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Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (12/9/23)
There’s a Collision in Canada!

Can All Ego best the Best Bout Machine?
While the Continental Classic continues with Bryan Danielson wrestling two times within 24 hours, Ethan Page challenge Kenny Omega for the crown of “King of Canada!” Will All Ego end up deflated against the Best Bout Machine?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Eddie Kingston VS Claudio Castagnoli; Eddie wins.
- Willow Nightingale VS Mercedes Martinez w/ Diamante; Willow wins.
- Wardlow VS Willie Mack; Wardlow wins.
- Ethan Page VS Kenny Omega; Omega wins.
- Penta El Zero Miedo & Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Matthew Menard & Angelo Parker; Penta & Komander win.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Bryan Danielson VS Andrade El Idolo; Andrade wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Ethan Page speaks.
“Tonight, we have Hamilton taking on Winnipeg in Montreal, in one of the biggest Canadian showdowns in history. I’m not feeling my best, Kenny Omega, tonight, you’re gonna get my best!”
Kenny Omega speaks.
“Ethan Page, you’ve put in the work, you look phenomenal. And yet you still have a string of bad luck. But you’re still gonna give it the good ol’ fashioned college try! You’re gonna try your best. And you expect to beat me? Don’t disrespect me. Ethan Page, I’ll see you on Collision. Good-bye, mwah, goodnight, BANG.”
Bryan Danielson speaks.
“Andrade, you and I are undefeated in the Continental Classic, so tonight, something’s gotta give. You better bring your A Game, because I’m ready for a fight.”
Andrade El Idolo speaks.
CJ Perry is by his side as he tells Bryan, “I know how good you are. But remember my words: I am better. I am El Idolo!” CJ says tonight, the technical master will simply lose to her client, The Lucha King.
Claudio Castagnoli speaks.
“My two least favorite things in professional wrestling: amateurs, and Eddie Kingston. So let’s get this over with, Eddie.” And in French, Claudio adds they will finish this 1v1. Allonsy!
Eddie Kingston speaks.
The Mad King claps and says let’s go, let’s go! We know what this is! It’s Saturday, it’s Collision! Y’know, Saturday, Saturday, the song, all that good stuff. Hit the music! Claudio, Eddie is gonna… Well, hit the music. The music does play, but will there be very little fun and games tonight in Montreal?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Eddie Kingston VS Claudio Castagnoli!
The Mad King put up his titles for this tournament, but he has yet to score any points! Will he do so by bringing down perhaps his most hated rival? Or will the Swiss Superman guarantee someone else will be carrying the ROH World & NJPW Strong Openweight Championships at Worlds End?
The bell rings and Claudio runs up to BOOT! But Eddie URAKENS! And SAIDOS! Claudio bails out, but Eddile builds speed! Eddie DIVES and takes Claudio into railing! Then Eddie puts Claudio in and runs up to KNEE low! Scoop and NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives, Eddie snarls, and the fans rally up. Eddie storms up on Claudio as fans rally and duel. Eddie CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Eddie runs, but Claudio slips around, Gotch Lift! NEUTRALIZER! Cover, TWO!! Eddie survives and the fans fire up! Claudio drags Eddie up and ROCKS him with forearms.
Eddie goes to the apron, Claudio drags him up. Eddie ROCKS Claudio back, throws more hands, but Claudio LARIATS! Eddie falls to the apron and then the floor! Fans rally up while the ring count climbs, but Claudio storms out to drag Eddie up. Claudio puts Eddie in, and he DOUBLE STOMPS him! Claudio kicks Eddie around, eggs him on, and fans boo. Eddie sits up, Claudio gives more taunting kicks. Eddie CHOSP! And CHOPS! But Claudio ducks to SWING Eddie! Then the step through, SHARP SHOOTER! Fans boo but then rally up as Eddie endures. Eddie fights around but Claudio drags him from ropes!
Claudio sits deep but he even eggs Eddie on. Eddie powers up, moves around, and gets the ROPEBREAK! Claudio lets go, kicks Eddie around more to taunt him, but Eddie gets up. Claudio gives more taunting kicks, eggs Eddie on, so Eddie SPITS ath im! Claudio fires off UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT! Claudio sits Eddie down but he fires even more UPPERCUTS! Claudio then runs to HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!! Eddie survives but Claudio drags him up. The fans rally, Eddie throws body shots, but Claudio ROCKS Eddie! Eddie CHOPS! Claudio ROCKS Eddie, Eddie CHOPS Claudio!
Claudio fires more forearms, then a short arm LARIAT! Fans boo more but Claudio looms over Eddie. Claudio drags Eddie up, scoops him, and POWERSLAMS! Cover, TWO! Claudio argues with the ref but the ref defends his count. Claudio digs his knee into Eddie’s face, then scrapes Eddie’s face with his sole. The fans rally, Eddie fights up but Claudio stomps him. Claudio ROCKS Eddie with a forearm, but Eddie JABS! And JABS! But Clauduio ducks the left to fire off forearm after forearm! Claudio fires boxing elbows, then digs his boots in! The ref counts, Claudio lets off and Eddie sputters.
Claudio drags Eddie up, RAMS into him, then hoists him up top. Claudio ROCKS Eddie, climbs up after him, and fans fire up as Eddie fights back! Eddie ROCKS Claudio, but Claudio UPPERCUTS again! Claudio climbs back up, CLAWS Eddie’s back, then goes to the very top. SUPER DUPER PLEX!! The fans fire up, Claudio crawls to the cover, TWO!! Eddie survives again and Claudio seethes while Collision goes picture in picture.
Eddie grits his teeth while reaching out for Claudio. Claudio paces around, puts Eddie on ropes, and CLUBS away on him! Claudio runs side to side to then SLIDE ATTACK! And UPPERCUT! Eddie tumbles, Claudio covers, TWO! So Claudio keeps Eddie down with a rain of forearms! Eddie has his guard up, the ref wants Claudio to let off, but Claudio shifts to an ARMBAR! Eddie clasps hands to fight it off, but Claudio uses his legs to pry at the grip. Claudio stomps Eddie as he lets off! Claudio then drags Eddie up but Eddie CHOPS! And CHOPS! ANd CHOPS!
Eddie CHOPS more, then whips, but Claudio reverses to wrench and SLEEPER! Eddie grabs at Claudio’s arms, but he’s fading! Claudio leans on Eddie as he sits down, but the fans rally up. Eddie fights up and throws body shots. Claudio UPPERCUTS and Eddie goes to the corner. Claudio runs in to BOOT Eddie as Collision returns to single picture! Claudio BOOTS again, but Eddie just glares at Claudio! Fans fire up as Eddie storms up on Claudio. Claudio kicks, Eddie blocks and CHOPS! CHOPS! Claudio blocks a chop to short arm LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Eddie is still in this, but Claudio brings him up.
Claudio tucks the arms, but Eddie resists the Ricola Bomb! So Claudio shifts to GUT WRENCH SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Eddie is still in this and Claudio seethes. Claudio kicks Eddie to ropes, kicks him at the ropes, and eggs him on. Eddie CHOPS, but Claudio forearms! CHOP! Forearm! Eddie CHOPS, Claudio forearms! Eddie roars to CHOP, CHOP and CHOP! RIDGEHAND after RIDGEHAND, then ENZIGURI! Scoop and EXPLODER! Then another EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! Claudio hangs tough, but he is dazed from bring thrown around. They both stand, and Eddie MACHINE GUN CHOPS!
Fan sfire up but now Claudio just leans into the shots! Eddie JABS and Claudio wobbles! Then Eddie CHOPS again! And again! And MACHINE GUN CHOPS again! Eddie runs to LARIAT! Cover, TWO! But Eddie clamps on for the STRETCH PLUM! Claudio endures, fights around, ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Eddie lets go in frustration, but the fans rally and duel again. Eddie drags Claudio up, reels him in, but Claudio resists the lift. Eddie still tries, but then he shifts to giving Kawada Knees! Only for Claudio to POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO, but Claudio BASEMENT UPPERCUTS! Cover, TWO!!
Into a CROSSFACE! Claudio pulls back on Eddie’s head and neck and we get the five minute warning! Eddie crawls, reaches out, but Claudio hooks that arm to keep it away! Eddie fights to get the other arm free, and ROPEBREAK! Claudio lets off and hauls Eddie into HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Then he reels Eddie in, tucks the arms, RICOLA- NO, Eddie slips free! Claudio ducks the Uraken to UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO!!! Eddie still lives and the fans are thunderous! Claudio seethes, he CLUBS Eddie down, then CLUBS him again. Eddie CHOPS and CHOPS, but Claudio ROCKS Eddie!
They both stand, the forearms and CHOPS keep going! Eddie and Claudio shift to SLAPPING palm strikes, and the fans fire up as the shots fire off! Claudio UPPERCUTS, but Eddie gets around to HALF ‘N’ HALF! URAKEN!! UPPERCUT! URAKEN AGAIN!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Claudio escapes and no one can believe it! Three minutes left, Eddie hauls Claudio up and in. Claudio resists so Eddie gives him more knees! Eddie tries again, Claudio still resists, so Eddie URAKENS a fourth time!! And then the POWER- NO, Claudio ranas through! TWO and Eddie has the cover! EDDIE WINS!!!
Winner: Eddie Kingston, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Claudio earns 0)
Incredible! Eddie gets those desperately needed points and stays alive in the tournament! Will Eddie give this inaugural tournament its greatest comeback?
Jon Moxley speaks.
“I have people acting all week like I was supposed to be scared of Rush. Supposed to be scared of this guy. He’s a lot of bark. Dudes have been barking at me my entire life. And it never turns out that they have much bite. Was it a hard match? Yeah. Hell yeah. Will next week against Swerve be a hard match? Yeah. But as they say, ‘It is a shame for the helmsman to be surprised when the wind is unfavorable.’ This is the Continental Classic, baby, it’s supposed to be hard.
“Swerve Strickland’s got a lot of buzz. Buzz is cheap. Being at the top of this sport and staying there is another thing entirely. And it’s very, very costly. For a guy like you, in your position, it’s right habout now when you realize it’s a price you’re not willing to pay. Are you gonna be the guy that takes me out? Whatever will be will be. Next week, Swerve Strickland, Jon Moxley, and the ghosts and the demons that always chase me to the ring. This is gonna be something you’ve never attempted to do before, and it’s gonna be a long night, so I suggest you pack a lunch.”
Backstage interview with Hook.
Renee Paquette congratulates the FTW Champion on the big win in last week’s 8 Man Tag, and wants to talk about this issue he now has with Wheeler Yuta. But then Yuta himself walks in and says he’ll explain. Hook is a paper champion amateur! Renee shouldn’t waste time interviewing guys like Hook when she could be interviewing honorable champions like Yuta. Hook says Yuta’s real “honorable,” kicking Shibata in his balls. Yuta says he pinned Shibata to become a record-setting THREE-TIME ROH Pure Champion. He can do it under Pure Rules, or under Hook’s rules if he wants.
Yuta is tired of dealing with Hook, when Hook started this by sticking his nose in Yuta’s business. Yuta can make Hook’s life a living hell for as long as he wants, but he wants to put Hook down. So they’ll do it under FTW Rules. Hook says bet. We’re getting Champion VS Champion to the extreme, but will either belt be on the line?
Willow Nightingale VS Mercedes Martinez w/ Diamante!
The Babe with the Power used to look up to the OG Badass, but then she met her and it’s been bad blood ever since. Will Willow redeem herself from losing out on the ROH Women’s World Championship last year? Or will Mercedes go 3-0 against Willow all time?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, go around, and end up on ropes. Willow puts Mercedes in the corner, but lets off as the ref counts. Mercedes storms up, tey tie up again, and now Mercedes puts Willow in the ring. The ref counts, Mercedes takes a swing but WIllow dodges. Mercedes uses ropes as a defense, then Diamante distracts Willow. Willow storms up on Diamante but Mercedes sucker punches her! Mercedes UPPERCUTS Willow, UPPERCUTS her again, then ROCKS her with a forearm. Mercedes stomps away on Willow then lets off to soak up the heat.
Mercedes drags Willow up, ROCKS her again, and then whips. Willow blocks, Mercedes ROCKS her and whips her, but Willow reverses to LARIAT! Fans fire up and Willow has Mercedes on ropes to clothesline! And clothesline again! Willow roars as she clotheslines again and again and again! The ref counts, Willow lets off and brings Mercedes up to whip and CLOBBER! Fans fire up as Willow runs Mercedes over again, then SENTONS! Mercedes bails out, Diamante is there, but Willow goes out after them. Diamante backs off, but Mercedes RAMS Willow into apron!
Diamante mocks Willow, Mercedes CLUBS her, then UPPERCUTS her! Willow staggers around, Mercedes CLUBS her down. Then Mercedes RAMS Willow into railing! Willow writhes, the ref reprimands, but Mercedes “apologizes” before she drags Willow up. Mercedes CLUBS and UPPERCUTS Willow more, then brings her to the timekeeper’s area! Mercedes drags Willow along the railing, DRAPING NECKBREAKER to the floor! Willow writhes and Mercedes doesn’t get away without taking some damage as Collision goes picture in picture.
Mercedes shakes out her arm, goes back to the ring, and she lets the ring count handle this. Willow slolwy rises, drags herself over, and then drags herself into the ring. Mercedes stomps away on Willow, lets off as the ref counts, then storms back up to FULL NELSON her against the ropes! The ref reprimands, Mercedes lets off, but Diamante GAMANGIRIS Willow behind the ref’s back! Diamante gets away and plays dumb, but Mercedes bumps Willow off buckles. Mercedes throws hands but Willow returns fire! Mercedes rakes the eyes, then reels Willow in to bump off more buckles!
Mercedes CLUBS Willow on the back, pulls hair to stand her back up, and then RAMS her in the back! And again! The ref counts, Mercedes lets off, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Mercedes throws body shots. Then she snap suplexes, Una Amiga! Then Dos Amigas! But Willow blocks tres to snap suplex in return! The fans fire up, but Mercedes fires palm strikes and an UPPERCUT! Mercedes runs, Willow follows then dodges to BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Willow pounds the mat, the fans rally, and Willow runs in to back body block! And clothesline! She snapmares Mercedes away, goes up and MISSILE DROPKICKS! The fans fire up, Willwo roars and she CANNONBALLS! Then she drags Mercedes to a cover, ROPEBREAK! Mercedes saves herself and crawls to the apron.
Mercedes wants a timeout? The fans boo, but Diamante gets on the apron. Willow DECKS her! Fans fire up, and Willow gut wrenches. Mercedes fights, the back and arms holding her back! Mercedes ROCKS Willow to FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Willow is still in this but barely. Mercedes seethes, she wants on Willow to rise, and she kicks Willow around. SAIDO! But Mercedes isn’t done, she drags Willow up for another SAIDO! Fans boo but Mercedes soaks it up. Mercedes looms over Willow, Willow slowly stands, and Mercedes hits an EXPLODER! Willow tumbles to a corner and Mercedes storms up on her.
Mercedes Electric Chair Lifts Willow, CLUBS her, CLUBS her again, then has the crucifix lift! RAZOR’S EDGE BOMB! Cover, but Willow cradles Mercedes! WILLOW WINS!!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall
The Babe with the Power showed she had the toughness and the savvy to lure Mercedes in! But now OG Badass and Cuban Diamond beat down on Willow! The fans boo, but the bullies stomp and bump Willow off buckles! Diamante goes to fetch a ladder! Mercedes stomps Willow, Diamante slides the ladder in and Mercedes JAMS Willow with it! Diamante then brings out a steel pipe, but here comes Kris Statlander! But from the crowd side! Diamante runs cuz Kris has a chain wrapped around her hand! Mercedes runs for it, too! Will things only escalate between these four?
Backstage interview with the former Jericho Appreciation Society.
Renee is with Daddy Magic, Cool Hand Ange & Big Hurt Hager ahead of the tag match against Penta & Komander, in front of the hometown crowd of Montreal. Menard cannot wait, but Hager wants to talk about Danhausen! He’s under investigation for stealing Hager’s hat, and then sticking it down his pants! Hager is getting FBI and the Mounties on it! Does he look like he’s kidding? He’s got hat fever! Hager is out.
