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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (10/24/23)
Spooky scary NXT!
Halloween Havoc is back, witches!
Hosted by Shotzi Blackheart & Scarlett Bordeaux, NXT transforms into the frightening and frenzied Halloween Havoc! Will this year be Big Time with Becky Lynch retaining the title? Or will Lyra Valkyria become the NEW NXT Women’s Champion?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Devil’s Playground: Roxanne Perez VS Kiana James; Roxie wins.
- Lexis King VS Dante Chen; King wins.
- NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament Semifinals: Kelani Jordan VS Arianna Grace; Kelani wins and advances to the finals.
- NXT Tag Team Championships: Tony D’Angelo & Channing Lorenzo VS Chase U w/ Thea Hail & Jacy Jayne; Chase U wins and becomes the new NXT Tag Team Champions.
- Lights Out: Blair Davenport VS Gigi Dolin; Blair wins.
- NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament Semifinals: Karmen Petrovic VS Lola Vice w/ Elektra Lopez; Lola wins and advances to the finals.
- NXT Women’s Championship: Becky Lynch VS Lyra Valkyria; Lyra wins and becomes the new NXT Women’s Champion.
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Shotzi Blackheart & Scarlett Bordeaux are in the ring!
Our hosts welcome us to NXT Halloween Havoc, they have such sights to show us. They aren’t gonna keep us waiting so we don’t lose our heads. Good Marie Antoinette joke there, and Shotzi says we open with the DEVIL’S PLAYGROUND! “Bring out the competitors!”
Devil’s Playground: Roxanne Perez VS Kiana James!
The Prodigy is gonna bring out a Nightmare on Elms Street as she’s ready to tear into The Calculator! Will Kiana be able to survive Roxie’s dark side? Or will she even be able to sleep tonight?
Kiana swings the bag because the Devil Wears Prada, but Roxie dodges! The bell rings, they tug-o-war over the purse, and Roxie gets it only to get knocked down! Kiana bumps Roxie off buckles, and more buckles, then RAMS into her again and again! Fans rally, Kiana handsprings but into a BOOT! Roxie goes up to THESZ PRESS! Roxie rains down fists, Kiana gets free but misses as Roxie runs to tilt-o-whirl and RANA! Fans fire up and Roxie storms up to whip. Kiana reverses, Roxie ends up on the apron, and she DUMPS Kiana out to the floor! Roxie then slips in, builds speed, and DVIES, but Kiana catches her!
Kiana heads for the literal playground props, but Roxie sunset flips her! Cover, TWO! Kiana kicks low, then goes for the steps! Roxie blocks that to ROCK Kiana! Roxie goes up and FLYING SUNSET FLIPS! TWO, but Roxie is after Kiana again. Kiana turns things around to back suplex but Roxie slips free. O’Conner Roll, TWO! Roxie uses the swings to come back, and SMACK Kiana! She SMACKS Kiana with the swing seat itself! And then goes for the slide! Kiana fights the suplex to throw body shots! Kiana snap suplexes Roxie to the floor! Kiana has her bag, opens it up, and she brings out her laptop! She SMACKS the laptop across Roxie’s back!
Roxie writhes as that computer is busted, and NXT goes picture in picture.
Kiana nods, she can clearly afford another laptop. She stalks Roxie, drags her up and into the ring, then hurries in after her. Roxie bails out the other side so Kiana pursues, only for Roxie to kick low! Roxie SMACKS Kiana off the desk, brings her around, but Kiana blocks to SMACK Roxie off the steps! Kiana stalks Roxie, stomps her, then drags her up. Kiana CHOPS Roxie against the barriers! Kiana stalks Roxie, Roxie throws body shots, and Roxie CHOPS Kiana against aprons! Roxie brings Kiana around, to SMACK her off the steps! Roxie shoves Kiana down for a cover, TWO! Roxie keeps on Kiana and we return to the playground.
Kiana throws body shots, CLUBS Roxie down, and searches under the desk. Kiana finds a trash can lid! Kiana SMACKS Roxie across the back! Roxie writhes but Kiana hoists her up to APRON BACK SUPELX! Roxie writhes more and Kiana YANKS the swing off the frame! Kiana has the chain, she ties Roxie’s hand up with it, and uses that to SLING Roxie into barriers! Kiana then drags Roxie up by the chain and SLINGS her into more barriers! The ref checks but Kiana says don’t bother, she’s not done with Roxie yet! Kiana drags Roxie up, but Roxie fights back! Kiana kicks low, and she drags Roxie up to wrap her against the post!
Roxie fights, but Kiana pulls the chain across Roxie’s face! Roxie endures, NXT returns to single picture, and fans rally up for Roxie. Kiana thrashes Roxie, then lets off to YANK Roxie into the post! And again! Fans boo but Roxie blocks to YANK Kiana into post! Fans fire up as Roxie is free, and Kiana has a welt forming right on her forehead! Kiana RAMS Roxie down with a trash can! But then Roxie uses the swing to DROPKICK Kiana down! Roxie runs to UPPERCUT Kiana down! Fans fire up with Roxie and she gets back in the ring. Roxie builds speed and she DIVES again! Direct hit and down goes Kiana!
Roxie yanks a post off that fence! She JAMS Kiana with it, then BREAKS the wood across Kiana’s back! RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP into the slide! The slide DENTS and fans are thunderous! Cover, TWO!! Kiana survives but Roxie just smiles a sinister smile. Roxie hobbles over to get the trash can, and she stalks Kiana. Kiana avoids the can, then avoids it again! She RAMS Roxie low, but Roxie ELBOWS back! Roxie goes up a barrier, and she FLYING- NO, Kiana stops the rana to SLING Roxie back into barriers! POWERBOMB onto the trash can!! Cover, TWO?!? Roxie survives and fans are thunderous again!
Kiana is furious but the fans are behind Roxie. Kiana YANKS the teetertotter apart, and JAMS Roxie with a seat! And then SMACKS her with the bar! Kiana CHOKES Roxie against the post! The fans boo, the ref checks Roxie, but Roxie pushes free. Kiana swings, the steel bar hits steel steps and Kiana drops the teetertotter. Roxie hops on, Kiana pops her off into barriers! Roxie is dazed, Kiana DUMPS her over! Kiana gets up in front of the Chase U student section and stomps Roxie down! Fans boo but Kiana drags Roxie up. Kiana has Roxie on the barriers, but Roxie fights with body shots! Kiana and Roxie brawl on the edge!
Roxie gets the edge with forearm after forearm! Fans fire up for the SUPER- NO, Kiana bucks Roxie before the leg sweep! Kiana MOONSAULTS, Roxie dodges and grabs the bag! BAG SHOT to the head!! Roxie hauls Kiana up, to POP ROX on the bag!! Cover, Roxie wins!
Winner: Roxanne Perez, by pinfall
Roxie grins as she gets even with Kiana once and for all. Roxie dumps out the bag and shows the pieces of a shattered brick! Will Kiana make sure to crunch all the numbers before bullying someone again?
Vic Joseph interviews Carmelo Hayes.
We all know Melo is a busy man so to address the elephant in the room, Vic asks Melo if he was the one who attacked Trick Williams last week to stop the Fatal 4 Way. Melo asks if this is an interview or an interrogation? Because Vic sounds like everyone else, saying Melo is guilty. Melo knows Trick wanted the NXT Championship, and so did Melo. But to take out his best friend and brutalize him for the title? That’s crazy. Then to business, next week on Night 2 of Halloween Havoc, Carmelo Hayes takes on Ilja Dragunov for THE NXT Championship, the rubber match. What does Melo do differently now that he’s the challenger?
Melo breaks that down: How do you beat one of the best in the world in Ilja Dragunov? Don’t answer that, because Melo is the one who needs to answer it. It’s not even physical, mental or emotional. It’s just “why?” Why is Melo doing this? And it is for the title. Not just the NXT Championship, but the title of “Him.” How can Melo and claim to be him with no title, nothing to show for it? All his hard work, all he has built, for what? To be second? Melo’s motivation is stronger than ever, no distractions, no what if’s or doubts or Trick or asterisks! Well, Vic stops Melo there. Melo brought up Trick so he opened himself to this question.
What if Trick was in the match last week? What if it was a Fatal 4? Would Melo have been the one to still win? Melo takes off his sunglasses and says, “Absolutely.” When push comes to shove, Melo does what he has to. But he dedicates this to Trick, #JsuticeForTrick. Melo says this is done but Vic has more questions. Melo leaves, but will he leave next week once again on top of NXT?
Scarlett & Shotzi are backstage with The Meta Four.
Scarlett is doing tarot readings now that Dar & Jakara are back. There is loss and pain in their future. Oro & Lash don’t like that. Dar wants good news. But then Scarlett brings the Two of Wands. They will go on a great journey to claim their prize. Uh, Dar already did, it’s how he got the Heritage Cup back. These cards need to keep up. Well, oh dear… Is that death?! Scarlett says their joy will soon become grief. So hold the things you cherish closely. Meta Four is spooked. Oro has a bad feeling. Dar says this is just hocus pocus, it is all made up. But then Akira Tozawa sneaks in and sneaks away with the cup!
Dar looks and sees it’s gone! What happened!? They freak out, but so far, Scarlett’s reading is right! Will the Scottish Supernova have to go to Raw to confront Tozawa about this?
Lexis King VS Dante Chen!
Brian Pillman Jr. no longer exists. He denounces the name given to him to honor his father for he does not respect that legacy! But then, will Lexis King create his own history here in NXT?
The bell rings and fans rally as King and Dante circle. They tie up, King wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS and he wristlocks the arm. Chen fights, rolls, handsprings, and wrenches back. Chen wristlocks, King moves around, and they end up on ropes. The ref counts, King lets off, to then HEADBUTT! Fans boo the cheap shot but King KICKS Chen to a corner. Chen puts King in the corner but King DECKS him first! King taunts Chen, fishhooks the nose and claws the face! The ref counts, King lets off at 4, then he suplexes. Chen blocks, King tries again but Chen slips free, Chen shoves, hurdles and drops, but King swings, into a body shot, uppercut and DROPKICK!
Chen goes for the legs but King BOOTS him down! Fans rally, King runs in and clotheslines in the corner! And CHOPS, and ROCKS and uses ropes to get leverage for digging boots in! King fires up but Chen fires forearms! Chen whips, King reverses and kitchen sink knees! Then he KICKS Chen in the back and BLINDSIDE LARIATS! King drags Chen up by his hair, throws him into ropes, and Chen sputters. King soaks up the cheers and jeers as he stands on Chen, but Chen pushes up. King BOOTS Chen, then drags him up again. King thrashes Chen around in a chinlock, but Chen fights up to his feet.
Fans rally as Chen pries the hold open. Chen throws body shots, counter punches, and then DECKS King! Chen whips, King reverses but Chen LARIATS! Fans fire up with Chen as he atomic drops, then runs to BOOT! Fans fire up with Chen again and he takes aim. But King SUPERKICKS first! King drags Chen up to tie up the arms and he puts Chen in the ropes. DRAPING SWINGING NECKBREAKER! King covers, King wins!
Winner: Lexis King, by pinfall
King didn’t copy his father and used a move of his own invention! It’s his way and his life, but will he make NXT his kingdom?
Chase U prepares backstage.
Duke Hudson says he appreciated having Thea Hail & Jacy Jayne out there supporting them last week. Andre Chase says yeah, and they just gotta do it again. They’ll bring the NXT Tag Team Championships home to Chase U! Thea says she’ll make sure not to throw in any towels, either. Chase sighs but Jacy says it’ll be different this time. But The D’Angelos step in. Nice to see you guys, again, but under much better conditions. Yeah, see you out there, gentlemen. Tony smiles and wishes them good luck. What’s that about? Chase says it is a long story, just focus on the titles. Duke nods, and we will see just who aces this test!
NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament Semifinals: Kelani Jordan VS Arianna Grace
Dressed as Spider-Gwen for the gymnastics connection, Kelani is ready to prove she’s the new era Total Package! Dressed as… well, the way she always dresses, Arianna wants to prove she’s Miss NXT. Will Arianna win her way to the finals? Or will she learn to lose with grace?
The bell rings and Arianna wants Kelani to shake (or maybe kiss) her hand, but no dice. They tie up, go around, and Arianna knees low! She storms up but Kelani shows haymaker so Arianna panics and backs away. Arianna rushes in, Kelani dodges and slingshot arm-drags! Then DROPKICKS! Fans fire up for Kelani as Arianna bails out. Kelani wants Arianna to get back in as NXT goes picture in picture.
Kelani grows impatient and she chases Arianna around the outside! They get back in the ring, Kelani avoids the elbow drop, and she then wrenches to YANK Arianna’s arm. Kelani wrenches again, to YANK the arm again. Arianna snarls and fights up, but Kelani snapmares to then drop a leg on the arm! Arianna hobbles up, Kelani wrenches and Y ANKS the arm again. Kelani goes for another but Arianna throws her down by her hair! Arianna whips, Kelani reverse and DROPKICKS! Arianna sputters and staggers up, but Kelani storms up. Kelani whips corner to corner, runs in, but Arianna stops the flip to put Kelani under ropes. ROPE GUILLOTINE!
Kelani sputters, Arianna storms up and puts her on ropes to CHOKE her! The ref counts, Arianna lets off to “apologize,” then she CHOKES Kelani more! Arianna YANKS the rope to jam Kelani up, then covers, TWO! Arianna SMACKS Kelani off the mat, then SMACKS her off the mat again. And again! Arianna seethes as she tells Kelani to kiss the hand. Kelani SLAPS Arianna! Arianna whips Kelani to a corner, back elbows her, then snap suplexes to a cover. TWO, and Arianna grabs Kelani’s arm for a chinbar cording hold combo. Kelani endures, fights up, but Arianna wrangles her back down.
