AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (12/23/23)
It’s the Collision Before Christmas!
Who gets a semifinals bid for Christmas?
The AEW Continental Classic’s Blue League wraps the round robin phase, with so many possibilities! Will Eddie Kingston survive to fight for his titles in the next phase? Or is this where it all ends for The Mad King?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Bryan Danielson VS Claudio Castagnoli; Bryan wins.
- AEW World Trios Championships: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn VS Top Flight & Action Andretti; The Acclaimed & Billy win and retain the titles.
- Keith Lee VS Brian Cage w/ Prince Nana; Keith wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Brody King VS Daniel Garcia; Garcia wins.
- Julia Hart & Skye Blue VS Abadon & Thunder Rosa; Abadon & Rosa win.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Andrade El Idolo VS Eddie Kingston; Eddie wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Bryan Danielson VS Claudio Castagnoli!
No need to open with talking tonight, this is all about the action! And at this point, it is win and you’re in for the Blackpool Combat Club’s best! Will it be the American Dragon or Swiss Superman who finds themselves holding a ticket to the semifinals?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock. Fans cheer as the two shake hands then circle. They tie up, Claudio rolls Bryan, ONE! Bryan and Claudio reset, feel things out, and tie up again. Claudio headlocks, Bryan powers out but Claudio runs him over! Cover, ONE, and Bryan wrenches to an armlock. Bryan arm-drags Claudio down, covers, ONE! Claudio floats, waistlocks and bridges, ONE! The two stand off and the fans fire up again. Claudio and Bryan feel things out again, then knuckle lock. They go shoulder to shoulder but Claudio powers Bryan down to his knees. The fans rally up, Bryan rolls back and turns things around on Claudio.
Bryan hooks a leg, Claudio bridges back, and Claudio then trips Bryan by a leg. Cover, ONE, Bryan trips and toeholds. Bryan turns Claudio over, hooks the legs up, but Claudio powers up! But Bryan fishhooks Claudio! Bryan pulls the arms, but can’t get Claudio up so he just STOMPS the knees and KICKS Claudio in the back! Cover, ONE!! Bryan wrenches but Claudio UPPERCUTS Bryan down! Even Bryan’s surprised by that one. The fans fire up and Bryan grins as he backs away to a corner. Claudio storms up, they knuckle lock but Claudio RAMS into Bryan again and again and again! The ref counts so Claudio lets off.
Claudio UPPERCUTS Bryan, scoops and SLAMS him, and then runs for an ELBOW DROP! Cover, ONE!! Bryan hangs tough, but Claudio pushes him around. Bryan goes for a leg, shifts around to get the other, but Claudio fights back. Bryan turns Claudio over again, hooks the legs up in a Deathlock, and Bryan reaches back to get the arms. SURFBOARD COVER, but Claudio gets his arms up! They roll back the other way, and Bryan stands to knuckle lock with Claudio. Claudio pushes up, then MOKNEY FIPS! Claudio rolls back, Bryan turns things around to MONKEY FLIP in return! Both men are down, ONE as they get an arm up!
The ref checks and counts again, ONE as both men bridge up! The fans fire up, and then Bryan turns to kick Claudio in the face! Claudio shrugs that off as the fans rally up again. Bryan and Claudio reset, tie up, and Claudio powers Bryan onto ropes. Claudio grinds Bryan along ropes, pushes him into a corner, but lets off as the ref counts. Claudio pokes the good eye! Then UPPERCUTS, then short arm LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Claudio reels Bryan in, Gotch Lift, but Bryan back drops free! Claudio sunset flips through, TWO and Claudio has the legs! But Bryan twists for a victory roll, TWO!! Claudio gets up, and he LARIATS Bryan down! Cover, TWO!
Bryan hangs tough and Claudio grows annoyed but the fans fire up. Claudio trips Bryan, has the legs, and SWINGS, but Bryan sits up! Bryan has Claudio’s arm and wrangles him down, LEBELL LOCK! Claudio scrambles to the ROPEBREAK, then goes to the apron. Bryan lets go, builds speed, and he WRECKS Claudio with a dropkick! Bryan then aims from the apron, to FLYING KNEE Claudio down! Fans fire up and Bryan storms up on Claudio. Bryan wrenches the arm, hammerlocks it, then RAMS Claudio into steel steps! Bryan refreshes the count, KICKS Claudio in the chest, then KICKS and KICKS and CHOPS!
Bryan puts Claudio in the ring, climbs up a corner, and MISSILE- UPPERCUT! Claudio takes Bryan down then covers, TWO! Claudio ELBOWS away on Bryan’s back, then drags Bryan up again. Claudio UPPERCUTS, forearms, and whips corner to corner, to UPPERCUT again! Claudio whips again, Bryan drop toeholds Claudio into buckles! Bryan KICKS the ropes to jam up Claudio, and then he CHOPS! And CHOPS! Bryan runs corner to corner, to DROPKICK! And then another DROPKICK! And then another- NO, Claudio catches Bryan and SWINGS him!! The fans are thunderous as Bryan goes around and around and around!
Claudio lets go at TEN and the fans fire up again! Cover, TWO! Bryan survives and “This is Awesome!” Claudio drags Bryan around, steps in, but Bryan scrambles to resist the turnover! ROPEBREAK, and Claudio lets off. Claudio drags Bryan up to HEADBUTT, then LARIAT! Bryan goes up and out of the ring! Fans rally, Bryan crawls to a corner, and Collision goes picture in picture, right as Claudio UPPERCUTS Bryan into railing!
The front row fires up with Claudio and he gets some space. Claudio runs back in to UPPERCUT Bryan again! Claudio slides into the ring and lets the count handle Bryan. Bryan crawls his way over, flops at 5 of 10 but slides in at 8! Claudio applauds, then STOMPS Bryan down! Cover, ONE!! Claudio wraps Bryan up in a REAR NAKED CHOKE! A very Moxley move here but Bryan moves around. The fans rally up, Bryan fights free of the body scissors, but Claudio clinches and puts Bryan in a corner. Then he UPPERCUTS! Claudio eggs Bryan up, UPPERCUTS again, then hoists Bryan up top.
Claudio throws forearms and UPPERCUTS, then climbs up after Bryan. Claudio CLAWS Bryan’s back as Collision returns to single picture. Claudio then stands Bryan up, but Bryan resists the lift! Bryan throws shots, slips under, and trips Claudio up! Bryan then drags Claudio into the Tree of Woe, to KICK! And KICK! And KICK! Fans chant “YES! YES! YES!” and Bryan hoists Claudio back up. Bryan climbs up behind Claudio, stands him up, SUPER BACK SUPLEX!! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Bryan crawls his way over to Claudio, covers, TWO! Bryan sits Claudio up for HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS!
Fans fire up but Claudio blocks a shot! Claudio fireman’s carries but Bryan slips free. Bryan BOOTS back, then runs up, tilt-o-whirl, LA MYSTICA! Into the LEBELL LOCK!! Claudio endures, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! The ref takes a moment to see it! And even then, Bryan holds until the ref counts 4! Bryan puts Claudio in the corner, CHOPS and CHOPS, then he hoists Claudio up. We hit the five minute warning, Bryan hits the SUPER STEI- NO! Claudio blocks the Steiner, CLUBS away on Bryan’s face, then hoists Bryan up, for a SUPERPLEX REMIX!! Cover, TWO!! Bryan survives and Claudio is stunned!
Fans hope they “FIGHT FOREVER!” but they can’t, we have less than five minutes here! Claudio snarls, Bryan rises, and Claudio UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! Claudio then crisscrosses Bryan’s arms, reels him in, RICOLA- NO, Bryan fights it to a TRIANGLE HOLD! Bryan drags Claudio down like that, but Claudio deadlifts for a NEUTRALIZER!! Cover, TWO!! Bryan survives again and Claudio is beside himself! Claudio drags Bryan back up and reels him back in. Gotch Lift, but Bryan back drops free! Then Bryan ducks ‘n ‘dodges and BUSAIKU KNEES!! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives but Bryan says time to kick his head in!!
Bryan gets Claudio’s hands, and he DRAGON STOMPS away! Claudio gets a leg up to push Bryan down, and now Claudio DRAGON STOMPS! But now Bryan gets a leg up and pushes Claudio down! They STOMP each other while sitting down! They go back and forth with these Dragon “Boots” but Bryan falls back! It’s a cover now, TWO! Bryan kicks and kicks, but so does Claudio! Claudio has the edge, he stacks, TWO!! So Claudio steps through, SHARPSHOOTER!! Bryan endures, reaches out, and we have ONE MINUTE LEFT!! Bryan crawls, reaches out again, but Claudio drags him away!!
Fans are going nuts as time is ticking away! Can Bryan endure for another 30 SECONDS?! Claudio sits deep on the hold, but Bryan refuses to give in!! The fans are going nuts as Bryan reaches. Claudio hears TEN seconds, so he hauls Bryan up! Bryan resists, Claudio UPPERCUTS!! Cover, TIME’S UP!!!!
Time Limit Draw; both men earn 1 point
The fans are losing their minds over how the first draw in the Continental Classic happens in the final round! But given that Claudio now only has 7 points and Bryan has 10, BRYAN advances to the semifinals!! Claudio cools off, he did all he could against Bryan. They shake hands and hug it out to show respect. But now, Bryan holding on to his own Continental Classic hopes, who meets him Wednesday on Dynamite?
AEW World Trios Championships: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn VS Top Flight & Action Andretti!
Max Caster disowned MJF as a friend after The Devil’s Minions attacked, so now he, Anthony Bowens & Daddy Ass are getting back on track with their Scissor World Tour. But will even that be cut short by The Martins and the Sight to See?
But part of The Acclaimed’s return means the return of the diss tracks! “Acclaimed on the mic, if you ever want static, I’ll run you outta town like my name’s Greg Abbott! Dante spent the whole year laid in bed. I hope you have a good match, man, break a leg. Andretti got into a major fed. Beat Jericho, now his career’s playing dead. I bring drama, bring it to your mama. Ask around cuz I’m long like Wembanyama!” Spurs fans cheer that. Bowens then says, “SAN ANTONIOOOOO~! The Acclaimed have arrived! Scissor Me, Daddy Ass~!” And he does! But will this be a Merry Christmas for the champs?
The belts are raised, the trios sort out and Darius starts against Caster. The fans sing “OH~ Scissor Me Daddy~!” Caster and Darius tie up, Caster headlocks, but Darius powers up and out. Caster runs Darius over, but Darius gets up fast, only for Caster to headlock and takeover. Darius headscissors, Caster kips free but Darius turns things around with his own headlock takeover. Caster scissors, Darius kips free, so Caster arm-drags him down to an armlock. Fans cheer as Caster bends Darius’ fingers. Darius fights up, moves around, whips, but Bowens tags in. Sunset flip NECKBREAKER BACKBREAKER COMBO! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally as Bowens runs up, but into BOOTS! Darius reaches out but Bowens KICKS him first! Action sneaks a tag as Bowens whips. Darius reverses, snapmares, and KICKS, followed by Action’s basement dropkick! Cover, TWO! Action ROCKS Bowens, fires body shots and haymakers, then whips. Bowens returns to SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Bowens says Rock Paper Scissors Shoot, then fires off his strike fest! Cover, but Darius breaks it! Darius swings on Bowens, Bowens dodges and Caster fires off on Darius! Dante gets in to DROPKICK Caster! But Billy TOSSES Dante out!
Dante and Billy stare down, The Acclaimed whip Action at Darius but Action rolls off Darius’ back. Then Darius & Action DOUBLE DROPKICK The Acclaimed! The teams stand off and the fans cheer! Caster has Bowens tag Billy, and fans fire up. Billy circles with Action, choke grips and THROWS him down, then says SUCK IT! Action kips up to say SUCK IT! Things speed up, Action tilt-o-whirls but into a SIDEWALK SLAM! Fans fire up and Billy bumps Action off buckles as Collision goes picture in picture.
Billy soaks up the singing while Bowens & Caster CLUB Action down. Billy ROCKS Action, tags Caster, and Caster whips Action to CLOBBER him! Cover, TWO! Caster drags Action into a chinlock and grinds him down. Action endures, fights up, and Caster knees low. Caster fireman’s carries, Action slips free and rolls Caster up, TWO! Caster holds onto Action’s leg, tags Bowens, and Bowens stomps Action down. Bowens drags Action up, CLUBS away on him with forearms and elbows, then shouts “EVERYONE Loves The Acclaimed!” Bowens wrenches to back suplex but Action slips free, slides under, and reaches out, only for Bowens to anchor him! Collision goes to break!
Collision returns and Billy has Action in a corner. Billy runs corner to corner, but Action dodges and Billy hits the corner! Billy staggers around, Action crawls, but Billy grabs a foot. Action ENZIGURIS! Billy wobbles, then falls, Action hot tags Dante! Caster tags in but Dante rallies! Angel Dorado whips Platinum but Platinum reverses, and then runs in, but misses the body block! Dante BOOTS Bowens, goes up and around to GAMANGIRI Caster, then springboards to CROSSBODY! The fans fire up with Dante, he tags Darius. Bowens runs in, Dante flips up and over and Darius GAMANGIRIS!
Dante mule kicks, Darius springboards in, COMPLETE SHOT! Tag to Action and Dante whips Caster. Caster reverses to send Dante at Darius but Darius pops Dante up and over! Then ASSISTED TORNADO DDT! Action jumps in to STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, Billy breaks it! Top Flight goes after Billy with fast hands! Fans boo but Billy explodes free! Dante runs in but is put on the apron. Dante springboards, into a HAYMAKER! Action ducks ‘n’ dodges then handsprings, but into Billy’s arms for the COBRA CLUTCH SLAM! Darius mule kicks, runs, but Billy scoops to a SLAM!
