AEW Results
Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (10/21/23)
An Absolute Collision!
Will Ricky Starks & “Big Bill” still be top dogs?
Ricky Starks & “Big Bill” Morrissey have their first defense of the AEW World Tag Team Championships, against Blackpool Combat Club!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Bryan Danielson VS Andrade El Idolo; Bryan wins.
- Skye Blue VS Hollyhood Haley; Skye wins.
- The Gunns w/ Jay White VS The Outrunners; The Gunns win.
- Memphis Street Fight: Eddie Kingston VS Jeff Jarrett w/ Team Triple J; Jarrett wins and Jay Lethal will challenge Eddie for the ROH World Championship.
- Miro VS Action Andretti w/ CJ Perry; Miro wins.
- FTR VS Bad Thad Brown & Darian Bengston; No Contest.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships: Ricky Starks & “Big Bill” Morrissey VS Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta; Starks & Bill win and retain the titles.
PLAY BY PLAY
Bryan Danielson VS Andrade El Idolo!
It’s a dream match to open the show as the American Dragon and the Idol of Latino Wrestling meet again after their one and only match in 2018! Will Bryan rebound from being screwed out of the TNT Championship? Or will Andrade make him tranquilo?
The bell rings and fans rally up as these two circle. “This is Awesome!” already as the two tie up. They are in a deadlock but Andrade puts Bryan on ropes. The ref counts, Andrade lets off cleanly, and Bryan resets. They circle, tie up, and Bryan wrenches to wristlock. Bryan goes for the elbow but Andrade fights up and hammerlocks. Andrade switches, he and Bryan go around and around, and Bryan puts Andrade on ropes. The ref counts, Bryan lets off with pats on the shoulders, and fans cheer the exchange. Andrade shakes it off and resets with Bryan. They tie up again, Andrade wrenches to a cording hold, but Bryan endures.
Bryan fights up, Andrade wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER then wristlock. Bryan rolls, bridges, and slips under to THROW Andrade away! Fans cheer and the two reset again. The fans chant “WHOOP THAT TRICK!” as Andrade kicks low and gut wrenches, into a GORY ESPECIAL! Bryan endures, Andrade powers down to a cover, TWO! Bryan has a cover, TWO! Andrade has it, TWO! Andrade and Bryan get clear and the fans fire up. Andrade and Bryan reset again and the fans rally behind Bryan. Bryan and Andrade feel things out, tie up again and Andrade headlocks. Bryan fights up and powers out, but Andrade runs Bryan over!
Andrade shakes out the arm, things speed up, and Bryan hurdles. Andrade leaps over, comes back and headlocks for the takeover but Bryan headscissors. Andrade kips free and roles reverse, and fans cheer as the two stare down. Bryan and Andrade shake hands and fans cheer more. Andrade and Bryan reset, circle, and “This is Wrestling!” The two feel it out, knuckle lock, and Bryan rolls to then get a leg. Bryan turns Andrade over, ties up the legs, and he keeps Andrade from ropes. Bryan then brings Andrade into the BOW ‘N’ ARROW! Andrade endures, pops free, covers, TWO! Andrade facelocks but Bryan rolls.
Both men go for arms, Andrade goes for a leg but Bryan turns figure four into omoplata! Andrade gets away and fans cheer the exchange. Andrade admits, that was close. Andrade and Bryan go again, knuckle lock, and Andrade gets around to a wistlock. Bryan switches to bring Andrade down, then he has the arm to wrench. Then Bryan wrangles Andrade! Andrade blocks to get the legs! Bryan kicks free and fans cheer the stalemate. Andrade and Bryan reset, tie up collar ‘n’ elbow, and go around. They end up on ropes, Bryan has Andrade, and he lets off, to CHOP! Andrade CHOPS! Bryan CHOPS! Andrade CHOPS!
Bryan sputters so Andrade CHOPS and CHOPS! Bryan dodges to CHOP! And KICK! And CHOP! And KICK! “WOO~! YES!” But Andrade turns it around to CHOP and CHOP! Bryan HEADBUTTS back! Bryan whips, Andrade goes tranquilo in the ropes! Fans cheer, Bryan is annoyed, but Bryan runs in. Andrade drops and Bryan tumbles out! Andrade builds speed, slides, but Bryan dodges to hammerlock and POST Andrade! Bryan goes up to FLYING KNEE Andrade down! Fans fire up and Bryan smiles as Collision goes picture in picture.
Andrade stirs, Bryan slides into the ring just to refresh the count, and then he puts Andrade back in. Bryan wrenches Andrade’s arm, hits an ELBOW BREAKER, and Andrade writhes! Andrade goes to the apron, the ref checks him, and Bryan waits. Andrade shakes out the arm while walking around the outside, but Bryan does jumping jacks. Andrade rushes in, the two go again and Bryan puts Andrade in a corner to CHOP! Andrade CHOPS and CHOPS but Bryan CHOPS! Bryan wrenches to another ELBOW BREAKER! Andrade drops to his knees, Bryan has the bad arm for a top wristlock! Bryan then isolates the arm, to STOMP it!
Andrade writhes more but Bryan stalks Andrade. Bryan top wristlocks but Andrade endures. Fans rally, Bryan shifts his grip on the arm but Andrade kicks from below. Bryan stomps Andrade, Andrade kicks back, repeat! Andrade gets the edge with those kicks, but Bryan stomps away on Andrade! Collision returns to single picture, and Bryan STOMPS the arm! Fans fire up and Andrade goes to a corner. Bryan KICKS, KICKS and wrenches, ELBOW BREAKER into a back suplex! Andrade lands on his feet to CHOP! Bryan CHOPS back! Andrade CHOPS, Bryan CHOPS again! Andrade CHOPS and that one stuns Bryan!
Bryan stands and he KICKS the arm! And again! And throws a knee! Bryan whips, Andrade reverses but Bryan goes up and over! Bryan keeps moving, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but so does Andrade! LEAPING LARIAT from Andrade! Fans rally up and Andrade stands. Bryan is in the corner, Andrade rallies the fans, “SI! SI! SI!” Andrade runs in, but into BOOTS! Bryan hops up, but Andrade triangle jump DROPKICKS Bryan to the floor! Andrade goes up, to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Direct hit and fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” and Andrade puts Bryan in the ring. Andrade goes up top, to SPLIT-LEG MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!
Andrade and Bryan are both down and fans rally up. Andrade drags Bryan up, puts him on the top rope, and ROCKS him! Andrade climbs, brings Bryan up, but Bryan fights the lift! Bryan throws body shots, fans fire up, “YES! YES! YES!” Bryan HEADBUTTS Andrade, and HEADBUTTS again! Andrade wobbles, Bryan HEADBUTTS him down! Fans fire up as Bryan adjusts, and Andrade stands into the MISSILE DROPKICK! Fans fire up as Bryan rises! Bryan aims at Andrade, to KICK! And KICK! And KICK! Then the BUZZ- NO, Andrade blocks and DRAGON SCREWS! Then another DRAGON SCREW! Andrade steps through but Bryan cradles, TWO!!
Andrade DRAGON SCREW- NO, Bryan turns that into an omoplata! Andrade scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Bryan lets go in frustration, and he puts Andrade up top. Bryan climbs up after Andrade, but Andrade throws elbows! Bryan is in the Tree of Woe now! Fans fire up as Andrade adjusts, to WOE STOMP!! And then CIEN SHADOWS!! Cover, TWO!! Bryan survives and fans fire up! Andrade is beside himself but he refocuses. Andrade stands, scoops and SLAMS Bryan! Andrade goes to the corner, climbs up, and MOONSAULTS! Bryan moves but Andrade MOONSAULTS again, onto knees!
Bryan has the arms! DRAGON STOMPS! Then the omoplata and LEBELL LOCK!! Andrade pries the hold open, powers around, and has the legs! Andrade steps through, to FIGURE FOUR!! Fans “WOO~!” as Bryan reaches out! Andrade works to bridge up! FIGURE- NO!! Bryan gets the ROPEBREAK! Andrade’s bridging helped Bryan get to ropes and now he’s free. Andrade is frustrated but he and Bryan rise. Bryan CHOPSS! Andrade CHOPS! Bryan CHOPS, Andrade eggs him on, so Bryan KICKS! Bryan runs, Andrade feints boot to ELBOW! Both men fall but Andrade is up first! CIEN- ROUNDHOUSE!!
Bryan runs, BUSAIKU- NO, Andrade O’Conner Rolls! TWO, Bryan bridges, TWO! Andrade shifts but Bryan sits, TWO! Sunset flip! TWO!! Andrade ghost pins, TWO! Bryan ghost pins, AND WINS!!
Winner: Bryan Danielson, by pinfall
The FedEx Forum gives this a standing ovation! They witnessed a dream match live up to the hype, and while Bryan won, he shows respect to Andrade. When and where will we see these two go again? Will either man have made it to- Wait, why did the lights just go down? And when the lights come back up, BLACK MASS!! Malakai Black is back and he just knocked Bryan right out! The fans are losing their minds, the BCC rush out, but the lights go out again! And of course, when they turn back on, Malakai is gone. The Dark Father has struck first, but what does the House of Black want from the Blackpool Combat Club?
Darby Allin speaks.
“Nick Wayne, when you first got to AEW, you always used to say, ‘Darby, why do the fans hate me so much? I worked my whole life to get here, why do they hate me so much?'” Nick used to read the comments online, people saying Nick’s too young and not ready. Darby said not to listen to those words, because when you’re on your deathbed, none of those words matter. But what’d Nick do? He listened to them. And then he let them take away everything. But even with a fractured shoulder, Darby took Nick’s tooth. And then, when Darby’s 100%, he’ll take away a lot more.
So if Nick wants to tell Darby something, Darby will be there on Dynamite this Wednesday when Tony Khan gives Sting that gift. And if it’s what Darby thinks it is, then it’s gonna be special. The Relentless One is living up to that nickname, but will Nick be man enough to confront him?
Skye Blue VS Hollyhood Hayley!
She may be wearing Scooby-Doo inspired gear, but it isn’t a mystery that her attitude is changing. Will Skye only get darker as time goes on?
The bell rings, Skye and Hayley circle, and fans rally up. They tie up, go around, and Skye puts Hayley in the corner. Skye lets off, but Hayley shoves her. Skye gets in Hayley’s face, bumps her, then gets around to throw her down! Skye scuffs Hayley, pie faces her, but Hayley ROCKS Skye! And CHOPS! And runs, but Skye follows to CLOBBER her! Fans fire up with Skye and she rains down fists! The ref counts about the hair pulling and Skye lets off, but gives Hayley one more haymaker. Skye drags Hayley up, but Hayley wrenches, SLAPS, CHOPS and runs, to leg sweep! Hayley keeps moving, “YEET!” BULLDOG!
Fans are fired up for Hayley and they chant “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Hayley runs in at the corner, Skye dodges and tucks Hayley in, CHEEKY NANDOS! And a RUNNING POWERBOMB! Skye scowls and she drags Hayley up. Skye runs, hops on, CODE BLUE!! Cover, Skye wins!
Winner: Skye Blue, by pinfall
Skye wins but doesn’t seem happy about it. What will it take for Skye to feel like herself again? Or is this just who Skye is now?
The Gunns w/ Jay White VS The Outrunners!
The Switchblade stole Triple B, and Juice Robinson is getting ready to take the Dynamite Diamond Ring, so that leaves Austin & Colten to get going again in the tag division. Will they shoot down Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum to get back on track? Or will Turbo & Truth be the throwbacks that never go outta style?
The teams sort out and Colten starts against Turbo. Fans fire up, Colten and Turbo tie up, and Turbo arm-drags! Turbo spins around and fans fire up, but Colten resets with him. They tie up, go around, and Turbo hits a hip toss! Turbo flexes, Colten is annoyed, and he DECKS Turbo! Colten bumps Turbo off buckles, stomps a mudhole in, but lets off as the ref counts. Colten stomps Turbo more, lets off again, but Truth runs in. Colten JABS then DROPKICKS Truth down! Tag to Austin, he drags Truth up to send into Turbo hard! Fans boo as Austin stomps a mudhole into both Outrunners! The ref counts, Austin TOSSES Truth!
Tag to Colten, he brings Turbo up, and they load up for 3:10 TO YUMA! Cover, Gunns win!
Winners: The Gunns, by pinfall
Just as the Bang Bang Gang says, Gunns are up! Will Bullet Club Gold look to add more gold, and even some diamonds, to the collection? Wait, the lights go out again!? Is this… No, not House of Black, but THE DEVIL OF AEW! He looks at the camera, and then the video glitches out. Fans chant for MJF, but White is not as amused. He wants MJF or whoever this is to show himself, but nothing happens. BCG heads out, will they get answers on Dynamite when Juice takes on MJF?
Backstage interview with Orange Cassidy.
Lexi Nair is with the AEW International Champion, because immediately after Collision is Battle of the Belts 8. Cassidy will defend this title against John Silver, and Kris Statlander will be defending her title against Willow Nightingale. Actually, Kris steps into frame and starts pacing. Lexi brings up that this will be Cassidy’s first defense since regaining the title, but Kris speaks up. She needs a pump but can’t find anything, so does Lexi mind? Huh? What? Kris fireman’s carries Lexi to do squats! Now Kris feels great! Is Orange ready? Is he? Is he? Yeah, sure. Okay! Battle of the Belts, don’t miss it!
Memphis Street Fight: Eddie Kingston VS Jeff Jarrett w/ Team Triple J!
Memphis commentary legend Dave Brown joins the team for this match, he’s called many of The Last Outlaw’s matches in those early days. But will the Mad King even have a chance when the entire circus is with the ring leader? Or will Eddie make sure Lethal earns the ROH World Championship opportunity all on his own?
Eddie eggs Jarrett on, so Jarrett rushes up the ramp with a trash can lid! Eddie dodges to then fire off haymakers! The bell rings and the brawl is on! Lethal runs in but Eddie back drops him to the ramp! Eddie has a kendo stick, he SMACKS Jarrett, SMACKS Sonjay, glares at Karen, then SMACKS Satnam! Satnam stays up, so Eddie SMACKS him more! Satnam takes the kendo stick to BREAK it! So Eddie LOW BLOWS Satnam! Jarrett SMACKS Eddie with a traffic cone! And SMACKS him with the trash can lid! And then the trash can itself! Sonjay helps out, they beat Eddie down with street signs!
Jarrett brings Eddie around to SMACK him off the concessions table! And SMACKS him with a drink cooler! Eddie ROCKS Jarrett in return, CHOKES him on the picnic table, then rains down fists! Fans fire up and Eddie has a trash can lid. Eddie SMACKS Jarrett in the head! Then RAMS the cooler into Jarrett’s junk! Then takes out the hot dogs and buns to throw them all at Jarrett! Then he throws the cooler! Fans fire up as Eddie whips but Jarrett stops himself. Jarrett sends Eddie into railing! Then he sends railing into Eddie!! Fans rally for Eddie but Jarrett moves the table around, to SMACK Eddie with a trash can lid!
