AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (11/1/23)
It’s the moment of truth!
Will anyone take MJF’s side?
In order to get Triple B back in his possession, MJF takes on Bullet Club Gold! But the question is, did he find three teammates to help him?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy VS Claudio Castagnoli; Cassidy wins and retains the title.
- ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships: The Hung Bucks VS The Mogul Embassy; The Mogul Embassy win and become the new ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions.
- Chris Jericho & Kenny Omega VS Matthew Menard & Angelo Parker w/ Jake Hager; Jericho & Omega win.
- AEW Women’s World Championship: Hikaru Shida VS Willow Nightingale; Shida wins and retains the title.
- High Stakes 8 Man Tag: Bullet Club Gold VS MJF & The Acclaimed; Bullet Club Gold wins and holds onto Triple B.
PLAY BY PLAY
Backstage interview with MJF.
Renee Paquette welcomes the AEW World Champion and she says last week, he accepted the challenge to an 8 Man Tag, where if he wins, Jay White promises to give MJF back Triple B, the world title belt itself. How is he doing to find three partners to team up with tonight after making a lot of enemies over the years? MJF thanks her for shoving that in his face. But to answer the question, he’s got a list of the roster here and hopefully there are three people who aren’t A-holes. He’d like some advice from brochacho for life, Adam Cole, via video chat! How’s it going, baybay?
Cole asks how MJF is and MJF says he’s good, how’s Cole? Cole’s hanging in there. But what does make him happy is that MJF is officially the longest reigning AEW World Champion of all time. And at this point, MJF is the greatest AEW World Champion of all time, the only thing that kills Cole is that he wishes he could be there for MJF. It feels like the whole world is gunning for MJF, and Cole knows how that feels. So he wants to say this: MJF should just consider Samoa Joe’s offer. MJF isn’t sure, Joe almost broke his neck. But he’s gotta find three guys before the main event, and he promises Cole that he will successfully defend their ROH World Tag Team titles at Full Gear.
MJF says he’s got this, and he’ll see Cole around. MJF leaves but then Roderick Strong wheels in shouting, “ADAM~!” Strong can’t believe MJF left mid-conversation. Cole knows Roddy would never do that to him, right? But also, serious question, are we really pretending MJF is not the Devil in that mask? Like, it seems that way to Roddy. Cole sighs and hangs up. But then said Devil is on the screen! If it isn’t MJF, then just what does this person want?
AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy VS Claudio Castagnoli w/ Wheeler Yuta!
Freshly Squeezed knows the Swiss Superman wants to take this title in place of Jon Moxley while also avenging Bryan Danielson’s broken orbital bone, but for him, it’s whatever. Will Orange still be golden? Or will Claudio beat him to a pulp?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Cassidy’s second reign is cut short!
The bell rings and Claudio rushes in! Cassidy dodges, fires “devastating” shin kicks but Claudio backs him down. Claudio swings, Cassidy dodges and wheelbarrows, but Claudio blocks to then POWERBOMB! Fans are torn as Claudio hauls Cassidy up to scoop and SLAM! Claudio then runs to DOUBLE STOMP, and BASEMENT BOOT! Claudio eggs Cassidy on, drags him up, and KNEES him low! And again, and again, and again! Claudio has Cassidy in a corner, he knees and UPPERCUTS! Cassidy falls, fans boo, but Claudio drags Cassidy back up. Claudio whips corner to corner, Cassidy goes up and out and bumps Claudio off buckles!
Fans count along and Cassidy goes all the way to TEN! Fans fire up and Cassidy climbs, to CROSSBODY, into a BACKBREAKER! Then Claudio picks Cassidy up to GUTBUSTER! Claudio snarls as he stalks Cassidy and drags him up. Claudio KNEES Cassidy down, then stalks him along the ropes. Claudio kicks Cassidy around, fans boo, and Cassidy flops out of the ring. Claudio puts Cassidy in, but Cassidy rolls all the way to the far side. Fans cheer but Claudio pursues. Claudio drags Cassidy up and into the ring again, but Cassidy starts rolling towards the far side! So Claudio goes in around the outside to CLOBBER Cassidy!
Claudio wags his finger while he stands on Cassidy’s ribs! The ref counts, Claudio scoops Cassidy, but Cassidy slips free to POST Claudio! Cassidy gets in the ring to build speed and DIVE! Direct hit but Cassidy keeps going, and he DIVES, but Claudio catches him! To trophy lift, and SNAKE EYES off the railing! Cassidy writhes from his ribs hitting the railing, and Yuta taunts him! Claudio gives more kicks to Cassidy’s back but the ref has the Blackpool Combat Club back off. Wait, Hook is here! He glares at Yuta while being here for his friend. The ref says no, this is 1v1, so he EJECTS Yuta and EJECTS Hook!
Yuta storms off but he eggs Hook on. Hook storms after Yuta, but Claudio drags Cassidy up. Claudio fireman’s carries, then walks up the steps with Cassidy! He goes up a corner, but Cassidy fires off elbows! Fans fire up as Cassidy adjusts position to SUPER- NO, Claudio holds off the bomb to drag Cassidy right back up! For a stalling SUPERPLEX! Fans are thunderous while Cassidy writhes right out of the ring, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Claudio snarls as he goes out after Cassidy and drags him up. Cassidy throws body shots and a CHOP, but Claudio just brushes that off. Cassidy CHOPS and CHOPS, but Claudio scoops to SNAKE EYES Cassidy off the apron! Claudio stalks Cassidy, puts him in the ring, and he drops an elbow! Cover, TOW, but Claudio keeps Cassidy down with a bearhug. Cassidy endures, fights up, and throws elbows! Cassidy is free, he runs, but into a kitchen sink knee! Claudio drags Cassidy around, he stomps Cassidy in the stomach, then steps on Cassidy as he lets off. Claudio whips Cassidy hard to a corner and Cassidy bounces off buckles.
Claudio storms over, drags Cassidy up from the apron, but Cassidy throws body shots! Claudio still suplexes to hang Cassidy out to dry! And then he gut wrenches Cassidy off the ropes for a suplex! Claudio looms over Cassidy, drags him up, and Dynamite returns to single picture as Cassidy throws forearms! Claudio RAMS Cassidy to a corner! Claudio RAMS and RAMS and RAMS Cassidy again, lets off to taunt Cassidy, and he SLAPS Cassidy. And again! We also get some footage of backstage, things are heating up between Hook and Yuta to the point producers are stepping in to step it. Hook puts his hands on Pat Buck, but that gets Hook ejected from the building!
Yuta continues to talk tough now that Hook is gone, but will Hook make sure to get his hands on Yuta next time? As for in the ring, Cassidy backs Claudio down with forearms! Fans fire up as Cassidy fires off in the corner! Claudio eggs Cassidy on as he backs him down again! Then Claudio TOSSES Cassidy, runs in, but Cassidy dodges and Claudio POSTS himself! Fans fire up, Claudio is stuck and Cassidy DROPKICKS Claudio out of the ring! Claudio flounders around the way while Cassidy kips up! Cassidy builds speed to DIVE, and TORNADO DDT to the floor! Fans fire up again as Cassidy hobbles up.
Cassidy puts Claudio in the ring, then he climbs to DEEP- NO, Claudio blocks the DDT! Claudio pops Cassidy up, but Cassidy STUN DOG MILLIONAIRES! Claudio wobbles, Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirl and- NO, Claudio turns DDT into GIANT SWING! Fans count along and Claudio speeds up to reach TEN! Then he steps through to the SHARPSHOOTER! Cassidy endures, reaches out, crawls forward, but Claudio drags him away from ropes! Claudio sits deep, but fans fire up as Cassidy still endures! Cassidy fights, slips under, and he throws hands from below! But Claudio powers Cassidy back over to the SHARPSHOOTER!
Cassidy reaches out, but Claudio shifts around to an STF, then a CROSSFACE! Cassidy rolls but Claudio holds on to have the CROSSFACE! Then the RINGS OF SATURN!! Cassidy endures, kicks around, and fans fire up as he powers up! Cassidy makes it a cover, TWO, and Claudio UPPERCUTS Cassidy down! Cover, TWO!! Cassidy survives and Claudio is seething! Claudio sits Cassidy up, for HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Fans boo but Claudio drags Cassidy up and reels him in. But Cassidy slumps to the mat! Fans cheer but Claudio deadlifts Cassidy! Cassidy is deadweight, so Claudio hoists him up again! Cassidy tries the cradle but Claudio blocks!
Claudio suplexes, STUN DOG BLOCKED as Claudio has a SLEEPER! And he SWINGS Cassidy by his head!! Cassidy is fading!! Cassidy’s face is red, but he revives! And he puts his hands in his pockets!! Cassidy runs to the corner, kicks off buckles and rolls it back to a cover, TWO! ORANGE PUNCH!! Claudio stays up!? But he’s still wobbly, so Cassidy Alabama Lifts! BEACH BREAK!! But Claudio rolls out of the ring! Fans boo but Claudio has saved himself. Cassidy lets him stay out there as the ring count climbs. The count is 5 of 10, Claudio stands at 7 and hobbles, but he drops at 8! Claudio springs up and in at 9!
Fans cheer as this match continues, “This is Awesome!” Cassidy drags himself up, he walks up to give “devastating” kicks to Claudio! But he turns up the heat and actually kicks and stomps a mudhole! Fans fire up, Claudio roars, Cassidy PENALTY KICKS!! Off comes the elbow pad, ORANGE- NO, Claudio gets around to ripcord, but Cassidy dodges! Cassidy tilt-o-whirls, and goes around a second time, for the DDT!! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives and fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” But it has to end somehow, and Cassidy goes to a corner. Cassidy watches Claudio rise, and then he runs in, but into a POP-UP! Cassidy RANAS it!! Cover, CASSIDY WINS!!!
Winner: Orange Cassidy, by pinfall (still AEW International Champion)
Claudio is speechless as he gets caught by Cassidy, but wait! JON MOXLEY is making his way out here! The Maniac gets in the ring, and Cassidy is furious! Cassidy runs in, ORANGE- SPINEBUSTER from Moxley! Moxley throws down furious fists on Cassidy, and even stomps him! Claudio doesn’t even seem to care one way or another as Moxley rains down forearms! Fans are torn, security rushes out, but Moxley swats them away! Claudio grabs one guard to GUT WRENCH SUPLEX him out of the ring! Moxley rains down fists on Cassidy, then BITES him! Claudio drags Moxley back, that is enough for now.
Moxley seethes as he paces around, but clearly he wants the International Championship back. When and where will Moxley go wild on Cassidy in an actual match?
MJF tries his first prospect.
He’s outside Kenny Omega’s room!? They did just have an epic title match on Collision and showed each other massive respect, but… Well, MJF knocks on the door, and Jericho answers it. MJF asks Jericho if Kenny’s in there. Jericho smirks, and slams the door in MJF’s face. MJF figured as much. He walks away, but then WARDLOW grabs him!? Wardlow says MJF took everything from him, and now he will take everything from MJF. When he least expects it. Wardlow laughs and lets MJF go. MJF is mad and he breaks his clipboard. But then someone offers a hand! It’s Max Caster!
Caster asks MJF to let them team with him. MJF frowns and storms off, and Bowens says “Dammit, Max! We hid back here for nothing.” Caster sighs, what will it take to get MJF to accept The Acclaimed’s help?
Jon Moxley speaks backstage.
“Fenix kamikazes himself, sacrifices his own body, just to put me down for three seconds. And Orange Cassidy is there to pick up the scraps. What a story! That was my match, Orange. That was my match. I showed you respect. I showed you respect when nobody else would, and I let you walk out under your own power in Chicago. And you better damn well believe me, I did not have to let you do that. But what did you think was gonna happen, Orange, huh? You were just gonna write me off? You were just gonna write me off like everybody else did?! Like they always do?! I’m sick of you, I’m sick of everybody.
“Right now, I’m not doing too good, so maybe this isn’t even about you. You’re just the wrong guy at the wrong place at the wrong time. Doesn’t matter, either way, at Full Gear, I’m gonna beat you within an inch of your life with my bare hands, and there is not a damn thing you can do about it, just because I can.” The Maniac is ready for a fight, will the fighting champion be up to it?
ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships: The Hung Bucks VS The Mogul Embassy!
Hangman Page has a score to settle with Swerve Strickland, but the same could be said for Hangman, Matt & Nick having a score to settle with Brian Cage & The Gates of Agony. Will these titles still be with The Elite, THE THE Elite? Or will The Machine, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona reclaim them for Swerve’s House?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see just who his the good, the bad and the ugly!
The trios sort out, Hangman starts against Kaun, and Hangman fires off on Kaun at the bell! Hangman puts Kaun in a corner, every punch meant for Swerve! The ref counts, Hangman stomps a mudhole into Kaun, then he runs up to BLAST Cage and Liona! Fans fire up and Hangman dodges Kaun to BOOT him down! Cage and Liona get in to much Hangman, double whips, but Hangman duck, then hold ropes. The Bucks get in to DOUBLE DROPKICK! Kaun rushes in again but is put on the apron, for the triangle jump LARIAT! The fans fire up and the Elite then TRIPLE PLANCHA! Direct hit on all of the Embassy!
Fans fire up as Hangman puts Kaun in the ring. Kaun swings, Hangman gets around, but Kaun switches. Hangman switches back, Kaun switches again, but Hangman backs him down into DOUBLE ENZIGURIS from the Bucks! Tag to Matt, he runs to BLAST Liona and runs back, the Bucks LARIAT ENZIGURI COMBO! Hangman BLASTS Cage, then he runs in so he and Nick can LARIAT ENZIGURI COMBO! Matt shouts “SEE YOU IN HELL!” before he and Nick CANNONBALL ENZIGURI COMBO! Louisville fires up as Matt tags Nick, and then Matt and Hangman drag Kaun up. They drape Kaun on the ropes for Nick to SWANTON BOMB! Cover, TWO!
Nick rallies the fans and tags Matt back in as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The Bucks mug Kaun, then Matt brings Kaun around. Kaun knees low, whips Matt to the Embassy corner, but Matt uses that to BLAST Cage & Liona. Kaun runs in but Matt ELBOWS him away! Matt goes up, but Kaun SHOVES him down! Liona CLOBBERS Matt on the outside! Cage tags in, he fetches Matt to APRON BACK SUPLEX! Cage then pushes Matt down, turns him around, and CLUBS him against the apron! Matt sputters as he sits up in the ropes, but Cage KNEES him down! Cage RAMS into Matt at the corner again and again! The ref counts, Cage CHOPS, and Cage follows Matt around to bump him off buckles.
Tag to Liona, Liona RAMS into Matt again and again! Liona scoops Matt to put him on ropes for KNEE after KNEE after KNEE! The ref counts, Liona drops Matt, and he tags Kaun. The Gates mug Matt, Kaun CHOKES him, then lets off. Matt fights his way to the corner but Kaun keeps him back! Fans rally, Matt reaches out but Kaun CLUBS him down! Kaun then DECKS Nick, and he taunts Hangman. Liona gets a cheap shot on Matt before Kaun tags Cage. Cage stomps a mudhole into Matt, then DECKS him! Tag to Linoa and he tags Kaun. The Gates stand Matt up for more stomps, but Matt fights back!