Fans fire up with Billy and he brings Darius around, another scoop and SLAM! Caster joins in, then Bowens does! Billy & Caster hold the way open, Bowens says SCISSOR ME- NO, Dante & Action DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICK Billy & Caster! Bowens still jumps but Darius BOOTS him! Bowens fires off his strike fest but Darius SUPERKICKS first! Darius dumps Billy out, Action HANDSPRING KICKS! Then Dante runs up, POETRY IN FLIGHT! Billy & Bowens regroup on the outside, only for Top Flight to DOUBL EDIVE! All four hit barriers! Action aims at Caster, and he SPRINGBOARD 450!! Cover, TWO!!
Fans fire up as Action resets, and he STANDING- NO, Caster avoids the Shooting Star, roll-up WITH TIGHTS! Acclaimed wins!!
Winners: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn, by pinfall (still AEW World Tag Team Champions)
Top Flight regroups and Action takes the blame for the loss. But despite how sneaky Caster had to win that one, he and his team show respect to Top Flight. Did that attack by The Devil’s Minions do more than just take The Acclaimed out of action all those weeks ago?
Hook speaks.
The FTW Champion sits on the stoop, and he says, “Ey yo, Wheeler. So you wanna fight me with my rules, for my title? Well that’s fine by me. Let’s do it on my home turf: New York. Next week, Nassau Coliseum, Worlds End. I’ll see you there.” The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil has set the terms, will The Decoder still find a way to bend the rules when there are no rules?
Keith Lee VS Brian Cage w/ Prince Nana!
The Limitless One called “him” out, then settled things with Shane Taylor at Final Battle last week. Plot twist: Shane wasn’t “him.” Keith is coming back for revenge on Swerve Strickland, will he send a message to The Realest through The Machine?
The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Keith uses his size to push Keith back. The fans rally, Keith shoves Cage away, and Cage says okay. They go again, Cage headlocks, but Keith powers up to pick Cage up! Cage kicks and returns to his feet, but Keith powers out. Cage RAMS Keith, Keith rebounds and RAMS Cage! Cage rebounds and RAN- NO! Keith stops that, and he swings Cage up! Cage slips free of the bomb, ducks ‘n’ dodges and tilt-o-whirls to RANA after all! Fans fire up and Keith nods. Keith and Cage reset, the fans chant “BEAT THAT MEAT!” Things speed up, now Keith RANAS!!
Fans are thunderous as Keith dusts himself off. Keith smirks at Cage, then runs in. Cage dodges, UPPERCUTS, GAMANGIRIS, and then waistlocks. Keith fights the German Suplex, ELBOWS Cage away, then blocks the superkick! Cage dropkicks a leg out, runs up to HEEL KICK! Then Cage goes up and up and TORNADO DDTS! These two are playing this like they’re Cruiserweights! Brian asks, “Who Betta Than Cage?!” as Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and fans chant “HOLY MEAT! HOLY MEAT!” Cage brings Keith up, Keith throws body shots, but Cage knees low. Cage wristlocks, Keith breaks free to swat and ROCK Cage! Cage wobbles and staggers to a corner, then Keith runs in to SPLASH! Keith fires off fast hands from all sides, then an UPPERCUT! Keith ROCKS Cage again, then wrenches to whip. Cage reverses, and goes to fireman’s carry! Keith’s too big, and he GERMAN SUPLEXES! Cage lands on his face! Cover, TWO! Keith grows frustrated but fans rally with “BEAT THAT MEAT!” Keith stands Cage up, whips him, and pops him up! But Cage slips free!
Cage drop toeholds Keith onto ropes, dials it up, #MEAT-1-9!! Fans fire up and Cage storms back in. Cage has Keith at the ropes, drags him up, but Keith HEADBUTTS Cage down! Keith steadies himself, then climbs?! The fans are thunderous already, but Cage GAMANGIRIS first! Cage climbs up, brings Keith up, and he SUPERPLEXES!!! The fans lose their minds, because the craziest part is the ring didn’t break! Cage crawls to a cover, TWO!? Keith survives but Cage drags him back up. SOBAT! KICK! And SUPERKICK! Cage fireman’s carries, and manages a SUPERHEAVYWEIGHT F5!!! Cover, TWO!!!
Fans fire up again while Cage is stunned! So Nana says use the cinderblock!! Cage brings that around, because this isn’t about winning but about keeping Keith away from Swerve! Nana does his dance, but Keith ROCKS, ELBOWS, HEADBUTTS and GRIZZLY MAGNUMS! Then a fireman’s carry, BIG BANG CATASTROPHE!!! Cover, Keith wins!!
Winner: Keith Lee, by pinfall
Nana is freaking out! How could his Machine, the Vanilla Gorilla, lose!? But Keith gets a mic and he says, “Almost exactly a year ago, someone took me out for almost two months, with this.” Keith picks up the cinderblock, and Keith says he’s been trying to send a message to that man, but that man is not listening. So it would seem that at Dynamite: New Year’s Smash, Keith will make his message clear. Keith has a house to tear down, and he’ll do it brick by brick. Keith drops the cinderblock, drops the mic, and has issued his ultimatum! Will the Limitless One demolish whose house for the holidays?
Backstage interview with “Timeless” Toni Storm.
Renee Paquette is with the AEW Women’s World Champion, and her butler Luther, and her superfan Mariah May, all in black ‘n’ white, and notes that we know now it will be Storm VS Riho for the title at Worlds End. Riho won big over Saraya, only to be taken out by Mariah. What was Storm’s reaction to that? Sorry, by whom? Uh, Mariah. She’s right here. Nice to meet you, dear. Uh, they’ve already met… Oh, yes, her and a thousand others. Well, okay, but Mariah has an exciting announcement! Her American wrestling license was approved, her debut is coming! Great! When and who against? Renee sure asks a lot of questions.
But it will be very soon, and… Mariah hopes Miss Storm has some advice. Sorry, she didn’t hear a word Mariah said, was busy playing to the camera. But as for Riho, she is very small and light. Winter is coming, and Storm has no problem packing it on for a role. She can easily gain 8 to 11 pounds just like that. So Riho will leave Storm no choice but to gobble her up like the cream crepe that she is! Until then, chin, tits, and SHOE! Renee narrowly avoids it, and Storm says she has a lot to learn. Will Storm still be AEW’s leading lady after Worlds End? Or will the original champion become the NEW champion?
Christian Cage is here!
Just as his written statement said on Dynamite, Captain Charisma is back, and he’s brought his Prodigy, his “adopted” son, Nick Wayne! The Patriarch of AEW steps into the ring, grabs a mic, and tells San Antonio to sit down and shut their mouths while he conducts business. “And the business at hand… are the events that transpired a couple weeks ago on Dynamite in Montreal. People wanting to know why Nick’s mom smashed the Rated R Superstar, Adam Copeland, in the head with my TNT Championship. Now I could sit here and I could explain it to you myself, but why should I do that… when she can do it herself?”
Without further ado, San Antonio, show some respect for Shayna Wayne! Fans boo as Nick’s mom makes her way out here now. Shayna joins her son and the man who brainwashed him in the ring, and Christian says the floor is hers. He hands over the mic, fans boo more, and Shayna can’t believe the fans are booing! “You boo me? You boo a mother? How dare you! You all wanna know why I did what I did in Montreal to Adam Copeland? Nick Wayne is MY son. He’s MY baby boy. MY pride and joy.” Nick smiles while fans continue to boo. Shayna says she sat in this ring and watched Edge SMASH a chair into Nick’s head. The fans cheer that!
Fans wonder why Shayna did what she did? She did what any loving mother would do and protected HER son! And through it all, something was made very, very clear to her. The one person that loves and cares for her son as much as she does… is the Patriarch, Christian Cage. Fans boo even harder! Christian takes the mic back and says that Shayna realized what he’s always known, and now the world realizes what he’s always known, and that is Adam Copeland is a piece of crap! Shayna worked as a waitress for $40,000 a year, and other bottom feeder low-end jobs, just to put food on her son’s plate and make his dream come true of becoming a pro-wrestler!
And with one swing of the Con-Chair-To, Edge tried to take that away! And you’d think if anyone could understand the Wayne family’s situation and would be empathetic to it, it’d be Edge. Edge himself grew up with a single mother that did those same crappy jobs to make sure Edge could realize HIS dream. Fans boo but Christian says there is a very, very small part of him that wishes Edge’s mom was still alive so that she could DISOWN Edge on behalf of all single mothers around the world. But this is about Edge’s rage, his anger issues. He’s never been able to harness his anger properly, and it cost him in Montreal.
Montreal was not a good night for Edge, but it was a great night for Christian. Not only did Christian score the biggest victory of his career to retain this title, but he scored in other ways that night when Christian walked out of Montreal with his Matriarch. When Christian walked out of Montreal with Mama Wayne! And now that the family is secure and complete, Christian will address the challenge for Worlds End and the TNT Championship in a No Disqualifications match. Christian will accept the invitation, but not as a challenge, because Edge is NO CHALLENGE.
Christian already beat Edge and now Edge is realizing what Christian’s known all along! Christian is levels above Edge and everyone else in this business, and is on the mountaintop as the very best! And so at Worlds End, on behalf of Edge’s mother and on behalf of all single mothers in the world, Christian will take Edge behind the woodshed and put him down in Long Island for the last time! So then the match is set! The Rated R Superstar gets his one shot at revenge, will he be able to hit the mark this time? Or will there be no stopping The Patriarchy?
Backstage interview with Ricky Starks & “Big Bill” Morrissey.
Lexi Nair is with the AEW World Tag Team Champions, and says they were meant to face The Golden Jets at Worlds End. However, we’ve since learned Kenny Omega is out of action indefinitely, so where do the champs go from here? Bill says Omega has diverticulitis. Wow, that sounds made up. Bill’s Uncle Joe has gingivitis and he’s doing just fine. But here’s what Bill thinks is happening: Kenny is just afraid to face the greatest tag team in the history of pro-wrestling. That’s these two, by the way. Starks says Omega doesn’t have the guts to face them. Heh, good one. Starks has a million of ’em.
But the point being, The Golden Jets forfeit their title match at Worlds End, leaving Starks & Bill to partay in New York Citay~! But then Jericho walks in! Jericho says yeah, the Golden Jets are on hiatus, Omega out indefinitely. But no one is forfeiting anything. Jericho still has a signed contract for the match, and he doesn’t know where or when it’ll be, but he’ll find someone. And when he does, they will take those titles from Starks & Bill. And that is the Absolute truth. Oh, by the way, Uncle Joe sucks. Jericho leaves, Bill says Jericho doesn’t even know Joe. But who will join The Wizard in dethroning the champions?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Brody King VS Daniel Garcia!
With The American Dragon through to the next round, there’s only one spot left in the semifinals. The King of Death MUST win if he wants to advance, but he’d also need Andrade to lose later tonight. But Red Death has nothing to lose as he’s already mathematically eliminated, so will he go for broke and spoil Brody’s run?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock again. Garcia and Brody circle, then step up. Garcia SLAPS Brody and fans fire up! Brody BOOTS Garcia down! Garcia ends up in a corner, Brody SPLASHES him, then fires off forearms! The ref counts, Brody lets off and the fans hot and bark along with him. Brody runs in, CANNONBALL! Cover, ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Brody is annoyed, and Brody CHOPS Garcia back to the corner. And CHOPS again! Garcia staggers away but Brody CHOKES him on ropes! The ref counts, Brody lets off, and he kicks Garcia around. Brody drags Garcia up to CHOP him back down!
Brody CHOPS Garcia again, then Garcia goes to the apron. Brody ROCKS Garcia, and again! Garcia flops to the floor, Brody eggs on “Red Death” but then swings into a GUILLOTINE! The ref counts, Garcia lets off, and Brody CHOPS again! Brody storms out to the apron to drag Garcia up! HANGING SLEEPER! Garcia is fading out! The ref counts, Brody DROPS Garcia to the floor! Daddy Magic on commentary says Brody’s an absolute monster, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Garcia sputters awake, Brody paces around, and a ring count begins. Garcia pushes up, Menard coaches him, and Garcia flounders around. The count passes 5, then 7. Garcia staggers and lunges in at 9! Brody is on Garcia with stomps, then TOSSES him out! Brody pursues and drags Garcia up, to whip him hard into railing! Brody storms up on Garcia, soaks up the cheers and jeers, then stands Garcia up. Brody CHOPS Garcia, brings him around and whips him hard into more railing! Garcia flops over, Brody refreshes the ring count, and then Brody stands on Garcia’s face! The ref counts, Brody lets off, and he drags Garcia up.
Brody SMACKS Garcia off the desk! Menard says to do this in the ring, but Brody tells Menard to mind his business. Garcia CHOPS, but Brody CHOPS! Brody refreshes the count, then shoves Garcia back in. Garcia goes to a corner, Brody stands him up and ROCKS him over and over with forearm shots! Brody then whips corner to corner hard and Garcia falls! Garcia sputters as he sits back up, but Brody storms up on him again. Brody CHOPS Garcia, Collision returns to single picture, and Brody CHOKES Garcia on ropes. The ref counts, Brody lets off, and then Brody runs in again. Garcia BOOTS him! And BOOTS again!
Fans fire up as Garcia BOOTS a third time! Garcia storms up, waistlocks, but Brody’s too big for a lift! Brody throws Garcia down then SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Garcia hangs in there, and he even kicks from below. Brody laughs, a bit amused by Garcia’s fire. Brody drags Garcia up, CHOPS him down, then paces. Brody eggs Garcia on, Garcia rises, so Brody CHOPS him again! Fans rally as Garcia fights back up. Brody CHOPS, but Garcia manages to stay on his feet! Garcia seethes as he stands tall, so Brody CHOPS again! Garcia roars as he staggers, and he comes back. The CHOP doesn’t affect him!
