AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (10/25/23)
A star-studded Dynamite!
There’s gold and diamonds in Philadelphia!
Hikaru Shida defends the AEW Women’s World Championship while MJF defends his Dynamite Diamond Ring, all in the City of Brotherly Love!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Dynamite Diamond Ring: MJF VS Juice Robinson w/ The Gunns; MJF wins and retains the Dynamite Diamond Ring.
- Hook & Rob Van Dam VS The Dark Order w/ Evil Uno; Hook & RVD win.
- ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships: The Hung Bucks VS Hardy Party; The Hung Bucks win and retain the titles.
- AEW Women’s World Championship: Hikaru Shida VS Ruby Soho; Shida wins and retains the title.
- Bryan Danielson & Claudio Castagnoli VS Orange Cassidy & Kazuchika Okada; Bryan & Claudio win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Backstage interview with MJF.
Renee Paquette is with the AEW World Champion but he excuses himself for a second to make a quick phone call. He puts it on speaker, waits as it rings, and Adam Cole picks up! MJF is so glad Cole got out of that psycho’s house and got that surgery. How’s he feeling? But as Cole tries to answer, Roderick Strong wheels in while shouting, “ADAM~! ADAAAM~!” Cole asks if that’s Roddy, and MJF says it is. Roddy says hi to Adam himself, but Adam says he’ll call MJF later. Understandable. Roddy says, “Love you, too!” as MJF hangs. MJF then asks Roddy what the hell he and The Kingdom even want.
Roddy says he’s just been thinking. It has to be MJF behind the Devil mask. But let’s just pretend that he’s not. And for the sake of their mutual friend, Adam Cole, more Roddy’s than MJF’s, Roddy will “take pity” on MJF and help him against Bullet Club Gold. Wow, really? He means that? Thanks so much! MJF then pushes Roddy and he can’t stop his wheelchair! The Kingdom hurries after Roddy and MJF shouts at the camera to call out Jay White! Tonight, MJF sends White a message in blood! White wants to take MJF’s cherished Triple B? That’s where he messed up! And Juice wanted to send a message to MJF, put his name on something that made MJF feel small. Nice.
But tonight, MJF has a bullet with Juice’s name on it! And live in Philadelphia, MJF will not miss!! Wait! The Devil of AEW takes over the screen?! Then is it really NOT MJF under there? What is going to happen on an already stacked Wednesday Night Dynamite?
Dynamite Diamond Ring: MJF VS Juice Robinson w/ The Gunns!
The introductions are made, the bell rings and MJF CLOBBERS Juice! MJF rains down fists, the ref backs him off, but then MJF stomps away in the corner! The fans are all fired up for MJF but the Gunns are upset. MJF stomps a mudhole into Juice, digs his boots in, but lets off at 4. Juice bails out but MJF goes out. Fans chant “He’s Our Scumbag!” as MJF whips Juice hard into railing! Then hard into more railing! MJF drags Juice up to whip into the timekeeper’s area! The table goes with him! Philly fires up more and MJF gets himself a drink of water. MJF then SPITS that in Juice’s face!
MJF brings Juice away from the timekeeper’s area to SMACK him off a chair. MJF makes Juice take a seat in the corner, he refreshes the ring count, and he pounds the apron. Fans clap along, MJF runs in, and he BOOTS Juice over the railing! Fans fire up even more and MJF feeds off that energy. The Gunns are frustrated on Juice’s behalf as MJF drags Juice back to ringside. MJF then has the legs to CATAPULT Juice into the post! MJF gets in the ring, hears the fans cheer, and then he goes back out after Juice. MJF ROCKS Juice with a haymaker, right where Juice is bleeding from that forehead.
MJF SMACKS Juice off steel steps, then stalks Juice to a corner. MJF drags Juice up, says if he wants a gold tooth, here’s one! MJF stands on Juice against the steps! The Gunns storm over, the ref backs them off but Juice YANKS MJF into the steps! The ref reprimands the Gunns, tells Juice to get in the ring, and Juice has MJF on the apron. Juice drags MJF up, to APRON DDT! MJF flounders while the Gunns taunt him, and Juice staggers up. The crimson mask is growing, but Juice gets in to cover, TWO! Juice glares through his blood and hair, and Colten distracts the ref! Austin slides Juice MJF’s own scarf to CHOKE MJF with!
Fans boo as Juice gets away with that, hides the evidence, and covers. TWO, and fans fire up again! Juice snarls, he throws down fists on MJF, then tells him to go to hell! Juice soaks up the heat from Philly and then Jay White makes his way out to taunt MJF with Triple B. The Switchblade is all smiles as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
White seems to be joining commentary, and Juice TOSSES MJF out of the ring. The ref watches the Gunns closely but Juice gets in his face about the blood. That allows Austin to CHOKE MJF! MJF gets up, gets in the ring, but Juice is on him in the corner. Juice whips MJF hard into a corner and MJF bounces off buckles. Juice paces around, Austin distracts the ref and Colten gives Juice the scarf! Juice CHOKES MJF again! Juice high stacks, TWO!! MJF is still in this and Juice argues with the ref, but the count was fair. Juice seethes, but he stalks MJF and clamps on a chinlock. MJF endures as Juice grinds him down.
MJF fights up as fans rally, and he throws body shots! Juice throws MJF down by his hair! And then SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Juice is frustrated but the fans rally up as MJF stirs. Juice blows snot on MJF, but MJF throws body shots! Juice HEADBUTTS MJF down! Juice taunts the fans and Dynamite returns to single picture. Juice paces around MJF, stalks him, but then Colten distracts the ref. The scarf returns, but MJF snatches that to CHOKE Juice! The Gunns complain, the ref is busy with them, and White shouts from commentary! Juice claws MJF’s face! Juice throws the scarf and shouts at MJF. MJF ducks the leg lariat!
MJF CLOBBERS Juice, CLOBBERS him again, then scoop SLAMS! Fans fire up as MJF dribbles Juice off the buckle! The buckle’s logo is going from white to red, and then MJF climbs up. MJF rains down fists all the way to nine, then winds up, to BITE Juice!! Fans fire up, MJF lets off as the ref counts, and then MJF whips to WRING Juice into the buckles! MJF storms around, tasting Juice’s blood in his mouth. The fans tell MJF he’s sick, but then MJF takes the kangaroo stance! Fans fire up as MJF aims, to KANGAROO KICK! Juice falls out of the ring and MJF shakes the ropes! The fans are thunderous as MJF then builds speed!
But the Gunns trip MJF! The ref was busy watching Juice! Juice gets in to LEG LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Juice is frustrated, but the fans taunt the “ASS~ BOYS!” MJF sits up but Juice scuffs him. MJF stands, Juice throws a forearm! MJF SLAPS Juice and eggs him on. Juice throws another forearm, but MJF says to actually hit him! So Juice claws MJF’s eyes! The ref reprimands, Juice runs, but MJF ducks and handsprings under! Juice blocks a kick to flip MJF, but MJF lands on his feet! MJF pokes Juice in the eyes! The ref reprimands, MJF smirks and runs, but Juice SPITS at MJF! Then LEFT HAND O’ GOD!
Juice gets MJF up, MJF grabs for ropes, but Juice still POWERBOMBS!! Cover, TWO!! Juice is frustrated but so is White. White coaches Juice from commentary, and MJF is up in a corner. Juice runs in but MJF ELBOWS him away! MJF goes up and leaps, to DOUBLE STOMP the arm! Juice runs in but MJF puts him in the ropes! KNEE, and then HEAT- NO, Juice throws MJF away! MJF hobbles, but he ducks Juice to DIVE onto the Gunns! The fans fire up but White says the Gunns are innocent! Juice runs in, but MJF catches him into the apron skirt! MJF claws Juice’s eyes! Fans chant again, “He’s Our Scumbag!” while Juice flounders away.
Juice distracts the ref, pushes him aside, and then KICKS the rope to get MJF low! JUICE IS LOOSE!! White is fired up as Juice covers, TWO!! MJF survives and Bullet Club Gold is furious! The Gunns get all up on the apron, even as the ref kicks at them, all so Juice can put on TJ Maxx! But uh, MJF puts on THE Dynamite Diamond Ring! MJF told Juice before it was gonna be loaded punch for loaded punch, and he dodges the Left Hand o’ God, to hit the RIGHT HAND O’ THE DEVIL!! Then he DECKS Austin, DECKS Colten, and sets Juice up again! HEATSEEKER!!! Cover, MJF wins!!
Winner: MJF, by pinfall (still Dynamite Diamond Ring Bearer)
But the Gunns attack! They won’t let MJF celebrate five years with the ring, but wait! Roddy & The Kingdom roll up! Taven & Bennett brawl with the Gunns! Fans actually cheer The Kingdom, but then the Gunns clothesline Taven & Bennett out! White runs up, he has the Gunns set MJF up, and Juice prepares that fist. But wait! Here comes The Acclaimed! Caster, Bowens & Daddy Ass chase BCG off! The fans are all fired up but White shouts to cut the music! And he tells the fans to shut up! White tells MJF to listen and focus on the sound of his “sweet exotic accent.”
Forget everything about everyone else coming for this title belt! Forget about Kenny Omega, about Samoa Joe, about Wardlow or the Devil Mask! Focus on the only thing that matters, the man standing right here with the BANG BANG BELT! And MJF, you will NEVER get your grubby little hands on it ever again! At Full Gear, White will repeatedly pummel MJF into the ground, and he will breath with the Switchblade! Colten “congratulates” Devil Boy MJF on keeping the ring. But he doesn’t have Triple! But he does have what the Gunns want in the ROH World Tag Team Championships! How about Full Gear, MJF VS The Gunns?
And whether it is MJF or the Devil himself, it doesn’t matter! They’ve got two Gunns, one for each of ’em! And if you’re not down with that- OH SHUT UP, ASS BOYS!! Fans fire up for that! MJF tells them to listen up. They want their shot at the ROH World Tag titles at Full Gear? They’ve got ’em! And MJF will still see White that same night. But he is not waiting until then to get his hands on White’s “dollar store Jack Sparrow lookin’ ass.” MJF says next week on Dynamite, he takes White up on that offer. The four jabronies of Bullet Club Gold, and bring even Cardblade, he’s the only real man among them…
And they will take on MJF and three tag partners of his choosing. And when he wins, White gives back the Triple B! Because NOBODY is on the level of The Devil! White says okay then. But then Roddy shouts to Max. What?! He is literally right here, stop screaming! Roddy wants MJF to listen. Obviously it’s Roddy & The Kingdom, right? Right? Fans boo that, but MJF says these three, “Mid Mike, Mid Matt & Roddy The Simp Strong,” can do him a favor: Get those two big boys on Roddy’s lap, and all three can roll off a cliff, “you bland b*tch!!” Roddy is furious but then Caster says that must mean he’s choosing The Acclaimed, right?
Fans cheer that idea and MJF looks around. MJF doesn’t want Caster to touch him. Now, they’ve known each other a long time, and he means this from his heart. They’ve known each other since MJF was 18. He never liked Caster. And if Caster thinks MJF is tagging with him, he’s got another thing coming. MJF wouldn’t team with Caster if he was on fire and Caster was the only way to put it out. Understand that? Fans boo and Caster feels down. MJF says he doesn’t care what the fans think, but then Caster says, “So you’re saying there’s a chance?” MJF is beside himself and Bowens has to say, “Dammit, Max!”
And then DAMMIT, MJF, don’t you know? EVERYONE Loves The Acclaimed!! Caster says okay, one favor before they leave Philly tonight. Fans fire up as Caster puts out the scissor fingers! MJF glares at Caster but fans want to see it. MJF closes the scissors! Billy is upset but MJF leaves. MJF has seven days to find three people to team with him, but will he end up having no choice but to go with the AEW World Trios Champions?
Wait, here comes Kenny Omega! He steps to MJF on the stage and fans go nuts! Omega has a mic to tell MJF, “You seem to have a lot going on here, so I’m going to cut straight to brass tax. You have something that I want. But I’ve got something that you want. Now, walking out with a live microphone, I lost that the second I lost what’s not around your waist. So even though I have no right to ask, and uh, if you’re the type of scumbag that I think you are, you’ll laugh in my face, tell me to suck on some lemons, go fly a kite, dealer’s choice. But if you’re their scumbag, if you’re the champion that I think they want you to be…
“Heck, if you’re the champion that I think you deep down inside wanna be, you’re gonna hear me out. I want that belt, Max. And I reserve the right to defend my streak. So if you truly are better than me and you know it, well then Max, gee golly gosh, don’t be afraid to show it, pal.” Fans cheer and MJF says okay, how about this? The Cleaner VS The Devil, THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, MOHEGAN SUN, FOR THE AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!! May the best man win. MJF and Omega shake on it, and then MJF tells Omega he will because he is Maxwell! Jacob! Friedman! And he’s better than you, and you know it!
Omega smirks and says on that note, let’s bid the fans adieu. Good bye, MWAH, and good night, BANG. And oh, one more thing. “Three days, b*tch.” The Best Bout Machine and the Salt of the Earth battle it out just days before the reign record is broken, and just weeks away from Full Gear! Who survives this epic Collision?
Wardlow speaks.
“Sitting at home for four months wasn’t healthy for me. I wasn’t recovering from injuries, I wasn’t on vacation. I was going to a very dark place. I got to sit at home and watch Max, somebody who has done so much evil, who has badmouthed this company, who has s*it all over our fans, I’ve had to watch him become the name and face of the company, everybody supporting him, everybody cheering him on. I had to watch the man that I beat main event the biggest show in the history of this business, as the world heavyweight champion. How that changes a man.
“Over the past year, I have felt the Devil’s claws dig deeper and deeper into my back. Max, there is nothing left for you to take from me. And now I am going to take everything from you.” The War Dog has put MJF on notice, will MJF make it through Omega and White only to face his past?
Hook & Rob Van Dam VS The Dark Order w/ Evil Uno!
The FTW Champion once again teams with the ECW legend, right here in the birthplace of that extreme legend, and they’re taking on a team that wants to prove they’re the heroes of this story. Will Alex Reynolds & John Silver #SendHook away? Or will they find both Hook & RVD are One of a Kind?
The teams sort out and fans chant for “E C DUB! E C DUB!” Hook starts against Reynolds, Reynolds gets in Hook’s face and talks trash, but Hook shoots around to waistlock and SLAM! Hook facelocks, Reynolds fights up but Hook headlocks then hammerlocks then headlocks for a BIG takeover! Hook has a top wristlock but Reynolds fights up. Hook tags RVD and fans fire up as they mug Reynolds. RVD wrenches, arm-drags, and fans rally up. Reynolds gets away from RVD to tag Silver. RVD sighs, but Reynolds CLOBBERS him! Reynolds & Silver stomp RVD, then Silver says he’s freakin’ jacked, baby!
Silver ROCKS RVD, CLUBS him on the chest, then he throws body shots! Silver whips but RVD reverses and runs in to monkey flip! Fans fire up as Silver flounders away! Fans join in for “ROB! VAN! DAM!” Reynolds runs in, RVD dodges and Hook catches him for a DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! The Dark Order get up, RVD & Hook clothesline them both up and out! Fans fire up, Uno gets on the apron but RVD DECKS him! RVD & Hook high-ten as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
RVD says hang loose, and he waits on the Dark Order to get up. Silver stands and steps into the ring. Silver and RVD circle, fans rally up, and the two approach. RVD kicks low, wrenches to a wristlock, then tags in Hook. Hook CLUBS Silver’s arm, wrenches an arm, but Silver TOSSES Hook out of the ring! Hook gets on the apron, ROCKS Silver, then DECKS Reynolds! But Uno anchors Hook! Silver BLASTS Hook to the floor! Silver goes out to KICK Hook against barriers! Then CHOP him! Silver puts Hook in the ring, brings him over and tags in Reynolds. Reynolds stomps Hook, brings him around, but Hook throws body shots!
Hook gets around, Reynolds fights the suplex and tags Silver. Hook O’Conner Rolls, but Silver drags him up to POWERBOMB onto Reynolds’ KNEES! Cover, TWO! RVD coaches Hook but Silver taunts him. Silver CLUBS Hook, Dynamite returns to single picture, and Silver throws clubbing crossface forearms! But Hook blocks to EXPLODER! Hook and Silver crawl, hot tag to RVD! RVD rallies on The Meat Man, SUPERKICK! Silver is dazed, but RVD KICKS and spins to JUMPING LEG DROP! Reynolds runs in to fire off on RVD. Reynolds whips him to a corner but RVD puts him on the apron to then JUMP SOBAT!
RVD dodges Silver to then KICK him in the face! Fans fire up as RVD runs, ROLLING THUNDER! Direct hit and cover, but Reynolds breaks it! Fans boo but Reynolds stomps RVD. The ref reprimands but Reynolds brings RVD up. RVD NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, but Silver breaks it! Silver whips RVD to a corner, runs in but into an ELBOW! RVD goes up to JUMPING KICK! Tag to Hook and he stalks Silver. Hook reels Silver in for crossface forearms! Hook is giving Silver a taste of his medicine, then clamps on the- NO, Reynolds BOOTS Hook first! The ref reprimands and backs Reynolds down.
RVD hurries to help Hook, but No gets in with a chair! RVD dodges to VAN DAMINATOR Uno! Then WHEEL KICK for Reynolds! RVD has Reynolds in a drop zone and he goes up! FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH!! Fans fire up but Silver runs up! RVD dodges the punt, Hook has REDRUM!! Silver taps, RVD & Hook win!
Winners: Hook & Rob Van Dam, by submission
This duo is 2-0 and Hook might actually be smiling! Will they stick together and become championship worthy?
RJ City is backstage.
“Hello, I’m not Ben Mankiewicz. Tonight’s film is entitled ‘Hold That Butler’ and it-” Toni Storm cuts him off and says play the picture. We go picture in picture for “Hold That Butler!” and Toni is telling herself in the mirror, “Pull it together, pull it together, pull it together!” RJ City, presumably reprising his role as Mr. Studio Executive Man, tells her that it’s 15 minutes to curtain. What?! He gets a megaphone to say “15 MINUTES TO CURTAIN!” But what’s wrong? Storm says she’s sick of Philadelphia and this dreary set. She wants to go home. But she will, because on November 18th, she films her biggest picture yet, her “Hollywood Homecoming!”
RJ looks to the camera and winks. That’s obviously Full Gear in Los Angeles. Storm says she must get ready! Where’s her butler? Uh, he’s been behind her the whole time. And the butler says, ‘Good evening, Madame.” What’s his name? “Luther.” Good. Then she’ll call him… Luther! Very good, madame. Clementine? He throws her the fruit, she takes a big juicy bite of it, and says it is refreshing. But then she spits it out. Now come, Luther, they must get ready to go home. He nods, and Dynamite goes to break. Will the madness only grow now that Luther is Storm’s butler?