Well, okay, Menard continues what he was saying. When he thinks of Montreal, he thinks of the greats! Celine Dion, Jacques Villeneuve, “The Rocket” Richard, and tonight they add two more names! Menard & Parker! NO DOUBT ABOUT IT! Parker asks Renee if she knows just how many times they’ve sat in these very stands, stared down at that wrestling ring, and dreamed of being in there? Well tonight is the night it happens! They are home, in front of their fans, friends and family, the people they love! Menard goes on and on in French, and then in walks Ruby Soho.
Saraya is not far behind and she has Anna Jay with her. They both knew this was gonna happen. Saraya has Renee move aside because she’s about to be very unladylike. Menard is upset, Saraya says to stop spitting all over the place. They each want the other to handle this situation, so Menard drags Parker along to get ready for the match. Saraya asks Ruby why she wants to hang around that loser for. What is Ruby hiding in her jacket? Saraya reveals Ruby is wearing Parker’s merch! Saraya knew she smelled the scent of betrayal on Ruby! What betrayal? Saraya says Ruby is an evil witch! Just like Toni Storm!
Saraya says Ruby’s never been there for her, so Saraya won’t be there for Ruby next week when she faces Riho! Ruby’s gotta prove herself to Saraya that she still wants to do this! Anna, you keep an eye on Ruby. Saraya storms off, are The Outcasts about to have a complete fallout?
Swerve Strickland speaks.
“I don’t feel pain when it comes to me chasing my goals. When it comes to me shutting people up and proving everybody wrong. Nine points, I’m the leader in this Classic. But let’s not stop there. This is bigger than this tournament. I’m the leader of this damn company. Whether it’s in the ring, whether it’s on PPVs, whether it’s me getting interviewed on TMZ, or whether I’m on the field in Jacksonville talking to the NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell, I run the industry.
“So really, save all this footage. Please. Stock all this up. Because I’m gonna run this all back when I’m the leader and on top of AEW as the world champion, making history. But first it starts with the Continental Classic. Jon Moxley next, Dallas, Texas. I can’t wait. You called yourself the Ace? I’m hungry. I’m feasting. I need that. You say you drink blood, you say you crush bones, you say you do all this violent stuff. I do, too. I’ll see you in Texas. Whose house? Swerve’s house.”
Wardlow VS Willow Mack!
The War Dog decimated AR Fox, and that didn’t sit right with Fox’s friend. Will the Return of the Mack put Wardlow in his place? Or will the Maestro of Mayhem write another Powerbomb Symphony in Montreal?
The bell rings and fans chant for “WARD~LOW!” Mack and Wardlow slowly step up, then tie up. Mack goes for a leg but Wardlow throws him away. Fans chant for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Mack fires off haymakers and runs, but into a DROPKICK! Fans fire up but Wardlow just paces. Mack checks his face, but Wardlow RAMS him into the corner! And he fires off UPPERCUTS! The ref counts, Wardlow lets off, and he runs back in, but Mack dumps him out! Wardlow lands on his feet but Mack PLANCHAS! He just bounces off Wardlow!! And Wardlow HEADBUTTS back!
Wardlow puts Mack in the ring, jumps right up to the apron, and then runs in at the corner, but Mack moves! Wardlow hits buckles, Mack rolls him up, ONE!! But Mack hurries to STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, ONE?!? Mack is stunned but he hurries to run, and RAN- NO, Wardlow stops Mack to bring him up, POWERBOMB!! Fans are thunderous and Wardlow storms around. Wardlow hauls Mack up, to POWERBOMB!! And then the wind up, LARIAT! Wardlow snarls and brings Mack back up, reels him in again, and hook the horns, for the LAST RIDE!!! Wardlow doesn’t even cover, he knows Mack is OUT! Wardlow wins!
Winner: Wardlow, by pinfall
Mr. Mayhem does not care about how he wins, only that he wins! Will nothing stop his path of destruction as he pursues vengeance on MJF?
The House of Black speak.
Malakai reviews FTR’s situation: Their best friend in the world is gone, and the only people that truly care about them is… Well, the House. And Buddy adds that if FTR doesn’t believe them, it will be the end of FTR. Will Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood understand that if you can’t beat them, it’s best to join the House of Black?
Ethan Page VS Kenny Omega!
All Ego may be having an I Quit match with Tony Nese at ROH Final Battle, but he wasn’t going to pass up the opportunity to face The Cleaner in their home country. Will Hamilton or Winnepeg be celebrating the most when they can claim the title of hometown to the King of Canada?
The bell rings, the fans rally up and the two circle. They shake hands, circle again, and tie up. Omega waistlocks, Ethan pries at the hold but Omega pulls hair. Ethan still wrenches to a wristlock, then wrenches again. But Omega rolls, kips up, and wrenches back to then hammerlock and headlock. Fans cheer but Ethan powers up and out. Omega runs Ethan over, shakes out the beat up arm, and thing sspeed up. Ethan CLOBBERS Omega with his own beat up arm! Ethan throws body shots and haymakers in the corner, then follows Omega to another corner. We see Nees watching as Ethan CHOPS Omega!
Ethan whips Omega corner to corner, runs in, but Omega elbows back! Ethan runs back in, Omega goes up and over then comes back to RANA! Fans fire up while Ethan bails out. Omega starts the Terminator Drums then builds speed. But Ethan knows this trick, and he gets in, HEADSHOT CUTTER! Omega flounders out of the ring to Ethan’s frustration, but the ring count starts. Ethan goes out to fetch Omega, brings him up, and then ROCKS him with a right! Omega CHOPS in return! And CHOPS again! Omega refreshes the count, to then whip Ethan into railing! But Ethan comes back to CLOBBER Omega!
Fans fire up as Ethan shakes out the arm and tells cameramen to move aside. Ethan whips Omega at railing, but Omega stops himself! Omega ELBOWS back, goes up the railing, QUEBRADA to the floor! The fans fire up again and Omega hurries to get Ethan up. Omega puts Ethan in, slides in an druns, to KOTARO KRUSHER! Cover, TWO! Ethan is tougher than that but Omega keeps cool. Omega brings Ethan up but Ethan fights the scoop! Omega throws body shots, but Ethan throws them in return!
Ethan scoops Omega now, to SLAM him! Omega stands but Ethan ROCKS him! And ROCKS him again! Ethan whips, Omega holds ropes, and Omega BOOTS back! Omega reels Ethan in to suplex up and out! They both fall to the floor hard and fans say “This is Awesome!” as Collision goes picture in picture!
The ref checks them, Omega and Ethan stir, and they slowly rise up. Omega stands, Ethan follows, and they both roll into the ring. Omega JABS! And jABS! And JABS! Omega throws JAB after JAB, then winds up to CHOP! Ethan falls back, Omega drags him back up. Full nelson, but Ethan scrambles to the ropes! Omega CLUBS away on Ethan, then BOOTS him out of the ring! Ethan tumbles back to the ramp, Omega goes out after him. Omega drags Ethan up to ROCK him with another right. Ethan ELBOWS in return! Omega ROCKS Ethan, Ethan ROCKS Omega, repeat!
The ring count climbs as the two brawl right at ringside! The ref tells them to get back in but the forearms keep flying! Both men wobble, Omega CHOPS! Omega has a wild look in his eyes as he gets Ethan back up, for an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Ethan writhes and crawls to a corner as Collision returns, to then FLYING SHOULDER TACKLE Omega down! Ethan puts Omega in, then HEADSHOT- V-TRIGGER!! Omega snipes Ethan, hoists him up, POWERBOMB! V-TRIGGER!! Cover, TWO!! Ethan survives and Omega seethes. Omega says one more, and he loads up!
Omega says BANG, he runs, but Ethan avoids the V-Trigger to waistlock! Omega switches, whips, and BLINDSIDE V-TRIGGERS! Then he full nelsons, but Ethan breaks free and arm-drags! Omega BOOTS back, goes up, but Ethan ROCKS him! ICONOCLASM! And then the DDT!! Cover, TWO!! Omega survives and fans fire up! Ethan storms up on Omega, reels him in, but Omega fights the lift. Ethan CLUBS away on Omega, reels him in again, but Omega again fights the lift. Omega wrenches free, fireman’s carries, and “YOU! CAN’T! ESCAPE!” ROLLING SENTON, but Omega takes a moment.
Omega goes up, MOONSAULT, but Ethan moves! Omega staggers up, but he deflects Ethan’s boot to SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! Ethan flounders, the fans fire up, and Omega brings Ethan around. Another full nelson, but Ethan fights it! Ethan swings, misses, SNAP DRAGON! Ethan goes to a corner, Omega storms up on him and puts him up top. Omega ROCKS Ethan, climbs up, and fans fire up. Omega stands on the very top, but Ethan throws hands! Omega CLUBS Ethan, Ethan throws more hands! Ethan then scoops Omega for a SUPER POWERSLAM!! Ethan crawls to the cover, TWO!!
Omega survives, reminding everyone why he’s been a champion everywhere he’s been! But Ethan calls for the end, gets Omega up to the crucifix, but Omega slips free and Electric Chair Lifts! But Ethan fights free to roll-up, TWO! Omega V-TRIGGERS! Ethan BOOTS! Ethan falls on the cover, TWO!! Ghost pin, TWO!! Ethan is on the ropes, Omega V-TRIGGERS! Reload and V-TRIGGER! Electric Chair Lift, ONE WINGED ANGEL!! Cover, Omega wins!!
Winner: Kenny Omega, by pinfall
All Ego came through on his word to give it his all, but it still wasn’t enough to best The Best Bout Machine! Omega still shows Ethan respect by raising his hand, what will it take for All Ego to prove he’s worthy of gold?
Wait, speaking of gold, AEW World Tag Team Champion “Big Bill” storms out here and BOOTS Omega down on stage!! Fans boo, Ethan hurries to go help Omega but Bill laughs and gets away while Ethan hobbles up the ramp. Fans boo but are Big Bill & Ricky Starks making sure the Golden Jets can never cash in their golden tickets?
Backstage interview with CJ Perry.
Lexi Nair is with CJ and brings up Andrade taking on Bryan Danielson tonight in the Continental Classic. There is a lot riding on this match tonight, can she walk us through the pressure they’re feeling? CJ says if you look at Andrade’s résumé, Andrade was born to do this. He is a multiple time singles champion, multiple time tag team champion, and multiple time trios champion. He has won gold in five different weight classes across four different countries, flies higher than any Cruiserweight, hits harder than any Heavyweight, and has all the tools to beat Bryan tonight!
But then Miro storms in and says HE is CJ’s husband, and is trying to figure out the last time CJ said so many good things about him. Lexi says she’ll leave this to them and exits. Miro asks why CJ is so mad when he simply told her to stay home. He is the bread winner, she is the queen. Is he really that delusional? He told her to stay home to cook, clean and listen, and then “denounces” her! Well, a woman’s gotta get her hands dirty every now and again. When his dad went fishing, his mom cleaned the fish. When his dad killed boars with his bare hands, his mom guts them.
When Miro hunts, CJ cleans. But don’t worry, he won’t touch Andrade at all. But once the tournament is finished, so is Andrade! The Redeemer storms off, simply counting the days until he can unleash his wrath on The Idol. Will Andrade be ready for when that day comes?
Julia Hart speaks.
“Being the Princess of the Black Throne comes with lots of responsibilities. Number one: Being the TBS Champion. Number two: Always honoring the House. And number three: Always knowing what’s behind everyone’s mask. I can see behind everyone’s masks. Some disgusting, some brilliant, I don’t judge. But there is one in particular I can’t seem to figure out: The Living Dead Girl, Abadon.” Abadon whispers that soon enough, the Hart stops beating! Forces of darkness are set for a collision, but who will come away with the gold?
Penta El Zero Miedo & Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Matthew Menard & Angelo Parker!
While Top Flight has accepted the trios challenge, Penta & Komander are tuning up for that match. Will there be #CEROMIEDO in Montreal? Or will Daddy Magic & Cool Hand Ange make themselves living legends in their hometown?
The teams sort out and Menard starts against Penta. Fans sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~! OLE~, OLE~!” Menard and Penta circle, and Pneta says listen! “CERO! MIEDO!” Menard says, “Oh you piece of crap! What do you think you’re doing out here? This is MY crowd!” Fans chant for Daddy Magic, but Penta takes off the glove. Perfect pass to Alex, and then “CERO! MIEDO!” But Menard stops it! So Penta SOBATS, headlocks, but Menard powers out. Penta stops to KICK Menard, then whips again. Menard reverses but runs into a BOOT! And a GAMANGIRI! Penta keeps moving but Menard follows to clothesline!
Menard runs, Penta follows, but Menard dodges. Penta dodges, clinches, trips and covers, ONE! Menard sweeps and covers, ONE! Penta handsprings up and fans cheer the stare down. Menard and Penta shake hands, but then Menard CLUBS Penta! Komander tags in to springboard and MISSILE DROPKICK! Parker tags in, he kicks and whips to then DROPKICK Penta! Fans fire up with Parker and he brings Komander up. Parker whips corner to corner, Komander goes up and over and superhero landing! Fans fire up, Parker runs in but Kmoander sidesteps, drops, kips up and arm-drags!
Komander arm-drags Parker more, then DROPKICKS Parker down! Fans fire up, Komander brings Parker over and tags in Penta. The luchadores double whip, Komander runs in to SPLASH! Penta runs up to GAMANGIRI! Penta sits Parker down, sets up, and Komander chases Menard off before he runs to step-up DROPKICK! Menard runs in now, but the luchadores dodge to DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Menard sits down onto Parker, Penta and Komander combine for MONKEY FLIP CANNONBALL! Fans fire up as the luchadores stand tall, “CERO! MIEDO!” They build speed to DIVE into forearms!
Menard & Parker fire up, they whip Penta & Komander into railing and then fire off hands as Collision goes picture in picture!
Parker puts Komander in the ring while Menard POSTS Penta! Parker drags Komander up, says he’s having a hell of a hair day, then hits a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Parker keeps on Komander, drags him up to wrench the arm, and he whips Komander to a corner. Tag to Menard, and Parker whips Menard so Menard can whip Parker in to forearm smash! Drop toehold and the BOOYAH ELBOW! Menard covers, TWO! Menard is frustrated but he drags Komander up. Komander throws hands, but Menard CLUBS him down! Menard bumps Komander off buckles then soaks up the cheers and jeers.
Menard stands Komande rup, climbs up the corner, and he rains down fists! Fans count, the ref counts, but Menard gets to DIX (ten in French). Menard then tags Parker, and Parker drags Komander up, but Collision goes to break.
Collision returns, Menard & Parker double whip but Komander holds ropes. Komander BOOTS Menard, ELBOWS Parker, then uses a Tiger Feint to throw Parker out! Komander dodges Menard, hot tag to Penta! Penta dodges Menard to SLINGBLADE! Then SLINGBLADE for Parker! SUPERKICK for Parker and fans fire up agian, “CERO! MIEDO!” The luchadores build speed, they slide out as Parker & Menard duck, and then they DOUBLE DROPKICK Menard & Parker down! Fans fire up as Penta puts Parker in, then sends Menard into railing! Penta storms up but Parker throws a forearm!
“This is Awesome!” as both men go back and forth with forearms! Both men wobble, Parker ROCKS Penta! Penta winds up but Parker counter punches! Parker swings, but into a half nelson, pump handle, MADE IN JAPAN!! Cover, Menard breaks it! Menard CHOPS Penta, CHOPS again, then whips. Penta sunset flips on the return, but Menard rolls through to get the legs! Penta fights, but Menard gets the BOSTON CRAB! But Komander SHOTGUNS Menard down! Komander tags in, runs in, wheelbarrow, but into a CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Komander survives!
Penta SUPERKICKS Parker! Menard whips but Penta reverses and sends Menard out! Parker swings, misses and Penta mule kick! Komander goes up, Penta reels Parker in, “CERO! MIEDO!” CIELITO FEAR FACTOR!!! Cover, the luchadores win!
Winners: Penta El Zero Miedo & Komander, by pinfall
A killer combination and they’re still going to add El Hijo Vikingo to the mix! Will the lucha trio ground Top Flight? Or will Action Andretti & The Martin Brothers simply use Penta’s team as a launch pad to the top?
Nigel McGuiness sits down with Keith Lee and Shane Taylor.
