AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (1/24/24)
Minoru Suzuki is back!

The Meanest Man in the World gets Rated R!
Minoru Suzuki returns to AEW to take up Adam Copeland on his Open Challenge! And such a legendary battle will be presented COMMERCIAL FREE!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Hangman Page VS Penta El Zero Miedo w/ Alex Abrahantes; Hangman wins.
- Wardlow w/ The Undisputed Kingdom VS Trent Beretta w/ Best Friends; Wardlow wins.
- Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Jeff Hardy w/ Matt Hardy; Swerve wins.
- Thunder Rosa VS Red Velvet; Rosa wins.
- AEW World Trios Championships: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn VS The Mogul Embassy; The Acclaimed win and retain the title.
- Adam “Edge” Copeland VS Minoru Suzuki; Edge wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Samoa Joe is here!
Savannah, Georgia fires up as the AEW World Champion makes his way to the ring, fresh off his win over Hook in a spectacular showdown. He gets the mic to say, “Hello, Savannah. My name is Samoa Joe, and I stand here before you your undisputed, undeniable AEW World Champion. And tonight is a night of celebration, because you see, a new championship endeavor we embark upon today. No more will opportunities be given. No, tonight, they must be earned. That’s why all your favorite AEW superstars are gonna come out here this ring, they’re gonna battle tooth and nail, all for an opporutnity at my championship gold.”
The fans cheer, and Joe says while he can appreciate ambition, he comes with warning. They think they’re winning an opportunity at a title, but it’s really an opportunity to have the worst night of their lives. Anyone that steps to Joe will come into this ring, and he’ll do them like he did Hook! He’ll beat them down unmerciful, strangle them unconscious, and take everything- WAIT! Here comes Hook! The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil doesn’t like being called out after putting up his best, and he gets in the ring with mic in hand. The fans duel but Hook tells Joe, “Last week, you won, I lost.” Then he shakes hands with Joe.
But then Hook pulls Joe in to say that he doesn’t know where, and he doesn’t know when, but he will see Joe again. Fans like the sound of that, but Joe says he bets they will. Now, if Hook will excuse Joe, Joe is here to survey the field, so it is back of the line for Hook. Security, please escort this unworthy opponent out of Joe’s ring. Fans boo as Joe steps away and security steps in. Hook SAYANAGIS one, EXPLODERS another, and then has the third in REDRUM!! Bigger guards get in, Hook lets off and leaves. As close as Hook came to getting Joe the first time around, will he make good on his promise to go again?
As for Joe, he joins commentary to not just watch the first match of the night, but to also complain about Hook pulling that stunt. “Who raised that animal in there?” Taz chuckles and says Joe found out last week. For now, will Joe be able to keep his cool as we get ready for some #CowboyShid?
Hangman Page VS Penta El Zero Miedo w/ Alex Abrahantes!
The bell rings and the two circle. Fans chant “CERO! MIEDO!” “COWBOY SHID!” Penta offers a handshake, and Hangman accepts. Fans cheer the sportsmanship, but Penta doesn’t let go. Penta tells Hangman to listen. CERO! MIEDO! And a pie face! Joe likes the guts, and Hangman says Penta should listen! COWBOY! SHID! Hangman pie faces Penta now! They tie up, go around, end up on ropes, but Hangman turns that around on Penta. The ref counts, Hangman lets off cleanly and fans applaud. Joe is annoyed by that and says that’s not the viciousness it takes to be world champion.
Hangman and Penta reset, tie up again, and fans rally. Penta puts Hangman in a corner, but lets off slowly, to DOUBLE CHOP! Fans “WOO~!” while Hangman gets in Penta’s face. The CHOPS start flying back and forth! Fans fire up, Joe likes what he sees, and Hangman fires forearms! Hangman runs, but Penta SUPERKICKS! Penta says CERO! MIEDO! Penta runs, but Hangman BOOTS him! Hangman runs, Penta follows, ducks ‘n’ dodges then SLINGBLADES! Then another SLINGBLADE! Penta fires up and the fans are with him! Penta gets Hangman up, says “CERO! MIEDO!” then springboards, into Hangman’s arms!
Hangman stares Joe down before the FALL AWAY SLAM! And kip up, to the RUNNING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up, Hangman stalks Penta to a corner and CHOPS! Hangman bumps Penta off buckles, stomps him down, then scrubs Penta’s face. Hangman goes side to side to BOOT WASH! Hangman stares Joe down but Joe says that’s gonna cost him. The fans rally and duel, Joe says this is all Hangman will do: stare at the champion from far, far away. Hangman whips Penta corner to corner, runs in, but Penta dodges! Penta rolls back to RANA, then imploder LEG DROP! Cover, TWO!
Hangman survives but Penta has the fans rally up again. Penta puts Hangman in a corner, hushes everyone, and winds up to CHOP! Joe loves it! Penta says uno mas, and the fans cheer for it. But Hangman CHOPS first! Penta CHOPS back! Hangman CHOPS again! Penta CHOPS again! Penta whips corner to corner, Hangman reverses but Penta goes up, only to get caught! Penta fights out of the Alabama Lift to CHOP! Penta runs, LARIATS, but Hangman LARIATS back! Both men LARIAT, and KICK, and then Penta SUPERKICKS! Hangman SUPERKICKS! DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down!
Fans fire up and Joe says this is his favorite moment so far. Both men stir as a standing count climbs, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The count is 5 of 10, both men rise, and Hangman storms up to CHOP! Penta goes to a corner, Hangman claws at Penta’s face, then he snap suplexes. Cover, TWO! Hangman stares Joe down but goes back for Penta. Hangman TOSSES Penta out, then storms out after him, to ROCK him with haymakers! Penta turns that around to CHOP! Hangman fires a forearm, POSTS Penta, then stares Joe down again. Joe talks some trash, but Hangman refreshes the ring count, then he fetches Penta. Hangman puts Penta in the ring, storms up to him and CHOPS! Hangman snapmares Penta into a chinlock and squeezes tight.
Penta endures, Abrahantes rallies the fans, and Penta fights to his feet. Penta fires body shots, runs, but Hangman BOOTS him down! Fans fire up and Hangman revels in it for a moment. Hangman goes back for Penta, Penta swings wild but Hangman CHOPS him! And ROCKS him! Dynamite returns to single picture as Hangman whips, but Penta KICKS him! Penta whips, Hangman holds ropes then puts Penta on the apron. Hangman BOOTS Penta down, then PLANCHAS, but Penta dodges! Penta FLIES to take Hangman down! Fans fire up while the ref checks on both men. Penta fires up as he rises up!
Penta drags Hangman up and into the ring, “CERO! MIEDO!” and he climbs up top! But Hangman avoids the diving stomps! Fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Penta survives that one and Hangman is frustrated. Hangman storms around, drags Penta up, and whips him to a corner. Hangman runs in to clothesline! Hangman clotheslines again and again, then climbs up to rain down fists! Fans count and Hangman goes all the way to TEN! Then he BITES Penta through the mask! Hangman lets off as the ref reprimands, and Hangman whips corner to corner. Hangman runs in, into a SUPERKICK!
Penta pops Hangman up to SUPERKICK him upside-down! Then fireman’s carry, SPINNING SPICCOLI DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Hangman survives but Penta just brings him around. Penta steps over the arm to trap it, then CLUBS away on the other! Hangman resists but Penta pulls, only for Hangman to fight free! Penta returns, into a POP-UP POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Fans fire up as Penta crawls to the apron. Hangman storms out after him, but Penta ROCKS Hangman! Hangman ROCKS Penta! They brawl on the edge and Penta CHOPS! Hangman CHOPS! Repeat! Penta CHOPS then reels Hangman in! “CERO! MIEDO!”
Penta lifts but Hangman resists! Hangman Alabama Lifts but Penta slips in. Hangman BOOTS, slingshots, BUCK- NO! Penta catches Hangman, pump handle, MADE IN JAPAN!! Cover, TWO!!! Hangman survives and even Joe is stunned! Is Joe worried we’re already seeing a new challenger in the making? The fans rally, “CERO! MIEDO!” and Penta rises up. Penta runs and triangle jumps, to APRON- DEADEYE!!! Hangman turns things around on Penta, then goes up top to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Hangman puts Penta in, locks and loads, but Penta dodges the Buckshot! Hangman rebounds to LARIAT anyway!
Hangman reloads, to BUCKSHOT!! Cover, Hangman wins!
Winner: Hangman Page, by pinfall
Joe is not happy that Hangman takes down Penta! This makes The Cowboy 3-0 in 2024, and with the rankings making an epic comeback, that means Hangman is looking real good for a title shot. Hangman shouts at Joe that he is taking the title from him! Joe says we’ll see. Are we just a month away from a Cowboy Revolution?
Backstage interview with Orange Cassidy.
Renee Paquette says it is always a pleasure to see Freshly Squeezed, and she wants to pick his brain a bit. We have not heard from Cassidy since Roderick Strong made his bold declaration of facing Cassidy for the AEW International Championship at Revolution. What’s his reaction? Uh, okay. He will wrestle Roddy for the title at Revolution. On March 3rd, which is like… six weeks away? Cassidy wanted to wrestle Roddy last week, but Roddy wanted to wait, and that’s fine. But Cassidy isn’t gonna wait, he’ll keep doing what he’s doing, and that’s wrestling.
Cassidy says he asked Tony Khan to get his friends, his enemies, and his frenemies together in a match on Rampage. The winner of that will wrestle Cassidy on Collision for the title. So uh, guess Tony’s gonna do it. Well, okay, thank you so much. Thank you, Renee. Gotta go now, Trent’s gonna wrestle Wardlow. You see that Wardlow guy? He’s big. Cassidy heads out, but who will be heading for a big title opportunity this weekend?
The Young Bucks arrive backstage.
Matt & Nick Jackson are given tonight’s show schedule, and Nick says about time. Matt says, “Banger alert!” as he points to a match. He can’t wait to see that one. Nick agrees, looks like a good show tonight. Alex Marvez walks over and asks for a quick word. Their interview last week with Renee really got a ton of buzz. So his question for them is, what is their first plan of action now as EVPs? First plan of action? Well, how about Alex’s plan to be a bit more respectful to them. Call them by their passport names, Nicholas & Matthew Jackson.
Matthew says, “As the last two remaining, surviving EVPs, you’re right, there’s chatter, there’s buzz!” But in case you hadn’t heard, backstage morale is through the roof! They fixed the catering problem. Did Alex have anything? It was delicious, right? You’re welcome. But they’re gonna make sure this show is run smoothly and is a good one. Alright, let’s go. Matt & Nick then see Top Flight walk in. Did they get in here late? No, Darius & Dante have been here since like 1 PM. But then why aren’t they in gear? And where are their credentials? What? You guys were the ones that hired them. Nick says yeah, they do like Top Flight, but next time, it’ll be a fine.
What? Matt says they’re just kidding around, c’mon! Nick & Matt fist bump Dante & Darius, and then Matt says he and Nick are freakin’ killing it at bosses. Well, be that as it may, will The Bucks keep level heads wielding so much power?
BREAKING NEWS for Rampage!
It has been decided that it will be a #FreshlySqueezed4Way to name Cassidy’s contender! Kip Sabian, Komander, The Butcher and El Hijo Del Vikingo will all do battle for that golden ticket! Will Collision get Superbad or super wild for Cassidy this Saturday?
Wardlow w/ The Undisputed Kingdom VS Trent Beretta w/ Best Friends!
The Undisputed Kingdom already have the ROH World Tag Team Championships and are aiming for the AEW International Championship, but they want it all! The War Dog is their guy for the AEW World Championship, but will he storm right up the ranks to get it? Or will he be stopped cold by #JustTrent?
The bell rings and Wardlow CLOBBERS Trent! Fans chant for “WARD~LOW!” as he RAMS into Trent, CLUBS him, then fireman’s carries for an F 10!! Trent flounders while the Undisputed Kingdom applauds. Wardlow raises his finger, he is going to begin the Symphony! But Trent is deadweight! Wardlow grins, drags Trent up, but Trent cradles! TWO!! Wardlow is furious and he runs in! Wardlow blocks Trent’s boot, but Trent fires forearms! Wardlow shoves Trent, runs back in, but Trent dumps him out! Trent then builds speed to WRECK Wardlow- Well, maybe not! Trent DROPKICKS Wardlow again, then PLANCHAS, into a FOREARM!
Fans fire up, The Kingdom cheer Wardlow while Best Friends coach Trent. Wardlow paces around Trent, drags him up, and RAMS him into the railing! Trent writhes while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The Kingdom and Best Friends shout at each other, but Wardlow drags Trent up. Wardlow puts Trent in the ring, but then drags him right back up! He just wanted to refresh the count, so he can THROW Trent into railing again! Wardlow paces, brings Trent back up, and puts him back in the ring, to again drag him back out! And it’s back into the railing! Wardlow puts Trent in and keeps him there this time, to then box jump right to the apron! Wardlow CLUBS Trent, brings him around, and whips him hard into a corner! Trent tumbles up and out to the floor! Wardlow smiles and the Kingdom cheers him on while the ring count starts.
Wardlow flexes while the count rises, but then he goes out to fetch Trent. Trent CHOPS! Wardlow CLUBS Trent, shoves him back in, and then stalks Trent. Wardlow drags Trent up to TOSS him out and Trent tumbles into the desk! Wardlow paces, Best Friends coach Trent up, but then Wardlow goes out after Trent. Wardlow stalks Trent, Trent CHOPS, but Wardlow UPPERCUTS in return! Trent staggers away but Wardlow puts him back in. Wardlow box jumps again, then storms in after Trent. Fans rally while Wardlow paces. Wardlow taunts Trent, Dynamite returns to single picture, and Trent fires forearms!
Trent CHOPS, runs, but into a HEADBUTT! Wardlow stands Trent up, finger gun and wind up, but Trent JUMP KNEES! Then Trent BUSAIKU KNEES Wardlow out of the ring! Fans fire up as Trent builds speed, he DIVES! Direct hit on Wardlow but he stays on his feet?! Trent hurries to get a chair, and while the ref is busy with The Kingdom, Trent SMACKS Wardlow on the back! And CHUCKS the chair into Wardlow’s face! Fans fire up, Trent hurries into the ring, and he HALF ‘N’ HALF SUPLEXES! Trent hurries after Wardlow in a corner, to TORNADO DDT! Fans fire up while Wardlow staggers around!
Trent reels Wardlow in, but Wardlow fights the lift! Trent still tires, and he hits the PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Wardlow survives and Trent is beside himself! The Kingdom is frustrated, but the fans rally up. Wardlow rises while Trent climbs a corner. Trent leaps, but Wardlow catches him! And SPINNING POWERSLAMS! Fans are torn but the Kingdom fires up. Wardlow snarls, he drags Trent up and reels him in to hoist Trent up top. Wardlow brings back the WAR HAMMER!! Trent falls from that falling knee smash, but Wardlow isn’t done! LAST RIDE POWERBOMB!! Cover, Wardlow wins!
Winner: Wardlow, by pinfall
Undefeated since his return and still going, Wardlow drags Trent back up! Best Friends storm in and Wardlow pushes Trent down. The Kingdom backs Wardlow up, and choose to fall back for now. Is nothing going to stop The Kingdom from being undisputed?
As for Trent, he literally pushes his friends away! Trent is frustrated because he’s on a losing streak, what will it take for him to get back up?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
Not to be outdone by his greatest rival, Minoru Suzuki, we are getting the AEW debut of Yuji Nagata!! He is going to take on Bryan Danielson this Saturday, will Blue Justice slay the American Dragon?
Adam “Edge” Copeland speaks.
“I started this Cope Open for a few reasons. One: To prove to Christian Cage what I’ve always told him, is that I’m just better. And now someone has stepped up. Man, I get goosebumps just thinking about it. You ask any wrestling fan five years ago if they ever expected that they’d see this match. Savannah, Dynamite, the Rated R Superstar VS Minoru Suzuki. We are gonna beat the hell out of each other. Two grizzly, gnarled, evil bastards, and I can’t wait. Let me sum this match up in three words for all of you: Grit Your Teeth.”
Renee Paquette is on stage.
And she welcomes out The Virtuosa, Deonna Purrazzo! Fans cheer as Deonna makes her entrance, and she takes a seat with Renee on stage. And now, our AEW Women’s Champion, Toni Storm! “Timeless” Toni makes her way out, Luther holding the belt and Mariah May applauding. Toni also takes a seat, then takes the belt from Luther. Wow, how’re we getting both color and black ‘n’ white at the same time? Anyway, Renee says this has been brewing for weeks now. Ever since Deonna came to AEW, she has had her sights set on the world title while also getting some impressive wins.
Now, Toni said she’d meet Deonna face to face, so while they have this time, perhaps Deonna- Toni interrupts and says yes, she will speak first. She has a massage booked for 11 tonight. “Deonna, I believe you were recently body shamed. Which I think is ridiculous! Because there’s so much more to shame about you! Yes, we do have history. But that doesn’t mean you can just waltz in here and use our past friendship to get yourself a title shot. I have had many friends. And all of them less talented than me! You may be the greatest technical wrestler in the world today, but let me make thing clear: If you step into that ring, with me, I will twist your lips so hard you will need an epidural!”
Fans fire up hearing that! Deonna says this is insane. She didn’t come here to make friends. She came to become THE AEW Women’s World Champion! Fans cheer that, too! Deonna says it just so happens that the champion used to be a friend. But Deonna has no problems earning her title opportunity, and winning arm by arm. This isn’t the Toni Storm that Deonna wants to wrestle! “This delusional sham.” Deonna wants the Toni that lived on dojo floors with her, that moved to America and lived in Deonna’s home. “That Toni Storm was arguably one of the best in the world. And that Toni Storm is the one I wanna beat for the AEW Women’s World Championship.”
So Deonna is begging, please, dig down deep and find that version of Toni Storm. And if she needs any further reminder, just take a look at your ankle. Deonna’s pretty sure it looks a lot like hers. Deonna then shows off an ankle tattoo they both have! Deonna says Toni might have everyone here fooled, but not her. Toni says, “Y’know what, Deonna? You can take your little ta-too, and blow it right out of your bunghole!!” Toni throws her mic at Deonna, so Deonna throws a SHOE at Toni!! Fans fire up as now we return to full color, and Deonna gets an arm! FUJIWARA!! Mariah drags Toni to safety, but then Deonna runs up!
Mariah dodges, the BOOT hits Luther! The butler’s catching strays! Mariah hurries to get Toni away, but Deonna holds up the belt! Fans cheer, but will this be how it goes at Revolution?
