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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (8/29/23)

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NXT White 'n' Gold Era

August is still sizzling!

NXT made it through the Heatwave, but things aren’t cooling off just yet! Who will win their shot at Tiffany Stratton’s NXT Women’s Championship?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • High Stakes Steel Cage Tag Match: The Creed Brothers VS The Dyad; The Creed Brothers win and are reinstated in NXT.
  • NXT Global Heritage Invitational Tournament, Group A: Charlie Dempsey w/ Drew Gulak & Damon Kemp VS Pete Dunne; Dunne wins.
  • Dana Brooke & Kelani Jordan VS Elektra Lopez & Lola Vice; Lopez & Vice win.
  • Eddy Thorpe VS DIJAK; Dijak wins.
  • NXT Global Heritage Invitational Tournament, Group B: Nathan Frazer VS Joe Coffey w/ Gallus; Coffey wins.
  • NXT Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Roxanne Perez VS Blair Davenport VS Gigi Dolin VS Kiana James; Kiana wins and will challenge Tiffany Stratton for the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

NXT mourns the losses of Terry Funk and Bray Wyatt.

 

High Stakes Steel Cage Tag Match: The Creed Brothers VS The Dyad!

Julius & Brutus may have been exiled from NXT, but how it happened didn’t sit right. So now, after weeks of returning the mind games, they’re here to tear The Schism’s tree! Will Diamond Mine rebuild? Or will they be crushed once and for all?

But before Brutus can get in the cage, the minions attack! Julius is all alone as the bell rings! The match is underway as a 2v1 handicap match inside, and a 12v1 fight outside! The minions drag Brutus away and Julius can only watch! Gacy looks the cage door for good measure, Julius must now go through The Dyad to win. Julius fires up and fires off on The Dyad, but the 2v1 catches up to him. But then Julius powers up to fight back again! Julius underhooks Jagger but Rip gets Julius’ arms. Jagger runs in but into a BOOT! Julius powers out, ELBOWS Rip then OVERHEAD SUPLEXES Jagger!

Rip staggers up, into an OVERHEAD SUPLEX! Julius kips up, clinches Jagger, but Rip CLUBS him! The Dyad mugs Julius again, but Julius fights the double suplex TO DOUBLE SUPLEX! Fans are thunderous and Julius looks to the wall. The minions are ringside so he can’t climb out that side. Julius pushes Jagger into the steel! Jagger pushes back, Rip CLUBS Julius, and the Dyad double whip to DOUBLE LARIAT! Fans boo as The Dyad storms around. Rip stomps Julius, Jagger stomps Julius, repeat! They CLUB Julius, drag him up, and continue the mugging. Rip DECKS Julius with a right, then Jagger rains down lefts!

Fans boo as Rip digs his boot into Julius’ face. Ava Raine is almost salivating as she watches The Dyad get a leg each, and CATAPULT Julius! But he uses that to go up the cages! Fans fire up as Julius MOONSAULTS over the Dyad, to then DOUBLE LARIAT! STRETCH MUFFLER for Jagger! Jagger endures, Rip runs in, but Julius dumps Jagger to get an ANKLE LOCK on Rip! Jagger runs up, but Julius kicks low and one hand GUT WRENCH BOMB?!? And then the ANKLE LOCK is on tighter! Rip flails, reaches, gets the ropes, but that doesn’t matter in a cage! Julius throws Julius’ leg down, clamps onto his arms, but Jagger CLUBS Julius!

Jagger drags Julius into the ropes, pushes him at the steel, but Julius fights it! Rip helps out but Julius elbows them away. Julius ROCKS Rip with haymakers, whips, but Rip reverses. The Dyad bypass and DOUBLE FLAPJACK Julius into the wall! Julius is down and The Dyad looms over him while NXT goes picture in picture.

The Dyad drags Julius up, Rip ROCKS him with a right, and Julius flops against the wall. Rip drags Julius up to dig his face into the steel! Jagger adds on, and Gacy talks trash from the outside! The Dyad lets off, then stalks Julius. Jagger DECKS Julius, and Rip sits Julius up into a chinbar. Julius endures, but Jagger stomps him in the stomach! Rip stalks Julius to ropes, but Julius TACKLES him! Jagger goes after Julius and CLUBS him down! Rip rains down fists now, and Jagger drags Julius up. Julius switches but Rip saves Jagger from the German Suplex! Rip waistlocks now, Jagger SUPERKICKS Julius into the ripcord THROAT CHOP!

Julius falls over and The Dyad taunts him. The Dyad drags Julius up to TOSS him into the steel! Gacy continues to talk trash, Jagger WRECKS Julius with a dropkick! Ava talks some trash, Jagger talks some trash, but Julius SMACKS him! Rip stomps Julius and digs him into the steel! Rip lets off, Jagger drags Julius up, for a BACKBREAKER! Rip stands Julius up for a back suplex! Rip kicks Julius around, ROCKS him again, and then the Dyad double whip. Jagger BACK ELBOWS in the corner, Rip clotheslines, and then Rip feeds Julius to a CALF KICK! Cover, TWO! Julius is hanging tough but The Dyad keeps on him.

The Dyad throw shots but Julius gives them back! Rip ROCKS Julius again, and again! Julius flops against ropes but The Dyad bring him to the wall. NXT returns to single picture as The Dyad talks trash about where Brutus went. Julius fights back with elbows! But The Dyads DRIBBLE Julius off the steel! Julius flops back through the ropes and fans boo as The Dyad paces around. They aim from corners, but wait! A minion just got tossed! And another! BRUTUS IS BACK! Brutus TOSSES a third, CLOBBERS another, and POUNCES the rest! Fans fire up as Brutus is Hulking out against minion after minion!

Brutus climbs, a minion tries to stop him but he just CHUCKS him away! Brutus glares at Gacy who has the key. Gacy asks what Brutus is gonna do, so Brutus chases him! And CLOBBERS minion after minion! He BOWLS OVER the bunch!! Fans are thunderous but the Dyad taunts Brutus. What can he do without the key? Brutus remembers back to a certain famous cage match moment, and he RIPS THE DOOR OFF!! Brutus is looking like the Big Red Monster now! The Dyad is freaking out, the fans are losing their minds, and Brutus starts throwing hands! And then he starts throwing The Dyad!

Fans are all fired up as Brutus has the door as a weapon! He RAMS Jagger into the wall! And he RAMS Rip! And he RAMS Jagger again! And then back to Rip! Brutus tosses the door, to trip Jagger and SMASH! But then Rip waistlocks Brutus and drags him back. GERMAN SUPLEX, but Brutus lands on his feet! Brutus picks Rip up to TOSS him into the wall! Gacy & Ava are freaking out because now the Creeds are at full power! “This is Awesome!” as the Creeds pick Jagger up! They double whip Jagger right into a wall! And then into another wall! And then a third wall! Julius says they’re getting all four bases! They throw Jagger into Rip and the last wall!

Fans are thunderous as Julius Electric Chair Lifts Jagger and Brutus goes up. But Rip drags Jagger down, and the Dyad RAM Julius into Brutus! And then they send Julius into a wall! MAYHEM IN MOTION on Brutus! Ava & Gacy are relieved as jagger rains down fists on Brutus. Jagger snarls, Rip takes ownership of the door, and the Dyad go to choke Brutus! Brutus bench presses the door, but he’s losing! But Julius helps! They push the steel back on The Dyad! Fans are thunderous as the Creeds now CRUSH the Dyad!! Brutus puts the door aside, Julius hoists BOTH Rip & Jagger onto the top rope!

Fans fire up as Julius has a double Electric Chair! Brutus goes up, DOUBLE BRUTUS BALL DOOMSDAY!!! Fans lose their minds again as now the Creeds take opposite corners. Off come the elbow pads, Gacy shouts desperately, but The Creeds hit DOUBLE SLIDING LARIATS!! Double cover, The Creeds win!!

Winners: The Creed Brothers, by pinfall (reinstated to NXT)

Ava looks to Gacy, and then just walks away. Has The Schism’s tree started falling down? Ivy Nile runs out to celebrate with her boys, will this be a new beginning for The Diamond Mine?

 

Roxanne Perez speaks.

“A few months ago, I would’ve sat here and told you I respect Gigi Dolin for taking a stand for herself. I respect Kiana James for her ability to separate her emotions. And after the war we went through at the Great American Bash, I respect Blair Davenport as a fighter. But if I sat here now and told you all of that, it’d be a damn lie! At this point, I don’t care if I have to walk over three bodies to get back the NXT Women’s Championship. I was called The Prodigy for a reason. I’m done hearing about how I got such a long career to go. I want it now! And tonight is the first step to getting back what I never lost in the first place.”

Roxie’s claws are out, will she cut down Gigi, Kiana AND Blair to get at Tiffany?

 

NXT explains the Global Heritage Invitational!

Eight superstars representing nations from around the world have been assembled for a unique round robin tournament for the opportunity at the NXT Heritage Cup Championship at NXT No Mercy! The eight superstars will be split into two groups, A and B. Group A is Pete Dunne, Charlie Dempsey, Tyler Bate and Axiom, while Group B is Nathan Frazer, Joe Coffey, Duke Hudson and Akira Tozawa! Every match has a 12 minute time limit, winning by either pinfall or submission! Winners get two points, losers get zero, but a draw is one point!

The best of each group will move on to the finals on Tuesday, September 26th! Then that winner moves on to No Mercy that Saturday, September 30th! “The Road to California starts next!”

 

Tony D’Angelo and Channing Lorenzo talk backstage.

The Don and Stacks seem to have a disagreement, but then Carmelo Hayes joins in, putting his belt by their belts. “Now it’s a potluck!” Stacks says Melo put on a show. Melo says Wes is like that, but you know the champ ain’t gonna lose so easy. Tony says L’s, W’s, ABC, it don’t matter. All that matters is the gold. But then in walk the Street Profits?! Everyone fires up to see Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins back in NXT! Ford tells Melo that they’re proud to see him doing his thing as NXT Champion. But what’s next? Dawkins knows there’s lots of guys in the mix. Y’know, like-

Melo stops them there, and says he knows where they’re going with that. He appreciates the love of one of the greatest NXT Tag Team Champions of all time, but look, he has to silence the rara and erase the asterisk on his record. He’ll holler at them later. Okay, okay. Melo heads out and Ford asks what Melo meant. Dawkins shrugs, and Tony has an idea. But word around town is The Profits used to run things around here. Well, something like that. Stacks says the streets don’t lie, and Dawkins agrees. Ford says streets, neighborhoods, curbs, all kinda the same.

But maybe the next time the Profits are in the neighborhood, maybe we see how you doin’. Nice one! But then there’s a brawl breaking out!? Dana Brooke & Kelani Jordan are throwing hands with Elektra Lopez & Lola Vice! Refs rush in to stop this as stools and chairs get knocked over! The Profits say NXT different now, sheesh!

 

NXT Global Heritage Invitational Tournament, Group A: Charlie Dempsey w/ Drew Gulak & Damon Kemp VS Pete Dunne!

Though born and raised in Blackpool, England, the Son of the Gentleman Villain is representing the United States on behalf of his teammates. But then, will Dempsey make sure the Bruiserweight is seeing stars and stripes? Or will Dunne snap Dempsey on Great Britain’s behalf?

Watching from their new lounge, The Meta Four watches closely, as Noam Dar may have to face one of these men in the end. The bell rings and we’re on the clock! Fans rally, the two tie up, and Dunne wrenches to wrangle Dempsey. Dempsey headscissors, Dunne kips free but Dempsey slipsi around to a hammerlock. Dunne fights up as fans chant “FIGHT NIGHT!” and he flying-mares free! Dunne then kips up and fans fire up again. The two reset, circle, and tie up again. Dempsey has the arm, CLUBS it, but Dunne throws forearms. Dempsey blocks to knuckle lock but Dunne HEADBUTTS! And HEADBUTTS!

Dempsey shovels Dunne to a NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO, but Dempsey pushes Dunne back down with knuckle locks. TWO as Dunne bridges up! Dempsey brings Dunne up, Meta Four isn’t impressed, but Dempsey arm-drags Dunne to a top wristlock! Dempsey has a cording hold, and Dunne scuffs Dempsey with a foot. Dunne slips around, hammerlocks that arm, and goes after the other! Dempsey endures, Dunne bends fingers, but Dempsey powers out to have Dunne in a hammerlock, leglock, and stretch! Dempsey bends fingers, bridges on the armlock, then STOMPS the arm!

Fans boo as Dempsey mocks the Dunne shrug. Dempsey headlocks, Dunne powers out and things speed up. Dunne hurdles, drops and CLOBBERS Dempsey! Fans fire up and Dunne clamps onto Dempsey’s arm again. Dunne bends Dempsey’s other arm, and then the fingers! Dunne isolates that arm to STOMP it! The Meta Four is hurting from that one! Dunne rains down forearms on Dempsey, then stomps Dempsey in the face! Fans fire up for Dunne and he sits Dempsey up to CHOP! Dunne ROCKS Dempsey, CHOPS him, but Dempsey ROCKS Dunne back! Dunne ROCKS Dempsey! Dempsey UPPERCUTS! Dunne ENZIGURIS!

Fans fire up as Dunne STOMPS the hands! And BUZZ- NO, Dempsey ducks and waistlocks to GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Dunne has the KIMURA! With a headscissor attachment! Dempsey powers up but Dunne has a HOVERBOARD! Dempsey powers through to underhooks and BUTTERFLY! Bridging cover, TWO!! Dunne escapes but Dempsey has a leg! INVERTED MUTA LOCK! Dunne pries the fingers away, bends Dempsey’s arm, and then rises up! Fans fire up as Dunne STOMPS the hand! BUZZSAW! Dunne then goes up a corner, but Dempsey is after him first! Dempsey reels Dunne in, but Dunne fights!

Dempsey full nelsons, SUPER DRAGON SUPLEX! But Dunne lands on his feet!! Dunne blocks the backhand, to bend and SNAP the fingers! And then pump handle, for the BITTER END!! Cover, Dunne wins!