Eddie hobbles, Jarrett grabs a trash can, and he runs to RAM Eddie with it! Eddie staggers, Jarrett grabs ketchup and mustard, but Eddie kicks and HEADBUTTS back! Then he gives Jarrett the condiment attack! Mustard on his back, ketchup in his hair, Jarrett is put on the table like a burger ready to be served. Eddie goes up to the stage, but Karen CLAWS Eddie, and Lethal gets Eddie, LETHAL INJECTION through the table!! Memphis loses its mind while Jarrett stands up. Jarrett soaks up the heat, then he drags Eddie from the wreckage as Collision goes picture in picture.
Jarrett SLAMS part of the busted table down on Eddie! Eddie is busted open! Jarrett SMACKS him with a serving tray! Jarrett leaves Eddie behind to go to the ring, and Eddie staggers up. Jarrett throws things out of a trash can, to get to the prize at the bottom: a barbed-wire bat!! Jarrett brings “Barbie” over to JAM Eddie in the stomach! And JAM him in the back of the leg! Jarrett checks his hands that he didn’t cut himself, but Sonjay puts a traffic cone on Eddie’s head like an old dunce cap. Then Jarrett SMACKS Eddie down using a chair! Jarrett hobbles away but stumbles with the trash can.
Eddie hurries to get the can first! Eddie SMACKS Jarrett right in the head, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns, and per a quick replay, Jarrett elbow drops Eddie through a table! Jarrett drags Eddie from the wreckage, puts him in the ring, and he SMACKS Eddie with a traffic sign! Eddie is dazed but Jarrett gets a steel pipe! Jarrett CLUBS away on Eddie’s legs with it! Eddie writhes, Sonjay fetches a trash can, and Jarrett uses it to SMASH Eddie’s leg! Fans tell Jarrett off, Karen tells them to shut up but they just boo more. Jarrett SMASHES Eddie’s leg again and again! Jarrett has his guitar but puts it aside so he can use another trash can to SMASH the leg! Jarrett JAMS Eddie with a bar table!
Fans boo as Jarrett uses a bar stool to JAM away on Eddie’s leg! Then the trash can leg!! Jarrett just hammers away until the lid is bent! One more SMASH of the trash can! Fans boo as Jarrett steps through, FIGURE FOUR!! Eddie endures, shakes his head, and fans rally up behind him. Eddie flips off all of Triple J! Eddie grits his teeth but Jarrett thrashes the leg! Eddie’s on his shoulders so that’s a cover, TWO! Eddie glares at Jarrett, reaches out, SLAPS him, but Jarrett pulls back! Eddie falls back again, but TWO as he sits back up! Eddie works to turn the hold! Fans fire up and Eddie flips the figure four!!
Jarrett endures, but Lethal is up top! But then Eddie rolls away and Lethal flops off the mat! Eddie and Jarrett get loose of the leglock, and Eddie DECKS Lethal! And CHOPS Jarrett! CHOP for Lethal! CHOP for Jarrett! Eddie fires off, and gives him MACHINE GUN CHOPS to Lethal! Jarrett runs in but gets an ELBOW! Eddie CHOPS Jarrett, then MACHINE GUN CHOPS! Sonjay gets in but Eddie DECKS him! Eddie storms up on Sonjay to MACHINE GUN CHOP! Karen runs in but Eddie pushes her into Sonjay! Sonjay turns things around so as to shield Karen, but Eddie still CHOPS! Jarrett has his guitar! Eddie URAKENS Jarrett first!! Cover, Lethal breaks it!!
Fans boo, this is literally 5v1! Lethal whips, Eddie reverses, but Lethal ducks ‘n’ dodges and- NO, Lethal handsprings into a HALF ‘N’ HALF!! Lethal flops out of the ring, Eddie ROCKS Sonjay, and SMASH HITS Satnam with the guitar!! But Jarrett hits the STROKE!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Eddie survives and no one can believe it!! Lethal hurries to rain down fists on Eddie! Fans rally for Eddie but he’s helpless! Jarrett punches away on that bloody wound, and then Karen SLAPS Eddie! Eddie flips her off! Lethal SUPERKICKS Eddie! Satnam stands back up, to ONE IN A BILLION CHOKE SLAM!!
Lethal & Jarrett get Eddie up, THE STROKE!! But they’re still not done! LETHAL INJECTION!!! Cover, the ref has no choice but to count, Jarrett wins!
Winner: Jeff Jarrett, by pinfall (Jay Lethal has an ROH World Championship match)
Memphis boos, embarrassed that this group represents them. But will Eddie have sweet revenge when he gets to tear into Lethal in their coming title match?
Backstage interview with The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn.
Lexi is now with the AEW World Trios Champions, who will also be in action at Battle of the Belts tonight. But what’s going on? Bowens & Billy stop coaching Caster and he says hi to Lexi. Talk about Battle of the Belts, how about she use a belt on him? DAMMIT, MAX! Billy pleads with Lexi and apologizes. Caster is in this transitional phase of sorts, but hey, on the bright side, they have been Trios Champs for FIFTY-FIVE DAYS! So if Garcia, Menard & Parker think that after getting out of Jericho’s nest, the next step is them taking the trios titles, UH-UH! Don’t think so.
And from what we saw on Dynamite, Daddy Magic with his baked potato lookin’ self couldn’t get on the same page with Garcia. So between that and Ange needing to cool his hands, Acclaimed is gonna light dat ass up all over Memphis! Because EVERYONE loves The Acclaimed~! They scissor finger, but will their run be cut short?
Miro VS Action Andretti w/ CJ Perry!
The Redeemer doesn’t want his hot, flexible wife, CJ Perry, around distracting him, and he doesn’t want her relapsing into the addiction that is fame and fortune in pro-wrestling. Will Miro use incredibly tough love to stop CJ’s return before it gets going? Or will the Sight to See help CJ take flight in AEW?
The bell rings and Miro circles with Action. Miro corners Action, throws body shots and kicks and stomps! The ref counts, Miro lets off, but then Miro storms back up to DECK Action! Fans rally up for Miro, he drags Action up and TOSSES Action, but Action lands on his feet! Miro is not impressed, but then Action DROPKICKS! And DROPKICKS! Action dodges, returns, and pop-up DROPKICKS! Fans fire up as Miro gets up, and Action dropkicks the legs out! Actions springboards, into a POLISH HAMMER!! And yet CJ is smiling? She does still love Miro’s power. Miro drags Action up to short arm LARIAT!
Fans fire up and Miro storms up on Action, to short arm LARIAT again! Miro feeds off the energy, he drags Action up again and he short arm LARIATS! Then he POSTS Action, and Action tumbles out of the ring! Miro looks at CJ and she applauds as Collision goes picture in picture.
Miro stands on a corner to soak up the adulation of Memphis, and CJ rolls her eyes. Miro goes out to fetch Action, and whips him hard into steel steps! Action writhes, Miro storms up on him, and Miro brings Action around the way to TOSS into railing! CJ gets up, Miro takes her chair, but he decides not to hit Action. Miro puts Action in the ring, covers, TWO! Action is somehow still in this but Miro clamps on a chinlock. Miro squeezes Action, grinds him down, but Action endures. Action fights up but Miro ELBOWS him again and again! Miro KICKS Action in the back and fans fire up. Miro slaps Action around, and Action seethes.
Action fires a forearm but Miro eggs him on. Action throws another forearm, but Miro DECKS him! Miro eggs Action on, stands him up, then kicks him down. Action stands to throw hands but Miro DECKS him again! Miro stands Action up, runs, but into a BOOT! Action BOOTS back! Miro shoves and CLOBBERS Action, and fans fire up again. CJ is less amused this time, but Miro has the fans continue to rally as Collision returns to single picture. Miro stalks Action, clamps on with a chinlock, but Action fights up. Miro taunts CJ to coach her client, but Action pries at the hold. Action throws body shots, then JAWBREAKERS!
Miro staggers, but he comes back, only for Action to counter punch! And again, and again, and again! Action fires off, Miro shoves him, then Miro ducks a roundhouse. But Action ENZIGURIS! Action runs to UPPERCUT in the corner, then he climbs up to rain down fists! The fans count, Action stops at nine and Miro shoves him away. Miro runs up but Action dumps him out! Then Action HANDSPRING KICKS Miro down! Miro hits the floor, Action builds speed to FLY! Direct hit and down goes Miro! CJ doesn’t seem as pleased as Action puts Miro in the ring. CROSSBODY, but Miro catches Action to SLAM him down!
Miro snarls, he stomps around, and fans fire up as he shouts for it! Stomp and then a kiss to his wife, GAME OVER!! But Action slips right out?! Action dodges Miro and rolls him up! TWO!!! Miro scoops Action, but Action tilt-o-whirl DDTs!! Action runs in to SHOTGUN Miro down!! Miro is in a drop zone, Action hurries up and springboards to 450 SPLASH!! Cover, ONE?!?! Miro still has power to spare but Action isn’t giving up. Action brings Miro up, torture racks, but Miro slips free to shove and BEST KICK! NOW GAME OVER!!! Action is OUT, Miro wins!!
Winner: Miro, by submission
The ref tells Miro to let go, he’s won! Miro lets go of Action, and CJ applauds but still looks annoyed. Will Miro succeed by keeping CJ from doing the same? Or will CJ find a client who can rival The Redeemer?
Backstage interview with the former Jericho Appreciation Society.
Lexi is now with Daniel Garcia, Angelo Parker, Matthew Menard & Anna Jay. They’re preparing to challenge The Acclaimed, and last night on Rampage, it appeared they “squashed the beef.” Is said beef still squashed? Anna snatches the mic to say, “Excuse me, lil miss priss! Trying to stir the pot? We are on the same page, we are on the same team. We are professionals, and we are gonna win tonight.” Menard says the whole world wants to know if they’re on the same page. And this morning, 9 AM, y’know what they did? They had a family breakfast, some croissants and some coffees, no problem.
Y’know what they didn’t have? No dancing! It was a great morning, a great breakfast! Garcia rolls his eyes and Parker sighs, but Anna wants them to stop already. They cannot do this again! What? Menard was just joking! They all head out, Lexi brings in another guest in Ruby Soho. Ruby says, “Family problems?” Parker admits, things are falling apart. Ruby knows the feeling. Yeah, but at least after tonight, Parker can still call his family champions. Aw, sweet. Not get outta her shot. Parker leaves, and Ruby stops Lexi before she starts. It seems everyone around here thinks they deserve a title match!
Y’know who deserves a title match? RUBY SOHO. She’s putting down the gauntlet! Whoever and wherever, from Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, it doesn’t matter! Ruby is going to become champion because it is what she deserves! The Runaway heads out, and she has a title match this Wednesday on Dynamite against Hikaru Shida! Will this Outcast finally have her golden moment in AEW?
AEW hears from La Faccion Ingobernable.
Jose has everyone focus, because this has to be perfect. Rush is gonna be here any moment. Rush arrives in his Bentley, Jose opens the door so that he, Dralistico y Preston Vance can exit. They go to a board room, and Rush says his business has always been LFI. His business has always been about making money. He worked too hard to get here to not be seen as a star. And he’s sick and tired of all these other wrestlers taking the opportunities. He is sick and tired of not being on TV just because the company says Rush is “too dangerous.” Rush learned English, he learned to change his style up, and for what? Just to watch all the others get what RUSH deserves?!
El Toro Blanco is raging, ready to take what he wants. Will AEW soon belong to LFI?
Eddie Kingston is backstage.
He tells the medic to give him some space. And he tells Lethal, “You wanna know why I had you jump through hoops to earn this title shot? It’s because you call a man who’s not your blood ‘Uncle.’ How does your mother and father feel about that?” The Lethal that Eddie remembers used to love pro-wrestling, “the mistress that we all love. The woman that will never love us back.” That used to be Lethal, until he hung out with that carny SOB, Jarrett, and Sonjay, his little lapdog! Eddie used to be someone that respected Lethal, but now look at the man Lethal has become! Lethal’s no longer a man, no longer a pro-wrestler! Lethal is Jeff’s little b*tch!
What happened to Lethal?! Do NOT bring them to this fight! If Lethal is man enough, he will NOT bring Triple J. Eddie tells Lethal to NOT bring his mother and father, people Eddie knows, to their match. Eddie knows “Jamar” too! Don’t bring ’em, Lethal! Because what’ll break Eddie’s heart the most, what will hurt Eddie deep down the most, is the fact that Eddie will have to beat Lethal down in front of his beautiful mother! And the sick thing is, she’ll cry for Lethal! But not because Eddie’s beating Lethal, but because she knows her baby boy deserves it! Lethal has lost his way. He gets his title shot, congrats. But find your way before you come at Eddie again!
Eddie throws the table over and sits back down, will nothing stop the Mad King from keeping his crown?
FTR VS Bad Thad Brown & Darian Bengston!
Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood may not be getting their tag title rematch tonight, but they don’t mind. They’ll fight their way back up to the top, and that starts tonight! Will these two be Top Guys again sooner rather than later?
The teams sort out and Cash starts against Thad. Fans rally up for FTR but Thad attacks from behind! Thad CLUBS away on Cash, wrenches and whips, but Cash reverses to then trophy lift! Darian gets in but Cash throws Thad at him! Dax gets in to TOSS Darian to a corner, Cash CHOPS Thad to another, and- Oh no! Another lights out!? What is going on tonight!? The lights are back up, and MALAKAI is back!! But then the lights go back out, and then the rest of the House of Black is back! Brody & Buddy attack FTR, Malakai helping out! The match is of course called off, but fans fire up as Brody hoots and barks.
Brody holds up his hand, it’s got a heavy cast on it! Buddy & Malakai stand Cash up, to then TOSS him at Brody’s HAYMAKER! And on the cast is written “DEATH.” FTR are down, Malakai smiles and mutters something, then the fans hoot and bark with Brody. The House of Black has made a major impact on tonight’s Collision, who else will be torn down to rebuild their foundation?
AEW World Tag Team Championships: Ricky Starks & “Big Bill” Morrissey VS Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta!
The Absolute said no to a rematch with FTR, they want new challengers. And so, here they are! Will the Blackpool Combat Club’s Swiss Superman and Decoder cut the Absolute reign short? Or will Ricky & Big Bill stay the top dogs of AEW?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see if the BCC gets revenge!
The teams sort out and Yuta starts against Starks in a rematch from WrestleDream. They circle, then Starks bails out to do some cardio. Bill says keep that heartrate up, but then Starks has to literally run away from Claudio. Starks gets in the ring, circles then ties up with Yuta, and the two go around. Bill applauds Starks as he wrenches to a wristlock. Yuta rolls, handsprings, wrenches back and snapmares to drop a knee on the arm! Yuta slaps Starks around, Starks hits back, but Yuta traps that arm and chinlocks. Starks endures, fights around, but Yuta ghost pins, TWO!! Starks escapes and goes for a leg but Yuta rolls with him.
