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Mitchell’s AEW Full Gear Results & Report! (11/18/23)
Will MJF survive the night?
To Live or Die in L-AEW!
Maxwell Jacob Friedman takes on another full night as he defends both the AEW World Championship AND ROH World Tag Team Championships! But with Samoa Joe by his side, will MJF make it through Bullet Club Gold?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Zero Hour – ROH World Championship: Eddie Kingston VS Jay Lethal w/ Team Triple J; Eddie wins and retains the title.
- Zero Hour – Claudio Castagnoli VS Buddy Matthews; Claudio wins.
- Zero Hour – ROH World Tag Team Championships: MJF & Samoa Joe VS The Gunns; MJF & Joe win and retain the titles.
- Six Man Tag: Darby Allin, Sting & Adam “Edge” Copeland VS Christian Cage, Luchasaurus & Nick Wayne; Darby, Sting & Edge win.
- AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy w/ Hook VS Jon Moxley w/ Wheeler Yuta; Cassidy wins and retains the title.
- AEW Women’s World Championship: Hikaru Shida VS “Timeless” Toni Storm w/ Luther; Storm wins and becomes the new AEW Women’s World Champion.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships Fatal 4 Way Ladder Match: Ricky Starks & “Big Bill” Morrissey VS FTR VS La Faccion Ingobernable VS The House of Black; Starks & Morrissey win and retain the titles.
- AEW TBS Championship Triple Threat: Kris Statlander VS Julia Hart VS Skye Blue; Julia wins and becomes the new AEW TBS Champion.
- Texas Deathmatch: Hangman Page VS Swerve Strickland; Swerve wins.
- High Stakes Tag Match: The Young Bucks VS The Golden Jets; The Golden Jets win and become the new #1 contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Championships.
- AEW World Championship:
MJFAdam ColeMJF w/ Adam Cole VS Jay White w/ The Gunns; MJF wins and retains the title.
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It’s the Full Gear Zero Hour!
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Zero Hour – ROH World Championship: Eddie Kingston VS Jay Lethal w/ Team Triple J!
The Mad King has been putting in the work, both in ROH and NJPW, not that it matters to Team Triple J. They all claim Eddie’s been ducking and hiding, but now there’s no running from the fight they picked with him! Will Eddie teach Lethal a lesson about being careful what you wish for? Or will Lethal finally be world champion again?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who leads ROH!
Fans rally up for Eddie already as the Code of Honor is tensely upheld. The two circle, feel things out, then tie up. Lethal waistlocks, headlocks, but Eddie powers up and out. Lethal runs Eddie over, things speed up, btu then Lethal headlocks again. Eddie endures the grind, powers Lethal to a corner, and the ref counts. Lethal and Eddie let off, but Lethal pie faces! So Eddie fires off fast hands! And a CHOP! Eddie whips corner to corner, Lethal reverses but runs into an elbow! STO! Cover, ONE!! Eddie keeps cool as he clamps onto Lethal. Lethal fights the chinlock, has a leg and trips Eddie. Lethal steps through but Eddie boots him into buckles!
Lethal staggers, and Eddie clotheslines him up and out! Fans fire up but Triple J gathers around Lethal to protect him while egging Eddie on. Eddie stays back and flips them off, he has Champion’s Advantage. Lethal rushes in, but into a CHOP! Fans “WOO~!” and Karen panics. Lethal CHOPS, but Eddie CHOPS back! Lethal CHOPS again, Eddie CHOPS again, repeat! Fans “WOO~!” with every CHOP! Eddie gets the edge, CHOPS Lethal out of the ring, but Lethal drags Eddie out of the ring to POST him! Triple J coaches Lethal on while he’s stinging, and Lethal rains down fists! Lethal refreshes the ring count, and Jeff Jarrett gets a cheap shot in!
Fans boo but the Last Outlaw gets away with it. Then he, Lethal and even Sonjay strut their stuff. The fans boo these Jackie Fargo wannabes, and Eddie gets in the ring. Lethal bumps Eddie off buckles, CHOKES him on ropes, but lets off to argue with the ref. Sonjay gets a shot in! Fans boo but Sonjay and his salmon pink suit scurry away. Lethal stomps Eddie, but Eddie throws body shots. Lethal throws knees and he CLUBS Eddie down, then drags him back up. Lethal reels Eddie in to snap suplex! Cover, ONE!! Lethal clamps onto Eddie for another cover, TWO! Lethal stomps Eddie, fans rally behind Eddie, and Eddie CHOPS!
Lethal snapmares Eddie, clamps onto a chinlock, but Eddie endures. Eddie fights up, throws body shots and then CHOPS! Eddie whips, runs in at the corner, but Lethal OVERHEAD SUPLEXES him into buckles! Triple J cheers but fans boo as Lethal storms up on Eddie. Cover, TWO! Eddie is still in this but Lethal stomps him around. Lethal then clamps on with another chinlock. Eddie endures, Sonjay says that’s real pro-wrestling, and he gets on Schiavone’s nerves. Lethal throws down punches and keeps Eddie down. Lethal stands Eddie up to CHOP! Eddie sputters, but he flips Lethal off. Lethal stands Eddie up again to CHOP again!
Eddie wobbles, Lethal CHOPS him again! Lethal runs, but Eddie swats the lariat to clinch, EXPLODER! Fans fire up while both men are down! Eddie and Lethal flounder, Lethal going to a corner. Jarrett has his guitar in hand, but Eddie storms up to clothesline Lethal! And then MACHINE GUN CHOPS! Eddie CHOPS Lethal into sitting down, then he goes side to side to BOOT WASH! Cover, TWO! Lethal stays in this but Eddie snarls. Eddie drags Lethal up, reels him in, but Lethal fights with elbows. Lethal claws the eyes, then clinches to LETHAL COMBINATION! Fans boo, Jarrett gets on the apron, but the ref has Jarrett get down.
Lethal goes up a corner, Karen cheers as he stands, MACHO ELBOW but he sees Eddie’s boots! Lethal has the legs, Eddie rolls it back! TWO!! BOOT! ENZIGURI! Lethal hurries up again, MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO!! Eddie survives and Triple J is furious! Karen complains, but Jeff coaches Lethal on. Lethal waits on Eddie to rise up, handspring, but Eddie catches Lethal to a SAIDO! Lethal staggers around, into an URENAGE! And then Eddie powers up! Sonjay gets on the apron, Eddie DECKS him into Jeff! Lethal gets up, he and Eddie DOUBLE LARIAT! But both men stay up! So they DOUBLE LARIAT again, and they fall!
Fans fire up as the two rise, but Karen gets on the apron. Satnam, too! They argue with the ref, Lethal goes for Jarrett’s guitar! But Eddie keeps Lethal back! Lethal SMACKS Eddie off the mat, Eddie CLAWS Lethal’s face! ORTIZ is here! He takes the guitar away from Lethal! Fans cheer, and Ortiz SMASH HITS Sonjay!! That’s what he gets! Lethal is shocked, he kicks Eddie and whips, but Eddie reverses. Lethal handsprings, but into the HALF ‘N’ HALF! URAKEN!! Cover, EDDIE WINS!
Winner: Eddie Kingston, by pinfall (still ROH World Champion)
Triple J is shocked, but they forgot Eddie has friends! Ortiz and Eddie fist bump while Triple J leaves, tails tucked between their legs. Eddie gets a mic real quick to welcome us to the preshow! There’s a lot more shid up next. What, Stoke? You gonna make a move, you bald headed b*tch? Thank you, LA, and good night! Will the Mad King still have both thrones through 2023?
Zero Hour – Claudio Castagnoli VS Buddy Matthews!
This match was only just put together last night, but it’s been a long time coming. The House of Black tried to pick a fight with the Blackpool Combat Club, so here’s a fight for them! Will the Swiss Superman take down the Aussie Juggernaut here in Hollywood?
The bell rings and the two step up. They stare down as the fans rally up. Buddy throws his jacket at Claudio and then fires off shots! Buddy backs Claudio down to a corner, stomps away, but the ref backs him off. Fans rally up and Claudio stands, to UPPERCUT! And UPPERCUT! And KNEE, KNEE and KNEE! Then UPPERCUT again! Claudio roars, fans fire up, and Claudio whips. Buddy holds ropes, BOOTS back, but Claudio trips him! Fans fire up but Buddy boots him away! Buddy bails out, fans boo, but Claudio pursues. Buddy RAMS Claudio into the apron! And then into railing! Buddy CHOPS, then whips Claudio, only for Claudio to reverse!
Buddy hits railing hard, Claudio runs in to UPPERCUT him down! The ring count climbs, Claudio whips Buddy into more railing! And then another UPPERCUT! Fans fire up as Claudio puts Buddy in, storms back into the ring, but then Buddy bails back out. Claudio goes out and runs in around the way, but Buddy CLOBBERS him first! And then V-TRIGGERS him down! Fans fire up while both men are down, and Buddy shakes out his legs. Buddy puts Claudio back into the ring, climbs a corner, and then leaps, FLYING METEORA! Cover, TWO! Claudio hangs tough but Buddy clamps on a chinlock.
Buddy leans on the hold, grinds Claudio down, but Claudio endures. Claudio fights around as fans rally, and he fights to his feet. Buddy is a backpack as Claudio RAMS him into buckles! Buddy holds on, but Claudio RAMS him in again! Buddy still holds on, fans rally up, and Claudio drops to his knees! Fans rally more, Claudio fights up and powers out, and catches Buddy to a sleeper! Buddy powers out, sleepers again, but Claudio back suplexes! Buddy lands on his feet! Claudio runs, but into a BOOT! Claudio UPPERCUTS in return! Buddy V-TRIGGERS! Claudio DISCUS LARIATS! Fans fire up while both men are down!
Buddy and Claudio slowly rise up, and Buddy goes to a corner. Claudio roars and runs in to UPPERCUT! And UPPERCUT, UPPERCUT and UPPERCUT! The ref counts, he backs Claudio down, but Claudio jukes to UPPERCUT! Claudio runs to BOOT Buddy down! The fans fire up as Claudio has the legs! But Buddy kicks Claudio away! Claudio trips Buddy, has the legs, but Buddy twists to victory roll! TWO, and Claudio POP-UP UPPERCUTS! Cover, TWO!! Buddy survives and Claudio grows frustrated. Claudio drags Buddy up, reels him in, Gotch- NO, Buddy back drops! But Claudio lands on his feet! And BOOTS!
Buddy BOOTS back, goes up the corner and leaps, but Claudio catches him! GIANT SWING!! Fans are thunderous as Buddy goes around and around and around! Claudio goes past TEN to throw Buddy at FIFTEEN! Cover, TWO!! Buddy survives again but Claudio stalks him to a corner. Claudio kicks Buddy around, Buddy goes to the apron, but Claudio slingshots out to STOMP him! Claudio then goes back in, drags Buddy up the ropes, and deadlifts him to the top! But Buddy fights the rest of the superplex! Buddy and Claudio throw hands, Claudio HEADBUTTS, and HEADBUTTS, and HEADBUTTS again!
Claudio fires more and more HEADBUTTS, but Buddy slips under! Tuck and CHEEKY NANDOS! Fans fire up and Buddy CHEEKY NANDOS again, and again! And then POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO! But Buddy has Claudio for a deadlift JACKHAMMER! Cover, TWO!! Into a CROSSFACE!! Buddy pulls on Claudio’s head and neck but Claudio endures! Fans rally, Claudio fights around, but Buddy shifts to HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOW! Buddy uses a BCC move on a member of the BCC! Claudio endures, fights up, and he fireman’s carries! Claudio snarls as he hits the T K O! Fans fire up and Claudio runs, to UPPERCUT!! Cover, TWO!!!
But Claudio has Buddy up again, another UPPERCUT! Then he reels Buddy in, has the arms, RICOLA BOMB!! And then a step through, to the SHARPSHOOTER!! Shoutout to Tyson Kidd and the Hitman! Buddy endures, reaches out, fights his way up and forward, but Claudio drags him away!! BUDDY TAPS, CLAUDIO WINS!
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli, by submission
The Swiss Superman has evened things up between BCC and House of Black! But as Buddy stands back up, he steps forward. He considers offering, but then chooses not to offer the handshake. Claudio says fine, you can’t see him! But will this battle between the factions continue as AEW enters the inaugural Continental Classic?
Zero Hour – ROH World Tag Team Championships: MJF & Samoa Joe VS The Gunns!
There’s some irony to how this match came about. Maxwell Jacob Friedman won these belts alongside Adam Cole, but Colle running to ringside to coach MJF in his AEW World Championship match against Samoa Joe is what got him hurt. And now to have a chance of getting past Austin & Colten, MJF teams with Joe, with an AEW World Championship match down the line as part of the deal. Will M-Joe-F tear down the Ass Boys so that tonight’s main event will be a fair fight?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see how The Devil’s deal with Joe pays off!
The teams sort out and MJF starts against Colten. The fans rally up for MJF as Colten eggs him on. MJF DECKS Colten! And then he stomps away in a corner! Austin runs up, MJF DECKS him, then goes back to stomp Colten! MJF digs his boots in, lets off as the ref counts, and the fans cheer. Colten gets up to kick MJF, headlock, but MJF endures the grind. The fans taunt the “ASS~ BOYS!” and MJF slips out the back. MJF headlocks, Colten powers out, but MJF ducks ‘n’ dodges and then stops himself. MJF SPITS at Austin, and struts all over Colten! Fans cheer as MJF swivels the hips, but then both Gunns CLOBBER him!
The Gunns put MJF in a corner, they stomp away, then double whip. Joe takes the bump for MJF and even MJF is surprised! The Gunns don’t realize it, until MJF DOUBLE LARIATS them down! The fans cheer, MJF tells Joe he doesn’t need the help, but then Joe tags in. MJF gets in Joe’s face, but Joe says relax. The Gunns get up, MJoeF DECK them both! And then Joe DIVES to take the Gunns out! Fans fire up and Joe dusts himself off. Fans cheer and Joe gives MJF a thumbs up. Joe puts Austin in, then Colten. Joe storms in, Austin distracts him, and Colten DROP- NOPE, Joe just moves aside. Then Joe SENTONS!
Fans fire up and Joe JABS, JABS, and JABS! Joe whips Colten to a corner, runs in to back elbow and PELE! Colten flops down and fans fire up as Joe strikes a Hadoken pose. Joe drags Colten over, tags MJF in, and fans cheer. But then Austin swipes at MJF! Colten CLOBBERS MJF, drags him over and bumps him off buckles. Tag to Austin and Austin stomps away on MJF! The fans taunt Austin but he stomps MJF down. Austin puts MJF back in the corner, tags in Colten, and they double whip MJF to ropes. They call for the double clothesline, but then they double elbow! Austin taunts the fans, Colten covers, ONE!
Colten tags Austin back in, the Gunns mug MJF, and Austin snapmares to then mock MJF’s posing. Austin clamps on a chinlock and he grinds MJF down. Fans rally as MJF endures and fights back up. MJF stands, throws body shots, and reaches out. Austin keeps MJF back, but MJF throws hands! MJF keeps reaching, but Austin knees low! Austin whips, MJF reverses and TOSSES Austin out! Colten tags in to keep MJF back! Colten whips, MJF reverses, but Colten slides out and calls to Austin. The Gunns both slide in to keep MJF from Joe! Colten feeds MJF to an ELBOW, then taunts Joe. Tag back to Austin and Austin sends Colten in, but MJF avoids the splash!
Colten tumbles out of the ring, MJF baits Austin in, and then MJF TOSSES Austin! Fans fire up as MJF crawls, but the Gunns both slide in! They get in the way, but MJF ducks the elbows to hot tag Joe! Joe rallies on the Gunns! Atomic drop and a BOOT for Colten! Austin is up, he gets the POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Joe drags Austin up to bump him off buckles, then he puts Austin up top. MJF tags in and he says he’s gonna Muscle Buster! MJF tucks Austin, brings him out, but Colten DROPKICKS MJF! Austin DECKS Joe, then hurries to tag Colten in. The Gunns call their shot, they whip, but MJF stops the 3:10 to DOUBLE DDT!!
Fans fire up as MJF kips up! Fans are thunderous as MJF hits the Kangaroo Stance! But then MJF tags in! Fans boo but Joe says relax. MJF and Joe then decide to do this together! They get the Gunns up on opposite corners, for a DOUBLE MUSCLE- NO, The Gunns slip out and send MJoeF into each other! Colten DECKS MJF, dodges Joe, and 3:10 TO YUMA ON JOE!!! Cover, but MJF YANKS Colten outta the ring! MJF rains down fists and he stomps Colten! Austin runs out but MJF fires hands on him! Colten CLUBS MJF, Austin CLUBS MJF, and the Gunns SMACK MJF off the steel steps!
The Gunns get back in, they reload as Joe stands up, but then Joe flops over. And then ADAM COLE is here?! Fans are thunderous as Cole, even on crutches, makes his way to ringside! And then Joe snatches Colten, COQUINA CLUTCH!! MJF drags Austin out, Colten taps! MJoeF wins!!
Winners: MJF & Samoa Joe, by submission (MJF & Adam Cole retain the titles)
And MJF hugs Cole in celebration! Even on a bad leg, the Panama City Playboy helped his brochacho win! But then Joe makes sure MJF remembers: Joe’s got next. MJF says that’s fine, and they shake hands. Will MJF make it past Jay White, past Full Gear and past the 365 day mark as champion to then face Samoa Joe down the line?
Wait, the Gunns attack MJF! They’re sore losers! Fans boo, and Cole can’t do anything because he’s not 100%! Austin goes looking under the ring, and he gets a chair! Colten drags MJF around, and isolates a leg! Austin wants Cole to watch this! SMASH to the leg! Fans boo but Austin SMASHES the leg again!! Cole is furious but the Gunns aren’t done! They put the leg in the chair, and Austin goes up! Austin DIVING STOMPS the chair!!! MJF’s leg could be as broken as Cole’s! The ref has medics hurry out here and they check on MJF. MJF shouts and groans in pain and a stretcher is brought out!
The medical team gets MJF onto the stretcher, and now the state of tonight’s main event is in question. MJF wants Cole to keep them from taking his belt! Promise! PROMISE! Cole promises! The ambulance takes MJF away, but what can Cole do? What can anyone do? Did the Gunns just make sure Jay White wins via forfeit tonight?
“It’s inevitable: All things come to a conclusion.”
“Civilizations fade, even planets crumble. What will you do when your time comes? Will you steal? Will you turn to a dark power? Will you try to entertain the people and put on a show to distract from the madness? Or will you cling to the trophies that prove you were the best in a lifetime that you fight to preserve? You will covet thy neighbor’s success and become resentful? Will you stand up to defend your family and your home? Where will you draw the line? When you become the hunted, will you come to believe in curses? When you aren’t the biggest, the strongest, the fastest, can you be as brave as you’ve ever been?
“On this day, will you be able to take yourself to a new level? Become even greater than you’ve ever been? Can you discover that 100%? Can you find your own Full Gear?”
Six Man Tag: Darby Allin, Sting & Adam “Edge” Copeland w/ Ric Flair VS Christian Cage, Luchasaurus & Nick Wayne!
The #RatedRelentlessIcons all have bones to pick with Captain Charisma’s crew, and they’re all hoping to put an end to this grudge. But will Darby, Sting & Edge be able to tear down “The Patriarchy?” Or will the TNT Champion, his Right Hand of Destruction and “adopted son” celebrate this win as a family?
But while the self-proclaimed “inspirational, wise, selfless, loved, courageous, generous, compassionate, respected, sacrificing, devoted” and best father in the world has the “Ernie McCracken Unified Fund” choir singing his song, The Nature Boy is here to be with Sting in his homestretch to retirement! And speaking of, Sting, Darby and Edge all have face paint, duster jackets and baseball bats, showing complete unity going into this match. The fans sing Edge’s song for him, and Edge applauds them. The trios sort out, and Christian has Nick start against Darby. Christian gives his “son” a hug and Nick circles with Darby. They tie up, and Darby powers Nick to a corner.
Darby digs forearms into Nick, lets off as the ref counts, but Nick cheap shots Darby! Nick headlocks, hits a takeover, but Darby keeps his shoulders up. Fans rally up and taunt Nick, “Who’s Your Daddy?” Darby wrenches out and wristlocks to then wrangle Nick down. Darby steps over and MONKEY FLIPS Nick, but keeps the wristlock. Fans rally behind Darby, Nick kips up but Darby smothers him with a headlock. Nick fights up, powers out but Darby rolls. Darby sidesteps, Nick whips, but Darby springboards to FLYING ARM-DRAG! Darby arm-drags again, and fans cheer as he keeps the armlock!
Darby drags Nick up, wrenches, and he brings Nick over to tag Sting! Fans fire up as the Icon YANKS Nick down! Sting TOSSES Nick out hard, then goes out after Nick to drag him up and whip him into railing hard! Nick tumbles down, fans fire up and Sting shrugs. Sting tosses Nick back in, but Nick scrambles to tag in Christian! Fans fire up because Sting points to Edge! Edge reaches out, tag to Edge! The former tag partners stare down and Edge says Christian wanted this! Fans are losing their minds already, but of course Christian tags out to Luchasaurus. Luchasaurus and Edge circle, and they approach.
Edge fires off forearms, runs, but into both hands! Luchasaurus TOSSES Edge to a corner, then fires off hands and DECKS Edge! Christian talks trash safe from his corner, and Luchasaurus whips Edge corner to corner. Luchasaurus runs in to clothesline Edge down. Luchasaurus whips, Edge kicks back, but runs into a choke grip! Edge slips free to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Fans fire up as Edge runs to SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Tag to Darby and Darby runs up, but into Luchasaurus’ hands! Luchasaurus TOSSES Darby but Darby BOOTS him back! Darby sunset flips but Luchasaurus stays up!
Luchasaurus hauls Darby up, but Darby pries the choke grip. So Luchasaurus UPPERCUTS! And choke grips again, to JURASSIC- NO, Darby slips free! But Christian HOTSHOTS Darby back! Sting & Edge protest but the ref keeps them back. Luchasaurus then goes to ropes, APRON CHOKE SLAM!! Darby falls to the floor and Edge hurries to check on him. Luchasaurus storms out to fetch Darby, staring Ric down. Luchasaurus puts Darby in the ring, stands on him and stomps him down! Luchasaurus puts Darby in the corner, digs his boot in, and tags in Christian. Fans boo as Christian stomps away on Darby.
Christian stands on Darby, the ref counts, then Christian steps away. Christian flexes but fans boo more. Christian stomps Darby, gets in the ref’s face, and then stomps Darby at the ropes. Christian drags Darby up, fans taunt the “TURTLENECK! TURTLENECK!” Christian snapmares and then claws Darby’s face, to then stomp him down. Tag to Nick and they mug Darby. Nick digs his boot into Darby’s face and then flexes on him. Fans boo, but Nick stomps Darby, then KICKS him in the back! Cover, ONE!! Darby hangs tough but Nick whips him to ropes. Nick then scoops Darby for a BACKBREAKER!
Fans boo as Nick mocks Ric with the strut, then a middle finger! Nick drags Darby up, tags Luchasaurus, and they mug Darby now. Luchasaurus CHOPS Darby, then CHOPS him again and again and again! Luchasaurus scoops Darby, tags Nick back in, and then SIDEWALK SLAM and slingshot SENTON! Cover, TWO! Fans rally for Darby, Nick steps to Edge but Edge doesn’t flinch. Nick drags Darby up to whip him to the corner, but Darby BLASTS Christian! And HOTSHOTS Luchasaurus! Nick runs in but Darby BOOTS him away! Darby goes up but Nick UPPERCUTS! Nick then climbs up after Darby!
Fans boo but Darby fights the superplex. Darby BITES Nick’s hand! Then he dribbles Nick’s head off buckles! Darby hops up, to SUPER SUNSET BOMB!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Darby and Nick stir, a standing count climbs, and the fans rally up. The count is 5 of 10, Darby and Nick start crawling. The count is 8, but Christian sneaks around to YANK Edge down! Christian POSTS Edge, but Sting chases him off! They go around, Luchasaurus CLOBBERS Sting! That stops the count, and Nick tags Christian! Christian dares Darby to tag but there’s no one there for him!
Christian drags Darby back, puts him in an open corner, and CHOPS! Darby SLAPS back so Christian CHOPS again! Christian whips corner to corner hard and Darby flops in the corner! Christian aims at Darby, taunting Edge as he crouches. Christian wants to go Rated R, but Darby dodges! Christian stops himself, whips, but then heads collide! Fans fire up again and Darby crawls! Christian also crawls, hot tag to Edge! Edge hurries to get Christian but Luchasaurus tags in to CLUB Edge down! Luchasaurus whips, Edge CLOBBERS him! And again! Edge reels Luchasaurus in, IMPALER! Luchasaurus goes to the apron!
