An explosive night in Phoenix!

Dynamite in Phoenix is loaded! An AEW World Championship #1 contender’s match AND a Tornado Tag Match for the AEW World Tag Team Championships!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• AEW World Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Swerve Strickland VS Hangman Page; Time Limit Draw, BOTH Swerve and Hangman will challenge Samoa Joe for the title at Revolution.
• AEW Women’s World Title Eliminator: “Timeless” Toni Storm w/ Luther & Mariah May VS Red Velvet; Storm wins and denies Velvet a title match.
• Six Man Tag: Blackpool Combat Club VS Team CMLL; The BCC wins.
• Chris Jericho VS Konosuke Takeshita w/ The Don Callis Family; Takeshita wins.
• AEW World Tag Team Championships Tornado Tag Match: Ricky Starks & “Big Bill” Morrissey VS Sting & Darby Allin; Sting & Darby win and become the new AEW World Tag Team Champions.

PLAY BY PLAY

AEW World Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Hangman Page!

The third time’s the charm, as they say! Either The Realest is finally down with The Cowboy and finally goes after the world championship, or Hangman finally gets one on Swerve and gets back to a world title match! Samoa Joe awaits the winner, who meets him at Revolution?

The bell rings and the fans in Phoenix are thunderous already! Swerve and Hangman get in each other’s face, talk some trash, and then they back up. The fans duel, “Whose House?” “COWBOY SHID!” The two tie up, go around, and the fans cheer. Swerve puts Hangman on ropes, lets off slowly, and Hangman keeps cool. They reset, circle, and Hangman encourages the fans to get louder. The two tie up, Swerve puts Hangman in a corner but Hangman turns it around. Hangman lets off while the ref counts, and Nana keeps everybody all fired up. Swerve and Hangman tie up again, go back into a corner, and now Swerve has Hangman.

Swerve grins as he lets off, shrugs, but Hangman gets in Swerve’s face. Then Hangman SLAPS him! Swerve TACKLES Hangman! The fans fire up as these two scrap! They roll right out of the ring, Hangman whips but Swerve reverses, sending Hangman up and over the railing! Swerve then runs up, to LEAP the railing! Direct hit and down goes Hangman! Phoenix is electric already as Swerve dumps Hangman back over. The fans cheer “A E DUB!” for making this the opener. Swerve puts Hangman in, but Hangman kicks low. Hangman bumps Swerve off buckles, then fires body shots and haymakers!

The fans rally, Hangman stomps a mudhole into Swerve, but lets off as the ref counts. The fans are torn, but Hangman drags Swerve up. Hangman bumps Swerve off buckles, CHOPS him, then brings him around to CLUB on the neck. Hangman ROCKS Swerve, whips him to ropes, but Swerve whips Hangman away to BOOT him down! Fans fire up while Swerve paces. Swerve drags Hangman up, throws hands and stomps away in the corner. The ref counts, Swerve lets off but the fans continue to duel as hard as they can. Swerve stands on Hangman’s face! Nana talks trash, Swerve steps off, and he drags Hangman up.

Swerve whips corner to corner, but Hangman reverses to scoop! FALL AWAY SLAM! And a kip up! The fans are torn again but Hangman just storms over to Swerve. Hangman drags Swerve up, but Swerve HEADBUTTS! Both men wobble, Hangman goes to a corner, and Swerve storms up. Swerve ROCKS Hangman, snapmares him, and then goes up the corner. But Hangman gets up to YANK Swerve down! Hangman rains down fists and forearms while the fans are torn again. Hangman paces, he soaks up the cheers and jeers, then goes back to Swerve. Hangman stands Swerve up but Swerve BITES Hangman’s hand!

Swerve wrenches, hooks Hangman up, and has an IRON OCTOPUS! Swerve punches away on Hangman, too, then gets him down on the mat! Hangman resists the armlock but Swerve shifts around. Swerve traps one arm, pulls on the other, but Hangman still fights. The fans duel, but Hangman arm-drags free! Swerve runs in but Hangman puts him on the apron! Triangle jump, but Swerve ducks the lariat! But not the BLINDSIDER! Hangman drags Swerve up, and POSTS him! Swerve falls to the floor and fans are torn again. Hangman takes a moment while the ring count climbs, then he steps out to fetch Swerve.

Hangman CLUBS Swerve, whips him hard into railing, and then refreshes the ring count. Hangman storms over to Swerve, drags him up, and reels him in to scoop and FALL AWAY SLAM to the floor! Swerve writhes, Hangman soaks up cheers and jeers, and then Hangman walks up the steel steps. Hangman steps inside, Swerve rises up at 7 of 10 and rolls in at 8! Hangman storms over, brings Swerve up, and he bumps Swerve off buckles. Hangman CHOPS and fans “WOO~!” Hangman CHOPS again, “WOO~!” Swerve is stinging but Hangman storms back up. Swerve dodges to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP!

Hangman knees low! Hangman runs, to DROPKICK Swerve down! Cover, ROPEBREAK! Swerve’s ring awareness kicks in and Hangman is frustrated. The fans rally and duel again, but Hangman storms back up on Swerve. Hangman stands Swerve up but Swerve fires body shots! Swerve fireman’s carries, Hangman slips free and O’Conner Rolls, TWO!! Hangman goes to the apron, Swerve runs up but Hangman back drops him out hard! Hangman still aims while Swerve flounders. Hangman goes up! The fans are torn, Hangman ARIHARA MOONSAULTS but Swerve moves! SOMERSAULT FLATLINER to the floor!