The Gates mug Matt again, tag to Cage and they drag Matt up. ROCK-A-BYE BOMB RANA as Matt counters! Dynamite returns to single picture as the Gates hurry to block Matt from his corner! But Matt dodges, hot tag to Hangman! The Cowboy rallies on the Gates, ROLLING ELBOW for Liona! Hangman whips, Kaun reverses and BOOTS, but Hangman rebounds to LARIAT! Fans fire up but LInoa runs in, only for Hangman to dodge! Hangman clotheslines Liona and himself out of the ring, but Hangman keeps going so he can BOOT Cage! Hangman returns to the ring, and pops Kaun up for a POWERBOMB!
Fans fire up with Hangman and he goes to the apron. Hangman loads but “WHOSE HOUSE?!” Swerve’s here! And Swerve says last week, he was actually at Hangman’s house. Hangman glares at Swerve while he tags Nick in. Hangman storms up the ramp and chases Swerve to the back! The Bucks aren’t sure what to do with this handicap situation, though! Nick fires off on Liona and Cage, then SUPERKICKS Kaun! But Liona grabs Nick to TOSS him to ropes! Liona runs in but Nick dumps him out! SUPERKICK for Cage! Nick goes up and out, lines up a shot, SUPERKICK for Kaun! Cage LARIATS Nick down!
Cage then drags Nick up the corner, to deadlift SUPERPLEX! But Matt is in, he fires off on Kaun! Fans fire up but Liona’s back to grab Matt. Matt fires haymakers on Liona! Cage CLUBS Matt, back suplexes, but Matt lands out! Matt runs, dodges Cage, but he runs into the DOUBLE SPINEBUSTER! Cage blocks a kick and Liona CLOBBERS Nick! The Gates get Nick up, ROCK-A-BYE BOMB!! Cage flips Nick over to KNEE him, into OPEN THE GATES!!! Cover, The Mogul Embassy wins!
Winners: The Mogul Embassy, by pinfall (NEW ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions)
Swerve just played the Elite like a damn fiddle! But speaking of, Hangman is firing off on Swerve! Security pulls them apart but Hangman vows Swerve is a dead man! Will Hangman tear Swerve’s house down with his bare hands? As for The Bucks, Matt throws his own fit of rage at ringside, hitting everything inanimate with a chair! What is The Elite to do with all this anger ignited inside them?
MJF tries another prospect.
Samoa Joe!? As powerful as Joe is, MJF just can’t bring himself to accept his help. The door next to Joe’s? Darby Allin’s. MJF chuckles, and takes a pen to the sign. He writes “EMO B*TCH” on it and calls Darby a loser. MJF turns around, and holding up a big sign that reads, “MJF PICK US!” is Caster. MJF just walks past them. DAMMIT, MAX! Caster sighs.
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
He tells Louisville that some questions need to be answered, so let’s bring out the Rated R Superstar, Adam Copeland! Fans cheer as Edge makes his way entrance, complete with pyro. Edge joins Schiavone in the ring, and Schiavone lets him soak up the fans cheering. It looks like Edge is feeling good, and for good reason. The fans here and around the world love having The Rated R Superstar here. But a week ago, Edge was confronted by Darby & Sting, so what’s he thinking? Edge wants the fans to cheer Schiavone. If we knew all the hats Schiavone wore backstage, we’d probably cheer even louder.
Edge thanks Schiavone, and the fans chant for “TONY! TONY!” Edge says last week Sting got in his face, but he also said they go a long way’s back. And for those who are confused, they actually do. Sting and Edge have had a lot of the same injuries, faced a lot of the same things, and have been ears for each other, sounding boards for each other, and Edge respects the hell out of Sting. Edge also respects Darby, because Darby is one of the linchpins of AEW, one of the foundational pieces of the industry going forward, and if you don’t see that, you’re blind. Fans cheer that!
But Edge also knows we want answers. What’s he gonna do? Is he gonna team with Darby & Sting at Full Gear? Fans sure hope so! But wait, here comes Christian Cage! Captain Charisma, his Right Hand of Destruction, Luchasaurus, and his surrogate son, Nick Wayne, stand on stage, and fans boo as Christian holds up a mic. Christian tells Louisville to shut their mouths while he conducts business. Christian says before Adam gives his answer, he wants to paint a little picture for him. Christian will retire Sting at Full Gear, whether he likes it or not! Fans boo but Christian says we haven’t seen Darby around lately. If you have, you’d notice his gimp arm.
That gimp arm will never be the same after Christian threw Darby on the steel steps at WrestleDream! Fans boo more but Christian says he doesn’t need to remind Adam or anyone of his… neck problems. But Christian would hate for the fairytale to become a nightmare, so Edge should just back down right now. Fans boo even more, but Christian says if Adam knows what is good for him, he’ll do it. Or else, Christian will snap his neck! And leave him in a wheelchair, to live the rest of his life undignified! To live the rest of his life with his kids wipe the drool off his face while saying, “Daddy, you used to be somebody.”
Christian feels this isn’t sinking in, so he tells Luchasaurus & Nick to give Edge a preview! The henchmen storm the ring but Edge DECKS Nick! Edge ROCKS Luchasaurus, fires off more shots, but Nick runs up! Edge BOOTS him down, Christian slides in, and the former friends lock eyes. Christian is the one wary now, but Luchasaurus gets in to BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Fans boo and Christian smiles. Christian has Nick top this off, and Nick hits WAYNE’S WORLD! Edge is down, and Christian tells Nick to fetch “them.” Nick goes looking, and he puts chairs in the ring! Christian sets Edge on one, and has the other.
But here comes STIIIING! The Icon storms down, Nick r ushes him but Sting DECKS him! And TOSSES him! And Darby slides in to TACKLE Christian! Edge fires off hands on Luchasaurus, BOOTS him down, and Darby stomps away on Christian! Darby drags Christian up, but Christian fires off on Darby! Christian stomps Darby, but Edge is taking aim! Fans fire up as Edge is fuming! Christian senses something, turns around, SPEAR!!! Edge takes down his friend and he picks up the mic! “You wanna snap my neck!? I’m gonna beat your ass!! It is on, you stupid little sonovab*tch!”
Edge then tells Sting, he was right! If he and Darby want a third man at Full Gear, Edge’s your man! The fans fire up as the Relentless Icons just went Rated R! Will They tear down Christian and his crew in Los Angeles?
Tony Khan has a special announcement.
The President, CEO & General Manager of AEW also has Nigel McGuinness with him, and Nigel says this announcement is for all AEW fans all around the world. Tony says absolutely, and that it has been a great year for AEW. They had their biggest event ever with All In London, selling the most tickets in pro-wrestling history, and it was one of the greatest shows the world has ever seen. It was AEW’s debut in London, England, and in Europe. It was amazing, but even more amazing is that the holiday season is upon us. Though, Tony’s parents had their Christmas tree up since July.
But nevertheless, to start this holiday season off, what better gift to give your wrestling family and friends then a ticket to next year’s AEW All In London, August 25, 2024! Tickets on sale in one month, December 1st! But you don’t even have to wait, get involved and sign up for presale right now! Nigel takes it from here with the link, ticketmaster.co.uk/AEWWEMBLEY2024! Priority and presale access begins November 27th, with emails to everyone that registers. And this past Summer made history, seeing the all-time paid attendance record of 81,035. They hope to rewrite history in 2024 with their return to Wembley!
On a personal note, Nigel being a kid who sat in Wembley over 31 years ago with dreams of becoming a pro-wrestler, this moment was amazing. And with that dream still in his heart, he hopes to see everyone in Wembley next August!
Chris Jericho & Kenny Omega VS Matthew Menard & Angelo Parker w/ Jake Hager!
As if Don Callis’ own betrayal(s) didn’t hurt The Ocho and The Cleaner enough, that worm has recruited Daddy Magic & Cool Hand Ange as mercenaries to do his dirty work! Will the former Jericho Appreciation Society stick it to the Wizard, with the Best Bout Machine as a bonus? Or will the #GoldenJets blast past Ever-Rise to get another shot at Callis?
The teams sort out, but Menard & Parker step to Jericho. Menard shouts that Jericho didn’t know what he had with them! Parker says they were family! Omega talks with Jericho about Omega starting, but then Menard & Parker attack them both! Fans boo, the ref has the bell ring, and the X-JAS kick Omega out to stomp away on Jericho. Menard digs his boot in, the ref counts, but Menard & Parker bring Jericho up. We see Callis and his “family,” Konosuke, Hobbs & Fletcher, on commentary, but Jericho starts firing off CHOPS! Jericho CHOPS Parker down, ROCKS Menard then whips to CLOBBER him!
Jericho storms up on Menard, tags Omega, and they mug Menard. Then they double suplex high and hard! Parker runs in, but the Golden Jets kick and double whip. Parker ducks the double clotheslines but not the DOUBLE SHOULDERS! Omega & Jericho stand tall as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Parker bails out, Menard staggers up, and Omega ROCKS him! And CHOPS him! And CLUBS him! Omega CHOPS Menard again, and again, then whips. Omega runs corner to corner, to back elbow! Omega TOSSES Menard, then PLANCHAS! Down goes Daddy magic! Omega drags Menard up and into the ring, but he stares Hager down. The ref has Hager back off, but Menard CHOP BLOCKS Omega! The ref reprimands, Menard slides into the ring to soak up the heat. Hager & Parker RAM Omega into railing! Parker fires off knees, then hurries away. Omega hobbles into the ring, Menard stomps him down.
Tag to Parker, Menard digs his knee in, and Parker stomps now. The ref reprimands, Parker lets off to bring Omega up. Parker snap suplexes, covers, TWO! Parker drags Omega up, bumps him off buckles, and tags Menard back in. Menard stomps Omega, but Omega BOOTS back! Omega ROCKS Parker, and SLAM DUNKS Menard! Fans rally, Omega reaches out, but Menard drags Omega from Jericho. Omega BOOTS Menard away, Parker tags in and Parker anchors Omega’s feet. Omega KICKS Parker away, crawls, but Menard is back to drag Omega back! Dynamite returns to single picture as Omega throws elbows!
Omega rakes Menard’s eyes, then CHOPS! And HCOPS! And CHOPS! Hot tag to Jericho! Parker tags in but Jericho runs him over! And runs him over again! Parker sends Jericho to the apron but Jericho goes up to AX HANDLE! Fans fire up and Jericho eggs Parker on. Parker stands, Jericho trips him, and turns him over, for the WALLS OF JERICHO! But Menard runs up, only for Jericho to duck, triangle jump and DROPKICK! Fans fire up as Parker runs in, but Jericho bypasses to CODE BREAKER! Cover, Menard breaks it! Omega CLUBS Menard, fires hands with him, but Menard knees low. Menard whips, Omega KICKS back!
Menard swings, Omega gets around, SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! Hager gets in, but gets a V-TRIGGER! Omega then FLIES to take Hager down! A rough landing for Omega, too, but Jericho CHOPS Parker! And CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Jericho whips, Parker reverses but Jericho avoids the dropkick! The ref checks on Omega, Jericho goes to ropes, but Menard JAMS Jericho with Floyd the Baseball Bat!! Jericho falls, Parker covers, TWO!!! Jericho survives and fans fire up! Callis will admit, Jericho’s hard to kill. Menard gives Parker the bat! The ref says no, but Jericho dodges the bat to JUDAS EFFECT!! Cover, Jericho & Omega win!
Winners: Chris Jericho & Kenny Omega, by pinfall
Callis is furious that Menard & Parker failed him! He leads his family to the stage so that Callis can speak. “I gotta give you credit, guys. Takeshita destroyed Kenny, hobbs broke Jericho in two, and you guys are still back! You guys are like cockroaches: hard to get rid of. So maybe we need to take it up a notch. Maybe this doesn’t get finished in a wrestling ring. Maybe, maybe, maybe this gets finished on the streets. So if you’ve got the guts, Jericho & Kenny, to face the greatest family in the history of professional wrestling, in a street fight in two weeks in Ontario, California on Dynamite, then step up to the plate, ya dummies!”
Fans boo Callis but Omega has a mic. Jericho says Callis just called them dummies. What’re they gonna do? Omega looks around, and he says, “It sucks walking around this planet being a dummy. I’d hate to be a stupid head or something crazy like that. Listen here, numb nuts. You just said the magic word. You want a Steet Fight? None of this was about playing by the rules! None of this was about winning matches. It was all about hurting me, about hurting Chris. All why? Not for your family, it was all for you! So you wanna Street Fight? Yeah, we accept the Street Fight.
“But we’re not gonna accept it alone. I’ve got someone who’s been through every battle with me by my side. So trust me, you wanna bring your family along? Then we’ve got an extra spot freshly made for Kota Ibushi.” Fans fire up hearing that! Callis says he isn’t a dummy, so he knows by his math, that makes Omega’s side a man short! Well, Omega’s all outta ideas. Can Chris help out? Jericho says, “I look at Will Hobbs right here. The man who completely annihilated me a few weeks ago. And I said, Don, that Will Hobbs is a big, big man, but I’ve got a friend who’s even bigger than Will Hobbs.”
Callis says no! No one is bigger than Will Hobbs! Oh? Maybe not a normal man, but as big as Will Hobbs is… He’s not a giant! Fans fire up because here comes PAUL WIGHT!! The OG Giant is back in the singlet! Fletcher runs up but Wight DECKS him! Jericho smiles as we’re about to see the Golden Lovers and #JeriShow take on the Don Callis Family! Will Dynamite in Ontario, CA be the BIGGEST Dynamite yet?
Backstage interview with Jericho & Kenny.
Renee is backstage with them, the Bucks in the background, and she wants to sum up what just happened. 8 Man Street Fight for Ontario, California, Don Callis and his family against Jericho, Kenny, Ibushi & Wight. What are they feeling going into this? Jericho says what he is feeling is that in two weeks, the Don Callis Family faces not only the Golden Jets but the Golden Star and their new friend, the biggest man in AEW, the biggest man in pro-wrestling, Paul Wight! But then the Bucks walk over and Matt says, “Your friend?” That’s funny, aren’t the Bucks friends with Kenny? But hey, Matt’s not trying to be dramatic, there’s already been enough melodrama here.
Matt’s “not” mad at Omega and he’s “not” mad at Hangman. But at the same time, what was the point of The Elite getting back together if none of them have each other’s backs anymore? But hey, hey, Matt says there’s no heat. But uh, just who invited “this prick” into their locker room? Did they forget what Jericho did to the Jacksons’ dad all those years ago? Because Matt hasn’t. Jericho doesn’t want Matt to take it out on him for losing the ROH Trios titles, okay? They just weren’t good enough tonight, but Jericho & Omega were. Watch your mouth when you talk to him.
Omega steps in and says like him or hate him, Jericho is the enemy of their enemy and all that, okay? They’re allied against Don Callis. Matt says Jericho and Callis are cut from the same cloth and Omega knows it! He’s gonna stab Omega in the back just like Callis did! So hey, enjoy their locker room! Clean up after yourselves, alright? Matt and Nick head out, Jericho finishes chugging his water and drops the bottle. Jericho tells the Bucks to clean it up. But will Omega be able to keep everything together long enough for the scores to be settled?
AEW Women’s World Championship: Hikaru Shida VS Willow Nightingale!
The Shining Samurai made it through Collision’s Fright Night Fight, and is still on the “marquee” for Toni Storm’s Hollywood Homecoming. However, could the role of champion be changed here tonight? Or will even the Babe with the Power fail to dethrone the first and only THREE-TIME AEW Women’s World Champion?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is heading to Hollywood!