The fans are thunderous as Garcia stares Brody down. Brody dares Garcia to try then. Garcia CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! CHOP! CHOP! CHOP!! Brody ROCKS Garcia in return! Garcia returns to ROCK Brody! Garcia runs, ROCKS Brody again, and fans fire up! Garcia builds speed to ROCK Brody again! But then Brody swings, but Garcia gets around! Garcia tries but Brody CLUBS him off the suplex! Wait, Garcia comes back! But Garcia’s neck holds him back! Brody says that was Garcia’s last chance. Brody stands Garcia up, and Garcia does his dance! The fans fire up but Brody swings! Garcia dodges, to SAIDO!!! Cover, TWO!!
Garcia snarls, he storms around, and he runs up, but into a fireman’s carry! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Then the LARIAT!! Cover, TWO?!?! Garcia survives and shocks even Brody! Brody hauls Garcia up, scoops him, GONZO BOMB!!! Cover, TWO!?!?!? HOW?!?!? No one can believe it, least of all Brody!! The fans are thunderous for Garcia but Brody hauls him back up. But Garcia is dead weight! Brody snarls, drags Garcia up but Garcia flops over again. Fans hoot and bark, Brody drags Garcia up and slaps him around! Then reels him in, but Garcia trips Brody! JACKKNIFE BRIDGE, GARCIA WINS!!!!
Winner: Daniel Garcia, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Brody earns 0)
Everyone is stunned but loving it! Garcia FINALLY scores points, and he SPOILS things for Brody!! Now it’s all on the main event, Andrade VS Eddie! But then the lights turn out! And when they come back on, Malakai & Buddy have Garcia! Menard storms up! No more ringside ban, but then Buddy KNEES Menard down! Brody SNAPS Garcia’s fingers! Menard scurries to shield Garcia, saying the House has done enough! But wait! Here comes FTR! Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler is not gonna let the House of Black do what they want! Malakai, Buddy & Brody fall back, and Malakai says it is only a matter of time.
Dax gets the mic and says he is tired of the fairytales and magic tricks. If The House wants FTR to join the family, then dammit, Dax will be the tequila drinkin’ uncle who beats everybody’s ass! Dax & Cash want it! First-time-ever 2v2, FTR VS House of Black! #TopGuysOut! When and where will these hard-hitting teams collide once and for all?
Julia Hart & Skye Blue VS Abadon & Thunder Rosa!
The Princess of the Black Throne’s influence finally got through and now The Chicago Skye is dark and brooding. But will they make a dangerous tag team after all? Or will La Mera Mera’s return to action help the Living Dead Girl be ready for the TBS Championship at Worlds End?
The teams sort out and Abadon starts against Skye. The fans are fired up for Rosa but Skye and Abadon circle. They stare down, Julia shouts at Abadon to distract her, and Skye CLOBBERS Abadon! Skye stomps away, drags Abadon up, then bumps her off buckles. Skye digs her boots in, tags Julia, and Julia fires forearms. Julia snapmares Abadon, pushes her down to dribble her off the mat, then lets off to loom over her. Julia drags Abadon up, but Abadon throws body shots. Fans rally, Julia fires forearms, but Abadon counterpunches! And again! Julia ROCKS Abadon, runs, but Abadon scoops her for a SWINGING SIDE SLAM!
Fans fire up as Abadon shrieks, and she rains down fists! The ref reprimands, Abadon lets off to glare at Skye, then she goes back to drag Julia up. Abadon runs, SLIDING KNEE! Abadon then looks to Rosa, reaches out, but Skye runs up to BLAST Rosa first! Fans boo but now Abadon has Skye trapped. But Julia CLUBS Abadon, she and Skye stomp away on her, and then Skye SMACKS Abadon off the mat. Julia CHOPS Abadon, Skye CHOPS Abadon, repeat! Then they both SLAM Abadon down! Fans are torn as Skye & Julia loom over Abadon. Julia stomps Abadon while Skye returns to the corner, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Julia CLUBS and stomps Abadon some more, then brings her around to CHOKE her on ropes! The ref counts, Julia lets off, then HEEL KICKS Abadon down! Julia stomps Abadon, pushes her down, then rains down forearm shots! Abadon reaches up but Julia throws down hands. Julia CLUBS Abadon, stands her up and fires forearms, but Abadon hits back! Abadon UPPERCUTS Julia down! Fans rally as both women are down, and Abadon crawls. But Skye runs around to YANK Rosa off the corner! Then she RAMS Rosa into steel steps! Julia drags Abadon back into a chinlock, then CLUBS her down!
Julia has Abadon on ropes again to CHOKE! The ref counts, Julia lets off but Skye KNEES Abadon down! Julia then wrangles Abadon back into a chinlock and shifts to a dragon sleeper! Abadon endures, reaches out, but Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Julia has Abadon down in a motorcycle stretch. Abadon fights up, and she BITES Julia’s arm! Then she HEEL KICKS! Btu Skye tags in! Skye drags Abadon back, Julia helps out, but Abadon rolls free to DOUBLE FLATLINER! Fans fire up as Abadon crawls over, hot tag to Rosa! Rosa rallies with DOUBLE LARIATS, then LARIAT after LARIAT! Rosa runs up at Julia in the corner, A-LIST LARIAT! Rosa swings in, DOUBLE KNEES! Skye is up, she gets an A-LIST LARIAT and SWINGING KNEES! Fans fire up for Rosa and she has Skye at center. Rosa runs to basement dropkick! Rosa then hits a NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, Julia breaks it!
Fans fire up for Rosa as she stares Julia down. Then Rosa whips, but Julia reverses to send Rosa out. So Abadon CLOBBERS Julia! Skye SUPERKICKS Abadon! Rosa returns, Skye dodges and CLUBS Rosa as she goes up! Skye tucks Rosa in, CHEEKY NANDOS! And then a POWER- NO, Rosa fights free, so Skye SUPERKICKS! Rosa falls, Skye snarls and she looks to Julia. Skye drags Rosa into the drop zone and Julia climbs, but Abadon is back! Abadon trips Hart, but Skye swings on her! Abadon gets away then ROCKS Skye! Rosa fires off on Skye, whips her and Skye runs into Julia’s knees! Then Rosa kicks Skye low, reels her in, and puts one out!
Abadon makes Julia watch as Rosa hits a TIJAUNA BOMB!! Cover, Rosa & Abadon win!
Winners: Abadon & Thunder Rosa, by pinfall
Rosa says she’s back, baby! Abadon is rolling towards her match with Julia, will we have a new champion with the New Year? Or will The House Always Win when it’s 1v1?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Andrade El Idolo VS Eddie Kingston!
It all comes down to this! Bryan Danielson is moving on to Dynamite: New Years Smash, and only ONE of these men can do the same! Will The Ungovernable Idol make a big push for the semifinals? Or will the Mad King still be connected to the ROH World & NJPW Strong Openweight Championships?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock one more time! The fans rally for Eddie as he and Andrade feel things out. Andrade offers a handshake, so Eddie takes it. The fans cheer the sportsmanship, and then Andrade shoves Eddie. Eddie shoves back, then he avoids boot and elbow! Eddie knows about the feint and Andrade smirks. The two circle again, tie up, and then Andrade avoids the Uraken! Eddie smirks now, seems Andrade’s seen Backfist to the Future a few times, too. The two reset again, tie up, and Andrade headlocks. Eddie powers up to pry at the hold but Andrade clamps on tighter. Eddie powers up again, wrenches out, but Andrade wrenches back.
Andrade pushes on the wristlock, Eddie stays standing, and Eddie wrenches back. Eddie wristlocks back, Andrade pushes him to a corner, and the ref counts. Andrade lets off, to then kick low! Andrade whips corner to corner, Eddie reverses but Andrade goes up and out! Andrade then ROCKS Eddie, climbs up, and he CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Andrade keeps Eddie down with an armlock but Eddie fights up. Eddie throws body shots, Andrade grinds the hold, and fans rally up. Eddie fights up again, but Andrade puts him on ropes. Andrade whips, Eddie reverses, and Eddie knees low to then snapmare. DOUBLE STOMP!
Fans rally and duel while Eddie shakes out an arm. Andrade sputters but Eddie circles around him. Eddie hauls Andrade up but Andrade JAWBREAKERS free! Andrade runs, into a LARIAT! Fans rally up as Eddie storms up on Andrade and facelocks him down. Andrade endures, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Eddie grinds Andrade down, but Andrade fights up. Andrade pushes Eddie into a corner, gets free, and runs up to ROCK Eddie! But Eddie turns things around to CHOP! Andrade CHOPS in return! Eddie CHOPS again! Andrade CHOPS again, but Eddie knees low! Eddie puts Andrade up top, then DECKS him to the floor! Eddie shakes out the arm and catches his breath while Andrade clutches a leg. The ring count climbs, Andrade rises up, and he slides in at 7, but just slides back out! Andrade uses the ring count for a breather, but Eddie eggs him on. Andrade storms in at 5 of 10, runs up on Eddie, but Eddie blocks the boot! Then CHOPS!
Andrade wobbles and staggers to ropes, Eddie clamps onto him for a neck wrench! The ref counts, Eddie lets off, then he brings Andrade around to snapmare. Eddie has a chinlock but Andrade endures. Collision returns to single picture, the fans rally up, and Andrade fights up. Andrade throws body shots, but Eddie knees low! Eddie suplexes, Andrade slips free, but Eddie throws elbows! Eddie runs at the corner but Andrade dropkicks the legs out! Eddie writhes and clutches the knee, and Andrade stalks up behind him. Andrade gets the leg to DRAGON SCREW! Eddie storms back up, but into another DRAGON SCREW!
Eddie still stands, takes another swing, but Andrade dodges to CLOBBER Eddie! Fans fire up, and Andrade kips up! Andrade flexes and the fans fire up more! Andrade drags Eddie up, bumps him off buckles, and stomps him back down. Andrade rallies the fans, they chant “SI! SI! SI!” CIEN KNEES!! Then cover, TWO!! Eddie survives but Andrade keeps his cool. Andrade paces around, brings Eddie up, and he reels Eddie in. Andrade gives some Latino Heat, to snap suplex! Uno Amigo and the fans fire up! Dos Amigos, and Andrade stands back up! A little extra helping of Latino Heat, and then THREE AMIGOS! Cover, TWO!
Fans rally as Eddie hangs in there. Andrade smirks, he drags Eddie to a drop zone and he goes to the corner. Andrade climbs, but Eddie rises! Andrade still leaps, but into a GAMANGIRI! That was rather double-edged given Eddie’s bad leg but the fans rally up again. Andrade crawls to a corner, Eddie runs in, but into a BOOT! Eddie still LARIATS! And then MACHINE GUN CHOPS! But Andrade shoves him! So Eddie CHIOPS! And CHOPS! And then Eddie clinches to EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! Andrade hangs tough and Eddie grits his teeth, but more from pain in his leg than frustration.
Eddie stalks Andrade, drag shim up to half nelson, but Andrade fights free with elbows! Eddie wobbles, Andrade snapmares Eddie out of the ring! Then WRECKS him with a dropkick! Andrade goes up to SUPER ASAI MOONSAULT! Direct hit and fans fire up again! Andrade puts Eddie in, goes up the corner, and the fans rally for “IDOLO! IDOLO!” MOONSAULT, Eddie moves, so Andrade MOONSAULTS again!! Cover, TWO!! The fans are thunderous, “This is Awesome!” Andrade seethes as he stands, and Andrade drags Eddie up. Andrade reels Eddie in, hammerlocks, but Eddie fights the DDT!
Eddie RAMS Andrade into buckles again and again, and is finally free of the facelock! Then he SAIDOS Andrade away! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up, and Eddie rises again. Eddie drags Andrade up but Andrade is dead weight. The ref checks, Andrade is still in this, so Eddie half nelsons. But Andrade RAMS Eddie into buckles! Andrade throws elbows, but Eddie RIDGE HANDS! Andrade boot feints and ELBOWS!! Cover, TWO!!! Eddie survives and Andrade can’t believe it! The fans are thunderous as Eddie reaches around. Andrade drags Eddie by a leg, “WOO~!” and a step through, FIGURE FOUR!!
Eddie tries to block the locking leg while also crawling for ropes! Andrade still gets the hold, but Eddie gets the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Andrade lets off in frustration, and we hit the five minute warning! This is starting to parallel the opening match, but Andrade drags Eddie up. URAKEN!! Then a clinch, and URAKEN again!! Then the NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB!!! Cover, EDDIE WINS!!!!
Winner: Eddie Kingston, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Andrade earns 0)
Just as time was running out in more ways than one, Eddie finishes this off! Perhaps a Christmas Miracle, or perhaps just Eddie’s iron will seeing him through! But wait, here comes Bryan! Bryan beat Eddie in their 1v1 match earlier in the tournament, and now they’re gonna go one more time. Will Eddie slay the American Dragon and prove he’s NOT a bum? Or will Bryan be the one to take The Mad King’s crowns away from him?
My Thoughts:
A great episode for Collision with AEW continuing their “all thriller, no filler” streak. Great promo from Christian Cage and Shayna Wayne to explain what I figured the night of the AEW Montreal Screw Job: Shayna was being mama bear rather than accepting the truth that her son got/is screwed up. But now with the No Disqualification match for the TNT Championship, I am so hoping we get the flipside and Luchasaurus returns to screw Christian over. And I’m even more confident now that Mariah May turns on Toni Storm for how Storm was so dismissive of her tonight.
