AEW revs up towards Revolution!

We are just 18 days away from Revolution, and AEW is turning up the heat in Phoenix! Who will challenge Konosuke Takeshita for the International Championship?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Six Man Tag: The Patriarchy VS The Opps; The Opps win.
• Street Fight: “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS “Big Bill” Morrissey; Hobbs wins.
• Kris Statlander VS Megan Bayne; Bayne wins.
• Revolution International Championship Series: Orange Cassidy VS Roderick Strong; Cassidy wins and will challenge Konosuke Takeshita for the title next week.

PLAY BY PLAY

MJF is here!

Phoenix is a bit torn over the Scumbag opening the night, but he and the Cowboy are set to have their face to face, with a strict No Physicality Order in effect. As such, Hangman Page makes his entrance next. The fans are ready for some #CowboyS*it as the two stare down from opposite corners. MJF throws his gum at the fans, which they boo, and then he grabs himself a mic. “I don’t speak Poor, I’m talking, thanks. The year was 2019. The first-ever event in the history of this event was Double Or Nothing. The first match in the history of this company was the Casino Battle Royal. The winner would have the opportunity to go on and become the inaugural world champion.

“I had the match won. It was the biggest opportunity of my life, and you screwed me. You cheap shotted me like a gutless little worm. So you know what I did? I had to scratch and claw my way back to the top. And I did so by beating some of the biggest names professional wrestling has to offer. Think of your favorite wrestler; yeah, I beat ’em! Though, looking down at my beautiful~ Dynamite Diamond Ring, I’m struggling to remember who I beat the first time I won this bad boy. Oh, that’s right, it was you. I then proceeded to go on to become a six-time Dynamite Diamond Ring Champion.

“I main evented, headlined and won the biggest wrestling event of all time in Wembley Stadium. I am a former International Champion, the best and longest reigning AEW World Champion of all time, the greatest wrestler on God’s green Earth, and do you know why, Hangman?” Fans tell MJF to STFU but MJF says it’s because he’s Maxwell Jacob Friedman, and he’s better than you, and you know it. MJF smiles and soaks up the heat from Phoenix, but then Hangman takes his turn. Why is MJF talking like Hangman doesn’t know who he is? Hangman knows exactly who MJF is and what MJF has done.

MJF is 28 years old, and already has a history making wrestling career. Hangman will give MJF that, and MJF should be proud of himself. But when MJF listed all of his accomplishments, he sounded angry about them. All of that, and MJF can’t be happy. Is it because there’s something that MJF still hasn’t been able to win… from the fans? MJF tells Hangman to shut his mouth! MJF calms down, and says no, you think he cares about the fans? He doesn’t give a damn about them! The fans boo but MJF tells them to shut up! MJF thinks it’s funny that the hypocrites who is redeemable and who is not.

Hangman has had everything handed to him on a silver platter, because these shmucks woke up and just decided Hangman’s the main character? The fans cheer that! Really? A guy who drank another man’s blood? A guy who attacked innocent veterans in the locker room? A guy who stabbed a syringe through another human’s face? The guy who was low down and vile enough to burn another man’s house down to ashes? Yet HE is the good guy!? MJF mocks the cheering, and says yay~, Hangman’s the hero! Just ask the fans! To them, Hangman did nothing wrong. But these morons will chant Cowboy S*it at the top of their lungs… Oh, and there they go!

Do you feel that, Hangman? Do you feel all warm and fuzzy? Everyone loves Hangman Adam Page! But MJF has a question for him: After everything Hangman has done… Does Hangman love Hangman? Did Hangman love himself after ending the career of his mentor, Christopher Daniels? After he absolutely demolished that worthless, talentless, jobber hack? Hangman tells MJF, “Don’t you dare! Don’t you DARE! Christopher Daniels is ten times the man that you will ever be! And if I could rip out my spine and give it to him, I would do it in a heartbeat!” The fans cheer that!

Hangman says Daniels’ 32 year career, flew 100 times around the globe, and if there’s a wrestling company that mattered in their lifetime, Daniels gave a part of his life to it! He went down fighting! Fighting for his life! Daniels died a warrior’s death! Hangman knows CD, and he knows Daniels would not have had it any other way. The fans cheer that, too. Daniels took care of pro-wrestling, even when pro-wrestling didn’t take care of him. Daniels is the best of us. And men and women like Daniels is why MJF and Hangman are even in this ring, don’t you ever forget that. The fans cheer that, and they chant for “FALLEN ANGEL!”

MJF scoffs at that, but Hangman says that selflessness, self-awareness and humility of Daniels that MJF doesn’t understand. MJF doesn’t have the stomach for it. If MJF’s career ended tonight, and if he doesn’t wipe that s*it eating grin off his face, it just might… But if MJF’s career ended tonight, what would the fans say about him? Would they say MJF is a credit to their sport? To this world? Or would they say he was an opportunist and a selfish coward? A man who took every shortcut he could, chasing all the power and glory that he thought would win their admiration.

MJF asked why, after everything Hangman has done, the people care about him. Hangman will not be as arrogant to say he understands it, or to put words in their mouths, but he will speak for himself. Hangman knows what is right, he knows what is wrong, and he tells the truth about it. In five years, he’s probably lied 100 times, but never once has he lied to the fans! And if Hangman has had a problem, he has faced it head on eye-to-eye. He didn’t run from it, didn’t hide it, and everything he has had, he worked for. The AEW Tag titles, the AEW World title, and a family that through all of this stood by him unconditionally! Believe him, it was not easy!

MJF has spent five years cheating, scheming his way to the top, and anyone that stood in his way, he told them he was better than them. And Hangman hopes that for once, for MJF’s own sake, there is a small part of him that is wondering, “Is it true?” Because it’s not. Deep down, Hangman thinks MJF knows that. MJF seethes, then smirks, then laughs. MJF asks, “Are you a child?” Oh, sowwy Hangman, sowwy fans, did he not win fairsy-squarsy on his way to the top? Oh no~! Hey, newsflash, dips*its, the history books don’t give a damn how you get the job done. MJF earned everything. Can’t say the same for Hangman.

Because whether Hangman cares to admit it or not, before the doors of this company even opened, the powers at be decided they were going to prop Hangman up. He was their golden boy, their chosen one. Hangman walked in at 2019 with all the buzz and propaganda in the world. Wanna know what MJF came in with? All MJF needed was a scarf and a mic! Hangman has earned NOTHING! MJF walks better, talks better, looks better, dresses better, and IS better! Name one thing Hangman does better than MJF. NAME IT! Hangman says, “I am real.” The fans cheer that, and the mics drop. They’re face to face, but they have to remember the No Physicality Order.

MJF looks to the fans, then he says Hangman can be the main character all he wants. MJF has no problem being the bad guy. Another mic drop, and then the jackets come off! Security hurries up to the apron to tell them remember the order. Hangman dares MJF to do something, but MJF stands down. But then he SPITS at Hangman! The fans boo as we see the saliva hanging from Hangman’s hair…! Hangman bolts at MJF but MJF bolts outta the ring! MJF smirks, having turned his level headed choice into a cowardly move. Hangman DECKS security guard after security guard, then hammers away on one poor soul!

Someone pulls Hangman back, and Hangman almost swings on them, until he sees it’s Christopher Daniels! Hangman calms down, and Daniels tells Hangman this is what he was fighting for this whole time. Hangman knows who he is, so don’t listen to MJF. Understood? Hangman nods, and he heads out. When and where will The Cowboy get his hands on the Devil of AEW?

Backstage interview with The Undisputed Kingdom.

Renee Paquette is with Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong, and notes Roddy is in the Revolution International Championship Series, facing Orange Cassidy. With the PPV around the corner, how does he expect this to shake out? Roddy shouts “ORRRANGE! Cassidy. Man, I feel like we’re gonna do this forever. We are destined to dance forever. And I get it, you’re friends with my pal over here, Mr. Kyle O’Reilly. But that’s not gonna stop me from destroying you tonight, going on to next week to beat Takeshita, and going on to Revolution to defeat Kenny Omega.”

Renee brings up the conflict of interest for Kyle with The Conglomeration, but Kyle says The Conglomeration is not so much a stable as it is a lifestyle. They love to hang, they love to conglomerate, and yeah, Orange is Kyle’s boy. But Roddy’s gonna have to break that back. Cole adds that regardless of who is friends with who, Roddy whoops Orange’s ass. And that is Undisputed. The Kingdom is ready, but will they run the Revolution? Or will things be Freshly Squeezed here tonight?

Six Man Tag: The Patriarchy VS The Opps!

Christian Cage has been avoiding this fight, but now he has no choice to stand alongside his “sons,” Nick Wayne & Kip Sabian against the opposition. Will Captain Charisma, The Prodigy & Mr. Superbad survive Samoa Joe, Hook & Katsuyori Shibata? Or will this be the end of The Patriarchy?

Dynamite returns and The Opps make their entrance. They’re #NeverLacking, and they even get pyro! The fans cheer, the trios sort out, and Shibata starts with Kip. The bell rings, the fans rally up, and Shibata feels things out with Kip. They knuckle lock, Kip kicks low, then Kip wrenches to a wristlock. Shibata wrenches back and he has the wristlock. Kip rolls, kips up, but Shibata trips him to a top wristlock. Kip keeps his shoulders up, fights to his feet, then slips through to hammerlock. Shibata switches that onto Kip, but Kip switches and kicks low. Kip headlocks, Shibata powers up and out, but Kip RAMS Shibata.

Shibata brushes himself off, but Kip headlocks. Shibata powers up and out, then kitchen sink knees! The fans cheer while Shibata drags Kip up. Tag to Joe, the fans really fire up, and they stand Kip on the ropes to CHOP, CHPO, and CHOP! DOUBLE MACHINE GUN CHOPS! They double whip, then trip Kip, and then Joe SENTONS! Kip sputters, Nick runs in, but Shibata trips him! And Joe SENTONS! The fans cheer, Christian is worried, but Kip tags him in! Christian steps in, stares Joe down, but then quickly tags out to Nick! Some father figure… Joe snatches Nick and bumps him off buckles! Joe CHOPS Nick, but Shibata keeps Nick standing.

Joe CHOPS again, and the fans fire up! Joe winds up to CHOP again! Tag to Shibata and he drags Nick up, for a CHOP! Nick tries to get away but Shibata puts him back in the corner. Shibata CHOPS Nick again, and again! Tag to Hook and the fans cheer again. Nick freaks out but Hook CHOPS! And CHOPS! Nick falls, Hook tags Shibata back in, and Shibata drags Nick up to snapmare. Shibata chinlocks and he squeezes tight. Then he KICKS Nick in the back, runs, but Mother Wayne distracts the ref. Christian gets a cheap shot in! Shibata DECKS him for it! Kip DECKS Shibata, Nick BLASTS Hook, and Nick hauls Shibata up.

Nick snap suplexes, covers, TWO! Mother Shayna coaches her son, and Nick ROCKS Shibata with a haymaker. Shibata drops to a knee, Nick stays on him, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Nick brings Shibata over, tags Kip, and they mug Shibata. Kip snapmares Shibata, KNEES him in the back, then clamps onto the arms. Shibata endures, so Kip KNEES him again. Kip pulls on the arms in a motorcycle stretch, but Shibata still endures. Shibata fights up, powers around, but Kip snapmares him to rain down forearms! Kip cradles for the cover, TWO! Kip KICKS Shibata int he back, brings him up, but Shibata snap suplexes first! And then he KICKS Kip! Shibata brings Kip up, but Kip CLAWS Shibata’s eyes! Kip bumps Shibata off buckles, tags Christian, and Christian fires hands on Shibata.

