Will the winds of change blow in the Windy City?

AEW has already had a big year in 2023, but now they go All Out! But will Orange Cassidy still be International Champion after facing Jon Moxley?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Zero Hour – The Overbudget Charity Battle Royal: Hangman Page wins and AEW donates $50,000 to the Chicago Public Education Fund.
• Zero Hour – Six Woman Tag: Athena, Diamante & Mercedes Martinez w/ Billie Starkz VS Hikaru Shida, Skye Blue & Willow Nightingale; Shida, Skye & Willow win.
• Zero Hour – AEW World Trios Championships: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn w/ Dennis Rodman VS Team Triple J; The Acclaimed & Billy wins and retain the title.
• ROH World Tag Team Championships: MJF & Adam Cole VS John Silver & Alex Reynolds; MJF & Cole win and retain the titles.
• ROH World Television Championship: Samoa Joe VS Shane Taylor; Joe wins and retains the title.
• AEW TNT Championship: Luchasaurus w/ Christian Cage VS Darby Allin w/ Nick Wayne; Luchasaurus wins and retains the title.
• “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS Miro; Miro wins.
• AEW TBS Championship: Kris Statlander VS Ruby Soho w/ Saraya; Kris wins and retains the title.
• Strap Match: Ricky Starks VS Bryan Danielson; Bryan wins.
• Eddie Kingston & Katsuyori Shibata VS Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta; Claudio & Yuta win.
• Kenny Omega VS Konosuke Takeshita w/ Don Callis; Konosuke wins.
• 8 Man Tag: FTR & The Young Bucks VS Bullet Club Gold; Bullet Club Gold wins.
• AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy VS Jon Moxley; Moxley wins and becomes the new AEW International Champion.

PLAY BY PLAY

It’s the All Out Zero Hour!

Join Renee Paquette and RJ City in discussing, analyzing and predicting all of tonight’s action in Chicago!

 

Bryan Danielson speaks.

“I was sitting at home, watching Collision. I saw that Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat was gonna be there. I was so excited, because I love Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat. I loved him as a fan, and then when I came up as a wrestler, when I was 20 years old, Ricky Steamboat came up, he was the referee for my match, and he told me, ‘Bryan, you’re incredible. Keep it up.'” Steamboat encouraged Bryan, and encouraged and encouraged, and so you can imagine Bryan’s disappointment when he sees Ricky Starks taking a belt and whipping Ricky Steamboat. Bryan was at home recovering, so there was nothing he could do about it.

But then on Wednesday, Starks wanted to challenge Steamboat to a Strap Match. “A 70-plus year old man, to a STRAP MATCH!! You think that’s okay?!” Bryan tells Starks that the last time Bryan was in a Strap Match, it was against someone he loved, and they still beat the SH*T outta each other! Bryan loves Steamboat, but he doesn’t care for Starks. So just imagine what Bryan’s gonna do tonight. The American Dragon heads out, will The Absolute even survive All Out?

 

Backstage interview with The Mogul Embassy.

Lexi Nair is with Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona & Prince Nana ahead of them entering the Overbudget Charity Battle Royal. Now, the question is, if they win, what charity did they choose? Well, Lexi, as you may know, Prince Nana is one of the most charitable men in all of AEW! Therefore, he will donate all the earnings to the Mogul Embassy Foundation! Great, who benefits from that? “The people.” People? Which people? The people. THEM! They in the money~, they in the money~! Nana sings his way off, so clearly, the 50K is just for them. Will they be splitting the winnings while partying in Chicago? We find out in a matter of moments!

 

The Overbudget Charity Battle Royal!

So on top of The Mogul Embassy, we have Best Friends, Komander, Dalton Castle, Tony Nese, Aussie Open, the remnants of the Jericho Appreciation Society, Action Andretti, Darius Martin, Serpentico, Shawn Spears, Scorpio Sky, and Hangman Page! 50 grand is on the line for a good cause (unless the Embassy wins), who wins big for those in need?

Wait, Tony Nese gets in the ring first and wants us all to wait. Fans boo The Premier Athlete as he says he knows this is supposed to be for charity, but they should look around. “The REAL charity case is all these fat Chicagans, or whatever they call themselves!” Fans tell Nese to STFU but he just says, “Real mature.” But instead of wasting time since Nese knows he could beat ever single one of them, how about they all join in to show the fans how athletic they really are, with GROUP TRAINING~? Yeah, c’mon! Let’s get in the ring together! Well, no one accepts. Nese is sure it gets intimidating looking at him.

So in that case, everyone should just count along as Nese does push-ups. The bell rings after he does like three, and then Best Friends and Top Flight pick Nese up! They TOSS Nese onto Sterling and ELIMINATE him! Well, chances are, Nese would just use that $50K on protein shakes and weight room equipment, so nothing of value was lost. Anyway, everyone else rushes in and the brawl is on! The remnants of JAS hit whoever is near, but Darius & Chuck Taylor mug Parker while Garcia & Hager mug Scorpio. Menard is after Trent, Hangman brawls with Action, but The Perfect Ten, The Peacock and SNAKEMAN hang back. Work smarter, not harder.

Brian Cage & The Embassy surround Castle, they have history. The Boys are ringside so they back Castle up, and another brawl is own! The Embassy get the better of Castle & The Boys, but then Komander takes aim! Komander springboards up and up and SHOOTING STARS all six of them down! And he’s not eliminated cuz he never got in the ring to begin with! Serpentico gets in, but he encounters the former JAS. He says his prayers, and fires off hands on them all! Serpentico reels Hager in, but he can’t lift a man twice his size! Hager hoists Serpentico up, and with help from the others, they put Serpentico on the apron and knock him down to ELIMINATE him!

Castle gets in the ring now and goes after Action. Garcia fires hands on Darius, but Spears gets in to CHOP Menard! And then TOSSES him up and out! Menard holds on, but Spears SUPERKICKS him! Menard stays up but Spears sends Parker into him! Menard almost falls, but he manages to flop into the ring rather than to the floor! Aussie Open works together on Scorpio, Hangman brawls with Hager, but Spears gives Parker an USHIGOROSHI! Hager picks Spears up and RAMS him into a corner! Hager runs in but onlyg ets buckles! Spears CHOPS, then he climbs up! Fans fire up as Spears rains down fists! He goes all the way to nine, but Garica drags him down!

Garcia and Spears glare at each other, and Spears says TEN! Garcia shoves him, and does his dance! Spears says TEN! Garcia dances! TEN! DANCE! TEN! DANCE! It’s a TEN DANCE! But Aussie open mug Spears! Garcia goes after them, they all brawl, Parker stomps Chuck but Scorpio gets Parker’s hair! Spears and Garcia knock Aussie Open down, stare each other down, and they BOTH DANCE! Fans fire up, but Aussie Open rushes in and throws Spears over! Spears stays on the apron, but then Aussie Open SUPERKICK BOOT COMBO! Spears falls, Aussie Open ELIMINATES him! Then they go after Chuck!

Garcia moves on to go after Scorpio but Trent goes after Garcia. Kaun DECKS Darius, Cage puts Komander in a corner, Liona is standing on Parker! Cage puts Komander on the apron, but Komander GAMANGIRIS back! Komander goes up top, leaps back in, but Cage catches the crossbody! Cage uses Komander to do bicep curls, pops him up to a fireman’s carry, but Komander slips free! Komander KICKS Cage, but Liona storms up! Komander mule kicks Lona, mule kicks Kaun, and ENZIGURIS Kaun! Then ENZIGURIS Liona! But Cage SUPERKICKS Komander down! The Gates drag Komander up, and coordinate with Cage, ROCK-A-BYE BOMB!!

The Gates haul Komander up and TOSS Komander out to ELIMINATE him! Nana says that’s what you gets! The Gates braw with Aussie Open now! Hangman fights off Hager in a corner while Parker and Castle are on the apron. Parker BOOTS Castle, Castle holds onto ropes, but Parker BITES Castle’s fingers! Castle falls back, but The Boys catch him! Fans cheer as The Boys get Castle to the apron! Castle DECKS Parker, The Boys catch Parker! Parker says put him back up! No, not that way! They’re going to the ramp! Parker says to put him down, so The Boys just set Parker on his feet. Castle (and The Boys) ELIMINATE Parker!

Fans cheer as Castle ELBOWS Cage! And ROCKS Liona! And DECKS Kaun! But Cage DISCUS LARIATS Castle down to the floor and ELIMINATES him! Fans boo but The Embassy stands together. Hager fights off Top Flight, but they dodge the double clotheslines to kick his legs out! They KICK and KICK and DOUBLE BUZZSAW! Hager falls over! Liona & Kaun stomp Mark Davis, Menard fights off Action but Darius kicks him low! Action goes up to DOUBLE STOMP Menard! Garcia shoves Darius into Action then BOOTS Darius down! Davis fights back against The Gates! Garcia & Menard TOSS Darius and ELIMINATE him!

Fans are torn as Garcia does his dance at hyperspeed to soak up the heat! Cage reels Chuck in but Chuck wrenches out to SOLE FOOD! Trent ROCKS Cage, and the Best Friends DOUBLE CHOKE SLAM! And then they HUG! You GOT to give the people what they want! But The Gates attack! Liona goes after Trent, Kaun is after Chuck! Chuck puts Kaun on the apron and ROCKS him! Kaun holds on, Liona dumps Chuck out to ELIMINATE him! Trent jumps on Liona for a SLEEPER! Menard climbs up on Scorpio Sky to rain down fists! Liona thrashes, Kaun drags Trent over the top to join him!

Kaun throws forearms, but Hangman triangle jump LARIATS Kaun down to ELIMINATE him! That’s one Embassy member down! Scorpio fights back against Menard, dumps him out then DECKS him! Menard hits the floor, Scorpio ELIMINATES him! Action CLUBS away on Cage, Hager hoists Scorpio up! Scorpio fights up and over to DUMP and ELIMINATE Hager!! The former JAS is now down to just Garcia! Action GAMANGIRS Cage while Aussie Open FOREARM SANDWICH Hangman! They then hoist Hangman up, but Trent makes the save! Trent dodges Davis, ROLLING ELBOWS Fletcher, and he blocks Davis’ kick!

Trent hands the foot to Hangman so he can ENZIGURI Davis! Hangman GERMAN SUPLEXES Davis, and the two work together to DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE Davis up and out to ELIMINATE him! Garcia shoves Hangman aside to whip Scorpio but Scorpio blocks being thrown out. Scorpio ROCKS Garcia while Hangman and Trent try to figure out if they’re working together or not. Scorpio dodges Garcia, fireman’s carries, but Garcia slips free! Garcia whips, Scorpio reverses and TOSSES Garcia out to ELIMINATE him! No more former JAS! Liona TOSSES Scorpio, he holds on and RAMS into Liona!

Garcia gets up in a huff, but he just dances himself off up the ramp! Scorpio tries to drag Liona out but Liona drags Scorpio back in to feed to Cage’s DISCUS LARIAT! The Embassy then haul Scorpio up and TOSS him to ELIMINATE him! We’re down to our final six of Cage, Liona, Trent, Hangman, Action & Fletcher. But we know the Embassy is sticking together, so this is more like 4v2! Or is it 3v3? Is Fletcher going to join The Embassy on this one? Nana is talking trash but Trent tells him to shut up! Fans fire up and chant for “COWBOY SH*T!” The brawl is on! Liona and Trent, Action and Fletcher, Page and Cage!

Action gets the edge on the Aussie Arrow, The Cowboy RAMS The Machine into the corner, but Liona has #JustTrent in a corner! Liona roars and runs in, but only gets buckles! Trent then hits a TORNADO DDT! Cage turns things around on Hangman to fire off forearms! Fletcher fires forearms on Action! Action SOBATS, KICKS, and whips! Fletcher reverses, Action springboards but into a HALF ‘N’ HALF! Action lands on his feet! Fletcher ducks one kick but not the ENZIGURI! Action goes to springboard but Fletcher shoves him over! Action holds on but Fletcher runs to DROPKICK Action down and ELIMINATE him!

But then Trent dumps Fletcher over! Fletcher holds on, Trent drags him up for a HEAT- NO, Fletcher fights out of the draping piledriver! Fletcher drags Trent over to join him on the apron! Fletcher CLUBS away on Trent, but Trent gets under to APRON HALF ‘N’ HALF!! Fletcher falls over, Trent ELIMINATES him!! No more Aussie Open, so that $50K isn’t going to The United Empire. But now The Embassy has Trent! They mug him, DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICH! And then back suplex onto Liona’s knees! Cage hauls Trent up and Liona runs in, to POUNCE Hangman!! Cage F5s Trent outta the ring to ELIMINATE him!!

Fans boo because now it is 2v1, Mogul Embassy against Hangman! Nana is salivating, he already feels that 50K is theirs! But fans are thunderous behind Hangman and he fires off forearms on Cage & Liona! But he still gets mugged! Cage reels Hangman in, writes him off, and POWER- RANA!! Both Cage and Hangman are on the apron! Liona runs in, Hangman BOOTS him! BUCKSHOT for Liona!! Fans fire up, Hangman clotheslines Liona up and out to ELIMINATE him! Now it’s just Page and Cage! Cage runs in, Page dodges, but Cage blocks a boot to KNEE! ROLLING NECKBREAKER!

Fans boo as The Machine says it’s done! Cage whips, Page goes up and out, but Page holds on! Page skins the cat, to headscissor Cage to the apron! They brawl on the edge! Hangman BOOTS but Cage SUPERKICKS! Cage reels Hangman in but Hangman fights! APRON DEADEYE!! Cage falls, Page wins!!

