AEW Coverage
Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (3/30/24)
The Cope Open returns!
Who’s ready to get Rated R?
Adam “Edge” Copeland defends the AEW TNT Championship for the first time, and he brings back the Cope Open Challenge! Who steps up to the new Face of TNT?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW TNT Championship Cope Open: Adam “Edge” Copeland VS Matt Cardona; Edge wins and retains the title.
- AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarterfinals: FTR VS The Infantry; FTR wins and advance to the semifinals.
- Kyle O’Reilly VS JD Drake; Kyle wins.
- AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarterfinals: Ricky Starks & “Big Bill” Morrissey VS Top Flight; Top Flight wins and advance to the semifinals.
- Thunder Rosa VS Lady Frost; Rosa wins.
- Six Man Tag: Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli & Katsuyori Shibata VS Lance Archer & The Righteous; Bryan, Claudio & Shibata win.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW TNT Championship Cope Open: Adam “Edge” Copeland VS ???
The Rated R Superstar finally took this title away and kept it away from Christian Cage after a truly brutal I Quit match in Toronto. And here in London, Ontario, Edge gets the mic to tell them the fan sign says it all, this is Copeland Country! Edge could do this every night! The fans chant for “ADAM! ADAM!” and he thanks them. A week and a half ago, he finally closed the book on Christian Cage. Now, time to start a new chapter! Time to go back to a little something called The Cope Open. Only this time, the stakes are higher. Because he is here to put his TNT Championship on the line now!
Edge won’t run and hide like the Patriarchy. He is here to fight! So since he’s here, who’s gonna step up? The fans fire up as it’s MATT CARDONA! The King of the Indies, the Deathmatch King, and the former Edgehead is here to finally have a dream match everyone’s been wanting! The fans are already losing their minds just seeing this! The belt is raised and we see if Cardona makes this a dream come true!
The bell rings and the fans are again losing their minds now that this is happening! Edge and Cardona soak it all in and circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, and Edge headlocks. Cardona powers up and out, but Edge runs him over! Things speed up, Cardona hip tosses, but Edge boots Cardona away! “This is Awesome!” as Edge hip tosses and Cardona boots back! The fans cheer as the two grin and reset. They circle, tie up again, and Cardona headlocks. Edge powers up and out, but Cardona runs him over! Things keep moving, Cardona avoids the hurdle, but then dropkicks cancel out! The fans fire up as Cardona says it was that close.
Edge and Cardona reset again, the fans rally up, and London, Ontario is ready for liftoff! The two tie up again, Cardona knees low then CLUBS Edge on the neck. Cardona eggs Edge on, slaps him around, then stomps him down. Cardona digs his boot in at the corner, the fans boo, but Cardona lets off as the ref counts. Cardona ROCKS Edge with a forearm, then whips him corner to corner. Edge slides out, says up Cardona’s, and so Cardona storms out after him! Edge leads Cardona on a cat ‘n’ mouse game around the corner, then CLOBBERS him! The fans fire up as Edge shows Cardona still has a lot to learn.
Edge drags Cardona up, brings him around, puts him on the apron, then goes up to join him. Edge brings Cardona up, but Cardona CLAWS the eyes! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Cardona lets off at 4. Then he SHOVES Edge into the steel steps! The fans boo more as Collision goes picture in picture.
Edge stirs on the floor, Cardona talks some smack, then he drags Edge up. Cardona SMACKS Edge off the desk, then soaks up the heat. Edge crawls but Cardona knees him down! Cardona takes a fan sign and RIPS it! Not easily, though, that was cardboard rather than paper. But Cardona SMACKS Edge off the steps, refreshes the count, then brings Edge up again. Cardona puts Edge in the ring, stalks him to a corner and digs a knee in, but the ref counts. Cardona lets off to argue with the ref, then he brings Edge up. NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Cardona is frustrated but he stomps Edge around. Then CHOKES him!
The ref counts, Cardona lets off, and he stalks Edge to ropes. Cardona CHOKES Edge on the ropes! Cardona says “WOO WOO WOO!” then smirks. Cardona stalks Edge, throws crossface forearms, then clamps on a neck wrench. Edge endures, Cardona shifts to a chinlock, but the fans rally up. Edge fights up, pries at the hold, and Collision returns to single picture. Edge throws body shots, but Cardona throws him down by his hair! The fans boo but Cardona soaks it up. Cardona says he’s gonna retire Edge and he digs the knee into Edge’s back. Edge endures that and the chinlock again and the fans rally back up.
Edge fights to his feet, throws body shots, then runs, but ducks ‘n’ dodges! Cardona runs, DOUBLE SHOULDERS collide! DOUBLE LARIATS collide! DOUBLE BOOTS collide!! The fans are thunderous as both men are down! The fans cheer “A E DUB!” and “This is Awesome!” Edge and Cardona stir, crawl, and Cardona makes it to ropes. Cardona drags himself up but Edge stands on his own. Edge storms up but Cardona BOOTS him from the corner! Cardona goes up but Edge YANKS him down! The fans fire up as both men are down again! Edge pounds the mat, then goes up the corner! The fans give a standing ovation already!
Edge reaches the top, but Cardona ROCKS him first! And CHOPS him! Cardona climbs, brings Edge up, but Edge throws shots to the leg and body! Then SUPER GOURD BUSTER! Edge adjusts to FLYING BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Cardona survives but Edge is too tired to be upset. Edge rises, he drags Cardona up, but Cardona wrenches out! Edge switches around, EDGE-O-MATIC! Cover, TWO!! Cardona survives and he rolls to the apron. Cardona manages to stand but Edge pursues. They go around the way, back into the ring, and Cardona KICKS ropes to jam Edge up! Maybe Cardona has learned things! He steals IMPALER!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up while Cardona is shocked as Edge survives one of his own signatures! The fans rally but Cardona drags Edge around. Cardona puts Edge in a corner, talks trash and SLAPS Edge! Cardona says he is a self-made superstar! The fans boo but Cardona goes to the adjacent corner. Cardona lines up the shot, “WOO! WOO! WOO!” But Edge gets up! Cardona dodges the spear! Cardona runs up, RADIO- NO, BUCKLE BOMB COUNTER!! Edge gets Cardona up, SITOUT BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Cardona survives and the fans can’t believe it! Edge is surprised himself, but the fans fire up as he goes to a corner.
Edge watches Cardona rise, he takes aim, and Cardona rises! Cardona turns around, but he RADIO SILENCES the spear!! Cover, TWO?!? Cardona argues with the ref but the ref says his count was fair! Cardona tries to figure out what he has to do, so he decides to parody Edge! He stomps around in the corner, takes aim as Edge rises, and runs in, into a SPEAR!! Cover, EDGE WINS!
Winner: Adam “Edge” Copeland, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
The King of the Indies tried to overtake his former mentor, but he just couldn’t! Will TNT continue to be Rated R with Edge as their champion? Wait, the lights go out! What’s going on here?! MALAKAI BLACK?! The fans freak out as the Dark Father stares Edge down! Malakai smirks as he stares Edge down, and Edge isn’t sure what to make of this. Malakai then starts foaming black mist, and BUDDY MATTHEWS attacks! The fans boo as the House of Black couldn’t just play fair! But wait! Here comes Mark Briscoe! The Sussex County Chicken still has problems with the House, but he runs into a BOOT and a POP-UP KNEE!
The fans boo as Buddy stomps Edge and Malakai stomps Edge! But then EDDIE KINGSTON storms in! The Mad King stands tall alongside Mark and Edge, but then the lights go down again! And when they come back up, no more House of Black. Eddie sighs and rolls his eyes, but the fans cheer Eddie for taking a stand. Is Edge going to need all the help he can get taking on the full House? As for Mark and Eddie, they’re going to face off for the ROH World Championship next Friday, will their friendship survive that brutal Supercard of Honor showdown?
Backstage interview with FTR.
Lexi Nair is with Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler, and she says as former two-time AEW World Tag Team Champions, they are considered the favorites for the tournament. Tonight, they face The Infantry who have a lot of momentum going for them after defeating The House of Black. What are their strategy going into tonight? Cash appreciates Lexi saying it, but he doesn’t see FTR as the favorites. He doesn’t know if anyone’s noticed, but FTR’s on a bit of a losing streak. Last time, they got choked out by Moxley & Claudio. So the strategy is to not look past anyone. This is a young and hungry team stepping up, and that excites Cash.
Dax adds that this is March Madness, and one of the most exciting and impressive things in March Madness is the “Cinderella team.” In this tournament, Infantry is the Cinderella and that means FTR has to win. They have to be the first three-time World Tag Team Champions in this company’s history, to be the most decorated tag team in the world, ELEVEN-TIME tag team champions total. So yeah, we all love the Cinderella team story, but tonight it ends. She don’t get the shoe, #TopGuysOut. Then will FTR make sure Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo are the ones that go back to Boot Camp?
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
Tonight, please welcome “Daddy Ass” Billy Gunn & The Acclaimed! The fans fire up as Caster, Bowens & Billy are back, already mic’d up but in no mood for a diss track. Bowens still says “LLLONDOON, ONTARIOOO~! The Acclaimed have arrived! Scissor me, Daddy Ass!” And he does~! Schiavone says a lot has gone on. For one, the split of the Bang Bang Scissor Gang, and we saw last night what Jay White and Billy’s sons have been up to. They invaded the Gunn family home. White is the man behind it, so Schiavone lets Billy have the mic to speak his mind. The fans sing “OH~ Scissor Me, Daddy!” as he takes a moment to think.
Billy appreciates the singing, London, but he’s a little pissed off right now. And he is pissed off at one particular person: Jay White. White, Billy can get past getting hit with a chair. But he can’t get past White coming into his house where he and his wife live. And also, White talking about selling out Madison Square Garden. Hell, Billy did that so many times he can’t even remember. So your ass better call somebody! But if Billy remembers right, White lost his match! Just like he’ll lose next week. Because next week, Dynamite, it is Jay White VS Billy Gunn 1v1! Then we’ll see how good White really is.
The fans like the sound of that, and now Caster steps up to speak. Schiavone says this is certainly a more serious Acclaimed than we’re used to. Caster says “Yo!” “Yo!” “Yo!” “Yo!” “Yo!” “Yo!” “Listen… This message goes out to Austin & Colten, those Ass Boys!” The fans sing “ASS~ BOYS~!” and Caster says yes, ASS! So on Wednesday, while Billy beats down Jay White, if the Gunns believe in his boy, “Stepdaddy Switch,” they’ll stay in the back. So will Caster & Bowens so they can keep an eye on each other and let the match happen with no interference. If the Gunns have faith in Jay, then Acclaimed is fine with it.
Because in no world does the “Twinkblade” beat Billy in a fight, and that’s a mic drop! Bowens now says, “And now a word from the Scissor King. How we doing tonight, London?” The fans sound good and Bowens says good. He feels a lot better this week even though he shouldn’t. But it’s because he was proven right! He said Jay White was a coward, and White lived up to that! He and those “Bullet B*tches” walked into Billy’s home, then upon seeing Billy, they ran like cowards! Bowens doesn’t blame ’em, Mrs. Gunn would’ve smacked the pubes-beard off White so hard, his Charles Manson looking ass wouldn’t have stood a chance!
So next week, the demise of Bullet Club Gold begins! Because they are looking at three different individuals, three people who have everyone throwing the scissors high way in the air! And by the end of this, BCG will be looking at #AndSTILL AEW World Trios Champions! Because EVERYONE loves The Acclaimed! Challenge accepted, but will the Acclaimed be able to cut down the Switchblade & Gunns?
AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarterfinals: FTR VS The Infantry!
We just heard from Dax & Cash, and now they’re looking to turn their words into actions! Will they be able to focus on Captain Dean & Carlie Bravo knowing history awaits? Or will The Infantry be able to take the #TopGuysOut?
The teams sort out and Cash starts against Dean. The two circle, tie up, and Cash headlocks. Cash then wristlocks to hammerlock, but Dean switches that onto Cash. Cash slips through to fireman’s carry takeover, but Dean pushes him away. The fans rally as the two circle and tie up again. Cash goes for an arm, wrenches to wristlock and hammerlock again. Dean reaches back, gets the arm and wrenches to hammerlock then headlock and takeover! Cash headscissors, Dean kips free, and roles reverse as Cash headlocks for the takeover and Dean headscissors. Cash kips free, they go again, and Dean wrenches. But Cash whips him away!
Dean goes up and over then arm-drags! Then arm-drags again! The fans applaud the exchange as Dean has the cording hold. Tag to Carlie, he goes up and drops ax handles! But Cash powers Carlie to the corner! Dax tags in but Carlie gets away. Carlie wags his finger and he circles with Dax. They tie up, Carlie headlocks, but Dax powers out. Carlie runs Dax over, things speed up and he runs Dax over! Carlie says bang bang then runs. Carlie turns hip toss into arm-drag then DROPKICK! And DROPKICK! Cash runs in, but he get a DROPKICK! Dean jumps in to DROPKICK Cash, too! Then Carlie DROPKICKS Dax!
FTR bails out and the fans fire up behind the Infantry! They secret handshake and “OORAH!” Canada isn’t as into the American Army shout but FTR comes back. Dean tags in, as does Cash, and these two go again. They tie up, Cash waistlocks, but Dean switches. Cash wrenches to whip, and Cash RAMS Dean against ropes! Cash whips to RAM Dean again! Cash CHOPS Dean, the fans fire up, and Cash UPPERCUTS! Dean flounders to a corner, but Cash CHOPS! Dean turns things around to CHOP, CHOP and CHOP! The fans fire up as Dean just fires more shots! The ref counts, Dena lets off, and he scoops Cash to SLAM!
Dean says “OORAH~!” then runs, for the BIG elbow drop! Cover, TWO! Dean drags Cash up, shoves him to ropes, then tags Carlie. Carlie whips, hurdles, but into a SPINEBUSTER from Cash! Cash brings Carlie around, tags Dax, and Dax brings Carlie up to bump off buckles. Dax CHOPS and the fans fire up! Dax CHOPS again! Carlie ROCKS and CHOPS, but Dax CHOPS again! Dax hoists Carlie up top but Carlie fires hands! Dax CHOPS again! Dax climbs up, brings Carlie to the very top, and the fans go nuts for the SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Both men writhe and the fans are thunderous as Collision goes picture in picture!
