not true, but Strong turns around and The Kingdom is there! Matt Taven & Mike Bennett hug it out with Strong and MJF is sarcastic as he says that’s too bad. But good riddance! MJF asks Cole, “Can you believe that guy, dude?” But then Cole shoves MJF and asks MJF what is his problem!
Cole says he is MJF’s friend AND Strong’s friend! Do you understand? Cole jabs his finger into MJF’s chest, and MJF doesn’t like that. Cole cools off, apologizes, and fans want them to hug it out. Cole just wants MJF to understand there’s history here. MJF says okay, and they hug. Fans cheer, and MJF says it is fine, Cole can check on his boy. Cole hurries off to find Strong, and MJF keeps the fans cheering. Will MJF & Cole make All In historic from start to finish with this Zero Hour challenge? How is Cole’s past going to factor into it?
The Lucha Brothers w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli!
We’ve heard everyone speak their minds on this match, and now it is time to back up those words with actions! Unlike the Triple Threat Tag, the Triple Threat Anything Goes and the Parking Lot Brawl, there are actual restrictions on this match! But will that not stop these two teams from drawing blood? Who will be left standing after this one?
Dynamite is picture in picture as The BCC finish their entrance from the crowd. Then Dynamite is single picture again as the Lucha Brothers make their entrance. But they creep in from the crowd side, too! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Claudio & Moxley! “CERO! MIEDO!” The Lucha Brothers DOUBLE TOPE! Direct hit and they put Claudio int he ring! The bell rings, Claudio knees low and whips, but Penta reverses to then GAMANGIRI in the corner! Feed to Fenix’s somersault CUTTER! Penta goes up, and DIVING DOUBLE STOMPS! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives but then Fenix DIVES to take out Moxley!
Fans fire up as Penta stalks Claudio. Claudio swings but into the half nelson and pump handle, for MADE IN JAPAN! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives again and fans fire up with the Lucha Brothers! Penta stalks Claudio as fans chant “CERO! MIEDO!” Claudio rises, Penta CHOPS him! Moxley has a bloody scrape on his forehead, Penta kicks Claudio low and Fenix goes up! “CERO! MIEDO!” But Claudio powers out and shoves Penta! Fenix CROSSBODIES to take Claudio down, and then Penta SUPERKICKS! Fenix SUPERKICKS! They count “UNO! DOS! TRES!” but Claudio moves and the kicks collide!
Claudio UPPERCUTS Fenix, and LARIATS Penta! Fans rally up as all three are down, and Yuta directs Claudio to the corner. Hot tag to Moxley! Moxley clotheslines Penta in the corner, stomps a mudhole in, then digs his boots in! The ref counts, Moxley lets off and whips Penta. Penta reverses, Moxley bounces off buckles and LARIATS Penta! Fenix springs in, but into a kick! Moxley underhooks, but then he catches Penta to a facelock! DOUBLE DDTS! Fans fire up as Moxley drags Penta up, but Penta wrenches out to kick low! Moxley swings, Penta dodges, then SLINGBLADES! Claudio LARIATS Penta!
Fenix runs in, Tiger Feint Rewind, but Claudio ducks the kick to waistlock. They go to ropes, the ref reprimands, and Aubrey has to pull Claudio away! Yuta has the ROH World Championship! He CLOBBERS Fenix!! Fans boo but Claudio trophy lifts to throw Fenix into the CUTTER!! Cover, TWO!! Fenix survives but Yuta cheers the BCC on. Moxley gator rolls Fenix over to the corner, tags in Claudio, and the BCC mugs Fenix. Claudio stalks Fenix, Fenix kicks at him, but Claudio CLUBS him down! Claudio scoops and SLAMS Fenix, then runs to drop an elbow! Cover, TWO! Claudio keeps Fenix down with an armlock, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Fenix endures, kicks at Claudio then fights up, but Moxley tags in! Moxley kicks Fenix low, then suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! Moxley has the leg, and steps over for an STF! Fenix endures again, reaches out for his corner, but Moxley gets an arm to make this a straitjacket stretch! Moxley drags Fenix up, Fenix throws knees but Moxley ripcords out to knee him low! Then he whips him to the BCC corner for a clothesline! Tag to Claudio, and he runs in to clothesline! Fenix flops down and Claudio looms over him. Claudio clamps onto the armlock and taunts Penta, before turning it into SHANKLY GATES!
Fenix endures the top wristlock stretch and fights around. Fenix throws hands, CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS, but Claudio short arm LARIATS Fenix back down! Tag to Moxley, the BCC hauls Fenix up, HART ATTACK! Cover, TWO!! Fenix is still in this but Moxley has the legs! But Fenix claws at Moxley to fight the Cloverleaf! Fenix sits up, claws at the grip, claws at Moxley, but Moxley powers him into the TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Fenix endures, reaches out, and Dynamite returns to single picture! Moxley drags Fenix back, and tags in Claudio! Moxley holds on until Claudio stomps Fenix down!
Claudio brings Fenix up, and Fenix SLAPS him! Claudio eggs Fenix on, so Fenix CHOPS! Claudio UPPERCUTS and Fenix falls! Claudio BOOTS Penta just because! Tag to Moxley, he goes up, and Claudio hoists Fenix up, SPIKE PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO!?!? Fenix survives another iconic tag team move, but Moxley tags Claudio. Claudio Electric Chair Lifts, the BCC wants another legendary move! But Fenix drops back to avoid the lariat, no Doomsday Device here! Fenix then sits back up, victory rolls and STOMP 182! Fenix hurries, hot tag to Penta! Fans are thunderous as Penta rallies on the BCC!
Penta runs, victory rolls with Claudio, to SATELLITE DDT Moxley! Claudio whips, Penta goes up and over and BACKSTABBERS! Cover, TWO! Tag back to Fenix and he goes up, to FROG SPLASH FLOP as Claudio moves! Moxley runs in to BOOT Fenix down! Penta SUPERKICKS Mox! Claudio UPPERCUTS Penta! Fenix kips up to SUIPERKICK Claudio! Fenix falls on the cover, TWO into the GHOST PIN! TWO!! Claudio blocks Fenix’s superkick, UPPERCUTS him, but then Penta ENZIGURIS Claudio down! Moxley rolls in, CUTTER! Fenix kips up to SUPERKICK Moxley!! All four men are down and fans are thunderous!
“This is Awesome!” as the teams stir. A standing count starts, but reaches 5 of 10 before anyone stands. Penta and Fenix sit up together, Claudio heads their way. Fenix throws a forearm, Claudio gives it back! Fenix leans against Claudio, but sits up to CHOP! Claudio huffs and puffs, then ROCKS Fenix with a forearm! Fenix ROCKS Claudio! Claudio ROCKS Fenix! Fenix CHOPS! Claudio forearms! CHOP! Forearm! Repeat as they stand up! They speed up and the fans fire up as Fenix fires off CHOP after CHOP after CHOP! But Claudio blocks one to HEADBUTT in return! And short arm- NO, Fenix dodges, Tiger Feint Rewind HEEL KICK!!
Fans are thunderous again as Fenix and Claudio crawl, hot tag to Penta! Penta storms up to CLUB Claudio and then runs to go up a corner. Penta leaps, into an UPPERCUT! Hot tag to Moxley and he covers, TWO!! Penta survives the KO Uppercut and Moxley is fired up! Moxley dares Penta to hit him! Penta says okay, and he CHOPS! Moxley FOREARMS, Penta CHOPS, and these two pick up where the others left off! CHOP for CHOP now, and fans fire up with every one! The CHOPS just keep going and going, and then Penta fires up! Penta CHOPS, Moxley CHOPS, and they just hit another gear!
Penta says okay, and he CHOPS again! Moxley CHOPS! These are coming in overhand now, but then Penta KICKS! “CERO! MIEDO!” Penta runs, springboards, but into a BOOT! Moxley underhooks, Penta wrenches out and mule kicks! Then he reels Moxley in, and Fenix is up top! SPIKE PILEDRIVER of their own!! Cover, TWO!?! Moxley survives but Fenix goes back up! “CERO! MIEDO!” Penta resets, but YUTA gets on the apron to anchor Fenix’s foot! So Alex YANKS Yuta down! Fans fire up for the Hype Man but now he has Yuta on him! So Fenix adjusts, and he ARIHARA MOONSAULTS Yuta!
The ref is distracted and Moxley UNMASKS PENTA!!! Roll up, WITH TRUNKS! BCC wins!
Winners: Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall
The Blackpool COWARD Club is real! They couldn’t beat Penta & Fenix within the rules, so they broke some behind the ref’s back! And now they beat down on Penta and Fenix because they’re the BULLY Club, too! Moxley smothers Penta with a SLEEPER while Yuta rains down fists on Fenix! Claudio puts Penta’s mask on, then he beats down Fenix! Claudio mocks Cero Meido and flips everyone off. Moxley says they have ZERO RESPECT, and that’s the one honest thing they’ve done all week! But will anyone be able to stop these three from doing what they want when they want to whoever they want?
Backstage interview with Kenny Omega.
Alex Marvez catches up with Kenny on his way out, and he brings up the Bucks pulling off that big win over the Hardys. And now we know it is official, Bucks VS FTR for the AEW World Tag Team Championships at All In London. What are Omega’s plans? Kenny says FTR and the Bucks, those are four of the best wrestlers to ever do it, headed to the biggest stage in AEW’s history. Really, Omega hopes the Bucks win, but the fans are the real winners here. As for Omega, he has been told that next week, he is sitting down with Jim Ross in an interview to talk about his future, what’s going on with Don Callis & Takeshita, and more importantly, what Omega plans for All In. So look forward to that. See you later, Al. Aw, no scoop?
The Mogul Embassy is here.
Prince Nana, Brian Cage, Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun lead the way as Swerve Strickland and his new right hand man, AR Fox, make their way out. They all go to the ring, and Prince Nana gets the mic. First and foremost, shut the hecc up when he is talking, okay?! SHUT YOUR STINKIN’ FACE! But first and foremost, when the ENTIRE Mogul Embassy is in the ring, “you stupid fools should shut your faces up!” Swerve says they didn’t believe him when he said the Mogul Embassy was taking over, huh? That’s why last week, they had to prove a point and drive it home by going all the way to Seattle, visit the Buddy Wayne Academy in person, and putting the fear of God into Nick Wayne!
“And y’all think there’s gonna be some authority that’s gonna do something about it? NO! We own the authority! The Mogul Embassy is above the law. Especially in my city. In MY city, Seattle! They know whose house it is. Whose House?!” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Fox takes the mic tot ell Darby Allin, “Let’s not waste any time. Bring your ass out here!” The Embassy waits, and Darby makes his way out, a mic in his own hand! “Fox! Tell these people the whole story! Tell these people the whole story! I tried to call you, you would never answer! I lived with you and your demons. Don’t say I didn’t try! I tried to help you! I tried harder than anybody!”
Nana says no, don’t listen to Darby. Darby says there were days he didn’t know if Fox would survive. There was only ever one person that could save Fox, and that was Fox himself. So Darby had to go, he had to leave. And then what happened? Fox got to AEW all by himself! Darby didn’t even have to put the word in! So congratulations, AR Fox! Nana asks what the point of all this is. Darby says Fox is mad about Darby putting a word in for 16 year old Nick Wayne over Fox! Yeah, it is! Darby says he respects Fox. No matter what Fox does, Darby always credits Fox for changing his life. But it looks like Fox has new friends.
Fox needs to remember… Darby has some friends, too. Fans fire up and the lights go out! And when the lights come back up, IT’S STIIIIIING!! And he’s already hit Kaun in the leg with that baseball bat! And then he JAMS Liona, LOW BLOWS Cage, and Darby rushes in! Fox runs, Nana anchors Darby so he can’t pursue!! Darby kicks Nana away and Swerve is alone with the Icon! Sting JAMS Swerve! Fans howl for Sting as Swerve wants mercy. String smiles and points to the All In sign in the rafters! Swerve runs, the Embassy regroups as they retreat! The Relentless Icons are back together, will they tear down Swerve & Fox once and for all?