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
Dynamite returns and Schiavone says they are in the greatest pro-wrestling city in the world. And now, he introduces Darby Allin and… STIIIIIING! The Relentless Icons are here and the fans fire up. Schiavone tells Sting that the announcement from last week that shocked the world surely came from the heart. Sting says it did, and he is glad to be here right now. He wants to thank some people, two in particular, that he forgot last week. But because there’s so much history for Sting here in this town, he wants to thank Philadelphia. It has been a great run, and a lot of that was here in Philly.
Sting wants to thank his tag team partner, Darby Allin. Sting means this with everything in him, he could not have made it this far without Darby, the best partner he’s ever had. Sting has some woes out there, right? No, no, not “woo,” “Woe,” As in, “Oh, Darby’s the best partner he’s ever had?” Yeah, Darby is the man. And secondly, Sting wants to thank someone who made all this happen. Without him making the phone call about four years ago now, one Tony Khan. Sting thanks TK for giving him a chance to come back and wrestle a little longer. And to go “OW~!” a few more times. And Schiavone wants the mic back so here you go.
Sting hands the mic back to Schiavone, and Schiavone says that Tony Khan should thank Sting for what he’s meant to AEW. Sting arrived in early 2021, his first match here was Revolution 2021, and now he wants his last match to be Revolution 2024. AEW is proud to be part of Sting’s great career. The fans cheer that! Schiavone says it was 35 YEARS ago, here on TBS that Sting put pro-wrestling on the map for TBS. Schiavone is so thrilled to be part of that. It elevated Sting to the icon that he is now. And we’ve all heard it, Tony Khan has a special gift for Sting. Fans chant “Thank You, Sting!” and Schiavone says he is proud to bring out the gift right now.
Everyone looks to the ramp, and wait. That music. It can’t be! BUT IT IS! RICK FLAIR IS IN AEW!! The Nature Boy makes his way down the ramp and Sting can’t believe it! Sting and Ric hug it out! Ric also hugs Schiavone while Philly loses their minds. Schiavone says Flair VS Sting on TBS made TBS wrestling what it was and what it is today. Nature Boy, welcome to AEW! Ric says that in life, there are moments that are magical. They’re few and they’re far between. And that’s the magic of the chemistry of whatever you do in life that makes you the best.
“35 years ago, this gentleman and I set history on TBS! First Clash of Champions against WrestleMania. And brother, I told him this when I inducted him into the Hall of Fame, to go 55 minutes in a match, 35 years ago or tonight, is hard. He never took a deep breath, he lived up to all of the potential, and he is not only one of the greatest wrestlers in the history of our business, one of the biggest celebrities, but dammit, he’s probably the nicest guy I’ve ever known.” Fans cheer that! So when Flair got this invitation, from the bottom of his heart, Mr. Tony Khan wanted him to be part of this, Flair wants to be here all the way to March! He wants to ride the wagon with Sting!
Flair and Sting “WOO~!” back and forth, and then Flair gives Sting a chop for old times! But wait, here comes Christian Cage. The TNT Champion has Luchasaurus and Nick Wayne with him, and fans boo as he says, “So, Tony Khan is a billionaire, and this is the gift that he gives Sting for his retirement? This is the gift?” Basically, Sting got a suit, gold chains and a black liver! Congratulations. But Christian’s impressed to see Ric is still moving around. This isn’t Weekend at Bernie’s at all! Can’t even see the strings. The fans tell Christian off but he tells them all to relax. He knows Ric isn’t dead. But he also knows there can’t be a God, or else Flair would’ve been dead 20 years ago!
Fans boo more, and even cuss Christian off. But Christian says the real reason he is out here is because last week, Sting & Darby decided to stick their noses in Christian’s business yet again. Darby, how’s that arm feeling? Still got some sour grapes about losing at WrestleDream, huh? Well, Christian will give Darby one more chance. And it’s something the Phillies baseball team couldn’t get done, either! So go ahead, look at something you will never be: a CHAMPION! Now, obviously this situation isn’t gonna go away until Christian makes it go away, so here’s his proposition.
Christian knows Sting has this beautiful dream that he’ll make it to Revolution 2024 all because he started here in AEW at Revolution 2021. Sting has this beautiful picture painted for himself, but Christian sees it differently. He doesn’t wanna wait until Revolution for Sting to be gone, Christian wants him gone NOW. So what he’s saying is, there’s three of them, and well, there’s Sting, Darby and Flair. Flair can be a partner if they want, but he looks one Superkick away from his pacemaker giving up and the rest of him withering into dust. But at Full Gear, find a partner, and the retirement will come early, and not with a big celebration. It’ll be more like a funeral.
Now someone, hit the champ’s music. HIT THE MUSIC! Sting has everyone hold on. Sting sneezes, and says sorry, he’s allergic to jackasses. First off, Darby & Sting will find a partner, and they will accept that challenge. See you there! Full Gear just got bigger, but who will be the third man, brother?
Backstage interview with Chris Jericho.
Renee sits down with The Ocho and says the last time they saw each other two weeks ago, Jericho was down on the ground, medical team helping him, and he had to be taken to a hospital, all because of his match with “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs. Can he provide a medical update for us now? Jericho says yeah, it was a destruction, to be honest. As a pro-wrestler of 33 years, Jericho can’t remember ever being beat down like that. His ribs are still hurting after about seven or eight spinebusters and three “World’s Most Dangerous Slams.” The thing that’s hurting most is his ego.
Renee says Jericho is arguably one of the greatest of all time, we’ve seen so many different versions of Jericho over the years. But to see what happened to Jericho in the ring with Hobbs, is he hitting a certain point of self-reflection in his career to consider what he has left? Jericho says as an athlete, you always do that. Demo God, Le Champion, The Wizard, all these other iterations, one thing Jericho has always had is a sense of confidence in himself. And knowing that on any given night, he can beat anybody. But last week, he didn’t see that coming.
Hobbs came out him out the gate, and big as he is and as good as he is, Jericho thought he could remedy that but just couldn’t. He couldn’t get out of the hole that Hobbs continued to dig with Jericho’s own body over and over again. So there does come a time in a career where you self-reflect. Does Jericho still have what it takes to beat a Hobbs? Is it time to step back a bit? Or is it time to get even stronger, even more intense, even more confident because he IS Chris Effin’ Jericho? Is it time to get… revenge? Jericho says Callis has a family. Lots of guys, lots of friends.
Jericho still has lots of friends, too. And some of those friends are even bigger than Hobbs. Maybe it’s time to give those friends a call. Just who is it that The Lionheart can call upon to defend his pride?
ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships: The Hung Bucks VS Hardy Party!
Hangman Adam Page & The Young Bucks fought hard to get these belts off The Mogul Embassy, and are willing to fight hard to keep them! This is their second time around, will they make this the best reign yet? Or will Matt, Jeff & Brother Zay DELETE the Elite, THE THE Elite already?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who carries on with the titles!
The trios sort out and Zay starts with Nick Jackson. They circle, tie up, and Nick headlocks. Zay powers out but Nick runs him over. Things speed up, Zay hurdles and Nick leaps. They keep moving, Nick hip tosses Zay down hard! then he scoops and SLAMS Zay! Zay flounders to the corner, Nick runs in, and Nick blocks Zay’s boots. Nick puts Zay in the ropes, tags in Matt, and NECKBREAKER to SENTON combo! Matt BLASTS the Hardys, then he and Nick CLOTHESLINE GAMANGIRI COMBO! Matt keeps moving, he BLASTS the Hardys again, and comes back to CANNONBALL ENZIGURI COMBO!
Fans fire up with Matt and he tags Hangman in. Matt pushes Zay and Hangman goes up to FLYING LARIAT! Fans fire up with The Cowboy and he storms up. But Zay tags Matt Hardy and fans rally up. Hangman and Hardy circle, talk some smack, and then Hardy SLAPS Hangman! Hardy hurries away, the ref keeps Hangman back, and then Matt Jackson tags in. The Matts meet and they circle. Fans rally as they tie up, and Hardy wrenches an arm. Jackson rolls, kips up, but Hardy throws him by his hair! Jackson gets mad, they start shoving, and Jackson fires off haymakers! Jackson runs but Jeff gets as cheap shot in!
Fans are torn, Jackson swings on Jeff but Jeff gets away. Jackson turns around, Hardy catches him for a SIDE EFFECT! Cover, TWO! Fans rally as Hardy tags Zay. Zay runs to BLAST Nick & Hangman, then Matt Hardy CLUBS Matt Jackson down. Zay FLIES to TORNILLO and he wipes out Nick & Hangman! Zay says “SUCK IT!” while Hardy bumps Jackson off buckles. Zay returns, Jeff gets a shot in, and Hardy Party mocks the Bucks’ favorite pose. Hardy keeps on Jackson as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Hardy bumps Jackson off buckles, Zay has him in a corner and CHOPS! Zay storms up, snapmares, and he slingshots to SENTON! Cover, TWO! Zay keeps Matt Jackson from his corner, and Matt Hardy tags back in. Hardy & Zay mug Jackson, then Hardy “DELETE! DELETE! DELETE!” buckle bumps Jackson all the way to the mat! Tag to Jeff, the Hardys double whip Jackson to the corner, then set up for POETRY IN MOTION! Jeff snapmares and basement dropkicks! Cover, TWO! Jeff keeps Matt Jackson down with a chinlock and keeps him from his corner. Jackson fights up but Jeff CLUBS his arm.
Jeff wrenches and RAMS shoulders, then RAMS shoulders again! Jeff snapmares Jackson to NECK SNAPPER! Jeff wrenches and kicks Jackson, then hoists him up for an atomic drop! Jeff has the legs, but Nick SUPERKICKS him! Jeff wobbles, and falls into Matt Jackson’s buckeyes! Fans rally up while Jeff and Jackson both crawl. Hot tag to Matt Hardy! Matt drags Matt onto ropes to CHOKE him! The ref counts, Hardy lets off, and then he has Jackson in the ropes! ROPE GUILLOTINE as Dynamite returns to single picture! “DELETE! DELETE! DELETE!” Tag to Zay and Hardy goes up. Fans rally, V1 AX-
NO, Matt Jackson catches Hardy! Zay jumps in but also gets caught, DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS! Fans fire up and Jackson hurries to his corner, hot tag to Hangman! Hangman rallies on Hardy Party! Matt Hardy reverses the whip but Hangman reverses back to TOSS Hardy! Hangman ROCKS Jeff for good measure! Hangman BOOTS Zay, then triangle jump LARIATS Matt Hardy! Zay comes back, springboards, but Hangman catches him! FALL AWAY SLAM! Then a PLANCHA onto Hardy! Hangman gets back in, he dodges Zay and wrenches him around, but Zay ducks, only to jump into a fireman’s carry! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!!
Fans rally up as Zay stays in this, and Hangman storms around. Hangman drags Zay up, whips him to ropes, but Zay reverses. Hangman avoids the dropkick to roll the jackknife into a Alabama Lift! Jeff saves Zay, for some SILLY STRING!! Been a long time since we’ve seen that one! Zay and Hangman both crawl, hot tags to Nick and Jeff! Nick SUPERKICKS Jeff! And SUPERKICKS Matt! And SUPER- NO, Zay blocks! But Nick ducks the enziguri to SUPERKICK back! Matt jumps in and the Bucks aim together. But Zay blocks Nick’s kick to send it into Matt! Then Zay SUPERKICKS back! Zay ducks ‘n’ dodges and DOUBLE DROPKICKS!
Zay kips up, fans fire up, and Jeff kicks Matt to TWIST OF FATE! Jeff holds Matt in place and Zay runs, using Matt to SUPER FLY! Direct hit onto Hangman & Nick! Hardy kicks Jackson, TWIST OF FATE again! Jeff throws off the shirt and goes up top! SWANTON BOMB!! Cover, but Nick & Hangman break it! Hardy TOSSES Nick, then TOSSES Hangman! Hardy says “DELETE! DELETE!” while Philly says “This is Awesome!” Tag and Matt stalks Matt. Kick and TWIST- NO, Jackson powers out, Hangman ROCKS Hardy! Matt scoops, Nick springboards, but Hardy slips free! Zay tags in, GAMANGIRIS Jackson, then springboards, but into BUCKSHOT!!
The Bucks SUPERKICK the Hardys down! They drag Zay up, B T E TRIGGER!! Cover, Hung Bucks win!
Winners: The Hung Bucks, by pinfall (still ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions)
The Hardy Party put up a hardy fight, but it wasn’t enough to the good, the bad and the- Wait, what’s playing on the tron? Prince Nana is breaking into Hangman’s house?! Nana then steps aside so Swerve can step in! “Oh, y’all tacky.” Hangman is furious and he rushes to the back but what can he do so far away from home?! Swerve says the Page family owes him for taking all the opportunities. Swerve is in the kitchen, Nana eats up the chocolate covered berries. Swerve sees Hangman’s son’s artwork hanging on the fridge. They really have no taste. And he RIPS it up!! Swerve sits on the couch, and finds a book. It’s a speak ‘n’ say.
Wait, what was that? Swerve takes the camera, goes through the halls, and Nana isn’t sure this is a good idea. Swerve says shut up, and he finds HANGMAN’S SON’S ROOM! Swerve said last week it wasn’t gonna be Hangman who pays for his actions. What he meant to say was it would be his loved ones that do. Hangman cost Swerve a title opportunity, he took something from Swerve, and now he owes Swerve a debt. So since Hangman ain’t here, will it be Junior who pays? No, Hangman will be the one that pays up. Just not today. In fact, Swerve will leave a reminder that Junior is forever indebted to him, and it is daddy’s fault.
Swerve says he’ll never forget this, and neither will Hangman. Nana says time to go, and Swerve turns off the camera. This is something far beyond personal now! How far will Swerve and Hangman go to put this one to bed?
Backstage interview with Adam “Edge” Copeland.
Renee is now with The Rated R Superstar and asks what he thinks of earlier with Sting, Darby & Flair staring down Christian, Luchasaurus & Nick Wayne. We all heard Edge vow not to fight Christian, but is that going to change now? Edge says honestly, no. The friendship with Christian is more important to him than anything that could happen in this business. It just does. But then Darby walks over and says he can’t be that stupid. Darby knows Edge came to AEW to “ride off into the sunset with this fairytale ending,” but that’s not the world we’re living in. Do you think Darby wanted to break Nick’s face? No, he didn’t.
But it’s kill or be killed here. Edge says he respects Darby, but- Sting stops him there! He can’t believe they’re even having this conversation. Sting knows what it is to have the blinders on. Sting was up and down the road with Lex Luger, but he had the blinders on. Edge needs to take his off. That legend out there that just said he’d be with Sting on his way out, the Dirtiest Player in the Game, Sting learned from him. Sting learned how to see right through guys like Christian. Edge just needs to open his eyes up and see it for himself, before it’s too late. Is Edge hearing Sting? Sting gets in Edge’s face and says to listen up before it is too late!
Sting says he and Edge go way back, so don’t mess it up now. Get with it. Will the Rated R Superstar listen to the Icon?
AEW Women’s World Championship: Hikaru Shida VS Ruby Soho!
The Shining Samurai has gone back and forth with Toni Storm, she dethroned Saraya, and now she faces the Runaway. Will Shida sweep the Outcasts then, now and forever? Or will there be No Future for Shida now?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who heads from here to Full Gear as champion!
The bell rings and Shida circles with Soho. They tie up, fans rally and Shida puts Soho on ropes. The ref counts, Shida lets off but Soho turns things around to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Shida shoves back, runs up, but Soho clinches! Shida fights that to backslide, but Soho blocks that! Soho reverses the hooks, Shida fights the backslide, and then she spins Soho around. They both kick low, and they both glare at the other. Shida eggs Soho on, Soho runs up but Shida dodges, then whips, but Soho elbows back! Soho goes up but Shida stops Nightshade to kick low! Shida whips, Soho blocks and then runs to duck ‘n’ whip Shida to a corner.
Shida goes up to CROSSBODY! Not the cleanest but Shida brings Soho up to scoop and SLAM! Fans rally as Shida puts Soho in a corner. Shida climbs up and fans fire up as she rains- NO, Soho slips out to YANK Shida down! Soho whips, clinches and STO! Cover, TWO! Shida has a ghost pin! TWO, they roll and roll and roll and the fans fire up! Shida has the cover now, TWO!! Soho escapes but Shida fires up. Fans are with her and she climbs up in the corner. Shida rains down those fists after all! Shida goes all the way to TEN, fires up more, and she kicks Soho from the corner. Shida adjusts to MISSILE DROPKICK!
Soho bails out, fans fire up and Shida storms out to grab Soho. Soho breaks free to SUPER NO FUTURE! Shida falls and fans boo but Soho smiles as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Soho soaks up the heat, then she drags Shida up. Shida is dead weight but Soho still puts her in the ring and covers, TWO! Shida is still in this but Soho stomps her around. Soho soaks up the heat, taunts the fans, and then stomps Shida more. Soho motions she’ll be champ now, and then she looms over Shida. Soho taunts the fans more, eggs Shida on, and Shida sits up. Soho pushes Shida back down, pie faces her, but Shida throws body shots. Soho eggs Shida on and Shida throws more shots, but Soho HEADBUTTS her down! Soho stands on Shida at the ropes, but lets off as the ref counts 4.
Soho soaks up more heat, then CHOKES Shida on the ropes! The ref counts, Soho lets off, then she drags Shida back up. Soho snap suplexes, covers, TWO! Shida is still in this and Soho is annoyed. Shida pushes Soho away, but Soho storms up to CHOP her against ropes. Soho whips but Shida blocks by holding ropes, so Soho ROCKS her! Soho whips, but Shida JUMP KNEES! Fans fire up while both women are down! The ref checks, and a standing count begins. Dynamite returns to single picture as the count reaches 4 of 10. Shida stands first, she ROCKS Soho! Soho ROCKS Shida! They go back and forth and fans fire up!
Shida gets the edge, Soho is wobbly, and Shida goes to torture rack. Soho fights that, swings, but Shida blocks to ROCK her again! Torture rack for the stretch, then she DROPS Soho! SLIDING FOREARM! Cover, TWO! Soho survives but Shida goes up a corner. Fans fire up as Shida aims, but Soho THROWS her down! Cover, TWO!! Shida gets thar arm up and Soho is frustrated. Soho goes and rips a buckle pad off! The ref reprimands, takes the pad, but this is all misdirection so Soho can get her spray paint! Soho gives it to Shida to set her up! The ref sees that and Shida defends Soho is playing possum!