Jon Moxley speaks.
“Since you first heard the words, ‘Blackpool Combat Club,’ do you know how many matches we’ve won? How many championships? I don’t keep track, but trust me, it is a lot. Y’know how many victory parties we’ve had? Zero. See, we don’t spend a lot of time patting each other on the back, having victory parties. Y’know why? We don’t have the time. Cuz there’s always another match around the corner, there’s always a bigger threat, a bigger challenge, a bigger mountain to climb around the corner, and that’s what it takes to be the best. The commitment to be the best, to be elite. Know what ‘elite’ means? It’s the name of the company, right? Maybe look it up in a dictionary.
“A lot of people come here, and they don’t know what it means from the start, they all just think it’s a big party. The party’s over. And 2024, personally, I will maim and pulverize and torture anybody who can’t get with the program and keep up. Every time I step into that ring, I will give everything of myself. When I step into the ring in Savannah Georgia this Friday night, I will cut my heart out and leave it in the middle of the mat and bleed out if I have to if that’s what it takes to give every single bit of my heart and soul to the people who paid their hard-earned money for what is supposed to be the best wrestling show in the world. And I’m gonna do it every single time.”
Johnny TV & Taya Valkyrie speak.
La Wera Loca wants to reintroduce them to the world. She is Taya Valkyrie and this is Johnny TV, “The Most TV-Ready Couple in AEW.” Now they’ve been watching, and some things are really starting to piss her off! That one girl wanting to just jump to the front of the line! No buts, no cuts, no coconuts! Taya is not one of these other “dumb girlies” who doesn’t know who The Virtuosa is, so she is challenging Deonna to a match, live on Dynamite next week in New Orleans. And after that, Deonna can get to the back of the line! Johnny & Taya kiss as we cut away, will Taya earn her own spot at Revolution?
Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Jeff Hardy w/ Matt Hardy!
The Realest wants the top spot in AEW, but he still has to fight his way up to earn his shot at Samoa Joe. Will he keep pace with Hangman’s big win earlier tonight? Or will Brother Nero render him OBSOLETE?
The bell rings and the fans rally up for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve and Jeff circle, the fans start chanting for “HARDY! HARDY!” Jeff and Swerve feel things out, tie up, and Swerve wrenches to then trap an arm, Oklahoma Roll, TWO! Swerve rear mounts, GEDO CLUTCH, TWO! Jeff gets up but into a headlock and takeover. Swerve hooks a leg for a cover, TWO! Fans rally and duel, Swerve mocks the fans chanting “HARDY! HARDY!” Jeff takes his chain necklace off, unzips his shirt, and ties up with Swerve again. Swerve headlocks, Jeff powers up and out, but Swerve gets around to half nelson.
Jeff breaks the nelson, switches and rolls Swerve up, with tights, TWO! Swerve is upset by that, he shoves Jeff, so Jeff SLAPS Swerve! Jeff fires off haymakers then whips corner to corner. Jeff runs up but only gets buckles! Swerve reels Jeff in to BACKBREAKER! Swerve then keeps Jeff down by trapping an arm and pulling on the other. Matt gets on the apron to shout at Swerve, and that lets Jeff move around to BOOT from below! Jeff RAMS into Swerve, Swerve headlocks back, but Jeff turns that around. Swerve powers out but Jeff runs him over! The fans duel, and then Jeff does his dance!
Jeff goes to run, but he just lures Swerve in for a SPLASH on the dropdown! Jeff then snapmares Swerve, and basement dropkicks! Swerve goes to a corner, fans fire up and Jeff runs in. Swerve BOOTS Jeff, swings, but Jeff gets around, RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Then the leg trap cradle! TWO!! Swerve escapes, Matt coaches Jeff and Jeff CLUBS Swerve! Jeff bumps Swerve off buckles, runs in, but swerve puts him on the corner. Jeff throws hands but Swerve trips him up, to then SUPERKICK him! Jeff dangles with feet hooking the bottom rope! Swerve goes out to DRAPING NECKBREAKER to the floor!
Nana says, “How you like that?!” Swerve takes a chair while Nana does his dance. Swerve sits Jeff in the chair, fires off hands, then goes up to the apron. Swerve mocks Jeff’s dance, but Jeff SWEEPS the legs! Swerve tumbles off the apron, Jeff UPPERCUTS him, then positions the steps. Jeff runs to go up the steps, CALF KICK against the railing!! The fans are thunderous as Jeff almost breaks Swerve, and Dynamite goes picture in picture!
Swerve is stuck on the railing, dangling over, but Jeff pushes him down. Jeff stalks Swerve, POSTS him, then POSTS him again! Jeff pushes Swerve into the ring, grabs that chair Swerve brought in, but throws it aside. Jeff keeps it clean as he basement dropkicks Swerve to a corner. Jeff then RAMS into Swerve, and RAMS him again, and RAMS him again! Swerve pulls hair! The ref reprimands but Swerve still hits a NECKBREAKER! Swerve snarls while he paces around, and he lets his hair down while he stalks Jeff. Swerve stomps Jeff, smothers him into the mat, then drops a knee on Jeff’s head!
Nana talks trash, Swerve mocks Matt Hardy, but Jeff staggers to a corner. Swerve eggs Jeff on, then stomps him down! Swerve drags Jeff up, throws body shots, then snapmares Jeff to go up and FALLING UPPERCUT! Jeff writhes but Swerve hits the Griddy! Swerve then drags Jeff up, puts him in a corner, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Swerve puts Jeff up top, climbs up after him, and the fans duel again. Jeff fires body shots, then a HEADBUTT! Swerve falls back, Jeff adjusts, but Swerve trips Jeff up! No Whisper in the Wind, and Swerve goes up after Jeff. Swerve CLUBS away on Jeff, but Jeff throws elbows!
Swerve falls back again, Jeff adjusts, now WHISPER IN THE WIND! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Swerve and Jeff stir, a standing count starts, but Swerve stands up first. Matt turns the chant into, “Whose House?” “HARDY HOUSE!” Jeff fires body shots but Swerve throws hands! Jeff dodges a shot, Swerve blocks a kick, but not the SPIN BACK KICK! Swerve staggers, Jeff CLUBS him, and then Jeff reels Swerve in. Swerve hooks free, but Jeff kicks low! TWIST- NO, Swerve powers to a half nelson! Jeff arm-drags free, reels Swerve back in, NECKBREAKER DROP! Jeff fires off hands, then atomic drops!
Jeff trips Swerve, for the LEG SPLITTING LEG DROP! Basement dropkick added! SPLASH added! Cover, TWO!! Swerve survives but Jeff stays focused. The fans rally, Jeff kicks and whips but Swerve reverses. Swerve runs in but Jeff kicks low. Jeff goes up, but Swerve SHOVES him down! Jeff is on the apron but Swerve drags him back up. Swerve brings Jeff up to whip into the POST! Jeff sputters while he’s stuck on the corner, Swerve goes out to drag him down. Swerve brings Jeff to the steel steps! Fans are torn as Swerve brings Jeff up, but Jeff throws body shots! Jeff ROCKS Swerve, TWIST OF FATE on the steps!!
Fans lose their minds over that hard landing for both men! Jeff forces himself up and he drags Swerve into the ring. Jeff throws off his shirt and the fans fire up! Jeff climbs and calls his shot, SWANTON BOMB FLOPS as Swerve moves! Swerve then aims with wild eyes, “Whose House?!” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!!” HOUSE CALL!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Jeff survives and Swerve is furious! Swerve snarls and Matt stomps the other steps to rally for Jeff. Swerve hauls Jeff up, mocks the Hardys, TWIST OF- NO, Jeff backslides it! TWO!! Jeff hurries to cradle, TWO!! Swerve escapes again, but Jeff JAWBREAKERS, JAWBREAKERS, and JAWBREAKERS!!
Swerve wobbles, Jeff runs up, but into a SOMERSAULT COMPLETE SHOT!! Roll through and deadlift, for the BRAINBUSTER! Fans fire up and Swerve goes up top! Jeff sits up, into the KILL STOMPS!!! Cover, Swerve wins!
Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall
The Charismatic Enigma reminded us once again why he is a living legend, but perhaps that makes Swerve a modern legend killer! Will Swerve not stop until he brings that AEW World Championship home?
Backstage interview with Hangman Page.
Renee is with The Cowboy and congratulates him on his big win tonight. That makes him 3-0 in 2024, which puts him pretty close to the top of the rankings, once they’re announced at the end of the month. How is Hangman feeling? But Swerve interrupts, saying they shouldn’t be wasting time on an interview with Hangman. Didn’t you just see Swerve beat Jeff Hardy? In fact, Swerve is also undefeated in 2024. And who was the last person to beat Hangman? Hangman says it is funny Swerve should mention that. New Year, New Me, dumbass!!
Hangman is 3-0, and if he were a betting man, someone’s gonna come up and knock Swerve down these rankings before he ever gets a whiff of the world title! Renee has them all stop, and says breaking news from Tony Khan for next week’s Dynamite! It’s going to be Dealer’s Choice, Swerve and Hangman choosing each other’s opponents! Swerve says Hangman can stay and finish this interview, he’ll leave. Swerve does leave, but now both he and Hangman have a week to decide what happens next. Who will each man choose to ensure the other one loses?
Thunder Rosa VS Red Velvet!
La Mera Mera made her singles return over the weekend against Queen Aminata, but now she’s looking to heat things up! Will Rosa get on track towards the AEW TBS Championship? Or will The Chef kick her out of the kitchen?
The bell rings and the two circle. Fans rally up as they tie up, and Rosa shoots around to trip Velvet, then float all over her. Rosa facelocks, gator rolls, and then gator rolls the other way. Velvet uses that to roll to ropes, and Rosa lets off fast. Fans cheer as the two reset, and Rosa copies the stirrin’ it up hands. Fans rally for Rosa, she and Velvet feel things out, and Velvet wrenches an arm. Velvet UPPERCUTS the arm, arm-drags, but Rosa returns to arm-drag. The two stand off and fans cheer again. Velvet and Rosa reset, Velvet runs in, and Rosa drop toeholds her! Velvet flounders to a corner, Rosa runs in, but Velvet puts her on the apron!
Velvet swings, Rosa blocks to CHOP! Velvet staggers, Rosa reels her in, and they go side to side. Velvet blocks buckle bump to give buckle bump! Velvet slips out to YANK Rosa down, and she shows Rosa how to stir it up. Velvet then stands Rosa up to CHOP, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Velvet brings Rosa around to CHOP her again! Velvet puts some stank on her SPIN- NO, Rosa ducks the chop to CHOP back! Rosa follows Velvet around the way, then winds up to CHOP! Rosa refreshes the ring count, but Velvet dodges the chop to CHOP! Velvet brings Rosa over and pulls her into the post! Velvet even stomps Rosa while she’s pressed against the steel! The ref counts, Velvet lets off, and Velvet brings Rosa into the ring to cover. TWO, but Velvet brings Rosa up. Rosa throws body shots in return! Velvet CLUBS Rosa, CLUBS her again, then CHOPS! ARMBAR CODE BREAKER!
Velvet drags Rosa around to drop the leg on the arm! Velvet has the short arm scissor, but Rosa rolls back to a cover! TWO, and Velvet wants the arm again! HOVERBOARD KIMURA! Rosa endures, Velvet pulls on the arm, but Rosa throws body shots! Velvet jumps on again for more Hoverboard! But Rosa powers up and out, to GOURDBUSTER! Rosa crawls to the cover, TWO! Velvet swings but Rosa counter punches! They go back and forth with haymakers, and Velvet gets the edge! Rosa eggs her on, so Velvet swings again! Rosa catches the shot to wrench and KNEE SMASH! Dynamite returns to single picture as Rosa CLOBBERS Velvet!
Rosa ELBOWS Velvet, and fans fire up as Velvet goes to a corner. Rosa runs in to A-LIST LARIAT! Rosa goes up, SWINGING KNEE! Fans rally as Velvet flounders, and Rosa runs side to side, for the DROPKICK! Rosa hauls Velvet up, NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Velvet escapes but Rosa won’t let off! Rosa hauls Velvet up to scoop, but Velvet slips free. Velvet waistlocks but Rosa bucks the O’Conner. Velvet runs up, dodges Rosa, then fires off body shots! Fans fire up as Rosa can only guard! Velvet whips, Rosa reverses, but Velvet victory rolls! Then STOMP 182! Fans fire up while Rosa sputters!
Velvet says it’s time, and she runs to DOUBLE KNEE against the ropes! Velvet pushes Rosa to then headlock, but Rosa stops the springboard bulldog! Velvet runs back up, but Rosa fireman’s carries! Velvet fights free, shoves Rosa, but Rosa kicks low! Rosa reels Velvet in, underhooks, but Velvet fights the lift! Velvet back drops, Rosa sunset flips! Velvet slips free but Rosa SHOTGUNS her down! Rosa hauls Velvet up, reels her in, and underhooks for the TIJAUNA BOMB!! Cover, Rosa wins!
Winner: Thunder Rosa, by pinfall
It was a gritty fight from both stars, but Rosa says when is it her time, Toni? Or perhaps… Julia Hart? Rosa has her options open, who will she choose to challenge?
BREAKING NEWS for Rampage!
Jon Moxley said he’s gonna tear and maim and torture whoever he’s up against, and now he’s up against Lee Moriarty! The Maniac already beat Shane Taylor himself, will he sweep Shane Taylor Promotions? Plus, Christopher Daniels is looking to settle things with Konosuke Takeshita after that sucker punch during last week’s brawl! Will the Fallen Angel show Don Callis’ Alpha a thing or two about respect? And then, stemming from Saraya lying right to Ruby Soho’s face, The Runaway is going right after Anna Jay! Will the Star of the Show suffer from the gaslighting within The Outcasts?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
Serena Deeb has been saying class is back in session, and she’s ready to make this Saturday that first lesson! She’s been away since 2022, will the Professor of Professional Wrestling make sure everyone gets schooled? Plus, Mariah May is looking to get her second win in AEW as she takes on Lady Frost! Will Toni Storm’s superfan get on a hot streak? Or will she be cooled off fast?
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
He knows we know that Revolution on March 3rd is drawing near, and his guests have a lot to talk about. One of the best teams AEW has ever seen, it is Darby Allin and STIIIIING~! The fans fire up as The Relentless Icons make their way down to the ring and join Schiavone. Darby wants to take a few seconds to talk about some things. Whenever he does interviews, whether on the radio or on TV, everyone always asks, “What’s it like to team with The Icon, Sting?” And also, maybe Darby should slow down in the ring so he doesn’t retire before Sting does. Darby says he won’t worry about that stuff. Instead, he wants to speak on the impact Sting has had on Darby’s career.
Darby says it didn’t just start in 2020 in AEW, no. This goes back to 2015, Darby’s first year of pro-wrestling. Darby saw Sting’s career seemingly end early from a neck injury. Darby wondered, “What if that was me? What if my life’s work was cut short?” And all these years later, Darby heard Sting was coming to AEW, and he wasn’t sure what that really meant. We thought Sting was never going to wrestle again. Darby is sure Sting remembers this next part. Darby flew to Sting’s house in Texas because he heard Sting had a wrestling ring in his garage. They were going around in the ring, and within five minutes, what’d Darby say to Sting?
Darby looked Sting dead in his eyes, and he told Sting, “You still got it.” And he wasn’t lying to Sting, either. Wait, Matt & Nick are watchin this from gorilla, and they don’t seem to like this. Matt says something to somebody in the headset, but Darby says he told Sting to get back in the ring and finish his career on his own terms! And just look at them now! 27-0 as a team! UNDEFEATED! And the rankings are back, so uh, that should put them clearly in the top spot as #1 contenders to Ricky Starks & Big Bill. The fans like the sound of that! “And we’d be kinda dumbasses not to take the opportunity.”
Darby says like all those years ago in Texas, he wants to say this to Sting eye-to-eye one more time: “You still got it.” Darby says the only difference here is, Darby’s not alone. He is sure Savannah agrees, “You still got it.” And the fans do indeed chant, “You Still Got It!” Sting hears the fans, so Darby says, “What do you say?” Does Sting wanna end his career as AEW World Tag Team Champions? Darby hands the mic over, fans “WOO~” for Sting and chant his name. Sting says, “Alright, Savannah. I’m all in.” Fans cheer that! Darby and Sting hug it out, and then Sting howls into the night! The Relentless Icons are coming for the titles, will Sting retire with gold around his waist?
Ricky Starks & “Big Bill” Morrissey speak.
The Human Skyscraper says, “Sting & Darby Allin. Thank you, thank you so much, for finally having the respect to address us by name.” Starks adds, “Thank God.” Bill continues to thank Darby & Sting for finally having the respect to address them as THE AEW World Tag Team Champions. And as far as the challenge goes for a match for these titles, Bill & Starks accept. Starks says it is fitting. Sting started his AEW career going against Starks and a tag partner, in his first match back after six years. And it is very fitting that now, Starks and the best partner he’s ever had will END Sting’s AEW career.
Starks says Sting ain’t making it to Revolution, man, so you might as well pay their respects right now. Lay down so Starks & Bill can walk right over you and Darby. Starks is ready, but will he and Bill be in for an absolute surprise?
AEW World Trios Championships: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn VS The Mogul Embassy!
As of Collision last Saturday, the Bang Bang Scissor Gang is a thing, as indicated by how Jay White & The Gunns make their entrances first, showing off the ROH World Six Man Tag titles. And then here come the AEW World Trios Champions, so “Yo! Listen!” Caster has his diss track ready! “It’s The Nigerian Scammer, Prince Nana! Please stop sendin’ emails to my mama! Your little crown only cost four dolla, buy a pair of shoes for the dude from Moana! Brian Cage realizin’ the dream! For once you’re not the most generic guy on the team! Y’see that your whole entire thing gettin’ rearranged. You are now rockin’ with the Bang Bang Scissor Gang!”
Bowens takes the mic to say, “SAAAVANNAAAAAAH~ The Acclaimed have arrived! Scissor me, Daddy Ass~!” And he does! Platinum Max, the Five Tool Player & Billy Gunn are ready, will the Scissor World Tour continue into 2024?
The trios sort out, Caster starts against The Machine and they circle. They tie up, Cage powers Caster to a corner, then RAMS into him! And RAMS again! The ref counts, Cage wrenches to whip corner to corner, but Caster goes up and over. Caster then ducks ‘n’ dodges, hurdles then slips free of a scoop to DROPKICK! Cage stays up so Caster arm-drags him! Caster clamps onto the arm and the fans rally up. Cage fights up, Caster wrenches and tags Bowens. Bowens YANKS the bad arm, then CHOPS! And CHOPS! Cage swings, Bowens dodges, kicks low and fires off forearms and elbows! Bowens CLUBS Cage down then shouts, “EVERYONE! LOVES! THE ACCLAIMED!”
