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Mitchell’s AEW Worlds End Results & Report! (12/30/23)
Is this where it all ends?
Will Maxwell Jacob Friedman survive 2023?
MJF gave Samoa Joe his AEW World Championship opportunity, but little did he know he made a deal with the Devil! Will MJF suffer for his sins?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Zero Hour – Kris Statlander VS Willow Nightingale; Willow wins.
- Zero Hour – AEW TNT Championship #1 Contender’s 20 Man Battle Royal: “Killswitch” Luchasaurus wins and can challenge for the title anywhere, anytime.
- Zero Hour – FTW Championship FTW Rules Match: Hook VS Wheeler Yuta; Hook wins and retains the title.
- Continental All-Star 8 Man Tag: Claudio Castagnoli, Bryan Danielson, Mark Briscoe & Daniel Garcia VS Brody King, Rush, Jay White & Jay Lethal; Claudio, Bryan, Briscoe & Garcia win.
- Miro VS Andrade El Idolo w/ CJ Perry; Miro wins.
- AEW Women’s World Championship: “Timeless” Toni Storm w/ Mariah May & Luther VS Riho; Storm wins and retains the title.
Keith LeeDustin Rhodes VS Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana; Swerve wins.- 8 Man Tag: Sting, Darby Allin & Le Sex Gods VS Ricky Starks, “Big Bill” Morrissey & The Don Callis Family; Sting, Darby & Le Sex Gods win.
- AEW TBS Championship House Rules Match: Julia Hart VS Abadon; Julia wins and retains.
- AEW TNT Championship No Disqualification Match: Christian Cage w/ Mother & Nick Wayne VS Adam “Edge” Copeland; Edge wins and becomes the new AEW TNT Champion.
- AEW TNT Championship Golden Ticket Cash-In: Edge VS Christian Cage w/ Mother Wayne, Nick Wayne & Luchasaurus; Christian wins and becomes the new AEW TNT Champion.
- AEW Continental Classic Finals: Jon Moxley VS Eddie Kingston; Eddie wins and is the Continental Triple Crown Champion.
- AEW World Championship: MJF VS Samoa Joe; Joe wins and becomes the new AEW World Champion.
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the Worlds End Zero Hour!
Join Renee Paquette, RJ City and Double J, Jeff Jarrett, in discussing, analyzing and predicting all the action on the last PPV of 2023!
BREAKING NEWS for later tonight.
Unfortunately, Keith Lee will NOT be able to settle things with Swerve Strickland as Keith is injured and not medically cleared to compete. Instead, The Natural, Dustin Rhodes, will step in for the Limitless One! We wish Keith all the best and a speedy recovery, can Dustin win in his stead?
Zero Hour – Kris Statlander VS Willow Nightingale!
Two ladies from Long Island battle it out in a friendly contest, assuming things are still friendly between them. Stokely Hathaway’s been stirring the pot, but will this match prove him wrong? Or will things fall apart between The Galaxy’s Greatest and The Babe with the Power?
Stokely is on commentary, like he was on Wednesday, and Kris throws her jacket at him. The bell rings and the two shake hands. Fans cheer, the two tie up, and Kris powers Willow back, then arm-drags her. Willow returns to RAM Kris, but neither falls. Fans rally up, the two tie up, and Willow waistlocks to SLAM Kris down. Willow floats to a facelock, Kris rolls free and wrenches back, to then arm-drag again. Willow RAMS Kris again, and then Kris hits a headlock takeover. Willow rolls to a cover, ONE, so Willow headscissors. Kris moves around, headstands and pops free to basement dropkick!
Fans rally up, Kris scoops, but Willow slips free. Willow scoops to SLAM, then runs to SPLASH! Cover, ONE and Kris has it, ONE! Kris sweeps a leg, then handstand LEG DROPS! Cover, TWO! Willow staggers up but Kris kicks her low. Kris whips, Willow stops herself and elbows Kris away. Willow goes up, to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Fans rally for Willow, she runs up at Kris and clotheslines! Willow runs, and she clotheslines Kris up and out! Fans fire up, Willow goes to the apron, and Kris staggers to her feet. Willow runs to CANNONBALL! Down goes Kris and fans fire up with Willow! Willow high-fives fans then puts Kris in the ring.
Willow hurries to cover, TWO! Willow drags Kris up, whips her to a corner, but Kris goes up and over. Kris RAMS into Willow, and again, and again! The ref counts, Willow gut wrenches Kris, but Kris CLUBS away on the leg! Willow tries to lift, Kris still fights! Kris gets free, shoves Willow, then ELBOWS her down! Fans fire up again and Kris runs to SOMERSAULT SENTON! Cover, TWO! Willow sputters, Kris keeps cool, and she storms up on Willow to CLUB her! Kris bumps Willow off buckles, CHOPS her, and Willow goes to a corner. Kris CHOPS again, then brings Willow out to scoop and SLAM!
Kris wraps on a body scissor and she squeezes tight! Willow endures, Kris rolls her to a cover, TWO! Kris then clamps on a Cobra Clutch! Willow endures more but Kris thrashes her around. Willow moves around, fights to her feet, and throws body shots. Kris CLUBS Willow, bumps her off buckles, then ROCKS her with forearms! Kris whips corner to corner, Willow cartwheels through to ENZIGURI in return! Fans fire up with Willow and she runs in to bad body block! Then clothesline! Then snapmare! Kris blocks the boot, gets around, BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Kris is annoyed so she throws her headband aside.
Kris CLUBS Willow, drags her back up, and fires forearms! Kris runs, but Willow RAMS her! Neither falls and the fans fire up! Kris runs again, they RAM shoulders gain, Willow RAMS back! Kris rebounds, they RAM shoulder and they both fall! Fans fire up more, Kris crawls to ropes but Willow goes to a corner. Kris and Willow drag themselves up with ropes as the standing count climbs. Willow runs corner to corner, back body block and clothesline, then the BOOT! Willow whips, SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Kris is still in this and the fans fire up again! Willow looms over Kris, drags her up, and reels her in.
Willow suplexes, Una Amiga! Fans rally as Willow suplexes again, Dos Amigas! And then Kris turns it around! Kris gets Una Amiga, then Dos Amigas! They stand again, but Willow turns it back around! Una Amiga again, but then Kris turns it back around! Fans fire up as both women rise, no more suplexes! Willow cradles, TWO!! Kris ROCKS Willow and Willow goes to the corner. Kris runs up to UPPERCUT! And then side to side to BOOT WASH! Kris suplexes, for a GOURD BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Willow survives and fans fire up! Kris drags Willow up, swings, but Willow spins her around to a fireman’s carry!
Kris fights free, shoves Willow to a corner, then Electric Chair Lifts! Fans fire up for the ELECTRIC CHAIR SLAM! Kris runs, Willow dodges! POOOUNCE~! PERIOD!! The straps come down and the fans fire up! Kris goes to the corner, Willow runs up, CANNONBALL! Willow drags Kris right up, fireman’s carries, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Kris survives and “This is Awesome!” Willow and Kris rise, Willow drags Kris up, and then short arm LARIATS! Kris wobbles, but Willow short arm- NO, Kris gets under, BLUE THUNDER BOMB! But a roll through to a BUZZSAW! And then Kris runs to SCISSOR KICK! Cover, TWO!
Willow is still in this and Kris grows frustrated. Kris drags Willow to a drop zone then goes up. The fans rally, but Willow slips out to the apron! Willow trips Kris up! Kris hits the top buckle, Willow hits an APRON POWERBOMB! Willow puts Kris in, climbs up, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Kris is still in this and now Willow grows frustrated. Fans rally again and Willow drags Kris up. Gut wrench, but Kris fights the bomb to gut wrench in return! And then the tuck! But Willow drops down to victory roll! TWO, Kris ROUNDHOUSES! Willow rebounds to ROCK Kris! Kris rebounds, Willow ducks the discus to ENZIGURI!
Kris stays up, rebounds, and DISCUS LARIATS! Kris puts Willow in another drop zone, then goes up top again. For the 450 FLOP as Willow moves! Willow LARIATS Kris! And then the gut wrench, BABE WITH THE POWER- NO, Kris fights free! DISCUS- NO, Willow gets under, tries to lift Kris but almost loses grip! She tries again, GUT WRENCH PLEX! Cover, TWO!! Kris survives and fans fire up! Willow is frustrated, but she resets and tries again. The fans rally for the gut wrench, BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, Willow wins!!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall
The second time’s the charm and Willow wins out! Stokely is disappointed, especially with Willow helping Kris up and them hugging it out. But with this big win for Willow, will she be able to regain gold in 2024?
Serena Deeb speaks.
“Where’ve I been? Away, training in isolation. Obsessively studying and dissecting every single part of our women’s division. I locked myself in Deeb’s Dojo and faced the imprisonment of my mind, body and soul. But I cannot be caged. You wanna tie me up? I know every escape. You wanna restrain me? I know exactly how to break free. I refuse to accept any shackles placed upon me. They say it takes 10 thousand hours to become a master. You must be willing to do what no one else will do. Excellence is achieved by challenging yourself, and once you realize that everything isn’t happening to you, it’s happening for you, that’s when you become a master.
“Known as The Woman of 1000 Holds, The Human Torture Device, and I kinda like it. Because at my best, it’s magic. All Elite Wrestling, the Professor of Professional Wrestling, Serena Deeb, is ready to return.” When and where will class be back in session?
Zero Hour – AEW TNT Championship #1 Contender’s 20 Man Battle Royal!
Matthew Menard, Angelo Parker, Bryan Keith, Lee Johnson, Serpentico, Christopher Daniels, Kip Sabian, The Butcher & The Blade, Darius Martin, Action Andretti, The Dark Order’s Alex Reynolds & John Silver, Danhausen, Rocky Romero, Trent Beretta, Lance Archer, “Killswitch” Luchasaurus, Johnny TV, and Dalton Castle are all battling for their shot at the TNT Champion, that can be cashed in anytime, anywhere! Who proves they are worthy of facing The Face of TNT?
Oh wait, Johnny starts trouble with Castle, stemming from what happened on ROH this past Thursday! And now it’s chaos all around! Archer fights off Butcher & Blade, Darius & Action brawl with Trent & Rocky in a continuation from Rampage last night, and why is #SNAKEMAN getting a table?! Silver throws Bryan aside, gets in the ring, and fans cheer as the bell rings. Bryan storms up on Silver, and it turns out the tables are just to bury the Murderhawk Monster! Blade & Butcher actually help out here, as does the Fallen Angel. Meanwhile, Castle has Johnny in an Alabama Lift, for BANGA- NO, Johnny grabs the corner to stop the spin!
Johnny shifts around, and it seems the others have even knocked down and buried Killswitchasaurus! They SMACK away on the tables with chairs to hammer the two kaiju down! The fans fire up as everyone now gets in the ring and the brawl continues! Castle DECKS Johnny, and even snatches Johnny’s necklace! Action is after Daniels, Trent brawls with Parker, Danhausen CURSES Serpentico! Rocky back drops Serpentico away, and Trent TOSSES him! Best Friends ELIMINATE Serpentico! Johnny and Castle get in the ring, Castle blocks a shot to ELBOW Johnny! Castle runs up, but Butcher & Blade catch him!
Butcher & Blade put the Peacock on the apron but Castle fights back! Kip DECKS and ELIMINATES Castle! Fans boo Mr. Superbad as he and his Superbad Squad celebrate. Johnny then puts Rocky on the apron, sweeps the legs and KNEES him down! Johnny steps on Rocky’s head, but Danhausen CLAWS Johnny’s eyes! Danhausen drags Johnny back in but Johnny throws him away. Trent runs up, blocks a kick and he DUMPS Johnny on the ropes! Johnny stays on the apron, kicks back, and works to lift Trent! But Rocky gives Danhausen a Very Nice, Very Evil boost, and Danhausen DROPKICKS Johnny down! Best Friends ELIMINATE Johnny!
Daniels CHOPS Bryan, Top Flight DOUBLE DROPKICK Butcher & Blade! Trent stomps, Big Shotty CROSSBODIES Kip! Menard throws hands on Reynolds but Silver makes the save. Johnson dumps Kip, Parker dumps Johnson! Johnson holds on, but Parker scrapes him off and ELIMINATES him! But Silver GAMANGIRIS Parker into the WOMBO COMBO! The Dark Order TOSSES and ELIMINATES Cool Hand Ange! Then they get Daddy Magic up, but Top Flight DOUBLE DROPKICK them! Blade whips Reynolds to a corner, runs up to CHOP! Butcher adds a SPLASH! Kip CANNONBALLS!
Kip drags Reynolds up, he and Blade set Reynolds up but Reynolds BOOTS Butcher and fights the others off with elbows! Reynolds suplexes but Blade fights it to suplex back! Blade hangs Reynolds out to dry, and Kip BLASTS Reynolds down! The Superbad Squad ELIMINATES Reynolds! But Silver SUPERKICKS Butcher, fires off haymakers on Kip and Blade, but gets mugged in return! Blade & Kip reel Silver in, but it’s Silver who DOUBLE SUPLEXES them! Fans fire up for Meat Man as he pumps it up! BOOT WASH for Blade, but Butcher hauls Silver up and TOSSES him! The Superbad Squad ELIMINATES Silver!
Fans boo as there’s no more Dark Order. Action stomps Bryan, Danhausen powers up, but Kip tells him stop! Look up! HEADBUTT! Kip runs, into a RPG VICE DOUBLE KNEE! Then Danahausen falls onto Kip’s superbad spot! Best Friends haul Kip up, send him at Bryan, and the Bounty Hunter TOSSES Kip! Kip holds on, but Bryan ENZIGURIS! Kip falls, Bryan ELIMINATES him! Rocky waistlocks Bryan, Bryan swings an elbow but Rocky ducks it, only to get a DDT for it! Danhausen BOOTS Bryan, but Bryan sits up like a Deadman! So Danhausen CURSES- NO, Butcher CLOBBERS Danhausen and Blade CHOPS Bryan!
Blade whips, Bryan reverses but Blade ELBOWS him away! Blade goes up but Bryan RISING HEADBUTTS! Fans fire up as Bryan picks Blade up but Butcher CLUBS him! Butcher runs in but Bryan avoids the boot to SAIDO! Fans fire up as Bryan KNEES Butcher down! Action SPLASHES Menard, CLUBS him, then lifts him! Butcher fireman’s carries Bryan to FLAPJACK him on the corner! Blade BLASTS Bryan, The Superbad Squad ELIMINATES him! But wait! Lance Archer rises up from under the tables!! The Murderhawk Monster wasn’t eliminated, only delayed! He storms in to DECK Daniels, DECK Butcher, DECK Blade, and stomp everyone else!
Fans fire up, Menard stares Archer down and says Archer is a big idiot! Archer choke grips but Menard stomps the feet! Menard CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS but Archer eggs him on! Menard runs, into a BODY BLOCK! Archer TOSSES and ELIMINATES Daddy Magic! No more Ever-Rise, and Archer puts Daniels in a corner. Daniels BOOTS Archer away, climbs up, but Archer STEP-UP KNEES! Daniels falls to the floor, Archer ELIMINATES him! Darius & Action fire off on Archer, then run, but into DOUBLE LARIATS! Butcher & Blade hoist Rocky up, Trent & Danhausen go after Archer! Best Friends focus on the monster!
They double whip, but Archer DOUBLE LARIATS! Rocky runs up to UPPERCUT, but Archer just glares at Rocky! Fans fire up and fans tell Rocky he messed up. Rocky ENZIGURIS Archer, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but into a scoop! Inverted crucifix, BLACKOUT BOMB onto Daniels! Archer ELIMINATES Azucar! Archer storms up but Action tells him stop! Darius then passes Action a bottle, and Action SPEED CHUGS it!! Archer swings, misses, Darius kicks, Action kicks, BUZZSAW and POP-UP RANA! Fans fire up for Hydrated Andretti! But KILLSWITCHASAURUS rises up!! And he grabs Darius & Action by the throats! DOUBLE CHOKE SLAMS!
The Superbad Squad fires off on Killswitchasaurus now, as does Trent! Luchasaurus still knocks Trent away, Butcher & Blade swing on Top Flight but they dodge to DOUBLE SUPERKICK! But Archer and Luchasaurus both rise! They both run in, but Top Flight ducks under, so the colossal clotheslines collide! Neither Archer nor Luchasaurus fall, so they stare down. The fans fire up for this massive moment and chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” But then Luchasaurus and Archer grab Action and Darius respectively, to SHOVE them both out and ELIMINATE them! No more Top Flight! But then Superbad Squad attacks again!
Butcher is after Luchasaurus while Blade is after Archer! IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER for Luchasaurus! But Archer BOOTS Blade down! Archer TOSSES Blade to ELIMINATE him! Luchasaurus dumps Butcher out then BOOTS him down to ELIMINATE him! No more Superbad Squad! And then Archer BOOTS Luchasaurus down! They, Trent and Danhausen are the final four! Archer sees Danhausen, and Danhausen isn’t sure what to do! Danhausen dodges Archer, but the waistlock lift doesn’t work! Archer elbows back, puts Danhausen up top, then UPPERCUTS! Inverse crucifix, but Trent SUPERKICKS Archer!
Danhausen DONG PUNCH! Trent SUPERKICKS again! Archer wobbles, Best Friends DUMP and ELIMINATE the Murderhawk Monster! Fans are thunderous, and these unlikely friends HUG! You GOT to give the people what they want! But then Trent goes and throws Danhausen out! Trent ELIMINATES Danhausen, only to be all alone with Luchasaurus! Fans boo Trent but he takes aim, to BUSAIKU KNEE! Luchasaurus rises up, so Trent BUSAIKU KNEES again! Trent aims again, BUSAIKU KNEE THE THIRD! Trent huffs and puffs as Luchasaurus rises up again! Kneepad down, Trent runs in again, into a choke grip! JURASSIC CHOKE SLAM!!
Luchasaurus hauls Trent up, scoops and aims, but Trent slips free! Trent baits Luchasaurus in and dumps him out! Luchasaurus holds on, he’s still in this! Trent runs up, Luchasaurus choke grips again! Luchasaurus drags Trent up and over but Trent throws forearms! And a JUMP KNEE! Luchasaurus wobbles, Trent waistlocks, half nelsons, but Luchasaurus breaks free and ROCKS Trent! Trent runs back in, but into a HEADBUT!!! Trent falls, Luchasaurus wins!!
Winner: “Killswitch” Luchasaurus (NEW #1 Contender to the TNT Championship)
After the rest of the field tried to literally bury him, the golden ticket goes to the former TNT Champion! Does this mean that no matter what happens in tonight’s No Disqualification match, the TNT Championship stays in The Patriarchy?
Zero Hour – FTW Championship FTW Rules Match: Hook VS Wheeler Yuta!
The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil, like many of us, can’t stand how The Decoder has become an obnoxious prick POS. But Yuta embraces how he gets under people’s skin, and has even found how to bend the rules to his advantage. But will he be able to bend anything after a match where there are no rules? Or will he #SendHook to the back of the line?
The introductions are made, but Yuta gets a mic of his own. “Well as all of you just saw, Hook has been sticking his nose where it doesn’t belong.” Fans tell Yuta to STFU but he ignores it to say of course that’s what Hook does, just look at this hole he calls home! “Is there a single redeeming quality about Long Island? No one in New York even likes you, and that’s the lowest of the low already!” The inferior hockey team, not even the best island, because Staten Island is better, and that place is trash, too! And now, Hook and Yuta are fighting under FTW Rules. Yuta sees Taz on commentary, and he knows Taz knows FTW Rules, but-
WHOA, the hockey sirens are blaring! Yuta asks what’s up with that! It’s to shut Yuta up so that Hook can make his entrance, that’s what! Fans fire up as Dasha finishes the introductions. The FTW title is raised, will Hook use anything and everything to tear Yuta apart? Or will Yuta find a way to become a Double Champion?
Wait, Yuta takes a swing before the bell! Hook dodges it and fires off on Yuta! The bell rings, the fans fire up, and Hook fires off on Yuta in a corner. Yuta turns things around, but then Hook dodges to fire off more shots! Hook keeps on Yuta in another corner, but Yuta knees low. Yuta CHOPS but it’s a grazing shot. Yuta stalks Hook to fire more shots, but fans chant “YUTA SUCKS!” Hook fires off haymakers, and doesn’t have to hold back under these rules! He HEADBUTTS, then UCHIMADAS with some stank! Yuta bails out, Hook pursues but Yuta UPPERCUTS from below! Yuta then looks under the ring, brings out some wood, and a trash can!
Yuta puts the trash can in the ring, but Hook BLASTS Yuta off the apron! Hook hurries out after Yuta, ROCKS him, and they go to the ramp. Hook throws more hands, Yuta wobbles, but Yuta CHOPS! And ROCKS Hook! Hook CHOPS in return! Yuta sputters as he goes up the ramp, but Hook follows. Hook brings Yuta up to throw more hands, but Yuta knees low again. Yuta reels Hook in, but Hook lifts Yuta up to NORTHERN LIGHTS to the ramp! Yuta flounders down but that was rough on Hook, too. The fans rally, Hook stalks Yuta to ringside and ROCKS him again. Yuta goes under the ring, and brings out a trash can! SMACK!!
Yuta scores a goal on Hook with that one, and Yuta shows off the FTW spraypainted on the lid. Yuta flips it off, puts the lid aside, then brings out a stop sign. That also goes into the ring, Yuta drags Hook up and around to whip him into the railing! Yuta taunts Hook, digs his boots in, and says Hook wanted this! Yuta lets off to drag Hook up and around, and slings him into more railing! Fans boo but Yuta soaks the heat up. Yuta drags Hook over to SMACK him off commentary, right in front of Taz! Fans fire up as Hook CLOBBERS Yuta! Hook puts Yuta in, hurries after, but Yuta catches Hook to a PAIN THRILLER! Cover, TWO!
Yuta picks up the stop sign, and he SMACKS Hook on the back! Hook writhes, Yuta grabs the trash can and shakes it out. There’s a second trash can inside, labeled with the FTW spray paint. Yuta mocks Hook with it, then puts him on the stop sign to SENTON! Cover, TWO! Fans rally but Yuta smirks. Yuta drags Hook up and around, reels him in, but Hook fights the suplex! Hook suplexes Yuta high and hard! Fans fire up as both men rise up. Hook LARIATS! And LARIATS again! And then wrenches to NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Yuta escapes but Hook stays cool. Hook storms up on Yuta, reels him in, RED- NO, Yuta arm-drags free!
Yuta runs up, shoots around, GERMAN SUPLEX! But Hook’s up to GERMAN SUPLEX! Yuta is back up, GERMAN SUPLEX! Hook is back up, GERMAN SUPLEX! Fans fire up as both men flounder. Yuta stands, ROCKS Hook, but Hook ROCKS Yuta! DOUBLE LARIATS take them both down! Fans fire up again as the ref checks. The standing count begins as Hook and Yuta stir. Fans rally up, Yuta goes to ropes, and the fans are strongly behind “HOOK! HOOK! HOOK!” Yuta storms up to BITE Hook’s forehead! Fans boo, but Yuta FISHERMAN SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect and Yuta is seething.
Yuta grabs the clean trash can, and he SMACKS Hook with it! Yuta puts the can down, drags Hook up, and knees low. And knees again, and again, but into a high cradle! T-BONE SUPLEX into the FTW trash can!! Cover, TWO!! Yuta is still in this but Hook won’t let off! Hook hauls Yuta up, REDRUM!! Hook even becomes a backpack! Yuta stays up, to BACKPACK SENTON on the clean trash can!! Both men writhe, and Yuta grabs the stop sign. Yuta roars, puts the sign at center and he hauls Hook up. Yuta reels Hook in, to DDT on the stop sign!! Yuta covers, TWO!! Hook is still in this and Yuta is furious!
The fans rally up while Yuta argues with the ref. There may be no rules but you still respect the authority! Hook flops out of the ring so Yuta fetches that two-by-four. Yuta puts that in the ring, fans go “HO~!” but Hook has something of his own. Yuta storms up, and Hook shows he has a hockey stick! Hook sweeps Yuta’s legs! The stick broke but Hook doesn’t care, he just SMACKS Yuta with half of it! Yuta writhes, and Hook takes the other half, to add it to REDRUM!!! Yuta falls back, Yuta TAPS! Hook wins!!
Winner: Hook, by submission (still FTW Champion)
Hook finally lets Yuta go so he can hoist up the belt! Yuta can’t beat Hook on his turf, will Hook look to prove he can beat Yuta on his?
We stand at the end of it all.
