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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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It’s a violent end to a legendary friendship!
Former Best Friends, Trent Beretta & Chuck Taylor, have been through many Parking Lot Brawls, but this is their first time as enemies! Will there be broken bones to go along with the broken hearts?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Parking Lot Brawl: Trent Beretta VS Chuck Taylor; Trent wins.
- Thunder Rosa VS Deonna Purrazzo; Rosa wins.
- “Big Bill” Morrissey VS Trevor Blackwell; Bill wins.
- Katsuyori Shibata & Daniel Garcia VS Shane Taylor Promotions; Shibata & Garcia win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Parking Lot Brawl: Trent Beretta VS Chuck Taylor!
Years of friendship, thrown away, and why? Because #JustTrent had a problem with Freshly Squeezed having more success in AEW than them? Because #JustTrent had a problem with Cassidy as a person? Because #JustTrent turned out to be the selfish one in the relationship? Well, then will #JustTrent get his ass kicked? Or will he take advantage of how Chuckie T. is a Kentucky Gentleman?
Trent stares Chuck down while we hear the crowd of other wrestlers taunting him. Trent takes a swing, but Chuck dodges to fire off hands! The brawl is on, and Chuck gets the edge! Chuck ROCKS Trent, then SMACKS him off a car hood! And then off the car door! Chuck drags Trent up, but Trent RAMS Chuck into the car! And throat chops him just because! Trent gets space, runs back in, but Chuck dodges so Trent hits the passenger door! Chuck gets a trash can lid and he stands Trent up. Trent jumps through the open window but Chuck drags him back out. Trent kicks low, and he gives Chuck a CAR HOOD BACK SUPLEX!
Trent grabs the trash can lid, SMACKS Chuck right in the head and Chuck falls down! The crowd boos but Trent opens a car trunk to bring out a trash can, a dustpan and a baseball bat! Chuck storms up but Trent CHUCKS the trash can into Chuck’s face! Chuck flounders and Trent smirks. Trent SMACKS Chuck with the trash can, CLUBS him around, and Chuck is busted open! The white car has red polka dots on it now, and Trent talks trash, “This is what you wanted?!” Trent runs up, but Chuck POP UP POWERBOMBS Trent onto a car hood! Trent writhes, Chuck staggers around, and Chuck brings Trent around.
Chuck headlocks Trent before he SMACKS him off another car door. Trent goes around the back and then up onto a truck! Chuck follows, and he CLUBS Trent in the chest! But Trent slips under, and he CLAWS Chuck’s bloody face! Trent DECKS Chuck and Chuck falls through drywall sheets! Trent looms over Chuck as he crawls out of the wreckage. Trent stalks Chuck, brings him around and SMACKS him with the trash can lid! Trent hoists Chuck onto a car roof, SMACKS him again, then goes back to the truck. Trent climbs onto the roof of the truck, to FLYING ELBOW from car to car! Cover, TWO!!
Trent is furious, but Chuck is still in this as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Trent fumes, paces around, and goes back to the goodies. He brings out… Is that a screwdriver?! And he JABS Chuck in the head with it!! And then he DIGS it into Chuck’s forehead!! As if he wasn’t already bleeding badly!! Trent leaves Chuck behind, to fetch what looks to be a flat screen TV. Then he brings out a wood door!? Did someone visit Home Depot before coming here? Chuck CHOPS Trent in return then fires haymakers! Trent CLAWS Chuck’s face! Trent grabs that TV and CHUCKS it, only for Chuck to duck it! Rampage returns as TV screen hits windshield! Chuck kicks low to snap suplex Trent through the door!!
The crowd is losing its minds as Trent crawls. Chuck gets Trent’s legs, to CATAPULT him into the truck’s tailgate!! The crowd fires up while Chuck gets a sinister look on his face. Chuck takes a piece of that drywall to SMASH it on Trent! Chuck gets that trash can, he SMACKS Trent with it! Chuck sees the pile of extra goodies nearby, and he uncovers some light tubes! But first, he’ll clean up the mess, he SMACKS Trent with the dust pan! And SMACKS him again and again! And then one more shot with the trash can! Trent writhes, but Chuck drags Trent up. Chuck SMACKS Trent off the tailgate, then clears some space.
Chuck climbs up, but Trent ROCKET LAUNCHES him onto the light tubes!!! The tubes shatter under Chuck’s back! Trent sputters, he’s bloody now, too. Trent puts Chuck against the car hood and stands on him! Trent soaks up the heat, but Chuck TRIPS Trent! Trent writhes, Chuck reels Trent in, Canadian Rack, RAZOR’S EDGE onto a windshield!! Trent writhes while fans chant “HOLY CHUCK!” Chuck covers Trent on the hood, TWO!! Trent survives and hurries around the back of this sedan. Chuck snarls, goes up after Trent, and they meet on the roof. They’re both so bloody as they fire forearms back and forth!
The crowd cheers Chuck and boos Trent, and as the two swing wild, they end up HUGGING! You GOT to give the people what they want, right? They stand, Chuck ROCKS Trent and reels Trent in, but Trent LOW BLOWS!! Trent has Chuck now, PILEDRIVER ON THE CAR ROOF!!! And then, SNAKE BITE!! Trent is choking Chuck out!!! Chuck IS out, Trent wins!!
Winner: Trent Beretta, by submission
The Best Friends tore each other apart, but it is #JustTrent that stands tall in the end. He’s clearly lost the respect of his peers given how the other wrestlers are chanting “You Suck! You Suck!” But wait, Trent isn’t done? He has a monkey wrench!? Cassidy & Kris step forward to say no, this is going too far! Trent says this is all Cassidy’s fault! And SMASH, Trent hits Chuck’s leg with the wrench, and even shatters the glass behind it!! Chuck clutches the already recovering leg, and now Cassidy wants after Trent! Kris stops Cassidy, Trent’s still got the wrench! Trent escapes into the shadows of the arena, what darkness is living in Trent’s heart?
Don Callis is watching this.
And he seems to like the sadistic savagery he just witnessed. Trent may not have Best Friends anymore, but could he end up with a whole new family?
Backstage interview with Kyle O’Reilly.
Arkady Aura is with #CombatKyle and brings up his impressive showing in Dynamite’s Casino Gauntlet this past Wednesday. But we all want to know, what is next for her? Well, on Saturday, May 11th, AEW is coming to his hometown! Collision in Vancouver, British Columbia! The Rogers Arena, the same building an 11-year-old Kyle saw his first wrestling show ever. And at that show, Kyle told his dad that he was gonna do this one day. Papa O’Reilly said, “Oh yeah, sure you will, kid.” But somehow, Kyle pulled it off. 25 years later, he’s coming back home to do the one thing he’s ever been good at and that’s wrestling.
Kyle is going to take on the best wrestlers this world has to offer, right here in AEW, where the best wrestle. Kyle is ready for a fight, who will take him up on that in two weeks?
Thunder Rosa VS Deonna Purrazzo!
La Mera Mera and The Virtuosa could not coexist in the race for the AEW Women’s World Championship, and now they will Rampage against each other! Who will stand tall, ready for another shot at the title?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Deonna and Rosa step up, talk a little trash, then Deonna pie faces Rosa! Rosa swings but Deonna catches the arm! Rosa avoids the takedown to knee low! They tie up again, go around and around, and Deonna puts Rosa in a corner. The ref counts, Rosa powers her way out but Deonna headlocks. Rosa powers up and out, but Deonna RAMS her! The two stay up, Deonna eggs Rosa on then kicks her low! Deonna whips, Rosa blocks the hip toss, but then Deonna blocks a hip toss! Rosa avoids the lariat to DECK Deonna! Rosa rains down fists but the ref reprimands.
Rosa sits Deonna up, clamps on a COBRA CLUTCH, and she grinds Deonna down. The fans rally but Deonna fights up. Deonna throws hands, then wrenches, but Rosa breaks free. Deonna BOOTS Rosa, then has the arm for the ARMBAR DDT! Deonna dusts herself off as she paces, then she KICKS Rosa’s arm. And KICKS it again! Rosa goes to ropes, Deonna pushes her down and ties her up in Paradise! Rosa is stuck, Deonna soaks up the cheers and jeers, and then runs to DROPKICK Rosa out of Paradise! Deonna stands Rosa up but Rosa ROCKS her first! Deonna stands, Rosa RAMS into her then bumps her off buckles.