Carlie and Dax stir, Dax crawls to cover, ONE!! The delay saves Carlie but Dax puts him in the corner. Tag to Cash, FTR double whips to body shot and DOUBLE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cash covers, TWO! Cash keeps cool as he looms over Carlie. Cash brings Carlie up, bumps him off buckles, then scoops him to put him in the Tree of Woe! Cash stomps a mudhole into Carlie, then lets off to tag Dax. Dax whips Cash in so Cash can basement dropkick! Carlie falls out of the Tree, but Dax drags him back up. Tag to Cash and he hoists Carlie up. Tag back to Dax, and FTR combine for the BOOSTED- NO, Carlie lands out of the suplex!
Carlie DECKS Dax, DECKS Cash, then Dean joins in! They whip and STEREO BACK DROP FTR! Infantry stands tall as Collision goes to break!
Collision returns as Dax CHOPS Carlie against barriers! Carlie is stinging but Dax puts Carlie in. Dean is there, the Infantry kicks Dax down. FTR regroups, Carlie PLANCHAS, but is caught! So Dean FLIES to take them all out! The fans fire up as Dean tumbles and rolls to the ramp! Carlie puts Dax in, climbs up, and CROSSBODIES! Dax rolls it through to cover, TWO! Carlie goes up, victory rolls, TWO! Dax runs up to trip Carlie to a jackknife bridge! TWO and Carlie bridges to spin Dax around! Dax fights the backslide, but Carlie goes up and over with the corner, scoop into a cradle, TWO!! Dax escapes and everyone is shocked!
The fans are thunderous as Carlie and Dax catch their breath. “This is Awesome!” as Carlie brings Dax up. Dax UPPERCUTS Carlie! Dax CLUBS Dean, then drags him in. Cash goes up but Carlie SHOVES Cash down! Dean fights the lift, Carlie CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Dax escapes again, but The Infantry line up a shot! Cash TACKLES Dean to stop them from stealing Big Rig! Dax ROCKS Carlie, Cash CLUBS Carlie, then they POWERBOMB Carlie down! Cash hauls Carlie up to GERMAN SUPLEX! Dax jackknife bridges the cover, TWO!! Carlie survives the onslaught and the fans fire up again!
Dax and Cash reset and get Carlie back up. They DOUBLE SUPLEX, but Dean SPEARS Cash!! Carlie cradles, TWO!!! Dax escapes again but Infantry takes aim! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Then they get Dax, ENZIGIRI to NECKBREAKER! Cover, Cash breaks it!! The fans are thunderous, the teams reset, and Cash runs in. Dean dodges, comes back, and floats to a DDT! But Dax TOSSES Dean out! Carlie swings but Dax counter punches! But Carlie blocks buckle bump to give buckle bump! Carlie RAMS into Dax, slingshots but Cash blocks the sunset! So Dean LEAP FROGS the arms! Carlie finishes the sunset, TWO!
Dax stands, Carlie whips him but right into Dean! Carlie O’Conner Rolls, TWO but into Cash! Cash has Carlie, Dean runs up, but Carlie moves! FTR collides, Carlie rolls Dax! TWO!!! Cash is back, Carlie ROCKS him first! And he ROCKS Dax! ELBOWS and FOERARMS, but then Cash back suplexes! Carlie lands out, SHOTGUNS Cash into Dax, and then Dax back suplexes Cash!? Cash lands out, and they’re ready! SHATTER MACHINE!!! Cover, FTR wins!!
Winners: FTR, by pinfall (advance to the semifinals)
The Infantry put up a fight worthy of the tag titles, but they’re still not the Top Guys! Dax & Cash show respect to Dean & Carlie, but who will FTR be facing next round? That match his still to come!
Backstage interview with Ricky Starks & “Big Bill” Morrissey.
Lexi Nair notes FTR won and advance to the next round, so she welcomes the other former tag team champions. We haven’t seen the Absolute & Skyscraper since they lost to Sting & Darby Allin, and they are facing Top Flight tonight in the tournament. How are they feeling about it? Bill says they are not looking past Darius & Dante by any means, they are incredibly talented. But let’s face facts: Top Flight are the 16 seed, Bill & Starks are the 1 seed. Top Flight is NOT going to the dance. In fact, Starks & Bill are going to dance their way to becoming TWO-TIME TWO-TIME AEW World Tag Team Champions.
Starks adds that it sounds so nice, Bill had to say it twice. And once they beat Top Flight, they’ll go on to beat FTR. And everyone wants to say history doesn’t repeat itself, but when it comes to Starks & Bill, they are guaranteeing it will happen again. They will beat FTR and prove again why they are the BEST tag team AEW has ever seen. That’s an Absolute guarantee. History, lightning, only one of those strikes twice. Will Starks & Bill be able to capture lightning in a bottle? Or will they be the ones struck down?
Edge, Mark Briscoe & Eddie Kingston regroup backstage.
The Rated R Superstar is all worked up and he says, “Alright, I get it. This TNT Championship makes me a marked man, but House of Black, you wanna get in my business? You wanna… I just finished with Christian and you wanna hop into my business? Well I don’t know if you noticed, but I’ve got some back-up. I’ve got the Chicken, I’ve got the Mad King! So if you’ve got the NUTS, why don’t you face us? April 21st, Dynasty!” Mark shouts, “Dynasty! Dynasty, baby! The big night! But first, April 5th, ROH Supercard. Eddie Kingston, Mark Briscoe, ROH World title. Hey, promise me one thing: dog fight, brother.” Eddie says deal.
Then Mark tells the House of Black that that’s respect! This is respect here! But the House is in for a long night at Dynasty! You got the wrong three, y’all’re in trouble baby! Eddie says the House likes to spit mist and do spooky stuff. Kabushi stuff, Muta stuff. But Eddie will tell you, after Dynasty, the House will just be spitting up blood and teeth. This wild trio is ready to get even wilder, will they be the ones to burn down the House?
Kyle O’Reilly VS JD Drake!
#CombatKyle is ready to keep his return going, even if he’s fighting all on his own. Will he get just the fight he needs from #ScrapMetal? Or will this Workhorseman prove Kyle’s not as ready as he thinks?
The bell rings, the two circle, and JD mocks Kyle’s martial arts background with a crane stance. The two tie up, JD puts Kyle in a corner, but Kyle avoids the chop! Kye gets the arm, wrenches, then CLUBS the shoulder. But JD ROCKS Kyle with the other arm! JD CHOPS Kyle, Kyle drops to a knee, but he grabs at a leg. JD SMASHES Kyle off the knee, then wrenches and clamps on a COBRA CLUTCH! Kyle endures, throws body shots, but JD ripcords. Kyle ROCKS JD first, then fires more shots! JD blocks a kick, gives a kick then CHOPS again! JD runs to GAMANGIRI! Cover, TWO! Kyle stays in this but JD puts him in a drop zone.
JD goes up and bounces, to VADER FLOP as Kyle moves! The fans fire up and JD stands, to run in and CANNONBALL into just buckles! Kyle avoids disaster again and he KICKS, KICKS, then bobs ‘n’ weaves to fire off fast strikes! Kyle KICKS and KICKS, but JD blocks one! JD swings, Kyle ducks to KICK, LEG SWEEP, and the fans fire up! Kyle is feeling it as JD goes to a corner. Kyle runs in to forearm smash! Then a wrench to an ELBOW BREAKER! Kyle CLUBS the arm, hammerlocks, then ducks JD’s elbow! Kyle works to wrangle JD, KNEE, AX ‘N’ SMASH! Then a PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! But into the ARMBAR!! JD taps, Kyle wins!
Winner: Kyle O’Reilly, by submission
And The Undisputed Kingdom appears to celebrate with Kyle like they did his first night back! Kyle appreciates their support, will he keep this going until he’s fighting for a title?
BREAKING NEWS for next week’s Collision.
Saturday nights are still alright for a fight, but it’ll have to be a late night! Given just how big next weekend will be, Collision moves to 11:30 PM Eastern, so make sure your DVR catches it.
AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarterfinals: Ricky Starks & “Big Bill” Morrissey VS Top Flight!
We heard from The Absolute & The Skyscraper, same as we heard from FTR ahead of their match. Then will Starks & Bill follow FTR’s lead and win out? Or will Darius & Dante Martin deny the former tag team champions their rematch with the other former tag team champions?
The teams sort out and Starks starts against Darius. The fans rally as the two circle, and they tie up. Starks knees low, CLUBS Darius, then ROCKS him with right hands. Starks follows Darius along the ropes, throws more hands, then whips. Darius blocks the hip toss but then Starks blocks a hip toss. Darius ducks the lariat to waistlock and SLAM! Cover, TWO! Darius arm-drags Starks down to a cording hold, but Starks fights up. Starks grinds his forearm into Darius’s face, whips him, and things speed up. Starks hurdles, then arm-drags! Darius turns the second arm-drag to a backslide, TWO! Darius wrenches, puts Starks in the corner, and runs up.
Starks puts Darius on the apron but Dante tags in. Darius CHOPS, Dante A-LIST LARIATS, tag back to Darius! Darius snap suplexes Starks, tags Dante back in, and Dante slingshot SENTONS! Cover, ROPEBREAK! Dante miscalculated, but he drags Starks up to wrench. Starks pulls hair, gets away, tag to Bill! The fans fire up as Bill storms up on Dante. Bill corners Dante, Dante dodges, then CHOSP! Bill storms up again, Dante dodges again and CHOPS again! Bill is just getting frustrated, but Dante eggs him on now. So Bill catches Dante and ROCKS him! Bill brings Dante up, whips him to ropes, but Dante ducks the boot!
Dante DROPKICKS Bill, Darius runs in, but Bill gets them both by the neck! Top Flight breaks free, dodge the double lariats and then DOUBLE DROPKICK! Bill tumbles out, Darius sets up, Dante gives Bill POETRY IN MOTION! But Starks runs in! Top Flight dodges and DOUBLE DROPKICK him! The fans fire up as Dante mocks Starks’ pose. Starks & Bill regroup and talk it over. Bill and Starks flank the ring, Dante gets distracted by Starks but he sees Bill coming! Dante ROCKS Bill, whips, but Bill reverses. Dante ducks but Starks trips him up! Bill BOOTS Dante down! Fans boo but Starks says this is absolutely too easy.
Starks mocks Top Flight’s hand signs and blows a kiss to the camera while Collision goes picture in picture.
Bill rains down fists on Dante, then tags in Starks. Bill even stands on Dante at the same time, that’s how long he can reach! Starks goes up the corner, and FLYING STOMPS Dante! Starks taunts Darius, brings Dante up, then scoops Dante to swivel his hips and rock around, before the SLAM! Starks runs side to side to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Starks drags Dante up, stands over him while talking trash, then whips him hard into the corner. Starks digs his knee in, tags in Bill, and Bill ROCKS Dante with a right! High-five for the former champs, and Bill taunts Darius. Bill brings Dante up, whips him to an open corner, then runs in to SPLASH!
Bill tosses Dante down, mocks the Top Flight hands, then kicks Dante around. Bill drags Dante up, bumps him off buckles, then throws BIG back elbows! Bill brings Dante around to TOSS him out, then goes out after him. Bill drags Dante up, then picks him up to RAM him into the post! Starks mocks Dante’s pain while Bill refreshes the count. Collision returns to single picture as Bill drags Dante up. The fans rally for “BIG BILL! BIG BILL!” and he TOSSES Dante back into the ring! The fans cheer, Bill revels in it, and he storms his way in after Dante. Dante reaches out for Darius but he’s in the open corner. Bill runs in to SPLASH!
Bill again mocks the Top Flight hands, then runs corner to corner again. But Dante dodges and the splash hits buckles! Bill falls back, but he stands up as Dante CANNONBALLS in! The fans rally as both men crawl, hot tags to Starks and Darius! The Air Wolf rallies on Starks with big forearms! Then he UPPERCUTS again and again and again! Darius whips, Starks reverses, but Darius turns the hurdle into an atomic drop! Darius then scoops but Starks slips free. Starks whips, Darius ELBOWS! WALL KICK! The fans fire up, Bill runs in, but Darius gets around to waistlock! Bill bucks the O’Conner but Darius DROPKCIKS!
Bill staggers around, Darius baits him in, and Dante helps DUMP Bill out! Dante SUPERKICKS Bill down! Starks runs in, Darius leapfrogs, sunset flips, and he HEADSTAND STACKS it?! TWO!!! Starks barely gets free, the fans boo, but Darius shakes it off. Starks runs up, Darius dodges, Dante SUPERKICKS! Dante whips, Starks reverses but Darius sends Dante up and over! Darius catches Starks to a facelock, ASSISTED TORNADO DDT! Cover, TOP FLIGHT WINS!!
Winners: Top Flight, by pinfall (advance to the semifinals)
Bill is pissed over the upset! Darius & Dante snatch away the tickets to the next round, will they be the ones to establish a Dynasty in AEW?
Christopher Daniels speaks.
“Now I’ve been AEW from day one. But in this company, it’s not about how long you’ve been here, it’s about who you’ve beat. Now Malakai Black, you like making your presence felt, you like jumping people from behind. The question is, are you man enough for a face to face challenge? How about Malakai Black VS Christopher Daniels, this Friday Night Rampage in London Ontario?” The Fallen Angel wants his shot at the Dark Father, but will it only bring about The End for him?
Thunder Rosa VS Lady Frost!
Everyone knows La Mera Mera is chasing the AEW Women’s World Championship, but she certainly surprised Deonna Purrazzo by sniping the pin in tag team action. Will Rosa continue her comeback’s momentum until she is THE #1 Contender? Or will all her heat be cooled right off by the Coolest Wrestler You Know?