Arianna leans on the hold but Kelani still endures. Fans rally up and Kelani fights to her feet, but Arianna knees low! Arianna CLUBS Kelani, reels her in, but Kelani fights the suplex as NXT returns to single picture. Arianna still tries but Kelani snap suplexes first! Kelani storms up, whips Arianna to ropes, but Arianna hits a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Arianna keeps on Kelani with another chinbar, but fans rally up. The watch party is all fired up, everyone in costume. Kelani fights up, fires body shots, and fans rally behind her. Arianna KNEES low, throws Kelani, but Kelani rolls through to then roll Arianna up, TWO!
Kelani ducks ‘n’ dodges, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Kelani goes to the apron, RAMS into Arianna, then slingshots up and over to sunset flip! TWO, but Kelani runs up again. Arianna trips, jackknifes, but TWO as Kelani bridges up! Kelani spins things to a backslide, TWO! Arianna kicks low, whips Kelani to a corner, runs in but misses! Kelani runs back in to LARIAT! And LARIAT again! Kelani rallies, handsprings and LEG SWEEPS! Kelani kips up and fans fire up! Kelani SOMERSAULT LEG DROPS! Cover, TWO! Kelani keeps on Arianna with a facelock, but Arianna wrenches out and whips Kelani into ropes!
Kelani sputters, Arianna storms up and waistlocks, SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Kelani shows her toughness but Arianna whips her to the corner. Kelani hits buckles hard, and then Arianna hoists her up top. Arianna climbs up behind Kelani, but Kelani fights the lift! Kelani throws elbows and Arianna wobbles! Arianna pulls hair to stay on the corner! But then Kelani ELBOWS her down! Kelani hurries to hit the SPLIT-LEG MOONSAULT! Cover, Kelani wins!
Winner: Kelani Jordan, by pinfall (advances to the finals)
A truly incredible battle, and Kelani is starting to look one-of-a-kind! But will she be THE Breakout Star of 2023? Who will meet her next week for the finals?
Von Wagner continues his physical rehab.
He uses a walker, and the doctor tells Robert Stone that Von is progressing, but slowly. Von asks Stone what the hell he’s doing. He was just asking a question. No, the match with Bron Breakker! Does Stone have a death wish? We all saw what Bron did to Von. Stone says yeah, he got a bit worked up. Bu Stone will have no regrets. He knows he’s getting his ass kicked, but if he can get even one punch or one slap across Bron’s face to knock that stupid smile off it, it will be worth it. Stone can’t stand that his best friend is suffering while that jerk is on some fishing boat or whatever the hell he does!
Von wants Stone to hold on. Von’s his best friend? Damn right you are! Von smiles, and says as much as he wants to be there for Stone next week, he’s nowhere near ready. Stone says don’t worry about it. Next week, Stone does this for Von. Von is motivated to push forward, when will we see him back in the ring?
Shotzi & Scarlett welcome us back.
Earlier, she was Pinhead, now Shotzi is now Edward Scissorhands, as she asks, “Who’s ready for some more havoc?” Scarlett says they love to see it. But she also loves their YouTube series, Chamber of Horrors. They take their fellow WWE Superstars to the most haunted locations on Earth. The new episode comes out soon, where Shotzi & Scarlett hang out with Alba Fyre, Isla Dawn & Kayla Braxton! Wait, Diamond Mine walk out and Julius compliments the costumes. Ed, a vampire. These three knew you would be hosting, and y’see, last week, Angel & Humberto cost them their shot at the tag titles tonight.
So no more excuses. They wanna SMASH Los Lotharios! What do the hosts say? Shotzi saw what happened, and she doesn’t think it should just be a normal tag match. Right, Scarlett? Yeah, let’s let the WHEEL decide! No objections from the Creeds, so Ivy Nile gets to spin! Around and around it goes! Where it stops, nobody knows! What match will they have? It will be a TAG TEAM TABLES, LADDERS & SCARES!! Yes, that’s grandpa telling the boys they messed up! Creeds VS Garza & Carrillo, let’s go! Who survives NXT when they go TLS?
But speaking of the tag titles, The Don & Stacks make their entrance! Will the D’Angelo Family make it through tonight? Or will this be a #TeachableMoment?
NXT Tag Team Championships: Tony D’Angelo & Channing Lorenzo VS Chase U w/ Thea Hail & Jacy Jayne!
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who gets the trick and who gets the treats!
Chase and Stacks start, tie up, and Stacks arm-drags. Chase gets up, they tie up, but Stacks arm-drags again! They go again, Chase arm-drags this time, but then Stacks avoids the next one. Stacks drags Chase up but Chase arm-drags again! Now that was a Teachable Moment! Stacks runs in, Chase headlocks and Duke tags in as Stacks powers out. Duke fireman’s carries but Stacks slips free. Stacks dumps Duke out, then tosses Chase, to PLANCHA! Duke goes down, Stacks hurries in, tag to Tony before Stacks BOOTS Chase! Tony then gives Stacks a boost to CROSSBODY Chase U down! Fans are torn as NXT goes picture in picture.
Tony & Stacks talk trash, Thea & Jacy coach up the boys but Stacks puts Duke in. Tony storms up but Duke throws body shots. Tony throws hands, reels Duke in, and whips him to a corner to SPLASH! Tony fires hands, scrapes Duke’s face on the ropes, then CLUBS him to the corner. Tag to Stacks, the D’Angelos double whip, body shot and knee lift! Duke is down, Stacks covers, TWO! Stacks talks trash, throws hands, then stands Duke up to clothesline! Duke stays up! Stacks throws more clotheslines, eggs Duke on, but Duke just grits his teeth. Stacks keeps throwing shots but Duke shakes his head, to then CLOBBER Stacks!
Duke deadlift suplexes Stacks! Cover, TWO! Tag to Chase, they whip, trip and U~ ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Chase keeps on Stacks, whips him to a corner, but Stacks reverses. Chase goes up but Stacks catches him to KICK him down! Stacks tags Tony, and Tony storms up on Chase to stomp him down. Tony talks some trash, then snap suplexes Chase. Tony drags Chase back up, bumps him off buckles, and he runs in, but into a BOOT! Chase ELBOWS Stacks, ROCKS Tony, repeat! But Tony clinches to BELLY2BELLY! Cover, TWO! Chase survives but Tony clamps on with a bearhug. Tony puts on the squeeze but Chase endures.
Chase fights around, fights up to his feet, and throws elbows! NXT returns to single picture as Chase CHOPS! Chase whips, Tony headlocks, but Chase powers out. Stacks tags in, Tony keeps Chase from Duke, and Tony reels Chase in for a FLAPJACK into Stacks’ GAMANGIRI! Chase staggers and falls, Stacks hurries to cover, TWO! Fans duel as Stacks facelocks and grinds Chase down. Chase fights up, fans rally, and Chase powers his way to the corner! Thea shouts to keep fighting, but Stacks throws body shots! Stacks scoops to SLAM Chase, then he drops an elbow, only to miss! Chase bails out, suckers Stacks in and UPPERCUTS!
Chase hurries, Tony tags in and drags Chase back! Chase stands up to ENZIGURI! Fans fire up for the hot tags! The MVP rallies on The Underboss! Duke whips and OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES! Fans fire up as Duke JABS! JABS! JABS! Tony runs in, he gets JAB after JAB! Flip, flop and “U~!” ELBOW for Tony! Stacks kicks, Duke blocks and reels him in., Stacks dodges, Duke scoops to SLAM him onto Tony! Fans fire up and Duke hits a SIDEWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Stacks survives but Thea is all fired up! Duke hoists Stacks to a Canadian Rack! Stacks slips free, but Duke blocks a boot to CHOP!
Duke CHOPS Stacks again! Duke whips corner to corner, Stacks goes up and over, but Duke is ready. Stacks ducks ‘n’ dodges but runs into the BOSS MAN SLAM! Cover, TWO!!! Stacks survives gain but Thea & Jacy are confident. The fans rally up as Duke storms up on Stacks. Tag to Chase, Duke gets Stacks up. Chase is ready as Duke Gory Especials, but Stacks fights free! Stacks BOOTS Duke in the corner, JABS Chase, and tags Tony! Fans rally as Tony rallies on Chase U! Tony dodges Duke to OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! SPINEBUSTER on Chase! Tony tags Stacks and The Family coordinates. UPPERCUT GERMAN COMBO!
Tony keeps going, they get up, SUPER UPPERCUT GERMAN COMBO! Cover, TWO!!! Chase lives and fans fire up again! The fans duel about the count but Stacks tags Tony. Tony gets Chase up, Stacks climbs but Duke grabs at Stacks. Stacks leaps, but into Duke’s BOOT! Chase slips down and ROCKS Tony! And ROCKS him again! Chase whips, Tony reverses and clinches, RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Fans fire up because it’s time to spell it out! “C! H! A! S! E! U!” What’s that spell? CHASE U~! Chase hurries up top, but Tony hurries up after him! But Duke anchors Chase to save him! Chase HEADBUTTS Tony down!
Stacks hurries up to kick Duke, APRON DDT!! Tony hurries right back up, Stacks tags in! BADA BING! BADA BOOM!! The Power & Glory hit, but Stacks has to crawl to the cover! Duke SLINGSHOT GERMAN SUPLEXES Tony onto the pin!! Fans are thunderous as Duke saves the match! Duke gets Tony up, but Tony TACKLES Duke! Chase goes after Tony but Stacks rolls Chase up, TWO! Tag to Tony before the SUPERKICK! Then the Family double whip, pops him up, but Duke POUNCES Stacks and Chase sunset flips Tony!! TWO!??! Tony escapes, Thea checks Duke. Tony runs hu but Chase spins him to a NECKBREAKER!
Chase flounders, Jacy has a crowbar?! Chase says no, they don’t play it like that! Jacy says Tony does! Tony runs up, Chase sends him away, Jacy tries to use the crowbar but Tony knocks her down by accident first! Chase gets Tony for a body scissor clutch! Cover, CHASE U WINS!!!
Winners: Chase U, by pinfall (NEW NXT Tag Team Champions)
Jacy is just as shocked as anyone! She tried cheating, still ended up being a distraction on Tony, and now Chase U finally has gold!! But will studying game film expose the truth to Professor Chase? Or will it matter since they won?
NXT presents an all new Hard Hitting Home Truths.
Nathan Frazer says tonight is absolutely stacked, so time to apply his motto. “Never slow down.” This is gonna be a speed round of HHHT! First, Dirty Dom doesn’t like Frazer much, but what a crying shame that is. Because turns out, the feeling is mutual. Dom is as popular as a wasp at a picnic. Even if he wasn’t such an ass to everyone here, Dom just has a face that you wanna slap. So the hard hitting home truth is that Dom is only NXT North American Champion, again, because of Judgment Day and his Mami keep bailing him out. Dom on his own is as useful as a chocolate teapot.
Just look at last week. Frazer battered Dom all over the arena until Rhea took him home like an unruly toddler at a birthday party. The next truth is that last year’s Halloween Havoc was not good for Frazer. He landed on his head a few times, it almost ended his career, but he came back faster, stronger and maybe even crazier. And he isn’t asking permission, he is saying how this is going down. Next week, night 2 of Halloween Havoc, Dom VS Frazer, for the North American Championship! That is, if Mami will give him back his balls for the week. Last year, Frazer had his greatest downfall. But this year, it’ll be his greatest triumph.
So then for Dom, and more importantly, all us fans, is the Hard Hitting Home Truth. Frazer has called out Dirty Dom, but will the Jersey Island Rocket clean up the NXT North American Championship scene himself?
Backstage interview with Baron Corbin.
McKenzie Mitchell brings up how last week, Corbin was half a second away from becoming #1 contender. He cuts her off there and says yes, he was half a second from winning. That’s why he doesn’t like Triple Threats: anything can happen, and then it did. A lot like Corbin’s career, he does all the hard work and someone else reaps the benefits. Corbin did everything in his power to win. Everything in his power? Yeah, and it should be Corbin VS Dragunov next week. But he said he did everything, so then did he attack Trick? Corbin says if he was gonna take Trick out like that, he’d do it out in the open.
Corbin doesn’t like Trick, his song, his face, or his catchphrases. Trick was the one who got his ass whooped. Maybe it was Dijak. Maybe it was Axiom! Trick is getting popular, and that puts a target on your back. It could’ve even been that quitter, Wes Lee! But Corbin says he thinks it is Melo. But at the same time, it doesn’t matter, that wasn’t on Corbin, it isn’t his concern. What Corbin does care about is that championship. If Dragunov survives Melo next week, then he better have his head on a swivel. Mr. No BS heads out, will he look to burn the ships no matter who survives Halloween Havoc?
Lights Out: Blair Davenport VS Gigi Dolin!
The Ichiban Gaijin was blindsiding woman after woman on the NXT roster, but she didn’t appreciate it much when the Toxic Avenger gave her a taste of her own medicine. But now, there will be nothing holding them back! Who survives when it’s No Disqualifications, No Count Outs, and no telling what will happen?