Soho bails out, grabs the title belt, and runs in, but then Shida does spray the paint! Soho shields herself with the belt, and now it’s green instead of gold! The ref takes the belt, Shida feels awful, but Soho uses her wrist tape to CHOKE Shida!! Soho reels Shida in, DESTINATION UNKNOWN!! Cover, TWO!?!? Shida survives and Soho is furious! Soho drags Shida up, goes for the bare buckle, but Shida fights free! Soho reels Shida back in but Shida fights the saido. So NO FUTURE instead! But Shida rebounds to KATANA KICK!! Shida sputters, crawls to the cover, TWO!!! Soho survives and Shida can’t believe it!
Shida roars, drags Soho up, and she suplexes. Soho fights free to NO- NO, Shida blocks the kick this time! V-TRIGGER! And then the FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!! Soho sits back, TWO! Soho hits the bare buckle! Then the KATANA!! Cover, Shida wins!
Winner: Hikaru Shida, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Champion)
Soho tried all her tricks but it just cost her in the end! Shida still feels awful that her belt is green, but wait! Toni Storm makes her entrance, accompanied by her butler, Luther! The Hollywood Homecoming is, well, coming and Storm clearly wants her shot at the title. But will it still be Shida holding onto the green- er, gold by then?
Backstage interview with MJF.
Renee checks with the AEW World Champion while the trainer checks his arm. The challenge has been set and accepted, MJF VS Omega is happening on Collision for the AEW World Championship, but also the record for longest reign as AEW World Champion. How is MJF feeling ahead of that match? MJF says there are a lot of emotions, but wait, who is coming in? Samoa Joe is applauding and congratulating the champion. But Joe is here with good intentions. MJF is a man who suffers from a severe lack of friendship. MJF needs a lot more people watching his back these days, by someone who has MJF’s best interests at heart.
So Joe has a simple offer. Joe will be MJF’s “friend.” Oh, sounds good to him. They shake on it, but Joe says this is under one condition: MJF gives Joe the rematch for the AEW World Championship. And he doesn’t have to answer that now. But the way things are going, Joe knows he’ll get his answer soon enough. Joe heads out, did the Devil of AEW just make a deal with another devil?
AEW adds a December PPV to the calendar!
To close out the year on December 30th, AEW returns to Long Island and the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum for the inaugural Worlds End! Tickets on sale next Friday, November 3rd, 10 AM Eastern!
BREAKING NEWS for Rampage!
On top of Mike Santana VS Ortiz in their grudge match a long time coming, we will get some final remarks from MJF and Kenny Omega before their title match Saturday on Collision. And speaking of title matches, there will be a Fatal 4 Way #1 Contender’s match to Hikaru Shida’s Women’s World Championship! Skye Blue VS Willow Nightingale VS Anna Jay VS the returning Abadon! Will it be a spooky scary Saturday for Shida?
Bryan Danielson & Claudio Castagnoli VS Orange Cassidy & Kazuchika Okada!
The Blackpool Combat Club has had beef with Freshly Squeezed, not just concerning the AEW International Championship. But while Jon Moxley is still on the mend, the American Dragon & Swiss Superman are stepping up to the champ and the Rainmaker! Will Bryan & Claudio tear down this dynamic duo? Or will Chaos reign on Dynamite?
The teams sort out and Bryan wants Okada, but he gets Cassidy first. The fans rally up, Cassidy and Bryan circle, and the fans rally behind Freshly Squeezed. Cassidy puts the hands up, but Bryan KICKS the leg out! Bryan kicks Cassidy around, wrenches and wristlocks, then wrangles Cassidy to isolate that arm and STOMP it! And then he KICKS Cassidy in the back! Bryan drags Cassidy up, wrenches and hits an ELBOW BREAKER! Bryan wrenches to another wristlock, Cassidy rolls. Then Cassidy kips up! Cassidy wrenches, hammerlocks, headlocks and hits the takeover! Bryan headscissors and squeezes tight!
Cassidy moves around, kicks and kicks and kicks, and kicks so much he bounces his way out of the scissors, to then kip up! Fans fire up and Cassidy catches his breath. Bryan nods and offers a handshake. Cassidy reaches out but Bryan KICKS the leg out again! Bryan drags Cassidy up, bumps him off buckles, and he tags in Claudio. Claudio stomps Cassidy, scoops him and SLAMS him down! Fans rally, Claudio kicks Cassidy around, and Claudio drags him up. Claudio scoops to SLAM again! Claudio gives Cassidy more toying kicks, almost parodying Cassidy. Cassidy frowns, looks to his corner, and fans fire up! Tag to Okada!
Fans go nuts as Rainmaker now stands against Swiss Superman! These two meet again after the Blackpool Combat Club failed to take the NEVER Openweight Six Man titles from Okada and his Dream Trio. They tie up, go around, and Claudio powers Okada to ropes. The ref counts, Okada turns things around, and then Okada lets off slowly. Okada fakes chop to pat Claudio on the shoulders. Then he drop toeholds Claudio, drops an elbow on the back, then he swings on Bryan! Bryan gets away and Okada smirks as Bryan wags his finger. Claudio ROCKS Okada, but Okada ROCKS Claudio! They go back and forth, forearm for forearm!
Fans rally up, Okada UPPERCUTS, but Claudio UPPERCUTS! The UPPERCUTS go back and forth now, and Okada gets the edge! Okada scoops Claudio to SLAM him down! Tag back to Cassidy and Cassidy goes up top! Cassidy calls for the flips, but he just FALLING ELBOW DROPS! Cover, TWO! Claudio scowls but Cassidy is on him. Claudio wrenches, whips, but Cassidy goes up and out. Cassidy ducks a punch, but Claudio bumps him off buckles! And ROCKS him after all! Then Claudio suplexes and he carries Cassidy all the way over to tag Bryan! Claudio hangs Cassidy out to dry, and Bryan goes up to GUILLOTINE KNEE! Cover, TWO!
Dynamite goes picture in picture as Bryan keeps on Cassidy with a neck wrench. Cassidy endures, fans rally up, and Cassidy fights around. Bryan grabs an arm to wrench and isolate it, and he STOMPS it! Cassidy writhes but Bryan drags him up. Bryan tags Claudio, they mug Cassidy, and Claudio stays between Cassidy and Okada. Claudio UPPERCUTRS Cassidy down, covers, TWO! Claudio keeps Cassidy down with a cobra clutch. Cassidy fights up, reaches out, but Claudio whips Cassidy away. Cassidy ducks ‘n’ dodges and tilt-o-whirls to RANA! Claudio flounders, fans rally up, hot tag to Bryan! Bryan drags Cassidy away from Okada!
Bryan has a toehold and he turns Cassidy over to tie up the legs. Bryan drops a knee on Cassidy’s back, then fishhooks the face! Bryan drops another knee on Cassidy, then another, then another and another and then ghost pins! TWO, but Bryan keeps Cassidy from Okada. Tag to Claudio, the BCC mug Cassidy again, and Claudio taunts Okada before he drops an elbow! Cover, TWO! Claudio clamps onto Cassidy again, back to the cobra clutch! Dynamite returns to single picture as fans rally up. Cassidy fights to his feet, throws shots, but Claudio whips him to an open corner. Claudio then runs in, but Cassidy dodges and Claudio hits only buckles!
Cassidy crawls, but Claudio runs in again. Cassidy TOSSES Claudio up and out! Fans fire up as Cassidy crawls, but Claudio sneaks around the outside. Claudio intercepts Cassidy just in time! Claudio deadlift gut wrenches for a SUPLE- SUNSET FLIP! Claudio flails to stay up, then he hoists Cassidy right up, but Cassidy SATELLITE DDTS! Fans fire up while both men are down and a standing count climbs! Cassidy and Claudio stir, head for their corners, but Claudio grabs Cassidy’s foot. Cassidy BOOTS Claudio away, hot tags to Bryan and Okada! Philly goes nuts getting the Forbidden Door rematch!
Okada and Bryan stare down as they step into the ring. Bryan points out how Okada injured his arm and now there’s the metal rod in there. Bryan CHOPS, so Okada forearms! CHOP! Forearm! CHOP! Forearm! Fans fire up and Bryan CHOPS again! Okada forearms again! CHOP! Forearm! Fans fire up as Bryan shakes his head to CHOP! And KICK! And KICK! And KICK! Bryan whips, Okada ducks ‘n’ dodges to ELBOW Bryan down! Fans fire up with Okada and he whips Bryan to a corner. Okada runs in to BACK ELBOW, kick and DDT! Cover, TWO! Okada keeps cool, this is his standard formula. He scoops and SLAMS, then goes to a corner!
Okada climbs, but Bryan runs in. Okada jumps up and over, then FLAPJACKS Bryan! Cover, TWO! Bryan stays in this but Okada hauls him up. Okada gut wrenches but Bryan slips free! Bryan grabs the arm, he wrangles Okada down but Okada still fights, so Bryan STOMPS that arm! Bryan eggs Okada on, then KICKS him! And KICKS him! And KICKS him! Fans chant “YES! YES! YES!” with every shot! Bryan then takes aim, but Okada ducks the buzzsaw to roll Bryan up! TWO, into the omoplata! LEBELL LOCK!! Okada endures, reaches out, pushes back to a cover, TWO, into a ghost pin! TWO!! Both men stand, Bryan dodges to-
NO, Okada dodges the Busaiku knee to get around, ripcord and- NO, Bryan avoids the Rainmaker lariat! Bryan CHOPS, but Okada just glares at him. Bryan CHOPS! And CHOPS! Okada ROCKS Bryan right back! Okada whips, Bryan goes up and over, then keeps moving! Bryan ducks ‘n’ dodges but so does Okada! DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! Fans are thunderous as both men are down! “This is Awesome!” as Bryan and Okada crawl. Hot tag to Claudio! Claudio runs in, Okada BOOTS him away, and Cassidy tags in! CROSSBODY, but Claudio catches Cassidy! Only for Okada to BOOT them over! Cover, TWO!
Cassidy watches Claudio sit up, and gives him “devasting” kicks! Well, if Bryan calls his Yes Kicks, should we call these Whatever Kicks? Fans are torn as Cassidy gives Claudio kicks, then REAL KICKS! Fans fire up with Cassidy, and he runs up, but Claudio pops up! Cassidy ducks ‘n’ dodges but the tilt-o-whirl gets thrown down! For the SWING! But Cassidy sits up in it!? Claudio blocks the DDT to suplex, but into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirls, DDT!! Cover, Bryan breaks it! And he SHOTGUNS Okada for good measure! But Cassidy SHOTGUNS Bryan, then PLANCHAS him down!
Cassidy returns to aim at Claudio. The elbow pad comes off, Cassidy runs in, but Claudio blocks to GIANT SWING!! Fans fire up as Cassidy goes around and around and around, for a count of TEN! FIFTEEN! And then Claudio picks up speed again to get TWENTY-FIVE, into the SCORPION DEATHLOCK!! Cassidy endures the Sharpshooter and reaches out. Claudio drags him away! But Okada BOOTS Claudio! Claudio holds on and roars! Okada goes again but Claudio blocks the boot to UPPERCUT Okada! But that means Cassidy is free! Okada pops Claudio up to an Alabama, and REVERSE NECKBREAKER!
Okada BLASTS Bryan, hauls Claudio up to scoop and SLAM! Okada goes up a corner, takes aim, and MACHO ELBOWS! Fans fire up again and Okada hits the Rainmaker Pose! Cassidy HUGS him! You GOT to give the people what the want, and we also get two snap zoom-outs in one match! But Bryan is up top, and he DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICKS them! Fans boo and Bryan gets Okada up to wrench. But Okada ripcords! Bryan fights the Rainmaker, runs, but into the DORPKICK! Okada tries again, Bryan fires more elbows, but Cassidy runs in to ORANGE PUNCH Bryan! RAINMAKER!!! But then Claudio swings on Okada!
Okada ducks, ripcords, but Claudio dodges to springboard and UPPERCUT!! But here comes ORANGE- POP-UP UPPER!!!! Cover, BCC WINS!!!
Winner: Bryan Danielson & Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall
The Swiss Superman just pinned the International Champion! But wait, Bryan is holding his jaw! Did Bryan get hurt again? Wheeler Yuta & Jon Moxley rush out to check. Is the BCC being whittled down right before our eyes? Meanwhile, the full Best Friends/Chaos contingent hurries out to have Okada stand down. Claudio still has a golden ticket on Cassidy, and Tony Khan’s making it official already! Will Claudio take the International Championship from Cassidy? We also have a stare down of Hook and Yuta, will the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil have to handle The Decoder? Is this all turning into faction warfare before our very eyes?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite here with a really star-studded night. Ric Flair showing up as the gift to Sting really was some great stuff given their history, and of course Christian Cage had to rain on the parade. Sting & Darby also had a good moment with Edge, because duh, this is going to give us the Six Man Tag I knew we were getting the moment Edge even showed up here. Hook & RVD of course win against Dark Order, but hard to say where any of that is going. This one might’ve just been because they were in Philly, birthplace of ECW.
And of course, what an awesome main event tag with Okada’s AEW TV debut. Hopefully Bryan isn’t legit hurt after that Orange Punch, as it looks like BCC and Best Friends might have a revived feud going forward. Though I guess that’s assuming the feud was ever considered off. But Cassidy VS Claudio next week for the International title will be awesome stuff, and perhaps could go either way. Yuta and Hook interacting is cool, too, with a potential FTW Championship match happening for both guys to really show their technical abilities but also their hardcore sides, because we know both guys have that in them.
Really good Six Man Tag for the ROH titles, but I figured Hung Bucks would retain. But then that home invasion promo from Swerve was actually powerful stuff. There have been promos like that before, but not quite the way Swerve did them. Both the way he filmed it and just the tone of it really blows the other examples out of the water. This is all why Swerve does deserve to be a singles champion in AEW. Swerve VS Hangman rematch at Full Gear is going to be awesome stuff, and I almost want them to go with an Unsanctioned Match just so they can go wild with it to give us a blow-off.
Great match from Shida VS Soho, with really clever uses of the spray paint and other cheat spots. Shida was of course going to retain, and given what “Hold That Butler!” teased, it is of course going to be Storm facing the champion at Full Gear. I like the field in that Fatal 4 Way to give Shida a challenger on Collision, and it is hard to say who from Skye, Willow, Anna and Abadon will win. However, it just feels right that with Halloween just a week away, Abadon makes a great return to give Shida one more great defense before Full Gear. And that is because, with how things are feeling, Timeless Toni Storm could totally take that title off Shida at Full Gear, as much of a shame that is for Shida.
Great promo from Jericho to tease him bringing someone into this story, and the only person I can think that Jericho means is Paul “Big Show” Wight, harkening back to #JeriShow when they were a half decent tag team. Good promo from Wardlow to explain why he’s suddenly after MJF again, and it does make some sense. Wardlow can’t stand that others have forgiven and accepted MJF when MJF was the worst of the worst, AND Wardlow can’t stand that after beating MJF (during what was basically worked-shoot story of MJF not being happy until he got paid a crap ton of money), it is MJF who gets all the best opportunities. Wardlow got booked into a BS corner where QT helped Hobbs beat him, and Wardlow never got any real revenge, and so he’s going back to the root of the problems: MJF.
And speaking of MJF, great stuff from him at the opening of the show, which is the surprising thing in itself. Would’ve thought they’d have MJF be middle or even main event. But having The Devil of AEW show up separate from MJF is great stuff to establish it is someone else under the mask. Great promo with MJF, Adam Cole and “Simp Strong” as MJF put it, Roddy again messes up how to be a good friend by acting like he’s having to step down to MJF’s level. Great Dynamite Diamond Ring match, and I’m surprised they went with MJF retaining the ring all on his own. But Roddy & Kingdom failing to make the save while Acclaimed succeeded was also a great move, but I should’ve figured MJF would be reluctant to team with Caster.
Omega making a challenge to MJF for Collision is awesome, and that match will be awesome. Something has to happen on Collision that not only helps MJF retain but compels MJF to accept The Acclaimed’s help because who is there for MJF to turn to? MJF rejected Roddy & Kingdom for good reason, but former Pinnacle members ain’t helping MJF (where’d Shawn Spears disappear to this time?) and any other trio probably just hates MJF for his past, too. Samoa Joe had a good promo with MJF, though, setting himself up as next for after even Jay White on Full Gear. Maybe Joe subs in for Adam Cole so that MJF has a proper tag title match against The Gunns during the Zero Hour because that keeps MJF fresh for his match with White, and therefore better off for when Joe gets his turn.
My Score: 8.8/10
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The Top Guys explain themselves!
After failing to take the AEW World Trios Championships, FTR turned on the Rated R Superstar! Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler now tell us WHY!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Jamie Hayter VS Billie Starkz; Jamie wins and advances.
- The Gates of Agony VS Smash ‘n’ Burn; The Gates win.
- Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn VS Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson; Bowens wins.
- 2v1 Handicap: Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS LMK & Kelly Madan; Megan wins.
- Kevin Knight VS AR Fox; Knight wins.
- FTR VS 2Point0; FTR wins.
- 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Athena VS Harley Cameron; Athena wins and advances.
- 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Konosuke Takeshita VS Brody King; Takeshita wins and advances.
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BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
While Pac goes down with an Achilles injury, The Death Riders will still defend their AEW World Trios Championships using some Freebird Rules! Jon Moxley steps in, will he, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta keep the reign of terror going? Or can The Opps free the trios titles from their death grip?
FTR is here!
Speaking of those titles, Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler are here after failing to win the AEW World Trios Championships, and then brutalizing The Rated R Superstar! Adam Copeland had to be stretchered out of the arena in Philadelphia on Sunday, and FTR gets booed by Springfield, Massachusetts here tonight. Cash has a mic to say, “What happened Sunday, that wasn’t an easy decision for me. And despite what you might think, it was not premeditated. Adam Copeland has been one of my best friends, he has been my mentor, for 15 YEARS, before I even really knew Dax Harwood!”
The fans boo but Cash says the more Dax talked, the more sense he made. The more sense it made, the more it pissed Cash off, because he wanted Dax to be wrong. But Cash could feel it, he could feel that he was wrong. The more he watched the moves Cope made backstage, the more he moved against FTR’s careers, the more Cash understood that Cope only cared about Cope. Cope held FTR down! He held them down to lift himself up! So in Philly, when Cash saw Dax sitting here, Cope laying here, in that moment… It just clicked. Cash knew what had to happen, and that he’d have to be the one to do it!
The fans boo more but Cash says Cope may have trained him as a young man, but that’s all Cope ever saw! That helpless kid! And Cash is not that anymore. Cope did not respect Cash as a man! And if you disrespect him, you have to pay. FTR are living legends! They will be treated as such! Dax says he knows that it is the “cool” thing to do, so you feel like you’re somebody, you feel like you’re involved. It’s cool to boo FTR when they talk, that’s “cool” in 2025. The fans didn’t reach their dreams, so now they make their own. But just let Dax say this one thing and then they can do this charade.