BREAKING NEWS for Rampage!
On top of Saraya VS Skye Blue, winner going on to All In, it is now going to be Darby Allin VS Brian Cage 1v1! Will Darby use The Machine as a tune-up for facing Swerve & Fox? Plus, the AEW International Championship is on the line as Orange Cassidy takes on Johnny TV! Will the Freshly Squeezed win streak be canceled by a new star?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
After the confrontation last Saturday, where Willow Nightingale stopped Mercedes Martinez and Diamante from beating Kris Statlander down, these four women will face off in a tag team match! Will the Babe with the Power help the Galaxy’s Greatest thwart the OG Badass and Cuban Diamond?
BREAKING NEWS for next week’s Dynamite!
In addition to Darby facing Brian Cage on Rampage, he and Nick Wayne will team up for the first time ever, to take on the Gates of Agony! Will the Relentless One and his protégé survive Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun so that Darby can continue on to London? Or will the Embassy close the gates on them?
AEW Women’s World Championship: Hikaru Shida VS Anna Jay w/ Matthew Menard & Angelo Parker!
The Shining Samurai just got this belt to become a TWO-TIME AEW Women’s World Champion, but she’s more than willing to defend it here! The Star of the Show is stepping away from the JAS, but will she be stepping into the spotlight? Or will Shida win here to keep her historic reign going?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who will be heading to Wembley Stadium!
The bell rings and the two circle. Fans fire up and Menard & Parker cheer Anna on. The two tie up, then break, then go again. They tie up, Shida throws Anna down, but Anna gets up in a huff. Shida waits on Anna and Anna steps up, to SLAP her! So Shida SLAPS back! Shida blocks a kick, Anna ducks the haymaker but Shida ducks one back. Anna ducks the enziguri and Oklahoma Rolls, TWO! Anna hurries but Shida slips away from the Queenslayer sleeper! Fans fire up as the two reset and tie up again. Shida powers Anna to a corner but Anna turns it around. Anna pulls hair, the ref counts, but Anna whips. Shida reverses and KNEES Anna down!
Shida storms up, whips Anna to a corner, then she runs in but Anna dodges. Anna runs back in, Shida dodges, and she hits another JUMP KNEE! Shida climbs up and fans fire up as she rains down fists! Shida gets all TEN, and fires up, but Anna slips out to CLUB her and shove her down! Menard & Parker talk trash, then Anna HEEL KICKS Shida to the floor! Anna doesn’t waste time, she goes out to get Shida back in. Cover, TWO! Anna keeps on Shida with a CHOKE as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Anna lets off as the ref counts, and she mocks the champ. Shida hits back but Anna throws Shida down! Anna kicks Shida but Shida hits back. Anna CLUBS Shida down, then drags her up to SMACK her off the mat! Anna taunts Shida, SMACKS her off the mat again, then mocks the fans rallying for Shida. Anna CHOKES Shida on the ropes! The ref counts, Anna lets off but Menard barks at Shida. Shida swipes at Menard but he gets away. Anna CLUBS Shida down, then drags her from the ropes to cover. TWO and Anna is annoyed. Anna pushes Shida but Shida grabs Anna’s hair! The ref reprimands but Anna throws body shots.
Anna looms over Shida, CLUBS her down, then smothers her into the mat. The ref reprimands, Anna lets off to bump Shida off buckles, Anna digs her boots in at the corner, but the ref counts. Anna lets off, to ROCK Shida with a right! Anna brings Shida around, bumps her off buckles, and then digs her knees into Shida’s back! The ref counts, Anna lets off, and Menard is again barking at Shida. Anna stands Shida up to ROCK her with another forearm! And then snapmare to a BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Anna is annoyed but she drags Shida up just to pie face her around. Shida ROCKS Anna in return!
Shida fires off, Anna shoves Shida away, and then she taunts Shida as Dynamite returns to single picture. Shida fires off forearm after forearm on Anna! Fans fire up but Parker & Menard are panicking! Shida just CLUBS away on Anna, then snap suplexes her! Shida runs, SLIDING D!! Cover, TWO!! Menard almost falls over he’s that relieved. Shida drags Anna up, pushes her around, then scuffs her to the apron. Shida drags Anna up to bump her off buckles! Shida climbs up, brings Anna around, but Anna fights with body shots! Anna then DANGEROUS HOOK KICKS! Shida falls to the apron and Anna drags her up!
Anna suplexes, Shida fights it, and then ENZIGURIS! Anna falls back then flops to the floor, but Shida hurries to find a chair! Fans fire up and Shida sets that chair up. Menard tells Anna to get up but Shida runs, steps up, but Parker stands in the way! Fans boo as Shida is denied her flight. Shida argues with Parker, but Anna catches Shida to COMPLETE SHOT off the steps!! Anna puts Shida in and covers, TWO!! Shida survives and Anna is losing her cool! Anna stalks Shida, fans rally up, and Anna clamps on the QUEEN- NO, Shida slips free and kicks low! Suplex, but Anna slips out! QUEENSLAYER!!
Shida reaches out, but Anna drags her back! Anna wraps Shida up in the body scissors, but Shida keeps moving around! Shida shifts slightly, reaches out, and she gets the ROPEBREAK! Anna lets go, but then CLUBS Shida! And CLUBS her again! Anna wants the sleeper again and she hops on, BACKPACK QUEENSLAYER! But Shida goes up the corner!? BACKPACK SENTON!! Shida is free, and she hurries to get Anna up! FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!! But Shida aims, KATANA!! Cover, Shida wins!!
Winner: Hikaru Shida, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Champion)
Shida says it herself, she’s coming to Wembley as the champion! Toni Storm will be joining her, but who else will go All In with the Shining Samurai?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite here, with a lot more set up for All In since time is running out. And I must say, a lot done with just four matches. Dynamite usually has five or more. The JAS opening promo was a good move, though, with every member saying their part and bailing on Jericho. But then Jericho telling Don that his decision still has to be formally announced next week makes me think that maybe, just maybe, this is all a swerve to trick Don into revealing more of his team for the JAS to take on. Otherwise, there isn’t really a feud for them to take to All In or All Out.
And speaking of Anna, great main event from her and Shida. For that matter, the women’s title as the main event again is a great surprise. I mean, it isn’t fixing the “one match a show” problem, but I guess you have to commend Tony Khan for making their one match feel important. And we also have a great Women’s Championship match ready to go for All In, because as I said on Collision last Saturday, if you’re not going to have multiple matches a show, at least get as many women on the show as possible. Of the other matches, it is a bit too obvious though that Saraya is going to beat Skye and Britt is going to beat Bunny. Saraya is two-fold because one, she’s from the UK, and because she and Storm can work together as Outcasts. But I would think Shida survives to keep this reign going.
Awesome tag team match from Bucks VS Hardys, but what else were they going to give us? Though, I do have to say, Jeff was just a half step behind all the team spots early in the match. I’ll chalk that up to ring rust, it’s not like they were doing a lot of standard tag matches even after his return. And then great face to face with the Bucks and FTR to basically make their match for All In official. Kenny also had a good promo to plug his interview promo next week, that should be some good stuff. I suppose if Jericho really does join Callis’ faction, the readymade feud is with Kenny, and maybe Kenny brings Ibushi in one more time so the Golden Lovers can go All In against Jericho and Takeshita.
Really good FTW Championship match from Jack and RVD, but of course Jack uses the underhanded tactics to win. And he gets away with it all because of the No Disqualification aspect. Kudos to the ref taking a flying chair, that looked nasty. Not sure if Hook will go for his rematch at All In or All Out, but that has to be coming up next. Great stuff from from BCC and Lucha Brothers, both in their promos and in their match. Snatching the mask was a fairly clever way to skirt the rules and win for the BCC, but that beatdown they gave has to be a sign this is continuing. If the rematch is in All In, I feel like Pac, though injured, could be a factor. It’d be a great way for the Death Triangle to stick it to the BCC.
Good promo segment from Mogul Embassy and Darby. I like that Darby exposed “the truth” about what really happened between him and Fox in the past, and it makes sense Fox had a biased version of things which Swerve preyed upon. But great return from Sting, and I just knew we were getting a match of Darby & Sting VS Swerve & Fox. That is going to be great stuff, as will all the tune-up matches Darby is in both on Rampage and next Dynamite. Darby will survive Cage, but maybe Nick Wayne takes the loss against the Gates of Agony, and then it could be anyone’s guess for All In.
And just awesome promo stuff from MJF, Cole and the rest. That bro session vignette was great stuff, and as soon as MJF was cool learning about dodgeball, I knew it was gonna turn into MJF just beaning small children. Great in-ring promo from them, too, with MJF not holding back on all the usual low hanging fruit stuff when he thought they were gonna promo on each other. I did not think Cole was going to suggest going for the ROH World Tag Team Championships, but at the same time, how could they pass up on having a match against Aussie Open?
A little surprised they are gonna make this happen on the Zero Hour when they also have their match in the main event, but given Roddy & The Kingdom showed up to add on to this, you gotta believe that Roddy & The Kingdom are going to be part of why Cole & MJF fall apart as a team. Cole & MJF lose, one of them gets mad at the other because of what happens with Roddy, Taven & Bennett, the turn happens and there is instant animosity for the main event title match.
My Score: 8.8/10
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AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (12/14/24)
The Continental Classic continues!
Winter is Coming, who gets left out in the cold?
As AEW Worlds End approaches, Kyle Fletcher is way out in front of the Continental Classic! But will Mark Briscoe manage to cool him off? Or will the Protostar put the Sussex County Chicken on ice?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WrestleDynasty International Women’s Cup Qualifier AEW Finals: Jamie Hayter VS Willow Nightingale; Willow wins and advances to WrestleDynasty.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Kazuchika Okada VS The Beast Mortos; Okada wins.
- Toni Storm VS Shazza McKenzie; Toni wins.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Match: Top Flight VS Lio Rush & Action Andretti; Lio & Action win and will challenge Private Party for the titles.
- Kris Statlander VS Tootie Lynn; Kris wins.
- 10 Man Tag: Daniel Garcia, Orange Cassidy, Komander & The Outrunners VS MXM Collection & The Premier Athletes w/ Mark Sterling; Garcia, Cassidy, Komander & The Outrunners win.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Kyle Fletcher VS Mark Briscoe; Mark wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW shares footage from after Dynamite.
Darby Allin made the save for Will Ospreay against Claudio Castagnoli, and Ospreay just wanted a second to talk. Ospreay says if Darby didn’t make that save, Ospreay wouldn’t be finishing this tournament. So just a quick one, Ospreay appreciates it and he thanks Darby very much. Darby says he just has this feeling. The same exact feeling that he had when Bryan Danielson got taken out. The same exact feeling he had when Chuck Taylor was taken out. Something is gonna happen again unless they all do something about it, so what is Ospreay willing to do? Darby says they can just find the Death Riders and put an end to this!
Ospreay says easy, now, tiger. But Darby says something is going to happen unless they do something! Ospreay understands, but can’t Darby see Ospreay’s got bigger things going on? He lost at WrestleDream, he lost at Full Gear, that’s back-to-back PPV loses and that does not happen to Ospreay. He has to regain momentum, and that means going through every single person in this tournament, and that includes Darby. Darby says that’s cute. Darby doesn’t care about Ospreay’s personal problems, or anyone else’s, because this is bigger than all of them. This is about AEW. Next year, there might not even be a Continental Classic if they don’t stop this now.
Doesn’t Ospreay see it? The Death Riders will keep chipping away and chipping away at everything that makes AEW what it is. So what is Ospreay doing? What is he doing about it? Ospreay is trying to win this tournament! He needs his momentum back. He can’t just drop everything. Ospreay needs this! So he’ll tell Darby this as a man who respects Darby: Ospreay respects everything Darby’s doing for AEW, but Ospreay needs his momentum. Then maybe afterwards, knock on his door. If Darby needs someone to fight alongside him, Ospreay’s game. See you next week. Ospreay heads out, but will either of them make it to the Holiday Bash?