Yuta taunts Starks, waistlocks him, but Starks slips around. They go back and forth, hold for hold, and fans cheer the technical exchange as the two break up. Yuta smirks at Starks while Starks frowns. Starks SPITS at Yuta, then tags out to Bill. Yuta cleans himself off, Bill calls out Claudio, but Yuta circles with Bill instead. They tie up, Bill knees low, then CLUBS Yuta down! Yuta CHOPS! Bill TOSSES Yuta to a corner then ROCKS Yuta! Bill taunts Yuta, ROCKS him again, then ROCKS him again! Yuta CHOPS, Bill CHOKES Yuta then CHOPS him! Yuta falls over and fans fire up. Starks struts while Bill blocks Yuta from Claudio.
Bill stands Yuta up, puts him in the corner, and he CHOPS! And UPPERCUTS! The ref counts, Starks taunts Yuta, and Bill CHOKES Yuta! The ref counts again, Bill lets off and Yuta sputters. Yuta CHOPS and forearms, but Bill UPPERCUTS again! Bill whips Yuta up and out but Yuta lands on the apron! Yuta RAMS into Bill, but Starks distracts him. Bill BLASTS Yuta off the apron and to the floor! Bill tags Starks and Starks fetches Yuta to RAM him into railing! Starks grabs the BCC shirt to put it over Yuta’s head, and then he drags Yuta around by it! Starks SLINGS Yuta into more railing as Collision goes picture in picture!
Starks soaks up the cheers and jeers but the ref reprimands him and Bill. Starks puts Yuta back in the ring, keeps him from Claudio, and drags him back to tag Bill. Bill swipes at Claudio but Claudio gets clear. Claudio shakes his head, but Starks stomps Yuta. Bill looms over Yuta, drags him up by his hair, but the ref reprimands. Bill throws Yuta down by his hair, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Bill lets off at 4, and Bill whips Yuta corner to corner hard! Yuta flops to the mat, Starks applauds, and Bill soaks up the heat. Starks gets on a mic to say something as Bill puts Yuta in a corner.
Bill whips Yuta corner to corner hard, he struts to mock Memphis, then he BOOTS Yuta down! Bill drags Yuta over, tags in Starks, and they mug Yuta in the corner. Starks brings Yuta around for a BIG back suplex, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns as Starks CHOPS Yuta in the corner! Starks brings Yuta around, tags Bill, and then Starks snap suplexes Yuta down. Bill steps in to swing on Claudio, but Claudio gets away again. Bill still drops the BIG elbow on Yuta! Cover, TWO! Bill drags Yuta up, ROCKS him, and then ROCKS him again! Claudio coaches Yuta but Bill whips him to ropes. Yuta holds ropes, then he dumps Bill out! Fans fire up as Starks hurries to help Bill. Starks then rushes Claudio! Claudio steps away from the corner, but Bill BOOTS him down! And Starks RAMS Claudio into steel steps! The ref reprimands but Starks has isolated Yuta all the same!
Yuta dodges Bill, he has no one to tag! Yuta still BOOTS Bill, then runs up, but into a BOSS MAN SLAM!! Cover, TWO!! Yuta survives but Bill drops another BIG elbow! Bill grins and Starks wants that again. Bill runs and drops the elbow, but Yuta moves! Yuta goes to a corner, Bill runs in, but Yuta ELBOWS him! And BOOTS! Bill tries again, but Yuta dodges and the splash hits buckles! Bill and Yuta are down and fans fire up! Claudio rises! Bill crawls, Claudio shouts to Yuta! Yuta crawls, reaches out, hot tags to Starks and Claudio! Claudio rallies on Starks, UPPERCUTS away in the corner, then turns to clotheslines!
Fans fire up as Claudio goes all the way to TEN clotheslines, then goes past that to TWENTY!! Claudio still isn’t done, he wrenches Starks and goes up the corner, to copy Old School! AX HANDLE on Starks! Then a DROPKICK! Fans fire up, Claudio covers, TWO! Starks survives but Claudio keeps hold of a leg. Fans fire up for what’s next, and Claudio gets the other leg! But Starks grabs ropes! Starks bails out, fans boo, but Claudio goes out after Starks. UPPERCUT into barriers! Fans fire up as Claudio UPPERCUTS Bill into barriers! The BCC is back on top as Collision goes picture in picture again.
Claudio storms up on Starks, trophy lifts him, and TOSSES him into the ring! Claudio hurries up a corner, takes aim, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Starks is still in this but Claudio keeps cool. Claudio sees Starks go to a corner, then he runs up to UPPERCUT! And UPPERCUT! Starks flops around, Claudio hoists him up top! Claudio UPPERCUTS again, climbs up after Starks, but Starks resists the superplex! Bill anchors Starks, too! But Yuta PLANCHAS Bill down! Claudio gets Starks up, SUPERPLEX!! Cover, TWO!! Starks survives, but Claudio is right on him with a CROSSFACE!!
Starks endures, reaches out, moves around, but Claudio’s hand blinds him! Starks still feels around, pushes back, but Claudio rolls with him to cover, TWO!! CROSSFACE!! Starks endures all over again! Starks keeps fighting, keeps moving, and Collision returns to single picture. Starks pushes back to another cover, TWO! Claudio BASEMENT UPPERCUTS! Cover, TWO!! Claudio seethes as Starks survives, and Claudio drags Starks up. Claudio reels Starks in, Gotch hold but Starks slips under. Starks KNEES from the corner, tags Bill, and TORNADO DDT!! Bill BOOTS Claudio back down! Cover, TWO!!
Fans rally as Claudio survives, but Bill stands over him. Bill drags Claudio up, lifts, but Claudio fights! Bill still tires, but then Claudio fireman’s carries! But Bill slips free, only for Claudio to UPPERCUT in the corner! Tag to Yuta, and Claudio hoists Bill up! Yuta climbs, MISSILE DROPKICK SPINEBUSTER! Yuta covers, TWO!! Big Bill survives that big fall, but Yuta waistlocks. Bill is too big to lift like that, though! Yuta still tries, can’t get it, so he hops up! HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS from on high!! Bill drops to a knee, Yuta tries again! But Starks anchors Yuta’s feet! Yuta shoves Starks down, Bill CLOBBERS Yuta! Cover, TWO!!
Bill stands, and sucker punches Claudio! Tag to Starks, and Bill hoists Yuta up. But Yuta slips out to ROCK Yuta, CHOP Bill, and repeat! Yuta fires off on Bill, but Starks kicks low! Canadian Rack, but Yuta slips free! Bill catches Yuta, Starks DECKS Claudio back off the apron, EAST RIVER CROSSING!! Starks covers, TWO!!! Claudio fires up and he coaches Yuta up. Yuta reaches out but Starks drags Yuta up. Starks reels Yuta back in, runs, but Yuta KICKS the spear! Then wrench and PAINTHRILLER!! Hot tag to Claudio! Claudio BOOTS Bill! And he runs and runs and LARIATS Starks! Cover, TWO!!
Claudio seethes as Starks survives, and the fans fire up for that! Claudio tags Yuta, and the GIANT SWING starts up! Starks goes around and around and around, the fans count along! Yuta dropkicks at FIFTEEN!! Cover, BILL BREAKS IT! Claudio storms up but Bill choke grips! Bill gets Yuta, too! But BCC breaks free to fire off forearms and fists! They mug the skyscraper, and Claudio BOOTS Bill outta the ring! Claudio drags Starks into position and Yuta goes up top! But wait! The HOUSE OF BLACK IS BACK!? Without turning off the lights, either! Malakai distracts the ref so that Buddy can SHOVE Yuta off the top!!
Claudio is furious and he brawls with Buddy! UPPERCUT for Buddy, DEATH HAND for Claudio!! SPEAR on Yuta!!! ROSHAMBEAUX!!! Cover, Starks & Bill win!!
Winners: Ricky Starks & “Big Bill” Morrissey, by pinfall (still AEW World Tag Team Champions)
The House continues to affect tonight, but why did they do this to BCC & FTR? They stomp away on Yuta now! Starks & Bill let it be, since the House isn’t after them. But here comes Bryan! He wants revenge, but he gets mugged by everyone! Starks and the House seem to have common enemies in Bryan, but then wait! FTR rush out! They get mugged, too, there’s nothing they can do! WAIT! JON MOXLEY is here!! He storms in from the crowd side, and he CLOBBERS Bill! Moxley rushes in, and now the tides turn! Fans go nuts as this 6v5 brawl goes against the House and the Absolute! Fans wanna “WHOOP THAT TRICK!” as BCC & FTR stand tall!
It seems battlelines are drawn, and Starks fires up his side. The House is with him, until they’re not! Malakai, Buddy & Brody leave, Starks goes into the ring all alone, and he’s confused! But not for long, as he gets fed to the SHATTER MACHINE!! And a PARADIGM SHIFT! Cash mocks Starks’ pose, and the fans fire up for this strange alliance of BCC & FTR. Then Claudio figures they’ve still got TV time, so he puts Starks back in the GIANT SWING! Cash even plays skip-it with that! Starks goes around and around, past ten! Past fifteen! Past TWENTY! Past THIRTY! Starks is gonna puuuuke~!
But why did the House even go after these #TopGuys? Will it matter when Dax, Cash, Bryan, Claudio, Yuta & Moxley come knocking on the door?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision here, with some pretty wild stuff with the House of Black returning like they did. A great detail to it is that they started after Bryan VS Andrade. Bryan VS Andrade was awesome stuff, and just when you think they want to continue story with Andrade, nope! Then they add FTR by ruining their what would’ve just be a squash match anyway, and then ruin things for Claudio & Yuta. That tag title main event was awesome even with that happening, and this was a clever way to keep Starks & Bill from losing the titles but without really hurting Claudio & Yuta in the tag division. And up until House of Black left Starks high and dry, I really thought this was gonna be a 5v5 thing, like Blood & Guts at Full Gear, or some sort of Survivor Series elimination parody.
Also, I guess this really does mean Andrade isn’t reuniting with LFI to face House of Black. Rush had another good promo as part of this LFI return hype, and I especially liked his line about learning English and adjusting to American style. It speaks to how that happens/has happened with a lot of non-American, non-English-speaking wrestlers that make the move to AEW and WWE, good of someone to vent about it. But LFI and Andrade look to be going on separate paths for the time being, which is a real shame given the faction warfare they could get into.
Good squash match win for Skye, there’s Collision’s one women’s match. Good promos to help hype Battle of the Belts 8, with Kris being someone who exercises when she’s anxious and Caster still not getting the hang of casual conversations. None of this changes who I feel wins on BOTB, X-JAS ain’t gonna beat Acclaimed & Billy. But good segue from X-JAS to Ruby’s promo where she wants a title, any title. Ruby VS Shida on Dynamite is going to be really good, but I would think Shida retains. And good promo from Darby to call Nick out and add hype to the “Tony Khan has a gift for Sting” segment.
Good squash win for Gunns over Outrunners, and great move having The Devil of AEW appear, but not MJF to further tease how this is gonna be someone else entirely. The technical glitching has people wondering if it’s Sami Callihan reviving his hacker gimmick from NXT and such, but who knows. Really good match from Miro and Action, and I like that CJ Perry wasn’t so much upset as she was that mixed of annoyed and amused you only get about the person you love being the person they are. This has to be where we get more matches like this, all of CJ’s potential clients getting walloped by Miro, only for Miro & CJ to realize they’re at their best together, because they are.
And honestly, for all the overbooking Heel heat BS everyone knew was coming in the Memphis Street Fight, all of that was great stuff. Jarrett of course wins with all that help, and now Lethal gets his title shot, but Eddie’s promo after was so, so good. Eddie knows how to properly blend shoot and kayfabe with how he brings up Lethal’s real name, and how he calls out how Triple J is such a hate-able faction and all that to add a ton of heat to this match. Now the only (small) downside is that this ROH World Championship match isn’t gonna happen on an ROH branded program because duh, none of this build has happened on ROH TV so it ain’t going there. Maybe it’ll be Full Gear since Tony Khan loves shoving as much as he possibly can onto AEW PPVs.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Will the Scumbag go Double or Nothing?
Darby Allin told MJF to choose: A Title VS Hair match, or no title match EVER! Will MJF be vain or greedy as we head for Double or Nothing?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway; Cassidy, Cope, Christian & The Bucks win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS Westbrook; Bailey wins.
- AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight VS Brian Cage; Knight wins and retains the title.
- Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin; Ospreay wins.
- Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness; Shida & The Birds win, by disqualification.
- AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita; Darby wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
MJF arrives backstage.
Renee Paquette is there to bring up tonight’s main event is Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW World Championship. If Darby Allin wins, MJF will then have to sign a contract for Title VS Hair at Double or Nothing. Darby has made it clear that if MJF doesn’t sign said contract, Darby will never allow MJF to face him for the title again. We all know how important the title is for MJF, but is MJF willing to put his hair on the line for it? MJF just chuckles and moves on, but he notices the very bald Rick Knox, Bryce Remsburg, and the head of security, David Aponte. And then various bald members of the production staff…
And then even Christopher Daniels & Sonjay Dutt are there! Daniels and Sonjay chuckle before moving on, and then MJF sees John Silver flexing. Brandon Cutler, some arena staff, and even Tommaso Ciampa, all bald. Then last but certainly not least, Ricochet! He tells MJF that don’t worry, he’ll look great. Just not as good as Ricochet. AHA~! MJF storms off, will he have no choice but to choose between gold belt and chrome dome?
10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway!
While we know the AEW World Tag Team Championship match will be a conglomeration of I Quit Match and New York Street Fight, THE Conglomeration will be waiting on the other side for their own tag title match. And let’s not forget that Matt & Nick Jackson want their own shot at those titles again. With that, can Freshly Squeezed work together with C&C and The Bucks? Or will the Psycho Killer, the Dogs, and the Top Guys all stand tall on the road to Double or Nothing?
The teams sort out and the teams just brawl it out! The fans cheer as The Bucks have The Dogs, Cope is after Ciampa, Christian is after Cash, and Dax brawls with Cassidy! Dax bumps Cassidy off buckles but Cassidy ducks the haymaker to waistlock. The Bucks, Cope & Christian clear everyone else out, then take the brawl outside! Dax ROCKS Cassidy to send him out, and the fans fire up as Matt fires hands on 100 Proof right by commentary! Ciampa whips Cope but Cope reverses, sending Ciampa into barriers! Cash sends Christian into railing, then CLOBBERS Cassidy! Nick fires hands on Finlay, Cassidy sends Cash into railing!
Cassidy and Dax meet in the ring, Dax ROCKS and CHOPS Cassidy, but Nick sends Finlay into railing! Dax DECKS Cassidy, throws hands on Cope, but Cope fires back! The fans fire up but the ref reprimands! Cope DECKS Dax, and wait, Christian and Cash are brawling in the crowd! Same for Matt and Connors! Finlay CLAWS Nick’s face, Cassidy ROCKS Dax, and Cassidy whips. Dax reverses, Cassidy goes up and out to then SMACK Dax off buckles! Cassidy goes up, Ciampa BOOTS Nick, and Dax trips Cassidy. Dax CHOPS Cassidy, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans boo but Dax stands Cassidy up, SUPER DUPER PLEX!