“The resolution of all conflicts. Where reality’s foundation cracks. Where all ties come unbound. The finality of all war. Now we stand at the end of it all. This… is AEW Worlds End.”
Continental All-Star 8 Man Tag: Claudio Castagnoli, Bryan Danielson, Mark Briscoe & Daniel Garcia VS Brody King, Rush, Jay White & Jay Lethal!
As consolation for not making it to the finals, we see the Swiss Superman, American Dragon, Sussex County Chicken & Red Death team against the King of Death, El Toro Blanco, The Switchblade & Black Machismo! Which side wins big on the last PPV of 2023?
The teams sort out and Claudio starts against Rush. The bell rings, the two get in each other’s face, and they start shoving. Then they start throwing forearms and CHOPS! Fans fire up, Rush fires up, but Claudio fires off forearms and then an UPPERCUT! Rush ROLLING ELBOWS, eggs Claudio on, so Claudio BOOTS! Claudio runs in, but into a SNAP GERMAN! But Claudio LARIATS right back! Claudio runs in again but Rush BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES Claudio up and out! Rush builds speed, but Claudio slides in to get in his face! The shoving starts again, then they back off. Lethal and Briscoe tag in and the fans fire up.
The fans chant “DEM BOYS!” as we get a rematch from Gold League’s final round. These two circle, things speed up, and Lethal hip tosses to cartwheel and basement dropkick! Lethal whips Mark to a corner, Mark goes up and out to then REDNECK UPPERCUT! Mark goes up, MISSILE DROPKICK, but Lethal blocks! Lethal steps through but Mark makes the Figure Four into a cradle! TWO, and the two start throwing CHOPS! Fans “WOO~!” as the CHOPS go back and forth! Lethal is stinging, then he and Mark shake hands. The CHOPS continue! Mark CHOPS Lethal down! Lethal scrambles away while the fans fire up with Mark!
Lethal backs off, tags White, so Mark tags Bryan! The fans are red hot now as we get our first taste of these two 1v1. They circle, White talks some trash on Bryan, and they feel things out. They tie up, White powers Bryan to a corner but also pulls hair! The ref counts, White lets off but Bryan avoids the chop to wrangle White! LEBELL LOCK! ROPEBREAK, and Bryan lets go at 4. He has ’til five! Fans cheer, Bryan grins, and White laughs that off. They reset, tie up again, and White knees low. And again! White headlocks, fans rally for Bryan and Bryan powers out. White runs Bryan over, then keeps moving.
Bryan drops, White CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again! White RAMS into Bryan at the corner, and again, then CHOPS! White mocks the “YES! YES! YES!” but the fans actually chant it. White CHOPS Bryan then whips him corner to corner. Bryan reverses, runs in, and DROPKICKS! Bryan then CHOPS, KICKS and repeat! Fans chant “YES! WOO~! YES! WOO~!” Then Bryan just KICKS and KICKS and KICKS! The ref counts, Bryan lets off, and he puts White up top. Bryan climbs up to SUPER STEINER! The fans fire up and Bryan stalks White, to KICK! And KICK! And KICK! “YES! YES! YES!”
Bryan winds up, but Garcia tags himself in. They may be teammates but Garcia still doesn’t like Bryan. But then Brody tags in for a rematch from the final round of Blue League. The fans bark and hoot for Brody but Garcia puts up his dukes. Brody swings, misses, and Garcia fires off shots! Brody shoves Garcia away, runs in but into a BOOT! Garcia avoids shots, fires more shots, then SLAPS, SLAPS, SLAPS! Brody shoves, catches and BOSS MAN SLAMS! Brody then BLASTS Garcia’s corner! Brody ROCKS Garcia, dumps him out, and White is there to UPPERCUT! Brody goes out to CLUB Garcia, then tells Menard on commentary to talk trash now!
Brody shoves Menard, gets Garcia up, and he SLAMS Garcia down. Brody says Menard ain’t gonna do a thing, he’s a coward! Brody then puts Garcia back in while fans cheer on “DADDY MAGIC!” Menard keeps his cool for Garcia’s sake, but Brody stands on Garcia! Tag to Rush, Rush stomps Garcia and CHOPS him! Garcia has a bloody nose but Rush whips him to ropes, and ELBOWS him down! Rush stomps Garcia again and again, then “kicks” Garcia’s head into the crowd. Rush mocks Garcia’s dance! Garcia trips Rush, fires off, but Rush fires in return! Rush puts Garcia in the corner to CHOP him again!
Tag to Lethal, he stomps a mudhole into Garcia. Lethal grabs at Garcia, CHOKES him on the ropes, and Rush adds on. The ref counts, Lethal tags to Brody and Brody stomps Garcia. Brody CHOPS Garcia down then tags in Rush. Rush drags Garcia up to CHOP! Tag to White, and he CHOKES Garcia on the ropes! The ref counts, Rush adds on, Garcia hits who he can but White and Rush let off. White mocks Bryan with saying they have ’til five! Cover, TWO! Another cover, TWO! Another cover, ONE!! White is annoyed with Garcia, but Garcia fires forearms in return! White trips Garcia, GROUND DRAGON SCREW!
Garcia sits up, but White CHOPS Garcia down! Fans rally for Garcia but White CHOPS him again! Garcia grits his teeth, shakes his head, but White scoops and SLAMS! White taunts Garcia, CHOPS him again, but Garcia roars! The fans fire up, White eggs Garcia on, another scoop and SLAM! White mocks the fans rallying, then CHOPS again! Garcia goes to ropes, shakes his head again, but Rush scuffs him! The ref reprimands, but White reels Garcia in to scoop. Garcia slips free, to scoop back! White slips free, and he CLUBS Garcia down! White keeps Garcia from his corner with a CHOP and a whip.
Garcia BLASTS Rush! And CHOPS White! And ROCKS Lethal! And CHOPS White! Repeat! Garcia CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS, but White CHOPS again! White runs up, but is sent into Lethal! Garcia hurries, hot tag to Briscoe! Mark dodges White, ROCKS Lethal, and fires off shots on the Jays! Lethal waistlocks, but Mark BOOTS White and PELES Lethal down! Fans fire up, Mark dodges White to CHOP! Mark whips, White reverses but Mark CLOBBERS him! Fans rally up again, and Mark runs corner to corner. White BOOTS back, hopsu p, but gets an UPPERCUT! White falls to the floor, Bryan runs to WRECK Rush!
Bryan hauls Rush up, Garcia BLASTS Brody! Bryan sends Rush into railing! Mark BOOTS White, dodges Brody, and Claudio UPPERCUTS Brody down! FLYING BLOCKBUSTER to the floor takes Lethal down! Mark goes to the apron, BANG BANG, FOLEY ELBOW on Rush! The fans fire up as Mark climbs! White is in the drop zone, but he rises up! Mark leaps over White, comes back and spins, kicks, and FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! White hangs tough but Mark drags him up. Mark reels White in, underhooks, but White wrenches out! REDNECK UPPERCUT! Mark runs in but White clinches, EXPLODER up and out!
Brody CLOBBERS Mark, Lethal hurries to get him back in! White covers, TWO! Mark hangs in there but White tags Lethal. Lethal hoists Mark up top, CHOPS him, then climbs up after him. Fans rally, Lethal brings Mark up but Mark throws body shots! Lethal falls, but he’s right back to ROCK Mark! Lethal goes back up, for the SUPER DUPER PLEX! Lethal crawls, as does Mark, and fans rally, hot tag to White! White CLUBS Mark down, drags him away, but Mark boots White away! Brody tags in and he CLUBS Mark down now! Brody hauls Mark up, but Mark slips free to BLAST Rush! Mark dodges Brody, hot tag to Claudio!
Claudio fires up as he fires UPPERCUTS on Brody! Brody fires forearms back, fans rally with “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as LARIATS collide again and again! Claudio SWATS a lariat, fires more UPPERCUTS, and has Brody in a corner! The ref counts, Claudio lets off, then jukes to UPPERCUT again! Claudio reels Brody in, but Brody blocks the suplex. Brody suplexes Claudio, but Claudio slips free! Claudio ducks ‘n’ dodges and BOOTS! And kicks, and tries again! Claudio SUPLEXES Brody, with a stall!! Fans are thunderous, Claudio covers, Rush breaks it! Bryan fires off on Rush, bumps him off buckles, then CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS!
Brody fires off on Claudio while Bryan and Rush trade CHOPS! Rush stomps away on Bryan, Brody digs his boot into Claudio. Brody and Rush coordinate, the hellhound and the bull circling. They then run in, CANNONBALL for Claudio but the feint for Bryan, into the BOOT! Rush tranquilos, Brody covers, TWO!! Brody CLUBS Claudio, drags him up, but Claudio trips Brody! GIANT SWING!! Bryan joins in, and he DROPKICKS Brody! Cover, White breaks it! Bryan drags White out, Mark rushes Lethal. White is sent into railing! White returns the favor to Bryan! Garcia and Lethal tag in! Garcia and Lethal fire off shots!
Garcia whips, Lethal reverses, LETHAL COMBINATION! Lethal is all fired up, he steps through, FIGURE FOUR! Garcia endures, reaches out, claws his way around, FROGGY-BOW hits Lethal! Rush CORNER BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES Mark! Bryan BUSAIKU KNEES Rush! White clinches to BLADERUNNER on Bryan! Claudio POP-UP UPPERCUTS White! Brody DISCUS LARIATS Claudio! But Garcia is back! Fans are thunderous for the SAIDO!! But Lethal handsprings, LETHAL- NO, Garcia dodges, trips, jackknife bridge! GARCIA’S TEAM WINS!!!
Winners: Claudio Castagnoli, Bryan Danielson, Mark Briscoe & Daniel Garcia, by pinfall
Menard is the most excited of everyone in Nassau Coliseum! And Garcia does his dance! What will this momentum do for Red Death going into 2024? Wait, Brody CLOBBERS Menard!!! Are the former Jericho Appreciation Society members gonna have beef with The House of Black in the New Year? Meanwhile, Sonjay Dutt appears to reencourage Lethal and usher him away. What will it take for Lethal to get back on a winning track?
Miro VS Andrade El Idolo w/ CJ Perry!
While one is known as The Redeemer and the other is the Latino Idol, this is not about higher callings or spirituality. This is simply about one man who cannot tolerate the other being around his hot, flexible wife with his arrogant attitude! Will Miro CRUSH Andrade’s body and CJ Perry’s ambition with it? Or will he be truly lost and aimless after Worlds End?
Miro doesn’t wait, he CLOBBERS Andrade the moment he’s in the ring! The ref reprimands but rings the bell as Miro stomps away! The ref then counts, Miro lets off, and he storms around. Miro drags Andrade up, to short arm LARIAT! Miro looms over Andrade, sits him up and rains down ELBOW after ELBOW! Then Miro KICKS Andrade in the back! Andrade stands up to CHOP, and CHOP, but Miro UPPERCUTS! Miro whips corner to corner but Andrade BOOTS back! Fans rally and duel, Andrade runs to KICK! Miro runs in but Andrade dumps him out! Andrade finally takes the jacket off and flexes!
Fans rally, Andrade builds speed, and DIVES into a FOREARM! CJ is upset but Miro storms in after Andrade. Andrade trips Miro and steps through! FIGURE FOUR, but Miro powers up and out! Miro runs in but into a BOOT! Andrade CHOPS, goes up, but Miro YANKS Andrade down to hit a BIG back suplex! Andrade flounders while Miro snarls, and Miro storms around. Miro tells CJ, “This is what you wanted!” But CJ asks, “Is THIS what you wanted?! I broke this finger!!” Miro storms up on Andrade, clamps on a chinlock and he squeezes tight. Andrade endures, even as Miro leans on him. Andrade fights up, but Miro shoves and CLUBS Andrade!
Miro CHOKES Andrade on ropes, CJ protests and the ref counts. Miro lets off at 4, CJ shouts at Andrade to get up, and Miro mocks her. CJ says Miro’s asking for a slap in the face! Miro CHOKES Andrade in the corner, hauls him up, and suplexes, but Andrade lands on his feet!? Andrade JAWBREAKERS Miro, fires forearms, and runs. Miro catches Andrade to a SWINGING SIDE SLAM! Fans fire up while Andrade flops out of the ring. Miro pursues, and he brings Andrade around the way to send into railing! The ref starts the ring count, Miro brings Andrade up as the fans rally, and CJ coaches Andrade. Miro scoops Andrade to DROP him on the desk!
The count is 5 of 10, Andrade writhes, but Miro refreshes the count. Miro says one more, and he hauls Andrade back up. But Andrade fights the back suplex! And he SHOVES Miro up and over the desk!! Miro has a rough landing but CJ fires up! The ring count is climbing, CJ talks trash on Miro, and Andrade refreshes the ring count. Andrade props the desk hood up, to SMASH Miro through it! Miro staggers away, Andrade storms up, but Miro kicks low. Miro whips, but Andrade reverses to send Miro into steel steps! CJ applauds, Andrade refreshes the count again, and CJ says this is why she wanted Andrade as a client.
Andrade puts Miro in, then climbs the corner. Fans rally up, and Miro ROCKS Andrade first! Miro fires more shots, but Andrade hits back! Miro ROCKS Andrade, positions him, and then climbs up. Miro brings Andrade to the top, and fans fire up for the SUPER- NO, Andrade holds the buckle to block! Miro throws body shots, and he gets the SUPERPLEX! Fans fire up while both men are down! Miro and Andrade stir, so a standing count starts. CJ is losing her cool, the count reaches 5 of 10, and both men sit up. Andrade throws a haymaker but Miro gives it back. They stand to throw shots again, and Miro ROCKS Andrade!
Andrade CHOPS Miro, but Miro just huffs and puffs! Andrade CHOPS again! Miro snarls, ROCKS Andrade with haymakers, but Andrade fires forearms in return. Andrade runs, but Miro DECKS him! Fans fire up, Miro looms over Andrade, and Miro drops an elbow! Andrade sputters, the fans duel, and Miro brings Andrade up. Miro whips, Andrade reverses and runs in, but is put on the apron! Miro kicks at Andrade through ropes, but Andrade uses that to DRAGON SCREW! Miro hobbles, CJ smiles, and Andrade climbs. Andrade CROSSBODIES! Direct hit, but Andrade rolls through to run and FLYING FOREARM!
Fans fire up and Andrade kips up! Andrade flexes, then storms up on Miro in the corner. Andrade rallies the fans, “SI! SI! SI!” Andrade runs, but Miro bails out! No shadows here, but Andrade goes up and out and ASAI MOONSAULTS! Direct hit on Miro and the fans fire up! Andrade RAMS Miro into the steel steps again! The ring count is climbing, CJ and Andrade hug it out! Fans are torn, but Andrade CLUBS Miro and puts him in the ring. Miro is down, Andrade climbs up, and Andrade MOONSAULTS! Miro moves, so Andrade MOONSAULTS again! Cover, TWO! CJ is frustrated again but Andrade shakes his head.
Fans rally, Andrade sees Miro go to another corner. “SI! SI! SI!” and Andrade runs, but Miro is up! MACHKA KICK!! Cover, TWO! Andrade survives and Miro is furious! Miro storms around, the fans fire up, and Miro calls his shot! Stomp and GAME OVER!!! Andrade is stuck, but he is still holding on! CJ tells Andrade not to dare tap out! Andrade gets one arm free, but Miro pulls it back! So Andrade gets the other arm! Miro grabs again, but Andrade has the ROPEBREAK! CJ is happy again but Miro stomps Andrade. Miro says the wife should cheer for his husband! CJ says she can cheer who she wants!
Miro hauls Andrade up but Andrade dumps Miro to the apron! Andrade CLUBS Miro, but Miro grabs hair. Andrade grabs the leg! DRAGON SCREW int he ropes again! Andrade hobbles while Miro staggers in, boot feint to BACK ELBOW!! Cover, TWO!! Miro survives and shocks everyone! CJ is seething, and Andrade is beside himself. Andrade has the leg, fans “WOO~!” and Andrade steps through, FIGURE FOUR!! Miro endures, keeping his shoulders up so it isn’t also a cover! The fans rally and duel, CJ tells him to give up but Miro shakes his head. Andrade bridges, FIGURE- NO, Miro turns things over on Andrade!!
Andrade endures now and CJ is seething again! Miro pushes up as best he can, but Andrade fights back! Andrade turns things back onto Miro! Miro endures again, and Andrade bridges again! FIGURE EIGHT!! Fans “WOO~!” but CJ trips Andrade up?!? Fans boo but CJ has a sneaky smile on her face! Andrade is confused, but he turns around into the MACHKA KICK!! Cover, TWO!!! Andrade is still in this but now CJ’s mood is the reverse. So it’s GAME OVER!!!! Andrade TAPS, Miro wins!!
Winner: Miro, by submission
What in the world did we just see?! Did CJ have a change of heart through the course of this match? Or was this her plan all along to help Miro have a great PPV win? Either way, what does this mean now that husband & wife are united again?
AEW Women’s World Championship: “Timeless” Toni Storm w/ & Luther VS Riho!
The leading lady of AEW has been quoted as saying that while the first is always memorable for being the first, the best is remembered for being the best, even better than the first. Will that apply to champions as well as film? Or will Timeless Toni learn why Riho was the first in the first place?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if a sequel truly can outdo the original!
The bell rings and fans rally up. Storm steps to Riho, Riho waits on Storm to make a move, so they tie up. Storm powers Riho to ropes, then lets off to pat Riho on the head. Riho and Storm go again, Riho dodges to fire off forearm after forearm! Riho whips, Storm reverses, but Riho leaps! Storm catches and SLAMS Riho, then covers. ONE and Riho goes Matrix! Fans fire up and Riho goes to scoop. Riho isn’t big enough to do that, and Storm CLUBS her! Storm whips Riho, Riho handsprings through and SHOTGUNS! Storm stays up so Riho SHOTGUNS again! Fans fire up with Riho and she runs in to JUMP KNEE! Then BULLDOG! Cover, ONE!
Riho clamps on with a headlock, but Storm fights up. The fans rally, Storm RAMS Riho into buckles. Storm whips corner to corner, runs in, but Riho dodges. Riho comes back to ROUNDHOUSE and Storm flops out of the ring! Fans rally, Luther is there to check on Miss Storm, and he tells Riho no. Riho CROSSBODIES, but Luther easily catches her! Luther hands Riho off to Storm, and Storm SLAMS Riho down! Fans fire up as Storm puts Riho in and covers, TWO! Storm stomps away on Riho, the fans rally and duel, then Storm poses for a close-up. She gets her filter as she digs her boot into Riho’s face.
Storm paces around, drags Riho up, but Riho cradles! TWO! Storm UPPERCUTS Riho down, covers, TWO! Riho is still in this, but Storm scoops to SLAM her! Storm drags Riho back up, scoops again, and SLAMS her again! Cover, TWO! Storm sits Riho up to dig her knee in Riho’s back. Riho endures the chinlock while fans rally and duel. Riho fights up, throws elbows, but Storm CLUBS her! Storm whips, Riho sunset flips, TWO! Riho hurries to scoop, but her back gives up! Storm smiles as her plan is working out. Storm then pops Riho up, SKY HIGH! Cover, TWO! Riho survives but Storm pushes her over.
Storm steps on Riho’s bad back, and again, and again. Storm flexes and fans cheer. Then Storm drops an elbow on Riho’s back! The fans rally and duel, Storm puts Riho in ropes and bends her back! The ref counts, Storm lets off at 4, and she brings Riho around for another scoop SLAM! Storm continues to flex while the fans rally and duel. Cover, ONE!! Riho shows her toughness but Storm has the leg for a HALF CRAB! Storm sits deep on Riho, but Riho crawls around. Riho reaches out, fans rally and duel, and Riho fights her way over, to the ROPEBREAK! Storm lets go in annoyance and tells Luther, “Let’s do the thing.”
Luther assumes the position, and he has Storm sit on his shoulders. CHARGE~! They TOSS Riho off the apron! Storm goes back to the apron, and poses for the cameras. The ring count starts, Riho sputters and coughs, fans chant “That Was Timeless!” The count is 5 of 10, then 7! Riho springs up at 8 and scrambles in! Storm is frustrated, she stomps Riho at the ropes, then lets off. Storm says Riho is toast now! TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Riho endures as Storm sits deep! Fans rally, Riho crawls and reaches out, but Luther pulls the ropes! The ref reprimands, tells Storm to let go, and then he EJECTS Luther! The butler did it, and got caught!
Fans boo and Luther says this is highly irregular! Storm is furious, but Riho fires off body shots! Storm CLUBS Riho, CHOPS her, CHOPS again, and again! Storm scoops, Riho slips free and fires off forearms! Riho whips, Storm reverses but Riho tilt-o-whirls to RANA! Storm is on the ropes and Riho dials it up! 619!! Storm falls, Riho goes up, and Riho CROSSBODIES! Fans fire up with Riho, Storm is up, and Riho SCOOP SLAMS! Cover, TWO! Riho keeps cool as Storm goes to the apron. Fans rally as Storm staggers around, and Riho climbs the corner. SUPER CROSSBODY! Direct hit and Riho hurries to get Storm in!
Riho climbs up, but Storm bails out again. So Riho DOUBLE STOMPS on the apron! Riho kicks Storm in, hauls her up, and full nelsons, DRAGON SUPLEX! High stack cover, TWO! Storm survives and Riho is for once showing frustration! The fans rally, Storm sits up and Riho runs in, but Storm sends Riho into buckles! Storm hurries to take aim, but Riho moves! Hips hit buckles, Riho rolls Storm, but Storm rolls through, STORM ZERO!! Cover, TWO?!? Storm is shocked, that’s not in HER script! Storm shakes her head, the fans rally behind her, and she hauls Riho up. But Riho rolls Storm to a stack, TWO!! Basement dropkick! Cover, ROPEBREAK!!
Fans fire up as Storm saves herself by inches! Riho says she’ll finish this now, and she climbs back up. But Storm YANKS Riho back down! Then Storm drags Riho back up, RUBY CUTTER!! Cover, Storm wins!!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Champion)
The filter is back, but Storm is still golden! And Mariah May is here, with a bucket…? There’s no ice or champagne in it, so what is this for? So shower Storm in rose petals~! Mariah celebrates with her role model, will Storm always be the leading lady of AEW? Will she help Mariah become a star in her own right?
AEW mourns the loss of both “Killer Khan” Masashi Ozawa, and Kurtis “Mad Kurt” Chapman.
The former was a legend of Japanese wrestling who faced legends of the 1980s, such as Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan. The latter was a young star in the British wrestling scene, only a decade into the business. Ozawa passes at the age of 76, Chapman at the age of 26, but still gone too soon. AEW passes on their condolences to the friends, family and fans of these two great men, as do we here at The Chairshot.
Backstage interview with Dante Martin.
Lexi Nair is with Angel Dorado and says it has been one month since his return from injury. Since then, he’s been in trios action, how is he holding up? He’s doing good, but that’s not good enough. Dante wants to be great. Getting injured set him back several steps on his journey to becoming a champion. Last night, Dante got the pin on Rampage, but he almost got the pin on a champion. Orange Cassidy walks in and says, “Okay. Alright. I know-” Wait, Dante knows what Cassidy is gonna say. Dante respects Cassidy. And win, lose or draw, he’ll shake Cassidy’s hand at the end of this. But yeah, Dante’s gonna need that title.
Then try and take it, this Wednesday, on Dynamite. Then it is official! The first Dynamite of 2024, Cassidy defends his AEW International Championship against Dante Martin! Will this be one small step for Dante, and one giant leap for Top Flight?
Dustin Rhodes VS Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana!
It seems no matter how hard he tries, the Limitless Keith Lee is denied his vindication against The Realest. But taking up the banner for Keith is his friend and tag partner, The Natural! Will Dustin avenge Keith’s grudge? Or will Dustin regret stepping into whose house?
The moment Dustin’s stepping through the ropes, Swerve strikes! Dustin falls to the floor, Swerve goes out after him and then POSTS him! Fans chant “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” as Swerve sends Dustin into railing! And then Swerve brings Dustin around to send into more railing! And then the steel steps! Nana nods and says that’s how it’s done, and then Swerve basement dropkicks Dustin into the steps! Nana goes looking under the ring, and fans fire up as he brings out a CINDER BLOCK! Swerve puts the block under Dustin’s leg! Swerve goes up to the apron, and Swerve grins before he KILL STOMPS the leg through the cinder block!!!
The ref reprimands, Swerve says this is what happens when Keith can’t do his job! Swerve doesn’t care about human life! Refs and medics rush out while Swerve sits on the corner. Swerve has sent a message to Keith by sidelining Dustin, how long must Swerve wait until he has satisfaction?