Winner: Pete Dunne, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Dempsey earns 0)

Meta Four is in denial about how dangers Dunne is, but this is a powerful start to his run! Is the Bruiserweight going to show the Scottish Supernova no mercy in California?

 

Backstage interview with Dragon Lee.

McKenzie Mitchell is with The Wonder Boy and brings up last week’s win in the Mixed Tag Match last week, where Dragon pinned Dominik Mysterio. Does Dragon feel this puts him back in title contention? Yes, 100%. And Lyra was a great tag partner. Everyone saw what happens when Mami gets taken out of the picture, so this means- Wait, Mustafa Ali walks in. He knows that Dragon is gonna say he deserves the title shot now, but the thing is, Dragon already went 1v1 with Dom, and lost. But there’s a guy like Ali who has yet to have a 1v1 with Dom, so how would Dragon going again be fair? Ali is sick and tired of seeing that outsider, Dom, walk around with that title.

Guys like Dragon and Ali and everyone else who bleeds NXT deserve a champion they can be proud of! Does Dragon get what Ali’s saying? Yes, Dragon does. Then if they can agree on that, then they can agree that Dragon struck out, and Ali is up to bat now. Ali heads out, Dragon does NOT agree with that. Will NXT get clarification on who is next for Dirty Dom soon enough?

 

Ilja Dragunov is in the ring!

The Mad Dragon is here and he has a mic to say, “Last week, I stood in this ring with a man face to face who desperately tried to prove himself. And I must admit, Trick Williams, you impressed me! You are not just a mere entertainer, no no no. And you are most certainly not a sidekick. The way you stood your ground in this ring deserves everyone’s, everyone’s respect!” Fans cheer that, but as Dragunov said before, he says now that nothing stands in his way to his ultimate destiny: THE NXT CHAMPIONSHIP! We’ve all seen what happens when the dragon spreads his wings. Take this as a message to HIM, Carmelo Hayes. “You know we will-”

“Hello, hello, hello!” Dar interrupts from his lounge to say that this seems like the perfect opportunity for an impromptu Supernova Sessions live in the USA! Dragunov says Dar is always happy to put the attention on himself. Uh, yep. But he’s here to give the people what they want. Because until No Mercy, Dar gets to sit back, relax, “and watch all these dafties rip each other apart in the Global Heritage Invitational for an opportunity to lose to me at No Mercy!” But Dragunov, just look at you! You’re out here begging and pleading for a match with Melo. That’s sad and pathetic. But Meta Four already has their tickets to California! First class, obviously.

Lash says exactly! Only the best of the best for Meta Four, okay~? Dragunov says he is so glad that those four can enjoy the good things in life. Oh, thank you! Even the Mad Dragon understands that they’re as real as real gets. Yep, real recognizes real. Uh, no. Noam, you’re lucky. Every time something, or perhaps someone, happens so Dar can keep his hands on the Heritage Cup. Dar says ain’t no luck required here! Supernova 11 is solid beyond belief. And Dragunov is more like… Oro whispers something to Dar and he likes it. Say it! Oro says something in German, and Dragunov chuckles. What a childish insult.

Dar, give Dragunov one good reason he shouldn’t join them up there. Lash says SKRRRT! Hold up, wait a minute. Noam is NOT afraid! He isn’t scared of anyone! Dar is the UNDISPUTED Heritage Cup Champion! Where’s Dragunov’s title? Oh right, he doesn’t have one! Dar says what Dragunov does have is a lot of excuses. Oh, well, Dragunov sees how this is going. He storms up tot he lounge! Dar says stop! Calm down! Breathe! Don’t come up here and make Dar destroy this lounge as he slaps Dragunov all over the place. If Dragunov wants to do something, they’ll make it official!

Dragunov is listening. That’s right you’re listening, ya Muppet! Next week, the people get what they want: an all out war from two men at the peak of their game! The Mad Dragon VS Oro Mensah! Oro says Dragunov does not deserve to be in the same ring as the Cup Champion! So Oro does this for his brother! Oh, that’s fine. If Oro wants to speak German, Dragunov tells him off! “I WILL BREAK YOU!” And then the hands start flying! Dragunov gets the edge but Oro kicks low! But Dragunov PELES! “UN! BE! SIEG! BAR!” Oro runs away and Dragunov dares him to come back for more! Will Dar’s main man, Mensah, end up Dragunov’s appetizer before the main course?

 

Von Wagner speaks.

“Hey, Bron. You walk around here, calling yourself ‘The Badass’ Bron Breakker. It’s more like the Blindside Bron Breakker. Cuz that’s the second time now you’ve had to blindside me! And I get it. You’re pissed off cuz I tabled your ass! Well guess what? I’m pissed off, too! So how ’bout we take this a step further! Come Tuesday, you won’t have to worry about blindsiding me! But make sure you bring every ounce of energy you got, and I’ll make sure to bring the hardwood. Cuz it’s you and me, Bronny boy, next week! NO DISQUALIFICATION!” Is Bron about to get tabled?

 

Dana Brooke & Kelani Jordan VS Elektra Lopez & Lola Vice!

The Flex Appeal has been working on bringing out that killer instinct, both in herself and in her protégé. But are they picking a fight with the wrong lethal Latinas?

NXT returns and Dana & Kelani make their entrance. The teams sort out and Kelani starts against Lopez. They rush in, Kelani dodges to DROPKICK Lopez down! Then she swings through the ropes to arm-drag! Lola tags in but Kelani headlocks for a takeover! Lola fights up, fans rally and Lola throws body shots. Lola powers out, Kelani dodges, but Lopez helps block the swinging arm-drag! The ref reprimands but Lola THROWS Kelani into ropes! Tag to Lopez, she and Lola DOUBLE LARIAT! And DOUBLE HIP ATTACK! Cover, TWO! Lopez dribbles Kelani off the mat, then talks trash.

Lopez whips Kelani to a corner, then picks her up. but Kelani sunset flips! Cover, TWO, and Lopez is furious! She THRAOT CHOPS Kelani! The ref reprimands but Lopoez whips Kelani to the corner, then runs in to back elbow! And ENZIGURI! Loepz then drops an ELBOW, covers, TWO! Lopez grins but she drags Kelani up to tag in Lola. Feed to Lola’s URAKEN! Cover, TWO! Dana calls to Kelani but Lola brings her up and whips. Lola kicks low, then whips her again, for another kick! Fans rally and duel, Lola whips but Kelani rolls Lola up! TWO, and Lola kicks! Kelani blocks, steps over, and WHEEL KICKS!

Fans fire up as both women are down. They crawl, hot tags to Lopez and Dana! Dana ROCKS Lopez, dribbles her off the buckles, then fires off forearms! The ref reprimands, Dana keeps firing off, but the ref backs her off. Dana just storms in for more elbows! Fans fire up, Dana short arm LARIATS! And again! And again! Dana drags Lopez up, whips her to a corner, but Lola runs in! Dana sends Lola into Lopez! Dana fires up, handsprings corner to corner, and BACK ELBOWS them both! Dana keeps moving, she ducks ‘n’ dodges Lopez to wheelbarrow and BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Dana is frustrated but she tags in Kelani.

Kelani & Dana coordinate, ASSISTED MOONSAULT! Cover, Lola breaks it! Dana runs in to LARIAT Lola! Dana fires off on Lola and they spill out to the floor. Dana runs in but Lola sends her into the steel steps! Kelani is stunned, Lopez CLOBBERS her! Tag to Lola, HEEL KICK SPINEBUSTER COMBO! Cover, Lola & Lopez win!

Winners: Elektra Lopez & Lola Vice, by pinfall

Dana is furious again with another loss on her record! Lopez & Lola tell her to kick rocks, will La Madrina and her MMA amiga take the Women’s Tag Division by storm?

 

Gigi Dolin speaks.

“The road to the NXT Women’s Championship is a game of choosing the devil you know, and the devil you don’t. Chaos is the devil I know, and a Fatal 4 Way match to determine the #1 contender, that’s chaos. You gotta have a mean streak to win this match, and everyone in this thing does. That’s why the smartest thing Tiffany did was make the four of the biggest threats to her title fight it out for one opportunity. But the stupidest thing she ever did was allow me in this match, So Tiffany, I’ll see you next week.”

 

Trick Williams is checking his phone.

Yessir, #WhoopDatTrick all over Memphis! But Melo walks in and Trick says that at Heatwave, Melo did his thing. Now Trick just talked with the Profits- Okay, okay, cool, but Melo has something to talk about. What’s up? Melo says he can’t have people thinking that the only reason he won at the GAB was Trick’s help. Trick says that’s crazy talk. It’s just noise. Cut out all that noise and focus on the main thing. Right, right. But see, there’s only way we can really find out. Trick was in the ring with Dragunov, he knows Melo can beat Dragunov, right? Yeah! Trick sure thinks so. Why’d he say it like that? It sounds like Trick doesn’t really think it.

Trick asks why Melo’s tripping. What happened at the Bash was not Trick’s fault! Does Trick’s word mean nothing to him now? Melo says he’s asking cuz he does trust Trick! Can Melo really beat Dragunov or not? Trick takes a moment, and says he doesn’t think- That’s all Melo needed to hear. Melo storms off, and then Trick says no, he doesn’t think Melo can. Trick knows Melo can! Will Melo hear this later on? Or is doubt already in control?

 

Eddy Thorpe VS DIJAK!

The Alpha Wolf and #HardJustice have each cost each other big opportunities and have already gone a round, but now they look to settle the score! Will Eddy be able to press forward in the spirit of his ancestors? Or will Dijak throw him down and step over him towards a title opportunity?

But wait, Dijak rushes Eddy at the ramp! The brawl is on and fans fire up! Dijak shoves Eddy but Eddy BOOTS back! And then SHOTGUNS Dijak into steel steps! Fans fire up, Eddy puts Dijak in the ring, and then the bell rings! HELLUVA KICK to a SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Eddy facelocks, brings Dijak up to suplex and BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Dijak survives but Eddy keeps moving! BIG EL- NO! Dijak blocks the elbow drop! Eddy throws hands on Dijak as he rises, but Dijak still lifts Eddy for HIGH JUSTICE!! Cover, TWO?!?! Eddy survives but Dijak snarls. Fans rally up and Dijak choke grips again!

But Eddy victory rolls through! TWO!! Dijak escapes, SUPERKICKS, and Eddy wobbles. Dijak roars, runs in, but into an ENZIGURI! But Dijak CHOPS! Eddy CHOPS! They CHOP back and forth! Dijak SUPERKICKS but Eddie LARIATS! Fans fire up as both men are down! Eddie and Dijak stir, rise up, and Dijak is taking off his belt? Dijak is wrapping it around his wrist, studs on the outside! Eddy rises, but he ducks the fist to ROCK Dijak! Now Eddy takes the strap! Dijak blocks the lash, kicks low, and they tug-o-war! Eddy lets go so he can SOBAT Dijak! And then Eddie reels Dijak in, but Dijak throws hands!

Dijak whips but Eddy reverses to POST Dijak! Dijak flops out of the ring, and Eddy PLANCHAS out onto him! Fans are thunderous as Eddy brings down Dijak! Eddy grabs Dijak’s legs, but Dijak BOOTS Eddy into the desk! Dijak scoops Eddy, aims, swings and THROWS Eddy over the desk! Booker T and Vic Joseph get clear and Eddy hits their chairs! Dijak drags Eddy up and into the ring, then tells the timekeeper to move over! Dijak takes the chair, brings it into the ring, and fans boo as Dijak aims at Eddy! Eddy avoids the chair shot and then ENZIGURIS! Dijak flops out of the ring, the ref takes the chair, and Eddy DIVES into the strap!!

Dijak gets back in, grins, spins, CYCLONE KICK!! Cover, Dijak wins!

Winner: Dijak, by pinfall

The studs of that belt won this for Dijak, and fans boo. If that is #HardJustice, what will it take Eddy to get true justice against Dijak?

 

Kiana James speaks.

“When you hear the name, ‘Kiana James,’ you picture success. Now everyone around here has the same opportunities, but they fall short. Roxanne Perez has been through so much~! Gigi Dolin rides her mommy issues until the wheels fall off, and Blair Davenport has an identity complex. One minute, she’s attacking people in the parking lot, and now she’s the ‘toughest woman here?’ What separates me from them is I don’t make excuses, I make things happen, no matter the cost. Why? Because my success is measured by action. That’s why tonight in that Fatal 4 Way, I will do whatever it takes to have my hand raised.”

 

Baron Corbin chews out a staffer.

He mocks this guy for doing something stupid, but then Bron Breakker walks over. What do you want, Bron? Uh, how about a “thank you” for starters. Thanks for what? For saving your ass! Uh, did it look like he needed to be saved last week? Oh, does Corbin not remember? It just slipped his mind? Corbin says Bron’s ego is something else. Corbin isn’t sure where Bron got this confidence from but he’ll need it in next week’s No Disqualifications match. Otherwise, he could just fall back on his little T-shirt making business. Bron says that’s funny. But he’s gonna put an end to Von’s fairytale. And if Corbin even thinks about getting involved-

Okay, time out, stop. Think about this: what makes you think Corbin cares? He doesn’t care about Bron, and he really doesn’t care about Von! Good! Because otherwise, it’ll be the end of days for Corbin. Corbin chuckles at the pun. Just be careful not to get put through a table. Corbin leaves, will Bron only have to worry about Von next week?

 

Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo remember their grandfather’s words.

He wants them to remember what he told them. But then Garza sees blood on his hands? And a pretty nasty scratch on his shoulder? He washes it off, and then someone knocks on his door. It’s Humberto, and they both say they had a dream about their grandfather. Grandfather must’ve talked to them both. They were playing as kids. And Garza woke up with this scratch. Is he crazy? No, because Humberto woke up with a scratch on his shoulder. “We always have family.” Everything they’ve ever done, side by side. And then it got ripped away. This is not an accident. Grandfather is watching them. He wants them to start from scratch.

