Results
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (10/13/23)
So many returns tonight!
The Tribal Chief returns to SmackDown!
SmackDown has John Cena, Triple H, Pretty Deadly and Roman Reigns all returning on one night! What happens on a stacked Friday the 13th?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Pretty Deadly VS The Brawling Brutes; Pretty Deadly wins.
- Bayley w/ Damage CTRL VS Zelina Vega; Bayley wins.
- Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships: Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso VS Austin Theory & Grayson Waller; Cody & Jey win and retain the titles.
- LA Knight VS Solo Sikoa; Knight wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
John Cena is here!
Tulsa, Oklahoma fires up as the Greatest Of All Time opens the SmackDown Season Premiere! Cena slides in the ring and gets a mic as fans chant his name “CENA! CENA!” Cena knows they know this his a big night so he has to do this right! “Tulsa! Welcome to the season premiere of SmackDoooown~!” But then ROMAN REIGNS makes his entrance!? Now Tulsa is torn as the Tribal Chief leads Paul Heyman and Solo Sikoa to the ring. Roman holds up the Universal Championship for the pyro, and then continues towards the ring. Roman and Heyman are all smiles as they stand on the apron and the fingers are raised high.
The Bloodline stands in the ring and Cena is understandably wary. The fans rally behind Cena but Heyman still smiles. Heyman hands the mic to Roman, and he says he missed doing that. Roman tells “John Boy, Hollywood, if you’re gonna open my show, you better do it the right way. Tulsa…! ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” Fans still chant for Cena instead. But Roman says they’re chanting for a coward. Cena only showed up because Roman took his leave. And then Cena had the audacity to convince you all to call him the Greatest of All Time. But we already know who the GOAT is: The Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns!
Fans boo but Roman says we’ve ran into this before and we’ve handled it, so we’re gonna do it again. Roman tells Cena to leave, or he’ll be made to leave. Fans still support Cena and that annoys Roman. Cena says there’s a lot of energy here, a lot of anticipation for what’s about to happen. The WWE is always unpredictable, and with SmackDown, you can never tell. But Roman and Cena in the same ring, who knows what’s next. Cena’s gonna throw Roman a curveball. Cena isn’t here to challenge but to acknowledge Roman. 1138 DAYS as Universal Champion. And in Cena’s mind, no matter what anyone says, that is the greatest accomplishment of all time. And it is earned.
So Cena isn’t here to challenge Roman, because Cena hasn’t earned it. But…! Cena knows someone who has! L A KNIGHT!! Fans fire up as now The Mega Star steps to the ring! Fans join in with spelling it out, “YEAH!” Cena then hands over the mic to Knight and steps back. Tulsa is going nuts for Knight and that really annoys Roman and Heyman. Knight of course says, “LEMME TALK TO YA!” Knight grins at Roman and asks if he’s pissing himself yet. Roman chuckles, then Knight asks if this is The Head of the Table. “YEAH!” The Tribal Chief? “YEAH!” The defending champion, right? “YEAH!” NAH NAH! Knight will tell Roman what he is: a man standing in Knight’s way.
Knight laughs and realizes that’s rude, he didn’t introduce himself. While Roman’s been sitting home on the couch for a month and a half, wearing that golden title around his waist, things have changed just a little bit. Tulsa, tell ’em whose game this is! “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!!” Roman does his best to laugh that off but the fans chant for “L A KNIGHT! L A KNIGHT!” Roman says alright, okay, he’s impressed. A couple months have gone by and people say Knight’s name now. But let’s be honest. Over 1100 days as champion, Roman’s done things as champion Knight can only imagine, so what makes him think he’s worthy? Honestly? Who does Knight think he is right now?
Fans rally for Knight and Knight takes off the sunglasses. Knight says talking like that is a good way to get yourself referred to in the past tense. So Knight will put it like this: who is he to be in this ring? The fastest rising star in SmackDown history! The man who has walked right in here and- JIMMY ATTACKS! Cena is upset, the fans are upset, but then Knight TOSSES Jimmy! Fans fire up and Knight says as he was saying, if Roman wants to do this, he does it himself! Heyman keeps Roman back, begging him to think about it. Roman backs off, and fans boo as the Bloodline all retreats. But then Roman looks to Solo. Forget Cena, handle him.