Wait, Dustin doesn’t want to concede? He hobbles into the ring, so Nana says if he wants some more, Swerve can give him some more! Swerve grins as he watches Dustin clutch the ankle. Swerve says they either do this or not, stop wasting his time. Dustin insists he can go, so the bell rings! Swerve BOOTS Dustin! And fires off haymakers! Swerve stomps Dustin down, digs his knees in at the ropes, but lets off as the ref counts. Swerve makes Dustin sit up to look into the camera. Swerve says this could’ve been Keith, but now he’s gotta take the frustrations out on Dustin. Swerve stomps Dustin, digs a knee on the ankle, but Dustin kicks Swerve with the good leg.
Swerve KICKS the bad leg, Dustin hobbles away and almost falls into the corner. Swerve soaks up the cheers and the jeers, then storms up on Dustin. Swerve drags Dustin up, throws body shots, then puts the bad legs in ropes. The ref counts, Swerve pulls on the leg but lets off, to then KICK it! Swerve runs side to side to DROPKICK the bad leg! Dustin falls, and Swerve hits the Griddy. Swerve flips off the booing fans, then goes back for Dustin. Dustin pounds the mat and fans rally up. Swerve drags Dustin up, bumps him off buckles, then hoists him up top. Swerve ROCKS Dustin, Dustin UPPERCUTS! Swerve ROCKS Dustin, Dustin UPPERCUTS!
They brawl, Swerve gets the edge, and he pie faces Dustin. Swerve goes up, brings Dustin around, but Dustin throws body shots! Dustin HEADBUTTS, HEADBUTTS, and sends Swerve down! Dustin then adjusts, and manages to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Dustin throws hands, then reels Swerve in. Swerve gets free but Dustin ducks to body shot! Dustin UPPERCUTS Swerve, whips, but Swerve reverses to KICK the leg! Swerve CHOPS, runs, comes back, but into a BOOT! Dustin manages to hop on, DESTROYER!! Swerve rebounds, into the SPIN POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Dustin still has heart and Nana is worried!
Dustin hobbles while Swerve stands. Dustin CHOPS Swerve to a corner, puts Swerve’s leg in ropes, then the other leg. Nana protests but that just distracts the ref! SHATTERED DREAMS!! Swerve falls, Dustin DECKS Nana! Dustin reels Swerve in, for a PILEDRIVER! Dustin hauls Swerve back up, dragon sleeper, CROSS RHODES!! Cover, TWO!! Swerve survives and fans fire up. Dustin huffs and puffs, his comeback powered by adrenaline in his soul. Dustin hobbles, drags Swerve around to stomp Swerve’s legs, then he steps through. But Swerve kicks out the bad leg! Swerve then somersaults to COMPLETE SHOT!
Fans fire up and Swerve grabs Dustin’s bad leg! HALF CRAB! Dustin endures, fans duel, and Dustin reaches out. Swerve drags Dustin away, and has the leg for a STRETCH MUFFLER! Swerve even kicks Dustin’s head at the same time! Dustin endures it all, reaches out for ropes, but now Swerve throws body shots! Dustin doesn’t give in, he reaches out and has the ROPEBREAK! Swerve lets go in frustration, then he scuffs Dustin. Swerve laughs as he stands, and he gives Dustin more kicks. Swerve taunts Dustin, kicks him around, slaps him around, but Dustin UPPERCUTS! Swerve SLAPS back!
Dustin eggs Swerve on, so Swerve fires haymakers! And a KICK! Dustin drops to a knee, but he flips Swerve off! And SPITS at him! Fans fire up again as Swerve glares at Dustin. Dustin flips him off more, so Swerve gives Dustin a HOUSE CALL! Then Swerve grins as he aims. Dustin sits back up, into another HOUSE CALL! Swerve isn’t done with Dustin and the fans want that “ONE MORE TIME!” Swerve grins, he drags Dustin around, traps one arm and pulls the other. Swerve stands on that arm, then SNAPS it! Swerve then climbs the corner, Dustin sits up, into the KILL STOMPS!! Cover, Swerve wins!
Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall
The Natural showed us his toughness, but Swerve again showed us his ruthlessness. Will 2024 indubitably be the Year of the Mogul?
8 Man Tag: Sting, Darby Allin & Le Sex Gods VS Ricky Starks, “Big Bill” Morrissey & The Don Callis Family!
The Relentless Icons may not always get along with Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara, but they do respect them. As such, they’re joining forces against four men they definitely do NOT respect. The Absolute and Will Hobbs have gone a few rounds with Sting & Darby before, will history repeat itself? Or will the combined forces of the AEW World Tag Team Champions, “Powerhouse” Hobbs & “The Alpha,” Konosuke Takeshita be what ends the living legends?
Fans tell Callis off as he makes his entrance, the teams sort out, and Sammy starts against Takeshita. The fans rally up as the two step forward, and Takeshita asks Sammy why he’s so mad at Callis. Sammy says Callis is just using everyone on the team! Callis doesn’t care about Takeshita! Takeshita picks Sammy up and RAMS him into a corner! Takeshita swings, Sammy dodges and CHOPS! Takeshita doesn’t flinch! Sammy CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Takeshita blocks to HEADBUTT! Takeshita whips Sammy to a corner, runs up, but blocks a boot. So Sammy ENZIGURIS! Sammy goes up, leaps, CROSSBODY! Cover, ONE!!
Sammy keeps on Takeshita with a chinlock, then facelock. Tag to Jericho and fans are torn on Le Sex Gods as they double whip and double shoulder tackle! Then Sammy spins and they pose! Fans are again torn, but Jericho drags Takeshita up to CHOP! Takeshita fires a forearm, Jericho CHOPS, repeat! Jericho gets the edge, whips, but Takeshita ducks ‘n’ dodges and TAKESHITA LINE! Fans fire up as Takeshita tags in Starks. Starks steps to Jericho, then flips him off. Starks reaches out, but Hobbs snipes Big Bill! Starks and Hobbs still have their own beef, but Hobbs steps to Jericho. Jericho fires off CHOPS on Hobbs now!
Hobbs kicks low, runs, then runs Jericho over! Fans rally, Hobbs scoops but Jericho slips free to fire forearms. Hobbs ROCKS Jericho, then SPLASHES in a corner! Tag to Bill now and he runs up to ROCK Jericho! And again! And again! Bill ROCKS Jericho again, whips him to ropes, then FLAPJACKS! Jericho flounders, stands up, but avoids a boot! Jericho pokes Bill in the eye, CHOPS and CHOPS, then whips. Bill reverses but Jericho KICKS back! Tag to Darby and he MISSILE DROPKICKS! Bill ends up in the corner, Takeshita tags in. Darby avoids the flying lariat to O’Conner Roll, TWO! Darby rebounds to SPLASH! Cover, TWO!
Darby hurries to whip but Takeshita reverses, but Darby springboards. Takeshita catches Darby, O’Conner Rolls to the CHAOS- NO, Darby lands on his feet! Darby BOOTS Takeshita, leaps over and comes back to SHOTGUN! Then Darby hops on, CODE RED! Cover, TWO! Takeshita hangs tough but Darby climbs up. Callis barks at Darby, and Takeshita trips Darby up! Fans boo but Takeshita climbs up to torture rack, and SUPER TOWER HACKER BOMB!!! Fans are thunderous and Darby is dazed! Takeshita crawls over, hot tag to Hobbs! Hobbs hauls Darby up to throw knees, then shoves him to the corner.
Hobbs fires haymakers from all sides, Bill fires up, the ref counts, and Hobbs lets off at 4. Fans rally for Sting and Darby crawls. Bill tags in and gets between Darby and his corner. Bill throws a heavy body shot, then whips Darby corner to corner. Bill runs in to SPLASH! Then Bill shoves Darby down, tags Hobbs, and Hobbs drags Darby up. Hobbs suplexes, and hits a BRAINBUSTER! Tag back to Bill, and Starks nods as the big boys pick Darby up to swing him! They HAMMOCK TOSS Darby across the way! Starks mocks Darby and Takeshita looms over him. Starks tags in, whips Darby to the corner, then mocks Sting!
Starks runs in corner to corner, but Darby moves and the Starks Splash hits buckles! Starks hurries to stop Darby from reaching his corner, but Darby JAWBREAKERS! Fans rally, Hobbs hurries in to stomp Darby down. Hobbs offers his former friend a hand but Starks says nope. Starks gets Darby back around, tags in Takeshita and Takeshita CLUBS Darby. Fans still rally but Starks fires off forearms and CHOPS, then some knees in the corner. Takeshita whips corner to corner, runs up but Darby BOOTS him! Darby runs up, Takeshita catches him, and keeps him fingertips away from Darby!
Takeshita throws Darby but Darby rebounds, sunset flips just to get up and over, hot tag to STIIIIING! Sting fires off hands on Takeshita, on Starks, back to Takeshita, then STINGER SPLASH on Starks! STINGER SPLASH on Takeshita! Fans fire up as Starks and Takeshita stagger, into DOUBLE LARIATS! Sting then BLASTS Hobbs AND Bill! Bill stays up, steps over the ropes, but Sting YANKS the rope to jam him up! Sting shakes the rope to give Bill a rodeo ride, and Jericho intercepts Hobbs! Jericho puts Hobbs in a corner, then Sting claws at Bill’s face! Jericho throws some hands on Hobbs, then coordinates with Sting.
Sting & Jericho DOUBLE SPLASH! The bigger men fall, so Jericho & Sting focus on Bill. But Bill throws hands in return! Bill DECKS Sting, stomps him, then ROCKS Jericho! Hobbs CLUBS Jericho, kicks him out of the ring, and things go outside. Starks tags in off Takeshita, and he hauls Sting up. Starks throws hands from all sides, ROCKS Sting, then wrenches and goes up the corner. Fans rally as Starks goes Old School! Starks shows off, then leaps to AX HANDLE! Starks whips, but Sting holds ropes to then FLAPJACK Starks! Sting stomps Starks, and Sammy tags in. Sammy rallies on Starks, BLASTS Bill & Hobbs, then scoops Starks.
Starks slips free, shoves, but Sammy dodges to RAM and go to the apron. ENZIGURI, then slingshot- NO, Starks stops the cutter to TORNADO- NO, Sammy stops that! Sammy goes up, FLYING CUTTER! Cover, Bill breaks it with a deadlift! Sammy fights free, CHOPS and CHOPS, then ROCKS and CHOPS! Sammy runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but into the BOSS MAN SLAM! Bill roars, fans fire up, but Jericho hits a CODE BREAKER! Bill stays up!? Bill hauls Jericho up for the SKY HIGH! Then Bill rains down fists! New York cheers its own as Bill whips Jericho to a corner. Bill runs up but into a BOOT!
Jericho goes up, leaps, MISSILE DROPKICK! Fans boo but Hobbs SPINEBUSTERS Jericho! The straps come down, Hobbs scoops and uses the WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS SLAM! But he’s not done! Hobbs wants to do Jericho like he did before! But Darby runs in, COFFIN SPLASH knocks Hobbs over! Darby then runs up, gets around, SCORPION DEATH DROP! But Takeshita runs in, HIGH ANGLE GERMAN!! Darby almost lands on his head! Takeshita aims but Sammy waistlocks! Takeshita switches, Sammy grabs Darby, Takeshita DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEXES!! Sting storms in, Takeshita dodges and KNEES Sting!
Sting stays up, Takeshita tries again, but Sting blocks the knee to trip Takeshita up! And the step through, and the fans are thunderous for the SCORPION DEATH LOCK!! Takeshita endures, but Callis gets in with Sting’s bat! Or is that Floyd? Sting cares Callis off but it did save Takeshita. Fans tell Callis off, Hobbs storms in but Jericho hurries to trip him! Sting gets Takeshita back, WALLS OF JERICHO and the SCORPION DEATHLOCK, side by side!! Starks SUPERKICKS Jericho down! Sting ROCKS Starks! Sting has Starks but Bill BOOTS him! Darby runs up, but Bill TOSSES him aside! Bill runs up, but Darby dodges the splash!
Darby runs to SHOTGUN Bill down! Then Darby DIVES! They hit railing and fans fire up! Sammy is back, he feeds off the energy, but Starks SPEARS him down!! Cover, TWO!! Starks is furious but he hauls Sammy right up. Underhooks, Canadian Rack, ROSHAMBEAUX!! Cover, TWO?!? Sammy survives and Starks seethes. Starks mocks Sting then strikes his own pose, before he hauls Sammy up. Sammy slips free to SUPERKICK! And then torture rack! GO TO HOSPITAL!! Sammy isn’t done, he hurries up top! Fans rally up for the SHOOTING STAR!! Cover, Sammy’s team wins!
Winners: Sting, Darby Allin & Le Sex Gods, by pinfall
The Spanish God gets a huge return win alongside a fellow Pillar and the two living legends! Plus, it was a pin on an AEW World Tag Team Champion! Will this be more than enough proof that Sammy & Jericho can take those titles off Starks & Bill? Sting’s final match in New York is itself victorious, how many more will he have before his final match at Revolution?
AEW TBS Championship House Rules Match: Julia Hart VS Abadon!
The Princess of the Black Throne has proven to be formidable and foreboding, but so has the Living Dead Girl. House Rules are in effect: No ropebreaks, a ring count of 20, disqualifications enforced, but also, Dealer’s Choice. Abadon’s choice: Biting is A-OK! Forces of darkness are colliding, will The House Always win? Or will the throne soon belong to another?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is the scariest of them all!
The bell rings and the two stare down while the fans rally for “Women’s Wrestling!” Abadon and Julia step forward, but Julia avoids the grapple and the heel kick. “This is Spooky!” as the two reset. They step up, Julia gets around to ripcord and snapmare, but Abadon fights out of that to then CUTTER! Julia staggers to a corner, Abadon runs up to clothesline, clothesline and clothesline! The fans rally, the ref counts, but Abadon keeps firing shots until 4! Abadon shrieks, then runs in again to clothesline! And clothesline, and clothesline! Abadon doesn’t even slow down, she goes all the way to TEN!
Abadon storms around, the fans rally up, and Abadon runs in, only for Julia to dodge. Abadon rebounds off buckles and catches Julia for a SWINGING SLAM! Cover, TWO! Julia is still in this but Abadon rains down shots! Julia drags Abadon down to dribble her head off the mat! Abadon turns that around for more hands! Abadon snarls and looms over Julia, but Julia throws body shots! Julia fires forearms, runs up, but into a scoop! SWINGING SIDE- NO, Julia makes it a CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Julia slithers back as Abadon sits up and the fans fire up. They both slither around, “This is Spooky!” and the two go forehead to forehead.
Abadon and Juila stand, Julia pushes Abadon so Abadon pie faces back! Julia choke grips, but so does Abadon! They fight for control, then Julia STOs! Fans fire up, Julia scuffs Abadon then throws down fists! Julia storms around, stands on Abadon’s neck, but the ref counts. Julia steps away with a sinister smile while Abadon sits up. Julia CLUBS Abadon, TOSSES her out, then goes out after her. Julia whips Abadon into the apron! Abadon falls, Julia drags her up, and Julia suplexes Abadon to the floor! Julia grins again and fans rally up. Abadon writhes while Julia leaves her behind. “Let’s Get Spooky!” echoes out as Abadon crawls back to the ring.
Julia SHOVES Abadon right off the apron! Fans are torn but Julia soaks it all up. Abadon rises back up, crawls back into the ring, and Julia looms over her again. Abadon throws a body shot but Julia CLUBS her! Abadon throws another body shot, but Julia CHOKES hero the ropes! But House Rules say NO ropebreaks! Julia makes Abadon suffer but Abadon endures, so Julia lets off. Julia spins but Abadon avoids the heel kick to HOTSHOT Julia! Julia sputters, Abadon runs up but Julia dodges to DECK Abadon! Fans rally up, Julia scowls and storms back up, to then clamp on a motorcycle stretch.
Abadon endures, fights up, powers through, and BITES Julia’s arm!! It’s House Rules, after all! Julia gets free, swings, but Abadon blocks to BITE that arm!! Julia freaks out, runs up but Abadon LARIATS! And LARIATS! And SLINGBLADES! Fans fire up, Abadon runs corner to corner, METEORA! Abadon pushes Julia out of the corner, runs up again, BASEMENT CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO! Julia is still in this and Abadon is surprised. Abadon goes to a corner, climbs up, but Julia ROCKS her first! Julia ROCKS Abadon again, but Abadon CLUBS her back! They brawl, Julia climbs, and CLUBS Abadon some more!
Julia stands Abadon up, to SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO! Abadon survives and Julia is growing frustrated. Julia runs, to BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Julia isn’t done, she says the House Always Wins! But Abadon reaches out for ropes! Abadon has the ropes but again, NO ropebreaks! HARTLESS LOCK!! Abadon fights around, pushes to a cover, TWO!! Julia lets go in time, spins Abadon around but Abadon reverses to shove and scoop! SWINGING SIDE SLAM! Abadon sits Julia back up, runs, and SLIDING KNEES her down! Cover, TWO!! Julia survives and Abadon is furious! The fans rally up as Abadon goes to a corner.
Abadon climbs up again, but Julia ROCKS Abadon! Abadon HEADBUTTS! And HEADBUTTS! And BITES!! Abadon gets another taste of Julia! Julia gets away, has the ref check for blood, but wait! SKYE BLUE rushes out here and SHOVES Abadon off the corner!! Fans boo as Skye scurries, but then Abadon sits up! Abadon isn’t letting that go, and she pursues Skye! Abadon drags Skye out from under the ring! Skye though the shadows were her ally, but now she begs for mercy. Abadon fires off forearms on Skye instead, then CLOBBERS her! Skye flounders, Abadon takes aim, and then runs in to KNEE Skye down!
But then Julia CLOBBERS Abadon from behind! Julia drags Abadon up, CLUBS away, then THROWS her into steel steps! Julia dribbles Abadon off the steps!! The ref reprimands, Julia drags Abadon up and puts her in. Julia climbs up and HARTSAULT! Cover, Julia wins!
Winner: Julia Hart, by pinfall (still AEW TBS Champion)
The House Always Wins, because the Princess had a trump card up her sleeve. Will Julia continue to reign so long as Skye is on her side?
AEW TNT Championship No Disqualification Match: Christian Cage w/ Mother & Nick Wayne VS Adam “Edge” Copeland!
Perhaps the greatest tag team and closest friends in all of professional wrestling, now the worst of enemies. If this sounds familiar, it’s also because these two battled just a few weeks ago in Montreal. Shayna Wayne helped Christian screw Edge over, but now there’s nothing holding Edge back! Are things about to get Rated R? Or will not even Worlds End stop Captain Charisma?
The introductions are made, but Edge doesn’t give Christian time to even get down the ramp! Edge attacks on the ramp, and fans fire up for the brawl! The bell rings, Edge CLOBBERS Christian, then scoops to LAWN DART him into the tron! Fans fire up even more but the ref says to get this in the ring. Edge stalks Christian down the ramp, stomps him, then DECKS him! Christian flounders, Edge BOOTS him further along, then Edge sends Christian into railing! Fans cheer, a fan offers Edge a drink, so Edge chugs their Heineken! Edge smashes the can on his own head then goes after Christian with forearms!
Edge sends Christian into more railing, throws off his vest, and he SMACKS Christian off the desk! And again! Nigel says Edge is a sick son of a- Edge says shut up! Nigel apologizes, Edge puts Christian in the ring. Edge CHOKES Christian with his own turtleneck! Then he rains forearms down! Fans want tables but Edge throws down more shots first. Edge grins and punches himself in the head where the can busted him open. The fans rally for “T L C!” AKA where they want this to go, but Christian bails out! Edge pursues, but Christian mule kicks! And UPPERCUTS! And sends Edge into railing in return!
Christian whips, Edge reverses and Christian hits steel steps! Christian tumbles up and over, but Edge storms up. Edge tells Nick to back off, then he stomps Christian around. Edge smothers Christian against the steel steps, then stands on Christian’s head! But Christian avoids the stomp! And runs for it!? Fans fire up as Edge pursues and they go up the bleachers! Edge catches up to Christian and throws hands! Fans fire up getting to be closer to the action as they go tot he very back! Nick runs up but Edge ROCKS him, and sends him into Christian! Christian shields “his son,” but Edge goes around somewhere.
Edge climbs up to the railing of the higher seating!! Fans are thunderous for Edge’s SUPER CROSSBODY!! The fans lose their minds as Edge takes Christian and Nick down! Edge rises up, pushes Christian back down the bleachers, and high-fives fans as they return to floor level. Edge throws hands to keep Christian moving, and then shoves him over the railing. Edge climbs up, fans give Edge some space, tightrope walk and FLYING CLOTHESLINE! Direct hit and down goes Christian! The fans confirm, “You Still Got It!” as Edge stands up and puts Christian back in. Edge stalks Christian to a corner, then throws down hands!
Edge climbs up and rains down fists! Fans count along and Edge goes all the way to TEN! Edge then lets off so he can take aim! Christian staggers forward, Edge runs in, but Christian sends Edge into the POST! Christian knows Edge too well for a Spear to hit like that. Christian goes out after Edge, fans taunt Nick and Christian with “Who’s Your Daddy?” Christian puts Edge on the steps, and he threatens to end it! STOMP!! Edge falls back, clutching his neck! Christian drags Edge up, puts him in the ring, and covers, TWO!! Edge is still in this, but his forehead is bloodier than before. Christian stomps Edge around, soaks up the heat, then goes looking for things under the ring.
Christian brings out kendo sticks! Mother Shayna says yes, and Nick grins. Christian storms in, and he SMACKS Edge right on the back! Edge grits his teeth as Christian SMACKS him again! Edge leans against ropes, seething, but Christian SMACKS Edge again! The kendo stick is breaking, and Christian fishhooks Edge’s nose! Christian says HE is the TNT Champion, then, now and forever, “you POS!” Then Christian CHOKES Edge with the kendo stick! Edge suffers and sputters but Christian lets go. Christian soaks up the heat, then goes back to Edge. Christian drags Edge around, stands on him, and then aims with the broken kendo stick!
Christian is literally going for the jugular! Edge BLOCKS the thrust just in time!! Edge can’t hold it back forever, so the stick still presses into his throat! Christian lets off, covers, TWO!! Christian blows a kiss, probably to Edge’s wife and children, then rains down fists! He’s punching that bloody eyebrow open, then he calls to Nick. Christian wants a couple chairs, so Nick gets Christian those chairs. Christian JAMS Edge in the back again and again, then sets that chair on top of Edge. Christian stands on the chair while flexing. Fans boo while Mother & Nick Wayne cheer. Christian sits down, to get the legs for an ASSISTED BOSTON CRAB!
Edge endures being bent back and the chair’s crossbar being duck into his neck! Fans rally, Edge powers up, and Christian panics as Edge gets free! But Christian stomps Edge back down! Christian calls for more goodies and Nick goes looking under the ring. Edge crawls while Nick brings out… A PRYBAR!? Christian swings, Edge dodges, EDGE-O-MATIC! Fans rally as Edge keeps Christian down, then grabs a kendo stick! Edge SMACKS Christian right on the back of the head! And then SMACKS him in the ribs! And SMACKS him across the back! And again on the back! Then Edge KENDO CLOTHESLINES him!
Edge puts on the CROSSFACE! Christian endures, the fans rally up, but Christian also reaches out for weapons! The prybar! But Edge brags that to put it in THE DEAL! Christian freaks out, flails around, ROPEBREAK! No disqualification but the hold won’t count, either! Edge lets off so he can go out and look for something. Fans fire up because here comes a LADDER! We’re building to TLC in reverse! Edge grins as he puts the ladder in the ring and brings it around. Edge sets the ladder in the ropes, then brings Christian around. Edge puts Christian under the ladder, to CATAPULT GUILLOTINE into it!!
Christian flails and flounders, Mother Wayne is worried, and Edge stands the ladder up now. But Christian finds the kendo stick and he CRACKS Edge in the ribs! Christian hits a REVERSE DDT, then goes to the ladder. Christian climbs up, but Edge hurries after him! Edge and Christian throw hands, Edge joins Christian at the top, and fans fire up! Christian throws body shots then SMACKS Edge off the top rung! Christian shifts to SUPER SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB!! The fans are thunderous while both men are down! Christian crawls to cover, TWO!! Edge survives and fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!”
Christian dumps the ladder out, sick of it, and Nick helps move it aside. Christian and Nick then work together, to find a TABLE! The TLC is complete! In fact, that’s TWO tables! Nick helps set one up, then Christian goes for Edge. Nick says the table is set, Christian drags Edge up, and Shayna cheers. But Edge fights the suplex! Fans want fire!? And they say others are sick. Edge HOTSHOTS Christian, but Nick saves Christian from the Spear off the apron! So Edge goes out, kendo stick in hand, to SMACK Christian again! And then Edge finds a chair, to SMACK Christian again! They both go into the ring and Edge SMACKS Christian yet again!