And so, Angel & Humberto look through their clothes. Humberto says their grandfather was a great luchador, but an even greater man. He visited them for a reason. They will take what he gave them further than ever thought possible. Angel has grandfather’s fire, Humberto has grandfather’s heart. Together, they are his legacy. They rip the Los Lotharios shirts up, and seek glory for themselves but also for him. They make their in-ring return next week, but just how will they represent?

 

Blair Davenport speaks.

“My three opponents tonight are all former champions, and no, I don’t have a championship on my résumé yet. But what I do have is over a decade of destroying women all across the globe, including right here in NXT. A Fatal 4 Way? I’m smiling because of what awaits tonight. Yes, I will become the #1 contender, that’s a foregone conclusion, but I’m smiling because I take immense pleasure in watching my opponents scream in pain. And tonight, I get three for the price of one.”

 

Rhea Ripley & Dominik Mysterio speak.

Via an Instagram reel, Mami says “Batman, I mean, sorry. Dragon Lee… And Mustafa Ali really want a piece of Dirty Dom. The thing is, we really just don’t like to share.” Dom says he belongs to Mami. And it doesn’t matter what happened at Heatwave, because as far as the NXT North American Championship goes, Dom will hold it until he retires. And Mami will make sure of it. #Champ4Life. As for Dragon and Ali, if they wanna keep arguing about who is gonna challenge him next, then those two can fight it out, and Dom will fight the winner at No Mercy.

Rhea whispers something more, and Dom says she’s so right. There has to be a winner, so for that to happen, Dom will be special guest referee! Rhea says Dom will look so good in stripes. But then will Dom find a way to do both men dirty on the road to No Mercy?

 

NXT Global Heritage Invitational Tournament, Group B: Nathan Frazer VS Joe Coffey w/ Gallus!

The Rocket from Jersey got cheated out of the Cup by Meta Four, big surprise. But he at least gets a way back to the Cup! But can he beat the Iron King tonight to get a hot start? Or will this soon be Gallus’ Kingdom once and for all?

The bell rings and we’re on the clock again. The two circle, feel things out, and then tie up. Joe TOSSES Frazer to a corner, then eggs him on. Frazer storms up, waistlocks, but Joe throws him off! Joe eggs Frazer on but Frazer keeps cool. They tie up, Joe waistlocks and SLAMS him! Frazer dodges the elbow drop, swings, but Joe catches that arm for a wristlock. Frazer endures, fans rally, and Frazer rolls, rolls and handsprings to cartwheel and WRING Joe out! Fans fire up as Frazer has the armlock now! Joe fights around, fights up, but Frazer wrenches again. Joe powers Frazer to ropes and the ref counts.

Joe ROCKS Frazer, whips, but Frazer ducks. Joe scoops, Frazer slips off and waistlocks, but Joe bucks the O’Conner Roll. Joe swings, Frazer dodges but Frazer gets caught up in the ropes! That was a bit wild, but he recovers and avoids Joe again. Joe CLUBS Frazer, scoops him and SLAMS him! Joe KNEES Frazer in the back, eggs him on, and the ref checks with Frazer. Frazer is okay to continue so Joe whips. Frazer ducks ‘n ‘dodges to DROPKICK! Frazer then hits a flying headlock takeover! Fans rally, Joe fights up and throws Frazer away to throw body shots! Joe suplexes to hang Frazer out to dry!

Frazer flops down, Joe hauls him back up, BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Meta Four is bored, but Joe shoves Frazer to a corner. Joe runs in but is put on the apron! HOTSHOT! Frazer runs to SHOTGUN Joe off the apron and Joe hits the desk! Fans rally and Frazer glares at Dar as NXT goes to break.

NXT returns and Meta Four still isn’t all that impressed as Joe throws hands on Frazer. Joe whips but Frazer springboards, QUEBRADA DDT! Fans are fired up again as both men are down! Gallus coaches Joe, Joe and Frazer stir, and the fans rally as they rise. Joe ROCKS Frazer, Frazer fires off! Joe ROCKS Frazer again, so Frazer fires off! Joe shoves, Frazer dodges and CLOBBERS Joe! And again! Frazer spins Joe and suplexes, ANARCHY! Cover, TWO!! Joe survives and Frazer is a bit surprised. Frazer hurries around, runs, but Joe reels him in! Frazer fights the waistlock, runs in, but Joe POP-UP UPPERCUTS!

Frazer staggers up, into a GLASGOW SENDOFF! Joe drags Frazer up, GERMAN SUPLEXES, and bridging covers TWO!! Frazer escapes and Gallus coaches Joe up. Joe watches Frazer, runs in, but Frazer dodges! Joe tumbles out of the ring, Frazer builds speed! Frazer DIVES! Direct hit and Frazer puts Joe in fast! Frazer aims, springboards, FROG SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Joe survives and fans fire up! Frazer goes up a corner, but Joe CLUBS him! Joe climbs up behind Frazer but Frazer fights him away. Joe returns, and has Frazer for a SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX! Frazer lands on his feet! And he runs in to SUPERKICK!!

Frazer hurries up top again, glares at Dar, and PHOENIX- NO, Joe dodges! ALL THE BEST FOR THE BELLS!! Cover, Joe wins!

Winner: Joe Coffey, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Frazer earns 0)

Meta Four mocks Frazer, but at least the Iron King won one on his own. Will Joe be the one storming into California to take Dar’s Cup? Can Frazer make a recovery in the coming rounds to still make it to the tournament finals?

 

Chase U is in session.

But where’s Thea Hail? Duke says she’s just late. Is she… skipping class? Thea? No, no way! Right…? Well, to wrap up the class, Chase U’s very own MVP, Duke Hudson, has been selected to be part of the Global Heritage Invitational! The students applaud Duke and Chase says Duke is representing Australia. He didn’t even know Duke was Australian! Duke sighs and asks what gave it away. Well, sorry, just thought it was a New Zealand accent. Anyway, Mr. Chase explains the rules of the tournament matches: round robin, with two pools, and the winners of each pool will face off in the finals.

Duke is starting to realize, he didn’t know any of this. He writes notes quickly, and Chase is confident Duke brings another trophy to Chase U! The students cheer, the bell dismisses, and Chase says he and Duke are gonna game plan. Now, did Duke get those rules down? Two points for a win, one for a draw, none for a loss. Thea walks in now and Duke says she’s on time. No, she’s late and missed the entire class. Oh, is that a crime now? Duke cools things off by saying Thea has a perfect attendance record. One absence is… Well, okay, it was an important class. This is Global Heritage Invitational Month. Wait…

Thea stares daggers at Chase, Duke says they’ll go to study hall. No, they aren’t. Thea has plans to go out tonight. With Jacy Jayne?! Thea and Jacy head out, is this a sign of bad things to come for Chase U?

 

NXT Anonymous is watching…!

And this time, they watched Fallon Henley check in with Myles Borne. He was cleaning up after another training session but she says she might have something he’d be interested in. Oh yeah? He should be done here in like an hour. Doesn’t it get old being treated like dirt by those guys? Well, no, he’s paying his dues? Paying dues? If Briggs & Jensen ever treated her like Gulak and those guys treat Myles, she’d knock their teeth out and be on her way. But speaking of the boys, they’re looking for a third man to take on Gulak, Kemp & Dempsey. Does he want in?

Wait. Myles could have his first match on NXT? Yep! Well that’d be awesome! Fallon will let the boys know. Myles thanks her, but uh, how are Gulak, Kemp & Dempsey going to feel about this?

 

Wes Lee speaks.

Via his Instagram, Wes just gives us a quick update. HE thanks us all for the positive messages, and he is just clearing his mind out in the desert. Heatwave didn’t go as planned, obviously, but we’ll be flowing. Wes is focused on one thing. Melo and Wes aren’t done. Melo didn’t beat Wes, Wes beat himself. Hitting that barricade was not his intention, but he took everything Melo threw at him and kept fighting! Just like he will fight for the opportunity for them to run it back. And that rematch will be a lot different than last time. Melo knows it, and Wes knows it. “The NXT Championship is coming to the #WesSide.”

 

Backstage interview with Tyler Bate.

McKenzie is with the Big Strong Boi and says the Global Heritage Invitational is well under way. How does Tyler feel stacking against the others in Group A? Well, NXT hasn’t made this easy for him, have they? But he does love a challenge. There’s Charlie Dempsey, “a ruthless technician” who is now in a must-win so that makes him dangerous. Then there’s Axiom, “just an immaculate performer.” And of course Butch… Yes, as fans may or may not know, Tyler & Dunne have known each other a very long time. They’ve been great friends, and great rivals. In this Heritage Invitational, they might finally set the score.

But until then, Tyler must clean his palate. “Dabba-Kato, big and strong as you are, you have made a huge mistake in thinking you can push around The Big Strong Boi. So next week, I’m gonna be waiting for you in the middle of that ring. Come try and push me around. Allow me to be the David to your Goliath.” Tyler has thrown down the challenge, but will he be getting in over his head before going after the Heritage Cup?

 

NXT Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Roxanne Perez VS Blair Davenport VS Gigi Dolin VS Kiana James!

All four women have said what’s on their mind, and now it is time to back up words with actions! Will the Prodigy return to former glory? Will the Ichiban Gaijin prove she IS number one? Will “Hell’s Favorite Flower” bloom amidst the chaos? Or will the Calculator use the 25% odds in her favor?

NXT returns as Kiana makes her entrance, leaving Blair to make her entrance last. The bell rings and the four stare down from the corners. They all approach, and then Blair and Kiana swing on Gigi and Roxie! Gigi and Roxie dodge, Roxie throws Kiana out while Blair turns things around to throw Gigi out! Fans fire up as Kiana rushes up but Gigi YANKS her down! Roxie and Blair circle while Gigi ROCKS Kiana! Gigi and Kiana brawl while Roxie speeds things up in the ring. Roxie hits a THESZ PRESS! Blair kicks her away, but Roxie fires off on her again! Roxie runs, has to BLAST Gigi off the apron, and Blair ROCKS Roxie!

Blair throws Roxie into ropes and she falls back. Blair drags Roxie up, whips her to ropes, then scoops, but Roxie slips free to waistlock. Blair switches, Roxie bucks the O’Conner, then Roxie rolls back to headscissor and roll-up! TWO as Kiana sunset flips Roxie! TWO as Gigi ghost pins Kiana! TWO as Blair Oklahoma Rolls Gigi! TWO as Roxie just breaks it up! Fans fire up, Kiana headlocks Roxie, but Blair storms up. Roxie sends Kiana into Blair, Gigi and Roxie each roll one for a DOUBLE COVER! TWO!! Fans fire up as all four women stand off! Gigi then goes after Roxie while Kiana goes after Blair!

Gigi CLUBS away on Roxie but Roxie hits back! Kiana smacks Blair off buckles then follows her out of the ring. Roxie UPPERCUTS Gigi down, then follows her to the apron. Gigi ROCKS Roxie, Roxie ROCKS Gigi! Fans duel as those two throw hands, but then Gigi hits an APRON STO! Kian kicks Gigi, whips her, but Gigi sends her into barriers! Kiana BOOTS back, and Blair leaps off the steps to DOUBLE STOMP Gigi down! Kiana goes up the barriers to MOONSAULT Blair down! Kiana says that is why SHE is the 1%! But then Roxie DIVES to take Kiana out! Fans are thunderous as NXT goes picture in picture.

Roxie grins, goes back for Kiana, and puts her in the ring. But Kiana hurries to roll away to the outside! Roxie is frustrated, but she sees Blair comign! Roxie ROCKS Blair first, then fires off more hands! Roxie CLUBS away at the ropes, whips Blair, but Blair reverses and Kiana trips Roxie up! Kiana slides in, she stomsp Roxie, and Blair stomps Roxie, too. They corner Roxie and stomp her some more. Gigi runs in to HEADBUTT Kiana! Blair ROCKS Gigi, but Gigi ROCKS BLair! They brawl now, Blair spins Gigi around, but they DOUBLE LARIAT! Kiana hurries after Roxie while the others are down, but Roxie ROCKS Kiana!

Kiana RAMS into Roxie, and again, and again! Kiana handsprings, runs in, and RAMS Roxie again! Kiana throws Roxie down, covers, TWO! Kiana is frustrated but she keeps on Roxie with body scissors! Roxie endures, pries at the hold, and pushes back to a cover! TWO, and Kiana lets Roxie go so she can ROCK her! Kiana stomps Gigi, goes back to Roxie and wraps the body scissors back on. Roxie endures all over again, but Gigi headscissor holds Kiana! But then Blair does the same to Gigi! It’s a chain of leg squeezes! NXT returns to single picture as Roxie pries free of Kiana, Blair uses ropes as leverage, but then Roxie gets Kiana’s legs!?

Roxie tries to turn Kiana over, and thereby turning everyone over! But Blair lets Roxie go to ROCK her first! Fans boo but Blair CLUBS Roxie down! Blair brings Roxie up to send her to a corner. “This is Awesome!” as Blair runs in but Roxie sends her into buckles! Blair staggers back, Roxie goes up, but Blair GAMANGIRIS first! Roxie flops over, Blair climbs up after her, but Roxie resists the superplex! Kiana joins Blair and they both have Roxie! But Gigi adds on! TOWER OF DOOM!! Fans fire up for the Double Powerbomb Superplex combo! Gigi nods, stands up, and she storms around. Blair stands, into a BOOT!

Kiana storms up, Gigi kicks a leg out then BUZZSAWS Kiana down! Gigi SWITCHBLADE KICKS! Blair swings, misses, and Gigi whips her to ROCK her! Gigi runs side to side to HIP ATTACK at the ropes! And then BASEMENT DROPKICK at the ropes! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up and Gigi drags Blair into underhooks! TIGER- NO, Blair wrenches out and YANKS Gigi into ropes! Kiana kicks, Blair blocks but Kiana ENZIGURIS! Kiana then whips Gigi into the POST! Kiana drags Blair up, ROCKS her, and eggs her on. Blair ROCKS Kiana back! Kiana ROCKS Blair again! They brawl, clinch, but Roxie CROSSBODIES!