Hook has a good promo that is very much Hook style, and we establish the FTW Championship match under FTW rules. And good promo from Starks, Morrissey and Jericho to establish what I was hoping for: Jericho holding on to the tag title match opportunity so he can get a substitute partner. I still feel like Paul Wight should be the choice, so that he and Jericho can also settle things with The Don Callis Family, namely Will Hobbs. Great match from Keith and Cage with Keith of course winning to head towards Swerve and them finally getting a blowoff match. Now, given that match is coming, it is certainly a sign Swerve isn’t winning the Triple Threat, which is a shame because I thought he was getting the Triple Crown.
But at the same time, they teased Swerve jumping up to the world title scene given his promo with MJF. So win or lose against Keith, maybe Swerve still finds his way to a title match in time for Revolution in March 2024. Great Trios Championship match, and a great detail in how Caster was getting aggressive and chippy in the match. Possibly a Heel turn in the future for The Acclaimed? It is also a good example of when a spookier Heel affects a Face in a way to make them change their attitude. Speaking of which, great tag match from Julia & Skye VS Abadon & Rosa. Great win for Abadon & Rosa, but as it stands, that makes me think Julia retains the title at Worlds End. And with Rosa back, I feel like she’s the one to take the TBS title from Julia to continue where Rosa left off.
And awesome stuff in the Continental Classic. So great that they gave us a time limit draw here so that Bryan advances without winning and hurting Claudio’s power rankings. Also great that Garcia got the spoiler win over Brody, the fans were perhaps hottest all night for this because they wanted to see Garcia win that badly. It was also a great way to tie The House of Black and FTR into things. House of Black VS FTR will be great stuff but feels like we could see a Six Man Tag sprout from this, Garcia joining FTR in a sort of one off moment. And an awesome main event, and the right choice of Eddie winning out.
Bryan VS Eddie the rematch is going to be awesome, and I’m saying Eddie wins. With Bryan needing to be prepared for his rematch with Okada at WrestleKingdom on January 4th, I don’t see Bryan going all out on December 30th, or even having a match at all. Bryan needs to take it easy if he wants to finish out this “last year,” so missing an AEW PPV to make a NJPW PPV is just fine by me.
My Score: 8.9/10
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It’s a violent end to a legendary friendship!
Former Best Friends, Trent Beretta & Chuck Taylor, have been through many Parking Lot Brawls, but this is their first time as enemies! Will there be broken bones to go along with the broken hearts?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Parking Lot Brawl: Trent Beretta VS Chuck Taylor; Trent wins.
- Thunder Rosa VS Deonna Purrazzo; Rosa wins.
- “Big Bill” Morrissey VS Trevor Blackwell; Bill wins.
- Katsuyori Shibata & Daniel Garcia VS Shane Taylor Promotions; Shibata & Garcia win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Parking Lot Brawl: Trent Beretta VS Chuck Taylor!
Years of friendship, thrown away, and why? Because #JustTrent had a problem with Freshly Squeezed having more success in AEW than them? Because #JustTrent had a problem with Cassidy as a person? Because #JustTrent turned out to be the selfish one in the relationship? Well, then will #JustTrent get his ass kicked? Or will he take advantage of how Chuckie T. is a Kentucky Gentleman?
Trent stares Chuck down while we hear the crowd of other wrestlers taunting him. Trent takes a swing, but Chuck dodges to fire off hands! The brawl is on, and Chuck gets the edge! Chuck ROCKS Trent, then SMACKS him off a car hood! And then off the car door! Chuck drags Trent up, but Trent RAMS Chuck into the car! And throat chops him just because! Trent gets space, runs back in, but Chuck dodges so Trent hits the passenger door! Chuck gets a trash can lid and he stands Trent up. Trent jumps through the open window but Chuck drags him back out. Trent kicks low, and he gives Chuck a CAR HOOD BACK SUPLEX!
Trent grabs the trash can lid, SMACKS Chuck right in the head and Chuck falls down! The crowd boos but Trent opens a car trunk to bring out a trash can, a dustpan and a baseball bat! Chuck storms up but Trent CHUCKS the trash can into Chuck’s face! Chuck flounders and Trent smirks. Trent SMACKS Chuck with the trash can, CLUBS him around, and Chuck is busted open! The white car has red polka dots on it now, and Trent talks trash, “This is what you wanted?!” Trent runs up, but Chuck POP UP POWERBOMBS Trent onto a car hood! Trent writhes, Chuck staggers around, and Chuck brings Trent around.
Chuck headlocks Trent before he SMACKS him off another car door. Trent goes around the back and then up onto a truck! Chuck follows, and he CLUBS Trent in the chest! But Trent slips under, and he CLAWS Chuck’s bloody face! Trent DECKS Chuck and Chuck falls through drywall sheets! Trent looms over Chuck as he crawls out of the wreckage. Trent stalks Chuck, brings him around and SMACKS him with the trash can lid! Trent hoists Chuck onto a car roof, SMACKS him again, then goes back to the truck. Trent climbs onto the roof of the truck, to FLYING ELBOW from car to car! Cover, TWO!!
Trent is furious, but Chuck is still in this as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Trent fumes, paces around, and goes back to the goodies. He brings out… Is that a screwdriver?! And he JABS Chuck in the head with it!! And then he DIGS it into Chuck’s forehead!! As if he wasn’t already bleeding badly!! Trent leaves Chuck behind, to fetch what looks to be a flat screen TV. Then he brings out a wood door!? Did someone visit Home Depot before coming here? Chuck CHOPS Trent in return then fires haymakers! Trent CLAWS Chuck’s face! Trent grabs that TV and CHUCKS it, only for Chuck to duck it! Rampage returns as TV screen hits windshield! Chuck kicks low to snap suplex Trent through the door!!
The crowd is losing its minds as Trent crawls. Chuck gets Trent’s legs, to CATAPULT him into the truck’s tailgate!! The crowd fires up while Chuck gets a sinister look on his face. Chuck takes a piece of that drywall to SMASH it on Trent! Chuck gets that trash can, he SMACKS Trent with it! Chuck sees the pile of extra goodies nearby, and he uncovers some light tubes! But first, he’ll clean up the mess, he SMACKS Trent with the dust pan! And SMACKS him again and again! And then one more shot with the trash can! Trent writhes, but Chuck drags Trent up. Chuck SMACKS Trent off the tailgate, then clears some space.
Chuck climbs up, but Trent ROCKET LAUNCHES him onto the light tubes!!! The tubes shatter under Chuck’s back! Trent sputters, he’s bloody now, too. Trent puts Chuck against the car hood and stands on him! Trent soaks up the heat, but Chuck TRIPS Trent! Trent writhes, Chuck reels Trent in, Canadian Rack, RAZOR’S EDGE onto a windshield!! Trent writhes while fans chant “HOLY CHUCK!” Chuck covers Trent on the hood, TWO!! Trent survives and hurries around the back of this sedan. Chuck snarls, goes up after Trent, and they meet on the roof. They’re both so bloody as they fire forearms back and forth!
The crowd cheers Chuck and boos Trent, and as the two swing wild, they end up HUGGING! You GOT to give the people what they want, right? They stand, Chuck ROCKS Trent and reels Trent in, but Trent LOW BLOWS!! Trent has Chuck now, PILEDRIVER ON THE CAR ROOF!!! And then, SNAKE BITE!! Trent is choking Chuck out!!! Chuck IS out, Trent wins!!
Winner: Trent Beretta, by submission
The Best Friends tore each other apart, but it is #JustTrent that stands tall in the end. He’s clearly lost the respect of his peers given how the other wrestlers are chanting “You Suck! You Suck!” But wait, Trent isn’t done? He has a monkey wrench!? Cassidy & Kris step forward to say no, this is going too far! Trent says this is all Cassidy’s fault! And SMASH, Trent hits Chuck’s leg with the wrench, and even shatters the glass behind it!! Chuck clutches the already recovering leg, and now Cassidy wants after Trent! Kris stops Cassidy, Trent’s still got the wrench! Trent escapes into the shadows of the arena, what darkness is living in Trent’s heart?
Don Callis is watching this.
And he seems to like the sadistic savagery he just witnessed. Trent may not have Best Friends anymore, but could he end up with a whole new family?
Backstage interview with Kyle O’Reilly.
Arkady Aura is with #CombatKyle and brings up his impressive showing in Dynamite’s Casino Gauntlet this past Wednesday. But we all want to know, what is next for her? Well, on Saturday, May 11th, AEW is coming to his hometown! Collision in Vancouver, British Columbia! The Rogers Arena, the same building an 11-year-old Kyle saw his first wrestling show ever. And at that show, Kyle told his dad that he was gonna do this one day. Papa O’Reilly said, “Oh yeah, sure you will, kid.” But somehow, Kyle pulled it off. 25 years later, he’s coming back home to do the one thing he’s ever been good at and that’s wrestling.
Kyle is going to take on the best wrestlers this world has to offer, right here in AEW, where the best wrestle. Kyle is ready for a fight, who will take him up on that in two weeks?
Thunder Rosa VS Deonna Purrazzo!
La Mera Mera and The Virtuosa could not coexist in the race for the AEW Women’s World Championship, and now they will Rampage against each other! Who will stand tall, ready for another shot at the title?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Deonna and Rosa step up, talk a little trash, then Deonna pie faces Rosa! Rosa swings but Deonna catches the arm! Rosa avoids the takedown to knee low! They tie up again, go around and around, and Deonna puts Rosa in a corner. The ref counts, Rosa powers her way out but Deonna headlocks. Rosa powers up and out, but Deonna RAMS her! The two stay up, Deonna eggs Rosa on then kicks her low! Deonna whips, Rosa blocks the hip toss, but then Deonna blocks a hip toss! Rosa avoids the lariat to DECK Deonna! Rosa rains down fists but the ref reprimands.
Rosa sits Deonna up, clamps on a COBRA CLUTCH, and she grinds Deonna down. The fans rally but Deonna fights up. Deonna throws hands, then wrenches, but Rosa breaks free. Deonna BOOTS Rosa, then has the arm for the ARMBAR DDT! Deonna dusts herself off as she paces, then she KICKS Rosa’s arm. And KICKS it again! Rosa goes to ropes, Deonna pushes her down and ties her up in Paradise! Rosa is stuck, Deonna soaks up the cheers and jeers, and then runs to DROPKICK Rosa out of Paradise! Deonna stands Rosa up but Rosa ROCKS her first! Deonna stands, Rosa RAMS into her then bumps her off buckles.
Rosa goes up and up to leap, but Deonna blocks the rana and has a BOSTON CRAB! They’re in the ropes, the ref counts, and Deonna lets go. Rosa crawls to the corner, Deonna paces while soaking up the heat. Rosa stands, builds speed, and she WERCKS Deonna with a dropkick! Rosa fires up despite the pain in her back, and she kicks Deonna. Deonna stands, Rosa CHOPS her against the post! And CHOPS her again! Deonna ducks, Rosa chops post! Deonna SUPERKICKS Rosa down, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Deonna steps on Rosa’s face, steps away, and Rosa staggers up to railing. Deonna storms up but Rosa kicks her low. Rosa then runs Deonna side to side to POST her! But then Deonna RAMS Rosa into apron! And SMACKS her off it! Deonna snarls, brings Rosa around, and she puts Rosa in the ring. Cover, TWO! Deonna clamps onto Rosa to pull her arms in, for a straitjacket stretch! Rosa endures, fights up, but Deonna turns that into a BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Rosa is still in this, and she is feeding off the energy of the fans! Rosa stands, and she ELBOWS Deonna! And body shots! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again!
Rosa has Deonna in a corner to UPPERCUT! Rosa runs corner to corner and back again, but Deonna dodges! Rosa POSTS herself and falls to the apron! Deonna storms back over, brings Rosa up and wraps the bad arm against ropes! The ref counts, Deonna KICKS the ropes as she lets off, and Rosa clutches the elbow. Deonna returns but Rosa RAMS into her! Deonna CLUBS Rosa, has her in a corner, and HEADBUTTS the lower back as Rampage goes to break.
Rampage returns and Deonna runs in, but into an ELBOW! And then a BOOT! Rosa goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Rosa as she rises up! Deonna runs in, Rosa dodges to fire forearm after forearm! Deonna shoves, Rosa ENZIGIRIS! Rosa runs, to SHOTGUN BOOT! Deonna flounders to ropes, Rosa pounds the mat and the fans rally again. Rosa runs side to side to DROPKICK again! Cover, TWO!! Deonna toughs it out while Rosa shakes out her arm. Rosa drags Deonna up, but Deonna SOBATS! Deonna runs to KNEE LIFT and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Deonna wants the Fujiwara but Rosa rolls free!
Deonna BOTOS Rosa down, covers, TWO! Rosa is still in this and the fans rally up. Deonna is frustrated but she fireman’s carries Rosa. Rosa fires elbows, waistlocks, but Deonna pries the hold open! Deonna waistlocks, Rosa victory rolls and STOMP 182! The fans rally up again and Rosa covers, TWO! Deonna stays in this but Rosa stays on her. Rosa drags Deonna to a drop zone, goes to a corner and climbs. But Deonna rises and catches the leap! FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! Rosa endures, reaches out, pushes Deonna over to get a REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Deonna is in the body scissors but she fights around!
Deonna rises, to BACKPACK SENTON! Deonna is free, the fans fire up, and Deonna brings Rosa back up. Deonna SLAPS Rosa, then reels her in! Gotch Hold, but Rosa jackknife bridges! TWO, Deonna sunset flips, TWO! Prawn hold, TWO! FUJIWARA!! Rosa rolls it to a cradle, ROSA WINS!!