The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, go around, and Rosa wrenches to fireman’s carry takeover. Rosa wrenches to a wristlock, the fans rallying behind her, but Frost rolls and handsprings to wrangle Rosa. Rosa trips Frost, covers, TWO! They gator roll around together, and around the other way, and back again! Rosa has the cover again, TWO! Rosa keeps on Frost with a waistlock, but Frost fights up. Frost pries free, switches, then goes to ropes. Rosa bucks the O’Conner, but Frost comes back! Rosa runs Frost over, but Frost kips up! The fans fire up, things speed up, and Frost drops. Rosa comes back, spins fast and arm-drags!
Frost staggers up, Rosa runs up to springboard and RANA! Frost staggers up, into a DROPKICK! Rosa fires up and the fans fire up with her! Rosa storms up on Frost, puts her in the corner, and CHOPS! Rosa whips corner to corner, runs in, but Frost dodges! Frost keeps moving and comes back, but is put on the apron! Frost still ROCKS Rosa first, then goes up. HANDSPRING RANA! Then Frost runs to ROLLING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Frost is frustrated but she storms up on Rosa in a corner. Frost CHOPS, says she’s ice cold, and she CHOPS again. Frost brings Rosa around, bumps her off buckles, then stomps a mudhole in!
Frost whips corner to corner, Rosa reverses, but Frost goes up, over and handsprings! Only for Rosa to LARIAT! Rosa covers, TWO! Rosa keeps cool as Collision goes picture in picture.
Rosa drags Frost up and bumps her off buckles. Rosa then CHOPS, and she stalks Frost to ropes. Rosa CHOKES Frost, the ref counts, and Rosa runs side to side! Rosa STRADDLE ATTACKS Frost, then tells us, and probably Toni Storm, to watch this. Rosa brings Frost out to SMACK her off the desk! Then Rosa grabs some of that Ric Flair energy drink. But Frost SMACKS Rosa off the desk! Frost CHOPS Rosa, Rosa scrambles away into the ring, but Frost hurries after. Frost handstands to KNEE DROP! Then she flips Rosa over for a cocky cover, ONE! Frost is annoyed but she sits Rosas up. Rosa fires body shots, but Frost throws her down!
Frost stomps, AX KICKS, then covers, TWO! Frost keeps cool as Rosa rises. Frost brings Rosa around to bump off buckles, but Rosa avoids the chop! Rosa ROCKS, CHOPS and repeat! Then she snapmares Frost and runs to BASEMENT SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Frost stays in this but Rosa stays on her with a CAMEL CLUTCH, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns, Frost goes corner to corner, and she RAMS into Rosa! Then she handsprings back to RAM into Rosa again! The fans fire up for the GAMANGIRI! Frost kicks Rosa away, then runs up again, cartwheel into the Alabama! But Rosa sunset flips it, TWO! Both stand, Frost kicks first! Frost ROCKS Rosa, Rosa ROCKS Frost, then repeat! Frost shoves, Rosa returns and LARIATS! Then ELBOWS! Rosa fires up and the fans are with her! Drop toehold and Frost flounders to ropes. The fans rally, Rosa runs side to side, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Rosa then pushes Frost to the cover, TWO!!
Rosa grows frustrated but she drags Frost back up. Rosa says this is it, and she reels Frost in. Rosa underhooks, but Frost SCORPION KICKS! Frost then cartwheels to Alabama and CHILLA DRILLA!! Cover, TWO?!? Rosa survives and Frost is losing her cool! The fans rally for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as Frost pounds the mat. Frost runs up, but Rosa ducks the spin kick! BACKSTABBER!! And then the underhooks, for the TIJUANA BOMB!! Cover, Rosa wins!
Winner: Thunder Rosa, by pinfall
Forces of nature clashed, and the heat has thawed the Frost away! Rosa tells “Antonia” that greatness is not publicized. La Mera Mera is here and she shows her greatness week after week! Put some respect on her name! Will Rosa be stepping right up to the leading lady soon enough?
Backstage interview with “Timeless” Toni Storm.
Renee Paquette is with the AEW Women’s World Champion and says breaking news: the top contenders face off to get their shot at Storm. And?! Well, it’s Thunder Rosa VS… Mariah May. Gasp! Storm asks her protege if this was the plan all along. Is this what Mariah’s been plotting for months? Storm takes Mariah by the face… and KISSES her!? Storm says this is brilliant! Then how does Mariah feel to be facing Rosa next week? Storm speaks over that by saying she always saw herself in Mariah. And Storm loves herself! “What do you think of that, Lightning Daffodil? HAH! You should’ve retired as champion, because you’ll never get to sniff this leather ever again!”
Storm takes a big whiff, and tells her “child,” Mariah, to mouth the words while she says them. “Chin up, tits out, and watch for the shoe~!” Yes, very good. Storm is happy, Mariah is happy, Luther tries to be happy, but will Rosa ruin all the happy endings by getting her shot at the title?
AEW takes a closer look at Will Ospreay.
Like he did for Bryan Danielson’s highlight package, Excalibur narrates, “Opinions in professional wrestling are always subjective. And yet seek out any list of the top wrestlers today, and Will Ospreay’s name is sure to be near or at the top of that list.” Born in Essex, England, Ospreay fell in love with the sport at a young age, and got into the business any way he could. Ospreay burst onto the UK scene at age 19, and found a home in Revolution Pro-Wrestling for the next decade, and becoming the second Rev-Pro Triple Crown Champion ever. He had his final match with Rev-Pro just earlier this year before truly being All Elite.
But it was NJPW where the Aerial Assassin truly took flight. He became a historic figure in the company, winning the Best of Super Juniors twice, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship thrice, the IWGP US Championship and even the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, all while having multiple matches of the year with the likes of Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega. Ospreay’s meteoric rise made him one of the biggest free agents in history. In 2023 at Full Gear, he shook up the world by saying, “Mr. Tony Khan, line up the best that you’ve got! I am All Elite, bruv!” Two true greats are colliding, but who establishes their Dynasty?
Six Man Tag: Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli & Katsuyori Shibata VS Lance Archer & The Righteous!
While the American Dragon is preparing for his next dream match, he must settle some business that started a few weeks ago. He, the Swiss Superman and The Wrestler are looking to beat some respect out of their opponents, but will they get it? Or will the Murderhawk Monster help ol’ Dutch & Vincent remind us that #EverybodyDies?
The trios sort out and the fans fire up for “SHIBATA! SHIBATA!” as he starts against Archer. The bell rings, Archer pie faces but Shibata fires forearms! Archer gives them back, the fans rally as the shots go faster and faster, back and forth! Shibata ROCKS Archer, fires a flurry, then runs, but Archer ROCKS him back! Shibata stays up, runs again, but Archer BOOST him! Archer eggs Shibata on, Shibata runs and dodges the boot to dropkick legs out! Shibata fires forearms again and again, then KICKS Archer down! The fans fire up and Shibata sits Archer up. But Archer blocks the kick! Archer ROCKS Shibata, then reels him in.
Archer grins as he suplexes, but Shibata slips around to SLEEPER! Archer stays up, grabs at Shibata, and THROWS Shibata off! Shibata blocks the boot, through! Shibata then dodges the lariat, and the two stand off. The fans applaud, and Shibata waits on Archer. Archer tags Dutch in instead, and Dutch wants Claudio. Shibata obliges and tags Claudio in. The fans fire up as Claudio and Dutch tie up, are in a deadlock, and Claudio powers Dutch back a step. But then Dutch powers Claudio back! Claudio turns things around on Dutch, they’re in the corner, and the ref counts. Claudio lets off, but Dutch kicks low!
Dutch scoops and SLAMS Claudio, the headlocks. Claudio powers up and out but Dutch runs him over! Dutch headlocks, Claudio powers out and drops down to then hurdle! Claudio then ducks ‘n’ dodges to SHOULDER TACKLE! And he scoops Dutch for a SLAM! The fans fire up for the feat of strength, and Claudio runs up to DOUBLE STOMP! Tag to Bryan and the fans fire up again! “YES! YES! YES!” as Bryan UPPERCUTS Dutch to a corner. And UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! Bryan fires more UPPERCUTS, then KICKS! And KICKS! And KICKS! “YES! YES! YES!” echoes out, then Bryan runs corner to corner.
But Dutch CLOBBERS Bryan! The fans boo, Dutch drags him up and bumps him off buckles. Tag to Vincent and he throws hands. Vinnie stalks Bryan, brings him around and ROCKS him with a haymaker. Vinnie whips, Bryan DROPKICKS Dutch! Bryan then ROCKS Vinnie with haymakers and forearms! Bryan whips Vinnie but Vinnie reverses. Bryan goes up and over, keeps moving, ducks ‘n’ dodges then DIVES onto Dutch! Bryan dodges Archer to go up and FLYING KNEE! The fans fire up again, but Vinnie’s right on Bryan to whip him hard into railing! The fans boo but Archer’s team stands tall as Collision goes picture in picture.
Vinnie has his wily grin as he drags Bryan up and into the ring. Vinnie stomps Bryan’s hand, then drags him up by his beard. Vinnie fires body shots, ROCKS Bryan with a right, then smothers him in the corner. The ref counts, Vinnie lets off, but that lets Dutch and Archer get their shots in! The ref suspects something but the two claim they’re innocent. Vinnie taunts Claudio, then he stomps a mudhole into Bryan! The ref reprimands again but Vinnie tags in Archer. Archer puts Bryan in a corner to ROCK him! Bryan sits down but Archer rains down fists! The ref counts, Archer lets off, and Archer taunts Shibata.
Archer goes back to Bryan, but Bryan turns things around to fire KICK after KICK! The ref counts, Archer turns it around to ROCK Bryan! Archer whips corner to corner hard and Bryan bounces off buckles! Tag to Dutch and he storms up to stomp away! Dutch drags Bryan up to UPPERCUT! Dutch bumps Bryan off buckles, tags in Vinnie, and they mug Bryan. Vinnie brings Bryan back up to DECK him! Vinnie then distracts the ref so Archer can CHOKE Bryan on the apron! Archer stomps Bryan, then even stands on Bryan’s face! The ref is too busy with an angry Shibata and Claudio to see any of it!
Collision returns to single picture once more and fans boo as Vinnie taunts Claudio. Tag to Dutch, and Dutch drags Bryan up to CLUB him down. Dutch throws hands on Bryan, BITES his forehead, and then lets off as the ref reprimands. Dutch DECKS Bryan, then soaks up the heat. Dutch reaches down, but Bryan wrangles him into the omoplata! LEBELL LOCK!! Archer stomps Bryan down! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Archer doesn’t care, he just laughs! Dutch bumps Bryan off buckles, fires body shots from all sides, then rains down fists! The ref counts, Dutch lets off, and Dutch runs corner to corner, but Bryan dodges!
Dutch hits buckles, Bryan crawls for his corner, and the fans are thunderous! But Archer runs in to BLAST Claudio and sucker punch Shibata! Archer stomps Bryan, then head n Dutch coordinate. Dutch scoop SLAMS Archer onto Bryan! Then Archer scoop SLAMS Dutch onto Bryan! They get Bryan up, Archer feeds Bryan to Dutch’s BOSS MAN SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Bryan survives and The Righteous can’t believe it! Archer is amused at least, and Dutch drags Bryan up. Dutch bumps Bryan off buckles in the open corner then hoists him up top. Dutch climbs, the fans boo, but Dutch grins. But Bryan resists the lift!
The fans rally as Bryan fires body shots! “YES! YES! YES!” and Bryan HEADBUTTS Dutch down! Dutch staggers to his feet, Bryan MISSILE DROPKICKS! The fans fire up again while both men are down! Bryan and Dutch crawl for their corners, hot tags to Claudio and Archer! DOUBLE LARIATS collide again and again and again, neither falling! The fans cheer on the “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Archer kicks low but Claudio SWATS the lariat! Claudio also ducks the southpaw shot, waistlocks to ripcord and RANA! Then he UPPERCUTS in the corner! Claudio UPPERCUTS again and again and again, then climbs up!
Claudio rains down fists and the fans count along, for TEN! Then Claudio puts Archer up top to UPPERCUT! Claudio cravats for a SUPER CUTTER!! The fans are thunderous, because they sense what’s next! Claudio has the legs, but The Righteous run in to attack Claudio! Repeat of last time, but Claudio says no to Autumn Sunshine! Shibata storms in to BOOT Dutch and bump him off buckles! Claudio fires uppercuts on Vinnie! Claudio and Shibata coordinate, they go corner to corner, UPPERCUT for Dutch and HYDRAULIC DROPKICK for Vinnie! Then Claudio says be his guest, and Shibata HYDRAULIC DROPKICKS Dutch!
Shibata and Claudio go after Archer but he grabs both of them first! But they break free, fire forearms and uppercuts, then just UPPERCUTS! Archer pinballs between both men, then Shibata CHOPS! Claudio waits on Archer to turn back around, then trips him! GIANT SWING!! And emphasis on “giant!” Claudio goes around and around TEN times, then steps through for the SHARPSHOOTER! The fans are thunderous for this Canadian favorite, but Dutch runs up to ROCK Claudio! Dutch scoops for a SIDEWALK SLAM! Bryan BUZZSAWS Dutch! Vinnie gets in and uses the wobbling Dutch to still hit AUTUMN SUNSHINE!!
Shibata returns to ROCK Vinnie, ROCK Dutch, repeat! The Wrestler fires off on The Righteous but they shove him away. Shibata DUMPS Dutch out! Vinnie runs up but Shibata TOSSES him onto Dutch! But Archer is there to BOOT Shibata down! And then Archer choke grips Claudio! Claudio UPPERCUTS free! Claudio reels Archer in, but Archer back drops free, only for Claudio to land on his feet! Claudio ducks ‘n’ dodges but Archer BOOTS! Ripcord and HELLICOASTER! Vinnie tags in and climbs up! SWANTON BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!! Claudio survives “Death From Above” and Vinnie is furious!