The bell rings and Scarlett says it’s time! Shotzi flips the switch and the lights go down! Gigi and Blair circle, then Blair bails out to go searching for goodies. Gigi WRECKS her with a dropkick first, then hurries to the apron. Blair grabs at Gigi but Gigi kicks her away, then CROSSBODIES off the apron! Direct hit, but Gigi keeps going with fists! Fans fire up as Gigi puts Blair back in the ring. Blair knees low, UPPERCUTS and ROCKS Gigi, then runs to KNEE her out of the ring! Fans rally and duel, Blair pursues Gigi and goes looking again. Blair brings out a chair, but Gigi kicks low! Gigi KNEES Blair, then sets up the chair.
Gigi brings Blair around, SMACKS her off the chair, then ROCKS her with a forearm. Fans fire up as Gigi BOOTS Blair down! Gigi brings Blair back up to SMACK off the apron, but Blair SMACKS Gigi off the steps! Blair storms up, SMACKS her off the steps again and again, then lets off to go up the steps. Blair stands on Gigi’s head! But Gigi slips away before the stomp! Gigi ROCKS Blair, brings her around, and SUPERKICKS! Blair staggers away, throws a body shot, but Gigi CLUBS Blair down! Fans want tables but Gigi first makes Blair take a seat. Gigi throws forearms, then goes up the apron. Gigi lines up the shot, to METEORA Blair off the chair!
Fans fire up as Gigi shouts at Blair, and NXT goes picture in picture.
Gigi taunts Blair while Blair writhes, and Gigi goes off to find some more goodies. She brings out a couple trash can lids, then goes looking around the other sides. Another chair is added, and then Gigi KNEES Blair back down! Gigi drags Blair into the ring, fires off forearms, then DECKS her! Gigi has a chair, wedges it into a corner, and then goes back to Blair. Gigi whips Blair into a bare corner, then whips her into the chair corner! Blair hobbles, Gigi scoops her, SWINGING SIDE SLAM! Cover, TWO! Another cover, TWO! Gigi has a CROSSFACE! Blair endures, moves around, claws her way over, but there are no ropebreaks in this match!
Blair pushes to get a cover, TWO! Gigi lets Blair go, and Blair SMACKS her with a trash can lid! Blair drags Gigi up, reels her in, and snap suplexes her into the chair corner! Gigi writhes, Blair stomps her down and digs her boots in, and Blair lets off when she’s ready. Blair digs the chair into Gigi, then lets off to go find more goodies. Blair finds a kendo stick! Blair storms up on Gigi, sits a chair up and makes Gigi take a seat, so she can SMACK her with the stick! Gigi hobbles, Blair SMACKS her again! Blair then gets Gigi for a KENDO STICK NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Gigi is still in this but Blair CHOKES her with the kendo stick!
Gigi fights up, NXT returns to single picture, and she RAMS Blair into buckles. Gigi runs up but into a BOOT! Blair hops up but Gigi UPPERCUTS! Gigi climbs to SUPER STEINER! Blair writhes and fans fire up while Gigi goes out. Fans want a table, so Gigi gets a TABLE! Fans fire up even more as Gigi slides that into the ring. Gigi storms up to BOOT Blair down, then she swaggers back to the table. Gigi sets that up in a drop zone, and she goes back for Blair. Blair drop toeholds Gigi into the chair! And then POSTS her! Blair takes the table and flips it over! Fans boo as Blair denies them their fun! Blair doesn’t care, she just goes back for Gigi.
Gigi staggers up, Blair has her own belt to LASH Gigi down! And LASH her again! And again! Blair lashes Gigi out of the ring, then she goes looking under the ring. Blair finds a trash can, puts that in, and then brings out another chair. Blair slides in, but Gigi has a strap of her own! Gigi dodges Blair to LASH! And LASH! And LASH again! Gigi whips to STO! Cover, TWO! Blair is still in this but Gigi LASHES her one more time. Gigi SMACKS Blair off the chair, then puts her throw it, to give her Kawada Kicks! Gigi tells Blair to sit up and look at her. Then Gigi CHOPS Blair! Gigi runs, but Blair CHUCKS the chair at Gigi’s face!
Blair hits a SAIDO, then covers, TWO!! Gigi is still in this but Blair snarls. “This is Awesome!” as Blair goes out and brings out a table of her own! Blair no longer cares about who wants what, she wants to do damage! Blair sets that table up on the outside, but it seems to be fighting her. Blair finally gets the table to stand and fans cheer as she positions it. But Gigi SMACKS her with the trash can! And then ROCKS her, runs, and SHOTGUNS her in the ropes! Then she runs to BASEMENT DROPKICK! Gigi brings Blair over to BLUE THUNDER BOMB on the trash can! Cover, TWO!! Blair survives, Gigi follows her out of the ring, and they’re near the table.
Gigi ROCKS Blair, but Blair RAMS Gigi into steel steps! Blair isn’t done, she clears off the announce desk! Blair puts Gigi on the desk, climbs up after her, and fans fire up! Gigi KNEES Blair, brings her around, but Blair fights the suplex! Blair turns it around, FALCON ARROW through the table!! Fans lose their minds as Gigi writhes in the wreckage! Blair hauls Gigi into the ring, sits her up, KAMI-GOYE!! Cover, Blair wins!!
Winner: Blair Davenport, by pinfall
Beware of the Heir, she is at her deadliest in the dark! Will anyone stop Blair from becoming THE Alpha Female in NXT?
Vic Joseph interviews Ilja Dragunov.
Much like Melo, Vic knows the NXT Champion is very busy, so he gets to business. Dragunov has been champion now for just over a month. What is life like now with the title and no longer chasing it? Dragunov says previously, he said it was his destiny to become NXT Champion. Those weren’t hollow words. Since he was a child, life was a struggle. His family moved from Russia to Germany with nothing, but Dragunov learned very early on that he could endure any pain, so long as there was reason for it. Dragunov used that to make it here. He is very proud to be NXT Champion.
Dragunov drove home recently, and his son got to hold the NXT title for the very first time. The look in his son’s eyes was full of pride for his father. it was the most excellent motivation to carry on as a great champion. Vic says that speaking of journeys, the next week here will be Dragunov heading to the main event of Halloween Havoc, night 2. What are his feelings now that he is the champion and not the challenger against Melo? Dragunov says only because he walks into the match as champion now, that doesn’t change anything. He will be even more intensified, because he knows the pain it took to become a champion.
Dragunov recognizes that this will be another instant classic, where Dragunov will bend but not break. And Melo will break once again, just like he did at No Mercy. Then what will he have to do differently to retain the title? Dragunov doesn’t quite get the question. He doesn’t “adjust” for anyone. Dragunov’s opponents must adjust to him. Melo will enter this fight as a desperate man, desperate to regain the title. But Melo isn’t fully focused like he used to be. Dragunov’s mind has been on the NXT Championship for a very long time. Melo can no longer say the same. And that will be Melo’s downfall.
Their intangibles will be their deciding factor. This reign represents 30 YEARS of sacrifice and is the visible proof that Dragunov IS #UNBESIEGBAR. Vic feels the intensity already, and he wishes Dragunov good luck. Melo watches this interview, and then Shotzi & Scarlett scare the crap outta him as the twins from The Shining. They tell him that it says in the cards, all signs point to him. Winning the championship back? No. Not the match. About who attacked Trick. Melo doesn’t believe in tarot anyway, so go mess with someone else. Shotzi & Scarlett giggle, but will they be two for two in their predictions?
Backstage interview with Tiffany Stratton.
Sarah Schreiber is with the Wrestling Barbie in the middle of the Breakout Tournament Watch Party, and says that as last year’s runner-up, she’s watching this year’s- Tiff says Sarah is so right. Tiff likes her better than McKenzie already. But TBH, it doesn’t really matter to Tiff who wins this year, because she wants to see Becky VS Lyra. Wait, who is this stepping in? Wait, Fallon Henley is cosplaying as Tiffany? “Because whoever wins the main event, after that, it’s Tiffy Time for everybody! Cuz that Tiffy Title is coming back to Tiffy me! HA HA!” Tiff says very funny. If she were Fallon, she’d wanna be Tiff, too. But seriously, what is she doing?
Fallon says she (Tiff) deserves everything, and do you know why? Why? Because she’s the Center of the Universe! If that’s the universe, there she is at the center. The Tiffy Center! AHAHA! Why is she so rich? Did they know she’s rich? OMG stop! Now Fallon just mirrors Tiff, and Fallon says “You can go now. Tootles!” OH~! The others say Tiff just got burned, but then Tiff gets miffed and she ROCKS Fallon with a forearm! Now it’s a fight in the watch party room!! The other superstars split them up, but will Tiff ever get over herself? Or will the Cowgirl bring her down to earth?
NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament Semifinals: Karmen Petrovic VS Lola Vice w/ Elektra Lopez!
Karmen has Dalmatian spots like Cruella, but Lola doesn’t bother dressing up, she’s her own superhero. Kelani awaits the winner of this match, who strikes first and who strikes harder to punch their ticket to the finals?
The bell rings, Lola swings and Karmen dodges, but then Lola KICKS the leg out! Karmen gets up, the two circle and test the water, and then Karmen KICKS Lola’s leg out! Lola gets up, they square up, then tie up, and Karmen facelocks to bring Lola down. Karmen waistlocks, Lola fights around, but Karmen rolls to a pin, TWO! Lola CHOPS, Karmen goes to a corner, but Karmen BOOTS Lola! Leg sweep and Karmen ROLLING KICKS! Cover, TWO! Karmen KICKS Lola again! Lola goes to a corner, Karmen runs in, but Lola puts her on the apron. Karmen RAMS into Lola but Lola SOBATS Karmen down!
Fans fire up as Lola swivels the hips, and then she hits her stance again,. Karmen runs in but Lola SPINEBUSTERS! Lola throws down hands, talks trash and then HIP ATTACKS! Lola runs to AX KICK Karmen down! Cover, TWO! Lola drags Karmen up but Karmen HOOK KICKS! Lola KICKS back, drags Karmen to a cover, TWO! Lola has a cording hold to grind the arm, and she talks more trash. Lola claws at Karmen’s side but Karmen fights up. Fans rally, Karmen powers out to HOOK KICK again! Karmen ROCKS Lola, Lola whips, but Karmen reverses. Lola reverses, Karmen reverses again, another HOOK KICK!
Fans are torn as Karmen runs in to rally on Lola! DISCUS LARIAT! Lola goes to a corner, Karmen runs and rolls to ROUNDHOUSE! Karmen pushes Lola out to SLIDING KICK! Cover, TWO! Lola survives and bails out but Karmen has a crazy grin. Karmen builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp! Lopez freaks out but fans fire up! Karmen points to the contract on the pedestal and she puts Lola in the ring. Karmen slides in, fires up, but Lola ducks a kick to HEEL KICK!! Cover, Lola wins!
Winner: Lola Vice, by pinfall (advances to the finals)
Buenas noches for Karmen, but it’s a good night for Vice! Kelani walks out to stare her future opponent down. Who will break out to then go for the gold?
Chase U celebrates backstage.
The new champs are fired up, as is Thea. And y’know what that means, right? Oh, yeah, it means a lot! Right, because first, that means they’re gonna travel with these belts. And that will put them over the carry-on limit. But they’re also locker room leaders now. They went from boys to men! Thea says Duke went from MVP to a champion! Jacy said it was gonna be different, right? Now they know what it feels to be winners! CHASE U! CHASE U! But then wait, the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions step in! And Little Red Chelsea Green says noise control, people.
Well, hello, Chelsea. But who cares? Duke & Chase just won the NXT Tag Team titles! Piper “The Big Bad Wolf” Niven asks who the small fry is talking to. Jacy asks who Piper is talking to, because they don’t even go here. Chelsea says she is gonna lodge a formal complaint! Why? Because nobody speaks to the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions like that! Oh yeah? Y-Yeah! Now, where is HBK’s office? Jacy tells Chelsea that they can bring them there. And on the way, they’ll ask for a tag title match against Chelsea & Piper! It is about time they defended those belts anyway! Chase U, roll out!
Duke says laters. They’re WINNERS! Is Chase U about to level up and get even more gold? Or will the Hot Mess and Scottish Viper make this a fairy tale with a sad ending?
Noam Dar complains to security.
He wants 24/7 camera surveillance for the Heritage Cup trophy! What kind of security does this place even have!? But wait! Lash sees on social media that Tozawa has the cup! Oro says he knew it! Dar is freaking out! Wait, n ow Tozawa is posting a message! “If you want your cup back, come and get it!” The journey in the prophecy… And it’s a haunted house!? The ladies don’t want any part of that! Dar says no, they all have to go to get the cup! What spooky scary surprises will Tozawa have in store for The Meta Four?
Melo watches back footage from last week’s episode.
Perhaps he’s looking for clues as to whodunnit on Trick? Then Bron Breakker steps in. Melo’s a man without a trick up his sleeve. Ha ha, make your jokes. Everyone is talking about Melo jumping his best friend, when they should be talking about his focus going into his match with Dragunov and getting the title back. Bron says they’ll talk about what he wants to talk about. Not too long ago, Melo and Bron were the talk of this entire industry. They both know they will be fighting for the top spot for decades to come. Bron has already proven he’ll do anything to stay there. And now, Melo has proven that by taking out his best friend.
Melo says Bron knows he didn’t do it. He didn’t, he did, you gotta do what you gotta do. But Bron promises Melo, if he brings that Melo to next week, he will get the title back. Bron will hospitalize Robert Stone, and then they can get back to this. See you next week. Bron heads out, is he not the only one #MeanerThanEvil?
NXT Women’s Championship: Becky Lynch VS Lyra Valkyria!