Rosa goes up and up to leap, but Deonna blocks the rana and has a BOSTON CRAB! They’re in the ropes, the ref counts, and Deonna lets go. Rosa crawls to the corner, Deonna paces while soaking up the heat. Rosa stands, builds speed, and she WERCKS Deonna with a dropkick! Rosa fires up despite the pain in her back, and she kicks Deonna. Deonna stands, Rosa CHOPS her against the post! And CHOPS her again! Deonna ducks, Rosa chops post! Deonna SUPERKICKS Rosa down, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Deonna steps on Rosa’s face, steps away, and Rosa staggers up to railing. Deonna storms up but Rosa kicks her low. Rosa then runs Deonna side to side to POST her! But then Deonna RAMS Rosa into apron! And SMACKS her off it! Deonna snarls, brings Rosa around, and she puts Rosa in the ring. Cover, TWO! Deonna clamps onto Rosa to pull her arms in, for a straitjacket stretch! Rosa endures, fights up, but Deonna turns that into a BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Rosa is still in this, and she is feeding off the energy of the fans! Rosa stands, and she ELBOWS Deonna! And body shots! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again!
Rosa has Deonna in a corner to UPPERCUT! Rosa runs corner to corner and back again, but Deonna dodges! Rosa POSTS herself and falls to the apron! Deonna storms back over, brings Rosa up and wraps the bad arm against ropes! The ref counts, Deonna KICKS the ropes as she lets off, and Rosa clutches the elbow. Deonna returns but Rosa RAMS into her! Deonna CLUBS Rosa, has her in a corner, and HEADBUTTS the lower back as Rampage goes to break.
Rampage returns and Deonna runs in, but into an ELBOW! And then a BOOT! Rosa goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Rosa as she rises up! Deonna runs in, Rosa dodges to fire forearm after forearm! Deonna shoves, Rosa ENZIGIRIS! Rosa runs, to SHOTGUN BOOT! Deonna flounders to ropes, Rosa pounds the mat and the fans rally again. Rosa runs side to side to DROPKICK again! Cover, TWO!! Deonna toughs it out while Rosa shakes out her arm. Rosa drags Deonna up, but Deonna SOBATS! Deonna runs to KNEE LIFT and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Deonna wants the Fujiwara but Rosa rolls free!
Deonna BOTOS Rosa down, covers, TWO! Rosa is still in this and the fans rally up. Deonna is frustrated but she fireman’s carries Rosa. Rosa fires elbows, waistlocks, but Deonna pries the hold open! Deonna waistlocks, Rosa victory rolls and STOMP 182! The fans rally up again and Rosa covers, TWO! Deonna stays in this but Rosa stays on her. Rosa drags Deonna to a drop zone, goes to a corner and climbs. But Deonna rises and catches the leap! FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! Rosa endures, reaches out, pushes Deonna over to get a REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Deonna is in the body scissors but she fights around!
Deonna rises, to BACKPACK SENTON! Deonna is free, the fans fire up, and Deonna brings Rosa back up. Deonna SLAPS Rosa, then reels her in! Gotch Hold, but Rosa jackknife bridges! TWO, Deonna sunset flips, TWO! Prawn hold, TWO! FUJIWARA!! Rosa rolls it to a cradle, ROSA WINS!!
Winner: Thunder Rosa, by pinfall
Deonna thought she had the perfect formula but Rosa says she just beat her at wrestling! But then Deonna CLOBBERS Rosa at the ramp! The fans boo but Deonna drags Rosa up to RAM her into the bleachers! Rosa slumps down, but Deonna digs her boot in! Deonna SLAPS Rosa around, tells the ref to shut up, and she SLAPS Rosa more! So Rosa SLAPS back! They brawl on stage and then out to the ledge of the upper level! The fans fire up as they keep going! Security rushes in, the fans boo, but Deonna flips Rosa off! It seems nothing was settled here, will these two look to go Double or Nothing?
Backstage interview with The Undisputed Kingdom.
Arkady Aura is with Roderick Strong, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett as she notes Will Ospreay is the NEW #1 Contender to the AEW International Championship. Taven says hold on, before we get started here, “Not Lexy,” as three guys who care deeply about neck health, and as two guys who nursed someone from the brink of paralysis (aka Roddy), The Kingdom wishes a very speedy recovery to “the world’s greatest boss. TK, stay strong, buddy.” Roddy then shouts that “WILL… Ospreay. Congratulations, you did it! You have signed, sealed and delivered the downfall, demise and destruction of The Aerial Assassin at Double or Nothing.”
Roddy says the world can sing Ospreay’s praises, but none of that matters when you step in the ring with Roddy. Just like all the ones before, Roddy will dismantle Ospreay, he will BREAK Ospreay, and he will make Ospreay fall in front of The Savior of the Backbreaker. Roddy’s confidence is strong, but will Roddy be the one feeling the End of Heartache after taking on the #BillyGOAT?
“Big Bill” Morrissey VS Trevor Blackwell!
The human skyscraper says he wants to sit under the Learning Tree, but Chris Jericho’s gonna need a bigger tree if he’s to give guidance to Big Bill. Will Bill prove he is worthy of The Wizard’s sage advice?
The moment Bill is in the ring, he SPLASHES Trevor right in the corner! The bell rings, Bill runs to BOOT Trevor down! Trevor flounders around, Bill runs corner to corner and SPLASHES again! Trevor flops around, Bill wants Jericho to watch this. Bill said he’d show Jericho he is worthy, and we do see Jericho watching backstage, holding the FTW Championship on his shoulder and oddly still wearing a #LionHook shirt… Jericho nods as Bill CLUBS Trevor on the back! Bill then tells Jericho to watch him! Scoop and BIG BOSS SLAM!! Cover, but Bill lets off! Bill wags his finger, he wants Jericho to see more.
Bill brings Trevor up, reels him in, and short arm LARIATS! Cover, but again Bill lets off! Bill is having too much fun at poor Trevor’s expect. Bill says Jericho’s gonna wanna teach him. Bill hoists Trevor up for the SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAM!! One foot cover, a very Jericho move, and Bill wins!
Winner: “Big Bill” Morrissey, by pinfall
Trev might want to change his last name to Well-done, because he got roasted. Bill wants Jericho’s guidance, does he even need it when he can do all this?
BREAKING NEWS for Rampage!
Rampage won’t be following up Collision next week but it also won’t be back on Friday just yet. For AEW’s return to Canada, Rampage is going to be BACK TO BACK with Dynamite! Get ready for a truly All Elite Wednesday!
Katsuyori Shibata & Daniel Garcia VS Shane Taylor Promotions!
The Wrestler said during Collision earlier tonight that he was going to take on Shane Taylor Promotions by himself if he had to, but then the Dragonslayer offered his help. Now they’re both going to take on #TAIGASTYLE and Big Bad Shaney T. himself! Garcia wears basic trunks and boots to match Shibata, will The Wrestlers win out? Or will STP rumble, bad man, rumble?
The moment all four men are in the ring, Shibata CLOBBERS Lee Moriarty and then he and Garcia both go after Shane! The fans fire up as they stomp and kick Shane right out of the ring! Then they go out to keep after him! Shibata whips and BOOTS Shane into railing! Garcia fires off on Lee, then Shibata adds an UPPERCUT! Shibata whips and BOOTS Lee against railing! Garcia stomps Shane, Shibata snap suplexes Lee to the floor! Shibata leaves them behind to go into the ring and sit cross-legged! Garcia sits with him! The fans fire up and the two go out again. The brawling continues but Shane throws heavy hands!
Lee ROCKS Garcia, Shane puts Shibata in, and Shane storms in after Shibata. Lee sends Garcia into railing, but Shibata fires hands on Shane! Shibata KICKS and KICKS, but Shane blocks the boot! Shane JABS Shibata and Shibata falls back! Shane talks trash, the fans boo, but Shane drags Shibata up. Shane HEADBUTTS Shibata, tags Lee, and they mug Shibata. Lee stomps a mudhole in, lets off as the ref counts, but he sneaks mule kicks on Shibata the whole time! Shibata trips Lee, stomps him, but Lee gets up to RAM into Shibata! Lee brings Shibata around, suplexes, but Shibata slips free to waistlock!