Willow offers a handshake, and Shida accepts. The fans cheer, the two tie up, and Willow pushes Shida back. Shida puts Willow on ropes, lets off cleanly, and fans applaud. The two circle again, tie up, and Shida waistlocks to then headlock. But Willow throws her away! Willow pats Shida on the shoulders, and fans rally and duel. Shida and Willow reset again, tie up, and Willow headlocks. Shida throws body shots, powers out, then dodges Willow to run back in. But Willow rolls her up! TWO, and Shida gets up, but Willow runs her over! Shida kips up, but Willow runs her over again! Shida stands in a huff, RAMS Willow, but Willow returns to run Shida over again!
Willow keeps moving, and she SPLASHES! Cover, TWO! Shida goes to a corner, fans rally up and Willow storms over to her. Willow fires a forearm, whips, but Shida holds ropes to block! Willow ROCKS Shida, whips but Shida reverses. Shida runs in to JUMP- NO, Willow catches Shida to then fireman’s carry. Shida fights free to waistlock but Willow switches. Shida runs to ropes to throw Willow out, then she runs to KNEE her down! Fans fires up and Shida goes up the ropes. Willow turns around, into Shida’s CROSSBODY! Down they go at the ramp and fans fire up as Shida rises! Shida fires up while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Shida drags Willow up, CLUBS Willow, then whips her into railing! Shida storms up on Willow, drags her up and runs her into more railing! Willow goes down in a heap but Shida drags her back up. Shida puts Willow on the apron, CLUBS her, then gets some space to run in and KNEE LIFT! Shida slides in after Willow, and ROCKS her with a forearm! Willow snarls but Shida ROCKS her again! Shida BOOTS Willow, then climbs up the corner. Shida rains down fists! Shida goes all the way to TEN, fires up again, and she whips Willow corner to corner. Shida runs in to JUMP KNEE! Cover, TWO! Willow hangs tough but Shida keeps cool.
Shida clamps onto Willow with a Camel Clutch and pulls her back! Willow fights, Shida CLUBS her down, then puts the Camel Clutch back on! Shida CLUBS away on Willow, but Willow still dumps her over! Cover, TWO! Shida CLUBS Willow more, then brings Willow around. Willow blocks the suplex, throws body shots, and the two fight for control. Dynamite returns to single picture as Willow gets Shida up! But Shida fights that, and she snap suplexes Willow over! Cover, TWO! Shida and Willow go to corners, and Shida runs in to BOOT! Shida whips, Willow handsprings and comes back to ENZIGURI!
Fans fire up with Willow and she goes corner to corner, to back body block! And clothesline! And snapmare to a BOOT! Fans fire up with Willow and she whips Shida to scoop and SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO! Fans rally while Willow looms over Shida. Willow drags Shida up, ROCKS her with a forearm, but Shida hits back! Fans rally as Willow ROCKS Shida again! But Shida rebounds to KNEE Willow’s lariat! But Willow ROCKS Shida again! Willow throws another but Shida counters this forearm to ROCK Willow in return! Willow DECKS Shida! Willow goes up, Shida rises, and Willow MISSILE DROPKICKS!
Shida rises?! She goes up and up and MISSILE DROPKICKS in return! Fans fire up while both women are down! Shida and Willow stir, rise, and Shida drags Willow around. Shida sits Willow up, climbs a corner, but Willow springs up to ROCK her first! Willow climbs up to then fireman’s carry! Fans fire up but Shida fights free! SHOTEI, and then Shida positions Willow just right. Shida climbs up now, to SUPER FALCON ARROW! Cover, ONE?!?! Willow shocks everyone! Shida runs up but Willow CHOPS! Shida fires a flurry of forearms! Willow DOUBLE CHOPS! Shida QUESTION MARK KICKS!
Both women run, and Willow hits the POOOOUNCE~! PERIOD!! Down come the straps and Louisville is thunderous! Willow drags Shida up, fireman’s carries, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Shida survives but Willow snarls. Willow hauls Shida up, gut wrench, but Shida RANAS free! Shida runs in, but into a LARIAT! But Shida ghost pins?! TWO!! She tries again, TWO!!! Shida hits the TAMASHII!! Cover, TWO?!? Fans are thunderous as Willow survives, but Shida just takes aim again! KATANA!!! Cover, Shida wins!!
Winner: Hikaru Shida, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Championship)
It was an action movie slug fest in this one, and Shida survives her breakneck pace these last seven days! Shida shows Willow respect with a handshake, and now Shida’s headed to Hollywood! But speaking of, here comes Toni Storm! Her butler, Luther, has something on a pillow while Toni dramatically spins around. Shida SLAPS the shoe off the pillow, then runs up to TAMASHII Toni on the stage!! Fans fire up as Shida yanks the fur coat off Toni and chases her to the back! Shida’s made it through a horror story and an action movie, will she make her match with Toni a “rise and fall” drama?
Wait, now the lights go out!? And when they come up, JULIA HART is in the ring with Willow! Willow knows it, too, and she turns around to stare Julia down. Julia offers a handshake? Willow says no, but wait! SKYE BLUE is here now! Skye and Julia stare down. Julia nods, and Skye turns around to stare Willow down!? But then Skye turns around to BLUE MIST Julia!! Julia gets a taste of her own medicine! Julia shouts, “Curse you!!” but it would seem her spell didn’t work on Skye the way she wanted! Will Skye beat the Lady of the House at her own games?
MJF sits and sulks backstage.
He looks at his list, and it seems he hasn’t found anyone to team with. But then The Acclaimed walk over. Billy chuckles as he asks, “Still no luck?” Yeah… Bowens says, “DAMMIT MAX! No one likes you.” Except for Caster. And honestly, not sure why MJF didn’t just pick them in the first place, since EVERYONE loves The Acclaimed! Caster says that’s right, and if MJF teams with them, well, it’s under two conditions. One: scissor them. Two: wear what’s in this bag. MJF looks inside and he says NO! NO NO NO! They will NEVER tag! And joke’s on you! He has one last group on his list! So get outta here!
The Acclaimed move on, and MJF takes a deep breath. That last group: TRIPLE J! Jeff Jarrett says, “Max, we’re here to help.” Sonjay Dutt & Satnam Singh each say, “C’mon. C’mon, baby.” MJF is stuck between a rock and a hard place, is he really going to choose these carnies over the AEW World Trios Champions?
Backstage interview with The Kingdom.
Roddy shouts “RENEE~!” as he wheels back on screen, and Renee gets bopped by Matt Taven’s stuffed giraffe (not a euphemism). Roddy can’t believe that. Mike Bennett has the phone for Roddy and he speed dials Adam Cole. “ADAM~! HEY, ADAAM~!” Roddy, Cole can hear you, you don’t need to yell. Oh, sorry, dude. But anyway, can you believe MJF didn’t even attempt to ask The Kingdom to help? Even after Roddy’s been so nice to him! What a jerk, huh? Cole tells Roddy to shut the hell up! WHAT?! ADAAAM~!! Cole hangs up again and Mike tries to redial. Is Roddy going to push things too far?
BREAKING NEWS for Rampage!
To celebrate Mexico’s The Day of the Dead, it will be a LUCHA Del Dia de Los Muertos! A Triple Threat of El Hjio Del Vikingo VS Komander VS Penta El Zero Miedo! And then, as they prepare to take on MJF for the ROH World Tag Team Championships, Austin & Colten Gunn are in action against Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal! Will the iconic former tag champs simply be used as tune-ups for the Gunn Show? And after she got the better of Julia Hart tonight, Skye Blue looks to solve a Problem! Will she be able to bring down Marina Shafir? Or is her new edge going to get her hurt?
And lastly, as Trent Beretta prepares to take on NEVER Openweight Champion, Shingo Takagi, he takes on the Red Death, Daniel Garcia! Will Trent be ready to slay a dragon? Or will the Dragonslayer show him how it’s done?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
Though not quite 100%, Darby Allin is still cleared to compete. And who does he choose to take on his first night back? LANCE ARCHER! Will the Murderhawk Monster be the perfect proxy to Luchasaurus? Or will Archer make sure Darby understands that #EverybodyDies? And then, with Swerve looking to settle things with Hangman, someone comes looking to settle a score with Swerve! Can AR Fox get payback for being used like a pawn? Or will Collision be whose house?
High Stakes 8 Man Tag: Bullet Club Gold VS MJF & ???
The Switchblade stole the Triple B to not just mess with MJF, but to goad him into giving him the title match at Full Gear. But now, the Bang Bang Gang is looking to add insult to injury by beating MJF down while still holding onto the AEW World Championship. But will this be 4v1? Or will even all four fail to plan on the level of The Devil?
Wait! THE ACCLAIMED is making their entrance?! MJF chose them over Triple J! Caster has a diss track on deck! “Acclaimed on the mic tonight to fix ya egos! Runnin’ y’all outta this town like Rick Patino! Switchblade, B*tch Maid, probably in a piss phase, tit-faced. Made o’ tofu, not strip steak! Wait, how’d I forget Juice is here. Every cubic square’s covered in his p*bic hair! Bullet Club is not bad boys. Just some New Japan rejects and the Ass Boys!” Bowens takes the mic to say, “LOUISVIIIILLE~! The Acclaimed have arrived! SCISSOR ME, DADDY ASS~!” And he DOES! But wait, where is MJF? He’s the one who accepted their help, right?
Oh, wait, here he comes! And per the deal, he’s wearing hot pink and a pink Burberry scarf! Fans fire up as MJF is now matching his teammates, will they make it work to get back Triple B?
The teams sort out, White keeps taunting MJF the entire time, and fans sing “OH~ Scissor Me, Daddy!” But in the end, MJF does start against the Stray Bullet. But MJF says he doesn’t want Juice, he wants that POS, Jay White!! Fans fire up for that, but Juice obliges and he tags in White! We get a Full Gear preview, but then White runs away as MJF rushes up! The fans boo as the BCG has to protect their leader. The ref backs MJF off, MJF waits on White, but then Juice tags back in. MJF tags Bowens and Bowens circles with Juice. The fans taunt the “ASS~ BOYS!” Juice and Bowens tie up, Juice headlocks but Bowens powers out, only for Juice to run him over!
Juice runs, Bowens drops to hurdle to then mule kick! Front kick! Then Bowens runs to KOTARO KRUSHER! Fans fire up with Bowens, and he says Rock Paper Scissors before he fires off his strike fest! Bowens DECKS Juice, then shouts “EVERYONE Loves The Acclaimed!” Juice flounders, Austin tags in, and he calls out “The birthday boy,” his DAD! Fans fire up and Bowens tags Billy in! The Ass Boy talks trash on Daddy Ass, but Billy gets him for a headlock! Austin powers out, things speed up, and Austin hurdles, but Billy blocks the arm-drag to whip Austin. Austin ducks ‘n ‘dodges and tries to trip Billy, but Billy’s too big for that!
Austin avoids Billy’s elbow drop, throws JAB after JAB, then does his dance, only for Billy to DECK him! Colten runs in, Billy DUCKS him, too! Billy tells his boys to “SUCK IT!” Billy drags Austin up, but Austin gets away to tag in White! White tells everyone to settle down. Then he says how DARE Billy hit his own sons! White flexes on Billy, calls for a test of strength, but then he kicks low! White tells Billy to “SUCK IT!” White CHPOS, but Billy just frowns. Billy CHOPS White down! Billy tags in MJF and fans go nuts! White bails out, the ref has to stop MJF from going after them! White keeps Triple B away from MJF!
The BCG regroup on the outside, but the Acclaimed get in to tell MJF, time to scissor finger! MJF signs but the fans are thunderous! MJF goes back to the corner and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
MJF tags Bowens, White returns to tag Colten. Colten and Bowens circle, but then Bowens fires off haymakers! But Colten dodges to ROCK Bowens! And DROPKICK him! The BCG celebrate as Colten drags Bowens over and tags in Austin. Austin drags Bowens up to bump off buckles and stomp a mudhole in! Austin taunts The Acclaimed, tags White, and White taunts MJF. The ref has to keep MJF back, White gets Bowens’ leg and hits a DRAGON SCREW! And then GROUND DRAGON SCREW! White tags Juice, they dig their boots in, but the ref counts. Juice lets off at 4, and then distracts the ref so the Gunns can get their shots in!
Juice taunts Caster, but turns around into a HAYMAKER from Bowens! Juice dropkicks a leg out! Tag to White, he stomps Bowens down, then White taunts MJF. White drags Bowens up to snapmare and chinlock. White grinds Bowens down but Bowens endures. Fans rally, Dynamite returns to single picture, but White CHOPS Bowens to the corner. Tag to Colten, he bumps Bowens off buckles. Colten whips corner to corner, runs in, but Bowens dodges the splash! Bowens tags Billy, and they double whip Colten to DOUBLE ELBOW, then SCISSOR FINGER~ ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! The BCG shout at Billy, but Billy BLASTS them off the apron!
Billy scoops and SLAMS Colten, and fans fire up as Billy tags Caster. Bowens goes up while Caster and Billy get the legs. They hold Colten open for SCISSOR ME TIMBERS! The Acclaimed all raise the scissors, MJF sighs and hops in, but then The BCG drag the Acclaimed all out to send into railing! Fans boo, they put Caster back in for Colten to bump off buckles, and Colten stomps a mudhole. Fans chant “Let Them Scissor!” Colten tells MJF to “SUCK IT!” then he drags Caster up. Tag to White and they mug Caster. White CHOPS Caster down then taunts everyone with the scissors. White TOSSES Caster out, but the ref tells BCG to stay back.
MJF rushes in but White gets away! The BCG get shots in on Caster as the ref has to keep MJF back. They put Caster in for White to cover, TWO! White TOSSES Caster back out, distracts the ref, and again the Gunns get shots in on Caster. The ref has to keep Billy back now, but Juice puts Caster back in. White drags Caster to another cover, TWO! Caster is still in this but White covers again, TWO! Another cover, TWO!! White stomps Caster, CHOPS him down, then pushes him out. Again White distracts the ref, but this time MJF, Bowens and Billy get at the BCG! Fans fire up as the tables have turned! But then Colten throws Bowens into railing! And he CLUBS Billy!
Juice & Colten whip Billy hard into railing! Then they whip Bowens over railing! And they POST Billy! White says “SUCK IT!” but MJF seethes and glares at him. White taunts MJF, stalks Caster, and fans rally up. White has Caster’s arm and mockingly scissors the fingers before he stomps Caster down. White supelxes, Caster slips free, but White tries again! Back supelx, but Caster lands out! Hot tag to MJF!! Fan sifr eup, White runs away but MJF rallies on the rest of the Bang Bang Gang! Forearms, lariats, elbows, and a scoop SLAM for Juice! Scoop SLAM for Austin! Scoop SLAM for Colten! Fans are thunderous, and MJF glares at White.
White realizes he’s alone, and he runs from MJF! MJF chases him down, they go around the ring, then into the ring! Austin CHOP BLOCKS MJF! The Gunns get MJF up, double whip, and 3:10- NO, MJF BOOTS Austin and DDTS Colten! Then he takes his Kangaroo Stance! Juice & Austin stand up, into the KANGAROO KICK!! Fans are thunderous again but White sneak up on MJF! BLADERUNNER!!! Cover, BCG wins!!
Winners: Bullet Club Gold, by pinfall (keeps Triple B from MJF)
It was chaos to finish, and that is just how White likes it! White pins MJF tonight, will he do that again when the title is actually on the line? But wait, they’re not done! BCG drags MJF up, but The Acclaimed return! They beat down The BCG, run Juice & The Gunns out of the ring, but White still has the belt! White aims at MJF, MJF crawls and drags himself up, but Caster gets in! BELT SHOT to Caster!! White hits the wrong Max, and then he runs away before MJF can get him! MJF, Bowens & Billy check on Caster, and now MJF is even angrier! As if that was possible with how White’s been acting lately.