Nigel notes that at one point, the Pretty Boy Killers were one of the most dominant tag teams in ROH. Shane says at the height of their dominance, “dis bish” Keith decided to jump ship. Shane doesn’t see that drive to be the best and take over anymore. If Keith is gonna bring that Keith to Final Battle, he “should’ve let that disease kill you.” Keith tells Shane that he’ll make a couple things clear. “Just like physics doesn’t have an answer for me, Lady Death doesn’t have an answer for me, I guaran-damn-tee that Shane Taylor doesn’t have an answer for Keith Lee. You will learn your lesson.”
Final Battle is on the horizon, and it might be the biggest and wildest one yet! Who will stand tall when the Pretty Boy Killers collide once and for all?
AEW shares the reactions after last Wednesday’s Gold League competition.
Rush is angrier than he was before losing to Moxley, and Lethal is frustrated and furious being mathematically eliminated from the finals. But Jay White says Lethal still is one of the greats, it’s just that The Switchblade is a cut above. Mark Briscoe doesn’t wanna talk about how he lost again, he just wants to get going. Will El Toro Blanco, Black Machismo and the Sussex County Chicken just have to settle for being someone’s spoiler now?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Bryan Danielson VS Andrade El Idolo!
The American Dragon just defeated the Dragon Slayer last night on Rampage, but he’s not going to slow down! Will Bryan continue to be arrogant in victory? Or will he have to see if he can be arrogant in defeat?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock. Bryan and Andrade shake hands and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. The two circle, tie up, and Andrade wrenches an arm. Bryan rolls, hooks a leg, but Andrade wrangles him down. Bryan gets up, wrenches, goes after the arm, but Andrade trips Bryan. Andrade steps through, Bryan gets away, and the fans cheer as the two reset. Bryan and Andrade feel things out, knuckle lock, and the fans duel. The two go shoulder to shoulder in a test of strength, then they turn around and Andrade throws Bryan up and over. Bryan comes back but Andrade hooks a leg.
Bryan bridges, Andrade jumps up but Bryan turns that into a MONKEY FLIP! Fans fire up as the two stand off agian. “OUI! OUI! OUI!” Andrade nods and applauds, then the two reset again. They tie up, Andrade headlocks, but Bryan pries the hold. Andrade holds tight, fans rally up, and Bryan moves around. Bryan powers up and out, but Andrade runs him over! Andrade goes back to the headlock and he grinds Bryan again. Bryan fights up, powers out and drops down, but Andrade runs him over again! Back to the headlock and Andrade grinds Bryan down.
Bryan fights up, the fans rally, and Bryan powers out. Things speed up, Bryan hurdles but Andrade runs him over! And again! Cover, TWO! Bryan hangs in there but Andrade headlocks. So Bryan hits a BIG back suplex! Bryan checks his bad eye, but then he storms up on Andrade. Bryan wrenches, and hits an ELBOW BREAKER! Andrade kneels, Bryan KICKS him! Andrade stands up to shove Bryan. Bryan KICKS the arm, Andrade CHOPS with the other! Bryan KICKS, and KICKS, but Andrade blocks to DRAGON SCREW! And then another DRAGON SCREW! Bryan gets up, Andrade dodges to CLOBBER him!
The fans rally up and Andrade pumps himself up. Andrade runs corner to corner but Bryan dodges! Andrade hits buckles and tumbles out tot he floor! Bryan goes corner to corner and DIVES from the corner! Not the best hit but both men are down. Fans rally up, Bryan hobbles up on Andrade and CHOPS him against railing while Collision goes picture in picture.
Bryan KICKS, CHOPS and repeat! Andrade CHOPS back! And again! Bryan HEADBUTTS Andrade, Andrade BOOTS Bryan! Andrade huffs and puffs and gets back in the ring while Bryan drags himself up. Bryan steps in but Andrade stomps him! Andrade rips the eyepatch away to fire off forearms! Andrade stomps Bryan around, the ref reprimands and backs him off. The ref checks Bryan, the stitches are bleeding, but Andrade reels him in. They go up the corner, and Bryan fires forearms back on Andrade! They brawl, Andrade HEADBUTTS and HEADBUTTS!
Bryan wobbles, he HEADBUTTS back! Bryan goes to the very top, to SUPER STEINER! Both men are down and the ref checks them again. Andrade sits up and fans rally. Andrade BOOTS Bryan,b ut Bryan CHOPS! Andrade fires a forearm, Bryan fires back! Collision returns to single picture as the CHOPS go back and forth now! Andrade gets the edge, and he CHOPS Bryan to ropes. Then Andrade ROCKS Bryan with a right. Andrade shakes out his hand, whips, but Bryan reverses, only for Andrade to KICK him away! Andrade runs in but Bryan TOSSES Andrade up and out!
Fans fire up and Bryan builds speed, to DIVE into a forearm! Andrade hits Bryan right on that bad eyebrow! Andrade grins as he wipes the blood off his arm. Andrade steps back in the ring, the fans rally and duel, and Andrade grabs a leg. Andrade steps through, FIGURE FOUR! Fans “WOO~!” but Bryan endures! Bryan reaches out, claws at the mat, but Andrade starts to bridge! Bryan fights it by moving around! Bryan reaches, Andrade bridges, but Bryan gets the ROPEBREAK! The fans are thunderous as Andrade lets Bryan go. Andrade says he’s that close, though.
Bryan crawls to a corner, Andrade storms up to BITE Bryan’s forehead! The fans rally, Bryan has a bloody nose now, too. Andrade stands Bryan up, puts him on the top rope, and then he fires forearms! Bryan wobbles, the eyebrow is swelling, but Andrade HEADBUTTS him! And HEADBUTTS again! And then he DIGS his thumb into the eye! The ref reprimands, fans boo but Andrade snarls. Andrade brings Bryan up but Bryan resists the superplex! Fans fire up as Bryan throws bodyshots! “OUI! OUI! OUI!” and Bryan HEADBUTTS Andrade! Andrade SLAPS! Bryan CHOPS! Andrade SLAPS! Bryan CHOPS!
The fans fire up as Bryan fires off shots! Andrade falls back and Bryan adjusts! bryan MISSILE DROPKICKS Andrade down! The fans fire up as Bryan seethes and sits back up. Bryan and Andrade rise, and Bryan KICKS! And KICKS! And KICKS! “OUI! OUI! OUI!” But Andrade ducks the buzzsaw to roll Bryan, but Bryan rolls through! Bryan traps the arm but Andrade rolls through then steps through! Bryan drags him down to a cradle, TWO!! Andrade escapes, dodges, and swings. Bryan dodges, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! The fans are thunderous and hope they “FIGHT FOREVER!”
However, there’s a time limit so both men rise up. Bryan and Andrade trade shots, JAB for JAB! JAB! JAB! JAB! Bryan gets the edge, then spins, but Andrade blocks to Reverse Gory Especial! And then Andrade RAMS Bryan into a corner! Bryan ends up on the top rope, Andrade climbs up as the five minute warning hits. SUPERPLEX!! And then a roll through, for a snap suplex! So then that was a grande uno amigo! And then Andrade gives some Latino Heat before THREE AMIGOS! Cover, TWO!! Andrade seethes, he puts Bryan in a drop zone, and he goes up the corner. But Bryan trips him up!
Bryan brings Andrade back to the top rope, for a SUPER BACK SUPLEX!! Cover, TWO!! But into the LEBELL LOCK!!! Andrade endures, flails, reaches out, crawls forward, but Bryan shirts to a RINGS OF SATURN! ROPEBREAK by a literal foot! Bryan lets go, then hausl Andrade up to back suplex! Andrade lands out of it, wobbles, but he avoids Bryan’s knee! Boot feint to ELBOW!! Cover, TWO!!! Bryan survives, but Andrade is oddly amused! Andrade has Bryan in a corner, runs corner to corner, but Bryan gets up to ROCK Andrade! They brawl with forearms again!
We’re under three minutes, the two fire off fast and furious! Bryan KICKS and KICKS then runs corner to corner, to DROPKICK! Bryan keeps going, but Andrade boot feints and ELBOWS again! Bryan is down in the corner, BLINDSIDE CIEN SHADOWS!!! Andrade rains down fists in the corner! The ref wants Andrade to let off, so Andrade runs to CIEN SHADOWS again!!! And then Andrade hauls Bryan up, hammerlocks and LA SOMBRA DDT!!! Cover, ANDRADE WINS!
Winner: Andrade El Idolo, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Bryan earns 0)
No mercy from Andrade, at least not bell to bell. He does check on Bryan after, just as Doc Sampson does. The BCC hurry out here, Yuta checking on Bryan while Claudio backs Andrade down. Andrade is offended, he was showing Bryan respect! The ref stops these two from fighting, Andrade and Claudio have to save it for their Blue League match. Will El Idolo stay undefeated even through to Worlds End? Or will the Swiss Superman look to rebound next round?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision, though bit redundant having a Gold League recap vignette that also featured some of Moxley’s and Swerve’s promos that we got in full. But it’s not like they could not do them all at once to save time, right? Sorry, I’m being sarcastic. But a small gripe when Moxley’s full promo and Swerve’s full promo were both really good. And both Blue League matches tonight were awesome and great choices to bookend the night. Eddie finally getting a win and Bryan finally taking a loss make great moves for the halfway-ish point of this tournament. Mostly, Eddie needs to stay alive so he can actually fight to defend his titles.
Claudio and Andrade have a very natural reaction given how the BCC gets. Claudio VS Andrade is going to be great stuff, too. Miro’s promo with CJ was good, too, bringing up the traditional gender roles and how that’s what Miro grew up with but not CJ. Andrade better hope he makes it to Worlds End and the tournament finals to delay Miro coming for him. At the same time, feels very likely that the moment Andrade’s match week five ends and he’s not going to the semifinals, Miro pounces to set up a match between them for Worlds End instead.
Good promo from Julia and Abadon to add some hype to their match. Really lends to hwo Abadon herself is supernatural, something that was only superficial up until this point. And good promo from Yuta and Hook to set up their match. FTW Rules from these two is going to be great, but I would hope they come up with a championship stipulation. Is this for the FTW title? Will Hook then have to try Pure Rules in a match for the ROH title? Will there be something even wilder for Winner Takes All? We can only hope.
Great match from Willow and Mercedes, great save made by Kris, feels like we’re getting a Street Fight Tag match between Willow & Kriss VS Diamante & Mercedes. Great promo from X-JAS with The Outcasts to add more to the Parker x Ruby romance. Saraya is on her last nerve with this, she is about to replace Ruby with Anna so that Ruby then gets to spend more time with Parker. Great tag match from Menard & Parker VS Penta & Komander, but given the stories behind these teams, it made sense Penta & Komander won. The loss adds to the woes that’ll break X-JAS up while the luchadores have momentum before facing Top Flight.
Decent squash from Wardlow on Mack, but the detail was Wardlow throwing up the horns. Some would call those devil’s horns, perhaps another tease that Wardlow is among the minions beating up on people. And great match from Ethan VS Omega, but I figured Omega would win that. Omega needs to stay strong while Jericho is “hurt” (who knows how much is kayfabe and how much is shoot), but then I should’ve figured Big Bill would attack Omega so that Omega is the same as Jericho. Golden Jets are probably gonna be absent for a few weeks, and then they make a heroic return to go after Starks & Bill to set up the title match for Worlds End.
My Score: 8.8/10
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St. Paul is All Elite!
Forces of nature converge as Toni Storm & Thunder Rosa reunite against The Megasus & The Superbad Girl in a powerful tag team match!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kenny Omega VS Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson; Omega wins.
- Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis VS Brody King; Kyle wins.
- “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS Mark Davis w/ Don Callis; Hobbs wins.
- Top Flight w/ AR Fox VS Alex Findley & Devo Knight; Top Flight wins.
- Mark Briscoe VS Konosuke Takeshita w/ Don Callis; Konosuke wins.
- Thunder Rosa & Toni Storm VS Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford; Bayne & Ford win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Kenny Omega VS Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson!
The AEW International Champion knows he has a Triple Threat waiting for him at Dynasty, so he needs to get himself ready. Will tonight be a tune-up for the Best Bout Machine? Or will he not like the taste of the Vanilla Babyface?
The bell rings and the fans fire up for “KENNY! KENNY!” Omega and Blake circle, feel things out, and tie up. Omega waistlocks, Blake pries at the grip, and Blake wrenches out to wristlock. Omega wrenches back, wristlocks again, but Blake rolls, cartwheels, and slips through to wrench. Blake spins Omega to snapmare, but Omega turns chinlock into armlock. Omega wrenches, then hits a headlock takeover. Blake headscissors, Omega kips free, and Omega hits another takeover. Omega fights off the headscissors, but Blake fights up to his feet. Blake powers up and out, but Omega runs him over! Blake kips up, then pie faces Omega! And flips him off!
St. Paul boos as Blake is anything but a babyface here. Omega shrugs that off and CHOPS Blake! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again! Blake sputters, Omega wrenches and reel shim in, for a BIG back suplex! The fans fire up, Omega runs corner to corner, but Blake dodges! Omega hits buckles hard, then Blake fires shots to the lower back! The fans boo but Blake fires more body blows. Omega fires forearms and haymakers, but Blake knees low! Blake whips, hurdles, then dodges to DROPKICK! Blake kips up, and pulls out a finger gun! Blake licks it, BANG, but Omega ROCKS him first! Omega then brings Blake to a corner, but Blake blocks the buckle bump!
Blake CLAWS Omega’s eyes, then steps out to the apron with him, APRON SPEAR! Omega goes to the floor, Blake builds speed, INVERTED DIVE! Direct hit at the ramp, and Blake high-fives Big Shotty. Blake puts Omega in, then springboards, but Omega gets under! Blake handsprings through, but into a V-TRIGGER! Lee gets on the apron, but Omega DECKS him! The fans fire up, Omega vows to end this! SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! Blake sputters, but Omega hits another SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! Blake is dazed but Omega isn’t done! Omega reels Blake in, hooks a leg, AOI SHODOU! The fans fire up and Omega takes out his finger gun!
Omega says BANG, runs in, and V-TRIGGER! Blake sputters, Omega Electric Chair Lifts! Fold for the ONE WINGED ANGEL!! Cover, Omega wins!
Winner: Kenny Omega, by pinfall
The Vanilla Babyface melted from the heat Omega is bringing! Omega picks up his belt but also a mic to say, “What’s going on?” The fans cheer, and Omega says it is unfortunate that he doesn’t get to wrestle every single week like he’d like. But when he gets the chance to come out to St. Paul, and when he promises them that he’ll make it quick, AEW’s fearless leader, Tony Khan, had no choice but to sign the match. But it will be a far different story when it comes to Dynasty! Omega not only has Ricochet, who the fans boo, but he also has the newcomer, though not so new to Omega, in “Speedball” Mike Bailey! The fans cheer that name!
And speaking of, here comes Speedball! The fans fire up as Bailey walks out, mic in hand, and he goes right to the ring. The fans cheer as these two are face to face, and Bailey says, “Kenny Omega…” Omega says, “Speedball.” Bailey congratulates Omega, and Omega says, “Thanks?” Bailey says he wanted to come out here and say that Omega is an inspiration to him. Bailey respects Omega. No, more than that, he admires Omega. As a wrestler, but also as a person, and as a champoin. But Kenny… Come Dynasty, even though Bailey respects Omega, he will not hold anything back.
Bailey won’t pull his punches, and he won’t hesitate for even one second to kick Omega’s head clean off and take that International Championship! Fans are torn on that, but Omega says, “So, by the sounds of it-” Oh no, Ricochet interrupts from the tron. “Do I have you attention? Okay, good, good, good. As much as I would love to be there in person, to smack both of you in your faces for even thinking that you’re going to leave Dynasty with my title… Fortunately for everybody involved in this situation, today is my wedding.” Ricochet models his white suit, and says he is dressed for the best day of his life.
“That is, until April 6th, when I continue to show everybody why Ricochet is Outta This World, and I beat you, Cornball, and I beat you, former Best Bout Machine, and I become the NEW International Champion! Oh, it sounds good, it sounds so good. I can see it now. So go ahead, continue to argue amongst yourselves about the inevitable. That being that after April 6th, Ricochet leaves Dynasty with both the girl and the gold. AHA~!” The One & Only adjusts his collar, but Omega tells him not so fast! Oh, well, he’s gone. But first of all, congratulations are in order. But that’ll be the only thing Omega will congratulate Ricochet on.