Winner: Thunder Rosa, by pinfall
Deonna thought she had the perfect formula but Rosa says she just beat her at wrestling! But then Deonna CLOBBERS Rosa at the ramp! The fans boo but Deonna drags Rosa up to RAM her into the bleachers! Rosa slumps down, but Deonna digs her boot in! Deonna SLAPS Rosa around, tells the ref to shut up, and she SLAPS Rosa more! So Rosa SLAPS back! They brawl on stage and then out to the ledge of the upper level! The fans fire up as they keep going! Security rushes in, the fans boo, but Deonna flips Rosa off! It seems nothing was settled here, will these two look to go Double or Nothing?
Backstage interview with The Undisputed Kingdom.
Arkady Aura is with Roderick Strong, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett as she notes Will Ospreay is the NEW #1 Contender to the AEW International Championship. Taven says hold on, before we get started here, “Not Lexy,” as three guys who care deeply about neck health, and as two guys who nursed someone from the brink of paralysis (aka Roddy), The Kingdom wishes a very speedy recovery to “the world’s greatest boss. TK, stay strong, buddy.” Roddy then shouts that “WILL… Ospreay. Congratulations, you did it! You have signed, sealed and delivered the downfall, demise and destruction of The Aerial Assassin at Double or Nothing.”
Roddy says the world can sing Ospreay’s praises, but none of that matters when you step in the ring with Roddy. Just like all the ones before, Roddy will dismantle Ospreay, he will BREAK Ospreay, and he will make Ospreay fall in front of The Savior of the Backbreaker. Roddy’s confidence is strong, but will Roddy be the one feeling the End of Heartache after taking on the #BillyGOAT?
“Big Bill” Morrissey VS Trevor Blackwell!
The human skyscraper says he wants to sit under the Learning Tree, but Chris Jericho’s gonna need a bigger tree if he’s to give guidance to Big Bill. Will Bill prove he is worthy of The Wizard’s sage advice?
The moment Bill is in the ring, he SPLASHES Trevor right in the corner! The bell rings, Bill runs to BOOT Trevor down! Trevor flounders around, Bill runs corner to corner and SPLASHES again! Trevor flops around, Bill wants Jericho to watch this. Bill said he’d show Jericho he is worthy, and we do see Jericho watching backstage, holding the FTW Championship on his shoulder and oddly still wearing a #LionHook shirt… Jericho nods as Bill CLUBS Trevor on the back! Bill then tells Jericho to watch him! Scoop and BIG BOSS SLAM!! Cover, but Bill lets off! Bill wags his finger, he wants Jericho to see more.
Bill brings Trevor up, reels him in, and short arm LARIATS! Cover, but again Bill lets off! Bill is having too much fun at poor Trevor’s expect. Bill says Jericho’s gonna wanna teach him. Bill hoists Trevor up for the SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAM!! One foot cover, a very Jericho move, and Bill wins!
Winner: “Big Bill” Morrissey, by pinfall
Trev might want to change his last name to Well-done, because he got roasted. Bill wants Jericho’s guidance, does he even need it when he can do all this?
BREAKING NEWS for Rampage!
Rampage won’t be following up Collision next week but it also won’t be back on Friday just yet. For AEW’s return to Canada, Rampage is going to be BACK TO BACK with Dynamite! Get ready for a truly All Elite Wednesday!
Katsuyori Shibata & Daniel Garcia VS Shane Taylor Promotions!
The Wrestler said during Collision earlier tonight that he was going to take on Shane Taylor Promotions by himself if he had to, but then the Dragonslayer offered his help. Now they’re both going to take on #TAIGASTYLE and Big Bad Shaney T. himself! Garcia wears basic trunks and boots to match Shibata, will The Wrestlers win out? Or will STP rumble, bad man, rumble?
The moment all four men are in the ring, Shibata CLOBBERS Lee Moriarty and then he and Garcia both go after Shane! The fans fire up as they stomp and kick Shane right out of the ring! Then they go out to keep after him! Shibata whips and BOOTS Shane into railing! Garcia fires off on Lee, then Shibata adds an UPPERCUT! Shibata whips and BOOTS Lee against railing! Garcia stomps Shane, Shibata snap suplexes Lee to the floor! Shibata leaves them behind to go into the ring and sit cross-legged! Garcia sits with him! The fans fire up and the two go out again. The brawling continues but Shane throws heavy hands!
Lee ROCKS Garcia, Shane puts Shibata in, and Shane storms in after Shibata. Lee sends Garcia into railing, but Shibata fires hands on Shane! Shibata KICKS and KICKS, but Shane blocks the boot! Shane JABS Shibata and Shibata falls back! Shane talks trash, the fans boo, but Shane drags Shibata up. Shane HEADBUTTS Shibata, tags Lee, and they mug Shibata. Lee stomps a mudhole in, lets off as the ref counts, but he sneaks mule kicks on Shibata the whole time! Shibata trips Lee, stomps him, but Lee gets up to RAM into Shibata! Lee brings Shibata around, suplexes, but Shibata slips free to waistlock!
Lee elbows free, kicks, but Shibata blocks! Lee KNEES Shibata but Garcia tags in! Shibata BOOTS Lee, Garcia LARIATS! Garcia DROPKICKS Shane, gets around Lee, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! And then another TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Garcia brings Lee up again but Lee suplexes! Garcia slips free, spins Lee and kicks low, to then TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! The trifecta is complete and the fans fire up! Garcia storms up on Lee, brings him up, and UPPERCUTS! The fans rally for Garcia, he CHOPS Lee to ropes. And CHOPS Lee against ropes! Garcia runs, but Shane trips him! Lee distracts the ref so Shane can DRAPING DDT to the floor!
Shibata protests but Lee mocks him by sitting cross-legged. The ring count climbs, Garcia drags himself up at 3 of 10, slides in at 5, but Lee stomps Garcia at the ropes! Lee drags Garcia up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Shane. Shane pushes Garcia against the buckles, to then CHOP! Garcia seethes and he fires forearm son Shane! The fans fire up, Garcia throws more shots, then leaps, but into Shane’s arms! Shane RAMS Garcia into a corner, then CHOPS! Shane runs up, but Garcia BOOTS! Garcia spins, but Shane ROCKS him first! And URENAGES! And then SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO!
Shane seethes but he keeps Garcia from Shibata, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Shane mocks Garcia’s dance, drags him up, but Garcia CHOPS! Garcia staggers, but Shane fires body shots in the corner! Shane ROCKS Garcia, tags Lee, and STP mugs Garcia. Garcia flounders to ropes, Lee CHOKES him! The ref counts, Lee steps away, and he stomps Garcia around. Lee wraps an arm around the ropes, then fishhooks Garcia! The ref counts, Lee lets off, and Garcia feeds off the energy of the fans. Lee brings Garcia up but Garcia fires forearm sand CHOPS! Lee gets around, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO! Garcia stays in this but Lee stays on him with a wrench. Tag to Shane, and Lee hooks Garcia up in a COBRA TWIST, just so Shane can KNEE Garcia down!
Shane has Garcia on ropes, ROCKS him with a forearm, then scoops him for SNAKE EYES! Garcia slumps down in the corner, Shane drags him back up, and TOSSES him out! Shane goes out to then put Garcia against railing. Shane ROCKS Garcia, talks trash on fans, then brings Garcia around to scoop and SLAM him to the floor! Shane talks more trash on the fans, Lee has him cool off, and Shane brings Garcia up again. Shane puts Garcia in, tags Lee, and then Lee clamps on with a top wristlock and stretches Garcia out! Garcia endures, turns to fight the pressure, but Lee CLUBS him down. Lee drags Garcia up, tags Shane, and Shane scoop SLAMS!
Shane runs to SPLASH Garcia again! Rampage returns to single picture, Shane drags Garcia to a drop zone, and he goes up a corner. The fans boo but Shane blows them a kiss. FALLING SPLASH FLOPS as Garcia moves! T he fans fire up, but Lee KICKS him down! Lee hurries back and tags in, then he drags Garcia up. Lee wrenches, wristlocks, but Garcia endures. Lee SNAPS the fingers! The fans boo Lee being so villainous, but he drags Garcia up. Lee bumps Garcia off buckles, Shane holds Garcia up, but Garcia fights free with boots and haymakers and elbows! The fans fire up, Garcia sends Lee into Shane!
Lee hurries to waistlock but Garcia switches, SAIDO! The fans are thunderous as Lee and Garcia crawl! Hot tags to Shane and Shibata! Shibata BOOTS Shane! Shane roars, Shibata runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges and BOOTS! Shibata whips to BOOT Shane in the corner! Shibata fires forearms, the ref counts, but Lee runs up. Shibata DECKS him! Garcia RAMS Lee into a corner, climbs up, and while Shibata fires forearms on Shane, Garcia rains down fists! Garcia goes all the way to nine, then DOES HIS DANCE! Shibata and Garcia coordinate, DOUBLE HYDRAULIC DROPKICKS! The fans fire up and Garcia stands Shane up. Shibata runs in to BOOT!
Shibata CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS Shane, then CHOPS, CHOPS and JABS! Garcia does his dance while Shibata JABS and CHOPS to the rhythm! The fans are loving this, as now Garcia runs in to KNEE Shane! Shibata & Garcia get Shane up, to DOUBLE SUPLEX!! Cover, ONE?!? Shane has power to spare, but Garcia BOOTS him! Shibata BOOTS him! They go again, but this time Shane DOUBLE SUPLEXES them!! The fans boo but Shane tags in Lee. Lee runs up to clothesline Shibata, and JAB! And CHOP! JAB! CHOP! JAB! CHOP! Shibata just scowls at Lee! Lee says okay, and he fires more JABS and CHOPS!
Shibata steps into the shots, so Lee eggs him on! Shibata ROCKS Lee! Shane runs up, HEADBUTTS, then Lee HALF HATCH SLAMS! Cover, TWO!! Shibata toughs it out and STP grows frustrated. Lee drags Shibata up, kicks then waistlocks, but Shibata fights the lift! Shane storms in, helps Lee put on the full nelson, and Shane promises to knock Shibata out! But Shibata BOOTS Shane first! Garcia jumps on for a SLEEPER! Shibata switches on Lee for a SLEEPER!! The fans fire up as STP start fading out! Shane fires up to RAM Garcia into buckles! But Shibata BOOTS him! And Garcia SAIDOS!! Shibata PENALTY KICKS Lee!! Cover, The Wrestlers win!
Winners: Katsuyori Shibata & Daniel Garcia, by pinfall
Shibata helps Garcia stand up, and Garcia is proud to have won alongside one of his heroes! And with the fans cheering him on, Garcia sets up… to DO HIS DANCE! Will this momentum help Shibata avenge Hook and take that FTW Championship off of Chris Jericho? Or will The Learning Tree have some things to teach Shibata?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here, though I was oddly more excited when I thought it was just Deonna VS Rosa and the Parking Lot Brawl. But even so, at least Bill squashing a dude was used in story. He was showing off, he’ll surely have Jericho’s blessing if he helps defeat Shibata on Dynamite, but a part of me almost wants this to be all a trap. Bill was teammates with Ricky Starks in a feud against Jericho, and if Jericho is being obliviously arrogant then maybe Bill is using that against Jericho, too. But either way, let’s just hope this story helps Bill get going rather than slow him down like the #JerichoVortex has always done.
The Parking Lot Brawl was moving maybe a bit fast for me, especially with how there were some obvious spots already set up when they arrived, such as the drywall draped across the truck bed. But they surely got bloody, and in the end, Trent won out because he was willing to sink to the lowest low. And then they’ve written Chuck off again with that monkey wrench to the shin, so Cassidy VS Trent is definitely a Double or Nothing match. And something is just telling me that if Kris is gonna turn out to be the villain in the Willow Nightingale story, she’s probably gonna screw Cassidy over to help Trent, too.
Really good match from Deonna VS Rosa, and with Rosa getting a quick pin then that brawl, we’re clearly getting more out of them. Good promo from Kyle O’Reilly to hype AEW’s newest Canada tour, and good promo from The Kingdom to tie in their old Neck Health Awareness gag to the Tony Khan piledriver angle. Roddy calling out Ospreay, I would definitely think Ospreay wins the title at Double or Nothing. And really good tag main event from Shibata & Garcia VS Shane Taylor Promotions. STP keeps getting great showings even in losing, but Lee took the loss here to keep Shane himself strong. Great win for Shibata but this just adds to the go-home math where Jericho retains the FTW Championship on Dynamite.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Guns up for all the Jacksonville Gold Members!
Another three hour block of All Elite Wrestling starts with a Collision! But will the Bang Bang Gang still be the best three man unit ever? Or will Top Flight go from the coldest to the goldest trio in the game?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Unified AEW & ROH World Trios Championships: Bullet Club Gold VS Top Flight; Bullet Club Gold wins and retains the titles.
- Rey Fenix w/ Alex Abrahantes VS The Beast Mortos; Fenix wins.
- Rush VS Martin Stone; Rush wins.
- Toni Storm w/ Mariah May & Luther VS Anna Jay; Storm wins.
- The Acclaimed VS Grizzled Young Veterans; The Acclaimed win.
- AEW World Championship: Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Claudio Castagnoli; Swerve wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Swerve Strickland is here!
Prince Nana again leads the way as the NEW AEW World Champion makes his way out here. The Realest opened Dynamite with a win, but he walks back out to Daily’s Place to stand in the ring to finally acknowledge his victory at Dynasty. Nana says, “Ladies and gentlemen, the man standing in front of you today is the Boss of Bosses! The man standing in front of you today is the Anointed One in Professional Wrestling! The man standing in front of you is one hell of a wrestler. And he’s none other than the AEW World Heavyweight Champion, Swerve Strickland!” The fans cheer and chant, “Thank You, Swerve!”