Lee elbows free, kicks, but Shibata blocks! Lee KNEES Shibata but Garcia tags in! Shibata BOOTS Lee, Garcia LARIATS! Garcia DROPKICKS Shane, gets around Lee, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! And then another TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Garcia brings Lee up again but Lee suplexes! Garcia slips free, spins Lee and kicks low, to then TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! The trifecta is complete and the fans fire up! Garcia storms up on Lee, brings him up, and UPPERCUTS! The fans rally for Garcia, he CHOPS Lee to ropes. And CHOPS Lee against ropes! Garcia runs, but Shane trips him! Lee distracts the ref so Shane can DRAPING DDT to the floor!
Shibata protests but Lee mocks him by sitting cross-legged. The ring count climbs, Garcia drags himself up at 3 of 10, slides in at 5, but Lee stomps Garcia at the ropes! Lee drags Garcia up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Shane. Shane pushes Garcia against the buckles, to then CHOP! Garcia seethes and he fires forearm son Shane! The fans fire up, Garcia throws more shots, then leaps, but into Shane’s arms! Shane RAMS Garcia into a corner, then CHOPS! Shane runs up, but Garcia BOOTS! Garcia spins, but Shane ROCKS him first! And URENAGES! And then SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO!
Shane seethes but he keeps Garcia from Shibata, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Shane mocks Garcia’s dance, drags him up, but Garcia CHOPS! Garcia staggers, but Shane fires body shots in the corner! Shane ROCKS Garcia, tags Lee, and STP mugs Garcia. Garcia flounders to ropes, Lee CHOKES him! The ref counts, Lee steps away, and he stomps Garcia around. Lee wraps an arm around the ropes, then fishhooks Garcia! The ref counts, Lee lets off, and Garcia feeds off the energy of the fans. Lee brings Garcia up but Garcia fires forearm sand CHOPS! Lee gets around, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO! Garcia stays in this but Lee stays on him with a wrench. Tag to Shane, and Lee hooks Garcia up in a COBRA TWIST, just so Shane can KNEE Garcia down!
Shane has Garcia on ropes, ROCKS him with a forearm, then scoops him for SNAKE EYES! Garcia slumps down in the corner, Shane drags him back up, and TOSSES him out! Shane goes out to then put Garcia against railing. Shane ROCKS Garcia, talks trash on fans, then brings Garcia around to scoop and SLAM him to the floor! Shane talks more trash on the fans, Lee has him cool off, and Shane brings Garcia up again. Shane puts Garcia in, tags Lee, and then Lee clamps on with a top wristlock and stretches Garcia out! Garcia endures, turns to fight the pressure, but Lee CLUBS him down. Lee drags Garcia up, tags Shane, and Shane scoop SLAMS!
Shane runs to SPLASH Garcia again! Rampage returns to single picture, Shane drags Garcia to a drop zone, and he goes up a corner. The fans boo but Shane blows them a kiss. FALLING SPLASH FLOPS as Garcia moves! T he fans fire up, but Lee KICKS him down! Lee hurries back and tags in, then he drags Garcia up. Lee wrenches, wristlocks, but Garcia endures. Lee SNAPS the fingers! The fans boo Lee being so villainous, but he drags Garcia up. Lee bumps Garcia off buckles, Shane holds Garcia up, but Garcia fights free with boots and haymakers and elbows! The fans fire up, Garcia sends Lee into Shane!
Lee hurries to waistlock but Garcia switches, SAIDO! The fans are thunderous as Lee and Garcia crawl! Hot tags to Shane and Shibata! Shibata BOOTS Shane! Shane roars, Shibata runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges and BOOTS! Shibata whips to BOOT Shane in the corner! Shibata fires forearms, the ref counts, but Lee runs up. Shibata DECKS him! Garcia RAMS Lee into a corner, climbs up, and while Shibata fires forearms on Shane, Garcia rains down fists! Garcia goes all the way to nine, then DOES HIS DANCE! Shibata and Garcia coordinate, DOUBLE HYDRAULIC DROPKICKS! The fans fire up and Garcia stands Shane up. Shibata runs in to BOOT!
Shibata CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS Shane, then CHOPS, CHOPS and JABS! Garcia does his dance while Shibata JABS and CHOPS to the rhythm! The fans are loving this, as now Garcia runs in to KNEE Shane! Shibata & Garcia get Shane up, to DOUBLE SUPLEX!! Cover, ONE?!? Shane has power to spare, but Garcia BOOTS him! Shibata BOOTS him! They go again, but this time Shane DOUBLE SUPLEXES them!! The fans boo but Shane tags in Lee. Lee runs up to clothesline Shibata, and JAB! And CHOP! JAB! CHOP! JAB! CHOP! Shibata just scowls at Lee! Lee says okay, and he fires more JABS and CHOPS!
Shibata steps into the shots, so Lee eggs him on! Shibata ROCKS Lee! Shane runs up, HEADBUTTS, then Lee HALF HATCH SLAMS! Cover, TWO!! Shibata toughs it out and STP grows frustrated. Lee drags Shibata up, kicks then waistlocks, but Shibata fights the lift! Shane storms in, helps Lee put on the full nelson, and Shane promises to knock Shibata out! But Shibata BOOTS Shane first! Garcia jumps on for a SLEEPER! Shibata switches on Lee for a SLEEPER!! The fans fire up as STP start fading out! Shane fires up to RAM Garcia into buckles! But Shibata BOOTS him! And Garcia SAIDOS!! Shibata PENALTY KICKS Lee!! Cover, The Wrestlers win!
Winners: Katsuyori Shibata & Daniel Garcia, by pinfall
Shibata helps Garcia stand up, and Garcia is proud to have won alongside one of his heroes! And with the fans cheering him on, Garcia sets up… to DO HIS DANCE! Will this momentum help Shibata avenge Hook and take that FTW Championship off of Chris Jericho? Or will The Learning Tree have some things to teach Shibata?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here, though I was oddly more excited when I thought it was just Deonna VS Rosa and the Parking Lot Brawl. But even so, at least Bill squashing a dude was used in story. He was showing off, he’ll surely have Jericho’s blessing if he helps defeat Shibata on Dynamite, but a part of me almost wants this to be all a trap. Bill was teammates with Ricky Starks in a feud against Jericho, and if Jericho is being obliviously arrogant then maybe Bill is using that against Jericho, too. But either way, let’s just hope this story helps Bill get going rather than slow him down like the #JerichoVortex has always done.
The Parking Lot Brawl was moving maybe a bit fast for me, especially with how there were some obvious spots already set up when they arrived, such as the drywall draped across the truck bed. But they surely got bloody, and in the end, Trent won out because he was willing to sink to the lowest low. And then they’ve written Chuck off again with that monkey wrench to the shin, so Cassidy VS Trent is definitely a Double or Nothing match. And something is just telling me that if Kris is gonna turn out to be the villain in the Willow Nightingale story, she’s probably gonna screw Cassidy over to help Trent, too.
Really good match from Deonna VS Rosa, and with Rosa getting a quick pin then that brawl, we’re clearly getting more out of them. Good promo from Kyle O’Reilly to hype AEW’s newest Canada tour, and good promo from The Kingdom to tie in their old Neck Health Awareness gag to the Tony Khan piledriver angle. Roddy calling out Ospreay, I would definitely think Ospreay wins the title at Double or Nothing. And really good tag main event from Shibata & Garcia VS Shane Taylor Promotions. STP keeps getting great showings even in losing, but Lee took the loss here to keep Shane himself strong. Great win for Shibata but this just adds to the go-home math where Jericho retains the FTW Championship on Dynamite.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Guns up for all the Jacksonville Gold Members!
Another three hour block of All Elite Wrestling starts with a Collision! But will the Bang Bang Gang still be the best three man unit ever? Or will Top Flight go from the coldest to the goldest trio in the game?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Unified AEW & ROH World Trios Championships: Bullet Club Gold VS Top Flight; Bullet Club Gold wins and retains the titles.
- Rey Fenix w/ Alex Abrahantes VS The Beast Mortos; Fenix wins.
- Rush VS Martin Stone; Rush wins.
- Toni Storm w/ Mariah May & Luther VS Anna Jay; Storm wins.
- The Acclaimed VS Grizzled Young Veterans; The Acclaimed win.
- AEW World Championship: Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Claudio Castagnoli; Swerve wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Swerve Strickland is here!
Prince Nana again leads the way as the NEW AEW World Champion makes his way out here. The Realest opened Dynamite with a win, but he walks back out to Daily’s Place to stand in the ring to finally acknowledge his victory at Dynasty. Nana says, “Ladies and gentlemen, the man standing in front of you today is the Boss of Bosses! The man standing in front of you today is the Anointed One in Professional Wrestling! The man standing in front of you is one hell of a wrestler. And he’s none other than the AEW World Heavyweight Champion, Swerve Strickland!” The fans cheer and chant, “Thank You, Swerve!”