Blair & Kiana catch Roxie, swing her, but Roxie arm-drags Blair! Roxie then dodges Kiana to roll back and RANA! Fans fire up as Roxie kips up! Roxie runs in to UPPERCUT Kiana! And then she UPPERCUTS Blair! Roxie runs, but senses Blair following, so she stops and sends her into Kiana! Roxie UPPERCUTS them both! Roxie pushes Blair aside, goes up to go after Kiana and rains down fists! Fans count along, but Roxie stops at 5 to CROSSBODY Blair! Fans fire up with Roxie, she wrenches and clinches, but Blair THROWS Roxie down! Blair has Kiana, but Gigi runs in to LARIAT, making Blair DDT Kiana!

Fans fire up as Roxie and Gigi storm up., Roxie gets around, NECKBREAKER for Gigi! Cover, Kiana breaks it! Kiana drags Roxie up, throws her to a corner, but Roxie goes up and over! POP- SHOTGUN!! Blair stops Pop Rox with a  shotgun dropkick that sends Roxie into buckles! Blair brings Kiana around, to POST her! Kiana flops to the floor, Blair drags Roxie up, FALCON ARROW! Cover, Gigi CURB STOMPS Blair! Gigi drags Blair up, Blair goes around and shoves her away, but Gigi gets around to HALF ‘N’ HALF! Bridging cover, Roxie breaks it! Fans are thunderous again as Gigi sits Roxie up.

Roxie and Gigi have their history, and Gigi whips, Roxie reverses to send Gigi out! Roxie goes to the apron, leaps, FLYING RANA sends Gigi tumbling! Roxie then SOBATS Gigi, hops on, but Blair PENALTY KICKS Roxie into her POP ROX!! That takes those two out in one go, and Blair puts Roxie back in! Blair goes up a corner, to DIVING DOUBLE STOMP!! Blair drags Roxie up by her wrists, suplexes, but Roxie slips free! SOBAT! Roxie hops on one more time, POP ROX!!! But Blair flops out of the ring!! Roxie can’t believe how close she was! Gigi is back, she blocks the sobat to KNEE Roxie!

Gigi reels Roxie, GIGI- NO, no driver as Roxie holds ropes! Roxie SOBATS again, but Kiana hits the 401K!! Then 401K for Gigi! Cover, Kiana wins!!

Winner: Kiana James, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender for the NXT Women’s Championship)

The fans boo, they didn’t want the Boss Chick to take over this! But Kiana said her name is all about success by any means necessary! Will she do the same to take the title off Tiffany Stratton next week? Speaking of, Tiffany appears to hold her title up right in Kiana’s face. Will Tiffany still be holding onto the gold after Kiana’s through with her?

 

Carmelo Hayes heads to Shawn Michaels’ office.

He’s also watching Wes’s message on Instagram for himself. Melo is annoyed by all this mess. He walks into HBK’s office without knocking, and says they need to talk. What will be the plans for the NXT Championship at No Mercy?


My Thoughts:

A really good NXT, and I was pleasantly surprised to hear this Global Heritage Invitational tournament is a round robin, not single elimination. Though don’t expect it to compare to NJPW’s G1 Climax. However, how sneaky of them to put some of these tournament matches on Level Up on Fridays. I definitely will end up watching the episodes that have these tournament matches, and then that’s it. And Akira Tozawa being the one put on there seems to be a rather fitting choice, as Level Up used to be 205 Live, where modern WWE Cruiserweights like Tozawa got their start in the WWE. But uh, going against Duke Hudson, I don’t see him winning in this first round.

Another odd thing about this tournament is, since they want different countries to be represented, they put Charlie Dempsey in as the USA representative. Commentary claimed he’s American born but with British heritage, and that’s half true. Bailey Matthews being William Regal’s son would give him the British heritage, but wasn’t he born in the UK? If they wanted an American technical wrestler in this, why not make it Gulak or Kemp? They can eat losses all day, but Dempsey needs to be seen as a winner. This will make the second trio that’s more or less held Dempsey back. Granted, Dempsey had a great showing against Dunne, but Dunne won to have a strong “callback.”

Coffey VS Frazer was also really good, and that mishap with the rope was wild to see. And Coffey winning was pretty surprising. I suppose Frazer could make a rebound in the last two matches and then go to the tournament finals to get his rematch with Dar at No Mercy. Meta Four watching the whole time was good stuff, too, as it speaks to their egos. Dar starting beef with Dragunov is a very foolish move of his, as is Oro taking his place in a match with Dragunov next week. Dragunov is gonna whoop Oro, he could easily whoop Dar, but his target is THE top title so Dar is very fortunate.

And speaking of which, good promos concerning Melo and the top title. Good interactions between Melo, The D’Angelo Family and the Profits. They’re teasing Melo & Trick joining this growing faction of Lashley’s, but also teasing Profits VS D’Angelos or something like that. Melo misunderstanding Trick was also a good story point on this, perhaps signaling only one of them moves on to join Lashley’s group and the other is stuck on the outside. Wes also had a good promo, and he makes a good point that it was his miscalculation that cost him. Melo barging into HBK’s office was a great closing moment, and I almost feel like we could end up with a Triple Threat. That would be a match type where interference could happen without disqualifying the match, making it go any which way.

Von VS Bron in No Disqualifications is a great move, because then Von can get a table spot in, or maybe a couple, and something can still happen to turn thing Bron’s way. Y’know, like Corbin actually interfering even though he just claimed he doesn’t care. He cares, because gimmick or no gimmick, Corbin still has his ego as an alpha male. Then we get a Triple Threat between these three to determine a contender to perhaps the top title. Great match from Dijak and Eddy Thorpe, but Dijak cheating to get the win makes sense. They’ll keep this feud going and perhaps in their won No Disqualification match, given how both men tried to use that chair.

Ali interrupting Dragon was a nice little promo, and then Rhea & Dom had a good response. Dom being special ref, this is one time where the ref spot will be “on purpose,” as you can Ali, Dragon or both of them will take a swing on him. And no offense to Dragon, but at this point in time, I’d love for Ali to take that title off Dom just because Ali has been deserving of a title for so long. Ali himself has been around since to 205 Live days but he never got the Cruiserweight Championship before the change to NXT 2.0 and 205 Live being converted. And since technically the North American Championship also has the lineage of the Cruiserweight title from when Melo and Roddy Strong had their feud, Ali getting this belt would be like him getting the Cruiserweight title after all.

Good promo from Chase U establishing that Thea and Jacy are becoming friends in that sorta “we’re bad girls” trope. Bad girl Thea might actually be a fun character. Good tag match from Dana & Kelani VS Lola & Elektra, but of course Dana’s side loses again. Dana is gonna snap, probably on Kelani, and that might be what saves her in the eyes of the fans. The NXT crowd was really behind Lola, maybe Lola & Lopez figure something out to challenge for the Women’s Tag titles. And great steel cage tag match to open the night. I was pleasantly surprised to find this as a No Escape style cage match, and really good stuff where Brutus was taken away only to fight his way back. Of course the Creeds win and they’re back in NXT, but the real intrigue is what The Schism does next.

Great promos from the four contenders tonight, and a great main event from the four of them. I am really surprised neither Gigi or Roxie won this, but then another surprise is that this was only to face Tiffany next week, not at No Mercy. In which case, that means Tiffany retains. Tiffany has been eyeing Raw already with some cameos last night that I forgot to mention. Tiffany don’t want none of Rhea or Becky, but she can find a way to handle Kiana. I just don’t know what they’re planning for No Mercy then. Does she end up facing multiple opponents so that she can lose without it hurting her power rankings? That might be the best thing for her if they’re going to fast track her to Raw.

My Score: 8.7/10

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Andrew’s TNA iMAPCT! & Unbreakable Results & Match Ratings: 4.17.2025

iMPACT is the Pre-Show, Unbreakable is a TNA+ Special! See what happened!

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iMPACT! is getting the old Heat treatment as a TV episode pre-show. While nothing about the iMPACT episode seems overly intriguing, they all actually have narrative weight, and since the last two weeks have been devoid of weight and general cohesion…this might be a surprisingly good episode which would serve as a better pre-show than expected.

I’m still mad that it’s a damn Thursday and they want to have 4-5 hours of show because WrestleMania reasons. Even WWE realized doing long shows before workdays was stupid, so NJPW giving them the idea to break Mania into two nights is a boon for everyone over thirty.

Also the main reason I’m doing a joint article. Since Unbreakable starts immediately after iMPACT, I’m not gonna put up back to back articles. One stop shoppin it!

iMPACT! – Ratings:

  • Laredo vs Jason Hotch w/Tasha Steelz: Laredo wins via Laredo Fly – ** 1/4
  • Jazmyn Nyxx w/Fatal Influence vs Xia Brookside w/Lei Ying Lee: Xia wins via Small Package – **
  • KC Navarro vs Cody Deaner: KC wins via Loaded Fist – **
  • Maggie Lee & Heather by Elegance w/Personal Concierge vs Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley: Hot Topic Hotties win via Cemetery Drive – ** 1/4
  • Jakara Jackson w/Lash Legend vs Dani Luna w/Jody Threat: Dani wins via Luna Landing – ** 1/4
  • Leon Slater vs Brian Myers: Myers wins via Roster Cut – ** 1/2

 

Unbreakable – Quick Ratings:

  • Zachary Wentz vs Eric Young vs AJ Francis: Young wins via Piledriver – *** 1/4
  • Ace Austin vs Steve Maclin vs Eddie Edwards w/Alisha: Steve Maclin wins via KIA – *** 1/2
  • X Division Championship: Moose(c) w/Alisha vs Akeem: Moose wins via Lights Out – Long Squash
  • Mustafa Ali & Nemeths vs Hardys & Mike Santana: Jeff Hardy wins via Swanton Bomb – ***
  • Kaz & Tessa vs Joe Hendry & Masha: Hendry wins via Standing Ovation – ** 3/4
  • Barb Wire Massacre: Sami Callihan vs Mance Warner w/Steph De Lander: Callihan wins via Cactus Driver ’97 – ** 1/2
  • Inaugural International Championship: AJ Francis vs Steve Maclin vs Eric You: Maclin wins via K.I.A. – *** – TITLE CHANGE!!!

 

Results:

Laredo vs Jason Hotch w/Tasha Steelz

Laredo starts quick with a Straight Right, Tijeras, a few quick strikes, kicks Hotch out of the ring, wants a Plancha, but Tasha gets in the way to stop Laredo’s offense which gives Hotch an opening. Quick trip, a few chops and a hard Irish Whip has Laredo trying to catch his breath. Hotch tries to go for another Strong Irish Whip but Laredo reverses, two kicks, Flying Neckbreaker into a Missile Dropkick sending Hotch to the outside. Laredo finally pulls off his Suicida, and he’s rolling. Corner Forearm, Uno Mass Corkscrew Moonsaults, but Hotch manages to get away after two. A Snap Jab staggers Laredo, Ali style Outside In Rolling Neckbreaker and Hotch tries to take things to the top. But Laredo counters and Avalanche Michinoku Driver…only for two.

Laredo tries to keep things going, Back Handspring Crossbody, but Hotch catches him, big Tilt-a-Whirl Backbreaker for two. Hotch looks to the corner and then gets scared because he thinks Santana might strike, Hotch and Tasha argue, Laredo recovers and runs up the corner and hits the Laredo Fly for the win.

Jazmyn Nyx w/Fatal Influence vs Xia Brookside w/Lei Ying Lee

Jazmyn and Xia go for a chain wrestling or World of Sport kind of start. Xia even gets out of the Head Scissors with the classic Hand Stand and pop. After a little taunting, Jazmyn tries to charge but Xia loops around for a flash Cradle, Nyx kicks out quick and retreats to her Fatal Influence friends for a breather. Xia catches her with a Dropkick, a few strikes and starts putting things together until Jazmyn catches her in the corner and Snake Eyes Xia the hard way and then starts leaning her into the ropes, a few Leg Sweeps, PK kicks and Jazmyn is in control. Fisherman’s Suplex Hold from Jazmyn but Xia kicks at two. She tries to fight back up but Jazmyn is using her positioning to keep control. Bulldog into the middle buckle, puts Xia between the ropes and lays in a Round Kick to her chest and Xia has been eating offense for the last few minutes. The crowd tries to rally the little British Angel, but Jazmyn lays in some forearms, hits the ropes, Xia ducks and they hit stereo High Kicks to double down for a few moments.

Xia starts to rally, gets a few shots in, Tijeras, Xia tries Angel Wings but Jazmyn moves. Jazmyn tries to stay on her, but a Jawbreaker gives Xia time to go to the corner, Xia hits the Crossbody, Angel Wings, and looks for a DDT or something but Fatal Influence get involved distracting everyone. Lei has Fallon hanled, but Jacy is mouthing off causing Rosemary to come down and make a Mist save. Jazmyn tries to be opportunistic, but Xia blocks her move and hits the Small Package for the win.

Overbooked and timing was a bit shoddy in some spots, but not offensive. Not bad, but not good either. 

KC Navarro vs Cody Deaner

This is for a spot in the Ultimate X match. Here’s to hoping the Blessed One beats the hell out of the loser who’s about as over as Herpes. Meaning he never goes away, and he’s unlikable. Anyone that says “Funny Underdogs are needed on shows”, isn’t that like 60% of the roster? No one is funny if everyone tries to be funny. KC however, he’s fucking hilarious and amazing.

KC tries to pay off Deaner and get him to forfeit, Deaner of course does the underdog thing of fighting back, dumb looking punches, goofball corner spot that he lengthens to the put of looking dumb and not funny. Oh thank God KC hits the Spiderman in the ropes, ducks Deaner and 305 gets hit for a near fall. Now KC is rolling, nice quick offense, Snapmare, Front Roll Neck Snap, Stomp into Split into cover for only two. Deaner goes for the comeback, and a few Lariats, Bulldog, and everything looks soo stupid. Deaner puts KC in the Airplane spin, gets dizzy and then goes again, TKO for two.