The Man has been a fighting champion ever since getting this title off Tiffany Stratton, and now she has come around to the main event of Halloween Havoc! This match isn’t just about the title, but about legacy, passion and what this means to every man, woman and child in Ireland! But wait, who is this sitting up in the perch? It’s JADE CARGILL! The storm has come to NXT, will she be looking to challenge whoever comes out of this on top?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if The Morrigan is ready for the Big Time!
The bell rings and the fans are fired up already. The two circle, tie up, and Becky clinches,. Lyra fights free, but Becky ducks the heel kick! Fans cheer as both women are on notice, and NXT goes picture in picture.
Becky and Lyra reset and circle again. They tie up, Becky waistlocks, headlocks and hits the takeover. Becky holds on as Lyra kicks around, and they stand up. Lyra powers out, but Becky runs her over! Lyra shakes her arm out, Becky runs but Lyra trips her! Lyra rolls Becky, TWO! Becky runs up, trips Lyra, and jackknife bridges, TWO! Lyra bridges up but Becky powers her down! TWO, and Lyra gets up to spin Becky! Becky fights the backslide but Lyra still hits it, TWO! They stay hooked up, stand up again, and Becky spins Lyra to cradle! TWO, Becky runs but into an arm-drag! But she arm-drags back! The two stand off and fans applaud.
Becky and Lyra reset, circle again, and Lyra runs in but into a CALF KICK! Becky stands tall, runs and WRECKS Lyra with a dropkick! Becky hurries out after Lyra, drags her up, and CLUBS her on the back. Becky SMACKS Lyra off the apron, stalks her, and then stands her up. Lyra ROCKS Becky back! Lyra kicks and follows Becky around the way, then SMACKS her off the apron! Lyra puts Becky in but Becky KICKS Lyra in the ropes! Becky then brings Lyra around, but Lyra shoves her, only for Becky to drop a leg on the dropdown! NXT returns to single picture and Becky hurries to cover, ONE!! Lyra is showing toughness but Becky keeps cool.
Fans rally up as Becky stands and stalks Lyra. Becky drags Lyra up, bumps her off buckles, and then brings Becky around to bump her off more buckles. Fans rally and duel, but Lyra turns things around and bumps Becky off buckles! Lyra stomps, Becky kicks back, and Becky whips Lyra to ropes. Lyra ducks ‘n’ dodges to CROSSBODY! Cover, Becky goes Matrix! Fans fire up as Becky ELBOWS Lyra, goes up and up and CROSSBODIES again! But now Lyra goes Matrix! Becky swings, Lyra dodges, and they DOUBLE CROSSBODY! Fans fire up, “This is Awesome!” and both women stir. We even see fans in Ireland all fired up for this!
Becky and Lyra stand, Lyra counter punches! Becky hits back, so Lyra hits again! They go back and forth, faster and faster, and Becky gets the edge! Becky SOBATS, runs, but Lyra SOBATS! Front kicks! HEADBUTTS! AX KICKS! Lyra reels Becky in, Becky wrenches out to ROCK Lyra! Lyra ROCKS Becky, Becky ROCKS Lyra, and Lyra fires windmill shots! Fast hands and a KICK, then more fast hands! Lyra runs but Becky ROCKS her! Becky runs but Lyra ROCKS her back! Lyra runs again, but she fakes Becky so she can ELBOW and LARIAT! Fans rally and duel as Lyra rallies on Becky! NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO!
Becky survives, the fans duel, and Lyra drags Becky up. JAWBREAKER! Lyra staggers, comes back, into a BECKSPLODER! Fans fire up as Lyra flounders to the apron. Becky drags Lyra up to UPPERCUT, SOBAT and then go to the corner. GUILLOTINE- NO, Lyra avoids the leg to RAM into Becky! Becky ROCKS Lyra, sends her down, and then builds speed. But Lyra slides in to dodge, and she WRECKS Becky with a dropkick! Fans fire up as Lyra roars, and she goes out to get Becky. Becky POSTS Lyra first! Becky storms up while Lyra checks her face. Becky brings Lyra around, puts her in, but Lyra shoulders out. Becky kicks but Lyra catches her!
Lyra drags Becky into the ropes, CLUBS away on her, then she goes up the corner! GUILLOTINE LEG DROP! Becky flops down, TWO!! Becky survives and Lyra is frustrated but the fans fire up. The fans in Ireland are also loving this as Lyra fireman’s carries. Becky slips free, reels Lyra in, but Lyra snapmares free. Lyra swings, misses, but she fights the clinch! Becky still tries, Lyra flips through to ENZIGURI! Becky goes to a corner, Lyra runs in but is put on the apron. Lyra ROCKS Becky, goes up the corner, MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!! Becky survives and Lyra is beside herself! Fans rally up for “NXT! NXT!” as the two rise.
Becky and Lyra storm up, Becky ducks a kick and goes for an arm! Lyra rolls Becky up, TWO! Becky again goes for an arm but Lyra sends her to a corner. Becky BOOTS Lyra, goes up and reels Lyra in, DIAMOND DUST!! Cover, TWO!! Lyra lives and Becky is stunned! Fans are thunderous as Becky aims. Lyra rises, Becky clinches, but Lyra wheelbarrows to a victory roll! ONE, Becky has it, TWO!! Lyra stands, Becky kicks and hip toss to ARMBAR!! Lyra flails, kicks, moves around, rolls to a cover, TWO! Becky still has the arm! Lyra endures, fights, shifts, and has the arms, GHOST PIN! TWO!! So now Lyra has a LEG NELSON!
Becky endures this modified motorcycle stretch, pushes back to a cover, TWO!! Lyra lets Becky go in time, and now she suplexes, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Becky is still in this and the fans are electric! Lyra goes up a corner, “This is Awesome!” as she aims! FLYING SPLASH FLOPS!! DISARM-HER!!! Lyra endures, reaches out, pushes around, reaches with a foot, ROPEBREAK!! Becky lets go in frustration, the fans duel, and Lyra goes to a corner, Becky runs in to forearm smash! Then JUMP- NO, Lyra blocks the kick to SITOUT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!!! Becky survives and Lyra is beside herself!
Fans are electric for “NXT! NXT!” as this battle continues! Lyra drags Becky to a drop zone and heads up top. But Becky ROCKS her first! Becky climbs, Lyra ROCKS her, Becky ROCKS her back! They brawl, Becky CLUBS away on Lyra and hoists her up! SUPERPLEX! Roll through to DDT!! Becky spikes Lyra, then covers, TWO?!?!? No one can believe that, but Becky is furious! She rains down fists on Lyra, then drags her to a drop zone. Becky goes up now, fans fire up, but Lyra ROCKS her first! Lyra climbs up, Becky throws body shots in return, then slips under. Becky carries Lyra but Lyra punches back!
Lyra flips away, and HEEL KICKS Becky!!! Cover, TWO?!!?? Becky survives the headshot and no one can believe it! Lyra is beside herself again, and what more can the fans say but “This is Awesome!” Lyra drags Becky to fireman’s carry, but Becky slips free, shoves, and then blocks a kick! Becky flips Lyra, then clinches, MANHANDLE SLAM!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?! HOW?!?!? Becky is losing her mind and even Lyra has to check if that was in time! The fans are losing their minds, too, and Becky tries to think what she has to do. Becky drags Lyra around, wants the arm, but Lyra KICKS her! And KICKS her! And HEEL- NO, Becky ducks!
Becky clinches, MANHANDLE- NO, LYRA ARM-DRAGS!!! CRADLE!! LYRA WINS!!!
Winner: Lyra Valkyria, by pinfall (NEW NXT Women’s Champion)
The Man is stunned, but NXT explodes as The Morrigan takes the title! Ireland cheers this instant classic, but Becky grabs the belt first. She gives it one last look while Jade Cargill smiles from the perch. Becky hands the belt to Lyra and they hug it out. Fans cheer, and now Lyra flies with golden wings! Will Lyra be able to put her own mark on the NXT Women’s Division? Will she be able to weather the storm that is coming?
My Thoughts:
A great NXT to start Halloween Havoc being a two-night affair for the first time. Good of them to use the musical act as the opening to get things fired up, but also to get it out of the way. Then great opening match with The Devil’s Playground. The “playground” was a little crowded together because the NXT Arena is just too small compared to what even other promotions are capable of renting for shows. Even so, breaking off a swing, a teetertotter and denting the slide was awesome stuff. Dumping out the “broken brick” that was just Styrofoam or plastic was a bit lame, though. But whatever, awesome win for Roxie and she’s moving on up the ranks.
Similarly, great Lights Out match, great use of the standard pro-wrestling items, but I was wishing for something out of the norm for these two. A table spot to then lead to the finish was great, but a bit surprising it was Blair winning. Blair and Roxie already fought before, there’s half a chance they fight again to determine another #1 contender. Tiff VS Fallon is also still coming after that hilarious promo where Fallon parodies Tiff and they brawl in the watch party room. The NXT Breakout Tournament was really good tonight, but I figured Kelani and Lola would be the finalists. I’m leaning towards Kelani given all the screentime she’s had, but those same reasons can justify them going with Lola. And at the same time, the NXT Women’s Champion is a Face and Heels are better at cash-ins, so…
And speaking of that match, that was an awesome main event from Becky and Lyra, almost PPV/Premium Live Event worthy. Jade Cargill watching it from the perch was also a great detail, and what an awesome surprise that Lyra still wins, even with Becky’s full dance card on Raw. Xia Li might be able to use this, saying Becky wasted time and now Xia doesn’t get her shot, and that leads them to feud in the background of the Women’s World Championship scene. And if Jade is choosing NXT, Lyra and Jade are going to be great for each other. Lyra will be an underdog champion against such an imposing force, and Jade will look great against someone who really knows what they’re doing in the ring. If nothing else, Jade makes it easier for someone to cash-in on Lyra.
Lexis King of course wins his debut, and great to see Dante Chen on TV at all. Great bits with Meta Four and Tozawa to further set up the Heritage Cup story, and of course we’re getting this year’s haunted house cinematic event next week. Good to see a Spin the Wheel happen tonight to give a stipulation to Creeds VS Garza & Carrillo, which will be a great match now that it’s a Halloween themed TLC. Great tag title match, and I was very surprised to see Chase U winning. But it was done very well, with Jacy wanting to cheat still working out, and I like that we also got a Women’s Tag Team Championship match put together for next week. Those unofficially undisputed Women’s Tag titles really do need to travel to all brands, so here we are.
Great promo from Frazer to call out Dom, and they’re going to have a great title match. I just hope Frazer wins so that the NXT North American title ends up back on NXT. Great promos in the whodunnit of Trick Williams, of course Melo is suspect number one, and Melo has very good promos with Vic and Bron about that. Again, kinda hoping it isn’t Melo since that’s obvious to everyone, including us fans. Stone and Von have a good promo, too, and I don’t know about hospitalized, but Stone more than likely loses. The promo already motivated Von to work harder, he’s definitely coming back soon enough. And Dragunov has a good promo for his part, too, and while Dragunov VS Melo is going to be awesome, I am very certain Dragunov retains, as he can also settle things with Corbin next.
My Score: 9/10
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A Fatal 4 Way determines the #1 contender!
Just as we will be, Aaron Rourke will be watching tonight’s Fatal 4 Way #1 Contender’s Match to see who comes after his WWE Evolve Championship!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Karmen Petrovic VS Nikkita Lyons w/ Sloane Jacobs; wins.
- WWE Evolve Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Brooks Jensen VS Kam Hendrix VS Tristan Angels VS Dorian Van Dux; wins and will challenge for the title.
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[Due to scheduling conflicts, coverage will be on delay]
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Will the Scumbag go Double or Nothing?
Darby Allin told MJF to choose: A Title VS Hair match, or no title match EVER! Will MJF be vain or greedy as we head for Double or Nothing?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway; Cassidy, Cope, Christian & The Bucks win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS Westbrook; Bailey wins.
- AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight VS Brian Cage; Knight wins and retains the title.
- Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin; Ospreay wins.
- Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness; Shida & The Birds win, by disqualification.
- AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita; Darby wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
MJF arrives backstage.
Renee Paquette is there to bring up tonight’s main event is Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW World Championship. If Darby Allin wins, MJF will then have to sign a contract for Title VS Hair at Double or Nothing. Darby has made it clear that if MJF doesn’t sign said contract, Darby will never allow MJF to face him for the title again. We all know how important the title is for MJF, but is MJF willing to put his hair on the line for it? MJF just chuckles and moves on, but he notices the very bald Rick Knox, Bryce Remsburg, and the head of security, David Aponte. And then various bald members of the production staff…
And then even Christopher Daniels & Sonjay Dutt are there! Daniels and Sonjay chuckle before moving on, and then MJF sees John Silver flexing. Brandon Cutler, some arena staff, and even Tommaso Ciampa, all bald. Then last but certainly not least, Ricochet! He tells MJF that don’t worry, he’ll look great. Just not as good as Ricochet. AHA~! MJF storms off, will he have no choice but to choose between gold belt and chrome dome?
10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway!
While we know the AEW World Tag Team Championship match will be a conglomeration of I Quit Match and New York Street Fight, THE Conglomeration will be waiting on the other side for their own tag title match. And let’s not forget that Matt & Nick Jackson want their own shot at those titles again. With that, can Freshly Squeezed work together with C&C and The Bucks? Or will the Psycho Killer, the Dogs, and the Top Guys all stand tall on the road to Double or Nothing?