Christian CHOPS, ROCKS, and repeat, then stomps Shibata down. Christian rains down more fists, then lets off as the ref counts. Christian snapmares Shibata, flexes, then ELBOWS Shibata int he head. Christian CLAWS Shibata’s eyes, pushes him down, steps on Shibata’s face, then tags Nick. They mug Shibata, then Nick puts Shibata on the ropes. Nick CHOPS, then wrenches Shibata for a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Nick brings Shibata up, brings him back to the corner, tag to Kip. They mug Shibata some more, then Kip fires forearms. Shibata DECKS Kip! Shibata kicks Kip, Kip RAMS Shibata into the corner, and Chfristian tags in.

Christian & Kip mug Shibata, then Christian puts Shibata on the apron. Chrihstian pulls Shibata through the ropes, CHOKES him, then stops to DUMP Shibata back in. Cover, TWO! Christian hurries to tag Nick back in, the mugging continues, and Nick swaggers around. Nick stands Shibata up, ROCKS him with a left, then puts him in a corner. Nick fires haymakers and body shots, then Dynamite returns to single picture. Tag to Kip, they double whip Shibata, but Shibata SPEARS Kip! Nick runs up, Shibata hits an ARM-DRAG! The fans fire up while Shibata crawls, but Kip CLOBBERS him! The fans boo but Kip rains down fists!

Kip drags Shibata up, he and Nick double whip again, but Shibata grabs ropes. Shibata BOOTS Kip, then BOOTS Nick! Shibata WRECKS Kip with a dropkick, then tag to Hook! Hook LARIATS Nick, LARIATS Kip, then gets Kip for a T-BONE PLEX! Christian runs up, into a T-BONE PLX! Hook LARIATS Christian up and out! Hook LARIATS Nick in a corner, then NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Hook stands Nick up, but Nick fights the exploder! The fans rally for Hook but Nick hooks a leg! FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Shibata BOOTS Nick! Kip MISSILE DROPKICKS Shibata! Joe LARIATS Kip!

Christian aims, runs up, but Joe fireman’s carries Christian! Christian slips free, hooks the arms, but Joe TOSSES him up and out! Joe then DIVES! Direct hit into Christian and the fans are thunderous! Hook has Nick in a corner, but Nick goes up an dover to victory roll, and holds ropes! TWO!! Hook escapes but Nick ROUNDHOUSES, then goes up, up, and WAYNE’S- REDRUM!! Hook as Nick, Shibata has Kip, Joe scares Christian away! The father lets his sons suffer, Nick is OUT! The Opps win!

Winners: The Opps, by submission

Joe, Shibata and Hook stand tall while Christian clings to his Casino Gauntlet contract. Will the AEW World Championship be all that matters to The Patriarch?

BREAKING NEWS for Revolution!

After everything said and done between them, MJF and Hangman Page will have their grudge match! Who will win in this Battle Los Angeles?

Backstage interview with Chris Jericho.

Renee is with the ROH World Champion and brings up how Jericho vowed to show Bryan Keith how it was done. He went to confront Bandido, but uh, did he accomplish what he set out to do given he just got pinned by Bandido at ROH Global Wars? Jericho says Renee should wipe that smirk off her face. What makes her think she can talk to Jericho like that? Renee isn’t sure what he’s getting at, but Jericho asks what makes her think he can’t have her thrown out of the building? He can, y’know! If not for him, Renee wouldn’t have a job. No one in AEW would have a job if not for him!

The truth is: No Chris Jericho, no AEW! That is a fact, not pro-wrestling rhetoric! Yet instead of getting treated with respect like the living legend he is, he gets nothing but vitriol and disrespect. Why is that? Is he too nice? Maybe the Learning Tree needs to give a history lesson. Jericho is The Nueve, that means nine in Spanish. As in a nine-time world champion, in multiple companies and multiple countries. Jericho is the guy walking down the street in Brisbane just a few days ago, and fans were asking to take pictures. Then Bandido is the guy you hand the camera to so he can take their picture.

Jericho tells Bandido got his biggest win ever, congrats. Jericho will give Bandido his chance at the ROH World Championship this Saturday on Collision. The bounty no longer means anything. Bandido gets his chance to beat Jericho, but Jericho gets his chance to prove that everyone is too comfortable around Chris EFFIN’ Jericho! Jericho storms off, but will he regret gambling with The Most Wanted?

Street Fight: “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs VS “Big Bill” Morrissey!

Speaking of grudge matches, these two have gone back and forth with their brawling! They’ve fought backstage, fought in the parking lot, and even took this fight to Australia over the weekend with Global Wars! But it’s gotta end somehow! Will the Book of Hobbs’s next chapter have him chopping down a Redwood? Or will the skyscraper from New York stand tall over the Powerhouse from California?

Hobbs makes his entrance first, then he storms up on Bill during his entrance, only for Bill to BOOT him from over the top rope! The bell rings, fans chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” and Bill storms out after Hobbs. Bill CLUBS away on Hobbs, then brings him into the crowd! Hobbs fires a body shot, sends him into a guard rail, then takes a fan’s beer can to SMASH Bill in the face! Bill ELBOWS back, UPPERCUTS, then UPPERCUTS again! Bill HAMMERS away on Hobbs, then talks smack on the fans. Bill ROCKS Hobbs, but Hobbs ROCKS Bill! The haymakers go back and forth, and Hobbs brings Bill around to CLUB away!

The fans chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” again, and Hobbs pushes Bill to ringside. Hobbs LARIATS Bill over railing! The fans fire up, Hobbs high-fives a few, then he goes to get Bill on his feet. Hobbs RAMS Bill into railing, revels in the M”EAT! MEAT! MEAT!” and then runs up to CLOBBER Bill! Bill slumps over the railing, but Hobbs gets space. Hobbs runs in, but Bill CHUCKS a sound mixer!? Hobbs falls, clutching his leg, but Bill takes the keyboard to SMACK Hobbs on the back! Fans chant “OVER HERE! OVER HERE!” in hopes the action heads their way. Bill goes looking under the ring, and he brings out a monkey wrench!?

Bill winds up, but Hobbs dodges! Wrench hits steel steps, but Bill takes aim again. Hobbs dodges and the wrench hits railing! Bill still tries, but Hobbs ducks and the wrench hits POST! That’s strike three and Bill is disarmed of the wrench! Hobbs grabs a chair to JAM Bill up! And SMACK him on the back! Now that was a base hit! The fans want more, so Hobbs SMACKS Bill again! The fans fire up and Hobbs brings Bill up. But Bill CRAKS Hobbs with the monkey wrench!! Bill gets his own base hit, the ref has a standing count on Hobbs, but the fans want tables. Bill tells them STFU and shove it! The fans boo but Hobbs is up at 9.5 of 10!

Bill brings steel steps around, then he goes back for Hobbs. Hobbs is busted open, but Bill BOOTS him right back down! Bill drags Hobbs over, then CHOKE SLAMS him on the steel steps! Hobbs sputters, the fans boo, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Bill enjoys seeing Hobbs’s blood on him, and even uses it like lipstick! Bill swaggers like Jagger, tells the fans to shove it, then Bryan Keith appears! Keith and Bill high-five, then they work together to haul the other steel steps around. They get it onto the stage, then they bring out more plunder from under the ring. Oh, look! A table! They set that in the ring while Hobbs sputters to his feet. Dynamite returns to single picture while Bill sets up the table. The fans rally for Hobbs as he leans against the apron. Bill stands the table up in a corner, but Hobbs drags himself into the ring. Hobbs has the trash can, and he SMASHES it on Bill’s face!

The fans fire up as Hobbs winds up again, and he SMASHES Bill again! Bill flounders, Hobbs rips his shirt away, and the fans fire up for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs storms up on Bill, scoops him, but Keith is in! Hobbs drops Bill to PUNCH the chair! Keith panics, apologizes, but Hobbs CHOKE SLAMS him through the table! The fans fire up again, but Bill BOOTS Hobbs again! Hobbs tumbles to the ramp, Bill goes out after him, and fans chant “MEAT FOREVER!” Hobbs scoops Bill!? And POWERSLAMS him on the ramp! Hobbs then looks around, and he finds Bill’s backpack. Hobbs CLOBBERS Bill with the backpack!

Hobbs grins, and he dumps out the BRICKS that were inside! Hobbs then stalks Bill to the stage, where Bill put the steel steps! Hobbs ROCKS Bill with a right, ROCKS him again, and Bill is also busted open! The fans fire up as Hobbs fires off punch after punch! Hobbs stands Bill up to ROCK him, but Bill UPPERCUTS! Hobbs ROCKS Bill, Bill UPPERCUTS Hobbs, repeat! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs wobbles, but he kicks low! Hobbs brings Bill over, SMACKS him off the steel steps, and then DRIBBLES him off it! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs winds up to SMACK Bill off the steps again!

The fans are thunderous as Hobbs goes up the steps, and he drags Bill up to join him! Hobbs pops Bill up, to  SPINEBUSTER down through barbed-wire tables!! The fans are thunderous and losing their mind! The count begins, Bill is still down at 5, just struggling to get out of the barbed wire! We hit TEN, Hobbs wins!!

Winner: “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs, by TKO

The fans cheer as Hobbs is the Last Big Meaty Man Standing! Will this vindication be more than enough for the Book of Hobbs to turn the page?

Backstage interview Brian Cage & Lance Archer.

Renee is now with The Don Callis Family’s Murder Machines, and brings up how they upstaged the Hurt Syndicate last week. That was a rather bold statement. Brian says yeah, bold indeed. But take a look at them! It is easy for them to do! The Murderhawk and The Machine have something to say, because they have business with the Hurt Syndicate. But big surprise, they’re nowhere to be found. Archer says word is, Hurt Syndicate will be at Collision. So if they wanna put on their big boy pants, the Hurt Syndicate can talk with the Murder Machines about those AEW World Tag Team Championships.

But in the end, Cage & Archer will take them, and #EverybodyDies. Then will MVP, Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin accept the challenge this close to Revolution?

BREAKING NEWS for AEW in Phoenix!

Phoenix’s own Justin Roberts tells the fans here that if they hadn’t heard, AEW will be returning to Phoenix very soon, and with a PPV! AEW is going Double Or Nothing in Arizona on May 25th, 2025!

Toni Storm is here!

Phoenix fires up as AEW is once again Timeless! For once again, and for a historic FOURTH time, Toni Storm is the NEW AEW Women’s World Champion! Luther helps Toni into the ring, and Toni grabs herself a mic. The spotlight is on her as the fans chant her name. Toni smiles, and says, “This whore you all adore… This slut you can’t rebut… This tramp is your NEW CHAMP!” The fans cheer again, and Toni continues. “On the other side of the world, in front of friends, family and former lovers, I faced the Woman From Hell. A woman… who broke my heart, took my title, and ruined my soul. Mariah May, you SICK B*TCH!”

But Mariah, Toni says she is also so proud of her. Because Mariah gave Toni the fight of her life, and then Toni won with her Small Package. “They say the best things come in small packages, but darling, you should’ve won protection, because I railed you with the biggest package there’s ever been!” Toni says Mariah has been defeated, exiled, and compromised to a permanent end. And now, it is time for a cheap plug. Toni stars in the new film, Queen of the Ring, in theaters starting March 7th, do enjoy. The fans cheer that! As for the championship, if Toni is going to be the best, then she needs to face the best.