The fans fire up and Nana coaches Swerve to end this. Swerve slides into the ring, but then he pounds the mat. The fans rally up and Swerve builds speed, to FOSBURY FLOP!! Direct hit on Hangman and the fans are thunderous! Swerve puts Hangman in, goes up a corner, and aims for the FALLING UPPERCUT! Swerve seethes, and he hits the Griddy! Swerve stalks Hangman to ropes, brings him up, and whips him to ropes, for a CHOP! Then the other way, for a scoop and SLAM! Fans fire up as Swerve rolls through to suplex high and hard! “This is Awesome!” as Swerve aims again, for “Whose House?” HOUSE CALL!! Cover, TWO!!

Hangman survives and Swerve is beside himself! Swerve drags Hangman up, puts him in a corner and then on the top rope. Swerve throws hands, climbs up, the fans duel as hard as they can, and Hangman throws body shots! Hangman then BITES Swerve’s face! And SMACKS him off the buckles! Hangman steadies himself, goes up and SUPER SUNSET FLIP POWEROMBS but Swerve flips free!!! ROLLING ROUNDHOUSE!! Hangman wobbles, Swerve half nelsons, but Hangman arm-drags free! POP-UP SITOUT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Swerve survives and the fans are electric all over again!

“This is Awesome!” as both men slowly rise. Hangman goes to ropes, and then the apron. Off comes the elbow pad! Fans are torn as Hangman takes aim, BUCK- NO, Swerve ducks! Then steals BUCKSHOT!! Swerve is roaring, he goes up top, and the fans are volcanic for the KILL STOMPS!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Hangman survives again and Swerve is pulling at his own hair in frustration! Hangman goes to the apron but Swerve goes out to follow. Swerve aims as fans hope they “FIGHT FOREVER!” Swerve BOOTS Hangman away, then storms after him. Swerve has Hangman in a corner of the railing to throw fists!

Swerve goes up the railing while fans duel, and Swerve drags Hangman up to join him!? Hangman fights the lift, and then fires forearms! DDT to the railing!! Both men have a rough fall and the fans lose their minds while Dynamite goes picture in picture!

The ref checks both men, and somehow they’re both okay to continue. Hangman sits up first, even though he clipped the steel steps during that fall. Hangman then looks under the ring, and he brings out a table! The fans fire up but the ref says hold on there, that’s not this kind of match! Nana also pleads that Hangman reconsider, but he brings Swerve up and around, to whip hard into railing! Hangman then leaves Swerve behind to refresh the count and fetch his table. Nana coaches Swerve but Hangman brings that table to the ramp side. Hangman argues with the ref, and Hangman still sets the table up.

Swerve crawls, glaring at Hangman, but Hangman storms up to drag him up. Hangman brings Swerve over, SMACKS him off the table, and then pushes him into the ring. Hangman storms into the ring, then BOOTS Swerve down. Hangman storms around while Swerve sits up with a scowl. Dynamite returns to single picture as Hangman throws a forearm! Swerve rebounds to BOOT! Hangman rebounds to BOOT! Swerve BOOTS again, so Hangman BOOTS again! They DOUBLE BOOT and they both fall! The fans are thunderous for “A E DUB!” again, and now a standing count begins.

Hangman sits up first at 5 of 10, then stands. Swerve follows slowly at 7, and Nana coaches him up. Hangman ROCKS Swerve and Swerve staggers around. Hangman ROCKS Swerve again, Swerve goes to ropes. Swerve eggs Hangman on so Hangman throws hands! Swerve laughs through it! Swerve starts hitting back! Hangman shoves Swerve then runs, but Swerve blocks boot to slip around, scoop and BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Swerve is still laughing as he sees Hangman go to a corner. Swerve runs up but Hangman BOOTS him away! Hangman goes up, but Swerve SHOVES him down! Hangman ends up in a Tree of Woe!

Swerve goes up and takes aim! WOE STOMPS to the apron!! Hangman flops right onto the table, and then the table’s legs give out! Phoenix is disappointed, the table could not keep up with these guys! Swerve decides to go looking now, and the fans fire up! Swerve finds himself a TABLE! Swerve drags that over to the ramp then sets it up! The ring count starts, Swerve fetches Hangman and uses him to refresh the count. Swerve then goes up the corner, to 450 SPLASH onto knees! Cover, TWO!! Swerve survives and Nana wants to throw the bejeweled crown! The five minute warning is given, they have to hurry!

Hangman Alabama Lifts but Swerve slips free! Swerve shoves Hangman up and over the ropes! But Hangman skins the cat! LARIAT!! Hangman then reloads on the other side, to BUCKSHOT!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!!! Swerve survives by a literal foot and Hangman is stunned! Hangman accuses Nana of helping but Nana defends his innocence! And for once, it’s true! Hangman goes out to the apron with Swerve, brings him back up, and he Alabama Lifts! APRON DEADEYEY!! Swerve flops down and Hangman wants the count-out! The ring count begins, Nana coaches Swerve and Swerve flounders. Nana does the dance to rally the crowd!

Swerve rises up, but we’re at 8 of 10! Swerve springs in at 9.99!! Hangman DROPKICKS Swerve right back out! Hangman grabs a chair! The ref reprimands but Hangman tells Swerve to stay down! And then Hangman SMACKS NANA! No more dancing for Nana tonight and the fans boo. But then Swerve BOOTS chair into Hangman’s face!! Swerve puts Hangman in, goes back up a corner, and he takes aim again! KILL STOMPS!!! But the bad leg bothers him!! Swerve hobbles over, brings Hangman up to half nelson, but Hangman victory rolls and TWISTS the foot! Fans boo but Hangman wants to do more than win!