Swerve says what a week we’ve had here in AEW! Let’s run it down: a NEW TBS Champion in Willow Nightingale; by the grace of God, Adam Cole can walk; Adam Copeland got misted in the face by The House of Black; Will Ospreay and Bryan Danielson tore the house down; and then… Jack Perry returned. The fans boo but Swerve says Jack’s back in AEW, and he struck Tony Khan, the founder of AEW, who put his faith in Swerve. On top of that, The EVPs, the Young Bucks are again the AEW World Tag Team Champions, and they hit Tony Khan with the whatever it is driver, and now TK is in a neck brace and who knows when we’ll see him in healthy condition.
Now, Swerve will be the first to tell everyone, he’s done some horrible things. Once, twice, three, four times. But something about four elite athletes beating down a non-fighter in TK, that sounds like a b*tch move to him. The fans echo “B*TCH MOVE!” but Swerve wants to get to business. The most important thing that happened this week is Swerve went into Dynasty and he made history by dethroning Samoa Joe and becoming the NEW AEW World Champion! Now, a pet peeve of his is those going around calling themselves “Best in the World.” But make no mistake, the Best in the World is the one holding this title right here!
Last week, it was Samoa Joe. This week, it’s Swerve, baby. And Swerve got here by fighting, but also by making sacrifices. Swerve says the night he won this title, he went to his daughter. She said, “Dad, I love you, I’m so proud of you. But I feel like I just don’t know you.” That hit Swerve to his core. His relationship with his children is everything. But he’s missed birthdays, holidays, basketball games, dance recitals, Father-Daughter dances, and he can’t make up for lost time. But what he can do is set the example and blaze a trail, to make sure this was all worth it. The fans cheer that!
Swerve continues by saying AEW has set people in front of him and he’s knocked them all down! Kyle Fletcher was just one. Now, how about an Open Challenge for the AEW World Championship? But only to someone who really wants to fight! So how about it, Jacksonville? We’re entering a new era in AEW, the Dynasty Era! And the elite of that era is whose house? “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” But then here comes Claudio Castagnoli! The Swiss Superman is in a suit, not his gear, but he does get in the ring. Claudio circles Swerve, then takes the mic and holds up a finger. The fans still chant, but Claudio says, “You’re on.”
Swerve says see you later tonight then, in whose house? But then Claudio snatches the mic again! “It’s gonna be mine.” The fans are intrigued but Claudio is looking to end Swerve’s Dynasty the same week it started! Will the Swiss Superman bring even more gold to the Blackpool Combat Club?
Tony Khan has a medical update.
He is feeling grateful and blessed that he can still walk, talk and work, as was seen during the NFL Draft with Tony Khan alongside his father, Shahid, in the Jacksonville Jaguars war room. However, the doctors have advised TK not to travel, so he will be monitoring AEW Dynamite in Winnipeg remotely. Will that mean The EVPs will be in control of things in person this Wednesday…?
Unified AEW & ROH World Trios Championships: Bullet Club Gold VS Top Flight!
When it comes to Six Man Tags, the Bang Bang Gang runs this! But while they have six belts for the three of them, will that only weigh them all down against one of the fastest moving and fastest rising teams? Or will Jay White & The Gunns shoot Action, Darius & Dante outta the sky?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who holds all the trios gold!
The trios sort out, White starts against Dante and the two talk a little trash over how the Casino Gauntlet went on Wednesday. The fans rally for Angel Dorado as he ties up with the Switchblade, but White headlocks. Dante powers up and out, but White runs him over! White bumps Dante off buckles, but Dante dodges to fire off forearms! White knees low, bumps Dante off buckles again, but Dante dodges to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP again! Dante whips corner to corner, White reverses, but Dante BOOTS back! Dante runs up to CHOP! And CHOP! White swings, Dante ducks to KICK, KICK and KICK!
White blocks a kick to DRAGON SCREW the leg! Dante writhes, White drags him up, and White CHOPS Dante to the corner. White CHOPS again, brings Dante over and tags in Colten. They mug Dante, then Colten sucker punches Action! Colten tags Austin, they whip Dante to body shot, knee lift, and LARIAT! Cover, TWO! The fans taunt the “ASS~ BOYS!” but Austin drags Dante up. Austin bumps Dante off buckles, tags White, and White RAMS into Dante again and again! White hushes everyone, to CHOP! Dante sits down, Colten tags in, and Colten drags Dante up to suplex high and hard! Cover, TWO!
Colten keeps Dante from his team, then tags Austin. The Gunns mug Dante, then Austin whips. Dante holds ropes, BOOTS Austin, then DECKS Colten! But White trips Dante up! The fans boo but Dante dodges White to slide in, dodge Austin, and Darius sneaks a tag! Dante ducks Austin to DIVE onto White! Darius rallies on the Gunns, then fires off hands! Darius whips, Action reverses, but Darius atomic drops! Darius then BULLDOG HOTSHOTS Austin, GAMANGIRIS, and the fans fire up! Action jumps in, Darius kicks Colten away, then he holds ropes down so Action can FLY! Down goes Colten! STEP-IN FLATLINER on Austin! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally, Darius builds speed, and Darius slides, but Austin dodges! White CLOBBERS Darius! White drags Darius up for an APRON GOURD BUSTER! The fans are torn but Collision goes picture in picture.
White slides in to cover Darius, TWO! White is annoyed but he scuffs Darius then stands on him. The ref reprimands, but White drags Darius up. Darius fires body shots but White CLUBS him down. Cover, TWO! Tag to Colten, and BCG mugs Darius. Colten brings Darius around to bump him off buckles, then stomp and DECK him! Colten soaks up the heat, digs his boot into Darius, but lets off as the ref counts. Tag to White, and he drags Darius up to JAB! And JAB! And CHOP! White brings Darius around to TOSS back out! White then goes out to fetch Darius, the Gunns and Top Flight keeping each other at bay.
White SMACKS Darius off the apron, then the Gunns hop into the crowd to start up a “Too Sweet!” chant. White CHOPS Darius, and now the Gunns start a “One More Time!” chant! White refreshes the ring count first, argues with the ref, and that allows the Gunns to mug Darius! The Gunns get away with that while the ref is busy with White and Dante, but then Darius fires hands on the Gunns! Darius slides into the ring, White anchors him on the outside, and Collision returns to single picture. Darius BOOTS White into railing, hurries for his corner, but The Gunns YANK Dante and Action down! The fans boo but White clamps onto Darius.
White mockingly holds Darius’ hand out to no one, then stands him up to CHOP! White brings Darius around, taunts Action, then CHOPS! White wrenches, but Darius ROCKS White! And ROCKS him again! White CHOPS Darius but Darius PELES! Both men are down, White tags Colten! Colten tags Austin, they get in Darius’ way, then double whip him to the corner. Austin sends Colten in but Darius dodges, Colten hits buckles! Austin runs up, but Darius goes up and over and handsprings to hot tag Action! Action rallies on the Gunns, BLASTS White for good measure, then keeps going! The fans fire up for Action as he whips Austin.
Austin reverses, Action handsprings, DOUBLE BACK ELBOW for the Gunns! Action kips up, then he runs in at Austin! UPPERCUT in the corner! Colten runs in, but is sent into Austin! Action DECKS Austin, goes up and SPLIT-LEG, but rolls through as Austin moves so he can PELE Colten! Then SPANISH FLY for Austin! Cover, TWO! Austin survives but Action rallies the fans. Colten and White get Austin outta there, but Dante FLIES onto them all!! The fans are thunderous as Austin flounders back up. Dante whips, Austin reverses, but Darius helps Dante go up and over! Dante then helps Darius TORNADO TAG!
Darius drags Austin into place for Action’s STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO!! Austin survives the onslaught, White and Colten drag Darius & Dante out! The Martins are sent into railing, but Action WRECKS White & Colten with a dropkick! Action goes up, but Colten distracts the ref! That lets White trip Action up! Action lands on his landing strip, and then White tags in! White says it’s done, he drags Action down, but Dante flies in! White catches Dante for an URENAGE! Darius runs up, arm-drags free of the Urenage, but turns around into a 3:10 TO YUMA! White goes back for Action, SNAL SLEEPER SUPLEX, but Action lands through!
Action BOOTS White, SUPERKICKS, then goes from a corner to SHOTGUN! White hits buckles, ends up in a drop zone, and Action goes to the apron! Action springboards, White gets away! Action ducks ‘n’ dodges but handsprings into BLADERUNNER!! Cover, BCG wins!
Winners: Bullet Club Gold, by pinfall (still Unified World Trios Champions)
The six shooter still had one in the chamber, and that’s the first defense for the Bang Bang Gang! Will they continue to prove they’re the best three man team in the game today?
The House of Black speaks.
Brody King says they told Adam Copeland what was coming, and the match at Dynasty went exactly how they said. And what’s interesting is, Brody now has two wins over the TNT Champion. They remind Adam of his own #CopeOpen, and The House accepts. But who knows? It might be Brody, it might be Malakai, it might be Buddy. On May 1st in Winnipeg, Edge finds out when the world finds out.
Rey Fenix w/ Alex Abrahantes VS The Beast Mortos!
Finally, the Immortal Firebird is back in action! But what an opponent to face as the minotaur of lucha has now evolved into something even more menacing! Will Fenix be able to fly like never before? Or will Mortos make him crash and burn?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Fenix. Fenix and Mortos tie up, Mortos shoves Fenix, then powers him to a corner. Mortos CHOPS, then swings, but Fenix dodges to CHOP back! And CHOP again! And CHOP again! Fenix fires off CHOPS but Mortos just snarls. Mortos TOSSES Fenix to the corner, CHOPS and CHOPS and ROCKS Fenix with a right! The fans rally for Fenix as Mortos whips, but Fenix reverses. Mortos reverses back but Fenix springboards to CROSSBODY, into Mortos’ arms! Mortos swings Fenix, Fenix slips free and shoves, but Mortos rolls off Fenix’s back! Fenix dodges Mortos, Tiger Feints, but Mortos rolls to avoid the kick!
Mortos runs in but Fenix pops him up! Mortos rebounds, and then SNAP POWERSLAMS! The fans fire up for this “LUCHA! LUCHA!” exchange, and Fenix bails out. Mortos builds speed to TORNILLO! Down goes Fenix and Mortos roars! Mortos drags Fenix up, UPPERCUTS him, then puts him in the ring. Mortos stalks Fenix to a corner, then stands him up. Mortos clotheslines, and then whips. Mortos runs in to clothesline again! Mortos fires up, runs up, but into a SOBAT! Fenix SOBATS again, KICKS, then runs up, but into a BOOT! And SLING-DOG! Fenix gets spiked but staggers to his feet, only for Mortos to ROLLING CRUCIFIX DRIVER!
Fenix staggers back up, into a DISCUS LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Fenix survives that onslaught but Mortos roars! Abrahantes says animo, but Mortos grabs legs. Mortos DDTS a foot! Fenix writhes, but Mortos steps over for a toehold. Fenix kicks with his good leg, gets free, and runs up. but into a SHIN BREAKER! Mortos ties the legs up again, for a NAVARRO DEATH ROLL! Fenix endures as he’s now in the TRAILER HITCH! Mortos puts the pressure on Fenix, but he endures, crawls, reaches out, but Mortos thrashes! They roll, and end up in the ROPEBREAK! Mortos lets Fenix go and Fenix bails out.
The fans rally for Fenix but Mortos goes out after him. Mortos stands Fenix up to SLAP him back down! Mortos drags Fenix up to tear at the mask! The ref reprimands, Mortos lets off and refreshes the ring count. Fenix staggers, Mortos brings him around, and Mortos POSTS Fenix! Fenix staggers, Mortos snarls at Abrahantes, then Mortos SLASH Fenix again! Mortos puts Fenix in and covers, TWO! So Mortos goes back to the mask! The ref reprimands and fans boo but Mortos still pulls at the eye hole! The ref argues with Mortos, and Fenix gets up. Fenix throws a feeble forearm, Mortos DECKS him again!
Mortos again tears at the mask! The fans rally for Fenix but Mortos brings him around, stomps him down, then has the bad leg around ropes. Mortos runs, but Fenix is up, so Mortos CLOBBERS him! Mortos soaks up the heat while Collision goes picture in picture.
Mortos stands on Fenix’s head! The ref reprimands, Mortos steps away, then Mortos puts Fenix in the ropes. Mortos again pulls at the mask! The ref reprimands, Mortos lets off and soaks up the heat. Fenix flounders to the ramp, then the steps, but Mortos pursues. Mortos brings Fenix up for a FACEBUSTER on the steel! Mortos snarls as he looms over Fenix. Fenix stands, but Mortos winds up to SLAP him down again! Fenix flops against railing, but Mortos tears at the mask’s eye hole! The fans boo and Fenix gets away, but Mortos SLAPS him back down! Mortos puts Fenix in, scares Abrahantes off again, then storms into the ring. Mortos stomps Fenix around, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns, Mortos fireman’s carries, but Fenix fights free! The fans fire up as Fenix fires elbows, but Mortos HEADBUTTS him! Mortos runs, but into a BOOT! Fenix dodges, CHOPS, then goes up and up, but Mortos SLAPS him! Fenix uses that to get the RANA! Fenix then ducks ‘n’ dodges, Tiger Feint REWIND! Mortos falls, Fenix crawls to the cover, ONE?!? Mortos has more power than Fenix expected but the fans rally as hard as they can! Fenix winds up to BUZZSAW! But Mortos just shakes it off?! Fenix SUPERKICKS! Mortos stands, into another SUPERKICK! Fenix then gets around, reels Mortos in, but Mortos is so big!
Fenix tries to suplex, manages to pick Mortos up, and flips him into a GUTBUSTER! Both men fall, Fenix crawls to the cover, TWO! Mortos is still in this but Fenix keeps his cool. The fans rally up again, and Mortos crawls. Fenix aims from a corner, runs up, and pops up to KICK Mortos! Fenix keeps moving, SPRINGBOARD- HEADBUTT!! Mortos takes Fenix out of the sky and the fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” A standing count starts, the two slowly rise, and Fenix uses ropes to get up at 6 of 10. Mortos stands at 7, roars, and runs up, but Fenix dodge! Mortos’ knee hits buckles and he tumbles up and out!