Toni says women of wrestling, lend her your ears. Because whether you are here just to stick your chin up, your tits out, or you’re someone like Kris Statlander, Willow Nightingale, or even Wendy bloody Richter… If you want to go face to face, tit to tit or even lip to lip, Toni is not hard to find, darling! “For God is a woman, and her name… is TIMELESS~…!” Toni drops the mic, picks up the belt, and takes a bow. The fans all cheer, Toni blows a kiss, and fade to black. Who will answer this call and come for Toni Storm’s gold?

Gabe Kidd is coming to Collision!

That’s right! This Saturday on TNT, witness The Mad Man bring Strong Style to AEW! Who will be as #WarReady as this War Dog?

Backstage interview with Willow Nightingale.

AEW returns as Renee is now with The Babe with the Power, and as Renee starts to bring up last week, Willow speaks up. She got one minute of precious TV time, and Renee’s husband of all people interrupts to have Marina attack her. Willow’s 2025 is already off to a terrible start. Willow tells Moxley, Marina, and the Death Riders that she is- OH WAIT, here comes Marina! Willow and Marina brawl, but Marina uses the briefcase on her! And then she send Willow into a road case, then KICKS her down! Moxley steps in and tells the cameraman to follow him. Things head to the stage, and the fans are torn as Moxley grabs a mic.

Moxley goes to the ring, Marina, Yuta and Claudio in tow, and Moxley tells Phoenix he’s gonna ask a question. “Do you know just who in the hell I am?” The fans certainly do, but Moxley says he’s the champion of the world, that’s who! That means this is his mic, that’s his camera, this is his ring, this is his arena, and you’re sitting in his seats! So nobody comes into his house and lays down some challenge to him like they’re somebody! He doesn’t care even if it’s the Rated R Superstar! And he’ll tell ya, Adam Copeland is NOT here! He’s still on his ass in Australia, facedown in the dirt! Cope made a challenge, but Moxley about popped Cope’s head off his shoulders with his bare hands!

So if Cope shows up at Revolution, Moxley will finish the job! WAIT! Jay White is here! The Switchblade storms out and tells Moxley to hush. White sees it is 4v1, but wait! The Bastard slither sin from the shadows! White says fine, more the merrier! But wait! COPE IS HERE!? Moxley is a bit surprised, but he figures he’ll still keep his promise. Except Cope slithers in from the crowd side! Cope CLUBS Moxley down then HAMMERS away! The Death Riders are stunned, White gets Pac for a BLADERUNNER to the stage! Cope fights off Yuta and Claudio, then SPEARS Yuta! Claudio has Cope, but Cope shoves free!

White is there to clinch Claudio, BLADERUNNER into the SPEAR!! So is that a Spear Runner? Cope then finds SPIKE! She didn’t make the trip to Brisbane, but she’s here in Phoenix! White also gets a chair, and Cope takes a swing! Moxley and Marina run away, get into the crowd, but Cope pursues! Will Cope chase Moxley all the way to LA? Cope grabs a mic, and he shouts for Moxley! “This isn’t your arena. These aren’t your seats. These aren’t your people! They’re MY people!” The fans cheer that! Cope tells Moxley that he’s probably halfway to the hotel, hostel, or whatever bridge he lives under. But he knows Mox will see this.

Mox is a COWARD! No nuts, no guts, no spine! He needs his goons, but guess what? As of now, Cope takes them out one by one by one! When we get to Revolution, it will be man to man, and Cope will kick Moxley’s ass! The fans are ready, will the Road to Revolution be nothing but Rated R?

Backstage interview with Mercedes Mone.

Renee welcomes in The CEO, and Mone says, “Phoeniiiix~! Say hello to your C E O! It feels so good, Renee. And Renee, I don’t want any interruptions, no surprises, and no damn puppets, you hear me?” Renee says of course, no puppets. Just congratulations for the great win at Grand Slam Australia. This makes Mone 14-0 as a TBS Champion, and it feels like there is no stopping the Money Train. Mone agrees, there IS no stopping the Money Train. And Harley learned first hand that there is a price to pay when you mess with Mercedes Mone. Then being just over two weeks away from Revolution, Momo Watanabe gave some comments in Australia.

Footage plays and Lexy Nair interviewed Momo Watanabe to bring up how she won the International Women’s Cup. That means Momo can challenge any Women’s Champion she wants from CMLL, Stardom, ROH and AEW. Momo was clearly scouting competition, has she made a decision? Yes, Momo has chosen Mone and the TBS Championship. She will see Mone at Revolution to put a stop to the Money Train. Mone asks what the hell!? She just said no surprises! But if Momo wants to face Mone for the title, then show up to Dynamite next week and say that to her face! Mone has answered a challenge with a challenge, will The Dark Peach oblige?

Kris Statlander VS Megan Bayne!

The #BornAgainKristen may have just crossed paths with her physical equal in The Megasus. Tall, strong, ready to get the action on, will Kris show Megan she’s still The Galaxy’s Greatest? Or will Kris be made to bow down?

The bell rings and the fans rally up. Kris and Megan step up to be face to face, then they slowly circle. They tie up, go around, and Megan puts Kris on ropes. They go along ropes, Megan again has control, but she lets off slowly. Then she ROCKS Kris with a forearm! Megan runs, Kris follows, and Kris RAMS Megan! Megan doesn’t budge, so Kris dares her to do that. Megan runs, RAMS Kris, but Kris stays up. Kris brushes herself off, Megan dares her to go, so Kris runs. Megan kicks low, runs, and she runs Kris over! But Kris is right up! The fans cheer, and Kris ROCKS Megan! Megan avoids the leg sweep to BOOT Kris!

Kris avoids a senton to somersault SENTON, then STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Kris keeps moving, and she basement DROPKICKS! Megan staggers, Kris CHOPS, and CHPOS, and CHOPS! Kris climbs up, rains down fists, but Megan brings her off the corner at 5! Kris fights free, but Megan ducks the roundhouse! Kris avoids the boot and ROUNDHOUSES after all! Megan staggers, the fans fire up, and kris runs at the corner. Kris blocks a boot, uses that to get under Megan for an Electric Chair, but Megan fights free. Megan sends Kris into the corner, runs up, but Kris dodges! Kris goes corner to corner, but Megan SPEARS!

The fans fire up while Megan stands back up, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Megan revels in the cheers and jeers, then drags Kris up. Megan bumps Kris off buckles, then RAMS into her again and again! The ref counts, Megan lets off, then she stalks Kris along the ropes. Megan pushes Kris into a corner, then CHOPS her! Megan whips Kris corner to corner, runs corner to corner, and SPLASHES! Megan then underhooks to BUTTTERFLY SUPLEX! Kris flounders, Megan stalks her to ropes, and Megan drags Kris back for a cocky cover. TWO, but Megan stays cool. Megan waistlocks for a REAR BEARHUG! Kris endures, fights up, and pries at the hold. Kris elbows again and again until she’s finally free.

Kris runs, but Megan clinches! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Kris flounders away, and Megan storms up on Kris. Megan stands Kris up, then clinches, another OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Kris flounders, Megan stalks her, and Megan stands Kris up again. Megan short arm LARIATS, then drags Kris up again. Another short arm LARIAT! And another short arm LARIAT! Megan CLUBS Kris, has her in a drop zone, then goes up the corner. But Kris ROCKS her first! Kris goes up to SUPERPLEX! And roll through! But Megan hits the FALCON ARROW! Both women are down, but they’re still in this as Dynamite returns to single picture.

Megan and Kris rise up, and they throw hands! Kris and Megan DOUBLE LARIAT, then DOUBLE LARIAT again! They both roar, and DOUBLE LARIAT again! Kris kicks a leg out, then runs, but Megan BOOTS her first! Megan runs, but Kris DISCUS LARIATS! The fans fire up and Kris suplexes, GOURD BUSTER! Kris runs to SCISSOR KICK! Cover, TWO! Megan survives and Kris seethes but the fans fire up. Kris storms up on Megan, brings her around, and gut wrenches! Megan slips free, then ROCKS Kris! Megan waistlocks to deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up again while Kris goes to the apron.

Megan storms out after Kris, brings her up, and fires a forearm! And another! And another, another, another! Megan winds up, but Kris ducks that to APRON BACK SUPLEX! The fans are thunderous as Kris pushesget Megan in. Kris fires herself up, but Megan rises?! And she goes up the ropes to DEADLIFT GERMAN SUPLEX Kris!! Megan roars, hauls Kris up to the top rope, and she CHOPS! Megan climbs, she and Kris brawl, and Kris gest the edge! Kris ROCKS Megan and Megan falls! Kris adjusts her position, but Megan distracts the ref while Penelope Ford rushes out here! Ford SHOVES Kris off the top!

The fans boo the Superbad Girl as she hides under the apron! Megan fireman’s carries, “BOW! DOWN!” F5!! Cover, Megan wins!

Winner: Megan Bayne, by pinfall

Just as Megan helped Ford with Thunder Rosa, Ford just helped Megan with Kris! Ford rains down fists on Kris while the fans boo more! But here comes Rosa! And she has a chair! La Mera Mera wants after them but Megan & Ford get in her face first! Ford and Rosa fight over the chair, but the ref steps in to settle this down. Megan & Ford leave, Rosa TOSSES the chair at them, will these four settle things soon enough?

Backstage interview with Max Caster.

Renee is now with Platinum Max and brings up his series of open challenges. He is 0-2, is he starting to reconsider his strategy? No, Renee, he is not. The strategy isn’t the problem, it’s how “Hangperson” was chasing him around the arena. That’s not what the open challenge is about. It’s about going eye to eye with the Best Wrestler Alive! And look into his eyes. He’ll tell you this right now, the open challenge will continue this Saturday on Collision, and he expects whoever answers to look him in the eyes, shake his hand, and get beat! Because Caster will prove to him and everyone else that you can’t be better than the best.

Renee wishes Caster luck, Caster thanks her and shows off his certificate. But just who will answer when Caster puts out the call?

Ricochet is here!

And he’s still wearing the stolen robe that belongs to Prince Nana. Phoenix boos the One & Only, but he grabs the mic to say, “Really? That’s what we gonna do? That’s how we gonna act, huh? Y’know what? That’s okay, because I would be angry and bitter, too, if I had to live in Phoenix, Arizona. It’s basically a poor man’s Las Vegas.” The fans boo but Ricochet says lucky for him, he has a helicopter waiting to lift him outta here when he’s finished. Because much like Kevin Durant, Ricochet is trying to get outta this boring ass town ASAP! The fans boo more, but Ricochet says fine, “You do you.” Ricochet will do Ricochet.

Because since the fans are acting like ungrateful animals, Ricochet will speak directly to the people at home. He knows they can hear him loud and clear, huh? Yes you can! But he needs them to understand that all the fans, all the booing, it doesn’t matter! None if it does! Because when you boo a winner, you boo into a void of nothing, and baybeh, Ricochet is nothing but a winner! Ricochet proved it two weeks ago when he pinned Swerve to the mat, 1-2-3! But in reality, Ricochet has been proving it from the moment he stepped foot in AEW! Let’s be real, Ricochet has been whooping the asses of all the favorites!

Ricochet whooped Swerve’s ass, Ospreay’s ass, Darby Allin’s ass, Komander’s ass! The fans chant for Swerve’s House, but Ricochet says that everyone here and plenty of you at home will never understand is that winners always have something to show for it. And oh does Ricochet have something to show for all of his success! Ricochet models the Embassy’s robe, the fans boo more, but Ricochet says check this. He is not content to just wear this. No, he came to AEW to wear championships. Ricochet will not be just another name on the roster! Ricochet will be the main name on this roster! He came to win, and more importantly, he came to win gold.