The teams sort out and the teams just brawl it out! The fans cheer as The Bucks have The Dogs, Cope is after Ciampa, Christian is after Cash, and Dax brawls with Cassidy! Dax bumps Cassidy off buckles but Cassidy ducks the haymaker to waistlock. The Bucks, Cope & Christian clear everyone else out, then take the brawl outside! Dax ROCKS Cassidy to send him out, and the fans fire up as Matt fires hands on 100 Proof right by commentary! Ciampa whips Cope but Cope reverses, sending Ciampa into barriers! Cash sends Christian into railing, then CLOBBERS Cassidy! Nick fires hands on Finlay, Cassidy sends Cash into railing!
Cassidy and Dax meet in the ring, Dax ROCKS and CHOPS Cassidy, but Nick sends Finlay into railing! Dax DECKS Cassidy, throws hands on Cope, but Cope fires back! The fans fire up but the ref reprimands! Cope DECKS Dax, and wait, Christian and Cash are brawling in the crowd! Same for Matt and Connors! Finlay CLAWS Nick’s face, Cassidy ROCKS Dax, and Cassidy whips. Dax reverses, Cassidy goes up and out to then SMACK Dax off buckles! Cassidy goes up, Ciampa BOOTS Nick, and Dax trips Cassidy. Dax CHOPS Cassidy, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans boo but Dax stands Cassidy up, SUPER DUPER PLEX!
Dax then rolls through to suplex again, but Cassidy STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRES! Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirls, and DDTS! Cassidy kips up, the fans fire up, but Finlay sends Nick into steel steps! #BigStoke grabs Cassidy’s foot, Cash CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax puts Cassidy in the corner to tag Ciampa. FTR and the Psycho Killer mug Cassidy! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Ciampa stands Cassidy up. Cassidy blocks the chop! And he blocks another chop! The fans cheer but Ciampa kicks low and CHOPS again! The fans boo but Ciampa soaks up that heat. Ciampa drags Cassidy by a leg, turns him over, but Cassidy fights around!
Cassidy kicks and kicks but Ciampa drags him back! Cassidy turns to BOOT Ciampa away! Dax tags in and he CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax flips them off. Dax whips Cassidy, runs up, but Cassidy dodges! Dax POSTS himself! Both men are down, hot tags to Cash and Nick! Nick rallies on FTR with haymakers, BLASTS Ciampa, but Cash kicks low! FTR whips, DOUBLE HIP- NO, Nick lands out, MEETING OF TEH MINDS! Then DOUBLE WHEEL KICK! The fans fire up as Nick then DROPKICKS Dax out! The Dogs run up, but Nick knuckle locks and CHOPS Finlay! Then Nick jumps over Connors, SUPERKICKS, and he goes for the corner!
Nick goes up, up, and “LUCHA LIBRE~!” FLYING ARM-DRAG RANA COMBO! The fans are thunderous and Nick tags Matt. Nick whips Finlay, Finlay reverses, but Nick goes up and over. Matt SUPERKICKS Finlay! Nick SHINING WIZARDS Connors, adds a GAMANGIRI, then The Bucks DOUBLE BULLDOG with the high-five! The fans fire up again as Matt winds up. Matt WRECKS FTR with a dropkick, then holds the way open, Nick FLIES onto FTR & Ciampa! But Connors back suplexes! Matt lands out, and NORTHERN LIGHTS! Roll through, NORTHERN LIGHTS! The Polar Express is getting going, and Finlay joins the ride! DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS!
The fans are electric and it’s not just the volt green! Time for a SUPERKICK PARTAY~! Wait, Stokely grabs a foot each! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Stoke can’t even trip The Bucks up. The Bucks drag Stoke in! Stoke pleads for mercy, but FTR runs up! The Bucks dodge, mule kick, then SUPERKICK for Dax! SUPERKICK for Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on The Dogs! Then FTR is sent into The Dogs before DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Ciampa runs up to waistlock but Nick switches. Ciampa BOOTS Matt away, ELBOWS Nick, but Matt dodges, PSYCHO KNEE into Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Ciampa!
The fans fire up again, and The Bucks see C&C. They point to Christian, and the fans cheer! Christian steps in, the ref reprimands but Cope argues with the ref. This distraction lets Christian LOW BLOW Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Cash! Christian covers, TWO! Cash survives, the fans boo, but Christian rains down fists while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Christian puts Cash in the corner to CHPO, CHOP, and then rain down fists! Christian goes past TEN, maybe to fifteen, then stops. Cash sputters, Stoke talks trash, but Christian grabs Stoke! Cash CLUBS Christian, Ciampa HOTSHOTS the bad arm, and Ciampa hurries to tag in. Ciampa drags Christian around, SLAMS the bad arm off the mat, then SLAMS the arm again! Ciampa POSTS Christian, and Christian falls to the apron. The ref keeps his eyes on the rest of the team so they stay back. Ciampa goes out, and he SWINGS the bad arm into the post! Christian scrambles away, clutching the arm, but Ciampa taunts Cope with a wave.
Ciampa tags Connors, Connors tags Finlay, and The Dogs stomp away on Christian. Finlay clamps onto the bad hand, bends the fingers, then JAMS them into the mat! The ref reprimands but Finlay anchors Christian while he tags in Dax. Dax CHOPS Christian, DECKS him, then taunts Cope and The Bucks. The Bucks rally the fans, Cope coaches Christian up, but Dax brings Christian around. Christian blocks a shot to hit back, but then Dax kicks low! Dynamite returns to single picture as Dax UPPERCUTS Christian back to the corner. Stoke is on commentary suddenly to say Christian tried to steal Stoke’s watch, aka the watch Stoke stole from Christian.
But Christian fires back on Dax and the whole corner! Then he and Dax DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Christian crawls, but we can see Cash and The Dogs sneaking over! They and Ciampa YANK down Cope, Cassidy and The Bucks! The fans boo but Dax drags Christian back to center. Dax kicks and scuffs Christian, then talks trash. But Christian slips around to chicken wing the arms! Dax shoves Christian away, but Christian turns around, NOGGIN KNOCKER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Cope snarls as he rises up, hot tags to Cope and Connors!
The fans fire up as The Rated R Superstar rallies on everyone! LARIAT for Cash! ELBOW for Dax! Cope TOSSES Finlay out onto Ciampa and Cash! BOOT for Connors! The fans fire up again and Cope goes to a corner. Cope is feeling it, and he aims at Connors. But then Finlay grabs a leg! The fans boo, but Nick SUPERKICKS Finlay! Connors runs up, Nick RAMS him low! Then slingshot FACEBUSTER! And cartwheel ASAI MOONSAULT! COPE-O-SETIC for Connors, TWO! The fans rally as Cope keeps focus on Connors. Cope drags Connors up, whips him to the corner, then Nick runs up! Connors puts Nick out, then he puts Matt out!
But Christian is back, and he coordinates with The Bucks, LARIAT DOUBLE ENZIGIRI on Connors! Then Cassidy somersaults for a “powerful” back elbow! Finlay runs up, Cassidy kicks the legs out! Finlay hits buckles but Ciampa runs up! Christian sends him into Cash, then dragon sleepers Ciampa. Christian sees Dax run up, kicks him low, and gets him in the same hold, DOUBLE REVERSE DDTS! The fans fire up as FTR, Ciampa and Finlay are all in drop zones! “This is Awesome!” as Cassidy, Christian and The Bucks climb the corners. Connors runs up on Cope, but Cope snatches him into a facelock!
Cope acts as air traffic control as he coordinates everyone, QUADRUPLE MACHO ELBOWS before an IMPALER!! Cover, TWO!! Connors survives and the fans can’t believe it! Ciampa and Finlay get up, The Bucks BLAST them, then DIVE! Down they go at ramp side, then Christian and Cassidy bump into each other. The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this the opener! Cassidy puts his hands up, but Christian stops him. Christian shakes his head, but then Cassidy makes Christian put his hands in his pockets! The fans fire up as Christian just THROWS Cassidy out onto FTR! Christian then goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES The Dogs!
Cope calls out a shot, runs, but into a SHATTER MACHINE!! FTR snatches Cope outta nowhere, Connors makes the cover, but Cassidy breaks it! The fans fire up as now FTR has Cassidy surrounded. But Cassidy “unleashes” his kicks! The fans go nuts with every shot, but FTR shoves Cassidy! SHATTER- DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on Cash! Cassidy fights free of Dax, but Dax blocks Nick’s Superkick! Dax sends it into Matt! Nick SUPERKICKS through after all! Finlay clinches, IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER on Nick! Matt feints the kick to DDT! But then Ciampa KNEES Matt down! Christian chicken wings Ciampa, turns him around, KILLSWITCH!
Connors JEEP FLIPS Christian! Connors then stalks Cope while the fans boo. Connors lines up a shot, Cope rises to his feet, Connors runs in! But Cope jumps over Connors’ spear, sending it into Dax! The fans fire up, Stoke freaks out, and The Bucks join Cope in the ring. They TRIPLE SUPERKICK Connors! Cassidy is in, ORANGE PUNCH! SPEAR from Cope!! Cover, C&C Conglomeration Bucks win!
Winners: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks, by pinfall
Another star-studded 10 Man Tag, and it was a huge win for all the hungry contenders. Christian doesn’t wanna celebrate, but he does signal that he and Cope will be champions. Will putting their tag team legacy on the line be enough to take the gold? Or will Double or Nothing be the last night that team reeks of awesomeness?
Will Ospreay continues to train with The Death Riders.
They’re outside this time, Claudio Castagnoli playing some wall ball with Marina Shafir and Pac. Daniel Garcia says, “Tonight is the night that we’ve all been waiting for: The Aerial Assassin, Will Ospreay, is cleared and back on Dynamite. And rumor has it, the kid’s been working real hard and he’s got some new tricks up his sleeves. So Young Boy Billy, tonight you gotta show me something, c’mon.” Garcia gets a quick turn in on wall ball while cameras move over. Ospreay is maintaining a neck bridge while Jon Moxley uses Wheeler Yuta as a living dummy to show just how to push and pull and bend and twist on the various chinlocks and headlocks.
Use the right arm to push against the head, then snake in the left arm for the sleeper. Pry and shoot. Moxley asks how Ospreay feels. Ospreay lets off the bridge and says honestly, the best he’s felt in forever. Moxley asks if Ospreay remembers the night he won the Best of the Super Juniors. Yeah, 2019. AKA a lifetime ago. Ospreay was carefree, flew like a bird, for no other reason than that’s just what birds do. So simple back then, chasing that feeling, like no other feeling in the world. Can’t really grab it in your hands for more than a few seconds. The joy of doing it. Then everybody comes in and tries to make it so overcomplicated.
Years pass, life happens, a family starts, responsibilities show up, bad things happen, bad choices catch up to you, and it’s all weight on your shoulders. You feel like you can’t fly. But Moxley will tell you something: Nothing is different. Nothing has changed. All those things are still gonna be there, but you can still fly. You’re just more dangerous now. You’re a bird of prey. So tonight, when you got out there, don’t go out there to protect anything. Not your neck, your image, your reputation, or what you’ve built in your career. Go out there to give something. Moxley checks on Yuta and says dammit, if you’re gonna snap a headlock, snap the headlock!
Moxley storms off to instruct his pupil, but will Ospreay use everything he has been taught to great effect? Or will he have to fold against Ace Austin?
Chris Jericho speaks.
“You wanna face Jericho in a match of my own design, Ricochet? A spectacle so innovative, so imaginative, it cannot be contained, it can only be witnessed. Well, be careful what you demand, because you’ve made a few enemies yourself, Ricochet. And now a match designed specifically to settle scores without any, and I mean AAANY~, limitations has gotten even bigger.” Chris Jericho & The Hurt Syndicate were just looking for two more, but “Jungle” Jack Perry said he can bring four: himself, The Young Bucks, and KENNY OMEGA! Jericho tells Ricochet that this is no longer what he designed, but it is a devil’s dance of destruction! Ricochet’s destruction!
Ricochet got what he wanted, now can he handle it? Bald. The first-ever SEVEN VS SEVEN Stadium Stampede, who will even survive?
Ricochet & The Demand respond.
They stand with Mark Davis of the Don Callis Family and Ricochet says we all know Jericho does a lot of talking out of his ass while The Demand gets things done. Just like Davis did when he defeated Jack for the AEW National Championship at Fairway to Hell. Hold it with pride, Davis, Ricochet knows you’ll do it well. Davis says he’s got this. Ricochet says Davis has joined the dream team, but he’s not the only one. Because compliments to Ricochet’s golfing buddy, Don Callis, look who else he’s sending: Andrade El Idolo! Gracias, amigo. But it doesn’t stop there, the train keeps rolling. Ricochet was just approached by two guys who have an ax to grind with the superkick sidekicks.
These two wanna fill out the last two spots, so who is Ricochet to say no to The Dogs? Finlay & Connors storm in, and Finlay says to put it simple, they will fight The Bucks in the streets, in the ring, but guess it’s fighting at Double or Nothing! If they want violence, if they want carnage, if they want chaos, who better than The Dogs?! The Dogs bark and Liona roars, but will these seven stand tall in the Big Apple?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS BK Westbrook!
JetSpeed has a lot of momentum on their side, and as stated last week at Fairway to Hell, they’re looking to grab up all the gold they can. Will Speedball keep on rolling towards his own golden opportunity? Or will #Supastud prove his own worth?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two step up. Bailey bows in respect, offers a handshake, but Westbrook goes to roll Bailey up! Bailey stays on his feet, then steps over to sit down on a cover, TWO! Westbrook ducks a Penalty Kick, avoids the moonsault, and the sweep! Bailey dodges, Westbrook tiger feints through the ropes, but Bailey handsprings up and over! The fans fire up as Bailey ducks an elbow to whip. Westbrook goes up, around, but kinda fumbles his tumble. The fans cheer and jeer him for his attempt, but Westbrook blocks the boot! Westbrook FLIPS Bailey, springboards in, but Bailey dodges! TIME ADVENTURE!