Vinnie jumps on for a GUILLOTINE! Vinnie has the body scissors, but Claudio powers up and out to suplex Vinnie away! Dutch gets in to SENTON FLOP as Claudio moves! Archer is back, but Claudio TOSSES him! Hot tag to Shibata! Shibata whips Vinnie to BOOT him in a corner! Then Shibata fires a flurry of forearms! Then the HYDRAULIC DROPKICK!! Shibata is feeling it and the fans are loving it as Shibata HALF HATCH PLEXES! Cover, TWO!! Vinnie lives but ends up in an ARMBAR!! Dutch stomps Shibata but Bryan runs in! BUSAIKU KNEE!! But Archer TOSSES Bryan! And he BOOTS Claudio!
But Shibata DUMPS Archer out! Vinnie runs up to roll Shibata up! With tights! TWO!!! Vinnie fires a flurry of forearms, but Shibata CROSS PALMS!! SLEEPER HOLD!! Vinnie flails, but he’s fading fast! Archer gets up but Shibata BOOTS him down, then Claudio UPEPRCUTS Archer! PENALTY KICK for Vinnie! Cover, Shibata’s team wins!!
Winner: Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli & Katsuyori Shibata, by pinfall
The Wrestler proves he is still the measuring stick of professional wrestling! Bryan & Claudio celebrate with him while London, Ontario, Canada cheers. Will Shibata still find a way to establish his own Dynasty in AEW? Will Bryan be rolling into his dream match with Ospreay?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision here, with just a couple twists I didn’t expect. For one, it’s amazing that they got Matt Cardona to be Edge’s opponent tonight, and what an awesome match from them. Good win for Edge, but the House of Black stepping up was an interesting move. Edge, Mark Briscoe & Eddie Kingston VS House of Black is going to be a great Six Man Tag, but I feel like that shouldn’t be the PPV match. The PPV match should be Edge VS Malakai for the TNT Championship after stuff over the next couple of weeks. I suppose they’re planning on making Edge VS Malakai the Double or Nothing match, but not even sure why they’d wait on it.
Great stuff in the tag team tournament, but I’m fairly certain Top Flight was not supposed to win. That was definitely an audible called after Ricky Starks was legit rocked by something in the match. That “escape” from the headstand pin was the first sign, and the tech guys having Starks’ theme at the ready and not Top Flight’s is the other. Starks just cannot catch a break in AEW, you gotta feel for him. But of course FTR won against Infantry, but that was a really good showing for Dean & Carlie. And as I’ve been saying, Bucks VS FTR has to be where they’re going with this, so sorry Top Flight, this was your big moment.
Really good promo from Acclaimed to respond to Bullet Club Gold, and I really like the nicknames Caster gave White, especially “Stepdaddy Switch.” Billy VS White 1v1 will be good stuff, but I could easily see Juice Robinson returning to screw Billy over since he’s the member The Acclaimed isn’t accounting for. Also good hype package for Ospreay to parallel Bryan’s to help non-NJPW viewers to better know who he is. Great match from Rosa VS Frost but of course Rosa won. Great promo from Storm and Mariah where Storm isn’t upset but is probably expecting Mariah to win so they can Finger Poke of Doom the title match. If nothing else, I think Deonna should get involved to make sure it is Rosa facing Storm so there won’t be shenanigans at Dynasty.
Pretty good match from Kyle VS JD but of course Kyle was winning, and of course Undisputed Kingdom was gonna celebrate with him. It’s only a matter of time before something changes, though, and The Kingdom turn on Kyle. And then awesome main event in the Six Man Tag. I do like that it was Shibata who finished things off for his team, as Bryan doesn’t get math up on Ospreay. But with Ospreay about to face/beat Hobbs this Wednesday, surely Bryan will need another match to win so he can keep up. Maybe Bryan faces a member of the Don Callis Family like Kyle Fletcher? After all, Ospreay beating Shibata was to be “anything you can do, I can do better,” so Bryan can beat Kyle like Ospreay did so that they’re even-even.
My Score: 8.9/10
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It’s a violent end to a legendary friendship!
Former Best Friends, Trent Beretta & Chuck Taylor, have been through many Parking Lot Brawls, but this is their first time as enemies! Will there be broken bones to go along with the broken hearts?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Parking Lot Brawl: Trent Beretta VS Chuck Taylor; Trent wins.
- Thunder Rosa VS Deonna Purrazzo; Rosa wins.
- “Big Bill” Morrissey VS Trevor Blackwell; Bill wins.
- Katsuyori Shibata & Daniel Garcia VS Shane Taylor Promotions; Shibata & Garcia win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Parking Lot Brawl: Trent Beretta VS Chuck Taylor!
Years of friendship, thrown away, and why? Because #JustTrent had a problem with Freshly Squeezed having more success in AEW than them? Because #JustTrent had a problem with Cassidy as a person? Because #JustTrent turned out to be the selfish one in the relationship? Well, then will #JustTrent get his ass kicked? Or will he take advantage of how Chuckie T. is a Kentucky Gentleman?
Trent stares Chuck down while we hear the crowd of other wrestlers taunting him. Trent takes a swing, but Chuck dodges to fire off hands! The brawl is on, and Chuck gets the edge! Chuck ROCKS Trent, then SMACKS him off a car hood! And then off the car door! Chuck drags Trent up, but Trent RAMS Chuck into the car! And throat chops him just because! Trent gets space, runs back in, but Chuck dodges so Trent hits the passenger door! Chuck gets a trash can lid and he stands Trent up. Trent jumps through the open window but Chuck drags him back out. Trent kicks low, and he gives Chuck a CAR HOOD BACK SUPLEX!
Trent grabs the trash can lid, SMACKS Chuck right in the head and Chuck falls down! The crowd boos but Trent opens a car trunk to bring out a trash can, a dustpan and a baseball bat! Chuck storms up but Trent CHUCKS the trash can into Chuck’s face! Chuck flounders and Trent smirks. Trent SMACKS Chuck with the trash can, CLUBS him around, and Chuck is busted open! The white car has red polka dots on it now, and Trent talks trash, “This is what you wanted?!” Trent runs up, but Chuck POP UP POWERBOMBS Trent onto a car hood! Trent writhes, Chuck staggers around, and Chuck brings Trent around.
Chuck headlocks Trent before he SMACKS him off another car door. Trent goes around the back and then up onto a truck! Chuck follows, and he CLUBS Trent in the chest! But Trent slips under, and he CLAWS Chuck’s bloody face! Trent DECKS Chuck and Chuck falls through drywall sheets! Trent looms over Chuck as he crawls out of the wreckage. Trent stalks Chuck, brings him around and SMACKS him with the trash can lid! Trent hoists Chuck onto a car roof, SMACKS him again, then goes back to the truck. Trent climbs onto the roof of the truck, to FLYING ELBOW from car to car! Cover, TWO!!
Trent is furious, but Chuck is still in this as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Trent fumes, paces around, and goes back to the goodies. He brings out… Is that a screwdriver?! And he JABS Chuck in the head with it!! And then he DIGS it into Chuck’s forehead!! As if he wasn’t already bleeding badly!! Trent leaves Chuck behind, to fetch what looks to be a flat screen TV. Then he brings out a wood door!? Did someone visit Home Depot before coming here? Chuck CHOPS Trent in return then fires haymakers! Trent CLAWS Chuck’s face! Trent grabs that TV and CHUCKS it, only for Chuck to duck it! Rampage returns as TV screen hits windshield! Chuck kicks low to snap suplex Trent through the door!!
The crowd is losing its minds as Trent crawls. Chuck gets Trent’s legs, to CATAPULT him into the truck’s tailgate!! The crowd fires up while Chuck gets a sinister look on his face. Chuck takes a piece of that drywall to SMASH it on Trent! Chuck gets that trash can, he SMACKS Trent with it! Chuck sees the pile of extra goodies nearby, and he uncovers some light tubes! But first, he’ll clean up the mess, he SMACKS Trent with the dust pan! And SMACKS him again and again! And then one more shot with the trash can! Trent writhes, but Chuck drags Trent up. Chuck SMACKS Trent off the tailgate, then clears some space.
Chuck climbs up, but Trent ROCKET LAUNCHES him onto the light tubes!!! The tubes shatter under Chuck’s back! Trent sputters, he’s bloody now, too. Trent puts Chuck against the car hood and stands on him! Trent soaks up the heat, but Chuck TRIPS Trent! Trent writhes, Chuck reels Trent in, Canadian Rack, RAZOR’S EDGE onto a windshield!! Trent writhes while fans chant “HOLY CHUCK!” Chuck covers Trent on the hood, TWO!! Trent survives and hurries around the back of this sedan. Chuck snarls, goes up after Trent, and they meet on the roof. They’re both so bloody as they fire forearms back and forth!
The crowd cheers Chuck and boos Trent, and as the two swing wild, they end up HUGGING! You GOT to give the people what they want, right? They stand, Chuck ROCKS Trent and reels Trent in, but Trent LOW BLOWS!! Trent has Chuck now, PILEDRIVER ON THE CAR ROOF!!! And then, SNAKE BITE!! Trent is choking Chuck out!!! Chuck IS out, Trent wins!!
Winner: Trent Beretta, by submission
The Best Friends tore each other apart, but it is #JustTrent that stands tall in the end. He’s clearly lost the respect of his peers given how the other wrestlers are chanting “You Suck! You Suck!” But wait, Trent isn’t done? He has a monkey wrench!? Cassidy & Kris step forward to say no, this is going too far! Trent says this is all Cassidy’s fault! And SMASH, Trent hits Chuck’s leg with the wrench, and even shatters the glass behind it!! Chuck clutches the already recovering leg, and now Cassidy wants after Trent! Kris stops Cassidy, Trent’s still got the wrench! Trent escapes into the shadows of the arena, what darkness is living in Trent’s heart?
Don Callis is watching this.
And he seems to like the sadistic savagery he just witnessed. Trent may not have Best Friends anymore, but could he end up with a whole new family?
Backstage interview with Kyle O’Reilly.
Arkady Aura is with #CombatKyle and brings up his impressive showing in Dynamite’s Casino Gauntlet this past Wednesday. But we all want to know, what is next for her? Well, on Saturday, May 11th, AEW is coming to his hometown! Collision in Vancouver, British Columbia! The Rogers Arena, the same building an 11-year-old Kyle saw his first wrestling show ever. And at that show, Kyle told his dad that he was gonna do this one day. Papa O’Reilly said, “Oh yeah, sure you will, kid.” But somehow, Kyle pulled it off. 25 years later, he’s coming back home to do the one thing he’s ever been good at and that’s wrestling.
Kyle is going to take on the best wrestlers this world has to offer, right here in AEW, where the best wrestle. Kyle is ready for a fight, who will take him up on that in two weeks?
Thunder Rosa VS Deonna Purrazzo!
La Mera Mera and The Virtuosa could not coexist in the race for the AEW Women’s World Championship, and now they will Rampage against each other! Who will stand tall, ready for another shot at the title?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Deonna and Rosa step up, talk a little trash, then Deonna pie faces Rosa! Rosa swings but Deonna catches the arm! Rosa avoids the takedown to knee low! They tie up again, go around and around, and Deonna puts Rosa in a corner. The ref counts, Rosa powers her way out but Deonna headlocks. Rosa powers up and out, but Deonna RAMS her! The two stay up, Deonna eggs Rosa on then kicks her low! Deonna whips, Rosa blocks the hip toss, but then Deonna blocks a hip toss! Rosa avoids the lariat to DECK Deonna! Rosa rains down fists but the ref reprimands.
Rosa sits Deonna up, clamps on a COBRA CLUTCH, and she grinds Deonna down. The fans rally but Deonna fights up. Deonna throws hands, then wrenches, but Rosa breaks free. Deonna BOOTS Rosa, then has the arm for the ARMBAR DDT! Deonna dusts herself off as she paces, then she KICKS Rosa’s arm. And KICKS it again! Rosa goes to ropes, Deonna pushes her down and ties her up in Paradise! Rosa is stuck, Deonna soaks up the cheers and jeers, and then runs to DROPKICK Rosa out of Paradise! Deonna stands Rosa up but Rosa ROCKS her first! Deonna stands, Rosa RAMS into her then bumps her off buckles.
Rosa goes up and up to leap, but Deonna blocks the rana and has a BOSTON CRAB! They’re in the ropes, the ref counts, and Deonna lets go. Rosa crawls to the corner, Deonna paces while soaking up the heat. Rosa stands, builds speed, and she WERCKS Deonna with a dropkick! Rosa fires up despite the pain in her back, and she kicks Deonna. Deonna stands, Rosa CHOPS her against the post! And CHOPS her again! Deonna ducks, Rosa chops post! Deonna SUPERKICKS Rosa down, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Deonna steps on Rosa’s face, steps away, and Rosa staggers up to railing. Deonna storms up but Rosa kicks her low. Rosa then runs Deonna side to side to POST her! But then Deonna RAMS Rosa into apron! And SMACKS her off it! Deonna snarls, brings Rosa around, and she puts Rosa in the ring. Cover, TWO! Deonna clamps onto Rosa to pull her arms in, for a straitjacket stretch! Rosa endures, fights up, but Deonna turns that into a BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Rosa is still in this, and she is feeding off the energy of the fans! Rosa stands, and she ELBOWS Deonna! And body shots! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again!
Rosa has Deonna in a corner to UPPERCUT! Rosa runs corner to corner and back again, but Deonna dodges! Rosa POSTS herself and falls to the apron! Deonna storms back over, brings Rosa up and wraps the bad arm against ropes! The ref counts, Deonna KICKS the ropes as she lets off, and Rosa clutches the elbow. Deonna returns but Rosa RAMS into her! Deonna CLUBS Rosa, has her in a corner, and HEADBUTTS the lower back as Rampage goes to break.
Rampage returns and Deonna runs in, but into an ELBOW! And then a BOOT! Rosa goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Rosa as she rises up! Deonna runs in, Rosa dodges to fire forearm after forearm! Deonna shoves, Rosa ENZIGIRIS! Rosa runs, to SHOTGUN BOOT! Deonna flounders to ropes, Rosa pounds the mat and the fans rally again. Rosa runs side to side to DROPKICK again! Cover, TWO!! Deonna toughs it out while Rosa shakes out her arm. Rosa drags Deonna up, but Deonna SOBATS! Deonna runs to KNEE LIFT and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Deonna wants the Fujiwara but Rosa rolls free!