Swerve says what a week we’ve had here in AEW! Let’s run it down: a NEW TBS Champion in Willow Nightingale; by the grace of God, Adam Cole can walk; Adam Copeland got misted in the face by The House of Black; Will Ospreay and Bryan Danielson tore the house down; and then… Jack Perry returned. The fans boo but Swerve says Jack’s back in AEW, and he struck Tony Khan, the founder of AEW, who put his faith in Swerve. On top of that, The EVPs, the Young Bucks are again the AEW World Tag Team Champions, and they hit Tony Khan with the whatever it is driver, and now TK is in a neck brace and who knows when we’ll see him in healthy condition.
Now, Swerve will be the first to tell everyone, he’s done some horrible things. Once, twice, three, four times. But something about four elite athletes beating down a non-fighter in TK, that sounds like a b*tch move to him. The fans echo “B*TCH MOVE!” but Swerve wants to get to business. The most important thing that happened this week is Swerve went into Dynasty and he made history by dethroning Samoa Joe and becoming the NEW AEW World Champion! Now, a pet peeve of his is those going around calling themselves “Best in the World.” But make no mistake, the Best in the World is the one holding this title right here!
Last week, it was Samoa Joe. This week, it’s Swerve, baby. And Swerve got here by fighting, but also by making sacrifices. Swerve says the night he won this title, he went to his daughter. She said, “Dad, I love you, I’m so proud of you. But I feel like I just don’t know you.” That hit Swerve to his core. His relationship with his children is everything. But he’s missed birthdays, holidays, basketball games, dance recitals, Father-Daughter dances, and he can’t make up for lost time. But what he can do is set the example and blaze a trail, to make sure this was all worth it. The fans cheer that!
Swerve continues by saying AEW has set people in front of him and he’s knocked them all down! Kyle Fletcher was just one. Now, how about an Open Challenge for the AEW World Championship? But only to someone who really wants to fight! So how about it, Jacksonville? We’re entering a new era in AEW, the Dynasty Era! And the elite of that era is whose house? “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” But then here comes Claudio Castagnoli! The Swiss Superman is in a suit, not his gear, but he does get in the ring. Claudio circles Swerve, then takes the mic and holds up a finger. The fans still chant, but Claudio says, “You’re on.”
Swerve says see you later tonight then, in whose house? But then Claudio snatches the mic again! “It’s gonna be mine.” The fans are intrigued but Claudio is looking to end Swerve’s Dynasty the same week it started! Will the Swiss Superman bring even more gold to the Blackpool Combat Club?
Tony Khan has a medical update.
He is feeling grateful and blessed that he can still walk, talk and work, as was seen during the NFL Draft with Tony Khan alongside his father, Shahid, in the Jacksonville Jaguars war room. However, the doctors have advised TK not to travel, so he will be monitoring AEW Dynamite in Winnipeg remotely. Will that mean The EVPs will be in control of things in person this Wednesday…?
Unified AEW & ROH World Trios Championships: Bullet Club Gold VS Top Flight!
When it comes to Six Man Tags, the Bang Bang Gang runs this! But while they have six belts for the three of them, will that only weigh them all down against one of the fastest moving and fastest rising teams? Or will Jay White & The Gunns shoot Action, Darius & Dante outta the sky?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who holds all the trios gold!
The trios sort out, White starts against Dante and the two talk a little trash over how the Casino Gauntlet went on Wednesday. The fans rally for Angel Dorado as he ties up with the Switchblade, but White headlocks. Dante powers up and out, but White runs him over! White bumps Dante off buckles, but Dante dodges to fire off forearms! White knees low, bumps Dante off buckles again, but Dante dodges to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP again! Dante whips corner to corner, White reverses, but Dante BOOTS back! Dante runs up to CHOP! And CHOP! White swings, Dante ducks to KICK, KICK and KICK!
White blocks a kick to DRAGON SCREW the leg! Dante writhes, White drags him up, and White CHOPS Dante to the corner. White CHOPS again, brings Dante over and tags in Colten. They mug Dante, then Colten sucker punches Action! Colten tags Austin, they whip Dante to body shot, knee lift, and LARIAT! Cover, TWO! The fans taunt the “ASS~ BOYS!” but Austin drags Dante up. Austin bumps Dante off buckles, tags White, and White RAMS into Dante again and again! White hushes everyone, to CHOP! Dante sits down, Colten tags in, and Colten drags Dante up to suplex high and hard! Cover, TWO!
Colten keeps Dante from his team, then tags Austin. The Gunns mug Dante, then Austin whips. Dante holds ropes, BOOTS Austin, then DECKS Colten! But White trips Dante up! The fans boo but Dante dodges White to slide in, dodge Austin, and Darius sneaks a tag! Dante ducks Austin to DIVE onto White! Darius rallies on the Gunns, then fires off hands! Darius whips, Action reverses, but Darius atomic drops! Darius then BULLDOG HOTSHOTS Austin, GAMANGIRIS, and the fans fire up! Action jumps in, Darius kicks Colten away, then he holds ropes down so Action can FLY! Down goes Colten! STEP-IN FLATLINER on Austin! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally, Darius builds speed, and Darius slides, but Austin dodges! White CLOBBERS Darius! White drags Darius up for an APRON GOURD BUSTER! The fans are torn but Collision goes picture in picture.
White slides in to cover Darius, TWO! White is annoyed but he scuffs Darius then stands on him. The ref reprimands, but White drags Darius up. Darius fires body shots but White CLUBS him down. Cover, TWO! Tag to Colten, and BCG mugs Darius. Colten brings Darius around to bump him off buckles, then stomp and DECK him! Colten soaks up the heat, digs his boot into Darius, but lets off as the ref counts. Tag to White, and he drags Darius up to JAB! And JAB! And CHOP! White brings Darius around to TOSS back out! White then goes out to fetch Darius, the Gunns and Top Flight keeping each other at bay.
White SMACKS Darius off the apron, then the Gunns hop into the crowd to start up a “Too Sweet!” chant. White CHOPS Darius, and now the Gunns start a “One More Time!” chant! White refreshes the ring count first, argues with the ref, and that allows the Gunns to mug Darius! The Gunns get away with that while the ref is busy with White and Dante, but then Darius fires hands on the Gunns! Darius slides into the ring, White anchors him on the outside, and Collision returns to single picture. Darius BOOTS White into railing, hurries for his corner, but The Gunns YANK Dante and Action down! The fans boo but White clamps onto Darius.
White mockingly holds Darius’ hand out to no one, then stands him up to CHOP! White brings Darius around, taunts Action, then CHOPS! White wrenches, but Darius ROCKS White! And ROCKS him again! White CHOPS Darius but Darius PELES! Both men are down, White tags Colten! Colten tags Austin, they get in Darius’ way, then double whip him to the corner. Austin sends Colten in but Darius dodges, Colten hits buckles! Austin runs up, but Darius goes up and over and handsprings to hot tag Action! Action rallies on the Gunns, BLASTS White for good measure, then keeps going! The fans fire up for Action as he whips Austin.
Austin reverses, Action handsprings, DOUBLE BACK ELBOW for the Gunns! Action kips up, then he runs in at Austin! UPPERCUT in the corner! Colten runs in, but is sent into Austin! Action DECKS Austin, goes up and SPLIT-LEG, but rolls through as Austin moves so he can PELE Colten! Then SPANISH FLY for Austin! Cover, TWO! Austin survives but Action rallies the fans. Colten and White get Austin outta there, but Dante FLIES onto them all!! The fans are thunderous as Austin flounders back up. Dante whips, Austin reverses, but Darius helps Dante go up and over! Dante then helps Darius TORNADO TAG!
Darius drags Austin into place for Action’s STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO!! Austin survives the onslaught, White and Colten drag Darius & Dante out! The Martins are sent into railing, but Action WRECKS White & Colten with a dropkick! Action goes up, but Colten distracts the ref! That lets White trip Action up! Action lands on his landing strip, and then White tags in! White says it’s done, he drags Action down, but Dante flies in! White catches Dante for an URENAGE! Darius runs up, arm-drags free of the Urenage, but turns around into a 3:10 TO YUMA! White goes back for Action, SNAL SLEEPER SUPLEX, but Action lands through!