But Cage TOSSES Bowens to a corner! Cage clotheslines, tags Toa Liona, and Liona RAMS into Bowens again and again! Bishop Kaun tags in, he and Liona stomp away! The ref reprimands, Cage tags back in and he stomps Bowens now. Cage shouts, “Who better than Cage, huh?” But Bowens fires off forearms on everyone! HOTSHOT for Liona, then a BOOT for Cage! Bowens hurries but Cage gets a leg, only for Bowens to ENZIGIRI! But then The Gates YANK Billy and Caster down! Liona HEADBUTTS Billy down and Kaun sends Caster into steel steps! Kaun runs up to knee Bowens, then whips him to a corner.
Bowens boots but Kaun blocks. Kaun puts Bowens on the apron, but Bowens ROCKS Kaun! Nana grabs at a leg but Bowens kicks him away. But then Liona BLASTS Bowens off the apron! Bowens crash lands in front of the desk, Cage hauls him up, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cage brings Bowens around to whip him into railing! Bowens staggers and Cage puts him back in. Kaun covers, TWO! Kaun facelocks Bowens, drags him over, and CHOPS! Tag to Cage, Cage hauls Bowens up, and Cage snap suplexes! Cage runs to drop a leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Cage looms over Bowens, taunts the scissor fingers, then whips. Bowens blocks but Cage kicks low! Cage whips Bowens into the Embassy corner, tags Liona, and then Cage sends Liona in to SPLASH! Lions lets Bowens flop over, then Liona drags Bowens back up. Bowens throws body shots but Liona kicks low! Liona CLUBS Bowens down, then tags Cage.
Cage CHOKES Bowens on ropes, the ref reprimands, and Cage lets off. Nana talks trash and Kaun gets a cheap shot in! Cage drags Bowens from ropes to drop a knee on Bowens’ head! Cage then drags Bowens up, but Bowens fires forearms and CHOPS! But Cage SOBATS, scoops and SLAMS! Cage flexes, then he drags Bowens up. Cage bumps Bowens off buckles, CHOPS him, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Cage ROCKS Bowens, whips him corner to corner, then runs in, but into a BOOT! Bowens goes up, leaps, FLYING BLOCKBUSTER! Fans fire up as Bowens and Cage crawl! Hot tag to Liona and he drags Bowens away!
Liona fireman’s carries, Bowens slips free to ROLLING ELBOW! Both men wobble, but Liona tags Kaun! Kaun runs to BLAST Caster! Billy wants in but the ref says now. But Bowens ROCKS Liona and back drops Kaun! Hot tag to Billy! The fans go wild as Daddy Ass rallies on The Embassy with big haymakers! Billy TOSSES Kaun, dodges Cage and kicks low, “SUCK IT!” Billy runs, but Liona POUNCES! Fans boo but Bowens runs up to fire off the Five Tool Strike Fest! But then Cage fireman’s carries Bowens, for an F5! Caster CHOPS Cage, fireman’s carries him, and DEATH VALLEY DRIVERS! But Kaun SHOTGUNS Caster!
Kaun roars, Nana wants him to end this! Kaun kicks Billy, underhooks, GLORY TO MOUNT FAKO!! Cover, TWO?!? Billy survives and Nana can’t believe it! So Nana grabs a chair! Nana slides that chair in while Kaun distracts the ref with arguing. Nana then distracts the ref, Kaun gets that chair, and he aims for Billy! But Jay White snatches that chair! Fans fire up as Billy then hits the ONE AND ONLY!! Billy flounders his way over, The Gunns get Nana off the apron! Austin & Colten POWERBOMB Nana through the timekeeper’s table!! The fans lose their minds as Bullet Club Gold watches The Acclaimed’s back!
Cage snarls, Liona is shocked, and Cage aims at Billy! But Bowens slides in, to FAMOUSER! Liona returns, but Bowens sends him into buckles! Caster joins in, 3:10 TO YUMA, Acclaimed style!! Fans fire up as Kaun staggers, into a FAMOUSER from Billy! Then THE ARRIVAL to the MIC DROP!! Billy covers, The Acclaimed win!!
Winners: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn, by pinfall (still AEW World Trios Champions)
The first match as The Bang Bang Scissor Gang, and it is a success! White & The Gunns applaud their new pals, will this sensational six soon take over everything?
Serena Deeb speaks.
“Anticipation is a very powerful emotion. A message to our Women’s Division: The Professor is ready to return, and the wait is over.” Who will be put to the test by the Woman of 1000 Holds?
BREAKING NEWS on the AEW World Tag Team Championships!
With Starks & Bill accepting the challenge, their match with Sting & Darby is now set! Two weeks from tonight, Dynamite in Phoenix, Arizona, it will be The Absolute & Skyscraper VS The Relentless Icons! Will 27-0 continue into 28-0? Or will Sting’s career not end on his terms?
Adam “Edge” Copeland VS Minoru Suzuki!
The Rated R Superstar didn’t even need to make this a #CopeOpen, because it was answered the moment he dared veterans to step up to the plate! The Meanest Man in the World, the King of Pancrase, wants to take a bite out of the WWE Grand Slam Champion, will he show Copeland who really has edge?
The bell rings on this commercial free match, and the fans are already losing their minds! Even Edge seems stunned this is really happening as he circles with Suzuki. They approach, and then immediately start firing forearms! Fans fire up as they go back and forth, faster and faster, and then suddenly they slow down as Suzuki ROCKS Edge! Edge ROCKS Suzuki, Suzuki ROCKS Edge back! Both men take a moment, and while Edge grits his teeth, Suzuki has that wild grin on his face! Edge fires a forearm, Suzuki eggs him on! Suzuki then ROCKS Edge, so Edge fires another shot! Suzuki ROCKS Edge again, and Edge drops to his knees!
Fans fire up while Suzuki laughs, and Suzuki brings Edge up. Edge CHOPS! Suzuki nods, and CHOPS back! Suzuki runs, but into a CHOP! Edge runs, Suzuki follows, shoots around and DECKS Edge!! Fans fire up again while Suzuki drags Edge up and reels him in. “This is Awesome!” as Suzuki goes for the Gotch lift! Edge fights, back drops free, and fans fire up again! Suzuki goes to the apron, Edge storms over, but Suzuki grabs a HANGING ARMBAR! Edge fights free of it to fire forearms! Edge runs, and he BOOTS Suzuki! Suzuki holds the ropes but he wobbles, so Edge runs again. But Suzuki KNEES Edge first!
Suzuki then drags Edge through the ropes to have a GUILLOTINE! Edge flounders out of the ring, Suzuki brings him around and cranks on the hold! Edge fights, flails, and then RAMS Suzuki through barriers!! The fans lose their minds all over again! Suzuki is stunned, but then he grins! Suzuki is having fun as he and Edge slowly sit up. The ring count starts and Suzuki has to remember, AEW does a 10 count, not a 20 like in NJPW. Suzuki throws forearms on Edge then heads back for the ring. Edge hurries after, we’re at 5 of 10, and then Suzuki stands to fire forearms! Edge fires back! The count is 8 of 10, both men stagger over, and they slide in at 9.9!!
Fans fire up as both legends are back in the ring, “This is Awesome!” Suzuki grins as he and Edge head for each other. Suzuki eggs Edge on, so Edge fires a forearm! Suzuki fires back! Edge shakes his head, and fires back! Suzuki fires another! Edge scowls, fires another forearm, but then so does Suzuki! The forearms pick up speed, the fans rally as both men stand! The shots keep going, and Suzuki laughs! Suzuki SLAPS, Edge SLAPS, but then Suzuki bobs ‘n’ weaves! DOUBLE SLAPS take both men down! The fans fire up again and a standing count begins! Suzuki stirs at 3 of 10 but Edge also moves around.
The count passes 5 of 10, both men sit up and Suzuki stands Edge up. Suzuki ROCKS Edge with another forearm! Edge ROCKS Suzuki back! Both men wobble, and Suzuki comes back with a laugh. Edge eggs Suzuki on so Suzuki ROCKS him! And ROCKS him again! Suzuki eggs Edge on so Edge ROCKS Suzuki! Suzuki just smiles, and then SLAPS! SLAPS! SLAP SLAP SLAP, the palm strikes paint Edge’s face! Suzuki wrenches but Edge rolls to kick low, IMPALER DDT! Both men are down and fans fire up again! The fans duel, “Let’s Go, Adam!” “SU-ZU-KI!” Edge crawls to a corner, stands up, and takes aim!
Edge runs in, but Suzuki dodges to get the arm! FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! Edge flails, reaches out, but Suzuki pushes back on the arm! Edge endures, claws his way around, and grabs the ROPEBREAK! Fans cheer and Suzuki lets off. Suzuki stalks Edge to a corner, for a SLEEPER! The ref reprimands, but Edge pulls buckle pad away! Edge arm-drags free, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and SPEARS!! But he has to crawl to the cover! TWO!!! Suzuki survives and that shocks Edge! Suzuki sits up and grins! Then he body scissors for the SLEEPER!! Edge endures, flails, but that Rear Naked Choke is on tight! Edge moves around, pries at the hold, and he gets out of the body scissors!
Edge fights up, but Suzuki squeezes tight! Edge’s face is turning purple already, but Suzuki just keeps squeezing! Edge is fading!! The ref checks, the fans rally as hard as they can, and the arm goes down ONCE! But then Edge revives! Edge runs to a corner, Suzuki hits bare buckle!! Edge then chicken wings, to KILLSWITCH!! A message to Christian as Edge covers, EDGE WINS!!
Winner: Adam “Edge” Copeland, by pinfall
The Ultimate Opportunist managed to find an opening that would allow him to bring down Suzuki! And wouldn’t you know? Christian Cage is watching this backstage. Captain Charisma is seething seeing his archenemy on a win streak. Will The Patriarchy have no choice but to face Edge once again?
As for Edge, he gets a mic and catches his breath. “I’ve never been hit that hard in my life. Gaddamn. Suzuki. Respect.” Fans cheer that! Edge offers a handshake, and Suzuki stands, only to growl at Edge and leave. Edge says honestly, he would’ve been disappointed if Suzuki did shake his hand. “But that was a war! The kind of war that Christian Cage knows nothing about. Christian, I am still coming for you!” Will the Cope Open continue on until the R in “Rated R” stands for Revolution?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite here, and this seems to be a great sign of how AEW is going to look with the rankings making a comeback. Samoa Joe and Hook had a great opening bit just to keep in mind that Hook will return for another world title match one day. And Joe was great on commentary during Hangman’s awesome match with Penta to get things going. Given how Joe was so upset Hangman won, it feels like Joe VS Hangman is where they’re going to lead this. And that’s even with Swerve winning his own awesome match against Jeff Hardy and then rubbing that in Hangman’s face. No idea who they’ll each throw at each other in Dealer’s Choice, but that’s part of the fun.
Really good match from Wardlow VS Trent with everyone else ringside, and I figured Wardlow would win. But this still feeds two stories at once: Wardlow gains momentum going towards the title; and Trent’s frustration at the end, him pushing Cassidy, maybe we get Cassidy VS Trent for the International Championship at some point. I also like the field they chose for that “Freshly Squeezed Fatal 4,” though I was anticipating an even bigger match than that. Komander and Vikingo are allies, but so are Kip and Butcher, it’ll be about which side falls apart that determines the winner and Cassidy’s next challenger.
Rosa VS Velvet was good, but rather clunky. They did note it was the first time Rosa and Velvet ever faced each other, so maybe they just weren’t clicking. Rosa still wins, of course, and I do appreciate that she not only calls out Storm but realizes she could call out the TBS Champion. Julia Hart does need someone to feud with, and Rosa is a great choice, regardless of who wins out in the end. And speaking of Toni Storm, what a great promo from her and Deonna. And seriously, I am impressed they pulled off splitting the screen between color and black ‘n’ white. Deonna stands tall here, but we’re still a way’s away from Revolution, so don’t count her out just yet.
Really good promo from Bucks to add to their roles as Heel authority figures, them trolling Top Flight but then perhaps throwing their weight around upon hearing Darby talking about him and Sting. Sting & Darby VS Starks & Bill for the tag titles happening before Revolution is of course so The Bucks can “abuse” their power and get their title shot against Sting & Darby at Revolution so they’ll not just retire Sting but also get back on top of the tag division. And great Trios Championship match, with Bullet Club Gold making great saves so that Acclaimed can retain. At this point, I still feel like things might happen where BCG turn on Acclaimed and we get Winners Take All at Revolution so that only one trio has all the trios belts.
Great promo from Moxley, though he didn’t say anything different from what he said on Collision, so it was really just so he’d be on TV. And good promo from Deeb but it was unfortunately redundant when the “BREAKING NEWS” already said she was showing up on Collision. And great to hear that Yuji Nagata is showing up on Collision. AEW is of course trying really hard to counter program Royal Rumble this Saturday, and Nagata showing up is great for fans who only watch AEW. But fans of both AEW and WWE (like myself) aren’t ditching The Royal Rumble for it.
And of course, great main event from Suzuki VS Edge. Edge was surely telling the truth that Suzuki was hitting him harder than anyone ever before. Edge of course calls Christian out in case anyone forgot why he’s doing this, and of course Edge VS Christian is the choice for Revolution’s TNT Championship match. Still hoping Luchasaurus betrays Christian so that Edge keeps the TNT Championship this time.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Will Houston be Undisputed?
While The Son of Texas, Dustin Rhodes, is in action in Houston, the big attraction is a Trios Triple Threat: Undisputed Kingdom VS 2Point0 VS Shane Taylor Promotions!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Trios Triple Threat: The Undisputed Kingdom VS Daniel Garcia & 2Point0 VS Shane Taylor Promotions; The Undisputed Kingdom wins.
- Bandido VS Bryan Keith; Bandido wins.
- Six Man Tag: La Faccion Ingobernable VS Ares Alexander, Jay Alexander & Brick Savage; LFI wins.
- Dustin Rhodes VS Izzy James; Dustin wins.
- Thunder Rosa VS Penelope Ford; Rosa wins.
- Mariah May VS Shay Carmichael; Mariah wins.
- Kyle Fletcher VS Mark Briscoe; Kyle wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Mark Briscoe speaks.
“Tonight, it’s Kyle Fletcher, Mark Briscoe. Kyle, I know your type! You can’t handle your own business! You run around with that pack of wolves, the Don Callis Family! Hey, bring the whole family, line ’em up, I’ll knock ’em down! Tonight, it’s your ass! RAH RAH RAAAH!”
Kyle Fletcher speaks.
“Tonight, I am on a mission. A mission to right a wrong. Now Mark, I want you to see the entire Family is her tonight, because they will not be getting involved. I’ll do this on my own, because even on your best day, you do not come close to the Protostar’s level.” Brian Cage & Lance Archer seem confident, but newest Family member, Mark Davis, seems conflicted. Will the Aussie Arrow really shoot down the Sussex County Chicken this close to Grand Slam: Australia?
Someone chucks security!?
It’s Marina Shafir! And that’s because she’s leading the way for Jon Moxley! The fans boo as The Maniac throws a fit, but then Marina snatches a mic for him. Moxley says this show starts when he says it starts! And he is getting a little sick of the Rated R Superstar! Adam Copeland wants a shot at the AEW World Champion? Mox bets he does. Cope thinks he can throw his weight around, but he can’t! He has no power here! Moxley has a list of 1000 reasons why he won’t give Cope a title shot. The fans boo, but Moxley says he has 1000 reasons, but we’ll stick to the simplest one: Moxley doesn’t like Cope.
Moxley doesn’t like anything about Cope! Cope doesn’t know a single thing about Moxley, or about AEW, or about being AEW World Champion. Cope can take his challenge and stick it up his ass! But if it’s a fight he wants, Moxley will do it any time, any place! Here at the Marriott, in Toronto, in Cincinnati, in Asheville, or even next week on Collision in Australia! Let’s do that! Bring Jay White and Mox will whoop his ass, too! Bring that half-broken neck, bring White, and Moxley will whip both their asses! They just better hope and pray that Moxley has the grace to let them walk out of Australia on their own two feet!
If Mox decides it’s time to break Cope’s neck, Cope ain’t coming back! Moxley then drops the mic and storms off, Marina following him out. Is that Moxley making a threat? Or is he just trying to avoid a title match he might lose?
Trios Triple Threat: The Undisputed Kingdom VS Daniel Garcia & 2Point0 VS Shane Taylor Promotions!
Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong want to prove they’re the strongest trio in AEW, so they’ll be taking on some strong competition! They got the better of Red Death, Daddy Magic & Cool Hand Ange, and they got the better of Shane Taylor and The Infantry, but can they beat both teams at once? Or will tonight be anything but undisputed?
The trios sort out, and in this kind of Triple Threat, only two teams are legal. Roddy and Shane start, they tie up, and Roddy slips around to a headlock. Shane blocks on size alone, and he THROWS Roddy away! Roddy comes back to CHOP! Roddy CHOPS again, bobs ‘n’ weaves, but Shane blocks a shot to JAB! Shane talks trash, whips Roddy to ropes, but Roddy ducks ‘n’ dodges. Roddy then stops to BOOT Shane, ENZIGIRI, and he tags Kyle. Roddy & Kyle CHOP and KICK on repeat! They double whip Shane, but Shane DOUBLE LARIATS back! The fans are torn but Shane taunts Cole with, “SHANE TAYLOR, B*TCH!”
The fans boo but Shane puts Kyle in the STP corner. Tag to Carlie Bravo, he tags Shawn Dean, then Dean sends Carlie in to forearm SMASH! Then the repeat, forearm smash! Dean adds an ELBOW, then a LARIAT! Dean covers, ONE, but Dean keeps Kyle with a facelock. Dean whips, Kyle grabs ropes, Daddy Magic tags in! Kyle kicks Carlie back, then Kyle and Menard DOUBLE SHOULDER Carlie! They argue now, but Dean SHOVES Menard into Kyle! Kyle tumbles out, Dean ROCKS Menard, then whips. Menard reverses and ELBOWS Dean down! The fans fire up for Daddy Magic and he fires up with them!