Bailey pushes Westbrook down, goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the ULTIMATE WEAPON! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: Mike Bailey, by pinfall
Another fast ‘n’ furious finish, and Bailey’s on a hot streak! But now, the other side of JetSpeed looks to keep it up! But just who is Kevin Knight defending the TNT Championship against? It’s… BRIAN CAGE!? The Machine finally returns to action, and he has the Don Callis Family with him! Will Cage be able to ground Knight and take this title back to the family?
AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight w/ “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who betta!
The bell rings, Cage runs up, but Knight dodges! Knight fires haymakers, Cage shoves him, but Knight dodges. Knight CHPOS, but Cage doesn’t budge! Cage makes the pecs dance, so Knight CHOPS again! The fans cheer as Cage eggs Knight on. Knight urns, leaps, but into Cage’s arms! Cage uses Knight to do curls, then THROWS knight! Knight lands out, RAMS Cage, but Cage comes back! Knight RAMS Cage again, but it’s still not enough! Knight tries a bigger SHOULDER TACKLE, but Cage stays standing! Knight runs one more time, ducks ‘n’ dodges, SATELLITE- NO, Cage stops the DDT! Cage THROWS Knight away!
Knight staggers, Cage SUPERKICKS him down! “Who betta than Cage?!” The fans fire up as Cage storms up on Knight, stands him up, and bumps him off buckles. Cage RAMS into Knight, stands him up, then RAMS again! The ref counts, Cage CHOPS, and the fans cheer. Bailey rallies the fans but Archer coaches Cage, and Cage whips Knight hard into the corner! The fans are torn as Cage hauls Knight up. Cage ROCKS Knight, CHOPS him, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Cage stops at 4, then Cage stalks Knight. Cage stands Knight up, whips him to the corner, then runs in, only for Knight to BOOT! Cage still LARIATS!
Cage hauls Knight up, whips him to ropes, but Knight grabs ropes. Knight DUMPS Cage out, then DROPKICKS him down! Cage sputters, the fans fire up, and Knight builds speed to DIVE! But he bounces off Cage! Cage then fireman’s carries, APRON F5! Knight sputters but Cage goes up the steps to soak up cheers and jeers, all while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cage refreshes the ring count, drags Knight up again, and hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Knight writhes, Cage refreshes the count again, then he whips Knight into barriers! Knight practically falls into the laps of the front row! But Cage brings Knight around to CHOP him down! Cage soaks up the cheers and jeers before he brings Knight around again. Cage SMACKS Knight off the apron, then puts him in the ring. Cage storms into the ring, drags Knight by his legs, and ties the legs up into a TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Knight endures as Cage sits deep! Knight powers up, fights his way forward, and he reaches to the ROPEBREAK!
The ref counts, Cage lets go at 4, but Cage brings Knight up. Knight CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Cage still doesn’t back down. Knight fires more shots, but Cage UPPERCUTS him down! Cage digs his boot into Knight at the corner, but he stops as the ref counts. Cage drags Knight up, puts him in a corner, and LARIATS! Cage wrenches to then SAIDO Knight away! Knight flounders to the apron, Cage soaks up more cheers and jeers, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Knight rises to fire forearms on Cage, but Cage ROCKS Knight in return! Cage slingshots Knight into a facelock, for a SPIRALING SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!
Knight survives and Cage is frustrated, but Cage decides to write Knight off. Cage drags Knight up, reels him in, and suplexes, DRILL- NO, Knight slips free to waistlock. But Cage ELBOWS Knight, whips, but Knight jumps up! SATELLITE- NO, Cage goes for ropes! Knight HOTSHOTS Cage for it! Then Knight springboards back in, MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count starts while the fans rally up. Cage goes to a corner but he runs up on Knight. Knight bobs ‘n’ weaves, fires off shots, then fires a flurry of haymakers! But Cage grabs and TOSSES Knight to a corner!
Cage runs up, Knight dodges, and Knight runs back in. Knight ducks ‘n ‘dodges, FLAPJACK DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Cage bails out! Knight builds speed and FLIES! Cage catches him?!? The fans go nuts as Cage lifts, but Knight RANAS Cage into POST! The fans cheer as Knight hurries to get space. Knight runs, goes up the apron, and LEAPING LARIATS! Down goes Cage! The fans fire up with Knight, he puts Cage in the ring, and he hurries up the corner. Archer creeps up, but Bailey SUPERKICKS him! The fans cheer, but Cage CLUBS Knight! Cage then climbs up, and he deadlift SUPERPLEXES! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up as Knight survives, but Archer guzels Bailey! Bailey fights free of the choke slam to mule kick Archer! Cage runs up, but Bailey springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes the Murderhawk Monster! knight springboards, Cage dodges, but Knight leaps the discus lariat! SATELLITE DDT finally lands! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives and Knight is beside himself! Knight hurries to run in at the corner, but Cage ELBOWS him away! Cage goes up, but into the UPPER- NO! Cage stops the rana! Cage YANKS Knight up to the top, for a SUPER- UPPER ROOM!! Knight still throws Cage, then goes up top!
Knight aims, MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH!! Cover, KNIGHT WINS!!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
The Machine was out for 14 months and yet no ring rust to be found! However, The Jet is just #2Fly2Stop! Bailey brings mics into the ring to say, “Congratulations to The Jet on a hell of a win!” Knight says much appreciated. But like he said, they’re red hot right now! And Brian Cage, welcome back! Cage took Knight to his limits, but The Jet is still standing as TNT Champion. But Knight can’t get over how last week, he couldn’t get the job done becoming #Jet2Belts. Bailey says forget last week. Knight IS a future AEW World Champion! Bailey says he knows it, and everyone here knows it! The fans cheer that!
Knight says he appreciates the support from Bailey and Ashville. Bailey is always in his corner, Knight is always in Bailey’s. And if Bailey keeps it up, he’ll be singles champion, too. Bailey says yeah, Knight got him thinking. Tonight, Darby VS Takeshita, BAILEY WANTS NEXT! Bailey says Takeshita was his greatest rival in Japan, but they’ve yet to have a singles match in AEW. And Darby, as much as Bailey wants to see MJF go bald…! Bailey is coming for Darby’s AEW World Championship! JetSpeed daps it up, will they become a 2 Fly 2 Man Power Trip?
AEW reveals the Men’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament Brackets!
This year’s tournaments will go through Double or Nothing, and the finals will coincide with Forbidden Door 2026 on Sunday, June 28th in San Jose, California! The winner of each tournament will then challenge for THE AEW World Championship and AEW Women’s World Championships on August 30th at All In: London! And so, for the opening round, it will be: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis; Claudio Castagnoli VS Brody King; then Double or Nothing has both Samoa Joe VS Will Ospreay, and Swerve Strickland VS Bandido!
“Jungle” Jack Perry speaks.
“Mark Davis… I’m sure you feel some congratulations are in order. But you’re not champion to me. You see, you’re built like an Australia grizzly bear, yet you still needed somebody to hit me in the back with a golf club for you to beat me. At Stadium Stampede, bring your friends, bring any weapon you want, and I will crack you over the skull with it. Because anything goes. But after that, it’s back to grass roots, because it is you and me, fighting for a shot at the world title at All In: London. And in the Owen Hart Tournament, I will prove to you beyond a shadow of a doubt that I’m a better wrestler than you. I am the FUTURE world champion!
“And if you don’t like that, F YOU!” Jungle Jack is sharpening his knife, but will his edge be razor sharp when it comes time to cut down Dunkzilla?
Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin!
We’ve seen the Aerial Assassin training with The Death Riders, he’s won gold with his old friends in The United Empire, and now he’s about to face a dangerous man at Double or Nothing. Will Ospreay be more than ready for Samoa Joe after tonight? Or will he fail to even get past The Inevitable?
The bell rings and the fans cheer Ospreay as he stares down with Ace. Ospreay offers a handshake, Ace accepts, and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. They circle, tie up, and Ospreay wrenches to wristlock. Ace rolls, handsprings, and wrenches, but Ospreay rolls, kips up, and wrenches back. Ospreay hammerlocks, Ace rolls to kip up and wrench to then armlock. Ospreay endures the grind, fights around, and he arm-drags Ace down. Ace endures, fights around, and rises up. Ace shoots through to waistlock but Ospreay switches. Ospreay hits the headlock takeover, Ace headscissors, but Ospreay kips free.
The fans cheer the standoff, and the two reset. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and go shoulder to shoulder in a Test of Strength. The fans rally as Ace pushes Ospreay back. Ace has Ospreay down for a knuckle lock cover, ONE as Ospreay gets his arm up. Ace pushes it down, cover, ONE as Ospreay gets the other arm up. Ace tries again, ONE as Ospreay bridges! Ace jumps up, but Ospreay holds the bridge! That training truly pays off! Ace jumps, Ospreay gets him for a MONKEY FLIP! The fans fire up as Ospreay then arm-drags! Ospreay wristlocks and he bends the fingers! Ospreay isolates the arm to then STOMP it!
Ace clutches his arm as Ospreay shows his training already. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then whips Ace. Ace reverses, he blocks a boot, but not the AX KICK! Ospreay headlocks, Ace powers up and out, but Ospreay RUNS him over! Things keep moving, Ace drop toeholds to ENZIGIRI! And basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Ace facelocks Ospreay, turns him, NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Ospreay ROCKS Ace, ROCKS him again, and again! Ace trips Ospreay, hooks up the legs, and he turns Ospreay over to tie the legs up! MUDA LOCK! The fans rally as Ospreay endures being bent back, and he crawls forward to the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer while Ace lets go. Ospreay checks his neck but he is alright to continue. Ace drags Ospreay up, reels him in, but Ospreay wrenches out to SOBAT! Ospreay whips, Ace reverses, but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to RAN- NO! Ace blocks to swing Ospreay up into a fireman’s carry! Ace does a squat for the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Ace flexes, covers, TWO! Ospreay stay sin this while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ace is frustrated already, but he stalks Ospreay to ropes. Ace kicks Ospreay around, CLUBS him down, but Ospreay fires back. Ace bumps Ospreay off buckles, kicks and ROCKS him, then snapmares. Ace KNEES Ospreay in the back, then clamps on with a chinlock. Ospreay endures, even as Ace cranks the neck, and Ospreay fires shots from below. Ace DECKS Ospreay for it! Ospreay rises up, but Ace DECKS him again! Ospreay sits up again, so Ace BOOTS him down! Ace waits on Ospreay, then BOOTS him again! Ospreay goes to a corner, Ace CHOPS him, then reels Ospreay in for a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Ospreay toughs it out but Ace drags him around.
Ace steps over, traps Ospreay in a headscissors, then grinds him down. Ospreay endures, even as Ace puts on the squeeze. Ospreay fights around, rises up, and Electric Chair Lifts Ace! Ace slips free to ROCK Ospreay in the back! Ace CLUBS Ospreay to a corner, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Ace backs off, and Ace CHOPS Ospreay! Ospreay ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay! Ace KICKS the leg, CHOPS Ospreay down, then brings Ospreay back around. Ace rains down ELBOWS on Ospreay before he clamps on another chinlock. Ospreay endures as Dynamite returns to single picture, and the fans rally up.
Ospreay fires body shots, Ace puts him in the corner, but Ospreay BOOTS him away! Ospreay is on the apron, he springboards back in, PIP PIP CHEERIO! The fans fire up with Ospreay as he watches Ace rise up. Ospreay ducks a shot, atomic drops, then KNEES, ROUNDHOUSES, and STANDING SKY TWISTERS! Cover, TWO! Ace survives that quick string of moves, but Ospreay brings him back around. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then KICKS the bad arm! And KICKS again! And again! But Ace blocks one to ROCK Ospreay! Ace whips, Ospreay handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK!
The fans fire up while Ace bails out! Ospreay has the fans shouting “OI! OI! OI!” as he takes aim. But Ace avoids the plancha! Ospreay blocks the kick, only for Ace to handstand out of the sweep! Ace avoids another sweep, but Ospreay avoids the kick! Ace avoids yet another sweep by going up and over the corner! Ace WRECKS Ospreay with a dropkick, then aims to PLANCHA after all! Down goes Ospreay and the fans fire up! Ace drags Ospreay up, but Ospreay puts him int he ring! Ace rewinds to headscissor, but Ospreay pops Ace up to SUPERKICK the arm out! Ospreay then climbs up, takes aim, and BLINDSIDE FOREARM!
The fans fire up as Ospreay springboards, OSCUTTER! Cover, TWO! Ace survives and Ospreay is stunned! Ospreay just shakes it off, goes to the corner, and takes aim. Ace slowly rises up, but he ducks the Hidden Blade to DOUBLE STOMP! Ospreay sputters, Ace falls back, and now Ace takes aim. Ace runs corner to corner to A-LIST LARIAT! Then he LARIATS again and again! Ace hoists Ospreay up top, then slips outside to ENZIGIRI! Ospreay wobbles, Ace gets space, and Ace runs up! FLIPPING RANA! The fans fire up as Ace is ready to deal the winning hand! But then Ospreay pops Ace up, and gets him in position! STYLES- NO, Ace pops free!