Dax then rolls through to suplex again, but Cassidy STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRES! Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirls, and DDTS! Cassidy kips up, the fans fire up, but Finlay sends Nick into steel steps! #BigStoke grabs Cassidy’s foot, Cash CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax puts Cassidy in the corner to tag Ciampa. FTR and the Psycho Killer mug Cassidy! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Ciampa stands Cassidy up. Cassidy blocks the chop! And he blocks another chop! The fans cheer but Ciampa kicks low and CHOPS again! The fans boo but Ciampa soaks up that heat. Ciampa drags Cassidy by a leg, turns him over, but Cassidy fights around!
Cassidy kicks and kicks but Ciampa drags him back! Cassidy turns to BOOT Ciampa away! Dax tags in and he CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax flips them off. Dax whips Cassidy, runs up, but Cassidy dodges! Dax POSTS himself! Both men are down, hot tags to Cash and Nick! Nick rallies on FTR with haymakers, BLASTS Ciampa, but Cash kicks low! FTR whips, DOUBLE HIP- NO, Nick lands out, MEETING OF TEH MINDS! Then DOUBLE WHEEL KICK! The fans fire up as Nick then DROPKICKS Dax out! The Dogs run up, but Nick knuckle locks and CHOPS Finlay! Then Nick jumps over Connors, SUPERKICKS, and he goes for the corner!
Nick goes up, up, and “LUCHA LIBRE~!” FLYING ARM-DRAG RANA COMBO! The fans are thunderous and Nick tags Matt. Nick whips Finlay, Finlay reverses, but Nick goes up and over. Matt SUPERKICKS Finlay! Nick SHINING WIZARDS Connors, adds a GAMANGIRI, then The Bucks DOUBLE BULLDOG with the high-five! The fans fire up again as Matt winds up. Matt WRECKS FTR with a dropkick, then holds the way open, Nick FLIES onto FTR & Ciampa! But Connors back suplexes! Matt lands out, and NORTHERN LIGHTS! Roll through, NORTHERN LIGHTS! The Polar Express is getting going, and Finlay joins the ride! DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS!
The fans are electric and it’s not just the volt green! Time for a SUPERKICK PARTAY~! Wait, Stokely grabs a foot each! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Stoke can’t even trip The Bucks up. The Bucks drag Stoke in! Stoke pleads for mercy, but FTR runs up! The Bucks dodge, mule kick, then SUPERKICK for Dax! SUPERKICK for Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on The Dogs! Then FTR is sent into The Dogs before DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Ciampa runs up to waistlock but Nick switches. Ciampa BOOTS Matt away, ELBOWS Nick, but Matt dodges, PSYCHO KNEE into Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Ciampa!
The fans fire up again, and The Bucks see C&C. They point to Christian, and the fans cheer! Christian steps in, the ref reprimands but Cope argues with the ref. This distraction lets Christian LOW BLOW Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Cash! Christian covers, TWO! Cash survives, the fans boo, but Christian rains down fists while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Christian puts Cash in the corner to CHPO, CHOP, and then rain down fists! Christian goes past TEN, maybe to fifteen, then stops. Cash sputters, Stoke talks trash, but Christian grabs Stoke! Cash CLUBS Christian, Ciampa HOTSHOTS the bad arm, and Ciampa hurries to tag in. Ciampa drags Christian around, SLAMS the bad arm off the mat, then SLAMS the arm again! Ciampa POSTS Christian, and Christian falls to the apron. The ref keeps his eyes on the rest of the team so they stay back. Ciampa goes out, and he SWINGS the bad arm into the post! Christian scrambles away, clutching the arm, but Ciampa taunts Cope with a wave.
Ciampa tags Connors, Connors tags Finlay, and The Dogs stomp away on Christian. Finlay clamps onto the bad hand, bends the fingers, then JAMS them into the mat! The ref reprimands but Finlay anchors Christian while he tags in Dax. Dax CHOPS Christian, DECKS him, then taunts Cope and The Bucks. The Bucks rally the fans, Cope coaches Christian up, but Dax brings Christian around. Christian blocks a shot to hit back, but then Dax kicks low! Dynamite returns to single picture as Dax UPPERCUTS Christian back to the corner. Stoke is on commentary suddenly to say Christian tried to steal Stoke’s watch, aka the watch Stoke stole from Christian.
But Christian fires back on Dax and the whole corner! Then he and Dax DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Christian crawls, but we can see Cash and The Dogs sneaking over! They and Ciampa YANK down Cope, Cassidy and The Bucks! The fans boo but Dax drags Christian back to center. Dax kicks and scuffs Christian, then talks trash. But Christian slips around to chicken wing the arms! Dax shoves Christian away, but Christian turns around, NOGGIN KNOCKER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Cope snarls as he rises up, hot tags to Cope and Connors!
The fans fire up as The Rated R Superstar rallies on everyone! LARIAT for Cash! ELBOW for Dax! Cope TOSSES Finlay out onto Ciampa and Cash! BOOT for Connors! The fans fire up again and Cope goes to a corner. Cope is feeling it, and he aims at Connors. But then Finlay grabs a leg! The fans boo, but Nick SUPERKICKS Finlay! Connors runs up, Nick RAMS him low! Then slingshot FACEBUSTER! And cartwheel ASAI MOONSAULT! COPE-O-SETIC for Connors, TWO! The fans rally as Cope keeps focus on Connors. Cope drags Connors up, whips him to the corner, then Nick runs up! Connors puts Nick out, then he puts Matt out!
But Christian is back, and he coordinates with The Bucks, LARIAT DOUBLE ENZIGIRI on Connors! Then Cassidy somersaults for a “powerful” back elbow! Finlay runs up, Cassidy kicks the legs out! Finlay hits buckles but Ciampa runs up! Christian sends him into Cash, then dragon sleepers Ciampa. Christian sees Dax run up, kicks him low, and gets him in the same hold, DOUBLE REVERSE DDTS! The fans fire up as FTR, Ciampa and Finlay are all in drop zones! “This is Awesome!” as Cassidy, Christian and The Bucks climb the corners. Connors runs up on Cope, but Cope snatches him into a facelock!
Cope acts as air traffic control as he coordinates everyone, QUADRUPLE MACHO ELBOWS before an IMPALER!! Cover, TWO!! Connors survives and the fans can’t believe it! Ciampa and Finlay get up, The Bucks BLAST them, then DIVE! Down they go at ramp side, then Christian and Cassidy bump into each other. The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this the opener! Cassidy puts his hands up, but Christian stops him. Christian shakes his head, but then Cassidy makes Christian put his hands in his pockets! The fans fire up as Christian just THROWS Cassidy out onto FTR! Christian then goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES The Dogs!
Cope calls out a shot, runs, but into a SHATTER MACHINE!! FTR snatches Cope outta nowhere, Connors makes the cover, but Cassidy breaks it! The fans fire up as now FTR has Cassidy surrounded. But Cassidy “unleashes” his kicks! The fans go nuts with every shot, but FTR shoves Cassidy! SHATTER- DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on Cash! Cassidy fights free of Dax, but Dax blocks Nick’s Superkick! Dax sends it into Matt! Nick SUPERKICKS through after all! Finlay clinches, IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER on Nick! Matt feints the kick to DDT! But then Ciampa KNEES Matt down! Christian chicken wings Ciampa, turns him around, KILLSWITCH!
Connors JEEP FLIPS Christian! Connors then stalks Cope while the fans boo. Connors lines up a shot, Cope rises to his feet, Connors runs in! But Cope jumps over Connors’ spear, sending it into Dax! The fans fire up, Stoke freaks out, and The Bucks join Cope in the ring. They TRIPLE SUPERKICK Connors! Cassidy is in, ORANGE PUNCH! SPEAR from Cope!! Cover, C&C Conglomeration Bucks win!
Winners: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks, by pinfall
Another star-studded 10 Man Tag, and it was a huge win for all the hungry contenders. Christian doesn’t wanna celebrate, but he does signal that he and Cope will be champions. Will putting their tag team legacy on the line be enough to take the gold? Or will Double or Nothing be the last night that team reeks of awesomeness?
Will Ospreay continues to train with The Death Riders.
They’re outside this time, Claudio Castagnoli playing some wall ball with Marina Shafir and Pac. Daniel Garcia says, “Tonight is the night that we’ve all been waiting for: The Aerial Assassin, Will Ospreay, is cleared and back on Dynamite. And rumor has it, the kid’s been working real hard and he’s got some new tricks up his sleeves. So Young Boy Billy, tonight you gotta show me something, c’mon.” Garcia gets a quick turn in on wall ball while cameras move over. Ospreay is maintaining a neck bridge while Jon Moxley uses Wheeler Yuta as a living dummy to show just how to push and pull and bend and twist on the various chinlocks and headlocks.
Use the right arm to push against the head, then snake in the left arm for the sleeper. Pry and shoot. Moxley asks how Ospreay feels. Ospreay lets off the bridge and says honestly, the best he’s felt in forever. Moxley asks if Ospreay remembers the night he won the Best of the Super Juniors. Yeah, 2019. AKA a lifetime ago. Ospreay was carefree, flew like a bird, for no other reason than that’s just what birds do. So simple back then, chasing that feeling, like no other feeling in the world. Can’t really grab it in your hands for more than a few seconds. The joy of doing it. Then everybody comes in and tries to make it so overcomplicated.
Years pass, life happens, a family starts, responsibilities show up, bad things happen, bad choices catch up to you, and it’s all weight on your shoulders. You feel like you can’t fly. But Moxley will tell you something: Nothing is different. Nothing has changed. All those things are still gonna be there, but you can still fly. You’re just more dangerous now. You’re a bird of prey. So tonight, when you got out there, don’t go out there to protect anything. Not your neck, your image, your reputation, or what you’ve built in your career. Go out there to give something. Moxley checks on Yuta and says dammit, if you’re gonna snap a headlock, snap the headlock!
Moxley storms off to instruct his pupil, but will Ospreay use everything he has been taught to great effect? Or will he have to fold against Ace Austin?
Chris Jericho speaks.
“You wanna face Jericho in a match of my own design, Ricochet? A spectacle so innovative, so imaginative, it cannot be contained, it can only be witnessed. Well, be careful what you demand, because you’ve made a few enemies yourself, Ricochet. And now a match designed specifically to settle scores without any, and I mean AAANY~, limitations has gotten even bigger.” Chris Jericho & The Hurt Syndicate were just looking for two more, but “Jungle” Jack Perry said he can bring four: himself, The Young Bucks, and KENNY OMEGA! Jericho tells Ricochet that this is no longer what he designed, but it is a devil’s dance of destruction! Ricochet’s destruction!
Ricochet got what he wanted, now can he handle it? Bald. The first-ever SEVEN VS SEVEN Stadium Stampede, who will even survive?
Ricochet & The Demand respond.
They stand with Mark Davis of the Don Callis Family and Ricochet says we all know Jericho does a lot of talking out of his ass while The Demand gets things done. Just like Davis did when he defeated Jack for the AEW National Championship at Fairway to Hell. Hold it with pride, Davis, Ricochet knows you’ll do it well. Davis says he’s got this. Ricochet says Davis has joined the dream team, but he’s not the only one. Because compliments to Ricochet’s golfing buddy, Don Callis, look who else he’s sending: Andrade El Idolo! Gracias, amigo. But it doesn’t stop there, the train keeps rolling. Ricochet was just approached by two guys who have an ax to grind with the superkick sidekicks.
These two wanna fill out the last two spots, so who is Ricochet to say no to The Dogs? Finlay & Connors storm in, and Finlay says to put it simple, they will fight The Bucks in the streets, in the ring, but guess it’s fighting at Double or Nothing! If they want violence, if they want carnage, if they want chaos, who better than The Dogs?! The Dogs bark and Liona roars, but will these seven stand tall in the Big Apple?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS BK Westbrook!
JetSpeed has a lot of momentum on their side, and as stated last week at Fairway to Hell, they’re looking to grab up all the gold they can. Will Speedball keep on rolling towards his own golden opportunity? Or will #Supastud prove his own worth?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two step up. Bailey bows in respect, offers a handshake, but Westbrook goes to roll Bailey up! Bailey stays on his feet, then steps over to sit down on a cover, TWO! Westbrook ducks a Penalty Kick, avoids the moonsault, and the sweep! Bailey dodges, Westbrook tiger feints through the ropes, but Bailey handsprings up and over! The fans fire up as Bailey ducks an elbow to whip. Westbrook goes up, around, but kinda fumbles his tumble. The fans cheer and jeer him for his attempt, but Westbrook blocks the boot! Westbrook FLIPS Bailey, springboards in, but Bailey dodges! TIME ADVENTURE!
Bailey pushes Westbrook down, goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the ULTIMATE WEAPON! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: Mike Bailey, by pinfall
Another fast ‘n’ furious finish, and Bailey’s on a hot streak! But now, the other side of JetSpeed looks to keep it up! But just who is Kevin Knight defending the TNT Championship against? It’s… BRIAN CAGE!? The Machine finally returns to action, and he has the Don Callis Family with him! Will Cage be able to ground Knight and take this title back to the family?
AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight w/ “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who betta!
The bell rings, Cage runs up, but Knight dodges! Knight fires haymakers, Cage shoves him, but Knight dodges. Knight CHPOS, but Cage doesn’t budge! Cage makes the pecs dance, so Knight CHOPS again! The fans cheer as Cage eggs Knight on. Knight urns, leaps, but into Cage’s arms! Cage uses Knight to do curls, then THROWS knight! Knight lands out, RAMS Cage, but Cage comes back! Knight RAMS Cage again, but it’s still not enough! Knight tries a bigger SHOULDER TACKLE, but Cage stays standing! Knight runs one more time, ducks ‘n’ dodges, SATELLITE- NO, Cage stops the DDT! Cage THROWS Knight away!
Knight staggers, Cage SUPERKICKS him down! “Who betta than Cage?!” The fans fire up as Cage storms up on Knight, stands him up, and bumps him off buckles. Cage RAMS into Knight, stands him up, then RAMS again! The ref counts, Cage CHOPS, and the fans cheer. Bailey rallies the fans but Archer coaches Cage, and Cage whips Knight hard into the corner! The fans are torn as Cage hauls Knight up. Cage ROCKS Knight, CHOPS him, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Cage stops at 4, then Cage stalks Knight. Cage stands Knight up, whips him to the corner, then runs in, only for Knight to BOOT! Cage still LARIATS!
Cage hauls Knight up, whips him to ropes, but Knight grabs ropes. Knight DUMPS Cage out, then DROPKICKS him down! Cage sputters, the fans fire up, and Knight builds speed to DIVE! But he bounces off Cage! Cage then fireman’s carries, APRON F5! Knight sputters but Cage goes up the steps to soak up cheers and jeers, all while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cage refreshes the ring count, drags Knight up again, and hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Knight writhes, Cage refreshes the count again, then he whips Knight into barriers! Knight practically falls into the laps of the front row! But Cage brings Knight around to CHOP him down! Cage soaks up the cheers and jeers before he brings Knight around again. Cage SMACKS Knight off the apron, then puts him in the ring. Cage storms into the ring, drags Knight by his legs, and ties the legs up into a TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Knight endures as Cage sits deep! Knight powers up, fights his way forward, and he reaches to the ROPEBREAK!