Here are the current Continental Classic Blue League standings!
Kyle Fletcher: 3-0, 9 points
Kazuchika Okada: 1-1-1, 4 points
Daniel Garcia: 1-1-1, 4 points
Mark Briscoe: 1-2, 3 points
Shelton Benjamin: 1-1, 3 points
The Beast Mortos: 0-2, 0 points
Mark Briscoe speaks.
“Dem Boys in the house tonight, baby! Kyle Fletcher, I’m coming for you! I need this win, mathematically speaking! I’ma show you how we do! I’ma show you that I’m all dog, baby! All dog! ARF ARF RAA!”
Kyle Fletcher speaks.
“Mark Briscoe, I’m sorry, but tonight, you are just another victim for The Protostar. After tonight, it’ll be 12 points Fletch, and I will see you in the semifinals.”
Kazuchika Okada and Beast Mortos speak.
“Beast Mortos.” Mortos ROARS, but Okada says, “No. B*tch Mortos.” The Rainmaker has some strong words for the menacing minotaur, but will Mortos make sure the Continental Champion does NOT make it to Worlds End?
WrestleDynasty International Women’s Cup Qualifier AEW Finals: Jamie Hayter VS Willow Nightingale!
As the New Year approaches, so does that massive weekend in the Tokyo Dome! WrestleDynasty’s International Women’s Cup awaits, but will Hayter Hit Hard enough to punch her ticket to Japan? Or will the Babe with the Power look to add to her international list of accolades?
The bell rings, the two shake hands and the fans cheer the respect shown. The two tie up, Hayter hits a headlock takeover, but Willow has the headscissors. Hayter kips free, Willow hits a takeover but Hayter headscissors. Willow kips free, the two reset and the fans cheer. The two tie up, go around, and then break. The fans duel as Willow and Hayter circle. They tie up again and are in a deadlock, so they break. Hayter and Willow fire themselves up and circle again. They tie up, Hayter headlocks, but Willow powers up and out. Hayter RAMS Willow, but Willow flexes! The fans cheer, Hayter applauds, and then runs.
Hayter RAMS Willow again, but Willow brushes herself off. Hayter goes again, but Willow RAMS her! The fans fire up and Willow tells Hayter she’s got this. Hayter runs, Willow follows and then CLOBBERS Hayter! The fans cheer while Willow does a dance. Willow offers another handshake, which Hayter takes, but Hayter uses to drag Willow into a cradle! TWO, and Willow stands to CLOBBER Hayter again! The fans cheer, Willow runs but she rolls over the dropdown. Hayter runs up, Willow bypasses, but Hayter blocks the hip toss! Hayter body shots, then turns Willow, but Willow fights the bakclisde!
Willow turns the hooks around to backslide Hayter, TWO! Hayter and Willow stay hooked up, and Hayter fights up to flip things on Willow! But Willow FLINGS Hayter up and over! Hayter drags Willow down into another small package! TWO!! Hayter CHOPS and the fans “WOO~!” Willow dusts it off and comes back to CHOP! The fans “WOO~” again and Hayter takes a second. Hayter CHOPS, Willow CHOPS, and repeat! The fans fire up as they go back and forth, and move to forearms! They’re fast and furious and the fans love it! Hayter kicks low, CLUBS Willow, then puts Willow in a corner to CHOP!
Willow CHOPS in return! Willow puts Hayter in the corner to CHOP and the fans are dueling again! Willow CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Hayter CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS in return! Hayter adds more CHOPS, Willow CHOPS again, then Hayter ROCKS Willow. Hayter whips, but Willow blocks by holding ropes. Hayter CLUBS Willow, whips her, then ELBOWS Willow at ropes. Hayter fires hands, then runs, but Willow DUMPS her to the apron! Hayter skins the cat but Willow throws a shot! Hayter ROCKS Willow in return, then drags her out to the apron, for an APRON DDT! Willow flops to the floor, but the lights go out!
Hayter looks around in a bit of a panic, was that Julia Hart teasing something? After all, Hart’s been calling her out lately. Willow uses the distraction to RAM Hayter into the apron! Willow then climbs up, and the fans fire up as Willow runs, CANNONBALL to the floor! The fans fire up with Willow while Collision goes picture in picture.
Willow drags Hayter up, puts her in the ring, but Hayter bails out the side. Willow is annoyed and goes out after her to stand her up. Willow CHOPS Hayter against the apron! But Hayter turns things around and CHOPS Willow against the apron! Willow fires hands, RAMS Hayter into the railing, then RAMS her into the apron! Willow RAMS Hayter back into the railing, and then throws Hayter into the ring. Hayter still bails out the side! Willow is annoyed again but she still goes after Hayter. Willow brings Hayter up and reels her in, but Hayter fights the suplex! Hayter then suplexes Willow to the floor!
Willow writhes but Hayter crawls away to roll into the ring. The ring count is past 5 of 10 but Willow rolls in at 7. Willow drags Hayter up, RAMS her into a corner, then goes up the corner. Willow drags Hayter up to join her, but Hayter fights back! They brawl, Hayter CLUBS away on Willow, then HEADBUTTS her! Collision returns to single picture as Hayter CLUBS Willow again, then brings her up! SUPERPLEX! The fans fire up while both women are down! Hayter and Willow rise, and Hayter runs up from the corner! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! Willow survives but Hayter goes after Willow with a fireman’s carry!
Hayter hits an USHIGOROSHI, then a SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Willow survives again and the fans fire up! Willow and Hayter rise, and Hayter fires forearms! Willow fires back, Hayter fires more, but Willow fires a flurry! Willow winds up but Hayter SUPERKICKS, then ENZIGIRIS! Willow rebounds to LARIAT! Hayter rebounds to LARIAT! Both women run up to DOUBLE BOOT! The fans are thunderous as Willow and Hayter are down! Willow and Hayter stir, the standing count begins, and the fans rally up harder. Willow goes to ropes at 4 and uses those to stand at 5! Willow then straitjackets and torture racks Hayter!
Willow hits a RACK DROP! The fans fire up but Willow isn’t done, she adds a LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO!! Hayter survives and Willow is shocked! Willow smiles as she goes up a corner and the fans cheer again. But Hayter anchors Willow’s legs! Hayter carries Willow in a waistlock, HIGH ANGLE GERMAN! Hayter holds on, ripcords, but Willow dodges to then POOOUNCE!! PERIOD! The fans are thunderous and the straps come down! Willow hauls Hayter up and gut wrenches, BABE WITH THE POWeR- NO, Hayter slips free, rolls Willow up, TWO!! Hayter clinches, HAYTE BREAKER!! But Hayter’s knee takes damage, too!
Hayter roars, and she powers through with that rage! The fans fire up as Hayter kisses the biceps! Hayter pumps up, brings Willow up, but Willow ducks the lariat! Gut wrench, and BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, Willow wins!!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall (advances to WrestleDynasty)
That was a powerful battle from powerful young women, but it is the former AEW TBS Champion, former CMLL Women’s World Champion, and former inaugural NJPW Strong Women’s Champion who is heading to the Tokyo Dome! She will join ROH’s Athena, CMLL’s Persephone, and a Stardom star yet to be determined, who will bring home that International Women’s Cup, and the title match promise that comes with it?
As for Hayter, the lights go out for real this time! And when they come back up, JULIA HART has Hayter in position! HAMMERLOCK DDT!! Julia Hart strikes when the time is right, but will the Princess of the Black Throne make sure Hayter knows The House Always Wins?
Brody King speaks.
“When I think of the Continental Classic, I think of prestige, I think of respect. Cowards take the easy way out. Ricochet, you are a coward.” Brody is referring to Ricochet exposing a top turnbuckle and then using it against Brody. Brody says, “I have no respect for you.”
Claudio Castagnoli speaks.
“Some of my colleagues, they would be angry that they lost. I’m also not losing sight of the bigger picture. They would trade victory for success. They would rather win 100 matches than win the war.”
Strong words from two of the physically strongest men in this tournament, but to Claudio’s point, the war is not over as the round robin continues on. Will either Brody or Claudio make comebacks before we reach Worlds End?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Kazuchika Okada VS The Beast Mortos!
The Continental Champion had quite the message for his opponent tonight, but the menacing minotaur never has words, only roaring and violence! Will Mortos do plenty of that to bring down the champ? Or will the Rainmaker prove he’s still the greatest tournament wrestler today?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock. The fans rally up as Okada and Mortos circle. They tie up, Mortos powers Okada to ropes, but Okada turns things around. The ref counts, Okada lets off slowly, and he fakes the chop to then pat Mortos on the shoulders. The fans applaud while Okada and Mortos reset. They circle, tie up, and Mortos again puts Okada on ropes. Mortos lets off to egg Okada on, but Okada just pokes him in the eyes! The ref reprimands, the fans are torn, but Okada CLUBS Mortos. Okada headlocks, Mortos powers up and out, and they RAM shoulders! Okada staggers but he smiles while Mortos snarls.
Okada runs, RAMS Mortos, but Okada staggers back! Okada dares Mortos to run, and Mortos revs up, but Okada pulls Mortos’ hair! The ref reprimands but Okada kicks Mortos low. Okada runs, but Mortos CLOBBERS him! The fans fire up and Mortos stomps away on Okada! Mortos stands Okada up to SMACK him! Mortos whips Okada to a corner, ELBOWS, LARIATS and GAMANGIRIS! Then SNAP POWERSLAMS! The fans fire up and Mortos stomps around. The fans rally as Mortos aims. Okada rises, Mortos runs up, but Okada BOOTS him away! Mortos comes back, jumps up, but Okada TOSSES him out!
The fans fire up and Okada grins. Mortos sputters, clutches a leg, and Okada goes out to fetch him. Okada CLUBS Mortos, brings him around, CLUBS him and kicks him and puts him in the ring. The fans cheer and Okada soaks it up, but Mortos returns to TORNILLO TOPE! The fans fire up as Mortos roars! Okada sputters while Mortos has the fans chanting “BEAST! BEAST! BEAST! BEAST!” Mortos whips Okada into the steel steps! Then Mortos aims, and the fans fire up as he runs in, but Okada moves! Mortos’ cannonball crashes into steel steps! Okada refreshes the ring count and he stalks Mortos.
Okada stands Mortos up, blows a kiss to the title on the pedestal, and hits a DDT to the floor! Okada blows another kiss to the title, then refreshes the ring count while Collision goes picture in picture.
Okada drags Mortos up and RAMS him into railing! Mortos slumps down and Okada leaves him behind. The ring count restarts while Okada just waits. Mortos drags himself up, hobbles back over to the ring, and he drags himself in at 7 of 10. Okada storms up but Mortos CHOPS, CHOPS, ROCKS and fires more shots! Okada kicks low and hits a DDT! Cover, TWO! Okada soaks up cheers and jeers while Mortos flounders to ropes. Mortos drags himself up, pounds the buckles to fire up, but Okada storms over. Okada fires a forearm, then an elbow! Okada ROCKS Mortos again, then steps away.
Okada comes back, Mortos shoves him, and then Mortos fires forearms! Okada eggs him on so Mortos CHOPS, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns, Okada is stinging from Mortos’ chops, but Okada RAMS Mortos into a corner! Okada backs away, runs back in, but Mortos ELBOWS him! And BOOTS him! And SLING-DOGS! The fans fire up and Mortos waits on Okada. Okada rises, Mortos runs up, but Okada swings! Mortos dodges to SOBAT, UPPERCUT, snapmare and NECK TWIST! Okada clutches his neck and the fans fire up for Mortos. Mortos eggs Okada on, scoops him, BACKBREAKER! Okada staggers around, into another BACKBREAKER! Okada hobbles, Mortos scoops again, torture rack! The fans fire up for the BEAST BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!!