“Last week, I saw a sign in the crowd that said, ‘Why, FTR, Why?’ And as cliche as that is, I though to myself, ‘Well, why not?’ Instead of asking us why, you should be thanking us! You should be thanking us because we gave Adam Copeland everything he wanted. Adam Copeland was begging for relevancy in 2025 at the expense of the ABSOLUTE BEST TAG TEAM IN THIS WORLD, and we gave it to him!” The fans chant, “You Sold Out!” and Dax asks back, “How did I sell out, you idiots? I didn’t make any money off of this.” But over the last week, Dax has been wracking his brain on what to say over what he could say to the fans and be justified.
And then it clicked! Dax doesn’t care if anyone agrees with FTR! What FTR did was right. The fans boo, but Dax says even though FTR doesn’t own anyone an explanation, let’s have fun here. They’ll run down the list. For four MONTHS, they waited. Four months, nothing to do, they were irrelevant for four months. The only thing planned for them was to be Cope’s new Edgeheads. They put FTR’s career on hold so Cope could chase his glory days and win one more world title, holding on to a sliver of hope that he might still be the man. Dax tells Adam, “We’ve won ten world titles across seven worldwide brands, and YOU want us to take a backseat to you!?
“You’re selfish! Too damn selfish to see where the issue is! And I wanted nothing more, I wanted nothing more than Adam Copeland to end his career side-by-side with FTR and ride off into the sunset. But just like every wrestler in Adam Copeland’s position, you’re TOO DAMN SELFISH!” The fans boo, Dax tells them they paid money to see him so sit down and shut up. Just work out even once, buddy! Dax understands there are a lot of people in the back not happy with FTR. And that there are some people out here not happy with them. Tony Schiavone, come on over here. The fans boo, but Dax promises Schiavone that he just wants to talk.
Nigel isn’t so sure, but Schiavone says he has things he needs to say, too. The fans are torn, but Schiavone goes to the ring. Dax tells Schiavone to be careful now, don’t fall getting in. But this week on Dynamite, Schiavone had some choice words for FTR. Funny that they were hundreds of miles away at the time. But now, face to face, would Schiavone like to say something? Schiavone says yes, and he says that they were wrong to do that to Cope. The fans cheer, Schiavone points out that when FTR arrived, the fans all loved FTR. FTR revived tag team wrestling. But in one fell swoop, they turned their backs on the man who helped them in their career.
Dax stops Schiavone there, laughing that off. So there was one other thing Schiavone said, and he doesn’t quite remember. Dax is pretty sure it had to do with Dax’s family? Yes… Schiavone says Dax’s daughter, a wonderful young lady, Straight A student… How did she feel on Monday when her friends told her that her dad turned on one of his best friends? Dax paces, and then he drags Schiavone into position! The fans boo, but Nigel stands up! FTR sees that, and the fans cheer as Nigel storms off commentary! Nigel gets in the ring to get Schiavone to safety, and he also told Schiavone he knew this would happen.
FTR warns Nigel now, but here comes Daniel Garcia! He steps to them, but FTR SHOVES him down! Then they realize what they did, and they apologize. They don’t have anything against Garcia, they’re sorry. They help Garcia stand up, then they hug Garcia…? The fans boo, and Garcia has no idea what to make of this. FTR leaves, Schiavone & Nigel go back to commentary, and Garcia makes sure Schiavone is okay. The fans cheer Garcia, Schiavone says he had to say what he said. Will the Top Guys be the absolute worst from now on?
Toni Storm speaks.
“Megan Bayne is a monster. That woman has so much thigh meat, I thought I was being mugged on Thanksgiving. Nevertheless, I don’t need to tell you that this whore you all adore, this slut you can’t rebut, this tramp is still the champ! But enough of this gay banter. The Owen Hart Cup has begun, and the winner goes on to All In: Texas for a shot at the AEW Women’s World Championship. Ladies, good luck. But this is a timeless cafe, and I’m gonna bake up the biggest batch of slop tarts you’ve ever seen! Billie Starkz, you Johnny Come Lately, milk-breathed, knobby kneed little brat. I will make a woman out of you.
“Harley Cameron. Call me Jim Henson, because I will wear you on my wrist and make you sing Rainbow Connection.” Schiavone? Toni says that’s the wrong slide, next! “Mercedes Money, our CEO. What an unfortunate nickname. I will drain your 401K and put you so deep into recession, you’ll have to drink my bath water. Kris Statlander. My God, what a woman! Athena. You may be the ROH Forever Champion, but you’ll last about two minutes with me. And Jamie Hayter, take my advice: No money has ever been made from dressing like you’re in a different era.
“And as for me, I could sit at home and watch this entire tournament eating veal parmesana, but that’s not the kind of woman I am, yet. Nevertheless, at Double or Nothing, I will be there, I will be watching, I will be sweating, and I will always be… TIMELESS~!” The champion has put all of her contenders on notice, but who will even make it out of the first round of this star-studded tournament?
2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Jamie Hayter VS Billie Starkz!
Well, speaking of those challengers, we have two here to finally kick off the action! Hayter and Billie went a round already, but will it be a repeat performance? Or will this be a Starkz contrast from last time?
The bell rings and the fans rally. Jamie rushes Billie but Billie dodges the boot. Jamie ducks Billie’s heel kick, then shoves Billie to ropes. Billie ducks, whips, but Jamie ducks ‘n’ dodges. Billie sees the lariat coming and backs off! Jamie smirks and the fans cheer. Billie comes back, offers a handshake, but Jamie isn’t so sure. Jamie accepts, but Billie whips! Jamie ducks ‘n’ dodges, Billie drops down then HEEL KICKS! Jamie goes down in a heap, seems it isn’t just Hayter who hits hard! Jamie goes to the apron, Billie storms up, but Billie bobs ‘n’ weaves to then sweep the legs! Billie SUPERKICKS Jamie, then runs, and DIVES into a forearm!
The fans fire up and Jamie brushes off the biceps. Jamie whips Billie hard into railing, then drags her up to whip her into more- NO, Billie goes up, but Jamie catches her to TOSS her over! Billie is in the timekeeper’s area while the fans fire up! Jamie refreshes the ring count, fetches Billie, but Billie HOTSHOTS her off railing! Billie then climbs onto the railing, and the fans fire up as Billie SWANTON BOMBS Jamie on the floor! The fans fire up and Billie hurries to put Jamie in the ring. Billie then climbs the corner and the fans rally up again. Jamie anchors a foot, Billie CLUBS Jamie, but Jamie CLUBS Billie.
Jamie climbs up after Billie, but Billie SHOVES her down! Billie adjusts, DIVING- NO, Jamie dodges the stomp! Billie blocks the kick, to KNEE her! Billie suplexes, Jamie lands out to whip! Billie bounces off buckles, and into a SPIENBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Billie is tougher than that but Jamie stomps her around. Jamie bumps Billie off buckles, digs her boots in, then hits a snap suplex! Billie writhes, Jamie covers, ONE!! Jamie kneels on Billie’s head, then steps off. Billie flounders, Jamie drags her up, but Billie fires hands! Jamie throws Billie by her hair! The ref reprimands but the fans cheer while Billie goes to the apron.
Jamie kicks Billie to the floor, then mockingly counts really fast, but Collision goes picture in picture.
Jamie applauds, but the ref says his count isn’t even close to over. Jamie goes out to fetch Billie, then SMACKS Her off the apron! Jamie puts Billie in the ring, then clamps on a chinlock. Billie endures as Jamie grinds her down. Billie fights up, fires body shots, but Jamie CLUBS her down. Jamie drags Billie up, bumps her off buckles again and again and again, and again and again and again, and again and again and again! Jamie finally stops as the ref counts 4, and Billie is in a daze. Jamie whips Billie corner to corner hard, then storms up to fire forearms. Jamie ROCKS Billie and she sits down. Jamie digs her boots in, but the ref counts.
Jamie steps off, then drags Billie up. Jamie whips Billie corner to corner again, then runs up, but Billie BOOTS her away! Billie HEEL- NO, Jamie blocks that kick! Jamie steps over to power Billie down into the HALF CRAB! Collision returns to single picture as Billie endures! Billie powers up, reaches out, and the fans rally as she fights forward! Billie rolls and sends Jamie into buckles! Billie hobbles, runs back in, but Jamie dodges! Billie ELBOWS Jamie, BOOTS her, then goes up, but Jamie stops the boot! Billie rebounds to ENZIGIRI! Billie sweeps the legs and deadlift GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO!
The fans fire up as Jamie stays in this, and Billie slaps herself to focus again. Billie snarls, drags Jamie up, and Billie suplexes. Jamie fights it, fires knees, then gets free, Jamie blocks a lariat, but Billie ducks the other! DRAGON SUPLEX! Billie then shifts to have a CHINBAR HALF NELSON COMBO! Jamie endures as Billie even bends her against a knee! Jamie fights up, snapmares free, and KNEES Billie down! Cover, TWO! Jamie drags Billie up, whips her, and fireman’s carries! USHIGOROSHI! Billie sputters, Jamie runs, SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Billie survives and Jamie is shocked!
The fans rally up while Jamie throws off her wristbands. Jamie says time to end it! Jamie stands Billie up, fires forearm after forearm, and Billie flops over. The fans fire up, Jamie kisses the bicep, and she stands Billie up. SPRINGBOARD HAYT- NO, Billie ducks and backslides! ONE!! Billie suplexes, GHOSTBUSTER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Jamie survives and Billie is beside herself! The fans rally up and Billie goes back to the corner. Billie climbs, aims, and SWANTON BOMBS!! Cover, TWO!! Hayter survives again and Billie is shocked! The fans rally even harder, and Billie looks to the trophy. Billie stalks Jamie to the apron, then stomps her down.
Billie goes out to bring Jamie up, and she CLUBS her! Billie ROCKS Jamie, reels her in, but Jamie fights the lift! Jamie lifts Billie, Billie fights that! Jamie HEADBUTTS Billie, and Billie holds onto the ropes. Jamie reels Billie in, SUPLEX TO THE FLOOR! Springfield goes nuts while both women are down! The ref checks and both women are somehow still in this. The ring starts, “This is Awesome!” as both women stir at 4 of 10. Jamie rises up at 7, Billie at 8, and both women spring in at 9! The fans fire up as this continues! Billie and Jamie rise up again, and Jamie ROCKS Billie! Billie comes back to ROCK Jamie!
Jamie comes back to ROCK Billie, but Billie fires a flurry! Billie winds up, but Jamie SUPERKICKS! And ENZIGIRIS! Jamie whips, clinches, but Billie stuffs it! Jamie powers through to HATE BREAKER!! And then HAYTERADE!! Cover, Jamie wins!
Winner: Jamie Hayter, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
Billie put on another incredible fight, but it was still not enough to reach that next level! Hayter Hits Hard, but will she have to hit even harder going up against Kris Statlander?
The Death Riders speak.
Claudio Castagnoli says, “When we started this war, we fully expected casualties. But we do not mourn, because only in death does duty end. Now, we’re not gonna hide. We’re still gonna be front and center! So Joe, yes, we’re gonna accept that challenge!” Claudio rants in German, then says at Spring Breakthru, it’s on. They do not concede territory! Marina Shafir holds up Pac’s belt, and Moxley says, “What a learning experience this will be for generational punk ass play wrestlers who don’t wanna show up to work. There’s plenty of money, championships, glory, victory, and it’s all on the frontline.
“If you want it, that’s where you gotta be. You gotta step in, step up, put yourself in harm’s way. Samoa Joe, Shibata-san, you guys know that. What’re you teaching sweet young Hook? Hook… Don’t worry. Relax. It’s the biggest match of your life. But trust me… Chicks dig scars.” Wheeler Yuta smirks, and shows his scar. Will the Death Riders find The Opps are in fact lacking?
The Gates of Agony VS Smash ‘n’ Burn!
Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona have been dominating for a long time, but they’re still waiting on their opportunity. Will this be
The teams sort out, Kaun starts against Juni Underwood, and KNEES him, to then BACKBREAKER, and RUNNING SUPLEX! Kaun puts Juni in the corner. Tag to Liona, and Liona puts Juni in a corner for point-blank LARIATS! Liona goes all the way to TEN, then short arm LARIATS Juni inside-out! Then he TOSSES Ricky Pryce into the ring just because! Liona runs up to CLOBBER Ricky! Tag to Kaun, the Gates get Juni up to OPEN THE GATES onto Ricky! Cover, Gates win!
Winners: The Gates of Agony, by pinfall
Kaun applauds his opponents, and Liona laughs. “We hurt people, too!” Is that a not so subtle message sent to the AEW World Tag Team Champions?
Backstage interview with FTR.
Lexy Nair finds Cash & Dax on their way out and asks for a moment. After what they did to Cope- Wait, 2Point0 barges in! Matt Menard & Angelo Parker excuse Lexy, and they say FTR must think they’re pretty slick. They’ve got the wool pulled over Danny’s eyes. But 2Point0 sees through the BS, and they’ll be damned if they let FTR put Garcia in the same position as Cope. FTR try to speak but Menard says no, it’s their time to talk. A year and a half, Menard has been waiting for this. A YEAR AND A HALF, and FTR finally exposed themselves! FTR thinks they can do this to Garcia? Dax tries to speak but Menard tells him to shut his gaddamn mouth!
This is 2Point0’s time! Understand that they won’t sit by and see what happened to Cope happen to Garcia! FTR asks if they want to fight. Yeah, they do! Okay, FTR will fight 2Point0 tonight, with Garcia ringside. Garcia is a grown man, he can make his own decisions. #TopGuysOut. Cash & Dax go back to the locker room, will they take out Daddy Magic & Cool Hand Ange?
Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn VS Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson!
The 5 Tool Player made his return at Dynasty, and he added on to Platinum Max’s losing streak. But will Bowens finally prove himself worthy of gold all his own? Or will the Vanilla Babyface get all heat for ruining things?
The bell rings and the fans fire up for Bowens. Bowens and Blake circle, tie up, and Bowens waistlocks. Bowens SLAMS Blake down, facelocks, but Blake fights up. Blake wrenches out, wristlocks, but Bowens slips through to wrench and hammerlock. Bowens spins and snapmares Blake, then ghost pins, TWO! Bowens reminds Blake he’s in here with the Five Tool Player! Blake slaps that hand away, and says he only needs one. Blake runs up, Bowens dodges, Blake goes up and DROPKICKS Bowens in the back! Blake struts, then whips, but Bowens reverses. Blake ducks a lariat, FACEBUSTERS Bowens, and SLAPS him!
The fans boo but Blake “tastes” the ice cream. But Bowens CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Bowens whips, Blake reverses, but Bowens hurdles to slips around and BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Bowens has the fans throw up the scissor fingers, and Bowens scissor fingers with Billy while Collision goes picture in picture.
Bowens watches Blake rise up, then takes aim to ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, but Blake avoids the superkick! Bowens is annoyed, but he goes out the side to run in around the way. Blake slips back inside, Bowens goes to the apron, and Bowens blocks a kick! Blake ENZIGIRS, then APRON SPEARS! Blake takes another taste, then builds speed to FOSBURY TOPE! Blake lounges on the floor, tells Billy to back off, but Billy tells him to SUCK IT. Blake drags Bowens into the ring, then brings him up to wrench and WRING out the arm! Blake drags Bowens back up, but Bowens ROCKS Blake! And CHOPS! And ROCKS him again!
Bowens ROCKS Blake in the corner, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Blake RAMS shoulders with Bowens. Blake eggs Bowens on, wrenches the arm, and RAMS shoulders again! Blake kicks at Bowens mockingly while Big Shotty taunts the fans. Blake wrenches, Bowens whips, then Bowens runs past. Blake dodges Bowens, Bowens redirects and mule kicks! Front kicks! FAMOUSER! The fans fire up and Bowens aims at Blake. Blake stands, Bowens wrenches and torture racks! Swing and SLAM! Cover, TWO! Blake survives the “Grand Slam” but the fans rally up. Bowens waits on Blake, reels him in, fireman’s carry, but Blake fights with elbows! Blake is on the apron, and he CLAWS Bowens’ eyes!
Blake TOSSES Bowens out, then runs along the apron, DAREDEVIL DIVE! The fans boo but Blake puts Bowens in. Blake steps in, but Bowens KICKS him in the ropes! DRAPING SIDEWINDER! Cover, Lee gives Blake the ROPEBREAK! The fans boo and Daddy Ass is pissed! He says Lee did that! Bowens glares at Lee, but Blake waistlocks! Bowens switches, rolls Blake, TWO! Bowens kicks low, whips Blake, but Blake rolls off Bowens’ back! Blake shoves Bowens, SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO! Bowens is still in this, but Blake runs to handspring and NEURALIZER KICK! Blake fires up but the fans boo more.
Blake goes up a corner, takes aim, 450 DOUBLE STOMP!! Cover, TWO!! Bowens survives and the fans fire up! Blake is frustrated, but he drags Bowens up. The fans rally for Bowens as Blake kicks at Bowens. Blake talks trash, but Bowens CHOPS him! Blake storms up, but into ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS- NO, Blake blocks the superkick to whip Bowens to ropes. Bowens reverses that, Blake tiger feints through, STUNNER! Bowens flounders, Blake brings Bowens in, and he tells Billy to SUCK IT! Blake runs, Bowens dodges! Blake handsprings, into the SUPERKICK! Lee gets on the apron, Bowens DECKS him!
The fans fire up, Billy DECKS Lee! Bowens aims at Blake, ROLLING ELBOW!! Cover, Bowens wins!
Winner: Anthony Bowens, by pinfall
The “Molly Whop” is just as it sounds, Bowens put the beating on the Vanilla Babyface! Bowens has a mic and he wants Springfield to make some noise! The fans cheer, and Bowens says, “This has been a long time coming, and it’s time to level up. Because what you see before you is AEW’s Five Tool Player! The perfect combination of power, athleticism, intelligence, the look, and the it factor. And I am the Pride of Professional Wrestling, baby! And I don’t need a government trademark to prove I’m the best. I’m gonna prove it to you every single week, right here! So the last question is: Who will step up to the plate next and get their ass Molly Whopped by THE Five Tool Player?!”
Mic drop from Bowens, will he use all his tools and all this momentum to hit homerun after homerun?
2v1 Handicap: Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS LMK & Kelly Madan!
The Megasus may not be AEW Women’s World Champion, but he will not stop after one failure. And now, to satisfy her anger, she’s taking on two opponents at once! Will everyone bow down, no matter who they are or how many there are?