Ricochet says that is where his sights are set for 2025. He wants to be a champion here in AEW! Oh, wait, wait, let’s correct that. Ricochet will be a champion in AEW, because he’s too good looking not to be. But wait! Swerve is here! Phoenix fires up as Nana walks out first, sips his coffee, then shakes his head. Ricochet looks around, surely the Realest is lurking. Nana gets in the ring first, though, and has his own mic. Nana tells Ricochet he knows what he’s thinking. But this isn’t that. Nana wanted to take this time to talk to Ricochet one on one, so Swerve isn’t here right now. Nana knows they’ve been beefing these last couple of months, and he isn’t sure where that is going.

But one thing that Nana does know is that Ricochet is wearing something that doesn’t belong to him. Three DECADES, Nana has been in this business. In the ring, outside the ring, closing major deals, making champions, and heck, making history! And that robe has a lot to do with it. That robe right there represents pride, represents integrity, and represents those that Nana has walked through, and that we’ve lost. But one thing about that robe is that anyone who is wearing it has honor. Anyone that wears it has been bestowed the opportunity to be great. And Nana never gave Ricochet that opportunity.

Ricochet, honestly, if you’re still that happy-go-lucky guy, that winner that he always says he is, that humane individual, then just give the robe back. The fans chant “GIVE IT BACK! GIVE IT BACK!” Ricochet says Nana wants the robe back, is that all? Yeah, okay, sure. Take it from him. Ricochet stares Nana down, but then he asks what’s wrong. Is Nana gonna cry? That’s okay, we all have emotions. Nana ain’t getting the robe back. AHA~! Ricochet leaves, and Nana shakes his head. Nana tried doing this with diplomacy, will he have no choice but to let Swerve do things his way?

Revolution International Championship Series: Orange Cassidy VS Roderick Strong w/ The Undisputed Kingdom!

After Kenny Omega & Will Ospreay defeated Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher at Grand Slam: Australia, The Cleaner made it clear that he wants The Alpha 1v1, the title on the line. However, Tony Khan chose to raise the ante. Two former champions are giving this opportunity, the winner to face Konosuke for the title next week in San Diego! Who starts on this golden path into the Golden State?

The bell rings and the fans rally for “FRESHLY SQUEEZED! FRESHLY SQUEEZED!” Cassidy and Roddy circle, tie up, and Roddy waistlocks to SLAM Cassidy! Cassidy fights up, but Roddy wrangles him back to the mat. Cassidy fights back up, reaches out, and he SLAPS the hold apart! Cassidy drops, wheelbarrows, but Roddy half nelsons. Cassidy slips free, standing switches, and snapmares! Then he has Roddy for the photo op! Thumbs up, and then ghost pin! TWO! Roddy swings, Cassidy dodges, and Cassidy “CHOPS!” The fans lose their minds but Roddy asks, “Really?” Cassidy shrugs, then dodges Roddy’s back elbow!

Cassidy headlocks, Roddy powers up and out, but Cassidy ducks ‘n’ dodges. Cassidy then bails out, and he hugs Kyle! The fans cheer The Conglomeration reunion, but then Cassidy looks at Cole. Cole stares daggers at Cassidy, so Cassidy slowly turns, hand up to block Cole from view. Cassidy rolls into the ring, but Roddy is right on him! Roddy headlocks, Cassidy powers up and out, but Roddy CLOBBERS him! Things keep moving, Roddy hurdles to then slide out, and he hugs Kyle! AND Cole! But Cassidy DIVES onto Roddy! The fans fire up and Cassidy puts Roddy back in. The fans chant, “One More Hug!”

Cassidy says why not. He hugs Kyle! The fans cheer, Cassidy goes up, then leaps, into a DROPKICK from Roddy! The antiair takes Cassidy down, but Roddy puts him in a corner. Roddy CHOPS, then he stalks Cassidy. Roddy CHOPS Cassidy again, but Cassidy bails out. Cassidy paces while he catches his breath, then he rolls back in. But Roddy stomps away at the ropes! The ref counts, Roddy stops to haul Cassidy up, and Roddy uses the ropes to SLINGSHOT POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Roddy keeps Cassidy down with a chinlock, then shifts into a GROUND COBRA TWIST! Cassidy endures, fights up, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Cassidy stands, but Roddy fireman’s carries Cassidy for a HOTSHOT on the ropes! Cassidy falls back and sputters while Roddy flexes. Roddy drags Cassidy up, whips him to a corner, and Cassidy hits buckles hard! Roddy storms up on Cassidy, drags him up, and scoops for a BACKBREAKER! Cassidy writhes, Roddy drags him up, and brings him into a CAMEL CLUTCH! Cassidy endures, fights to get his arms free, but Roddy pulls the arms back into place. Cassidy still has one arm free as he endures being bent back. Cassidy gets the other arm free, but Roddy keeps on the stretch. Cassidy slips out he back, rolls Roddy up, TWO!

Roddy DROPKICKS Cassidy right down! Cover, TWO! Cassidy survives and even shakes his head. Roddy drags Cassidy up, gives him a hug and puts him in a corner. To CHOP! Cassidy drops to his knees, but Roddy brings him back up. Roddy suplexes, Cassidy blocks, but Roddy CLUBS away! Roddy suplexes, Cassidy flails! Roddy CLUBS away, suplexes again, but Cassidy cradle counters! TWO!! Roddy escapes, and he LARIATS Cassidy down! Roddy drags Cassidy into a leglock, and he goes for the chinlock! Cassidy endures the Angelito Stretch, then fights up, pries the hold open, only for Roddy to KNEE him low!

Roddy puts Cassidy in a corner, then up top. But Cassidy BOOTS back! Cassidy adjusts position, but Roddy GAMANGIRIS! Roddy climbs up, gut wrenches, but Cassidy clings to the ropes! Cassidy fires body shots, then Dynamite returns to single picture. Cassidy ROCKS Roddy, he drops back, and Cassidy goes to the apron. Roddy runs up, Cassidy RAMS him, ROCKS him, then SLINGSHOT DDTS! The fans fire up while both men are down! Cole & Kyle coach Roddy, the fans rally, and Cassidy rises first. Cassidy goes to a corner, comes back for Roddy, but Roddy CHOPS! Cassidy shakes his head, and comes back.

Roddy CHOPS again, but Cassidy is just getting angry! Roddy CHOPS him down, but Cassidy’s right back up! Cassidy is pumping up, and he puts his hands… IN HIS POCKETS! Roddy CHOPS, and CHOPS, and CHOPS! Cassidy dodges, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then SHOTGUNS Roddy down! And kips up! The fans fire up for Cassidy, and he goes corner to corner, only for Roddy to put him on the apron. But Cassidy bumps Roddy off buckles! Then goes side to side for another buckle bump! And then back again for a third! Cassidy climbs while Roddy staggers, and Cassidy FLYING LARIATS! Cassidy gets moving, ducks ‘n’ dodges, tilt-o-whirl-

NO, Roddy slips free, suplexes, STUN- NO! Roddy stops the Stun Dog Millionaire to half nelson, but Cassidy swings to ARM-DRAG! Cassidy then ducks ‘n’ dodges, tilt-o-whirls, and DDTS! The fans fire up and Cassidy covers, TWO! Roddy survives and the fans rally up. Cole & Kyle coach Roddy, but Cassidy rises again. Roddy goes to ropes, Cassidy Alabama Lifts! Roddy CLUBS away on Cassidy’s back to stop that! Roddy shoves Cassidy, BOOTS him, ENZIGIRIS, then reels him in, but Cassidy sunset flips! TWO!! Roddy escapes, takes a swing, but into the Alabama Lift! BEACH BREAK! Cover, TWO!! Roddy survives and Cole coaches him up more.

The fans rally again and Cassidy goes to a corner. Cassidy prepares the elbow pad,. but a STRON GKNEE hits first! Then the IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER, into another IRISH CURSE! And then a torture rack, for the RACK BACKBREAKER DROP!! Cover, TWO!! Cassidy survives and Roddy is frustrated. Cole & Kyle coach Roddy to keep going, and Roddy goes for the legs. But Cassidy spins, only for Roddy to block the victory roll! Roddy spins Cassidy back around, turns him over, STRONG- NO, Cassidy fights out of Stronghold! Roddy holds onto the legs, turns Cassidy over again, only for Cassidy to turn back over!

Cassidy spins and drags Roddy into the victory roll! TWO!! Roddy escapes yet again, then ducks an Orange Punch, IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKAR!! TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Cassidy scrambles and fights forward, ROPEBREAK!! Roddy lets go in frustration and both men are tiring out. Cassidy drags himself up with the ropes, Roddy stands and storms over, and Roddy YANKS Cassidy up! Cassidy lands on his feet to “kick,” then he fires real kicks! Cassidy stomps away, then runs, but into a POP-UP GUTBUSTER!! And a SICK KICK!! Roddy ain’t done, he hits END OF- STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE!! Cassidy powers up, ORANGE PUNCH!! Cover, Cassidy wins!!

Winner: Orange Cassidy, by pinfall (advances to the AEW International Championship match)

And with that, Dynamite is Freshly Squeezed! The Undisputed Kingdom heads out, Tony Schiavone steps in, and Schiavone says Cassidy is back and better than ever. It will be live from coast to coast when AEW is in San Diego, and Cassidy will go 1v1 with Takeshita for the title, winner going on to Revolution. If Cassidy wins, he’ll become the greatest International Champion in AEW history! But before Cassidy can speak, The Don Callis Family makes their way out here. Callis has a mic to say he has something important to say.

Mark Davis & Konosuke Takeshita flank Callis as he tells Cassidy, “I guess you’re gonna go tell everyone you’re the greatest International Champion of all time. But to me, you’re nothing but a red-headed hippy! You’re nothing but a loud mouth punk! GET HIM!” Callis sends Konosuke & Davis to go after Cassidy! They beat Cassidy down, and then Davis scoop SLAMS him! SENTON! Konosuke drags Cassidy up and Callis wants his shot! Callis kicks low, but here comes Kenny! Omega fires off on Konosuke & Davis! The fans fire up as Omega throws hands on Konosuke, but Davis grabs him for a SLEEPER! Konosuke kicks Omega in the gut!

The fans boo as Omega suffers, and Konosuke winds up. Davis sends Omega into the ALPHA ELBOW! Cassidy stands back up, Davis rushes him, but Cassidy DUMPS Davis out! Konosuke CLUBS Cassidy, and brings him in for RAGING- STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Omega is up to V-TRIGGER! Cassidy adds an ORANGE PUNCH! The Don Callis Family regroups and retreats! Phoenix fires up for Omega & Orange as Omega holds up the belt, the fans like how that looks! But Cassidy looks at the belt, wanting to have it back. Who makes it through this Revolution International Championship Series as THE champion?

My Thoughts:

A great Dynamite here to follow up the Australia specials and move things towards Revolution. Great promo segment to open with MJF and Hangman, and MJF has his “Heel making a good point” moment saying how the “forgiveness” is rather hypocritical. To be fair, Kevin Owens has made a similar argument recently, but it’s still valid in all of pro-wrestling where some Heels can never truly go Face. Anyway, good stuff to set up their match at Revolution, including that moment Hangman has with Daniels. And as I said last week, Hangman VS MJF should be seen as an unofficial #1 contender’s match, the winner aimed at the world title going towards AEW Dynasty in April.

Speaking of the world title, good stuff with Willow and Marina brawling again, leading into Moxley’s promo that then led into Cope & White getting after the Death Riders again. I really thought Cope was going to up the ante on the title match, but he instead implies he’s going to use the next two weeks, the next four AEW shows between Dynamite and Collision going into Revolution to have matches with Claudio, Yuta and Pac in whatever order, and take them off the board. I would think Jay White and even Willow are part of that, maybe even The Gunns as they rejoin White in the Bang Bang Gang, which could be some really good stuff that branches off into other matches.