Okada survives but the fans fire up again! Mortos drags Okada to a drop zone, then he climbs up a corner! The fans fire up but Okada ROCKS Mortos first! Okada climbs up, fires forearms, but Mortos HEADBUTTS! Okada staggers away, Mortos rises, but Okada gets under the leap! Mortos comes back, into a FLAPJACK! The fans fire up while both men are down! Mortos rises first, but then flops back down. Okada stands, the fans rally, and Okada wrenches Mortos for a MONEY CLIP! Mortos endures, reaches out, and the fans rally again. Mortos stomps around, powers Okada back and arm-drags him away!
Okada returns, dodges, and he ROCKS Mortos! MOrots ROCKS Okada! Okada UPPERCUTS! Mortos SMACKS Okada, blocks a kick, but Okada ROCKS Mortos! Mortos HEADBUTTS and both men fall! The fans cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as the ref checks both men. Mortos and Okada go to opposite corners, and Mortos roars! Mortos runs up, but Okada pops him up into the Alabama Lift, REVERSE NECKBREAKER! Okada drags Mortos up and scoops to SLAM! Okada goes to the corner per the formula, MACHO ELBOW! The fans fire up and Okada winds it up, Rainmaker MIDDLE FINGER~!
Okada drags Mortos up, ripcords, but Mortos dodges! But Okada hooks him! DISCUS- MORTOS LARIAT! The fans fire up as Mortos whips and POP-UP SAMOAN DROPS Okada!! Cover, TWO!! Okada survives and Mortos is shocked! Okada is still down, though, as Mortos goes up top! BEAST SENTON FLOPS as Okada dodges! But Mortos is right back up! Okada BOOTS him, BOOTS again, but Mortos SMACKS, CHOPS, and SMACKS Okada again! Mortos runs, but into a DROPKICK! Okada roars and the fans fire up! But Mortos roars as he sits up! Okada is scared of Mortos, but he roars back!
Mortos spins, Okada blocks and now Okada DISCUS LARIATS! Okada hurries to ripcord, RAINMAKER!! Cover, Okada wins!
Winner: Kazuchika Okada, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Mortos earns 0)
Mortos may be at zero points, but he still made Okada earn his! Okada is standing firm at second right now with 7 points, but can Mark Briscoe make it easier on everyone by bringing down Kyle Fletcher?
Toni Storm VS Shazza McKenzie!
It was quite the shocking return for the former AEW Women’s World Champion last Wednesday night on Dynamite, especially since she was no longer Timeless! Toni got her big in-ring return just last night on Rampage, will she keep that momentum going after tonight’s Collision?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Toni shakes hands with Shazza and the two circle. They step up and Shazza kick slow! Shazza headlocks, Toni powers up and out, and then she blows past Shazza to run her over! Toni keeps moving, redirects herself and SHOTGUNS Shazza down! The fans fire up and Toni scoops Shazza to BACKBREAKER! Toni brings Shazza back up to snap suplex! The fans cheer and Toni smiles. Toni brings Shazza up to ROCK her, then UPPERCUT! Shazza sputters but she catches an uppercut to a backslide! ONE, and Shazza whips, only for Toni to reverse. Shazza cartwheels and KICKS Toni’s leg out!
Shazza runs and KNEES Toni to a corner! The fans fire up, Shazza takes a bow, and Shazza runs up, but into a BOOT! Toni waistlocks to GERMAN SUPLEX! Shazza flounders and Toni goes to a corner. Toni says let’s rock! HIP ATTACK! Toni reels Shazza in, STORM ZERO! Cover, Toni wins!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall
Another win in the comeback tour and Toni grabs a mic. “I never thought that I would get to say this, but Toni Storm is officially All Elite!” Uh, y-yeah? Toni is definitely back, but will she return back to the top of AEW?
AEW shares more footage from after Dynamite.
Reporters caught up with Mariah May to ask her about the return of Toni Storm, and Mariah said she DGAF! What happened to Toni is the same thing that happened to Mina, and it will be the same thing that happens to Thunder Rosa. Every single woman Mariah steps in the ring with has their hopes and dreams, and then they wish they were never born. Mina should just go back to modeling, because her wrestling career as she knows it is over. Mariah didn’t want to do that to Mina, she still loves Mina. But this is just what Mariah does, and will continue to do to any girl that wants to breathe the same air as her. No one can handle the Woman from Hell.
Rosa can go and yell about whatever bat s*it crazy BS she wants, Rosa just needs to name a time and place for Mariah to end her career! As for every other woman in AEW, or any other company, you all have the same dream. But there is only one reality. The Glamour has spoken, but will it fall on deaf ears?
Backstage interview with Thunder Rosa.
Tony Schiavone is with La Mera Mera and brings up Mariah’s comments. Rosa says time and place? March 16th, 2022, San Antonio, Texas, the time and place Rosa won the AEW Women’s World Championship and knew what she was made of. But it doesn’t matter who you ae when you hold the title! What matters is who you are when you aren’t. And Rosa knows in her heart that she is THE champion, for the people and for all of Women’s Wrestling! And that is something Mariah cannot say! And Mariah is cleaning up a mess with her ex-bestie, Toni Storm, but Rosa has a place reserved for Mariah in Hell!
Speaking of Toni Storm, she walks in and says hello, nice to meet everyone. Oh, sorry, she didn’t mean to interrupt. Hi, she’s Toni Storm, she just wanted to introduce herself. They shake hands and Storm says it is a pleasure to meet Thunder Rosa, as well as the living legend, Tony Schiavone. Okay, sorry, she’ll let you all get back to what you were doing. Rock on! Toni heads out and Rosa lets that… odd interaction go. Rosa tells Mariah that in two weeks, her father will be in the audience to see his daughter fight. And she told him to bring a handful of dirt from the graveyards of Tijuana to remind Rosa where she comes from, and where she’s taking Mariah.
So it will be December 28th, 2024, Worlds End! Rosa VS Mariah for the AEW Women’s World Championship, in a TIJUANA STREET FIGHT!! La Mera Mera has spoken, will she bury Mariah in the gave Mariah has dug for herself?
AEW World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Match: Top Flight VS Lio Rush & Action Andretti!
There has been dysfunction showing itself in Top Flight Airlines, as evident by last week’s Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal. But then a deal was struck with Private Party: Dante & Darius Martin would have it out with their supposed friends, and the winners would get first crack at the titles. Will the team be satisfied one way or another after this? Or will the rift between them all only grow?
The teams sort out and Angel Dorado steps to the Bad Child. The fans rally up as these two stare down, both knowing Dante was the one who brought Lio into the group while Darius was hurt. They tie up, Lio waistlocks but Dante wrenches out to snapmare and body scissor into the sunset flip! TWO, but Dante ghost pins, TWO! Dante shifts around, mouse trap, TWO! Lateral press, TWO! Lio goes Matrix but Dante schoolboys, TWO! Dante wrenches Lio, tags Darius, but Lio gets away. The fans fire up and we see Private Party watching backstage. Lio stands down to talk with Action. Action tags in, and now Darius stares down the man he brought into the group.
Darius and Action tie up, Darius headlocks, but Action powers up to bring Darius to his knees. Action then slips out the back, hits a headlock takeover, but Darius rolls to a cover, ONE! Action holds onto the headlock, Darius powers up and out, but Action RAMS Darius! Darius rebounds to run Actin over! Things speed up, Darius rolls over the dropdown, but Action handsprings through the hip toss! Action talks a bit of smack, but turns around for Darius to trip him up! Action up kicks but Darius rolls to a lateral press, ONE! Action sweeps the legs to cover, ONE! Darius knuckle locks but Action lifts him up!
Action goes up and over Darius to sunset flip, ONE!! They both rush up, Darius slips around to backslide! ONE and Darius wrenches to WRING Action! But Action kicks Darius, both men kip up, and the fans fire up! Action chest bumps Darius so Darius gives it back. Darius ducks a roundhouse but not the ENZIGIRI! Action whips, Darius reverses but Lio tags in. Action handsprings through the backdrop, he and Lio pinball Darius with haymakers! Lio whips, Darius reverses but Lio springboards to RAN- NO! Darius drops Lio into a CATAPULT! But Lio BLASTS Dante first! Lio UPPERCUTS Darius, swings on Dante, but Dante gets under!
Darius back suplexes, Lio lands out but Dante tags in. Action is there, he and Lio dodge the Martin brothers, but Dante & Darius go to the apron. Lio & Action DOUBLE HANDSPRING KICK! Down go Darius & Dante, deja vu from the Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal! The fans are torn as Lio & Action say they’re the next champs, and Collision goes to picture in picture.
Leila Grey coaches up the Top Flight OGs, and Dante hurries in after Lio. Lio dodges, wrenches, and STUNNERS! Lio holds on to then STUNNER again! Dante flounders and Lio swaggers, then Lio stomps Dante. Lio stands Dante up to ROCK him, then he storms up to kick Dante down. Tag to Action, he and Lio both dig boots in, but the ref counts. Lio & Action let off, then taunt Dante while Action stomps away. Action tags Lio back in, they double wrench to double snapmare, then they DOUBLE PENALTY KICK SANDWICH! Cover, TWO! Dante is tougher than that but Lio clamps onto him with a facelock.
Lio gator rolls Dante away from Darius, then shifts to have a SLEEPER! Lio stares Darius down, but Dante fights up to RAM Lio into the corner! Action tags in and he clamps onto Dante with a facelock. Action fires knee after knee, then CHOPS Dante! Dante turns things around to CHOP Action! Lio attacks Dante from the outside, then Action mugs him from the inside! The ref reprimands but Action digs his boots in. Tag to Lio, and Lio swaggers again. Lio then runs up to BOOT WASH Dante! The ref reprimands but Lio drags Dante up to snapmare. Lio then runs to UPEPRCUT Dante in the back!
Dante writhes, Lio swaggers more, and Lio eggs on Dante. He dares Dante to crawl to his big brother, Darius, but then clamps on a facelock. Collision returns to single picture as Lio whips Dante to the corner. Lio runs up, ROCKS Dante, then tags Action. Action CHOPS Dante, he and Lio mug Dante more, but the fans boo. The ref reprimands, Lio tags in, and Action stands Dante up. They double whip, but Dante grabs ropes to stop himself. Dante TOSSES Action, goes up and over Lio, hot tag to Darius! Air Wolf rallies on Action & Lio! BOOTS and HAYMAKERS for Lio, then Darius whips. Lio reverses but Darius atomic drops!
Darius BULLDOG HOTSHOTS Lio, then GAMANGIRIS! Lio staggers and the fans fire up, but Action steps in and takes the FLATLINER! Dante runs, Darius sets up, POETRY IN MOTION! Action goes down, but Lio rolls Darius up! Darius rolls through, then ducks Lio’s basement enzigiri! Darius waistlocks, Lio slips under, and Lio waistlocks back. Darius brings Dante up, and then BOOSTS him up and over! Darius ELBOWS Lio and Dante reels him in, half nelson lift and the SWING- NO, Lio slips free! Lio shoves Dante at Darius, Darius again pops Dante up and over! Darius reels Lio in and Dante gives the BOOST to the TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO!!
The fans are torn as Lio survives but Leila coaches Top Flight. Action YANKS Dante down, but Darius stomps Action’s hands! Darius drags Lio up, fires forearms, then a CHOP! Darius reels Lio in, suplexes, but Lio slips free! Lio ducks under, UPKICKS, and Action is in! They both dodge Darius, then flank him! Darius swings on Lio but Lio ducks, and Action mule kicks, knee lifts, and CHOPS! Lios fires fast hands, Action kicks out a leg, and they both DOUBLE FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up and Action is growing frustrated. Action tags in, he and Lio get Darius back up, but Dante slips in!
Dante saves Darius from the double suplex, and he fires hands! He then runs, but Lio dodges! Lio redirects, Dante dodges Action but Lio LARIATS Dante! Darius LARIATS Lio! Action dodges Darius to come back and BOOT! Darius rebounds, but Action SUPERKICKS him out! Action builds speed and slides, but Darius slips under! Darius pops Action up but Action lands on the apron. Action mule kicks Darius, then ARABIAN PRESSES him down! The fans fire up and Action roars, but Dante DIVES onto him! Leila says hell yeah! But then Lio DIVES and sends Dante into Leila! Dante panics and even Lio realizes he messed up!