The fans want that table to come into play, so Hangman says bet! They go to the apron, but Swerve ENZIGIRIS! Hangman also bumps into the buckles! Swerve Alabama Lifts! Swerve steals DEADEYE to go through the table!!! The fans lose their minds while Swerve drags Hangman up and into the ring! Swerve goes back up!? KILL STOMPS miss as Hangman moves! Swerve falls over, his leg not holding up! Hangman reloads on the apron, to BUCKSHOT into the J M L DRIVER!! But Swerve can’t make the cover! He has to crawl back for it, TIME’S UP?!?!

Time Limit Draw

Swerve can’t believe it! Phoenix can’t believe it! All thirty minutes went by and it just ends! The fans call BS! Swerve gets a mic to say, “No, no no no! I didn’t go through all this for it to end like this. Hangman, I’m not letting you get away with this that easy. You know how this goes. Five. More. Minutes!” The fans love that idea! Swerve throws the mic to Hangman in the opposite corner, and Hangman has a big grin on his face. The fans chant “Five More Minutes!” Hangman shouts back that tonight, Swerve had to beat Hangman to become #1 contender. And Swerve, you didn’t do it!

Fans boo but Hangman continues, “You will NOT be the world champion! For you, it is OVER!” Hangman leaves the ring, but news is coming in! Tony Schiavone says hold on, everybody! Tony Khan has just let commentary know that this is NOT done. Because now this means we have TWO #1 contenders! Revolution will see a TRIPLE THREAT!! Hangman is freaking out! Swerve didn’t win, but he didn’t lose, so now it is Swerve VS Hangman VS Joe for the world title! The Cowboy is losing his shid, but will the numbers spell disaster for him and the King of Wrestling Television at Revolution?

Backstage interview with Samoa Joe.

Renee Paquette is with the AEW World Champion, bringing up the news of the Triple Threat at Revolution. That is a match where the champion does not have to be pinned or submitted to lose the title. What is his reaction to this news? What’s his reaction? Joy and merriment! Excitement and elation! But the glare on his face says otherwise. He cannot believe he is dealing with this right now! Once again, AEW celebrates mediocrity! That match was a DRAW, so neither man deserves to be in the ring with Joe! But “the powers at be” stacked the deck. They don’t want him as champion? Well it is NOT their choice!

Joe says he is Samoa Joe, THE AEW World Champion, and despite their best efforts, no matter what they do, come Revolution, he walks out still AEW World Champion. And it is only a shame that both Hangman and Swerve must suffer for it. Joe storms out, will his wrath turn Revolution into a warzone?

Deonna Purrazzo is here!

The Virtuosa makes her way to commentary so that she may return the favor for all the times the AEW Women’s World Champion watched her closely. Will Deonna watch AEW’s leading lady succeed in her “public workout?” Or will we all see The Chef add herself to the title picture?

AEW Women’s World Title Eliminator: “Timeless” Toni Storm w/ Luther & Mariah May VS Red Velvet!

The bell rings and the two circle. They feel things out, tie up, and Velvet waistlocks. Storm breaks free, throws Velvet down and has a top wristlock. Velvet fights up, wrenches to wristlock then wrangles Storm. Storm gets up, wrenches and wrangles Velvet, but Velvet kips up to wrench back. Velvet hammerlocks but Storm spins around to headlock. Storm grinds the hold, hits the takeover, but Velvet works on headscissors. Storm fights that off, stands up, but Velvet throws body shots. Velvet powers out, Storm runs her over! Things keep moving, Velvet WHEEL KICKS! Storm goes to a corner, and Velvet CHOPS her!

Velvet stomps Storm, lets off as the ref counts, and Velvet goes corner to corner, but Storm hits a THESZ PRESS! Storm rains down fists, then stands Velvet up, for a SKY HIGH! Cover, TWO! Velvet stays in this and fans rally while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Storm storms up but Velvet throws body shots. Storm HEADBUTTS Velvet down, then stalks her to a corner. Storm CHOPS Velvet, brings her around, and bumps her off buckles. Then she bumps her off more buckles! Storm CHOPS, but Velvet DOUBLE CHOPS! Velvet swings again but Storm dodges to CHOP back! Storm brings Velvet around to snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Storm clamps onto Velvet and grinds her down with a chinlock. Velvet fights the hold, fights to her feet, but Storm CLUBS her down! Storm drops a BIG elbow, then covers, TWO! Velvet flounders away but Storm stomps her.

Storm brings Velvet up to ROCK her with a right. Velvet crawls, Storm poses and struts, then she brings Velvet up. Storm scoops to SLAM Velvet down, then covers, TWO! Storm steps over to trap an arm and she has Velvet for a seated cobra twist. Velvet endures, Mariah admires Storm’s technique, and Storm pulls on a leg to add to the stretch. Velvet throws hands but Storm shifts around to a SLEEPER! Velvet starts fading, but then she gets a second wind! Velvet fights up, throws body shots, but Storm CLUBS her down! Dynamite returns to single picture as Velvet stands, and Storm JABS! JABS! And JABS!

Storm winds up but Velvet ducks the haymaker to JAB, JAB, JAB and then fires body shots in the corner! Fans fire up but the ref counts. Velvet runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges and CALF KICKS! Storm staggers, Velvet roars and runs, wheelbarrow and BULLDOG! Deonna says this is definitely Velvet’s A Game. Velvet says it is time, and she runs to DOUBLE KNEE Storm at the ropes! Velvet YANKS the ropes, then STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO!! Storm is still in this and the fans rally up. Storm goes to a corner, Velvet aims and runs in, but Storm trips her up! Velvet hits buckles, Storm goes to the far side and comes back, HIP ATTACK!!

Storm hauls Velvet up, DDT! Cover, TWO!!! Velvet survives and Storm snarls! The fans rally and Storm paces around. Storm drags Velvet up, reels her in, but Velvet fights the lift! Victory roll, TWO! Velvet kicks a leg out, then spins, but Storm ducks! ANKLE LOCK! Storm stares Deonna down, and Deonna says okay then. Storm twists the foot, stands on Velvet’s head, and Velvet taps! Storm wins!