Edge builds speed, he SPEARS Luchasaurus off the apron! Nick returns, but into a kick and trophy lift! Edge TOSSES Nick at Luchasaurus, but Luchasaurus catches him. So Darby DIVES! Direct hit and down go both henchmen! Fans are thunderous again, and then Sting takes aim. Nick and Luchasaurus stand back up, and Sting CROSSBODIES them both down! Ric is loving it! Sting puts Luchasaurus in for Edge, and now Edge takes aim from a corner! Edge runs in, but Luchasaurus catches him with a choke grip! Sting runs in, he also gets caught! Sting & Edge kick low, and they fire off haymakers!
Fans rally with every shot, but Luchasaurus stays up, so Sting dragon sleepers! Edge goes up, they hit the ELBOW SCORPION DEATH DROP COMBO! Darby TOSSES Nick down, and then into the ring! Edge & Sting get Nick up, Darby climbs, DOUBLE SUPLEX CROSSBODY COMBO!! The fans are thunderous again but Luchasaurus BOOTS Edge! And HEADBUTTS Sting! And he TOSSES Darby to a corner! Luchasaurus aims at Edge, runs in, BLINDSIDER LARIAT! That neck is the target after all! Christian storms up on Ric and Ric says try it! The ref has these two stand down, but Ric fires off hands! And CHOPS!
Christian throat chops, and LOW BLOWS Ric! Fans boo as the Nature Boy falls over! Christian grabs the TNT belt, and Luchasaurus ahs Edge up! BELT SHOT HITS LUCHASAURUS as Edge ducks! And then Edge chases Christian away into the crowd! So much for that “courageous” part of his intro! STINGER SPLASH on Luchasaurus, and then the SPEAR!! Darby is up top, COFFIN DROP!! Cover, Rated Relentless wins!
Winners: Darby Allin, Sting & Adam “Edge” Copeland, by pinfall
Ric rises up and he celebrates with his guys! Christian failed to do anything he promised the other night, will he have to keep running? As for Sting and these icons, are we still on track for the Revolution retirement match in the Spring?
Tony Schiavone is on stage.
He is with referee Bryce Remsburg, and then introduces Bullet Club Gold. Fans boo as Jay White & The Gunns make their way out here, and White shouts HE is champion now! Is this his music? Huh!? Is this how this goes?! To be fair, that’s the Gunns’ music. Schiavone tells White to chill the hell out, they’ve got a show to do. But ladies and gentlemen- No, White wants them to say it! “Tell them, old man!” Schiavone hates to say this, but unfortunately, MJF is injured and NOT able to compete anymore tonight. White pretends to be shocked as Schiavone says the match of MJF VS White has been canceled.
So now, by default, your NEW AEW World Champion- WAIT! Adam Cole is coming back out here?! Schiavone asks what this is about, and even White is a little confused. Cole tells White that there is not a shot in hell White leaves here with MJF’s world title. Cole made a promise to his friend and intends on keeping it. So much so, he already talked with Tony Khan. If MJF can’t defend the world title, then dammit, Cole will do it for him! White laughs, but Cole says even on one leg, the main event is now Jay White VS ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!! White is laughing even harder and no one else can believe it!
White says his good friend, Adam Cole, BAYBAY! But Adam, Adam, Adam. You must’ve hit your head, too. Don’t you remember? Or do you have a hard time remembering after that concussion? Well, White will refresh him: White took Cole out once before, wearing these exact pants, actually. And if Cole wants to stick his nose where it doesn’t belong, then fine! White will take out Cole once and for all so that it is him and not his best friend that Breathes with the Switchblade in this new era! Then White will truly be AEW World Champion, baybay! White heads out, still holding onto Triple B. But just how can Cole compete when he’s got a bad leg?
AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy w/ Hook VS Jon Moxley w/ Wheeler Yuta!
Freshly Squeezed lost this title to The Maniac, but then the Maniac lost to Rey Fenix after getting knocked for a loop. And then Cassidy won the title off Fenix so we’re back to square one! Cassidy wants to prove he is the rightful champion, can he do that when the Orange Punch had little to no effect just last night? Or will Moxley set things right in his book and be champion once again?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly championship material!
The bell rings and Cassidy runs up to throw a forearm! Moxley DECKS Cassidy in return! Moxley CHOPS, Cassidy throws hands but Moxley CHOPS again! Moxley DECKS Cassidy again, TOSSES him out, then storms out to storm up on him. Moxley TOSSES Cassidy onto the desk! Moxley fires off hands, the ref counts, but Moxley SMACKS Cassidy off the desk. Moxley then hangs Cassidy out to dry on the railing! Cassidy falls back and Moxley flexes. Fans are torn but Moxley storms back that way. Fans help Cassidy stand and he throws hands on Moxley. Moxley HEADBUTTS Cassidy, then HEADBUTTS him!
Moxley drags Cassidy into the ring, reels him in, and hits an X PLEX! Cassidy flounders to a corner and fans fire up behind Moxley. Moxley stands Cassidy up in a corner to CHOP! Moxley eggs Cassidy on, Cassidy throws hands, but Moxley CHOPS him back down! The trash talk continues, but Cassidy throws more forearms! Moxley stomps away on Cassidy then digs his boots in! The ref counts, Moxley lets off and he drags Cassidy up. Moxley ROCKS Cassidy, then eggs Cassidy on. Cassidy stands, BOOTS Moxley, then BOOTS again! Moxley stays up, Cassidy runs in, but into a BOSS MAN SLAM! Cover, TWO!
Moxley storms around, and then he gets the legs. Moxley stomps Cassidy in the gut! Then TEXAS CLOVERHOLD! Cassidy endures, claws at the legs, and he rolls to throw hands from below! Moxley gets those arms to DRAGON STOMP! Moxley puts Cassidy in a corner to CHOP! Moxley hauls Cassidy up top, climbs up after him, and he CLAWS Cassidy’s back! The ref reprimands and counts, Moxley lets off to BITE Cassidy’s nose! The ref counts again, Moxley lets off and flips everyone off. Moxley stands Cassidy up, but Cassidy fights the suplex! Cassidy CLUBS away on Moxley, then CLAWS Moxley’s back!
Cassidy BITES Moxley’s face! Moxley HEADBUTTS! And HEADBUTTS! And HEADBUTTS again! Cassidy flops down to the apron and Hook coaches him up. Moxley drags Cassidy back up, and underhooks the arms! But Cassidy fights his way around! Cassidy throws body shots, he’s on the inside now, and he HEADBUTTS in return! And again and again and again! Fans fire up as Cassidy keeps going! Then Cassidy has Moxley on the top, for a SUPERPLEX! Fans fire up as Moxley sits right up, blood pouring from right in the middle of his forehead! Cassidy goes to the apron, he drags himself up, and he leaps for DEEP IMPACT!
Moxley stands back up, so Cassidy tilt-o-whirl DDTS! Cover, ONE?!? Moxley shakes his head and fans fire up again. Moxley eggs Cassidy on, so Cassidy fires “devastating” kicks! And then the real kicks! Cassidy stomps and stomps and stomps, but Moxley doesn’t budge! Cassidy winds up, but Moxley stands! So Cassidy flips him off! Moxley runs in, is sent outside, and Cassidy DIVES! Moxley ends up on the desk! Cassidy slides back into the ring, builds speed again, and DIVES! Moxley flops onto the desk this time! Fans fire up for “One More Time!” so Cassidy ROCKS Moxley, slides back in, and goes again! Cassidy DIVES, and down goes Moxley!
Fans fire up as Cassidy rises up and he brings Moxley around. Cassidy puts Moxley in, climbs a corner, and Moxley stands in a daze. Cassidy leaps, but Moxley kicks low! DEATH- NO, Cassidy wrenches out! So Moxley suplexes again, into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! But Moxley just rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Then the ground ‘n’ pound! Cassidy guards but Moxley just keeps raining shots! Moxley powers his way to a BULLY CHOKE! Fans rally as Cassidy endures and fights around! Cassidy reaches out, Hook coaches him, but Moxley hauls Cassidy up. Cassidy fights the lift to Alabama Lift, and back drop!
Moxley sunset flips, but Cassidy rolls through to PENALTY KICK! Shoutout to Shibata, but Moxley’s right up! Moxley runs in, Cassidy gets around, REDRUM!! Cassidy borrows Hook’s hold! Moxley flails, and Cassidy adds body scissors! Moxley staggers forward to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Cassidy holds on, but now the ref has to pry them apart. The buckle pad comes with them! Cassidy runs in, into a CUTTER!! Moxley reels Cassidy in, GOTCH PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO?!!? Cassidy survives and then the ref asks what happened to the buckle. Cassidy and Moxley rise again, and fans are dueling between them.
Moxley gives Cassidy his own mocking kicks, and Cassidy stands. Moxley then pie faces Cassidy, and Cassidy shakes his head. Cassidy puts up his hands, to put them in his pockets! Moxley runs in, Cassidy dodges and Moxley hits the buckles! Then a SHOTGUN sends Moxley back in! Moxley falls, Cassidy fires himself back up but stumbles his way over. Moxley drunkenly swings, but he still eggs Cassidy on! So Cassidy runs to ORANGE PUNCH! Moxley stays up, so Cassidy hits another ORANGE PUNCH!! Moxley wobbles and hobbles, into another ORANGE PUNCH!! But Moxley just rises up?! So Cassidy victory rolls him! TWO!!!
Cassidy and Moxley stand, A FOURTH ORANGE PUNCH!! Moxley swings all blind again, but A FIFTH ORANGE PUNCH!!! Off comes the elbow pad, and Cassidy runs in again, A SIXTH ORANGE PUNCH!!! And then BEACH BREAK!!! Cover, CASSIDY WINS!!
Winner: Orange Cassidy, by pinfall (still AEW International Champion)
Freshly Squeezed finally puts The Maniac down, and now he can truly say in his heart that he is International Champion! Trent come out here to celebrate with Cassidy while Claudio comes out to help check on Moxley. But then Yuta gets in Hook’s face, they still have their own beef to settle. The BCC heads out for now, but will the Decoder look to take down the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil? Or will the FTW Champion follow Cassidy’s lead and take down another hardened Blackpool Combat Club member?
Another Continental Classic entrant has been named!
It’s the Sussex County Chicken, Mark Briscoe! And Mark says believe it or not, he has been described as a very continental individual! So that means when it comes to this round robin, y’all is in trouble! Mark is gonna wake up, eat his Continental Breakfast, hop into his Lincoln Continental, drive to the arena and whoop everyone up in there! No one is gonna stop him because nobody can! He’s taking this whole thing home to Sandy Fork! Will the Continental Classic be ready to #ManUp?
AEW Women’s World Championship: Hikaru Shida VS “Timeless” Toni Storm w/ Luther!
The Shining Samurai has set history as the first THREE-TIME AEW Women’s World Champion, an accolade that the Lightning From Down Under wanted to accomplish herself. But will Storm steal the spotlight and become the next three-time Women’s World Champion? Or will there be a plot twist during Storm’s Hollywood Homecoming?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly the leading lady of AEW!
The bell rings and Storm gets a script from Luther. And yet she rips it up! Storm and Shida start throwing forearms! Fans fire up as they go back and forth! Shida then knees low, and again, and again! Shida backs Storm down, whips her corner to corner, then runs in, to JUMP KNEE! Fans fire up with Shida, then she puts Storm in the ropes. Shida goes to the apron to pull Storm’s straps down, to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Mariah May is watching backstage as Shida CHOPS Storm down! The fangirl feels the pain but Shida puts Storm in the ropes on the other side! And she CHOPS! CHOPS! And CHOPS!
Storms fall back, Shida stalks her to a corner and then CHOPS again! Fans are torn as Storm staggers away, but Shida CHOPS again! Storm goes to another corner, bumps into the buckles, and Shida CHOPS again! Storm points a finger and shouts “How DARE you!” Shida just bends that finger! Storm CHOPS! Shida CHOPS! Storm DOUBLE CHOPS! And CHOPS! And MACHINE GUN CHOPS in the corner! Fans fire up and Storm CHOPS again! Storm headlocks, to BULLDOG! Fans fire up and Storm brings Shida up. Storm winds up, to HAYMAKER! Fans fire up and Storm covers, ONE!! Storm stomps Shida then slaps her around.
Shida throws body shots but Storm HEADBUTTS her down! Shida goes to ropes, Storm storms up on her to CHOKE her on the ropes! Mariah feels much better, and Storm lets off as the ref counts. Storm drags Shida up, brings her around, and CLUBS her! And CHOPS her! Shida ROCKS Storm in return! And again! And again! Shida eggs Storm on, then catches her to spin her. Storm dodges, runs, but Shida dodges to then JUMP KNEE! Fans fire up as Storm goes to a corner. Shida climbs up and fans fire up as she rains down fists! The fans count all the way to TEN! OSYA! Shida kicks Storm away to then MISSILE DROPKICK her down! Cover, TWO!
Shida grows frustrated but she goes to the apron. Shida climbs the ropes but Storm CHOPS her first! And CHOPS! And then ROCKET LAUNCHES her! Cover, TWO! Shida is still in this but Storm paces around. Storm goes to her corner, and Luther checks on her. He hands her the shoes! Storm has one in hand and the other tucked into her waistband! The ref snatches the obvious one, but Storm CLOBBERS Shida with the other!! Cover, TWO!?!? Shida survives the other shoe dropping and Storm is shocked! Fans rally up again as Storm stands, and she drags Shida up. Storm resists the lift, and Alabama Lifts for a STRONG ZERO!
Both women are down and the fans fire up! Luther is worried for Madame Storm, and a standing count starts. Both women stir at 4 of 10, rise at 5, and Shida glares at Storm from a corner. Storm sits up, Shida storms up on her, and fires off forearms! Fans fire up as Shida just hammers away! Shida CLUBS Storm, hoists her up, but Storm shoves her! And SLAPS! SLAPS! Both women wobble, but they both roar! QUESTION MARK KICK from Shida! And then FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!! Storm survives and shocks Shida! Fans fire up and Shida hurries to a corner. Shida climbs, aims, and DOUBLE- NO, Storm moves!
Shida hobbles, her legs having taken some damage in that landing. Storm runs in but Shida spins her, to FALCON ARROW into a takedown! Storm has the ANKLE LOCK!! Shida flails, reaches out, and crawls, but Storm thrashes the leg! Storm drags Shida from ropes, but Shida still endures! Shida fights her way forward, and still gets the ROPEBREAK! Storm holds on, she goes to pry Shida’s boot off! She has Shida’s shoe! Fans are torn as Storm aims, but Shida blocks to then ROCK Storm! The boot goes flying, too! Shida pursues Storm, and has her kendo stick! The ref says no, this is a standard match! But Luther grabs the stick!
Shida LOW BLOWS Luther, then SMACKS him down! And again! And again! The butler takes the hits for Storm, but Storm hides her fancy ashtray in her waistband now. Shida storms up to KATA- NO! Storm blocks, reels Shida in, but Shida back drops! Storm sunset flips but Shida rocks it back to a seated cover! TWO!!! Storm escapes, but Shida runs in, only for Storm to block! Storm waistlocks, she lifts Shida up, GERMAN SUPLEX! Fans fire up and Storm aims from a corner! She gets her close-up! And also makes sure the tray is still on her butt. Storm runs in, FULL METAL SWEET HIP MUSIC!! Cover, STORM WINS!!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall (NEW AEW Women’s World Champion)
Storm has her moment! It was completely underhanded, but that’s all besides the point for Toni. And then Mariah is here to literally give Storm her flowers! Storm now joins Shida as the other THREE-TIME AEW Women’s World Champion, but what is next for her cinematic career?
Backstage interview with Eddie Kingston.
Renee congratulates the Mad King on retaining the ROH World Championship, and momentum is on his side. What does Eddie have his sights set on? Aw c’mon, you know what he’s after. We all know what’s next. Renee does know, it’s the Continental Classic starting on Dynamite, an incredible tournament. Eddie says that’s right, this will become the most prestigious tournament in the world. But he wants to up the ante, and really make it prestigious, if that’s the right word. Eddie wants to put his life’s work on the line. He wants to put the NJPW Strong Openweight AND ROH World Championships on the line in every match he does!
That way, the winner of the whole thing will be the first-ever Triple Crown Champion, because guess what? The winner of the Continental Classic also gets the brand new Continental Championship. So to everyone getting in the tournament, let’s do it! Let’s make this the biggest and best tournament in pro-wrestling today! The Mad King is bringing the gold, who will make it out of that round robin as one of the most decorated men in wrestling today?
AEW World Tag Team Championships Fatal 4 Way Ladder Match: Ricky Starks & “Big Bill” Morrissey VS FTR VS La Faccion Ingobernable VS The House of Black!
Speaking of raising the stakes, the currently champions absolutely did that with their announcement last night on Collision. They didn’t want to leave it to a single pinfall or submission, so now everyone must put their bodies on the line if they want to be champions! Who will literally rise above to grab glory with their own hands?
The introductions are made, the belts hang high above, and we see who strikes gold in the Golden State!
The bell rings and fans fire up as Starks and Cash head out to get ladders while Malakai and Dax go after LFI! Bill and Brody stare down, wanting to continue where things left off on Collision! Cash stomps Starks down, then gets back in to help Dax with Rush. Brody and Bill step up and everyone gives them space. Brody winds up but FTR CLOBBER him and Bill! Rush & Malakai goes after Bill, too, and Dralistico helps against Brody! The big men get beat down, and then Cash TOSSES Brody! Rush & Malakai dig their boots in on Bill, Dax helps out. But Brody knocks Cash away, drags a ladder out, and makes it a bridge.
Rush RAMS Bill into railing while Dax brawls with Malakai. Cash SMACKS Brody off his own ladder! Dax runs in, Malakai goes up and over, but Dax ROCKS him! Malakai goes to the apron, Starks has a ladder, but Dax grabs hold of it! They tug-o-war, and then Dax RAMS Starks down! But Malakai teetertotters the ladder into Dax! LFI mugs Cash, then with help from Jose, they take inventory of things. Rush gets a ladder up, but Cash climbs with him. They see each other, so they climb back down and set the ladder aside. The forearms start flying and the fans fire up! Rush CHOPS, Cash CHOPS, repeat!
Cash fires forearms, he eggs Rush on, and then Rush HEADBUTTS! Rush runs, but Cash avoids the dropkick! Rush goes to the apron, Cash ROCKS him, but Brody grabs at them. Rush KICKS Brody away, Cash avoids Dralistico then whips. Dralistico reverses then hurdles, but Cash DIVES to take out Rush, Brody and Bill! Dralistico won’t be outdone, and he builds speed to FLY! Down goes everyone! The fans are thunderous and then Starks goes up? But Malakai CLUBS Starks down! Malakai ROCKS Starks, then he climbs up. To ASAI MOONSAULT everyone! Brody stands to help Malakai up, but Starks returns!
Dax ROCKS Starks first! Dax climbs, then brings Starks up! Fans fire up for the SUPERPLEX onto the cluster!! All eight men go down and LA loses its mind! Brody still stands back up, and Bill follows. The fans hoot and bark for Brody as he and Bill get themselves some ladders. They put these ladders in the ring, and then the big men stare down. Fans fire up for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as they both step into the ring. The forearms start flying! And haymakers! Bill knees low, CLUBS Brody, but Brody ROCKS Bill! And body shots! And CLUBS! Dax sneaks a ladder of his own into the ring while Bill KNEES, CLUBS and CLUBS Brody!
But Brody KNEES, CLUBS, CLUBS CLUBS CLUBS CLUBS! Bill roars, both men stare down, and then Rush and Dax have ladders! They SANDWICH all this meat! And then they SANDWICH Bill on his own! And then they SANDWICH Brody on his own! Then they RAM each other! Ladder for ladder, but Rush loses grip first! Dax CHUCKS the ladder into Rush! Dax pushes ladders around, and equips one a la Terry! LADDER COPTER! Starks gets hit! Malakai gets hit! Brody AND Bill get hit! Dralistico stays back but Rush gets hit! Dralistico then DROPKICKS Dax and the ladder down!
Dralistico rallies the fans, goes up but Cash drags him down. Cash swings, Dralistico wrenches to ROCK, SOBAT, KICK and DREAMCAST KICK! Jose says go up and Dralistico sees he has a clear path! Dralistico positions the ladder, climbs, but Cash TIPS things! Dralistico hits ropes on the way down! Rush runs in to put Cash in a corner, clothesline, and then STOMP away! Rush then goes corner to corner, to fake Cash out, and BOOT! Fans fire up for Rush as he goes tranquilo! Rush gets the fans rallying up behind him, and he brings Cash up to CHOP! Rush whips, Cash ducks ‘n’ dodges to then scoop and POWERSLAM!
Fans fire up as Cash hurries to get himself a ladder. Cash stands it up under the belts and he climbs! But Malakai returns to CLUB a leg! Malakai hammers away, brings Cash down and DECKS him! Malakai puts the ladder aside but Cash kicks him! And UPPERCUTS! And CHOPS! Cash whips Malakai into the ladder! Cash then runs, but Malakai YANKS the ropes to FLING the ladder into Cash!! Fans are thunderous for the savage innovation, and
“This is Awesome!” as Malakai puts that ladder in a corner. Malakai drags Cash over, ROCKS him into sitting on the ladder, and then Malakai puts him sideways on it. Malakai goes up the corner, but Dax ROCKS him first!
Dax CLUBS away on Malakai but Brody CLUBS Dax! Cash goes after Malakai but Brody CHOPS away on Dax! And then TOSSES Dax down! Brody helps Malakai but Cash HOTSHOTS Brody down! Cash climbs up after Malakai, standing on the ladder. The ladder is a wobbly base and that helps Malakai fight Cash. Malakai positions himself but Cash LOW BLOWS! Nothing against it now, and he reels Malakai in! PILEDRIVER on the ladder!!! Fans lose their minds again over the even more savage and brutal innovation! But Brody is back and he brawls with Big Bill! Bill LARIATS Brody, but Brody DISCUS LARIATS Bill right outta the ring!!
Fans fire up as Brody establishes himself as alpha beef! Brody DIVES, into Bill AND a ladder!!! The titans are down, so Starks rallies on LFI and FTR! SPEAR for Dralistico! Rush runs, Starks dodges, SPEAR for Rush!! Starks wrenches Dax to TORNADO DDT! And he kips up! Fans fire up with Starks but Cash runs in. Starks elbows Cash first, reels him in, and goes up the corner! Fans cheer for the Absolute Old School! But Dax is up, so Starks CLUBS him down! Then SAIDO for Cash! Fans fire up with Starks and he grabs a ladder. Starks strikes a pose, and we get a shot to see Brody is busted open!
Malakai storms up and he brawls with Starks! Malakai KICKS low, but Starks ROCKS Malakai! Malakai BACK ELBOWS! Starks wobbles, but he still OVERHEAD SUPLEXES Malakai onto the ladder! Brody’s back to CLOBBER Starks onto the ladder! Dax runs in, Brody BACK DROPS him onto the ladder! Fans bark and hoot for Brody and he aims at Dax! CANNONBALL onto Dax and the ladder!! Brody seethes through his crimson mask that is now atop his death metal face paint, and he grabs another ladder. And this is a tall one! Brody sets it up and he climbs as fans cheer. But Bill is back to TIP the thing! Brody crashes down onto the other ladder!
Dralistico is back, but Bill puts him on the apron. Dralistico GAMANGIRIS, ROUNDHOUSES, then springboards, to FLYING CODE BREAKER! And then CHOP! CHOP! CHOP! Dralistico runs, springboards, but into Bill’s grip! SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAM!! But Rush is back to RAM Bill down! Rush corners Bill with the ladder, RAMS him more, then traps him in the bottom rope! Fans fire up as Rush stomps around. Rush says you mess with the bull, you get THE HORNS!! The ladder crushes Bill!! Fans are thunderous as Rush then stands another ladder up and climbs! But Starks is back to hurry up the other side!
Starks and Rush throw hands at the top of the ladder! Rush CHOPS, Starks CHOPS, repeat! Dax sets up the tall ladder, Cash and Dralistico brawl. There’s a third ladder introduced! Bill climbs up after Dax, Dralistico and Cash have the third, it’s a wild brawl high up! Rush and Starks DECK each other! They fall off the ladder, Cash and Dralistoco also ROCK each other! Brody returns to TIP the ladder Dax and Bill stand on! Dax and Bill hit ropes, then Brody goes after Cash! Brody drags Cash down with a BIG back suplex! Malakai has Dralitsico, but Dralistico turns that to a POISON-RANA!!