Solo gets up on the apron, stares Knight down, and Knight says no one is stopping him, bring it! Solo says they’ll have a match tonight! The Enforcer of the Island heads out and fans boo again, but Knight says, “Now for those of you who don’t speak moron, he just said me and him tonight. So if you wanna come on down here and get stomped out, YEAH! Then come on down, cuz I’ll turn your ass upside down and use you as a mop! And that’s not an insult, that’s just a fact of life, YEAH!” The Mega Star is ready, but will he make it through the pawns to get to the king?
Pretty Deadly VS The Brawling Brutes!
Kit Wilson narrates that “Months ago, Elton Prince suffered a devastating injury at the hands of Ridge Holland, and doctors feed he would never walk again.” It was his arm… But Elton has recovered because he is #EltonStrong. Elton pushes up out of the wheelchair with the arm, so clearly he’s just fine. But will they get payback on Ridge and Dunne for putting them on the shelf? Or will they wish they hadn’t returned on FIGHT NIGHT?
The teams sort out and Dunne starts against Elton. They tie up and Dunne goes after the bad arm! Dunne wrenches, wristlocks, and then isolates that arm to STOMP it! Dunne wrenches, Ridge tags, but Elton gets away to tag Kit. Ridge runs Kit over, back suplexes but Kit lands on his feet. Ridge blocks a kick to UPPERCUT! Then he SPLASHES Kit int he corner! Ridge KICKS and CLUBS Kit, then Dunne STOMPS Kit! Dunne runs to dropkick Kit into ropes! Fans fire up as Dunne whips but Kit reverses, only for Dunne to GAMANGIRI Elton down! Kit runs in, but into a GERMAN SUPLEX! Dunne STOMPS the hands! And BUZZSAWS!
Fans fire up and Dunne PLANCHAS to take out Kit! Elton is on the apron but Ridge is on him! Dunne has Kit on the desk, we get BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! They go to TEN, then fire up with Tulsa as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Kit rains down fists on Dunne! The ref reprimands, Kit lets off and storms around. Kit stomps Dunne, but Dunne CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Elton tags in as Dunne jumps on, then Elton CLOBBERS Dunne! Elton thrashes Dunne around, throws down hands of his own, then fires up. Fans boo but Elton stomps Dunne. Elton drags Dunne up to UPPERCUT, then he stomps Dunne. Elton stomps Dunne in the corner, lets off as the ref counts, and Dunne goes to the apron. Elton drags Dunne up to have against ropes, and fans boo as Elton steals Beats of the Bodhrain! But then Dunne grabs the arm!
Dunne turns the arm, bends the fingers, and SNAPS them! Elton clutches that hand, but he RAMS Dunne into the corner! Tag to Kit, he UPPERCUTS, then Kit whips Elton in, into a BOOT! Kit runs in but is put on the apron! Dunne and Kit ROCK each other! Elton grabs Kit’s hand, and uses his “ELTON STRONG” arm to save him from falling! Pretty Deadly both get in, Kit blocks a kick but then ducks, the ENZIGURI hits Elton! Kit tries again but Dunne BOOTS him away! Elton tags, but so does Ridge! Ridge Da Fridge rallies on both guys, and he THROWS Elton! And he scoops Kit! GUT BUSTER!
Elton stagger sup into a scoop, and Ridge SLAMS him onto Kit! Fans fire up with Ridge, and he sees Elton in a corner. Elton BOOTS back, goes up, but Ridge grabs him by the neck! Trophy lift and then the POWERSLAM! Cover, Kit breaks it! Dunne runs in to SHINING WIZARD Kit! Dunne drags Kit out to the apron, but Kit lifts Dunne! Kit back drops Dunne to apron and then the floor! But Ridge BLASTS Kit! Elton swings, misses, and Ridge hits a BELLY2BELLY! Elton says something’s wrong! The same throw that took him out before could’ve done him in again! Ridge protests but the ref checks.
Kit checks with Elton and Elton says something about a leg. The ref has him hold on. Ridge still wants after Elton but the ref is giving Elton the benefit of the doubt. But Kit GAMANGIRIS! Elton rolls Ridge up!! PRETTY DEADLY WINS!
Winners: Pretty Deadly, by pinfall
That was pretty sneaky of them to use Elton’s injury history to trick the Brutes! But now that they’re back, will Kit & Elton take over Friday Night “SnackDown?”
Backstage interview with Carlito.