The ref counts, Cage lets go at 4, but Cage brings Knight up. Knight CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Cage still doesn’t back down. Knight fires more shots, but Cage UPPERCUTS him down! Cage digs his boot into Knight at the corner, but he stops as the ref counts. Cage drags Knight up, puts him in a corner, and LARIATS! Cage wrenches to then SAIDO Knight away! Knight flounders to the apron, Cage soaks up more cheers and jeers, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Knight rises to fire forearms on Cage, but Cage ROCKS Knight in return! Cage slingshots Knight into a facelock, for a SPIRALING SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!
Knight survives and Cage is frustrated, but Cage decides to write Knight off. Cage drags Knight up, reels him in, and suplexes, DRILL- NO, Knight slips free to waistlock. But Cage ELBOWS Knight, whips, but Knight jumps up! SATELLITE- NO, Cage goes for ropes! Knight HOTSHOTS Cage for it! Then Knight springboards back in, MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count starts while the fans rally up. Cage goes to a corner but he runs up on Knight. Knight bobs ‘n’ weaves, fires off shots, then fires a flurry of haymakers! But Cage grabs and TOSSES Knight to a corner!
Cage runs up, Knight dodges, and Knight runs back in. Knight ducks ‘n ‘dodges, FLAPJACK DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Cage bails out! Knight builds speed and FLIES! Cage catches him?!? The fans go nuts as Cage lifts, but Knight RANAS Cage into POST! The fans cheer as Knight hurries to get space. Knight runs, goes up the apron, and LEAPING LARIATS! Down goes Cage! The fans fire up with Knight, he puts Cage in the ring, and he hurries up the corner. Archer creeps up, but Bailey SUPERKICKS him! The fans cheer, but Cage CLUBS Knight! Cage then climbs up, and he deadlift SUPERPLEXES! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up as Knight survives, but Archer guzels Bailey! Bailey fights free of the choke slam to mule kick Archer! Cage runs up, but Bailey springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes the Murderhawk Monster! knight springboards, Cage dodges, but Knight leaps the discus lariat! SATELLITE DDT finally lands! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives and Knight is beside himself! Knight hurries to run in at the corner, but Cage ELBOWS him away! Cage goes up, but into the UPPER- NO! Cage stops the rana! Cage YANKS Knight up to the top, for a SUPER- UPPER ROOM!! Knight still throws Cage, then goes up top!
Knight aims, MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH!! Cover, KNIGHT WINS!!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
The Machine was out for 14 months and yet no ring rust to be found! However, The Jet is just #2Fly2Stop! Bailey brings mics into the ring to say, “Congratulations to The Jet on a hell of a win!” Knight says much appreciated. But like he said, they’re red hot right now! And Brian Cage, welcome back! Cage took Knight to his limits, but The Jet is still standing as TNT Champion. But Knight can’t get over how last week, he couldn’t get the job done becoming #Jet2Belts. Bailey says forget last week. Knight IS a future AEW World Champion! Bailey says he knows it, and everyone here knows it! The fans cheer that!
Knight says he appreciates the support from Bailey and Ashville. Bailey is always in his corner, Knight is always in Bailey’s. And if Bailey keeps it up, he’ll be singles champion, too. Bailey says yeah, Knight got him thinking. Tonight, Darby VS Takeshita, BAILEY WANTS NEXT! Bailey says Takeshita was his greatest rival in Japan, but they’ve yet to have a singles match in AEW. And Darby, as much as Bailey wants to see MJF go bald…! Bailey is coming for Darby’s AEW World Championship! JetSpeed daps it up, will they become a 2 Fly 2 Man Power Trip?
AEW reveals the Men’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament Brackets!
This year’s tournaments will go through Double or Nothing, and the finals will coincide with Forbidden Door 2026 on Sunday, June 28th in San Jose, California! The winner of each tournament will then challenge for THE AEW World Championship and AEW Women’s World Championships on August 30th at All In: London! And so, for the opening round, it will be: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis; Claudio Castagnoli VS Brody King; then Double or Nothing has both Samoa Joe VS Will Ospreay, and Swerve Strickland VS Bandido!
“Jungle” Jack Perry speaks.
“Mark Davis… I’m sure you feel some congratulations are in order. But you’re not champion to me. You see, you’re built like an Australia grizzly bear, yet you still needed somebody to hit me in the back with a golf club for you to beat me. At Stadium Stampede, bring your friends, bring any weapon you want, and I will crack you over the skull with it. Because anything goes. But after that, it’s back to grass roots, because it is you and me, fighting for a shot at the world title at All In: London. And in the Owen Hart Tournament, I will prove to you beyond a shadow of a doubt that I’m a better wrestler than you. I am the FUTURE world champion!
“And if you don’t like that, F YOU!” Jungle Jack is sharpening his knife, but will his edge be razor sharp when it comes time to cut down Dunkzilla?
Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin!
We’ve seen the Aerial Assassin training with The Death Riders, he’s won gold with his old friends in The United Empire, and now he’s about to face a dangerous man at Double or Nothing. Will Ospreay be more than ready for Samoa Joe after tonight? Or will he fail to even get past The Inevitable?
The bell rings and the fans cheer Ospreay as he stares down with Ace. Ospreay offers a handshake, Ace accepts, and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. They circle, tie up, and Ospreay wrenches to wristlock. Ace rolls, handsprings, and wrenches, but Ospreay rolls, kips up, and wrenches back. Ospreay hammerlocks, Ace rolls to kip up and wrench to then armlock. Ospreay endures the grind, fights around, and he arm-drags Ace down. Ace endures, fights around, and rises up. Ace shoots through to waistlock but Ospreay switches. Ospreay hits the headlock takeover, Ace headscissors, but Ospreay kips free.
The fans cheer the standoff, and the two reset. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and go shoulder to shoulder in a Test of Strength. The fans rally as Ace pushes Ospreay back. Ace has Ospreay down for a knuckle lock cover, ONE as Ospreay gets his arm up. Ace pushes it down, cover, ONE as Ospreay gets the other arm up. Ace tries again, ONE as Ospreay bridges! Ace jumps up, but Ospreay holds the bridge! That training truly pays off! Ace jumps, Ospreay gets him for a MONKEY FLIP! The fans fire up as Ospreay then arm-drags! Ospreay wristlocks and he bends the fingers! Ospreay isolates the arm to then STOMP it!
Ace clutches his arm as Ospreay shows his training already. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then whips Ace. Ace reverses, he blocks a boot, but not the AX KICK! Ospreay headlocks, Ace powers up and out, but Ospreay RUNS him over! Things keep moving, Ace drop toeholds to ENZIGIRI! And basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Ace facelocks Ospreay, turns him, NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Ospreay ROCKS Ace, ROCKS him again, and again! Ace trips Ospreay, hooks up the legs, and he turns Ospreay over to tie the legs up! MUDA LOCK! The fans rally as Ospreay endures being bent back, and he crawls forward to the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer while Ace lets go. Ospreay checks his neck but he is alright to continue. Ace drags Ospreay up, reels him in, but Ospreay wrenches out to SOBAT! Ospreay whips, Ace reverses, but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to RAN- NO! Ace blocks to swing Ospreay up into a fireman’s carry! Ace does a squat for the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Ace flexes, covers, TWO! Ospreay stay sin this while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ace is frustrated already, but he stalks Ospreay to ropes. Ace kicks Ospreay around, CLUBS him down, but Ospreay fires back. Ace bumps Ospreay off buckles, kicks and ROCKS him, then snapmares. Ace KNEES Ospreay in the back, then clamps on with a chinlock. Ospreay endures, even as Ace cranks the neck, and Ospreay fires shots from below. Ace DECKS Ospreay for it! Ospreay rises up, but Ace DECKS him again! Ospreay sits up again, so Ace BOOTS him down! Ace waits on Ospreay, then BOOTS him again! Ospreay goes to a corner, Ace CHOPS him, then reels Ospreay in for a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Ospreay toughs it out but Ace drags him around.
Ace steps over, traps Ospreay in a headscissors, then grinds him down. Ospreay endures, even as Ace puts on the squeeze. Ospreay fights around, rises up, and Electric Chair Lifts Ace! Ace slips free to ROCK Ospreay in the back! Ace CLUBS Ospreay to a corner, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Ace backs off, and Ace CHOPS Ospreay! Ospreay ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay! Ace KICKS the leg, CHOPS Ospreay down, then brings Ospreay back around. Ace rains down ELBOWS on Ospreay before he clamps on another chinlock. Ospreay endures as Dynamite returns to single picture, and the fans rally up.
Ospreay fires body shots, Ace puts him in the corner, but Ospreay BOOTS him away! Ospreay is on the apron, he springboards back in, PIP PIP CHEERIO! The fans fire up with Ospreay as he watches Ace rise up. Ospreay ducks a shot, atomic drops, then KNEES, ROUNDHOUSES, and STANDING SKY TWISTERS! Cover, TWO! Ace survives that quick string of moves, but Ospreay brings him back around. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then KICKS the bad arm! And KICKS again! And again! But Ace blocks one to ROCK Ospreay! Ace whips, Ospreay handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK!
The fans fire up while Ace bails out! Ospreay has the fans shouting “OI! OI! OI!” as he takes aim. But Ace avoids the plancha! Ospreay blocks the kick, only for Ace to handstand out of the sweep! Ace avoids another sweep, but Ospreay avoids the kick! Ace avoids yet another sweep by going up and over the corner! Ace WRECKS Ospreay with a dropkick, then aims to PLANCHA after all! Down goes Ospreay and the fans fire up! Ace drags Ospreay up, but Ospreay puts him int he ring! Ace rewinds to headscissor, but Ospreay pops Ace up to SUPERKICK the arm out! Ospreay then climbs up, takes aim, and BLINDSIDE FOREARM!
The fans fire up as Ospreay springboards, OSCUTTER! Cover, TWO! Ace survives and Ospreay is stunned! Ospreay just shakes it off, goes to the corner, and takes aim. Ace slowly rises up, but he ducks the Hidden Blade to DOUBLE STOMP! Ospreay sputters, Ace falls back, and now Ace takes aim. Ace runs corner to corner to A-LIST LARIAT! Then he LARIATS again and again! Ace hoists Ospreay up top, then slips outside to ENZIGIRI! Ospreay wobbles, Ace gets space, and Ace runs up! FLIPPING RANA! The fans fire up as Ace is ready to deal the winning hand! But then Ospreay pops Ace up, and gets him in position! STYLES- NO, Ace pops free!
Ace trips Ospreay, steps through, ties up the legs, TRAILER HITCH BRIDGE! TWO!! Ospreay escapes, but Ace KNEES, KICKS, and fireman’s carries! Ace tucks Ospreay to then swing him out, AIR RAID FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and Ace is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” as Ace stalks Ospreay to a corner. Ace ROCKS Ospreay again and again, then hoists Ospreay up top. But Ospreay fires shots in return! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, goes up, but Ospreay pushes on Ace’s arm! Then he HOTSHOTS the arm as he drops down, and he tucks Ace in! CHEEKY NAN- NO, Ace dodges! Ace RAMS low, springboards in and FLYING- LIGER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Ace survives again! Ospreay roars, the fans are with him, and he ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, and repeat! They go back and forth, then Ospreay KICKS! Ace fires another forearm, Ospreay kicks, then Ace CHOPS! They go back and forth again, but Ace CHOPS and ROKCS, until Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! CHOP! Ace HEEL KICKS! Ace shakes out the bad arm, runs up, but Ospreay dodges to then ROLLING ELBOW! And HOOK KICK! Then the underhooks for the STORM- NO, Ace pops free, then goes to a corner. Ospreay runs up but Ace goes sideways! Ospreay hits buckles, Ace hits the FLYING CHUCK!
The fans fire up as Ace shuffles the deck, and runs up for the0 NO, Ospreay BACKDROPS Ace, but Ace lands on his feet! HIDDEN BLADE!! Ospreay isn’t done with just one, he aims from the corner and… Ace flops over! The fans boo but Ospreay shows no mercy. He just runs up to PENALTY KICK the bad arm! Then a FLYING ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Ace TAPS, Ospreay wins!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by submission
That might’ve been Ospreay’s first win by submission ever! He signals that his neck is no longer a problem, and he shows Ace respect for that fight. Ace accepts the handshake again, and Ospreay is moving on towards Double or Nothing with a great amount of momentum. But wait! SAMOA JOE is here! He and The Opps walk out on stage, and with mic in hand, Joe says, “Ospreay, Ospreay… OSPREAY, OSPREAY!” Joe is clearly mocking the chants for Ospreay, and the fans give genuine chanting and even singing in return. Joe says he just wanted to make sure Ospreay was listening, because these past few weeks, it seemed like Ospreay had a hard time hearing him.
Despite Ospreay’s best efforts, fate has put them on a collision course in the opening round of the Owen Hart Cup. The fans like the sound of that! Joe say she is here for one reason and one reason alone. He wants to speak about choices and consequences. Ospreay could’ve made the right choice and get a bye in this tournament, because that is what Joe would do for one of his friends. But Ospreay chose poorly. He could’ve been with the team that would do nothing but support and enhance Ospreay, but he decided to be a lapdog for Moxley and the Death Riders. The fans boo, Ospreay says he’s not a Death Rider.
Joe says Ospreay has made his choice, and come Double or Nothing, Joe makes Ospreay suffer the consequences. But Joe leaves Ospreay in peace tonight, for he has his date with destiny. But unfortunately, Joe’s friends, Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Bowens, still feel slighted, and he doesn’t put leashes on his friends. Shibata & Bowens storm down the ramp, Ospreay ready to fight them both if he has to. But then The Death Riders appear! Ospreay may not have officially joined the club, but the Death Riders aren’t going to let their investment go to waste! The Opps say they’re #NeverLacking, but that doesn’t seem to be the case now!
Shibata & Bowens back down while Moxley, Marina, Claudio, Yuta, Garcia & Pac all step up to support Ospreay. Joe says, “Soon. Soon.” The fans cheer the Death Riders, or at least Moxley, but Bowens promises Joe is gonna kill you, Ospreay! The dream match for Double or Nothing is on, but will the training with The Death Riders make Ospreay the new King of Harts?
BREAKING NEWS for next week!
If you liked last week’s THREE HOUR block of AEW, then you’ll love this next one! Portland, Maine, the last Wednesday before Double or Nothing, Dynamite & Collision are combining forces again! Three hours all on TBS and HBO Max, make sure your DVR is set accordingly!
Backstage interview with Don Callis & Konosuke Takeshita.
Renee is now with The Invisible Hand & The Alpha, saying tonight is a huge opportunity in the main event, Konosuke facing Darby Allin for THE AEW World Championship. Konosuke could be heading into Double or Nothing as a- Callis stops Renee there to say Konosuke will be heading into Double or Nothing as a DOUBLE champion! But then MJF steps in, apologizes for the interruption but says Renee’s doing a great job. The Scumbag tells Konosuke that while it’s been a minute since the two of them have talked, three years actually, back when MJF beat him… MJF has seen Konosuke develop into truly one of the best wrestlers in the world!