Action BOOTS White, SUPERKICKS, then goes from a corner to SHOTGUN! White hits buckles, ends up in a drop zone, and Action goes to the apron! Action springboards, White gets away! Action ducks ‘n’ dodges but handsprings into BLADERUNNER!! Cover, BCG wins!
Winners: Bullet Club Gold, by pinfall (still Unified World Trios Champions)
The six shooter still had one in the chamber, and that’s the first defense for the Bang Bang Gang! Will they continue to prove they’re the best three man team in the game today?
The House of Black speaks.
Brody King says they told Adam Copeland what was coming, and the match at Dynasty went exactly how they said. And what’s interesting is, Brody now has two wins over the TNT Champion. They remind Adam of his own #CopeOpen, and The House accepts. But who knows? It might be Brody, it might be Malakai, it might be Buddy. On May 1st in Winnipeg, Edge finds out when the world finds out.
Rey Fenix w/ Alex Abrahantes VS The Beast Mortos!
Finally, the Immortal Firebird is back in action! But what an opponent to face as the minotaur of lucha has now evolved into something even more menacing! Will Fenix be able to fly like never before? Or will Mortos make him crash and burn?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Fenix. Fenix and Mortos tie up, Mortos shoves Fenix, then powers him to a corner. Mortos CHOPS, then swings, but Fenix dodges to CHOP back! And CHOP again! And CHOP again! Fenix fires off CHOPS but Mortos just snarls. Mortos TOSSES Fenix to the corner, CHOPS and CHOPS and ROCKS Fenix with a right! The fans rally for Fenix as Mortos whips, but Fenix reverses. Mortos reverses back but Fenix springboards to CROSSBODY, into Mortos’ arms! Mortos swings Fenix, Fenix slips free and shoves, but Mortos rolls off Fenix’s back! Fenix dodges Mortos, Tiger Feints, but Mortos rolls to avoid the kick!
Mortos runs in but Fenix pops him up! Mortos rebounds, and then SNAP POWERSLAMS! The fans fire up for this “LUCHA! LUCHA!” exchange, and Fenix bails out. Mortos builds speed to TORNILLO! Down goes Fenix and Mortos roars! Mortos drags Fenix up, UPPERCUTS him, then puts him in the ring. Mortos stalks Fenix to a corner, then stands him up. Mortos clotheslines, and then whips. Mortos runs in to clothesline again! Mortos fires up, runs up, but into a SOBAT! Fenix SOBATS again, KICKS, then runs up, but into a BOOT! And SLING-DOG! Fenix gets spiked but staggers to his feet, only for Mortos to ROLLING CRUCIFIX DRIVER!
Fenix staggers back up, into a DISCUS LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Fenix survives that onslaught but Mortos roars! Abrahantes says animo, but Mortos grabs legs. Mortos DDTS a foot! Fenix writhes, but Mortos steps over for a toehold. Fenix kicks with his good leg, gets free, and runs up. but into a SHIN BREAKER! Mortos ties the legs up again, for a NAVARRO DEATH ROLL! Fenix endures as he’s now in the TRAILER HITCH! Mortos puts the pressure on Fenix, but he endures, crawls, reaches out, but Mortos thrashes! They roll, and end up in the ROPEBREAK! Mortos lets Fenix go and Fenix bails out.
The fans rally for Fenix but Mortos goes out after him. Mortos stands Fenix up to SLAP him back down! Mortos drags Fenix up to tear at the mask! The ref reprimands, Mortos lets off and refreshes the ring count. Fenix staggers, Mortos brings him around, and Mortos POSTS Fenix! Fenix staggers, Mortos snarls at Abrahantes, then Mortos SLASH Fenix again! Mortos puts Fenix in and covers, TWO! So Mortos goes back to the mask! The ref reprimands and fans boo but Mortos still pulls at the eye hole! The ref argues with Mortos, and Fenix gets up. Fenix throws a feeble forearm, Mortos DECKS him again!
Mortos again tears at the mask! The fans rally for Fenix but Mortos brings him around, stomps him down, then has the bad leg around ropes. Mortos runs, but Fenix is up, so Mortos CLOBBERS him! Mortos soaks up the heat while Collision goes picture in picture.
Mortos stands on Fenix’s head! The ref reprimands, Mortos steps away, then Mortos puts Fenix in the ropes. Mortos again pulls at the mask! The ref reprimands, Mortos lets off and soaks up the heat. Fenix flounders to the ramp, then the steps, but Mortos pursues. Mortos brings Fenix up for a FACEBUSTER on the steel! Mortos snarls as he looms over Fenix. Fenix stands, but Mortos winds up to SLAP him down again! Fenix flops against railing, but Mortos tears at the mask’s eye hole! The fans boo and Fenix gets away, but Mortos SLAPS him back down! Mortos puts Fenix in, scares Abrahantes off again, then storms into the ring. Mortos stomps Fenix around, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns, Mortos fireman’s carries, but Fenix fights free! The fans fire up as Fenix fires elbows, but Mortos HEADBUTTS him! Mortos runs, but into a BOOT! Fenix dodges, CHOPS, then goes up and up, but Mortos SLAPS him! Fenix uses that to get the RANA! Fenix then ducks ‘n’ dodges, Tiger Feint REWIND! Mortos falls, Fenix crawls to the cover, ONE?!? Mortos has more power than Fenix expected but the fans rally as hard as they can! Fenix winds up to BUZZSAW! But Mortos just shakes it off?! Fenix SUPERKICKS! Mortos stands, into another SUPERKICK! Fenix then gets around, reels Mortos in, but Mortos is so big!
Fenix tries to suplex, manages to pick Mortos up, and flips him into a GUTBUSTER! Both men fall, Fenix crawls to the cover, TWO! Mortos is still in this but Fenix keeps his cool. The fans rally up again, and Mortos crawls. Fenix aims from a corner, runs up, and pops up to KICK Mortos! Fenix keeps moving, SPRINGBOARD- HEADBUTT!! Mortos takes Fenix out of the sky and the fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” A standing count starts, the two slowly rise, and Fenix uses ropes to get up at 6 of 10. Mortos stands at 7, roars, and runs up, but Fenix dodge! Mortos’ knee hits buckles and he tumbles up and out!
Fenix goes up a corner, the fans fire up, and Fenix SUPER TORNILLOS! Direct hit and down goes Mortos! Fenix stands, the fans are thunderous again, and Fenix drags Mortos into the ring. Fenix says animo and he high-fives some fans. Fenix goes to a corner, springboards in, and leaps, but into Mortos’ arms! Fenix fights free, scoops, but Mortos turns that right around! LUNG BLOWER! Mortos isn’t done there, he whips Fenix to scoop and torture rack, right into a WIDOW’S PEAK!! Cover, TWO?!? Fenix survives and Abrahantes is all fired up! The fans rally up again, too, but Mortos roars as he looms over Fenix!
Mortos sits Fenix up, runs, but Fenix kips up to SUPERKICK! SUPERKICK! And then SUPERKICK! Mortos is still on his feet so Fenix goes up and up and tightrope PENALTY KICKS! Mortos staggers, into another SUPERKICK! Fenix goes back to the corner and goes back up! The fans fire up for the FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO?!?! Mortos survives and shocks everyone! Fenix hurries to a corner, he runs up at Mortos to somersault, but Mortos catches him! Mortos pops Fenix up but Fenix victory rolls through that, and WINS!!
Winner: Rey Fenix, by pinfall
By the seat of his pants, Fenix wins his return match! Fenix celebrates with the people, will Fenix be back on top of AEW soon enough?
Backstage interview with Orange Cassidy.
Arkady Aura says Freshly Squeezed was attacked by #JustTrent last Dynamite, and that ultimately forced Chuck Taylor’s hand in choosing sides. The Kentucky Gentleman chose Cassidy, where is his head at right now? Cassidy knows Trent said a lot of things that Cassidy is still working through. But what is on his mind most now is that later tonight on Rampage, those two are fighting in a Parking Lot Brawl. Cassidy is afraid of what Trent and Chuck are going to do to each other. Kris Statlander walks in and tells Cassidy that “he needs us. Let’s go.” Cassidy nods and leaves with the Galaxy’s Greatest. Will Chuck’s real friends be there for him, win or lose?
Rush VS Martin Stone!