MJF goes back to Caster, and Caster holds up the scissors! MJF slaps those down, and Billy says dammit, MJF, how dare you!? After all Caster’s done for MJF, he can’t treat him like that! Fans chant for the scissor fingers, and then MJF throws them up!? He means it!? Caster, Bowens & Billy also take corners, and they GROUP SCISSOR~!! MJF is still learning, but he may have just made a new friend after all. He still pushes Caster’s hug away, maybe it’s a baby step kinda thing. But with White still in physical possession of the AEW World Championship, is the only way MJF gets that back be by winning at Full Gear?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite, even with it all going about how I figured it would. Cassidy opening with the International Championship is always a great time, and while the match was great, I figured Cassidy would retain to then set up a match with Moxley. That’s going to be awesome stuff for Full Gear, and I would think Moxley wins to get back on track with this title. At the same time, I really like them teasing Hook VS Yuta, that is going to be great stuff, too. And while they threw the ROH World Six Man titles onto here outta nowhere, I had a feeling something would happen to cost the Hung Bucks those belts. Hangman VS Swerve for Full Gear is going to be awesome.
Great bit with Matt losing his cool, this adds a little bit of something to where the Bucks even are in all these different stories. Omega & Jericho of course beat Menard & Parker, and of course Paul Wight, formerly The Big Show, was who Jericho was referring to last week. An 8 Man Street Fight is going to be great stuff for the go-home to Full Gear, and I would think The Golden JeriShow finds a way to win, unless Sammy Guevara shows up to then turn things into 5v4. And great stuff from Edge to set up the Six Man Tag that was always gonna happen. Fans wanted to see Edge spear Christian, he did, and there’s still time to have the go-home math still favor Edge, Sting & Darby for Full Gear.
Tony Khan’s big announcement wasn’t that big, but it is still cool that early sales for the All In London tickets is happening. Great women’s title match that was a bit outta nowhere, and of course Shida retained. I loved her running Toni down on the stage, though. And I actually dig that swerve Skye pulled on Julia. It was seeming obvious that Skye would join Julia so for her to be against Julia instead is good stuff. And really good matches made for Rampage and Collision. That Lucha del Dia de Los Muertos is going to be the best thing on that Rampage card, since you know Gunns win to have momentum going into Full Gear.
And of course, great stuff all night from MJF trying to find teammates. They hit upon all the different parts of the larger MJF story, which gave us great stuff from Roddy & The Kingdom, too. Roddy is getting on Cole’s nerves, that is going to be good stuff when Cole’s foot is back to 100%. And nice little tease of MJF being stuck between Triple J and The Acclaimed. Given that choice, of course MJF chose The Acclaimed, and we got a great 8 Man Tag. I guess MJF had to lose here to not get the literal belt back so that go-home math would still be in his favor, but fans got the great closing moment of MJF doing scissor finger with The Acclaimed.
My Score: 8.8/10
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AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (12/14/24)
The Continental Classic continues!
Winter is Coming, who gets left out in the cold?
As AEW Worlds End approaches, Kyle Fletcher is way out in front of the Continental Classic! But will Mark Briscoe manage to cool him off? Or will the Protostar put the Sussex County Chicken on ice?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WrestleDynasty International Women’s Cup Qualifier AEW Finals: Jamie Hayter VS Willow Nightingale; Willow wins and advances to WrestleDynasty.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Kazuchika Okada VS The Beast Mortos; Okada wins.
- Toni Storm VS Shazza McKenzie; Toni wins.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Match: Top Flight VS Lio Rush & Action Andretti; Lio & Action win and will challenge Private Party for the titles.
- Kris Statlander VS Tootie Lynn; Kris wins.
- 10 Man Tag: Daniel Garcia, Orange Cassidy, Komander & The Outrunners VS MXM Collection & The Premier Athletes w/ Mark Sterling; Garcia, Cassidy, Komander & The Outrunners win.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Kyle Fletcher VS Mark Briscoe; Mark wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW shares footage from after Dynamite.
Darby Allin made the save for Will Ospreay against Claudio Castagnoli, and Ospreay just wanted a second to talk. Ospreay says if Darby didn’t make that save, Ospreay wouldn’t be finishing this tournament. So just a quick one, Ospreay appreciates it and he thanks Darby very much. Darby says he just has this feeling. The same exact feeling that he had when Bryan Danielson got taken out. The same exact feeling he had when Chuck Taylor was taken out. Something is gonna happen again unless they all do something about it, so what is Ospreay willing to do? Darby says they can just find the Death Riders and put an end to this!
Ospreay says easy, now, tiger. But Darby says something is going to happen unless they do something! Ospreay understands, but can’t Darby see Ospreay’s got bigger things going on? He lost at WrestleDream, he lost at Full Gear, that’s back-to-back PPV loses and that does not happen to Ospreay. He has to regain momentum, and that means going through every single person in this tournament, and that includes Darby. Darby says that’s cute. Darby doesn’t care about Ospreay’s personal problems, or anyone else’s, because this is bigger than all of them. This is about AEW. Next year, there might not even be a Continental Classic if they don’t stop this now.
Doesn’t Ospreay see it? The Death Riders will keep chipping away and chipping away at everything that makes AEW what it is. So what is Ospreay doing? What is he doing about it? Ospreay is trying to win this tournament! He needs his momentum back. He can’t just drop everything. Ospreay needs this! So he’ll tell Darby this as a man who respects Darby: Ospreay respects everything Darby’s doing for AEW, but Ospreay needs his momentum. Then maybe afterwards, knock on his door. If Darby needs someone to fight alongside him, Ospreay’s game. See you next week. Ospreay heads out, but will either of them make it to the Holiday Bash?
Here are the current Continental Classic Blue League standings!
Kyle Fletcher: 3-0, 9 points
Kazuchika Okada: 1-1-1, 4 points
Daniel Garcia: 1-1-1, 4 points
Mark Briscoe: 1-2, 3 points
Shelton Benjamin: 1-1, 3 points
The Beast Mortos: 0-2, 0 points
Mark Briscoe speaks.
“Dem Boys in the house tonight, baby! Kyle Fletcher, I’m coming for you! I need this win, mathematically speaking! I’ma show you how we do! I’ma show you that I’m all dog, baby! All dog! ARF ARF RAA!”
Kyle Fletcher speaks.
“Mark Briscoe, I’m sorry, but tonight, you are just another victim for The Protostar. After tonight, it’ll be 12 points Fletch, and I will see you in the semifinals.”
Kazuchika Okada and Beast Mortos speak.
“Beast Mortos.” Mortos ROARS, but Okada says, “No. B*tch Mortos.” The Rainmaker has some strong words for the menacing minotaur, but will Mortos make sure the Continental Champion does NOT make it to Worlds End?
WrestleDynasty International Women’s Cup Qualifier AEW Finals: Jamie Hayter VS Willow Nightingale!
As the New Year approaches, so does that massive weekend in the Tokyo Dome! WrestleDynasty’s International Women’s Cup awaits, but will Hayter Hit Hard enough to punch her ticket to Japan? Or will the Babe with the Power look to add to her international list of accolades?
The bell rings, the two shake hands and the fans cheer the respect shown. The two tie up, Hayter hits a headlock takeover, but Willow has the headscissors. Hayter kips free, Willow hits a takeover but Hayter headscissors. Willow kips free, the two reset and the fans cheer. The two tie up, go around, and then break. The fans duel as Willow and Hayter circle. They tie up again and are in a deadlock, so they break. Hayter and Willow fire themselves up and circle again. They tie up, Hayter headlocks, but Willow powers up and out. Hayter RAMS Willow, but Willow flexes! The fans cheer, Hayter applauds, and then runs.
Hayter RAMS Willow again, but Willow brushes herself off. Hayter goes again, but Willow RAMS her! The fans fire up and Willow tells Hayter she’s got this. Hayter runs, Willow follows and then CLOBBERS Hayter! The fans cheer while Willow does a dance. Willow offers another handshake, which Hayter takes, but Hayter uses to drag Willow into a cradle! TWO, and Willow stands to CLOBBER Hayter again! The fans cheer, Willow runs but she rolls over the dropdown. Hayter runs up, Willow bypasses, but Hayter blocks the hip toss! Hayter body shots, then turns Willow, but Willow fights the bakclisde!
Willow turns the hooks around to backslide Hayter, TWO! Hayter and Willow stay hooked up, and Hayter fights up to flip things on Willow! But Willow FLINGS Hayter up and over! Hayter drags Willow down into another small package! TWO!! Hayter CHOPS and the fans “WOO~!” Willow dusts it off and comes back to CHOP! The fans “WOO~” again and Hayter takes a second. Hayter CHOPS, Willow CHOPS, and repeat! The fans fire up as they go back and forth, and move to forearms! They’re fast and furious and the fans love it! Hayter kicks low, CLUBS Willow, then puts Willow in a corner to CHOP!
Willow CHOPS in return! Willow puts Hayter in the corner to CHOP and the fans are dueling again! Willow CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Hayter CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS in return! Hayter adds more CHOPS, Willow CHOPS again, then Hayter ROCKS Willow. Hayter whips, but Willow blocks by holding ropes. Hayter CLUBS Willow, whips her, then ELBOWS Willow at ropes. Hayter fires hands, then runs, but Willow DUMPS her to the apron! Hayter skins the cat but Willow throws a shot! Hayter ROCKS Willow in return, then drags her out to the apron, for an APRON DDT! Willow flops to the floor, but the lights go out!
Hayter looks around in a bit of a panic, was that Julia Hart teasing something? After all, Hart’s been calling her out lately. Willow uses the distraction to RAM Hayter into the apron! Willow then climbs up, and the fans fire up as Willow runs, CANNONBALL to the floor! The fans fire up with Willow while Collision goes picture in picture.
Willow drags Hayter up, puts her in the ring, but Hayter bails out the side. Willow is annoyed and goes out after her to stand her up. Willow CHOPS Hayter against the apron! But Hayter turns things around and CHOPS Willow against the apron! Willow fires hands, RAMS Hayter into the railing, then RAMS her into the apron! Willow RAMS Hayter back into the railing, and then throws Hayter into the ring. Hayter still bails out the side! Willow is annoyed again but she still goes after Hayter. Willow brings Hayter up and reels her in, but Hayter fights the suplex! Hayter then suplexes Willow to the floor!
Willow writhes but Hayter crawls away to roll into the ring. The ring count is past 5 of 10 but Willow rolls in at 7. Willow drags Hayter up, RAMS her into a corner, then goes up the corner. Willow drags Hayter up to join her, but Hayter fights back! They brawl, Hayter CLUBS away on Willow, then HEADBUTTS her! Collision returns to single picture as Hayter CLUBS Willow again, then brings her up! SUPERPLEX! The fans fire up while both women are down! Hayter and Willow rise, and Hayter runs up from the corner! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! Willow survives but Hayter goes after Willow with a fireman’s carry!
Hayter hits an USHIGOROSHI, then a SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Willow survives again and the fans fire up! Willow and Hayter rise, and Hayter fires forearms! Willow fires back, Hayter fires more, but Willow fires a flurry! Willow winds up but Hayter SUPERKICKS, then ENZIGIRIS! Willow rebounds to LARIAT! Hayter rebounds to LARIAT! Both women run up to DOUBLE BOOT! The fans are thunderous as Willow and Hayter are down! Willow and Hayter stir, the standing count begins, and the fans rally up harder. Willow goes to ropes at 4 and uses those to stand at 5! Willow then straitjackets and torture racks Hayter!
Willow hits a RACK DROP! The fans fire up but Willow isn’t done, she adds a LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO!! Hayter survives and Willow is shocked! Willow smiles as she goes up a corner and the fans cheer again. But Hayter anchors Willow’s legs! Hayter carries Willow in a waistlock, HIGH ANGLE GERMAN! Hayter holds on, ripcords, but Willow dodges to then POOOUNCE!! PERIOD! The fans are thunderous and the straps come down! Willow hauls Hayter up and gut wrenches, BABE WITH THE POWeR- NO, Hayter slips free, rolls Willow up, TWO!! Hayter clinches, HAYTE BREAKER!! But Hayter’s knee takes damage, too!
Hayter roars, and she powers through with that rage! The fans fire up as Hayter kisses the biceps! Hayter pumps up, brings Willow up, but Willow ducks the lariat! Gut wrench, and BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, Willow wins!!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall (advances to WrestleDynasty)
That was a powerful battle from powerful young women, but it is the former AEW TBS Champion, former CMLL Women’s World Champion, and former inaugural NJPW Strong Women’s Champion who is heading to the Tokyo Dome! She will join ROH’s Athena, CMLL’s Persephone, and a Stardom star yet to be determined, who will bring home that International Women’s Cup, and the title match promise that comes with it?
As for Hayter, the lights go out for real this time! And when they come back up, JULIA HART has Hayter in position! HAMMERLOCK DDT!! Julia Hart strikes when the time is right, but will the Princess of the Black Throne make sure Hayter knows The House Always Wins?
Brody King speaks.
“When I think of the Continental Classic, I think of prestige, I think of respect. Cowards take the easy way out. Ricochet, you are a coward.” Brody is referring to Ricochet exposing a top turnbuckle and then using it against Brody. Brody says, “I have no respect for you.”
Claudio Castagnoli speaks.
“Some of my colleagues, they would be angry that they lost. I’m also not losing sight of the bigger picture. They would trade victory for success. They would rather win 100 matches than win the war.”
Strong words from two of the physically strongest men in this tournament, but to Claudio’s point, the war is not over as the round robin continues on. Will either Brody or Claudio make comebacks before we reach Worlds End?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Kazuchika Okada VS The Beast Mortos!
The Continental Champion had quite the message for his opponent tonight, but the menacing minotaur never has words, only roaring and violence! Will Mortos do plenty of that to bring down the champ? Or will the Rainmaker prove he’s still the greatest tournament wrestler today?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock. The fans rally up as Okada and Mortos circle. They tie up, Mortos powers Okada to ropes, but Okada turns things around. The ref counts, Okada lets off slowly, and he fakes the chop to then pat Mortos on the shoulders. The fans applaud while Okada and Mortos reset. They circle, tie up, and Mortos again puts Okada on ropes. Mortos lets off to egg Okada on, but Okada just pokes him in the eyes! The ref reprimands, the fans are torn, but Okada CLUBS Mortos. Okada headlocks, Mortos powers up and out, and they RAM shoulders! Okada staggers but he smiles while Mortos snarls.
Okada runs, RAMS Mortos, but Okada staggers back! Okada dares Mortos to run, and Mortos revs up, but Okada pulls Mortos’ hair! The ref reprimands but Okada kicks Mortos low. Okada runs, but Mortos CLOBBERS him! The fans fire up and Mortos stomps away on Okada! Mortos stands Okada up to SMACK him! Mortos whips Okada to a corner, ELBOWS, LARIATS and GAMANGIRIS! Then SNAP POWERSLAMS! The fans fire up and Mortos stomps around. The fans rally as Mortos aims. Okada rises, Mortos runs up, but Okada BOOTS him away! Mortos comes back, jumps up, but Okada TOSSES him out!