Navarro tries to powder, Deaner goes after him but the ref gets Deaner off of him since KC was in the ropes, KC wraps his necklace around his knuckles and a quick Jab to the face as Deaner tries to suplex him, 1-2-3, Blessed WIN.

If Deaner was the only doofus guy he’d be fine, but when we have Santino, Arianna, Laredo, KC, Great Hands, Brian Myers, Dango, Alisha, Hendry (while not a doofus isn’t close to serious), Kaz, Elegance Brand (all 3 of them), Ryan Nemeth and those are just off the top of my head. Everyone can’t be silly or no one is silly and nothing matters.

Maggie Lee & Heather by Elegance w/Personal Concierge vs Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley

I’m gonna keep any Gigi drooling to a minimum since I respect my boy Wentz, but I will say, you gotta love Hot Topic Hotties. Yes I like walking red flags, I’m self aware, and okay with it.

Maggie and Gigi start, a  few quick counters, Gigi manages the Double Hook Cradle for two, then Hot Topic Hotties go tandem with a Dropkick and a Twisting Elbow for another two. Tatum is officially legal, Maggie looks for the tag but Heather wants to push Maggie more. Which is exactly how ASH treated her. Tatum turns it around, Gigi tags in, Poetry Bronco, and then Kawada Kicks from Gigi. Concierge distracts, Maggie grabs her, Heather takes the cheap shot, Suplex from Maggie for two. Heather and Maggie get some offense in together, and Heather is working Gigi over in the heel corner. Unicorn Stampede essentially. Heather goes for a pinfall and its only 2. Heather is getting frustrated, Gigi with an Upkick headscissors, Heather tries to stop the tag out, but eats the Mule Kick.

Tatum starts beating on Heather, rams Heather into Maggie, Cartwheel Peach Sunrise, tags in Gigi, Double Headbutts and Cemetery Drive from the Hot Topic Hotties and everyone wins. Jesus…will never leave this chat, he started it.

Jakara Jackson w/Lash Legend vs Dani Luna w/Jody Threat

Things start a little slow, Collar & Elbow tie up that they won’t relent for a while, Jakara tries to turn it into a Headlock Takeover, but Dani is too strong. Dani gets a few shots in, hops the rope for something but Lash makes her present felt and trips Dani while Jakara distracts the referee. The referee didn’t see anything but ejects Lash anyway. Lash won’t go, tries to intimidate the ref and say no. Jakara keeps things moving against Dani while Lash takes her sweet time slowly walking away. Jakara tries a Roll-Up but Dani too thicc to keep down. Dani fights back up, scoops Jakara and drops her unceremoniously.

Jakara starts laying in a bunch of Falling Knees and gets a quick two, before locking in a Cravat that Dani tries to fight out of. Dani counters out of it, ducks the Line, and they crash into each other with Forearms. The Double Fall Down spot is a little played out and this is only the pre-show really.

Dani levels Jakara with a few Lariats, looks for the Luna Landing, Jakara slips it so Dani comes off the ropes with a Busaiku Knee. Luna wants a Blue Thunder but Jakara gets away until Luna grabs her again for the Rebound Blue Thunder Bomb and a near fall. Luna charges the corner, misses, Jakara hits the Tornado DDT, but only two. Jakara tries to ram Dani’s head into the buckles, but Luna blocks, fires and takes Jakara’s head off, Luna Landing gets his and Dani wins!

Elijah has a promo segment and they have a really Sesame Street style “Walk this Way” words on the screen thing. When they did the bouncing ball lyrics with Ron Killings, it was at least cool. This comes off as corny and low budget public broadcasting crap just for Elijah to announce an open challenge at Rebellion or something. Admittedly I zoned out cause I figured it would be nothing of note.

Leon Slater vs Brian Myers

Myers and Slater start in a shoving match jawing at each other, and then Leon lays in a Shoulder Tackle off the ropes, some jumping crap and Myers is getting bounced from corner to corner like a dork. Leon tries to continue the Around the World but a punch, Thrust Kick and Irish Whip across the ring gives him some confidence, but he eats the Feint Mule Kick, Back Handspring Back Elbow…and again System matches are “look stupid and get beat up for 70% of the match until a shortcut can be taken”. Speaking of short cuts, Leon goes for his Corner Leap, Myers guards from it, Leon repositions but gets tripped and eats a Spear. Then…we go to commercial.

Coming out of the commercials Myers is still in control. Leon slips out of a suplex and then connects with a flurry of offense, Myers eats more kicks than I can count, powders, Leon does his corner post leap, comes in and looks to win but an Implant DDT, dick kick and Roster Cut gives Myers the win.

Overall  iMPACT! Rating: 5/10

Nothing special but at least it made some sense and was a better than the last few episodes. Low bar comparatively. Now immediately onto Unbreakable! So because this is a long night, I figured I’d do a Watch A Long with Mat Sarpraicone over on Dirt Sheet Radio because I have zero faith in Unbreakable being worth the 2-3 hours it will take to watch it.

So you’ll get quick results with ratings and an overall thoughts at the end of Unbreakable from me, because it’s late and I needed something to keep me awake.

Overall Unbreakable Rating: 4.5/10

The iMPACT! episode was easier to watch and digest, three Triple Threats is too many and the Main Event being a slow paced triple threat after a Barb Wire match and a bunch of faster matches really doesn’t resonate well with fans. Even though I didn’t love the Sami vs Mance match, ending on carnage and the “babyface” winning would’ve been a much better way to send the crowd home happy and we wouldn’t have needed so much time fill during the last hour of the show.

Maclin being the inaugural International Champion is cool, setting up the first defense against Eric Young is good for their story, so most of the marks were hit. It just was too damn slow and had no business being a main event. Champions vs Challengers was okay, but it only really picked up when Masha and Tessa were mixing it up. I liked Moose having the extended squash match for shits and giggles, but two Triples back to back to open the show is an easy way to burn out a crowd. Sure the Moose match was an extended piss break to recharge the crowd, but the card was just laid out awkwardly and things felt like far more of a chore than they should have.

All in all this was a very lame event. Yes I get it was purely stop gap to take advantage of WrestleMania weekend, but with Rebellion next week, we all knew it wasn’t gonna shake things up too much. But hot damn was I about to fall asleep if I wasn’t doing the watch-a-long to not pass out.

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Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (4/17/25)

Spring Breakthru Night 2!

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Is Thursday night alright for fighting?

AEW Spring Breakthru continues as Collision is brewin‘ up a TNT Championship Open Challenge! Will it be all about the BOOM for Adam Cole, Baybay?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Kevin Knight VS Lance Archer w/ Don Callis; Knight wins.
  • Josh Alexander & Konosuke Takeshita VS Rocky Romero & Tomohiro Ishii; Alexander & Takeshita win.
  • 2v1 Handicap Match: Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Rebecca Scott & Ashley Vox; Megan wins.
  • AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Adam Cole VS Claudio Castagnoli; Cole wins and retains the title.
  • Six Man Tag: La Faccion Ingobernable VS Rosario Grillo, Leon St. Giovanni & KM; LFI wins.
  • ROH World Television Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Nick Wayne; Nick wins and becomes the new ROH World TV Champion.
  • Mercedes Mone & Harley Cameron VS Kris Statlander & Julia Hart; Kris & Julia win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Marina Shafir storms out here!

She throws some poor rando around on stage, and then kicks her off stage, to then storm into the ring. Marina intimidates Arkady Aura into giving up her mic, then here come the Death Riders! Claudio Castagnoli SHOVES a cameraman down, then SMASHES the camera! Then he CHOKE SLAMS the cameraman through a table! Wheeler Yuta beats up more equipment, the fans boo these sore losers, because clearly this is all in response to losing the AEW World Trios Championships just last night. Boston tells off Yuta but he just uses that as motivation. Jon Moxley is in the ring, waiting for all of this to calm down a bit.

Marina gives Moxley the mic, and Moxley tells the fans and everyone celebrating last night better enjoy it now. “Hobbs, Swerve, Shibata, enjoy it now! Because it’s the last chance you’re gonna have to celebrate for a long time!” The fans boo, but Moxley tells The Young Bucks he officially doesn’t like them, he doesn’t like looking at them, so they better stay in their own lane. They cross the line with Moxley, he swears to God that they are never seen or heard from again, and he means that! Fans are torn there, but Moxley says from the first day he started in this sport, there was one undisputed baddest man in pro-wrestling. That man is Samoa Joe.

The fans cheer for “JOE! JOE! JOE!” and Moxley says he has always shown Joe respect, treated him with reverence. The fans sing, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Yuta tells them to shut up! Moxley says he has given Joe that reverence, he has given Joe his space, and it could’ve stayed that way. But Joe started something that Moxley has to finish. Because Moxley doesn’t know any other way, he will not run, he will not hide, he will not roll over and die. he knows no other way to do this but to fight Joe to the death for the AEW World Championship! Tomorrow, now, for better or worse! Mox will be clear: He is challenging Joe!

The fans again chant for “JOE! JOE! JOE!” Moxley says that’s all he’s gotta say. Joe’s known Moxley long enough to know exactly what he’s dealing with. Moxley then storms off, leading the Death Riders away. Will Samoa Joe accept that challenge, and perhaps even go Double or Nothing?

 

Kevin Knight VS Lance Archer w/ Don Callis!

The Jet is feeling real good having his share of $400,000, and he’s preparing for next month’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors tournament. But will Knight still be too fly? Or will he be sent crashing down by the Murderhawk Monster?

The moment Archer hits the ring, he hits Knight! Archer fires off in a corner, the bell rings, and the ref counts. The fans boo but archer only stops to throw his jacket at Knight! Then he THROWS Knight out of the ring! The fans tell Callis off like they did last night, but Archer SMACKS Knight off the LED walls! Archer says night-night, Knight! He CLUBS Knight down on the stage, then drags him up to TOSS him down the ramp! Knight flounders to the apron but Archer steps inside to stop the ring count. Archer goes out to drag Knight up, choke grips, and CHOKE- NO, Knight flips free! Knight blocks a boot, ROCKS Archer, then goes up the corner, BIG triangle jump DROPKICK!

The fans fire up as night goes to the apron, springboards, QUEBRADA! They fall on the ramp and the fans fire up! Knight storms after Archer as they go into the ring, then Knight climbs up. Knight leaps to SEATED- NO, Archer catches Knight! Knight fights and RANAS Archer into a corner! Knight stomps and UPPERCUTS on repeat! Knight then stomps a mudhole, but stops as the ref counts 4. The fans fire up with Knight, but Archer LARIATS Knight inside-out! The fans boo but Archer drags Knight back up. Short arm LARIAT! Callis applauds while Archer rains down forearms on Knight’s head.

The ref reprimands about pulling hair but Archer tells him to shut up! Archer stomps Knight, paces around him, then drags him up. Archer CLUBS Knight on the back, then stalks him to a corner. Archer CHOPS Knight but the fans rally, “Let’s Go, Kevin!” Archer whips, Knight sunset flips, but Archer stays up! But Knight avoids the punch! Knight runs to SLIDING SHOULDER TACKLE! Archer tumbles out of the ring, Knight runs, and he WRECKS Archer with a dropkick! Archer pinballs off the desk, then Knight goes up the corner. But Callis grabs at Knight’s foot! The fans boo, Callis gets away with that, but Archer drags Knight down!

Archer ROCKS Knight, then SWINGS him into the steel steps! Archer is all fired up, Callis is happy, but the fans boo while Collision goes picture in picture.

Archer drags Knight up, brings him around, and whips him hard into railing! Knight sputters, the fans cheer him on, but Archer brings Knight up. Archer ROCKS Knight, sits him in a chair, and then runs up to BOOT him down! Knight slumps against the barriers while Archer refreshes the count. But this just lets Callis get his shots in! Callis hammers Knight, but stops before he gets caught. Callis talks smack on the fans, especially that one guy in the third row. Archer stands Knight up against barriers, calls out a small child in their father’s arms, and then CHOPS Knight! Archer drags Knight along the way, taunts more fans, but Knight fires body shots!

Knight CHOPS Archer, but Archer isn’t even bothered! Archer whips Knight back into the ring, then storms in after him. Archer looms over Knight, stands on Knight’s hand, then steps off as the ref reprimands. Archer taunts Knight, stands him up, and pulls hair to put him in the corner. Archer climbs up, taunts the fans, and he smothers Knight! Archer rains down fists, but he stops short of ten to rob the fans the satisfaction! Spring Breakthru returns to single picture and Archer runs corner to corner. ELBOW! Archer keeps moving, and he ELBOWS Knight again! Archer wants more, so he runs again, to ELBOW Knight again!

The fans are torn as Archer has his hattrick, and he looms over Knight again. Archer taunts Knight, slaps him around, but Knight fires a body shot! Archer nods, eggs Knight on, and Knight fires more hands! The fans fire up, but Archer DECKS Knight! Archer drags Knight around, has a cocky cover, ONE!! Knight is tougher than that as a former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, and he flips Archer off! Archer grabs at him, Knight cradles, TWO!! Archer almost got caught, but he BOOTS Knight for that! And GERMAN SUPLEXES! Knight lands on his face and Archer grins. The fans rally for Knight but Archer puts him in a corner.

Archer hoists Knight up top, ROCKS him, then lifts Knight in the reverse crucifix! Knight flails, BLACKOUT- NO, Knight lands out! But Archer grabs him! CHOKE- DROPKICK! Knight turns things around, then fires hands! The fans rally as hard as they can for Knight as Knight fires shot after shot! Knight whips, Archer reverses, but knight slips to the outside! Archer hits buckles, Knight springboards in, but Archer gets clear. Knight comes back, but into a BOOT/STOMP! Archer drags Knight right up, then goes up the corner with him! The fans fire up already as Archer lifts Knight, but Knight fires elbows!