Menard CHOPS Dean, pushes him to the open corner, then he tags Parker. Parker whips Menard so Menard can send Parker in, forearm SMASH! Drop toehold! BOOYAH ELBOW! The fans fire up and Parker brings Dean around for a whip. Parker ROCKS Dean, whips again, and ROCKS Dean once more! Dean whips, Cole tags off Parker, Parker sends Dean into a BOOT! Cole and Parker fist bump in respect, Menard jumps on commentary real quick to say this is some 2-for-1 action tonight! Collision is live from coast to coast like butter on toast! Cole fireman’s carries Dean, Dean fires forearms, and Dean RAMS Cole into the STP corner!
STP mugs Cole, the fans boo, but Menard says this is what he’s talking about. Dean tags Carlie, the Infantry brings Cole out to scoop, but Cole slips free! Cole shoves Dean into Carlie, Garcia tags in! The fans fire up as the TNT Champion rallies on the Infantry! Menard is all fired up as Garcia rains down fists on Dean! But Carlie makes the save, only for Garcia to add Carlie to it! Garcia rains down fists on The Infantry, and he goes to nine, winds up, and hits TEN! The fans fire up again, but here comes Shane! Garcia says bring it! Shane swings, Garcia ducks to fire back! Garcia then gets around but Shane fights the saido!
Shane CLUBS Garcia, Dean trips him, and then Dean SLAMS Garcia on the apron! Carlie goes to the apron for a GUILLOTINE KNEE DROP! Menard hops off commentary to reinforce his team, but Shane still hits a GUILLOTINE LEG DROP! STP stands tall and talks trash while Collision goes picture in picture.
Shane drags Garcia up, whips him hard into railing, and Garcia flounders to the commentary desk. The Infantry drags Garcia up, but Menard & Parker rush in! They all brawl, the ref reprimands, but Carlie puts Garcia in. Carlie JABS Garcia again and again in the corner, then pops, locks and CHOPS! Garcia sputters, Shane tags in, and they put Garcia in the open corner. Shane stomps Garcia, stands him up, then CHOPS! Garcia is stinging again but Shane stands over him. The ref reprimands, Shane backs off just to talk trash on the other teams. Shane stands Garcia up, but Garcia fires forearm after forearm! Shane’s BODY SHOT takes Garcia right down!
Tag to Dean, he and Shane mug Garcia, then Dean stands Garcia up. Menard rallies the fans but Dean CHOKES Garcia on ropes! Dean lets off, and Carlie gets a cheap shot in! Dean covers, TWO! Dean tags Shane, Shane stomps Garcia, then Shane stalks Garcia to ropes. Carlie talks trash on Garcia while Shane stands him up. Garcia fires forearms and CHOPS! Garcia runs, but Shane CLOBBERS him! Shane shakes his head, talks trash on 2Point0, then he drags Garcia up. Shane mockingly holds out Garcia’s hand to The Undisputed Kingdom, then he scuffs Garcia. Shane slaps Garcia around, and Collision returns to single picture.
The fans rally for Garcia as Shane stands him up. Garcia fires forearms! The fans fire up, but Shane ROCKS Garcia! Shane scoops, but Garcia slips free! SAIDO!! The fans are thunderous while Shane and Garcia are both down! Garcia crawls, but The Infantry YANK Menard & Parker down! The fans boo, but Carlie tags in to drag Garcia up. Garcia JAWBREAKERS free! Dean tags in, he snatches Garcia into a SLEEPER! Garcia JAWBREAKERS again! Carlie tries, Garcia dodges, hot tag to Kyle! The Violent Artist BOOTS Carlie, then he tags Roddy! STRONG KNEE for Dean! Tag to Cole, SUPERKICK for Shane! Then they DOUBLE LARIAT Shane up and out!
The fans fire up as Cole rallies on Carlie! BOOT and Carlie falls again! Cole fireman’s carries Carlie for the USHIGOROSHI! The fans are fired up again, Strong KNEE for Dean! Kyle suplexes, CHASING THE DRAGON! Cole gives Carlie the GHOSTBUSTER! Cover, MENARD BREAKS IT! Roddy CLUBS Menard, Menard hits a CUTTER! Kyle hits AX & SMAHS on Menard, Parker has Kyle in a Gory Especial! GORY BOMB for Kyle! But Dean hits a TIGER BACKBREAKER on Parker! Garcia DROPKICKS Dean! Shane blocks Garcia’s kick to KNEE him down! Cole SUPERKICKS Shane down again!
The fans are thunderous with’ ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!” But Carlie rolls him up! TWO!! DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down! The fans are thunderous as all nine men are down around ringside! The trios regroup, “This is Awesome!” as they all rise up. Then it’s a brawl! The fans are thunderous as things spill out, but Parker blocks Cole’s kick! Menard joins in, they give Cole a DOUBLE DDT! Roddy runs up, 2Point0 gets him! But Kyle saves Roddy from the double DDT! They each knee low, then Roddy hoists Menard up! Kyle climbs, BACKBREAKER KNEE DROP COMBO! Garcia LARIATS Roddy!
Kyle fires off a strike fest on Garcia! Garcia avoids a sweep, clamps onto Kyle, but Kyle breaks free! Garcia CHOPS Kyle, then SAIDOS! The fans fire up again, but The Infantry runs up! They dodge Garcia’s double lariats, then fire off the Cap & Winter Soldier combo! Then TWO TO THE HEAD! But Parker BOOTS Dean, and baits Carlie into TOSSING him out hard! Shane is up to HEADBUTT Parker! Shane tucks Parker in, MARCUS GARVEY DRIVER!! But he gets a PENALTY KICK from Kyle! Then the Kingdom all aims at him! SUPERKICK, STRONG KNEE AND ROLLING ELBOW!! Shane falls and Roddy WRECKS him with a dropkick!
Kyle FLYING KNEES Shane on the outside, then they hit TOTAL ANNIHILATION to the floor! Carlie runs at Cole, Cole gets him with 52 Fake Out! Cole goes up, Carlie avoids the Panama Sunrise, only for a SUPERKICK to find him! Cole then brings down the kneepads, for THE BOOM!! Cover, Undisputed Kingdom wins!
Winners: The Undisputed Kingdom, by pinfall
It’s all about the Boom, and that makes this match undisputed! Garcia realizes he was too little, too late. Cole wants to show Garcia respect, but then THE DEATH RIDERS ATTACK! Namely, Wheeler Yuta, Claudio Castagnoli & Pac! The AEW World Trios Champions beat down everyone, but especially focus on The Kingdom! Cole, Kyle & Roddy want to be the best trio, but the titles belong to the Death Riders. Claudio has a mic to say, “I just came out here to personally congratulate you on your victory. But more importantly, to remind everyone who the real best trio is around here.”
Pac & Yuta sit Cole up and Claudio says sorry, Cole, he couldn’t hear that over the ass whopping they just gave his team. Cole says you picked the fight with the wrong trio! Oh, is that so? But then STRONG KNEE outta nowhere! The fans fire up as the tides have turned! Kyle has Yuta in an ANKLE LOCK, and Yuta TAPS! Cole sends Pac running, but Claudio drags Yuta to safety! The Death Riders regroup and retreat, but Cole grabs the mic. Cole says he is so damn sick and tired of the Death Riders thinking they can do whatever they want! Cole reminds us that he said in 2025, they’d prove themselves as THE BEST trio in AEW!
So next week, Cole looks to cash in on that promise! The fans like where this is going. Next week, Dynamite, FOR the Trios Championships, Undisputed Kingdom VS Death Riders! And Cole swears to God, he promises on everything he believes in, the Kingdom will whip some ass and become the champions! THAT is undisputed! TK calls in, that match is approved! Will Cole, Kyle & Roddy be the three that free these Trios Championships from the Death Riders?
FTR speaks.
Those three letters represent THE top guys in tag team wrestling. Whether AEW, ROH, NJPW, Mexico, and every major promotion across the world, these tow have been champions. For far too long, their greatness was forgotten, and they’ve taken a backseat to others. That ends now. The three letters, F T R, should represent the greatest team to ever do it. To make that a reality, they need to get the AEW World Tag Team Championships for a third time. Whoever are the champions, this message is for you. FTR is back. #TopGuysOut.
Backstage interview with Max Caster.
Alicia Atout is with Platinum Max and he makes sure to add, “Best Wrestler Alive.” Alicia brings up last Wednesday night, Caster provoking while his Open Challenge is ongoing. Caster says Hangman got angry at him when all he wanted to do was have his interview. The people wanna hear from the Best Wrestler Alive, and Hangman was taking forever. Caster simply asked Hangman to please hurry up, and Hangman got angry. That’s not how a man asks. Let’s not call him “Hangman,” this is “Hangperson.” And so if Hangperson wants to go a round with Caster, get in line, because his open challenge is going on. And thanks for mentioning that, Alicia.
So, who can survive the Best Wrestler Alive? We’re gonna see this week on Dynamite! Caster will show everyone that you can’t be better than the best, and that is a mic drop! He even drops Alicia’s mic to prove it. But will Caster regret leaving the door open to an angry Cowboy?
Bandido VS Bryan Keith!
Speaking of angry cowboys, The Most Wanted finally returns to in-ring action, and he’s up against The Bad Apple! Will Bandido clear a path back to the ROH World Championship? Or will the Bounty Hunter collect on that $200,000 Chris Jericho has promised?
The bell rings and the fans fire up already. Bandido and Keith stare down, and then they fire forearms! The fans cheer this shootout, Bandido knees low, but Keith throws his poncho at him! Keith BOOTS Bandido down and the fans are torn. Bandido gets up, throws the poncho back, and he headlocks. Keith powers up to throw Bandido down! Keith runs, Bandido stays low, but Keith then whips him. Bandido dodges the boot, Keith dodges the handspring, but Bandido aims his finger gun. Keith swats it, Bandido dodges the lariat, to then slip around and arm-drag! Keith goes to a corner, but he dodges Bandido.
Keith runs back up, but Bandido pops Keith up! Bandido then throws Keith back, Keith rolls to his feet, but Bandido DROPKICKS him down! The fans fire up while Keith shakes out the stars. Bandido storms up, LA MAGISTROL, TWO! Keith escapes, but Bandido drags him up. Keith CHOPS, the fans rally, and Keith pie faces Bandido. Bandido CHOPS Keith, then eggs him on. Keith CHOPS, Bandido CHOPS back, and the fans “WOO~!” Keith kicks low, whips Bandido to a corner, but Bandido goes up and out! GAMANGIRI! Keith staggers, Bandido goes up, and CROSS- SOBAT!! Keith takes Bandido outta the sky!
The fans are torn but Keith has a wild look in his eyes while Collision goes picture in picture.
Keith soaks up cheers and jeers while Bandido bails out. Keith slides out the side, runs in around the way, and he BOOTS Bandido down! Bandido sputters while Keith seethes. Keith stalks Bandido, refreshes the ring count, then he drags Bandido up. Keith puts Bandido in the ring, stalks him some more, then stands Bandido up. Bandido fires body shots, then whips Keith. Keith reverses, then runs to BULLDOG! That’s a very Jericho looking move! Bandido flounders, Keith whips him again, SLIDING him out to the floor! Bandido writhes but Keith has another wild look in the eyes. Keith soaks up some more heat while Bandido crawls to the ring.
Bandido stands, rolls in at 7 of 10, but Keith is on him with a rain of fists! The ref counts, Keith whips Bandido to ropes, and he FLAPJACKS Bandido down! Keith pushes Bandido to a cover, TWO! Bandido is still in this while Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and the two clinch. Keith power sup to EXPLODER, but Bandido makes it a sunset flip! TWO, and Keith runs up, into a KNEE! Bandido then UPPERCUTS, then goes up, up, and TORNILLO! The fans fi reup as Bandido then pops Keith up to a military press! ONE ARM! Then the SLAM!! Cover, TWO! Keith survives and Bandido is surprised, but the fans fire up again! Bandido feeds off that energy and aims at the ropes! Bandido runs, but Keith LARIATS Bandido first! Keith goes to a corner, aims at Bandido, and he runs in, only for Bandido to BOOT! Bandido goes up, Keith RISING HEADBUTTS!
Keith roars, the fans are torn, and Keith climbs! Keith and Bandido fight, but Keith ROCKS Bandido! Keith clinches on the top rope, for a SUPER EXPLODER!! The fans are thunderous while both men are down! The fans duel, and Keith rises! Keith storms up on Bandido to CHOP! CHOP! And CHOP! The fans “WOO~!” and Keith fires up, but Bandido CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Then SUPERKICK! Keith ENZIGIRIS! Both men stagger, the fans fire up more, and both men stand back to back. They both turn around to look at each other, and they nod! They take five paces and go to the corners! Then they run up, DOUBLE SHOTGUN DROPKICKS!!
The fans are thunderous again, it’s a standing ovation in Houston! Keith rises first, but he and Bandido go forehead to forehead. They stand, and Keith underhooks the arms! Bandido wrenches out, but Keith ROCKS him! Keith runs, but Bandido scoops him! Torture rack and FLIPPING KNEE! Keith staggers, he isn’t asleep yet! But Bandido aims his finger gun, and BANG! Keith rises, into the BLACKJACK 21 PLEX!! Bridging cover, BANDIDO WINS!
Winner: Bandido, by pinfall
No prize money for the Bounty Hunter, this bandit is just that good! But will the Most Wanted get what he wants in a title match with The Nueve?
Backstage interview with “Powerhouse” Hobbs.
Lexy Nair is with Will Hobbs and says he asked for this time. What’d he like to say? Hobbs says hey to Big Bill, rubbing in that Keith didn’t collect his bounty. And guess what? Hobbs will be in Texas all week long. He’ll be looking for a fight, and maybe in Austin, Bill actually gives Hobbs a fight. Or maybe the Big Redwood is just a big baby. Hobbs has called out the rest of The Learning Tree’s Branches, will he cut them all down?
Six Man Tag: La Faccion Ingobernable VS Ares Alexander, Jay Alexander & Brick Savage!
Rush y Dralistico made their return, and they want not just Beast Mortos but ALL of AEW to understand, that when you mess with the bull, you get the horns! Will LFI look to stampede through the Trios Division now that they’re reunited?
The trios sort out, and the fans cheer on “RUSH! RUSH! RUSH!” Instead, we get Dralistico and Ares Alexander. But then Dralistico tags out to Mortos, and Mortos CLOBBERS Ares! And SMACKS him! Mortos whips Ares to then POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Tag to Dralistico, springboard CODE BREAKER! Tag back to Mortos, they BLAST Jay and Brick! The fans fire up as Dralistico tags Rush! Rush storms around, the fans cheer him on, “If you mess with the bull, you get the horns!” BULL’S HORNS!! Ares is almost sent out of the ring! Mortos pushes him back in, Rush covers, LFI wins!!
Winners: La Faccion Ingobernable, by pinfall
The other guys didn’t even get to tag in! And now LFI mugs Ares! Jay is furious that they’re doing this to his brother, so he and Brick get in! Brick DOUBLE CHOPS Dralistico & Mortos, only to get a CHOP, HEADBUTT, and SPIN KICK! Jay runs up, Rush blocks his knee to HEADBUTT him down! LFI deals with Brick and the Alexander Brothers with ease, but they’re not down! They beat Jay down, but here comes Komander! Wait, what can one do against there? He still springboards to FLYING POISON-RANA Mortos!! Then he dodges Rush y Dralistico to jump off Dralistico and RANA Rush! Then Komander fires off on Dralistico!
The SOBAT knocks Dralistico down, then he builds speed. But Dralistico trips Komander, YANKS him out, and then sends him back in for Rush. Rush CLAWS at Komander’s mask! The fans boo, but then the lights go down! And when the lights come up, it’s HOLOGRAM! LFI took him down, but he has rebuilt himself, rebooted the system, and “upgrade complete!” Four months away but he looks better than ever! SUPERKICK for Dralistico! Then he jumps over Mortos to DROPKICK Rush out of the ring! Then he tilt-o-whirls and DEJA VU RANAS Mortos! Mortos gets back up, but runs into a CRASH COURSE from Hologram!
Hologram and Komander stand tall together, then build speed! They DOUBLE TOPE CONJILO!! The brawling continues, and Rush has a chair! Rush wants to smash someone but the refs stop him! Rush snarls, drops the chair, but then he DECKS a ref!! The fans are torn but Jake the Snake will have to handle that fine for Rush. But will Rush’s rampage continue until LFI are on top of AEW?
Backstage interview with Megan Bayne.
Well, Lexy tries to get Megasus to respond, but she just keeps walking. Thunder Rosa is there to welcome Megan to AEW. Megan ignores the high-five so Rosa says okay, she’s not about that. That’s fine. So much for Southern Hospitality. Rosa tells Lexy that Megan is superbad, too. Megan just got here, and she’s so mad! But whatever, we’re in Texas! And everyone knows about Texas hospitality! And tonight, Ford gets that “hospitality” because Rosa will make sure she has a memory that lasts. Let’s get ready to kick some butt! Rosa is all fired up, will she wrangle Penelope Ford like it’s a rodeo?
Harley Cameron is in the ring.
The wild Aussie has a couple guitars and a big puffy pink jacket as she welcomes Houston to the Harley Halftime Show! Ladies and gentlemen, she didn’t come alone. Oh, no no! Please say hello to PUPPET MERCEDES! Harley takes off her jacket and turns around to reveal her Muppet of Mercedes Mone is riding in her backpack! The fans cheer and Harley says Puppet Mone is a tiny lil’ baby. Now to kick things off, here’s a song you may know too well. It’s called the Money Train. Harley starts strumming the guitar, and she sings a long R&B note. The fans cheer, Harley sings she wants to RIIIDE~ the Money Train~!
The phone lights come out already as Harley repeats “The Money Train” again and again, but then the REAL Mercedes Mone interrupts! Mone is wearing the TBS and NJPW Strong titles while carrying the Rev-Pro and Queen of Southside belts. Mone has a mic to ask Harley, “Are you stupid? Or are you dumb? Nobody came out here to watch the Harley Halftime Show!” NO, they’re all to see #FourBeltsMone. So Houstooooooon~! Please say hello to your C E O! The fans boo instead. Mone tells Harley that she doesn’t know how many times she has to tell her, but she is nothing but a l- LEGEND!! Harley cuts Mone off there and the fans cheer.
And with that said, Harley would like to begin her second song! “Hello, it’s good to see you, Miss Mercedes Mone. You’ve got four belts? Well I’ve got one dream! So, what do you say~? You come out here tonight, cut me off, and if I’m being blunt. I think the way you’re acting, well, are a cuuunning woman~!” And Harley will say it now, Mone is just afraid to feel the WRATH! THE WRATH! THE WRATH! The fans join in, “FEEL THE WRATH!” and Mone sarcastically plays along, until she grabs the guitar! The fans boo but Mone tells Harley to shut up. Harley is so talented, super talented, but let’s get real. If there’s anything real about Harley!