Winner: Hangman Page ($50,000 to be donated to his charity of choice)

The Cowboy wins big and fans are loving it! But who will Hangman help with this big money?

 

Zero Hour – Six Woman Tag: Athena, Diamante & Mercedes Martinez w/ Billie Starkz VS Hikaru Shida, Skye Blue & Willow Nightingale!

The ROH Women’s World Champion joins forces with The Cuban Diamond & The OG Badass, taking on the Shining Samurai, the Chicago hometown hero, and the Babe with the Power! Skye & Willow got a big win just a couple nights ago, will they help Shida get an even bigger win here? Or will they be eclipsed by the Fallen Goddess and her badass backup?

The teams sort out and Athena steps up as the one champion in this match. She strikes a fighting pose, but then she just throws Diamante into Skye! The brawl is on as Athena bails out, leaving Diamante & Martinez to get beat down 3v2! Shida whips Martinez but Martinez bails out! Athena argues with Diamante & Martinez, but Skye goes up top to SUPER CROSSBODY! Down go the bad girls! Fans fire up and Skye puts Diamante in for Shida! Shida puts Diamante in a corner, and climbs up to rain down fists! Fans fire up and count along, and Shida goes to TEN! Shida then kicks Diamante out, leaps, MISSILE DROPKICK!

Fans fire up and Shida tags in Skye! Fans cheer, Skye stalks Diamante then mule kicks! Skye CLUBS Diamante, Diamante blocks the superkick but not the BASEMENT ROUNDHOUSE! Diamante flounders to ropes, Skye runs in to SHINING WIZARD! Martinez gets a cheap shot in! Diamante wrenches Skye, dragon sleeper, CROSS RHODES! Cover, TWO! Willow is also there but she backs off as the ref reprimands. Diamante drags Skye away to tag in Martinez. They mug Skye, then gut wrench GUT BUSTER, to a ROLLING NECKBREAKER! Martinez covers, TWO! Martinez stalks Skye to ropes and bumps her off buckles.

Martinez stomps Skye but fans rally up. Martinez taunts Willow and Shida, allowing Athena and Diamante to CHOKE Skye! Fans boo but Martinez tags Diamante in. They throw Skye down, then SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Skye crawls but Diamante keeps her from the others. Diamante runs Skye to bump her off Athena’s boot! Diamante stomps a mudhole, lets off as the ref counts, and Diamante drags Skye up. Skye JAWBREAKERS back! Skye fires forearms, runs, but Diamante LARIATS! Diamante flexes, fans boo, but Diamante drags Skye up. Diamante bumps Skye off buckles and tags Martinez in.

Martinez CHOPS Skye, stalks her along ropes, but Athena tags herself in! Athena stomps and fires off forearms on Skye! The ref counts, Athena tells him to shut up! Athena drags Skye up, SLAPS Skye, and eggs her on! Skye SLAPS back! Fans fire up and Skye CLUBS away on Athena! Athena shoves Skye, Skye runs back in but Athena fireman’s carries! POP-UP BOMB!! High stack, TWO!! Skye survives but Athena says SHE is the champ! Athena tells Diamante & Martinez that they both suck! But Skye tags in Willow! Athena talks trash but turns around to see Willow! She hurries for her corner but Diamante & Martinez hop down!

Athena runs in but Willow LARIATS! And LARIATS! And LARIATS! Willow runs in to back body block! Willow BOOTS Athena down! Fans fire up with Willow and she drags Athena up to fireman’s carry. Athena fights free to shove Willow into buckles! Athena tags Diamante and she runs in to wrench Willow to a SLICED BREAD! But Shida runs in to FALCON ARROW! Martinez BOOTS Shida down! Skye SUPERKICKS Martinez down! Fans fire up and Skye hurries up top! Billie distracts Skye and Martinez CLUBS Skye! Martinez climbs up to CLUB away on Skye! Martinez then hooks her legs in, to SPIDER GERMAN SUPLEX!!

But Willow returns to run in and CANNONBALL Martinez while she’s upside-down! But Athena is up top, THE O-FACE!! Athena cheers herself, but Shida storms up on Athena! These two haven’t met and fans are all fired up! Athena shoves Shida, Shida shoves back. They brawl with forearms back and forth! Fans fire up, Athena ROCKS Shida but Shida swings, only for Athena to spin her around and SOBAT! Athena KICKS, swings, but Shida blocks to DECK Athena! Athena gets up, gets in Shida’s face, and they both run, only for Skye and Diamante to trip and drag each of them out! Athena glares at Skye, Skye eggs Athena on!

Athena storms up, into a POUNCE from Willow!! PERIOD! Athena ends up hitting railing! Fans fire up with Willow but Diamante CLUBS Willow! Willow hits back, puts Diamante in the ring, but Martinez runs up to CLUB Willow! Martinez whips, Willow reverses, and now Martinez hits railing! Diamante attacks Willow, has her on ropes, and then whips. Willow reverses to fireman’s carry, and tag to Skye! SUPERKICK into the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER!! Skye hurries to add on, CODE BLUE!! Cover, Skye’s team wins!

Winner: Hikaru Shida, Skye Blue & Willow Nightingale, by pinfall

Another big win for Chicago’s own! Is Skye on her way to fighting for some gold in AEW? Will Shida and Athena soon meet again for their own epic battle?

 

Jose The Assistant brings Dralistico y Preston Vance to Rush.

They’re all cleaned up from the fight for their lives, and Rush seems them for himself. “This is what I’m talking about. THIS is what I’m talking about! I chose you, but I needed to push you to the limit so we could be the LFI of violence that I wanted, that I needed! Everyone knows main eventers, and so-called ‘big name stars’ mean nothing to me.” LFI is here to stay, so now is their time to leave a mark! He wanted badasses with attitude like that. Their time is now, and now they bring the violence! Now, they dominate. Now, they take the titles! Now LFI takes over AEW! Dralistico, Vance, and even Jose are ready. “No pasa nada perros!”

 

Zero Hour – AEW World Trios Championships: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn w/ Dennis Rodman VS Team Triple J!

Max Caster, Anthony Bowens & Daddy Ass just defended these belts last night after just winning them at All In. So will the “House of Ass” make it through their first week as a thing? Or will those “carnies” who gave The Acclaimed such grief when they were AEW World Tag Team Champions do it all over again here tonight?

Sonjay Dutt helps give an NBA style introduction for the “starting line-up.” The One in a Billion, Satnam Singh! The former ROH World Champion, Jay Lethal! The Last Outlaw, accompanied by “Miss Chicago 2024,” Karen Jarrett, it is THE Jeff Jarrett! But here comes Platinum Max with a diss track! “Platinum on the mic, I’m a squad killa! It’s Acclaimed in Chicago with Rodzilla! Jeff, I know it’s gotta burn! Ya wife’s right next to you, but she’s checkin’ out The Worm! We kill y’all soon. The Acclaimed tight like Dennis & Kim Jong Un! Ey yo we bad as we wanna be! We ’bout to beat down the 2023 Oddities!”

Bowens takes the mic to shout once more, “CHIIICAAAAGOOOOOO~! The Acclaimed have arrived! SCISSOR ME, DADDY ASS~!” And he does~! But wait, Billy says there’s a problem already. See, Daddy Ass has his OWN referee! You ain’t it, Bryce. Karen will like this. Come on down, Aubrey! Fans cheer as Aubrey tags in and Karen has a fit! But then things really get wild as Triple J rushes The Acclaimed! Aubrey has the bell ring, Satnam and Billy brawl while Jeff has Bowens and Lethal has Caster! Satnam and Billy go outside, Lethal whips but Bowens KICKS him back! Jeff bumps Caster off buckles and stomps him down!

Bowens fires off fast hands on Lethal but Satnam sends Billy into barriers! Bowens DECKS Lethal right outta the ring! Jarrett CLOBBERS Bowens but Caster JABS, JABS, JABS, “SUCK IT!” and BACKHAND! Bowens gets up, Caster brings Jarrett around, SCISSOR ME TIMBERS for the Last Outlaw! Fans fire up and Bowens says they should give the people a strut! The Acclaimed mock Jarrett’s strut, then scissor finger~! Caster brings Jarrett up, whips, but Jarrett reverses and Lethal gets a cheap shot in! Caster DECKS Lethal but Satnam DECKS Caster! Jarrett CHOKES Caster on the ropes, Aubrey backs him off, but misses Karen CLAWING Caster!

Jarrett runs to STRADDLE ATTACK Caster! Karen applauds Jarrett’s strut, but fans boo. Jarrett tags Lethal, they whip caster to kick low and SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Lethal soaks up the heat, then he drags Caster up to bump him off buckles. Lethal CHOPS, stomps, and then stomps some more. Lethal gets all fired up but the fans rally for Caster. Lethal drags Caster up, throws hands, and tags in Jarrett. They double whip Caster but he reverses to send Lethal away. Lethal slides out, Jarrett RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS Caster! Jarrett DECKS Billy, whips Caster, but Caster reverses to then get Jarrett in a SLEEPER!

Jarrett goes around and around, and hits a BIG back suplex on Caster! Fans rally while both men are down! Caster and Jarrett crawl, hot tags to Lethal and Bowens! Bowens rallies on Lethal, DROPKICKS Satnam, then dodges Lethal to fire off forearms and CHOPS! Lethal gets around, Bowens switches, FIVE TOOL STRIKE FEST! “EVERYONE Loves The Acclaimed!” Bowens starts up more kicks, runs, but Karen trips him up! Fans boo but then Lethal ROCKS Bowens! Lethal scoops but Bowens slips free to dodge and hot tag Billy Gunn! Daddy Ass rallies with big haymakers for all! Satnam gets in but Billy tells him “SUCK IT!”

Billy ROCKS Satnam, runs, but Satnam BOOTS him down! Bowens runs in but into a ONE IN A BILLION CHOKE SLAM!! Sonjay creeps up to distract the ref, and Karen crawls in with a guitar! But Aubrey turns around to see her! Karen apologizes but Sonjay distracts again! Satnam creeps up on Billy while Aubrey is now busy with Sonjay AND Karen! But Billy slips out of the slam to LOW BLOW Satnam!! Aubrey shoves Karen down and kicks her out of the ring, literally! Rodman gets in!? He has the guitar!! Fans are thunderous as Rodman gives Satnam a SMASH HIT! Aubrey sees the aftermath and is rather surprised.

Lethal runs in, handsprings, but Billy catches him! Ripcord, kick low, “SUCK IT!” FAMOUSER!! Bowens hits THE ARRIVAL! Caster goes up, Billy tags him in, MIC DROP!! Cover, The Acclaimed win!

Winners: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn, by pinfall (still AEW World Trios Champions)

Rodman celebrates with The Acclaimed, with SCISSOR FINGERS! The first and perhaps most chaotic week for The “House of Ass” is over, how long will they reign over AEW?

 

ROH World Tag Team Championships: MJF & Adam Cole VS John Silver & Alex Reynolds!

Speaking of a first week as champions, the brochachos only just won these titles at All In last week in the Zero Hour! And to make things a bit wilder, their first defense is against some old… “friends?” Will MJF & Cole prove they’re still Better Than You Baybay? Or will the new edge The Dark Order has found bring them back to former glory?

The introductions are made, the ROH belts are raised, and we see who is truly ready to go All Out!

The teams sort out and Silver starts against Cole. The fans rally and the two tie up. Cole hits a headlock takeover, Silver headscissors but Cole kips free. Silver hits a headlock takeover, Cole headscissors but Silver kips free. The two stand off and fans rally for “DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE!” already. Well, it is on the back of the new Better Than You Baybay shirts… Cole offers a handshake, Silver shrugs and steps forward, only to kick Cole low! Silver mocks Cole’s boom with “BUDGE!” Silver runs, but Cole drops, then hurdles, then runs, and things speed up. Cole BOOTS Silver down! Fans fire up and Cole looks to MJF. “DOUBLE! CLOTHESLINE!”

Tag to MJF and Cole gets Silver up. They double whip, Reynolds makes the save! Reynolds & Uno get Silver out of the ring, Uno shakes his head, and Silver slides back in to tag Reynolds. Fans want a “KANGAROO KICK!” but MJF wants everyone to hold on. Reynolds had a hand in training MJF, so let’s have some “SPORTS-MAN-SHIP!” Fans join along, MJF offers a handshake, but Reynolds says he knows MJF. They shake hands, and then MJF pokes Reynolds in the eye! Fans cheer MJF’s cheeky grin, and he brings Reynolds up to headlock. Reynolds powers out, MJF ducks ‘n’ dodges, then stops to strut all over Reynolds!

Fans cheer MJF’s swivel and then things speed up again. MJF trips Reynolds, and he calls for the Kangaroo Kick! Cole isn’t so sure, but MJF aims. Silver gets in to CLUB MJF! MJF DECKS Silver, but Reynolds runs in. MJF shoves him away then runs him over! But then MJF clutches his neck, one week was not enough time to recover from the damage Cole did at All In! Fans rally while MJF bails out and Cole checks MJF. Cole coaches MJF through it, fans rally up again, but Silver CLOBBERS Cole! MJF is pissed but now Uno gets in MJF’s face. The ref backs Uno down, but this is so Reynolds can JAM MJF with a chair, to the neck!

Fans boo but MJF goes down in a heap! Reynolds taunts MJF, the ref has him back off, and now the ref is calling Doc Sampson over. Doc and the other medics are checking MJF and Cole is worried, as are the fans. The Dark Order just soak up all the heat while relaxing in the ring. Cole hopes MJF is okay as the medics help him sit up. The medics help MJF stand, is MJF now ruled out of this match? They’re heading to the back, this is now 2v1! Cole seethes, he storms into the ring, and he fights The Dark Order on his own! Cole runs, but into a FLAPJACK UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO! Reynolds drags Cole over, tags Silver, and Silver stomps him!