Knight fires body shots now, Archer pushes him back, but Knight returns, to the UPPER ROOM! Knight rolls and UFO SPLASHES! Cover, TWO! Archer is still in this, but Knight runs corner to corner, only for Archer to dodge! Arche comes back, DERAILER!! Archer hauls Knight up, BUCKLE BOMBS, and CHOKE SLAMS! Cover, TWO?!?! Knight survives and Callis is furious! Archer snarls but he drags Knight back to a corner. The fans rally as hard as they can for “KEVIN! KEVIN!” but Archer walks the tightrope! But Knight trips Archer up! Archer is stuck on the ropes, and Knight DROPKICKS him down!

The fans fire up as Knight springboards, FLYING FOREARM to the floor! The fans fire up and Knight puts Archer in! Knight springboards, but Archer catches him! Knight HOTSHOTS that arm, then springboards again, FLYING LARIAT!! Cover, Knight wins!!

Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall

The Jet flies high and takes the win! Will this literally big win help Knight take over the BOSJ?

 

The Opps speak.

After Dynamite went off the air, the NEW AEW World Trios Champions regrouped backstage. Samoa Joe said, “Do you understand the unusual thing about predators? Predators tend to think they are the largest and most evil thing in the jungle. They think that nothing pursues them because they are the pursuers. Tonight, the Death Riders learned that wasn’t the case. See, we are The Opps. We are not a movement, we are not an understanding between gentlemen, no. We are men who only need an opportunity and excuse to commit violence. We are men like Shibata. We are men like myself. And now, Death Riders, you learned we are men like Willy Hobbs.

“We are The Opps. We are your AEW Trios Champions. And we are coming for so much more.” The Death Riders were the hunters but are now the hunted, will their reign of terror end thanks to The Opps?

 

BREAKING NEWS for next week’s Collision!

While Collision will return to Saturday nights, it will also have to wait until after coverage of the NBA Playoffs. The silver lining? It’ll be live from coast to coast! Make sure you schedule accordingly so you don’t miss a minute of the Playoff Palooza!

 

Backstage interview with Jamie Hayter & Kris Statlander.

Renee Paquette is with these two ahead of their Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament match, set for next week on Dynamite. It is a semifinal match, and yet this is also the first time Kris and Jamie face off 1v1. The winner goes on to Double or Nothing to face Mercedes Mone in the tournament finals, but Kris stops Renee there. Enough about Mone. And enough about Toni Storm, honestly. There are plenty of other women in this locker room who work just as hard, if not harder, than those two. Jamie says she won’t disagree there. Jamie works hard, Kris works hard, and Jamie won’t stand here to give endless pats on the back.

But Jamie also knows Kris is good, being a former TBS Champion. And Kris knows Jamie is good, being a former AEW Women’s World Champion. They both know they can go, and this right here has been a long time coming. Whoever wins this, they better go all the way. See you Wednesday, mate. That match is for Dynamite, but will Kris get a leg up on Mone in the tag match later tonight?

 

Tony Schiavone reads a letter from FTR.

Given the suspension as announced last night, Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler are not allowed in the building, so they sent this message instead.

“Dear Tony & Nigel, I (Dax) wish I could take back everything we did to you guys last week. It was completely unacceptable, unnecessary, and unwarranted. I honestly think the punishment for us wasn’t severe enough.” Schiavone explains it is a suspension for a week, without pay. Dax’s letter continues to say, “Tony, I would never have gone through with the piledriver with you. You said some things about my daughter that I won’t hold against you. But in the heat of the moment, I felt I was justified to scare you a little. I love you, Tony.” Schiavone rolls his eyes, the fans boo because they don’t believe Dax’s words.

Schiavone explains this next part is addressed to Nigel. “I never wanted things to get physical between the three of us, I know your body, and your mind for that matter, is very fragile.” Nigel rolls his eyes at the passive aggressiveness there. “I’m sure you were thinking the same thing with emotions as we were. Even though you probably knew there was no way you could ever beat us up, LOL. Again, my sincerest apologies to you both, and I hope we can just move forward in a professional and productive manner. With love, Dax Harwood.” The fans still boo the ingenuine sentiments, and Nigel sarcastically accepts the apology. Will FTR ever actually learn their lesson?

 

Josh Alexander & Konosuke Takeshita VS Rocky Romero & Tomohiro Ishii!

The Walking Weapon couldn’t defeat the Cowboy, so he goes and sucker punches him after the match, then seemingly joins forces with The Don Callis Family! Will Alexander get his first win alongside The Alpha? Or can Azucar & Stone Pitbull conglomerate their way to a victory?

The teams sort out and Ishii starts against Konosuke in a battle of Openweight Champions! The fans fire up as Ishii and Konosuke go toe to toe, then they start shoving! The forearms start flying, the fans fire up, and Ishii gets the edge! Ishii runs, but Konosuke BOOTS him! Konosuke whips, Ishii reverses, and then Ishii ducks the lariat to waistlock. Ishii ducks an elbow, but Konosuke ROCKS Ishii! Konosuke reels Ishii in, but Ishii suplexes first! Konosuke fights free, then runs up, and they RAM shoulders! The fans fire up and Ishii runs to RAM Konosuke again! Konosuke returns, runs through the chop and he CLOBBERS Ishii!

Ishii is up, he runs through a chop and then CLOBBERS Konosuke! Konosuke is back up, both men run in, and they RAM each other down! The fans fire up while Konosuke and Ishii back off. Tag to Rocky and Alexander and the fans rally again. The two circle, tie up, and Alexander waistlocks. Rocky switches, Alexander switches, and Alexander SLAMS Rocky down! Rocky brushes that off while the fans rally. The two circle, tie up, and Rocky wrenches. Alexander knees low, whips, but Rocky slides under! Rocky wheelbarrows and arm-drags! Alexander comes back, Rocky dodges and RANAS! The fans fire up while Rocky gives some Azucar Heat!

Rocky runs up, Alexander DUMPS him to the apron, but Rocky UPPERCUTS! Alexander distracts the ref so that Konosuke can YANK Rocky down! Konosuke DOUBLE CHOPS Rocky, then DRIVE-BY DROPKICKS! Rocky sputters while Collision goes picture in picture.

Alexander runs to BODY CHECK Rocky off the apron! The Don Callis Family soaks up the heat, then they fetch Rocky off the ground. Alexander puts Rocky on the apron, CLUBS him, then slides in. Alexander has the ref watch Ishii, and then he stomps Rocky around. Alexander scoops and SLAMS Rocky, then tags Konosuke. Konosuke goes up to SUPER SENTON! Cover, TWO! Rocky stays in this, but Konosuke stays on Rocky with a snapmare and KCIK! Konosuke tags Alexander and Alexander stalks Rocky. Alexander drags Rocky from the ropes to drop a knee! Cover, TWO! Alexander stalks Rocky to the ropes, then bumps him off buckles.

Alexander CHOPS Rocky, and Collision goes to break.

Collision returns and Konosuke has Rocky up top! Rocky fights the back suplex with fists, then he BITES Konosuke! The ref reprimands, but Rocky cravats to hit a SUPER SLICED BREAD! The fans fire up while both men crawl, hot tags to Alexander and Ishii! The fans fire up as these two RAM, and RAM, and then Ishii ROCKS Alexander! Ishii whips, Alexander reverses, but Ishii comes back to CLOBBER Alexander! And SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Alexander survives but Ishii runs, only for Konosuke to get a cheap shot in! Ishii DECKS Konosuke for it! Alexander waistlocks, Ishii fights and switches, but Konosuke runs in!

Alexander ducks, Konosuke BOOTS Ishii! Konosuke runs, he and Ishii DOUBLE LARIAT! Konosuke rebounds to LARIT Ishii down! Rocky runs up, wrenches Konosuke, and kicks off Alexander to TORNADO DDT! Ishii LARIATS Konosuke back down, but Alexander kicks! Ishii blocks, feed to Rocky for a kick and UPPERCUT! Then Ishii hits a GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up more as Ishii runs, and he LARIATS Alexander down! Cover, Rocky blocks Konosuke, but Konosuke SHOVES Rocky onto Ishii! The match is saved but the ref reprimands everyone for being in the ring. Ishii and Rocky argue, but Konosuke has Rocky!

Rocky avoids the forearm, so Konosuke DECKS Ishii! Alexander BOOTS Rocky out of the ring! Alexander torture racks Ishii, for the TOWER HACKER BOMB!! Cover, TWO?!? But into an ANKLE LOCK!! Rocky sends Konosuke into railing! Ishii endures, reaches out, but Rocky storms in! Rocky springboards to CROSSBODY Alexander! The fans fire up, but Konosuke runs in! Rocky DUMPS Konosuke out, then PLANCHAS! Ishii LARIATS Alexander, suplexes, but Alexander fights it! Alexander wrenches, Ishii wrenches back, but Alexander gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, ROCKY BREAKS IT!

The fans fire up as we get another save! Rocky brings Alexander i, but Alexander waistlcoks. Rocky fights free, throws an elbow, then a HAYMAKER! Rocky reels Alexander in, but Alexander hits a GOURD BUSTER! Alexander hoists Rocky up, but Ishii helps Rocky RANA! Rocky KICKS Alexander, cravats, and Ishii gives him the boost! SHIRA- NO, Alexander slips free! Rocky waistlocks Alexander, Ishii runs up, but Alexander ducks! The LARIAT hits Rocky! Then Alexander rolls Ishii up, with tights! TWO!! Alexander fires a flurry of elbows, but Ishii roars! Ishii runs in, but into a GERMAN SUPLEX! But he’s right back up!?

Alexander runs up, Ishii SWATS a lariat, then ROCKS Alexander! Alexander ROCKS Ishii, but Ishii HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up while both men fall! A standing count starts, but Ishii crawls hover, hot- WHAT?! Rocky leaves Ishii hanging?! WHY?!? The fans boo, but Konosuke BOOTS Ishii! Then feed to a GERMAN SUPLEX! Alexander holds on, ripcord, DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOWS!! Then a POWERBOMB!! High stack, Don Callis Family wins!

Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander, by pinfall

Rocky looks conflicted, but they why did he leave Ishii all alone to begin with?! Callis celebrates with his guys, will nothing stop the family from taking over AEW? Rocky goes back to help Ishii, but Ishii shoves Rocky! Ishii asks what the heck, but wait! Is that TRENT BERETTA!? Rocky CLOBBERS Ishii, and Trent takes off the jacket! Trent rains down fists on Ishii now, and the Callis Family returns?! Trent was Don Callis Family the last time we saw him, and it seems he still IS Don Callis Family! Callis explains to Konosuke that it’s fine, and he gives Trent the monkey wrench! The very thing that took Trent out almost a year ago!

Rocky stands Ishii up, and says goodbye. Trent CLOBBERS Ishii with the monkey wrench!!! Trent & Rocky are in the Family, will AEW soon belong to them?

 

Backstage interview with Mercedes Mone.

Lexy Nair welcomes in #FourBeltsMone, and Mone again says, “Bostooon~! Say hello to your C E O!” Lexy congratulates Mone on defeating Athena last night and advancing to the Women’s Owen Hart Cup finals at Double or Nothing. She will either face Kris or Jamie, and Kris is someone Mone has had a lot of history with. Mone stops Lexy there and says that history is where Mone won them all. Tonight, she is in the main event in another tag match alongside Harley Cameron. Mone already groans as Harley brings out “Mini Mone!” “Bostooooon~! Say hello to your C E O~!” Mone says she already did that.

Mini Mone knows Main Mone doesn’t wanna talk to Harley right now, but she has assured Mini Mone that things will be different this time. They better be! Now now, talk to Mini Mone. She’s not gonna do that! Harley, just stay out of the way and not be such a loser! Harley pouts but Mone says there’s no reason to be sad. Mini Mone says yeah, there’s no crying in wrestling! Damn right! Wait, wait, why is she talking like the puppet’s real!? Harley starts singing “Ride the Money Wrath Train~!” Mone says no no no! Mone storms off, but the train is on the tracks either way. Mini Mone says, “See you tonight!” Will The CEO and the wild Aussie stay on track as we head for Double or Nothing?

 

2v1 Handicap Match: Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS Rebecca Scott & Ashley Vox!

The wrath of the Megasus has yet to be satiated, so she is again doubling up on opponents. Will even Everyone’s Favorite Flight Attendant & The Reel Catch #BowDown?

The bell rings and Vox & Scott DOUBLE DROPKICK! The fans fire up as they bring the fight to Megan with fast hands! They double whip, but Megan crisscrosses them into each other, then DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEXES!! The fans fire up as Megan roars, and she reels Vox in! Megan hauls Vox up to POWERBOMB! And deadlift for ANOTHER POWERBOMB! And ANOTHER POWERBOMB!! Vox flounders away while the fans fire up! Megan aims at Scott, runs in, and LEAPING LARIATS! Megan is all fired up, and she hauls Scott up, FATE’S DESCENT onto Vox!! Double cover, Megan wins!

Winner: Megan Bayne, by pinfall

Vox & Scott tried, but they could not stop this female titan! Megan then sits them both up and tells them, “BOW DOWN!” Megan SMACKS them off the mat! The Superbad Girl raises Megan’s hand in victory, will nothing stop Megan from storming back up the mountain?

 

Anthony Bowens speaks.

“Throughout my life, I’ve been told ‘no’ so many times. But if I wanted it bad enough, I always found a way. And here in AEW, I won’t take ‘no’ for an answer. My name is Anthony Bowens. I am AEW’s 5 Tool Player. The perfect combination of power, athleticism, intelligence, the look, and The It Factor. I am the Pride of Professional Wrestling, led by a badass. I intend to use every tool necessary to climb to the top of AEW. And oh, yeah, I intend to win gold. Let’s make history. So the question is, who’s next to step to the plate and get their ass Molly Whopped by THE Five Tool Player?! That journey starts now. Don’t believe me? Well I’ve got five tools and one rule: Prove them wrong!”