Winner: Toni Storm, by submission (denies Red Velvet a title opportunity)

But Storm is not letting go! She wants to show Deonna she is technical and means business! Deonna storms off commentary to get in Storm’s face! Storm takes a sniff, Deonna pushes her back. Luther gets between the ladies to keep this from getting physical. Mariah helps Storm away but Deonna shoos the butler. The match is set, will the Virtuosa take away Storm’s spotlight?

Backstage interview with Best Friends.

Renee is now with Orange Cassidy, Trent Beretta & Rocky Romero to say it is official for this Saturday on Collision, Cassidy defends the International Championship against NJPW’s Stone Pitbull, Tomohiro Ishii! Trent is surprised Ishii and Cassidy are friends. But Renee says also this Friday, the Best Friends get their Six Man Tag with The Undisputed Kingdom. Isn’t Cassidy worried about the wear ‘n’ tear on his body? Uh, well, Ishii is… Yeah, but Cassidy will be fine. Rocky says if Cassidy’s good with it, he’s good with it. Rocky is of course subbing in for Chuck Taylor, is there any update on Chuckie T’s condition?

Cassidy says Chuck is actually here tonight getting checked on, so… They’ll go check on his check-up. Now. Okay, sure. See you around. Oh wait, bring it in. Right, right. On three… Uh, well okay. But is the Kentucky Gentleman on the mend? Will Best Friends soon be at 100% power? And will Freshly Squeezed make it through another busy weekend?

Six Man Tag: Blackpool Combat Club VS Team CMLL!

Jon Moxley got beat down by Hechicero, Volador Jr. y Mascara Dorada last Wednesday after apparently getting on their bad side. But Bryan Danielson defeated The Alchemist of Lucha last Saturday, and then Claudio Castagnoli made the save when Hechicero turned out to be a sore loser. Now these trios will battle it out, will the BCC defend their home turf? Or will things only escalate in this new Forbidden Door?

Speaking of CMLL, Mistico is in the crowd with two more luchadores, Esfinge (The Sphinx) and Star Jr. The trios sort out and Bryan starts against Herchicero in a rematch from Collision. The fans fire up as the two circle. They feel things out, go low, and Hechi rolls to get a leg takedown. Bryan stands up out of the kneebar attempt to then trip Hechi. Bryan has a leg but Hechi trips Bryan with the other. Hechi gets the legs hooked up, for a roll into the BOW ‘N’ ARROW! The fans fire up, Bryan fights free, and the two stand off. Hechi says he’s got his eyes on Bryan. The two reset, and Hechi shoves Bryan. Bryan shoves back!

Hechi rebounds, runs Bryan over, and then has an arm to step over into the La Magistrol! TOW, they roll and Hechi body scissors into the leg hook nelson, for a ROLLING CRUCIFIX! Fans fire up as they go around and around, Hechi makes it a cradle, TWO!! Bryan gets free and Hechi says it was that close! Bryan tags the Swiss Superman and fans fire up as Dorada tags in. Dorada shows off with his springboard flip into the ring, and then he squares up with Claudio. Dorada gets face to face with Claudio, though it’s more like face to chest. Dorada winds up to CHOP! Claudio coughs, but dusts himself off.

Dorada CHOPS again, and again, and again, and again! Claudio just shakes his head, so Dorada stomps a foot! Dorada runs, but Claudio ducks the leap! Things keep moving, Dorada tilt-o-whirls and wheelbarrows, but Claudio turns arm-drag into a SLAM! Fans fire up as Claudio double knuckle locks and YANKS Dorada off the mat! But Dorada uses that to go up to the top, springboard and flip, to then duck ‘n’ dodge and RANA! Fans fire up as Claudio bails out! Dorada waits on Claudio, even eggs on Moxley, and Claudio storms back into the ring. Volador tags in as Moxley does and fans fire up as these two get face to face!

Moxley shoves Volador, Volador gets in his face and fires forearms! Moxley hits back, they go back and forth! The fans fire up, Volador kicks low then headlocks. Moxley powers out but Volador handsprings! Moxley avoids the attack, but then Volador dodges the lariat to RANA Moxley out! The fans fire up and Volador builds speed, to DIVE! Direct hit and Moxley hits railing! The BCC jumps Volador! Team CMLL runs the BCC off! The fans fire up, the ref restores order, and Moxley brings Volador up to CHOP! Moxley puts Volador in, runs up but Volador dodges to BOOT! Volador runs, but Moxley DUMPS him right up and out!

Now Moxley DIVES! Volador hits railing but now Team CMLL jumps Moxley! The BCC runs them off now! The fans are thunderous, the ref tells them all to let off, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Volador puts Moxley in the ring, goes up the corner, and he MISSILE DROPKICKS! Volador has the fans fired up as he aims from a corner. Volador runs in, but into a LARIAT! Moxley drags Volador up to suplex and hang him out to dry! Bryan tags in and goes up to GUILLOTINE KNEE DROP! Bryan soaks up the cheers and jeers, then drags Volador back up. Bryan KICKS Volador, KICKS him again, and again, and again! Then he winds up, to BUZZSAW! Cover, TWO! Bryan drags Volador over, tags Claudio, and they mug him before Claudio puts Volador in the corner to stomp a mudhole! Claudio lets off at the ref’s count, then tags Moxley.