Ace trips Ospreay, steps through, ties up the legs, TRAILER HITCH BRIDGE! TWO!! Ospreay escapes, but Ace KNEES, KICKS, and fireman’s carries! Ace tucks Ospreay to then swing him out, AIR RAID FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and Ace is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” as Ace stalks Ospreay to a corner. Ace ROCKS Ospreay again and again, then hoists Ospreay up top. But Ospreay fires shots in return! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, goes up, but Ospreay pushes on Ace’s arm! Then he HOTSHOTS the arm as he drops down, and he tucks Ace in! CHEEKY NAN- NO, Ace dodges! Ace RAMS low, springboards in and FLYING- LIGER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Ace survives again! Ospreay roars, the fans are with him, and he ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, and repeat! They go back and forth, then Ospreay KICKS! Ace fires another forearm, Ospreay kicks, then Ace CHOPS! They go back and forth again, but Ace CHOPS and ROKCS, until Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! CHOP! Ace HEEL KICKS! Ace shakes out the bad arm, runs up, but Ospreay dodges to then ROLLING ELBOW! And HOOK KICK! Then the underhooks for the STORM- NO, Ace pops free, then goes to a corner. Ospreay runs up but Ace goes sideways! Ospreay hits buckles, Ace hits the FLYING CHUCK!
The fans fire up as Ace shuffles the deck, and runs up for the0 NO, Ospreay BACKDROPS Ace, but Ace lands on his feet! HIDDEN BLADE!! Ospreay isn’t done with just one, he aims from the corner and… Ace flops over! The fans boo but Ospreay shows no mercy. He just runs up to PENALTY KICK the bad arm! Then a FLYING ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Ace TAPS, Ospreay wins!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by submission
That might’ve been Ospreay’s first win by submission ever! He signals that his neck is no longer a problem, and he shows Ace respect for that fight. Ace accepts the handshake again, and Ospreay is moving on towards Double or Nothing with a great amount of momentum. But wait! SAMOA JOE is here! He and The Opps walk out on stage, and with mic in hand, Joe says, “Ospreay, Ospreay… OSPREAY, OSPREAY!” Joe is clearly mocking the chants for Ospreay, and the fans give genuine chanting and even singing in return. Joe says he just wanted to make sure Ospreay was listening, because these past few weeks, it seemed like Ospreay had a hard time hearing him.
Despite Ospreay’s best efforts, fate has put them on a collision course in the opening round of the Owen Hart Cup. The fans like the sound of that! Joe say she is here for one reason and one reason alone. He wants to speak about choices and consequences. Ospreay could’ve made the right choice and get a bye in this tournament, because that is what Joe would do for one of his friends. But Ospreay chose poorly. He could’ve been with the team that would do nothing but support and enhance Ospreay, but he decided to be a lapdog for Moxley and the Death Riders. The fans boo, Ospreay says he’s not a Death Rider.
Joe says Ospreay has made his choice, and come Double or Nothing, Joe makes Ospreay suffer the consequences. But Joe leaves Ospreay in peace tonight, for he has his date with destiny. But unfortunately, Joe’s friends, Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Bowens, still feel slighted, and he doesn’t put leashes on his friends. Shibata & Bowens storm down the ramp, Ospreay ready to fight them both if he has to. But then The Death Riders appear! Ospreay may not have officially joined the club, but the Death Riders aren’t going to let their investment go to waste! The Opps say they’re #NeverLacking, but that doesn’t seem to be the case now!
Shibata & Bowens back down while Moxley, Marina, Claudio, Yuta, Garcia & Pac all step up to support Ospreay. Joe says, “Soon. Soon.” The fans cheer the Death Riders, or at least Moxley, but Bowens promises Joe is gonna kill you, Ospreay! The dream match for Double or Nothing is on, but will the training with The Death Riders make Ospreay the new King of Harts?
BREAKING NEWS for next week!
If you liked last week’s THREE HOUR block of AEW, then you’ll love this next one! Portland, Maine, the last Wednesday before Double or Nothing, Dynamite & Collision are combining forces again! Three hours all on TBS and HBO Max, make sure your DVR is set accordingly!
Backstage interview with Don Callis & Konosuke Takeshita.
Renee is now with The Invisible Hand & The Alpha, saying tonight is a huge opportunity in the main event, Konosuke facing Darby Allin for THE AEW World Championship. Konosuke could be heading into Double or Nothing as a- Callis stops Renee there to say Konosuke will be heading into Double or Nothing as a DOUBLE champion! But then MJF steps in, apologizes for the interruption but says Renee’s doing a great job. The Scumbag tells Konosuke that while it’s been a minute since the two of them have talked, three years actually, back when MJF beat him… MJF has seen Konosuke develop into truly one of the best wrestlers in the world!
MJF believes that tonight, Konosuke beats Darby for the title, goes to DON to beat Okada, and MJF can’t think of a better match than Konosuke VS MJF Part 2 for the world title. How’s that sound? MJF offers a handshake, Konosuke shakes his hand, but in Japanese, Konosuke tells MJF that he’ll beat the crap out of him. Thankfully, MJF doesn’t know Japanese. Callis says that was a nice pep talk MJF just gave, and MJF says yes, he knows. That kid needs to win, okay? MJF can’t let Darby turn him into some disgusting, bald freak! No offense, Callis looks great. But look, there is only one foolproof way to know MJF won’t be put in that situation.
So if things get hairy… MJF hands over the Dynamite Diamond Ring! Callis smiles, and say she understands what to do with it. But then in steps Andrade. El Idolo takes off his hat to shake out his amazing head of hair, and smiles at MJF. MJF frowns and leaves. Callis says here’s the deal: Takeshita will bring the world title home to the Don Callis Family tonight! Andrade asks, “How you know?” Callis says aye dios mio, he seriously doesn’t know where Andrade learned English. Andrade says one way or another, the next time, that will be HIS title. Callis says yes, he knows, it’s all good. Callis is a man of many talents, but will his family be dripping with gold thanks to a diamond ring?
AEW now announces the Women’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament brackets!
Double or Nothing will see Willow Nightingale, the reigning Queen of Harts, take on Alex Windsor, while we will see Persephone VS Hazuki, Skye Blue vs Sareee, and Mina Shirakawa VS Athena! Champions from around the world are gathering for this tournament, but who will be headed to Forbidden Door, and then All In: London?
Backstage interview with The Conglomeration.
Renee Paquette is now with Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, and Willow Nightingale. Renee commends Cassidy on his part in the 10 Man Tag victory. But it seems that there is even more business to attend to. Cassidy says yes, the team has a shot at THE AEW World Tag Team Championships. It doesn’t matter who it is, they’re getting their shot, but the thing is… They still haven’t decided on which two will be. Kyle says Cassidy & Roddy should go for the gold, but Roddy shouts, “KYYYLE~! Thank you.” Kyle says of course. But that’s cuz he’s got gold to chase for himself!
The same man that put Kyle on the shelf for months is the man that Kyle submitted twice, and will submit again. Jon Moxley, Continental Champion, when are we doing this? Willow says speaking of gold, she is still the TBS Champion. But she is also in the Owen Hart Cup. She won this tournament before, she’ll do it all over again, so that she can have all the gold for herself at All In: London. She knows she can, and she will! Then Conglomeration has it all in order? Cassidy says hold on, there’s something missing. They should do a Word of the Day. Why haven’t they done one in so long? Roddy shouts for “MAAARK~!” And yes, Mark Briscoe returns!
The Sussex County Chicken is all fired up, and he says the Word of the day is reunification! For Mark Briscoe is back with his boys and his girls, The Conglomeration! But he’ll put this plain and simple: Tommaso Ciampa! Next Wednesday, Briscoe’s after your ass, son! You hear him? But before that, Saturday Night Collision is in HIS hometown, Salisbury, Maryland! That’s just 4.4 miles from where Briscoe originated on this earth! They’re gonna conglomerate and it’s gonna be a a hell of a time! Are you ready!? Willow and Kyle are fired up, Briscoe goes wild, and the team heads out. Cassidy admits, that was a lot of yelling.
But while The Conglomeration is ready to go Double or Nothing, will they soon have even more gold in the collection? Or are these high and lofty a little too much even for them?
Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness!
With the news of both the AEW Women’s World Championship Fatal 4 Way for Double or Nothing, and the Owen Hart Cup brackets, this trios match is about much more than just settling scores! Will the Shining Samurai be just as sharp as Jamie Hayter going into that title match? Or will Thekla, Skye Blue & Julia Hart continue to bring them down by any means necessary?
The trios sort out and Jamie steps up against Thekla as both a rematch from their 1v1 title match, and a preview of what’s to come in the next. They circle, but then Skye CLOBBERS Jamie! Julia steps in, but so do Shida and Windsor! The Triangle throws hands on Shida & The Birds, then triple whip. But all three reverse, a BOOT for Thekla, a DDT for Skye, and a BACKBREAKER for Julia! The fans cheer as The Triangle bails out! Shida goes out to keep after Skye while Windsor goes after Julia. Jamie gets Thekla back in the ring while Shida and Windsor have the Sisters of Sin in the corners of the barriers. The fans cheer as they all rain down fists!
Windsor, Jamie & Shida all go to nine, then wind up for TEN! The fans cheer again while Thekla sputters. Jamie snap suplexes, but Skye ROCKS Shida! Jamie stomps Thekla, Windsor SLAMS Julia off barriers, and Jamie stomps a mudhole in the corner. The ref counts, Jamie lets off, but Skye and Windsor meet while tightrope walking the barriers! Skye and Windsor trade shots, they wobble a bit, then Skye DECKS Windsor! Skye keeps from falling into the crowd, but Jamie gets her! Windsor joins in and the Birds double gorilla press, SNAKE EYES off the apron! The fans fire up, but Thekla is up top! SUPER CROSSBODY onto The Birds!
The fans fire up again and Thekla is feeling it while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Thekla stomps Windsor, CLUBS Jamie, then helps Skye. But Shida runs up, only for Thekla to ELBOW her down! The Triangle has control again, they ROCK Jamie and Shida and Windsor, then send them all to the desk. The Triangle CHOP again and again and again! Then they wind up, but feint chops to SMACK all three off the apron! The Triangle soaks up the cheers and jeers before putting Jamie back in the ring. Thekla brings Jamie up, snapmares her down, then basement SUPERKICKS! Cocky cover, TWO! Thekla drags Jamie to the corner, tags Julia, and Julia runs up to LARIAT! Then she goes side to side to ELBOW Jamie down!
Julia snapmares Jamie to a cover, TWO! Julia is annoyed but she rains down fists. The ref reprimands, Julia stops, but then she sucker punches Windsor! And Shida, too! Julia then drags Jamie over, bumps her off buckles, and tags in Skye. Skye stomps Jamie around, then digs her boot in! The ref counts, Skye stops at 4, then she brings Jamie up. Jamie fires forearms and CHOPS, but Skye THROWS Jamie down by her hair! The ref reprimands again but Skye rains down forearms. Skye snapmares Jamie, mule kicks her, then covers, TWO! Skye frowns but she stomps Jamie down. Skye tags Julia while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Skye whips Jamie into Julia’s grasp, and Skye BLASTS Shida & Windsor while Julia tags Thekla. Julia has Jamie in the TARANTULA, and Skye sends Windsor in for Thekla’s HANGING HEADSCISSORS! Skye runs up to DOUBLE SHOTGUN The Birds! The fans are torn but Thekla says that’s how the Triangle does it, baby! Thekla then aims to MISSILE- NO, Jamie gest under! Thekla lands out, but Jamie BOOTS her down! Jamie looks at Shida, Shida is hesitant, but Shida tags in! The fans cheer as Shida sends Theknla to the corner, then JUMP KNEES! Shida keeps moving, she BLASTS Skye! Julia ROCKS Shida back!
Julia storms in but Shida kicks her and whips her into Thekla! Shida KNEES them both in the corner! Then Shida puts Thekla sideways in the corner, reels Julia in, and she snap suplexes Julia into Thekla! The fans fire up as Shida then suplexes Thekla high and hard! Cover, TWO! Shida stands Thekla up, Thekla swings but Shida ROCKS her first! And ROCKS her again! Thekla wobbles, swings, but Shida catches Thekla for another forearm! Shida runs the ropes but Thekla mule kicks! Thekla SMACKS Shida, then she dodges a boot to DECK Shida! Thekla talks trash on Shida, then drags her up to tag in Julia.
Julia tags Skye, then tag back to Thekla. The Sisters of Sin hit the DOUBLE GOURD BUSTER and DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Thekla hits the bridge, and she aims for the SPIDER SPEAR! Cover, but The Birds CLOBBER The Sisters of Sin onto it! The fans fire up a Windsor DECKS Skye and Jamie HEADBUTTS Julia! The Birds drag Shida to safety, Windsor tags in, and she CLOBBERS Thekla! Windsor CLUBS away, then fires the fans up. Jamie steps in, BOOT RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Basement LARIAT! And then Windsor lifts! Jamie runs up, but Skye trips Jamie! The fans boo but Skye sends Jamie into steel steps!
Thekla sends Windsor into buckles! Tag to Julia before Shida runs up, TAMASHII KNEE on Thekla! Skye SUPERKICKS Shida! Jamie is back to clinch and HAYTBREAKER! Julia runs up, slips around, SOLE FOOD! Julia kips up, but Windsor is there to whip Julia to ropes! Skye tags in before the SPINEBUSTER! Skye SUPERKICKS Windsor, then brings her up! Skye hops on, CODE- NO, Windsor pops free! Skye SUPERKICKS again, but Windsor HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up as Jamie joins in again, and they DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICH! Then they set Skye up, and Jamie says let’s try this again!