Fans are thunderous with Dralistico and he goes to the apron. He SUPERKICKS Brody, then springboards, but Brody trips him up! Brody ROCKS Dralistico, brings him to that ladder bridge, Canadian Rack for the GONZO BOMB on the ladder!!! Fans lose their minds as the refs hurry to check both men! Jose helps get that ladder back up, he and Cash reset it, because somehow it isn’t broken yet! Cash SMACKS Brody off it, places him on it, and then climbs the corner! But Bill climbs up to grab him first! Dax RAMS Bill down with another ladder! Dax clears some space while Cash still aims at Brody! FROG SPLASH on Brody and the ladder!!!
Fans lose their minds all over again as Cash goes all out for that one! Dax hurries to get one of those other ladders standing again, and he climbs! But Starks hurries after him! They brawl up top! Fans fire up and Malakai stumbles up in the background. Dax dribbles Starks off the rungs, and Starks falls back, but Bill’s there to catch him! Malakai drags Dax down, FADE TO BLACK!! Cash is back?! He LARIATS Malakai, then climbs up! Starks is still up there, he DECKS Cash! Starks brings the belts down, STARKS & BILL WIN!!!
Winners: Ricky Starks & “Big Bill” Morrissey (still AEW World Tag Team Champions)
The Absolute gamble pays off! Not only do Starks & Morrissey retain, this level of carnage might’ve just cleared out the competition for awhile! Just what, or rather who, will be next for the Best Tag Team Ever in History, No Question?
AEW TBS Championship Triple Threat: Kris Statlander VS Julia Hart VS Skye Blue!
The Galaxy’s Greatest has beaten the unbeatable, but this might be her toughest challenge yet! Not only does she face two opponents at once, but they both used to be her friends. Kris managed to defeat the Princess of the Black Throne and Chicago Skye individually, but will facing them both be her undoing? Or can she rise above the darkness and shine with the gold?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if the numbers spell disaster at Full Gear!
The bell rings and the fans rally up as the three stare down. Kris dares someone to make the first move, and Skye looks to Julia. Skye runs in, gets run over, and then Julia runs in. Julia waistlocks but Kris throws her away! Skye gets up, Kris scoops to SLAM her! And then she scoops and SLAMS Julia onto Skye! Fans cheer as Kris flexes. Both opponents get up, but Kris goes Matrix to dodge the double clotheslines! Kris DOUBLE CLOTHESLINES in return! Cover on Skye, ONE! Cover on Julia, ONE! Kris keeps cool and she HANDSTAND LEG DROPS on Skye! Cover, Julia BOOTS Kris away! Julia stands Kris up but Kris ROCKS Julia!
Julia swings, Kris gets around to lift her up. Kris puts Julia on the top rope but Skye Connor Rolls Kris! TWO, and Skye flops forward. Julia is in the Tree of Woe and the two stare down. But Kris hauls Skye up to TOSS her away! Julia gets out of the Tree to jump on Kris, but Kris SLAMS her down! Kris drags Julia up, Julia standing switches, but Skye runs in. Kris avoids Skye’s boot, ELBOWS Julia, then gets mad at Skye for not being on her side. The fans fire up as these two stare down, and then Skye SLAPS! Kris SLAPS back and says Skye is better than this! They throw hands back and forth, but Skye gets the edge!
Kris shoves, Skye blocks a boot to KNEE back! Skye runs in, ROPE WIZARD! Julia runs in to BOOT Kris out of the ring! Skye and Julia each go to the apron, Julia CANNONBALLS Kris down! Kris flounders back up, only for Skye to FLYING RANA her back down! Fans fire up and now Skye and Julia storm up on Kris. They get Kris up, but Kris DOUBLE SUPLEXES them to the floor! Fans fire up and Kris puts Julia in the ring. Kris runs up but into a SUPERKICK! Skye SUPERKICKS Kris, then they DOUBLE SUPERKICK Kris down! The fans fire up and these two stare down now. They step forward and fans duel.
Skye offers a handshake? Julia accepts! Julia pats Skye on the cheek, then fires off forearms! Skye hits back, but Julia trips Skye to dribble her off the mat! The fans fire up as Julia drags Skye up, but Skye pulls hair! They end up on ropes, Skye gets in Julia’s face and then snapmares for ground ‘n’ pound! Skye dribbles Julia now! The fans fire up again, Skye PENALTY KICKS! Cover, TWO! Kris returns and she drags Skye up, BIG back suplex! Kris RAMS Julia into a corner, dodges Skye and Skye runs into Julia. Kris runs in, Skye dodges but the UPPERCUT hits Julia! Kris KNEES Skye, fireman’s carries her, then BOOTS Julia before the SAMOAN DROP!
Kris covers Skye but Julia SENTONS it apart! Julia seethes and she storms up on Kris. Julia RAMS Kris into buckles, then stalks Skye. Skye swings, Julia spins her and clinches, but Skye powers out to roll Julia up! TWO, and Skye runs in. Skye blocks Julia’s haymaker, spins her and Kris ROUNDHOUSES Julia down! Kris rushes Skye now but Skye catches her to a TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Skye runs up on Julia but Julia ELBOWS her down! Fans fire up again as all three are down, everyone on a side of the ring. Kris drags herself to a corner, Julia storms up on Skye. Julia whips but Skye reverses. Skye runs in but into BOOTS!
Julia then somersaults to LARIAT Kris! Julia steps on Skye to go up top, but Skye CLUBS her first! Skye tucks Julia in to CHEEKY NANDOS! Skye then gets under but Julia fights free! Skye dodges Julia’s lariat but Kris CLOBBERS her! Kris then kicks Julia low, reels her in, and SPINNING FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Julia survives, and Skye is up top! Kris turns around into the FLYING RAN- NO, Kris blocks that to pop Skye up! Electric Chair SLAM! Kris then drags Skye to a drop zone and climbs up. Only for Julia to SHOVE her down! Kris crashes down to the apron then the floor, but Skye anchors Julia.
Julia mule kicks Skye away, adjusts, and MOONSAULTS! Cover, Kris YANKS Julia away! Julia is seething, but Kris just grins at her. Julia runs in, into a POWERSLAM to the floor! Kris goes back to the apron but Skye BOOT WASHES her! And then rolls her, SUPER- NO, Kris blocks that kick, but not the BASEMENT ENZIGURI! Skye roars, fans fire up, and Skye runs, into Kris’ arms! Kris pops Skye around, tucks her in, but Skye drops down to a victory roll! TWO, and Kris runs up. Skye ducks ‘n’ dodges and rolls to a CODE RED!! Cover, TWO!! Fans are thunderous and Skye is shocked that Kris survives!
Skye drags Kris up, runs, hops on, but Julia ROUNDHOUSES Skye down! Then BLINDSIDER LARIAT on Kris! Julia hurries to get Skye hooked up, HARTLESS LOCK!! Skye endures, kicks and flails, and Kris drags Julia off for a GERMAN SUPLEX! And then deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX for Skye! Kris doesn’t stop, she deadlift GERMAN SUPLEXES Julia, then standing GERMAN SUPLEXES Skye! Fans are thunderous for #SuplexKris and she ROUNDHOUSES Julia back down! Skye ducks a roundhouse, but Kris drops out of the full nelson. But Skye smothers the cover, TWO!! Kris whips Skye, scoops her, but Skye tries to tilt-o-whirl!
Kris blocks, tucks Skye in, FIGHT NIGHT FEVER!! Cover, Julia CLOBBERS Kris! Julia covers Skye, JULIA WINS!!
Winner: Julia Hart, by pinfall (NEW AEW TBS Champion)
When being Hartless didn’t win, being the ultimate opportunist paid off! Kris’ reign ends and the reign of darkness begins! Will the AEW Women’s Division see that the House Always Wins?
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
“Ladies and gentlemen, it’s been such a spectacular night here in Los Angeles. Absolutely. And now it’s time, as we’ve talked about for the last couple of days, our blockbuster contract signing here in All Elite Wrestling. Ladies and gentlemen, let’s bring in the newest member of AEW!” It’s…. WILL OSPREAY! The leader of the United Empire, the IWGP United Kingdom Champion, the Aerial Assassin, is now #AllElite! Fans are thunderous as Ospreay joins Schiavone in the ring, and Schiavone says we can tell from that response that this is a hell of a move. The contract and pen are right here, Ospreay signs on the dotted line! That makes it official!
Schiavone asks how it feels, and Ospreay says it’s great. How about LA? They good? He is happy to be on the team, but he has some bad news real quickly. Yeah, sorry, but he has to get this out of the way. He is not all in just yet. He knows, he gets it, pipe down, bruv! But when he was 22 years old, he joined NJPW. He’s 30 now, bruv, he’s committed, but please, let him finish up. And then, he’ll be on the road to Revolution! And Ospreay will then be all yours. But more importantly, “I AM ALL ELITE, BRUV!”
And to Mr. Tony Khan, do us a favor: line up the best that you got, especially for Wembley! Because everyone here knows Ospreay is about to show us all what elite really looks like! Ospreay is counting the days until he is truly in AEW, and counting the days until we’re all back in his backyard! Is AEW about to stand for All Elite Will?
Texas Deathmatch: Hangman Page VS Swerve Strickland!
The Cowboy was cheated at WrestleDream, but he screwed The Mogul out of the TNT Championship. And while Swerve couldn’t let that go, he went too far when he stepped inside whose house? Hangman’s house! This is no longer about business, this is no longer about a seat at the table, this is no longer about being world title aspirations. This is about surviving! Will Hangman keep his promise to cast Swerve down into the deepest pits of Hell? Or will Swerve double down and remove Hangman from AEW completely?
Nana has a dance team joining in! And then Nana gets the mic to ask, “Whose house?” “Swerve’s House!” “Whose house?!” “Swerve’s House!!” “Whose house?!” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!!” Well Hangman just rushes right out, no entrance, to TACKLE Swerve! Fans fire up as the brawl is already on! These two scrap, get up, and Hangman POP-UP POWERBOMBS! Then Hangman goes to the apron! Nana freaks out, for the BUCKSHOT!! Hangman roars while Swerve bails out! Hangman storms out after Swerve, throws hands, then whips Swerve hard into railing! And then Hangman whips Swerve hard into more railing!
Hangman hauls Swerve up to whip again, but Swerve reverses, only for Hangman to reverse and THROW Swerve into railing! A standing count starts but Hangman doesn’t think this is enough. He puts Swerve in the ring, gets a chair, and puts that in the ring while looking under the ring. He finds duct tape! Hangman storms up on Swerve and CHUCKS the chair into his face! Swerve is down but Hangman isn’t done with him! Hangman ties Swerve’s hands with the tape! Hangman stomps Swerve to keep him down, then tapes him up some more! Nana is a bit panicked, because now Hangman has a STAPLE GUN!?
Fans go nuts and Swerve starts freaking out. Hangman holds Swerve’s hands down to STAPLE Swerve’s pec!! Swerve flounders out of the ring and the fans tell Hangman he’s sick. Hangman just goes out to STAPLE the other pec!! Swerve can only writhe in pain, but then Hangman storms up with a paper? Hangman STAPLES the paper to Swerve’s shoulder!! Fans are losing their minds as Hangman STAPLES Swerve’s back! And then the other shoulder! Hangman puts Swerve in the ring, grabs that chair, and fans fire up as Hangman aims. Swerve stands, into a HEADSHOT! Fans fire up and the standing count starts.
Hangman paces while Nana is furious. Swerve crawls his way to the apron at 5 of 10, and he stands. We see Swerve is busted open from that shot to his head, but now Hangman brings out some new paper. Hangman storms up on Swerve, and he STAPLES Swerve’s cheek! That’s Hangman’s son’s fingerpainting!! Swerve sputters, and then Hangman YANKS the paper away!! Hangman DRINKS SWERVE’S BLOOD!! Fans are losing their minds, calling Hangman sick as sick can be! Hangman goes out to fetch barbed wire, and a barbed wire wrapped chair! Hangman is going to a dark place, but then Swerve LOW BLOWS!
Swerve sputters, Nana hurries and cuts the tape! Swerve’s hands are free, he and Hangman are both down at 5 of 10. Hangman has his staple gun again, and he STAPLES a pec! Swerve doesn’t feel it anymore?! Hangman STAPLES him again! And again! Swerve is like a zombie now as he keeps stepping forward! Swerve turns things around and STAPLES Hangman’s forehead!! Hangman falls down, the count starts, Swerve STAPLES HIMSELF!!! Swerve laughs it off and the fans say he’s sick now! Swerve puts the barbed wire chair in a corner, storms up on Hangman, and RAMS him face first!! And then Swerve DIGS barbed wire into Hangman’s forehead!!
Swerve lets off, Hangman’s under the count, but Swerve goes out to keep the barbed wire in his possession. Hangman stands at 7 but then flops back over. The count starts again, but Swerve has a CINDERBLOCK! Swerve’s signature from when he betrayed Keith Lee returns! Swerve puts it on the apron, climbs up, but Hangman ROCKS him! Swerve ROCKS Hangman, Hangman ROCKS Swerve! They go back and forth, Hangman gets the edge, and then Hangman fires up! Triangle jump- NO, Swerve catches him! Swerve drags Hangman out to the apron, then half nelsons. Hangman throws forearms to fight free!
Swerve wobbles, Hangman runs up, but Swerve blocks the boot to BITE Hangman’s forehead! Fireman’s carry, APRON DEATH VALLEY on the cinderblock!!! The fans lose their minds again and Nana says Swerve has this now! The count begins, Hangman sputters at 4, “This is Awesome!” Hangman stands at 7, Swerve has a crimson mask as he storms up on Hangman. Swerve RAMS Hangman into railing, has him sit in the corner, and then he climbs up. Swerve drags Hangman up to join him, but Hangman throws body shots. Hangman Alabama Lifts but Swerve CLUBS him! STUFF PILEDRIVER on the railing!!
Swerve sputters and blinks through his own blood while he stays standing. The count is on Hangman, Nana gets Swerve water. The water washes some of the blood away but not enough. Swerve looms over Hangman but Hangman shoves him away. Hangman crawls, looks under the ring, but he can’t quite find what he’s looking for. The ref makes sure he’s even okay to continue, and then Swerve drags Hangman into the ring. Swerve ROCKS Hangman, sending blood and sweat flying through the air! Fans rally and duel, but Swerve SLAPS Hangman. Hangman fires up hearing “COWBOY SH*T!” and he fires hands on Swerve!
Fans fire up as Hangman roars and whips, but Swerve BOOTS! Swerve runs, but Hangman scoops him! FALL AWAY SLAM! Both men are down, the fans fire up, and a standing count is on them both. Hangman rises first, crawls around, but Swerve goes to a corner. Hangman stands, Swerve has barbed wire! But Hangman scoops him again! Another FALL AWAY SLAM! Hangman and Swerve flounder again, and Nana coaches Swerve to his feet. Hangman stands, and he GRINDS the barbed wire into Swerve’s face! Then he wraps it around Swerve’s body! It’s a barbed wire snare! Hangman scoops again!? BARBED WIRE FALL AWAY SLAM!!
Swerve writhes out of the ring and Hangman blinks through his own crimson mask. Hangman gets that barbed wire chair, brings it with him to another corner, and while Swerve sputters outside, Hangman climbs! Hangman BARBED WIRE CHAIR ARIHARA MOONSAULTS!!! Direct hit on Swerve and the fans lose their minds again!! Swerve writhes and sputters, more bloody cuts all over his chest! But Hangman puts Swerve back in the ring, and he reloads! “This is Awesome!” and very gruesome, but Nana grabs a foot! Hangman kicks him away, slingshots, BUCK- NO, Swerve gets around, J- NO, Hangman victory rolls the driver, TWO!
Hangman grabs the chair, but Swerve BOOTS it into him! Hangman falls back, but Swerve storms up to scoop and- NO, Hangman turns things around! BARBED WIRE CHAIR TOMBSTONE!!!! If only Hangman could pin him! The standing count starts, we’re at 5 of 10 and Hangman stands in a corner. Swerve is still down at 7, slowly sits up at 8, and Nana pulls Swerve up!! Swerve stands on his own at 9.9!! But Hangman doesn’t stop, he SMACKS Swerve with the chair on the back!! Hangman sets the chair down, drags Swerve up, and then puts him on the top rope. Hangman climbs up, and he throws haymakers on that bloody forehead.
Hangman then Alabama Lifts!? Fans fire up but Swerve sunset flips through! Hangman punches Swerve, but Swerve SMACKS Hangman with the chair!! The barbed wire gets caught in the hair! Swerve pulls it free, then he brings Hangman down to SITDOWN POWERBOMB on the barbed wire!!! And then Swerve hops up, to KILL STOMP onto the chair!!!! But both men fall over! If only Swerve could pin Hangman! The standing count passes 5, then 7! Hangman and Swerve rise, break the count, but then Hangman flops back over. Swerve SMACKS him with the chair again!! Swerve goes looking under the ring, and he has the black back!
Swerve gets in the ring, and he pours the bag out onto Hangman. It’s broken glass!?! And Swerve goes up to 450 SPLASH the glass onto Hangman’s back!! Then the half nelson, J M L DRIVER!!!! Both men are down and the count begins! Swerve sits up at 3, Nana coaches him up, and Swerve stands at 6! Hangman sputters and flounders at 7, rolls his way to the ropes, and drags himself up at 9.99!! The fans are thunderous as this madness continues! Swerve is furious, Hangman glares back, and Swerve clotheslines Hangman and himself out of the ring! Swerve staggers up, grabs another chair, and puts that in the ring.
Swerve and Nana go looking, and Nana finds a board covered in barbed wire!! Swerve uses chairs to be the legs for this makeshift table, and Hangman flounders back in. Swerve drags Hangman up the corner, then half nelsons! Hangman throws elbows to fight that, and then he turns around! Hangman BITES Swerve’s forehead! The Cowboy still wants to taste blood! And then he sees what Swerve constructed, and he goes up to the very top! SUPER FALL AWAY SLAM THROUGH THE BOARD!!! And then some kicks, and a POWERBOMB onto the barbed wire!! And then another roll, Alabama Lift, DEADEYE onto the barbed wire!!!
Hangman moves the wreckage while the count is on Swerve. Hangman has another loose strand of wire, Swerve sits up and fans hope they “FIGHT FOREVER!” But this is going to end somehow, and Hangman wraps the wire around Swerve’s head! Nana panics as Hangman reloads on the apron! BUCKSHOT!!! Swerve is down and Hangman checks his own arm. The count begins, Swerve is still down at 5 of 10! And at 7! Nana again drags Swerve to his feet!! Hangman is pissed but Nana does his dance! Swerve stumbles about, and BRIAN CAGE ATTACKS! Swerve’s trump card attacks! Fans boo as Cage hauls Hangman up to POWERBOMB! AND BUCKLE BOMB!!
And then fireman’s carry, F5!!! Cage goes out to bring out a TABLE!! Fans are torn, they did want a table but not if Cage is doing the work for Swerve! Cage storms back up on Hangman, reels him in, but Hangman DIGS wire into Cage’s face!! And then BARBED WIRE ROLLING ELBOW! And another!! Then Hangman puts the wire around Cage’s head, to LARIAT him down!! Cage flops out of the ring so now Nana tries! Nana SMACKS Hangman with a chair! But that just pisses Hangman off!! Hangman chases Nana, and has him on the apron!! Fans are thunderous, Nana tries to use his dance, but he just gets DEADEYE through the table!!!
Fans are thunderous again as Hangman drags himself from the wreckage. But Swerve has a chunk of that cinderblock! Swerve SMASHES it on Hangman’s back!! Hangman falls and Swerve grins. Swerve stands over Hangman while the count begins. Hangman is still down at 5, but Swerve isn’t satisfied. Swerve finds a chain! And a long one! Swerve wraps that around Hangman like a leash, then he slings it up and over the corner! Swerve wants to hang Hangman!! Swerve pulls the chain to CHOKE Hangman!! Hangman is standing but he’s also suffocating! Swerve lets go, and the count begins again.
Hangman stirs but he’s still down at 5 of 10. Swerve looms over Hangman as he sputters, but we’re at 8! Hangman rises at 9?!? But he’s still down, SWERVE WINS!!
Winner: Swerve Strickland, by TKO
Swerve pulled out every stop, went beyond what even he knew he was capable of, and came out on top! Is there no denying now that AEW is Swerve’s House?
High Stakes Tag Match: The Young Bucks VS The Golden Jets!
Matt & Nick Jackson accuse Chris Jericho of being a leech and that Kenny Omega needs to remember why The Elite reunited over the Summer. But The Ocho & The Cleaner agree that the Bucks are just being pouty children. To put this all to rest, The Bucks are putting up their status as #1 contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Championships against The Golden Jets even being a team at all! Who makes it out of LA with those golden tickets in hand?
For whatever reason, Don Callis joins commentary, as if losing the Like A Dragon Street Fight wasn’t enough for him. But the teams sort out and Omega starts against Nick. They shake hands, and Omega shakes Matt’s hand, this is still meant to be a respectful match of friends. They tie up, Omega waistlocks, but Nick switches. Omega wrenches and wristlocks, but Nick uses ropes to flip through. Omega wrenches again, waistlocks then headlocks. Nick powers out but Omega runs him over. Fans fire up as Omega flexes, then things speed up. Omega blocks a hip toss but then so does Nick. Nick knees low, flips up and over, and then dodges a lariat!
Omega blocks a lariat, but then Nick blocks one back! Nick knuckle locks, goes up and up and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Omega stands, blocks the dropkick, and he wags his finger. Omega shakes hands with Nick and helps him to his feet. Omega then tags Jericho in, so Nick tags Matt. Fans rally as Jericho and Matt circle, and they tie up. Jericho arm-drags, but Matt shakes that off. Jericho flexes and fans cheer. Callis goes and says he didn’t betray either man, they disappointed him and were no longer worthy of the Don Callis Family. Matt and Jericho tie up again, Jericho headlocks then switches to a hammerlock, but Matt headlocks back.
Jericho wrenches out, wristlocks, but Matt rolls, kips and throws Jericho by his hair! Matt swivels the hips but Jericho storms up on him. Jericho CHOPS Matt, CHOPS again and again in the corner, then Omega tags in. Jericho still CHOPS a few more times, but Omega has him stand down. Omega and Matt circle now, fans boo but the two feel things out. They knuckle lock, but then Matt kicks low and he CLUBS away on Omega! Omega goes to a corner, Matt storms up and he whips corner to corner. Matt runs in, but Omega goes up and over and rolls. Omega comes back to RANA! Nick runs in but Omega TOSSES him!
Fans fire up with Omega, he tags Jericho, but then Nick YANKS Jericho down! Omega DECKS Nick, he gets the Terminator Drums going, and fans join in. Omega builds speed to FLY! Direct hit on Matt! Nick is in the ring, he PENALTY KICKS Omega! Nick ROCKS Jericho, but Jericho triangle jump DROPKICKS! Nick falls back down, and Jericho builds speed! Jericho WRECKS Nick with a dropkick, storms up on Nick, but Matt CLUBS Jericho! Matt whips Jericho into steel steps, and Callis actually likes this aggression. Nick traps Jericho’s arm in the steps, to BOOT! And BOOT again!
Nick stomps Jericho, then drags him back up. Nick puts Jericho in, fans rally and duel, and Nick runs to BOOT Jericho down! Jericho clutches his arm, but Nick stomps that arm. Nick drags Jericho over, tags in Matt, and Matt goes up to AX HANDLE the arm! Matt wrenches to ELBOW BREAKER, then he tags Nick. Nick goes up to DOUBLE STOMP the arm! Matt scuffs Jericho on his way out, then Nick stomps Jericho around. Jericho CHOPS, but that’s the bad arm! Tag to Matt, Jericho throws hands with his left! That right arm has a bloody laceration on it! The Bucks double whip but Jericho DOUBLE LARIATS!
Jericho shakes out the bad arm, Nick BOOTS him down! Jericho goes to the apron, Nick steals his triangle jump DROPKICK! Nick BLASTS Omega, and then argues with the ref while Matt brings Jericho over. Matt YANKS Jericho into the post, then CLUBS that bad arm! Matt drags Jericho up, and he SLAMS the bad arm into railing! Matt puts Jericho in for Nick, and Nick CLUBS Jericho to the corner. Nick stomps a mudhole in, the ref counts and Nick lets off. The Bucks soak up the cheers and jeers, but certainly a lot of jeers. Nick stomps Jericho, drags him up and wraps the bad arm around the ropes! The ref counts, Nick lets off at 4.