From one return to another, El Toro Blanco also gets back in action! But will the leader of La Faccion Ingobernable be tranquilo? Or will he lose his cool taking on The Gov’nah?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Rush. Rush stares Stone down, Stone rushes up, but Rush dodges to SNAP GERMAN! And then Rush KNEES Stone down! Stone tumbles out of the ring but Rush goes out after him. Rush sends Stone into railing! And then into more railing! Rush stomps away, the ref counts and then storms out to stop him! Rush lets off, smirks as he fetches a chair, and he puts that in the ring. The ref hurries to get the chair, so that lets Rush use camera cables to LASH Stone! And LASH again! Rush puts Stone in the ring, storms in after him, and kicks him low! Rush pulls Stone’s shirt down, so he can CHOP!
Rush whips corner to corner, runs in, but Stone dodges! Stone runs up but Rush ROCKS him! Rush roars, then OVERHEAD SUPLEXES Stone into buckles! Rush takes aim, Stone flounders around, and Rush FOREARMS Stone down! Rush then goes corner to corner, “If you mess with the bull…!” You get BULL’S HORNS!! Cover, Rush wins!
Winner: Rush, by pinfall
El Toro Blanco just crushed Stone, will he soon stampede his way up to some gold? But wait, Rush isn’t done! He DECKS Stone, stomps away, then goes corner to corner to again use THE HORNS!! Rush laughs while Stone flounders away. Will Rush be ruthless all the way to the top of AEW?
Backstage interview with Serena Deeb.
Arkady Aura is now with The Professor of Professional Wrestling, and says that Deeb came out to touch the AEW Women’s World Championship. What message is Deeb looking to send? Deeb says it’s a very simple one. On one hand, we have the great champion, Toni Storm, someone everyone loves, and one of the greatest champions in this company’s history. On the other, we have the undefeated Professor, the obvious #1 contender. After everything Deeb’s been through, how hard she had to fight to get back here, failure is not an option. It is now or never!
And after four years of being told how great she is, and how she SHOULD be champion, it is time to prove it. It is time to accomplish something she has yet to do, and that is become THE AEW Women’s World Champion. Deeb tells Storm this isn’t a movie, this is real-life. And as such, will Deeb bring Storm crashing down to reality?
Toni Storm w/ Mariah May & Luther VS Anna Jay!
The Leading Lady didn’t appreciate how The Queenslayer tried to slay her protege, who wasn’t even Anna’s opponent on Wednesday! Will Storm prove Anna is NOT the Star of the Show? Or will Anna jump the line to a title shot with a win here tonight?
The bell rings, the two circle, and the fans rally up. They tie up, go around, and then they break. Storm says, “How DARE you!” The two reset, the fans rally again, and they tie up. Storm waistlocks, Anna switches, but Storm wrenches out. Anna slips through to wrench back and wristlock. Storm reaches out but Anna keeps her from ropes. Anna headlocks, grinds, thrusts, and repeat. Anna endures, powers up to pop out the back and she headlocks in return. Storm endures as Anna grinds, then she brings Anna to her knees. Storm headlocks for the takeover, but Anna headscissors. Storm kips free, and the fans cheer the standoff.
Anna and Storm reset, circle, and then Storm kicks low! Storm ROCKS Anna, ROCKS her again, then whips. Anna reverses, runs up and LEG LARIATS in the corner! Anna snapmares, mocks the fans chanting for Storm, and then gives a HIP ATTACK! Storm is upset, and she hits a THESZ PRESS! Storm rains down fast hands, and the fans fire up! Storm gives Anna the HIP ATTACK! And another! And then another! Storm winds up, the fans cheer, and Storm HIP ATTACKS! Anna flounders to the apron, Mariah is there to mock her, and then Storm runs to HIP ATTACK Anna into Mariah! Storm realizes her mistake, but she puts Anna in the ring.
Storm helps Maria up, checks her over, and she seems okay. Storm hurries up but Anna gets her for a NECKBREAKER! Storm flops down and Anna soaks up the heat while Collision goes picture in picture.
Anna storms out after Storm, stalks her around the way, but Storm CHOPS! Anna CHOPS back! Anna CHOPS Storm, then soaks up the heat. Storm scrambles away to hide behind Mariah and Luther, then she gets in the ring. Anna storms in but Storm stomps her at the ropes! The ref counts, Storm drops knees on Anna! Anna flounders to a corner, but Storm scrapes her boot off Anna’s face. Storm stands Anna up to CLUB her in the chest, then CHOP her! Storm bumps Anna off buckles, but Anna turns things around to CHOP! Storm flounders, Anna CHOKES her on ropes! The ref reprimands and counts, but Anna lets off at 4.
Anna drags Storm around, puts her in a corner, and digs her boot in again. The ref counts, Anna lets off, and Storm sits down. Anna grabs the sign Mariah is holding, and RIPS it! Mariah is devastated but Anna goes back to CLUB Storm! Anna CHOKES Storm, thrashes her around, then lets off as the ref counts. Anna CLUBS Storm while Luther rallies the fans. Storm rises as Anna fires more forearms! Storm ROCKS Anna in return! Anna snarls and ROCKS Storm! Storm CHOPS back! Anna CHOPS, Storm CHOPS, then they go back to forearms! Anna fires a flurry, runs, but Storm HEADBUTTS! Both women fall as Collision returns to single picture!
The fans rally for Storm as she rises in a corner. Anna runs up, into an ELBOW! Storm then goes up and over, runs in, blocks boots, and she has Anna in the ropes! DRAPING BACKSTABBER! Then a DDT! Then a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Not quite perfect but Storm keeps her cool. Storm drags Anna up, chokes her, but Anna wrenches out to HOOK KICK! Anna Gory Especials for the GORY BOMB! Cover, TWO! Storm survives the shoutout to Tay, but Anna clinches. Storm fights free, then hits a SKY HIGH! Cover, TWO!! Anna survives and the fans rally up again as Storm goes to ropes.
Storm drags Anna up, reels her in, but Anna wrenches out! FLATLINER! And a roll into the QUEENSLAYER!! Storm flails as she’s caught in body scissors! The fans rally as Storm endures and fights around! Storm rises up, Anna as a backpack, for a BACKPACK SENTON! Anna lets go and Storm is free! Storm is ready for her close-up! SWEET HIP MUSIC!! STORM ZERO!! Cover, Storm wins!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall
And with that, revenge is sweet for Timeless Toni! Mariah celebrates with her mentor, but what will Storm think of Deeb’s challenge?
Orange Cassidy finds Chuck Taylor.
Cassidy hands Chuck his pup, and Chuck is glad everyone’s here. He wants everyone to hear this. Whatever happens out there, no one is to interfere. Chuck has to do this on his own. Cassidy accepts those terms and takes Pup Taylor back. Will the Kentucky Gentleman be able to settle things once and for all with #JustTrent?
The Acclaimed w/ Billy Gunn VS Grizzled Young Veterans!
Max Caster & Anthony Bowens may no longer be AEW World Trios Champions, but surely they will look to get back at the Bang Bang Gang. However, they’re up against a team SSSSOOOON~ to be recognized as the best team in the world! Will Zack Gibson & James Drake make sure everyone knows to #GritYourTeeth? Caster has a diss track, though! “Acclaimed on the mic, bring the flavor like Bailey’s. Damn it feels good to be back here in Daily’s! Grizzled Young Vets, I can only yawn. Drop you on your little as necks like Tony Khan! Drop the ball like it’s tic-tac-toe. We gonna send these dudes back to the Impact Zone! Grit my teeth? Do not make me laugh! You better bite the pillow when we get up in dat ass!”
Bowens tells “JEEEACKSONVILLE~! The Acclaimed have arrived! Scissor Me, Daddy Ass!” And he does! But will this homecoming be a less than happy one for the AEW homegrown talent?
The teams sort out, Caster starts against Liverpool’s Numbah One. Gibson tells Caster to ignore the fans and the two tie up. They go around, Caster headlocks, but Gibson rolls to a cover, ONE! Caster holds on, Gibson fights up, and Gibson powers Caster around to a wrench, hammerlock and then tags Drake. Drake wrenches, wrangles Caster, then traps the arm to SNAP LOCK it! Drake kips up, the fans boo, but Drake grabs Caster’s arm. Caster throws body shots but Drake ROCKS Caster. Drake whips, Caster ducks ‘n dodges! Bowens sneaks a tag, SUNSET BACKBREAKER NECKBREAKER COMBO! Cover, ONE!!