Because at Dynasty, make no mistake about it, it’s much like Ricochet said, it isn’t about making friends! Omega has a cat, he doesn’t need any more friends. The fans cheer that! Omega continues to say that as good of a guy as Bailey may be, and as big of a piece of garbage as Ricochet is, they aren’t Omega’s comrades. There is only one thing Omega has time for, there is only one thing Omega has room for, and it’s got to do with the thing on his shoulder, and that is his legacy. So consider yourselves just another stepping stone to solidifying Omega’s legacy. Oh and by the way, welcome to AEW, Bailey.
Unfortunately, while Omega wishes he could talk more, he must bid each and every one of you adieu! So until Dynasty, goodbye, MWAH! And goodnight, BANG! The Cleaner puts both his challengers on notice, but will the numbers spell disaster for him at Dynasty?
The Learning Tree speaks.
Chris Jericho says, “Last Sunday on Collision, I had Gravity’s mask taken from me. Or should I say, taken from us. But that’s okay, because I think it’s time for all the masks to be removed. It’s time to discuss some ugly truths that need to be addressed. Like the fact that you two (Big Bill & Bryan Keith) have been under the branches of The Learning Tree for far too long without using the wisdom that I’ve bestowed upon you. I need to ask you why I have to keep telling you time and time again to prove yourselves, I’m sick of asking! You need to think if it’s worthy for you to still be with Chris Jericho.
“If you think that, then it’s time for you to make some drastic changes, and go prove yourselves to me! Once again, for the last time, PROVE IT!” Bill & Keith quietly walk off, and Jericho turns his attention back to the camera. Bandido got his brother’s mask back, congrats. But it isn’t Gravity’s mask that Jericho wants, it’s Bandido’s! Jericho wants Bandido to feel the disgrace and humiliation that his brother did when Jericho tore that mask off in front of their family! And why would Bandido put up the mask? Jericho knows Bandido wants to be ROH World Champion again, so how about this? Title VS Mask for Dynasty!
Bandido, is it worth risking the humiliation? Is it risking the disgrace? Is it worth making your mother cry again when you lose the mask? Is it worth it? Jericho thinks so. See you at Dynasty. The Nueve is ready to risk it all, but will he be the one to lose it all in just 11 days?
MJF is here!
St. Paul is torn as the Scumbag walks out, mic already in hand. MJF goes to the ring, shows off MVP’s business card, then has them cut his music. MJF says, “Much like Michael Jackson’s legacy is far more important than that talentless hack named Prince…” MJF grins as the fans boo… “My words are far more important than everybody watching on their cheap TV sets in their trailer parks at home, and it’s damn sure more important than each and every one of yours.” The fans boo more, but MJF says, “Let’s play a game, okeh, Minnesota? We’re gonna shut the hell up. You think we can pull that off?” The fans boo, so no.
MJF says that’s what he thought. MJF tells MVP that he’s been looking at the card for two weeks straight. And he would like for them to have a little chit-chat so MJF can give an answer. MJF invites MVP out, and the fans cheer as the head of The Hurt Syndicate makes his way out here! Montel Vontavious Porter likes the fans singing along, “We Hurt~ People!” and chanting “M V P! M V P!” MJF says the thing we can agree on is that MVP is a legend in the sport of professional wrestling. And is that a new cane? That’s gorgeous! The fans cheer that, and MJF tells MVP that after everything with Adam Cole, MJF promised he would never do “friends” in this again.
And MJF has known “Montel” a very long time, and if there is one thing MJF has learned about him, it’s that when MVP clocks in, he doesn’t do friends, either. MVP does business. MJF has been looking at the card for a long time, and he has made a decision. The decision is… MJF would like to be in the business of hurting people. MJF offers a handshake, MVP checks if he means it, and wait! The rest of the Hurt Syndicate is here! The fans fire up as Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin bring their AEW World Tag Team Championships to the ring. Lashley looks MJF right in the eyes while the fans again sing the song, “We Hurt~ People!”
And then Lashley offers a handshake! MJF asks if Lashley means that, and he says up top! But then Lashley explains that he wants the card. What? The card, Max. Hand it over. MJF says okay, here. MJF gives the card back to Lashley, and then Lashley looks to MVP and Shelton. Lashley hands MVP his belt to hold, and then he RIPS UP THE CARD! MJF says okay, does Lashley wanna go? They can do this now! MVP says no, no, they’re cool. MJF asks MVP what’s going on. He thought they were cool. MVP says yeah, they’re cool, they’re cool. He has Lashley stand down, and MJF says okay, they can talk later.
MJF steps out, the fans boo, and even MVP seems a bit unsure why Lashley pulled MJF’s card. MVP says business never sleeps, and that they know they can trust him. But wait! Bryan Keith & Big Bill walk out here? The Bad Apple tells everyone to hold on. “So I guess it is true. Hurt people do in fact hurt people. But don’t worry, we ain’t out here to join your little group therapy session. We got real business to attend to!” Bill takes the mic, but MVP tells him to get his “lil’ b*tch” back on the leash so the men can talk. Bill keeps Keith calm, and he says he sees the Hurt Syndicate standing in the ring with the tag titles, but he doesn’t see a challenger. MVP says, “Me neither!”
Bill wants to tell MVP something. MVP wants to run his mouth? MVP wants to come out here with his cane and his business cards, but Bill can’t tell if he’s American Psycho or Iceberg Slim. Is he a pimp or a businessman? MVP says he’s a bit o’ both, and he’ll make his boys turn The Learning Tree into their b*tches if Bill keeps running his mouth. Bill says all he sees is a chump, and the MVP of being Lashley’s b*tch. No, we established who the b*tch was, but if Bill wants to go on about this… Bill says they should talk over the tag team titles. Bill was once a tag team champion, and he was never pinned nor never submitted for those titles!
Bill’s partner got pinned by Sting, and then Sting ran off and retired before ever granting Bill a rematch. Shelton says they don’t care! Bill says how about this. He and Keith need to prove themselves to Jericho, so Bill will take his rematch, so that The Learning Tree will take those titles! MVP laughs, and says Bill’s a comedian. But since Bill and his “girlfriend” want a shot, they should actually win a match! Then they can talk about an opportunity for the titles. MVP goes to leave, Lashley stares down Bill, and then the Hurt Syndicate heads out. Who will The Redwood have to take down to prove he and the Bad Apple are ready for this fight?
Backstage interview with Thunder Rosa & Toni Storm.
Renee Paquette is with La Mera Mera & the Timeless AEW Women’s World Champion, and brings up tonight’s main event. #ThunderStorm reunites for the first time in three YEARS, and they take on Penelope Ford and Toni’s future challenger, Megan Bayne. Yes, Toni remembers it well. They were so young, so unafraid. Nothing’s really changed. Rosa says no, everything has changed. Toni’s certainly changed! She has a butler now! And let’s not forget, the last time they worked together, Toni knocked Rosa out and tried to erase the face paint off Rosa’s face. Oh, we all make mistakes in the heat of passion.
Well, then make no mistake. Because Rosa wants what she never lost. Toni tells Rosa, “Enough of this gay banter. Megan Bayne, Penelope Ford, you two slop tarts are about to get double teamed like you’ve never dreamed!” Rosa plays along and says yes! Tonight, the games are over! Tonight, they fight! Tonight, you meet the team of… THUNDER TITS! W-What? No, it’s Thunder Storm. Not anymore! Strap yourselves in, girls, it’s gonna be a bumpy night. Well, whatever the team name, will Thunder & Storm strike down The Megasus & Superbad Girl?
Kyle Fletcher w/ Don Callis VS Brody King!
The Protostar may have lost to Will Ospreay at Revolution, but he’s ready to redeem himself and rise back up the ranks. Will the Aussie Arrow shoot down this Hound of Hell? Or will Kyle come to understand why Brody is the King of Death?
Callis doesn’t join commentary, they don’t have the equipment ready, so he just throws Schiavone’s own notes at him. The fans tell Callis off, then they cheer on Brody. Kyle claims he needs a second with his tearaway pants, but then he BOOTS Brody instead! The ref rings the bell, Kyle fires off stomps, but he stops at 4. Kyle soaks up the heat, then OFF COME THE PANTS! Kyle flexes, but Brody stalks up behind him! The fans bark, Callis tells Kyle to turn around. Kyle soaks up more heat, but then he turns around into a CHOP! Brody drags Kyle up, CHOPS him again, and Kyle goes to a corner. Brody fires forearms again and again to sit Kyle down!
Brody digs his boot in, the ref counts, and Brody stops. Kyle flops out of the ring and St. Paul cheers Brody on. Brody paces while he waits on Kyle, and Callis gives Kyle a shoulder rub. Kyle rises, the fans tell Callis off, and Kyle hobbles around the way. Kyle slides in, but Brody drags Kyle up! Brody CHOPS Kyle, brings him around to scoop and SLAM! Then Brody runs to SENTON! Kyle sputters and the fans bark again. Brody drags Kyle back up, eggs him on, so Kyle CHOPS! And CHOPS! But Brody CHOPS and Kyle falls back! Kyle goes to the ropes, Brody stands him up to CHOP again! Brody runs, but Kyle follows! CALF KICK!
Brody sputters against the ropes and Callis cheers. Kyle stomps away at the ropes, but stops as the ref counts. The fans boo but Kyle drags Brody up. Kyle whips, but Brody blocks! Brody then swings, but Kyle dodges. Brody blocks the boot, and he LARIATS Kyle up and out! Kyle flops to the floor and the fans are thunderous! Brody has everyone barking as Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Callis is worried for Kyle as Brody storms out and drags him up. Brody whips Kyle hard into barriers, then high-fives the fans. Brody brings Kyle around to whip hard into railing! Kyle is upside-down, Brody high-fives more fans, and then Brody stands on Kyle! Brody flexes, the fans cheer, but the ref reprimands. Brody steps off, then he drags Kyle up. Callis keeps his distance mostly out of fear, and Brody whips Kyle into more railing! Brody holds Kyle up for photo ops, then he CHOPS! Kyle flops up and over into the front row! The ref has Brody give them space while he checks on Kyle. Kyle is okay to continue, but Brody just CHOPS him again!
Kyle ends up in the second row now, and Brody tells him night-night. Kyle manages to sit up, so Brody drags him back to the railing. Brody suplexes Kyle to the floor! Kyle sputters, but Brody puts him back in the ring. Brody climbs to the apron, but Kyle runs in and CALF KICKS him down! Brody stumbles backwards into the desk! Brody hobbles, Callis creeps up, but then Brody barks and scares Callis off. Kyle runs out to CLUB Brody on the back! Kyle puts Brody back in the ring and Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans again tell Callis off, but Kyle taunts Brody. Brody leans against the ropes, Kyle brings him up, but Brody CHOPS!
Kyle sputters, but he KNEES low! Kyle fires knee after knee into Brody, then soaks up the heat. Kyle stands Brody up, but Brody CHOPS again! And again! And again! Kyle BOOTS in return! Kyle whips, but Brody blocks again! So Kyle ROCKS Brody with a forearm! Kyle whips, Brody reverses, but Kyle ducks ‘n’ dodges! Only to run into a BIG BOSS MAN SLAM! The fans fire up while both men are down, and a standing count starts already. Brody rises at 4 of 10, the fans bark, and Kyle sputters back up. Brody LARIATS Kyle back down! And LARIATS him again! And then CHOPS! Kyle rebounds, into a BACKDROP!
The fans fire up as Kyle flounders out of the ring. Brody slashes his throat, builds speed, and DIVES! Direct hit and down goes Kyle! The fans lose their minds, that was literally the biggest tope possible! Brody stands Kyle up, whips him back into barriers, and Kyle takes a seat in the corner. Brody makes sure to position Kyle just right, and CHOPS him again! Brody barks, the fans join in, and Brody gets space. Brody runs in from the ramp, but Kyle jumps at him! Brody caches Kyle with one hand! Brody scoops, but Kyle slips free to POST Brody! And then he RAMS Brody into the barriers! Kyle goes to the apron, takes aim, and he PENALTY KICKS!
Brody staggers and drops to a knee. Kyle goes into the ring and he DIVES! Direct hit and Brody hits barriers hard! The fans fire up while both men are down on the ground! Callis coaches Kyle, St. Paul rallies for Brody, but Brody is dazed while Kyle rolls into the ring. The ring count is already 5 of 10, then 7! Callis wants the count to be faster, but Brody is up at 8! Brody rolls in, but Kyle is up top! Kyle aims and MACHO ELBOWS! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and the fans fire up! Kyle begs that the count was wrong, but no, that was fair. Kyle drags Brody up, reels him in, but Brody fights the suplex! Brody then hits a CORNER EXPLODER!
Kyle sputters and flounders, and Brody stalks him to the apron. Brody drags Kyle up and reels him in, but Kyle fights the lift! Kyle is free to SUPERKICK! And SUPERKICK! But Brody still fireman’s carries! APRON DEATH VALLEY DRIVER!! Both men fall to the floor, the fans lose their minds, and Dynamite goes picture in picture again.
Kyle checks his arms to make sure they’re working, and Brody also stirs. Callis and the ref argue, but there was nothing illegal about what Brody did. The ring count starts, Callis seems to still complain about stuff, and both men are slowly rising at 5 of 10. Brody stands at 7, rolls in, and Kyle stands at 8! Kyle lunges in at 9! The ref checks with Kyle to make sure he’s still in this, and Kyle nods as he slowly sits up. Kyle shakes out the stars going around his head, and Brody hobbles over to him. Brody stands Kyle up, ROCKS him, and Kyle staggers back to the ropes. Brody eggs Kyle on, and Kyle rises back up.
Kyle winds up to ROCK Brody! Brody ROCKS Kyle, and Kyle drops to a knee! Kyle rises to fire another forearm, but there’s far less behind it. Brody ROCKS Kyle again, Dynamite again returns to single picture, and Brody fires more shots! Kyle fires back, the shots pick up speed, and Kyle fires a flurry! But Brody ROCKS him with just one! Kyle swings, Brody SWATS it, but then Kyle BOOTS and SUPERKICKS! Brody ROLLING ELBOWS! Kyle falls, Brody shakes out the stars, and he drags Kyle up to LARIAT! Brody shouts, “He’s Dead!” Brody reels Kyle in, hoists him up, but Kyle slips free to SUPERKICK a leg out!
Kyle BLINDSIDE SUPERKICKS, then he dragon sleepers! Inverted suplex into the gut wrench! TOMBSTONE!! Cover, TWO?!? Brody survives and shocks Kyle! Callis is furious, the ref defends the count, and St. Paul is all fired up! Kyle seethes now, and he aims from the corner. Kyle runs in, but Brody LARIATS again! The fans fire up while Kyle stumbles around on spaghetti legs! Kyle falls over, goes to a corner, but Brody runs up to SPLASH! Kyle sits down, the fans bark with Brody, but Callis gest on the apron! The ref storms up to Callis while Brody runs in at Kyle, but Mark Davis gets Kyle out of harm’s way!
Brody hits buckles, and Kyle smiles! Aussie Open watches each other’s back, and Kyle hurries to get Brody up! The fans boo but Kyle puts Brody on the top rope! Kyle UPPERCUTS Brody, then climbs up after him. But Brody fights the suplex with body shots! Brody SLAPS Kyle, fireman’s carries him, and now Davis distracts the ref! Kyle CLAWS Brody’s eyes, then slips down to GAMANGIRI! The fans boo as Kyle gets Brody back up, TOP ROPE BRAINBUSTER!!! Cover, Kyle wins!!
Winner: Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall
Dunkzilla gave The Protostar the assist, that’s a win for the Callis Family! But then Kyle goes back for more as he stomps and hammers away on Brody! Davis helps out while Callis directs them, but here comes The Powerhouse! Will Hobbs brings the straps down as he enters from the crowd side! The fans fire up as Hobbs rushes the ring! He fires forearms on Davis, and on Kyle! Hobbs DECKS Davis, he DECKS Kyle, and then Brody LARIATS Kyle up and outta the ring! The fans fire up, and Hobbs wants his fight with Davis NOW! Will the Book of Hobbs punctuate this chapter with a win? Or will the Callis Family quickly go 2-0 on the night?
“Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS Mark Davis w/ Don Callis!