Edge puts the chair down, lines up the shot, IMPALER on the chair!! Both men are down, but Edge doesn’t cover?! Edge puts Christian’s head on the chair, and then finds the other! “This is Awesome!” as Edge takes aim, and Nigel takes offense! But Nick gets in to stop Edge! Fans boo as Nick runs away, and Christian CHAIR LOW BLOWS!! Roll-up, TWO!! Edge is still in this and Christian can’t believe it! Christian has Nick pass him that second table, and that is set up in a corner. Christian then goes to the other corner, aims at Edge from behind, and Edge stands up as Christian runs in, but Edge leaps over!
Christian stops from hitting table, but Edge CHUCKS chair into Christian’s face! And then CHUCKS it again! Christian wobbles, Edge runs up, SPEAR through the table!!! Fans are thunderous again while both men are down in the wreckage!! Nick & Mother Wayne freak out, too! Edge crawls over and covers, but MOTHER WAYNE drags the ref out!! The ref reprimands but there’s nothing else that can be done! Well, maybe not nothing… Edge storms out and glares at Mother Wayne, but Nick BELT SHOTS Edge from behind!! Then he goes up the corner, SUPER WAYNE’S WORLD to the floor!!
Nick gets back up, sore as he is from that, and Nick hauls Edge into the ring. Christian and Edge stand up, stagger into each other, and Christian suddenly chicken wings, turns and KILLSWITCH!! Cover, TWO!!! Edge survives Christian’s best shot and the fans are thunderous! Christian can’t believe it, and he hurries to the outside. Christian and Nick get the steel steps, move them aside, and SURPRISE! Gasoline and a lighter!! The fans are losing their minds because they’re getting what they wanted! Nick says this is fun, and Christian tells Edge to GFY. Nick lights the table! Christian whips but Edge slips free!
Edge SPEARS Christian!! And DECKS Nick!! Mother Wayne panics as Edge adds a little more fuel to the fire, quite literally! Edge is making sure that table is dripping wet with gasoline, then he grabs the lighter! And then Edge gets Nick for a POWERBOMB THROUGH THE BURNING TABLE!! Nick flails and scrambles away for some stop, drop and roll! But Christian has the belt! Christian runs up, into a LOW BLOW!! Deja vu, anyone? And then Edge steals THE KILLSWITCH!!! Cover, EDGE WINS!!!
Winner: Adam “Edge” Copeland, by pinfall (NEW AEW TNT Champion)
The Patriarchy tried all the tricks in the book, but Edge still wins!! Edge now adds this title to his illustrious list of accolades, but WAIT! KILLSWITCHASAURUS!!! He BLINDSIDE LARIATS EDGE!!! Fans boo as Luchasaurus drags Edge up, choke grips, and JURASSIC CHOKE SLAMS Edge!! And then he gets a chair! Mother Wayne is happy as Luchasaurus sits that chair up, hauls Edge back up, and JURASSIC CHOKE SLAMS Edge on the chair!! Luchasaurus is cashing in his- Wait, Christian stops him!? Christian wants Luchasaurus to hand over ownership of the contract? Fans say “NO! NO! NO!” Christian says yes, because he is Luchasaurus’ “father!”
Christian gets in Luchasaurus’ face, tells him to do it, and Luchasaurus hands the contract over. Christian takes it, signs it, and now cashes in!! Christian gets his instant rematch?!?
AEW TNT Championship Golden Ticket Cash-In: Edge VS Christian Cage w/ Mother & Nick Wayne!
Fans boo this utter farce as Christian takes aim from a corner! Christian SPEARS Edge down!! Christian covers, Christian WINS!!
Winner: Christian Cage, by pinfall (NEW AEW TNT Champion)
Christian tells Luchasaurus to pick up “brother” Nick so that the “family” can leave and celebrate. Why is it the absolute dirt worst father gets everything he wants in life? What happens to Edge now after being so viciously brutalized?
AEW Continental Classic Finals: Jon Moxley VS Eddie Kingston!
Speaking of best friends becoming bitter enemies, The Maniac said he’s only ever wanted The Mad King to give his all. And in return, Eddie has said he just wants people to finally respect what he’s done in this sport and for this sport. The Continental Classic was a wild six week series, and it all comes to a head here at Worlds End! Who leaves as the ROH World, NJPW Strong Openweight AND inaugural AEW Continental Champion?
Bryan Danielson joins commentary because if he couldn’t be in it, he isn’t gonna miss seeing this match with his own eye(s). The introductions are made, we finally get a look at the new belt, and we see who gets to wear all three belts out into the New Year!
There’s a bit of trash talking, then the bell rings. Moxley and Eddie circle, feel things out, and New York is on Eddie’s side. The two feel things out, Eddie gives testing kicks but Moxley shrugs them off. Eddie keeps up the kicks and it starts to frustrate Moxley. The two feel things out, go for a grapple, and Moxley facelocks. Eddie gets around to waistlock, they go around, and Moxley drop toeholds. Eddie fights back with a chinlock but Moxley moves around. They clinch, end up in ropes, and the ref counts. Moxley eggs Eddie on but Eddie gives it back. The two separate and reset, but Eddie uses a leg guard to taunt Moxley.
The two stand, circle, and Eddie keeps his dukes up as Moxley tries to throw hands. Fans rally and duel, Eddie uses feints and Bryan points out that is what you underestimate Eddie on. Eddie does it again, kicks low then hits a headlock takeover. Moxley headscissors, Eddie gets free, and Moxley says it was that close. Eddie and Moxley reset, circle again, and knuckle lock. They go shoulder to shoulder for a test of strength and the fans rally. Both men are evenly matched, Moxley shoots around to waistlock, snapmare and KICK Eddie in the back! Eddie gets up in a huff, and the two reset again.
Moxley and Eddie tie up, Eddie snapmares, and he KICKS Moxley in the back! Moxley stands up and eggs Eddie on. Eddie CHOPS! Moxley CHOPS! Repeat! Bryan says you don’t wanna get goaded into Eddie’s game, but oh well. Eddie headlocks, Moxley powers out, and they RAM shoulders! Eddie tells Moxley to try, they RAM shoulders, and fans fire up! Moxley throws forearm after forearm, but Eddie CHOPS! And CHOPS! RIDGEHAND CHOPS, then ENZIGURI! Moxley bails out to cool things off and Bryan likes the smarts of that. But then Eddie builds speed to DIVE! Both men hit barriers hard, especially Eddie!
The ref checks both men, somehow Eddie is okay to continue, and he puts Moxley in. Eddie shakes out the cobwebs, gets in the ring, but Moxley gets under the Uraken to GERMAN SUPLEX! Eddie bails out, clutching his head. Moxley baseball slide dropkicks Eddie out! Moxley hauls Eddie up, PARADIGM SHIFT to the floor! Bryan likes it, and Moxley soaks up the heat. Eddie tells the ref to leave him alone, he’s still in this. The fans rally for Eddie as he shakes out his arms, making sure nothing is numb. Bryan is disappointed in himself for losing to Eddie. Eddie gets back in the ring, and Moxley storms up to KICK!
Moxley KICKS, and KICKS, and Eddie tries to rise up but the neck holds him back! Moxley brings Eddie up to snapmare, run and PENALTY- NO, Eddie blocks that to KICK! And CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! But Moxley blocks one and that sends Eddie reeling! Moxley CLAWS the eyes, the ref reprimands, and Eddie goes to ropes. Moxley CHOKES Eddie, lets off at 4, and soaks up the heat. Eddie swings wild but Moxley fires body shots and stomps in return. Moxley knees low, reels Eddie in and PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Eddie is still in this but Bryan coaches Moxley to stay on him.
Moxley gets the legs, turns Eddie over, and he hooks the leg for an STF! The fans rally while Eddie endures. Eddie BITES Moxley’s hand! The ref counts, Eddie lets go and Moxley is upset. But Eddie CHOPS! Moxley nods and eggs Eddie on. Moxley CHOPS! Eddie CHOPS! Both men nod and Moxley CHOPS again! Eddie CHOPS again! The fans fire up and even Bryan admits, “That was some chop.” Moxley drops to a knee and asks for a moment to catch his breath. Moxley CHOPS, Eddie brings down the straps! Eddie CHOPS! Moxley CHOPS! Bryan says to not make this a “pissing contest,” but too late! They CHOP back and forth!
Moxley CHOPS Eddie, flips him off, so Eddie CHOPS again! Moxley CHOPS, Eddie flips Moxley off! And CHOPS!! Moxley staggers away, returns and CHOPS! Eddie grits his teeth, CHOPS, but Moxley CHOPS! The CHOPS just keep going! Loud, blunt, all the same! Moxley runs, DOUBLE LARIATS collide but neither man falls! Moxley runs again, DOUBLE LARIATS collide again, and Moxley goes a third time. Eddie catches him for an EXPLODER! Moxley flounders but stands back up! Moxley storms up, but his bad leg holds him back! URAKEN!! Moxley falls over, but even Eddie is surprised! Eddie hobbles, drops to his knees, and that might’ve just saved Moxley.
Bryan coaches Moxley, “Don’t let this bum beat you!” Moxley goes to a corner, Eddie runs up to clothesline! MACHINE GUN CHOPS!! Fans fire up and then Eddie tops it off with a CHOP! Eddie says Moxley wants his all, here comes more CHOPS! Moxley gets away, Eddie pursues to JAB and MACHINE GUN CHOP! Moxley gets away again but Eddie isn’t letting up! Eddie MACHINE GUN CHOPS even more! And a DDT! The fans are thunderous, but Moxley CUTTERS! Eddie staggers up, to URAKEN!! Moxley rebounds to KING KONG LARIAT!! Moxley hurries to get Eddie up, but Eddie wrenches free to NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!!
Eddie snarls, clamps on, BULLY CHOKE!! A very Moxley move, how Moxley once beat Eddie even! Moxley moves around so Eddie shifts to use HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Eddie is sending a message to the whole BCC with that, and he goes back to the BULLY CHOKE!! Moxley moves around, alleviates pressure but Eddie still squeezes tight! Moxley fights up, rolls Eddie, then pops free to the BULLY CHOKE!! Eddie rolls, Moxley pushes up to have even more pressure! Eddie kicks around, but Moxley shifts to a REAR NAKED CHOKE, with the body scissors! Fans rally, Eddie fights around, but Moxley stays hooked on!
The ref checks Eddie, the hand drops once. The hand drops twice! Eddie revives on the third time! Eddie rises up, reaches out, Bryan coaches Moxley but Eddie still has the ROPEBREAK! Moxley lets go at 4, Eddie sputters and coughs, and both men stand. Moxley flips off the fans but they boo and flip him off in return. Moxley runs up, into the URAKEN!!! Eddie staggers, covers, TWO?!? Moxley survives the Backfist to the Future trilogy, but Eddie scoops! NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Moxley survives again!! Bryan is relieved but he is also frustrated. The fans rally as hard as they can as both men rise.
Eddie drags Moxley up, reels him in, but Moxley fights the lift! Eddie keeps trying, but then he gives Moxley some Kawada Knees. Moxley CLOBBERS Eddie!! Eddie sputters while he and Moxley are both down. The fans rally as hard as ever, the two crawl to each other and go forehead to forehead. Then they go forearm for forearm! And then headbutt for headbutt! Moxley fires a flurry! But Eddie SLAPS Moxley while he falls back! Moxley stands up, draws a line in the sand and dares Eddie to do something. “This is Awesome!” as Eddie stands. Moxley SLAPS Eddie, so Eddie SLAPS back! Now it’s a palm strike slap fight!!
The fans fire up, Moxley CHOKES Eddie then SLAPS! URAKEN THE FOURTH!!! Cover, EDDIE WINS!!!!
Winner: Eddie Kingston, by pinfall (INAUGURAL AEW Continental Champion)
New York can’t believe it, Bryan can’t believe it, but we must all accept it! Eddie ain’t no bum, he’s the TRIPLE CROWN CHAMPION!! He keeps the ROH World Championship, he keeps the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship, and is the first man to hold the newly minted AEW Continental Championship! Bryan says everyone put their heart and soul into this tournament, so he commends Eddie for making it to the end. The fans chant “You Deserve It!” And best of all, Moxley shows his friend and rival respect with a HUG! The Mad King has three thrones, will he be to hold onto them all in the New Year?
AEW World Championship: MJF VS Samoa Joe!
Maxwell Jacob Friedman admitted himself that he never ever expected someone could pull one over on him. The Samoan Submission Machine made a deal with that Devil of AEW and now has MJF right where he wants him. But will that mean Joe ends the historic title reign? Or will MJF only become more dangerous now that he’s cornered?
After Joe makes his entrance, a video plays. “Who’s the greatest wrestler?” “It’s Samoa Joe!” “Nah!” “Are you kidding me?” “Get outta here!” “I’m just messing with you. It’s MJF.” Some say MJF lost the fastball, that he got friendly, that he got weak. HAH! If you believe that, then you ain’t from Long Island. They know who they are, and so does he. They’re the Salt of the Earth, and they ain’t going nowhere. They can be rocked, shocked, but always come back. They don’t change, and neither does MJF. There are wrestlers, and then there’s MJF. He and the one young lady did it in the back of her car for five HOURS, doing things to things she didn’t even know she had. And yeah, he’s better than you.
And if you don’t know, you’re about to find out. Why? Because MJF is THEIR Scumbag! One guy doesn’t wanna play along but gets threatened. Long Island puts on the Burberry for MJF, and the fans even chant “He’s Our Scumbag!” Joe isn’t amused. But here comes the champ, “The King of Long Island!” Fans cheer and chant, “Welcome Home! Welcome Home!” But then MJF points to the ramp and SURPRISE, ADAM COLE BAYBAY!! Joe is furious to see this, but Cole still has his crutches as he makes his way out here. Fans are thunderous to have the brochachos here together! The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who survives Worlds End!
The bell rings and the fans are already telling Joe off. Joe and MJF circle, Joe grinning but MJF strutting. Cole and the fans applaud but Joe doesn’t care. They tie up, and Joe shoves MJF away! MJF goes to a corner, Joe storms up but MJF uses the ropes as a defense. The ref backs Joe off, and MJF sneaks the eye poke! Fans cheer and MJF fires off forearms! MJF stomps away in a corner, then fires up with the fans! MJF goes corner to corner, but Joe URENAGES him down! Fans boo and MJF writhes but Joe soaks up the heat. Joe stomps MJF, JABS him and JABS him and has him in the corner for JAB after JAB!
Joe says Long Island sucks, then stomps MJF down! MJF gets up to pie face Joe but Joe DECKS MJF! Fans tell Joe off more, but Joe just soaks it all up. Joe brings MJF up to snapmare and CHOP him on the back! Then a KICK to the front, followed by a LEG DROP on the bad arm! MJF writhes and flounders while Joe mocks him. Joe looms over MJF, then clamps a claw into the bad shoulder! MJF endures, Cole and the fans rally, and MJF fights up. MJF throws free of the grip, CHOPS and CHOPS, but Joe ducks! MJF CHOPS with the left, but that’s the bad arm! Joe atomic drops high and hard, to then BOOT MJF down!
Joe keeps going, and he SLAMS the bad arm down, to then SENTON onto it! Joe is having fun while MJF writhes again. Joe hauls MJF up, whips him to a corner, and back elbows to then PELE! MJF wobbles, Joe hoists him up top! Joe tucks MJF in and brings MJF out! But MJF fights free! Cole fires up and MJF DUMPS Joe out! Joe gets back up, hurries back in, and he drags MJF back up. MJF cradles! TWO!! Joe is up, MJF ducks ‘n’ dodges him, sunset flips him, TWO! The bad arm held him back, but MJF avoids the Penalty Kick to roll-up! TWO, and MJF SUPERKICKS Joe! Fans fire up with MJF as MJF gets the bad arm moving.
MJF raises his hands, to take the kangaroo stance! Fans fire up for the KANGA- NO! Joe catches MJF to CATAPULT him up and out! MJF tries to skin the cat but the bad arm gives up! Wait, MJF grits his teeth and still grabs the ropes! MJF skins the cat, but Joe SHOTGUNS MJF down!! MJF staggers to his feet, and Joe DIVES out onto him! Direct hit and MJF tumbles to the ramp! Cole coaches MJF but that’s all he can do. Joe storms up on MJF, drags him over and puts him back into the ring. Joe drags MJF up, fireman’s carries, and DEATH VALLEY DRIVERS! Cover, TWO!! MJF is still in this and Joe is annoyed.
Cole pounds the apron and the fans rally with him. MJF flounders to the corner but Joe is on him again. Joe stands MJF up, but MJF CHOPS and CHOPS and swings, into a GERMAN SUPLEX! Joe holds on, changes to a full nelson, and DRAGON SUPLEXES! Joe hauls MJF up again, to STRAITJACKET GERMAN!! Cover, ROPEBREAK! MJF survives by a literal foot! The fans fire up but Joe seethes. Joe stalks MJF as MJF crawls to ropes. MJF goes to the apron, but Joe just smirks. Joe goes out to the apron to haul MJF up by his arm brace! And Joe reels MJF in, but MJF blocks by holding ropes!
Cole coaches MJF and MJF throws hands. Joe HEADBUTTS MJF, then hoists him up. Wait, Joe tucks MJF here?! APRON MUSCLE BUSTER!!! Cole is speechless and the fans are freaking out! MJF also hit ropes, that was a rough landing! Joe drags MJF up by his waistband and arm brace to haul him into the ring. Cover, TWO!?!? MJF survives and the fans are thunderous! Joe is rather surprised himself, but he drags MJF back up. Joe CHOPS MJF but MJF pushes back. So Joe SLAPS MJF! Cole tells MJF to fight with everything he’s got, but Joe hoists him up again. The fans rally for MJF as hard as they can and he powers up!
MJF HEADBUTTS Joe, and HEADBUTTS, but Joe runs up! MJF jumps up and over, DREAM SMASHER ELBOW! Joe leans against ropes and the fans fire up! MJF grabs Joe by the head, to bump him off the buckles! The fans count along, and MJF goes all the way to TEN! MJF then climbs up, and he rains down fists! Fans count along again, and MJF goes all the way to nine, to then BITES Joe’s forehead!! The ref reprimands, MJF lets off, and the fans cheer MJF on. MJF gets the bad arm up again, so that he can hit the kangaroo stance! Fans fire up again, MJF runs in, but Joe BOOTS him down! Joe then goes up, but MJF pokes him in the eyes!
MJF hurries to fireman’s carry Joe?! Even Cole is surprised by this! But MJF’s legs give out and he falls! Joe stands as MJF goes to another corner. Joe runs up, but into an ELBOW! MJF goes up now, to DOUBLE STOMP Joe’s arm! Fans fire up as MJF shoulder tackles Joe to the apron! But Joe choke grips! MJF HOTSHOTS that arm, and reels Joe in, for the HEATSEEKER!! Cover, TWO!! Joe survives and Cole coaches MJF to keep on him. The fans rally up again, MJF stands and storms up. MJF reels Joe back in, slashes his throat, and HEAT- NO, Joe stays up and he carries MJF from the ropes! But MJF uses that to sunset flip and stack, TWO!
MJF wants Joe’s arm! Joe fights the Salt of the Earth armbar but MJF uses Joe’s own finger tape for leverage! The fans rally, but Joe rolls through to turn it around! FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! Cole reaches out for MJF, pounds the apron, and the fans still rally for MJF! MJF fights and claws and crawls forward, but Joe pulls on the arm! The ref asks but MJF says no, he’s not giving in! MJF reaches out, reaches out, crawls his way forward, reaches out again, and has the ROPEBREAK!! The fans fire up as Joe lets off in frustration. Joe glares at MJF while Cole coaches MJF on. MJF gets a leg on the ropes but Joe drags MJF up.
But MJF wants Joe’s arm! Joe stays on his feet, powers through, and has the SLEEPER! MJF flails, claws at Joe’s arms, then RAMS Joe into the ref! Fans freak out, Cole is worried, but MJF grins! MJF’s still a sneaky little devil himself, y’know! MJF runs up but Joe BOOTS him! Joe goes up, but Joe UPPERCUT LOW BLOWS!! And then MJF fireman’s carries!! MJF marches with Joe on his back and the fans are thunderous for the F5!!!! Both men are down and Nassau is thunderous! Cole is loving it as MJF now has a chance! MJF crawls to Joe, the ref is stirring, and MJF manages a cover. Cole shouts for the ref to see this! MJF would’ve won by now!!
The ref is up, he counts but so slowly!! TWO!!! Joe survives, partially because of MJF’s savvy coming back to bite him. But MJF says it’s time for pinkie’s out! Cole has the ring- Or, he should…? Oh, there it is! But Joe gets the COQUINA CLUTCH!! MJF runs, pushes off buckles, rolls back to a cover! TWO!!! COQUINA CLUTCH!!! MJF clubs at Joe, claws at what he can, and the fans rally up as hard as they have all night! But MJF is fading out! The ref checks, the arm drops once. Then the arm drops twice! MJF’s arm drops THREE TIMES, JOE WINS!?!?
Winner: Samoa Joe, by submission (NEW AEW World Champion)
Samoa Joe made his deal with The Devil, and now prospers from it! Joe gave up the ROH World Television Championship so he could stay hungry for a greater prize, and here is the fruits of that labor! What will AEW look like now under Samoa Joe’s reign?
As for MJF, Cole checks on him. Cole assures MJF he has nothing to be ashamed off, that was an amazing match at the end of a historic reign. Fans call BS but Cole wants them to understand, MJF did his best. Wait, wait, wait! The Devil’s Minions are here?! Why?! What more does The Devil have to take from MJF? They’re even bringing the ROH World Tag Team Championships here? Insult to injury, perhaps? The Minions rush in, they swarm MJF and hold Cole back! The fans boo as one even has a chair! Cole wants them to let MJF go, and dares them to hit him! MJF says no, he wants them to hit him! Each friend is standing up for the other!
The Minion with the chair aims at Adam, but then the lights go out?! What now?! The Minions are already here! Unless… The Devil Himself?! The lights come back, and- Adam’s sitting in the chair?!? The Minions stand by Adam’s side as he looks up at MJF. And REVEAL!! The Minions have been Roderick Strong, The Kingdom AND Wardlow!! We knew Wardlow wanted revenge on MJF in the worst way possible, and that Roddy & The Kingdom never liked MJF, but… Adam?! MJF’s words about no one ever pulling one over on him, they’re now tenfold! MJF asks how Cole could do this to him, but then STRONG KNEE!!
The Minions, or rather, Roddy, The Kingdom & Wardlow, beat MJF down, while Adam Cole watches…! Wardlow POWERBOMBS MJF!! Cole reveals he’s had The Devil’s Mask all along!! He’s the one who stole it all those months ago, and he used it to destroy MJF! Cole returns the mask to MJF, and he stands with his true friends now. As Tony Schiavone asks on commentary, how long have they been planning this? Is this truly the end of MJF’s world as he knows it?
My Thoughts:
A great PPV here for the first Worlds End, though I won’t say it was at the level of other PPVs this year. Granted, plans probably still weren’t as originally intended because Adam Cole is legit injured, and MJF might himself be dealing with some legit damage. Cole can’t take the title off MJF in 2023, so it is great that Joe did. Joe will get to have title feuds with whoever they want in 2024 while we get MJF probably against Wardlow while we still wait on Cole’s rehab. The way they did the reveal was very well done, though. Cole was so genuine the whole time, until the moment the flip switched.
And for anyone complaining that it’s Roddy, Kingdom & Wardlow, you need to understand it’s to make the point that Cole’s “real friends” have and always still be Roddy & The Kingdom, and Wardlow is willing to work with these guys because they all get to ruin MJF’s life. I’d love for this coming Dynamite, the aftermath episode that is also the first of 2024, to give us the clues, the hints, because I feel like they could really surprise some of us with how deep this went.
Meanwhile, a bit of a shame that we didn’t get Keith Lee VS Swerve Strickland because of more actual injuries. Get well soon, Keith, you deserve better. As for Swerve, maybe he has a point saying not to waste his time. Dustin got to have a great showing, but did he need to have a great showing? Why not just keep it to the No Contest so Swerve’s point of belonging in the world title scene is proven? Andrade VS Miro was also really good stuff, and it also went how I expected with CJ Perry turning to reunite with Miro. But in a way, Andrade also deserves better. Why hasn’t he been with LFI since their return? LFI with Andrade could be running Collision.