The bell rings, Madan starts for her team, and she runs up, only for Megan to RAM her into a corner! And RAM her again and again and again! Megan CHOPS Madan, throws her down, then runs up to SHOTGUN her down! Madan scrambles away, LMK tags in, and LMK goes up! CROSSBODY, but Megan catches her! Megan FALL AWAY SLAMS LMK, and Little Mean Kathleen staggers around. Megan SPLASHES Madan, SPLASHES LMK, then sends LMK into Madan! DOUBLE SPLASH! Megan scoops LMK, CLOBBERS Madan, then SLAMS LMK! The fans fire up as Megan hauls Madan up, fireman’s carries, FATE’S DESCENT onto LMK! Cover, Megan wins!
Winner: Megan Bayne, by pinfall
The female titan didn’t even break a sweat, but she may have broken both opponents. She sits them up, shouts, “BOW DOWN!” and then SLAMS them both back down! Will no one stop Megan from rising back to title contention?
Kevin Knight VS AR Fox!
The Jet didn’t win in his Owen Hart Cup match, and he came up short on the NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships in Chicago just last night, but he did win his part of $400,000 on Dynamite. Will Knight still be feeling fly after facing a veteran high-flyer? Or will Knight take over the Whole Fox’n Show?
The bell rings and Knight runs up! Fox dodges the boot, Knight dodges a boot, then Knight CHOPS! Knight whips, BACKDROP, but Fox lands out to roll Knight up! TWO, Knight Oklahoma Rolls, TWO! Fox tilt-o-whirls and waistlocks, Knight switches, Fox bucks the O’Conner! Knight sunset flips, TWO! Knight kicks low, runs, but then fakes out Fox’s dropkick! SLIDING SHOULDER TACKLE! UFO SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Fox stays in this but Knight stays cool. Knight brings Fox up to ROCK him in the back! Knight kicks low, but Fox fires body shots. Knight fires a forearm, but Fox fires back! Knight UPPERCUTS, then wrenches.
Knight whips, Fox grabs ropes, and Fox TOSSES Knight! Fox ROCKS Knight, but Knight throws Fox down! Fox kips up to PELE! The fans fire up, Fox builds speed, and he SLINGSHOT STOMPS Knight on the apron! The fans fire up as Fox then goes up the corner, MOONSAULT onto Knight! Another direct hit and the fans fire up while Collision goes picture in picture.
Fox looms over Knight, stomps him, then drags Knight up. Fox whips Knight hard into barriers! Then Fox brings Knight around, to SMACK him off the barriers! The fans cheer, Fox refreshes the ring count, but Knight CHOPS in return! Fox is stinging, but Knight CHPOS him again! Knight whips, Fox reverses, and Knight tumbles into the ring. Fox KICKS him, then hurries to cover, TWO! Knight stays in this but Fox sits him up, for a basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Knight stays cool but Fox pushes him around. Knight fires body shots, then forearms. Fox kicks low, suplexes, ANARCHY! Knight flounders around while Fox snarls.
Fox rolls to have a cover, TWO! Knight has a ghost pin, TWO! Fox CLOBBERS Knight, then CLUBS him down. Knight goes to a corner, Fox CHOPS him, and then Fox snapmares Knight. Fox runs to basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Fox clamps onto Knight with a chinlock, but Knight endures. The fans rally up and Knight fights around. Fox holds tight, but Knight stands up. Fox wrangles Knight back to the mat! Knight endures again, fights around, and Collision returns to single picture. Knight stands to JAWBREAKER free! Fox snarls, comes back, but Knight UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS!
Fox KNEES low, runs, but Knight DROPKICKS him down! The fans fire up and Knight kips up! Fox goes to a corner, Knight runs up, and LARIATS! Knight UPPERCUTS, stomps, repeat! The ref counts, Knight stomps a mudhole then digs his boot in. Knight lets off, whips corner to corner, but Fox reverses. Knight reverses back, SKY2HIGH! Cover, TWO! Fox survives and Knight is a bit surprised, but he waits on Fox. Fox rises, the fans rally, and Knight somersaults, but Fox denies him the DDT! Knight BOOTS from the corner, Fox returns, so Knight ELBOWS him! Knight goes up, but so does Fox! LOW MEIN PAIN!
Fox goes right up, 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives and Fox is shocked! The fans fire up and Fox drags Knight up. “This is Awesome!” as Fox crisscrosses Knight’s arms. Fox reels Knight in, but Knight rolls Fox up! TWO!! Fox escapes, but Knight DROPKICKS him again! Fox staggers, but he BOOTS back! Fox goes up, but Knight goes to the UPPER ROOM! Somersault, SATELLITE DDT! The fans fire up and Knight goes to the corner! Fox staggers, Knight springboards, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, Knight wins!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall
The Jet Liner takes Knight to the winner’s circle! But with Best of the Super Juniors around the corner, will Knight be #The1ULookUp2?
The Gates of Agony speak.
Bishop Kaun applauds, and he says, “That was impressive, wasn’t it? We’re back. And we’re not even hurt. But we don’t mind being hurt.” Toa Liona says, “We don’t.” Kaun says they actually love being hurt! Hurt Syndicate! You hurt people? This Wednesday on Dynamite, the Gates would love to see you try. Hurt Syndicate hurts people? The Gates of Agony BREAK people! See you in Boston! Will Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin still be standing when Kaun & Liona #OpenTheGates?
FTR VS 2Point0!
Dax & Cash want to still be Daniel Garcia’s friends, but Menard & Parker have been Garcia’s friends this whole time. Daddy Magic & Cool Hand Ange have always felt something was off, will they finally take the Top Guys out?
Speaking of Garcia, he makes his way out, as invited by FTR. He still seems to be upset and unsure given FTR lashing out earlier, but he’s still ringside. The teams sort out and Dax BLASTS Parker off the apron! Dax beats up on Menard and then Cash runs up to CLOBBER Parker! The fans boo as Cash sends Parker into railing! And apron! And railing again! And then more railing! Cash stands over Parker, Dax stands over Menard, and Garcia can only watch. Parker gets up to CHOP Cash, Cash hits back! Menard’s already busted open as Dax beats on him! Cash CHOPS Parker, Menard wobbles, but Dax ROCKS Menard!
Cash CHOKES Parker against railing, Dax DECKS Menard, and the fans boo. Dax sits Menard up, and again Garcia can only watch this as Dax hammers away on Menard’s head. Cash then sends Parker into the steel steps! Dax puts Menard in a corner, tells Garcia that this isn’t personal, 2Point0 signed up for this. The fans rally for “DADDY MAGIC!” but Dax throws more fists! Menard is a bloody mess as Dax punches away! The ref backs Dax off, Menard stands like a zombie, and he ROCKS Dax! And ROCKS him again! Menard ROCKS Dax again and again and again in the corner! The fans love it, but Cash storms in to go after Menard!
Cash pulls hair, but Menard DECKS him, too! Menard flounders, Dax LARIATS him down! Parker storms in but Dax has him up! SHATTER MACHINE!! Dax tags Cash, and now they get Menard up. MIND BREAKER!! But they’re not done?! Garcia says c’mon already! FTR still gets Menard up for another MIND BREAKER!! They won’t stop, they get Menard back up! Garcia gets on the apron, he wants the ref to step in already! FTR apologize and they set Menard down. Cover, FTR wins!
Winners: FTR, by pinfall
Garcia is still furious, and he storms into the ring. He checks on Menard, then he gets in Dax’s face! Dax & Cash want Garcia to calm down. They did hear him out in the end there. Garcia says it shouldn’t have taken that! FTR leaves, Garcia helps Menard stand, but then FTR returns! They CLOBBER Garcia! They beat Garcia down while the fans boo! FTR get Garcia up, MIND BREAKER!!! And then they get him back up!? MIND BREAKER!!! The ref shouts at them to stop, the fans boo as hard as they can, but FTR hauls Garcia up again! Security rushes in to stop this! Dax DECKS the ref!! That’s another fine right there!
The fans boo, security try to stop FTR, but FTR gets Garcia up again! BUT WAIT! The Undisputed Kingdom rush in! The paragons of wrestling will not let this injustice continue! They run FTR off, but FTR says they should watch their backs now. Who else will FTR violently disrespect as they demand we respect them?
2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Athena VS Harley Cameron!
The LONGEST REIGNING champion in ROH history, and yes that is champion bar none, male or female, is finally getting her shot at history here in AEW. She could very well become a new Double Champion should she win all the way to Double or Nothing and then All In: Texas. But she must first get past one wild Aussie! Will Athena #FeelTheWrath of Harley Cameron? Or will the Fallen Goddess, the Minion Overlord, the American Joshi, simply add Harley’s name to the long, long list of fallen opponents?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Athena and Harley circle, feel things out, then tie up. Athena powers Harley to the corner, but she lets off quickly. Harley storms up, Athena shoves her back, then Athena pats Harley on the head. Athena soaks up heat, but Harley headlocks. Athena powers up and out, drops down, but Harley drop toeholds! Harley pats Athena on the head! The fans cheer and Athena says okay, that’s fair. Athena then runs up to roll Harley up, TWO! Harley trips Athena, jackknife bridges, TWO! Athena sunset flips, TWO! Harley high stacks, TWO and Athena sunset flips again, TWO! The fans fire up as the two stand off!
Harley and Athena reset, Athena applauds for Harley, then headlocks! Harley endures the grind, powers out to headlock in return, and now Athena endures. Athena powers up and out to send Harley tot he corner. Athena runs in, Harley slips out to the apron, and Harley blocks a shot to ROUNDHOUSE! Athena staggers, Harley brings her into the ropes to CLUB her! And CHOKE her! The fans fire up, the ref counts, and Harley stops at 4. Harley waistlocks, but Athena fights the lift! Athena runs to the post to HOTSHOT Harley! Then APRON BACK SUPLEX! Athena then wheelbarrows Harley to GERMAN SUPLEX to the floor!
The fans fire up and Athena smiles. The ref checks Harley, she’s okay to continue, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Athena stomps Harley, drags her up, and sends her into steel steps! Harley sputters, Athena refreshes the ring count, and she CLUBS Harley. Harley staggers away, Athena stands her up and ROCKS her! Athena CLUBS away on Harley, pushes her into the ring, and then storms up, but into a cradle! TWO!! Athena escapes, BOOTS Harley down, and scowls. Athena stalks Harley, drags her up, and KNEES her in the side! Athena stalks Harley some more, KNEES her in the side, and then has Harley in the corner. Athena RAMS into Harley, RAMS into her again, then RAMS again! Athena pushes Harley along the ropes but the ref reprimands.
Athena ROCKS Harley, but Harley ROCKS Athena! Athena brings Harley up but Harley ROCKS her again! Athena clamps on a GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! Then she suplexes high and hard! Athena kips up, fires up, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns as Athena has Harley in a Bow ‘n’ Arrow stretch! Harley endures, pries at the facelock portion, but Athena thrashes Harley. Harley pops free to a cover, TWO! Athena knees low, whips, but Harley reverses to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! The fans fire up, Harley brings Athena up, but Athena shoves her away. SOBAT! LEG SWEEP! Athena runs, and SUPERKICKS! Cover, TWO! Harley survives and Athena grows frustrated. Athena stalks Harley to ropes, KICKS her in the side, then brings her up to scoop and carry her! Athena puts Harley in the Tree of Woe, then KICKS! KICKS! And KICKS!
The ref counts, Athena backs off, and Athena cheers herself on. Athena runs, but Harley sits up over the sweep! Harley KICKS from upside-down, then wrenches to NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up, Harley runs up, and LARIATS! ENZIGIRI! Harley brings Athena up to BULLDOG HOTSHOT, and then Harley fires off on Athena in the ropes! The fans fire up, the ref counts, Harley shots “FEEL THE WRATH!” AX KICK! Athena falls back, Harley storms in and goes up the corner. Harley aims, leaps, CROSSBODY! Athena rolls through to scoop Harley! The fans fire up as Athena pops Harley up, but Harley fights! Harley RANAS!
Athena rises to SUPERKICK! The fans are torn, Athena springboards, but into a HAYMAKER!! Harley has Athena now, pump handle and SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Athena survives but Harley won’t give up! “This is Awesome!” as Harley and Athena both slowly rise. Harley fires up, brings Athena around, dragon sleeper for HER FINISHING- NO, Athena cartwheels free! Athena reels Harley in, Canadian Rack, but Harley slips free! Harley tilt-o-whirls and rolls Athena up, TWO!! Harley wrenches again, SOLE FOOD! Harley runs, but Athena pops her up, POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO, deadlift POWERBOMB!
Athena reels Harley back in, ATAXIA KNEE STRIKE!! Athena then climbs, Harley rises, O FACE!!! Cover, Athena wins!
Winner: Athena, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
Athena stays undefeated in any and all kinds of matches, and she holds up her ROH Women’s World Championship, as well as her spinner belt variant. But now she runs into Mercedes Mone, their battle set for Boston and the Dynamite edition of Spring Breakthru! Will Mone win in her hometown to head for Double or Nothing? Or will Athena derail the Money Train and be that much closer to a match in her hometown of Arlington, Texas?
Mercedes Mone speaks.
“Springfieeeeeld~! Sorry the Money Train skipped your pathetic town. But then next stop for me in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament is in my hometown of Boston. That’s right, it was a little over a year ago where I made my AEW debut in the City of Champions. It was in that very moment that I had the biggest dream of holding all the championship gold! And now the Money Train is only two stops away from All In: Texas. And Athena, you are just a speedbump on my track to success. The Forever ROH Champion, Athena, you are one of the very best of all time, and you proved that tonight against Harley Cameron.
“But you’re competing against me, Four Belts Mone, the greatest TBS Champion of all time. So this Wednesday at Dynamite, I am going to show you why Money Changes Everything. And the best woman will win, and that woman is me, darling.” Mone is ready, but will she put her money where her mouth is against the Fallen Goddess?
2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Konosuke Takeshita VS Brody King w/ Julia Hart!
Just last night for NJPW Windy City Riot, The Alpha just went toe-to-toe with The Ace, Hiroshi Tanahashi, as part of the Ace Final Road series. And as big as that moment was, this could be even bigger! Konosuke wants to fulfill Don Callis’ prophecy of a “Proto-shita” finals at Double or Nothing, will he be one step closer to realizing that dream match? Or will the King of Death end The Alpha right here and now?
The bell rings and the fans fire up already. The two tie up, are in a deadlock, and Brody powers Konosuke to a corner. The ref counts, Brody lets off slowly, but Konosuke avoids the chop! Konosuke headlocks, Brody powers up and out, and they RAM shoulders! Neither man falls and the fans fire up! Brody swings, Konosuke dodges to come back and ROCK Brody! Brody comes back, runs through the CHOP, then RAMS Konosuke! Konosuke rebounds, ducks the lariat, and he returns again, but Brody’s CHOP knocks him down! The fans bark for Brody and he drags Konosuke up. Brody scoops, Konosuke slips free, but Brody fires elbows!
Brody switches to hit a BIG back suplex! The fans fire up, and Brody has Konosuke in a corner. Brody CHOPS and the fans fire up! The Princess of the Black Throne smiles as Brody fires forearms and CHOPS! The fans fire up more as Brody whips corner to corner. Konosuke hits buckles hard then falls in a heap! Brody huffs ‘n’ puffs, runs up, but Konosuke avoids a senton! Konosuke goes up to SECOND ROPE SENTON! The fans fire up while Brody bails out. Brody is on the apron, Konosuke storms up to ROCK him! Konosuke ROCKS Brody again, then runs, but Brody BOOTS him! Konosuke drops to his knees, Brody hauls him up and suplexes!
Konosuke lands safe on the apron and BOOTS Brody! Then he reels Brody in! Brody fights with elbows, then fireman’s carries! Konosuke fights with elbows, but Brody still APRON DEATH VALLEY DRIVERS!! Both men fall to the floor and the fans fire up! Julia also applauds while Brody rises. Brody shakes out the cobwebs, drags Konosuke up, and he puts Konosuke in the ring. The fans rally for Brody but Konosuke bails out the side. Brody barks, the fans join in, and Brody runs up, but Konosuke JUMP KNEES! Konosuke goes into the ring, builds speed, and he FLIES! Direct hit and down goes Brody! The fans lose their minds while Collision goes picture in picture!
Konosuke and Brody are both down, Julia coaches Brody while the fans rally. Konosuke stands Brody up but Brody CHOPS! Konosuke ROCKS Brody! Brody leans against the barriers, but Konosuke CHOPS him! And CHOPS! And then whips him hard into barriers! Brody slumps down and Konosuke refreshes the ring count. Julia again coaches Brody but Konosuke is back. Brody ROCKS Konosuke! Konosuke ROCKS Brody! Konosuke pushes Brody into the ring, stalks behind him, then snapmares. Konosuke clamps on a chinlock and squeezes tight. Brody endures, Julia rallies the fans, and Brody pries at the hold.
Konosuke thrashes Brody around, grinds him into the mat, but the fans continue to rally. Brody fights up, fires body shots, but Konosuke shifts his grip. Brody fights the lift with elbows, then runs, but into a mule kick! DDT! Konosuke snarls as he rises up, and now Konosuke goes up the corner! But Brody rises to CHOP first! Brody climbs up, CLUBS away on Konosuke’s back, then brings him to the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Both men writhe and the fans fire up! Collision returns to single picture, Julia and the fans rally again, and a standing count is climbing. Both men are down at 5 of 10, but crawling for corners.
Konosuke drags himself up, “This is Awesome!” as Brody rises. Brody barks, the fans bark with him, and Brody runs corner to corner, CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO! Konosuke survives and Brody snarls. Brody drags Konosuke up, reels him in, but Konosuke fights the lift! Brody ROCKS Konosuke, Konosuke ROCKS Brody! The forearms go back and forth, and Brody CHOPS! Konosuke sits down, but Brody stands him back up. Konosuke fires a forearm, but Brody fires back. Konosuke fires a flurry, then winds up, and ALPHA ELBOWS! Brody stays up!? And he ROCKS Konosuke! And CHOPS him! And CHOPS! And then puts some stank on the CHOP!!
Konosuke falls to his knees again and the fans fire back up! But Konosuke is up, ALPHA ELBOW!! Brody falls, Konosuke falls on him for a cover, TWO!! Konosuke is stunned, but he drags Brody up again. The fans fire up as Konosuke reels Brody in, and Brody fights the lift! Konosuke powers through, BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and Konosuke is beside himself! Konosuke shakes his head, stands back up, and he runs the ropes, LARIAT! Brody stays up!? Brody shakes his head, so Konosuke runs again, LARIAT! Brody still stays up, so Konosuke fires up and runs!