Kayla Braxton is with Caribbean Cool and asks how he’d describe his return to the WWE last week at Fastlane. Carlito says only one word can describe him being back. And that word is “Cool.” But then Bobby Lashley walks in and says there it is! The green apple! He was waiting to see that again. Lashley welcomes Carlito back, and says that return at Fastlane was amazing and masterful. Because last time Carlito came back, wasn’t Lashley beating him down on SmackDown or something? But that was a long time ago, water under the bridge. Welcome back to Lashley’s show. Carlito refuses the handshake and says that yeah, that was a long time ago.
So how about this? Carlito’s first match back on SmackDown is against Lashley. Lashley chuckles and says he’s not dressed for it. But then the PROFITS attack! Ford & Dawkins beat Carlito down, drag him up, and Lashley gets a chair. But then Adam Pearce and producers rush in! ENOUGH! The hell is wrong with you!? Lashley tells Carlito to think hard before he comes back again. Lashley & The Profits leave, will the Latino World Order have something to say about this?
Speaking of, the LWO are with Carlito now.
Bayley walks over and asks what the pity party is about. Pearce says Carlito got attacked! Yeah, well, Bayley’s gotta throw Iyo Sky the biggest championship celebration! Zelina says Bayley might not know who she’s talking about, but there are bigger things going on then some party for Iyo. Oh, Zelina’s got a big mouth for saying that! She needs to get outta Bayley’s way because she has actual business to handle. Zelina starts clapping back with the sandal but Pearce shouts over both of them! There’s no time for this! If these two wanna fight, the refs can escort them to the ring and have it out! Bayley leaves first, but will Zelina get all her frustrations out on her?
The Bloodline sits in their private suite.
Roman Reigns is still annoyed. But Jimmy is all smiles. Roman asks what he’s doing. What does Roman mean what Jimmy’s doing? He’s being like Roman! He’s using Roman’s playbook, but if the play don’t look right, he’ll call an audible. Check check, audible. Roman chuckles. So Jimmy’s the quarterback now? No, more like second string or something. Oh, okay. Well if Jimmy was the QB, what would he do? Get Jey. No, Jey is old news. That’s the past. The only thing that matters are the tag titles. And every day Jey has them, that is a disgrace upon their bloodline, upon their legacy. What will their children think?
But the fact Jey is running around with Cody Rhodes as a partner, that’s a slap in the face to their existence. Jimmy doesn’t want them being slapped in the face. No, he doesn’t. He’ll handle that, right? No distractions, no more crazy stuff, no audibles. Jimmy doesn’t call audibles, no hot routes. Let Roman handle that. We good? Jimmy nods and says, “Yeet.” Roman says no more of that, either. But they’re still good. They fist bump and Roman relaxes, but will Jimmy & Solo be able to do something about the tag titles with Cody & Jey in action here later tonight?
Bayley w/ Damage CTRL VS Zelina Vega!
The Role Model got Iyo Sky in and got Iyo Sky out of the tricky Triple Threat at Fastlane, only to get herself into a situation with La Muneca. Will Bayley win big to add to the DMG CTRL celebration? Or will Zelina represent for the LWO?
SmackDown returns and Zelina makes her entrance, la choncla at the ready. The bell rings and Bayley mocks Zelina’s height with her test of strength call. Zelina ROCKS Bayley, kicks low, but Bayley wrenches. Zelina wrenches and drops to TWEAK the arm! Bayley blocks a kick, scoops, but Zelina slips free. Bayley scoops again, but Zelina slips free again to shove Bayley into buckles! Bayley blocks the arm-drag but Zelina arm-drags from the other side! And then Zelina springboards to wheelbarrow and arm-drag again! Fans fire up and Zelina eggs Bayley on. Bayley runs in, Zelina dodges and ROCKS!
Zelina whips, Bayley reverses but Zelina tilt-o-whirls, only for Bayley to block and CLOBBER Zelina! Fans boo but Bayley SLIDING LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Bayley eggs Zelina on now, then clinches, but Zelina slips out to schoolgirl and ROLLING KICK! Zelina backs up, Bayley runs in but Zelina drop toeholds her onto rope! Dial it up, 619! Bayley flops back, but Dakota swipes! Zelina dodges her, BOOTS Bayley, then goes up the corner. Zelina METEORAS! Cover, TWO! Bayley is still in this but Zelina says time for another go. Zelina hops on, but Iyo distracts! Bayley pops free of the Code Red, but then Zelina 619s Iyo!