Really good Zero Hour matches, as usual. Willow and Kris had a great match, I like that there’s this story building with them and Stokely, we could get some good stuff out of this. Hook VS Yuta was a lot of fun, and of course Hook retains. Here’s hoping for the flipside soon, with Hook showing Yuta he can totally Pure Rules better than Yuta, but it also needs to be something where all the ropebreaks are used up and we get past 15 minutes in that 20 (or is it longer for title matches?) minute time limit. And then Hook should be showing up in ROH all the time taking on all sorts of challengers, maybe people will watch ROH for Hook.
The 20 Man Battle Royal was a lot of fun, another bright spot in anything AEW does. It was great to see Killswitch Luchasaurus win that, but to cut to the TNT title No DQ match, I wish Luchasaurus would just man-dino up and tell Christian to buzz off. The No DQ match itself was really good, even with Nick and Shayna Wayne helping out as expected, and Edge winning against those odds was the right move. But again, Killswitchasaurus should’ve decked Christian, cashed in for himself, and won the title off Edge to shift the rivalry from Edge and Christian to Luchasaurus and Christian. Or even just take a cue from WWE and do a Rollins Heist of the Century, Triple Threat and Luchasaurus beats both legends to establish himself. But hey, Nick sorta didn’t take a burning table bomb, so there’s that.
Really good Continental Classic All Star 8 Man, but I wouldn’t have done it by Faces VS Heels, I would’ve done it Gold League VS Blue League to prove which league had the better roster. Still good for Garcia to win it for his team, and then Brody going after Menard, I’m not sure how an X-JAS VS House of Black feud would work but maybe that was really more to motivate Garcia being FTR’s third man to face the full House of Black. The other 8 Man Tag was also really good stuff, and it was great for Sammy to get the win in it for his team, but without touching too much on it, Jericho’s got a lot of real-life heat on him, the fans sure shared their opinions, and it just kinda ruined the moment for everyone. Feels like Le Sex Gods are NOT winning the tag titles at this point.
Great title matches in the Women’s Division. Storm VS Riho was really good, but not as long as I expected. I would’ve thought Riho being the OG would’ve really pushed Storm there, but guess not. Also, I almost through Mariah was gonna turn on Storm here, given she had a bucket in her hand she could’ve cracked Storm with, but nope. Storm is doing amazing work, though, so she deserved to retain tonight. Julia VS Abadon was really good, too, but I should’ve figured Skye would help Julia cheat this win. Feels like there should be something in it for Skye, though, like Julia helping Skye get the top title in return.
And just an awesome match from Moxley VS Eddie, perhaps actual best match of the night. Bryan was great on commentary, too, definitely a possibility for him after he retires. And perfect choice in Eddie winning, that was the real New York Cinderella story for tonight. That Continental Championship looks great, though all the AEW belts look great, and I can’t wait for Eddie to show us how a workhorse champion really does it. Eddie on Collision, Eddie on ROH, Eddie on NJPW Strong, defending each title on each brand, he was already a great reason to watch, he’s gonna be an even greater reason to watch in 2024.
My Score: 8.9/10
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The Top Guys explain themselves!
After failing to take the AEW World Trios Championships, FTR turned on the Rated R Superstar! Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler now tell us WHY!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Jamie Hayter VS Billie Starkz; Jamie wins and advances.
- The Gates of Agony VS Smash ‘n’ Burn; The Gates win.
- Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn VS Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson; Bowens wins.
- 2v1 Handicap: Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS LMK & Kelly Madan; Megan wins.
- Kevin Knight VS AR Fox; Knight wins.
- FTR VS 2Point0; FTR wins.
- 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Athena VS Harley Cameron; Athena wins and advances.
- 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Konosuke Takeshita VS Brody King; Takeshita wins and advances.
PLAY BY PLAY
BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
While Pac goes down with an Achilles injury, The Death Riders will still defend their AEW World Trios Championships using some Freebird Rules! Jon Moxley steps in, will he, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta keep the reign of terror going? Or can The Opps free the trios titles from their death grip?
FTR is here!
Speaking of those titles, Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler are here after failing to win the AEW World Trios Championships, and then brutalizing The Rated R Superstar! Adam Copeland had to be stretchered out of the arena in Philadelphia on Sunday, and FTR gets booed by Springfield, Massachusetts here tonight. Cash has a mic to say, “What happened Sunday, that wasn’t an easy decision for me. And despite what you might think, it was not premeditated. Adam Copeland has been one of my best friends, he has been my mentor, for 15 YEARS, before I even really knew Dax Harwood!”
The fans boo but Cash says the more Dax talked, the more sense he made. The more sense it made, the more it pissed Cash off, because he wanted Dax to be wrong. But Cash could feel it, he could feel that he was wrong. The more he watched the moves Cope made backstage, the more he moved against FTR’s careers, the more Cash understood that Cope only cared about Cope. Cope held FTR down! He held them down to lift himself up! So in Philly, when Cash saw Dax sitting here, Cope laying here, in that moment… It just clicked. Cash knew what had to happen, and that he’d have to be the one to do it!
The fans boo more but Cash says Cope may have trained him as a young man, but that’s all Cope ever saw! That helpless kid! And Cash is not that anymore. Cope did not respect Cash as a man! And if you disrespect him, you have to pay. FTR are living legends! They will be treated as such! Dax says he knows that it is the “cool” thing to do, so you feel like you’re somebody, you feel like you’re involved. It’s cool to boo FTR when they talk, that’s “cool” in 2025. The fans didn’t reach their dreams, so now they make their own. But just let Dax say this one thing and then they can do this charade.
“Last week, I saw a sign in the crowd that said, ‘Why, FTR, Why?’ And as cliche as that is, I though to myself, ‘Well, why not?’ Instead of asking us why, you should be thanking us! You should be thanking us because we gave Adam Copeland everything he wanted. Adam Copeland was begging for relevancy in 2025 at the expense of the ABSOLUTE BEST TAG TEAM IN THIS WORLD, and we gave it to him!” The fans chant, “You Sold Out!” and Dax asks back, “How did I sell out, you idiots? I didn’t make any money off of this.” But over the last week, Dax has been wracking his brain on what to say over what he could say to the fans and be justified.
And then it clicked! Dax doesn’t care if anyone agrees with FTR! What FTR did was right. The fans boo, but Dax says even though FTR doesn’t own anyone an explanation, let’s have fun here. They’ll run down the list. For four MONTHS, they waited. Four months, nothing to do, they were irrelevant for four months. The only thing planned for them was to be Cope’s new Edgeheads. They put FTR’s career on hold so Cope could chase his glory days and win one more world title, holding on to a sliver of hope that he might still be the man. Dax tells Adam, “We’ve won ten world titles across seven worldwide brands, and YOU want us to take a backseat to you!?
“You’re selfish! Too damn selfish to see where the issue is! And I wanted nothing more, I wanted nothing more than Adam Copeland to end his career side-by-side with FTR and ride off into the sunset. But just like every wrestler in Adam Copeland’s position, you’re TOO DAMN SELFISH!” The fans boo, Dax tells them they paid money to see him so sit down and shut up. Just work out even once, buddy! Dax understands there are a lot of people in the back not happy with FTR. And that there are some people out here not happy with them. Tony Schiavone, come on over here. The fans boo, but Dax promises Schiavone that he just wants to talk.
Nigel isn’t so sure, but Schiavone says he has things he needs to say, too. The fans are torn, but Schiavone goes to the ring. Dax tells Schiavone to be careful now, don’t fall getting in. But this week on Dynamite, Schiavone had some choice words for FTR. Funny that they were hundreds of miles away at the time. But now, face to face, would Schiavone like to say something? Schiavone says yes, and he says that they were wrong to do that to Cope. The fans cheer, Schiavone points out that when FTR arrived, the fans all loved FTR. FTR revived tag team wrestling. But in one fell swoop, they turned their backs on the man who helped them in their career.
Dax stops Schiavone there, laughing that off. So there was one other thing Schiavone said, and he doesn’t quite remember. Dax is pretty sure it had to do with Dax’s family? Yes… Schiavone says Dax’s daughter, a wonderful young lady, Straight A student… How did she feel on Monday when her friends told her that her dad turned on one of his best friends? Dax paces, and then he drags Schiavone into position! The fans boo, but Nigel stands up! FTR sees that, and the fans cheer as Nigel storms off commentary! Nigel gets in the ring to get Schiavone to safety, and he also told Schiavone he knew this would happen.
FTR warns Nigel now, but here comes Daniel Garcia! He steps to them, but FTR SHOVES him down! Then they realize what they did, and they apologize. They don’t have anything against Garcia, they’re sorry. They help Garcia stand up, then they hug Garcia…? The fans boo, and Garcia has no idea what to make of this. FTR leaves, Schiavone & Nigel go back to commentary, and Garcia makes sure Schiavone is okay. The fans cheer Garcia, Schiavone says he had to say what he said. Will the Top Guys be the absolute worst from now on?
Toni Storm speaks.
“Megan Bayne is a monster. That woman has so much thigh meat, I thought I was being mugged on Thanksgiving. Nevertheless, I don’t need to tell you that this whore you all adore, this slut you can’t rebut, this tramp is still the champ! But enough of this gay banter. The Owen Hart Cup has begun, and the winner goes on to All In: Texas for a shot at the AEW Women’s World Championship. Ladies, good luck. But this is a timeless cafe, and I’m gonna bake up the biggest batch of slop tarts you’ve ever seen! Billie Starkz, you Johnny Come Lately, milk-breathed, knobby kneed little brat. I will make a woman out of you.
“Harley Cameron. Call me Jim Henson, because I will wear you on my wrist and make you sing Rainbow Connection.” Schiavone? Toni says that’s the wrong slide, next! “Mercedes Money, our CEO. What an unfortunate nickname. I will drain your 401K and put you so deep into recession, you’ll have to drink my bath water. Kris Statlander. My God, what a woman! Athena. You may be the ROH Forever Champion, but you’ll last about two minutes with me. And Jamie Hayter, take my advice: No money has ever been made from dressing like you’re in a different era.
“And as for me, I could sit at home and watch this entire tournament eating veal parmesana, but that’s not the kind of woman I am, yet. Nevertheless, at Double or Nothing, I will be there, I will be watching, I will be sweating, and I will always be… TIMELESS~!” The champion has put all of her contenders on notice, but who will even make it out of the first round of this star-studded tournament?
2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Jamie Hayter VS Billie Starkz!
Well, speaking of those challengers, we have two here to finally kick off the action! Hayter and Billie went a round already, but will it be a repeat performance? Or will this be a Starkz contrast from last time?
The bell rings and the fans rally. Jamie rushes Billie but Billie dodges the boot. Jamie ducks Billie’s heel kick, then shoves Billie to ropes. Billie ducks, whips, but Jamie ducks ‘n’ dodges. Billie sees the lariat coming and backs off! Jamie smirks and the fans cheer. Billie comes back, offers a handshake, but Jamie isn’t so sure. Jamie accepts, but Billie whips! Jamie ducks ‘n’ dodges, Billie drops down then HEEL KICKS! Jamie goes down in a heap, seems it isn’t just Hayter who hits hard! Jamie goes to the apron, Billie storms up, but Billie bobs ‘n’ weaves to then sweep the legs! Billie SUPERKICKS Jamie, then runs, and DIVES into a forearm!
The fans fire up and Jamie brushes off the biceps. Jamie whips Billie hard into railing, then drags her up to whip her into more- NO, Billie goes up, but Jamie catches her to TOSS her over! Billie is in the timekeeper’s area while the fans fire up! Jamie refreshes the ring count, fetches Billie, but Billie HOTSHOTS her off railing! Billie then climbs onto the railing, and the fans fire up as Billie SWANTON BOMBS Jamie on the floor! The fans fire up and Billie hurries to put Jamie in the ring. Billie then climbs the corner and the fans rally up again. Jamie anchors a foot, Billie CLUBS Jamie, but Jamie CLUBS Billie.
Jamie climbs up after Billie, but Billie SHOVES her down! Billie adjusts, DIVING- NO, Jamie dodges the stomp! Billie blocks the kick, to KNEE her! Billie suplexes, Jamie lands out to whip! Billie bounces off buckles, and into a SPIENBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Billie is tougher than that but Jamie stomps her around. Jamie bumps Billie off buckles, digs her boots in, then hits a snap suplex! Billie writhes, Jamie covers, ONE!! Jamie kneels on Billie’s head, then steps off. Billie flounders, Jamie drags her up, but Billie fires hands! Jamie throws Billie by her hair! The ref reprimands but the fans cheer while Billie goes to the apron.
Jamie kicks Billie to the floor, then mockingly counts really fast, but Collision goes picture in picture.
Jamie applauds, but the ref says his count isn’t even close to over. Jamie goes out to fetch Billie, then SMACKS Her off the apron! Jamie puts Billie in the ring, then clamps on a chinlock. Billie endures as Jamie grinds her down. Billie fights up, fires body shots, but Jamie CLUBS her down. Jamie drags Billie up, bumps her off buckles again and again and again, and again and again and again, and again and again and again! Jamie finally stops as the ref counts 4, and Billie is in a daze. Jamie whips Billie corner to corner hard, then storms up to fire forearms. Jamie ROCKS Billie and she sits down. Jamie digs her boots in, but the ref counts.
Jamie steps off, then drags Billie up. Jamie whips Billie corner to corner again, then runs up, but Billie BOOTS her away! Billie HEEL- NO, Jamie blocks that kick! Jamie steps over to power Billie down into the HALF CRAB! Collision returns to single picture as Billie endures! Billie powers up, reaches out, and the fans rally as she fights forward! Billie rolls and sends Jamie into buckles! Billie hobbles, runs back in, but Jamie dodges! Billie ELBOWS Jamie, BOOTS her, then goes up, but Jamie stops the boot! Billie rebounds to ENZIGIRI! Billie sweeps the legs and deadlift GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO!
The fans fire up as Jamie stays in this, and Billie slaps herself to focus again. Billie snarls, drags Jamie up, and Billie suplexes. Jamie fights it, fires knees, then gets free, Jamie blocks a lariat, but Billie ducks the other! DRAGON SUPLEX! Billie then shifts to have a CHINBAR HALF NELSON COMBO! Jamie endures as Billie even bends her against a knee! Jamie fights up, snapmares free, and KNEES Billie down! Cover, TWO! Jamie drags Billie up, whips her, and fireman’s carries! USHIGOROSHI! Billie sputters, Jamie runs, SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Billie survives and Jamie is shocked!
The fans rally up while Jamie throws off her wristbands. Jamie says time to end it! Jamie stands Billie up, fires forearm after forearm, and Billie flops over. The fans fire up, Jamie kisses the bicep, and she stands Billie up. SPRINGBOARD HAYT- NO, Billie ducks and backslides! ONE!! Billie suplexes, GHOSTBUSTER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Jamie survives and Billie is beside herself! The fans rally up and Billie goes back to the corner. Billie climbs, aims, and SWANTON BOMBS!! Cover, TWO!! Hayter survives again and Billie is shocked! The fans rally even harder, and Billie looks to the trophy. Billie stalks Jamie to the apron, then stomps her down.
Billie goes out to bring Jamie up, and she CLUBS her! Billie ROCKS Jamie, reels her in, but Jamie fights the lift! Jamie lifts Billie, Billie fights that! Jamie HEADBUTTS Billie, and Billie holds onto the ropes. Jamie reels Billie in, SUPLEX TO THE FLOOR! Springfield goes nuts while both women are down! The ref checks and both women are somehow still in this. The ring starts, “This is Awesome!” as both women stir at 4 of 10. Jamie rises up at 7, Billie at 8, and both women spring in at 9! The fans fire up as this continues! Billie and Jamie rise up again, and Jamie ROCKS Billie! Billie comes back to ROCK Jamie!
Jamie comes back to ROCK Billie, but Billie fires a flurry! Billie winds up, but Jamie SUPERKICKS! And ENZIGIRIS! Jamie whips, clinches, but Billie stuffs it! Jamie powers through to HATE BREAKER!! And then HAYTERADE!! Cover, Jamie wins!
Winner: Jamie Hayter, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
Billie put on another incredible fight, but it was still not enough to reach that next level! Hayter Hits Hard, but will she have to hit even harder going up against Kris Statlander?
The Death Riders speak.
Claudio Castagnoli says, “When we started this war, we fully expected casualties. But we do not mourn, because only in death does duty end. Now, we’re not gonna hide. We’re still gonna be front and center! So Joe, yes, we’re gonna accept that challenge!” Claudio rants in German, then says at Spring Breakthru, it’s on. They do not concede territory! Marina Shafir holds up Pac’s belt, and Moxley says, “What a learning experience this will be for generational punk ass play wrestlers who don’t wanna show up to work. There’s plenty of money, championships, glory, victory, and it’s all on the frontline.
“If you want it, that’s where you gotta be. You gotta step in, step up, put yourself in harm’s way. Samoa Joe, Shibata-san, you guys know that. What’re you teaching sweet young Hook? Hook… Don’t worry. Relax. It’s the biggest match of your life. But trust me… Chicks dig scars.” Wheeler Yuta smirks, and shows his scar. Will the Death Riders find The Opps are in fact lacking?
The Gates of Agony VS Smash ‘n’ Burn!
Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona have been dominating for a long time, but they’re still waiting on their opportunity. Will this be
The teams sort out, Kaun starts against Juni Underwood, and KNEES him, to then BACKBREAKER, and RUNNING SUPLEX! Kaun puts Juni in the corner. Tag to Liona, and Liona puts Juni in a corner for point-blank LARIATS! Liona goes all the way to TEN, then short arm LARIATS Juni inside-out! Then he TOSSES Ricky Pryce into the ring just because! Liona runs up to CLOBBER Ricky! Tag to Kaun, the Gates get Juni up to OPEN THE GATES onto Ricky! Cover, Gates win!
Winners: The Gates of Agony, by pinfall
Kaun applauds his opponents, and Liona laughs. “We hurt people, too!” Is that a not so subtle message sent to the AEW World Tag Team Champions?
Backstage interview with FTR.
Lexy Nair finds Cash & Dax on their way out and asks for a moment. After what they did to Cope- Wait, 2Point0 barges in! Matt Menard & Angelo Parker excuse Lexy, and they say FTR must think they’re pretty slick. They’ve got the wool pulled over Danny’s eyes. But 2Point0 sees through the BS, and they’ll be damned if they let FTR put Garcia in the same position as Cope. FTR try to speak but Menard says no, it’s their time to talk. A year and a half, Menard has been waiting for this. A YEAR AND A HALF, and FTR finally exposed themselves! FTR thinks they can do this to Garcia? Dax tries to speak but Menard tells him to shut his gaddamn mouth!
This is 2Point0’s time! Understand that they won’t sit by and see what happened to Cope happen to Garcia! FTR asks if they want to fight. Yeah, they do! Okay, FTR will fight 2Point0 tonight, with Garcia ringside. Garcia is a grown man, he can make his own decisions. #TopGuysOut. Cash & Dax go back to the locker room, will they take out Daddy Magic & Cool Hand Ange?
Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn VS Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson!
The 5 Tool Player made his return at Dynasty, and he added on to Platinum Max’s losing streak. But will Bowens finally prove himself worthy of gold all his own? Or will the Vanilla Babyface get all heat for ruining things?
The bell rings and the fans fire up for Bowens. Bowens and Blake circle, tie up, and Bowens waistlocks. Bowens SLAMS Blake down, facelocks, but Blake fights up. Blake wrenches out, wristlocks, but Bowens slips through to wrench and hammerlock. Bowens spins and snapmares Blake, then ghost pins, TWO! Bowens reminds Blake he’s in here with the Five Tool Player! Blake slaps that hand away, and says he only needs one. Blake runs up, Bowens dodges, Blake goes up and DROPKICKS Bowens in the back! Blake struts, then whips, but Bowens reverses. Blake ducks a lariat, FACEBUSTERS Bowens, and SLAPS him!
The fans boo but Blake “tastes” the ice cream. But Bowens CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Bowens whips, Blake reverses, but Bowens hurdles to slips around and BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Bowens has the fans throw up the scissor fingers, and Bowens scissor fingers with Billy while Collision goes picture in picture.
Bowens watches Blake rise up, then takes aim to ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, but Blake avoids the superkick! Bowens is annoyed, but he goes out the side to run in around the way. Blake slips back inside, Bowens goes to the apron, and Bowens blocks a kick! Blake ENZIGIRS, then APRON SPEARS! Blake takes another taste, then builds speed to FOSBURY TOPE! Blake lounges on the floor, tells Billy to back off, but Billy tells him to SUCK IT. Blake drags Bowens into the ring, then brings him up to wrench and WRING out the arm! Blake drags Bowens back up, but Bowens ROCKS Blake! And CHOPS! And ROCKS him again!
Bowens ROCKS Blake in the corner, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Blake RAMS shoulders with Bowens. Blake eggs Bowens on, wrenches the arm, and RAMS shoulders again! Blake kicks at Bowens mockingly while Big Shotty taunts the fans. Blake wrenches, Bowens whips, then Bowens runs past. Blake dodges Bowens, Bowens redirects and mule kicks! Front kicks! FAMOUSER! The fans fire up and Bowens aims at Blake. Blake stands, Bowens wrenches and torture racks! Swing and SLAM! Cover, TWO! Blake survives the “Grand Slam” but the fans rally up. Bowens waits on Blake, reels him in, fireman’s carry, but Blake fights with elbows! Blake is on the apron, and he CLAWS Bowens’ eyes!
Blake TOSSES Bowens out, then runs along the apron, DAREDEVIL DIVE! The fans boo but Blake puts Bowens in. Blake steps in, but Bowens KICKS him in the ropes! DRAPING SIDEWINDER! Cover, Lee gives Blake the ROPEBREAK! The fans boo and Daddy Ass is pissed! He says Lee did that! Bowens glares at Lee, but Blake waistlocks! Bowens switches, rolls Blake, TWO! Bowens kicks low, whips Blake, but Blake rolls off Bowens’ back! Blake shoves Bowens, SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO! Bowens is still in this, but Blake runs to handspring and NEURALIZER KICK! Blake fires up but the fans boo more.
Blake goes up a corner, takes aim, 450 DOUBLE STOMP!! Cover, TWO!! Bowens survives and the fans fire up! Blake is frustrated, but he drags Bowens up. The fans rally for Bowens as Blake kicks at Bowens. Blake talks trash, but Bowens CHOPS him! Blake storms up, but into ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS- NO, Blake blocks the superkick to whip Bowens to ropes. Bowens reverses that, Blake tiger feints through, STUNNER! Bowens flounders, Blake brings Bowens in, and he tells Billy to SUCK IT! Blake runs, Bowens dodges! Blake handsprings, into the SUPERKICK! Lee gets on the apron, Bowens DECKS him!
The fans fire up, Billy DECKS Lee! Bowens aims at Blake, ROLLING ELBOW!! Cover, Bowens wins!
Winner: Anthony Bowens, by pinfall
The “Molly Whop” is just as it sounds, Bowens put the beating on the Vanilla Babyface! Bowens has a mic and he wants Springfield to make some noise! The fans cheer, and Bowens says, “This has been a long time coming, and it’s time to level up. Because what you see before you is AEW’s Five Tool Player! The perfect combination of power, athleticism, intelligence, the look, and the it factor. And I am the Pride of Professional Wrestling, baby! And I don’t need a government trademark to prove I’m the best. I’m gonna prove it to you every single week, right here! So the last question is: Who will step up to the plate next and get their ass Molly Whopped by THE Five Tool Player?!”
Mic drop from Bowens, will he use all his tools and all this momentum to hit homerun after homerun?
2v1 Handicap: Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford VS LMK & Kelly Madan!
The Megasus may not be AEW Women’s World Champion, but he will not stop after one failure. And now, to satisfy her anger, she’s taking on two opponents at once! Will everyone bow down, no matter who they are or how many there are?
The bell rings, Madan starts for her team, and she runs up, only for Megan to RAM her into a corner! And RAM her again and again and again! Megan CHOPS Madan, throws her down, then runs up to SHOTGUN her down! Madan scrambles away, LMK tags in, and LMK goes up! CROSSBODY, but Megan catches her! Megan FALL AWAY SLAMS LMK, and Little Mean Kathleen staggers around. Megan SPLASHES Madan, SPLASHES LMK, then sends LMK into Madan! DOUBLE SPLASH! Megan scoops LMK, CLOBBERS Madan, then SLAMS LMK! The fans fire up as Megan hauls Madan up, fireman’s carries, FATE’S DESCENT onto LMK! Cover, Megan wins!