All of Top Flight checks on Leila, they didn’t mean for her to be collateral. But then Lio & Action CLOBBER Dante & Darius! They only care so much when a title match is on the line! Lio puts Darius in, then he goes up! FINAL HOUR!! Action goes up to springboard, 450 SPLASH!! Cover, LIO & ACTION WIN!
Winners: Lio Rush & Action Andretti, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Championships)
The Bad Child & The Sight to See tell Private Party to be ready! These two are coming for titles because they’re hungry for gold. Will these two eat their fill at the Holiday Bash?
BREAKING NEWS for ROH Final Battle!
We know it’s Chris Jericho VS Matt Cardona for the ROH World Championship, Athena VS Billie Starkz for the Women’s World Championship, Red Velvet VS Leyla Hirsch for the Women’s World Television Championship, and even a Double Bull Rope Tornado Tag of Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara VS The Righteous for the World Tag Team Championships! BUT, who will it be for the ROH Pure Championship? We find out when Lee Moriarty does, because he’s issuing an Open Challenge! Who will be bold enough to step to #TAIGASTYLE?
Kris Statlander VS Tootie Lynn!
The #BornAgainKristen vows to be watching the Holiday Bash and its AEW TBS Championship match very, very closely. Will both Mercedes Mone and Anna Jay have to watch Kris very closely?
The bell rings and Kris circles with Lynn. They tie up, Kris waistlocks and spins Lynn to snapmare. Lynn and Kris each block strikes, then Kris DRAGON SCRWES! Lynn staggers up but Kris reels her in for a stalling suplex! The fans fire up and Kris waits for TWENTY-THREE before she SLAMS Lynn down! The fans fire up and Kris flexes. Kris stands Lynn up but Lynn fires palm strikes! Kris ducks the uraken to SWEEP the legs and basement DROPKICK! Kris whips Lynn to a corner, runs up, but then blocks a boot to get up and under Lynn! Lynn fights with fists and RANAS Kris away! The fans fire up, but then Kris LARIATS Lynn down!
Kris hauls Lynn up, tucks her in, STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER! Cover, Kris wins!
Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall
Lynn may be a great fighter, but Kris is the Galaxy’s Greatest! Will Kris soon be the Galaxy’s Greatest TBS Champion once again?
FTR speaks.
“On New Year’s Day, in Asheville, North Carolina, one of AEW’s most important shows returns. Dynamite: Fight for the Fallen, live on TBS and Max. AEW has invited the world to come together to provide hope and much needed aid to those most affected by Hurricane Helene. Be live here in Asheville, or watch on both TBS and Max, to join AEW in giving back to charities helping recovery efforts. The American Red Cross, Save the Children, World Central Kitchen, Beloved Asheville, and many, many more. This will be one of the most important Dynamites in AEW history.
“Fight for the Fallen, the mother of all simulcasts, live New Year’s Day, 8, 7 Central, for the first time ever simulcast on Max. Tickets on sale now at AEWTIX.com.”
10 Man Tag: Daniel Garcia, Orange Cassidy, Komander & The Outrunners VS MXM Collection & The Premier Athletes w/ Mark Sterling!
While there are many things going on right now, from the Continental Classic to the war with the Death Riders, these teams are getting into the NBA spirit by having a 5v5 All Star showdown! Will the TNT Champion, Freshly Squeezed, the Commander of the Skies and the Youngest Men Alive build up some momentum for the holidays? Or will they get dunked on by Mansoor, Mason Madden, Tony Nese, Josh Woods & Ariya Daivari?
Well of course “Smart” Mark has to take over the introductions. And he says that the Premier Athletes have decided to “let the losers of St. Louis,” and of course these “model citizens,” join in on the pregame cheer. So when they say “Athletes,” you say “Rule,” nothing else! Hands in, boys. Oh, and they would be honored for MXM to put the tips in. Mansoor & Maxon put on finger protection before joining in. Ohhh…! “ATHLETES!” “SUCK!” Sterling never learns. The teams sort out and Garcia starts against the Technical Beast. The bell rings, the fans rally up, and Woods taunts Garcia. They tie up, Woods powers Garcia to ropes, but the ref counts.
Woods lets off but mocks Garcia putting his dukes up. Garcia shoves Woods, the two reset, and the fans rally up. They tie up, Woods slips around then SLAMS Garcia down! Woods waistlocks but Garcia fights off the roll-up. Woods SLAMS Garcia again, and mocks the dance! The fans boo but Garcia brushes that off. Garcia and Woods go again, Garcia waistlocks but Woods switches. Garcia switches, they go to ropes, and Woods bucks the O’Conner. Garcia avoids the knee, rolls Woods up, TWO! Woods hurries to his feet but Garcia trips him to ghost pin! TWO, and now Garcia shows Woods how it’s done!
Woods kicks Garcia low! Woods shouts, “ATHLETES!” St. Louis shouts, “SUCKS!” Woods whips, Garcia ducks ‘n’ dodges and CLOBBERS Woods! The fans fire up but Nese tags in, so Garcia knees Nese low. Garcia bumps Nese off buckles, tags in Cassidy, and the fans fire up as Cassidy stomps away on Nese! Cassidy lets off to bring Nese up, and the fans rally as Cassidy suplexes. Nese blocks, then powers free to throat chop! The fans boo, Nese whips, but Cassidy reaches out to tag Komander! Cassidy then dodges to tilt-o-whirl, but Nese stops the DDT! Nese suplexes, into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE!
Cassidy holds Nese, Komander runs up, and Komander uses Nese to pommel horse and RANA Daivari! The fans fire up and Komander hurries to go up, up, but Mason distracts him! The ref reprimands, but Nese trips Komander up! Hot tag to Mansoor and then MXM both go after Komander. Mansoor pulls on a leg but Komander’s stuck in a backwards Tree of Woe, so Mansoor gets both legs free. MXM then hauls Komander up, CATWALK LEG DROP! Then they POSE! The fans are torn but Mansoor blows a kiss, and even mocks Garcia’s dance, while Collision goes picture in picture.
Mason joins in on the dance and Garcia wants after them, but the ref keeps him and the team back. MXM kicks Komander around, stomps him, and Mansoor ROCKS Komander to ropes. Tip touch tag to Daivari, and they mug Komander. Daivari spins Komander around to stomp him, then he tip touch tags Mansoor. They double whip Komander to a corner, then Daivari runs in, Komander goes up and over, then ducks under Mansoor, Mansoor LARIATS Daivari in the corner! Mansoor panics, Komander knuckle locks and CHOPS! Komander goes up and up, tightrope walks, then MISSILE DROPKICKS Daivari!
Komander comes back to SUPERKICK Mansoor! Komander staggers up, brings Mansoor around, tag to Turbo Floyd! Komander gets the fans fired up and Turbo climbs. Turbo rains down fists, and the fans count along to nine, flex, and TEN! Turbo tags Truth and Truth climbs up to rain down fists! The fans count again, and we go to nine, wind up, and TEN! Mansoor sputters but Truth tags Garcia. Garcia climbs up, he rains down fists, and he goes to nine, puts up his dukes, and he dances on Mansoor’s face! Garcia’s pick-up team is feeling it, and so is St. Louis, while Collision goes to break.
Collision returns as Komander tags in, but Nese & Daivari run up to mug him and The Outrunner! They toss out Turbo & Truth, then TOSS Komander to the corner! “ATHLETES!” “SUCK!” But then Garcia & Cassidy drag Nese & Daivari out of the ring! They brawl, Nese THROWS Garcia into railing while Daivari DECKS Cassidy! Komander is up and he builds speed, but Sterling trips him up! The fans boo but the ref missed that because Mansoor is distracting him! Komander grabs Sterling by the tie and the fans fire up, but Daivari CLOBBERS Sterling! The fans boo more but Daivari puts Komander on the apron.
Nese is on the apron and he suplexes Komander up and in for Woods, who then holds Komander up. Mason runs in, BOOT POWERBOMB COMBO!! Mansoor is up top now, FROG SPLASH!! Woods covers, Team Garcia all breaks it up! The fans fire up but now it’s a brawl! Team Garcia and the #PremierCollection all tumble out, Mason & Mansoor get Cassidy up! Cassidy fights the Centerfold, and Garcia slides in so he can SAIDO Mansoor! Mason HEADBUTTS Garcia! Cassidy tilt-o-whirls to DDT Mason! Cassidy kips up, the fans fire up, and Cassidy DIVES onto Mansoor! Cassidy sends Mansoor to a corner for Garcia to SHOTGUN!
The fans are thunderous as Koamnder is up top! Tightrope walk, for the SPACEMAN SWANTON! And he tags Cassidy on the way! Cassidy throws off the elbow pad, takes aim at Woods, but Sterling gets on the apron! Cassidy ORANGE PUNCHES Sterling!! Then he dodges Woods, ORANGE PUNCH!! Cover, Team Garcia wins!
Winners: Daniel Garcia, Orange Cassidy, Komander & The Outrunners, by pinfall
The team celebrates, that was a Freshly Squeezed victory! But while this was a big win and a lot of fun, it is time to focus on Worlds End. Will Garcia make his way out of the league to head for the Continental Championship? Will Cassidy overcome the Fatal 4 Way odds to finally be THE AEW World Champion?
Don Callis speaks.
“I had a bad night last night. A couple of turncoats who used to be under my employ, ‘Powerhouse’ Hobbs and Mark Davis, did a little switcharoo, a little number on the Don Callis Family. I woke up today with a hole in my heart because of that, but then I got fantastic news. The gods have smiled upon me because I am getting, in two week’s time, at Worlds End, I am getting my revenge on Powerhouse Hobbs. That’s right, a match against the Alpha, Konosuke Takeshita, has been granted. And it’s in two weeks at Worlds End, and I can’t wait.
‘If you thought everything was coming up the Don Callis Family, I’ve got one more thing to be excited about! Kyle Fletcher is getting ready right now to be in the main event tonight! And run the table and mathematically ensure that he goes on to Worlds End and then wins the Continental Championship, when he beats that degenerate, Mark Briscoe tonight on Collision. That is why the Don Callis Family is the true one percenters of professional wrestling. And you’re gonna see it tonight, and you’re gonna see it at Worlds End. And Hobbs, I’m gonna send you right back to the unemployment line.” Callis has made his promises, but will Konosuke and Kyle be able to keep them?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Kyle Fletcher VS Mark Briscoe!
The Protostar is already 3-0 with 9 points, the standalone leader of this block. But will he solidify that position as Blue League’s number one seed? Or will the Aussie Arrow completely miss hitting the Sussex County Chicken?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind “DEM BOYS! DEM BOYS!” Mark and Kyle circle, and Kyle doesn’t care that the fans like Mark more. They tie up, Kyle uses height to power Mark to a corner, and the ref counts. Kyle lets off with a roll back, and he finger guns at Mark. The fans taunt Kyle with, “Ospreay’s Better!” Kyle scowls and he bails out of the ring. The fans boo but Kyle says HE is better than Ospreay! Kyle goes back to the ring, stares Mark down as he steps inside, and the two reset. The fans rally behind Mark as the two tie up, and Mark waistlocks. Kyle wrenches and wristlocks, then he pushes on the hold.
Mark rolls, wrenches, headlocks, and he grinds Kyle down. Kyle powers up and out and he RUNS Mark over! Kyle flexes but the fans boo. Mark stands up, the two reset, and they tie up again. Kyle headlocks but Mark endures the grind. Mark powers up and puts Kyle on the ropes. The ref counts, Mark lets off, and Mark eggs Kyle on. Kyle mocks the Redneck Kung-Fu as he resets with Mark. They tie up, Kyle headlocks and hits a takeover, and he shakes his head as he keeps Mark down. Kyle puts on the pressure, but Mark endures. Mark fights around, headscissors, but Kyle moves around. Kyle pops free and he STOMPS Mark down!