Mone doesn’t know why Harley wants a match with Mone when that little puppet on her back can wrestle better. So Harley needs to get out of her ring, because Harley is NOT on Mone’s level. Harley has the fans on her side as she tells Mone, “You’ore right. You’re right.” Harley is new to this. She can only ever dream to achieve in her career what Mone already has in AEW. But Harley has fought so hard to be here where she is today, and she’s NOT stopping! The fans cheer that! Harley would love nothing more than to face Mone in Australia, in her home city in her home country! And for the TBS Championship!
Mone is a game changer, yes, but Harley has to admit. In Mone’s whole career, the most entertaining that she’s ever been… is when Harley had her hand up Mone’s puppet ass!! The fans fire up for that! But Mone SLAPS Harley! The fans boo, but Harley gets pissed now! Harley shouts FEEL THE WRATH, then she DECKS Mone with the mic!! Mone bails out, grabs a new mic, and with the fans chanting Harley’s name, Mone says if Harley wants her shot at Grand Slam, then she’s on! But one more thing: Mone can’t wait to embarrass Harley in front of her friends, her family, and show the world why she IS the CEO!
Mone leaves, but Harley is just fired up to have the match she wants! Will she also take that title off Mone to finally be the Face of TBS?
Lexy Nair moderates the Continental Championship face-to-face.
She has Buddy Matthews with her, but Kazuchika Okada is clearly absent. Lexy says this was meant to be the face-to-face, so if Buddy wishes, they can proceed. Buddy says go ahead. Lexy asks Buddy what it’d mean if- Oh, NOW Okada shows up. The Rainmaker takes his seat, gets mic’d up, and asks for a water. Lexy thanks Okada for taking the time to join them. She wants to ask about the title match, but Buddy says he’ll handle this. Buddy scoots up and says they’ll cut to the chase: “In Brisbane, Australia, you and I will face each other. Australia’s best versus Japan’s best. But I haven’t fallen for this BS comedy facade that you’re playing.
“See, I know what the real Okada’s all about, and I know what he’s capable of doing. But I’m not sure he knows what I’m capable of doing.” The people stand by Buddy. Australia stands by Buddy! So it is time for Buddy to beat Okada for that title. Okada needs to look Buddy in the eyes and say if he thinks Buddy believes this or this is just some fake facade that Buddy’s playing. Buddy and Okada both stand up, and then Okada laughs. “B*TCH!” Buddy fakes a punch and Okada flinches! Buddy pats Okada on the shoulder, and tells him, “I’ll see you in Brisbane.” Buddy leaves, the staffer shows up with the water, but Okada throws it down.
Okada is furious that Buddy got the better of him, but will Okada get serious once the bell rings?
Dustin Rhodes VS Izzy James!
The Natural is still fuming from everything MJF did and said just last Wednesday. Dustin looks to get his hands on that scumbag in Austin, but what will happen here in Houston? The bell rings, Dustin circles with Izzy and ties up. But then Izzy knees low, mocks the deep breath, then whips. Dustin slips around the lariat to then dragon sleeper! CROSS RHODES!! Dustin isn’t done, he hauls Izzy up to hit the FINAL RECKONING! Cover, Dustin wins!
Winner: Dustin Rhodes, by pinfall
And with that, Dustin grabs himself a mic! “Maxwell Jacob Friedman. You call yourself ‘The Devil.’ You’re not the devil. As I told you last week, I went to Hell, I looked at the Devil in his eyes, and I kicked his teeth in! And I ripped, teared, and crawled my way out! And the reason why is because I am a survivor! I AM the 56-year-old Last of My Kind! And Max, while you’re sitting at home in your recliner right now in Long Island, New York, I want you to know something. Every thing in your brain right now thinks that you’re gonna do to me, I’ve already done. Five DECADES. Blood, sweat, and tears, and passion, something you do not have!
“And guess what, Max? I am still here! Next week, in MY backyard of Austin, Texas, AEW Dynamite, I am going to drag you to hell, and you are gonna meet the actual devil! And I will give you a Texas sized ass whooping for the ages!” The fans like that! Dustin has a question for MJF: After MJF gets out of this business, will it remember him? Because it damn sure will remember Dustin! The fans are fired up, will MJF regret messing with this Son of Texas?
The Death Riders speak.
The Bastard says, “Finally, finally, finally! We have been the Trios Champions for what feels like an eternity, and there have been very, very few individuals who have had the guts, the bullocks, to stand up to the Death Riders. Well, gentlemen, we welcome your challenge. From true professionals, none the less. But understand this: We are the elite of the elite. And this week on Dynamite, we look forward to making an example out of you.” Claudio adds that the Kingdom has teeth, and he respects that. They have something worth the Death Riders’ time. Too bad the Death Riders will just have to pull those teeth out.
Claudio says they are the absolute BEST at this! Claudio leads the way out, and Yuta just adds a cocky grin. Will the Death Riders be unstoppable in their reign of terror?
Thunder Rosa VS Penelope Ford!
La Mera Mera is ready to rope ‘n’ ride, and she even has the Houston Texans’ Toro by her side! But will Rosa be running hot towards a title opportunity in the near future? Or will everything be superbad tonight?
The bell rings, Rosa and Ford circle, and the fans rally behind Rosa. They tie up, Rosa throws Ford down, and the fans rally up. Rosa wrenches, Ford wrenches back, and Ford hammerlocks. Rosa reaches back, headlocks, then spins through. Rosa hits a headlock takeover but Ford headscissors. Ford squeezes tight but Rosa kips free. The two stare down and the fans fire up. Rosa and Ford circle, tie up, and Rosa powers Ford to a corner. The ref counts, Rosa lets off, but then Ford ducks the chop to CHOP! Ford whips corner to corner, Rosa goes up and over, then she arm-drags Ford! And arm-drags again!
Rosa DROPKICKS Ford down, the fans fire up, and Rosa runs in, UPPERCUT! Rosa snapmares Ford, then runs to SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Rosa drags Ford up, but Ford RAMS her into a corner! Ford RAMS Rosa again and again, then backs up. Ford runs back in, but Rosa BOOTS her! Rosa then goes up, but Ford ROCKS her first! Rosa falls to the apron! The fans boo but Ford goes up, up, and APRON KNEE DROPS! Rosa sputters, Ford soaks up heat, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Ford drags Rosa off the apron to send into barriers! Ford taunts Toro and the fans, then she stands Rosa up. Ford CHOPS Rosa, but Rosa turns things around! Rosa CHOPS Ford! Rosa slips into the ring, slides back out, but Ford kicks low and CLUBS Rosa down! Ford drags Rosa up and puts her in the ring, then pushes her to a cover, TWO! Ford is annoyed, but she stalks Rosa. Ford puts Rosa through the ropes and pulls her back against them! Rosa endures, the ref counts, but Ford stops at 4. Rosa flops down but Ford brings her back up. Ford CLUBS Rosa, whips her to ropes, but Rossa reverses! Ford wrenches back and clinches, RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP!
Ford ties Rosa up into a GROUND OCTOPUS! Rosa endures, rolls to a cover, TWO! Ford lets Rosa go, but Rosa then reels her into a SEATED SURFBOARD! Rosa pulls, pulls, and pulls Ford back! Then Rosa stands to have the MEXICAN SURFBOARD! Rosa swings Ford, then DROPS her down! Cover, TWO! Ford stays in this and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns as Ford fireman’s carries Rosa, and she hits a GUT BUSTER DROP! Cover, TWO! Rosa stays in this and Ford grows frustrated, but the fans rally up again. Ford stands Rosa up to bump off buckles, and again, and again! Ford hits all three levels, then lets Rosa drop. Cover, TWO! Rosa goes back to the corner but Ford stomps a mudhole! The ref counts, Ford steps off, and she handsprings, but Rosa moves! Ford POSTS herself and the fans rally with Rosa, Rosa runs up, ROCKS Ford, ROCKS her again, then winds up, to ROCK Ford yet again! Rosa runs to LARIAT Ford, then LARIAT again!
The fans fire up as Ford goes to ropes. Rosa runs side to side, for a DROPKICK! Ford sputters, Rosa hauls her up, NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Ford survives and Rosa is frustrated. The ref checks Ford, she seems okay to continue, and she RAMS Rosa into a corner! And RAMS her again! And again! Ford roars, she runs back up, handspring and BACK ELBOW! Ford then LOCKS the face paint! Ford goes side to side, to BOOT! Rosa falls into the drop zone, then Ford goes up top. MOONSAULT FLOPS as Rosa moves! Ford flounders, Rosa drags her to a cover, TWO! Ford stays tough, but Rosa drags Ford up.
Ford JAWBREAKERS Rosa, then baits her into a drop toehold! Rosa is on the ropes, Ford runs and SHOTGUNS Rosa down! Ford then drags Rosa to the drop zone, only for Rosa to victory roll! TWO!! Rosa kicks Ford, ROUNDHOUSES her, then runs up to SHOTGUN her down! Cover, TWO! Ford survives and Toro can’t believe it! Rosa roars, hauls Ford up, but Ford fires body shots! Ford and Rosa trade forearms, and then Rosa CHOPS! Rosa swings, Ford goes Matrix! CUTTER! Cover, TWO! Rosa survives and Ford is beside herself! Ford drags Rosa up, fireman’s carries again, but Rosa fights free!
Rosa hits a BACKSTABBER, then she reels Ford in! Rosa tucks the arms, picks her up, TIJAUNA BOMB! Cover, Rosa wins!
Winner: Thunder Rosa, by pinfall
Rosa says this one’s for Texas! But hold on, Megan Bayne is making her way out here? Rosa isn’t sure why The Megasus is stepping on her moment when all she wanted to do was welcome her to AEW. Megan goes right to the ring and Rosa says fine, bring it! Megan stares down Rosa, but then Ford CLOBBERS Rosa! Ford dribbles Rosa off the mat, CHOKES her, HAMMERS her, but Megan just lets her! The fans boo, and Ford leaves the scrapes for Megan. Megan takes her headdress off, picks Rosa up, and fireman’s carries! “BOW DOWN!” F5!! Megan stands tall over Rosa, will she soon stand atop the mountain in AEW?
AEW shares footage from last night’s DEFY Wrestling show.
Ricochet returned to DEFY as it held a show in Seattle, Washington, and he talked a lot of trash while wearing the robe he stole from Prince Nana & Swerve Strickland last Wednesday. But little did he know, SWERVE would show up! Swerve attacked, Ricochet ran away, but not for long as NANA put Ricochet back in the ring! Ricochet find another way to escape and kept the robe on his person! When and where will Swerve get his revenge on Ricochet?
Backstage interview with Bun B.
Lexy is with Houston’s living legend, the hit singer and entrepreneur, and welcomes him to the show. They have his burgers as part of catering, and it is fantastic. How does it feel to be back in AEW? Bun B says it’s always great to have AEW back in Texas. They’re all big fans here, they can’t wait for All In: Texas. But then Ricochet interrupts? He asks what this is. Oh, he knows now! This is Bun B, Trill Burgers, America’s best! And he’s a friend of Swerve’s, right? Well, if Bun B hasn’t been watching, but AEW is no longer Swerve’s House. It is now Ricochet’s! And Mr. B, but since you’re here, all these burgers now belong to Ricochet, too.
Ricochet says if they don’t mind, he wants to try one of America’s best. Ricochet says it looks aight. He takes a bite, and then SPITS IT OUT! This is what they’re serving? It’s trash! There are much better burgers out there. The server says everyone else likes them. Ricochet asks what that guy just said. W-Well, they like them… Oh, everyone else likes them? He DRAGS this guy onto the table and asks who he is to talk to Ricochet like that! Bun B tells Ricochet to stop that. Ricochet tells B to back off. B may be close to Swerve, but tell him and Nana, “Thanks for the jacket.” HAHA! Ricochet leaves, but is he only heaping fuel on the fire?
Mariah May VS Shay Carmichael!
The AEW Women’s World Champion is calling this her “Glamorous Exhibition Match,” because she clearly doesn’t think this will be that hard on her. Will Mariah be more than ready for Grand Slam: Australia and the threat Toni Storm poses?
Whoa, Mariah SHOTGUNS Shay the moment she’s in the ring! The fans boo but Mariah sits Shay up for a RUNNING KNEE! The fans boo more, but Mariah just smiles. Mariah stands Shay up, fireman’s carries, and she hits MAYDAY!! Cover, Mariah wins!
Winner: Mariah May, by pinfall
Toni Schiavone has a good point: Shay’s hair is a bit like Toni’s, could this be a case of Mariah taking her frustrations out on an innocent young wrestler? Wait, what’s in the fancy handbag? Mariah opens it up, and she brings out a black satin robe. Mariah dresses Shay up in it, so now she really looks like Timeless Toni! Mariah smears red lipstick all over Shay’s face, then SHOVES her down! The fans boo Mariah more, but wait! LUTHER THE BUTLER is here! The fans cheer as Luther goes right to the ring, a tray in hand. He pulls away the napkin, to present a SHOE~! Mariah is freaking out, but then she swings on Luther!
Luther gets away, but the warning is clear! Mariah huffs ‘n’ puffs and goes back for Shay, but SURPRISE~! It’s the REAL Toni Storm! Mariah has seen a ghost, and Toni HEADBUTTS her down! Mariah runs away but Toni pursues! Toni catches her at the barriers, SMACKS her off the steps, then drags her up! Toni reels Mariah in, but Mariah scrambles free! Mariah runs away into the night, but Luther carries Toni away on his shoulders. With just one week left before their All In: London rematch, will it truly be Toni Time once again?
Something’s going on backstage!
The Don Callis Family is rampaging against random AEW prospects, and even security! The Murder Machines are having fun, but Mark Davis doesn’t seem to even try. Cage tells Davis that he’s Don Callis Family now! Get your hands dirty! That’s a fact of life. Davis snarls, and he uses a monitor to SMASH one of the randos! Cage TOSSES another over road cases, and Davis drags Jon Cruz up to TOSS him into trash! Archer says it’s DCF VS Everybody, and EVERYBODY DIES! Kyle Fletcher said he won’t need these guys to help him against Mark Briscoe, but will that be true? Or will Mark prove the Continental Classic win wasn’t a fluke?
Kyle Fletcher VS Mark Briscoe!
The Continental Classic’s round robin phase was almost perfect for The Protostar, if not for getting caught by #DemBoys. Kyle claims that was all a fluke and it’ll never happen again. But will the Aussie Arrow miss the Mark again? Or will he be able to #ManUp before Grand Slam: Australia?
The bell rings and Kyle BOOTS Mark right down! The fans boo but Kyle soaks it all up. Kyle goes to Mark, Mark fires a body shot but Kyle ROCKS Mark. Kyle stomps away in the corner, but lets off as the ref counts 4. The fans boo more while Kyle paces. Kyle storms up on Mark, CHOPS him, then reels him in for a scoop and SLAM! Mark writhes and crawls to the ropes while Kyle soaks up more heat. Kyle stalks Mark, drags him up, and wrenches to whip. Mark goes up, around, and ROCKS Kyle with a forearm! Mark CHOPS, fires more shots, then whips. Kyle reverses, but Mark grabs ropes! Mark ELBOWS Kyle, then TOSSES him!
The fans fire up and Mark builds speed, to DIVE! CANNONBALL TOPE and it’s a direct hit! Houston is all fired up with Mark, and then Mark grabs a chair. Mark tosses the chair in, then brings out a TABLE! Houston fires up even more, but the ref tells Mark this isn’t that kind of match! Mark doesn’t care, he still sets the table up. Kyle hobbles around, rolls into the ring, and the fans chant, “We Want Tables!” Mark finishes with the furniture to then run in at Kyle. Kyle ELBOWS back, goes up, but Mark UPPERCUTS! Kyle tumbles to the apron then staggers around on the floor. Mark builds speed to WRECK Kyle with a dropkick!
The fans fire up even more as Mark takes aim. BANG BANG, FOLEY ELBOW- NO, Kyle catches Mark! And he pops Mark around to LAWN DART him into the post! Mark falls in a heap, Kyle tells the ref to shut it, then he flexes while he soaks up more heat. The fans boo but Kyle refreshes the ring count. Kyle sits Mark up to show how he’s busted open. Kyle kisses the bloody wound, then he APRON POWERBOMBS Mark! Mark falls in a heap, Kyle soaks up more heat, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Mark crawls while the blood drips to the floor. Kyle flexes while he soaks up even more heat, and he wants on Mark. Mark slowly rises, but Kyle comes back around the outside. Mark makes it to the apron, only for Kyle to hit a DRIVE-BY DROPKICK! Mark flops back down, and Kyle tells the ref to hold on. Kyle whips Mark hard into railing! Kyle then sees Mark’s table, and he gets an idea. Kyle brings Mark up, puts him in the ring, and then he positions the table a bit closer to the ring. Kyle brings Mark up through the ropes, then to the apron. But Mark throws body shots! Mark has the fans fire dup, but Kyle stops the suplex!
Kyle tries but Mark fights the suplex! They both fight for control, but Mark then slips into the ring. Mark UPPERCUTS Kyle, and Kyle holds onto the ropes! Mark UPPERCUTS again, Kyle flails more! Mark UPPERCUTS and Kyle has to switch hands! Mark runs, but Kyle slips in and ELBOWS him down! Kyle has a sinister grin, then he rains down fists. The ref counts, but Kyle just hammers away on the bloody forehead! Kyle stops to admire the blood on his hands, and he paints his chest with it. Mark flounders to a corner, sputters through the crimson mask, and Kyle mocks the fans. Kyle goes back to Mark, but Mark CHOPS!
Mark CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Kyle scoops to SLAM! Mark writhes while Kyle mockingly encourages the fans to get louder. Kyle stalks Mark, stands on his neck in the corner, but steps off as the ref counts. Collision returns to single picture, and the fans rally for Mark while Kyle taunts him. Mark stands, but Kyle kick shim! And BOOTS him! Kyle fires forearms, but Mark fires back! The fans fire up as the shots go back and forth, again and again! Mark gets the edge, he ROCKS Kyle, then roars! But Kyle BOOTS him again! Kyle runs, but Mark dodges! Kyle dodges, both men keep going, DOUBLE LARIATS turn both men inside-out!
The fans fire up as Mark and Kyle stand. Mark fires counter punches on Kyle, then REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUTS! Mark CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS again! Mark CHOPS Kyle against the ropes, then ROCKS him with a forearm! Mark whips, Kyle reverses, but Mark DECKS Kyle with a forearm! Kyle goes to a corner, Mark blinks the blood out of his eyes. and then Mark runs up to LARIAT! Mark then clinches for an EXPLODER! The fans fire up, Mark covers, TWO! Kyle is tougher than that but Mark stays focused. The fans rally, Mark drags Kyle up, and Mark reels him in. Mark underhooks, but Kyle BACKDROPS free!