 

AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Adam Cole VS ???

The Panama City Playboy is in Boston, ready to make this City of Champions undisputed! But who will step to this paragon of wrestling? CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI! The Death Riders never left the building, they were just lurking from the shadows! But will the Swiss Cyborg snatch away this title to make up for the one he lost?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who brings the boom!

The bell rings and the two tie up. Claudio powers Cole right to a corner, lets off as the ref counts, but then Cole avoids the sucker punch! Cole fires fast hands, the fans fire up, but the ref counts. Claudio scoops Cole first to SLAM him down! Claudio looms over Cole, drags him up, and he whips Cole, only for Cole to reverse. But Claudio bounces off buckles to BOOT Cole down! The fans boo but Claudio stalks Cole. Claudio drags Cole up, scoops again, but Cole fights around to a SLEEPER! The fans cheer, but Claudio RAMS Cole into buckles. Claudio is free, but Cole BOOTS him, then JUMP NECKBREAKERS! Cover, ONE!!

Cole hurries to headlock, but Claudio powers up and lifts Cole, only for Cole to sunset flip! Claudio drags Cole right up, but Cole fires forearms! The fans fire up as Cole whips, btu Claudio reverses. Cole grabs ropes, 52 Fake Out! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! Claudio stays in this but Cole runs up to BOOT him back down! Claudio bails out, throws a fit, but then Cole BOOTS him off the apron! The fans fire up for “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!” Claudio goes to the apron, Cole storms up on him, but Claudio trips Cole up! Claudio drags Cole out, Cole fires forearms, but Claudio knees low! Claudio whips Cole hard into barriers!

Claudio winds up, runs up, but Cole dodges! Now Claudio hits the barriers! Cole fires forearms, stalks Claudio around the way, and he fires forearms again. Claudio YANKS Cole into the barriers! The ring count climbs, Claudio hauls Cole up, BARRIER BACK SUPLEX! Cole flops to the floor and the fans lose their minds! Claudio refreshes the ring count, but he does wait on Cole. Cole slowly crawls, so Claudio goes out to fetch him. Claudio UPPERCUTS Cole, Cole staggers around, and Claudio military presses him! Claudio TOSSES Cole out into the crowd! The fans go nuts again, and they cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this possible.

Claudio storms into the ring, soaks up the heat, and the ref checks Cole. That was a rough landing on that hardwood floor, but it seems Cole is okay to continue. The fans rally for Cole as he hobbles his way back to ringside. Cole rolls in, but Claudio runs up to LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Cole stays in this but Claudio clamps onto him with a chinlock. Cole endures, the fans rally, but Claudio squeezes tight. Cole fights around, fights to his feet, and the fans fire up as Cole fires body shots. But Claudio knees low, then TOSSES Cole back out! Cole flops to the floor, the fans boo more, but Claudio just soaks it all up as Collision goes picture in picture.

Cole gets checked by Doc Sampson, given that big bruise right on his side. The ring count climbs all the while, and Claudio paces as he waits on a verdict from Doc. Cole seems to be okay to continue, and he crawls his way over. Cole grabs at the apron skirt, drags himself up, and springs in at 9! Claudio is right on him and rains down fists! Claudio is all fired up, and also sports a cut on his arm from hitting these barriers. Claudio scoops to hit a BACKBREAKER, and then he bends Cole against his knee! Cole endures, throws hands from below, but Claudio shoves him down! Cole avoids the elbow drop! Claudio snarls, but Cole fires a forearm!

Claudio UPPERCUTS, Cole fires another forearm, repeat! Claudio looms over Cole but Cole still comes back with a forearm! The shots go back and forth, but then Claudio smothers Cole with a chinlock! Cole endures and fights back up, but Claudio pushes him down to the mat! Claudio leans on the hold as he grinds Cole down. Cole fights up again, fires body shots, and Spring Breakthru returns to single picture. Claudio ROCKS Cole, runs, but Cole ROCKS Claudio! Claudio UPPERCUTS into a backslide! TWO, and Cole fireman’s carries, but Claudio fights free! Claudio whips, UPPERCUTS, then whips corner to corner.

Claudio runs in and UPPERCUTS! Then he whips corner to corner again, for another UPPERCUT! Claudio tries again, but Cole SUPERKICKS him down! The fans fire up while a standing count begins again! Cole is in a corner, but Claudio rises up to get him. Cole JAWBREAKERS, then ELBOWS, then BOOTS! Claudio still comes back, Cole gets around, BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Cole is frustrated and sore, but he still stands up. The fans fire up as Cole is in the corner, and he climbs up the ropes! Cole aims, Claudio stands, PANAMA- BACKDROP! Claudio wags his finger, then he storms up, but has to fight off another fireman’s carry!

Claudio short arm LARIATS, then he drags Cole up! Claudio reels Cole in, but Cole BACKDROPS! Claudio just manages to land out, but Cole SUPERKICKS again! Cole now fireman’s carries, for USHIGOROSHI! Cover, TWO! Claudio stays in this and Cole is frustrated, but the fans rally up behind Cole. Cole goes back to the corner, hops up again, and Claudio’s up. PANAMA SUN- NO, Claudio trips and SWINGS Cole! The fans are torn as Cole goes around and around! TEN and Claudio THROWS Cole! Cover, TWO!! But into a CROSSFACE! Claudio pulls back on Cole but Cole endures! The fans rally as Cole reaches out. Cole rolls to a cover, TWO!

Claudio THROWS Cole to a corner! Claudio runs, UPPERCUTS, and then runs again! But Cole DUMPS Claudio out! Claudio HOTSHOTS Cole, hurries up the corner, then leaps, into a SUPERKICK! Cole covers, TWO!! Claudio is still in this, but both men are running on fumes. Cole rises up, brings down the kneepad, and says it’s time. But Claudio stops Cole to waistlock, only for Cole to PELE! Cole runs, into a POP-UP UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO!! Cole survives and Claudio is in disbelief! Cole goes to a corner as Claudio snarls and rises up. Claudio runs up, UPPERCUTS, and UPPERCUTS, and UPPERCUTS!

The ref backs Claudio off, the fans boo, but Claudio just seethes. Cole drags himself up with the ropes, Claudio runs back in, UPPERCUT! UPPERCUT! UPPERCUT! Claudio just UPPERCUTS and ELBOWS away! The ref backs Claudio off, warns him to listen to authority, but Claudio goes back in for more UPPERCUTS! The fans rally for Cole as he takes these shots, but then Claudio hoists him up top! Claudio climbs, goes to the very top, SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Cover, ONE, and into a ghost pin! COLE WINS!!!

Winner: Adam Cole, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)

Claudio is in shock! But perhaps his anger got the better of him as he could’ve done things different. But the rest of the Undisputed Kingdom/Paragon is here to celebrate with their guy! Will Cole, Roddy & Kyle all be rolling on the road to Double or Nothing? Wait, now Claudio FLIPS the desk over in his anger! And then he stands it up on it’s side to tip it the other way! And another way! Yuta and Moxley hurry out here to try and calm Claudio down, and the fans taunt Claudio, “That’s expensive! That’s expensive!” They even chant “LOSERS! LOSERS!” The Death Riders storm off, what will satiate their anger?

 

Backstage interview with “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith.

Lexy Nair is with the former Learning Tree Branches, The Redwood & The Bad Apple. She brings up how last week, Chris Jericho said he wasn’t angry, he was just disappointed, and then he left them to themselves. Where do they go from here? Bill says Jericho was disappointed in them, but Bill is disappointed in Jericho. Jericho is supposed to be the leader, and yet he walks out on them? Quite honestly, Bill is getting… angry. Keith wants Bill to chill. Not right now. What? What’s the difference? They talked about this in private, what’s the difference with it being now? Keith says it is like Bill just said: It was in private.

Keith knows Jericho said they were family, and that means something to Keith. And he just feels that if they’re family, they should handle this like family, and that is internally. And maybe, if Bill didn’t put Jericho on blast last week, Jericho wouldn’t have left. Bill understands, family is very important. That is why Keith wants to get back in the good graces of Jericho. Bill gets that. He just isn’t sure they should be living and dying at the whims of Jericho. Either way, the strategy moving forward is the same: They need to get in the ring, crack some skulls, and stack some wins. Lexy, to answer the question of what’s next, that is next.

Bill heads out, Keith follows, but will they do better or worse without The Nueve?

 

Six Man Tag: La Faccion Ingobernable VS Rosario Grillo, Leon St. Giovanni & KM!

Finally, El Toro Blanco has returned! Rush leads Dralistico y The Beast Mortos into action again, will LFI finally stampede through AEW?

The trios sort out and LFI just attacks! Dralistico has Grillo, Rush has KM and Mortos as LSG! Things spill out side, LFI send their opponents into barriers, and then Darlistico CHOPS Grillo! Rush stomps KM, Dralistico stomps Grillo, and Mortos is back in the ring. The fans fire up with Mortos, and Dralistico sends Grillo into more railing! Rush regroups with his hermanos, both literal and in arms. Dralistico CHOPS LSG, Mortos SPLASHES, and then Mortos whips LSG corner to corner for another SPLASH! Mortos whips LSG to ropes now, for a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Tag to Dralistico and he springboards in, FLYING CODE BREAKER!

LSG flounders around and the fans fire up. KM tags in, but Dralistico SOBATS, KICKS, and ENZIGIRIS! The fans fire up as Dralistico tags in Rush! The fans fire up and Rush SUPERMAN PUNCHES KM! Then he DECKS LSG, HEADBUTTS Grillo, and he lets Dralistico FLY! Down go LSG and Grillo! Rush then says, “You mess with the bull…” YOU GET THE BULL’S HORNS!! KM takes those right in the face! Cover, LFI wins!

Winners: La Faccion Ingobernable, by pinfall

LFI makes quick work, and Rush says LFG! Will these three be like bulls in a China shop when it comes to the AEW Trios Division?

 

Backstage interview with Kevin Knight.

Renee catches up to The Jet as he and “Speedball” Mike Bailey say hey. A big congratulations for Knight in winning against Archer. Renee is pretty sure that match came about because Callis didn’t like the rejection he got in trying to recruit Knight and Speedball. Knight says pretty much, but that’s understandable. He doesn’t think the Don- Ricochet steps in, backwards hat and military coat not really going together, but he tells Knight to shut it. Ricochet says these goofs are not the story of the week. The story is how they screwed Ricochet last week and stole that prize money!

Speedball says if by “screwed,” Ricochet means Speedball’s team beat him fair and square to win 400 stacks, then yeah, he got screwed. Ricochet says first, you pinned Mortos, not Ricochet. And seeing as how they’re the new guys here, here’s some “veteran advice.” Don’t upset the top talent in AEW. You don’t disrupt the chain of command. And since Knight and Speedball are so low, at the bottom of the pole, take his advance before something bad happens. Knight says Ricochet has it all twisted, they respect him. Knight and Speedball respect the game, the in-ring talent, the hot wife, all of that.

But anything that Ricochet can do, the Jet can, too. In fact, here’s something he can do that Ricochet can’t. And then he shakes them dreads! Ricochet says here’s what he can do: he can smack Knight in his mouth! Then do it then! Maybe he will, if Knight keeps talking! Knight fakes a slap and makes Ricochet flinch! Ricochet says okay, he wants trouble now. Yeah, Knight needs that. Speedball says okay, just not tonight. Speedball and Knight head out, Renee tosses her hair and leaves. But will the One & Only find he’s the only one with a problem?

 

ROH World TV Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Nick Wayne!

If Christian Cage is to be believed, this match has come about all thanks to him pulling the strings. But at the same time, he told his “son” that he’d have to win this one on his own. Will The Prodigy make The Patriarch of the Patriarchy proud? Or will the Commander of the Skies ruin Christian’s “gift?”

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who’s the real star of ROH TV!

The Code of Honor is not upheld as Nick SPITS at Komander! The bell rings, the fans boo, and Komander DORPKCIKS Nick! Komander fires off hands in the corner, Nick scurries away but Komander keeps on him! Komander CHOPS, Nick kicks low, and then Nick ROCKS Komander. Nick storms up, but Komander kicks, mule kicks, front kicks, and CHOPS! The fans fire up, Komander whips, but Nick reverses. Komander rolls off Nick’s back, then blocks the chop to knuckle lock and CHOP! Komander goes up, up, jumps around, and then FLYING RANAS! The fans fire up again while Nick flounders away.

Komander runs in, Nick TOSSES him to the ramp! Nick comes back, but Komander GAMANGIRIS him down! Komander goes up with Nick in the drop zone! But Nick hurries away, no Cielito. Komander still tightrope walks to ARABIAN PRESS, only for Nick to put him on the apron! Komander RAMS into Nick, springboards, and CROSSBODIES! Then DROPKICKS! The fans fire up while Nick bails out to the ramp. Komander aims, springboards, but Nick dodges! Komander comes back, Nick puts him in the ring, then he ducks a haymaker to HOTSHOT! Komander falls and the fans boo, but Nick checks his teeth.

We see Christian Cage, Kip Sabian & Mother Shayna are watching this backstage as Nick hurries back in the ring. Nick stomps Komander, RAMS him into a corner, then puts him up top. Komander wobbles, Nick winds up to CHOP, then Nick climbs. Komander fires hands and Nick backs off. Komander hops down, springboards, but Nick SHOVES him down! Komander crashes to the floor and Collision goes picture in picture.

Abrahantes coaches Komander, and Nick goes outside to taunt the fans. Nick then fetches Komander to THROW him into railing! Komander writhes, Nick soaks up heat much like he did during Prelude to Spring Breakthru. Nick fetches Komander again, puts him in the ring, and taunts the fans before stepping inside. Cover, TWO! Nick is annoyed but he looms over Komander. Nick drags Komander up, throws him into the ropes, then CHOKES him! The ref counts, Nick steps off and he taunts the fans before he CHOKES Komander again! The ref counts again, Nick steps off, and Komander sputters while Nick swaggers around.