Really good Trios match from Patriarchy VS Opps. The Opps have a good theme song, but maybe a little too chill. That aside, The Opps of course won and it was of course Nick Wayne taking the loss. I still think we should get Joe VS Christian, and then that’s a smokescreen where Christian loses only to come back and cash-in on the world title. It’s gotta happen, it’ll help shake things up, and again, how can we ignore a new Cope VS Christian feud? Very good promo from Toni Storm to leave it up in the air who her next feud is with, and pretty good promo segment with Mone and Momo to set up their feud. But now that Momo said TBS Championship, pretty sure Mone wins.

Toni did name drop Kris, and Kris Statlander has yet to challenge for the world title, so maybe she moves up after what we’re getting with her, Rosa, Ford & Bayne. Great match from Kris VS Megan, but I should’ve figured Ford would get involved to screw Kris over. And naturally, Ford would beat up Kris and that’d cue Rosa to make the save. But how did they botch that so badly? The irony is this was a botch where next to nothing happened when clearly something should have. It feels like someone between Ford and Megan forgot what they were to do, because the easy option would’ve been for them to slip out of the ring, but it just ended up awkward. The tag match will be good, and we can still do singles matches after, but this was a bad hiccup.

Jericho had a good promo to call out Bandido, and I didn’t think the ROH World Championship would be happening now. With that, there might be shenanigans that help Jericho win, which is a shame. Good promo from Cage & Archer to call out The Hurt Syndicate, and we’ll surely get a confrontation on Collision that then makes the tag title match for Revolution. That’s gonna be some big meaty men slapping meat there, much like tonight’s Street Fight. Though, AEW really needs to clarify how their rulebook works. Given the ten count, this was really a Last Man Standing match disguised as a Street Fight. But naming conventions aside, still great stuff, and Hobbs getting the win works so that he can move on, perhaps to a title match of his own.

Very good promo from Ricochet with Nana, and you can bet the robe will be the apparent prize in whatever rematch we get from Ricochet and Swerve. And knowing Swerve, he and Ricochet could have one killer No Disqualification style match. Good promo from Caster to play off his Open Challenge losses like they were for other reasons other than Caster isn’t the Best Wrestler Alive. And y’know what? They mentioned Gabe Kidd showing up for Collision, so why not two birds with one stone? Gabe should answer the challenge, beat the snot out of Caster, then call out just about anyone he wants, because he’s Gabe Kidd.

Very good promo from The Undisputed Kingdom, but what a copout on The Conglomeration not really being a thing anymore. Did they not want to put in the time to do a quick promo where The Conglomeration disassembles? I did like how Cassidy hugged Kyle and felt awkward around Cole, though. But still a great main event from Cassidy VS Roddy, and Cassidy winning makes a lot of sense. For one, The Kingdom can still do a feud with The Death Riders over the trios and world titles, but also, Cassidy really did establish the International Championship. Good stuff with Don Callis Family going after Cassidy, then Omega making the save. It’s also a good tease of Omega VS Cassidy for the first time since Omega was world champion, but we’re definitely getting Omega VS Takeshita at Revolution.

My Score: 8.8/10

The revolution is once again televised!

After shocking the world, Ricky Starks (still yet to be named) puts pen to paper to sign his NXT contract! Will he be an absolute gamechanger?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• NXT Women’s North American Championship #1 Contender’s Triple Threat: Kelani Jordan VS Jaida Parker VS Karmen Petrovic; Karmen wins and will challenge Stephanie Vaquer for the title.
• Sol Ruca & ZARIA VS Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson; Sol & Zaria win.
• Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo w/ The D’Angelo Family VS Shawn Spears w/ Izzi Dame, Brooks Jensen & Niko Vance; Spears wins.
• Andre Chase VS Eddy Thorpe; Eddy wins.
• Six Woman Tag: Giulia, Stephanie Vaquer & Jordynne Grace VS The Fatal Influence; Giuila, Vaquer & Grace win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Oba Femi arrives backstage.

The Ruler is still NXT Champion, but he is furious with how his night ended at Vengeance Day. Oba glares at a stagehand and the stagehand quickly says to hit Oba’s music! Oba makes his entrance and the fans cheer as he struts down to the ring. Oba grabs a mic and says, “Let’s get straight to business. Those four fools that jumped me at Vengeance Day right after my match, they made one very big mistake. One very big mistake! They didn’t finish the job. They hit me with that last shot, with their best shot, and I’m standing here, unfazed!” The fans cheer, and Oba dares those same fools to come out now and finish what they started. He’ll wait.

The lights drop, but wait! It’s not Dion Lennox and his pack of wolves, that’s MOOSE! The TNA X-Division Champion is here in NXT, staring Oba down. Oba is shocked, and now he’s mad as Moose would dare step on this moment. The fans fire up and even lose their minds as Moose steps into the ring, grabs himself a mic, and continues to stare Oba down. Moose tells Oba that he just burst the bubble Oba’s been living in. Moose is the one man Oba cannot rule over! Oba says “that place” is Moose’s bubble. In here, Oba is inevitable! Moose says this has to happen: Oba VS MOOSE! The fans like the sound of that!

Oba tells Moose do not worry, it will. Champion and champion hold up their gold, but when and where will we see this dream match happen?

Eddy Thorpe talks with Ava Raine.

The Alpha Wolf points out how he won the Strap Match at Vengeance Day, and so now he’s thinking what’s next is- Ava stops Eddy there and tells him to think less. Eddy may have beat Trick Williams, but he has had title opportunity after opportunity. Yeah, but Eddy just won the biggest match of his life! So- In step Kale Dixon & Uriah Connors. They apologize for interrupting, but they just wanted to invited Ava and Eddy to their party tonight. It’s a Vengeance Day after party. And Kale admits, inviting the GM, that’s ballsy. Ava says no thanks. Eddy asks if these two actually thought inviting the boss to a part was a good idea.

Ava says Eddy, stop talking. Uriah & Kale remember Eddy is a DJ, and so they want him to DJ the party! Eddy says no, he just shocked the world. He won’t be going to their lame party. Plus, shouldn’t they be in class right about now? Kale wishes, but Mr. Chase keeps turning them down. Eddy says that’s for the best, because Mr. Chase would just ruin their lives and bring them down, just like he did all of Chase U. Ava says wow, big talk. Kale says how DARE you! Uriah won’t stand for it, either! Chase would’ve whooped Eddy’s ass in a Strap Match! In fact, he could beat Eddy any day of the week!

Eddy says they’re just stupid and delusional. Kale steps up and says no, Chase would have! And that is why… on behalf of Chase, Kale is challenging Eddy to a match! Wait, they speak on behalf of Mr. Chase? Yeah! They’re tight! And Chase will see Eddy tonight. Ava says okay then. But did Chase’s former students just write a check Chase’s body definitely can’t cash?

NXT Women’s North American Championship #1 Contender’s Triple Threat: Kelani Jordan VS Jaida Parker VS Karmen Petrovic w/ Ashante THEE Adonis!

The Standout is trying on that new attitude and she seems to really like it. However, it gets on Miss Parker’s nerves and has rubbed the real-life Beatrix Kiddo the wrong way. At the same time, Jaida and Karmen have their own beef, so all these personal issues will be settled at once! Who rises above the drama to head for Stephanie Vaquer and the Women’s North American title?

The bell rings and Jaida rushes Kelani! Kelani dodges, then she and Jaida start throwing hands! The fans fire up, Karmen feels left out, but then Kelani ROCKS Jaida! Karmen KICKS Kelani, KICKS Jaida, then sends Jaida into Kelani! Karmen rolls Jaida, TWO! Sunset flip on Kelani, TWO! Jaida and Kelani stagger up, Jaida & Kelani ROCK Karmen! Karmen rebounds, Jaida DECKS Karmen! Jaida whips Kelani, then blows past her to CLOBBER her! Jaida keeps moving, Kelani stays low, then she hurdles and DROPKICKS Jaida! Kelani smiles, but Karmen slides in. Kelani dodges Karmen, sends her back out, then goes up, up, and ASAI MOONSAULT!

The fans fire up as Kelani wipes out both targets! Kelani says that’s why she’s the Standout! Kelani SMACKS Jaida off the apron, puts her in the ring, then goes after Karmen. Kelani THROWS Karmen into barriers, then storms back to the apron. Jaida ROCKS Kelani, Kelani ROCKS Jaida, repeat! The fans rally as the forearms go back and forth, and Jaida DECKS Kelani! The fans fire up and Jaida says this is HER ring! Jaida stalks Kelani, puts her on ropes, and CHOKES her! The ref reprimands, Jaida YANKS Kelani back, then whips her to a corner. Kelani hits buckles hard, and Jaida is right on her for a snap suplex!

The fans rally as Jaida hauls Kelani up, another snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Jaida stands tall over Kelani, Adonis coaches Karmen, and NXT goes to break.

NXT returns and Kelani ROCKS Jaida! Jaida ROCKS Kelani, Kelani ROCKS her back, repeat! Jaida KNEES low, then hoists Kelani to a dragon sleeper, INVERTED SUPLEX! But then Karmen KICKS Jaida, puts her in the ropes, and ELBOWS her! Karmen runs side to side to SPIKE-RANA! Jaida flops down, Kelani grabs Karmen to wrench and put her in the ropes! Kelani ROCKS Karmen, goes up the corner, GUILLOTINE LEG DROP! The fans fire up with Kelani but she hobbles a bit. Jaida CLUBS Kelani, then brings her around for another dragon sleeper. Kelani turns that around for a SLICE! Cover, TWO!

Kelani slaps her bad leg, fires herself up, and the fans rally up. Kelani runs, but Jaida catches the crossbody! Jaida puts Kelani in the Tree of Woe, and then CHOPS Kelani! Karmen runs up, but Jaida pops her up! SAMOAN DROP! Karmen tumbles over to the corner, Jaida covers, but Kelani FROG SPLASHES onto them! The fans fire up for “NXT! NXT!” as all three women are down! Kelani grabs Jaida, fires a forearm, but Karmen CHOPS Kelani! Jaida ROCKS Karmen, Kelani ROCKS Jaida, Karmen ROCKS Kelani, and the cycle continues! Kelani UPPERCUTS Karmen, blocks Jaida’s kick, and Kelani slips under, RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP!

The fans fire up, Kalani puts Jaida up top, but Jaida ROCKS Kelani! Karmen KICKS Kelani down, then whips her to the other corner. Karmen runs up to LARIAT! Karmen runs at Jaida to ROCK her! Back to Kelani for a BACK BODY BLOCK! Karmen puts Kelani up top, then goes back for Jaida! STRATUSPHERE! Karmen then goes to Kelani, STRATUSPHERE onto Jaida! Karmen covers Kelani, TWO!! Jaida has Karmen and CHOPS her! Jaida HIPNOTICS Kelani outta the ring!! But then she goes out after her? Karmen runs, but Jaida stops the dropkick! Jaida RAMS Karmen, puts her in the ring, then she scoops Karmen.

Jaida puts Karmen in the ropes, CHOPS her, then runs to TEARDROP! Jaida high steps, but Kelani goes up! Adonis drags Karmen to safety! Jaida gets Kelani up top, they brawl, and Jaida SUPERPLEXES! Both women are down but Jaida crawls to Kelani. Jaida puts Kelani in ropes, and she runs for a TEARDROP! Adonis puts Karmen back in, she jackknife bridges Kelani! KARMEN WINS!!