Dynamite returns as referees, security, and even Christopher Daniels are keeping Hobbs and Davis apart. It seems that AEW officials still need to work out the change in the schedule, they were hoping to do this match a little later. Meanwhile, Callis is finally on commentary to complain that Hobbs was going to assault him, a non-wrestler. Hobbs and Davis storm into the ring, despite the wishes of the refs and Fallen Angel. But fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” Daniels tries to talk Davis and Hobbs down, but Davis and Hobbs just throw security out of the way! Daniels says fine, let’s do it now!
The bell rings, and the fans fire up as DOUBLE LARIATS collide! And again! And again! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Davis kicks low, suplexes high and hard, but Hobbs is right up! Hobbs kicks and suplexes Davis high and hard! Davis goes to ropes, the fans rally as Hobbs seethes, and Hobbs ROCKS Davis! And ROCKS him again! Davis KNEES low, then runs, but Hobbs CLOBBERS Davis at the ropes! Davis goes to a corner, Hobbs storms up, but Davis uses the straps to YANK Hobbs into buckles! The ref reprimands, Davis CHOPS, and CHOPS, and CHOPS! Davis scrubs his forearm in Hobbs’ face, then sits him down.
The fans boo but Davis runs side to side, and he SLIDING FOREARMS! Hobbs sputters, Davis drags him up, and Davis reels Hobbs in. But Hobbs BACKDROPS free! The fans fire up and Hobbs snarls again. Hobbs runs corner to corner, but Davis ELBOWS him! Davis runs up, but into the SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up and the straps come down! Hobbs runs up to LARIAT! Hobbs then keeps Davis in the corner for “MEAT!” LARIAT after “MEAT!” LARIAT! Hobbs whips corner to corner, but then reels Davis in, but Davis kinda muffles the spinebuster. Hobbs is annoyed and drags Davis up, but Davis ENZIGIRIS!
Davis runs, but Hobbs gets him for a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Hobbs wins!
Winner: “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs, by pinfall
Hobbs just handled town bidness, but Callis says of course Hobbs won, he got the jump on everyone coming in from the crowd! Callis’ excuses aside, Hobbs dunked Dunkzilla, and the Callis Family is 1-1 with one more to go! Will Hobbs finally move on from his past? Or will Callis not rest until the Powerhouse is demolished?
Backstage interview with The Patriarchy.
Lexy Nair is with Kip Sabian, Nick Wayne & “Mother Shayna,” but Christian Cage is conspicuous by his absence. Lexy specifically wants to ask Nick this: We’ve seen a big shift in Nick’s attitude both back and forth. He confronted Christian Cage on his excuses about Revolution, but then costs Adam Copeland the title last Wednesday. What is going on with The Patriarchy? Nick says things are starting to make sense to him as to why Christian did what he did at Revolution. But he will wait to speak his thoughts for when he and Christian are face-to-face.
As for last Wednesday, that just goes to show what happens when they’re all on the same page. “And how to properly… I repeat, properly execute a plan.” Nick heads out, Mother Shayna smiles and follows, and Kip… Well, he’s quiet but he still follows the Waynes out. Is The Patriarchy’s Prodigy proving he can be the man of the house?
Backstage interview with Hangman Page.
Renee is with The Cowboy, and notes that last week, he officially entered his name for the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament. The winner of that tournament will challenge for the AEW World Championship at All In: Texas. Now, AEW is in St. Paul tonight, site of- Oh, wait, Swerve Strickland storms in! He knows he only just recovered from the busted eardrum, but did he just hear right that Hangman wants in on Swerve’s world title? Hangman says, “B*tch, did I stutter?” Swerve tells Hangman to not dare even try it! Swerve will end him and he knows what Swerve is capable of! Prince Nana has Swerve stand down, Swerve has his own business to handle.
Swerve and Nana leave, and Hangman snarls. Will Hangman not only win the Owen Hart Cup this year, but finally take back the AEW World Championship? And will it be Swerve who meets him in Texas?
Exclusive sit-down interview with Rated FTR.
It was earlier today that Tony Schiavone sat down with Adam Copeland, Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood, and notes that the friendship between these three has been a lot deeper than what we’ve seen on camera. They’re basically next door neighbors, Cope has been responsible for some of FTR’s biggest breaks in their careers. Dax already frowns and shakes his head. Dax apologizes but he wants to interrupt here. He feels that he must address the elephant in the room. Last week, he allowed his emotions to get the better of him. He owes both Adam and Cash an apology for what happened.
Dax just felt that FTR took a break from their goals, their focus, the AEW World Tag Team Championships, for four months, all to help Cope realize his goal of being AEW World Champion. After two tries, it did not happen, which just frustrated Dax. Cope has Dax stop there. The way Dax positioned that, it sounds like Cope is the one who pulled them away from the tag titles. Cope came back to help FTR against the Death Riders after they put bags over FTR’s heads and beat them down. That’s how this all started. It was not Cope’s intention to pull FTR away from anything.
Dax knows, he’s just saying, that’s why he has to apologize. Dax let his emotions get to him, and so he wanted to explain the preface. He just felt that FTR took their eyes off the prize, they were directionless for four months, and it had nothing to do- Cash speaks up now. Cash knows they’ve all let their emotions get the better of them. Cash cannot watch Dax and Cope fight like this while he’s caught in the middle of it. Everyone knows Dax and Cash are best friends, they’ve teamed together for the better part of 11 years. But maybe people don’t know as much about the friendship of Cope and Cash, everything Cope has done for Cash.
Without either of these men, Cash has nothing. When Cash was struggling, nowhere to live, sleeping in his car, Cope gave him a place to live and to be without worry so he could pursue all of this. Cope gave Cash chance after chance, Dax was there for those opportunities, so without either one, Cash doesn’t have this, he isn’t here right now. So he just wants himself and his two best friends to all be on the same page. Dax says t hat’s why he had to apologize. Dax took it too far last week, but he does think that now that they’ve helped Cope realize his goals and done their part, it is time for FTR to get back on theirs.
Dax tells The Hurt Syndicate that the AEW World Tag Team Championships- Cash stops Dax again, and says Cash feels there is still something here. Rated FTR has a lot of life left, and Cash would love if they went after the Trios Championships one more time, to see if they can stop The Death Riders. Cope agrees there. If there’s juice in the tank, then let’s do it. Cope tells The Death Riders, April 6th, Death Riders VS Rated FTR for the Trios Championships. Dax does like the sound of that. #TopGuysOut! Cope adds #RatedFTROut. Cash likes that.
So while Cope could not dethrone Jon Moxley, can he and FTR still free the AEW World Trios Championships? Or will there be no end to the reign of terror?
Swerve Strickland heads to the ring!
St. Paul fires up for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve grabs the mic and says, “Everybody knows exactly why I’m here. I’m here to call out Jon Moxley! Not the Death Riders, the AEW World Champion, Jon Moxley. You better get your ass down here right now and look me eye to eye, man to man, if you’ve got the balls to do so!” The fans fire up, the Death Riders’ theme hits, and The Maniac makes his way through the crowd. Swerve keeps his eyes on Moxley as he draws closer. Nana steps out as Moxley steps in, and Swerve tells Moxley, “I’ve been allowing things to go on like this for far too long.”
People have been asking since October as to why Swerve hasn’t been going after his AEW World Championship. Swerve says he likes to give people just enough rope to hang themselves, and that’s Moxley. Swerve tells him, “Look at you. What happened to you? Jon Moxley used to be revered here in AEW! You and the AEW World Championship used to be synonymous with each other. Now look at you. You hide behind Claudio, you hide behind Wheeler Yuta, you hide behind Pac. Hell, you even hide behind Marina Shafir.” The fans start up another chant for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!”
Swerve says Moxley still has the nerve to say no one else wants to be world champion. But Moxley isn’t even worthy of it himself! And to be honest, Swerve thinks the reason Moxley hides the title in the briefcase is because he can’t even look at it. He can’t even face himself with that on his shoulder any more. Swerve says every time Moxley has a title defense, he narrowly escapes. And last week, he showed the world that. Oh, by the way, how’s Moxley’s back feeling? Moxley smirks, and Swerve says everything about Moxley that he used to be, is standing right here looking at him. The fans cheer Swerve on while Moxley nods.
But CLAUDIO IS BEHIND NANA! The fans freak out, and Moxley smirks. Swerve looks over and sees Claudio! Nana still doesn’t notice, but he starts to sense something’s wrong. Moxley says it’s fine, we’re all chill. And that all sounded great, if you believe it. But this isn’t about Moxley, this is about Swerve. April 6th is really Swerve VS Swerve. It isn’t about Moxley, stop worrying about Moxley. Moxley wants Swerve to ask himself, “Who are you, really? What are you really?” Moxley knows. He listens and watches, hears everything and sees everything, so he knows everything. He knows exactly who and what Swerve is, and he knows what Swerve could be.
And damn, has Moxley had high hopes for Swerve. But he has been disappointed before. On April 6th, Moxley gives Swerve a chance to step in and become everything that he can be. He just has to ask himself one question: “How far am I willing to go?” Not tonight, not just April 6th, but every night. When it is cold and dark and you’re in pain and you’re tired. When the world is baring down on your shoulders and you have no friends left. When everyone else is gone and you have the weight of the entire world on your shoulders. Will you endure? Will you put one foot in front of another? Or will you look for a way out? Will you take others with you?
There are a lot of questions Swerve has to ask himself. Swerve is not what he thinks he is, because he has not suffered enough yet! But he will. “My sport has been taken over by billionaires, Hollywood talent agencies and kids who see the world through an Instagram filter and don’t know their head from their ass! It’s guys like you that give me hope for the future. It’s guys like you that make me think everything I’ve put my mind and my body and my soul through was for a reason.” Fans do seem to like that. Moxley says he won’t give it to Swerve, though. He doesn’t care what kind of “punk ass organization they’re running around here.”
Moxley does not give handouts, so how far is Swerve willing to go? Moxley will go the whole way right now! But that shouldn’t be a problem for Swerve, Swerve is the Most Dangerous Man in AEW, right? Moxley and Swerve circle, but that lets Marina Shafir sneak in! BUT WILLOW APPEARS! Marina has a crowbar, Willow has a pipe, so it is a standoff on the apron! Swerve asks Moxley what’s wrong. Is he finally facing off with someone smarter than him? So let’s get this straight: Moxley wants to talk “unscripted violence” BS? Swerve IS violence! Moxley’s bled pints, Swerve’s bled buckets. Moxley’s been in Texas Death Matches, Swerve’s WON them.
Swerve IS the Most Dangerous Man in AEW! “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” “And in Philadelphia in 11 days, I take back that AEW World Championship, and I continue to lead the Dynasty Era! And while I’m doing that, you can have fun continuing to play Jon Moxley on TV.” Mic drop! The fans fire up again as Swerve and Moxley stare down. It is quite the standoff here, so Moxley has the Death Riders stand down. The clock is ticking, are Moxley’s days as champion numbered? Wait, Marina YANKS Willow down! Marina fires off on Willow, but Willow RAMS Marina into the barriers! Claudio gets Marina out of there, Nana tries to help, but Willow shoves Nana aside!
Willow goes after Marina, even as Claudio carries Marina away! The fans fire up but The Death Riders drag Marina back but fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” Marina is a Problem, but will the Babe with the Power be a problem solver?
The Opps commandeer a camera!
Been a minute since this has happened, but Katsuyori Shibata films while he follows Samoa Joe & Hook. Joe asks Hook a question: last week, Hook sunk in that Redrum for a little bit of time. Is there anything behind that? Nah, just having fun. Fun? Hook smirks and says c’mon. It was Max Caster, a super annoying guy, it’s fun to choke him out. Joe says aight. Anyway, look who it is! Caster is trying to convince AR Fox & Top Flight to all go solo like he did. Shibata slips around so we can see Joe & Hook walk up behind Caster. Caster talks trash on Anthony Bowens, how Bowens is doing nothing after The Acclaimed broke up.
Wow, really, Caster? What? The fans are literally chanting his name! “Let’s Go, Max! You’re the Best Wrestler Alive!” They don’t believe that for a second. Caster then spots Shibata and asks what’s up. Joe snatches Caster into the COQUINA CLUTCH!! Joe puts Platinum Max right to sleep, and then dusts himself off. And then he tells Hook he gets it now. They shake hands, and Joe says what’s up, hometown boys! The Opps shake hands with Top Flight, and say have a good night. Hook says, “To the death.” Shibata’s text-to-speech says, “I see what you did there.” When Caster wakes up, will he realize he really needs to watch what he says?
Backstage interview with Jay White.
Renee is with the Switchblade and says he took a particular interest in Will Ospreay and Hangman Page entering the Men’s Owen Hart Cup. White has history with both men, so where does he stand on this? White says those are some big names. He thinks we should add his name to that, so what better time than now? Jay White officially declares for the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament! Last year didn’t work out too well, White losing to Hangman for the first time ever, mostly thanks to Hangman’s “buddy,” Christian Cage. And then White ended up injured, out for four months.
But this year, White will win the cup, go on to All In: Texas, and once again have a shot at the AEW World Championship! And if Hangman or #BillyGoat are lucky enough to cross paths with The Switchblade, so be it. But before we get there, there are plenty of other players backstage that would love to differ with him. How about one of the ORIGINAL Collision Cowboys return to Collision this Saturday. If there’s someone who thinks they’re more deserving of a spot than White, show up and state your case to The Switchblade. White aims his finger gun, who will accept this Open Challenge?
Top Flight w/ AR Fox VS Alex Findley & Devo Knight!
Darius & Dante Martin get a hero’s welcome as the hometown boys for Minnesota! But Lio Rush & Action Andretti are ringside, hoping this homecoming is a horrible one. Will Top Flight win one for Minneapolis? Or will they not like the taste of the Royal Flavuh?
The teams sort out, Darius starts against Devo, and the fans fire up with the bell. Darius and Devo circle, Devo waistlocks but Darius switches to SLAM! Darius then hooks Devo, turns him over to a cover, ONE! Darius spins away from Devo’s sweep, then headlocks. Devo powers up and out, Darius CLOBBERS him, and then brings him up to wrench and CHOP! Devo sputters, but Darius whips him to the corner. We see Big Bill & Bryan Keith are watching this backstage, perhaps scouting a team they can beat to then go after the Hurt Business. Darius runs in at Devo but Devo pops Darius up. Dante tags in, Darius CHOPS Devo, and Dante A-LIST LARIATS!
Darius tags back in, snap suplexes Devo down, then kips up to tag Dante. Dante slingshot SENTONS! The fans fire up but here comes Alex! Dante catches Alex and spins him, Top Flight gives him the LARIAT STO COMBO! Dante TOSSES Alex, then drags Devo up. Devo JAWBREAKERS back, then runs up. Dante ducks the lariat to waistlock, but Devo elbows him away. Dante goes to the ropes, Devo runs up, btu Dante ELBOWS him! Tag to Darius, then Dante goes up and over! Dante eggs Devo on, then blocks his shot for a JAWBREAKER of his own! Darius runs up to DECK Devo, then he BLASTS Alex!
Darius fires haymaker after haymaker on Devo, then whips. Devo reverses, but Darius gets under to atomic drop! Not the cleanest, but Darius hurries to BULLDOG HOTSHOT, and GAMANGIRI! The fans fire up for Darius as he steps in, COMPLETE SHOT! Alex hurries in and he breaks the cover! Dante whips Alex, Alex reverses, but then Dante slips outside! Alex hits buckles, Dante goes up and around to GAMANGIRI! Then springboard and CROSSBODY! The fans are fired up again, and Darius CHOPS Devo. Darius whips but Devo reverses. Devo runs up but Darius BOOTS him down! Tag to Dante and Darius SUPERKICKS Devo!
Dante SHOTGUNS Devo into the GERMAN SUPLEX from Darius! Devo flounders, Darius brings him up again. Dante climbs, Darius hits a SHELL SHOCK, then Dante hits the MAMBA SPLASH! Cover, Top Flight wins!
Winners: Top Flight, by pinfall
A great win for the hometown heroes, and BREAKING NEWS from Tony Khan! Top Flight will face Bill & Keith for Collision in Milwaukee, Wisconsin! Will The Redwood & Bad Apple sour things for Top Flight to then have their shot at the Hurt Syndicate? As for The Cru, they bark at Top Flight, still wanting their own fight. Will Darius & Dante give Lio & Action more than they bargained for in the near future?
Will Ospreay speaks.