MJF believes that tonight, Konosuke beats Darby for the title, goes to DON to beat Okada, and MJF can’t think of a better match than Konosuke VS MJF Part 2 for the world title. How’s that sound? MJF offers a handshake, Konosuke shakes his hand, but in Japanese, Konosuke tells MJF that he’ll beat the crap out of him. Thankfully, MJF doesn’t know Japanese. Callis says that was a nice pep talk MJF just gave, and MJF says yes, he knows. That kid needs to win, okay? MJF can’t let Darby turn him into some disgusting, bald freak! No offense, Callis looks great. But look, there is only one foolproof way to know MJF won’t be put in that situation.
So if things get hairy… MJF hands over the Dynamite Diamond Ring! Callis smiles, and say she understands what to do with it. But then in steps Andrade. El Idolo takes off his hat to shake out his amazing head of hair, and smiles at MJF. MJF frowns and leaves. Callis says here’s the deal: Takeshita will bring the world title home to the Don Callis Family tonight! Andrade asks, “How you know?” Callis says aye dios mio, he seriously doesn’t know where Andrade learned English. Andrade says one way or another, the next time, that will be HIS title. Callis says yes, he knows, it’s all good. Callis is a man of many talents, but will his family be dripping with gold thanks to a diamond ring?
AEW now announces the Women’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament brackets!
Double or Nothing will see Willow Nightingale, the reigning Queen of Harts, take on Alex Windsor, while we will see Persephone VS Hazuki, Skye Blue vs Sareee, and Mina Shirakawa VS Athena! Champions from around the world are gathering for this tournament, but who will be headed to Forbidden Door, and then All In: London?
Backstage interview with The Conglomeration.
Renee Paquette is now with Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, and Willow Nightingale. Renee commends Cassidy on his part in the 10 Man Tag victory. But it seems that there is even more business to attend to. Cassidy says yes, the team has a shot at THE AEW World Tag Team Championships. It doesn’t matter who it is, they’re getting their shot, but the thing is… They still haven’t decided on which two will be. Kyle says Cassidy & Roddy should go for the gold, but Roddy shouts, “KYYYLE~! Thank you.” Kyle says of course. But that’s cuz he’s got gold to chase for himself!
The same man that put Kyle on the shelf for months is the man that Kyle submitted twice, and will submit again. Jon Moxley, Continental Champion, when are we doing this? Willow says speaking of gold, she is still the TBS Champion. But she is also in the Owen Hart Cup. She won this tournament before, she’ll do it all over again, so that she can have all the gold for herself at All In: London. She knows she can, and she will! Then Conglomeration has it all in order? Cassidy says hold on, there’s something missing. They should do a Word of the Day. Why haven’t they done one in so long? Roddy shouts for “MAAARK~!” And yes, Mark Briscoe returns!
The Sussex County Chicken is all fired up, and he says the Word of the day is reunification! For Mark Briscoe is back with his boys and his girls, The Conglomeration! But he’ll put this plain and simple: Tommaso Ciampa! Next Wednesday, Briscoe’s after your ass, son! You hear him? But before that, Saturday Night Collision is in HIS hometown, Salisbury, Maryland! That’s just 4.4 miles from where Briscoe originated on this earth! They’re gonna conglomerate and it’s gonna be a a hell of a time! Are you ready!? Willow and Kyle are fired up, Briscoe goes wild, and the team heads out. Cassidy admits, that was a lot of yelling.
But while The Conglomeration is ready to go Double or Nothing, will they soon have even more gold in the collection? Or are these high and lofty a little too much even for them?
Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness!
With the news of both the AEW Women’s World Championship Fatal 4 Way for Double or Nothing, and the Owen Hart Cup brackets, this trios match is about much more than just settling scores! Will the Shining Samurai be just as sharp as Jamie Hayter going into that title match? Or will Thekla, Skye Blue & Julia Hart continue to bring them down by any means necessary?
The trios sort out and Jamie steps up against Thekla as both a rematch from their 1v1 title match, and a preview of what’s to come in the next. They circle, but then Skye CLOBBERS Jamie! Julia steps in, but so do Shida and Windsor! The Triangle throws hands on Shida & The Birds, then triple whip. But all three reverse, a BOOT for Thekla, a DDT for Skye, and a BACKBREAKER for Julia! The fans cheer as The Triangle bails out! Shida goes out to keep after Skye while Windsor goes after Julia. Jamie gets Thekla back in the ring while Shida and Windsor have the Sisters of Sin in the corners of the barriers. The fans cheer as they all rain down fists!
Windsor, Jamie & Shida all go to nine, then wind up for TEN! The fans cheer again while Thekla sputters. Jamie snap suplexes, but Skye ROCKS Shida! Jamie stomps Thekla, Windsor SLAMS Julia off barriers, and Jamie stomps a mudhole in the corner. The ref counts, Jamie lets off, but Skye and Windsor meet while tightrope walking the barriers! Skye and Windsor trade shots, they wobble a bit, then Skye DECKS Windsor! Skye keeps from falling into the crowd, but Jamie gets her! Windsor joins in and the Birds double gorilla press, SNAKE EYES off the apron! The fans fire up, but Thekla is up top! SUPER CROSSBODY onto The Birds!
The fans fire up again and Thekla is feeling it while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Thekla stomps Windsor, CLUBS Jamie, then helps Skye. But Shida runs up, only for Thekla to ELBOW her down! The Triangle has control again, they ROCK Jamie and Shida and Windsor, then send them all to the desk. The Triangle CHOP again and again and again! Then they wind up, but feint chops to SMACK all three off the apron! The Triangle soaks up the cheers and jeers before putting Jamie back in the ring. Thekla brings Jamie up, snapmares her down, then basement SUPERKICKS! Cocky cover, TWO! Thekla drags Jamie to the corner, tags Julia, and Julia runs up to LARIAT! Then she goes side to side to ELBOW Jamie down!
Julia snapmares Jamie to a cover, TWO! Julia is annoyed but she rains down fists. The ref reprimands, Julia stops, but then she sucker punches Windsor! And Shida, too! Julia then drags Jamie over, bumps her off buckles, and tags in Skye. Skye stomps Jamie around, then digs her boot in! The ref counts, Skye stops at 4, then she brings Jamie up. Jamie fires forearms and CHOPS, but Skye THROWS Jamie down by her hair! The ref reprimands again but Skye rains down forearms. Skye snapmares Jamie, mule kicks her, then covers, TWO! Skye frowns but she stomps Jamie down. Skye tags Julia while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Skye whips Jamie into Julia’s grasp, and Skye BLASTS Shida & Windsor while Julia tags Thekla. Julia has Jamie in the TARANTULA, and Skye sends Windsor in for Thekla’s HANGING HEADSCISSORS! Skye runs up to DOUBLE SHOTGUN The Birds! The fans are torn but Thekla says that’s how the Triangle does it, baby! Thekla then aims to MISSILE- NO, Jamie gest under! Thekla lands out, but Jamie BOOTS her down! Jamie looks at Shida, Shida is hesitant, but Shida tags in! The fans cheer as Shida sends Theknla to the corner, then JUMP KNEES! Shida keeps moving, she BLASTS Skye! Julia ROCKS Shida back!
Julia storms in but Shida kicks her and whips her into Thekla! Shida KNEES them both in the corner! Then Shida puts Thekla sideways in the corner, reels Julia in, and she snap suplexes Julia into Thekla! The fans fire up as Shida then suplexes Thekla high and hard! Cover, TWO! Shida stands Thekla up, Thekla swings but Shida ROCKS her first! And ROCKS her again! Thekla wobbles, swings, but Shida catches Thekla for another forearm! Shida runs the ropes but Thekla mule kicks! Thekla SMACKS Shida, then she dodges a boot to DECK Shida! Thekla talks trash on Shida, then drags her up to tag in Julia.
Julia tags Skye, then tag back to Thekla. The Sisters of Sin hit the DOUBLE GOURD BUSTER and DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Thekla hits the bridge, and she aims for the SPIDER SPEAR! Cover, but The Birds CLOBBER The Sisters of Sin onto it! The fans fire up a Windsor DECKS Skye and Jamie HEADBUTTS Julia! The Birds drag Shida to safety, Windsor tags in, and she CLOBBERS Thekla! Windsor CLUBS away, then fires the fans up. Jamie steps in, BOOT RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Basement LARIAT! And then Windsor lifts! Jamie runs up, but Skye trips Jamie! The fans boo but Skye sends Jamie into steel steps!
Thekla sends Windsor into buckles! Tag to Julia before Shida runs up, TAMASHII KNEE on Thekla! Skye SUPERKICKS Shida! Jamie is back to clinch and HAYTBREAKER! Julia runs up, slips around, SOLE FOOD! Julia kips up, but Windsor is there to whip Julia to ropes! Skye tags in before the SPINEBUSTER! Skye SUPERKICKS Windsor, then brings her up! Skye hops on, CODE- NO, Windsor pops free! Skye SUPERKICKS again, but Windsor HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up as Jamie joins in again, and they DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICH! Then they set Skye up, and Jamie says let’s try this again!
Jamie runs the ropes, but Thekla slides in, BELT SHOT on Jamie!! No question that the ref saw that! The Triangle is disqualified!
Winners: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds, by disqualification
The Toxic Spider doesn’t care about this win, she just wants to do damage! Skye gets Windsor in a DRAGON SLEEPER! The ref stops Thekla from sing the title belt again, so Thekla just takes off her own belt! And she LASHES Windsor while Skye holds her down! More refs rush out here, but Julia MISTS the newbie in the face! Julia stomps away on Jamie, not caring about fines or consequences, either! The fans boo, and Shida is bailing on the Birds? Shida cares more about her chances in that Fatal 4 Way than anything else. But then Willow, Mina, and even Thunder Rosa rush out here! They chase The Triangle off with belts of their own!
The fans cheer as The Babe, the Fighting Gravure Idol & La Mera Mera save the day. But will Jamie make sure Thekla and Shida pay for this at Double or Nothing?
AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita!
They say “card subject to change,” and that is true even for the best in the world. Kazuchika Okada’s real family takes priority, but his Don Callis Family brother was more than happy to step up for this opportunity. Will The Alpha already have two belts by the time he and The Rainmaker battle over the International Championship? Or will Darby truly be relentless in his pursuit of being the best fighting champion in AEW history?
The introductions are made, THE belt is raised, and we see who goes to Double or Nothing on top!
Callis joins commentary to say that while Darby’s been breaking his own body, Konosuke has perfected “rejuvenation training,” aka relaxing on a beach and sipping sake! The bell rings, and Darby SHOTGUNS Konosuke out! Then Darby DIVES, but Konosuke catches him! Konosuke POSTS Darby, then THROWS him into railing! Konosuke THROWS Darby into the ring, the fans fire up for both guys, and Konosuke hurries to BOOT Darby off the apron! Darby falls in front of commentary but Konosuke gets him right back in the ring. Cover, ONE!! The fans rally as Darby shows his grit, but Konosuke snarls.
Konosuke drags Darby up, Darby fires forearms, but the ALPHA ELBOW knocks Darby down! The fans fire up while Konosuke looms over Darby. Konosuke stands Darby up, and THROWS him into a corner! Darby bounces off the buckles and is bleeding from the mouth already! Konosuke stands Darby up, hoists him up top, then he climbs up after him. But Darby BITES Konosuke, CLUBS him down, and leaps for a CROSSBODY, but he bounces off Konosuke! The fans fire up again as Konosuke whips Darby for a BACKDROP! Darby got serious hangtime there, and he flounders out of the ring. Darby coughs and sputters but the fans rally up.
Konosuke goes out after Darby but Darby SMACKS him! Konosuke KNEES low, KNEES him again and again and again! Konosuke KNEES Darby against the barriers, then refreshes the count. Konosuke whips Darby hard into railing! Darby sputters as he leans against the railing, but Konosuke positions the steel steps. Konosuke then fetches Darby, lines up a shot, but Darby fights the suplex! Darby CLAWS Konosuke’s back, then fires a shot. Konosuke DECKS Darby in return! Darby slumps against the steps, Konosuke runs up, but Darby dodges! Konosuke’s knees hit the steps and he tumbles over! Darby then runs up the steps to SHOTGUN Konosuke down!
The fans fire up while both men are down on the floor! Konosuke checks his knee before he crawls around, and Darby gets in the ring so he can build speed! Darby DIVES! Direct hit on Konosuke but Darby’s the one who hits the desk! The fans fire up while both men are down again, but Darby rises up to get Konosuke on the apron! Darby fires forearms, then goes up a corner! COFFIN- NO, Konosuke catches him for a SUPER BLUE THUNDER BOMB to the floor!! The fans go nuts again and Callis says that’s the end of Darby Allin, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref hurries to check Darby but Callis tells Doc Sampson to call it. Darby is somehow still in this, so Konosuke storms his way over. Konosuke drags Darby up, puts him in the ring, then paces around him. Konosuke runs the ropes to LARIAT! Darby flips inside-out, Konosuke covers him, TWO!! Darby still has fight inside but he’s also dazed. Konosuke clamps onto Darby with a chinlock and squeezes tight. Darby endures, even as Konosuke leans on him with his much-taller frame. Darby reaches out, fights around, and rises up, only for Konosuke to CANADIAN RACK BOMB! Darby sputters all over again while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Konosuke sits back as he watches Darby crawl to the apron. Konosuke storms his way over, but Darby RAMS low! Slingshot sunset flip, but Konosuke rolls through! Only for Darby to kick the legs out! Darby catches Konosuke to a GUILLOTINE! Konosuke endures the squeeze, fights up to his feet, and he powers out to THROW Darby! Darby lands out, fires shots, and RAMS low! Darby then hops on, but Konosuke stops Code Red! Konosuke swings Darby around, tucks him in, BASTARD DRIVER! And WHEELBARROW GERMAN! The fans fire up and Callis says that’s true power! Darby sputters again and Konosuke vows to end this.
Konosuke runs corner to corner, HELLUVA KICK!! Then he hoists Darby up top, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans freak out already for the SUPER DUPER GERMAN SUPLEX!! Bridging cover, TWO!!! Callis is freaking out as much as the fans, and he protests the count! Konosuke is furious, but he aims for the WAGAMAMA KNEE!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Darby survives by nanoseconds, and Konosuke is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” but now CLØN rushes out here! He distracts the ref, and Callis hurries to take the Dynamite Diamond Ring off his finger to put it in Konosuke’s hands! Konosuke thinks about it, but The Alpha has honor!
The fans cheer as Konosuke wants to do this his way! But then Darby runs up, cradles, TWO!! Konosuke escapes, ALPHA ELBOW!! Darby is down, dazed, but still moving! Konosuke drags Darby up again, goes back to the corner and back to the top rope. The fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but it has to end somehow! Darby fights against the lift with headlock punches! Then he hops on, SUPER CODE RED!! Konosuke staggers up, Darby leg scissors, steps through, LAST SUPPER!! TWO?!?! Konosuke escapes again, then bails out! So Darby just goes up top! SUPER COFFIN DROP!! Direct hit and both men are down again!