Zelina steps in, but Bayley KNEES her down! Bayley drags Zelina up for the ROSE PLANT! Cover, Bayley wins!
Winner: Bayley, by pinfall
Iyo returns the favor from Fastlane, but now Bayley calls to Iyo. They mug Zelina and fans boo, but then here comes Charlotte! The Queen slides in, heels and all, running DMG CTRL off! Will Charlotte still get after that WWE Women’s Championship? Or will the Evil Genius look to move on to someone else?
Triple H is here!
Tulsa fires up again as The Game makes his way out to the ring. HHH gets the mic as fans chant for him, and Pearce is waiting in the ring. HHH says there’s a big part of him that misses that. But it is electric in here tonight! HHH doesn’t know if it’s the time of the year, since it is October, so we came out of an incredibly successful Fastlane, and well on our way to Crown Jewel and Survivor Series. Fans love that! And HHH says it all starts here, the season premiere of SmackDown! Now, HHH is out here to call attention to one of the unsung heroes of the WWE.
And though he doesn’t know why he’s been asked out here, not only did Pearce have a great career as a wrestler, but Pearce these last three years as a WWE official has done an incredible job doing a very thankless job. He has managed the superstars of Raw and SmackDown and for that, HHH says thank you. They shake hands and fans cheer. With that in mind, that job is very difficult, that no one person should do alone. So with that, HHH is very happy to tell Pearce he will no longer be alone. And as of this moment, he’s getting a promotion. As of right now, Adam Pearce is now the NEW General Manager of Monday Night Raw!
Fans cheer that, and HHH says that leads us to who will be the GM of SmackDown. Wait, the Judgment Day is here? It sure as hell ain’t Dirty Dom but he asks if HHH is serious. Fans boo as hard as they can as Dom says Fastlane was NOT a tremendous success. The Judgment Day got screwed out of their Undisputed Tag Team Championships! Fans keep booing as Dom goes to the ring and steps in to say Jey & Cody- HHH has Dom stop there because we can’t hear him with all the booing. Please, folks, keep it down. Dom, go ahead. The fans don’t stop, they just boo more!
Dom tries to continue talking about how Jey & Cody are defending THE JUDGMENT DAY’S belts, when they are to get their shot on Raw! So how can HHH let Pearce do this!? Pearce says it wasn’t his fault. First off, wow. HHH thought they were pumping in that crowd noise, but now he sees how loud it really gets with Dom here. But HHH has a large history as al ip reader. What Dom was saying was something about injustice of the tag titles, how they shouldn’t be defended here tonight because of what’s on Raw. Dom nods, biut HHH says the thing is… Dom is yelling at the wrong people.
This here is the GM of Raw now. Dom needs to be talking to the new GM of SmackDown, so let HHH bring out NICK ALDIS! Fans fire up as the former NWA World Champion walks into the ring and says firs toff, thank you tot he WWE for the opportunity of a lifetime of being the GM to the Number 1 brand of sports entertainment in the world, Friday Night SmackDown! And to Adam Pearce, Aldis looks forward to “healthy” competition between their brands. And nice to meet Dom. Aldis is a big fan…of Dom’s dad. Fans cheer that! But to cut to the chase, about a month ago, Cody Rhodes was instrumental in a deal that put Jey Uso on Raw.
And in exchange for that, a Raw superstar must now move to SmackDown. So as Aldis’s first official act as GM, with HHH’s blessing, he introduces SmackDown’s newest superstar. Dom says no one cares about that, but then fans boo him down. HHH says Dom’s mic is not working, try this one. No the fans still boo. Dom says Jey & Cody are the problem! Now they have to deal with Dom! Well we’ll get to that, but first, the business at hand is SmackDown’s newest acquisition. Dom doesn’t care who it is! He will slap them and make them respect him! IT’S KEVIN OWENS?! Fans fire up as the Prizefighter is back on SmackDown!
Kevin walks to the ring with a new blue duct tape version of his usual shirt, showing he was ready for this trade on some level. Kevin steps up to Dom, to give him a STUNNER! Fans fire up again as Dom flops out of the ring! Then Kevin and Aldis shake hands. A powerful start to Nick Aldis’ career in WWE and in Kevin’s return to SmackDown, but will Dom go running home to Mami?
The Bloodline is watching, too.