Brody SWATS the lariat to CHOP! ROLLING ELBOW! And then LARIAT! Cover, TWO?!? Konosuke survives, but Brody scoops! DANTE’S INFERNO!! Cover, TWO!?!? Konosuke survives, even Julia can’t believe it. Brody drags Konosuke up, reels him in, Canadian Rack, but Konosuke fights free! Konosuke runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Konosuke scoops?! And tucks!? BASTARD DRIVER!! But then, wheelbarrow GERMAN SUPLEX!! The fans are thunderous as Konosuke brings out his full power! Brody stands, into the LARIATOOO~!! Cover, TWO!!! Brody survives that Stan Hanson level clothesline and the fans are electric!
Brody snarls, dares Konosuke to bring it, POWER DRIVER KNEE!! Brody stays up!? POWER DRIVE KNEE, AGAIN!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Brody survives again, but Konosuke won’t stop here! BLINDSIDE POWER DRIVE!! And then another POWER DRIVE!! Cover, KONOSUKE WINS!
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
From trumping The Ace to trumping a King, Konosuke is the hot hand in this tournament to be sure! The Alpha looks to the Owen Hart Cup and vows it will be his! But will he be able to overcome the #BillyGOAT, Will Ospreay? Or will the Aerial Assassin be the one going Double or Nothing?
My Thoughts:
A great, maybe even awesome episode of Collision here. Even with things being mostly obvious results, it was all top level stuff. Knight VS Fox was great stuff to help keep Knight sharp in AEW. Best of the Super Juniors starts in May, so he’s got about another month where he will still be hanging in AEW, Knight can surely get a couple more wins before going back to Japan for that tournament. Gates of Agony of course won their match, but I like that they called out the Hurt Syndicate. I feel like they won’t win the title match with them, but it’s good to see the Gates finally moving up to this level and not just languishing in ROH.
Great match from Bowens VS Blake, and a great win for Bowens. Very good promo from Bowens, I’m sure he’ll get more wins and maybe even go for a title. Well, depending on where the different midcard belts are going, Bowens might have to wait a minute, given the tease of Omega VS Okada as of late. Good promo from the Death Riders as they have adjust after Pac gets injured. At the same time, Hook should be alright from the dizziness and possible concussion, as nothing has been said further. Death Riders VS Opps for the trios titles will be great stuff, but even doing it for a themed episode doesn’t make me think Death Riders lose. It’d be nice if they did, though…
Good Heel promo from FTR, though it didn’t say much more than Dax did passive aggressively a couple weeks ago: Cope kept FTR from what FTR wanted, which glosses over how The Death Riders kinda got at them, too; and the loss at Dynasty was just the last straw. Them threatening Schiavone & Nigel was a nice touch, as was getting Garcia into the story given he teamed with them against Undisputed Kingdom. Menard & Parker stepping up for Garcia was good, and wow did Menard bleed for that match. FTR of course win, and then them brutalizing 2Point0 to bring out Undisputed Kingdom (well, I guess they’re trying Paragon, since Schiavone mentioned that) was good, too.
Dax & Cash are tag guys so they won’t bother with the TNT Championship, but I could see them taking on Roddy & Kyle one more time, then we’d get Dax & Cash VS Cole & Garcia. At least, maybe? Just something that’ll help FTR get back up and maybe go for tag titles. Megan beating two opponents at once was a good way to step things up in her rebound from Dynasty. I wonder if she’ll keep doing that until running into some new rival. I say that as it seems we won’t be getting her and Toni Storm in a rematch.
Toni Storm had a great promo to call out all the remaining Women’s Owen Hart Cup entries, but I find it interesting that she had no quip for Kris, just a compliment. Makes me wonder if Kris is destined to win the tournament and go to All In with Toni. And of course, great stuff in all of the Owen Hart Cup matches. Jamie VS Billie was a great rematch, but I shouldn’t be surprised Jamie wins again. Jamie VS Kris will be great stuff to lead into Double or Nothing. Then, great stuff from Athena VS Harley, certainly one of Harley’s better matches. But at the same time, of course Athena won to face Mone. Good promo from Mone to call Athena out, their match is going to be awesome, hard to say who wins that.
Konosuke VS Brody was also great, definitely a great main event. Of course Konosuke won. He’s NEVER Openweight Champion, the Don Callis Family keeps their idea of All Don Callis Family alive a little longer, and Konosuke VS Ospreay is going to be awesome stuff. I still think Ospreay wins and meets Kyle in the main event, but I suppose that still depends on how Hangman VS Wild Card goes.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Fallout from Dynasty!
Swerve Strickland is NOT AEW World Champion, both because of The Death Riders AND The Young Bucks! Will Swerve take out Pac before hunting Bucks?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Jon Moxley w/ Marina Shafir VS Katsuyori Shibata; Moxley wins.
- Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS PAC; Swerve wins.
- $400K 8 Man Tag: Will Ospreay, Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe & “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Ricochet, The Beast Mortos & Cru; Ospreay, Knight, Briscoe & Bailey win.
- 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Kris Statlander VS Thunder Rosa; Kris wins and advances.
- Samoa Joe & Hook VS Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta; Joe & Hook win.
PLAY BY PLAY
The Death Riders speak.
Jon Moxley says, “The single greatest roster of pure talent ever assembled under one roof every week on AEW Dynamite. So, why can’t any of these guys get their act together when it counts? They come with their talents and they come with their gifts and they come with their fanfare and their bodies hit the dirt and they roll back down the hill. They will excuse themselves of they will seek comfort without addressing the real problem: You don’t want it. You don’t. We will scorch the earth with anybody who wants to call themselves a contender before we give a single inch. Not an inch.
“This is my life’s work. It will not be bought or sold. Matt & Nick Jackson have returned. Interesting. Power players in pro-wrestling’s new gilded age. Let’s do a little who’s who. I’m surrounded by warriors, I am the world champion, a king on the frontlines. You two? I don’t recognize you two anymore. I haven’t for a long time. You stumbled onto a board and you don’t know what the game is. You better figure it out, and you better be real, real careful. Better be real careful before you make any moves.” The Maniac keeps everyone on edge as he puts them all on notice, but will someone finally beat him at his own game?
Jon Moxley w/ Marina Shafir VS Katsuyori Shibata!
While The Maniac thinks he and his Death Riders are feared and untouchable, The Opps showed they are #NeverLacking! The Opps did what they could to keep things even between Death Riders and Swerve Strickland, but will The Wrestler make sure Moxley realizes what he’s lacking?
The bell rings, the two circle, and Baltimore rallies up. The two clinch, fight for control, and Shibata slips through to waistlock. Moxley wrenches free, but Shibata hooks a leg. Moxley rolls to get a wristlock but Shibata headscissors. The fans cheer, but Moxley fights around and pops free. The two stare down and go again. Shibata stays low as he looks for a leg, but then stands as Moxley tries for knuckle locks. They clinch, Moxley facelocks, but Shibata fights around. The fans duel, Shibata slips out to waistlock, then he grabs a leg. Moxley fights up, Shibata goes back to the waistlock and wrangles Moxley again.
The two move around, Moxley goes to the ROPEBREAK, and Shibata lets off. The fans rally as the two reset. They circle, tie up collar ‘n’ elbow, and Moxley powers Shibata back to the ropes. Shibata turns things around, only for Moxley to turn them back around, and they’re in the corner. Moxley lets off slowly, then he pie faces Shibata! Shibata CHOPS Moxley! The fans fire up as Shibata gives as good as he gets! Moxley is already red, so he CHOPS! Shibata CHOPS, Moxley CHOPS, the fans “WOO~!” and the CHOPS keep going! As soon as Mox CHOPS, Shibata CHOPS! Moxley snarls, kicks low, then runs, to then BOOT Shibata!
Moxley gets in Shibata’s face, but Shibata just eggs him on! The fans fire up, so Moxley BOOTS Shibata again! Shibata just turns himself around and eggs Moxley on! Moxley BOOTS, but Shibata gets in Moxley’s face! Moxley runs, but into a clinch, S T O! The fans fire up, and Shibata clamps on a chinlock. Moxley fights up, but Shibata catches him into a COBRA TWIST! Moxley endures, reaches out, but Shibata shifts position to have an IRON OCTOPUS! Moxley still endures, fights his way forward, and has the ROPEBREAK! Shibata lets go to CLUB Moxley, then whips him to a corner and BOOTS!
The fans fire up as Shibata fires a flurry of forearms on Moxley! The ref counts, Shibata sits Moxley down, then he runs corner to corner, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Then he gets going again, but Moxley LARIATS first! Moxley hurries to get Shibata up, LARIAT! Cover, ONE!! Shibata is tougher than that, but Moxley reels him in, PILEDRIVER! Moxley grins while Shibata staggers up, but Shibata PENALTY KICKS! The fans fire up as Shibata quite literally kicks that smug look off Moxley’s face! Marina is worried, but Shibata clamps on with a chinlock. Moxley fights up, slips out, and he has a SLEEPER!
Shibata pries at the hold, slips around, spin and snapmare, then the SLEEPER! Moxley fights up, reaches out, and he reaches back to THUMB Shibata in the eye! Shibata lets go, Moxley has the SLEEPER, and drops for the REAR NAKED CHOKE! The fans boo but Shibata is caught! The ref calls it, Moxley wins!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by submission
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap, but it still gave Moxley the win. Will Moxley continue to act in opposition to his words? Wait! The Young Bucks are here! Matthew & Nicholas Jackson make their way out on stage, Baltimore booing all the way. The prodigal EVPs go to the ring, and step inside to join Moxley & Marina. Moxley eyes The Bucks, The Problem standing in their way. Moxley has Marina stand down and the Death Riders fall back. Nick gets a mic to say, “Please give it up for your World Heavyweight Champion, Jon Moxley!” The fans boo instead. Nick says, “And show some damn respect for the Founding Fathers of AEW, YOUR EVPs!”
The fans boo more, but Nick tells them to “Shut the F up!” And yes, he used the letter F, so he self-censored. Nick knows everyone is wondering why The Bucks did what they did. Why did they cost Swerve the world title? Well, they have a couple good reasons why. First of all, they did it for their good friend. Hangman Adam Page, you’re welcome! This is what Hangman wanted all along! He never wanted Swerve to be world champion ever again, so they did that for him. The Bucks do NOT forget who their friends are. They still love Hangman and they know Hangman loves them. The fans chant “Whose House?“ “SWERVE’S HOUSE!”
Matt says Moxley, if only you stuck around to hear this, but Matt isn’t afraid to say this in front of the world. The fans continue to chant for “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” but Matt tells The Death Riders that what they did for them is a peace offering. The Bucks have no problems with The Death Riders, and they hope The Death Riders have no problems with them. While Matt & Nick sat at home for months and months, they realized while watching The Death Riders, that they’ve all got more in common than you’d think. The Death Riders wanna see that locker room rise to the occasion, just like The Bucks.
The Death Riders want AEW to be the best company in the world, just like The Bucks! They want to change the world, just like The Bucks! And Jon, Matt is impressed. Watching Jon, Matt saw him do what The Bucks could not. Jon Moxley succeeded in taking over AEW, and even got the world title. The Bucks could never do that. So last Sunday was their elevator pitch to The Death Riders. Imagine the synergy if The Death Riders & The Elite worked together as one! Moxley, the world champion, and The Founding Fathers of AEW, The EVPs, all together…! So please, Moxley, come on back out here with your boys, and let’s discuss a little bit of business.
The fans boo, but instead of Moxley, it’s KENNY OMEGA! The other Founding Father is here, and the fans fire up! The AEW International Champion has a mic to tell The Bucks, “So you did this all for your friends, huh? Mox, Hanger. You forgot to do me. But actually, I remember the last time we met. And if memory serves me correctly, it’s when at the height of my diverticulitis, you pushed me off a stretcher that was taking me to the hospital.” The fans boo, and Omega says this might sound crazy, but he never forgot. And he even forgave them! When he returned, he said that what he was doing was for his own legacy and for the safety of this company, not for revenge.
The fans cheer, and Omega says what we’re all trying to do here is #BringBacktheFeeling. Now, Omega hates to divert from the story, but allow him to tell The Bucks a story. Omega had a friend in high school who had two Shi Tzu dogs. It doesn’t really matter the type of dog, but they were both yappy as all heck. Ugly little mutts, but hey, Omega is an animal lover, so he loved these dogs. Every time he visited his friend’s place, they’d play games, but the dogs would take a dookie on the floor. The friend didn’t care, and those two little Shi Tzus were ever so pleased with themselves.
But as time went on, and more dookie kept collecting, and the stains left behind were getting more pungent, Omega had to say, “Hey, pal. Maybe we move this over to my place?” That is what The Bucks, without Omega, were like here in AEW. The fans chant “DOOKIE! DOOKIE!” Omega says the last time we saw The Bucks on AEW TV, they were shredding documents like there was some big incriminating thing they were covering up. Guys, Omega is gonna spoil the surprise right now. We all know how The Bucks live. We all know exactly how they operate! They brag about their earnings and their money, so yes, they were tearing up receipts!
Receipts of private jets! Of that big chair one of them has facing the bed in their master bedroom. The OnlyFans accounts! But it doesn’t matter! The part that matters most, the part that pisses Omega off the most, is that not because of The Death Riders, but because of The Young Bucks that AEW almost died! The company Omega loves and gave his very life, heart and soul for. The fans cheer that, and Omega says he cannot lie. The time off did The Bucks wonderfully. Nick looks every bit of that 90 pounds he was before he left. And Matt… Well, sure, he looks fine in that low cut V neck, but lay off the hot stuff! He’s as red as Nick’s lapels!
And quite frankly, now that we’ve gotten to this point, Omega could go on and on and on. But he doesn’t know, maybe they cut out the middle man and just fight. The fans fire up as Omega storms his way forward! Nick & Matt are ready, but then here comes Kazuchika Okada! The Elite’s Rainmaker is here and Omega realizes this is now 3v1. But wait! SWERVE shows up! The fans fire up as now things look to be 3v2! Swerve slips in from the crowd side, with a chair! The Elite runs off, avoiding retribution for the Dynasty screw job. The fans cheer as Baltimore is now “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!”
Omega offers a fist bump, Swerve gives him the fist bump! Will The Cleaner and The Realest be unlikely allies in this war for AEW’s heart and soul? Swerve grabs a mic to shout, “I now pronounce it is Buck Hunting Season! And I’m here with a loaded shotgun ready to blast on some freakin’ EVPs! You couldn’t leave well enough alone, could you? I dealt with you last year. And now-” PAC ATTACKS! The Bastard has a match with Swerve, so he decides to take it now! The fans boo but Pac digs his boot into Swerve in the neck! The ref rushes in, he has Pac back off, and things cool off while Dynamite goes to break!
Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS PAC!
Dynamite returns as Swerve tells the ref this match is still happening. The bell rings, Pac runs up, and Swerve BOOTS him down! The fans fire up and Swerve brings Pac up for fast hands! Swerve has Pac in a corner, fires off more shots, then fireman’s carries to hit SNAKE EYES! Swerve runs and he BOOTS Pac down again! Pac flounders, the fans fire up, and Swerve sees Pac bail out. Swerve BOOTS Pac from the apron! Swerve snarls, then drags Pac up to whip hard into railing! And then whips him the other way, into more railing! Pac writhes, but Swerve brings him up to send into steel steps! Pac slumps down while the fans fire up!
Nana says this is the REAL world champion here! Swerve refreshes the ring count, then revels in the fans chanting “One More Time!” Pac hurries into the ring to deny Swerve that, but Swerve goes around the outside. Swerve storms into the ring, but Pac goes back to the apron. Swerve storms up but Pac RAMS into him! Pac slingshots up and over, keeps moving, but Swerve stops the rana! Swerve hauls Pac up to BUCKLE BOMB! Pac writhes, drags himself up, and Swerve snapmares him to go up and FALLING UPPERCUT! The fans fire up while Swerve hits the Griddy! Swerve stalks Pac, stands on him at the ropes, but steps off as the ref counts.
Pac sputters, Swerve eggs Pac on, but Doc Sampson is called over to check on Pac. Pac’s foot seems to be the body part in question, and Swerve is annoyed that this is denying him his payback. The fans rally and Swerve paces. Doc double checks Pac, he is okay to continue, so he slides into the ring. SUPERKICK from Swerve! Swerve goes up the corner and the fans fire up! KILL STOMPS! Cover, Swerve wins!
Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall
The Bastard takes a shot intended for The Bucks, but Swerve surely has ammo to spare. Will Swerve get at Matt & Nick soon enough?
Ricochet, Beast Mortos & Cru speak.
The One & Only says, “There is a lot that Daddy can do with $400,000. And tonight, I will lead Team Ricochet to victory.” The others take offense to that. But yeah, he’s the captain now. AHA~! The others roll their eyes, but will they all be rolling in money after tonight?
Will Ospreay, Mark Briscoe, Kevin Knight & “Speedball” Mike Bailey speak.
The Sussex County Chicken says, “Ladies and gentlemen, the word of the day is entrepreneurial! Because tonight, fellas, we have a opportunity to split 400 hundred thousand dollars! Will, whatcha gonna do with a hundred grand?” The Aerial Assassin shouts, “DISNEY WORLD~!” Mike, how ’bout you? He’ll buy some new shoes! And Jet, what about you? Kevin Knight is gonna go to Atlantic City, baby! What about Mark? Well, he plans to diversify his financial portfolio. But that’s besides the point! They’re coming for ya, baby! RAH RAH RAH! Which team will #ManUp and bring up the jackpot?
AEW hears from the many entrants of the Women’s Owen Hart Cup.
The CEO brags about how she beat the Princess of the Black Throne, but Billie Starkz reminds us that this is about honoring a legend. Jamie Hart says Billie is young, but scrappy and has heart. Mone continues to brag that the Money Train is going to win The Owen, pull into Globe Life Field stadium and become AEW Women’s World- Wait, Mini Mone pops in and says, “CHAMPION~!” Harley Cameron is all smiles but Mone has a headache. Billie knows Jamie doesn’t doubt herself because she beat Billie before, but in the Owen Hart Cup, it’ll be different. Harley tells Mone that she might go to All In. Or maybe, just maybe, Harley does, because she’s also in the tournament.
And you never know! Maybe Harley and Mone could face off! Jamie knows Billie wants her moment, but Jamie just wants to fight. Let’s see which one wins out on Saturday. Mone wishes Harley luck against Athena, and may the best woman win. Mini Mone tells Harley that next time, she’ll do the talking. But as stated, the Owen Hart Cup will have a Collision in Springfield, Massachusetts! Who makes it out of there to move on to Boston and the Spring Breakthru?
Backstage interview with Hangman Page.