“Ever since I came into AEW, the game has dramatically changed. It is time for me to move AEW into a new generation. Tony Khan is looking for the best in the world, and there’s only one person that fits that criteria, and it’s me. When you hear, ‘This is where the best wrestles,’ nah, bruv. This is where Billy wrestles. This is about restoring the feeling, and bruv, I AM the feeling!” The Aerial Assassin will return to Dynamite next week in Peoria, Illinois, but how will he sharpen that edge before the Owen Hart Tournament begins?
Mark Briscoe VS Konosuke Takeshita w/ Don Callis!
The Sussex County Chicken fought alongside Will Hobbs against The Don Callis Family last week, but it was the Alpha that ate. Will the NEVER Openweight Champion make sure the Callis Family ends tonight up 2-1? Or will Briscoe #ManUp and have some redemption?
The bell rings and the fans rally for Briscoe. Callis claims he wasn’t going to come out again, but he was listening to Schiavone’s commentary and felt he was struggling so he’s here to help. The fans just tell Callis off again while Briscoe and Konosuke circle. The two feel things out, tie up, and Briscoe headlocks. Konosuke powers up and out, then RAMS shoulders! Briscoe stays up, Konosuke staggers back, but he runs Mark over on the rebound! The fans boo but Konosuke keeps moving. Mark stays low, Konosuke rolls over the dropdown, but then Briscoe runs, dodges, and ducks the boot! Briscoe hits the crane stance, then ducks Konosuke’s haymaker!
REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUT! The fans fire up as Callis talks trash on Briscoe being bald and having missing teeth. Schiavone points out the only difference between Briscoe and Callis are the teeth. Briscoe runs but Konosuke BACKDROPS him, only for Briscoe to land on his feet! Konosuke waistlocks, Briscoe breaks free and PELES! The fans fire up as Briscoe runs up on Konosuke, but Konosuke BOOTS him away! Konosuke goes up, but Briscoe RKF UPPERCUTS! And then he fireman’s carries for a ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Briscoe hurries up top and the fans cheer, but Konosuke ROCKS Briscoe first!
Konosuke goes up, the fans fire up, and Konosuke hits a SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO! Briscoe is tougher than that, and the fans rally up, but Konosuke stalks Briscoe to ropes. Konosuke CHOKES Briscoe, but he stops as the ref counts 4. The fans rally for Briscoe but Konosuke stands him up for a forearm! Konosuke then goes corner to corner, and he ROCKS Briscoe again! Konosuke keeps going, but Briscoe follows to ROCK Konosuke! Briscoe runs, and he LARIATS Konosuke up and out! Konosuke staggers and falls, and Briscoe builds speed! But Konosuke is back to BOOT Briscoe down! The fans are torn but Callis applauds.
Konosuke stalks Briscoe to a corner, stomps him again and again, then lets off as the ref counts. Konosuke stands Briscoe up and puts him on the apron. Konosuke goes out, kicks low, and hits an APRON DDT! Briscoe flops to the floor, the fans boo, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Konosuke tells fans to shut up, then he drags Briscoe back into the ring. Konosuke pushes Briscoe to a cover, TWO! Briscoe stays in this but Konosuke stays on him with a chinlock. Briscoe endures, fights up, and fires body shots! Briscoe runs, but into a LARIAT! Konosuke covers again, TWO! Briscoe is tougher than that and goes to a corner. Konosuke storms up and brings Briscoe around. Konosuke reels Briscoe in, but Briscoe BACKDROPS free! Briscoe fires up and he reels Konosuke in, only for Konosuke to trip him! CATAPULT! Briscoe hits buckles, and then the ALPHA ELBOW hits him! Konosuke stands over Briscoe while soaking up cheers and jeers.
Konosuke paces while Briscoe crawls to ropes. Konosuke storms up to ROCK Briscoe, but Briscoe CHOPS back! Konosuke fires a haymaker, Briscoe fires an UPPERCUT! Konosuke CHOPS, but Briscoe fires up! Briscoe CHPOS, Konosuke fires a flurry of forearms! Konosuke DECKS Briscoe and has him back in a corner. Konosuke digs his boots in, then runs corner to corner to KNEE Briscoe in the head! Konosuke goes again, for another KNEE! The ref reprimands but Konosuke drags Briscoe up. Konosuke hoists Briscoe up top, then gets in Briscoe’s face. Konosuke climbs up, brings Briscoe up, but Briscoe fights the suplex!
Dynamite returns to single picture as Briscoe BITES Konosuke’s forehead! Callis is furious but Briscoe spits out whatever he may’ve bitten off! Briscoe shoves Konosuke down, then he MISSILE DROPKICKS! The fans fire up while both men are down! Konosuke and Briscoe rise up, and Briscoe ducks a lariat! Briscoe CHOPS, ROCKS, and repeat! Briscoe keeps up the shots, then whips, only for Konosuke to reverse. Briscoe FLYING FOREARMS! The fans fire up and Briscoe powers up to LARIAT in the corner! Briscoe fires Redneck Palm Strikes, then an UPPERCUT! Konosuke sputters, Briscoe whips, but Konosuke reverses.
Briscoe goes up and out then ROCKS Konosuke! Then he UPPERCUTS again! Briscoe DUMPS Konosuke out, then he builds speed, to WRECK Konosuke with a dropkick! Konosuke hits the barriers, but he hurries back. Briscoe avoids the sweep to then CANNONBALL! The fans fire up, Briscoe goes back into the ring and builds speed. Briscoe DIVES to CANNONBALL TOPE! The fans fire up and high-five Briscoe! Briscoe then hops onto the barriers, the fans cheer more, and Briscoe says BANG BANG! FOLEY ELBOW onto Konosuke! The fans fire up even more as Briscoe puts Konosuke back in the ring.
Briscoe goes up the corner while the fans cheer on “DEM BOYS! DEM BOYS!” Konosuke flounders, Mark reaches the top, and FROGGY-BOW FLOPS as Konosuke moves! GERMAN SUPLEX! Briscoe rises up!? And he LARIATS Konosuke down! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives, Callis storms off commentary, and he pounds the apron. The ref warns Callis, but Briscoe hauls Konosuke up. Konosuke fights the underhooks, wrenches out, and he ROCKS Briscoe! Briscoe ROCKS Konosuke! The forearms go back and forth, then Briscoe fires a flurry! Briscoe runs, but into a BOOT! Konosuke runs, but into a clinch! EXPLODER!
The fans fire up as Briscoe has Konosuke again. Konosuke fights with elbows, and he EXPLODERS in return! But Briscoe is up to EXPLODER! Konosuke is up to EXPLODER! Both men stagger to their feet, POWER-DRIVE KNEE OUTTA NOWHERE!! Cover, TWO?!? Briscoe survives, Callis asks what the hell, but Konosuke winds up this time. Briscoe rises, but he ducks the lariat! Briscoe kicks, underhooks, and JAY DRILLER!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!!! Konosuke’s long legs save him by a literal foot! The fans boo but Callis is relieved. Briscoe fires up and vows to end this! Briscoe puts Konosuke up top, “This is Awesome!”
Briscoe CHOPS Konosuke on the back! Briscoe then torture racks Konosuke, but Konosuke fights free! ALPHA ELBOW! And then the elbow pad is off, ROLLING ELBOW! RAGING FIRE!! Cover, KONOSUKE WINS!
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall
The Callis Family ends the night 2-1 as Konosuke powers through! Will the NEVER Openweight Champion continue to establish himself as the Alpha of not just AEW, but of the world?
The Death Riders speak.
Wheeler Yuta says, “Rated FTR wants to challenge us to a World Trios Championship match at Dynasty. Dax & Cash, I already hate your guts. But Cope, you’re the most sinister of all. You tried to rip me away from my family. You tried to manipulate me! My family is much stronger than yours.” Claudio tells Rated FTR, “You guys are pathetic. The going gets tough, you bicker and start throwing hissy fits. Is this Kindergarten?” Pac says, “Gentlemen, it’s your arrogance, it’s your cockiness, that we really find hard to stomach. You see, after everything that you’ve done to us in previous weeks, it is you who has the audacity to challenge us?
“Nah. That’s not how things work around here. At AEW Dynasty, it is we that challenge you! We challenge you to survive the Death Riders.” The Decoder, the Swiss Cyborg & the Bastard have given their answer, will no one stop the Death Riders from building their Dynasty?
Backstage interview with The Hurt Syndicate.
Alicia Atout caches up with MVP, Lashley & Shelton and wants to ask them about MJF. Is he in or is he out? Lashley asks for just a moment, please. Alicia steps aside, and Lashley says MVP told them to take a vacation, and then they see MVP hugging it out with MJF?! What’s that about? MVP wants them to understand. After that performance at Revolution, they earned that time off. MVP doesn’t get time off, he had to come to work, because business never stops, money never sleeps. Now, they’ve been talking about adding a fourth member for some time, and MVP made MJF an offer. What’s the problem?
So MVP likes MJF? Yeah. Okay, but this is MJF. The kid’s got a reputation. Shelton & Lashley don’t like it. MJF is grimy, slimy, and not to be trusted. Everyone says that about him. MVP says yeah, MJF has some reprehensible qualities. And that’s why MVP likes him! Those qualities could be good for their business. Now, they’re the Hurt Syndicate. If they really don’t want MJF in, MVP respects the dynamic, they can revisit this. But right now, let’s focus on the Big Bill situation. Are they all on the same page there? Call it. Let’s hurt people. The Syndicate heads out, but will they accept the Scumbag into the fold? Or will they find someone more suited to their business plans?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
With the trios title set for Dynasty, The Death Riders and Rated FTR send one man each for a showdown! Wheeler Yuta takes on Dax Harwood, will The Decoder be chopped down by Dax The Ax? Plus, while The CEO is looking for new challengers, she will step back into the ring for some action. Who will try and stop the Money Train in Milwaukee? Then, Jamie Hayter makes her own in-ring return and takes on Queen Aminata! Will Hayter still hit hard? Or will Aminata redeem herself from losing to Julia Hart?
And then, Jay White’s open challenge has already been answered as Kevin Knight makes his Collision debut! The Jet is ready to fly high in AEW, but will he learn to Breathe with the Switchblade?
BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
As AEW rolls into Peoria, Swerve will be rolling into the ring alongside Willow Nightingale as they take on Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir in a Mixed Tag Match! Will the Most Dangerous Man and the Babe with the Power overwhelm the Death Riders? Or will Marina continue to be a Problem?
Thunder Rosa & Toni Storm VS Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford!
La Mera Mera reunites with her old teammate taking on some common enemies. Namely, it’s the towering female titan that wants the world title. Will The Megasus be rolling towards Dynasty, the Superbad Girl along for the ride? Or will they be struck down by the #ThunderStorm?
The fans cheer on “THUNDER TITS! THUNDER TITS!” while the teams sort out. Megan starts against Rosa, and Rosa embraces the new team name. The two circle, approach, and then Rosa dodges to headlock. Megan powers up and out, and she RAMS shoulders with Rosa! Neither falls, but Rosa bobs ‘n’ weaves to CHOP! Rosa whips, Megan reverses, but Rosa dodges! Megan hits buckles, Rosa headlocks, but Megan powers up and out again. Rosa dodges a lariat to fire CHOPS and forearms on repeat! Rosa whips but Megan reverses again, to then scoop and SLAM Rosa down! Rosa scrambles away, tag to Toni!
The fans fire up as Toni eggs Megan on, but Megan stands down to take in Penelope. The fans rally for Toni as she and Ford tie up. Ford headlocks, Toni powers up and out, but Ford runs her over! Things keep moving, Ford rolls over the dropdown to kick low. Ford then goes up and around to arm-drag! Toni gets up, Ford runs up, but Toni blocks that Shining Wizard! Storm slips around to SNAP GERMAN! Ford flops into the corner, tag to Rosa! ThunderStorm works together for a BACKBREAKER LEG DROP COMBO! Then they whip Ford to a corner, and Rosa sends Toni in for a SPLASH!
Toni sets up, and Rosa shouts, “Thunder Tits away!” POETRY IN MOTION! Rosa drags Ford to a cover, TWO! Ford toughs it out but Rosa drags Ford up. Rosa whips, Ford reverses, but Rosa ELBOWS Ford back! The fans continue to cheer on “THUNDER TITS!” while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ford comes back, Rosa BOOTS her, then Rosa dodges Megan’s cheap shot! Rosa DECKS Megan, but Ford BOOTS Rosa! Cover, TWO! Ford is frustrated but she drags Rosa up to bump off buckles. Ford stomps a mudhole in, then tags Megan. Ford keeps Rosa trapped, Megan RAMS into Rosa, then RAMS her again! Megan picks Rosa up, RAMS her into an open corner, then CHOPS! Rosa drops to her knees but Megan stands her up to KNEE low! Megan whips corner to corner, then runs up to SPLASH! Megan then underhooks for a BUTTERFLY PLEX! Rosa flounders, Megan tags Ford, and Ford stomps Rosa around.
Ford keeps Rosas from Toni, and puts her in a motorcycle stretch. Ford KNEES Rosa in the back, KNEES her again, then goes back to pulling the arms. Rosa endures, Toni rallies the fans, and Rosa fights up. Ford CLUBS Rosa down, then brings her back to the corner. Ford tags Megan, they mug Rosa, then Megan short arm LARIATS! Megan stands Rosa back up, short arm LARIATS again, then stands Rosa up again. Rosa fires body shots, but Megan still LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Rosa stays in this but Megan stays on her. Tag back to Ford, and they double whip Rosa to ropes. Ford hits a BODY BLOW, and then Megan suplexes for a SLAM!
Ford STANDING MOONSAULTS then covers, TWO! Rosa is tougher than that, but Ford puts her back in the corner. Tag back to Megan, the mugging continues, but Rosa fires body shots. Megan KNEES low, then hits a BIG back suplex! Dynamite returns to single picture as Megan clamps onto Rosa with a chinlock. The fans rally, Rosa fights up, and Rosa fires more body shots. Rosa is free, then runs, only for Megan to LARIAT her down! Tag back to Ford and they put Rosas in the corner. Ford sucker punches Toni, the fans boo, but Megan whips Ford in so she can handspring ELBOW Rosa!
Ford holds Rosa in place, Megan runs up and SPLASHES! Ford goes side to side to BOOT! Rosa sputters, Ford licks her on the side of the face. Ford snapmares to a cover, TWO! Rosa survives, Toni rallies the fans again, but Ford facelocks. Rosa fights out and fires forearms! Ford fires back, the fans fire up, and the shots are fast ‘n’ furious! Both women run, and they DOUBLE LARIAT! Both women fall and the fans rally! Rosa and Ford crawl, hot tags to Megan and Toni! The fans really fire up as Toni dodges and LARIATS Megan! But Megan stays up! Toni LARIATS, Megan still stays up! Toni dodges Megan’s lariat to then JAWBREAKER!
Toni HEADBUTTS, then she LARIATS Megan up and out! But Megan lands on her feet to drag Toni out! Megan ROCKS Toni, then runs up, but is sent into steel steps! Toni hurries to the apron, and she TORNADO DDTS to the floor! Toni leaves Megan behind to go into the ring, but Ford runs up! Toni swings on her but Ford goes Matrix! Then CUTTER! Rosa slips in and she KICKS, ROUDNHOUSES, and fireman’s carries! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! the fns fire up, but Megan is back! Rosa CHOPS, ROCKS and repeat! Rosa whips, Megan reverses and ROCKS Rosa! Megan fireman’s carries, FATE’S DESCENT!!
But Toni is back in to fire forearms and CHOPS of her own! Toni whips, Megan reverses to ROCK Toni! Megan fireman’s carries now! But Toni slips free, waistlocks, only for Megan to fight the suplex! Megan ELBOWS free, Toni staggers to a corner, and Megan runs in! Toni trips Megan up, then runs corner to corner! SWEET HIP MUSIC! The fans are thunderous, but Megan rises up!? Megan just ate that shot for breakfast, and Toni cannot believe it! Ford waistlocks, Megan runs in, but Toni dodges! The BOOT hits Ford! Toni rolls Megan up, TWO!! Megan escapes but Toni is on her with hammering fists!
Toni CLUBS away, then runs, but Megan fireman’s carries! FATE’S DESCENT!! Cover, Megan & Ford win!!
Winners: Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford, by pinfall
What a shocker! The Megasus just pinned the AEW Women’s World Champion! Ford celebrates with Megan, will the AEW Women’s World Championship soon belong to them?