Moxley stomps his own mudhole in, then lets off. Claudio and Bryan sneak some shots, then Moxley tags Claudio. Claudio runs up to STOMP Volador down! Cover, TWO! Claudio is frustrated but he brings Volador around for a modified chinlock. Volador fights up, but Claudio throws him down by his hair! Cover, TWO! Claudio clamps on with a double wristlock while Dynamite returns to single picture. Volador endures and fights up again. Volador throws body shots, but Claudio reels him in for a SPINEBUSTER, and GIANT SWING! They go around and around as the fans count all the way to TEN! Claudio tags Moxley and he covers, TWO!

Moxley keeps between Volador and his team while stomping him. Moxley fires forearms and Volador goes to ropes. Moxley fires crossface forearms, lets off as the ref counts, then whips Volador to ropes. Volador KICKS back! Then he dodges the lariat to SUPERKICK! Both men are down and the fans rally up! Moxley and Volador crawl, hot tags to Dorada and Bryan! Dorada SUPERKICKS, then runs to handspring, gets tangled in the ropes a second, but he still manages to DOUBLE ARM-DRAG! Then he dodges BCC, sends Moxley into Bryan, and he uses Moxley as a step to RANA Bryan! Dorada then SCREW HIGH KICKS Moxley!

Moxley and Bryan end up outside, Claudio runs in. Claudio dodges Dorada, Dorada handsprings but Claudio avoids the corkscrew attack! Things keep moving, Dorada TORNILLO RANAS! The fans are thunderous and Team CMLL get in together. They high five and coordinate, to DOUBLE TOPE! Hechi and Volador take the BCC down, and then Dorada sets up on a corner! SPRINGBOARD SHOOTING STAR!! Down goes everyone and the fans are thunderous for “LUCHA! LUCHA!” “This is Awesome!” as Volador puts Bryan in the ring. Bryan runs up but into a GAMANGIRI! Hechi gets in, he hammerlocks and rolls Bryan for a SWINGING BACKBREAKER!

Dorada goes up, he 450 SPLASHES!! Cover, BCC breaks it! Moxley CLUBS away on Dorada while Claudio helps Bryan to the corner. Claudio tags in while Moxley knees Dorada into a corner. Claudio & Moxley double whip corner to corner, but Dorada BOOTS Moxley, rolls up on Claudio, SUNSET BOMB! Cover, Moxley breaks it! The fans fire up, Volador gets in to SUPERKICK and BACKSTABBER Moxley! BUSAIKU KNEE from Bryan to Volador! Bryan dodges Dorada but Hechicero ROCKS him! Hechi tags and goes up, FLYING LARIAT! Claudio runs up to UPPERCUT! Hechi CHOPS! Claudio UPPERCUTS, Hechi CHOPS, repeat!

The fans fire up, Claudio kicks low but Hechi dodges the Polish Hammer to wheelbarrow. Claudio stops the rest of that but Hechi throws elbows, then wrenches and drop toeholds. Hechi then rolls Claudio with his leg, body scissors and rolls him into the sunset! TWO!! Claudio has the legs but Hechi uses that to victory roll, and then he crosses Claudio’s legs, DEATH ROLL into the DEATHLOCK! Bryan stomps away on Hechi until he lets go! Hechi then trips Bryan and wrenches around, to a STRETCH MUFFLER! NUMERO DOS!! Bryan endures but Moxley stomps Hechi now! Moxley fires off, but Volador y Dorada run in!

Moxley swings on them, they dodge to then ALLEY-OOP, but Bryan moves Moxley to take the DROPKICK! Moxley DOUBLE LARIATS! Hechi runs up, wrenches and whips, STEP-UP KNEE! Moxley flops out, Claudio runs in, UPPERCUT! But Hechi keeps moving, and he GUILLOTINE LEG LARIATS! The fans are thunderous and Hechi drags Claudio up. Claudio shoves Hechi into the ref! Hechi checks on the ref, but turns around into a lift! Claudio LOW BLOWS with a knee!! Cover, BCC wins!!

Winners: The Blackpool Combat Club, by pinfall

Mistico is furious like he was last week! He leads Star Jr. y Esfinge into storming the ring, also like last week! The fans fire up as BCC finds themselves outnumbered 3v6! Wait, another replay of last week as Christopher Daniels, Matt Sydal, Matt Menard & Angelo Parker run out to run CMLL off! That’s 7v6 in favor of AEW, when and where will this issue be settled?

The Undisputed Kingdom surrounds Chuck Taylor!

Wardlow, Roderick Strong, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett just beat down The Kentucky Gentleman! Taven & Bennett make Chuck sit up so Adam Cole can sarcastically tell him, “Get well soon, Chuck.” They shove Chuckie T down, did they just make sure Best Friends won’t be 100% for a long, long time?

Tony Khan speaks.

The President, CEO & General Manager of AEW says, “Like so many of you, I am very excited about tonight’s big announcement. You might’ve heard earlier today that TD Garden announced AEW is returning to Boston on Wednesday, March 13th. That will be a very important night for AEW and the entire pro-wrestling industry, because Wednesday, March 13th, five weeks from tonight, will be AEW Big Business! Live in Boston, you’re not gonna wanna miss this show. Tickets go on sale this Saturday. The event takes place five weeks from tonight, and if you can’t join us live in Boston, you’re gonna wanna join us live right here on TBS on March 13th.

“Because Big Business is gonna be one of the most important nights ever in AEW, and a night that the entire pro-wrestling industry will remember. Thanks, guys, back to you.” Big TK says there’s something big on the horizon, is that gonna be a big money night?

Chris Jericho VS Konosuke Takeshita w/ The Don Callis Family!

The Ocho already beat The Alpha in Japan at a DDT Pro show, and then the Family made sure Le Sex Gods lost their match for the AEW World Tag Team Championships. But this doesn’t end until one side has been completely destroyed! Will there be nothing left of The Wizard but the bones after tonight? Or will Jericho finally take one of Callis’ pawns off the board?