Winner: Megan Bayne, by pinfall
The female titan didn’t even break a sweat, but she may have broken both opponents. She sits them up, shouts, “BOW DOWN!” and then SLAMS them both back down! Will no one stop Megan from rising back to title contention?
Kevin Knight VS AR Fox!
The Jet didn’t win in his Owen Hart Cup match, and he came up short on the NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships in Chicago just last night, but he did win his part of $400,000 on Dynamite. Will Knight still be feeling fly after facing a veteran high-flyer? Or will Knight take over the Whole Fox’n Show?
The bell rings and Knight runs up! Fox dodges the boot, Knight dodges a boot, then Knight CHOPS! Knight whips, BACKDROP, but Fox lands out to roll Knight up! TWO, Knight Oklahoma Rolls, TWO! Fox tilt-o-whirls and waistlocks, Knight switches, Fox bucks the O’Conner! Knight sunset flips, TWO! Knight kicks low, runs, but then fakes out Fox’s dropkick! SLIDING SHOULDER TACKLE! UFO SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Fox stays in this but Knight stays cool. Knight brings Fox up to ROCK him in the back! Knight kicks low, but Fox fires body shots. Knight fires a forearm, but Fox fires back! Knight UPPERCUTS, then wrenches.
Knight whips, Fox grabs ropes, and Fox TOSSES Knight! Fox ROCKS Knight, but Knight throws Fox down! Fox kips up to PELE! The fans fire up, Fox builds speed, and he SLINGSHOT STOMPS Knight on the apron! The fans fire up as Fox then goes up the corner, MOONSAULT onto Knight! Another direct hit and the fans fire up while Collision goes picture in picture.
Fox looms over Knight, stomps him, then drags Knight up. Fox whips Knight hard into barriers! Then Fox brings Knight around, to SMACK him off the barriers! The fans cheer, Fox refreshes the ring count, but Knight CHOPS in return! Fox is stinging, but Knight CHPOS him again! Knight whips, Fox reverses, and Knight tumbles into the ring. Fox KICKS him, then hurries to cover, TWO! Knight stays in this but Fox sits him up, for a basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Knight stays cool but Fox pushes him around. Knight fires body shots, then forearms. Fox kicks low, suplexes, ANARCHY! Knight flounders around while Fox snarls.
Fox rolls to have a cover, TWO! Knight has a ghost pin, TWO! Fox CLOBBERS Knight, then CLUBS him down. Knight goes to a corner, Fox CHOPS him, and then Fox snapmares Knight. Fox runs to basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Fox clamps onto Knight with a chinlock, but Knight endures. The fans rally up and Knight fights around. Fox holds tight, but Knight stands up. Fox wrangles Knight back to the mat! Knight endures again, fights around, and Collision returns to single picture. Knight stands to JAWBREAKER free! Fox snarls, comes back, but Knight UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS!
Fox KNEES low, runs, but Knight DROPKICKS him down! The fans fire up and Knight kips up! Fox goes to a corner, Knight runs up, and LARIATS! Knight UPPERCUTS, stomps, repeat! The ref counts, Knight stomps a mudhole then digs his boot in. Knight lets off, whips corner to corner, but Fox reverses. Knight reverses back, SKY2HIGH! Cover, TWO! Fox survives and Knight is a bit surprised, but he waits on Fox. Fox rises, the fans rally, and Knight somersaults, but Fox denies him the DDT! Knight BOOTS from the corner, Fox returns, so Knight ELBOWS him! Knight goes up, but so does Fox! LOW MEIN PAIN!
Fox goes right up, 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives and Fox is shocked! The fans fire up and Fox drags Knight up. “This is Awesome!” as Fox crisscrosses Knight’s arms. Fox reels Knight in, but Knight rolls Fox up! TWO!! Fox escapes, but Knight DROPKICKS him again! Fox staggers, but he BOOTS back! Fox goes up, but Knight goes to the UPPER ROOM! Somersault, SATELLITE DDT! The fans fire up and Knight goes to the corner! Fox staggers, Knight springboards, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, Knight wins!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall
The Jet Liner takes Knight to the winner’s circle! But with Best of the Super Juniors around the corner, will Knight be #The1ULookUp2?
The Gates of Agony speak.
Bishop Kaun applauds, and he says, “That was impressive, wasn’t it? We’re back. And we’re not even hurt. But we don’t mind being hurt.” Toa Liona says, “We don’t.” Kaun says they actually love being hurt! Hurt Syndicate! You hurt people? This Wednesday on Dynamite, the Gates would love to see you try. Hurt Syndicate hurts people? The Gates of Agony BREAK people! See you in Boston! Will Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin still be standing when Kaun & Liona #OpenTheGates?
FTR VS 2Point0!
Dax & Cash want to still be Daniel Garcia’s friends, but Menard & Parker have been Garcia’s friends this whole time. Daddy Magic & Cool Hand Ange have always felt something was off, will they finally take the Top Guys out?
Speaking of Garcia, he makes his way out, as invited by FTR. He still seems to be upset and unsure given FTR lashing out earlier, but he’s still ringside. The teams sort out and Dax BLASTS Parker off the apron! Dax beats up on Menard and then Cash runs up to CLOBBER Parker! The fans boo as Cash sends Parker into railing! And apron! And railing again! And then more railing! Cash stands over Parker, Dax stands over Menard, and Garcia can only watch. Parker gets up to CHOP Cash, Cash hits back! Menard’s already busted open as Dax beats on him! Cash CHOPS Parker, Menard wobbles, but Dax ROCKS Menard!
Cash CHOKES Parker against railing, Dax DECKS Menard, and the fans boo. Dax sits Menard up, and again Garcia can only watch this as Dax hammers away on Menard’s head. Cash then sends Parker into the steel steps! Dax puts Menard in a corner, tells Garcia that this isn’t personal, 2Point0 signed up for this. The fans rally for “DADDY MAGIC!” but Dax throws more fists! Menard is a bloody mess as Dax punches away! The ref backs Dax off, Menard stands like a zombie, and he ROCKS Dax! And ROCKS him again! Menard ROCKS Dax again and again and again in the corner! The fans love it, but Cash storms in to go after Menard!
Cash pulls hair, but Menard DECKS him, too! Menard flounders, Dax LARIATS him down! Parker storms in but Dax has him up! SHATTER MACHINE!! Dax tags Cash, and now they get Menard up. MIND BREAKER!! But they’re not done?! Garcia says c’mon already! FTR still gets Menard up for another MIND BREAKER!! They won’t stop, they get Menard back up! Garcia gets on the apron, he wants the ref to step in already! FTR apologize and they set Menard down. Cover, FTR wins!
Winners: FTR, by pinfall
Garcia is still furious, and he storms into the ring. He checks on Menard, then he gets in Dax’s face! Dax & Cash want Garcia to calm down. They did hear him out in the end there. Garcia says it shouldn’t have taken that! FTR leaves, Garcia helps Menard stand, but then FTR returns! They CLOBBER Garcia! They beat Garcia down while the fans boo! FTR get Garcia up, MIND BREAKER!!! And then they get him back up!? MIND BREAKER!!! The ref shouts at them to stop, the fans boo as hard as they can, but FTR hauls Garcia up again! Security rushes in to stop this! Dax DECKS the ref!! That’s another fine right there!
The fans boo, security try to stop FTR, but FTR gets Garcia up again! BUT WAIT! The Undisputed Kingdom rush in! The paragons of wrestling will not let this injustice continue! They run FTR off, but FTR says they should watch their backs now. Who else will FTR violently disrespect as they demand we respect them?
2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Athena VS Harley Cameron!
The LONGEST REIGNING champion in ROH history, and yes that is champion bar none, male or female, is finally getting her shot at history here in AEW. She could very well become a new Double Champion should she win all the way to Double or Nothing and then All In: Texas. But she must first get past one wild Aussie! Will Athena #FeelTheWrath of Harley Cameron? Or will the Fallen Goddess, the Minion Overlord, the American Joshi, simply add Harley’s name to the long, long list of fallen opponents?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Athena and Harley circle, feel things out, then tie up. Athena powers Harley to the corner, but she lets off quickly. Harley storms up, Athena shoves her back, then Athena pats Harley on the head. Athena soaks up heat, but Harley headlocks. Athena powers up and out, drops down, but Harley drop toeholds! Harley pats Athena on the head! The fans cheer and Athena says okay, that’s fair. Athena then runs up to roll Harley up, TWO! Harley trips Athena, jackknife bridges, TWO! Athena sunset flips, TWO! Harley high stacks, TWO and Athena sunset flips again, TWO! The fans fire up as the two stand off!
Harley and Athena reset, Athena applauds for Harley, then headlocks! Harley endures the grind, powers out to headlock in return, and now Athena endures. Athena powers up and out to send Harley tot he corner. Athena runs in, Harley slips out to the apron, and Harley blocks a shot to ROUNDHOUSE! Athena staggers, Harley brings her into the ropes to CLUB her! And CHOKE her! The fans fire up, the ref counts, and Harley stops at 4. Harley waistlocks, but Athena fights the lift! Athena runs to the post to HOTSHOT Harley! Then APRON BACK SUPLEX! Athena then wheelbarrows Harley to GERMAN SUPLEX to the floor!
The fans fire up and Athena smiles. The ref checks Harley, she’s okay to continue, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Athena stomps Harley, drags her up, and sends her into steel steps! Harley sputters, Athena refreshes the ring count, and she CLUBS Harley. Harley staggers away, Athena stands her up and ROCKS her! Athena CLUBS away on Harley, pushes her into the ring, and then storms up, but into a cradle! TWO!! Athena escapes, BOOTS Harley down, and scowls. Athena stalks Harley, drags her up, and KNEES her in the side! Athena stalks Harley some more, KNEES her in the side, and then has Harley in the corner. Athena RAMS into Harley, RAMS into her again, then RAMS again! Athena pushes Harley along the ropes but the ref reprimands.
Athena ROCKS Harley, but Harley ROCKS Athena! Athena brings Harley up but Harley ROCKS her again! Athena clamps on a GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! Then she suplexes high and hard! Athena kips up, fires up, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns as Athena has Harley in a Bow ‘n’ Arrow stretch! Harley endures, pries at the facelock portion, but Athena thrashes Harley. Harley pops free to a cover, TWO! Athena knees low, whips, but Harley reverses to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! The fans fire up, Harley brings Athena up, but Athena shoves her away. SOBAT! LEG SWEEP! Athena runs, and SUPERKICKS! Cover, TWO! Harley survives and Athena grows frustrated. Athena stalks Harley to ropes, KICKS her in the side, then brings her up to scoop and carry her! Athena puts Harley in the Tree of Woe, then KICKS! KICKS! And KICKS!
The ref counts, Athena backs off, and Athena cheers herself on. Athena runs, but Harley sits up over the sweep! Harley KICKS from upside-down, then wrenches to NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up, Harley runs up, and LARIATS! ENZIGIRI! Harley brings Athena up to BULLDOG HOTSHOT, and then Harley fires off on Athena in the ropes! The fans fire up, the ref counts, Harley shots “FEEL THE WRATH!” AX KICK! Athena falls back, Harley storms in and goes up the corner. Harley aims, leaps, CROSSBODY! Athena rolls through to scoop Harley! The fans fire up as Athena pops Harley up, but Harley fights! Harley RANAS!
Athena rises to SUPERKICK! The fans are torn, Athena springboards, but into a HAYMAKER!! Harley has Athena now, pump handle and SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Athena survives but Harley won’t give up! “This is Awesome!” as Harley and Athena both slowly rise. Harley fires up, brings Athena around, dragon sleeper for HER FINISHING- NO, Athena cartwheels free! Athena reels Harley in, Canadian Rack, but Harley slips free! Harley tilt-o-whirls and rolls Athena up, TWO!! Harley wrenches again, SOLE FOOD! Harley runs, but Athena pops her up, POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO, deadlift POWERBOMB!
Athena reels Harley back in, ATAXIA KNEE STRIKE!! Athena then climbs, Harley rises, O FACE!!! Cover, Athena wins!
Winner: Athena, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
Athena stays undefeated in any and all kinds of matches, and she holds up her ROH Women’s World Championship, as well as her spinner belt variant. But now she runs into Mercedes Mone, their battle set for Boston and the Dynamite edition of Spring Breakthru! Will Mone win in her hometown to head for Double or Nothing? Or will Athena derail the Money Train and be that much closer to a match in her hometown of Arlington, Texas?
Mercedes Mone speaks.
“Springfieeeeeld~! Sorry the Money Train skipped your pathetic town. But then next stop for me in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament is in my hometown of Boston. That’s right, it was a little over a year ago where I made my AEW debut in the City of Champions. It was in that very moment that I had the biggest dream of holding all the championship gold! And now the Money Train is only two stops away from All In: Texas. And Athena, you are just a speedbump on my track to success. The Forever ROH Champion, Athena, you are one of the very best of all time, and you proved that tonight against Harley Cameron.
“But you’re competing against me, Four Belts Mone, the greatest TBS Champion of all time. So this Wednesday at Dynamite, I am going to show you why Money Changes Everything. And the best woman will win, and that woman is me, darling.” Mone is ready, but will she put her money where her mouth is against the Fallen Goddess?
2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Konosuke Takeshita VS Brody King w/ Julia Hart!
Just last night for NJPW Windy City Riot, The Alpha just went toe-to-toe with The Ace, Hiroshi Tanahashi, as part of the Ace Final Road series. And as big as that moment was, this could be even bigger! Konosuke wants to fulfill Don Callis’ prophecy of a “Proto-shita” finals at Double or Nothing, will he be one step closer to realizing that dream match? Or will the King of Death end The Alpha right here and now?
The bell rings and the fans fire up already. The two tie up, are in a deadlock, and Brody powers Konosuke to a corner. The ref counts, Brody lets off slowly, but Konosuke avoids the chop! Konosuke headlocks, Brody powers up and out, and they RAM shoulders! Neither man falls and the fans fire up! Brody swings, Konosuke dodges to come back and ROCK Brody! Brody comes back, runs through the CHOP, then RAMS Konosuke! Konosuke rebounds, ducks the lariat, and he returns again, but Brody’s CHOP knocks him down! The fans bark for Brody and he drags Konosuke up. Brody scoops, Konosuke slips free, but Brody fires elbows!
Brody switches to hit a BIG back suplex! The fans fire up, and Brody has Konosuke in a corner. Brody CHOPS and the fans fire up! The Princess of the Black Throne smiles as Brody fires forearms and CHOPS! The fans fire up more as Brody whips corner to corner. Konosuke hits buckles hard then falls in a heap! Brody huffs ‘n’ puffs, runs up, but Konosuke avoids a senton! Konosuke goes up to SECOND ROPE SENTON! The fans fire up while Brody bails out. Brody is on the apron, Konosuke storms up to ROCK him! Konosuke ROCKS Brody again, then runs, but Brody BOOTS him! Konosuke drops to his knees, Brody hauls him up and suplexes!
Konosuke lands safe on the apron and BOOTS Brody! Then he reels Brody in! Brody fights with elbows, then fireman’s carries! Konosuke fights with elbows, but Brody still APRON DEATH VALLEY DRIVERS!! Both men fall to the floor and the fans fire up! Julia also applauds while Brody rises. Brody shakes out the cobwebs, drags Konosuke up, and he puts Konosuke in the ring. The fans rally for Brody but Konosuke bails out the side. Brody barks, the fans join in, and Brody runs up, but Konosuke JUMP KNEES! Konosuke goes into the ring, builds speed, and he FLIES! Direct hit and down goes Brody! The fans lose their minds while Collision goes picture in picture!
Konosuke and Brody are both down, Julia coaches Brody while the fans rally. Konosuke stands Brody up but Brody CHOPS! Konosuke ROCKS Brody! Brody leans against the barriers, but Konosuke CHOPS him! And CHOPS! And then whips him hard into barriers! Brody slumps down and Konosuke refreshes the ring count. Julia again coaches Brody but Konosuke is back. Brody ROCKS Konosuke! Konosuke ROCKS Brody! Konosuke pushes Brody into the ring, stalks behind him, then snapmares. Konosuke clamps on a chinlock and squeezes tight. Brody endures, Julia rallies the fans, and Brody pries at the hold.
Konosuke thrashes Brody around, grinds him into the mat, but the fans continue to rally. Brody fights up, fires body shots, but Konosuke shifts his grip. Brody fights the lift with elbows, then runs, but into a mule kick! DDT! Konosuke snarls as he rises up, and now Konosuke goes up the corner! But Brody rises to CHOP first! Brody climbs up, CLUBS away on Konosuke’s back, then brings him to the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Both men writhe and the fans fire up! Collision returns to single picture, Julia and the fans rally again, and a standing count is climbing. Both men are down at 5 of 10, but crawling for corners.
Konosuke drags himself up, “This is Awesome!” as Brody rises. Brody barks, the fans bark with him, and Brody runs corner to corner, CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO! Konosuke survives and Brody snarls. Brody drags Konosuke up, reels him in, but Konosuke fights the lift! Brody ROCKS Konosuke, Konosuke ROCKS Brody! The forearms go back and forth, and Brody CHOPS! Konosuke sits down, but Brody stands him back up. Konosuke fires a forearm, but Brody fires back. Konosuke fires a flurry, then winds up, and ALPHA ELBOWS! Brody stays up!? And he ROCKS Konosuke! And CHOPS him! And CHOPS! And then puts some stank on the CHOP!!
Konosuke falls to his knees again and the fans fire back up! But Konosuke is up, ALPHA ELBOW!! Brody falls, Konosuke falls on him for a cover, TWO!! Konosuke is stunned, but he drags Brody up again. The fans fire up as Konosuke reels Brody in, and Brody fights the lift! Konosuke powers through, BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and Konosuke is beside himself! Konosuke shakes his head, stands back up, and he runs the ropes, LARIAT! Brody stays up!? Brody shakes his head, so Konosuke runs again, LARIAT! Brody still stays up, so Konosuke fires up and runs!
Brody SWATS the lariat to CHOP! ROLLING ELBOW! And then LARIAT! Cover, TWO?!? Konosuke survives, but Brody scoops! DANTE’S INFERNO!! Cover, TWO!?!? Konosuke survives, even Julia can’t believe it. Brody drags Konosuke up, reels him in, Canadian Rack, but Konosuke fights free! Konosuke runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Konosuke scoops?! And tucks!? BASTARD DRIVER!! But then, wheelbarrow GERMAN SUPLEX!! The fans are thunderous as Konosuke brings out his full power! Brody stands, into the LARIATOOO~!! Cover, TWO!!! Brody survives that Stan Hanson level clothesline and the fans are electric!
Brody snarls, dares Konosuke to bring it, POWER DRIVER KNEE!! Brody stays up!? POWER DRIVE KNEE, AGAIN!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Brody survives again, but Konosuke won’t stop here! BLINDSIDE POWER DRIVE!! And then another POWER DRIVE!! Cover, KONOSUKE WINS!
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
From trumping The Ace to trumping a King, Konosuke is the hot hand in this tournament to be sure! The Alpha looks to the Owen Hart Cup and vows it will be his! But will he be able to overcome the #BillyGOAT, Will Ospreay? Or will the Aerial Assassin be the one going Double or Nothing?
My Thoughts:
A great, maybe even awesome episode of Collision here. Even with things being mostly obvious results, it was all top level stuff. Knight VS Fox was great stuff to help keep Knight sharp in AEW. Best of the Super Juniors starts in May, so he’s got about another month where he will still be hanging in AEW, Knight can surely get a couple more wins before going back to Japan for that tournament. Gates of Agony of course won their match, but I like that they called out the Hurt Syndicate. I feel like they won’t win the title match with them, but it’s good to see the Gates finally moving up to this level and not just languishing in ROH.
Great match from Bowens VS Blake, and a great win for Bowens. Very good promo from Bowens, I’m sure he’ll get more wins and maybe even go for a title. Well, depending on where the different midcard belts are going, Bowens might have to wait a minute, given the tease of Omega VS Okada as of late. Good promo from the Death Riders as they have adjust after Pac gets injured. At the same time, Hook should be alright from the dizziness and possible concussion, as nothing has been said further. Death Riders VS Opps for the trios titles will be great stuff, but even doing it for a themed episode doesn’t make me think Death Riders lose. It’d be nice if they did, though…
Good Heel promo from FTR, though it didn’t say much more than Dax did passive aggressively a couple weeks ago: Cope kept FTR from what FTR wanted, which glosses over how The Death Riders kinda got at them, too; and the loss at Dynasty was just the last straw. Them threatening Schiavone & Nigel was a nice touch, as was getting Garcia into the story given he teamed with them against Undisputed Kingdom. Menard & Parker stepping up for Garcia was good, and wow did Menard bleed for that match. FTR of course win, and then them brutalizing 2Point0 to bring out Undisputed Kingdom (well, I guess they’re trying Paragon, since Schiavone mentioned that) was good, too.
Dax & Cash are tag guys so they won’t bother with the TNT Championship, but I could see them taking on Roddy & Kyle one more time, then we’d get Dax & Cash VS Cole & Garcia. At least, maybe? Just something that’ll help FTR get back up and maybe go for tag titles. Megan beating two opponents at once was a good way to step things up in her rebound from Dynasty. I wonder if she’ll keep doing that until running into some new rival. I say that as it seems we won’t be getting her and Toni Storm in a rematch.
Toni Storm had a great promo to call out all the remaining Women’s Owen Hart Cup entries, but I find it interesting that she had no quip for Kris, just a compliment. Makes me wonder if Kris is destined to win the tournament and go to All In with Toni. And of course, great stuff in all of the Owen Hart Cup matches. Jamie VS Billie was a great rematch, but I shouldn’t be surprised Jamie wins again. Jamie VS Kris will be great stuff to lead into Double or Nothing. Then, great stuff from Athena VS Harley, certainly one of Harley’s better matches. But at the same time, of course Athena won to face Mone. Good promo from Mone to call Athena out, their match is going to be awesome, hard to say who wins that.
Konosuke VS Brody was also great, definitely a great main event. Of course Konosuke won. He’s NEVER Openweight Champion, the Don Callis Family keeps their idea of All Don Callis Family alive a little longer, and Konosuke VS Ospreay is going to be awesome stuff. I still think Ospreay wins and meets Kyle in the main event, but I suppose that still depends on how Hangman VS Wild Card goes.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Fallout from Dynasty!
Swerve Strickland is NOT AEW World Champion, both because of The Death Riders AND The Young Bucks! Will Swerve take out Pac before hunting Bucks?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Jon Moxley w/ Marina Shafir VS Katsuyori Shibata; Moxley wins.
- Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS PAC; Swerve wins.
- $400K 8 Man Tag: Will Ospreay, Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe & “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Ricochet, The Beast Mortos & Cru; Ospreay, Knight, Briscoe & Bailey win.
- 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Kris Statlander VS Thunder Rosa; Kris wins and advances.
- Samoa Joe & Hook VS Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta; Joe & Hook win.
PLAY BY PLAY
The Death Riders speak.
Jon Moxley says, “The single greatest roster of pure talent ever assembled under one roof every week on AEW Dynamite. So, why can’t any of these guys get their act together when it counts? They come with their talents and they come with their gifts and they come with their fanfare and their bodies hit the dirt and they roll back down the hill. They will excuse themselves of they will seek comfort without addressing the real problem: You don’t want it. You don’t. We will scorch the earth with anybody who wants to call themselves a contender before we give a single inch. Not an inch.
“This is my life’s work. It will not be bought or sold. Matt & Nick Jackson have returned. Interesting. Power players in pro-wrestling’s new gilded age. Let’s do a little who’s who. I’m surrounded by warriors, I am the world champion, a king on the frontlines. You two? I don’t recognize you two anymore. I haven’t for a long time. You stumbled onto a board and you don’t know what the game is. You better figure it out, and you better be real, real careful. Better be real careful before you make any moves.” The Maniac keeps everyone on edge as he puts them all on notice, but will someone finally beat him at his own game?
Jon Moxley w/ Marina Shafir VS Katsuyori Shibata!
While The Maniac thinks he and his Death Riders are feared and untouchable, The Opps showed they are #NeverLacking! The Opps did what they could to keep things even between Death Riders and Swerve Strickland, but will The Wrestler make sure Moxley realizes what he’s lacking?
The bell rings, the two circle, and Baltimore rallies up. The two clinch, fight for control, and Shibata slips through to waistlock. Moxley wrenches free, but Shibata hooks a leg. Moxley rolls to get a wristlock but Shibata headscissors. The fans cheer, but Moxley fights around and pops free. The two stare down and go again. Shibata stays low as he looks for a leg, but then stands as Moxley tries for knuckle locks. They clinch, Moxley facelocks, but Shibata fights around. The fans duel, Shibata slips out to waistlock, then he grabs a leg. Moxley fights up, Shibata goes back to the waistlock and wrangles Moxley again.
