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