The fans fire up and Okada grins. Mortos sputters, clutches a leg, and Okada goes out to fetch him. Okada CLUBS Mortos, brings him around, CLUBS him and kicks him and puts him in the ring. The fans cheer and Okada soaks it up, but Mortos returns to TORNILLO TOPE! The fans fire up as Mortos roars! Okada sputters while Mortos has the fans chanting “BEAST! BEAST! BEAST! BEAST!” Mortos whips Okada into the steel steps! Then Mortos aims, and the fans fire up as he runs in, but Okada moves! Mortos’ cannonball crashes into steel steps! Okada refreshes the ring count and he stalks Mortos.
Okada stands Mortos up, blows a kiss to the title on the pedestal, and hits a DDT to the floor! Okada blows another kiss to the title, then refreshes the ring count while Collision goes picture in picture.
Okada drags Mortos up and RAMS him into railing! Mortos slumps down and Okada leaves him behind. The ring count restarts while Okada just waits. Mortos drags himself up, hobbles back over to the ring, and he drags himself in at 7 of 10. Okada storms up but Mortos CHOPS, CHOPS, ROCKS and fires more shots! Okada kicks low and hits a DDT! Cover, TWO! Okada soaks up cheers and jeers while Mortos flounders to ropes. Mortos drags himself up, pounds the buckles to fire up, but Okada storms over. Okada fires a forearm, then an elbow! Okada ROCKS Mortos again, then steps away.
Okada comes back, Mortos shoves him, and then Mortos fires forearms! Okada eggs him on so Mortos CHOPS, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns, Okada is stinging from Mortos’ chops, but Okada RAMS Mortos into a corner! Okada backs away, runs back in, but Mortos ELBOWS him! And BOOTS him! And SLING-DOGS! The fans fire up and Mortos waits on Okada. Okada rises, Mortos runs up, but Okada swings! Mortos dodges to SOBAT, UPPERCUT, snapmare and NECK TWIST! Okada clutches his neck and the fans fire up for Mortos. Mortos eggs Okada on, scoops him, BACKBREAKER! Okada staggers around, into another BACKBREAKER! Okada hobbles, Mortos scoops again, torture rack! The fans fire up for the BEAST BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!!
Okada survives but the fans fire up again! Mortos drags Okada to a drop zone, then he climbs up a corner! The fans fire up but Okada ROCKS Mortos first! Okada climbs up, fires forearms, but Mortos HEADBUTTS! Okada staggers away, Mortos rises, but Okada gets under the leap! Mortos comes back, into a FLAPJACK! The fans fire up while both men are down! Mortos rises first, but then flops back down. Okada stands, the fans rally, and Okada wrenches Mortos for a MONEY CLIP! Mortos endures, reaches out, and the fans rally again. Mortos stomps around, powers Okada back and arm-drags him away!
Okada returns, dodges, and he ROCKS Mortos! MOrots ROCKS Okada! Okada UPPERCUTS! Mortos SMACKS Okada, blocks a kick, but Okada ROCKS Mortos! Mortos HEADBUTTS and both men fall! The fans cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as the ref checks both men. Mortos and Okada go to opposite corners, and Mortos roars! Mortos runs up, but Okada pops him up into the Alabama Lift, REVERSE NECKBREAKER! Okada drags Mortos up and scoops to SLAM! Okada goes to the corner per the formula, MACHO ELBOW! The fans fire up and Okada winds it up, Rainmaker MIDDLE FINGER~!
Okada drags Mortos up, ripcords, but Mortos dodges! But Okada hooks him! DISCUS- MORTOS LARIAT! The fans fire up as Mortos whips and POP-UP SAMOAN DROPS Okada!! Cover, TWO!! Okada survives and Mortos is shocked! Okada is still down, though, as Mortos goes up top! BEAST SENTON FLOPS as Okada dodges! But Mortos is right back up! Okada BOOTS him, BOOTS again, but Mortos SMACKS, CHOPS, and SMACKS Okada again! Mortos runs, but into a DROPKICK! Okada roars and the fans fire up! But Mortos roars as he sits up! Okada is scared of Mortos, but he roars back!
Mortos spins, Okada blocks and now Okada DISCUS LARIATS! Okada hurries to ripcord, RAINMAKER!! Cover, Okada wins!
Winner: Kazuchika Okada, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Mortos earns 0)
Mortos may be at zero points, but he still made Okada earn his! Okada is standing firm at second right now with 7 points, but can Mark Briscoe make it easier on everyone by bringing down Kyle Fletcher?
Toni Storm VS Shazza McKenzie!
It was quite the shocking return for the former AEW Women’s World Champion last Wednesday night on Dynamite, especially since she was no longer Timeless! Toni got her big in-ring return just last night on Rampage, will she keep that momentum going after tonight’s Collision?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Toni shakes hands with Shazza and the two circle. They step up and Shazza kick slow! Shazza headlocks, Toni powers up and out, and then she blows past Shazza to run her over! Toni keeps moving, redirects herself and SHOTGUNS Shazza down! The fans fire up and Toni scoops Shazza to BACKBREAKER! Toni brings Shazza back up to snap suplex! The fans cheer and Toni smiles. Toni brings Shazza up to ROCK her, then UPPERCUT! Shazza sputters but she catches an uppercut to a backslide! ONE, and Shazza whips, only for Toni to reverse. Shazza cartwheels and KICKS Toni’s leg out!
Shazza runs and KNEES Toni to a corner! The fans fire up, Shazza takes a bow, and Shazza runs up, but into a BOOT! Toni waistlocks to GERMAN SUPLEX! Shazza flounders and Toni goes to a corner. Toni says let’s rock! HIP ATTACK! Toni reels Shazza in, STORM ZERO! Cover, Toni wins!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall
Another win in the comeback tour and Toni grabs a mic. “I never thought that I would get to say this, but Toni Storm is officially All Elite!” Uh, y-yeah? Toni is definitely back, but will she return back to the top of AEW?
AEW shares more footage from after Dynamite.
Reporters caught up with Mariah May to ask her about the return of Toni Storm, and Mariah said she DGAF! What happened to Toni is the same thing that happened to Mina, and it will be the same thing that happens to Thunder Rosa. Every single woman Mariah steps in the ring with has their hopes and dreams, and then they wish they were never born. Mina should just go back to modeling, because her wrestling career as she knows it is over. Mariah didn’t want to do that to Mina, she still loves Mina. But this is just what Mariah does, and will continue to do to any girl that wants to breathe the same air as her. No one can handle the Woman from Hell.
Rosa can go and yell about whatever bat s*it crazy BS she wants, Rosa just needs to name a time and place for Mariah to end her career! As for every other woman in AEW, or any other company, you all have the same dream. But there is only one reality. The Glamour has spoken, but will it fall on deaf ears?
Backstage interview with Thunder Rosa.
Tony Schiavone is with La Mera Mera and brings up Mariah’s comments. Rosa says time and place? March 16th, 2022, San Antonio, Texas, the time and place Rosa won the AEW Women’s World Championship and knew what she was made of. But it doesn’t matter who you ae when you hold the title! What matters is who you are when you aren’t. And Rosa knows in her heart that she is THE champion, for the people and for all of Women’s Wrestling! And that is something Mariah cannot say! And Mariah is cleaning up a mess with her ex-bestie, Toni Storm, but Rosa has a place reserved for Mariah in Hell!
Speaking of Toni Storm, she walks in and says hello, nice to meet everyone. Oh, sorry, she didn’t mean to interrupt. Hi, she’s Toni Storm, she just wanted to introduce herself. They shake hands and Storm says it is a pleasure to meet Thunder Rosa, as well as the living legend, Tony Schiavone. Okay, sorry, she’ll let you all get back to what you were doing. Rock on! Toni heads out and Rosa lets that… odd interaction go. Rosa tells Mariah that in two weeks, her father will be in the audience to see his daughter fight. And she told him to bring a handful of dirt from the graveyards of Tijuana to remind Rosa where she comes from, and where she’s taking Mariah.
So it will be December 28th, 2024, Worlds End! Rosa VS Mariah for the AEW Women’s World Championship, in a TIJUANA STREET FIGHT!! La Mera Mera has spoken, will she bury Mariah in the gave Mariah has dug for herself?
AEW World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Match: Top Flight VS Lio Rush & Action Andretti!
There has been dysfunction showing itself in Top Flight Airlines, as evident by last week’s Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal. But then a deal was struck with Private Party: Dante & Darius Martin would have it out with their supposed friends, and the winners would get first crack at the titles. Will the team be satisfied one way or another after this? Or will the rift between them all only grow?
The teams sort out and Angel Dorado steps to the Bad Child. The fans rally up as these two stare down, both knowing Dante was the one who brought Lio into the group while Darius was hurt. They tie up, Lio waistlocks but Dante wrenches out to snapmare and body scissor into the sunset flip! TWO, but Dante ghost pins, TWO! Dante shifts around, mouse trap, TWO! Lateral press, TWO! Lio goes Matrix but Dante schoolboys, TWO! Dante wrenches Lio, tags Darius, but Lio gets away. The fans fire up and we see Private Party watching backstage. Lio stands down to talk with Action. Action tags in, and now Darius stares down the man he brought into the group.
Darius and Action tie up, Darius headlocks, but Action powers up to bring Darius to his knees. Action then slips out the back, hits a headlock takeover, but Darius rolls to a cover, ONE! Action holds onto the headlock, Darius powers up and out, but Action RAMS Darius! Darius rebounds to run Actin over! Things speed up, Darius rolls over the dropdown, but Action handsprings through the hip toss! Action talks a bit of smack, but turns around for Darius to trip him up! Action up kicks but Darius rolls to a lateral press, ONE! Action sweeps the legs to cover, ONE! Darius knuckle locks but Action lifts him up!
Action goes up and over Darius to sunset flip, ONE!! They both rush up, Darius slips around to backslide! ONE and Darius wrenches to WRING Action! But Action kicks Darius, both men kip up, and the fans fire up! Action chest bumps Darius so Darius gives it back. Darius ducks a roundhouse but not the ENZIGIRI! Action whips, Darius reverses but Lio tags in. Action handsprings through the backdrop, he and Lio pinball Darius with haymakers! Lio whips, Darius reverses but Lio springboards to RAN- NO! Darius drops Lio into a CATAPULT! But Lio BLASTS Dante first! Lio UPPERCUTS Darius, swings on Dante, but Dante gets under!
Darius back suplexes, Lio lands out but Dante tags in. Action is there, he and Lio dodge the Martin brothers, but Dante & Darius go to the apron. Lio & Action DOUBLE HANDSPRING KICK! Down go Darius & Dante, deja vu from the Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal! The fans are torn as Lio & Action say they’re the next champs, and Collision goes to picture in picture.
Leila Grey coaches up the Top Flight OGs, and Dante hurries in after Lio. Lio dodges, wrenches, and STUNNERS! Lio holds on to then STUNNER again! Dante flounders and Lio swaggers, then Lio stomps Dante. Lio stands Dante up to ROCK him, then he storms up to kick Dante down. Tag to Action, he and Lio both dig boots in, but the ref counts. Lio & Action let off, then taunt Dante while Action stomps away. Action tags Lio back in, they double wrench to double snapmare, then they DOUBLE PENALTY KICK SANDWICH! Cover, TWO! Dante is tougher than that but Lio clamps onto him with a facelock.
Lio gator rolls Dante away from Darius, then shifts to have a SLEEPER! Lio stares Darius down, but Dante fights up to RAM Lio into the corner! Action tags in and he clamps onto Dante with a facelock. Action fires knee after knee, then CHOPS Dante! Dante turns things around to CHOP Action! Lio attacks Dante from the outside, then Action mugs him from the inside! The ref reprimands but Action digs his boots in. Tag to Lio, and Lio swaggers again. Lio then runs up to BOOT WASH Dante! The ref reprimands but Lio drags Dante up to snapmare. Lio then runs to UPEPRCUT Dante in the back!
Dante writhes, Lio swaggers more, and Lio eggs on Dante. He dares Dante to crawl to his big brother, Darius, but then clamps on a facelock. Collision returns to single picture as Lio whips Dante to the corner. Lio runs up, ROCKS Dante, then tags Action. Action CHOPS Dante, he and Lio mug Dante more, but the fans boo. The ref reprimands, Lio tags in, and Action stands Dante up. They double whip, but Dante grabs ropes to stop himself. Dante TOSSES Action, goes up and over Lio, hot tag to Darius! Air Wolf rallies on Action & Lio! BOOTS and HAYMAKERS for Lio, then Darius whips. Lio reverses but Darius atomic drops!
Darius BULLDOG HOTSHOTS Lio, then GAMANGIRIS! Lio staggers and the fans fire up, but Action steps in and takes the FLATLINER! Dante runs, Darius sets up, POETRY IN MOTION! Action goes down, but Lio rolls Darius up! Darius rolls through, then ducks Lio’s basement enzigiri! Darius waistlocks, Lio slips under, and Lio waistlocks back. Darius brings Dante up, and then BOOSTS him up and over! Darius ELBOWS Lio and Dante reels him in, half nelson lift and the SWING- NO, Lio slips free! Lio shoves Dante at Darius, Darius again pops Dante up and over! Darius reels Lio in and Dante gives the BOOST to the TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO!!
The fans are torn as Lio survives but Leila coaches Top Flight. Action YANKS Dante down, but Darius stomps Action’s hands! Darius drags Lio up, fires forearms, then a CHOP! Darius reels Lio in, suplexes, but Lio slips free! Lio ducks under, UPKICKS, and Action is in! They both dodge Darius, then flank him! Darius swings on Lio but Lio ducks, and Action mule kicks, knee lifts, and CHOPS! Lios fires fast hands, Action kicks out a leg, and they both DOUBLE FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up and Action is growing frustrated. Action tags in, he and Lio get Darius back up, but Dante slips in!
Dante saves Darius from the double suplex, and he fires hands! He then runs, but Lio dodges! Lio redirects, Dante dodges Action but Lio LARIATS Dante! Darius LARIATS Lio! Action dodges Darius to come back and BOOT! Darius rebounds, but Action SUPERKICKS him out! Action builds speed and slides, but Darius slips under! Darius pops Action up but Action lands on the apron. Action mule kicks Darius, then ARABIAN PRESSES him down! The fans fire up and Action roars, but Dante DIVES onto him! Leila says hell yeah! But then Lio DIVES and sends Dante into Leila! Dante panics and even Lio realizes he messed up!
All of Top Flight checks on Leila, they didn’t mean for her to be collateral. But then Lio & Action CLOBBER Dante & Darius! They only care so much when a title match is on the line! Lio puts Darius in, then he goes up! FINAL HOUR!! Action goes up to springboard, 450 SPLASH!! Cover, LIO & ACTION WIN!
Winners: Lio Rush & Action Andretti, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Championships)
The Bad Child & The Sight to See tell Private Party to be ready! These two are coming for titles because they’re hungry for gold. Will these two eat their fill at the Holiday Bash?
BREAKING NEWS for ROH Final Battle!
We know it’s Chris Jericho VS Matt Cardona for the ROH World Championship, Athena VS Billie Starkz for the Women’s World Championship, Red Velvet VS Leyla Hirsch for the Women’s World Television Championship, and even a Double Bull Rope Tornado Tag of Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara VS The Righteous for the World Tag Team Championships! BUT, who will it be for the ROH Pure Championship? We find out when Lee Moriarty does, because he’s issuing an Open Challenge! Who will be bold enough to step to #TAIGASTYLE?
Kris Statlander VS Tootie Lynn!
The #BornAgainKristen vows to be watching the Holiday Bash and its AEW TBS Championship match very, very closely. Will both Mercedes Mone and Anna Jay have to watch Kris very closely?