Mark runs back up, but Kyle DUMPS him to the apron! Kyle catches Mark in the ropes, DRAPING DDT! Kyle strikes like a Viper but the fans boo. Mark sits up, Kyle runs up, KNEE!! Kyle then underhooks Mark, package, TIGER DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Mark survives and Kyle is arguing the count! Mark goes to a corner, Kyle runs in, GAMANGIRI! Then he reels Mark in, suplexes, but Mark cradle counters and rolls through! FISHERMAN BUSTER! And the fans fire up as Mark goes to the corner! Mark climbs, but Kyle stands! GAMANGIRI again! Kyle climbs up now, and he suplexes, but Mark lands out!
Mark CLUBS Kyle, then straitjacket and torture racks! But Kyle grabs the ref’s shirt! The ref slaps Kyle’s arm away, Kyle ands out, and he dodges Mark! Mark almost hits the ref, and then turns around into a LOW BLOW!! Kyle gets away with one, and then he hits a BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, TWO?!? Mark survives and Kyle can’t believe it! But Houston loves it! Kyle stalks Mark to ropes, hauls him up, SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! But Mark’s on his feet?!? Kyle just gets him for another SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Mark staggers up again, but then leans against ropes. Kyle grins, reels Mark back in, a third SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF!
Kyle mocks Mark to get up, and Mark does rise! Kyle watches Mark stagger and tumble to the apron. The fans boo but Kyle goes out the side. Kyle positions the table and then goes up the corner! Kyle drags Mark up to the very top, but Mark fires body shots! RKF UPPERCUT! Kyle falls to the apron, then stumbles to the table! Mark is up, FROGGY-BOW down through the table!!!! The fans are going nuts, and Mark still stands back up!! Mark pushes Kyle into the ring, climbs back up the corner, FROGGY-BOW AGAIN!! Cover, TWO!!! Kyle survives and Mark is shocked! But Mark hurries to get Kyle back up!
Mark puts Kyle on the top rope backwards, then straitjackets him into the torture rack! Kyle resists using legs, but Mark CHOPS him on the back! Mark then UPPERCUTS Kyle, Kyle falls off the corner, and Mark goes up again. Mark reels Kyle back in, underhooks him, but Kyle fights free! GAMANGIRI!! And then another GAMANGIRI!! Kyle hoists Mark up, TOP ROPE BRAINBUSTER!!!! Cover, KYLE WINS!
Winner: Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall
Mark’s win in the C2 was not a fluke, but Kyle made sure this one wasn’t, either! It was bloody and brutal, but Kyle then grabs a mic to say, “I told you…! I told you…! I proved tonight that Mark Briscoe’s win over me was a fluke! And in one week, I do the same to Ospreay!” The fans boo but Kyle says not only Ospreay, but Kyle will prove that the Best Bout Machine & The Aerial Assassin are no longer the future, but that the future stands RIGHT HERE! And it is The Protostar, KYLE…! FLETCHER!! The Aussie Arrow is as dangerous and confident as ever, but will he and The Alpha really win the Grand Slam tag team dream match? Or will the be beat by the Best Bout Bruvs?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision, especially as a partial go-home to Grand Slam next Saturday. The cold open promos from Kyle and Mark were really good, but I’m still not a fan of cold open promos because they have to be quick and yet I can’t keep up with them that quickly. I do appreciate we got Mark Davis being a reluctant member of the Don Callis Family to help add to what we saw on Dynamite. Davis is clearly only in this to get back at Ospreay for Ospreay not being a better friend and all that, so he didn’t want to beat up on randos just because. And then Kyle VS Mark was an awesome and wild main event. Great win for Kyle, but that’s because Ospreay & Omega are gonna win at Grand Slam now.
Very good promo segment from Okada and Buddy to hype their match, and maybe Buddy wins, but I guess it really depends on how the Aussie win-loss record is gonna split. Harley Cameron and Mercedes Mone had a very good segment, though I thought we were going to get more songs from Harley before Mone interrupted. Harley getting the title match she wants is a great moment, but I’m thinking this means she loses her match. Mariah of course beat up her opponent tonight, but that was a great little surprise with Luther and Toni. The go-home math builds towards Mariah winning, but if anyone were to defy that expectation, it’s Toni Storm.
Moxley and Marina showing up to basically start the show was pretty wild, but what kind of promo was that from Moxley? Did he forget that just three days ago, Jay White made it clear it was going to be White & Cope VS Moxley & Claudio in a tag match? The way he worded it made it seem like he forgot, or like he was trying to make it his idea, not theirs. But we got better stuff from Claudio, Pac & Yuta after that great Trios Triple Threat. I figured the Undisputed Kingdom would win, and we’ll get an awesome Trios Championship match. I could see the Kingdom winning so as to put the Death Riders on the defensive with only the world title left.
Good stuff from the Ricochet VS Swerve story. Tying DEFY Wrestling into this is great, as well as having Bun B get in on that backstage promo. Revolution is definitely the goal for the Ricochet VS Swerve rematch, and I would think they up it with No Disqualifications and the robe being the unofficial prize. Good promo from Caster to call out “Hangperson,” but I would think Hangman does answer the Open Challenge for Dynamite. Dustin of course got a win tonight, and he called out MJF ahead of their match. That’ll be some great stuff, but I bet MJF cheats to win. Then maybe Jeff Jarrett goes after MJF to set up a match for Revolution. That or they give us Hangman VS MJF as they’ve been teasing.
Rosa VS Ford was a good match, but there was certainly a legit moment of concern for Ford in the middle. It might just be, but I feel like Ford hasn’t gotten the ring rust off even this long after her return. But Megan Bayne starting on a story with Rosa is great for Megan. Megan’s already strong, tall, with great presentation, so taking the fight to a former AEW Women’s World Champion is going to help establish Megan in the division. Megan can even be on the other side of a title feud after Revolution, depending on who holds what titles. Good promo from FTR, and I suppose they were being generic about who they were challenging as it might take time for FTR to get back to the tag titles.
LFI pulled off one of the gnarliest squashes I’ve seen, but that was a great way to get Hologram’s return. Hologram & Komander VS LFI is good stuff, and I feel like Hologram VS Rush should be the blowoff. Great match from Bandido VS Keith, and a great win for Bandido. Hobbs had a good promo to follow up while calling out Bill. As I said before, Bandido VS Jericho for the ROH World Championship is definitely happening. And then Hobbs VS Bill will be some great stuff, I’d love if they did some kind of ring breaking spot, same as we’ve seen many times in WWE.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Who is really the most dangerous man in AEW?
Ricochet is done with the humiliation and “bullying” he’s endured in AEW, but will Swerve Strickland do a lot worse than that?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Will Ospreay VS Mark Davis w/ Don Callis; Ospreay wins.
- Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher VS Brody King & Buddy Matthews; Konosuke & Kyle win.
- Toni Storm VS Queen Aminata; Toni wins.
- Ricochet VS Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana; Ricochet wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Backstage interview with Jay White.
Renee Paquette is with the Switchblade, and says she wants to talk the newfound alliance he seems to have with Adam Copeland. Yeah, he made it just in time for the show, luckily they’re close to the airport. But that new relationship, that’s building in real time before our very eyes. There is no real history between him and “Cope,” but there is something there for him and FTR. They haven’t always seen eye to eye, but the last time they spoke, White said that to fight the Death Riders, he’d need to rely on those he usually wouldn’t. Now he must rely on FTR and the Rated R Superstar, Adam Copeland.
Because the Death Riders, they always seem to have the numbers. Well, speaking of, the Death Riders storm up on White! White wants them all to hold on a minute, let’s get a head count. Because up behind the Death Riders is Rated FTR! White shows that it is all right on time! And the brawl is on! White has Moxley while Rated FTR brawls with the AEW World Trios Champions! These eight throw hands as they move further backstage! Moxley sends White into road cases, but White hits back! Moxley RAMS White, the rest of the fighting is closer to gorilla now, and spilling out to ringside! The fans fire up as Cash sends Pac into railing!
Cash then brings The Bastard around to send into the side of a tunnel! Part of it chips off! Pac gets up to kick back, the brawling continues, and now we’re at the ring! The fans fire up as Cope RIPS Claudio’s shirt off to fire hands! Moxley and White brawl among the fans, and Moxley DUMPS White over railing. Dax beats Yuta down, Cope DUMPS Claudio over barriers, and White fires hands on Moxley! Yuta sends Dax into steel steps, but White sends Moxley into some! White and Moxley end up in the ring, but Yuta hurries in. White catches Yuta for a BLADERUNNER! But then Moxley has White! White clinches, Pac BOOTS him!
Dax storms in, Pac SOBATS Dax, runs, but Dax avoids the dropkick! Cash joins in, SHATTER MACHINE for Pac! Claudio drags Dax out, and SWINGS him into railing! Cash BLASTS Claudio, then DIVES into an UPPERCUT! Moxley calls to his Death Riders and they all mug White! The fans boo but Moxley tells White he can go to hell, because he doesn’t stand for anything! But Cope is up! Claudio saves Moxley to take the SPEAR! Moxley stays back, the Death Riders regroup, and now they’re in retreat. ATL cheers on Cope, and Cope tells Moxley, “I don’t know if you can hear it, but these folks here are chanting one name.”
So then, Moxley, what’s your answer? You still got a set of nuts? Is he accepting the challenge for the AEW World Championship at Revolution? Moxley storms back up to ringside, but only so far as to grab a mic and say, “You deserve nothing, you get nothing, the answer is ‘no.'” The fans boo but then White shouts at Moxley! White tells Moxley he has an offer for him! White can make Moxley Breathe with the Switchblade while drowning in a pool of his own blood! Moxley & Claudio VS White & Cope, ANYTHING GOES in a Brisbane Brawl, Grand Slam: Australia!! The fans like the sound of that! Will Cope & White make things Rated R when AEW goes down under?
BREAKING NEWS for Grand Slam: Australia!
After being called out by Buddy Matthews twice, Kazuchika Okada wants to prove “I not b*tch!” The Rainmaker is giving the Aussie Juggernaut his shot at the Continental Championship, but will he deny Buddy the hometown victory? Or will Buddy be the one to make it reign?
Will Ospreay VS ??? w/ Don Callis!
While the Aerial Assassin is going to be taking on Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher alongside Kenny Omega in Brisbane, it would seem the newest member of the Don Callis Family wants to fight him first! But just who is it? Callis makes his way out here with a mic to say, “Ladies and gentlemen, I have a very important announcement to make.” The fans chant, “F Don Callis!” but Callis says the opponent for Ospreay tonight is a man he knows very well! A man he called his brother! Ladies and gentlemen, it’s MARK DAVIS! Ospreay is completely shocked! Davis was last scene trying to knock sense into Kyle Fletcher! How did Callis get Davis on his side?
That mystery aside, the bell rings, and the fans chant “YOU SOLD OUT!” at Dunkzilla. Ospreay gets in Davis’s face, pushes him, then SLAPS him! Davis CHOPS Ospreay right back! And CHOPS him again! And again! The fans boo but Ospreay puts Davis in the corner to CHOP, CHOP, and CHOP! Ospreay whips, Davis cartwheels and scoops Ospreay to SLAM him! But Ospreay avoids the senton, then basement DROPKICKS! The fans fire up for Ospreay and he CLUBS Davis on the neck. Ospreay fires forearms, then UPPERCUTS! Ospreay whips, Davis reverses, but Ospreay KICKS in return! Ospreay then dodges a lariat, but runs into a BACKDROP!
The fans boo but Davis soaks it up. Davis runs up on Ospreay in a corner to LARIAT! Ospreay sits down, Davis runs and SLIDING FOREARMS! Ospreay clutches his jaw, Davis covers, TWO! Davis drags Ospreay up to scoop and SLAM! Davis looms over Ospreay, then drags him up. Davis wrenches and CHOPS Ospreay, then CHOPS again! Davis CHOPS Ospreay off his feet, and now SENTONS down on him! Cover, TWO! Davis brings Ospreay up to suplex high and hard! Ospreay clutches his back but Davis KICKS him! Ospreay goes to a corner, but Davis CHOPS again! Ospreay fires forearms and the fans rally up, only for Davis to CLAW Ospreay’s face!
Davis reels Ospreay in, puts him up top, and then throws sumo style palm strikes! Ospreay sputters, the fans rally, but Davis climbs up. Davis brings Ospreay to the very top, but Ospreay fires body shots! Ospreay sends Davis down, then springboards, PIP PIP CHEERIO! Direct hit and Davis bails out, but Ospreay kips up! Atlanta fires up but Callis coaches Davis while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ospreay aims, but Davis hurries up to HOTSHOT him first! Ospreay staggers away and Davis soaks up heat while going around the outside. Davis storms up the steel steps to get back in the ring, and he brings Ospreay up, only for Ospreay to KICK, KICK, and KICK! Ospreay whips, Davis reverses, but Ospreay wheelbarrows and steps through! Ospreay has the legs for a FIGURE FOUR! Davis endures and tries to pry the hold open, but Ospreay slaps the trapping leg back down! Davis grits his teeth but his shoulders are down for a cover! TWO, and Davis crawls backwards. Davis drags Ospreay along, and manages the ROPEBREAK!
Ospreay lets the hold go, then he grabs the legs, only for Davis to BOOT him away! Both men scramble to their feet, and Davis CHOPS Ospreay! And CHOPS him again! Ospreay blocks the next, then wrenches the arm to grab the leg! SHIN BREAKER, then a leg sweep! Ospreay steps through again, and it’s back to the FIGURE FOUR! Davis endures all over again, but he powers up to turn things over! Now Ospreay endures, and he crawls his way to the ROPEBREAK! The hold is undone, and both men slowly rise. Ospreay fires a forearm, Davis fires a CHOP, and Dynamite goes to break.
Dynamite returns as Davis soaks up heat. Davis storms up on Ospreay to CHOP! And CHOP! But Ospreay CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Davis shoves Ospreay to then CHOP LARIAT in the corner! Davis bumps Ospreay off buckles, then reels him in for a DRAGON SUPLEX! Ospreay goes flying, and then Davis adds a KNEE! Davis isn’t done with Ospreay, he pulls on the arms to then KNEE DROP! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up as Ospreay survives, but Davis reels him in. Ospreay grabs a leg to CLUB it! Ospreay runs, but into a CHOP! Davis whips, Ospreay handsprings, and NEURALIZER KICK! The fans fire up as Davis goes down!
Davis goes out to the ramp, but Ospreay fires the fans up more! “BRUV! BRUV! BRUV!” Ospreay takes aim to PLANCHA! Down goes Davis again and Ospreay high-fives Atlanta! Ospreay storms back up on Davis, puts him in the ring, then goes up the corner. Ospreay springboards, but Davis catches him! Fireman’s carry and- NO, Ospreay slips free to SUPERKICK! Ospreay swats the lariat to HOOK KICK! Ospreay then springboards, OSCUTTER! Cover, TWO! Davis survives, and Callis was almost in the ring to stop it! The fans boo Callis, Callis tells them to shut up, but Ospreay throws the elbow pad away!
Ospreay aims, runs up, but Davis LARIATS first! Ospreay stays up, and he fires a flurry of palm strikes! But Davis LARIATS again! Ospreay stumbles, Davis hops on, SATELLITE PILEDRIVER?! Cover, TWO!!! Ospreay survives that wild attack, but Davis snarls as he goes to a corner. Davis RIPS a buckle pad away! The fans boo but Davis storms back up on Ospreay. Davis drags Ospreay up, but the ref notices the bare buckle! The ref wont’ let Davis get that one! The ref and Davis argue, Ospreay HIDDEN BLADES!! Cover, Ospreay wins!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall
Callis wanted Dunkzilla to be his “Ospreay Killer,” but the underhanded tactic did not work out! As for Ospreay, he grabs a mic to say, “Oh, yes, bruv! Atlanta! Oh my God, it’s like a little party in here, right? And Don. Seeing as you like to crash the party and you’re a little bit of a party pooper, I’ve got a new best friend back there who I’m teaming up with in Australia Grand Slam.” The fans chant for “KENNY! KENNY!” and here he comes! Callis is already panicking! Callis finds his way out into the crowd to run away as Omega makes his way down to the ring. Omega stands with Ospreay as the fans cheer him on.
Omega says, “Now, we’ve been here a couple times now, but I don’t remember a reception quite like that. So thank you very much, Atlanta.” Omega says this was meant to be a celebration for Ospreay, but Omega must get this off his chest. Omega tells Davis that man to man, Omega has no clue what Ospreay has on him, but trust Omega. Even though it might be scary, even though it might seem hopeless, help is there, and there are people you can trust. The fans cheer that. Omega says in a little over a week, Omega makes his AEW in-ring return with Grand Slam: Australia. But listening to these voices made him get that itch so he had to come out here in person, if they don’t mind.
The fans cheer more, and now Kyle and Konosuke storm out here! Callis tells them to stand down, they still have their tag match with Brody King & Buddy Matthews. Omega tells them all that they’ve done this song ‘n’ dance already. If the Callis Family wants this right here, right now, then go ahead. Omega’s an EVP again, they’ve got nothing but time. But if not… Then Omega suggests they pack their bags, hop on a jet, train, and get ready for Brisbane, Australia! Grand Slam, Ospreay & Omega VS Fletcher & Takeshita! It has been a long time since people could really feel what Omega was feeling in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023!
And now that Omega is BACK here in 2025, all the fans will get to feel the exact same things! Next week, it won’t just be a match for fun or to prove they’re better. This is the match to prove that the future of AEW lies not with those cowering on the ramp, but those right here in this ring! The fans cheer, and Omega says it may have been almost a year, but if they know the words, say it with him. He must bid you adieu, so goodbye, MWAH! And goodnight, BANG! Pyro goes off, and even Omega is surprised! But will it be no surprise when the Best Bout Bruvs bring down Don Callis’ cronies?
The Hurt Syndicate is here!
Atlanta chants along, “We Hurt~ People!” as Montel Vontavious Porter and the NEW AEW World Tag Team Champions, Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin, make their way to the ring. MVP makes sure to say hey to Westside Gunn as he hangs out ringside. MVP then grabs a mic to say, “Ladies and gentlemen, ATLiens, and the AEW viewing audience, this is an official announcement from the Hurt Syndicate. Right now, I need everybody to stand on their feet and respect for the Standard of Excellence, Shelton Benjamin, The All Mighty, Bobby Lashley, your NEW AEW World Tag Team Champions!” The fans do stand and cheer, and MVP says that sounds good.