My Thoughts:
A great episode of Dynamite, really jampacked, but also maybe a little too packed? I believe the vast majority of the women’s tag match main event was in the overrun. I know this is all live TV and TNT/TBS lets them have the overrun, but clearly something went way too long if the main event is right before the two hour mark. That aside, still a great main event that also had a great promo from ThunderStorm/Thunder Tits. I knew it’d been a long time since Thunder & Storm were on the same side, but I didn’t realize it’d already been three YEARS. Either way, Megan winning here makes sense, Toni is logically the underdog champion. This is very much Toni’s Rocky VS Drago in Rocky 4, and I’m sure Toni will persevere and win just like Rocky Balboa.
Very good opening match from Omega VS Blake, but of course Omega was winning. I’m unsure why Lee Johnson is suddenly Blake Christian’s pal. Did something happen to the #LEEJ team-up with EJ Nduka? But good promos from Omega, Bailey and Ricochet to hype up their Triple Threat, and we’ve still got the go-homes to go, who knows who wins at Dynasty. Good promo from Jericho to call out Bandido while also talking down to Bill & Keith. I suppose I should’ve foreseen Jericho wanting Title VS Mask as the blowoff, that’s not a bad choice. But then all the more reason Bandido wins the title and sends Jericho off into a spiral where he gets mad at Bill & Keith more.
That said, Bill & Keith confronting The Hurt Syndicate is a bold move. MVP logically gives him the same deal he gave The Outrunners and The Murder Machines, and while Top Flight is good, I would think The Cru costs Dante & Darius their match this Saturday. Good win for Top Flight here in their home state, though it was of course against jobbers. Their segment with Fox, Caster and The Opps was really good stuff, too. I wonder if Caster calls out Joe as if he even stands a chance, all because of his arrogance as the self-proclaimed Best Wrestler Alive. Still waiting on Bowens to return and challenge Caster.
Back to the Hurt Syndicate, I’m intrigued with how they didn’t outright accept nor reject MJF. MVP wants to give MJF a chance, maybe something happens closer to Dynasty, and I’m not even really sure which works out better. Jay White had a good promo to declare for the Owen Hart Cup, and he’ll have a great match against Kevin Knight this Saturday. Swerve confronting Hangman before then confronting Moxley was good stuff. I’m sure I’ve said something like this before, but while Moxley always gets his promos out, he needs to get it out in more concise ways. The fans in St. Paul certainly weren’t in the mood for Moxley to monologue again. But they perfectly had that chess game going, with Claudio checking Nana while Willow checked Marina. That Mixed Tag will be a lot of fun.
Very good promo from Nick Wayne, but here’s hoping TK writes Patriarchy’s story right. Nick Wayne is making it sound like he’s siding with Christian, but since Nick wants to wait to share his thoughts, he must surely be waiting to turn on Christian. It needs to happen, we can’t have Nick going Stockholm Syndrome like Yuta did with Death Riders. Very good promo from Death Riders to call out Rated FTR, and Rated FTR had a very good promo of their own. Dax was rather passive aggressive about not becoming tag champs again while helping Cope fight the Death Riders, so I feel like the trios title causes FTR to turn on Cope.
The Don Callis Family sure did a lot tonight, and gave us three great matches. It makes sense the Callis Family went 2-1. Kyle beating Brody was fine, Kyle needed to rebound. But he didn’t give us an answer on what’s next for him like he promised on Collision. And where was Okada to harp on Brody King losing to him? Maybe that happens on Collision this week. Hobbs being the one loss the DCF took also makes sense, as Hobbs might still be feuding with them to get through all their ranks and build momentum towards a title. Konosuke VS Briscoe was awesome, and a great win for Konosuke given he’s still NEVER Openweight Champion. I wonder if Hobbs and Konosuke also get in on the Owen Hart Cup…
My Score: 8.9/10
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Who wins this three-on-three?
March Madness is in full effect, and Collision is ready to Slam Dunk Sunday! But will the Death Riders’ reign of terror continue? Or can AR Fox & Top Flight finally dethrone them?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW World Trios Championships: The Death Riders VS AR Fox & Top Flight; The Death Riders win and retain the titles.
- Bandido VS Johnny TV; Bandido wins.
- Harley Cameron VS Aminah Belmont; Harley wins.
- Los Titanes del Aire VS La Faccion Ingobernable; Los Titanes win.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW World Trios Championships: The Death Riders VS AR Fox & Top Flight!
Jon Moxley survived another title defense thanks to Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta & Pac, but now they must defend their own titles. Not only that, but it is against the three men that won that $300,000 Rampage Holiday Bash battle royal back in 2022. Will the Death Riders continue their reign of terror? Or will these high-fliers really cash in here tonight?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and it is time to slam, if you wanna jam!
The trios sort out, and The Decoder starts against Darius Martin. The fans rally up as the bell rings. Yuta and Darius circle, tie up, and Yuta wrenches to a hammerlock. Darius reaches back to headlock, then he chinbars into a cravat. Yuta spins through to trip Darius and has a toehold. Darius endures while fans rally. Darius turns over, reels Yuta in and headlocks back. Yuta brings Darius to his knees, then waistlocks. Darius switches and SLAMS Yuta, then floats to turn Yuta over for a cover. ONE, and Darius avoids a leg sweep to headlock. Yuta powers up and out, Darius goes up and over, then Darius arm-drags Yuta!
Yuta gets up, Darius DROPKICKS him, and Omaha cheers. The fans cheer, Darius CHOPS, then he tags in Dante. Darius whips, Yuta reverses, but Darius rolls off Yuta’s back. Darius SOBATS, Dante sweeps, and Darius DOUBLE STOMPS! Dante covers, ONE, but Dante wrenches to wristlock. Yuta pulls hair to put Dante in the corner, and Claudio tags in. The Swiss Cyborg stomps Dante, the fans boo, but Claudio waistlocks. Dante switches and hops on for a SLEEPER! Claudio powers up and out, but Dante sunset flips! Claudio flails to stay up, and he drags Dante right up to his feet! Dante dodges, and he fires forearms!
Dante fires more shots but Claudio shoves him away. Dante dodges, ROCKS Claudio, but Claudio returns to CLOBBER Dante! The fans are torn but Pac applauds. Claudio fires body shots, then UPPERCUTS. Claudio pie faces Dante, whips corner to corner hard, then runs up, but into a BOOT! Claudio just comes back, blocks a boot, but not the ENZIGIRI! Dante goes up and up and RANA! Not the cleanest but Claudio still tumbles out. Claudio hurries back in, tag to Pac. Pac RAMS Dante, then slingshots up and over. Pac keeps moving, but Dante CLOBBERS him! Tag to Fox and he LARIATS Pac! And goes Matrix to then PELE!
The fans fire up for Fox and he has Pac. Fox whips, Pac reverses, but Fox stops himself. Yuta runs up but Fox TOSSES him! Pac runs up, Fox puts him on the apron and sweeps the legs. Pac is on the apron, Fox builds speed, just to slingshot STOMP Pac on the apron! Then he CANNONBALLS Yuta! But Claudio runs up to BOOT Fox down! The fans boo, Top Flight protests, but Claudio deadlifts Fox into the ring! Pac storms in and stomps Fox around. Pac drags Fox up, bumps him off buckles hard, then tags Claudio. They mug Fox, Claudio ROCKS Fox, and then drags Fox up. Fox tries to power forward but Claudio keeps him back!
Claudio powers Fox back, he tags Yuta in, and they mug Fox more. Yuta stands Fox up to reel him in, and he snap suplexes! Cover, ONE!! Fox stays in this but Yuta stays on him. Fox JAWBREAKERS free, goes Matrix again, hot tag to Darius! Darius CLOBBERS Yuta, BLASTS Pac, then BOOTS Yuta! Darius keeps moving, HOTSHOT BULLDOG DROPKICK COMBO! Then Darius GAMANGIRIS Yuta, steps in and COMPLETE SHOT! Cover, Claudio breaks it! Dante CANNONBALLS Claudio! Pac TOSSES Dante out, the ref reprimands him, but that lets Yuta CLAW Darius’ eyes! The fans boo but Yuta hits a PAIN THRILLER! Cover, TWO!
Yuta is annoyed but he keeps Darius down with a wristlock, and mockingly claps hands, while Collision goes picture in picture.
Yuta drags Darius up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Pac. Pac stomps Darius down, kicks him around, then kicks Darius in the side! Pac stays between Darius and his team, taunts him, but Darius fires body shots. Darius UPPERCUTS, but Pac KICKS him down! Pac taunts the fans, then brings him up. Pac tags Yuta back in, Yuta CHOPS Darius, then Yuta snapmares Darius for a KNEE DROP! Cover, TWO! Yuta clamps onto Darius with a chinlock to keep him down. Darius fights up, fires body shots, and he ROCKS Yuta! Slam Dunk Sunday returns to single picture as Darius runs, but into a DROPKICK!
Yuta tags Pac, then holds Darius down for Pac to drop a leg, brother! Pac looms over Darius, then drags Darius up to DECK him! Pac stomps Darius, CHOKES him on the ropes, but steps off as the ref counts. Claudio gets a cheap shot in! Fox protests but nothing can be done as Pac stands Darius up. Tag to Claudio and the mugging continues. The fans rally for “A R FOX! A R FOX!” Darius fires body shots and a CHOP! Claudio brushes that off, but Darius CHOPS again! And again! Claudio still eggs Darius on, Darius CHOPS! Claudio UPPERCUTS into a hook! Darius tries but Claudio fights the backslide! Claudio spins around, shoves Darius, POP-UP DROPKICK!
Darius and Claudio are both down and the fans fire up! Darius crawls, as does Claudio, but then Claudio grabs a leg. Claudio drags Darius bac, but Darius BOOTS free! Hot tags to Yuta and Dante! Dante rallies on Yuta with forearm after forearm! Dante whips, Yuta reverse, Dante goes out, up, around, and then GAMANGIRISR! Dante springboards to avoid Pac and CROSSBODY Yuta in one move! Dante FLIPS up and over Yuta, then sends Pac into him! Dante SHOTGUNS Pac in the back to send him out, and the fans fire up! Dante builds speed to go up, up, then tags Fox before he CANNONBALLS!
The fans fire up, but here comes Claudio! Dante dodges, Fox PENALTY KICKS! Then Fox goes up the corner to MOONSAULT! Down goes Claudio and the fans fire up again! Fox puts Yuta in, then climbs the corner, for a SWANTON BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Yuta survives but Fox hurries to go back up a corner! But Claudio anchors Fox, but Top Flight YANKS Claudio down! Fox adjusts, but Yuta trips him up now! The fans boo, the ref reprimands Yuta, but then Pac DOUBLE LOW BLOWS Top Flight!! Claudio DOUBLE LARIATS Top Flight, and the Death Riders regroup. The ref reprimands, but the Death Riders don’t listen as they surround Fox.
Omaha is thunderous for Fox as he fights back, 3v1! But Claudio! blocks a kick, and the mugging is on! The ref reprimands, Claudio stands Fox up, and he sends Yuta in, ELBOW! Claudio UPPERCUTS! Pac ELBOWS! Yuta ELBOWS! Repeat! The fans boo as the cycle of violence continues! Then Pac hits a TOMBSTONE!! ROCKET LAUNCHER! Cover, Death Riders win!
Winners: The Death Riders, by pinfall (still AEW World Trios Champions)
Chaos reigns as The Death Riders screwed over their old rivals. Fox & Top Flight regroup and the fans cheer, but THE CRU attacks! Action Andretti & Lio Rush grin as they CLOBBER Darius! They talk trash, and then Dante gets up, only for Action to LARIAT him down! But where’d Fox go? Wait, now Lio & Action undo their chain necklaces, so they can CHOKE Top Flight with them!! The fans boo, more refs rush out here, but The Cru has already choked out Darius & Dante! Will this be the end of this animosity? Or have Lio & Action only put themselves back on Top Flight’s radar?
BREAKING NEWS for April!
Dynamite returns to Boston, but it won’t be Big Business. It’ll be a Spring Breakthru! Get your tickets now so you don’t miss out!
Backstage interview with The Undisputed Kingdom.
Lexy Nair brings up the intense match Adam Cole and Daniel Garcia had, going to Hell and back, all for the TNT Championship. It unfortunately ended in a time limit draw, and some would say a tie is worse than a loss. Cole says he certainly feels that way. He feels sick to his stomach, physically beat up, and the worst part is, he had Garcia beat. “Daniel Garcia, I had you beat for that TNT Championship. The time limit is what saved you. And lemme tell you, the next time we do face each other, there will be no outside interference, there will be no time limit. It will be Adam Cole VS Daniel Garcia, for the TNT Championship, and trust me when I tell you, you’re looking at the next champ!”
Kyle O’Reilly says wow. And speaking of rematches, it has been about a week since their match with FTR. And what’s really bugging him isn’t the loss, it’s the lack of respect. Kyle & Roddy showed a lot of respect. They held out their hands, and what’d FTR do? FTR left Kyle wondering if they really are everything they say they are: The best tag team on Earth that’s ever existed in the time-space continuum! Kyle thinks they’re just insecure. Roddy shouts, “KYYYLE~! No. No, we are not gonna do that. That loss matters. We didn’t go through what we went through to get back together, to lose to the supposed best tag team on the planet.”
Roddy wants FTR to hear this. “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. The third time’s not gonna happen, fellas.” Cole says, “And that is Undisputed.” When and where will we see these epic trilogies happen?
Backstage interview with Kazuchika Okada.
Slam Dunk Sunday returns as Lexy is now with The Rainmaker. We’re not even a quarter into 2025 and Okada has gotten some very significant wins defending the AEW Continental Championship. Okada says yes, at Grand Slam: Australia, he beat Buddy Matthews. At Revolution, he beat Brody King. He put those dogs down. What does that mean? Okada says he means, he put those b*tches to sleep! Is The Rainmaker saying the Hounds of Hell are no more? Or will they come barking back and take a bite out of his belt?
Bandido VS Johnny TV!
The Most Wanted wants his revenge on Chris Jericho, but he was first challenged by the Guru of Greatness for this “big ratings” showdown. Will Bandido mute Johnny and head for The Nueve? Or will he find he’s not #TVReady?
Johnny disrespects Bandido during his entrance by throwing his big studded jacket at him! The fans boo, Johnny grins, but Bandido fires off forearms! The bell rings, Johnny pushes Bandido back, then wrangles him. Johnny rolls Bandido, ONE, but Johnny floats to rain down fists and stomps! Johnny gets his sunglasses off, the fans boo, but Johnny says he is TV Ready. Johnny taunts “cabron” Bandido, then KICKS him in the back. Johnny eggs Bandido on, “How’s my foot taste?” Johnny drags Bandido up for a NECKBREAKER! The fans boo as Johnny shows off the abs. Johnny KICKS Bandido, drags him back up, then fires body shots.
Johnny whips, Bandido ducks ‘n’ dodges, then he CLOBBERS Johnny! The fans fire up as Bandido keeps moving, another big forearm! And another big forearm! Bandido fires up, the fans are with him, and he runs in at the corner. Bandido jumps up to MONKEY FLIP! Johnny flops hard on his face! Johnny gets up in a huff, but runs into a military press! With ONE HAND! Bandido then THROWS Johnny down! Omaha rallies more while Johnny bails out, and Collision goes to single picture.
Bandido build speed, but Johnny slides in and LARIATS! Johnny mocks the clapping, then covers, TWO! Bandido is tougher than that, but Johnny drags him right up. Johnny reels Bandido in, MOONLIGHT DRIVE! Cover, TWO! Bandido is still tougher than that, but Johnny clamps on a dragon sleeper. Bandido endures, even as Johnny hooks a leg and twists him. Bandido fights around, reaches out, but Johnny drags him back! Johnny keeps on the stretch plum style hold, but Bandido still endures. Bandido fights up, fires knees, but Johnny CLUBS Bandido! Johnny INVERTED SUPLEXES, but Bandido lands on the apron!
Bandido blocks a shot, slingshots, but Johnny SHOVES him down! Bandido hits the floor and Johnny goes out after him. Johnny storms up on Bandido, stands him up, and whips him into steel steps! Bandido falls in a heap, Johnny stalks him and taunts him, but Collision goes to break.