Fenix goes up a corner, the fans fire up, and Fenix SUPER TORNILLOS! Direct hit and down goes Mortos! Fenix stands, the fans are thunderous again, and Fenix drags Mortos into the ring. Fenix says animo and he high-fives some fans. Fenix goes to a corner, springboards in, and leaps, but into Mortos’ arms! Fenix fights free, scoops, but Mortos turns that right around! LUNG BLOWER! Mortos isn’t done there, he whips Fenix to scoop and torture rack, right into a WIDOW’S PEAK!! Cover, TWO?!? Fenix survives and Abrahantes is all fired up! The fans rally up again, too, but Mortos roars as he looms over Fenix!
Mortos sits Fenix up, runs, but Fenix kips up to SUPERKICK! SUPERKICK! And then SUPERKICK! Mortos is still on his feet so Fenix goes up and up and tightrope PENALTY KICKS! Mortos staggers, into another SUPERKICK! Fenix goes back to the corner and goes back up! The fans fire up for the FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO?!?! Mortos survives and shocks everyone! Fenix hurries to a corner, he runs up at Mortos to somersault, but Mortos catches him! Mortos pops Fenix up but Fenix victory rolls through that, and WINS!!
Winner: Rey Fenix, by pinfall
By the seat of his pants, Fenix wins his return match! Fenix celebrates with the people, will Fenix be back on top of AEW soon enough?
Backstage interview with Orange Cassidy.
Arkady Aura says Freshly Squeezed was attacked by #JustTrent last Dynamite, and that ultimately forced Chuck Taylor’s hand in choosing sides. The Kentucky Gentleman chose Cassidy, where is his head at right now? Cassidy knows Trent said a lot of things that Cassidy is still working through. But what is on his mind most now is that later tonight on Rampage, those two are fighting in a Parking Lot Brawl. Cassidy is afraid of what Trent and Chuck are going to do to each other. Kris Statlander walks in and tells Cassidy that “he needs us. Let’s go.” Cassidy nods and leaves with the Galaxy’s Greatest. Will Chuck’s real friends be there for him, win or lose?
Rush VS Martin Stone!
From one return to another, El Toro Blanco also gets back in action! But will the leader of La Faccion Ingobernable be tranquilo? Or will he lose his cool taking on The Gov’nah?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Rush. Rush stares Stone down, Stone rushes up, but Rush dodges to SNAP GERMAN! And then Rush KNEES Stone down! Stone tumbles out of the ring but Rush goes out after him. Rush sends Stone into railing! And then into more railing! Rush stomps away, the ref counts and then storms out to stop him! Rush lets off, smirks as he fetches a chair, and he puts that in the ring. The ref hurries to get the chair, so that lets Rush use camera cables to LASH Stone! And LASH again! Rush puts Stone in the ring, storms in after him, and kicks him low! Rush pulls Stone’s shirt down, so he can CHOP!
Rush whips corner to corner, runs in, but Stone dodges! Stone runs up but Rush ROCKS him! Rush roars, then OVERHEAD SUPLEXES Stone into buckles! Rush takes aim, Stone flounders around, and Rush FOREARMS Stone down! Rush then goes corner to corner, “If you mess with the bull…!” You get BULL’S HORNS!! Cover, Rush wins!
Winner: Rush, by pinfall
El Toro Blanco just crushed Stone, will he soon stampede his way up to some gold? But wait, Rush isn’t done! He DECKS Stone, stomps away, then goes corner to corner to again use THE HORNS!! Rush laughs while Stone flounders away. Will Rush be ruthless all the way to the top of AEW?
Backstage interview with Serena Deeb.
Arkady Aura is now with The Professor of Professional Wrestling, and says that Deeb came out to touch the AEW Women’s World Championship. What message is Deeb looking to send? Deeb says it’s a very simple one. On one hand, we have the great champion, Toni Storm, someone everyone loves, and one of the greatest champions in this company’s history. On the other, we have the undefeated Professor, the obvious #1 contender. After everything Deeb’s been through, how hard she had to fight to get back here, failure is not an option. It is now or never!
And after four years of being told how great she is, and how she SHOULD be champion, it is time to prove it. It is time to accomplish something she has yet to do, and that is become THE AEW Women’s World Champion. Deeb tells Storm this isn’t a movie, this is real-life. And as such, will Deeb bring Storm crashing down to reality?
Toni Storm w/ Mariah May & Luther VS Anna Jay!
The Leading Lady didn’t appreciate how The Queenslayer tried to slay her protege, who wasn’t even Anna’s opponent on Wednesday! Will Storm prove Anna is NOT the Star of the Show? Or will Anna jump the line to a title shot with a win here tonight?
The bell rings, the two circle, and the fans rally up. They tie up, go around, and then they break. Storm says, “How DARE you!” The two reset, the fans rally again, and they tie up. Storm waistlocks, Anna switches, but Storm wrenches out. Anna slips through to wrench back and wristlock. Storm reaches out but Anna keeps her from ropes. Anna headlocks, grinds, thrusts, and repeat. Anna endures, powers up to pop out the back and she headlocks in return. Storm endures as Anna grinds, then she brings Anna to her knees. Storm headlocks for the takeover, but Anna headscissors. Storm kips free, and the fans cheer the standoff.
Anna and Storm reset, circle, and then Storm kicks low! Storm ROCKS Anna, ROCKS her again, then whips. Anna reverses, runs up and LEG LARIATS in the corner! Anna snapmares, mocks the fans chanting for Storm, and then gives a HIP ATTACK! Storm is upset, and she hits a THESZ PRESS! Storm rains down fast hands, and the fans fire up! Storm gives Anna the HIP ATTACK! And another! And then another! Storm winds up, the fans cheer, and Storm HIP ATTACKS! Anna flounders to the apron, Mariah is there to mock her, and then Storm runs to HIP ATTACK Anna into Mariah! Storm realizes her mistake, but she puts Anna in the ring.
Storm helps Maria up, checks her over, and she seems okay. Storm hurries up but Anna gets her for a NECKBREAKER! Storm flops down and Anna soaks up the heat while Collision goes picture in picture.
Anna storms out after Storm, stalks her around the way, but Storm CHOPS! Anna CHOPS back! Anna CHOPS Storm, then soaks up the heat. Storm scrambles away to hide behind Mariah and Luther, then she gets in the ring. Anna storms in but Storm stomps her at the ropes! The ref counts, Storm drops knees on Anna! Anna flounders to a corner, but Storm scrapes her boot off Anna’s face. Storm stands Anna up to CLUB her in the chest, then CHOP her! Storm bumps Anna off buckles, but Anna turns things around to CHOP! Storm flounders, Anna CHOKES her on ropes! The ref reprimands and counts, but Anna lets off at 4.
Anna drags Storm around, puts her in a corner, and digs her boot in again. The ref counts, Anna lets off, and Storm sits down. Anna grabs the sign Mariah is holding, and RIPS it! Mariah is devastated but Anna goes back to CLUB Storm! Anna CHOKES Storm, thrashes her around, then lets off as the ref counts. Anna CLUBS Storm while Luther rallies the fans. Storm rises as Anna fires more forearms! Storm ROCKS Anna in return! Anna snarls and ROCKS Storm! Storm CHOPS back! Anna CHOPS, Storm CHOPS, then they go back to forearms! Anna fires a flurry, runs, but Storm HEADBUTTS! Both women fall as Collision returns to single picture!
The fans rally for Storm as she rises in a corner. Anna runs up, into an ELBOW! Storm then goes up and over, runs in, blocks boots, and she has Anna in the ropes! DRAPING BACKSTABBER! Then a DDT! Then a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Not quite perfect but Storm keeps her cool. Storm drags Anna up, chokes her, but Anna wrenches out to HOOK KICK! Anna Gory Especials for the GORY BOMB! Cover, TWO! Storm survives the shoutout to Tay, but Anna clinches. Storm fights free, then hits a SKY HIGH! Cover, TWO!! Anna survives and the fans rally up again as Storm goes to ropes.
Storm drags Anna up, reels her in, but Anna wrenches out! FLATLINER! And a roll into the QUEENSLAYER!! Storm flails as she’s caught in body scissors! The fans rally as Storm endures and fights around! Storm rises up, Anna as a backpack, for a BACKPACK SENTON! Anna lets go and Storm is free! Storm is ready for her close-up! SWEET HIP MUSIC!! STORM ZERO!! Cover, Storm wins!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall
And with that, revenge is sweet for Timeless Toni! Mariah celebrates with her mentor, but what will Storm think of Deeb’s challenge?
Orange Cassidy finds Chuck Taylor.
Cassidy hands Chuck his pup, and Chuck is glad everyone’s here. He wants everyone to hear this. Whatever happens out there, no one is to interfere. Chuck has to do this on his own. Cassidy accepts those terms and takes Pup Taylor back. Will the Kentucky Gentleman be able to settle things once and for all with #JustTrent?
The Acclaimed w/ Billy Gunn VS Grizzled Young Veterans!
Max Caster & Anthony Bowens may no longer be AEW World Trios Champions, but surely they will look to get back at the Bang Bang Gang. However, they’re up against a team SSSSOOOON~ to be recognized as the best team in the world! Will Zack Gibson & James Drake make sure everyone knows to #GritYourTeeth? Caster has a diss track, though! “Acclaimed on the mic, bring the flavor like Bailey’s. Damn it feels good to be back here in Daily’s! Grizzled Young Vets, I can only yawn. Drop you on your little as necks like Tony Khan! Drop the ball like it’s tic-tac-toe. We gonna send these dudes back to the Impact Zone! Grit my teeth? Do not make me laugh! You better bite the pillow when we get up in dat ass!”
Bowens tells “JEEEACKSONVILLE~! The Acclaimed have arrived! Scissor Me, Daddy Ass!” And he does! But will this homecoming be a less than happy one for the AEW homegrown talent?
The teams sort out, Caster starts against Liverpool’s Numbah One. Gibson tells Caster to ignore the fans and the two tie up. They go around, Caster headlocks, but Gibson rolls to a cover, ONE! Caster holds on, Gibson fights up, and Gibson powers Caster around to a wrench, hammerlock and then tags Drake. Drake wrenches, wrangles Caster, then traps the arm to SNAP LOCK it! Drake kips up, the fans boo, but Drake grabs Caster’s arm. Caster throws body shots but Drake ROCKS Caster. Drake whips, Caster ducks ‘n dodges! Bowens sneaks a tag, SUNSET BACKBREAKER NECKBREAKER COMBO! Cover, ONE!!
Bowens keeps on Drake while the fans sing, “OH~ Scissor Me, Daddy!” Bowens CHOPS, CHOPS, then CHOPS again! Drake fires forearms with Bowens and the fans fire up! Bowens fires more shots, but Drake powers him back. Gibson tags in, leapfrog and bypass leads to DOUBLE LARIATS! Drake talks trash, as does Gibson, and Gibson fires forearms! Gibson reels Bowens in but Bowens fights the suplex! Gibson CLUBS Bowens, but Bowens snap suplexes Gibson! Tag to Caster, but Gibson JAWBFREAKRS Bowens and whips Caster. Caster reverses, they drop, bypass, kick and SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!!
Caster keeps on Gibson, whips, but Gibson holds ropes. Gibson BOOTS Caster, DECKS Bowens, but Caster gets around to kick and UPPERCUT! Caster whips, Gibson tags Drake and they drop, dropkick, and basement dropkick Caster! Then MAYHEM IN MOTION takes out Bowens! The GYV soak up the heat while Collision goes picture in picture.
Gibson goes out to fetch Caster, and brings him around so Drake can add on, PLANCHA BACKBREAKER COMBO! The ring count climbs but GYV put Caster in the ring. Gibson has Caster on the apron, has a cravat, and then he SLAMS Caster on the edge! Caster sputters while reaching out, but Gibson keeps him from Bowens. Gibson CLOBBERS Caster, talks some trash, then drags Caster up to DECK him! Caster flounders to the corner, Drake tags in and he runs in to ELBOW! Gibson adds a clothesline, Drake DROPKICKS! Drake taunts Bowens, then DECKS Caster! Caster flounders but Drake KNEES him in the back.
Drake clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Caster down. Caster endures, the fans rally up, and Caster fights up to a BIG back suplex! Both men crawl, hot tag to Gibson and he hurries after Caster while Collision goes to break!
Collision returns, Gibson tags back in and the GYV double whip Caster. Caster holds ropes, BOOTS Drake, then TOSSES Gibson! Caster ELBOWS Drake away but Gibson trips him up! Gibson drags Caster out but Caster DECKS him! Drake DIVES onto Caster! Drake goes to the corner, Gibson puts Caster in, and Gibson brings Caster around to back suplex! Gibson clamps on with a chinlock but Caster endures. Gibson talks trash to Daddy Ass while Daddy Ass coaches Caster. Caster fights up, reaches out, but he throws body shots! Gibson keeps hold of an arm but Caster fires more hands! Gibson reaches out, tag to Drake!
Drake runs in to take Caster’s other hand, and GYV send Caster to their corner. Drake runs in to UPPERCUT, Gibson clothesline, but Caster ducks the wheel kick! Hot tag to Bowens! Bowens rallies on GYV with haymakers and CHOPS! ROLLING ELBOW for Drake! ROLLING ELBOW for Gibson! Bowens fires off strikes then hits the FAMOUSER! “EVERYONE! LOVES THE ACCLAIEMD!” But Drake ELBOWS Bowens! Caster sneaks a tag, Bowens dodges Drake, FOREARM SMASH, ELBOW, then another FOREARM! Feed to the scoop SLAM, and Bowens goes up! Caster holds Drake open, SCISSOR ME TIMBERS!