The bell rings and Kris circles with Lynn. They tie up, Kris waistlocks and spins Lynn to snapmare. Lynn and Kris each block strikes, then Kris DRAGON SCRWES! Lynn staggers up but Kris reels her in for a stalling suplex! The fans fire up and Kris waits for TWENTY-THREE before she SLAMS Lynn down! The fans fire up and Kris flexes. Kris stands Lynn up but Lynn fires palm strikes! Kris ducks the uraken to SWEEP the legs and basement DROPKICK! Kris whips Lynn to a corner, runs up, but then blocks a boot to get up and under Lynn! Lynn fights with fists and RANAS Kris away! The fans fire up, but then Kris LARIATS Lynn down!
Kris hauls Lynn up, tucks her in, STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER! Cover, Kris wins!
Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall
Lynn may be a great fighter, but Kris is the Galaxy’s Greatest! Will Kris soon be the Galaxy’s Greatest TBS Champion once again?
FTR speaks.
“On New Year’s Day, in Asheville, North Carolina, one of AEW’s most important shows returns. Dynamite: Fight for the Fallen, live on TBS and Max. AEW has invited the world to come together to provide hope and much needed aid to those most affected by Hurricane Helene. Be live here in Asheville, or watch on both TBS and Max, to join AEW in giving back to charities helping recovery efforts. The American Red Cross, Save the Children, World Central Kitchen, Beloved Asheville, and many, many more. This will be one of the most important Dynamites in AEW history.
“Fight for the Fallen, the mother of all simulcasts, live New Year’s Day, 8, 7 Central, for the first time ever simulcast on Max. Tickets on sale now at AEWTIX.com.”
10 Man Tag: Daniel Garcia, Orange Cassidy, Komander & The Outrunners VS MXM Collection & The Premier Athletes w/ Mark Sterling!
While there are many things going on right now, from the Continental Classic to the war with the Death Riders, these teams are getting into the NBA spirit by having a 5v5 All Star showdown! Will the TNT Champion, Freshly Squeezed, the Commander of the Skies and the Youngest Men Alive build up some momentum for the holidays? Or will they get dunked on by Mansoor, Mason Madden, Tony Nese, Josh Woods & Ariya Daivari?
Well of course “Smart” Mark has to take over the introductions. And he says that the Premier Athletes have decided to “let the losers of St. Louis,” and of course these “model citizens,” join in on the pregame cheer. So when they say “Athletes,” you say “Rule,” nothing else! Hands in, boys. Oh, and they would be honored for MXM to put the tips in. Mansoor & Maxon put on finger protection before joining in. Ohhh…! “ATHLETES!” “SUCK!” Sterling never learns. The teams sort out and Garcia starts against the Technical Beast. The bell rings, the fans rally up, and Woods taunts Garcia. They tie up, Woods powers Garcia to ropes, but the ref counts.
Woods lets off but mocks Garcia putting his dukes up. Garcia shoves Woods, the two reset, and the fans rally up. They tie up, Woods slips around then SLAMS Garcia down! Woods waistlocks but Garcia fights off the roll-up. Woods SLAMS Garcia again, and mocks the dance! The fans boo but Garcia brushes that off. Garcia and Woods go again, Garcia waistlocks but Woods switches. Garcia switches, they go to ropes, and Woods bucks the O’Conner. Garcia avoids the knee, rolls Woods up, TWO! Woods hurries to his feet but Garcia trips him to ghost pin! TWO, and now Garcia shows Woods how it’s done!
Woods kicks Garcia low! Woods shouts, “ATHLETES!” St. Louis shouts, “SUCKS!” Woods whips, Garcia ducks ‘n’ dodges and CLOBBERS Woods! The fans fire up but Nese tags in, so Garcia knees Nese low. Garcia bumps Nese off buckles, tags in Cassidy, and the fans fire up as Cassidy stomps away on Nese! Cassidy lets off to bring Nese up, and the fans rally as Cassidy suplexes. Nese blocks, then powers free to throat chop! The fans boo, Nese whips, but Cassidy reaches out to tag Komander! Cassidy then dodges to tilt-o-whirl, but Nese stops the DDT! Nese suplexes, into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE!
Cassidy holds Nese, Komander runs up, and Komander uses Nese to pommel horse and RANA Daivari! The fans fire up and Komander hurries to go up, up, but Mason distracts him! The ref reprimands, but Nese trips Komander up! Hot tag to Mansoor and then MXM both go after Komander. Mansoor pulls on a leg but Komander’s stuck in a backwards Tree of Woe, so Mansoor gets both legs free. MXM then hauls Komander up, CATWALK LEG DROP! Then they POSE! The fans are torn but Mansoor blows a kiss, and even mocks Garcia’s dance, while Collision goes picture in picture.
Mason joins in on the dance and Garcia wants after them, but the ref keeps him and the team back. MXM kicks Komander around, stomps him, and Mansoor ROCKS Komander to ropes. Tip touch tag to Daivari, and they mug Komander. Daivari spins Komander around to stomp him, then he tip touch tags Mansoor. They double whip Komander to a corner, then Daivari runs in, Komander goes up and over, then ducks under Mansoor, Mansoor LARIATS Daivari in the corner! Mansoor panics, Komander knuckle locks and CHOPS! Komander goes up and up, tightrope walks, then MISSILE DROPKICKS Daivari!
Komander comes back to SUPERKICK Mansoor! Komander staggers up, brings Mansoor around, tag to Turbo Floyd! Komander gets the fans fired up and Turbo climbs. Turbo rains down fists, and the fans count along to nine, flex, and TEN! Turbo tags Truth and Truth climbs up to rain down fists! The fans count again, and we go to nine, wind up, and TEN! Mansoor sputters but Truth tags Garcia. Garcia climbs up, he rains down fists, and he goes to nine, puts up his dukes, and he dances on Mansoor’s face! Garcia’s pick-up team is feeling it, and so is St. Louis, while Collision goes to break.
Collision returns as Komander tags in, but Nese & Daivari run up to mug him and The Outrunner! They toss out Turbo & Truth, then TOSS Komander to the corner! “ATHLETES!” “SUCK!” But then Garcia & Cassidy drag Nese & Daivari out of the ring! They brawl, Nese THROWS Garcia into railing while Daivari DECKS Cassidy! Komander is up and he builds speed, but Sterling trips him up! The fans boo but the ref missed that because Mansoor is distracting him! Komander grabs Sterling by the tie and the fans fire up, but Daivari CLOBBERS Sterling! The fans boo more but Daivari puts Komander on the apron.
Nese is on the apron and he suplexes Komander up and in for Woods, who then holds Komander up. Mason runs in, BOOT POWERBOMB COMBO!! Mansoor is up top now, FROG SPLASH!! Woods covers, Team Garcia all breaks it up! The fans fire up but now it’s a brawl! Team Garcia and the #PremierCollection all tumble out, Mason & Mansoor get Cassidy up! Cassidy fights the Centerfold, and Garcia slides in so he can SAIDO Mansoor! Mason HEADBUTTS Garcia! Cassidy tilt-o-whirls to DDT Mason! Cassidy kips up, the fans fire up, and Cassidy DIVES onto Mansoor! Cassidy sends Mansoor to a corner for Garcia to SHOTGUN!
The fans are thunderous as Koamnder is up top! Tightrope walk, for the SPACEMAN SWANTON! And he tags Cassidy on the way! Cassidy throws off the elbow pad, takes aim at Woods, but Sterling gets on the apron! Cassidy ORANGE PUNCHES Sterling!! Then he dodges Woods, ORANGE PUNCH!! Cover, Team Garcia wins!
Winners: Daniel Garcia, Orange Cassidy, Komander & The Outrunners, by pinfall
The team celebrates, that was a Freshly Squeezed victory! But while this was a big win and a lot of fun, it is time to focus on Worlds End. Will Garcia make his way out of the league to head for the Continental Championship? Will Cassidy overcome the Fatal 4 Way odds to finally be THE AEW World Champion?
Don Callis speaks.
“I had a bad night last night. A couple of turncoats who used to be under my employ, ‘Powerhouse’ Hobbs and Mark Davis, did a little switcharoo, a little number on the Don Callis Family. I woke up today with a hole in my heart because of that, but then I got fantastic news. The gods have smiled upon me because I am getting, in two week’s time, at Worlds End, I am getting my revenge on Powerhouse Hobbs. That’s right, a match against the Alpha, Konosuke Takeshita, has been granted. And it’s in two weeks at Worlds End, and I can’t wait.
‘If you thought everything was coming up the Don Callis Family, I’ve got one more thing to be excited about! Kyle Fletcher is getting ready right now to be in the main event tonight! And run the table and mathematically ensure that he goes on to Worlds End and then wins the Continental Championship, when he beats that degenerate, Mark Briscoe tonight on Collision. That is why the Don Callis Family is the true one percenters of professional wrestling. And you’re gonna see it tonight, and you’re gonna see it at Worlds End. And Hobbs, I’m gonna send you right back to the unemployment line.” Callis has made his promises, but will Konosuke and Kyle be able to keep them?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Kyle Fletcher VS Mark Briscoe!
The Protostar is already 3-0 with 9 points, the standalone leader of this block. But will he solidify that position as Blue League’s number one seed? Or will the Aussie Arrow completely miss hitting the Sussex County Chicken?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind “DEM BOYS! DEM BOYS!” Mark and Kyle circle, and Kyle doesn’t care that the fans like Mark more. They tie up, Kyle uses height to power Mark to a corner, and the ref counts. Kyle lets off with a roll back, and he finger guns at Mark. The fans taunt Kyle with, “Ospreay’s Better!” Kyle scowls and he bails out of the ring. The fans boo but Kyle says HE is better than Ospreay! Kyle goes back to the ring, stares Mark down as he steps inside, and the two reset. The fans rally behind Mark as the two tie up, and Mark waistlocks. Kyle wrenches and wristlocks, then he pushes on the hold.
Mark rolls, wrenches, headlocks, and he grinds Kyle down. Kyle powers up and out and he RUNS Mark over! Kyle flexes but the fans boo. Mark stands up, the two reset, and they tie up again. Kyle headlocks but Mark endures the grind. Mark powers up and puts Kyle on the ropes. The ref counts, Mark lets off, and Mark eggs Kyle on. Kyle mocks the Redneck Kung-Fu as he resets with Mark. They tie up, Kyle headlocks and hits a takeover, and he shakes his head as he keeps Mark down. Kyle puts on the pressure, but Mark endures. Mark fights around, headscissors, but Kyle moves around. Kyle pops free and he STOMPS Mark down!
The fans boo but Kyle just smirks. Wait, Mark is right up! Mark dares Kyle to hit him! Kyle ROCKS Mark, but Mark ROCKS Kyle! The forearms go back and forth, and the fans fire up! REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUT! Mark CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Then he whips Kyle, Kyle reverses, but Mark goes up and out to evade the boot! Kyle is stuck on the rope, Mark CHOPS him again! Mark reels Kyle in, Callis stresses out, but Kyle suplexes Mark! Mark fights that, then BITES Kyle on the forehead! The ref counts, Mark stops biting to snapamre Kyle out. The fans fire up as Mark then WRECKS Kyle with a dropkick!
Kyle shakes out the stars but Mark builds speed! Mark DIVES and takes Kyle down at the ramp! The fans fire up and Mark puts Kyle back in the ring. Mark hurries up but Kyle runs in, CALF KICK! Mark falls and Kyle grins while the fans boo. Callis gets the fans see a lot of themselves in Kyle, but they should show Kyle respect. Kyle aims, but Mark blocks Kyle’s kick! Mark YANKS Kyle down, but Kyle dodges a haymaker! Mark dodges in return, and now Mark goes up! Mark avoids a leg sweep to then BLOCKBUSTER to the floor! The fans fire up for Mark and he goes back up! BANG-BANG, FOLEY ELBOW!
The fans fire up with Mark and he brings Kyle up. Mark CHOPS, then he refreshes the count. Mark stalks Kyle to railing and he CHOPS again! Kyle scrambles into the ring but Mark pursues. Kyle slides out the side, so Mark goes out the side. Mark CHOPS Kyle again, and Kyle goes to the desk! Kyle sputters but Mark brings him around to reel him in! Callis panics but Kyle BACKDROPS free! The fans boo but Mark goes to steps. Kyle hurries to bring Mark to railing, RAILING BRAINBUSTER!! Mark flops to the floor and the fans go nuts! Callis says there’s no coming back from that. Kyle then mocks Mark by setting up a chair nearby!
Kyle gets space, then builds speed, and he jumps up using the chair, FLYING CANNONBALL!! Kyle wipes Mark out with his own move, and Kyle poses with fans against their will. Kyle mocks the ref and his orders, then he DUMPS Mark over railing. But Mark rises up to CHOP Kyle! Mark goes up onto the railing, brings Kyle up, and he SUPERPLEXES to the floor! Kyle writhes, the ref checks him and Mark, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Both men are okay to continue so a ring count begins. Mark stirs and rises up, but Kyle is still grimacing in pain. Mark has the fans help him up, and he rolls into the ring. The count is 6 of 10 but Kyle is still down! Callis can’t even go near under Continental Division rules, but Kyle manages to rise at 8! And he leaps in at 9.5! The match continues and Mark storms over. Mark brings Kyle up, DECKS him, then stands him back up. Mark ROCKS Kyle again, Kyle flops against ropes, and Mark stands him back up. Mark fires a flurry of forearms, then runs, but into a SUPERKICK! Kyle manages to smirk and flex, but then he coughs and sputters.
Kyle goes to a corner, catches his breath, and he waits on Mark. Mark checks his chin while leaning against ropes, but Kyle storms up. Kyle stomps Mark against the ropes! Mark crawls to a corner, but Kyle stomps him again! Kyle drags Mark up and whips him corner to corner hard! Mark comes back but Kyle ELBOWS him down! Cover, TWO! Kyle is frustrated but Collision returns to single picture. The fans rally up as Mark rises, but Kyle storms over. Mark fires body shots! Kyle KNEES low, Mark hobbles away, and Kyle brings Mark up. Mark fires more body shots! And forearms! Kyle KNEES low again!
Kyle CLUBS Mark down, then CLUBS him again! The fans boo but Kyle stands Mark up. Mark fires more body shots and more forearms! Kyle KNEES low, whips, but Mark slides under! Mark ROCKS Kyle at ropes, then CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” and Mark CHOPS again! Mark ROCKS Kyle again and again, then whips, but Kyle reverses. Mark CLOBBERS Kyle on return! The fans fire up and Kyle goes to a corner. Mark runs up to LARIAT! And then EXPLODER! Kyle flops over while Mark rises again! The fans fire up with Mark and he brings Kyle up, FISHERMAN- NO, Kyle fights that to suplex!
Mark slips free, waistlocks, but Kyle elbows free! Only for Mark to PELE! Mark reels Kyle in, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Kyle survives but Mark grits his teeth. The fans rally up, Mark storms around, and he drags Kyle up. Mark fireman’s carries Kyle, but Kyle kicks and flails free! Kyle has the arms hooked, HALF ‘N’ HALF SUPLEX! Kyle seethes while Mark flounders away to ropes. The fans boo Kyle but he runs, only for Mark to LARIAT! The fans fire up again and Kyle staggers up. Mark fireman’s carries, ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! SLIDING LARIAT! Mark hurries to a corner!