The fans are thunderous as Konosuke and Darby stir. A ring count climbs, Callis complains that some people just gotta follow directions and run the play! Coach Callis pulled Konosuke outta obscurity, Konosuke would do anything! Now he’s got some gold, some fame, and gets a mind of his own! Callis complaining aside, the ring count is climbing! Darby drags himself in at 9, but Konosuke YANKS him back out! That refreshes the count, and Konosuke vows to end this for real now. Konosuke points to the steel steps, and he drags Darby up onto them with a deadlift RAGING- NO, Darby knees Konosuke, turns things around, and FULL METAL SCORPION DEATH DROP!!!
The fans go nuts again while Konosuke writhes! Konosuke flops off the steps, Darby crawls into the ring, and Darby just climbs the corner again! SUPER DUPER COFFIN DROP!!! Konosuke might be unconscious! Darby still hauls Konosuke into the ring, pushes him to a cover, TWO?!?!? Konosuke survives and Darby is furious! But Darby just reloads, COFFIN DROP but onto knees!!! Ghost pin, TWO!!! Darby escapes but the WAGAMAMA KNEE finds him!! Konosuke hauls Darby up, but Darby pops free! Trip, step through, and SCORPION DEATH LOCK!!! Konosuke endures, reaches out, but Darby sits deep!!
Callis says don’t even think about it! Konosuke almost does, but he bites his own thumb to ignore the pain in his back! Konosuke reaches out, crawls his way forward, and he fights to the ROPEBREAK!!! But Darby is right up top! COFFION DROP on the back!! Then Darby goes right back up, COFFIN DROP again!!! Cover, DARBY WINS!!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
Callis is steaming, but Darby overcomes Konosuke to avenge that loss in the Continental Classic! But it also took so much out of him just to do it! Darby still asks for a mic and one is brought to him. Darby sits up against the ropes, has them cut his music, and he tells MJF to get his ass out here! There’s a contract MJF needs to sign! The ring crew hurries to bring in a table and some chairs for that very contract signing, and MJF makes his entrance. MJF reluctantly makes his way down the ramp, and both men meet at the table. Darby grins with blood still in hiss teeth, and he signs his part of the contract without hesitation, unlike MJF.
The fans already chant “BALD! BALD! BALD!” at MJF, and Darby pushes the contract to his side of the table. MJF grabs the pen, reaches out, but then steps away. MJF scratches his chin as he thinks on this, and the fans just chant, “BALD! BALD! BALD!” again. MJF takes a mic to say he’ll explain something to Darby, looking like he has rabies. But see, MJF is happy for Darby, he hopes Darby’s had fun holding MJF’s AEW World Championship. The fans boo that, but MJF says deep down, there is a small part of him, like the size of a North Carolinian p*nis small. That small part of MJF feels bad for Darby, because he’ll never hold this again!
Darby’s got about a good a chance of holding this title as Hangman Adam Page does again. MJF says guys like Darby are a dime a dozen, here today and gone tomorrow, stuntmen who burn the candle at both ends. In this life, people like all these fans here like to pretend that life is about making friends and family and children. The only thing that matters in life is your legacy. And Darby’s legacy will be that of the kid who had his 15 minutes of fame. They’ll pretend like Darby made a lasting impact, but the fact of the matter is, he hasn’t. He hasn’t! They’ll know deep down that Darby Allin was just a little pr*ck who got lucky.
They’ll know that Darby was too reckless and stupid to stay on top. And after May 24th, Double or Nothing, in that sh*thole of Queens, New York, y’know what MJF’s legacy will be? He’ll go down as the guy who became a THREE-TIME World Champion at just 30 years of age, unprecedented in this sport. And MJF will go down, when it’s all said and done, as the Greatest of All Time! THAT is the difference between them! Darby Allin brags about climbing a mountaintop. But when it comes to professional wrestling, Maxwell Jacob Friedman IS the mountaintop! The fans boo but MJF soaks it up. Darby tells MJF to SHUT UP!
Only someone like MJF who is so vain would think that the number one most important thing in this world is his legacy. Darby doesn’t care about legacy, he cares about living in the moment! And in this moment, Darby just wants MJF to sign the contract. Then at Double or Nothing, Darby makes Maxwell Jacob Friedman a BALLD HEADED B*TCH!! MJF frowns but the fans cheer that! MJF grabs the pen again, and with no choice, he signs on the dotted line! Then he TACKLES Darby! The fans boo as MJF beats up Darby after the war he went through with Konosuke! MJF CHUCKS an armchair outta the ring, FLIPS the table, then picks up his Dynamite Diamond Ring.
MJF puts the ring on his finger like always, then winds up to DECK Darby!! The fans boo but MJF just soaks it all up. MJF throws off his jacket, picks up the belt, and he stands over Darby with it. But then MJF isn’t done with Darby, he puts Darby on the top rope! MJF climbs up to join him, and drags Darby into position! But wait! Kevin Knight runs out here to chase MJF off! The Jet still owes The Scumbag a receipt, but it seems we’ll all have to wait on that. Will MJF still take back the title at Double or Nothing? Or will Darby keep the belt and take MJF’s dignity?
My Thoughts:
An awesome episode for Dynamite as things heat up towards Double or Nothing. Awesome 10 Man Tag to open, great win for the Faces, not that it added much to FTR VS C&C. Good promo from Jericho to look back on Stadium Stampede and hype up this year’s match. Good promo from The Demand with Davis and The Dogs, and I suppose this maximizes the feuds as well as the alliances throughout the locker room. Who knows who wins but the match will still be awesome, just as the original was. Good promo from Conglomeration, too, Cassidy & Roddy going after FTR while Kyle VS Moxley happens on the side, that’s great stuff.
Speaking of Moxley, great promo from him and Ospreay. Moxley’s semi-turn has really brought out his sage philosophical side. Great match from Ospreay VS Ace, and while Ospreay could always bring out his aggression, seeing him use more technical wrestling and even winning with a submission is good stuff. Good promo from Joe, and I liked Death Riders backing Ospreay up. Very good Owen Hart Cup brackets this year, Joe VS Ospreay is a great choice given this story, but I would think Ospreay wins that one. Good promo from Jack Perry to call out Davis, and I suppose Jack can win in the Owen Cup to then move on from the National title.
Great seeing Brian Cage back, he gave Knight an awesome match, but with JetSpeed wanting to go on a Two Man Power Trip, it makes sense Kevin won out. Same for Bailey beating Westbrook, even though Westbrook maybe went too hard on his own acrobatic escape. Great stuff in the Six Woman Tag, and I appreciate Shida didn’t ditch until after the match. Willow, Mina & Rosa might get their own Six Woman Tag with Triangle of Madness after that interaction, but also can’t wait to see if Willow can go back-to-back as Queen of Harts. For that matter, I personally would love to see Athena use the Owen Cup to move on from being ROH Women’s World Champion, but that depends on how Supercard of Honor goes this Friday.
And of course, another wild instant classic from Darby as he overcomes Takeshita. I knew the diamond ring would come into play with that reverse effect, good way of protecting Takeshita in the loss. Good stuff with MJF tonight, too, such as the opening segment’s parade of bald men to send the message to MJF. That was also a unique contract signing segment in that it came together so quickly after the main event match. Good stuff from MJF as always, and of course he attacks Darby. I feel like either Knight should not have made the save, or both parts of JetSpeed should’ve made the save. It just seems odd that only Knight cared about saving Darby. The closing moment was much better when it was MJF standing over Darby with the belt.
My Score: 9/10
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Live from West Palm Beach, Florida, Darby Allin defends the AEW World Championship against PAC on a Fairway to Hell!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW National Championship: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis w/ Don Callis; Davis wins and becomes the new AEW National Champion.
- AEW Women’s Tag Team Championship Eliminator: The Divine Dominion VS Ruthie Slay & Rachel Ley; The Divine Dominion wins and denies Slay & Ley a title match.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS Kiran Grey; Bailey wins.
- AEW World Championship No Count Outs Match: Darby Allin VS PAC; Darby wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW National Championship: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis w/ Don Callis!
The Jurassic Express National Tour arrives in SoFi Center Arena, the same place the TGL takes place! But will Tarzan Life win this rematch from Dynasty? Or can Dunkzilla make good on this mulligan?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if the Don Callis Family adds more gold to the collection!
The bell rings, the fans cheer, and Callis joins commentary to humble brag that he already played 42 holds with Ricochet, Tony Khan and Richard Goodell. Jack gets the fans to cheer for him, and to boo Davis. The two circle, Davis runs up but Jack dodges! Jack fires off forearms, Davis TOSSES Jack to a corner, and the fans already tell Callis off. Jack dodges Davis to CHOP, CHOP, and CHOP, but Davis turns things back around! Davis THROWS Jack away, but Jack comes back to SHOTGUN Davis! Jack then climbs up and rains down fists! Davis stops Jack at 5 as he lifts him off the corner! But Jack fights with more fists, and he RANAS Davis away!
Jack runs up, Davis pops him up to the apron, but Jack ENZIGIRIS! Jack goes up, up, but Davis slips under the jump! Davis runs up, but Jack dodges! Davis tumbles up and out of the ring, Jack goes up top, ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Direct hit and the fans fire up! Jack waves hi tot he camera, then he puts Davis back in the ring. Davis shoves Jack away, Jack dodges, and he SHOTGUNS Davis down! Davis flounders but Jack runs up again, and he uses the corner to swing, only for Davis to block! Davis LAWN DARTS Jack into the rope! Then LARIATS him down! The fans boo but Davis refreshes the ring count.
Davis storms over to Jack while the fans rally up. Davis drags Jack up, brings him around, and CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” as that one echoes out. Davis snarls as he stares into the camera, then he drags Jack up. Davis puts Jack in the ring, rolls in after him, and stalks Jack to ropes. The fans rally for Jack but Davis bends Jack back against the ropes! The ref counts, Davis stops at 4, but Jack CHOPS! And CHOPS! Davis eggs Jack on, so Jack CHOPS! Davis CHOPS Jack down! Davis soaks up the heat, then he goes back to Jack. Davis bumps Jack off buckles, then brings him around to TOSS across the way! Davis takes his time following Jack and kicks him around.
The fans rally for Jack but Davis is on him again. Davis whips Jack to ropes, but Jack slides under! JAWBREAKER! Davis wobbles, Jack goes to ropes, but Davis runs up. Jack BOOTS Davis, slips outside and ROCKS Davis again, then slingshots, but into a FOREARM! Davis then runs to BLAST Jack off the apron! The fans boo Davis but he soaks it up while Collision goes to break.
The ref checks Jack but Davis goes out to fetch him. Davis grabs a towel to CHOKE Jack with it! The ref reprimands, Davis stops, but then he sits Jack up on the railing. Davis CHOPS Jack into the crowd! Davis leaves Jack behind while the ring count climbs. Jack drags himself up while the fans cheer him on, and Jack gets help getting up and over the barriers. Jack stumbles back to the ring, safe at 8! Davis storms up and tells the fans this is on them. But Jack dodges the chop, to SMACK Davis! And ROCK him again, and again, and again! Davis just scoops Jack to SLAM him down! And SENTON! Davis roars while Jack sputters on the mat!
Davis paces around Jack, pushes him down for a cocky cover, ONE!! But Davis bends Jack back with the chinlock stretch! Jack endures, reaches out, then BITES Davis’ hand! The ref reprimands but Jack lets go, and Davis snarls again. Jack CHOSP Davis, CHOPS again, and CHOPS again! Jack winds up, but Davis blocks! Davis then CLAWS Jack’s face as he pushes him into the corner. The ref reprimands, but Davis storms back up on Jack to suplex, BROKEN ARROW! Jack tumbles while Davis soaks up heat. Davis stands on Jack for a cocky cover, TWO! Davis kicks at Jack, almost toying with him now.
Jack sits up to fire body shots! Fairway to Hell returns to single picture as Davis CLUBS Jack. Jack UPPERCUTS Davis! Davis KNEES Jack low! Davis whips, but Jack hits the COMEBACKER! It just bounces off Davis’ barrel chest! Davis hauls Jack up, but Jack slips free to fire forearms! Davis shoves Jack, Jack ducks ‘n’ dodges, FLYING FOREARM! Davis wobbles, then drops to a knee! The fans fire up with Jack as he roars! Jack runs corner to corner, but into an ELBOW! Davis hoists Jack up top, then climbs up to join Jack. Jack fires body shots, then he BITES Davis’ hand! Jack fires haymakers on Davis’ head, then SMACKS him off buckles!
Jack positions himself just right, and leaps to SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! Davis survives and Jack is beside himself! Davis and Jack go to the apron, and Davis LARIATS Jack against the ropes! Then he suplexes, but Jack fights with knees! Jack lands safe, then BOOTS Davis! Davis roars, but Jack SUPERKICKS! Jack goes up, leaps again, FLYING RANA to the floor! The fans fire up for Jack and “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Jack hurries to swing, TIGER FEINT KICK from the post! Jack goes up the corner while Davis stumbles into the ring, BLINDSIDE MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO!! Davis survives and Jack is rather surprised.
Jack goes to a corner, and says time to make a sacrifice! Jack runs in, but Davis LARIATS Jack first! Davis THROWS Jack to a corner, runs side to side, SLIDING FOREARM! Davis pushes Jack to a cover, TWO!! Jack survives and the fans fire up again! Davis rains down fists, then rises up. The fans boo Davis but he drags Jack up. Davis puts Jack on the ropes, runs, and- JACK RANAS! Cover, TWO! SUPERKICK! SUPERKICK! And then SUPERK- NO, Davis blocks the third to shove and DISCUS LARIAT! Then SNAP PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO?!? Jack survives again and the fans fire back up! Callis coaches Davis as he drags Jack up.
Davis brings Jack up in the corner with a gut wrench! The fans freak out for the SUPER- STEINER!! Jack turns things around on Davis just in time! The fans are thunderous but Callis rushes to ringside! The fans all boo Callis, but wait! RICOCHET slides into the ring! Still dressed in his golf course attire, he CRACKS Jack with his nine iron!! Ricochet hides, Davis deadlifts Jack, COUNT TO PAIN!! Cover, DAVIS WINS!
Winner: Mark Davis, by pinfall (NEW AEW National Champion)
Talk about a handicap! Callis AND Ricochet gave Davis quite a considerable one, and now Davis has his first singles title in AEW! The Jurassic Express National Tour has just been run off the road, but will Jack be able to get his revenge?
Collision returns, and Jack Perry is on the phone.
He tells someone, “Let’s do it. Thank you, guys.” Jack ends his call, then shows his frustration. Winning the National Championship in his hometown, in front of his friends and family, was one of the proudest moments of his entire life. And yet Ricochet and Callis had to end that for him. But he happens to know that Chris Jericho & The Hurt Syndicate are looking for two more partners for Stadium Stampede. And Jack go to thinking, the show is called Double or Nothing. So how about instead of two, Jack brings FOUR! The ELITE! Jack, The Bucks, and KENNY OMEGA! See you there. Ricochet may have just messed himself over, will he regret ever getting involved tonight?