The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, break, and then tie up again. Jericho headlocks, Takeshita powers up and out, and they RAM shoulders. Neither man falls so Takeshita runs. Jericho RAMS him, they both fire up, and they both run. They RAM, they FOREARM, and then Jericho BOOTS Takeshita! Takeshita goes to ropes, Jericho clotheslines him up and out! Callis is disappointed in Takeshita and SLAPS him! That fires Takeshita up, but Jericho goes out to CLOBBER him first! Jericho drags Takeshita up, whips him, but Takeshita reverses! Jericho hits railing hard, then Takeshita rains down fists!

The standing count climbs past 5 of 10, Takeshita puts Jericho in at 6, and then drags him back out for haymakers. Takeshita reels Jericho in, to BRAINBUSTER to the floor! The ref checks Jericho while fans are torn, but Hobbs & Callis like what they see. Takeshita drags Jericho up and puts him in, then goes right up the corner. Takeshita then SUPER SENTONS! The fans are torn but Takeshita revels in the cheers and jeers. Takeshita fires forearms, whips to ropes, but Jericho reverses, only for the TAKESHITA LINE to hit! Takeshita rains down fists, then CHOKES Jericho! The ref counts, Takeshita lets off at 4, and Jericho goes to ropes.

Takeshita whips again, but Jericho KICKS back! Then he runs Takeshita over! And runs him over again! Takeshita tosses Jericho out but Jericho goes right up, to FLYING AX HANDLE! The fans fire up and Jericho aims. Takeshita rises in a daze, but he ducks the bulldog! Takeshita distracts the ref, Hobbs trips Jericho up, and Takeshita LARIATS! The ref wonders what happened but Hobbs says he has no idea. But Sammy Guevara runs up to SMACK Hobbs with a chair! But Hobbs barely budges!? Hobbs turns around and glares at Sammy. Fans say Sammy messed up! Sammy dodges Hobbs, goes up the steel steps and hits a FLYING CUTTER to the floor!

Hobbs rises up but Sammy has his chair back! Sammy lines up the shot, to HEADSHOT! Hobbs falls over the railing and the fans fire up! Takeshita runs up to KNEE Jericho to a corner! Takeshita goes corner to corner but Jericho dodges, Takeshita tumbles up and out to the floor! Takeshita hurries to the apron, but the triangle jump DROPKICK hits! Takeshita falls back down, and Jericho goes to the outside! Jericho puts on Takeshita’s oni mask, climbs up the corner, and he SUPER CROSSBODIES! Direct hit and the fans fire up while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

The fans cheer as Jericho stands up and slides into the ring. He slides back out, simply wanting a fresh count. Jericho brings Takeshita up but Takeshita knees low! Takeshita POSTS Jericho! Then he CLAWS Jericho’s face! Takeshita drags Jericho up, SMACKS him off the apron, and drags him up the corner. Takeshita hits the SUPERPLEX! Both men are down and Callis applauds. Takeshita snarls as he rises up. Takeshita stalks Jericho, drags him up, and fires forearms! And a CHOP! And another forearm! And another CHOP! Jericho hits back, but Takeshita HEADBUTTS! Jericho goes to a corner, Takeshita whips him corner to corner.

Takeshita runs in but Jericho BOOTS him! Jericho goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! Both men are down again and Callis is furious! Jericho and Takeshita rise up, head for each other, and they fire forearms back and forth! Takeshita ROCKS Jericho, fires more shots, but Jericho rebounds to ROCK Takeshita! And CHOP! Dynamite returns to single picture as the CHOPS continue! Takeshita pokes Jericho in the eyes! Then he fireman’s carries Jericho, to SITOUT FACEBUSTER! Takeshita gets moving, and he SHOTGUN BOOTS Jericho into ropes! Jericho flops out of the ring and Takeshita builds speed, to FLY! Direct hit and down goes Jericho!

The fans fire up and Takeshita stands. Takeshita drags Jericho up, puts him in the ring, and then goes up a corner. Takeshita SUPER SENTONS onto knees! Jericho saves himself, Callis coaches Takeshita, but Jericho LIONSAULTS! But onto knees! Takeshita saves himself and both men are down again. The fans rally, Jericho and Takeshita crawl, and Jericho brings Takeshita around to SLAP! Takeshita and Jericho trade forearms again, faster and faster, and Jericho gets the edge. But Takeshita ducks one to waistlock! Jericho victory rolls that, to then get the legs! Takeshita turns that to a cradle, TWO!

Jericho still has Takeshita for a facelock but Takeshita powers his way to a fireman’s carry! Then he pops Jericho around, but Jericho tries to victory roll! Takeshita stuffs that for his own cover, TWO, into a WHEELBARROW GERMAN SUPLEX!! The fans are thunderous and Takeshita rises again. Jericho is on the ropes, Takeshita takes off the elbow pad and he ROCKS Jericho! Takeshita whips, Jericho reverses but Takeshita ducks ‘n’ dodges an TAKESHITA- CODE BREAKER!! Cover, TWO!! Takeshita survives the interception and Jericho is beside himself. Jericho drags Takeshita up, CLUBS and CLUBS and runs, to BULLDOG!

Jericho has the fans rally up again, and he runs, but Takeshita stops the Lionsault to BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Jericho survives and Callis cannot believe it! Takeshita aims from a corner, runs up, but Jericho blocks the knee! But Takeshita blocks Judas Effect! POWER DRIVE KNEE!! Jericho goes to a corner, Takeshita runs in, but into a HAYMAKER! Jericho runs up, powers Takeshita to a corner and fires off more shots! Jericho puts Takeshita up top, climbs up after him, and rains down fists! Fans count, Takeshita trips Jericho up at three and Jericho hits post! Takeshita then goes up after Jericho!