Fans chant “SINGLE CLOTHESLINE!” cuz that’s all Cole could do on his own, but Silver whips Cole to ropes. Silver LARIATS Cole, there’s a single clothesline! Silver mocks the fans with it, and then shouts “YOU SUCK! New York’s better!” Cover, TWO! Cole goes to the apron, Silver runs up and BLASTS him down! Cole rises, Silver builds speed and DIVES into a PELE! Reynolds hurries over, Cole avoids the Penalty Kick! Reynolds leaps, into a SUPERKICK! Fans fire up as Cole hurries in and aims at Silver! PANAMA- NO, Silver dumps Cole over, so Cole just sunset flips! TWO, and Cole backslides! Silver rolls through to KICK, KICK and SUPERKICK!

Silver deadlift BRAINBUSTERS! Cover, TWO!! Cole is still in this for him and MJF, Reynolds tags in and he looms over Cole. Reynolds stands on Cole’s face, drags him back up, but Cole throws body shots. Reynolds ROCKS Cole, then runs up at the ropes, to SNAPBACK with the ropes! Cover, TWO! Reynolds drags Cole up to TOSS him out! Reynolds distracts the ref so Uno can get his shots in! Fans boo but Uno POSTS Cole before the ref realizes anything’s up! Silver grins and shrugs, Reynolds goes out and he drags Cole into the ring. Silver tags in, he whips Reynolds in but Cole elbows back! And BOOTS Silver!

Cole TOSSES Reynolds out, dodges Silver but Silver reels him in! But Cole suplexes, GHOSTBUSTER! Both men are down, no one is there to tag in either corner! Uno mocks Cole by pretending to be MJF, and then he just flips Cole off! Cole scowls, turns around, but Silver tags Reynolds! WOMBO COMB!! Jackknife bridge, TWO!!! Cole survives and the Dark Order is furious! Fans fire up but Reynolds mocks Cole and MJF. He and Silver shout, “DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE!” Tag back to Silver and they get Cole up. They give Cole kisses on the cheeks like when Cole was Elite, and they double whip, to DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE! Cover, TWO?!?

Fans fire up but The Dark Order can’t believe it! Cole survives but Uno distracts the ref. Reynolds grabs a tag title belt! Silver sends Cole in, but Cole BOOTS Reynolds! And SUPERKICKS Silver! Both men are down and fans fire up again! Uno shouts for Reynolds to get up, Cole crawls for his corner, but there’s no- WAIT! MJF is back!! MJF doesn’t care what the refs say, he won’t let Cole fight this fight alone! Cole hurries over, Silver finds Reynolds, hot tags to Reynolds and MJF! MJF rallies on The Dark Order with ELBOWS and FOREARMS! Scoop SLAM for Silver! Scoop SLAM for Reynolds!

MJF sees Reynolds & Silver on either side of him, to DOUBLE EYE POKE! And then a MEETING OF THE MINDS! Fans fire up and MJF powers through the pain! MJF dribbles Silver off buckles! Fans count all the way to TEN! MJF storms over, to climb up on Reynolds and rain down fists! Fans count all the way to nine… MJF BITES Reynolds for ten! The ref reprimands, Silver runs in but MJF sends him into Reynolds! Silver falls back, Reynolds wobbles and staggers, steadies himself, but MJF just throws him down into Silver’s meat! Fans are thunderous as MJF strikes the stance! Cole says do it! The Dark Order stagger up, into a KANGAROO KICK!!

MJF KIPS UP! He shakes the ropes, the fans are electric with MJF! MJF then looks to Cole, fans want to see it, and the brochachos shout, “DOUBLE!” NO, Uno gets up to shout at them both! Cole SUPERKICKS Uno down! “DOUBLE! CLOTHESLINE!” Tag to Cole, they get Reynolds up and double whip, to DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE!!! Cole covers, MJF & Cole win!!

Winners: MJF & Adam Cole, by pinfall (still ROH World Tag Team Champions)

Dark Order just learned, they ARE Better Than You Baybay! But MJF’s neck is still all kinds of bad, did he win this battle to only lose time in the ring? Cole sticks close to his friend as the medics help get MJF back out. Cole carries the belts for them both and gets the fans rallying behind MJF. MJF insists he can walk on his own, and he goes up the ramp. But here comes Samoa Joe! The One True King of Wrestling Television is not waiting for them to get out of his way, he even gives MJF a shove for old time’s sake. Cole has MJF keep his cool, he is in NO shape to fight anyone, let alone Samoa Freakin’ Joe.

BUT MJF RUSHES IN!! He attacks Joe! They brawl and fans go nuts! Joe SHOVES MJF down, but MJF TACKLES Joe! Joe has a GUILLOTINE!! Security rushes in to force Joe to stop! Joe pushed MJF’s buttons but he isn’t afraid of the so-called devil MJF has become. Fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” but no, Cole even talks MJF down and they leave. MJF holds up his ROH World Tag title and AEW World title, but Joe literally brushes himself off. Shane Taylor now makes his entrance, will he finish the fight MJF just started?

ROH World Television Championship: Samoa Joe VS Shane Taylor!

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see whose legacy in ROH is sacrificed to the other’s!

The bell rings and the two circle. Joe fires off on Shane with JABS and CHOPS! Shane doesn’t flinch, Joe runs, and Shane runs him over! Fans fire up with Shane and he eggs Joe on. Shane JABS, JABS, JABS and JABS in the corner, then ROCKS Joe! But Joe CHOPS back! And JABS! JABS! Runs, but Shane LARIATS Joe down! Joe bails out and fans fire up! Shane storms around, goes to the ropes but Joe drags him out! Joe CHOPS Shane, CLUBS him, and SMACKS him off railing! Shane CHOPS back! And CHOPS again! Joe CHOPS back! Shane staggers away, Joe storms up but Shane JABS! And JABS! And JABS!

Shane ROCKS Joe, and Joe staggers away into the ring. Shane hurries in after Joe, brings Joe up but Joe JABS! JABS! JABS! Shane bobs ‘n’ weaves and HEADBUTTS! Then URENAGES! Fans fire up, Shane runs, and SPLASHES! Cover, ONE!! Joe is tough but Shane isn’t deterred. Shane taunts Joe, “Who’s standing over who now?” Shane ROCKS Joe, JABS him again, then whips. Joe reverses to ENZIGURI! Shane flops out of the ring and staggers up, but Joe DIVES! Fans fire up for that tank sized tope and Joe looms over Shane now. Joe stalks Shane, JABS him again, then UPPERCUTS! Joe puts Shane in the ring at 7 of 10.

Shane staggers up, he ROCKS Joe right back! Shane runs, but Joe storms up to atomic drop! Joe runs to BOOT Shane down! And SENTON! Cover, ONE!! Shane shows his own toughness and fans fire up! Joe almost smirks as he storms up on Shane. Joe throws palm strikes, whips but Shane reverses Joe dodges a lariat but not the SOUTHPAW! Cover, TWO! Shane snarls as Joe goes to the apron. Shane eggs Joe on, brings him up, but Joe is too much to suplex! Joe HOTSHOTS Shane, and has a SLEEPER in the ropes! Shane drags Joe in and onto the ropes! LONDON TOWER!! Shane drags Joe to a drop zone, and goes up top! FLYING SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!!

Fans fire up and Shane is shocked! Joe is still in this but Shane ROCKS him! Joe wobbles, Shane JABS! Shane LARIATS! Joe stays up, so Shane CLUBS him on the back! Shane runs, but Joe LARIATS back! Shane falls over in a heap and tries to shake the stars out. Fans rally up, Joe rises, and Joe ROCKS Shane! Shane ROCKS Joe! They go back and forth with forearms! Joe fires off boxing elbows, but Shane ducks the backhand to ROCK Joe! Shane JABS, JABS, JABS, fires off fast hands, and he backs Joe down! Joe ROCKS Shane right back! Joe knees low, throws more and more and more knees, and fans fire up!

Joe reels Shane in, COQUINA CLUTCH!! Shane flails, claws at the hold, but TAPS! Joe wins!!

Winner: Samoa Joe, by submission (still ROH World Television Champion)

Shane is a bad man, but Joe is the baddest man! With less than 60 days left, will nothing stop The King of Wrestling Television from setting a brand new reign record?

 

AEW TNT Championship: Luchasaurus w/ Christian Cage VS Darby Allin w/ Nick Wayne!

Captain Charisma’s Right Hand of Destruction is the actual champion, which is why he is the one in this match defending the title. But when Luchasaurus wins, Christian Cage wins, so will Christian make sure his- their title stays right here? Or will the Relentless Icon become a THREE-TIME TNT Champion?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly the Face of TNT!

The bell rings and Darby rushes in! Luchasaurus catches him, throws him aside, but Darby dumps Luchasaurus out! Luchasaurus gets up, grabs Darby by the neck, but Darby breaks free and HOTSHOTS Luchasaurus! Luchasaurus hops down, then Darby jumps to STOMP Luchasaurus’ hand! Darby hops on for a SLEEPER! Darby CLUBS away on Luchasaurus, then RAMS Luchasaurus into the apron! Darby gets space, runs in again, but Luchasaurus catches him again! To TOSS him into railing! Christian says that’s right, but the ref reprimands. Luchasaurus glares at Nick while Nick coaches Darby up. Darby crawls, Luchasaurus stalks him, and then reels Darby in!

Luchasaurus wheelbarrows Darby to SWING him into steel steps! Christian says they’re not done. “Punish him and finish him, right now! Maim him!” Luchasaurus nods, backs Nick down, then RAMS Darby into the steps! Darby sputters, Nick coaches him on, but Luchasaurus BOOTS Darby into the steps! Luchasaurus refreshes the ring count to then stalk Darby. Luchasaurus moves the steel steps around, turns them over, and Darby is bleeding from the forehead! Luchasaurus only makes it worse with SNAKE EYES off the steps! Then Luchasaurus pushes the steps over, to press down onto Darby’s back!

Darby writhes and shouts in pain, his back still not 100% after All In’s tag team casket match! Christian shouts at Darby, “How does it feel!?” Luchasaurus steps onto the steel steps to crush Darby more! Luchasaurus steps off to the apron but Nick backs Christian off! Fans rally for Darby, Nick gets the steps off him, and Darby crawls. Darby has a face half covered in paint and half covered in his own blood! But Darby makes it up and in before the ring count hits ten! So Luchasaurus scoops him and SIDEWALK SLAMS! Cover, TWO!! Darby is still in this but Luchasaurus looms over him. Luchasaurus puts Darby in a corner and smears that blood on his hand.

Luchasaurus CHOPS Darby! Luchasaurus paints Darby with his own blood! Luchasaurus whips corner to corner hard and Darby slumps down in the corner! Luchasaurus CLAWS at Darby’s face, but the ref counts. Luchasaurus lets off, stands Darby up, and he swings. Darby dodges the chop! Darby runs in, into a HEADBUTT! Luchasaurus storms around, clamps on the choke grip, and he drags Darby up to his feet. JURASSIC- NO, Darby flips through, slips around, O’Conner- NO, Luchasaurus holds ropes! Darby tries again, manages the O’Conner Roll, TWO! Darby springboards to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO!

Darby flounders to a corner, snarling and seething! Darby climbs the corner, aims and CROSS- NO, Darby just bounces off Luchasaurus! Christian shouts for more, and Luchasaurus BOOTS Darby into a corner! Luchasaurus then drags Darby up by his rib tape and rips the rib tape away! Fans boo but Luchasaurus stalks Darby to ropes. Luchasaurus CHOKES Darby with his own bandages! The ref reprimands, Luchasaurus CLUBS Darby at 4! Darby slumps to the floor, Luchasaurus goes to the apron, and Luchasaurus drags Darby back up. But Darby uses the bandage to TRIP Luchasaurus!

Luchasaurus staggers around, Darby hurries to POST him! And then he makes him take a seat with the chair, and fires off hands! Nick cheers, the fans are with Darby, and Darby goes up! Christian shouts at Luchasaurus to get up, but Darby SUPER SWANTONS Luchasaurus out of the chair!! Fans are thunderous but did Darby do double-edged damage? Christian shouts at Luchasaurus but Darby brings him up. Luchasaurus shoves Darby away and gets in the ring. Christian coaches his monster up but Darby runs in, ducks ‘n’ dodges, tilt-o-whirl, but Luchasaurus has a TORTURE RACK! Darby endures, and turns that into a CRUCIFIX DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!!

Luchasaurus survives, that was the closest Darby’s gotten all match! Fans rally up, the standing count climbs, but Darby has a wild look as he drags Luchasaurus up. Darby runs, COFFIN- NO, Luchasaurus catches him to a waistlock! Darby grabs ropes to fight the suplex! Luchasaurus CLUBS the arms down, then GERMAN SUPLEXES!! Darby almost lands on his head!! Nick is freaking out and Christian says to BREAK Darby’s back! Luchasaurus storms over to Darby, drags him up, but Darby is dead weight. Luchasaurus still hoists Darby up to the TORTURE RACK! Darby endures, Christian offers Nick the towel.

Nick tells him to shut up, he’s not doing that! Christian says he better, but Nick throws off his jacket! Fans fire up as Nick tells Christian that he can shove it! Luchasaurus is moderately distracted, and Darby flips free of the rack to YANK Luchasaurus into ropes! Luchasaurus falls, Darby DIVES to take out Christian! Fans are thunderous again and Nick is all fired up! Darby hurries back up the corner, but Luchasaurus grabs him first! Luchasaurus climbs up, but Darby BITES his hand!! Luchasaurus lets go, Darby SMACKS Luchasaurus off buckles! SUPER CODE RED!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? HOW?!?! Fans can’t believe it!!