Backstage interview with Don Callis, Mark Davis and Ricochet.
Renee Paquette is with the Jackal, Dunkzilla and the Bald Eagle as she says she was going to congratulate Davis on the title win, but after Jack putting out that news, what is their reaction? Callis says he’s thrilled! Jack just gifted him his ultimate fantasy! A chance to beat up Jericho, The Bucks AND Kenny, all on one night? Callis would’ve paid good money for that, and Jack, you dumbass, just gave it away from free! Ricochet says The Don Callis Family must be joining The Demand for Stadium Stampede. Well, given the way Ricochet just used that golf club, the National Champion will gladly stand beside him!
Ricochet says playing golf with Tony Khan has really improved his swing, so see you all there. Callis says yes, let’s go have a drink at the 19th Hole and talk about which of the many members of the Don Callis Family are going to join Ricochet in the slaughterhouse! Ricochet says oh yes, so many great choices to choose from! Callis & Ricochet head out, just how massive will this Stadium Stampede match get?
AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator: The Divine Dominion VS Ruthie Slay & Rachel Ley!
Megan Bayne & Lena Kross are so dominant, they don’t even think this match is going to last five minutes! But while there’s a time limit, will there be no limit to how devastating the Megasus & Aussie Amazon can be? Or will Slay & Ley manage to survive the day?
The teams sort out, Lena starts against Slay, and the clock is ticking! Slay DROPKICKS, but Lena doesn’t budge! Ley ENZIGIRIS, but Lena still doesn’t flinch! Ley & Slay double kick, but Lena blocks the double whip! Lena whips them, ELBOWS Slay and SPIN-OUT SIDEWALK SLAMS Ley! Then she scoops Slay to SLAM her onto Ley! Lena drags Ley up, whips her to the corner, then runs up to LARIAT! And ELBOW! Tag to Megan and the Divine Dominion run side to side! BOOT from Lena, BOOT from Megan! Then GERMAN SUPLEX! Ley tumbles, the fans cheer, and Megan tags Lena back in. Lena storms up on Ley to GERMAN SUPLEX again!
The fans cheer as Lena tags Megan back in. We’ve hit 90 seconds, but it feels like forever for Ley as Megan GERMAN SUPLEXES again! Megan kips up, then she stalks Ley. Megan eggs Ley on, slaps her around, then drags her up. Megan fireman’s carries, but Slay manages to tag in! Slay runs up, but Megan scoops her! FALL AWAY SLAM SAMOAN DROP COMBO! They’ve made it two minutes but that might be all! Tag to Lena, she and Megan get Slay up, DIVINE INTERVENTION! Cover, Divine Dominion wins!
Winners: The Divine Dominion, by pinfall (denies Slay & Ley a title opportunity)
Two minutes and 15 seconds is all Slay & Ley got, will any team last even that long? Or will the Divine Dominion continue to dominate AEW until the end of time?
BREAKING NEWS for Double or Nothing!
The Triangle of Madness may have misted Persephone and injured Alex Windsor, but that only heaps on more trouble for the champion! Thekla must now defend her AEW Women’s World Championship in a FATAL 4 WAY! Thekla VS Jamie Hayter VS Kris Statlander VS Hikaru Shida, is The Toxic Spider about to get squashed? Or will she need her Sisters of Sin now more than ever?
BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
The annual tradition is back! The 2026 Owen Hart Memorial Tournament begins, with the brackets for both men’s and women’s divisions to be announced on Wednesday! Who makes the cut? And who will become the King & Queen of Harts?
Don Callis speaks, again.
“Just moments away from the AEW World title match between Darby Allin and Pac, and gentlemen, just wanted to let you know that the Don Callis Family, no matter who wins tonight, the Don Callis Family will be waiting for the winner. This Wednesday on Dynamite, the Don Callis Family will take the AEW World title from one of you. And y’know, it’s already been a great night, a big night, for the Don Callis Family! We won gold, but can’t wait to get some more. And on the subject of that, Okada has had to go to Japan to take care of some very important family business. But don’t worry, lads, because I have someone in mind to take his spot this Wednesday in the world title match.
“And it is none other than the firstborn of the Don Callis Family, Konosuke Takeshita, The Alpha!” Takeshita steps in, and Callis tells him, “You’re gonna be the world champion! If you listen to me like you always have, you will be successful, and you will finally fulfill the destiny that I had for you when I plucked you out of obscurity and made you the replacement for Kenny Omega. You’re the best wrestler in the world when you’ve got my game plan in your head. Go win the title.” Konosuke tells Don that he was going to take the International Championship, but now he is the person who will bring the world title back to the Don Callis Family! Unlike Okada.
Takeshita heads out, will he still make himself a double champion when he adds #PrettyPlatinum to the NJPW World Television Championship?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS Kiran Grey!
This match was on standby in case the Divine Dominion didn’t need all five minutes of their time, and now it’s a chance for Speedball to shine! But will he keep his momentum going from last Wednesday’s super show? Or will he get lost in the Grey Area?
Grey is already starting trouble as he pushes Bailey. The ref backs him off, then the bell rings. Grey runs up, but into a BOOT! Bailey then PENALTY KICKS, STANDING KNEE-SAULT, then Bailey waits on Grey. Grey ducks the buzzsaw and bails out! The fans boo but Bailey TRIANGLE JUMP MOONSAULTS! Down goes Grey and the fans fire up! Bailey daps it up with The Jet, then he climbs up the corner. But Grey goes after him! They brawl up top, Grey fires a flurry, but Bailey fires back! Bailey SHOVES Grey down, takes aim, but Grey hits the ropes! Bailey is tripped up onto his speedballs, but Grey dribbles him off the buckles!
Grey CLUBS Bailey into a Tree of Woe, then soaks up the heat before he stomps Bailey! Grey tells Bailey to stay down but Bailey grabs that leg! Bailey uses that to drag himself back up, and he ROCKS Grey again! Bailey dribbles Grey off buckles, then HEADBUTTS him! Grey falls, Bailey takes aim, ULTIMATE WEAPON! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: “Speedball” Mike Bailey, by pinfall
A fast win for Speedball, and Knight gets the mic. he says he likes that! Speedball is red hot right now. And though The Jet didn’t get two belts on Wednesday, he’s still the Face of TNT. Now, the future of AEW is wide open, so why not they make it to the top together? They shake hands on it, will JetSpeed shift gears to become a Two Man Power Trip? What belt(s) will they aim for next?
AEW World Championship No Count Outs Match: Darby Allin VS PAC!
Anticipating how wild this one can get given the nature of their grudge, AEW decided to remove some of the obstacles standing in their way. They can’t do anything they want, but they can definitely go anywhere they want here in the SoFi Center! But will Darby even up the career series between them? Or will it be 3-1 in favor of The Bastard?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who takes this belt to Dynamite!
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Darby. Darby hops outside already, and he goes around the crowd to be on the golfing green! This is No Count Outs, so he wants to take full advantage of it already! He dares Pac to join him, so Pac heads over to the green! They fire hands on the rough and the fans fire up! Darby ducks, fires hands then HEADBUTTS Pac down! Darby brings Pac up but Pac BACKDROPS Darby! Pac then brings Darby closer to the bunker! Pac suplexes, Darby fights free, and he fires hands! Darby runs up, CODE RED into the sand trap! The fans go nuts seeing what is surely the first one of those ever!
Pac gets himself out of the sand and ends up on the fairway. Darby pursues, runs up, and ROCKS Pac1 they’re near another sand trap, and Darby SHOTGUNS Pac into the sand! The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this madness a reality! Darby goes after Pac, but Pac throws sand in Darby’s eyes! Pac then hauls Darby up to BELLY2BELLY SUPLEX Darby into the sand trap! Darby sputters, but Pac clamps on the BRUTALIZER! The ref reprimands, this isn’t Falls Count Anywhere! But fans know “This is Awesome!” as Pac makes Darby suffer! Darby sputters again as Pac lets him go, then shakes out the sand in his boots.
Pac drags Darby up with a headlock, but then decides to fireman’s carry! And gorilla press to THROW Darby back into the bunker! The fans boo but Pac soaks up that heat. Darby sputters and coughs while Collision goes picture in picture.
Darby sputters as he sits up, but Pac brings him back around. Pac brings Darby around, dumps him down, and soaks up more heat. Pac then brings Darby along the fairway, CLUBS him on the neck, and stalks him as they return to the crowd. They then return to ringside, then the ring itself, and Pac covers, TWO! Darby toughs it out, but Pac stalks him to the corner. Pac uncovers a crossbar before he stands Darby up. Fairway to Hell returns to single picture as Pac tiles the tag rope to Darby’s chain necklace! Darby can’t get free before Pac BOOTS him! The ref reprimands, but Darby SPITS at Pac! Pac takes that defiance and BOOTS Darby again!
Pac then has Darby’s legs, and YANKS him from the corner! The tag rope breaks and Darby flounders around. Pac whips to then BACKDROP Darby 450 degrees! Pac then builds up speed, but Darby avoids the lariat! The fans fire up as Darby slingshots back in and dragon sleepers for the SCORPION DEATH DROP! Cover, TWO! Pac and Darby are both down while the fans rally up again. Darby crawls to a corner, climbs up top, and he watches Pac rise. Pac turns around, but he manages to trip Darby up first! Pac then climbs up after Darby, hauls him up, and SUPER DUPER FALCON ARROWS! Cover, TWO!! Darby survives and the fans fire up again!
Pac frowns while Darby flounders out of the ring. The fans rally for Darby while Pac takes his time going to the outside. Pac looks under the ring, and he brings out a table! The fans cheer but the ref reprimands, this isn’t No Disqualifications! Pac still sets the table up nearby, making sure it lines up with the corner. Pac puts Darby on the table, then climbs up said corner. The fans freak out, anticipating what Pac is planning, and he steadies himself as he takes aim. Pac SUPER SHOOTING STARS but only gets table!! Darby avoids disaster, and Pac is somehow still in this after his crash landing! Darby puts Pac in, trips him, and steps through!
The fans fire up as Darby steps over, SCORPION DEATHLOCK!! Pac endures, reaches out, but Darby sits deep! Pac fights, claws, reaches out, and powers his way forward! ROPEBREAK! Darby lets Pac go, and Pac waves to the back. Well, of course The Death Riders are here! Darby spots Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia & Marina Shafir storming down the aisle, but then Pac CLOBBERS him! A distraction tactic is good enough as Pac now turns the proverbial tables. Then he signals for them to get something, and they bring out another table! The fans chant, “On The Green!” but Pac doesn’t care about that. He scoops Darby to go up the steel steps!
The fans boo as Pac tucks Darby in, TOMBSTONE on the steel steps! The fans go nuts as Darby flops to the floor! Wait, wait, wait, now The Death Riders have STACKED tables?! Pac smirks as he brings Darby back up, and he fireman’s carries Darby to bring him over. Darby goes to the backstage area while Collision goes picture in picture.
Pac carries Darby all the way around to the backstage area, because this is the only place to get upstairs! Pac SMACKS Darby off a wall on the way to the stairs, and the ref reprimands while Pac scares off curious fans. Pac drags Darby up the stairs with a headlock, and they go to the upper deck! Pac brings Darby past the nice bar and lounge area, the ref and Death Riders making sure fans don’t get too close. Pac SMACKS Darby off another wall, then drags Darby through this VIP seating area to go to the balcony. Pac stomps Darby to keep him down, then drags him to the balcony railing! And lo and behold, those stacked tables are right there!
The ref reprimands and the fans are freaking out already, but Pac is looking to toss Darby! Darby clings to the railing but Pac CLUBS him. Pac then drags Darby up, but Darby fires body shots! Fairway to Hell returns to single picture as Darby fights desperately! Darby CLAWS Pac’s back, but Marina shouts at Darby! The ref keeps her back, but that lets Pac LOW BLOW Darby! The Problem continues to be just that, but also the insurance policy for the Death Riders! Pac stands Darby up, and THROWS him off!! Darby crashes down through the tables!!! The fans lose their minds all over again while Pac hurries to go back downstairs!
AEW medical staff is already checking Darby as he’s down in the wreckage, but Pac says screw that! He fireman’s carries Darby and puts him back in the ring! Pac covers, TWO!!! Darby survives and the fans are thunderous! Pac and The Death Riders are in shock! Pac falls back to a corner as he shakes his head. Pac argues with the ref, but 2.99 still isn’t 3! The fans rally for Darby, but Pac storms over to him. Pac looms over Darby, Yuta slides a chair into the ring, but the ref snatches it away! Only for Marina to slide the title belt in! Pac takes aim while Darby rises, but then Darby springs to life! Pac has seen a ghost, or maybe a zombie!
Pac winds up, but Darby LOW BLOWS! And BELT SHOTS!! Darby gets Pac in place, goes up top, COFFIN DROP!! Cover, DARBY WINS!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
Pac said it himself, Darby is the indestructible boy! But can Darby keep this up? Or will The Alpha come through on his promise and bring this title back to the Don Callis Family this Wednesday?
My Thoughts:
A great hour of AEW here as this special edition of Collision, though “Fairway to Hell” is such a random thing to begin with. They must’ve made a business deal with SoFi and TGL, which to me might be more AEW helping TGL get noticed on a national scale. And changing the status quo with the National Championship was quite the surprise, but that’s still great for Davis. Ricochet being the reason why, and then that compelling The Elite jumping into Stadium Stampede is a bit convoluted. I get they’re using continuity of how Kenny hates Callis and vice-versa, but it undercuts what I was hoping for in Hurt Syndicate getting to introduce new members. But hey, 7v7 is pretty wild, too.
I appreciate Divine Dominion adding something to their squash matches with that five minute goal. Slay & Ley already set a good time with over two minutes, and I’m sure two minutes will be the average as they just dominate all summer. And it seems Alex Windsor is gonna be out a little longer than expected, given that adjustment for Double or Nothing. A Fatal 4 Way is still good for how Thekla can use her challengers against each other, or be protected in a loss if they choose. It also helps bring in the Shidalander story, but it also feels like we’re skipping chapters. That Fatal 4 Way can probably get us to the team breaking up and Shida turning on Statlander for their own feud.
Bailey VS Grey probably was a legit standby match, that went quick. And Knight had a decent promo saying he and Bailey are still gonna be JetSpeed going for all the gold. Not sure if that comes true or just sets things up for the team to fall apart. And then a really wild main event with the “No Count Out” match. They probably could’ve just called that No Holds Barred but they wanted to add heat on how The Death Riders were cheating the second half of that match. Both table spots were risky, but obviously Darby did the crazier one. AEW really needs to be careful not to push it much further than that, though.
Then the news of Okada being out for Dynamite, hopefully it’s nothing too tragic with his family. But Takeshita as the substitute is a good choice, this helps build the Okada VS Takeshita match at the same time as building Darby up. Pretty sure MJF accepts the terms of Title VS Hair, and it’d be very MJF if he were to announce that while attacking Darby to close the show on Wednesday.
My Score: 8.8/10
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