Nick drags Komander up, brings him around, and snapmares for a leg drop! Cover, TWO! Komander stays in this and Nick grows frustrated. Nick tells the fans to shut up, but Collision goes to break.

Collision returns and Nick again has Komander on the ropes, literally. Nick whips Komander then KNEES him against the ropes! Nick soaks up the heat, whips Komander again, but Komander springboards to go up and FLYING ARM-DRAG! Then he reels Nick into a EURO CLUTCH! TWO!! Nick escapes in time, but Komander CHOPS! And CHOPS! Nick kicks low, runs, but Komander scoops to BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up while both men are down! Abrahantes and Boston rally for “KO-MAN-DER!” Nick goes to a corner, Komander runs up, but Nick dodges! Nick runs in, but Komander puts him up top, ROCKS and CHOPS him, then triangle jump ENZIGIRIS!

Nick flops to the ramp and the fans fire up! Komander builds speed, and he FLIES to SWANTON Nick on the ramp! A rough landing no matter what, but Komander still kicks Nick in the ring. Komander aims from the corner, tunes up the band and the fans join in. Komander runs, goes up, up, and MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Nick survives but the fans taunt him with “Whose Mom?” “NICK’S MOM!” Komander drags Nick up, torture racks, but Nick fires hands! Nick is free, he goes to a corner, but Komander runs up. Nick goes up and over, victory rolls, TWO! Komander runs back in, but Nick sends him hard into buckles!

The fans boo while Nick takes aim. Nick kicks but Komander ducks it! Komander RAMS Nick into the corner, then hops up, POISON-RANA! Cover, TWO! Nick survives and both men are down while the fans fire back up. Komander goes back to the corner, aims and springboards, but Nick slips around! DRAGON SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Nick is stunned, but he takes aim again! Komander rises, into Nick’s ROUNDHOUSE! Then up, up, WAYNE- TIGER FEINT sweeps the legs! And then a FLYING DESTROYER!! Nick tumbles out of the ring, staggers around, and the fans are thunderous as Komander builds speed!

Komander goes up, up, and ARIHARA MOONSAULTS!! Direct hit on Nick and Boston is erupting! Komander puts Nick in, “This is Awesome!” as Komander climbs again. Nick is in the drop zone, for CIELITO LINDO onto BOOTS!! Nick turns things around, then takes aim, ROUNDHOUSE! Nick roars, reels Komander in to pump handle and PRODIGY PLEX!! Cover, NICK WINS!!!

Winner: Nick Wayne, by pinfall (NEW ROH World Television Champion)

Boston doesn’t like it, but Nick Wayne just became the youngest singles champion in ROH! The Patriarchy is certainly proud, but then Christian Cage leaves Shayna and Kip to go off somewhere. Will he prepare some other gift for his Prodigy as celebration?

 

Hologram is loading.

And Hologram will return to action next week for Playoff Palooza! Will the incredible win streak continue?

 

Top Flight speaks.

Dante Martin calls out Action Andretti & Lio Rush to say, “Guess what? We just came from Tony Khan’s office, and there’s no more running, there’s no more hiding, no more ducking, because we have a match next week.” Darius says it isn’t just any match. This has been going on for far too long, so they’re over the wrestling part of this. They want to fight The Cru! Forget the rules, forget the tags, it is a TORNADO TAG MATCH! Leila Grey tells Action & Lio that they’ll see ’em next week for Collision: Playoff Palooza. That is, if The Cru has the balls to show up. Well hold on, The Cru shows up now!

Lio & Action tell Top Flight that they don’t have to wait! Security steps in and keeps this from getting out of hand, but what will happen when there’s nothing holding these teams back?

 

BREAKING NEWS for a future Dynamite!

It will be AEW’s return to Portland, Oregon, June 11th, when AEW does the unthinkable! It will be the first-ever AEW Summer Blockbuster, a FOUR HOUR edition of Dynamite! That’s right, F O U R!! Get tickets next Thursday, or at least set your DVRs so you do not miss what could be an instant classic!

 

Toni Storm is here!

The Timeless AEW Women’s World Champion was present last night to watch from afar, but now she wants to get a closer look at tonight’s main event!

Mercedes Mone & Harley Cameron VS Kris Statlander & Julia Hart!

The CEO is reluctant to step back into the ring alongside the wild Aussie, but Harley’s probably the only person who would team with her at this point. Can Harley help Mone keep the Money (Wrath) Train on track? Or will the #BornAgainKristen and the Princess of the Black Throne make a winning combination?

The teams sort out and Mone starts against Kris for both a revival of their rivalry, and also a teaser of what could be for the Owen Hart Cup finals. The two tie up, and Kris SHOVES Mone down! The fans cheer as Kris flexes, but Mone tags Harley. Harley and Kris tie up, and Kris SHOVES Harley away! Harley tags Mone back in, and then picks up Mini Mone! Wait, wait, Harley tags in Mini Mone? Is this a substitution or a 3v2 Handicap now? Harley THROWS Mini Mone at Kris, which Kris easily catches. Kris passes Mini Mone to Julia, how just puts Mini Mone down to step on! Harley tries to roll Kris up but Kris stays up.

Kris drags Harley to her feet, then slips around to roll Harley up! Harley rolls through, Oklahoma Rolls back, TWO! Kris runs up, Harley headlocks, but Kris powers up and out. Harley tilt-o-whirls and HARLEY-GO-ROUNDS! Kris ends up in a corner, the fans fire up, and Harley shouts, “Feel The Wrath~!” Harley runs in, Kris dodges, and then Kris runs in. Harley ELBOWS Kris, has Kris in the ropes, and sunset flips! TWO! Kris kicks, then deadlifts Harley for a suplex! The fans fire up, Kris tags Julia, and Julia takes the handoff to wrench and YANK Harley’s arm! Julia YANKS the arm again and again, then goes up the ropes.

Julia knuckle locks, then tightrope walks! The fans fire up as Julia hits an OLD SCHOOL! Then she adds a BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Cover, but Mone breaks it! The fans cheer, but Julia drags Harley up. Harley JAWBREAKERS, then runs, dodges, and ENZIGIRIS! Tag to Mone, but Julia drop toeholds! Julia dribbles Mone off the mat, but Mone gets free. Mone goes to a corner, Julia runs up and ELBOWS! Julia runs side to side, tags Kris, then goes back to ELBOW Mone again! Kris runs in and KNEES Mone down! Kris brings Mone around to scoop, and FALL AWAY SLAMS! The fans fire up while Mone flounders out and Kris flexes.

Kris goes to the apron, Mone blocks the kick, but Kris handstands out of the throw! Kris also avoids the sweep of her arms, but Mone goes up! Kris avoids the meteora, and they both stop as the other shows haymaker! They then look at Toni Storm, and then they both ROCK the other! Julia and Harley run up, but Mone and Kris DECK them! Then they fire fast hands with each other! The fans fire up, Kris KNEES low, and Collision goes picture in picture.

Kris reels Mone in and FLAPJACKS her off the apron! Mone flounders, Kris stands on her while doing the CEO dance! Kris hauls Mone up and into the ring, covers, TWO! Kris drags Mone up, tags Julia, and they mug Mone. Julia ROCKS Mone, whips her to a corner, but Mone reverses. Mone runs up, blocks boots and ROCKS Julia! Julia is in the ropes and Mone hits the STOCK DROP! Mone huffs ‘n’ puffs before she drags Julia to a cover, TWO! Mone is annoyed but she drags Julia up again. Mone snapmares Julia, runs, and METEORAS! Cover, TWO! Julia stays in this but Mone taunts Kris. Mone dares Julia to crawl to Kris, but then she bumps Julia off buckles.

Mone tags Harley and they mug Julia. Harley brings Julia around, whips her to ropes, and ELBOWS her down! Cover, TWO! Harley stays between Julia and Kris, then brings her around. Julia JAWBREAKERS free, then CLUBS Harley. Julia CHOPS Harley at the ropes, CHOPS her again, then fires forearms. The ref counts, Julia backs off, but then Julia whips Harley to ropes. Harley ducks ‘n ‘dodges, and DOUBLE LARIATS take them both down! The fans rally while Julia and Harley crawl, and Spring Breakthru returns to single picture as they hot tag Mone and Kris! The fans fire up as Mone CHOPS, knuckle locks and goes up, up, and FLYING ARM-DRAGS!

Mone does her dance, then runs corner to corner, DOUBLE KNEES! Mone reels Kris in, the fans rally, and Mone snap suplexes! That’s Una Amiga, and then Mone gets Kris up for Dos Amigas! then THREE AMIGAS! But Kris stops it before quatro! Harley makes the save, and she helps Mone, only for Kris to DOUBLE SUPLEX! Kris rolls through?! DOS DOUBLE SUPLEX! Kris rolls through again and THREE DOUBLE SUPLEX!! The fans are thunderous, we see Jamie Hayter watching backstage and applauding, and Kris puts Mone & Harley in the drop zone! Kris goes up, but Harley rolls with Mone to avoid the 450 Splash!

The fans fire up as Kris tags Julia while Mone and Harley seem to have a tender moment of friendship. Julia ruins the moment with a STANDING MOONSUALT! Julia then tilt-o-whirls Mone, but Mone stops that to RAM Julia into the corner! And then she puts Julia in the Tree of Woe for KNEE after KNEE after KNEE! Mone goes out, goes up, but Julia SPIDER SUPLEXES her away! Harley runs up, Julia sits up to then roll back, and she takes a swing! Harley reels Julia in for a NECKBREAKER! Kris kicks Harley, reels her in, and hits a NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB! But then Mone METEORAS Kris! Julia stalks Mone, runs up, wrench and STO!

Julia puts Mone in the drop zone, goes back up the corner, and HART SAULT gets KNEES! The fans fire up while Julia and Mone are both down! Julia and Mone stir, “This is Awesome!” as a standing count starts. Mone and Julia stir at about 4 of 10, crawl for their corners, hot tag to Kris! Kris fires off on Mone with forearms! Kris ROUNDHOUSES Mone, BLASTS Harley, and then runs up on Mone. Mone hooks her into the Gory Especial! Kris fights free, scoops Mone, but Mone kicks and flails! Kris’ legs give out, they both flop down, and the two fight on the mat. Kris powers up to her feet, but Harley tags in!

Harley brings Mone out of the gut wrench, but Kris hits the DISCUS LARIAT! Kris kicks, Mone blocks, and Mone KNEES Kris in return! Mone whips, Kris reverses, and Mone is sent into Julia’s TARANTULA!! But Harley rolls Kris up! TWO!! Mone is stuck as Kris scoops Harley and hits a BACKBREAKER! Then Kris cording holds Harley’s arm, kisses the bicep, and hits the Hayterade?! Cover, Kris & Julia win!

Winner: Kris Statlander & Julia Hart, by pinfall

That wasn’t just the game winner Kris hit on Harley, it was a message sent to Jamie! Luther helps Toni Storm to the ring so she can applaud Kris, and even blow a kiss! Will Kris go Double or Nothing with Mone to then go All In with Toni? Or will Kris feel a Hayterade from the source?


My Thoughts:

A great Collision to not just wrap Spring Breakthru but to keep things going immediately from last night. Very good promo from The Opps after their win, and some great stuff with The Death Riders for once. The Death Riders throwing a fit was good stuff, and Moxley had a good promo to call out Samoa Joe. Moxley wants his match with Samoa Joe, that’s a great detail in itself, and that is going to be a great match for Double or Nothing. Claudio stepping up to Adam Cole’s Open Challenge was also cool, and that was a great match. Cole surviving was a good touch, especially with how it just pissed Claudio off more.

Very good promo from Bill & Keith, and it feels very obvious that Keith will betray Bill to side with Jericho. We will get Bill VS Jericho, Keith will screw Bill, but then something will happen where Bill gets his rematch and wins over Jericho in the end. Really good “letter” from FTR to keep up their passive aggressive nature, and you can bet they’ll just do all the same things again next week when they’re back. Great to see LFI back in full force, but let’s just hope they actually get going this time around. There could even be some interesting intertwining of stories if LFI challenge for the trios titles at Double or Nothing, putting Joe in a double header situation since he’ll face Moxley for the world title.

Good promo from Top Flight with Cru to hype up next week’s Collision. But does every post-basketball Collision need a nickname? And as nicknames go, “Playoff Palooza” sounds more like a promotional deal run at a supermarket or car dealership. Really good stuff from the Don Callis Family tonight. Great match from Knight VS Archer and a great win for Knight. Knight and Speedball have a good promo with Ricochet, and a match of Knight VS Ricochet would be awesome, I hope we see it before Knight’s off for Best of the Super Juniors.

Great tag match of Alexander & Takeshita VS Ishii & Rocky, and I should’ve realized watching ROH Prelude to Spring Breakthru was teasing something for tonight. Rocky was salty over that loss there, and then he got even saltier during this match. Great to see Trent back, and now Roppongi Vice is Don Callis Family! They can be the tag team of the faction while Konosuke, Kyle Fletcher and now Josh Alexander all go for singles titles. Awesome ROH World Television Championship match from Komander and Nick Wayne, and again to my surprise, the Prelude foreshadowed stuff. Nick brought momentum into this match, he won this title, and unless he loses it back to Komander at like Supercard of Honor, he probably will bring the title to NJPW BOSJ.

Another great handicap match win for Megan Bayne, but she’ll still be spinning her wheels until after Double or Nothing with all this other stuff going on. Great promo from Mone, Harley & Mini Mone before their main event tag match, and same for Kris having a good promo with Jamie Hayter. That was of course a great match, and Kris winning using Jamie’s finisher was wild. I feel like with Toni Storm paying more attention to Kris, that’s a sign Kris is beating Jamie to face Mone at Double or Nothing. It’s still anyone’s guess who wins the Cup, because Toni VS Kris and Toni VS Mone are both great matches.

My Score: 8.9/10

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