Takeshita drags Jericho up to the very top, SUPER BLUE THUNDER BOMB!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Callis is at a loss for words, but Takeshita hits the POWER DRIVE KNEE!! Kneepad comes down, but Jericho blocks to trip him! WALLS OF JERICHO!!! Callis freaks out, he gets a chair! Callis slides that in, but just to bait the ref! Callis then has the screwdriver!! Callis JAMS Jericho right in the head!!! Just like he did Kenny Omega!!! Takeshita drags Jericho around, turns him over, and steals THE WALLS OF JERICHO?!?! The ref checks Jericho, the arm falls once! The arm falls twice! But Jericho comes back to life!!!

Jericho grits his teeth, fights his way around, but Takeshita drags him away! JERICHO TAPS, TAKESHITA WINS!!!

Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by submission

The Alpha gets even with The Ocho, but not without help! Even so, is this the end of the Don Callis Family torturing Jericho? Or are they going to keep making Jericho’s life a living hell?

BREAKING NEWS for Collision!

The battle of AEW VS CMLL indeed continues, as Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli now “welcome” Esfinge y Star Jr. to the show! They will have a 2v2 tag match, but will it be inevitable that this one boils over into another brawl?

AEW World Tag Team Championships Tornado Tag Match: Ricky Starks & “Big Bill” Morrissey VS Sting & Darby Allin!

Maybe at one point, there was respect between these men, but not anymore! The Absolute & Human Skyscraper want to prove they are THE best tag team in AEW, in wrestling, in the world, no argument needed, but the Relentless Icons want to bring these titles to Revolution so The Stinger Man can go out on top! Will Sting be undefeated in AEW even now? Or will Starks & Morrissey make absolutely sure Sting doesn’t even make it to March?

The introductions are made, the belts are raised along with the stakes, and we see who is truly legendary!

The bell rings and Sting fires off on Starks while Darby LEAPS onto Bill! The fans fire up as the brawl is on, and Bill turns things around on Darby. Sting whips Starks, Starks goes up and out but Sting BLASTS him off the apron! Bill tosses Darby out then pursues while Sting pursues Starks. Bill sends Darby into railing, right in front of Sting’s family. Sting meanwhile is after Starks on the other side of the crowd! Sting throws hands, brings Starks further along, and sends him into railing over there! And then brings him along, to send him into more railing way over there! Fans fire up as Starks is sent into more railing!

Darby is on Bill like a backpack and CLAWS at Bill’s face! Sting SMACKS Starks with a trash can, then SMACKS him down with it! Sting drags Starks up but Starks pokes Sting in the eyes! Then Starks CLAWS at Sting’s face! Sting staggers away, goes up the bleachers, but Starks leaves him alone. Bill CHOPS Darby, then storms up to CHOP Darby again! But wait, Sting has appeared on the balcony! Starks & Bill mug Darby, but Darby fights back! Darby sends Bill into railing, sends Starks into Bill, then lines them up for Sting to SUPER CROSSBODY!! Down go the champs and the fans lose their minds!

The refs check all three men, and somehow Sting gets to his feet! The fans cheer as Sting fires up! Sting & Darby drag Bill & Starks up while fans chant “You Still Got It!” Sting brings Bill around to throw body shots while Darby claws Starks’ face, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Sting SMACKS Bill with a trash can, SLAMS it down on him, then drags him around. Darby brings Starks the other way, and CHOPS him against railing! Sting TOSSES Bill back to ringside, Starks hits Darby low! Starks TOSSES Darby back to ringside, then goes up the railing! Sting brings Bill around, ROCKS him, Starks FLYING AX HANDLES Darby! Starks then SMACKS Darby off the steel steps! Sting keeps after Bill, gets a chair, and he SMACKS Bill on the back! Starks gives Darby an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Bill writhes, Sting storms up to SMACK Starks with the chair! Then Sting goes back to SMACK Bill!

Darby CLOBBERS Starks, throws him into the ring, and Sting keeps Bill down by clawing at the face! Darby fires off on Starks in a corner, and even climbs up to rain down fists! Darby then goes corner and back again, but Starks KNEES the Coffin Splash down! Bill turns things around on Sting, and Starks drags Darby up. Starks UPPERCUTS Darby, Bill soaks up the heat, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Starks runs up to ELBOW Darby, Bill runs up at Sting, but Sting dodges! Bill runs right into railing! Sting runs up to STINGER SPLASH! But Bill comes back to CLOBBER Sting! Starks runs at Darby but Darby BOOTS him, slides past him, and SHOTGUN!

Darby and Starks are both down in the ring, but Bill storms up to the apron. But Darby BLASTS Bill down! And then DIVES, into a SCRAPBUSTER to the floor!!! The fans are thunderously losing their minds over that one! Bill puts Darby in the ring, then he gives Sting SNAKE EYES off the railing! Fans boo but Bill says up theirs! Starks calls to Bill to get Darby, so Bill storms in and looms over Darby. Fans boo but Bill soaks it up. Darby drags himself up, to SLAP Bill! Bill choke grips and thrashes Darby! Then the two handled lift, to then DRIBBLE Darby off the mat! Then a deadlift for the OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY!

Bill swaggers but Starks says they gotta end Darby. Bill goes outside to look under the ring. Bill brings out a TABLE! The fans are torn, they like tables but they don’t like Bill. Bill & Starks set this table up ringside, and then they get in to drag Darby up. Bill lifts Darby with a gorilla press, but Sting shoves Starks into Bill to make the save! The fans fire up as Sting fires off on them both! LARIAT for Starks, but Bill choke grips! Bill hammers away on Sting at the ropes, then runs, only for Sting to dodge! Bill gets stuck on the top rope and Sting gives him a ride! Big Bill hobbles as Lil’ Bill is hurting, and Sting dragon sleepers!