The fans boo but Kyle just smirks. Wait, Mark is right up! Mark dares Kyle to hit him! Kyle ROCKS Mark, but Mark ROCKS Kyle! The forearms go back and forth, and the fans fire up! REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUT! Mark CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Then he whips Kyle, Kyle reverses, but Mark goes up and out to evade the boot! Kyle is stuck on the rope, Mark CHOPS him again! Mark reels Kyle in, Callis stresses out, but Kyle suplexes Mark! Mark fights that, then BITES Kyle on the forehead! The ref counts, Mark stops biting to snapamre Kyle out. The fans fire up as Mark then WRECKS Kyle with a dropkick!
Kyle shakes out the stars but Mark builds speed! Mark DIVES and takes Kyle down at the ramp! The fans fire up and Mark puts Kyle back in the ring. Mark hurries up but Kyle runs in, CALF KICK! Mark falls and Kyle grins while the fans boo. Callis gets the fans see a lot of themselves in Kyle, but they should show Kyle respect. Kyle aims, but Mark blocks Kyle’s kick! Mark YANKS Kyle down, but Kyle dodges a haymaker! Mark dodges in return, and now Mark goes up! Mark avoids a leg sweep to then BLOCKBUSTER to the floor! The fans fire up for Mark and he goes back up! BANG-BANG, FOLEY ELBOW!
The fans fire up with Mark and he brings Kyle up. Mark CHOPS, then he refreshes the count. Mark stalks Kyle to railing and he CHOPS again! Kyle scrambles into the ring but Mark pursues. Kyle slides out the side, so Mark goes out the side. Mark CHOPS Kyle again, and Kyle goes to the desk! Kyle sputters but Mark brings him around to reel him in! Callis panics but Kyle BACKDROPS free! The fans boo but Mark goes to steps. Kyle hurries to bring Mark to railing, RAILING BRAINBUSTER!! Mark flops to the floor and the fans go nuts! Callis says there’s no coming back from that. Kyle then mocks Mark by setting up a chair nearby!
Kyle gets space, then builds speed, and he jumps up using the chair, FLYING CANNONBALL!! Kyle wipes Mark out with his own move, and Kyle poses with fans against their will. Kyle mocks the ref and his orders, then he DUMPS Mark over railing. But Mark rises up to CHOP Kyle! Mark goes up onto the railing, brings Kyle up, and he SUPERPLEXES to the floor! Kyle writhes, the ref checks him and Mark, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Both men are okay to continue so a ring count begins. Mark stirs and rises up, but Kyle is still grimacing in pain. Mark has the fans help him up, and he rolls into the ring. The count is 6 of 10 but Kyle is still down! Callis can’t even go near under Continental Division rules, but Kyle manages to rise at 8! And he leaps in at 9.5! The match continues and Mark storms over. Mark brings Kyle up, DECKS him, then stands him back up. Mark ROCKS Kyle again, Kyle flops against ropes, and Mark stands him back up. Mark fires a flurry of forearms, then runs, but into a SUPERKICK! Kyle manages to smirk and flex, but then he coughs and sputters.
Kyle goes to a corner, catches his breath, and he waits on Mark. Mark checks his chin while leaning against ropes, but Kyle storms up. Kyle stomps Mark against the ropes! Mark crawls to a corner, but Kyle stomps him again! Kyle drags Mark up and whips him corner to corner hard! Mark comes back but Kyle ELBOWS him down! Cover, TWO! Kyle is frustrated but Collision returns to single picture. The fans rally up as Mark rises, but Kyle storms over. Mark fires body shots! Kyle KNEES low, Mark hobbles away, and Kyle brings Mark up. Mark fires more body shots! And forearms! Kyle KNEES low again!
Kyle CLUBS Mark down, then CLUBS him again! The fans boo but Kyle stands Mark up. Mark fires more body shots and more forearms! Kyle KNEES low, whips, but Mark slides under! Mark ROCKS Kyle at ropes, then CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” and Mark CHOPS again! Mark ROCKS Kyle again and again, then whips, but Kyle reverses. Mark CLOBBERS Kyle on return! The fans fire up and Kyle goes to a corner. Mark runs up to LARIAT! And then EXPLODER! Kyle flops over while Mark rises again! The fans fire up with Mark and he brings Kyle up, FISHERMAN- NO, Kyle fights that to suplex!
Mark slips free, waistlocks, but Kyle elbows free! Only for Mark to PELE! Mark reels Kyle in, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Kyle survives but Mark grits his teeth. The fans rally up, Mark storms around, and he drags Kyle up. Mark fireman’s carries Kyle, but Kyle kicks and flails free! Kyle has the arms hooked, HALF ‘N’ HALF SUPLEX! Kyle seethes while Mark flounders away to ropes. The fans boo Kyle but he runs, only for Mark to LARIAT! The fans fire up again and Kyle staggers up. Mark fireman’s carries, ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! SLIDING LARIAT! Mark hurries to a corner!
The fans fire up as Mark climbs, but Kyle stands! SHOTEI! Kyle climbs, brings Mark up, but Mark fights the lift! Mark then UPPERCUTS Kyle down! Kyle is in the drop zone and Mark adjusts! The fans fire up for the FROGGY-BOW, but onto knees! Kyle saves himself and hurries up top! Kyle aims for the FROGGY- NO!! Mark avoids Kyle and rolls him up, TWO!! Mark kicks low, underhooks the arms, but Kyle BACKDROPS free! Kyle goes to a corner, Mark runs up, but Kyle goes up and over! Kyle runs back to scoop and MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Mark survives and the fans are thunderous!
Kyle is beside himself while he and Mark catch their breath. Kyle shakes his head as he sits up, and he storms after Mark. “This is Awesome!” as Kyle reels Mark in. Mark fights the lift, so Kyle gives Kawada Kicks! Kyle reels Mark back in, lifts him, but Mark pops out the back! Mark CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS again! Mark fires up, but Kyle SUPERKICKS! Kyle BOOTS Mark, runs, but Mark REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUTS! Mark straitjackets Kyle into the torture rack! But Kyle CLAWS Mark’s face! Roll up, with feet on ropes! The ref sees that and says NO! The fans are thunderous and Callis complains the ref is failing Kyle!
Mark rolls Kyle up! TWO!! Mark underhooks but Kyle wrenches out! Kyle wrenches again, suplexes, SHEER DROP BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, TWO?!? Mark survives and shocks everyone! Kyle argues with the ref, but Mark is just that tough! Mark crawls to a corner, rises up, but Kyle runs in, GAMANGIRI! Kyle takes things up top! Fans boo but Mark slips free! Mark CLUBS Kyle on the back, SHOVES him onto the post, and then drags him into the torture rack! CUTTHROAT DRIVER!! But he can’t make the cover!! The fans are thunderous as Mark crawls after Kyle but Kyle rolls away! Kyle flops to the floor!
The fans boo as Kyle keeps himself in this match by getting out of the ring. Mark goes up to SUPER FROGGY-BOW!! The fans are thunderous and Mark hurries to put Kyle back in! Mark hurries back up a corner, and we have ONE MINUTE LEFT! FROGGY-BOW~!! Cover, TWO?!? Mark doesn’t hesitate, he just underhooks! But Kyle drops, victory rolls, TWO!! Mark is up, he rolls Kyle, TWO!! Kyle is up, but Mark tucks the arms! But Kyle shoves Mark into the ref! LOW- NO!! Mark stops the low blow and kicks back! Underhooks, JAY DRILLER!!! Cover, MARK WINS!!!
Winner: Mark Briscoe, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Fletcher earns 0)
Literally last minute, and the Sussex County Chicken snatches victory from the jaws of defeat! Callis is very upset by this upset victory, and now Mark has new life in the C2! Cassidy & Willow come out to celebrate with him, could Mark make himself one of the semifinalists going into Worlds End?
The Death Riders have hijacked a camera!
Jon Moxley checks if they’re rolling, and Wheeler Yuta says yeah, it’s rolling. He knows how to work that thing? Yeah. Moxley says FTR are about to get lost on their way home tonight. Oh, here they come. The Death Riders watch as Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood walk through the backstage area. Then Marina Shafir stands in their way. Claudio & Pac snatch FTR with blindfold bags! FTR fights but Moxley helps outnumber the #TopGuys, and they drag FTR out to the parking lot. Yuta keeps the camera on him as he smiles and laughs at the carnage happening just on the other side of the wall. Will the Death Riders personally see to it that there is NO ONE to stand against them?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision here to wrap Winter is Coming Week, and I do appreciate they’re trying to get more and more people into the Death Rider story, as they should. To that end, good promo from Darby and Ospreay to try and get Ospreay to consider his part in all this. I get Ospreay’s side, he just wants to wrestle, win, and become champion again, but considering Claudio is in Gold League with him, he could end up a target, compelling Ospreay to join the fight. And quite the closing moment, with Death Riders going after FTR because they saved Cassidy from their attack. It’ll be quite the AEW Justice League moment when names like Cassidy, FTR, Ospreay and a few others stand against The Death Riders. And I say Justice League because DC Comics is Warner Brothers Discovery, too.
Speaking of the Continental Classic, awesome matches tonight for Blue League. Mortos was of course losing to Okada but he looked great against the champ. Good promo from Callis to hype up both the International Championship match of Konosuke VS Hobbs and tonight’s main event, and what an awesome win for Mark Briscoe. Kyle is leading at 9, but Okada is second at 7 and Mark is third at 6, and things could really get wild in the last round of Blue League competition. I feel like it should still come down to Okada and Kyle because Okada is the champ and should have a chance at defending his belt, and Kyle could potentially face Ospreay again.
Great 10 Man Tag from Garcia, Komander, Cassidy & Outrunners VS Premier Athletes & MXM, but it was clearly all for the fun so that the fans could stay energized during these long tapings. Good squash match win for Kris Statlander, but I feel like Lynn didn’t sell being held up for a 20+ stalling suplex much at all. Equally good squash match win for Toni Storm, and I absolutely LOVE that Toni Storm is pretending this is her first time in AEW. She got reset to her old persona so apparently that came with a memory reset, that is brilliant. Very good promo Mariah, and a very good promo from Rosa, including Toni’s part. A Tijuana Street Fight for the title, and it keeps both women strong no matter who wins.
Great tag match of Top Flight VS Lio & Action, but also a great use of Leila as a distraction in the wrong way. I almost thought she was going to turn and join Lio & Action, but Leila’s done fairly well as a Face now so I feel like she’ll stay a Face. She could easily just give a promo about how Lio & Action didn’t care about her and that’s why she sticks with Dante & Darius. Private Party VS Lio & Action is going to be a great, but I would think Quen & Kassidy win out. And then great International Women’s Cup Qualifier from Willow VS Hayter. Willow was the natural choice given her accolades.
And while it’s great for Julia to return in person, AEW sure fumbled it. The lights went out during the match, aka way too early, and then I don’t think she did a good job choosing elbow gloves. Those things were falling down the whole time, it looked more like she had a big scrunchy wristband. But hey, Hayter VS Hart in a House Rules match for Worlds End would be great for them both, and it’d be quite the way for Hart to get a return win.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Winter is Coming to Rampage, and yet AEW is bringing the heat! Toni Storm makes her shocking return to action, but she’s no longer Timeless!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Matt Cardona VS Bryan Keith; Cardona wins.
- Toni Storm VS Harley Cameron; Storm wins.
- Deonna Purrazzo VS Shazza McKenzie; Deonna wins.
- “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis VS Konosuke Takeshita & Lance Archer; Hobbs & Davis win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Matt Cardona VS Bryan Keith w/ Chris Jericho!
As promised, The Learning Tree is going to be on commentary for this one as his Bad Apple takes on “The Complete” Matt Cardona. Cardona is gearing up to take the ROH World Championship from Jericho, will he prove he’s #AlwayZReady? Or will Keith teach him to RESPECT Chris Jericho?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind “Always Ready!” as Cardona and Keith circle. They tie up, go around, and Cardona puts Keith on ropes. The ref counts, Cardona lets off, but Keith shoves Cardona. Cardona SHOVES Keith off is feet! The fans fire up while Keith backs up to the ropes. Keith tells the ref to back Cardona up, and the ref does back Cardona up, and Keith returns to the ring. They circle, feel things out, but then Cardona blocks a kick! Cardona headlocks, Keith powers up and out, but Cardona runs Keith over! The fans fire up, things speed up, and Cardona blocks a hip toss to LARIAT!