And they’re very upset that Kevin is back. Kevin is on Roman’s show again. Cody has the tag titles, so he can run around on Roman’s show. And Jey has the tag titles so he can run around on Roman’s show. And Jimmy is on the couch! Jimmy almost spit takes but Roman asks him what he’s still doing here! Roman just called the play, didn’t he? Jimmy said he’s gonna run the plays Roman calls yet he’s here just relaxing, drinking water, on the couch. Who’s the QB? Jimmy asks if Roman’s serious right now. Roman laughs it off and says no. But imagine if he was. Just imagine. Jimmy says okay, he’ll go handle this.
Jimmy says he’ll go run the play, and he tells Solo to come along. Jimmy and Solo head out, Jimmy giving a “YEET!” good bye but Roman again says to stop with the yeet. Roman is annoyed again, but he talks it out with The Wise Man. Will Jimmy score one for The Bloodline? Or will he find a way to fumble the ball?
Chelsea Green & Piper Niven visit Nick Aldis in his office.
The Hot Mess heard that Aldis is a problem solver, so she wants him to solve this problem. People are acting like the tag titles are cursed, what will he do about it? Aldis speaks up but Chelsea says she has an idea. “Picture this: New championships, Italian leather. Mwah, style and class, just like us.” Speaking of style and class, he has another meeting waiting. AKA, Charlotte Flair is right there. So if you’ll excuse them, ladies… Chelsea says this is a terrible first impression. But then Aldis and Charlotte shake hands and Aldis says he’ll cut to the chase. He saw Fastlane, and in his opinion, if the referee hadn’t been distracted, Charlotte would be champion.
Charlotte says the ref has final say. True, but SmackDown’s on his watch now and so they’ll do things his way. Aldis therefore will give Charlotte a 1v1 match with Iyo next week, for the title. Charlotte thanks Aldis, and then turns around, to run into Jade Cargill! The Queen and the storm smile at each other and HHH starts the introductions. But Charlotte already knows about Jade, and says it is nice to meet her. Jade says it is her pleasure, and Charlotte says it will be. Charlotte leaves, but will HHH and Jade have business to discuss with Aldis?
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships: Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso VS Austin Theory & Grayson Waller!
The American Nightmare & Main Event Jey did get their first defense in on Raw against Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn, but now they get their first SmackDown defense in! Will this dynamic duo continue to be a winning combination? Or will #A-TownDownUnder be champions in just four matches?
SmackDown returns and Waller makes his entrance, followed by Theory’s. The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see if Cody & Jey make it to Judgment Day!
The teams sort out and Waller starts against Cody. Waller talks a lot of trash, then he tries a sucker punch! Cody blocks, kicks and drops to RHODES UPPERCUT! Cody whips to then kitchen sink knee! Cody wrenches an arm, Waller kicks low but he tags Theory. Theory flexes but Cody trips him to get the legs! Theory scrambles away, tags back to Waller, but fans fire up for Cody. Cody and Waller tie up, Cody wrenches, then ELBOW BREAKER! Tag to Jey, Cody whips Waller in for a GAMANGIRI! Jey runs up but Waller kicks low. Waller HEADBUTTS but that backfires! Jey just pops ‘n’ locks and HEADBUTTS back!
Jey whips, Theory tags in, and Waller reverses. Waller runs in but Jey dumps him out! Theory scoops Jey to a BACKBREAKER! Fans boo but Jey shoves Theory, then fires off haymakers! Theory ends up in a corner, Jey runs in but is put on the apron, Jey ROCKS Theory, ROCKS Waller as he storms up, but then Theory POSTS Jey! Jey falls and fans boo but theory mocks the bounce as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Jey endures a chinlock. Jey fights up, moves around and he throws body shots on Theory. Theory throws Jey by his hair! Fans boo but Theory looms over Jey. Theory drags Jey up, brings him over and stomps Jey down. The ref counts, Theory digs his boot in but lets off as the ref reprimands. Waller gets a cheap shot in! Cody protests but Theory stomps Jey more. Theory talks trash, drags Jey up, then tags in Waller. But Jey fights back with elbows and haymakers! Only for Theory to knee low! Waller goes up, Theory hits a BACKBREAKER! Waller goes along the ropes, BALLER ELBOW! Cover, TWO!