Nick coaches Darby, he’s so close now! Darby drags himself back to the corner, drags himself back up the corner, and Luchasaurus is still down. But Christian SMACKS Nick with a chair!! Oh no, he has another chair! Christian threatens a Con-Chair-To! Darby is torn between Luchasaurus or his protégé! Luchasaurus trips him up before he can decide! Deadlift out of the Tree of Woe, TOMBSTONE!! But Luchasaurus holds on, gets Darby up, ANOTHER TOMBSTONE!! And then a TOSS into the corner!! Darby staggers, into the BLINDSIDE LARIAT!! Cover, Luchasaurus wins!!

Winner: Luchasaurus, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)

And of course, Christian celebrates by holding up the belt. Then he drags Nick up to toss him into the ring! Christian isn’t going to stop at beating Darby, he sets Darby up with the chairs now! Luchasaurus makes Nick watch! But wait! Shawn Spears, The Infantry, and many other wrestlers rush out here! They get Christian & Luchasaurus get outta here! Christian leaves it at this, since he and Luchasaurus still have the title. But will anyone ever stop Captain Charisma & his Right Hand of Destruction? As for Darby, will he even be able to get up and fight again after what happened here tonight?

 

“Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS Miro!

The Book of Hobbs is ready to go All Out for its next chapter, and the story now crosses paths with The Redeemer who has forsaken his god! In this battle of brutal behemoths hungry for glory, who will write themselves as the mighty main character?

The bell rings and the two tie up right away! Hobbs shoves Miro away, Miro comes back, and they tie up again. They go around and fans fire up. Hobbs shoves Miro away again and Miro gets a bit frustrated. Miro and Hobbs circle, tie up, and Miro puts Hobbs in a corner. Hobbs powers out, they go around the ropes again, and now Miro shoves Hobbs down! Miro rips his shirt off as he glares at Hobbs. Hobbs runs up but Miro fires off hands! Miro has Hobbs in a corner, the ref counts but Miro stomps a mudhole in! The ref counts again, and Miro lets off at 4! Miro drags Hobbs up, whips him corner to corner but Hobbs reverses.

Miro comes back, they RAM shoulders, but neither falls! Miro fires off fast hands, ROCKS Hobbs, then KICKS him! And KICKS! Miro runs, but Hobbs CLOBBERS him! Fans fire up behind Hobbs and he shouts “PRAY TO ME!” Miro gets up, Hobbs has him in the corner and RAMS him! And RAMS him, and RAMS him again! Miro CLUBS Hobbs but Hobbs ELBOWS Miro! Miro goes to another corner, Hobbs fires body shots, and Hobbs CLUBS Miro on the back! Miro growls and storms up, but into a scoop! Miro slips free, shoves, dodges, and WHEEL KICKS! Cover, TWO! Hobbs is still in this but he bails out of the ring.

Miro storms over to Hobbs and has him on the apron! Miro puts Hobbs against ropes, Hobbs resists, and Hobbs HOTSHOTS Miro away! Miro sputters, Hobbs rushes back in, but Miro DROPKICKS! Fans fire up while Hobbs is dazed! Miro storms up to stomp Hobbs then kicks him around. Hobbs throws body shots but Miro CLUBS Hobbs! Miro brings Hobbs up, whips him to ropes, but Hobbs reverses to clinch and OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Fans fire up for Hobbs putting the “power” in Powerhouse! Hobbs stomps Miro at the ropes, the ref counts, and Hobbs lets off at 4. Hobbs then CHOKES Miro on ropes!

The ref counts, Hobbs lets off quicker here, and he drags Miro back up to clinch, and EXPLODER! Miro tumbles, clutches his back, and Hobbs storms up. Miro throws body shots and haymakers! But Hobbs KNEES Miro down! Fans rally up, Miro stands, and Hobbs whips him to a corner. Hobbs runs in to SPLASH! And then Hobbs whips back the other way, but Miro dodges the splash! Hobbs tumbles up and out and then down to the floor! Fans rally up, Miro goes out after Hobbs, and Miro CANNONBALLS from the apron! Fans fire up as Miro nods. Miro drags Hobbs up and RAMS him into steel steps!

Miro paces, fans rally up, and the ring count climbs. Miro drags Hobbs up, RAMS him into the apron, and then RAMS him into railing! The ref counts, the fans cheer both men on, and Miro CHOPS! Miro puts Hobbs in the ring, fans rally with “SLAP THAT MEAT!” and Miro storms in. Hobbs CLOBBERS Miro! Cover, TWO! Hobbs holds onto Miro with a rear bearhug! Miro endures, Hobbs shifts to a chinlock, and he grinds Miro down. Hobbs tells Miro to pray to him, but fans rally up. Miro fights up, but Hobbs wrangles him back down! Fans boo but Miro still endures. Miro fights his way around, and he gets back to his feet!

Miro pries the chinlock open! Fans fire up as Miro hip bumps Hobbs! Miro ROCKS Hobbs, Hobbs ROCKS Miro, they go back and forth with those big haymakers! Fans chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” and Miro knees low. Miro runs but Hobbs CLOBBERS Him at ropes! Hobbs runs, but Miro CLOBBERS him at ropes! Miro runs, Hobbs CLOBBERS! Hobbs runs, Miro CLOBBERS! Miro fakes Hobbs out to LARIAT! But Hobbs stays up! Hobbs LARIATS, but Miro stays up! Miro winds up, and LARIATS! Hobbs fires up and LARIATS back! Neither man has fallen, but Miro fires up to LARIAT! Hobbs wobbles, Miro LARIATS again! And again!

Fans chant “MEAT!” with every shot and Miro winds up again. LARIAT!! Hobbs goes down!! Miro drags Hobbs up, throws him to the apron, and turns him around! Fans fire up the shoutout to Sheamy, with the BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! Or in this case, “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Miro gets TEN in, brings Hobbs around, and tries to suplex! Hobbs is sturdy, though, and he goes to suplex Miro! GOURD BUSTER! That was perhaps the better for Miro there rather than going up and out. Hobbs climbs, fans are fired up as Miro ROCKS him! Miro climbs up after Hobbs, brings Hobbs to the very top, for a SUPERPLEX!

Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! The ref checks both men, and they’re somehow both in this! The fans give Miro new life as he rises again! Miro stomps around, fans chant for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Miro aims, Hobbs stands, MEAT KICK!! Er, uh, Machka! Hobbs wobbles, Miro runs, but Hobbs dodges to scoop! POWERSLAM!! Cover, TWO!! Fans rally up while Hobbs throws off the elbow pads. Fans chant “MEAT FOREVER!” but this has to meat- Er, wait, what?! Hobbs drags Miro up, to LARIAT! And CLUB! And LARIAT! And CLUB! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!”

Hobbs whips, but Miro LARIATS!! Fans are thunderous again as Miro fires up again! MACHKA KICK!! Cover, TWO!?! Hobbs survives and Miro is seething! “That was Meat! That was Meat!” Miro storms around, and he shouts “GAAAAME! OVER!!” Stomp and clutch, GAME OVER!!! Hobbs is caught and fans are thunderous!! Hobbs endures, fights up, reaches out, but stands up with Miro as a backpack! Hobbs RAMS Miro into the corner! Miro clings to Hobbs and fans chant “HOLY MEAT! HOLY MEAT!” Hobbs hobbles, Miro goes up, and leaps, into a SPINEBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!??!?

Fans can’t believe it, that spinebuster usually ends things for Hobbs but Miro survives! Hobbs brings down the straps! Hobbs stalks Miro, stomps him, and steals the Camel Clutch!? Miro resists, slips out the back and steals the SPINEBUSTER!! Miro says “GAME OVER!” again, and clamps it on!! Hobbs endures as Miro bends him back!! HOBBS TAPS, MIRO WINS!!!

Winner: Miro, by submission

That was the first time in AEW that Powerhouse Hobbs has given up! Chicago gives a standing ovation for these big meaty men slappin’ meat, and for Miro being the alpha meat! Hobbs stands back up to stare Miro down. Fans cheer, and Hobbs offers a handshake! Miro thinks about it, and he accepts! The meaty men show meaty respect, but will we see these two battle it out again one day? But then Hobbs ATTACKS Miro! No respect after all! Hobbs storms around, and he CLUBS away on Miro! Fans boo that Hobbs ruined the meaty moment, and now Hobbs is CHOKING Miro! Wait, who is this? “Hot & Flexible?” IT’S LANA- Er, CJ PERRY!!!

Miro’s hot wife that he always talks about is finally in AEW, and she’s rushing right down to the ring, with a chair!! She SMACKS Hobbs on the back! Hobbs grins as he stands up and stares CJ down. She swings again, but Hobbs blocks! Hobbs takes the chair away, throws it down, but Miro takes the chair! Miro SMACKS Hobbs on the back!! Then HEADSHOT!!! Hobbs tumbles out of the ring, and now Miro sees his wife is here! She smiles, Miro is wary, and then he leaves! CJ is unsure what to make of this, and Miro shouts something about how she shouldn’t be here. Is the Redeemer’s mission of his own glory really more important to him than his own wife?

 

AEW TBS Championship: Kris Statlander VS Ruby Soho w/ Saraya!

The Galaxy’s Greatest is only the second-ever TBS Champion, and she isn’t looking to let someone be the third-ever! However, with the NEW AEW Women’s World Champion in her corner, is The Runaway going to take away this title from Mama Kris? Or will there be no future where Ruby Soho is TBS Champion?

The introductions are made, the TBS title is raised, and we see if The Outcasts grab up more gold!

The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, Kris shoves Ruby away, and the two reset. They tie up again, Ruby waistlocks but Kris throws her away! Ruby is frustrated but Saraya says she’s okay. Ruby and Kris tie up, Ruby knees low and throws Kris down by her hair! But Kris kips up! So Ruby throws her down again! Kris kips up again! Ruby ELBOWS Kris down! Ruby flexes, but Kris kips up again! Fans cheer but Ruby rolls her eyes. Ruby runs in but gets run over! Kris flexes, then dodges Ruby to slide under and kick. Ruby ducks, but Kris mule kicks! Kris goes to run but Ruby reels her in! Kris fights the saido!

Kris whips Ruby to a corner but Ruby reverses. Kris goes up and over, rolls back and runs in to KNEE Ruby down! Ruby ends up in the corner but she bails out. Fans cheer while Saraya coaches Ruby. Kris goes out to RAM Ruby into railing! Saraya insults Kris, but then Kris chases Saraya! Saraya leads Kris around the ring, and Ruby is there to MISSILE DROPKICK Kris from the apron! Fans boo but Ruby RAMS Kris into railing! Fans rally, Ruby runs in but Kris moves, only for Ruby to DEADLY NIGHTSHADE into the railing! Ruby puts Kris in at 7 of 10, covers, TWO! Saraya protests the count but fans boo.

Ruby stalks Kris, CLUBS her and KICKS her! Kris goes to ropes, but Ruby CHOKES her! The ref counts, Ruby lets off and she says that’s her title now! Ruby CHOKES Kris again, the ref counts, but Ruby lets off. Saraya CHOKES Kris behind the ref’s back! Saraya CLUBS Kris, runs away, and Ruby covers, TWO! Ruby keeps on Kris with a straitjacket stretch. Kris endures, Saraya rallies for Ruby but the fans rally for Kris. Kris fights up, and arm-drags free! Ruby CLOBBERS Kris in return! Cover, TWO! Saraya encourages Ruby and she stalks Kris. Ruby bumps Kris off buckles, digs her boots in, but lets off.

Saraya shouts at the cameraman to stay out of her way, and Ruby drags Kris up to whip her into a corner. Kris comes back to rally with LARIAT after LARIAT! Kris runs in, but Ruby hits an STO! Cover, TWO! Saraya says she could’ve counted to five! The ref’s an idiot! But then Saraya apologizes so he won’t eject her. Ruby looms over Kris, kicks her around, scuffs her, but Kris throws hands! Kris ROCKS Ruby, Ruby ROCKS back, but Kris fires off shots! ROUNDHOSUE! Ruby rebounds, blocks a kick and KNEES back! Kris PELES! Both women are down and fans are thunderous! The ref checks, and they’re both okay to continue.

Saraya coaches Ruby, the standing count starts, and Kris goes to the far side. Saraya tells fans to shut up about Kris, and Ruby runs in. Kris dodges but Ruby stops short. Ruby runs in again, but Kris dodges again! Ruby tries a third time but Kris ELBOWS her, BOOTS her, then UPPERCUTS her! Kris fires off in the corner with forearms and CHOPS! Fans fire up with Kris, she runs corner to corner and UPPERCUTS! Kris goes side to side to KNEE WASH! Then a ripcord POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Ruby survives, Saraya says Kris is a loser! But Kris drags Ruby up, fireman’s carries, but Ruby throws elbows! Ruby clinches, to SAIDO!!

Ruby fires up, Saraya says take her head off! But Kris scoops to spin and BACKBREAKER! Then a clinch, fisherman and spin, DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Ruby survives and Saraya coaches her up. Kris drags Ruby up, reels her back in and gut wrenches, GORY ESPECIAL! Ruby endures as Kris bends her with that deep squat! Ruby fights free to sunset flip but Kris rolls through! Ruby ducks the boot, roll-up, TWO! Ruby kicks the legs out! Oklahoma Roll! TWO! Kris scoops again, tucks Ruby in, FIGHT NIGHT- VICTORY ROLL! TWO!! Kris has the cover, TWO! Both women stand, DOUBLE CROSSBODIES take them both down!