Nick stomps Jericho, wrenches and whips him to the corner, then runs in, into a BOOT! Jericho DECKS Matt, goes up, and MISSILE DROPKICKS Nick! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Jericho crawls, reaches out, hot tag to Omega! Omega rallies on the Bucks! Nick ducks the Polish Hammer to kick low, then he and Matt double whip. Omega KICKS Nick, blocks Matt’s haymaker, but then Matt ducks and the ENZIGURI hits Nick! Matt swings, but into the SNAP DRAGON! Nick staggers up, into a fireman’s carry! “YOU! CAN’T! ESCAPE!” But Nick does! Omega ELBOWS Nick, then sits him in the ropes.
Matt runs up, whips, but Omega reverses to fireman’s carry him! “YOU! CAN’T! ESCAPE!” ROLLING SENTON, somersault and DRAPING BACKSTABBER! Fans fire up and Omega goes up and up to GOLDEN TRIANGLE! Down goes Matt, and Omega hurries back up. CROSSBODY on Nick, but Nick rolls through! TWO!! Nick kicks and whips, Omega reverses and backslides, but Nick rolls through, into a V-TRIGGER! Omega shakes out his leg, and he tags Jericho. Matt tags in, Jericho dodges to run him over! And again! Nick returns but Jericho cross chops him down! Then LIONSAULT on both Bucks!
Fans fire up and Jericho storms up on Matt. Trip and WALLS- NO, Matt kicks Jericho’s bad arm! Matt is free, but Jericho DECKS him! Nick HOTSHOTS the bad arm! Matt is up to kick and ARMBAR DDT! Fans are torn again as Matt swaggers around. Matt then gets a sneaky idea, and he grabs the legs! Matt turns Jericho, but Jericho drags Matt into a cradle! TWO, and Jericho CLOBBERS Matt! Nick SPINNING ROUNDHOUSES! Omega SLAM DUNKS Nick, but Matt DDTS Omega! Matt then baits Jericho into CLOBBERING Omega! Roll up, TWO! Matt RANA, but Jericho blocks! WALLS OF JERICHO!!
Fans fire up as Matt endures! Matt reaches out, claws his way over, but Nick is on the apron. Nick springboards, but Omega YANKS him down! Omega THROWS Nick into railing, and Jericho sits deep!! Matt endures, fights, and Jericho’s bad arm gives up! Matt turns over to KICK away on Jericho’s shoulder! Jericho lets go and both men are down. The fans rally up, Matt and Jericho rise, and they throw hands! Jericho uses the bad arm but that hurts. Matt throws more forearms, Jericho CHOPS with his left! They go back and forth, stand up, and Jericho throws another shot with his right. Matt CLUBS that arm!
Matt runs, but Jericho BOOTS him! Jericho runs but Matt puts him on the apron. So Jericho goes up the corner! AX- NO, Matt catches him! Omega runs in, Matt catches him, too! DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS! Nick has Omega on the apron, APRON GERMAN SUPLEX!! Omega flops to the floor, Matt runs in at Jericho, but Jericho dodges! Matt bounces off buckles, Jericho BULLDOGS him! Jericho goes to ropes but Nick anchors the Lionsault! Matt SUPERKICKS the legs out! Matt has Jericho draped off the ropes, and Nick goes up! DRAPING SWANTON BOMB!! Nick keeps Omega out as Matt covers, TWO!!!
Jericho survives and fans rally up. Matt is frustrated but he puts Jericho in the drop zone. Matt climbs, but Jericho stands to trip him up! Jericho SLAPS Matt, CHOPS him, then climbs up after him. Jericho rains down fists with his left, and fans count along to “OCHO”, then TEN! SUPER STEINER! Nick storms in while the ref checks Matt, LOW BLOW!! Just like Dynamite!! Omega is furious and he storms in, but Nick holds up. Omega dares Nick to low blow! Nick argues with the ref, Omega turns around and Matt LOW BLOWS!! The Bucks “apologize” and then Matt tags Nick in. Nick aims as Jericho rises, JUDAS EFFECT!!! Cover, OMEGA BREAKS IT!!
Fans fire up and Callis is actually enjoying this. Nick throws Omega out to then SPRINGBOARD CANNONBALL! Tag to Matt and the Bucks vow to end this! They have Jericho’s arms, B T E TRIGGER!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Jericho survives and no one can believe it! The Bucks coordinate, Matt stands Jericho up to scoop, but Omega YANKS Nick down again! Jericho victory rolls, TWO!! Nick gets back in, Jericho blocks the superkick to send it into Matt! Jericho then SUPERKICKS Nick! And SUPERKICKS Matt! Nick SUPERKICKS the bad arm! The ref checks on Jericho, Nick pushes her aside, and Jericho LOW BLOWS!
Fans cheer the payback on Nick but Callis says Jericho’s scum. Jericho tags Omega, and he sees Nick on ropes, but also Jericho on ropes. Is Omega going to choose his teammate or his friend? Omega aims at Jericho!? BANG, and Omega runs, to bypass Jericho and V-TRIGGER Nick!! It was a fake out!! Matt runs in, into a SNAP DRAGON! And another SNAP DRAGON! Omega has Nick now for the Electric Chair Lift, but Nick POISON-RANAS!! Matt Electric Chair Lifts Omega!? ONE WINGED ANGEL?!?! Cover, TWO!!!! Omega survives his own move and the Bucks can’t believe it! “This is Awesome!” and the Bucks tag again.
Matt hauls Omega up, scoops him, Nick springboards but Jericho intercepts with a CODE BREAKER!! Omega turns things around on Matt to Electric Chair Lift! ONE WINGED- NO, Matt punches away! Omega just changes it to COYT’S WRATH!! Bridging cover, TWO!! Matt survives but Omega reloads. BANG and Omega runs, but into Nick’s SUPERKICK! Jericho is up, Nick SUPERKICKS the Judas Effect! But Jericho SOUTHPAW JUDAS EFFECTS!! Matt SUPERKICKS Jericho! Jericho roars, Matt SUPERKICKS him again!! Matt wants to rip that arm off! But Omega ripcord V-TRIGGERS!! And Electric Chair, to the ONE WINGED ANGEL!!! Cover, GOLDEN JETS WIN!!
Winners: The Golden Jets, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Championships)
Nick is pissed! The Bucks have lost their shot at the titles and Nick is throwing things around ringside! Omega & Jericho are now the ones with that guaranteed shot any time they want! Matt rips off his wrist tape. Omega tries to show his friends respect but the Bucks are just pissed! Now Matt starts throwing a fit! Callis says this is what Jericho does, he ruins friendships for his own selfish reasons. But is this reaction only proving Jericho & Omega right that the Bucks are spoiled brats? Will the Golden Jets move on to go after the Absolute AEW World Tag Team Champions?
AEW World Championship: MJF Adam Cole VS Jay White w/ The Gunns!
We all saw how earlier tonight in the Zero Hour, The Gunns were such sore losers that they felt the need to brutally injure MJF so that he could not compete in this main event. But in MJF’s time of need, his #Brochacho4Life is willing to fight on one good leg to take down the cowardly and conniving Switchblade! Will Adam Cole fight to protect MJF’s title the way MJF has fought to protect their tag titles? Or will AEW have no choice but to Breathe With The Switchblade?
The introductions are made, the Triple B is raised, and we literally see what chances a one legged man has in an ass kicking contest!
The bell rings, White mocks Cole by hopping on one leg, but wait! Is that an ambulance?! An ambulance is pulling into the arena, but could it really be…?! MJF IS DRIVING!! Cole smiles and the fans cheer as MJF has made his way back to the Forum, leg heavily taped! MJF still hobbles his way out here, but then does that mean MJF is going to take his place back in this match? The music hits and the fans cheer as MJF makes his way out here! Cole seems a bit confused, but then security and producers want MJF to stay away! MJF forces himself to walk down the ramp and to the ring, and White figures what the hell, he’ll beat either one of these guys!
MJF gets on the apron, Cole pleads with him to stay back but MJF still steps inside. MJF hugs it out with his brochacho, and the fans cheer as Cole steps out. We’re back to how this card was meant to be, will The People’s Scumbag stay our champion?
AEW World Championship: MJF w/ Adam Cole VS Jay White w/ The Gunns!
The bell rings, White taunts MJF, but the fans rally up. MJF glares at White, hobbles forward, and he ROCKS White! But then he has to fall back! White CHOP BLOCKS the leg, the Gunns laugh like Ass Hyenas, and White taunts Cole. White stomps MJF’s leg, then GROUND DRAGON SCREWS! White stalks MJF to a corner, stomps him, then stomps him again! The ref counts, White digs his boot in, but White lets off at 4. Cole and the fans rally for MJF and MJF throws hands! White knees low, then CHOPS! White brings MJF around, CORNER HALF HATCH! Cover, TWO! MJF clutches his leg but he’s still in this.
White drags MJF by an arm, the fans chant “He’s Our Scumbag!” White hauls MJF up to TOSS him out, and White distracts the ref so the Gunns can stomp away! Cole storms over as best he can on crutches but the Gunns put MJF back in. White covers, TWO! Another cover, TWO! White stomps MJF’s bad leg, digs his knees into the hamstring, then he hauls MJF up. White TOSSES MJF again, and he again distracts the ref! But MJF fires hands on Austin! And on Colten! Fans fire up, but the Gunns mug MJF! The Gunns put MJF in again, White covers, TWO! White pushes MJF out, again distracts the ref, and the Gunns get a chair!
Cole shouts and the ref sees the Gunns! They’re caught red handed!! The fans fire up as the ref EJECTS the Ass Boys!! The fans cheer as they get what they deserve! Cole laughs and flips them off as the fans sing “HEY HEY HEY! GOODBYE~!” White is now all alone, but he goes out to stomp MJF himself. White and Cole argue, and White threatens to hit Cole! Cole flinches, and White chuckles. White puts MJF in the ring, then he stands on MJF’s head. White stomps MJF, rips that Lakers style shirt off, SPITS on it, then throws it at Cole! White dares Cole to do something about it, then taunts MJF.
MJF is seething as White kicks him around. White CLUBS MJF, the fans rally up, and Cole coaches MJF up. White throws hands but MJF stands! MJF hobbles as he storms up on White, and shouts, “Hit me, you effin’ POS!!” White kicks the bad leg! Fans boo, White runs, but MJF dodges to ELBOW! And LARIAT! MJF scoops and SLAMS! Adrenaline helps MJF with the pain in his leg and the fans fire up again. MJF storms up on White in a corner, dribbles him off the buckles, and fans count all the way to TEN! MJF then climbs up the corner, and he rains down fists! Fans again count, they go to nine, and MJF BITES White’s forehead!!
The fans fire up and Cole loves it, too! MJF lets off as the ref counts and White writhes in the corner. MJF still hits the stance?! Can he do the Kangaroo on one leg?! White staggers up, MJF aims, KANGAROO KICK!! And a kip up!? This is adrenaline and determination on MJF’s part! But then Cole says do a dive!? The fans rally, MJF gives it a try, but White returns to dropkick the leg! MJF hobbles up, into a DDT! Cover, TWO! MJF is still in this and White grows frustrated. White mocks the cheering, then he drags MJF up. White CHOPS MJF and MJF flops back over! MJF crawls to a corner, and White storms up on him.
White CHOPS MJF again, then stands him back up. White wrenches and whips, but MJF can’t even make it halfway! Fans boo but White soaks up all the heat. White drags MJF up as the fans rally, but White CHOPS him! White goes corner to corner, but MJF pops White up to MULE KICK him out of the air! Fans fire up and MJF looks to Cole. Cole coaches MJF and MJF goes up! MJF aims, leaps, PANAMA- NO, White moves and now the bad leg jams! White clinches for an URENAGE! Cover, TWO!! MJF survives and White is frustrated. White drags MJF around, sits him up, but MJF is dead weight so White drops him.
White stomps the bad leg, drags MJF up again, and reels him into the sleeper. MJF throws elbows, they end up on ropes and MJF throws more shots, But White SAIDOS MJF up and out of the ring! MJF tumbles to the apron then floor, and Cole checks on MJF. White goes out, gets in Cole’s face, then storms up on MJF. White hauls MJF up, grins and CHOPS! MJF flops against the apron while fans boo. White taunts Cole but then MJF CLAWS White’s eyes! MJF SMACKS White off the apron, then DDTS to the floor! Fans fire up again and Cole coaches MJF. MJF refreshes the ring count and slaps his bad leg into working.
MJF clears the desk!? MJF drags White up, puts him on the desk, but then the desk falls apart! Does White need to lose some weight? MJF isn’t going to let that stop him, though, he goes up a corner. MJF says he’s loco a la Sammy, and he SUPER MACHO ELBOWS DROPS!!! Both men are down and the fans lose their minds! Cole checks on MJF, as does the ref, and somehow both MJF and White are still in this. The fans rally up, the ring count starts, and both men stir at 5 of 10. MJF shouts as he rises up, and he drags White up to put him in at 7! MJF slides in at 8, and fans cheer as this match continues!
MJF goes to the apron again and tells the ref that he’s “effin’ good.” The fans rally behind “Our Scumbag,” and MJF climbs again. But White gets the bad leg! DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! White crawls over to MJF, drags him back up, and puts him in a corner. White hoists MJF up, and claws him into the Tree of Woe! White stomps MJF, CHOPS him, then goes to the apron. White climbs up, rips at the tape on the knee, but MJF sits up! SPIDER BELLY2BELLY!! MJF then fires up and uses that core to sit back up! MJF finally saves his knee from the pain of that corner, but he adjusts, only for White to CHOP BLOCK!
MJF flops to the apron, but White climbs up the corner and drags MJF back to the top. White clinches, for a SUPER URENAGE!!! White pushes MJF over to a cover, TWO?!?! MJF survives and the fans fire up again! Cole coaches MJF but White sits him back up. White CHOPS, then tells Cole to shut up. White CHOPS again! Cole tells MJF to fight, but White CHOPS again! MJF grits his teeth, stands back up, and fans rally more as White CHOPS again! MJF asks, “That the best you got, you SOB?!” White CLAWS MJF’s face! The ref reprimands, White lets off and runs, but MJF kicks. White blocks, so MJF pokes White in the eye!
But White clinches! MJF slips free to ROLLING ELBOW! White wobbles, MJF hobbles, and MJF manages to run, but into a CMOPLETE SHOT! DEADLIFT GERMAN! White looms over MJF, points the finger gun and he clinches again, BLADE- NO, MJF slips around to O’Conner Roll! TWO, White has it, TWO! MJF has the O’Conner and ropes, TWO!! White is up, but MJF scoops?! TOMBSTONE!! But that was double-edged with how it hits the knees! Cole coaches MJF up while he and White are both down. White goes to ropes, Cole reminds MJF that this title is rightfully MJF’s! White and MJF rise and the fans rally again.
White runs in at MJF but into an elbow! MJF goes up again, and he DOUBLE STOMPS the arm! White clutches that elbow as he staggers away, but he runs up on MJF. MJF puts White in the ropes! HEAT- NO, White throws MJF away! MJF lands on his knees and he falls over in pain! Cole says he believes in MJF! The fans believe in MJF! MJF stands, White says he’ll end MJF! But MJF runs to FLYING CUTTER to the floor!!! The fans lose their minds and even Cole can’t believe what we just saw! The fans rally up as a ring count climbs! We’re past 5 of 10, MJF hops his way over, and Cole says MJF is the best!
MJF drags White up and puts him in at 8 of 10! MJF drags White to a cover, TWO!! White is still in this and MJF is beside himself. Cole still coaches MJF that MJF is the best. MJF pulls the kneepad down so he can also check the tape. MJF slaps the leg into working, and he storms up on White. But then the leg gives up! MJF falls back over, but he doesn’t want the ref to call this. Cole and the fans rally, and MJF drags White up again. But again the leg gives up! The ref wants the medics to check this, and Doc Sampson heads over. MJF tells Doc NO, he isn’t losing like this! Fans fire up again as MJF rises back up!
MJF, even with the bad leg, gets White up. But White DRAGON SCREWS the leg!! And then he SPITS on MJF, to GROUND DRAGON SCREW!! White stands, steps through, “WOO~!” White SPITS at Cole, before putting on the FIGURE FOUR!! MJF suffers, White SLAPS that bad leg, but Cole grabs a towel?! The fans tell him no, MJF tells him NO, and Cole says someone has to do something! MJF falls back as a cover, TWO!! MJF sits up, he tells Cole no, but White CHOPS MJF! White CLUBS the bad leg, but MJF drags him along towards ropes! MJF reaches out, but White drags him back!! It’s a cover, TWO!!!
MJF stays in this and LA is electric!! MJF reaches out, Cole says keep fighting, and MJF turns things! White pulls the tape on the leg, but MJF TURNS IT OVER!! Now White suffers!! White crawls, reaches out, but MJF puts on as much pressure as he can! White flails, grabs at the ref, and then grabs for ropes! MJF pushes up as far as he can, but White flails to the ROPEBREAK!! The ref undoes the hold, MJF is freed either way, and Cole sneaks his tag title belt. White stares Cole down, they fight over the belt, and White grabs the belt! MJF pushes the ref off him, White BELT SHOTS MJF!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?! MJF survives and Cole is very relieved!
The Forum is electric again as this continues! White snarls at Cole, storms back over to MJF, and he drags MJF away from ropes. MJF claws forward, has the ropes, and the ref counts. White tells the ref to shut up, but then MJF BOOTS White into the ref!! Cole and MJF see what just happened, and MJF smirks. Cole has the Dynamite Diamond Ring! Cole sets it there for MJF, but White gets MJF’s leg! GROUND DRAGON SCREW!! White then grabs for the ring! Cole’s too slow, White puts the ring on his middle finger to flip Cole off with it. Cole panics as he again messes up! White kisses the ring, takes aim, but MJF LOW BLOWS FIRST!!!
The fans are thunderous again as MJF now has the ring! But wait, here come the Gunns! MJF DECKS Austin, he DECKS Colten, and now there’s nothing stopping this! But White clinches! BLADE- NO, MJF slips free to DYNAMITE DIAMOND HAYMAKER!!! MJF covers, the ref is up, MJF WINS!!!!
Winner: MJF, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
LA and Cole celebrate as MJF makes it through the night! And finally, The Triple B comes home to MJF! The Brochachos 4 Life raise the belt together, and MJF now completes 365 days! MJF is the longest reigning and the winningest AEW World Champion, but with Samoa Joe’s promised title opportunity still to come, how much longer will MJF be on top?
My Thoughts:
An awesome PPV for AEW, and was it just me or was this shorter? Like, AEW learned to trim the fat for once so that the audience doesn’t get tired. One quick gripe I have is that the opening video narration made no sense for Full Gear. All that talk of “everything comes to an end, what will you do when it comes?” fits more, oh uh maybe Worlds End? The last PPV they are putting on this year, which is like right before New Year’s Eve. Full Gear being in LA, they should’ve gone with a Hollywood theme. I mean, yeah, WWE already did that by having WrestleMania in LA/Hollywood, and Toni Storm is the one with the Hollywood gimmick right now, but c’mon. At least parody California Love or Disneyland.
They still had a full and very entertaining Zero Hour with just three matches instead of four. Awesome match from Eddie VS Lethal for the ROH World title, and of course Triple J tried to get involved, but great move to have Ortiz show up and counteract that. Eddie retains, as I figured, and he’ll surely be on Final Battle against who knows. That is, if he still has the title since he’s willing to put BOTH his belts on the line every single round. And per that, Eddie also lets us know that there’s going to be some kind of AEW Continental Championship as like an answer to a WWE US Championship.
Great match from Claudio VS Buddy and I figured Claudio would win. And of course, great ROH World Tag Team Championship match with Joe & MJF being a kind of dysfunctional yet united front. MJoeF of course wins, but I should’ve figured The Gunns would beat MJF down to make him vulnerable for White. And Cole stepping up to be MJF’s substitute, that was both a logical move, but also something felt suspicious. Awesome main event with how MJF came back to fight White on his own, but Cole almost costing him two different times adds to just how suspicious Cole was tonight. Did Cole want to cost MJF? Who knows, because he still celebrated with MJF after.
I’m more surprised we didn’t get even one whiff of “The Devil of AEW” tonight. Makes me think that person wants us to still think MJF is the guy behind the mask playing both sides. Maybe it’s Cole after all? And that Cole is stringing MJF along until the time is right? And if so, perhaps they want to keep this going until Cole is 100% again so he and MJF can have a proper rematch to settle things once and for all. One thing not as surprising to me was that it was Ospreay as the new signee. I’m not disappointed, I felt it was him on Wednesday because it all makes sense. But I also appreciate him asking fans to wait a little longer, WrestleKingdom 18 is likely Ospreay’s last match as an NJPW talent, where he has to lose the IWGP UK/US title to either Moxley or more likely, David Finlay.
Speaking of Moxley, awesome match from him and Cassidy. Cassidy retaining was a slight surprise to me, but he hit the Orange Punch like half a dozen times so Moxley still looks strong in losing. That’ll probably be the same thing that happens to Moxley at WrestleKingdom where he, Ospreay and Finlay fight their hearts out, and it’s something over the top that allows Finlay to win and be the undisputed Whatever He’ll Call The Championship. But back to AEW, there was also good BCC VS Best Friends beef after, Yuta VS Hook for the FTW Championship is surely up next, I would think Hook retains, he is more FTW vibe than Yuta.
Opening with the Six Man Tag was an interesting choice but it worked out to set the pace for the main show. Of course Ric gets involved in stuff, and I figured Edge’s team would win. Christian Cage will now want revenge, and pretty sure he and Edge will fight over the TNT Championship. Then Toni Storm VS Hikaru Shida was great stuff, and great win for Storm but kinda hard to believe the ref did not see that shiny piece of metal on Storm’s butt. Still great for Storm to be a three-time champion but seems a shame that Shida is always the one getting shortchanged for other champions’ sakes.
Amazing ladder match, though still some risky spots as we’ve seen with AEW/ROH. Very surprised Starks & Morrissey won, and also surprised that the Bucks didn’t use their tag title shot MITB cash-in style. That would’ve been wild, but it probably would’ve also buried Starks & Morrissey. Because then The Bucks would’ve lost those titles right to Golden Jets and that would’ve been too much. Golden Jets winning out was what I figured would happen, making the Bucks go further Heel. Callis being on commentary, would The Bucks really join him? I feel like they hate Callis more than they do Jericho.
Awesome Triple Threat for the TBS Championship, and just as I figured, Julia wins without Kris looking weak since she did the damage. Great for Julia to be the one in The House of Black to have a title, and she probably makes Kris have to earn the rematch rather than use some contract clause. And then an awesome, brutal, gnarly Texas Deathmatch, definitely AEW’s most brutal match ever period. Though small gripe again, this was much like the previous Texas Deathmatch of Starks VS Bryan Danielson, aka a Last Man Standing match disguised as Texas Death. Story wise, I thought Hangman was going to win this. How does the guy who committed BNE win out?
But at the same time, he had Brian Cage help him, so of course Swerve wins. And now that Swerve is 2-0 on Hangman, that must mean he moves on from Hangman and goes after the AEW World Championship. Though, with Joe also getting his shot, and Wardlow waiting to pounce, who knows what happens by Worlds End. There’s also the Continental Classic that needs more entrants in it, and it’d be pretty awesome seeing Joe, Wardlow and Swerve in that. But either way, Swerve really should just move up to go after MJF and the world championship.
My Score: 9.2/10
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The Top Guys explain themselves!
After failing to take the AEW World Trios Championships, FTR turned on the Rated R Superstar! Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler now tell us WHY!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Jamie Hayter VS Billie Starkz; Jamie wins and advances.
- The Gates of Agony VS Smash ‘n’ Burn; The Gates win.
- Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn VS Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson; Bowens wins.
- 2v1 Handicap: Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS LMK & Kelly Madan; Megan wins.
- Kevin Knight VS AR Fox; Knight wins.
- FTR VS 2Point0; FTR wins.
- 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Athena VS Harley Cameron; Athena wins and advances.
- 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Konosuke Takeshita VS Brody King; Takeshita wins and advances.
PLAY BY PLAY
BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
While Pac goes down with an Achilles injury, The Death Riders will still defend their AEW World Trios Championships using some Freebird Rules! Jon Moxley steps in, will he, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta keep the reign of terror going? Or can The Opps free the trios titles from their death grip?