Starks dragon sleepers Sting! And steals THE SCORPION DEATH DROP!! Cover, DARBY BREAKS IT! The fans fire up as Starks and Darby fire forearms! Darby whips, runs up, but Starks BOOTS him! Starks goes up to MOONSAULT, but has to land out as Darby moves! Darby TOSSES Starks right out, then he COFFIN SPLASHES Bill in a corner! Sting runs in to STINGER SPLASH! COFFIN SPLASH! STINGER SPLASH! The fans fire up as Sting kicks low, and Darby hops on, CODE RED!! Bill flops out of the ring and the fans fire up as Darby climbs! SUPER COFFIN DROP! Direct hit and down goes Bill!

But Starks returns to whip Sting! Sting dodges the dropkick, and gets the legs! SCORPION DEATHLOCK!! But Bill is going up the steel steps, Darby as his backpack, again! Bill tries to get in but Darby shifts around and he CLAWS Bill’s eyes! Bill and Darby fall through the table!! Starks gets the ROPEBREAK, but wait, Tornado Rules means Sting can still hold on! Starks pulls himself to the apron, the ropes force Sting to let go! Sting lines up the shot, and he runs in to STINGER- bare buckle!! Starks took the pad away at the last second! Sting sputters and staggers, and Starks seems torn about actually ending the legendary career!

But then Sting fires up again! So Starks SPEARS him down!! Cover, TWO!!! Sting survives and shocks everyone! Starks is seething now, no more hesitating! Starks goes to the corner, Sting to the other. Both men fire up!! Starks runs in, but Sting BLOCKS the Spear! And he turns Starks around, for the SCORPION DEATH DROP!!! Cover, STING & DARBY WIN!!

Winners: Sting & Darby Allin, by pinfall (NEW AEW World Tag Team Champions)

Phoenix erupts as The Icon adds one more title reign to his storied career! Sting even brings his sons to the ring to celebrate the moment with them. The ref presents the belts to Sting & Darby, they hold those belts high, and the confetti flies! Wait, the Young Bucks get in from the crowd side! They attack Sting & Darby with white baseball bats! They even hit Sting’s sons!! Fans boo as “Nicholas Lee” kicks one son while he’s down, and “Matthew Braun John” CHOKES the other! The Bucks mug the Sting family and ruin the moment, but why!? They’ve even busted Darby open! Darby’s red blood stains Matt’s white suit!

Nick drags Darby over, the blood getting all over him, too! The Bucks then sit Darby up for a BTE TRIGGER!! Or, no, the EVP Trigger, because they’re in charge here. And they won’t stop, either! They punch away on Sting now! Then they mug him with those white baseball bats! The fans boo as hard as they can, refs tell them to stop, but Nick PUNTS Sting down! And Matt keeps throwing hands down on Darby to get more of his blood on his suit! Now even Sting is bloody! The Bucks then pick up the AEW World Tag Team Championships, and we should’ve known that’s what this was about.

Fans boo as the Bucks drape the belts over Sting & Darby, then spit on them. Matt composes himself while Nick revels in the heat. Are the Bucks looking to end Sting’s reign and his career at the same time?

My Thoughts:

An awesome Dynamite here, especially with everything going towards Revolution. Swerve VS Hangman to open was the right call, and I love that they made this a time limit draw to give us a Triple Threat. I also liked that Hangman was basically turning the tables, trying to be the Heel not giving Swerve his five minute overtime. Joe’s promo was also great, because he of course doesn’t want this. However, Joe and Triple Threats is a classic combination going back to his classic TNA Impact days. The Triple Threat is the perfect way for one guy to win and the others to not look bad, but I feel like Hangman is gonna take the loss to whoever it is.

Great follow-up with Storm VS Velvet, Deonna on commentary. Deonna wasn’t as wildly entertaining as Storm but that’s fine, they’re the other’s foil. Storm of course won, and Storm VS Deonna was of course made official, that will be a lot of fun. Great promo from Best Friends and then I should’ve figured The Undisputed Kingdom would do that to Chuckie T in response. No 8 Man Tag, just the Six Man, but now there’s more reason for Best Friends to go after Undisputed Kingdom going into Cassidy VS Roddy at Revolution. Cassidy VS Ishii on Collision will be great stuff but Ishii isn’t winning, he’s just gonna do damage that makes Cassidy more the underdog champ at Revolution.

Great Six Man Tag from BCC VS CMLL, though I’m a little surprised BCC got the cheat win when they’re the home team. But I do like that we’re getting more CMLL luchadores involved, and that the AEW guys from before are still sticking up for the company. A little surprised there was no Wheeler Yuta, though. Maybe he’ll return on Collision. Moxley & Claudio VS Star Jr. & Esfinge will be great, too, and I feel like there is going to be a huge 6v6 of AEW VS CMLL for Revolution to really kick off a new phase of Forbidden Door.

Great match from Jericho VS Takeshita, with Sammy of course neutralizing Hobbs. But even with all the Heel shenanigans, Takeshita rightfully won, both because that’s what the story called for but also, Takeshita should’ve won in Japan so this is him getting that lick back. And there has to be one last Six Man Tag, Paul Wight returning to avenge that loss in the Like a Dragon Street Fight. And then awesome stuff in the Tornado Tag main event, though of course Sting has to do another wild jump from high up. But everything is playing out as I expected: Sting & Darby beat Starks & Bill, but now they’re gonna face The Bucks. That was a wild beatdown from The Bucks but of course this is going to Revolution, where I am sure The Bucks get all the heat, and the titles, as they retire Sting.

My Score: 9/10