MVP says he’ll keep this short and sweet because they have to hop on the jet and head to New Orleans for the Super Bowl. MVP has to give props to Private Party. Two young, talented athletes with a very bright future, but they were just the wrong people in the wrong place at the wrong time. It was not their fault that they had to face the most devastating duo in ALL of pro-wrestling today! And MVP would like to put everyone else on notice: If you are an AEW athlete, if you are a champion, get ready. Because when the Hurt Syndicate chooses to come see you, they will hurt you and take your title!
But until that time, they’re open for business. And if you would like an opportunity to face them for the tag team championships, then- Wait. That music… “By order of the Bang Bang Gang… GUNNS UP!” Austin & Colten are here! But Lashley & Shelton don’t even bother looking at them, even as Austin & Colten walk down the ramp. Austin has the mic to say they mean no disrespect. But if they’re businessmen, then Austin & Colten would like to talk business. MVP says they don’t look like businessmen, and certainly aren’t dressed like it, but MVP says they’re at least conducting themselves as men, so go ahead. Step up and state your business.
Austin & Colten join the Hurt Syndicate in the ring, and Austin says before getting to the business, Gunns Up for the Atlanta Gold Members~! And to properly introduce themselves, they are The Gunns, former AEW World Tag Team Champions. They have been waiting TWO YEARS to get a rematch, and the only reason The Hurt Syndicate has those titles now is because Austin & Colten have been gone. But guess what? They’re back, baby! Colten says, “Oh, you guys hurt~ people~? Well, congrats on doing your jobs. That’s kinda what this business is about. But now it’s time for us to do our job, which is take back our tag team titles!”
MVP says he’ll tell them what. He appreciates the moxie and respects the courage. But he also respects their father, and if not for that, these two monsters would’ve already choked the Gunns out. But MVP is about business. He shakes hands with the Gunns, and says next week, for the AEW World Tag Team Championships, it’ll be the Hurt Syndicate VS the Ass Boys. The Syndicate moves on, and Austin says, “Ass Boys? Hey, Ass Boys? Y’know what? YOU GADDAMN RIGHT WE ARE! And if you’re not down with that, we got two words for ya! GUNNS UP!!” Austin & Colten no longer let words hurt them, but will a fight with Lashley & Shelton hurt well enough?
Backstage interview with Mercedes Mone.
At least, Renee is hoping to speak with The CEO. Instead, Muppet Mone pops in! “Atlanta~! Say hello to your C E O~! Renee, I have exciting news! This Saturday on Collision, Harley Cameron will be live in concert~!” Harley pops in and wow, she’ll be live in concert for a “Harley Halftime in Houston” special? Yes! What an amazing idea, Mercedes, that you totally came up with. Thanks! And y’know what? Muppet Mone isn’t such a dummy. She doesn’t get it. Of course not. But Harley says this is fantastic! They’re making up! Muppet Mone says she does want to apologize, she was so awful to Harley last week.
Um, real Mercedes Mone is walking out from her locker room. Mone asks Harley, “Are you stupid? Or are you dumb?” Renee says she’s glad to see Mone is here, she wants to talk Grand Slam and how she still doesn’t have an opponent. Harley did get her first win on TV, so maybe they can talk her trajectory. Mone says aw, Harley got her first victory, how cute. Mone remembers her first-ever win. And she also remembers the feeling of winning her first championship at the age of 23. And the feeling of winning another, and another, and then this title. And the TBS Championship is saying that Mone is the GREATEST TBS Champion ever!
And Harley? Well, she’s nothing but a loser. And losers don’t get to ride the Money Train! Mone SNATCHES Muppet Mone off Harley’s hand, to reveal a middle finger! Mone storms off, Renee hides the middle finger, but it’s a strong one. What will it take for Harley to force Mone into a Grand Slam showdown?
Backstage interview with Hangman Page.
AEW returns as Renee is now with The Cowboy, and she wants to follow up with him from last week. It seemed like Hangman was in pursuit of Swerve Strickland. Hangman says that was nothing. No, y’know what that was? That was a moment of weakness! It was a mistake! And that is all he’ll say on that, and Renee will not asking about it again, understood? Renee says okay, but then two weeks ago, Christopher Daniels came out to say that after their Texas Deathmatch, the damage was so severe that he had to retire from in-ring action. Correct her if she’s wrong, but there appeared to be regret on Hangman’s face.
Hangman simply says, “No.” Hangman says Daniels overstepped, overplayed his hand, and accepted a deathmatch with The Hangman. Hangman did what he said he would, and he hurt Daniels so badly that Daniels will never wrestle again! And Hangman does not regret- Wait, Max Caster speaks up? He wants Renee to have Hangman wrap this up. Caster’s been waiting! Caster respects Hangman, and what he did to Daniels was actually awesome, that was so brutal. Daniels had the neck brace and everything. What if Hangman did that to Anthony Bowens? Caster would do it himself, but he’s busy with his Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge.
Hey, what if Hangman hospitalized Billy Gunn? Hangman says Caster is on to something. Hangman would love to hospitalize someone tonight. But uh, Hangman doesn’t see Bowens and he doesn’t see Billy, but… Caster’s here. Y-Yeah! Okay, thank you for your time, he’ll just be going to his car. Caster leaves, Hangman says he’ll come with. Will Platinum Max ever learn how to not stick his foot in his mouth?
Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher VS Brody King & Buddy Matthews!
As we saw earlier tonight, The Alpha & Aussie Arrow want after Ospreay & Omega something fierce, but they’re going to wait until AEW arrives in Brisbane. As for the Hounds of Hell, they’re ready to take a bite out of any and every champion in AEW, so Konosuke’s on their list. Will Brody & Buddy build momentum going into Grand Slam: Australia? Or will the Don Callis Family be ready for the Best Bout Bruvs?
The teams sort out and Kyle starts against Buddy for a showdown of Aussies. The bell rings, Kyle and Buddy stare down and the fans fire up. Kyle and Buddy feel things out, tie up, and Buddy wrenches to a wristlock. Kyle rolls, wrenches back, and hits an ELBOW BREAKER! Kyle clamps onto the wristlock but Buddy rolls, rolls, and wrenches back. Buddy YANKS the arm, then YANKS the arm again! Kyle endures, rolls, and he wrenches in return. Kyle has the wristlock, tells the fans to shut up, but Buddy spins through and headlocks for a takeover! Buddy grinds Kyle down to a cover, ONE, and Kyle headscissors.
Buddy kips up, avoids a leg sweep, then headlocks again. Kyle powers up and out, they RAM shoulders, but Kyle hits a headlock takeover. Buddy headscissors but Kyle kips free, then Kyle ducks ‘n’ dodges. Kyle sunset flips, Buddy rolls through, and Kyle avoids the Penalty Kick! The fans cheer the standoff, and then Kyle tags Konosuke. The fans rally up as Konosuke and Buddy circle. They knuckle lock, Buddy waistlocks, but Konosuke switches. Buddy switches, they switch again and again, and Buddy powers Konosuke to ropes. Brody tags in before Konosuke bucks the O’Conner Roll, and while Konosuke stares Buddy down, Brody steps in.
The fans bark and Brody CHOPS Konosuke down! And CHOPS him down again! Brody eggs Konosuke on, so Konosuke fires haymakers! Brody CHOPS back down! Kyle storms in and CLUBS Brody, but Brody CHOPS Kyle down! Brody storms up on Konosuke but Konosuke bails out. Brody keeps on Konosuke, sending him into apron, then into railing! Buddy runs up on Kyle to SMACK him off the apron! Brody ROCKS Konosuke, Konosuke hits back! Brody CHOPS Konosuke and he stumbles. Buddy UPPERCUTS Kyle into taking a seat, Brody CHOPS Konosuke again. Brody whips Konosuke into railing, and then Brody CHOPS Kyle!
Brody CHOPS Konosuke to make him take a seat on Kyle’s lap! Buddy gets a second chair so Konosuke can sit side-by-side with Kyle, and Brody runs in! DOUBLE CROSSBODY against barriers! Atlanta fires up with The Hounds, and Kyle sputters on the floor. The fans want that “One More Time!” but Brody CHOPS Konosuke down again! The ref says to get this in the ring, but Brody puts Konosuke and Kyle together on one chair! Brody runs up, DOUBLE CROSSBODY against barriers! The fans fire up even more, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Brody tosses the chairs aside to then drag Konosuke up and into the ring. Brody storms in after Konosuke, but Kyle anchors his foot! The ref stops Buddy from stepping in, so Buddy tries to point this out to the ref! But Konosuke BOOTS Brody down first! Kyle soaks up heat while he flexes, and Konosuke drags Brody up. Konosuke bumps Brody off buckles, then climbs up to rain down fists! Konosuke goes to five before he BITES Brody’s forehead! The ref counts, Konosuke stops, but Brody CHOPS him! Konosuke ROCKS Brody with a forearm, then put shim in the Callis corner. Tag to Kyle, and Kyle brings Brody out, only for Brody to CHOP!
Konosuke grabs Brody, he and Kyle mug Brody, then Kyle digs his boots in. The ref reprimands, Kyle steps off at 4, then Kyle sucker punches Buddy! The ref stops Buddy, but this lets Kyle and Konosuke stomp away on Brody! Konosuke CHOKES Brody on the ropes, then steps away to tag in. But Brody fights against Konosuke and Kyle! Kyle ROCKS Brody, then he and Konosuke DOUBLE GOURD BUSTER! And then DOUBLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! Brody is down, Konosuke & Kyle soak up more heat, and Kyle even mocks the barking. Konosuke drags Brody up to hit a NECKBREAKER! Konosuke facelocks, and he grinds Brody down.
Dynamite returns to single picture, and Brody fights up, to power Konosuke back! Konosuke holds on and throws knees to back Brody down! Konosuke ROCKS Brody, runs in, but Brody ROCKS him first! And he CHOPS Kyle down! The fans fire up as Brody storms up, but Konosuke ducks the lariat! Brody reaches for Buddy but Konosuke holds on! Brody fires elbows, but Konosuke dodges to BOOT Buddy! But then Brody LARIATS Konosuke! The fans fire up, Brody snarls as he brings Konosuke back up, but Konosuke ROCKS Brody first! Brody fights the saido, but Konosuke GERMAN SUPLEXES! Brody’s right back up!?
Brody hits a ROLLING ELBOW, then he gut wrenches Konosuke! Konosuke slips free, ducks ‘n’ dodges, DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down! But then both men are back up! They roar, but then fall back down! The fans are thunderous and barking as Brody and Konosuke stir. The standing count climbs, but we get hot tags to Kyle and Buddy! Buddy LARIATS, ELBOWS, and QUICK DRAW NECKBREAKERS Kyle! Kyle still gets up, but Buddy ducks ‘n’ dodges to CALF KICK! The fans fire up as Buddy fires a strike fest on Kyle! Stomp to the foot, KNEE to the head! Kyle flops to the apron and the fans fire up for Buddy!
Buddy brings Kyle in through the ropes, but Kyle slips in to TOSS Buddy up and out! Buddy lands safe on the apron, but Kyle catches him through the ropes! Kyle brings Buddy out, but now Buddy slips in to TOSS Kyle out! Kyle staggers up, into a DROPKICK! Buddy builds speed and FLIES! Direct hit on Kyle & Konosuke! The fans are thunderous again and Buddy hurries to put Kyle in. Buddy climbs, aims, METEORA! Cover, TWO! Kyle survives but “This is Awesome!” as Buddy aims again. Buddy runs, but no curb stomp! Kyle catches Buddy for a SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Buddy goes to a corner, Kyle runs in, into a V-TRIGGER from Buddy!
Buddy goes up the corner again as Kyle falls down! Konosuke runs up but Buddy BOOTS him away! But wait, OKADA is here!? The Rainmaker’s music plays, but this is him just distracting Buddy! Kyle trips Buddy, then goes up, only for Buddy to slip under! Buddy tucks Kyle in, CHEEKY NANDOS! Buddy then SHINING WIZARDS in the corner, and he calls to Brody! Buddy tags Brody, and the Hounds set up at the corners, for CERBERUS!! Konosuke hurries as Brody covers, MISSILE DROPKICK SENTON COMBO!! Konosuke saves the match while taking out both opponents! Konosuke then hurries after Buddy on the apron.
Buddy kicks, Konosuke blocks and puts that foot in the ropes. Buddy still KNEES Konosuke, but then Konosuke POWER DRIVE KNEES in return! Konosuke reels Buddy in, but Brody storms up behind him! SLEEPER! Konosuke still BOOTS Buddy, and Kyle adds a GAMANGIRI! Down goes Buddy, and Konosuke CLAWS at Brody’s eyes! Konosuke then POWER DRIVE KNEES Brody, and Kyle reels him in! DRAPING DDT!! Cover, TWO!! Kyle is furious but the ref defends his count! Kyle hurries to haul Brody up, but Brody fights the suplex! Brody suplexes, but Konosuke saves Kyle! ALPHA ELBOW!
SUPERKICK from Kyle! Then ALPHA ELBOW SUPERKICK COMBO!! They reel Brody in, DOUBLE BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, Callis Family wins!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall
Callis is the only one happy about this, and he says, “On to Grand Slam we go!” Will we see this level of devastation happen to even Ospreay & Omega?
Samoa Joe & Hook walk the halls.
The Samoan Submission Specialist asks if the Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil is ready, and Hook says yeah. But wait, where’s “Speak ‘n’ Spell” Shibata? Hook says Shibata’s back in Japan. But what’s going on? Joe says when people wrap steel around his skull, he tends to get emotional. Hook says Joe once said himself, if you’re furious, you can’t be focused. Joe is annoyed Hook is using his own stuff against him. But they still find The Patriarchy’s locker room. Joe tells Hook he can take lead. Hook storms up and opens the door, but in their way is Nick Wayne & Kip Sabian. Joe asks them, “Where is your daddy?”
Nick says Christian isn’t here right now. Do they have a problem, though? Nah, Joe & Hook can come back when Christian’s here. Kip says yeah, jog on. But then Joe says, “Or… We can leave a message.” Joe & Hook attack Nick & Kip! Joe SMACKS Nick off the locker while Hook hammers away on Kip! Christian Cage & Shayna Wayne walk in now, see what’s going on, and turn right around! Some father he is… Joe tells them to tell “Daddy” that he says hi. Joe & Hook leave and now Christian steps into the locker room, acting as if he didn’t know what happened. Christian pushes the cameraman out of there, was the message received?
MJF is here!
The Devil went down to Georgia, looking for a soul to steal, but seems so did this scumbag. MJF has them cut his music, and he calls out “Geriatric Jeff Jarrett!” All Jeff had to do was stay out of the way of a young, fast-rising, incredibly handsome, humble star, and he just couldn’t do that, could he? No, no, no, and that is why MJF had to teach Jeff a lesson. That lesson is as follows: in AEW, the “E” stands for “Elite.” Not “elderly!” MJF laughs at his own dumb joke, and then says that now that the “carny shmuck” is out of the way, MJF is one step closer to once again obtaining his Triple B! The fans boo that.
MJF says because ain’t nobody on the level of the Devil! Wait, Caster? What’s he doing here? MJF tells Caster to scram, but Caster is pointing to who he’s running from! MJF doesn’t care, this is his time, no Caster’s. But wait! Here comes Hangman! The Cowboy storms in, Caster runs but MJF stands his ground! Hangman stares MFJ down, then pushes past him to go chase Caster through the crowd! MJF asks if this is for real right now. This is his time! But the fans like #CowboyS*it, huh? Well, before he was so rudely interrupted by a talentless, worthless hack… Ain’t nobody- The fans tell MJF to STFU!
MJF does his best to finish his catchphrase, but now DUSTIN RHODES is here! The fans fire up as The Natural heads to the ring but MJF has them cut the music. The dual ROH World Tag Team & Six Man Tag Team Champion steps into the ring, MJF tells him that he was talking, but Dustin tells MJF to shut his stupid trap! All MJF does is come out here and badmouth everybody in the back, degrade them, and even talk about people who aren’t even here anymore, like Dustin’s friend, Owen Hart. MJF scoffs and turns around, but Dustin tells him to look him in the eyes, “you SOB!” Dustin suggests MJF keep Owen’s name out of his mouth, or else Dustin kicks MJF’s teeth in!
The fans fire up, and Dustin tells MJF to stop talking about people’s wives, about people’s pasts, their issues with drugs and alcohol. Dustin is one of those! 16 years clean ‘n’ sober, after going straight to Hell, looking the Devil in his eyes, and kicking his ass! Dustin crawls out of Hell, and he knows MJF ain’t the devil. MJF has all the potential in the world, yet he chooses to go to these dark places. There is a reason Dustin is still here at 55 years old, hanging with everybody on this roster! It is because he is a survivor! Dustin IS the Last of His Kind! Because Dustin has survived everything! Whatever MJF can think of, Dustin’s been though, boy!
The fans cheer but MJF doesn’t seem to care. Dustin tells MJF that when Dustin is gone, the mold will be broken forever. Dustin IS better than you, “and your punk b*tch ass freakin’ knows it!” The fans fire up for Dustin, but MJF says okay, okay, time out. Everybody, bravo, give it up for Dustin Rhodes! MJF applauds and says that was incredible. But MJF has to say, the part where Dustin said he is better than MJF? That was interesting. MJF imagines all those years of Dustin being a worthless drug addict turned his brain into Swiss cheese to come to that realization. But allow MJF to smarten Dustin and all these people on what Dustin’s all about.
“Dustin Rhodes is the man that took 37 long, hard, arduous years of blood, sweat and tears… Just to get out from understand his daddy’s shadow.” The fans boo and MJF says that struck a nerve with “Goldy,” didn’t it? MJF has a better one. The fans chant, “Whoop His Ass!” but MJF says what’s so sad about the whole thing, is that after all that hard work and sacrifice, now Dustin lives in the shadow of his baby brother! Dustin DECKS MJF! The fans fire up as Dustin stands MJF up and they throw more hands! Security rushes in here but the fans boo! “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” Even Jerry Lynn gets out here!
Jerry tries to calm Dustin down, but Dustin breaks free to CLOBBER MJF! The fans fire up but MJF bails out the side! Dustin is fuming but MJF jukes the security! AND LOW BLOWS DUSTIN!! The fans boo as MJF stands over Dustin, a stupid grin on his face. MJF takes his leave for real this time, but now Christopher Daniels gets in his way. MJF tells Daniels not to touch him, but then realizes who he’s talking to. Hangman sure did a number on Daniels, didn’t he? MJF goes to the back, Daniels seethes, but will someone, anyone, ever humble the Wolf of Wrestling?