Renee Paquette brings up The Cowboy facing the Wild Card entrant to the Men’s Owen Hart Cup. How does he prepare for a question mark? Hangman doesn’t know who this guy is, and he doesn’t know what he’s supposed to say, but he’s kinda doing something right now so excuse him. Hangman storms on down the hall and goes right into Swerve’s room!? Hangman asks Nana, “Where’s he at?!” Nana asks what the hell, and Hangman knows Nana knows, so he needs to sit his ass down! Nana sits down, and Hangman wants to make something perfectly clear! At Dynasty, Hangman was NOT trying to help Swerve, understand?
And next week, Hangman has his match in The Owen! So tell Swerve if he so much as thinks about getting in the way, Hangman will pick up with him where they left off. Hangman then turns to go, but Nana has him hold on. There’s something he’s been wanting to tell Hangman for the last year. Nana can’t talk for Swerve, but Nana regrets what they did. Hangman tells Nana to stop! Not another word! Nana does not get that. Hangman storms off, not wanting an apology. Is Hangman that determined to hate someone?
$400K 8 Man Tag: Will Ospreay, Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe & “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Ricochet, The Beast Mortos & Cru!
The Aerial Assassin teamed with The Jet last week, and had a stellar match at Dynasty as part of the Owen Hart Cup. They team with Mark & Mike to make some bank, can they do it? Or will “Team Ricochet” be #OuttaThisWorld?
Dynamite returns as Briscoe makes his entrance, followed by this conglomeration of high-fliers. The teams sort out, and Bailey steps up so he can call out The One & Only. The fans cheer that, so Ricochet steps in. The bell rings, Bailey and Ricochet circle, but Ricochet keeps his distance, and he tags to Mortos! The fans boo Ricochet but he claims he needs some time to stretch. Mortos stares down with Bailey, and then both men roar! Mortos runs up, Bailey dodges, drops down, hurdles over, but Mortos leaps over! Bailey runs up, but Mortos stops the rana! Bailey slips free, dodges, then goes up a corner to FLYING RANA!
The fans fire up while Mortos tumbles, and Ricochet tags back in! Bailey shows roundhouse and Ricochet backs off! The fans laugh at Ricochet as he cowers in the ropes. Ricochet tags out to Lio Rush, and the fans rally Ospreay reaches out. Bailey obliges and tags Ospreay in! The fans fire up as #BillyGOAT and #ManOfTheHour circle. They feel things out, but then Action Andretti steps in! Ospreay stares Action down, but that lets Lio CLUB Ospreay from behind! The fans boo as Lio rains down shots, then Mortos and Action join in! The ref reprimands, Action stomps away on Ospreay, then he tags Ricochet.
Ricochet stomps away on Ospreay, the fans boo, but Cru double whip Ricochet in, only for Ospreay to BOOT him! Ospreay then ELBOWS Action, dodges Lio, and his team jumps in! The fans fire up as all eight men stand off! The ref wants this to calm down, Ospreay has his team stand down, and Ricochet talks trash like he’s so tough. Bailey ROCKS Ricochet and the brawl is on! The fans fire up as Ospreay has Lio, Knight has Action, and Briscoe has Mortos! They’re all in corners, then climb up for a rain of fists! The fans fire up as as we go to TEN, forty total! The fans fire up as Ospreay ELBOWS Ricochet, Knight SPLASHES, and Mark LARIATS!
Mark feeds Ricochet to Bailey’s ROUNDHOUSE! Cru gets up, Ospreay & Mark BLAST them off the apron! Ospreay PLANCHAS onto Lio! Mark DIVES onto Action! Knight PLANCHAS onto Mortos! Bailey goes up, up, and TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS Cru! The fans fire up as Ospreay and the others put hands in, Entrepreneurial! But then Ricochet FLIES! Ospreay and team get out of the way, and Ricochet lands on his feet! Good news is Ricochet isn’t hurt. Bad news is, he’s not surrounded. QUADRUPLE “BALD!” SLAP!! The fans are thunderous while Ricochet writhes, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ospreay stands Ricochet up to DECK him, then Bailey has Lio & Action by the hair. Bailey gives Cru a meeting of the minds while Briscoe WRECKS Mortos with a dropkick! Bailey puts Ricochet in the ring, bumps him off buckles, then bumps him off Knight’s boot! The fans fire up as Bailey joins in, Ospreay bumps Ricochet off double boots! Knight tags in, he drags Ricochet up and CLUBS him. Ricochet goes to a corner as Knight stalks him, and Ricochet wants mercy. But he just YANKS Knight into buckles! Ricochet tags Action, Action tags Lio, and Action LARAITS! Lio LARIATS! Lio feeds Knight to the mule kick, knee lift, and ROLLING ELBOW!
Lio fires fast hands and DECKS Knight! Cru talks trash, then they kick Knight around. Lio CLUBS Knight down, rains down fists, then drags Knight up to whip and ELBOW him down! Lio tags Action, Cru double whips, and they DOUBLE ELBOW Knight! Action covers, ONE!! Knight stays in this but Action stays on him with a chinlock. Knight endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Action CLUBS Knight again, CHPOS him in the corner, then tags Ricochet. Ricochet CHOPS Knight, then snapmares for a basement DROPKICK! Ricochet taunts Briscoe, the ref keeps him back, and Ricochet drags Knight to the corner.
Mortos tags in, he and Ricochet mug Knight, then Mortos brings Knight around. Mortos CHOPS Knight, sucker punches Briscoe, then roars. Mortos KICKS Knight in the leg, then brings him around for a snapmare. NECK TWIST! Mortos whips Knight to ropes, scoops him, and CIPHER- RANA from Knight! Knight hurries, hot tag to Bailey! Bailey goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK Mortos down! The fans fire up with Bailey as he SOBATS Mortos, then AX KICKS! Mortos kneels, Dynamite returns to single picture, and Bailey BUZZSAWS Mortos down! The fans fire up and Bailey runs, SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally for “SPEEDBALL! SPEEDBALL!” and Bailey stays between Mortos and Cru. Bailey KICKS Mortos, but Mortos snarls! Bailey KICKS again! Mortos rises! Bailey KCISK, Mortos blocks, and Mortos spins Bailey to scoop and CIPHER UTAKI! Both men are down and the fans rally up. Bailey and Mortos crawl, hot tag to Ricochet, but Ricochet takes his time to swagger. The fans boo, but Ricochet springboards in, only for Bailey to dodge! Ricochet BLASTS Ospreay and Briscoe, but then Bailey dodges to BLAST Cru! Bailey runs up, but Ricochet hits a CAVE IN!! Bailey tumbles away but Briscoe runs in!
Briscoe dodges Ricochet, dodges again, then waistlocks. Ricochet switches, Briscoe breaks that and PELES! Mortos is back to shove and POP-UP SAMOAN DROP Briscoe! Knight whips Mortos to go up, but Mortos catches him! Knight fires hands, but Mortos still fights the rana! But Knight makes the bomb a DDT! Action kicks Knight, whips him, but Knight reverses. Lio is in and he fires hands! Lio whips, “This is Awesome!” as Knight reverses. Action goes up and out while Lio slides to a stop. Knight runs in, but Action ROCKS him! Lio UP KICKS, Action ENZIGIRIS, then Lio whips. Knight and Lio dosido with their reversals, RUSH HOUR!
Action is there to torture rack Knight, SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Ospreay runs up, Lio has a leg! Action runs up but Ospreay ducks to then break free, dodge and handspring, DOUBLE PELE! The fans are thunderous, but Ricochet SHOVES Ospreay right out! Bailey PENALTY KICKS Ricochet, then sets up, STANDING- NO, Ricochet avoids the knee drop! A little like Dynasty there, and Ricochet hauls Bailey up to a fireman’s carry, RUNNING DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Bailey survives and the fans fire up! Briscoe ROCKS Ricochet, Ricochet tumbles away and tags Mortos. Briscoe LARIATS Ricochet up and out!
Mortos aims at Bailey and runs up, but into a BOOT! Mortos roars, runs up, but into another BOOT! Mortos goes again, blocks the kick this time, but Briscoe is back! Mortos blocks him, FLIPS both Bailey and Briscoe, but they both land out! Bailey’s foot jams a bit, but he and Briscoe use that to stereo crane stance! Mortos isn’t sure what to do with that, but he gets DOUBLE CRANE KICKS! Ospreay slips in, to springboard and OSCUTTER! Tag to Knight and he goes up top! U F O SPLASH!! Cover, TEAM RICOCHET BARRLES IN! The fans boo, but then Ospreay’s team TOSSES Ricochet & Cru out!
Ospreay tags back in, he takes aim, and Mortos sits up for the HIDDEN BLADE!! Cover, Ospreay’s team wins!
Winners: Will Ospreay, Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe & “Speedball” Mike Bailey, by pinfall (win the $400,000 cash prize)
The fans are sure happy that money is going to a good cause! Will Ospreay awaits a top notch opponent in the Owen Hart Cup, Kevin Knight is going to be in NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors, will $100,000 help each man prepare for those high stakes?
AEW has an injury report on Adam Copeland.
After failing to dethrone the Death Riders as AEW World Trios Champions, FTR betrayed Cope and absolutely brutalized him! The Rated R Superstar is ruled out of action indefinitely, did Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler just end the career of a man they once called friend?
The Hurt Syndicate is here!
Baltimore cheers as Montel Vontavious Porter and the AEW World Tag Team Champions, Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin, head to the ring. There’s already quite the set up waiting for them: a table decked out with food and drink; a pedestal to rest the belts on; and a picture commemorating their victory. The fans cheer for MVP as he grabs the mic, and he says, “Ladies and gentlemen of the AEW viewing audience, this is an official announcement from The Hurt Syndicate. Punks jump up to get beat down. Two more challengers stepped up for the AEW Tag Team Championships, and two more challengers got beat down.”
The fans cheer, and MVP says if they would be so kind, please join him and his colleagues in a toast to celebrate yet another successful title defense. They take the bottles of champagne from the bucket of ice, and the fans chant, “We Hurt~ People!” They raise their glasses, but then MJF makes his way out here! Maxwell Jacob Friedman smiles, has a mic in hand already, and he goes right to the ring. MJF apologizes and then stands in line beside Shelton. The fans are torn, Shelton chuckles, MVP smirks, but Lashley is not amused. Baltimore duels, “He’s Our Scumbag!” “NO, HE’S NOT!” MVP talks with Lashley to relax, but then MJF speaks.
“Look at us, huh? I don’t know if you’ve heard, but we hurt people, baby! This is great, this is great. Guys, look at us, huh? Dripping in gold! You’re welcome, by the way. I couldn’t be happier. This couldn’t have come at a better time, mind you. Because that guy, Tony Khan, he wanted me to do the Owen Hart Cup Tournament? So I could what? Sweat my balls off, break my back, wrestle every week like some shmuck! I don’t think so, Maryland. See, I work smarter, not harder. And now that I’m rolling with The Syndicate? Whew! Daddy gets to cut the line and get back what is rightfully mine, and that is the Triple B, baby!”
The fans cheer, MVP chuckles, and MJF says this is a perfect fit! He scratches their backs by helping them maintain their tag team titles, because let’s face it, without his help, woof. And now, they help little ol’ MJF! Everyone wins! So, Montel, serious question, how does the initiation work? Does he sign a contract? Or is it an old school blood brothers thing? Lashley tells MJF to shut up. “Shut your freakin’ mouth!” Everyone saw what MJF did! When Lashley turned around and saw Big Bill standing, Lashley cut him in half and finished it, cuz that’s what they do. Now MJF tried to help, which was cute, but he didn’t get the job done.
So Max, this is yet another reason why they don’t need MJF! MJF says okay, cool. First, don’t point. Lashley says he’ll point at whoever he wants! They argue, but then Shelton & MVP step in. MVP tells Lashley to chill, Lashley says MJF will respect him! MVP wants Shelton to cool off, too, just give MVP a second. MVP tells MJF he knows how MVP feels about him. They go way back. Lashley & Shelton know that, too. So in order for MJF to join the Syndicate, he has to get three thumbs up. We already know how MVP feels, he is thumbs up. Shelton? MJF says yeah, they go way back, too! Shelton’s answer is thumbs… DOWN!
MJF thought they were cool! Lashley says thank you, Shelton. That’s two to one, the motion is denied. Lashley & Shelton head out, MJF turns to MVP, and MVP shrugs. The Syndicate heads out, not bothering with The Scumbag. What must MJF do to get what he wants?
Backstage interview with Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford.
Renee is with The Megasus & The Superbad Girl, and says she wanted to catch up on how they’re feeling after what was honestly, a surprising loss at Dynasty. Ford says that was just a taste of defeat. But it changes nothing. “Everything that this woman has been through is what? Just erased all because Toni Storm barely survived? No. Everything is just gonna get worse. This division cannot move on, because she won’t let it. She’s gonna be at Collision. And she doesn’t care who, she doesn’t care how many0” Megan brushes Renee aside to step forward, and she tells everyone, “I will make you bow down.” Ford says, “See what you did?”
The female titan of AEW was dominant before, and now she’s angry! Who will be destroyed all because Toni Storm still reigns?
Toni Storm is here!
Speaking of The Timeless AEW Women’s World Champion, she heads down to ringside to join commentary, as she wants to bear witness to this next match.
2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Kris Statlander VS Thunder Rosa!
The Galaxy’s Greatest and La Mera Mera almost had it out last week in just talking about this match-up and what it means. Kris wants to finally be THE champ, but Rosa wants back what she never truly lost. Who wins here to prove they are the best bet on winning the Cup?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. The two tie up, go around, and Kris waistlocks. Rosa fights the lift, then fights with elbows, then arm-drags Kris down for a wristlock. Kris fights up, rolls, and wrenches to headlock. Rosa powers up and out, but Kris runs her over! Kris flexes, Toni says if she was Kris’ teammate, they could be #ThunderThighs. But if Toni teamed with Schiavone, well, they’d just be #Tits. Rosa runs up on Kris, waistlocks, then slips past her, only for Kris to drop down and hurdle over. Rosa stops herself to avoid the powerslam, then Oklahoma Rolls! TWO, and Rosa wheelbarrows to arm-drag! Rosa has the armlock, but Kris fights around.
Kris rises up, powers Rosa to a corner, and the fans cheer. Kris lets off, CHOPS Rosa, then whips corner to corner. Rosa reverses, Kris goes up and over and arm-drags! Then she SHOTGUNS Rosa down! The fans fire up for Kris while Rosa goes to a corner. Kris lets Toni know she sees her, then runs in at Rosa for an UPPERCUT! Kris goes side to side, but Rosa ROUNDHOUSES first! Kris falls, the fans fire up for Rosa as she runs, but Kris avoids the dropkick! Kris goes to the apron to slingshot in, but Rosa avoids the elbow drop! Rosa reloads and runs again, DROPKICK through the ropes! The fans fire up while Rosa goes to the apron.
Rosa aims at Kris and says YEEHAW! SEATED SENTON! Rosa puts Kris in, covers, TWO! Kris stays in this but Rosa CHOPS! And CHOPS! Rosa ducks a roundhouse but Kris kicks low to DDT! Both women are down and the fans duel! Rosa goes to the outside, the ring count starts, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Kris goes out after Rosa, stands her up, and CHOPS her against the apron! Kris SMACKS Rosa off the apron, CHOPS her again, but Rosa CHOPS in return! Rosa refreshes the ring count, then brings Kris around to Toni can see this. GRIZZLY MAGNUM DOUBLE CHOP! Rosa then hugs her #ThunderStorm/#ThunderTits teammate, before she brings Kris up. Rosa reels kris in, but Kris fights the suplex! Rosa kicks low, KNEES Kris, then gets space to SHINING WIZARD! Rosa fires up, then puts Kris in the ring. Rosa storms up on Kris, but Kris cradles! TWO! Both women rise up, and Kris fires a forearm!
Kris CHOPS Rosa, shoves her, then scoops her to BACKBREAKER! Rosa writhes, Kris covers, TWO! Kris clamps onto Rosa with a chinlock and grinds her down. Rosa fights up, fires body shots, but Kris CLUBS Rosa, then THROWS Rosa down by her hair! The ref reprimands that last part, but Kris drops a JUMP ELBOW on Rosa! Cover, TWO! Rosa stays in this and goes to a corner, but Kris storms up. Kris whips corner to corner hard, then storms up on Rosa again. Kris wrenches and whips back the other way, and Rosa hits buckles hard! Kris storms up again, but Rosa RAMS her low! Kris stuffs Rosa to have a facelock.
Rosa endures, Kris gator rolls her, but Rosa fights up. Kris pushes her back down, throws in some knees to the side, then gator rolls Rosa again. Rosa endures, fights back up, but Kris CLUBS her again and again! Dynamite returns to single picture and the fans rally. Kris runs to a corner, goes up, but Rosa CLUBS her on the back! Rosa then has Kris stuck on the top rope to YANK her down! The fans fire up and Rosa fires forearm after forearm! Rosa runs, ROCKS Kris, and Rosa runs to springboard and FLYING RANA! The fans fire up as Rosa reels Kris in, NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Kris survives, but Rosa clamps on a STRAITJACKET CLUTCH!
Kris endures, and she picks Rosa up as a backpack to RAM her into the buckles! Kris RAMS Rosa again, then gets space. Rosa BOOTS Kris, goes up, and then leaps for a flying wheelbarrow and BULL- BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Rosa survives Kris’s sudden turnaround and the fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” as Kris gut wrenches Rosa, but Rosa slips free! Rosa THRUST KCIKS Kris, then vows to end this! Rosa tucks Kris in, but Kris fights the lift! Rosa CLUBS away on Kris, but Kris fireman’s carries! Kris spins but Rosa swings through to arm-drag her away! Rosa then runs up, slips around, and hits a DESTROYER!! Cover, TWO!!
Kris survives, Rosa is shocked, and Toni herself is stunned by that sequence. The fans rally even harder, and Rosa drags Kris up. Rosa vows to put this one away for Texas! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO!! Kris survives again and Rosa is beside herself! Rosa drags Kris up, but Kris fires a forearm! Rosa eggs Kris on, then SLAPS her! Rosa fires up, runs, but Kris LARIATS! Kris hauls Rosa right up, gut wrenches, STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER!! Cover, KRIS WINS!!
Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
Kris takes a bow and blows a kiss to the champ, and Baltimore gives a standing ovation. Kris shows Rosa respect by helping her stand, will Rosa’s dream of going All In have to live on vicariously through Kris?
The Don Callis Family speaks.
Kyle Fletcher & Konosuke Takeshita stand behind Don Callis himself as he says, “All signs are pointing and all roads are leading to a Proto-shita final for the Don Callis Family in the Owen Hart Tournament. I mean, the Protostar here, he already beat that degenerate, Mark Briscoe. And even though Brody King got one over on the Don Callis Family when he beat Lance Archer, I can tell you, my word, it shan’t happen again! Because we’ve got valuable intel, and you’re in the ring, Brody King, with The Alpha. Look at these two! I mean, in their 20s, jacked, oiled up, hot! The talk of the town! Very healthy young men.