The fans fire up as Mark climbs, but Kyle stands! SHOTEI! Kyle climbs, brings Mark up, but Mark fights the lift! Mark then UPPERCUTS Kyle down! Kyle is in the drop zone and Mark adjusts! The fans fire up for the FROGGY-BOW, but onto knees! Kyle saves himself and hurries up top! Kyle aims for the FROGGY- NO!! Mark avoids Kyle and rolls him up, TWO!! Mark kicks low, underhooks the arms, but Kyle BACKDROPS free! Kyle goes to a corner, Mark runs up, but Kyle goes up and over! Kyle runs back to scoop and MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Mark survives and the fans are thunderous!
Kyle is beside himself while he and Mark catch their breath. Kyle shakes his head as he sits up, and he storms after Mark. “This is Awesome!” as Kyle reels Mark in. Mark fights the lift, so Kyle gives Kawada Kicks! Kyle reels Mark back in, lifts him, but Mark pops out the back! Mark CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS again! Mark fires up, but Kyle SUPERKICKS! Kyle BOOTS Mark, runs, but Mark REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUTS! Mark straitjackets Kyle into the torture rack! But Kyle CLAWS Mark’s face! Roll up, with feet on ropes! The ref sees that and says NO! The fans are thunderous and Callis complains the ref is failing Kyle!
Mark rolls Kyle up! TWO!! Mark underhooks but Kyle wrenches out! Kyle wrenches again, suplexes, SHEER DROP BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, TWO?!? Mark survives and shocks everyone! Kyle argues with the ref, but Mark is just that tough! Mark crawls to a corner, rises up, but Kyle runs in, GAMANGIRI! Kyle takes things up top! Fans boo but Mark slips free! Mark CLUBS Kyle on the back, SHOVES him onto the post, and then drags him into the torture rack! CUTTHROAT DRIVER!! But he can’t make the cover!! The fans are thunderous as Mark crawls after Kyle but Kyle rolls away! Kyle flops to the floor!
The fans boo as Kyle keeps himself in this match by getting out of the ring. Mark goes up to SUPER FROGGY-BOW!! The fans are thunderous and Mark hurries to put Kyle back in! Mark hurries back up a corner, and we have ONE MINUTE LEFT! FROGGY-BOW~!! Cover, TWO?!? Mark doesn’t hesitate, he just underhooks! But Kyle drops, victory rolls, TWO!! Mark is up, he rolls Kyle, TWO!! Kyle is up, but Mark tucks the arms! But Kyle shoves Mark into the ref! LOW- NO!! Mark stops the low blow and kicks back! Underhooks, JAY DRILLER!!! Cover, MARK WINS!!!
Winner: Mark Briscoe, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Fletcher earns 0)
Literally last minute, and the Sussex County Chicken snatches victory from the jaws of defeat! Callis is very upset by this upset victory, and now Mark has new life in the C2! Cassidy & Willow come out to celebrate with him, could Mark make himself one of the semifinalists going into Worlds End?
The Death Riders have hijacked a camera!
Jon Moxley checks if they’re rolling, and Wheeler Yuta says yeah, it’s rolling. He knows how to work that thing? Yeah. Moxley says FTR are about to get lost on their way home tonight. Oh, here they come. The Death Riders watch as Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood walk through the backstage area. Then Marina Shafir stands in their way. Claudio & Pac snatch FTR with blindfold bags! FTR fights but Moxley helps outnumber the #TopGuys, and they drag FTR out to the parking lot. Yuta keeps the camera on him as he smiles and laughs at the carnage happening just on the other side of the wall. Will the Death Riders personally see to it that there is NO ONE to stand against them?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision here to wrap Winter is Coming Week, and I do appreciate they’re trying to get more and more people into the Death Rider story, as they should. To that end, good promo from Darby and Ospreay to try and get Ospreay to consider his part in all this. I get Ospreay’s side, he just wants to wrestle, win, and become champion again, but considering Claudio is in Gold League with him, he could end up a target, compelling Ospreay to join the fight. And quite the closing moment, with Death Riders going after FTR because they saved Cassidy from their attack. It’ll be quite the AEW Justice League moment when names like Cassidy, FTR, Ospreay and a few others stand against The Death Riders. And I say Justice League because DC Comics is Warner Brothers Discovery, too.
Speaking of the Continental Classic, awesome matches tonight for Blue League. Mortos was of course losing to Okada but he looked great against the champ. Good promo from Callis to hype up both the International Championship match of Konosuke VS Hobbs and tonight’s main event, and what an awesome win for Mark Briscoe. Kyle is leading at 9, but Okada is second at 7 and Mark is third at 6, and things could really get wild in the last round of Blue League competition. I feel like it should still come down to Okada and Kyle because Okada is the champ and should have a chance at defending his belt, and Kyle could potentially face Ospreay again.
Great 10 Man Tag from Garcia, Komander, Cassidy & Outrunners VS Premier Athletes & MXM, but it was clearly all for the fun so that the fans could stay energized during these long tapings. Good squash match win for Kris Statlander, but I feel like Lynn didn’t sell being held up for a 20+ stalling suplex much at all. Equally good squash match win for Toni Storm, and I absolutely LOVE that Toni Storm is pretending this is her first time in AEW. She got reset to her old persona so apparently that came with a memory reset, that is brilliant. Very good promo Mariah, and a very good promo from Rosa, including Toni’s part. A Tijuana Street Fight for the title, and it keeps both women strong no matter who wins.
Great tag match of Top Flight VS Lio & Action, but also a great use of Leila as a distraction in the wrong way. I almost thought she was going to turn and join Lio & Action, but Leila’s done fairly well as a Face now so I feel like she’ll stay a Face. She could easily just give a promo about how Lio & Action didn’t care about her and that’s why she sticks with Dante & Darius. Private Party VS Lio & Action is going to be a great, but I would think Quen & Kassidy win out. And then great International Women’s Cup Qualifier from Willow VS Hayter. Willow was the natural choice given her accolades.
And while it’s great for Julia to return in person, AEW sure fumbled it. The lights went out during the match, aka way too early, and then I don’t think she did a good job choosing elbow gloves. Those things were falling down the whole time, it looked more like she had a big scrunchy wristband. But hey, Hayter VS Hart in a House Rules match for Worlds End would be great for them both, and it’d be quite the way for Hart to get a return win.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Winter is Coming to Rampage, and yet AEW is bringing the heat! Toni Storm makes her shocking return to action, but she’s no longer Timeless!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Matt Cardona VS Bryan Keith; Cardona wins.
- Toni Storm VS Harley Cameron; Storm wins.
- Deonna Purrazzo VS Shazza McKenzie; Deonna wins.
- “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis VS Konosuke Takeshita & Lance Archer; Hobbs & Davis win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Matt Cardona VS Bryan Keith w/ Chris Jericho!
As promised, The Learning Tree is going to be on commentary for this one as his Bad Apple takes on “The Complete” Matt Cardona. Cardona is gearing up to take the ROH World Championship from Jericho, will he prove he’s #AlwayZReady? Or will Keith teach him to RESPECT Chris Jericho?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind “Always Ready!” as Cardona and Keith circle. They tie up, go around, and Cardona puts Keith on ropes. The ref counts, Cardona lets off, but Keith shoves Cardona. Cardona SHOVES Keith off is feet! The fans fire up while Keith backs up to the ropes. Keith tells the ref to back Cardona up, and the ref does back Cardona up, and Keith returns to the ring. They circle, feel things out, but then Cardona blocks a kick! Cardona headlocks, Keith powers up and out, but Cardona runs Keith over! The fans fire up, things speed up, and Cardona blocks a hip toss to LARIAT!
Keith scrambles but Cardona bumps him off buckles. Cardona whips, Keith reverses, then Keith runs up, but Cardona BOOTS him away! Cardona goes up, leaps over, and then FLAPJACKS Keith down! The fans fire up as Keith flounders to a corner. Cardona runs up to LARIAT and Keith flops down! Cardona goes side to side, but Keith avoids the bootski! The fans boo but Cardona still runs, and he WRECKS Keith with a dropkick! The fans fire up, Cardona stalks Keith, and he CLUBS Keith. Cardona wrenches Keith to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP into barriers! The fans cheer and Cardona ROCKS Keith! Cardona puts Keith in and the fans rally up.
Keith bails out the other side but Cardona storms after him. They’re on the apron, but Keith BITES Cardona’s EAR!! The fans boo and the ref counts! Keith stops, but then he SHOVES Cardona off the apron! Cardona hits steel steps on the way down! The fans boo more but Jericho high-fives Keith. Keith drags Cardona up, CLUBS him, then puts him in the ring. Keith storms in and clamps on a cravat. Cardona endures the neck wrench, the fans rally up, and Cardona fires body shots. Keith snapmares Cardona to drop a knee on the face! Cover, TWO! Cardona goes to ropes while Keith soaks up the heat from the fans.
Keith CHOKES Cardona on the ropes, but he lets off as the ref counts. Keith CHOPS Cardona to a corner, and CHOPS again, but Cardona CHOPS in return! And CHOPS again! Keith ELBOWS Cardona in the head! The fans rally but Keith kicks Cardona’s legs out! Keith snarls while he paces around Cardona. The fans boo but Keith clamps on with a neck wrench! Cardona endures, but Keith CLUBS Cardona down. Keith says Cardona isn’t ready for the Learning Tree! But Cardona JAWBREAKERS! Cardona CHOPS and CHOPS and whips, but Keith grabs ropes! Cardona’s dropkick misses, and Keith runs up to BOOT him down!
Jericho is pleased while Keith soaks up more heat from Kansas City. Cardona goes to the apron, drags himself up, and Keith runs up to BOOT him to the floor! Cardona writhes while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Keith waits on Cardona as Cardona crawls his way back to the ring. Cardona drags himself up with the apron skirt, but then he flops back over! The count is 7! 8! Cardona uses railing to stand back up, and he lunges into the ring at 9.5! Keith is frustrated but he rains down fists! The ref reprimands but Keith lets off. Keith tells the ref to shut up, then he tells the fans to shut up. Keith drags Cardona into a cravat neck wrench, but Cardona endures. Cardona fights his way up, fires body shots, but Keith CLUBS him down! Rampage returns to single picture as Keith brings Cardona up. Cardona fireman’s carries!
Keith flails and slips free, then he shoves Cardona to a corner. Keith runs up to GAMANGIRI! Keith then goes up and he reels Cardona in, to BITE that ear again! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Keith stops biting to bring Cardona around. But Cardona YANKS Keith off the corner! Both men are down and the fans fire up! A standing count starts but Cardona fires up with the fans. Keith runs up but into an ELBOW! Cardona LARIATS, whips, but Keith reverses. Cardona SLAM DUNKS Keith off the mat! Keith goes to a corner and Cardona fires forearms! Cardona sits Keith down, the fans fire up more, and Cardona runs in, BOOTSKI!
Cardona pushes Keith to a cover, TWO! Keith stays in this but Cardona stays on Keith. Cardona drags Keith up, but Keith RISING HEADBUTTS! Cardona staggers to a corner, Keith runs up, but Cardona KNEES him away! Cardona goes up and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Cardona then runs up, but into a clinch! URENAGE! Cover, TWO! Cardona survives and Keith is furious! The fans rally, and Jericho says this is where Keith likes to have his opponents. Keith drags Cardona up, reels him in, and tucks the arms! But Cardona fights the lift and powers up! Keith slips off the backdrop but Cardona kicks low! STRAITJACKET SLAM! Cover, TWO!
Cardona falls back as Keith quite literally kicked out of that! Keith huffs ‘n’ puffs and ENZIGIRIS! Cardona staggers, Keith waistlocks, but Cardona bucks the O’Conner! RADIO SILENCE! Cover, Cardona wins!
Winner: Matt Cardona, by pinfall
Jericho is not happy, but he has to give it up to Cardona. Jericho holds up the ROH World Championship and tells Cardona he’ll never have it. But will Cardona prove Jericho is NOT ready to compete with The Complete?
Harley Cameron speaks.
“G’day, guys! It’s the 12 Days of Shop AEW, and this is what we have.” Harley plays her guitar as she sings, “On the 12 Days of AEW, my true love gave~ to meeee~! Ahem. 12 Darby hoodies, 11 Ospreay jerseys, 10 Hologram masks, 9 Nana dress shirts, 8 DC Comics, 7 autograph prints, 6 chibi stickers, FIVE~ Feel the Wrath of Harley Cameron t-shirts! This is not a self promotion. Ahem. Four fanny packs, three Brawler Buddies, two Acclaimed scissor hands… And anything~ else that involves MEEE~, Harley Cameron!” A creative ad read, but will Harley be ready to “welcome back” Toni Storm later tonight?
Toni Storm VS Harley Cameron!
For the first time in FOUR MONTHS, the former AEW Women’s World Champion is back in AEW, and she’s back as her original form. Will Toni still be victorious even though she’s no longer Timeless? Or will Harley prove she’s Gold Coast, Australia’s best wrestler now?
The bell rings and the fans cheer Toni on. Toni smiles knowing the fans still care, and Harley says let’s have some fun! Harley offers a handshake, Toni takes it, but Harley uses it to reel Toni in for a headlock! Toni powers up and out the back, then headlocks in return. Harley powers out but Toni runs her over! Things get moving, Toni redirects and SHOTGUNS Harley down! The fans fire up and Toni slaps Harley around. Toni SOBATS, runs, and BOOTS Harley down! The fans fire up and Toni hauls Harley up to snap suplex! The fans cheer more and Toni storms up on Harley in a corner. Toni CHOPS, then CHOPS again!
Toni CLUBS Harley, then climbs up to rain down fists! The fans cheer and count along, but Harley YANKS Toni down at 4! Harley RAMS into Toni again and again, then digs her boots in! Harley shrieks, but she lets off as the ref counts. Harley then gets right up in the camera to say, “We’ll be right back, if this idiot remembers who she is!” That is to say, Collision is going picture in picture!
Toni grits her teeth as she rises up, but Harley CLUBS her back down. Harley CHOKES Toni on the ropes, lets off as the ref counts, and Toni flops to the apron. Harley dropkicks her to the floor! Harley stalks Toni on the outside, and CHOPS her against railing! Toni scrambles away but Harley pursues. Harley CHOPS again but Toni roars and CHOPS back! And CHOPS again! Toni CLUBS Harley, CLUBS her again, but Harley throws knees down low! Harley then THROWS Toni into the railing! Harley drags Toni up and into the ring, then storms in after her. Harley mocks the rock ‘n’ roll before she stomps a mudhole in!
The ref counts, Harley steps off, and she drags Toni back up to whip. Harley ELBOWS Toni down, covers, TWO! Harley is annoyed and argues with the ref, but the ref defends his count. Harley stomps Toni around, drags her up, and ELBOWS her in the shoulder! Harley throws down more elbows, makes Toni sit up, and then throws in another elbow! Harley just throws down ELBOW after ELBOW, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Harley has Toni down with a chinlock. The fans rally for Toni and she fights up to throw body shots. Harley CLUBS Toni, runs, but Toni scoops her for a BACKBREAKER! Harley hobbles to a corner, runs back up, but Toni dodges to CLOBBER her! And LARIAT! And THESZ PRESS! Toni rains down fists, and she lets off with a roar! The fans fire up, Toni brings Harley up, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Toni stays on Harley. Toni reels Harley in but Harley fights the lift! Harley ducks the roundhouse, pump handles Toni and hits a BIG back suplex!