Deonna BOTOS Rosa down, covers, TWO! Rosa is still in this and the fans rally up. Deonna is frustrated but she fireman’s carries Rosa. Rosa fires elbows, waistlocks, but Deonna pries the hold open! Deonna waistlocks, Rosa victory rolls and STOMP 182! The fans rally up again and Rosa covers, TWO! Deonna stays in this but Rosa stays on her. Rosa drags Deonna to a drop zone, goes to a corner and climbs. But Deonna rises and catches the leap! FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! Rosa endures, reaches out, pushes Deonna over to get a REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Deonna is in the body scissors but she fights around!
Deonna rises, to BACKPACK SENTON! Deonna is free, the fans fire up, and Deonna brings Rosa back up. Deonna SLAPS Rosa, then reels her in! Gotch Hold, but Rosa jackknife bridges! TWO, Deonna sunset flips, TWO! Prawn hold, TWO! FUJIWARA!! Rosa rolls it to a cradle, ROSA WINS!!
Winner: Thunder Rosa, by pinfall
Deonna thought she had the perfect formula but Rosa says she just beat her at wrestling! But then Deonna CLOBBERS Rosa at the ramp! The fans boo but Deonna drags Rosa up to RAM her into the bleachers! Rosa slumps down, but Deonna digs her boot in! Deonna SLAPS Rosa around, tells the ref to shut up, and she SLAPS Rosa more! So Rosa SLAPS back! They brawl on stage and then out to the ledge of the upper level! The fans fire up as they keep going! Security rushes in, the fans boo, but Deonna flips Rosa off! It seems nothing was settled here, will these two look to go Double or Nothing?
Backstage interview with The Undisputed Kingdom.
Arkady Aura is with Roderick Strong, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett as she notes Will Ospreay is the NEW #1 Contender to the AEW International Championship. Taven says hold on, before we get started here, “Not Lexy,” as three guys who care deeply about neck health, and as two guys who nursed someone from the brink of paralysis (aka Roddy), The Kingdom wishes a very speedy recovery to “the world’s greatest boss. TK, stay strong, buddy.” Roddy then shouts that “WILL… Ospreay. Congratulations, you did it! You have signed, sealed and delivered the downfall, demise and destruction of The Aerial Assassin at Double or Nothing.”
Roddy says the world can sing Ospreay’s praises, but none of that matters when you step in the ring with Roddy. Just like all the ones before, Roddy will dismantle Ospreay, he will BREAK Ospreay, and he will make Ospreay fall in front of The Savior of the Backbreaker. Roddy’s confidence is strong, but will Roddy be the one feeling the End of Heartache after taking on the #BillyGOAT?
“Big Bill” Morrissey VS Trevor Blackwell!
The human skyscraper says he wants to sit under the Learning Tree, but Chris Jericho’s gonna need a bigger tree if he’s to give guidance to Big Bill. Will Bill prove he is worthy of The Wizard’s sage advice?
The moment Bill is in the ring, he SPLASHES Trevor right in the corner! The bell rings, Bill runs to BOOT Trevor down! Trevor flounders around, Bill runs corner to corner and SPLASHES again! Trevor flops around, Bill wants Jericho to watch this. Bill said he’d show Jericho he is worthy, and we do see Jericho watching backstage, holding the FTW Championship on his shoulder and oddly still wearing a #LionHook shirt… Jericho nods as Bill CLUBS Trevor on the back! Bill then tells Jericho to watch him! Scoop and BIG BOSS SLAM!! Cover, but Bill lets off! Bill wags his finger, he wants Jericho to see more.
Bill brings Trevor up, reels him in, and short arm LARIATS! Cover, but again Bill lets off! Bill is having too much fun at poor Trevor’s expect. Bill says Jericho’s gonna wanna teach him. Bill hoists Trevor up for the SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAM!! One foot cover, a very Jericho move, and Bill wins!
Winner: “Big Bill” Morrissey, by pinfall
Trev might want to change his last name to Well-done, because he got roasted. Bill wants Jericho’s guidance, does he even need it when he can do all this?
BREAKING NEWS for Rampage!
Rampage won’t be following up Collision next week but it also won’t be back on Friday just yet. For AEW’s return to Canada, Rampage is going to be BACK TO BACK with Dynamite! Get ready for a truly All Elite Wednesday!
Katsuyori Shibata & Daniel Garcia VS Shane Taylor Promotions!
The Wrestler said during Collision earlier tonight that he was going to take on Shane Taylor Promotions by himself if he had to, but then the Dragonslayer offered his help. Now they’re both going to take on #TAIGASTYLE and Big Bad Shaney T. himself! Garcia wears basic trunks and boots to match Shibata, will The Wrestlers win out? Or will STP rumble, bad man, rumble?
The moment all four men are in the ring, Shibata CLOBBERS Lee Moriarty and then he and Garcia both go after Shane! The fans fire up as they stomp and kick Shane right out of the ring! Then they go out to keep after him! Shibata whips and BOOTS Shane into railing! Garcia fires off on Lee, then Shibata adds an UPPERCUT! Shibata whips and BOOTS Lee against railing! Garcia stomps Shane, Shibata snap suplexes Lee to the floor! Shibata leaves them behind to go into the ring and sit cross-legged! Garcia sits with him! The fans fire up and the two go out again. The brawling continues but Shane throws heavy hands!
Lee ROCKS Garcia, Shane puts Shibata in, and Shane storms in after Shibata. Lee sends Garcia into railing, but Shibata fires hands on Shane! Shibata KICKS and KICKS, but Shane blocks the boot! Shane JABS Shibata and Shibata falls back! Shane talks trash, the fans boo, but Shane drags Shibata up. Shane HEADBUTTS Shibata, tags Lee, and they mug Shibata. Lee stomps a mudhole in, lets off as the ref counts, but he sneaks mule kicks on Shibata the whole time! Shibata trips Lee, stomps him, but Lee gets up to RAM into Shibata! Lee brings Shibata around, suplexes, but Shibata slips free to waistlock!
Lee elbows free, kicks, but Shibata blocks! Lee KNEES Shibata but Garcia tags in! Shibata BOOTS Lee, Garcia LARIATS! Garcia DROPKICKS Shane, gets around Lee, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! And then another TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Garcia brings Lee up again but Lee suplexes! Garcia slips free, spins Lee and kicks low, to then TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! The trifecta is complete and the fans fire up! Garcia storms up on Lee, brings him up, and UPPERCUTS! The fans rally for Garcia, he CHOPS Lee to ropes. And CHOPS Lee against ropes! Garcia runs, but Shane trips him! Lee distracts the ref so Shane can DRAPING DDT to the floor!
Shibata protests but Lee mocks him by sitting cross-legged. The ring count climbs, Garcia drags himself up at 3 of 10, slides in at 5, but Lee stomps Garcia at the ropes! Lee drags Garcia up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Shane. Shane pushes Garcia against the buckles, to then CHOP! Garcia seethes and he fires forearm son Shane! The fans fire up, Garcia throws more shots, then leaps, but into Shane’s arms! Shane RAMS Garcia into a corner, then CHOPS! Shane runs up, but Garcia BOOTS! Garcia spins, but Shane ROCKS him first! And URENAGES! And then SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO!
Shane seethes but he keeps Garcia from Shibata, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Shane mocks Garcia’s dance, drags him up, but Garcia CHOPS! Garcia staggers, but Shane fires body shots in the corner! Shane ROCKS Garcia, tags Lee, and STP mugs Garcia. Garcia flounders to ropes, Lee CHOKES him! The ref counts, Lee steps away, and he stomps Garcia around. Lee wraps an arm around the ropes, then fishhooks Garcia! The ref counts, Lee lets off, and Garcia feeds off the energy of the fans. Lee brings Garcia up but Garcia fires forearm sand CHOPS! Lee gets around, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO! Garcia stays in this but Lee stays on him with a wrench. Tag to Shane, and Lee hooks Garcia up in a COBRA TWIST, just so Shane can KNEE Garcia down!
Shane has Garcia on ropes, ROCKS him with a forearm, then scoops him for SNAKE EYES! Garcia slumps down in the corner, Shane drags him back up, and TOSSES him out! Shane goes out to then put Garcia against railing. Shane ROCKS Garcia, talks trash on fans, then brings Garcia around to scoop and SLAM him to the floor! Shane talks more trash on the fans, Lee has him cool off, and Shane brings Garcia up again. Shane puts Garcia in, tags Lee, and then Lee clamps on with a top wristlock and stretches Garcia out! Garcia endures, turns to fight the pressure, but Lee CLUBS him down. Lee drags Garcia up, tags Shane, and Shane scoop SLAMS!
Shane runs to SPLASH Garcia again! Rampage returns to single picture, Shane drags Garcia to a drop zone, and he goes up a corner. The fans boo but Shane blows them a kiss. FALLING SPLASH FLOPS as Garcia moves! T he fans fire up, but Lee KICKS him down! Lee hurries back and tags in, then he drags Garcia up. Lee wrenches, wristlocks, but Garcia endures. Lee SNAPS the fingers! The fans boo Lee being so villainous, but he drags Garcia up. Lee bumps Garcia off buckles, Shane holds Garcia up, but Garcia fights free with boots and haymakers and elbows! The fans fire up, Garcia sends Lee into Shane!
Lee hurries to waistlock but Garcia switches, SAIDO! The fans are thunderous as Lee and Garcia crawl! Hot tags to Shane and Shibata! Shibata BOOTS Shane! Shane roars, Shibata runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges and BOOTS! Shibata whips to BOOT Shane in the corner! Shibata fires forearms, the ref counts, but Lee runs up. Shibata DECKS him! Garcia RAMS Lee into a corner, climbs up, and while Shibata fires forearms on Shane, Garcia rains down fists! Garcia goes all the way to nine, then DOES HIS DANCE! Shibata and Garcia coordinate, DOUBLE HYDRAULIC DROPKICKS! The fans fire up and Garcia stands Shane up. Shibata runs in to BOOT!
Shibata CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS Shane, then CHOPS, CHOPS and JABS! Garcia does his dance while Shibata JABS and CHOPS to the rhythm! The fans are loving this, as now Garcia runs in to KNEE Shane! Shibata & Garcia get Shane up, to DOUBLE SUPLEX!! Cover, ONE?!? Shane has power to spare, but Garcia BOOTS him! Shibata BOOTS him! They go again, but this time Shane DOUBLE SUPLEXES them!! The fans boo but Shane tags in Lee. Lee runs up to clothesline Shibata, and JAB! And CHOP! JAB! CHOP! JAB! CHOP! Shibata just scowls at Lee! Lee says okay, and he fires more JABS and CHOPS!
Shibata steps into the shots, so Lee eggs him on! Shibata ROCKS Lee! Shane runs up, HEADBUTTS, then Lee HALF HATCH SLAMS! Cover, TWO!! Shibata toughs it out and STP grows frustrated. Lee drags Shibata up, kicks then waistlocks, but Shibata fights the lift! Shane storms in, helps Lee put on the full nelson, and Shane promises to knock Shibata out! But Shibata BOOTS Shane first! Garcia jumps on for a SLEEPER! Shibata switches on Lee for a SLEEPER!! The fans fire up as STP start fading out! Shane fires up to RAM Garcia into buckles! But Shibata BOOTS him! And Garcia SAIDOS!! Shibata PENALTY KICKS Lee!! Cover, The Wrestlers win!
Winners: Katsuyori Shibata & Daniel Garcia, by pinfall
Shibata helps Garcia stand up, and Garcia is proud to have won alongside one of his heroes! And with the fans cheering him on, Garcia sets up… to DO HIS DANCE! Will this momentum help Shibata avenge Hook and take that FTW Championship off of Chris Jericho? Or will The Learning Tree have some things to teach Shibata?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here, though I was oddly more excited when I thought it was just Deonna VS Rosa and the Parking Lot Brawl. But even so, at least Bill squashing a dude was used in story. He was showing off, he’ll surely have Jericho’s blessing if he helps defeat Shibata on Dynamite, but a part of me almost wants this to be all a trap. Bill was teammates with Ricky Starks in a feud against Jericho, and if Jericho is being obliviously arrogant then maybe Bill is using that against Jericho, too. But either way, let’s just hope this story helps Bill get going rather than slow him down like the #JerichoVortex has always done.
The Parking Lot Brawl was moving maybe a bit fast for me, especially with how there were some obvious spots already set up when they arrived, such as the drywall draped across the truck bed. But they surely got bloody, and in the end, Trent won out because he was willing to sink to the lowest low. And then they’ve written Chuck off again with that monkey wrench to the shin, so Cassidy VS Trent is definitely a Double or Nothing match. And something is just telling me that if Kris is gonna turn out to be the villain in the Willow Nightingale story, she’s probably gonna screw Cassidy over to help Trent, too.
Really good match from Deonna VS Rosa, and with Rosa getting a quick pin then that brawl, we’re clearly getting more out of them. Good promo from Kyle O’Reilly to hype AEW’s newest Canada tour, and good promo from The Kingdom to tie in their old Neck Health Awareness gag to the Tony Khan piledriver angle. Roddy calling out Ospreay, I would definitely think Ospreay wins the title at Double or Nothing. And really good tag main event from Shibata & Garcia VS Shane Taylor Promotions. STP keeps getting great showings even in losing, but Lee took the loss here to keep Shane himself strong. Great win for Shibata but this just adds to the go-home math where Jericho retains the FTW Championship on Dynamite.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Guns up for all the Jacksonville Gold Members!
Another three hour block of All Elite Wrestling starts with a Collision! But will the Bang Bang Gang still be the best three man unit ever? Or will Top Flight go from the coldest to the goldest trio in the game?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Unified AEW & ROH World Trios Championships: Bullet Club Gold VS Top Flight; Bullet Club Gold wins and retains the titles.
- Rey Fenix w/ Alex Abrahantes VS The Beast Mortos; Fenix wins.
- Rush VS Martin Stone; Rush wins.
- Toni Storm w/ Mariah May & Luther VS Anna Jay; Storm wins.