Jamie runs the ropes, but Thekla slides in, BELT SHOT on Jamie!! No question that the ref saw that! The Triangle is disqualified!
Winners: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds, by disqualification
The Toxic Spider doesn’t care about this win, she just wants to do damage! Skye gets Windsor in a DRAGON SLEEPER! The ref stops Thekla from sing the title belt again, so Thekla just takes off her own belt! And she LASHES Windsor while Skye holds her down! More refs rush out here, but Julia MISTS the newbie in the face! Julia stomps away on Jamie, not caring about fines or consequences, either! The fans boo, and Shida is bailing on the Birds? Shida cares more about her chances in that Fatal 4 Way than anything else. But then Willow, Mina, and even Thunder Rosa rush out here! They chase The Triangle off with belts of their own!
The fans cheer as The Babe, the Fighting Gravure Idol & La Mera Mera save the day. But will Jamie make sure Thekla and Shida pay for this at Double or Nothing?
AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita!
They say “card subject to change,” and that is true even for the best in the world. Kazuchika Okada’s real family takes priority, but his Don Callis Family brother was more than happy to step up for this opportunity. Will The Alpha already have two belts by the time he and The Rainmaker battle over the International Championship? Or will Darby truly be relentless in his pursuit of being the best fighting champion in AEW history?
The introductions are made, THE belt is raised, and we see who goes to Double or Nothing on top!
Callis joins commentary to say that while Darby’s been breaking his own body, Konosuke has perfected “rejuvenation training,” aka relaxing on a beach and sipping sake! The bell rings, and Darby SHOTGUNS Konosuke out! Then Darby DIVES, but Konosuke catches him! Konosuke POSTS Darby, then THROWS him into railing! Konosuke THROWS Darby into the ring, the fans fire up for both guys, and Konosuke hurries to BOOT Darby off the apron! Darby falls in front of commentary but Konosuke gets him right back in the ring. Cover, ONE!! The fans rally as Darby shows his grit, but Konosuke snarls.
Konosuke drags Darby up, Darby fires forearms, but the ALPHA ELBOW knocks Darby down! The fans fire up while Konosuke looms over Darby. Konosuke stands Darby up, and THROWS him into a corner! Darby bounces off the buckles and is bleeding from the mouth already! Konosuke stands Darby up, hoists him up top, then he climbs up after him. But Darby BITES Konosuke, CLUBS him down, and leaps for a CROSSBODY, but he bounces off Konosuke! The fans fire up again as Konosuke whips Darby for a BACKDROP! Darby got serious hangtime there, and he flounders out of the ring. Darby coughs and sputters but the fans rally up.
Konosuke goes out after Darby but Darby SMACKS him! Konosuke KNEES low, KNEES him again and again and again! Konosuke KNEES Darby against the barriers, then refreshes the count. Konosuke whips Darby hard into railing! Darby sputters as he leans against the railing, but Konosuke positions the steel steps. Konosuke then fetches Darby, lines up a shot, but Darby fights the suplex! Darby CLAWS Konosuke’s back, then fires a shot. Konosuke DECKS Darby in return! Darby slumps against the steps, Konosuke runs up, but Darby dodges! Konosuke’s knees hit the steps and he tumbles over! Darby then runs up the steps to SHOTGUN Konosuke down!
The fans fire up while both men are down on the floor! Konosuke checks his knee before he crawls around, and Darby gets in the ring so he can build speed! Darby DIVES! Direct hit on Konosuke but Darby’s the one who hits the desk! The fans fire up while both men are down again, but Darby rises up to get Konosuke on the apron! Darby fires forearms, then goes up a corner! COFFIN- NO, Konosuke catches him for a SUPER BLUE THUNDER BOMB to the floor!! The fans go nuts again and Callis says that’s the end of Darby Allin, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref hurries to check Darby but Callis tells Doc Sampson to call it. Darby is somehow still in this, so Konosuke storms his way over. Konosuke drags Darby up, puts him in the ring, then paces around him. Konosuke runs the ropes to LARIAT! Darby flips inside-out, Konosuke covers him, TWO!! Darby still has fight inside but he’s also dazed. Konosuke clamps onto Darby with a chinlock and squeezes tight. Darby endures, even as Konosuke leans on him with his much-taller frame. Darby reaches out, fights around, and rises up, only for Konosuke to CANADIAN RACK BOMB! Darby sputters all over again while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Konosuke sits back as he watches Darby crawl to the apron. Konosuke storms his way over, but Darby RAMS low! Slingshot sunset flip, but Konosuke rolls through! Only for Darby to kick the legs out! Darby catches Konosuke to a GUILLOTINE! Konosuke endures the squeeze, fights up to his feet, and he powers out to THROW Darby! Darby lands out, fires shots, and RAMS low! Darby then hops on, but Konosuke stops Code Red! Konosuke swings Darby around, tucks him in, BASTARD DRIVER! And WHEELBARROW GERMAN! The fans fire up and Callis says that’s true power! Darby sputters again and Konosuke vows to end this.
Konosuke runs corner to corner, HELLUVA KICK!! Then he hoists Darby up top, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans freak out already for the SUPER DUPER GERMAN SUPLEX!! Bridging cover, TWO!!! Callis is freaking out as much as the fans, and he protests the count! Konosuke is furious, but he aims for the WAGAMAMA KNEE!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Darby survives by nanoseconds, and Konosuke is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” but now CLØN rushes out here! He distracts the ref, and Callis hurries to take the Dynamite Diamond Ring off his finger to put it in Konosuke’s hands! Konosuke thinks about it, but The Alpha has honor!
The fans cheer as Konosuke wants to do this his way! But then Darby runs up, cradles, TWO!! Konosuke escapes, ALPHA ELBOW!! Darby is down, dazed, but still moving! Konosuke drags Darby up again, goes back to the corner and back to the top rope. The fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but it has to end somehow! Darby fights against the lift with headlock punches! Then he hops on, SUPER CODE RED!! Konosuke staggers up, Darby leg scissors, steps through, LAST SUPPER!! TWO?!?! Konosuke escapes again, then bails out! So Darby just goes up top! SUPER COFFIN DROP!! Direct hit and both men are down again!
The fans are thunderous as Konosuke and Darby stir. A ring count climbs, Callis complains that some people just gotta follow directions and run the play! Coach Callis pulled Konosuke outta obscurity, Konosuke would do anything! Now he’s got some gold, some fame, and gets a mind of his own! Callis complaining aside, the ring count is climbing! Darby drags himself in at 9, but Konosuke YANKS him back out! That refreshes the count, and Konosuke vows to end this for real now. Konosuke points to the steel steps, and he drags Darby up onto them with a deadlift RAGING- NO, Darby knees Konosuke, turns things around, and FULL METAL SCORPION DEATH DROP!!!
The fans go nuts again while Konosuke writhes! Konosuke flops off the steps, Darby crawls into the ring, and Darby just climbs the corner again! SUPER DUPER COFFIN DROP!!! Konosuke might be unconscious! Darby still hauls Konosuke into the ring, pushes him to a cover, TWO?!?!? Konosuke survives and Darby is furious! But Darby just reloads, COFFIN DROP but onto knees!!! Ghost pin, TWO!!! Darby escapes but the WAGAMAMA KNEE finds him!! Konosuke hauls Darby up, but Darby pops free! Trip, step through, and SCORPION DEATH LOCK!!! Konosuke endures, reaches out, but Darby sits deep!!
Callis says don’t even think about it! Konosuke almost does, but he bites his own thumb to ignore the pain in his back! Konosuke reaches out, crawls his way forward, and he fights to the ROPEBREAK!!! But Darby is right up top! COFFION DROP on the back!! Then Darby goes right back up, COFFIN DROP again!!! Cover, DARBY WINS!!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
Callis is steaming, but Darby overcomes Konosuke to avenge that loss in the Continental Classic! But it also took so much out of him just to do it! Darby still asks for a mic and one is brought to him. Darby sits up against the ropes, has them cut his music, and he tells MJF to get his ass out here! There’s a contract MJF needs to sign! The ring crew hurries to bring in a table and some chairs for that very contract signing, and MJF makes his entrance. MJF reluctantly makes his way down the ramp, and both men meet at the table. Darby grins with blood still in hiss teeth, and he signs his part of the contract without hesitation, unlike MJF.
The fans already chant “BALD! BALD! BALD!” at MJF, and Darby pushes the contract to his side of the table. MJF grabs the pen, reaches out, but then steps away. MJF scratches his chin as he thinks on this, and the fans just chant, “BALD! BALD! BALD!” again. MJF takes a mic to say he’ll explain something to Darby, looking like he has rabies. But see, MJF is happy for Darby, he hopes Darby’s had fun holding MJF’s AEW World Championship. The fans boo that, but MJF says deep down, there is a small part of him, like the size of a North Carolinian p*nis small. That small part of MJF feels bad for Darby, because he’ll never hold this again!
Darby’s got about a good a chance of holding this title as Hangman Adam Page does again. MJF says guys like Darby are a dime a dozen, here today and gone tomorrow, stuntmen who burn the candle at both ends. In this life, people like all these fans here like to pretend that life is about making friends and family and children. The only thing that matters in life is your legacy. And Darby’s legacy will be that of the kid who had his 15 minutes of fame. They’ll pretend like Darby made a lasting impact, but the fact of the matter is, he hasn’t. He hasn’t! They’ll know deep down that Darby Allin was just a little pr*ck who got lucky.
They’ll know that Darby was too reckless and stupid to stay on top. And after May 24th, Double or Nothing, in that sh*thole of Queens, New York, y’know what MJF’s legacy will be? He’ll go down as the guy who became a THREE-TIME World Champion at just 30 years of age, unprecedented in this sport. And MJF will go down, when it’s all said and done, as the Greatest of All Time! THAT is the difference between them! Darby Allin brags about climbing a mountaintop. But when it comes to professional wrestling, Maxwell Jacob Friedman IS the mountaintop! The fans boo but MJF soaks it up. Darby tells MJF to SHUT UP!
Only someone like MJF who is so vain would think that the number one most important thing in this world is his legacy. Darby doesn’t care about legacy, he cares about living in the moment! And in this moment, Darby just wants MJF to sign the contract. Then at Double or Nothing, Darby makes Maxwell Jacob Friedman a BALLD HEADED B*TCH!! MJF frowns but the fans cheer that! MJF grabs the pen again, and with no choice, he signs on the dotted line! Then he TACKLES Darby! The fans boo as MJF beats up Darby after the war he went through with Konosuke! MJF CHUCKS an armchair outta the ring, FLIPS the table, then picks up his Dynamite Diamond Ring.
MJF puts the ring on his finger like always, then winds up to DECK Darby!! The fans boo but MJF just soaks it all up. MJF throws off his jacket, picks up the belt, and he stands over Darby with it. But then MJF isn’t done with Darby, he puts Darby on the top rope! MJF climbs up to join him, and drags Darby into position! But wait! Kevin Knight runs out here to chase MJF off! The Jet still owes The Scumbag a receipt, but it seems we’ll all have to wait on that. Will MJF still take back the title at Double or Nothing? Or will Darby keep the belt and take MJF’s dignity?
My Thoughts:
An awesome episode for Dynamite as things heat up towards Double or Nothing. Awesome 10 Man Tag to open, great win for the Faces, not that it added much to FTR VS C&C. Good promo from Jericho to look back on Stadium Stampede and hype up this year’s match. Good promo from The Demand with Davis and The Dogs, and I suppose this maximizes the feuds as well as the alliances throughout the locker room. Who knows who wins but the match will still be awesome, just as the original was. Good promo from Conglomeration, too, Cassidy & Roddy going after FTR while Kyle VS Moxley happens on the side, that’s great stuff.
Speaking of Moxley, great promo from him and Ospreay. Moxley’s semi-turn has really brought out his sage philosophical side. Great match from Ospreay VS Ace, and while Ospreay could always bring out his aggression, seeing him use more technical wrestling and even winning with a submission is good stuff. Good promo from Joe, and I liked Death Riders backing Ospreay up. Very good Owen Hart Cup brackets this year, Joe VS Ospreay is a great choice given this story, but I would think Ospreay wins that one. Good promo from Jack Perry to call out Davis, and I suppose Jack can win in the Owen Cup to then move on from the National title.
Great seeing Brian Cage back, he gave Knight an awesome match, but with JetSpeed wanting to go on a Two Man Power Trip, it makes sense Kevin won out. Same for Bailey beating Westbrook, even though Westbrook maybe went too hard on his own acrobatic escape. Great stuff in the Six Woman Tag, and I appreciate Shida didn’t ditch until after the match. Willow, Mina & Rosa might get their own Six Woman Tag with Triangle of Madness after that interaction, but also can’t wait to see if Willow can go back-to-back as Queen of Harts. For that matter, I personally would love to see Athena use the Owen Cup to move on from being ROH Women’s World Champion, but that depends on how Supercard of Honor goes this Friday.
And of course, another wild instant classic from Darby as he overcomes Takeshita. I knew the diamond ring would come into play with that reverse effect, good way of protecting Takeshita in the loss. Good stuff with MJF tonight, too, such as the opening segment’s parade of bald men to send the message to MJF. That was also a unique contract signing segment in that it came together so quickly after the main event match. Good stuff from MJF as always, and of course he attacks Darby. I feel like either Knight should not have made the save, or both parts of JetSpeed should’ve made the save. It just seems odd that only Knight cared about saving Darby. The closing moment was much better when it was MJF standing over Darby with the belt.
My Score: 9/10
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