FTR is here!
Speaking of those titles, Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler are here after failing to win the AEW World Trios Championships, and then brutalizing The Rated R Superstar! Adam Copeland had to be stretchered out of the arena in Philadelphia on Sunday, and FTR gets booed by Springfield, Massachusetts here tonight. Cash has a mic to say, “What happened Sunday, that wasn’t an easy decision for me. And despite what you might think, it was not premeditated. Adam Copeland has been one of my best friends, he has been my mentor, for 15 YEARS, before I even really knew Dax Harwood!”
The fans boo but Cash says the more Dax talked, the more sense he made. The more sense it made, the more it pissed Cash off, because he wanted Dax to be wrong. But Cash could feel it, he could feel that he was wrong. The more he watched the moves Cope made backstage, the more he moved against FTR’s careers, the more Cash understood that Cope only cared about Cope. Cope held FTR down! He held them down to lift himself up! So in Philly, when Cash saw Dax sitting here, Cope laying here, in that moment… It just clicked. Cash knew what had to happen, and that he’d have to be the one to do it!
The fans boo more but Cash says Cope may have trained him as a young man, but that’s all Cope ever saw! That helpless kid! And Cash is not that anymore. Cope did not respect Cash as a man! And if you disrespect him, you have to pay. FTR are living legends! They will be treated as such! Dax says he knows that it is the “cool” thing to do, so you feel like you’re somebody, you feel like you’re involved. It’s cool to boo FTR when they talk, that’s “cool” in 2025. The fans didn’t reach their dreams, so now they make their own. But just let Dax say this one thing and then they can do this charade.
“Last week, I saw a sign in the crowd that said, ‘Why, FTR, Why?’ And as cliche as that is, I though to myself, ‘Well, why not?’ Instead of asking us why, you should be thanking us! You should be thanking us because we gave Adam Copeland everything he wanted. Adam Copeland was begging for relevancy in 2025 at the expense of the ABSOLUTE BEST TAG TEAM IN THIS WORLD, and we gave it to him!” The fans chant, “You Sold Out!” and Dax asks back, “How did I sell out, you idiots? I didn’t make any money off of this.” But over the last week, Dax has been wracking his brain on what to say over what he could say to the fans and be justified.
And then it clicked! Dax doesn’t care if anyone agrees with FTR! What FTR did was right. The fans boo, but Dax says even though FTR doesn’t own anyone an explanation, let’s have fun here. They’ll run down the list. For four MONTHS, they waited. Four months, nothing to do, they were irrelevant for four months. The only thing planned for them was to be Cope’s new Edgeheads. They put FTR’s career on hold so Cope could chase his glory days and win one more world title, holding on to a sliver of hope that he might still be the man. Dax tells Adam, “We’ve won ten world titles across seven worldwide brands, and YOU want us to take a backseat to you!?
“You’re selfish! Too damn selfish to see where the issue is! And I wanted nothing more, I wanted nothing more than Adam Copeland to end his career side-by-side with FTR and ride off into the sunset. But just like every wrestler in Adam Copeland’s position, you’re TOO DAMN SELFISH!” The fans boo, Dax tells them they paid money to see him so sit down and shut up. Just work out even once, buddy! Dax understands there are a lot of people in the back not happy with FTR. And that there are some people out here not happy with them. Tony Schiavone, come on over here. The fans boo, but Dax promises Schiavone that he just wants to talk.
Nigel isn’t so sure, but Schiavone says he has things he needs to say, too. The fans are torn, but Schiavone goes to the ring. Dax tells Schiavone to be careful now, don’t fall getting in. But this week on Dynamite, Schiavone had some choice words for FTR. Funny that they were hundreds of miles away at the time. But now, face to face, would Schiavone like to say something? Schiavone says yes, and he says that they were wrong to do that to Cope. The fans cheer, Schiavone points out that when FTR arrived, the fans all loved FTR. FTR revived tag team wrestling. But in one fell swoop, they turned their backs on the man who helped them in their career.
Dax stops Schiavone there, laughing that off. So there was one other thing Schiavone said, and he doesn’t quite remember. Dax is pretty sure it had to do with Dax’s family? Yes… Schiavone says Dax’s daughter, a wonderful young lady, Straight A student… How did she feel on Monday when her friends told her that her dad turned on one of his best friends? Dax paces, and then he drags Schiavone into position! The fans boo, but Nigel stands up! FTR sees that, and the fans cheer as Nigel storms off commentary! Nigel gets in the ring to get Schiavone to safety, and he also told Schiavone he knew this would happen.
FTR warns Nigel now, but here comes Daniel Garcia! He steps to them, but FTR SHOVES him down! Then they realize what they did, and they apologize. They don’t have anything against Garcia, they’re sorry. They help Garcia stand up, then they hug Garcia…? The fans boo, and Garcia has no idea what to make of this. FTR leaves, Schiavone & Nigel go back to commentary, and Garcia makes sure Schiavone is okay. The fans cheer Garcia, Schiavone says he had to say what he said. Will the Top Guys be the absolute worst from now on?
Toni Storm speaks.
“Megan Bayne is a monster. That woman has so much thigh meat, I thought I was being mugged on Thanksgiving. Nevertheless, I don’t need to tell you that this whore you all adore, this slut you can’t rebut, this tramp is still the champ! But enough of this gay banter. The Owen Hart Cup has begun, and the winner goes on to All In: Texas for a shot at the AEW Women’s World Championship. Ladies, good luck. But this is a timeless cafe, and I’m gonna bake up the biggest batch of slop tarts you’ve ever seen! Billie Starkz, you Johnny Come Lately, milk-breathed, knobby kneed little brat. I will make a woman out of you.
“Harley Cameron. Call me Jim Henson, because I will wear you on my wrist and make you sing Rainbow Connection.” Schiavone? Toni says that’s the wrong slide, next! “Mercedes Money, our CEO. What an unfortunate nickname. I will drain your 401K and put you so deep into recession, you’ll have to drink my bath water. Kris Statlander. My God, what a woman! Athena. You may be the ROH Forever Champion, but you’ll last about two minutes with me. And Jamie Hayter, take my advice: No money has ever been made from dressing like you’re in a different era.
“And as for me, I could sit at home and watch this entire tournament eating veal parmesana, but that’s not the kind of woman I am, yet. Nevertheless, at Double or Nothing, I will be there, I will be watching, I will be sweating, and I will always be… TIMELESS~!” The champion has put all of her contenders on notice, but who will even make it out of the first round of this star-studded tournament?
2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Jamie Hayter VS Billie Starkz!
Well, speaking of those challengers, we have two here to finally kick off the action! Hayter and Billie went a round already, but will it be a repeat performance? Or will this be a Starkz contrast from last time?
The bell rings and the fans rally. Jamie rushes Billie but Billie dodges the boot. Jamie ducks Billie’s heel kick, then shoves Billie to ropes. Billie ducks, whips, but Jamie ducks ‘n’ dodges. Billie sees the lariat coming and backs off! Jamie smirks and the fans cheer. Billie comes back, offers a handshake, but Jamie isn’t so sure. Jamie accepts, but Billie whips! Jamie ducks ‘n’ dodges, Billie drops down then HEEL KICKS! Jamie goes down in a heap, seems it isn’t just Hayter who hits hard! Jamie goes to the apron, Billie storms up, but Billie bobs ‘n’ weaves to then sweep the legs! Billie SUPERKICKS Jamie, then runs, and DIVES into a forearm!
The fans fire up and Jamie brushes off the biceps. Jamie whips Billie hard into railing, then drags her up to whip her into more- NO, Billie goes up, but Jamie catches her to TOSS her over! Billie is in the timekeeper’s area while the fans fire up! Jamie refreshes the ring count, fetches Billie, but Billie HOTSHOTS her off railing! Billie then climbs onto the railing, and the fans fire up as Billie SWANTON BOMBS Jamie on the floor! The fans fire up and Billie hurries to put Jamie in the ring. Billie then climbs the corner and the fans rally up again. Jamie anchors a foot, Billie CLUBS Jamie, but Jamie CLUBS Billie.
Jamie climbs up after Billie, but Billie SHOVES her down! Billie adjusts, DIVING- NO, Jamie dodges the stomp! Billie blocks the kick, to KNEE her! Billie suplexes, Jamie lands out to whip! Billie bounces off buckles, and into a SPIENBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Billie is tougher than that but Jamie stomps her around. Jamie bumps Billie off buckles, digs her boots in, then hits a snap suplex! Billie writhes, Jamie covers, ONE!! Jamie kneels on Billie’s head, then steps off. Billie flounders, Jamie drags her up, but Billie fires hands! Jamie throws Billie by her hair! The ref reprimands but the fans cheer while Billie goes to the apron.
Jamie kicks Billie to the floor, then mockingly counts really fast, but Collision goes picture in picture.
Jamie applauds, but the ref says his count isn’t even close to over. Jamie goes out to fetch Billie, then SMACKS Her off the apron! Jamie puts Billie in the ring, then clamps on a chinlock. Billie endures as Jamie grinds her down. Billie fights up, fires body shots, but Jamie CLUBS her down. Jamie drags Billie up, bumps her off buckles again and again and again, and again and again and again, and again and again and again! Jamie finally stops as the ref counts 4, and Billie is in a daze. Jamie whips Billie corner to corner hard, then storms up to fire forearms. Jamie ROCKS Billie and she sits down. Jamie digs her boots in, but the ref counts.
Jamie steps off, then drags Billie up. Jamie whips Billie corner to corner again, then runs up, but Billie BOOTS her away! Billie HEEL- NO, Jamie blocks that kick! Jamie steps over to power Billie down into the HALF CRAB! Collision returns to single picture as Billie endures! Billie powers up, reaches out, and the fans rally as she fights forward! Billie rolls and sends Jamie into buckles! Billie hobbles, runs back in, but Jamie dodges! Billie ELBOWS Jamie, BOOTS her, then goes up, but Jamie stops the boot! Billie rebounds to ENZIGIRI! Billie sweeps the legs and deadlift GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO!
The fans fire up as Jamie stays in this, and Billie slaps herself to focus again. Billie snarls, drags Jamie up, and Billie suplexes. Jamie fights it, fires knees, then gets free, Jamie blocks a lariat, but Billie ducks the other! DRAGON SUPLEX! Billie then shifts to have a CHINBAR HALF NELSON COMBO! Jamie endures as Billie even bends her against a knee! Jamie fights up, snapmares free, and KNEES Billie down! Cover, TWO! Jamie drags Billie up, whips her, and fireman’s carries! USHIGOROSHI! Billie sputters, Jamie runs, SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Billie survives and Jamie is shocked!
The fans rally up while Jamie throws off her wristbands. Jamie says time to end it! Jamie stands Billie up, fires forearm after forearm, and Billie flops over. The fans fire up, Jamie kisses the bicep, and she stands Billie up. SPRINGBOARD HAYT- NO, Billie ducks and backslides! ONE!! Billie suplexes, GHOSTBUSTER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Jamie survives and Billie is beside herself! The fans rally up and Billie goes back to the corner. Billie climbs, aims, and SWANTON BOMBS!! Cover, TWO!! Hayter survives again and Billie is shocked! The fans rally even harder, and Billie looks to the trophy. Billie stalks Jamie to the apron, then stomps her down.
Billie goes out to bring Jamie up, and she CLUBS her! Billie ROCKS Jamie, reels her in, but Jamie fights the lift! Jamie lifts Billie, Billie fights that! Jamie HEADBUTTS Billie, and Billie holds onto the ropes. Jamie reels Billie in, SUPLEX TO THE FLOOR! Springfield goes nuts while both women are down! The ref checks and both women are somehow still in this. The ring starts, “This is Awesome!” as both women stir at 4 of 10. Jamie rises up at 7, Billie at 8, and both women spring in at 9! The fans fire up as this continues! Billie and Jamie rise up again, and Jamie ROCKS Billie! Billie comes back to ROCK Jamie!
Jamie comes back to ROCK Billie, but Billie fires a flurry! Billie winds up, but Jamie SUPERKICKS! And ENZIGIRIS! Jamie whips, clinches, but Billie stuffs it! Jamie powers through to HATE BREAKER!! And then HAYTERADE!! Cover, Jamie wins!
Winner: Jamie Hayter, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
Billie put on another incredible fight, but it was still not enough to reach that next level! Hayter Hits Hard, but will she have to hit even harder going up against Kris Statlander?
The Death Riders speak.
Claudio Castagnoli says, “When we started this war, we fully expected casualties. But we do not mourn, because only in death does duty end. Now, we’re not gonna hide. We’re still gonna be front and center! So Joe, yes, we’re gonna accept that challenge!” Claudio rants in German, then says at Spring Breakthru, it’s on. They do not concede territory! Marina Shafir holds up Pac’s belt, and Moxley says, “What a learning experience this will be for generational punk ass play wrestlers who don’t wanna show up to work. There’s plenty of money, championships, glory, victory, and it’s all on the frontline.
“If you want it, that’s where you gotta be. You gotta step in, step up, put yourself in harm’s way. Samoa Joe, Shibata-san, you guys know that. What’re you teaching sweet young Hook? Hook… Don’t worry. Relax. It’s the biggest match of your life. But trust me… Chicks dig scars.” Wheeler Yuta smirks, and shows his scar. Will the Death Riders find The Opps are in fact lacking?
The Gates of Agony VS Smash ‘n’ Burn!
Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona have been dominating for a long time, but they’re still waiting on their opportunity. Will this be
The teams sort out, Kaun starts against Juni Underwood, and KNEES him, to then BACKBREAKER, and RUNNING SUPLEX! Kaun puts Juni in the corner. Tag to Liona, and Liona puts Juni in a corner for point-blank LARIATS! Liona goes all the way to TEN, then short arm LARIATS Juni inside-out! Then he TOSSES Ricky Pryce into the ring just because! Liona runs up to CLOBBER Ricky! Tag to Kaun, the Gates get Juni up to OPEN THE GATES onto Ricky! Cover, Gates win!
Winners: The Gates of Agony, by pinfall
Kaun applauds his opponents, and Liona laughs. “We hurt people, too!” Is that a not so subtle message sent to the AEW World Tag Team Champions?
Backstage interview with FTR.
Lexy Nair finds Cash & Dax on their way out and asks for a moment. After what they did to Cope- Wait, 2Point0 barges in! Matt Menard & Angelo Parker excuse Lexy, and they say FTR must think they’re pretty slick. They’ve got the wool pulled over Danny’s eyes. But 2Point0 sees through the BS, and they’ll be damned if they let FTR put Garcia in the same position as Cope. FTR try to speak but Menard says no, it’s their time to talk. A year and a half, Menard has been waiting for this. A YEAR AND A HALF, and FTR finally exposed themselves! FTR thinks they can do this to Garcia? Dax tries to speak but Menard tells him to shut his gaddamn mouth!
This is 2Point0’s time! Understand that they won’t sit by and see what happened to Cope happen to Garcia! FTR asks if they want to fight. Yeah, they do! Okay, FTR will fight 2Point0 tonight, with Garcia ringside. Garcia is a grown man, he can make his own decisions. #TopGuysOut. Cash & Dax go back to the locker room, will they take out Daddy Magic & Cool Hand Ange?
Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn VS Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson!
The 5 Tool Player made his return at Dynasty, and he added on to Platinum Max’s losing streak. But will Bowens finally prove himself worthy of gold all his own? Or will the Vanilla Babyface get all heat for ruining things?
The bell rings and the fans fire up for Bowens. Bowens and Blake circle, tie up, and Bowens waistlocks. Bowens SLAMS Blake down, facelocks, but Blake fights up. Blake wrenches out, wristlocks, but Bowens slips through to wrench and hammerlock. Bowens spins and snapmares Blake, then ghost pins, TWO! Bowens reminds Blake he’s in here with the Five Tool Player! Blake slaps that hand away, and says he only needs one. Blake runs up, Bowens dodges, Blake goes up and DROPKICKS Bowens in the back! Blake struts, then whips, but Bowens reverses. Blake ducks a lariat, FACEBUSTERS Bowens, and SLAPS him!
The fans boo but Blake “tastes” the ice cream. But Bowens CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Bowens whips, Blake reverses, but Bowens hurdles to slips around and BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Bowens has the fans throw up the scissor fingers, and Bowens scissor fingers with Billy while Collision goes picture in picture.
Bowens watches Blake rise up, then takes aim to ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, but Blake avoids the superkick! Bowens is annoyed, but he goes out the side to run in around the way. Blake slips back inside, Bowens goes to the apron, and Bowens blocks a kick! Blake ENZIGIRS, then APRON SPEARS! Blake takes another taste, then builds speed to FOSBURY TOPE! Blake lounges on the floor, tells Billy to back off, but Billy tells him to SUCK IT. Blake drags Bowens into the ring, then brings him up to wrench and WRING out the arm! Blake drags Bowens back up, but Bowens ROCKS Blake! And CHOPS! And ROCKS him again!
Bowens ROCKS Blake in the corner, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Blake RAMS shoulders with Bowens. Blake eggs Bowens on, wrenches the arm, and RAMS shoulders again! Blake kicks at Bowens mockingly while Big Shotty taunts the fans. Blake wrenches, Bowens whips, then Bowens runs past. Blake dodges Bowens, Bowens redirects and mule kicks! Front kicks! FAMOUSER! The fans fire up and Bowens aims at Blake. Blake stands, Bowens wrenches and torture racks! Swing and SLAM! Cover, TWO! Blake survives the “Grand Slam” but the fans rally up. Bowens waits on Blake, reels him in, fireman’s carry, but Blake fights with elbows! Blake is on the apron, and he CLAWS Bowens’ eyes!
Blake TOSSES Bowens out, then runs along the apron, DAREDEVIL DIVE! The fans boo but Blake puts Bowens in. Blake steps in, but Bowens KICKS him in the ropes! DRAPING SIDEWINDER! Cover, Lee gives Blake the ROPEBREAK! The fans boo and Daddy Ass is pissed! He says Lee did that! Bowens glares at Lee, but Blake waistlocks! Bowens switches, rolls Blake, TWO! Bowens kicks low, whips Blake, but Blake rolls off Bowens’ back! Blake shoves Bowens, SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO! Bowens is still in this, but Blake runs to handspring and NEURALIZER KICK! Blake fires up but the fans boo more.
Blake goes up a corner, takes aim, 450 DOUBLE STOMP!! Cover, TWO!! Bowens survives and the fans fire up! Blake is frustrated, but he drags Bowens up. The fans rally for Bowens as Blake kicks at Bowens. Blake talks trash, but Bowens CHOPS him! Blake storms up, but into ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS- NO, Blake blocks the superkick to whip Bowens to ropes. Bowens reverses that, Blake tiger feints through, STUNNER! Bowens flounders, Blake brings Bowens in, and he tells Billy to SUCK IT! Blake runs, Bowens dodges! Blake handsprings, into the SUPERKICK! Lee gets on the apron, Bowens DECKS him!
The fans fire up, Billy DECKS Lee! Bowens aims at Blake, ROLLING ELBOW!! Cover, Bowens wins!
Winner: Anthony Bowens, by pinfall
The “Molly Whop” is just as it sounds, Bowens put the beating on the Vanilla Babyface! Bowens has a mic and he wants Springfield to make some noise! The fans cheer, and Bowens says, “This has been a long time coming, and it’s time to level up. Because what you see before you is AEW’s Five Tool Player! The perfect combination of power, athleticism, intelligence, the look, and the it factor. And I am the Pride of Professional Wrestling, baby! And I don’t need a government trademark to prove I’m the best. I’m gonna prove it to you every single week, right here! So the last question is: Who will step up to the plate next and get their ass Molly Whopped by THE Five Tool Player?!”
Mic drop from Bowens, will he use all his tools and all this momentum to hit homerun after homerun?
2v1 Handicap: Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS LMK & Kelly Madan!
The Megasus may not be AEW Women’s World Champion, but he will not stop after one failure. And now, to satisfy her anger, she’s taking on two opponents at once! Will everyone bow down, no matter who they are or how many there are?
The bell rings, Madan starts for her team, and she runs up, only for Megan to RAM her into a corner! And RAM her again and again and again! Megan CHOPS Madan, throws her down, then runs up to SHOTGUN her down! Madan scrambles away, LMK tags in, and LMK goes up! CROSSBODY, but Megan catches her! Megan FALL AWAY SLAMS LMK, and Little Mean Kathleen staggers around. Megan SPLASHES Madan, SPLASHES LMK, then sends LMK into Madan! DOUBLE SPLASH! Megan scoops LMK, CLOBBERS Madan, then SLAMS LMK! The fans fire up as Megan hauls Madan up, fireman’s carries, FATE’S DESCENT onto LMK! Cover, Megan wins!
Winner: Megan Bayne, by pinfall
The female titan didn’t even break a sweat, but she may have broken both opponents. She sits them up, shouts, “BOW DOWN!” and then SLAMS them both back down! Will no one stop Megan from rising back to title contention?
Kevin Knight VS AR Fox!
The Jet didn’t win in his Owen Hart Cup match, and he came up short on the NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships in Chicago just last night, but he did win his part of $400,000 on Dynamite. Will Knight still be feeling fly after facing a veteran high-flyer? Or will Knight take over the Whole Fox’n Show?
The bell rings and Knight runs up! Fox dodges the boot, Knight dodges a boot, then Knight CHOPS! Knight whips, BACKDROP, but Fox lands out to roll Knight up! TWO, Knight Oklahoma Rolls, TWO! Fox tilt-o-whirls and waistlocks, Knight switches, Fox bucks the O’Conner! Knight sunset flips, TWO! Knight kicks low, runs, but then fakes out Fox’s dropkick! SLIDING SHOULDER TACKLE! UFO SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Fox stays in this but Knight stays cool. Knight brings Fox up to ROCK him in the back! Knight kicks low, but Fox fires body shots. Knight fires a forearm, but Fox fires back! Knight UPPERCUTS, then wrenches.
Knight whips, Fox grabs ropes, and Fox TOSSES Knight! Fox ROCKS Knight, but Knight throws Fox down! Fox kips up to PELE! The fans fire up, Fox builds speed, and he SLINGSHOT STOMPS Knight on the apron! The fans fire up as Fox then goes up the corner, MOONSAULT onto Knight! Another direct hit and the fans fire up while Collision goes picture in picture.
Fox looms over Knight, stomps him, then drags Knight up. Fox whips Knight hard into barriers! Then Fox brings Knight around, to SMACK him off the barriers! The fans cheer, Fox refreshes the ring count, but Knight CHOPS in return! Fox is stinging, but Knight CHPOS him again! Knight whips, Fox reverses, and Knight tumbles into the ring. Fox KICKS him, then hurries to cover, TWO! Knight stays in this but Fox sits him up, for a basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Knight stays cool but Fox pushes him around. Knight fires body shots, then forearms. Fox kicks low, suplexes, ANARCHY! Knight flounders around while Fox snarls.
Fox rolls to have a cover, TWO! Knight has a ghost pin, TWO! Fox CLOBBERS Knight, then CLUBS him down. Knight goes to a corner, Fox CHOPS him, and then Fox snapmares Knight. Fox runs to basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Fox clamps onto Knight with a chinlock, but Knight endures. The fans rally up and Knight fights around. Fox holds tight, but Knight stands up. Fox wrangles Knight back to the mat! Knight endures again, fights around, and Collision returns to single picture. Knight stands to JAWBREAKER free! Fox snarls, comes back, but Knight UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS!
Fox KNEES low, runs, but Knight DROPKICKS him down! The fans fire up and Knight kips up! Fox goes to a corner, Knight runs up, and LARIATS! Knight UPPERCUTS, stomps, repeat! The ref counts, Knight stomps a mudhole then digs his boot in. Knight lets off, whips corner to corner, but Fox reverses. Knight reverses back, SKY2HIGH! Cover, TWO! Fox survives and Knight is a bit surprised, but he waits on Fox. Fox rises, the fans rally, and Knight somersaults, but Fox denies him the DDT! Knight BOOTS from the corner, Fox returns, so Knight ELBOWS him! Knight goes up, but so does Fox! LOW MEIN PAIN!
Fox goes right up, 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives and Fox is shocked! The fans fire up and Fox drags Knight up. “This is Awesome!” as Fox crisscrosses Knight’s arms. Fox reels Knight in, but Knight rolls Fox up! TWO!! Fox escapes, but Knight DROPKICKS him again! Fox staggers, but he BOOTS back! Fox goes up, but Knight goes to the UPPER ROOM! Somersault, SATELLITE DDT! The fans fire up and Knight goes to the corner! Fox staggers, Knight springboards, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, Knight wins!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall
The Jet Liner takes Knight to the winner’s circle! But with Best of the Super Juniors around the corner, will Knight be #The1ULookUp2?