- The Acclaimed VS Grizzled Young Veterans; The Acclaimed win.
- AEW World Championship: Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Claudio Castagnoli; Swerve wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Swerve Strickland is here!
Prince Nana again leads the way as the NEW AEW World Champion makes his way out here. The Realest opened Dynamite with a win, but he walks back out to Daily’s Place to stand in the ring to finally acknowledge his victory at Dynasty. Nana says, “Ladies and gentlemen, the man standing in front of you today is the Boss of Bosses! The man standing in front of you today is the Anointed One in Professional Wrestling! The man standing in front of you is one hell of a wrestler. And he’s none other than the AEW World Heavyweight Champion, Swerve Strickland!” The fans cheer and chant, “Thank You, Swerve!”
Swerve says what a week we’ve had here in AEW! Let’s run it down: a NEW TBS Champion in Willow Nightingale; by the grace of God, Adam Cole can walk; Adam Copeland got misted in the face by The House of Black; Will Ospreay and Bryan Danielson tore the house down; and then… Jack Perry returned. The fans boo but Swerve says Jack’s back in AEW, and he struck Tony Khan, the founder of AEW, who put his faith in Swerve. On top of that, The EVPs, the Young Bucks are again the AEW World Tag Team Champions, and they hit Tony Khan with the whatever it is driver, and now TK is in a neck brace and who knows when we’ll see him in healthy condition.
Now, Swerve will be the first to tell everyone, he’s done some horrible things. Once, twice, three, four times. But something about four elite athletes beating down a non-fighter in TK, that sounds like a b*tch move to him. The fans echo “B*TCH MOVE!” but Swerve wants to get to business. The most important thing that happened this week is Swerve went into Dynasty and he made history by dethroning Samoa Joe and becoming the NEW AEW World Champion! Now, a pet peeve of his is those going around calling themselves “Best in the World.” But make no mistake, the Best in the World is the one holding this title right here!
Last week, it was Samoa Joe. This week, it’s Swerve, baby. And Swerve got here by fighting, but also by making sacrifices. Swerve says the night he won this title, he went to his daughter. She said, “Dad, I love you, I’m so proud of you. But I feel like I just don’t know you.” That hit Swerve to his core. His relationship with his children is everything. But he’s missed birthdays, holidays, basketball games, dance recitals, Father-Daughter dances, and he can’t make up for lost time. But what he can do is set the example and blaze a trail, to make sure this was all worth it. The fans cheer that!
Swerve continues by saying AEW has set people in front of him and he’s knocked them all down! Kyle Fletcher was just one. Now, how about an Open Challenge for the AEW World Championship? But only to someone who really wants to fight! So how about it, Jacksonville? We’re entering a new era in AEW, the Dynasty Era! And the elite of that era is whose house? “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” But then here comes Claudio Castagnoli! The Swiss Superman is in a suit, not his gear, but he does get in the ring. Claudio circles Swerve, then takes the mic and holds up a finger. The fans still chant, but Claudio says, “You’re on.”
Swerve says see you later tonight then, in whose house? But then Claudio snatches the mic again! “It’s gonna be mine.” The fans are intrigued but Claudio is looking to end Swerve’s Dynasty the same week it started! Will the Swiss Superman bring even more gold to the Blackpool Combat Club?
Tony Khan has a medical update.
He is feeling grateful and blessed that he can still walk, talk and work, as was seen during the NFL Draft with Tony Khan alongside his father, Shahid, in the Jacksonville Jaguars war room. However, the doctors have advised TK not to travel, so he will be monitoring AEW Dynamite in Winnipeg remotely. Will that mean The EVPs will be in control of things in person this Wednesday…?
Unified AEW & ROH World Trios Championships: Bullet Club Gold VS Top Flight!
When it comes to Six Man Tags, the Bang Bang Gang runs this! But while they have six belts for the three of them, will that only weigh them all down against one of the fastest moving and fastest rising teams? Or will Jay White & The Gunns shoot Action, Darius & Dante outta the sky?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who holds all the trios gold!
The trios sort out, White starts against Dante and the two talk a little trash over how the Casino Gauntlet went on Wednesday. The fans rally for Angel Dorado as he ties up with the Switchblade, but White headlocks. Dante powers up and out, but White runs him over! White bumps Dante off buckles, but Dante dodges to fire off forearms! White knees low, bumps Dante off buckles again, but Dante dodges to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP again! Dante whips corner to corner, White reverses, but Dante BOOTS back! Dante runs up to CHOP! And CHOP! White swings, Dante ducks to KICK, KICK and KICK!
White blocks a kick to DRAGON SCREW the leg! Dante writhes, White drags him up, and White CHOPS Dante to the corner. White CHOPS again, brings Dante over and tags in Colten. They mug Dante, then Colten sucker punches Action! Colten tags Austin, they whip Dante to body shot, knee lift, and LARIAT! Cover, TWO! The fans taunt the “ASS~ BOYS!” but Austin drags Dante up. Austin bumps Dante off buckles, tags White, and White RAMS into Dante again and again! White hushes everyone, to CHOP! Dante sits down, Colten tags in, and Colten drags Dante up to suplex high and hard! Cover, TWO!
Colten keeps Dante from his team, then tags Austin. The Gunns mug Dante, then Austin whips. Dante holds ropes, BOOTS Austin, then DECKS Colten! But White trips Dante up! The fans boo but Dante dodges White to slide in, dodge Austin, and Darius sneaks a tag! Dante ducks Austin to DIVE onto White! Darius rallies on the Gunns, then fires off hands! Darius whips, Action reverses, but Darius atomic drops! Darius then BULLDOG HOTSHOTS Austin, GAMANGIRIS, and the fans fire up! Action jumps in, Darius kicks Colten away, then he holds ropes down so Action can FLY! Down goes Colten! STEP-IN FLATLINER on Austin! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally, Darius builds speed, and Darius slides, but Austin dodges! White CLOBBERS Darius! White drags Darius up for an APRON GOURD BUSTER! The fans are torn but Collision goes picture in picture.
White slides in to cover Darius, TWO! White is annoyed but he scuffs Darius then stands on him. The ref reprimands, but White drags Darius up. Darius fires body shots but White CLUBS him down. Cover, TWO! Tag to Colten, and BCG mugs Darius. Colten brings Darius around to bump him off buckles, then stomp and DECK him! Colten soaks up the heat, digs his boot into Darius, but lets off as the ref counts. Tag to White, and he drags Darius up to JAB! And JAB! And CHOP! White brings Darius around to TOSS back out! White then goes out to fetch Darius, the Gunns and Top Flight keeping each other at bay.
White SMACKS Darius off the apron, then the Gunns hop into the crowd to start up a “Too Sweet!” chant. White CHOPS Darius, and now the Gunns start a “One More Time!” chant! White refreshes the ring count first, argues with the ref, and that allows the Gunns to mug Darius! The Gunns get away with that while the ref is busy with White and Dante, but then Darius fires hands on the Gunns! Darius slides into the ring, White anchors him on the outside, and Collision returns to single picture. Darius BOOTS White into railing, hurries for his corner, but The Gunns YANK Dante and Action down! The fans boo but White clamps onto Darius.
White mockingly holds Darius’ hand out to no one, then stands him up to CHOP! White brings Darius around, taunts Action, then CHOPS! White wrenches, but Darius ROCKS White! And ROCKS him again! White CHOPS Darius but Darius PELES! Both men are down, White tags Colten! Colten tags Austin, they get in Darius’ way, then double whip him to the corner. Austin sends Colten in but Darius dodges, Colten hits buckles! Austin runs up, but Darius goes up and over and handsprings to hot tag Action! Action rallies on the Gunns, BLASTS White for good measure, then keeps going! The fans fire up for Action as he whips Austin.
Austin reverses, Action handsprings, DOUBLE BACK ELBOW for the Gunns! Action kips up, then he runs in at Austin! UPPERCUT in the corner! Colten runs in, but is sent into Austin! Action DECKS Austin, goes up and SPLIT-LEG, but rolls through as Austin moves so he can PELE Colten! Then SPANISH FLY for Austin! Cover, TWO! Austin survives but Action rallies the fans. Colten and White get Austin outta there, but Dante FLIES onto them all!! The fans are thunderous as Austin flounders back up. Dante whips, Austin reverses, but Darius helps Dante go up and over! Dante then helps Darius TORNADO TAG!
Darius drags Austin into place for Action’s STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO!! Austin survives the onslaught, White and Colten drag Darius & Dante out! The Martins are sent into railing, but Action WRECKS White & Colten with a dropkick! Action goes up, but Colten distracts the ref! That lets White trip Action up! Action lands on his landing strip, and then White tags in! White says it’s done, he drags Action down, but Dante flies in! White catches Dante for an URENAGE! Darius runs up, arm-drags free of the Urenage, but turns around into a 3:10 TO YUMA! White goes back for Action, SNAL SLEEPER SUPLEX, but Action lands through!
Action BOOTS White, SUPERKICKS, then goes from a corner to SHOTGUN! White hits buckles, ends up in a drop zone, and Action goes to the apron! Action springboards, White gets away! Action ducks ‘n’ dodges but handsprings into BLADERUNNER!! Cover, BCG wins!
Winners: Bullet Club Gold, by pinfall (still Unified World Trios Champions)
The six shooter still had one in the chamber, and that’s the first defense for the Bang Bang Gang! Will they continue to prove they’re the best three man team in the game today?
The House of Black speaks.
Brody King says they told Adam Copeland what was coming, and the match at Dynasty went exactly how they said. And what’s interesting is, Brody now has two wins over the TNT Champion. They remind Adam of his own #CopeOpen, and The House accepts. But who knows? It might be Brody, it might be Malakai, it might be Buddy. On May 1st in Winnipeg, Edge finds out when the world finds out.
Rey Fenix w/ Alex Abrahantes VS The Beast Mortos!
Finally, the Immortal Firebird is back in action! But what an opponent to face as the minotaur of lucha has now evolved into something even more menacing! Will Fenix be able to fly like never before? Or will Mortos make him crash and burn?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Fenix. Fenix and Mortos tie up, Mortos shoves Fenix, then powers him to a corner. Mortos CHOPS, then swings, but Fenix dodges to CHOP back! And CHOP again! And CHOP again! Fenix fires off CHOPS but Mortos just snarls. Mortos TOSSES Fenix to the corner, CHOPS and CHOPS and ROCKS Fenix with a right! The fans rally for Fenix as Mortos whips, but Fenix reverses. Mortos reverses back but Fenix springboards to CROSSBODY, into Mortos’ arms! Mortos swings Fenix, Fenix slips free and shoves, but Mortos rolls off Fenix’s back! Fenix dodges Mortos, Tiger Feints, but Mortos rolls to avoid the kick!
Mortos runs in but Fenix pops him up! Mortos rebounds, and then SNAP POWERSLAMS! The fans fire up for this “LUCHA! LUCHA!” exchange, and Fenix bails out. Mortos builds speed to TORNILLO! Down goes Fenix and Mortos roars! Mortos drags Fenix up, UPPERCUTS him, then puts him in the ring. Mortos stalks Fenix to a corner, then stands him up. Mortos clotheslines, and then whips. Mortos runs in to clothesline again! Mortos fires up, runs up, but into a SOBAT! Fenix SOBATS again, KICKS, then runs up, but into a BOOT! And SLING-DOG! Fenix gets spiked but staggers to his feet, only for Mortos to ROLLING CRUCIFIX DRIVER!
Fenix staggers back up, into a DISCUS LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Fenix survives that onslaught but Mortos roars! Abrahantes says animo, but Mortos grabs legs. Mortos DDTS a foot! Fenix writhes, but Mortos steps over for a toehold. Fenix kicks with his good leg, gets free, and runs up. but into a SHIN BREAKER! Mortos ties the legs up again, for a NAVARRO DEATH ROLL! Fenix endures as he’s now in the TRAILER HITCH! Mortos puts the pressure on Fenix, but he endures, crawls, reaches out, but Mortos thrashes! They roll, and end up in the ROPEBREAK! Mortos lets Fenix go and Fenix bails out.
The fans rally for Fenix but Mortos goes out after him. Mortos stands Fenix up to SLAP him back down! Mortos drags Fenix up to tear at the mask! The ref reprimands, Mortos lets off and refreshes the ring count. Fenix staggers, Mortos brings him around, and Mortos POSTS Fenix! Fenix staggers, Mortos snarls at Abrahantes, then Mortos SLASH Fenix again! Mortos puts Fenix in and covers, TWO! So Mortos goes back to the mask! The ref reprimands and fans boo but Mortos still pulls at the eye hole! The ref argues with Mortos, and Fenix gets up. Fenix throws a feeble forearm, Mortos DECKS him again!
Mortos again tears at the mask! The fans rally for Fenix but Mortos brings him around, stomps him down, then has the bad leg around ropes. Mortos runs, but Fenix is up, so Mortos CLOBBERS him! Mortos soaks up the heat while Collision goes picture in picture.
Mortos stands on Fenix’s head! The ref reprimands, Mortos steps away, then Mortos puts Fenix in the ropes. Mortos again pulls at the mask! The ref reprimands, Mortos lets off and soaks up the heat. Fenix flounders to the ramp, then the steps, but Mortos pursues. Mortos brings Fenix up for a FACEBUSTER on the steel! Mortos snarls as he looms over Fenix. Fenix stands, but Mortos winds up to SLAP him down again! Fenix flops against railing, but Mortos tears at the mask’s eye hole! The fans boo and Fenix gets away, but Mortos SLAPS him back down! Mortos puts Fenix in, scares Abrahantes off again, then storms into the ring. Mortos stomps Fenix around, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns, Mortos fireman’s carries, but Fenix fights free! The fans fire up as Fenix fires elbows, but Mortos HEADBUTTS him! Mortos runs, but into a BOOT! Fenix dodges, CHOPS, then goes up and up, but Mortos SLAPS him! Fenix uses that to get the RANA! Fenix then ducks ‘n’ dodges, Tiger Feint REWIND! Mortos falls, Fenix crawls to the cover, ONE?!? Mortos has more power than Fenix expected but the fans rally as hard as they can! Fenix winds up to BUZZSAW! But Mortos just shakes it off?! Fenix SUPERKICKS! Mortos stands, into another SUPERKICK! Fenix then gets around, reels Mortos in, but Mortos is so big!