Toni sits up, Harley runs to SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO!! Toni survives and Harley is beside herself! Harley CLUBS away on Toni, then runs, but Toni grabs her! SKY HIGH! Cover, TWO!! Harley survives and scrambles to a corner. Toni goes to the corner, almost poses for the close up, but throws up the rock ‘n’ roll fingers instead. Toni runs corner to corner to HIP ATTACK! And then STORM ZERO!! Cover, Storm wins!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall
Timeless or not, a world champion is still a world champion! Will Storm prove to be a force of nature in AEW?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
Toni Storm’s comeback tour is only heating up as she’ll be in action once again, against Shazza McKenzie! So from one Aussie to another, is Toni going to keep this momentum going? Plus, Kris Statlander will be back in action, will she rebound from her loss at Full Gear? And on top of that, AEW takes a cue from the NBA on TNT, it’s a BIG All Star 10 Man Tag! Daniel Garcia joins forces with Orange Cassidy, The Outrunners & Komander to take on The Premier Athletes & MXM Collection, will the TNT Champion lead his team to a win in this pick-up game?
Brody King speaks.
“When I think of the Continental Classic, I think of prestige, I think of respect and honor. I started the C2 strong, but now I’m down 6 points. Komander, you better bring the fight of your life, because I am.” It is a match of men on the bubble, who will survive one more round in the Gold League? We find out next Friday for Rampage: Holiday Bash!
Deonna Purrazzo VS Shazza McKenzie!
The Virtuosa wants everyone in AEW to understand something: When dealing with The Vendetta, stay on their good side. Will Deonna make sure Shazza understands that explicitly? Or will Shazza get on Deonna’s bad side without even trying?
The bell rings and Deonna circles with Shazza. They tie up, Deonna powers Shazza to the corner, then stomps away! The ref counts, Deonna stops at 4, and she CHOSP! Shazza sputters but Deonna reels her in. But Shazza gets around to roll Deonna up! TWO, and Shazza blocks a boot! Shazza knees, whips, but Deonna turns Shazza’s lariat into a wrench and short arm LARIAT! The fans rally up while Shazza goes to a corner. Deonna runs corner to corner, but Shazza slips out to the apron! Shazza ROCKS Deonna, goes up and up, but Deonna trips her! Deonna has Shazza in the Tree of Woe and stomps her down!
The fans are torn as Deonna goes corner to corner, and she RAMS into Shazza! Shazza flops out of the Tree, and into Deonna’s POWERBOMB! Then FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Shazza TAPS, Deonna wins!
Winner: Deonna Purrazzo, by submission
Deonna doesn’t let go! She makes Shazza pay for lasting even this long! Deonna then lets go to revel in her victory. Will anyone stop The Vendetta from rising up the ranks?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander.
Alex Marvez welcomes #BornAgainKristen and says it is great to see her back again, for the first time since Full Gear. That match with Mercedes Mone was perhaps one of the best matches in the history of the AEW Women’s Division, but seeing as she lost, where does Kris go from here? Kris says she has not stopped thinking about that match. Actually, it feels like Mone hasn’t, either. It seems like Mone won’t stop talking about it. And to give Mone credit, Mone is everything she says she is. Kris came out of that match pretty beat up, so her next step forward is just to keep moving forward.
Kris always moves forward, and that is why she is going to compete tomorrow night on Collision. She’d wrestle again the next night, and the next night, and the next night if she could. She’ll be at Holiday Bash this Wednesday to watch the TBS Championship match, Mone VS Anna Jay. Whoever comes out on top, they should know that Kris has unfinished business with that title. Kris heads out, will she find a way to be the Face of TBS once again?
PROGRAMMING NOTE for Christmas Collision!
Firstly, don’t be fooled, Collision is still on Saturday, December 21st. BUT it will be live coast to coast, 8 PM Eastern, 5 PM Pacific, immediately following TNT’s coverage of the NCAA College Football Playoffs. Make sure your DVRs are set accordingly so your Collision can be merry and bright!
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
He welcomes us back to Rampage, and he welcomes out ahead of tonight’s main event some of the greatest athletes in the world today, the Don Callis Family! Fans boo as creepy Callus leads the way out for his Alpha, his Murderhawk Monster, and his Protostar. Konosuke Takeshita, Lance Archer & Kyle Fletcher stand with Don Callis and Schiavone in the ring, and Schiavone speaks to Callis that going just off the reaction from the fans, we all know what they think of Callis and his “family.” Callis grabs the mic to say, “I have something important to say. I know you’re very shocked by how we conduct our business, but what business do you think you’re, Schiavone?
“Because I’m in the getting-over-and-making-money business! So is Kyle! So is Takeshita! So is Archer! You don’t believe me? The Murder Machines is the most feared tag team in the history of this company! Takeshita is the best bell-to-bell International champion we’ve ever had. And that brings me to the Protostar, Kyle Fletcher.” The fans boo more but Callis will remind us that “there was a guy running around here who everyone thought was the greatest wrestler they’d ever seen! And his name was Will Ospreay! That was until Will Ospreay got in the ring with Kyle Fletcher! And Kyle Fletcher, Will, he didn’t just beat you. He dominated you!”
The fans boo more as Callis says Kyle put Ospreay down! Ospreay will never be the same. So as he sits home, watching the Callis Family bask in their glory, here’s a question for Ospreay: How does it feel, bruv? The fans boo more, but Callis says, “Wait, it gets better! Just a few short days later, he (Kyle) did the impossible! He got in the ring with a man who has been called, correctly I might add, ‘The greatest tournament wrestler ever,’ Kazuchika Okada. And he BEAT Okada! So Okada, as you sit home and watch us, I’ve got a question for you! How does it feel, b*tch? Tell ’em, Kyle!”
Callis hands the mic over and the fans boo more. Kyle takes off his sunglasses, but he waits as the fans keep booing. “Kansas City, you can boo me as much as you want. You can cheer for that BUM, Ospreay! But it changes absolutely nothing. I am 25-years-old, I have a watch on my wrist that costs more than the car you drive, and I will be the winner of the Continental Classic. So tomorrow night on Collision, Mark Briscoe, I hope you bring more than your Redneck Kung-Fu. Because winning this tournament is my destiny! And nobody gets in the way of me and my destiny.” The fans boo more but Callis gets the mic back.
Callis says one thing is very obvious to him: The Don Callis Family are the ONE PERCENTERS of AEW! And because they’re the One Percent, Callis can say this: there is no one in the back big enough and bad enough to get in the ring with them. But guess what? Here comes “P-P-P-POWERHOUSE!” The fans fire up as Will Hobbs makes his way out, and he’s bringing Dunkzilla with him! Will the Don Callis Family regret ever leaving Hobbs behind?
“Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis VS Konosuke Takeshita & Lance Archer!
The teams sort out and Hobbs starts against Konosuke. Archer calls to Konosuke, and Konosuke tags him in. The fans rally for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Archer steps to Hobbs. But Hobbs walks right past Archer to taunt Konosuke. “Is that it? Is that really it?” Konosuke backs off to take a stroll outside. Archer tells Hobbs to pay attention to him, he’s the one in the ring. The fans boo but Archer throws a forearm! Hobbs fires back! The fans fire up as “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” goes back and forth! Hobbs gets the edge but archer knees low! Archer tells fans to shut up! Archer whips, Hobbs reverses, and the two RAM shoulders!
Archer staggers to a corner and Hobbs storms up on him! Hobbs rains down fists from above, and we get “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” all the way to nine, because Konosuke sneaks up! Hobbs runs Konosuke off, then he tags Davis. Davis climbs up on Archer, and he rains down fists! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” all the way to TEN! Davis storms around, he and Hobbs go after Archer together to double whip him corner to corner. Davis runs in and LARIATS! Hobbs runs up to LARIAT! The fans cheer as they double whip back the other way. Archer goes up, but Davis stays back. Davis waistlocks Archer but Archer ROCKS Hobbs first!
Archer ELBOWS Davis, roars and runs, but he gets DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLES! The fans fire up for the big meaty men, and Davis drags Archer up. Hobbs comes back in, and they DOUBLE SUPLEX Archer, and even hold him, before the SLAM! Cover, ONE!! Archer shows that grit but Davis pumps up his arm! The fans fire up with Davis as he runs, but Konosuke gets a cheap shot in! Archer then CROSSBODIES Davis! Archer rains down fast hands, then shouts, “This is MY house!” The fans boo but Archer tags Konosuke, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Archer taunts the fans while Konosuke goes corner to corner. Forearm SMASH on Davis and Konosuke snapmares him down. Konosuke goes up, soaks up the heat, and then SUPER SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Davis toughs it out but Konosuke rains down fists! Konosuke CHOKES Davis, stops as the ref counts, and he tags Archer back in. Archer taunts Hobbs while staying between him and Davis. Archer stands Davis up to short arm ALARAIT! Davis stays up so Archer short arm LARIATS again! Davis falls but Archer brings him up for another short arm LARIAT! Archer stands on Davis’s neck!
The ref reprimands, Archer steps off to drag Davis up, and Archer TOSSES Davis out. Archer keeps the ref distracted so Konosuke can whip Davis into railing! Davis almost falls into the front row! Konosuke drags Davis back and DECKS him! Archer goes out to laugh at the fans while standing on Davis! The ref reprimands, Archer still taunts fans as he steps off, and he drags Davis up. Davis fires forearms! The ring count is climbing but Davis roars, only for Konosuke to CLAW Davis’s face! Archer & Konosuke mug Davis, the ref reprimands them both, but Archer puts Davis in the ring. Archer then KICKS Davis in the side!
Archer drags Davis up to bump him off buckles! Tag to Konosuke, Archer smothers Davis while Konosuke fires body shots. The ref reprimands but Konosuke climbs up. Konosuke throws down fists, but then he BITES Davis on the forehead! Konosuke steps away while the ref reprimands, and Archer almost grabs Davis if not for the ref being wary of him. Archer tags in and he stands Davis up. Archer taunts the fans, then CHOPS Davis! Archer stands Davis up again, to CHOP! Archer stands Davis up a third time, but Davis avoids the chop! Davis CHOPS Archer, but Archer knees low! Archer bumps Davis off buckles, then smothers him!
The ref reprimands, Archer stops, and Rampage returns to single picture. Archer again taunts Hobbs while staying between him and Davis. Archer wrenches Davis, whips him to the corner, but Davis BOOTS Archer away! Davis also ROCKS Konosuke and heads for his corner! The fans are thunderous, but Archer runs at Davis! Davis dodges and Archer hits buckles in the open corner! Davis crawls his way over, but Archer goes to BLAST Hobbs! Archer stomps Davis down while fans boo, but Archer soaks up the heat. Archer grins and looks at the tron, “That’s me!” Tag to Konosuke and Konosuke brings Davis up.
Davis fights the suplex, tries to suplex, but Konosuke also fights! Konosuke powers up to lift Davis up and over! The fans are torn, that was legit impressive. Konosuke runs up but Davis rolls him up! TWO, and Davis DECKS Konosuke! The fans fire up as Davis wobbles and staggers! He spots Hobbs, and leaps for the HOT TAG! Hobbs CLOBBERS Konosuke, LARIATS Konosuke, then runs in and SPLASHES at the corner! The fans are thunderous as Hobbs goes again, but Konosuke BOOTS him! Konosuke runs, avoids the spinebuster, but Hobbs elbows him away. Konosuke BOOTS the lariat away, then ROCKS Hobbs!
Konosuke runs, but Hobbs LARIATS Konosuke inside-out! Only for Konosuke to rise back up! POWER DRIVE KNEE!! Both men fall and the fans are thunderous! Konosuke and Hobbs crawl, hot tags to Archer and Davis! They DOUBLE LARIAT, and DOUBLE LARIAT, and DOUBLE LARIAT again! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” They even switch arms to DOUBLE LARIAT! Davis roars, but Archer grabs him the throat! Davis breaks free to ENZIGIRI! Archer flops to a corner and the fans fire up with Davis! Davis runs, blocks a boot, but Archer STOMPS Davis down! Archer grins, drags Davis up and puts him on the top rope.
Archer climbs but Davis fires hands! Konosuke joins in to CLAW Davis’s face! The ref reprimands but Konosuke climbs up, and now the Callis Family has Davis on the top rope! Hobbs joins in underneath! TOWER OF MEAT- er, DOOM!! The fans are thunderous as Hobbs goes back to his corner. Davis crawls, hot tag back to Hobbs! Hobbs waits on Archer, and he brings down the straps. But Konosuke sneaks in! ALPHA ELBOW! BOOT from Archer! Choke grip, CHOKE SLAM!! Cover, TWO!! Hobbs survives and Archer is furious! Konosuke waits on Hobbs and the kneepad comes down. But Davis anchors Konosuke!
Davis drags Konosuke out, sends him into railing, but then Archer DECKS Davis! Hobbs whips Archer to SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans are thunderous again as Hobbs says thumbs up, thumbs DOWN! SPINEBUSTER!! Cover, HOBBS & DAVIS WIN!
Winners: Will Hobbs & Mark Davis, by pinfall
Big meaty men went to big meaty war, but Konosuke wants more! He even has the belt! Hobbs blocks the shot, and he SPINEBUSTERS Konosuke! The fans are thunderous again as Hobbs eyes that International Championship. Hobbs holds the belt up, will this be the scene we see in the not too distant future?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here, great builds in a lot of stuff, and while there was word that those inside AEW thought this was a waste of Toni Storm’s in-ring return, the match we got was really good. Harley had a good little song to advertise the AEW holiday sale, and had a great showing against Toni, but of course Toni wins tonight. She’ll definitely win tomorrow night, too, but I like that she’s facing another Australian wrestler. This is almost like early hype for Grand Slam: Australia in February. Deonna beat Shazza tonight, decent stuff, but the sooner they get going on The Vendetta targeting Anna Jay the better so that The Vendetta actually has a story.
Actually, I think I said it before but the Vendetta story could be them joining Mercedes Mone, revealing themselves as the ones who attacked Kamille. Then those three take on Kamille, Anna Jay, and Kris Statlander in a Six Woman Tag. Speaking of, good promo from Kris Statlander, and her wanting after the TBS title again is a natural move. She’s gotta bide time while the AEW Women’s World Championship story unfolds, and she’s not downgrading to ROH, she is not that far out of the running. That Six Woman Tag could even lead to a Six Pack Challenge for the title, making it much easier to get that title off Mone.
Very good match from Cardona VS Keith to open the night, but of course Cardona wins. This combined with last night’s ROH contract signing segment, Cardona has all the momentum going into Final Battle next week, so he is sadly not winning the title. Jericho still has to complete his goal of getting ROH a cable TV deal, and there is even word that there is interest, perhaps even from Warner Brother Discovery to put ROH on the other Turner network, TruTV, so who knows. Maybe Jericho retains long enough for that deal to be finalized, and then he loses on the first episode of ROH back on cable.
Good promo from Brody King, and I would think he defeats Komander to rebound from his lose to Claudio. Sorry, Komander, but you might be eating the goose egg. Very good promo from Callis and Fletcher to call out Ospreay and Okada and even Mark Briscoe. I feel like that foreshadows Ospreay and Okada making it to Worlds End as semifinalists with Fletcher. And a great main event tag match as Hobbs & Davis made a surprisingly good duo. Great win for Hobbs & Davis, too, and it establishes Hobbs VS Konosuke for the International Championship. Now, Hobbs’ chances of winning that title depend on what AEW and NJPW agree on for WrestleDynasty and Konosuke VS Shingo Takagi, but I wouldn’t mind seeing Hobbs win.
My Score: 8.8/10
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