Fans fire up as Jey stays in this but Waller knees Jey in the side! Waller says Cody ain’t on his level, then he drags Jey up. Waller tells fans to shut up about Uso, but then Waller blocks a kick! Waller spins Jey but the DRAGON WHIP hits! Fans fire up while both men are down! They crawl, hot tags to Theory and Cody! Tulsa is thunderous as the American Nightmare rallies on Theory! Theory reverses a whip but Cody CLOBBERS him! Then goes up and over and scoops to POWERSLAM! Fans fire up for the BEAUTIFUL DISASTER! Waller runs in but Cody TOSSES him! Waller comes back, somersaults, but Cody dodges to BEAUTIFUL DISASTER!
But then Theory throat chops Cody! And suplexes, AOI SHODO! Cover, Jey breaks it! Fans fire up as Jey SUPERKICKS Waller! Theory fireman’s carries but Jey slips off! SUPERKICK! Then he and Cody coordinate, CODE D!! Jey DIVES onto Waller! Cody drags Theory up, dragon sleepers, and CROSS RHODES!! Cover, Cody & Jey win!
Winners: Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso, by pinfall (still Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions)
That’s another defense in the books, and they’re headed to Raw to settle things with the Judgment Day! But wait, here comes The Bloodline! Just as Roman told them to do, Jimmy & Solo are confronting Jey & Cody. Jimmy looks at the tag titles, Solo stares Cody right in the eyes. Roman & Heyman follow after, and now Roman and Cody stare down. Nick Aldis and producers hurry out to cool this off. Not here, not tonight. But then when and where will Cody and Roman look to finish the story?
LA Knight VS Solo Sikoa!
The Mega Star wants the Universal Championship, and that means facing the Universal Champion, but that also means getting through the Tribal Chief’s Enforcer! Will Knight take down Solo before going for the Head of the Table? Or will Solo handle Roman’s dirty work once again?
The bell rings and and Solo stares Knight down as the fans chant for Knight. Knight and Solo circle, tie up, and Solo powers Knight to a corner. The ref counts, Solo lets off but swings, only for Knight to dodge, stomp and fire off haymakers! Solo TOSSES Knight to a corner but Knight counter punches again! “YEAH!” Knight whips, Solo reverses and CLOBBERS Knight! Fans boo but Solo snarls and storms around Knight. Solo drags Knight up, suplexes, but Knight lands on his feet to hit a NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Knight drags Solo up, whips, but solo reverses again. Knight ducks ‘n’ dodges but Solo CLOBBERS him again!
Solo soaks up the heat from the fans, he storms on up Knight, and he scoops. Knight slips free but Solo is too big to scoop! Knight almost has him, though! Solo CLUBS free, then puts Knight in the corner to CHOP! Solo whips corner to corner, runs in again, but Knight BOOTS! Knight dropkicks the legs out, runs and basement BOOTS! Solo scrambles to ropes, Knight runs in to clothesline Solo up and out! Then Knight WRECKS Solo with a dropkick! Knight SMACKS Solo off barriers, puts him back in the ring, and then drags Solo up. Fans fire up as Knight wants to suplex, but Solo blocks and UPPERCUTS!
Solo brings Knight up to POST him! Fans boo as Solo snarls and soaks up the heat, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Knight endures a claw in the shoulder. Solo leans on the hold, fans rally up, and Knight fights up. Knight elbows back, then scoops! But Solo fights and Knight falls over! Cover, TWO! Solo waits on Knight to stand, then he clinches, BELLY2BELLY! Cover, TWO! Knight survives and goes to the ropes, but Solo watches him as he goes to a corner. Solo goes to the far side, shouts and runs in, HIP ATTACK! Knight sputters and Solo soaks up the heat, but Solo isn’t done, either! Solo sits Knight up to rain down fists! The ref counts, Solo lets off, but then he rains down fists, and even headbutts!
Solo drags Knight from the corner to clamp those claws in to the shoulders again. Fans rally as Knight endures again. Knight fights up, throws more elbows, then haymakers! Solo UPPERCUTS back! Knight wobbles and staggers, Solo whips him to a corner, then Solo runs in, into an elbow! Knight goes up to FLYING BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Solo is tougher than that but Knight keeps his cool. Knight brings Solo around, Solo shoves him away, then SAMOAN DROPS! Cover, TWO! Knight hangs tough but Solo keeps his cool. Fans rally for Knight but Solo drags him up. Solo whips, Knight sunset flips, but Solo stays up!