Fenix tries to suplex, manages to pick Mortos up, and flips him into a GUTBUSTER! Both men fall, Fenix crawls to the cover, TWO! Mortos is still in this but Fenix keeps his cool. The fans rally up again, and Mortos crawls. Fenix aims from a corner, runs up, and pops up to KICK Mortos! Fenix keeps moving, SPRINGBOARD- HEADBUTT!! Mortos takes Fenix out of the sky and the fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” A standing count starts, the two slowly rise, and Fenix uses ropes to get up at 6 of 10. Mortos stands at 7, roars, and runs up, but Fenix dodge! Mortos’ knee hits buckles and he tumbles up and out!
Fenix goes up a corner, the fans fire up, and Fenix SUPER TORNILLOS! Direct hit and down goes Mortos! Fenix stands, the fans are thunderous again, and Fenix drags Mortos into the ring. Fenix says animo and he high-fives some fans. Fenix goes to a corner, springboards in, and leaps, but into Mortos’ arms! Fenix fights free, scoops, but Mortos turns that right around! LUNG BLOWER! Mortos isn’t done there, he whips Fenix to scoop and torture rack, right into a WIDOW’S PEAK!! Cover, TWO?!? Fenix survives and Abrahantes is all fired up! The fans rally up again, too, but Mortos roars as he looms over Fenix!
Mortos sits Fenix up, runs, but Fenix kips up to SUPERKICK! SUPERKICK! And then SUPERKICK! Mortos is still on his feet so Fenix goes up and up and tightrope PENALTY KICKS! Mortos staggers, into another SUPERKICK! Fenix goes back to the corner and goes back up! The fans fire up for the FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO?!?! Mortos survives and shocks everyone! Fenix hurries to a corner, he runs up at Mortos to somersault, but Mortos catches him! Mortos pops Fenix up but Fenix victory rolls through that, and WINS!!
Winner: Rey Fenix, by pinfall
By the seat of his pants, Fenix wins his return match! Fenix celebrates with the people, will Fenix be back on top of AEW soon enough?
Backstage interview with Orange Cassidy.
Arkady Aura says Freshly Squeezed was attacked by #JustTrent last Dynamite, and that ultimately forced Chuck Taylor’s hand in choosing sides. The Kentucky Gentleman chose Cassidy, where is his head at right now? Cassidy knows Trent said a lot of things that Cassidy is still working through. But what is on his mind most now is that later tonight on Rampage, those two are fighting in a Parking Lot Brawl. Cassidy is afraid of what Trent and Chuck are going to do to each other. Kris Statlander walks in and tells Cassidy that “he needs us. Let’s go.” Cassidy nods and leaves with the Galaxy’s Greatest. Will Chuck’s real friends be there for him, win or lose?
Rush VS Martin Stone!
From one return to another, El Toro Blanco also gets back in action! But will the leader of La Faccion Ingobernable be tranquilo? Or will he lose his cool taking on The Gov’nah?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Rush. Rush stares Stone down, Stone rushes up, but Rush dodges to SNAP GERMAN! And then Rush KNEES Stone down! Stone tumbles out of the ring but Rush goes out after him. Rush sends Stone into railing! And then into more railing! Rush stomps away, the ref counts and then storms out to stop him! Rush lets off, smirks as he fetches a chair, and he puts that in the ring. The ref hurries to get the chair, so that lets Rush use camera cables to LASH Stone! And LASH again! Rush puts Stone in the ring, storms in after him, and kicks him low! Rush pulls Stone’s shirt down, so he can CHOP!
Rush whips corner to corner, runs in, but Stone dodges! Stone runs up but Rush ROCKS him! Rush roars, then OVERHEAD SUPLEXES Stone into buckles! Rush takes aim, Stone flounders around, and Rush FOREARMS Stone down! Rush then goes corner to corner, “If you mess with the bull…!” You get BULL’S HORNS!! Cover, Rush wins!
Winner: Rush, by pinfall
El Toro Blanco just crushed Stone, will he soon stampede his way up to some gold? But wait, Rush isn’t done! He DECKS Stone, stomps away, then goes corner to corner to again use THE HORNS!! Rush laughs while Stone flounders away. Will Rush be ruthless all the way to the top of AEW?
Backstage interview with Serena Deeb.
Arkady Aura is now with The Professor of Professional Wrestling, and says that Deeb came out to touch the AEW Women’s World Championship. What message is Deeb looking to send? Deeb says it’s a very simple one. On one hand, we have the great champion, Toni Storm, someone everyone loves, and one of the greatest champions in this company’s history. On the other, we have the undefeated Professor, the obvious #1 contender. After everything Deeb’s been through, how hard she had to fight to get back here, failure is not an option. It is now or never!
And after four years of being told how great she is, and how she SHOULD be champion, it is time to prove it. It is time to accomplish something she has yet to do, and that is become THE AEW Women’s World Champion. Deeb tells Storm this isn’t a movie, this is real-life. And as such, will Deeb bring Storm crashing down to reality?
Toni Storm w/ Mariah May & Luther VS Anna Jay!
The Leading Lady didn’t appreciate how The Queenslayer tried to slay her protege, who wasn’t even Anna’s opponent on Wednesday! Will Storm prove Anna is NOT the Star of the Show? Or will Anna jump the line to a title shot with a win here tonight?
The bell rings, the two circle, and the fans rally up. They tie up, go around, and then they break. Storm says, “How DARE you!” The two reset, the fans rally again, and they tie up. Storm waistlocks, Anna switches, but Storm wrenches out. Anna slips through to wrench back and wristlock. Storm reaches out but Anna keeps her from ropes. Anna headlocks, grinds, thrusts, and repeat. Anna endures, powers up to pop out the back and she headlocks in return. Storm endures as Anna grinds, then she brings Anna to her knees. Storm headlocks for the takeover, but Anna headscissors. Storm kips free, and the fans cheer the standoff.
Anna and Storm reset, circle, and then Storm kicks low! Storm ROCKS Anna, ROCKS her again, then whips. Anna reverses, runs up and LEG LARIATS in the corner! Anna snapmares, mocks the fans chanting for Storm, and then gives a HIP ATTACK! Storm is upset, and she hits a THESZ PRESS! Storm rains down fast hands, and the fans fire up! Storm gives Anna the HIP ATTACK! And another! And then another! Storm winds up, the fans cheer, and Storm HIP ATTACKS! Anna flounders to the apron, Mariah is there to mock her, and then Storm runs to HIP ATTACK Anna into Mariah! Storm realizes her mistake, but she puts Anna in the ring.
Storm helps Maria up, checks her over, and she seems okay. Storm hurries up but Anna gets her for a NECKBREAKER! Storm flops down and Anna soaks up the heat while Collision goes picture in picture.
Anna storms out after Storm, stalks her around the way, but Storm CHOPS! Anna CHOPS back! Anna CHOPS Storm, then soaks up the heat. Storm scrambles away to hide behind Mariah and Luther, then she gets in the ring. Anna storms in but Storm stomps her at the ropes! The ref counts, Storm drops knees on Anna! Anna flounders to a corner, but Storm scrapes her boot off Anna’s face. Storm stands Anna up to CLUB her in the chest, then CHOP her! Storm bumps Anna off buckles, but Anna turns things around to CHOP! Storm flounders, Anna CHOKES her on ropes! The ref reprimands and counts, but Anna lets off at 4.
Anna drags Storm around, puts her in a corner, and digs her boot in again. The ref counts, Anna lets off, and Storm sits down. Anna grabs the sign Mariah is holding, and RIPS it! Mariah is devastated but Anna goes back to CLUB Storm! Anna CHOKES Storm, thrashes her around, then lets off as the ref counts. Anna CLUBS Storm while Luther rallies the fans. Storm rises as Anna fires more forearms! Storm ROCKS Anna in return! Anna snarls and ROCKS Storm! Storm CHOPS back! Anna CHOPS, Storm CHOPS, then they go back to forearms! Anna fires a flurry, runs, but Storm HEADBUTTS! Both women fall as Collision returns to single picture!
The fans rally for Storm as she rises in a corner. Anna runs up, into an ELBOW! Storm then goes up and over, runs in, blocks boots, and she has Anna in the ropes! DRAPING BACKSTABBER! Then a DDT! Then a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Not quite perfect but Storm keeps her cool. Storm drags Anna up, chokes her, but Anna wrenches out to HOOK KICK! Anna Gory Especials for the GORY BOMB! Cover, TWO! Storm survives the shoutout to Tay, but Anna clinches. Storm fights free, then hits a SKY HIGH! Cover, TWO!! Anna survives and the fans rally up again as Storm goes to ropes.
Storm drags Anna up, reels her in, but Anna wrenches out! FLATLINER! And a roll into the QUEENSLAYER!! Storm flails as she’s caught in body scissors! The fans rally as Storm endures and fights around! Storm rises up, Anna as a backpack, for a BACKPACK SENTON! Anna lets go and Storm is free! Storm is ready for her close-up! SWEET HIP MUSIC!! STORM ZERO!! Cover, Storm wins!
Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall
And with that, revenge is sweet for Timeless Toni! Mariah celebrates with her mentor, but what will Storm think of Deeb’s challenge?
Orange Cassidy finds Chuck Taylor.
Cassidy hands Chuck his pup, and Chuck is glad everyone’s here. He wants everyone to hear this. Whatever happens out there, no one is to interfere. Chuck has to do this on his own. Cassidy accepts those terms and takes Pup Taylor back. Will the Kentucky Gentleman be able to settle things once and for all with #JustTrent?
The Acclaimed w/ Billy Gunn VS Grizzled Young Veterans!
Max Caster & Anthony Bowens may no longer be AEW World Trios Champions, but surely they will look to get back at the Bang Bang Gang. However, they’re up against a team SSSSOOOON~ to be recognized as the best team in the world! Will Zack Gibson & James Drake make sure everyone knows to #GritYourTeeth? Caster has a diss track, though! “Acclaimed on the mic, bring the flavor like Bailey’s. Damn it feels good to be back here in Daily’s! Grizzled Young Vets, I can only yawn. Drop you on your little as necks like Tony Khan! Drop the ball like it’s tic-tac-toe. We gonna send these dudes back to the Impact Zone! Grit my teeth? Do not make me laugh! You better bite the pillow when we get up in dat ass!”
Bowens tells “JEEEACKSONVILLE~! The Acclaimed have arrived! Scissor Me, Daddy Ass!” And he does! But will this homecoming be a less than happy one for the AEW homegrown talent?
The teams sort out, Caster starts against Liverpool’s Numbah One. Gibson tells Caster to ignore the fans and the two tie up. They go around, Caster headlocks, but Gibson rolls to a cover, ONE! Caster holds on, Gibson fights up, and Gibson powers Caster around to a wrench, hammerlock and then tags Drake. Drake wrenches, wrangles Caster, then traps the arm to SNAP LOCK it! Drake kips up, the fans boo, but Drake grabs Caster’s arm. Caster throws body shots but Drake ROCKS Caster. Drake whips, Caster ducks ‘n dodges! Bowens sneaks a tag, SUNSET BACKBREAKER NECKBREAKER COMBO! Cover, ONE!!
Bowens keeps on Drake while the fans sing, “OH~ Scissor Me, Daddy!” Bowens CHOPS, CHOPS, then CHOPS again! Drake fires forearms with Bowens and the fans fire up! Bowens fires more shots, but Drake powers him back. Gibson tags in, leapfrog and bypass leads to DOUBLE LARIATS! Drake talks trash, as does Gibson, and Gibson fires forearms! Gibson reels Bowens in but Bowens fights the suplex! Gibson CLUBS Bowens, but Bowens snap suplexes Gibson! Tag to Caster, but Gibson JAWBFREAKRS Bowens and whips Caster. Caster reverses, they drop, bypass, kick and SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!!
Caster keeps on Gibson, whips, but Gibson holds ropes. Gibson BOOTS Caster, DECKS Bowens, but Caster gets around to kick and UPPERCUT! Caster whips, Gibson tags Drake and they drop, dropkick, and basement dropkick Caster! Then MAYHEM IN MOTION takes out Bowens! The GYV soak up the heat while Collision goes picture in picture.
Gibson goes out to fetch Caster, and brings him around so Drake can add on, PLANCHA BACKBREAKER COMBO! The ring count climbs but GYV put Caster in the ring. Gibson has Caster on the apron, has a cravat, and then he SLAMS Caster on the edge! Caster sputters while reaching out, but Gibson keeps him from Bowens. Gibson CLOBBERS Caster, talks some trash, then drags Caster up to DECK him! Caster flounders to the corner, Drake tags in and he runs in to ELBOW! Gibson adds a clothesline, Drake DROPKICKS! Drake taunts Bowens, then DECKS Caster! Caster flounders but Drake KNEES him in the back.
Drake clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Caster down. Caster endures, the fans rally up, and Caster fights up to a BIG back suplex! Both men crawl, hot tag to Gibson and he hurries after Caster while Collision goes to break!
Collision returns, Gibson tags back in and the GYV double whip Caster. Caster holds ropes, BOOTS Drake, then TOSSES Gibson! Caster ELBOWS Drake away but Gibson trips him up! Gibson drags Caster out but Caster DECKS him! Drake DIVES onto Caster! Drake goes to the corner, Gibson puts Caster in, and Gibson brings Caster around to back suplex! Gibson clamps on with a chinlock but Caster endures. Gibson talks trash to Daddy Ass while Daddy Ass coaches Caster. Caster fights up, reaches out, but he throws body shots! Gibson keeps hold of an arm but Caster fires more hands! Gibson reaches out, tag to Drake!