Fans rally up but Saraya says it should be for Ruby, not Kris! Saraya even rips up a fan sign! Fans boo but Ruby runs in at Kris, and Kris pops Ruby to the apron! Ruby bumps Kris off buckles, HEADBUTTS her down, and then climbs up! Kris hurries up after Ruby and throws hands! Kris climbs up after Ruby, scoops her, and SUPER POWERSLAMS!! Cover, TWO!!! Ruby survives and Kris cannot believe it! Even Saraya is a bit surprised, but she rallies up for Ruby all the same! Ruby stands, Kris fires forearms! Kris runs, Ruby follows and ELBOWS! Ruby runs, Kris follows and FOREARMS! Kris fakes Ruby, scoops her, GUT-

NO, Ruby pops around, POISON-RANA!!! Ruby then goes around, uses the ropes to slingshot and TORNADO DDT!! Ruby keeps moving, SPIKE-RANA!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Kris survives the onslaught and Ruby is beside herself! Saraya is shocked all over again! Ruby SLAPS Kris, Kris CHOPS back! SLAP! They fire forearms, fans duel, and Kris gets around to BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Kris hurries to a corner, goes up the corner, but Saraya is creeping close. Saraya tells Kris to get down but Kris tells HER to get down. Ruby gets Kris, SUPER NO FUTURE!! And then DESTINATION UNKNOWN!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?!

Ruby begs the ref to say that was three! The ref says no, it was still two! Saraya calms Ruby down, and says she’s so close now. Saraya distracts, Ruby gets the spray paint! Kris knew this was coming, but wait! Is that Toni Storm? What’s she doing crawling around under the ring? She snatches the spray paint?! Is Storm no longer an Outcast? Kris gets Ruby for FIGHT NIGHT FEVER!!! Cover, Kris wins!!!

Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall (still AEW TBS Champion)

Toni Storm has been getting loopier loopier, but was their method to her madness here tonight? Either way, Kris is still on top as the champ, who will step to her next?

 

Strap Match: Ricky Starks VS Bryan Danielson!

The Absolute is sick and tired of setbacks and resets and others wasting his time, and that is all understandable. But what is absolutely appalling is him thinking he’d actually get a No Disqualifications match with the 70 year old living legend, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat! But after a little bait ‘n’ switch, Steamboat gave Starks the Strap Match he wanted, against an opponent he didn’t! Will The American Dragon slay Rick Starks? Or will Starks still go All Out and finally get his way?

Speaking of Steamboat, he joins commentary to watch this one in person. But is he worried about Starks going after him at all during this match? Steamboat hesitates, and admits, there is some concern about that. Bryan makes his entrance to “FINAL COUNTDOWN~!” and the fans are all fired up! Bryan gets his hand laced in the strap, and fans chant “YES! YES! YES!” Starks is reluctant, despite this being his idea. Starks bails out? Fans boo but Starks does laps around the ring to run off the nerves. Starks gets back in, then CLOBBERS Bryan! Fans boo as Starks rains down fists on Bryan, then kicks him out of the ring!

Starks goes out, he gets his weight belt, and he LASHES Bryan with that strap! And again! Fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Starks just LASHES Bryan! Starks blows a kiss to Steamboat while wrapping his hand with the belt. Starks DECKS Bryan with the buckle part of the belt! Starks gives a lady a kiss on the hand at ringside, then gets int he ring, acting like now Bryan is the one stalling. Bryan is bleeding already! Well of course now Starks wants to put on the strap. The ref has no choice but to oblige, and now the bell rings. Starks rushes out to get Bryan up and throws hands on him! Fans boo as Starks works to open the bloody forehead!

Starks stands Bryan up to CHOKE Bryan with the strap! Starks knees low, then brings Bryan around to RAM him into railing! Starks gathers up some slack to LASH Bryan with it! And then he CHOKES Bryan again! Starks drags Bryan around the way, up the steel steps, and fans boo as Starks STOMPS Bryan’s head onto the steps! Starks drags Bryan up, puts him back in the ring, and he goes to the apron to strike his pose. Fans are torn but Starks hits a LEG DROP on the apron! Cover, TWO! Bryan is tougher than that, but then Starks mocks the “YES! YES! YES!” Starks strikes his pose again, and then says “YES!” one more time.

Starks storms around, and he CHOKES Bryan with more strap! They go to a corner like that, Starks pulls on the strap and uses the ropes for leverage! Bryan refuses to give up so Starks stomps Bryan down! Starks sits Bryan up, punches the bloody forehead, and he pushes Bryan down. Starks air guitars with the strap, then he LASHES Bryan! And again! And again! Bryan seethes and fights up, but Starks says this is HIS house! Bryan HEADBUTTS Starks! Fans fire up and Bryan HEADBUTTS again! And again! Starks shoves Bryan but Bryan KICKS! And KICKS! Bryan whips, Starks reverses but the strap trips him up a bit, and Bryan KICKS Starks back!

Bryan runs but Starks dumps him out to the apron! And LASHES him in the face!! Starks drags Bryan up with the strap to CHOKE him with it! Bryan endures, the fans boo, and Bryan almost dangles off the edge! Starks lets Bryan down, only to bring him around by his hair and put him in the corner. Starks BOOTS Bryan, climbs up, and then drags Bryan up to the top rope! Fans rally but Starks reels Bryan in, but Bryan slips under! Bryan trips Starks up and Starks lands on his absolute! Bryan sputters, but he gathers up some slack now. Fans fire up as Bryan LASHES Starks!! Starks writhes up top and even fans feel that one!

Bryan LASHES Starks again, and again, and again! Fans are thunderous as Starks ends up in a Tree of Woe, and Bryan CHOKES Starks!! Starks is being stretched out!! Bryan lets off, Starks tries to sit up, but he’s stuck! Bryan nods as fans fire up, and Bryan LASHES Starks in the stomach! And again!! And again!! That one got Starks near the chin! Bryan LASHES Starks over and over and over and fans chant “YES! YES! YES!” Bryan then runs to BASEMENT DROPKICK! And then another! Fans fire up more as Bryan hits a third! Starks flops out of the Tree and to the apron while fans are thunderous!

Bryan has a crimson mask that is moving into his beard, and he WRECKS Starks with a dropkick! Fans fire up as Bryan watches Starks rise. Bryan builds speed, but Starks uses the lash to reel him in, and LASH him in the face!! “This could’ve been you, old man!” Steamboat says try it! But then Bryan uses the strap to YANK Starks into the post! And then again! And again! And again! Bryan YANKS on Starks’ arm again and again but Starks is just stuck against the post now! Fans fire up with Bryan and he grins as he gathers up the slack. Starks is forced to stand against the post, and now Starks is bloody!

Bryan wraps Starks up with the strap, and PRESSES Starks’ head against the post! Bryan lets off to use the slack, for another LASH! And another! And another! Starks takes LASH after LASH after LASH, and he falls to his knees! Fans fire up again and Bryan brings Starks into the ring. Bryan has Starks in a corner, for more KICKS! “YES! YES! YES!” Bryan backs up, runs back in, and DROPKICKS! And DROPKICKS! And- LARIAT from Starks!! Both men are down and fans fire up again! “This is Awesome!” as Bryan rises. Starks sits up, too, his eyes glazed behind the crimson mask forming on his face.

Bryan crawls over to Starks, fans are thunderous as the two go forehead to forehead! They stand, Starks scowls and LASHES Bryan! Bryan LASHES Starks! They go LASH for LASH across the shoulders, and Starks gets the edge! Starks just wears Bryan out! But Bryan glares up at Starks as Starks gathers up all the slack he can. LASH! Bryan shakes his head. Fans tell Starks he just messed up, but Starks keeps trying! LASH! Bryan eggs Starks on with every shot! Bryan just doesn’t even feel them anymore! Starks gives up on the lashing, but Bryan tells him to do it! Starks LASHES Bryan, but Bryan LASHES back!

Bryan LASHES and LASHES and KICKS! And KICKS! And KICKS! And LASHES! And KICKS! And LASHES! And KICKS! BUZZSAW!! Fans are thunderous again while Bryan is snarling with wild eyes! But wait, BIG BILL is here!! Big Bill Morrissey attacks Bryan! The ref reprimands, but Steamboat gets off commentary! The Dragon has some fire left, and he YANKS Bill down! And ROCKS Bill, and CHOPS Bill, and ROCKS him again! But Bill choke grips Steamboat! Starks rushes Bryan, but Bryan TOSSES Starks onto Bill! Starks & Bill fall down and Steamboat is saved! Bryan then climbs up, to SUPER CROSSBODY them back down!!

Fans fire up and Bryan gets Starks back in the ring. Bryan aims, Starks rises, and Bryan runs in, into a SPEAR!!! Cover, TWO!!!! Bryan survives and Starks is raging!! Starks rains down fists from all sides! Fans boo but Starks drags Bryan up, underhooks, but Bryan slips free! Bryan gets around, BUSAIKU KNEE!!! Cover, TWO!??! Starks survives and fans can’t believe it! Bryan shakes his head, Steamboat returns to commentary, “This is Awesome!” Bryan rises, and he says “IT’S TIME TO KICK HIS EFFING HEAD IN!!” DRAGON STOMPS!!! “YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!” And then, THE LEBELL LOCK!!!!

Starks endures, fights around, flails around, but he can’t see where the ropes are! Bryan pulls back on the hold, but then uses the STRAP! Bryan CHOKES Starks as part of the hold!! Starks shouts “NO! NO!” Starks is so red, and not from his blood! Starks is refusing to give up, but he’s fading out!! He’s turning purple!! Starks is OUT!! BRYAN WINS!!!

Winner: Bryan Danielson, by submission

Bryan lets Starks go and takes off the strap. Steamboat celebrates with Bryan, and then Bryan high fives the front row fans who don’t mind that blood. Will Starks wake up to have a different attitude? Or will he only be angrier than before?

 

AEW’s next PPV is in October!

As Tony Khan announced last week, Sunday, October 1st, will be the first-ever AEW WrestleDream! The title is dedicated to the classic event from NJPW, and in memory of Antonio Inoki! Who will live their WrestleDream live in Seattle? Tickets go on sale Friday, September 8th!

 

Hangman has decided on his charity!

Nigel McGuinness is proud to announce that The Cowboy has chosen to give that $50,000 to The Chicago Public Education Fund, “powering progress in Chicago’s public schools!”

 

Eddie Kingston & Katsuyori Shibata VS Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta!

It goes without saying that The Mad King does NOT care for the Blackpool Combat Club, and it would seem the feeling is mutual. The victory at Stadium Stampede wasn’t enough to put things to rest, but now with The Wrestler by his side, will Eddie finally humble the Swiss Superman and his sidekick, The Decoder? Or will Claudio & Yuta get big wins over the NJPW Strong Openweight and ROH Pure Champions?

The teams sort out and fans are all fired up for “EDDIE! EDDIE!” But Eddie lets Shibata start against Yuta. These two meet again given their feud over the Pure Championship. Shibata tests the waters with kicks, then ties up with Yuta. They clinch, fight for control, go around and Shibata waistlocks to then headlock, then he floats around on Yuta. Yuta tries to get away, Shibata stays on him and goes from facelock to headlock to waistlock to an ARMBAR! Yuta fights, tries to stack but can’t so he gets the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Shibata lets off and fans cheer. Shibata CLUBS Yuta, and KICKS him on the back!

Shibata gives Yuta some Kawada Kicks! Fans cheer again but Yuta swings. Shibata body shots then UPPERCUTS! Yuta falls back, and Claudio reaches out! Shibata says go ahead, and Yuta tags in Claudio. The ROH World Champion and the ROH Pure Champion circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. But Claudio UPPERCUTS! Shibata shakes his head, so Claudio UPPERCUTS! And kicks! And whips! Shibata holds ropes to avoid the dropkick, but Claudio avoids the Penalty Kick! Fans cheer the stand off, but Shibata then tags Eddie. So Claudio tags Yuta! Fans boo but Eddie might’ve had a point with what he said last night.

Yuta tells Eddie he’s Eddie’s opponent, but Eddie brushes him off. Yuta CHOPS Eddie, but Eddie just shakes his head. Eddie CHOPS Yuta! Yuta CHOPS Eddie! Eddie felt that one, so he CHOPS back! Yuta CHOPS, Eddie CHOPS! And CHOPS! And BACKHANDS! Then he DECKS Claudio! Eddie and Claudio brawl on the outside and fans fire up! But Yuta DIVES to take Eddie down! Fans boo but Yuta sucker punches Shibata! Claudio RAMS Eddie into railing! Fans boo but Claudio paces. Claudio drags Eddie up, fans rally for Eddie but Claudio puts Eddie in for Yuta to cover. ONE, but Yuta drops a SENTON! Cover, TWO!

Yuta tags Claudio in and then twists Eddie’s wrist. Fans boo as Claudio paces, and Claudio takes the handoff to YANK the arm! Eddie goes to ropes but Claudio CLUBS away on him! The ref counts, Claudio lets off, but Yuta gets a cheap shot in! Fans boo but Claudio drags Eddie up to throw body shots! And an UPPERCUT! Claudio grinds Eddie down in the corner, tags Yuta, and then Claudio holds Eddie in place for Yuta to stomp! Yuta CLAWS Eddie’s face! The ref reprimands, Yuta lets off, and Claudio won’t even look at Eddie. Yuta stands Eddie up, whips, but Eddie reverses to kitchen sink knee! Then BUTTERFLY SUPLEX!