The two move around, Moxley goes to the ROPEBREAK, and Shibata lets off. The fans rally as the two reset. They circle, tie up collar ‘n’ elbow, and Moxley powers Shibata back to the ropes. Shibata turns things around, only for Moxley to turn them back around, and they’re in the corner. Moxley lets off slowly, then he pie faces Shibata! Shibata CHOPS Moxley! The fans fire up as Shibata gives as good as he gets! Moxley is already red, so he CHOPS! Shibata CHOPS, Moxley CHOPS, the fans “WOO~!” and the CHOPS keep going! As soon as Mox CHOPS, Shibata CHOPS! Moxley snarls, kicks low, then runs, to then BOOT Shibata!
Moxley gets in Shibata’s face, but Shibata just eggs him on! The fans fire up, so Moxley BOOTS Shibata again! Shibata just turns himself around and eggs Moxley on! Moxley BOOTS, but Shibata gets in Moxley’s face! Moxley runs, but into a clinch, S T O! The fans fire up, and Shibata clamps on a chinlock. Moxley fights up, but Shibata catches him into a COBRA TWIST! Moxley endures, reaches out, but Shibata shifts position to have an IRON OCTOPUS! Moxley still endures, fights his way forward, and has the ROPEBREAK! Shibata lets go to CLUB Moxley, then whips him to a corner and BOOTS!
The fans fire up as Shibata fires a flurry of forearms on Moxley! The ref counts, Shibata sits Moxley down, then he runs corner to corner, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Then he gets going again, but Moxley LARIATS first! Moxley hurries to get Shibata up, LARIAT! Cover, ONE!! Shibata is tougher than that, but Moxley reels him in, PILEDRIVER! Moxley grins while Shibata staggers up, but Shibata PENALTY KICKS! The fans fire up as Shibata quite literally kicks that smug look off Moxley’s face! Marina is worried, but Shibata clamps on with a chinlock. Moxley fights up, slips out, and he has a SLEEPER!
Shibata pries at the hold, slips around, spin and snapmare, then the SLEEPER! Moxley fights up, reaches out, and he reaches back to THUMB Shibata in the eye! Shibata lets go, Moxley has the SLEEPER, and drops for the REAR NAKED CHOKE! The fans boo but Shibata is caught! The ref calls it, Moxley wins!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by submission
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap, but it still gave Moxley the win. Will Moxley continue to act in opposition to his words? Wait! The Young Bucks are here! Matthew & Nicholas Jackson make their way out on stage, Baltimore booing all the way. The prodigal EVPs go to the ring, and step inside to join Moxley & Marina. Moxley eyes The Bucks, The Problem standing in their way. Moxley has Marina stand down and the Death Riders fall back. Nick gets a mic to say, “Please give it up for your World Heavyweight Champion, Jon Moxley!” The fans boo instead. Nick says, “And show some damn respect for the Founding Fathers of AEW, YOUR EVPs!”
The fans boo more, but Nick tells them to “Shut the F up!” And yes, he used the letter F, so he self-censored. Nick knows everyone is wondering why The Bucks did what they did. Why did they cost Swerve the world title? Well, they have a couple good reasons why. First of all, they did it for their good friend. Hangman Adam Page, you’re welcome! This is what Hangman wanted all along! He never wanted Swerve to be world champion ever again, so they did that for him. The Bucks do NOT forget who their friends are. They still love Hangman and they know Hangman loves them. The fans chant “Whose House?“ “SWERVE’S HOUSE!”
Matt says Moxley, if only you stuck around to hear this, but Matt isn’t afraid to say this in front of the world. The fans continue to chant for “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” but Matt tells The Death Riders that what they did for them is a peace offering. The Bucks have no problems with The Death Riders, and they hope The Death Riders have no problems with them. While Matt & Nick sat at home for months and months, they realized while watching The Death Riders, that they’ve all got more in common than you’d think. The Death Riders wanna see that locker room rise to the occasion, just like The Bucks.
The Death Riders want AEW to be the best company in the world, just like The Bucks! They want to change the world, just like The Bucks! And Jon, Matt is impressed. Watching Jon, Matt saw him do what The Bucks could not. Jon Moxley succeeded in taking over AEW, and even got the world title. The Bucks could never do that. So last Sunday was their elevator pitch to The Death Riders. Imagine the synergy if The Death Riders & The Elite worked together as one! Moxley, the world champion, and The Founding Fathers of AEW, The EVPs, all together…! So please, Moxley, come on back out here with your boys, and let’s discuss a little bit of business.
The fans boo, but instead of Moxley, it’s KENNY OMEGA! The other Founding Father is here, and the fans fire up! The AEW International Champion has a mic to tell The Bucks, “So you did this all for your friends, huh? Mox, Hanger. You forgot to do me. But actually, I remember the last time we met. And if memory serves me correctly, it’s when at the height of my diverticulitis, you pushed me off a stretcher that was taking me to the hospital.” The fans boo, and Omega says this might sound crazy, but he never forgot. And he even forgave them! When he returned, he said that what he was doing was for his own legacy and for the safety of this company, not for revenge.
The fans cheer, and Omega says what we’re all trying to do here is #BringBacktheFeeling. Now, Omega hates to divert from the story, but allow him to tell The Bucks a story. Omega had a friend in high school who had two Shi Tzu dogs. It doesn’t really matter the type of dog, but they were both yappy as all heck. Ugly little mutts, but hey, Omega is an animal lover, so he loved these dogs. Every time he visited his friend’s place, they’d play games, but the dogs would take a dookie on the floor. The friend didn’t care, and those two little Shi Tzus were ever so pleased with themselves.
But as time went on, and more dookie kept collecting, and the stains left behind were getting more pungent, Omega had to say, “Hey, pal. Maybe we move this over to my place?” That is what The Bucks, without Omega, were like here in AEW. The fans chant “DOOKIE! DOOKIE!” Omega says the last time we saw The Bucks on AEW TV, they were shredding documents like there was some big incriminating thing they were covering up. Guys, Omega is gonna spoil the surprise right now. We all know how The Bucks live. We all know exactly how they operate! They brag about their earnings and their money, so yes, they were tearing up receipts!
Receipts of private jets! Of that big chair one of them has facing the bed in their master bedroom. The OnlyFans accounts! But it doesn’t matter! The part that matters most, the part that pisses Omega off the most, is that not because of The Death Riders, but because of The Young Bucks that AEW almost died! The company Omega loves and gave his very life, heart and soul for. The fans cheer that, and Omega says he cannot lie. The time off did The Bucks wonderfully. Nick looks every bit of that 90 pounds he was before he left. And Matt… Well, sure, he looks fine in that low cut V neck, but lay off the hot stuff! He’s as red as Nick’s lapels!
And quite frankly, now that we’ve gotten to this point, Omega could go on and on and on. But he doesn’t know, maybe they cut out the middle man and just fight. The fans fire up as Omega storms his way forward! Nick & Matt are ready, but then here comes Kazuchika Okada! The Elite’s Rainmaker is here and Omega realizes this is now 3v1. But wait! SWERVE shows up! The fans fire up as now things look to be 3v2! Swerve slips in from the crowd side, with a chair! The Elite runs off, avoiding retribution for the Dynasty screw job. The fans cheer as Baltimore is now “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!”
Omega offers a fist bump, Swerve gives him the fist bump! Will The Cleaner and The Realest be unlikely allies in this war for AEW’s heart and soul? Swerve grabs a mic to shout, “I now pronounce it is Buck Hunting Season! And I’m here with a loaded shotgun ready to blast on some freakin’ EVPs! You couldn’t leave well enough alone, could you? I dealt with you last year. And now-” PAC ATTACKS! The Bastard has a match with Swerve, so he decides to take it now! The fans boo but Pac digs his boot into Swerve in the neck! The ref rushes in, he has Pac back off, and things cool off while Dynamite goes to break!
Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS PAC!
Dynamite returns as Swerve tells the ref this match is still happening. The bell rings, Pac runs up, and Swerve BOOTS him down! The fans fire up and Swerve brings Pac up for fast hands! Swerve has Pac in a corner, fires off more shots, then fireman’s carries to hit SNAKE EYES! Swerve runs and he BOOTS Pac down again! Pac flounders, the fans fire up, and Swerve sees Pac bail out. Swerve BOOTS Pac from the apron! Swerve snarls, then drags Pac up to whip hard into railing! And then whips him the other way, into more railing! Pac writhes, but Swerve brings him up to send into steel steps! Pac slumps down while the fans fire up!
Nana says this is the REAL world champion here! Swerve refreshes the ring count, then revels in the fans chanting “One More Time!” Pac hurries into the ring to deny Swerve that, but Swerve goes around the outside. Swerve storms into the ring, but Pac goes back to the apron. Swerve storms up but Pac RAMS into him! Pac slingshots up and over, keeps moving, but Swerve stops the rana! Swerve hauls Pac up to BUCKLE BOMB! Pac writhes, drags himself up, and Swerve snapmares him to go up and FALLING UPPERCUT! The fans fire up while Swerve hits the Griddy! Swerve stalks Pac, stands on him at the ropes, but steps off as the ref counts.
Pac sputters, Swerve eggs Pac on, but Doc Sampson is called over to check on Pac. Pac’s foot seems to be the body part in question, and Swerve is annoyed that this is denying him his payback. The fans rally and Swerve paces. Doc double checks Pac, he is okay to continue, so he slides into the ring. SUPERKICK from Swerve! Swerve goes up the corner and the fans fire up! KILL STOMPS! Cover, Swerve wins!
Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall
The Bastard takes a shot intended for The Bucks, but Swerve surely has ammo to spare. Will Swerve get at Matt & Nick soon enough?
Ricochet, Beast Mortos & Cru speak.
The One & Only says, “There is a lot that Daddy can do with $400,000. And tonight, I will lead Team Ricochet to victory.” The others take offense to that. But yeah, he’s the captain now. AHA~! The others roll their eyes, but will they all be rolling in money after tonight?
Will Ospreay, Mark Briscoe, Kevin Knight & “Speedball” Mike Bailey speak.
The Sussex County Chicken says, “Ladies and gentlemen, the word of the day is entrepreneurial! Because tonight, fellas, we have a opportunity to split 400 hundred thousand dollars! Will, whatcha gonna do with a hundred grand?” The Aerial Assassin shouts, “DISNEY WORLD~!” Mike, how ’bout you? He’ll buy some new shoes! And Jet, what about you? Kevin Knight is gonna go to Atlantic City, baby! What about Mark? Well, he plans to diversify his financial portfolio. But that’s besides the point! They’re coming for ya, baby! RAH RAH RAH! Which team will #ManUp and bring up the jackpot?
AEW hears from the many entrants of the Women’s Owen Hart Cup.
The CEO brags about how she beat the Princess of the Black Throne, but Billie Starkz reminds us that this is about honoring a legend. Jamie Hart says Billie is young, but scrappy and has heart. Mone continues to brag that the Money Train is going to win The Owen, pull into Globe Life Field stadium and become AEW Women’s World- Wait, Mini Mone pops in and says, “CHAMPION~!” Harley Cameron is all smiles but Mone has a headache. Billie knows Jamie doesn’t doubt herself because she beat Billie before, but in the Owen Hart Cup, it’ll be different. Harley tells Mone that she might go to All In. Or maybe, just maybe, Harley does, because she’s also in the tournament.
And you never know! Maybe Harley and Mone could face off! Jamie knows Billie wants her moment, but Jamie just wants to fight. Let’s see which one wins out on Saturday. Mone wishes Harley luck against Athena, and may the best woman win. Mini Mone tells Harley that next time, she’ll do the talking. But as stated, the Owen Hart Cup will have a Collision in Springfield, Massachusetts! Who makes it out of there to move on to Boston and the Spring Breakthru?
Backstage interview with Hangman Page.
Renee Paquette brings up The Cowboy facing the Wild Card entrant to the Men’s Owen Hart Cup. How does he prepare for a question mark? Hangman doesn’t know who this guy is, and he doesn’t know what he’s supposed to say, but he’s kinda doing something right now so excuse him. Hangman storms on down the hall and goes right into Swerve’s room!? Hangman asks Nana, “Where’s he at?!” Nana asks what the hell, and Hangman knows Nana knows, so he needs to sit his ass down! Nana sits down, and Hangman wants to make something perfectly clear! At Dynasty, Hangman was NOT trying to help Swerve, understand?
And next week, Hangman has his match in The Owen! So tell Swerve if he so much as thinks about getting in the way, Hangman will pick up with him where they left off. Hangman then turns to go, but Nana has him hold on. There’s something he’s been wanting to tell Hangman for the last year. Nana can’t talk for Swerve, but Nana regrets what they did. Hangman tells Nana to stop! Not another word! Nana does not get that. Hangman storms off, not wanting an apology. Is Hangman that determined to hate someone?
$400K 8 Man Tag: Will Ospreay, Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe & “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Ricochet, The Beast Mortos & Cru!
The Aerial Assassin teamed with The Jet last week, and had a stellar match at Dynasty as part of the Owen Hart Cup. They team with Mark & Mike to make some bank, can they do it? Or will “Team Ricochet” be #OuttaThisWorld?
Dynamite returns as Briscoe makes his entrance, followed by this conglomeration of high-fliers. The teams sort out, and Bailey steps up so he can call out The One & Only. The fans cheer that, so Ricochet steps in. The bell rings, Bailey and Ricochet circle, but Ricochet keeps his distance, and he tags to Mortos! The fans boo Ricochet but he claims he needs some time to stretch. Mortos stares down with Bailey, and then both men roar! Mortos runs up, Bailey dodges, drops down, hurdles over, but Mortos leaps over! Bailey runs up, but Mortos stops the rana! Bailey slips free, dodges, then goes up a corner to FLYING RANA!
The fans fire up while Mortos tumbles, and Ricochet tags back in! Bailey shows roundhouse and Ricochet backs off! The fans laugh at Ricochet as he cowers in the ropes. Ricochet tags out to Lio Rush, and the fans rally Ospreay reaches out. Bailey obliges and tags Ospreay in! The fans fire up as #BillyGOAT and #ManOfTheHour circle. They feel things out, but then Action Andretti steps in! Ospreay stares Action down, but that lets Lio CLUB Ospreay from behind! The fans boo as Lio rains down shots, then Mortos and Action join in! The ref reprimands, Action stomps away on Ospreay, then he tags Ricochet.
Ricochet stomps away on Ospreay, the fans boo, but Cru double whip Ricochet in, only for Ospreay to BOOT him! Ospreay then ELBOWS Action, dodges Lio, and his team jumps in! The fans fire up as all eight men stand off! The ref wants this to calm down, Ospreay has his team stand down, and Ricochet talks trash like he’s so tough. Bailey ROCKS Ricochet and the brawl is on! The fans fire up as Ospreay has Lio, Knight has Action, and Briscoe has Mortos! They’re all in corners, then climb up for a rain of fists! The fans fire up as as we go to TEN, forty total! The fans fire up as Ospreay ELBOWS Ricochet, Knight SPLASHES, and Mark LARIATS!
Mark feeds Ricochet to Bailey’s ROUNDHOUSE! Cru gets up, Ospreay & Mark BLAST them off the apron! Ospreay PLANCHAS onto Lio! Mark DIVES onto Action! Knight PLANCHAS onto Mortos! Bailey goes up, up, and TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS Cru! The fans fire up as Ospreay and the others put hands in, Entrepreneurial! But then Ricochet FLIES! Ospreay and team get out of the way, and Ricochet lands on his feet! Good news is Ricochet isn’t hurt. Bad news is, he’s not surrounded. QUADRUPLE “BALD!” SLAP!! The fans are thunderous while Ricochet writhes, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ospreay stands Ricochet up to DECK him, then Bailey has Lio & Action by the hair. Bailey gives Cru a meeting of the minds while Briscoe WRECKS Mortos with a dropkick! Bailey puts Ricochet in the ring, bumps him off buckles, then bumps him off Knight’s boot! The fans fire up as Bailey joins in, Ospreay bumps Ricochet off double boots! Knight tags in, he drags Ricochet up and CLUBS him. Ricochet goes to a corner as Knight stalks him, and Ricochet wants mercy. But he just YANKS Knight into buckles! Ricochet tags Action, Action tags Lio, and Action LARAITS! Lio LARIATS! Lio feeds Knight to the mule kick, knee lift, and ROLLING ELBOW!
Lio fires fast hands and DECKS Knight! Cru talks trash, then they kick Knight around. Lio CLUBS Knight down, rains down fists, then drags Knight up to whip and ELBOW him down! Lio tags Action, Cru double whips, and they DOUBLE ELBOW Knight! Action covers, ONE!! Knight stays in this but Action stays on him with a chinlock. Knight endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Action CLUBS Knight again, CHPOS him in the corner, then tags Ricochet. Ricochet CHOPS Knight, then snapmares for a basement DROPKICK! Ricochet taunts Briscoe, the ref keeps him back, and Ricochet drags Knight to the corner.
Mortos tags in, he and Ricochet mug Knight, then Mortos brings Knight around. Mortos CHOPS Knight, sucker punches Briscoe, then roars. Mortos KICKS Knight in the leg, then brings him around for a snapmare. NECK TWIST! Mortos whips Knight to ropes, scoops him, and CIPHER- RANA from Knight! Knight hurries, hot tag to Bailey! Bailey goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK Mortos down! The fans fire up with Bailey as he SOBATS Mortos, then AX KICKS! Mortos kneels, Dynamite returns to single picture, and Bailey BUZZSAWS Mortos down! The fans fire up and Bailey runs, SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally for “SPEEDBALL! SPEEDBALL!” and Bailey stays between Mortos and Cru. Bailey KICKS Mortos, but Mortos snarls! Bailey KICKS again! Mortos rises! Bailey KCISK, Mortos blocks, and Mortos spins Bailey to scoop and CIPHER UTAKI! Both men are down and the fans rally up. Bailey and Mortos crawl, hot tag to Ricochet, but Ricochet takes his time to swagger. The fans boo, but Ricochet springboards in, only for Bailey to dodge! Ricochet BLASTS Ospreay and Briscoe, but then Bailey dodges to BLAST Cru! Bailey runs up, but Ricochet hits a CAVE IN!! Bailey tumbles away but Briscoe runs in!
Briscoe dodges Ricochet, dodges again, then waistlocks. Ricochet switches, Briscoe breaks that and PELES! Mortos is back to shove and POP-UP SAMOAN DROP Briscoe! Knight whips Mortos to go up, but Mortos catches him! Knight fires hands, but Mortos still fights the rana! But Knight makes the bomb a DDT! Action kicks Knight, whips him, but Knight reverses. Lio is in and he fires hands! Lio whips, “This is Awesome!” as Knight reverses. Action goes up and out while Lio slides to a stop. Knight runs in, but Action ROCKS him! Lio UP KICKS, Action ENZIGIRIS, then Lio whips. Knight and Lio dosido with their reversals, RUSH HOUR!
Action is there to torture rack Knight, SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Ospreay runs up, Lio has a leg! Action runs up but Ospreay ducks to then break free, dodge and handspring, DOUBLE PELE! The fans are thunderous, but Ricochet SHOVES Ospreay right out! Bailey PENALTY KICKS Ricochet, then sets up, STANDING- NO, Ricochet avoids the knee drop! A little like Dynasty there, and Ricochet hauls Bailey up to a fireman’s carry, RUNNING DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Bailey survives and the fans fire up! Briscoe ROCKS Ricochet, Ricochet tumbles away and tags Mortos. Briscoe LARIATS Ricochet up and out!
Mortos aims at Bailey and runs up, but into a BOOT! Mortos roars, runs up, but into another BOOT! Mortos goes again, blocks the kick this time, but Briscoe is back! Mortos blocks him, FLIPS both Bailey and Briscoe, but they both land out! Bailey’s foot jams a bit, but he and Briscoe use that to stereo crane stance! Mortos isn’t sure what to do with that, but he gets DOUBLE CRANE KICKS! Ospreay slips in, to springboard and OSCUTTER! Tag to Knight and he goes up top! U F O SPLASH!! Cover, TEAM RICOCHET BARRLES IN! The fans boo, but then Ospreay’s team TOSSES Ricochet & Cru out!
Ospreay tags back in, he takes aim, and Mortos sits up for the HIDDEN BLADE!! Cover, Ospreay’s team wins!
Winners: Will Ospreay, Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe & “Speedball” Mike Bailey, by pinfall (win the $400,000 cash prize)
The fans are sure happy that money is going to a good cause! Will Ospreay awaits a top notch opponent in the Owen Hart Cup, Kevin Knight is going to be in NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors, will $100,000 help each man prepare for those high stakes?
AEW has an injury report on Adam Copeland.
After failing to dethrone the Death Riders as AEW World Trios Champions, FTR betrayed Cope and absolutely brutalized him! The Rated R Superstar is ruled out of action indefinitely, did Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler just end the career of a man they once called friend?
The Hurt Syndicate is here!
Baltimore cheers as Montel Vontavious Porter and the AEW World Tag Team Champions, Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin, head to the ring. There’s already quite the set up waiting for them: a table decked out with food and drink; a pedestal to rest the belts on; and a picture commemorating their victory. The fans cheer for MVP as he grabs the mic, and he says, “Ladies and gentlemen of the AEW viewing audience, this is an official announcement from The Hurt Syndicate. Punks jump up to get beat down. Two more challengers stepped up for the AEW Tag Team Championships, and two more challengers got beat down.”
The fans cheer, and MVP says if they would be so kind, please join him and his colleagues in a toast to celebrate yet another successful title defense. They take the bottles of champagne from the bucket of ice, and the fans chant, “We Hurt~ People!” They raise their glasses, but then MJF makes his way out here! Maxwell Jacob Friedman smiles, has a mic in hand already, and he goes right to the ring. MJF apologizes and then stands in line beside Shelton. The fans are torn, Shelton chuckles, MVP smirks, but Lashley is not amused. Baltimore duels, “He’s Our Scumbag!” “NO, HE’S NOT!” MVP talks with Lashley to relax, but then MJF speaks.
“Look at us, huh? I don’t know if you’ve heard, but we hurt people, baby! This is great, this is great. Guys, look at us, huh? Dripping in gold! You’re welcome, by the way. I couldn’t be happier. This couldn’t have come at a better time, mind you. Because that guy, Tony Khan, he wanted me to do the Owen Hart Cup Tournament? So I could what? Sweat my balls off, break my back, wrestle every week like some shmuck! I don’t think so, Maryland. See, I work smarter, not harder. And now that I’m rolling with The Syndicate? Whew! Daddy gets to cut the line and get back what is rightfully mine, and that is the Triple B, baby!”
The fans cheer, MVP chuckles, and MJF says this is a perfect fit! He scratches their backs by helping them maintain their tag team titles, because let’s face it, without his help, woof. And now, they help little ol’ MJF! Everyone wins! So, Montel, serious question, how does the initiation work? Does he sign a contract? Or is it an old school blood brothers thing? Lashley tells MJF to shut up. “Shut your freakin’ mouth!” Everyone saw what MJF did! When Lashley turned around and saw Big Bill standing, Lashley cut him in half and finished it, cuz that’s what they do. Now MJF tried to help, which was cute, but he didn’t get the job done.
So Max, this is yet another reason why they don’t need MJF! MJF says okay, cool. First, don’t point. Lashley says he’ll point at whoever he wants! They argue, but then Shelton & MVP step in. MVP tells Lashley to chill, Lashley says MJF will respect him! MVP wants Shelton to cool off, too, just give MVP a second. MVP tells MJF he knows how MVP feels about him. They go way back. Lashley & Shelton know that, too. So in order for MJF to join the Syndicate, he has to get three thumbs up. We already know how MVP feels, he is thumbs up. Shelton? MJF says yeah, they go way back, too! Shelton’s answer is thumbs… DOWN!
MJF thought they were cool! Lashley says thank you, Shelton. That’s two to one, the motion is denied. Lashley & Shelton head out, MJF turns to MVP, and MVP shrugs. The Syndicate heads out, not bothering with The Scumbag. What must MJF do to get what he wants?
Backstage interview with Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford.
Renee is with The Megasus & The Superbad Girl, and says she wanted to catch up on how they’re feeling after what was honestly, a surprising loss at Dynasty. Ford says that was just a taste of defeat. But it changes nothing. “Everything that this woman has been through is what? Just erased all because Toni Storm barely survived? No. Everything is just gonna get worse. This division cannot move on, because she won’t let it. She’s gonna be at Collision. And she doesn’t care who, she doesn’t care how many0” Megan brushes Renee aside to step forward, and she tells everyone, “I will make you bow down.” Ford says, “See what you did?”