The Gates of Agony speak.
Bishop Kaun applauds, and he says, “That was impressive, wasn’t it? We’re back. And we’re not even hurt. But we don’t mind being hurt.” Toa Liona says, “We don’t.” Kaun says they actually love being hurt! Hurt Syndicate! You hurt people? This Wednesday on Dynamite, the Gates would love to see you try. Hurt Syndicate hurts people? The Gates of Agony BREAK people! See you in Boston! Will Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin still be standing when Kaun & Liona #OpenTheGates?
FTR VS 2Point0!
Dax & Cash want to still be Daniel Garcia’s friends, but Menard & Parker have been Garcia’s friends this whole time. Daddy Magic & Cool Hand Ange have always felt something was off, will they finally take the Top Guys out?
Speaking of Garcia, he makes his way out, as invited by FTR. He still seems to be upset and unsure given FTR lashing out earlier, but he’s still ringside. The teams sort out and Dax BLASTS Parker off the apron! Dax beats up on Menard and then Cash runs up to CLOBBER Parker! The fans boo as Cash sends Parker into railing! And apron! And railing again! And then more railing! Cash stands over Parker, Dax stands over Menard, and Garcia can only watch. Parker gets up to CHOP Cash, Cash hits back! Menard’s already busted open as Dax beats on him! Cash CHOPS Parker, Menard wobbles, but Dax ROCKS Menard!
Cash CHOKES Parker against railing, Dax DECKS Menard, and the fans boo. Dax sits Menard up, and again Garcia can only watch this as Dax hammers away on Menard’s head. Cash then sends Parker into the steel steps! Dax puts Menard in a corner, tells Garcia that this isn’t personal, 2Point0 signed up for this. The fans rally for “DADDY MAGIC!” but Dax throws more fists! Menard is a bloody mess as Dax punches away! The ref backs Dax off, Menard stands like a zombie, and he ROCKS Dax! And ROCKS him again! Menard ROCKS Dax again and again and again in the corner! The fans love it, but Cash storms in to go after Menard!
Cash pulls hair, but Menard DECKS him, too! Menard flounders, Dax LARIATS him down! Parker storms in but Dax has him up! SHATTER MACHINE!! Dax tags Cash, and now they get Menard up. MIND BREAKER!! But they’re not done?! Garcia says c’mon already! FTR still gets Menard up for another MIND BREAKER!! They won’t stop, they get Menard back up! Garcia gets on the apron, he wants the ref to step in already! FTR apologize and they set Menard down. Cover, FTR wins!
Winners: FTR, by pinfall
Garcia is still furious, and he storms into the ring. He checks on Menard, then he gets in Dax’s face! Dax & Cash want Garcia to calm down. They did hear him out in the end there. Garcia says it shouldn’t have taken that! FTR leaves, Garcia helps Menard stand, but then FTR returns! They CLOBBER Garcia! They beat Garcia down while the fans boo! FTR get Garcia up, MIND BREAKER!!! And then they get him back up!? MIND BREAKER!!! The ref shouts at them to stop, the fans boo as hard as they can, but FTR hauls Garcia up again! Security rushes in to stop this! Dax DECKS the ref!! That’s another fine right there!
The fans boo, security try to stop FTR, but FTR gets Garcia up again! BUT WAIT! The Undisputed Kingdom rush in! The paragons of wrestling will not let this injustice continue! They run FTR off, but FTR says they should watch their backs now. Who else will FTR violently disrespect as they demand we respect them?
2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Athena VS Harley Cameron!
The LONGEST REIGNING champion in ROH history, and yes that is champion bar none, male or female, is finally getting her shot at history here in AEW. She could very well become a new Double Champion should she win all the way to Double or Nothing and then All In: Texas. But she must first get past one wild Aussie! Will Athena #FeelTheWrath of Harley Cameron? Or will the Fallen Goddess, the Minion Overlord, the American Joshi, simply add Harley’s name to the long, long list of fallen opponents?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Athena and Harley circle, feel things out, then tie up. Athena powers Harley to the corner, but she lets off quickly. Harley storms up, Athena shoves her back, then Athena pats Harley on the head. Athena soaks up heat, but Harley headlocks. Athena powers up and out, drops down, but Harley drop toeholds! Harley pats Athena on the head! The fans cheer and Athena says okay, that’s fair. Athena then runs up to roll Harley up, TWO! Harley trips Athena, jackknife bridges, TWO! Athena sunset flips, TWO! Harley high stacks, TWO and Athena sunset flips again, TWO! The fans fire up as the two stand off!
Harley and Athena reset, Athena applauds for Harley, then headlocks! Harley endures the grind, powers out to headlock in return, and now Athena endures. Athena powers up and out to send Harley tot he corner. Athena runs in, Harley slips out to the apron, and Harley blocks a shot to ROUNDHOUSE! Athena staggers, Harley brings her into the ropes to CLUB her! And CHOKE her! The fans fire up, the ref counts, and Harley stops at 4. Harley waistlocks, but Athena fights the lift! Athena runs to the post to HOTSHOT Harley! Then APRON BACK SUPLEX! Athena then wheelbarrows Harley to GERMAN SUPLEX to the floor!
The fans fire up and Athena smiles. The ref checks Harley, she’s okay to continue, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Athena stomps Harley, drags her up, and sends her into steel steps! Harley sputters, Athena refreshes the ring count, and she CLUBS Harley. Harley staggers away, Athena stands her up and ROCKS her! Athena CLUBS away on Harley, pushes her into the ring, and then storms up, but into a cradle! TWO!! Athena escapes, BOOTS Harley down, and scowls. Athena stalks Harley, drags her up, and KNEES her in the side! Athena stalks Harley some more, KNEES her in the side, and then has Harley in the corner. Athena RAMS into Harley, RAMS into her again, then RAMS again! Athena pushes Harley along the ropes but the ref reprimands.
Athena ROCKS Harley, but Harley ROCKS Athena! Athena brings Harley up but Harley ROCKS her again! Athena clamps on a GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! Then she suplexes high and hard! Athena kips up, fires up, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns as Athena has Harley in a Bow ‘n’ Arrow stretch! Harley endures, pries at the facelock portion, but Athena thrashes Harley. Harley pops free to a cover, TWO! Athena knees low, whips, but Harley reverses to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! The fans fire up, Harley brings Athena up, but Athena shoves her away. SOBAT! LEG SWEEP! Athena runs, and SUPERKICKS! Cover, TWO! Harley survives and Athena grows frustrated. Athena stalks Harley to ropes, KICKS her in the side, then brings her up to scoop and carry her! Athena puts Harley in the Tree of Woe, then KICKS! KICKS! And KICKS!
The ref counts, Athena backs off, and Athena cheers herself on. Athena runs, but Harley sits up over the sweep! Harley KICKS from upside-down, then wrenches to NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up, Harley runs up, and LARIATS! ENZIGIRI! Harley brings Athena up to BULLDOG HOTSHOT, and then Harley fires off on Athena in the ropes! The fans fire up, the ref counts, Harley shots “FEEL THE WRATH!” AX KICK! Athena falls back, Harley storms in and goes up the corner. Harley aims, leaps, CROSSBODY! Athena rolls through to scoop Harley! The fans fire up as Athena pops Harley up, but Harley fights! Harley RANAS!
Athena rises to SUPERKICK! The fans are torn, Athena springboards, but into a HAYMAKER!! Harley has Athena now, pump handle and SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Athena survives but Harley won’t give up! “This is Awesome!” as Harley and Athena both slowly rise. Harley fires up, brings Athena around, dragon sleeper for HER FINISHING- NO, Athena cartwheels free! Athena reels Harley in, Canadian Rack, but Harley slips free! Harley tilt-o-whirls and rolls Athena up, TWO!! Harley wrenches again, SOLE FOOD! Harley runs, but Athena pops her up, POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO, deadlift POWERBOMB!
Athena reels Harley back in, ATAXIA KNEE STRIKE!! Athena then climbs, Harley rises, O FACE!!! Cover, Athena wins!
Winner: Athena, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
Athena stays undefeated in any and all kinds of matches, and she holds up her ROH Women’s World Championship, as well as her spinner belt variant. But now she runs into Mercedes Mone, their battle set for Boston and the Dynamite edition of Spring Breakthru! Will Mone win in her hometown to head for Double or Nothing? Or will Athena derail the Money Train and be that much closer to a match in her hometown of Arlington, Texas?
Mercedes Mone speaks.
“Springfieeeeeld~! Sorry the Money Train skipped your pathetic town. But then next stop for me in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament is in my hometown of Boston. That’s right, it was a little over a year ago where I made my AEW debut in the City of Champions. It was in that very moment that I had the biggest dream of holding all the championship gold! And now the Money Train is only two stops away from All In: Texas. And Athena, you are just a speedbump on my track to success. The Forever ROH Champion, Athena, you are one of the very best of all time, and you proved that tonight against Harley Cameron.
“But you’re competing against me, Four Belts Mone, the greatest TBS Champion of all time. So this Wednesday at Dynamite, I am going to show you why Money Changes Everything. And the best woman will win, and that woman is me, darling.” Mone is ready, but will she put her money where her mouth is against the Fallen Goddess?
2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Konosuke Takeshita VS Brody King w/ Julia Hart!
Just last night for NJPW Windy City Riot, The Alpha just went toe-to-toe with The Ace, Hiroshi Tanahashi, as part of the Ace Final Road series. And as big as that moment was, this could be even bigger! Konosuke wants to fulfill Don Callis’ prophecy of a “Proto-shita” finals at Double or Nothing, will he be one step closer to realizing that dream match? Or will the King of Death end The Alpha right here and now?
The bell rings and the fans fire up already. The two tie up, are in a deadlock, and Brody powers Konosuke to a corner. The ref counts, Brody lets off slowly, but Konosuke avoids the chop! Konosuke headlocks, Brody powers up and out, and they RAM shoulders! Neither man falls and the fans fire up! Brody swings, Konosuke dodges to come back and ROCK Brody! Brody comes back, runs through the CHOP, then RAMS Konosuke! Konosuke rebounds, ducks the lariat, and he returns again, but Brody’s CHOP knocks him down! The fans bark for Brody and he drags Konosuke up. Brody scoops, Konosuke slips free, but Brody fires elbows!
Brody switches to hit a BIG back suplex! The fans fire up, and Brody has Konosuke in a corner. Brody CHOPS and the fans fire up! The Princess of the Black Throne smiles as Brody fires forearms and CHOPS! The fans fire up more as Brody whips corner to corner. Konosuke hits buckles hard then falls in a heap! Brody huffs ‘n’ puffs, runs up, but Konosuke avoids a senton! Konosuke goes up to SECOND ROPE SENTON! The fans fire up while Brody bails out. Brody is on the apron, Konosuke storms up to ROCK him! Konosuke ROCKS Brody again, then runs, but Brody BOOTS him! Konosuke drops to his knees, Brody hauls him up and suplexes!
Konosuke lands safe on the apron and BOOTS Brody! Then he reels Brody in! Brody fights with elbows, then fireman’s carries! Konosuke fights with elbows, but Brody still APRON DEATH VALLEY DRIVERS!! Both men fall to the floor and the fans fire up! Julia also applauds while Brody rises. Brody shakes out the cobwebs, drags Konosuke up, and he puts Konosuke in the ring. The fans rally for Brody but Konosuke bails out the side. Brody barks, the fans join in, and Brody runs up, but Konosuke JUMP KNEES! Konosuke goes into the ring, builds speed, and he FLIES! Direct hit and down goes Brody! The fans lose their minds while Collision goes picture in picture!
Konosuke and Brody are both down, Julia coaches Brody while the fans rally. Konosuke stands Brody up but Brody CHOPS! Konosuke ROCKS Brody! Brody leans against the barriers, but Konosuke CHOPS him! And CHOPS! And then whips him hard into barriers! Brody slumps down and Konosuke refreshes the ring count. Julia again coaches Brody but Konosuke is back. Brody ROCKS Konosuke! Konosuke ROCKS Brody! Konosuke pushes Brody into the ring, stalks behind him, then snapmares. Konosuke clamps on a chinlock and squeezes tight. Brody endures, Julia rallies the fans, and Brody pries at the hold.
Konosuke thrashes Brody around, grinds him into the mat, but the fans continue to rally. Brody fights up, fires body shots, but Konosuke shifts his grip. Brody fights the lift with elbows, then runs, but into a mule kick! DDT! Konosuke snarls as he rises up, and now Konosuke goes up the corner! But Brody rises to CHOP first! Brody climbs up, CLUBS away on Konosuke’s back, then brings him to the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Both men writhe and the fans fire up! Collision returns to single picture, Julia and the fans rally again, and a standing count is climbing. Both men are down at 5 of 10, but crawling for corners.
Konosuke drags himself up, “This is Awesome!” as Brody rises. Brody barks, the fans bark with him, and Brody runs corner to corner, CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO! Konosuke survives and Brody snarls. Brody drags Konosuke up, reels him in, but Konosuke fights the lift! Brody ROCKS Konosuke, Konosuke ROCKS Brody! The forearms go back and forth, and Brody CHOPS! Konosuke sits down, but Brody stands him back up. Konosuke fires a forearm, but Brody fires back. Konosuke fires a flurry, then winds up, and ALPHA ELBOWS! Brody stays up!? And he ROCKS Konosuke! And CHOPS him! And CHOPS! And then puts some stank on the CHOP!!
Konosuke falls to his knees again and the fans fire back up! But Konosuke is up, ALPHA ELBOW!! Brody falls, Konosuke falls on him for a cover, TWO!! Konosuke is stunned, but he drags Brody up again. The fans fire up as Konosuke reels Brody in, and Brody fights the lift! Konosuke powers through, BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and Konosuke is beside himself! Konosuke shakes his head, stands back up, and he runs the ropes, LARIAT! Brody stays up!? Brody shakes his head, so Konosuke runs again, LARIAT! Brody still stays up, so Konosuke fires up and runs!
Brody SWATS the lariat to CHOP! ROLLING ELBOW! And then LARIAT! Cover, TWO?!? Konosuke survives, but Brody scoops! DANTE’S INFERNO!! Cover, TWO!?!? Konosuke survives, even Julia can’t believe it. Brody drags Konosuke up, reels him in, Canadian Rack, but Konosuke fights free! Konosuke runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Konosuke scoops?! And tucks!? BASTARD DRIVER!! But then, wheelbarrow GERMAN SUPLEX!! The fans are thunderous as Konosuke brings out his full power! Brody stands, into the LARIATOOO~!! Cover, TWO!!! Brody survives that Stan Hanson level clothesline and the fans are electric!
Brody snarls, dares Konosuke to bring it, POWER DRIVER KNEE!! Brody stays up!? POWER DRIVE KNEE, AGAIN!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Brody survives again, but Konosuke won’t stop here! BLINDSIDE POWER DRIVE!! And then another POWER DRIVE!! Cover, KONOSUKE WINS!
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
From trumping The Ace to trumping a King, Konosuke is the hot hand in this tournament to be sure! The Alpha looks to the Owen Hart Cup and vows it will be his! But will he be able to overcome the #BillyGOAT, Will Ospreay? Or will the Aerial Assassin be the one going Double or Nothing?
My Thoughts:
A great, maybe even awesome episode of Collision here. Even with things being mostly obvious results, it was all top level stuff. Knight VS Fox was great stuff to help keep Knight sharp in AEW. Best of the Super Juniors starts in May, so he’s got about another month where he will still be hanging in AEW, Knight can surely get a couple more wins before going back to Japan for that tournament. Gates of Agony of course won their match, but I like that they called out the Hurt Syndicate. I feel like they won’t win the title match with them, but it’s good to see the Gates finally moving up to this level and not just languishing in ROH.
Great match from Bowens VS Blake, and a great win for Bowens. Very good promo from Bowens, I’m sure he’ll get more wins and maybe even go for a title. Well, depending on where the different midcard belts are going, Bowens might have to wait a minute, given the tease of Omega VS Okada as of late. Good promo from the Death Riders as they have adjust after Pac gets injured. At the same time, Hook should be alright from the dizziness and possible concussion, as nothing has been said further. Death Riders VS Opps for the trios titles will be great stuff, but even doing it for a themed episode doesn’t make me think Death Riders lose. It’d be nice if they did, though…
Good Heel promo from FTR, though it didn’t say much more than Dax did passive aggressively a couple weeks ago: Cope kept FTR from what FTR wanted, which glosses over how The Death Riders kinda got at them, too; and the loss at Dynasty was just the last straw. Them threatening Schiavone & Nigel was a nice touch, as was getting Garcia into the story given he teamed with them against Undisputed Kingdom. Menard & Parker stepping up for Garcia was good, and wow did Menard bleed for that match. FTR of course win, and then them brutalizing 2Point0 to bring out Undisputed Kingdom (well, I guess they’re trying Paragon, since Schiavone mentioned that) was good, too.
Dax & Cash are tag guys so they won’t bother with the TNT Championship, but I could see them taking on Roddy & Kyle one more time, then we’d get Dax & Cash VS Cole & Garcia. At least, maybe? Just something that’ll help FTR get back up and maybe go for tag titles. Megan beating two opponents at once was a good way to step things up in her rebound from Dynasty. I wonder if she’ll keep doing that until running into some new rival. I say that as it seems we won’t be getting her and Toni Storm in a rematch.
Toni Storm had a great promo to call out all the remaining Women’s Owen Hart Cup entries, but I find it interesting that she had no quip for Kris, just a compliment. Makes me wonder if Kris is destined to win the tournament and go to All In with Toni. And of course, great stuff in all of the Owen Hart Cup matches. Jamie VS Billie was a great rematch, but I shouldn’t be surprised Jamie wins again. Jamie VS Kris will be great stuff to lead into Double or Nothing. Then, great stuff from Athena VS Harley, certainly one of Harley’s better matches. But at the same time, of course Athena won to face Mone. Good promo from Mone to call Athena out, their match is going to be awesome, hard to say who wins that.
Konosuke VS Brody was also great, definitely a great main event. Of course Konosuke won. He’s NEVER Openweight Champion, the Don Callis Family keeps their idea of All Don Callis Family alive a little longer, and Konosuke VS Ospreay is going to be awesome stuff. I still think Ospreay wins and meets Kyle in the main event, but I suppose that still depends on how Hangman VS Wild Card goes.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Fallout from Dynasty!
Swerve Strickland is NOT AEW World Champion, both because of The Death Riders AND The Young Bucks! Will Swerve take out Pac before hunting Bucks?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Jon Moxley w/ Marina Shafir VS Katsuyori Shibata; Moxley wins.
- Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS PAC; Swerve wins.
- $400K 8 Man Tag: Will Ospreay, Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe & “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Ricochet, The Beast Mortos & Cru; Ospreay, Knight, Briscoe & Bailey win.
- 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Kris Statlander VS Thunder Rosa; Kris wins and advances.
- Samoa Joe & Hook VS Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta; Joe & Hook win.
PLAY BY PLAY
The Death Riders speak.
Jon Moxley says, “The single greatest roster of pure talent ever assembled under one roof every week on AEW Dynamite. So, why can’t any of these guys get their act together when it counts? They come with their talents and they come with their gifts and they come with their fanfare and their bodies hit the dirt and they roll back down the hill. They will excuse themselves of they will seek comfort without addressing the real problem: You don’t want it. You don’t. We will scorch the earth with anybody who wants to call themselves a contender before we give a single inch. Not an inch.
“This is my life’s work. It will not be bought or sold. Matt & Nick Jackson have returned. Interesting. Power players in pro-wrestling’s new gilded age. Let’s do a little who’s who. I’m surrounded by warriors, I am the world champion, a king on the frontlines. You two? I don’t recognize you two anymore. I haven’t for a long time. You stumbled onto a board and you don’t know what the game is. You better figure it out, and you better be real, real careful. Better be real careful before you make any moves.” The Maniac keeps everyone on edge as he puts them all on notice, but will someone finally beat him at his own game?
Jon Moxley w/ Marina Shafir VS Katsuyori Shibata!
While The Maniac thinks he and his Death Riders are feared and untouchable, The Opps showed they are #NeverLacking! The Opps did what they could to keep things even between Death Riders and Swerve Strickland, but will The Wrestler make sure Moxley realizes what he’s lacking?
The bell rings, the two circle, and Baltimore rallies up. The two clinch, fight for control, and Shibata slips through to waistlock. Moxley wrenches free, but Shibata hooks a leg. Moxley rolls to get a wristlock but Shibata headscissors. The fans cheer, but Moxley fights around and pops free. The two stare down and go again. Shibata stays low as he looks for a leg, but then stands as Moxley tries for knuckle locks. They clinch, Moxley facelocks, but Shibata fights around. The fans duel, Shibata slips out to waistlock, then he grabs a leg. Moxley fights up, Shibata goes back to the waistlock and wrangles Moxley again.
The two move around, Moxley goes to the ROPEBREAK, and Shibata lets off. The fans rally as the two reset. They circle, tie up collar ‘n’ elbow, and Moxley powers Shibata back to the ropes. Shibata turns things around, only for Moxley to turn them back around, and they’re in the corner. Moxley lets off slowly, then he pie faces Shibata! Shibata CHOPS Moxley! The fans fire up as Shibata gives as good as he gets! Moxley is already red, so he CHOPS! Shibata CHOPS, Moxley CHOPS, the fans “WOO~!” and the CHOPS keep going! As soon as Mox CHOPS, Shibata CHOPS! Moxley snarls, kicks low, then runs, to then BOOT Shibata!
Moxley gets in Shibata’s face, but Shibata just eggs him on! The fans fire up, so Moxley BOOTS Shibata again! Shibata just turns himself around and eggs Moxley on! Moxley BOOTS, but Shibata gets in Moxley’s face! Moxley runs, but into a clinch, S T O! The fans fire up, and Shibata clamps on a chinlock. Moxley fights up, but Shibata catches him into a COBRA TWIST! Moxley endures, reaches out, but Shibata shifts position to have an IRON OCTOPUS! Moxley still endures, fights his way forward, and has the ROPEBREAK! Shibata lets go to CLUB Moxley, then whips him to a corner and BOOTS!
The fans fire up as Shibata fires a flurry of forearms on Moxley! The ref counts, Shibata sits Moxley down, then he runs corner to corner, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Then he gets going again, but Moxley LARIATS first! Moxley hurries to get Shibata up, LARIAT! Cover, ONE!! Shibata is tougher than that, but Moxley reels him in, PILEDRIVER! Moxley grins while Shibata staggers up, but Shibata PENALTY KICKS! The fans fire up as Shibata quite literally kicks that smug look off Moxley’s face! Marina is worried, but Shibata clamps on with a chinlock. Moxley fights up, slips out, and he has a SLEEPER!
Shibata pries at the hold, slips around, spin and snapmare, then the SLEEPER! Moxley fights up, reaches out, and he reaches back to THUMB Shibata in the eye! Shibata lets go, Moxley has the SLEEPER, and drops for the REAR NAKED CHOKE! The fans boo but Shibata is caught! The ref calls it, Moxley wins!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by submission
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap, but it still gave Moxley the win. Will Moxley continue to act in opposition to his words? Wait! The Young Bucks are here! Matthew & Nicholas Jackson make their way out on stage, Baltimore booing all the way. The prodigal EVPs go to the ring, and step inside to join Moxley & Marina. Moxley eyes The Bucks, The Problem standing in their way. Moxley has Marina stand down and the Death Riders fall back. Nick gets a mic to say, “Please give it up for your World Heavyweight Champion, Jon Moxley!” The fans boo instead. Nick says, “And show some damn respect for the Founding Fathers of AEW, YOUR EVPs!”
The fans boo more, but Nick tells them to “Shut the F up!” And yes, he used the letter F, so he self-censored. Nick knows everyone is wondering why The Bucks did what they did. Why did they cost Swerve the world title? Well, they have a couple good reasons why. First of all, they did it for their good friend. Hangman Adam Page, you’re welcome! This is what Hangman wanted all along! He never wanted Swerve to be world champion ever again, so they did that for him. The Bucks do NOT forget who their friends are. They still love Hangman and they know Hangman loves them. The fans chant “Whose House?“ “SWERVE’S HOUSE!”