Solo sits, but Knight avoids the hip drop! Knight and Solo slowly rise, Knight going to the corner. Solo runs in but Knight dodges! Solo hits buckles, goes to another corner, then Knight hurries to a third corner. Solo runs in but Solo still only gets buckles! Maybe even the top of the post! Solo staggers over, throws hands, but fans rally as Knight hits back! Knight throws JAB after JAB, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight powers up to DISCUS HAYMAKER! Solo wobbles, Knight ROCKS him again! Knight runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and LEAPING LARIATS! And then a DDT! Fans fire up as Solo is in a corner, and Knight stomps a mudhole in!
Fans chant “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” then fire up as Knight runs to KNEE WASH! Knight says one more, and he runs back in, but into a fireman’s carry! But Knight slips free, shoves and SCOOPS! POWERSLAM!! Fans fire up as Knight finally throws Solo down! Then they spell it out, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” ELBOW DROP! Solo flounders up to his feet, Knight is on him, but no cravat! Solo shoves, both men dodge, DOUBLE LARIATS take them down! Fans fire up as both men go to ropes, but here comes Jimmy! Jimmy returns to ringside and he aims now! But then CENA returns outta nowhere! ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT for Jimmy!!
But then a SAMOAN SPIKE for Cena!! But then Knight hits the B F T!! Cover, Knight wins!
Winner: LA Knight, by pinfall
Cena watches Knight’s back again and Knight gets a big win on Solo! But then Roman SPEARS Knight!! Fans boo as The Tribal Chief is a sore loser by proxy. Roman mocks the spelling it out, it seems “HE’S, THE, ONE, YEAH!” But will this stop Knight’s meteoric momentum? Or will it only further motivate the Mega Star to kick The Head of the Table off his throne?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown here as the “season premiere,” with great action and big moves. For one, great to see Nick Aldis finally in WWE, but it would seem he’s not here to wrestle but to be the new SmackDown GM. Bringing back general managers is a great move, not really sure why they went away in the first place. And Nick already doing great with his promos tonight. Good stuff with Dom showing up just to complain, and then we learn about the superstar Raw gave to SmackDown. A little disappointed it’s Kevin Owens, because it felt like there was much more potential for who could get a fresh look here on Raw. But at the same time, Kevin giving Dom a stunner was great, and Kevin can now be an ally to Cody and Jey here on SmackDown while Sami is on Raw.
Aldis also has a good promo with Chelsea and Piper, as well as Charlotte. Chelsea wanting new belts to be the championships is a clever way to say she does believe those belts are cursed, but playing it off as just wanting a makeover. That’s obviously not happening, and I would think Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn step in before the belts are redesigned anyway. And Charlotte meeting Jade face to face, that was a wild tease for Jade showing up here on SmackDown to add even more power to this division. Charlotte saving Zelina from DMG CTRL was a good move, too, and we’re going to have a great 1v1 of Charlotte VS Iyo for the title. There’s a good chance Iyo retains then, too, if Charlotte gets distracted by Bayley & Dakota. Then Jade probably steps in as part of her big in-ring debut.
Seeing Carlito here was cool, pun not intended, but of course he gets jumped by All Mighty Profits. The feud with LWO is far from over, and Dragon Lee was actually in there with them, so maybe we get Rey, Escobar & Dragon in a new Six Man with Lashley & Profits. Well, maybe not because then the Heels would have to win the rematch so that Lashley can get closer to the US Championship. And really good opening tag match from Pretty Deadly VS Brawling Brutes. The bit with Elton “triumphantly” getting out of his wheelchair was funny because again, it was his arm that was hurt, not a leg. But great fake-out on another injury to steal the win.
And of course, great stuff with The Bloodline. Cena showing up to help set Knight up for the feud with Roman is great, and then Roman’s bits with Jimmy were good. Not quite what I expected for how Jimmy has been behaving but Roman is just trying to get Jimmy to deflate his ego to fall back in behind him as a subordinate. Also I like that Roman hates “Yeet” now after Jey and Cody have been using it. But good match, albeit a lopsided one, as Cody & Jey defend the titles. And really good main event from Knight and Solo with Cena stopping Jimmy. But it almost felt like we got two go-home segments in a row with the stare down of Bloodline with Cody & Jey but then Knight getting blasted by Roman. Crown Jewel is first, so that’s gotta be where Roman VS Knight happens.
My Score: 8.8/10
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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.
PLAY BY PLAY
[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?
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