Eddie reaches for Shibata but Yuta tags Claudio first! Claudio pushes Eddie down, then DOUBLE STOMPS! Eddie sputters while fans rally for him. Claudio taunts Shibata, then DOUBLE STOMPS Eddie again! Claudio eggs Eddie on, stands him up, and UPPERCUTS him back down! Claudio kicks Eddie around, toys with him even, then tags Yuta. Yuta stomps Eddie, clamps on the arms and has a motorcycle stretch. Eddie endures, the fans rally up, and Eddie fights up! Eddie turns but Yuta turns it back around! Yuta brings Eddie down to his knees again to pull on those arms! Claudio scuffs Eddie from the ropes!

Fans boo and Eddie is mad, but Yuta CLAWS Eddie’s face! The ref reprimands, Yuta “apologizes,” and he brings Eddie around. But Eddie fights up again! Fans rally, Eddie turns things around and around and then CLUBS Yuta on the back! And then an STO! Both men are down, the standing count starts, but they both crawl, hot tags to Claudio and Shibata! Shibata BOOTS Claudio, whips him to a corner and BOOTS him again! Shibata fires off forearms and fans fire up! The ref counts, Shibata runs, but Claudio follows to UPPERCUT! Claudio fires UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT, runs, but Shibata BOOTS him again!

Shibata fires more forearms, turns but checks Claudio, then runs all alone to go corner to corner, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Shibata hits his signature shot and fans fire up! Shibata drags Claudio up, to BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! ARMBAR!! Claudio flails, fights around, but into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Claudio is already red in the face as he stacks Shibata, TWO as Shibata gets a shoulder up. But Claudio deadlifts to POWERBOMB! Both men are down and fans are fired up again! Claudio crawls, hot tags Yuta! Claudio gives Yuta the boost, ROCKET LAUNCHER SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Shibata survives and Yuta is furious!

Yuta rises, brings Shibata up but Shibata BACKHANDS!! Yuta drops in a heap and fans fire up again! Shibata gets Yuta’s leg, turns him over and ties up the legs, but Claudio slides in! Claudio CHOPS but Shibata stays up! Shibata eggs Claudio on! Claudio CHOPS, but Shibata still eggs him on! CHOP! Fans fire up and both men roar! Shibata blocks the boot, to have an ANKLE LOCK!! Shibata has both men in submission holds! Claudio turns over, BOOTS Shibata, and then hobbles up to UPPERCUT! Shibata falls, but that just makes things worse for Yuta! Yuta crawls, reaches out, but Claudio bails out.

Shibata lets go of the leglock for his own sake, and he hot tags Eddie! Fans fire up as Eddie CHOPS! Yuta tumbles, rewinds, gets around, but Eddie turns that into a DDT! Yuta goes to a corner, Eddie runs in and clotheslines! MACHINE GUN CHOPS! Then an EXPLODER! Eddie takes aim as Yuta flounders, but Claudio BOOTS Eddie down! Shibata DECKS Claudio! Shibata gets Yuta up for a full nelson but Yuta fights it! Yuta swings into Eddie’s clinch! BOOT SAIDO COMBO!! Cover, Claudio breaks it! Shibata stomps Claudio, the ref reprimands them all, but the UPPERCUTS go back and forth!

Shibata and Claudio just pick up speed as they keep going! Claudio gets the edge, powers up, but Shibata CROSS COUNTERS! Claudio goes down in a heap and fans are thunderous! Shibata and Claudio get out of the ring, and Shibata still goes after Claudio! Shibata whips, Claudio reverses and sends Shibata into railing! Claudio runs to UPPERCUT! Then UPPERCUT again! Shibata goes down in a heap and Yuta has Eddie! Eddie fights the half nelson but Yuta GERMAN SUPLEXES! Eddie staggers up, but he still ENZIGURIS! Yuta rewinds again, gets around and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO!!

Yuta is furious and he rains down fists and forearms! Fans boo but Yuta roars as he lets off. Yuta drags Eddie up, clinches, and then SLAPS Eddie! Eddie SLAPS Yuta! Claudio tags in as Yuta falls back! Eddie CHOPS Claudio! And CHOPS! Claudio SLAPS, Eddie SLAPS, it’s a SLAP fight now! Fans fire up as Eddie goes back to CHOP after CHOP! Claudio short arm LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Claudio HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS away!! Eddie is dazed, Claudio reels him in and Gotch lift, NEUTRALIZER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Claudio is stunned and frustrated but fans are thunderous for “EDDIE! EDDIE!”

Claudio drags Eddie up, UPPERCUTS, and UPPERCUTS, and UPPERCUTS! Claudio then tells Eddie he doesn’t belong! Claudio tucks the arms and lifts, but Eddie slips out of the Ricola Bomb to URAKEN!! Claudio falls back but Eddie isn’t done with him yet! Eddie hauls Claudio up, scoops and NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB!!! Cover, Yuta breaks it! Yuta swings on Shibata, misses, and ends up in a SLEEPER!! Feed to the URAKEN, and then back in the SLEEPER!! Eddie goes after Claudio but Claudio UPPERCUTS! Cover, BCC wins!!!

Winners: Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta, by pinfall

The Decoder took focus away and that helped Claudio hit the winning shot! Will Claudio leave Eddie behind once and for all? Or is this all a sign that Claudio fears The Mad King?

 

Kenny Omega VS Konosuke Takeshita w/ Don Callis!

“The God of Pro-Wrestling” may have just been a name, but Don Callis once bestowed that honor upon The Best Bout Machine. However, the moment Dirty Don felt disrespected by his “son,” he disowned Omega and chose a new one. Will Konosuke prove he IS The Future of Pro-Wrestling? Or will he still just be Kenny’s kouhai?

Speaking of those days in DDT Pro, Kenny wears a throwback green, gold and orange! The bell rings and fans are fired up already as the two step to each other. Omega points to Callis, saying Konosuke went and chose that guy over his friend. The two circle, they tie up, and Konosuke wrenches an arm. Omega wrenches back, but Konosuke throws a body shot to wrench again. Konosuke wrenches again, hits an ELBOW BREAKER, but Omega rolls, kips and wrenches back. Omega hammerlocks then headlocks but Konosuke wrenches out to have a top wristlock. Konosuke headlocks but Omega powers up, only for Konosuke to hold on tight!

Fans rally, Omega pops out the back and wrenches the arm. Konosuke wrenches again, then throws Omega down by his hair! Fans boo and Omega shoves Konosuke. Konosuke shoves back! Omega kicks low, but Konosuke claws the eyes! The ref reprimands, Konosuke ROCKS Omega and ROCKS him again. Konosuke whips, Omega KICKS back, and then runs to BOOT! Konosuke stays up!? Omega BOOTS him again, but Konosuke eggs him on! Omega runs but into a CALF KICK! Konosuke whips but Omega blocks the jump knee! Full nelson, but Konosuke switches out for a HIGH back suplex!! Omega flounders in a daze to the ropes!

Callis likes how this is going to plan, and Konosuke goes out after Omega. Konosuke whips Omega into the railing! And then runs in to BOOT him down! That was a hell of a kick, and then Konosuke RAMS Omega into railing! Konosuke keeps the count fresh, suplexes Omega, but Omega fights free, kicks back, and fireman’s carries! “YOU! CAN’T! ESCAPE!” ROLLING SENTON to the floor! Omega steadies himself, goes up onto the railing, and MOONSAULTS! Fans fire up but Callis is furious! Omega stands, the ring count climbs to 5 of 10, but Omega drags Konosuke up and puts him in.

Omega aims, springboards in, and MISSILE DROPKICKS a leg! Then he runs to KOTARO KRUSHER! Fans fire up as Omega aims, runs and PUNTS Konosuke in the ribs! Omega runs again to SLAM DUNK! Cover, TWO! Omega keeps cool, and he ties up the legs in an INDIAN DEATHLOCK! Konosuke endures as Omega puts on as much pressure as he can! Callis coaches Konosuke but Omega CHOPS Konosuke! Konosuke sits up to fire a forearm! Omega stands to put more pressure on the hold, and he SLAPS Konosuke. Omega eggs Konosuke on, they SLAP each other back and forth, but Omega rains down forearms!

Konosuke CLAWS Omega’s eyes! The ref reprimands Konosuke as Omega falls back, but Konosuke is free. Konosuke whips, Omega reverses but Konosuke ducks ‘n’ dodges to TAKESHITA LINE! Fans rally up while Omega sits up slowly. Konosuke mocks the fans, aims from a corner and runs in to forearm smash! And elbow! Konosuke whips, runs in, but Omega BOOTS back! And then goes up and over, rolls and returns, RAN- NO, Konosuke blocks and brings Omega up, ALLEY OOP into the corner! Omega slumps down, goes to the apron, but Konosuke pursues. Konosuke brings Omega around the way, but Omega clings to the apron skirt.

The ref reprimands, Konosuke CLUBS Omega into letting go, to suplex and BRAINBUSTER to the floor!! Omega clutches his neck and shoulder, and now Konosuke brings out chairs!? The ref starts the ring count but Konosuke’s got about three or four chairs! Konosuke aims but the ref snatches that chair! Konosuke “apologizes” and slides into the ring. Konosuke keeps the ref’s attention so Callis can put chair upon chair on top of Omega! Konosuke then hurries back over, Omega tries to get the chairs off him, but Konosuke SLINGSHOT SWANTONS onto Omega!! A full metal crash is double-edged for Konosuke but it still gets the job done!

Konosuke drags Omega up and into the ring, then stalks him as he staggers to a corner. Konosuke aims from the far side, mocks the finger gun and “Bang!” Konosuke runs in to BOOT! And then BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Omega is still in this and Konosuke is frustrated. But Konosuke goes up a corner, takes aim and SUPER SENTONS! Konosuke wags his finger at the fans sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~!” Konosuke covers, TWO! Konosuke brings Omega up, but Omega CHOPS! Konosuke eggs Omega on so Omega CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Konosuke DECKS Omega with a forearm!

Konosuke shakes out his own arm, he hit Omega that hard. Konosuke goes to the corner, slashes his throat, and goes back up. SUPER DUPER SENTON onto Omega’s knees!! Omega saves himself and Callis freaks out! Callis coaches Konosuke up but Omega rises first. Omega aims from a corner, runs in and POLISH HAMMERS! POLISH HAMMER! And then ROLLING- NO, Konosuke dodges to ROCK Omega again! Konosuke runs corner to corner but Omega ducks! The knee hits buckles and Konosuke tumbles out to the floor! Fans rally with the Terminator drums, and Omega builds speed! Omega FLIES, and direct hit into Konosuke!

Fans are thunderous as Omega stands again! Omega drags Konosuke up, puts him back in the ring, and then Omega climbs a corner. Konosuke stands, into the BLINDSIDE MISSILE DROPKICK! Fans fire up and Omega brings Konosuke back up. Full nelson, SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! Konosuke staggers around, but Omega gets him again, SNAP DRAGON! Konosuke stays folded up this time! Callis grows worried but fans want that “ONE MORE TIME! ONE MORE TIME!” Omega agrees with Chicago, and he drags Konosuke up. Full nelson, but Konosuke resists! Konosuke breaks free, ELBOWS Omega, but swings into a shove and BLINDSIDE V-TRIGGER!

POISON-RANA!! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives and Omega snarls. Omega powers up and he takes aim. “BANG!” and Omega runs, but Konosuke avoids the V-Trigger to GERMAN- NO, Omega lands on his feet! GERMAN- NO, Konosuke lands on his feet! Omega blocks the forearm, to ROLLING- FOREARM from Konosuke! Konosuke runs but Omega BOOTS him, and V-TRIGGERS! Omega reloads, runs, and fans fire up, but Konosuke dodges and runs to LARIAT!! Both men are down and fans are thunderous! “This is Awesome!” and Callis coaches Konosuke up. A standing count starts and the two stir.

Omega sits up first, but the count is 5 of 10. Konosuke rises next, and they’re up at 7! Konosuke brings Omega in, but Omega fights the lift! Konosuke powers up but Omega still resists, so Konosuke ROCKS him! Konosuke gets Omega up but Omega slips free to POWERBOMB Konosuke! Flip over and V-TRIGGER!! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives but Omega doesn’t waste time, he just reloads and “BANG!” Omega runs, to V-TRIGGER!! Electric Chair Lift! ONE-WINGED- NO, Konosuke slip free to gut wrench, tuck and BASTARD DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke’s reference to Kota Ibushi wasn’t enough to finish this!

Konosuke drags Omega up, waistlocks, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO!! Omega gets out of that but Konosuke holds on! Fans rally as Konosuke drags Omega back up, and GERMAN- NO, Omega fights it, and REAR HEADBUTTS! Omega steadies himself but Konosuke rises up again. Omega swats Konosuke, fires off hands and a CHOP! Fans taunt Callis as “Mr. Clean!” Omega eggs Konosuke on, and Konosuke ROCKS him! And ROCKS him! And again! The elbow pads come off but Omega KNEES Konosuke! Omega then BLINDSIDE WHEEL KICKS! Fans fire up as both men are down again!

Omega rises again, takes aim, and he runs corner to corner to BLINDSIDE V-TRIGGER!! Fans fire up with Omega as he hauls Konosuke up! Callis is panicking as Omega has the Electric Chair Lift, and then climbs the corner! But Konosuke CLAWS Omega’s eyes! Konosuke slips free, CLUBS Omega, then positions Omega up top. Konosuke climbs up behind Omega, brings him up, for a SUPER BLUE THUNDER BOMB!!! Konosuke crawls to push Omega over for a cover, TWO?!?! Omega survives and no one can believe it! Chicago is thunderous but Callis is beside himself! But Konosuke shakes his head and aims from the corner.