Slam Dunk Sunday returns, Johnny runs in at the corner but Bandido BOOTS him away! Bandido then UPPERCUTS, goes up, but Johnny throws him down! Bandido rolls to his feet, runs back in, but Johnny dodges. Johnny runs back in, but Bandido SHOTGUNS him down! The fans fire up, Bandido covers, TWO! Johnny survives that shot but Bandido stays focused. The fans rally, Bandido paces, and Bandido drags Johnny up. Bandido gut wrenches to a Canadian Rack, that then becomes a torture rack! X KNEE! Johnny staggers to the ropes, Bandido says BANG! Bandido runs in, BLACKJACK 21 PLEX!! Bridging cover, Bandido wins!
Winner: Bandido, by pinfall
The Most Wanted was most certainly #TVReady! But he’s not done, as he grabs a mic to call out Jericho! “Come here, and bring my little brother, Gravity’s mask, RIGHT NOOOW!” Bandido waits, and here comes The Learning Tree! The ROH World Champion has “Big Bill” & Bryan Keith behind him, and he is holding onto Gravity’s mask. The fans boo, but Jericho smiles as he holds the mask up. The Learning Tree goes to the ring, and Jericho also has a mic. Jericho steps and says, “You know, Bandido. I wish I could tell you it doesn’t have to be this way, but I think we both know that it does.
“Because even after a generational career, one of the greatest in pro-wrestling history, I still have to remind you, everybody here watching tonight, everybody at home, who’s been fortunate enough to witness the brilliance of the Jericho Era… That you can only take me for granted for so long! That you can only take from me so much until I start taking back.” Jericho can be quite generous, and he can also be very dangerous. Bandido can just ask his family. The fans boo, but Jericho says Bandido’s terrified sister, his disgraced brother, and his weeping mother…! And Jericho is sorry he made Bandido’s mother cry, he really is.
But he had to teach Bandido a lesson! That’s what happens when you try and take the ROH World Championship from Chris Jericho! You understand him? Do you?! The fans boo, but Jericho says if Bandido wants the mask back, he can’t have it. Because Jericho wants Bandido to remember the humiliation that he felt when Jericho took this mask right off his brother. And the only thing worse than taking a luchador’s mask… is putting that mask on! Jericho goes to put Gravity’s mask on! The fans boo as Jericho wears it as his own! His big head doesn’t even fit in it! The fans chant “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!” but Jericho tells them to shut up!
Jericho, muffled as his voice is now, tells Bandido that Bandido should just stand there and cry like his mother! Bandido DECKS Jericho instead! But now Bill runs up! Bandido dodges, BOOTS Keith, then dodges again! Bandido goes up, up, but into Bill’s big hand! SKYSCRAPER- NO, Bandido slips free, then dodges Keith! Bandido SNATCHES the mask off Jericho, and gets away clean! The fans fire up as Bandido gets his moral victory! But will he and Jericho go one more round for THE victory?
Megan Bayne speaks.
“I’ve watched others fight for what they believe is theirs: Titles, fame, glory. But none of them possess true power. They worship at the feet of champions, but even those champions don’t understand what it is to be chosen by the heavens. I have arrived here as the embodiment of fate. And when they bow before me, when they worship at my feet, they’ll finally know that the All Elite Goddess has arrived. I am The Megasus, and this is my kingdom now.”
Toni Storm speaks.
“Who died and made you God? Who came down from the mountains and bestowed your power upon my people? Megan Bayne, have you heard the mythology of the one they call Timeless? Hercules doesn’t have my thighs, I have an Oedipal Complex with myself, I can summon the Kraken from my ass, and Pegasus ain’t got s*it on me! I saw my reflection, and my reflection saw me, and we made love until the sun came up. And at Dynasty, I will cut off the head of the mighty Megasus, and I will hold it aloft for the whole world to see, and I will say… ‘By GAWD I’m good.'” Luther applauds in the background, will Toni Storm slay this female titan?
Harley Cameron VS Aminah Belmont!
Though she was rather coy about her- er, Harley-gram’s budding romance with The Beast Mortos, the wild Aussie is getting back in action. Will the Phoenix Princess #FEELTHEWRATH on Slam Dunk Sunday?
The bell rings and the fans rally for Harley. Harley and Aminah tie up, Harley headlocks, but Aminah powers up and out. Aminah drops down, Harley rolls over then bypasses Aminah to LARIAT! The fans cheer, Harley runs and KNEES Aminah low. Then a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! The fans fire up again and Harley stands Aminah up. Aminah throat chops, then straitjackets for the NECKBREAKER! Harley flounders to a corner, Aminah mocks the fans, then she runs in, but into an ELBOW! Harley runs up, ducks the lariat and ENZIGIRIS! The fans fire up for Harley, she ducks Aminah’s roundhouse to pump handle!
Harley lifts for the PUMP HANDLE SAIDO! The fans fire up with Harley, “FEEL THE WRATH!” And then she dragon sleepers, for HER FINISHING MOVE! Cover, Harley wins!
Winner: Harley Cameron, by pinfall
Aminah certainly did #FEELTHEWRATH, and Harley goes right to commentary for our main event! Will Harley have a good time watching Komander & Hologram officially debut as a team? Or will Dralistico y Mortos make everything tranquilo?
Backstage interview with Don Callis.
Lexy is with cruddy Callis and brings up all that is going on within the Family. We have not seen Kyle Fletcher since the brutal cage match at Revolution, and- Callis stops Lexy there. He says we all know what she’s up to here. She is passive aggressively getting Callis all worked up about the cage match, but here’s the thing. When you have Kyle Fletcher, just 26 years old, and already the future of pro-wrestling, “you have the luxury of putting nights like Revolution in the rearview mirror. What I’ve got planned for Kyle Fletcher, what we’ve got planned, is gonna dwarf anything that your little brain could possibly fathom!”
But one thing she said is right: Everyone wants to see Kyle! So tonight is a little treat. Ladies and gentlemen… The Protostar, the future of wrestling, and the New God of Pro-Wrestling, Kyle BAH GAWD Fletcher! Yes, Kyle indeed steps into frame, and he says there has been a lot of talk and rumors that he was in some hospital bed, licking his wounds, but he is here to set the story straight. Yes, the cage match, the entire rivalry with Ospreay, has changed Kyle. But one thing that has not changed is the fact that he is destined to be the greatest of all time!
So he will be at Dynamite this Wednesday, and he’ll make it very apparent what is next for The Family, and for The Protostar, Kyle Fletcher. Say his full name, baby! Callis and Kyle hug it out, are maybe feeling a little too good, but just what is next for the DCF in AEW?
BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
Tony Khan has decided what’s next for Kyle: Brody King! Will the King of Death prove the Hounds of Hell are not done yet? Or will The Protostar use him as a stepping stone to the top? Then, it is some big meaty men slapping meat as “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs takes on Mark Davis. Will Hobbs finally get past the Don Callis Family with this? Plus, after Megan Bayne and Toni Storm each said their piece tonight, we’re getting a tag team match! Megan again teams with Penelope Ford against the reunited #ThunderStorm! Can La Mera Mera get her own revenge while helping Timeless Toni tune up for Dynasty?
And Kenny Omega not only returns, he is back in action against Blake Christian! Will the Best Bout Machine use the Vanilla Babyface as an appetizer for that big International Championship Triple Threat at Dynasty? And last but not least, after Dax Harwood left Cope hanging last week, Tony Schiavone will interview #RatedFTR to get to the bottom of this divide. All this when AEW arrives in St. Paul, Minnesota!
Los Titanes del Aire VS La Faccion Ingobernable!
This one has been a long time coming. Hologram was put on the shelf because of Dralistico, Mortos y Rush, but he was able to reboot, rebuild and refresh in time to help Komander fight back. Can the Titans of the Air fly high over LFI? Or will Dralistico y Mortos stampede over them like rampaging bulls?
The teams sort out, the ref has to keep them back, and then Dralistico starts against Hologram. Harley claims to have no idea who “Harley-gram” really is, but whoever she is, she has a fantastic chest. Wait, Mortos CLOBBERS Komander! The fans boo, but Hologram dodges, and Mortos CLOBBERS Darlistico! Hologram fires hands, Mortos headlocks, but Hologram goes up the ropes! Hologram then flips free, SOBATS, and whips. Hologram ducks under then hurdles over Mortos. Mortos leaps over, runs back up, ARABIAN PRESS and a roll! The fans fire up, Hologram dodges Mortos to then tilt-o-whirl and DEJA VU-
NO, Mortos stops the ride to chicken wing Hologram! But Hologram victory rolls through, TWO! Mortos has it, TWO! Both men stand, Hologram rolls Mortos but Mortos powers through to a cover, ONE! They both stand, Mortos HEADBUTTS Hologram down! The fans fire up, then Mortos runs to sunset flip! Hologram rolls through, Komander tags in, and Komander springboards to SPLASH! Komander bounces off the cover, comes back and tilt-o-whirl RANAAS! Mortos flounders away, Dralistico tags in. Mortos BOOTS Komander, Dralistico springboards but Komander dodges. Komander shoves, then he pops Dralistico up, but Dralistico DROPKICKS!
Dralistico runs back in, ducks ‘n ‘dodges to SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up and Harley says this is “Luchamazing!” Dralistico fires up, runs up, but Komander blocks! Komander kicks Dralistico again and again, then goes up the corner! DOUBLE BOUNCE ARABIAN PRESS ARM-DRAG! The fans fire up as Komander then KICKS, SOBATS, and winds up. Komander runs to jump, spin, and wheelbarrow for the arm-drag! Komander fires up, the fans fire up, but Harley says she has to go now? Harley needs to call her friend. Harley says she forgot, but she’s gotta go, she’ll be back. Harley hops off commentary, who is she going to call?
Komander puts Dralistico on the apron but Dralistico mule kicks Hologram! Dralistico dodges Komander’s tiger feint kick, and Komander ends up on the apron. Mortos runs up, but Komander GAMANGIRIS! Dralistico is there to FLYING RANA Komander to the floor! Mortos TOPE TORNILLOS! Down goes Hologram and the fans fire up! Fans lose their minds, Harley scampers off, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Mortos drags Hologram up, SMACKS him back down, and Dralistico sends Komander into railing! Then Dralistico drags Komander up, RAILING BACKBREAKER! Dralistico shoves Komander back into the ring, then sits him up to go after the mask! The ref reprimands, Dralistico stops, and Dralistico argues with the ref. Dralistico then drags Komander up, brings him around, and whips him to ropes. Dralistico ELBOWS Komander down, tags in Mortos, and Mortos fires up. Mortos NECK TWISTS Komander! Cover, TWO! Komander stays in this, but Mortos clamps onto him again. Mortos YANKS Komander up with his mask to then SLAM him down!
Mortos stands Komander back up to SMACK him down! Komander goes to ropes, Mortos storms up, and Mortos wrenches Komander to tag in Dralistico. Komander tires to fight back but LFI still mugs him. Dralistico CHOPS Komander, then says uno mas! But then Dralistico DECKS Komander! Komander rises up, and Darlistico KICKS the leg out! Dralistico dusts himself off, puts up the ingobernable fist, then looms over Komander. Abrahantes coaches Komander, but Dralistico has him in a modified Half Crab! Komander endures, Dralistico lets go, and the fans rally up. Dralistico stands Komander up, whips him to the corner, then runs up to SPLASH!
Dralistico sits Komander down, goes side to side, and SUPERKICKS! Dralistico taunts Hologram, then soaks up the heat. But wait! “Harley-gram” is here! And suspiciously wearing gear just like Harley’s. Dralistico TOSSES Hologram in just for fun, then stands him up to CHOP! Dralistico runs at Komander in the other corner, but Komander breaks free! Slam Dunk Sunday returns to single picture as Dralistico hits buckles! Hologram runs in and LARIATS! Komander SUPERKICKS! Komander feeds Dralistico to Hologram’s SPANISH FLY! Hologram then helps Komander go up, up, and PHOENIX SPLASH! Cover, Mortos breaks it!
The fans rally, Dralistico and Komander crawl. “This is Awesome!” as we get hot tags to Mortos and Hologram! Hologram dodges Mortos, SOBATS, and KICKS! And HEEL KICKS! Mortos wobbles, Hologram goes up the ropes to QUEBRADA, but into Mortos’ Alabama Lift! Hologram powers through to DESTROYER!! Mortos staggers around, flops out of the ring, and Hologram builds speed! Hologram DIVES, direct hit on Mortos and they go all the way to the ramp! The fans are thunderous and Hologram hurries to get Mortos in the ring. Fans hope these teams “FIGHT FOREVER!” but Komander goes up, CIELITO LINDO!
Hologram is back in, he hooks Mortos up and rolls, GHOST PIN! Dralistico barrels in and breaks it! The fans rally, Harley-gram joins in with Abrahantes, and we get hot tags to Komander and Dralistico! Komander goes up, Dralistico ROCKS him first! Dralistico climbs up after Komander, fires shots, but Komander fires back! They go back and forth, even with CHOPS! Dralistico fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT, then brings Komander up! SUPER- NO, Komander slips free and ENZIGIRIS! The fans fire up again as Komander roars! Komander runs and goes up, up, and SUPER POISON-RANAS!! The fans are thunderous again, but Mortos scoops Komander!
Mortos hits the BEAST BREAKER!! Then he runs to FLYING ELBOW! Hologram runs in and goes up, then up to POISON-RANA! But Dralistico FLYING CRUCIFIX DRIVERS!! Komander is back to fire hands with Dralistico, and we get DOUBLE ROUNDHOUSES!! Both men fall, but Komander falls onto Dralistico! Cover, TWO!! Dralistico survives and Omaha is electric! Abrahantes & Harley-gram get that energy building, and Komander has Dralistico. The fans cheer on “A E DUB!” as the forearms fly! Dralistico CHOPS, but Komander CHOPS! The CHOPS go back and forth, but Dralistico SOBATS!
Dralistico CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS, then he runs, but Komander follows! Dralistico dodges, springboards, and FLYING DESTROYERS!!! Komander staggers then falls, Dralistico hurries to cover, HOLOGRAM BREAKS IT! The fans are thunderous again as Dralistico runs to SCREW HIGH KICK! Dralistico whips, Hologram reverses, but Dralistico slides out! And he grabs Abrahantes as a hostage! Hologram still DIVES! Direct hit on Dralistico, and a scary landing for Hologram! Mortos storms over to TOSS Abrahantes away! But then he locks eyes with Harley-gram. Harley-gram pets Mortos’ mane, but Dralistico tells Mortos to focus!
Komander runs the tightrope! SALUTE MOONSAULT!! Direct hit on LFI and Omaha is thunderous again! Komander puts Dralistico in, Hologram is back up! Torture rack for the PORTAL BOMB!! And then CIELITO LINDO!! Cover, TITANES WIN!!
Winners: Los Titanes del Aire, by pinfall
A powerful first match as a true duo, and LFI is in retreat! Will Komander & Hologram start to take over AEW? Will “Harley-gram” be along for the ride?
My Thoughts:
A great second part to Slam Dunk Weekend, and again I like just one hour Collision. As they did last night, the title match opened, and it was great stuff. But of course Death Riders retained, a random special episode was not where they’d lose the titles. Plus, The Cru went after Top Flight to restart their rivalry. Very good promo from Okada to talk down to the Hounds, and very good promo from Kyle & Callis to talk themselves up. Kyle VS Brody will be great stuff, but I feel like Okada and Brody can circle back around to a rematch for Dynasty. It’s mostly that Brody won’t take kindly to Okada calling him and Buddy “b*tches” again.
Great match from Bandido VS Johnny, and a very good promo segment with The Learning Tree. Bandido getting the mask back was good stuff, and I bet we’ll get one more ROH World Championship match between Bandido and Jericho. I would hope this time Bandido wins and we can start moving towards a Learning Tree fallout with Bill turning on Jericho. Supercard of Honor isn’t until May, maybe we can build up other names from within the ROH roster to start challenging for the top title. And very good promo from The Undisputed Kingdom to hype up both the eventual Garcia VS Cole 3 and FTR VS Kyle & Roddy 3 matches. Those might even be at Dynasty.
And of course we got story tie-ins of Harley with LFI. Harley got a good win over Aminah, and she of course played a part in Los Titanes winning over LFI. Rush needs to return to have a talk with Mortos, and of course this “Beauty & The Beast Mortos” story is going to keep on going until Harley-gram is exposed as Harley.
My Score: 8.8/10
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