Matt says Moxley, if only you stuck around to hear this, but Matt isn’t afraid to say this in front of the world. The fans continue to chant for “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” but Matt tells The Death Riders that what they did for them is a peace offering. The Bucks have no problems with The Death Riders, and they hope The Death Riders have no problems with them. While Matt & Nick sat at home for months and months, they realized while watching The Death Riders, that they’ve all got more in common than you’d think. The Death Riders wanna see that locker room rise to the occasion, just like The Bucks.
The Death Riders want AEW to be the best company in the world, just like The Bucks! They want to change the world, just like The Bucks! And Jon, Matt is impressed. Watching Jon, Matt saw him do what The Bucks could not. Jon Moxley succeeded in taking over AEW, and even got the world title. The Bucks could never do that. So last Sunday was their elevator pitch to The Death Riders. Imagine the synergy if The Death Riders & The Elite worked together as one! Moxley, the world champion, and The Founding Fathers of AEW, The EVPs, all together…! So please, Moxley, come on back out here with your boys, and let’s discuss a little bit of business.
The fans boo, but instead of Moxley, it’s KENNY OMEGA! The other Founding Father is here, and the fans fire up! The AEW International Champion has a mic to tell The Bucks, “So you did this all for your friends, huh? Mox, Hanger. You forgot to do me. But actually, I remember the last time we met. And if memory serves me correctly, it’s when at the height of my diverticulitis, you pushed me off a stretcher that was taking me to the hospital.” The fans boo, and Omega says this might sound crazy, but he never forgot. And he even forgave them! When he returned, he said that what he was doing was for his own legacy and for the safety of this company, not for revenge.
The fans cheer, and Omega says what we’re all trying to do here is #BringBacktheFeeling. Now, Omega hates to divert from the story, but allow him to tell The Bucks a story. Omega had a friend in high school who had two Shi Tzu dogs. It doesn’t really matter the type of dog, but they were both yappy as all heck. Ugly little mutts, but hey, Omega is an animal lover, so he loved these dogs. Every time he visited his friend’s place, they’d play games, but the dogs would take a dookie on the floor. The friend didn’t care, and those two little Shi Tzus were ever so pleased with themselves.
But as time went on, and more dookie kept collecting, and the stains left behind were getting more pungent, Omega had to say, “Hey, pal. Maybe we move this over to my place?” That is what The Bucks, without Omega, were like here in AEW. The fans chant “DOOKIE! DOOKIE!” Omega says the last time we saw The Bucks on AEW TV, they were shredding documents like there was some big incriminating thing they were covering up. Guys, Omega is gonna spoil the surprise right now. We all know how The Bucks live. We all know exactly how they operate! They brag about their earnings and their money, so yes, they were tearing up receipts!
Receipts of private jets! Of that big chair one of them has facing the bed in their master bedroom. The OnlyFans accounts! But it doesn’t matter! The part that matters most, the part that pisses Omega off the most, is that not because of The Death Riders, but because of The Young Bucks that AEW almost died! The company Omega loves and gave his very life, heart and soul for. The fans cheer that, and Omega says he cannot lie. The time off did The Bucks wonderfully. Nick looks every bit of that 90 pounds he was before he left. And Matt… Well, sure, he looks fine in that low cut V neck, but lay off the hot stuff! He’s as red as Nick’s lapels!
And quite frankly, now that we’ve gotten to this point, Omega could go on and on and on. But he doesn’t know, maybe they cut out the middle man and just fight. The fans fire up as Omega storms his way forward! Nick & Matt are ready, but then here comes Kazuchika Okada! The Elite’s Rainmaker is here and Omega realizes this is now 3v1. But wait! SWERVE shows up! The fans fire up as now things look to be 3v2! Swerve slips in from the crowd side, with a chair! The Elite runs off, avoiding retribution for the Dynasty screw job. The fans cheer as Baltimore is now “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!”
Omega offers a fist bump, Swerve gives him the fist bump! Will The Cleaner and The Realest be unlikely allies in this war for AEW’s heart and soul? Swerve grabs a mic to shout, “I now pronounce it is Buck Hunting Season! And I’m here with a loaded shotgun ready to blast on some freakin’ EVPs! You couldn’t leave well enough alone, could you? I dealt with you last year. And now-” PAC ATTACKS! The Bastard has a match with Swerve, so he decides to take it now! The fans boo but Pac digs his boot into Swerve in the neck! The ref rushes in, he has Pac back off, and things cool off while Dynamite goes to break!
Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS PAC!
Dynamite returns as Swerve tells the ref this match is still happening. The bell rings, Pac runs up, and Swerve BOOTS him down! The fans fire up and Swerve brings Pac up for fast hands! Swerve has Pac in a corner, fires off more shots, then fireman’s carries to hit SNAKE EYES! Swerve runs and he BOOTS Pac down again! Pac flounders, the fans fire up, and Swerve sees Pac bail out. Swerve BOOTS Pac from the apron! Swerve snarls, then drags Pac up to whip hard into railing! And then whips him the other way, into more railing! Pac writhes, but Swerve brings him up to send into steel steps! Pac slumps down while the fans fire up!
Nana says this is the REAL world champion here! Swerve refreshes the ring count, then revels in the fans chanting “One More Time!” Pac hurries into the ring to deny Swerve that, but Swerve goes around the outside. Swerve storms into the ring, but Pac goes back to the apron. Swerve storms up but Pac RAMS into him! Pac slingshots up and over, keeps moving, but Swerve stops the rana! Swerve hauls Pac up to BUCKLE BOMB! Pac writhes, drags himself up, and Swerve snapmares him to go up and FALLING UPPERCUT! The fans fire up while Swerve hits the Griddy! Swerve stalks Pac, stands on him at the ropes, but steps off as the ref counts.
Pac sputters, Swerve eggs Pac on, but Doc Sampson is called over to check on Pac. Pac’s foot seems to be the body part in question, and Swerve is annoyed that this is denying him his payback. The fans rally and Swerve paces. Doc double checks Pac, he is okay to continue, so he slides into the ring. SUPERKICK from Swerve! Swerve goes up the corner and the fans fire up! KILL STOMPS! Cover, Swerve wins!
Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall
The Bastard takes a shot intended for The Bucks, but Swerve surely has ammo to spare. Will Swerve get at Matt & Nick soon enough?
Ricochet, Beast Mortos & Cru speak.
The One & Only says, “There is a lot that Daddy can do with $400,000. And tonight, I will lead Team Ricochet to victory.” The others take offense to that. But yeah, he’s the captain now. AHA~! The others roll their eyes, but will they all be rolling in money after tonight?
Will Ospreay, Mark Briscoe, Kevin Knight & “Speedball” Mike Bailey speak.
The Sussex County Chicken says, “Ladies and gentlemen, the word of the day is entrepreneurial! Because tonight, fellas, we have a opportunity to split 400 hundred thousand dollars! Will, whatcha gonna do with a hundred grand?” The Aerial Assassin shouts, “DISNEY WORLD~!” Mike, how ’bout you? He’ll buy some new shoes! And Jet, what about you? Kevin Knight is gonna go to Atlantic City, baby! What about Mark? Well, he plans to diversify his financial portfolio. But that’s besides the point! They’re coming for ya, baby! RAH RAH RAH! Which team will #ManUp and bring up the jackpot?
AEW hears from the many entrants of the Women’s Owen Hart Cup.
The CEO brags about how she beat the Princess of the Black Throne, but Billie Starkz reminds us that this is about honoring a legend. Jamie Hart says Billie is young, but scrappy and has heart. Mone continues to brag that the Money Train is going to win The Owen, pull into Globe Life Field stadium and become AEW Women’s World- Wait, Mini Mone pops in and says, “CHAMPION~!” Harley Cameron is all smiles but Mone has a headache. Billie knows Jamie doesn’t doubt herself because she beat Billie before, but in the Owen Hart Cup, it’ll be different. Harley tells Mone that she might go to All In. Or maybe, just maybe, Harley does, because she’s also in the tournament.
And you never know! Maybe Harley and Mone could face off! Jamie knows Billie wants her moment, but Jamie just wants to fight. Let’s see which one wins out on Saturday. Mone wishes Harley luck against Athena, and may the best woman win. Mini Mone tells Harley that next time, she’ll do the talking. But as stated, the Owen Hart Cup will have a Collision in Springfield, Massachusetts! Who makes it out of there to move on to Boston and the Spring Breakthru?
Backstage interview with Hangman Page.
Renee Paquette brings up The Cowboy facing the Wild Card entrant to the Men’s Owen Hart Cup. How does he prepare for a question mark? Hangman doesn’t know who this guy is, and he doesn’t know what he’s supposed to say, but he’s kinda doing something right now so excuse him. Hangman storms on down the hall and goes right into Swerve’s room!? Hangman asks Nana, “Where’s he at?!” Nana asks what the hell, and Hangman knows Nana knows, so he needs to sit his ass down! Nana sits down, and Hangman wants to make something perfectly clear! At Dynasty, Hangman was NOT trying to help Swerve, understand?
And next week, Hangman has his match in The Owen! So tell Swerve if he so much as thinks about getting in the way, Hangman will pick up with him where they left off. Hangman then turns to go, but Nana has him hold on. There’s something he’s been wanting to tell Hangman for the last year. Nana can’t talk for Swerve, but Nana regrets what they did. Hangman tells Nana to stop! Not another word! Nana does not get that. Hangman storms off, not wanting an apology. Is Hangman that determined to hate someone?
$400K 8 Man Tag: Will Ospreay, Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe & “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Ricochet, The Beast Mortos & Cru!
The Aerial Assassin teamed with The Jet last week, and had a stellar match at Dynasty as part of the Owen Hart Cup. They team with Mark & Mike to make some bank, can they do it? Or will “Team Ricochet” be #OuttaThisWorld?
Dynamite returns as Briscoe makes his entrance, followed by this conglomeration of high-fliers. The teams sort out, and Bailey steps up so he can call out The One & Only. The fans cheer that, so Ricochet steps in. The bell rings, Bailey and Ricochet circle, but Ricochet keeps his distance, and he tags to Mortos! The fans boo Ricochet but he claims he needs some time to stretch. Mortos stares down with Bailey, and then both men roar! Mortos runs up, Bailey dodges, drops down, hurdles over, but Mortos leaps over! Bailey runs up, but Mortos stops the rana! Bailey slips free, dodges, then goes up a corner to FLYING RANA!
The fans fire up while Mortos tumbles, and Ricochet tags back in! Bailey shows roundhouse and Ricochet backs off! The fans laugh at Ricochet as he cowers in the ropes. Ricochet tags out to Lio Rush, and the fans rally Ospreay reaches out. Bailey obliges and tags Ospreay in! The fans fire up as #BillyGOAT and #ManOfTheHour circle. They feel things out, but then Action Andretti steps in! Ospreay stares Action down, but that lets Lio CLUB Ospreay from behind! The fans boo as Lio rains down shots, then Mortos and Action join in! The ref reprimands, Action stomps away on Ospreay, then he tags Ricochet.
Ricochet stomps away on Ospreay, the fans boo, but Cru double whip Ricochet in, only for Ospreay to BOOT him! Ospreay then ELBOWS Action, dodges Lio, and his team jumps in! The fans fire up as all eight men stand off! The ref wants this to calm down, Ospreay has his team stand down, and Ricochet talks trash like he’s so tough. Bailey ROCKS Ricochet and the brawl is on! The fans fire up as Ospreay has Lio, Knight has Action, and Briscoe has Mortos! They’re all in corners, then climb up for a rain of fists! The fans fire up as as we go to TEN, forty total! The fans fire up as Ospreay ELBOWS Ricochet, Knight SPLASHES, and Mark LARIATS!
Mark feeds Ricochet to Bailey’s ROUNDHOUSE! Cru gets up, Ospreay & Mark BLAST them off the apron! Ospreay PLANCHAS onto Lio! Mark DIVES onto Action! Knight PLANCHAS onto Mortos! Bailey goes up, up, and TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS Cru! The fans fire up as Ospreay and the others put hands in, Entrepreneurial! But then Ricochet FLIES! Ospreay and team get out of the way, and Ricochet lands on his feet! Good news is Ricochet isn’t hurt. Bad news is, he’s not surrounded. QUADRUPLE “BALD!” SLAP!! The fans are thunderous while Ricochet writhes, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ospreay stands Ricochet up to DECK him, then Bailey has Lio & Action by the hair. Bailey gives Cru a meeting of the minds while Briscoe WRECKS Mortos with a dropkick! Bailey puts Ricochet in the ring, bumps him off buckles, then bumps him off Knight’s boot! The fans fire up as Bailey joins in, Ospreay bumps Ricochet off double boots! Knight tags in, he drags Ricochet up and CLUBS him. Ricochet goes to a corner as Knight stalks him, and Ricochet wants mercy. But he just YANKS Knight into buckles! Ricochet tags Action, Action tags Lio, and Action LARAITS! Lio LARIATS! Lio feeds Knight to the mule kick, knee lift, and ROLLING ELBOW!
Lio fires fast hands and DECKS Knight! Cru talks trash, then they kick Knight around. Lio CLUBS Knight down, rains down fists, then drags Knight up to whip and ELBOW him down! Lio tags Action, Cru double whips, and they DOUBLE ELBOW Knight! Action covers, ONE!! Knight stays in this but Action stays on him with a chinlock. Knight endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Action CLUBS Knight again, CHPOS him in the corner, then tags Ricochet. Ricochet CHOPS Knight, then snapmares for a basement DROPKICK! Ricochet taunts Briscoe, the ref keeps him back, and Ricochet drags Knight to the corner.
Mortos tags in, he and Ricochet mug Knight, then Mortos brings Knight around. Mortos CHOPS Knight, sucker punches Briscoe, then roars. Mortos KICKS Knight in the leg, then brings him around for a snapmare. NECK TWIST! Mortos whips Knight to ropes, scoops him, and CIPHER- RANA from Knight! Knight hurries, hot tag to Bailey! Bailey goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK Mortos down! The fans fire up with Bailey as he SOBATS Mortos, then AX KICKS! Mortos kneels, Dynamite returns to single picture, and Bailey BUZZSAWS Mortos down! The fans fire up and Bailey runs, SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally for “SPEEDBALL! SPEEDBALL!” and Bailey stays between Mortos and Cru. Bailey KICKS Mortos, but Mortos snarls! Bailey KICKS again! Mortos rises! Bailey KCISK, Mortos blocks, and Mortos spins Bailey to scoop and CIPHER UTAKI! Both men are down and the fans rally up. Bailey and Mortos crawl, hot tag to Ricochet, but Ricochet takes his time to swagger. The fans boo, but Ricochet springboards in, only for Bailey to dodge! Ricochet BLASTS Ospreay and Briscoe, but then Bailey dodges to BLAST Cru! Bailey runs up, but Ricochet hits a CAVE IN!! Bailey tumbles away but Briscoe runs in!
Briscoe dodges Ricochet, dodges again, then waistlocks. Ricochet switches, Briscoe breaks that and PELES! Mortos is back to shove and POP-UP SAMOAN DROP Briscoe! Knight whips Mortos to go up, but Mortos catches him! Knight fires hands, but Mortos still fights the rana! But Knight makes the bomb a DDT! Action kicks Knight, whips him, but Knight reverses. Lio is in and he fires hands! Lio whips, “This is Awesome!” as Knight reverses. Action goes up and out while Lio slides to a stop. Knight runs in, but Action ROCKS him! Lio UP KICKS, Action ENZIGIRIS, then Lio whips. Knight and Lio dosido with their reversals, RUSH HOUR!
Action is there to torture rack Knight, SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Ospreay runs up, Lio has a leg! Action runs up but Ospreay ducks to then break free, dodge and handspring, DOUBLE PELE! The fans are thunderous, but Ricochet SHOVES Ospreay right out! Bailey PENALTY KICKS Ricochet, then sets up, STANDING- NO, Ricochet avoids the knee drop! A little like Dynasty there, and Ricochet hauls Bailey up to a fireman’s carry, RUNNING DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Bailey survives and the fans fire up! Briscoe ROCKS Ricochet, Ricochet tumbles away and tags Mortos. Briscoe LARIATS Ricochet up and out!
Mortos aims at Bailey and runs up, but into a BOOT! Mortos roars, runs up, but into another BOOT! Mortos goes again, blocks the kick this time, but Briscoe is back! Mortos blocks him, FLIPS both Bailey and Briscoe, but they both land out! Bailey’s foot jams a bit, but he and Briscoe use that to stereo crane stance! Mortos isn’t sure what to do with that, but he gets DOUBLE CRANE KICKS! Ospreay slips in, to springboard and OSCUTTER! Tag to Knight and he goes up top! U F O SPLASH!! Cover, TEAM RICOCHET BARRLES IN! The fans boo, but then Ospreay’s team TOSSES Ricochet & Cru out!
Ospreay tags back in, he takes aim, and Mortos sits up for the HIDDEN BLADE!! Cover, Ospreay’s team wins!
Winners: Will Ospreay, Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe & “Speedball” Mike Bailey, by pinfall (win the $400,000 cash prize)
The fans are sure happy that money is going to a good cause! Will Ospreay awaits a top notch opponent in the Owen Hart Cup, Kevin Knight is going to be in NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors, will $100,000 help each man prepare for those high stakes?
AEW has an injury report on Adam Copeland.
After failing to dethrone the Death Riders as AEW World Trios Champions, FTR betrayed Cope and absolutely brutalized him! The Rated R Superstar is ruled out of action indefinitely, did Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler just end the career of a man they once called friend?
The Hurt Syndicate is here!
Baltimore cheers as Montel Vontavious Porter and the AEW World Tag Team Champions, Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin, head to the ring. There’s already quite the set up waiting for them: a table decked out with food and drink; a pedestal to rest the belts on; and a picture commemorating their victory. The fans cheer for MVP as he grabs the mic, and he says, “Ladies and gentlemen of the AEW viewing audience, this is an official announcement from The Hurt Syndicate. Punks jump up to get beat down. Two more challengers stepped up for the AEW Tag Team Championships, and two more challengers got beat down.”
The fans cheer, and MVP says if they would be so kind, please join him and his colleagues in a toast to celebrate yet another successful title defense. They take the bottles of champagne from the bucket of ice, and the fans chant, “We Hurt~ People!” They raise their glasses, but then MJF makes his way out here! Maxwell Jacob Friedman smiles, has a mic in hand already, and he goes right to the ring. MJF apologizes and then stands in line beside Shelton. The fans are torn, Shelton chuckles, MVP smirks, but Lashley is not amused. Baltimore duels, “He’s Our Scumbag!” “NO, HE’S NOT!” MVP talks with Lashley to relax, but then MJF speaks.
“Look at us, huh? I don’t know if you’ve heard, but we hurt people, baby! This is great, this is great. Guys, look at us, huh? Dripping in gold! You’re welcome, by the way. I couldn’t be happier. This couldn’t have come at a better time, mind you. Because that guy, Tony Khan, he wanted me to do the Owen Hart Cup Tournament? So I could what? Sweat my balls off, break my back, wrestle every week like some shmuck! I don’t think so, Maryland. See, I work smarter, not harder. And now that I’m rolling with The Syndicate? Whew! Daddy gets to cut the line and get back what is rightfully mine, and that is the Triple B, baby!”
The fans cheer, MVP chuckles, and MJF says this is a perfect fit! He scratches their backs by helping them maintain their tag team titles, because let’s face it, without his help, woof. And now, they help little ol’ MJF! Everyone wins! So, Montel, serious question, how does the initiation work? Does he sign a contract? Or is it an old school blood brothers thing? Lashley tells MJF to shut up. “Shut your freakin’ mouth!” Everyone saw what MJF did! When Lashley turned around and saw Big Bill standing, Lashley cut him in half and finished it, cuz that’s what they do. Now MJF tried to help, which was cute, but he didn’t get the job done.
So Max, this is yet another reason why they don’t need MJF! MJF says okay, cool. First, don’t point. Lashley says he’ll point at whoever he wants! They argue, but then Shelton & MVP step in. MVP tells Lashley to chill, Lashley says MJF will respect him! MVP wants Shelton to cool off, too, just give MVP a second. MVP tells MJF he knows how MVP feels about him. They go way back. Lashley & Shelton know that, too. So in order for MJF to join the Syndicate, he has to get three thumbs up. We already know how MVP feels, he is thumbs up. Shelton? MJF says yeah, they go way back, too! Shelton’s answer is thumbs… DOWN!
MJF thought they were cool! Lashley says thank you, Shelton. That’s two to one, the motion is denied. Lashley & Shelton head out, MJF turns to MVP, and MVP shrugs. The Syndicate heads out, not bothering with The Scumbag. What must MJF do to get what he wants?
Backstage interview with Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford.
Renee is with The Megasus & The Superbad Girl, and says she wanted to catch up on how they’re feeling after what was honestly, a surprising loss at Dynasty. Ford says that was just a taste of defeat. But it changes nothing. “Everything that this woman has been through is what? Just erased all because Toni Storm barely survived? No. Everything is just gonna get worse. This division cannot move on, because she won’t let it. She’s gonna be at Collision. And she doesn’t care who, she doesn’t care how many0” Megan brushes Renee aside to step forward, and she tells everyone, “I will make you bow down.” Ford says, “See what you did?”
The female titan of AEW was dominant before, and now she’s angry! Who will be destroyed all because Toni Storm still reigns?
Toni Storm is here!
Speaking of The Timeless AEW Women’s World Champion, she heads down to ringside to join commentary, as she wants to bear witness to this next match.
2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Kris Statlander VS Thunder Rosa!
The Galaxy’s Greatest and La Mera Mera almost had it out last week in just talking about this match-up and what it means. Kris wants to finally be THE champ, but Rosa wants back what she never truly lost. Who wins here to prove they are the best bet on winning the Cup?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. The two tie up, go around, and Kris waistlocks. Rosa fights the lift, then fights with elbows, then arm-drags Kris down for a wristlock. Kris fights up, rolls, and wrenches to headlock. Rosa powers up and out, but Kris runs her over! Kris flexes, Toni says if she was Kris’ teammate, they could be #ThunderThighs. But if Toni teamed with Schiavone, well, they’d just be #Tits. Rosa runs up on Kris, waistlocks, then slips past her, only for Kris to drop down and hurdle over. Rosa stops herself to avoid the powerslam, then Oklahoma Rolls! TWO, and Rosa wheelbarrows to arm-drag! Rosa has the armlock, but Kris fights around.
Kris rises up, powers Rosa to a corner, and the fans cheer. Kris lets off, CHOPS Rosa, then whips corner to corner. Rosa reverses, Kris goes up and over and arm-drags! Then she SHOTGUNS Rosa down! The fans fire up for Kris while Rosa goes to a corner. Kris lets Toni know she sees her, then runs in at Rosa for an UPPERCUT! Kris goes side to side, but Rosa ROUNDHOUSES first! Kris falls, the fans fire up for Rosa as she runs, but Kris avoids the dropkick! Kris goes to the apron to slingshot in, but Rosa avoids the elbow drop! Rosa reloads and runs again, DROPKICK through the ropes! The fans fire up while Rosa goes to the apron.
Rosa aims at Kris and says YEEHAW! SEATED SENTON! Rosa puts Kris in, covers, TWO! Kris stays in this but Rosa CHOPS! And CHOPS! Rosa ducks a roundhouse but Kris kicks low to DDT! Both women are down and the fans duel! Rosa goes to the outside, the ring count starts, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Kris goes out after Rosa, stands her up, and CHOPS her against the apron! Kris SMACKS Rosa off the apron, CHOPS her again, but Rosa CHOPS in return! Rosa refreshes the ring count, then brings Kris around to Toni can see this. GRIZZLY MAGNUM DOUBLE CHOP! Rosa then hugs her #ThunderStorm/#ThunderTits teammate, before she brings Kris up. Rosa reels kris in, but Kris fights the suplex! Rosa kicks low, KNEES Kris, then gets space to SHINING WIZARD! Rosa fires up, then puts Kris in the ring. Rosa storms up on Kris, but Kris cradles! TWO! Both women rise up, and Kris fires a forearm!
Kris CHOPS Rosa, shoves her, then scoops her to BACKBREAKER! Rosa writhes, Kris covers, TWO! Kris clamps onto Rosa with a chinlock and grinds her down. Rosa fights up, fires body shots, but Kris CLUBS Rosa, then THROWS Rosa down by her hair! The ref reprimands that last part, but Kris drops a JUMP ELBOW on Rosa! Cover, TWO! Rosa stays in this and goes to a corner, but Kris storms up. Kris whips corner to corner hard, then storms up on Rosa again. Kris wrenches and whips back the other way, and Rosa hits buckles hard! Kris storms up again, but Rosa RAMS her low! Kris stuffs Rosa to have a facelock.