Keith scrambles but Cardona bumps him off buckles. Cardona whips, Keith reverses, then Keith runs up, but Cardona BOOTS him away! Cardona goes up, leaps over, and then FLAPJACKS Keith down! The fans fire up as Keith flounders to a corner. Cardona runs up to LARIAT and Keith flops down! Cardona goes side to side, but Keith avoids the bootski! The fans boo but Cardona still runs, and he WRECKS Keith with a dropkick! The fans fire up, Cardona stalks Keith, and he CLUBS Keith. Cardona wrenches Keith to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP into barriers! The fans cheer and Cardona ROCKS Keith! Cardona puts Keith in and the fans rally up.
Keith bails out the other side but Cardona storms after him. They’re on the apron, but Keith BITES Cardona’s EAR!! The fans boo and the ref counts! Keith stops, but then he SHOVES Cardona off the apron! Cardona hits steel steps on the way down! The fans boo more but Jericho high-fives Keith. Keith drags Cardona up, CLUBS him, then puts him in the ring. Keith storms in and clamps on a cravat. Cardona endures the neck wrench, the fans rally up, and Cardona fires body shots. Keith snapmares Cardona to drop a knee on the face! Cover, TWO! Cardona goes to ropes while Keith soaks up the heat from the fans.
Keith CHOKES Cardona on the ropes, but he lets off as the ref counts. Keith CHOPS Cardona to a corner, and CHOPS again, but Cardona CHOPS in return! And CHOPS again! Keith ELBOWS Cardona in the head! The fans rally but Keith kicks Cardona’s legs out! Keith snarls while he paces around Cardona. The fans boo but Keith clamps on with a neck wrench! Cardona endures, but Keith CLUBS Cardona down. Keith says Cardona isn’t ready for the Learning Tree! But Cardona JAWBREAKERS! Cardona CHOPS and CHOPS and whips, but Keith grabs ropes! Cardona’s dropkick misses, and Keith runs up to BOOT him down!
Jericho is pleased while Keith soaks up more heat from Kansas City. Cardona goes to the apron, drags himself up, and Keith runs up to BOOT him to the floor! Cardona writhes while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Keith waits on Cardona as Cardona crawls his way back to the ring. Cardona drags himself up with the apron skirt, but then he flops back over! The count is 7! 8! Cardona uses railing to stand back up, and he lunges into the ring at 9.5! Keith is frustrated but he rains down fists! The ref reprimands but Keith lets off. Keith tells the ref to shut up, then he tells the fans to shut up. Keith drags Cardona into a cravat neck wrench, but Cardona endures. Cardona fights his way up, fires body shots, but Keith CLUBS him down! Rampage returns to single picture as Keith brings Cardona up. Cardona fireman’s carries!
Keith flails and slips free, then he shoves Cardona to a corner. Keith runs up to GAMANGIRI! Keith then goes up and he reels Cardona in, to BITE that ear again! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Keith stops biting to bring Cardona around. But Cardona YANKS Keith off the corner! Both men are down and the fans fire up! A standing count starts but Cardona fires up with the fans. Keith runs up but into an ELBOW! Cardona LARIATS, whips, but Keith reverses. Cardona SLAM DUNKS Keith off the mat! Keith goes to a corner and Cardona fires forearms! Cardona sits Keith down, the fans fire up more, and Cardona runs in, BOOTSKI!
Cardona pushes Keith to a cover, TWO! Keith stays in this but Cardona stays on Keith. Cardona drags Keith up, but Keith RISING HEADBUTTS! Cardona staggers to a corner, Keith runs up, but Cardona KNEES him away! Cardona goes up and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Cardona then runs up, but into a clinch! URENAGE! Cover, TWO! Cardona survives and Keith is furious! The fans rally, and Jericho says this is where Keith likes to have his opponents. Keith drags Cardona up, reels him in, and tucks the arms! But Cardona fights the lift and powers up! Keith slips off the backdrop but Cardona kicks low! STRAITJACKET SLAM! Cover, TWO!
Cardona falls back as Keith quite literally kicked out of that! Keith huffs ‘n’ puffs and ENZIGIRIS! Cardona staggers, Keith waistlocks, but Cardona bucks the O’Conner! RADIO SILENCE! Cover, Cardona wins!
Winner: Matt Cardona, by pinfall
Jericho is not happy, but he has to give it up to Cardona. Jericho holds up the ROH World Championship and tells Cardona he’ll never have it. But will Cardona prove Jericho is NOT ready to compete with The Complete?
Harley Cameron speaks.
“G’day, guys! It’s the 12 Days of Shop AEW, and this is what we have.” Harley plays her guitar as she sings, “On the 12 Days of AEW, my true love gave~ to meeee~! Ahem. 12 Darby hoodies, 11 Ospreay jerseys, 10 Hologram masks, 9 Nana dress shirts, 8 DC Comics, 7 autograph prints, 6 chibi stickers, FIVE~ Feel the Wrath of Harley Cameron t-shirts! This is not a self promotion. Ahem. Four fanny packs, three Brawler Buddies, two Acclaimed scissor hands… And anything~ else that involves MEEE~, Harley Cameron!” A creative ad read, but will Harley be ready to “welcome back” Toni Storm later tonight?
Toni Storm VS Harley Cameron!
For the first time in FOUR MONTHS, the former AEW Women’s World Champion is back in AEW, and she’s back as her original form. Will Toni still be victorious even though she’s no longer Timeless? Or will Harley prove she’s Gold Coast, Australia’s best wrestler now?
The bell rings and the fans cheer Toni on. Toni smiles knowing the fans still care, and Harley says let’s have some fun! Harley offers a handshake, Toni takes it, but Harley uses it to reel Toni in for a headlock! Toni powers up and out the back, then headlocks in return. Harley powers out but Toni runs her over! Things get moving, Toni redirects and SHOTGUNS Harley down! The fans fire up and Toni slaps Harley around. Toni SOBATS, runs, and BOOTS Harley down! The fans fire up and Toni hauls Harley up to snap suplex! The fans cheer more and Toni storms up on Harley in a corner. Toni CHOPS, then CHOPS again!
Toni CLUBS Harley, then climbs up to rain down fists! The fans cheer and count along, but Harley YANKS Toni down at 4! Harley RAMS into Toni again and again, then digs her boots in! Harley shrieks, but she lets off as the ref counts. Harley then gets right up in the camera to say, “We’ll be right back, if this idiot remembers who she is!” That is to say, Collision is going picture in picture!
Toni grits her teeth as she rises up, but Harley CLUBS her back down. Harley CHOKES Toni on the ropes, lets off as the ref counts, and Toni flops to the apron. Harley dropkicks her to the floor! Harley stalks Toni on the outside, and CHOPS her against railing! Toni scrambles away but Harley pursues. Harley CHOPS again but Toni roars and CHOPS back! And CHOPS again! Toni CLUBS Harley, CLUBS her again, but Harley throws knees down low! Harley then THROWS Toni into the railing! Harley drags Toni up and into the ring, then storms in after her. Harley mocks the rock ‘n’ roll before she stomps a mudhole in!
The ref counts, Harley steps off, and she drags Toni back up to whip. Harley ELBOWS Toni down, covers, TWO! Harley is annoyed and argues with the ref, but the ref defends his count. Harley stomps Toni around, drags her up, and ELBOWS her in the shoulder! Harley throws down more elbows, makes Toni sit up, and then throws in another elbow! Harley just throws down ELBOW after ELBOW, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Harley has Toni down with a chinlock. The fans rally for Toni and she fights up to throw body shots. Harley CLUBS Toni, runs, but Toni scoops her for a BACKBREAKER! Harley hobbles to a corner, runs back up, but Toni dodges to CLOBBER her! And LARIAT! And THESZ PRESS! Toni rains down fists, and she lets off with a roar! The fans fire up, Toni brings Harley up, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Toni stays on Harley. Toni reels Harley in but Harley fights the lift! Harley ducks the roundhouse, pump handles Toni and hits a BIG back suplex!
Toni sits up, Harley runs to SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO!! Toni survives and Harley is beside herself! Harley CLUBS away on Toni, then runs, but Toni grabs her! SKY HIGH! Cover, TWO!! Harley survives and scrambles to a corner. Toni goes to the corner, almost poses for the close up, but throws up the rock ‘n’ roll fingers instead. Toni runs corner to corner to HIP ATTACK! And then STORM ZERO!! Cover, Storm wins!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall
Timeless or not, a world champion is still a world champion! Will Storm prove to be a force of nature in AEW?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
Toni Storm’s comeback tour is only heating up as she’ll be in action once again, against Shazza McKenzie! So from one Aussie to another, is Toni going to keep this momentum going? Plus, Kris Statlander will be back in action, will she rebound from her loss at Full Gear? And on top of that, AEW takes a cue from the NBA on TNT, it’s a BIG All Star 10 Man Tag! Daniel Garcia joins forces with Orange Cassidy, The Outrunners & Komander to take on The Premier Athletes & MXM Collection, will the TNT Champion lead his team to a win in this pick-up game?
Brody King speaks.
“When I think of the Continental Classic, I think of prestige, I think of respect and honor. I started the C2 strong, but now I’m down 6 points. Komander, you better bring the fight of your life, because I am.” It is a match of men on the bubble, who will survive one more round in the Gold League? We find out next Friday for Rampage: Holiday Bash!
Deonna Purrazzo VS Shazza McKenzie!
The Virtuosa wants everyone in AEW to understand something: When dealing with The Vendetta, stay on their good side. Will Deonna make sure Shazza understands that explicitly? Or will Shazza get on Deonna’s bad side without even trying?
The bell rings and Deonna circles with Shazza. They tie up, Deonna powers Shazza to the corner, then stomps away! The ref counts, Deonna stops at 4, and she CHOSP! Shazza sputters but Deonna reels her in. But Shazza gets around to roll Deonna up! TWO, and Shazza blocks a boot! Shazza knees, whips, but Deonna turns Shazza’s lariat into a wrench and short arm LARIAT! The fans rally up while Shazza goes to a corner. Deonna runs corner to corner, but Shazza slips out to the apron! Shazza ROCKS Deonna, goes up and up, but Deonna trips her! Deonna has Shazza in the Tree of Woe and stomps her down!
The fans are torn as Deonna goes corner to corner, and she RAMS into Shazza! Shazza flops out of the Tree, and into Deonna’s POWERBOMB! Then FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Shazza TAPS, Deonna wins!
Winner: Deonna Purrazzo, by submission
Deonna doesn’t let go! She makes Shazza pay for lasting even this long! Deonna then lets go to revel in her victory. Will anyone stop The Vendetta from rising up the ranks?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander.
Alex Marvez welcomes #BornAgainKristen and says it is great to see her back again, for the first time since Full Gear. That match with Mercedes Mone was perhaps one of the best matches in the history of the AEW Women’s Division, but seeing as she lost, where does Kris go from here? Kris says she has not stopped thinking about that match. Actually, it feels like Mone hasn’t, either. It seems like Mone won’t stop talking about it. And to give Mone credit, Mone is everything she says she is. Kris came out of that match pretty beat up, so her next step forward is just to keep moving forward.
Kris always moves forward, and that is why she is going to compete tomorrow night on Collision. She’d wrestle again the next night, and the next night, and the next night if she could. She’ll be at Holiday Bash this Wednesday to watch the TBS Championship match, Mone VS Anna Jay. Whoever comes out on top, they should know that Kris has unfinished business with that title. Kris heads out, will she find a way to be the Face of TBS once again?
PROGRAMMING NOTE for Christmas Collision!