Bowens keeps on Drake while the fans sing, “OH~ Scissor Me, Daddy!” Bowens CHOPS, CHOPS, then CHOPS again! Drake fires forearms with Bowens and the fans fire up! Bowens fires more shots, but Drake powers him back. Gibson tags in, leapfrog and bypass leads to DOUBLE LARIATS! Drake talks trash, as does Gibson, and Gibson fires forearms! Gibson reels Bowens in but Bowens fights the suplex! Gibson CLUBS Bowens, but Bowens snap suplexes Gibson! Tag to Caster, but Gibson JAWBFREAKRS Bowens and whips Caster. Caster reverses, they drop, bypass, kick and SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!!
Caster keeps on Gibson, whips, but Gibson holds ropes. Gibson BOOTS Caster, DECKS Bowens, but Caster gets around to kick and UPPERCUT! Caster whips, Gibson tags Drake and they drop, dropkick, and basement dropkick Caster! Then MAYHEM IN MOTION takes out Bowens! The GYV soak up the heat while Collision goes picture in picture.
Gibson goes out to fetch Caster, and brings him around so Drake can add on, PLANCHA BACKBREAKER COMBO! The ring count climbs but GYV put Caster in the ring. Gibson has Caster on the apron, has a cravat, and then he SLAMS Caster on the edge! Caster sputters while reaching out, but Gibson keeps him from Bowens. Gibson CLOBBERS Caster, talks some trash, then drags Caster up to DECK him! Caster flounders to the corner, Drake tags in and he runs in to ELBOW! Gibson adds a clothesline, Drake DROPKICKS! Drake taunts Bowens, then DECKS Caster! Caster flounders but Drake KNEES him in the back.
Drake clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Caster down. Caster endures, the fans rally up, and Caster fights up to a BIG back suplex! Both men crawl, hot tag to Gibson and he hurries after Caster while Collision goes to break!
Collision returns, Gibson tags back in and the GYV double whip Caster. Caster holds ropes, BOOTS Drake, then TOSSES Gibson! Caster ELBOWS Drake away but Gibson trips him up! Gibson drags Caster out but Caster DECKS him! Drake DIVES onto Caster! Drake goes to the corner, Gibson puts Caster in, and Gibson brings Caster around to back suplex! Gibson clamps on with a chinlock but Caster endures. Gibson talks trash to Daddy Ass while Daddy Ass coaches Caster. Caster fights up, reaches out, but he throws body shots! Gibson keeps hold of an arm but Caster fires more hands! Gibson reaches out, tag to Drake!
Drake runs in to take Caster’s other hand, and GYV send Caster to their corner. Drake runs in to UPPERCUT, Gibson clothesline, but Caster ducks the wheel kick! Hot tag to Bowens! Bowens rallies on GYV with haymakers and CHOPS! ROLLING ELBOW for Drake! ROLLING ELBOW for Gibson! Bowens fires off strikes then hits the FAMOUSER! “EVERYONE! LOVES THE ACCLAIEMD!” But Drake ELBOWS Bowens! Caster sneaks a tag, Bowens dodges Drake, FOREARM SMASH, ELBOW, then another FOREARM! Feed to the scoop SLAM, and Bowens goes up! Caster holds Drake open, SCISSOR ME TIMBERS!
Bowens & Caster scissor finger, and then they get Drake up! Suplex and assist for the CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! Cover, TWO!! Drake survives and shocks The Acclaimed! Caster tags Bowens, but then Gibson YANKS Bowens down! Caster drags Gibson up, but Gibson RAMS him into a corner! Drake runs up, GRIT YOUR TEETH!! Caster wobbles, GYV DUMP him out to the ramp!! Caster even hit lighting on the way down! Bowens rises, sees it is 2v1, but he still fights! Bowens dodges Drake, BOOTS Gibson, then switches with Drake to spin him, snapmare, and RUNNING KNEE! Gibson is up, but he gets haymakers from Bowens!
Bowens goes up, but Gibson sweeps the legs! DRAPING CODE BREAKER! Drake is on the other corner, and he goes COAST2COAST!! Bowens gets obliterated, Drake covers, TWO!!! Bowens survives and GYV is fuming! Drake tags Gibson back in, they get Bowens up, and Gibson says THEY are the best! GYV talks trash on Billy, they aim from corners, but Billy throws off his shirt! Caster runs up to CLOBBER Drake! And he ROCKS Gibson! Bowens gives Gibson Rock Paper Scissors SUPERKICK! Tag to Caster! THE ARRIVAL, and then THE MIC DROP!! Cover, Acclaimed win!!
Winners: The Acclaimed, by pinfall
Even after an intense battle, Caster & Bowens come back to win it! Is this just the start of the comeback tour for The Acclaimed on the road to Double or Nothing?
Backstage interview with Katsuyori Shibata.
Arkady is now with The Wrestler, and she brings up the issues with Shane Taylor Promotions. But at the same time, he is going to be challenging Chris Jericho for the FTW Championship. Any last words before that match? Shibata uses his Google Translate voice-to-text to “say” that he is going to chop down The Learning Tree and take Jericho’s title. And any plans for Shane Taylor? Shibata “says,” Rampage will see him take on STP alone. But then Daniel Garcia steps in. Garcia tells Shibata-san that he has respect for him. If Shibata needs help against STP, Garcia will help him. What does he say?
Shibata takes a moment to type it out, and says okay. Save the last dance for him. Garcia nods and dances his way off screen. Will the Dragonslayer help The Wrestler take the fight to Big Bad Shaney T. Boy?
AEW World Championship: Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Claudio Castagnoli!
The Realest is a fighting champion to be sure! Winning the title at Dynasty, denying a challenger on Dynamite, and now putting the gold up on Collision, will this still be Swerve’s House? Or is the Swiss Superman about to put Blackpool Combat Club back on top?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who survives this Collision!
The bell rings and the two shake hands to show there is respect. They circle, feel things out, and tie up. Claudio powers Swerve to a corner, the ref counts, and Claudio lets off. The fans are torn as the two reset and circle again. Swerve rolls to get a leg, but Claudio gut wrenches. Claudio gets around to waistlock and he drags Swerve down. Swerve moves around, Claudio facelocks, but Swerve fights up. Swerve pries the hold open to knuckle lock and the two go shoulder to shoulder. Claudio bends Swerve back, has a cover, ONE as Swerve gets an arm up! Claudio puts that arm down to cover, ONE as Swerve has the other arm up!
Claudio pushes Swerve down again, TWO as Swerve bridges up. Claudio jumps on but Swerve stays up! Claudio tries again but Swerve uses that to MONKEY FLIP! Swerve rolls back but Claudio MONKEY FLIPS! Both men are down, TWO as one side goes up! The rest, but that’s another double cover, TWO as the other side rises up! They rest, double cover, TWO as they double bridge! The fans fire up as they stare down upside-down! They turn over, keeping the knuckle locks, and they stand to go forehead to forehead. The fans rally, but Claudio wrangles Swerve down again. Swerve avoids his hand getting stomped, then he rolls to wrangle Claudio!
Claudio avoids his hand getting stomped, and the fans cheer the standoff. They shake hands again, approach, and Swerve trips Claudio. Swerve runs, Claudio drops down then hurdles over, but Swerve avoids the flip to roll Claudio, Claudio rolls Swerve, TWO! Claudio headlocks, Swerve powers up and out, then drops to jumps, into a BACKBREAKER! The fans boo as Claudio mocks, “Whose House?” Claudio stalks Swerve, UPPERCUTS, then runs up to clothesline Swerve up and out! Swerve flounders along the ramp but Claudio pursues. Claudio CLUBS Swerve, follows him up to the stage, and Claudio ROCKS Swerve.
Swerve CHOPS, fires forearms, then ROCKS him. Claudio staggers away, Swerve leaps to RANA Claudio down the ramp! Claudio tumbles back to the ring, and Swerve clotheslines Swerve into the ring! Swerve goes up and up and CROSSBODIES! Claudio sits up while Swerve storms around. Swerve turns Claudio for a NECKBREAKER! Roll through, and then another turn, for another NECKBREAKER! Swerve holds on as he drags Claudio back up and then puts him in ropes! Swerve turns Claudio for a NECKBREAKER HOTSHOT! Claudio flops to the floor while the fans rally up. The ring count starts, Claudio refreshes it at 5 of 10.