Konosuke runs in, POWER DRIVER KNEE!! Cover, TWO!??! Omega survives again and Konosuke is losing his mind! Callis calms him down, coaches him up, and they have something in the works. Konosuke distracts the ref and Callis brings out the screwdriver! Callis rushes Omega but Omega moves, the screwdriver stabs into the ring mat!! Fans lose their minds and Omega runs Callis off! Konosuke reels Omega in, Omega switches, ripcord, V-TRIGGER!!! Konosuke falls, but he’s near the screwdriver! V-TRIGGER!!! But Konosuke has the driver!! Electric Chair Lift, but the ref sees the driver in time!! He takes it away!

But Konosuke victory rolls! TWO and Omega rolls through, TWO! WHEELBARROW GERMAN!! Konosuke brings the kneepad down! POWER DRIVER KNEE!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Konosuke cannot understand but Callis just says “KUROSE! <KILL!>” Konosuke aims, runs back in, POWER DRIVE KNEE AGAIN!!! Cover, KONOSUKE WINS!!

Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall

Fans boo as Callis gets in the ring to celebrate this accomplishment! Konosuke brings down Omega for the first time in his career, adding to All In’s Six Man Tag defeat! Will the Don Callis Family actually become a force to be reckoned with? Or will The Cleaner rise again to get his revenge?

 

8 Man Tag: FTR & The Young Bucks VS Bullet Club Gold!

After fighting over the AEW World Tag Team Championships just last week at All In, Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler tried showing respect to Matt & Nick Jackson, but the Bucks weren’t in the mood. However, none of them can stand Jay White, Juice Robinson or the Gunns, so this unlikeliest of super teams has formed. Will #FTRBucks bankrupt Bullet Club Gold? Or will the Bang Bang Gang get a huge win to get back in the tag team title hunt?

The teams sort out and fans are rowdy already. Dax starts against White as a direct rematch from Collision last night! The two circle, go side to side with each other, but then White tags out to Colten. Fans taunt the “ASS~ BOYS~!” while Dax tags Cash. Cash and Colten circle, but then Colten bails out. Fans boo, Colten cools off and slides back in. The two tie up, go around, and Cash wrenches to a wristlock and then hammerlock. Colten switches that onto Cash but Cash slips around to hammerlock back. Colten switches, Cash headlocks and hits a takeover. Colten headscissors, Cash kips free, rolls reverse as Colten hits the takeover but Cash headscissors.

Colten kips free, Cash hits the takeover again but Colten headscissors. Cash kips free, fakes Colten out, and Oklahoma Rolls! TWO, and Colten kicks low! Colten whips Cash to a corner, Cash goes up and over, then he hip tosses Colten down! Then the takeover returns! Colten is down in a cover, TWO as he gets that shoulder up. Colten fights up, pulls hair, tags Austin and powers out, Austin follows to then trip Cash up! Things keep moving, Austin runs Cash over! Austin taunts the fans but they chant “CM PUNK!” at him. Cash trips Austin, things speed up, Cash hurdles and he runs Austin over!

Fans taunt the “ASS~ BOYS!” as Cash hits an arm-drag then a RANA! Austin flops down, Cash reaches out, but Matt snipes the tag. Fans are torn as Matt jogs around Austin. Matt brings Austin up, wrenches, and he tags Nick. Nick climbs up to DOUBLE STOMP the arm! Th eBucks double whip, kick low, and then ALLEY-OOP DROPKICK! Colten runs in but into a DOUBLE HIP TOSS! The Bucks DOUBLE FIST DROP and Colten tumbles out. The Bucks double DROPKICK Austin down! The Bucks fire up and the fans are rowdy one way or another! Nick drags Austin up, wrenches and YANKS the arm, then brings him over.

Austin gets away, Dax tags himself in now to return the favor. The Bucks soak up the cheers and jeers, and Dax stares Austin down. Austin tags White, and now Dax gets his rematch with White. They tie up, go around, and White headlocks. Dax powers up and out, RAMS shoulders with White, but White ducks the chop to KNEE and CLUB and CLUB again! White fires off, stomps away in a corner, then CHOPS Dax! Fans are torn for White, but then Dax CHOPS White! Fans cheer while White checks his stinging chest. Dax dares White to get up, but White tags Juice. Fans boo but the Booster gets in and circles with Dax.

Juice and Dax feel things out, White swipes at Dax, and that allows Juice to fire off! Juice throws knees, RAMS Dax into the corner again and again and then he snapmares. Tag to White, he and Juice stomp away on Dax! The ref reprimands, White RAMS into Dax again and again! #GunsUp! Fans are torn but White stands Dax up to CHOP! And CHOP! The Gunns mock Dax, White CHOPS again! White and the BCG throw the guns up, but Dax CHOPS White down! The BCG don’t realize it wasn’t White’s chop, they keep celebrating. Dax joins in on #GunsUp! But then they turn around and Dax fires off on all of them!

Dax goes back to White to CHOP him! Tag to Cash, FTR CHOP and CHOP and CHOP White! FTR then double whip, drop toehold and elbow drop! Cash covers, ONE!! White is hanging in there but Cash stays on him. Cash reels White in, but White blocks the suplex! Cash lets off, White guards, but Cash waits him out. The guard comes down, and Cash CHOPS! Cash drags White up to then suplex, but White slips free! White dropkicks the legs out! White trips Cash, GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Hot tag to Juice and Juice JABS! JABS! JABS! JABS! JABS! Juice powers up, but he fakes Cash’s guard out with a puff of air! LEFT HAND O’ GOD!

Fans fire up while Juice taunts Dax & The Bucks. BCG taunts Cash but Cash DECKS White, DECKS Austin & DECKS Colten! Juice CLAWS Cash’s face! The ref reprimands and counts, but Juice lets off at 4. Juice taunts The Bucks, runs in, but Cash dodges! The BCG runs in but so do Dax & The Bucks! Fans fire up as all eight men stare down, then they start throwing hands! White RAMS Dax into a corner, Juice fires hands on Cash, and the Gunns have the Bucks! The BCG all have a corner, they coordinate and quadruple whip, only for FTR Bucks to quadruple reverse! BCG stops from colliding, turn around, but into QUADRUPLE ATOMIC DROPS!

The BCG stagger about, FTR Bucks trip them all up! Matt, Nick, Cash & Dax look to each other, and they all step through! QUADRUPLE SHARPSHOOTERS!! Fans are thunderous as the BCG all keeps each other from giving in! The ref counts, everyone lets off, and Cash tags in Dax. Dax hurries to find Juice but Juice trips Dax! Juice CATAPULTS Dax into a POST! Cash hurries to check Dax but Juice drags Dax up and into the ring. Tag to Colten, Juice anchors Dax so Colten can stomp away! The ref counts, Juice bails out, and Colten bumps Dax off buckles. Colten ROCKS Dax, brings him up, and tags in White.

White stomps a mudhole into Dax, the ref counts, so White lets off. White HALF HATCHES Dax into the corner! Cover, TWO! Cash & The Bucks coach Dax up but White tags in Austin. Austin taunts Chicago, brings Dax up and stomps a mudhole of his own. Tag to Juice, then he tells Chicago to “SUCK IT!” Juice YANKS Dax up to slam him down, then he mocks the Young Bucks’ pose. Juice clamps onto Dax with a chinlock and grinds him down. Dax endures, Juice squeezes tight, but the fans rally up. Dax fights to his feet, and JAWBREAKERS free! Juice headlocks, Dax powers out but Juice runs him over!

Juice keeps moving, Dax drops, and he gets Juice in a SLEEPER! Juice powers out, gets a SLEEPER, but Dax hits a BIG back suplex! Both men are down and fans rally up again. The standing count climbs, Dax and Juice stir, and they reach out, hot tag to Colten! Colten drags Dax away to TOSS out of the ring! Colten tells Cash to “SUCK IT!” and the ref is busy keeping Cash back, White hits an APRON GOURD BUSTER! White puts Dax in, Colten runs up, BIG DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Cash was ready, but bails out. Colten says he has the greatest dropkick ever! Colten whips Dax to a corner, runs in, STINGER SPLASH!

Fans taunt the “ASS~ BOYS~!” as Colten whips corner to corner. Colten runs in, Dax dodges! Colten staggers but tags Juice! Juice intercepts Dax, laughs at him, then sucker punches Cash! Juice flips off the Bucks, shoves Dax away, and he eggs the Bucks on. The ref keeps the Bucks and Juice apart, allowing White & Austin to mug Dax! Fans boo but BCG gets away with it. Colten DECKS Dax for good measure, and Juice has Dax in the open corner. Juice fires up, runs corner to corner, and CANNONBALLS into buckles as Dax moves! Fans fire up, Dax crawls, and BCG calls to Juice! Dax reaches out, but he doesn’t want The Bucks.

Austin tags in, rushes in, but Dax BACK DROPS him away! Reluctant hot tag to Nick! Nick rallies on BCG as fans are torn again! Nick DECKS Colten, CHOPS Juice, jumps over Austin and SUPERKICKS him! Nick goes up and up and LUCHA LIBRE~ to get both Juice and Colten! Chicago is thunderous one way or another as Matt tags in. Nick whips Juice, Juice reverses, but Nick goes up and over! Matt SUPERKICKS Juice! Matt & Nick work together, ASSISTED SLICED BREAD to a SHINING WIZARD! White waistlocks Matt but Matt backs him into a corner! Nick runs in and Matt moves, White takes the SHINING WIZARD! GAMANGIRI! FOREARM!

The Bucks coordinate, BULLDOG DROPKICK COMBO! Austin staggers up, into a mule kick, mule kick, and DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Matt covers, Colten breaks it! Nick has Colten, whips, but Colten TOSSES Nick! Matt clotheslines Colten! Austin waistlocks but Matt switches! Austin switches, Cash tags in to sunset flip! TWO! Austin swings, Cash catches him, Matt aims! Austin moves, Cash blocks the superkick! Matt apologizes, Austin staggers up, into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Cash can do that, too!? Juice gets DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Colten returns, Matt & Cash fake him out, Dax DDTS Colten down!

White returns, he CLUBS Matt, CLUBS Cash and CLUBS Dax! White CHOPS Dax, runs, but into a TRIPLE feint! White ends up turning around into Nick’s SLINGSHOT FACEBUSTER! Nick cartwheels out to MOONSAULT Juice! Cash tags Dax, Matt checks Nick. FTR has Austin, but Colten SHOVES Cash off the corner! Matt YANKS Colten down! Dax has Austin in position, Matt helps out, MIND BREAKER!! Cover, but the BCG breaks it! Nick returns, he CLUBS Juice! White CLUBS Nick, Cash is after Colten, Juice is after Matt! The ref reprimands and counts but now the BCG get their opponents up to the top rope!

Juice, White and Colten climb but Cash & Bucks fight back! Nick shoves Juice onto the rope! Juice lands on his booster, then he falls onto the apron! Nick shoves White down to the apron, too, and Cash shoves Colten down in the ring! Dax rises, he sees his teammates all on corners, so he hurries to get Austin up! Dax puts Austin on the top rope, climbs, and fans fire up! SUPERPLEX for the Power! Cash hits a DIVING SPLASH! Matt MACHO ELBOWS! Nick 450 SPLASHES!! Cover off all that glory, but Juice drags Dax out! Fans boo but Nick goes out to the apron. “GO TO HELL!” PENALTY KICK for Juice!

But then White POSTS Nick! Cash clotheslines White and himself out of the ring! But then Colten LEAPS and FLYING FOREARMS Cash! Matt goes up as the BCG regroups, to SUPER CROSSBODY them all down! Fans fire up again as Austin and Dax are all alone! Dax figures what the hell, and he runs, but Austin rolls him up! TWO!! Dax and Austin DOUBLE LARIAT! Both men are down and fans are thunderous! White returns to the corner as fans cheer for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” White tags in and he storms up to Dax. We return to Collision from last night as it were, and White sits Dax up, to CHOP!

Dax frowns, so White CHOPS him again! Dax is on one knee, White CHOPS! Dax stands up, White CHOPS! Dax CHOPS! White staggers, comes back, but Dax CHOPS again! White CHOPS, Dax CHOPS, and Dax CHOPS away! Dax whips, White reverses but Dax reverses, wrenches and short arm LARIATS! Cash returns, FTR double whip but Juice shove Cash into Dax! LEG LARIAT for Cash! White clinches, Dax switches, and shoves White into Austin! Austin swings into a shove, Nick helps out, SHATTER MACHINE!! White runs in, into a SUPERKICK! Nick goes up and up and ESCALARAS to take out Juice!

Fans are torn again as Matt and Dax have White! They get an arm each, B T F T R TRIGGER!!! Cover, COLTEN BREAKS IT! Matt TOSSES Colten out, then PLANCHAS but misses! Colten hits a FAMOUSER! Dax DECKS Colten! White clinches Dax, Dax slips out, Cash tags in! Wrench and whip, but Juice is back! Colten sneaks a tag as White goes by, Cash ELBOWS Juice away! But White dodges Dax to hit BLADERUNNER on Cash!! Colten TOSSES Dax, covers Cash, BCG WINS?!?!

Winners: Bullet Club Gold, by pinfall

The Bucks are shocked! White grins, because the Bang Bang Gang does it again! They were the more united unit, despite the great teamwork by FTR Bucks near the end there. Will this lead to Bullet Club Gold winning gold?

 

AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy VS Jon Moxley!

In the same city where Freshly Squeezed hit the scene, defeating The Bastard, Pac, and showing how serious he can be, Orange Cassidy is again serious about what really could be the biggest match in his career. No smooth talk, no gags, and no catchphrases, will there be no stopping Cassidy now? Or is this where the win streak finally ends?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and these two go All Out for the gold!