Rosa endures, Kris gator rolls her, but Rosa fights up. Kris pushes her back down, throws in some knees to the side, then gator rolls Rosa again. Rosa endures, fights back up, but Kris CLUBS her again and again! Dynamite returns to single picture and the fans rally. Kris runs to a corner, goes up, but Rosa CLUBS her on the back! Rosa then has Kris stuck on the top rope to YANK her down! The fans fire up and Rosa fires forearm after forearm! Rosa runs, ROCKS Kris, and Rosa runs to springboard and FLYING RANA! The fans fire up as Rosa reels Kris in, NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Kris survives, but Rosa clamps on a STRAITJACKET CLUTCH!
Kris endures, and she picks Rosa up as a backpack to RAM her into the buckles! Kris RAMS Rosa again, then gets space. Rosa BOOTS Kris, goes up, and then leaps for a flying wheelbarrow and BULL- BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Rosa survives Kris’s sudden turnaround and the fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” as Kris gut wrenches Rosa, but Rosa slips free! Rosa THRUST KCIKS Kris, then vows to end this! Rosa tucks Kris in, but Kris fights the lift! Rosa CLUBS away on Kris, but Kris fireman’s carries! Kris spins but Rosa swings through to arm-drag her away! Rosa then runs up, slips around, and hits a DESTROYER!! Cover, TWO!!
Kris survives, Rosa is shocked, and Toni herself is stunned by that sequence. The fans rally even harder, and Rosa drags Kris up. Rosa vows to put this one away for Texas! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO!! Kris survives again and Rosa is beside herself! Rosa drags Kris up, but Kris fires a forearm! Rosa eggs Kris on, then SLAPS her! Rosa fires up, runs, but Kris LARIATS! Kris hauls Rosa right up, gut wrenches, STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER!! Cover, KRIS WINS!!
Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
Kris takes a bow and blows a kiss to the champ, and Baltimore gives a standing ovation. Kris shows Rosa respect by helping her stand, will Rosa’s dream of going All In have to live on vicariously through Kris?
The Don Callis Family speaks.
Kyle Fletcher & Konosuke Takeshita stand behind Don Callis himself as he says, “All signs are pointing and all roads are leading to a Proto-shita final for the Don Callis Family in the Owen Hart Tournament. I mean, the Protostar here, he already beat that degenerate, Mark Briscoe. And even though Brody King got one over on the Don Callis Family when he beat Lance Archer, I can tell you, my word, it shan’t happen again! Because we’ve got valuable intel, and you’re in the ring, Brody King, with The Alpha. Look at these two! I mean, in their 20s, jacked, oiled up, hot! The talk of the town! Very healthy young men.
“Y’know who’s not healthy? A couple other members of the Don Callis Family. So I’m gonna put it out there officially tonight: The Don Callis Family, given the rash of injuries that has taken place, is now accepting potential new members. Send your résumé, send your picture, send your bank account number, because as these guys have proven, this is straight to the top.” Callis is expanding his stable, who will accept his offer? And will Takeshita make it through the King of Death this Saturday on Collision?
The Undisputed Kingdom speaks.
Kyle O’Reilly says, “There’s been a lot of ups and downs for us in AEW, boys. And since I joined the Undisputed Kingdom, we’ve been chasing that one moment to kick things off. And the TNT Championship tells the world what we already know: We are the elite of the elite, and watch us as we collect moment after moment after moment.” Roderick Strong says, “Speaking of moments, Kyle, I think it’s about time that we have our moment.” Adam Cole tells Roddy that they will. “Because excellence is not just defined by your successes. Excellence is defined by how you handle your failures.
“The past two years, I’ve been through hell and back. They were two of the most challenging years not just in my career, but in my life. And now I stand before you the Face of TNT, your NEW AEW TNT Champion. And trust me when I tell you, this is just the start for the three of us. Because it’s a new era in All Elite Wrestling, because we… We are the paragons, and that is Undisputed.” Cole, Kyle & Roddy are ready, will they redefine what it is to be All Elite?
Chris Jericho is here!
The former ROH World Champion goes to the ring, where he has his podium, prop trees and TV set up. Jericho has the mic to say, “I am the legendary Chris Jericho, but I am no longer the ROH World Champion.” The fans cheer that! Jericho says he lost his match, he lost a tooth, and he lost his title. And while that is disappointing, he will give credit where credit is due. Congratulations, Bandido, you pulled it off. After months of conflict with one of the greatest pro-wrestlers of all time, Jericho, Bandido was finally victorious. Bandido won the title and saved his mask, but of course with the assistance of his intrusive siblings and his stooge of a mother!
But Jericho gets it. Bandido has his familia, and Jericho has his. Jericho will bring them out now: “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith! The Redwood & The Bad Apple make their way out now, and they’re just as upset given they also lost on Sunday. Bill & Keith step into the ring to join Jericho, and Jericho says he was hoping they’d all have titles here tonight. He was hoping they would win the AEW World Tag Team Championships at Dynasty. But they didn’t, did they? That’s why Jericho- Bill stops him?!
Bill grabs his own mic while the fans cheer him on, and Bill says, “Look, Chris, I already know what you’re gonna say. You’re angry, and you have every right to be angry. I’m angry. In fact, I’ve been getting real angry a lot as of late.” Keith wants Bill to stop, but Bill says no, Jericho needs to hear this. Bill knows Keith knows this, too, because they’ve talked about this. Keith is still conflicted, but Bill tells Jericho that Bill has the utmost respect for Jericho. Jericho is one of the greatest of all time. Jericho is one of the most decorated performers in the history of this industry. The fans do cheer that, and Bill says that is why he joined The Learning Tree.
Bill wanted to learn from Jericho. But… Bill did not sign up to be Jericho’s punching bag whenever things go wrong. The fans cheer that! Jericho has a bit of a smirk, and Bill says if he and Keith are out here because Jericho is going to teach them something, then by all means, go ahead and teach. But if they are just here so Jericho can berate and humiliate them, then let Bill know right now, so Bill can leave. And Bill knows Bryan feels the same way. Jericho steps closer to Keith and asks if that’s true. Because that isn’t why Jericho brought them out here. If that’s what they think, then they do have a lot more to learn than he thought.
Jericho believes in them. And when he said he wanted them to win the AEW World Tag Team Championships, he meant that, because he cares about both of them. He handpicked both of them to stand by him to teach them, help them, and believe him, he doesn’t have to help anyone in AEW if he doesn’t want to. But they have potential. They’re future world champions! That is why their victories are his victories, and their failures are his failures. And that is why Jericho is empathetic to Bill when Bill was not there when Jericho needed him most! Jericho lost the ROH World Championship, and Bill wasn’t there!
Some might go so far as to say it was Bill’s fault that Jericho lost! The fans boo, this is clearly the berating Bill spoke of. Bill tries not to react, but Jericho says he isn’t saying that. He doesn’t believe that at all. It is okay, because he is not angry. Just disappointed. Jericho SMASHES his TV with Floyd the Baseball Bat! Jericho again says, “I’m not angry, just disappointed.” And then SMASH goes the TV! SMASH! SMASH! SMASH! Then he goes after the trees! Jericho keeps saying, “I’m disappointed! I’m disappointed! I’m disappointed! I’M EFFING DISAPPOINTED!” And unlike Nick Jackson earlier, Jericho does say the full word.
The fans boo and Bill glares at Jericho. Jericho says he is disappointed in them, and until they change that, it is best that he leaves. Jericho pushes his podium over, storms out of the ring, and the fans sing, “Hey Hey Hey~! GOODBYE~!” If this is disappointed, what would angry even look like? Keith and Bill are upset, but in different ways. What happens to The Learning Tree if The Nueve is going to be MIA?
Anthony Bowens speaks.
It was after the huge return at Dynasty during the Zero Hour that the Pride of Pro-Wrestling said, “I’m finally free of the shackles that is Max Caster. The Five Tool Player has finally arrived. I’ve got five tools, and one rule: And that’s to prove them wrong.” Bowens returns to AEW TV as he takes on Blake Christian this Saturday, will the Vanilla Baby survive this Collision?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
Almost a week after the brutal beating they gave Adam Copeland, Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler will be in Springfield, Mass to speak on #WhyFTRWhy. Will their answer be satisfactory? Or simply self-serving?
Backstage interview with The Hurt Syndicate.
Alicia Atout has caught up with MVP, Lashley & Shelton to bring up the interactions with MJF. Where do things go from here? Lashley asks why they’re even talking about MJF. Everyone knows MJF is not to be trusted, and then after what he said out there tonight? Lashley does not like MJF, and the Syndicate does not need MJF. Shelton agrees there. They don’t need anybody else. Though, “Lil’ George Costanza is pretty funny.” Lashley rolls his eyes and storms off, Shelton says he’ll go talk to him. MVP says they’re just trying to figure out- Wait, someone knocks on the door. MVP says come in, and it’s MJF!
MJF tells Alicia, “Honey, this is an AB conversation, so why don’t you C your skank ass outta here? Buh-bye, catch you around.” MJF apologizes to MVP that he had to see that, but he is just a little perturbed. Can he ask a question, plain and simple? Sure, go ahead. Does MJF look like a “female dog” to him? MVP wants MJF to get to the point. MJF’s point is, why does he always end up treated like some punk b*tch!? Do these guys not know who he is? He’s M J F! MVP has MJF stop there. That’s the problem: They know exactly who MJF is. MJF’s reputation precedes him. But this is business, and in the world of business, you get your consumer, find out what they want, and give it to them.
MVP heads out, and MJF thinks on that. Will he figure out what the supply and demand for the Hurt Syndicate is?
Jericho is in the parking lot.
He storms around, and he takes out his “disappointment” on some spare sodas before getting into his car. The driver takes it away, when and where will we see The Learning Tree again?
Samoa Joe & Hook VS Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta!
While Jon Moxley beat Shibata earlier tonight, Swerve did take out The Bastard soon after. The rest of The Opps take on the rest of The Death Riders, who will it be that’s caught lacking here tonight?
The teams sort out, Joe starts against Yuta, and the fans rally behind the Samoan Submission Specialist. The two circle, Yuta waistlocks, but Joe wrenches out and wristlocks. The fans sing, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” but Yuta rolls, only for Joe to wrangle him. Yuta fights up, spins and works on the grip, but Joe wrangles him again. Yuta kips up, spins, rolls, and fires a forearm! Joe lets Yuta go, but he’s more mad than anything. Yuta runs off before Joe can take a swing! The fans boo but Yuta wants the ref to back Joe off. The ref has Joe step back, then Yuta slides in. Yuta tags Claudio and the fans boo more.
Joe smirks as now the Swiss Cyborg steps in. Joe and Claudio knuckle lock, then Claudio kicks low! Claudio UPPERCUTS, UPPERCUTS again, but Joe CHOPS! And JABS! JABS! JABS! Joe fires JAB after JAB, then whips Claudio to a corner. Joe runs up, ELBOW and PELE! Claudio sputters along the ropes but Joe bumps him off buckles. Tag to Hook and the Opps mugs Claudio. Hook fires body shots then clinches, but Claudio CLUBS him, then scoops and SLAMS him! Tag to Yuta, Yuta climbs up, and Yuta CROSSBODIES but Hook says nope! Yuta belly flops on the mat, then Hook waistlocks for a deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX!
Hook holds on, to GERMAN SUPLEX again! And GERMAN SUPLEX again! The fans fire up for Hook while Yuta flounders to the corner. Tag to Joe and Joe JABS, CHOPS, and repeat! The fans cheer as Joe then snapmares Yuta, CHOPS him on the back, and KICKS him in the front! Joe runs to ELBOW DROP! Tag to Hook, he runs up to fire knees. Hook puts Yuta in a corner and fires body shots! Hook whips corner to corner, Yuta reverses, but then Hook puts Yuta on the apron. Hook ROCKS Yuta, Yuta falls to the floor, but then Yuta grabs a foot! The ref reprimands as Yuta trips Hook, but Hook kicks free! Only for Claudio to APRON DOUBLE STOMP!
The ref reprimands while Hook writhes, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Yuta storms back in and brings Hook up. Yuta CHOPS Hook, but Hook CHOPS in return! Yuta CLAWS Hook’s eyes, tags Claudio, and they double whip Hook to then DOUBLE BOOT! Yuta soaks up the heat while Claudio glares at Joe. Joe warns Claudio, but Claudio drags Hook around into a top wristlock. Claudio grinds Hook down with that wristlock, but Hook fights up. Claudio knee slow, KNEES Hook again, then shoves him to the corner. Claudio stomps Hook down, argues with the ref, but that lets Yuta CHOKE Hook! Joe protests, the ref is busy with him now, so Yuta gets away with it. Claudio smothers Hook, KNEES him low, then tags Yuta.
Yuta runs up to stomp Hook, then brings him around. Yuta talks trash on Baltimore, but Hook fires body shots! Yuta KNEES low, hooks a leg, and hits a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Yuta doesn’t care as he just clamps onto a foot. Yuta drags Hook around, YANKS the leg, then tags Claudio. Claudio stomps Hook, then smothers him with a chinlock. Hook endures, even as Claudio grinds him down. Hook fights around, fights up, and he fires body shots. Claudio shifts to a SLEEPER, but Hook still fights. Hook reaches out for Joe, Joe reaches out for Hook, but Claudio shifts around to have a COBRA CLUTCH!
The fans rally as Hook fights up, and he has Claudio as a backpack! Hook stomps forward, but Claudio slips down and THROWS Hook down! Claudio then UPPERCUTS Hook to the corner! Tag to Yuta, he drags Hook up and snapmares for a chinlock of his own. Hook endures all over again while Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans rally for Hook and they taunt Yuta, but Yuta leans on the hold. Hook fights to his feet, fires body shots, then he SAYANAGIS free! But Yuta comes back for a PAIN THRILLER! Cover, TWO! Yuta tags Claudio, Claudio scuffs Hook, then Claudio eggs Hook on. “Who’s the man?”
Claudio shoves Hook to the corner, but Hook ROCKS Claudio, ELBOWS Yuta, and repeat! Hook hurries for his corner but Claudio catches him with a clinch. Claudio KNEES low, then whips Hook to the corner. Claudio storms up, but Hook clinches! CORNER EXPLODER! The fans fire up while both men are down! Hook crawls, but Yuta is right there, Claudio tags Yuta in! Yuta runs to BLAST Joe! The fans boo but Hook catches Yuta! EXPLODER! Hook crawls, as does Yuta, but Joe’s still down! Yuta tags Claudio, Claudio runs at Hook, UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO! Hook survives but Claudio drags him back up!
Tag to Yuta, and Yuta climbs! Claudio hauls Hook up, DOOMSDAY POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO?!?! Hook survives and shocks The Death Riders! They argue with the ref, but Joe rises to the apron! Only for Claudio to slide out, YANK Joe down, and throw forearms! Joe fires in return and the fans fire up! Joe whips, Claudio reverse, Joe hits railing! Claudio runs up, but into an URENAGE to the floor! Yuta drags Hook up, but Hook standing switches and clamps on! REDRUM!! No, Yuta is fighting it, and here comes Moxley! The ref has Moxley back off, but this lets Yuta CLAWS Hook’s eyes! The fans boo but Moxley does his part.
Moxley has a chair, he tells Yuta to finish this, but SHIBATA returns! He has Moxley in a SLEEPER! The fans fire up as Moxley flails! REDRUM for Yuta!! Joe has Claudio, COQUINA CLUTCH!! The Opps have the Death Riders all caught! Yuta TAPS, Opps win!!
Winners: Samoa Joe & Hook, by submission
They truly are #NeverLacking! Joe, Hook and even Shibata had the grit to tough it out and take the win! Shibata’s even putting the Maniac AEW World Champion to sleep! But Marina Shafir slithers in, chair in hand! She CHOP BLOCKS Joe! Yuta CLOBBERS Hook, Claudio is back to help mug Hook! The fans boo, Shibata hurries to help his guys, but Claudio fires shots! Yuta joins in to TOSS Shibata out! Claudio has the chair, sits it upside-down, and he reels Hook in! GOTCH NEUTRALIZER onto the chair legs!! Hook is all but skewered on those, and now The Death Riders run away before Joe can get them!
The fans boo, but what did anyone expect from the dastardly, no good Death Riders? Joe is the only one standing, and he has a mic to shout, “DEATH RIDERRRS~! You cowardly SOBs! You see, the Opps came to Baltimore to give you a fist fight! And it seems like the Death Riders are acting more like a bunch of D*CK RIDERS right now, to come out here and do what they want!” The fans fire up behind Joe, and Joe says they make it real simple! The Opps VS The Death Riders, and they’re coming for the AEW World Trios Championships!! Joe has thrown down the challenge, will The Death Riders have no choice but to accept?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite for the follow-up to Dynasty, but something promo wise must’ve gone long because the main event needed most of that overrun. Part of me thinks it was Kenny Omega with The Bucks. We got a good opening promo from Moxley that properly uses that Heel hypocrisy to act like he didn’t get saved by everyone in the Death Riders and The Bucks, and then we got a great match from Moxley VS Shibata. Moxley of course wins by using dirty tactics, but I liked the segue into The Bucks having their promo, which then brought out Kenny. Part of why this part took longer was cuz the fans were having too much fun chanting “Dookie.”
But there’s something about The Elite wanting to work with The Death Riders, but they’ve got Omega and Swerve opposing them, I wonder if Double or Nothing gets to have Anarchy in the Arena 2025. The Owen Hart Cup Finals determine a #1 contender to the world title, so Double or Nothing doesn’t have to have a world title match. Honestly, seeing as how Revolution and Dynasty basically had the same upsetting end to a world title match, Anarchy in the Arena would be a much better main event. Though, that really depends on what happens with The Opps and the trios titles. Honestly, The Opps better win those titles.
We got a great tag team main event, and while Joe & Hook win, Death Riders get the better of them with that beating. I really hope Pac is okay, his ankle scare might have been what wrapped his match against Swerve. If Pac’s ankle is still a concern, that’s perhaps all the more reason to take the trios titles off The Death Riders and put them on The Opps so that The Opps can carry those into Double or Nothing or even All In. Then Anarchy in the Arena can be Bucks, Okada, and at least Moxley, Claudio & Yuta, against Omega, Swerve, and certainly Hangman Page. Hangman had a great bit with Prince Nana, and they’re really taking this to interesting places. Swerve says he deserved what Hangman did, Nana wants to apologize for what Swerve did, and Hangman isn’t sure how to handle any of it.
Now, Hangman also said his Owen Hart Cup match is next week, and that complicates what some fans were hoping to see. Fans hoped Darby Allin would go All In (see how his name and the words work together?) but Darby wants to climb Mount Everest. Apparently that climb is either happening now or within the next week, meaning he’s not going to be available for the Wild Card position. Not sure who they could put in that spot, not sure why they had a Wild Card spot to begin with, but if it isn’t Darby, I feel like Hangman wins that to at least be a bit closer to the Cup. But with The Bucks back, I could see them pulling strings to try and help Hangman, he doesn’t like it, all the more reason he joins Swerve and Omega against The Elite.
Very good promo segment from The Hurt Syndicate with MJF. MJF just assuming he’s in was great, as was Lashley’s entire reaction to it. Not sure we needed that backstage promo, that could’ve been left for Collision. Also, I believe Alicia Atout is MJF’s newest girlfriend, so she clearly knew MJF would be misogynistic for the bit. Good promo from Undisputed Kingdom, or perhaps the Paragon? I feel like “Paragon” was floated around as a faction name a year or so ago, not sure they need to try that again. And surprisingly, a very good TV Time with Chris Jericho. I really liked Bill being blunt with Jericho, and then Jericho turning that around to be somewhat psycho was actually a good move, too. Can’t wait for Bill and Jericho to have it out, and for Keith to choose a side.
That was a great 8 Man Tag, with great promos, but like… Does a kayfabe “big cash prize” really have to be the reason? I suppose it’s TK’s best way of justifying such an assortment of wrestlers in a match, but it still seems really silly. They never really did that much with Top Flight & AR Fox after they won that Three Kings $300K battle royal. The gear didn’t change or improve that drastically, there was no promo/vignette where they had fun with the $300K, so why bother? Good promo from Don Callis, though, to hype up his guys in the Owen Hart Cup, and to open the door to new members. Maybe guys lost in the shuffle can finally do stuff on TV. Also, a shame about Mark Davis and Brian Cage, I hope those guys get well soon.
And great stuff in the Women’s Owen Hart Cup. Very good promo from all the other entries, and a great match from Kris VS Rosa. Toni on commentary is still good, but she really does like innuendos, doesn’t she? Maybe too much? I’m just a touch surprised Kris won, I thought they were going to give us Thunder VS Storm again, given Rosa never actually lost the title. They can still do that for Double or Nothing on the side while someone else wins the tournament, but Megan & Ford also had a very good promo. I figured with Dynasty that Megan would want a rematch, but maybe she has to go through Rosa to get it. Or maybe Triple Threat since the PPV is Double or Nothing?
My Score: 8.9/10
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TUESDAY - Musical Chairs (music) / Hockey Talk (NHL)
WEDNESDAY - The Greg DeMarco Show (wrestling)
THURSDAY - Keeping the news ridiculous... The Oddity / Chairshot NFL (NFL)
FRIDAY - DWI Podcast (Drunk Wrestling Intellect)
SATURDAY - The Mindless Wrestling Podcast
SUNDAY - The Front and Center Sports Podcast
CHAIRSHOT RADIO NETWORK PODCAST SPECIALS
Attitude Of Aggression Podcast & The Big Five Project (chronologically exploring WWE's PPV/PLE history)
TheChairshot.com PRESENTS...IMMEDIATE POST WWE PLE REACTIONS w/ DJ(Mindless), Tunney(DWI) & Friends
Patrick O'Dowd's 5X5
Classic POD is WAR
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4 Corners Podcast: Houston Still Has a Problem
This week, we discuss the NCAA Final Four, the NHL Playoff chase, the end of the Gr8 Chase and much...
4 Corners Podcast: Chalk & Chase
This week we talk a little MLB, discuss the red-hot Blues, the GR8 Chase, and whether a chalky NCAA Tournament...
4 Corners Podcast: March Madness Bracket Breakdown
This week on 4 Corners Podcast we break down the Men's NCAA tournament bracket. Which of the top seeds will...
4 Corners Podcast- The Fantastic Four Nations Faceoff
The guys discuss Canada's big win in the Four Nations Faceoff and take a look at some early Spring Training...
Oblong Ball Foot Show: One For The Road
The Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl Champions! Tune in as we recap an excellent NFL season and touch on a...
Bandwagon Nerds #284: Mission Unlikely
The Nerds break down a tremendous Episode 8 of Daredevil: Born Again. Plus, the Sweet 16 of Villain Madness and...
Mitchell’s Hyrule Puro-Resu News Report! (4/10/25)
It's gonna be May!
Bandwagon Nerds #283: Ice, Ice, Baby
Daredevil vs Muse, Villain Madness, news about Spider-Man 4, Superman, and the Nintendo Switch 2, plus the Nerds pay their...
Mitchell’s Hyrule Puro-Resu Results & Report! (4/1/25)
Happy Sixth Anniversary!
Bandwagon Nerds #282: Daddy Ganon & A Glass of Wine
A double dose of Daredevil, major Zelda news, a massive Avengers: Doomsday reveal, and Villain Madness Round of 32 matchups...
Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (4/15/25)
Who will Stand & Deliver?
The Total Package Series – Raw and Smackdown 2025
The Chairshot and Rey Ca$h bring you The Total Package series for 2025, breaking down the superstars of Raw and...
DeMarco: The Biggest WrestleMania Match WWE Is Afraid To Book
Greg DeMarco breaks down the one match WWE was seemingly afraid to book for WrestleMania, despite setting it up over...
Chairshot Radio presents The State of Black Wrestling
Chairshot Radio and Rey Ca$h bring you a special look at the State of Black Wrestling!
Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (4/14/25)
Run-up to Mania starts now!
Badlands: Best and Worst WrestleMania Main Events
Badlands makes it’s return for Ca$h-A-Mania week, discussing WrestleMania’s Best and Worst Main Events! Rey Ca$h and the returning Mags...
Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (4/12/25)
Why, FTR, why?
Mindless Wrestling Podcast: Who Fumbled??
Join DJ, Rob and Jason weekly as they cover the world of professional wrestling!
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (4/11/25)
Cody Rhodes returns to SmackDown!
Mitchell’s NJPW Windy City Riot Results & Report! (4/11/25)
Ace VS Alpha!