Winner: Karmen Petrovic, by pinfall 

Jaida is pissed! Karmen sniped that from her, but Jaida DECKS her for it! Kelani hits a THESZ PRESS on Jaida! They scrap to the outside, the fans fire up, but refs rush out here to stop this! Fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” but the headline is: Karmen gets her title shot next week, NXT in Cincinnati! Will Adonis’ love and support- OH NO! Fatal Influence now jumps Karmen! The fans boo, Adonis calls for backup, but the 3v1 beating keeps going! Fallon hits Karmen with a FALL AWAY SLAM! The beating continues as NXT goes picture in picture!

Refs come back around, they tell the Influence to stop! This is just them being sore losers now that Vaquer has the title, not one of them. Adonis still can’t do anything, WWE doesn’t allow men to fight off women! But as he stands between them, Jacy SMACKS Adonis down with a chair! Double standards aside, the beatdown on Karmen continues! Jazmyn TOSSES Karmen out of the ring, then stands her up for Jacy’s ROLLING ELBOW! They leave Karmen behind to grab mics and go back to the ring. Fallon starts talking but we’re still not back from picture in picture, so only the live crowd can hear this.

WAIT, someone else who is hearing this is Stephanie Vaquer, because here she comes! La Primera steps to the Influence, but then so does Giulia! The champions of NXT stare the Influence down, but this is still 3v2. So the brawl is on! The Fatal Influence knock Giulia & Vaquer down, stomp and punch away, and NXT returns to single picture. But here comes JORDYNNE GRACE! The Juggernaut CLOBBERS Jazmyn, CLOBBERS Fallon, and CLOBBERS Jacy! Then Giulia & Vaquer HEADBUTT Fallon and Jazmyn! Grace waits, and she CLOBBERS Jacy again! Talk about making an impact!

Grace grabs a mic, and says she joined NXT to be part of the best Women’s Division in wrestling. And now that she’s here, she won’t waste a single second. The Influence clearly wants a fight, but so do they! Tonight, LET’S FIGHT! Will the NXT Women’s Champion, NXT Women’s North American Champion and former TNA Knockouts Champion all knock out Jazmyn, Jacy & Fallon tonight?

Adrianna Rizzo & Luca Crusifino talk with Stacks.

She hopes he’s sure about this. He says he’s very sure. But has he run it by Tony? Well, have either of them heard from him? Cuz he hasn’t. But like life, business goes on. He’s gonna handle business tonight. Stacks turns to go, and tells the Family to follow him. The Family follows the Underboss, will Stacks get even with Shawn Spears?

Sol Ruca & ZARIA VS Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson!

When it comes to the NXT Women’s Division being not just WWE’s best but the world’s best, it is also growing bigger and better. The Sol Surfer and the Agent of Change did some training over the weekend, hard to say if it went all that well. But perhaps the proof will be in the pudding. Will Sol & Zaria be like a torrent here in the Women’s Tag Division? Or will the Meta Four’s leading ladies once again be in the title scene?

The teams sort out, Sol and Lash start. They tie up, go around, and Lash puts Sol in a corner. Sol goes up the corner, leaps, but Lash stops the arm-drag! Sol avoids the boot, but Lash avoids the dropkick! Sol avoids the elbow drop, then she headlocks. The fans rally, Jakara tags in, and Lash powers out. Jakara drop toeholds Sol for Lash to hit the elbow drop! Jakara adds a dropkick, covers, TWO! Jakara hurries after Sol, but Sol blocks a kick! sol reels Jakara in to snap suplex! Sol kips up, blows a kiss to Lash, then handsprings to knee drop! Cover, TWO! Jakara stays in this but Sol whips her to the corner.

Sol ELBOWS Jakara, tags Zaria, and they DOUBLE SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Zaria stays on Jakara with a fireman’s carry, but Lash makes the save. Sol storms in, it is a brawl! Lash and Zaria BOOT Sol and Jakara, then they each fireman’s carry! They stare each other down, so they both military press slam! The fans fire up as these two talk smack, and then Zaria HEADBUTTS Lash! Sol FLYING RAN- NO, Lash stops that, brings Sol up, but Sol RANAS Lash out of the ring! Zaria turns around, Jakara jumps, and she MISSILE DROPKICKS! Zaria tumbles out, the fans fire up, and Jakara builds speed to DIVE! Down go Sol & Zaria!

Lash & Jakara regroup and stand tall while NXT goes to break.

NXT returns and Lash kicks Sol low. Lash scoops, Sol slips free, and Sol ROCKS Lash! Lash kicks Sol low again, but Sol fires body shots! Lash CHOPS Sol, but Sol mule kicks! Sol CLUBS Lash, fires CHOP after CHOP, then whips, only for Lash to block! Sol keeps trying, but Lash takes a swing! Sol dodges, springboards, and FLYING FOREARMS! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Sol and Lash crawl, hot tags to Jakara and Zaria! Zaria LARIATS Jakara again and again, then she BOOTS Lash! Zaria runs up to LARIAT Jakara in a corner, then she runs to LARIAT Lash int he other! Zaria LARIATS Jakara, then dodges Lash to send her into Jakara!

Lash apologizes but turns around into a SPEAR! The fans are thunderous and Zaria has Jakara. Zaria reels Jakara in, suplexes hard, then covers, TWO! Jakara shows some grit, but Zaria drags her up. Tag to Sol, but Jakara JAWBREAKERS free! Sol SUPERKICKS Jakara! And SUPERKICKS Lash! SUPERKICK GERMAN SUPLEX COMBO! Sol covers, Lash BOOTS Zaria onto her! The fans fire up while all four women are down. Lash hobbles over but drags Jakara to their corner. Lash tags in, the fans rally up, and Lash choke grips Sol! SLAM- NO, Sol slips free, shoves Lash, then RANAS!

The fans fire up as Sol goes up a corner, but Lash anchors her! Sol kicks Lash away, then adjusts, but Lash catches the crossbody! Lash swings Sol into the bow ‘n’ arrow rack, for a LASH- ARM-DRAG!! Sol denies the extension then DROPKICKS! Hot tags to Jakara and Zaria! Jakara runs up, but into double kicks! Jakara still fires hands on Sol & Zaria, then kicks off Sol to TORNADO DDT Zaria! Cover, TWO! Zaria survives, Jakara hurries to tag Lash back in. Lash hauls Zaria into the wheelbarrow! But Zaria BOOTS Jakara away! Zaria fires a forearm on Lash, Lash fires back! The fans fire up as they stare down, then they both BOOT!

Zaria and Lash both fall, and even Sol is stunned! The fans cheer for “NXT! NXT!” as Zaria and Lash rise up. They each choke grip the other! Then they DOUBLE HEADBUTT! Both women stagger, Zaria manages to fireman’s carry Lash! But Lash fights free and Zaria falls! Jakara tags in, runs up, but Zaria POUNCES her at Lash! Meta Four flounders, Jakara rises up, into a SPEAR!! Zaria hauls Jakara up, OBLITERATOR! Then Sol tags in for a SOL SNATCHER!! Cover, Sol & Zaria win!

Winners: Sol Ruca & Zaria, by pinfall

Maybe the training did work to make these two a team! Will nothing stop Sol & Zaria now that they’re on the same page?

Backstage interview with Wes Lee, Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe.

Sarah Schreiber walks over to the Cardiac Kid and his new team to bring up the landscape of NXT drastically changing again and again. Wes has seen a shift before, so- Wes stops Sarah there to say that it is no secret, NXT is completely unpredictable. Anything can happen to anyone at anytime around here. So and so shows up outta nowhere, so and so is jumping somebody in the parking lot. But look, that unpredictability around here falls perfectly into all three of their hands. So when it is their time to- Oh wait, (maybe still) Ricky Starks walks in! Sarah excuses herself to talk to him. She brings up how in moments, he will sign his official WWE contract.

Ricky says yes, nice to meet you, Sarah. And it feels good to hear the words, “WWE NXT contract.” He is sure she has questions, but he will answer it all in a few moments. Nice jacket, too. The hottest free agent heads to gorilla, what will the future have in store for him? What will he have in store for the future of NXT?

Ava goes to the ring.

The fans cheer the NXT GM, and the table awaits. Then Ricky makes his entrance to the NXT theme and the fans cheer again. Ava introduces the hottest free agent himself, and welcomes him to NXT. Ricky says thank you, Ava, and he appreciates it. He hasn’t been here that long, but man, NXT is amazing! The fans cheer that! And before he gets started, can he just talk to y’all for a minute? There are some things he’d like to get off his chest. The fans cheer, and so Ricky says that for many, making it to NXT is the dream. But for him, it is reality! Standing here, in this ring, that is his reality! The fans cheer that.

Main eventing every NXT PLE is reality! Winning the NXT Championship, that’s reality! The fans continue to cheer, and the absolute truth is that Ricky is already the man in NXT! And he will do what he always does to the best of his ability, and that is show up and show out! Tonight, the revolution begins! So let us put pen to- Ethan Page?! All Ego has a mic to say, “Wow, wow, wow. I am absolutely impressed. I’m impressed!” The fans boo Ethan as he says Ricky shocked the world appearing in NXT. And now he is standing in the ring, about to sign an NXT contract. Ethan will guess that somewhere in the contract, the first match here is for an NXT Championship, right?

Ethan says, “Dude, you’re a genius. An actual genius. You are following the Ethan Page playbook to a T! And I wanna come out here as your friend to tell you face to face, there’s only one Ethan Page, pal.” Ricky says wow. He got Ethan in his feelings. Crazy. Is it because Ricky just showed up and Ethan knows the spotlight ain’t big enough for the both of them? Because Ethan is wearing his insecurity as tight as he has that jacket. And Ethan should know Ricky well enough to know Ricky walks the walk and talks the talk, and he is here to take this place to another level. Oh, is he? Because as big of a star Ricky is, even Ricky won’t reach the bar Ethan set for people coming into NXT.

Ricky says they shouldn’t really do this right now. Tonight is a night for celebration! Ricky celebrating the fact he is signing with the hottest pro-wrestling brand right now! And Ethan, oh wow, he did it! A big win over Je’Von at Vengeance Day. You go, Ethan! Celebrate that while you can, because Ricky learned that Je’Von’s got that dog in him. And if Ricky knows one thing, it’s this: People like Je’Von always come back around to whoop dat ass. The fans cheer that! Ethan smiles and says look! Another superstar coming to the rescue of Je’Von Evans. Ethan is pretty sure Je’Von couldn’t walk himself out of the venue on Saturday.

And if Ethan’s a betting man, he- gets turned around by Je’Von Evans! Ricky says, “Oh, he about to eat!” right as Je’Von fires hands on Ethan! Bad jaw or not, those fists still work! Je’Von chases Ethan out of the ring, CLOBBERS him in the stands, and they brawl up the bleachers! The fans fire up, Ricky says he wasn’t wrong. So back to business. But then Wes Lee makes his way out here? Wes has his music cut so he can say while he knows who Ricky is, Ricky’s new around here, so Wes will give him a pass for earlier. But Ricky has got to understand there are some rules around here, dawg. Rule number one: Do not disrespect Wes Lee.

Now, signing the contract is a good idea, but just know that if he does, Wes wants to show Ricky the ropes around here and “welcome” him to NXT. Ava says they can certainly make that happen. Ricky asks if everyone around here is always angry. Like, what is this? Wes says he’s just making a promise. Ricky says either way, Wes and Ethan are two peas in the same pod, always talking above your limits. So Ricky will tell you this: Next week, Ricky VS Wes! Then just sign the contract. But just know, Wes will make it a one and done. Ricky says fair warning, Wes will be welcomed to the revolution.