The female titan of AEW was dominant before, and now she’s angry! Who will be destroyed all because Toni Storm still reigns?
Toni Storm is here!
Speaking of The Timeless AEW Women’s World Champion, she heads down to ringside to join commentary, as she wants to bear witness to this next match.
2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Opening Round: Kris Statlander VS Thunder Rosa!
The Galaxy’s Greatest and La Mera Mera almost had it out last week in just talking about this match-up and what it means. Kris wants to finally be THE champ, but Rosa wants back what she never truly lost. Who wins here to prove they are the best bet on winning the Cup?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. The two tie up, go around, and Kris waistlocks. Rosa fights the lift, then fights with elbows, then arm-drags Kris down for a wristlock. Kris fights up, rolls, and wrenches to headlock. Rosa powers up and out, but Kris runs her over! Kris flexes, Toni says if she was Kris’ teammate, they could be #ThunderThighs. But if Toni teamed with Schiavone, well, they’d just be #Tits. Rosa runs up on Kris, waistlocks, then slips past her, only for Kris to drop down and hurdle over. Rosa stops herself to avoid the powerslam, then Oklahoma Rolls! TWO, and Rosa wheelbarrows to arm-drag! Rosa has the armlock, but Kris fights around.
Kris rises up, powers Rosa to a corner, and the fans cheer. Kris lets off, CHOPS Rosa, then whips corner to corner. Rosa reverses, Kris goes up and over and arm-drags! Then she SHOTGUNS Rosa down! The fans fire up for Kris while Rosa goes to a corner. Kris lets Toni know she sees her, then runs in at Rosa for an UPPERCUT! Kris goes side to side, but Rosa ROUNDHOUSES first! Kris falls, the fans fire up for Rosa as she runs, but Kris avoids the dropkick! Kris goes to the apron to slingshot in, but Rosa avoids the elbow drop! Rosa reloads and runs again, DROPKICK through the ropes! The fans fire up while Rosa goes to the apron.
Rosa aims at Kris and says YEEHAW! SEATED SENTON! Rosa puts Kris in, covers, TWO! Kris stays in this but Rosa CHOPS! And CHOPS! Rosa ducks a roundhouse but Kris kicks low to DDT! Both women are down and the fans duel! Rosa goes to the outside, the ring count starts, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Kris goes out after Rosa, stands her up, and CHOPS her against the apron! Kris SMACKS Rosa off the apron, CHOPS her again, but Rosa CHOPS in return! Rosa refreshes the ring count, then brings Kris around to Toni can see this. GRIZZLY MAGNUM DOUBLE CHOP! Rosa then hugs her #ThunderStorm/#ThunderTits teammate, before she brings Kris up. Rosa reels kris in, but Kris fights the suplex! Rosa kicks low, KNEES Kris, then gets space to SHINING WIZARD! Rosa fires up, then puts Kris in the ring. Rosa storms up on Kris, but Kris cradles! TWO! Both women rise up, and Kris fires a forearm!
Kris CHOPS Rosa, shoves her, then scoops her to BACKBREAKER! Rosa writhes, Kris covers, TWO! Kris clamps onto Rosa with a chinlock and grinds her down. Rosa fights up, fires body shots, but Kris CLUBS Rosa, then THROWS Rosa down by her hair! The ref reprimands that last part, but Kris drops a JUMP ELBOW on Rosa! Cover, TWO! Rosa stays in this and goes to a corner, but Kris storms up. Kris whips corner to corner hard, then storms up on Rosa again. Kris wrenches and whips back the other way, and Rosa hits buckles hard! Kris storms up again, but Rosa RAMS her low! Kris stuffs Rosa to have a facelock.
Rosa endures, Kris gator rolls her, but Rosa fights up. Kris pushes her back down, throws in some knees to the side, then gator rolls Rosa again. Rosa endures, fights back up, but Kris CLUBS her again and again! Dynamite returns to single picture and the fans rally. Kris runs to a corner, goes up, but Rosa CLUBS her on the back! Rosa then has Kris stuck on the top rope to YANK her down! The fans fire up and Rosa fires forearm after forearm! Rosa runs, ROCKS Kris, and Rosa runs to springboard and FLYING RANA! The fans fire up as Rosa reels Kris in, NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Kris survives, but Rosa clamps on a STRAITJACKET CLUTCH!
Kris endures, and she picks Rosa up as a backpack to RAM her into the buckles! Kris RAMS Rosa again, then gets space. Rosa BOOTS Kris, goes up, and then leaps for a flying wheelbarrow and BULL- BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Rosa survives Kris’s sudden turnaround and the fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” as Kris gut wrenches Rosa, but Rosa slips free! Rosa THRUST KCIKS Kris, then vows to end this! Rosa tucks Kris in, but Kris fights the lift! Rosa CLUBS away on Kris, but Kris fireman’s carries! Kris spins but Rosa swings through to arm-drag her away! Rosa then runs up, slips around, and hits a DESTROYER!! Cover, TWO!!
Kris survives, Rosa is shocked, and Toni herself is stunned by that sequence. The fans rally even harder, and Rosa drags Kris up. Rosa vows to put this one away for Texas! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO!! Kris survives again and Rosa is beside herself! Rosa drags Kris up, but Kris fires a forearm! Rosa eggs Kris on, then SLAPS her! Rosa fires up, runs, but Kris LARIATS! Kris hauls Rosa right up, gut wrenches, STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER!! Cover, KRIS WINS!!
Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
Kris takes a bow and blows a kiss to the champ, and Baltimore gives a standing ovation. Kris shows Rosa respect by helping her stand, will Rosa’s dream of going All In have to live on vicariously through Kris?
The Don Callis Family speaks.
Kyle Fletcher & Konosuke Takeshita stand behind Don Callis himself as he says, “All signs are pointing and all roads are leading to a Proto-shita final for the Don Callis Family in the Owen Hart Tournament. I mean, the Protostar here, he already beat that degenerate, Mark Briscoe. And even though Brody King got one over on the Don Callis Family when he beat Lance Archer, I can tell you, my word, it shan’t happen again! Because we’ve got valuable intel, and you’re in the ring, Brody King, with The Alpha. Look at these two! I mean, in their 20s, jacked, oiled up, hot! The talk of the town! Very healthy young men.
“Y’know who’s not healthy? A couple other members of the Don Callis Family. So I’m gonna put it out there officially tonight: The Don Callis Family, given the rash of injuries that has taken place, is now accepting potential new members. Send your résumé, send your picture, send your bank account number, because as these guys have proven, this is straight to the top.” Callis is expanding his stable, who will accept his offer? And will Takeshita make it through the King of Death this Saturday on Collision?
The Undisputed Kingdom speaks.
Kyle O’Reilly says, “There’s been a lot of ups and downs for us in AEW, boys. And since I joined the Undisputed Kingdom, we’ve been chasing that one moment to kick things off. And the TNT Championship tells the world what we already know: We are the elite of the elite, and watch us as we collect moment after moment after moment.” Roderick Strong says, “Speaking of moments, Kyle, I think it’s about time that we have our moment.” Adam Cole tells Roddy that they will. “Because excellence is not just defined by your successes. Excellence is defined by how you handle your failures.
“The past two years, I’ve been through hell and back. They were two of the most challenging years not just in my career, but in my life. And now I stand before you the Face of TNT, your NEW AEW TNT Champion. And trust me when I tell you, this is just the start for the three of us. Because it’s a new era in All Elite Wrestling, because we… We are the paragons, and that is Undisputed.” Cole, Kyle & Roddy are ready, will they redefine what it is to be All Elite?
Chris Jericho is here!
The former ROH World Champion goes to the ring, where he has his podium, prop trees and TV set up. Jericho has the mic to say, “I am the legendary Chris Jericho, but I am no longer the ROH World Champion.” The fans cheer that! Jericho says he lost his match, he lost a tooth, and he lost his title. And while that is disappointing, he will give credit where credit is due. Congratulations, Bandido, you pulled it off. After months of conflict with one of the greatest pro-wrestlers of all time, Jericho, Bandido was finally victorious. Bandido won the title and saved his mask, but of course with the assistance of his intrusive siblings and his stooge of a mother!
But Jericho gets it. Bandido has his familia, and Jericho has his. Jericho will bring them out now: “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith! The Redwood & The Bad Apple make their way out now, and they’re just as upset given they also lost on Sunday. Bill & Keith step into the ring to join Jericho, and Jericho says he was hoping they’d all have titles here tonight. He was hoping they would win the AEW World Tag Team Championships at Dynasty. But they didn’t, did they? That’s why Jericho- Bill stops him?!
Bill grabs his own mic while the fans cheer him on, and Bill says, “Look, Chris, I already know what you’re gonna say. You’re angry, and you have every right to be angry. I’m angry. In fact, I’ve been getting real angry a lot as of late.” Keith wants Bill to stop, but Bill says no, Jericho needs to hear this. Bill knows Keith knows this, too, because they’ve talked about this. Keith is still conflicted, but Bill tells Jericho that Bill has the utmost respect for Jericho. Jericho is one of the greatest of all time. Jericho is one of the most decorated performers in the history of this industry. The fans do cheer that, and Bill says that is why he joined The Learning Tree.
Bill wanted to learn from Jericho. But… Bill did not sign up to be Jericho’s punching bag whenever things go wrong. The fans cheer that! Jericho has a bit of a smirk, and Bill says if he and Keith are out here because Jericho is going to teach them something, then by all means, go ahead and teach. But if they are just here so Jericho can berate and humiliate them, then let Bill know right now, so Bill can leave. And Bill knows Bryan feels the same way. Jericho steps closer to Keith and asks if that’s true. Because that isn’t why Jericho brought them out here. If that’s what they think, then they do have a lot more to learn than he thought.
Jericho believes in them. And when he said he wanted them to win the AEW World Tag Team Championships, he meant that, because he cares about both of them. He handpicked both of them to stand by him to teach them, help them, and believe him, he doesn’t have to help anyone in AEW if he doesn’t want to. But they have potential. They’re future world champions! That is why their victories are his victories, and their failures are his failures. And that is why Jericho is empathetic to Bill when Bill was not there when Jericho needed him most! Jericho lost the ROH World Championship, and Bill wasn’t there!
Some might go so far as to say it was Bill’s fault that Jericho lost! The fans boo, this is clearly the berating Bill spoke of. Bill tries not to react, but Jericho says he isn’t saying that. He doesn’t believe that at all. It is okay, because he is not angry. Just disappointed. Jericho SMASHES his TV with Floyd the Baseball Bat! Jericho again says, “I’m not angry, just disappointed.” And then SMASH goes the TV! SMASH! SMASH! SMASH! Then he goes after the trees! Jericho keeps saying, “I’m disappointed! I’m disappointed! I’m disappointed! I’M EFFING DISAPPOINTED!” And unlike Nick Jackson earlier, Jericho does say the full word.
The fans boo and Bill glares at Jericho. Jericho says he is disappointed in them, and until they change that, it is best that he leaves. Jericho pushes his podium over, storms out of the ring, and the fans sing, “Hey Hey Hey~! GOODBYE~!” If this is disappointed, what would angry even look like? Keith and Bill are upset, but in different ways. What happens to The Learning Tree if The Nueve is going to be MIA?
Anthony Bowens speaks.
It was after the huge return at Dynasty during the Zero Hour that the Pride of Pro-Wrestling said, “I’m finally free of the shackles that is Max Caster. The Five Tool Player has finally arrived. I’ve got five tools, and one rule: And that’s to prove them wrong.” Bowens returns to AEW TV as he takes on Blake Christian this Saturday, will the Vanilla Baby survive this Collision?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
Almost a week after the brutal beating they gave Adam Copeland, Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler will be in Springfield, Mass to speak on #WhyFTRWhy. Will their answer be satisfactory? Or simply self-serving?
Backstage interview with The Hurt Syndicate.
Alicia Atout has caught up with MVP, Lashley & Shelton to bring up the interactions with MJF. Where do things go from here? Lashley asks why they’re even talking about MJF. Everyone knows MJF is not to be trusted, and then after what he said out there tonight? Lashley does not like MJF, and the Syndicate does not need MJF. Shelton agrees there. They don’t need anybody else. Though, “Lil’ George Costanza is pretty funny.” Lashley rolls his eyes and storms off, Shelton says he’ll go talk to him. MVP says they’re just trying to figure out- Wait, someone knocks on the door. MVP says come in, and it’s MJF!
MJF tells Alicia, “Honey, this is an AB conversation, so why don’t you C your skank ass outta here? Buh-bye, catch you around.” MJF apologizes to MVP that he had to see that, but he is just a little perturbed. Can he ask a question, plain and simple? Sure, go ahead. Does MJF look like a “female dog” to him? MVP wants MJF to get to the point. MJF’s point is, why does he always end up treated like some punk b*tch!? Do these guys not know who he is? He’s M J F! MVP has MJF stop there. That’s the problem: They know exactly who MJF is. MJF’s reputation precedes him. But this is business, and in the world of business, you get your consumer, find out what they want, and give it to them.
MVP heads out, and MJF thinks on that. Will he figure out what the supply and demand for the Hurt Syndicate is?
Jericho is in the parking lot.
He storms around, and he takes out his “disappointment” on some spare sodas before getting into his car. The driver takes it away, when and where will we see The Learning Tree again?
Samoa Joe & Hook VS Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta!
While Jon Moxley beat Shibata earlier tonight, Swerve did take out The Bastard soon after. The rest of The Opps take on the rest of The Death Riders, who will it be that’s caught lacking here tonight?
The teams sort out, Joe starts against Yuta, and the fans rally behind the Samoan Submission Specialist. The two circle, Yuta waistlocks, but Joe wrenches out and wristlocks. The fans sing, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” but Yuta rolls, only for Joe to wrangle him. Yuta fights up, spins and works on the grip, but Joe wrangles him again. Yuta kips up, spins, rolls, and fires a forearm! Joe lets Yuta go, but he’s more mad than anything. Yuta runs off before Joe can take a swing! The fans boo but Yuta wants the ref to back Joe off. The ref has Joe step back, then Yuta slides in. Yuta tags Claudio and the fans boo more.
Joe smirks as now the Swiss Cyborg steps in. Joe and Claudio knuckle lock, then Claudio kicks low! Claudio UPPERCUTS, UPPERCUTS again, but Joe CHOPS! And JABS! JABS! JABS! Joe fires JAB after JAB, then whips Claudio to a corner. Joe runs up, ELBOW and PELE! Claudio sputters along the ropes but Joe bumps him off buckles. Tag to Hook and the Opps mugs Claudio. Hook fires body shots then clinches, but Claudio CLUBS him, then scoops and SLAMS him! Tag to Yuta, Yuta climbs up, and Yuta CROSSBODIES but Hook says nope! Yuta belly flops on the mat, then Hook waistlocks for a deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX!
Hook holds on, to GERMAN SUPLEX again! And GERMAN SUPLEX again! The fans fire up for Hook while Yuta flounders to the corner. Tag to Joe and Joe JABS, CHOPS, and repeat! The fans cheer as Joe then snapmares Yuta, CHOPS him on the back, and KICKS him in the front! Joe runs to ELBOW DROP! Tag to Hook, he runs up to fire knees. Hook puts Yuta in a corner and fires body shots! Hook whips corner to corner, Yuta reverses, but then Hook puts Yuta on the apron. Hook ROCKS Yuta, Yuta falls to the floor, but then Yuta grabs a foot! The ref reprimands as Yuta trips Hook, but Hook kicks free! Only for Claudio to APRON DOUBLE STOMP!
The ref reprimands while Hook writhes, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Yuta storms back in and brings Hook up. Yuta CHOPS Hook, but Hook CHOPS in return! Yuta CLAWS Hook’s eyes, tags Claudio, and they double whip Hook to then DOUBLE BOOT! Yuta soaks up the heat while Claudio glares at Joe. Joe warns Claudio, but Claudio drags Hook around into a top wristlock. Claudio grinds Hook down with that wristlock, but Hook fights up. Claudio knee slow, KNEES Hook again, then shoves him to the corner. Claudio stomps Hook down, argues with the ref, but that lets Yuta CHOKE Hook! Joe protests, the ref is busy with him now, so Yuta gets away with it. Claudio smothers Hook, KNEES him low, then tags Yuta.
Yuta runs up to stomp Hook, then brings him around. Yuta talks trash on Baltimore, but Hook fires body shots! Yuta KNEES low, hooks a leg, and hits a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Yuta doesn’t care as he just clamps onto a foot. Yuta drags Hook around, YANKS the leg, then tags Claudio. Claudio stomps Hook, then smothers him with a chinlock. Hook endures, even as Claudio grinds him down. Hook fights around, fights up, and he fires body shots. Claudio shifts to a SLEEPER, but Hook still fights. Hook reaches out for Joe, Joe reaches out for Hook, but Claudio shifts around to have a COBRA CLUTCH!
The fans rally as Hook fights up, and he has Claudio as a backpack! Hook stomps forward, but Claudio slips down and THROWS Hook down! Claudio then UPPERCUTS Hook to the corner! Tag to Yuta, he drags Hook up and snapmares for a chinlock of his own. Hook endures all over again while Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans rally for Hook and they taunt Yuta, but Yuta leans on the hold. Hook fights to his feet, fires body shots, then he SAYANAGIS free! But Yuta comes back for a PAIN THRILLER! Cover, TWO! Yuta tags Claudio, Claudio scuffs Hook, then Claudio eggs Hook on. “Who’s the man?”
Claudio shoves Hook to the corner, but Hook ROCKS Claudio, ELBOWS Yuta, and repeat! Hook hurries for his corner but Claudio catches him with a clinch. Claudio KNEES low, then whips Hook to the corner. Claudio storms up, but Hook clinches! CORNER EXPLODER! The fans fire up while both men are down! Hook crawls, but Yuta is right there, Claudio tags Yuta in! Yuta runs to BLAST Joe! The fans boo but Hook catches Yuta! EXPLODER! Hook crawls, as does Yuta, but Joe’s still down! Yuta tags Claudio, Claudio runs at Hook, UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO! Hook survives but Claudio drags him back up!
Tag to Yuta, and Yuta climbs! Claudio hauls Hook up, DOOMSDAY POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO?!?! Hook survives and shocks The Death Riders! They argue with the ref, but Joe rises to the apron! Only for Claudio to slide out, YANK Joe down, and throw forearms! Joe fires in return and the fans fire up! Joe whips, Claudio reverse, Joe hits railing! Claudio runs up, but into an URENAGE to the floor! Yuta drags Hook up, but Hook standing switches and clamps on! REDRUM!! No, Yuta is fighting it, and here comes Moxley! The ref has Moxley back off, but this lets Yuta CLAWS Hook’s eyes! The fans boo but Moxley does his part.
Moxley has a chair, he tells Yuta to finish this, but SHIBATA returns! He has Moxley in a SLEEPER! The fans fire up as Moxley flails! REDRUM for Yuta!! Joe has Claudio, COQUINA CLUTCH!! The Opps have the Death Riders all caught! Yuta TAPS, Opps win!!
Winners: Samoa Joe & Hook, by submission
They truly are #NeverLacking! Joe, Hook and even Shibata had the grit to tough it out and take the win! Shibata’s even putting the Maniac AEW World Champion to sleep! But Marina Shafir slithers in, chair in hand! She CHOP BLOCKS Joe! Yuta CLOBBERS Hook, Claudio is back to help mug Hook! The fans boo, Shibata hurries to help his guys, but Claudio fires shots! Yuta joins in to TOSS Shibata out! Claudio has the chair, sits it upside-down, and he reels Hook in! GOTCH NEUTRALIZER onto the chair legs!! Hook is all but skewered on those, and now The Death Riders run away before Joe can get them!
The fans boo, but what did anyone expect from the dastardly, no good Death Riders? Joe is the only one standing, and he has a mic to shout, “DEATH RIDERRRS~! You cowardly SOBs! You see, the Opps came to Baltimore to give you a fist fight! And it seems like the Death Riders are acting more like a bunch of D*CK RIDERS right now, to come out here and do what they want!” The fans fire up behind Joe, and Joe says they make it real simple! The Opps VS The Death Riders, and they’re coming for the AEW World Trios Championships!! Joe has thrown down the challenge, will The Death Riders have no choice but to accept?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite for the follow-up to Dynasty, but something promo wise must’ve gone long because the main event needed most of that overrun. Part of me thinks it was Kenny Omega with The Bucks. We got a good opening promo from Moxley that properly uses that Heel hypocrisy to act like he didn’t get saved by everyone in the Death Riders and The Bucks, and then we got a great match from Moxley VS Shibata. Moxley of course wins by using dirty tactics, but I liked the segue into The Bucks having their promo, which then brought out Kenny. Part of why this part took longer was cuz the fans were having too much fun chanting “Dookie.”
But there’s something about The Elite wanting to work with The Death Riders, but they’ve got Omega and Swerve opposing them, I wonder if Double or Nothing gets to have Anarchy in the Arena 2025. The Owen Hart Cup Finals determine a #1 contender to the world title, so Double or Nothing doesn’t have to have a world title match. Honestly, seeing as how Revolution and Dynasty basically had the same upsetting end to a world title match, Anarchy in the Arena would be a much better main event. Though, that really depends on what happens with The Opps and the trios titles. Honestly, The Opps better win those titles.
We got a great tag team main event, and while Joe & Hook win, Death Riders get the better of them with that beating. I really hope Pac is okay, his ankle scare might have been what wrapped his match against Swerve. If Pac’s ankle is still a concern, that’s perhaps all the more reason to take the trios titles off The Death Riders and put them on The Opps so that The Opps can carry those into Double or Nothing or even All In. Then Anarchy in the Arena can be Bucks, Okada, and at least Moxley, Claudio & Yuta, against Omega, Swerve, and certainly Hangman Page. Hangman had a great bit with Prince Nana, and they’re really taking this to interesting places. Swerve says he deserved what Hangman did, Nana wants to apologize for what Swerve did, and Hangman isn’t sure how to handle any of it.
Now, Hangman also said his Owen Hart Cup match is next week, and that complicates what some fans were hoping to see. Fans hoped Darby Allin would go All In (see how his name and the words work together?) but Darby wants to climb Mount Everest. Apparently that climb is either happening now or within the next week, meaning he’s not going to be available for the Wild Card position. Not sure who they could put in that spot, not sure why they had a Wild Card spot to begin with, but if it isn’t Darby, I feel like Hangman wins that to at least be a bit closer to the Cup. But with The Bucks back, I could see them pulling strings to try and help Hangman, he doesn’t like it, all the more reason he joins Swerve and Omega against The Elite.
Very good promo segment from The Hurt Syndicate with MJF. MJF just assuming he’s in was great, as was Lashley’s entire reaction to it. Not sure we needed that backstage promo, that could’ve been left for Collision. Also, I believe Alicia Atout is MJF’s newest girlfriend, so she clearly knew MJF would be misogynistic for the bit. Good promo from Undisputed Kingdom, or perhaps the Paragon? I feel like “Paragon” was floated around as a faction name a year or so ago, not sure they need to try that again. And surprisingly, a very good TV Time with Chris Jericho. I really liked Bill being blunt with Jericho, and then Jericho turning that around to be somewhat psycho was actually a good move, too. Can’t wait for Bill and Jericho to have it out, and for Keith to choose a side.
That was a great 8 Man Tag, with great promos, but like… Does a kayfabe “big cash prize” really have to be the reason? I suppose it’s TK’s best way of justifying such an assortment of wrestlers in a match, but it still seems really silly. They never really did that much with Top Flight & AR Fox after they won that Three Kings $300K battle royal. The gear didn’t change or improve that drastically, there was no promo/vignette where they had fun with the $300K, so why bother? Good promo from Don Callis, though, to hype up his guys in the Owen Hart Cup, and to open the door to new members. Maybe guys lost in the shuffle can finally do stuff on TV. Also, a shame about Mark Davis and Brian Cage, I hope those guys get well soon.
And great stuff in the Women’s Owen Hart Cup. Very good promo from all the other entries, and a great match from Kris VS Rosa. Toni on commentary is still good, but she really does like innuendos, doesn’t she? Maybe too much? I’m just a touch surprised Kris won, I thought they were going to give us Thunder VS Storm again, given Rosa never actually lost the title. They can still do that for Double or Nothing on the side while someone else wins the tournament, but Megan & Ford also had a very good promo. I figured with Dynasty that Megan would want a rematch, but maybe she has to go through Rosa to get it. Or maybe Triple Threat since the PPV is Double or Nothing?
My Score: 8.9/10
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