Swerve lets Claudio take his time, and Claudio goes back to the apron. Swerve storms up but Claudio RAMS into him! Claudio fires a forearm, Swerve gives it back, repeat! They brawl with the ropes between them, and Swerve ROCKS Claudio! Claudio ROCKS Swerve, then HOTSHOTS him! Swerve staggers away, Claudio steps in but Swerve KICKS the ropes! Claudio tumbles back down. Swerve goes to the apron, and Swerve PNEALTY- NO, Claudio blocks and ROCKS Swerve back! Claudio trophy lifts Swerve, to then THROW into the wall! The fans boo as Swerve flops to the floor! Claudio runs up, to UPPERCUT Swerve back down!
Claudio stands on the timekeeper’s desk to soak up heat, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Swerve writhes but Claudio drags him back up. Claudio FLAPJACKS Swerve off railing! Swerve sputters but Claudio keeps after him with forearms. Swerve hits back but Claudio ROCKS him, then puts him against the apron to CLUB away! Nana protests but Claudio lets off after ten shots! Claudio steps into the ring, does a victory lap, but Swerve crawls into the ring. Claudio fires off hands, UPPERCUTS, then brings Swerve around to snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Claudio keeps Swerve down with a chinlock and leans on the hold. Swerve endures, fights up, reaches out, but throws hands. Claudio shoves Swerve to ropes, and catches him for a SLEEPER!
Swerve flails and reaches out again, but Claudio squeezes tight! Swerve is fading as he drops to his knees! Nana coaches and the fans rally up, and Swerve fights to his feet! Swerve throws body shots, Collision returns to single picture, and Claudio shoves. Swerve BOOTS, Claudio rebounds and BOOTS Swerve! Swerve stands, Claudio runs up but Swerve puts him on the apron! Swerve sweeps the legs, Claudio dangles on the apron, and Swerve SUPERKICKS Claudio down! The fans fire up as Swerve goes to the apron, lines up the shot, and BOOTS Claudio! Swerve puts Claudio in the ring, goes up the corner, and FALLING UPPERCUTS!
Swerve hits the Griddy and the fans fire up! Claudio staggers up, but he UPPERCUTS in return! Swerve goes to a corner. Claudio mocks the Griddy, then runs up, but into BOOTS! SOMERSAULT FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! Nana argues the count but Swerve keeps his focus. The fans fire up with Swerve, he runs up and CHOPS! Swerve runs up again, but Claudio ELBOWS! Claudio runs up, into a HIP TOSS! Gator roll and deadlift, but Claudio wrenches out to UPPERCUT! Gotch hold, but Swerve back drops! Claudio sunset flips it, but Swerve rolls through to SLIDING FOREARM! Cover, TWO! Claudio bails out while Nana grows frustrated.
Swerve shakes out his arms while he pursues Claudio. Nana tells Swerve he is the man, and Swerve runs up at Claudio! Claudio pops Swerve up tot he upper level! Swerve stomps Claudio’s hands to keep him away! Swerve says hey to commentary, before he FOSBURY FLOPS to the floor!! The fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Swerve puts Claudio in, goes up the corner, and aims for the 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives and Swerve gets frustrated, but “This is Awesome!” Swerve brings Claudio up but Claudio fights the nelson! Claudio trips Swerve, has the legs, but Swerve kicks him away! Claudio DOUBLE STOMPS back!!
Swerve sits up with fury in his eyes that Claudio would dare use his move! Swerve UPPERCUTS Claudio to use Claudio’s move! The UPPERCUTS go back and forth, Swerve holding his own! Swerve fires body shots, then a SOBAT, then a HAYMAKER then a ROUNDHOUSE! But Claudio rebounds to LARIAT! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous again! Fans hope they “Fight Forever!” but there’s still Rampage to do tonight! Swerve gator rolls and deadlifts Claudio for the BRAINBUSTER! Swerve then goes to the corner, goes up top, and he takes aim! KILL STOMPS!! Cover, TWO?!?!
Swerve is fuming that Claudio would dare survive that move! Claudio sits up again, into the HOSE- NO, Claudio blocks and SWINGS Swerve around!! The fans are torn but Swerve is still going around and around! Claudio goes to TEN, then picks up speed to go to FIFTEEN! Claudio steps through, for the SHARPSHOOTER!! Swerve endures, claws around, but Claudio sits deep! Swerve fights forward, reaches out, but Claudio shifts to a CROSSFACE! Swerve rolls but ends up further away from ropes! Claudio pulls on the hold, but Swerve still fights! The fans rally, Swerve powers through to roll Claudio up, TWO!!
Claudio fires down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Then he gets Swerve up, Gotch hold, but Swerve grabs Claudio’s leg to block! Claudio fires off forearms and UPPERCUTS! Claudio powers up, runs and LARIATS!! Cover, TWO!!! Swerve survives and shocks Claudio! Claudio seethes, drags Swerve back up and reels him in to try one more time! Gotch hold, but Swerve slips up and out! DDT!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Swerve crawls to the corner, drags himself up to the top, and he turns around, to SWERVE- NO, Claudio stays on his feet, and hits a POP-UP UPPERCUT!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?
Claudio can’t believe it but Swerve survives one of his best shots! Swerve goes to a corner, drags himself up, and Claudio roars! Claudio UPPERCUTS and UPPERCUTS and UPPERCUTS, again and again and again! The ref counts., Claudio lets off, then jukes to UPPERCUT! Claudio brings Swerve out, to UPPER- NO, Swerve hooks an arm and backslides, TWO!! Swerve goes to a corner, Claudio runs in but Swerve goes up and over! Claudio POSTS himself! Swerve reels him in, GERMAN SUPLEX! Claudio sits up, into a BOOT! Claudio roars, Swerve roars, and Swerve runs, but into a POP UP- DOUBLE STOMPS!!!
The fans are thunderous as Swerve reloads, for the HOUSE CALL!! Cover, Swerve wins!
Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
It was a shootout ’til the end, and in the end, Swerve had more ammo in his arsenal! But he still shows Claudio respect by offering a handshake. Claudio stands, and he shakes Swerve’s hand. The Realest is rolling on, but who will look to go Double or Nothing with him in just one month’s time?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision, even with it having to be slightly delayed by NBA Playoffs. There was criticism out there that Swerve didn’t get a chance to talk on Dynamite, but he still had a really good promo to open Collision, and it worked better that he’d be able to reference the attack on Tony Khan from Dynamite. Swerve subtly calls out a lot of wrestlers within AEW, and technically some outside of AEW, by saying he doesn’t like people just calling themselves “Best in the World.” He and Claudio had an awesome main event match, though maybe a false finish too many. Swerve of course retained, and can’t wait to see who a now EVP dominated AEW chooses as Swerve’s opponent. It would be hilariously corrupt of The Bucks to make it Jack Perry.
Great Six Man title match tonight, solid first defense for Bang Bang Gang. Great tag match from Acclaimed with Grizzled Young Veterans, but it makes sense Acclaimed would win as the AEW home team. I’m just not sure where Acclaimed go from here other than Billy Gunn saying they can return to the tag division and challenge The Bucks. After all, FTR got pretty banged up in the ladder match and it’d be a bit soon for them to get a rematch against The Bucks. Swerve could team up with The Acclaimed if they’re all going to target The Elite, and vice-versa, going towards Double or Nothing.
Great return matches for Rey Fenix and Rush, but I didn’t think Rush would just do a squash match. Fenix, Pac and Penta all being healthy at the same time, Death Triangle going for the trios titles? Lucha Bros going for tag titles? And I’m really hoping LFI truly gets going here in AEW, also going for the trios titles or something like that. Really good promo from Cassidy with Kris and then Cassidy with Chuck to hype up the Parking Lot Brawl, that thing is gonna kick off Rampage and be wild stuff. Good promo from House of Black to call out Edge, but you can bet this won’t be the only time they go for the TNT Championship. Edge will surely beat Buddy or Brody, and then it’s Malakai challenging at Double or Nothing.
Good promo from Shibata and Garcia to set up a tag match for Rampage, that’ll be great stuff. Good interview promo for Deeb, though it doesn’t add all that much from everything else she’s said to this point. Storm VS Anna was a very good match, and of course Storm won. No Mina showing up was a little surprising, but there’s plenty of time to build the mentor love triangle. Deeb VS Storm will be great stuff, and depending on how they play this, there’s half a chance Deeb wins because Storm will end up preoccupied with Mina and Mariah being so close. Deeb can take the title and face Deonna, Rosa, and a number of others while Storm and Mina fight over Mariah quite literally.
My Score: 8.8/10
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