The bell rings and fans are all fired up for Cassidy. Cassidy looks around while Moxley keeps his eyes on Cassidy. Cassidy is almost bored but the fans fire up even more. Moxley gets a bit annoyed, but Cassidy finally steps out of the corner. Cassidy raises his hands, and puts them- MOX DECKS CASSIDY! Fans boo but Moxley CHOPS, CHOPS, and Cassidy falls over! Moxley keeps on Cassidy, CHOPS again, then follows him to another corner. Moxley rains down fists, fans boo, but Moxley BITES Cassidy! The ref counts, Moxley lets off, and Moxley runs back in, but into a BOOT! Cassidy ELBOWS Moxley, runs, and SHOTGUNS him down!

Cassidy kips up and fans fire up! ORANGE- NO, Moxley gets around to SAIDO! Cassidy writhes, clutching his neck. Moxley drags Cassidy around, reels him in, and SAIDOS again! Cassidy writhes but Moxley paces around. Moxley storms up to Cassidy, drags him up, and DECKS him again! Fans rally and duel, but Moxley drags Cassidy up. Moxley CHOPS, Cassidy CHOPS, but Moxley CHOPS again! Cassidy CHOPS again, but Moxley DECKS him! Moxley whips Cassidy corner to corner, Cassidy goes up and out, ducks the haymaker to ROCK Moxley, bump him off buckles, repeat, repeat, and repeat!

Cassidy climbs up, leaps, CROSSBODY! Moxley rolls through to DRAGON STOMP! Fans boo with every stomp but Moxley lets off. Moxley drags Cassidy up, suplexes, but STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRE hits! Moxley tumbles out, Cassidy runs and DIVES! Moxley is sent into barriers, Cassidy puts him back in. Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirls, but Moxley fights it to X PLEX! Cassidy writhes but Moxley paces around him. Moxley gets the wrists again, for more DRAGON STOMPS! Moxley lets off, fans boo, but Moxley drags Cassidy up. Moxley TOSSES Cassidy out hard, then goes out after him as fans rally.

Moxley drags Cassidy up, around, and puts him against barriers. Fans rally up as Moxley then POSTS Cassidy! Moxley soaks up the cheers and jeers as he flexes and goes around the way. Moxley goes up the steps, stands in the ring, and waits on Cassidy. Cassidy sits up, and he’s busted open! The wounds from All In have returned, and Cassidy hobbles as he goes to the desk. Moxley goes out to BOOT Cassidy down! Moxley gets Cassidy on the desk, hops up on there with him, and just hammers away at the bloody forehead! Moxley even BITES Cassidy’s forehead! Fans boo and tell Moxley he’s sick, but he already knows that.

Moxley hops down, drags Cassidy around, and CHOKES him! BITES him! The ref reprimands, Moxley lets off and goes back to the ring. Cassidy crawls his way out from behind the desk, he’s “Blood Orange” right now. Moxley paces as Cassidy has a crimson mask forming. The ring count is 4 of 10 but a ring out won’t win the title. Even so, Moxley knows Cassidy is a fight, and Cassidy is in at 7 of 10! Moxley hauls Cassidy right up to a PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Cassidy is still in this, but Moxley uses wrist tape to CHOKE Cassidy! Moxley BITES the bloody forehead again! And CLAWS Cassidy’s face!

The ref reprimands and counts, Moxley shoves Cassidy down and he paces around. Cassidy goes to ropes, Moxley CHOKES him on the ropes! “This is the champ? I’m the champ now!” Moxley fires off crossface forearms! Fans are torn as Moxley CLUBS away on Cassidy! The ref counts, Moxley finally lets off, and the ref checks Cassidy. Cassidy shoves the ref away, he’s not giving up like this! Cassidy drags himself up, covered in his own blood, and the fans are fired up! Moxley stands Cassidy up but Cassidy throws hands! Moxley eggs Cassidy on, so Cassidy throws more hands! Moxley says okay, and he puts his hands in his pockets!

Fans fire up as Moxley pushes Cassidy with his head. Cassidy fires forearms! Moxley ROCKS Cassidy right back! Moxley has Cassidy in a corner, digs his boots in, but lets off as the ref counts. The ref checks Cassidy but he isn’t giving up. Moxley puts Cassidy up top, CHOPS him, and then climbs up after him. Moxley stands Cassidy up, throws headbutts again and again, then reels Cassidy in. Cassidy resists the lift, powers free, and he CLAWS Moxley’s back!! Fans fire up as Cassidy gives Moxley a taste of his own medicine, by BITING MOXLEY’S HEAD!! Cassidy DECKS Moxley with a forearm, adjusts, DEEP IMPACT!!

Cassidy keeps moving, tilt-o-whirls again, DDT!! And a kip up! But Cassidy’s back slows him down. Even so, Cassidy goes to the corner, takes aim at Moxley, but Moxley dodges the Orange Punch! Moxley JABS! JABS! JABS! ELBOW! Moxley reels Cassidy in, but Cassidy Alabama Lifts! Moxley sunset flips through but Cassidy rolls through to PENALTY KICK! Shoutout to his good friend, Shibata! Cassidy fires up with the fans, runs in, ORANGE PUNCH!! Cover, TWO!! Moxley survives, that punch hasn’t been the same these last few weeks. Moxley shakes his head, rises up, but Cassidy goes to ropes.

Fans rally up as Cassidy stands. Cassidy Alabama Lifts, but Moxley fights it to a Gotch Lift! PILEDRIVER!!! Cover, TWO!! GHOST PIN! TWO!! Moxley escapes and has a BULLY CHOKE!!! Cassidy endures, sputters, seethes, reaches out, rolls and covers, TWO, and Moxley still has the hold! REAR NAKED CHOKE!!! Moxley has the body scissors, too! Cassidy endures, flails, fans fire up and rally behind Cassidy, and Cassidy pries the hold open! Moxley just shifts to an ARMBAR!! Cassidy clasps hands, but Moxley pries at the grip! Cassidy fights around, rolls, but Moxley has the LEBELL LOCK!! Shoutout to his teammate, Bryan Danielson!

Fans are thunderous as Cassidy endures! Cassidy fades, but he gets a second wind! He pushes back and pops free, to the ROPEBREAK!! The ref reprimands and counts as Moxley still holds on! Moxley lets off at 4, argues with the ref, but Cassidy flops to the floor. Moxley paces in frustration while the ref starts a ring count. Cassidy stirs, Moxley goes out and pushes the steels steps aside so he can start ripping tape away from floor mats! Moxley is exposing the concrete floor underneath! Fans fire up as Moxley drags Cassidy over! Moxley slashes his throat, lifts Cassidy up, but Cassidy fights! Alabama Lift! BEACH BREAK to concrete!!!

Fans are thunderous as both men writhe! Moxley flounders away to the steps, but Cassidy runs in! SHOTGUN into the steps! Cassidy hobbles up, staggers and gets in the ring, and he wants the count! Moxley stirs at 6 of 10, flounders up at 7, but flops over at 8! He revives at 9 and springs in at 9.9!! Fans are thunderous and Cassidy glares at Moxley. Moxley aims, runs in, ORANGE PUNCH!! Moxley staggers around!? Cassidy reloads to ORANGE PUNCH!! Fans are thunderous as Cassidy shakes his head! Off comes the elbow pad, he slashes his throat, and he shakes the ropes! ORANGE- CUTTER!!! Moxley drags Cassidy right up!

Cassidy wrenches out! ORANGE PUNCH!!! Cassidy runs and runs and SPEARS Moxley!! Shoutout to Moxley’s old pal, the Tribal Chief!! Cover, TWO!!! Both men are down and fans are electric! Cassidy sits up, scowling through his crimson mask. Cassidy stands, goes back to Moxley, and he puts his hands up! And then into his pockets! Cassidy fires the “devastating” kicks! But then Cassidy gets really into it, and he BOOTS and BOOTS and BOOTS Moxley!! Then he winds up, but Moxley KING KONG LARIATS!! But Cassidy kips up?!?! KING KONG LARIAT again!! And then a POINT-BLANK LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!!!

Moxley drags Cassidy up, DEATH RIDER!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?!? HOW?!?!? Moxley is incensed but the fans are electric! Moxley says a quick prayer, asking for forgiveness for what is about to happen. Cassidy rises slowly, shakes his head, and puts his hands up, to FLIP MOXLEY OFF! Moxley underhooks, DEATH RIDER!!!! Cover, Moxley wins!!!

Winner: Jon Moxley, by pinfall (NEW AEW International Champion)

Moxley himself said Cassidy is the real deal, but even then, Moxley brings him down! The rest of the BCC hurries out here to help Moxley up. Cassidy’s reign is over after setting a high bar, will The Maniac be able to match it? As for Cassidy, fans cheer for “FRESHLY SQUEEZED! FRESHLY SQUEEZED!” Cassidy sits up, his backpack is now empty. Fans chant “Thank You, Orange!” and they cheer again as Cassidy manages to stand. The Freshly Squeezed Streak is over, what does Cassidy do now?

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My Thoughts:

Another awesome PPV event from AEW, even with their biggest one just last week. I personally just hope they don’t do All In and All Out a week apart again next year, and that no other shows (WWE Payback this year) complicate things so that show after show preempt each other in my personal schedule. But my gripes aside, there wasn’t really anything bad to talk about here tonight. Zero Hour is always good stuff, and I like that they decided to kayfabe them donating $50K to a Chicago nonprofit. Naturally it was Hangman getting the win through that, The Elite are the good guys and they’re gonna personally sponsor a move like that.

Really good Women’s Trios match, I really liked the interactions of Athena with Diamante and Mercedes. Heels don’t have to get along just cuz they’re all Heels, and then a great win for the Faces there. Athena and Shida interacting was also great, I wouldn’t blame AEW for having Shida go into ROH for a stretch to feud with Athena, or perhaps a better move is for Athena to show up on AEW shows more to feud with Shida. And great AEW World Trios Championship match, though rather short. Thankfully, Triple J lost, with great stuff from Dennis Rodman. This def should just be a one-off, we do not need Triple J feuding with Acclaimed again.

The main show opening with the different ROH title matches was a good move, those results were all given. Dark Order had a great showing against MJF & Cole but since this wasn’t MJF & Cole VS The Kingdom like I was hoping, MJF & Cole retain. There wasn’t even a hint of that drama in this, which is also a shame to me. But I did really appreciate the interaction of MJF and Samoa Joe. It was a little reward for those fans who knew about that moment when Samoa Joe was in the WWE and MJF was paying his dues as a random security guard. But even if you didn’t know, it was great stuff of Joe just being cocky and MJF being set off. MJF VS Joe really should happen, but I feel like Joe should drop the ROH TV Championship first.

Which didn’t happen tonight. I can’t believe Joe VS Shane was under ten minutes, that is a bit of a disservice to Shane Taylor and those who know him from watching ROH. But this was put on this card mostly because there was now CM Punk and his “Real” World Championship since he got himself fired. Joe will surely pass the reign record now, probably dropping the TV title to Dalton Castle come whatever ROH PPV is next. The TNT Championship match was awesome stuff, and I am glad they didn’t go with Nick Wayne turning on Darby. Now, Nick indirectly costs Darby because Christian attacked him to throw Darby off. Luchasaurus retains so he and Christian can still hold this over people’s head, can’t wait to see what’s next.

Great match from Miro VS Hobbs, and I love that the fans really got into the Big E vibe of “big meaty men slapping meat.” Miro and Hobbs clearly had fun playing along with that, and great win for Miro. Hobbs swerving us all with his show of respect was good stuff, too, as was CJ Perry finally showing up in AEW! Miro’s story takes a new turn now, surely CJ will try to get through to him about his cutting her out of his life. Great TBS Championship match, but I think the best part was Toni Storm essentially leaving The Outcasts before they can kick her out. She was wearing red this time, not green, and Kris wins because Toni stopped Ruby, I bet we see Saraya VS Storm for the Women’s World title because of this.

Eddie & Shibata VS Claudio & Yuta was really good stuff, though the one gripe would be, did this need to happen here? Maybe this is because, again, no CM Punk. But it probably would’ve felt the same if it opened/main evented a Dynamite. Yuta taking the beating so Claudio could win it for them was a good finish, and one way or another, I hope this leads to Claudio VS Eddie for the ROH World Championship, or hell, make it Winner Takes All. Make the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship part of it so that there’s the tease of Claudio winning and showing up on a NJPW Strong show, but then duh, Eddie wins. Eddie gets the better of Claudio and gets to be on both ROH and NJPW Strong to show Claudio he really can be a workhorse.

WOW that Strap Match! Bryan Danielson only just now getting back in the ring, kayfabe stepping in for Steamboat but probably actually stepping in for Punk, he really stepped up to the plate. He and Starks were just on fire the whole match, and that pass out finish for Starks was a great way for him to lose while staying strong. This is perhaps going to go down as AEW’s Bret Hart VS Stone Cold because of that pass out finish. The 8 Man Tag of FTR Bucks VS BCG was great stuff, maybe one sequence too long for so late in the card, but I did not think BCG would win out. The AEW World Tag title picture is getting full, because the Bucks could still circle back but we’re clearly circling back to FTR VS White & Juice, that WrestleDream card could be pretty big, too.

And while having to follow the amazing strap match and the really good 8 Man Tag, Cassidy VS Moxley still turned out to be a great main event. Naturally, someone gets bloody here, and it added to Cassidy fighting as the underdog champion that he was bleeding from very early on. Moxley winning out was only moderately surprising, as Cassidy has been beat up for the longest time and even in kayfabe, something had to give. Moxley now makes history by being the first man in AEW to have been world champion and International Champion in his career. I don’t know if he’ll go for as long as Cassidy did with this title, but Cassidy himself is now free to explore other title divisions.

My Score: 8.9/10