Mariah May is here!
The Glamour promised she’d watch as her former mentor battled her first-ever AEW opponent once again. But will Mariah like the outcome? Or will it be a repeat performance? Wait, Justin Roberts has a script to read from for Toni’s entrance? “Playing the role of The Glamour, Mariah May… Timeless Toni Storm!” Mariah has no idea what that means, but then her music plays again! And yes, much as when Mariah used to cosplay as Rockstar Toni, Toni is cosplaying as Mariah! Toni struts around, has obvious hair extensions, and perhaps does a bit more teasing with the finger and lips than Mariah does, but everyone else says that’s spot on!
Mariah is seething more and more the more Toni walks around, but will this still be a smash hit of a parody?
Toni Storm VS Queen Aminata!
The bell rings, Toni and Aminata circle, and they tie up. They’re in a deadlock, then break, and Toni tosses her hair and struts around some more. Aminata and Toni reset, tie up, and Toni headlocks. Toni hits a takeover, grinds the hold, and Mariah refuses to play along. Aminata headscissors, Toni shrugs it off, but Aminata gets the headscissors again. Toni moves around, kips free, but Aminata headlocks. Aminata grinds the hold, hits a takeover, but Toni headscissors. Aminata kips free, the two reset, and we see Serena Deeb watching backstage. Will The Professor of Pro-Wrestling think Aminata has passed the test?
Aminata waistlocks, headlocks, wrenches and then steps over to twerk attack! The fans cheer, Toni says, “How DARE you!” Toni SLAPS Aminata, kicks low, then scoops for the SPIN OUT SIDEWALK SLAM! Aminata drop toeholds Toni onto ropes! The fans rally, Aminata runs, but Toni dodges the boot! Toni runs to HIP ATTACK Aminata to the floor! The fans cheer as Toni does more mocking of Mariah before she fetches Aminata into the ring. Toni tosses her hair more, and Mariah seethes again, but Aminata DIVES onto Toni! Direct hit and Aminata mocks the Timeless closeup! The fans cheer, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Aminata realizes she has some of Toni’s hair extensions on her so she brushes those off. Aminata then fetches Toni for a headlock, and she runs her into barriers! Toni staggers away, Aminata refreshes the ring count, and Aminata storms up on Toni by commentary. Aminata SMACKS Toni off the desk, and Mariah turns away so as not to watch this. Aminata CHOPS Toni against the desk! Toni falls over dramatically, Aminata refreshes the ring count, but Toni hits back! Toni CLUBS Aminata, CLUBS her again, then CHOPS! Aminata ROCKS Toni, puts her in the ring, then scuffs her in the ropes. Aminata scuffs Toni again, but Toni fires back!
Toni runs, but Aminata LARIATS her down! Aminata soaks up cheers and jeers, then pushes Toni to a cover, TWO! Toni toughs it out but Aminata looms over her. Aminata snapmares Toni, runs, and PENALTY KICKS! Cover, TWO! Aminata grows frustrated but she sits Toni up for a chinlock. Toni endures, even as Aminata leans on her. Mariah is further annoyed as Aminata KNEES Toni in the back again and again! Aminata clamps on body scissors, and she squeezes tight. Aminata turns Toni over for a Gedo Clutch, TWO! Aminata turns Toni the other way, Gedo Clutch, TWO! Aminata shifts to have a leg hook FULL NELSON!
Toni endures, even as Aminata has knuckle locks to pull on the arms. Dynamite returns to single picture as Toni powers back to a cover, TWO! Toni ROCKS Aminata, ROCKS her again, then fires off forearms again and again! The fans fire up as Toni fires off TEN! Mariah still refuses to accept Toni’s copycat. For one, Toni is missing two very obvious elements. Toni puts Aminata up top, DOUBLE CHOPS her, then frolics around a la Mariah. Toni runs, goes up, and hits STRATUSFACTION! Then a SHOTGUN! Cover, TWO! Mariah mocks Toni being dramatic. Toni drags Aminata up, reels her in, but Aminata trips her to a jackknife bridge, TWO!
Toni CHOPS, but Aminata grins. Aminata CHOPS Toni, Toni CHOPS back! The fans rally, the CHOPS keep going, then Toni SLAPS Aminata! Aminata SLAPS Toni! Toni SLAPS again! Aminata runs up, but Toni wrenches, kicks, and whips! Aminata goes up and over, then GERMAN SUPLEXES! Toni tumbles and more hair extensions fall away! Aminata runs and the fans fire up for the BOOT WASH! Aminata again mocks the closeup, then she drags Toni in for a cover, TWO! Mariah says Toni is playing the role of Mariah, Aminata is apparently Timeless, where does it all end? Aminata drags Toni up, Alabama Lifts, but Toni turns that into a DDT!
Toni hurries to run, and she KNEES Aminata to a corner! Then Toni gives us a proper closeup, for the SWEET HIP MUSIC! Then Toni makes sure Mariah sees this as she fireman’s carries, MAYDAY DRIVER! Cover, Toni wins!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall
Mariah is fuming all over again, but Toni proves that anything Mariah can do, Toni can do better. Renee joins Toni in the ring to interview her. But then Toni wants Renee to play along and call her “Mariah,” The Woman From Hell. “And I stand on the neck of every woman in this division. And there’s not a woman alive that can touch me!” Mariah has had it! Mariah storms off commentary to get in the ring! Toni offers her a chance, but then Mariah storms back out to grab her belt and leave. Will Toni get the better of Mariah when they finally have their rematch?
Dustin Rhodes speaks.
“For 37 years, people have been chipping away, trying to put me in the ground. I’m still here! Maxwell Jacob Friedman, I live for blood, sweat and tears! I am the Last of My Kind! I’m around for a reason, boy! And next Tuesday night, Austin Texas, MY backyard, this ain’t New York City, this ain’t Long Island, I’m gonna beat your ass! B*TCH!” The Natural has put MJF on notice, but will everything be bigger in Texas?
The Learning Tree is on stage.
Chris Jericho, Bryan Keith & “Big Bill” are here, and Jericho says, “Hi, guys~! And welcome to a very special, first-time-live edition of The New York Minute with me, Chris Jericho!” The fans boo but Keith shouts, “RESPECT CHRIS JERICHO!” Jericho says they are here in Georgia, the Big ALT! Um, no… Keith says it stands for, “APPRECIATE LEARNING TREE!” Jericho is pretty sure he speaks for everyone here in ALT when he says he doesn’t know how Bandido decided he’s a Wanted Man returning on Collision. No one here wants Bandido in AEW! But since he’s back, Jericho will turn this into a teachable moment.
“Bandido, apparently there’s a $100,000 on your head. But since I’m standing here with an actual Bounty Hunter, this week on Collision on Saturday-” The fans tell Jericho STFU, but he says no swearing! Jericho promises to double the bounty to $200,000 if Keith can do to Bandido what Big Bill has done to “Powerhouse” Hobbs! Bill tells Hobbs that wherever he is, Bill hopes- WAIT! Hobbs is here!! And Hobbs runs up to brawl with all of The Learning Tree! The fans fire up, but this 3v1 isn’t going Hobbs’ way! But wait! The Outrunners run out here! Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum want payback for being cheated last Saturday!
The fans cheer as the fight is now even! Bill brawls with Hobbs, Jericho & Keith brawl with Truth & Turbo, but security hurries out here! Fan want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” Bill grabs one guard by his neck! But then he sees Hobbs doing the same with another security guard. Bill gives his guard a SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAM to the floor! Hobbs gives his guard a POWERHOUSE CHOKE SLAM to the floor! The fans chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as both men storm into the ring! They circle, then they start throwing hands! The fans fire up, and Hobbs TACKLES Bill to the apron! But Bill drags Hobbs to the floor!
Bill CLUBS Hobbs, but Hobbs SPINEBUSTERS Bill onto the desk, and then over it! They still scrap on the floor! Atlanta fires up as Hobbs HAMMERS Bill, then stands up. Bill staggers to his feet, Hobbs fires more hands, and the cameraman is collateral! Refs rush out, Dynamite goes to break, and this has been a New York Minute! But when and where will Hobbs and Bill settle things once and for all?
Ricochet VS Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana!
This fight has been a long time coming, and the animosity only escalated with every week we had to wait! The One & Only is no longer pretending to be a hero, now he’s living the life of an American Psycho. But will that be enough to be the most dangerous man in AEW? Or will even Atlanta be “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!”
But Ricochet attacks from behind during Swerve’s entrance, and with a chair! The fans boo but Ricochet says this is because of them! And he SMACKS Swerve again! The ref reprimands, but there’s nothing he can really do since this isn’t a match yet! Ricochet SMACKS Swerve again! The fans rally for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” while Ricochet stalks Swerve. Ricochet puts Swerve in the ring, stands over him, and tells him that this is Ricochet’s House now! Swerve SLAPS Ricochet! The fans fire up, the bell rings, and Ricochet comes back to JUMP KNEE! Dragon sleeper, VERTIGO!! Cover, TWO!!
Swerve survives and Ricochet is stunned! Ricochet goes back to a corner, but Swerve crawls up to him! Ricochet kicks Swerve down, then hits a BACKBREAKER! The fans boo but Ricochet stands Swerve up to ROCK him! Ricochet scoops for another BACKBREAKER, but the fans taunt him with, “You Are Bald!” Ricochet CLUBS Swerve, dragon sleepers, but Swerve slips around to put Ricochet on ropes. Ricochet fires hands, Swerve fights back, and Swerve whips. Ricochet ducks ‘n’ dodges, jumps over the dropdown, then he SHOTGUNS Swerve as Swerve tries to hurdle! Swerve tumbles out of the ring, Ricochet builds speed, and Ricochet DIVES!
Swerve is sent into barriers, but then Ricochet whips him hard into railing! Ricochet soaks up heat from the fans, then he drags Swerve up to push against barriers. Ricochet hops up onto the barriers, then brings Swerve up. The fans step back a bit, and Ricochet reels Swerve in. Swerve fights the lift, throws body shots, but Ricochet throws hands! They both throw haymakers, the ring count climbs, and Ricochet gets the edge. Ricochet goes up, but Swerve stops the rana to BARRIER BOMB!! Ricochet falls in a heap and the fans lose their minds! Nana cheers Swerve on as the true and only champion that matters!
Swerve stalks Ricochet, puts him in the ring, and Nana keeps the “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” chant going. Swerve storms up on Ricochet, bumps him off buckles, then has him under the corner. Swerve rips the crossbar’s padding away, to GUILLOTINE CATAPULT Ricochet into it! The fans fire up again while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Swerve scowls while Ricochet sputters. Swerve stalks Ricochet around the corner, stomps him down, then fishhooks him into standing up. Swerve fireman’s carries Ricochet to then hit SNAKE EYES off the railing! Swerve then puts Ricochet against the apron to fire hands! Swerve puts some stank on it before he SLAPS Ricochet’s bald head! Swerve puts Ricochet in, stomps him again and again, then gets Atlanta really fired up. Swerve ELBOWS Ricochet down, then stalks him to a corner. Swerve climbs up to shine Ricochet’s head! Then SLAPS him again and again! The ref counts as Swerve keeps slapping!
Swerve reels Ricochet in for an Atomic BACKBREAKER! Ricochet writhes from being bent back against Swerve’s shoulder, but then Swerve drops a knee! Swerve drags Ricochet up, bumps him off buckles, then UPPERCUTS! Swerve snapmares again, then goes up to FALLING UPPERCUT! Swerve hits the Griddy as ATL cheers him on. Swerve then digs his boot into Ricochet at the ropes. The ref counts, Swerve steps off, and he looms over Ricochet again. Ricochet tries to push Swerve away but Swerve grabs an arm. Ricochet throws hands from below so Swerve KICKS him around! Swerve ROCKS Ricochet, and Dynamite returns to single picture.
Swerve throws hands on Ricochet again and again, then whips him to a corner. Swerve UPPERCUTS in the corner, snapmares him again, then goes back up. But Ricochet stands to kick the legs out! Swerve is stuck in ropes, and Ricochet hits as DRAPING CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO! Ricochet rains down fists, then growls in frustration. The fans rally but Ricochet brings Swerve up. Ricochet swings Swerve into a BACKBREAKER, then he basement DROPKICKS Swerve in the back! Ricochet keeps moving, and he FALLING AX HANDLES! Fans make up a new chant, “Who’s Bald?” “RICOCHET!”
Ricochet is annoyed, but he brings Swerve up. Ricochet ROCKS Swerve, but Swerve ROCKS him back! Swerve ROCKS Ricochet again, but Ricochet knees low, then CLUBS Swerve on the neck! Ricochet CHOPS Swerve, but Swerve eggs him on! Ricochet CHOPS again, then runs, but into an UPPERCUT! Swerve runs, but Ricochet Tiger Wall Kicks, SOBATS, and KNEES Swerve down! The fans boo but Ricochet brings Swerve in. Swerve slips free of the bomb to lift Ricochet, but Ricochet slips free of the bomb! Ricochet wrenches, tucks and lifts, then fireman’s carries! Swerve slips free to do the same, and POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!
Ricochet survives and Swerve grows frustrated. Swerve stalks Ricochet, full nelsons, but Ricochet fights it! Ricochet grabs the ref, but Swerve stops the low blow! Ricochet grabs ropes now, but Swerve YANKS him back into a GERMAN SUPLEX! Swerve then somersaults and FLATLINERS! Eddy Gordo roll, HOUSE CALL!! The fans are thunderous and Swerve says that’s not enough! Swerve goes up top, for the KILL STOMPS!! Cover, TWO?!? Ricochet survives and shocks Swerve! Swerve stalks Ricochet to the apron, the fans rally up, and Swerve fireman’s carries. Ricochet slips free to HOTSHOT Swerve, then HOTSHOT again!
Ricochet says he does what he wants! Ricochet triangle jumps, but the rana slips off target! Ricochet improvises to APRON GERMAN SUPLEX! Swerve flops down, the fans boo, but Ricochet hurries to get Swerve back in. Ricochet springboards for the 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Swerve survives but Ricochet hurries right back up! Ricochet aims, and he SHOOTING STAR PRESSES Swerve’s back! Cover, TWO!! Swerve survives again and Ricochet is beside himself! Ricochet goes to a corner, but he locks ‘n’ loads! SPIRIT- HOUSE CALL!! Swerve is all fired up and so is Atlanta! Swerve goes up top, for another KILL STOMP LOW BLOW?!
The ref isn’t sure what to make of it, Ricochet simply put his hands up to guard! It still gets Swerve in a bad spot, and Ricochet grins! Ricochet reloads, SPIRIT GUN!! Cover, Ricochet wins!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall
A lot of controversy in that finish, and Ricochet grabs the robe! Nana also has it, but Ricochet SHOVES Nana down! Ricochet wears the Mogul Embassy robe, adding insult to injury as he takes his leave. Swerve is seething, but is AEW going to be #OuttaThisWorld from now on?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite, but with some new head-scratcher story moves. Mark Davis being the new Don Callis Family member would’ve worked better if this was months ago. Davis has been hanging around, but we barely got any interactions of him and Kyle or Don Callis, so there were no hints at Davis wanting to turn. That doesn’t make this surprise surprising, it makes it confusing. Ospreay VS Davis was still good stuff, and we still got a good promo from Ospreay with Omega to add to the Grand Slam tag match. Speaking of, great tag match of Konosuke & Kyle VS Brody & Buddy, but very fitting that Okada would screw Buddy over now that their title match is happening. As I said for Collision, Okada VS Buddy is going to be awesome, even if Buddy still loses.
Then there’s The Gunns challenging The Hurt Syndicate for the tag titles. It’s not even so much that the Gunns don’t deserve a title match, or that they and the Hurt Syndicate won’t put on a good title match, it’s just… We literally opened tonight with Jay White, leader of the Bang Bang Gang and friend of The Gunns. Why aren’t The Gunns helping Jay White against The Death Riders? Why isn’t it 6v4, but then the trios titles become the reason the Bang Bang Gang doesn’t quite help out Rated FTR like they should? I want to be frustrated for reasons that are perfectly in story, not because the story itself is lacking.
Though to that point, the Death Riders VS AEW story really should’ve been all encompassing. It felt like it was going to be that when this all started, with how Garcia, Private Party, Dark Order, and a lot of others were standing together against The Death Riders, but then it all fell apart because we still needed things like Garcia VS Perry for the TNT title and such. White & Cope VS Moxley & Claudio in a “Brisbane Brawl” No Disqualifications match will still be great stuff, and surely that compels Moxley to face Cope 1v1. I still think we need Christian Cage to get back on this story given his Casino Gauntlet contract.
Christian Cage was hilarious tonight by totally avoiding that beating Joe & Hook gave Kip & Nick. And while Shibata is apparently in Japan, he could come back and we get a Six Man Tag against Patriarchy. Harley Cameron was also hilarious, and between the Muppet Mone and the “Harley Halftime in Houston” segment this Saturday, Mone might be angered into giving Harley the title match for Australia. Toni Storm continues to be a creative genius in her own right where she imitates Mariah for her match with Aminata. Serena Deeb watching the match is another dropped ball TK picked back up, but I guess he kinda had to since Britt Baker didn’t want a feud with Deeb. Britt is a whole different issue, we might not get a real answer on that for some time.
MJF had a good promo, but Dustin showing up was a touch of a surprise. Dustin is upset not just for Jarrett but for the disrespect showing to Owen Hart, but of course MJF gets his own shot on Dustin. MJF VS Dustin will be some good stuff, but surely Double J goes after MJF and we get that match for Revolution. This week’s New York Minute might’ve been the best because it turned into that huge brawl, with the New York Minute graphic still on it. Keith VS Bandido will be good stuff, and surely Bandido wins to set up Bandido VS Jericho for the ROH World Championship. Hobbs and Bill getting to wreck security guards as fun, and they’ll have a great grudge match, too.
Great main event from Swerve and Ricochet, with Ricochet ambushing Swerve as a good start. While Ricochet didn’t get that poison-rana to the apron, that’s just one of those moments where they go just a little too fast and it doesn’t work out. Ricochet still did good improvising with that German Suplex, and then he of course wins with “controversy.” This is certainly going to give us another match, maybe even for Revolution, and they’ll surely turn it up a notch. Honestly, an apron poison-rana is more fitting of a rematch than the first time we see this match in AEW, so this worked out for the better.
My Score: 8.8/10
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