Ricky looks to the contract, but Wes winds up! But Ricky ROCKS Wes first! Then he LARIATS Wes up and out of the ring! Refs rush out to drag Wes away before he can get back at Ricky, and Ricky signs on the dotted line. Ricky strikes his pose, and it is official! Ricky Saints is now in NXT!

Backstage interview with Nathan Frazer & Axiom.

Sarah is now with the NXT Tag Team Champions and congratulates them on again retaining the titles. But she does have to ask about after, where they were also- Frazer says yes, they were the first to be attacked by four newbies who wanted to take a shot at the best team in the world. Axiom has Frazer calm down, and apologizes for him. They are just trying to figure out what that was about. Frazer says yeah, and the next time they see those guys, they’ll- Wait, No Quarter Catch Crew walks in. They also congratulate Fraxiom on the win, and Fraxiom thanks them back. But go on then. We all know why NQCC is here.

And just like with Briggs & Inamura, just because Myles Borne & Tavion Heights want a title match with Fraxiom doesn’t mean they just get one. Wren Sinclair says this is awkward. Because Myles says they’re chasing gold, just not what Fraxiom has on their shoulders. They’re gonna face the team that is in their opinion, the best in the world. Maybe even of all time. Camera, come here. Heights says he and Myles are calling out Matt & Jeff Hardy, the TNA World Tag Team Champions! What do they say to meeting NQCC in Cincy? NQCC heads out, are they going to go the distance with Team Extreme?

Ricky Saints returns backstage.

And he finds tag team after tag team, from Hank ‘n’ Tank to Ty & Ty to even Briggs & Inamura all beat up! Ricky says damn, this place IS crazy. But who just wrecked the NXT Tag Division? Unless…

Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo w/ The D’Angelo Family VS Shawn Spears w/ Izzi Dame, Brooks Jensen & Niko Vance!

The Steel Cage Match last week kept The D’Angelo Family from helping Tony D against Ridge Holland, but then it ironically kept them from saving Tony D against The Chair Man and his cohorts. The It Girl revealed her true colors, she now stands by Spears, will everyone see It Iz What It Iz? Or can The Underboss avenge The Don?

NXT returns, The D’Angelo Family makes their entrance, and Stacks rushes Spears! The bell rings as Spears bails out, but Stacks goes after him! They brawl, Spears knees low, but Stacks blocks the apron bump! Stacks body shots, then he SMACKS Spears off the apron! They get back in the ring, Spears kicks low, then Spears CHOPS Stacks in the corner. Spears CHOPS Stacks again, Stacks sputters, but then Stacks CHOPS back! And CHOPS, CHPOS, CHOPS! The fans fire up, Stacks whips, but Spears reverses. Spears runs up but Stacks BOOTS him! Stacks slides under to UPPERCUT from below! Stacks BOOTS Spears, covers, ONE!!

Stacks talks trash on Jensen & Vance, then Stacks UPPERCUTS Spears! Stacks whips, Spears grabs ropes, and Spears TOSSES Stacks to the apron! Stacks stands, Spears blocks his boot, and then Spears SUPERKICKS! Stacks wobbles but he holds onto the ropes, so Spears SLINGSHOTS Stacks into the DRAPING DDT! Spears strikes like a Viper and he stalks Stacks to a corner. Spears stands Stacks up to headlock, and he fires KNEE after KNEE in the corner! The ref counts, Spears stops at 4, then he brings Stacks around for a HANGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Stacks shows his grit, but Spears stays cool.

Spears stalks Stacks, Jensen talks trash, but the fans rally for Stacks. Stacks fires body shots, then ROCKS him! Stacks whips, Spears reverses and knees low! Then NECKBREAKER! Spears then rains down fists! The fans boo but spears isolates an arm, just to STOMP Stacks’ neck! The fans boo, the ref reprimands as Spears grinds his heel in, but Spears steps off. Spears looms over Stacks, stands him up, and then TOSSES him to the Family! Stacks gets on the apron, Spears storms up, but Stacks ROCKS him! And BOOTS him! And slingshot CODE BREAKER! Both men are down and the fans fire up!

Rizzo and Izzi start jawing, the fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” but security is there to step in. Stacks fires hands on Spears, then body shots, then an ENZIGIRI! Spears goes to a corner, Stacks runs in, UPPERCUT! And SPINEBUSTER! Very Don like from Stacks and the fans fire up! Spears slowly rises but Stacks slowly climbs. MISSILE DROPKICK! Direct hit on Spears but a rough landing for Stacks! Stacks rises, brings Spears up, but Spears suplexes, for a GHOSTBUSTER! Spears snarls, gets Stacks back up and fireman’s carries, for the C4!! Cover, Spears wins!

Winner: Shawn Spears, by pinfall

The painful truth of this match is that Spears took advantage of Stacks’ anger. Will The Chair Man continue to lead by example until he and all of his followers have championships?

Moose walks the halls.

Lexis King crosses his path and says hello, nice to meet you. But Moose of course knows who Lexis is, considering he beat the crap out of his little buddy, JDC. But hey, Lexis has to give it to Moose and how he stood up to Oba Femi. The System’s got some balls! Lexis would love to trust The System, but he doesn’t really like how they’re always coming over here, challenging NXT stars for their titles, but Lexis doesn’t see Moose putting up his. Moose stops Lexis there, mostly because he’s tired of listening to the nonsense. Moose isn’t sure how NXT does things, but if Lexis wants his shot, all he had to do was ask.

And if that’s what Lexis wants, then next week, Moose will destroy Lexis like he has everyone else. Wow, really? That’s all it takes? Moose is gonna put up the most prestigious title in TNA history in Lexis’ hometown of Cincy? Damn right. Then he’s on! Lexis heads out, as does Moose, will The Drama King soon have two crowns? Or will he just get humbled in his hometown?

We now spot Mr. Chase talking with Kale & Uriah, upset that they’re speaking on his behalf! But Eddy was spitting on the great name of Chase U! They couldn’t let that happen! Wait, he was? That no good- See?! There! That fire is the old Mr. Chase! That’s what they need! And Kale & Uriah will be out there with him the entire time. Chase says what does it even matter? Chase U is dead. He has to do this on his own. No…! Chase heads out, his theme song no different, but will that school spirit ever return?

Andre Chase VS Eddy Thorpe!

NXT returns and Eddy makes his entrance. The bel rings, the two tie up, and they go around the ropes. They end up in a corner, the ref counts, and Eddy lets off. Chase avoids a chop to CHOP Eddy! Eddy goes to another corner, but Chase pursues to CHOP again! The fans cheer as Chase continues after Eddy, only for Eddy to turn things around and fire hands! Eddy stomps away, the ref counts, but Eddy stops at 4. The fans boo but Eddy whips Chase corner to corner. Chase goes up and over, keeps moving, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Chase facelocks but Eddy fires body shots. Eddy ROCKS Chase, runs, but Chase RANAS!

Eddy tumbles out, the fans fire up, and Chase goes to the apron. Chase avoids Eddy’s sweep to SUPERKICK! Booker & Corey clown Chase’s “Temu Jordans” but Chase still CANNONBALLS Eddy down! The fans fire up, Chase high-fives a few, and he puts Eddy in the ring. Chase climbs the corner, the fans rally up, and Chase leaps. Eddy gets under, Chase rolls through, but Eddy KICKS him! Eddy whips and ELBOWS Chase, covers, TWO! Chase stays in this and the fans rally up. Wait, Kale & Uriah get in the former student section, wearing their Chase U shirts! The fans cheer but Eddy says shut up, dorks!

Eddy ROCKS Chase, KICKS him, then KICKS away in the corner! The fans rally for “MISTER CHASE! MISTER CHASE!” Chase kicks Eddy, but Eddy hits a BACKBREAKER! And a PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Eddy clamps onto Chase with a top wristlock, and he grinds Chase down. Chase endures, the fans rally up, and Chase fights up, only for Eddy to knee low! Eddy ROCKS Chase, grins at the “students,” then reels Chase in. But Chase suplexes Eddy first! The fans fire up as Uriah & Kale are now ringside! They coach Chase up, and he ELBOWS Eddy away! And BOOTS him! And then CLOBBERS him!

Chase rallies on Eddy, then hits a SIDE EFFECT! Cover, TWO! Eddy survives but the fans rally more. Chase brings Eddy up, fireman’s carries, but Eddy slips free! Eddy fires forearms, then a SOSBAT! Eddy runs, into a BOOT and SLAP! Chase whips, Eddy reverses, but Chase reverses back, RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! The fans are thunderous as Chase fires up! Spell it out! “C! H! A!” But then Chase has flashbacks and he just can’t do it anymore. Eddy CHOP BLOCKS Chase, then THROWS him down! Cover, TWO! Eddy BOOTS Chase, SNAP GERMANS, and then reels Chase back in! IMPALER! Cover, Eddy wins!

Winner: Eddy Thorpe, by pinfall

Chase couldn’t get over the past, and that cost him again. Meanwhile, Eddy is rolling on, but wait. The lights go down, and Trick Williams speaks from the tron! Trick tells Eddy, “You thought you was done with Trick Williams? You got it twisted. It ain’t over ’til I say it’s over. And if I’m going down, I’m bringing you under with me.” Eddy says alright, then bring it! When and where will these two go one last round?

Ricky talks with Ava backstage.

After everything Ricky has seen tonight, he doesn’t know how Ava deals with the chaos. It is insane. She knows, but it comes with the territory, and he’ll get used to it. Ricky says yeah, he feels he can really fit in here. Oh no… Ethan Page walks back up, and Ethan says he’s not worried about Ricky. Ethan knows exactly what Ricky’s doing. He’s more worried about Je’Von. Ethan thought he was done with that kid. Ricky says not after he whooped Ethan’s ass. And oh, here comes Wes! Wes says it’s real easy for Ricky to come in here and talk a big game when he hasn’t been here since day one.

Ricky stops Wes and says if he feels some type of way… Wes says as a matter of fact, he does! Ava says no, not back here! But then Je’Von shows up and security stops him from getting at Ethan! Ava has everyone stop! Ricky, you said you want to be a part of this, so okay. Easy fix: Cincy, tag match, Ethan & Wes VS Ricky & Je’Von. Ricky likes that! The first match in NXT for The Absolute and it is already big! Will The Young OG help the revolution take over?

NXT hears from The Hardys!

Matt says he did not expect to tune into NXT and hear their names called out on it, let alone be challenged to a match! But he has to say, NQCC, they are flattered. Should they accept the challenge? Jeff says of course they should! They are THE TNA World Tag Team Champions! It is 2025, and yet the Hardys are still innovating, still influencing, still inspiring, and still modifying the craft of pro-wrestling. How is that for an axiom, Fraxiom? Matt says speaking of Fraxiom, they should pull up a seat and watch them beat the NQCC. After a Plot Twist, a Twist of Fate, and a Swanton, Fraxiom will realize why The Hardys are the greatest tag team in all of space and time!

The people always wonder what’s next, but maybe it’ll be a Hardy Party in NXT! The challenge has been accepted, will Matt & Jeff make NXT in Cincy a WONDERFUL~ night?

Six Woman Tag: Giulia, Stephanie Vaquer & Jordynne Grace VS The Fatal Influence!

We saw The Beautiful Madness win a fantastic Fatal 4 Way, and we saw La Primera overcome that unofficial handicap match against Fallon, Jacy & Jazmyn. Add the Juggernaut to the mix, and this is an instant classic! But will the champs win with Grace? Or will the Cowgirl, the Rockstar and the protege keep NXT under the Influence?