Drake runs in to take Caster’s other hand, and GYV send Caster to their corner. Drake runs in to UPPERCUT, Gibson clothesline, but Caster ducks the wheel kick! Hot tag to Bowens! Bowens rallies on GYV with haymakers and CHOPS! ROLLING ELBOW for Drake! ROLLING ELBOW for Gibson! Bowens fires off strikes then hits the FAMOUSER! “EVERYONE! LOVES THE ACCLAIEMD!” But Drake ELBOWS Bowens! Caster sneaks a tag, Bowens dodges Drake, FOREARM SMASH, ELBOW, then another FOREARM! Feed to the scoop SLAM, and Bowens goes up! Caster holds Drake open, SCISSOR ME TIMBERS!
Bowens & Caster scissor finger, and then they get Drake up! Suplex and assist for the CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! Cover, TWO!! Drake survives and shocks The Acclaimed! Caster tags Bowens, but then Gibson YANKS Bowens down! Caster drags Gibson up, but Gibson RAMS him into a corner! Drake runs up, GRIT YOUR TEETH!! Caster wobbles, GYV DUMP him out to the ramp!! Caster even hit lighting on the way down! Bowens rises, sees it is 2v1, but he still fights! Bowens dodges Drake, BOOTS Gibson, then switches with Drake to spin him, snapmare, and RUNNING KNEE! Gibson is up, but he gets haymakers from Bowens!
Bowens goes up, but Gibson sweeps the legs! DRAPING CODE BREAKER! Drake is on the other corner, and he goes COAST2COAST!! Bowens gets obliterated, Drake covers, TWO!!! Bowens survives and GYV is fuming! Drake tags Gibson back in, they get Bowens up, and Gibson says THEY are the best! GYV talks trash on Billy, they aim from corners, but Billy throws off his shirt! Caster runs up to CLOBBER Drake! And he ROCKS Gibson! Bowens gives Gibson Rock Paper Scissors SUPERKICK! Tag to Caster! THE ARRIVAL, and then THE MIC DROP!! Cover, Acclaimed win!!
Winners: The Acclaimed, by pinfall
Even after an intense battle, Caster & Bowens come back to win it! Is this just the start of the comeback tour for The Acclaimed on the road to Double or Nothing?
Backstage interview with Katsuyori Shibata.
Arkady is now with The Wrestler, and she brings up the issues with Shane Taylor Promotions. But at the same time, he is going to be challenging Chris Jericho for the FTW Championship. Any last words before that match? Shibata uses his Google Translate voice-to-text to “say” that he is going to chop down The Learning Tree and take Jericho’s title. And any plans for Shane Taylor? Shibata “says,” Rampage will see him take on STP alone. But then Daniel Garcia steps in. Garcia tells Shibata-san that he has respect for him. If Shibata needs help against STP, Garcia will help him. What does he say?
Shibata takes a moment to type it out, and says okay. Save the last dance for him. Garcia nods and dances his way off screen. Will the Dragonslayer help The Wrestler take the fight to Big Bad Shaney T. Boy?
AEW World Championship: Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Claudio Castagnoli!
The Realest is a fighting champion to be sure! Winning the title at Dynasty, denying a challenger on Dynamite, and now putting the gold up on Collision, will this still be Swerve’s House? Or is the Swiss Superman about to put Blackpool Combat Club back on top?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who survives this Collision!
The bell rings and the two shake hands to show there is respect. They circle, feel things out, and tie up. Claudio powers Swerve to a corner, the ref counts, and Claudio lets off. The fans are torn as the two reset and circle again. Swerve rolls to get a leg, but Claudio gut wrenches. Claudio gets around to waistlock and he drags Swerve down. Swerve moves around, Claudio facelocks, but Swerve fights up. Swerve pries the hold open to knuckle lock and the two go shoulder to shoulder. Claudio bends Swerve back, has a cover, ONE as Swerve gets an arm up! Claudio puts that arm down to cover, ONE as Swerve has the other arm up!
Claudio pushes Swerve down again, TWO as Swerve bridges up. Claudio jumps on but Swerve stays up! Claudio tries again but Swerve uses that to MONKEY FLIP! Swerve rolls back but Claudio MONKEY FLIPS! Both men are down, TWO as one side goes up! The rest, but that’s another double cover, TWO as the other side rises up! They rest, double cover, TWO as they double bridge! The fans fire up as they stare down upside-down! They turn over, keeping the knuckle locks, and they stand to go forehead to forehead. The fans rally, but Claudio wrangles Swerve down again. Swerve avoids his hand getting stomped, then he rolls to wrangle Claudio!
Claudio avoids his hand getting stomped, and the fans cheer the standoff. They shake hands again, approach, and Swerve trips Claudio. Swerve runs, Claudio drops down then hurdles over, but Swerve avoids the flip to roll Claudio, Claudio rolls Swerve, TWO! Claudio headlocks, Swerve powers up and out, then drops to jumps, into a BACKBREAKER! The fans boo as Claudio mocks, “Whose House?” Claudio stalks Swerve, UPPERCUTS, then runs up to clothesline Swerve up and out! Swerve flounders along the ramp but Claudio pursues. Claudio CLUBS Swerve, follows him up to the stage, and Claudio ROCKS Swerve.
Swerve CHOPS, fires forearms, then ROCKS him. Claudio staggers away, Swerve leaps to RANA Claudio down the ramp! Claudio tumbles back to the ring, and Swerve clotheslines Swerve into the ring! Swerve goes up and up and CROSSBODIES! Claudio sits up while Swerve storms around. Swerve turns Claudio for a NECKBREAKER! Roll through, and then another turn, for another NECKBREAKER! Swerve holds on as he drags Claudio back up and then puts him in ropes! Swerve turns Claudio for a NECKBREAKER HOTSHOT! Claudio flops to the floor while the fans rally up. The ring count starts, Claudio refreshes it at 5 of 10.
Swerve lets Claudio take his time, and Claudio goes back to the apron. Swerve storms up but Claudio RAMS into him! Claudio fires a forearm, Swerve gives it back, repeat! They brawl with the ropes between them, and Swerve ROCKS Claudio! Claudio ROCKS Swerve, then HOTSHOTS him! Swerve staggers away, Claudio steps in but Swerve KICKS the ropes! Claudio tumbles back down. Swerve goes to the apron, and Swerve PNEALTY- NO, Claudio blocks and ROCKS Swerve back! Claudio trophy lifts Swerve, to then THROW into the wall! The fans boo as Swerve flops to the floor! Claudio runs up, to UPPERCUT Swerve back down!
Claudio stands on the timekeeper’s desk to soak up heat, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Swerve writhes but Claudio drags him back up. Claudio FLAPJACKS Swerve off railing! Swerve sputters but Claudio keeps after him with forearms. Swerve hits back but Claudio ROCKS him, then puts him against the apron to CLUB away! Nana protests but Claudio lets off after ten shots! Claudio steps into the ring, does a victory lap, but Swerve crawls into the ring. Claudio fires off hands, UPPERCUTS, then brings Swerve around to snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Claudio keeps Swerve down with a chinlock and leans on the hold. Swerve endures, fights up, reaches out, but throws hands. Claudio shoves Swerve to ropes, and catches him for a SLEEPER!
Swerve flails and reaches out again, but Claudio squeezes tight! Swerve is fading as he drops to his knees! Nana coaches and the fans rally up, and Swerve fights to his feet! Swerve throws body shots, Collision returns to single picture, and Claudio shoves. Swerve BOOTS, Claudio rebounds and BOOTS Swerve! Swerve stands, Claudio runs up but Swerve puts him on the apron! Swerve sweeps the legs, Claudio dangles on the apron, and Swerve SUPERKICKS Claudio down! The fans fire up as Swerve goes to the apron, lines up the shot, and BOOTS Claudio! Swerve puts Claudio in the ring, goes up the corner, and FALLING UPPERCUTS!
Swerve hits the Griddy and the fans fire up! Claudio staggers up, but he UPPERCUTS in return! Swerve goes to a corner. Claudio mocks the Griddy, then runs up, but into BOOTS! SOMERSAULT FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! Nana argues the count but Swerve keeps his focus. The fans fire up with Swerve, he runs up and CHOPS! Swerve runs up again, but Claudio ELBOWS! Claudio runs up, into a HIP TOSS! Gator roll and deadlift, but Claudio wrenches out to UPPERCUT! Gotch hold, but Swerve back drops! Claudio sunset flips it, but Swerve rolls through to SLIDING FOREARM! Cover, TWO! Claudio bails out while Nana grows frustrated.
Swerve shakes out his arms while he pursues Claudio. Nana tells Swerve he is the man, and Swerve runs up at Claudio! Claudio pops Swerve up tot he upper level! Swerve stomps Claudio’s hands to keep him away! Swerve says hey to commentary, before he FOSBURY FLOPS to the floor!! The fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Swerve puts Claudio in, goes up the corner, and aims for the 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives and Swerve gets frustrated, but “This is Awesome!” Swerve brings Claudio up but Claudio fights the nelson! Claudio trips Swerve, has the legs, but Swerve kicks him away! Claudio DOUBLE STOMPS back!!
Swerve sits up with fury in his eyes that Claudio would dare use his move! Swerve UPPERCUTS Claudio to use Claudio’s move! The UPPERCUTS go back and forth, Swerve holding his own! Swerve fires body shots, then a SOBAT, then a HAYMAKER then a ROUNDHOUSE! But Claudio rebounds to LARIAT! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous again! Fans hope they “Fight Forever!” but there’s still Rampage to do tonight! Swerve gator rolls and deadlifts Claudio for the BRAINBUSTER! Swerve then goes to the corner, goes up top, and he takes aim! KILL STOMPS!! Cover, TWO?!?!
Swerve is fuming that Claudio would dare survive that move! Claudio sits up again, into the HOSE- NO, Claudio blocks and SWINGS Swerve around!! The fans are torn but Swerve is still going around and around! Claudio goes to TEN, then picks up speed to go to FIFTEEN! Claudio steps through, for the SHARPSHOOTER!! Swerve endures, claws around, but Claudio sits deep! Swerve fights forward, reaches out, but Claudio shifts to a CROSSFACE! Swerve rolls but ends up further away from ropes! Claudio pulls on the hold, but Swerve still fights! The fans rally, Swerve powers through to roll Claudio up, TWO!!
Claudio fires down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Then he gets Swerve up, Gotch hold, but Swerve grabs Claudio’s leg to block! Claudio fires off forearms and UPPERCUTS! Claudio powers up, runs and LARIATS!! Cover, TWO!!! Swerve survives and shocks Claudio! Claudio seethes, drags Swerve back up and reels him in to try one more time! Gotch hold, but Swerve slips up and out! DDT!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Swerve crawls to the corner, drags himself up to the top, and he turns around, to SWERVE- NO, Claudio stays on his feet, and hits a POP-UP UPPERCUT!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?
Claudio can’t believe it but Swerve survives one of his best shots! Swerve goes to a corner, drags himself up, and Claudio roars! Claudio UPPERCUTS and UPPERCUTS and UPPERCUTS, again and again and again! The ref counts., Claudio lets off, then jukes to UPPERCUT! Claudio brings Swerve out, to UPPER- NO, Swerve hooks an arm and backslides, TWO!! Swerve goes to a corner, Claudio runs in but Swerve goes up and over! Claudio POSTS himself! Swerve reels him in, GERMAN SUPLEX! Claudio sits up, into a BOOT! Claudio roars, Swerve roars, and Swerve runs, but into a POP UP- DOUBLE STOMPS!!!
The fans are thunderous as Swerve reloads, for the HOUSE CALL!! Cover, Swerve wins!
Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
It was a shootout ’til the end, and in the end, Swerve had more ammo in his arsenal! But he still shows Claudio respect by offering a handshake. Claudio stands, and he shakes Swerve’s hand. The Realest is rolling on, but who will look to go Double or Nothing with him in just one month’s time?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision, even with it having to be slightly delayed by NBA Playoffs. There was criticism out there that Swerve didn’t get a chance to talk on Dynamite, but he still had a really good promo to open Collision, and it worked better that he’d be able to reference the attack on Tony Khan from Dynamite. Swerve subtly calls out a lot of wrestlers within AEW, and technically some outside of AEW, by saying he doesn’t like people just calling themselves “Best in the World.” He and Claudio had an awesome main event match, though maybe a false finish too many. Swerve of course retained, and can’t wait to see who a now EVP dominated AEW chooses as Swerve’s opponent. It would be hilariously corrupt of The Bucks to make it Jack Perry.
Great Six Man title match tonight, solid first defense for Bang Bang Gang. Great tag match from Acclaimed with Grizzled Young Veterans, but it makes sense Acclaimed would win as the AEW home team. I’m just not sure where Acclaimed go from here other than Billy Gunn saying they can return to the tag division and challenge The Bucks. After all, FTR got pretty banged up in the ladder match and it’d be a bit soon for them to get a rematch against The Bucks. Swerve could team up with The Acclaimed if they’re all going to target The Elite, and vice-versa, going towards Double or Nothing.
Great return matches for Rey Fenix and Rush, but I didn’t think Rush would just do a squash match. Fenix, Pac and Penta all being healthy at the same time, Death Triangle going for the trios titles? Lucha Bros going for tag titles? And I’m really hoping LFI truly gets going here in AEW, also going for the trios titles or something like that. Really good promo from Cassidy with Kris and then Cassidy with Chuck to hype up the Parking Lot Brawl, that thing is gonna kick off Rampage and be wild stuff. Good promo from House of Black to call out Edge, but you can bet this won’t be the only time they go for the TNT Championship. Edge will surely beat Buddy or Brody, and then it’s Malakai challenging at Double or Nothing.
Good promo from Shibata and Garcia to set up a tag match for Rampage, that’ll be great stuff. Good interview promo for Deeb, though it doesn’t add all that much from everything else she’s said to this point. Storm VS Anna was a very good match, and of course Storm won. No Mina showing up was a little surprising, but there’s plenty of time to build the mentor love triangle. Deeb VS Storm will be great stuff, and depending on how they play this, there’s half a chance Deeb wins because Storm will end up preoccupied with Mina and Mariah being so close. Deeb can take the title and face Deonna, Rosa, and a number of others while Storm and Mina fight over Mariah quite literally.
My Score: 8.8/10
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