“Y’know who’s not healthy? A couple other members of the Don Callis Family. So I’m gonna put it out there officially tonight: The Don Callis Family, given the rash of injuries that has taken place, is now accepting potential new members. Send your résumé, send your picture, send your bank account number, because as these guys have proven, this is straight to the top.” Callis is expanding his stable, who will accept his offer? And will Takeshita make it through the King of Death this Saturday on Collision?
The Undisputed Kingdom speaks.
Kyle O’Reilly says, “There’s been a lot of ups and downs for us in AEW, boys. And since I joined the Undisputed Kingdom, we’ve been chasing that one moment to kick things off. And the TNT Championship tells the world what we already know: We are the elite of the elite, and watch us as we collect moment after moment after moment.” Roderick Strong says, “Speaking of moments, Kyle, I think it’s about time that we have our moment.” Adam Cole tells Roddy that they will. “Because excellence is not just defined by your successes. Excellence is defined by how you handle your failures.
“The past two years, I’ve been through hell and back. They were two of the most challenging years not just in my career, but in my life. And now I stand before you the Face of TNT, your NEW AEW TNT Champion. And trust me when I tell you, this is just the start for the three of us. Because it’s a new era in All Elite Wrestling, because we… We are the paragons, and that is Undisputed.” Cole, Kyle & Roddy are ready, will they redefine what it is to be All Elite?
Chris Jericho is here!
The former ROH World Champion goes to the ring, where he has his podium, prop trees and TV set up. Jericho has the mic to say, “I am the legendary Chris Jericho, but I am no longer the ROH World Champion.” The fans cheer that! Jericho says he lost his match, he lost a tooth, and he lost his title. And while that is disappointing, he will give credit where credit is due. Congratulations, Bandido, you pulled it off. After months of conflict with one of the greatest pro-wrestlers of all time, Jericho, Bandido was finally victorious. Bandido won the title and saved his mask, but of course with the assistance of his intrusive siblings and his stooge of a mother!
But Jericho gets it. Bandido has his familia, and Jericho has his. Jericho will bring them out now: “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith! The Redwood & The Bad Apple make their way out now, and they’re just as upset given they also lost on Sunday. Bill & Keith step into the ring to join Jericho, and Jericho says he was hoping they’d all have titles here tonight. He was hoping they would win the AEW World Tag Team Championships at Dynasty. But they didn’t, did they? That’s why Jericho- Bill stops him?!
Bill grabs his own mic while the fans cheer him on, and Bill says, “Look, Chris, I already know what you’re gonna say. You’re angry, and you have every right to be angry. I’m angry. In fact, I’ve been getting real angry a lot as of late.” Keith wants Bill to stop, but Bill says no, Jericho needs to hear this. Bill knows Keith knows this, too, because they’ve talked about this. Keith is still conflicted, but Bill tells Jericho that Bill has the utmost respect for Jericho. Jericho is one of the greatest of all time. Jericho is one of the most decorated performers in the history of this industry. The fans do cheer that, and Bill says that is why he joined The Learning Tree.
Bill wanted to learn from Jericho. But… Bill did not sign up to be Jericho’s punching bag whenever things go wrong. The fans cheer that! Jericho has a bit of a smirk, and Bill says if he and Keith are out here because Jericho is going to teach them something, then by all means, go ahead and teach. But if they are just here so Jericho can berate and humiliate them, then let Bill know right now, so Bill can leave. And Bill knows Bryan feels the same way. Jericho steps closer to Keith and asks if that’s true. Because that isn’t why Jericho brought them out here. If that’s what they think, then they do have a lot more to learn than he thought.
Jericho believes in them. And when he said he wanted them to win the AEW World Tag Team Championships, he meant that, because he cares about both of them. He handpicked both of them to stand by him to teach them, help them, and believe him, he doesn’t have to help anyone in AEW if he doesn’t want to. But they have potential. They’re future world champions! That is why their victories are his victories, and their failures are his failures. And that is why Jericho is empathetic to Bill when Bill was not there when Jericho needed him most! Jericho lost the ROH World Championship, and Bill wasn’t there!
Some might go so far as to say it was Bill’s fault that Jericho lost! The fans boo, this is clearly the berating Bill spoke of. Bill tries not to react, but Jericho says he isn’t saying that. He doesn’t believe that at all. It is okay, because he is not angry. Just disappointed. Jericho SMASHES his TV with Floyd the Baseball Bat! Jericho again says, “I’m not angry, just disappointed.” And then SMASH goes the TV! SMASH! SMASH! SMASH! Then he goes after the trees! Jericho keeps saying, “I’m disappointed! I’m disappointed! I’m disappointed! I’M EFFING DISAPPOINTED!” And unlike Nick Jackson earlier, Jericho does say the full word.
The fans boo and Bill glares at Jericho. Jericho says he is disappointed in them, and until they change that, it is best that he leaves. Jericho pushes his podium over, storms out of the ring, and the fans sing, “Hey Hey Hey~! GOODBYE~!” If this is disappointed, what would angry even look like? Keith and Bill are upset, but in different ways. What happens to The Learning Tree if The Nueve is going to be MIA?
Anthony Bowens speaks.
It was after the huge return at Dynasty during the Zero Hour that the Pride of Pro-Wrestling said, “I’m finally free of the shackles that is Max Caster. The Five Tool Player has finally arrived. I’ve got five tools, and one rule: And that’s to prove them wrong.” Bowens returns to AEW TV as he takes on Blake Christian this Saturday, will the Vanilla Baby survive this Collision?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
Almost a week after the brutal beating they gave Adam Copeland, Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler will be in Springfield, Mass to speak on #WhyFTRWhy. Will their answer be satisfactory? Or simply self-serving?
Backstage interview with The Hurt Syndicate.
Alicia Atout has caught up with MVP, Lashley & Shelton to bring up the interactions with MJF. Where do things go from here? Lashley asks why they’re even talking about MJF. Everyone knows MJF is not to be trusted, and then after what he said out there tonight? Lashley does not like MJF, and the Syndicate does not need MJF. Shelton agrees there. They don’t need anybody else. Though, “Lil’ George Costanza is pretty funny.” Lashley rolls his eyes and storms off, Shelton says he’ll go talk to him. MVP says they’re just trying to figure out- Wait, someone knocks on the door. MVP says come in, and it’s MJF!
MJF tells Alicia, “Honey, this is an AB conversation, so why don’t you C your skank ass outta here? Buh-bye, catch you around.” MJF apologizes to MVP that he had to see that, but he is just a little perturbed. Can he ask a question, plain and simple? Sure, go ahead. Does MJF look like a “female dog” to him? MVP wants MJF to get to the point. MJF’s point is, why does he always end up treated like some punk b*tch!? Do these guys not know who he is? He’s M J F! MVP has MJF stop there. That’s the problem: They know exactly who MJF is. MJF’s reputation precedes him. But this is business, and in the world of business, you get your consumer, find out what they want, and give it to them.
MVP heads out, and MJF thinks on that. Will he figure out what the supply and demand for the Hurt Syndicate is?
Jericho is in the parking lot.
He storms around, and he takes out his “disappointment” on some spare sodas before getting into his car. The driver takes it away, when and where will we see The Learning Tree again?
Samoa Joe & Hook VS Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta!
While Jon Moxley beat Shibata earlier tonight, Swerve did take out The Bastard soon after. The rest of The Opps take on the rest of The Death Riders, who will it be that’s caught lacking here tonight?
The teams sort out, Joe starts against Yuta, and the fans rally behind the Samoan Submission Specialist. The two circle, Yuta waistlocks, but Joe wrenches out and wristlocks. The fans sing, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” but Yuta rolls, only for Joe to wrangle him. Yuta fights up, spins and works on the grip, but Joe wrangles him again. Yuta kips up, spins, rolls, and fires a forearm! Joe lets Yuta go, but he’s more mad than anything. Yuta runs off before Joe can take a swing! The fans boo but Yuta wants the ref to back Joe off. The ref has Joe step back, then Yuta slides in. Yuta tags Claudio and the fans boo more.
Joe smirks as now the Swiss Cyborg steps in. Joe and Claudio knuckle lock, then Claudio kicks low! Claudio UPPERCUTS, UPPERCUTS again, but Joe CHOPS! And JABS! JABS! JABS! Joe fires JAB after JAB, then whips Claudio to a corner. Joe runs up, ELBOW and PELE! Claudio sputters along the ropes but Joe bumps him off buckles. Tag to Hook and the Opps mugs Claudio. Hook fires body shots then clinches, but Claudio CLUBS him, then scoops and SLAMS him! Tag to Yuta, Yuta climbs up, and Yuta CROSSBODIES but Hook says nope! Yuta belly flops on the mat, then Hook waistlocks for a deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX!
Hook holds on, to GERMAN SUPLEX again! And GERMAN SUPLEX again! The fans fire up for Hook while Yuta flounders to the corner. Tag to Joe and Joe JABS, CHOPS, and repeat! The fans cheer as Joe then snapmares Yuta, CHOPS him on the back, and KICKS him in the front! Joe runs to ELBOW DROP! Tag to Hook, he runs up to fire knees. Hook puts Yuta in a corner and fires body shots! Hook whips corner to corner, Yuta reverses, but then Hook puts Yuta on the apron. Hook ROCKS Yuta, Yuta falls to the floor, but then Yuta grabs a foot! The ref reprimands as Yuta trips Hook, but Hook kicks free! Only for Claudio to APRON DOUBLE STOMP!
The ref reprimands while Hook writhes, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Yuta storms back in and brings Hook up. Yuta CHOPS Hook, but Hook CHOPS in return! Yuta CLAWS Hook’s eyes, tags Claudio, and they double whip Hook to then DOUBLE BOOT! Yuta soaks up the heat while Claudio glares at Joe. Joe warns Claudio, but Claudio drags Hook around into a top wristlock. Claudio grinds Hook down with that wristlock, but Hook fights up. Claudio knee slow, KNEES Hook again, then shoves him to the corner. Claudio stomps Hook down, argues with the ref, but that lets Yuta CHOKE Hook! Joe protests, the ref is busy with him now, so Yuta gets away with it. Claudio smothers Hook, KNEES him low, then tags Yuta.
Yuta runs up to stomp Hook, then brings him around. Yuta talks trash on Baltimore, but Hook fires body shots! Yuta KNEES low, hooks a leg, and hits a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Yuta doesn’t care as he just clamps onto a foot. Yuta drags Hook around, YANKS the leg, then tags Claudio. Claudio stomps Hook, then smothers him with a chinlock. Hook endures, even as Claudio grinds him down. Hook fights around, fights up, and he fires body shots. Claudio shifts to a SLEEPER, but Hook still fights. Hook reaches out for Joe, Joe reaches out for Hook, but Claudio shifts around to have a COBRA CLUTCH!
The fans rally as Hook fights up, and he has Claudio as a backpack! Hook stomps forward, but Claudio slips down and THROWS Hook down! Claudio then UPPERCUTS Hook to the corner! Tag to Yuta, he drags Hook up and snapmares for a chinlock of his own. Hook endures all over again while Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans rally for Hook and they taunt Yuta, but Yuta leans on the hold. Hook fights to his feet, fires body shots, then he SAYANAGIS free! But Yuta comes back for a PAIN THRILLER! Cover, TWO! Yuta tags Claudio, Claudio scuffs Hook, then Claudio eggs Hook on. “Who’s the man?”
Claudio shoves Hook to the corner, but Hook ROCKS Claudio, ELBOWS Yuta, and repeat! Hook hurries for his corner but Claudio catches him with a clinch. Claudio KNEES low, then whips Hook to the corner. Claudio storms up, but Hook clinches! CORNER EXPLODER! The fans fire up while both men are down! Hook crawls, but Yuta is right there, Claudio tags Yuta in! Yuta runs to BLAST Joe! The fans boo but Hook catches Yuta! EXPLODER! Hook crawls, as does Yuta, but Joe’s still down! Yuta tags Claudio, Claudio runs at Hook, UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO! Hook survives but Claudio drags him back up!
Tag to Yuta, and Yuta climbs! Claudio hauls Hook up, DOOMSDAY POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO?!?! Hook survives and shocks The Death Riders! They argue with the ref, but Joe rises to the apron! Only for Claudio to slide out, YANK Joe down, and throw forearms! Joe fires in return and the fans fire up! Joe whips, Claudio reverse, Joe hits railing! Claudio runs up, but into an URENAGE to the floor! Yuta drags Hook up, but Hook standing switches and clamps on! REDRUM!! No, Yuta is fighting it, and here comes Moxley! The ref has Moxley back off, but this lets Yuta CLAWS Hook’s eyes! The fans boo but Moxley does his part.
Moxley has a chair, he tells Yuta to finish this, but SHIBATA returns! He has Moxley in a SLEEPER! The fans fire up as Moxley flails! REDRUM for Yuta!! Joe has Claudio, COQUINA CLUTCH!! The Opps have the Death Riders all caught! Yuta TAPS, Opps win!!
Winners: Samoa Joe & Hook, by submission
They truly are #NeverLacking! Joe, Hook and even Shibata had the grit to tough it out and take the win! Shibata’s even putting the Maniac AEW World Champion to sleep! But Marina Shafir slithers in, chair in hand! She CHOP BLOCKS Joe! Yuta CLOBBERS Hook, Claudio is back to help mug Hook! The fans boo, Shibata hurries to help his guys, but Claudio fires shots! Yuta joins in to TOSS Shibata out! Claudio has the chair, sits it upside-down, and he reels Hook in! GOTCH NEUTRALIZER onto the chair legs!! Hook is all but skewered on those, and now The Death Riders run away before Joe can get them!
The fans boo, but what did anyone expect from the dastardly, no good Death Riders? Joe is the only one standing, and he has a mic to shout, “DEATH RIDERRRS~! You cowardly SOBs! You see, the Opps came to Baltimore to give you a fist fight! And it seems like the Death Riders are acting more like a bunch of D*CK RIDERS right now, to come out here and do what they want!” The fans fire up behind Joe, and Joe says they make it real simple! The Opps VS The Death Riders, and they’re coming for the AEW World Trios Championships!! Joe has thrown down the challenge, will The Death Riders have no choice but to accept?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite for the follow-up to Dynasty, but something promo wise must’ve gone long because the main event needed most of that overrun. Part of me thinks it was Kenny Omega with The Bucks. We got a good opening promo from Moxley that properly uses that Heel hypocrisy to act like he didn’t get saved by everyone in the Death Riders and The Bucks, and then we got a great match from Moxley VS Shibata. Moxley of course wins by using dirty tactics, but I liked the segue into The Bucks having their promo, which then brought out Kenny. Part of why this part took longer was cuz the fans were having too much fun chanting “Dookie.”
But there’s something about The Elite wanting to work with The Death Riders, but they’ve got Omega and Swerve opposing them, I wonder if Double or Nothing gets to have Anarchy in the Arena 2025. The Owen Hart Cup Finals determine a #1 contender to the world title, so Double or Nothing doesn’t have to have a world title match. Honestly, seeing as how Revolution and Dynasty basically had the same upsetting end to a world title match, Anarchy in the Arena would be a much better main event. Though, that really depends on what happens with The Opps and the trios titles. Honestly, The Opps better win those titles.
We got a great tag team main event, and while Joe & Hook win, Death Riders get the better of them with that beating. I really hope Pac is okay, his ankle scare might have been what wrapped his match against Swerve. If Pac’s ankle is still a concern, that’s perhaps all the more reason to take the trios titles off The Death Riders and put them on The Opps so that The Opps can carry those into Double or Nothing or even All In. Then Anarchy in the Arena can be Bucks, Okada, and at least Moxley, Claudio & Yuta, against Omega, Swerve, and certainly Hangman Page. Hangman had a great bit with Prince Nana, and they’re really taking this to interesting places. Swerve says he deserved what Hangman did, Nana wants to apologize for what Swerve did, and Hangman isn’t sure how to handle any of it.
Now, Hangman also said his Owen Hart Cup match is next week, and that complicates what some fans were hoping to see. Fans hoped Darby Allin would go All In (see how his name and the words work together?) but Darby wants to climb Mount Everest. Apparently that climb is either happening now or within the next week, meaning he’s not going to be available for the Wild Card position. Not sure who they could put in that spot, not sure why they had a Wild Card spot to begin with, but if it isn’t Darby, I feel like Hangman wins that to at least be a bit closer to the Cup. But with The Bucks back, I could see them pulling strings to try and help Hangman, he doesn’t like it, all the more reason he joins Swerve and Omega against The Elite.
Very good promo segment from The Hurt Syndicate with MJF. MJF just assuming he’s in was great, as was Lashley’s entire reaction to it. Not sure we needed that backstage promo, that could’ve been left for Collision. Also, I believe Alicia Atout is MJF’s newest girlfriend, so she clearly knew MJF would be misogynistic for the bit. Good promo from Undisputed Kingdom, or perhaps the Paragon? I feel like “Paragon” was floated around as a faction name a year or so ago, not sure they need to try that again. And surprisingly, a very good TV Time with Chris Jericho. I really liked Bill being blunt with Jericho, and then Jericho turning that around to be somewhat psycho was actually a good move, too. Can’t wait for Bill and Jericho to have it out, and for Keith to choose a side.
That was a great 8 Man Tag, with great promos, but like… Does a kayfabe “big cash prize” really have to be the reason? I suppose it’s TK’s best way of justifying such an assortment of wrestlers in a match, but it still seems really silly. They never really did that much with Top Flight & AR Fox after they won that Three Kings $300K battle royal. The gear didn’t change or improve that drastically, there was no promo/vignette where they had fun with the $300K, so why bother? Good promo from Don Callis, though, to hype up his guys in the Owen Hart Cup, and to open the door to new members. Maybe guys lost in the shuffle can finally do stuff on TV. Also, a shame about Mark Davis and Brian Cage, I hope those guys get well soon.
And great stuff in the Women’s Owen Hart Cup. Very good promo from all the other entries, and a great match from Kris VS Rosa. Toni on commentary is still good, but she really does like innuendos, doesn’t she? Maybe too much? I’m just a touch surprised Kris won, I thought they were going to give us Thunder VS Storm again, given Rosa never actually lost the title. They can still do that for Double or Nothing on the side while someone else wins the tournament, but Megan & Ford also had a very good promo. I figured with Dynasty that Megan would want a rematch, but maybe she has to go through Rosa to get it. Or maybe Triple Threat since the PPV is Double or Nothing?
My Score: 8.9/10
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