NXT returns as the Influence makes their entrance. The teams sort out and Fallon starts against Vaquer, getting right on revenge for Vengeance Day. Fallon runs up, but Vaquer sends her into buckles! Fallon flounders, Vaquer waistlocks, then sits Fallon down, O’Conner Bridge, TWO! Fallon swings, misses, and Vaquer CHOPS Fallon! Vaquer fireman’s carries, Fallon slips free and ROCKS Vaquer! Fallon RAMS into Vaquer at the corner again and again, then she tags in Jazmyn. Jazmyn swaggers around, then she digs her boot into Vaquer. The ref counts, Jazmyn steps off, and then she whips Vaquer, only for Vaquer to serve SOLE FOOD!

Vaquer rolls away, tag to Giulia, and she drags Jazmyn up. Giulia wrenches and YANKS the arm, then wrenches and KNEES the arm! Giulia keeps Jazmyn from her corner, Jazmyn breaks free, but Giulia counter punches! Jazmyn wobbles, Giulia eggs her on, so Jazmyn fires a forearm! Giulia just laughs that off, and then she dodges the slap! Giulia ROCKS Jazmyn, hammerlocks and clinches, NORTHERN LIGHTS! Cover, TWO! Giulia drags Jazmyn over, tag to Grace! The fans fire up and Grace taunts the Influence. Grace runs up, she blocks Jazmyn’s boots, and then drags Jazmyn for a REVERSE ALABAMA SLAM!

Jazmyn sputters, Grace deadlift GERMAN SUPLEXES! Jazmyn goes flying, Jacy tags in, and Grace says bring it. Jacy runs up, Grace blocks a boot, but Jacy tilt-o-whirls. Grace stops the takedown to swing Jacy out, but Jacy fires forearms. Jacy whips, Grace blocks and reverses! Jacy ducks ‘n’ dodges, slips around and rolls Grace to a cradle, TWO! Grace stands, Jacy trips her, jackknife bridge, TWO! Grace has Jacy up in the Canadian Rack! The Influence saves Jacy, but now Grace, Giulia & Vaquer stare them down. So the brawl is on! The fans fire up as Grace has Jacy, Giulia has Fallon and Vaquer has Jazmyn, all going to corners!

The fans cheer as Giulia snap suplexes Fallon, Vaquer snap suplexes Jazmyn, and then Grace feeds Jacy to double kicks, and DOUBLE HEADBUTTS! They TOSS Jacy out onto the Influence, and the fans fire up as Grace builds speed! Grace DIVES and she bowls them all down! The fans are thunderous, Grace pushes Jacy in, and cover, TWO! Jacy survives but Grace drags her up to bump her off buckles. Tag to Vaquer, and Vaquer BOOTS Jacy from the corner! Vaquer then brings Jacy up to whip, but Jacy reverses to THROW Vaquer by her hair! The ref reprimands, but Jacy runs, only for the senton to miss!

Vaquer wraps on the headscissors and the fans fire up! Vaquer DRILLS Jacy TEN times, Booker loves it, and then Vaquer dials it up! But Fallon stops the 619, traps Vaquer in the ropes, and Jacy BOOTS Vaquer down! The fans boo but the Influence talks trash while NXT goes picture in picture.

Jacy drags Vaquer up, brings her around, and bumps her off buckles. Jacy stomps a mudhole in, then digs her boot in, but the ref counts. Jacy stops at 4, sits Vaquer down, then digs her boot in again. The ref counts more, Jacy backs off, and she soaks up the heat before a CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO! Vaquer is still in this, but Jacy drags her up. Jacy bumps her off buckles, tags Fallon, and Fallon bumps Vaquer off buckles. Fallon whips corner to corner hard, then runs up to BACK BODY BLOCK! Fallon then hits a snap suplex, emphasis on the snap! Cover, TWO! Fallon seethes but she drags Vaquer back up.

Vaquer fires forearms on Fallon, whips her, but Fallon whips Vaquer away and ROCKS her at the ropes! Fallon brings Vaquer up but Vaquer shoves Fallon away. Fallon ROCKS Vaquer again, then wrenches to snapmare. Fallon runs to SLIDING FOREARM! Cover, TWO! Fallon is frustrated, has the ref watch Giulia & Grace, then whips Vaquer to a corner. Tag to Jazmyn, they mug Vaquer, and Jazmyn hits a BULLDOG HOTSHOT! And then a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Jazmyn tries a lateral press, TWO! Jazmyn drags Vaquer up to whip her to the corner. Jazmyn tags Jacy, and Jacy snapmares Vaquer down.

Jacy KICKS Vaquer in the back and Vaquer writhes. NXT returns to single picture as Jacy clamps on a chinlock. Vaquer fights up as the fans rally, and Vaquer pries at the hold. Vaquer powers up but Jacy puts her in a corner. Jacy runs up, but Vaquer catches her! Half nelson and snapmare into buckles! Then a SHOTGUN knocks Jacy down! The fans fire up and Vaquer hooks Jacy up, MOUSE TRAP! TWO, and both women slowly stand up. Jacy runs to NECKBREAKER! Jacy drags Vaquer up again while the fans boo, and Jacy whips Vaquer to the corner. BACK BODY BLOCK, tag to Jazmyn. Jacy feeds Vaquer to the LEG SWEEP!

Jacy adds a SUPERKICK, Jazmyn tags Fallon before a PENALTY KICK! Fallon runs to YEEHAW FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Fallon drags Vaquer up, Vaquer JAWBREAKERS her! Fallon blocks the superkick, but then Vaquer dodges the lariat! Fallon dodges back, but then DOUBLE HAYMAKERS take them both down! The fans fire up as Vaquer and Fallon crawl, hot tag to Jacy! Jacy BLASTS Giulia then taunts Grace, but Vaquer dodge! Hot tag to Grace! The Juggernaut rallies on the Influence, then scoop SLAMS Jacy! And scoop SLAMS Fallon! And scoop SLAMS Jazmyn! The fans are thunderous, but Jacy kicks Grace low!

Jacy & Jazmyn double whip but Grace turns that around to DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS! Then an atomic drop for Fallon! LARIAT! Grace runs at Jacy, Jacy dodges, but then Grace catches Jacy! Grace puts her up top, ROCKS her, then she BOOTS Jazmyn! Grace tucks Jacy in, and she MUSCLE BUSTER LARIAT COMBOS on Jacy and Jazmyn!! Cover, TWO?!? Jacy survives and Grace frowns. Grace hauls Jacy up, pump handles, but Jacy fights. Grace fires knee after knee, then she whips Jacy to the corner. Jacy bounces off buckles, into a POEWRSELAM! Grace goes up, but Fallon is there! Grace BOOTS Fallon down, but Jacy avoids the Vader Bomb!

Jacy ROCKSTAR KNEES Grace! Cover, TWO!! Grace survives and Jacy is stunned! Tag to Fallon, and Jacy SUPERKICKS Grace! Fallon tags Jazmyn before she goes up, up and BLOCKBUSTERS! Then feed to the NYX KICK! Cover, Giulia & Vaquer barrel in to break it! The fans are thunderous for “NXT! NXT!” Vaquer grabs Fallon but Fallon wrenches and KNEES low! Fallon hits a PUMP HANDLE FALL AWAY SALM! But Giulia gets Fallon with a HALF NELSON BOMB! Jacy mule kicks Giulia but Giulia bumps her off buckles! SAIDO! Giulia roars, the fans fire up, and she goes out to the apron! but Fallon YANKS Giulia down!

The fans boo but they send Giulia into the steps! Vaquer SUPER CROSSBODIES Fallon & Jacy! The fans are thunderous again, and Grace has Jazmyn! She ROCKS her, BACKHANDS her, then pump handles, MADE IN JAPAN!! Cover, Grace and the champs win!

Winners: Giulia, Stephanie Vaquer & Jordynne Grace, by pinfall

Now that’s how you make an impact on your first night as an NXT superstar! Grace stands side by side with the champions, but will she look to take those titles for her own soon enough?

Something is going down backstage!

The mystery four just ransacked Ava’s office, leaving Robert Stone down and out! And just as they spray-painted on the walls, “NO ONE IS SAFE!” What has compelled Dion Lennox and his new crew to go this far?

My Thoughts:

A great NXT here, lots of surprises, and the NXTNA crossover is really heating up. Oba wanted to call out Dion Lennox and his group, even though we’re not supposed to know how they are~, and instead he gets MOOSE! Oba VS Moose is definitely a match people have wanted the moment NXTNA started, and it would seem we’re headed in that direction. Lexis challenging Moose is not necessarily comical, but we all know where that’s going. Likewise, NQCC calling out the Hardys is just so the Hardys can get a win in NXT, and obviously there’s been a match building where Hardys and Fraxiom are fighting not so much for their championships but for the “title” of best tag team ever.

Really good stuff in this Chase U revival story with Kale & Uriah really trying to revive Chase’s school spirit. Chase almost had it, but he let spelling out the school name get to him again so Eddy gets another win. I feel like what this story needs is for Thea Hail and/or Riley Osborne to return and tell Chase it is okay to get things going again, even without them as part of Chase U. This would be even more effective if Duke Hudson wasn’t let go, but the story point will still be there and fans will still cheer the moment Chase finally puts on his Chase U sweater again. And also, of course Trick calls out Eddy, their rematch will be awesome.

Good stuff in this D’Angelo Family story. Stacks gets the moral victory of stepping up to Spears and having a pretty good match with him, but Spears gets a clean win to show he’s just that good. Very good tag match from Sol & Zaria VS Lash & Jakara, and great win for Sol & Zaria. Zaria’s F5 into Sol’s Sol Snatcher is a decent way to finish, but we all know a move they do together is the real proof of being a tag team. Really good stuff with Ricky Saints and his contract signing, and obviously we’re getting Ricky VS Wes. The tag match of Ethan & Wes VS Ricky & Je’Von is going to be great, and I am sure we will get Ethan VS Ricky in the near future, too.

Great stuff in the women’s division tonight. The Triple Threat had a rocky start, but being it was a Triple Threat feud, that’s some high level stuff to ask of NXT superstars. I do commend the clever way Karmen won that, and how that allows Kelani and Jaida to split off into their own grudge match. I’d say Jaida and Kelani are in a holding pattern while both women’s titles have something brewing. Plus, it wouldn’t help Jaida or Kelani for Fatal Influence to jump either of them. The picture in picture kinda ruined Fallon’s promo but it probably doesn’t matter now after knowing the result. Great saves from Vaquer, Giulia & Grace to set up the awesome Six Woman Tag.

With the Faces of course standing tall, and Grace literally standing with champions on either side of her, that’s a very clear foreshadowing of big title matches. I know on Vengeance Day I said we could get Grace VS Giulia and Vaquer VS someone for the North American title all at Roadblock, and then Champion VS Champion Winner Takes All at Stand & Deliver, but now… Maybe they’re thinking of doing something more akin to Becky VS Charlotte VS Ronda Winner Takes All. Grace, Giulia and Vaquer can certainly put on a killer Triple Threat, and it would in essence keep all three of them strong no matter who won.

And we of course got more from the still unnamed quartet that Dion Lennox has formed. They didn’t say the names on broadcast but there is confirmation out there that it’s Dion, Shugars, Osiris and “Cutler James.” I still feel that on Saturday, they would’ve been more impactful if they’d just attacked either Fraxiom or Oba, not both. And them going after the tag division offscreen was a fitting follow-up to the attack on Briggs, Inamura & Fraxiom. A bold move going after Ava’s office, and I suppose Stone was just a case of wrong place, wrong time. Still a little too Retribution as opposed to Shield or Nexus, but in a vacuum, not the worst start.

My Score: 8.8/10