Firstly, don’t be fooled, Collision is still on Saturday, December 21st. BUT it will be live coast to coast, 8 PM Eastern, 5 PM Pacific, immediately following TNT’s coverage of the NCAA College Football Playoffs. Make sure your DVRs are set accordingly so your Collision can be merry and bright!
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
He welcomes us back to Rampage, and he welcomes out ahead of tonight’s main event some of the greatest athletes in the world today, the Don Callis Family! Fans boo as creepy Callus leads the way out for his Alpha, his Murderhawk Monster, and his Protostar. Konosuke Takeshita, Lance Archer & Kyle Fletcher stand with Don Callis and Schiavone in the ring, and Schiavone speaks to Callis that going just off the reaction from the fans, we all know what they think of Callis and his “family.” Callis grabs the mic to say, “I have something important to say. I know you’re very shocked by how we conduct our business, but what business do you think you’re, Schiavone?
“Because I’m in the getting-over-and-making-money business! So is Kyle! So is Takeshita! So is Archer! You don’t believe me? The Murder Machines is the most feared tag team in the history of this company! Takeshita is the best bell-to-bell International champion we’ve ever had. And that brings me to the Protostar, Kyle Fletcher.” The fans boo more but Callis will remind us that “there was a guy running around here who everyone thought was the greatest wrestler they’d ever seen! And his name was Will Ospreay! That was until Will Ospreay got in the ring with Kyle Fletcher! And Kyle Fletcher, Will, he didn’t just beat you. He dominated you!”
The fans boo more as Callis says Kyle put Ospreay down! Ospreay will never be the same. So as he sits home, watching the Callis Family bask in their glory, here’s a question for Ospreay: How does it feel, bruv? The fans boo more, but Callis says, “Wait, it gets better! Just a few short days later, he (Kyle) did the impossible! He got in the ring with a man who has been called, correctly I might add, ‘The greatest tournament wrestler ever,’ Kazuchika Okada. And he BEAT Okada! So Okada, as you sit home and watch us, I’ve got a question for you! How does it feel, b*tch? Tell ’em, Kyle!”
Callis hands the mic over and the fans boo more. Kyle takes off his sunglasses, but he waits as the fans keep booing. “Kansas City, you can boo me as much as you want. You can cheer for that BUM, Ospreay! But it changes absolutely nothing. I am 25-years-old, I have a watch on my wrist that costs more than the car you drive, and I will be the winner of the Continental Classic. So tomorrow night on Collision, Mark Briscoe, I hope you bring more than your Redneck Kung-Fu. Because winning this tournament is my destiny! And nobody gets in the way of me and my destiny.” The fans boo more but Callis gets the mic back.
Callis says one thing is very obvious to him: The Don Callis Family are the ONE PERCENTERS of AEW! And because they’re the One Percent, Callis can say this: there is no one in the back big enough and bad enough to get in the ring with them. But guess what? Here comes “P-P-P-POWERHOUSE!” The fans fire up as Will Hobbs makes his way out, and he’s bringing Dunkzilla with him! Will the Don Callis Family regret ever leaving Hobbs behind?
“Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis VS Konosuke Takeshita & Lance Archer!
The teams sort out and Hobbs starts against Konosuke. Archer calls to Konosuke, and Konosuke tags him in. The fans rally for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Archer steps to Hobbs. But Hobbs walks right past Archer to taunt Konosuke. “Is that it? Is that really it?” Konosuke backs off to take a stroll outside. Archer tells Hobbs to pay attention to him, he’s the one in the ring. The fans boo but Archer throws a forearm! Hobbs fires back! The fans fire up as “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” goes back and forth! Hobbs gets the edge but archer knees low! Archer tells fans to shut up! Archer whips, Hobbs reverses, and the two RAM shoulders!
Archer staggers to a corner and Hobbs storms up on him! Hobbs rains down fists from above, and we get “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” all the way to nine, because Konosuke sneaks up! Hobbs runs Konosuke off, then he tags Davis. Davis climbs up on Archer, and he rains down fists! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” all the way to TEN! Davis storms around, he and Hobbs go after Archer together to double whip him corner to corner. Davis runs in and LARIATS! Hobbs runs up to LARIAT! The fans cheer as they double whip back the other way. Archer goes up, but Davis stays back. Davis waistlocks Archer but Archer ROCKS Hobbs first!
Archer ELBOWS Davis, roars and runs, but he gets DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLES! The fans fire up for the big meaty men, and Davis drags Archer up. Hobbs comes back in, and they DOUBLE SUPLEX Archer, and even hold him, before the SLAM! Cover, ONE!! Archer shows that grit but Davis pumps up his arm! The fans fire up with Davis as he runs, but Konosuke gets a cheap shot in! Archer then CROSSBODIES Davis! Archer rains down fast hands, then shouts, “This is MY house!” The fans boo but Archer tags Konosuke, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Archer taunts the fans while Konosuke goes corner to corner. Forearm SMASH on Davis and Konosuke snapmares him down. Konosuke goes up, soaks up the heat, and then SUPER SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Davis toughs it out but Konosuke rains down fists! Konosuke CHOKES Davis, stops as the ref counts, and he tags Archer back in. Archer taunts Hobbs while staying between him and Davis. Archer stands Davis up to short arm ALARAIT! Davis stays up so Archer short arm LARIATS again! Davis falls but Archer brings him up for another short arm LARIAT! Archer stands on Davis’s neck!
The ref reprimands, Archer steps off to drag Davis up, and Archer TOSSES Davis out. Archer keeps the ref distracted so Konosuke can whip Davis into railing! Davis almost falls into the front row! Konosuke drags Davis back and DECKS him! Archer goes out to laugh at the fans while standing on Davis! The ref reprimands, Archer still taunts fans as he steps off, and he drags Davis up. Davis fires forearms! The ring count is climbing but Davis roars, only for Konosuke to CLAW Davis’s face! Archer & Konosuke mug Davis, the ref reprimands them both, but Archer puts Davis in the ring. Archer then KICKS Davis in the side!
Archer drags Davis up to bump him off buckles! Tag to Konosuke, Archer smothers Davis while Konosuke fires body shots. The ref reprimands but Konosuke climbs up. Konosuke throws down fists, but then he BITES Davis on the forehead! Konosuke steps away while the ref reprimands, and Archer almost grabs Davis if not for the ref being wary of him. Archer tags in and he stands Davis up. Archer taunts the fans, then CHOPS Davis! Archer stands Davis up again, to CHOP! Archer stands Davis up a third time, but Davis avoids the chop! Davis CHOPS Archer, but Archer knees low! Archer bumps Davis off buckles, then smothers him!
The ref reprimands, Archer stops, and Rampage returns to single picture. Archer again taunts Hobbs while staying between him and Davis. Archer wrenches Davis, whips him to the corner, but Davis BOOTS Archer away! Davis also ROCKS Konosuke and heads for his corner! The fans are thunderous, but Archer runs at Davis! Davis dodges and Archer hits buckles in the open corner! Davis crawls his way over, but Archer goes to BLAST Hobbs! Archer stomps Davis down while fans boo, but Archer soaks up the heat. Archer grins and looks at the tron, “That’s me!” Tag to Konosuke and Konosuke brings Davis up.
Davis fights the suplex, tries to suplex, but Konosuke also fights! Konosuke powers up to lift Davis up and over! The fans are torn, that was legit impressive. Konosuke runs up but Davis rolls him up! TWO, and Davis DECKS Konosuke! The fans fire up as Davis wobbles and staggers! He spots Hobbs, and leaps for the HOT TAG! Hobbs CLOBBERS Konosuke, LARIATS Konosuke, then runs in and SPLASHES at the corner! The fans are thunderous as Hobbs goes again, but Konosuke BOOTS him! Konosuke runs, avoids the spinebuster, but Hobbs elbows him away. Konosuke BOOTS the lariat away, then ROCKS Hobbs!
Konosuke runs, but Hobbs LARIATS Konosuke inside-out! Only for Konosuke to rise back up! POWER DRIVE KNEE!! Both men fall and the fans are thunderous! Konosuke and Hobbs crawl, hot tags to Archer and Davis! They DOUBLE LARIAT, and DOUBLE LARIAT, and DOUBLE LARIAT again! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” They even switch arms to DOUBLE LARIAT! Davis roars, but Archer grabs him the throat! Davis breaks free to ENZIGIRI! Archer flops to a corner and the fans fire up with Davis! Davis runs, blocks a boot, but Archer STOMPS Davis down! Archer grins, drags Davis up and puts him on the top rope.
Archer climbs but Davis fires hands! Konosuke joins in to CLAW Davis’s face! The ref reprimands but Konosuke climbs up, and now the Callis Family has Davis on the top rope! Hobbs joins in underneath! TOWER OF MEAT- er, DOOM!! The fans are thunderous as Hobbs goes back to his corner. Davis crawls, hot tag back to Hobbs! Hobbs waits on Archer, and he brings down the straps. But Konosuke sneaks in! ALPHA ELBOW! BOOT from Archer! Choke grip, CHOKE SLAM!! Cover, TWO!! Hobbs survives and Archer is furious! Konosuke waits on Hobbs and the kneepad comes down. But Davis anchors Konosuke!
Davis drags Konosuke out, sends him into railing, but then Archer DECKS Davis! Hobbs whips Archer to SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans are thunderous again as Hobbs says thumbs up, thumbs DOWN! SPINEBUSTER!! Cover, HOBBS & DAVIS WIN!
Winners: Will Hobbs & Mark Davis, by pinfall
Big meaty men went to big meaty war, but Konosuke wants more! He even has the belt! Hobbs blocks the shot, and he SPINEBUSTERS Konosuke! The fans are thunderous again as Hobbs eyes that International Championship. Hobbs holds the belt up, will this be the scene we see in the not too distant future?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here, great builds in a lot of stuff, and while there was word that those inside AEW thought this was a waste of Toni Storm’s in-ring return, the match we got was really good. Harley had a good little song to advertise the AEW holiday sale, and had a great showing against Toni, but of course Toni wins tonight. She’ll definitely win tomorrow night, too, but I like that she’s facing another Australian wrestler. This is almost like early hype for Grand Slam: Australia in February. Deonna beat Shazza tonight, decent stuff, but the sooner they get going on The Vendetta targeting Anna Jay the better so that The Vendetta actually has a story.
Actually, I think I said it before but the Vendetta story could be them joining Mercedes Mone, revealing themselves as the ones who attacked Kamille. Then those three take on Kamille, Anna Jay, and Kris Statlander in a Six Woman Tag. Speaking of, good promo from Kris Statlander, and her wanting after the TBS title again is a natural move. She’s gotta bide time while the AEW Women’s World Championship story unfolds, and she’s not downgrading to ROH, she is not that far out of the running. That Six Woman Tag could even lead to a Six Pack Challenge for the title, making it much easier to get that title off Mone.
Very good match from Cardona VS Keith to open the night, but of course Cardona wins. This combined with last night’s ROH contract signing segment, Cardona has all the momentum going into Final Battle next week, so he is sadly not winning the title. Jericho still has to complete his goal of getting ROH a cable TV deal, and there is even word that there is interest, perhaps even from Warner Brother Discovery to put ROH on the other Turner network, TruTV, so who knows. Maybe Jericho retains long enough for that deal to be finalized, and then he loses on the first episode of ROH back on cable.
Good promo from Brody King, and I would think he defeats Komander to rebound from his lose to Claudio. Sorry, Komander, but you might be eating the goose egg. Very good promo from Callis and Fletcher to call out Ospreay and Okada and even Mark Briscoe. I feel like that foreshadows Ospreay and Okada making it to Worlds End as semifinalists with Fletcher. And a great main event tag match as Hobbs & Davis made a surprisingly good duo. Great win for Hobbs & Davis, too, and it establishes Hobbs VS Konosuke for the International Championship. Now, Hobbs’ chances of winning that title depend on what AEW and NJPW agree on for WrestleDynasty and Konosuke VS Shingo Takagi, but I wouldn’t mind seeing Hobbs win.
My Score: 8.8/10
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