Bowens & Caster scissor finger, and then they get Drake up! Suplex and assist for the CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! Cover, TWO!! Drake survives and shocks The Acclaimed! Caster tags Bowens, but then Gibson YANKS Bowens down! Caster drags Gibson up, but Gibson RAMS him into a corner! Drake runs up, GRIT YOUR TEETH!! Caster wobbles, GYV DUMP him out to the ramp!! Caster even hit lighting on the way down! Bowens rises, sees it is 2v1, but he still fights! Bowens dodges Drake, BOOTS Gibson, then switches with Drake to spin him, snapmare, and RUNNING KNEE! Gibson is up, but he gets haymakers from Bowens!
Bowens goes up, but Gibson sweeps the legs! DRAPING CODE BREAKER! Drake is on the other corner, and he goes COAST2COAST!! Bowens gets obliterated, Drake covers, TWO!!! Bowens survives and GYV is fuming! Drake tags Gibson back in, they get Bowens up, and Gibson says THEY are the best! GYV talks trash on Billy, they aim from corners, but Billy throws off his shirt! Caster runs up to CLOBBER Drake! And he ROCKS Gibson! Bowens gives Gibson Rock Paper Scissors SUPERKICK! Tag to Caster! THE ARRIVAL, and then THE MIC DROP!! Cover, Acclaimed win!!
Winners: The Acclaimed, by pinfall
Even after an intense battle, Caster & Bowens come back to win it! Is this just the start of the comeback tour for The Acclaimed on the road to Double or Nothing?
Backstage interview with Katsuyori Shibata.
Arkady is now with The Wrestler, and she brings up the issues with Shane Taylor Promotions. But at the same time, he is going to be challenging Chris Jericho for the FTW Championship. Any last words before that match? Shibata uses his Google Translate voice-to-text to “say” that he is going to chop down The Learning Tree and take Jericho’s title. And any plans for Shane Taylor? Shibata “says,” Rampage will see him take on STP alone. But then Daniel Garcia steps in. Garcia tells Shibata-san that he has respect for him. If Shibata needs help against STP, Garcia will help him. What does he say?
Shibata takes a moment to type it out, and says okay. Save the last dance for him. Garcia nods and dances his way off screen. Will the Dragonslayer help The Wrestler take the fight to Big Bad Shaney T. Boy?
AEW World Championship: Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Claudio Castagnoli!
The Realest is a fighting champion to be sure! Winning the title at Dynasty, denying a challenger on Dynamite, and now putting the gold up on Collision, will this still be Swerve’s House? Or is the Swiss Superman about to put Blackpool Combat Club back on top?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who survives this Collision!
The bell rings and the two shake hands to show there is respect. They circle, feel things out, and tie up. Claudio powers Swerve to a corner, the ref counts, and Claudio lets off. The fans are torn as the two reset and circle again. Swerve rolls to get a leg, but Claudio gut wrenches. Claudio gets around to waistlock and he drags Swerve down. Swerve moves around, Claudio facelocks, but Swerve fights up. Swerve pries the hold open to knuckle lock and the two go shoulder to shoulder. Claudio bends Swerve back, has a cover, ONE as Swerve gets an arm up! Claudio puts that arm down to cover, ONE as Swerve has the other arm up!
Claudio pushes Swerve down again, TWO as Swerve bridges up. Claudio jumps on but Swerve stays up! Claudio tries again but Swerve uses that to MONKEY FLIP! Swerve rolls back but Claudio MONKEY FLIPS! Both men are down, TWO as one side goes up! The rest, but that’s another double cover, TWO as the other side rises up! They rest, double cover, TWO as they double bridge! The fans fire up as they stare down upside-down! They turn over, keeping the knuckle locks, and they stand to go forehead to forehead. The fans rally, but Claudio wrangles Swerve down again. Swerve avoids his hand getting stomped, then he rolls to wrangle Claudio!
Claudio avoids his hand getting stomped, and the fans cheer the standoff. They shake hands again, approach, and Swerve trips Claudio. Swerve runs, Claudio drops down then hurdles over, but Swerve avoids the flip to roll Claudio, Claudio rolls Swerve, TWO! Claudio headlocks, Swerve powers up and out, then drops to jumps, into a BACKBREAKER! The fans boo as Claudio mocks, “Whose House?” Claudio stalks Swerve, UPPERCUTS, then runs up to clothesline Swerve up and out! Swerve flounders along the ramp but Claudio pursues. Claudio CLUBS Swerve, follows him up to the stage, and Claudio ROCKS Swerve.
Swerve CHOPS, fires forearms, then ROCKS him. Claudio staggers away, Swerve leaps to RANA Claudio down the ramp! Claudio tumbles back to the ring, and Swerve clotheslines Swerve into the ring! Swerve goes up and up and CROSSBODIES! Claudio sits up while Swerve storms around. Swerve turns Claudio for a NECKBREAKER! Roll through, and then another turn, for another NECKBREAKER! Swerve holds on as he drags Claudio back up and then puts him in ropes! Swerve turns Claudio for a NECKBREAKER HOTSHOT! Claudio flops to the floor while the fans rally up. The ring count starts, Claudio refreshes it at 5 of 10.
Swerve lets Claudio take his time, and Claudio goes back to the apron. Swerve storms up but Claudio RAMS into him! Claudio fires a forearm, Swerve gives it back, repeat! They brawl with the ropes between them, and Swerve ROCKS Claudio! Claudio ROCKS Swerve, then HOTSHOTS him! Swerve staggers away, Claudio steps in but Swerve KICKS the ropes! Claudio tumbles back down. Swerve goes to the apron, and Swerve PNEALTY- NO, Claudio blocks and ROCKS Swerve back! Claudio trophy lifts Swerve, to then THROW into the wall! The fans boo as Swerve flops to the floor! Claudio runs up, to UPPERCUT Swerve back down!
Claudio stands on the timekeeper’s desk to soak up heat, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Swerve writhes but Claudio drags him back up. Claudio FLAPJACKS Swerve off railing! Swerve sputters but Claudio keeps after him with forearms. Swerve hits back but Claudio ROCKS him, then puts him against the apron to CLUB away! Nana protests but Claudio lets off after ten shots! Claudio steps into the ring, does a victory lap, but Swerve crawls into the ring. Claudio fires off hands, UPPERCUTS, then brings Swerve around to snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Claudio keeps Swerve down with a chinlock and leans on the hold. Swerve endures, fights up, reaches out, but throws hands. Claudio shoves Swerve to ropes, and catches him for a SLEEPER!
Swerve flails and reaches out again, but Claudio squeezes tight! Swerve is fading as he drops to his knees! Nana coaches and the fans rally up, and Swerve fights to his feet! Swerve throws body shots, Collision returns to single picture, and Claudio shoves. Swerve BOOTS, Claudio rebounds and BOOTS Swerve! Swerve stands, Claudio runs up but Swerve puts him on the apron! Swerve sweeps the legs, Claudio dangles on the apron, and Swerve SUPERKICKS Claudio down! The fans fire up as Swerve goes to the apron, lines up the shot, and BOOTS Claudio! Swerve puts Claudio in the ring, goes up the corner, and FALLING UPPERCUTS!
Swerve hits the Griddy and the fans fire up! Claudio staggers up, but he UPPERCUTS in return! Swerve goes to a corner. Claudio mocks the Griddy, then runs up, but into BOOTS! SOMERSAULT FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! Nana argues the count but Swerve keeps his focus. The fans fire up with Swerve, he runs up and CHOPS! Swerve runs up again, but Claudio ELBOWS! Claudio runs up, into a HIP TOSS! Gator roll and deadlift, but Claudio wrenches out to UPPERCUT! Gotch hold, but Swerve back drops! Claudio sunset flips it, but Swerve rolls through to SLIDING FOREARM! Cover, TWO! Claudio bails out while Nana grows frustrated.
Swerve shakes out his arms while he pursues Claudio. Nana tells Swerve he is the man, and Swerve runs up at Claudio! Claudio pops Swerve up tot he upper level! Swerve stomps Claudio’s hands to keep him away! Swerve says hey to commentary, before he FOSBURY FLOPS to the floor!! The fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Swerve puts Claudio in, goes up the corner, and aims for the 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives and Swerve gets frustrated, but “This is Awesome!” Swerve brings Claudio up but Claudio fights the nelson! Claudio trips Swerve, has the legs, but Swerve kicks him away! Claudio DOUBLE STOMPS back!!
Swerve sits up with fury in his eyes that Claudio would dare use his move! Swerve UPPERCUTS Claudio to use Claudio’s move! The UPPERCUTS go back and forth, Swerve holding his own! Swerve fires body shots, then a SOBAT, then a HAYMAKER then a ROUNDHOUSE! But Claudio rebounds to LARIAT! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous again! Fans hope they “Fight Forever!” but there’s still Rampage to do tonight! Swerve gator rolls and deadlifts Claudio for the BRAINBUSTER! Swerve then goes to the corner, goes up top, and he takes aim! KILL STOMPS!! Cover, TWO?!?!
Swerve is fuming that Claudio would dare survive that move! Claudio sits up again, into the HOSE- NO, Claudio blocks and SWINGS Swerve around!! The fans are torn but Swerve is still going around and around! Claudio goes to TEN, then picks up speed to go to FIFTEEN! Claudio steps through, for the SHARPSHOOTER!! Swerve endures, claws around, but Claudio sits deep! Swerve fights forward, reaches out, but Claudio shifts to a CROSSFACE! Swerve rolls but ends up further away from ropes! Claudio pulls on the hold, but Swerve still fights! The fans rally, Swerve powers through to roll Claudio up, TWO!!
Claudio fires down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Then he gets Swerve up, Gotch hold, but Swerve grabs Claudio’s leg to block! Claudio fires off forearms and UPPERCUTS! Claudio powers up, runs and LARIATS!! Cover, TWO!!! Swerve survives and shocks Claudio! Claudio seethes, drags Swerve back up and reels him in to try one more time! Gotch hold, but Swerve slips up and out! DDT!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Swerve crawls to the corner, drags himself up to the top, and he turns around, to SWERVE- NO, Claudio stays on his feet, and hits a POP-UP UPPERCUT!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?
Claudio can’t believe it but Swerve survives one of his best shots! Swerve goes to a corner, drags himself up, and Claudio roars! Claudio UPPERCUTS and UPPERCUTS and UPPERCUTS, again and again and again! The ref counts., Claudio lets off, then jukes to UPPERCUT! Claudio brings Swerve out, to UPPER- NO, Swerve hooks an arm and backslides, TWO!! Swerve goes to a corner, Claudio runs in but Swerve goes up and over! Claudio POSTS himself! Swerve reels him in, GERMAN SUPLEX! Claudio sits up, into a BOOT! Claudio roars, Swerve roars, and Swerve runs, but into a POP UP- DOUBLE STOMPS!!!
The fans are thunderous as Swerve reloads, for the HOUSE CALL!! Cover, Swerve wins!
Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
It was a shootout ’til the end, and in the end, Swerve had more ammo in his arsenal! But he still shows Claudio respect by offering a handshake. Claudio stands, and he shakes Swerve’s hand. The Realest is rolling on, but who will look to go Double or Nothing with him in just one month’s time?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision, even with it having to be slightly delayed by NBA Playoffs. There was criticism out there that Swerve didn’t get a chance to talk on Dynamite, but he still had a really good promo to open Collision, and it worked better that he’d be able to reference the attack on Tony Khan from Dynamite. Swerve subtly calls out a lot of wrestlers within AEW, and technically some outside of AEW, by saying he doesn’t like people just calling themselves “Best in the World.” He and Claudio had an awesome main event match, though maybe a false finish too many. Swerve of course retained, and can’t wait to see who a now EVP dominated AEW chooses as Swerve’s opponent. It would be hilariously corrupt of The Bucks to make it Jack Perry.
Great Six Man title match tonight, solid first defense for Bang Bang Gang. Great tag match from Acclaimed with Grizzled Young Veterans, but it makes sense Acclaimed would win as the AEW home team. I’m just not sure where Acclaimed go from here other than Billy Gunn saying they can return to the tag division and challenge The Bucks. After all, FTR got pretty banged up in the ladder match and it’d be a bit soon for them to get a rematch against The Bucks. Swerve could team up with The Acclaimed if they’re all going to target The Elite, and vice-versa, going towards Double or Nothing.
Great return matches for Rey Fenix and Rush, but I didn’t think Rush would just do a squash match. Fenix, Pac and Penta all being healthy at the same time, Death Triangle going for the trios titles? Lucha Bros going for tag titles? And I’m really hoping LFI truly gets going here in AEW, also going for the trios titles or something like that. Really good promo from Cassidy with Kris and then Cassidy with Chuck to hype up the Parking Lot Brawl, that thing is gonna kick off Rampage and be wild stuff. Good promo from House of Black to call out Edge, but you can bet this won’t be the only time they go for the TNT Championship. Edge will surely beat Buddy or Brody, and then it’s Malakai challenging at Double or Nothing.
Good promo from Shibata and Garcia to set up a tag match for Rampage, that’ll be great stuff. Good interview promo for Deeb, though it doesn’t add all that much from everything else she’s said to this point. Storm VS Anna was a very good match, and of course Storm won. No Mina showing up was a little surprising, but there’s plenty of time to build the mentor love triangle. Deeb VS Storm will be great stuff, and depending on how they play this, there’s half a chance Deeb wins because Storm will end up preoccupied with Mina and Mariah being so close. Deeb can take the title and face Deonna, Rosa, and a number of others while Storm and Mina fight over Mariah quite literally.
My Score: 8.8/10
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